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David Henry Wyant, M.Ed. was born in Rogers City Michigan, just 60 miles directly east of Petoskey, along Lake Huron. He graduated with honors from RCHS in 1959 during a time when most young Americans strongly felt the need to do what they could to beat Russia into outer space. At seventeen, he drew rocket plans for NASA.
A graduate of Concordia Univ. Chicago(BA) and Wayne State Univ. Detroit, MI,(MA), Mr. Wyant taught elementary school for 30 years specializing in Art. He worked on a team which wrote the state Art curriculum for Florida.
Author Wyant currently enjoys visits with his daughter, Lisa Luebke (wife of Randall), five grandchildren and one great grandchild who all live nearby in Boyne City, Michigan. Experiencing Petoskey's north woods will never be the same after you read, "The Lost Chronicles of Young Ernest Hemingway." "The Town that Haunted Hemingway"..."Side Door to Heaven for Hemingway"
Mr. Wyant's previous books were environmental in nature:
"A Compilation of Poems", Landscape painting with words
"My Petoskey Stones"(192 pages regional poems) Extolling the natural beauty of Petoskey, MI
"The Town that Haunted Hemingway." Extensive research of Hemingway's youth in Petoskey area.
"Art Curriculum, State of FL." What every child should know about Art, K-12
Mr. Wyant is available for readings of his books, writer's workshops and readings of his unique regional poetry.


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In case you haven't noticed, we've been heavy into spring cleaning (and decorating, and organizing) lately. But sometimes, we don't have the time or motivation to give our pad a complete decor overhaul.
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"So much for Bill Gates and the Rich"
So, you've thought this through yourself have you, and come to the conclusion that the conspiracy theorists - to whom this is the stuff of their dreams - are right? Bill Gates genuinely wants to use the sinister means described in some of the articles in your Google link to sterilise people, and to kill children by vaccination.
I'm astonished that there are people who actually believe the rubbish that's spouted by writers who can't see further than their own warped prejudices.
Populations have historically increased in countries where vaccination has been introduced, because fewer people died in early life from the common killer diseases of childhood. A growing population isn't the whole story however. What really acts to control world populations over a longer timescale is the live birth rate - the number of babies that are born, and the average world birth rate is declining. If the death rate stays broadly steady, and birth rates continue to decline, the world population will fall in the long term, and in Europe it's happening now - UN predictions show the population of Europe falling by over 100 million by 2050 and by over 200 million by 2150.
The problem is that the fall in birth rates is not evenly spread across world regions - it remains high in the developing countries, and apart from cultural reasons the main cause is a high rate of infant mortality - large numbers of children die, so people try to buffer the effect by having more of them.
Vaccination of children works to reduce the birth rate because it relieves mothers from a good deal of the burden of worry that their children will die in infancy. Add improved education and you empower women; they take more control of what happens to them - they want a better standard of living, and left to themselves they will practice contraception, and birth rates will fall.
Bill Gates knows this, but of course there is no lack of people only too ready to see a sinister motive in what he says. He exposed himself to criticism when he made the vaccination remark, and the genie is out of the bottle - the conspiracy people can have a field day.


text: This course sets out to provide an understanding of theories of learning and development and how these theories relate to educational technology. It has two components. The first is theoretical, in which we attempt to develop an overall frame of reference, locating approaches to the psychology of learning in terms of large paradigm shifts, from 'behaviorism' to 'brain developmentalism' to 'social cognitivism'. The second component is practical, in which we will use these theoretical concepts to 'parse' a technology-mediated learning environment for its underlying presuppositions.


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Boy with buttercups
Here in Christian County, Kentucky, it's not unusual to see places where old-time, single-bloom daffodils have naturalized. In this case, I speculate that a few bulbs were planted many years ago, near a house or cabin that doesn't exist anymore.
I call these flowers "daffodils", but people around here often call them "buttercups." Maybe this little Mennonite boy calls them "Osterglocken" as they do in Germany -- literally, "Easter bells."
Another place where daffodils have gone wild


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Custom Fiberglass Pod - Why Hide It?
Making A Custom Fiberglass Pod
After making the decision to install air suspension, the next decision you're going to have to make is how and where to install the controls. This installation was being done on my first custom car and I wanted to be as involved with the installation and the fabrication as possible. Since I'm going for an updated Bellflower custom look with my ride, I didn't want the typical black metal panel hanging down from the dash. I found the best examples of airbag gauges/ switch mounting in the mini-truck world, which goes to show you should be open-minded when customizing your car.
I decided on the Dakota Digital ride-height controller DHC 2000. This is a new system from Dakota Digital that packs a lot of features in one small control panel. From this panel you can access a manual setting for goofing around, a digital readout of all functions including individual bag air pressure, as well as three set ride-height positions that are continuously checked and adjusted by the included computer. So the Dakota Digital system keeps the car level, no matter how many people you have in the car or how much luggage you pack in the trunk. This is a great feature for obvious reasons.
I called Dakota Digital and talked with a tech support rep before ordering. He was great, he knew the product inside and out, and he even pulled some strings to special order a green screen for me so the readout wouldn't look out of place with my stock green dash lighting.
After spending some time with friends who have their rides 'bagged, I could tell I was going to want to hit the switches enough that hiding them in the glovebox or somewhere out of reach was definitely not the answer. Luckily, the DHC 2000 is compact and aesthetically pleasing, so I wasn't worried about hiding it. The lower portion of my dash sticks out just enough that it's close at hand, so I decided to build a pod to mount the control panel there.
This decision necessitated building a custom switch box from fiberglass. But remember the process I'm using could also make custom gauge pods, armrests, you name it! Your imagination is really all that limits the use of fiberglass.
My first stop was my local florist. No, I didn't stop to get pre-apology flowers for messing up the house. I stopped in to get a product florists use called Oasis. It's that green squishy stuff they use to arrange flowers. While it's great for holding up flowers, it's also really easy to shape and contour.
This was only my second attempt at building a piece like this. It was amazingly easy so there's really no excuse to have ugly gauge panels, or anything else ugly for that matter, in your car's interior. I think I'll make an underdash panel for air-conditioning ducts next!


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The co-occurrence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and psychotic illness has been a challenge for clinicians and investigators for more than a century.1 Over the past decade, interest in this area has burgeoned because of recognition of higher-than-chance comorbidity rates of schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and observations of appearance or exacerbation of OCS during treatment of schizophrenia with atypical antipsychotics.2-6 Emerging neurobiological and genetic evidence suggests that persons with comorbid OCD and schizophrenia may represent a special category of the schizophrenic population.
The evidence for a putative schizo-obsessive disorder is examined and practical treatment suggestions for this subgroup of patients are outlined in this article.7-9
Comorbidity between OCD and schizophrenia
The lifetime prevalence for schizophrenia is 1% and for OCD it is 2% to 3%.10 Comorbidity rates for OCD in the schizophrenia population are substantially higher than what would be expected to occur randomly. In the schizophrenic population, the reported prevalence of clinically significant OCS and of OCD ranges from 10% to 52% and from 7.8% to 26%, respectively.11-23
The higher-than-expected comorbidity rate for OCD and schizophrenia suggests a nonrandom association and possibly an integral relation between these 2 conditions.9 The question is whether this comorbid group with schizo-obsessive disorder represents a more severely ill group with greater brain dysfunction that could, in part, be caused by common neurodevelopmental predisposing factors, or whether the 2 conditions are part of a more complex syndrome that represents a distinct diagnostic entity. The answer could be clarified in part if neurobiological studies were to demonstrate a distinct neuroanatomical substrate in this comorbid group rather than the summation or superimposition of neurobiological lesions observed in the separate disorders.9
Clinical and research challenges
Recent studies have aimed to reduce bias and confounding that were often inherent in older studies. Newer studies have used such methods as randomization, prospective and cross-sectional study designs, standardized diagnostic criteria, validated diagnostic tools, age-matched control groups, and stratification of patient populations according to phase of illness to increase the validity of study results.
