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The Gene Synthesizer (遺伝子シンセサイザー Idenshi Shinsesaizaa) is a device used by the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess to create their Beast Warriors.
The Gene Synthesizer is a device that takes on the appearance of a synthesizer musical instrument, which is played by someone at the main control. However while the synthesizer is played like music, it actually allows for the quick and efficient manipulation of all genetics that are stored within the files and knowledge of Mess, collected throughout the universe by Great Emperor Lah Deus and his many minions, including his Alien Hunter squadron led by Sir Kauler. By playing a combination of notes as instructed, it allows for the multiple fusions and manipulations of genetics, twisting and mutating them until ultimately a Beast Warrior is created within a chamber linked to the main synthesizer.Ep. 1: Hurry! Save the Earth
The synthesizer not only can be used to create genetic experiments, but destroy genetics as well; if certain combinations are known that are highly sensitive to the genetics of a particular being, a Gene Synthesizer can likewise be used to rip apart a being, reducing them to baser elements.Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth
Laboh Gene Synthesizer
The main Gene Synthesizer of the series stored within Mess' mothership Laboh, this was the device originally developed by Great Emperor Lah Deus under the idea that he would ultimately use it alongside a trained player to take in the most powerful genetics of the universe to become the ultimate being. In order to accomplish this, he abducted a baby from the planet Earth 400 years in the past and raised it to become the ultimate manipulator of such a device; that baby would become the long-lived scientist of Mess, Great Doctor Lie Köpflen. Using this Gene Synthesizer, Lar Deus and Lie Köpflen would create all of their warriors, from their generals to their Beast Warriors for the continued abduction and manipulation of the genetics of the universe. However, the usage of the device was always tempered by Köpflen's loyalty to Lah Deus, with him constantly having his own ambitions kept in check by his devotion to his master.Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus
When Sir Kauler shook up Mess due to his growing hatred of it's leadership, particularly Köpflen alongside Lah Deus, the scientist began to use the genetic manipulator as an offensive weapon to elude and mess with the Alien Hunter leader.Ep. 24: The Occult Summer Vacation By the time Kauler finally abandoned Mess, Köpflen became further empowered by having Lar Deus grant his own genetics to the device, allowing for the creation of Deus Beast Warriors with the Synthesizer's power.Ep. 44: Deus Beast Warriors Appear With the most powerful genetics at his command,'s Köpflen loyalty to his master finally became torn apart as he realized he possessed the ability to play God with the universe with all of the genetics at his command; thus having him allow Kauler to ultimately kill Lah Deus with his own Gene Synthesizer. When Lar Deus attempted to return to retake command, the Great Doctor throws him into the Gene Synthesizer in order to use him as yet another Deus Beast Warrior, taking full command of Mess with the power of his device.Ep. 48: The End of Kauler!!Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus
When Flashman storms Laboh at the end of their battle with Mess, Lie Köpflen offered to use his Gene Synthesizer to help them, even offering to use it to cure their Anti-Flash Phenomenon sickness which would kill them in a matter of hours. However not falling for the ploy, Sara shoots at the device, both destroying it and starting a chain reaction that would bring an end to Köpflen and Mess.Final Ep.: Farewell! Our Home Planet
Tokimura Gene Synthesizer
A second Gene Synthesizer was developed by Earth scientist Doctor Tokimura under the direct orders of Sir Kauler during the final phase of the battle with Mess. With Kauler already realizing Lah Deus was an unnatural combination of genetics brought to life, he abducts the scientist to create and develop a second Gene Synthesizer on his ship in order to rip apart Mess' leader. Ultimately realizing that he needed a player to use the device after it is developed, he likewise abducts Flashman Sara in order to make her potentially play it. When Kauler's second Bo Gardan is mutated into another Deus Beast Warrior, Kauler goes through with making Sara play the device, weakening Lah Deus to the point of allowing for his attack to take him down as well as ultimately permit Köpflen's final betrayal. When Sir Kauler performed a suicide attack on Laboh, this Gene Synthesizer was destoryed with it.Ep. 45: Warriors! Leave the Earth-Ep. 49: Counterattack, Lah Deus


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1924 saw the first Ice Hockey tournament that was contested at the Winter Olympics having previously been contested at the summer version of the games in 1920.
Although it did take until 1998 to add a women's competition to the Olympic programme – The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes until 1988, and the National Hockey League (NHL) did not allow its players to compete until 1998. People who bet on hockey will be glad they are now included.
Canada dominated the early competitions at the Olympics winning six of the first seven Gold medals that were awarded; the other in 1936 was won by Great Britain. After WW2 it was the Soviet Union that took over as the dominant force in Olympic Ice Hockey winning all but two of the competitions up until 1988, that winning streak only being interrupted by two wins by the USA, the first in 1960 and the second far more well-known one in 1980. In that year in Lake Placid the US team which was made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet team, who were considered to be the best ice hockey team in the world at the time and that win is commonly known as the "Miracle On Ice".
Canada who were the earlier pacesetters in Olympic Ice Hockey went nearly 50 years before they triumphed again but they did in 2002 before following up in their home Olympics in 2010 – a feat they were under tremendous pressure to complete. Other nations to win gold include Sweden in 1994 and 2006 and the Czech Republic in 1998. Fans of live hockey online will know the Olympics offers up some top notch action.
The tournament looks very different now as the majority of the teams are allowed to include their NHL stars and with the addition of the women's tournament winning the Olympic title holds considerable kudos. The Canadian and American teams have dominated the women's event, typically losing only to each other. The United States won the first tournament in 1998, while Canada won in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

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Lalang Field Photography
Have you always wanted to take some photo at a Lalang Field?
Lalang or blady grass is a species of grass in the genus Imperata cylindrical.
It is a perennial rhizomatous grass native to east and southeast Asia, India, Australia and eastern and southern Africa. It grows from 2 - 10 feet tall. The leaves are about 2 cm wide near the base of the plant and narrow to a sharp point at the top; the margins are finely toothed and are embedded with sharp silica crystals. The main vein is a lighter colour than the rest of the leaf. The upper surface is hairy near the base of the plant while the underside is usually hairless. Roots are up to 4 feet deep, but 1½ feet is typical in sandy soil.
Common names include speargrass, blady grass (Australia), lalang (Malaysia), silver spike (eastern & southern Africa) or cogon grass (USA).
I went for photo-shoot with the Lalang...
Sunday morning, I went to a place which I found out from my friend, Noel (http://noelryuji.blogspot.com/) for photography.
This place is really a great place for photography, I like the place as there are no building estate around. I'm a nature lover!
I got the chance to ask a friend to help me took some photo with the lalang. It was a pretty hot weather at around 11plus for photo-shooting.
Here are some of the photo which were taken by my friend:
Guess where is this place?
It is in Singapore! Yes it is at Punggol!
How To Get To Punggol Lalang Field?
- It is at Tebing Lane.
- You have to take MRT to Punggol.
- Change LRT to Riveria LRT Stn.
- Then you will see Popeye restaurant.
- Walk to Popeye Restuarant.
- Walk all the way in and you will see a staircase to the river.
- Turn left after you walk down the staircase.
- Then walk all the way untill you see this nice lalang field.
Maybe I would suggest going there around 4-5pm when it is more cooler.
And if you are going there for photograghy, pls bring a towel/ tissues and drinks.
Have fun taking photo!!!
5 comments
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:54 AM
Hi, nice picture taken at the Lalang field. May i know how to go there?ReplyDelete
thanks for the info :DReplyDelete
not sure if it's still accessible this time...
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM
Is the place still available?ReplyDelete


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Meanwhile back in 1999…
Meanwhile back in 1999…the Highland Park Neighborhood, then known as the Ellwanger-Barry Neighborhood, was very much what is fifteen years later. That is the year when the following essay describing our neighborhood appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle. The essay was written by Roger T. Janezic: a Crawford Street resident who served on the Board of the Neighborhood Association for a number of years. The photos included have been recovered from older neighborhood website files from around 2001. But the words (and photos) still seem relevant as descriptions of day-t0-day experiences, almost as if they were written last week.
