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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Despite a hiccup during March in nonfarm payrolls, Wall Street firms remain optimistic about employment growth and that's good news for the incumbent president whose political life likely depends on it. Unemployment dropped in March to 8.2%, down from a previous 8.3%, but nonfarm payrolls added a modest 120,000 jobs, less than the expected increase of 200,000.
Presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney blasted the president Friday in a statement after the worse-than-expected jobs number emerged. He called the report troubling and weak: "It is increasingly clear the Obama economy is not working and that after three years in office the President's excuses have run out." 10 Stocks Owned by the Best Fund Managers The president would probably be delighted to hear that more than a few Wall Street firms saw Friday's jobs report as a blip that was unlikely to signify a trend for the rest of 2012. "Provided that claims continue to remain near their recent readings, if not decline further, we expect underlying payroll gains on average to come in well above 200k per month," Deutsche Bank wrote in a research note. Credit Suisse economists said in a note that they saw Friday's data as a hiccup, and believed the labor market would continue to recover moderately. Political opponents who have slammed the president throughout his term about high unemployment used the jobs number miss as a strategic opportunity to reiterate to Americans their discontent. "Today's report shows that families and small businesses are still struggling to get by because of President Obama's failed economic policies," House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said in a statement. "The level of growth we are seeing isn't enough to make a difference for the millions of Americans still out of work or families facing high gas prices and the uncertainty of a lagging economy," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) said in a statement. Even Democratic leadership acknowledged Congress's responsibility to boost national employment. 18 Dividend Stocks That Will Outlive the Hype "Too many Americans in Nevada and throughout our nation are still out of work, and that is why Congress needs to remain focused on creating jobs," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said on his Web site. One explanation for March's drop and February's upside surprise was the weather. An unseasonably warm winter, economists have said, led to a boost to payrolls in February, but ultimately leveled out last month to return to the expected 2012 monthly average. "
T he softer reading in March appears to reflect "payback" due to weather effects rather than fundamental weakening," UBS wrote in a research note. "Furthermore, we estimate that the earlier weather-related boost to payrolls was more-or-less fully reversed in March. Economists at Citibank said the low March payrolls number did not compel the firm to adjust its 2012 full-year estimates for average gains near 175,000, and added that February's stronger-than-expected readings resulted from unusual weather patterns.
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New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today thanked the people of Gujarat for voting the party back to power.
He said it was a vote for "development and Mr Modi's leadership."
"The Congress tried to play the communal card but failed. Gujarat will continue to flourish under the leadership of Narendra Modi. I thank the people who have voted for BJP again. I also congratulate the party workers," the BJP president said
"People have voted for the BJP for the fifth time and Narendra bhai's leadership for a 3rd time," he added.
Narendra Modi will be Chief Minister of Gujarat for a third straight term. Projections based on leads at 01.30 pm show Mr Modi likely to end the day at 123 seats, six more than last time and enough to make his party state that his "vibrant Gujarat" plank worked despite the Congress' best effort to discredit him.


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TAMPA — Tampa police are called to the Mirage nightclub so often that for more than a year they've sent up to a dozen officers there at closing time to handle the regular fights and shootings.
Police say they're sick of it.
They want the club's management to hire extra-duty officers as they did from 2004 until the club stopped paying the bill in August 2008.
"They should foot the bill for the level of safety that's required — not the taxpayers," said police spokeswoman Laura McElroy.
The latest violent brawl at the club at 605 W Hillsborough Ave. sent two shooting victims to a hospital Friday morning. Before fleeing in a vehicle, the shooter pointed a gun at an officer and tried to run over another, police said .
Police tracked down the suspect after he showed up at Brandon Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right arm. He was described by police as combative and uncooperative.
McElroy identified the suspect as Eugene Scurry, 27, of 726 Adams Ave., Tampa. He was charged with two counts of aggravated battery, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. Detectives recovered the vehicle abandoned in the 1100 block of Green Street in West Tampa.
Scurry, in the custody of Hillsborough deputies while being treated at the hospital, would be booked when released, McElroy said.
Police are regularly called to Mirage. From August 2008 to August 2009, there were 137 calls for service — that's about one call for each night the club was open.
So, as a routine policy, between two and a dozen officers patrol the club's parking lot every Thursday through Saturday. They arrive at about 2 a.m. and stay until the crowds dissipate, sometimes hours later, McElroy said.
She had no estimate of how much their presence has cost the city. Hiring an extra-duty officer costs $41 an hour.
Mirage is the only club in Hillsborough County that receives that kind of attention, according to Tampa police and the Sheriff's Office. In Ybor City, officers are assigned to the downtown area, not a specific club, McElroy said.
Friday morning, four officers patrolled Mirage.
They were there when someone shot 30-year-old Tommie Viverette in the stomach and a bullet grazed 27-year-old David Jerome Green's elbow. Police chased the shooter and surrounded him when he got into a car.
The man pointed a gun at one officer, and another, Mark Vazquez, shot at the man, police said.
The shooter turned his car toward Vazquez and hit the 16-year police veteran, bruising his hip and denting his handcuffs, police said.
Earlier this week, Tampa police spoke to the club's management about hiring extra-duty officers again. A man who answered the phone at the club said they have been talking with police, but he hung up. Further attempts to reach club employees were unsuccessful.
McElroy said the department has the option of pushing to close the club and has discussed filing a complaint with the city's nuisance abatement board.
"It's a very laborious process," she said. "It's a last resort for us."
In 2008, federal prosecutors named Mirage as an example of a mob investment founded on dirty money. Indictments filed that year against six people — including alleged Gambino mob boss John A. "Junior" Gotti — listed Mirage as one of the mob's investments.
It's unclear who owns the club. That's being battled in court. Tricia Cadicamo and her brother James V. "Jimmy" Cadicamo claim to own it, and their names appear in state records as principals in the business.
But financier John Edward Alite, in jail awaiting sentencing in Tampa for crimes associated with the Gambino family, claims he made the initial $500,000 investment and owns the club.
He filed a lawsuit in Tampa, claiming that the Cadicamos have been keeping all the revenue.
Times researcher Caryn Baird and staff writers Katie Sanders and Andy Boyle contributed to this report.


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HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game Of Thrones premiers Sunday. Set your clocks, and your hearts, for this once in a lifetime event Popehat readers.
Unlike Ken (who I know is counting the seconds until Sunday night), I enjoy Atlas Shrugged as much as I enjoy A Game Of Thrones, which is to say, I enjoy it mildly. Rand's followers compare her work favorably to that of Plato and Dostoevsky. Martin's followers call his work C. S. Lewis for adults, or Tolkien meets the Wars of the Roses (and therefore, implicitly, Shakespeare). To call any of these comparisons a stretch is to be kind. At least Rand knew how her book would end (with a 78 page speech) before she wrote it.
Martin is just stringing his audience along. When he dies, his fans will compare A Game of Thrones to Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.
But as long as we understand that going in (we surely do four books in), that's entertainment!
Now where is my twelve hour adaptation of Cryptonomicon? That would be art.
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Does anybody know if there are any decent driver figures out there? I'm looking for ones that would fit into 1/24-1/25 scale funny cars and also some that maybe with a little work would work in a fuel altered.
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look at the railroad section for 'G' scale figures, they are roughly 1/24 scale
if you want to pose your figures, prieser have an 'adam' and 'eve' kits
search for a kit called 'mini men' which is a bunch of figures.
fujimi 'garage' kit has three mechanics in it.
One of the Japanese companies (Hasagawa?) made both a driver set and a crew set. It was primarily aimed at Formula 1, but maybe the drivers could be adapted. They did have full-face helmets but you'd have to scratch the gas mask. They made both 1:25 and 1:20.
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I'll check into both of those ideas thanks.
