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VOLUME!. SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1867. NUMBER 91. - PUBLISHED EVERT THTTRSDAT MORKING, .A-t Sank Centre, Minn., BY J. H. & 8. SIMONTON. US- Office corner Third and Seventh streets, one block West of the Sauk Centre House. Subscription t TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Rules of Advertising: |lw 2"w | 3 w 13m |6m | ly 1 Square |100 125| 150| 350| 600|10 00 2 1150 200| 250| 4 00 | 8 00 115 00 3 " |2 00 2 75 | 3 50 | 5 50 | 10 00 | 18 00 14 column |8 00 4 00 | 5 00 1 7 00 | 12 00 | 20 00 A " |500 6 60 J 8 00 | 10 00 | 20 00 | 40 00 i " ' |800 | 1000 112 00 | 20 00 | 40 00 j75 09 Legal advertisements 75 cents per square for the first Insertion, and 8TA cents per square for each subsequent, insertion. Special place advertisements Inserted at rates agreed upon. ■ Yearly advertisers to pay quarterly. Strangers must pay in advance, or give satisfactory reference. JOB PRINTING of all kinds executed on short notice in the best style. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. X, B". MINEB. Mlimer4 H. WHEN. & WremJ Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Notaries Public and Conveyancers, Special attention given to proceedings in Bankruptcy in the United States Courts. Saute Centre, - - Minnesota. Office over the Post Office. R. B. R. PALMER, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. SB?- Residence near the Mill, Sauk Centre. ""©& H. L. GOBDON. L. W. COLLINS. C ©llixis, Gordon <§c Attorneys St. Cloud, Stearns' County, Minnesota Kff" Particular attention given to business In adjoining counties. ILLLAM J. PARSONS, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, Saint Germaine street, over Burbank Bros., St. Cloud, Minnesota. R. T. SDSON, 1 Attorney at La war Notary Fubliu. E'Jteon ■ Office over' :Uli eitT Htc Business. Prop' Fan ni n g"LaTP ts ■commission. CHAS. WALKER, 1 Attorney at Law. fc Walker, Store on Third street, Sbs aiTO. Lois, Farms, , bought and sold on kinu called i I fact that our facilities for Bia- m-iptioii papers and lor locating uiiil entering Government Land with Cash, Karip or Land Warrants, are unsurpassed by any offlce. west of St. Cloud. A large assortment of Town Plots for the use of seekers of Claims oi) hand and kept constantly.sorrect- •ed by correspondence with the Land Office. "WeJjawe iri our hands for sale some of the fluestEarms anil -Funning Lands in this upper count jy. -BUSINESS CARDS. MIN EH,, i>in -Ihsth ■a.-£E,B2.e e - .A-gent, Sank. Centre, - '- - - Minnesota.' iopresents' the soundest and most reliable Fire,.. Life, and Accident Insurance Companies of the Eastern and "Western Slates. Office over the Post Office, WARD DREBLOW, OaTbisnct !M!sa.ls:ei*, Main street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock of Furniture, Coffins, <fec. All orders will receive prompt attention. "v fXJLLIARD SALOON, N4 A. DE GROAT, Proprietor. Third street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Has first class Phelan & Collender Billiardj Tables. Choice Wines, Liquors, Ale, Porter and, Cigars. w. \d. WHITEFIELD, TJP IN THE BARN. Old Farmer Joe steps through the doors, As wide to him as the gates of Thebes; And thoughtful walks about the floors Whereon are piled his winter stores, And counts the profits of his glebes. Ten tons of timothy up there, And four of clover in the bay; Red-top that's cut, well middling fair; And bins of roots, oblong and square, To help efcgjcmt the crops of hay. A dozen hebS of cattle stand Reflective in the leaf-strewn yard; And stalks are stacked On every hand, The latest offering of the land To labor long maintained and hard. Cart loads of pumpkins yonder He, ICY"' The Horse is feeding in his stall. The oats are bundled scaffold high, And peas and-beans are heaped hard by, As if there was some festival. At length Old Farmer Joe sits down— A patch across each of his knees; He crowds his hat back on his crown, Then clasps his hands so hard and brown, And, like a farmer, takes his ease. 44 How fast the flying years do go! It seems, in fact, but yesterday, That In this very-barn we three— David, Ezekiel and me— Pitched in the summer loads of hay! David—he. sallshis clipper now, And 'Zeikle died in Mexico; Some one must stay and drive the, plow, Get up the horse and milk the cow. And who, of course, but little Joe ? I might have been—I can't tell what; . • "Who knows about it till he tries ? I might have settled in some spot Where money is more easy got; Perhaps beneath Pacific's skies. I might have preached like Parson Jones; Or got a living at the law; I might have gone to Congress, sure; I might have kept a Water Cure; I might have gone and been—oh, psnaw! Far better is it as it is, "What future waits him no man knows; What he "has got, that sure is his: It makes no odds if stocks have riz, Or politicians come to blows. Content Is rich, and somethin' more, • I think I've heard somebody say; If it rains It's apt to pour; And I am rich on the barn floor, Where all is mine that I can raise. I've plowed and.mowed this dear old farm, Till not a rod but what I know; I've kept the old folks snug and warm, And lived without a twinge of harm, I don't care how the storm may blow. And on this same old farm I'll stay, And raise my cattle and my corn; Here shall these hairs turn wholly gray; These feet shall never learn to stray; But I will die where I was born." And Farmer Joe pulled down his hat, And stood upon his feet once more; He would not argue after that, But, like a born aristocrat, Kept on his walk about the floor. —[Thomas Dockland. & mt\ tottjj. LUTE TAYLOR WRIXBTH TO JOB ELWBLI.. A Grand Letter on Sundry Subjects. Prbscott, September 12,1867. Joe :—-Years ago, not many in •House &, fSigjzi l?aisiit<er, raining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, &c, done with neatness and on reasonable terms. Work warranted equal In quality to that. r rreed upon or no charges made. -Kg- Paint K hop next door to Thomas & Co's. Sauk Centre, Minn., June. 5,1867. TOHN CHRISTGATJ, ' Boot «Sc Shoe Maker, Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minn., A complete stock of Boots and Shoes kept constantly on hand, and made to order on short notice. Good fits warranted. Repairing promptly done, at reasonable prices. All kinds of Shoemaker's Tools for sole. LAND OFFICE & REAL ESTATE AGENCY. N. H. Miner, * Lands sold on commission. Farms com- fiosed of Prairie, Meadow and Timber Land Br sale. Persons desiring to enter Land, with Cash, Scrip or Land Warrants, or to file Pre- Emption claims, can do so at my office and avoid the time and expense of a trip to St. Cloud. •tOfSee over the Post Office, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. ;T> P. EDSON S-Niijj,. Is Agent for sound and reliable FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENTAL .LIFE AND '"LTy-B STOCK INSURANE COMPANIES. •He insures Live Stoek against Death and Theft, in the Hartford Live Stock Insurance Company—the soundest ana only reliable lose Stock Company on this continent. Dear Joe :—-Years ago, time, but ages in great events, just when the storm-cloud of War had sent a few great bloody drops to herald its terrible coining, I, storm-stayed in a little town in the far off East, wrote you a long and friendly letter, full of the dreams of the youthful hope, the am-'' bition of early manhood, and vague phophecies of events to come. Years later, when the battle-storm had passed—when the Draft, strong as Destiny and terrible as Doom, no longer thrust its insatiate hand into.trembling households—when Peace gilded with heavenly light the ruins grim'-visaged "War had left—when the Good Cause had triumphed, : and the great Victory was won, and you, wearing the honored blue, had safely returned, and, leaving the Star, whose light was replenished [by your, -pen/you went to a wider field of labor in that fair, .city which is the pride of Western Wisconsin—then I Wrote you again, of trials past, of burdens borne, of hopes whose fruition seemed sure and near. —To-day, Joe, I would write you again, on lighter and pleasanter themes,] and I write you for I know that your ■thoughts will run in sympathy with mine, and though our friendship may not be as fervent as of .old, it is none the less faithful and firm. Time hides Many things, Joe, and the feeling.whieh leaped to tho lip in youth, in manhood lies silent and strong in the heart. And then, I may be garrulous, Joe, as Thought and Memory pile the material before me, and if, to any tired reader, I grow tedious in length, or crude in thought, or weak in expression, the remembrance that these words are written to you, and not to him, will nick off the sharp edge of his critieism, and shield me from Jhis reproof. Ten Years ! Ten years is a long time, Joe, in this hurrying, Western life of ours. Ten years of hope and fruition, ten years of thought and toil, ten years of faithful endeavor and crowned achievement, are more than fall to the lot of most. It is now ten years, and a trifle more, Joe, since you lit the Star to guide your readers, and I opened the Journal to record the deeds of mine. I know that I can judge your feelings by my own, and that we turn over those early leaves with mingled feelings of love, and of Wonder at our boyish enthusiasm. How paltry seem now the local strifes which engaged all our energies then. And those "leaders," written with such labor, revised with such care, and published with such pride—those "leaders" which we thought fortified by logic, laden with truth and winged with power—those " leaders" which were to compel conviction, and win the reader by irresistible force to our opin-j ion—how dead and lifeless they look now. We laugh at them now, Joe, as no ekmbt our wiser readers did then, and if occasionally we find in them a feeling that is real, a thought that is true, an argument that was based on immutable principle, and so stands firm to-day, we almost wonder at it, and then fall to wondering whether what we write now will look thin and vapid