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In 2008 an avalanche took from a family and community a daughter, a sister, a niece, an inspiration.
Lygon Stevens and her brother were hiking Little Bear Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado when tragedy struck. Every year since, the family and the community have come together to climb into the mountains to honor her memory.
This will be the sixth annual climb, organized by Time to Live, a nonprofit formed around the memorial climbs to help organize and gather donations to benefit Larimer County Search and Rescue.
"It started out as a family climb to remember her, but it has grown every year and that's why the nonprofit came into being, to get people into the mountains. Lygon loved the mountains," said Lygon's aunt, Patricia Ward.
What: Lygon Stevens' memorial climb.
When: Dinner is 5 p.m. Aug. 9, climbs begin 2:30 a.m. Aug. 10.
Where: Resurrection Christian School, 6508 Crossroads Blvd, Loveland.
Info: Visit TimeToLiveIsNow.org.
Cost: Dinner is $10; climb is free.
The kickoff rally and dinner will be the night preceding the climb, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Resurrection Christian School, 6508 Crossroads Blvd., Loveland. Registration is required with a $10 donation, which goes toward a new rescue vehicle for Search and Rescue. Last year they raised $1,300 to train volunteer staff.
"Nobody knows what (Search and Rescue does) until you're lost. Or until you've lost a loved one," said Lygon's father, Nick Stevens. He went on to explain they are a nonprofit and independently funded and rely on donations and grants.
The evening will begin with a tribute to Lygon's mother, Sarah, who passed away due to cancer at the beginning of the year.
"The dinner last year was Sarah's dream come true. Everything about it has her fingerprint on it. So even though it's a reminder of Lygon, Sarah's handprint on it is very personal," Ward said.
The night will include a talk from devotional author, Edy Sutherland, who will share words of motivation and inspiration.
"She is an outdoor enthusiast. She's done everything from mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, everything," said Jenessa Rosenberger, executive director of Time to Live. "She actually inspires youth through her devotionals called 'The WHEE Factor.'"
There will also be a silent auction of items contributed to the event by local businesses. Last year's kickoff saw around 150 participants and even more climbers the following day.
"Every year we've added a new level of participation and community involvement," Ward said. "Great community support. Because there's nothing like it. There's bike rides and races, but this is kind of a unique thing."
Beginning at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, a shuttle will provide transportation to the trailhead throughout the day for the five planned climbs from Park Fellowship Church, 340 S. St. Vrain Ave., Estes Park. Routes range from easy to difficult climbs. The after-climb event will provide sandwiches for lunch donated by Subway at Park Fellowship Church.
"The idea was to get (Lygon's) words and the power of the mountains put together to get people inspired about living now," said Stevens.
It all started with Lygon's journals, which proved to be a source of great spiritual and emotional inspiration. They felt the need to share her message with the world and released a book of her words. Stevens estimates they have sold around 3,000 copies to people all around the world.
"The family has such a message to share and they base that on Lygon's book. She absolutely was most alive and inspired when she was on a mountain and that's what she wanted to say," Ward said.
In the beginning of the year, a documentary of the Lygon's climb and her inspirational legacy was televised and afterward released as a DVD called "The Time to Live is Now."
Ward said she feels the climb and the organization has reached a high point, citing the number of young people who have volunteered their time to help the climb become a success.
"It is inspiring the way it's grown. It's such a great event and for such a great cause," Ward said.
To register for the event and for details, visit TimeToLiveIsNow.org.
Every year, a quote from Lygon's journals is chosen to drive the spirit of the memorial event. This year's is: "Walk with me awhile, Lord … Let's walk and talk of things of beauty and things of truth and goodness."
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Matt Doyle was one of three seniors to play their final collegiate game Monday (Greg Dellorco).
BOSTON - The Harvard baeball team suffered a 7-2 setback to Boston College Monday afternoon at Fenway Park in the consolation game of the Beanpot to conclude the 2013 season.
The Crimson had eight hits on the afternoon but failed to string them together against the Eagles, who were able to capitalize on timely hitting and Harvard errors to earn the win. Harvard finishes the season 10-31 overall.
Carlton Bailey paced the Harvard offense with three singles. Mike Martin added a pair of base hits, and Mitch Klug contributed a double and scored a run. DJ Link had a RBI single, and Brandon Kregel added a sacrifice fly to plate both of Harvard's runs.
The Eagles struck first in the top of the first, capitalizing on a Crimson miscue with two outs that extended the inning and allowed a run to score.
BC then tacked on single tallies in the third and fourth to extend its advantage to three.
Harvard got on the board in the fourth inning. Klug got things started, ripping a one-out double off the Green Monster in left field on one hop. One batter later, DJ Link lined a single back up the middle to score Klug and cut the deficit to two.
The Eagles got two more runs in the sixth inning when Matt McGovern's double dropped in just inside the right-field line and another in the seventh to push its lead to 7-1.
In the eighth, Harvard had its best opportunity to rally. Brandon Kregel walked to start the frame and Tanner Anderson was hit by a pitch to place runners at first and second. Mitch Klug then ripped a liner to left that was caught by Jimmy Dowdell. The next two batters were also retired to end the threat.
The Crimson tried to mount one last comeback in the ninth. TJ Laurisch and Carlton Bailey both singled with one out in the frame and Martin walked to load the bases. Kregel then lifted a sacrifice fly to center to plate Harvard's second run before a ground out ended the contest.
Matt Timoney took the loss for Harvard. He went four innings, striking out two while allowing two walks, six hits and three runs. Jordan Haviland worked an inning of perfect relief for the Crimson, striking out one.


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You know how awesome Superman looked? Anne Hathaway's Catwoman is like the opposite of that. Like, seriously what the heck. Does she have on 3D glasses? Where's the sexy? Where's the cat?! Where's the woman!?
There's been reports that Hathaway's Catwoman was going to be less sexy and more tactical, so I guess there's that explanation but Hathaway looks a little silly, no? Granted, she's credited as Selina Kyle here so maybe there's a little more to Catwoman than what this picture (officially released by Warner Bros) shows but I feel like I'm going to laugh every time I see her in the movie. [The Dark Knight Rises via ScreenRant]


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Los Angeles, February 2013 - For the second consecutive year, all of the artists and bands who performed using in-ear monitors during the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards used the Shure PSM®1000 Personal Monitor System, including Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Carrie Underwood, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift.
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Country-pop superstar Taylor Swift opened the show with her hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" using Shure Axient Wireless (AXT200/Beta58).
"This was the first time Axient was used at the GRAMMYs, and it sounded great," said Cory Lorentz, Artist Relations Manager for Shure. "It's a tough environment for wireless inside the Staples Center and, honestly, anywhere in L.A. I couldn't even get service on my cell phone. So, having a system like Axient with its frequency diversity is key."
