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Tasmania's record on Indigenous affairs is far from glorious.
But today, the Tasmanian Government made a bid to right past injustices, offering $5 million of compensation to the 106 Aboriginal Tasmanians who were part of the Stolen Generations.
It is the only state to offer a compensation scheme and Premier Paul Lennon is urging other government's to follow Tasmania's lead.
Mr Lennon says the 106 people will be compensated for being taken from their families.
"The Aboriginal children who were taken from their parents, for no other reason than the fact they were Aboriginal, were denied the right that children shouldn't have to argue for in our community, and that is right to be bought up in a family," he said.
One man who will be compensated is Eddie Thomas. As a baby he was taken from his family on Cape Barren Island to a Launceston institution.
Mr Thomas says the compensation is acknowledgment that his removal was wrong, but it is his wife, not the money, that has helped him heal.
"There's been quite a bit of anger and sadness at times, and sadly, I took to the drink to try and forget - I became a loner," he said.
"If it hadn't have been for my wife, I'd still be in the gutter."
Compensation debate
Tasmania is the only state offering compensation. All the others have apologised to the Stolen Generations, but have no plans to give the victims money.
The Federal Government is working on its apology, and Mr Lennon, is urging Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to consider adding compensation.
"Ultimately, it's a matter for Kevin to decide what the national response should be, but I hope that he looks at Tasmania, and sees what we've been able to achieve here," he said.
But the Federal Government says it will not be setting up a compensation fund.
A spokeswoman from the Indigenous Affairs Minister's office says there will be funding to improve Aboriginal life expectancy, but it is up to each state and territory to decide on compensation.
Individual Aborigines can sue for compensation, but so far, only one man has been successful.
Last year, the South Australian Supreme Court awarded Bruce Trevorrow more than $500,000 compensation for being removed from his family by the state.
His high-profile lawyer, Julian Burnside, says compensation would be much simpler under a Tasmanian-style scheme.
"If individual Aborigines who were taken as children are left to fight their own cases, the process is incredibly difficult for them, very distressing for them, and also extremely expensive for them and for the state," he said.
"It would be far more efficient to have a system of compensation which for practical purposes did not require the intervention of lawyers."
Mr Burnside believes any federal apology will not make it easier for the Stolen Generations to sue, because saying sorry after so many years will not be taken as an admission of liability.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The introduction to this story was amended on January 25 to remove a historically disputed statement contained in the original copy. There was considerable conflict between early settlers and Aborigines in Tasmania. The settlers endeavoured to round up Aborigines and restrict them to residing on the Bass Strait islands. It was not appropriate to say, as originally reported, that Tasmanian Aborigines were hunted for sport.
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Election promises: BC NDP, John Horgan says he will freeze BC Hydro rates if the NDP is elected May 9. Horgan made the pledge just after he promised to eliminate tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges. The NDP's announcement comes barely a week after electricity rates jumped nine per cent. BC Hydro announced in November that rates would climb another 16.5 per cent over the next four years. "Residents have no choice but to pay the increases in order to power and heat their homes" Horgan said. He also said freezing rates and removing bridge tolls will make life more affordable for British Columbians. NDP hoping an election campaign focusing on affordability will move the party from the Opposition benches to power after 16 years of Liberal rule.
Liberals focus on tolls, tax credits in election platform
The B.C. Liberal's have released the party's platform in advance of Tuesday's official provincial election kick-off.
The party is estimating the new promises — including putting a cap on Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridge tolls — will cost an additional $157 million by 2019/20.
"The foundation of our plan is controlling government spending and cutting taxes for the middle class to create jobs and grow the economy," said Clark in a letter to voters.
Senior tax credit and respite credit
The BC Liberals are also proposing an 'active senior' tax credit and a 'respite' tax credit.
The active senior tax credit will provide a credit for up to $500 a year on things like gym memberships and yoga classes for British Columbians over the age of 65. The B.C. Liberals forecast this will cost $2.5 million a year.
The respite credit will allow British Columbians to receive a credit for hiring help — up to $2,500 a year — to give them a break from caring for elderly parents and loved ones with disabilities. The party forecasts the respite credit will cost about $5 million a year.
Ferries loyalty discount
The B.C. Liberals are also promising a loyalty discount program by 2020 for BC Ferries users. Until the program is up and running, the party is planning a new tax deduction for residents of ferry-dependent communities.
Those individuals will be able to deduct 25 per cent of the value of their ferry fares, up to a maximum amount of $1,000, from their net tax payable to the Province.
"Island and coastal residents make huge contributions to our province, and we're excited to make life a little easier for those who count on ferries to get around," said Stephen Roberts, BC Liberal candidate in Saanich North and the Islands.
Included in the platform is the party's promise to cap Metro Vancouver toll crossings at $500 per vehicle per year.
The party says the toll cap will cost an estimated $30 million in the 2018/19 fiscal year, and an additional $30 million after that. The platform only provides financial forecasts for a three year period.


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"The biggest source of strength that Apple has is their ability to charge premium prices for their products," he said. "Their value depends on people feeling safe and supported within their ecosystem."
And, in fact, Apple responded. The company told the investors that it believed the overuse of tech was a serious issue, and that it had been working on it. In the summer, it unveiled a series of widely praised features meant to allow adults to police their own and their kids' smartphone habits.
Google, apparently spurred by the same campaign, offered similar features for its Android phones. Mr. Penner told me that he appreciated the companies' efforts, though he expects to keep pushing them to reduce their devices' addictiveness.
Apple's safety-first business model may become only more important as technology becomes even more intimate. The company's latest phones can be unlocked with your face, while its watch includes sophisticated sensors to monitor your movements and your health. In pushing these and other advances, the company can reasonably argue that only its ad-free business can protect such sensitive information.
But it is worth noting that Apple's model isn't available to everyone. In the spring, after Mr. Cook took a few swipes at Facebook's scandals, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, pointed out the inherent limits in Apple's model.
"The reality here is that if you want to build a service that helps connect everyone in the world, then there are a lot of people who can't afford to pay," Mr. Zuckerberg told the journalist Ezra Klein.
Since then, Apple has raised the prices of its top-end phones, and as the smartphone market slows, the company's pristine haven from the dangers of online life might get only more expensive.
Inequality is the story of our age, and it's no surprise that it could become the dominant story line of tech, too. As the digital world gets scarier, Apple's technology may come to resemble a high-priced oasis for the world's rich. Everyone else takes their chances on a free lunch.


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If you don't have a financial adviser, you might think seriously about finding one -- preferably an individual who understands both the household financial issues virtually everyone has plus the companion business issues entrepreneurs face.
Getting professional financial planning help can be especially important as you develop startup plans -- and as your business, once started up, experiences the almost inevitable financial ups and downs that come with business ownership.
Step One is to sharpen your awareness of the financial issues you're likely to see. Starting up, you'll need to generate enough income after business expenses to cover your own household expenditures: The mortgage or rent. Groceries. The car. Tuition payments, either right away or in the future. Clothes. Vacation. Your retirement, probably a future cost but one that will require significant dollar set-asides now.
Remember health care costs. When you own the business, you may also be the HR department -- i.e., the place employees (and your family) expects to turn to for help with medical expenses.
In fact, unless your background includes solid benefit management, health care is one reason your financial adviser should have some business-related experience. There are other sources who can help, but health care will matter -- to you and to any employees you bring aboard.
