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The detailed history of the Baldwin family would be too long for publication in this work. The ancestry might be traced back to an early era when there were three Baldwins kings, known in numerical order as Baldwin I, Baldwin II, and Baldwin III. However, the regal progenitors of the family will be disregarded at the present time, and this brief article will begin with the establishment of the name on the Atlantic Coast of America. The family in England was Welsh in origin. The story is authenticated that three brothers of the name left their native shores and reached the colonial division of America, one settling in New England, another in Pennsylvania, and another in the Carolinas. Of the New England branch, there have been a great many descendants. One of them is the present Governor Simeon Baldwin, of Connecticut, while Judge Daniel P. Baldwin, at one time attorney-general of Indiana, and who died at Logansport, belonged to the same branch. The brother who located in Pennsylvania was the ancestor of the Baldwins who established and conducted the great Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia. There was also Governor Baldwin, of Georgia, but to which branch he belonged is not known. The Grant County Baldwins are descended from the ancestor who settled in North Carolina. Only a little information is available concerning the early generations, but it is known that they were all Quakers, were chiefly farmers by occupation, and there is a steady record of thrifty, industrious people of good moral qualities, and high average of thrift and prosperity. In this line was Daniel Baldwin, Sr., great-grandfather of Edgar M. Baldwin. He was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and married Mary Benbow, of North Carolina. They lived and died in their native state, and were good, honest and plain people, rigid adherents of the Friends church.
In their family of children were: Daniel Baldwin, Jr., born in Guilford county, North Carolina, December 10, 1789. He married Christian Wilcuts, who was born November 11, 1793. They were married in 1812, and in the fall of that year, with wagons and ox teams, they accomplished the long and tedious journey across the mountains and through the Ohio Valley to Wayne county, Indiana. They found a home in the Quaker settlement near Richmond, where they entered government land. Their home continued in Wayne county until 1833, and it was in that county that all their children were born. Daniel Baldwin in 1833 brought his family to Grant county. He had prospected in this locality in the previous year and had purchased a piece of land and a partly finished log cabin located at what is now the corner of Main and Eighth Street, in Fairmount. The village plat had not yet been laid out, and there were very few settlers in all this township. The cabin had been started by John Benbow, who was an early land speculator. Into the cabin Daniel Baldwin moved his family, and afterwards completed and improved the house for a comfortable dwelling. That old cabin had the distinction of being the first house in the present corporation limits of Fairmount. Daniel Baldwin, Jr., added to his possessions here until he owned one hundred and sixty acres of land. The north side of Fairmount covers a part of this land, and some of the property is still owned in the family, the widow of Robert Bogue, grandson of Daniel Baldwin, Jr., having title to a portion of the original tract. It was in Fairmount that Daniel Baldwin, Jr., spent his last years, and died October 9, 1845. His wife died October 28, 1848. They took a prominent part in establishing the first Quaker church at Fairmount, and were people of the finest pioneer type. They were quiet, God-fearing, neighbor-loving people, of retiring disposition, but enjoyed hosts of friends. They lay buried side by side for about sixty years in the Friends Buck Creek burying ground, until August, 1910, when their descendants removed their bodies to the Park cemetery near Fairmount, and the same old headstones mark their final resting place.
The large family of children of Daniel Baldwin, Jr., and wife are mentioned as follows: 1. Thomas, born April 26, 1813, was married and reared a large family. He was a farmer by occupation and belonged to the Friends church. 2. Millie, born December 1, 1814, married Barnabas Bogue, reared a large family, was a farmer by occupation and also a Friend. 3. Elias, born August 26, 1816, was a farmer, and by his first marriage had two sons, and then married Hannah Mills, whose one child died in infancy. 4. Joseph W., born January 13, 1818, lived and died in Grant county as a farmer. He married Jane, a daughter of David Stansfield. Her father was the founder of the south half of Fairmount.
Joseph W. Baldwin was the first merchant of Fairmount, and conducted a store there from 1848 to 1860, and gave the name to the present town of Fairmount. He had eight children, four of whom are yet living. 5. David, born November 6, 1819, lived and died in Grant county as a farmer. He married Elizabeth Coleman, but had no children of his own. However, they adopted Dr. J. W. Patterson, now a physician of Fairmount. David and wife were Methodists in religion, his wife having been reared in that church. 6. Daniel, Jr., born November 3, 1821, died during infancy in Wayne county. 7. Jonathan, born September 30, 1823, was a successful and prominent man in Grant county, and died here many years ago. His first wife was Sarah A. Dillon, who left four children, three of whom are living. By his second union he became the husband of Mrs. Emeline (Tharp) Hockett, who had two children by her first marriage, but none by her second. 8. Mary, born December 21, 1825, married Dr. Philip Patterson, the first practicing physician of Fairmount. Both are now deceased, and they were the parents of five children, while Dr. Patterson married the second time, and had one daughter by that marriage. 9. Micah, born May 26, 1828, is spoken of more at length in a following paragraph. 10. Huldah, born April 14, 1830, married John Bradford, who died in Illinois, at Momence, six years ago. His widow with her only daughter still lives at Momence. 11. Rachael, died in the prime of life, forty years ago, the wife of James R. Smith, and was the mother of ten children, having two sets of twins, and five of these children are yet living. All of the above children of Daniel Baldwin, Jr., were born in Wayne county, and those who have died all passed away in this state.
Micah Baldwin was in his fifth year when his parents came to Fairmount. He grew up on a farm, and later learned the trade of tanner, an occupation which he was destined to follow a number of years. In 1859, with Daniel Ridgeway, he started the second tannery at Fairmount. Later he became associated with his brother-in-law, J. R. Smith, in the same industry. In 1877, Micah Baldwin gave up the tanning trade, and became a dealer in meats. While conducting a tannery he had also handled and made custom shoes and harness, and his last years were spent as a custom maker of shoes and as a repairer. He worked in that line to within six weeks of his death. He died March 13, 1893. From boyhood on through all his life he was a firm adherent of the Quaker faith and lived up to the high principles of that sect.
