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Oct. 4, 2012
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Vols head into their annual open date Saturday with a trio of games against ranked teams on the horizon. Derek Dooley was happy with the team's performance during the week knowing they will have some time away from the football field before returning for Monday's practice.
"We had two really good physical practices," Dooley said of this week's sessions. "They were long, they were hard, they were tough, kind of like training camp. We gave a lot of people an opportunity to grow and develop. I could use a whole other training camp, so it's never enough. I think we accomplished what we needed to. We are going to lift and run them tomorrow and then they get a 48-hour hall pass. They need to manage it the right way so they come back fresh and ready to go."
An off week gives teams time to heal, regroup and recover from nagging injuries, but Dooley also thinks time off can take away from a team's edge.
"Sometimes it's better to keep going (with games) and your body just adjusts and you keep pushing," said Dooley. "Sometimes you need (rest). I don't know if it's going to help us or not. We will find out.
"Sometimes a lot of rest before a lot of physicality doesn't help you. Usually when I give these guys a couple of days off, the first day they come back they are terrible. But if you just keep hitting them all the time, they don't even know and they just keep going. Your body adjusts to the amount of stress you put on it. If you lay around for two days, your body adjusts and just says, 'I want to lay.' When you hit for two days, your body adjusts and says 'Let's hit.' That's how you build muscle."
The Vols started installing their game plan for Mississippi State on Thursday.
"It was like a Monday practice," said Dooley of Thursday. "Introducing what they do. Their fronts, their base runs, their throws, their personnel, their (special) teams. We will come back on Monday go get after it pretty good."
THE REASON HE BECAME A VOLThe Tennessee offensive line has lived up to the expectations placed on it heading into this season and a big part of that is because of offensive line coach Sam Pittman.
Pittman, who spent the past five seasons coaching at North Carolina, came to Tennessee to start anew.
"I took the job because of the players in that room," said Pittman. "One, I wanted to come to Tennessee and two, I knew who I was coming to Tennessee with; (Coach) Chaney and the guys in that room. I knew they were really good players and for some reason they just had not gelled yet. I certainly had recruited a lot of those guys and lost in the recruiting battle on a lot of those guys so I knew they were good players and that is why I wanted to be a part of it."
Through five games, the players in that room have allowed just three sacks, with two coming on technicalities - an intentional grounding call and a fumble behind the line of scrimmage -- rather than hard hits on the quarterback.
Those three sacks allowed rank 11th in the nation, but sit fifth in the category `pass attempts per sacks allowed' as the Vols have given Bray enough time in the pocket for 202 pass attempts in 2012 (67.00 PA/SA). For comparison, one of the four teams ahead of the Vols, Air Force has not allowed a sack this season, but has attempted just 44 passes.
Though the line was already experienced, entering the year with a combined 106 starts, Pittman took a group of seasoned athletes, fit them together into a unit and taught them to believe in themselves.
"I think when I came in we tried to turn them loose and get them some fits where we wanted them to fit and play fast," said Pittman. "That takes a little bit of pressure off of you and it showed that it worked. I think the experience of (the offensive line) plays into it. Obviously `Tiny' Richardson is new so it has been a transition getting him in with those guys. I think they are playing better just because they have seen more game time and the other reason is that they have confidence. You cannot play this game if you are not confident, you just cannot do it. Now all of the sudden they believe they can."
NEVER SATISFIEDIf there is one thing that running backs coach Jay Graham is, it is never satisfied.
At least when it comes to his running backs.
Graham expects the most out of his group of athletes, and it shows in practice. Where the competition never stops.
"It is competitive every day in practice and the guy that practices the best should get that opportunity to get in the game," said Graham.
One of the most competitive players on the team is Rajion Neal who has put up some big numbers against good competition in his last three times on the field.
"The thing that [Rajion] has done is that he is always competitive in practice," said Graham. "He has done a good job of competing in practice, the effort level has been high for all the guys and it always has been a close competition and still is."
Graham is not satisfied with Rajion's recent efforts, however, and knows there are still things to improve on to make both him, and the rest of the running backs, better competitors.
"Once again we are just working on breaking tackles," said Graham. "I am never satisfied, but those guys aren't either. I think they want to work hard and the effort has been there to get better every day in practice. It is good [what we did against Georgia]. It is one more step in the right direction, but we have to keep improving. That is what this week was about. Working on the little things, attention to detail to get better."
RENEWED CONFIDENCE FOR MCNEILPressed into a more active role last Saturday against Georgia, freshman safety LaDarrell McNeil stepped up for the Vols, recording five tackles, all in the second half.
As with any true freshman stepping on a college campus for the first time, McNeil has been working to increase his confidence level. He got a major boost after his performance against the Bulldogs.
"It's valuable because you see a renewed confidence in him," safeties coach Josh Conklin said. "He kind of questioned himself for the first three or four weeks because he wasn't getting the reps he thought maybe he should be or didn't feel comfortable taking the reps he was getting.
