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WASHINGTON -- A buoyant and confident Barack Obama took the oath of office Monday for a second term as president, predicting that a resilient nation that has endured a series of crises will emerge stronger if leaders can work together for progress on issues including gay rights and immigration reform.
Four years after expressing grim resolve to overcome an economic crisis and military morass, the 44th president laid out a liberal governing philosophy for a second term that mixed can-do American optimism with must-do American action.
"This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience," he said in a tautly written, crisply delivered inaugural speech. "A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it -- so long as we seize it together."
Obama took the oath of office at 11:50 a.m. from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, with his left hand on a stack of bibles including ones used by civil rights icon Martin Luther King and President Abraham Lincoln. Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who became the first Hispanic-American to administer an inaugural oath.
The president's 15-minute inaugural address, coming 50 years after King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech at the other end of the National Mall, echoed the martyred minister's calls for equality with a distinctive 21st century edge. Invoking the ideals of America's founding fathers, the 44th president made history by defining same-sex marriage and legal status for undocumented immigrants as modern civil rights priorities.
"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law -- for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," he said. "Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity -- until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country."
An enthusiastic crowd numbering in the hundreds of thousands braved cold winds and cloudy skies to hear Obama's words, but the turnout was significantly smaller than the estimated 1.2 million to 1.8 million who attended the history-making inauguration of 2009, which marked the first time an American of African ancestry had become president.
While Monday's inaugural address focused on philosophical concepts such as hope and progress, it was short on specific plans to rein in a $17 trillion national debt, increase tepid economic growth and rein in explosive entitlement spending, something skeptical Republicans quickly pointed out.
"It was a very liberal speech, checking off every ideological box of the left," said GOP consultant Matt Mackowiak.
Some presidential scholars viewed Obama's speech as a liberal counterpoint to Ronald Reagan's eloquent 1981 inaugural address, which shared Obama's optimism but included the famous Reagan phrase, "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
Obama himself gave a knowing nod to Reagan's anti-government philosophy but reached a different ideological conclusion.
"We have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone," Obama told a cheering crowd that interrupted his speech 25 times with applause. "Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people."
Cindy Rugeley, a political science professor at Texas Tech University, said the speech "reminded all of us of what he is about, who he is, and about the fundamental values of our country.
"In my opinion, it was an excellent speech," she said. "I would actually put it alongside Reagan's 1981 inaugural in that it talked about America's better self. He also reminded us that American exceptionalism is not defined economically but by our values."
While Obama avoided the economic policy debates that have paralyzed Washington over the past two years, he waded into some of the other hot-button issues of the day, including climate change. The president also placed the recent Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre into historical perspective, mentioning how American children should be safe from harm "from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown."
The president did not specifically mention guns, gun violence or gun-related legislation. But U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said that "Newtown was very much a part" of the inauguration.
"A number of my colleagues have emphasized how significant they thought it was ... that the president reminded America about the tragedy and how it has to be addressed," Blumenthal said.
The president blazed new political trails when he linked Seneca Falls, N.Y., Selma, Ala., and the Stonewall bar in Greenwich Village, N.Y. -- the sites of key events in women's rights, civil rights and gay rights history. Obama's embrace of marriage equality for same-sex couples would have been difficult to imagine even four years ago, when the new president still resisted calls to legalize gay marriage.
"President Barack Obama made history ... by connecting the lives of committed and loving lesbian and gay couples fighting for marriage equality to this nation's proud tradition of equal rights for all," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a leading gay and lesbian rights organization. "By lifting up the lives of LGBT families for the very first time in an inaugural address, President Obama sent a clear message to LGBT young people from the Gulf Coast to the Rocky Mountains that this country's leaders will fight for them until equality is the law of the land."
Obama may also have had another audience in mind: the members of the U.S. Supreme Court who were seated several feet from the podium and who soon will be deciding the future of same-sex marriage.
"President Obama's eloquent and impassioned defense of gay marriage may end up being the most memorable moment" of the speech, said Aaron Kall, director of debate at the University of Michigan. "This is especially true given his evolving position on the issue and the Supreme Court's impending major decision. The president did his best lobbying job with Chief Justice Roberts and other associate justices listening attentively."
Obama didn't mention Democrats or Republicans in his speech -- but he took several not-so-subtle digs at GOP lawmakers who have blocked much of his policy agenda for the past two years.
"The speech was not overtly partisan, but the subtext was there," said John J. Pitney Jr., a government professor at Claremont McKenna College. "When he said, `We cannot mistake absolutism for principle,' he was talking about the Republican right, not the Democratic left."


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The Package from Italy
I have to admit, I'm quite excited.
I have been remiss with my blog because I was learning to be a Game Operator, but when I was chatting with my supervisor we decided that although our work was important, there was nothing more important in life than food.
The wonderful thing about the Internet is that you can talk to people who don't even live remotely close to you. Samuele currently lives in Pisa, but he hails from San Remo, that lovely little city on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria. Anyway he saw in my profile that I liked to cook and he told me he and his wife were really into cooking too.
We started discussing how to cook rabbit since rabbit is something I haven't quite mastered cooking. You see - even though rabbit is almost a staple in Spain and you can buy it in any old supermarket, it's not something they eat anymore in Japan. If you tried to find rabbit at a butcher in Tokyo these days, I'm not sure you could find any.
I'm not sure when they stopped eating rabbit in Japan, but in the days when there was a ban on eating anything with four legs due to religious (Buddhist) reasons, they made an exception for the rabbit and categorized it as a 'bird'. In Japanese you have special words for counting different types of things, so you wouldn't count pencils and paper in the same way. Horses and sheep are counted in a different way and so are birds. To this day, even though the Japanese don't eat much rabbit anymore (maybe they do in the countryside, but I have never seen rabbit being served there), they are still counted in the same way as birds, even though children would count them in the same way as other small four legged creatures such as dogs and cats.
There's of course the reservation about eating rabbits. I don't believe my mother ever cooked rabbit. The reality is that when you have a pet rabbit, you don't really want to think about eating any other rabbits and I used to keep them as pets. That said, I used to have a pet rooster, but that didn't stop me from eating chicken. In fact when I was a kid, fried chicken (the way my mother used to make it, marinated overnight) was one of my all time favorites.
Anyhow, I digress.
I told Samuele I didn't have much experience cooking rabbit and wasn't really impressed with the one attempt I made a few months ago. He then told me about his favorite rabbit recipe. I told him certain ingredients were impossible to get in the small coastal city of Spain where I lived. His recipe required Vermentino wine,Taggiasca olives and extra virgin olive oil from the same kind of olives. He explained that these olives produced a sweet and aromatic oil very different from the spicier oils produced in Southern Spain and I just couldn't use Spanish olives and olive oil and he'd send them to me.