Six years ago I made a decision to purchase a home in the Ellwanger-Barry Neighborhood of Rochester. I was drawn to the house immediately. Today I share this home with my wife and find a quiet joy living here. I feel this joy often when coming home at the end of the day. Driving down our street feels like I'm entering our living room. An overhead canopy of sycamore trees greets me, trunks like sentinels lined along the street, arching their sheltering branches over our neat, tidy American four-squares. Neighbors wave, children play. It's not uncommon to fall into a conversation upon arriving home and find myself still standing there, talking, 20 minutes later. I have an image of this street that I'm always trying to capture with a camera. Perhaps what I seek through the lens isn't its physical attributes.
The community that exists here is tangible, immediate, and part of the everyday fabric of our lives. Our neighbors are not only acquaintances, many are dear friends. Together we have traveled on vacation, attended each other's birthdays, shared grief at funerals, pulled together for someone's sick mother, or bought presents for a newborn baby. We have celebrated the holidays together, caroling on bitter December nights or carving pumpkins under an October moon. We make a point of getting together regularly but often under some pretense of holiday or other event. Often our gatherings are spontaneous and may fill a porch on a late spring afternoon with an instant smorgasbord of food and talk. And even those who have moved away to other cities or states keep in touch, visit, and act like neighbors who have who have really never left. Not everybody participates to the same degree or frequency but each contributes in his or her own way. And we wonder aloud sometimes, daring to break the fortunate spell cast upon our street, "why does this work so well?"
There is likely a multitude of reasons for the harmony that exists here, some more obvious than others. Nearly all the houses on our street are owner-occupied and most residents have been here for five to fifteen years, all of which bring a stabilizing influence. The close proximity of colleges, hospitals, and parks help strengthen property-values, which lure and keep residents. While the environment exists for this neighborhood to survive, I believe that there are two other elements that allow it to flourish. First, many of the people who live here do so because they believe that cities are important, both for the advantages derived from urban living and for it's strengthening action upon of our urban core. In addition, the physical make up of our homes, from the close proximity of our houses and compact yards to the welcoming nature of our open porches, invites interaction. It's as if the houses themselves foster our relationships. I believe that this willingness to live side by side coupled with the architecture of our homes help us better to resolve differences, recognize similarities, and build bridges of friendship and trust.
For those skeptical of city living, I invite you to visit our neighborhood and walk the sidewalks. There is something that works here, something vital, something that may offer valuable clues to fostering a livable, vibrant city neighborhood. You may find that it's for you.
Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood – Part III
Curator's Note: This is the third and final chapter of Dan Cragg's remembrance of the Highland Park Neighborhood. Dan is a former resident of the Highland Park Neighborhood and the author or co-author of over a dozen books. In a literary sense, this series is a homecoming of sorts, as Dan left in 1958 to begin the first of several careers. His years in the military included two tours of Vietnam as well as others in Europe and South Korea.
Although he no longer lives in Rochester, Dan still visits us from time to time. By way of these remarkable memories, we readers should welcome him back home. In chapter III, Dan revisits School #24, Minnie's store, the Eastman Dental Dispensary and Monroe High School as he also describes the day-to-day lives of his family and friends. Enjoy!
( Click for Part I of Dan's Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood.
And for Part II, Click Here… )
My father, my uncle, my Aunt Josephine, my Cousin Jack, my sister and I all attended grammar school at PS 24. A Mrs. Gregory, one of my teachers there, remembered both my father and my uncle as her students. My oldest friend, Phil Willis, who is now retired from the RTC and living on Norris Drive (and we're still in touch), was in my kindergarten class. Imagine my surprise some years ago when I discovered the school had been converted to condos and now my old kindergarten room was someone's home!
I remember my first day of kindergarten. Since my father was away in the army at the time and my mother a patient at the Iola Sanitarium, my Uncle Bob took me. I had no idea where I was going, what it meant, or what would happen when I trudged into that classroom at the east end of PS24. I also remember the first time I was able to write my own name but more vividly I remember the first words I ever read by myself. Up to that time I always had to get an adult to interpret the Sunday comics for me so it seems appropriate that my first reading experience was in a Porky Pig comic book. That opened vistas for me that have never dimmed.
My old schoolmate Phil Willis and I often argue which year we started school. I think it was 1945 but Phil insists 1944 and the war was still on. I do remember that the glass paneling inside the school was all taped up to prevent fragmentation from bomb blasts. I remember very well the A-bomb drills of the 1950s we had to perform where we'd all troop into the hallways and crouch down against the walls for safety from the blast waves of an atomic detonation. We were also instructed to fling ourselves into the roadside if there were a bright flash in the sky while out of doors, or under our desks if an attack occurred while in the classroom. Looking back on all that now (and all the civil defense preparations of that era) I realize how naive it all was. By 1950 we had less chance of surviving an atomic attack than the school kids did in Hiroshima. But to us then the drills were exciting if also a bit frightening but we were assured the adults would know what to do if atomic war ever came to Rochester.
The principal there when I started was a Mrs. Arlene Fritz who was later replaced by a Mr. Thiele. I remember some of my teachers, Mrs. Rowland (6th grade) , Mrs. Greenstone (2nd grade), Mrs. Brookle (kindergarten), Mrs. Putnam (fifth grade), Mrs. Winterman (4th grade). A Mrs. Kenworthy was our music teacher but I never did much in her class except mumble incoherently, as did all the other boys, when asked to sing along when she played songs on the piano for us. One of her favorites was "The Light Cavalry Overture" by von Suppé and I really liked that but in class I could never be persuaded to more than mumble the lyrics. We boys just did not indulge. (In high school our music teacher was a Mrs. Wannamaker who looked just like Wagner's Brunhilde. Once, in her 8th grade music class, practicing a chorus from "Carmen," she heard a boy sing, "Toreadora, don't spit on the floor-a, spit in the cuspidor-a," grabbed him by his ear and ejected him from class with the words, "You shall not sing that filthy street song in my class!" But Mrs. Kenworthy at PS 24 was a pin-up girl to us boys).
At the end of the semester we were tested to identify the compositions we'd supposedly learned in class. The pieces were all played back to us via the school's loud speaker system. I got them all right and Mrs. Kenworthy, in her amazement, accused me of copying the answers from the girl who sat in front of me. But her paper proved she had a tin ear so when that didn't work I was hauled before the principal for interrogation. In the end it was concluded I just happened to have a good memory. That was the only time in my life I can remember being punished for doing well on a test in school.
I must digress here about music. My family was a singularly unmusical group. My cousin, Jack, could play the piano (acceptably, to my ear) and he had a good singing voice. I loved it when he could be prevailed upon to sit at the old, out-of-tune piano in grandmother's parlor and sing arias from "The Student Prince." In Rochester in those days there was no FM radio and as I recall, the only classical music you could get on the local AM stations was half an hour once a week. When the conditions were right I could sometimes receive broadcasts from the CBC in Ontario but what I remember most about listening to those Canadian broadcasts was "The Goon Show," a zany complement to our own satirical Bob & Ray of radio fame (to which I was a loyal fan) or a predecessor to British TV's Monty Python.
Of course with the Eastman School downtown there were always concerts but we never attended any. For us the closest we ever got to live musical performances were the hymns sung in church or the concerts at the Highland Bowl. One season a local opera company put on a performance of "Don Giovanni." In one scene the Don rushed up a set of stairs, tripped over his sword, and was clearly heard to utter a word that was definitely not in Lorenzo DaPonte's libretto.
Directory of Dan' Cragg's Mt Vernon Avenue.
