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- Brian said...
You really are cute up there Tabatha! WOW Joe, you can really belt it out pal! Keep warm everyone, that wind is nasty!
- December 21, 2012 at 4:03 AM
- Laila and Minchie said...
Don't fall off that roof, Tabatha! You do look very cute up there though. Joe, you are so cute with your antlers! Have a great weekend!
- December 21, 2012 at 4:42 AM
- 3 doxies said...
Hehehhehe...oh Joe, you makes me smile. Nows, I REALLY wants me a donkey!
Tabatha, I can sees why you hangin' likes dat makes da Person nervous...heck, you is freakin' ME out. GET DOWN FROM THERES!!!!!
- December 21, 2012 at 4:58 AM
- Hannah and Lucy said...
Tabatha you are rather close to the edge of the roof so we hope you're wearing a parachute! Tell Marg Lucy is eating bites here and there but I have to sit with her and coax each mouthful down - although today she was eating quicker. We are back to the vets tomorrow to check out that she is free from infections.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
- December 21, 2012 at 5:08 AM
- The Island Cats said...
You be careful up there, Tabatha! We don't want you to fall!
And Joe, we're singing along with you! You make a cute reindeer!!
- December 21, 2012 at 5:54 AM
- Amber DaWeenie said...
It be a good thing, Tabatha, that you don't try to get on MY woof, cause I DON'T HAVE A WOOF RIGHT NOW!
Hap-Pee Friday!
- December 21, 2012 at 6:53 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Adorable photos!...Wishing you guys a wonderful holiday weekend, precious friends...xoxo...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki, Mommy Cat, Daddy Cat
- December 21, 2012 at 7:37 AM
- Patty Woodland said...
Sherpa is a high climber too
- December 21, 2012 at 8:23 AM
- Madi and Mom said...
Tabatha are you looking for Santa up on the roof top?
Joe I love love love your photo.
Hugs all around your BFFF
- December 21, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Sandee said...
I would be nervous seeing you up there too. Very nervous.
I didn't know Joe could sing so well.
Have a purrfect day all. My best to your wonderful mom. :)
- December 21, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- GTnCo said...
Hope you all have a lovely holiday!
- December 21, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Tabatha!! My goodness!! You are one adventurous kitty!! Yay!
Awww sweet Joe!!! We are singing along with you too! Take care
- December 21, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- BeadedTail said...
Tabatha, you make our mommy nervous too! Joe, you made us smile! Hope all of you enjoy your day!
- December 21, 2012 at 10:20 AM
- Cole Cat said...
Love flashback Fridays. We bet that Jingle Bells song was a good one! Purrs...from your friends at Colehauscats.com
- December 21, 2012 at 11:10 AM
- Sparkle the Designer Cat said...
That is where I would be if I were allowed outside - right up on the roof, where my human couldn't grab me!
- December 21, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Ann Paws said...
Wow you are very adventurous Tabatha! And of course, cute. You have a little donkey? Wow that is pretty cool!
- December 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- www.shelter-cats.com said...
Joe looks so cute! I wish we could hear him.
Be careful Tabatha!
- December 21, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Mariodacat said...
M just said you were about to give her heart failure, but I say - I think you know already to be careful. I'm very envious as the highest place I have is on top of the refrigerator! It's not very exciting up there.
- December 21, 2012 at 12:36 PM
- Julia Williams said...
Cute pics. It's amazing that kitties can get up on the roof but it makes me nervous too! That cutie pie Joe sings very well, hehe.
- December 21, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- Eric and Flynn said...
It is fun to get up hoigh isn't it Tabatha. You can see everything that is going on. Joe looks cute in his antlers.
- December 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM
- Ann said...
You are very brave up there on the roof especially in that second picture. You are cute too.
Tell Joe thanks for singing for us.
- December 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- Spitty-the-Kitty said...
OMC! Joe is adorables!! (Hmmm, he might be a good friend for Pricilla the Goat....)
That roof looks really skeery to me!
- December 21, 2012 at 8:20 PM
- meowmeowmans said...
Joe is a great singer! We can tell from that photo! :)
Tabatha, you sure are daring. We like that first picture of you very much!
- December 21, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- The Furries of Whisppy said...
Careful up there, Tabatha!
That's such a great shot of Joe singing at the top of his lungs!
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In a move that most certainly will make her dad's day, Francesca Eastwood has been named Miss Golden Globe 2013 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The daughter of Clint Eastwood and actress Frances Fisher, Francesca, 19, appeared in her first film when she was 2, and has been around Hollywood her entire life – attending her first Golden Globe show when she was only 8.
She says she's a little nervous about making her debut as she helps to escort award winners on and off stage. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the show Jan. 13.
"I'm a little worried, maybe, about falling over or doing something like that," she told PEOPLE at a Globe's party hosted by InStyle and the HFPA Thursday at Cecconi's in West Hollywood. "I do not want to wear a ball gown, but I think that really fancy dresses are reserved for the nominees. I'm planning on something simple that won't make me fall over."
Eastwood, who has been seen this year on the first season of E!'s Mrs. Eastwood & Company, expresses admiration for her mother's career. But her accomplished dad hasn't – as some might expect – advised her on working in the entertainment business, she said.
"My dad's advice is more father-daughter advice, and it's not necessarily acting advice," she said. "It's more like, 'Always believe in yourself,' and, 'Don't get caught up in the wrong crowd.'"
Previous Miss Golden Globe honorees have included Rumer Willis, Laura Dern, Melanie Griffith and Joely Fisher.
The 70th Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT.
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Florida basketball star Dwayne Schintzius dies at age 43
Dwayne Schintzius, former basketball star for the University of Florida, died Sunday at age 43.
Schintzius, who also played in the NBA, was battling cancer for the past two years. He passed away at a hospital in Tampa following a failed bone marrow transplant from his younger brother, Travis, in November.
He played center for the Gators from 1987-1990. This helped Florida get to the NCAA Tournament three times.
During his eight-year professional career, Schintzius would also play for the Sacramento Kings, the New Jersey Nets, the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Boston Celtics.
"I never knew there were so many people who cared about me," he said when he began treatment in 2010.
He became a first-round NBA pick, the 24th overall selection by the San Antonio Spurs in 1990. Schintzius played the part of a Russian basketball player in the film Eddie (1996), which starred Whoopi Goldberg. He appeared as himself in an episode of the series Arliss.
He was also known for his giant build (over seven feet tall and over 270 pounds) and outspoken, but larger-than-life personality.
"He was my big brother and I looked up to him and idolized him my whole life," Travis said. "He's at peace now. He's not suffering any more. Now he's probably cracking jokes and making people laugh in heaven."


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I went up to Tal Chhapar (Bangalore --> Jaipur --> Chhapar) upon the invite of Mr. Surat Singh Poonia to photograph spotted creepers. Pooniaji (the legendary range forest officer in Tal Chhapar) has been observing spotted creepers for a few years in the beautiful arid Kejri (prosopis cineraria) forests in and around Chhapar.
Pooniaji has been very thoughtful not to reveal site findings during the breeding season. Much after the breeding season he invited a few keen birders / photographers to glimpse this rarity in his 'backyard' which he literally knows every inch of!
Earlier this year, in Feb 2011, Delhibird felicitated Pooniaji on his commendable work in Tal Chhapar.
