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MADBURY — Bagpipes, corned beef and cabbage, Celtic flags, and even green beer — residents throughout the Seacoast have found many ways to symbolize and celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
However, there are some individuals who let the spirit of the Irish show in a more traditional way.
Irish step dancing could be seen and heard throughout the greater seacoast area this weekend, with dancers young and old sharing the carefully choreographed steps with audiences in honor of Irish culture. Performances at local schools, pubs and restaurants brought crowds from all over, captivating the audience with their display of traditional Irish step dancing.
According to an article written by Ann Richens and Donald Haurin of The Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance based in Ohio, Irish step dancing dates as far back as 3rd century BC.
"Viking raiders destroyed most books from this period, thus there are few written records of any dances," the article states. "However, it is certain that one aspect of the sophisticated Gaelic culture was music and dance."
The article goes on to note that history shows Irish dancing was derived from a variety of dance styles.
"It's not clear whose dances influenced whom among the Irish, English, and French, but it was characteristic that Irish dances had a faster tempo and included side steps," reads the article.
Richens and Haurin stress that there are four types of Irish music accompanied by dances, including the jig, reel, hornpipe, and set dances.
The jig features hopping, sliding, skipping and pointing footwork, while the reel, which is performed at a relatively fast tempo, includes plenty of leaping and is often a more energetic performance. The hornpipe is like the reel, but is performed at a slower pace and is distinct because of the dancer's rocking motion created by their ankles. Unlike jigs and hornpipes, set dances do not follow a particular structure when it comes to the number of measures in a tune. Set dances are distinctly performed to specific Irish tunes, some of which have been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years.
Richens and Haurin go on to note that a major component of the progression and popularity of these specific Irish dances was due to a group of individuals who were known as "dance masters" in the 1750s.
"A dance master typically traveled within a county, stopping for about six weeks in a village, staying with a hospitable family," reads the article. " ... They taught Irish dancing (male teachers) in kitchens, farm outbuildings, crossroads, or hedge schools."
The article mentions that having a dance master associated with one's village was a "cause for pride and boasting by the community."
Dance masters soon began competing against one another, trying to gain the most notoriety for his knowledge and repertoire of dance steps that he had created over time. On occasion, dance masters competed at feisianna — a fair-like event featuring trade vendors, political gatherings, music, dancing, sporting events, storytelling and crafts. The winning dance master was chosen based on the number of steps he knew, not necessarily the execution of his dance.
Stakes were high at some feisianna, as the losing dance masters could be forced to concede a town considered a part of his territory to the winning dance master.
According to Anne Murray MacRitchie, certified Irish dancing instructor and owner of the Murray Irish Dance Academy located in Stratham, Irish dancing was not always approved of.
"One theory is that at one point in Ireland's history, dancing was banned by the English since they were running the show in Ireland at that time," said Murray MacRitchie. "They (the Irish) were no longer allowed to dance, sing and play music."
She went on to note as dancing had become a significant part of the Irish culture, some residents of Ireland would go to great lengths to continue dancing without getting caught for breaking the ban imposed by the English.
"They would keep their arms tightly at their sides so that if someone happened to look in through a window when they walked by, it didn't appear as if they were dancing," said Murray MacRitchie.
After English suppression of the Irish culture subsided, the Irish Dancing Commission was founded in 1929. This commission is responsible for establishing the rules regarding teaching, judging and competitions of Irish step dancing.
Since the 1920s, Irish step dancing has evolved greatly, according to Richens and Haurin. Instruction has begun at a younger age, and those participating in Irish step dancing include many more females than what was seen before the 20th century. Dance styles have also changed, as the article highlights the fact that arms and hands were not always held rigidly to one's side during solo dances.
"Previously they were sometimes more relaxed and were even placed on hips," reads Richens' and Haurin's article. "It seems that the influence of parish priests led to the lack of arm movement; some argue that stiff arms were less provocative, others argue that the Church was trying to increase dancers' self control."
The garb that Irish step dancers wear has also evolved, according to Richens and Haurin. In the 1800s, dance masters could be seen wearing hats, coats, breeches, stockings and shoes. Come the 1900s, however, the revival of Irish culture was at a high and traditional Irish costumes began to develop into the likes of what is often used today: males wearing kilts or pants and females wearing green, white or saffron colored dresses with rich embroidery.
Even the footware used by Irish step dancers has evolved throughout the centuries. According to Richens and Haurin, early descriptions of Irish dancers indicate that they performed barefoot. Around the 1920s, soft shoes were introduced to better perform jigs. Hard shoes have also been integrated into the dancing style, with dancers in this day in age using shoes with a fiberglass toe tip and hollow heel.
"This change in materials allows dancers' 'clicks' of their heels to become much louder, thus changing the emphasis and content of many dances," reads the article written by Richens and Haurin.
Irish step dancing has also significantly evolved as a direct result of the worldwide dancing phenomenon known as Riverdance, a theatrical Irish step dance routine that was first introduced in 1994 during a Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland.
Originally choreographed by Michael Flatley, an Irish-American man who became the first non-European person to win the World Championship of Irish Dance, the Riverdance routine was an immediate hit and was soon transformed into a full-length stage show.
According to John Grimes, a formally trained Irish step dancer and owner of the McDonough-Grimes Irish Dance School, Irish dancing quickly expanded across the globe, making its way into countries with no Irish heritage.
"Riverdance was the catalyst that brought everybody back to the root or Irish dancing, but expanded it," said Grimes. "This show made Irish dancing seem athletic and almost gymnastic-like."
Grimes, a native of Dover who began his dancing career at the age of 11, admits to having been enthralled with the televised program Riverdance. After making his way through the Irish step dancing world, becoming a champion and medalist in competitions held all over North America, Canada and Ireland, Grimes was asked to become a part of the Riverdance troop in the year 2009. After touring with this special group of dancers, Grimes decided he wanted to share his passion for Irish dancing by teaching future generations of dance champions back in the Granite State. Since 2010, Grimes has been serving as a certified Irish dance teacher and has opened his own studio to teach aspiring step dancer in the Tri-City area.
Like Grimes, Murray MacRitchie was immediately drawn to the cultural uniqueness of Irish dancing as a way of tapping into her heritage. Murray MacRitchie told Foster's that her family became enthralled with Irish step dancing after a trip to Ireland. Her parents soon found her a place to practice and learn the structure steps of Irish dancing when she was just seven years old.