On April 24, 1850, Micah Baldwin married Miss Sarah Morris, whose name introduces another familiar family in Grant county. She was born near Fountain City, in Wayne county, Indiana, December 3, 1830, and was about one year old when her parents moved to Grant county. Her parents were Nathan and Miriam Benbow Morris. Her father was born in South Carolina, and her mother in North Carolina, and they met and married after being brought, when young, to Wayne county, Indiana. In Grant county they took up government land, all of it new, and improved a good homestead of one hundred and sixty acres. That continued to be their home for over twenty years, when Mr. Morris sold out and moved to Marshall county, Iowa. Five years later he moved to Kansas, and lived in that state, chiefly at Burr Oak, in Jewell county, until his death in 1881. He was born in the fall of 1808, so that he was seventy-three years of age when he died. Nathan Morris, from the time of his young manhood, was one of the most zealous ministers of the Quaker church. He preached and worked for his denomination and for the good of humanity, year after year, and never with a cent of remuneration. Equal to his zeal for the ministry, was his splendid charities, and it is said that no one ever left his door empty-handed. With all his liberality he prospered, and nowhere was there ever a better illustration of a common truth, that those who are most generous in their charity are often the most blest in their material fortunes. The first wife of Nathan Morris died at her home in Grant county during his forty-third year, leaving a large family. He then married Abigail Peacock, whose maiden name was Baldwin, and who also the mother of a large family. Nathan Morris, by his two wives was the father of twenty-two children, fifteen by his first wife and seven by the second. Of this large family, Mrs. Micah Baldwin is one of the four yet living, and the oldest of the twenty-two children. She is now in her eighty-third year and is as alert and bright mentally as many women twenty years younger. It many ways she has had a remarkable history. She survived from a time when conditions and environments were almost totally different from those that now obtain. When she was a girl she learned all the housewifery arts which were considered so necessary in pioneer days. She was a skillful weaver, and has woven hundreds of yards of flax and wool cloth. In the early days she made all her clothing from her own weaving, and practiced all the domestic arts which are familiarly associated with the pioneer women. In one day she spun and reeled thirty "cuts" of wool, more than any one who competed with her had been able to do. All her life long she has been devoted to the Quaker church, and for many years did home missionary work. She now has her home in Fairmount, at the same residence where she has lived for half a century. This residence is a land mark in Fairmount, and was for many years occupied by her husband, Micah Baldwin. The children of Micah Baldwin and wife were as follows: 1. Nathan, born June 14, 1851, has never married, is an educated man, and since he was fourteen years of age has been a victim of paralysis, having his home with his mother and brother in Fairmount. 2. Daniel, third of the name was born December 5, 1853, and is a farmer in Hardin county, Iowa. He married Lyde Bogue, and has one son, C. Gordon, now eighteen years old. 3. Lucy, born April, 1856, died in 1874, at the age of eighteen. 4. Orlando, born March 7, 1858, is a barber in Kansas City, Kansas. 5. Millie, born August 1, 1860, married Henry Delcamp, a resident of Chicago. They are the parents of Earl and Nettie. 6. Benjamin, born December 12, 1862, was accidentally drowned when eighteen months old. 7. Edgar M., born April 2, 1866, whose individual career is given in detail in the following paragraph. 8. Mary E., born August 26, 1868, is the wife of Edward M. Hollingworth, a shoe merchant at Fairmount. They have children, Leo, Kenneth, and Charles E. 9. Charles, born October 21, 1871, is unmarried, and is a printer with a home in Seattle, Washington.
For a number of years Mr. Edgar M. Baldwin has been one of the most influential citizens of Grant county, and as editor and proprietor of the Fairmount News wields a large and beneficent influence over his locality. His early years were spent in Fairmount, where he attended the public schools, and in 1877, when only eleven years old, made his start in the printing trade. He did all the duties required of an apprentice, stood at the case, and learned to set type, was employed in the Fairmount News office, and developed an exceptional skill as a journeyman printer. Like most of the men of his profession he has traveled about the country a great deal, and has worked in the composing rooms of some of the largest dailies and printing establishments in the country. He was at New Vienna, Ohio, at Cincinnati, at Indianapolis, worked on the old Chicago Herald, then went to Philadelphia, spent two years in New York City in a law printing house, once more had employment at Philadelphia, and also at Wilmington, Delaware, did work in the city of Washington, then came west to Cincinnati, and Indianapolis and Chicago, and in 1885 returned to his old home at Fairmount. Here he bought the plant of the Fairmount News from Charles Stout, and conducted that paper for three years. Selling out he went to western Kansas and for a few months ran the Ellis Headlight. In 1890, Mr. Baldwin was appointed to a position in the government printing office at Washington, D. C., where he spent four and a half years, during which time he was employed on many of the large jobs in that printery, the greatest establishment of its kind in America. From Washington he once more came to Fairmount. With the outbreak of the Spanish-American war in 1898, four days after the declaration of war, on April 26, he joined Company A, of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Infantry. This regiment rendezvoused at Indianapolis, and was mobilized at Chickamauga. The regiment was finally assigned to duty with the army of invasion in Porto Rico, but when the regiment left for the front Mr. Baldwin was in the hospital. A few days later he got out and joined the Fifth Illinois Regiment, going with that command to Newport News, Va. However, the peace protocol was signed while the regiment was on the way. The command was later transferred to the army of occupation and sent to Matanzas Province, Cuba. The regiment was returned to Savannah, Georgia, and was discharged there, April 26, 1899, just a year after his enlistment. The commander of the regiment with which he went to Cuba was George W. Gunder. Returning to his Indiana home, Mr. Baldwin then spent some time as a traveling salesman. After four years he returned to Fairmount and again took over the Fairmount News in 1903. Since then the Fairmount News has been issued under his management, and is one of the most influential and best edited papers of Grant county. The News is issued to its subscribers on Monday and Thursday of each week. The subscription list comprises the best people in the south half of Grant county, and the paper circulates to many quarters of the state. The office of the News is unusually well equipped, not only for periodical publication, but with a complete job plant for catalogue and other high class printing.
Mr. Baldwin was married August 23, 1887, to Myra Rush, a daughter of Rev. Nixon and Louisa Rush, a family whose record will be found elsewhere in this publication. Mrs. Baldwin was born near Fairmount, July 4, 1865. She has the distinction of being the first graduate of the Fairmount Academy with the class of 1887. For a number of years she has been the proficient city editor of the Fairmount News. They are the parents of one son, Mark, born June 8, 1889, a graduate of the Fairmount Academy with the class of 1909, and just twenty-two years after his mother, and a graduate with the class of 1912 from Earlham College, at Richmond, Indiana. He is now in the U. S. Soil Survey of the Agricultural Department, having charge of a squad with headquarters in Iowa. Mr. Baldwin and his family are active workers and members of the Friends church.
Mr. Baldwin has been almost too busy for participation in public affairs, but has frequently been honored with marks of esteem from his fellow citizens. He was endorsing clerk in the Indiana State Senate during the session of 1908-09. He was the nominee in the Republican caucus for assistant clerk of the House of Representatives during the following session. He was treasurer of the Republican Editorial Association of Indiana, and was also treasurer of the Grant County Central Committee. In 1912, he enlisted
his support in behalf of the Progressive party, and at Peru, on September 11, was nominated for congress in the Eleventh Congressional district on the Progressive ticket. He made an exceptionally strong campaign, received votes from both the old parties, and the campaign, while not resulting in his election, was a most gratifying tribute to his personal popularity.
Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana A Chronicle of their People Past and Present with Family Lineage and Personal Memoirs Compiled Under the Editorial Supervision of Benjamin G. Shinn
Volume I Illustrated
The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago and New York 1914
Submitted by Peggy Karol
ALVIN B. SCOTT. The large manufacturing industries which were created as a result of the natural gas boom in Grant county and other sections of Indiana have, as a matter of course, developed some exceptional men of industry and ability, and some of the present leaders in local business and manufacturing circles were boys in Grant county when natural gas was first found under its surface.
Prominent in this class of citizenship is Alvin B. Scott, secretary and treasurer and general manager of the Bell Bottle Company at Fairmount. He has held that position three years throughout the period of its present management. He was formerly associated with Mr. Borrey and Mr. Cleveland while they were at the head of the Bell Bottle Company. In May, 1910, Mr. Scott took over the plant, forming a fifty thousand dollar corporation, but retaining the old name of the Bell Bottle Company. James Luther of Terre Haute, is president, Irvin Scott, a brother of Alvin B. is vice president, while Alvin B. Scott is secretary and treasurer and general manager. The board of directors, three in number comprise the three officers just named. The Bell Bottle Company operate a very important industry, one that produces a large amount of wealth every year, and affords employment to about four hundred people. Their output averages three carloads of bottles every day, and the plant is exclusively devoted to the manufacture of bottles of all kinds used in the commercial trade. The plant has one sixteen-ring tank furnace, and first class equipment and efficiency are watch words throughout the business. Mr. Scott has the entire plant under his personal management, and has been very successful in distributing the product, which is sold and shipped to every part of the United States.