to us by and by. After all, does not the best editor make the most selections,. Joe ? And this leads me to thinking, that in those early days, you and I were political antagonists, and battled . each other's heresies with all the power we could put into type. But in the flaming crucible of war—-that crucible which burned up prejudice and parti- zanship and left only Patriotism unscathed—in the white heat of that trial time when slavery, and caste, and compromise were burned together, and from their ashes Freedom rose resplendent with holy light—in that time our differences melted away, and to-day, thank God, we are Radicals together. A Radical 1 I like the word, Joe. There is something inoisiveanddecided about it. It rings out like a challenge. It stirs the blood. It bodes disaster to throned wrong, to antiquated opinions, to bloodless and unrighteous law. It enters the sepulchre of Truth as the Angel entered the sepulchre of Christ— it rolls away the stone and lets the awakened and imprisoned thought go free. Radicalism is not a mad destroyer, but a wise builder. It keeps even step with the march of Mind and the growth of Man. It weaves Beauty into use, forms Justice into Law. ■ And in this conflict-of opinion between a wise radicalism and a blind adherence to an outgrown Past—between the New, radiant and strong, and the Old, darkened and dim with the mists of error—in this conflict it is no mean honor to bear a faithful part. The sword is not as strong as speech, and thought gains victories which force could never win. In Homer's Epic, the great Achilles is stronger with silver tongue than his shining spear, and in the grand verse of Milton, Satan towers greater even in council than in war. We are humble workers in the great field, but it is just matter for pride to be a Radical, and of pleasure so to write it day by day. But a truce to these themes, Joe, upon which we write as a part of our toil. Let us talk of something more personal, perhaps more pleasant. We have had many pleasant trips together, but none more so than that ride on the locomotive from Milton to Madison. The engineer, Mr. E. Thompson, of Madison, was courteous and pleasant, the track was fine, the day was perfect, the country beautiful; and so, with the mild airs blowing around us, we sped through the lovely land like spirits through space. I know not what you were thinking of, with your hat drawn close to your eyes, but to me it seeped as though we were goinS through an enchanted land, as if the ties that bound us to human interests were sundered, and the slim rails stretched out into infinitude, and the sun would never set—and so we go on and on, through an ever varying but never ending panorama of beauty—an eternal picture of peace. Did you ever think, Joe, what a wonderful thing a locomotive is? What power I What obedience 1 Terrible in strength, it obeys the lightest touch of its driver, and springs like lightning from a cloud, or settles into calm repose obedient to Ms will. As our driver would take hie hand from the rein, and turn to talk with us, I watched to see the fiery courser elude his vigilance, and spring unconvrolled away. But no I Faithful to its task, it sped swiftly and steadily on. Striking a line of perfect track our driver asked : " Would you like me to give her a turn for a mile or two ?" Of course we would. A touch here and there—Gogs ! how she flew I " By Chaos! this is gallant sport A league at s very breath." Did I ever tel you, Joe, that I always had a passion to be a railroad engineer ? Like many other passions, it will probably never nndfulnllment, but I never look except wife awe and admiration on the quiet men who run the great rushing trains. Did you ever see a great Lightning Expwss rushing through the darkness, makiig the dark night lurid with its glare, aid the earth groan under its thunderiig tread,—did you ever think of the immeasurable hopes, and loves and interests, of the strong men, the sweet Women\ and the little children, all dearer than, life to somebody, and then think that the issue of life or death for them ail -was in the eare of that sleepless engineer, lis single hand controlling the power, that, rushing like an angry god to batte, dragged after it all that precious loarl of life ? And danger will come. Every engineer expects it—meets it. There are supreme moments in his lfe when he lives through an eternity of feeling. No time for thought. Deafa to himself and'to those in his charge,meets him face to face and glares triumphantly in his eye. But Death meets arisye steady- as his own. The body is oi nerve; thought is rapid as the will o\ God; the steady hand obeys the impeious will; the awful moment is passed; the train is saved ; the hero is a man agin, master of the great throbbing moister beneath and before him, greater tian that —master of himself. Such noments come in the life of almost ever engineer. —My pen is arrested, Joe, «nd my thought involuntarily turns to another theme. As I wrote these closing words, a friend of other days, but for whom friendship is now shorn of respect, and has only pity left, came to me and asked for a trifling sum to buy strong drink. 44 Oh! It was pitiful." With a heart naturally noble, a mind active and strong a gentleman, a ready writer, a pleasant friend, he had gone to disgrace with fearful rapidity; and wrecked, broken, desolate and damned, he plead for a pittance with which' to buy another draught of forgetfulness, delirium and death. I read too, to-day of the miserable death of Ex-Senator McDougal—the quenching of that splendid intellect, which in his life was strong enough to strike through the foggiest fumes of Alcohol, and the brilliance of whose lustre put the most abstemious scholar to blush. O, the fatal mastery of habit! It steals upon its victim with noiseless tread and binds him with chains softer than silk and stronger than steel. Once in the charmed circle of its insiduous influence, and the strong man is like sleeping Sampson in the lap of Delilah. He sleeps in fancied security in the lap of Indulgence, Habit has stolen resolution from his soul, and then awakes to a terrible consciousness of his degredation, but powerless to retrieve his lost estate. No position or attainments are a safeguard against tho wiles of habit, and intellect of a lofty order seems rather to invite than repel its destructive mastery. If there is on earth a sight sadder and more terrible than all else, it is to see the liquor-charred] remnant of a once great man, -groping in delirium in death's dark door, with hell-born horrors peopling the brain where once ■Swelled pure affections and regal thought. —But let us turn from this picture of perdition to one of peace. The sunlight lies lovingly on hillside and valley ; the forest, the lake and the river jare rich in its golden light. The sum-- mer.has gone—the Autumn has come, and the few first frosts which have tinged the verdure with warning of coming chills, are like the few light hairs which are creeping into our own locks of brown, the harbinger of- coming age. The Autumn is the richest of all the seasons. All others are but a preparation for this. This is the time of crowned achievements, of ripened fullness, of perfected growth. And our own lives, Joe, like the yew, are in their fullness. Though young yet, we have doubtless " As far from childhood's morning come, As to the graves forgetful night." and in the descent, the years will surely seem shorter than when we climbed up on boyhood's side. There are few things in life sadder to see than a man who . has failed. Not " failed" for lack of money, which may. be won again, but Whose hope, and courage and faith have failed, who sees the prizes he has toiled for eluding his grasp, the hopes he has cherished fading into nothingness, and thus nerveless and purposeless, drifting on the tide| of life, driven by every wind, and buffeted by every wave. We have not failed, Joe, for we have not played high stakes in the game of life. We have not reached for the great prizes which Fame holds glitteringly before restless Ambition's eager eyes. We shall not reach for them now, Joe, but cheerily go on like a mariner on summer seas, and when the end shall come, and the objects of life 44 Are taken from us by a little mist. And all the world Is vanished" we shall hope to . " reach the happy isles."' Trusting, dear Joe, that this letter may not be like the one Don Juan's mother gave him, 14 Of good advice, (he never read it,)"-*• . I am and hope for many years to be, Yours, L. aA.. T. THS VOLUNTEER COUNSEL. John Taylor was licenced,' When a youth of twenty-one, to practice at the bar. He was poor, but well educated, and possessed extraordinary genius. He married a beauty who afterwards deserted him for another. On the 9th of April, 1840, the court-, house in Clarksville, Texas, was crowded to overflowing. An exciting case was,to be tried. George Hopkins, a wealthy planter, had offered a gross insult to Mary Ellison, the young and beautiful wife of his overseer. The husband threatened to chastise him for the outrage, when Hopkins went to Ellison's house and shot him in his door. The murderer was arrested and bailed, to answer the charge. This occurrence produced great excitement, -and Hopkins in order to turn the tide of indignation had circulated reports against her character, and she sued him for slander. Both suits were pending— for slander and murder. The interest became deeper when it was known that Ashley and Pike of Arkansas, and S. S. Prentiss of New Orleans, by enormous fees, had been retained to defend Hopkins. Hopkins was acquitted. The Texas lawyers were overwhelmed by their opponents. It was a fight of a dwarf against giants. The slander suit was for the 9th, and the throng .of spectators grew in numbers as in excitement. Public opinion was setting in for Hopkins; his money had procured witnesses who served his powerful advocates. When the slander case was called, Mary Ellison was left without an attorney—all had withdrawn. " Have you no counsel ?" inquired