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City officials say law involving county officials taking ownership no hurdle
SALISBURY — City and school system leaders agreed Friday to move forward with a new downtown central office and said a proposed state law that would give Rowan County commissioners authority to take ownership of all school buildings will not affect the project.
The city has the legal authority to borrow money on behalf of the Rowan-Salisbury School System, according to Assistant City Manager John Sofley, who said he consulted with two attorneys.
The school system would lease the building and pay back the city's loan with state sales tax revenue.
The N.C. Local Government Commission must give the city its blessing before Salisbury borrows money to construct the proposed $8 million facility in the 300 block of South Main Street.
The city took over the project after Rowan County commissioners backed out, citing environmental contamination at the site, a former service station. After the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources cleared the site for development, commissioners said they had washed their hands of the project.
While a nod from the county would make it easier for the Local Government Commission to approve the city-schools partnership, it's not necessary, Sofley said.
The group at Friday's meeting, which included Mayor Paul Woodson, Superintendent Dr. Judy Grissom and school board Chairman Dr. Richard Miller, agreed it would be a waste of time to seek approval from commissioners.
"As long as we operate within our statutory authority, they cannot stop us," City Manager Doug Paris said.
"They can give us a very hard time," Sofley added.
Miller asked how a bill that would give nine counties the authority to take ownership of school buildings would affect the central office. The bill originally applied to all 100 counties, but a new local version applies to just nine counties, including Rowan.
Iredell County commissioners recently pulled out of the bill, Miller said.
None of the school systems want the bill, Miller said, "but nobody is listening."
If it passes, the new law would not enable Rowan County to take over the central office that Salisbury built, according to Woodson, who said he consulted City Attorney Rivers Lawther.
"The city of Salisbury would own that building," he said. "The county could not come in and grab it."
Paris called the bill "a huge strategic mistake" by Rowan County. While commissioners have complained about trying to shed old, high-maintenance buildings, they would take on more of the same if the bill passes, Paris said.
According to the legislation, counties could take over ownership of school property but leave the school board in charge of equipment, maintenance and repair.
"We have a state legislature that's doing quite a bit to dismantle public education, which is a core tenet and core support of who we are as a democracy," Miller said.
He said considering the direction of the General Assembly, he feels an urgency to move forward with the central office and "get a shovel in the ground."
Paris said he would be shocked if any member of Rowan County's local delegation opposed the project, considering the redevelopment it promises for downtown Salisbury. Between the central office and future neighbor Integro Technologies, which is building a $3.2 million headquarters on the same block, the projects will bring up to 190 jobs to downtown, Paris said.
"This is huge for our downtown and huge for our community," he said.
Paris said at least three commissioners — a majority — plan to cut the schools' budget request "regardless of any need, and their strategy is to blame it on the state."
Woodson lamented that Rowan County has authority over school property inside the city limits, the result of a controversial merger in 1989.
"We're going to step forward because it's the right thing to do," Woodson said. With a new central office downtown and new retail development on the interstate, perceptions of Rowan County will change, he said.
Miller said there is a perception that Rowan County is "backward," and businesses like the hospital are having a hard time convincing professionals to live here.
"They will work here, but they won't live here," he said.
Paris said the recent Rowan County Defense of Religion Act, a resolution pulled last month from a state house committee after it drew national criticism, did "decades' worth of harm in Raleigh and nationwide" to Rowan County.
Sofley said the city has the rare opportunity to redevelop an entire downtown block. Integro bought the property for its new headquarters from the city for $250,000, and the city owns the land for the central office.
Miller said a new central office is crucial to support the 35 schools in the Rowan-Salisbury system. School administrators are currently located in five buildings.
Gene Miller, assistant superintendent of operations, said the computer server room at the Long Street location has gotten so bad, he has to have maintenance workers come in today, Sunday and early Monday morning to make sure computers are up and running for online testing that starts Monday.
Grissom said she is eager to sign an agreement with the city after spending the week dealing with Internet and computer problems due to the server room, which would cost millions of dollars to fix.
"We are facing online testing on Monday, and I'm not sure we can pull it off," she said.
City leaders said they would prefer if school officials donate the Long Street facility to the town of East Spencer after the new central office opens. School officials said they will consider it.
Paris said his staff will draw up an agreement with the school system that includes the lease agreement. Miller said he will inform the school board Monday.
Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.


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I have been trying to prepare a passport photo of my mother-in-law, using the "How to Make Your Own Passport Photos at Home" article prepared by "What Digital Camera".
I have a Canon EOS 550D with a Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-200mm. I followed the article's instructions very carefully. I did not use flash, I did take the shot indoors, in good daylight with the lady standing in front of a plain cream wardrobe door.
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The city of Kelowna is situated on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the heart of the stunning Okanagan Valley, less than a five-hour drive from Vancouver. Choose from an array of lakes and beaches, provincial parks, hiking trails and golf courses. Visitors can enjoy everything from shopping (in the largest indoor Mall in the Interior) to unforgettable outdoor adventures of all kinds.
There are 19 golf courses in Kelowna ranging from easy to extremely challenging. Because of the warm, dry climate, the golf season is extended from March through November. Many Okanagan courses are PGA rated and several have hosted major national championships.
Skiing, Snowmobiling and Cross Country skiing are popular wintersports.
Hiking and biking the Kettle Valley Railway allows spectacular views of the Myra Canyon, and the Valley.
Since the first apple tree was planted here in the 1800's, the area has become renowned for its orchards, and variety of locally grown fruits.
Blossom season is an astounding sight. FRUIT HARVEST DATES; Cherries, Mid July. Apricots, late July-early August. Peaches and Nectarines, early May. Pears, late August. Apples, early September to mid-October.
Kelowna has the BC Orchard Industry Museum, which displays the history.
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The Screaming Eagles swim team sits just 11 points behind Wells College after day 1 of the NEAC Championships.
The relay team of Veronica Lubsen, Jennifer Scully, Ashley Sicsko, and Maria Corall got things going with a 3 place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:54.99. Alexandra Budd followed that up with a 7th place in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 6:07.91, adding 7 points to CSE's total.
Maria Corall added a 2nd place finish in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:23.18. Budd also added a 4th place finish in the same event with a time of 2:34.67. Corall and Lubsen finished with a 4th place and a 6th place finish in the 50 freestyle. Corall's time of 27.07, and Lubsen's time of 27.28 was good enough to add 20 points to CSE's total.
The relay team of Sicsko, Budd, Corall, and Lubsen finished the night off with a second place finish in then 400 medley relay with a time of 4:34.14. CSE finished with 120 points, just 11 points behind Wells College and 7 points behind Gallaudet University.
