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The dodo, a large, awkward, flightless bird related to pigeons and doves, went extinct in the late 1600s after European voyagers began to settle the island of Mauritius, which is located in the Indian Ocean east of Africa. Evolved in isolation in an environment without natural predators, the dodo had no means of defense against humans and the domestic animals that they brought with them. The population was wiped out within a century of discovery of Mauritius.
Now "dodo" is synonymous with human-caused extinction of a species. Phrases like "dead as a dodo" and "to go the way of the dodo" speak of the oblivion that came upon these hapless birds.
Contrasting against the tragedy of the irretrievable loss of the species is the comical appearance of the dodo: a football-shaped body, stubby wings and a dust-feather tail. The bird's long neck ended in a big head. The mask-like face was devoid of feathery covering and the creature's hooked beak was tipped by a bulbous knob.
Both comical and tragic, the dodo is a fascinating subject for artistic depiction. It was thus a masterful stroke on the part of the leading lights of the Mad Hat Tea Company (Tobin Ropes and Maureen McHugh) to invite Tacoma artists to do their own version of the dodo. The resulting show is currently on display on the walls of the tea shop. (The dodo is the tea shop's logo.)
In the past the Mad Hat has hosted other themed shows like the "Crow Show" and a "Day of the Dead" show. The dodo show, however, is particularly delightful. A wide range of artists of every stripe from Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA) students to established artists like Lisa Kinoshita, Mike Capp and Chris Sharp have contributed to the show.
Graffiti-influenced artists like Kenji Fullmer incorporate the distinctive profile of the dodo into stylized designs that are interestingly akin to the dodo rampant on the coat of arms of Mauritius.
The dodo also seems to lend itself easily to anthropomorphism and a number of artists have dressed their dodos up in hats and costumes. Mary K Johnson's "Shalamazoo" show a dodo in a skipper's hat puffing a pipe. Anique Zimmer with "Dapper Dodo" gives us a dodo dressed in a suit and sporting a monocle in a painting that resembles an old style of caricature. Alexis St John's dodo wears a flowery hat. Sam Ropes gives the dodo fine duds in "Mr. Dodo."
While most artists show the dodo from its distinctive profile view, there are a few that zoom in on the dodo's face and present it at an angle. Capp's "Night of the Living Dodo" shows a colorful and reptilian-looking dodo viewed through a fisheye lens. Suni Cook-Baucher's "Sexy Dodo," on the other hand, is sweet and flowery. Olga Lindbern is the only artist who gives us a full-frontal dodo. Her fuzzy blue bird confronts the viewer with its bulbous beak. The painting has the feel of a tole painting. The blue bird stands out against a rich orange background. Two vivid red fruits lay at the bird's feet.
The mask-like quality of the dodo's face is brought out in Jeremy Gregory's "Tobododo." In his haunting, velvety style, Gregory depicts Mad Hat proprietor Tobin Ropes wearing a dodo mask that has been stitched together. He hunkers in a chair clutching a bottle of booze. A tea bag tied to a toe dangles in a cup on the floor. Nick Karaberis likewise strips the dodo down to nothing but the mask-like face, which hangs from a line above a purgatory of inky brush strokes. The piece is entitled "I'm Extinct if You Want to be Extinct."
Other artists besides Karaberis emphasize the fact of the dodo's extinction. Linda Desantis, for example, has the legend "Feared No Man," written on her four-part painting "Dodo Sandwich." Chris Sharp shows an empty chair with the word "Dodo" done in blurry white off to the side. Maureen McHugh employs her loose-wristed calligraphic style to depict a skinny dodo in conjunction with a poem that touches on extinction. Mindy Barker's "Fabric" shows bright pink, geological strata with a layer of cartoon-like bones in the middle.
Tacoma's avant-garde sculptor and jewelry maker Lisa Kinoshita is more indirect in her treatment of the dodo theme with "Virgin." Here a feminine form is fitted with a cluster of stark, white eggs that hang below. Tied from a rope near the top is a ring with a crystal dome in which a tiny dodo is embedded.
The Mad Hat Tea Company is a visually busy place even without an art show. There is all of the tea paraphernalia and related merchandise. There are also books, games and art supplies for the enjoyment of the shop's customers. Throw an art show into the mix and it becomes a feat of concentration to take everything in. There is much to see here. Stop by for a cup of tea and some serious gazing.
The Mad Hat Tea Company is located at 1130 Commerce St. with a back entrance along Broadway. For further information visit www.madhattea.com or call (253) 441-2111.


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Katherine French — 2 p.m., Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding.
Clifford Hansen — 1 p.m., Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville.
Marilyn Jolley — 7 p.m., Brigham Funeral Chapel, Edmore.
Muriel Casterline — 11 a.m., Ensley Baptist Church. (Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs)
Michael J. Christensen — 1 p.m., Forest Home Cemetery in Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville)
Gwendolyn "Gwen" VanderMark — 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, Greenville. (Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding)
Muriel E. Casterline, 88
CEDAR SPRINGS — Muriel E. Casterline, 88, of Sand Lake, died Saturday at her home. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Ensley Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs.
Michael J. Christensen, 77
GREENVILLE — Michael J. Christensen, 77, of The Clipper Home in Westerly, R.I., died Dec. 16 at the Westerly Hospital. A graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Forest Home Cemetery in Greenville. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville)
Walter "Leroy" Clem, 82
BELDING — Walter "Leroy" Clem, 82, of Six Lakes, formerly of Belding, died on Friday. Arrangements are pending at Verdun Family Funeral Home, Belding.
Katherine H. French, 77
BELDING — Katherine H. French, 77, of Belding, died Sunday afternoon at Metron of Belding. Funeral and committal services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. Visitation will be one hour before the service. A complete obituary will be published on Wednesday.
Clifford Leon Hansen, 60
GREENVILLE — Clifford Leon Hansen, 60, of Sheridan, died Saturday at home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville, with visitation beginning at noon.
Mildred "Millie" K. LaVictor, 62
GREENVILLE — Mildred "Millie" K. LaVictor, 62, of Greenville, died Friday at Spectrum Health United Hospital Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Greenville. There will be no services at this time. (Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville, www.marshallfuneralhomeinc.com)
Gerald Lee Myers, 77
CARSON CITY — Gerald Lee Myers, 77, of Carson City, died Saturday at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing. Private family services will be held. (Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City)
Gwendolyn J. "Gwen" VanderMark, 87
BELDING — Gwendolyn J. "Gwen" VanderMark, 87, of Greenville, died Nov. 25 at Our Place Cares, Greenville. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Congregational Church, Greenville. The family will greet relatives and family one hour before the service at the church. (Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding)

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About Col. John Jordan Harris
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A051729
was a member of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety
1775-76 Col John Harris PSVA Revolution Comm. of Safety for Cumberland County Virginia One of the builders of the James River and Kanawa Canel which made it possible for tobacco shipments and other shipments to get around the Falls on the James River at Richmond and on downriver to be shipped. The other men involved in the building were George Washington, yes the president, David Ross, Wm Cabell and Edward Randolph.
Col John Harris was born in Goochland County, Virginia in 1732 married 17 August 1754 in Cumberland County, Virginia (mg record) to Anne Obedience Turpin b 1734 daughter of Thomas Turpin and Mary Jefferson. Thomas Turpin was the son of Thomas Turpin and Obedience Branch . Mary Jefferson was daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field. Col. John had 8 children according to the Turpin daybook which is now in a California museum and has been published in the Virginia Mag. Col. John built a large brick mansion which I have a picture of which I got from the Museum in Richmond and which has since been destroyed. Obedience Turpin Harris died before her husband. Col John his will was proved November of 1800 in Powhatan co Virginia see will Book 1 their children were A. b c 1755 Thomas Harris who supposedly died young B. Lucy Harris b 1757 Cumberland County, Virginia married Obadiah Smith Revol. b 1749 in Virginia son of Obadiah Smith and Mary Burks of Albemarle County, Virginia Lucy Harris Smith outlived her husband Obadiah who left a will in Rowan County N. C. i n 1810 had children as follows: a. John Harris Smith married his first cousin Harriet Crittenden of Kentucky son of her sister Judith see later b . Mary Smith known as Polly married William Watts I do not have exact dates c. Matilda Smith b ? Maryland? Henry Randolph d. Lavinia Smith b? married ? d. Peterfield Smith married 18 Dec. 1807 in Virginia to Mary Jefferson Turpin d of Wm Turpin and Sarah Harris d of Wm Harris and Sarah Ward cousin e. Jourdan Smith served in war of 1812 married ? f. daughter Smith Note: John Harris Smith and Harriett Crittenden had Rev. Obadiah Smith who married Mary Jane Wallace - Peterfield Smith and Mary Jefferson Turpin had Louisa Matilda Smith married John Holloway. Lucy's brother John Harris below MY LINE in 1815 bought land in Chesterfield County, Virginia from the distributees of his brother in law Lt Obadiah Smith. Obadiah Smith 1790 Rowan County, North Carolina census 2 +16 3 males - 16 and 6 females.