"[Against Georgia] he got in there, made some plays and was pretty productive. I think he had five or six tackles, coming downhill and getting guys on the ground, especially those two good running backs. It was really valuable for him because he came out there and you really saw a renewed confidence in him."
McNeil has worked hard to learn and understand the playbook early in his career, but what gives him the ability to contribute so quickly is something that can't be taught.
"I was pleased with where he was schematically, as far as understanding what he needed to get done, but I think you saw his instincts," Conklin said. "His instincts, when they take over, he is a very good football player. Combine that with what he knows and I was pleased with him."
After the Vols allowed a number of big plays in the first half against the Bulldogs, McNeil was inserted into the lineup and made an immediate impact in slowing down the running game.
"Where we had some issues was in the ball busts in the open field," Conklin said. "It's kind of a three-fold problem, the last fold of that is the safeties and the DBs getting the guy on the ground. He can squeeze the air out of plays and he can get to the ball carrier in a hurry. Number one is he is instinctive and number two he has good speed. He's probably one of the faster guys we have back there and if he isn't faster, he plays at a faster speed."
Part of the challenge of developing young players is bringing them along at a pace they can handle. So far, so good for McNeil who is currently the only freshman on the defensive depth chart for the Big Orange.
"He has responded really well," Conklin said. "He is gaining some confidence. Any time you take those first few reps out there you don't know how you are going to hold up, how you are going to be able to make plays against two good running backs, how are you going to make plays in the SEC, but he did. I think he came back this week and he is still live, he is still really confident in how he is executing so he is getting better every day."
DINGED UPTwo Vols missed practice on Thursday after getting a little "dinged up," according to Derek Dooley.
Both freshman cornerback Daniel Gray (concussion-like symptoms) and senior offensive lineman Dallas Thomas were held out.
"[Dallas] is just kind of dinged up, a senior, has played a lot of snaps, so we put him in the tub and rehabbed him," Dooley said.


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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups (11.5-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
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BEAT flour, butter and brown sugar in a small mixing bowl until crumbly. Press into prepared baking pan.
BAKE for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
BEAT eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a medium bowl with a wire whisk. Stir in chunks and nuts. Pour evenly over baked crust.
BAKE for 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on wire rack.
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Serving Size: 1/36 of Recipe
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- Calories: 170
- Calories from Fat: 90
- Total Fat: 10g (15% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 4g (20% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 25mg (9% of DV)
- Sodium: 35mg (2% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 22g (7% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: .5g (4% of DV)
- Sugars: 16g
- Protein: 2g
- Vitamin A: 2% of DV
- Vitamin C: 0% of DV
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- Iron: 2% of DV
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This is the second part of Janet Landfried's series on a trip to Greece, Turkey and Finland.
The archeological excavations of the past 200 years of the city of Ephesus have uncovered only a small percentage of what is there, but it is one of the most remarkable sites I have ever visited.
The theater, the library, the public baths and other remnants are preserved and maintained for people to enjoy today. The sheer size and scope of the place and the dedication of archeologists to document its grandeur make it worth a visit. It is an outstanding, imposing treasure and far enough away from the capital of Ankara and the metropolis of Istanbul to keep it removed from political and economy problems that seen to dominate Turkey today.
The city of Ephesus was built by the Greeks and was an important part of the spread of Hellenistic culture in Asia Minor. The Temple of Artemis and the worship of the goddess dominated much of its early history. At the height of the Roman period there were an estimated 225,000 inhabitants, but that figure is in question. It was surrounded by fertile fields that produced enough bounty to support that city. It was on the Aegean Sea and commerce was busy in its port.
It was here that John wrote his Gospel and where Paul the apostle was a frequent visitor. It is also one of the seven churches mentioned in the biblical Book of Revelation.
The city was abandoned when the river silted the port and power shifted to Byzantium (Constantinople).
Our stop in the area also took us to visit what is locally accepted as the last home of the Virgin Mary, having accompanied the John the Evangelist here. The site was well maintained, neat and clean, and full of flowers in bloom. This surprised me that a Christian site would be so well taken care of in an Islamic country. But Turkey is secular, unlike other Islamic countries that follow religious laws.
Mary is the only woman written about in the Quran, as she is the mother of one of the major prophets in Islam, Jesus. So she is revered here. But the Christians believe that she is buried in Jerusalem, at a site run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Three popes since 1967 have visited this site near Ephesus.
We returned to the ship and made a short sea crossing to the island of Patmos. It is tiny with a population of about 3,000. Considered by Christians to be second only to Jerusalem as a revered site, tradition holds that when John was exiled from Ephesus he lived here in a cave partway up a hillside. Called the Cave of the Apocalypse, it is believed that it was here that John wrote (or dictated to a scribe) the Book of Revelation. Also on the island are several monasteries dedicated to John, one of which we visited to view historic works of early Christians.
As you can see, there is much to absorb about Greece: the myths and multiple gods of Hellenic Greece and the Christian traditions that resonate with modern society. It takes reflection and contemplation to make sense of it all.