Once you have a comfort with the basic expenses your business must cover (remember company rent and equipment), you'll need to find a financial planner who can help you manage business dollars as they come in and go out.
Finding a compatible planner is Step Two.
Ask both your banker and accountant for a recommendation or two. Ask noncompeting business friends for recommendations.
Go to the local chamber and ask the director for her thoughts. The head of the trade association that serves the industry you want to enter is another good source.
FINRA, a nongovernmental Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, has good "Choosing an Investment Professional" content at www.finra.org under the Products & Professionals tab -- and a way to search for any background issues individuals or their firms may have. Also take a look at www.plannersearch.org.
Ultimately, you'll likely want a face-to-face get acquainted meeting with a potential financial adviser or two:
• Are you and the adviser compatible? You're looking for financial input for you and your business, but that means you'll have to open up about retirement plans, education for any children and business growth goals. In turn, the adviser should be willing to answer questions and explain options.
• You'll want to know whether the adviser serves clients with similar needs -- entrepreneurs looking to grow a fledgling business, for example.
• Check out fees and other charges.
• Seek a sense of the type of plan you'll get. If the planner seems to focus on a particular type of financial instrument, you may want someone with more flexibility.
Don't rush the process. A good financial adviser can be an important part of your team.
• © 2019 Kendall Communications Inc. Follow Jim Kendall on LinkedIn and Twitter. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Learn about Jim's skills at www.kendallcom.com.


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Prague is the capital of Czech Republic, the fifteenth-largest city in Europe, and has living history of over 1,000 years. Its cultural and historical architectures plus the great food, wine and beer creates a romantic atmosphere.
Whenever I arrive one city, I would love to tour the city by foot for the first day. It doesn't really need any destination or direction. I love to wander around and randomly run into spots I saw on the books or internet. Sometimes, you would be amazed how close some of the attractions are in walking distance.
One thing you would definitely not want to miss out is the night of Prague.
Walking along the Vltava river and the famous Charles bridge to watch the city change color to the golden city is just amazing.
The crowds on the Charles Bridge.
On one side of the Charles Bridge, there is a shopping street full of restaurants and bars.
Also, right at the end of bridge, you would see this huge cinnamon roll-like sign of a small bakery. They make fresh "Trdlo," a local snack, which tastes like bread sticks/ rolls dipped in sugar.
It's not too sweet and warm. Freshly made from this rolling oven. Must try~~
On the other end of Charles Bridge, connects to the famous Old Town Square.
There are always little shops and street foods around the old town square. We visited around Christmas time which makes the market more seasonal and festive!!
The lights and the golden trees are gorgeous.
The Prague Astronomical Clock. It's really amazing how it is delicated designed and made.
Every hour, hundreds of tourists from all over the world with cameras at the ready gather in front of the Old Town Hall to enjoy a fascinating mechanical performance which in the Middle Ages was considered one of the wonders of the world. The Prague Astronomical Clock, which for 600 years has been one of the greatest treasures of the city, still amazes people with its procession of Apostles, moving statues and visualization of time like no other instrument in the world.
It was too bad we didn't get the chance to watch an o'clock show this time… Oh well, you would always find something left out for your next visit. That's the beauty of travel, isn't it?
And of course, don't forget to try out at least one or two of the local street food and drinks!!!
The roast ham and hot wine is perfect for the cold winter.
What A Wonderful Night In Prague
[PRAGUE, Czech Republic] Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed "the City of a Hundred Spires," it's known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core, with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock, with a popular show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with 30 statues of saints. (Source: Prague Wiki) Time visited: December, 2014 Language: Czech Currency: Czech Crown (czk) Convert to USD


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Solidity and aesthetics characterise this Branche dessert knife, which resembles a budding trunk with its delicately polished handle without the plant shoots affecting excellent grip.
Very aesthetically-pleasing with its young leaves that culminate at the top of the handle without poking the palm of your hand, the Branche dessert knife matches the fork and dessert spoon from this plant-inspired line.
Available in silver-plated metal or a gold matte finish, the Branche dessert knife is at home where the art of entertaining is expressed, when gourmet desserts are made with passion.
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- Product Care: Machine wash (Household dishwasher).
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Sorry for all the acronyms in the title, let me expand for the non insiders: PA stands for Pacific Association (North California and Nevada), USA you probably know(!), TF for Track & Field and XC for Cross-Country. In other words, it was the 29th championships or finals of our local cross-country grand prix. And, although I didn't compete in the cross-country season, having enough in my plate focusing on (and winning for the 8th time) the ultra running grand prix (running 12 of the 15 events so far), I thought I'd give a second try at this regional championship.
Indeed, I ran it a while back, 11 years ago to be exact. I was then 39 and it was one of the most humiliating experience as I was the oldest and finished after the middle of the pack in the open division, way behind the leaders. The course was measured at 5.80 miles and the race was won by David Cullum of the famous Nike Farm Team in 28:32. I placed 118th out of 161 in 33:37. A few #tbt (Throw-Back Thursday) type of pictures from this pre-blogging times ;-)
I arrived at the Polo Field of the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to pick my bib and settle just before the women (open + masters) race started right on schedule at 9 am. (See more pictures at the bottom of this post.)
Like in other official and national championships, we were all wearing a bib with our age group on our back so we could see who was in which. We crossed the green meadow of the start area as a large pack and reached the polo field track after about 400 yards. The start was so fast (about 5:15 min/mile pace) that the pack quickly stretched. The course can actually accommodate large fields as we only hit the single track around mile 2.
Unlike my ultra rhythm, I had to push hard right off the start in order to just keep visual contact with the leaders. Despite this insane pace, I could see about 3 or 4 runners from my 50-59 age group ahead and thought to myself "you see, cross-country is still way too fast for you..." By the end of the first mile, my GPS still indicated an average pace of 5:25 and I was close to the red zone if not in the middle of it, yikes! I think I let 1 or 2 "younger" Masters go ahead but, when another M50 passed me, I decided to keep pushing. After all, we only had 4.5 miles to go, just a long sprint compared to an ultra... ;-)
Every runner I was with got encouragements from spectators since they were from one of the "big" teams. I got a boost when another team member, Kat, surprised me with a "go Quicksilver" and a few other kicks when speedster Alex Varner called my name as we passed by him 4 times (Alex is back from New York where he ran a 2:25 marathon and he also owns many course records in Marin County in particular, starting with the famous Dipsea).
I kept pushing hard, then, thinking that, at the very least, this would provide some good speed work training before the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 10K (please consider joining the flock - Representing IBM, one of the sponsors, I'm part of the Steering Committee and we hope to get a record 28,000 registrations and raise up to $1M!).
While my average pace was now down to 5:40 by mile 3, I wasn't loosing too much ground and could still see the leaders and estimated that I was in 13 or 14th. I slowly caught up with another M50 runner (white top) and had another one in sight (red top). In the 5th mile, I passed 2 M40 runners then, with less than a mile to go, finally caught up with that other M50 runner who seemed to be out of gas as we were climbing back onto the polo field track (it's just a 10 yard "hill", or rather a bump, but that surely kills your speed!).