C. Lt John Harris Revol b 12 October 1758 Cumberland County, Virginia MY LINE he was the son of Col John Harris and Anne Obedience Turpin. His father deeded him land in Powhatan County, Virginia in 1785 and it is thought that he married about that time. I do not have his first wifes name or place of mg. according to later census he had a boy and a girl born shortly after 1785 living with him I believe the boy was named John but untraced. and I do not know the name of the girl or if either survived to adulthood. I do know that John sold out his Powhatan co land to a relative Thomas Harris which deed also covered household furniture etc. Lt. John married 2nd 24 May 1794 in Chesterfield County, Virginia to Rebecca Britton daughter of Anderson Brittton and Ann Mills Rebecca was much younger than John and in the 2 0 years that they were married had 12 children as follows (taken from pension application which copied the family bible) l. Xenophen Harris 11 March 1795 - dead by 1810 never married 2. HIRAM HARRIS MY LINE b 15 Sept 1796 died between 1st of May and June 3 1867 who married l. 30 May 1822 in St. Johns church Richmond Virginia to Margaret Christian of charles city County, Virginia daughter of Henry Benskin Christian and his wife Elizabeth Christian . THIS MY LINE SEE LATER they had 2 children Mgt christian Harris died in 1825 He married 2. Margaret Wilson and had a daughter Eleanor Harris Mgt Wilson died and he married 3. Elizabeth Gathwright and had Hiram Jr. John W. and Margaret Harris who married Mr. Benson I do not know what happened to that marriage whether Elizabeth Gathwright Harris died or left. However Hiram Harris married 4. Frances Gordon of Powhatan co Virginia Hiram Harris served in the war of 1812 in a Calvary unit known as Capt Heths County Hiram lived at Fairfield in Powhatan County, until he died leaving a will there mentioning his children including his first children Dr. Henry Benskin Christian Harris of Missouri and his daughter Rebecca who Had married John Wilson she became a widow and married 2nd ----------Douglas. Frances Gordon Harris applied for a pension on Hirams war of 1812 service. which I have.
3, Hypatia Harris d of Lt John and Rebecca Britton b 15 February 1798 died 7 August 1818 married as 2nd wife colin McRae married by Rev. Kirkpatrick on 28 March 1816. They had l daughter Hypatia Harris McRae see below for her mg.
4. Ann Obedience Turpin Harris d of Lt John and Rebecca Britton b 27 April 1799 married 8 April 1819 Chesterfield County, Virginia to Dr. Wm ANDERSON Pattison. She died 31 August 1831.
5. Judith Jordena Harris d of Lt John and Rebecca Britton b 14 Sep t 1800 Chesterfield County, Virginia died 20 January 1832 married 16 October 1818 in Chesterfield co Virginia becoming the third wife of Colin McRae her sister Hypatias widower. She raised her sister Hypatias daughter and had several children by Colin McRae she left a non computive (sp) will providing for her sisters daughter and her own children equally.
6. Delia Adelaide Harris d of Lt John Harris and Rebecca Britton b 7 June 1802 md 1st. March 1727 Blair Burwell of Powhatan County, Virginia Delia died by 1842 but left children which I have.
7. Louisiana Harris b 14 March 1804 married l 16 Nov 1826 Thomas Adkins she md 2. 1837 to Alex Brander died ?
8. Caroline Matilda Rosena Harris b 9 June 1806 died young
9. Phillip Francis Harris b 8 May 1808 died unmarrried by 1842 intestate
10 Caroine Matilda Harris ll bor 20 May 1810 chesterfield County, Virginia married 14 april 1831 to Dr. David McCaw widower who had been married first to her cousin Caroline Matilda Harris of Powhatan County, Virginia Dr. McCaw was in charge of Chorizo Hospital Richmond during the civil War. I have their children
11. Mary Ellen Harris b 26 April 1812 in Chesterfield County, Virginia married 10 October 1833 Chesterfield County, Virginia to Samuel Austin Pattison she died 6 weeks later and he married her niece Hypatia Harris McRae only child of her sister Hypatia Harris and Colin Mc Rae I have their family.
12. Camilla Harris b 28 October 1814 in Chesterfield County, Virginia married 10 October 1848 in Chesterfield or Richmond Virginia to the Rev. Horace Stringfellow.
While living in Chesterfield they had a plantation known as "Rattlesnake Springs" Lt. John died there the 4 December 1815 and was buried there. Said plantation now covered by the city of Chesterfield but formerly Manchester. Rebecca Britton Harris died in 1857 leaving a will and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia on a large corner lot surrounded by an iron fence. I believe her husband Johns son by the first mg is also buried there. but I know nothing about him.
4, Judith Harris daughter of Col John and Anne Obedience Turpin b 1760 In Cumberland County, Virginia married 21 August 1783 in Powhatan County, Virginia to Lt. John Cirttenden Revol. Virginia they removed to woodford County, Kentucky where he died in 1806 They left a family of Judges, Statesmen and legislaturs establishing the Crittenden family of Kentucky with a county named after them.
5. Mary Elizabeth Josepha Harris d of Col John and Anne Obedience Turpin b 1761 in Cumberland County, Virginia married 29 February 1792 Powhatan County, Virginia to Lt Wade Netherland Woodson Revol. They lived in Powhatan County, Virginia had a family and when Mary died there 22 May 1812 He removed to Knox County, Kentucky where he married an Alice Cheek and had 2 children one of which became Gov. of Missouri.
6 Lt Jordan Harris son of Col John Harris and Anne Obedience Turpin was born 20 May 1863 in Cumberland County, Virginia married l. Elizabeth Mosby Cannon 2 April 1869 in Powhatan County, Virginia She was the daughter of William Cannon and Sally Mosby. They A. Dr. Wm Jordan Harris 1791-d 1829 Barren County, Kentucky not married B Maria Turpin Harris b 1793 Powhatan County, Virginia married l 16 Sept 1812 in Powhatan co Virginia Samuel H. Flournoy. with children she married 2. James Kirkpatrick C. Dr. James Madison Harris b 14 Feb 1796 Powhatan County, Virginia married 4 June 1819 Powhatan County, Virginia Obedience Amanda Turpin known as Biddy he lived in Powhatan co Virginia and died there D. John Harris who was dead by 1810 E. Horatio Turpin Harris b 24 March 1799 in Powhatan County, Virginia married Keturah Taylor d Col James Taylor of Caroline County, Virginia and Newport Kentucky. Horatio Turpin Harris served in the Kentucky legislature from Campbell County, Ky
Lt Jordan Harris married 2. 9 January 1803 Anne Price Jude b 22 August 1803 w of Benj Jude. they had F. Mary Elizabeth Jordena Harris by 26 October 1803 she md 19 Nov 182l Caldwell County, Kentucky to Thomas H. Flournoy son of John Flournoy and Eliz Farrar. Mary Eliz Jordena Harris died in Caldwell County, Kentucky G. John Franklin Harris b 28 January 1805 Powhatan County, Virginia married Mary Duke Patton he died 4 October 1880 McCracken County, Kentucky.with no male heirs. Lt Jordan Harris died in Campbell County, Kentucky 7 October 1826
7. Caroline Matilda Harris daughter of Col John Harris and Anne Obedience Turpin was born 1 December 1765 in Cumberland County, Virginia she married 20 January 1791 in Powhatan County, Virginia to Thomas Harris her first cousin once removed.son of William Harris and Martha Ward Gaines. security her grandfather Thomas Turpin. She died 23 Dec 1825 in Powhatan County, Virginia Her obituary was published in the Whig newspaper Richmond Virginia
8. Dr Francis Harris son of col John Harris and Anne Obedience turpin. b 7 May 1768 in Cumberland County, Virginia he died 5 December 1836 and his inventory was made 20 Dec 1836 in Powhatan County, Virginia he married January 20 1799 in Powhatan Co Virginia to Sally Gaines Turpin. He had several children but only one known son Lawrence Browne Harris not traced Note many of the early genealogies assumed Benjamin Harris son of Thomas Harris and Mary Jefferson of Henrico County, married Anne Eppes. This confusion was compounded by the fact that Anne Eppes father Francis Eppes had left 2 or his daughters land in what became Cumberland County I have worked on the line of this Benjamin Harris who had sons Richard, Benjamin , John Skip Harris Francis Harris and Joseph Harris to name a few without much success I know this Benjamin was a Lawyer and in partnership at one time with John Wayles Thomas Jeffersons father in law. Joseph his son married twice to a Howard and a Shelton John Skip married a Walker and had a daughter Francis and Richard went south Benjamin I believe married a Nance. would be VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN WHERE THIS BENJAMIN who died I think in 1757 fit into the Harris line Fran.
