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It was a familiar course but an unfamiliar situation for the University of South Carolina Beaufort's women golfers Sunday and Monday.
They played the Moss Creek Golf Club, which is considered their "home course." But the Lady Sand Sharks were in an invitational tournament hosted by Newberry College.
USCB, the only NAIA team in a field of NCAA Division II schools, finished fourth in a field of 10.
Kendra Collins of Bluffton shot a 5-over 79 on Monday to lead the Lady Sand Sharks and finish tied for fifth overall with a two-day total of 162 (14-over).
Collins said she got some putting advice from USCB Coach Lindy LaBauve to shave some strokes off her game.
"I was horrible Sunday," she said. "It wasn't the greens or the weather, it was me."
Players battled the elements Sunday as the South Course at Moss Creek was soggy after a winter storm front passed over the Lowcountry. It was cold and windy Monday, but the course was dry.
"We've had 65- or 70-degree weather up until this point. This weather was very different," LaBauve said.
"They completely changed the yardage, so it was like a different course to us," said USCB senior Adriana Saavedra.
The course was played as a par 74 at slightly longer than 5,800 yards.
Sunday "it played longer because it was wet," Saavedra said. "The greens were fine today. The ball rolled pretty well. But overall, considering the weather, it was in good shape."
Collins and teammate Samantha O'Donnell said the tournament setting was unusual as well.
"With all the schools here, it was a different atmosphere," said O'Donnell, a Hilton Head High graduate.
"It made me a little nervous," Collins said.
USCB was tied for fourth Sunday with a team score of 339. The Lady Sand Sharks were 11 strokes better Monday and held their position in the field, finishing with a 328 for a two-day total of 667.
Armstrong Atlantic won the tournament with a two-day total of 628. Newberry was second at 650 and Lander third at 657.
After USCB, Pfeiffer was fifth at 685 followed by Carson-Newman (687), Queen's (710), Coker (730), Limestone (824) and Mars Hill.
Individually, junior Kelli Nakano also shot a 5-over 79 on Monday and tied for 12th overall with a two-day total of 166.
Tori DeGroodt, a freshman, tied for 19th with a 169; Saavedra tied for 23rd at 172 and O'Donnell tied for 26th at 174.
Leading the field of 50 golfers was a trio from Armstrong Atlantic: Jenna Birch (75-78 153, plus 5), Kristen Sammarco (77-79 156, plus 8) and Kelly Pearce (76-81 157, plus 9).
The Lady Sand Sharks, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, play again March 2-4 at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tournament at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island.
The Newberry Invitational was "a good warm up," LaBauve said.
"It will be a really tough field at Long Cove, all Division I schools," the coach said. "We'll be the only NAIA school. But we're just going to have fun."


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I hate the offseason. Not nearly enough news or activity going on with regards to any kind of hockey. But... throw in a few signings, an ownership change/issue, and a new concrete floor... and you got some news!
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Patients Experience Significant Improvement in Ocular Surface Disease and Quality of Life
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Aton Pharma, Inc. announced today that results from a large (n = 520) multi-center patient registry study of its Lacrisert(R) ophthalmic insert will be presented this week during the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), May 3-7, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and later in the month at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society (AOS), May 14 -17, Half Moon Bay, CA. Lacrisert (hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert) is a preservative-free, once-daily*, sustained release prescription insert indicated for moderate to severe dry eye, that helps to retain moisture, stabilize the tear film, and lubricate the eye.
"This is the first major study of Lacrisert to be undertaken in more than two decades," stated Michael G. Wells, Chief Executive Officer of Aton Pharma. "Our commitment to expanding product availability and increasing physician awareness and knowledge of Lacrisert includes gathering of key efficacy data such as through this study."
The multicenter, 2-visit, open label, 4-week study was conducted to determine both physician and patient acceptability and ease of use of Lacrisert in adult patients with a history of dry eye syndrome. It was hypothesized that patients would experience improvements in their overall quality of life as well as in measures of dry eye signs and symptoms. A patient registry study is designed to examine a wide range of correlations and show predictive relationships, providing a rich resource of data to mine over time.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Bruce H. Koffler, M.D., will present data from the study in a poster at ARVO, "Lacrisert(R) (hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert) Significantly Improves Symptoms of Dry Eye Syndrome and Patient Quality of Life" (Bruce H. Koffler for the LAC-07-01 Study Group, poster 4660/D904, Wednesday, May 6, 1:45-3:30 PM).
As reported by Dr. Koffler, mean ocular surface disease index (OSDI) total scores for patients in the study significantly improved by more than 25% over the four weeks of the study; this was over and above any improvement patients may have gained from previous dry eye therapies administered before the study.
Treatment with Lacrisert also resulted in significant improvement in mean occurrence of discomfort in heated areas (P < 0.0001) and significant improvements when performing housework (P = 0.0018). Patients reported significant reductions in mean severity of DES symptoms (P < 0.0001). The most commonly reported adverse event leading to discontinuation was blurred vision, observed in 8.7% of patients.
"The study shows use of Lacrisert results in significant improvements in DES symptoms, in activities of daily living, and in patient quality of life," explained Dr. Koffler. "The greater than 25% improvement in mean OSDI total scores in this study in four weeks is especially noteworthy, suggesting that ocular health and quality of life for dry eye sufferers can be meaningfully improved by use of the insert in a relatively short time."
A second poster at ARVO based on the patient registry study, "Effect of Lacrisert(R) on the Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye in Contact Lens Wearers" (Wednesday, May 06, 2009, 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM, Hall B/C) will be presented by Stephen J. Curwen et al of Ophthalmic Research Associates (ORA). This poster focuses on a sample subset of 30 contact lens wearers with a history of dry eye.
The 30 contact lens patients reported significant improvements in dryness (P = < 0.0001) and grittiness (P = 0.008) after 4 weeks of dosing with Lacrisert when compared to baseline. Mean TFBUT increased from 2.98 to 4.08 sec. (P < 0.0001) and mean corneal/conjunctival staining decreased from 1.21 to 0.79 units (P < 0.0001). Investigators reported that 70% of subjects experienced an improvement of dry eye symptoms and 53% experienced an improvement in dry eye signs while wearing contact lenses. It was also reported that Lacrisert was longer lasting 93% of the time when compared to rewetting solutions.
"The data in this study show that Lacrisert relieves the signs and symptoms of dry eye in contact lens wearers with a history of dry eye," concluded the ORA investigators. "Patients experienced significant improvements in tear film stability as well as ocular surface damage. Lacrisert may be longer-lasting than other available treatments."
American Ophthalmological Society (AOS)
Marguerite McDonald, M.D., F.A.C.S., will present additional data from the study in a presentation at AOS, "LACRISERT(R) (hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert) Reduces the Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) and Improves Patient Quality of Life" (Marguerite McDonald, Gerard D'Aversa, Henry Perry, John Wittpenn and Eric Donnenfeld for the LAC-07-01 Study Group, Saturday, May 16).
Dr. McDonald reports that patients experienced significant improvements in discomfort, burning, dryness, grittiness, stinging, and light sensitivity (P < 0.0001) after 4 weeks of treatment with Lacrisert. Overall, 57% of subjects experienced an improvement of dry eye symptoms and 54% in clinical signs (including Schirmers Test, conjunctival staining and TFBUT).
"The study shows Lacrisert significantly reduces symptoms and clinical signs of moderate to severe dry eye, which is borne out by my own clinical experience as well," stated Dr. McDonald.
Registry Study Methodology
In the Lacrisert study, at visit 1, patients (n = 520) were given a general dry eye evaluation, screened by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and best corrected visual acuity, and were required to fill out a questionnaire that included the ocular surface disease index (OSDI), a validated measure of quality of life. Patients were trained on the proper insertion and use of the insert. Patients were contacted by telephone on Day 3 of the study for follow up and reinstruction. At visit 2 (Week 4), patients were given a clinical evaluation and required to complete a second evaluation. Answers provided on questionnaires (scored on Likert-type scales) were used to determine changes in patient-reported outcomes such as symptoms and quality of life.
About Lacrisert
Lacrisert has been FDA-approved for use in patients with moderate to severe dry eye and available by prescription for more than two decades. Unlike artificial tear substitutes that have a residence time measured in minutes, Lacrisert provides continual lubrication and protection to the surface of the eye for all-day relief. Lacrisert acts to stabilize and thicken the pre-corneal tear film and prolong the tear film breakup time, which is usually accelerated in patients with dry eye states. Information and educational video content are available at www.Lacrisert.com.
Most adverse reactions with Lacrisert were mild and transient and included transient blurring of vision, ocular discomfort or irritation, matting or stickiness of eyelashes, photophobia, hypersensitivity, edema of the eyelids and hyperemia. Lacrisert should not be used by patients who are hypersensitive to hydroxypropyl cellulose. If improperly placed, Lacrisert may result in corneal abrasion.
About Aton Pharma, Inc.
Aton Pharma, Inc., headquartered in Lawrenceville, NJ, is a global, diversified specialty pharmaceutical company providing essential treatments for under-treated diseases. Aton's mission is to improve patient outcomes and quality of life worldwide by enhancing and expanding access and availability of medically essential therapeutics. Aton's portfolio of ten products, with sales in over 30 countries, focuses on ophthalmic diseases, orphan conditions and acute care hospital products. For more information, see www.atonrx.com.
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While NRMA customers in the Illawarra have seen their policy premiums rise 800 per cent and more, the insurer is offering others the chance of insurance for just a dollar.
Called the "$1 insurance giveaway", the insurer is selling a total of 420 motor and home insurance policies for $1 between now and December 23.
While the promotion started on Monday, a spokesman said it was not in response to the coverage of premium hikes that started last week.
"The $1 campaign has been in development for several months as part of our annual marketing strategy across NSW," the spokesman said.
"It is similar to when we give away vehicles or holidays.
"There is absolutely no connection between the launch of the campaign and the policies mentioned in the Illawarra Mercury."
NRMA Insurance did not believe South Coast residents who had experienced premium price hikes would be angry about seeing others get their homes insured for a dollar, he said.
"We believe people will recognise that the competition is part of a marketing campaign for a limited time."
But that's not how Cath Harding saw it.
The Ivor Street, Bellambi, resident said her NRMA home insurance went from $1092 to $3780 and prompted her to move to GIO.
"It almost feels like a slap in the face," Ms Harding said.
"'Here, you pay us an extra $3000 a year, or $8000 or $6000 a year, but we're going to give someone else from outside the Illawarra who's not at risk a policy for a buck'.
"Essentially, they want me to pay somebody else's insurance as well, do they?"
The premium rise had Ms Harding and her husband fearing they would have to sell the house because they wouldn't be able to afford insurance, a requirement of their mortgage.
"We have three small children, we have a mortgage, we're middle income and I work part-time to pay for school fees and that sort of thing," she said.
"Our budget didn't have any fat in it for us to come up with another $200-odd dollars a month. We just didn't have the money."
Contacting the NRMA, Ms Harding said she was told her house was a flood risk and that she had watercourses on all four sides of her home.
"The way she said it was as though we were living on an island," she said.
"We have a road on one side of my property and we back onto the Northern Distributor.
"I will grant that to the northern side of our property there is a creek but it's 200 metres away, and I don't know where the water source on the southern side of our property is."
While stating Ms Harding's property was at risk, the NRMA spokesman conceded that it was not surrounded by water.
"Ms Harding's property is considered by NRMA Insurance to have a high risk of damage from stormwater runoff," he said.
"This is due to our data showing that in the event of a major storm, the terrain of the area may cause water to damage Ms Harding's home. The consultant who spoke to Ms Harding incorrectly said there were watercourses all around the property. This is not the case.
"Our consultants are trained to take a range of customer queries. Occasionally human error does occur and unfortunately this has happened in Ms Harding's case. We apologise to Ms Harding for any confusion."