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Windows a mile away were shattered. r A Washington special of the 26th says Dr. Wilson, whom the Oklahoma colonists had sent there to seek to induce the* President to withdraw his proclamation and permit them to pass through the Indian Territory to the tract of land which they claimed as public domain, and upon which they Avished to locate, had had his audience with the President and had been unsuccessful. The President informed him that the undertaking of the colonists was an unlawful one; that it had been so decided by the Attorney-General, and that the decision would stand unless Congress should, by some enactment, abrogate existing treaties, or direct the Executive to pursue some other course. John Baxendale, a shoe manufacturer at Brockton, Mass., has been forced to suspend on account of the embezzlement of §10,000 by his son. The residence of Patrick Winne, Brooklyn, IST. Y., was fired on the 25th by an explosion of kerosene, and Mrs. Winne was fatally burned. One hundred citizens of Munfordville, Ky-, recently strung to a tree two negroes accused7 of robbing and nearly murdering J. A. Gardner. One of the lynched men confessed the crime. Seth Foster, an old woodcutter, living nearKirkwood, N. J,, who was bitten by a mad dog on the 6th of November, died of hydrophobia on the morning of the 24th, ten days after the disease first manifested itself. His case is considered remarkable, as nine- tenths of the deaths from that disease take place between three and four days from the time of the first symptoms of the malady. A ereight train and a passenger train ran into each other about eighteen miles from Atlanta, Ga., on the evening of the 24th. Pefcer Keys, the engineer, and. John Collins, the fireman of the passenger train, were killed. Three men, John Shea, Chester Morse and J. Space, while recently attempting to cross the '^Boston & Albany Railroad track near Natick, MassT,' in a wagon, were struck by a passing train,- and all three were instantly killed. Barney Duffy and John Mahoney, two vagrants, went to sleep on a heap of rolling- mill cinders near Paterson, N. J., on the night of the 25th, Duffy was overcome by the gas which escaped from the smoldering heap. His companion came to his aid, made coffee for him in an old tin can, and afterwards "tbofc him to a hospital. Mahoney then returned- to his former resting place, probably riot knowing the cause of Duffy's sickness. He was found on the cinder-heap the next morning burned to a crisp. The centennial anniversary of the establishment of the first Universalis!* Church in New England by the Re*v. John Murray was celebrated on the 26th at the Old Murray Church at Gloucester, Mass. Frank Savage, a freight engineer on the "Mobile and Ohio Division of the Louisville & JT-fshvHle Road, and three persons in a passenger coach were killed by a collision at State Line, Ala., on the 26th. Personal and Political. The United States Senate on the 22d confirmed the nomination of Judge Woods to succeed Justice Strong as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court A. L. AcKBRarAN, "United States'Attorney- General during the first Presidential term of General Grant, died at CarterSville, 0a. on the night of the *21st, of inflammatory rheumatism. The people of Austin, Texas, having faith inhjs professed reformation, have elected (b City Marshal Ben Thompson, one of the most noted desDeradoes of the Lone Star State. " Gentl-!ma*!s- Joe," the man Avho persecuted the Rev. Morgan Dix, of New* York, , with letters and postal cards last summer, died in the hospital of Sing Sing Prison on the 23d. Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the celebrated Norwegian poet and dramatist, arrived in Chicago on the 23d, and was tendered an informal reception by some of his countrymen residing in the city. Sir Thomas Hesketh, of England, was married to Miss Flora, youngest daughter of Senator Sharon, at Belmont, Cal., on the 23il. The wedding reception was the most brilliant ever seen in California. James M. Tarleton, who Avas Consul General at Melbourne under President Pierce, died recently at Washington from exposure and want. The Vermont Legislature, after the longest session on record, adjourned sine die on the 24th. Among other bills passed was one taxing the gross earnings of express and telegraph companies two per cent. James E. Owen, the famous wrestler, died at Fairfield, Vt., a f eiv days ago, of a bronchial affection. Jerome B. Stillson, for many years connected with the press of New York and late managing editor of the World, died in that city on the 26th. Forelg-n. The Grecian Premier has Instructed the representatives at the Capitals of Europe to decline any proposal for arbitration. The first spiral tunnel on the St Gothard line, in Switzerland, has been completed. It is one thousand meters in length, and was bored through granite entirely by hand. The Norwegian ship Juno, while unloading a cargo of arms on the banks of Clare River, in Ireland, on the 23d, was seized by the British customs authorities and given in charge of a force of marines and artillery. The authorities at Havana are fitting up the bark Josefina to carry two hundred negro conspirators from Santiago de Cuba to the penal settlement of Fernando Po. The Emperor of China has consented to the construction of a telegraph line from" Shanghae to Tientsin, a distance of twelve hundred miles. In its alarm over the Irish uprising, the London Times affects to see the work of American filibusters who planned the Fenian revolt in 1867. Another international monetary conference has been proposed by Italy. The British military authorities have telegraphed for a regiment now stationed in Canada to be sent to Ireland. George Eliot, the English novelist who married J. W. Cross last May, died in London on the evening of the 22d, aged sixty years. The Supreme Court of Mexico has indicted Governor Teran, of Vera Cruz, for the unauthorized execution of one of the insurgents of June 25, and it 13 rumored that he has. fled, under a false name, on an American steamer: A recent Berlin dispatch reports that many Jewish families were preparing to emigrate to Belgium, France or England. A great snow-storm visited Scotland on the 25th. Traffic in that country was partly suspended in consequence. Eight persons Avere drowned, sixty houses were destroyed and about §350,000 Avorth of property was washed away by floods at* Lime- sol, in Cyprus, a feAV days ago. A train on the London, Huron & Bruce Road, near Clandeboye, Ont., ran into a sleighing party on the 25th, killing four members of the family of James McGrath and badly injuring a babe. M. Anderavert, Avho was elected President of the Swiss Republic a few weeks ago, committed suicide on the 25th, in the public, parade at Berne, by shooting himself. The cause of the act was unknown.. A London telegram of the 25th says the Boers were accused of having fired on the British troops at Pretoria under cover of a flag of truce. Loyalists were having a hard time in the Transvaal. Four of them were reported to. have been murdered recently in one of the A'illao;es of that Province. A eire at Bridgewater, N. S., a few days ago destroyed four houses and burned tivo children to death. "LATER IfEWS. General Walker believes that the census, when completed, will show the population of the United States to be 50,000,000. The number of immigrants arriA**ing at the port of New York from January 1 to December 27, 1SS0, was 31S,937. The Chicago Common Council has passed an ordinance