I don't know if these might work for you. I've got 2 sets a few months ago for the price of what they are asking for 1 set now. AFAIK, they have been discontinued. I have them pending for my Tamiya 1/24 WRC Toyota Corolla.
I'm looking for a couple of drivers that I think will be particularly tough. They are vintage and American open-wheel! I would like to do a diorama with a couple of the new Revell midgets. That kit has not been selling well- not many modelers interested in that stuff, so I suppose drivers for that car and era will be tough to find. The seating position is very upright, and the helmets were not full faced, nor did drivers use fire suits in those days. Standard coveralls or even T-shirts were common.
......Fujimi makes a car drivers set including a seated race car driver with a choice of heads and helmets for different periods; fifties threw the nineties. The figure doesn't seem to be in a flame suite. I'm not sure if the 1/24 figure would fit into a 1/25th midget racer..............If you're doing a standing driver figure Scale Equipment Specialist has three "car guys" figure in their "Babes and Dudes" series along with delivery drivers and others that could easily be modified. Some older AMT kits, like the recent re-release of the Double Dragster kit, include period helmets for the figure to hold onto............. Tamiya"s Rally Mechanics set also could be backdated with a little modification and a little fine grain A&B epoxy.
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......Fujimi makes a car drivers set including a seated race car driver with a choice of heads and helmets for different periods; fifties threw the nineties.
......Fujimi makes a car drivers set including a seated race car driver with a choice of heads and helmets for different periods; fifties threw the nineties.
Yes- Fujimi- that is the Japanese company I was thinking about in my first post!
these are pictures of kit figures that I have managed to find over the years. There are others that I didn't keep the boxes from. these are either 1/24 or 1/25. close enough that they will work in either scale.
From Fujimi oone box has both sets of figures included
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Hasagawa figures. They also had a set of scantly clad track queens
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Lemans Miniatures has a bunch of nice ones.
I have a specific question about the Fujimi "Garage & Tools Drivers" kit, pictured at the top left in the first photo dipty dawg ca posted.Is the kit driver's head in the modern open-faced helmet (blue with white visor) actually as shown on the box top illustration -- that is, without goggles?The reason I ask is that most driver's heads of this type are usually molded with goggles on the face. I want a driver's head in this type of helmet without goggles.
Hi Drew, The head is without goggles. I have the set here & I just checked. There is a head there, blue & white, without goggles and another head, white, with goggles. Two seperate heads. Hope that answers your question.
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Understanding dogs' bark
The shrill sound of the phone ringing abruptly jolted me awake. Glancing at the clock, I contemplated who could possibly be calling me at 2 a.m.
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Fumbling for the light switch, I could barely discern the "woof" coming from the backyard.
It was midsummer many years ago, and I lived in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. My old dog was a black lab that enjoyed lying in the cool grass at night, a respite from the scorching daytime temperatures.
I never discovered what she was barking at in the dark hours, perhaps the moon or some other celestial body. And it wasn't a constant bark alarming me of an intruder. It was just a single "woof" every couple of minutes.
She was 10 years old that year, so it could have been some senility. I recall being awakened many nights that summer by my insomniac neighbor and dog.
Dogs bark. It is their means of communication. Often they vocalize a happy greeting when you walk in the door. Some breeds bark more than others. For example, beagles and hounds "talk" a lot.
Often, dogs bark if they are bored or left alone for long periods of time. They may experience separation anxiety, but their barking their displeasure is often unknown by the owner.
Fears and phobias such as loud noises can induce unwanted barking. Quite often, though, your dog's vocalization is a warning that someone is near. Typically, a dog will bark to convey its emotions.
There are many people who choose not to have a dog in their lives. They tend to be more sensitive to the persistent sound coming from a four-legged animal next door. Even avid canine lovers become frustrated with the neighbor's dog that incessantly barks while he or she works in the yard.
Nuisance barking even can develop into legal issues ultimately involving Mesa County Animal Services.
According to the animal services website, "no owner of a dog shall fail to prevent it from disturbing the peace and quiet of any other person by loud and persistent barking, baying, howling, yipping, crying, yelping or whining, whether the dog is on or off the owner's premises. In Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction, excessive barking is generally considered to be at least 30 minutes of unprovoked barking within a 24-hour period. Mesa County Animal Services wants to assist if there is nuisance barking in our community that is negatively impacting a citizen's or neighborhood's quality of life."
If you are experiencing nuisance barking from your neighbor's dog, consider talking to the pet's owner, explaining your observations of the animal's behavior. It is hoped that by divulging your information, the owner will be persuaded to rectify the situation.
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With the iPhone 4's antenna problems and Apple's switch from a plastic to glass body, cases have gone from a cool accessory to a must-have. Virtually any case will eliminate the iPhone 4's reception issues, but with all the different options available, it's hard to choose the one that's right for you. This article describes the types of cases available and makes a few recommendations.
Snap back cases
These are the most common and least expensive solutions. Snap back cases are sleek and light-weight, but they provide minimal protection, mainly to the back of the device. We recommend this type of case for people who want to keep the sleek look of the iPhone 4 and don't require a lot of protection. Prices range from $5 to $30; the recommended snap back case is…
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This is the "little black dress" of cases—elegant, stylish, and revealing. It's less than one millimeter thick, so you'll barely even notice it's there. Incipio's Feather case will eliminate antenna-related reception issues and provide protection against scratches and everyday wear and tear. However, it does very little to protect against drops.
Made to wrap around the device completely, the skin protects the device from scratches and will eliminate antenna-related reception problems. However, it provides NO drop protection. In addition, avoid inserting a skinned iPhone in another case; they may bond which can make removing the iPhone difficult. Prices range $15 to $30; the recommended skin is…
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BodyGaurdz is a thin film that covers almost all exposed areas of the iPhone 4. It eliminates the antenna problem, protects your device from dirt and scratches, and has a rubbery texture that helps prevent the iPhone from slipping out of your hand. However, if you do drop your iPhone, it will not protect it from damage.
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This case strikes a good balance between form and function. It's stylish enough so that it doesn't detract from the iPhone 4's design, and it's thick enough to provide solid protection. The case comes in two parts which easily slide together over the phone. It has cutouts that let you access the buttons and sync port at the bottom; if you want to dock the iPhone, the bottom half of the case slips off easily—sometimes too easily!
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Hybrid cases cover the case in hard plastic and wrap the plastic in silicon. The combination provides superior protection. This type of case can add more bulk to the device than others and can make it cumbersome to carry around in your pocket. Because of this, you'll find many of these cases paired with a belt clip. Prices usually range $30-$50; the recommended case is…
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Full coverage cases cover both sides of the iPhone and at least three of the four edges. They can be constructed of leather, thin or cushioned cloth, and may even have a metal liner for added protection. Some have a closure at the top of the case; others are open. These cases offer the best protection for the screen, but you have to uncover the screen or remove the iPhone from the case to use it. Many of these cases include belt clips. This type of case is great for travelers who want to combine protection with style. Prices range from $30-$70, but high-end leather models can cost well over $100; the recommended case is…
Waterfield iPhone Smart Case
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Waterfield's iPhone Smart Case provides stylish, heavy duty protection for your iPhone. Its multi-layered padding includes a high-impact, rigid insert and a scratch-free liner that cleans your screen every time you put your phone away. For the best of both worlds, get the version of the Smart Case that is designed for an iPhone 4 fitted with Apple's Bumper Case. That way, you can have a slim phone (with antenna protection) when you want it and hardcore protection when you need it.