Notwithstanding these efforts to enhance diagnostic clarity and study validity, the distinction between obsessions and delusions is often difficult to discern.9 Paradoxically, DSM-IV allows for the OCD specifier "with poor insight." This stands in contrast to the definition of an obsession as being recognized by the individual as foreign to him or her (ie, ego-dystonic), and implies the presence of insight. Insel and Akiskal24 proposed that "OCD represents a psychopathological spectrum varying along a continuum of insight," and that this "obsessional delusion" does not signify a schizophrenia diagnosis. Complicating the matter further is the observation of perceptual disturbances that mimic various types of hallucinations or pseudohallucinations in some persons with OCD.25
Whether obsessions can be accurately detected in the presence of psychosis remains a matter of debate.9 To date, there is no universally accepted method of detecting OCD in the presence of schizophrenia, although most contemporary study designs have used the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders and the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS).26,27 In attempts to ascertain the reliability and validity of the Y-BOCS in this comorbid subgroup, de Haan and colleagues28 examined the properties of this psychometric tool in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia and comorbid OCS. These investigations found good internal consistency and interrater reliability in this population. However, their findings concerning the divergent validity against depressive and negative symptoms were inconsistent.
Although the phenomenological delineations between obsessions and delusions often remain unclear, there is substantial evidence that OCS in schizophrenia represents more than just an expression of enduring psychosis.9 This evidence includes observations that conventional antipsychotic medications appear to be of limited use in the treatment of OCS in schizophrenia, the persistence of OCS even after successful treatment of the psychotic symptoms, and the effectiveness of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of OCS in patients with schizophrenia.29-33
Clinical relevance of OCS in schizophrenia
Early investigators concluded that the presence of OCS confers protection against cognitive deficits, functional impairment, and negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia.34,35 Psychodynamic theories postulated that obsessions constitute a defense against psychosis and prevent progression of the disease. However, more recent studies that used rigorous methods have not tended to replicate these earlier findings.36 Instead, recent studies have found that this comorbid group is burdened by a greater magnitude of cognitive deficits, negative and positive symptoms, neurological soft signs, distress, dysfunction, hopelessness, depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. A few studies have not replicated some of these findings.19,20,37-48


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Welcome et bienvenue to LegalEase: a monthly Montreal-based and produced radio show on 90.3 FM CKUT. We broadcast law broadly. Le collectif LegalEase est un groupe d'étudiants et étudiantes en droit de la communauté montréalaise. This month the program is entitled, "Crackdown."
"Changed, Changed utterly." Garrett Zehr examines the recent November 10th police crackdown against student protestors at McGill University in Montreal. Students mobilized against tuition increases and unexpectedly met with Riot police violence. Here is a link to the report prepared by Dean of Law Daniel Jutras Inquiry. Here is a link to the Independent Student Inquiry. For a host of articles and information on the Nov 10, see the McGill Daily's coverage.
Preeti Dhaliwal interviews McGill law student (and former LegalEase contributor) Melanie Benard who shares her first-person narrative of the November 10 crackdown.
Paul Holden and Mark Phillips close the first half of the show by updating our listeners on the MUNACA strike for the last time. The strike is over, but LegalEase presents a case study on how the strike affected student communities. Namely, LegalEase investigates its own nest in the law faculty – observing the McGill Law Student Association's Referendum and General Assembly processes, canvassing the opinions of students. Est-ce que c'est un 'crackdown' sur la proces démocratique?
In the second segment, LegalEase shifts gears: how can we crack down on corporations using the tools of Canadian criminal law? Rana Alrabi presents two guests on the subject of business and human rights, criminal Corporate Responsibility. Elise Groulx and Helen Dragatsi, two members of the Quebec bar, implore us to look closely at the role of Canadian corporations operating abroad. Me Dragatsi discusses her recent book, "Criminal Liability of Canadian Corporations for International Crimes." La deuxième invitée, Me Groulx, éxplique les nuances de la commerce et la droit de la personne dans la contexte globale. She predicts the development of international criminal law to enable the prosecution of private corporations who perpetuate global conflict through rogue actions.
The two experts discuss the case Association canadienne contre l'impunité (ACCI) c. Anvil Mining Ltd., 2011 QCCS 1966 where the Superior Court accepts jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed by a Canadian corporation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For further discussion on this subject, consult recent article by Yale graduate student, James Yap, "Corporate Civil Liability for War Crimes in Canadian Courts
Lessons from Bil'in (Village Council) v. Green Park International Ltd." published at Journal for International Criminal Justice (2010) 8 (2): 631-648.
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(Reuters) - Payment transfer company MoneyGram International Inc agreed to forfeit $100 million and admitted it aided in wire fraud and failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, according to court documents filed on Friday.
Between 2003 and 2009, the U.S. Justice Department said, the company processed thousands of transactions for its own agents who often tricked victims into wiring them money by posing as relatives or promising large cash prizes.
MoneyGram received thousands of complaints by customers who were victims of the fraud, but the company failed to terminate the agents that it knew were involved, the Justice Department said.
The company also admitted it failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
The case is one of the first big cases from a new crackdown against money laundering by banks and other financial institutions from the department's Money Laundering and Bank Integrity unit. While money-laundering charges have more often been brought as tag-along charges to other types of cases in the past, the new unit has been focused on the institutions that are required to take steps to catch and combat the potential laundering of funds.
Justice Department officials told Reuters in August they planned to bring more cases under the BSA against a broader spectrum of financial institutions than the department had in the past.
Earlier this week, HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, said it had set aside $1.5 billion to settle expected charges that it violated U.S. anti-money laundering laws.
MoneyGram agreed to retain a monitor and create an independent compliance and ethics committee on its board, and the Justice Department agreed to defer and drop the charges if the company complied with terms of the settlement.
Customers reported fraud that added up to at least $100 million, the Justice Department said, and the money from the settlement will be used to compensate the victims.
The settlement tipped the company to a third-quarter loss of $54.8 million.
"Since 2009, we've created a new culture at the company and have taken numerous steps to enhance our global compliance and anti-fraud programs," Chief Executive Pamela Patsley said in a statement.
The company had already set aside $30 million in the second quarter related to the settlement and took an additional $70 million charge in the third quarter.
MoneyGram, which has 284,000 global money transfer agent locations in 196 countries and territories, said it has created two new executive-level positions to combat fraud.
MoneyGram customers use its third-party agents among other methods to transfer money across the world.
Last week, Western Union Co, the world's largest payment transfer company, cut its full-year forecast as rising competition and weak markets weighed on its business.
MoneyGram's quarterly loss of 77 cents per share compares with a profit of 22 cents per share a year earlier, when the company reported earnings of $15.8 million.
Revenue rose 5 percent to $338.6 million.
MoneyGram shares, which have lost 22 percent this year up to Thursday's close, were up 1.7 percent to $14.02 in Friday afternoon trading.
Reporting By Neha Dimri and Tanya Agrawal in Bangalore and Aruna Viswanatha in Washington; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Tim Dobbyn


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The 2016 Colondar 2.0 was released today! It is a BEAUTIFUL coffee table quality magazine profiling the INSPIRATIONAL stories of (12) colorectal cancer THRIVERS as well as meant to educate that CRC is not an "old man's disease". I LOVE this page from my section of the Colondar. Note the caption they chose to use for me, I think they captured my mindset and philosophy perfectly.
"Incurable… For now… The lung spots are still there today, but they are no longer growing and Tom continues to live life as a stage IV colon cancer survivor. Tom knows that the chemotherapy he is undergoing will not cure him of stage IV cancer – it is only managing the disease. Controlling it. Buying him time. And in Tom's mind, that's all he needs – time."
