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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, firstname.lastname@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [ Additional Contacts: Bryan Frazier (512) 826-8703 ] April 23, 2009 Abilene State Park Commemorates 75 Years TUSCOLA, Texas -- Abilene State Park, renowned for its huge swimming pool and rustic water tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corp during the 1930's, RV camping, roaming bison stately oak and pecan trees, will commemorate 75 years of operation on Saturday, May 16. An entire day's worth of activities have been scheduled to commemorate the anniversary, beginning at 9 a.m. range. They will include historical re-enactments featuring soldiers in 19th century dress from Fort Richardson, Fort Concho, Fort Chadbourne and Fort Griffin, archery events, birding and nature hikes, and a Kidfish fishing area. The park is waiving its customary $4 per-person adult entrance fee (kids ages 12 and younger are always free) all weekend long. On hand, too, will be the Abilene High School marching band, considered to be one of the oldest marching band programs in Texas, which will play during the morning ceremonies just as the high school band did in 1934 during the park's original. "I think the significance of this park is that it has always been a gathering place for citizens of this area, and for visitors to enjoy," said Okie Okerstrom, who is in her 16th year as park superintendent. "Maintaining this public land and resource and keeping it accessible emphasizes the importance of its history and preserving it for future generations. The Comanche people camped here; pioneer settlers settled here. The buffalo hunters were here. It's always been a popular gathering spot." Abilene State Park's cultural heritage will take center stage during the festivities with a stagecoach on display to honor the park's Butterfield Trail history, a covered wagon that will host chuck wagon cooking demonstrations and interpretive panels highlighting the CCC's critical role in developing the Texas State Park system. In addition, there will be a classic car show and food vendors are scheduled to be on site selling concession items. On Friday, May 15, the night before the anniversary event, the Friends of Abilene State Park will be hosting a Dinner and Dance Under the Stars at the nearby Perini Ranch Steak House restaurant in Tuscola. The special fundraiser is reminiscent of weekly juke box dances held at the park's pavilion during the 1940s, which were known to be popular among soldiers from Camp Barkley. After dinner, guests can dance to traditional Big Band sounds from the 1930s and 1940s. Reservations for the Dinner and Dance Under the Stars fundraiser must be made by May 8. Contact the park for information and reservations. Over the years, Abilene State Park has become a symbol of both an unchanged landscape for traditional family fun, as well as one of how parks can adapt to the changing needs of their customers' recreational interests. The park's CCC-built swimming pool, scenic pecan groves and RV camping loop remain popular attractions that bring groups of people back year after year. The park's recent history, however, includes some notable changes. Four years ago, the park expanded by roughly 1,000 acres with the addition of Lake Abilene to its original 529 acres. The lake acreage, which includes restrooms and a security fence, adds a new fishing and boating dimension to the park visitor experience. Abilene State Park also boasts the only Yurt tent sites in the state park system. A Yurt is a large, canvas tent structure with a floor and furnishings, giving campers yet another option of overnight accommodations. Abilene State Park represents a significant economic contribution to the Taylor County area, generating more than $1 million to the local economy in sales, some $560,000 in impact on personal income, and more than $5,000 in sales tax. For more information about Abilene State Park, the 75th anniversary celebration or the Friends of Abilene State Park fundraising dinner and dance, contact Abilene State Park at (325) 572-3204. --- On the Net: http://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/findadest/parks/abilene/ -30- [ Note: This item is more than eight years old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [AR] April 23, 2009 TPWD to Add Catch and Release Water Body Records to Angler Recognition Program AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will expand its Angler Recognition Program with a public water body Catch and Release record category for 39 saltwater and freshwater fish species beginning June 1. Currently the only catch and release records accepted by the department are for state records. The records will be determined by total length. As with state records, the only fish that will be recognized for water body records are those that meet the minimum qualifications for a freshwater or saltwater Big Fish award. Some 22 saltwater species and 17 freshwater fish species are now listed in the Big Fish award program. "By adding a public water body category, we are allowing more anglers -- especially kids -- to obtain a record without having to locate certified scales," said TPWD Angler Recognition Program Coordinator Joedy Gray. "We've also long wanted to expand this program in a way that does not require an angler to kill a fish to be recognized for an achievement. This does that." To qualify, an angler must submit a photograph of the fish next to a tape measure, as well as a photo of the angler with the fish and a signed application. If the angler has a portable, certified scale, he or she can possibly get as many as five certificates: state record for weight, state record for total length, water body record for weight, water body record for total length and a Big Fish award. Current state and water body records, as well as rules and application forms, may be found on the TPWD Web site. --- On the Net: http://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/index.phtml -30-


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Forging ahead
February 20, 2013
A nonprofit dedicated to providing the tools, space and support for creative tinkerers has crafted quite a shindig to celebrate its one-year anniversary Sunday.
The party/open house will be both a celebration of The Curious Forge's first year and an effort to attract more members, said founder Liam Ellerby.
"Come by," he said. "See what we're about."
Tapped into the Maker Movement, The Curious Forge nurtures creative traits as different as welding and basket-making, glass work and electrical programming, at its cooperative creative space, located 520 East Main St., behind the AnimalSave Thrift & Treasures store.
Its creators boast that the goal is to empower people to take things they enjoy and learn how to make them their own. Ellerby describes the organization as similar to a health club.
"As a community, we can afford equipment that as individuals we can't or don't have the space for," Ellerby said.
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And like a gym, some of the people there are really passionate or really knowledgeable and others can learn from the more experienced, he said.
"Doing that as a group is a great way to collaborate," said board member Kara Asilanis. "It can be really inspiring."
The Forge also taps into the growing notion of hacker space: shared work space for communal creativity, often used in reference to computer programming. One full corner of The Forge's 3,000-square-foot warehouse is devoted to metal work, Ellerby's passion. Other parts have kilns for clay, tables for sewing. The warehouse has entire walls dedicated to "found object" supplies, some belonging to specific members and others up for communal grabs.
"We're all junk-yard dogs," Asilanis said.
Members work at all hours to hone the skills to repair their own belongings, others strive to express themselves creatively.
"We're all makers who, in part, like repurposing things," said Asilanis, a local painter who is becoming adept at welding.
"A lot of people are really into welding," Asilanis said. "Many of them are women."