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DANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Hosting a Vice Presidential debate means that there are a lot of extra people in town. The temporary population increase is good news for shops and restaurants across Danville.
Downtown Danville is a very busy place today and the businesses along Main Street couldn't be happier about the 'Thrill in the 'Ville.' Business is booming in the heart of downtown Danville.
"We have seen a double increase every day and we are staying open late at night," says Michelle Kovach with Hub Coffee House and Cafe.
The Hub Coffee House and Cafe is benefiting from the Vice Presidential debate. The red and blue means lots of green for this small, Kentucky town.
"We have a chance to meet people from all over the world. It has re-energized and re-vitalized us," Kovach says.
The Hub is the place that's know for a cup of coffee or a brown; yet across the street, it's soap that's the hot item.
"And our soap, the big seller that has really taken off is Republican and Democrat soap," says Julie Nelson with the Maple Tree Gallery
The debate has attracted thousands of media members but it's also brought in more of the 'Average Joe's.' Local folks who simply want to be part of a big event in such a small place are coming out to take part in the historic experience.
"Oh, it brings tons of money in. It also gives everyone a chance to voice their opinions," says Peter Hughes, a Stanford resident.
Shop owners say the world is seeing what many in this community already knew - and that is what a nice and unique small town Danville is.


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A group of Manchester United fans have hatched an ambitious plan to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford for £100m this summer, according to the Daily Mail.
The 'BringRonaldoHome' movement, started by friends in Australia, aims to collect £10 contributions from 10 million Manchester United fans to put towards a £100m offer for the Portugal international. The Real Madrid star reportedly has a £100m release clause.
The group have created a 'crowd-sourcing' platform where United supporters can help raise money by spreading the word on social networks like Facebook and Twitter to their friends.
The movement was started three days ago and the report claims it's already received thousands of pledges to donate. According to www.BringRonaldoHome.org, more than 3500 United fans have pledged so far.
A spokesman for www.BringRonaldohome.org told the Daily Mail: "We have been inspired by the loyalty and dedication of United fans.
"To be a 'true' fan requires the 'living' experience of football. It is not about being a mere spectator, it is about being a participant.
"We wanted to give fans an opportunity to be involved.
"The internet is now a significant resource in the world of football. Fans spend increasing amounts of their time on football web sites accessing up-to-the-minute information about events specific to their team and discussing issues on blogs.
"What we have done is develop a construct, based on crowd funding principles, which will tap into this incredible global fan support that Manchester United has - to help deliver the goods - to give the fans an opportunity for their voice to deliver an action."
The website claims the money collected will be provisionally passed on to Manchester United - who will then be able to use the cash to clinch Ronaldo's transfer from the Bernabeu.
If they fail to reach their target, the £10 donation will be returned to the pledger. But if they're successful they've promised to send each donator a Ronaldo Manchester United shirt.
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There's been a lot of attention lately focused on the race for New York's 6th Congressional District, the new seat carved out of Queens thanks to redistricting based on the 2010 Census. And it will give some young up-and-comer in the world of Queens politics the golden opportunity to take their talents all the way to Washington, D.C.
And the list of candidates includes some real fresh faces will lofty aspirations, including Assemblyman Rory Lancman, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley all vying for the Democratic Party nod, the winner of which will face Councilman Dan Halloran on the Republican side in a general election.
And then there are real "up-and-comers" like this Dr. Robert Mittman character, who not only came out of nowhere, but even had the political fortitude to stave off the dreaded challenge of his petitions and signatures, a piece of political gamesmanship that so often sinks doe-eyed political novices before they even get a chance to start kissing babies and glad-handing commuters.
Mittman proved that he had enough valid signatures to get on the ballot, so come this June 26, registered Democrats will be able to give their vote to Mittman if they so choose.
So let's get to know him a little bit, shall we. Here's some stats from his bio:
• Mittman was born and raised in Bayside. His father was a pharmacist in Jackson Heights and his mother served as a New York City public school teacher.
• After graduating from Queens College where he served in the Student Senate and as Student Body president (his only political experience, we guess) he went to medical school and became a doctor.
• Mittman has been practicing on Bell Boulevard in Bayside for the past 20 years, with a specialization in allergies. He has treated thousands of our seniors, children and family members, maybe even one of yours.
• He is a Mason and member of the Brandeis Lodge, originated by his father.
• He founded the Bell Boulevard Street Fair and the Bayside Business Association and "Mittman's Medics" has graced the uniforms of one of Bayside Little League's teams for two decades.
• He has been married to his wife Susan for 20 years and they have two children.
So there you have it. Here's some thoughts from Mittman himself:
"I decided to run for the United States Congress because I believe that our government is no longer working in the best interest of the people. Something is wrong in Washington and as a lifelong community resident, a parent, a voter and medical doctor, I am here to offer a 'Prescription for a Healthy Economy.'"
Medical puns...we love it!
So, seemingly out of nowhere, Robert Mittman's name will now officially appear on the Primary ballot. Welcome to the sideshow...uh...we mean party, Dr. Mittman.


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Who are you rooting for this season? If it's the Phoenix Sins, then watch out--your starting lineup may include sloth, gluttony, envy and pride. Puzzle guru John Chaneski has taken the names of U.S. pro sports teams and swapped out a vowel for the letter "i" to imagine some hilarious team names you might hesitate to wear proudly on a jersey.


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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Travel Thursday: Snow, Ice, and Birds
When I left Eureka, where I had stopped for a short breather and to access the internet on my cell phone, the road report was already reporting chains and snow tires required over Bob Scott Summit. By the time I made it to Bob Scott, Austin Summit just beyond had socked in and was the worst part of my drive: whiteout, the road scraped by a lone snowplow only on the other side, and snow drifting into bumpy ridges on the unplowed side (my side).
I found when editing the whiteout photo above that I could actually make the conditions look much better than they really were with strong enhancement, so the photo is barely touched, just a slight change in color balance and the addition of a tad bit of contrast.
This section of Highway 8A, now S.R. 305, from Austin to Battle Mountain was damp but otherwise thankfully clear of falling or drifting snow.
I saw large flocks of small birds on the blacktop and in the flats right next to the road, especially along this entire section of old 8A, and also near Lone Mountain on Highway 50.
They would rise up as my truck approached, and I started randomly aiming the camera toward them, hoping for decent pictures. The photos were all cockeyed to begin with, then rotated toward horizontal during processing. I tried more than once to get pictures with the zoom set to 4x, hoping to get closeups of the birds, but all I got that way was a bunch of crooked sky pictures.
I must have driven through maybe 20 of these large flocks; I suppose I was lucky to have hit only one of them, but I really hate doing that.
Here's one of the birds close to the truck, nearly blending into the pavement. With MOH's help, I determined that these are most likely Horned Larks, possibly with some other hangers on like a few Longspurs or other related birds that typically hang together.
When I stopped at a rest area, I noticed that a strange phenomena had affected one of my tires: radiating masses of frozen slush or ice.
The shadows grew longer, the temperatures dropped into the teens, and I continued on toward my ever closer destination.
10 comments:
- Callan Bentley said...
I've had that same radiating icicle effect on my truck, also in the Basin & Range, as it turns out.
Yes, I concur with the horned lark diagnosis.
Cool stuff. The world is interesting!
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 2:22:00 PM PST
- Silver Fox said...
I've never noticed the ice effect before, and this was just on the shady side of the truck.
It's so hard to see the markings on the little horned larks, but the underside of the wing, the tail, and vague darkness around the head seem right. Glad to have feedback on that!
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 3:03:00 PM PST
Ben Hur hubs! Being in Canada, I guess I tend to see these more; they're fairly common during spring snow storms in April or May when the snow's right around the freezing point, and the roads are slushy.
The behaviour of those birds is certainly consistent with horned larks. They have the self-destructive habit of flying *across* the road when a vehicle approaches. I wish they'd collectively smarten up and take a lesson from some other birds, like mourning doves, that usually fly *away from* the road when a vehicle approaches. I suppose it's an evolutionary strategy that gave them an advantage somehow (confuse the enemy by flying in front of them?), back before there were highways and cars, but it's sure obsolete these days and must take an awful toll.
--Howard (Calgary, AB, Canada)
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:16:00 PM PST
- Gaelyn said...
I sure wouldn't like driving in that white out. But I do like the slush affect on you wheel.
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:45:00 PM PST
- Silver Fox said...
Howard, thanks for the bird confirmation, and yes, they almost always seem to fly in front, though there were some flocks that flew to the side way before I got to them. I said 20 flocks, but it easily could have beem way more. Hard to count.
I'd never seen the "Ben Hur hubs" before. Nice name. :)
- Friday, February 25, 2011 at 2:32:00 PM PST
- Silver Fox said...
Gaelyn, the hubs are quite popular!
- Friday, February 25, 2011 at 2:33:00 PM PST
- Dan McShane said...
This is why I read your blog. Great trip. I have driven that stretch three times. Each time in April and each time in the snow. The first time the visibility had me down to about 15 mph.
Loved the bird pic
- Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 7:01:00 PM PST
- Silver Fox said...
Thanks, Dan!
- Monday, February 28, 2011 at 8:49:00 AM PST
- Cath@VWXYNot? said...
What great photos! My attempts would be waaaay worse than that even if I wasn't driving :)
- Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 3:21:00 PM PST
- Silver Fox said...
I really got lucky, and there were so many flocks I was able to keep trying when many photos didn't even have birds in them.
- Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 4:34:00 PM PST