Meeting the other models and staff changed my view of life – I believe the same will be true for you! My short blog post on the Colondar & what it means to both me & I believe others is at the link below
http://adventuresinlivingterminallyopti ... -0-is-out/
The Colondar 2.0 can now be ordered either at The Colon Club website https://colonclub.com/store/ or if you want a personalized copy PM me! It is only $10 and all proceeds support The Colon Club. I'll be contacting everyone who previously ordered a personalized copy!
Thank you to the staff for putting this huge project together and giving me the experience of a lifetime! Troy, Mark, Ray, Alayne, Deb, Krista, Trish, Suzie, Chris, Angie, Leigh, the writer of my section Doug and especially Lindsey. The other (11) models you know how special you are


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Exploring Color Photography is a flexible, multiple duty text that clearly and concisely instructs students in the fundamental aesthetic and technical concepts needed to create thought provoking photographs in both the digital and the analogue processes. This conceptual approach will not be rapidly outdated, nor will it get students bogged down in complex technical matters. Coverage of Light, Design, Color, Movement, Time, and Space, and Presentation is pertinent to all levels of photographic education.A comprehensive, diverse, high-quality art program stresses a multitude of approaches through its inspiring visual examples and well-structured illustrative informational charts and tables.Exploring Color Photography's thoughtful assignments encourage students to be adventurous and to take responsibility for learning and working independently. The emphasis on design and postmodern theoretical concepts stresses the thought process behind the creation of successful images. Image captions give insight into how imagemakers apply technology in the service of their ideas.A "Problem Solving and Writing" chapter offers methods and exercises that help students learn to be visual problem solvers and to talk and write succinctly about the ideas at the foundation of their work.From the journal Afterimage, November/December 2004, page 15: "A textbook for college-level students and serious amateurs with a historical and pragmatic approach. Theory is related to practice and it is abundantly illustrated by original works form various sources and many professional practitioners and artists. The digital section has been expanded. Hirsch accompanies his "lectures" with creative assignments for the reader to complete."Hirsch, Robert is the author of 'Exploring Color Photography From The Darkroom To The Digital Studio', published 2004 under ISBN 9780072407068 and ISBN 0072407069.[read more]
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wmf pointed out that dmullen is complaining about something I wrote. dmullen, I'd appreciate it if you email email@example.com with a link when you talk about me.
dmullen clearly misunderstood my remark. I found TAOUP to be an interesting and slightly useful read. I don't think it's horrible or filled with flaws. My complaint is simply that the book is not about the art of Unix programming. At best, it might be called the practice of Unix programming. While ESR does have some aesthetically-valid points they're not really the focus of the book and his ugly recommendations seem to far outnumber them.
I also agree with mbp that ESR focuses on his own work too much. There are only so many fetchmail examples one can stand!
With Small is Beautiful, I'm planning to go in the other direction and completely ignore popularity and my own work, and try to communicate what I find beautiful about Unix.


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NEW YORK (CNN) – The Mandarin duck of Central Park is the duck that all other ducks revolve around.
His celebrity has taken flight ever since he arrived about two months ago.
Out-of-towners flock to see him. New Yorkers can't believe he's real.
Regulars at the park have even given him names, including "Mandarin Patinkin" – named after the actor Mandy Patinkin.
Mandarin ducks are native to East Asia. The going theory is that this Asian duck escaped from someone's collection of exotic birds, or that someone dumped him in the park.
Photographers are always training their lenses on him, and his photo has made it all the way back to China in the People's Daily newspaper.
Sure, his reputation took a hit after he was seen repeatedly chasing other ducks.
But still, fans keep coming to catch a glimpse – as urban rangers keep an eye on the onlookers to make sure they're "respecting the duck."
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John Pendleton Kennedy, 1795-1870
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832.
John Pendleton Kennedy, Maryland statesman and novelist, was born October 25, 1795 in Baltimore to John Kennedy, an Irish immigrant merchant, and Nancy Pendleton, a member of the Virginia aristocracy. As a child John spent his summers on the Pendleton family plantation in what is now West Virginia, which instilled in him an abiding affection for the South. He attended private school in Baltimore, and upon his graduation from Baltimore College entered the War of 1812 as a Maryland militiaman. Kennedy then turned to fiction writing and to law, the latter providing his entrée into the Maryland political arena. His career as a public servant spanned over fifty years, beginning in 1820 with his election to the Maryland House of Delegates. He continued to practice law, and in 1838 he was elected to the House of Representatives. Kennedy served the Whig party in this position until 1845, and one year later was elected Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. His formal political career ended after he briefly served as secretary of the navy for Millard Fillmore; however, he would become an ardent Unionist during the Civil War. He was married twice: first to Mary Tenant in 1824, who died within a year of their marriage, and again in 1829 to Elizabeth Gray.
Kennedy's career as a man of letters began in 1832 with the publication of Swallow Barn, or a Sojourn in the Old Dominion, in which he sketches the Virginia plantation lifestyle he experienced as a youth. His second and most successful novel, Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendancy (1835), is an historical romance set during the American Revolution. The main character, Horse-Shoe Robinson, became a popular American character, which helped establish Kennedy as a writer concerned with forging a national literary tradition alongside his contemporaries, notably Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. However, it was difficult making a living as a novelist, and as his political career was on the rise, Kennedy found less time to devote to his writing. He managed to complete a second historical romance entitled Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoe's in 1838. The novel was not as successful as his previous works, leading him to abandon fiction writing altogether. He turned his full attention to politics, continuing to speak and write on public issues until he met with ill health. Kennedy died on August 18, 1870 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Swallow Barn, or a Sojourn in the Old Dominion (1832) depicts life on two neighboring Virginia plantations situated on the James River: Swallow Barn and The Brakes. The novel begins with the arrival of the narrator, Mark Littleton, who has left his native New York at the urging of his cousin, Ned Hazard, so that he might experience the aristocratic pleasures of Virginia country life. The once skeptical Littleton quickly adapts to the habits and traditions of life at Swallow Barn, delighting in his Virginia cousin's leisurely pace of life, bountiful mealtimes, and pastoral surroundings. He also enjoys the hospitality of Isaac Tracy's family, who live nearby at The Brakes, for Littleton often accompanies his cousin there as Ned attempts to woo Tracy's oldest daughter, Bel. Modeled after the stereotypical southern belle, Bel Tracy continually rebuffs Ned's advances, claiming that his disposition is not dignified enough for her taste. As Ned's confidante, Littleton is privy to his cousin's mishaps and successes as he struggles to meet Bel's idealistic romantic expectations. Ned ultimately succeeds in his courtship, although not before embarking on a half-witted adventure to recapture Bel's escaped pet falcon. Kennedy seemingly delights in the couple's evolving relationship, which becomes the novel's predominant storyline and a source of great entertainment for the narrator. However, neither Ned nor Bel escapes Kennedy's ridicule; out of his humorous satirizing emerges a criticism of southern social customs.
Littleton also records the latest news of the ongoing—albeit amicable—lawsuit concerning one hundred acres of useless swampland separating Swallow Barn from The Brakes, which the two parties refer to as the "Apple-pie branch." The lawsuit has become Isaac Tracy's obsession in his old age, and he continues to review the matter with Swallow Barn's proprietor, Frank Meriwether, even though the court system repeatedly has denied Tracy's right to the Apple-pie branch. Meriwether entertains Tracy's eccentricity, for he realizes that it keeps the neighbors in frequent contact while providing the older Tracy with harmless entertainment. No doubt Kennedy's satiric rendering of his own profession is intentional, for he was outspoken about his dislike for practicing law.
Littleton's observations are dedicated in a prefatory letter to his friend Zachary Huddlestone of New York, whom he promises to regale with stories of his southern experience, though "whether in some descriptive pictures of the old dominion, or in dramatic sketches, or in a journal, or in some rambling letters, I cannot yet foretell" (26). Indeed, Kennedy did not intend for his work to fall into the novel genre, and Swallow Barn explicitly resists this classification. The work is largely a compendium of detailed sketches from Littleton's point of view and fashioned after Washington Irving's Bracebridge Hall. In addition, the first eight chapters of Swallow Barn include what would become Kennedy's forte by the publication of his third novel: descriptive character portraits. Nevertheless, because his sketches are primarily based on two parallel plots—Ned Hazard's courting of Bel Tracy and the Meriwether-Tracy land dispute—they do loosely form a novel.