Click the graphic to see the complete directory of Mt Vernon Avenue around the time that Dan was born. Houses have been renumbered since this was published in 1940.
Just down Meigs St. from PS 24 was Minnie's, later known as Mim's, a candy story which we frequented whenever we had some loose change to spend there. My grandmother kept her change purse in a drawer in the kitchen and I'd pilfer dimes to use at Minnie's where I'd treat my conniving classmates (one of whom, under the influence of adult liquid refreshment years later, fell into the Barge Canal and drowned) to a candy feast. That might explain my popularity with some kids in those days. On the north side of PS 24 was our playground. In my day it was a just a plain patch of dirt without any equipment except what we carried with us. I don't recall that physical exercise played a very prominent role in our curriculum in the 1950s. We got plenty of that on our own, however.
In my day grammar school kids had "religious education," not in the classroom but at local churches (the Jewish kids had "Hebrew School"). This was really a kind of Sunday school during the week. With parental permission we were taken for instruction one morning a week. The Baptist church I attended for this instruction was at the corner of Linden Street and South Avenue and our instructor, a Mrs. Westra, would come to PS 24, gather up her charges, and march us to the church where we'd study Bible stories. This religious instruction offered a break from classroom drudgery and an opportunity for us boys to goof off. The one boy I remember from that experience, the biggest goof off in religious instruction classes, is the chap who got drunk one night years later and drowned in the Barge Canal.
When I returned to PS 24 in 1963 I was astonished at how small the place had become.
The Eastman Dental Dispensary
One of George Eastman's many public endowments was the establishment of a dental clinic for Rochester's school children. For five cents a child could go there and receive all the most modern dental treatment. I was one of those recipients. It was the worst experience of my life up to then and totally turned me off on dental science for the next 20 years. I hated that place so much I actually played hooky on the days we were scheduled to go. When I was caught no one asked me why I did it. I didn't tell anyone either or if I did nobody considered a fear of dentistry an apt justification for staying away from school. I also guess I never expected anyone to check into my absence but eight-year-olds aren't known for planning ahead.
The clinic on East Avenue was an imposing structure with a huge set of stairs leading to the main lobby. That lobby was enormous to me at age eight. In the center was a bird cage that held songbirds who tweeted and twittered as they fluttered about inside. To this day I cringe whenever I hear that sound. You'd pay your nickel and then sit on a hard bench until your name was called. The dentists were in a huge hall on the second floor that you reached by climbing a set of stairs. It was the "last mile" for me, those stairs. Once at the top you looked down this hallway lined with dental chairs on each side, and waited for your doom. I think those dentists were in the final phase of their training, something like interns, and in those days I don't think they were taught anything about child psychology. They also did not use high-speed drills, only those monstrous devices run by a foot pedal that sounded and felt like jackhammers in your mouth. And no anesthetics. Once they had to tie my arms to the chair to keep me in the seat! That was after I ran screaming from that place. Finally, a doctor from New Zealand got me as his patient. He was a careful and gentle man who talked softly and would stop his work if it hurt me. Gradually, he gained my confidence. Eventually the other dentists would gather round and gape at how effortlessly he was able to work on my teeth. I don't remember his name. If I had I'd have looked him up when I was in New Zealand years later.
Today the clinic is a ruin and some think it's haunted. No disrespect meant to the philanthropist who endowed the place, but if it is haunted that is no surprise to me. It is truly wonderful to think that medicine has advanced so far over the last 65 years that no longer must anyone enter the portals of such places as the Eastman Dental Clinic or the Iola Sanitarium or lie alone in a hospital bed begging for death.
Monroe High
I started at Monroe in the fall of 1954. My sister and I were preceded there by my father, uncle, Aunt Jo, and Cousin Jack. In their day and in ours almost none of the kids had cars. I should say that in the transition from grammar to high school we ceased being school children and became "students." So as students we, as those before us, walked to and from Monroe; I did anyway, and in all kinds of weather, dutifully carrying the lunch grandmother made for me (I never bought anything but milk in the school cafeteria). I remember very high standards at Monroe both in the quality of the education we received and the conduct of the teaching staff and the student body. I remember none of the problems that plague the public school systems throughout the nation today. One thing about the school system in those days, the teacher was always right. If you were disciplined it was because you deserved it (whether you did or not). That pertained as much to PS24 as it did to Monroe High. I was held back in the first grade and nobody objected or even bothered to tell me why. Thus the kids I started kindergarten with graduated from high school a year earlier than I.
I believe there were 248 students in the graduating class of 1958. Of them 158 were still living in NY state in 1983. They were all white except for one exchange student from Japan, Shima Murakami, I believe was her name. Many of those graduates went on to distinguished careers. Howard Relin became Rochester's district attorney, for instance; others became lawyers, prelates, and so on. We held a 25th reunion in 1983 which I was unable to attend and the 50th reunion, scheduled for October 2008, seems never to have come off. About 15 of those who graduated in 1958 were also my classmates at PS 24.
Through the Rundel Library I met other young people from different parts of the city so the group I hung out with during high school included teens from schools like Ben Franklin and Marshall, my first exposure, you might say to a cosmopolitan outlook.
My greatest achievement at Monroe almost got me expelled when I dumped a trash can onto our table in the cafeteria. That engendered a satisfying rush of enthusiastic horror from the students during the second lunch period and they were still talking about it years later. I did it on a $5 bet with Phil Willis. The boy's advisor, Mr. Julian Lowell, strongly suggested that to atone for this misdeed I give the $5 to the Red Cross. But when Phil coughed the money up later I kept it and spent it on books at Gilboy's down at 197 Chestnut Street. Our punishment was to sweep the cafeteria floors for one week. Phil was suitably repentant but I picked up the loose change dropped by the students during lunch and saved it up to spend on books and science-fiction magazines.
Ah, books! When I got old enough to earn my own money I started spending it on books and hanging out at the local used book stores. There was the Book Hunter's Shoppe on South Avenue in the same block as the old Milner Hotel, across from the Rundel Library, a room filled with books from floor to ceiling. The owner was a white-haired gentleman cigar-smoker who never objected to a teen-age browser; the Clinton Bookstore just up Court Street from there which carried the latest paperbacks and magazines; and Gilboy's, a Mecca for teenage bibliophiles. A. Worden Gilboy was a raconteur of the highest order, an antiquarian bookman renowned for his knowledge, and a mentor to any young person with an interest in literature. In a word, he treated us as adults in sharing with us what he knew. His family lived in the rear and second-floor section of the old brownstone on Chestnut Street. In my high-school years I earned spending money by cleaning the store and his living quarters once a week. I never took the money in salary, I applied it against books on his shelves that I wanted for my own. As we grew older – J. B. Post, Dan Lynch, Jerry O'Neill and I – Gilboy would have us over after hours to enjoy cards, conversation and, after age 18, beer at his kitchen table. I learned more at Gilboy's than I ever did at Monroe. Or what I learned from him has stuck with me. For me there never will be a more satisfying sensation than holding a real book in my hands.
A love of books led me to crime: I stole a book from the school library, a copy of Henry Fairfield Osborne's Men of the Old Stone Age. When it came due I told the librarian I'd lost it and paid the $5 to replace it. I don't know what happened to that copy. Last year I bought another off eBay for $100. When I went into the army I gave all my books away including a copy of the first U. S. edition of Darwin's On the Origin of Species which I got from Gilboy for $5. I also bought from him a pristine copy of one volume of paleontologist James Hall's contribution to the Natural History of New York State. Today I own two sets of the series fulfilling the adage that all things come to he who waits.
Anyway, with my attitude, I was an indifferent student, good at what I liked, history and English, but not very interested in anything else, including sports. One teacher I remember above all the others was the late T. A. Fabiano who taught social studies but he taught it in a way that challenged us to think. He was visibly disappointed when I saw him last in 1963 that I'd chosen the army instead of college. I did finish college eventually, on the GI Bill, but that wasn't until I was in my 40s. Immediately upon graduation I enlisted in the army. But that's another story.