In addition to Shure Axient UHF-R wireless microphone systems, with a combination of SM58, Beta 58A, and KSM9 handheld transmitters, were chosen by a long list of artists for performances throughout the evening, including Dierks Bentley (UR2/Beta 58), Justin Timberlake (UR2/SM58), Jay-Z (UR2/SM58), Mavis Staples (UR2/SM58), Maroon 5 (UR2/SM58), Juanes (UR2/KSM9), and Frank Ocean (UR2/SM58).
Shure endorsers Mumford & Sons were big winners, bringing home the highly-coveted Album of the Year Award for their album "Babel." They played twice during the evening using wired Beta 58A microphones to perform "I Will Wait" and then going wireless (UR2/Beta 58) as they shared the stage for the Levon Helm Tribute.
Fellow Shure endorsers The Black Keys swept the rock categories, receiving awards for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Performance.
"What a night for The Black Keys," said Lorentz. "Not only did they win three awards as a band, but then Dan Auerbach takes Producer of the Year for his work with Dr. John. It doesn't get much better than that. It was also nice to see Mumford & Sons get some GRAMMY love this year after being shut out last year. Congratulations to all of those guys."
In addition to all of the wireless systems used throughout the evening, Shure endorsers The Black Keys took the stage with Dr. John using wired SM58 microphones. Other artists and bands opting for wired SM58s included Kelly Clarkson, The Lumineers, and Jack White. The Lumineers and White also used Shure KSM313 ribbon microphones on their guitar cabinets.
"That performance by fun. was ridiculous…a real highlight for me," added Lorentz. "Some of the show's production team might have been a little nervous because of all the water, but I wasn't. We put all of our gear, including all of our wireless products through the ringer during quality testing. I knew the mics would hold up just fine."
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As a healthy woman or man, most of us enjoyed a healthy sexual relationship with our partners. Boom! Then breast cancer hits. Surgery (whether a lumpectomy or mastectomy) leaves us a little self-conscious. I do not believe anyone when they say they did not think of their body differently after breast surgery to remove a tumor, unless the tumor was so insignificantly small that no surrounding tissue was touched. Body image is a big factor in a good sex life. The impact to a sexual relationship can be even greater if the sex wasn't working before diagnosis.
We change. It is not a change we are responsible for or could have prevented. Most partners are as impacted in their own way. Dealing with concerns for the future; how to take care of a sick loved one, the financial impact and more. This type of stress has as great adverse effects on someone's sexuality as illness does. Now we have two wounded people dealing with a challenging situation.
On the other hand, battling a life-threatening disease often brings couples closer and makes intimacy more meaningful. I found this with my husband. We were still very much newlyweds when I was diagnosed. He was terrific. Either that or nothing turns him off! After surgery there is a time of healing of course, and during chemotherapy there are a lot of weekends when you cannot fathom another person in bed with you, let alone touching you, but definitely the soul is still yearning for closeness. Radiation poses additional problems to sexual health with the skin being sore and raw.
There was a video for couples dealing with breast cancer that I saw, but I really doubt many men are compelled to watch a couples video talking about how hard dealing with cancer is. Brett Favre talking about his experience with his wife while she battled breast cancer in between downs might catch their attention, but I think most men find this type of thing difficult to discuss with anyone. My dad had a great saying after my mom's mastectomy: She is still my bride. During 40 years of marriage, my dad continued to call her his bride.
This is how it should be, but this is not how it always is. Many women suffer alone feeling their partners don't find them attractive anymore. Many women can't get past the way their bodies have been affected. One of the biggest hurdles is the impact that all that treatment has on sexual desire. Most of us are dealing with treatment-induced menopause, and that changes a lot. We may have partners not understanding that we really just don't feel like it.
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I was 22 and pacing my grandfather's living room, fretting: "Grampa, I can do more. Why don't they see this? I want to do something that makes an impact! I am sooooo bored."
I was precocious at 22. Fortunately, Grampa (my name for him) had an answer for me, "Sarah, sometimes you just need to be quiet and do good work. People will notice and want to invest in you. Opportunities will come." I remember thinking, "Well, it can't hurt to try."
If I am honest, I've never been very good at the quiet part, but I did stop complaining and committed myself to doing everything as well as I could despite my perception of its value or use of my skills. And Grampa, who now reads this at 101 years old, was right.
There is not a magic secret. It's been sheer hard work. Sometimes I worked hard. Sometimes I worked smart. Sometimes I had to learn the difference.
I graduated from Grove City College as the "Dot.Com" bubble burst and found myself fighting for jobs, elbow to elbow with amazing talent. In 18 months, I was laid off five times. Funding didn't come through, payroll had to be cut, a start-up didn't start, and I was outsourced.
I got very good at looking for a job. I came to appreciate that a boring job still paid the rent. While it was not easy, I learned a lot of skills in a short period of time: payroll admin, intercompany eliminations, benefits admin, capital project accounting, inventory audits, and fixed asset accounting. It was like having a two- to three-month course with each job before I was calling my recruiter again.
The jobs were not fancy. From counting feet of PVC pipe in January in a supply yard in Wisconsin to manually booking payroll entries, I was not changing the world, but I was paying the bills. I was quiet.
A passion to educate women
When I joined Accenture, a global professional services company, I doubled down on Grampa's advice. Thanks to a lot of hard work and a few very special mentors, opportunities started to come. I had the chance to spend a lot of time working with teams in different locations around the world. I had the opportunity to see the impact of women in the workforce who were doing just what my grandfather suggested.
I also came to an important realization. I had an obligation to help create the recognition and opportunities that I was receiving from my advocates and mentors. This idea started much of my passion around the development of and education for women. It also meant it was time to stop being quiet.
I came to realize that Grampa's advice was the foundation but only half the story. Those first couple of years, he was right. However, after that, it was time to get noisy. It was time to be an advocate and to help spot the talent that was worth taking chances on. It was time to create the avenues for other girls and women. It was time for me to be the person whom I had hoped would recognize me early on.
One opportunity that left an undeniable mark on me was a project in India. During my two years there, I had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing women at all levels. When I saw the many bright, skilled, eager women in the environment, I realized the talent could be so much more impactful. We came together and started to address topics they hadn't been exposed to before--things like presentation skills and how to articulate value.
I challenged one of the women from the team I was working with to put together a plan to reach out to the community differently. The woman selected a local orphanage to assist. Suddenly, we had budgets and work plans and presentations coming together from group members who rarely spoke up in public. They raised funds, they arranged transportation, and they celebrated being together and changing the lives of the kids with whom they interacted. What they were also doing was changing them. They were discovering that everyone had a voice, man or woman, and there were safe places to practice using it. The women had a lot to say.
Years later, when the documentary Girl Rising was released, the economic message came to the forefront for me. Gross Domestic Products of countries that embrace the female portion of their workforce are materially different from those that do not. The skills to compete globally and produce for a country begin with access to education for all citizens, regardless of gender. The right to education and the right to a voice continued to be a passion as I worked with communities in San Francisco and Cleveland to share the message.
