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Banca di Credito Cooperativo Mediocrati (BCCM) is joining the group of microcredit providers under Progress Microfinance with a senior loan of up to EUR 4,5 million aimed at supporting micro-enterprises and self-employed entrepreneurs in the Calabria Region.
Its aim is to support disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities, female and young self-employed entrepreneurs, thus contributing to employment creation and conservation, entrepreneurship and local development in Southern Italy.
The European Progress Microfinance Facility (Progress Microfinance) is an EU microfinance initiative established with EUR 200 million of funding from the European Commission and the European Investment Bank and managed by the European Investment Fund.
Progress Microfinance aims to increase access to finance for micro-entrepreneurs, including the self-employed. It has a particular focus on, but is not restricted to, groups with limited access to the conventional credit market. Examples include female entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs belonging to a minority group, entrepreneurs with a disability, sole traders etc. Loans of up to EUR 25,000 are made available through selected microfinance intermediaries participating in the facility.
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This week's update contains some very exciting news for everyone here at on the Look Good Feel Better team. Sunday night LGFB celebrated in true Hollywood style at the premier of Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller, Tammy Blanchard and Sandra Oh during AFI Fest. Clarisonic, who has an ongoing partnership with LGFB, invited us to be their guests of honor during AFI Fest's screening of the movie. Clairsonic was also kind enough to invite our volunteers from the L.A area to attend the event.
Along with the movie premier AFI and Clarisonic hosted an education panel moderated by LGFB advocate and cancer survivor, Geralyn Lucas the author of Why I Wore Makeup To My Mastectomy. Serving on the panel were cancer survivors Dawn Charles and Robin Enos, and Clarisonic ambassador and celebrity makeup artist Darrell Redleaf.
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Women peace activists in Asia take center stage at UNDP gala award eventOct 22, 2013
UNDP honored eight Asian peace activists from conflict countries at its third annual N-Peace awards ceremony that was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 October.
The N-Peace Awards spotlight women who demonstrate leadership in building peace, and men who work with women for gender equality. This high-level event concluded an annual regional campaign promoting over 90 peace advocates in Asia, whose personal stories inspired over 70,000 online supporters.
Each of the winners has influenced peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste.
"The N-Peace awards show that women have the ability to lead and bring peace to communities," said Timor-Leste award winner, Magdalena Soares, who was a guerrilla fighter for independence and is now a peace advocate.
"Women are more than half of the population. We cannot simply ignore the potential of women in conflict resolution," said Suprayoga Hadi, the Indonesian winner of the Male Champion of Gender Equality award.
Veronica Pedrosa, a prize-winning journalist and Al Jazeera broadcaster, was the Master of Ceremonies at the N-Peace Awards. The event included a live debate and discussion on advancing Asian women's role in conflict prevention, resolution and peace building, with leading activists and experts from Myanmar, Pakistan and India. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary-General and prominent champion of women's leadership for peace also be spoke at the forum.
This year the leading N-Peace awards category, Role Models for Peace, recognized:
- Masuada Karokhi (Afghanistan) A Member of Parliament and staunch women's rights campaigner
- Irene Santiago (The Philippines) A pioneering women's rights advocate and peace maker
- Shashi Kumary Adhikary (Nepal) A devoted women's rights activist and lawyer
- Thavachsri Charles Vijayaratnam (Sri Lanka) A grassroots social worker improving women's lives
- Magdalena Bidau Soares (Timor-Leste) A guerrilla fighter for independence turned peace advocate
- Valentina Sagala (Indonesia) A women's rights defender advancing laws against Gender Based Violence
Two special categories recognizing Male Advocates of Gender Equality and the next generation of Emerging Peace Champions were awarded to Suprayoga Hadi (Indonesia), Deputy Minister and champion of women's voices for peace building in Indonesia, and Rohaniza Usman (The Philippines) a youth peace leader in Mindanao.
View short videos about the N-Peace Awardees.
N-Peace (Engage for Peace, Equality, Access, Community and Empowerment) is a multi-country initiative managed by UNDP, in partnership with Search for Common Ground, the Institute for Inclusive Security and supported by AusAID.
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The printed word is still cherished by the Greater Canton Writers' Guild, whether it be on paper or computer.
Caroline Totten has a closet full of stories — notebooks, reams of paper, some in long-form, others typed.
Short stories. Novels. Poetry. There they sleep, in her home in northwest Canton. Never to be read. Never to be published.
"I was learning the craft," said Totten, smiling. Plus, "after I finished, I didn't like them," she quipped. "You have to write a number of words before you learn how to do it."
The 87-year-old is a founding member of the Greater Canton Writers' Guild. Proof of that is on a 1984 plaque she received for writing achievement from the group — emblazoned are the images of both a typewriter and a quill pen.
Established in 1964, the guild is home to those passionate about the pen. "We were just very excited about writing and stories," she said of that early incarnation.
In the digital age, the guild continues, with about 25 active members. Meeting, training, discussing, lecturing. The guild also promotes workshops and contests.
Despite that pile of prose in her closet, Totten has been published in an array of literary magazines and publications. And the former newspaper writer is working on another novel, with hopes of publication.
"As I always say, tell me a story and I'll follow you anywhere," said Totten, sitting at her writing desk, a green candle burning — a ritual she says brings good spirits. "And I'm just addicted to stories, movies, whatever, and when something holds my attention, I get excited and I turn and want to write one — it's just fun."
Those in the guild simply love to write, she said. They don't expect to become the next James Patterson, Nicholas Sparks, Stephen King, John Grisham, Nora Roberts — all giants in the writing trade and industries of themselves.
But it's not impossible. "I know the business well enough to know if you're in the right place at the right time it could happen," Totten said.
"I think eventually a good book gets discovered," she said. "It might take a while — you might be dead."
Like the writing field itself, the guild has undergone changes over the decades. The group once boasted 50 members. Five years ago, it was facing extinction.
The website looked dusty, dated. "It had just stagnated," said Mela Saylor, a former guild president and current member. "And it looked like a relic out of the 1970s."
Since then, new members have gotten involved. New leadership has emerged, including a recent college graduate who blogs. And longtime members — including Saylor and Totten — are still involved.
Visitors are welcome to attend monthly meetings. "We like people who feel passionate about literature and creativity," Totten said. "And have imagination and are willing to share and help each other."