Judge Mill, looking kindly on the plaintiff. " No sir; they have all deserted me, and I am too poor to employ any more," replied the beautiful Mary, bursting into tears. " In such a case, will not some chivalrous member of the profession volunteer?" said the Judge, glancing round the bar. The thirty lawyers were silent. " I will, your honor," said a voice from the thickest part of the crowd, behind the bar. At the sound of that voice many started—it was so unearthly, sweet and mournful. The first sensation was changed into laughter when a tall, gaunt, spectral figure elbowed his way through the crowd, and placed himself within the bar. His clothes looked so shabby that the court hesitated to let the case proceed under his management. " Has your name been entered on the rolls of the State ?" demanded the Judge. "It is immaterial," answered the stranger, his thin, bloodless lips curling up with a sneer. " Here is my license from the highest tribunal in America!" and he handed the Judge a broad parchment. The trial went on. He suffered the witnesses to tell their own story, and he allowed the defence to lead off. Ashley spoke first, follow ed by Pike and Prentiss. The latter brought the house down' ia cheers, in which the jury joined. It was now the Stranger's turn. He rose before the bar, not behind it, and so near the wondering jury that he might touch his foreman with his long, bony finger. He proceeded to tear to pieces the arguments of Ashley which melted away at his touch like frost before a sunbeam ; every one looked surprised. . Anon he came to the dazzling wit of the poet lawyer Pike. Then the curl of his lip grew sharper, his smooth face began to kindle up, and his eyes to open, dim and dreary no longer, but vivid as lightning, red as fire globes, and glaring as twin meteors. The whole soul was in his eyes , the full heart streamed out of the face. Then,1 without bestowing an allusion to Prentiss, he turned snort around on the perjured witnesses of Hopkins, tore their testimony into threads, and-hurled in their faces such terrible invectives that all trembled like aspens, and two of them fled from the court house. The excitement of the crowd was becoming tremenduous. Their united life ana? soul seemed to hang upon the burning tongue of the stranger, and he inspired them with the power of his passions. He seemed to have stolen nature's long hidden secret of attraction. But his greatest triumph was to come. Hi a eyes began to glance at the assassin. Hopkins, as his lean taper finger assumed the same direction. He hem-, med the wretch with a wall of strong evidence arid impregnable argument, cutting off all hope of escape. He dug beneath the murderer's feet ditches of dilemma, and held up the slanderer to the soorn and contempt of the populace.- Having thus girt him about with a circle of fire, he stripped himself -to the work of massacre. Oh! then it was a vision both glorious and dreadful to behold the orator. His actions became as impetuous as the motion of an oak in a hurricane. His voice became a trumpet filled with whirlpools, deafening the ear with the crashes of power, and yet intermingled all the while with a sweet undersong of the softest cadence. His forehead glowed like a. heated furnace, his countenance was haggard like that of a maniac, and ever and anon he flung his long bony arms on high as if grasping after thunderbolts. He drew a picture of murder in such appalling colors that in comparison, hell itself might seem beautiful; he painted the slanderer so black that the sun seemed dark at noonday, when shining on such a monster. And then, fixing both portraits on the shrinking Hopkins, , fastened them there forever. The agitation of the audience amounted almost to madness. All at once the speaker descended from the perilous height. His voice wailed out for the murdered dead and living—the beautiful Mary, more beautiful every moment as her tears flowed faster—till .men wept and sobbed like children. He closed by a strange exhortation to the jury; and through them to the bystanders; he advised the panel after they should bring in verdict for the plaintiff, not to offer violence to the defendant, however richly he might deserve it; in other words not to lynch the villain but leave his punishment with God. This was the most artful trick of all, best calculated to insure vengeance. The jury returned a verdict of fifty thousand dollars ; and the night afterwards, Hopkins - was taken out of his bed by lynchers and beaten, almost to death. As the court adjourned the stranger said: " John Taylor will preach here this evening at early candle light." He did preach and the house was crowded. I have listened to Clay, Webster and Calhoun—to Dwight, Bascom, and Beecher—-but never heard anything in the form of sublime words, even approximating, to. the eloquence of John Taylor—massive as a mountain and wildly rushing as a cataract of fire. Who Is Sate ?—God has never created a mind yet, that can safely chal* lenge combat with the appetite sof drink- Earth has no ambition that is not engulfed, no hope which is not blasted, no tie which is not broxen, no sanctuary which is not invaded, no friend, no kinsman, brother, wife or child that is not forgotten, no fibre of human agony which is not wrung I Minds of common mould will go through life without excess, while those gifted with God-like powers are smitten with weakness. The, gifted author of Childe Harold walked in fetters, and died at Misso- longhi of a drunken debauch. He who had led the prosecution in the British Parliament against Has tins was hurried to the grave to escape the clutch of his landlords. Poor Charley Fox! And the author of Gertrude of Wyoming died a driveling imbecile. How the " Gentle Elia" wept over the habit that enthralled him ! Ah, how these tragedies of human individual history —of temptation and fall—stalk before us 1 The history of the best minds of our land is darkened by these episodes of weakness and ruin. Angry Letters.—An angry letter, especially if the writer be well loved, is much fiercer than any angry speeeh, so much more' unendurable I There the words remain scorching, not to be explained away, not to he atoned for by a kiss—not to be softened down by the word of love that may follow so quickly upon spoken anger. Heaven defend me from angry letters; they should never be written except to schoolboys or men at college, and not often to them, if they be any way tender-hearted ; this, at least should be a rule through the letter-writing world that no angry letter be posted, till twenty four-hours shall have elapsed since it was written. We all know how absurd is that other rule, that of saying the alphabet when you are angry. Trash! Sit down and write your letter; write it with all the venom in your power ; spit out the spleen at the fullest; it will do you good; you think yon have been injured; say all that you can say with all your poisoned eloquence, and gratify yourself by reading it while your temper i's hot. Then put it in your desk; and, as a matter of course, burn it before breakfast the next morning. Believe me, that you will then have a double satisfaction. A man who won a fat turkey at a raffle, and whose pious wife was very inquisitive about the method of obtaining the poultry, satisfied her by" the remark that the "ShaKers" gave itto him. How to Propose—A party of ladies and gentlemen were laughing over the supposed awkwardness attending a declaration of love, when a gentleman remarked that, whenever he offered himself, he would do it in a collected and business like manner. " For instance," he -continued addressing a young lady present, " Miss Smith, I have been two years looking for a wife. I am in receipt of three thousand dollars a year, which is on the increase. Of all the ladies of my acquaintance, I admire you the most"; indeed, I love you, and would gladly maKe you my wife." " Ycuflatte.i me by your preference," good humoredly responded Miss Smith, to the surprise of all present, "I refer you to my father." " Bravo 1" exclaimed the gentleman. " Well I declare 1" said the ladies in a" chorus^ f The lady and gentleman, -good reader, were married soon after. Wasn't that a modest way of " coming to the point," and ladyKxe method of taxing a man at his word? .r-o**i *tn. Josh Billings on Prayeri"- From too many friends, and from things at loose ends, good Lord deliv er us. ' From a wife that don't love us, and from children that dont look like us, good Lord deliver us. From snakes in. the grass, from snakes in our boots, from torchlight- processions; and from new rum, good Lord deliver us. • From pack peddlers, from young folks in love, from old aunts without money, and kolera morbus, good Lord deliver us. From wealth without charity, from praise without sense, from pedigrees worn out,-; from poor relations, good Lord deliver us. From newspaper sells, from pills that aint physic, from females that paint, and from men that flatter, good Lord deliver us. From gals that chaw gum and wears dirty petticoats, and from men who don't love babies, good Lord deliver us. From virtue without flagranpe, from butter that smells, from nigger camp- meetings, from cats that are courting, good Lord deliver us. From other mix's secrets, and from our fro mormon's and megums, and women's committees, good Lord deliver us. From politicians that pray, and from saints that tipple, red herring, and all grass widows, good Lord deliver us. A lady fell into.a river, and a poor hoy rescued her. When she was safe, her husband handed the brave fellow a shilling. Upon one of the bystanders expressing indignation, the latter said, as he pocketed the coin : ■ Well, don't blanie-the gentleman, he knows best; mayhap if I hadn't saved her he'd have given me a sovereign." Were we to ask a hundred men, who from small beginnings have attained a condition'of respectability and influence, to what they imputed their sue- - cess in life, the general answer would be, " It was from being early compelled to think for and depend on ourselves.