requiring the manufacturers or substitutes for butter to stamp upon each package the ingredients of the article. The Ponca Indians had an interview with Secretary Schurz on the 27th, and at its conclusion signed a paper expressing -their desire to remain in Indian Territory, and Avill- ingness to relinquish their Nebraska and Dakota lands, and requesting that Congress grant them §148,00J in compensation for their removal from Nebraska, and for depredations by the Sioux. They expressed a de- Bire for school-houses and teachers. A Quebec newspaper of the &7th stated that the soldiers in the Qu ebec citadel had had fifty rounds of ball cartridges served out to them, double sentries had beeu placed on the walls, and every precaution taken to guard against surprise. It was reported that anlmperiat spy had been there, and had left for Montreal on his way to the United States. His mission was to ascertain the strength and position of the Irish in America and the movements of the Land Leaguers. According to a Dublin telegram of the 27th many of the jurors in the State trials would not answer to their names, on account of, the system of intimidation prevailing. The authorities had prohibited a Land- League torch-light procession at Kildare. At Monasterberce a Mrs. Dunlop and her daughter had been flrel upon by some of the discontented. The authorities had stationed two gunboats in Galway Bay. Two men perished in a recent snow-storm at Red Bank, N. J. An explosion of fire-damp occurred in a coal-pit at St. Etienne, France, on the 27th. Up to the morning of the 28th eleven corpses had been recovered. On the 27th thirty-seven Home-Rule members Of the British Parliament held a council in Dublin, arid resolve-* to oppose every Government refusing just demands by the Irish people. The horses Avere detached from Parnell's carriage, and the vehicle )vas drawn through the streets by the people. Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin, the distinguished New- York Universalist preacher, died in that city on the 26tb, aged sixty-six years. A terrible tragedy took place near Bethlehem, Pa., on the 27th. Jacob Gogei and wife were found dead in bed, their heads being nearly severed from their bodies. Joseph Snyder, who boarded with them, was believed to have been the murderer, and an infuriated mob of citizens caught him, and, after a detailed confession of the crime, hanged him to a tree, ft Knems he had been refused the hand of their daughter by his victims, and he thought to possess her after their death. OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST. A "Doctor'a Devotion. The funeral senlces for Dr. Wilbur F. San- ford, of Greenpoint, L. I., Avho died of diphtheria on Sunday morning, Avere yesterday performed in his natiA*'e place, Middletown, Conn. Dr. Sanford Avas only thirty-six years old, but he had attained an eminent position in his prof ession. All the people of Greenpoint seem to mourn his loss, especially as he lost his life in trying to saAre that ofapatient. Two weeks ago Dr. Sanford was called to the bedside of a child who Ava3 suffering from diphtheria. It Avas a A'ery malignant case, and Dr. Sanford Avatched the child day aud night. At last the air passages Avere tilled up, and the child would haAre been choked to death had not Dr. Sanford, who had his knife in hand, immediately made an openingin the windpipe, through which, with a small rubber tube, he drew outAvith his own mouth the poisonous fluid. He prolonged the life of the child for several hours by the operation, but sacrificed his own life. This Avay of conducting such an operation is regarded by all surgeons as extremely hazardous to the operator. Three French surgeons are known to have lost their lives in the same Avay, Young Dr. Hutchinson, the son of a distinguished surgeon of Brooklyn.Avas the only American victim, as f ar as known prior to the case of Dr. Sanford. A short time after the operation the poison Avhich had inoculated Dr. Sanford's blood began to do its work. As soon as it was known that he was suffering from diphtheria all the allopathic doctorsin Greenpoint offered their ser\**ices. Two or three were with him continually. The patient had always been very delicate, and this was against him. If, by strong nourishment, he could be kept alive for a certain number of days, it was kuoAvn that the crisis Avould be passed and he would re- CoA7er. Frozen beef blood Avas introduced into his stomach, and brandy Avas injected under the skin. Wheu the patient Avas able to swal- Ioav anything at all he was given ice-cold champagne. Food in the most condensed form was introduced by everypossible means. But nothing could saAre him, and he llnally saidina Avhisper, "It's no use, gentlemen; I'Are got to go." He died of asthenia, or general weakness, and did not live long enough to reach that stage of the disease in which a surgical operation becomes neees3ary. Dr. Van Giesen, speaking of the case of Dr. Sanford yesterday, said:""H* he had been a strong man I have no doubt that we Avould have pulled him through. Years ago I strongly adA-isecl him, as a good many other friends did also, to give up the practice of medicine, as he could not stand it. He Anally accepted our advice. He Avent through the course of the Columbia LaAV i?fchool, <graduatiug Avith honors. But soon after being admitted to the bar he returned to practicing medicine. He was liked by eATerybody, and he immediately picked up all of his old practice." Speaking_of diphtheria, Dr. Van Giesen "said: "IfaaA-e studied this disease for more than thirty years. I have read many Arol- umes devoted to it, and I have had a great many eases of diphtheria in my practice. Sometimes I have said to myself", ' Well, at last 1 know what diphtheria is.' But if you Avere to ask me now to describe the etiology of this disease, I should answer, 'I give it up.' Fortunately, hoAvever, we are able to treat it successfully in a great many cases. My method of treatment is told in just one Avord—sustain. There are physicians Avho assert that they have never lost -a case of diphtheria. Those physicians are either humbugs or else they have neA-er had many cases of diphtheria. I have sometimes treated as many as thirty cases successfully; and then I have lost half a dozen, one right after the other. It -is a disease that has different degrees of malignancy. One year its attacks may be A'ery mild, and at its next visit it may kill almost every one Avho becomes infected with it. As lor the present epidemic of diphtheria, I am afraid that Ave haA-e only seen the beginning of it. AVhen I see a diphtheria patient, I can generally make up, my mind whether he can be saved or not. But the treatment is tho same for alt—food and stimulants."—X Y. Sun. The Senate "Educational 11111. The follQAving is the substance of Mr. Bum- side's Educational bill as it recently passed the United States Senate: The net proceeds of sales of public lands and of patents are forever set apart for the education of the people. The Secretary of the Treasury shall yearly apportion to the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia, upon the basis of population between the ages of live and twenty years, the said net profits for the previous year, which shall be credited on the books of the Treasury as an educational fund, on which four per cent, interest per annum is to be paid to the States as abOA'e; prOAi'ded, that for the first ten years the apportionment shall be made according to the numbers of the population of ten years old and upward who cannot read and Avrite; and proAided, further, that one-third of the income from said fund shall be annually appropriated to the completed endowment and support of colleges established or which may be established under the act of 1802, until the amount annually thus accruing to said colleges in each State shall reach §30,000, after which the whole income of said fund shall be appropriated to the said States, Territories and District to the education of all children between the ages of six and sixteen. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to add to the fund any sums given to the United States for that purpose. A sum not exceeding fifty per cent, of the amount received by any State, etc., the first year, and not exceeding ten per cent, in any year thereafter, may be applied, at discretion, to the maintenance of schools for instruction of teachers of common schools. To be entitled to the benefits of this r.ct any State, etc., must maintain for at least three months in each year until January 1,1S85, and thereafter four mouths in each year, a system of free public schools for all children between six and sixteen years of age. Any State, etc., misapplying any of the money received under this act shall forfeit further grants until tne amount so misapplied shall have been replaced by said Stato, etc. Nothing contained In the act shall be held to alter any previous laAv regarding the disposition of publicjand nor to limit the power of Congress over the public domain, nor to inter-, fere Avith granting bounty land to soldiers and sailors. The bill also authorizes colleges established under the act of 1802 to establish schools for.the technical education of women. A Singular aiuliid*r. Mr. "William B. Ferguson, of East Springfield, Avhose peculiar and dreadful malady Avas fully detailed in these columns afow years ago, is noAV passing through the period of frightful spasms Avhich recur at this time every year. It is noAV twenty years since Mr. Ferguson Avas first attacked with this unknown disease. During this annual season of horrible suffering the paroxysms come on regularly at seven o'clock in tho evening andcontinue, Avith slight intervals, for about three hours, leaving him prostrate and exhausted. Precisely at seven the next night they recur, and so on for three or four weeks, when they suddenly stop and leave him for another year. When in these spasms the musoles become rigid as bars of steel, and the body is throAvn into frightful contortions. No known cause for the malady* has evor been assigned, and although Mr. Ferguson has spent largo sums of money in search of medical assistance no relief whatever, even of a temporary character, has over been found. A few years since he spent a week in Cleveland, and tho faculty and all tho loading, physicians of the Olty for Several nights witnessed his spasms, but none of them had ever seen a similar case or could diagnose tbe disease.—Erie (Pa.) Dfe-patcft, LITTLE NELLIE IN TEE PRISON. The eyes of a child are sweeter than any hymn Ave havesung, And Aviserthan any sermon is the lisp of a childish tongue! Hugh Falcon learned this happy truth one day; ('Twas a fair noontide in the month of May)— When, as the chaplain of the convicts' jail, He passed its glowering archway, sad and pale, Bearing his tender daughter on his arm. A &ve years' darling she! The dewy charm Of Eden star-dawns glistened in her eyes; Her dimpled cheeks Avere rich with sunny dyes. 'Papa!" the child that morn, Avhile still abed, Drawing him close toward her, shyly said; " Papa!" oh, wont you letyour Nellie go To see those naughty men that plague you so, Down in the ugly prison by the Avood? Papa, I'll beg and pray them to be good." "What, you, my child?" he said, with half a sigh. "Why not, papa? I'll beg them so to try." The chaplain with a father's gentlest grace, Kissed the small ruffled brow, the pleading face; "Out of the mouths of habes and sucklings still, Praise is perfected," thought he; thus, his will Blended with hers, and through those gates of sin, Black, eAren at noontide, sire and child passed in. Fancy the foulness of a sulphurous lake, Wherefrom a lily's snoiv-AVhite leaves should break, Flushed b3r the shadow of an unseen rose! So, at the iron gate's loud clang and close, Shone the drear twilight of that place defiled, Touched by the flower-like SAveetness of the child! O'er many a dismal vault, and stony floor, The chaplain walked from ponderous door to door, Till now beneath a stair-Avay's dizzy flight He stood, aud looked up the far circling height; But risen of late from feA-er's torture-bed, How could he trust his faltering limbs and head? Just then, he saAV, next to the mildewed Avail, A man in prisoner's raiment, gaunt and tall," Of sullen aspect and wan, downcast face, Gloomed iuthe midnight of some deep disgrace; He shrank as oneAvho yearned to fade away, Like a Arague shadoAVon the stone-Avork gray, Or die beyond it, like a A'idwless wind; His seemed a spirit faithless, passionless, blind To all fair hopes which light the hearts of men— A dull, dead soul, never to Avake again I The chaplain paused half doubting Avhatto do, When little Nelly raised her eyes of blue, Ai.d, no wise daunted by the downward stir Of shaggy brows that glowered askance at her, Said—putting by her Avealth of sunny hair— " Sir, will you kindly take me up the stair? Papa is tired and I'm too small to climb." Frankly her eyes iu his gazed all the time, And something to her childhood's instinct knoAvn So Avorked within her, that her arms Avere thrown About his neck. She left her sire's embrace Near that sad convict-heart to take her place, Sparking and trustful—more she did not speak; .But her quick fingers patted his swart cheek Caressingly—in time to some old tune Hummed by her nurse, in summer's droAVsy noonl Perforce he turned his Avild, uncertain gaze DoAvn on the child! Then stole a tremulous haze Across his eyes, but rounded not to tears; Wherethrough he saw faint glimmerings of lost years And perished loves! A cabin by a rill Bose through the twilight on a happy hill; And there Avere lithe child-figures at their play That flashed and faded in the dusty ray; And near the porch a graeious wife Avho smiled, Pure asyoungEve and Eden, unbeguiled! Subdued, yet thrilled, 'twas beautiful to see With what deep_ reverence and hoAV tenderly, He clasped the infant frame so slight and fair And safely bore her up the darkening Stair; The landing reached, in her arch, childish ease, Our Nelly clasped his neck and whispered: " Please, Wont you be good, sir? For I like you so, And you are such a big strong man you Know " With pleading eyes, her sweet face sidewise set. Thensuddenly herfurrowed cheek greAv wet With sacred tears—in whose divine eclipse Upon her nestling head he pressed his lips A3 softly a3 a dreamy west-AVind'ssigh— What time a something, undefined'but high, As 'twere a new soul, struggled to the dawn Through hisraised eyelids. Thence, the gloom Avithdrawn Of brooding Arengeance and unholy pain, He felt no more the captive's galling chain; But only knew a little child had come To smite Despair, his taunting demon, dumb; A child whose marArelous innocence enticed All Avhite thoughts back, that from the heart of Christ Fly dove-like earthward, past our clouded ken, Child-life to bless, or lives of child-like men! Thus he Avent his Avay, An altered man from that thrice blessed day; His soul tuned ever to the soft refrain Of words once uttered in a sacred fane; " The little children, let them come to me; Of such as these' my realm of Heaven must be;" But most he loved of