The Spotted Creeper is an amazing and mysterious bird of NW and Central India (and Africa) and its recent sightings have completely dried up. For the last couple of years, the bird has been regularly observed by Pooniaji.
The bird behaves more like a nuthatch than a tree-creeper making it a tough object to follow unless it makes one of those momentary stops to introspect! We even got to see the nest that a pair used earlier in the season. All creeper images including nest at the end.
Having come to the beautiful grasslands of Chhapar again, and with the creeper behind me, I targeted several other species -- from falcons to desert foxes and gerbils to spiny-tailed lizards.


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When I tell friends about the concept of hospitality exchange, their usual reaction is, "So… you mean your accommodation is free?"
"Yes," I sigh, "but there's so much more to it."
Yes, you get a place to sleep. You also get a local's view of the destination along with valuable tips and knowledge that aren't found in a $20 guidebook, you get a meaningful cultural exchange and, more importantly, you get to make new friends.
I am addicted to hospitality exchange because of the countless people I have met along the way: a colorful variety of unique individuals who have served as inspirations in my life. I can never say what my favorite experience was.
It may have been zooming through the chaotic streets of Ho Chi Minh City on the back of scooters, guided around authentic hotspots by a group of students who wanted to show off their country (Google Saigon Hotspot if you find yourself in Vietnam!). Being fed by a gourmet cook in New York City was hardly a bad experience, nor was staying with a hitchhiking apple picker in small-town Pennsylvania who had about ten mattresses for me to choose from.
Crashing on the couch of a French chef (who cursed like an American sailor, by the way) was particularly warm, except for the claw-happy cat. Cramming into an apartment with half a dozen other travelers from around the world, all hosted by an Australian expat who was living in Iceland "just because" was a cozy experience. His chocolate cake was as unforgettable as his provocative dancing, though in different ways.
I'll always remember my first guest: a Frenchman who asked to stay for 3 days and, after I fell in love with his humor and passion, stayed for 3 months. I shared hearty laughs with my host in Istanbul who speaks 12 languages and, when asked where she was from, would respond, "it's a long story." It really was a long story, too.
I'll always appreciate the hospitality I was shown by the cute Italian couple in Madrid who sent me off with a bag of treats for the road. Staying with a family in the Canary Islands who only spoke Spanish was particularly amusing; I don't speak a word of Spanish.<!–more–>
I once stayed with a girl simply because her name was "Tuba", which I found funny, and she took me to a free music festival in Turkey where I discovered terrific bands I'd never heard of.
Hosting two young men with their four enormous dogs was a fun challenge, because my tiny dog thought he could intimidate those bear-sized creatures. I recently stayed with two older gay men in Manhattan. I'm straight and about 50 years younger, but that didn't stop one of them from playfully flirting with me all day. And my most recent guest was a 19-year-old French girl who explained that she likes to hijack. It was too cute, but I eventually had to tell her that she actually liked to "hitchhike."
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He's right, but it's wonderful to think that I now have one more friend to visit somewhere in the world – it's a good excuse to travel.
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Linux provider Red Hat announces new versions of its JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1.
The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) component of the JBoss SOA Platform 4.3 should provide new gateway listeners, a declarative security model and additional scripting languages. New rules features include stateful rules, decision tables and support for rule agents. The Operations Network 2.1 component includes, among other things, a remote monitoring facility. Better integration with the ESB should facilitate monitoring of the service bus.
Red Hat started a massive campaign in February to promote its open source JBoss Java middleware product, now available in community and commercial versions. Included in these offerings were the cost-based Enterprise SOA Platform and the Operations Network 2.0, another cost-based management platform for the entire middleware palette. The JBoss package with its Red Hat Linux underpinning targets the SOA market.
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November 28, 2014
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada athletic officials are trying to capitalize on "Kap" mania.
Ex-Wolf Pack quarterback Colin Kaepernick has the San Francisco 49ers one win away from their first Super Bowl since 1995. And Nevada officials are hoping the man who is fast becoming one of the school's most famous alums will help them sell some football tickets next year.
They announced Monday that anyone who purchases or renews at two season tickets will be eligible to win up to four tickets and pregame field passes to the 49ers' 2013 season opener. Kaepernick passed for 262 yards and ran for an NFL-playoff-record 181 in Saturday's win over Green Bay.
While at Nevada, he became the only player in NCAA history with three seasons of 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing.
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In addition to the Eli Lilly and Genzyme expansions, other recent developments on the biomanufacturing front include the following:
Abbott Laboratories is investing approximately $50 million to create 125 new, highly skilled positions in biomanufacturing,
taking the total employed at its Dartford facility to more than 400. The investment will be for the production of advanced
biological reagents for use in diagnostic testing equipment.
PowderJect, which was recently acquired by Chiron, is investing a further $140 million at its Merseyside site.
A $166 million biomanufacturing center, BioCampus, is to be created in Edinburgh. This fully serviced 25-acre site will be
home to specialist biotechnology companies engaged in the manufacture of their own products.
Universities and Tech Transfer
The dynamism of the UK biotechnology industry is founded on Britain's outstanding universities and research institutions,
which remain at the forefront of global research. "The past decade has seen a dramatic change in UK universities with the
recognition that our research base is developing knowledge that has a value beyond its scholarship and additional to its traditional
output in publication," says Sir Richard Sykes, Rector of Imperial College London. "Today, more and more universities are
looking to exploit their intellectual assets in ways that more directly bring income and rewards to fund their work. Investors
have faith in technologies based on high quality research and UK universities have a strong and credible track record in supplying
it. Markets may swing up and down but there will always be a place for inventions that address healthcare, quality of life,
or quality of environment needs and concerns."
According to Maire Smith, chief executive officer of the technology transfer group Manchester Innovation, "The key to technology
transfer is having a body that understands the bridge between the university world and the commercial world. It is essential
to have staff with commercial management experience who can visualize a market requirement for a technology or area of research."
Another primary focus is nurturing entrepreneurialism. "The incubator helps, as it shifts a researcher's mentality from academia
to business," Smith says.
Part of this shift comes through introducing the entrepreneurial researcher to experienced management, venture capitalists,
and business angels. These groups frequently take on both a financial interest and a business mentoring role in any new company.
UKT&I recently organized its second annual Biotech VC mission in which nearly 30 US venture capitalists met with British biotechnology
companies that were looking to raise R&D funding.
One established venture capital group is Global Life Science Ventures (GLSV). It closed its first $110 million biotech fund
in 1996. Although GLSV had a global investment focus - the bulk covered Germany and Switzerland, with a third going to the
US - it has expanded its focus to include the UK. From new offices in London, the VC group closed a second fund of $237 million
in autumn 2002. Although the group will consider any European or US investment, it will only take a lead investor role where
it has a base. "In the rest of Europe there are good deals, but we need direct dialogue and frequent interaction to mentor
a company properly," explains Philip Morgan, managing director of GLSV. "It made sense for us to come to the UK. It's significant
in terms of the number of life science companies and there are managers who have been through the biotech process before,"
he says. "The UK has a substantial interest in biotech and a large unquoted sector. There is also a good group of VCs in the
UK that we are interested to syndicate with."
Investment Environment
Even while the global economy remains soft and difficulties abound for companies seeking funding, the British biotechnology
sector is growing and managing to attract significant investment. Within Europe, the UK is still attracting the lion's share
with around $528 million in public and private investments in 2002, approximately half of the European total for the year.