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Linden students in front of their school. Standing to the far right is the teacher - Whit Campbell. Girls from the top starting on the left side are: Clyde Wynn (Gibson), Virginia Florence (Kasling), Bernice Hines (Sullivan), Lena Belle Kasling (Skelton), Ruby Pearl Lanier (Goodwin), Kathleen Henderson (Farmer), Clyde Collins, Ione Sheffield (Davis), Ruth Duncan (Davis), Kennie Mae Crow, Enole Leonard (Moulton), Marie Brougher and Corinne Henderson. Boys starting on the lefts side are: Fred Harris, Clifton Grubbs, Lone C. Skelton, John Brougher, unknown, Adlar * Morris, ______ Wells and Vernon Marett.
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If anyone can identify any of the other students we'd love to hear from you.
* Just a spelling clarification on the 1908 school photo. James Adlai Morris was my father's half brother, and he was in school in Linden at this time. You show the name spelled as "Adlar" -- unfortunately the photo is too small and dim for me to identify him, so the best I can do is suggest the spelling change. -- Sue


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Washington state is my home. So I am biased. I have done probably 80% of my photography in this state. Photographs of the towering mountains, of the spectacular sunsets, of the traffic. So it is with a bit of pride I want to invite you to venture to the Evergreen State for some excellent photography opportunities.
Washington has not one but two mountain ranges; the Cascade range running the length of the state from North to South and the Olympic Mountains which stand isolated on the Olympic Peninsula. The situation of Seattle in between these two ranges gives it a likely spot to start and mountain photo quest. From here, hiking trails to 360 degree views amongst the peaks are only 45 minutes from the city.
While a number of the peaks are volcanic, they each have individual character. Mt.Rainier demands its own National Park and has gorgeous views from all angles with easy drive up locations. Mt. St. Helens, the one which blew its top in 1980, is your only chance to see a recently erupted volcano crater's rebirth in the USA. Just before arriving in Canada is the North Cascades National Park, with no entrance fee and hundreds of mile of backcountry trails through sharp peak and a plethora of glaciers. Washington state also boasts to having the most photographed mountain in the world; Mt. Shuksan, pictured below (a certainly disputed claim, so let's just say it's one of the top three).
Oh yes, rivers. The Cascade Mountains are named as such because of the vast amounts of water pouring down from the snow capped peaks, especially in the Spring and early Summer. Skykomish, Green, Elwha, Snoqualmie, just to name a few. Entire books are written on the named and unnamed waterfalls ripe for your shooting pleasure.
Whales, ferry boats, a mountainous backdrop. Puget Sound itself is not only a lifeline in the region but a great essay in itself. A multitude of beaches string from the state's capital in Olympia north to the border with Canada and then extending out through the Straight of Juan de Fuca to the open Pacific Ocean. The Puget Sound is a true multiuse waterway with heavy cargo frieghters passing by luxury yaghts and sailboats flushing from the many marinas on the Summer weekends. Under the waves, if you fancy some diving photography, you will not be disappointed by the abundant and varied wildlife waiting in the Sound's depths.
While battles over development vs habitat conservation continue long past Washington's famous Spotted Owl years, Washington is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Orcas, octopus, bald eagles, osprey, herons, black bears, grizzly bears, elk, mountain goats and even chipmunks! Sitting at the southern terminus for a number of migrating birds and a favorite northern stopping off point for a number of whale and orca pods, Washington offers birders and wildlife photographers ample opportunity to bring home some fantastic shots.
Seattle was built right on the waters of Puget Sound and in some cases, over it, as fill dirt was hauled up from as far away as San Francisco. The gorgeous waterfront setting, with an advantageous viewpoint from across Elliot Bay at Alki beach or on an approaching ferry boat, gives the city a classic cityscape set against the Cascade mountains. Zeroing in to city life, Pike Place Market is not only a tourist attraction, but a vibrant, colorful working market and a chance to get a feel for the city. Shopping districts, active nightlife, Art Walks and more give ample chances to capture the big city feel.
Washington is not all wet. Once over the Cascade Crest, heading East, the state dries out and opens to a variety of agricultural and recreational uses. Famous for its apples, Washington has long established itself as a quality wine producing region. The fields in the Yakima Valley provide not only a nice diversion from the bustle of western Washington, but a good study in leading lines, focal point with a good way to relax after a day of shooting.
One common thread binding humanity together is our almost universal obsession about the weather. In Washington state, the weather tends to have distinct seasons, although you might not hear that coming from various residents. It is gloomy and gray during the winter, with occasional shows in the lowlands (with world record setting snowfall in the Cascades). Yet it doesn't last forever. Spring does come and with it the floor of the Skagit Valley, about an hour north of Seattle, bursts into a glorious profusion of yellows, reds and whites as tulips and other flowers come to life.
The flanks of Mt. Rainier as best shot during the Spring and into early summer as wildflowers shake off the cold. Summer itself can be a gamble. Some years it starts in June and other times it will last to mid September. On average, there are two very pleasant months with a bit of chill on either side. Still, July sees only approximately .75" of rainfall across the entire state and days with nearly 16 hours of light to shoot in, not including pre-dawn and dusk.
Autumn is stormy and a great chance to catch lightening storms. Autumn colors aren't as profuse as the hills of the East Coast, I will admit, but leaving the city behind and heading to the mountains will reveal a quality display. When winter finally sets in, the snow draped mountains and forests offer endless wandering and photo opportunities for those with a warm jacket and a sense of adventure.
Thanks, Peter for a wonderful article and great shots! I live across the border 12 minutes from Washington State in Delta, BC. Twice a week, I take my vehicles across the border to Blaine, Washington to get gas (much cheaper than here in BC). Bellingham, Washington, 20 miles south of the border is like our second home, we go there shopping frequently. I believe the Pacific Northwest which includes Washington, Oregon, BC, etc., is a nature's gift for photo enthusiasts just as you have demonstrated in your article. We visited Mt. St. Helens a few years ago and took some very memorable shots that have become some of my all-time favorites. The Pike's Peak Market in downtown Seattle offers never ending opportunities for taking wonderful images of people, fish, etc., from various angles. This summer, we plan to explore the sites around Mt. Baker. However, after having said all that, I invite everyone, if you still have time after your visit to Seattle, to head north and cross the border to British Columbia where you will also find more opportunities to enjoy the beauty of nature at its very best.
I live in Washington State too! No wonder some refer to it as "God's country." It is an absolutely beautiful place. I am about an hour's drive from Mt. Rainier. In addition, I also think the Oregon Coast is beautiful place for landscape photography.
I've really enjoyed developing my skills as a photographer in NW Washington. I found myself so drawn to the area that I recently moved to Port Angeles. I can't imagine ever running out of beautiful scenery to photograph.
Amazing, love the rolling hills shot! I'm on the way lol
Thank you so much for posting a wonderful article about my home state! I was born here and just moved back. It amazes me how I can always find new places to shoot photographs :]
Thank you for the lovely photos of our favorite vacation setting. We live in Minnesota, and took a seven week trip to Seattle,in spring of 2010 with our travel trailer. I was able to learn more about my new Cannon SLR and got some nice shots. We plan to go back again very soon. There is so much to see and enjoy.
I am always learning something new about my camera, photography in general, and post processing.
I've sat many times having picnics looking at Mt. Shuksan (and taking photos!) at that exact spot up at Mt. Baker.
It's an absolutely Spectacular, magnificent, wonderful, incredible, beautiful, inspiring, breath-taking spot (just kidding John!)
However, don't forget your northern neighbor. British Columbia also has the diversity of Washington State and is as photogenic as anywhere on the planet I live there of course!
Awesome article and photos. I am from Washington State too. I live in Washington DC now, but long to go home. It's been ten years since I have lived there, last in Seattle but originally from Kennewick on the dry side. I would go home in a heartbeat if the job market was better. Thanks for sharing the beautiful images.
Good to hear from USA... state wise. It is such a huge country that it can be difficult for non-US people (I'm french) to get a precise picture of what really are the USA : 50 different states, 50!
Hope we'll be able to get 49 other article like this one.