In today's culture, Asilanis said, many basic skills have been forfeited to the convenience consumerism. Rather than repair, many people will simply replace, she said. The ability to repair or build something yourself, she said, is liberating.
While its first year was about educating people of their mission to attract a foundation and the structure of the organization, the coming year will be about growing, Ellerby said. That will in part include attracting new members. Ellerby said he would like to have around 30 members.
"Enough people know now what it is, so we can now concentrate on empowering our members and the community," Ellerby said.
Memberships to The Curious Forge come at $50 per month, which buys 24-hour access to work space, unlimited use of the tools and equipment, discounts from local supporting material vendors and a voice in the organization. Its current nearly 20 members also get discounts on the close to 40 various instructional workshops including art bike building, flame effects, soldering, Ardunio chip hacking and solarizing.
"If we don't have the skill set in-house, we will invite someone from the outside," Ellerby said.
Future goals also include working community groups, such as homeless advocacy organizations and senior citizens. Ellerby envisions a program for seniors that shares their technical skills with youth who can, in turn, help with modern technology.
The anniversary open house will feature members' working projects, demos and a few hands-on opportunities, such as soldering.
Visit http://www.thecuriousforge.org for information.
To contact Staff Writer Christopher Rosacker, e-mail email@example.com or call 530-477-4236.
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Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman talks up AMC series, zombies as modern monsters
This story on AMC's return Sunday of The Walking Dead will run in our Latitudes section Sunday, but I had to cut it down severely. So I'm giving you the Full Monty here for weekend reading. Enjoy...
For fans of AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead, it may have been the TV series' most crucial moment.
Ex-cop Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) had a rifle in his hand, backing up onetime partner Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) as the two looked out for walking corpses and game animals in the woods. Walsh, who had a secret affair with Grimes' wife, hefted the rifle, clearly considering "accidentally" shooting his friend.
Seconds later, another friend approached and the moment passed. But in the brutally explicit graphic novel on which the AMC series is based, there's a different outcome: as Walsh confronts his pal with the weapon, Grimes' 7-year-old son kills him with a pistol, saving his father while proving that life in a post-apocalyptic world packed with flesh-eating zombies erases traditional morality pretty quickly.
Even a TV series which this season shows Grimes disemboweling a zombie in painstaking, gory detail -- to tell if it had eaten a missing child – has some boundaries.
And that's okay for Robert Kirkman, the creator of the Walking Dead graphic novel and an executive producer/writer on the TV series.
"It's like the TV series is in an alternate dimension, and I wouldn't have it any other way," said Kirkman, who still says he is "absolutely floored" by how popular last year's six-episode debut season turned out. "If it was just the comic book adapted directly, I would be completely bored with the show by now."
To be sure, there's plenty of gore in AMC's Walking Dead for fans of the genre. Last year, one man sawed his hand off to escape the slouching hordes; this season, zombies are dispatched with screwdrivers in the eyes, rocks against their heads and machetes across their necks, black blood spouting with disturbing realism.
But the graphic novel's brutal truths about humans are more muted on TV, where they rarely meet people pushed to evil extremes. Even the gang bangers they confronted last season turned out to be protecting a senior citizens center packed with those too sick or old to leave.
In print, the ragtag group of living survivors Grimes leads discover that the biggest danger in a world filled with zombies isn't always the undead; it's the people trying to survive them. From cannibals willing to eat a living prisoner piece by piece to a brutal, violent rapist and leader called The Governor, people in the Walking Dead graphic novels often fall short of the heroism seen in your typical disaster movie.
"That's something we didn't have room for in the first season," said Kirkman, who notes the show's 13-episode second season will allow more time for the survivors to meet humans who aren't so saintly. "You get the sense from the comic series that zombies are a threat; but to a certain extent, they're a manageable threat. What you really need to be scared of in this world is other humans – because you can never predict human behavior."
(SPOILERS AHEAD - READ ON only if you don't mind learning a few plot points)
As the show's second season opens tonight, Grimes is leading 11 survivors from the Centers of Disease control, where a despondent scientist triggered a massive explosion. Traveling in a caravan to Fort Bragg in Kentucky, they encounter a new type of zombie behavior and new threats to the two children among their group.
Along the way, they land at a farm owned by Hershel, a godfearing doctor quite familiar to fans of the graphic novel (one disappointment: in the first two episodes given to critics, we don't yet discover whether the Hershel on TV has the same stuff hidden in his barn as the Hershel in the graphic novel.)
What we do see, are fractures among the survivors. Andrea, a woman who wanted to kill herself by staying inside the CDC explosion, grows to resent fellow survivor Carl, who persuaded her to leave and stay alive. Walsh develops plans to leave the group, unable to bear his feelings for Grimes' wife Laurie.
And a massive crisis tests Grimes' leadership, pushing some survivors to hate him even as they depend on his decisiveness to survive.
"Zombie stories, more than any kind of monster story, forces the creative talent to focus intently on the human drama," said Kirkman. "Because zombies have no personality, they have no motives, they're just an unrelenting force. Stories like the Walking Dead end up being more about protecting your children or working well with others…That's the universal appeal of a survival story."
The Zombie As a Modern Monster
As supernatural bogeymen go, flesh eating zombies may be our most modern monster.
First seen in legends among Haitian and African peoples, the zombie was a corpse brought to life by the witchcraft of African shaman (hence, the 1932 Bela Lugosi horror film White Zombie).
It wasn't until 1968, when filmmaker George Romero re-imagined the zombie as a walking corpse – often animated by a virus -- craving a meal of human flesh in his classic movie The Night of the Living Dead, that the modern zombie was born.
"It's the personification of a deadly virus…it's inherently modern," said Matt Mogk, an author with a master's degree from New York University's film school who founded the sorta-serious Zombie Research Society; a group of writers, academics and enthusiasts puzzling out what might happen if a zombie plague actually occurred.
"In the same way in Japan, after World War II, they created Godzilla – this monster to symbolize all their fears about their modern society, zombies do that for our culture now," said Mogk, whose new book, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies, traces the history of the monster and quizzes Homeland Security experts on survival strategies.
And while creatures such as vampires and werewolves have had more than a century to percolate in pop culture, zombies are just getting their due as stars of the modern horror show.