We left Patmos and sailed overnight to the island of Rhodes. Here once stood another of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes. It was a status of the Greek god Helios. It stood almost 100 feet high and could be seen from far at sea. It never straddled the harbor as depicted in popular works and was destroyed in an earthquake.
Our morning tour was to the village of Lindos, about 40 miles from the city of Rhodes, a delightful and quaint place topped with an acropolis and a temple of Athena. It was quite a walk down to the village and up to the temple, hard these short legs.
When we got to the base of the acropolis, I told Diann to go ahead, take a picture at the top and show me what I missed. Not too much, she said, there were just temple ruins at the top. But we delightfully wandered back through the village with its quaint shops and tourist treasures. I opted for the taxi to the top rather than challenge the steep climb to the bus. So much of what is here is the result of centuries of foreign domination and changes, additions, destruction and reconstruction of the buildings, forts, temples, churches and mosques.
Greeks have survived Hellenic, Roman, Persian, Ottoman, Italian and German invasions, to name a few, and the country has been independent in its current state of democracy only since World War II. Somehow they have maintained their language, culture and pride.
We returned to the medieval walled city of Rhodes, which fronted the harbor. Diann and I sat in a plaza in the old city, people watching and sipping fizzy lemonade. Ah, to be in the Greek sunshine. The souvenir sellers are anxious for their first sales, as it was the beginning of the tourist season.
After a full day in Rhodes, our only leisurely stop, we sailed for the island of Crete and its port of Heraklion Here we came to view the Bronze Age city of Knossos and home of the mythical King Minos. Here are the references to the Minotaur, the origins of the Labyrinth, and the complex society that gave rise to this civilization. Amazing to me to see this site and view the (restored) frescos I'd seen only in my history and art history books.
The Minoan culture flourished around 1900 B.C. and was "discovered" in the early 20th century. The maze of temples, palaces, throne rooms, storage rooms and roads spoke of an advanced society glorious with frescos and decorative art on the walls. There has been some restoration work mainly with concrete, and the building of viewing boardwalks and ramps somewhat detracts from the art and architecture of the site. It is necessary, given the number of people who visit here.
We sailed from Crete in the late morning and set our sights on the southern Aegean island of Santorini. The crescent shape of the island indicates that it is the remnant of a caldera of a volcano. About 3,600 years ago, at the height of the Minoan civilization on nearby Crete, there was a violent, catastrophic eruption that may have led to the end of that civilization. The destruction of the towns on Santorini may also have given rise to the legendary story of Atlantis, the city under the sea.
As we approached Santorni the tops of the steep cliffs were covered in white. Was it snow? Couldn't be — we were at sea level and it was too warm. Was it bird droppings? Couldn't be — that would have taken all the sea gulls in the world to leave that much guano. As we got closer, the white revealed itself to be houses all in whitewash. Officially known as Thira, Santorini is home to the iconic pictures of Greece, that of blue-dome churches and brilliant white homes and terraces clinging to the hillside overlooking the sea.
We were taken to the "new" port by tender to board buses that would take us to the top of the cliffs to view the villages, churches and homes. Other passengers who did not take the tours were tendered to the "old" port where they could take one of three ways to get to the top and the principal city of Fira — cable car, walk or ride a mule.
As we were being tendered we saw a circular floating buoy line near the base of the cliffs. We were told it was a "fish farm." Later in our trip, on the mainland, we really did see fish farms and told our guide we had seen one on Santorini. That's no fish farm, she said.
She had worked two summers full time on the island and was there when, in 2007, a Louis Line cruise ship hit some rocks and sank in a matter of hours with the loss of two lives. To hold off having to answer too many questions tourists are now told that the circular ring is a "fish farm."
At the village of Oia we were able to stroll the quaint streets and take pictures of the blue-dome churches and the whitewashed houses. We also observed a Japanese couple having professional pictures taken. Apparently Santorini is a major destination for Japanese couples to marry or honeymoon on the island — an island very far from their island home.
The Olympia looked like a dot, there alone in the enormous caldera. We were told that at the height of the summer season there could be up to five ships disgorging their passengers on the island. Despite the potential of earthquakes and tsunamis the lure of a Greek isle is too much to pass up for many people. The dramatic and unique views of the island make it a favorite tourist destination.
Our visit to the islands was over and we sailed back to for Piraeus overnight. We had to disembark the ship by 7 in the morning, as it would sail with a new crop of passengers at 11. We returned to our hotel and spent most of the morning at the National Archaeological Museum.
Next week we see what is in the museum and visit more UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Janet Landfried taught social studies at Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley High School for many years and retired in 2001.