Mr. Scott may be said to have never known any other occupation than glass manufacture. He is familiar with every department and knows the manufacturing end equally as well as the sales and distribution part. He first began with the Dillon Glass Company in the clerical department in 1890. He soon after decided that his prospect of advancement would be better through the practical side of the business and he accordingly learned the trade of glass blower and worked up through every department. In 1895 he became associated with the Model Glass Company of Summitsville, in Madison county, and is president of that concern, having the active management of both plants for two years until he had to withdraw on account of overstrain through the heavy responsibilities laid upon him.
Alvin B. Scott was born in Fairmount township of Grant county, March 27, 1868. He was graduated from the Fairmount Academy with the class of 1889, and found his first work as a clerk. Mr. Scott is a grandson of Stephen Scott, a West Virginian, who was an early settler in Wayne county, where he married and afterwards moved to Grant county, and died in the latter locality. The father of Alvin B. Scott is Levi Scott, a native of Indiana, and for many years a banker in Fairmount. In 1893 the elder Scott suffered from the financial panic and afterwards retired from business and moved to California, where he now lives. He has his second wife, first wife having died at the age of forty-five years. The first wife, and the mother of Alvin B. Scott, was Emily Davis, a daughter of George Davis, of an old and prominent family in Grant county.
Alvin B. Scott was married in Fairmount township to Emily Luther, a daughter of Ivy and Sarah (Stewart) Luther, both of whom are living and are substantial farmers in this section of the county. The Luthers are active members of the Friends church, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott belong to the same church. In politics Mr. Scott is a Republican. Their four children are mentioned as follows: Merle, a graduate of the Fairmount Academy, for one year a student
in the Culver Military Academy, and in 1913, a graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the State University of Bloomington; Mary E., who is now attending the Fairmount Academy; Sedrick Levi and Martin Ivy, both of whom are in the schools.
Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana A Chronicle of their People Past and Present with Family Lineage and Personal Memoirs Compiled Under the Editorial Supervision of Benjamin G. Shinn
Volume I Illustrated
The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago and New York 1914
Submitted by Peggy Karol
WHISLER FAMILY. Since the year 1838 the Whisler Family has been identified with Marion and Grant county. In this time five generations of the family have lived in Marion, and during all this time the name has been associated with industry and integrity in business relations and with the worthiest qualities of citizenship and personal character.
For many years Jacob Whisler, the founder of the family in Marion, was the village inn keeper at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. His inn was called the Whisler House. It was a well known place and a landmark at that time. One of the features which made it attractive to travelers was its immense stone barn.
Jacob Whisler in 1838 sold out this business and came overland to Marion with his family, arriving in the springtime when the roads were very bad, and horses had to be hitched tandem to pull the wagons through miring ways. After a long and laborious journey they reached their destination and settled two miles east of Marion. Jacob Whisler was born in 1776, the year of American Independence, and died in 1863, aged 87. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Mundobaugh. In the family were five sons and three daughters.
Jacob Whisler, son of Jacob Whisler, and representing the second generation in Marion, was born 1817, learned the cabinetmaker's trade, carrying it on many years. He was the first Democrat elected to any office in Grant county, being elected County Treasurer in 1854. Leaving the office at the end of his term, he ran a general store until 1864 when he retired. His wife was a Marion girl, Weltha A. Horton, born 1818. They lived many years on Adams street just north of Fifth, and later at the old homestead in North Marion. Jacob Whisler died in 1875, and his wife in 1901. They were the parents of one son and two daughters; Mary married John Fitzgerald, and Martha married Ed Weaver.
Leroy M. Whisler, the son of the family last named, was born October 23, 1844, in Marion. He married Matilda M. McKinney, daughter of Fielding S. McKinney, who was one of the early settlers in the county. Roy Whisler, as he always was called, followed the tin and hardware business, succeeding his father, but since 1900 has lived a retired life. For the last 15 years Mr. and Mrs. Whisler have spent the winters in Florida.
The fourth generation of the Whisler family in Marion includes the three sons of Leroy M. Whisler and wife. The oldest Jasper L. Whisler, born August 30, 1871, is a watchmaker and jeweler by trade, and has a jewelry store on the north side of the square for 20 years. There are probably very few persons who have a larger personal acquaintance in Marion and the surrounding country than he has. His wife was Viola M. Cramer; they have one daughter, Margaret, born December 1, 1896.
Ralph P. Whisler, the second son, his a contractor, and located at Richmond, Ind. He married Mirriam Hiatt; they have one son, Leroy Whisler. Jacob Whisler, the youngest son of Leroy M. Whisler and wife, is a traveling man. He has been with the National Cash Register Company for many years, generally traveling in the west. Leroy, the son of Ralph and Margaret Whisler, daughter of Jasper Whisler represent the fifth generation of the Whislers.
There are still in existence several very dear keepsakes of the original Jacob Whisler. Among these is the very fine old wall sweep clock, nine feet high, and in perfect preservation. It is still ticking in the home of Jasper L. (Jap) Whisler. The clock was brought overland from Chambersburg, Pa., in 1838 by Jacob Whisler. Several old pewter plates are among the family relics, and are tenderly handled for precious associations.
Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana A Chronicle of their People Past and Present with Family Lineage and Personal Memoirs Compiled Under the Editorial Supervision of Benjamin G. Shinn
Volume I Illustrated
The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago and New York 1914
Submitted by Peggy Karol


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Goodbye … for now, anyway
Since April, this blog has been a very interesting experience for me. At first, I had no idea what to expect, whether people would read it or leave comments, yet here we are less than nine months later, and Mark it Down has received more than 164,000 comments.
But all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately, Mark it Down will be closing up shop at the end of this month.
While that may come as bad news to many of you, there is good news as well. I am leaving MLB.com, having accepted a job at the Daily News to be the newspaper's Yankees beat writer.
I have enjoyed my time at MLB.com more than you can possibly imagine. I have made friends here who will be a part of my life for years to come. Thankfully, since I'll still be covering the Yankees, I'll be able to see them just as much at the ballpark.
As for you good folks out in Cyberland, the Daily News' web site will feature a new Yankees blog written by me, so all you have to do to is follow me there. My new blog will debut in mid-January, so keep an eye out for it.
Of course, there are still tons of terrific blogs here at MLBlogs.com for you to visit, including Ian Browne's Brownie Points, Jason's Boogie Down Bronx blog, Jeff's BoSox Banter blog and many others.
I hope you all have enjoyed this place as much as I have. For the regulars, you've made Mark it Down the baseball community that it has become, and I hope you follow me over to the Daily News blog next month.
Happy holidays to everybody!
Happy homecoming
Andy Pettitte and the Yankees reunited on Thursday after three years apart, and both sides seemed very pleased to be together again.
From the sound of it, Brian Cashman realized that, had the Yankees gone after Pettitte harder at the start of the free-agent process in November 2003, the lefty likely would have stayed in the Bronx. But they didn't, so Pettitte was lured to his hometown, where he had three seasons in his own backyard.