With half a mile to go, I hesitated passing him but went ahead anyway. Much taller than me and with longer legs, I got convinced that I made the wrong choice and that he'd counter on the final flat section. I kept pushing and that was good enough to hold on and even made the top 10 of the Masters race quite a good outcome. For a few seconds, I even thought that I had won our age group, only to discover Rich Hanna a few steps ahead in the finish chute, dang! Actually, it was better that I didn't know Rich was running as he is so fast so I probably wouldn't have pushed that much. His marathon PR of 2:17 is 20 minutes faster than mine, so I'm not sand bagging, he is super fast! You can read about Rich from our last encounter at the Jed Smith 50K last February when he ran an astonishing 3:13 a few months from turning 50 (he is going to destroy the US age group record next year!).
I crossed the finish line 30 seconds behind Rich (8th) and 1:59 behind winner Jaime Heilpern form the Asics Aggie. What I didn't realize is that I had passed Iain Mickle, 53, River City Rebels, who I learned afterwards, had not lost a single race this year. At least, as a consolation, the only cash award for our group ($25...) was won by one of his teammate. Here we are, Rich (center), Iain and I, the M50-59 podium.
I left after the start of the Open Men race, very glad that I came back to compete in a race with a pace more suited to my "old" age! ;-) Seriously, these young guys are so so fast, it's amazing to watch, from the side line!
It was great to experience another type of running. I'm actually glad that the Championship is run on a longer course, that suits me better than 5 or even 8K (slightly more time to get the engine running... ;-). In addition to the short(er) distance, the mix of running in uneven grass, on soft dirt trails, under a tree (twice), over or down a couple of small bumps, some winding single track with sharp turns. Oh, we just missed the mud this year (yes, still a severe drought out here). But, this running variety is what keeps me motivated and... running! It was actually great to see a few (very few) familiar faces from our ultra running community and family. For instance:
George Rehmet and the ultra dude and ultra volunteer, Noe Castanon, among an amazing representation of their local club, Pamakids:
And, now, the scoop: I knew it, there was a catch, it was only a training run!! No, seriously, the big deal is going to happen next year with both the 30th anniversary of this regional championship as well as the National (!) XC Team Championship. A few more check boxes to... cross, keep training! ;-)
(*) Rich Hanna is the Founder and CEO of a chip timing company, Capitol Road Race Management.
Short of having a crew or even teammate covering my race, here are a few random pictures from the other 2 races:
Sunday, November 16, 2014
PAUSATF XC 29th Championship: sane running variety!
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Scherers to purchase Bennett County Booster II
By Joyce Glynn
On October 1, 2018, the reins of the Bennett County Booster II will be turned over to Mandy Scherer, who, along with her husband Bob, have entered into a purchase agreement with current owners Tim and Marie Huether.
In addition to the Booster II, the purchase includes the Todd County Tribune in Mission, Mellette County News in White River, and the Fall River County Herald in Edgemont and Hot Springs.
The tasks awaiting Mandy will not necessarily be new, as she has worked for Huethers since they purchased the Booster II in 2001. She has primarily served in the role of Business Manager, but has delved into all aspects and duties of the newspaper publishing business.
The Scherers do not expect any major changes in the business.
"I would like to modernize the layout of the paper somewhat," Mandy shared. "And maybe seek more printing jobs."
The Scherer's business philosophy is much the same as the Huether's.
"Two of my main beliefs in business," Mandy explained, "are customer service and shop locally. We believe strongly that you should do business with people who do business with you."
Both Bob and Mandy were born and raised in Custer, S.D., where they still have family connections.
Moving to Martin with their young family, they purchased a ranch, and a garbage service business. Eventually, they sold the garbage service business, focusing solely on the ranch and employment at the Booster.
While Bob will continue to run the ranch, he is also learning the art of running the newspaper press.
All three of Scherer's children graduated from Bennett County High School and have had experience in the newspaper publishing business.
Maegan and husband Michael McPherson live and ranch near Box Elder, and own Today's Horse Magazine, an earlier purchase from the Huethers; Taylor does construction work - fencing, pole barns, etc. - based out of Box Elder; Kimmy lives in Dupree and is employed at the West River Eagle newspaper.
The third main belief in business, according to Mandy, is the importance of a good staff.
"Right now," she explains, "we have very good staff, and that will not change. I can't stress enough, the importance of staff. It's what makes a business successful. They are key."
Along with the current staff at the Booster II, the Scherers are hoping to hire a full-time reporter.


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Dakota Ridge, South and Broomfield entered their playoff games against the Pueblo West High School football team a combined 31-2.
They walked off the field 31-5.
That trio of wins are emblematic of the Cyclones' snowballing run to the Class 4A state championship game. Beginning with a signature win over Fountain on Oct. 26, West has piled up a series of huge victories, each bigger than the one before.
"Beating undefeated teams will definitely boost your confidence," West senior quarterback Chaz Vaughan said. "Beating a team like Broomfield - those guys were huge and physical - if you can pull off wins like that, you're a pretty good team."
The Cyclones (11-2) will attempt to snare the biggest win of them all when they take on Monarch (12-1) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Invesco Field at Mile High for all the marbles.
"I know everyone is talking like they're kind of surprised that we're here, surprised that we're beating these teams, but I keep telling my guys that we're not playing over our heads by any means," Pueblo West coach Monte Pinkerton said. "We don't have to play over our heads to compete with anybody in the state, but we do have to play up to our capabilities. They realized they're a good football team and can win big games."
This dream season didn't start out so hot for the Cyclones. They were beaten on the line of scrimmage and made a handful of mistakes in a 24-21 Pigskin Classic loss to rival Pueblo County.
"We had a rocky start against County. We just went in overconfident," West senior defensive lineman Zak Munoz said. "Then we found what works and we're just sticking with it and getting better."
Pueblo West ran off four wins in a row before engaging in a season-turning battle. On Oct. 5, the Cyclones went toe-to-toe with a physical Pine Creek team that eventually made the playoffs, but three turnovers led to a 27-23 loss.
That was the last time West tasted defeat this season.
"I remember how they responded because we probably could have and should have won that game. It came down to a few mistakes that we made,"
Pinkerton said. "Pine Creek was a good team and they kind of realized what they could accomplish if they take care of the mistakes."
The Cyclones then beat Centennial and Coronado by a combined 111-19 before hosting then-undefeated and fifth-ranked Fountain in Week 9. West beat the Trojans 14-6, a win Pinkerton, athletic director Keith Lane and former coach Jeff Wilson all called the biggest in the history of the program.
But for Pinkerton, the critical elements of the win were coming out on top in a truly big game and dominating physically on both sides of the ball. The Cyclones outrushed run-heavy Fountain by 158 yards.
"I thought we always had the potential to be where we're at, but we needed that big game against Fountain," Vaughan said. "It just boosted our confidence and then we knew we could be where we're at right now."
West ended the regular season by winning a share of the Pikes Peak League title, 42-10 at Rampart. After that, the snowball really grew, each win supplanting Fountain as the biggest in school history.
The Cyclones knocked off Dakota Ridge, out of the powerful Mountain Plains League, 12-10 in the first round before taking down South in the quarterfinals. The 20-10 win over the Colts, in front of 10,000 at Dutch Clark Stadium, was laced with local drama as up-and-coming West beat long-dominant South.
Pueblo West imposed its will physically in the second half of the South game, a formula that resurfaced at Broomfield on Friday. Although the Eagles were a strong, imposing group in the trenches, the Cyclones took it to them up front in the second half for a 21-14 win that produced a date in the title game.
The Cyclones went into all three playoff games a likely underdog, which Pinkerton said was appropriate based on the history and playoff record of the opponents.
"We haven't had those opportunities much and it got to the point where we were ready to take care of business," Pinkerton said. "We've had high expectations for the program and we knew what we had."