More than half of the investment funds raised came from private venture sources, making 2002 the second best year ever for
private equity infusions into British biotechnology. According to Keith Binding, director of Critical 1, a life sciences intelligence
group, "This demonstrates that VCs are prepared to back UK biotech with large sums of money."
Why do VCs find these companies so attractive? "The UK has sailed a fairly steady course, as its companies are more mature
and product focused. UK companies are therefore more attractive to venture capital than other European companies as venture
capitalists are looking for products," explains Binding.
The UK's public markets are also offering biotech companies increasing opportunities. "Last year there were only nine biotech
IPOs in the world. Three of those were UK companies, and one was Canadian but listed on the London Stock Exchange. In the
public markets, it's clear that London has re-emerged as the European market best able to support bioscience companies," Binding
says. Today, some 56 British technology companies are publicly traded, the largest number of any European nation.
In addition, the British government serves as a significant source of funding for the biotechnology industry. In partnership
with the Wellcome Trust, the government has committed $1.5 billion for the renewal and modernization of the science base infrastructure
in the UK. Furthermore, the UK National Health Service (NHS) spends in excess of $17 billion per year on goods and services
and is one of the few healthcare systems in Europe currently increasing its expenditure. The government estimates health-related
expenditure growth of 7.5% annually for the next five years.
Legal and Regulatory Framework
The UK has created a climate for biotechnology in which regulatory requirements aim to be
proportionate to the risks involved
scientifically based
flexible and responsive to advances in scientific knowledge
sympathetic to innovation while maintaining appropriate safeguards.
The UK has practical and effective arrangements in place for the clearance of products, such as novel foods, through the Advisory
Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), and diagnostics, through the Medical Devices Agency (MDA). The Gene Therapy
Advisory Committee (GTAC) has taken a pragmatic and sensible approach to controls on gene therapy. The Advisory Committee
on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) provides advice on genetically modified organism (GMO) consents.


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Journalism professor publishes 12th book
NEW PALTZ -- Howard Good, a veteran journalism professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has recently published his 12th book, titled "Mis-Education in Schools: Beyond the Slogans and Double-Talk." Using both scholarly research and personal anecdotes, Good delves into what he sees as the key problems facing American high schools and suggests solutions.
In his book Good, a former president of the Highland school board, attacks a school system that is more concerned with high test scores and placement exams than real education. "Unless we start turning out the kind of people who know what truly counts in life," writes Good, "it won't much matter who wins the world title in math."
What truly counts, according to Good, is not getting attention in American high schools. Underpaid, overworked teachers struggle to make a start, and a large majority of them leave the profession after a matter of years, he writes. New teachers are generally assigned the most difficult children, and bombarded with extra duties above and beyond teaching in the classroom, Good notes. Sometimes the subject that they are paid to teach is not within their area of expertise.
Good questions why teachers receive such shoddy treatment in American schools today. "The truth is," Good writes, "many people don't see teaching as real work like, say, polluting the environment or raiding the stock market."
Teachers are not the only ones facing unrealistic expectations. For example, in schools across the nation, students are being asked to sign a code of ethics in order to participate on sports teams. Signing this pledge means that the students agree not to smoke tobacco, take drugs or drink alcohol, a promise which Good says very few students actually keep. He points out that in reality, forcing them to sign this pledge may actually teach them to take promises lightly.
"I'm simply pointing out that forcing student athletes to make false promises can breed a certain cynicism toward promise keeping," Good explains, "which, in the long run, may harm them (and society) more than experimenting with alcohol, tobacco or even drugs."
In the wake of 9/11, Good finds that schools have become increasingly focused on emphasizing patriotism in their curriculum. Good outlines a recent bill defeated in the Nebraska state legislature that would have required each school board to appoint a committee to arrange curriculum in such a way that "the love of America will be installed in the hearts and minds of the youth of the state." This would include memorizing The Star Spangled Banner and teaching reverence for the flag.
"I think we need a redefinition of patriotism," Good said. "We need to give each citizen the rights and moral tools to question authority and decide public issues for themselves."
The book includes accounts of Good's own experiences with school boards, educators and administrators of local high schools. He recounts several of his struggles with his daughter's high school in Highland, N.Y. He believes schools would prefer parental compliance to parental involvement, and describes feeling "as welcome as a skinhead at a synagogue" when he has questioned his children's education.
Despite the problems of education, Good finds hope in teaching. "Despite all the drawbacks—lack of respect, lack of autonomy, poor salaries and working conditions—there are people who will rise above to care for and educate our children," Good says, "surviving in spite of the system, not because of it."
David A. Singer, president of the Board of Education in Harrison, N.Y., comments that Good "writes passionately about the world of education…from the perspective of a student, teacher, school board member and dad."
Good has taught at SUNY New Paltz since 1985. He teaches news writing, literary journalism, media ethics and press history.
Good has written 11 previous books dealing with both journalism and education. Some of Good's previous books include "Desperately Seeking Ethics", "Diamonds in the Dark: America, Baseball, and the Movies", and "Outcasts: The Image of Journalists in Contemporary Film."
Good received his undergraduate degree in English from Bard College, a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in American culture from the University of Michigan. He currently lives in Highland with his wife, Barbara. They have four children.


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It's National Security, Stupid
A Russian TU-160 "Blackjack" strategic bomber in Venezuela.
Let's chalk up the losses of late in Latin America:
We're being tossed out of Venezuela.
We're being tossed out of Bolivia.
We're despised in Argentina.
Nicaragua looks favorably on Russia's move into Georgia.
Honduras and Guatemala hold their noses when they deal with us.
We're barely tolerated in Mexico and puzzled over in Brazil, the real looming giant of Sudamérica. In fact, the best leader in the Western Hemisphere, Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva, just ignores us most of the time because to him, I'm sure, we are indecipherably stupid.
The Chinese are going to drill for oil within 60 miles of the coast of Florida; Russia just landed Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers in Venezuela and contemplates building a space launch facility in Cuba; and an international consortium, led by Dubai Ports World, is studying plans to build one of the largest container processing facilities in the Western Hemisphere in Mariel, Cuba. Its throughput capacity will rival or surpass Los Angeles.
The U.S. record in Latin America is just short of an abysmal failure. (And one suspects that if the Cheney/Bush administration actually had a policyâ€â€other than neglect and drugsâ€â€the record would be worse.)
In January 2009, what should the new president do about this failure in our own backyard?
The very first action should be to lift the embargo on Cuba and treat that nation just as we do other nations with repressive to partly-repressive regimes that are showing signs of accommodating the needs of the 21st Centuryâ€â€countries from China and Vietnam to Albania and Georgia.
Establishing more or less normal relations with Cubaâ€â€after more than a century and a half of paternalistic-imperialistic behavior toward Havanaâ€â€would be such a stunning signal to the rest of Latin America, that all manner of positive changes throughout the hemisphere might be possible in its shadow.
Once Latin American leaders, from Chavez to Lula, see that the U.S. is serious about Cuba, they will have to get serious about the U.S. Chavez, for example, will have a major plank of his anti-Americanism jerked right out from under him. Lula will have to consider that we mayâ€â€may, I sayâ€â€have just regained our composure and our senses.