The collection of writers at the guild is diverse: children's stories; short stories; poems; jokes; American-style haiku; murder mysteries; romance; thrillers; comedy.
Some guild authors are self-published through outlets such as iUniverse and AuthorHouse. Over the years, the guild has published collections of short stories and poetry.
To get published, it takes dedication and resilience. Especially in a crowded industry. Take Julie Anne Lindsey. A 1999 graduate of McKinley High School, she's authored romance novels for Turquoise Morning Press, a small international publishing house, as well as signing a three-book deal with Carina Press, a digital-first spinoff from Harlequin, a prominent publisher in romance. "Murder by the Seaside," in the "cozy mystery" genre, was released in October for Carina.
Lindsey humbly admitted she's far from a household name. Not to be confused with the authors who have penned colossal publishing sensations such as "The Hunger Games" and "Fifty Shades of Grey."
"I'm more like an amoeba in an ocean of writers," she said. "I barely exist in this industry, but I'm happy with the steady progress I'm making toward my goal."
But she's come a long way. Five years ago, she first took an interest in writing. Lindsey was in full-blown mom mode: Nursing a baby; potty training a toddler; home schooling a kindergartner.
One night she was on the couch, nursing the infant while watching the first of the "Twilight" movies. Soon after, her husband surprised her with the novel that inspired the film. It had been years since she had read a book for enjoyment.
Lindsey found herself falling in love with books. Baby howling in the background, she called her husband at work with a pronouncement: "I'm going to write a novel."
The Perry Township resident scoured the Internet to learn about story craft. And she discovered the guild, a haven for writers. "They're very open, they're like a family," Lindsey said.
The novice writer was met with rejection. But "it was nice to know that was OK, and (guild members) were always excited about my next idea, and it was like coming home," Lindsey said of the club.
Most don't have lofty dreams. "I know there's plenty of authors there who finish writing and don't submit (the stories to agents, publishers or websites)," Lindsey said. "They like words."
Writing dominates her life — along with her children — ages 5, 7 and 10 — and husband. Time is spent talking with her agent. Working the phones to get invited to book fairs, including out of state. Or trying to get book stores and libraries to carry her literary works.
The Barnes & Noble store in Summit County is stocking her latest release — "Deceived." The book is published by Merit Press, an imprint for young adult titles headed by best-selling author Jacquelyn Mitchard.
"I think writing is more of a calling than a choice," Lindsey said. "I don't know any writers who could stop if they wanted to."
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Mississippi's last remaining abortion clinic is in danger of being shut down. Thanks to a law passed last spring, doctors are now required to have admitting privileges to a nearby hospital in order to perform abortions. Currently, only one of the three doctors working at Jackson Women's Health Organization has such privileges.
The state health department granted the clinic six months to become compliant with the law. The deadline is January 11, 2013, and it looks like there's no chance they'll be successful. All seven nearby hospitals have denied admitting privileges to the other two doctors, who live out-of-state, according to a New York Times article published last July.
The clinic plans to stay open and operate illegally.
Mississippi is not the only state that has such laws regarding health care clinics, but it is one of the few. However, combined with the culture of the state regarding abortion, it may be the lone state that manages to get abortion shut down within its borders. The hospitals that allowed the physicians to even apply (two didn't) turned down their applications "because of hospital policies concerning abortion and because of their concern about the effect on relationships in the community of granting privileges to the doctors."
The state's governor, Phil Bryant, said upon the passage of the law, "Today you see the first step in a movement to do what we campaigned on ... to try to end abortion in Mississippi."
Does this violate Roe vs. Wade? Not exactly. That case made abortion legal across all 50 states, but it did not mandate it under any and all circumstances. Abortion is still perfectly legal in Mississippi, and of course doctors in hospitals will still perform them when medically necessary. When it's save the life of the mother or they both die, I can't imagine a single physician that wouldn't do just that. Something about "first do no harm."
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If abortion activists feel strongly enough that abortions should be readily available in Mississippi, they are welcome to open their own hospital in the state. The law doesn't say anything about outlawing abortions, only that doctors performing medical procedures have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class comes in three basic flavors, E300, E300 4MATIC and AMG E43. E300 models are powered by a 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine making 241 horsepower and a stout 273 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes claims that the sprint to 60 mph takes just 6.2 seconds in E300 guise, while the AMG E43 cuts that time down to 4.5 seconds. Power is sent to the rear-wheels in the E300 and AMG E43, but the E300 4MATIC gets Mercedes-Benz' all-wheel drive system, improving traction in tricky conditions. Both acceleration and fuel economy are aided by an advanced 9-speed automatic transmission, standard across the entire range. The transmission always seems to know what gear to be in, saving fuel on the highway while still offering immediate kickdown for passing.
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Midsize Sedans 2.0
Image the 88 accord with 98hp and 4) 200 lb people in it
You are missing the point. What was the 0-60 time of that 1988 Accord, even with the LX-i's fuel injected engine? Nowhere close to 5.6 secs, no matter how light it was. Yet people loved that car, and managed just fine.
My wife's 2007 Sonata had "only" 162 hp and a 4-speed slushbox. Yet it was more than quick enough to move out when needed. Her new 2013 has 198 hp, but the car is about the same weight as the 2007. And of course the Sonata can be had with over 270 horses.
Do people buy these mid-sized sedans to take them drag racing on weekends, or schlep from home to work to the mall? I think mostly the latter. Not sure how all that power helps there.0
scwmcan Niagara, CanadaPosts: 399I agree it would be a hassle, it was more a tounge in cheek comment. I really don't know why they would offer it here and not there, my guess would be the dealers say nobody buys them, so they aren't offered ( proving their point as they are not available, like wagons etc. )0
Ford's Hermosillo plant leads the company in manufacturing quality. High USA wages don't guarantee anything.0
That might well be true. But some people, like me, would somewhat prefer if more of the money they spent on a car stayed in the US working here. But for many that's not a consideration. Everyone gets to make their own choice....+++ And the Fusion is a great looking car with a lot of plusses, including the best braking time that I've seen.2018 Acura TLX 2.4 Tech 4WS (mine), 2018 Honda CR-V EX AWD (wife's)0
I just recently read in a Motor Trend article that Mazda is going to be offering the Touring trim level with the manual as well, so I hope there's some validity to that. Unfortunately, it includes a bunch of equipment I could probably live with if I absolutely had to (vinyl seats, 19 inch wheels, "Commander Switch", etc.), but still doesn't give me entry to the sunroof (presently available only on the Grand Touring). I wish Mazda would just go the track Ford/GM/Chrysler have in the past and offer a sun/sound package on the base model. Problem solved.0
I've never really understood the whole automated manual concept myself. I remember driving a new Dodge Stratus w/Chrysler's "Autostick" back in the late '90s and thinking afterward, "Why would anyone want one of these?" Thought the same thing when I test drove a VW with "Tiptronic" a few years later. And then again with an A3 dual clutch paddle shift a couple years after that. Since then, I think I've driven 20 or so different models - domestic and foreign - with some form of automated manual in them. And what's to say? They're still automatics (and I dislike them for all the same reasons).