Pueblo West has been playing in big games for longer than a month. Pinkerton said the pressure of a state championship game won't adversely affect his team. In addition to the string of pressure-packed games, he cited the mental makeup of his team and sticking to the same routine as sources for staying grounded.
"We're just a bunch of guys going out and having fun. A lot of people are asking us questions, wanting to take our picture and put us on TV, but nothing changes for us," Pinkerton said. "These kids are up to the challenge, they know how to play football and they enjoy doing it, so that's what we do."
PUEBLO WEST (11-2) vs. MONARCH (12-1)
11:30 a.m. Saturday
Where: Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver
Tickets: $12 adults, $9 students and seniors. Available game day at stadium and online at Ticketmaster.
Buses, parking: Pueblo West student buses will be through the school; parent bus arrangements are now being handled by Demmler Landscaping, contact Joy at 547-0348. Free parking at Invesco Field South lots B and C. Lots open at 10:30 a.m.
Radio/TV: Tony Wright will broadcast on Pueblo radio KGHF, 1350-AM, beginning at 11 a.m.; Fox Rocky Mountain live TV coverage beginning at 11 a.m.


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A new year and a new manager for Liverpool. Brendan Rodgers' three-year tenure in charge came to an end when he was dismissed in October, with new boss Jurgen Klopp having his first chance in January to begin to stamp his mark on the team.
But the same problems that plagued the previous manager, namely a leaky defence and a lack of firepower in attack, have meant that the German's start, barring a 4-1 demolition of Manchester City, has hardly set pulses racing.
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The Academy is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved former president and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin. She was 95.
Fay Kanin, the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning screenwriter who brought an energetic and assertive female voice to her work, then served four terms as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
She was committed to the Academy's preservation work and instrumental in expanding our public programming. A tireless mentor and inspiration to countless filmmakers, Fay's passion for film continues to inspire us daily.
Fay Kanin was also recognized for her television contributions, winning two screenwriting Emmys in 1974 and another for producing the TV special "Friendly Fire" in 1979.
Kanin, a New York State spelling bee champion at age 14 who with the late Michael Kanin made for one of the most popular husband-and-wife screenwriting teams in Hollywood history, died Wednesday of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, her family said.
The Kanins also penned My Pal Gus (1952), a love story starring Richard Widmark and Joanne Dru; Elizabeth Taylor's violin-tinged drama Rhapsody (1954); and The Opposite Sex (1956), starring June Allyson. Their Broadway hits included the drama Rashomon and the musical The Gay Life, starring Barbara Cook.
(Michael Kanin, the older brother of writer Garson Kanin, who shared an Oscar with Ring Lardner Jr. in 1943 for the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn comedy Woman of the Year, died in 1993 at age 83.)
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We are back at Caledon Horse Park for week five, and will be the first of three weeks of showing. The circuit has come back from Ottawa where they had two weeks of very successful competition. The FEI rules were in effect at Wesley Clover Park and several American barns were there for the possible rider points. All comments were very positive and the venue has secured a vital stopping point for jumper barns in our summer circuit. Their main grand prix ring is a grass surface (that has had major repairs) which gives the riders on any circuit a change from the artificial surfaces encountered almost everywhere (except Spruce Meadows and Thunderbird).
The summer season of shows in Ontario involves almost a show a week without a break and entries can be eratic which was the case this week at Palgrave 5. The hunter divisions were full, as usual, as many hunter barns from around Toronto did not go to Ottawa. The jumper divisions, however, were down on entries, as they chose to rest a week of national rules and come back for the next two that will feature FEI rules.
Our course designer has been Jennifer Ferguson and she was featured a few weeks ago. The previous designs were in the jumper annex and this week the grand prix will be back in the grand prix ring. The smaller ring will give the course designer a specific set of tests that come with the smaller ring and the larger ring will have some different tests that go with the larger ring.
The number of entries will be 13 and all will compete. The prize money is $15,000. The class is run under national rules. When using national rules the course designer has more freedom to build the course based on the field rather than being held to a specific standard. There is a standard on national rules, but they are more liberal than the FEI. The class description indicates the height to be 1.35/1.40m and the speed to be 350m/m.
My favourite expression for course design is "it is easy to be hard, but it is hard to be easy." The job of the course designer today is to find that fine line of tests that will give the riders a fair course and the spectators a competitive jump-off. Before the walk I will say that I think a good result today will be to see about 50% of the starting field make it to the jump off. It is now time to start the walk of the $15,000 Horseflight Grand Prix.
#1 vertical 1.30m or 4.2ft and remained intact on the day.
#2 oxer 1.30/1.35/1.35m or 4.2/4.5/4.5ft and comes from #1 in a straight line with a distance of 26.2m or 85.9ft. This oxer ended the day very quickly for one rider.
#3 oxer 1.35/1.40m or 4.5/4.6ft comes from #2 on the left turn away from the in-gate and was never faulted on the day.
#4 vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from #3 on the right bend with no given distance and tumbled to the floor one time.
#5 vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from #4 on the right rein and was not damaged during the class.
#6 oxer 1.35/1.40m or 4.5/4.6ft comes from #5 on the right bend with no given distance and did not get sandy today.
#7a vertical 1.35m or 4.5ft comes on the left turn from #6 and remained in the cups all day long.
#7b vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from #7a with a distance of 11.20m or 36.6ft and did not pose a problem for any of the riders.
#7c oxer 1.35/1.40m or 4.5/4.6ft comes from #7b with a distance of 8m or 26.3ft and the back pole was slapped out of the back cups one time.
#8 oxer Liverpool 1.40/1.50m or 4.6/5ft was the largest fence on the course and splashed down one time. The Liverpool came from #7c on the right ten and had no given distance.
#9 vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from #8 on the right turn with no given distance and was not faulted on the day.
#10a oxer 1.35/1.40m or 4.5/4.6ft comes from #9 in a straight line with a distance of 22.5m or 73.9ft and received a clean bill of health today.
#10b vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from #10a with distance of 7.90m or 25.9ft and fell from grace two times.
#11 oxer (10ft poles)1.35/1.40m or 4.5/4.6ft comes from #10b on the left turn and also found the floor two times.
#12 vertical 1.40m or 4.6ft comes from#11 on the left bend and no given distance and was not faulted on the day. This was the last fence on the course today.
The final results of the first round will give us seven clean, three with four faults, one with five, one with eight faults and one with 10.
The TA was set at 89seconds and reduced to 83. The speed was 350m/m and once again I will say that 350m/m has no place in these classes. The sport has evolved beyond this speed. The normal speed should be raised to 375m/m and this will reduce the number of TA's reduced after the first three rides.
The course today had really good results and it was not an easy build for the course designer. The course did not involve any real technical aspects and the spreads were really soft. The triple combination was a standalone test and rode easy. The only significant use of material was the Liverpool oxer and did not pose a problem. These were all due to careful thoughts by the CD to create the final results and to be easy is hard. Jenn has shown a good ability to use a smaller ring and get great results and also to get the same results in a larger ring. Good work Jenn.
Next week is the first of two with the FEI ranking and Guillerme Jorge (BRA) will be the CD. I will not walk the grand prix, as I will be assisting Beth Underhill in Old Salem, NY, at the North American Young Riders/JR/ Children's Championships but will be back to walk the grand prix in week three.
Until then I am Dave Ballard.