BTW, I have to admit I did not know anything about Mt. Shuksan, starting by its name!
Ahh, this reminds me to get out there today to get some images of the cherry blossoms along Lake Washington.
As usual, people who live on the west side of Washington state forget about the east side. Peter does include the Yakima valley (in one shot only), but the north eastern part of the state has mountains, lakes, waterfalls, wildlife and gorgeous autumn foliage. I live 20 miles west of Spokane where the diverse topography of the land is truly spectacular.
We love Washington too! Can't get enough of it's beautiful places, and we've only just begun exploring. (from California)
I am also proud to call Washington State my home for the last 16 years and you have described it
perfectly. Thank you for the good article and the beautiful pictures. Makes me want to pick up my
camera and start shooting (even in the rain).
For Heaven's sake, people, think of some other adjectives besides "awesome". Spectacular, magnificent, wonderful, incredible, beautiful, inspiring, breath-taking are only a few. Get out of the "awesome" rut.
And you can take pictures in the Cascade mountains in the morning, the Olympics at noon and Ocean Beaches in the afternoon OF THE SAME DAY.
There are actually 3 MT ranges in Washington - you are forgetting the Blue Mountains on the East side.
Ken - Most water I've ever seen over Palouse Falls this spring. I've lived here (Cheney) almost 30 years and never tire of the scenery.
Thanks for the timely posting of this article. I lived in the Pacific NW for 21 years and I fondly remember many of those sights. We will be visiting in a week or so and I was building a shot list for the trip, this has triggered a couple of new ideas for me. Thank you.
A wonderful reflection of Mt. Shuksan. We tried for 45 minutes to get s imilar shot without tourists and did not get quite the same reflection at any rate. The amazing thing is that if you spin about 100 degrees, you get a very similar view of the more conic Mt. Baker. A walk could be done in 30 minutes, but stopping to take pics around Baker can suck up a lot of time.
The Cascades & Olympics are the 2 biggest, but add the Okanogan Range (foothills to the Cascades), the Kettle River Range (home to Sherman Pass), and the western end of the Selkirks, as well as the Blues. Wolves range into the northern strip and i have seen big horn sheep, moose, and wolverines in Eastern Washington. Waterfalls abound but Dry Falls is fascinating geology.
Larch and aspen on the east side make for colorful displays, though never as thick or as large as anything out east.
Boats abound, for work and play. Rodeos can be interesting (great angles on bucking bulls), including Omak's Suicide Race (be quick in poor lighting for pictures on that one).
Microsoft, Boeing, Mountains, or slat water? Take them all plus more. And you can drive to places like Snoqualmie Falls on Interstate 90.
Why do I live in Illinois?
Being from Puget Sound area, I LOVE Washington state. There are so many amazing places to take photos, and some of them are seriously underrated!
Try going to the downtown Tacoma area! You'd be surprised at what you find! There's the Spanish Steps, the Theater district, the graffiti garage, Union Station...endless possibilities!
I think Ken above, when talking about Polo Use Falls is actually talking about the locally infamous Palouse Falls. Not sure but wanted to clarify.
I have been living in Washington for the past 7.5 years as a NJ transplant. Having lived in Chicago, Boulder, Phoenix, Houston and back east, and Washington is the most scenic and beautiful by far. I would argue the beauty of Colorado but Washington has the advantage since it remains moist most of the year making everything green all over whereby Colorado tends to get pretty brown. Washington also has the advantage of plenty of overcast and grey days making the light a little more usable throughout the day as opposed to places awash with sunlight. Access to Rocky coastlines, two mountain ranges, a dry eastern half of the state and proximity to Canada and photogenic Oregon make it one of the best places to live and photograph. I live in Tacoma and consider myself very fortunate. Yes, fortunate to live in Tacoma I said (directed towards my fellow Washingtonians). As I drive west down the street leading to my own street on the western slope of Tacoma I look down a hill towards Puget Sound which is a few blocks downhill. The Olympic Mountains stand large in the background behind the Narrows Bridge but as I go up the hill heading east, reaching the top of the block, stands Mt. Rainier, monopolizing the view when it is "out". There is nothing like seeing two mountain ranges in front of you daily and wouldn't trade this for anything.
Oh and if anyone is thinking of moving out here to Washington, it rains too much and it's ugly and grey everyday so forget about it.
Washington sure is beautiful!!! =) And make sure you don't forget about our side, over here. It might be "drier," but "dry," would be a word reserved for the southeast... up here in the northeast corner, it can get pretty wet from September through May!! =)
This article makes me happy that the weather is starting to get a bit nicer. It's been a loooooooong winter.
Pacific Northwest has a lot to offer....from the ocean,moutain range, and the puget sound area... photography is everywhere...
Peter, I love your pictures. I returned ot Washington to retire about a year ago. Living on the east sde means being a little further from the mountains but the scenery is still fantastic. Polo use Falls has been spectacular this spring. I also got to see and grab a few shots of sandhill cranes about 10 minutes from my home in Richland. What I really like are the sunrises and sunsets here in the dessert part of the state.
Thanks for the article.
I am also glad you highlighted the wonders of WA state. I lived there for 3 years and just loved taking photos of everything around me from the city to boats to the mountains and beaches. May I just also suggest Second Beach at Olympic National Park...it is just breathtaking. Happy shooting!
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Great post! Would love to see a post like this for other states as well!
Unbelievable timing - I'm headed to WA next month on vacation! I'm bringing PLENTY of memory for my camera! I was attracted to the state because of the variety of climates in the state and you're reinforcing that with this article!
Great article, Peter. As a fellow Washingtonian, I have to agree - there's so much variety in WA. While lighting can be challenging at times, there's always something to shoot. I recently started a hyper-local photo project, mostly around Pike Place Market. Check it out if you have a moment.
I've taken more good photographs in the 2 years since I moved to Bellingham than in the previous 10 years I've been a photo buff.
Lately I've been seeing and photographing Bald Eagles right here in town.
The pacific northwest is a great photography destination. Our last three fall vacations have been spent in Washington and Oregon and the majority of our home is decorated with it's beauty. Would love to go back for more, but other parts of the country are calling as well.
Unfortunately I do not live in the United States, but in one of the smallest countries in Europe, but I am lucky enough to be able to spend my holidays in the States. Washington State is one of my favourite states, for all it has to offer: great scenery, beautiful city (Seattle), numorous waterfalls and a rugged coastlne. Just perfect! In 6 weeks I will be visiting again!
One question thought: what waterfall is in the second picture? I love waterfalls, and I would like to visit this one as well.
Thanks for showing Washington State a little love. I also live here, Snohomish County, and love all that it offers. Every weekend I get my family to a new spot to explore. Of course my camera is in hand to capture all the memories.
I grew up in Oregon (which is almost as cool as Washington) and really miss the PNW now living in the SE... The beaches here are nice, but give me the mountains & waterfalls & rocky coasts!
This is a very timely article. We are full time RV'rs and will be spending the summer till after Labor Day on the Long Beach Peninsula.
Since we just arrived we are kinda getting our sea legs and getting used to the cooler temps. Having just arrived from AZ/CA Desert area these are definitely cooler temps.
However I do believe the photo ops in the area are pretty amazing.
as a photographer at heart,I my eyes are really view finders.......and I live in north western washington on a golf course called Semiahmoo in St Andres cottages....3 miles south of canada.....the usual scene on the way to the coffee shop is Mt. Baker to the east.....to the north are the snow capped cascades,and at night we can see the ski runs on Grouse Mt....20 miles north.. It not unusal to see a pod of Orcas or Eagles ...we have rain in the winter,and we don't tan here,we rust. Last week,my Nikon D-90 camera was stolen....I am looking for a new camera and was doing research on the SONY A-55 when I found this website.....and I'm likeing it.