Was I going to say no? No way!
When he went back to San Remo for Easter, he purchased the goods in his home town and after the busy period following the holidays calmed down a bit, packed them in a box and sent them to me. It took awhile, because for some reason post between Italy and my area of Spain have bad karma and things sent from there have almost always not arrived. I think it helped that this was sent registered mail. For example, Ilva from Lucullian Delights was kind enough to send me a packet of Creme of Tartar, but it never arrived. I think someone thought it was cocaine and stole it. I sure hope they enjoyed snorting up Creme of Tartar because the thief deserved to have Creme of Tartar up his nostrils.
I'll be cooking the rabbit dish as soon as I can find time and hopefully it will be soon.
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- ♥peachkins♥ said...
- May 6, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Anncoo said...
I had ate rabbit meat before, that was long time ago. I don't even remember how is it taste like now and you can't find this in Singapore. My niece's Swiss husband told me they eat horse meat too!
Hope to see how you cook the rabbit meat.
- May 6, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Taste of Beirut said...
You made me laugh with the cream of tartar thief story. I am excited you got your goodies and will wait with abated breath for your next rabbit recipe creation.
- May 7, 2010 at 3:44 AM
- Lori said...
Oh that is funny, cream of tartar up the nose. Hah!
Oh I am so curious to see what you do with your rabbit, how it looks, how it tastes.
And so interesting about what you wrote about rabbit in relation to food in Japan. I like reading these interesting things about cultures!
Ciao my Spanish/Japanese friend!
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- May 18, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- taste traveller said...
There's this movie about German life after the war (one of many ;-)) and the husband tries to make a special meal for his wife & family who he hasn't seen in years. He serves the "pet" rabbit, because they are kept mainly for food. This one was kept for the smallest son to have for company. They're much more practical for people to keep than your own pig, but sadly, cuter too. I hope you enjoy yours when you get around to making it.
- May 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- elra said...
Rabbit meat, mmmmhhh my favorite! unfortunately none of my family will it this cute one. My sister even cried once she found out that I cooked rabbit. I am not surprise, she has rabbits as pet. Anyway, wonderful package, I am sure you are happy to received them.
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Kyle Anderson had a nice scoring night in Wednesday's home win, netting a season-high 14 points (5-of-9 shooting) to go with five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one 3-pointer in 33 minutes.
Anderson has been picking up steam and it's time to consider an add if he's still floating around on waivers. He'll typically be more impactful on defense than he was tonight, but it's good to see him assert himself on the offensive end a bit. Slo Mo is starting to look like the guy that drew an offer sheet in the summer.
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In an article on The Athletic, Jon Krawczynski noted that Tyus Jones (left ankle sprain) should be returning in the Timberwolves first game after the All-Star break.
The Timberwolves return to action on Friday at Madison Square Gardens against the Knicks. Krawczynski also noted that Robert Covington (knee) should not be far behind Jones in returning, which will give the Wolves' much needed depth as they make a playoff run.
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Jared Dudley (left hamstring strain) tweeted that he will be back for the next game as long as "everything goes according to plan."
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Anthony Davis (left shoulder contusion) will test out his shoulder during pre-game warmups to determine if he'll play in the All-Star game.
It seems that Davis will be a true game-time decision for the All-Star game, which is the epitome of his current situation with the Pelicans.
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You see, we've moved just about every year since Lou was born. People ask if we are a military family, but we aren't...just corporate nomads. I've (over)decorated so many homes, only to turn the keys over to another family a few months later. So when I realized I needed to detach from this home, I just focused on work, Louie's upcoming school life, and zoning out in front of fail blogs/reality TV. As the summer wore on, it became more and more apparent that a move was imminent. Then, on Lou's first day of school, things all fell into place and we knew that there was no question...we were moving. Scary thing was - we didn't know exactly where we were going. We wanted to live in a place that was beautiful, affordable, and close to both of our families. We kept gravitating towards the Lancaster County area in PA...gorgeous landscapes, wonderful people, abundant produce, and quilt shops galore! Our prayers were answered, and Del got a great, fulfilling job that he loves in Honey Brook, PA. For now, he is making a 2 hour commute each way, but of course our goal is to sell this house and find a "forever" home up there.
So in a way, it is a good thing I dropped the ball on "personalizing" this home. Most of the decor is still pretty neutral - we just needed to do lots of painting, cleaning and purging. Thank goodness for PODS! We were able to pack up lots of stuff that was in the way (but couldn't quite bear to part with). Here are a few pics of our cleaned up, thinned out abode...
The spotless, shiny kitchen (I have to admit, the very basic Scandinavian cabinets are so functional, and super easy to clean)!
Our totally repainted bedroom and loft/library area (there are sliding doors for privacy, but we've always loved waking up to the view beyond the sunroom windows).
Our dining room...the previous owner left us the gorgeous rug and nice large dining set. I did the decorative painting when we first moved in, and the cool plate rack was made by my dad (I've hung it proudly in all of our dining rooms).
Louie's room - I didn't change much, just took out a few pieces of furniture. He has been great about handing down toys and clothes to his younger cousins, so we have been able to make lots of room in there.
Here is the big transformation...my sewing room! Remember how happy I was to rip out the carpet? With all the other fix-up projects we had going on, we just couldn't even conceive of refinishing hardwood before the house went on the market. So we had some nice, new carpet installed, and it looks great! I will admit, I'm a lot more careful about dropping straight pins now!
Lots of furniture (and the bulk of my fabric stash) went into storage. I still have scads of beautiful Sis Boom fabric on hand, which is a good thing because Jennifer and I have LOTS of new patterns in the works (I promise to blog about the latest this week)!
So there you have it...my biggest distraction as of late. I do hope this beautiful home finds new owners who appreciate its spaciousness, warmth, and gorgeous setting as much as we have these last two years. We've made lots of memories in this home...Del's cooked astounding meals, I've sewed up so many designs in my cozy work space, and Louie made the transition from toddler to big kid here (sniff). I am very exicted to move on to the next chapter, however, and I know that there are so many great times to come in our next residence.


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In the world of professional sports, few things strike a nerve with fans and the media as player salaries do. When an elite player signs a big-money free-agent deal, it adds another level of pressure to deliver immediate results and raises expectations on the entire team to bring home a championship.
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Village looking to recoup costs for repairing damage from Hurricane Irene
Amityville Village is expected to file with FEMA and its insurance carrier for damage to Village property during hurricane Irene. Amityville Village Mayor Peter T. Imbert said the damage at the beach was extensive and included erosion, damage to both piers, the floating dock and fencing. The free-standing shower enclosure was damaged as was the parking lot.