On December 4th, 1954, Phil Willis and I climbed a tree in Highland Park and carved our names and the date in its bark. At that time we couldn't imagine what it would be like to graduate from Monroe in 1958. Four years in the future seemed a lifetime away then. Now so it has become.
"Thus in the stilly night, ere slumber's chain has bound me, sad memory brings the light of other days around me."
Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood – Part II
Curator's Note:
Dan Cragg is a former resident of the Highland Park Neighborhood and the author or co-author of over a dozen books. Recently he sent us a remembrance of his life, his family and his times spent in the area before he left in 1958. During his first of several careers, while with the United States Army, Dan travelled the world: including two tours of duty in Vietnam, and tours of duty in Germany, Italy, and South Korea. But even if he has never returned here to live, as the stories he shares reveals, the Neighborhood has always been with him. In the second of three parts of his wonderful contribution to our archives, Dan takes us back to the part of Mt Vernon Avenue with which he was most familiar as well as the family, neighbors and friends who shared that time and place with him
(Click Here for Part I of Dan's
Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood.)
Mt. Vernon Avenue
One aspect of the neighborhood in my youth that may seem odd today is that it was all white. No black or Hispanic people lived in our part of the city back in the 1950s, there was no ethnic diversity in the neighborhood or our schools (I understand the student body at Monroe today is predominantly Hispanic). Black people were employed at the Highland Hospital and I suppose others seen passing by worked as domestics in some households, but our everyday life was one of de facto segregation. Read more…
Little Library Street
Little Library Street is officially known as Caroline Street. When Caroline Street first appeared on City of Rochester maps around 1845, it ran from South Avenue to the city's edge which was just beyond "Nelson" street, now known as Meigs St. By 1861 (see map at right) it reached all the way to the new extension of Goodman, by then also on the edge of Rochester proper. Today, this portion of the street between South and Goodman has accumulated more Little Free Library Stations than any other area in our city than we are aware of. And each of these three structures has an individual style all its own. But they are all still connected to the first Little Library which took residence in the Highland Park Neighborhood by way of the loves of reading and of real books. The Ellwanger & Barry company referred to our area as The Finest and Healthiest Part of the City. And what could be healthier for the mind and spirit than reading a fine old or new book or magazine? Read more…
Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood – Part I
Curator's Note: Dan Cragg, a former resident sent us a remarkable remembrance earlier in 2014. While Dan's package of photos and stories got delayed for a few months inside a local post office, fortunately, we eventually received it earlier this summer. Within the first few minutes of reading the first pages, I realized, as you will, that Dan's detailed memories of the time he spent in this neighborhood are shared treasures. So it is my pleasure and honor to present the first of three parts of Dan Cragg's Memories of The Highland Park Neighborhood. In part I, Dan writes about Highland Hospital, his childhood activities in Highland Park and the Pinnacle Range. The photos in this first entry are all supplied by Dan. The post cards images are from the archives of the Virtual Scrapbook. Enjoy!
I left the Highland Park neighborhood in 1958 and have returned there only for brief intervals since but often enough that I have retained a sense of belonging. Each visit renews that bond. Members of my family have lived and died in Rochester for well over a century and now, as I enter three-quarters of a century, reminiscences of my boyhood in the old neighborhood flood back in brilliant color and make me feel young again. The Irish poet, Thomas Moore, said it well: "Oft in the stilly night, ere slumber's chain has bound me, fond memory brings the light of other days around me." Submitted by Dan Cragg
Highland Park
The name "Highland" has been with me since I was born at Highland Hospital in 1939. Highland Park itself has been a source of recreation for my family for well over 90 years. One winter in the 1920s Grandma broke her back tobogganing down a slope along the ridge just to the south of the Lily Pond (not far from the Frederick Douglass monument). The cast they put on at Highland Hospital remained in grandmother's attic until she died (at Highland) in 1965.
I was a patient at the Highland four times in my life. The first time was when I was born; then when I cut my leg in father's vegetable garden (see the Smith Place); next to recover from strep throat, an infection I picked up playing with the stagnant water in the fish pond in grandmother's back yard. The last time was when I was about 15. I was there for about a week with what was considered at first a kidney infection but turned out to be the passing of calcium from an old TB infection I got from my mother. They put me in a ward with grown men one of whom was dying from terminal cancer. He was kept sedated during the day but sometimes at night he'd wake up and begin screaming for someone to kill him until a nurse would come in and put him under again. He died alone, quietly, in a bed in a corner of our ward. I don't think they even had hospices in those days where the terminally ill could pass out with dignity.
Keeping the Neighborhood Pristine, and More Trash Talk
Submitted by Elaine Heveron
Good Morning! Perhaps we've met you on one of our morning walks—we're the couple picking up trash with the long-handled grab-bar. We've met some wonderful people along the way these last several years.
Sometimes someone says, "Well, there's not much trash around this neighborhood, right?" Well, right, but there would be about 300 shopping bags worth of trash per year more than what you see if we didn't pick it up, and there are others who do this as well. The other day, we saw an elderly man using a walker and picking up trash along Elmwood Avenue; we were impressed!
Many people have taken a moment to say thank you or ask if we've ever found anything good (not yet.) And, comically, it's usually person who is both walking a dog or two and pushing a stroller that says, "I should do that too!" We don't have a dog and we're walking anyway, so we're happy to do it. Our feeling is, if people see trash everywhere, they might not think twice about throwing trash from a car to the street, roadside, or sidewalk. But if they don't see any trash around, they might get the vibe that this is not the place to do such a thing.
We could use some help along Clinton and South Avenues, (ideally from those who own and operate the businesses there, mainly.) Also, some of the side streets need more picking up. If anyone wants to help increase and extend the pristine look of this neighborhood, not just by having a Clean-Up Day once a year, but as a regular thing at your own convenience, please consider the ease of this contribution. It's easier with two people, one to hold the bag and one to pick up and deposit trash, but it can be done alone too. People always ask where we bought our grab-bar. The grab bars are easy to find online. My favorite is the Ettore 49036 Grip 'n Grab (Amazon $17.98). because it can pick up the tiniest thing, even a cigarette butt or a dime. Other models can be found at places like Southside Apothecary, Home Depot-types stores, Pharmacies, or even the public market. So, get yourself a grab-bar and help reinforce the notion that this area is a very special neighborhood and we've all got our eyes on the scene.
And while we're talking trash, I'd like to mention that if you have items in your basement, garage or attic that you've been meaning to get rid of appropriately, there is a great place to dispose of these items:
Eco Park, 10 Avion Drive, Rochester, New York (near the airport)
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Here are the hours and items you can leave for free at the Regular Collections. (Check website for special collections of more items)
Wed.-Sat., 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (closed on Monroe County government-observed holidays) – Monroe County households only (no businesses, not-for-profits, home offices, etc.)
- Electronic Waste
- Batteries (household alkaline batteries are NOT accepted)
- Appliances (without CFC/Freon)
- Scrap Metal
- Aluminum Can Pop-Tops (to benefit Ronald McDonald House)
- Paper & Flattened Cardboard
- Document Destruction
- Recyclable Glass/Metal/Plastic Containers
- Printer Cartridges
- Propane Tanks – 1# & 20#
- Bulky Plastic Items (should be clean and rigid)
- Plastic Bags and Product Wrap (must be clean and dry — no mulch/soil bags)
- Clean Styrofoam Packing (no takeout clamshells, cups, meat trays, egg cartons, etc.)
- Empty Prescription Bottles (labels OK)
- Cooking Oil/Grease
- Fluorescent Lights
- Sharps & Syringes
- Sneakers (no shoes, boots, cleats, 'light-up' or metal-containing sneakers)
- Clothing (Goodwill Donation)
- Cell Phones (to benefit Cell Phones for Soldiers)
- Flags (U.S.)