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Egypt is the only country in North Africa where the practise of female genital mutilation remains widespread – despite an official ban and many public information campaigns for women. Anna Kölling reports from Cairo
According to estimates, over 90 per cent of all Egyptian women of childbearing age are affected by genital mutilation. The scale of this practice first became apparent in 1994 with a study conducted on population development and health. Activists have been fighting against female circumcision for decades and, after the popular uprising in early 2011, women's rights once again became a prominent topic in the media. Although women and men have fought side by side on the streets, the rights of women are nevertheless becoming increasingly jeopardised. Ultra-conservative groups, for example, are calling for the lifting of the ban on female circumcision, which was enacted into law in 2008.


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It's been a surprisingly good year for stocks--surprising because it wasn't terrible.
[ENJOY: Political Cartoons on the Economy]
A lot of things nearly went wrong in 2012. The U.S. economy bumbled along, with the political showdown over the "fiscal cliff" slowing growth and even threatening a recession. Europe sank deeper into the doldrums, China slowed more than expected, and hotspots like Iran continued to darken the outlook.
Most companies managed to steer around the potholes, with the overall stock market up by about 12 percent as of early December. But at some companies, the wheels came off. To identify the biggest losers, I asked S&P Capital IQ to rank the 1,500 largest public U.S. companies according to their year-to-date stock appreciation. From the worst performers, I selected companies known to most consumers whose struggles reflect broader trends in the U.S. economy. Here are 10 companies that tumbled in 2012:
Supervalu (stock price down 67 percent). This grocery conglomerate, which includes chains such as Albertson's and Save-a-Lot, has been losing sales for three straight years as discounters like Wal-Mart and Target grab an increasing share of the food business. Private-equity firms and other investors are likely to buy parts of the company in a split-up that's been anticipated for a while.
ITT Educational Services (down 66 percent). For-profit colleges such as those operated by ITT in 39 states once seemed like a clever idea, but the industry is getting hammered as the government scrutinizes its graduation rates and business practices, and traditional schools begin to offer online programs and other options. Other education companies posting big drops in their stock price this year include Apollo Group (which operates the University of Phoenix), Career Education Corp. and Strayer.
[RELATED: 10 Companies That Dazzled in 2012]
Diamond Foods (down 57 percent). This snack food company was growing rapidly until auditors discovered accounting irregularities that forced a restatement of earnings and led to the departure of the CEO and CFO. It's still recovering from the damage.
Alpha Natural Resources (down 56 percent). The flip side of a boom in domestic natural gas and oil production is a decline in coal production, which has crushed shares of this mining company. Alpha also faces ongoing litigation related to Massey Energy--which operated the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia where 29 miners died in a 2010 explosion--which Alpha acquired in 2011.
Advanced Micro Devices (down 56 percent). Heard of the iPad? The surging popularity of tablet computers and other mobile devices is zapping sales of traditional PCs, which AMD makes processors for. Some analysts worry that AMD's falling sales could even lead to a cash crunch at the company sometime in 2013.
AK Steel (down 48 percent). A global slowdown--especially in China--has pushed down both steel prices and sales. AK Steel also has major pension liabilities that tie up a lot of cash. The company could rebound, though, once the global economy picks up.
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Best Buy (down 48 percent). This electronics retailer has become a "glorified showroom for Amazon," according to Harvard Business Review, which means shoppers come to check out the merchandise, then order online when they find cheaper prices. The company is revamping its network of 1,400 stores, but may not be able to move fast enough to keep up with the migration of shoppers to other outlets.
Tempur-Pedic (down 47 percent). Mattress sales are soft, and competitors peddling new foam products have been taking market share from Tempur-Pedic's specialized--and pricy--mattresses. The company recently announced plans to acquire competitor Sealy, to boost its market power.
Hewlett-Packard (down 45 percent). This storied technology company has reinvented itself many times, but its dependence on PCs and printers now seems out-of-date as consumers shift to slimmer mobile devices and the cloud. Meanwhile, a spate of acquisitions over the last several years seem to have done little for H-P, while costing it billions.
JC Penney (down 44 percent). This century-old retailer is in the midst of an aggressive makeover led by former Apple hotshot Ron Johnson, who became CEO last year. But so far, Penney's efforts to ditch its frugal image, make its stores more hip and "retrain the customer," as Johnson says, have turned off more shoppers than they've attracted.
Rick Newman is the author of Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback to Success. Follow him on Twitter: @rickjnewman.
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'Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey' | 1993
The purr-formance: Three family pets, Sassy the cat and dogs Chance and Shadow, are left with a family friend when their owners go on vacation. The pets think something must be wrong with their owners when they set off on an adventure to find them. The cat's meow: Sassy, the cat supremacist, lives up to her name. The snobby black and white cat (voiced by Sally Field) is judgmental and high-maintenance along the way, that is until she realizes she'd better stick with fellow domestics Chance (Michael J. Fox) and Shadow (Don Alder) to survive encounters with bears, skunks and other forces of nature.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man, in possession of good fortune and the Greatest Artistic Genius And Mind of All Time — ALL TIME — must be in want of a Kardashian. Now Miss Kardashian and Mr. West, after years of friendship, a brief courtship and a child, are now embarked upon the voyage of matrimony. While initially Kim was worried about dating Kanye on the grounds that it was weird to be stared at lovingly by something that wasn't a camera, and Kanye was unnerved on the grounds that he was already in a lifelong romance with the most brilliant and attractive person alive — himself — they managed to struggle through these differences and come out stronger as a couple. It is not what is outside that matters. That could change tomorrow. There is plastic surgery for that. What matters is what is within the resilient neoprene and silicone shell that encases your beloved. Beauty fades and love disappears, but that ego will always be there.
I am sorry. I don't mean to be cynical. I know Kanye has deep emotions. He proposed to Kim using a traditional, understated method: Renting out a ballpark to use its Jumbotron and getting a 50-piece orchestra to play Lana Del Rey (and, naturally, one of his own songs). Great. Wonderful.
Now can we stop these extravaganzas?
This is as good a time as any to beg that we put the kibosh on the Big Public Proposal craze that has been sweeping the nation. Kim and Kanye did it. You don't have to. Every reason that it made sense for them is a reason it does not make sense for you.
I get that, for as long as there has been romance, people have been feeling the need to make large public gestures that might be ill-received. Before the Jumbotron, there was the court minstrel who stopped everyone in the middle of the feast and dedicated his new cover of "Greensleeves" to you, and then you tried to run out of the feasting hall in embarrassment, but it turned out your father had already promised you to him, so you had to act flattered.
Carefully choreographed viral YouTube proposals are a relatively recent innovation (and there are tons of them). You would think that, after almost every one inspires the comment "Wow, it would be terrifying to be put on the spot like that!" someone might stop. But the impulse seems too deeply rooted. Before, you had to be rich to make this kind of public display. Now anyone with a smartphone can do it. But that doesn't mean you should. Generally the splashier the display, the less it is about its intended recipient.
I understand that one man's Completely Mortifying Public Display is another's Powerful Romantic Gesture. But for every UpWorthy-worthy Video Where You Climb On Top Of A Bus With All Your Best Friends And Propose To Your Girlfriend And, See, You Were A Romantic After All, there are a dozen or more ways that this can go horribly, painfully wrong. They are uncomfortable to watch, even when they go well, and especially when there is choreography. If you are already so certain that the other party will say yes that you are willing to involve all your friends and family in a giant, elaborate dance, then save it for the walk down the aisle.
The Kimye case is a good example of the only situation where a public Jumbotron proposal makes actual sense. Who likes being put on the spot about something deeply personal, in the face of cameras and a cheering crowd? Kim and Kanye. That's who. Don't do it, everyone else.
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No books pertaining to Alabama at this time.
No books pertaining to Alaska at this time.
See section for back issues of "Copper State Journal" on main page
Arkansas Genealogical Society's 1992-1993 Resource Directory, compilied by Desmond Walls Allen and Bobbie Jones McLane. Softcover, 68 pages, 10"x12". Lists material available in libraries, the state archives, historical and genealogical societies, courthouses, and from commercial sources. ($10.00)
Reprint of Goodspeed's 1889 History of Benton County, Arkansas. Reprinted by Benton Co. Hist. Society. Softcover, 232 pages. Some pages separating at binding. ($8.00)
Reprint of the Washington County Section of Goodspeed's Arkansas History. Published in 1889, preprinted 1978, soft cover, 457 pages, index. ($12.00)
Washington County, Arkansas, Miscellaneous Record Book, 1841-1879, by Nancy Maxwell. Copyright 1997, 142 pages, index, softcover. Includes apprenticeship, guardianship, various miscellaneous records. ($12.00)
Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas, Vol.II, Autumn, 1980. Published by Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society. Softcover, 108 pages, index. ($12.00)
Washington County, Arkansas Index to Wills 1828-1931, Index to Probate Books A – K, 1837-1901. Compiled by Lois N. Miller. Copyright 1980. softcover, 165 pages. ($12.00)
Abstracts of Deeds, Deed Book A 1830-1838, Washington County, Fayetteville, Arkansas, compiled by Lois N. Miller. Copyright 1983, spiral-bound softcover, 50 pages, index. ($12.00)
British Isles
Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. 1973, 358 pages. The guide can be split into four sections: first, twelve essays on "The Monarchy in Britain", past and present, by a collection of celebrated writers and historians, second, the section on "The Royal Family", featuring biographies, third, a complete account of "The Royal Lineage" tracing the narrative pedigrees of the Royal Houses from their beginnings down to the present, and fourth, various Appendices of interest. ($18.00)
National Index of Parish Registers, Vol. 1. Sources of Births, Marriages and Deaths Before 1837, by D. J. Steel. 1967, 439 pages. ($12.00)
East Kent Parishes, A Guide for Genealogists, Local Historians and other Researchers in the Diocese of Canterbury, by David Wright. Second edition, 2992. Softcover, 168 pages. ($10.00)
A Handlist of the Records of The Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacons of Lincoln and Stow, compiled by Kathleen Major. 1953, 121 pages, index.($8.00)
The Records and Collections of the College of Arms, by Sir Anthony Wagner. 84 pages, index. A unique guide to a unique institution written by the greatest authority on the subject. ($8.00)
My Ancestors Were Londoners, How Do I Find Out More About Them? By Cliff Webb. 1997, 62 pages, softcover. This work concentrates on the period 1600-1900. ($5.00, no postage charge)
A Guide to Surrey Genealogy and Records, by Cliff Webb. 1997, softcover, 46 pages. Covers the basic records of the county, and any lists and editions of them, or indexes to them. ($5.00, no postage charge)
A Guide to London and Middlesex Genealogy & Records, by Cliff Webb. 1995, softcover, 38 pages. The area covered is the whole of the ancient county of Middlesex including the Cities of London and Westminster. ($5.00, no postage charge)
Royal Ancestors of Magna Carta Barons, by Carr P. Collins, Jr. 1959, 293 pages, Cross Index to Titles and Families. Includes ancestry of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, and Elizabeth Knox, daughter of Rev. John Knox and his wife, Margaret Stewart. Also the Collins genealogy. The book is organized by "family" rather than by direct descent from some prominent individual. It has been arranged alphabetically for ease in cross reference. ($15.00)
English Genealogy: an Appendix, by Arlene H. Eakle. Paper cover, 59 pages. Includes articles such as National Index of Parish Registers, Short Glossary of Manorial Terms, How to Read 16th and 17th Century Handwriting, Calendars 1776-2000, Inventory of British Microfiche at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, and many more. ($10.00)
A List of Wills, Administrations, etc. in the Public Record Office, London, England, 12th – 19th Century. From a typewritten copy in the Public Record Office. 1968, 158 pages, index. ($15.00)
A Catalogue of British Family Histories, edited by T. R. Thomson. Originally published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. in 1928, this is a 1976 reprint. 184 pages, surnames listed alphabetically. ($10.00)
English Genealogy, by Sir Anthony Wagner. 3rd edition, 1983, published in England. 475 pps, index. Book explains the origins of genealogy and how the subject has developed over the years, rather than providing guidance on the techniques of genealogical research. ($15.00)
London and Middlesex - A Handlist, compiled by J. M. Sims. 1970, 66p., soft-cover. This list is intended to be a brief guide to the manuscript sources relating to the history of London and Middlesex which have been published. ($10.00)
Scottish Roots - A Step-by-step guide for Ancestor-hunters, by Alwyn James. 181 pps, 1982. This book shows you how to tap into the wealth of information and services available to trace your Scottish forebears. ($15.00)
Gazetteer of Scotland, Including a Glossary of the Most Common Gaelic and Norse Names. (Place names, not surnames.) 343 p., 8.5'x11", 1937. Book has been rebound. Also includes the Scottish Peerage of the time. ($15.00)