As the author of zombie-themed satires such as The Art of Zombie Warfare and The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead, author Scott Kenemore has noticed a common thread among some fans.
"They're already into violence and they're stockpiling weapon and have a bunker..some of these fans are already into survivalism," he said. "They connect with people who are scared of the economy and think dystopian things will happen. This community is into zombies because they see it as an extension of what they're already into."
So it makes sense that The Walking Dead's zombies, animated by an aggressive virus which can claim the living from a single bite, have found popularity in country fighting two wars at once and weathering a brutal recession.
Mogk admits, as a guy who has spent years puzzling what a "real-life" zombie outbreak might look like, there's elements of The Walking Dead which niggle at his brain.
How do these survivors find enough gas to run a wagon train of cars and a motorcycle? Why are they surprised in some scenes by decaying zombies which must stink like months-old corpses? Why don't the survivors find protection in donning tough clothing and silent weapons like cross bows? (the loud noise from guns can draw other zombies in a herd)
Most importantly, why don't the living survivors in AMC's Walking Dead series act like people who are fighting for their lives every moment? Why are they so, well, polite?
"The response I get from fans is, 'Thank God (the series) isn't horrible,'" said Mogk, who ultimately shrugs off his own criticisms. "Zombies, they kind of get no respect. They're not sexy, they're not brooding, they don't have personality. Even a year before the Walking Dead came out, if you were to tell anyone there would be a zombie show on TV, no one would believe it."
Keeping the Walking Dead's quality
Kirkman knows that, hard as it was to turn his Blitzkrieg of a graphic novel into a successful TV show, he's now got a much harder task.
Keeping it that way.
These days, his chief task seems to be assuring fans that the surprise ouster of executive producer Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, the Shawshank Redemption), engineered days after he appeared at the popular Comic Con festival, wont affect the second season's quality.
"I'm largely unaware of the particulars of what happened," said Kirkman, who added that he learned of Darabont's ouster the same way many fans did; from press accounts of his firing. "The cast and crew has rallied…to make this season the best possible season of television we can deliver."
In some ways, Kirkman is the poster child for creative freedom, publishing his Walking Dead graphic novel through a company – Image Comics – which allows creators to keep the full rights to their creations. Which meant Kirkman could stay involved as the TV show was made, ensuring AMC's series remained consistent with his vision.
"I hope I'm not the poster boy for anything, because I don't think I'd look that good on a poster," cracked the rotund writer. "But the important thing to note is I'm not that intelligent and I don't feel like I'm that talented. This kind of thing could happen to anybody who works really hard, makes the right moves and keeps their head about them when things are taking off."


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London, 1851.
Former thief Jovan Davenport is the black sheep in a family of powerful sorcerers. But when his dying father - head of the League of Illusion - reaches out for help, Jovan has no choice but to accept. He must find his missing brother Sebastian and stop the power-hungry Hawthorne family from taking control of the council. If only they'd appointed someone other than Skylar Vanguard to help him in his quest.
Skylar, a druid and accomplished tracker, has spent three years trying to forget her past, especially Jovan Davenport. Once in love, she left Jovan when she discovered his betrayal. She wants nothing to do with him or his family, but must obey the council's will by accompanying Jovan and reporting back on his progress.
Forced to work alongside each other, neither of them expects their passion to return so quickly. But as the conspiracy deepens in a steam-powered world of dirigibles and mechanical golems, will their secrets stand in the way of their mission - and their love?
©2012 Vivi Anna (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
After starting this book adventure based on my long drives, it has become an obsession, a method for relaxation and enjoyment.
"Take me on an adventure of magic..."
Javon and Reese are brothers with fierce rivalry based on their history. When sent on a search for their brother Sebastian who had been missing for 7 years, they are joined by Skylar a druid woman and Javon's former lover.
I love how Skylar maintains her cool and is able to show the men that she can handle herself. Javon and Skylar's intense attraction keeps you wondering why they parted ways. My favorite character was Reese, so reserved and yet so brilliant with illusion. I hope book 2 brings him love and his own affair.
Mandy Williams performance was amazing. She portrayed Javon's emotional rawness to the point you could feel his pain and made Reese so loveable. Can't wait for the next book.
I really enjoy the world of books! Narration just add layers to that world... don't u think? :)
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Wow... I really like this. I usually like a bit more sexual tossing around in my stories...but I must say, for a romantic novel... the author did a great job keeping the story going without all the tossing. The clever use of magic was awesome and how this was set in like 1812 was totally unexpected too.
Not worth a buy, but definitely worth a credit.
Narration was pretty good as well.
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Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates, 2009/08/05 - Installs latest version of eScan Antivirus, Content Security and Firewall Solution across 5 branches in the Middle East.
Metito, a world leader in the design and supply of water/ wastewater treatment and water desalination systems has overhauled its IT security system and installed the recently launched eScan version 10 Enterprise Edition as part of its efforts to streamline its business process continuity and ensure end-point security. The software has been installed across five of its Middle East locations including in Dubai, the company headquarters, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Egypt, with a total base of 600 users.
Commenting on the new IT security implementation, Mr. Prashant Menon, Senior Systems Administrator, Metito said, As an enterprise that has been experiencing rapid growth in its operations, there is an increased security risk. We felt the need to implement a secure and robust IT security solution like eScan version 10, that not only is an effective antivirus and antispam software but also secures endpoint systems ensuring confidentiality of data and better control over the network. Our main concerns regarding prevention of data theft and virus protection through portable storage devices like USBs, pen drives etc have been addressed. eScan version 10 offers several new high-level features thus making it a worthy investment.
Bulwark Technologies, the regional distributor of eScan facilitated the implementation by providing technical assistance and support to Metito. We are very happy with the support and technical expertise provided by the engineers from Bulwark, added Mr. Menon.