Since then, she has become a two-time Mid-West champion, qualifying for the world championships and ultimately placing fifth in North America. Murray MacRitchie has also been a member of many award-winning Irish dance teams and is currently a member of both the Irish Dancing Teachers Association of New England and the Irish Dancing Teachers Association of North America.
In 2005, she founded the Murray Irish Dance Academy in Stratham, providing Seacoast residents young and old with the opportunity to discover the benefits and history of Irish dance. The Murray Irish Dance Academy currently teaches more than 180 dancers, ranging in age from just a few years old to adults.
The instruction of Murray MacRitchie and Grimes has brought the rich culture and history of Irish step dancing in to many homes throughout the Seacoast.
Stephanie Bolduc, a Dover resident, said her family got the Irish dancing "bug" after attending the Garrison City's renowned Irish Festival just a few years ago. "My oldest daughter had always loved Celtic music, but when she saw the dancing, she was in love," said Bolduc, noting that her daughter begged to begin taking dancing lessons.
Eventually, Bolduc was introduced to Grimes and her daughters began taking lessons in Irish step dancing.
"We loved the culture element of the dance, the physical workout piece, and the fact that even though this is not an easy dance to master quickly, it keeps them so engaged," said Bolduc. "My daughters just love it."
She noted that learning about Irish culture through Grimes and his instruction has been an amazing experience for her family.
"To be taught by someone as wonderful as John who has traveled professionally with Riverdance is just amazing," said Bolduc. "The opportunities he has given them to go see world class performers as well as meet his friends who travel with Celtic Women is fantastic. He is opening them up to so many experiences they might not otherwise have."
Erin Dauphinais, also a resident of Dover, and her family have been a part of Grimes' studio as well. She noted that she was drawn to an advertisement at a past Apple Harvest Day event announcing that a new Irish dance school had emerged.
"I made a quick beeline for the booth, only to discover I recognized the man passing out fliers from when I attended the SICA Ceili Dances about 15 years ago," said Dauphinais. "He was a bit taller and older, but it was definitely the grown-up version of the boy I had watched dance circles around the rest of us way back then."
Dauphinais explained that her family has a strong interest in the Irish culture, noting that she very well could have danced a jig herself when her eight-year-old daughter Vivienne announced that she wanted to begin taking classes under the instruction of Grimes.
"Vivi has taken other forms of dance before, but I think she's really found her groove with Irish step, as she dances her threes and sevens from one room of our home to the other," said Dauphinais.
She noted that as soon as Grimes begins offering Irish step classes for adults, she and her husband will be the first to sign up.
Murray MacRitchie will bring some of her students to the World Irish Dancing Championship taking place at the end of this month. Taking place in Boston from March 24th to March 31st, Murray MacRitchie will accompany 15 soloists and 8 teams from the Murray Irish Dance Academy in hopes that as many of her students will place in the world championships as possible.
Aside from this large-scale event, both Murray MacRitchie and Grimes stressed that opportunities to both learn and view Irish step dancing are becoming increasingly more available throughout New England. In fact, the Murray Academy will host a feis at Exeter High School on May 19th, inviting anyone from the public to come and watch step dancing competitions all day long at no cost to attend.
"Honestly, in New England, there's a feis you can go to just about every weekend!" said Murray MacRitchie.
For more information about the Murray Irish Dance Academy, visit www.murrayirishstep.com. For more information about the McDonough-Grimes Irish Dance School, visit www.nhirishdance.com.


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Expeditions: Conquistador - Preview @ Gamers.de
For those who manage the German langauge the guys from Gamers.de mentioned they have a preview of Expeditions:Conquistador.
Here is the translated summary... I think...
"Expeditions: Conquistador" certainly will not please everyone. There will be a lot of reading with no speech, the fighting will take time to complete and travel and quests require planning and forethought. In keeping with the setting I would therefore like to compare the game with an adventure. Some will discover an invaluable wealth of ideas and gameplay consequences, others will go home empty-handed. I belong to the former group and can hardly wait till the financing of the game is completed successfully.
Currently "Expeditions: Conquistador" is a Kickstarter project. It will therefore be up to us to help the small team from Copenhagen in the realization of their dreams!
Information aboutExpeditions: Conquistador
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Historical
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: Unknown
Release: Released

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2017 date: TBC
National Storytelling Week takes place in storytelling clubs, theatres, museums, schools, hospitals, spoken word venues, and care homes (where this event has been steadily growing each year!) Where the events take place, the web of stories will be spun with sufficient magic between the breathe of the teller and the ear of the listener.
National Storytelling Week is celebrated by all ages. Folk tales, fairy lore, figments, phantoms, dragons, serpents, storms at sea. A good teller will conjure intriguingly.
So as with every year this far we begin at the beginning. There was the storyteller….Once upon a time….
Remember everyone has at least one story to tell. Your story is the one you know best and as it is only the beginning the stories you will tell began…Once upon as time
Don't forget too that the four days before & after are still part of the festival too. They are equally important as they are its fringes – or, you may say, its "Coat Tales"…
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
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Vancouver city hall must act: gardeners
A battle is brewing over the future of the Arbutus Corridor. (FILE PHOTO/24 HOURS)
Residents along the Arbutus Corridor say they're becoming frustrated Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has yet to respond to them regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway's notice to evict the community gardeners.
But the mayor's office said that's not the case and it is well aware of the group's concern.
Spokeswoman for the Maple Community Garden, Krista James, said despite attempting to enlist Robertson's help, the mayor has yet to get in touch with them.
"It does not seem to us that the mayor is on our side," James said. "The mayor hasn't been able to communicate with us, we've contacted the office and asked for him to speak to us ... he hasn't contacted us to tell us what his plan is or any plan to protect the gardens."
She said as far as the group understands the situation, the city's refusal to allow Canadian Pacific to develop the line as it wants has led to the eviction notice.
Robertson recently wrote a letter to CP Rail asking them to keep the corridor as a "greenway" until it could be used for light rail transit.
As part of their campaign James said Maple Community Garden residents have written a letter to Robertson and started a petition.
She said the petition was just put online and the group is hoping also gain significant support during the upcoming Kitsilano Days festival.
A spokesman for the mayor's office said the group's letter to Robertson was just received yesterday despite being dated last week.