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Yemen President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi meets UNDP Administrator Ms. Helen Clark in New YorkSep 27, 2012
President of the Republic of Yemen, Mr. Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi, met on Tuesday United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark, in New York.
President Hadi outlined the crisis of Yemen as a concurrent Political, Security and Economic crisis.
Following the GCC agreement, the country is now moving ahead positively and important achievements have been made. Yemen is starting the national dialogue, which will be an important milestone. There are serious socio-economic issues that need to be addressed, for example the challenge of poverty and youth unemployment. There are 60,000 university graduates who are not able to find jobs since 10 years. It is important that we promote and encourage economic development and investment as pillars of peace and stability. The President expressed the need for the UNDP's support in meeting these important challenges.
The Administrator confirmed that Yemen is a priority country for UNDP and we will deploy every effort possible to support the President and the Government of Yemen in their effort to put the country on the right track. She expressed confidence in the Resident Representative of UNDP, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, and the Regional Director to lead the UNDP's efforts. She also expressed support for helping set up a multi-partners trust fund to help in the socio-economic recovery of Yemen.


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Over 400 Groups, Representing 15 Million People, Demand 'New Direction' From USTR In TPP Negotiations
from the time-for-a-change deptWe were just talking about the insanity of the latest round of TPP negotiations happening under the continued cloak of secrecy. It appears that more and more people are beginning to question why this is allowed. A letter has been sent to Congress by over 400 groups representing over 15 million people demanding a "new direction" in the TPP negotiations. In particular, they say that the secrecy needs to go away and that the public needs to be able to comment on what is being negotiated in our name.
We find it troubling that, even as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement enters its 16th major round of negotiations this March in Singapore, U.S. negotiators still refuse to inform the American public what they have been proposing in our names. Shielding not only proposals, but agreed-upon texts from public view until after negotiations have concluded and the pact is finalized is not consistent with democratic principles. In this regard, the TPP appears to be even less transparent than some past trade negotiations. For example, in 2001, the United States joined with 33 other countries in releasing draft text of the Free Trade Area of the Americans, and draft texts within the World Trade Organization are frequently made available.In terms of specifics, the letter asks Congress to reject the "Fast Track" authority that the USTR has been requesting. Congress, technically, is supposed to be in charge of regulating commerce with foreign nations. The USTR is seeking fast track authority because, without it, these negotiations and the resulting agreement have no basis in law.
Instead, the letter argues that Congress needs to rein in the USTR, to require them to be more open and public, to actually consult with the public, and to make sure that Congress will review the final agreement to ensure it is in the public's interest, rather than in the interest of a few select "industry advisory committees" whom the USTR relies on. Frankly, the letter could have been a lot stronger, but I'm guessing it needed to be slightly watered down to get all those groups to sign. Still, this letter isn't just from "the usual" public interest groups who have been complaining about TPP all along, and suggests that if the USTR continues on this secretive path, there is likely to be strong opposition from the public. We've suggested in the past that the USTR's failure to recognize why ACTA failed in Europe may come back to haunt them with the TPP, and this letter is yet another warning sign. Unfortunately, given the USTR's past behavior, it's likely to be a warning sign that is, once again, ignored.
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Conference Contribution Awards
For the 3rd year in a row, ASIS&T will be introducing awards for
2012 annual conference submissions! We are acknowledging and honoring the tremendous contribution that you will have made to the success of
Best Paper Award will be presented to the author(s) of the best research paper presented at the conference.
These awards will be judged by a separate awards committee, based on a short list developed by the Program Committee.
New Leaders Award
2012 Winners: Jonathan Colman, Jonathan
Dorey, Catherine Dumas, Tamara Heck, Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan,
Dorothy Porter, Elizabeth Rolando and Yin-Leng Theng.
Annual Meeting Awards
ASIS&T presents several awards at the annual meeting.
General Awards
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|Michael Buckland, University of California at Berkeley
|Watson Davis
|K.T. Vaughan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship:
|Lori McCay-Peet, Dalhousie University, "At the Intersection: Investigating the Qualities of the Serendipitous Digital Environment and the Serendipity-Prone Person"
|Thomson Reuters Outstanding Teacher:
|Dietmar Wolfram, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
|Research in Information Science:
|Kalervo Jarvelin, University of Tampere, Finland
|James Cretsos Leadership:
|Naresh Agarwal, Simmons College
|Best JASIST Paper:
|Sukomal Pal, Mandar Mitra and Jaap Kamps, "Evaluation Effort, Reliability, and Reusability in XML Retrieval." JASIST 62(2): 375-394 (2011)
|ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation
|Jaime Snyder, Syracuse University, "Image-Enabled Discourse: Investigating the Creation of Visual Information as Communicative Practice"
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|April Lynne Earle, St. John's University, "Design of an Application Profile for the St. John's University Oral History Collection"
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|Modern Information Retrieval, by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Berthier Ribeiro-Neto
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NWSB Oregon State Beavers insider Jason Green breaks down the 2012 OSU football recruiting class. He brings us his favorite recruits out of the 25 the new Beavs netted. Among them is Brent Vanderveen, Isaac Seumalo, Garrett Weinreich, Grant Bays, Malik Gilmore, Zach Robinson, Joel Skotte, Cade Cowdin will also help out. Mike Riley will have some new toys in 2012.
2012 OSU Beavers Football Recruiting: Top of the Class
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2011-10-25 Webinar with ProfDru
Start: 12:00:43
vknGA: o It B Tuesday and ProfDru B Webinaring at 2PM. So y'all come
alt: Hi Ladies, how are you both doing today?
vknGA: There are the *Stars ***Alt *** Vicky
Daviss: hello there alt and vknGa! lol @ vknGa alt is blushing
vknGA: lol
alt: Dru @ two okay LOL
Daviss: what time is it now
alt: Have you landed yet daviss? you were having such a good time.... 12:07 PM here.
vknGA: The log of yesterday was/is outstanding. Sent a link to Curt and to Bill also sent them link to post from the two of thee on genhist
Daviss: I am kind of grounded lol
alt: good move vknGA keeping Curt & bill in the loop.
vknGA: Sucj a marvelous idea giving recognition and appreciation to those who came by. such Such a marvelous idea giving recognition and appreciation to those who came by. Creative to the max alt and vicky
alt: Ms Vicky & I are dangerous together vknGA, we can come up with some pretty good 'stuff' LOL LOL
vknGA: You said it and I got it. TEAM
Daviss: lol @ alt.. our relatives even had babies at the same time vknGA lol
alt: the folks who stopped by were so nice and enthusiastic we needed to say something about them.
vknGA: Oooooooo kay
Daviss: alt is a new grand and me a great aunt
vknGA: OOOOOOOO Kay was for the new births
alt: yeah vknGA, my 9th great-grandchild arrived on the 20th of Oct while we were in Ft. Wayne...an 8 lb 9 oz 20 inch long boy... John Carter Hill, III
Daviss: uh oh hello seventies
AYWalton: good afternoon, all.
alt: Hello Seventies Soulchild ..... & AYWalton ... how you ladies 'be's' today?
vknGA: "Connection to server lost" says the boot message
Seventies Soulchild: good afternoon, alt AYWalton, Daviss and vknGA
AYWalton: Howdy Daviss, Soulchile, Alt, Greetings, VKN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daviss: hello AYWalton and wb vknGa!