The Story of the Irish Race, by Seumas MacManus, 1981, 737 pages, index. Originally published 1920. In-depth history of Ireland. Heavy book requiring $5.00 media mail postage. $25.00
Clans and Families of Ireland, The Heritage and Heraldry of Irish Clans and Families, by John Grenham, 1993, 188 pages. Focusing of 200 of the commonest Irish names, book sheds light on their origins in short histories of the surname, ($20.00)
No books pertaining to California at this time.
See section for back issues of "The Colorado Genealogist" on main page
Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, edited by Frederick W. Bailey. A reprint with Additions, Corrections, and Introduction by Donald Lines Jacobus. Seven books in one volume. 1982, 986 pages. ($45.00)
The History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880, with Biographies and Genealogies, by Samuel Orcutt. 1880. Original copy of this work. Condition poor due to age, but intact. 844 pages, index. ($50.00)
History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus. Reprinted two volumes in three. Part 1, Vol 11, part 1, vol 11, part 2. 2,000 pages, index. 1991 reprint of original 1930 books. ($70.00)
Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, by Susan Woodruff Abbott. 1979, 875 pages, index. ($40.00)
Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. I, II, III compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. Surnames A through Z. 1981 reprint. 2067 pages, plus 301 page index. ($60.00)
Seymour, Past and Present, by Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett. 1902, 613 pages, index. Wonderful original book with numerous photos. Condition fair considering its age. Of great value to anyone researching this community. ($50.00)
See section for back issues of "Connecticut Ancestry" on main page
Early Church Records of New Castle County, Delaware, Vol. 1. By F. Edward Wright, 1994, soft cover. 329 pages, index. Vol. 1 covers a number of church registers and other records . All births through 31 Dec. 1800 were copied. Also added were other records, namely marriage bonds, certificates of removal/letters of dismission and list of church members. ($18.00)
No books pertaining to Florida at this time.
The Atlantic Bridge to Germany, Vol. 1. Baden – Wuerttenberg, by Charles M. Hall. Copyright 1974, spiral-bound softcover. 128 pages. The project of this atlas was undertaken to aid researchers to determine a given locality in Baden-Wuerttemberg and be promptly aware of what records are available for that locality. The atlas also shows how accessible those records are to researchers. ($12.00)
Deseret - Genealogisches Mitteilungsblatt. Der Genealogischen Gesellschaft Der Kirche Jesu Christi Der Heiligen Der Letzten Tage. 1956-1960. 75 p. Genealogical information in German. ($10.00)
See section for back issues of "Central Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly" on main page.
No books pertaining to Hawaii at this time.
Cemetery Inscriptions of Fulton County, ILL, Putnam Township including Cuba,Vol. 9, 1984, 117 pages, softcover. Compiled by the Fulton County Hist. And Gen. Society. ($15.00)
Montgomery County, Illinois 1860 Census and Mortality Schedule, compiled by Montgomery County Genealogy Society, 1982. This is a stack of papers which appear to have been removed from a binder. An index is included. ($5.00)
History of Tazewell County, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. 1879 reprint, 901 pages, index. ($45.00)
Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Dillon and Delavan Townships. Vol. 1, soft cover, 133 pages. ($12.00)
Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Boynton, Cincinnati, Deer Creek and Elm Grove Townships. Vol. 2, 1980, soft cover, 122 pages. ($12.00)
Tazewell County, Illinois 1860 Census & Index, Eastern Half. 1984, soft cover, index. Approx. 100 pages, ($12.00)
Tazewell County, Illinois Marriage Records Index, 1827 – Oct. 1859. Vol. 1, compiled by David C. Perkins. 1982, soft cover. 87 pages. Marriages are listed in alphabetical order according to the surname of the groom. The second index lists the brides in alphabetical order. ($12.00)
Tazewell County, Illinois Land Records Index 1827-March, 1838. Vol. 1, compiled by David C. Perkins. 1980, soft cover. 67 pages, index. ($12.00)
Wall Plat Map of Tazewell County, Illinois 1864. Compiled by John W. Durdle, 1984. Index, 43 pages. ($15.00)
Washburn (IL) 1850-1976 Yesterday and Today, Quasquicentennial Edition. Includes Cazenovia, Lowpoint, Bricktown. 1976, soft cover, 78 pages. Many early photos. ($12.00)
The Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois. Reprint of 1878 book. 739 pages, index. Containing a history of the county – its cities, towns, a directory of its taxpayers, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of Woodford Co., history of Illinois, illustrated, history of the northwest, illustrated, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters. ($45.00)
The Woodford County History. Woodford County Board of Supervisors – 1968, no index. 211 pages. Contents consist of chapters of histories of each township. ($18.00)
See section for back issues of "The Saga of Southern Illinois" and "Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterlies" on main page
Index to Indiana Wills Phase 1 Through 1850, by Charles M. Franklin. 1986, 8 x 12, 269 pages. (Postage for this large, heavy book will be $6.00.) A major help when researcher does not know ancestor's final county of residence. This is a statewide index of recorded wills in Indiana from the beginning of each existing county's records to and including 1850. Contains over 6000 testators' names, county in which will is record, year will recorded, book and page number on which the recorded will begins. ($30.00)
The Encyclopedic Directory of Clay County, Indiana. 1971, 160 pages, soft cover. A list of householders of the county, their post office address, occupation, location, school district, section number, township, politics, religion, assessed value of real estate, nationality, where born, when born, when came to Clay Co., etc. Includes photos and biographies of prominent citizens. ($20.00)
From then til now...History of McCutchanville, by Kenneth P. McCutchen. 1969, 259 p., index, soft cover. Filled with information about individuals and families from earliest times. (2 copies) ($18.00)
Putnam County, Indiana Marriages 1838-1847, by Charles M. Franklin. 1983, soft cover, 5 pages. Listed alphabetically by both bride and groom. ($12.00)
Early Marriages of Wayne County, Indiana 1811-1822, by Irene Macy Strieby. 1965, soft cover, 54 pages. ($12.00)
See section for back issues of "Indiana Magazine of History" and "The Hoosier Genealogist" on main page
Cedar County, Iowa Directory 1937 Farm Index. Compiled by the Cedar County Genealogical Society. Includes numerous old advertisements. Copyright 1995, soft-cover. 49 pages. ($10.00)
History of Bourbon County, Kansas, to the close of 1865, by T. F. Robley. Originally published in 1894, this is a 1988 reprint. Spiral bound softcover. 224 pages, plus index. Includes photos. ($18.00)
Kentucky 1830 Census Index, Vol. VI – Scott-Woodford, compiled by Dora Wilson Smith. Copyright 1974, 85 pages, soft cover. Alphabetized. The format of this index includes the head of household in the first column, followed by the county of residence and the census page number where the name was found. Some underlining. ($12.00)
Barren County, Kentucky 1820 Census. 1985, soft cover, 14 pages. Head of Household listings are alphabetical. ($7.00)
Boone County, Kentucky 1810-1840 Censuses, transcribed by Rowena Lawson. 1986, softcover, 68 pages, index. Some underlining and notations. ($12.00)
Boone County, Kentucky 1850 Census, transcribed by Rowena Lawson. 1986, softcover, 93 pages, index. ($12.00)
Old Episcopal Burying Ground (Lexington, Kentucky), by Frances Keller Swinford Barr. 2002, softcover, 115 pages, index. The largest number of burials took place during the period from 1833 to 1849, a large number dying of cholera during the two epidemics of those years. ($10.00)
The Federal Census of Simpson County, Kentucky for 1820, with a collection of biographical sketches. 44 pages, index, soft cover. ($10.00)
Simpson County, Kentucky Cemeteries, 448 pages, index. Includes detailed map showing sections. ($25.00)
Index Wayne County, Kentucky Population Census – Heads of Families 1810 –1880, compiled by Andrew J. Crawford. 1976, 138 pages. These are indexes which were extracted from microfilm copied from the original population census schedules. The indexes are by Head of Household; however, for the years 1850 – 1870 Crawford expanded the scope to contain different surnames within a household. ($15.00)
Natchitoches 1800-1826, Vol. IV Cane River Creole Series, by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Translated Abstracts from Register Number Five of the Catholic Church Parish of St. Francois des Natchitoches, Louisiana. 2004, softcover, 481 pages, index. The population of Natchitoches was mainly Spanish and French, with significant "Anglo" migration from the older American states as well as the British Isles. Many Negro slaves are also listed in these records. Entries include baptisms (of infants and adults), burials and marriages; and provide names, dates, ethnicity, and when possible, grandparents, godparents, parents, spouse, age, witnesses, cause of death, and priest. ($20.00)
The Old Maps of Oxford County, Maine in 1858. 1984, softcover, 52 pages. 91 old maps reproduced including the old roads, every house and family, detail maps of villages and neighborhoods. ($12.00)
Revolutionary Records of Maryland, by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh and Margaret Roberts Hodges. 1978 reprint. 56 pages, index, softcover. Reduced print. This small book contains a great deal of valuable information for Maryland researchers, including some unpublished records. Slight underlining. ($8.00)
Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1751-1775. Book 3, by F. Edward Wright. 124 pages, soft cover. ($10.00)
This Was The Life, Excerpts from the Judgment Records of Frederick County, Maryland 1748-1765, by Millard Milburn Rice. 1984, 308 pages, index. Some underlining. Since the Frederick Co. Court was the sole governing body of the County, as well as its civil and criminal court, the record of its actions covers every phase of Colonial life. ($18.00)
Survey Field Book of David and William Clark in Harford County, Maryland 1770-1812 by Henry Peden, Jr. 1998, softcover, 40 pages. Names of the tracts, owners, acreage, landmarks, and dates of survey have been gleaned and the tracts have been arranged in alphabetical order. ($12.00)
The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879, by T. H. S. Boyd. Originally published in 1879, this is an 1998 reprint. Softcover, 187 pages, index. Includes early land grants, order of settlement and present (1879) owners, sketches of prominent men, directory of merchants, farmers, tobacco planters, schools and much more. ($15.00)
Prince George's County Land Records, Vol. A, 1696 – 1702, editor Shirley Langdon Wilcox, C.G. 1976, 97 pages, index. ($10.00)
See section for back issues of "Maryland Magazine of Genealogy" and "Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin" on main page
The Devil in Massachusetts, by Marion L. Starkey. A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials. 1969, 310 pages, paperback, index. ($5.00)
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, S.N.D. North, Director. Reprint 1964. 10'x12", hardcover. 363 pages. Includes index. ($18.00)
Vital Records of Alford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, Bostom, Mass., 1902. 32 pages, hardback. Condition poor, all pages intact. Includes births, marriages, deaths to 1850 in the town of Alford, which was established in 1773. ($10.00)
Boston Taxpayers in 1821. Edited and Indexed by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach. Picton Press, 1988. 255 pages, index. A comprehensive listing of all Boston taxpayers for the year 1821 first published in 1822 which has been entirely unknown to most researchers ever since. All of the individuals listed were born in 18th century and many were born prior to American Revolution. ($18.00)
The History of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, From the Earliest Settlement Known to the Present Time, a Period of about Two Hundred and Thirty Years, by Sidney Perley. Reprint of 1880 book. 418 pages, index. Discusses early first settlers, physicians, churches, militia. Indian wars, usual information found in the late 19th century town histories. ($40.00)
Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the Charge of the Eddy Town- Record Fund. Boston, Mass., 1903. 239 pages, hardback. Condition poor, all pages intact, some stains on cover, pencil writing on end page. Includes births, marriages, deaths to 1850 in the town of Lee, which was established in 1777. ($10.00)
Vital Records of Williamstown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund. Boston, Mass, 1907. 173 pages, hardback. Condition poor, all pages intact, covers quite stained, pencil writing on end page. Includes births, marriages, deaths to 1850 in the town of Williamstown, which was established in 1765. ($10.00)
Vital Records of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, Boston, Mass, 1907. 115 pages, hardback. Condition poor, all pages intact, pencil writing on end page. Includes births, marriages, deaths to 1850 in the town of West Stockbridge, which was established in 1774. ($10.00)
See section for back issues of "The Mayflower Quarterly", "Berkshire Genealogist" and "The Essex Genealogist" on main page
No books pertaining to Michigan at this time.
No books pertaining to Minnesota at this time.
No records pertaining to Mississippi at this time.
No records pertaining to Missouri at this time.
No records pertaining to Montana at this time.
See section for back issues of "Nebraska Ancestree" on main page
No books pertaining to Nevada at this time.
New England
See section for back issues of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register" and "Nexus" on main page
Manchester Historic Association Collections, Vol. IV: 1908-1910, compiled by George Waldo Browne. A 1992 reprint, 339 pages, index. The date of 1910 refers to the Officers of the Manchester Historic Association, original publishers of the book, and does not refer to events of that time. It is a collection of early stories of the city, as well as an extensive selection of memoirs of early settlers. ($20.00)
See section for back issues of "The New Hampshire Genealogical Record" on main page
Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, by Charlotte D. Meldrum. 1994, soft cover, 288 pages, index. The major religious denomination of Burlington County in its early years was the Society of Friends (Quakers). These are records from the Burlington Monthly Meeting and Mount Holly Monthly Meeting starting in 1677 through 1800. ($15.00)
Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey, by Charlotte D. Meldrum, Vol. 2. 1995, soft cover, 289 pages, index. The major religious denomination of Burlington County in its early years was the Society of Friends (Quakers). These are the records of the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Evesham Monthly Meeting, and Little Egg Harbor Monthliy Meeting starting in 1692 through 1800. ($15.00)