I kind of wonder why manufacturers even bother with them. The percentage of automatic drivers who actively use them has to be smaller than the number of folks driving regular manuals. My parents, for instance, weren't even aware their new Volvo XC70 had a "Geartronic" shiftable auto until I pointed it out to them - 9 months after they brought the car home. They still don't use it (and I suspect they're probably glad they don't have to).
If I was forced to drive a slushbox, I wouldn't be in hunting in this segment anyway. There's a Chrysler dealer a block from my house and I'm forced to drive past a row of shiny new Chargers every day I leave home. To each his own, but that's the most attractive vehicle on the road today IMHO (even beats the new 6). And with Chrysler's never-ending rebateathon, a brand new HEMI model (with my requisite sunroof) can often be had for under $27K.
Like overweight ladies, I really wish I loved automatic transmissions. Life would be so much easier - there's certainly no shortage of them.0
I think the issue here could be geography. There is no way I am going to pump a clutch in DC traffic. It's hard on me and hard on the car. However, on the rare occasion that the beltway/395/95 highway is clear, I enjoy a spirited cruise. I don't own the turbo, but I do like to decelerate with my "slushbox" in manual, keep the rev's up, and shoot through a corner on full boil in 3rd then back to auto.
The Optima Turbo does not have a real dual-clutch automated manual either. It is the exact same 6 speed auto that is in the EX 2.4, with flappy paddles added on.
You use the term "slushbox" a lot, and it reminds me of the days of the "turbo-hydromatic" 3-60E GM 3 speed automatic. Today's 6-speed auto units are far more advanced, and extremely durable.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX0
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2012 Toyota Camry SE Special Edition (2012 only) - basically an SE V6 package with the 4 cylinder engine. They only made them for 4 or 5 months last year. They are loaded with sunroof, nav, entune but not leather and no rear camera (dammit). Several available if you shop around.
MSRP 27k (or so); sell price 23.5k (clearance)
residual 15077 (for 12000 miles per year)
money factor 0.00001 (yes, that is very low)
Dealer offer: 35 payments of $262 (includes 6.5% sales tax) with absolutely zero o-t-d
This weekend (additional $500 from TFS): payment reduced to 249
Rationale for why i passed:
1. after driving a few cars with the rear camera, i am hooked
2. fear of having to replace the 18 inch tires before/at the end of the lease
Back to the Accord forum...0
You forgot the #1 reason re "why not this deal?"...
Although it's a good lease price compared to something like a 2013 Accord LX (which is going for $289/mo with 0 out of pocket in my town), there's comparable lease deals on better, newer cars e.g. Passat SE, Sonata GLS w/PEP, and Optima LX. Add an aftermarket nav system for $100 and drive happy w/o the pitfalls of the 18" wheels. No moonroof, but payment will be less than $249 also. You might find a Sonata Limited or Optima EX for around $250/mo--I haven't shopped those trim levels.0
Well that's a totally different issue.0
I currently drive a 2011 Sonata GLS and the lease is up in 2 months. I drove the Accord and this particular Camry (back to back) and was surprised that the Camry SE with the 18 inch wheels and lower profile tires did not have a harsh ride. The deal is sweet but the downsides were enough to keep me shopping.
BTW, the lease deals on the Accord are 255 LX, 284 EX with first and fees down here in OH. Still no cash incentives from honda and the Sport model of the Accord is the prime seller. Time is still on my side for a little while...0
I got the point
I loved the 88 accord too.
My point was it was 800 lbs lighter (2500 lbs). So in the 'olden' days 98hp adequate.
You 'need' more now with heavier vehicles; more hp, more gears etc. 98hp in the current Accord would be like adding 800lbs in the 88 Accord...a show stopper.
"Need" is very subjective when automobiles are involved; I too have been guilty of "need"...But recently I explicitly looked for a 4cyl in my current vehicle...bypassing the V6. After many years stuck in traffic in 300+hp cars I figured what's the point0
Geography can be an issue. But Minneapolis has its fair share of traffic too - especially when you work downtown and live in the 'burbs. My current commute after a recent move is a cinch - about 10 minutes. But my old commute across the metro was 45 minutes to 2+ hours, depending on traffic and weather. And I had a stick (and still didn't want an automatic). Yes, having to operate a clutch can be constant in heavy traffic, but I never really thought of it as a form of torture.
Automatics, on the other hand, are a form of torture (in my opinion - we can agree to disagree). And the more speeds they have, the worse the torture (I actually prefer CVTs to traditional planetary gearset transmissions when it comes to modern automatics). It seems like whenever I'm in a rental, the thing's never in the right gear in traffic. Modern automatics upshift way too early (indeed I understand it saves fuel) and when you turn a corner and hit the gas, there's always that moment of pause (during which I admittedly have a tendency to punch the accelerator ) before it kicks down a couple of gears and rockets forward. Annoying.
I've had salespeople tell me that transmission electronics can predict my behavior. I kindly disagree. And then invariably they tell me their transmission can predict my behavior. Whatever.
I just like manuals and the days of manuals are going away. I've got plenty of years ahead of me to drive automatics. Eventually, we'll all be forced to. I just want to enjoy that extra control behind the wheel while I still can.0
No, I think you're still missing his point. IMO his point is that back in the day we thought 9-11secs or more to 60mph in a economy car was just fine. Now we complain if it's over 7 secs. Everyone knows cars have gotten heavier due to general size, crash safety standards and add equipment. But the HP has way more than kept pace with weight gains. Don't get me wrong, I like the pep just fine. But the point was our expectations of how fast a car is has changed. We would not be satisfied with todays cars with just enough hp to go 0-60 in 9-11secs.