Seventies Soulchild: I'm doing well. alt how are you?
AYWalton: make that vknGA hope you are all doing well. congrats on the new gr. grandchild, alt!
vknGA: Heyyyy AYW I be hearing nothing but praise for your uncle sephus presentation
AYWalton: lol oh really?
Daviss: I am well and up and at em this morning (for me) AYWalton
alt: thank you on the new arrival news LOL
AYWalton: I am glad that people enjoyed it!
Seventies Soulchild: I have really been enjoying looking at the records from family search on Mississippi
AYWalton: (now I am trying to recall---what did I say?)
Seventies Soulchild: oh congratulations alt.
vknGA: I be taking names + numbers alt and vicky so what is the totals of grands
Daviss: good for you seventies
alt: a lot AYWalton, your Uncle Sephus presentation was 'outa sight"!!!!
AYWalton: were you there for that one, alt? I the room was pretty full and I was just telling the story.
alt: oh yeah.....I was there fo sho AYWalton
AYWalton: I'm just glad I did not "shame the family". Don't want any AfriGeneas folks giving me the beat down for not coming through. lol
Seventies Soulchild: lol
Daviss: lol lol @ AYWalton
AYWalton: My friend Argyrie said that she did hear folks laughing---she was in the room next to ours.
Daviss: as good as you were AYWalton there was no chance of that happening
vknGA: no way for that to happrn ayw you makes we un proud. we so glad 2 know ya
alt: you came thru in 'flying colors' vknGA, you would have been so proud of the performance by the AfriGeneas Forum Manager's AYWalton, Lisa Lee & Tim Pinnick.
AYWalton: that's so nice of you to say, Daviss, thank you so much. Vicki and Art had them in their hands, and lots of folks kept stopping by.
Daviss: oh seventies you reminded me, I have to see if they have any Zephers/Zephyrs in those Ms records
alt: I really think AfriGeneas got the attention of a lot of folks.
Seventies Soulchild: You should Daviss
AYWalton: vknGA, have you gotten any feedback from the folks in Ft. Wayne?
vknGA: i do be proud
AYWalton: I think so to, and perhaps we can consider doing something to ride the crest of that wave. The interest was sincere and earnest. I saw folks around the AfriGeneas table quite often
alt: I believe so AYWalton
vknGA: Just sent them link to log of yesterday and will send you all their feedback
alt: Curt and his staff, especially Condra & Roberta Ridley, wetn to the limit for AfriGeneas.
Daviss: heyyy whats up with that
AYWalton: Curt Witcher is a very gracious man. Daviss did you lose your connection again to the room?
alt: yes he is AYWalton
vknGA: Making a note of that alt
AYWalton: must be that Arizona desert heat, Daviss.
Daviss: I have been doing so good with chat
AYWalton: I think the resources at Ft. Wayne are under appreciated by some. Many of us know about it, but lots of folks don't know about it.
vknGA: Well Daviss no good deed goes unpunished lol lol lol
AYWalton: lol
Daviss: Do you mean the folks in the states close to FT Wayne AYWalton
alt: A fellow named Aaron Smith was also very gracious to us vknGA, I"m afraid I'll forget someone, but those 3 in particular were very, very nice to us.
AYWalton: I think just in general in the genealogy community.
vknGA: gotcha
AYWalton: I understand how beginners don't know about it, but I am surprised sometimes when speaking with others that they have never gone there, and they have been at it for a while.
vknGA: recall Dee Woodtor and Tony introducing Ft Wayne eons ago
Seventies Soulchild: You know, I see that BBAAHGS is having a conference in Feb. Anyone else hear about this?
AYWalton: I also noted that there were some who had no idea what to take advantage of while they were there. Some did just get on the computers and log into Ancestry. they had no other idea what to do.
alt: really true AYWalton, especially those east of the Mississippi River and within a 3-5 hour drive of Ft. Wayne.
Daviss: well you did tell me to go straight to the books AYWalton
AYWalton: yes, I saw their Call For Papers---the Black Belt Afr. American Genealogy Society.
vknGA: Seventies BB? ohhhhhhh BJ's group
AYWalton: even folks on our bus from Baltimore. Thursday morning there they were on Ancestry----they drove to Ft. Wayne to use computers?????
Seventies Soulchild: Yes...
AYWalton: there is SOOOOO much there!
alt: yep AYWalton, how to plan a trip to a MAJOR facility like Ft. Wayne is something we (AfriGeneas) might need to stress on the Forums.
Seventies Soulchild: I'm wondering has any genealogy group considered streaming their conferences online as a pay-per-view?
AYWalton: Hmm......I don't know SoulChile.
Seventies Soulchild: In these economic times, its too much to travel back and forth.
AYWalton: RootsTech streamline many of their sessions and those live streams were free.
alt: the Roots TEchnology group might be the only one I can think of who would even attempt something like that Seventies Soulchild
vknGA: an interesting thought. That is a Q we can put to Dru this afternoon
AYWalton: I think that many won't pay for live streams. and theirs were free, and I watched them.
Daviss: I have only been to two seventies and so far I think I would rather be there
AYWalton: hers is tomorrow, vknGA.
Seventies Soulchild: ok Daviss.
AYWalton: and that is what a conference like RootsTech should do---after all technology is the word of the day.
vknGA: oops the notice was a tad confusing
alt: How would you chose who to 'stream' with 4-5-6 concurrent sessions going on from 9 to 5?
Daviss: the one on one inter action is wonderful
Seventies Soulchild: You would have a featured stream.
AYWalton: Have you gotten any more feedback vknGA on the Ft. Wayne event?
Daviss: brb
vknGA: Like the plenary and the wrap up Seventies
alt: yes, but who would you feature? when you have 4 headliners like Tony, Lisa, AY & Tim going at the same time.