New Mexico
Genealogical Resources in New Mexico, by Robert E. Esterly, Ph.D. Published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society in 1997. 25 pages, 8 1/2x11, softcover. ($10.00)
New York
Three Centuries in Champlain Valley, Tercentenary Edition. Published by Saranac Chapter, D.A.R., Plattsburg, NY 1909. A collection of historical facts and incidents. Cover is separating from text. Text is complete. 485 pages. There is an Index of Persons and Organizations, as well as an Index of places and events. This book is a rare find which I discovered in my own research. Emphasis has been placed on the Champlain period and the Revolutionary and Pioneer history. The earliest date I found is 1633. ($30.00)
Pioneer Homes of Clinton County, 1790-1820, by Allan S. Everest. Originally published in 1966, this is second edition 1971. 96 pages. Soft cover, no index. Includes photos of early homes with description and names of earliest owners in Plattsburgh and surrounding communites Ausable, Peru, Schuyler Falls, Beekmantown, Chazy, Rouses Point, Champlain, Mooers, and map. ($18.00)
History of Clinton & Franklin Counties, New York. Reprint edition published by the Clinton County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1978. Orignally published in 1880. 8 ½ x 12", 533 pages, index. This very large, heavy book is typical of the county histories published across the east and mid-west in the 1880's. Lengthy descriptions of various communities with biographical sketches of early residents. Because of the weight of this book media mail postage will be $5.00. ($40.00)
Historical Notes of Saint James Parish, Hyde Park-on-Hudson, New York 1913. 88p. published 1913. Original church built 1811. Includes bio sketches of Rectors, Wardens, Vestrymen, list of Sunday School Teachers & Students. ($15.00)
Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from the Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, 1823-1833 and 1841-1855. Compiled by Dianne Stenzel. 262 pages, plus approx. 40 page index. Published 1991. ($20.00)
Rensselaer Co., New York Directory of Genealogical Records by TAD (The Ancestor Detective. Copyright 1986, soft cover, 109 pages, index to topic numbers, such as baptisms, death notices, etc. ($12.00)
Guide to Historical Resources in Saratoga County, New York Repositories. New York Historical Resources Center. 1983, soft-cover, 82 pps. The New York Historical Resources Center did a state-wide survey of manuscripts and archives collections in repositories in 1978. The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, describe, and report all of the manuscripts and archive materials in NY state repositories. This guide is the result for Saratoga County. ($6.00)
History of Washington County, New York, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, 1737-1878, by Crisfield Johnson. Reprint 1979. Typical of the histories published in the 1800's. 8 ½ x 12", 504 pages, no index. See below for separate index to this volume. Because of the weight of this book, media mail postage will be $5.00. ($30.00)
Name Index to Crisfield Johnson's History of Washington County, New York, 1878, by Virginia Parrott and Marjorie Sexton. 1984, 79 pages. ($10.00)
See section for back issues of "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record", "Legacy, Herkimer Co., NY", and "Western New York Genealogical Society, Inc." on main page
Abstracts of Letters of Resignations of Militia Officers in North Carolina 1779-1840, compiled and abstracted by Timothy Kearney. Copyright 1992, 122 pages, 8x10, index. Volume contains abstracts of approximately 1,175 letters of resignations. ($12.00)
Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, Vol. 1, by Emmett R. White. 1984, 318 pages, index, some underlining and handwritten notes. ($20.00)
Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina Vol. 2, Burke County. 1998, 346 pages, index, some underlining. ($20.00)
Abstracts of theWills of Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1733-1856, by Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin. 1979 reprint of 1956 book. 392 pages, index. Wills arranged alphabetically. ($25.00)
The Colonial and State History of Hertford County, North Carolina, by Benjamin B. Winborne, originally in 1906, reprint 1976 with an added foreward, index, table of contents and list of illustrations. 356 pages. ($22.00)
North Carolina Slaves and Free Persons of Color – Iredell County, by William L. Byrd III and John H. Smith. 2002, 197 pages, soft cover, index. Contains a wealth of information transcribed from obscure and fragile original documents housed at the North Carolina State Archives. Records are grouped by category, including Civil Actions, Criminal Actions, Misc. Records, and Petitions too sell slaves. Interactions between blacks and whites are displayed on both legal and domestic levels, giving the reader a vivid account of everyday life in the Antebellum South. ($12.00)
The Mecklenburg (NC) Declaration of Independence, May20, 1775, and Livesd of Its Signers, by George W. Graham, MD. 2000 reprint of 1905 book. 215 pages, soft cover, index. The leading men of Mecklenburg County,NC met in March and April 1775, determined to free the citizens of North Carolina from British rule. Brief biographical sketches of the signers. ($12.00)
North Dakota
No books pertaining to North Dakota at this time.
Columbia County, Ohio Newsletters. The Columbia County Connection dating from 1988 to 1991. Soft cover. Postage to be $4.00 due to size. ($15.00)
Columbia County, Ohio Marriages 1800-1870…and Other Evidence of Marriages…by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G.1990, 399 pages, index, over size soft-cover book. Postage will be $4.00. This book includes, I'm guessing some 15,000 marriages. ($25.00)
Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890 – Schedules enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War – Lucas County, Ohio, indexed by Beverly Todd Reed. 1997, soft cover. 68 pages, 8.5 x 11. ($10.00)
History of Monroe County 1813, assembled by Woodsfield Chamber of Commerce. 1969, 39 pages, softcover. A history of most of the 18 townships of Monroe County. ($20.00)
Ohio Lands: Steubenville Land Office, 1800 – 1820, by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G. 1983, 181 pages, 8 x 12, index. ($15.00)
No books pertaining to Oklahoma at this time.
Barlow Road 1974-1975 Bicentennial Edition. By the Wasco County and Clackamas County Historical Societies. 1985, 95 pages, soft cover. Lists Barlow Road pioneers, wagon masters or captains, ministers, doctors. Photos and stories of the various settlements. ($10.00)
Distinguished Men of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, 1913, 102 pages, index. Contains facts furnished by the subjects themselves. Approximately 150 subjects including photos. ($15.00)
Pennsylvania Births Bucks County 1682-1800, by John T. Humphrey. 1993, 352 pages, no index. Surnames are alphabetically arranged. Most of the early church records for this county can be found only in manuscript form in local libraries; only six of the twenty-two records used for this compilation have ever been published. ($20.00)
A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, PA From Their Earliest Settlements by the Whites to the Present Time, by Joseph C. Martindale, MD. 96 pages, index, softcover. ($12.00)
Early Church Records of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Quaker Records of Bradford Monthly Meetings, by Martha Reamy. 259 pages, index, soft cover. The records of Bradford Monthly Meeting are perhaps the most complete of any monthly meeting of its early age. 1700's and 1800's. ($15.00)
Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania 1713-1748, by Jacob Martin. 1993, 188 pages, index, soft cover. Abstracts of wills showing wives, children and witnesses. ($15.00)
Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania 1748-1766, by Jacob Martin. 1994, 206 pages, index, soft cover. Continuation of prior book. ($15.00)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 3, by F. Edward Wright. 1994, 279 pages, index, soft cover. A collection of church registers and pastoral records of births, marriages and deaths in Lancaster County of the 18th Century. Quaker, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and others. ($18.00)
The History of Ceres (Lycoming County) and its Near Vicinity From Its Early Settlement in 1798 to the Present (1896), by M. W. Mann and Maria King. 1896, 150 pages. This old book would be a treasure to anyone interested in the area. It is written in story form and discusses the early settlers and their families, the physicians, the newspapers, the Civil War and those who participated in it from Ceres. Condition is fair, considering its age, intact. ($20.00)
Meeting House and Counting House. The Quaker Merchants of Colonial Philadelphia 1682-1763, by Frederick B. Tolles. 1963, 292 pages, index, softcover. ($12.00)
Index to Somerset County, PA Wills 1795-1900, by Bob and Mary Closson. Softcover, 10"x12", 62 pages. ($10.00)
Wrightstown Township, A Tricentennial History, by Jeffrey L. Marshall and Bertha S. Davis. 192, 95 pages, soft cover. Includes first European owners and early settlement, many photos. ($15.00)
Rhode Island
No books pertaining to Rhode Island at this time.
South Carolina
Amherst Papers, 1756-1763. The Southern Sector: Dispatches from South Carolina, Virginia and His Majesty's Superintendent of Indian Affairs, by Edith Mays. 1999, 411 pages, index, soft cover. ($15.00)
1850 Census of Horry County, South Carolina, by Janet H. Woodard. 1980, 132 pages, index. Shows names of family members or others living with them, age, occupation, real est. value, and in some cases birthplace. ($18.00)
History of Spartanburg County, Embracing an Account of Many Important Events and Biographical Sketches of Statemen, Divines and Other Public Men, and the Names of Many Others Worthy of Record in the History of Their County, by J.B.O. Landrum. 2002 reprint of 1900 publication. 739 pages, index, soft cover. ($20.00)
South Dakota
No books pertaining to South Dakota at this time.
Tennessee Genealogical Research, by George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D., Sc.D. 1981, 123 pages. Softcover. Includes types of Records, record locations, county listings. ($ 8.00)
Tennessee Genealogical Research, by George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D, Sc.D 1986, 138 pages, softcover. Includes types of records, record locations, county listings. ($8.00)
Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs Day Book Number 2, by James L. Douthat. 105 pages, 1993, index, soft cover. Describes life and times in lower east Tennessee between 1801-1897.($10.00)
Vital Records – Volume I for Polk County, Tennessee for the Period July 1, 1911 to June 30, 1912. Polk County Hist. and Gen. Soc. Publication. 26 pages, soft cover. Covers births and deaths for this period. Also includes automobile records. Arranged alphabetically. ($10.00)
1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule of Jackson County, Texas. 34 p., index. A list clipped together. ($8.00)
No books pertaining to Utah at this time.
Second Census of the United States 1800 – Vermont. 233 pages, index, 1972 reprint of 1938 publication. Includes large detailed map of Vermont in 1796. ($18.00)
A Guide to Genealogical Notes and Charts in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library, compiled by Lyndon H. Hart, III. 1983, 167 pages, index, softcover. Collection includes private manuscripts and public records. Index shows names and lists number where they can be found. ($15.00)
Mother Earth – Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699, by W. Stitt Robinson, Jr. Orig. published in 1957, this is a 2001 reprint. 77 pages, soft cover. Some underlining. Some land holders mentioned, no index. ($8.00)
Early Quaker Records in Virginia, compiled by Miles White, Jr. 1985, 64 pages, index, softcover. ($10.00)
Virginia Publick Claims – Bedford County, compiled by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten. 63 pages, index. Soft cover. Appears to be militia records during Revolutionary War. ($10.00)
Early Marriages, Wills, and Some Revolutionary War Records Botetourt County, Virginia, compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell. 1980 reprint of 1958 publication. 69 pages, soft cover. Names listed alphabetically. ($10.00)
Virginia Historic Marriage Register, Frederick County Marriages 1738-1850, by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. 1984, 503 pages, no index, but listed alphabetically, both men's and women's names. Front cover has separated from spine but is intact. ($20.00)
Entitled! Free Papers in Appalachia Concerning Antebellum Freeborn Negroes and Emancipated Blacks of Montgomery County, Virginia, compiled by Richard B. Dickenson. 1981, 83 pages, index. ($10.00)
A Guide to Historical Research in Orange County, Virginia, by Ann L. Miller. 1988, 29 pages, soft cover booklet. Record repositories, research centers, major sources and publications, and other "most-asked questions" on research in Orange County have been brought together in one handy source. ($3.00)
Virginia Valley Records – Genealogical and Historical Materials of Rockingham County, Virginia and Related Regions (With map), by John W. Wayland. 2001 reprint of 1930 publication. 491 pages, index, soft cover. Packed with information on the early settlers! ($22.00)
Scott County, Virginia Consents and Bonds of Marriage 1815-1853, by Phyllis Louise Peterson. 2001, 254 pages, index, soft cover spiral bound. If a bride or groom was under age, the consent of the parent or guardian had to be given, Book contains the reproductions of the Marriage Consent Slips, and includes the names of the couple, the parent of one of them giving their consent, and at least one witness, along with the date. Each matrimonial applicant entered into a bond to the Governor of the State. When the marriage took place, the bond was then void. These records usually give the name of the couple, most of the time the parents, and at least one witness. The compiler, Ms. Peterson took on a tremendous task in deciphering the names from the handwriting of the clerks, and has typed all names. ($20.00)
Virginia Historic Marriage Register, Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds, 17772-1850, by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. 1984, 417 pages, soft cover. Records are arranged alphabetically by both men's and women's names. ($18.00)
A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, by John W. Wayland. 894 pages, index. This large book contains so much information about this county and its people, it not possible to list it all here. Many lists of settlers. ($40.00)
Clark County, Washington Marriages, Vol. 1 - 1852-1896. Published by Clark Co. Genealogical Society 1982. 244 p., index, soft-cover. ($20.00)
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. 866 pages, 8 x 12, 1952. Heavy book requiring $6.00 postage. Land grants listed were made by Lord Fairfax prior to the creation of the Virginia Land Office of lands new embracing West Virginia. ($30.00)
No books pertaining to Wisconsin at this time.
No books pertaining to Wyoming at this time.