I kept looking for opportunities locally. Through Accenture corporate citizenship programs, I found myself working with a social entrepreneur to bring a program to San Francisco that tied education and employment together. Training and tools were available to students who never would have had access to white-collar jobs. Girls came to the program in droves.
Throughout my career, I have found there were times to be quiet and times to make noise. Now, I am finding that it is time to help others make that transition. Grampa was right. There is a time to be quiet. But now, I look forward to more noise on behalf of those who are still waiting to be discovered.
As I join the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders group, I am honored and excited to add my voice to highlight opportunities to enhance education and advancement of women globally.


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Hogwarts isn't the only offbeat school in books, and the Cullens aren't the only students in a new school hiding a secret identity…
- The Blue Girl, by Charles de Lint - New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy who haunts the school, after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life.
- Dead is the New Black , by Marlene Perez – When teenage girls start becoming victims of violent attacks around their town of Nightshade, the psychic Giordano sisters begin to take a closer look at the head cheerleader who has returned from summer break with a new look and strange attitude. Read the sequels: Dead is a State of Mind and Dead is So Last Year
- Evernight, by Claudia Gray – Bianca is new to Evernight Academy, an eerie boarding school, finds herself drawn to another outsider, Jared, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart and destroy Bianca's entire world. Read the sequel: Stargazer
- Evil Genius , by Catherine Jinks – Cadel Piggott is mentored by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon and is enrolled in the Axis Institute for World Domination where he takes courses in things like Infiltration and meets other kids destined to be supervillians. Read the sequel: Genius Squad
- Ghostgirl , by Tonya Hurley - After dying, high school senior Charlotte Usher is as invisible to nearly everyone as she always felt, but despite what she learns in a sort of alternative high school for dead teens, she clings to life while seeking a way to go to the Fall Ball with the boy of her dreams.
- Groosham Grange , by Anthony Horowitz - After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right.
- Hex Education , by Emily Gould and Zareen Jaffery – Sophie moves from LA to Massachusetts, and discovers that the popular girls in her new school are really a coven of witches – of which Sophie is destined to be the leader.
- H.I.V.E , by Mark Walden – Otto has been kidnapped and taken to a remote volcanic island which houses the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, and he must work with the other kids (with various skills) to escape before he's turned into an evil genius. Read the sequel: The Overlord Protocol
- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You , by Ally Carter - Cammie Morgan attends The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women – which is actually a school for spies. She can speak fourteen different languages, hack CIA computer codes, and kill a man seven different ways, but can she handle an actual date? Read more Gallagher Girls books: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy , and Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover .
- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side , by Beth Fantaskey - Jessica's senior year becomes a little bit bizarre when the new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu starts saying he's her long-lost fiancé…because she's a long-lost vampire princess.
- Live and Let Shop , by Michael Spradlin – After getting in trouble with the FBI, Rachel is sent from Beverly Hills to the Blackthorn Academy in Pennsylvania, where she uncovers secrets about the school and becomes entangled in a case of international espionage. First in the Spy Goddess series, try the sequel: To Hawaii, With Love .
- Spy High , by A.J. Butcher – Six teenagers – each with a special talent - learn to work as a team at a special high school that trains them to be secret agents. Read the whole Spy High series .
- Vampire Academy , by Richelle Mead - Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots. Continue the series with Frostbite , Shadow Kiss and Blood Promise .
- Zombie Blondes , by Brian James - Hannah eagerly considers doing anything to fit in at her new school in Vermont, but when her friend Lukas warns her about the dead-eyed cheerleaders, Hannah has to move with caution or end up being blonde, beautiful, and dead like the rest of them.


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The basketball seasons at Plymouth State College couldn't have gotten off to a better start than they did last weekend in a pair of Tip-Off Tournaments.
The Panther men ran away from Endicott College and Notre Dame College to capture the PSC Tip-Off Tourney at Foley Gymnasium, while the PSC women brought home the title from the M.I.T. Engineer Tip-Off Tourney in Cambridge, Mass. The women's squad will look to make it three straight tournament victories this weekend (Nov. 29-30) at the Gallaudet University Holiday Tournament in Washington, D.C.
Senior captains Ace Elefteriadis (Belmont, MA) and Seth Peloso (Rye, NH) combined for 31 points Saturday to lead PSC to a 95-63 victory over Notre Dame -in the championship game.
Peloso scored 13 points and added five assists and five steals in 25 minutes and earned tournament MVP honors, while Elefteriadis tossed in a game-high 18 points and 13 rebounds and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. Junior guard Adam DeChristopher (Brockton, MA) added 15 points and joined Elefteriadis on the All-Tournament Team.
The Panthers are idle until Thursday, Dec. 4th, when they host Salem State at Foley Gymnasium (7:30 p.m.).
Junior Becky Morse (Sterling, MA) scored 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds Saturday to lead PSC to a 62-45 victory over host MIT in the championship game.
Morse was selected tournament MVP, and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by PSC sophomore Courtney Jacques (Belmont, NH). Jacques tallied seven points and six rebounds Saturday, and was PSC's leading scorer with 13 points in Friday's first round win, a 69-43 verdict over Wentworth.
The Panthers also got a strong performance from freshman Kate Fillion (Littleton, NH), who matched Morse with 14 points. Sophomore Lynn Hersey (Dexter, ME) added 11 points in Friday's winning effort.
After the Gallaudet Tourney, PSC returns home on Thursday, Dec. 4th, to host Salem State at Foley Gymnasium (5:30 p.m.). -
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If you have mad geek skills, you can put them to use helping New York businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy get their technology back up and running. NY Tech Meetup and New Work City are organizing IT volunteers.
Fill out this application if you're interested. Organizers will get in touch with you once they have more information. Of course there are certainly other ways you can help, the easiest of which is probably texting REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. [NYTM]
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Am I alone in thinking that whole Susan Boyle thing was a setup? Everyone's "surprise faces" looked sort of fake to me. ANYWAY, here's an otherwise Boyle-free, purely subjective round-up of art-world events, news stories, blog links and other stuff in Chicago and beyond that got me thinkin' this week….
* Literary theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick dies of breast cancer at 58 (New York Times Obit.).
*In latest round of filings, Shephard Fairey turns tables on AP, accuses news organization of copyright violation. (Culture Monster).
*Ellsworth Kelly to install "White Curve," his largest wall sculpture to date, in the Art Institute's new Modern wing next week. The Art Institute will also add Kellys' "Tableau Vert" (a gift from the artist) and "Red Diagonal" (gift of Chicago collectors Howard and Donna Stone) to its collection (New York Times).
*"Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey" opens at Milwaukee Art Museum.
*Gearing up for Art Chicago: Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye dome now on view at Merchandise Mart (no admission fee required). (The Skyline).