Seventies Soulchild: Yes like the plenary Just an idea.
vknGA: Have not been to mail puter as yet ayw. Spent morning watering plants and drinking in vitamin D lol
alt: I know Seventies Soulchild and a good one...
Seventies Soulchild: UStream is always open for new clients.
AYWalton: that sounds healthy, vknGA did not know you could drink vitaminD though. I have taken mega doses of it---those 50,000 unit green pills.
vknGA: Osmosis ayw lol
AYWalton: lol
Seventies Soulchild: Why is Bunker Hill continually coming up in my Mississippi reasearch on Wilkinson County, MS
alt: the Summit got me to thinking in so many different areas... gonna have to write a posting dealing with Genealogy, DNA, History & Geography all rolled into a single story/example found in an area/family of research.
AYWalton: sounds like something to follow and see why, SoulChile. Must be something local in that county also called Bunker Hill.
vknGA: Loving it alt...what a bundle
Seventies Soulchild: Did I tell you what happened in 2009? I went to the Wilkinson Co courthouse picked up the Plantation property book and the first page I turned to was Bunker Hill Plantation. No kidding.
alt: is it the same Bunker Hill of the Rev. War Seventies Soulchild
Seventies Soulchild: No this is in south west Mississippi.
AYWalton: no alt, that one from the Revolution is in Massachusetts.
vknGA: Well there you are seventies
AYWalton: Bunker Hill Day is a state holiday in Massachusetts celebrated every April. (Only know because I lived there for 14 years.)
alt: I know AYWalton, I was asking is the connection in MS to the one in Mass?
Seventies Soulchild: So Jack Westrope and Scott Washington both lived on Bunker Hill in 1879. BEFORE Scott or Jack married.
vknGA: No more feedback as yet ayw
Seventies Soulchild: Roxie Earls also is said to be buried there. Perhaps she lived there as well. This is info I found on the tax records for Wilkinson Co.
AYWalton: is there a cemetery with that name on Find A Grave?
vknGA: Olny with a twang alt are they connected
alt: I doubt if the MS Bunker Hill & the Mass Bunker Hill have a connection Seventies Soulchild
Seventies Soulchild: Not the last time I checked. @ AYWalton. alt as far as I can tell there is no connection.
alt: right vknGA... and that would be some 'twang' LOL LOL
vknGA: lol
Seventies Soulchild: lol The tax records are really yielding some good information for me.
AYWalton: you guys are too funny. is there still a Bunker Hill community in that area Soulchile?
alt: now the MS folks who named their plantation Bunker Hill may have some long ago connection to the Mass Bunker Hill.
Seventies Soulchild: I also found Millie McFarland and she had been taxed one year, and her husband Peter was taxed in another year. AYWalton, there is a Bunker Hill Cemetery in Wilkinson Co.
alt: was she taxed in a later year Seventies Soulchild? perhaps she was a widow when taxed.
vknGA: Linda Rudd would know alt
Daviss: speaking of tax rolls in Grimes County Texas the last several pages have a list of Freedman who pd taxes. I could not find them in any other county like that
Seventies Soulchild: I thought about that alt.
vknGA: or sir boxley?
Seventies Soulchild: wb Daviss
alt: I'm sure she would vknGA, cause she would have researched the plantation owning family and their history.
vknGA: Christine Charity
Seventies Soulchild: I've put queries out there before about Bunker Hill, but received no response.
alt: folks have a tendency to name places after those they have migrated from.
Seventies Soulchild: Only after seeing an entry on Findagrave about one burial is when I kind of started to figure it out.
vknGA: Prolly cause fokes you were geographically challenged seventies lol
Seventies Soulchild: lol
Daviss: yes alt, I have seen that lots of times
AYWalton: good point alt.
Seventies Soulchild: but Bunker Hill was bought by an oil development company in the late 1980's
alt: right Daviss, like Champaign-Urbana in Illinois is named after Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio..... cause that's where the Illinois folk came from.
Seventies Soulchild: I gleamed that from the records in Wilkinson Co. Courthouse. Or is it gleaned.. lol vknGA got kicked out of her own chat room.. lol
alt: dunno Seventies Soulchild. I went to public schools LOL LOL
AYWalton: oh gracious!
Seventies Soulchild: lol
AYWalton: maybe a power surge or something. or power purge lol hopefully she will be back.
Daviss: shhhhhh quiet
Seventies Soulchild: lol
Daviss: I don't want to get bumped lol
Seventies Soulchild: lol
AYWalton: I wonder what Curt Witcher feels about the conference. I hope he was pleased.
Daviss: i hope so too AYWalton..btw he will be here in Nov I am planning on attending his workshop
alt: it would be a 'thrill' if you showed up in AZ when he appeared there Daviss
AYWalton: Is that right? That's cool yes you should go and hear him.
Daviss: I think so too alt
Seventies Soulchild: Hey ProfDru
alt: since you caused him so much 'grief' with the two s in Daviss LOL LOL
ProfDru: hello gang
Daviss: hello there ProfDru
Seventies Soulchild: lol oh! lol
Daviss: lol lol lol @ alt
alt: Hello ProfDru
Daviss: known in FT Wayne before I even got there lol
AYWalton: ProfDru is in da house!!!! did you give the man a hard time, Daviss? You ready to rumble tomorrow, ProfDru?
Daviss: not me AYWalton
alt: her name AYWalton, he had to remind folks who produced printed materials that her name had two s in Daviss.
ProfDru: tomorrow is the big day!!!
AYWalton: this is exciting, ProfDru! I got my reminder in the mail yesterday from Geoff Rasmussen.
Seventies Soulchild: I'll be back in a bit y'all
ProfDru: yep
Daviss: I thought I registered but did not get a reminder mabe I need to redo
AYWalton: you might want to re-register, for sure, Daviss alt, how was Shamele's presentation?
alt: ProfDru, Seventies Soulchild asked earlier about the 'practicality' of streaming a genelogy conference? wouldn't it be difficult to decide what sessions/events to stream?
ProfDru: hope I'll be able to sleep tonight
alt: AYWalton, Shamele was excellent in the session I attended....
ProfDru: yes alt
AYWalton: I thought she would be. I enjoyed her presentation on maps that she presented at Samford in 2010. She's good.
alt: I thought that would be the big problem ProfDru .... What, Where & When for streaming a conference. she had her 'stuff' together AYWalton
AYWalton: she does. Lisa Lee was fun to listen to as well, and she too knows what she is doing. Alt where was Deborah Abbot? I had hoped she would have been around. she must have had a conflict in her schedule as she is truly a person to have around.
alt: I have to say all y'all 'outshine' the presenters I see at the OGS and other conferences/workshops I attend given by the "larger' community genealogy groups.