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29th March 2011. We drove down to St Jean de Luz this afternoon for a quick chat with our new account manager at the bank. After running through all the details of our account we then talked about the cost of living down here. One of the major problems here for young people is that there's a mismatch between the salaries they earn and the ever-increasing cost of property. And renting is an expensive proposition here too. If that southern extension (from Tours to the Spanish border) of the special TGV track is finished as planned by 2020, it will open up the Pays Basque to a whole new group of people who could live here and commute daily to Bordeaux and beyond. And just as the locals have scraped together enough for a house, the prices will take another hike up and away from them. It's a hard world. Young Basques are forced to look further and further inland as the price of property on the coast soars out of reach. From a brief look at a few estate agents today, I would say that houses on the coast below 600,000€ are still few and far between. You can find them for less but, as always, there's a reason.
Saint Jean de Luz
Afterwards, we walked through town and looked in at a couple of galleries. One, on the Boulevard Thiers, usually has a good selection of paintings of the region by Ramiro Arrue and today was no exception. There was one we both liked very much by another Basque artist whose name escapes us both..
Fed up with the daily grind..? Tired of the "same old same old" at work..? Life lost its sparkle..? Ready for a new challenge..? Want to escape permanently from mindless "Go Compare" ads..? Are you all Royal Weddinged out..? I think this could be just what you're looking for - stay with it right to the end:
31st March 2011. Looked at the £/€ exchange rate lately? Ouch! The pound is lurking down at around 1.13€ this morning - but remember, this is the inter-bank rate - I'll be lucky to exchange at 1.11€. Not to worry though - as soon as I'm up, I'll be moving amongst you all jangling the loose change in my pocket, with an impoverished yet curiously expectant look on my face. Don't feel embarrassed - just give generously! Sounds like we're going to be back on the gruel diet!


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Cosplayer 59CustomCad > Costume of Reiji Azuma / Zwei (Phantom ~Requiem for Phantom~)
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- 02-28-2010
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- Phantom ~Requiem for Phantom~
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- Reiji Azuma / Zwei
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- The first test sequence
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- Very Easy
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loose white dress shirt, black pants and black sneakers and various things to defend myself with.
- Personal Thoughts:
- After Reiji gets kidnapped by Inferno, he has to battle with Ein, and become Zwei...from the first episode.
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A con man who swindled thousands of dollars from small businesses in Clarke and several other counties will reimburse his victims as part of a plea agreement he made with prosecutors in Union County.
A Union County Superior Court judge approved the agreement Monday when he sentenced Robert Bruce Wentz to 20 years of probation and ordered him to perform 240 hours of community service, according to District Attorney Jeffrey Langley.
Langley is chief prosecutor for the Enotah Judicial Circuit, which is made up of Union, Towns, White and Lumpkin counties.
Wentz, 59, of Young Harris, defrauded businesses owners by selling them nonexistent advertising, according to Langley.
Wentz pledged to promote the businesses on large digital picture frames he would place in high-traffic areas, including health and country clubs, but never delivered on the promises, according to Langley. Wentz never even had approval from owners of the locations where the scrolling picture frames were supposed to be placed.
"These type of cases are very difficult to prosecute because the defense often is, it's a civil matter because it involved a contract that was not fulfilled," Langley said. "But when you do this to victims over and over in multiple jurisdictions it rises to a criminal scheme.
"This was a professional con man who took hard-earned dollars from hard-working people, and he deserves to be punished and the victims deserve to be compensated," he said.
Wentz agreed to take a $11,000 cash-out from his retirement account and place it in fund the prosecutor set up, so that it can be evenly divided among the four businesses he swindled in Union and Towns counties, Langley said.
The remainder will go to victims in Clarke, Barrow, Fannin and Fulton counties, the prosecutor said.
According to documents filed in Clarke County Superior Court, Wentz defrauded Athens Hearing Clinic, West Athens Dental Center and Oconee Area Home Care Services.
Wentz swindled $2,265 from the three businesses, according to the documents, and he took a "substantial step" in an attempt to cheat Athens Regional Medical Center out of an unspecified amount greater than $500, court documents said.
The four small businesses in Union and Towns counties were swindled out of about $4,000 total, so there should be enough left over from Wentz's retirement account to cover most of the losses suffered by businesses in the other counties, Langley said.
Athens-Clarke police arrested Wentz in October 2009 on theft by deception charges, and authorities in Barrow County arrested him on similar charges two months later, according to documents.
He bonded out of jails in both counties but never showed up in court, so when he was arrested last year by police in Blairsville, Langley said, a Union County Superior Court judge ordered Wentz jailed without bond because of his history of absconding.
Though Wentz already promised in court to make restitution to businesses he swindled, the plea deal won't stave off prosecution in the other counties, according to Langley.
"The agreement does not prevent the various DAs from seeking separate sentences," he said.
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Brass Nuts Screws Fasteners has launched a new range of cold forged nuts as per DIN 934 and ISO 4032 for auto segment.
December 8, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Brass Nuts Screws Fasteners is a Jamnagar based company engaged in manufacturing and exporting of non-ferrous metal components and wiring accessories.
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One of the most anticipated parties of the year is always at year's end - New Year's Eve! New York City is easily considered one of the top destinations in the country, but as a visitor or native New Yorker, you know that it's going to be pretty busy regardless of where you go in Manhattan. That's why this year one of the most anticipated and talked about parties isn't on land, it's on the water. This year, everyone's favorite ship on the harbor, the infamous Harbor Lights yacht, is once again throwing THE party of the year - the New Year's Eve 2013 Gala Aboard The Harbor Lights Yacht.
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BWW TV: First Look at Kate Baldwin & More in Arena Stage's THE MUSIC MAN!
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's production of MerEdith Wilson's The Music Man, helmed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, stars Kate Baldwin (Tony Award nominee for Broadway's Finian's Rainbow) as Marian the librarian, joined by Burke Moses (original Gaston in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast) as Harold Hill. The Music Man runs through July 22, 2012 in the Fichandler Stage.
For a sneak peek at the production, click below to watch the performance highlights!
Having exhausted all 102 counties in Illinois, "Professor" Harold Hill gives Iowa a try and soon enough convinces River City of its trouble with the "sin and corruption" of the pool hall, trouble that can only be stopped by forming a boys' band. Marian the librarian suspects he's a con man, but she begins to trust him after seeing how he's given confidence to her shy younger brother. Soon, this "Music Man" has transformed the entire town, not only turning the bickering school board into a barbershop quartet, but himself into an honest man. When the stage erupts with "76 Trombones," you'll be cheering along with River City for Harold Hill!