*Skip this page: a retrospective of Rhizome's splash page internet art now on view at Rhizome.org. (Art Fag City has a typically thoughtful review of it here).
*Across the board, museums face worsening crises. Artinfo.com has created a handy timeline of Museums and the recession (this last via Art21 blog; but, as blogger Kelly Shindler points out, the stats in the timeline need verification).
*Another walk-in pantry at Chicago's mini dutch takes place this Sunday from 12-3 (email Lucia to let her know you're coming). BYOB, $3 donation. What's on the menu? Quiche!
*All four seasons of PBS series Art21: Art in the 21st Century can now be viewed on Hulu. Also free for the grabbin': The Tate's media library on iTunesU.
*More "free" stuff: Sweepstakes contest for Damien Hirst lithos and "the chance" to win his original album cover painting for The Hours (via Animal). Now point me in the direction of the Ayn Rand compound, please.
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Pied Wagtail
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This is a giclee print of my original pen, ink and watercolour illustration of the perky Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba). This portrait was originally created for the 'British Garden Songbirds' illustration, but is available as an individual print.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Lemuel Haynes- A Black Minute Man
Lemuel Haynes (1753 – 1833) was born of a white mother and an African father in Connecticut. He was abandoned as a baby and given into indentured servitude, raised by a Deacon, and educated at the home of the local minister. He joined the local militia in 1774 and saw battle at the siege of Boston, and Ticonderoga. He wrote a poem about the Battle of Lexington that was not published until 1985.
Lemuel Haynes is often compared to Phyllis Wheatley because of his patriotic poetry, including writing about George Washington. He wrote a treaty called "On the Illegality of Slave Keeping" which was also unpublished until the 1980s. He became a Congregational minister in Vermont in the 1780s. He was the first black man to serve as the pastor to a white congregation in Rutland, Vermont, where he remained for thirty years. He was given an honorary master of arts in 1804 by Middlebury College.
This week we celebrate another anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, celebrated in New England as Patriot's Day. Ruth Bogin made Lemuel Haynes's story known in her 1985 article in the William and Mary Quarterly with her article "'The Battle of Lexington': A Patriotic Ballad by Lemuel Haynes" 3d Ser., 42, October 1985, pages 499-506.
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"The Battle of Lexington"
The Nineteenth Day of April last
We ever shall retain
As monumental of the past
Most bloody shocking Scene
Then Tyrants fill'd with horrid Rage
A Fatal Journey went
& Unmolested to engage
And slay the innocent…
At Lexington they did appear
Arrayd in hostile Form
And tho our Friends were peacefull there
Yet on them fell the Storm
Eight most unhappy Victims fell
Into the Arms of Death
Unpitied by those Tribes of Hell
Who curs'd them with with their Breath….
For more information about Lemuel Haynes:
Amazing Grace: An Anthology of Poems About Slavery, 1660- 1810 by James G. Basker, Yale University, 2002
Sketches of the life and character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes, A. M.: for many years pastor of a church in Rutland, Vt., and late in Granville, New-York , by Timothy Mather Cooley (1837) available at Google Books.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
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A Debate About Troops
The United States will begin drawing down troops in Afghanistan this July. The White House is desperately trying to seize the narrative of the withdrawal claiming that the cuts will be "real" even as Defense Secretary Robert Gates is arguing for the opposite.
This week, the New York Times revealed that some in President Obama's national security team are seeking steeper reductions, particularly after the death of Osama bin Laden and the increasing costs of the war.
Steeper reductions are certainly warranted. A limited counterrorism mission must be on the table.
The president will try to claim credit for keeping his pledge to reduce the U.S. troop presence, but when we consider that there are three times as many troops in Afghanistan today compared to when Obama took office, a reduction of 3,000−5,000 (out of the roughly 100,000 U.S. troops there) won't mean much.
Another fold in the Times story is that Secretary Gates and top military commanders in the field are arguing for gradual cuts — not steep reductions. Let's remember last summer's Rolling Stone article that profiled the now retired four‐star U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal. He was asked to leave because he made comments that undermined civilian control of the military. Today, albeit in a far less severe manner, military commanders are walking the line of advocating a direction in policy that is at odds with civilians officials.
This underscores a far deeper problem with military policymaking: who controls what exactly?
What Obama decides on for reduction in groundtroops — a token withdrawal or steeper cuts — will partly reflect how confused the Constitutional roles and chain of command has become in the conduct of war.
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Stainless Steel Firefighter Chronograph Men's Watch
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Wild Orchid chef takes over Sam's kitchen
It's a new year. With the flip of a calendar comes a chance to renew, refresh and remodel.
In Annapolis, the new year offers opportunity for two local restaurateurs to help each other.
Andrew Parks, owner of Sam's on the Waterfront, has announced his new executive chef, Jim Wilder. Chef Wilder recently closed his Westgate Circle restaurant Wild Orchid after a difficult three-year tenure.
Timing is everything, so hopes Parks, who has struggled to consistently employ an executive chef in the eight years he has owned the waterfront restaurant built in 1986 by his grandfather, the original Sam.
Each man endeavors to bring the best of his farm-to-table vision in this new marriage of culinary talents. Each restaurant has — or has had — the green restaurant certification.
At Sam's, Parks takes the front-of-house role with Wilder running the kitchen.
In the past, Wilder has worked both ends of the operation, with 13 years at the helm of his highly regarded Eastport Wild Orchid his pinnacle, to the head-scratching move to the behemoth at the Severn Bank Building — a move that would be his undoing.
Few understood Wilder's decision to sell the warm and comfortable 40-seat Eastport café in 2010 and move to the 250-seat former Greystone Grill on the other side of town.
That decision "was not based on sound business models. I had to keep my mind occupied," Wilder said, after the untimely death of his and wife Karen's son, Andrew Wall, from brain cancer in 2009. "It was the bottom. And I deal with depression by keeping busy. Depression drove me."
Building a dream kitchen provided a needed distraction from grief. It also afforded access and opportunity to expand Wilder's Company's Coming catering business, along with a large floor plan that offered him ideal accessibility for his wheelchair.
The dream was not meant to be. The restaurant closed in July 2013.
Parks has his own challenges keeping Sam's profitable and relevant. Hidden within the gated Chesapeake Harbour Marina community, the restaurant is difficult to find. Warm weather brings boaters out and swells the population of Chesapeake Harbour, where many residents are summer only. Still, Parks estimates that 80 percent of his business comes from outside the community. Getting diners in the door is an ongoing pursuit. Parks hopes hiring a well-known chef will do the trick.
Chef Wilder brings his most popular dishes to the menu. Butternut squash soup with crab, scallops Napoleon and pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon join Sam's favorites: lobster mac 'n' cheese, rockfish and Kobe burgers (half-price on Tuesday).
The transition has been subtle thus far, though Parks is enthusiastic about a new winter menu and many collaborative surprises to come.