Of particular interest to scholars is Kennedy's portrayal of slave life at Swallow Barn. Incorporating character sketches of enslaved African Americans throughout the novel, he also devotes a chapter entitled "The Quarter" to contemplating the problematic nature of slavery. He does so from the position of Frank Meriwether, who leads Mark Littleton on a tour of Swallow Barn's slave quarters before the narrator returns to New York. Although Meriwether emphasizes the slaves' good health and overall contentment, he acknowledges that the practice of slavery is unequivocally wrong. He laments that there is no immediate remedy for the evils of slavery; in his opinion, either emancipation or colonization would leave freed blacks still dependent on whites for survival.
As Lucinda McKethan notes in her introduction to the 1986 edition, Kennedy was never a supporter of slavery; however, his depiction of Meriwether's ambivalence regarding its dissolution suggests that the author was somewhat enchanted by his fictional version of plantation life. Yet Kennedy's complex portrait in subsequent chapters of the relationship between Abe and Lucy, an enslaved mother and son at Swallow Barn, is his strongest critique of the inherent flaws in slavery's patriarchal structure. When Abe's disruptive behavior draws the threat of local authorities, Meriwether decides to send Abe out to sea, thereby separating mother and son forever. Although Meriwether may have spared Abe's life, his decision devastates Lucy and leads to her senility. Kennedy's depiction of this complex master-slave relationship served as a precursor for later southern writers exploring race in the South, including Mark Twain, George Washington Cable, and William Faulkner.
Swallow Barn remains Kennedy's best-known work. Despite its obvious reliance on stereotypes, particularly those associated with the southern plantation myth, the novel does provide a realistic portrait of aristocratic plantation life in the antebellum South. Kennedy may celebrate aspects of this plantation society; however, he does not refrain from critiquing it, or foreshadowing its eventual demise.
Works Consulted: Logan, Judy, "John Pendleton Kennedy," Dictionary of Literary Biography: Antebellum Writers in the South, volume 248, Second Series, Ed. Kent Ljungquist, Detroit: Gale Group, 2001; MacKethan, Lucinda H., Introduction, Swallow Barn, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Press, 1986, xi-xxix; Osborne, William S., Ed., Introduction, Rob of the Bowl. A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John Pendleton Kennedy, New Haven, Conn.: College and University Press, 1965, 5-27; Serafin, Steven R. and Alfred Bendixen, Encyclopedia of American Literature, New York: Continuum, 1999, 614.
Armistead Lemon
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) requests that the Committee work to provide the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the $7.015 billion requested by the President for fiscal year (FY) 2010.
AIBS is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. AIBS is sustained by a membership of some 5,000 biologists and nearly 200 professional societies and scientific organizations; the combined individual membership of the later exceeds 250,000. AIBS advances its mission through participating in coalition activities in research, education and public policy; publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience and the education Web site ActionBiosceince.org; providing scientific peer review and advisory services to government agencies and other clients; convening meetings; and managing scientific programs.
Stimulating economic growth, improving science education, rebuilding our nation's scientific infrastructure, and solving the most challenging problems facing society requires a sustained commitment from the federal government. The NSF is centrally important to this federal response.
NSF funds fundamental research through competitively awarded, peer-reviewed, extramural grants to our nation's universities and research centers. Roughly 66% of extramural federal grant funding for research in environmental biology is provided by NSF. These research grants employ scientists and the personnel required to build and maintain research equipment, help early career scientists establish research programs, and employ undergraduate and graduate students to do research while pursuing their education. In short, NSF grants are essential to the nation's goal of sustaining our global leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
NSF's Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) is vital to our nation's continued global scientific leadership. BIO provides grants for the foundational disciplines within the biological sciences, such as botany, ecology, microbiology, zoology, and basic molecular and cellular biology, among others. Moreover, the BIO directorate provides essential support for research infrastructure. BIO funding enables natural science collections to modernize storage of biological specimens and helps collection managers catalog institutional holdings in databases that allow researchers to answer questions that could not otherwise be addressed. Biological field stations and ecosystem research centers also seek NSF grants to help facilitate and conduct research at their facilities.
Transformative research in the biological sciences has propelled forward our understanding of complex living systems and is leading us toward the resolution of major problems. As NSF Director Dr. Arden Bement testified before your Committee in February 2008, we are living in "the bio century." As Dr. Bement discussed, the biosciences are "where the fundamental work is being done." NSF's Dr. Tim Killeen, Assistant Director of Geosciences, testified on 12 March 2009 before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that while the general patterns of the carbon cycle are well known, the "sink side...which is an ecosystem and oceanographic function" is not well known. Biological sciences research helps to resolve these gaps in our knowledge.
Biological sciences research contributes to the development of new technologies and has advanced our understanding of life, including genomics, infectious diseases, ecosystem services, climate change, and nanotechnology. For example, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a bacteria "battery" that produces electric current when attached to a conductive surface. This discovery has potential applications, such as powering ocean sensors or generating electricity while cleaning water in wastewater treatment plants.
Biology informs policy and business practices related to current problems, including such issues as infectious disease, conservation of biological diversity, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and the mitigation of global climate change. Thus, it is important that NSF and the BIO directorate receive an appropriate, predictable, and sustainable investment.
In 2008, the average grant award from the BIO directorate was for 2.73 years and totaled $128,999. Yet, even at this modest size, roughly 80% of grant applications submitted to BIO were rejected. A number of the grants turned down for funding were in reality competitive enough to be funded if NSF had the funds to make the award. As you are well aware, funding included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is intended to fund many of these high quality grants. However, additional, annual appropriations are required to prevent another build-up of unfunded but competitive grants. The President's budget request seeks funding to enable NSF to fund highly competitive grant proposals in FY 2010.
The President's budget request includes funding for the BIO directorate's five core programmatic areas: 1. Molecular and Cellular Biosciences; 2. Integrative Organismal Systems; 3. Environmental Biology; 4. Biological Infrastructure; and 5. Emerging Frontiers. Additionally, funding would be provided for research infrastructure. There is a growing awareness that our natural science collections and field research stations are centrally important components of our nation's research enterprise. As reported in the New York Times on 9 March 2009, the use of scientific collections can be a cost effective way of censusing plant and animal populations. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of Management and Budget have repeatedly drawn attention to our nation's scientific collections in the annual interagency research and development memorandum. A federal interagency working group on scientific collections has completed a survey and prepared a report on the needs of federal science collections. The NSF has also worked to complete a survey to better understand the needs of academic science collections.
Finally, NSF is important to our nation's formal and informal science education systems. Whether through programs such as Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeships, or other fellowships for graduate and post-doctoral researchers, NSF grants help recruit, educate, and train our next generation of scientists. The FY 2010 budget request includes funding for the Graduate Research Fellowship and the Faculty Early Career Development program. These prestigious programs help cultivate a robust scientific workforce.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request and for your prior support for NSF. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Robert Gropp at 202-628-1500 x 250.
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The machine, to be called Keurig Rivo Cappuccino and Latte System, will have a suggested retail price of $229.99 and will be available exclusively at select Bloomingdales stores, starting in mid-November.
Green Mountain's machine will compete with Verismo coffee and espresso makers launched by Starbucks Corp in October.
Green Mountain, owner of the Keurig one-cup brewing system and the K-Cups that go with it, has been facing increased competition of late.
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The Gerson therapy has been used by some people to treat cancer and other diseases. It is based on the role of minerals, enzymes, and other dietary factors. There are 3 key parts to the therapy:
The Gerson therapy was named after Dr. Max B. Gerson (1881-1959), who first used it to treat his migraine headaches. In the 1930's, Dr. Gerson's therapy became known to the public as a treatment for a type of tuberculosis (TB). The Gerson therapy was later used to treat other conditions, including cancer.
