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Single shot: Can an independent win Council seat?
Independent City Council candidate Bob Fenwick is getting a lot of buzz– and support from a broad coterie of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. But is that enough to get him elected to Council in a city long dominated by Dems?
It's hard enough for a Republican to get a seat on Council–- ask Rob Schilling, who was elected in 2002, the first Republican in 16 years. For an independent running without even minority party support, what are the odds?
"It is virtually impossible," says Schilling. "The last independent elected was in 1936. These elections are rigged to favor Democrats." Non-Dems would have a much better chance if they were elected in wards or districts rather than at-large, and if the City Council races were nonpartisan, as School Board elections are, says Schilling.
Even while acknowledging the daunting odds against an independent, Schilling has offered to put a Bob Fenwick sign in his yard.
And he has this advice for Fenwick: "He needs to tell everyone to single shot."
Single-shotting is the practice of voting for only one candidate, even though there are two open seats, because voting for either of the majority Dem candidates– incumbent Mayor Dave Norris or Kristin Szakos– cancels out a vote for Fenwick, explains Schilling. "It was a big part in my election."
Perhaps independent Antoinette Roades best explains how this seemingly counter-intuitive strategy works:
"Let's say that 100 people go to the polls. Two seats are vacant, so each person can vote twice, although none need do so. Let's also say that 51 of those 100 people cast one of their votes for Fenwick while 49 cast one of their votes for Norris and the other of their votes for Szakos. If everyone stops there, Fenwick wins a seat. But if even three of Fenwick's 51 also cast votes for Norris and a mere three more cast votes for Szakos, both Norris and Szakos end up with 52 votes and Fenwick is completely shut out."
Three independents want a seat at the City Council table. Paul Long's decriminalization-of-drugs platform introduces an issue that doesn't fall under City Council jurisdiction, and Andrew Williams' inability to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot puts his chances of a successful write-in candidacy in the extremely unlikely category.
Bob Fenwick came into the public eye in the summer of 2008 when the city quietly unveiled plans to chop two softball fields at McIntire Park, and he's responsible for the "Save McIntire" signs that are in yards all over town.
He also tapped into the other big issue in this election: the community long-term water supply controversy that pits damming and dredging factions.
Fenwick coupled his Army Corps of Engineering skills with a little old-fashioned showmanship to stage dredging demonstrations at Loch Leigh in Ivy and the Rivanna Reservoir.
And he further cast his lot against the appointed authorities that control water and waste by calling for the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority to abandon its lawsuit against single-stream recycler Peter Van der Linde.
Fenwick's positions on the two hot button issues–-McIntire Park, a.k.a Meadowcreek Parkway, and the mega-million community water plan–- have earned him support from long-time Democrats like Betty Mooney, who's hosting an event for Fenwick.
"I have had so many people tell me they are [voting for Fenwick], but they swore me to secrecy," she says. "But they really believe we need another voice on Council who knows infrastructure and who cares about preserving parks, the reservoir, and neighborhoods. I feel like those issues are so paramount, that's why I came out publicly."
Mooney thinks Fenwick has a shot– and not just a single shot. "I think some will," she says. "I've heard some are going to single shot Kristin Szakos, some Dave Norris."
"I think anything that breaks up the monopoly of power in Charlottesville is good," says Charles "Buddy" Weber, chairman of the local Republican Party, which came up with a platform– but no candidates– for this fall's race.
Fenwick has not gotten the endorsement of Republicans. "If he wanted our endorsement, he'd ask," observes Weber. "Bob's an independent guy."
Weber doesn't see Fenwick's opposition to the Meadowcreek Parkway as a deal breaker for Republicans. "The things he's running on are things reasonable people can disagree," says Weber. "There's no Republican or Democratic way of repairing sidewalks."
Adds Weber, "Single shot voting is incredibly important because there are two slots available. If you split your vote between Fenwick and one of the Democrats, you're adding to the Democratic vote." The way for Fenwick supporters to cast two votes, suggests Weber, is to choose another independent like Long.
Peter Kleeman ran as an independent for Council two years ago. "It's a huge burden to overcome," he says.
He thinks whether Fenwick gets elected depends on whether he defeats Kristin Szakos. "People are going to vote Norris/Szakos or Norris/Fenwick or just Fenwick single shot," says Fenwick. "I can't imagine many voting Fenwick/Szakos."
According to Kleeman, "I see no chance Dave Norris is not going to get elected, so it makes no difference how many vote for Norris. It really comes down to Kristin Szakos versus Bob Fenwick."
Fenwick says single shot voting will be "absolutely" crucial to him getting elected. "The technique was used in the '50s during massive resistance– blacks used it to maximize their vote," he says.
As for the Democrats who are publicly supporting Fenwick, there's not much the party can do about it, even if the they signed a pledge to support the party's candidates during the firehouse primary in the spring, says co-chair Jennifer McKeever.
"If you're a[n executive] committee member, you have a duty not to publicly support another candidate," says McKeever, and offenders will not be invited to a reorganizing meeting in December.
The Democrats anticipate higher turnout because of the governor race, and they are taking Fenwick seriously, says McKeever.
"Bob Fenwick is a slogan," she lobs. "The last time we elected someone with a slogan, our state budget went to hell. A slogan is not governing."
Correction November 1: The city has always maintained that its lease to the YMCA had nothing to do with city plans to remove the two softball fields, and the article has been altered to reflect that.
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Jennifer McKeever, Aren't you the one who lawyered in fighting the Parkway case? From what I hear, your being in court was a complete waste of time. Courtroom observers don't attribute your loss to a "stroke of bad luck" either. Bob Fenwick has made a better case than you ever could for stopping the road.
Save money, parks, reservoirs, neighborhoods, vote for a voice for the people in city governmnet --single shot Fenwick on election day . Only you and your maker will know that you voted for doing the right thing for Charlottesville by voting for Bob Fenwick in the privacy of the voting booth on Tuesday Nov. 3rd.
The parkland lost to the parkway have been replaced many times over by the agreement signed by the city and county. I'm not voting for Bob based on his Meadowcreek Park stance.
Noble run Bob but you lose
Reading through the lines,Seriously,you are participating in the same muck you criticize.Get real man,we can read.You spoke in a very nasty way about Fenwick. No one is buying it.Wierd for shure.
No one really cares if seriously? throws a vote away. It is obvious seriously? has issues. I suggest seriously? meet with Betty Mooney. That is if seriously? has the strength to keep an open mind with those seriously? disagrees with.
You are so right on, Watchdog!
Tom Frederick is really starting to look more and more like Joe McCarthy every day.
We've already had plenty of evidence that the RSWA didn't manage its operations properly -- they ADMIT they didn't even ask where the trash came from many times. For them to sue Van der Linde is ridiculous ... to use a RICO suit is immoral and unethical.
It would be soooooo appropriate to just SHUT DOWN THE RSWA and invite Van der Linde, Allied, and any other interested parties to bid on accepting all Cville trash.
Not only is Van der Linde qualified, he actually delivers what everyone says they want -- the best recycling possible today with true environmental leadership. The county's LEED building and other efforts are probably worth less than 1% of the benefits Van der Linde provides!
WE DO NOT NEED THE RSWA (waste) to spread the immoral stain on the reputation of our community that the RWSA (water) has already created. We need to clean up this mess and try to actually live up to the Jeffersonian ideals of truth and integrity that we always reference.