Whole Foods' confectioners compete to become Top Cake
Cutthroat Kitchen, Cupcake Wars and Top Chef: We've grown to love televised cooking competitions.
Whole Foods Market's Top Cake competition skipped television for an on-location reality show. To crown the Mid-Atlantic Region's best cake decorator, Whole Foods invited real people to its Annapolis store to taste and admire. If you showed up early enough, you could even get a ticket to choose a cake to take home.
Bakers Thomas and Pam Storm of Great Harvest Bread Company
What inspires you?
We love all kinds of baked goods but particularly enjoy trying traditional breads from around the world.
What's your culinary background?
Thomas owned an ice-cream store in downtown Annapolis for 25 years before switching to bread.
Chef Zachary Pope of Roundz Gourmet Market and Catering
What inspires you?
I was inspired by working with great chefs in Washington, D.C.'s, fine-dining restaurants. They taught me to seek out unique ingredients and be fearless when it comes to creating. I'm also inspired by the wonderful fresh, local ingredients we have in this area.
Chef Michael Archibald of Herrington on the Bay and Honey's Harvest
Crabs, Watermelon and Great German Fare
It's time to get cracking. This Friday, August 2, the Annapolis Rotary Club and its 150-plus members roll out the brown paper for its 68th annual World's Largest Crab Feast at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (5-8pm).
The feast is a highlight of summer, with all-you-can-eat steamed crabs, corn on the cob, crab soup, hot dogs, BBQ, soft drinks and beer.
Lose weight eating the Paleo Diet
It's bathing suit season, and there's no better time to fret about our waistlines than when they are hanging over our bikini bottoms. With obesity a recurring topic and increasingly dramatic health issue, the pursuit of the perfect diet continues. The Paleolithic or Paleo Diet has been buzzing around since the 1970s (while the real cavemen were munching the tundra over two million years ago) but has gained recent popularity....
Father's Day celebrations often revolve around cooking out.
Camp Letts' Wingstock Festival and Gordon Biersch's Summerbrau
It's not summer yet, but things are heating up. This Saturday, June 8, Camp Letts in Edgewater hosts the second annual Chesapeake Wingstock Festival. This tasty fundraiser supports Camp Letts' Caring for Community Campaign, which provides kids in need with full and partial scholarships to attend camp. Seven local restaurants fire up their best wings for both judges' and people's choice awards....
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Just how damaging has the flood of documents that Wikileaks calls "the largest classified military leak in history" been to the US armed forces?
At first glance, it appears to be less disastrous than the Pentagon feared when it released a statement Friday warning that the leak could get soldiers and coalition partners killed.
Of greatest concern to Pentagon officials last week was the potential revelation of the names of 300-plus Iraqis that have worked with US forces and were identified by the Pentagon as being "potentially at risk if their identities were made public."
IN PICTURES: Wikileaks and the war in Iraq
For that reason, the Pentagon had a 120-member team working in the weeks before the leaks came out to identify and track down the Iraqis in order to be able to notify them in the event that their names were made public.
But the team, known as the Information Review Task Force, found that the 300-plus names of those most at risk for retribution were redacted from the Wikileaks posting.
The Pentagon continued to stress the danger of the leaks, however. "I'd emphasize that just because the names have been removed, it doesn't remove the danger," says Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan. "The names still exist in the documents that are in possession of Wikileaks."
He added that, "As long as [Wikileaks] remain in possession of un-redacted documents, they're still a danger."
Officials further defended the US military against charges that the Pentagon has been intentionally underestimating civilian casualties to the tune of some 15,000.
While the Pentagon tracks civilian casualties and reports them to Congress on a regular basis, "We also, in these reports to Congress, carefully note that these are not a complete picture, because we can only report from where our forces are," says Lapan. "So we don't profess to have knowledge of every civilian that's killed across Iraq. We can only report those that we're aware of."
The Pentagon and Wikileaks used the same database to count the casualties, Lapan says, adding that it is possible that Wikileaks may have double-counted civilian casualties. "The matter of trying to estimate Iraqi civilian casualties during the war has been an ongoing issue with any number of organizations," he says. "The numbers are all over the place."
One of the most damaging charges to come out of the Wikileaks posting was that US forces may have observed instances where Iraqi security forces were abusing detainees without intervening.
"If there is the ability to reasonably intervene, our forces have the authority to do that," Lapan says. "But they have the obligation to report any abuse they witness, or that they come across, to the Iraqi authorities."
Lapan said that it is up to the Iraqi authorities to follow up on such claims. He disputed the notion that any Iraqi detainee abuse was taking place but not being investigated.
There is, however, some confusion about what it means for troops to "reasonably intervene" in instances of abuse. The directives and training likely differs between units and commands, Lapan says.
"Unit by unit they might instruct their forces," Lapan adds. "Those could happen in different ways in different places."
He attempted to explain what it might mean for US troops to "reasonably intervene" in the case of detainee of abuse. " 'Reasonable,' meaning if you can do so without causing loss of life, or again, to intervene to save somebody whose life may be in danger," Lapan says. "It really was circumstantial for individuals to make that judgment as to whether they physically intervened, or whether they just noted it and reported it up the chain of command."


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The Government has stated its intention to sell off a large stake in Royal Mail. Both institutions and the public will be able to buy shares in it ahead of the float, which will take place in the next few weeks. Would you want to invest? And, if so, how?
The detailed offer document will be published in coming days with the listing to take place "within weeks". When it is published, the document will outline how much individuals can invest, and provide more detail about the financial terms of the offer. There will also be a closing date. So far Royal Mail has stated only the minimum sums that can be subscribed: a minimum £750 each for the general public and £500 for Royal Mail employees. Maximum subscription limits are not yet known - if any apply.
Where to go to apply for shares
If you have an account with a stockbroker such as Barclays Stockbrokers, Killik & Co, Hargreaves Lansdown or The Share Centre, for instance, you will be able to apply through them. The list of brokers participating in the offer is very comprehensive. If you use your existing broker the application process will be free - although the broker may then charge you to hold the shares inside your Isa or general account, as with other shares.
If you don't have a broker account you can either apply for shares directly from the Government (see below) or decide to open a stock broking account with one of the patricipating brokers. Royal Mail has produced a list of charges brokers will apply to new clients, here.
Once you've signed up with a broker it should alert you by email when the offer is open, and at various other points during the process. It will also explain how much you can invest, how much the process will cost, if anything; the deadlines, and how to put the shares inside an Isa or Sipp (if that's what you want to do).
Or you could avoid brokers altogether and buy direct from the Government
This will be by post (address details to be confirmed) or via a link provided here.
How can I find out more about Royal Mail's business and revenues?
You can read the Royal Mail's own document in PDF form here.
It contains useful snapshots of the business's financial performance:
Should you invest?
Individuals keen to dive in will have to study the valuations very carefully when the initial share price is announced. Royal Mail has only recently become profitable again after a tumultuous five years leading up to 2011, during which some 50,000 staff were laid off.