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 18, 2012) – TriStar Centennial Medical Center is proud to announce that Jonathan Schneider, M.D., a board-certified gastroenterologist, has joined its medical team. Schneider joined The Frist Clinic, part of TriStar Medical Group, in Nashville, Tenn.
He received his medical degree from University of Texas at Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas. Schneider completed his residency in internal medicine, followed by a gastroenterology fellowship and advanced endoscopy fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
In addition to treating patients for a variety of gastroenterological issues, Schneider also offers endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) at TriStar Centennial. EUS is an innovative test to get better images and information about the esophagus, the stomach, the pancreas, and surrounding organs. EUS has been shown to be more advanced than other diagnostic technologies for diagnosing and staging gastrointestinal cancers and for evaluating lesions in the digestive tract and mediastinum.
Schneider is now accepting new patients at The Frist Clinic, located at 2400 Patterson Street, Suite 515, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. For more information or to request an appointment, call TriStar MedLine® at (615) 342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com.
Celebrating 44 years of providing quality healthcare to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and the surrounding region, TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 657-bed comprehensive facility offering medical and surgical programs including behavioral health, 24-hour emergency, heart and vascular, imaging, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. An affiliate of TriStar Health, TriStar Centennial Medical Center is home to TriStar Centennial Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, TriStar Centennial Women's & Children's, TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center as well as TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion, one of the oldest and largest full-service psychiatric facilities in the region. Round-the-clock care is also available at TriStar Ashland City, a critical access hospital in nearby Cheatham County. The new TriStar Emergency Room at Spring Hill will provide 24-hour emergency care for nearby Spring Hill, Tenn., and surrounding communities when it opens in 2013. For more information about the services offered and health plans accepted by TriStar Centennial Medical Center or TriStar Health, call TriStar MedLine® at (615) 342-1919 or (800) 242-5662, or visit TriStarHealth.com and choose TriStar Centennial Medical Center. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is located at 2300 Patterson Street in Nashville.


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Although in 2001 the Sri Lankan civil war entered its 19th year, by year's end there was new hope that a negotiated settlement might finally be attainable. In April the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who had long fought to establish an independent nation in the north and east of the nation, canceled the cease-fire they had unilaterally declared the previous December, blaming the government for not reciprocating. Norwegian-brokered efforts to initiate peace talks had foundered because the LTTE demanded that the political ban on its organization and economic embargo against it be lifted and a cease-fire declared by the government, which in turn insisted that peace talks proceed without preconditions.
Soon after the LTTE's cease-fire was canceled, the government launched an offensive in the area of Elephant Pass, which had been lost to rebel forces a year earlier. The offensive was repelled with heavy losses, and government troops were retreated to their original lines. Sporadic fighting continued throughout the year. The rebels scored a spectacular coup in July when they briefly seized Bandaranaike International Airport and its nearby air base, terrifying passengers and staff and destroying half of Air Lanka's Airbus fleet as well as military planes and an oil depot.
Meanwhile, a prolonged political crisis began in June with the withdrawal of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress from Pres. Chandrika Kumaratunga's People's Alliance coalition. In an effort to survive, the president suspended Parliament and called for a national referendum, provoking further controversy. In August the crisis was temporarily relieved when the Marxist People's Liberation Front (JVP) agreed to support the government in exchange for several concessions. In December, however, a general election returned control of Parliament to the opposition United National Party. The new government quickly declared a cease-fire, eased restrictions on internal movement, and took initial steps toward negotiations with the rebels.
Economic growth declined sharply from the 6.9% real gross domestic product growth achieved in 2000. Dampening factors included a severe drought, which caused electricity shortages, and the need to pay war-risk insurance premiums on imports and exports. Hope for economic recovery rose at the year's end but remained dependent on the success of the peace effort and faced severe resource depletion in any case.
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There is little doubt as to the kind of coach the Maple Leafs will meet in training camp if his name happens to be Paul Maurice.
A hard worker and communicator who demands the same ethic in his players, Maurice leaves no stone unturned as he prepares his players for each game and practice. Bates Battaglia, who has been under Maurice's tutelage this season with the Toronto Marlies, had his most productive seasons in the NHL with Maurice and the Carolina Hurricanes.
"I've seen him in the (NHL) and he is one of the best coaches I have ever had," Battaglia said. "If there is anybody who knows the game, it is him. You don't go into games with any questions as far as what you're up against."
Preparation such as that helped Maurice and the Hurricanes beat Pat Quinn and the Leafs in the 2002 playoffs.
"A lot of people did not expect a lot from us," Battaglia said. "We went into games knowing exactly what we needed to do. We did not have a ton of skill, but we did it with work."
Quinn has been chastised for failing to properly communicate with his players, but the same can not be said of Maurice. And at Maurice's practises, there is no idle time.
"To sum up Paul, just listen to how all the guys who were called up to the Leafs from the Marlies (raved) about him," former Hurricane and current Leaf Jeff O'Neill told the Sun's Mike Zeisberger. "He was just a real quality coach in Carolina. He was always in touch with his players in order to get a real pulse of the his team. Let's just say he runs a different ship than Pat."
Though he has been in the AHL this season, Maurice is said to have taken an NHL approach with the Marlies. The high-tempo practises, though strenuous, have been welcomed. The hard work that is expected in games is easier to accomplish after it has been stressed in workouts.
"It's a habit, for sure," Marlies defenceman Brendan Bell said. "You don't get tired in games."
Leadership always has been one of Maurice's hallmarks, a close friend said.
"He always has had that ability to lead," said Peter DeBoer, general manager and coach of the OHL's Kitchener Rangers. "There are no hidden agendas. He puts the suits on for the cameras, but the real Paul Maurice is a guy from Sault Ste. Marie who has small-town values and is a great family guy and father."


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your freakin crazy if u think that pic is crowded.u eastcoasters have it made.come on down to cali and check any video of sandspit,its like trying to drive down a road littered with potholes.then u run one guy over because he was in ur way and then u get jumped by 20 guys when u get back to the beach!i do understand theres lots of kooks out there who sit on the inside and u have to surf around them,but trust me thats nothing.i surfed the inlet one time,and that was hurricane bill back in 09.i was out from 6-8am,and there were atleast 80 people in the water,most of them not even surfing.i think we need to regulate the breaks to get rid the "old timers."i understand u been surfing since the 60s,but maybe its time to call it quits.i know many of them,and they tell me all the time,they usually paddle out and comingle amongst there buddies,and not even surf!!its like seniors driving 30mph on the parkway,they need to go!!!