This time, the Yanks weren't going to make the same mistake, so they went hard after Pettitte, choosing to pursue him on a short-term basis rather than to go after a guy like Ted Lilly or Gil Meche for four or five years.
Pettitte sounded excited to be back with teammates such as Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada, but more than that, he sounded thrilled to be pitching for Joe Torre once again. Pettitte credited Torre with much of his success, saying that the manager showed faith in him early in his career when many others had lost that faith.
This match seems perfect. Pettitte can come back and try to return the Yankees to the glory of the late-'90s, when he helped them win four World Series. The Yanks get a guy they can trust, a guy they can hand the ball to in October and know he won't be intimidated by his surroundings.
Just listening to Pettitte on the conference call today, I forgot how engaging he can be and what a good guy he is to cover. I'm happy that he's back. But not as happy as the Yankees.
Give the boy his due
So, my buddy Danny e-mailed me the other day, suggesting that I go back and look at my blog entry from April 20. That was the day that our sons — who were still approaching their first birthdays — made their "picks" for the 2006 MLB season.
My son, Ryan, picked the Yankees, Twins, Angels, Blue Jays, Mets, Cardinals, D-Backs and Braves to make the playoffs, with the Angels beating the Braves in the World Series.
That's four of the eight playoff teams and none in the World Series.
Danny's son, DJ, picked the Blue Jays, Indians, Angels, Mariners, Mets, Cardinals, Rockies and Dodgers — only three playoff teams — but he had the Cardinals over the Angels in the World Series.
For the record, my picks were the Yankees, White Sox, A's, Indians, Braves, Cubs, Giants and Phillies. That's two playoff teams. And my WS matchup of the Yankees and Cubs? Laughable, as it turned out.
The moral of the story here, is that whatever predictions you read from the "experts" next year, take them with a grain of salt. An 11-month old picked St. Louis to win the World Series last year, and I'm guessing that not too many others did.
Holiday shopping
The holiday season is upon us, but the Yankees haven't finished all of their shopping just yet. While Andy Pettitte was the big gift for the upcoming season, the Yanks are still in the market for a first baseman, a utility infielder and possibly a fifth outfielder and another reliever. They also must come to terms with Kei Igawa, who has until Dec. 28 to sign with the Yankees before he must return to Japan for another year.
First base: Andy Phillips and Josh Phelps are the internal candidates as of now. If Phillips is given a shot, I think he could do a tremendous job. Phelps was taken in the Rule 5 draft, and while he was a nice prospect with Toronto a few years back, I'd be surprised if he made a push for the job in New York.
Doug Mientkiewicz's name keeps popping up, and I think this would be a good move for the Yankees. He might not be an All-Star hitter, but he can hold his own well enough to get the job done in the No. 9 spot in the lineup. His glove is among the best in baseball, and with Chien-Ming Wang and Pettitte in the rotation, defense is going to be even more important for the 2007 Yankees.
Utility infielder: I'm a bit surprised that the Yankees haven't signed Miguel Cairo yet, and it still could happen before Christmas. But don't be surprised to see New York go in another direction. If they liked Cairo as much as it seemed they did, why is he still unsigned?
Nick Green is still looking for a job, and the Yankees liked him during his brief stay in New York last season. Marcus Giles was non-tendered, but I don't think he's going to sign a deal to be a backup player anywhere. Jose Vizcaino and Chris Woodward are also on the market. The best bet is that either Cairo or Green will return next year.
Fifth outfielder: The first four spots are solidified with Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Bobby Abreu and Melky Cabrera. That doesn't leave much playing time for the fifth guy, who may or may not be Bernie Williams.
I think Bernie should retire. I'd hate to see him come back, only to be designated for assignment in May or June when the Yankees need to make room on the roster for another pitcher or something. Even if Bernie comes back, how much playing time will he actually get? Not much. Ride off into the sunset, let the Yankees hang No. 51 in Monument Park and enjoy your second career as a musician.
Kevin Thompson would be the leading candidate to serve as the fifth outfielder if Williams does not return. He can play all three positions and can be a pinch-runner off the bench.
Reliever: I still think there's a chance that Ron Villone returns for another year in the Bronx, but if he doesn't, there are several internal candidates that can fill the final spot in the bullpen. With Mariano Rivera, Kyle Farnsworth, Scott Proctor, Brian Bruney and Mike Myers in the pen right now, they could use another southpaw who was more than a specialist like Myers.
If the Yanks are looking for a lefty, Ray King and Scott Schoeneweis seem like the best options on the market. If they want another righty, Chris Reitsma would be an intriguing option.
All about Andy
The return of Andy Pettitte makes complete sense to me.
First, the Yankees get a guy who has topped 200 innings for two straight years, showing that his elbow doesn't seem to be a problem.
Second, they get a guy who has gone through everything you can go through in New York and looked awfully darn good doing it.
Pettitte brings a tremendous track record back to the Bronx, both in the regular season and in the playoffs. No, he may not be the 21-game winner he was in 2003, but I don't think he's that far off. Plus, when October rolls around, are there many pitchers you would feel that comfortable handing the ball to?
Yes, I know … Pettitte's career postseason record is only 14-9, but he has pitched some of the best games I've ever seen in October. And while his record in the World Series is 3-4, his ERA of 3.92 is pretty good.
I'll put it this way: If the Yankees have a must-win game next October, I hope for their sake the ball is in his hand.
The other thing about signing Pettitte is that we'll have a few months of Roger Clemens speculation. I think there's more than a 50 percent chance that the Rocket will land in New York sometime this year, looking to win one more ring with Joe Torre, Derek Jeter and the rest of the Yanks.
Ted Lilly? Gil Meche? Jason Schmidt? No thanks. I'll take Pettitte. And so did the Yankees.
Winter Meetings, Day 3
Wednesday was highlighted by Ted Lilly, of all people, whose agent informed the Blue Jays early in the day that they were out of the mix, leaving the Cubs and Yankees to battle for his services.
By the time people began thinking about their dinner plans, Lilly had agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal with the Cubs, leaving the Yankees to focus on the true object of their desire — Andy Pettitte.
In my opinion, the Yankees were never truly serious about signing Lilly, who would have cost them $56 million over four years when you factor in the luxury tax. But by making themselves a part of the Lilly sweepstakes, the Yanks forced Pettitte to make a decision regarding his future, as his agent announced that he would play in 2007.
I know that many people believe that Pettitte will never leave Houston, but I'm not so sure about that. If he knows that this is his final season, then there would be no better place for Pettitte to finish his career than in the Bronx.
As for the rest of the day, Jason Schmidt told teammates he was headed for the Dodgers for three years and $47 million, catchers changed addresses as Bengie Molina joined the Giants, Mike Lieberthal became a Dodger and Mike Piazza signed with the A's to be Oakland's DH.
The news was capped off by an evening trade which sent Freddy Garcia from the White Sox to the Phillies for Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez. That deal ended my colleague Ken Mandel's dinner, as he left our table to head back to the Dolphin Hotel to pursue the story. Sorry Mandel, it was a pretty good meal.
As I dined with my colleagues, we began discussing the greatest sitcom characters of all-time. So I pose the question to you: Who is the greatest sitcom character of all-time? There is no real criteria here, so just throw out your answers.