The choice of eScan version 10 was taken after evaluation of several other softwares as well as user feedback. It is a complete security suite for Enterprises and Corporate which provides essential protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, objectionable content, hackers and privacy threats via email, web downloads and chatting. Awarded the VB100% certificate recently by Virus Bulletin at a pre-release test, eScan Enterprise edition also consists of MailScan for Mail Servers that provides protection to both the mail servers and file servers.
eScan version 10 has several outstanding features inbuilt including Proactive Protection that monitors the registry for any changes and warns the user on detecting any changes in the registry, faster on-demand scanning, new user friendly graphical user interface, web protection with built-in parental control and privacy protection, Endpoint Security which prevents data thefts and virus infections through USB/Firewire based portable storage devices such as flash drives, pen drives, portable hard disks etc. and Application Control that allows blocking/permitting applications on the networks/personal systems. Other notable features include Advanced Firewall that monitors and logs both incoming and outgoing network activities in the system and protects it from all network based attacks, the eScan Management Console with a Client Live Updater, Asset Management, Logs and Extensive Reports showing network activities of all connected clients within the network and 24/7 free online and telephonic support, besides a host of other tools.
Metito which began operations in 1958, has grown to become a world leader in the design and supply of water / wastewater treatment and water desalination systems. The thousands of installations to Metito's credit earned it a reputation for professional excellence through a proven record of strong and reliable performance. The company offers a comprehensive range of products for Water Desalination by Reverse Osmosis, Sewage Treatment & Industrial Effluent Treatment. Its clients include municipalities, oil and petrochemical companies, industries (food & beverage, textile, paper & pulp to name a few), tourism sector and various government departments and agencies. It also invests into water and waste water projects through concession agreements.
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I really dislike Vincent. He should have been out. His designs are lousy and he's a pain in the a$$.
Laura may have gone on the attack about the model walk--but she was right, the model couldn't walk in his monstrosity. The thing that bugs me about Vincent and Jeffrey (and Kayne and Robert for that matter) is that they go personal in their attacks. At least Laura's comments have been related to the designs, materials (fabric selection), or final products.
So sad about Allison--I really wish she had pulled something together. At least she could have styled the hair differently!
ETA: much as I dislike Jeffrey, I thought his dress would win. Maybe Michael's, which looked really good, was better in person.
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Allison was robbed........period. Allison's crime was making her model appear plus sized. Nearly every week, she consistently ranked in the top.
Vincent as usual paraded garbage down the runway. Jia's ability to walk saved the oufit from shredding.
Laura was right for calling out Vincent. He has been in the bottom nearly every week. The only reason he wasn't aufed that Heidi likes him because he thinks out of the box.............whatever
Jeff was robbed, Micheal's outfit was average.
Urgh! That's complete bull!!
beauty is only skin deep.
think of this: in an industry where people starve themselves and throw up on purpose so they can disappear when they turn sideways, making someone look fat is THE cardinal sin. allison is lucky the judges didn't tie her to a stake and stone her. i'm sure nina wanted to.
So if Allison was a completely dweeby on another planet male designer like Vincent, would the fit be ok. Geez if that was overweight looking wow.
Slightly off-topic comment -
During the episode when Michael was talking about his design, am I the only one who got a "OMG, he's a male version of Danielle (from America's Next Top Model)!" vibe? It's something about his mannerisms with the way he talks, and that he has a bit of twang to his voice or something.
Seeing this comment reminded me. When they called Laura's name, I was hoping she was in the bottom three for having a BORING and 'safe' dress. *yawn* I swear, if I see one more plunging neckline or fur trim, I think I'm going to scream.They have gimmicks. And they complain if you design "over the top" or if "you are too plain". But the catch is, they apply these as they see fit with no consistency whatsoever.
Oh, and while I'm on the subject - Laura, PUT ON CLOTHES THAT COVER YOUR CHEST!!! While I applaud your attempt at a smackdown of Vincent, I did not need to see that much of you. Never wear that shirt again, please.
Alexandria is plus sized???? Yeah, she's a whale.However, she and I both anticipated that the bulkiness of the pleated corset would add more girth to her already-plus-size model.
No kidding if that is plus size holy moly she looks too thin like the rest of em.


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Critical Praise
"Following one crucial day in a marriage tottering on the brink, Schwarz shows the fragility, complexity, and danger inherent in love. A true American tragedy, full of love as well as despair."
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"Fans of Christina Schwarz will be thrilled to see that she's back--and once again displaying her greatest strength as a writer: a deep, almost unnerving empathy for human frailty that lends suspense and poignance to the most "ordinary" of domestic emotional struggles. The way she moves back and forth with such ease among her characters and the way she tells the story of a complex family history through the events of a single day impressed me mightily."
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"Over and over in So Long at the Fair I found myself being torn in different directions. That's how real this novel feels and that's how complicated the plot becomes as Schwarz gradually reveals the vexed history of each of her vivid and complex characters. A wonderful and deeply satisfying novel."
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John Green fans rejoice: more of The Fault in Our Stars author's material is heading to the big screen. Universal has optioned the rights to Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances, a short story collection Green wrote with fellow YA writers Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. The book consists of three, interrelated stories, all taking place at Christmastime. Johnson wrote the first story, The Jubilee Express; Green wrote the second, A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle; and Myracle the third, The Patron Saint of Pigs. The stories feature new romances, cheerleaders, and trips to Waffle House. This could end up a sort of Love Actually for the teen set.
Green tweeted:
Very excited that the movie rights to Let It Snow have been optioned. Yay @LaurenMyracle and @maureenjohnson!
— John Green (@realjohngreen) September 19, 2014
Johnson added her relief that the news is out.
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— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) September 19, 2014
Earlier this week the adaptation of Green's Paper Towns found its female lead. A film based on his Looking for Alaska is also in the works.


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The Omega2 has a dark sound signature, similar to what I'm hearing on the Sennheiser HD650. The treble is very smooth, far from sounding offensive, and since the background is very quiet, you don't really need to boost the treble to hear the details in the music. In fact, the Omega2 is very good for low level listening.
Moving down from from the treble, you have a full bodied midrange that's just as smooth and very transparent as well. Then it extends down to a full upper and mid bass. Bass punch is quite strong, roughly almost the same as the HD800 (give and take depending on amp combination). The bass is not boomy (of course no!), but the Omega2 does have a slight bump on the lower midrange to upper bass area, and it's very strongly felt as a hump.
One of the most noticeable change from the SR-404LE is low bass performance, where the SR-404LE still can't go very deep on the lowbass. However, the extension to low bass is not as linear as that on the HD800, nor does it extend as low.