Col. John Jordan Harris's Timeline
Henrico County, Province of Virginia
December 23, 1756
Age 24
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Age 26
Age 27
Cumberland County, Province of Virginia
November 20, 1763
Age 31
Powhatan County, Province of Virginia
December 1, 1765
Age 33
Cumberland County, Province of Virginia
Age 38
Probably Cumberland County, Province of Virginia
Age 46
November 19, 1800
Age 68
Powhatan County, Virginia, United States


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|January 19th, 2007, 08:21 AM
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Want a free college tuition? just kill someone..
State pays Abraham's housing, college tabs
PONTIAC -- Yesterday, Nathaniel Abraham was a convicted murderer. Today he greets the morning a free man celebrating his 21st birthday -- with a furnished Bay City apartment paid for by Michigan taxpayers.
Abraham, who was 11 when he shot and killed 18-year-old Ronnie Greene in Pontiac, plans to re-enroll in classes at Delta College, where the state also will foot the tuition bill for the next four years.
Oakland County prosecutors are furious that Abraham -- a felon released Thursday -- is being given free services through a Foster Care Demonstration Project. The pilot program is designed to help Wayne County foster care children who are phased out of the system at age 18 but still need the support of the state.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley said the state Department of Human Services ordered Abraham be given a spot in the state-funded pilot program that normally would go to a teen who has been neglected, abused or abandoned by his or her parents, despite the fact that Abraham is no longer a ward of the state and not eligible for such services.
The state ordered the Wayne County program support for Abraham, even though he was from Pontiac and was convicted in Oakland County.
"My point to (the state) was if Wayne County doesn't need that spot, transfer it to Oakland," Carley said. "We have plenty of kids aging out of the system who have nowhere to live and they sure didn't kill somebody.
Under the program, Abraham will be eligible for two years of free rent, full college tuition paid by Michigan Rehabilitation Services through age 25 and food stamps, which he has applied for. He must live in Michigan and attend college in the state to remain eligible in the program.
Maureen Sorbet, spokeswoman for Human Services, said the state so far has only provided Abraham with a security deposit and first month's rent as part of an emergency services program.
Carley said based on meetings she had last week with Abraham's attorneys and state workers on his case, there is no question that Abraham has been given a two-year commitment by the state for services, plus the four years of free tuition.
Abraham, who arrived at Oakland Circuit Court on Thursday wearing a black fur coat, ivory fedora hat and ivory and hot-pink pinstriped suit with matching pink tie and shoes, left through a back door of the courthouse. Daniel Bagdade, Abraham's attorney, said his client paid for the clothes through money he had saved from jobs while in rehabilitation.
Hardest part lies ahead
Bagdade said he is happy that Abraham will receive further assistance. Abraham, whose mother still lives in Pontiac, will begin a full-time job today as a maintenance worker at a manufacturing facility in Bay City.
"The hardest part for Nate is ahead of him," Bagdade said. "It's going to be extremely difficult for Nate to be released and live independently. People think the easy part is him being released. But really the hard part is just beginning -- what he has to do now."
On Thursday, an Oakland County judge released Abraham from juvenile detention. Abraham's case captured national attention in 1997 when, at age 11, he shot and killed Greene with a stolen 22-caliber rifle. Abraham was charged with first-degree murder under a get-tough Michigan law that allows prosecutors to charge juveniles of any age with serious felonies.
The law gave judges the option to sentence juveniles to adult prison time or keep them in juvenile detention until age 21.
After a jury convicted Abraham of second-degree murder, Judge Eugene Arthur Moore rejected any adult punishment and sentenced the young killer to eight years of juvenile detention with a mandated release at age 21.
During those years, Abraham earned his GED and began college classes but continued to struggle with anger management and bucking authority figures.
He got into a few fights at Maxey Boys Training Center and he stole cleaning supplies for his girlfriend at a halfway house, according to Moore, but none of the incidents resulted in further charges.
On Thursday, Moore encouraged Abraham to give thanks to those who have invested years in his rehabilitation and to the Greene family by succeeding in life.
"Nathaniel, you can succeed. You have the guts, the training, the ability, and you can make it," Moore told him Thursday. " But only you can decide what direction you will go."
'Make the best of it'
Abraham, an aspiring rapper, thanked the judge for having faith in him despite nay-sayers who said he would never succeed in life.
"I owe a debt to everybody involved in this case," Abraham told Moore in court. "I'd like to thank you for taking that chance and believing in me. You saw something in me before a lot of people did.
"I'm going to make the best of it."
Nichole Edwards, Ronnie Greene's sister, said whatever progress Abraham has made won't bring her brother back.
"All we have is a cemetery plot to go to," she said.
She does not feel Abraham is remorseful or has truly been rehabilitated.
"One of my biggest fears is that he will get out and cause someone else grief," she said.
Michelle Peoples-Dudley, Abraham's older sister, talked to her brother last week and asked him what he planned to do on his birthday.
"He told me 'I'm not going to do anything. I'm free. I'm just going to relax. I don't have to worry about anyone saying 'It's time to wake up' on my birthday. I get to do what I want and I'm just going to relax.' "
|January 19th, 2007, 08:24 AM
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I heard that on Drew & Mike on my way in this morning. Also heard they are paying his room & board, plus it was $900K to house & rehab him for 10 years.
It's sickening.
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|January 19th, 2007, 09:26 AM
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you know, that money that they are paying him to go to school could help me at school. Guess I have to go kill someone so they will pay for my school so I don't have to take any more student loans.
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|January 19th, 2007, 09:31 AM
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give him a break, he's an aspiring rapper... I'm sure he'll make the most of it
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That is great,he can't afford the rent and school,but he can afford the sweet lookin rags he has on.Nice pink outfit and fur coat!!
And Granholm is trying to figure out how to make the state more money ummmmmmmmmm..........90k on this loser !!!
|January 19th, 2007, 10:26 AM
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It's great to know that he is still struggling with anger problems and authority figures too...
Not only are they releasing a convicted murder and paying for his life like he won the lottery... he's still dangerous.
|January 19th, 2007, 06:05 PM
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This has got me so f____ing pissed I can't see straight.
This thug commits a murder, shows no remorse, is tried and convicted as an adult, receives a light juvenile setence, and now we're making him into a freaking role model?
Kill a guy - go to college! Kill a guy - get an apartment in (presumably) a better neighborhood.
Damn, he's getting a better deal than people who served in Afghanistan / Iraq / Balkans. Hey, now THAT feels good as a citizen and taxpayer.
After years (and over $900K) of rehabilitation he still has to "struggle with anger management and bucking authority figures". Wow - anger issues and a disdain for authority in a 21 year-old who's getting a free ride and has been made into a celebrity. There's a formula that means nothing good for the community.
And he's an aspiring rapper. Awesome. He already has the backstory - I mean how many other rappers can freely and openly brag about being a convicted murderer?
And why does Wayne county get stuck paying for this oxygen theif?
The only thing that will help me sleep at night is knowing that this little puke is going to feel untouchable enough that he'll soon piss off the wrong people and end up a footnote. The sooner the better.
This is the Pub. Leave common sense at the door.
|January 19th, 2007, 06:08 PM
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The family of the guy he shot needs to get a lawyer and file a civil suit against this mutt.
Hell, OJ lost and he wasn't even convicted.
Make sure that this mongrel never gets ahead, ever. Especially, if his "rap career" takes off, since he's got the pedigree to suceed and there's not a lot of talent required.
This is the Pub. Leave common sense at the door.
|January 20th, 2007, 02:00 PM
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LOL, now the Free Press is saying the story isn't true..
I hate the media
|January 20th, 2007, 02:26 PM
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I usually don't respond to posts in here because politics is not an area I am smart about or have the interest in to invest a lot of energy.
However, since I worked with juveniles in a private non profit setting for several years and relatively familiar with the types of services Nathaniel would have received, I feel compelled to say something.
What I don't get is, if the state had him under supervision for 10 years, WHY IN THE HELL didn't he earn a diploma vs. a GED? I mean, come on, they had him since he was 11--you mean to tell me that a state facility that is required to provide an education for youth can't educate him well enough to earn a diploma? I mean, come on, they had him from age 11---you think he would have been in their residential system long enough to earn enough credits to graduate.