The Gerson therapy is based on the idea that cancer develops when there are changes in cell metabolism because of the buildup of toxic substances in the body. Dr. Gerson said the disease process makes more toxins and the liver becomes overworked. According to Dr. Gerson, people with cancer also have too much sodium and too little potassium in the cells in their bodies, which causes tissue damage and weakened organs.
The goal of the Gerson therapy is to restore the body to health by repairing the liver and returning the metabolism to its normal state. According to Dr. Gerson, this can be done by removing toxins from the body and building up the immune system with diet and supplements. The enemas are said to widen the bile ducts of the liver so toxins can be released. According to Dr. Gerson, the liver is further overworked as the treatment regimen breaks down cancer cells and rids the body of toxins. Pancreatic enzymes are given to decrease the demands on the weakened liver and pancreas to make enzymes for digestion. An organic diet and nutritional supplements are used to boost the immune system and support the body as the regimen cleans the body of toxins. Foods low in sodium and high in potassium are said to help correct the tissue damage caused by having too much sodium in the cells.
The Gerson therapy requires that the many details of its treatment plan be followed exactly. Some key parts of the regimen include the following:
No results of laboratory or animal studies have been published in scientific journals.
Most of the published information on the use of the Gerson therapy reports on retrospective studies (reviews of past cases). Dr. Gerson published case histories (detailed reports of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of individual patients) of 50 of his patients. He treated several different types of cancer in his practice. The reports include Dr. Gerson's notes, with some X-rays of the patients over time. The follow-up was contact with patients by mail or phone and included anecdotal reports (incomplete descriptions of the medical and treatment histories of one or more patients).
In 1947 and 1959, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reviewed the cases of a total of 60 patients treated by Dr. Gerson. The NCI found that the available information did not prove the regimen had benefit.
The following studies of the Gerson therapy were published:
Reports of three deaths that may be related to coffee enemas have been published. Taking too many enemas of any kind can cause changes in normal blood chemistry, chemicals that occur naturally in the body and keep the muscles, heart, and other organs working properly.
The Gerson therapy has not been approved by the FDA for use as a treatment for cancer or any other disease.
For most cancer patients, nutrition guidelines include eating a well-balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain products. However, general guidelines such as these may have to be changed to meet the specific needs of an individual patient. Patients should talk with their health care providers about an appropriate diet to follow. Information about diet during cancer treatment is also available from the Cancer Information Service (1-800-4-CANCER [TTY: 1-800-332-8615]) and in the PDQ summary on Nutrition in Cancer Care.
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
Editorial changes were made to this summary.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—also referred to as integrative medicine—includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional treatments; it is often called alternative when it is used instead of conventional treatment. (Conventional treatments are those that are widely accepted and practiced by the mainstream medical community.) Depending on how they are used, some therapies can be considered either complementary or alternative. Complementary and alternative therapies are used in an effort to prevent illness, reduce stress, prevent or reduce side effects and symptoms, or control or cure disease.
Unlike conventional treatments for cancer, complementary and alternative therapies are often not covered by insurance companies. Patients should check with their insurance provider to find out about coverage for complementary and alternative therapies.
Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative therapies should discuss this decision with their doctor, nurse, or pharmacist as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
It is important that the same rigorous scientific evaluation used to assess conventional approaches be used to evaluate CAM therapies. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are sponsoring a number of clinical trials (research studies) at medical centers to evaluate CAM therapies for cancer.
Conventional approaches to cancer treatment have generally been studied for safety and effectiveness through a rigorous scientific process that includes clinical trials with large numbers of patients. Less is known about the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative methods. Few CAM therapies have undergone rigorous evaluation. A small number of CAM therapies originally considered to be purely alternative approaches are finding a place in cancer treatment—not as cures, but as complementary therapies that may help patients feel better and recover faster. One example is acupuncture. According to a panel of experts at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference in November 1997, acupuncture has been found to be effective in the management of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting and in controlling pain associated with surgery. In contrast, some approaches, such as the use of laetrile, have been studied and found ineffective or potentially harmful.
The NCI Best Case Series Program, which was started in 1991, is one way CAM approaches that are being used in practice are being investigated. The program is overseen by the NCI's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM). Health care professionals who offer alternative cancer therapies submit their patients' medical records and related materials to OCCAM. OCCAM conducts a critical review of the materials and develops follow-up research strategies for approaches deemed to warrant NCI-initiated research.
When considering complementary and alternative therapies, patients should ask their health care provider the following questions:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) facilitates research and evaluation of complementary and alternative practices, and provides information about a variety of approaches to health professionals and the public.
CAM on PubMed
NCCAM and the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly developed CAM on PubMed, a free and easy-to-use search tool for finding CAM-related journal citations. As a subset of the NLM's PubMed bibliographic database, CAM on PubMed features more than 230,000 references and abstracts for CAM-related articles from scientific journals. This database also provides links to the Web sites of over 1,800 journals, allowing users to view full-text articles. (A subscription or other fee may be required to access full-text articles.) CAM on PubMed is available through the NCCAM Web site. It can also be accessed through NLM PubMed bibliographic database by selecting the "Limits" tab and choosing "Complementary Medicine" as a subset.
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) coordinates the activities of the NCI in the area of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). OCCAM supports CAM cancer research and provides information about cancer-related CAM to health providers and the general public via the NCI Web site.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Information Service
U.S. residents may call the NCI Cancer Information Service toll free at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. A trained Cancer Information Specialist is available to answer your questions.
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates drugs and medical devices to ensure that they are safe and effective.
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces consumer protection laws. Publications available from the FTC include:
PDQ is a comprehensive cancer database available on NCI's Web site.
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PDQ contains cancer information summaries.
The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Most summaries are available in two versions. The health professional versions provide detailed information written in technical language. The patient versions are written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Both versions provide current and accurate cancer information.
The PDQ cancer information summaries are developed by cancer experts and reviewed regularly.
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PDQ also contains information on clinical trials.
A clinical trial is a study to answer a scientific question, such as whether one treatment is better than another. Trials are based on past studies and what has been learned in the laboratory. Each trial answers certain scientific questions in order to find new and better ways to help cancer patients. During treatment clinical trials, information is collected about the effects of a new treatment and how well it works. If a clinical trial shows that a new treatment is better than one currently being used, the new treatment may become "standard." Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Listings of clinical trials are included in PDQ and are available online at NCI's Web site. Descriptions of the trials are available in health professional and patient versions. Many cancer doctors who take part in clinical trials are also listed in PDQ. For more information, call the Cancer Information Service 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
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Damien emailed me to let me know more about this car I've never seen or read about before (Thanks a bunch!) "It was common in the late 60's early 70's for slightly modified oz cars to be sold in South Africa
See wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Monaro
(South African market)
Some HT series Monaro 'GTS' coupes were exported to or assembled in South Africa from imported parts by General Motors South African (GMSA)at the Port Elizabeth assembly plant. Later the HG series Monaro was assembled and sold in SA badged as the Chevrolet SS.
(Suddenly I want one of these, it would be the only one around)
At this time GMSA had made a decision to market most of its products as Chevrolets. The Chev SS as it became known in SA was based on the HG Monaro with revised front styling unique to the SA model and incorporating four headlights and large turn indicators in the front edge of the fenders above the bumper. Most of the Monaro / Chevrolet SS Coupes assembled in SA were fitted with Holden 308 engines. The Chevrolet 350 in³ (5.7 L) engine was available as an option in the GMSA assembled Chevrolet SS.[
Some more info and brochures for the sa cars:
Damien Haas
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information from Damien ( Awesome! ) an Aussie with a great blog http://onfourwheels.blogspot.com/ that has lots of Australian car show photography (expect a follow up post on that!)