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'The Rangers got on the board about as early as possible on a goal by Sean Avery just ten seconds into the game. Then New York completely blew the game open scoring three more times in the next twelve minutes with goals from Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Brendan Shanahan. Ryan Miller was pulled after the fourth goal for Jocelyn Thibault.'
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Betson Enterprises said plans to open in February a new sales and equipment distribution office here.
The Utah facility will be the 13th branch office for the nation's largest distributor of amusement and vending equipment. Headquartered in Carlstadt, NJ, Betson is a division of H. Betti Industries.
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GSA Makes Local Telecommunications Services Crossover Award in New York City
Contact: Bill Bearden (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. General Services Administration has made its first award under the crossover competition provisions of its family of major telecommunications services contracts. GSA modified its Metropolitan Area Acquisition (MAA) contract with Verizon for Buffalo, New York, to allow the company to provide MAA telecommunications services in New York City.
"This is the first concrete example of one of the key elements of our strategy for ensuring ongoing competition for the government's telecommunications services business," said Sandra Bates, Commissioner of GSA's Federal Technology Service (FTS). "This strategy was agreed with industry and the Congress in 1997, prior to the start of our acquisition cycle, and we are pleased to say that today it is serving exactly the role we envisioned."
The crossover competition provisions, common to major long distance and local services contracts managed by FTS, allow any holder of a contract within these programs to propose a contract modification to extend service ("crossover") to any other city or program within the FTS family of contracts. Such crossover service can be proposed only after the expiration of a one-year "forbearance" period, measured from award of the original contract in the target city.
If deemed by GSA to be in the government's best interests, the proposed contract modification may then be accepted and the service offered, adding to the competitive choices available to GSA's customers. Contracts containing these provisions include all of those awarded under the FTS2001 long distance services program, the Washington Interagency Telecommunications Services 2001 (WITS2001) local service program, and the MAA local services program, which to date has awarded 37 contracts in 20 cities.
GSA awarded the first MAA contract in New York City to AT&T in May 1999. Services available under this contract include local circuit-switched voice and data services and dedicated transmission services. The modification (signed March 30, 2001) will allow Verizon to offer the same services in direct competition with AT&T across much of the New York City metropolitan area.
"We are firm believers in the value of competition in ensuring the best quality and price for our customers," Bates said, "and these provisions provide a mechanism that can be used to inject additional competition, if needed, after our initial contract awards. Our perception, and the feedback from our customers, indicated that additional choices would be beneficial in our New York City MAA local services program. This award allows us to offer just that."
For more MAA program specific information, please refer to the GSA FTS website at www.gsa.gov/maa, or call the MAA Program Director, Joseph Romanelli at (703) 306-6650.


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March 1 of this year marked the only day of 2014 that one could safely do yoga on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, a place that is more or less just a giant freeway decorated by an expensive arch. The event was put on by the Trinity Commons Foundation as part of a series of events celebrating all of the city's expensive new Trinity River-related projects, with co-sponsorship from the city of Dallas. One of the criticisms of the bridge is that it's difficult to enjoy since it's cars only — there aren't any sidewalks. The free yoga event was a rare exception. The event offered both a regular yoga and family yoga class, asking for a $5 donation from each adult. Afterward, there were lots of awesome, scenic photographs posted online featuring athletic people doing their poses with the arch and skyline in the background. The event doesn't happen very often — March's event was only the second Yoga on the Bridge, but it's a strong message to the city's planners designing future projects along the river: We have feet, and we like to use them.
Going to a yoga class should, above all things, be stress-free, which is why Karmany Yoga, with its welcoming vibe and no-strings-attached policies, is our pick for Dallas' best yoga studio. Karmany is a donation-based studio and there are no packages, plans or contracts to navigate. Simply show up, sign in and pay what you can for the class you take. While their easy-come-easy-go policies might get you into your yoga pants and through the door, it's their experienced, encouraging instructors who will have you coming back to the mat for more. At Karmany, you'll find classes in a variety of styles — from Iyengar to Power Flow — all led by knowledgeable instructors, eager to assist you in your yogic journey with a peaceful, positive practice.
After more than three decades at Channel 8, Dale Hansen is the sportscaster who gets away with wearing Hawaiian shirts and shorts when covering Cowboys training camp, bashing his own station and issuing smart-ass wisecracks. But he also has a more thoughtful side, too. His famous Michael Sam commentary, which went wildly viral and got him a Valentine's Day guest spot on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, proved to football fans and gay-rights advocates nationwide what his Dallas viewers already knew from his children's charity work, his Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards and his 2011 "Thank God for Kids" segment in which he recounted being sexually abused and urged viewers not to keep such ugly crimes in the darkness so that victims wouldn't be ashamed to come forward. Whether it's picking apart Jerry Jones' boneheaded moves as GM or addressing sticky societal issues that creep into sports, Hansen shapes the conversation in Dallas.
Years ago, Don Carter's and Jupiter Lanes were the epitome of cool old-school bowling alleys. They looked vintage even then, reeked of cigarette smoke and cheap concession food, and the glove-wearing teams of bowlers proved these lanes were the real deal even if they were pretty affordable. Alas, they are gone, but if we can't have them anymore, at least we can have a place that looks that old and cheap. Bowlounge isn't cheap, and with ancient scoring machines that seem to miscount pins a few times every round, it's not for serious bowlers. But the lanes, pin-setters and scoring, salvaged from an East Texas alley facing demolition, give off such a comforting nostalgic vibe that a little bit of scorekeeping chaos is easily overlooked. And we'll take Twisted Root burgers over stale, neon-cheese-topped nachos any day.