And in Cuba, there will be a cautious and growing recognition that the future may be a lot brighter than had been thought, particularly now that three hurricanes have ravaged that island nation and it needs a lifting of the embargo, not a hand-out, to recover its footing.
Moreover, unlike almost any other foreign policy challenge now confronting the U.S.â€â€Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, or the Israeli-Palestinian situation, for examplesâ€â€an opening to Cuba will cost the economically-struggling U.S. not a single dollar. Not a single dollar.
The rewards of such an opening, however, are huge: a completely new outlook from our entire hemisphere, from Toronto to Buenos Aires; a sensible policy with an island nation 90 miles from Florida and with many blood-ties to the U.S.; and an opening through which, hopefully, can pour new, positive and productive bilateral and regional relations with nations in our own backyard.
Only a fool would resist.
-Lawrence Wilkerson
Cuba's October Surprise
by Lawrence Wilkerson And Patrick Doherty
September 18, 2008
If you live in Galveston, Texas, Hurricane Ike will be remembered for its destruction. But history may remember the ninth named storm of the 2008 season for swinging the 2008 presidential campaign.
That's because Ike devastated a little island off Florida named Cuba. In fact, Cuba sustained damage from four hurricanes: Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike. Gustav hit the Western end of Cuba as a Category 4 storm. Ike entered the east of Cuba as a strong Category 3 then shredded the full length of the island for three days. There were reports of walls of water 50 feet high hitting the north shore.
In a country of more than 11 million people, 2.7 million evacuated their homes when Ike came through. Today, 444,000 homes in Cuba are damaged, meaning up to 2.2 million Cubans are living dangerously or wondering when it will be safe to go home.
Food supplies on the island are nearly exhausted. The crops and livestock for domestic consumption and cash crops like tobacco and sugar cane, necessary for the hard currency to import food _ are devastated. The island's electrical grid is severely damaged and in some places non-existent. Communication towers are down across the country. Roads are blocked with rubble from collapsed buildings, trees, or just washed away. Schools, hospitals, and clinics have suffered extensive damage or are non-functioning.
And it will only get worse. With at least $5 billion of damage done to a nation where the average monthly salary is $17, the economy will not be able to support the Cuban population for quite some time. Even the Cuban military is on short-rations with perhaps a week left. With food shelves empty, hoarding and black market price gouging will quickly squeeze all families, displaced or not, with little to no income and no subsistence agriculture to fall back on. As the vast majority of Cubans become malnourished and post-disaster diseases increase in prevalence, the political situation is likely to become much more volatile within Cuba.
All this could occur within the next six weeks. Faced with a displaced, hungry and frustrated population, Havana could do what it has done in the past: allow a mass migration to head north. In 1980, responding to unrest triggered by economic downturn, Havana launched the Mariel boatlift that brought 125,000 Cuban immigrants over a five-month period to South Florida. In 1994, facing another economic catastrophe, the Castro government allowed at least 35,000 Cubans to leave the island _ an episode that cost the U.S. Treasury more than $500 million.
The U.S. government is now offering Cuba a $1.5 million package of temporary shelter for 10,000 families and household items for 8,000 with an additional $3.5 million conditional on the survey of a U.S. disaster assessment team.(1) In contrast, Haiti, which was hit by three storms, has already received $19 million in aid from the U.S. government. Even Burma, which has a military dictatorship more repressive than Cuba's and was ravaged by Cyclone Fargis, received $50 million in aid.
Indeed, an increase in funding for traditional humanitarian items is not what Cuba needs or wants from the United States. Their government believes that there would be no prospect of a crisis if the U.S. economic embargo were not blocking them from purchasing the needed supplies on the open market. It can get food from other countries in the region. Rather, Cuba's infrastructure needs repair. They need electrical components like poles, cable, and transformers. They need heavy-duty construction equipment and materials. The only market that can respond fast enough is the United States.
Without those supplies, the boats could very well sail before November. Americans with family in Cuba will be furious with the Bush administration for placing politics over saving lives. Cuban refugees who make it onto U.S. soil will benefit from the wet-foot/dry-foot policy that other Latino immigrants _ a key demographic this cycle _ view with considerable hostility. South Florida is already reeling from the domestic economic recession and a new load of low-skilled immigrants will put downward pressures on wages and exclusion will risk increased levels of criminal activity. At a minimum, CNN will be showing pictures of thousands of malnourished and water-logged Cubans being picked up on the high seas and then sent to the notorious U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo, only to be repatriated to a growing catastrophe.
It is now time to lift the embargo, let Cuba buy what it needs and move on. The U.S. policy of isolation to bring about regime change has failed to achieve its goals for fifty years. Fidel has grown old and retired. Cuba is no longer sponsoring revolution overseas but exporting doctors and nurses instead. And by giving Havana a ready-made excuse for economic failure, the embargo has the perverse effect of supporting the Castro regime rather than weakening it.
The Bush administration is between a rock and a hard place. If it continues with business as usual, Havana may very well decide the outcome of the U.S. elections. If it moves to end the embargo and Cuba purchases the supplies it needs to rebuild, it will have prevented the disaster that it foresaw but Cuba will cease to be an electoral goldmine for the GOP.
America needs to put politics aside. It is time to do the right thing. Protect the lives of innocent Cubans, protect our electoral process, end a 50-year-old failed policy, and be good Samaritans after all.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson was chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Patrick Doherty participated in the humanitarian operation in Kosovo and the Balkans. They are chairman and director, respectively, of the U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative at the New America Foundation, 1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20009; Web site: www.newamerica.net.
This essay is available to McClatchy-Tribune News Service subscribers. McClatchy-Tribune did not subsidize the writing of this column; the opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of McClatchy-Tribune or its editors.
(c) 2008, New America Foundation
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Richard Clarke: Cuba Not a State Sponsor of Terror
Richard Clarke/AP
As Congress comes to grips with the magnitude and political implications of the devastation across Cuba from Hurricanes Fay, Gustav and Ike--it is vitally important to make sure that Washington understands something Cuba is not.
Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism and hasn't been at least since the Clinton Administration conducted a formal review of the list in the late 1990s.
Unfortunately--according to Richard Clarke, who was the U.S. Government's coordinator for counterterrorism in both the Clinton and Bush 43 administrations--domestic politics intervened and kept Cuba on the list.
Last month, I conducted a fascinating interview with Richard Clarke at his office in Virginia. Clarke will be remembered as the man who repeatedly warned President Bush and his boss, then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, that al-Qaeda was about to strike. His most recent book, Your Government Failed You, talks about how our national security community is broken and what can be done to fix it.
Domestic Politics, Not National Security
For Clarke, current U.S. policy toward Cuba is "a demonstrable failure." As a national security practitioner, Clarke believes policy needs to be made based on a cool-headed assessment of the situation, a transparent calculation of our interests, and it must consider the fullest range of our policy options. This policy calculation has not happened for Cuba, and he thinks it must.
Clarke is clear, of course, that Cuba was a real security threat to the United States. In the 1960s the Soviets were stationing missiles, bombers and troops on this island only 90 miles from the Southern tip of Florida. In the 1970s and 1980s, Cuba was exporting soldiers, arms and communist revolution. But after the return of Cuba's troops and the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba stopped being the same kind of threat to U.S. interests. "They are a national security problem," he told me, "but nowhere near what they were."