Fell in love with the state on my first visit. Kept visiting regularly for the next 10 years. Came to hate leaving so I moved here 15 years ago. But I have to speak gently here as I don't want my Oregon friends to hear me and think I besmirch them as I feel the same way about Oregon and the minuscule bits of Idaho I've seen. That's why I don't say 'Washington State' or 'Seattle.' I say Pacific Northwest. It's awesome!!
Yep You are right.. I just spent a week on the Olympic peninsula... and Whidbey Island... I like Deception Pass a lot... When you get a chance come on down to Oregon We have some pretty Awesome Places as well....
Good introduction to Washington state. There is a lot to see there if you just get out and do it. It's been almost ten years sinceI lived in the Seattle area, and I miss it every now and again. I left WA for the OR coast followed by AZ and now TX. Where I go next remains to be seen...
Fantastic article. I have lived in Seattle for four years, but the city and its environs always make good subject matter for any genre of photography at any time of day or night. There is definitely a constant, scenic beauty to Washington State without a doubt.
My home state has a special beauty! Great photos; they show it very well.
Awesome shots! I sure am glad I'm moving there in July!
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Nationwide Tour set for first stateside tournament of 2008March 26, 2008
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BROUSSARD, La. -- The Nationwide Tour resumes play on U.S. soil this week at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by Dynamic Industries after starting the season with a four-event international swing. The golf spotlight will be on the Bayou state with the PGA TOUR hosting the Zurich Classic of New Orleans 130 miles away.
The venue for the Chitimacha Louisiana Open is Le Triomphe Country Club near Lafayette. The par-71, 7,006 yard layout has hosted the event every year since its inception in 1992.
Through the first four events of the Nationwide Tour's 30-tournament schedule, two Australians and a pair Americans claimed the four titles and currently hold down the top four spots on the money list. Aussies Jarrod Lyle (No. 1 on the money list) and Ewan Porter (No. 2) won the Mexico Open presented by Corona and the Moonah Classic, respectively, while Scott Dunlap (No. 4) and Darron Stiles (No. 3) captured the Panama Movistar Championship and the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. All but Lyle will be in the Louisiana field.
With 26 tournaments remaining, the quest for "THE 25" and a PGA TOUR card for 2009 have only just begun.
In the Nationwide Tour's last event in February, Porter, then a non-member, won the Moonah Classic by seven strokes over D.J. Brigman and Tee McCabe. The victory earned him fully-exempt status on the Nationwide Tour through the end of 2009.
Arjun Atwal, a native of India, won the European Tour's Malaysian Open when the Nationwide Tour was idle earlier this month. He will be in Lafayette this week to play his second Nationwide Tour event of the year. In January, Atwal finished T2 in Panama. Despite his European Tour win, he has opted to pursue his return to the PGA TOUR in 2009 via the Nationwide Tour and a spot among the final 25 money winners who will earn TOUR privileges. Currently residing at Isleworth in Orlando, Atwal recently cited practice sessions and conversations with Tiger Woods at the club that have helped his game.
Defending champion, Skip Kendall, is in the field this week as he seeks to be the first player in Nationwide Tour history to successfully defend a Tour title. The Wisconsin native outlasted Paul Claxton in a playoff last March.
Chris Couch, winner of the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, will be making his first start of the year on any tour. The five-time Nationwide Tour winner has been out of action due to a shoulder injury.
Playing in the event for the first time is Casey Wittenberg, who has strong family golf ties to Louisiana. Wittenberg's grandfather and father, Jimmy Wittenberg Sr. and Jr., both starred for the LSU golf team and earned All-America honors.
Next week the Nationwide Tour travels to the West Coast for the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards east of Oakland, Calif.


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I really love the Hush Puppies brand of shoes: they are comfortable and stylish, despite a somewhat frumpy reputation, and within the last year one of their styles in particular has caught my eye. I have fallen in love with the design of the Noella court shoe and to date have four different pairs! I own the shoes in black patent, purple patent, red glitter and floral, and they are also available in red patent (which I haven't been able to track down for a while), black glitter and silver glitter.
***Style of the shoe***
The Noella design is marked by the rounded toe and curved 7cm heel, which is high enough to be smart but not so high that they are difficult to walk in. The heel being curved means that the shoes are ladylike and stylish but also easy to walk on, much more so than if the heel had been thin. They are also incredibly comfortable: I have never experienced any sort of irritation or rubbing when wearing these shoes, not even the burning sensation which most heeled shoes give me. The shoes feel slightly padded inside which no doubt adds to their comfort. The sole has an attractive design which adds to the grip of the shoes and makes them very easy to walk in.
The shoes are fastened by a thick ribbon, coloured to match the shoes, which ties into a bow. At first I was concerned that the ribbon tie would come undone or break but I needn't have worried: it is very strong and secure and has never once come undone, even when I have been walking around for a while. It is possible to tie the shoes tightly or to leave a little more room, depending on which you find more comfortable.
I will go on to discuss each pair that I own in more detail:
***Black Patent***
This is the pair shown in the Dooyoo picture and was actually the last pair I bought, from the Schuh website, with a 5% off voucher I got for reviewing another pair. These are basic black court shoes with a shiny patent finish and as such are extremely versatile, ideal to wear for work or during more formal occasions. A friend of mine posted some photos of a wedding on Facebook and all the bridesmaids were wearing purple dresses with these shoes. They have a bit of a vintage look and go well with dresses and skirts. The shoes are leather and as such are comfortable and hardwearing.
***Purple Patent***
The purple shoes were the first pair that I bought, from the Schuh website when they were in the sale. I love purple and fell in love with the design of the shoes straight away. As with the black pair, they are made of leather, hardwearing with a shiny patent finish. While they don't go with so many clothes as the black pair, they are ideal for adding a splash of colour to outfits.
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I already own a pair of red glitter shoes but wanted these ones too! I actually bought them as a consolation treat for myself after failing a job interview. They are real 'Dorothy' shoes, with red glitter spreading across the majority of the shoe with red patent edging. I wore them on New Years' Eve and they added a real sparkle to my outfit.
These are beautiful shoes, ideal for spring and summer, but I haven't had a chance to wear them much yet because the weather has been so dreadful! They are cream with a lovely coloured flower design. This pair would be ideal to wear at a summer wedding or indeed to any formal summer occasion. I am worried about getting them dirty so I only wear them when there is no chance of rain and mud!
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The shoes are usually priced at £60, which is a bit expensive but completely worth it in my opinion. They are well-made, comfortable and versatile and will last for ages. Sometimes it is possible to get them on sale or special offer: Debenhams and Schuh, where pairs can be purchased, often have special offers on and I got the purple pair from Schuh in the sale with one third off the original price.
As far as I can tell the red patent, purple patent and floral designs are no longer available, but the black patent shoes are still available at Schuh and I've seen the silver glitter pair on the Debenhams website. You might be able to track down a pair on eBay - I've had my eye out for a red patent pair for a while! Who knows, Hush Puppies might decide to bring out another pair in a different colour - they are obviously popular shoes.
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Monday, August 01, 2016 by Mary Wilder
Like the plot of a Marvel comic book, soldiers in the United States military may soon be flying into battle on jet-powered platforms like the infamous Green Goblin from the Spider-Man series. At face value, it may sound completely unbelievable and ridiculous, but it could be closer to becoming a reality than you might imagine.
In June, Franky Zapata shocked the tech word when he revealed the Flyboard Air — a jet-powered hoverboard that can travel 93mph and up to 10,000 feet in the sky. Implant Science, a supplier for the Department of Homeland Security, purchased Zapata's firm shortly thereafter, leading many to believe that the hoverboards will soon be making their way onto the battlefield.
And why not at least test out the technology? War is ever-changing and seems to become more and more unpredictable by the day. If hoverboards could somehow give the military an advantage in a wartime setting, it's understandable why they would at least test out the technology to see if it could be incorporated into their system.