Daviss: profDru give me that link again to the webnar
AYWalton: I do think that we had the makings of an institute.
ProfDru: http://legacyfamilytree.com/Webinars.asp
alt: no, Debbie is planning a 3 week cruise to Europe & the Mediterrainian (sp) and was spending her energy on that AYWalton
AYWalton: if we were to do such a thing I wonder who else among the folks there should/could be invited to teach?
Daviss: mabe you should give vkn that tidbit AYWalton
ProfDru: As of yesterday, 500 people had registered for my webinar
AYWalton: I am working on it right now as we chat, Daviss!
Daviss: good AYWalton
alt: wonderful ProfDru, your presentation is a special 'niche' that should create a lot of interest.
ProfDru: hope so alt at least I don't have to worry about my outfit or hairdo tomorrow. lol
AYWalton: lol I hear ya!
alt: oh you women!!!! LOL lOL
AYWalton: I did my webinar in jeans and t-shirt!
Daviss: now it is 501 ProfDru
AYWalton: alright now Daviss!
ProfDru: lol vicky
Daviss: hehehehe
AYWalton: looks like ProfDru has gotta be "on point".
alt: you can still "doll up" for the Webinar ProfDru LOL lOL
ProfDru: I'm planning a razzle dazzle presentation that will be memorable. lol no need alt
AYWalton: can't wait to see you do your technical thang!
Daviss: profDru are you going to submit in SLC
alt: well, it might make you feel more 'professional' as you spellbind the audience with your vocal wizardry LOL
AYWalton: I see that the 2013 FGS conference will be at Ft. Wayne! that's nice.
ProfDru: I thought of even more enhancements last night. lol
alt: that'a good AYWalton, at least for me NGS in Cincy in 2012 & FGs in Ft. Wayne 2013.
AYWalton: uh oh, she's on a roll now! that's true, alt.
ProfDru: not sure right now vicky
Daviss: Ok ProfDru, that would be really nice if you could
alt: btw AYWalton, I really got a kick out of being able to tease Argyrie about her kicking me to the curb for two years. LOL lOL
AYWalton: howdy HistoryBuff! hope you are having a good day.
Daviss: hello HistoryBuff
alt: Hello HistoryBuff
HistoryBuff: Hey AYWalton, Daviss alt and ProfDru.
Daviss: I think I bought the FT Wayne weather with me lol it is 76 outside
AYWalton: have to run folks. have a good one.
HistoryBuff: Cya AY How about that, Daviss-76 degree weather.
Daviss: HB did you sign up for ProfDru's webnar on tomorrow scroll up to get the link
HistoryBuff: Yes I did, Daviss. Thanks for asking.
Daviss: ok lol just promoting
HistoryBuff: Well done, Daviss. Well done lol
Daviss: alt tell Anita i said heyyyyy
HistoryBuff: So you all saw my Howard U Homecoming photos, eh?
alt: okay Daviss , I'm bout to get on her case.... lunch is late today, told ya I'd have to retrain her once we got back home. LOL lOL
Daviss: HistoryBuff have you seen or talked tgo fierybug?
HistoryBuff: lol lol
Daviss: lol @ alt
HistoryBuff: No have you? I think she lives in Baltimore.
alt: yes I did HistoryBuff. your sorority line photo was/is a keeper.
bearnut2: Hey ya'll!
Daviss: yes I did HB and I thought she was near you
alt: hey cuz, see you got home safe & sound....
Daviss: Hello Bearnut2!!
bearnut2: Good afternoon Daviss HistoryBuff and cuz'n alt
HistoryBuff: Thanks Alt. Heybearnut2 .
Daviss: how was your trip back that was for you bearnut2
HistoryBuff: I live in D.C. and apparently she commutes to her workplace.
Daviss: oic History
alt: read about your 'success' in Ft. Wayne cuz'n bearnut2 .. Way to go!!!!!!
Daviss: I have not seen her in chat for awhile
bearnut2: trip back was good Daviss--the bus got me home safely! lol thanks cuz! I am still on cloud nine!
Daviss: How long was your ride bearnut2 I don't blame you for being on cloud nine bearnut2.. There were many of those floating around lol
alt: she's still happy dancin' Daviss LOL lOL
Daviss: yep! thats wonderful
bearnut2: Hmmm...we left right after conference and went to Golden Corral to eat, we were there about an hour or so...we made two pitstops and got to the lot at Midnight--so about 7 hours from the time we left GC lol
Daviss: not bad.. I like Golden Corral
alt: Charles was hectic rounding y'all up.. for him it was like herding cats LOL LOL
Daviss: my fav GC is in Houma La.. yummy lol @ alt. R U saying no one wanted to leave
bearnut2: lol alt I know! lol and I was one of the last cats to arrive!
alt: yep , that's what I'm saying LOL
Daviss: well I am happy right along with you bearnut2
bearnut2: thanks Daviss
alt: yeah Daviss, bearnut2 and I were saying our goodbyes and Charles was pushing her to 'get on the bus'!!!!! LOL
Daviss: heeeheheeheee
bearnut2: Now I'm trying to get a copy of the original
Daviss: where would you get that bearnut2?
alt: guess you can write to the court house where the paper was filed bearnut2, that' what I did and they sent me a copy of the original from the Deed Book
bearnut2: yeah alt he was twirling his finger around in the air! I did back to him and said "whoop-de-doo!" lol yeah, I contacted them yesterday and they faxed me the form and i faxed it back to them. Hope it doesnt take too long.
alt: it won't take ;ong, but you'll think it is taking them forever LOL
bearnut2: I wish every courthouse was as "progressive" as Rutherford county! I found a deed listed in the index on Friday and called right away. They found it in seconds and emailed it to me immediately! I was shocked! lol alt for sure!
alt: WOW!!!! that's great
Daviss: is this NC bearnut2
bearnut2: Tennessee Daviss
Daviss: oh ok
HistoryBuff: I've been told TN has mountains of r records.
bearnut2: I'm going to have to call Florida today and see if they've found anything. its been almost 2 weeks.
alt: I'm gonna shoot you a bunch of DNA questions bearnut2 , I got my 'stuff' back from Dr. McDonald
bearnut2: HistoryBuff yes they do! A lot that are not indexed too. Thats why I spent hours looking at rolls of unindexed microfilm in Ft. Wayne. oh cool! shoot away!