You really have to ask yourself how we got here in the past 5 years. What is the common element that led us so far downhill?
Let Albemarle County go its own way and do whatever it wants ... let them illegally pollute the groundwater at the Ivy dump again and lie about it. The neighbors can't complain -- they all had to sign secrecy agreements after they successfully sued the RSWA last time.
Have you noticed that Bob Fenwick is the only candidate who has publicly called this RSWA abortion of the legal process what it truly is?
We so desperately need Fenwick's intelligence and integrity on City Council.
The City Manager has also been trying to trick Councilors into supporting the County dam plan for years. We need someone who can stand up to him, understand the reports, and ask the hard questions and stop letting Mr. O'Connell work against what's good for city residents. I believe after 7 years in the Army and 33 years as a small business owner and serving time in Vietnam, Fenwick is up to the job--he's got my vote.
If you're a film lover, you know the story - corrupt private interests do whatever it takes to get their water plan built.
The Albemarle politicians are now producing CHINATOWN-THE SEQUEL. Ever ask any candidate running for the Albemarle BOS about the water supply plan? You'd see less fear in the eyes of an Afghan suicide bomber on a mission.
Ask former Charlottesville politicians like Francis Fife, Kendra Hamilton, and Kevin Lynch -- all of whom say the current water plan is a swindle based upon years of lies and misrepresentations. Each one of them has publicly said they were lied to and that the current plan is horse manure - VERY EXPENSIVE HORSE MANURE.
Fenwick is Charlottesville's Jack Nicholson. The only guy smart enough, independent enough, and tough enough to stand up to these interests. If Fenwick is not elected, Norris, Szakos, and Brown will give away the store and give Overrun O'Connell his ultimate retirement gift.
If you live in the city, voting for Fenwick is perhaps the most important thing you can do for your wallet and the future of your city during your lifetime.
Single shot for Fenwick. Get someone with a brain AND a spine on City Council.
Fired Up--Ready to go --see you at Milano tonight 5:30
twitter away let's get a crowd !!!
I totally agree about diversity. We also need people on Council that have owned businesses and that have accumulated life knowledge.
I got to it. Norris can jump in a lake, after this and how he reamed Belmont.
"The Democrats will lose at least 1 seat on council tomorrow if they aren't careful"
Let's hope so! I am one (a Democrat), but Fenwick will be getting a single shot from me because I trust him with my water supply a lot more than I trust Szakos with it.
Cville Dem, Won't there be future votes from the council regarding the parkway? It is highly predictable Szakos will not intervene,unless as she says, the case goes to court. Fenwick will do his best to keep the through traffic in the county.
Get to it.
Single shot Fenwick.
Hmm, why would a co-chair of the Democratic Party take a shot at Bob Fenwick? Off the top of my head I'll give you two reasons:
1. Fenwick can do nothing to stop the parkway at this point. Anyone who thinks that voting for Bob Fenwick will "Save McIntire Park" is simply misinformed.
2. To be sure, Fenwick is a self-described Republican. But since a GOP endorsement (and you just know they would LOVE to give it) would certainly scuttle his chances, he has elected to keep the Republicans at arms length. However, a Republican by any other name...
He wrote in response to the question referring to poverty in this weeks Cvilleweekly:
" What is the role of City Council in addressing this problem? Why in your estimation, have past Councils failed to make strides in this area?
Bob wrote:
" Equally important is the will of the elected representatives to stay with the problem, monitor actions to see that they are achieving the desired results and change their approach if necessary. This is where past city councils have failed. They have treated the problem primarily as a political problem---call a press conference, appoint a commission or a task force, allocate some tax funds and then promptly forget about the problem and move to something else as if the problem will solve itself without strong ledership"
We need a strong voice for citizen's concerns on City Council. Join me and make history in Charlottesville. To do this we need to contact all our friends and neighbors, twitter, and get on facebook, and spread the word to elect Bob on Nov. 3rd. I appreciate all Mayor Norris has done to advance the dredging discussion and his opposition to the Parkway, and am sure, as is Peter Kleeman, that he will easily be re-elected. but we will only elect Bob Fenwick if we pull off an upset, and make an effort to vote for what is best for Charlottesville.
We are all busy, but this may be the most important vote you ever cast to save what we love most about our city. Let's do it together and show that we are not divided, but can support an independent for Council and elect Bob.
Ms Mooney, thank you for sharing. Your advocacy and involvement is a genuine testament to Bob's fine platform.
sassy, I say you wrong. Have you seen this other land? I think the parkland that is being lost was not used by the public enough to justify the hue and cry. I get more parkland and the road I want- it's better than fair in my book
diagoliv, As they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Yes, I have seen the land. Anyone with a sense of taste would agree, the land is undesirable. You suggest I am wrong. Are you wearing a blindfold?
Bob's platform is far more than the parkway or the water and solid waste issue, although his approach for these issues alone could save hundreds of millions of dollars for city rate payers, and prevent their water and sewer bills from doubling.
I have knocked on hundreds of doors, and city residents, of all persuasions, feel their concerns are being shelved and dismissed by the City Manager and Office of Neighborhood Development, and that Council is doing little to intervene, or be their ally in these matters. They also feel that decisions are being made be a small minority and that they are not being consulted and when they speak up they are often ignored. Even if they are listened to, nothing changes.
Seriously is on target.
Seriously, So it is ok for you to throw your own bully jabs at others? I suggest go for a "reality check". You are unbelievable. By the way, Good luck Bob.
"Seriously? Bully",I care not you disagree or as you make your pathetic attempt to slam. The reality, some happenings in the city interconnect, whether you like it or not. It is very obvious to anyone with eyes, local Dems are jumping ship.
One huge reason Fenwick,others have worked so hard, Those akin to McKeever are floundering in getting important matters accomplished. You sound as a spoiled brat when someone steps on a toe. By the way, tell us about your own upbringing. Your negativity is astounding.
Annoyed, Fenwick will hold firm in defending city interests.He will protect city properties more than any other officials.
diagoliv, Prob is, the replacement land is total crap and undesirable real estate. Certainly not a fair swap.
dont vote for norris!!!!! straight up cville! dont ruin our city economy even more!
Don't forget Rob Schilling. He and Kevin Lynch have been outspoken about this. I agree Chinatown--Part 2. What they are doing to Peter Van der Linde makes me sick !
OKie girl, some of the dumbest people on Council have been ' business owners.' Being a business owner doesn't give people squat in wider horizons or experiences. Look at our current chiropractor sitting there without a bloody clue.
One look at Wall Street Bank bailouts should tell you that business people often don;t know how to run their businesses.
I'de love to get a few academics on once in a while.
The on thing about Bob Fenwick is a) he has a real plan and b) he has had to manage large public funds as a project manager.
One situation puzzles me. Why would Mckeever, who took a case before a judge and made claims the parkway was horrific, cast an edgy cut toward the one person who would change the votes to fight the parkway she opposes? I don't get it. The democrats in Charlottesville must have imposed a powerful spell on some. They remind me of the Scientologists. Who in their right mind would even care they are not invited to the December meeting? Fenwick will make a difference for the city,far beyond the democratic party.
From what I'm hearing far and wide, Deeds has no chance in winning. Wouldn't that cause democrats to stay home on election day. The good news, Fenwick will take Szakos votes.