As for college---he entered the system long ago that he would have still been eligible for the TIP program--a tuition incentive program that provided tuition and book/supply reimbursement for low-income youth attending two year state colleges (AKA Delta). So not only am I wondering how he never got a diploma, but why doesn't he have an associates degree or at least some sort of trade certificate since he's now 21 and been at a half way house for at least three years? As for state subsidized housing, he was eligible for Youth in Transition services and funding to help with this, and this all should have been done prior to his release from juvenile supervision.
Sorry for the rant, but for a state that claims education is a priority, I think they did a pretty crappy job of rehabilitating him....
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Great! Now I can just be worked up that MI doesn't have capital punishment.
Now we just have to look forward to his next episode, where he'll experience some problem with an authority figure, or someone looks wrong to him and some family other family has a tragedy to deal with...
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Honestly, this story should have people enraged. It's great that he's been "rehabilitated" by the system (as we all know time will tell). But the fact that he's getting free tuition and room/board is total crap. There are plenty of people who are A) more qualified for the financial aide (meaning GPA, Community service, and financial need as well), and B) DIDN'T KILL SOMEONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just dont get it. Honestly, just another poor decision made by "our" government. Glad my tax money (although small it's the principal) will go to put this POS through school instead of myself or the other thousands that deserve the help.....
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It is possible they did their job. I am sure their are others in the system that get a diploma, do good in college, get rehabilatated(sp?), etc.
Maybe Nate is just a F**King moron and didnt put forward the effort to learn and better himself. Just a thought.
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A public meeting of the York Area Regional Police Commission was held on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the York Area Regional Police Building, 33 Oak St., York, PA 17402
Those present were Paul Smith, Commissioner, Albert Granholm, Commissioner, Paul Redifer, Commissioner, Rodney Sechrist, Commissioner, Ronald Smith, Commissioner, Thomas Gross, Chief of Police, and Tracy Fleming, Business Administrator.
Commissioner Paul Smith called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
Pledge of Allegiance.
There was no public comment.
Commissioner Granholm made a motion to approve the September 12, 2013 minutes, seconded by Commissioner Redifer, motion carried.
The Chief stated there is a letter from the York Fair thanking the department for their participation in the 9/11 parade honoring military, veterans and emergency services personnel. Letters were also received from the Patriot Guard Riders and Prospect Hill Cemetery Heritage Foundation thanking the department for their participation in 9/11 events. There is also a correspondence from the Redifer family thanking the Commission for the flowers and condolences.
Red Lion Borough – The Chief summarized a memo he sent to the Commissioners on September 30, 2013 regarding the excess of hours of service. The Chief stated it must be clear that the current amount of units is not adequate for Red Lion Borough. The Chief also referenced a memo he wrote in October, 2011 regarding this issue and his concerns regarding public safety. The Chief informed the Commissioners that he reviewed with the other regional departments at their quarterly meeting if any of them charged for excess hours. No one knew of any regional department charging for excess hours. The most interesting piece of information was that most of those departments require a minimum number of units from their municipalities. The Chief stated using the IACP formula Red Lion Borough should have 36 units and using the population basis they need 25 units. Neither of these calculations includes time for investigators, supervisors, etc. The Chief made some recommendations in his memo. He stated even if Red Lion Borough was to agree to 65% of the IACP recommended minimum, they would be required to have 23 units.
Commissioner Redifer questioned if 23 units would be 5¾ officers. The Chief stated it was. Commissioner Redifer also questioned what the year was that Red Lion Borough contracted with York Area Regional Police for service. The Chief stated it was in 2003. Commissioner Redifer stated in 2003 they had 6 officers but at the time of regionalization there were 9 officers. Now we have 3 officers doing what 9 did. He does not know how we think we can police Red Lion Borough with less than the minimum number of officers the Chief thinks they should have; which is 5¾ officers.
Commissioner Granholm stated you have a contract for now so you have to fulfill that contract. The contract calls for auto renewal. By the end of the year we need to send out a notice that we will not accept a renewal. Then we will have to negotiate a new contract. There is no enforcement mechanism in the charter. The Charter does not address what to do with overages. In the meantime you must put procedures in place. Commissioner Granholm distributed a draft procedure to the other Commissioners on how to handle to overages in the future. The Commissioners will discuss the draft later in the meeting.
Felton Borough – The Chief stated the Borough has a draft contract. The Chief did recommend more hours because they are also over in their contracted hours. Mayor McBrien is in attendance and stated they have a budget meeting on Monday. They have a 3 year and a 5 year option. The only difference is that there is a penalty clause in the 3 year contract. Commissioner Paul Smith asked Mayor McBrien if they were waiting to finalize the budget before signing the agreement. The Mayor stated there is no problem in signing the agreement but they want to review the hours.
Dallastown Area School District – The Chief stated that he and Commissioner Granholm met with the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, School Board President and Vice-President plus Attorney Jeff Rehmeyer. The contract was discussed and we heard some issues the district had. We need to do some information gathering to address these issues. The Chief stated their contract has self-renewed. There is only a 90 day notice requirement in this contract. Commissioner Granholm stated overall he felt the meeting went very well. He said the Chief did a good job on explaining some of the issues they had questions with. He also feels the Chief should prepare notice to the school district now and not to wait 90 days before so it doesn't self-renew again. Basically it advises the school district at the end of the year of this contract term it will not renew. It is done. They can then negotiate a new contract otherwise it just renews again with the same terms. We want to add administrative costs and some other issues that will be discussed later. The Chief would like to review with the solicitor before moving forward on sending notice.
The Commissioners had a discussion on the draft proposal from Commissioner Granholm on handling overages. He stated this is for the future. It does not rectify the existing contract overages. He thinks it needs to be a charter amendment. Commissioner Paul Smith stated he was thinking of using some kind of a formula such as the IACP formula to arrive at minimum hours per municipalities. Maybe this could somehow be incorporated into the draft of Commissioner Granholm's. Commissioner Granholm does not think it needs to be complicated. Commissioner Paul Smith stated we should get advice from the Solicitor if this is an amendment to the Charter or policy and procedures change by resolution. Contracts are written by the Commission not the Charter. Commissioner Granholm advised it is Article 7 in the Charter.
There was no report.
Grants – The Chief stated we are waiting for the funds from the DCED grant to be deposited into our account which is $7,500. Also notice was received on the Bulletproof Vest Grant. The website has been shutdown due to the government shutdown so we are not sure what the amount will be.
Monthly Report – The Chief stated he will address some of the items in the financial statements when we get to item D – the 2014 draft budget. The Chief advised the Commissioners that two cars were sold. It does not show on the financial statements yet since it was in October. Approximately $5,500 was received for the two vehicles. Commissioner Granholm questioned why the K9 expense is over the budget. The Chief advised him the donations are not offsetting that account. The donations for the K9 are in a separate income account.
Approval of Expenses for September 1 -30, 2013 – $529,825.01
Commissioner Paul Smith asked for a motion to approve the expenses for September 1 – 30, 2013 in the amount of $529,825.01. A motion to approve the expenses was made by Commissioner Granholm, seconded by Commissioner Redifer, motion carried.
Draft Budget – The Chief did not have the final budget to present but felt it should be available at the November meeting. He informed the Commissioners the health insurance increase was only 8% which is significantly lower than he estimated. He believes this should lower the health insurance expense by $100,000. He believes he will be able to lower the increase from 4% to 3.2%. He advised the Commissioners the Act 205 funds were received for the pensions which was approximately $361,000. This is $20,000 more than anticipated. Commissioner Redifer asked the Chief if the current draft budget included Red Lion Borough. The Chief informed him it does
There was no solicitor's report.
The Chief informed the Commissioners there was a copy in their packets of his testimony at the Joint Hearing of the Senate Communications and Technology, Law and Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees on September 25, 2013.
There were three vehicle fatalities in September.
The volunteer hours are low this month. There was only 1.5 hours of volunteer time. This is due to some people backing off their responsibilities and scheduling trouble. He stated he does not see this program going away. There was a great turn out in August for National Night Out. We are now trying to get our Citizens' Police Academy up for 2014 which could generate some volunteers.
The Chief informed the Commissioners that our department will be heavily involved tomorrow in the exercise being conducted at Central York High School. The Chief gives credit to Chief Hyers of Springettsbury Township for this exercise. This is a result of the shootings at Sandy Hook. Chief Hyers initiated a drill that will involve the entire Central York High School grounds and a good part of the students and faculty. At this point we are anticipating over 100 police officers to be involved in the actual drill. Also over 200 members of state and federal agencies will be participating or observing. FEMA or Homeland Security will be providing some reimbursement for overtime incurred. A bigger bonus in conjunction with this drill there was a 4 day training for 5 of our officers. There were a total of 30 officers involved. It was training on rapid response for active shooters. This is the standard benchmark for this type of response right now. The training was free to our officers. Normally this kind of training costs $400 to $500 per officer. He believes it is going to be high profile and a very worthwhile event.