Heck, a 1982 Accord LX took almost 13 secs 0-60mph. Don't think that would go over too well today.0
My first car was a 1969 VW Bus. 0-60 in c. 22 seconds. I'm not kidding.
Today my 2008 Honda Accord 4 cylinder 5 MT is considered somewhat slow, but it gets to 60 in somewhere around 8.5 seconds.2018 Acura TLX 2.4 Tech 4WS (mine), 2018 Honda CR-V EX AWD (wife's)0
And here I thought the VW Bus was... a bus! Come to find out it's a mid-sized sedan!
Who is it who considers your 2008 Accord "somewhat slow"? You? Or the guys at C/D who drag race their V6 Accords, using launching techniques that are clearly "do not attempt this at home"?0
I own a 2001 Odyssey and have had to replace the transmission 3 times already
When I was getting my transmission rebuilt (actual rebuilder since it was a special model GM car), it turns out that this guy also was the best rebuilder in the country for Hondas and where all of the dealerships in Southern California were sending their work to.
Long story short. In Japan, the Odyssey is sold with a 4 cylinder engine only. When they brought it to the U.S., they put a V6 in it, but they didn't re-design the transmission since it was within spec.
But add fat Americans (relative to Japanese people), heavy loads, quick starts and MUCH faster driving than in Japan and the clutch packs simply burn themselves out due to not being able to handle the extra torque and weight. Evidently according to him, this affects almost all 6 cylinder cars from Honda as it's a major cost to design a brand new transmission for a V6 which only gets sold in the U.S. The Odyssey is a definite "don't even consider buying it" according to him. As in sell it before it fails again.
The CVT, he's not a fan of.(well, he makes good money off of them... just saying...) Shocker. New untested technology. Who would have guessed?
The skinny on Honda? Manual or 4 cylinder only.0
I see your point
I remember borrowing an 89 Civic Si from a relative to drive some friends...everyone was amazed at how fast it was; 0-60 in mid 8's
btw...very fun to drive0
I had a 94 Integra, and 142 HP was awesome at the time for that size engine.
It handled like it was on rails. My 6'2" frame fit great in the Integra, but not in my brother-in-laws 94 Civic EX. Funny, since the the 94 Integra IS a Civic.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX0
gregg_vw Posts: 2,437You are absolutely right. Most people incorrectly adjst their side mirrors so that they can see the side of their car in the mirror. They should be adjusted so that as soon as the car in back begins to disappear from the rear view mirror it immediately appears in the side mirror. Also, a quick glance over your shoulder for good measure does not hurt.0
What about Acura with all the V6s they use? Haven't heard about a lot of transmission problems there. Do they use an entirely different tranny than Honda uses in the Accord/Odyssey/Pilot? Why don't they just use the Acura tranny if that can handle the 300+ HP of the TL SHAWD and the MDX?0
Yes, all these people that complain about blind spots and ghost cars make me laugh. How do they think all the cargo van and truck drivers avoid accidents? They can't see a lick out the back on either side. They use their mirrors correctly. The only time they can't see a car behind is if it's right on their bumper. That's why they have a little sigh on the back that says something like "if you can't see my mirrors I can't see you". Reversely, if you can see their mirror they CAN see you. Why? Because they have the damn things adjusted correctly. If you do there are no blind spots.
I have a friend who didn't have their mirrors adjusted correctly but they were so stubborn they just wouldn't believe they "weren't doing it right". I stood outside their car about where a car on the left would be passing and stood where the drivers side bumper would be approximately just as it would disappear from the rear view mirror. I told them to look in their side mirror and they couldn't see a thing but the side of their car. Had him adjust the mirror out, and out, and out some more until they could see me standing there. I told him that is where your mirror should be adjusted. His response, "well I can't see the side of my car now". I said why the hell do you want to see the side of YOUR car, do you have some sort of fetish or something? You want to see lane next to you. Same goes for the other side of the car. He is finally a convert.0
This is what I paid on 12/28/11 for my car.
2012 Optima EX MSRP: 24,260.
Negotiated $21,860, plus $1000 to extend basic powertrain 100k warranty to 100k bumper to bumper.
SO $22,860 with leather, zebrano wood, and all the goodies except heated seats, power pass seat, and Navi. Added $100 Garmin from Best Buy.
-Dealer included all weather floor mats on top of the carpeted ones already included
-Rubber/plastic trunk tray
Bumper "applique"
Added Lojack $500.
Dealer paperwork/ doc-prep $250.
$ 23,710
zero down or trade (sold my Jeep outright)
60 mos X 4.5% financing and 4.5% tax = $2110 + 23710 = $25,820 Total of Payments
monthly payment = $432 mo.
The VA tax was $1055. My rate of 4.5% and the tax rate of also 4.5% was a coincidence.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX0
As I mentioned, the 4 cylinder transmission design can handle normal driving with a V6. It's when you add in 6+ people and/or cargo that things go bad. Since almost all Acuras only have 3 or 4 people in them at most and aren't carrying cargo, Honda manages to get away with it without a redesign.
Also, most of the minivans and SUVs are 500-1000lbs heavier than a typical sedan. The fact remains that Honda transmissions fail a lot more than their competition if you have a vehicle with a V6 in it.
IME, though, Honda manuals are almost video game easy to drive and the performance of an Accord or similar with a manual and a 4 cylinder engine is the same as with a V6 and automatic in actual driving around town. Loads less to break and less money spent.0
In case you didn't know it the MDX is a SUV and has over 300hp and can seat 7 people and I'm sure they are loaded to gills at times. Since they have the SHAWD I'm sure they are also driven hard by many owners. The transmission should at least be built to withstand the rigors of the weight capacity of the vehicle. I haven't heard of any major problems with the MDX which probably weighs close to the Odyssey as well.