- Compost Give-Back (Seasonal – not for use in vegetable/herb gardens)
Check out the web site for Special Collections of other items.


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Former Executive Sentenced in Kickback Scheme for Military Contracts in Kuwait
The former director of operations in Kuwait and Iraq for Tamimi Global Co., a Saudi Arabian company, Mohammad Shabbir Khan, was sentenced to a term of 51 months in prison for having paid kickbacks to a Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR) employee to secure two military dining subcontracts valued at $21.8 million.
U.S. District Judge Joe McDade further ordered Khan to pay a fine of $10,000 and restitution of $133,860, the amount Khan admitted he paid to the KBR employee.
Immediately before Khan's sentencing, in a separate hearing, also in Rock Island,Ill., the now-former KBR employee, Stephen Lowell Seamans, was sentenced to a term of 12 months and one day in prison for his role in the kickback scheme with Tamimi. Seamans was also ordered to pay restitution of $380,130. That conduct included Seamans' accepting kickbacks from another company related to the award of a Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, cleaning services subcontract.
"Today's sentences demonstrate the consequences of cheating the system and violating the public's trust," says US Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher. "We will continue to pursue those that seek to enrich themselves by offering illegal favors at the expense of honest citizens."
"The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting anyone who manipulates the system for their own benefit," says U.S. Attorney Rodger Heaton for the Central District of Illinois. "Today's sentences should help deter others who resort to procurement fraud as a means to scam U.S. taxpayers."
In June, Khan pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud and one count each of money laundering conspiracy and making a false statement. Seamans pleaded guilty in March 2006 to one count each of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
The scheme, as outlined in court proceedings and documents, resulted in Khan paying $133,000 in kickbacks to Seamans, one of two KBR procurement materials and property managers in Kuwait responsible for negotiation, execution and administration of subcontracts on KBR's behalf under the U.S. Army's prime contract known as LOGCAP III. Khan paid Seamans the kickbacks to secure two subcontracts for Tamimi Global Co. for military dining facilities: a $14.4 million dollar subcontract at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and a subcontract of $7.4 million dollars at a palace in Baghdad.
LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program), a U.S. Army program, uses civilian contractors to support the logistical needs of the U.S. military forces. In December 2001, the LOGCAP III prime contract was awarded to KBR by the U.S. Army Operations Support command, with headquarters at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, and was administered by the Army Field Support Command, also at the Rock Island Arsenal.
Khan pleaded guilty to offering Seamans a kickback following a birthday party Khan hosted for Seamans in October 2002. Seamans accepted the kickback offer for the Camp Arifjan dining facility subcontract and on Oct. 14, 2002, the one-year $14.4 million subcontract was awarded to Tamimi. In April 2003, Seamans provided Khan with bid information Tamimi needed to secure the award for another dining facility services subcontract at a palace in Baghdad. Tamimi was subsequently awarded the $7.4 million subcontract for the six-month period of April through October 2003.
Khan's pleas to the money laundering conspiracy and false statement offense relate to his and a former Tamimi manager's scheme to cover up kickback payments Khan had made to Seamans.
This scheme included Khan and the Tamimi manager meeting with Seamans in London and instructing Seamans to use international wire transfers of money to cover up the kickback payments. Khan also made various false statements to federal law enforcement officers in an effort to cover up the kickback payments to Seamans.
Pursuant to a cooperation agreement, Seamans voluntarily disclosed that he also accepted a $5,000 cash kickback from another company in November 2002 for a cleaning services subcontract. That company's managing partner later offered to employ Seamans or use him as a consultant for $1.2 million annually. In May 2003, the company paid Seamans $300,000 as an advance on the $1.2 million arrangement while Seamans was still employed by KBR. Thereafter, the managing partner and Seamans agreed to terminate their arrangement, and Seamans received no further payment. Seamans disclosed that he did not return any of the $300,000.
Khan has remained detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in Rock Island in March. He will be transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to serve his prison sentence. Judge McDade ordered Seamans to report to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 22, 2007 to begin serving his prison term.
In October, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announced the formation of a National Procurement Fraud Task Force designed to promote the early detection, identification, prevention and prosecution of procurement fraud associated with the increase in contracting activity for national security and other government programs. The Procurement Fraud Task Force, chaired by Assistant Attorney General Fisher, includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Inspectors General, the executive office for United States attorneys and others.


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What would replace the rent with the stars above?
Replace the need with love?
Replace the anger with the tide?
Replace the ones that you love?
One of the least important things about this song is intimately connected with one of the most significant. Life's funny that way. Laura was the first person to play it for me. In the days of my earliest infatuation with her, we were sitting on the floor of her room, listening to music, and fiddling around with her guitar. She was practicing a variety of things (many of them from Sarah McLachlan's "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" album, which I had also just heard for the first time). At the time, I had no idea who the Indigo Girls were (1), but I did know and love R.E.M. Every member of R.E.M. performs on this record, but none so spectacularly as Michael Stipe. (2) Now, as anyone who will have heard old recordings of band practice will know (3), I once had the uncanny ability to sound just like Mr. Stipe when speaking into a tape recorder. So, naturally, Laura thought I would be able to sing this song with her. And, naturally, that I'd be able to play along with her.
Unfortunately, I could not. I mean, sure, I could "sing." But I could not sing and play guitar at the same time. And, let's be honest, here. By "play guitar" I mean to say that I couldn't manifest the handful of chords that I knew while within earshot of anyone else. Laura, however, had no such problem, and she played for me, and she sang along, and it was lovely. It really was. And I've never stopped wishing that I could play and sing guitar at the same time. I've made some progress, but it haunts me. (4) At any rate, that's not really what I want to discuss. It is important to keep it in the back of your mind, but it's not essential. Sort of like Calculus, the in-field fly rule, and the right way to eat a reese's peanut butter cup.
No, what I really want to talk about is those lyrics above. I used to have them taped to my bedroom wall, and, every now and again, I'd stop and I'd ask myself that set of questions. When I hear this song, I'm taken back to a few different places. To Laura's bedroom floor on a beautiful spring day full of music I'd never heard, and absolutely nothing else to worry about. To a car ride with Julie where I finally got to hear someone sing the prettiest alto line in all of pop music. (5) And I think about the moment when my father discovered the song, and our lives intersected again after being so long apart. And usually, by that point, the chorus comes in, and I ask myself: "Are you on fire?" And I realize I am. And that that's how it's supposed to be. (6)
"Why?" is a reasonable question to ask. And we'll get there. I suppose I should explain a little bit about the way in which I mentally categorize my record collection. Apart from associating songs with certain moments in my life (as this site demonstrates), I also find that certain songs and albums encapsulate the spirit of a season for me. For instance, the Lemonheads album "It's a Shame About Ray" is the perfect album for April/May in New England. I think of it in relation to the first warm day of the year, and the feeling of the breeze on my face as I set out in nothing but a t-shirt for the first time in a while. When it comes to driving on a carefree summer day, "Molly" by Sponge is the perfect song. (7) And for Fall, my favorite season, "Mayonaise" by the Smashing Pumpkins is the perfect song for setting off alone in the crisp air for a walk under falling leaves. So, there's a sense of season, and a dimension of experience, and then there's one other thing: people.