War of any kind is extremely dangerous and should be avoided if at all possible, but we're living in complex times when nothing is certain. It's not difficult to grasp why every available technology is being considered for military purposes. Furthermore, no word has been announced as to if or when the Flyboard Air will be released to the public. If this technology somehow becomes of vital military importance, would those in power want civilians to have access to it?
It seems a bit far-fetched, but can we really write off anything becoming a possibility? It feels like something unbelievable happens every hour nowadays. Unpredictable has become the new normal, so it's never a good idea to count anything out, regardless of how absurd it may seem.
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To Robert Sinton, more than to any other individual person, Sas-
katchewan, and in fact all of western Canada, is indebted for the present
high state of development of the live stock industry. For forty years
his example as a private breeder, importer and dealer in horses and
cattle has set the pace for other farmers and live stock men to follow,
while he has at the same time left no stone unturned that would encour-
age others to improve their stock. He has organized and worked through
various agricultural and breeders' associations to acquaint the farmers
of this region with the advantages of raising better grades of cattle and
has been of great assistance to the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture
in its efforts to maintain high and at the same time practical standards
in its department of animal husbandry. As the years go by the influence
of his work is becoming more and more apparent in the herds feeding on
the prairies of the province and men are giving his years of careful,
patient work their due recognition as the truth of his position is being
vindicated in the live stock markets of the country.
The son of William and Elizabeth (Elliott) Sinton, Robert Sinton
was born on the 17th of May, 1854, in the township of North Georgetown,
Beauharnois county, Quebec, and was educated in that locality. In the
spring of 1878 he set out for western Canada and in May of that year
he found himself located north of Brandon, Manitoba. His journey west-
ward was the long, tedious one by rail, ox cart and boat followed by most
of the early pioneers of this region. After reaching Sarnia by the Beatty
trail he embarked for Duluth by boat; thence traveled by rail via St.
Paul, Minnesota, to Fisher's Landing on the Red river, where he again
took a boat, descending the river to Winnipeg. The last lap of the trip,
from Winnipeg to Rapid City, north of Brandon, was made by ox cart.
There he located on a homestead, where for four years he led the life of
the pioneer farmer on the very fringes of civilization. And life was not
easy on the Canadian frontier half a century ago. The hardships these
first settlers had to undergo were a sort of winnowing process by which
a relentless nature sifted out her wheat from her chaff and thus discov-
ered who, among the sons of men, were fit to become the founders of a
new country. For those who survived the terrible ordeal there was a
rich inheritance, but many were the men and women who went down in
the struggle. Among them was more than one person to whom fate
seemed unnecessarily cruel. One of these sad victims of circumstances
was Johnny Dunbar, a neighbor of Mr. Sinton's. In the winter of 1878
and 1879 the country was visited by one of the worst blizzards that have
occurred in the past forty. or fifty years. One January morning the south
wind swung around into the west and gaining in strength soon became
a gale that lifted the loose snow and blew it with a relentless fury against
anything and everything that stood in its path. Soon the entire world
seemed to have become one blinding, stinging, swirling mass of snow
particles. Men and horses were caught unprepared out on the trail; many
poor animals perished and more than one man was frozen to death. So
quickly did the storm overtake the country that Johnny Dunbar was
caught while working less than five hundred yards from his little shack
and perished in the snow while floundering around in the effort to locate
his house. His body was found under an oak tree within a quarter of
a mile of his door. The neighbors made a rude coffin from some whip-
sawed poplar logs and buried him as best they could beneath the floor
of his little shack. The ground outside was so solidly frozen that no
digging could be thought of for weeks. When we consider such incidents
as these, we realize that men like Mr. Sinton did not gain the empire of
the west for a song, but paid for it with their very life blood-a fact too
often overlooked by the rising generation to whom such tales seem little
more than romantic adventures.
By 1882 Mr. Sinton had proved up on his homestead, which he sold
and then set out along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad toward the
west. He came to Regina in 1882 and rehomesteaded in South Regina on
the plains where water was scarce and hard to get. Here he shared with
the other pioneers the hardships of those early days. In overcoming
their difficulties these men often exercised surprising ingenuity. Many
a morning out on the prairie when they found themselves short of water,
which was usually brought from a neighboring creek or stream, they
would take a sheet and drag it over the dew-laden grass until it was
saturated.By wringing this out into a pail, enough water was procured
for their immediate needs. When Mr. Sinton arrived in Regina it was
merely a railroad construction camp. The newcomer soon learned from
Robert Green, a trusted employe of Governor Dewdney, that the camp
was destined to become the capital of the Northwest Territories and ac-
cordingly he decided to locate here permanently. His information had
been correct. Before many weeks had passed the camp was visited by
the Marquis of Lorne, then governor general of Canada, and his wife,
Princess Louise, who named the site Regina. Frontier life did not pass
out of existence with the formal establishment of the future city. The
following winter, that of 1882-83, the only fresh meat to be had in Regina
was the buffalo meat brought in by the half-breeds. In the spring of
1885 the rebellion by Louis Riel burst into flame, endangering many of
the settlements and isolated farm houses. Mr. Sinton joined Commis-
sioner Irvine of the North West Mounted Police and on the 18th of March
set out for Prince Albert via Fort Qu'Appelle. From Prince Albert they
went southwest to Fort Carlton, where they met the mounted police and
a band of volunteer soldiers returning from the battle of Duck Lake.
After a conference it was decided to abandon Fort Carlton, which had
been fired by the officers in charge, and retire to Prince Albert. There
Mr. Sinton remained with Commissioner Irvine for some time. Later,
after the capture of Riel, he accompanied White Fraser, an officer of the
North West Mounted Police, who had charge of the Riel papers, on his
trip to Regina.
For a few years after he settled in this city Mr. Sinton combined the
occupations of a farmer and contractor. Agricultural interests have al-
ways been uppermost in his thought and he has some valuable farm
property at the present time, which he operates. His greatest achieve-
ments, as has already been indicated, have been in the live stock industry.
For a number of years, from 1894 to 1903, he was connected with Gordon
& Ironsides in the purchase, sale and shipment of thousands of cattle to
Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal. Particularly has he devoted much
his time and attention to the work of introducing high grade cattle into
this part of the country. On his own ranch in former years he kept a
large herd of thoroughbred Herefords. From the United States he im-
ported and bred several hundred pure-bred Hereford cattle valued
approximately one hundred thousand dollars, while from Scotland
brought over pure-bred Clydesdale horses at a cost of about two hundred
thousand dollars. These animals and their descendants have been s
all through western Canada, where the result of introducing this superior
strain is more apparent in the live stock industry every year. For
number of years immediately preceding the outbreak of the Great war
Mr. Sinton made a specialty of importing and breeding Clydesdales
had many fine animals on his ranch. He was influential in securing the
organization of the Saskatchewan Live Stock Breeders Association
1905, of which he was the first president, serving until 1909. In that
year the association was reorganized as the four breeders' associations.
When the Winter Fair was founded he became president of the board,
which is composed of the executives of the breeders' associations. It
happened that Mr. Sinton was serving on the Regina city council when
the Saskatchewan Provincial Winter Fair was under consideration and
in this capacity was influential in securing a suitable building at a cost
of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, as well as making other
provisions necessary for a large provincial fair. He remained president
of the fair until it was affiliated with the Regina Fair Association. An-
other association of this nature in which he is deeply interested as one
of the organizers and chief promoters is the Western Live Stock Union.