Behind the troubles is a steep decline in the amount of mail delivered to the UK's 29 million postal addresses. At its peak in 2005, the Royal Mail's daily postbag topped 84 million. This number has since fallen to around 58 million, thanks to the internet, email and mobile phones.
Business Secretary Vince Cable says giving the company ''commercial freedom'' is crucial to its future success. But critics rightly ask whether private management, who will feel pressure to satisfy shareholders at every turn, will look for savings by cutting jobs and increasing prices.
The company should be similar to other utility firms in having clear earnings and a slow and steady business model – some of the key ingredients in paying regular dividends to incomeseeking shareholders. It is also slowly adapting to the digital future. As the amount of letters sent in the UK has fallen, parcel deliveries have boomed alongside the take–off in online shopping, and now account for half of its business. The parcels and logistics industry is believed to be worth around £75bn in total, although Royal Mail will continue to face competition for its share from firms such as DHL.
The Government's ongoing involvement does represent a source of concern, however. Royal Mail will remain the UK's main postal provider, and its public responsibilities will continue to dictate the way it is run, as will its commercial agreement with the Post Office, which lasts until 2022. Chuka Umanna, Labour's shadow business secretary, has questioned whether these burdens of responsibility are effectively a competitive disadvantage that could depress the share price at launch.
The Government will also retain powers to intervene if competitive forces start to threaten Royal Mail.
Don't miss: Questor's initial view on Royal Mail shares
Stockbrokers, independent financial advisers and analysts are likely to publish opinions over coming days and weeks - and we will publish many here on this site, along with other updates.
Paul Taylor of McCarthy Taylor, the financial planner and wealth manager, for instance, has been quick to sound caution. He said: "The privatisation of British Telecom in 1984 was popular with the two million that applied for shares.
"Many other well-known names, such as British Gas, Rolls Royce and others, were sold off and many ended up as global businesses, generating significant profits and are the cornerstone of many a portfolio and pension fund. Can we be so confident about Royal Mail?
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"At first glance there are reasons to be concerned. Is this a sustainable business model? Although postage costs have been increased substantially, volumes have fallen as increasingly communication is by email or social networks.
"Ofcom will prevent rampant price rises, it is suggested but so too will market forces. It is argued by some that the future of the Royal Mail is in the delivery of parcels and packages, as internet shopping replaces the high street. But that means Royal Mail will have to compete with the established courier and parcel market. The adoption by taxpayers of the Royal Mail pension liabilities, will give the float a chance, but the price has to be right, if this is going to succeed."
How have other privatised postal firms fared?
One case history for comparison is Deutsche Post, the German post office group, which floated in 2000 and has gone from strength to strength. Mr Cable referred to its ability to raise funds on the money markets as a reason for its success.
Its share price has performed particulary well since tumbling during the 2008 and 2009 stock market turmoil. It has risen from a low of €6.64 to a high of €23.32 today. But investors should note that the price is the same as it was a decade ago. [Yahoo Finance's interactive Deutsche Post chart]
How previous privatisations shares have fared
Of the array of companies privatised over the past few decades, only a handful have gone awry. The most high–profile failure was Railtrack, which went into administration in 2001. But the Government will hope that Royal Mail's future has more in common with British Gas: the energy company's sell–off, fuelled by the Tell Sid advertising campaign that appeared almost daily on British television, was an investment success story.
The company has since split into three: in 1997 it spawned Centrica, the retail arm, and BG, its exploration business; then from BG a gas pipeline operation, National Grid Transco, was created.
Someone who spent £1,350 on 1,000 British Gas shares at privatisation would now own 936 shares in BG Group (worth £10,858 today), 891 shares in Centrica (£3,335), and 308 in National Grid (£2,341), according to figures compiled by Hargreaves Lansdown in July. So their holding would now be worth £16,534 – before dividends are included. All three are regarded as solid businesses that pay reliable dividends.
The British Airways privatisation in 1987 was also extremely popular. A lot of people who applied for shares were unable to buy as many as they had hoped, such was the strength of demand. Those who did manage to bag a slice of the company made an almost instant gain. On the first day of trading, shares surged from the 65.5p issue price to close at 109p.
BA has survived the September 11 disaster, health scares, war disruption, volcanic ash clouds, a financial crisis and the rise of budget airlines. It recently merged with Spain's Iberia, and is cooperating with another, American Airlines, to secure its future.
The Government insists there will be no immediate change of structure at Royal Mail. But such promises may not last for ever.
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Monthly markets review - January 2015
A look back at markets in January 2015, which saw the arrival of eurozone quantitative easing and a disappointing earnings season in the US.
- Global equities as measured by the MSCI World index registered negative returns in January in dollar terms, largely due to weaker performance from US equities. Commodity prices continued to fall with Brent crude oil dropping below $50/barrel.
- US equities posted negative returns amid a downbeat fourth quarter earnings season, with many companies citing concerns over the impact of the strong dollar.
- Eurozone and UK equities were supported by the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement of a programme to purchase sovereign bonds which exceeded market expectations. Eurozone equities, in particular, gained strongly. Swiss shares experienced turbulence as the central bank dropped the franc's peg to the euro.
- Japanese equities posted a small positive return. Employment figures showed improvement but inflation data was below expectations, largely due to the lower oil price.
- Emerging markets made modest dollar-denominated gains. India was the best performing market as the central bank made a surprise rate cut. China posted positive returns. Fourth quarter GDP was slightly stronger than forecast at 7.3%.


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SVOTS Dean Lectures in Toronto, and Serves in London at Anniversary Liturgy
17-22 October 2012 • Off-Campus • Virginia Nieuwsma
One of St. Vladimir's Seminary's foremost road warriors, Dean and Professor of Patristics, The Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, accumulated more frequent flier miles from October 17 through October 22. Father John first traveled north to the Toronto School of Theology in Ontario, Canada, and then across the Atlantic Ocean to London for an embassy reception and the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Moscow Patriarchate's Diocese of Sourozh.
While in Toronto, Fr. John spoke at the Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology, which is under the auspices of Wycliffe College, one of the colleges in the Toronto School, Canada's largest ecumenical consortium. As a featured guest for the conference on "The Rule of Truth," on Friday, October 19, Fr. John spoke on "Irenaeus on the Rule of Truth," about which he has written much. Father John also presented a special open lecture on the Wednesday evening, entltled "Becoming Human: In the Image of Christ," which encompassed the theme of his upcoming SVS Press book Becoming Human, slated for release in the first half of 2013. He also met with Ph.D. students on Thursday morning. Additionally, he spoke at Trinity College, another member of the Toronto School, on the nature of theology, asking students to reflect on the question, "What do we mean, talking about God?"