Everyone I've ever met is, in one way or another, identified in my mind by a soundtrack. What's weird about "Kid Fears" is that it seems to apply to quite a few people. Laura, obviously. And Julie. And Andy (who actually played it for me on the only occasion I've ever had to be in his room. Yet another time that I desperately wanted to be able to play and sing.). Anyway, returning to the original point, "Kid Fears" is a spring song. It's for overcast days when a fine mist blows through a screen window while you're laying next to it. For me, it calls to mind a sense that change can, will, and does happen. Which is why, I suppose, it's a spring song. Yet, even as it brings a sense of change, it asks about the value of change. (8)
The first three of those lines above present beautiful prospects. Give up material concerns for the stars. Give up loneliness for love. Give up anger for the ability to accept the ebb and the flow of life. But then it asks: "What could replace the ones that you love?" And you realize that those first few things are a part of them. That it's all mixed together, and you don't get utopia. And then the song asks: "What would you give for your kid fears?" And I think that has a lot to do with this moment of realization. Because it's hard to look imperfection in the eye, and to know that you're saddled with it forever. To give up that sense you had when you were a kid that everything could be made right if you just wished hard enough. And yet, I don't see this as a song without hope, and neither should you. For one thing, when I hear the final three-part harmony, my eyes close and my heart skips a beat – and I know that I'm alive. (9) Burning with something other than the years and their emotional chaos. Burning, indeed, with a sense of beautiful possibility.
And that's why it's so important that this song makes me think of springtimes past, and of that aching desire to be able to play and sing. Because in that moment, I conjure up the scene of Laura's room, with us both in our youth and the mist coming in from the outside, and I feel that same boyish desire to sing and play – just to participate for the love of the thing itself. And I also think about the freedom I have to set off in the car at night towards the beach with Julie, listening and singing as we go. And when I think of my dad, and of all the strife he had in his life – the bills, the pain, the sickness – I cry.
And sure, I'm crying now for the obvious reason that he's gone. But I'm also crying fondly – because, despite all this, he was beautiful. And we can all be beautiful, too.
And, so, even though it's far less majestic than the original, (though it vaguely recalls my sense of watching the performance from the floor), I leave you with this (10):
- "I mean, c'mon, they're a girl band" – I would have said [Back]
- Honestly, has any other band ever done so much mentoring? Eddie Vedder discussed this when he inducted R.E.M. into the rock and roll hall of fame, and you can find that here, here, and here. But seriously? Peter Buck contributed great things to albums by The Replacements. Michael Stipe shepherded Thom Yorke in his time of crisis. Then Eddie Vedder. And a host of other bands from the Athens, GA area – including the Indigo Girls. And I'll never stop thinking about what might have come out of the "acoustic" stuff he was working on with Kurt Cobain. The man really is a dynamo… [Back]
- And yes, I realize this represents a small, miserable population of people who will likely never speak to me again. [Back]
- The other moment that comes to mind is a birthday party I attended for Sean Seaman at Amanda Wagemaker's house. She'd gotten everyone to pitch in and buy him a new guitar (he was in a band that I liked, and we occasionally had lunch and talked about distortion pedals, etc). Anyway, while hanging out by Red-who-played-guitar, I was introduced to the concept of bar/power chords. My hands were/are smallish, and I had a really hard time. Needless to say, I was a bit sad that I couldn't play with the cool kids. Red did, however, eventually teach me to play "Wish You Were Here," and I'll never forget the power that I suddenly felt. I'll always see that patio, and feel that sunshine, when I pick up a guitar. [Back]
- And, honestly, it is. I'm referring to the melody that weaves its way through the final part of the song, just after Michael Stipe has begun singing. [Back]
- To quote Dar Williams: "I'll burn as I grow." [Back]
- Certain other people I know have claimed that this would be "Joyride" by Roxette. They are clearly wrong. [Back]
- To hopefully help elaborate, I would say that "To Sheila" (a winter song) by the Smashing Pumpkins is this song's emotional brother. Where this song questions what could replace the ones that you love, "To Sheila" is at least a little bit about saying: "Well, I don't know… but this will have to do." Among other things, it encapsulates that sense of having had to move on, even while working through some misgivings about direction. "Kid Fears" is about those misgivings, and even invites us to "hold on." Starting to get a picture of my convoluted brain, yet? [Back]
- This, I suppose, goes right to the heart of debates I've had with certain other people I know about the value of lyrics versus the value of melodies. To me, songs rise and fall on their lyrical content. I honestly can't understand how people can not listen to lyrics. I mean, sure, I like a good toe-tapper just like everyone else, but nothing is ever truly beautiful to me without that synergy of melody and content. This song, more than any other I know, makes me question that sentiment. [Back]
- If you'd really like to hear the original, you can click on this. I wouldn't watch the video at the same time as listening for the first time, as it's really not very good, but it may be intriguing for "Lost" fans. [Back]


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Despite only scoring 4 points in Friday's 122-107 win on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors' power forward Draymond Green notched a triple-double on the stat sheets.
Green scored 4 points, collected 12 rebounds, dished out 10 assists, and stole the ball 10 times. He also blocked 5 shots, meaning he was just 1 point shy of having at least 5 in all 5 of the major statistical categories.
Green's triple-double is the first of its kind. His amazing accomplishment was the first in which a player did not score 10 points in a triple-double. No previous triple-double in NBA history featured three statistics with 10+ in each category with one of those three categories not being points.
Green is known as one of the most well-rounded players in the NBA, as he is currently averaging 10.5 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game, 7.4 assists per game, 1.5 blocks per game, and 2.1 steals per game as an unconventional kind of power forward, so it is no shock that the first triple-double of this kind was earned by him.
Green and the Warriors are back in action tonight in small forward Kevin Durant's return to Oklahoma City against the Thunder, the franchise he spent 9 seasons with. The game begins at 8:30 PM EST.
-Asher Fair


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Hello everyone! I thought it might be fun to tell you all some totally random facts about me, just so you can get a feel for the person behind the posts. I love reading these types of things because I'm such a "people watcher" person–I love trying to figure out the lives of all the unsuspecting strangers around me, so when I get to actually know something about them, it's the coolest thing ever.
Totally not creepy.
Without further ado, here are thirty random facts about myself:
- Fig Newtons are my favorite snack.
- I've played volleyball since the fourth grade.
- Gilmore Girls is my favorite show of all time.
- I'm Rory Gilmore.
- I'm also sort of Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation).
- I think Ben Wyatt (from Parks in Recreation) should exist in real life. He's perfect.
- I lived off of The Magic Treehouse series when I was little.
- My first puppy was named Oliver after the cat from Oliver and Company. I was into irony at a young age.
- I'm an emotional person. I'll happy-cry at the littlest thing.
- I'm slightly OCD.
- I make to-do lists first thing in the morning.
- I'm a notoriously heavy sweater (when I work out…not while participating in daily circumstances). My team makes fun of me. It's a grand time.
- I'm an English major with an emphasis in literature. I'm thinking about adding a communications degree to my resume. I'm also thinking about graduate school. I want to be an eternal student, you see.
- I have an obsessive personality; I am one-track-minded.
- I try to write something everyday.
- I'm a defensive specialist on my volleyball team. I'm usually the libero, which means I get to wear the different colored jersey.
- I sing in the shower not only for enjoyment purposes, but also for the purpose of actually getting better at singing. I want to be a self-taught decent singer.
- Blogging is so much fun. I started less than a year ago, and I'm always working to improve.
- I love food. Especially Mexican.
- I have a sweet tooth.
- Sweet tea is my favorite drink. I have to limit myself.
- I'm 22 and have no interest in drinking. For special occasions, I treat myself to sweet tea.
- Idina Menzel is my favorite singer of all time. This was true even before Frozen.
- I'm a worrier. I have big dreams and I'm constantly wondering if they'll ever happen.
- Chocolate is life.
- I love music, especially soundtracks to Disney or musicals.
- I have a Dumbo pillow pet.
- I love HGTV.
- Whataburger is my favorite fast-food burger place. That might be a hint to what part of the country I'm from.
- I can swim really really well; I'm talking fish status.