Commissioner Redifer had no comments.
Commissioner Granholm stated he will be meeting with Benecon at the end of the month. They also had the Pension board meeting today and everything was fine. Commissioner Paul Smith told Commissioner Granholm he appreciated his time.
Commissioner Sechrist had no comments.
Commissioner Ronald Smith had no comments.
Commissioner Paul Smith had no comments.
The Chief reminded the Commissioners the November meeting is Wednesday, November 13, 2013 not Thursday.
The Commission recessed for an executive session at 6:30 pm to discuss a personnel matter and contract issue.
The Commission reconvened at 6:50 pm.
A motion was made by Commissioner Granholm to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 pm, seconded by Commissioner Redifer, motion carried.
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Tracy L. Fleming
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Gary McBrien
Elizabeth Heathcote
Dianne Price
John Sanford
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Extra Wild Card in 2012: What it Does and Doesn't Mean to the Blue Jays1
It was recently reported by Ken Rosenthal that an extra wild card team is all but done in being added for the 2012 MLB season. My initial reactions were something along the lines of oh my god and were not unlike the opening of that first present on Christmas morning as a child. You feel a sense of excitement and that rush of new things until you realize you just opened that present from Grandma with only socks inside, thanks Grandma. In this case it seems somewhat similar. On one hand you have the right to be pretty damn excited that your favourite team is one step closer to the playoffs, but on the other hand in the grand scheme of things does it really make that much of a difference.
Of course the adding of an extra wild card spot for 2012 is a fantastic addition to the Blue Jays playoff chances, but it seems like some are still forgetting about the other potentially unsurpassable bumps in the road. For one the Blue Jays play in the always tough AL East, but also in the incredibly difficult American League and are the Blue Jays really ready to take that next step, even with an extra wild card team.
In the East you always have the big three in the Yankees, the Red Sox, and the Rays. In the Central you have the now Fielderful Tigers. Last, but not least in the West you have the Rangers and the now playoff ready Angels.
In the old scenario it looked almost impossible for the Blue Jays to make the playoffs in 2012 without significant leaps and bounds taken by multiple players on the team because the Jays would have had to pass two of the beasts of the east. Now in the new scenario it looks more likely that they will have make the playoffs but what you have to realize is that instead of having to overtake two of the beasts in the east, the Jays will have to overcome one, but also likely one of the Texas Rangers or Los Angeles Angels and they aren't half bad either.
The Rangers, well they're the Rangers, not only have they been the American League representative in the World Series for back to back years, but they also got arguably the best pitcher on the market outside of C.C. Sabathia in Yu Darvish. The Angels, usually an afterthought in wild card consideration, got not even arguably but instead thee best hitter on the market in Albert Pujols and then the second best free agent pitcher in C.J. Wilson. As well what many don't seem to realize the Angels are the same team that finished only 5 games out of a wild card spot.
Looking further into it Replacement Level Yankees who run the CAIRO projection system ran a couple of projected standings using both their system as well as that of Tom Tango who runs the Marcel system. Using the CAIRO projection system they projected the Blue Jays 2012 record to be 78-84 and gave them a 4.1% chance of making the playoffs, which includes a 2.6% increase from the added second wild card spot. In another post using the Marcel projection system they projected the Jays record to be the exact same as 2011 at 81-81 and gave them a 16.7% chance of making the playoffs, which includes a pretty substantial 6.8% jump from the added wild card spot.
These two numbers may seem at the very least somewhat promising, but the two posts also include a couple playoff chance percentages for some of the competitors. CAIRO puts the playoff chances of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays at anywhere from 64.4% for the Rays to a whopping 84.8% for the Yanks and Marcel similarly has the percentages at anywhere from 57.1% for the Rays to 76.0% for the Yankees. At the lowest point the next best team in the AL East, the Rays, still has a 3 times better chance to make the playoffs than your team and mine the Toronto Blue Jays.
To beat the next best team in the CAIRO projected wild card standings the Jays would have to somehow gain another 13 wins beyond CAIRO's Blue Jays projections, which aren't too pessimistic. Even to beat the next best team in the Marcel projected standings, which have the Blue Jays being much better in 2012 than the CAIRO system, the Jays would somehow need to muster up another 6 wins.
That number may not seem like a whole lot, but for the Jays to increase their win total by 6 wins that would have to mean something along the lines of Colby Rasmus returning to 2010 form and Travis Snider finally becoming what he could now realistically be. That is a lot to happen and even that's no guarantee that the Jays would make the playoffs because anything could happen with the other three teams fighting for the two playoff spots.
In the end the reality is with a still improving team and an unbalanced schedule for the 2012 season it doesn't seem like the added wild card spot will give the Jays the extra push they need. It may make you and I as fans feel better about the Blue Jays and it will surely sell some extra tickets. But unfortunately it isn't as if the Jays only have to overcome one one great team instead of two, all that seems to have happened is that one less beast of the east has been transferred to having to beat one of the best in the west.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't be excited for the 2012 season because the Jays will still have a very exciting team and a player with 80 grade watchability in Brett Lawrie. If anything it should just make you more excited for what is to come in 2013 and beyond when the Blue Jays sustained success really figures to begin. And if you're really a believer be excited for 2012 and really think the Jays can make the playoffs don't let me or any other blogger suppress that, because hey stranger things have happened.
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Today it was announced the the Texas Rangers, not the Toronto Blue Jays won the bidding on Yu Darvish for a posting fee of $51.7 million. With many people around the baseball world projecting that the Blue Jays would be the winning team in the posting extravaganza, it got many many Jays fans excited for Darvish in Toronto only to be disappointed by the official reports. This brings up the question do the Jays really need to do this to us the fans? Do their policies need to be such that they hype up players only for hopes to be crushed?
When J.P. Ricciardi passed on the torch to Alex Anthopoulos in 2009 there was a new mindset and a new system put in place. This system has been effective over the past couple of years, but one piece has come to the forefront this offseason. This piece of the system being the Blue Jays front office's insistence on not commenting on any players on the market.
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It is a debatable point as on one side you would think that to win the Jays need to make trades and that often requires privacy. But on the other and to win the Jays also need money and fans and by doing what they're doing they are turning fans away. We always hear the sentiment that when the Jays start winning the fans will come back to the games, but could the Jays be digging themselves into a hole they can't get out of?
While listening to Jays Talk with Mike Wilner shortly after the Darvish announcement you start to hear what the casual fans think. As flawed as some of their opinions may be, they still make up a majority percentage of the fan base and will have a large opinion as such. On the same show another point is brought up about how the Jays never led anyone on during the Darvish process and that is the same thing you can say about any negotiations, because the Jays simply don't say anything and that is precisely the problem. They don't even say when they aren't interested in players because even if they don't like a player it could possibly taint future negotiations.
In thought that seems like a good idea because the Jays help themselves by not tainting player negotiations and help fans by not leading them on. The problem is that in practice being that by not saying anything rather than not leading fans on, instead the Jays leave it up to a whole bunch of reports from "anonymous sources" to dictate the Blue Jays front office's views on players. The Jays give their fans really no parameters as to what their interests in players or even types of players are.
With all that said don't take this as me trashing the Blue Jays front office, I don't mind the current system and I like the direction the Jays are taking. But something to think about with the current system is the toll that the fan base is taking. Anyways, since the Jays now won't get the chance to sign Darvish, here's to hoping they have a great rest of the offseason.
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Getting back to the rest of the league had Vernon Wells not been traded? Would we have the same two teams in the World Series? Would those two teams even be in the World Series. It is an unusual thing, but the Blue Jays had a big influence on this years World Series matchup. There is 6 ex-Blue Jays (7 if you count Patterson) on the two World Series teams, most of which would not have been on the teams had Vernon Wells not been traded.
Starting with the Rangers, the Rangers currently have two ex-Blue Jays on their roster in Mike Napoli and Michael Young. Had Wells not been traded Michael Young still would have been there, but Napoli would not. With that said, Mike Napoli hasn't been stellar in the postseason, but he's been good and at times the difference maker. As well going off fWAR, had the Rangers not had Napoli furing the regular season, it's possible they would not have made the playoffs. This season Mike Napoli had a 5.6 fWAR, which means he contributed ≈ 5 wins to the Rangers. What it also means is that he took ≈ 5 wins away from the Angels. The final standing in the AL West had the Angels 10 wins out of 1st. So had the Angels kept Napoli, who knows, maybe its them in the World Series and not the Rangers.
