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General View, North-East, Rock Of Cashel
Photographer: Hemphill, William Despard
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1860
The Rock of Cashel is a fourth-century fortified limestone height in the Golden Vale, Tipperary. Cashel was the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland and seat of the ancient Kings of Munster until Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, came to power. In 1101 the Rock was handed over to the Church by Murtogh O'Brien.
In his preface to the book "Stereoscopic Illustrations of Clonmel" Irish photographer William Despard Hemphill lays claim to "being the first to use Stereoscopic Photographs for the purposes of book illustration."

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2008 – 2009 1st Class BA (Hons) Fine Art Practice, Buckinghamshire New University (Amersham & Wycombe College)
2006 - 2008 HND Fine Art, Buckinghamshire New University (Amersham & Wycombe College)
2005 - 2006 Access Art & Design, Amersham & Wycombe College Bucks
5th - 21st April - Royal Insitute of Painter's in Water Colour Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1
22nd December - 6th January 2018 - A Winters Tale - Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
1st - 24th June 2017 - Summer In The City - Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
7th - 9th April Bucks Art Society Spring Exhibition - Beaconsfield Bucks
23rd November 2016 - 7th January 2017 - Prints & Presents - The Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
11th - 26th October 2016 - Bucks Art Society Autumn Exhibition, The Queens park Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
22nd,23rd&24th July 2016 - Parallax Art Fair - Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW3 5EE
27th June - 3rd july 2016 - David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2016, Mall Galleries London SW1
18th - 26th June 2016 - Bucks Open Studio - Marlow Place, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
13th - 31st October 2015 - Invited Artists Illustration - Story Time, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
29th June - 4th July 2015 David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2015, Mall Galleries London SW1
24th April - 9th May, 2015 Chalfont Artists Group Show, The Emerald Gallery, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks
24th Apri - 27th April 2015 Bucks Art Society Spring Exhibition, Beaconsfield, Bucks
23rd April -31st May 2015 The Art of Poetry, Obsidian Gallery Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
25th March - 11th April Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London SW1
3rd March - 11th April 2015 New Beginnings, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
January 2015 - Accepted for membership of Buckinghamshire Art Society
17th Nov - 10 Jan 2015 Something Special, Upstairs Gallery Berkhamsted, Herts
22nd Oct - 8th Nov 2014 Landmarks, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
30th Sept-11th Oct 2014 All Sorts & Doily Mixtures, with Pamela McMenamin, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
4th - 6th July ARThouse, Richmond Upon Thames Open Studios
11th June - 5th July Flower Power, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
3rd May - 28th June 2014 Art in a Box 2014, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks
29th April - 10th May 2014 Chalfont Artists Group Show, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
21st March - 23rd April 2014 The Art of Poetry, Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
15th Feb - 1st March 2014 Walking the Line, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
14th Nov - 24th Dec 2013 Reflections, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
8th - 23rd June 2013 Bucks Open Studios
16th May - 22nd June 2013 Summer Exhibition, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
7th - 28th March 2013 Context, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts.
10th Nov-5th Jan 2013 Prints & Presents, an exhibition of Hand Pulled Prints. Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts.
13th-29th April 2012 The World's Wife, Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
13st March-7th April 2012 Scout Hut Artists Group Exhibition, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks
22nd Feb-17th March 2012 Less is More, Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, Herts
25th-28th Nov 2011 Kew Print Studio, Christmas Exhibition
3rd-20th Nov 2011 Drawing Crowds, The Stone Space, Leytonstone, London E11 1HG
17th Sep-8thOct 2011 Art in a Box, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks
16th Oct-27th Feb 2011 Book This Space: Altered Books, County Museum, Aylesbury, Bucks
11th-21 Nov 2010 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, the Mall, London SW1
7th8th9th July 2010 Sandbag Syndrome, Site Specific Installation,St. Michael's Church Art festival, Aston Clinton,Aylesbury, Bucks
16th-23rd May 2010 100sq ft 3rd Exhibition, Cholmeley Boys Club, Dalston London N16 8JG
1st-29th Oct 2010 Threads, a collaboration with 3 other artists, Atrium Gallery,University College, Milton Keynes, Bucks
30th March-9th June 2010 The Curators Egg, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks
24th Oct-1st Nov 2009 That Sandbag Syndrome - Art in Woodstock, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
3rd-29th March 2009 Book This Space , High Wycombe Library, High Wycombe, Bucks
26th Sep-10th Oct 2009 A Trace of Bees Site Specific Installation, Natural History Museum, Tring, Hertfordshire
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A CHARITY fundraising volunteer from Hastings saw off some hot competition to win an award for his dedication.
Louis Bedwell has received the Flame of Hope Award in recognition of his support for Cancer Research UK.
The 20-year-old was awarded the Young Volunteer of the Year award, beating 300 other nominees to the title.
The student and adventure athlete was given the accolade to honour his year of fundraising, named The One Expedition.
After his mother's diagnosis with cancer he set out to raise £10,000 for the charity, taking on a series of extreme physical challenges.
The past 12 months have seen Louis break world records, complete 230 miles of solo treks and race from London to Brighton.
Louis said of the achievement: "It was an incredibly inspiring afternoon.
"It was an honour to attend the event and spend the afternoon speaking to other volunteers, hearing about their fundraising schemes and motivations."
The One Expedition has now come to an end and Louis will embark on several months of public speaking, aiming to inspire the next generation before returning to his studies.
To find out more about his speaking event please visit: www.theoneexpedition.co.uk/speaking.
The Flame of Hope awards are an annual event that recognise the fantastic work that Cancer Research volunteers undertake.
For further information about Cancer Research UK's work and to find out how to support the charity, please call 08701 60 20 40 or visit: www.cancerresearchuk.org.uk.


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Things have been going well. Does anyone else get a little nervous when things go too well. Rather than wait for the other shoe to drop I thought it may be a better use of my time to share the five best things from this month.