Find the big hill off Mountain Creek Parkway and Eagle Ford Drive. Climb through the pearly white gates. Ignore the sprawling evangelical complex/prayer center up top. Park in the clearing beneath the electrical transformer. From there, follow the signs to 22 miles of some of the best off-road biking trails in Dallas. How the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association managed to pack that much trail on that hilltop is a mystery. But with plenty of technical twists and a good number of exhilarating descents, you'll be glad they did.
From a policy standpoint, the Dallas City Council's decision to repeal an ordinance requiring adult cyclists to wear helmets was the most important step toward bike friendliness, since it sliced through the problem of how users of a future bike share system would protect their heads. Symbolically, it was the council's decision to lift a ban on "stunt riding," which made things like wheelies and riding without one's hands on the handlebars a ticketable offense. Because nothing says mindless over-regulation like a wheelie ban. We are hoping, but not betting, that this marks a new era in rational city government.


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OMG i just read somewhere about the film Earthlings so I bookmarked it to watch when i've got more time but I just had a quick flick thru it to see what it's like and i am now literally in tears, it sooo awful what they do to animals, I don't acutally think i'm gonna be able to watch this film.
The one that turned me vegan years ago was one called Meet your Meat and that also made me cry.
I've tried lots of times to get Omni's that I know to watch this video but the "don't want to know" incase it puts them off eating meat??!?!? I dispair of this world.
I managed to watch it all the way through, it was awful. My bf was here when i first put it on, he was surfing on his computer at first. then after about 10 mins he started watching YouTube (I presume so he couldn't hear my film) then within half an hour he started heading off to bed. I told him what i was watching and said did you realise what they do to the animals before you eat them? He started making excuses saying that this film is American and was it made in the 1930s etc etc and then just left the room and didn't return. It obviously had an effect on him (he is a supposed animal lover) but as every other omni I know, they'd rather not know.
This one is (kind of) happy: http://twentytwowords.com/2012/03/31...inter-housing/
Would of course be preferable if they weren't contained in any way at all, but they at least are happy to have grass beneath their feet
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Obama: U.S. "Should Take Military Action Against Syria"
(Washington, DC) -- President Obama says the U.S. "should take military action against Syria." In a statement from the Rose Garden, the President said he is prepared to give the order to launch U.S. missile strikes. Obama also announced that he will seek authorization from Congress. He said, "We should have this debate."
Obama insisted that the U.S. has presented a "powerful case" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for a recent chemical weapons attack that killed more than a thousand people, including children. Obama called it a horrific attack an "assault on human dignity."


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School is too easy, students report
Millions of kids simply don't find school very challenging, a new analysis of federal survey data suggests. The report could spark a debate about whether new academic standards being piloted nationwide might make a difference.
The findings, out today from the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank that champions "progressive ideas," analyze three years of questionnaires from the Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test given each year.
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•37% of fourth-graders say their math work is "often" or "always" too easy;
•57% of eighth-graders say their history work is "often" or "always" too easy;
•39% of 12th-graders say they rarely write about what they read in class.
Ulrich Boser, a senior fellow at the center who co-wrote the report, said the data challenge the "school-as-pressure-cooker" image found in recent movies such as Race to Nowhere. Although those kids certainly exist at one end of the academic spectrum, Boser said, "the broad swath of American students are not as engaged as much in their schoolwork."
Robert Pondiscio of the Core Knowledge Foundation, a Virginia non-profit that pushes for more rigorous academics, says the pressure-cooker environment applies only to a "small, rarefied set" of high school students. The notion that "every American kid is going home with a backpack loaded with 70 pounds of books — that's not happening."
The data suggest that many kids simply aren't pushed academically: Only one in five eighth-graders read more than 20 pages a day, either in school or for homework. Most report that they read far less.
"It's fairly safe to say that potentially high-achieving kids are probably not as challenged as they could be or ought to be," Boser said.
The center supports new Common Core standards that are to be implemented nationwide in the 2014-15 school year. The standards, adopted by 45 states, are meant to be "robust and relevant to the real world," giving schools "a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn," according to the initiative.
Gladis Kersaint, a math education professor at the University of South Florida and a board member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, said she's not surprised by the findings. "I think we underestimate students," she said.
The push for higher standards — and students' willingness to meet those standards — "suggests that they're ready to be more challenged in math classes," she said. "Hopefully this can be a motivator for teachers to say, 'Yes, we're moving in the right direction.' "
Florida State University English education professor Shelbie Witte, a former classroom teacher, said standardized tests limit material teachers can cover. "The curriculum is just void of critical thinking, creative thinking," she said. As a result, students are "probably bored, and when they're bored, they think the classes are easy."
Witte, who trains teachers, said both their conception and their students' conception of school have been heavily influenced by testing. "That's what they think school is, and that's really a shame," she said.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows along two walls are the first hint that this master bathroom remodel was designed for an adventurous person. The client, say architects Stuart Cohen, FAIA, and Julie Hacker, AIA, is a "very interesting guy who owns a telecommunications company and collects English Arts & Crafts furniture." The room, therefore, finds the intersection of this dynamic duality.
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Good beach location, not far from good restaurants and town of Negril. Staff was very good. Loud most times, loud music, loud people in halls, Wish rooms had sliding windows. Had to use ear plugs to sleep at night. Bed uncomfortable
Comfort of beds, nice pool Staff was friendly for the most part but I didn't get that family oriented feeling like I've had in other hotels in Jamaica. Doors in rooms were dirty, door to balcony would not shut properly and locked from the outside - staff had to come in and change the door knobs as they were put on the wrong way, mirror in bathroom was put on wall in an odd place - hard to look in mirror, poor lighting in room when you are trying to get ready, breakfast meal is not worth the money of $11 daily. There were not many food options and they give you very little food. Seemed like the food staff people in the morning serving the food were always in a bad mood. The ladies walking around in the restaurant were very nice and friendly. Had dinner there twice and was definitely NOT impressed! We were only given one room key which is a pain if you are sharing a room with more that one person. The beach is tiny and very hard to find any shade - too hard to shield from the sun. A taxi guy sitting in the hotel lobby tried to charge us more than double the fare to go down the road! Over all Traveller's is an OK place to stay but I won't be back.
Just returned from a visit 4/1-4/6/17 and were thoroughly impressed with the resort. Food was way better than other resorts, and the grounds are spread out enough that it never felt crowded. Always was able to find a beach chair in the shade, even when we got to the beach at 11 am. Always found a seat at one of the bars, hardly waited for drinks. Staff is friendly and helpful. Had the atrium suite and didn't miss the tv at all. Beach is raked every night and the grounds are meticulously kept. Already planning to go back! Food at the cabana and sea grape took a little long to get. I can't even believe I'm complaining about this.
This is one of the best resorts I've ever been in. The food was delicious, the alcohol was yummy & unlimited, the staff was great & very friendly, and the experiences unforgettable. This is a great resort for couples. My husband and I celebrated our birthdays and honeymoon. The staff made all of these occasions unforgettable. We especially liked the free tennis lessons, snorkeling, catamaran ride, piano bar, beach party and day and night events (music bands, bonfire, mixology class, couple massage class, etc). The only major issue we had was with the plumbing in our room, especially with the toilet, but it was fixed immediately.
We went for the 5 day 4 night trip. It was an Great trip all around. We had fun everyday and there was so much stuff for us to do that we wish we would have stayed for the week. We cant wait to go back. We were in the cheepist room and the room felt like the top noch room, it was a beatiful room all around and we were not looking at the water our room faced the spa and it was just great to walk out on our belcony and listen to the birds and look at the amazing surroundings that jamaica has. i hope you take your family there its great for kids all ages and greatt for adults also. = )
The Beaches in Negril was better than expected. I read all the reviews about run down facilities and rude staff but encountered neither. The resort was beautiful. The grounds were kept in great shape and were well maintained. The staff was very friendly and couldn't do more for you. Our party consisted of myself, my wife and two children ages 6 and 3 with my inlaws coming the day after us. The six of us found plenty to do or not do depending on your mood. The pools and beaches were great, always an abundance of towels despite what I read in other reviews. The water slide was my 6 yr olds favorite and there is a 48' min height requirement (which is on the website I might add). The water sports staff was extremely helpful, my wife actually learned to water ski while we were there. The x-box garage was another favorite for my two boys, was a great way to let them wind down from the day. The food was above average with many many choices at the buffets, the Sevillle Italian restaurant was really really good (service a little slow with food but wine glass stayed full). The Kimono restaurant got good reviews from my Inlaws as I did not eat there but they were impressed. I would suggest upgrading to a concierge level suite, we had wine and cheese plates delivered to our room every night. Its a service only provided with concierge level suites and its not only for wine and cheese but for anything else u might need and they are EXTREMELY helpful with all your needs. All in all a great trip.