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An Elegant Lakeview Home
Relatives share common space in Lakeview.
Amos enjoys being in the media room with his father. Three televisions make watching football games especially exciting for David, who says it's his favorite room in the house.
With an updated flair for French architecture, the home of Whitney and David Loria in Lakeview definitely has plenty of appeal. Even the iron fence, set between brick posts, adds to its pristine European look. Designed by David's sister-in-law, Gwen Loria, an architectural designer who attended Tulane University School of Architecture, it's the dream home of the young couple with a special lagniappe feature: According to David, an attorney with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith, their home is part of a unique green space that joins it with Gwen and Paul's home and the new home of his parents Annette and Frank Loria.
"Since Gwen and Paul have four young children and we have two, I can't think of anything better than having a huge open play area between our houses for all of us to enjoy, not to mention the joy of having our children's grandparents as part of the family triad," says David.
Completed in August 2012, the 3,700 square-foot-home features an open floor plan with the main areas opening onto a large brick patio that features an outdoor kitchen and plenty of space for family gatherings, while the children can freely play in the grass-covered adjoining space. "It's a wonderful way to be together with family and friends," Whitney says. "The children love the freedom of having so much open space. We did add a low fence around the patio, mainly to contain our smaller children when necessary, not to mention there's a run for our dogs, Lucy, a standard poodle, and Wallace, a German shorthaired pointer."
Whitney gets the credit for the interior design of the house. "I enjoyed finding just the right furnishing that fit our casual lifestyle," she says, adding, "David had a very active part in every decision for our home. For example, when we found the 5-by-8-foot map of Italy in Dawsonville, Ga., that we now have on a living room wall David said, 'We must have it.' And he didn't hesitate to rent a trailer to hook-up to our car so we could bring it back to New Orleans." David's love of the map is connected to his Italian heritage.
Both Whitney and David appreciate that the living, kitchen and dining rooms are all one large open space. "It's ideal with our young family," David says. "We enjoy being in the same space where we can keep an eye on Amos, our 2-year-old son, and Reid, his brother who's only a few months old but loves to be with everybody."
The all-white kitchen is enhanced by the careful detailing of the molding and trim, in addition the Alaskan white granite tops for the counters and island, which add a touch of elegance to the space. "We both appreciate the interesting architectural feature of having the posts and curved opening that defines the dining room," Whitney says. The hand-scraped, hickory hardwood floors the couple purchased from John Whittemore (JW Flooring) adds a special texture and warmth throughout the house.
The master bathroom and adjoining closet are one big space, and it's obvious that neatness matters for the couple. "Randy Daigle of Daigle Cabinets did the built-ins that allow us to keep everything in place," Whitney says.
"We love the neatness of the design that doesn't allow one surface for clutter to gather."
"The 16-by-20-foot media room is my special place to watch football games with family and friends," David says, noting the lineup of three televisions on the wall. "It is truly the finishing touch that makes our home perfect."
Designed by David's sister-in-law, Gwen Loria, an architectural designer who attended Tulane University School of Architecture, the home represents an updated flair for French architecture.
Whitney, Amos and David on the back patio of their Lakeview home.
Lucy and Wallace, the couple's dogs, have their own yard adjoining the rear patio.
The luxurious master bathroom features both a tub and shower.
The dining room is separated from the kitchen and living room by an archway.
The large kitchen features Alaskan white granite on the countertops and island.
The master closet that adjoins the master bathroom was designed to keep everything neatly out of view in stylish cabinets.