5. Dental Health: So I've always avoided dental health in my little resource room. I assumed that the kids wouldn't find the topic interesting and that I wouldn't be providing any new information. I was wrong. (My husband has been waiting years to hear those words!) Many students did not know that they should brush their teeth before coming to school and going to bed. Most had family members with missing teeth. I was so glad that we talked about it. Plus, we were able to make this cute little craft to go with our writing. Adorable!
(Photo courtesy of Lesson Plan Diva)
4. We have masted addition (cue the halleluiah choir) and are working on mastery of subtraction Please enjoy this pirate themed subtraction game to play with your scallywags. Students take turns drawing subtraction cards. If they get it correct, they keep the card. There are also action cards mixed in (lose a turn, take a card from a friend, etc.) Play as long as time allows. The child with the most at the end of play wins.
3. Things are smooth sailing with my student with autism. He is finding his routine and we thoroughly enjoy having him. I have grown very attached to him in such a short period of time. He calls me Unger. So cute!
2. I had the best Valentine's Day ever. My husband, who is pretty much the best person I know, surprised me with concert tickets to see my favorite band The Avett Brothers. Does anyone else know them? They just happened to be playing three hours away on Valentines Day. It was a late night, but so very worth being tired the next day.
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We're finally here, everyone. Grab your jack-o'-lanterns and your witches' hats. It's time for Halloween.
Staff Recommendation: Amity by Micol Ostow
It's difficult to think of a movie or book that doesn't share some elements on the surface level with Jay Anson's original The Amityville Horror–whispering voices, doors that open and close by themselves, faulty faucets and electricity, etc. These are the things we've come to expect from a haunted house.
Continue reading "Staff Recommendation: Amity by Micol Ostow"
"Who you gonna call?"
Can you believe that this year marks the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters (1984)? Remarkably it has been just that long since we first heard that iconic theme song by Ray Parker Jr. and met Dr. Venkman (Bill Murray), Dr. Stanz (Dan Aykroyd), Dr. Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) for the first time. What could have been a silly, special effects blowout ended up becoming a monumental pop culture icon. The Ghostbuster logo is one of those icons that is instantly recognizable across the globe, like Superman's symbol or Coke. Plus let me re-mention that theme song!
Win, lose or draw: Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
One evening, the front door of a house is left open by a murderer, as he creeps in to kill the family. The only survivor is a toddler, who wandered out of his bed, out of the house, and down the street into a graveyard (while the murderer was busy). The toddler, named Nobody (Bod for short), is adopted by ghosts and grows up in the graveyard. He is given ghostly powers and instructed to stay in the graveyard, because it is the only place he will be safe from the man that murdered his "before" family, who is still looking for him. However, Bod doesn't always do what he is told…
VERDICT: This is a great book for the Halloween season. Gruesome story line and setting, but great writing. I loved "watching" Bod grow up and experience his different adventures, in the graveyard and outside of it.
A new version of this book has been released in graphic novel form, divided into 2 volumes. Seven comic book artists each take a chapter of the book and illustrate it, into their own version.
Clash of the Covers: Which creepy read are you looking forward to reading this August?
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Amity by Micol Ostow will be released on August 26, 2014.
Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff will be released on August 14, 2014.
The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco will be released on August 5, 2014.
Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan will be released on August 26, 2014.
Sanctum by Madeleine Roux will be released on August 26, 2014.
(Read Asylum before you read Sanctum!)
Undead with Benefits by Jeff Hart will be released on August 26, 2014.
(Read Eat, Brains, Love before you read Undead with Benefits!)
Zomburbia by Adam Gallardo will be released on August 26, 2014.


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Titans lack of depth on display versus Dolphins
Oct. 10, 2017
You love your sports, you love your teams, and you're always looking for more news about them.
For the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, it was an obvious tale of two halves. After a slow, unproductive start, the team fired on all cylinders in the second half en-route to a 37-16 win.
The defense came out with key turnovers and consistent pressure on Blake Bortles, forcing him to beat them with his arm. Adoree Jackson also set the tone in the middle of the third quarter on special teams with a 46 yard punt return that led to a Derrick Henry touchdown. That is why Jackson was a first round pick and illustrates what separates those first 32 selections from the rest of the pack. It's that potential talent at the NFL level evaluators see in guys like Jackson.
While the punt was obvious, Jackson is also showing great coverage skills. He's there on every play, close to the receivers and he's making his tackles. It's only a matter of time until he starts making plays on the ball and those tackles turn into turnovers. He's improving every game and making Jon Robinson look good for the selection.
Offensively, Marcus Mariota turned a slow start around by leaning on his go-to Delanie Walker. It's no coincidence the passing game showed improvement once the running game improved. DeMarco Murray's sluggish preseason has carried over into the regular season but at least we know why. The hamstring injury has lingered and the team plans to take it day-to-day with him.
In the meantime, Derrick Henry took over for Murray and looked explosive, totaling his highest rushing total as a pro with 92 yards on the ground, adding a touchdown. Expect Henry to see more time and carry more of the load regardless if Murray plays. Hamstrings for skilled positions like running back can be tricky to deal with and the team won't want to risk turning a strain into something worse.
Another more subtle potential obstacle which was overcome on Sunday was Mariota's play given what happened at EverBank Field. That was where Mariota suffered his broken leg, forcing him into an offseason of rehab. It had to be nice going back to the scene of the injury and coming out with a win and health instead of on crutches.
The Titans need to feed off that second-half performance and use it as a confidence builder of what they can do each week. With Henry, Mariota, and Walker coming away with renewed confidence, that shouldn't be an issue.


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He made women look beautiful. That is, among other things, a gracious thing for a man to do.
He was an elegant man, which you'd expect—his job was elegance—but he was also an example of great personal dignity and, I hope, a carrier of it. He was sick for many years before his death and bore his illness manfully, with grace and containment.