I realize that Honda and Acura if I recall had some problems with transmissions in the early 2000s from like 2011-2003 but haven't had any major issue since then so this may be an old problem that you are "warning" people about.0
Hey guys. Have you all seen the new Lincoln MKZ? I know this is mid-size sedans, but we all know that it's a Fusion underneath. The last MKZ was almost stupidly half-a**, but this one is something else. It deserves the Lincoln name, and I hope Ford can pull off it's new "Lincoln Motor Company" strategy.
http://www.caranddriver.com/photos-12q4/488202/2013-lincoln-mkz-awd-photo-490182- -
Here is a link to C/D first drive. I love it. Make mine black and it looks like a modern bat-mobile.
Also, read the full review of the 2014 Mazda6. I like it. It looks great in red and the instrument cluster is very BMW looking. Also, the side view reminds me of the Monte-Carlo's of '75-'85...in a good way.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX0
xrunner2 Posts: 3,062Since the Accord's CVT is a new design for Honda, I would wait a few years to see if Honda has worked out any potential "bugs" in it
Car testers of various publications do not like CVT transmissions.
I own a 2001 Odyssey and have had to replace the transmission 3 times already.
Have a 2000 Ody with 87K miles. Transmission has been perfect, no problems. Never drive abusively, though I have helped some folks do moving, loading up the Ody with furniture, cabinets, dressers, etc. Never have towed anything with it.
In my and wife sample of 6 V6 equipped Hondas and Acuras, still have 3 (Acuras, Ody), the auto transmissions have been perfect. In over half million miles of driving.
An 86 Accord (4 cyl of course) we had, the auto transmission did fail at 217K miles and needed a rebuilt replacement from Honda. I think 217K failure was acceptable back in the 1990's.0
Some Odyssey transmissions 10+ years ago were bad. No doubt about it. And it took them a while to get the design down. But for the last few years Honda autos have been more rugged and longer lasting.
I think the new CVT will be long lasting too, but it's true that it's a new design and so it's something of an unknown. I read somewhere that Honda put huge R & D into the composite material belt of their new CVT to make it last longer. In other words, it's designed to take it and last.
Honda manuals are the best in the biz. Better than BMW many say....2018 Acura TLX 2.4 Tech 4WS (mine), 2018 Honda CR-V EX AWD (wife's)0


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Fueled by an explosive seventh inning Creighton took the series opener from Bradley, 5-4, on Friday, April 5.
With the win Creighton moved to 16-6 overall and 3-1 in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play, while Bradley fell to 11-14 on the season and 3-1 in the MVC.
Leading 2-0 entering the seventh, the Jays surrendered four runs on four hits and a hit batter to fall behind 4-2.
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Junior Bryan Sova held the line from the mound in the eighth and sophomore Jake Peter tossed a perfect ninth to nab his fifth save of the season.
Creighton opened the scoring with a run on an RBI single from junior Mike Gerber in the first and Makovicka also scored in the sixth on a bunt single by Castagnini that was thrown down the first base line.
The Jays and Braves return to the diamond on Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. for the second game of the series.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 27, 2010) - For the second consecutive day the No. 60 ETSU men's tennis team shutout an Atlantic Sun Conference opponent as the Bucs dropped Belmont 7-0 Saturday afternoon at the Davies Tennis Complex in Nashville.
With the win ETSU improved to 10-7 overall with a 7-1 mark in A-Sun play, while the host Bruins fell to 4-11 and 0-7.
"We played pretty solid today," said head coach Yaser Zaatini. "The boys were ready to go. Belmont outplayed us in No. 1 doubles, but after that the guys played some of their best tennis I've seen this spring."
After ETSU took the early point by winning two out of the three doubles matches, the Bucs quickly stole all the momentum as a pair of Bruin injuries forced Belmont to withdraw at two singles positions.
With the 3-0 advantage in hand sophomores Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergen, Belgium) and Robin Akser (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) then kept the ETSU wins coming as each Buc won with 6-1 straight set victories over Rafel Matos and Jonathan Murrell.
Freshman Juan-Carlos Ramirez (Asuncion, Paraguay) then stayed strong with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Felipe Cirne Lima at the No, 4 position, while fellow Buc Grega Teraz (Mojstrana, Slovenia) stormed back against Renato Antun 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to close out the contest.
"Belmont is dealing with some injuries right now, but our guys still stayed focus and played with great effort," said Zaatini. "Even after Grega lost that first set I knew he'd be fine because he's such a fighter."
With two of its three matches in Music City now complete the Bucs will look for a sweep in Middle Tennessee as ETSU takes on MTSU with a noon contest Sunday in Murfreesboro.
Antun/Matos (BU) def. Teraz/Bottoni (ETSU), 8-4
Gille/Bandres (ETSU) def. Amaral/Lima (BU) 8-3
Akser/Isaza (ETSU) def. Paoliello/Murrell (BU), 8-3
Gille (ETSU) def. Paoliello (BU), 3-0-def.
Teraz (ETSU) def. Antun (BU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Isaza (ETSU) def. Amaral (BU), 3-0-def.
Ramirez (ETSU) def. Lima (BU), 6-3, 6-1
Asker (ETSU) def. Matos (BU), 6-1, 6-1
Bonnevalle (ETSU) def. Murrell (BU), 6-1, 6-1
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Dani's last four questions
1. Have you ever heard of a gentle cat like Dani - a beautiful grey abandoned Persian cat - dying from being microchipped? Dani struggled a little and the vet injected enough tranquilizer to kill him
2. Should a vet not blood-test and examine a street cat before sedating him? I told the vet that I picked Dani up off the streets only two weeks before
3. Why did the vet persuade me to microchip Dani on the same day as the rabies and Felocell vaccine? Is it because he is so greedy for money he doesn't care about the additional risks?
4. The chances of a cat dying from sedation or anesthesia seems to be about 1/800 for a healthy cat and 1/70 for an ill one (scientific studies): do you not think this vet killed this beautiful cat through carelessness and callousness?
Last edited by lawrie; August 7th, 2013 at 06:34 AM.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your Dani, lawrie. Any animal can have an unexpected and lethal reaction to anesthesia. It does happen...but it doesn't make the event any less traumatic or tragic.
I don't know that vaccination on the same day as the microchipping. What is puzzling to me, though, is that sedation was used at all. Here they just inject the microchip under the skin with a needle and no sedation is necessary....
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Don't blame yourself for what happened to Dani. Your actions were that of a responsible owner: getting the vaccinations and microchip.