There you have it! Thirty random facts about me. I hope you have a little eclectic picture in your head of the girl behind the wittily written (humor me) blog posts of Kaila in Wonderland. I love writing for anyone who is willing to read the silly little posts I love to write, and I'm so happy that some of you actually enjoy it.
I hope you have a wonderful day, everyone!


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Schoharie limo crash victim obituaries
Links to the available obituaries for the 20 people killed in Saturday's limo tragedy in Schoharie
Savannah D. Bursese, 24, of Johnstown
"Her life however, was anything but tragic. A passionate and determined young woman, Savannah knew exactly what she wanted out of life." Read Savannah's full obituary
Rachael K. Cavosie, 30, of Waterford
"She had recently been inducted into the (Catholic Central High School) Hall of Fame, was the 2006 NYS Champion for Shot Put, NYS Goalie of the Year, and was a member of the American Eagles AAU Girls Basketball Club, coached by her Grandfather." Read Rachael's full obituary
Matthew W. Coons, 27, of Johnstown
"He will be remembered by his family and numerous friends as a true genuine young man, with a great heart and a beautiful smile that would light up the room, anywhere he went." Read Matthew's full obituary
Patrick K. Cushing, 31, of Halfmoon
"Patrick could walk into a crowded room and walk out later with three new friendships. Not acquaintances, friendships." Read Patrick's full obituary.
Mary E. Dyson, 33, of Watertown
"She served her country faithfully in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Captain and served in Iraq for one year while building schools in El Basra." Read Mary's full obituary
Robert J. Dyson, 34, of Watertown
"Robert loved spending time with his wife, beautiful son, and family. He had a great personality and was always there to make you laugh." Read Robert's full obituary
Amanda D. Halse, 26, of Halfmoon
"Amanda was a vibrant and creative soul. She was spontaneous, witty, and her infectious energy and laughter drew in anyone who met her." Read Amanda's full obituary
Abigail M. Jackson, 34, of Amsterdam
"Abby enjoyed coaching her daughter Archer's soccer team in Amsterdam, and was a devoted wife to Adam and a loving mother to her precious daughters Archer and Elle." Read Amy's full obituary
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Adam G. Jackson, 34, of Amsterdam
"Adam was the most loving 'Daddy' and devoted husband. He was most content at home surrounded by family and friends." Read Adam's full obituary
Allison King, 31, of Ballston Spa
"Allie and her fiancé Brian had two dogs, Bowie and Bear who were her 'boys', they were extensive organic gardeners and enjoyed raising chickens and ducks on their homestead in Galway, NY." Read Allison's full obituary
Erin R. McGowan, 34, of Amsterdam
"She married the love of her life, Shane McGowan on June 8, 2018. Together they enjoyed being with friends and family and traveling, especially to the ocean." Read Erin's full obituary
Shane T. McGowan, 30, of Amsterdam
Erin brought out the social butterfly in Shane and together they enjoyed going to baseball games, traveling, and spending all of their free time with friends and family. Read Shane's full obituary
Amanda Rivenberg, 29, of Colonie
"An avid Mets fan, every birthday, Amanda and her dad, would go to a game together. Besides the Mets, Amanda was an avid football fan, always cheering on the NY Giants. Read Amanda's full obituary
Amy L. Steenburg, 29, of Amsterdam
"At the time of her death Amy was working to obtain her Master's Degree in Nursing Home Administration, ... Amy was a proud "mommy" to her fur baby, Lady, and a devoted wife to her loving husband Axel." Read Amy's full obituary
Axel J. Steenburg, 29, of Amsterdam
"Axel's family wished to express who he was by sharing the story of the night of the crash, when they came home to pick up Axel and Amy's dog, to find an unopened birthday card for Amy that they believe Axel snuck back in to the house to surprise her with." Read Axel's full obituary
Richard M. Steenburg, 34, of Johnstown
"Rich was a wonderful father and stepfather who always let his little girl paint his nails and have tea parties together." Read Rich's full obituary
Michael C. Ukaj, 33, of Johnstown
"He honorably served his country as a Combat veteran in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War. He also worked in Security and also for GameStop. Michael also volunteered with Search & Research of Upstate New York. Michael loved to help people." Read Michael's full obituary
Scott T. Lisinicchia, 53, of Lake George
"He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, but he cherished his time spent with his children." Read Scott's full obituary
Brian Hough, 46, of Moravia, Cayuga County
Brian was an Assistant Professor of Geology at SUNY Oswego and a professional beer-league hockey player. Read Brian's full obituary
James Schnurr, 70, of Kerhonkson, Ulster County


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Home Alone is probably one of those movies that we've all see at least 100 times, maybe more. Even though we've seen the movie more times than we care to count, we're curious how we've never thought of this major, and incredibly obvious, plot hole.
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Making his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin pointed out a pretty obvious plot hole from the film that has us scratching our heads, unsure how we couldn't have noticed it, too.
The movie, in the unlikely event you've never seen it, follows Culkin's Kevin McAllister as he outwits two burglars when he's accidentally left home during a family Christmas vacation. During his face-off against the two burglars, where McAllister sets up complicated traps to capture the robbers, Culkin points out one obvious solution to Kevin's problems: he could have just called the police.
"This kid's a really clever kid, right," Culkin said. "Like, these guys are about to break in, why doesn't he just call the cops?"
We mean, he's not wrong in this observation.
While calling the police wouldn't make for a very eventful film, it definitely would have saved everyone some time.
In the interview, Culkin also touched on his Pizza Underground days and some of the crazier rumors he's heard about himself. According to Culkin, he dies about once or twice a year, which, yeah, it's safe to say that would be a pretty crazy rumor to hear about yourself.
Culkin's appearance on the show also came a day before the Oscars, where the star hilariously shared the things he was doing, other than going to the event on Twitter.
Here's some things I'm doing instead of watching the #oscars
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— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 4, 2018
Here's some things I'm doing instead of watching the #oscars
2. Play guitar pic.twitter.com/DmYChHumGq
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 5, 2018
Here's some things I'm doing instead of watching the #oscars
4. Painting my toenails pic.twitter.com/uMBLTBcOTz
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The news that Phil Jones had committed his long-term to Manchester United was hardly greeted with universal approval on Friday.
Jones, an error and injury-prone defender, has struggled to win over the majority of fans despite his unwavering commitment to the cause.
The former Blackburn star has, perhaps, been unfairly derided as a cumbersome and occasionally comical figure, especially given that before Saturday's match against Fulham, of all the Premier League players with more than 10 appearances this season, nobody had a better pass completion rate (94.2%) than the England international.
Jones started at the heart of United's defence on Saturday and demonstrated his composure on the ball by providing the assist for Anthony Martial's sublime individual goal.
The France international needed to run two third's of the length of the pitch to score, dribble beyond two defenders and retain his composure to beat Sergio Rico, but Jones drew praise from Gary Neville for his willingness to play an attacking pass, rather than take the easy option.
It was Jones' first assist of the season, but United fans were quick to spot he now has one more for the campaign than Chelsea summer signing Jorginho who has struggled recently at the heart of Maurizio Sarri's midfield…


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PASADENA, Texas – The San Jacinto College men's basketball team will hold tryouts for the 2016-2017 season on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
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San Jac finished the season with a 22-10 overall record, 12-7 in Region XIV play, advancing to the semifinals of the Region XIV tournament in Lufkin. Four players earned post-season recognition, led by Freshman Corey Davis who was an all-region second team and Region XIV South Zone second team selection.
The San Jacinto College Central Campus is located at 8060 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
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Surrounded by monuments of history, industries and maritime enterprises of today, and the space age of tomorrow, San Jacinto College has been serving the citizens of East Harris County, Texas, for more than 50 years. As an Achieving the Dream Leader College, San Jacinto College is committed to the goals and aspirations of a diverse population of approximately 30,000 credit students. The College offers 186 degrees and certificates, with 46 technical programs and a university transfer division. Students benefit from a support system that maps out a pathway for success, and job training programs that are renowned for meeting the needs of growing industries in the region. San Jacinto College graduates contribute nearly $690 million each year to the Texas workforce.