HistoryBuff: I heard that.
bearnut2: I'd always been "afraid" of unindexed records. I would have found what I was looking for a lot sooner if I hadn't been. I think my recent successes have cured my fear. lol
alt: my earlist documented AA ancestor was born ca 1735 in
HistoryBuff: That's awesome, Alt!
alt: VA.. I think she may have been 1st or at least a 2nd generation from Africa
bearnut2: wow alt! mine is Zachariah Cage born ca 1790 That is SO Cool! cuz'n alt
HistoryBuff: Yeah mine is David Cummings born iin 1796.
alt: and i just read where the area in VA where she lived was on the James River in a town called Manchester which was an arrival port for newly imported slaves.
Daviss: :o
bearnut2: wow!
Daviss: I have no comment on my earliest lol
bearnut2: That is awesome! Maybe you can find where she came from! lol Daviss
alt: she was owned by newly arrived French Huguenot's so I know they had to buy her or her parents when they arrived around 1705. I'm on the hunt now for a 'bill of sale'
bearnut2: ooh this is getting goooooood....
Daviss: that would be a tear jerker alt
bearnut2: definitely
alt: I'm rejunvenated LOL LOL LOL
bearnut2: lol welcome to "the rejuvenated" club cuz lol
alt: thank you cuz'n bearnut2
Daviss: running folks, take care and have a great day
bearnut2: you 2 Daviss guess I'd better go too--got some familysearchin' to do lol
alt: guess I'd better split too.. good talking with you ladies... perhaps you'll be in chat tonite.
bearnut2: I'll be at work! Take care cuz and tell mrs. cuz I said hi! lol


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I can't help finding miniature things irresistibly cute, and that's probably why I broke down and bought a dollhouse kit. Despite the "You bought a what?" and the subsequent, "How old are you?" inquiries, I couldn't be more delighted. Thankfully I had sense enough to stay away from those ominous Victorian mansions with eight rooms, numerous turrets and who knows how many pieces of gingerbread trim. I settled on a sensibly priced and sized two story cottage called The Buttercup.On the exterior I'm hoping to keep it looking polished and neutral in varying shades of white and creamy ivory, with perhaps a hint of pearlescent paint on the shingles. On the interior I'm envisioning pastel walls in powdery pink and sky blue, hardwood floors and miniature lights (if I can ever decide on how many to buy, where to place them and how to conceal the wiring). I've done a considerable bit of sanding and a little priming, but I still have a long way to go - I'll need to finish the flooring, painting and lighting before I can glue the basic frame of the house together and move onto to preparing the windows, adding trim, and installing the roof and shingles. What did I get myself into? In any case, I can't wait to post more as it starts to take shape!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Dollhouse: Plans
14 comments:
- TheWoodyNook said...
OH how cute!
I can't wait to see the finished product!
- July 20, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- Cicada Studio said...
Good luck! That's a major project. I hope you will keep up updated on your progress!
- July 20, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- lilie said...
I have always always wanted to have a dollhouse; maybe I'm not too old afterall. You picked a lovely model, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
- July 20, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Tizzalicious said...
That is so awesome. I really want a doll house too, maybe buying a kit is a good excuse? "What? It's because I love making things, not because I am 26 and still obsessed with doll houses!!"
- July 21, 2008 at 4:56 AM
- Rachel said...
I still have the doll house I made from a kit with my parents as a child! You'll have so much fun making yours - and I love the colors you've picked out!
- July 21, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Glenn Bliss said...
Oh I have the same kit! I can't wait to start mine. You've inspired me.
- July 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- ARTISANNE said...
How wonderful! I just love all things 'wee' !!
lilie, you're never too old ;0)
- July 22, 2008 at 1:45 AM
- Pfeiffer Photos said...
Gorgeous photos! I have no patience to build a mini house like yours but please, do show us your end result--how fun!
- July 23, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Waterrose said...
What a fun project...doll houses and paper dolls are my favorite!
- July 23, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- Ivy Plum said...
Gorgeous blog, gorgeous drawings!
- July 24, 2008 at 12:07 PM
- S T E P P I E said...
I'm excited to see the progress! :D
- July 24, 2008 at 6:08 PM
- Elena said...
Wow!! Very exciting! Will be checking back for this!
- July 24, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- Tiffany said...
That looks like so much fun. Good luck finishing. I'd love to be updated when you put it together. It might inspire me to make one.
- August 3, 2008 at 7:12 PM
- dottieb said...
Oh My!
I always wanted a wooden dollhouse. I still have my tin house and plastic family from 1959!
Six years ago, {when I turned 50} I found a dollhouse that had been decommisioned from a library. It was for sale in an antique shop. I threw my body over it, saying, "Mine Mine!"My Father was with me. Daddy just rolled his eyes.
It is a real treasure. It is a doll and toy shop-filled with fabulous tiny dolls and toys.[A real walnut opens and has a white and black china baby with sashes marking the new year-1902. Worth as much as I paid for the collection.
Sweetie, you are going to have a ball!
- July 31, 2009 at 7:25 PM


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Saint John is the largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, located in the south of the province on the Bay of Fundy.
Saint John is a city whose population is composed almost entirely of the descendants of Irish immigrants and British loyalists. Canada's oldest incorporated city, Saint John boasts a metro population of approximately 125,000 and routinely plays host to cruise ships and individual tourists from all over North America. (Note: Saint John is never spelled St. John - locals will be very quick to point this out)
Temperatures in Saint John vary by season. In the summertime temperatures are usually around 22 degrees celsius and in the wintertime they usually dip to around 3.9 degrees celsius. Rain is common in the summer and autumn, but it usually doesn't rain much in the summer. There is the occasional heavy snowfall in the winter; however, snow is usually moderate.
Get in
Driving to Saint John is usually not a hassle like many cities. However, during recent years, traffic has been steadily increasing. And for travellers driving from Fredericton to Saint John on Highway 7, care is required because of the risk of moose collisions at certain times of year and certain times of the day.
Saint John is only 107 km (66 miles) from the Calais/St.Stephen border between Canada and the United States of America. Driving distances from major cities are 496 km (310 miles) from Portland, Maine, 940 km (588 miles) from Montreal, Quebec and 424 km (265 miles) from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
For residents of western Nova Scotia planning to visit Saint John, your best bet is the ferry from Digby. There are three crossings daily from mid June to mid October, these take two and a half hours on average. During the rest of the year there is at least one crossing daily and they usually take two hour and forty-five minutes.
There are eleven car rental dealerships in the city including an Avis Rent A Car at the Saint John Airport.
Saint John is home to a domestic airport; flights arrive and leave several times daily from Montreal, Toronto, Fredericton, and Halifax. Bus service with SMT Bus Lines deposits travellers into the heart of the city's Uptown, where transportation to any area of the city can be found easily. Train service is not available to Saint John directly, but is available to the nearby city of Moncton, where travellers can then make the two hour SMT bus ride into Saint John.