My top 4: George Costanza, Archie Bunker, Norm Peterson and Homer Simpson.
The Rule 5 Draft takes place Thursday morning, though the Yankees won't be making any news there. Brian Cashman takes off on Thursday afternoon, and in all likelihood, will head back to New York with the same team he had when he got here.
Winter Meetings, Day 2
Another rather uneventful day at the Swan and Dolphin. The general consensus is that these Winter Meetings aren't even producing good rumors, which is a bad sign.
The big buzz in Yankeeland came in the form of a report that the Yankees were nearing a deal with Andy Pettitte. Several people told me that they believe it could happen before the end of the week, and that even Pettitte's wife had given him the go-ahead to pitch one more year in New York if that's what he wanted to do.
Personally, I think this is a plan designed to get more money out of the Astros. Do I think it is possible that the Yankees could sign Pettitte? Sure, why not? But do I think it will happen? I'd put it at 60 percent he plays for Houston, 30 percent he plays for New York and 10 percent he retires.
The Yanks have also expressed interest in Mark Buehrle, though they don't plan on dealing prospect Humberto Sanchez for a guy with one year left on his contract.
Brian Cashman was set to meet with several agents on Tuesday night, including Arn Tellem (Kei Igawa) and Larry O'Brien (Ted Lilly). I think Cashman is just keeping himself in the loop for Lilly in case the price isn't as steep as it would seem to be. I still think he goes to the Cubs.
The A-Rod rumors just won't go away, only it's the reporters from the towns that want to deal for him that keep bringing it up. The New York writers have stopped talking about it, because it's a non-story.
The big newsmakers today were actually the Red Sox, who spent $106 million on J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo. The Lugo signing makes sense to me, as they need a shortstop and he's a solid player (though for $9 million a year, you'd better be getting a solid player).
The Drew signing puzzles me in more ways than one. Why would you give a guy $14 million a year over five years when he has shown throughout his entire career that he can't stay healthy? Yet a year ago, the Red Sox refused to give Johnny Damon — the heart and soul of their team — $12 million a year. It just doesn't make any sense.
Barry Zito (Rangers? Mets?) and Jason Schmidt (Cardinals? Mariners?) remain on the market, waiting to cash in on their own big deals. I doubt either will get done in the next two days, though if they do, it would at least give people here something to actually talk about.

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Leicestershire Police today revealed they will be issuing their own press card/badges for the English Defence League (EDL) protest tomorrow, Saturday 9 October 2010.
A police press office representative said the badges would be issued at a press briefing 10am tomorrow in Leicester, "in order to prove who is a legitimate journalist to the police officers on the ground".
I contested that this is what the UK Press Card already represents. The press officer said the measure was being put in place for the safety of journalists after photographs and threats had appeared on the EDL forums and on the Casuals United blog.
NUJ London Photographers Branch Chair Jess Hurd said:
The press card that Leicestershire police is proposing to issue is unprecedented in public order policing. The UK press card authority issue press cards via professional bodies known as gatekeepers to bona fide news gatherers and is recognised by The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Nowhere does this exclude Leicestershire. This is not about journalists safety, it is about control of the media and is simply not acceptable. Press freedom will not be curtailed at the behest of the EDL.
We are waiting for a response from the chief press liaison officer who will be in charge of police/press relations at the event.
Branch member Andrew Wiard explains the history of the press card and why it is fundamentally wrong that they be issued by the police:
- Update: The NUJ has condemned Leicestershire police's plan, General Secretary Jeremy Dear said:
The NUJ is not advising members to wear the badges provided by the police.
The UK Press Card is the only recognised form of identification for journalists and is accepted as the legitimate and verifiable form of identification by the Association of Chief Police Officers and media organisations.
The NUJ does not accept that the additional form of identification is necessary.
Any media worker who declines to wear the badge should not be prevented from carrying out their normal professional activities.
Urgent NUJ advice for journalists working in Leicester at the EDL protests on Saturday 9 October – nuj.org.uk
Meanwhile Leicestershire police defended the card saying that local journalists had asked for badges, that they do not provide any special privileges and do not have to be displayed.
- Update: Roy Mincoff, NUJ Legal Officer, has sent an urgent letter to Leicestershire police:
To: Chief Constable, Leicestershire Constabulary,
Officer in Charge of Policing Enghsh Defence League (EDL) protest on 9th October 2010,
Senior Press Officer Leicester Constabulary
RE: English Defence League (EDL) protests on 9th October 2010
I Write with regard to the English Defence League demonstrations in Leicester tomorrow, 9 October 2010 and refer to your telephone conversation a few minutes ago with NU] National Freelance Organiser john Toner.
The NUJ is concerned that Leicestershire Constabulary have informed some members that journalists including photographers are being required to wear a police badge to identify themselves as media at this "event"
You will know that the UK Press Card is already accepted by the Association of Chief Police Officers and media organisations generally as legitimate (and verifiable by ID Pin) identification of journalists.
Whilst we are grateful for your concern for our members' safety, we do not accept that an additional form of identification by means of a special police badge should be required.
You will, I expect, already know of the "Casuals United" blog quotes on "EDL Fatwa" and has on it various photographs of photographers and comments of a threatening nature specifically against some of our members, and against the media generally which it regards as opposed to the EDL.
We would urge that should any of our members decline to wear the special police badges that they will not be prevented from carrying out their normal professional activities of recording and reporting events.
This is recognised by the European Court of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UK Courts. There have been many Court judgments which have reinforced this and the legitimate duty of the media as the public watchdog, to record and report events.
I would refer you also to the ACPO Guidelines, which specifically states "We should actively help them (the media) to carry out their responsibilities provided they do not interfere with ours… Members of the media have a duty to take photographs and incidents and we have no legal power or moral responsibility to prevent or restrict what they record."
Please confirm as a matter of urgency that all your officers will be fully briefed and will respect the legitimacy of the UK Press Card.
I look forward to receiving your urgent confirmation that the lawful rights of the media will be afforded to our members producing UK Press Cards, whether or not they wear the special police badges.
Yours faithfully
Roy Mincoff
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Police have issued an emergency number for journalists to use in Leicester on Saturday: 07791325640. NUJ members can contact the NUJ in an emergency on: 07921700352.
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When I asked a friend in passing if he "went Dutch" with girls on dates, he genuinely thought I was making some sort of grim sexual innuendo. To my utter shock and surprise he hadn't heard of the phrase. I explained that "going Dutch" meant that each person pays their own way on their coffee or dinner date, as is the tradition when dating in the Netherlands. He stared back at me with a blank expression. "No, I think it's the done thing for guys to pay for the girls on dates," he replied.
I found this quite shocking because I had been previously under the apparently naïve impression that splitting the price of dates was the done thing now - especially when you're both students who've got to think about your weekly budget (God forbid you'd take anything out of your alcohol fund for an awkward morning-after rendezvous in Caffé Nero). This isn't, however, the case; a substantial amount of my straight male friends, when asked, strongly believed that the guy should always pay the cost of a date.
Why has this distinctly outmoded and unequal dating custom has continued into the 21st century? Is there honestly shame in suggesting that the expense of your mutually arranged meetup could be shared? Are guys really so egotistical as to believe that they're impressing a girl by buying her dinner, and are girls really so entitled as to expect to have everything paid for them on dates? It just seems ridiculous - especially when you're students and dating. University is supposed to be an environment based on education and equality, so why are a lot of university students still stuck in the medieval dating traditions of white knights and damsels in distress?