Here micro chipping is very common and is something recommended to owners... but I have never heard of someone sedating an animal to do it. It's not likely that the microchip killed Dani. It definitely could have been a reaction to the sedation, or even to the vaccinations themselves. Unfortunately, its impossible to know what happened.
Blood work may have shown if there were abnormalities with certain organ functions, but its not a guarantee against adverse reactions.
Micro chipping is safe to do at the same time as vaccinations, as it is simply a subcutaneously placed chip. Animals can feel some discomfort as the needle gauge is quite large, but again, I've never heard of a vet sedating due to this.
I am terribly sorry for your loss
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
Thank you both of you!
Thank you both of you for caring enough to write to me and sending me your clear-sighted reactions. I think the vet sedated dani because he wanted to make money immediately from the microchip. It's very rare for cats to die from sedation: so he didn't even think of the risk. I'll never ever ever let a vet do that in front of me again. I got so close to saving dani from a cruel and callous culture. Imagine, a perfect Persian cat abandoned in the streets - the vet's wife and her 'team' trawling the streets once a month with chicken and rice and poison because she is the health control officer - the guards at the gates, a million times crueler than her because the neighbors don't like Life in their nice clean streets: this place is a nightmare. I nearly saved him: but we fell at the last obstacle. I feel so bad about that: imagine dragging dani out dead from under the bed. For an hour i imagined he was still breathing because i couldn't accept he was dead: i never had such a sweet-natured cat and he was so incredibly happy and of course me too that we had found each other at last
Thank you so much, Everyone, for your kind and wise words!
Thank you so much all of you: you really helped me so much with your kind and wise words. This is the time to be strong. I can't believe I fell into the clutches of a greedy vet - married to the local exterminator - how could i be so naive? Of course he killed dani with all his 'treatments'. I still have five cats here to defend from these psychopaths and there are more out on the streets of this city: what a nightmarish world we live in, don't we? If it weren't for people like you out there it would all be totally hopeless. Thank you so so so much from me and dani! i mean it
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In Geneva this week the US government is taking a harder line in the WIPO negotiations for a treaty on copyright exceptions for the blind, and the reason is simple -- lobbyists for the MPAA and publishers have been all over the White House, demanding a retreat from compromises made in February, and demanding that the Obama Administration push new global standards for technical protection measures, strip the treaty text of any reference to fair use and fair dealing, and impose new financial liabilities on libraries that serve blind people. So far the industry lobbying has worked, and the White House has sided with publishers against blind people. Dan Pescod from the World Blind Union says the conditions the USA are imposing are so severe the treaty "won't work", if they are included in the final text.I guess they figure that blind people don't watch too many movies, so screw 'em. Apparently, it's so bad that even some US negotiators find the MPAA's actions unseemly.
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The Volunteer Teachers program was set up to meet shortages of Chinese teachers in foreign countries. The Hanban Institute, governed by the Ministry of Education in China, is responsible for implementing the program in 90 countries around the world.
Dr. Gandy and Dr. Day provided 30 hours of training to Chinese teachers who are seeking Kentucky teacher certification and plan teach Chinese in Kentucky schools during the 2013-2014 academic year. Each teacher applicant will submit a portfolio documenting their proficiency at meeting each of the 10 Kentucky teacher standards. The portfolios will be reviewed and assessed by a team of School of Teacher Education faculty members in June. Successful applicants will receive Kentucky teacher licensure and will arrive at WKU in July to receive further training.
During the training, the Hanban volunteer teachers learned about the Common Core Standards, creating and maintaining a learning climate, designing and planning instruction, implementing and managing instruction, assessing and communicating learning results, implementing technology, reflecting and evaluating teaching and learning, collaboration with colleagues and parents, and leadership within the school and community. One volunteer teacher said: "I did not know that I could teach all of these different ways." The teachers enthusiastically engaged in activities that prepared them to teach effectively and to meet the needs of American students.
Sheng-Huei "Betty" Yu, Associate Director for Educational Outreach of the Confucius Institute at WKU, traveled to Beijing to assist Dr. Gandy and Dr. Day in helping to prepare the volunteer teachers for their respective teaching practices in the United States.
Yu interacted with the teachers to address their concerns about teaching in the United States and to make arrangements for their Kentucky teaching placements. Yu will conduct training sessions with the teachers in July. Dr. Day and Dr. Gandy will host a dinner to welcome the Hanban volunteer teachers to Kentucky.
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Popular Italian fine dining restaurant Bello Cucina closes abruptly in Alexandria, Minn.
As of Friday, Dec.1, Alexandria's Bello Cucina location has permanently closed its doors.
A post on the restaurant's Facebook page read, "Due to lack of qualified staffing, the Alexandria location will no longer be open." The restaurant's front door had a sign reading the same.
Before closing, Bello Cucina had been for sale since October, after owner Jason Mueller's heart attack.
The Fergus Falls and Morris locations are currently for sale, while the Marshall, Spicer and St. Joseph locations are not.
Mueller could not be reached for comment.
History of 319 Broadway
The closing means the large and distinctive property at 319 Broadway will again be idle.
It was built as a private residence in the 1860s and also has operated as a funeral home. The building was vacant and in need of repairs when it was converted to The Bronc's On Broadway restaurant in 1986. In 1993, the eating establishment was sold and the newly named Old Broadway took its place.
Jill Blashack Strahan and Joani Nielson of Tastefully Simple purchased the property in 2004.
After Old Broadway closed in 2007, the building stood vacant for more than four years before reopening as MainStreet Brewery in 2011.
MainStreet Brewery closed in October 2011 and the building was again vacant until Mueller purchased the property and opened Bello Cucina in May 2016.
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New England Leaders Convene to Help Communities Prepare for Climate Change Challenges
Release Date: 11/08/2013
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(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 8, 2013) – Answering the challenge presented in President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the U.S. EPA is spearheading a regional response to identify and launch actions to help New England communities become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Along with the six New England States, the Consensus Building Institute, Johnson & Wales University and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), EPA is holding a Climate Leaders Summit on Nov. 8, 2013 at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I.
While all New England communities will likely be impacted by increasing severe weather events, fewer than 10 percent have adaptation efforts underway. Regional leaders representing the private and non-profit sectors, interstate organizations, and government at the local, state and federal levels are committing to identify and develop systemic solutions to move the help New England improve resiliency before the next big storm.