After wrapping up his time in Toronto, Fr. John flew to London to participate in the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Sourozh and the fifth anniversary of the reunification between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). Following the Saturday evening Vigil on October 20, a "Jubilee Divine Liturgy" was celebrated on the morning of October 21, at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God in London. The festive services were presided over by His Eminence The Most Rev. Hilarion (Alfeyev), metropolitan of Volokolamsk and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, together with His Eminence Hilarion, metropolitan of Eastern America and New York and first hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, as well as other hierarchs present for the occasion.
"It was wonderful to be able to attend these celebrations," noted Fr. John. "My family has been associated with the community in London and the Cathedral at Ennismore Gardens for generations, ever since my great–grandfather, Fr. Nicholas Behr, was sent to London in 1926 by Metropolitan Evlogy."
Listen to Fr. John's lecture series, "Becoming Human," presented at the summer 2012 Eagle River Institute in Alaska:
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The water & sewer department has one supervisor.
The sewer department for the City of Dunn is staffed by two employees. Sr. Equipment Operator and Sewer Equipment Operator/Backup ORC. These two employees are responsible for the operation and general maintenance of the City�s wastewater collection system. As part of their duties these workers make sewer taps for new homes and businesses, renew sewer taps that due to age have become unusable, make repairs on sewer services and sewer mains, and respond to customer complaints concerning sewer blockages. This department also has at it�s disposal a combination jet vac truck for cleaning the more than seventy-five miles of sewer lines that lie underneath the city streets of Dunn. It is the goal of this crew to clean at least ten percent of the system annually as a preventive measure. With this the crew is capable of keeping the sewer system free of sand, grease, roots and whatever else contributes to main line blockages. Click on theWater Environment Federation Website link on the right of this page for addtional information on your water and sewer needs.
Another very important duty performed by this crew is sewer line inspection. This is done primarily by inspection cameras. The city has two cameras with which to perform these tasks, a main line camera and a service camera. The main line camera is used for general inspection and to pinpoint trouble areas within the sewer system. The service camera is used to inspect the sewer laterals from residences. If homeowners are having difficulties with their sewer line this is a valuable tool in determining what is causing the problem so that it can be repaired. One of the major causes of sewer blockages is the build up of grease in the lines. This can lead to sewer service interuptions and eventually to sanitary sewers overflows which are harmful to the environment. The elimination of grease is a very important factor in the maintianing a well operating sewer system.
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Having survived the 1906 earthquake and fire, this historic enclave offers a glance back at the raucous Barbary Coast days. Antiques shops, art galleries and specialty dealers housed inside mid-19th century brick and cast-iron buildings have established the area as the place to discover magnificent treasures. But don't miss the upscale clothing boutiques and contemporary home-decor shops.
1. Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
470 Jackson St.: The collection of fine-quality antique rugs here include a Suleiman Ersari tribal rug from early 20th century Afghanistan, a Sultanabad rug from 19th century Persia and an Aubusson rug from France, circa 1800. Sizes include runners, gallery, room and oversize rugs. (415) 956-3300. www.peterpap.com.
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38 Hotaling Place: The juxtaposition of 17th and 18th century European furniture, contemporary paintings by Bay Area artists - with an emphasis on work from the 1950s - and fifth century B.C. Greek vases and Roman antiquities create fascinating vignettes inside this period antiques shop. (415) 397-4986. www.fostergwin.com.
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432 and 435 Jackson St.: A must-see for fans of John James Audubon, these galleries contain a premier collection of Audubon's prints. You can buy other antique works on paper, including Pierre-Joseph Redouté's botanical prints, natural history engravings, watercolors and historical maps. (415) 788-5115. www.aradersf.com.
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414 Jackson St.: La Boutique exhibits the work of local artists on its walls and carries the latest creations by European designers in an open industrial loft space. Complimentary services include personal shopping by appointment, alterations and delivery within San Francisco. (415) 693-9950. www.laboutique-galerie.com.
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56 Gold St.: Tucked away in an alley, Bix is a chic supper club that hosts live jazz nightly, ranging from a solo pianist to a trio. Sip a Blossom Dearie cocktail at the bar or dine on American fare from its changing menu. (415) 433-6300. www.bixrestaurant.com.
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530 Jackson St.: This Irish-style pub serves up Guinness and other pints of brew as well as pub grub. Munch on baked Brie, fruit and Irish soda bread, chicken pot pie, or fish and chips. You can also enjoy stand-up comedy downstairs at the Purple Onion at Kells. (415) 955-1916. www.kellsirish.com.
Very limited street parking on Jackson Street. Public parking garages include the California Parking garage, 555 Jackson St. (415) 468-4860. www.californiaparking.com.
Public transit: Take Caltrain to the San Francisco station on Fourth Street and walk to Fourth and Townsend streets. Board the Muni No. 10 bus toward Pacific Heights and exit at Sansome and Washington streets. Walk on Sansome toward Jackson Street and turn left on Jackson. Muni's Nos. 12 and 41 routes also serve the area. www.caltrain.com. www.sfmta.com.
By car from the South Bay: Take Highway 101 to Interstate 280 north toward Daly City/Downtown San Francisco. Exit on King Street and turn left on Third Street, which becomes Kearny Street. Continue on Kearny Street and turn right on Jackson Street.
Take the Barbary Coast Trail, a 3.8-mile, self-guided walking tour that features arrows and bronze medallions embedded in sidewalks and asphalt, highlighting historic spots from one of the city's most boisterous eras. Markers feature a gold miner, a ship and a stagecoach on Jackson Street at Balance Alley. www.barbarycoasttrail.org.
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Unhidden treasure: Rock Hill estate gardens revealed
The gardens of Rock Hill, a historic Park Street estate that's now the overgrown back yard of MACAA, the Monticello Area Community Action Agency, are getting a makeover thanks to some community activists.
Event host Sabrina Youry convened teams of volunteers on Sunday, October 10 to remove deadfall and debris from what she calls a "magnificent but neglected" eight-acre space. It was all part of a worldwide set of events conducted on 10/10/10 and said to consist of over 7,000 projects in 183 countries–- a "global work party" to fight global warming.
"What better way to bring appreciation/awareness/reverence for the environment than to offer the community a beautiful, accessible green sanctuary," Youry said in an email before the event. Afterward, Youry described the turnout as "great," with over 20 people showing up to lend a hand.
However, restoring the Rock Hill gardens has been on the radar of local preservationists for some time, especially after it was discovered in 2008 that the historic landscape would be affected by the interchange for the Route 250 Bypass and the future Meadowcreek Parkway (part of which opened Tuesday, October 12 as a temporary Rio Road construction detour).
Pedestrian and bicycle access into McIntire Park has been designed to pass through the intersection, but preservation activists argued that the Rock Hill gardens should have been studied as a place that would provide such access to McIntire Park.
Indeed, former City Council candidate Bob Fenwick has been organizing efforts to restore the gardens nearly every Sunday since July, and has provided updates on the progress on his website cvillecitizen.com.