He is also honorary president of the Saskatchewan Provincial Live Stock
Board and a member of the advisory council on agriculture to the Sas-
katchewan College of Agriculture. He introduced a standard of excel-
lence in animals to be put into effect in the college as a guide to the
students and breeders throughout the province. The Saskatchewan Horse
Breeders Association heartily endorsed the scheme, while the provincial
Department of Agriculture was persuaded to give the scheme a trial in
the Clydesdale breed of horses. As a courteous recognition of his services
as originator of the standard and also because of his intimate and authori-
tative knowledge of the breed, Mr. Sinton was invited by the department
to accompany the dean of the agricultural college to Scotland to select
and purchase two of the finest Clydesdale stallions obtainable, these
horses to be used in establishing the standard for demonstration pur-
poses in the province.
In addition to his agricultural interests Mr. Sinton is vice president
of the Saskatchewan Mortgage Company and a director in the Saskatche-
wan Insurance Company, both of Regina. For many years he has had
large real estate investments in both farm lands and city property. At
one time he owned the ground on which the parliament building now
stands, which he sold to the McCallum Hill Company, who in turn sold
part of it to the provincial government. This was originally a five-hun-
dred-acre tract and he disposed of it in 1906. He has always entertained
a lively interest in municipal and provincial politics. In the first provin-
cial election, held in 1906, he contested the Regina county constituency
for a seat in the House in the Liberal interests, but did not carry the
election. With the exception of one year, he was a member of the city
council from 1900 to 1912. He was chairman of the board of works for
a time, during which many civic improvements were initiated. In that
capacity he had supervision of the first street paving in the city, and
had the honor of driving the first spike in the municipal street railway.
At that time, too, the parent sewerage disposal system, one of the most
efficient and modern systems in all of Canada, was inaugurated. The
advancement of education has been considerably aided in this province
by Mr. Sinton's help and encouragement, for he can always be counted
upon to support any project for increasing the educational facilities of
the city and Regina as a whole. His religious affiliations are with the
denomination in the faith of which he was reared by his Scotch parents,
who were natives of Roxboroughshire. For many years he has been an
elder in the Knox Presbyterian church of Regina, while Mrs. Sinton is
a prominent figure in the work of the women's societies of the congre-
On the 10th of February, 1897, Mr. Sinton was united in marriage
to Miss Christina Campbell McEwen, daughter of the late Hugh McEwen
of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Sinton have three children, a son and two
daughters: William Robert, who was born in Regina and lives with his
parents in this city, assisting his father in his agricultural work; Chris-
tina, a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and a teacher in the
schools at Regina; and Mary Elizabeth, a graduate of the Collegiate In-
stitute and normal school, who now teaches at Riceton. The son was in
the Canadian forestry service for some time. He entered the Canadian
army in 1916, at the age of eighteen and went overseas with the One
Hundred and Ninety-fifth Division as a carrier of despatches. Mrs.
Sinton is a strong advocate of temperance and has been prominently
identified with that movement for years.
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ORLANDO — Like the Casey Anthony saga earlier this summer, the high profile murder trial of James Robert "Bob" Ward contains certain elements that tend to draw media attention: money, mystery and murder.
Ward, a millionaire developer, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife Diane, who was shot in the bedroom of their Isleworth mansion in 2009.
But as jury selection for Ward begins today at the Orange County Courthouse, the folks watching will experience a different kind of trial over the next two weeks than was seen with Casey Anthony.
Don't expect many sidebar discussions or judicial reprimands. And win or lose, it is hard to imagine Ward's attorneys, Kirk Kirkconnell and Michael Snure, getting captured in a photo directing a middle finger toward the paparazzi — a la Anthony co-counsel Cheney Mason.
The Ward team's low-key approach — along with the lack of hype from the prosecution — has kept a case with great potential for sensationalism from becoming a circus. Nonetheless, Ward's is a high-visibility case. His freedom and fortune are on the line. And, to some extent, so is the reputation of State Attorney Lawson Lamar's office.
"Politically, I think there is a lot of pressure on them (the prosecution) to win this case," said Orlando defense attorney Richard Hornsby, a legal analyst for Orlando's WESH Ch. 2. "They just have a terrible record with high profile cases."
Ward's defense, Hornsby said, is comprised of some of the "best legal talent in Central Florida." Yet the prosecution, featuring Robin Wilkinson and Ken Lewis, is, in many ways, as formidable as Casey Anthony's prosecutors, Hornsby said.
"This trial will be nothing like the hysterics we saw in the Casey Anthony trial at all," Hornsby said, adding that Ward's trial may seem "boring" in comparison. "This will be more of a prototypical criminal trial."
Jurors will hear Ward's incriminating 911 call from Sept. 21, 2009: "I just shot my wife … she's dead." And they should see video of Ward, now 63, as he makes calls from an interview room after his arrest and vaguely explains to friends and family what happened to his wife.
"Uh, Diane is dead," Ward says during a call to his brother-in-law. "It was a very tragic accident. And other than that, all I wish I could do was go (expletive deleted) shoot myself in the (expletive) head and go on."
Ward's jury, unlike Casey Anthony's, will be selected from a pool of local residents. Possible jurors will be questioned about exposure to the pretrial publicity surrounding the case.
Court records hint that the jurors ultimately selected to decide the case may also learn as much about Diane Ward, who was 55 at the time of her death, as her high-end-real-estate-dealing husband.


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The 2009 WTA Tour Finals are the season ending tournament, the official name is, the Sony Ericsson Championships and it is being held in Doha, Qatar for the 2nd straight year. This event is a Tour Championship category event which means, it is the pinnacle of the tennis calendar, as the year end World No.1 ranking can and will be determined at this tournament.
The event is structured so only the best players in the world of women's tennis can qualify for the 8 spots in the draw. This creates a race to make the end of year finals. Each year is termed a tennis season. The player who finishes with the World No.1 ranking after the final match at the Sony Ericsson Championships is played, is declared the champion for that season.
Who do you think will be the 2009 WTA Tour Champion?
4,550,000 US dollars is up for grabs with the winner of the women's singles event pocketing 1,550,000 US dollars if she remains undefeated. The runner-up takes home 780,000 US dollars. The event is held from Tuesday October 27 through to the final on Sunday November 1. The WTA Tour rankings as at October 26 will be used for seeding the players.
Last year Venus Williams (pictured above), won the WTA Tour year-end Championship Final by defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final 6-7 (5-7) 6-0 6-2. Both players were undefeated and had won 4 matches in a row going in to the final. The 2008 WTA Tour Champion was Jelena Jankovic which meansthe Serbian finished the year ranked as the World No.1.
The event begins in a round robin format with 2 groups of 4 players, a white group and a maroon group. The colour for the groups are chosen according to the colours of the Qatari National flag. This tournament will also be held in Doha at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in 2010 before it heads to Istanbul in Turkey for the following 3 years 2011 to 2013.
In the first 4 days of this 6 day tournament each of the 8 women will play against all 3 members of her group. Throughout the round robin matches the world's best women try to achieve a place in the semi-finals by finishing in the top 2 spots in their own group. On Day 5 the semi-finals are held where the players who finish at No.1 in their group play the player who finishes No.2 in the other group.
The Top 8 players in the world for 2009 are:
Dinara Safina who qualified as the No.1 player by winning the most ranking points on the WTA Tour in 2009 with 7,731.
Serena Williams qualified 2nd with 7,576 WTA points.
Svetlana Kuznetsova qualified 3rd with 5,772 points.
Caroline Wozniacki qualified 4th with 5,475.
Elena Dementieva qualified 5th with 5,415.
Victoria Azarenka qualified 6th with 4,451.
Venus Williams qualified 7th with 4,397.
Jelena Jankovic sealed the last spot days ago and by only 5 points by winning 3,555 points.
Vera Zvonareva who won through to last years singles final in this event ended 2009 in 9th place with 3,550 and Agnieszka Radwanska was 10th with3,340. Zvonareva and Radwanska are on standby as alternates should any player pull out with an injury, even if they do not play they will earn 50,000 US dollars each!