one dear child to tell, The child whose trust has saved him, tender Nelll —P. H. Hayne, in St. Nicholas. KIP'S MINISTER. " 'Jack and Jill went up the hill,'" piped Bud's shrill voice from the hayloft in the barn Avhere she was hunting eggs. "■ "To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown. And Jill ' " If Bud's OAvn name had been Jill she could not have come "tumbling after'-' any more speedily than she did. A board tilted, her foot slippe"d, and in a moment she was sitting on the floor below. Fortunately a quantity of hay had fallen with her, so there was no broken crown or other crushed bones; but her dignity was considerably jarred, and glancing around to see whether anyone had witnessed the mishap, she discovered Kip looking out toward the road from a'door at the farther end of the building. ■" Kip Crail! what makes you stand there for?" she demanded,' severely. "I'm a-Avatching my minister," an- SAvered Kip, slowly. It is not every boy Avho owns a minister all by himself, but Kip spoke as if nobody else had any claim upon this one; and as he seemed to have noticed neither her tone nor her downfall, Bud regained her chubby feet, shook the hay from her yellow curls, and going to Kip's side looked curiously after the slightly grey-haired man, in clothing somewhat Avorn, who was quietly picking his way along the road. Her blue eyes discerned nothing remarkable, and she turned aAvay disappointed. "Ho! Why, he's everybody's minister; he a'n't yours." Kip knew better than that. Did not he remember who always knew him and stopped to shake hands and say "How'do you do, Christopher?"—a name that made him feel nearly as big as anybody. And Avho always asked after his mother? And did not forget Avhen he told him little Bob Avas sick? The people in the house hitched up their sleek horses and nice carriage and drove two miles to the city church every Sunday; but Kip, Avith freckled face shining from soap, head Avet and combed till not a hair could stir from its place, and red hands thrust into his pockets, trudged whistling over the hill to the little frame church where most of the people from the straggling villages and the neighboring farms gathered. "So he is my minister," said Kip, stoutly, as he considered the matter. He would have liked to share the honor that day, however, with the inmates of the large comfortable farmhouse; for they Avere really the mosfc prosperous family in the A'illage, while, he, only a distant relative, Avas "chore boy andgener'ly useful" as he phrased it. And there Avas to be a "donation party" at his minister's home that very evening. " If they'd just give something handsome!" he said to Nancy, the "hired girl," who was busy in tbe kitchen. "They Avon't never think of it no more'n they will of flyin'," replied Nancy, dextrously turning a flapjack, and the subject also, by requesting Kip to " run for an armful of Avood." Somebody always wanted wood or water, or something from the cellar, or something from the attic, Avhenever Kip Avas in sight. But he scarcely thought of the constant calls that morning, so full Avas he of other thoughts. Nancy might dispose of the question earelessly. but he could not. He Avas connected with the house and he felt that the honor of the house Avas iuvolved. Besides, he wanted his minister well treated, and heknew—few knew better than Kip— how sorely the " something handsome" Avas needed in the shabby little parsonage. He did not mean they should lk never think of it," as Nancy had said! he would remind them by bringing up the subject naturally and innocently in some Avay. So he lingered in the room a f eAv minutes after breakfast, Avhile Mrs. Mitchel was gathering up the dishes, and Mr, Mitchel consulting the almanac. He coughed once or twice, and then, staring straight out of the Avindow, observed.as follows: " There goes our big rooster! He's most as big as a turkey, a'in't he. Aunt Ann? Turkeys always make me think of Thanksgivings, Christmases, Donations and such things—oh yes! there is going to be a donation down to the minister's to-night!" Kip considered that very delicately and neatly done! " Eh? what?" said Mrs. Mitchel, paying no attention except to the last sentence. " Who's going to have a donation?" "Down to the minister's," repeated Kip. " Everybody'll take 'em things, you knoAV—flour and potatoes and Avood —something handsome, I hope—the folks that can 'ford to." That Avas another masterly hint. Kip chuckled to himself at his success in managing his self-appointed task, but his spirits sank with Mr. Mitchel's first words. "Well, noAV, I don't know as I approve of that way. The folks here can do as they please—it's no affair of mine —but seems to me it's better to pay a man a decent salary and let him buy his OAvn things." ■" Don't know as I 'prove of that Avay either," soliloquized Kip, indignantly, Avhen he found himself alone behind the wood-pile. '%Don't know as I 'prove of folks giving me their old clothes," looking down at his patched knees. " Seems to me 'twould be better to pay me decent wages and let me buy my. own clothes. But seein' they don't, these trousers are better1 n none; and I guess if Uncle Ralph had a sick wife and three or four children he'd think a donation party was a good deal, better'n nothing." Ideas that found their way into the brain under Kips's thatch of light hair Avere sure to stay and the cows, the chickens and the Avood-pile heard numerous orations that morning—all upon one subject. "Now if I owned all these things, do you s'pose I'd go off to the big .city church every Sunday and wouldn't go down now and then to see what was a-doin'for the poor folks round here? And when I Avent, don't you s'pose I'd see hoAv his coat was gettin' shinier and shinier, and her cloak fadeder, and all the new clothes they have is their old ones made over? A boy don't like that kind of dressin'-up partie'lar well, and how do you s'pose my minister feels? Don't you -b'lieve I'd know when she got sick, hoAv the bundles from the grocery-store was smaller and fewer 'count of the bottles that had to be paid for and the doctor's bill? And wouldn't.I hear the tremble in his voice when he prays for them that has 'heavy burdens to carry?' Just wait till I'm a man and see!" Old Brindle looked at him meditatively, and one pert little bantum mounted the fence and- ennved with enthusiasm, but no member of the barn-yard offered any suggestions; and going to a little nook behind the manger. Kip drew forth his own offering for the important evening—a little bracket-shelf, clumsily designed and roughly whittled out, but nevertheless the Avork of many a precious half-hour. He looked at it rather doubtfully. It did not altogether satisfy even his limited conceptions of beauty. " But then if you keep it kind of in the shade and look at it sort o'sideways —so—it does pretty well," he said, scrutinizing it with one eye closed. "I. guess Mis' Clay will, seein' she's had to look sharp for the best side oHhings so long." But hoAv he did wish the others Avould send something—"something that would count," as he said. He Avas doAvn on the ground gathering up a basketful of chips Avhen one of the Avell- kept horses and the light wagon passed out of the yard and down the lane bearing Mr. Mitchel away to the town. A host of brilliant possibilities suddenly trooped through Kip's thoughts as he watched the vehicle out of sight. His wish greAvinto something deeper and stronger. " O please do make him think and bring back something nice for them!" he murmured. Bud, who had a fashion of appearing in the most unexpected times and places, looked at him Avonderingly from around a corner of the Avood-pile. " What makes you do that for?" she asked solemnly. " 'Cause," "ansAvered Kip, briefly, with a flush rising to his freckled cheeks. " I don't care," he whispered to himself. " Tlie minister's folks are good and care for other folks, and it's "bout time somebody was takin' care of them." Bud did not quite accept the lucid explanation given her. She seated herself on a log and pondered the subject until she reached a conclusion that she considered satisfactory; and after that, though she said nothing about it, she watched quite as eagerly and much more expectantly for her father's return than did Kip. There certainly was something new and unusual in the light wagon when at last it drove up to the door again. Both children discovered that at once—Bud from the window. Kip from the piazza —a great, easy, luxurious arm-chair. Mr. Mitchel lifted it out and carried it into the house. 