Lisa, Did Obama win on a slogan "Change you can believe in". Maybe thats why our federal budget is soaring. AH you Democrats! Give it up and become an Independent.
Every election I end up saying "The voters of Charlottesville have gotten exactly what they deserve."
C'ville Dem, have you talked with Bob Fenwick or looked at his web site? He is more progressive than Kristin Szakos by far.
He has been the most vocal opponent of the current water plan, which will involve flooding the Ragged Mountain Natural Area, building a 9-mile uphill pipeline, and abandoning the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, all at an unknown cost (estimates have ranged from $200 million on up, to be paid by increasing water rates in Charlottesville and the urban ring of the county). And keep in mind that the city doesn't need more water--this is all for use by the county!
Fenwick, who served seven years in the Army Corps of Engineers, has studied the problem carefully and is convinced that dredging the existing South Rivanna Reservoir can play a major role in supplying water to our area for years to come, without the need to build new expensive and environmentally damaging infrastructure. Kristin Szakos says she is willing to do a study of dredging, but has made her pro-plan position clear. On her website she writes, ââ?¬Å?I don't think we should revisit the decision about abandoning the pipeline from the Sugar Hollow reservoir, and I believe the Ragged Mountain reservoir is an appropriate place to look for increased capacity and storage." She has maintained this position despite strong evidence that the current water plan is based on faulty projections about water use and misleading cost estimates.
I am a long-time Democrat who will be voting for Bob Fenwick. And I am persuaded by the single shot argument.
Nothing very meaningful. The parkway is practically a done deal. You might as well stick a fork in her...
It doesn't appear that most city residents agreed with Fenwick on these issues.
sassy (aka plop), your comment, per usual, is bullying and amply illustrates a serious lack of breeding. Typical of the wacky attitude of quite a few Fenwick supporters-- if someone disagrees with them on just one point, then they are completely demonized. You and your pals were only too glad to have a lawyer take on the case, but that lawyer dares utter one word against your precious Bobby and she's dead to you.
I'm an Independent, and there is nothing-- I repeat NOTHING-- that Mr Fenwick has said or shown that tells me he will be effective on Council. I hear lots of blah blah blah, and watched a few publicity stunts, but have seen very little follow through. Many people agree with me on that.
Norris is going to get elected, no matter what you do. So the best option is to definitely NOT vote for Simple Szakos.
Fenwick/Norris 2009!
My hope is that someday we will elect our Mayor, to provide a counterweight to the City Manager, and that all candidates will run without party affiliation. It is important in a town as small as Charlottesville that we have a diversity of viewpoints on Council. Having one party in control lessens the opportunity for all citizens to have a voice in their government. We will all benefit if we elect independent Bob Fenwick and work to make changes in the way our city is governed.
Fenwick's involvement in technical issues could be invaluable to the citizenry. The pipeline alone from Rivanna to Ragged mountain could fund the dredging. In another twenty years the reservoir will be a dying mess because of the bio mass. Fenwick listens we need people like him for housing issues, business development and private enterprise over government. I love living in this city but I am terrified the democrats will tax me and the rest of the middle class out in their quick solution thoughtless enterprises. I do not see Szakos adding any substance.
The city government is a dysfunctional mess. Old timers say they have never seen it so bad. Not a good idea to give one party a lock on power.
Bub Fenwick for President!
Heh... I didn't even read Kleeman's comments in the article. Well, he agrees with me! :-)
I will be voting for Bob. The parks we may lose will never be replaced. I hope he can do something.
Bob Fenwick has discussed issues that effect all citizens. He can think and solve problems, that is what engineers do. This election will determine who will be on City Council to solve problems. As Fenwick said, "POWER & MAGIC, the power to vote, the magic occurs when you close the curtain and only you know for whom you vote".
Single Shot, single vote for Fenwick
Meet Bob Fenwick tonight at Milano 5:30 - 7:30, and the diverse group of Democrats, Republicans and Independents that are supporting his candidacy. This is a grassroots movement to elect the first Independent since 1936. In the age of twitter, facebook, e-mail, and good all fashioned conversations, I believe together we can elect Bob.
Dick Howard, in endorsing Bob, has said:
" I care deeply about the city and its citizens. Bob understands the issues that will shape the future of our community, he listens, he thinks, he makes sound judgments."
Please join us to bring a strong, independent, advocate for the people to City Council. We hope to see you tonight at Milano
100 W. South Street for an evening of fun and community.
sassy, I threw no bully jabs. I happen to dislike the nasty way you continually speak about people you disagree with. If you don't like that, that's too bad.
As a conservative, I'd be thrilled if a strong Independent or real Republican had run, or if Fenwick was more than hot air... therefore, I'm writing in a candidate this year.
Fenwick questions.
I have decided to single-shot after listening to Betty Mooney on the radio. No, fickle me has changed my mind. I shall be wring-in Betty Mooney also. Thanks, Betty.
Calling all Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, this is our chance to turn a page in Charlottesville history and elect a candidate. who I truly believe, will protect city residents: their pocketbooks, parks, reservoirs, and neighborhoods. Bob is a businessman and a leader. He knows how to listen, think, and find solutions to the many problems we are facing. On Tuesday, no matter what party you are from, do what's best for Charlottesville and vote for Bob.
Single shot voting is not illegal as Jennifer McKeever makes clear in this article. Luckily, we live in a democracy where we can cast a vote for the person who will best represent us on our governing body. On Tuesday each of us will make a decision -- who will best preserve and protect the City of Charlottesville and provide a strong advocate for the citizens.
The Democrats will lose at least 1 seat on council tomorrow if they aren't careful. i think it's gonna be szakos. if norris loses there will be blood on their hands. they messed up bad. Deeds is going to lose unless Mcdonnell does something so bad that all will vote for deeds. Toscano is going to be fine. 3 of the 4 consitutional officers will be fine it's the sheriff i am concerned about the democrat running loses it'll be a very ugly night in cville. period!
"... it'll be a very ugly night in cville. period!" Can you make this clearer?
Once Norris, Edwards, and Szakos get through doubling the number of public housing units in the City they will be able to form a dynasty.
With Thomas unseating of Slutzky, maybe we won't run full steam ahead on a regional transportation authority.


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Watching solar activity muddle Earth's magnetic field
Scientists have found that extreme solar activity drastically compresses the magnetosphere and modifies the composition of ions in near-Earth space. They are now looking to model how these changes affect orbiting satellites, including the GPS system.
The results were obtained from coordinated in-situ measurements performed by ESA's four Cluster satellites along with the two Chinese/ESA Double Star satellites.
Under normal solar conditions, GPS satellites orbit within the magnetosphere—the protective magnetic bubble carved out by Earth's magnetic field. But when solar activity increases, the picture changes significantly: compressed and particles become energized, exposing satellites to higher doses of radiation that can perturb signal reception.
Looking at such a large-scale physical phenomena with a single satellite is akin to predicting the impact of a tsunami with a single buoy.
Such increased solar activity affects all satellites, not only the GPS system. This is why monitoring and forecasting its impact on near-Earth space is becoming increasingly critical to safeguarding daily life on Earth. One way to do this is by studying the physics of near-Earth space and observing the impact of such activity in time.
During two extreme solar explosions, or solar flares, on 21 January 2005 and 13 December 2006, the Cluster constellation and the two Double Star satellites were favourably positioned to observe the events at a large scale. The satellites carried out coordinated measurements of the response of the magnetosphere to these events.