His life was fancy but he was no snob. The last time I spent time with him, two years ago at a friend's birthday party in a Manhattan Italian restaurant, the waiters surrounded him at evening's end. They didn't want to know about movie stars or first ladies, they wanted to know more about something he'd mentioned in passing when he'd been there before. Many decades ago he had, as a young man and before he was successful, gone to an obscure Asian shirt maker who made shirts so beautiful and so inexpensive that to that day he got all his shirts made there. Who was the shirt maker? How could they get the shirts? He stayed at the end of the party, a longish one, to tell them exactly where to go, how to order, why he still wore only those shirts. Having found perfection as a young man he wasn't about to let it go. You have to be loyal to excellence. The men appreciated that in him, and he appreciated it in them.
He struck me, in perhaps a dozen conversations over many years, as unjudging and yet discerning. That is a hard combination to hold in your head. It's hard not to be censorious when you can see.
But he took people case by case and without letting previous assumptions govern what he experienced. He was a loyal and affectionate friend. He knew the kind of people about whom others want to gossip, but he didn't put his friends' names into the air. That might have enhanced his immediate status but it would have endangered them so he didn't do it. He was discreet without seeming to withhold information, another hard combination. There was something about him that was Old New York: He had true and real friendships with people across all spectrums, in all areas and of all cultural and political persuasions. He didn't make much of it but there was grit in his loyalty. If he liked you, you were in and deserved his protectiveness, and if you weren't in with anyone else that was their problem.
Once, 22 years ago, he called me out of the blue and asked if I would help him think through a high school commencement address. He talked about what he wanted to tell these gifted and wonderful 17- and 18-year-old boys. I listened as his words bubbled. At the end I told him what I thought I was hearing: He wanted to tell them to have wise hearts and warm brains. He wanted them not to be cold in their thinking and judging, and yet not to be unquestioningly accepting of their own emotional responses to things. Yes, he said, that's it. And that's what he said.
I think now that was a description of him: a warm mind and a wise heart.
I said at the top that I hope Oscar proves to have been a carrier of dignity, an encourager of it, even when he's gone. There are fewer and fewer in my beloved city who can make this old town work with all its divided and competing parts. Oscar was both a cultural and social force, and as those things he was both a leader and an example. He penetrated to the essence of a person and put aside the outer differences in which we are all encased.
New York needs to remember this style. My city now is increasingly a town of babyish partisans, especially on the liberal and Democratic side, which is the biggest and almost only side. Their primary fault is not that they can see no goodness on other sides, though that is often true, but that they don't even know what their own side believes, and so they cannot see potential areas of progress and peace. They know nothing. They watch a little cable, go to dinner, take their cues. Not only are they smug, their smugness is unearned. And they are running the city, in almost every area.
Oscar, that discerning man, was not like that. I hope the old style of his dignity and discernment spreads.
There is something I said to a friend I was visiting in Connecticut three weeks ago, after Oscar and his wife, Annette, equally elegant and discerning, called to say they could not make it by for dinner Saturday night. He was not feeling well, recent tests were bad. Unspoken but obvious as my friend relayed the news was the fact that his long struggle was ending.
I told my friend what I thought of when I thought of Oscar. It was the scene in the movie "A River Runs Through It" when the minister and father of the murdered son remembers, with his surviving son, the boy who had died. His son tried to sum him up, and stumbled into banalities.
"You know more than that," says the father. "He was beautiful."
So too for this worldly and thoughtfully, I think perhaps lovingly, open minded and encompassing man, the stoic and dignified Oscar De la Renta. Rest in peace.
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Ben Bradlee was something else, a man who I'm fairly certain at some point understood himself to be playing one of the great parts of all time, that of Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee—rogue, irreverent crusader, charismatic leader of journalism, upper-class WASP throwback who had the wit to see his kind were a receding wave and he might as well be at the top as it crested, and show the boys how it's done.
The great work of his life was Watergate, which took down a Republican president. Those writing of him tend to note he didn't care much about politics or ideology, and that is certainly true. He loved journalism, he loved the story, the hunt, the chase. But be honest: He was only too happy if Republicans were the quarry because, let's face it, they weren't in the least attractive or stylish or from anyplace you'd find . . . interesting. They had no élan. They didn't know how to do it. They were grubby, or earnest, or sheep who thought themselves foxes. And Bradlee did care about those things, about style and how people of his time, class, ethos and profession viewed the good guys and the bad guys. Ideology and stands and policies were part of it, always—but only part.
Meeting him over the years I found him friendly, burly, aware of his power. He had a beautiful quality in a journalist, the curiosity of a child. It was almost innocent. He wanted to know why things were and who did what and how it happened. He loved information. Some people think there's nothing new under the sun, but you could imagine him bounding out of bed each morning: "What's up! What's happening! Who was at the party?"
I never quite understood why his friendship with John F. Kennedy was so controversial. Why shouldn't they have been friends? They were a lot alike, from the same generation, with similar backgrounds—both fought in the war, the same interest in power. Bradlee got exclusives from JFK; JFK in turn got the kind of treatment a young man on the way up who didn't want to lose access would tend to provide. They were practical men. But Bradlee didn't try to hide their relationship and in fact wrote books about it.
Shortly after Bradlee's second memoir came out, I bumped into him, congratulated him and mentioned how candid I thought he was about Kennedy in the book. "Candid?" he said. "Candid?"
Um, yes, I said, not understanding his reaction. Was he telling me he had not been candid? Was he saying his candor was to be expected? I never knew, but he was defensive on the subject. Maybe this was because of conservative criticism, though I can't imagine a conservative could ruffle Ben Bradlee. I think some Torquemadas of his profession accused him of being insufficiently pure. But I never understood journalism to be pure.