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Pgh. Zoning Board hearings
November 3, 2009
Pittsburgh's Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearings of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown.
Zone case 220/09 on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 9:10 a.m. is the appeal of Kevin M. Costello, owner of 82 S. 14th Street in the 17th Ward, for an appeal requesting a 10 ft. x 10 fto. rooftop deck on two-story addition to existing three-story single family dwelling.
Zone case 224/09 on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8:50 a.m. is the appeal of 15th and Sarah Associates LLC, owner of 109 S. 15th Street in the 17th Ward, for an appeal requesting use of three business signs: one 7 sq. ft. (BAR), two 25.70 sq. ft. (PREGAME) on an existing three-story structure.
Plans are on file for these cases and may be inspected up to the date of the hearing. Anyone who wishes to be heard must appear in person. The board does not accept letters or petitions.


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Boston is transformed during the holiday season, as Santa walks the streets,
excited children abound, and fanciful decorations are everywhere. Amidst all
the shopping and hustle, warm-heartedness permeates the city.
In this photo from Dec. 10, 1979, Santa waves from his helicopter as it prepares
to land in Langone Park in the North End. Santa was the guest of honor
at the annual parade through the neighborhood. See the full gallery here.
Leanne Burden Seidel and Lisa Tuite


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One of the best features with latex mattresses is the fact that comfort layers can be added or removed in order to adjust comfort and/or firmness of the mattress. Unfortunately, some mattress makers glue the layers together and seal them in a sewn mattress cover. This removes the adjustability factor so many people love about their latex mattresses. It's also why it's such a great idea to go with manufacturers that offer the convenience of a zippered mattress cover for their latex mattresses, along with their "unglued" latex mattress layers.
Of course, the zipper is only part of what you should expect from your mattress cover. These are the two types of latex mattress covers commonly available on the market today.


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Bill Foley, owner of Chalk Hill and Sebastiani wineries, launched a membership program Thursday designed to cross-promote his many wineries, resorts and restaurants that dot the map from Montana to New Zealand.
The program, named the Foley Food and Wine Society, will offer its members discounts, rewards and exclusive experiences in an attempt to draw customers to the company's network of properties, Foley said.
"I've ended up with this whole collection of assets that I believe are under-utilized," Foley said. "We want to take our 30,000-plus wine club members and convert them to society members, and take our 100,000 on the mailing list and invite them to join."
In addition to the four lodging properties Foley already owns in California, he has become a minority owner of Bacara Resort & Spa, a 364-room property in Santa Barbara, and will help manage the resort's wine and food program. That deal will close on Feb. 25, and the property will become part of the membership program, he said.
The society will operate like a frequent-flyer club, with members accruing points that can be cashed in for discounts or access to events like winemaker dinners or guided fly-fishing trips at his Rock Creek Cattle Company in Montana.
The club will have different tiers of membership, starting with a free level where loyal customers will get discounts, and ranging to more exclusive paid memberships to be launched later, Foley said.
Foley also aims to have an educational aspect to the club and its website by offering recipes and wine-pairing suggestions, links to cooking classes at his properties, and videos featuring winemakers.
The initiative is designed to help Foley Family Wines boost its direct-to-consumer business, which is more profitable than selling wine through retail channels, Foley said.
Foley also is considering partnerships with hotel chains like Pacific Hospitality Group, which owns the Meritage in Napa, to expand the benefits for members, he said.
"If I can achieve that and allow my high-end wine club members at Chalk Hill to get the benefits of Merus or Foley Johnson, or Foley or Lincourt down in Santa Barbara County, and they get access to the lodges that we have, it's just going to help my business all across the board," Foley said. "Plus, it's fun."
You can reach Staff Writer Cathy Bussewitz at 521-5276 or email@example.com.


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Five players have been charged from round twelve matches with Broncos rookie, Nathan Friend, charge withe two seperate incidents from Friday night's clash with the Wests Tigers. He has been charged with dropping a knee and a dangerous throw and if he takes an early guilty plea he will miss two weeks.
Other players charged are Willie Manu from the Tigers and he faces a three week ban for a grade two dangerous throw while Darrell Trindall, Glen Hall and Glen Hughes all from the Bulldogs have been charged while only Glen Hughes will miss one game if either found guilty or takes an early guilty plea.