During both events, the velocity of positively charged particles in the solar wind was found to be higher than 900 km/s, more than twice their normal speed. In addition, the density of charged particles around Earth was recorded as five times higher than normal. The measurements taken in January 2005 also showed a drastic change in ion composition.
These factors together caused the magnetosphere to be compressed. Data show that the 'nose' of the dayside magnetopause (the outer boundary of the magnetosphere), usually located about
The second explosion in December 2006 released extremely powerful high-energy X-rays followed by a huge amount of mass from the solar atmosphere (called a coronal mass ejection). During the event, GPS signal reception on ground was lost.
Typical nose-like ion structures in near-Earth space were washed out as energetic particles were injected into the magnetosphere. These nose-like structures, that had formed earlier in the 'ring current' in the equatorial region near Earth, were detected simultaneously on opposite sides of Earth. Measurements of the ring current showed that its strength had increased.
About five hours after the coronal mass ejection hit Earth's magnetosphere, a Double Star satellite observed penetrating solar energetic particles on the night side. These particles are hazardous to astronauts as well as satellites.
"With these detailed observations, we'll be able to plug in data and better estimate what happens to the inner magnetosphere and near-Earth space during such explosions on the Sun", said Iannis Dandouras, lead author of the results published recently, and Principal Investigator of the Cluster Ion Spectrometer.
"Looking at such a large-scale physical phenomena with a single satellite is akin to predicting the impact of a tsunami with a single buoy," added Matt Taylor, ESA's Project Scientist for Cluster and Double Star. "With Cluster and Double Star we have monitored both sides of Earth simultaneously, and obtained valuable in-situ data."
Notes for editors:
These results appear in Dandouras, I.S., Rème, H., Cao, J. & Escoubet, P. (2009). Magnetosphere response to the 2005 and 2006 extreme solar events as observed by the Cluster and Double Star spacecraft. Advances in Space Research. Vol.43,618–623.
For more information:
Iannis Dandouras
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Arnaud Masson, ESA Deputy Cluster Project Scientist
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text: Culture Sustainable Fashion 'Big Face' Animal T-Shirts Make Bold Statement By Laura Moss Writer University of South Carolina Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. our editorial process Laura Moss Updated June 05, 2017 The pug T-shirt is The Mountain's best-selling shirt. (Photo: The Mountain). Share Twitter Pinterest Email Culture History Travel Sustainable Fashion Art & Media Holidays Community Wear one of The Mountain's Big Face T-shirts and everyone will know what your favorite animal is. These detailed, close-up portraits of a variety of animals — from alligators to zebras — are guaranteed to make an impression, but Michael McGloin, The Mountain's creative director, says the shirts aren't exactly new. "The Big Face shirts have always been there — we just never focused on them. But I realized these were our best-selling shirts and that we weren't capitalizing on it," he said. Similar shirts featuring large faces of SpongeBob, the Muppets and Star Wars characters are everywhere these days, according to McGloin, but The Mountain is the only company creating realistic animal faces. Creating an ever-growing line of in-your-face animal T-shirts has paid off, and the adorable pug T-shirt is outselling even the infamous Three Wolf Moon shirt. "We've always done animals, but the pug shirt has become a meme of its own," McGloin said. "It sells better than anything else. It puts Three Wolf Moon to Shame." What makes these shirts so popular? "The shirts have a dimensional effect and how they're printed definitely makes it look like it's coming out, but I think people just love animals," McGloin said. "They're fanatics about their breeds, and these shirts scream that. It's people wearing their spirit animals." It seems even celebrities have been showcasing their spirit animals — Jack Black and San Antonio Spurs player Matt Bonner have both been spotted in the bold Big Face tees. Currently, The Mountain has more than 150 different Big Face T-shirts for sale, including 55 dog breeds. McGloin says they'll create about 100 more animal-face tees this year. "We want to try to do all the animals. We have lots of shirts and ideas, but we don't have an infinite warehouse. But we'll add as many as we can," he said. But the company doesn't just create T-shirts inspired by the natural world, it also works to protect it. The Mountain bills itself as "America's greenest T-shirt company" and is continually making strides to reduce its carbon footprint. It uses organic reactive dyes and water-based inks, and all of its apparel is printed and dyed in the U.S. to decrease energy consumption in shipping. Most recently, The Mountain became the first T-shirt company to build a garment dye system that cleans its wastewater without the use of chemicals. The dye oxidation system is the first of its kind in the U.S. "We strive to go above and beyond to care of the environment and the water," McGloin said. "Because of that, now the water going out of our place is even cleaner than when it came in." All photos courtesy of The Mountain More eco-fashion stories on MNN: 14 examples of eco-fashion gone too far [Photos] Flint and Tinder launches the 10-year hoodie Eco fashion for men: Brands that bring it


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Are We Out of the Sequester Woods? Not Even Close
Despite Friday's deadline for sequester budget cuts having passed, little progress has been made by the two parties in Washington to reach a deal. WSJ's Peter Nicholas has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Chapter 1
"All babies are beautiful."
—Jeanne Calment
7:13 p.m., Saturday, 18 February
I see happy babies.
They are all around me here in this restaurant, seducing me with sleepy winks and dimpled Mona Lisa smiles. Their gleeful squeals are the siren's call that makes my heart go achy-breaky, like a seventh-grader who has been honored with a casual nod from the cutest boy in class.
Today is my thirty-seventh birthday. Forget the metronome metaphor. My biological clock drones louder than Big Ben on New Year's Eve.
My husband, Alex, can't hear it. Even if he could, I know he'd pretend otherwise, let alone acknowledge it. Despite my very broad hints that I badly want a child, Alex has nimbly sidestepped these emotional landmines—for the time being, anyway. Up until now, I've cut him some slack because I know that there is only one child in particular who interests him: Peter, his ten-year-old son. But they can't be together because Peter lives in Holland with Alex's first wife, Willemina, who ignores any and all requests from Alex to visit the boy.
So, while I fantasize about the child we might conceive and love together, my husband mourns a boy he may never see again.
Happy birthday to me.
I remind myself to look on the bright side. Last year on my birthday we both agreed that the topic was still open to discussion; that we'd take stock of how life has treated us and move forward from there. Well, life has been great. We're both healthy, the economy is behaving itself, and Alex is up for a partnership at his venture capital firm, Steadman & Martinez.
It's time to talk again.
Tomorrow, for sure. Right now I'm channeling my maternal urges into close encounters of a toddler kind: a cherub-cheeked boy with ringlet curls, not yet two years old, has locked eyes with me in the mirror behind Alex's head. What has caught the little guy's attention isn't the longing he sees there, but the diamond earrings dangling from my ears.
They are my birthday gift from Alex. He saw me admire them once, when we walked by a window at Tiffany.
Yes, it's going to be a great year, in more ways than one.
As I play with my earring to keep my fickle admirer's attention, I pretend to listen intently to my husband as he grouses about the fact that we are the first members of our party to arrive at the restaurant. "I feel a draft. Why did the hostess give us the one booth under an air-conditioning vent?" Alex asks as he shivers. "Katie, who are you smiling at?" He flips around to see what he's missing. "Are they here?"
"No!. . . No one." Immediately I shift my gaze back to him and in one long swallow empty the last of my glass of wine. It's a cabernet that is so good it should be sipped, not gulped, particularly on an empty stomach. But it's too late for that now.