The beautiful part of Ben Bradlee's legacy: leaving the American public a memory of a newsroom run by a man so personally confident he would back young nobodies doggedly going after a story that, if true, was going to be huge, generation-sized, but the pursuit of which carried risk. He backed Woodward and Bernstein. That was his job. But it doesn't always happen that way in journalism, that the top guy does his job. Bradlee, and Katharine Graham, deserves credit for it, and fame. If the Post had been all wrong in its Watergate reporting, and not just wrong at times as it was, it could have done the Post in.
Also he was by all accounts a heck of a lot of fun, and all professions need people who remind you of joy.
Other parts of Bradlee's legacy are less fortunate though not precisely or only his fault. We did see him as Jason Robards. The Watergate saga made two things clear to an entire rising generation of journalists in the 1970s and '80s, many of whom were more explicitly political and ideological than Bradlee himself. One is that you can make a career going after Republicans and conservatives in politics and government.
The other, more damaging, is that you can advance and pursue what you think of as ideological progress and political justice by going into journalism. Journalism in this thinking isn't an end in itself, it's something you do to advance an agenda.
In the late '70s some newsrooms were going from places populated by tough, professional journalists who were personally more or less liberal, to young people of the left who were operating within journalism to achieve a higher political justice. But they didn't say they were people of the left. They thought of themselves as normal and modern, and as normal, modern people, they didn't like Republicans or conservatism. This evolution has never sufficiently righted itself.
I have made references to class, and here is a way it figured in as a journalistic reality. It is the famous "Jimmy's World" story, in which a Washington Post reporter told the story of an impoverished 8-year-old boy in the District whose father was a drug addict and who shot his son up with heroin. When the story's fraudulence was exposed, Bradlee moved to find out what had happened and return the Pulitzer Prize the story had received.
But I remember reading the original story the day it came out, and knowing as I read—literally knowing as i read, and I was not alone—that the story was not true, that it was fiction. I knew this because in my life I had known heroin addicts. And heroin addicts do not waste their heroin on children, they want it for themselves. They are desperate people in search of their own expensive soothing and pleasure, not anyone else's, certainly not a child's.
Ben Bradlee was not a man whose background would give him that kind of knowledge, nor was he heavily surrounded by people who would have it. The reporter, Janet Cooke, wasn't just a fabulist, she was a fabulist who didn't have a clue as to the realities of which she was writing.
Journalists once were rougher folk. They came from the bottom or middle and scrapped their way up. In Bradlee's time, and not only at his newspaper, it all became fancy, and journalism became another step removed from life as it is lived. Reporters now are mostly from the Ivy League, the upper middle, are tidily raised, directed toward attainment, and seem to see large parts of America as a teamin' steamin' Petri dish with all these bacteria running around . . .
When legacy media lost its monopoly in the past 15 years it was surely in part because of the elite nature—and uniform thinking—of big journalism's practitioners. As soon as people got other options they took them.
That's not Ben Bradlee's fault, but these trends were coming forward when he was the biggest guy in the field, and in ways he contributed. Janet Cooke was a beautiful young black woman who said she'd gone to Vassar. She hadn't, but she knew what to say to get into the Post.
Ben Bradlee was a great editor, a vivid figure, a man of guts and a knockoff of nobody.
He wasn't afraid of history, he entered it each day.
He had hunger, and hunger in life—hunger for life—is a beautiful thing.
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, rest in peace.


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News Archive > General > Major plans to help spruce up Newquay
Major plans to help spruce up Newquay
MAJOR plans are in full swing to help regenerate Newquay following concerns the resort is looking dilapidated.
Newquay Town Council's Footpaths, Bridleways and Open Spaces (FBOS) Committee has rolled out proposals to make the town's roundabouts more welcoming for visitors, cut back overgrown vegetation at the Tram Tracks, as well as repairing and replacing railings and benches.
A working group has been set up, led by the town council, which includes volunteer groups, to undertake a pilot project to make a feature out of the Mount Wise roundabout after concerns were raised Newquay's roundabouts are in poor condition and are not a good first impression for visitors.
The scheme will incorporate a structure at the roundabout, such as a marine creature or a surfboard made out of recycled plastic, together with planted areas. The proposal to make the roundabouts of Newquay welcoming gateways could be rolled out across the parish if the Mount Wise roundabout enhancement proves to be successful, sustainable and affordable.
Another working group involving community groups led by the town council is being established to look at ideas for rejuvenating the Tram Tracks, which includes planting schemes, potential for edible planting, wild flower areas, art installations and adding colour to the area.
Other areas will also be refurbished including enhancing the Fly Cellars area and the arch at the Mount Wise car park.
The town council is additionally investigating purchasing polytunnels so the town can grow its own plants to help brighten the resort as well as introduce a Newquay specific volunteer scheme.
More than 100 benches are being refurbished or replaced as part of phase two of the town council's bench scheme, which includes Crantock Street, Trenance and Mount Wise gardens, Great Western lookout area and St Columb Minor.
The authority is obtaining quotes for the phase three of the bench refurbishment and railings are due to replaced at the look-out hut at Towan Beach.
The improvements follow feedback from a town council survey undertaken about the appearance of Newquay.
Cllr Zoe Dixon, the chairman of the FBOS Committee, said: "As chair of footpaths and open spaces I am continually looking at ways in which we can improve the appearance of Newquay and I'm also keen to improve the town council's community engagement and listen to the residents and provide them with feedback on what we are doing.
"Recently approximately 200 people undertook a town council survey about the appearance of Newquay and many more people have commented on social media about such issues.
"Some 69% of people surveyed felt that Newquay Town Council had made improvements to Newquay's appearance in the last 12 months and there was much support and positive feedback on the work undertaken by the Open Spaces Team.
"A community engagement forum led by the town council has now been set up involving community groups, residents' associations and volunteer organisations and had its first meeting in June. The next one is planned for September.
"Some members of the community engagement forum, including the town councillors, also attended the Voluntary Sector Forum shaping communities event in July held in partnership with Newquay Community Orchard specifically for Newquay.