"As climate change continues to contribute to sea level rise and load the dice for more powerful storms, coastal New England homes and businesses will face increasing risk of damage," said U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a lead advocate in the Senate for addressing climate change and cofounder of the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change. "We must proactively work to bolster our coasts' natural defenses and make our communities more resilient to the harmful effects of climate change. I applaud EPA for convening this group of leaders from the region so we can work together to address this issue head on."
"Climate change is a reality, and we must face this challenge together," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England regional office. "Like all environmental challenges, the impacts of climate change won't stop at political or geographic boundaries. We are committed to working together to overcome existing barriers, and develop high-level, systemic solutions."
"With more severe and extreme weather on the horizon we must take action to reduce the toll that changes in climate could take on our region," said Commissioner Daniel C. Esty of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. "The storms of the past few years make clear the need to work closely with our communities on effective steps to protect property, infrastructure such as roads, rail lines, government facilities, and wastewater treatment plants – as well as valuable natural resources."
"Maine's economy is intertwined with our natural resources and they rely on the 'built infrastructure' functioning properly," said Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho. "Our economic reliance on our built and natural resource environment means that decision-makers must address vulnerabilities and prepare for severe weather events. By bringing together key people, we can take next steps to develop specific tools, coordinate and recommend appropriate strategies, and identify potential challenges for natural resource and infrastructure decision-makers."
"When Governor Patrick announced that climate change adaptation is one of my office's top three priorities for the remainder of his term, he stressed that forming partnerships across all levels of government will be essential in meeting the coming challenges," said Massachusetts' Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) Secretary Rick Sullivan. "I am pleased that EPA is bringing together leaders from throughout the region to make sure we're all better prepared, and look forward to utilizing the tools developed at the Climate Summit to assist Massachusetts communities in creating a safer Commonwealth."
"The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is working with communities across the state to help them better prepare for the "new normal" conditions that we have been experiencing due to climate change. By using existing planning tools communities can identify vulnerable infrastructure in their hazard mitigation plans and use their capital improvement plans to phase in necessary upgrades. This proactive planning will help New Hampshire communities become more resilient and reduce the expense of recovering from extreme weather events in the future," said Commissioner Tom Burack of NH Department of Environmental Services.
"Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face when it comes to ensuring the health and resilience of our natural resources, infrastructure and quality of life," said RI Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit. "Kudos to EPA for bringing together partners from across New England at today's summit to develop an action plan that will address the impacts of climate change on our region."
"In Vermont, we have learned from our experience responding to Tropical Storm Irene that collaboration by local, regional, state and federal governments is critical to our ability to respond effectively to the impacts of the global climate disruption we are currently experiencing," said David Mears, Vermont's Environmental Conservation Commissioner.
"The water programs in our member states have expressed deep concern about climate change and its impacts. As we have seen with recent storm events such as Tropical Storm Irene and Superstorm Sandy, our water resources and water infrastructure are particularly vulnerable to existing and projected climate threats. We look forward to collaborating with the diverse stakeholders brought together by EPA at this forum to advance resiliency in our region," said Ron Poltak, Executive Director of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC).
"Johnson & Wales University and the EPA have a vested interest in the topic of climate change. Not only is JWU determined to beautify our Harborside Campus, transforming what was once a shipyard and a dumpsite from a landfill to a landmark, but also, as one of the top educators for the world's chefs, we are particularly concerned with how climate change will affect the food supply," said John Bower, Chancellor of Johnson & Wales University.
EPA will issue a report following the Climate Summit, which will provide further details on the actions, participants and outcomes of the day.
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- New England climate leadership summit (https://www.epa.gov/region1/climatesummit/)
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The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for February dipped to 47.3, down from 52.3 in January. A value above 50 suggests economic growth, with a value below 50 indicating a slowing economy.
The slowdown is likely an aberration in what has been steady economic growth locally, said Timothy Butler, an associate professor of supply chain management at Wayne State University's School of Business Administration.
"Though the southeastern Michigan economy has slowed a bit, there's no reason to believe that this is a long-term slowdown. At most, it could be described as a temporary cooling of the economy," he said.
"The southeastern Michigan economy has been consistently strong since coming out of the recession. We should not be too concerned about two or three months of poorer results during this time of year," he said.
Survey respondents agreed with Butler, with 80 percent saying the economy will likely maintain steady or improve over the next six months and just 20 percent saying the economy will become less stable.
February prices for plastic, gasoline, propane, diesel fuel, petro chemicals, acrylic, polycarbonate, brass, rubber, plate steel and aluminum were all up. Items that lost value included nylon and resin.
The index is a research partnership between the school of business administration and the Institute for Supply Management–Southeast Michigan.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Last official bottlings of Karuizawa from La Maison
France-based importer La Maison du Whisky's final four bottlings of Karuizawa whisky in official Karuizawa livery are now on sale in Europe. I am afraid I might be a bit late with this news because of my personal crisis (and I am banging this out on my mobile so please excuse mistakes). My understanding is that La Maison du Whisky has had them on its shelves for a number of days now.
Number One Drinks will not be allowed to use the official labels after this shipment, so the four single casks will be the last of their kind from La Maison. (Read this post to understand Number One's role here.) A new label has been developed for future single casks. The Noh label bottlings will continue because they are not official bottlings and The Whisky Exchange may also be putting out their own Karuizawa.
Anyway, feast your eyes:
Alongside the last of the officials, La Maison is also selling a very interesting new Noh offering. It is the first of a series of multi-vintage (1981, 1982, 1983 & 1984) releases planned by Noh. The idea came from Frapin, a small family-owned Cognac producer and one of the very few to release vintage bottlings. As well as a few standard vintage bottlings (which are subject to especially strict laws in France) for LMDW, they have also released three multi-vintages to date as a way of bottling something very close to a standard vintage, but without the paperwork. Now, the Noh series is trying the same idea with whisky.
One final tangential comment, while we are talking Karuizawa: there has been some really interesting discussion on Nonjatta recently about availability in Japan and other issues (see Stefan's fascinating Karuizawa vignette and the comments attached). My understanding is that Number One Drinks, who have bought the remaining Karuizawa stock, are genuinely bound contractually from discussing many of the issues raised, but I have few pennies worth to add to the debate of my own. (Just to be clear, I have no ties to them at all but I have been a long-term admirer of what they have done to promote Japanese whisky abroad.)