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Sunday Quick Shots column on NBA MVP, curling, steroids and more.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Twin Cities Marathon
The Boston Marathon is held in April. My luck it will be the Monday following The McNaughton 100 Mile Trail Race, which I also want to run. I haven't dared look up the dates..yet.
If I run a qualifying time, it will hold for two years, so I could always opt to run Boston the following year. That's a big IF.
Typically, while running marathons (I've now run 19 marathons...26 ultras..) I have to take 4 pee breaks and maybe one poop (yeah, sorry, but this is a natural occurrence..you know..) break. During an ultra, oh, don't get me started...
So I'm concerned about making the time with the potty breaks. I can NOT wait in line at a port a pottie. No way. At Grandmas, and at ultras, I can go in the woods..but in Minneapolis and St. Paul, that is not an option. We run residential/city lakes and rivers. There is not much for the wilderness. Also, the port a potties have lines of people waiting to use them. Lines! I have been known to squat in back of the port a pottie and just go there, you know, I can't wait in line.
What do you do? Really? I'm wondering...
A friend of mine suggested that I take an immodium tablet approximately 30 minutes prior to the race. I don't know, I haven't tried this in training and I don't really think I should try it during the race. We'll see.
I'm going to attend the Expo on Saturday to pick up my packet and check in with the Cliff Pace Team. My plan is to run along with them and their 350 pace team. I ran with Danny Ripka (Team Leader) during Grandmas Marathon. He was leading the 400 marathon group and he crossed the finish line in 357. I had to stop and poop and made it in 359:58. I will ride along with Ann and family to the start on Sunday morning. It is SO cool not to have hotel expenses for this race. I only live 54 miles away..that rocks.
I'm taking it a bit easy this week; maybe 20 miles prior to the marathon. Easy on the weights, no working legs. This doesn't go well with the aggressive exercise program I wanted to set up with Leanness Lifestyle. I'm down an extra 1.5 pounds than my goal setter so I have some room for maintenance this week. Next week I'll go fast and furious...and then of course there is the Ed Fitz 100K on October 15...
Today: 5 mile treadmill/5 mile trail
M1: Oat Pancake( 1 c raw oats, 1 egg, 5 whites, cinn, splenda, ICBINB spray, sf syrup)
M2: 5 oz Tuna, 2 T raisins, 1 apple
M3: McDonalds Ceaser Salad, ff dressing
M4: 6 oz Salmon, cucumber, tomato, ff dressing
M5: 1/2 c Cottage cheese, cinn, splenda, 1/2 apple
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- :) said...
Boston is Monday, April 17th...
I can't find a date for McNaughton yet.
Good luck on Sunday...this ought to be a walk in the park after last months race!
I think that one of the major reasons I haven't gone back to longer distance races is the potty break issue.
In case of emergency, much of the portion of the course that runs along the river has wooded areas that one can ditch into. One knows this because one lives and runs a lot along said river ;) Problem is there will also be spectators there.
Nice job on those Yassos! I'll be cheering on marathoners Sunday, sometime after the hubby finishes the 10 miler...
- Joe said...
Julie, as a guy my perspective may be skewed on the potty break, but I've heard many a story and these hardcore marathon women just squatting down next to the guys and just pulling their shorts to the side.
Of course, I've also heard stories about hardcore runners just going on the run. I may be the wrong person to ask.
Honestly, though, if you just go behind the port o pot or just off the road if it is moderately empty you'll be no different than hundreds of other men and women who can't go at a port o pot. Grandma's is easier, I agree. I had to go three minutes into the race this year. If you're worried about tp, just bring a wad with you (tucked in a baggie or something) and if you go in the woods you should be okay. The area around the Lakes might be the best place for that if you really get to choose when to poop.
- Nancy Toby said...
I take tons of Imodium before a marathon, and know lots of runners who do. Not just one - that won't stop a running-induced poop. More like 2 the night before, and 2 in the morning. It will NOT make it turn to concrete. :-)
And/or: Eat low-residue food the 24 hours before.
Can't help you with the pee stops, sorry....
- :) said...
Wow, no concrete is a huge relief, Nancy! I need to remember the immodium for my upcoming 'thon!
I can't believe we are talking about this...
- Joe said...
You might want to try the Immodium on training runs, though. I wouldn't try something new that someone posted on my blog just because it works for someone else.
Not saying it doesn't work or it won't work, but for Julie the marathon is sunday. Not the time to be messing with stuff.


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Bard's Haven is open for business! Also, Celtic Bardic is Tues at 7p.m. in our camp on Willow Point.
Events Open to All
Cabeat Dunstable!
Casa Bodacious Open. Now serving Greeks.
Middle KMOAS presents an A&S roundtable Wed 10-12 in Midrealm Royal. All are welcome.
Classes in engraving and repoussé from 10 a.m. on. Limit 6 per class. Class fee $5. Livonia Smithery, Booth Space 170, Fleet Street.
Come visit the Bee Folks for Midnight Madness! See our 2nds table for special deals.#114
Do you tweet? Come to the Pennsic Potluck Tweetup, today at 1pm. Hosted by Dalhraidia, E27. Please bring food or drink to share.
Hey Harry Potter fans! Wizard Rock show featuring Efenwealt & Aenor as the Blibbering Humdingers. Thurs 9 p.m. behind Camelot Treasures booth 30. Enter from Servant's Path. CDs available.
MEAD TASTINGS AT THE BEE FOLKS! Come join us Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, 7-until-we-kick-you-out. Bring your own bottle and cup. #114.
Middle KMOAS open hours 2-4 Tues & Thurs Midrealm Royal.
Runvaldr classes evenings at 7 p.m. Holistic healing also good for other manifesting at Cabochons on 17 Bow St. Donations accepted to cover expenses.
Samurai Chef - Introducing period Japanese food and Dining. Thur @ NOON Clan Yama Kaminari (E03)
TURKU in concert 8:30 p.m. Thursday August 12th. "The Turks are on the Walls" At the Fortress on the Main Battlefield.
For Sale
12'-19' yurts 4 sale! $1500 & up. Must sell. Ask for Pente 919-360-0048 E01 Camp Infinity. Will deal.
Bad Garb Old Maid card game- Yes we have 'em!- from Claus the Toymaker (Who else?)
10 gal hot water heater LP see Denys the Decadent E07 asking 200 OBO.
Dragon's Magic, space #27, has fine wools, silks, and linens! "Fabricmonger to the Crown of the West" by royal appointment to Her Majesty Eilis, Regina Occidentalis, AS XXXXIII.
10ft Sybley style canvas tent 18" sidewalls 3 screened windows 3 ceiling vents heavy zipoff rubber floor. Used for 1 event B4 Pennsic pd. $800 sell $550 E31 Revelwood by Classic Swimhole ask for Deryk.
12 ft. Diameter yurt by Yurts of America. 6ft. side walls. New this Pennsic. avaialble on Sat. Aug. 14th, $2800 see Rask at Cloak & Dagger Booth 13.
14x14 Panther Pavilion, 14x14 fly , poles included $1,200 call Richard McKenzie 407-271-5842.
20' Mongolian yurt(Ger): used for one week @ Pennsic 37, it is too much for me and I have downgraded. Has been in temp. controlled storage. Asking $5,000 O.B.O. Call 914-841-7146 or stop by Clan of the Northern Lynx E28 at Pennsic ask for Caroline or Bamm.
BAD GARB I and BAD GARB II - Now AVAILABLE From Claus the Toymaker- How do you know you are not in them unless you read them?
20x30 Panther Marquis w/roof vent. Canvas only. Located in Lagrange, GA. $1800 OBO call Honorata 706-881-6930.
25lb. Recurved bow , glove, armguard & quiver $85 obo ask for Bethany @ W15. Red Spears.
For Sale - Bad garb, bad garb, What'cha gonna do? What'cha gonna do when the punchline's you?- Claus the Toymaker.
2x2 wood spokes approx. 6.5' garment rack in Drachenwald - see Arianwen 520-425-1919 Make offer
4ft Great Sword new. Paid $40 sell $30. N30 Southwind.