"Two sub groups have now been set up, one focused on improving community communication and the second focused on 'feel the love Newquay' to put the pride back into Newquay.
"Residents stated Newquay could learn a lot from other towns in Cornwall that don't seem to have the same issues.
"A visit to Falmouth Council is to take place next week with town councillors and officers to share best practice and see what lessons we can learn from each other and what common issues we share.
"Residents also said there is no co-ordination around volunteer work. We have now held meetings with partners to look at the feasibility of introducing a Newquay specific volunteer scheme, with the aim of trying to provide one platform for communicating volunteer projects and signposting volunteers."
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Review of Michigan Economic Development Incentives for Historic Preservation Placemaking Projects
Invariably, the locations with a special sense of
place contain historic assets. These architectural
gems inspire awe, give a place its unique
character, build community, attract investment,
and create fond new memories and reinforce
existing ones. For these reasons, the preservation of
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Both update dates are, of course, subject to change, but it's heartening to see carriers like Sprint pushing forward with these major updates for flagship devices on their networks.
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So much emphasis is placed on the treatment of female infertility – but with up to 40% of infertile couples struggling with male infertility it's time for men to understand how they can improve their chances of becoming fathers.
Understanding Male Infertility
The most common causes of male infertility are sperm-related factors. Low sperm counts, low sperm mobility or a high number of abnormal can all cause difficulty in achieving pregnancy with your partner.
There are many ways in which sperm can be damaged – medical treatments for cancer, childhood illnesses, environmental and lifestyle factors and poor diet can all contribute to unhealthy sperm. But luckily most of these factors can be modified, restoring your fertility and improving your overall health.
Environmental Factors Affecting Male Fertility
Household Cleaners
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that levels of pollutants are three to five times higher in homes than they are outdoors. Terrifying isn't it? The chemicals found in household cleaners can have negative cumulative effects on sperm production. Switching to all natural cleaning agents is a good first step towards achieving your fertility goals, and a great step towards preparing your home for a baby.
Extreme Temperatures
Reproductive disorders are one of the top ten work-related disorders for both men and women. Dangerously high temperatures associated with certain vocations are especially damaging to male fertility. High temperatures impact the development of sperm and can impact sperm counts, motility and number of normal sperm for up to 3 months past the time of exposure.
Lifestyle Factors Affecting Male Fertility
Sperm are very sensitive to oxidative damage and smoking is a major cause of oxidative damage in the human body. Smoking (cigarettes, cigars, marijuana) can all lead to decreases in sperm count, motility and increase the number of abnormal sperm.
Perhaps even more troubling are the impacts of the offspring of smokers – babies whose father's smoked have a 33% increase in the risk of developing childhood cancer.
Alcohol Consumption
In preparing for fatherhood, it is recommended that men avoid alcohol, or limit their consumption. As little as four drinks per day can significantly lower sperm counts and damage sperm.
Avoid MSG and Other Food Additives
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG is a common food additive. It is found in many packaged prepared foods to "enhance natural flavours". However, MSG is damaging to male fertility, decreasing his chances of achieving a pregnancy with his partner by up to 50%.
Boxers or Briefs?
Extreme temperatures may be damaging to sperm production, but wearing tight-fitting briefs over boxers doesn't seem to make any difference at all. A study comparing scrotal temperatures of men wearing boxers or briefs found no difference in temperature – meaning you can wear whichever you are most comfortable with.
Diet and Nutrition for Male Fertility
There are many nutrients that are involved in sperm production, as well as in maintaining the health of the sperm. Deficiencies in any one of these nutrients can negatively impact fertility and should be treated as soon as possible to prevent further struggles with infertility.
While a nutritious diet is the cornerstone of health, using appropriate vitamin and mineral supplements can allow you to fine-tune your fertility. Speak to a qualified Naturopathic Doctor before beginning any of these supplements to make sure they are appropriate for you.
Folic Acid
This vitamin is not just for female fertility. Folic acid concentrations of semen are associated with sperm count. It acts an antioxidant and is needed by all rapidly dividing cells – including sperm. With less than 64% of men getting their recommended daily amount (400mcg) this is a common nutrient factor in male infertility. Good food sources include beans, green leafy vegetables and sunflower seeds.
Vitamin A
Essential to sperm production, a deficiency in vitamin A has been directly linked to infertility in men. If a deficiency exists, supplementation can improve sperm counts – it won't help if you aren't deficient.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and is necessary for the health of sperm. A low vitamin C intake is associated with an increased number of abnormal sperm. Supplementation can effectively raise vitamin C levels in the semen and improve sperm counts, motility and decrease the number of abnormal sperm.
Known as the "manhood" mineral, zinc is naturally secreted by the prostate and is found in semen. Even a slight deficiency in zinc has been found to lower testosterone levels and result in low sperm count and decreased motility. The worst part is that 79% of men are consuming less than the daily recommended amount of zinc (11mg). Good food sources are nuts and whole grains. But be cautious with supplements – taking too much zinc can be toxic to sperm and result in infertility. Taking zinc with folic acid has also been shown to be more effective compared to taking either in isolation.
Made in the body from amino acids, men who take supplements of L-carnitine can significantly increase their partner's rate of pregnancy. L-carnitine doesn't increase sperm counts, but it can increase motility and increase the number of normal sperm. L-carnitine also serves as an energy source for sperm, allowing them to survive long enough to find and fertilize an egg.
N-Acetyl Cysteine and Selenium
Functioning as antioxidants, these nutrients are often used in combination to protect sperm from the damaging effects of free radicals. When taken appropriately they can also enhance sperm count and other measures of sperm health. The best part is that these nutrients have no adverse effects and are safe for almost all men.
Botanicals and Acupuncture for Male Infertility
There are many different botanical (herbal) medicines that can improve male fertility. Antioxidant herbs, libido-enhancing herbs, immunomodulators, and adaptogens can all be used when indicated to support infertility. It is important to take botanicals only as directed and to work with a Naturopathic Doctor to understand which botanical medicines are safe and effective for you.