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Local Trail Information
For more information about local trails and rides happening around town, check out the local bike shops.
Trail Information Websites
Click on the below websites for information on multi-use trails in the Pagosa Springs area.
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Local Trail Information
Reservoir Trail System
Reservoir Hill is a Pagosa Springs town park located in the heart of downtown with trail heads within easy riding distance of a variety of downtown lodging establishments and public parking. Reservoir Hill provides 8+ miles of biking/hiking trails for all levels as well as a minimal use gravel road. The system is a short and fairly steep ride to the top with cross country style trails surrounding a large meadow at the top with nice views.
Getting there: Take U.S. 160 to downtown Pagosa Springs. Turn south at the Hot Springs Boulevard traffic light and take the second left onto San Juan Street. Look for a public parking area on the left. From the public parking area, it is a short uphill ride to the Spa Trail Head, which provides one point of access to Reservoir Hill.
Turkey Springs Trail System
This is a great cross-country style trail system with 30+ miles of intertwining beginner and intermediate multi-use trails nestled within a ponderosa pine forest. While well marked, it is easy to become turned around or end up the ATV trails. So, stop at each intersection and consult a map.
Getting there: The Main trail head is 5.3 miles north on Piedra Road from the intersection of Piedra Road and 160 highway. The trail head parking lot is on the left, immediately after the cattle guard. The Gate 5 trail head is 3.6 miles north on North Pagosa Blvd from the intersection of North Pagosa Blvd and 160 highway. The trail head parking lot is on the West (left) side.
Coyote Hill
Coyote Hill has one intermediate 3.3 mile, multi-use single track loop in ponderosa pine with a couple of great views of the surrounding mountains. The trail is recommended for intermediate riders.
Getting there: Drive 5.4 miles north of U.S. 160 on Piedra Road (County Road 600). The trail head parking lot is on the right, just after the cattle guard.
Cloman Park
Cloman Park is an Archuleta County park with one 2.2 mile, multi-use, single track figure-8 that winds through ponderosa pines providing a nice view after a short, fairly steep climb. The lower part of the single track loop is good for beginner riders while the upper section is intermediate.
Getting there: Drive 1.3 miles north on Piedra Road from Highway 160. Turn right (east – entrance to Steven's Field airport) on Cloman Blvd for 1.4 miles. Stay left at the fork in the road which then dead ends at the large parking lot.


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Bella Thorne Celebrates 20th Bday By Going Platinum Blonde & Tongue-ing Her GF
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Both Bella Hadid (Oct 9) and Bella Thorne (Oct 8) are celebrating their birthdays this week, but while Hadid is staying mum after that CRINGE Nike interview, Thorne has gone all out.
Taking to Instagram, Thorne showed off her brand new platinum locks with the caption, "Yes I changed my hair again and yes I'm fuxin 20!!! Let's go libras met so many people last night that had the same bday as me ❤ it was awesome. Happy bday guys!!!"
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This was my first time here, but it won't be my last. Great food, cocktails and very friendly staff.
Love coming here. The atmosphere, the food, the music, the vibe. 10/10. My new favourite spot!
Staff fighting amongst themselves, didn't even notice my friend and I! Waited for quite some time before they even acknowledged our presence. Ushered us to our table like children. Lack of professionalism and common decency for paying customers.
Truth is one of the best restaurants/bars I've been too in years
Loved it the vibe was so nice Defo will be coming back thanks truth
Great food, great service
Lovely food and cocktails and great shisha bar with great music. I would definitely come again.
The food was amazing well worth the long journey staff were very friendly highly recommend
Wonderful food, great vibe and friendly staff
Great ambiance, terrific food and just an overall great night out!
Really enjoyed the venue, hospitality and food was great.
food took long to come.
staff were unprofessional talking 24/7.
we were accused of not paying.
Not how they try and make it seem on social media.
Lovely restaurant food incredible great vibe will definitely go again
I made a reservation via opentable and advised the member of staff when we arrived that we had a table booked, however there were no free tables and we were offered the outside seating in the shisha lounge, which we felt uncomfortable to have a sit down meal in so we opted to sit inside and the only table available was more of a coffee table than a dining table, which again was quite uncomfortable because it meant we had to lean over to eat. We ordered and the food came which did take abit long but when it arrived it looked very appetising. We quickly realised that the coleslaw wasn't homemade and it tasted more like Tesco's finest ( not that there's anything wrong with it because it bangs) but for the price, we were expecting it to be homemade. The portion sizes were not great value for money and the plates were a rectangle shape which wasn't practical for eating jerk chicken, rice and coleslaw atall , it made it very difficult. Due to the seating mix up one of the senior members of staff offered to give us a couple of free drinks but never came back and as we had another appointment we decided to just ask for the bill with our drinks taken off the total instead. Overall, it was an ok experience and we would go back but not for a sit down dinner, maybe a light snack and drinks. Their cocktails are really good! :-)
great food, great atmosphere! really liked it. The place was recommended to us for a friends birthday and I see why, they made it very special. Thanks
Great vibe, great cocktails, great food at more than reasonable prices.
Honestly I didnt know what to expect because its a newly opened restaurant but it was AMAZING. The food was great, the staff were very warming and polite. The jerk chicken was terrific and the Truth Juice was honestly one of the best cocktails I have ever had. I will definitely be back soon, Loved it :)
Good place to chill before the night, great vibe and the staff are friendly
Loved the service and the food.
Defo worth coming again!
Bad Service, was sat at my table for over half an hour without being served, I then went up to the bar and asked to be served, I was then told the kitchen was closed, the guy said I was sitting at my table for half n hour I said yes, I was expecting to be served at my table, he replied "yes you are" I replied well I havnt been served, he appologised, told me I will get seating in the shisha lounge area, which I never did as they forgot about my table. I left. Very bad customer service as my table was ignored the entire time.
I made a reservation for my friends birthday. Upon arrival, they weren't even aware that a reservation was made. We were then seated amongst a big group, literally had to squeeze ourselves next to people we did not know. It was very uncomfortable. On top of been seated in a very awkward place, the waiters took 30 min to serve us, so we decided to walk out. I was not impressed. Please work on customer service.
Brilliant service loved it
This is brilliant for work events, parties and first date.
Really nice place!! The customer service from the owners was amazing!! I can not wait to come back. The prices are really good!! The food is worth more than what I paid I was convinced they had their mums in the kitchen!!! 10/10 and I will go again in a heartbeat. Truth is my new spot
Amazing service from all of the staff as they made my time at the venue feel very comfortable
Great place. Will defo be back, great staff, food and drinks with a nice area outside to sit and chill after a good meal.
Food was lovely! Service was good! Friendly staff every attentive :)
Came here for my friends 30th Birthday and it was just amazing.
I will be back :)
Quality food, staff and service.
We came to celebrate a birthday and the Truth team made it extra special. Thank you!
Great Service
Great Food
Great Vibes
Will be back!
Staff were extremely friendly and accommodating constantly checked on us and made us feel welcome the food was exceptional as were the cocktails would definitely recommend
Best shisha spot in London. Vibrant, good service and good people!
Definitely will be coming back loved the service.. food was good .. good amount of staff 10 out of 10
Quality lounge with excellent decor in the shisha area with a fantastic menu of foods to boot. Highly recommend the jerk chicken with mac and cheese but could easily eat everything else off it. Customer service is excellent too.
Perfect shisha spot! Recommend to all and food was fabulous. Thanks !!
Great opening night and would love to return back.
Food was delicious - highly recommend the wings!
A great new find for a shisha spot and definitely ticks the boxes!
Truth Lounge is rated 4.5 stars by 36 OpenTable diners.