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Once again, the Federal Communications Commission decided to move forward a major regulatory rules just before holidays. Last year at this time, Chairman Julius Genachowski annoyed GOP lawmakers and even some of his fellow Commissioners with the vote to pass net neutrality. This year, to give outgoing commissioner Michael Copps one one last chance to rail against media consolidation, the FCC circulated and voted on a notice of proposed rule-making on broadcast media ownership rules. One communications attorney said the timing of the release was "consistent with their past practices when wanting to bury an item." As expected, the proposed rule changes released by the Commission on Thursday left everyone unsated; the changes were just enough to disappoint media owners and leave public interest groups (and Copps) unsatisfied. The proposed rules would keep in place the loosening of the ban on cross-ownership proposed by former Chairman Kevin Martin, allowing companies to own both a newspaper and tv station in the top 20 markets. The proposal would essentially codify newspaper-TV combos held by companies such as Tribune and News Corp. The FCC is proposing no change to the current TV duopoly rules, which permit companies to own only two stations in a market as long as both stations are among the top four, or the radio ownership rules. Public interest groups, which have challenged loosening the ban on cross ownership in court came out swinging. "It appears that the FCC is proposing to adopt the same loophole-ridden scheme that the Bush Administration FCC had tried to push through. The public understands that excessive concentration of media ownership is bad for democracy, so we expect to convince the FCC to take a stronger position in the end," said Andy Schwartzman, the Media Access Project's svp. The one thing public interest groups were happy about was the one thing broadcasters were not: Keeping the TV duopoly rules in place. "NAB supports elimination of the broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership rules, because we believe journalism jobs could be saved under that scenario. We also support relief from TV duopoly rules to help sustain news and public affairs programming at struggling TV stations. Given the explosion of media outlets, we believe nearly 40-year-old ownership rules that restrict free and local broadcasting ought to be reformed to reflect today's hyper-competitive marketplace," said Gordon Smith, the CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters. The FCC is already way behind in taking up the 2010 quadrennial review of the rules required by Congress. Ever controversial, the FCC has been in and of court defending media ownership rules and various changes to them for several years. In part, the notice of proposed rule making released thursday was in response to the ruling this summer by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
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Ready to head home after her session, the 26-year-old blondie stepped out wearing a white tank and striped leggings, sporting a plaid shirt tied around her slender waist.
Hilary has been sticking with her intense training program, hitting the gym nearly every single day, and she seems little affected by her recent divorce with ex-husband and hockey player, Mike Comrie.
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It is a glorious summer day in the Garden here at Daylight Atheism, and the 44th Carnival of the Godless has convened and is in session. Caravans and covered wagons bearing infidels and freethinkers from around the world have arrived and are drawn up in a circle on the green lawn. The sun beats down bright and hot from an endless blue sky, its light filling the air and glittering like a haze of molten gold. Some attendees lie on deckchairs or beach towels laid on the grass and bathe in the sun's … [Read more...]
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Portraits of the previous reigning queens of the
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Some of the interior views of the Gustaf Anderson History Center Museum; The entry and foyer, master bedroom, second floor bathroom, and fiber arts hand-crafters spinning wool and creating apparel for the cold winter months of Minnesota.
The Gustaf Anderson House History Museum
13045 Lake Blvd
Lindstrom, MN
One of the crown jewels of Lindstrom, MN is this house built in 1890 for Gustaf and Helena Anderson. In 1877 they moved from Unionville, Montana, an area known for its copper, gold, and silver mining activity. Upon arriving in Minnesota, they purchased two farms in Franconia Township and later, in the early 1890's, built and retired to this home in Lindstrom.
Several generations of the Anderson family have lived in the house prior to its conversion to non-residential use in 1971. Since then it has hosted a real estate agency, lawyers offices, and also served as the location of
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The home is distinctive among those in the Chisago Lakes area for its Italianate brick exterior and the Victorian high style interior. Listed on the
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The building stands as a tribute to the "rags to riches" status achieved by the hard work of early immigrants and it continues to tell their stories. Period appropriate furnishings continue to be sought and placed in this home to recreate its earlier setting.
The Gustaf Anderson house is temporarily closed for rennovation and is expected to be reopened in the summer of 2017.
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UMKC Women's Center Hosts 2010 Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event
Men will march in women's heels to increase awareness of violenceIt has been said that to understand someone, it is necessary to walk a mile in that person's shoes. Building on that premise, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Women's Center, UMKC Violence Prevention and Response Project, and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project are asking men to walk a mile in women's high-heeled shoes.
UMKC's fourth annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes: An International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence event is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the University Playhouse near 51st and Holmes Streets in Kansas City, Mo. The march begins at 6 p.m. and a cookout begins at 6:30 p.m. In case of rain, the event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 21.
"Walking in women's shoes helps men better understand and appreciate women's experiences, thus changing perspectives, improving gender relationships and decreasing the potential for violence," said Kerra McCorkle, violence prevention coordinator for the UMKC Women's Center.