While listening to the Beethoven Symphony No.9 by the Berlin Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado, a DDD Recording by Deutsche Grammophon, I also noticed that that the Omega2 is less extended in the treble and the bass, and less detailed than the HD800. Frequency extension and detail level have been quite an issue on all the electrostatic and older orthodynamic headphones I've heard. It seems that the faster transients and the blacker background on the planar headphones gives the illusion of very good detail, where it actually is the faster transients doing a great job of playing busy and complex passages. Of course, I never expected this to be an issue with the flagship Omega2. But on slow passages, like the 3rd movement of the 9th Symphony, the difference on frequency extension and detail is very noticeable between the HD800 and the Omega2.
Sometimes a small treble roll off can be preferable, as long as it is not too extreme. A slight roll of on the upper treble can be more pleasing to the ears, and even works to cut off any sibilance present in the recording. Likewise, a slightly less detailed presentation is not as big of a deal as it looks on writing. The Omega2 is living proof for this. Despite the shortcomings on extension and detail level, the presentation of the music is far easier to like than the HD800. The frequency balance might not be too flat, yet it sounds very good on the ears, and I think that's all that matters. I do feel that the Mk1 version, supposedly without the upper bass hump, would be more fitting for a reference headphone like the Omega2.
Soundstage performance
The most striking difference between the Omega2 and the HD800 is the very black background that I hear on the Omega2. On a world-class concert hall, one of the things that accoustic engineers note is how quiet the hall measures. Most classical concerts doesn't use active electronics to amplify the sound, and the quieter the hall, the clearer you can hear the sound of each instruments. Upon this very quiet background, every instruments come out like rays of light on the blackness of the stage. The experience is quite breathtaking.
The soundstage of the Omega2 is not as wide as the HD800, and the Omega2 actually feels less open than the HD800 or many other open design headphones. By itself, the HD800 with the Beta22 amplifier has a very good instrument separation, yet the HD800 lacks the quiet background that I'm hearing on the Omega2 that makes the instrument less clear separated on the HD800. The black background of the Omega2 sometimes makes me feel that the HD800 has an imprecise separation. Upon longer listening, I noticed that the Omega2's soundstage portrayal is not very realistic. Naturally, when I play a recording such as Beethoven's No.9, the orchestra should be laid very wide in front of me, with each instrument group taking a place in that soundstage. The stage can be panned very wide to the left and right, but it's only natural to have the stage positioned in front of you. With the Omega2, upon the black soundstage, the instruments don't originate from one stage in front of me. Some instruments can sound from very hard panned left, some from the top of my head, and strangely, almost nothing from the front. I do think that the Omega2 sounds more impressive overall, mainly due to that black background, but after long listening periods, I do miss having the stage portrayed clearly in front of me.
In comparison to the Lambda staxes, most notably the SR-404 Limited Edition, the Omega2 soundstage performance is quite far ahead of the SR-404LE. The primary difference betweent the two seems to be that on the SR-404LE, the left and right soundstage is fairly disconnected, where on the Omega2 it's more coherent. Additionally, the SR-404LE doesn't nearly have as black background as the Omega2, and the instrument separation is not as good as on the Omega2.
Vocal performance
The Omega2 has a full sounding midrange and has great clarity. This naturally is a great recipe for a great vocal reproduction, and indeed it is. For smooth female vocals, the Omega2 has the perfect reproduction in terms of body, presence, focus, and smoothness.
In comparison to the HD800, the Sennheiser has just as good of a vocal performance, though slightly different in character. On the HD800, vocals have a heavier weight while still maintaining clarity, vocal texture is better on the HD800, and has a better center focus on the soundstage. Having a more linear top extension does make the HD800 more transparent to any sibilance in a recording, where the Omega2 is fairly safe from it.
If you like your vocals to have a rich texture and listens to a lot of live recordings, then the HD800's rendition is better for you. If you avoid sibilance, like a smooth vocal presentation, and has many closed mic-ed studio recordings, then the Omega2 would be preferable.


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The black spot is likely to be due to posterior vitreous detachment which is a normal ageing change. The vitreous gel in the back part of the eye separates from the retina and shrinks to form a clump which may appear as a black spot or floater. This change usually goes uneventful but sometimes it may cause a retinal tear. So it is important that you see an ophthalmologist to rule it out though it is not likely. Other possibilities for a black spot could be retinal hemorrhage, cataract etc.
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We've heard talk for months now about just how bad the budget looks for Florida and, by extension, its school districts. Many district leaders threatened that the pending cuts could be ugly, but they were short on specifics. Several said they wanted to wait until after the FCAT ended, or until after lawmakers showed their hands, before getting down to the details.
That time has come. And it's starting to look ugly. News reports are using terms like "painful" and noting that the cuts might come even from the place that schools least want that pain to be felt - the classroom.
Sarasota was among the first to reveal its plans. They included a proposal to eliminate at least 175 positions while cutting about $20-million in spending, the Herald-Tribune reports.
Layoffs appear likely, too, in Duval County, which is trying to deal with nearly $90-million in lost revenue and rising costs, the Florida Times-Union reports. Lee County plans to slash 150 jobs as part of its effort, as well, the Naples Daily News reports.
Lee board chair Jeanne Dozier noted that 2010 looks to be even worse: "Putting it as a fiasco, I think, is putting it lightly," she said.
Pasco superintendent Heather Fiorentino has said her expectation is that districts will get funded at the same level as in 2006-07 for next year. For a growing district like Pasco, that's tough enough. But most of the state's districts are shrinking, meaning the actual amount they get will decrease. And with each revenue estimating conference, the numbers look worse.
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Shaffer, John Jackson born 27 April 1831 in Lafourche Parish and died on 24 Sept. 1918 in Terrebonne Parish
The 1860 Federal census indicates that 28 year old John owned $69,000 in real estate and his personal estate was valued at $41,500. John's occupation was listed as that of a planter and there are three individuals that resides with him, M.A. female (Minerva Anne his wife), 24 years, John 2 year old male and a female infant approximately 3 months old. This census was supposed to be taken on 20 July 1860. All claimed to be born in Louisiana and all were literate. (US Census 1860, 4th Ward, Terrebonne Parrish, Page 101-102).