Then with the Cardinals, they currently have four ex-Blue Jays on their playoff roster roster in Chris Carpenter, Edwin Jackson, Mark Rzepczynski, and Octavio Dotel. Like the Rangers had Wells not been traded the Cards would have had Carpenter, but likely not Jackson, Scrabble, or Dotel, and all three of these guys were key contributors to the Cards in their race to get to the playoffs and the run that they've had at the World Series. During their regular season Cards tenures the three players acquired in the Colby Rasmus trade produced a total of 2 fWAR (Jackson 0.7 fWAR, Scrabble 0.4 fWAR, Dotel 0.9 fWAR). Those two added wins were all the Cards needed to make the playoffs as they beat out Atlanta by only a game. Now in the playoffs the key ROOGY performances by Dotel, the bullpen solidification by Rzepcznyski, and key starts by Jackson have all been vital in the playoff success of this team.
Its amazing that when you look back at a single trade or single move that it seems like it only effects the two teams involved, but in truth it can effect so much more. That one single move between the Angels and the Blue Jays has just snowballed into something much bigger as it indirectly created this world series matchup. As well the snowballing will continue for the Blue Jays as they improve from dividends paid in the Vernon Wells trade. That one single moment has become for the Blue Jays an extra draft pick, a centerfielder of the future, and hope that things will get better for the Bluebirds. Three invaluable assets to the Blue Jays organization.


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The oldest writings of the Illuminati declare that the Order was founded by the Illuminators – the Phosters – sent by Abraxas, the True God, to counteract the malignant influence of the archons of the Demiurge, and to provide humanity with a means of escape from the Demiurge's dark clutches.
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Solomon made the first attempt to create a formal organization based on the teachings of the Illuminati. The prototype was called the Order of Solomon, but it disintegrated after the king's death. Many centuries later, from its ashes, emerged the Knights Templar and then Freemasonry (nothing like the corrupt Freemasonry of the contemporary world).
Solomon chose to emphasize the mystical and magical elements of what he had learned from the Illuminati, and became a master in the use and command of esoteric forces. To his enemies – and there were many – he was regarded as a sorcerer. He was locked in conflict with the priests of Yahweh, the agents of the Demiurge's archons, who yearned for his downfall. Solomon survived many plots against him, always managing to outmanoeuvre his foes. Rehoboam, his son, lacked his extraordinary skill and knowledge, and failed to pacify Israel's warring factions. The kingdom split in two during his reign.
It was not until the sixth century BCE that the Illuminati finally became an organized Order, with Pythagoras, the famous Greek philosopher, mystic and mathematician serving as the first official Grand Master. While continuing to take a great interest in the magical and esoteric, he also set about moulding the teachings of the Illuminati into an adamantine edifice and synthesis of philosophy, mathematics, science and religion – an entirely integrated view of the world providing the knowledge necessary to overcome the false prophets of the Demiurge who preached "faith" over knowledge.
Think about it! If you were the cabal that truly runs the world, what better way to screw your opponent than to make them out to be the bad guys?
And oh boy! Have the cabal done an excellent job!
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This weekend's events include: LACMA screening, The Other Room, Lunar New Year, Dating, Second City Open House, Electronics Recycling, Free Theater Tix, Winter Gear Sale, and so much more!
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Includes a conversation with creator/star Nick Kroll. Writer/performer Nick Kroll brings his effortless ability to essay character to the second season of his Comedy Central series, Kroll Show. He uses comedy for both its powers to amuse and inform in his fast-moving half-hour program. Filmed with several cameras, and without the messy intrusion of a laugh-track, Kroll Show circumnavigates the hills (Beverly) and valleys (San Fernando), as its creator star – supported by an able squad of actors – uses the glazed-eye style of reality TV as his canvas. And consequently, Kroll brings his (and our) attentions to the hilariously self-absorbed denizens of the LA Basin. The first two episodes of the upcoming sophomore season will screen, and Nick Kroll will be in attendance for a conversation afterwards.
2013, color, digital | Created by Nick Kroll; with Nick Kroll, John Daly, Andy Milokanis, Sarah Damph, Jenny Slate, John Mulaney, Tess Broussard
Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and The New York Times Film Club members can reserve their tickets starting at 5pm on Thursday, December 19. | Tickets are free. | Limit two tickets per membership | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.
LACMA member and general admission tickets can be reserved starting at 5pm on Thursday, December 26. | Tickets are free. | Two ticket limit
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
Fun for the entire family! Includes art projects, hands-on exhibits, and special performers. Immerse yourselves in traditional poetic Vietnamese music and dance with the Lac Hong Performing Arts Group!
$6 individuals; free to members & children under 2 years of age.
1802 N Main St
Santa Ana 92706
Craig Weiss, the entrepreneur, visionary and owner of The Otheroom loves city dwellers and nightlife. He wanted to give them all an atmosphere shaped by his passions-independent music, are, handcrafted beer and boutique wines from around the world.
At the core of the other room is a very solid beer menu–16 different craft brews, ranging from Stone to Saison Dupont. The taps are connected to kegs via surgical grade tubing, which is out of site, out of mind. As you might expect from a chic locale, most of the brews are European, and they of course have the two mandatory selections: Stella and Chimay.
They have another 50-plus options by the bottle, including some "big bottle" options, where the sizes run from 11oz to 20oz (750 ml). They even have some organic beers, plus a gluten-free Amber Ale.
The Otheroom is the perfect place to come out and relax and have a drink, while mingling and getting to know new people! Its okay to come by yourself…you won't be by yourself for very long!
Food and drink are at your own expense.
Free with RSVP http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Professionals-Singles-Friends/events/156125022/
The Otheroom
1201 Abbot Kinney
Venice 90291
Two of LA's premier DJs, KCRW's Anthony Valadez and Jahkova, rock this weekly soiree hit. It's an organic mashup of throwbacks, R&B classics, reggae and fresh new music. These team hosts this amazing jam. Put the heels away and come ready to dance dance dance! Now you know.
21+, Free before 10pm, $8 after with rsvp at email@example.com
Every Friday – 9pm-2am
1301 5th Street
Santa Monica
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Nik Dudukovic, Toronto-based illustrator and animation designer, will be featured at "The Secret Clubhouse," his very first show in California at Scion AV. Nick's art is characterized by a bold graphic style that's indebted to the art of the early 1900s, but features a fluidness and smoothness that brings it into the modern era. His art has been exhibited in group and solo shows throughout Canada, Spain and the American South, as well as in Australia and Hong Kong. Utilitarian quality goods that honor the history of clubhouses will encompass jackets, t-shirts, flag, blanket, zippos, hats, notebooks, etc. A series of paintings that take their cues from the items (and their graphics) will also be produced.
The opening reception for "The Secret Clubhouse" takes place this Saturday, The reception is all ages and open to the public with RSVP – http://www.scionav.com/2013/12/17/nik-dudukovic-scion-av-installation/
This show is on view until February 1, 2014.
Scion AV Installation
7667 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles 90046
The Second City Hollywood is having an open house on January 11th to give everyone the opportunity to come into our building and community to take part in an amazing workshop and/or show for FREE! They will have workshops and shows for youth and adults so if you have a family, you can all go into a workshop at the same time and see a show when you're finished. If you have never been to Second City Hollywood before, there is a lot of helpful information towards the bottom of the page to help you with directions and parking. If you wish to take a workshop, call 323.464.8542 to reserve your spot, if you wish to see a show you can call the same number or click directly on the link next to the show you wish to see and reserve your tickets online. Please call us with any questions you may have and we hope to see you on January 11th!
The Second City
6560 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Fl
Los Angeles 90028
If you're Christian, this may be the event for you. Bring in the New Year by helping those in need while mingling with like-minded Christian singles. Good Deed Dating is a newly launched program from Christian Mingle, the largest and fastest growing online community for Christian singles, which aims to help Christian singles give back to their community through various charitable initiatives, while meeting a few Good Samaritan matches in person at the same time. In collaboration with Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, a nonprofit hunger relief organization, singles will help sort, clean and repackage healthy, nutritional meals for thousands of children, families and seniors in the Los Angeles area. Join the event by registering at www.gooddeeddating.com
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
1734 E 41st St
Los Angeles 90058
EMA's FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DRIVE
Ewaste aka electronics waste, is the fastest growing waste stream in the world! There are many problems associated with electronics as they are not supposed to be throwin away as they contain toxins that may leach over time. They also may contain valuable metals that should be recycled so that we don't have to continuously mine for them which comes with a severe environmental impact on it's own.