Personally, I've always split the cost of dates (particularly when I've decided that I don't want to encourage a second meeting, and therefore realised that there won't be an opportunity to get their drinks next time!). I'm not trying to be all holier-than-thou about fellow ladies who don't mind accepting a coffee gratis, I'm not trying to be awkward and embarrass guys who try to insist on paying; it just seems to make a lot of sense for multiple reasons.
Firstly, if you're both students at university, it's likely that you're both in the same financial circumstances - namely, horrific and crippling debt. Why single out one party to shell out more for a date than the other based solely on their gender? It all comes down to the weird Neanderthal ancestral tradition of "strong man provide for baby-making woman. Ugg ugg." etc. Not only is the pressure for a "strong man" to "provide" for a female a prime example of a macho archetype that is often harmful and unfair to guys, this outlook is also offensive to many women of our century.
We can all agree that we've come a long way from cars powered by cavemen's feet and mixing cement in pelican's beaks (what do you mean that was just the Flintstones?). Many women these days are actually quite good at taking care of themselves, thank you, and don't have to pretend to be nice to a man to get fed. Let's be objective and real about this - an 18 year old kid does not a "big macho man provider" make, and an 18 year old woman at university is not a big dependent baby. Shouldn't we stop treating each other like this?
It also leads to that bloody awkward and quintessentially British charade of what I like to call "The Manners Dance", which inevitably goes as follows -
Guy: "I'll get this."
Girl: "Oh no, you don't have to do that!"
Guy: "Oh no, I insist!"
(possibly repeat steps 2 and 3 a bit)
Girl: "Oh okay then, thanks."
PROFIT (if you're a girl)
Seriously, if splitting the bill or "going Dutch" became the common practice, all this uncomfortable fakeness with a person you've probably only met once in a club could be utterly avoided. Why is it customary for one person, who's only met the other one once, to pay the other's way? What's more, if the person has decided you're not particularly the heartthrob they thought you were whilst they were sweatily grinding on you the other night, they might not want to meet up with you again.
You've just paid for their incredibly overpriced dinner, though. Thus, the final and darkest problem with guys paying for girls on dates rears its ugly, fedora-clad head. There is then an expectation created: that the girl owes the guy something in return, something that might not be as savoury as the delicious meal she's just enjoyed. This is dark, seedy, and disappointingly an attitude that is still ingrained in the consciousness of select men. My friend Kesley knows of a guy who explicitly mentioned that he pays for dates and then expects "a return on his investment"...
Of course, the subject of this article is mostly focused around the heterosexual experience of dating, so I decided to get some perspective on it from the LGBT+ community. I chatted to my friend Katherine about the "guys paying for girls on dates" tradition, who, like me, was surprised that us "filthy breeders even did the 'dude pays for anything' tradition anymore".
Katherine is, as you might have guessed, a (hilarious) lesbian who is in a committed relationship. While her girlfriend had to foot the bill more often on their initial dates due to differences in their financial situations, Katherine admits it's nice to be sure that it was sincere generosity on her dating buddy's part, rather than her paying the bill in accordance with some stupid age-old tradition.
"I think it makes more sense that the person who is more financially able pays for stuff, rather than whoever happens to have a penis." she summarised.
Likewise, my friend Johnny said that "It's a ridiculous notion that guys should be picking up the bills 100%!" I asked him who paid for the dates when he and his boyfriend first started to date, and he explained "We went for drinks when we first started dating, and went for lunch, and we paid depending on who invited who. So he suggested we go to the French House in SoHo, and he picked up the bill. And then when I took him to Zebranos, I paid."
Now that the guys are in a relationship, they like to treat each other, but they don't go Dutch: "If the bill is quite steep, we won't split it down the middle (it feels like we're paying for ourselves and not each other!) but pay for different things, so maybe he'll pay for the food and I'll pay for the wine."
He finished up by saying, "I just think putting a monetary value on dates or moments with your partner is somewhat reductive to the point of being with someone, so my partner and don't keep track of anything but pay depending on who's feeling the most generous that day!"
I'm absolutely inclined to agree. I don't think finding true love and having to take a chunk out of your wallet are mutually exclusive events. The sooner we start to eradicate this unfounded expectation for guys to foot every bill they're presented with, the sooner the heterosexual dating culture will become more equal and genuine. It would mean that the next time someone agreed to go out with you, it would probably be because he or she is genuinely interested in getting to know you, rather than just interested in getting some sex or some Nando's out of you.


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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
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I am not a big fan of romance novels but some of you may be interested in knowing which ones were the best romance award winning books for 2010. As you probably know, the Romance genre comes in different subgenres. Well, there were 12 categories for these RITA awards which included.... (drumroll) .... "Novel with Strong Romantic Elements".
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - The roster of privately-held PR agencies just got a little smaller with the announcement that Interpublic unit Golin/Harris has acquired New Jersey-based MWW Group.
Fast-growing MWW, the number four independent agency with anticipated billings this year of $35 million, up from $27 million in 1999, will retain the management team headed by founder Michael Kempner.
Kempner would not disclose financial terms of the deal but told CBS.MarketWatch that he had been "talking to Golin/Harris on-an-off for about for about six months" and was "very pleased" with the final price.
The addition of MWW, which handles client including Bally Total Fitness, Kmart, Continental Airlines and Park Place Entertainment, should boost Golin/Harris' into the $165 million range and more firmly place it in the top ten.
IPG will have the No. 1 global PR player when the holding company completes its internal merger of units tech specialist Weber Public Relations and Shandwick International into a new entity to be called Weber Shandwick Worldwide.
Kempner, who founded MWW in 1986, will for the first time in over a decade have an ultimate boss over him.
"While you never know how you are going to feel until it has happened, I don't feel any less ownership in my company than I did the day before yesterday," he said. "This new partnership will provide MWW and our employees with the resources to build an even greater company than we have today."
Interpublic shares IPG, -4.35% closed unchanged at $35.06 on Wednesday, the only one of its segment to escape the session unscathed.


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Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances, the Fit Steps Instructor could not make it to the January meeting. But we didn't let it get us down, we decided to use the time to have a chat about our plans for the year ahead. It was a great opportunity to hear your views and to get everyone involved.
For our February meeting (which is also our 1st Birthday!!) we will be joined by Charlotte White of Restoration Cakes. Charlotte has a new baking book out called 'Burlesque Bakes' and she will be showing us a hands on demonstration on how to decorate some cupcakes in her unique style. Charlotte will also be bringing along copies of her book to sell on the night. To take part in the evening a fee of £10 will be charged for non-members and £5 for members (or those joining at the end of the evening).
March will be dedicated to getting to know one another and therefore we will be making Name Badges whilst 'Speed Dating'. This should be a fun night and is a great way of getting us all mingling with each other a lot more.
In April our very own Anya will be teaching us to make some sexy frilly knickers! Ooh la la!
The pattern will be supplied, but if you have a sewing machine, pins and needles, then please do bring them along. Suitable stretch lace and cotton jersey will be available to buy at the Craft Table in March and April. There will be a small fee (amount TBC) for this class to cover the cost of notions and other materials.
May is our AGM and it is your chance to vote for the Committee.