0 " See here! What do you think of that?" he said to his Avife, trumphandy. "I happened into a furniture store where they were auctioning everything off and I got this at such a bargain that 1 took it in a hurry. Isn't that as comfortable a chair as vou ever saAV? Just try it." Mrs. Mitchel examined and admired; Nancy, who came to the kitchen door, exclaimed and interjected; and the household generally bestowed such unqualified commendation that Mr. Mitchel1 s gratification increased. "I think IknOAv a good thing Avhen I see it," he declared, "and this couldn't be bought anywhere else for that money. Nothing in the Avorld the matter Avith it either, not a flaAV about it except1'—shoAving where the back could be lowered to make it more of a reclining chair—" this spring works a little hard. But a cabinet-maker could fix that in a few moments, and Ave'U have it done right away. Kip!" as the boy passed the door—"Kip, could you take this down to the parson's this afternoon? I Avant it to go at once." Kip could hardly believe his ears. " Yes sir!" he said, with his eyes fairly dancing. "You mean to send it to him Uncle Ralph? guess 1 can take it!" He never called his minister "the parson"—it scarcely.sounded respectful enough—but of course he knew who av.us meant and he was far too happy for any criticising thought. Thathand- someeasy chair! Woul-antthevery sight of it rest" poor tired Mrs. Clay?" Kip could see just how her pale face Avould look leaned back against the cushions. "It's pretty heavy for you to carry so far though," Mr. Mitchel was saying Avhen Kip recalled his wandering wits far enough to understand. "Jim could take it in the wagon, perhaps " "I might put it in the hand-cart and Avheel it over," interposed Kip, Avith a sudden inspiration. He could bear no delay and he wanted to take it himself. Mr. Mitchel commended that suggestion as-" not a bad notion on Kip's part.'' "And what shall I tell him, uncle Ralph?" "Tell him—why, hell understand; he can see for himself. Tell him I sent it and he'll know what to do with it, I suppose." Kip supposed so, too. He waited for no farther directions, but made a partial toilet very expeditiously and was soon safely out on the road with his treasure. To say that he was pleased and proud is a very faint description of his feelings. He trundled that handcart by no out-of-the-Avay route, and he Avas not long alone: the village boys hailed him: "Hello, Kip! What you got there?" "It's our folks1 present to the minister," answered Kip, grandly, and one after another the admiring boys fell into line until the chair formed the center of a triumphal procassion. The village soon knew of the gift, as the village ai- Avays did know of everything that happened within its limits, and Kip had the satisfaction of being stopped several times and of hearing that Mr. Mitchel had done " the handsome thing," and that the chair was "out-and-out nice." So, in a beatific state, he reached the gate of the little parsonage. There Avas no lack of assistance. Every urchin was anxious to share at least the reflected glory of helping to carry it, and it vras borne to the house very much as a party of ants bear off a lump of sugar by swarming all over it. The minister came to the door, the body-guard fell back, and* Kip presented his" prize. " Here's something that Uncle Ralph sent you, sir; he bought it in town today. He said tell you he sent it and he fuessedyou'd know what to do with it." e said, with shinieg eyes. The minister's eyes shone, too, and then grew dim. This was so unexpected, and it meant so much to him! It had sometimes seemed hard to that kindly, tender heart that the one of all the village who could haA--e done most had never manifested any interest in nis Avork for those poor people—had not lifted with even a finger the burden of care and sacrifice, or shown any disposition to aid or encourage. But there must have been sympathy after all. This was a generous gift in its luxu- riousness—a thoughtful one, for it was for the dear invalid. He opened a door near him and said, softly: " Rachel/look here!" How he had Avanted just such an easy, restful cushioned niche for the Avorn, slight form! The boys could not understand what it was to him in itself and in what it represented—" Only his voice had a tremble in it like Avhen he prays," Kip said to himself on his home- Avard way. HoAvever he hated " fixed up com pany" in general he would not for anything miss the gathering at the parsonage that evening, and Avood and water, cows and kindlings must be looked after early. So it happened he did not speak with Mr. Mitchel again until nightfall. Then that gentleman bethought him of his commission. " Ah,* Kip, carried the chair safely, did vou?" "Yes, sir." "Weil, what did he say to it?" "I wish you'd seen him, Uncle Ralph!" said Kip, radiantly. " Not, as he said much either, only something 'bout he didn't know how to thank you •" " Hoav to thank me?" repeated Mr, Mitchel, in amazement. " Why should he ? He isn' t so short of work as all that, is he?" "Short of Avork, Uncle Ralph!" It was Kip's turn to open Avide eyes of astonishment, "I should think not, Avith all his preachin' and Siinday-school aud poor folks! I don't s'pose he thought he'd haAre time to sit in it -much him-' self; but Mrs. Clay, she's sick " " What have the Clays to do with it?" demanded Mr. Mitchel, with clouding brow and a dawning suspicion of something wrong. " I told you to take it to Mr Parsons—the cabinet-maker's—to have that spring fixed." Kip saw it all then, but he wished the floor would quietly open and drop him into the cellar, or that he could fly through the roof. He thrust his hands deep into his pockets, and his face flushed and paled. '' I—thought—you said the parson's," he stammered. "I s'posed 'twas, for the minister's donation, and so " "You took it there?" Mr. Mitchel completed the sentence. " Now how in the world •" * But it was too much to be borne. Kip waited for nothing more, but rushed from the_house, and if in the shadow of the friendly Avood-pile he leaned his head against the rough sticks and cried, there was no one to see. "They may fix it up any way they please, ""he said. "I can't doit! I can't and I Avon't!" A little later he stood by the old gate watching the great yellow moon come up, and digging his red-fists into his eyes now and then to wipe away some stray tears of shame, indignation and grief that still gathered there. This was not a very nice world anyhow, he decided, with a queer aching spot at his heart. Almost it seemed as if he had asked for bread and received a