Many municipalities don't accept electronics into their recycling streams which is why Ewaste drives are so important so please come down and recycle your electronics this weekend at the North Hollywood Farmer's Market!
10% off of food sales at The Federal Bar for all people that come donate Ewaste OR that patronize the Farmer's Market that day.
What are they taking that day?
-Christmas Lights
-Miscellaneous Cables/Wires
-Cell phones
-Electronic gaming devices/Toys
-Fax Machines/Printers
-MP3 Players
– Stereos
– And more!
Donations help benefit the Electronic Music Alliance.
NoHo Farmer's Market
5200 Bakman Avenue
Los Angeles 91601
Reza's simple, integrated approach emphasizes chord progressions, riffs and harmonies, resulting in distinctively intelligible, enjoyable music that everyone can appreciate. His compositions and performances leave listeners and audiences impressed and delighted. With recordings of his work and performance clips available on YouTube, Facebook and featured on several podcasts, Reza's enthusiasm speaks for itself.
Originally from Indonesia, Reza became interested in playing bass when he was 12. After his father, the late Usmawi Saleh, challenged him to learn as many rhythmic variations of the 12-bar Blues as possible, and with his older brother, Emir, playing piano, Reza was captivated. With after-school jamming as an everyday practice with his family, Reza developed impeccable skills. By the time he caught an Earth, Wind and Fire performance–which convinced him that music could be thrilling both to create and consume–Reza committed to music as a way of life.
He then came to America, where he was named the Long Beach Jazz Festival's Best Jazz Star Search Artist in 2006. Reza has since played the festival circuit and opened for top acts, including Peter White, Ray Parker, Jr., and the Brand New Heavies.
Reza, who still plays his Yamaha bass, has just released his debut album, FIRST STEP.
$5 cover – 2 drink minimum – Seating is limited so make reservations or call ahead.
Off the Vine
491 6th St, Ste 103
San Pedro 90731
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Gallery 800 debuts the 2014 Season with Three Artists You Should Know. Located in the heart of the famed NoHo Arts District, Gallery 800 showcases guild members' personal art in a series of shows throughout the year. The reception will feature works from Production Designers: Al Brenner, Chris Coakley, and Joel Pierre Bernard Jr.
Opening reception 5-8pm
Show thru Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:00 pm
Gallery 800
5108 Lankershim Blvd
Historic Lankershim Arts Center
North Hollywood 91601
The City of West Hollywood through its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission proudly presents the 2014 Winter Sounds, a concert performance series taking place in indoor locations in West Hollywood between January 11 and March 8 of 2014. The year's line-up of performances is an eclectic mix of jazz, bluegrass and classical music.
Josh Nelson, born and raised in Southern California, maintains an active and creative schedule as a jazz pianist, composer, teacher, and recording artist. At 35 years old, he has already performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Natalie Cole, Anthony Wilson, and Ernie Watts, to name a few. Josh has recorded for many albums, films, and TV shows, but also makes time for his own projects: First Stories (1998), Anticipation (2004) and Let it Go (2007, Native Language Music) all garnered international critical claim. Josh's 4th album, I Hear a Rhapsody (2009), featured Josh's musings on new original music, standard interpretations, and reinventions of pop tunes. His most recent record, Discoveries (2011), pairs classic sci-fi movies with new compositions for a brass and wind ensemble.
Free, all concerts are free to attend. Free parking will be provided.
City Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood 90046
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles invites you to join us for the Saturday December 14th 2013 film screening series and after-party event at the AT&T Center in Downtown LA with a filmmaker lounge throughout the evening.
6:00pm – Pre-Screening Reception for Shorts Program #1
6:30pm – Short Program #1
* Drone Strike (Dir. Chris Richmond)
* King Eternal (Dir. Christiano Dias)
* Abduction (Dir. Timothy Earle & Ian Wexler)
* Mediation (Dir. Francisco Lorite)
7:30pm – Pre-Screening Reception for Shorts Program #2
7:41pm – Q&A with Shorts Program #1 Filmmakers
7:55pm – Shorts Program #1 After-Party
8:00pm – Short Film Program #2
* Lialou (Dir. Karolis Spinkis)
* Retire for the Evening (Dir. Ed Hellman)
* Hiccup (Dir. Alyssa Radmand & Griffin Devine)
* Present Trauma (Dir. Mark Manalo)
* Tonight's the Night (Dir. Satinder Kaur)
9:00pm – Feature Film Pre-Screening Reception
9:10pm – Q&A with Shorts Program #2 Filmmakers
9:20pm – Shorts Program #2 After-Party
9:30pm – Feature Film Program
* A New York Heartbeat (Dir.Tjardus Greidanus)
11:05pm – Q&A with Feature Film Program Filmmakers
11:15pm – Feature Film Program After Party
You will have the opportunity to meet the directors of each film, the actors and other crew + participate in a live audience Q&A. There are pre-receptions and after-parties for each program. Admissions to the programs are only $5 online or $7 at the door or $15 for an all-night access pass which includes the screening ticket and access to the filmmaker lounge.
1150 S. Olive St,
Los Angeles 90015
Public tours at the Hammer Museum:
Thursdays at 6:45PM (museum admission is free on Thursdays)
Saturdays at 1PM (this tour is free with museum admission)
45-minute tours are led by trained Hammer Student Educators who are UCLA students from a variety of disciplines. Tours convene in the Museum Lobby and reservations are not required.
Private, pre-booked tours are available for the Armand Hammer Collection. Tours are available in a traditional 60-minute format, or a 20/20+ tour can be arranged which includes a 20-minute gallery talk followed by individual viewing with a Student Educator on hand. To schedule a private group tour at the Hammer Museum, please visit hammer.ucla.edu/visit or call 310-443-7025. Please allow two weeks' notice.
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90024
The NoHo Arts District Farmers Market is a festive, family-friendly, open-air marketplace committed to bringing fresh, locally-grown food to the surrounding neighborhood. Enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables from California farmers, as well as other foods including breads, nuts, ethnic foods, cheeses, fruit juices, and cookies. You'll also find clothing, crafts, and children's activities, plus much more. Conveniently located just steps away from the North Hollywood Metro stop on the Red Line. This open-air street market has approximately 20 farmers, 20 local artisans, and 30 vendors who provide baked goods and prepared foods. I find my favorite organic apples and organic dinosaur kale weekly… Also, enjoy lots of samples. There are great deals to be made with farmers who come from as far as Sacramento.
Bakman Avenue, between Magnolia Boulevard to the South and Weddington Street to the North
North Hollywood
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Bring in your used plastic bottles and other plastic containers and transform them into interesting characters and puppets.
Drop-in between 1:30-3:30pm
$7 adults/$5 children/CAFAM Members FREE
Craft and Folk Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
There are 200 eclectic vendors selling everything from records, to furniture, arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment.
$2, $1/students and seniors
Fairfax High School Parking Lot
Fairfax & Melrose
Los Angeles
Women's ski and snowboarding jackets are only $30. Suggested retail $250.00.
Brand new with tags. Sizes available Medium or Large. While supplies last.
Thru Monday, January 13, 2014
Ski Wear Outlet
25835 Railroad Ave, Unit 23
Santa Clarita 91350
"Day Trader" is a comedy writer in a career freefall becomes convinced that he deserves more, and sets out to write his own Hollywood ending. Truth proves stranger than fiction as he implicates his family, his best friend, and a bewitching young woman to get what he thinks he's got coming. Seduction, suspicion, and suspense become intertwined in a twisted tale of comic noir that leaves no one unscathed.
Complimentary tickets offered for the following performances. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve (first come, first serve).
January 10 (7pm),
January 12 (2pm)
January 16 (7pm)
January 17th (7pm)
Opens January 11 at 7pm and runs through February 16
Thursday – Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm
January 10, 2014- January 17, 2014 at 7pm
Day Trader at Bootleg Theater
Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles 90026
Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beach side community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors a little taste of winter without the bite.
Thru January 20th, 2014
1324 5th Street
Santa Monica
On view permanently, this popular children's and family destination is inspired by the ancient flood story, which has parallels in diverse cultures around the world. The interactive, one-of-a-kind exhibition invites visitors of all generations to have fun—and to connect with one another, learn the value of community, and help build a better world—all while aboard a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark filled to the rafters with whimsically handcrafted animals.