If Alex has his way, it may soon be too late for a lot of things.
He presumes the adoration he sees in my eyes gives him a green light to keep griping. "Jeez, it sounds like we're sitting in an echo chamber. I can hear every brat in this joint! So much for happy hour. Who chose this place, anyway?"
That remark is all the warning I need to stay away from the topic of children—tonight, at least.
It's almost as if my young flirtatious friend also heard Alex over the murmur of diners and wants to prove him right, because suddenly his little face crumples into a sorrowful pout and he lets loose a gut-wrenching wail.
To shush him up quickly, his mother lifts him out of his high chair and hugs him to her generous breasts as she waltzes with him in front of their booth. The dark circles under her eyes attest to late-night vigils with her son. But that doesn't give her immunity from Alex's death-ray stare: the same one he uses on any start-up moguls he's caught puffing up their company's income statements.
Miffed by Alex's sneer, my little boyfriend's mom practically runs away from us, shaking her head all the way out the door.
Her husband shrugs, but his proud-daddy smile doesn't leave his lips. Apparently he is used to the frowns of childless adults, because he winks at us as he raises his hand. I wince, expecting a middle-finger salute. I guess I should be relieved to see that all he's doing is pointing his index finger at us, as if to say You're next before scooping up their baby bag and following his wife.
God I hope he's right.
I watch as the departing dad wades through a throng of hungry patrons walking in our direction, including the rest of our party: my twin sisters Lana and Grace, and their husbands, Thor and Auggie. Although they're only thirty-two years old, my sisters are the real estate tag team to be reckoned in the tony little Silicon Valley town of Los Gatos, where humble starter homes go for a million dollars or more. By taking turns showing and selling hot properties, they make a great income and still have time to enjoy the things that matter most: their children, their husbands, and the picture-perfect homes they keep.
Their shouts of "Happy Birthday" are heartfelt. Our husbands exchange backslaps, while we ladies lean in for air kisses.
"Sorry we're late," says Grace. "Our sitter bailed on us. Lana's was sweet enough to watch Jezebel along with the boys."
Between them, Grace and Lana have three children. All of them are blond, like their mothers, albeit different shades: Mario, the oldest at six, is a curly towhead, whereas Max, four, has straight golden tendrils, and three-year-old Jezebel's head is covered in strawberry blond coils.
These communal date nights used to be a weekly event. When Mario was an infant, it was no big deal to bring him along. As he got a little older, though, he'd pull the same sort of early-toddler antics as my little admirer.
It was just as disconcerting to Alex then as it is now.
Over the years my sisters and their husbands picked up on this. Instead of enduring Alex's winces at their little ones' restaurant etiquette, now we'll eat out together only when they can get a sitter—which, in a community teeming with small children, is as elusive as the Holy Grail.
I hug Grace to let her know that, as far as I'm concerned, her tardiness is okay. Both her and Lana's shoulders relax. Their next moves are just as unconscious and uncoordinated: in unison they push aside their bangs. They are identical down to the tiny moles below their ears, although Grace's is on the left, and Lana's is on the right.
The men they married, however, are as different as can be. The gregarious Thor is consistently the best car salesman at the BMW dealership in Silicon Valley's Auto Mall. Eight years ago Lana went there looking for a preowned Z4 and walked out with a marriage proposal. For both she and Thor, it was love at first sight. Grace met the soft-spoken Auggie—a professor in Stanford's philosophy department—at the base of The Gates of Hell in the university's Rodin Sculpture Garden. She already owned a wisteria-draped cottage. Indulging in his love of flowers, Auggie has created their very own Garden of Eden in the tiny backyard.
The cottage sits right off the Los Gatos town square: close enough for Jezebel to pedal her tricycle to the park and play with Lana and Thor's two boys.
Whenever I can, I join them. I can't help myself. Kids are my crack.
"Should we order a few appetizers and a couple of pitchers? Has anyone here tried that beer they call Nutty Brewnette?" Alex yanks a shank of my long, dark curls before scooting me closer for a cuddle.
He leaves his arm around my waist. He is tall enough that when, unconsciously, he tilts his head over mine, somehow the curves of our heads fit perfectly, like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
After six years of marriage, I'd like to think that our desires were just as complementary, but I know better.
When, finally, he holds our child in his arms, he'll realize I was right to insist on having a baby.
That's why I have to change his mind, soon; very soon.
Lana, Auggie, and Thor nod enthusiastically at his suggestion for a beer, but Grace's perfect Cupid-bow lips break out into a sly grin. "Nothing for me. I'm not drinking these days."
At first the significance of her words don't penetrate my wine buzz, but then it hits me hard, in the gut:
One of my sisters is pregnant. Again.
Apparently her remark was lost on Alex, too, because he's more concerned with waving down our waitress than deducing the nuance of Grace's words, or noting her prenatal glow.
I can tell by the looks on their faces that my sisters and their husbands seem much more concerned with my response. I have too much pride to confirm what they rightly suspect:
Yes, I'm jealous.
But no, I won't show it. So instead I turn to hug Grace tightly as I give her cheek a quick peck. "Oh my God, you're pregnant? What great news! I'm so happy for you!"
That is not a lie. Granted, I'd have been happier if this announcement had come from me, and everyone there at the table suspects that.
Everyone including Alex. Especially Alex.
"Way to go, Auggie! Another little one on the way. Wow. That's . . . awesome," Alex says with a smile. But the frost emanating from where he sits has nothing to do with the restaurant's air-conditioning.
The blush that spreads on Auggie's ruddy cheeks is mostly hidden in his wiry auburn beard, but he can't help but puff up a bit with fatherly pride. "We've always wanted to give Jezzy a little brother or sister. It just happened a little quicker than we anticipated." Lovingly he strokes Grace's arm. She responds with a heartfelt kiss.
I hope that my smile is wide enough that they'll take my glassy-eyed gaze for happiness. For that matter, I'd prefer that they think I'm tipsy rather than guess the truth.
I'll have my wish soon enough. When the waitress asks me if I want another glass of wine, I give her a firm thumbs-up.
Already I can tell that it's going to be a long night. If I'm going to keep this smile on my face, I'll need liquid reinforcement.
When the situation calls for it, there is an advantage to being a happy drunk.
8:06 p.m.
"So what's your guess, is it a boy or a girl?" Thor's question, broached after appetizers of fried calamari, avocado eggrolls, and ahi poki, is aimed more at Auggie than at Grace. That's because we all know her well enough to predict her answer: Either, as long as it's happy and healthy . . .
On the other hand, Auggie is sure to have a definite opinion, as he does on most things.
Before answering, he pauses to give Grace an apologetic smile. "I guess Jezzy has spoiled me into believing all little girls are angels. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I'd like a little boy at some point."
Grace's surprised laughter brings out the giggles in me, too. Or maybe it's that third glass of cabernet, downed with too many fried calamari ringlets.
I dunno. Whatever. I just hope I don't throw up on Alex.
Or maybe I should.
Upon hearing Auggie's honest admission, Alex nods in agreement. "Yeah, boys are a lot of fun." The beer has loosened his tongue. What rolls off of it is honest regret. Distance is yet another way in which to lose a child. The grieving process is just as heartbreaking, and is the reason why Alex is adamant that we stay childless.
He doesn't want Peter to think he's abandoned him.