stone— a sharp heavy stone at that. Indoors Mr. Mitchel had expressed very distinctly Ms opinion of the carelessness and obtuseness that could have caused such a blunder, and the " awkwardness of the whole thing," and in no little vexation Avas trying to find some means of remedy. " I might write a note and explain, but then—I declare it's the most awkward disagreeable thing I ever knew! Such a stupid blunder." *" Papa," interposed the slow, wondering voice of Bud, "I didn'tknOAv there could be any mistakes up there." " Up where, child?" '' In Heaven. Kip prayed you' d bring something for the minister—** cause I heard him—behind the wood-pile," said Bud with slow emphasis. "I thought that made the chair come. I'm most sure 'twasn't any mistake papa." Mr. Mitchel pushed aside pen and paper, put on his hat and walked out. He really did not Ioioav the best way out of the difficulty. It was very vexatious, and in his perplexity he journeyed towards the parsonage. When he came in sight of the house hepaused. What did he intend to do? Go there when others Were making their offer- ings-and explain that he had not wished to show any friendship or appreciation, and wanted to take back what had been proffered through mistake? Certainly not! He turned, but at that moment some one j oined him. "Ah, Mr. Mitchel! just going in? That was a generous gift of yours—exactly the thing for poor Mrs. Clay." Others came with similar comment. There was no chance to say anything, and scarcely knowing why or how, Mr. Mitchel found himself in the well-filled room, saw the sweet, pale face, with its smile of Aveleome for all, -looking out from the cushion of the new chair, and felt the quick warm grateful clasp of the minister's hand. Something in look and clasp and murmured words brought a sudden throb to Mr. Mitchel's heart. a moisture to his eye. Then, before he had time to recover from his bevpilderment, some one had called on him to '' make a few remarks,'' and others echoed the request, and he found himself pushed forward to the front and heard his own voice saying, " How much cause all had to value Mr. Clay's work in the village," and expressing the hope that he might "enjoy thjese simple offerings as tokens of esteem and friendship." Aye, and he meant it, too, for catching the spirit of thjose around him, and swiftly comprehending more of the good man's life and W(j>rk than he* had ever done before, he only regretted that he had not sent the offering of his own free will and pleasure. (He found an opportunity, however, to whisper to Kip, who had slippedin later with a very sober face—a face that brightened at sight of him. " It's all right. Don't say a Word fco anybody about it." He had a pleasant evening despite a feeling of strangeness about it, and on his homeward Avay muttered something to himself about " a blessed blunder." What he told at home Kip did not know, but when the boy arrived, a little later, Bud, wide-awake and listening for his step, raised her yellow head from its pilloAV and called: " Ke—ip! it all corned out right, didn't it?" Kip thought it had, He was sure of it afterward Avhen he saAvthe friendship that from that night began between the Mitchel's and "his minister."—Nate W. Hamilton, in Wide Awake. Poison Rings. Poison rings still exist in many antiquarian collections. They are generally of two kinds, one intended as an engine of destruction to its Avearer, the other simply as a convenient receptacle or hiding-place for poison. Some years ago a ring of the former description was purchased at a sale of curiosities. Its device AAras two sharp-pointed claws holding a stone. 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Symphony Guild — yes, the symphony — sponsors Mount Union football coach Larry Kehres' talk here
SALISBURY — Larry Kehres has been described as the winningest college football coach you've never heard of.
Over a 359-game coaching career at the University of Mount Union, an NCAA Division III school in Alliance, Ohio, Kehres has compiled a record of 332 wins, 24 losses and three ties, for an incredible .925 winning percentage.
His Purple Raiders, comprised of all non-scholarship players, have won 11 national championships since 1993 and have appeared in the Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the Division III national championship game, in 14 of the past 16 years.
Kehres will be the guest speaker May 1 at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. His topic: "Winning Ways."
As amazing as Kehres' coaching record is, just as amazing — or interesting — is that his appearance in Salisbury is being sponsored by the Salisbury-Rowan Symphony Guild.
Tom Wolpert, the guild president, has looked to make a statement through guild fundraisers the past two years. In 2012, he helped to bring one of the "Violins of Hope," restored violins from the Holocaust, to Salisbury for a special concert performance at Catawba College.
This year, he used his Mount Union connections to land Kehres as a guest speaker. Wolpert is a Mount Union graduate who grew up in the shadow of the small college, located in northeast Ohio. His brother, David S. Wolpert, is another alumnus and director of planned giving for Mount Union.
Through both the "Violins of Hope" and Kehres' appearance, Tom Wolpert hopes he's spreading the visibility of the Salisbury Symphony throughout the county.
"We're reaching out to the community — that's my big thing," Wolpert says. "I just think it's a good thing for the community."
In recent weeks, Wolpert has been trying to touch base with all the middle school and high school football coaches in Rowan County to extend special invitations to their teams to attend Kehres' program, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 1.
He's hoping players, dressed in their school colors, will come and sit as a team during Kehres' presentation.
The general public also is being invited. Proceeds go to the guild. The ticket price for adults is $10; students, $5.
Kehres himself is a 1971 graduate of Mount Union, where he was quarterback of the football team. During 1971-72, he served as a graduate assistant coach at Bowling Green State University while earning a master's degree in health and physical education.
By 1973, he was a head football coach for Johnstown Monroe High in Johnstown, Ohio, but he returned to Mount Union the next season, starting 11 seasons as assistant coach, many of them as offensive coordinator.
Kehres took over as head coach in the 1986 season. Here are some of his accomplishments as head coach since then:
• The Raiders have won 23 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships, while posting 21 undefeated regular seasons.
• 11 Division III national championships, including 2012.
• An overall conference record of 228-8-3.
• A home record of 188-9-3.
• A playoff record of 78-13.
• American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year eight times.
• An AFCA Regional Coach of the Year for seven straight seasons and a record 17 times overall.
• In 2008, the second-ever NCAA Division III winner of the Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year Award.
• 260 players who earned All-American honors.
• Five players who won the Gagliardi Trophy, awarded to the top player in Division III football.
• 18 players who were Academic All-Americans and three players who were finalists for the Campbell Trophy, also known as the Academic Heisman.
In 2011, Kehres also served as offensive coordinator of the U.S. National Football team, winner of the gold medal in the World Championships in Austria.