I just got back from a trip to this resort and have not stopped talking about it since i've been home. The people/staff members were great with everyone. The food was alright, but always available. The room was nice, we also got the upgrade for the ocean view room and it was very nice. I saw that a lot of the reviews stated the kids were all over however i'm 23 years old and had a blast without being bothered by kids. I would recommend this hotel to anyone! I am already trying to plan my next trip here. Its all what you make of the trip!!
We had an AMAZING vacation!!! We have 3 children- 4, 6, and 9 months. The children LOVED the kids club and WANTED to go to dinner with the kids club the last 2 nights than go to dinner with us. Everyone treated our baby like their own. She was the youngest at the kids club during our stay so she received so much attention. WE LOVED all the Nannys at the kids club. I really can't say enough about how caring they were towards the kids, especially the baby. It was the best of 2 worlds - a wonderful FAMILY vacation but 2 hours a day for just my husband and I, yet they were just steps away from us the whole time! We like that it was small, but not too small, because the kids club, pool, and beach were steps away. There was so much to do for adults and children of ALL ages that we possibly could not do it all. The service at the restaurants was not the best, BUT everything else made up for it. The bugs did seem to bother a few people (including my husband) but the rest of us were fine! We can't wait to go back.. FYI-the waiting room for the bus at the airport is AMAZING!!!!
I am 11 years old and my and my family went to Jamaica's beaches in August of 2009. It was the best vacation I have ever been on. There are no words in the dictionary that can describe the staff members at beaches. The food was great! There were buffets at certain times. There are several different 5 star restaurants al throughout this resort and of all types of food.The rooms where clean and organized. The activities where the best. Water sports, slides, pools, ocean, parasailing, kids camp( which was the funnest thing ive ever joined) Everything! Bathrooms were clean and maintained that way. We would absolutely go again no doubt about that!
Food Allergen Friendly. Great chef and meals!!!!!!
Awesome resort!!!!!!!!! My daughter was just married at Beaches Negril. It was truly the most beautiful wedding and the wedding planning staff was excellent. The wedding party consisted of over 40 people there for a week. We enjoyed all the watersports and swim up bars. Children were entertained everyday. What a wonderful place for families.
Love the resort, Love the staff! Everyone working there seemed to be happy to be working there and happy to help with anything we needed! It was clean and easy to enjoy all that the resort had to offer! The food wasn't super but it was good! From the moment we arrived until the moment we left we were treated fabulously and can't wait to go back!
Nice resort, good food and drinks, friendly staff. Alot of families and children, so if you are looking for a more quiet or private setting choose a different resort.
No warning about severe jellyfish problem ( many sting one severe). Don't get injured Nurse is a cold fish,, you basically get no medical service,but you will get a bill. I was injured on one of the hotels watersport sponsored activities and I was told by two mgs. that I signed a waiver. Thanks a lot. Management argumentative with no compassion.
We recently stayed for 1 week with 2 small children. The workers at the resort are very friendly and always say hello and make you feel welcome so if there's an area that is really good, that's it. The beach is also terrific and there are plenty of chairs at the beach. The activities and food are another story. We went because of the children's activities but the hours operated weren't given much thought. They post from 10 to 5 for the water park which is the primary fun for the kids. What do you do with kids that get up at 6???? At the very least it could be open at 9 and close at 6, well before it gets dark! To make matters worse, the last day we were there the kids wanted 1 last dip in the 'Lazy River'. We had to get a shower and dressed at 10:30, so like they always say, No problem. BUT - they did not open until almost 10:30 and the kids were broken hearted. We spoke to 5 different workers from 10 to 10:30 and all they could say was 'it's a maintainance problem'. Nonsense - they were just late like most of the other activities they schedule. It was not uncommon to have 30 minute or more delays for the start of things. Not only that, there were not enough life jackets for the water park and people were waiting for others to get out of the water to get a life jacket - totally unacceptable. One also gets the feeling of beng sold almost every minute of the day. For an 'all inclusive' I found it offensive to have nuts in the room with a sign they were $* They also push pictures and the prices were exhorbitant.
The beach is very nice and close to all rooms. The pool is very nice as well and even closer. Drinks are free and very good. Red Stripe only except in the piano bar which served Heineken as well. Rooms are NOT beach front as advertised, but rather beach view as the buildings are perpendicular to the beach.
Our room was very comfortable, the food choices were plentiful and wifi better than expected. Nighttime activities could of been more varied. It was a bit quiet after dinner.
After comparing many resorts, we chose to go with Couples Negril because of its reviews on the quality and service. It was also our first time at an adults only resort. Our experiences was even better than what we expected! Food was delicious, the resort was well decorated and romantic, and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. It was perfect for a couple's much needed getaway.
no kids is huge beach is spectacular very helpful and cheerful staff, well trained, right down to room maids security presence maintains safety great weather every day surprisingly good on-site medical care my wife loved the food, but i'm not a foodie, and it was hard to find simple food to eat -- skipped half the meals the resort felt small by the end all inclusive watersports doesn't include the fun stuff (parasail, tubing, jet ski, etc) not much to do in the evenings -- the resort "activities" are lame and loud (kareoke, 80s night, etc)
My husband and I just got back from a week at the sunset. It was very beautiful. A small resort compared to the ones we've been to before...which we liked. If I had to say anything negative at all it would just be our room and the fact that they only have 2 restaurants. Our room was nice and was at a good location, but our shower didn't drain and our air didn't work until the end of our trip. We did tell the front desk and our air was fixed but not the shower, it needed more detail work. I'm sure we could of switched rooms but we didn't. We stayed in 412. We LOVEJamaica. Everyone is so friendly. The beach was great even tho it was across the street. Very beautiful grounds. Defiantly worth the trip.
I attended a wedding at this hotel knowing the wedding guests were required to pay a $70.00 fee if they came early and intended to have free roaming privileges 2 hours before and until the end of the wedding but assuming if not, the fee was not required. I reviewed the website the day after the wedding and saw the FAQ for weddings at this hotel included this: Is there a cost for guests not staying on property, to attend the ceremony? We wish to advise you that as our valued in-house wedding guests, your non-residential guests attending your wedding may arrive at the resort thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of your wedding ceremony. We require that they stay within the immediate area of the wedding at all times. As a policy, only resident guests are allowed on the guest floors. We do ask that that they come to the resort already dressed for your wedding however, should any of your guests wish to change for the wedding, the resort offers a hospitality area for that purpose. Should guests opt to take advantage of the all-inclusive package, they may do so by purchasing a day pass of US$70.00 per adult and US$35.00 per child (3 – 12 years old). This policy as it relates to your non- resident guests is strictly enforced. Therefore we do ask that this be clearly communicated to your guests prior to their arrival on property. We investigated how we could dress for the wedding if we came and used the pool and surroundings and were told there was no place to dress even though the web site states there is and we decided that we would just attend the wedding and reception and not pay the fee since we didn't intend to use the facilities as there was no place to dress and we were in a hotel 30 seconds down the road by car (i timed it). We arrived just in time for the wedding (most of us with little cash and no credit card) with 4 other guests who also had not paid and we were all refused entry to the wedding unless the fee was paid. What did the hotel wedding planner do to resolve the issue???? Call the bride. Just what you would like to have a bride remember about your attendance to their wedding. It was embarrassing and humiliating. So, while we had no intention of ROAMING the property and wanted to attend the wedding and reception and head back to our own hotel , we were forced to pay to attend, interrupt the bride preparing for her wedding and let her know, have the mother of the bride charge fees to her room for those that did not have enough cash or other payment method on hand and basically cause stress for the bride and her mother on the wedding day. And what did we get for the 70 dollars? 4 cocktails and a seat in an outdoor bar and the bride and her mother having that memory of our attendance at the wedding. NOT GOOD. The wedding itself was beautiful and the reception also = food was fabulous, decor was lovely, service in the wedding was also excellent, service outside the wedding mediocre at best.