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Guaranty Trust Co. v. Virginia, 305 U.S. 19 (1938)
Guaranty Trust Co. v. Virginia
No. 9
Argued October 11, 12, 1938
Decided November 7, 1938
1. The question whether a state statute providing for taxation of trust income to the trustees when distribution by them is discretionary, and to the beneficiary when it is not, would operate to deny equal protection if income of a discretionary trust were to be taxed under it first to the trustee and again to the beneficiary, while income from ordinary trusts was taxed only once, does not arise in a case where there has been but one tax imposed under the statute -- the tax on the beneficiary -- and when there is no ground to suppose that the statute will be so construed and applied by the state authorities as to result in double taxation. P. 305 U. S. 23.
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#1751 closed task (implemented)
Project: Make it harder to use exits as one-hop proxies
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Proposal 163 outlined some ways to detect clients, and later emails elaborated on the issue, clarifying some parts and exposing hopeless muddiness in others.
There's an initial implementation of a variant of the concept in Tor now, under the RefuseUnknownExits configuration option. Unfortunately, turning it on seems to give many positives. We haven't investigated whether they're false positives or just jerks using Tor as a one-hop proxy.
Child Tickets:
- #1160
- AllowSingleHopExits setting can be bypassed by client
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|AllowSingleHopExits setting can be bypassed by client
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comment:1 Changed 10 years ago by
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comment:3 Changed 10 years ago by
I need somebody to run an exit relay at log-level debug and safelogging 0 for a while, with RefuseUnknownExits enabled. Then I'll have a better sense of what I need to learn in order to debug the false positives.
(Don't share your log publically, since destinations + timings are sensitive.)
comment:4 Changed 10 years ago by
Can you specify which log messages you care about? Is it all debug, or can I reduce them somehow first?
comment:5 follow-up: 6 Changed 10 years ago by
log_notice(LD_PROTOCOL, "Attempt by %s to open a stream %s. Closing.",
That's actually the one I want to see first. It's only if there are some weird outputs that I would need to see more.
But the trick is that I don't know what I'm looking for. My plan is to run the IPs that it logs through exonerator and see what comes out.
comment:6 Changed 10 years ago by
Replying to arma:
But the trick is that I don't know what I'm looking for. My plan is to run the IPs that it logs through exonerator and see what comes out.
ExoneraTor is not quite the right tool here, because it needs detailed information about the timeframe to search. There's a new Relay Search page on metrics.tpo that is much faster in searching the descriptor archives and might be more suited for this task. Please let me know if it's missing any features you need for looking up IPs.
comment:7 Changed 10 years ago by
I have a refuseunknown branch to at least document the RefuseUnknownExits branch in the manpage, since the code is in master.
comment:8 Changed 10 years ago by
Karsten has made available a relay search page:
The next step is that we need some people to run exit relays with this feature on and safelogging off, and run their positives through the relay search page to get a sense of how many are 'real'.
For the ones that come up as false positives, we should try to figure out if there's a trend.
In theory publishing the false positives here should not be dangerous. They're Tor relays after all. Publishing the correct positives is probably rude though.
comment:9 Changed 10 years ago by
I've been running fluxe3 for a few weeks now with RefuseUnknownExits turned on, and haven't gotten a single positive in the past weeks (after I had quite a few before). I didn't disable safelogging, so my theory is that I had a tortunnel user who decided to go away because my node didn't work anymore. I'd be happy to help analyze some other data though, if someone can make it available.
comment:10 Changed 10 years ago by
On two different exit relays I got a burst of eleven request from the same IP-address at almost the same time. The address is not found on the relay search page.
RefuseUnknownExits has been enabled for a long time on both exit nodes so most abusers could have learned by now that these relays is not working.
comment:11 Changed 10 years ago by
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Looks like we should merge the patch, make RefuseUnknownExits on by default (if it isn't), and call this closed. Putting this in needs_review just in case.
comment:12 follow-up: 14 Changed 10 years ago by
We might want to enable the consensus logic, or decide that it isn't worth it and just enable it by default while keeping the torrc option. I prefer the latter. If we make that decision now, then we don't have to merge my manpage patch because we need to reword it
comment:13 Changed 10 years ago by
I've also been running for a few days with RefuseUnknownExists, on my exit (https://torstatus.all.de/router_detail.php?FP=47cb023356abd6c4b61ae950605566bcdf79c6c9)
None of the requests have been found in the tor relay search, and 66 of 67 over the past 24 hours have come from a single IP in bursts at various times of the day.
comment:14 Changed 10 years ago by
Replying to Sebastian:
We might want to enable the consensus logic, or decide that it isn't worth it and just enable it by default while keeping the torrc option. I prefer the latter. If we make that decision now, then we don't have to merge my manpage patch because we need to reword it
We need to add a kill switch in the consensus if we turn this feature on by default. Otherwise, we won't be able to move away from a clique network topology without all of our exit relays refusing to exit to many users.
comment:15 Changed 10 years ago by
So here's the next question to ponder. Once upon a time, we added a feature where if a relay refuses to exit to an address that we think his exit policy supports, we call
policies_set_router_exitpolicy_to_reject_all() which sets our view of his exit policy to reject *:*.
That was back when we got a new directory a couple of times an hour. So it was a temporary mod, to avoid using that relay until it's overwritten on our next directory update.
Then we made it so we only fetch new relay descriptors every 18 hours or so. And we kept the same hack.
So if an exit refuses you, you avoid him until you get a new descriptor -- on average 9 hours from now. So if we have a really high false positive rate on refuseunknownexits, clients could end up avoiding a large fraction of the network -- or even in extreme cases all of the network. Is "until we get a new descriptor" too long to wait?
We could send back some other end reason -- any of the ones listed in edge_reason_is_retriable(). That would send the user to some other circuit without marking that exit as a non-exit for hours afterward.
My main reason for picking reason exitpolicy here was if an exit relay for some reason has a higher false positive rate than the average exit relay. Then clients would avoid it more thoroughly.
comment:16 Changed 10 years ago by
Sounds like we should add a new reason here (edge_reason_is_retriable contains END_STREAM_REASON_MISC, so we don't end up hurting old Tors); and newer Tors could handle it in a way so that they log a protocol warning or something to let us know. I don't think we need to worry about having a higher false positive rate than on average. If we do, soat should catch it hopefully, as this would be more of a sign of a broken relay.
Relatedly we should include microdescriptors when thinking about how often descriptors are fetched, because with microdescs we're going to fetch them as soon as they changed and not for a long time if they didn't change.
comment:17 follow-up: 18 Changed 10 years ago by
Adding a reason for this seems like a fine thing to me.
For configuration, a tristate torrc option whose default value is "do whatever the consensus says" seems right.
comment:18 Changed 10 years ago by
Replying to nickm:
Adding a reason for this seems like a fine thing to me.
Yet another case where we wish we'd sorted out and implemented that proposal to reserve half the reason space as retriable reason codes.
Oh hey, I just checked the code again, and apparently I already chose END_STREAM_REASON_MISC, not EXITPOLICY, as the reason code when we send back the end cell. I'm so smart. Nevermind my above comment about EXITPOLICY then.
Does that mean the current plan is to use MISC for now (and for the next couple years), but teach clients to recognize some other reason, and eventually plan to move to sending that reason, at which point clients will be able to discover that they're being refused due to thinking they're trying to cheat?
For configuration, a tristate torrc option whose default value is "do whatever the consensus says" seems right.