At Mount Union, Kehres is an associate professor of physical education and has been director of athletics since 1991. Over time, Mount Union sports have expanded to include 23 sports for men and women.
He oversaw a $17 million expansion and renovation of the school's Timken Physical Education Building and the Peterson Field House.
In a school biography, Kehres says his successful program has been built on organization and consistency. As a coach, he has stressed attacking the defense and making it cover the whole field, creating big plays on defense and being aggressive in the kicking game to gain field position.
"Being consistent in all three phases and being well-conditioned puts you in a position to win games in the fourth quarter," he says.
Kehres grew up just a few miles north of the Mount Union campus is Diamond, Ohio. He attended high school 10 minutes from the Mount Union campus, and he now lives within sight of the school's football field.
He traditionally carries a large number of players on his rosters because there are no cuts. There is no money for scholarships, and most of the players are taking out college loans for the $35,000-a-year tuition.
Former players say Kehres is among the best at every aspect in coaching, things such as recruiting, teaching, strategy, evaluating and adapting to his players' strengths.
His son Vince is his defensive coordinator, and most observers believe the heir apparent to the head coaching job.
Another amazing statistic behind Kehres' incredible coaching run: Mount Union has not lost three games in any season since 1988.
For more information on Kehres' visit, contact the symphony at 704-637-4314, or visit its web site at salisburysymphony.org.
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The Salisbury Police charged Jessica Lee Price, 22, of Seaboard Street, Rockingham, with resist, delay, obstruct an officer; assault on a government official, second-degree trespass, disorderly conduct at a bus station or airport, all of which are misdemeanors.
Around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, an officer was asked to assist Amtrak Police with removing an unruly passenger at the Salisbury Depot, 215 Depot St. When officers arrived, Price was cursing and causing a scene, said Capt. Shelia Lingle.
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The 57-room Hotel Emiliano is a luxurious hotel in the upscale Jardins area. Despite being a boutique, the hotel has numerous features -- a spa, a 24-hour fitness center, a restaurant and two bars, a staffed business center, and even a rooftop helipad for guests arriving in style (though no pool). The mod rooms are sexy and sleek: Picture wood-paneled walls, clean lines, Charles Eames furniture, and high-tech marble bathrooms (the toilet has buttons.) However, some may find the minimalist style in the lobby and restaurant a tad stark. Nonetheless, this is a fabulous hotel with with excellent freebies (including a 15-minute massage), and the location is a short drive from downtown Sao Paulo.
The 76-room L'Hotel Porto Bay attracts mainly business travelers due to its location near financial firms and offices. The decor is classic -- some might say on the verge of dated -- but many guests praise its small size and comfortable rooms. Beyond the large marble lobby, the rooms are elegant, if a bit bland, with floral curtains and neutral tones. All rooms have free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and marble bathrooms. The hotel does have a spa with a nice sauna, though stark treatment rooms aren't particularly inviting. Hotel highlights include an attractive restaurant with a nice terrace, a small gym, and an indoor pool with an open roof.
This upscale hotel is an excellent option in Sao Paulo for business travelers. It's part of the massive CENU business complex, and provides underground access to a shopping mall and the convention center. Business-friendly amenities include everything from 13,000 square feet of meeting space and a staffed business center to cell phone rentals and 24-hour room service. And though it does not have a kids' club (very few hotels in Sao Paulo do), the Hilton is a surprisingly kid-friendly business hotel, with children's menus in the three restaurants and children's video rentals. Plus, though it's a bit dated, kids will likely enjoy the indoor pool, which is part of the large 24-hour fitness center. Rooms are spacious, and also well-equipped for business travelers, featuring large work desks, flat-screen TVs, and marble bathrooms. Rooms have a chain-like look with a color scheme of whites and beiges, but they still feel sleek and contemporary.
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They may have fashioned the first tools, created the first wall art and invented hunting, but chances are, if someone calls you a caveman, you feel at least marginally insulted.
Thats because in todays cultural metaphors, a Neanderthal is generally a person who displays traits of extreme ignorance or uncivilized behavior, even though, ironically, they sorta/kinda founded human civilization. Wrap your heads around that one!
But what do cavemen have to do with engineering? I hear you ask. Well, apart from the stereotype of many engineers being bearded and hairy, I would say it has more to do with Daniel Guideras latest brilliant cartoon for EE Lifes caption contest.
When it comes to board meetings, however, who are the real cave dwellers?
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (May 31, 2012)—A drop in class and the removal of blinkers proved the winning moves for Imperialistic Diva in the $58,050 feature (video) Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Providing leading jockey Rafael Bejarano with his second winner of the day, the 4-year-old Irish bred filly held off 18-1 outsider Score Boyera by a nose for her third lifetime victory.
Trained by Simon Callaghan for California Horse Racing Board member Charles Winner, Imperialistic Diva covered the 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:43.66. The daughter of Haafhd and the Imperial Ballet mare Imperialistic increased her bankroll in 17 starts to $121,699.
After tracking the pace set by Plaza de Indias and Bwana Babe, Imperialistic Diva gained the advantage on the outside with a little less than an eighth of a mile to run in her first start since she trailed in the Grade III Wilshire Handicap April 29.
The win was the second in four starts over the Betfair Hollywood Park grass for Imperialistic Diva, who paid $7.40, $4.60 and $3 as the 5-2 second choice in the field of eight.
Third against $40,000 claimers a week earlier for trainer Kristin Mulhall, Score Boyera paid $14.40 and $7.80. The show payoff on Miss Radiance, who finished 1 ½ lengths behind Score Boyera, was $6.
Celestial Kitten, the 5-2 favorite who had won the restricted Spearfish Stakes over the local turf last Dec. 8, finished last. It was the first start for 4-year-old daughter of Kitten's Joy since she was fourth in an optional claimer Feb. 5 at Santa Anita.
Bejarano, whose other win came aboard 9-2 shot Malibu Knight in the third, has 27 victories through 22 days of the Spring/Summer meet, leaving him five clear of runner-up Joe Talamo. Joel Rosario, who also won twice Thursday, is third with 17 wins.Racing resumes Friday. Post time is 7:05 p.m. General admission is $10 -$20 after 8:30 p.m.
At the conclusion of the eight race program, a concert starring Rebelution will begin at the North Park. Approximate start time is 10:30 p.m.
The feature attraction is the $70,000 Reminiscing Stakes, which will go at 7 ½ furlongs over Cushion Track. The field includes the Bob Baffert-trained duo of American Lady and Pink Lollipops, Spectacular Sky, Top Debutante and Suzettes Friend.
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