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Sep 20, 2012, 03:08 PM #41
Sep 20, 2012, 06:17 PM #42Senior Member
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I do have to agree with that. At least where I am EC just lacks somewhat of that packed intensity that I saw in CA. At least here you can move to another ****ty break, over there it's not so easy.
Time for a jet board! More waves! Deeper barrels!
Maybe your inlanders can start showing up on with those...not a big stretch for dividents
with surfing gaining so much popularity, guarded beaches (no surfing allowed) and having to pay to park in my part of NJ are a root cause. its lame, if you have 1 jetty every few miles that you are allowed to surf, most people learn to surf in summer then graduate to the colder months, right? then people will just naturally flock to that same 'surfing beach' and no where else. then its just routine, go to the same spot, surf the same wave because your comfortable. we've all prob fallen into that routine before we say ourselves, f it, not worth the hassle, i will find somwhere else. and paying to park is straight BS. i 100% refuse to do it personally. like paying obserd taxes isnt enough. and no nothing is sacred anymore..gosh darn interweb! god i miss the days of waking up and calling the surf report - yes - with a land line phone. or just checking it real quick cause the phone surf report was not updated (which means there was good waves!)
Sep 24, 2012, 05:46 AM #44Senior Member
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this is my home break, and it's always real crowded. it's only a 10 minute bike ride for me, but lately i've been having to go to spring lake, or belmar which is also crowded. there's spots by my buddy's in mantoloking, and ortley beach area that i hit that aren't as crowded.
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It must be karma, but in a crowded lineup yesterday a longboard freight-trainer put a 5 inch gash in my rail. Guess better than my face, which was not far away!
dont surf inlet
Oct 18, 2012, 08:19 PM #48
I've seen more people at the Popeye's drive thru! How this relates, I don't know. HA HA
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Yeah everywhere has been a zoo, but growing it was crowded but the respect was there. Lately, the people surfing groms to adults straight up have no respect or etiquette. Back in the day people got yelled at, punched and basically told to paddle in- not that it was right, but it worked. I guess bullying laws even scare surfers.
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A makeshift memorial has been set up at Beaumont's Hike and Bike Trail. It's honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings that took place Monday.
It's located at the entrance off Dishman Road, near the Cris Quinn Memorial Soccer Complex.
One of the co-founders of Beaumont's Gusher Marathon, Amie James, put the memorial together.
It consists of three white roses, symbolizing the three people killed in the Boston tragedy.
It also has a pair of running shoes, symbolizing a ghost runner.
The memorial will be there through the end of the week, and chalk is on site, so that people can go by and leave messages.
A prayer was held at the site Tuesday evening, before about a hundred runners participated in a silent run to honor those killed and injured.


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Asdrubal Cabrera homered, drove in two runs and scored three times to back a strong start by Jeremy Sowers in the Cleveland Indians' 10-3 victory over Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
Sowers (3-7), recalled from Triple-A before the game, held the Mariners scoreless over seven innings, allowing only four hits in his best outing of the season.
Erik Bedard (5-3) endured his shortest start of the season for the Mariners. The left-hander went three innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks. He struck out six. It was his shortest outing since going three innings against Atlanta on June 20, 2008, two starts before landing on the disabled list for the rest of the year.
He walked the bases loaded in the third before Jhonny Peralta singled to score Cabrera and Ben Francisco and make it 2-0.
Chris Jakubauskas relieved Bedard but he wasn't able to quiet the Indians.
Ryan Garko singled before Chris Gimenez hit the first pitch he saw over the left-field wall to push the lead to four.
Victor Martinez singled home Cabrera, and Peralta followed with an RBI single to make it a four-run fourth inning and a 6-0 game.
Cabrera hit a two-run homer, his third of the season, in the fifth off Jakubauskas.
Jakubauskas then drilled Francisco on the next pitch. Francisco shouted at Jakubauskas and Mariners catcher Rob Johnson held him back as both benches and bullpens cleared.
Francisco ended up taking first base without incident as the umpires didn't even let the bullpens reach the infield before sending them back to their place beyond the left field wall.
In the ninth inning, Indians reliever Winstron Abreu hit Jack Hannahan with the first pitch of the inning. Abreu was promptly thrown out of the game by home plate umpire Dale Scott. Indians manager Eric Wedge came out to argue the call and was also ejected from the game.
Garrett Olson replaced Jakubauskas and gave up a two-run home run to Garko in the top of the sixth inning.
In the bottom of the ninth, Johnson hit an RBI ground-rule double, Cedeno drove in a run with a groundout and Ichiro Suzuki doubled and scored on a double by Russell Branyan.
NOTES: OF Michael Saunders made his major league debut for the Mariners after being called up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day. Saunders was 0 for 4 in his debut after RF Chris Gimenez robbed him of a home run in the ninth inning. To make room, OF Wladimir Balentien was designated for assignment ... Wakamatsu said that 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) would begin hitting off a tee either Monday or Tuesday. Beltre had bone spurs removed from his left non-throwing shoulder on June 30. ... OF Grady Sizemore had the day off as he continues to fight through left elbow inflammation that has plagued him most of the season.


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SAFMA Concerned Over Attack On Scribe
The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) said it was concerned over the attack on a provincial reporter who was covering the incidents in Chilaw last week.
SAFMA Sri Lanka said Prasad Purnimal was covering the event for the media when he was attacked by unknown persons. He is currently being treated for his injuries.
Incidents of this nature involving journalists engaged in their legitimate duty of informing the public is a continuing concern, SAFMA said.
SAFMA Sri Lanka called upon the law enforcement agencies to conduct meaningful investigations into this and other similar incidents against the media and journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice.
"We also urge all news organizations to take necessary action to provide survival training, insurance coverage and appropriate safety equipment to journalists who are assigned to cover situations where violence may occur," SAFMA said.
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For all the championships won and all the astonishing records set, there remains this great insecurity within Damon Allen.
He plays quarterback and lives life with a giant-sized chip on his shoulder pads.
He has little of the legendary quarterbacking swagger, not much of the egotistical bravado -- the kind that usually accompanies success at football's most important position.
At least externally he doesn't show it. At least publicly.