The Slave Schedule of the 1860 Federal Census also indicated that John owned 16 slaves. There were 10 males and 6 females the ages ranged from 2 months to 35 years old. William claimed to have four homes for the slaves. ( US Census, 1860, Schedule 2, Slave Inhabitants, 3rd Ward, Terrebonne Parrish)
Bought Magnolia Plantation from the Bank of New Orleans in 1874. Magnolia was formally owned by the Ellis Family. Capt Shaffer fought in the Battle of Bayou Chicksaw with distinction under Gen Steven D. Lee in siege of Vicksburg. [Milhado Lee Shaffer Sr, John Jackson Shaffer Genealogy Sheet, Abt 1960]
The use of the word Captain for John Jackson Shaffer reflected two different professions. The most widely accepted was that of Capt of Company F, of the 26th Louisiana Infantry. The other was as the steamboat Captain and owner of the TS Archer. It appears that a younger J. J. Shaffer (approximately 23 year of age) was an entrepreneur and owned a steamboat servicing the Southern Louisiana area. His steamboat traveled from the Opolousas Railroad from Tigerville to the upper waters of Bayou Black. (Houma Ceres, 9 Aug, 8 Sep, 12 Oct 1855)
Capt Shaffer also served in the Civil War. Civil War records indicate that he first enlisted on 27 Mar 1862 and was captured at Vicksburg on 4 Jul 1863. It also appears that he returned to battle and was ultimately released at the end of the war on 19 May 1865. His last confederate War Department card revealed that Capt Shaffer's residence as Chachoula, Louisiana, he had ruddy, complexion, dark hair, 5' 8" and hazel eyes. (War Department Records). He served in the defense of New Orleans at the Camp at Chalmette. When New Orleans fell, their operation moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he fought under the commands of Gen M. L. Smith and Gen Stephen D. Lee in the Battle of Chicksaw Bayou. (Confederate Veteran, Vol XXVII, April 1919, Page, 146).
In a description of the funeral the Confederate Veteran stated, "A very pathetic and touching incident was the meeting of the hearse by the remaining members of the Braxton Bragg Camp, UCV as it neared Thibodaux, when the Confederate flag was borne at half-mast, and the veterans walked as guard of honor on each side of their beloved Commander." (Ibid)
From Roster of Braxton Bragg Camp, pg 45. No. Name Rank Co. Reg't Branch Remarks 83 SHAFFER, John J. Capt. F 26th La Inf


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Kanye West has found a way to circumnavigate controversy over his new album's cover art - he plans to release the record with five different interchangeable sleeves.
The rapper admitted this week (beg18Oct10) that his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is facing a ban from the shelves of U.S. superstore Wal-Mart due to its controversial cover, which sees the star depicted as a naked demon being straddled by a phoenix-type creature.
He later poked fun at the outrage in a post on his Twitter.com page, writing, "In response to the reaction of my album cover... I'm deeply sorry if I haven't offended everybody."
But West has now come up with a solution - he is planning to give fans a variety of different covers to choose from.
He tells MTV.com, "It's five covers. And you get all five of them when you buy the album."
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Jambalaya, gumbo, beignets, King Cake -- we don't discriminate when it comes to the best tastes Mardi Gras has to offer. And we can think of no better way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than by indulging in a few of the Carnival season's iconic eats. Bon Appétit is highlighting the various foods enjoyed around the world on this celebratory day, from doughnuts to rib roasts and pancakes to cream puffs.
Get cooking with our lineup of Mardi Gras recipes, including a picnic menu perfect for parade-goers. Our Family Gras menu features traditional tastes like Southern-style fried chicken, Muffaletta sandwiches, and even King Cake eclairs. Wash it all down with a cocktail inspired by the Big Easy then laissez les bons temps rouler!
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b/c my surroundings are in disarray and i can't find my picture usb download thing, i can't post pics, however i do want to post the following. the perimeter of my hair that is definitely 4a and even 3c in some patches is waaaay defined, silky, curly, etc. even without product. i think when i play in my hair all day i can feel that the penspring and 4b hair is more defined but i think the differences is texture is more noticeable which i don't think i like.
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Beaver Falls, PA - Senior defender Risa Tillman was named the Presidents′ Athletic Conference SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) female student-athlete for the month of November. Tillman, a senior on the Geneva women′s soccer team helped spearhead a Geneva defense that posted seven shut-outs on its way to a turnaround season of 9-9-1 and a trip to the NCCAA Eastern Regional tournament.
A four-year starter for the Golden Tornadoes, Tillman has been a fixture for the Geneva defense for each of those years. In 2012, Tillman enjoyed her best season that also included a goal and three assists for the Golden Tornadoes.
While Tillman has been a special player on the field, she has been equally impressive off the field. In the classroom, Tillman carries a 3.96 GPA as an Independent Public Health major. She has also traveled to San Luis, Mexico in each of the past three years while at Geneva on mission trips to assist a local orphanage and participate in a number of outreach ministries.
Scott Ryan, a senior on the Washington & Jefferson cross country team, won the award on the men′s side. Each month the SAAC at PAC member institutions nominate student-athletes for Scholar-Athlete of the Month consideration based on academic and athletic accomplishments. Honorees must be a varsity member in their respective sport(s) and in their junior or senior year. Scholar-Athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be actively involved within in or her campus community.
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Once you have done of vacancy announcement were going to go over how this to be the vacancy announcement if you are interested. On the left-hand side of the screen you will see a tab called overview. When you look at the overview it's going to take you to the vacancy announcement where you will find the position title and you'll also find that department and this one is Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is FDA and the job announcement. HHS-FDA-MP-11-I40110. When you put it on your resume we can make sure it is attached and it will help you to remember what position you applied for. Next you will see a salary range. This is unique because it goes from the grades nine through 13. Each of our grade levels have steps which are longevity steps within reach of the grades within a one to 10. When you see a salary range you will see this is from a step one of a nine and this one goes up to a step 10 of the 13. A lot of applicants feel they have a whole range and they can negotiate but actually depending on the grade level you selected from, your eligibility will be to be step one of that particular grade. There are exceptions to the rural accept this has to be done after you selected and the justification has to be done for you to have superior qualifications where you can go from step one up to and including step 10 of that particular grade.