In June I am sure we will be beginning to seriously think about those summer holidays and what better way to make a start than unleashing your inner Tom Cruise with a Cocktail Making class!! To the designated drivers - don't worry you will not be left out, Mocktails will be on the menu too!
For our July meeting we are delighted to welcome back the fabulous Sarah from Doo-Wop Do's. She will be teaching us how to coiffure our barnets into some beautiful 20s/30s hairstyles, whether your hair is long or short she will have the perfect style for you to look fit enough for one of Gatsby's parties.
Its all about the Speed Crafting in August and we will be learning three new skills!!
Get your jivin' shoes on in September for a fantastic Jive Dance Class. Whether you are a regular Jive Bunny or you have two left feet this will prove to be a fabulously fun evening and definitely not one to miss.
In October we will be whisking you away to Venice for the evening.... well in sprit anyway. We will be creating our own Venetian Masks!
For our final meeting of the year we thought we would get you into the Christmas Sprit by creating a beautiful Christmas Wreath!
We are organising a Charity Quiz Night on the 7th June. We are still in the early days of planning at the moment but please mark the date in your diary.
We are also looking at finalising a date for the Clothes Swap and we will keep you posted on this.
We are also planning a trip to the Hitchen Lavendar fields again this summer and will advise you on this once a date has been finalised.
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While searching for egg-free recipes I found the blog TREAT & TRICK. This blog is amazing. Her recipes are eggless, and pretty healthy to boot (she uses a lot less sugar than average recipes; something I truly appreciate). She also makes bread right from scratch, without a bread machine! Talk about amazing.
I wanted to share one of my family's favorite recipes from this blog; Peanut Butter & Jelly Rolls. I am not posting the recipe, because I did not have to change a thing! I did however, use a slightly different method, and tried a different filling.
I placed all the ingredients except for the peanut butter and jelly into my bread machine; in the order recommended for my machine. I set it to dough cycle, and cleaned my kitchen while the machine did its job.
Next I divided the dough into 12 balls. I put 6 of them into the refrigerator. I rolled, filled, and wrapped the first six per the recipe.
Let them double in size, then bake.
Rub some butter on as soon as they come out of the oven. Try to snap a picture before the vultures swoop in.
Here's what happened with the second batch: I was curious to see how the dough would behave if I didn't cook it right away. I left it, covered, in the fridge over night. In the morning I pulled it out and let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes to an hour. The dough behaved exactly the same as the first batch. This is wonderful, because I can double the recipe, and serve rolls for breakfast.
Ready for the filling variation? I added chocolate chips instead of jelly. Simply divine! There is nothing better than chocolate and peanut butter.
These bad boys were so delicious they were devoured in minutes! After the family gobbled them up, I received a few requests. My stepson would like them with pizza filling, and hubby wants ham and cheese filling. I have yet to try these versions, but I am sure it would work out perfectly since the dough is not too sweet.
If you want your family to think you are a culinary genius, give this recipe a whirl.
What would you fill these rolls with?
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Thanks so much for trying my recipe, it turned fabulous! I hope your readers find this useful since you have baked this rolls using BM and stuffed with different filling. Really appreciate your lovely effort. Have a great week Theresa!ReplyDelete
Yummmm! I'm not a peanut butter and jam fan but the chocolate one looks great!!! I reckon peanut butter + nutella would also go down a treat :)ReplyDelete
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
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- Vix said...
I hear you, sister! Here's to being unique, fabulous and unlike anyone else. Vintage rocks! x
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Hello I have finished and restored several log homes, but have never worked on a western red cedar home. What are the best finishes to use and what to avoid? I know they wrc has a lot of tannins and want to get the best finish on a newly constructed home. Is water based or oil based better and why?
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Hi, Tim.
I am biased on "what is best," so I'll stick to educational info.
An oil-based stain will definitely bring out the grain more, simply by virtue of it soaking in. If the tannins in the wood are close to the top, they will be more accentuated by an oil-based stain. In my experience with homeowners, the tannins showing is a love/hate game. Do some samples in an inconspicuous area to see how it will turn out. In addition, the underlying red tone is going to come out more with an oil-based stain, so you'll want to be careful with the color you use. (Yellower stains could end up looking orange!)
Water-based stains, on the other, do not soak into the wood (instead, they rely on good adhesion to wood fiber) and, thus, are not very likely to accentuate those tannins. Some homeowners really prefer this look. Again, do samples to gauge the final look beforehand. Most manufacturers (including us) provide samples free of charge.
No matter what you do, we always recommend you stick with a pigmented stain that forms some sort of film. That film is the "long sleeves" of your UV protection. It protects the underlying wood from discoloration and degradation. (If you've done several log homes, you already know this, so I'm preaching to the choir. :-) )
I know that's not exactly the answer you were looking for, but I certainly hope it helps you in your research. If you'd like any samples of Sashco's stains, feel free to reach out to me directly. I'm happy to get those shipped your way.
Thanks so much!
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Great thanks for the quick response Charis! I really like the transformation log and timber and how it accentuates the grain, but it's not my house and I won't be looking at it everyday. I will be meeting with our clients in the coming weeks to discuss their goals and what look they like best. I have worked on homes near treeline where uv rays are most intense and the transformation holds up great. I recently tried mesmers timberflex two coats of hand brushed oil and it is nowhere near the product that you offer. Thanks and we'll be in touch soon
Thanks for the kind words about our products, Tim. Glad you've had a great experience. That's the goal every time. Definitely let me know if you need samples for that customer and if any other questions come up. I'm happy to be a resource.
Have a great afternoon!
--- Charis
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Now in its fifth season, Menlowe Ballet mounted its fall program November 8-9 and 15 at the splendid Menlo Park High School Auditorium. Titled Legend, I saw the afternoon program with its three ballets, two by artistic director Michael Lowe and one by guest choreographer Dennis Nahat.
Lowe created Plague in 2006 with a mixed score first seen in Anandha Ray's Moving Dance ensemble tours in eastern Europe; Dennis Nahat mounted his Gounod-Verdi music based In Concert, premiered in 1977 and Lowe's new work, Legend of the Seven Seas, utilized music from the Silk Road Ensemble, Melody of China, Mongolian, Aitain Ensemble and Jack Thorne. Thorne I suspect was responsible for merging the divergent sounds of the source scores into coherent musical support.
Lowe's Plague, with sixteen dancers and its simple grey-toned costumes designed by Allison Porter and Christina Weiland, was created as an expression of hope in the midst of uncertainty, pain and helplessness. With a mixture of John Cage, John Dowland, Guillaume de Machaut, Arvo Part, Harry Partch, Christopher Tye and Hildegard Von Bingen, Plague reflected a mute, subdued reflection which might have emerged from Europe after World War I; its anguish never assaulted the viewer, never burst into overt agony. Rather it reminded me a little of Kurt Jooss and Trudi Schoop's imagery minus the narrative. The death figure, Anton Pankevich, was assigned a stillness, a dignity, almost reluctance in his task. A former member of Ballet San Jose, Pankevich partnered well, his deportment and correctness emphasizing an almost ecclesatical approach to mortality.