In the 1960s, the property's cluster of nondescript buildings fronting Park Street served as a segregation-era school called Rock Hill Academy. Before that, Rock Hill was a private estate whose main house has been demolished but whose extensive gardens comprise vast stone terraces recently gaining visibility from the U.S. 250 Bypass as the result of the clean-up.
The garden was designed and built in the 1930s under the auspices of Reverend Henry Alford Porter, the minister of the Charlottesville's First Baptist Church (Park Street) before retiring in 1945, who purchased the mansion from architect Eugene Bradbury in the 1920s. Bradbury, who did not design the mansion, purchased it in 1909. It burned down in the 1960s while Rock Hill Academy was using it for classrooms. Porter's garden included a series of boxwood arrangements, a monumental series of stone garden terraces with stone stairs and walks, a stream section along Schenck's Branch, a small lake on the southern boundary, and a woodlands section with stone switchback trails.
"The Rock Hill garden is among the most complex residential garden landscapes in all of Charlottesville," says Daniel Bluestone, associate professor of architecture at the University of Virginia.
"I believe that this was Reverend Porter's private "public works" project that aimed to provide work for the unemployed during the 1930s," adds Bluestone. "The rock for the walls and the paths and the terraces was all quarried on the site."
For years, though, the gardens have been hidden by neglect and the resulting overgrowth, a site perhaps scorned since the creation of the whites-only Rock Hill Academy which opened as part of massive resistance to court ordered desegregation. From 1980 to 1987 the site was also the home of the Heritage Christian School.
"The irony is that Reverend Porter was a progressive on issues of race," says Bluestone, "preaching tolerance, inclusion, and integration between the races."
In fact, Bluestone says that in his will Porter left his estate to Virginia Union University to establish an endowment for the training of African-American Baptist ministers.
However, had Bob Fenwick and the volunteers not provided a clearer view of the gardens to drivers on 250, much of this history, along with the garden itself, might have remained hidden.
"They are showing the extraordinary spaces and the fine bones of the garden," says Bluestone.
Worried that the City and the FHWA, the Federal Highway Administration, might not follow through on an agreement, according to a May 2010 memorandium, to restore the garden and add it to the park system, Bluestone says the current effort to restore the gardens is, in part, a "provocation to make sure the city and the FHWA deliver on the commitment."
"The gardens are really impressive," says Bluestone, "now that you can see them."
Note: This post originally appeared in short form on October 9, but was expanded on October 11.
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Long overdue clean-up of a potentially beautiful 8 acre garden - in the heart of the City. Thanks Sabrina and Bob, for bringing attention to this once, and hopefully future, wonderful space.
County resident here...I'd bet you have some experience with this sort of reclamation, so my word on this isn't valuable,
but do the project and volunteers a favor: Don't ban all herbicide use.
Bob Fenwick is heading this huge garden restoration effort and always needs a hand Sunday mornings (generally 9 am-noon). Many thanks to Bob for linking forces with the 10/10/10 project!!
i as well attended rock hill as a child i also went to robert e lee the allens were great people head master of the school .i remember having many classes in these gardens and all the really big boxwoods i myself am a master gardener so am happy to see more open space open to the public my family are farmers and push buy local would love to plan and help develop this project have a great day everyone and be kind to 1 person a day leonard cason
it would be my pleasure to assist but i would never miss out on worship service to do that. My appointment with God is more important than that.
Can I come by Saturday and clear some?
Hurray....I have been in C'ville three years and have yet to find a serene, flower planted oasis where one could sit and enjoy the outdoors....everything is for the athlete...running, hiking.....how about us who just are able to enjoy the air and have pleasant park like surroundings? No place in Charlottesville is like this~ I am a senior citizen and have never ever lived in a place so devoid of a park like I describe...Please,please include some benches and flowers!!! Forever grateful..
After the clearing had been completed I would ride by the site and see it from the high vantage point of one of our school buses, what a wonderful work in all that stone masonry. It's a delight to finally see what lay below all that brush, I've lived here thirty three years now and I knew there was something to that property but just never knew what, now that I do I am a fan of it. Very nice to have such dictated people to clear all of it up. Thanks! I'll be looking at it often as we pass by and it's nice to know a little of the history so I can talk about it to our students.
We read here, that Reverend Henry Alford Porter,left his estate to Virginia Union University to establish an endowment for the training of African American Baptist ministers...
Was the real estate "Rock Hill" not considered part of Porter's "estate"? If it was, how could it have become the segragated Rock Hill Academy?
just wondering outloud
I had a friend when I was a boy that went to Rock Hill Academy, I had no idea his parents were bigots.
Shouldn't that read "Volunteers" rather than "Activists"?
I doubt very seriously if any of the students who went to Rock Hill even knew the orginal owner and what he left in his will. I would think if what the man said about Vir Union was true, well how did Rock Hill become. I went there, but not because I didn't want to go to school with colored people, but because my parents thought I could ge a better education there, and I agree with them. I did get a better education there. The orginal gardens were always beautiful as were the lakes, that have now been covered up and wish they could put them back as it really made the place even more beautiful. I am glad someone is taking the time and effort to try and put things back in order. All I remember is how pretty the place was and how much fun I had there.
Activists? Well, maybe, but I think what is obvious here is that while all this talk of development and imporvement is going on, these 'activists' are out there doing something to improve their community without bleats about tax breaks, and a bunch bull about creating 'jobs' that pay crap wages.
How long before some 'business' developer wants to butt in and try and make some personal profit off of it? How long before the City wants to try and dump some other pet project for something like the Y or Pavilion to ride on the backs of these 'activists'?
This is what community is really about. One day Charlottesville and Albemarle County might figure that out.
How much of this is the MCP interchange going to eat up?


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Unable to break through for a heavyweight championship, Eddie Chambers (right) will move down in weight for a run at the cruiserweight title. (AP)
Former heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers has a new promoter and will soon have a new weight class. On Wednesday, Main Events announced it had signed Chambers (36-3) to a promotional agreement and that Chambers would move down to cruiserweight.
"The cruiserweight division is better because I'll be fighting guys my size," Chambers said. "I may have had some advantages at heavyweight, but imagine me at cruiser, fighting against someone my own size."
Campaigning as a cruiserweight is an idea the Philadelphia native has toyed with for some time. For the last three years Chambers has not weighed more than 210 pounds for a fight, putting him within 10 pounds of the 200-pound division limit. But his success as a heavyweight -- he has wins over former champion Samuel Peter and Calvin Brock, among others -- has kept him in the division.
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"I want to be a world champion," Chambers said. "That's what you set out to do when you start boxing. That's what I want to be, and I've worked my entire boxing career, and most of my life, at that. I want to achieve it. I see that title (belt) wrapped around my waist."
With Main Events, which is the promotional arm of NBC's Fight Night series, Chambers should get the exposure he needs to secure a title opportunity quickly.
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