Registration includes a T-shirt and the cookout and is $15 for students with their own heels; $20 for students renting heels; $30 for non-students with their own heels; and $50 for non-students renting heels. Non-participants can purchase cookout tickets for $5. Participants can register, build teams, and fundraise online at http://www.firstgiving.com/umkcwomenc. More information on the 2010 event can be found at http://www.umkc.edu/womenc/walkamile.asp. Proceeds benefit the UMKC Violence Prevention and Response Project and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project.
Frank Baird, a California-based psychotherapist, created Walk A Mile In Her Shoes in 2001 so men could help prevent sexual assault.
"Violence against women does not just affect women," Baird has said. "Men are hurt and angered when women they care about are raped. Men are hurt and angered when they try to develop relationships with women in an atmosphere of fear and mistrust and blame. And the same violence that targets women also targets men because rape isn't about sex. It's about power, control and violence."
For more information about the national Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign, visit www.walkamileinhershoes.com.
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Paddling event raises funds, spirits
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 06/03/11
Three-year-old Kindred Worrell, the youngest participant in the 19th Annual Varina Lions Canoe-a-thon, didn't have much choice when it came to attending. But she enjoyed the 10-mile cruise, looking at kayaks and fishing a feather out of the James, just the same.
Her father, Sgt. Timothy Worrell of the Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, visited Kindred frequently along the way as he escorted several dozen canoes and kayaks from Rocketts Landing to Osborne Landing.
And Kindred's mother, Jennifer, pronounced the journey a relaxing and much-needed episode of "tornado therapy" for herself and fellow teacher Angela Paust.
Paust teaches sixth grade at Page Middle School in Gloucester County and Jennifer Worrell is a reading specialist. On April 16, a tornado destroyed roughly half the school building, and Page teachers and students had to transfer to another county middle school. To accommodate the double load, home students and faculty now attend a morning shift, and the contingent from Page attends from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
In addition to the stress of being uprooted and adapting to the new schedule, Page faculty are also coping with reams of lost and destroyed records.
"My dad found a GED test in his yard," said Worrell, "four miles away [from the school]. And letters to the chorus teacher were found two counties over in Deltaville."
All of which made a leisurely paddle down the James sound pretty appealing to Worrell and Paust when they learned of the canoe-a-thon through Worrell's husband.
Pick your pace
Unlike the two teachers, Will Harlan has been coming to the canoe-a-thon for years. His neighbor, Buz Snyder, is the event's founder and a long-time activist in the sponsoring organization, the Varina Lions Club.
Asked to name his most memorable canoe-a-thon, Harlan said it would have to be his first, when he was still a new member of the Lions Club.
Assured by Snyder that the event was not a race, Harlan took his two young sons, whose ages he estimated at seven and ten.
"I had never paddled flat water before," Harlan recalled, anticipating a relaxing cruise with his boys. "We brought coolers, fishing rods, radios, and lots of food.
But from the moment Snyder and his son hit the water, said Harlan, they never stopped paddling.
"What do you mean, 'It's not a race?' he asked Snyder after his loaded-down boat finally arrived at the take-out and picnic.
The following year, said Harlan, he and his sons arrived in a stripped-down boat. "And we started getting competitive!"
That's the beauty of the canoe-a-thon, say its fans.
Paddlers can challenge themselves to try and beat their time from earlier years, challenge family members or buddies in a friendly wager, or even vie to be the first canoeist or kayaker to finish.
Or they can sit back and enjoy nature, the river, wildlife, and all the history floating by.
River's heritage
"Views from the river have not changed that much in over 400 years," pointed out Stephen Winks, the canoe-a-thon sponsorship chairman.
Noting that the 17th century Wilton Farm in Varina was called "World's End," because there was no known European habitation beyond that point, he added, "You can not only see the unchanged views . . . but imagine the history of native Americans, and at Wilton, with it literally being the end of the world as we knew it."
Both the put-in and take-out sites are historic spots, said Winks. Rocketts Landing was the largest seaport in the country prior to the advent of railroads, and Thomas Jefferson's grandfather and namesake lived at the town of Osborne, across from Osborne Landing, where he operated a ferry.
Just half a mile from Osborne Landing also lies Snyder's residence of Aarrahahatteck.
"It is the only named spot on Captain John Smith's 1610 map of Virginia," said Winks, "other than James Towne."
Although the canoe-a-thon may have originally been organized as a fun club activity and fundraiser -- proceeds contribute to community scholarships, middle school reading programs, after-school YMCA programs, and assistance for the sight and hearing impaired -- Winks views it also as a means of raising awareness about Varina.
Most people think of Varina as nothing more than a sleepy rural suburb of Richmond, said Winks. The canoe-a-thon gives organizers a chance to promote the community's beauty, as well as its "extraordinary history [as the] second oldest spot in North America, in the most historic city in North America: Richmond, Va."
'Family reunion'
In addition to the opportunity to get close to nature and history, the canoe-a-thon also provides what Harlan calls a "family reunion" atmosphere. Snyder returns with sons and grandchildren every year, and Harlan's two boys -- now in their twenties -- come back to town annually for the event.