>> We talk about the series which is a four digit number we relate to that position, for this one is 0343. I talked to you about the grade range which is from nine to 13. It will tell you if it is a full-time and permanent position. The promotion potential means you can go in at the lower level and you have promotion potential in this job from a nine to 11, 11 to 12 and 12 to 13 without further competition. Next is the duty location. This particular job has one vacancy and it happens to be in Mark number County of the United States. One thing that is critical is even though you are eligible for the special hiring authority, you still need to register to look to who may be considered. I selected this one because this is a federal job, it is limited to the FDA. There are times that even though you are eligible for the internal federal job, they may be limited for the duration to a specific location or a specific agency so you need to make sure it says the ability and the veterans programs and who may be considered. Next you will see a job summary. It tells you a little bit about HHS. The next tab which will be to the right of the overview is due these. It will take you to duties and responsibilities for this position. This position is unique and it has four grade levels. You will see the duties and responsibilities for each of the grade levels, the nine, 11, 12 and 13. If you go where it says back to top, it will take you to the next tab which is called qualifications and evaluations. Again because this is a unique position it goes from 89 through a 13, you will have qualifications for each of the grade levels. The first section of the qualifications required are based on the specialized experience we will be looking for to determine the basic qualifications. At each of the grade levels we look for 1 year at the next lowest grade. You scroll down past the specialized experience and you'll also see some sort of substitution for education experience. The substitution of experience means education versus having work experience. For the GS nine double that would be the master's degree. For the GS 11 level that would be a -- degree. For the higher levels, 12 and 13, generally you will not see any substitution for education for experience but if it's acceptable it would be in this area under qualifications and evaluations. Again if you go to the right, you will see back to top and your next tab would be benefits and other information. In benefits and other information you will find links to the benefit related to the US government. You will see health benefits and information on life insurance. You will see information about the veterans eligibility. It will take you what we call the vet guide and information about -- after December 31, 1959 have to be registered for selective services. Also persons with disabilities, there are things you would need in order to be considered. Also if you are an employee from another agency you will see information about that. If you go to that section into the right-hand side you would see back to top and our next tab is how to apply. This is one of the critical sections on any vacancy announcement because you have to follow this section to the letter. You have to follow this section and not following it it could disqualify you for the position. One of the things in filling out on how to apply section is you will be required to do what is called a questionnaire. If you go to the third line and it says occupational questionnaire, if you select that, it will give you an opportunity to review the questions you will be required to answer when you do the online process. One of the recommendations we have is you can copy and paste it into a wordprocessing type of system and that way you can look at your answers. You will see at the top related to the vacancy announcement and then if you scroll down to you will see the title of the position which is already there. By a graphic data, e-mail address, employment availability. You will have a question on citizenship. As you scroll down, anything that is required regarding languages, you will see that. The question about the lowest grade is important especially when there are multiple grade positions. This is a nine, 11, 12 or 13. You will be required to make a selection at the lowest grade you would accept. If you would accept only the 12, you would not be considered for the nine and the 11. If you choose the 13, you will only be considered for the 13 and not the nine, 11 and 12. If you select the ninth as the lowest grade, you would be eligible for all four grades. There is also this latest information regarding age and if there are any special knowledge. If you scroll down, availability date will be required. Surface computation date if you have other federal experience. It will talk about job preferences. The next section our occupational specialties. For this particular job if you want to be competitive or noncompetitive, you will make that selection. If this is open to veterans or persons with a disability, you would be eligible for noncompetitive consideration. That is what you would select. Geographic location, if this was a multiple positions in multiple locations, you may be requested to ask for what area you want to be considered for. This is really important to you because if it has 20 different locations and you only select one, you will only be selected for the one area you will have interest in. This particular job has only one location. The job related experience will be requested. Any personal background information. When it comes to the occupational assessment question, these are also important because this is how you will isolate where you rank. We or did talk about the what you're specialized experience at the seven and nine levels. We also talked about the one you're specialized experience at seven and nine and we also talked about at those grade levels you can have substitution for education and experience and that is here. This group of questions is related to specialized experience. You go down and select which is appropriate. Because this one was limited to MBA, it will ask if you are an employee. One of the sections you would have is related to task for you going to give a rating of your self or how you rate your self for various tasks related to the job. There will be no indication of training or educational training as you perform the task. It is -- to your rankings. Failure to document to our expert in your resume or how you rate yourself and your resume could result in disqualification. Take these ratings and answer the remaining questions in a particular section and this is your way of how you would rate yourself in this particular area. That will be the end of your questionnaire. This would be done when it's online but for right now we are doing this so you at least know what you will be asked when you actually do the individual rating. We get out of the questionnaire and go back to the vacancy announcement. Those were all the tabs we would actually use, but there were other areas of support you should be aware of. As you scroll up about halfway through the screen, you would see a section called conditions of employment. When you're looking at conditions of employment, the information here would be regarding your background check and security check and requirements. We have information on e verify. Also you would be required for direct deposit and if there were any special requirements for that particular job such as a financial disclosure, if there was a probationary period required, our travel, transportation expenses paid, you would say yes or no. Some of the Government positions are governed by collective bargaining agreements and it would tell you that. If there is a drug screening required, if there is a recruitment bonus. Also anything about time in grade. The other thing to be considered is how you will be evaluated. This will give you the competencies that the person has selected for the job. If you look at these make sure these tabs and knowledge and skills and abilities are covered in your resume year it because we will be looking at those for the basic qualifications and we will also be looking at those in your resume to determine your rating for this particular job. If you can go back to the top, this concludes everything you would need in the vacancy announcement and the things you should be looking for. Specialized experience, this is what we will be using for basic qualification. If the substitution for education for experience, this will be your degree. If there is a substitution for education for experience or if the position has a positive educational requirement, you may be required to actually submit transcripts. Also because of your eligibility for person with a disability or for a veteran, you will be required to submit information that supports your eligibility. DD 214s are required of a veteran as a minimum. Also if you are claiming a disability you may be required to submit documentation from the VA. Person with disabilities would be required to submit a letter from rehab, the VA or from your personal doctor that verifies your disability. If you go almost to the bottom of the screen, what I just went over, what is required documents, there is always a section that says required documents that will refer you and remind you of things that are required. If you would have any questions about the package, we always include contact information where we give you our customer service that can provide any information. One key factor when we are looking at the overview, please remember it has to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern standard Time on the date of the closing date in order to be considered. Failure to follow the forms, failure to follow the opening and closing periods could result in you not being considered which is something we don't want for you. This concludes everything related to a vacancy announcement. Next we're going to have Elaine walk you through the online process for applying for the job. I hope this has been helpful to you. Good luck. Elaine, we are ready for you.