Yet our policy did not change to reflect the new calculation. Here, I ask him why:
Clarke is in good company. Brent Scowcroft, national security advisor to presidents Ford and Bush-41 told my colleague Steve Clemons essentially the same thing. Said Scowcroft,
"My answer on Cuba is Cuba is not a foreign policy question. Cuba is a domestic issue. In foreign policy, the embargo makes no sense. It doesn't do anything. It's quite clear we can not starve Cuba to death. We learned that when the Soviet stopped subsidizing Cuba and they didn't collapse. It's a domestic issue."
In 1994, in his last book, Richard Nixon assessed America's Cuba policy, our interests and our options argued that America's relationship with Cuba needed a change. Serving on the NSC during the at the same time in the 1990s, Clarke watched as the U.S. opened up relations with 20+ former Soviet satellites, but not Cuba. We built economic, political, and cultural ties across the board and for the most part, Clarke believes, it was successful. But Cuba was always isolated. That, he told me, was a mistake.
State Sponsors of Terrorism List
Supporters of the embargo often cite Cuba's listing on the State Department's State Sponsors of Terrorism List as evidence that Cuba remains a threat. In my interview, Clarke talked extensively about that list. It was always supposed to be a tool of policy, which meant nations had to have a way to get off the list, by doing the right thing. But in Cuba's case, that was not going to happen. In the late 1990s, Clarke oversaw a review of all the nations on that list and determined that Cuba should not be on it.
Here's the clip:
Pro-embargo supporters will continue to argue that the fact that Cuba remains on the State Sponsors of Terror List is evidence that the United States should maintain a hard line with Cuba, even after the devastation wrought by this year's hurricane season.
Now Cuba's presence on that list has been discredited as the bi-partisan result of domestic politics. It's not about Cuba, it's about Florida's 27 electoral votes.
--Patrick Doherty
The following is a transcript of the two videos above.
Clip 1:
Doherty: ...Cuba [policy] has suffered for many years, from a bipartisan consensus that Cuba policy will be generated in the political sphere…
Clarke: Yup, I think Cuba's a really good example because whether it's a democrat, Bill Clinton in the white house or George Bush in the white house – one or two – Cuba was a third rail issue, which meant you couldn't touch it. It was electric.
It wasn't really a national security issue, it was a political issue and specifically it was a Florida issue. How could we, whether it was bill Clinton or George Bush, how could we win Florida in the next presidential election; how could we pick up those two, three, or four congressional districts that are dominated by Cuban Americans. And every aspect of what should be a national security issue decided analytically on the merits of what's in the U.S. national interest, was run through the filter of politics
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Clarke: Then you look at Cuba and the reason in the 1990's, in the late 1990's, why we didn't take Cuba off the list was not because they were sponsoring terrorism.
Doherty: Why was it?
Clarke: It was because U.S. domestic political reasons. Factually, objectively, they are no longer sponsoring terrorism. So should they be taken off the list? Perhaps. In the context – as with Libya, as with North Korea – in the context of a bilateral negotiation, that is larger than just the issue of terrorism.
What's Wrong With Us?
The Parable of the Good Samaritan by Delacroix
Here is what Sarah Stephens, Director of the Center for Democracy in the Americas, said recently with regard to the hurricanes that have recently ravaged Cuba:
In recent days, three hurricanes -- Hanna, Gustav, and Ike -- have laid waste to the island. Thanks to ferocious winds and rain, Cuba lost 700,000 tons of food products in ten days. One quarter-million homes and structures were damaged or destroyed. Water, telephone, and electrical services are disrupted. Care International predicts that tens of thousands of Cubans will be left homeless and that Cuba is facing the real possibility of food shortages in the days to come. Thanks to Cuba's remarkable civil defense, only seven lives have been lost, but my Cuban friends tell us in simple terms, this is a crisis, a catastrophe.
Other governments have responded decisively. Russia, which cut off financial aid to the island after the Cold War, has started making good on its promise to deliver 200 tons of supplies. Spain is sending 15 tons of aid by air. Venezuela, China, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and the EU are all pitching in.
But where is the United States? We're busy baiting the Cuban government under the guise of hurricane relief.
I didn't believe that it could get any worse, but the Bush Administration has descended to a new low in Latin America.
Pushing a Latin American policy whose only highlights are occasional trips to South and Central America by hospital ships, billions of taxpayer dollars to an utterly failed drug policy in the Andean Region, and millions of dollars to corrupt and ineffective Cuban-American organizations in Florida, all wrapped up in an overall policy blanket of almost total neglect, the Cheney/Bush team may depart the White House with the worst record of failure in our own hemisphere of any since Nixon, Kissinger, and the Central Intelligence Agency created an absolute disaster in Chile almost 40 years ago.
But to cap it off with an extended middle finger to Havana after the Cuban people have suffered so dramatically, is truly sucking at the dregs of failure.
We need to lift immediately all aspects of our bankrupt policy's restrictions on money, travel, aid, and comfortâ€â€and leave that condition intact for at least 90 daysâ€â€and to ensure that whatever the Cuban people need, they get it. Period. That is the only decent thing to do.
Some time ago, we used to be a decent people by and large. Why can't we reach down and find some of that decency again?
--Lawrence Wilkerson
A Good Time for a Bold Move
The landing of hurricanes Ike and Gustav on Cuban shores -- already reaping damage Fidel Castro has compared to that brought upon Hiroshima -- may bring the issue of the Cuban embargo back into electoral politics. Or it might simply glance off.
These disasters provide an incredible opportunity for both candidates to send a signal to a hemisphere that's been largely neglected in years past. Feelings of abandonment are sure to heighten as nations attempt to rebuild, especially without so much as a mention on the presidential trail.
Barack Obama offered...
a written statement, joining "with leaders in the Cuban American community in calling on President Bush to immediately suspend restrictions on family remittances, visits and humanitarian care packages from Cuban Americans for a minimum of 90 days,†but has failed to actually speak about the tragedy in Haiti, Cuba or elsewhere in the region.
McCain has previously held that restrictions should not be lifted until the U.S. can be "confident that the transition to a free and open democracy is being made,†and doesn't appear to have taken a position since Gutav and Ike's Caribbean devastation.
The Cuban government declined $100,000 the U.S. had offered to deliver through existing charities' channels, stating "Cuba affirms that in reality the only correct, ethical (action) ... would be the total and definitive elimination of the harsh and cruel economic, commercial and financial blockade applied over nearly a half century against our nation.â€Â
Condoleezza Rice, in turn, stated: "I don't think in the context that we see now that the lifting of the embargo would be wise,†referencing the transfer of power from Fidel to Raul.
Nonetheless, past hurricanes have brought about change in Cuba policy. In 2002, after Hurricane Michelle swept the Island, Cuba reached out to American grain suppliers after having "turned up its nose†when such trade was initially legalized in 2000. In years since, the two have built a quiet and cumbersome relationship, the U.S. now standing a the island's primary food supplier, commerce in 2007 topping $437 million despite steep the steep obstacles of the embargo.
This is a potentially powerful time for engagement, and the power to demand that engagement resides squarely two men. Representative Howard Berman of California, the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has also asked that Bush suspend restrictions on gifts, remittances, and travel to Cuba for ninety days.
The View of a Hurricane From Your Window (or Boat)
This is what Hurricane Ike looks like in Baracoa, Eastern Cuba. This pic was sent in by my friend and Havana Note co-editor Gail Reed, who is Director of MEDICC.