For all the awards, all the Grey Cup MVPs, Damon Allen seems an astonishing study in self-doubt, the doubt raised again as he was pulled last Sunday in favour of Michael Bishop, of all quarterbacks, in the Argos' come-from-behind playoff win over Winnipeg.
In a way, Allen can look a few stalls down in the Argos locker-room and see in Bishop a player he once was. A marvellous athlete still fighting to be a quarterback. A quarterback waiting for his opportunity. All Allen needed was coaching and a chance. He always could run -- he just had to learn how to run a team.
Last season, it seemed as though the game halted all around him and he was alone on the field, able to command the Argos in whatever direction necessary. This season, through injuries and other difficulties, Allen has conducted the orchestra but the music mostly has been out of tune.
This is where Bishop factors in as potentially a quarterback with no future or possibly the Argos future quarterback. With Bishop, you just don't know. Someone once said of him rather harshly, "He has everything but a clue."
On Sunday, he will have a seat on the Argos bench. He won't start, may not play at all unless summoned in to quarterback sneak on third down and short yardage situations and is content to play that role in victory.
Allen, for the record, isn't saying anything.
He never has been very comfortable or trusting with the media and that certainly hasn't changed this week of the East final. He wouldn't answer questions yesterday, even in his usual string of cliches, and Pinball Clemons, the coach and media darling, wouldn't have it any other way.
When asked how Allen responded to being pulled last Sunday -- something he accepted that day but hasn't talked about since -- Clemons said that was out of his "control."
"I don't think he is troubled by it as much as he is troubled by the attention people are giving him on it," Clemons said. "I don't think it's a big deal to him. He understands. He just doesn't want to deal with it.
"I said then there is no challenge (for the starting job). He's going to be the starter. So everyone wants to ask him, 'Are you going to be the starter?'
"Well, you know he's going to be the starter. Why do you ask the question?
"Then they ask, 'Is this potentially your last game?' ... One, as starting quarterback, I don't want him to have to deal with those things. This week is no different than last week. He doesn't like talking to the media. He talks the first day and he talks to the media again on the final day before the game "I actually applaud the fact you guys have made this a little bit of an issue. Because he does well with adversity. It challenges him and he responds well to it."
Every playoff game Damon Allen plays now has a certain sense of finality, with the Argos caught in two diverse places. They need him to win now and they need, as a team, to win next year as Grey Cup host. If Allen can't win now, after not winning last year, how can it be assumed he can win next year?
So Allen is playing for today and maybe for tomorrow and at the same time trying to shut out the distractions as Sunday approaches. And Bishop does what he has always done: He waits, sometimes patiently, sometimes not.
"It's another week and another game," Bishop said. "I don't feel any different. This is what I do."


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projects before we begin to discuss them. For eight weeks of summer school, a dedicated bunch of men and women are seeking to improve themselves. When class is over we all go downstairs to the bar, grab a beer and continue discussing our lesson.
Ever enter a homebrew contest? Perhaps after seeing your score sheet you briefly wondered about the judges. What qualifies them to be a judge? Well there's actually some rigorous training. We're going through that now with about 30 hours of class and practicals. Sure, you think, "30 hours of drinking, easy," but you'd be surprised at how much work there is.
The organization that trains new judges is the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). The BJCP's purpose is to promote beer literacy, the appreciation of real beer and recognize beer tasting and evaluation skills. The BJCP certifies and ranks beer judges through an examination and monitoring process. Founded in 1985, there are over 2,000 members throughout North America and the world.
Our instructor is George DePiro, head brewer at C.H. Evans Brewing Co. and the Albany Pump Station in Albany, New York. George has been a homebrewer for years, head brewer at the Pump Station since it opened and is himself a BJCP judge. He is a font of wisdom and provides a lot of information for us to master. Eight three-hour sessions followed by two reviews cover every aspect of brewing and evaluating beer. Who would believe you could take notes on malt for five hours? There's enough science to make me get out my daughter's chemistry and biology textbooks for a quick review. And of course, there's history too — why beer styles developed as they did, stout in Dublin and Pilsner in the Czech Republic, for example. We also were assigned to write essays. Our homework while George was touring breweries in Europe was:
- Explain the lambic style and describe each of the following: faro, framboise, gueuze and kriek.
- 2. Describe and differentiate the taste and aroma characteristics of the following beer styles and give commercial examples of each:
- American brown
- Munich dunkel
- Robust porter.
- Explain how the following grains are produced, and what effect each has on beer: Black Patent? Chocolate malt? Dextrin malt? Roasted barley? Munich malt?
The lecture's end brings the serious work of tastings. Evaluation is, after all, the reason for being a judge. There's vocabulary to learn and everyone must understand the beer and be able to describe it accurately. We sample flaws in beer such as oxidation, diacetyl, skunkiness and more in order to recognize them.
We also evaluate several mystery beers each night knowing only the style. This is "nose in the glass, sip and write everything you can about the beer on your score sheet" work. All's quiet until we discuss the beer and then there is the test to get ready for — three hours long and quite difficult. Sample tests are on the BJCP Website (www.BJCP.org) if you're curious.
If you want to get involved, volunteer at the next homebrew contest. Contests always look for stewards to assist judges. Or you can organize a contest yourself! Those are some ways to earn points towards being a judge. You'll find a wealth of information about beer and the BJCP at www.BJCP.org along with information on the point schedule. There's a Talon Barley Wine, Old Nick Barley Wine and a Warsteiner Pils in my fridge — Time to do my homework!


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ARLINGTON, Va., March 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has announced development of a paint additive that protects vehicles from corrosion resulting damaged paint.
The additive developed by the Office of Naval Research and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is called polyfibroblast, which allows scratches in vehicle paint to scar and heal before the effects of corrosion reach the metal beneath.
"Corrosion costs the Department of the Navy billions of dollars each year," said Marine Capt. Frank Furman, who manages logistics research programs for ONR's Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department. "This technology could cut maintenance costs, and, more importantly, it could increase the time vehicles are out in the field with our Marines."
Polyfibroblast is a powder that can be added to commercial-off-the-shelf paint primers. The Navy said it is composed of microscopic polymer spheres filled with an oily liquid. When scratched, resin from the broken capsules forms a waxy, water-repellent coating across the vehicle's exposed steel. Many self-healing paints are designed for cosmetic purposes but polyfibroblast is being engineered specifically for tactical vehicles used in harsh environments.