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The son of a Washington County district judge has been charged with raping two young girls he was babysitting 12 years ago.
Curtis Thompson Jr., 29, of 390 Pigeon Creek Road, Scenery Hill, was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape, indecent assault, terroristic threats, sexual assault and criminal solicitation. He is the son of District Judge Curtis L. Thompson, whose district includes Bentleyville, Beallsville, Cokeburg, Ellsworth, Marianna and North Bethlehem, Somerset, West Bethlehem and West Pike Run townships.
According to the criminal complaint, Thompson sexually assaulted the girls when they were 5 and 7 at their home in Cokeburg and at a second residence in Scenery Hill. Thompson was 17 at the time of the alleged incidents and assaulted the girls while he was babysitting, according to a news release from the state attorney general's office.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said the case was referred to them by the Washington County district attorney's office due to a conflict of interest. District Attorney Gene Vittone declined comment, but several sources confirmed that Thompson is the son of the district judge.
It was noted in the complaint that Thompson threatened to kill the girls if they told anyone.
One girl, who is now 15, told authorities about the alleged incidents over the summer when she was hospitalized for depression and suicidal thoughts, which she attributed to the abuse, the complaint said.
Thompson was arrested Thursday and arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis. He was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond. A preliminary hearing has been set for Dec. 31.
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The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued certification of Airbus's Sharklet wingtip device for CFM-powered A320 family narrowbodies, the manufacturer announced Monday. Airbus said it expects the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to issue its own approval "very soon."
Airbus now expects its Sharklets to produce a fuel savings of roughly 4 percent—better than originally anticipated. "The annual greenhouse gas emission reduction per aircraft equipped with Sharklets will be approximately 1,000 [metric] tons of CO2—that's equivalent to taking 200 cars off the roads," added Airbus executive vice president of programs Tom Williams.
For the flight test campaign, A320s with both CFM56 and IAE V2500 engines have recently taken to the skies with Sharklets. Airbus expects the flight test program to accumulate some 600 flight hours over a nine- to 10-month period. Certification of the remaining aircraft/engine variants with Sharklets will follow "in the coming months," said. Delivery schedules call for Malaysian low-fare airline Air Asia to become the first customer to take Sharklet-equipped A320s.
Attached to the A320's wingtip during the assembly process, the composite Sharklets stand 2.4 meters (7.87 feet) tall. Along with cutting fuel burn and emissions, they will add around 100 nm range and allow for a payload increase of up to 450 kilograms (992 pounds). Airbus plans to offer Sharklets as an option on new-build aircraft and as standard equipment on the A320neo family.


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Thomas Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the continent from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams. Their tenacity was matched only by that of their enemies: the Mexican army under Santa Anna at the Alamo, the Comanche and Apache Indians, and the forbidding geography itself.
Known also for his powerful fiction (Gap Creek, The Truest Pleasure, Brave Enemies), Morgan uses his skill at characterization to give life to the personalities of these ten Americans without whom the United States might well have ended at the Arkansas border. Their stories - and those of the nameless thousands who risked their lives to settle on the frontier, displacing thousands of Native Americans - form an extraordinary chapter in American history that led directly to the cataclysm of the Civil War.
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Beautiful images of our enchanted landscape dance with a bit of danger in this poem of the season. No wonder we never grow tired of living here or wandering down those country roads. "Cibola Winter" was written when Dale and her husband lived in Torreon and owned the Hummingbird Cafe in Mountainair. She will be reading this morning at Sunday Chatter.
Harris is the associate editor for Malpaís Review, a poetry quarterly. Her poetry and music CD's are available online at CD Baby and a number of digital distribution sites. She also sings with the New Mexico Celtic Singers.
Winter is amnesty.
There is the forgiveness of snowfall,
a clean white drape
over the rough New Mexican landscape,
covering the beautiful and the not, indiscriminately.
In the little Spanish towns along the Salt Mission Trail
snow is drifting against the crumbled adobes,
piling atop the rusted out cars in cluttered yards,
restoring them to grace temporarily.
On the nearby prairie
cholla cactus become a manger scene.
They kneel in knobby clusters
playing the parts of shepherds and wise men
who await the arrival of the blessed child.
If it is Christmas Eve,
luminarias, paper bag candles line the country roads
lighting the way for the messiah.
They are a gesture of hope against the dark.
Families bring them to graveyard too
making a path to their beloveds.
For those whose grief is not too fresh
it is a nearly cheerful, almost social scene.
They are kind to each other,
these people related by loss,
call out greetings and news
as they lean over homemade headstones
and rough cut crosses.
For them the cemetery is a large garden they tend,
blooming plastic, fantastical flowers,
messages of resurrection in punched tin.
There is an older festival
remembered only in the bones.
At Solstice the snow swirls a special way,
the Goddess is dancing her veils.
If you are a foolish traveler
late at night through Tijeras Canyon, beware!
She may invite you to be her partner,
entice you from the road,
spinning you around and around on the black ice
in a dangerous fandango.
Waken in the safety of morning
to a world made seamless white
by new snow, hoarfrost on shrouded pines,
a pearl colored sky.
It is the inside of an egg,
waiting to be pecked.
--Dale Harris
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Great poem. I love the first line, and then the poem unfolds true to that promise of "almost" and "never quite". Like so much of life these days. The end of the poem brought me back to Edward Abbey's first book, The Brave Cowboy, and that chilling scene in Tijeras Canyon where the man on his horse and the big truck moved inexorably toward one another. Except that you bring a female sensibility to it all. Thank you.
Dale, you've caught the magic of New Mexico coming and going. And bundled up in snow. Great descriptions and scenes. Thanks, Dee
A wonderful poem. It certainly covers a lot of ground. I am most taken by the second verse which notes the value of snow covering man's excesses -- rusted cars and clutter. How nice to be free of them, momentarily. Then a sharp-eyed photographer like Dee comes along and turns them into art.
Pretty, a pretty poem for a tender time. I love the ending: the inside of an egg waiting to be pecked--the old days of snow and wet--happy holidays to all and to all a goodnight!