That does seem slightly smarter than what I was going to do, which was a boolean config option which turns it on no matter what when 1, and uses whatever's in the consensus when 0. If you have some implementation ideas in mind, please do run with them.
comment:19 Changed 10 years ago by
See branch bug1751_enabling in my public. It is suspect, since I am tired.
comment:20 Changed 10 years ago by
arma@last-request:~/torgit/tor$ make check-spaces ./contrib/checkSpace.pl -C \ src/common/*.h \ src/common/[^asO]*.c src/common/address.c \ src/or/[^e]*.[ch] src/or/eventdns_tor.h \ src/test/test*.[ch] src/tools/*.[ch] DoubleNL:src/or/config.c:1243
comment:21 Changed 10 years ago by
trivial other things:
+ /* We need an up-to-date view of network info if we're going to try to + * block unknown exits. */
"...if we're going to try to block exit attempts from unknown relays."
In connection_exit_begin_conn() it could sure use a
or_options_t *options = get_options();
at the top.
comment:22 Changed 10 years ago by
+ /** Whether we should drop exit streams from Tors that we don't know are + * relays. One of "0" (never refuse), "1" (always refuse), or "auto" (do + * what the consensus says). -RD */
No need to leave my signature here. :)
Also, we should clarify here what it does when the consensus doesn't say what to do.
+ const char *RefuseUnknownExits;
This is the first or_options_t element that is a const char?
comment:23 Changed 10 years ago by
int ConnLimit; /**< Demanded minimum number of simultaneous connections. */ int _ConnLimit; /**< Maximum allowed number of simultaneous connections. */
+ const char *RefuseUnknownExits; + /** Parsed version of RefuseUnknownExits. -1 for auto. */ + int RefuseUnknownExits_;
Pick a convention: we want the underscore before or after? (I have a mild preference for before, but maybe that's simply because that's what you picked last time and I got used to it.)
comment:24 Changed 10 years ago by
+ } else if ((consensus = networkstatus_get_latest_consensus()) != NULL) { + return networkstatus_get_param(consensus, "refuseunknownexits", 1); + } else { + return 1; + }
You're in luck! You can hand networkstatus_get_param() NULL and it will look up the consensus, returning the default if no consensus.
Also, that means you should do something about referencing <b>consensus</b> in the function comment (I thought that was only for function arguments anyway).
So this could become
} return networkstatus_get_param(NULL, "refuseunknownexits", 1);
comment:25 Changed 10 years ago by
I'm not sure what I think the default default should be. If there's no consensus or we forget to have enough active votes about that param, and we think the feature works, we want it to default to 1. But if we later decide there's a bug in how Tors do the blocking of exit requests, and we end up moving to a new behavior and a new consensus param name, then we would have to maintain the old consensus param just to declare "no don't do that if you're an old tor" for the next years.
So I would argue that we should make sure to have enough active votes about the param, not worry about the transient edge case where the relay doesn't have any consensus yet, and be defensive against the possibility that our heuristic in connection_exit_begin_conn() is not the final heuristic we want to choose.
On the other hand, it may well be the case that we improve the heuristic in future versions, but want to keep using the one we have now in present versions since it's good enough and better than nothing.
I'm not sure how to read the future here. So I guess either of them is ok, and we'll learn a lesson either way. It really depends whether we think this particular heuristic could go downright wrong down the road, as opposed to "not as right as it could be".
comment:26 Changed 10 years ago by
Ok. If you don't think any of this needs more discussion, green light to merge things whenever you like. Thanks!
comment:27 Changed 10 years ago by
Merged a (revised) bug1751_enabling branch.
The point of the _ afterwards is that the C standard (if you want to be pedantic about it) says that identifiers starting with _ are reserved. I didn't care when we started. Now I care a little. I don't want to add new _foo identitiers. We should perhaps move to foo_ identifiers, or use different identifiers at all. Not sure when is a good time for that, though. Probably not now.
Does the merge close this ticket?
comment:28 Changed 10 years ago by
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I set the refuseunknownexits=1 param on moria1.
I'm going to close this task as done. Woo.
comment:29 Changed 8 years ago by
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comment:30 Changed 8 years ago by
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Screen Out the Bugs, Screen In the Relaxation
Nothing beats summer mornings sitting on your porch drinking a cup of coffee and reading the news on your tablet or an old fashioned newspaper. Or what about evenings outside while visiting with good friends, playing a game, or simply enjoying the tranquility of the nighttime with a glass of wine. This is the place where great memories are made. That is of course unless the elements of the great out doors hamper your enjoyment of said porch. To remedy this situation, a screened porch provides many benefits.
Adding a roof to your porch will protect you from the blazing sun on clear days and from the drizzling rain of gentle downpours. It is so delightful to sit outside listening when the rain is coming down in a non-threatening manner. And who can forget about those pesky bugs that don't give you a minute's peace? Say goodbye to itchy bites for good.
Before we begin working with you on this project, there will be several steps to consider and discuss. Adding walls and a roof adds weight to your porch and we want to make sure that the foundation can safely hold it. Deck safety is very important, and we'll check the foundation for any signs of deterioration and ensure that it is securely attached to your house. For the purpose of overall aesthetics, the walls and roof of the addition will want to look like they belong to the house and not just something "added on."
Other questions to consider include asking how big should the screened in area be? It can be as large as your porch, or perhaps on a fraction of it. If you like to grill on the back porch, best to not have open flames sitting under a roof. Also, since we are already working on this part of the house, do you envision a larger porch too? Think about the type of host you are. Will wiring need to be done to accommodate a sound system or TV? Are lights or a ceiling fan required additions?
We will work with your vision, needs and budget to create a welcoming, comfortable, and shall we say, snazzy place for your family to rest and enjoy each other's company. Projects like this always increase the value of your home too, but not everything is about resale value. Make your house now what you want it to be. Give us a call and we'll get started!


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This month's recipe is warming, delicious and nutritious!
Sweet Potato Broccoli Soup
You will need:
4 large sweet potatoes
2 large carrots
1 head of broccoli
1 large onion (red or vidalia)
2 cloves of garlic
8 cups vegetable broth
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 tbsp of turmeric
olive oil or coconut oil
Peel and chop sweet potatoes and set aside. Chop broccoli, carrots, onions and garlic. Heat some olive oil in a stock pot and gently cook the raw vegetables until the onions are softened. Add the 8 cups of vegetable broth, sweet potatoes, and turmeric. Boil until everything is soft (about 45 minutes). Blend to desired consistency with a hand blender, or transfer to a high powered blender such as a Blentech or a Vitamix. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If you like a bit of spice to your soup add about 1 tsp of chili powder.
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To cooperate with the healing powers of nature.
To address the fundamental causes of disease.
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Hi Everyone,
Over here in BC it was HOT today! I hope all of you had a great weekend and was able to enjoy some of the nice weather! This week at Costco was awesome! So many things were on sale this week!