I would say this on the general issue of pricing, about which people, quite naturally, feel quite strongly: The work that goes into making these whiskies available outside Europe is very considerable indeed. Quite naturally, people in Japan and other areas have a contrary interest, but I think it is a good thing that Japanese whisky has reached a more global audience and that that is very largely down to the importers rather than the Japanese distillers.
As I say, this is very hard work. You don't just get a shipping container and pack a load of whisky to send back home. We have seen some attempts at that approach in the past and the pitfalls have sometimes been evident. I think it took Number One five years of to get to where it is now with the Karuizawa stock, which, as one insider put it to me, "is just the starting post."
On the availability in Japan issue, my understanding is that the Whisky Live bottlings will include two from Karuizawa this year, and those are very unlikely to be the last in Japan.
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- Stefan said...
Three of the new single cask bottlings sold out overnight (overnight, from the Japanese time zone point of view). When I went to bed around 11pm, they had just been put up online; when I woke up (5am), three were already gone! Must have been one of the top days of the year for LMDW. Curious to see how long it will take for the bottles to turn up at whiskyauction.com.
- April 18, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Nicholas Sikorski said...
Those single casks aren't entirely sold out: we always hold some back fir our wholesale clients to make sure they get some to customers throughout the rest of France. If we didn't then most bottles would probably sell out to collectors abroad and we wouldn't ser them again until they cropped up again, like you said, on various auction sites. It would nice to think that all of our customers buy to drink, but I'm afraid that's just not the case... Anyway, if anybidy is ever in France and looking to pick up a bottle and the normal prices, we can point you in the direction of a goid off-license who might still have some..:
- April 18, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- Pierre W said...
Hi Stefan, I live in Switzerland, thus not too far away from France. May I ask where I might obtain a bottle? Kind regards, Pierre
- April 19, 2012 at 9:12 AM
- Nicholas Coldicott said...
There are definitely some Karuizawa bottlings coming out in Japan. We were serving a new 27-yr-old at @chotto_bar last week - I believe it was a preview of a forthcoming release that will be available in Japan. And there are two 11-year-olds being released for the Tokyo Bar Show.
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Point Lookout is a peninsula formed by the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. It attracted attention from the outset of English colonization in America. Captain John Smith explored the Point in 1612. In 1632 it was included in King Charles I's grant to George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Calvert's younger son, Leonard, Maryland's first governor, claimed the Point for his personal manor in 1634. During the American Revolution, and again in the War of 1812, it was the subject of British raids, and served as an American lookout point for a watchman to convey, via post riders, news of British Fleet activity in the lower Bay.
In 1830 the federal government erected a lighthouse on the tip of the Point. This lighthouse, though modified, is still in existence though it is no longer active. In 1857, William Cost Johnson, a wealthy Marylander, bought much of the land on the Point to develop as a resort. The Civil War intervened to disrupt Johnson's plan and in 1862, following General George B. McClellan's unsuccessful campaign to capture Richmond, the federal government erected Hammond Hospital at the tip of the Point. The ward buildings radiated in spoke fashion from a central bay. Wounded and sick soldiers began pouring in for treatment.
The following year, after the Battle of Gettysburg, Union authorities started sending Confederate prisoners to Point Lookout for incarceration. As the prisoner population swelled to 20,000 and more, a wooden walled prisoner pen was constructed on the bay shore. The rebel captives were held inside and were given only tents for shelter. Exposure, disease, and starvation took their toll. Of the 50,000 men held at the Point between 1863 and 1865, nearly 4,000 died. Ironically, however, this death rate of 8 percent was less than half the death rate among soldiers who were in the field with their own armies.
In 1864, the Maryland Confederate General Bradley T. Johnson attempted a daring raid on the prison. His plan was to liberate the prisoners, arm them, and march on Washington as part of General Jubal Early's offensive. Intelligence of his plan reached Union authorities in time for them to make preparations, and Johnson abandoned his plan when the Confederate authorities found out that the plans has been published.
"The bottom rail's on top now!" Among the Federal Army units to rotate from the front to serve as guards at Point Lookout were African-American soldiers of the U.S.C.T. Regiments (United States Colored Troops). Ironically, in some cases, these soldiers had occasion to guard their former masters, which led to instances of brutality, or of kindness, depending on the nature of their relationship previous to the war. Sgt. Christian A. Fleetwood of the 4th U.S.C.T., a Baltimore native who had never been a slave, and Medal of Honor winner for his bravery at the Battle of Chapin's Farm in front of Richmond, and Sgt. Charles Douglass, of the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry, and son of Frederick Douglass the noted black abolitionist, were among the soldiers rotating through Point Lookout. Elements of the Veteran Reserve Corps also served as guards, and in the hospital as orderlies and stewards. The First Regiment, and Fourth Regiment U.S. Volunteers, were organized from "galvanized" Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout, and shipped out from there for service in the west fighting Indians.
After the war a benevolent society attempted to salvage government property on the point to support the establishment of a home for disabled Union Army and Navy veterans. The effort was not successful due to the unusual speed with which the government officials dismantled the facilities and sold the scrap.
The ravages of time and nature have shorn Point Lookout of many vestiges of its history. There is nevertheless, much to see. The lighthouse, which is owned by the state, is still at the tip of the Point. The earth works of Fort Lincoln, a Civil War fortification, still exist on the river shore near Cornfield Harbor. The barracks, and officer quarters of the Fort and a portion of the prison pen, have been recreated by the Friends of Point Lookout and are the focus of Living History weekends each year.
A second Civil War redoubt is still represented by a large depression in the middle of the Point northeast of Fort Lincoln. Open graves from which the Confederate dead were removed a century ago are still discernible near the bay shore. The cemetery to which the bodies were taken is on Maryland Route 5 north of the park. A memorial to the dead has been erected by the state of Maryland. The cemetery is administered by the federal government. Most of the prison pen site is under the bay waters now, but a section of the wall has been recreated by the Friends of Point Lookout as well and is interpreted during special events. The park visitor center has a museum with exhibits on the prison and offers educational programs about all aspects of Point Lookout's natural and cultural history.
Point Lookout sponsors historic programs and demonstrations throughout the year. Contact the park for a current schedule of historic programs. Popular annual festivities include:
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