Acupuncture can also be used in the treatment of male infertility to remove obstacles to health and restore balance to the whole body. Several Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnoses can lead to male infertility – a Kidney Essence deficiency, a Damp Heat accumulation or a Blood and Qi stagnation. Talk with your Naturopathic Doctor to understand if acupuncture is a useful treatment for you.
The advice provided in this article is for informational purposes only. It is meant to augment and not replace consultation with a licensed health care provider. Consultation with a Naturopathic Doctor or other primary care provider is recommended for anyone suffering from a health problem.


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Using Medical Imaging to Prove Traumatic Brain Injury in Court
Michael V. Kaplen: As brain injury attorneys, we are often called upon in court to show the jury if we can, the portion of our client's brain that was damaged.
Many difficulties arise, because while most brain images are able to show bleeding in the brain and fractures to the skull, the most common types of brain imaging studies, namely CT scans and MRI scans fail to detect the microscopic and chemical changes that take place in the brain following brain trauma and a concussion.
It is important for brain injury attorneys to understand that standard brain imaging techniques, CT Scans and MRI studies are not tests that show how the brain is functioning. It is only a picture of the brain and is not sensitive enough to show the brain damage that has taken place.
In fact, CT scans and MRI scans, can't even tell if the patient is awake or asleep, or even if the patient is alive or dead.
It is important for those who represent brain injury survivors to know that these imaging studies are not detailed enough to provide evidence of brain injury because of the limits of technology.
As is often said in medicine, Absence of proof, is not absence of injury
Important new brain imaging techniques now provide assistance to attorneys to prove that their client did sustain a traumatic brain injury. The new tests show how the brain is functioning rather than how it looks.
One such technique are newer and more powerful MRI machines known as TESLA 3 MRI studies. These machines are twice as powerful as the version in use in most hospitals today. This new and more powerful MRI machine is able to detect structural damage that previously could not be seen.
Importantly it can also detect something known as hemosidron deposits, which are iron deposits following the tearing of microscopic blood vessels. The tearing of these blood vessels is evidence that the brain itself was injured.
Other important brain imaging studies allow us to see how the brain is functioning. One such study is called a PET scan and allows physicians to see how the brain is using oxygen. Oxygen is the energy food for the brain.
As the brain works harder, it needs more oxygen.
In colored pictures of the brain, we are able to see those areas of the brain that are not receiving sufficient amounts of oxygen because of damage to brain cells.
Diffusion Tensor MRI studies also show how the brain is functioning.
This study allows us to see how water molecules flow through brain nerve fibers. When these nerve fibers are damaged as a result of trauma, the water does not flow evenly which can be seen in an image that is created on the computer.
Finally, functional MRI studies also show which areas of the brain are functioning properly when the patient is asked to perform different tasks involving thinking.
Any lawyer handling a traumatic brain injury case needs to know about the availability of these new generation of brain injury studies and how to properly utilize them in the presentation of a brain injury case to objectively show their client's brain damage in a courtroom.


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Gearing up for a 12-man fantasy football leagues? Check that. It's got PPR? I've got you covered. I've already gone through 10-team leagues (standard and PPR) and just knocked out my 12-team standard analysis last week. Now it's time to keep the fantasy motor humming. Just nine days remain between where we're at now and the start of the 2014 Fantasy Football season.
The "national draft day" (whatever the hell that is) is now a thing of the past, which at the very least means if your fantasy football league hasn't drafted yet, it surely will be doing so soon. I know that, so I'm here to help you figure out how to make it through your 12-team PPR draft. To do that, I'm showing you that you can build a winning roster from any spot in your draft by using FantasyPros' awesome Mock Simulator.
It's a thing of beauty. Kind of like all of these 12-man PPR teams I drafted. Kidding, but hey, click the links and be the judge for yourself. And take my advice or not. Just be sure to prep before you hit the live draft or you might be sorry.
Note: PPR mocks include 3 WR. Always know your own league rosters/settings. Got a special league with questions? Hit me up in the comments below or on Twitter.
12-Team PPR League Results
If you're new to my analysis or drafting, I do like to go running back heavy and I generally wait on tight ends and quarterbacks as long as it make sense. I also almost always draft defense and kicker in the final two rounds (in that order). However, strategies always need to be adaptable to the situations – especially in PPR leagues. The other big thing I preach is depth and balance. Everyone is going to get some early studs, as we all have picks in the early rounds. Just be sure that your team isn't just relying on 3-4 guys. Make sure it's well built in all regards.
For instance, I got Rob Gronkowski early, but protected myself from his risky as balls injury history by nabbing Zach Ertz. That kind of thing. As for the actual final roster, I love Cutler this year, so I won't hear the negativity there. Ideally I'd have a more promising backup than his real life backup of a year ago. I fought between Ahmad Bradshaw and Dexter McCluster late in this thing, but since Trent Richardson is as sad sacky as they come, I opted to just roll with Bradshaw's upside. The rest worked out beautifully, as long as one of Sammy Watkins/Kelvin Benjamin pan out as I'm planning.
Aside from the Mock Simulator, the coolest tool FantasyPros has is the Draft Analyzer. It's probably not 100% accurate every time, but it breaks down your starters and bench to give you an overall projection. From the 1st pick, it gave me a 1st overall grade. I'll take it.
This mock sent me down the "running back first" path, and I secured a deadly trio. Despite doing so, I still racked up a great trio of WRs and Jason Witten at TE. My only true weak spot is backup QB if Johnny Manziel never plays, but that's something I can figure out later in the year. Tre Mason in round 15 is disgusting, especially since the Rams are going to be running and dumping off more than ever with Bradford down again.