The Navy said the cost of corrosion is $6 billion annually for the service and that half of that comes from damaged Marine Corps vehicles.
Development of polyfibroblast began in 2008 and work is continuing to improve its effectiveness.


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Fans of Riverside's Sushi Café shouldn't have much trouble finding its new location when it moves in the coming months. In fact, they can park their cars in the same lot as they've done since the restaurant's opening, nearly a decade ago.
That's because the popular sushi restaurant is moving three storefronts away, from 2025 Riverside Ave., #204 to 2025 Riverside Ave., #201 – the former Quiznos, according to a building permit issued earlier this month.
Demolition work began this week to clear out the interior of the former Riverside Market Square sandwich shop that closed in March.
The pending move makes way for Tijuana Flats' plans to open its sixth Jacksonville-area restaurant in what is now Sushi Café's current location. At the time, Sushi Café owner Jason Zheng said he planned to relocate in Riverside.
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Let's be completely honest here, shall we?
This is not a looker of a cake.
If it were a she, and she were walking down the street, no-one would wolf-whistle.
I doubt she'd really even get a second look.
She's not a glamazon, sugar-bomb, over-the-top confectionary flight-of-fancy.
But don't discount her for that, because it's a feature, not a flaw.
She's an honest, approachable kind of cake. Suitable for all occasions, not just super-fancy frosting-laden affairs. Not that she can't handle a super-fancy, frosting-laden affair, mind you.
She's just understated, that's all.
If she were your friend, she'd be the one you call first with good news, and bad. The one who volunteers to drive you to the airport at 4 am. The one who makes you laugh so hard you can't breathe.
She's just a really good cake, she is. So don't hold her lack of exotic looks against her, because she makes up for it with character. Lots of orange marmaladey character.
For those of us who make jam, we're always on the quest for recipes to use that jam. And jelly. And preserves. And marmalade. Because, you see, our goal in life is to make more jam. And in order to make more jam, we need to use the current jam up, to make more space, free up more jars. So we can make more jam.
It's a vicious, never-ending circle of obsessive-compulsive preserving.
I am sure there's a self-help group out there somewhere. But I can stop any time. Really, I can.
This cake is a holy grail of using the preserves - three-quarters of a cup of marmalade in it, more on it. That's a whole jar gone. Plus you get a really great cake out of it.
So, bust this baby out for an afternoon snack. She's great with tea or coffee. After dinner, as a not overly sweet nibble. Breakfast, even. I mean, it's got orange marmalade in it, and that uses oranges, and so does orange juice, and orange juice is for breakfast, so there you go. Am I right or am I right?
Seville Orange Marmalade Cake.
Based on a recipe from the incomparable Darina Allen's Forgotten Skills of Cooking.
350 g self-rising flour
150 g butter, plus more for greasing the tin
150 g sugar
generous 3/4 cup orange marmalade*
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
hearty pinch of salt
powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
You will need a 6 inch diameter, 3 inch high cake tin or springform pan, and a scale.
* If the marmalade has coarse shreds, pop it in a food processor and give it a whiz, or chop by hand.
Note: I measured dry ingredients by weight, which I find faster and more accurate. There are internet sites that offer conversions based on ingredient, but I find them infuriatingly inconsistent. That truly irks the scientist in me. If you have the option, go for the scale. I can't guarantee success with a dodgy conversion.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and grease the tin (or use cooking spray).
Rub the butter into the flour and salt until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is incorporated, then add the sugar and mix.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and marmalade until combined, then stir in the milk. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. This will make a robust, spoonable batter.
Scrape into the cake tin, smooth the top, and bake in the oven for 75 minutes until the top is browned and a cake tester comes out with only a few crumbs.
Leave to cool on a wire tray, and when ready to serve, dust the top with powdered sugar and eat with a generous slather of marmalade.
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DETROIT (AP) Max Scherzer struck out 14 batters in eight shutout innings, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
Scherzer (14-4), last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, held Pittsburgh to three hits and two walks. Since June 22, he is 6-1 in 10 starts with a 1.78 ERA and 85 strikeouts.
Scherzer's performance and a homer from J.D. Martinez gave the Tigers a much-needed sweep of the two-game set and a split of the four games in the home-and-home series that started Monday in Pittsburgh.
Francisco Liriano (3-9) took a tough loss for Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks in six innings. He struck out nine, but wasn't able to match Scherzer's brilliance.
Nick Castellanos had a two-run single in a three-run eighth. That became important when Gaby Sanchez hit a two-run homer off Phil Coke in the ninth.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nori Aoki and Billy Butler each drove in two runs during a five-run seventh inning that rallied surging Kansas City past Oakland.
The Royals (66-54) have won 18 of 22 to move 12 games above .500 for the first time since July 20, 2003. Kansas City took the season series, winning five of seven against the Athletics, who have the best record in the majors at 73-48.
Aoki's two-run triple put the Royals ahead 5-3. Butler's single scored Aoki and Alcides Escobar.
Jeff Samardzija (3-2) took the loss, giving up four runs – three earned – and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings. He left with a 3-2 lead, but Ryan Cook failed to hold it. Cook faced three batters and all of them scored, ending his streak of 21 consecutive shutout innings.
Aaron Crow (6-1), the third of six Kansas City pitchers, retired his only batter. Greg Holland got two outs for his 36th save in 38 opportunities.
ATLANTA (AP) – Drew Butera hit a two-run homer, his first in almost three months, and Roberto Hernandez threw six strong innings against slumping Atlanta to earn his first win with Los Angeles.
Hernandez (7-8), making his second start since his trade from the Phillies last week, allowed one run on three hits and four walks in six innings.
Kenley Jansen struck out B.J. Upton with runners on second and third for his 34th save.
Butera's second-inning homer off Aaron Harang (9-7) was his third of the season and first since May 16. Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs with three hits, and Dee Gordon scored four runs for the NL West leaders, who won three of four in the series.
The Braves, chasing first-place Washington in the NL East, have lost 12 of 14.
CHICAGO (AP) – Mike Fiers struck out a career-high 14 through six innings of three-hit ball, and Milwaukee beat Chicago to widen its NL Central lead.
Khris Davis and Mark Reynolds homered for the Brewers, who broke out of their recent slump at the plate despite resting Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and Jean Segura. Braun was held out of the lineup with a sore right hand.
Scooter Gennett drove in two runs with a double.
Fiers (2-1) walked one in his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Nashville to face the Dodgers last Saturday. In that one, he pitched eight strong innings and outdueled Zack Greinke for his first win this season.