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A car pulls up to the entrance of the car wash and a man's voice says, "I'll have the deluxe." The car proceeds through the wash bay, where it is surrounded by spinning brushes and gusts of steam. As it emerges, two men with rags give a last swipe to the car before it pulls away.
All this happens in the space of one square foot.
It's just one corner of the miniature landscape that completely fills the basement of Perry Hall residents Jim Lanahan and Don Thompson.
A scan across their vast Christmas garden with its O-gauge trains reveals tiny versions of everything from a lit-up Bromo Seltzer tower to a presidential motorcade being led by one of Maryland's distinctive olive-and-black state police cars.
Nine years ago, it was the size of a pingpong table and nobody paid much attention except friends and family. Now, it measures 27 by 37 feet and gets hundreds of visitors each holiday season.
For sheer size and detail, it has few rivals in the Baltimore area.
"We've been growing every year," Lanahan said.
Their admission price has never changed — one nonperishable food item to be donated to charity.
Among the visitors on a Wednesday evening with his mother, Christina, was Diego McAveney, 7, a student at Kingsville Elementary School.
The boy was intrigued by a traffic accident where a car had run off the road and hit a stone wall. Nearby was a tow truck and a police car. Pressing a button on the police car made its light bar flash.
His eye then moved to the ski resort, where cable cars traveled back and forth. It was at least six feet from where he was standing at the edge of the platform. For a normal size human to get to it to make a repair would mean trampling through an ice rink with spinning skaters.
"One question," Diego said. "How do you get to the middle?"
"You don't," Lanahan said. "You always have a light going out or something. There's nothing you can do about it."
Not to worry. A missing light would never be noticed in this epic miniature metropolis.
How did all this get started?
"My mother got me into it," Lanahan said. "She said, 'You have too many houses, not enough businesses.' Then it was, 'too many businesses, not enough houses.' It went back and forth and things just grew."
The garden had 525 visitors last year and Lanahan and Thompson said they expect to exceed 800 by the time they close up shop on Jan. 6. Those who have visited to marvel at their minutiae have come from as far as Romania and Russia.
The entire display is broken down and stored after public viewing has ended. They begin putting it back together each August and it takes them until mid-November to finish.
What the visitor sees is not even all of it. They have at least 140 structures (nearly all the buildings are porcelain and obtained online or at holiday and craft stores) that are not shown on any given season, although they might show up another season. The display is different every year.
Lanahan said he's learned always to put out Graceland. A pink Cadillac is parked out front and the King himself can be heard singing inside his mansion.
"People get upset when Elvis doesn't show up," he said.
The sheer scale of the enterprise has Lanahan and Thompson wondering about relocating it outside the limited space in their basement. They said they have contacted White Marsh Mall to open discussions and are awaiting a response. The fire departments they have contacted have said the display is too big for them to accommodate.
Thompson said he is ambivalent about such a move. Monitoring for reaching little hands is easy in the limited confines of their basement. It would be harder in a public space.
"In a way I want to and in a way I'm scared. We would almost have to live there," he said.
Visitors to the modest house on Bellington Court, a cul-de-sac, could be forgiven for wondering if they've come to the right place. Once inside, they are greeted by a 5-foot-tall singing mechanical bear and an excited little dog named Bear..
But the skepticism disappears once they descend the stairs to the basement.
"It's hard to describe," Thompson said. "But you should see the expression on people's faces."
"I get a kick out of the 'oohs,' 'aahs' and 'wows,' " added Lanahan.
Another source of satisfaction is the collection of food items brought by visitors. The men take up to four "carloads" of food each season to the Eastern Family Resource Center, a county-operated shelter on Franklin Square Drive.
Among the visitors one evening was the Peach family, John and his wife, Kate, of Perry Hall, their children Elizabeth, 5, and Emily, 2, and John's mother, May, of Kingsville.
"I've never seen a collection like this at all. It's amazing," said Kate Peach after surveying the scene.
And everywhere you look at the tiny people — skiers in Ski Liberty, sunbathers at Ocean City, sports fans at stadiums for the Orioles and Ravens, the college students stuffing a phone booth, jazz fans at the Silver Fox Club — they are having fun.
Except maybe the guy who crashed his car.
The Christmas Garden for Charity at 6 Bellington Court is open for visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. week nights and 12:30 to 8 p.m. on weekends. Visitors are asked to call ahead at 410-529-1457and to bring a nonperishable food item as admission. The Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/PerryHallMdChristmasGardenForCharity.


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Mission Apolo I: Building the Team
World-champion speedskater Apolo Ohno has come out of retirement to take on the biggest athletic challenge of his career. Together with Women's Health magazine's Jen Ator, he'll take on the world's most grueling endurance race. Watch their inspiring and entertaining journey to the start line of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship in "Mission Apolo: BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK™".
In this first of an eight-part webisode series, NFL legend Hines Ward, who competed in last year's race, officially passes the torch to Apolo and Jen. Also, meet their all-star support team including IRONMAN legends Paula Newby Fraser, Craig 'Crowie' Alexander, Mirinda Carfrae and Luke McKenzie, plus nutrition expert Wendy Bazilian.
Selected video clips from TIME.com. ©2010 Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reused with permission of Time Inc. Reproduction in any manner in any language in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.


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1979-1986- black army boots.
1985(overlap)-2012- Hermans Survivors.
just sayin
F*ck you queers
Get the ones from Roadhouse.
Why exactly do people still wear boots anyway? Aren't boots just a holdover from back in the day when you only had two sets of footwear: a pair of boots (for every day except Sunday) and a pair of shoes (for Sundays and weddings and such). These days what can you do in boots that you can't do in sneakers?
jeez - this should be merged with the "KNITTING LESSONS" thread cuz its sounds like a bunch of old ladies talking about shoes at the weekly knitting circle.
Which would give new meaning to the phrase "knitting circle"....


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2008-09 Women's Basketball
Bluffton 78, Defiance 69
Bluffton secures berth in HCAC tourney with 78-69 win over Defiance
By: Evan Miller, sports information assistant
February 18, 2009
Click here for box score
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team came away with a huge win against HCAC rival Defiance College (78-69) on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, in front of a raucous Founders Hall crowd. The Bluffton win clinched a berth in the upcoming HCAC tournament, and it was also the first time the Beavers have swept the season series with Defiance. Bluffton upped its record to 14-10 and 6-9 in the HCAC, while Defiance dropped to 9-15 overall and 5-10 in conference play. The victory also assured the Bluffton women of their first winning campaign since 1997-98 and it leaves the Beavers just two wins from the school-best mark of 16-9 in 1995-96.
The Beavers established a 5-2 lead following a Becky Ruble (Grover Hill/Wayne Trace) triple with 17:27 left in the first half. Defiance answered back, getting its first lead of the game at the 14:20 mark with a Tasha Stucke layup. A Mandie White layup from Stucke gave Defiance a 14-9 advantage with 12:10 left on the clock. At the 9:33 mark, another layup by Amber Bailey kept the Yellow Jackets' lead at five (16-11).
The Beavers got back into the game at 16-16 when freshman Beth Yoder (Marshallville/Smithville) connected on her only three of the night, assisted by Brittany Lewis (Springfield/Shawnee) with 8:13 left in the half.
After Defiance drained a three on the next possession, sophomore Kim Miller (Delphos/St. John's) cut the deficit to just one point, 19-18, with two free throws. Bluffton regained the lead as Brittany Lewis dished out another assist, this time setting up junior Ginny Buckingham (Bluffton) for a layup which made the score 20-19.
The Yellow Jackets briefly enjoyed a one-point lead, but the Beavers opened a 27-23 spread thanks to a deep ball from Becky Ruble with just over two minutes to play in the half. With 1:10 left, Ruble got to the rack, pushing the Bluffton advantage to 31-23. Following a Defiance turnover, freshman Brittany Stegmaier (Garfield/Trinity) hit the last basket of the half, giving the Beavers their first double-digit lead of the night at 33-23.
Kim Miller knocked down a jumper on Bluffton's first possession as the Beavers looked eager to extend their lead to start the second half. At the 17:40 mark, Emily Shellabarger (St. Marys/Memorial) connected with Ginny Buckingham for a layup, making the score 41-25.
The visitors did not go away easily and they chipped away at Bluffton's lead as Tasha Stucke drained a jumper off a Katie Carunchia rebound to make it an eight-point game, 45-37. At the 12:30 mark, Becky Ruble used a Vicki Auer (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) dime as she again dialed long distance for a 52-39 advantage.
Defiance's Mandie White trimmed Bluffton's lead to 10, 59-49, when she hit a jumper courtesy of an assist from Jenna Deskins. At the 6:31 mark Katie Lord (Toledo/Whitmer) split a pair of free throws, pushing Bluffton's lead to 65-51.
Defiance cut the lead to just six points (69-63) with 2:45 left following a Mandie White layup. However, on Bluffton's next possession junior Vicki Auer slammed the door shut for good, hitting a trifecta from Kim Miller for a 72-63 margin. The game ended on a meaningless three-pointer by Tasha Stucke with 11 seconds left and the Beavers ran out the clock as the celebration claimed the court following Bluffton's 78-69 win.
Defiance and Bluffton both shot well from the charity stripe as Defiance made 8-of-9 (89 percent) attempts from the line while the Beavers were 16-of-21 (76.2 percent) for the game. The Beavers finished with a commanding 46-35 edge on the glass. Defiance had just 11 turnovers, compared to Bluffton's 16.
Freshman Emily Shellabarger paced Bluffton with 13 boards and 12 points for her 10th double-double of the season. Leading Bluffton in scoring was Kim Miller who poured in 15. Becky Ruble and Ginny Buckingham added 13 and 10 points, respectively. Vicki Auer chipped in with nine points and Brittany Stegmaier went 4-of-4 at the line on her way to eight points. Miller and Buckingham pulled down eight and six caroms, respectively, while Brittany Lewis dished out a team-high six assists. Miller and Ruble both handed out four dimes.
Mandie White tallied a game-high 19 points for the Jackets. Tasha Stucke and Holly Stein chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Stucke dished out a game-high 10 assists.
Bluffton will play its final regular-season contest of the year when the Beavers host The College of Mt. St. Joseph on February 21 at 1 p.m. With Bluffton's win tonight the Beavers earned a slot in the upcoming HCAC tournament which tips off on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at a site to be determined.