Draft Analyzer: 3rd overall
More depth and balance here, plus some excellent value and steals. Both Nick Foles and Russell Wilson beyond round eight. Spiller late in round four, T-Rich in round nine. Kenny Britt is a potental mammoth steal in round 14 for PPR.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
When you're starting 3 WR in a PPR it's pretty important to get 1-2 elite wide receivers and then have good depth behind them. That doesn't mean you need to sell out the rest of your roster, though. I still got my balance across the board and have four other WRs who can fight out for that WR3 spot.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
I could have gone Forte, but at the 5th spot I think its 50/50 between Megatron and the best RB left on the board. Pairing Megatron with Julio Jones is deadly, and I still got three RBs I really like, along with Woodhead and Ray Rice as awesome depth. Ben Tate is a dynamite Flex play, potentially. Backup QB is my weak spot starting right now, but Locker could be OK in a pinch and I love Manziel's upside once he starts.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
I really like Eddie Lacy, so he was tough to pass on at the 6th spot. That's a 50/50 there for going for DT or Jimmy Graham instead, though. I could have waited on TE and gotten a stronger PPR WR2 than D-Jax, but he should be more than fine and it was tough to pass on the targets Jordan Cameron is going to see coming his way. I prefer a better QB2 than Tannehill, but he will do.
Draft Analyzer: 3rd overall
Passed on Lacy and went with DT this time. Like I said, love both beyond pick five and can go either way. Just know that going one way or the other may shift your draft strategy (in that same breath, keeping a flexible strategy is always key). I don't value Reggie Bush more than C.J. Spiller, but the ADP does in PPR leagues. I took Bush first this time and got Spiller anyways. Keep that line of thinking in mind: your value doesn't always have to be the value that dictates how you draft. I don't care if it's PPR. Frank Gore in round 7 is gross. It's not like he catches zero balls and has no value, otherwise. Ditto for DeAngelo Williams in round 10. Antonio Gates in round 13 of PPR is also odd. He's still the starter in San Diego and has way more value than people continue to assume.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
Kind of hard to turn down Peyton Manning in the third round of any draft, so I rolled with it. That did throw a wrench in my running back plans a bit, but my depth and shots on two rookies made up for it. My WR3 could be stronger, but my WR bench depth is fantastic and should make up for it.
Draft Analyzer: 3rd overall
Not sure how A.J. Green falls into the second round of any PPR draft, but if he does I'm taking him like I did here. He teams with Dez to give me a formidable WR group. Like Peyton before, I couldn't pass on Rodgers in round 4. I initially resisted the temptation to secure Spiller, but once there in round four I couldn't look past him. That's the kind of value you have to take advantage of if you see it. Trent Richardson seems like a sack, but he has a huge role for now and I got him in the 8th round. That's insane.
Draft Analyzer: 4th overall
This is where it gets dicey for fantasy owners, as most of the stud RBs and top stud WRs are gone. But when Eddie Lacy falls to you at this spot, you pull the trigger. Again with A.J. Green in round two. I'll take him there all day. I think Eric Decker as a WR3 is highway robbery. Frank Gore continues to be undervalued in PPR (and in general). Colin Kaepernick is better than round 12. Martellus Bennett is a nice insurance pick in case Zach Ertz doesn't work out, although I think he will.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
Demarco Murray is going to catch a ton of passes, so though I'm OK with securing that second elite WR with Green, I saw him at a greater value in the second round of a PPR league. There were a couple picks I'd like to have back in this one, but overall I ended up satisfied with the depth and balance.
Draft Analyzer: 1st overall
I like Toby Gerhart more than most, so that may throw some off in my drafts. He's a good receiving back, though, and a feature back, so he has a lot of value in PPR formats. My only real weak area is QB if you're worried about Romo's back. I'm not, but Tannehill isn't the worst QB2 in the world.
Draft Analyzer: 2nd overall
Got more fantasy football questions that weren't covered here? Hit me up on Twitter @BreakingKevin!


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Q. What can I do about conflict with my family or the people around me while practicing?
A. You must achieve harmony between practice and living. You can practice for a long time only when you have the wisdom to win over your family. In order to make this happen, you are better off taking the position, "Even though I can give in to nine out of ten things you want from me, I can't yield on the last one - Practice." In addition to that, continue having conversations with them.
You can give up everything that your family wants except one, which is, "I will never give up my practice." And if you continue to say this to your family explicitly and implicitly, at some point they will begin to understand your mind as long as they are not idiots. Because you give them everything else they want, they will recognize that they would be crossing the line if they additionally request that you budge on what you really want.
Therefore those who practice here have to participate in their family affairs well. There is no worse thing to do than to stubbornly push for what you want. You should give your family time to get themselves ready, and you can't handle the matter in a way that is just declaration.


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Card Gallery: The still-elusive 1989 Major League Movie baseball card set
By Chris Olds | Beckett Baseball Editor | Commentary
We're coming down the home stretch in preparations for the Sports Movie Issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly and we're now at the point where we know what won't be making the cut for print because of real estate.
You know, space.
While its story will briefly be told as part of my admitting I have one big-league obsession, I wanted to ensure that some recently received scans of what remains my biggest baseball card collecting nemesis — the 1989 Major League Movie set — could be seen by many.
It's not an expensive set at all but it's one that I have never seen in-person, let alone had a chance to own. It's a real 11-card set of slightly over-sized photos featuring the stars of David S. Ward's first baseball movie.
How obscure are they?
"I had lunch with [writer and director] David Ward a few years back and brought in a set," said Miles Levy, who represents Corbin Bernsen aka Roger Dorn, "and he didn't even own one."
No wonder I can't find one …
See all 11 cards — and learn a little more about the set — after the jump.
The cards are a blue-bordered 1974 Topps knockoff with a Super Bubble gum logo and what appears to be an early production logo for the film that can also be seen on a few other items. The set was reportedly given to a few thousand fans in attendance during filming in Milwaukee. (That's right … the baseball scenes weren't filmed in Cleveland.)