65 Foot Dia. Sky Lodge see at Richspiritdrums.com. Highest quality, unique design $4400 254-652-7522
Agate Burnishers - bone ivory & horn handles - hand carved - also dog tooth and carnelian. Guild of Limners #26.
Albion Gaddhale and scabbard $1200 Gaukler #52
Are you a Thread-Counter? 8x & 10x Linen Testers make it easy. Dragons Magic #27.
Armor 2 complete sets of Dark Victory Armory in bags never used. $200@obo ask at booth or at big yurt with camel in B9.
ATTENTION WOAD WARRIORS! Feeling a little blue? I have the real thing! Genuine woad imported from Scotland. $4 Limited supply, buy early. Guild of Limners #26.
10' Regent + fly, blk + red w/full setup $750 OBO Contact Hector 330-472-0398. Pickup Fri Aug 13.
Pavilions 4 sale - 10x15 $650, 17x23 $800 - see Eleanor at Blue Unicorn Space 183
Benefit the Chirurgeons--buy an original Pennsic XXXIX T-shirt. $10. Available from Claus of Burzee, #26 Merchants Row.
Blank Books - hand bound in leather, handmade paper, thick & chunky. Fair trade products. $10 - $32 limited supply - Guild of Limners. #26.
CLOAK & DAGGER Booth 13 has archery supplies by Viking Archery Supply again this year.
Costumes by Loren has sales all day. Select jewelry 50% off. Other sales as the mood strikes. Free gift with purchase. 166 Fleet Street.
Cotton reuseable soap scrubbies, organic catnip toys, 100% cotton fingerless gloves, & more- space 42.
Don't be roadkill! 5' rule reflective trim. Space 42
Dragon's Magic #27-(the brown house by the toymaker and Guild of Limners) has fabulous fabrics.
Dyers! Get your undyed skeins & roving in Space 28.
Fabric Dragon went back to College, please buy something! Space 42
Falcon's Mew catnip toys and stuffed animals #171.
Fitted cotehardies 2 Simplicity pattern size 18, back lacing, 1 brown, 1 green silk like material, floor length long sleeve . E01 Silverhorde, Jackie or Kathy $60 each.
For Sale ATTENTION ALL AT PENNSIC! Claus the Toymaker would like to suggest that next year at Pennsic XL that we choose one day and on that day everyone must dress in his medieval clothes and treat Pennsic as if it were an SCA event. Please stop by his toyshop and let him know what you think of his idea.
FOR SALE: Bathouse - Trailer. Cost $1500 to build. Needs some work. Will sacrifice for $1400. See Eleanor at merchant space #6. Trailer is set up in Meridies Royal, N01.
For Sale - Gently used Trojan Horse style tent. 10x20 ft. steel carport frame with canvas roof and side walls. Complete with ropes, stakes and storage bags. Asking $500 obo. Available Sat Aug 14. Ask for Duncon, Iron Bog N20.
For Sale - Glass muller & burnishers from England, also Mitchell nibs, vellum, parchment, and hand bound leather books- The Guild of Limners, #26.
For sale. Horse tails $10; 12x16 pavilion new in box; drum kits; shaman calendar. Site #3
For Sale SCA Road Signs- "Fighter Practice Area", "Danger Viking Territory" and many others, some new and very silly $5 each. Claus the Toymaker, #26.
For Sale Vellum - opaline vellum (sheepskin) direct from England. Finest Quality sale price $20 per sheet. Lovely Dutch sheepskin parchment whole skins $125 can be cut smaller. The Guild of Limners #26, across from the barn.
Hair sticks wooden & semi-precious. Mention this ad and get 10% off Booth 171.
Jarl Valgard Stonecleaver will autograph Medieval Fantasy as Performance 8 - 10 PM Wed Aug 11, Poison Pen Press #63
Knitters & Spinners! Forgot your needles? Need yarn or roving? Space 28 can help.
Manicure/Pedicure offered by Dau 412-874-4314 Manis $5-7. Pedis $10-12 done @ barn. Parties available @ your site $25 guaranteed for a party. Text me.
Micarta rods for making hilts. CLOAK & DAGGER #13.
NEW THIS YEAR: Decorate your child's walls with medieval images - Knights, dragons, ladies - more. Let the mundanes put up Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck! - at Claus the Toymaker #26.
MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE, 10% off most items Mediaeval Miscellanca, Space 28.
My jobber had garment leather that was too pretty to resist- now I have it. Wouldn't you like it too? Dragon's Magic #27.
Need a job? Professional resume writer located @ N01-Clan Dance Horse or dance tent. $50-resume ask for Jane
New 750ml Bottles $10/case. See Wren, Merchant 185.
Pavilions for sale- two 16 foot rounds - new this year available at end of war. Complete package. 1 decorated $1450, 1 plain $1200 Black Pearl Tavern, B08.
PEARLS, prehnite, peridot and beads that don't start with 'P' at Fabric Dragon space 42
"Pennsic for Dummies" by Claus the Toymaker - scurrilous, tongue-in-cheek fun, everything you need to know to complete your Pennsic experience.
Period Patterns™- What can you make from them? Come see sample garments- Mediaeval Miscellanea, Space 28.
Pin Money products can be found at Miriam's #58. Period lampwork pins, beads, Viking glass, rings, spindles and of course- FIBERS!
Real Gold Thread - Kamibari was $40 now $30 a Skein Terra Incognita # 171.
Songs of Rosalind Jehanne vol 1 on CD! Featuring performances by Ken & Lisa Theriot, Efenwealt Wystle, John Lyttleton, Bryce de Byram & more! Camelot Treasures booth 30
For Sale Ink-Oakgall, walnut hull, also gallo-tannic ink, absolutely perfectly opaque. $4 per bottle Guild of Limners #26.
Steel and aluminum fence wire for mail making. Several spools. CLOAK & DAGGER #13.
Pennsic in a Box - Comes with people, places and things found at Pennsic in a colorful wooden box - Makes a great fun gift for friends who couldn't attend this year. Found only at Claus the Toymaker #26.
THE GUILD OF LIMNERS habitantes in platea mercatores vendunt encusto, penna, libri, pigmenti, colorum diversi, rubia, quadone, omnimodes tinctori et instrumenta clericis necessaria.
UNIQUELY YOU! DRESSMAKER'S FORMS - the only one that corsets properly. Fit the cover exactly to your body, change it as you do, the form still fits you. A 2nd cover=share witha friend. Available on site, save the shipping. Mediaeval Miscellanea, Space 28.
Weld, Woad, Madder, Cochineal, Brazilwood, Longwood-dyes to die for. Guild of Limners #26.
Wolfram's Wonderous Wares 134 Plunder Lane- Pouches, cloak clasps, diverse goodes, feast gear etc.
Woods Battle? We have bite & rash cream! Space 42
Yes! Pennsic does get chilly so we have cloaks & shoulder warmers for you. Space 28.
Good garb - Bad Garb PAPER DOLLS - even more humorous than the works of Beaumont & Fletcher! From Claus the Toymaker.
Period Pavilions™ for sale or rent, some on site for immediate delivery. New + used, plain + decorated, simple + elaborate. Custom pavilions- we create exactly what you want. Free color brochure + catalog. See our ad in the gatebook. Mediaeval Miscellanea Space 28.
Yes, there's quality real cheesecloth at Dragon's Magic #27.
Your Device/Arms/Picture on a Banner up to 3 ft square. Custom done. Select Kingdoms in stock. Visit Misty Tower in Space 28.
Yurts 4 Sale! Many sizes. Contact Pente/Wookie. Camp Infinity E01 EASY TO SET UP! 919-360-0048. Possible Trade for Enclosed Trailer. Must Sell.