"I know, because that's exactly what I thought, after my parents split up and my dad remarried," Alex had said, explaining his feelings to me one night, when we had first started dating. It was dark in our bed, but I could feel the damp grief on his face.
I presumed he was thinking of Peter.
He took my empathetic hug as my tacit approval of his decision to stay childless. Did he then presume that the kiss we shared immortalized my agreement to do the same?
Okay, yeah, I'll admit it: I married Alex anyway, secretly hoping that Willemina would relent, or that time would heal the gaping hole left by Peter's departure.
Or that Alex would seek to fill the void with a child that was ours together.
The only real change has been that my desire to have that child has grown stronger.
But I can't let on now. So instead I give Grace a wink and a smile. "I'm guessing you're carrying twins. It's a Harlow family tradition that has never skipped a generation, so tag, you're it."
Grace pats her belly as she considers that. "Ha! We'll see about that. In any case, I've warned the doctor that I want to keep the baby's gender a surprise. It's more fun that way."
As tiny as she is, no one would even guess she was pregnant. Unlike me (when I was in college and my five-foot-seven frame was packing the freshman fifteen, I was called "well upholstered" by a boyfriend; we broke up soon after that—all right, I admit it: because of that), the twins are small-boned and slim, like our mother.
Thor must be thinking the same, because he gives her a sideways glance, then asks, "How far along are you, anyway?"
"As of today, six weeks and counting." She turns to me. "Katie, I'll need all the help I can get with the nursery and some baby gear. Are you up for that?"
"Sure, you name it." This is my consolation prize. She knows I live to help her and Lana, especially when it comes to doing something for their children.
Before either of them makes a major purchase, it's not unusual for Grace or Lana to ask my opinion. Not only did I earn my bachelor's degree in interior design from San Diego State, I also am the assistant testing director at SafeCalifornia, the state commission that advocates for stricter safety regulations on consumer products sold in California. I'm always the first person to hear about some toxic toy, mass food poisonings, or a beauty product with side effects that make the term an oxymoron.
"If you're looking for a color that works with either a boy or a girl, you may want to consider a shade in the melon family," I say, reaching for yet another calamari ring. "It's the new pink. Besides, it goes well with most yellows and greens. And if Auggie gets his wish and it's a boy, it'll look great with slate-blue accents, too." Then I lean in close, as if divulging a hot stock pick. "But no matter what color you choose, use a paint with zero VOCs: volatile organic compounds. Consider a milk paint. It's best for the baby. If we weren't eating, I'd tell you what we do to rate the safety of paint. It would curl your hair."
Both Lana and Grace nod as they rummage for pens in their purses to take notes. But Grace is frowning. "Thanks for that. Gosh, I've been out of infant mode for three years now. I don't know if our infant car seat is up to today's standards anymore . . ."
I shrug. "It can't be. New legislation was enacted earlier this year. Car seat safety standards keep changing for the better."
Auggie laughs. "What, now we have to buy another one? Then I guess we'll need one for Jezzy, too. Damn, what a waste of money! Hers is as good as new."
"Doesn't matter," I counter. "Don't make me bring the crash dummy to dinner next time to make my point."
Lana's mouth drops open. "Get out of here! SafeCalifornia actually uses baby crash dummies in its tests? That's—so morbid!"
"Hell no, it's cool." Thor takes a swig of beer. "You guys also test cars, am I right?"
Hearing this, Auggie swivels his head my way, too. Alex, who has heard it all before, keeps his eyes peeled on the Warriors basketball game.
I nod. "Yep. That's Helen Crowley's department. She's our executive director."
"Wait, we can talk cars later!" Grace is frantic. "Let's get back to stuff that the baby will need. Have you tested any products besides car seats?"
I nod. "Toys, clothing, strollers, high chairs, you name it. Sadly, a lot of these problems surface only after the products have been on the market already. We then validate the complaints with our own testing. If we find the complaints to be valid, we pass them forward to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and lobby our state's legislators for a recall. Lately our child product testing division has found some real doozies. In fact, Tuesday I'm testifying about a portable playpen that has caused a few deaths. When the parents of victims take the stand—well, it can break your heart."
One father in particular, his eyes glazed over with remorse, comes to mind. He spoke at a recent hearing involving bite-size toy sponges shaped like different fruit, one of which was swallowed by his toddler son. I down my fourth wine in the hope of obliterating the memory of his description of his son's suffocation.
My sole consolation is knowing all our hard work—research and testing, calling for hearings, lobbying for new laws on the book—sometimes pays off, and that we've saved lives.
Grace looks pale. Time to get her mind on something more pleasant. "Listen, you two: if you've got time—say, next Saturday—we'll walk the aisles of Babies'R'Us and I'll give you a few recommendations. It's sad how many toddlers stand up in high chairs when no one is looking, and then fall out because the chairs aren't very stable—"
Oh no, I've said too much again, because suddenly Grace blanches and slaps her hand to her mouth.
Seeing this, Lana pats her hand. "Sis, are you okay?"
"I think I'm going to throw up. You know, my morning sickness"—Grace closes her eyes for a moment—"between that and some of these horror stories, I'm getting queasy. Katie, I don't know how you stand it. Every time one of those poor dummies gets crushed, I'd be in tears."
"Yeah, but you've had a kid, so it's real to you." Alex said that so matter-of-factly. "Katie hasn't. That gives her a built-in immunity." He nudges me for validation. "Am I right?"
I can feel the corners of my smile droop into a grimace. I want to scream at the top of my lungs—above the scrape of forks on plates, and the chatter of diners enjoying their meals, and the ESPN commentators debating the night's top-ten sports plays on the five big TV screens over the restaurant's ornate bar. Don't you get it, Alex? You may not want me to have maternal feelings, but I do. And you can't stop them by wishing them away . . .
Instead, I think I'll throw up.
I murmur some lame excuse in order to escape to the ladies' room. Alex slides out of the booth first—and then has the nerve to pat my bum when I slip past him, if only to prove to my sisters that I was okay with his off-the-cuff remark.
And with his decision that we not have children.
If we'd been alone, I would have slapped him.
As I run to the loo, I hear Lana's voice rise above the diners' chatter: "Alex Johnson, truly, I don't know what my sister sees in you. God, at the very least I hope your cock is a lot bigger than your brain."
I can't remember the last time I found myself face-down over a toilet bowl.
I take that as a good thing.
Sadly, this time I'm heaving so hard that one of my new diamond earrings plops down into the flotsam and jetsam that was my birthday meal.
Aw, hell! I must have loosened the post when I was teasing the baby in the booth across from us. "No, no, no," I moan as it sinks to the bottom of the bowl. Frantically I look around the stall for something that might help me pluck it out. Toilet paper won't do any good, and the paper seats they provide would be just as useless. Maybe I can stick my hand in the small coated bag that lines the used tampon dispenser, and fish it out—
Ooh, yuck, no! There's a couple of tampons in there.
I search my purse for a pen or pencil or anything long enough to nudge it out of the bowl—
I can't bring myself to dive in bare-handed. Even if the cost of the diamonds aren't worth my dignity, surely the earrings are priceless if only for the sentimental value, because they're from Alex. . .
I'm sobbing so hard that at first I don't notice Grace's sensible ballet flats peeking out from under the stall door. When I hiccup to a stop, she must realize I know she's there, because she whispers, "Katie, I'm so sorry! Please . . . don't hate me!"