Great food! The most wonderful staff! Everything you look for in a romantic vacation spot!
My husband and I stayed here 2 years ago. We were looking for a quiet get away and that is what we got. There was not a ton of entertainment at night but the bartenders made it fun! (stay away from the Bob Marley shots) Garth was the best bartender and look for 'John Wayne' outside by the road, he was the cab driver we used all week, if you go here, tell them Mark and Holli from Texas said Hi!
Sunset is a great place to stay. Randy 'John Wayne' Taxi out front is the way to go. We upgraded to the two story suite and it was worth every dollar. Only downside is the beach is across the street and they do not have Red Stripe in the room. The grounds of the hotel are gorgeous. Sunsets at the beach are amazing.
Been there 8 times and it is getting better with the new management. Entertainment has really stepped up. Not for everyone. Hot water didn't last during premium shower times on prude side.
Hedo II is located in Negril. Love the location and the beach. Nude beach is very relaxing. Great employees - excellent customer service.Very Friendly to everyone. Breakfast is the best meal of the day. Good alcohol selection. Week we were there was pretty mellow for the place. Probably 1/2 full, but still fun. No official Lifestyle groups were there, but plenty of people still having sex right in front of you, If that bothers you, then this is not the place for you. I am not in the Lifestyle and was not offended. They are friendly but not pushy. I have been there several times and will go back again. My husband and I enjoy it. Facilities are not the most modern and food is passable at best for the most part. If you are looking for a 5 star place, this is not it. People don't go to Hedo for the facilities. Jamaica is a hassle to get in and out of. Long lines at the airport coming and going. Expect to spend 2-3 hours at the airport.each way.
The entertainment selections are always a plus. You can tell there have been upgrades to the food. The fitness activities available were also a positive. Some of the rooms still have issues and the room I stayed in was dated save for an upgraded television. Basically my room hasn't changed since my first trip in 2005.
The room that we stayed in two months ago was definitely much better. It had a beautiful set up with LED lighting, a rain shower and all upgraded amenities including a balcony. The room this time was outdated big time. Although it still served it's purpose as we didn't spend too much time in the room. We still appreciated the updated room much more. All in all. We LOVE Hedonism and hope to travel back here again. This was our second trip here within three months. The staff was outstanding.
Breakfast was included in the price which was nice. We ate one evening meal at the treehouse and thought the food was fair
Treehouse resort has it all! I would surely stay there again. We enjoyed delicious breakfasts full of options/ jamaican dishes, a very comfortable (albeit small) well-equipped room- and to my delight- an outdoor rope chair for each room. The bed was quite cozy and the room A/C as frigid as you'd want to make it! I thought I would be disappointed with a "garden view" room opposed to ocean view- but the garden and grounds are so lovely and well kept, it was like being in the jungle right next to the beach! I especially loved waking up to groomed sand and well-kept beach loungers that are set out each morning. The staff were friendly and not overbearing, however it is diffucult sometimes to know who actually works there vs. who "says" they work there... I am not a well seasoned international traveler, with this being my first trip out of the US. Admittedly, it took me many days to acclimate to the Jamaican way of "sales". I am used to approaching someone/a business for a service when I'm interested in it, but here, as with all other places I visited in Negril, the service providers chronically approached me and I needed to interact and politely decline, each day. This went for taxi, massage services, the restaurant, the gift shop, etc.
atmosphere,comfort, ease of access to the beaches and the relaxing, calming attitude of every body I found that the $ll.00 per day along with the $9.08 a day rather much, as patrons are expected to tip the staff (who more than earn the tips)
I liked the Tree House because of the great customer service as well as the great beach front location.
Tree House is a lovely place on the most beautiful beach in Jamaica. The staff is welcoming and kind, without being pandering. The rooms clean and adequate. I loved the fact that the place is not all-inclusive. There are taxis always available and we had fantastic meals in Negril. Also, this is the best value on the island.
The room was very spacious and comfortable. The breakfast options were very limited. However, the food that was served waas very good.
I liked the breakfast, the grounds are well maintained, staff are pleasant, resort is sizable, some amenities and activities are free including yoga and paddle boarding. Location is at the far end of the beach before the all inclusives start, so a little quieter than mid-beach. I didn't like that Kayak.com did not allow any space to enter a preference about the room I wanted. Kayak.com needs to have a note space to enter requests/preferences about a reservation. I called Kayak.com afterwards to note the request on my reservation but (surprise!) the request was never received by the hotel. This was the second time but also the last time that I book with Kayak.
Amazing beach, great free breakfast, staff was amazing. Our room had a fridge/stove/microwave (many don't) and that was great. Big room, comfy bed, giant shower. To get the (excellent) free breakfast and beach towels/lounge chairs, you have to wear an armband your whole stay - which makes you stand out as a tourist if you like venturing to town or off the beaten path. I felt like this made us a bigger target for locals who want to hassle you/sell you something/ask for money. So there's certainly a big trade off there.
tHIS IS OUR FOURTH STAY AND IT ONLY GETS BETTER. yOGA ON A PADDLEBOARD. jAMAICANS ARE THE BEST AND THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY jAMAICA IS STAYING AT THE tREEHOUSE. Very relaxing.
Suite was very hot. Bedroom was hot the first night but the a/c cooled it down enough the rest of the time. Shower water pressure was terrible, hard to wash soap out. Didn't want to deal with changing rooms though. Overall everything was great though.
The staff was wonderful. The atmosphere is safe and secure. The grounds are beautiful and it is right on 7-Mile Beach. The food could have had more local flavor. The veggie pizza had cabbage and carrots, not something that I would expect on a vegetable pizza.
Helpful staff throughout facility. Good restaurant with great breakfast discount. Beautiful grounds with 2 swimming pools and a large jacuzzi Beautiful beach, Coco does it right! Our third trip to Jamaica and our first stay at Coco. Would go again and recommend to friends, Our safe had a glitch, but was taken care of QUICKLY. Small problems can become really irritating when they are not dealt with promptly. But our problem was addressed within the hour twice. More like a half hour. Thank you!
Loved the location, the hot tub, the super friendly staff, the beach, the newly renovated room, manager's cocktail party. We walked the whole beach and did not see a nicer looking place that wasn't an all-inclusive. Loved out stay and happy we booked here. The food and drinks were a little expensive but not way off from other places on the beach.


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Churches, unions and social service organizations can now set up computer stations to help the uninsured sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act without fear of being fined by the state of Tennessee.
U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell issued a temporary restraining order today blocking Tennessee from enforcing a portion of the state's controversial emergency rules for health law navigators. Campbell said the state rules defining a navigator contain language that is too broad.
Within an hour after the judge's ruling, an agreement was struck on a similar lawsuit that had been filed in Davidson County Chancery Court. Bill Young, Tennessee's solicitor general who also represented the state in federal court, signed an agreed final order that narrowed the entire scope of the emergency rules.
The state agreed that the rules would apply only to people and entities that are required by federal law to be registered as navigators or certified application counselors.
The federal ruling was a first victory for Service Employees International Union Local 205 and two of its members. Jerry Martin of Barrett Johnston LLC argued on behalf of the union that the rules would prevent his clients from helping people sign up for coverage on the Internet.
Judge Campbell said he issued the two-week injunction because the language represented a prior restraint violation of the First Amendment. Martin argued that the rules had a "chilling effect" on his clients.
Young said the state had no intention of stopping the union from helping people sign up for coverage, saying the rules were intended only for navigators and certified application counselors or those who purported to be those officials.
"It is a cold comfort," Martin countered. "Mind sets can change."