For Dave Whyte, who paddled with Snyder because his usual partner couldn't make it, the event was a chance to spend a few hours with a role model and good friend.
"I keep coming back every year because Buz is like a father to me," said Whyte.
Whyte met Snyder in 1994 through his friend Billy Waldecker, who is a great nephew of Snyder's wife, Nelda. "Billy and I were big bass fishing nuts," said Whyte, "so naturally Buz's pond was a great place to visit."
In return for the chance to fish at Arrahatteck, Whyte would help out with tasks such as clearing brush or repairing the dock. Eventually, Whyte began attending the Waldecker family reunion each July -- a tradition he has continued since he married and had children.
"Over the years, Buz and Nelda fell in love with my family and vice versa, and we feel like part of their extended family," he said. "Arrahatteck is a place that my kids have grown up with and our memories there are very fond."
Since his own father's death in 2007, Whyte said Snyder's role in his life has taken on an even more special significance.
"I have great respect and admiration for Buz," he said. "[He is] someone I can model myself after in terms of attitude and integrity.
"It was an honor to paddle with him for the first time this year."
No tornadoes needed
As canoe-a-thon participants reached the take-out location at Osborne Landing and gathered for the barbecue lunch, it was clear that even the prospect of a few sore muscles would not deter anyone from returning the following year.
One woman, climbing stiffly from her canoe, managed a smile as she groaned, "I don't think I'll do this tomorrow, though."
Another woman, who seemed to take perverse pride in finishing last -- even with a helpful tow from the "sag wagon" boat -- showed off several treasures she had found along the journey.
"Look at this burly piece of driftwood!" she exclaimed, adding, "There were too many interesting things to see [to paddle fast]."
On the bus ride back to Rocketts Landing to pick up cars, Angela Paust was already nostalgic as she reminisced, "It was so nice to be out there on the river."
Her fellow teacher, Worrell, confirmed that it won't take a tornado to get them to another canoe-a-thon.
"We'll be back next year," said Worrell. "It was awesome."
'Senior Cool Care' program to help older adults in Metro Richmond
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For the 27th year, Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging is helping older adults combat summer heat through a program now called "Senior Cool Care" (formerly the Fan Care program) that provides fan and air conditioning units for eligible senior citizens.
The program is available to low-income older adults age 60 and older who reside in the City of Richmond and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan. > Read more.
Cyclist killed in crash was 52-year-old man
Citizen Staff Reports 06/22/2017 General NewsPublic Safety
Henrico Police have named the victim killed June 21 when the bicycle he was riding collided with a truck on Mechanicsville Turnpike near I-64 in Eastern Henrico.
Fifty-two year-old Ray J. Freeman, of Richmond, died at a local hospital after being struck. The truck that hit him was traveling south on Mechanicsville Turnpike. > Read more.
Fifty-two year-old Ray J. Freeman, of Richmond, died at a local hospital after being struck. The truck that hit him was traveling south on Mechanicsville Turnpike. > Read more.
Henrico man sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing heroin
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A Henrico man was sentenced June 20 to 10 years in prison for distribution of heroin.
Arlando Harris, 35, pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2016. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Henrico Police executed a search warrant at Harris' mother's residence in Henrico on March 16, 2016. > Read more.
Arlando Harris, 35, pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2016. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Henrico Police executed a search warrant at Harris' mother's residence in Henrico on March 16, 2016. > Read more.
Glen Allen HS student earns playwriting residency
By Ashlee Korlach, Special to the Citizen 06/20/2017 EducationGeneral News
A play written by a Glen Allen High School junior was selected, along with seven others, to be performed professionally this summer through a nationally acclaimed Virginia high school playwriting program.
47B, a play written by 16-year-old Glen Allen High school student Dominique Dowling, was chosen by New Voices for the Theater, a playwriting competition sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community, from a pool of more than 150 plays by high school students in the state. > Read more.
Missing Eastern Henrico man found dead
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Henrico Police have found the body of a missing Eastern Henrico man.
The body of 25-year-old Taj Rashad Bullock, who was last seen June 10 in Eastern Henrico, was found June 20 in a wooded area in that part of the county. > Read more.
The body of 25-year-old Taj Rashad Bullock, who was last seen June 10 in Eastern Henrico, was found June 20 in a wooded area in that part of the county. > Read more.
Missing Eastern Henrico man found dead
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Robert Jones Belue was born approximately two miles from Gowensville, SC in 1878. The son of Robert J. and Sallie Belue, young Robert was totally blind by the age of three. At the age of eight, he was accepted by the Cedar Spring School. When they accepted him, Robert was the youngest student ever accepted by the School to that point. After completing his career at the Cedar Spring School, Robert Belue became a music instructor in Spartanburg and Union counties.
He eventually left South Carolina for Boston, Massachusetts to become a concert musician. There, he became a student of the internationally acclaimed pianist, Carl Faelten. Before his first public recital, however, Robert Belue was diagnosed with neuritis. While he was able to perform at that recital, he never did so again. He remained for many years in Boston, marrying a local woman named Effie Wiswell and operating a music shop.