"Why? Because you're pregnant again?" I hope I come off as surprised, but my words, bouncing off the stall's metal walls, sound sad even to me. "Grace, it isn't your fault! It's . . . it's—"
If I blame Alex, it will only get her started again on why he and I should have continued with our couples counseling. She doesn't understand how difficult he finds it to talk about Peter.
Alex can't handle the pain.
So now, to cover for his grief—which my family can't understand, and I can't help him move beyond—I'd rather take the rap by telling her that, between our work schedules, we had to cancel too many appointments with the counselor; that the timing isn't right for us, anyway, and that hey, if it happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, it's no big deal . . .
But yes, it is a very big deal: to me.
Instead, I say, "It's all Auggie's fault."
That makes her gasp. But after too much silence, her giggles come out in spasms. "Yeah, you're right! Let's blame it on him. I told the son of a bitch to quit buying those cheap condoms."
Now I'm laughing, too.
And sobbing. I want her life.
But I want it with Alex.
And I want Alex to want it, too.
The sudden realization that I am thirty-seven and may never have a child has me crouching back over the toilet. I can't stop myself from retching out my future, along with the last of the wine and what's left of any heavily breaded salt-and-pepper calamari.
Hearing me go at it again, Grace loses it, too. The door to the next stall slams shut with a bang. The next thing I know, we're barfing in stereo.
Grace flushes her toilet. A moment later I hear water running in one of the sinks. By the time I stagger out, she is dabbing her mouth with a paper towel. Her eyes glisten even as she tries to smile.
This is quite a moment we've shared. If I weren't still crying, I'd laugh.
As I rinse out my mouth under a spigot, I hear her say, "Katie, you forgot to flush!"
The next thing I know, she's doing it for me.
Damn! Damn! My earring! Quickly I turn to say something—
But what? It's too late to retrieve it now, anyway.
Slowly, I remove the remaining earring. Tomorrow I'll track down a replacement. Tonight, though, should Alex notice I'm not wearing them and ask me why not, my answer will be half right: one of the posts came loose.
That's what I get for flirting with a cute babe.
I hate lying to Alex, but I don't want him to be upset with me, or for that matter annoyed with Grace. But by the sad look on his face during the appetizer portion of our meal, I'd say it's too late for that, too.
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A band of fanatical al Qaeda rebels are turning their guns on more secular rebels in an attempt to turn the struggle in Syria into a holy war. WSJ's Nour Malas joins the News Hub to explain. Photo: Getty Images
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DOVER — On Saturday morning, February 23 at 11am, the Dover Public Library will host the second in a series of free classical music concerts featuring live performances of well-known pieces by Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797—1828). Schubert wrote more than 900 pieces during his short 31-year life and this family-friendly tribute to the composer will include famous pieces such as "Little Rose of the Field", piano music, and the "Trout Quintet".
The concert's length will be just 40-45 minutes, so that children may attend and enjoy the music too. The performers' goal is to encourage classical music appreciation among all ages.
Performing will be: Soprano Sharon Baker, Sally Wituszynski on viola,Melissa Waterhouse on violin, Gary Hodges on cello, Ken Godel on bass, and Ichiko Harjuand Naho Bessho on piano.
Sharon Baker, Soprano, a favorite of the Boston music scene, is best known for her interpretation of baroque music. She has performed with Aston Magna, the Boston Cecilia Society, Boston Baroque and the Handel & Haydn Society. Highlights from her career to date include Stabat Mater with Peter Martins and the New York City Ballet, semi-annual performances and Easter concerts in Poland of Messiah with Boston Baroque, andChristmas concerts with the Boston Pops Orchestra in Symphony Hall and on tour. She also performs regularly at UNH, where she is an adjunct professor of voice. Her recordings include Monteverdi's "Orfeo",Bach's "Cantata #199" with Aston Magna, and music from Mozart, Purcell and Handel with Boston Baroque.
Sally Wituszynski, Viola, earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. She also has a Master's degree in Music Education from UNH. Sally has played in many ensembles, including the Vermont Symphony, the Hanover Handel Society, the Granite State Symphony, and the New Hampshire Philharmonic, and she is an active freelance performer throughout New England. She currently teaches music at Berwick Academy and Tri-City Christian Academy, and she is the Master Teacher for the UNH String Project.
Melissa Waterhouse, Violin, studied with Dr. Laura Mount of the Juilliard School, and performed for several years with the New York Youth Symphony in Carnegie Hall. She received her B.A. at UNH, and was Concertmaster of the UNH Symphony. In addition to the Artful Noise String Quartet, She performs regularly as a freelance musician and as a member of the French and Celtic trio La Madeleine, and has recorded for many local songwriters and for Peter Mayer, with whom she has toured nationally. She is an active member of the NH Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and teaches at Berwick Academy, Childlight Montessori School, and at her home studio in Dover, NH.
Gary Hodges, Cello, earned both his Bachelor's (Music Education) and Master's (Music History) degrees at UNH. He is principal cellist of the New Hampshire Philharmonic and also a member of the Kelsh Trio and the Brinkler Piano Trio. In addition to the cello, he also plays the viola da gamba. He has been a member of the Goodmorrow Consort, the Portland Early Music Consort, and the Woodman Consort. He teaches strings at the Pine Hill Waldorf School in Wilton, NH and directs the Phillips Exeter Summer School Orchestra. In addition, he maintains private teaching studios in Amherst, Manchester, and Concord.
Ken Godel, Bass, received his B.M. and M.M. in Music Performance from the Juilliard School and a full fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival. He toured Europe with the North Carolina School of the Arts Orchestra, and was on the New York Philharmonic's sub list in 1978. He currently performs with the Lexington Symphony, the New Hampshire Philharmonic (principal), the Ogunquit Playhouse, and has done freelance work with other symphony orchestras in the Boston area. For 30 years he has owned and run a music engraving business, and he has taught bass at Berwick Academy in Maine for the past 6 years.
Ichiko Harju, Piano, studied in Japan for many years and has been a piano accompanist for ten years at area churches. She also gives private piano lessons at Tri-City Christian Academy in Somersworth and Portsmouth Christian Academy in Dover.
Naho Bessho, Piano, was born in Japan and is now a concert pianist in Dover. At age 19 she won the highest award at the Japan Classical Music Competition. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music with a Master of Music degree.
She has played with Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, and In 2001 won 2nd prize at Yangtze-River-Cup International Competition in Osaka. She came to the US in 2002, graduating from Boston University with a Performance Diploma in 2006. She has given many piano recitals throughout New England. In 2010, she released her first CD, "Invitation". Last October, she gave a solo recital at Historical Piano Concerts in Ashburnham, MA, where she played the 1840 Erard piano. She gives private lessons in Dover, NH.
Please join us at the Dover Public Library for this wonderful opportunity to enjoy, listen, and learn more about classical music! For further information, call the library at 603-516-6050.


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Dangerous Liaisons
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The New York car dealer knew corporations were prohibited from contributing to federal election campaigns, but he wanted to do all he could to see his congressman reelected. Knowing individuals may contribute up to $1,000 per candidate, he and the congressman hatched a plan. The car dealer gave $2,000 "bonuses" to 29 current and former employees, telling them to deposit the money in their personal bank accounts. Then each employee and his or her spouse each wrote a check for $1,000 to the congressman's campaign. Suddenly, the campaign was flooded with $1,000 checks from secretaries and mechanics who'd never before donated a dime. The opposition got wind of it, uncovered the scheme, and started running ads charging the congressman with illegal campaign practices. In the end, the scheme cost the congressman the election, and the car dealer had to answer for it in court.