Saint John also boasts a booming cruise ship industry and has cruise ships enter the city's dock on a regular basis.
Saint John's Market Wharf also provides a convenient if unserviced space within the harbour for pleasureboaters, making it easy for power or sail vessels coming in from the Fundy to berth and enjoy the Uptown shopping or dining. Longer term moorage is not available in the harbour, although it is available several miles up the Saint John River. Unfortunately, there are no fuel or marine services at the wharf, and the wharf is used by local fishing boats as well as pleasurecraft.
Get around
Buses are available from approximately 6AM to Midnight for public transport within the city. Schedules are available on the buses themselves and in information booths throughout the city. Fare is 2.25$ Cdn (as of July 2004) for adult passengers; discounts are available for children, seniors and students with proper identification. Taxis are available to be called (see the yellow pages in phone books at local payphones for listings] and charge a flat fare depending on travel between city zones (adding a 1$ charge per extra passenger.)
Within the Uptown it is possible to travel on foot between the City Market, Brunswick Square Mall, Market Square, the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, Mercantile Centre and Harbour Station via underground and pedway connections without venturing outside. (The "Inside Connection".) This is very useful during the winter. During the rest of the year, Uptown Saint John also offers a very pleasant and fairly accessible walking experience, with clear, well-maintained sidewalks and crosswalks, and fairly straightforward navigation. (Unlike many older cities, Saint John's Uptown is laid out in a simple, grid design.)
The Uptown is home to hundreds of privately owned and operated shops that sell a wide variety of food and merchandise. A stroll down King Street will offer stores selling local arts and crafts, while across the street the Brunswick Square Mall offers more commercial stores for your shopping pleasure (clothes, shoes, cards, books, music, Laura Secord Chocolates, etc.) Try Germain and Canterbury Street (both off King Street) for used books, international cuisine and independent record stores.
The city is home to eight shopping centers. Brunswick Square and Market square which are both located in uptown offer modern class shopping and are connected by a pedway system which links much of uptown Saint John. Prince Edward Square (also in uptown) is nearby. The north end of the city is home to one shopping center called Lansdowne Place, there is also Lancaster Mall on the west side. The east side of the city is home to McAllister Place (the city's largest), Parkway mall, Loch Lomond Mall and numerous box stores including Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Toys R Us, Sears, Old Navy, Pier 1 Imports and Future Shop, just to name a few.
The City Market in the uptown is the oldest operating farmers market in Canada. It is home to fresh fruits and vegetable, fresh from the sea seafood, a coffee shop and many other products.
A variety of locations for dining in are available in Market Square. For the more thrifty traveller an eatery is located in Brunswick Square, or try the side aisles of the City Market for fresh salads, sandwiches, and other local fare.
Get Out
The city of Saint John offers so many events that it is hard to chose where to begin. The Reversing Falls is a one-of-a-kind natural attraction in the heart of the city, where during high tide (which is the highest in the world) the rapids of the Saint John River actually reverse direction.
Stay Safe
Saint John is safe compared to most cities; however, it is a good idea to walk on well-lit busy streets after dark and not on darker side streets. Street crime is rare but not unheard of. You are relatively safe in the commercial/retail area of Uptown, where the hotels are located. The South End, an area just next to Downtown, can be dangerous.
Finding a place to stay in Saint John shouldn't be a hassle. For those of you who prefer a comfortable stay near everything you could possibly wish to see, try one of the hotels or B&Bs in the uptown. Hotels in Saint John cost on average $120 per night for a single. However, if you are traveling on a budget there are still some comfortable motels around the city.
If camping underneath the stars is more your style, Rockwood Park or the village of St.Martins make great choices. If you are looking more along the line of cottages or country inns, there are a few options in the city and many more in the suburbs and nearby country.
Internet access is available in several areas within the "Inside Connection", including a convenience store in Market Square and an Internet Cafe located en route between Market Square and Brunswick Square.


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I think we need to require that all children of illegal immigrants take classes in school that will lead them to becoming citizens of the U.S. The Supreme Court requires all states to allow illegal immigrant children to attend public schools. So, why not require them take the classes needed to become citizens of the U.S. as an added certificate to their high school diploma? Then they would be citizens to attend colleges as any other U.S. citizen student.
Any student who does not take these classes and not graduate high school would be deported to their home country.
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Game of Thrones: Can you guess Jon Snow's mother? Creators could
Warning: potential spoilers
The creators of Game of Thrones have told the ABC's The Writers' Room that they won George R.R. Martin's support for the HBO series after successfully guessing a key riddle set out in his books – who is Jon Snow's mother?
Speculation over the popular character's true parentage began at the start of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga, with many fans unsatisfied with the explanation that Snow was the illegitimate son of Lord Eddard Stark and an unnamed, long-dead, "low-born" woman.
Martin has yet to reveal the truth on the page, but on Tuesday night's episode of The Writers' Room screenwriters David Benioff and D.B. Weiss admitted he had confessed it to them.
The pair described having a five-hour meeting with Martin to pitch their idea to adapt the books as a TV series, rather than feature films.
"At the very end of it he said 'So who is Jon Snow's real mother?' – it was a test question," Benioff told host, US screenwriter and actor Jim Rash.
"We had talked about it amongst ourselves before, and we had an educated guess, which turned out to be right, which is why we're sitting here," Weiss said.
"I'm sure he had met other people who had wanted to work on it, studios at least, who hadn't really read the books, they'd read the cover," Benioff said.
"I'd be floored if they'd cracked it," Nash replied.
Martin, who is writing the sixth of the planned seven-book series, has yet to reveal the truth of Jon Snow's origins on the page, although many fans believe certain facts in earlier novels point to one likely candidate.
Meanwhile, the internet has been delighted by the revelation of a Monty Python reference planted in the show by Weiss and linguist David Peterson.
Peterson created the languages used on Game of Thrones, and told the show's production blog that the insults hurled at Daenerys by the Champion of Meereen in Episode 4 this season were not what was written on screen as a so-called translation.
"He's actually saying a Low Valyrian translation of the French guy's insults in Monty Python and the Holy Grail," Peterson said.
"That was Dan Weiss's idea and it was so hilarious that I had to do it."
In the film, John Cleese's French knight insults King Arthur with expressions such as, "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries".
Peterson said fans, many of whom learn the languages from online guides, quickly caught on.
"Right after that episode aired, I was getting tweets like, 'Is he saying a 'Your Momma' joke?," he said.
"Close… but no, he's actually starting out with, 'Your mother is a hamster'."
Natalie Bochenski is a reporter for Brisbane Times.