$10 General, $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students, $5 Children 2-12, Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2, Includes admission to all other exhibitions
Tuesday-Friday, 12-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; Closed Mondays
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is free for LA residents with IDs on the first Tuesday of the month from noon-8pm, Mondays-Thursdays from 5-8pm and Fridays from 5-9pm.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Every few days this unique site does an amazing sale. Here's how their site benefits over 5 million customers: find the restaurant you want to eat at and gift certificates of multiple denominations. Normally a $25 gift certificate that requires a minimum $35 purchase (+ 18% gratuity on the total bill) for 2 people sells for $10. Well, if they're having an 80% off sale that voucher comes out to only $2! Spend $2 and get $25 off of your $35 check. This is totally legitimate and restaurants are usually quite appreciative for the new business.
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Supply Chain Alum Wins "2014 Distinguished Alumni Award"
Karen Quintos, Dell Chief Marketing Officer, has been selected as one of eight to receive the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award. Quintos currently serves as senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO) for Dell. She leads their commercial business in the Americas, Asia- Pacific, Japan, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Quintos has responsibility for brand strategy, global communications, social media, corporate responsibility, customer insights, marketing talent development and agency management. She also serves as the executive sponsor of Dell's largest networking group, Women in Search of Excellence.
Karen holds a master's degree in marketing and international business from New York University and a bachelor of science in supply chain management from Penn State University. She also serves as an advisory board member for the Smeal Business School at Penn State, Catalyst, the Association of National Advertisers, and Susan G. Komen. Karen is a 2012 winner of Working Mother magazine's Mother of the Year award, and Forbes magazine named her one of the world's most influential CMOs.
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Greenville girls shoot for another successful season
TRAVERSE CITY — With a new girls golf season underway, the Greenville Yellow Jackets girls golf team has their sights on a conference championship and beyond.
With 10 consecutive O-K White Conference titles and multiple trips to the Division 2 state finals, why wouldn't you?
They get the chance to do so in the new O-K Bronze conference with mostly new competition. The lone remaining league rival is Northview. Also entering the league are Forest Hills Northern, Forest Hills Eastern, GR West Catholic and Cedar Springs.
The Yellow Jackets began the season Thursday with a second place finish behind three-time defending Division 2 state champion Muskegon Mona Shores, but ahead of former league foe East Grand Rapids.
As always, the Yellow Jackets are set to compete against the best in the state all season long to help with postseason preparation.
On Monday, the Yellow Jackets finished the day in third place at the Traverse City Invitational. Playing the par 72 Wolverine course, Greenville fired a 355, which is behind Traverse City Central's 350 and East Lansing's 352.
Kalamazoo Hackett is in fourth with 366 and Flushing is fifth with 376.
Britta Bernth led Greenville with an 80, Jessica Bohner 84. Lauryn Day 92 and Karli Didion a 99.
"We are in the hunt and expect to play our best and looking for a good day tomorrow," Greenville coach Nancy Johnson said.
The Yellow Jackets return three letter winners from a year ago in Bernth, Day and Bohner. Gone are Jessica Meloche and Tori Sanders.
The combination of those five helped the Yellow Jackets to tie the school's best ever showing at the state finals with a third place finish, which was also accomplished in the fall of 2007.
"I expect this team, like teams before them, to represent Greenville in a positive way and to finish in the top ten in any of our scheduled tournaments across the state," Johnson said. "I am looking for this team to work hard to hang on to the success in the conference."
Johnson said, "We have no intention of giving the O-K Conference title away to any team without a fight."
With that being said, Johnson is referring to Forest Hills Eastern Hawks. Eastern finished fourth in Division 3 a year ago, but was state champion in the same division in 2010. That followed a runner-up spot in 2009.
"We are facing a tremendous challenge when we match up against Forest Hills Eastern," Johnson said. "With the experience of our top three players I know they can hold their own against them."
The deciding factor could come from the fourth member of the Greenville squad.
"We will be looking for the fourth score from our new varsity members to solidify the success in winning a conference title in the O-K Bronze," Johnson said.
The Yellow Jackets will meet the challenge real soon.
After day two in Traverse City today, the Yellow Jackets will compete in the O-K Bronze preconference tournament hosted by Northview on Wednesday at Boulder Creek.


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Hello all,
I'm new to this forum so hello. My dog's name is Brian, and my boyfriend and I adopted him just over 2 years ago. He is an Australian Sheppard mixed with another type of dog that they weren't sure of. About a month ago he started to bite at one spot on his lower hind leg. Now it is a bald spot. However for the past week he has been biting at a spot near his stub tail. He then ripped all the hair out in that area by his tail. We shaved him today to see the area closer and it appears to be a rash. He has all of these red bumps or rash like skin irritation. His tail also has a few big red bumps, like pimples. After shaving him it appears to be a rash but he is so irritated that he randomly gets up and runs away from something that he thinks is touching the area.
Finally, I have been giving him a half a low dose benedryl twice a day along with an organic medicine for itching. We have also put any itch cream for dogs on the spot which gives him temporary relief.
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S.911 - Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2001107th Congress (2001-2002)
|Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] (Introduced 05/17/2001)
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Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2001 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of the Interior, when required to use the best scientific and commercial data available in the determination of a species for inclusion on the endangered or threatened list, to use data that are empirical or that have been field-tested or peer-reviewed. Modifies the factors considered for such listings. Repeals a provision requiring the Secretary, concurrently with making such a determination, to designate any habitat of such species which is then considered to be critical habitat.
Introduced in Senate (05/17/2001)
Rewrites the Act to: (1) provide for a change of status of a species from a previous determination (currently limited to petitions to add or remove a species) and to require specified minimum documentation; (2) require (when requested) at least one public hearing to be held in each State that would be affected by a proposed regulation concerning a determination or change in status; and (3) require publication of relevant information regarding the status of the affected species. Provides for independent scientific review of a determination that a species is endangered or threatened.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a conservation agreement with one or more States for a species that has been proposed for listing, is a candidate species, or is likely to become a candidate species in the near future. Creates a Freedom of Information Act exemption when the release of data regarding the location of a threatened or endangered species would likely result in an increased taking of the species.
Sets forth requirements and schedules by which the Secretary shall develop and implement a recovery plan for each endangered and threatened species indigenous to the United States unless the Secretary finds that a plan will not promote species conservation or that there already exists a recovery plan for that species.
Requires Federal agencies to: (1) maintain an inventory of endangered or threatened species located on agency owned or controlled land or water; and (2) meet specified consultation requirements before commencing an action that may affect such a species..
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with non-Federal persons to benefit the conservation of endangered or threatened species by creating, restoring, or improving habitat or by maintaining currently unoccupied habitat for such species. Directs the Secretary to establish a habitat reserve program. Establishes a Habitat Conservation Planning Loan Program and a Habitat Conservation Insurance Program.
Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a private property owners education and technical assistance program.


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Yo, pickin' up a new board this year and I'm very excited about dropping 500 bucks for one :(. I'm from the East coast, about 5'11" and weigh 160 lbs. I mostly ride park but also enjoy bombing some slopes. I'm and intermediate rider can throw some back 9's in the park. Now to the boards..some I've been looking at are some of the new lib's like the skate banana and some never summer. Any suggestions?
check out the Lib Dark Series also and the Rome Agent should fit your bill nicely as well
Agreed on the Rome Agent...solid board, kinda pricy but thats what you get when you want quality!
I think that both the Agent and the Machine fit the bill for you. Do you stick mostly to the jumps and pipe and what not and only dabble slightly in rails, boxes. etc. Or do you utilize the whole park equally. If you sticking mainly to the jumps you might be a little better of using an Agent over the Machine, the Machine is a softer board and more geared towards jibbing than jumping.
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You're an intermediate rider and can do backside 900's???
banana/magne traction takes a day of getting used to, but once you've got it it's simply bananas, pun intended of course. i haven't had a chance to hit any good sized jumps yet, but hitting random kickers with terribly flat lz's, i've been having fun as landings are always solid and stable. can't quite spin myself yet, but the board's been really fun to ride, even at my level.
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Hans Reiser, the computer programmer who killed his wife, was formerly known for creating the innovative file system that bears his name. After he was convicted, there were plenty of dreadful Unix jokes (chroot prison, rm -f wife, etc).
Wikipedia has the best/worst of them, however, thanks to its Borgesian faculty for creating new worlds from the dust of academic propriety. Click to enlarge!
Comparison of File Systems, Revision 220529437 [Wikipedia via qt3]


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Knitters who think of a scarf as a boring beginner's project may rethink their aversion to knitting this handy garmant when they see this collection of 27 imaginative patterns. Employing optical illusion, inventive structures, and clever shaping, Barr (Sweaterscapes of the American West) expands the definition of scarf to include knitting techniques (such as short-row shaping and knitting around on two double-point needles) that may be new to even experienced knitters. She emphasizes structure more than color with designs-some of which are based on architectural detail-that will appeal to knitters of all levels of expertise. An excellent choice for large public libraries.
Jan Zlendich