In 1957, Belue retired from his business and remained in Boston until approximately 1962, when he moved back to South Carolina. An avid reader and writer, he gave nineteen of his unpublished short stories to the Furman University English Department and Library for use in instruction and research.
Belue passed away in 1968.
*This information is taken from an article entitled Author, 87, Deplores Decency Decline; Donates 19 Stories to Furman. It appeared in the June 16, 1966 edition of The Greenville Piedmont.


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Lamjung Himal of the Himalayans
Valley to the east
Valley to the west
Empty OPD waiting area
Preparing the donkey caravan
Carole at Bishnu's shop
Bucky preaching at church
At the foot of Lamjung Himal nestled in the valley sits the town of Besishahar, a 6-hour bus ride, yet only 110 miles, from Kathmandu. Besishahar, the district capital of Lamjung District, is the location of the Lamjung Community District Hospital.
The first day of the Nepal's New Year of 2067, which started on Wednesday, April 14, is a holiday. The hospital, closed except for emergencies, had no patients in the Out Patient Waiting area.
New Year's Day wasn't a day off for everyone, however. Outside our apartment, a man was loading up his caravan of donkeys to take goods to unseen villages on the other side of the mountains of Besishahar's valley. A round trip usually takes him one month. Business also went on as usual at Bishnu's shop where Carole buys milk and fruit.
This Nepali New Year finds Bucky and I living out in Besishahar, where Bucky works at the hospital in his role as advisor to the hospital's director and its administration section. He takes a weekly turn leading the hospital's daily morning devotions held before work starts. In addition, at the local church we have been attending Bucky has already preached three times to about 50 Christians cramped into one small room.
Carole is establishing a daily routine for household jobs: trying her hand at cooking the Nepali rice, lentils and vegetable curry meal; doing laundry by hand; sweeping floors with a 2-foot long grass broom; buying milk from Bishnu's shop and boiling it. She boils all our water for drinking, brushing our teeth, and washing fruits and vegetables bought at the local shops within 100 feet of our apartment. For groceries not available nearby, she takes the 20-minute walk up the rather steep hill to the bazaar.
It seems strange for us wearing our short sleeves to be saying "Happy New Year!" to all our friends around our apartment. But, that was our New Year's Day in Besishahar!
The New Year also brings with it a very crucial deadline for Nepal. The country's Constituent Assembly has been drafting a new constitution, required by law to be completed by May 28th. With about a month to go, it is clear that the job will not be done, which probably will result in a major political crisis. All the political party leaders are blaming the others for this impending failure. But few are offering the leadership needed in this time of tension and uncertainty.
What is exciting is how the Church in Nepal is responding to this situation. With a new sense of unity, the Nepali Christians have come to feel they can help their country at this time of impending crisis. Some Nepali Christians are calling for 40 days of fasting and prayer for this country starting April 18. They are asking Christians around the world to join with them. Please consider making Nepal a matter of serious prayer these next days in a very critical period in the history of Nepal. Specific prayer requests can be found at www.prayerfornepal.org,
Thank you for your interest and concern for Nepal and our ministry and a Happy Nepali New Year!
Carole and Bucky Sydnor


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Suresh Raina is one of an charming and cute Indian batsman that India has ever got. Totally Suresh Raina family made of four members with father Tirlokchand Raina, mother Parvesh Raina and elder brother Dinesh Raina. Check out the Uttar Pradesh kiddo family photos.
On first photo Suresh Raina father Tirlokchand Raina, distributing sweets to all for the victory of Team India.
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On another photo Suresh Raina father, brother and relatives are celebrating winning of Indian team with sweets.


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Prime Minister David Cameron issued some statements which raise serious questions about his "conservative" orientation. For some strange reason, the prime minister of England blasted those working as members of a Board of Directors because they happened to find some spare change to pay their wages. Directors of large firms witnessed a 49% increase in pay for their work as overseers of companies. Many of these directors now get paid anywhere from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000 a year for their supervision of companies which are selling less. OK, so they handed themselves a bonus payment of about $1,000,00 but is that cause to get upset.
A member of a Board of Director also has to eat. A member of a Board of Directors also has to purchase Xmas toys and presents for members of his/her family. I realize some "liberals" believe one can make it through the year on less than a million dollars! These directors devote hours of their time attempting to figure out ways in which they can be paid for thinking of ways to get higher salaries. This is not a simple task. After all, if your company is losing money, it sure takes a lot of thinking into how you present reasons for bonus payments and higher pay.
I believe no one who works on a board of directors should have pay reduced because the company is losing money. If we lose people who do a terrific job making certain the company loses money, what will happen to the company? After all, the worse nightmare scenario is a company making profit and raising wages of workers.