I picked up another Sonicare Toothbrush because the batteries were finally failing on my first toothbrush. Villaggio Garlic Bread, Ziplock Sandiwich Bags, Pedigree Vitality Plus Dog Food, 44th Street Pork Back Ribs, Good Host Powdered Lemonade, Tazo Green Tea Matcha Latte, Sun Rype Apple Juice, Post Raisin Bran, Quaker Harvest Crunch, Tetley Tea, Liberte Organic 2% Greek Yogurt, Greek Gods Honey Yogurt, Charmin Bathroom Tissue, Harvest Meats BBQ Wieners, Drumstick Drumsticks, Phylly Swirl Organic Swirl Stix, Alexia Foods Sweet Potato Fries, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, San Pellegrino Rainbow, Zico Coconut Water, Mott's Clamato, Ocean Spray Craisins, Nonno's Foccacia Croutons, Heritage Angus Burgers, Aylmer's Diced Tomatoes, Pepsi and Coke Products, Christie Ritz Crackers, Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Crackers, Muchies Snack Mix, Tostitos Salsa are all on sale this week!!!
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The Inn at 2nd & C in the Historic Eagle House
By Kimberly Boney
Just a 2nd
July 2018
By Kimberly Bonéy
I'VE NEVER MET an antique I didn't like, so it was completely natural for a vintage sign that read "Antiques" to stop me in my tracks. Two more signs, "The Historic Eagle House" and "The Inn at 2nd and C," set my little antique-loving, adventure-seeking heart ablaze. The glazed-over look in my husband and son's eyes, however, was something I'd have to overcome to get them to play along. We were in Old Town Eureka, investigating the quaint Victorian district for the first time, and the last thing my guys wanted to do was browse an antique store. Still, something told me to check it out. They acquiesced with a low, communal grumble and a pair of eye rolls.
We approached the front desk with intrigue and slight trepidation, wondering where the antique shop was. Corisa, the young woman at the desk, greeted us with a warm, genuine smile and welcomed us to The Inn at 2nd and C. She explained that the "Antiques" sign was a vestige of what once was there. "What is this place now?" I asked, taking it all in.
"This is a boutique hotel. It was built in 1888 and the new owners have recently renovated the building. Each room is updated and unique. Take a look around, if you like. If you come upon a room with an open door, feel free to take a look inside," said Corisa.
And so, our unexpected afternoon adventure through a beautiful old Victorian began.
We first arrived in the Theater Ballroom - a huge atrium in the center of the hotel, surrounded by the interior balconies of guest rooms. We instantly imagined ladies in floor-length gowns and gentlemen in three-piece suits floating gracefully across the hardwood floor. It appeared to have stood the test of time – a place that was aged and still timelessly beautiful.
Jennifer Metz, one half of the sister duo that now owns the Inn at 2nd and C, says the Theater Ballroom was her first connection to the building, and a driving force in the decision to purchase the hotel. Metz initially visited the ballroom when one of her children performed in a play there, and jokingly said to her husband, Tim, "if it ever comes up for sale, I'm going to buy it." As the owner of an event production company who had frequently rented other facilities for events, Metz saw the Theater Ballroom as a draw because it would eliminate the need to rent other facilities in the future. "It felt like home," she said. "It was very nostalgic for me – reminiscent of the comfort of visiting our relatives in England."
Rebecca Rex and her wife, Tammy, had lived on the East Coast, but hatched a 10-year plan to relocate to California. "Jenny and I thought of doing a food truck or some other small business together. When Jenny mentioned the hotel, I thought 'Oh, that's just a little bigger than a food truck,'" says Rex, with a laugh.
While the sisters had never directly sought to open a hotel, the structure was already in place. "We knew the hotel would turn the business. Events are now happening four to five times a week. When people come to an event, they are also likely to become hotel guests," says Metz.
The Theater Ballroom, which sits solidly at the core of the building, gives the impression that it's seen all of the comings and goings of hotel guests over the 130-year lifespan of the hotel. Imagine the surprise that came in learning that what seemed to be the very heart of the building wasn't added until 1983, nearly 100 years after the first portion of the hotel was built in 1886. Previous owners had intended for it to become some kind of mini mall. But when they fell short on cash, the project died a quick death. The Blue Ox Mill is responsible for the incredible craftsmanship that would leave anyone who didn't know better the impression that the Theater Ballroom has always been there.
We excitedly walked the halls of The Inn, running our fingers along banisters with reverence, waiting with bated breath to see what we'd find through the next open door. My son was the first one through each door as we hurried along behind him, worried he'd be lost on the immense property. Every room was a treasure in and of itself, all with a perfectly mixed cocktail of notable nods to the past and a fresh hint of the present.
The rooms, each designed in their own unique aesthetic – and named after family homes, street names, family members, local attractions and fun-filled characters – carry their own sense of nostalgia. Room 42 sits, in all of its quirky glory, on the fourth floor, just above the bar, and is commonly referred to as The Captain's Quarters. It is Rex's personal favorite. "The Buon Gusto is a more classy experience," she says, noting that it is outfitted with Queen Anne furniture and that it is named in honor of the old eating and drinking establishment that is a part of the property's rich history. Gallagher's Irish Pub now resides where The Buon Gusto once was.
For Metz, the connection with The Buon Gusto comes in the fact that the room initially served as an office for the sisters: "We spent a lot of time in that room. I feel very comfortable there. "Room 33, called Moonrakers, after the name of one of the houses our grandfather lived in, in England, is nicknamed the Bill Murray Suite, because he stayed in that room during a visit."
The guests' favorites are as varied as the rooms themselves. "Some guests absolutely love the rooms that overlook the Theater Ballroom, although those rooms can feel a bit claustrophobic if you need sunlight," says Rex. Professor Plum, adorned in deep purple décor, and Miss Scarlet, its crimson-themed counterpart, still win the hearts of many guests.
There was one room in particular that none of us wanted to stay in very long. To this very moment, I don't know what it was that made us leave the room so abruptly – perhaps the very high wainscoting that made the room feel elongated, the boldness of the floral wallpaper or something else altogether. Whatever it was, my husband and I took one look at each other, nodded in mutual understanding and simultaneously walked out without saying a word. Our son was already in the hallway. He never mentioned anything to us directly. At 5 years old he likely couldn't have explained it – and he didn't have to. He happily moved on to the next room with boundless excitement - his curiosity fully piqued.
Aside from the striking mix of old world charm, modern color palates and elegant touches throughout the hotel, some guests have noticed a strange energy in some of the rooms. "We are on the haunted history tour. When we first walked in, we used to walk around and feel a little bit creeped out. The energy was pretty dark. We've brought a lot of love, light and positive energy to the building since we've been here," says Metz. "It gets us out of trouble quite often," she continues with a laugh. "Whenever something strange happens, we say 'The ghosts must have done it.'"
We found our way to the yoga studio on the second floor. Our son swirled around in the glorious light of the room, noticing how it reflected on the hardwood floor. We looked out the window toward the street, noticing passersby.
The hotel is well-apportioned with amenities, including a natural light-filled yoga studio on the second floor, the Phatsy Kline Parlor Lounge, and an elevator (also added in the 1980s), which makes traversing the four floors of the hotel much easier. But for the ambitious and passionate pair of sisters, there is still so much more to be done. "We'd love to add a rooftop bar and a spa behind the stage - where the fish market used to be. We have a banquet area that isn't finished yet, we are working on obtaining our full spirits license and building out our bar. And we want to have a commercial kitchen installed," says Metz.
The old "Antiques" sign that once flanked the building is no longer there. The antiques are still there, however, enchanting visitors from every room of The Inn at 2nd & C. They just aren't for sale anymore. "Maybe we should have kept that sign," Rex remarked.
Rex, who formerly worked in finance and calls herself "the math" in the operation, says the hardest part of owning The Inn is maintaining the work/life balance that has always been important to her. "It doesn't feel like work, but it's always on your mind," she says.