For those interested in helping out victims in need in Cuba -- who took a direct hit from Hurricane Gustav a few days before Ike hit -- check out this informative letter from Sarah Stephens at the Center for Democracy in the Americas.
In her informative, compelling letter, Stephens points to seven places that can help get aid to Cubans in need:
Center for Democracy in the Americas
Natural disasters and humanitarian relief are always good opportunities to change the game on political situations that make no sense -- like the embargo or even the Cuban resistance to the terms of offered American government aid.
But even this disaster is a missed opportunity for the governments involved which makes it even more important for others who care to help.
-- Steve Clemons
Joe Garcia "Steals the Show" In Denver, and Debbie Hearts Joe
At the "Big Tent" in Denver, candidate Joe Garcia "stole the show" according to one blogger. Florida Democrat and House Cardinal Debbie Wasserman Shultz had nothing but love for Garcia. Still no love for Annette Taddeo though.
New Group Attacks South Florida Reps' "Confused Prioritiesâ€
Tony Jimenez, a former Bush administration official, launched a new 527 media group this week, attacking two South Florida Republicans for "confused priorities†that focus on Castro's Cuba rather than on jobs, wages, pain at the pump, the housing crisis and energy independence.
The newly-launched organization, One South Florida, focuses its message mainly on these misplaced priorities, which has been a theme of the campaigns of Democratic candidates Joe Garcia (See "One Trick Pony") and Raul Martinez, and asserts (correctly) that efforts to tighten restrictions on Cuba haven't achieved anything:
While our cost of living soared and wages for the poor plunged, our representatives in Washington expired all of their political capital supporting Bush's counter-productive Cuba sanctions. Instead of bringing badly needed funding and economic development programs to our region, they obsess on restricting the right of Cuban-Americans to visit and send money to their relatives on the island. What's worse: their efforts have failed to have any impact on human rights violations in Cuba.
This jives with polling data released by the Foundation for Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations in June. Approximately three-quarters of respondents (77 and 74 percent respectively in FL-21 and FL-25) indicated that they would support a candidate whose top priority will be improving health care, lowering housing costs, and improving our schools. Less than 20 percent of respondents would support a candidate whose top priority will be changing the political system of Cuba or who makes that a co-equal priority alongside domestic issues.
Are high gas prices and falling home values more important than sticking it to Castro's Cuba? These guys think so.
Bring Back the Sandwich Shack, Raul
Much has been made of Raul Castro's interpretation of socialism. Earlier this summer before the national assembly, Castro stated: "Socialism means social justice and equality; but equality of rights, of opportunities -- not of income.†The steps that the "practical Castro,†as he's been called, has taken alongside these statements, while symbolic, have yet to move the nation in any tangible way. And they're unlikely to. Nimble openings of the past may not draw the same headlines, but they may offer a better avenue forward….
Cuba has made much more serious openings in the past, specifically in the post- Soviet period when the island's economy nearly ground to a stand still. In 2005, though, Fidel -- bolsterered by support from Venezuela and China -- recanted on liberalizations. He shut down a broad swath of small, private enterprise that had developed, eliminating 2,000 of the "shack†operations that had sprung up selling pizzas, sodas, sandwiches, milkshakes, and other sweets.
That was just the tip of the iceberg. The Economist reported that 240,000 licensed entrepreneurs and small business owners were whittled down to below 140,000. Along with the opening in the early nineties came legality of possession and use of U.S. currency -- a practice that fueled the flow of remittances from expatriate Cubans, but, along with other openings, was brought to a halt in the early years of the new millennium.
But the reforms that have garnered the boldest headlines since the transition, those allowing the ownership personal computers and cell phones, are symbolic -- Cubans live on an average salary of $17 per month can hardly afford a cell phone, let alone the $700 necessary to buy a computer.
It's likely that the most meaningful of Raul's are not about consumer goods but about property and small business. His willingness to increase limits on land that private farms can own by 200% (99 acres up from 33), might help to offset an estimated $1 billion increase in imported food costs the nation will face this year alone. The legalization of private taxis is another good move.
Allowing other existing private enterprise, in the form of hair salons, cafes, and restaurants, to move out of people's homes and into other locations -- even if property remains owned state, rather than privately owned -- could allow for modest, controlled expansion for already permitted industry.
Ultimately, Cubans are responsible for their own country. Since support for the ideals of the Revolution runs deep, a revolution that has delivered results in terms of universal, quality health care and literacy and that ended the corrupt rule of Battista and his friends in the American mafia, mining, and sugar worlds, the way forward must also be in line with those ideals.
That may mean a nation of small, modern, efficient farms, mom-and-pop shopkeepers, of 99-year leases (like in London) on property and a measured relationship with Chinese, American, and other sources of foreign direct investment. Clearly, however, something has to change.
Democratic Platform on Latin America
I finally got a moment to look at the Democrats' platform on Latin America. In general it's pretty sparse, and on Cuba it only echoes the main bullet points of Obama's speech before the Cuban American National Foundation:
Recommit to an Alliance of the Americas
We recognize that the security and prosperity of the United States is fundamentally tied to the future of the Americas. We believe that in the 21st century, the U.S. must treat Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean as full partners, just as our neighbors to the south should reject the bombast of authoritarian bullies. An alliance of the Americas will only succeed if it is founded on the bedrock of mutual respect and works to advance democracy, opportunity and security from the bottom-up. We must turn the page on the arrogance in Washington and the anti-Americanism across the region that stands in the way of progress. We must work with close partners like Mexico, Brazil and Colombia on issues like ending the drug trade, fighting poverty and inequality, and immigration. And we must build ties to the people of Cuba and help advance their liberty by allowing unlimited family visits and remittances to the island, while presenting the Cuban regime with a clear choice: if it takes significant steps toward democracy, beginning with the unconditional release of all political prisoners, we will be prepared to take steps to begin normalizing relations.
My thoughts on a regional strategy are here. My colleague Steve Clemons has more general foreign policy analysis of the platform here.
More later.


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Here was the first in this series. And from this morning, what spring cleaning and repainting is this
being done with such high spirits?
Here's the former Roger Williams getting a springtime makeover.
To me . . it looks like an Edward Hopper green . . .
Click here for the transitioning tugboat now Eric R. Thornton in ruby light a few weeks ago.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Here's a range of photos from the present to the unknowable past. Gage Paul Thornton . . . 1944 equipment working well in adverse 2014 conditions. Photo by Bjoern Kils of New York Media Boat.
In 2007, McAllister Responder (1967) moved Peking (1911) across the sixth boro for hull inspection. Photo by Elizabeth Wood. That's me standing on port side Peking adjacent to Responder house.
1953 Hobo races in Greenport Harbor in 2007.
A glazed over Gulf Dawn (1966) inbound from sea passes BlueFin (2010).
Deborah Quinn (1957) awaits in Oyster Bay in 2010.
HP-Otter and HR-Beaver . . . said to be in C-6 Lock in Fort Edward yesterday. Photo by tug44 Fred. New equipment chokes on ancient foe but no doubt will be dried off to run again. Compare this photo with the fourth one here.
Unidentified tug on Newburgh land's edge back in 2009. I've been told it's no longer there.
Unidentified wooden tug
possibly succumbing to time in August 2011.
Ditto. Wish there was a connection with a past here.