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i'm glad your dog is going to be ok. when my dog
had pano i use to massage his legs. sometimes i
would take towel and fill it with ice and rub his legs.
i didn't let him run, jump or go for walks.
i'm glad your dog is going to be ok. when my dog
had pano i use to massage his legs. sometimes i
would take towel and fill it with ice and rub his legs.
i didn't let him run, jump or go for walks.
Well that's good news
Better than having a massive bill for surgery and now you can stop worrying - lol and you know his joints are good
That's GOOD news! Pano sucks for a short while, but at least they grow out of it without life-long problems.
BTW, when mine was young with pano, a holistic vet recommended a BIG dose of human-grade fish oil during pano flare-ups for its natural anti-inflammatory effect, as well as Ester-C and a glucosamine/msm/chondroitin supplement. That shortened each bout of pano to under 2 weeks, as I recall -- instead of the much longer period it can last. It takes a while to kick in, but once it did, it really seemed to help--and he remained active without Rimadyl once the supplements loaded. Just a thought--I can't remember the fish oil dose, as it was so long ago, but it was more than one or two capsules.
|Well, new Doc was very nice. I did have to wait a bit, but as this was a 24 hour emergency hospital, that's understandable (another poor GSD came in with a gunshot wound to his leg... poor guy).The tech came into the room and took my information, then took Jax to the back for examination (which I thought was a tad odd, but went with it.) Jax growled at the tech when he frist walked in...out of character for him, but left with him quietly. He came back about thirty minutes later and dropped Jax back with me, then the doctor came in. He said, "well, Jax is kind of wimpy, because no matter where I press, he cries, and I'm fairly certain his entire body doesn't hurt." He showed and explained that he had good range of motion in the shoulder and elbow, by manipulating the joints in front of me (Jax also growled again at this point, and I'm starting to think when we left him to come out of being drugged at the original vet that someone didn't treat him well because when I picked him up they refused to get him out of the cage and had me get him...okay back to the update). We looked at the Xrays together, on the CD I had brought. Doc pointed out that the joints looked good, no arthritic changes, chips or spurs. The only thing he could see is the cloudy area that was a sign of panostieitis, but he wasn't positive if it was a re-hardening of the bone or a new case of it. He then had the radiologist look at it who confirmed that although it is rare for them to get pano over 18 months, she's seen it in dogs up to 4 years of age. So we're back to rest and Rymadil as needed to help him though it...though Jax doesn't agree with the rest very much. Kind of ticked I had to pay about triple my normal exam fee to find out its pano again, but I am happy that I know what's wrong and am not worrying anymore.
Let us know what the new Vet finds I hope it's something as "simple" as a chip in his elbow that can be fixed quite easily.
I't odd they took just shoulder x-ray but not elbow ones.
When my pup went in for front leg lameness my vet went to town on x-rays LOL both shoulders, both elbows and the hips. We figured while he was knocked out it was worth while checking everything especially as it's cheaper to do multiple x- rays
Your vet should have also made it VERY clear about the Pred. and that it needs to be weaned off slowly!!! thats a big oversight by the Vet in my books.
|He will be getting a full ortho exam, and the new vet is a board certified surgeon. We did not give the prednesone (sorry I can't spell that correctly or consistently) and Rimadyl together. And as far as pulling him off of prednesone, he was given one pill for three days then a half pill then none, on the following two days. I did not know about the adrenal gland issue, and had I, I would have weaned more slowly.
Originally Posted by WannaBeK9 View Post
Well, he only got the Prednisone for three days, no improvement at all. He had an accident in the house, which is SO unlike him, that Mom looked up side effects, (what we should have done in the first place) and excessive thirst and urination was listed, along with a ton of others. We pulled him off the meds and took him back for an xray the day after Christmas.
Originally Posted by middleofnowhere View Post
FYI you need to carefully wean a dog off pred. You do not just quit that drug cold turkey.
Yes, excessive thirst and urination are an issue. We had to rip up our kitchen floor and redo it after Banshee was off it.
|FYI you need to carefully wean a dog off pred. You do not just quit that drug cold turkey.
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|so sorry your pup is having issues. IF I wereyou, I'd be looking for a board certified surgeon and skip the vet. Take the xrays with you.
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The screen on my PC (Pavilion m7-1015dx windows 7 64 bit) goes blank when I don't do anything with it.
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When I had, Radio Rage on the web and was playing it, the screen never went blank, I could
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Open windows Control Panel, open Pesonalization, click the Screen saver link in the bottom right and in the following window, adjust the time in the 'Wait' box to a time you want before the screen saver appears and click Apply. Or if you prefer never to get the log-on screen, remove the tick next to 'On resume, display logon screen'. Click Apply to save the change.
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Thank U but it appears that the screen saver does not work.
I set it for 2 min and waited 5 min but it never came on.
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On the other hand, this year's club coffers will be swollen by bumper Premiership media rights, helped further by Fulham's performance in the FA Cup, which saw them getting knocked out in the semi-finals by rivals Chelsea. Fayed will also take comfort from an upturn in match receipts and season ticket sales.
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