When you care strongly about a candidate or a ballot issue, you may want to invest your own resources and those of your business in hopes of influencing the election. Isn't that what democracy is all about? Well, yes, but federal and state election laws designed to prevent influence-peddling place strict limits on what any given individual or business can do. Make sure you understand both the federal and state laws that apply to elections so you don't inadvertently cross the line.
Steven C. Bahls, dean of Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, teaches entrepreneurship law. Freelance writer Jane Easter Bahls specializes in business and legal topics.
A Look At The Law
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has established clear rules for candidates seeking federal office. No business may donate money or services to a federal election campaign except in a few narrowly defined circumstances. The corporation may establish a separate federal political action committee (PAC) to solicit contributions from managers of the corporation, but it may not coerce those employees to contribute or reimburse anyone for doing so.
A multicandidate PAC (a special designation with additional requirements) can give up to $5,000 per election to a federal candidate. Otherwise, even after establishing a PAC, the limit is $1,000 per candidate per election. The value of services such as employee time spent preparing political mailings are considered contributions to the candidate. A corporate PAC may provide such services to a federal candidate, but the value of such services counts toward the total contribution limit.
"It's fairly simple to set up a PAC," says Frederick G. Slabach, associate dean of Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, who has extensive experience in political action and campaign practices. It involves filing papers with the FEC, selecting a business owner or manager to serve as fund treasurer, designating a bank account and signatories, and filing forms on contributions from individuals to the PAC and expenditures from the PAC to federal candidates or for other political advocacy. "You might run it by your lawyer, but the process is designed [so you don't] need one," Slabach says. "Just be sure to follow the guidelines on whom you may solicit."
As the owner of the business that set up the PAC, you're bound by the same limits as any other individual: $1,000 from personal funds to a federal candidate per election. (A single candidate's primary, primary runoff and general election are considered separate campaigns.)
Laws concerning state and local campaigns vary dramatically from state to state. Check with your secretary of state or your state's fair political practices commission for the laws in your area.
Make No Mistake
To keep your enthusiasm in check, caution is the key. Here are some things to consider:
- Don't coerce your employees to volunteer or make contributions. Consider what happened when a Chicago telecommunications company pressured employees to buy tickets to a political fund-raiser. A supervisor circulated a memo urging them to buy tickets and informing them that the company would keep track of who did. The memo included thinly veiled threats about the employees' future employment if they failed to attend. The company raised $113,125--but had to pay a $150,000 penalty for violating election laws.
Your company can legally urge stockholders and management-level employees to support a given candidate or ballot issue if you think a particular election result is in the interest of the business. "The federal government doesn't want to restrict companies from advising stockholders on matters in the interest of the company," says Steven Baron, a litigation attorney with D'Ancona & Pflaum in Chicago. "It's the nonstockholder employees you have to worry about."
If you want to give your rank-and-file employees a chance to sign a petition, follow the example of an Omaha, Nebraska, company that set up a table in the company cafeteria to allow employees to sign a petition on a tax issue that would benefit the company. The company circulated a memo stating the company's strong support for the amendment and describing the opportunity to sign the petition. The people collecting signatures weren't company employees, so everyone could feel comfortable supporting or not supporting the initiative. It's also important not to give anything of value in exchange for a signature, including perceived rewards.
- Be sure to report the value of in-kind contributions. If you host a fund-raiser on your business's premises, the value of food or drink counts toward the campaign limit (unless it's incidental as defined by the FEC). It should also be reported to the FEC by the candidate's campaign. If you're in the food or beverage industry, you can provide your goods to a federal candidate at a discount as long as the total doesn't exceed $1,000 per campaign. The campaign should also pay at least a nominal fee for using the facility. (Federal law does allow the free use of a place of business for a campaign event under certain narrow circumstances.)
- Establish a separate fund for whatever political contributions your state allows. Don't mix your business and political records. If you want to invest in a campaign, it's perfectly legal to spend an unlimited amount of money to benefit a candidate--and even run print ads or TV commercials--as long as you don't consult the candidate or campaign committee about your actions, Slabach says. Keep it completely independent, and use a fund separate from your business's.
Next Step
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) offers a brochure, "Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations," that explains how to establish a PAC for a federal candidate. Call (800) 424-9530 for more information. Also check out the FEC's Web site at http://www.fec.gov
Contact Source
D'Ancona & Pflaum, (312) 580-2108, http://www.dancona.com


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• Birth—1958
• Where—Toronto, Canada
• Education—B.A, Ryerson University
• Awards—Agatha Award (4 times) "New Blood" Dagger Award;
Arthur Ellis Award; Barry Award, Anthony Award; Dilys Award.
• Currently—lives in Knowlton, Canada (outside of Montreal)
In her words
I live outside a small village south of Montreal, quite close to the American border. I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself. I was born in Toronto in 1958 and became a journalist and radio host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, specializing in hard news and current affairs. My first job was in Toronto and then moved to Thunder Bay at the far tip of Lake Superior, in Ontario. It was a great place to learn the art and craft of radio and interviewing, and listening. That was the key. A good interviewer rarely speaks, she listens. Closely and carefully. I think the same is true of writers.
From Thunder Bay I moved to Winnipeg to produce documentaries and host the CBC afternoon show. It was a hugely creative time with amazingly creative people. But I decided I needed to host a morning show, and so accepted a job in Quebec City. The advantage of a morning show is that it has the largest audience, the disadvantage is having to rise at 4am.
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It's an amazing and blessed thing to find love later in life. It was my first marriage and his second. He'd lost his first wife to cancer a few years earlier and that had just about killed him. Sad and grieving we met and began a gentle and tentative courtship, both of us slightly fearful, but overcome with the rightness of it. And overcome with gratitude that this should happen to us and deeply grateful to the family and friends who supported us.
Fifteen years later we live in an old United Empire Loyalist brick home in the country, surrounded by maple woods and mountains and smelly dogs.
Since I was a child I've dreamed of writing and now I am. Beyond my wildest dreams (and I can dream pretty wild) the Chief Inspector Gamache books have found a world-wide audience, won awards and ended up on bestseller lists including the New York Times. Even more satisfying, I have found a group of friends in the writing community. Other authors, booksellers, readers—who have become important parts of our lives. I thought writing might provide me with an income—I had no idea the real riches were more precious but less substantial. Friendships.
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This week, the International Pole Dancing Championship took place in Tokyo. And they were kind of amazing! But is it...a sport?
Now in its third year, the IPDC is open to both men and women and attracts pole athletes (as they prefer to be known) from around the world. Hometown defending champion Mai Sato retained her crown (see video above), while the men's title went to Australia's Duncan West (video 2). In a new disabled division, the winner was Eri Kamimoto of Japan.
Organizers continue to hope that events like this will lend the sport credence and ultimately make it Olympics-worthy. No one can deny that pole-dancing of this caliber requires remarkable strength and athleticism — and some would argue that with ice dancing in the lineup, it's hard to make the "pure sports" argument. But regardless, competitors feel this burnishes their event's reputation. Says one, "I like the Olympic idea. I think it is good that now we pole dancers aren't just seen as strippers." She's described as wearing "a bikini covered in white feathers and with angel wings."
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