Thanks to Bjoern, Elizabeth, and Fred for their photos. All others by Will Van Dorp.
Name this tug headed for sea as the sunset bathes it in ruby light?
I guess this could turn into a precious materials post. Hobo, this gold tug at the Costello shipyard in Greenport, appears to have been built 61 years ago by Caddell's Drydock & Repair. At this dock, it waits under the protection of this exotic creature of the winds if not waters.
This 55-year old . . . despite the distant port name carried on its escutcheon, is where? Check the skyline.
See the Chrysler Building off her port side? Charlsea is currently in Weehawken.
The ever-wandering Maraki caught up with Kathy M recently in Eleuthera.
And now . . . back to the ruby-red tug of the lead photo . . . . known as it leaves this port . . .
as Roger Williams, a name soon
to change. Here she passes Castle Hill Light . . . as I said, bound for sea . . .
Credits here go to Rod Smith for photos of Roger Williams, Maraki for Kathy M, and all others . . . Will Van Dorp, who is expecting to make a comment about the laurels above the Graves of Arthur Kill cover . . . upper left side of this page . . . soon.
Thanks again, Rod and Maraki.
Here was 4.
So I 've had a problem today: I tried to do a portrait of Gage Paul Thornton, and that tall building and confederates jumped in the way.
I took another . .. and the green lady interrupted.
I attempt a solo shot of James Turecamo, and the green lady AND the orange ferry need to get involved.
So I thought I'd try it again . . . a bowshot of the 1930 charter yacht Diplomat . . . same effect.
Ditto . . . Dorothy J. Well, maybe background context is important . . . like to show that the New york York Media Boat is timely as well as punctual
maybe it's time to listen what the woodchuck told me yesterday, go home, polish my lens, have some really hot tea . . . and wait for warm sunshine.
All photo by Will Van Dorp.
Huron Service (1981) sailed into the springy morning it was.
Chesapeake Coast (2012) lit up the dawn this morning.
McAllister Responder (1967) and Gage Paul Thornton (1944) met in the KVK last Saturday. Click here for Gage Paul's long history, during one part of which she carried the name Elizabeth McAllister.
Joyce D. Brown (2002) passes Stolt Jade.
HMS Liberty (1978) . . .was originally a freshwater tug, one of two operating in the sixth bork for Harley, a company mostly based on the west coast but expanding.
Houma (1970) like many of the vessels in this post, has operated under a long list of companies.
Gulf Coast (1982) enters the KVK from the east this morning before 9 a.m.
A parting shot of the vessel that started today's post . . . Huron Service, headed to refuel.
All photos taken the last few days by Will Van Dorp.
It's Margot, last included on this blog here. Guess the location?
And a former fleet mate of Frances, it's Catherine Turecamo . .. with Gage Paul Thornton way in the background.
Here's a closer-up of Gage Paul with Robbins Light in the background.
New York Central No. 13 . . . changing at a glacial pace and probably regressing, not progressing. My last photo of this boat might be here.
Here's Robert leaving the sixth boro this morning with a tow that
includes dredge McCaskill, which I previously featured here high and dry and here from the inside.
East Coast meets west coast this morning alongside Corossol.
The newer Dean headed eastbound on the KVK and
and finally . . another configuration of Marjorie B. McAllister.
All photos taken this week by Will Van Dorp.
Oh . . . Margot's location in the first photo is Tottenville NY, with Outerbridge Crossing in the background.
Random . . . all fotos taken in the past week, and . . . let's start with a tugboat that's NOT mostly painted white, the 1958 Thornton Bros. This foto, courtesy of William Hyman, also shows the color of foliage on the New Jersey bluff across from upper midtown.
2000 Brooklyn, which also has had a long list of previous names.
1979 Margaret Moran
2002 Gramma Lee T Moran
1974 BF Jersey
1966 Gulf Dawn
1979 Patrick J Hunt
And some fotos of vessels operating by . .. 1983 Escort
1969 Robert E McAllister
1976 Atlantic Salvor. Notice the tallest building in the distance . . . that's WTC1. Eleven months ago, I took these fotos of Salvor steaming int the sixth boro with segments of the antenna that are now assembled and in place atop the tower.
And once again, the green 1958 tug that started out this post.
Thanks to William for the first foto; all others by Will Van Dorp.
When I posted about the race last year, I recapped the five previous years posts too. See that here for part a and here for part b.
The day started early for me; here at 07:01, not knowing I'd see her later in the morning, I passed Weddell Sea in the notch.
By 07:47, I was in the McAllister yard, thanks to Harold Tartell and of course the McAllisters. Maurania III, also in last year's race, will be the ride.
By 09:50, we were off Pier 84; W. O. Decker and Meagan Ann were already there.
Aound then, Debora, Susan, and Shawn Miller lined up for a family shot.
At 10:01, it's Pegasus and . . .lo and behold . . . Weddell Sea has come out of the notch in the Upper Bay anchorage to join in the festivities.
I've never even seen this Little Toot. . . out of Highlands, NJ, and she's not so little.
10:06 . . . Quantico Creek, Buchanan 1, Vulcan III, and Debora Miller begin to line up with us for the parade past Pier 84.
And when Weddell Sea and especially Lincoln Sea mingle with other boats, their size is apparent. … 8000 hp, Lincoln Sea, appeared in K-Sea colors in the 2006 race.
10:43 some of the boats have turned around and waiting for the race to begin . . . the tide is flooding, adverse.
10:45 . . . note the two dark green tugs Gage Paul Thornton and Thornton Bros. still needing to turn around, as does
Freddie K Miller.
If my camera clock is correct, the race started at 10:47, and
tomorrow I'll get you the results.
It was great meeting/catching up with so many folks today, and again . . . thanks to Harold and McAllister towing for getting me on Maurania III.


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New England dining >>> Wright's Farm, Nasonville, R.I.
Wright's Farm won't leave you in a
"fowl" mood
Specializing in chicken, this very large Harrisville, RI, restaurant is a local landmark
By Eric H.
One day we decided to take a ride to Wright's Farm Restaurant in Harrisville, RI. So did 1,000 other people.
We left this busy dining location, vowing to return someday. There was just no way we could wait an hour. It was 7 p.m., our daughter's bedtime, and an hour past ours.
Two weeks later, we decided to return to Wright's. By leaving in the early afternoon, we figured there would be no problem getting a seat. After all, the place seats well over 1,000 people in several dining rooms.
Fortunately, there was room to breathe and very little wait this time around. What a great idea returning to Wright's! The homestyle, flavorful chicken, tasty pasta with homemade sauce, the salad with "just right" Italian dressing (available at most markets), good rolls and unparalleled french fries (from fresh, not frozen potatoes), made for the best family style dinner, this side of Amish country. All this for an incredibly low price-- plus very friendly service, and a wonderful toy and gift shop-- resulted in one of the great informal dining experiences we've sampled in New England. It's no wonder Wright's has been in business for more than 30 years -- people love a good value, great food and to be treated well. And... good things do come to those who wait!
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Alumni & Friends
President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland Receives the College of Arts and Sciences 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
On Commencement Saturday, May 10, 2014, the College of Arts and Sciences held a luncheon for Michael D. Higgins, the ninth president of Ireland, to honor him with the College's Distinguished Alumni Award. President Higgins graduated from IU in 1967 with a Master of Arts in Sociology.