Terrin McGee Kelly danced opposite Pankevitch, small, blonde and dressed in black; the fabric moved well, the style bare-shouldered with a plunging neckline allowed for easy lifts, turns and phrases danced to and from the floor. In this final pas de deux , however, Kelly signaled all too often what her next movement was going to be, and that was a pity. Her death struggle impressed me more with its choreographic intricacy the unusual choreographic achievement it signaled for Michael Lowe. Association with Ray clearly stretched his vision along with life experience.
The ensemble, their backs to the couple, was given some striking arm movements, like a clock's minute arm, but down and up on opposite sides. Three women may have been affected by the plague, but I was unconvinced of the urgency, the imminent finality of life, though this intent was clear throughout the work.
In Concert, with its pas de cinq finale to Gounod and Verdi ballet music and one luscious aria was created by Dennis Nahat in 1977 for Cleveland Ballet and danced by Cynthia Gregory among others. The dancers here were Aidan DeYoung, Brian Gephart, Demetria Schioldager, Megan Terry and Emily Kerr, stepping in for Jenna McClintock and sporting fetching costume designs by Christina Weiland. Included were an Entree and Finale and Coda for all five dancers, a Waltz, Gallop and Allegretto with a lively duet for de Young and Gephart, plus an effective Prelude danced by Demetria Schioldager. The dancers were on the mark, if I noticed areas of tension which diluted some of the effectiveness of this canny classical divertissement. It definitely provided a programmatic highlight.
I wish I could be as positive regarding Legend of the Seven Suns, the Mongolian-themed premiere by Michael Lowe, a favorite local choreographer. In this five-part work, however, the story was given only the slightest of narratives, resembling more an updated format so successful in Lowe's Izzie Award-Winning Bamboo where there was no attempt to tell a story.
The three daughters of Emilej, the God of Fire, decked out in harem trousers and bras, movied with approximations of belly dancing – in Mongolia? Then there were the hunter and huntress, Erkhii and Eiluj, whose costumes strongly resembling tunics a la Daphnis and Chloe; in that windswept terrain covered with snow much of the year?
Of course animals figured in this nomadic environment, dressed in unitards of various colors sporting clever headdresses, the most recognizable being those of the Elk and his herd. For the backdrop there were six ovals, five of which apparently had to be vanquished, originally created by the conflict between Emilej and his harem-trousered daughters.
Clearly, I was puzzled by the proceedings though I figured out the general drift before reading the program notes following the final curtain. My take on the work is that Lowe wanted to create a work involving students, devising variations for individual dancers, honoring a culture fascinating him and telling one of its folk tales. The costumes alas fell short of meaningful adaptation, while Lowe's choreography veered more to divertissement than drama. Hopefully, choreographer and costumer will take another look at their chosen material.
Menlowe Ballet has achieved competence in its ensemble; it enjoys an excellent venue for its performances, enjoying an admirable level of technical expertise. Hopefully, the spring performances, March 27-29,2015 will reinforce the progress achieved in these past five years.


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Don't judge a book by its cover, or who to love by your mother.
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Consequent upon the reported denouncement of Nigerian citizenship by residents of Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, the proclamation has continued to generate mixed reactions from well-meaning indigenes of Kwara who insist they would not allow the aggrieved residents secede to the Republic of Benin.
One of the concerned indigenes, Dr. Bola Olaosebikan (OON) regretted that though everyone is aware of the pains of the residents who attributed their decision to long neglect of the local government in terms of basic infrastructures by the Kwara State government, "we shall not allow any part of Kwara to be lost because of neglect or any display of ethnicity".
In his words, Dr. Bola Olaosebikan who spoke through his spokesman, Dele Aberuagba upheld the urgent need to share in the burden of Baruten residents, "We have one Kwara State, and so whatever affects any part of Kwara State is affecting the whole of Kwara State. We should desist from saying it is a problem for Kwara North, Kwara Central or Kwara South. In modern global thinking, a problem somewhere can become problem everywhere". So the Baruten issue is a Kwara issue and it is time to take the matter up seriously. We must show empathy and not display of ethnicity".
The populous gubernatorial candidate in the State, Dr. Olaosebikan however decried a number of unfortunate situations in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State that has made the people denounce their beloved Kwara State. While insisting that Baruten must not be allowed to go, Dr. Olaosebikan said though Baruten is a local government in Kwara State sharing border with the Benin Republic, but unfortunately, there is no road leading to the local government from Kwara State.
He has therefore promised to carry out a study of the issue of Baruten Local Govt Area under the auspices of his campaign team, OLASCO 2019. "Our members in Baruten would send reports and messages to us to help us make provisions for their needs. We shall carry out an infrastructural and economic potential study and from this and we shall produce a Strategic Master Plan for Development of Baruten and similar places in Kwara State. Baruten has enormous agricultural potentials that need to be explored".
With the fact finding team already constituted immediately after the denouncement, Dr. Olaosebikan assured the aggrieved residents that the OLASCO team will visit Baruten on a support mission that will restore the entity called Kwara.
It will be recalled that in a statement made available to journalists, Abdulrazaq O. Hamzat of "Kwara Must Change" accused Kwara politicians of deceiving residents of the local government with promises during electioneering campaigns.
He said since the creation of Kwara state over 51 years ago, no single meaningful project has been done in the local government by either state or federal government.
Hamzat said some members of Kwara Must Change residing in the local government confided in the group that they have since lost hope in the Kwara State government and have silently denounced their Kwara State citizenship due to absolute neglect.
According to him,"I am from Baruten local government, in Gwanara district specifically. We call ourselves citizens of Benin Republic because we are not sure if we are part of Kwara state. From Gwanara, we travel to Saki in Oyo state for medical treatments and some even die on the road while going. Others go to the Benin Republic for medical treatments too, because we really lack everything at Baruten especially Gwanara district''.
He regretted that when going to Baruten, one has to travel a long distance to neighboring Oyo State before connecting back to Baruten Local Government. However, apart from Oyo State, one can as well travel to the Benin Republic and come in through the other axis.
Although Nigeria's border road to Benin Republic located in Gwanara district of Baruten Local Government is stinkingly terrible, notwithstanding, one can still use it at grave discomfort.
It is important to note that, the Kwara State governor, Senator representing Kwara North and other office holders often go to Baruten during electioneering campaigns. When they go there, they make all sorts of promises, but after getting into office, they forget the people.


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According to a recent research, in 2015 the home prices rose almost £30,000, whereas the average salary in the UK was £2,000 below that figure. This fact means good news for those who were thinking of an equity release.
It seems that currently British homes earn more money than their owners.
This has been caused by the shortage of available homes in the market, which has motivated an intense level of competition. Nowadays there are up to 12 buyers chasing every property that is put onto the market.
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Although another solution would be to build more houses to relieve the pressure, that is something that is going at a slow pace. The most recent ONS construction output data showed that total housing output fell 1.6% until October 2015. Some experts claim that builders should receive more incentives, such as tax relief.
Luckily for the residents of Birmingham and West Midlands in general, there are many housing development plans in the region which will reduce the shortage of homes.
Nonetheless, the British property market is going to suffer a lot of changes in 2016. It is expected that the home prices will continue rising around a 9% along the year.
These first months might be particularly active because many buy-to-let investors will want to complete their purchases before the 1st of April when the 3% stamp duty surcharge for additional properties will be effective.
First-time buyers will have it difficult to compete with buy-to-let investors until April. From that month, we expect a dramatic reduction of the competition. What is more, instead of buying homes, landlords might start selling them, which will increase the number of properties available in the market.
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