Stay tuned for more coverage of Doha as we update you with round robin results, who qualifies for the semi-finals and the women's singles final, plus who claims the mantle of 2009 WTA Tour Champion.
For further details about this event on this tennis website click this link -> WTA Tour Champion 2009: Oct 27-Nov 1.
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If you missed them at the MOTH School Information Night and you were not able to make today's Open House at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan School, 215 G Street NE, do not fret, prospective Logan parent!
There are still TWO more chances of checking out the school. The dates are as follows:
- Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 6:30-7:30pm
- Friday, February 22, 2012, 9:30-10:30am
Don't forget: the DCPS School Lottery period starts January 28th, 2013 for the 2012-2014 school year.
If you need more information about Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan School, call them at (202) 698-4467.
Does your school have an upcoming open house or event, or would you like to share something special about your school? Send me an email at Maria [dot]Carey [at] thehillishome [dot] com


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Yesterday, IBM published its 2009 annual report. In the Letter From the Chairman, IBM lays out its growth opportunities for 2010. It lists fours strategic areas for investment. Analytics and Smarter Planet are two of those four areas.
For Analytics, there is great amount of data available and organizations who take advantage of this information will unlock tremendous value. The letter notes:
IBM is moving quickly to capitalize on this promise. We have built the industry's premier analytics practice, with 4,000 consultants, mathematicians and researchers, as well as leading-edge software capabilities
Of course, this fits with the opportunity IBM sees with its Smarter Planet initiative. In fact, the letter points out some benefits retailers have seen.
Four leading retailers have reduced supply chain costs by up to 30 percent, reduced inventory levels by up to 25 percent, and increased sales up to 10 percent. They've done so by analyzing customer buying behaviors, aligning merchandising assortments with demand and building end-to-end visibility across their entire supply chain.
A good example of how this IBM strategy comes together is through our shelf space optimization solution. In this solution, we help retailers place their products in the right place in the store-- from how the store should be laid out, how much space should be given to each products, and where the products should be on the shelf (for example, determining which products are at eye-level). This solution leverages our advanced optimization capability (to determine the placement), our advanced statistical capability (to predict and analyze detailed sales data), and our rules technology (to maintain the system since different regions and stores may be unique in their requirements).


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The Minnesota Ski & Snowboard Expo
Oct. 19-21, 2012
Mall of America
60 East Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425
The show will be packed with hourly giveaways, deals on lift tickets and lessons, as well as discounted equipment from leading retailers. Learn to ski on the mSnow indoor ski slope, test your balance in the Gibbon Slackline Demo Area and watch the stunning acrobatic feats of the Skyriders Trampoline Shows.
Opening times:
Friday, Oct 19 – 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20 – 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21 – 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission and parking.


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"We think there's a pent-up demand for housing downtown, and we think this would be a good place to put it," Leatherman said.
In a unanimous vote Monday, the city Redevelopment Commission authorized the city to seek appraisals on the properties. Once the appraisals are finished, possibly by late February, the panel could vote to buy the properties.
As early as March, the city could issue a request for proposals from potential project developers, said Leatherman, adding that city officials have already heard from several developers who may want to build on the property.
Ideas have included brownstone-style row houses, Leatherman said.
In 2011, the city bought several properties along Ewing, just south of Jefferson Boulevard and north of Brackenridge Street. The proposed $1.8 million purchase would give the city ownership of the entire block, except for a gas station and auto body shop on Jefferson and a rental house on Brackenridge.
The Redevelopment Commission would pay for the property with money from the Jefferson Pointe tax-increment financing district. Taxes generated in a TIF district usually go into a fund that can be used for special projects.
However, since the properties on Fairfield and Ewing sit adjacent to, not inside, the Jefferson Pointe TIF district, any new tax revenue generated by development on the land would go to schools, the city's general fund and other normal taxing units, Leatherman said.
Commission member Casey Cox described himself as a "big supporter of downtown living" but questioned why the city needs to spend money to attract developers if the property is so desirable.
"Critics would say we built Harrison Square to be a catalyst to private sector development," Cox said. "Why hasn't a private-sector company acquired these properties?"
Panel member Karl Bandemer said developers need incentives to build downtown because real estate there is much more expensive than in the suburbs, where land is available for as little as $35,000 an acre.
Although the city will spend money on the land, the developers that have approached city officials have not asked for any other subsidies, Leatherman said. And in the long run, the increased property tax revenue from a new development would make up the difference, he said.
As an example, Leatherman pointed to the site of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Harrison square, which generated only $5,800 in annual tax revenue as an empty lot and in a few years will generate $400,000 annually.
The entire chunk of real estate between Fairfield and Ewing generates about $14,000 in tax revenue each year, Leatherman said.


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Cool Eating For Summertime
One of twelve five-fold leaflets. The front panel has a sketch of the sun in the upper right hand corner. Below are red and black sketches of an ice cream cone superimposed on a bowl of ice cream, and also an umbrella, a sailboat, and a molded salad.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Ocean Spray
Publisher: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Hanson, Mass.)
1970 (ca.)
12 p.
12.7 x 7.6 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.
Citation: Cool Eating For Summertime. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=2368


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Opponents of plans to greatly expand a Salvation Army camp and retreat on Mussey Grade Road in Ramona have appealed the Planning Commission's approval of the project and asked the board of supervisors to make a final decision.
The opponents include just about everybody who lives off Mussey Grade Road, a four-mile-long street south of state Route 67 that ends north of San Vicente Reservoir.
For more than a decade, the Salvation Army has wanted to expand and upgrade the 578-acre retreat, which hosts summer camp for disadvantaged youths eight weeks a year. The organization plans to rent out the camp when it's not holding its own summer camps.
Mussey Grade residents fear that the property will be transformed into a huge commercial venture that's incompatible with the rural area.
They also worry about traffic volume and fire risk. More than half of the homes off Mussey Grade Road were destroyed in the 2003 Cedar fire, and residents fear that additional people at the camp could clog the only escape route during a future blaze.
The Salvation Army says the plans contain many fire-protection measures that would make the area around the camp safer, including a 650,000-gallon water tank and a fire-safe evacuation center for 1,300 people.
The project would expand the camp from 23 buildings covering 33,570 square feet to 54 buildings covering 207,620 square feet. A typical summer camp now hosts about 200 children. After the expansion, which would be made gradually over the next 20 years, the camp would accommodate up to 615 people.
The Planning Commission approved the plans March 19 by a vote of 4 to 2.
The board of supervisors are expected to hear the appeal sometime within the next two months.
The local advisory planning group in Ramona denied the project a decade ago and refused to reconsider it when it came before them again earlier this year.


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A SWINDON man, who says he acted out of frustration when twice throwing a coin at a football match paid the price at a Kent court yesterday.
Adam Corcoran, 22, of Cranborne Chase, who is a Bolton Wanderers supporter was fined £255 with £85 costs and was ordered to pay a £26 victim surcharge at Bromley Magistrates Court.
Magistrates heard Corcoran, who admitted throwing a missile at The New Den stadium on February 15, was caught on CCTV at his team's away fixture with Millwall FC, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Prosecutor Lee Verna said: "Staff on the CCTV noticed the defendant throwing objects he obtained from his pocket towards the pitch and he was observed doing this a second time."
Corcoran was removed and taken to the reception area.
Miss Verna said: "He made a full admission to throwing coins twice onto the pitch and said he was sorry for his actions."
Corcoran said: "I'm sorry for what I did, I held my hands up straight away.
"I did not aim at anyone, it was just out of frustration.
"I was passionate about the team I support, Bolton, I'm sorry.
"I know it was stupid, but I was not aiming at anyone or intending to hurt anyone."
The bench chairman said: "Throwing coins is very dangerous and you know if you had hit someone you may be facing a different charge."