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It's fairly rare that Grazia Daily HQ gets in a right old fluster, but when we heard that America's premiere fitness facility is opening its doors to us flabby Britons, there were audible yelps of excitement. Namely about the possibility of finally achieving Miley Cyrus's abs!
Equinox, the high powered fitness club that boasts Cameron Diaz, Leann Rimes, Drew Barrymore and Bradley Cooper amongst its members (imagine bumping into him at the water fountain!) will finally be launching on London's High Street Kensington, this October.
And with a whopping 55 clubs across the US, any frequent visitor to the States will be aware of its notoriety, as well as its serious perks. We are talking about on-site luxury clothing store's and locker rooms stuffed with dreamy Kiehl's products. It's the stuff that dreams are made of. Us Grazia gals are particularly excited about the eucalyptus infused towels and 24 carat gold facials rumoured to be on offer - suddenly, a night at gym doesn't seem like such a chore after all!
Also provided are creative classes such as Shockwave, developed by World Champion Rower, Josh Crosby, which focuses on blending team competition with self-motivation and Barre Burn which is inspired by movement and the graceful physique of a dancer. Sounds interesting to us - we are envisioning our graceful Darcy Bussell-esque moves already.
Even if you don't fancy an extensive workout, there is no doubt that Equinox will be the place to see and be seen (and at £180 per month it should be). Chief executive Harvey Spevak, expects Equinox to attract the same "active, type-A personality" customers as it does in Manhattan. Well, we like the sound of that.
Take a look at our gallery for an insight into Equinox's existing clientele.
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Saint-Saëns: Chamber Music
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The cyclical Piano Quartet continues to be a staple in the repertoire for violin, viola, cello and piano. The majestic opening movement, Allegretto in common time, provides two themes of different character: the first somewhat improvisational in feeling with its interchanges between the piano and strings, the second an undulating melody more lyrical in nature. These themes are developed and repeated with the first bringing the movement to a pianissimo close. The slower second movement, Andante maestoso ma con moto in G minor, contrasts two motifs, the forceful rhythmic one enunciated by the piano and the chorale-like one in the strings, providing much dialogue, fugal entries, and imitations between the various voices in learned fashion. The third movement, Poco allegro più tosto moderato in D minor in 6/8, a scherzo in rondo form, starts in unison motion with unusual rhythmic effects increasing the tempo to Prestissimo and evaporating the sound to a pianissimo at the end. The grand Allegro finale is a spirited fantasy-like movement in duple time with many skilful contrapuntal effects. Elements of the theme of the Andante are included in the recapitulation, while in the coda the two themes of the Allegretto are joined by the chorale-like theme of the Andante and engage in a joyful fugato. Once again, as in the quintet he composed twenty years earlier, Saint-Saëns is inspired by cyclic form.
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The unlicensed pilot was practicing landings with a tailwind in the traffic pattern at a closed airport in an unregistered airplane. The pilot refused to provide a statement, but a witness stated that the airplane was too fast on landing and too slow on climbout after the landing was aborted. The airplane struck trees at the departure end of the runway, and then settled into trees below the elevated runway. A postcrash examination of the wreckage revealed no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.
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December 2013 – May 2014
Mosey on over to The Ranch House and meet the horses, ready and waiting to take you on a festive mid-morning carriage ride around the property. Grab a seat on the carriage and don't forget to bring a camera to snap photos along the way. Enjoy the sunny, wintery views from one of the best seats in the house this time of year. Carriage rides are complimentary for all guests.
Santa Claus is making a special trip to The Ranch and while he is here, our younger guests, 11 and under, can join him for a complimentary breakfast in The Ranch House. Come on down and help Santa check his list. And don't forget to ask your parents to bring their cameras. Visits with Santa are complimentary for all ages.
As the sun sets on another glorious day at Brasada Ranch, stop by The Ranch House for a hot cup of cider or cocoa. While you're here, you may choose to curl up around the fireplace in The Library and read a book, or invite the family to enjoy a meal in this family-friendly setting. Ranch House is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
On Christmas Eve, enjoy Chef Ryan's holiday dinner menu at Ranch House. From 7:00-8:30pm, families are invited to enjoy a special treat — story time with one of Santa's elves in The Lobby. After dinner, cookies and milk will be provided for families to leave for Santa in their cabins.
For reservations, call 541.526.6870.
Come on down and enjoy Chef Ryan's prix-fixe Christmas dinner, highlighting the seasonal bounty from our local farmers, foragers and purveyors, with special options for the kids.
Pricing: $45 Adults, $18 for children age 5-10, complimentary for children 4 & under.
For reservations, call 541.526.6870.
Everyone is invited to this festive, Ranch-style Christmas event. Learn to line dance with our own private instructor. All ages and abilities welcome – even those with two left feet. Just come ready to have a great time. If adults want to come shake their stuff, children 6 years of age and older may head to the Hideout for supervised play. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is complimentary for all guests.
Brasada Ranch Members are invited to go on a private starlight snowshoe tour, provided by our preferred outfitter, Wanderlust Tours. This tour is exclusive to Members of The Ranch. Equipment, transportation, guides and hot cocoa are included. Brasada Adventures is happy to arrange snowshoeing tours for non-Members throughout the winter.
Guests ages 6 – 18 will love the cosmic pool party, movies and plenty of activities in The Hideout. A special buffet dinner will be provided. Age specific activities will be available for groups 6-12 years of age and those over 12 years of age. For children under the age of 6, childcare services will also be provided on this evening.
Pricing: $50 per child, includes dinner and activities.
For reservations, call 541.526.6870.
The night continues with live music from a killer band that is sure to have you up on your feet and dancing. You'll love our rustic, elegant setting, photo lounge, signature cocktails and champagne toast at midnight.
Pricing: Entry is included for guests attending dinner.
For reservations, call 541.526.6870.
Our Executive Chef has prepared a tantalizing three course menu especially for couples celebrating the romantic holiday.
Pricing: $75 per guest.
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For reservations, call 541.526.6870.
Come experience St. Patrick's Day at The Ranch. In addition to the full Ranch House menu, special holiday offerings will be available.
Join the Culinary Team at Range Restaurant and Bar for what has become one of the most memorable events of the year. Our Executive Chef has prepared an exquisite menu featuring farm fresh omelets, local artisan displays of cheeses, meats and produce, and delightful desserts to round out this wonderful meal on this very special day.
Kids and adults alike will love our heated outdoor pool, slide and lazy river open to all guests Memorial Day Weekend.
Pool Hours: 6:00am -10:00pm Friday, May 23rd & Saturday, May 24th 6:00am – 9:00pm Sunday, May 25th & Monday, May 26th
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|William J. McDonough, President
Remarks by President William J. McDonough before the Bond Market Association Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here today and I thank the Bond Market Association for giving me this opportunity to share some of my thoughts about supporting the resiliency and liquidity of our capital markets.


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Unfortunately, United's other representatives in the U21s team – Tom Thorpe, Nick Powell and Jesse Lingard – were not named in Thursday evening's matchday squad. All three will now hope to feature on Monday when the Three Lions face Finland in Tampere.
Elsewhere on the continent, Marnick Vermijl played a full match as Belgium's U21s sealed a hugely impressive 3-1 win over Italy in Rieti. The young defender should now face Northern Ireland on Monday before returning to Dutch side NEC, who he has joined on loan for the rest of this season.
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