Cubs starter Edwin Jackson (6-13) lasted just 4 2-3 innings and allowed five runs. Jackson has lost six of his last seven decisions.


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In this cleverly designed and artfully illustrated publication, artist Feldstein and Bloom (journalism & mass communication, Univ. of Iowa; Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America) document inhabitants of the small town of Oxford, IA, with more than 300 black-and-white photographic portraits and first-person narratives. Feldstein, who was living in Oxford in 1984, offered to photograph for free all the town's residents; 20 years later, he photographed as many of his previous subjects as he could locate, and Bloom interviewed 100 of the residents. Masterfully and collaboratively conceived, this book consists of demographic, historical, and visual data about Oxford and snapshots of the town's inhabitants in 1984 juxtaposed to those taken in present times, many of which are offset by their stories. Of significance to humanities scholars and social scientists as well as to general readers who may relate to its subjects, this work provides a good glimpse of small-town America but is unlikely to be the most authoritative vision. Accompanying a traveling exhibition to China and Italy, this publication is strongly recommended for many undergraduate academic, large public, and local library collections, particularly those encompassing documentary photography and narrative journalism.--Cheryl Ann Lajos, Free Lib. of Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
In 1984, photographer Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every single resident of his town, Oxford, Iowa (pop. 676). He converted an abandoned storefront on Main Street into a makeshift studio and posted fliers inviting people to stop by. At first they trickled in slowly, but in the end, nearly all of Oxford stood before Feldstein's lens. Twenty years later, Feldstein decided to do it again. Only this time he invited writer Stephen G. Bloom to join him, and together they went in search of the same Oxford residents Feldstein had originally shot two decades earlier. Some had moved. Most had stayed. Others had passed away. All were marked by the passage of time. In a place like Oxford, not only does everyone know everyone else, but also everyone else's brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, lovers, secrets, failures, dreams, and favorite pot luck recipes. This intricate web of human connections between neighbors friends, and family, is the mainstay of small town American life, a disappearing culture that is unforgettably captured in Feldstein's candid black-and-white portraiture and Bloom's astonishing rural storytelling. Meet the town auctioneer who fell in love with his wife in high school while ice-skating together on local ponds; his wife who recalls the dress she wore as his prom date over fifty years ago; a retired buck skinner who started a gospel church and awaits the rapture in 2028; the donut baker at the Depot who went from having to be weighed on a livestock scale to losing over 150 pounds with the support of all of Oxford; a twenty-one-year-old man photographed in 1984 as an infant in his father's arms, who has now survived both of his parents due to tragedy andillness. Considered side-by-side, the portraits reveal the inevitable transformations of aging: wider waistlines, wrinkled skin, eyeglasses, and bowed backs. Babies and children have instantly sprouted into young nurses, truck drivers, teachers, and rodeo riders, become Buddhists, racists, democrats, and drug addicts. The courses of lives have been irrevocably altered by deaths, births, marriages, and divorces. Some have lost God--others have found Him. But there are also those for whom it appears time has almost stood still. Kevin Somerville looks eerily identical in his 1984 and 2004 portraits, right down to his worn overalls, shaggy mane, and pale sunglasses. Only the graying of his lumberjack beard gives away the years that have passed. Face after face, story after story, what quietly emerges is a living composite of a quintessential Midwestern community, told through the words and images of its residents--then and now. In a town where newcomers are recognized by the sound of an unfamiliar engine idle, The Oxford Project invites you to discover the unexpected details, the heartbreak, and the reality of lives lived on the fringe of our urban culture.
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Genesee County will receive a $29,000 state grant to provide emergency shelter, for pets.
But the issue is more than just a humanitarian gesture toward animals.
Genesee County Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Yeager says that during a natural disaster victims often will not leave their homes, even when advised by authorities to do so, if they can not bring their pets with them.
This grant new would establish a portable shelter for domestic animals that would be located near a Red Cross shelter for people displaced by the disaster.
"Currently shelters do no accept domestic animals," Yeager said. "The homeoweners will still be ultimately responsible for their pets but we will provide a shelter where they can come an see their animals and have a good feeling that they are safe. I think it helps both the animals and their owners."
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New test scores show Minnesota students are still above the national average in reading, but there's still a wide gap between how well white students perform compared with students of color.
The results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading test showed Minnesota fourth graders had an average score of 223 out of 500.
That beat the national average of 220. Eighth graders posted a score of 270, higher than the national average of 262.
Fewer than six states posted significantly higher scores than Minnesota on either test.
Education Commissioner Alice Seagren says she's pleased Minnesota students scored above the national average, but she also notes the state scores are mostly flat from two years ago.
"It's a good news, bad news story. Our achievement gap remains very wide and I'm not pleased with that," Seagren.
The largest gap was in fourth grade, where white students scored an average of 230 out of 500 on the test compared to 194 for Hispanics.
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Whitmarsh: Pérez an extremely exciting prospect
28 September 2012 – Sergio Pérez has been described as 'an extremely exciting prospect' by new team boss Martin Whitmarsh, with the Mexican moving to McLaren for the 2013 campaign. The Guadalajara-born driver joined the sport last year, instantly making an impact with his raw pace. This season, he has already scored three podium finishes with Sauber.
"On behalf of everyone at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, I'm delighted to welcome Sergio on board," Whitmarsh explained on Friday. "His performances throughout 2012 have convinced us that he's an extremely exciting prospect for the future.
With Pérez joining former World Champion Jenson Button, Whitmarsh is optimistic that his outfit will now have the perfect blend of youth and experience.
"While Sergio is still developing his palette of skills, we're convinced that he's not only talented and quick, but also that he's willing and eager to learn. He's perfectly poised to develop into a world championship challenger. His addition to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team provides us with the perfect two-pronged driver line-up for the new season."
Whitmarsh also took the time to tpay tribute to Lewis Hamilton for his efforts at McLaren, with the latter spending six seasons at the team since joining F1 in 2007.
"Finally, it's entirely appropriate that I should take this opportunity to pass on our thanks to Lewis (Hamilton)," Whitmarsh began to sum up. "He wrote a huge chapter of his life and career with us, and was, and always will be, a fine member of an exclusive club: the McLaren World Champions' club.
"It goes without saying that we all wish him well for the future, just as it also goes without saying that we hope and believe that Sergio, too, will become a member of that exclusive club before too long."