Pennsic in a Box: the perfect gift for a friend who couldn't attend Pennsic XXXIX. Images of people, places, and things that make Pennsic special. From Claus the Toymaker #26
12 Step Meeting daily 4:00 p.m. E07 off Great Eastern Highway Denys the Decadent's Camp AA NA OA SA all welcome.
Drum making workshop hosts wanted, Drum & flute repairs Richspiritdrums.com Drums avlb. 254-652-7522
For Sale Good Gentles......How much have you spent on your armor? How much have you spent on your garb? How much have you spent on your children? This has been a public service announcement from Claus of Burzee Toymaker.
Intrigue, scandal + thwarted romance- the story develops as Pennsic progresses. Come see the diorama daily at Mediaeval Miscellanea, Space 28.
Knives sharpened, repairs, sheaths made. CLOAK & DAGGER #13.
KNOWN WORLD CHOIR CONCERT Thurs 5:30pm Performing Arts Tents.
Lacemaking: Join us on Artisans Row today as the Lacemakers of the Known World create beautiful lace in all its many forms before our eyes!
Period Painting: Visit the Painting Studio of Baroness Annejke MacAiodh, Lady Dosalena Sophia della Mirandola, and Mistress Milesent Vibert on Artisans Row and get a hands-on feel for the skills of a fine art painter in period.
Rider/Gas share back to Las Vegas NV. Leaving Sat. Night. Driving truck, haul/drop off also acceptable. 7023433301 Text Best.
See Auntie Arwen space 185 and ask if she is drinking WATER! <3 Fabric Dragon
SF author Michael Z. Williamson signing copies of his books. CLOAK & DAGGER #13.
Still missing: Sushi the dragon. Newly missing: some pirates, a few children and a Tuchux.
The Sock Monsters: "Sock-workers of the Known World Unite! Come join the Known World Sock Guild in a day of sock-making and other fiber activities, including felting a lovely rug for our socked feet to enjoy!"
We are so busy activating- We missed yesterdays deadline! Hopefully you are busy activating too!
Welcome to your first Pennsic - Debra- From Erlan.
Help Wanted
BREAKDOWN HELP WANTED! Good pay, food, fun crew. Bonus if work til truck is loaded! Start Sat. at 10. Mediaeval Miscellanea, Space 28.
Casa Bardicci now hiring consorts. Enthusiasm a must. Aesthetics negotiable. Greeks welcomed.
Lost & Found
MONKEY! We miss you. Small hand-sized stuffed monkey with magnetic hands and family that loves him. Please bring him to Mead Hovel at N31 on Fosse Way.
Aett Kveldulf raises its horns to their fallen sister, Silkisif of Svanhill. Valhalla welcomes a courageous and tender heart, which our mead-hall is the poorer for the loss thereof. Charge your glass, who read this: to Silkisif!
Lord Robin le Cleaver of Sangre del Sol, Trimaris. You will always be in our hearts and you will always be missed.
Lord Wolfhunter - You will always be in our hearts and you will forever be remembered 1967-2009.
RIP Dunstyn & Evliquia McGroyne. Survived by Edmund & Sarah de Wight.
The Eleventh Memorial Ship will sail this Thursday, August 12th at about 9:30 pm from the base of the causeway, at the border of blocks W-12 and W-14. It can be seen at the Stave - Church Thursday afternoon. Procession @9:00 p.m. to the Runestone, and on to the lake. Shields may be painted during the week at Tancred's Tangled Woods, or Thursday afternoon at the Stave- Church.
Clan Blue Feather encampment party Thurs. Aug. 12. Bad garb night! Come in your worst outfit.
Come to Settmour Swamp for a Polynesian Soire (Tiki Party) to celebrate LapuLapu's victory over Magellan's millitant encroachment. We will be offering Quality BEER and CIDER as well as some delicious Polynesian cocktails. A ROASTED PIG, HAGGIS, and snacks will be offered too!
ATTENTION FIREDANCERS and DRUMMERS: The Swamp will hold a firedance competition. See Arnacai in Settmour Swamp for an audition Wednesday at 7PM. Prize for the Winner! Drummers will also receive a special gift.
Japanese Incense Ceremony followed by a Japanese Poetry Party Friday @ Clan Yama Kaminari (E03) Incense Ceremony @ noon Poetry Party @ 1:00
Pennsic Zombie Crawl. Make up starts at 4PM. Crawl starts at Dusk. Gather at Vlad's, E20. Wednesday 8/11
Baroness Judith Happy Anniversary! Enjoy Midnight Madness Love Your Secret Pal
Congrats to Appolonia for her engagement to Yngvarr! Here's to a long happy life together!
ELL Congratulations on finding a man - YEAH- OG grieves in his beer =YECK= salty beer.
Expressions of affections are always in order - I Love You Joseph of the Red Griffin!- - B' Rose.
Freeport boy looking for Lower Burrell girl.
I saw a werewolf drinking a Piña Colada with the Countess. Doiing the werewolves of Pennsic. Look for him in N8 on the Serengeti. - T.L.
Happy Birthday to Philipp, Jeanie & Babs! From Clan Cambion.
My Pennsic Virgins - Though I may not remember your names, I'll always remember meeting you! - Zoe.
N XL˚ LVII.DCCLXXVIII, W ØLXXX˚ ØVIII.CDLVII. "Heath Saint Sicce." Bring a Pen!
Taoist Tai Chi Society Members! Want to meet others? Stop by House Fallen Star N12 and ask for Alzbeta.
Thank you watch for finding my Umbrella.
To the Lord who returned Lady Tatiana's amethyst crystal she thanks you with all of her heart.
Wanted Hungamunga talk to Wolfgang in OGLAND.


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TISKILWA — Elza M. Moses, 104, of Tiskilwa passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Liberty Village of Princeton.
He was born in a sod house on Sept. 26, 1908, in Arapaho, Okla., to Marion and Emma (Monk) Moses. He attended school near North Star, Neb. He married Vivian Freese on Sept. 15, 1930, in Fullerton, Neb. He and his family moved to Illinois in 1939. He and Vivian were married 82 years. She survives.
He was a life-long farmer in Nebraska and Illinois. He also drove school buses for Tiskilwa schools and St. Louis Catholic School. He was an active member of the Tiskilwa Community Church.
Elza is survived by his wife of 82 years, Vivian Moses of Princeton, formerly of Tiskilwa. Also surviving are three daughters, Bonnie (Gary) Halberg of Peoria, Judy (Gary) Speers of Newcastle, Maine, and Nita (Gary) Wyatt of Wyanet. Surviving are well are nine grandchildren, Kathi (Roger) Orr, Connie (James) Casford, Laurence (Mary) Bartman, Gary Halberg Jr., Gail (Hence) Tobler, Barbara (Cam) Valle, Greta (Steve) Kelly, Ginger Edwards and Amanda (Chris) Dybek; 28 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous stepgreat-grandchildren and stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews, including Phyllis Sims, Rex Elmore and Rita Dabler.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Norma Moses and Iona (Ed) Bartman; one grandson, Tommy Bartman; and seven sisters.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at the Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, with Pastor Todd N. Krost officiating. Luncheon will immediately follow the funeral at the Tiskilwa Community Church. Burial will be private on Thursday.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Tiskilwa Rescue nit or the Tiskilwa Community Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.
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Dust off your best "Big Lebowski" reference. And do it on Facebook. Because they already posted it.
The social media website is offering the Cohen brothers' cult classic up for rent on Facebook, studio officials announced on Friday. And for a pittance -- less than the cost of a toe, in fact: even a Facebook user ten days late on the rent can abide by the $3 cost, or 30 Facebook credits, for a 48 hour viewing period. So there's no need to find a stranger in the Alps.
"Big Lebowski" is the man for Universal Studios's time, as the film is the first offering on the studio's Social Theater Application. Other studios have jumped into the game as well, with Warner Bros. offering "The Dark Knight" and Paramount releasing the "Jackass" films on Facebook, according to the San Jose Mercury News. That's something to believe in, anyway.
The announcement came during LebowskiFest in New York City, which reunited the cast of the film. Thank you, Donnie.
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