Young asked the federal judge to let the Davidson County Chancery Court decide the issue and said negotiations were under way to resolve the dispute.
Judge Campbell said he did not think it was appropriate for the federal court to be absent on an issue that involved First Amendment rights and a federal health-care program. The union's suit remains active in federal court, where the case has been assigned to another judge, Chief District Judge William J. Haynes Jr.
Two Nashville government employees are also plaintiffs in the federal suit, which was filed Friday afternoon. Exie Mai Harrington, a circulation assistant at the library, and Trumeko Foxx, a home health care provider, contend that the rules violate the First Amendment right to free speech and conflict with federal laws, including the Affordable Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Tennessee's emergency rules stated health law counselors and navigators may not "discuss the benefits, terms and features of a particular plan over any other health plans and offer advice about which health plan is better or worse or suitable for a particular individual or employer."
The rules set a penalty of up to $1,000 per violation.
Martin argued in the complaint he filed that Tennessee "mushroomed" the definition for navigators beyond the specification of the federal law, which authorized contract workers to perform community outreach to inform people about opportunities for health coverage.
The defendants in the federal suit included Gov. Bill Haslam, Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance Julie McPeak and Attorney General Robert Cooper.
Haslam and McPeak have defended the rules as a measure to protect consumers from fraud — an action that was authorized by bipartisan legislation passed in the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year.
Harrington contends that the rules prevent her from assisting library patrons and that she cannot afford to pay a $1,000 penalty.
Foxx, an employee of the Metro Nashville Department of Social Services, contends that she has helped the people she serves apply for programs such as TennCare and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but the emergency rules would prevent her from helping them apply for insurance on the federally run exchange.
The suit in state court was filed on behalf of 11 plaintiffs, including a doctor, the mother of a disabled child and church pastors. Representatives of organizations seeking to help the uninsured sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act reacted with dismay, anger and disappointment after Tennessee issued emergency rules last month restricting their activities.
The rules require their employees and volunteers to be fingerprinted, undergo background checks and limit the advice they can give to people. Religious and social service leaders questioned the motive.
So did Martin in federal court, noting efforts across the country to "thwart the implementation of the Affordable Care Act."


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It's the band's third consecutive chart-topping disc, and their twelfth studio effort to peak in the top ten on the chart. David Bowie's first album in a decade is having settle with the runner up spot. The Next Day is entering the list at number two, with a slightly less-than-expected first week sales total of 85-thousand. Original sales estimates for both Bowie and Bon Jovi were at 90-thousand.
Eric Clapton is making a top ten debut as well with his new album. Old Sock is bowing on the list at number seven with sales of 37-thousand. Dave Grohl's Sound City soundtrack is following at number eight with just under 37-thousand copies sold. Sound City - Real to Reel features contributions from a number of stars, including Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney.


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EATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- The transmission on my 2003 Honda failed at 40,000 miles. Even though I was out of warranty, Honda America agreed to replace the transmission with a new one because I had been complaining for months before that it was defective. When they replaced the transmission, they assured me that the faulty design had been corrected. At 80,000 miles, the second transmission failed even though I had brought it back to the same dealer to complain that the second transmission was exhibiting the same behavior as the first one.
They couldn't find anything wrong but within a month, I experienced a catastrophic failure when the car literally stopped on the highway while I was driving with my daughter. The car completely lost power and stopped but the quick maneuvering of the drivers behind me saved our lives. Honda's answer was that it was out of warranty and would not pay. I brought the car to a local repair shop who replaced the transmission for $3,200.
Please do not buy this van. Honda lied and said the transmission design was changed but apparently not. The National Traffic Safety Board has over 200 complaints of the exact same problem. As an owner of 3 Hondas, I am very disappointed with the product and safety. I will never buy Honda again and will tell all my colleagues to stay away.
I have 180,000 miles on my 2001 Honda Odyssey and would expect to have had some trouble with it... after all... it is a machine. BUT... at 70,409 miles, the transmission went out. I took it in to the dealer and they replaced the transmission with no questions ask (very nice). The dealer explained that there was a problem with the transmissions and that Honda knew it and extended the coverage on them.
At 70,485 miles, the new transmission failed. It too was replaced... no real shock here... since it only lasted 74 miles. At 180,000, the transmission failed again. This time, no coverage. The transmission cost $3,000. 3 transmissions in 8 years... not very good. The longest lasting 110,000 miles. I would have expected better from Honda. I got nearly 300,000 from my Buick.
The torque converter in my 2007 Honda Odyssey has been replaced multiple times since I purchased it new. It now has 51,000 miles on it. A couple of months ago, the transmission itself was replaced. I noticed the transmission whining and hesitating again in a short time. Today, once again, the dealer "updated" the transmission/torque converter from another recall. I am very dissatisfied with the service and my Honda van.
What happened at Honda? The carefully crafted image of quality products at a premium price lured me into buying a 2002 Odyssey van. The first winter, the power doors would open mysteriously while in motion in very cold weather, but unfortunately we could never replicate the "magic doors" phenomenon at the dealer. Then this past winter, after less than two years, there was a noticeable lag when shifting into drive. I checked the net and it was full of references to transmission problems.
We called the dealer service, and they suggested it was just the cold weather. My wife left on a trip later that day, only to be stranded hours from home with an immobile van. She called the dealer and was told they couldn't help because it was late on a Friday. Honda paid the towing, wouldn't pay the rental required while we waited for a new transmission. Asked the dealer service if there were reports of transmission problems, dealer said no. 2-3 months later, there was a transmission recall.
Now the van is just over distance warranty, still only 2 1/2 years old. Washer pump has quit, but it is over the mileage warranty. Both front struts are leaking, bushings are gone. $1,200 bill to repair them. The vehicle has been well maintained and lubed, but according to Honda, it is our responsibility (read - we get to pay) because of premature failure of the parts.
To add perspective, we had a Villager minivan for 3 years with no problems, a Grand Caravan for 3 years with no problems, and a Ford Windstar for three years with no problems. Had owned a Honda Accord before, and when we leased it, I asked the sales guy why I should pay a premium for features that the others had and he replied that I had to pay for Honda quality. He was right. I got Honda quality, and apparently I'm still paying.
MARYLAND -- I cannot believe that Honda would sell such "quality" and I cannot believe that I fell for the hype! I have a 2001 Odyssey and in the last 7 months, we have spent $6,000 to keep it on the road! Just had to have the trans replaced with 123,000 miles for the bargain price of $2,500!! I have no complaint with the dealer but Honda is crap!!!!!
I will never buy another Honda and no one that I can influence will buy one! How does a company that produces this quality (I have found numerous complaints similar to mine) continue to be so highly rated! Wake up folks, we are being sold a bill of goods!


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"It was great to be a Hawkeye," Greg Garmon said. "Best fans in the country. It just wasn't a fit for me."
Garmon was given an unconditional release according to his father, Tony Hollingsworth, who said his son met with Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz and running backs coach Lester Erb Wednesday before the release was granted.
"It was a good meeting (with Ferentz),' Hollingsworth said. "They agreed that it wasn't a good fit at Iowa. (Ferentz) told him that he had his blessing and he wished him the best wherever he ended up."
Garmon's future destination is pretty wide open at this point, Hollingsworth said. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back would have to sit out a season if he transferred to an FBS school but could play right away at the FCS level or lower. Either way, he retains three years of eligibility.
"We're really not sure what's next," Hollingsworth said. "We've never been through this before."
Hollingsworth said he encouraged his son to stick it out at Iowa.
"We thought he was going to come home for the holiday and we would talk it over," Hollingsworth said. "His mother and I wanted him to stay out and try to make it work. He didn't feel that way."
Garmon became the fourth scholarship running back to leave Iowa since the start of the calendar year. Leading rusher Marcus Coker and Mika'il McCall exited last winter. De'Andre Johnson was kicked off the team after a few legal run-ins.
Garmon, from Erie's McDowell High, rushed 38 times for 122 yards this fall. He also caught eight passes for 57 yards.
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