It's the only set that is anything close to officially licensed for the film, and it has all the legends in there, Tom Berenger, Dennis Haysbert, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes and so on … all that's missing is Jobu – and there's a story there to be told, too.
I first learned of this set's existence in 2009 – it's been in the Beckett.com database all along — and I still haven't landed one.
I know of four people who say they own the set, but two wouldn't cough it up for this potential buyer and two simply haven't found them. One, a reader named Jason, was kind enough to send the scans that you see here, though, so I can give you a rundown of the cards.
The cards are not numbered — they're blank backs — so here they are in alphabetical order by character.
Lou Brown — James Gammon is the only member of the cast who is no longer with us as he died last year at age 70. His gravelly voice made many a line in the film legendary — and we all know what he thought of contracts and sportswriters, which just added to the greatness of this manager.
Pedro Cerrano — Sure, Dennis Haysbert has his Fans of the Game cards and even more cardboard as the president in 24. But there's only one Pedro Cerrano — and this is the one real card that shows this slugger in uniform.
Roger Dorn — You just love to hate Corbin Bernsen's character in the film and there's something about this pose that's, well, just plain Dorn. (The photos in this set have not appeared on any other memorabilia or marketing materials that this fan knows about, either.)
Eddie Harris — How early on were these cards made? Well, Chelcie Ross' memorable Bardahl-, Vagisil- and Jalapeno-abusing veteran never went by the name Steve in the film. It was either a last-minute change or Harry Doyle (who sadly doesn't have a card in this set) had one too many Jacks while calling the action.
Willie Mays Hayes — Wesley Snipes might not have truly gotten into this role just yet but we'll never know for sure as those memorable cleats have been cropped off of this photo. This card also is from early on as he's firmly a center fielder in the film, not a lefty.
Pepper Leach — Andy Romano's part as pitching coach isn't quite extensive in this film, but that didn't stop him from being on a card. Note the typo on his position — what should have been 3B coach — and the fact that he's standing at first. (We won't mention how, in the final bunt scene, he's not the 3B coach relaying signs, either … )
Jake Taylor — Tom Berenger's leading man status isn't quite affirmed here (Rene Russo would need to be nearby) in the photo but he is listed as the team captain as well as catcher. That's different for a baseball card …
Ricky Vaughn — It's a shame that Charlie Sheen's haircut and glasses weren't seen here — or the nickname "Wild Thing" — as they truly are movie-defining and character-defining aspects that would have led to cardboard perfection. I guess this one left the surprises for the theater.
Steve Yeager — The only true Major Leaguer of the bunch was Yeager, a former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher and the 1981 World Series MVP, who worked as a technical advisor on the film while also playing batting coach Duke Temple. He also stood in for Berenger on action scenes that required hits or a believable throw.
The Manager & Coaches — Rounding out the set are a pair of group-shot cards … one of the coaches and one of the star players (up top). These also are classics — as if there wasn't enough of that already with a set like this one.
Chris Olds is the editor of Beckett Baseball magazine. Have a comment, question or idea? Send an email to him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter by clicking here.


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Buckeyes' Receivers Out to Answer Doubters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The criticism from head coach Urban Meyer got so bad that about the only respite for Ohio State's wide receivers was when they were united in their misery.
Maybe that was what Meyer wanted.
Meyer seldom failed to take a shot at his receiving corps from the minute he first saw it in the spring. He called the passing game from a year ago "non-functional" and "inadequate." He continually complained that he couldn't find a single playmaker among his pass-catchers. He questioned their heart, their effort, their skill.
Now, as the 18th-ranked Buckeyes draw closer to their Sept. 1 opener against Miami (Ohio), the verbal assaults have softened somewhat. Meyer has come around.
He says they're "not where we need to be, but so much improved."


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I wanted to spill out words-
like have them flow from my hands without thought.
Like having so many thoughts you don't have to think
Is this confusing yet?
I'm not sure I make sense sometimes,
I get lost discerning myself.
I wanted to make a stronger impact,
to mold soft dirt into plants and make life again.
Reorganize nutrition so it's evenly distributed.
I thought I would fail nutrition in college
but I made a B+.
What a shocking final grade report.
Happy, not sad.
Bark on a tree curled off like paper and I thought about subbing it as writing material,
but my ballpoint wouldn't roll on it smooth enough.
Birds make their nests higher than we can reach on purpose
or at least, I've always assumed it was on purpose.
But I don't know much about birds.
So I could be wrong.
We overwatered the dirt and it turned to mud which overturned the roots
because they had nothing solid to hold onto anymore.
We ruined their home, and I thought, for this, I should feel guilty.
I didn't mold the dirt the way I wanted.
But sometimes things don't happen as you want and you just have to move on.
Dwelling on things causes unnecessary stress,
which means getting things done becomes harder and harder
and no one really wants things to be harder than they have to be.
Curling lattices made a safe spot for twisting vines to climb up,
but you still just watered the roots,
unless it was a really hot day.
I made a list of what I wanted in life
and amongst many emotional bullets
was a greenhouse and the ability to cook eggs every morning.
I suppose the eggs part is a matter of me waking up earlier
and buying eggs,
but I don't know when I'll get around to actually doing that.
The greenhouse seems harder
but also more rewarding
or satisfying
or maybe both.
Maybe reward is satisfying
and maybe satisfaction is a reward in itself.
Riley Welch


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Cumberland Co. tree house closes due to safety violations
A man who owns a 100-foot tree house that he opened to the public in Cumberland County says the state fire marshal has shut it down.
We first told you about Horace Burgess' amazing structure late last year on Live at Five at Four.
He says the so-called "ultimate man cave" has been there for decades and usually gets a big Labor Day weekend crowd.
But now he says the fire marshal has found violations, including no handrails and steps that are too short, so the tree house on Beehive Lane in Crossville won't be open this weekend.