For Metz, the creative visionary behind the hotel, it's difficult not having enough money to carry out the vision as quickly as she'd like to: "We've come a long, long way and we've done incredible things, but all I can see is the end product. I want our guests to be comfortable in the rooms. I want to keep them happy and to build out the events. It's wanting to make it perfect and not always being able to do that."
When we were finished perusing the enchanting, mysterious and absolutely beautiful Inn at 2nd and C, we spent a few moments chatting with Corisa, who gave us some information on the hotel to take with us. She offered my son an apple and an orange from a fruit bowl in the lobby, a sweet farewell we won't ever forget.
As we drove back home, I asked my guys what their favorite part of our time on the coast was. "I liked walking through that place, Mommy," my son said. "That was definitely the highlight for me, too," said my husband. "Me too," I said, smiling at them, giddy at the good fortune of having stumbled on a gem when we weren't looking for it. •
The Inn at 2nd & C at The Historic Eagle House
139 2nd St., Eureka
(707) 444-3344 • www.theinnat2ndandc.com


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The high desert in Southern California, at altitudes from 2,500 feet to a mile and more, is a place like no other. It's beautiful, intense and unpredictable. Joshua trees stand as silent sentinels. A magnesium sun cautions you. At midnight under a billion stars and the Milky Way, if the coyotes aren't howling it's quiet enough to hear your heart beating in your chest. Hot summers, winter snows, wildlife everywhere.
Drive East on the 10 freeway out of LA for two hours. The housing developments gradually fall away replaced by enormous 3-bladed wind turbines 300 feet high. They decorate the hillsides and plains gracefully turning in the wind, silently and cleanly producing electricity. Take the Joshua Tree exit off the 10 on to Highway 62. A dozen miles from there, through a mountain pass and a 1/2 mile down a dirt road, is
. An aural oasis. A place to turn visions into reality via recording equipment and techniques that were born in the late '50s and fell out of favor sometime in the mid '80s. That long neglected, beautiful, red-headed stepchild is back with a
vengeance, enhanced and integrated with 21st century technology. Here, a red barn has been transformed into a recording studio. In it, a loft overlooks a
room full of eclectic musical instruments and tools of the trade.
Take a spin at the Optigan made in Inglewood, California in the 70s. It's a keyboard instrument that pre-dates synthesizers and samplers using 12" acetate film discs printed with looped optical recordings of real musical instruments, voices and sound effects. Visit
to learn more about this odd instrument.
Stand behind the same microphones that Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra used to tattoo the sound of their souls onto history.
Sit at the white Steinway grand and channel some John Lennon.
Exercise your Muscle Shoals on an old Hammond B3.
Plug a Telecaster into a beat-up tweed Fender Deluxe amplifier, turn it up to 12 and get in touch with your twang.
With the 20 foot long theatre curtains pulled back to make full use of the barn's high-ceiling acoustics, bring out your inner Bonham slamming some drums. Put a mic up in the loft and hit record. Back in the control room behind the MCI console, push up the faders and listen to what those drums sound like recorded onto 2" 16 track tape at 15 inches per second. It'll spoil you.
Put some wood in the stove and mic up your acoustic guitar.
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Last year we removed a dying spruce tree that was growing on our property. This huge plant grew in its place. I did not plant it, it just appeared. I cut it down last fall and this year it is back even bigger and spreading with little shoots coming up around it. I think it is a Pokeweed plant. It is hard to tell from the photo but it is about 5 feet tall.
Right now it is flowering.
On some of the flowers, small oddly shaped berries are forming. These will turn a dark purple color in the fall.
I've been doing some reading about this fascinating plant. It is toxic. Some people do eat the shoots in the spring, but if you don't cook it the proper way, you can die. Some also use it in a variety of medicinal ways. I am definitely not going to be eating this thing in any way, shape or form. It's being studied for its medicinal value and is thought to be promising in cancer treatments. The berries have been used as dye and ink. I read that the Declaration of Independence was written in Pokeweed ink. Here's a video by Green Deane at Eat The Weeds about Pokeweed.
and here's part two....
and someone else saying don't risk eating Pokeweed...
I'm not planning on using this plant but, should I remove it from my property? It's pretty, but I'm worried it could be dangerous to pets. Does anyone have any experience with this plant?


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The app hasn't launched yet, but will presumably be just for our American friends at first, though there's no reason why it couldn't spread further afield. Although, like Tinder, flicking right on a used car and messaging the seller is no substitute for checking it out in person. You never no what you could wind up with.


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A furnace is one way to heat a home. A furnace is generally expected to last about 20 years. Current furnaces tend to be more efficient than older ones.
Buying a furnaceEdit
There are several reasons to buy a furnace:
- first and most importantly, safety issues
- a faulty furnace can be a fire hazard or put out carbon monoxide, which can be deadly
- you don't have one yet and need one (for example in a new house)
- the old one is irreparably broken
- the old one is inefficient and won't last much longer
If you have the flexibility, consider purchasing a furnace during the spring, summer or early fall months when business may be slower for the companies that install furnaces. (Although some also handle Air conditioning, so the hottest part of the summer is probably busy for them too.)
In the U.S. the purchase price usually includes the labor, parts and materials, installation, some warranty as well as the equipment.
- energy efficiency
- initial cost and costs to run over time (Total Cost of Ownership)
- maintenance record
- sizing, that is how large a space it can heat
- size, how much space it takes
- installation
- features: air cleaning, humidifier
- Some furnaces have an air cleaner, most have a filter of some sort, so that as the air is forced to circulate it is also cleaned.
- As air is heated, its relative humidity goes down. So some furnaces have a humidifier to keep the humidity of the air higher.
Terms, abbreviations and definitionsEdit
- AFUE - annual fuel utilization efficiency
- ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
- BTU - British Thermal Units
- the amount of heat it takes to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit
- Electronic Air Cleaner
- ENERGY STAR qualified - for oil and gas furnaces requires an AFUE of 83% or higher
- Heat Exchanger
- Heat Pump
- Humidifier
- SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (mostly applies to air conditioning)
- Thermostat
Keeping the furnace workingEdit
The furnace will not work properly if the air cannot flow properly into and out of it. Check to make sure the air intake and exhaust are both clear. If the snow is high enough to block the air intake, your furnace cannot work.
Some furnaces have a drain pipe. Pouring warm-hot water with some vinegar or bleach through it can help keep the pipe clear and kill some stuff like mold. Do this at the beginning and end of each heating session.
Periodically check for leaks. Is there water where there shouldn't be? Or signs that there were puddles there? Condensation can also be a sign of a possible problem.
High efficiency furnaces have a fan that operates continuously. This also has the advantages of keeping the air circulating and evening the temperature throughout your home.
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- fireplace
- wood burning stove
- space heater
- budget friendly
- air conditioning
- compressor
- air filter
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- thermostat
- humidity
- boiler
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- BuyFurnace.org
- Furnacerepair.com
- Replacing Your Furnace from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Is it time to replace the furnace? on Bankrate.com
- Brand Repair History: Gas furnaces on ConsumerReports.org
- Furnaces Reviews by consumersearch.com
- Wikipedia's article on furnace
- Furnaces: ENERGY STAR
- 10 Tips for Hiring a Heating and Cooling Contractor from ENERGY STAR
- Guide to HVAC, by Lennox Industries
No endorsement is implied. Please feel free to add any brands we missed. Only one link per brand. (Reverse alphabetical order.)
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