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Located north of Berlin, Barnim Nature Park comprises large areas of forest, idyllic lakes, untamed rivers and pristine moors. The park benefits from excellent walking and cycling routes, GPS data and discovery trails.
Located in two German states, Brandenburg and Berlin, Barnim Nature Park covers an area of 750 square kilometres comprising various biospheres and conservation areas. On the historical Finow Canal, right on the Berlin-Usedom Cycle Route, the warehouse building of the Grafenbrück Royal Hydraulic Engineering Administration contains a nature park information centre as well as a working model of a lock. Also part of the experience are the dunes on Schönow Heath, choruses of frogs in the spring and spotting traces of beaver activity along the Nonnenfliess und Briese rivers. And you can round it all off with delicacies from the local farm shops. From the Karow Ponds to the Hobrechtsfelde Estate, you'll find Konik and fjord horses which, together with Scottish Highland and Uckermark cattle, are the defining breeds of this part-pasture, part-forest landscape. The estate's imposing silo features an exhibition and offers spectacular views of the surrounding land, which in days gone by used to be a drainage area. The BARNIM PANORAMA nature park centre and agricultural museum at Wandlitz sets out the history of Barnim from ice age wilderness to modern managed landscape, and is an ideal starting point for excursions. Attractions here include a fleet of historical tractors in a glass hall, a show garden with regional commercial plant varieties and memorable views of Lake Wandlitz. Also worth visiting are the Oranienburg Palace and Gardens, which were given a new lease of life for the 2009 Regional Garden Show. The Barnim Nature Park can be reached by rail (S-Bahn from Berlin, the heritage Heidekrautbahn railway or regional rail).
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Shopping in the city
I am continuing my little Berlin report. We planned to go shopping and sightseeing at the weekend with Nóri. Unfortunately, shops in Germany are closed on Sundays so we had to do the shopping part on Saturday... We were walking in the streets in the city centre in the morning and we went into interesting design stores when we spotted them. I like talking to the locals because a lot of nice memories come back in connection with Germany. I was 11 years old when I first spent a longer period of time in summer at a German family. It is funny to think back that I could hardly understand anything from what they were trying to tell me, I was so embarrassed that I answered "Ja" to everything... :) We left the shopping centres to the afternoon where we could really enjoy our shopping mania. We found a Primark shop here, too, well known from London... :) If you ever enter this shop, you will surely leave with more than one shopping bag. :) The sales were still on which meant that we bought almost everything for 3 or 5 Euros. It was the earthly heaven itself, I could hardly stop myself from putting the whole store into my basket. By the end of the day, we got totally exhausted and couldn't wait to relax after these two long days... X x Festynastavi čitati »
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin - Studio Kaprol fashion show and backstage
I couldn't wait for the second fashion show on Friday because the marketing person of Studio Kaprol contacted me a few weeks ago to ask us to take some photos of their backstage and post them on our blogs. It was a great experience for me to get a glimpse again behind the scenes of an international fashion week. It had only happened to me once on my first fashion week in New York. Then, the series of pleasures continued as we got private VIP seats to the second row among journalists and celebrities from Berlin. I was extremely happy to be able to watch this special show from such proximity. It started with an art movie and then the models walked on the runway in an unusual way, wandering around and staying on the stage. There were more and more of them up there, then they got together and finally brought the designer forward. I found it a really good idea to present these loose street wear clothes in such a creative way. X x Festynastavi čitati »
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin
I thought that Friday is also worth mentioning and I should make a post about the fashion shows, too. We received standing tickets for Marina Hoermanseder's show so we could see the happenings from upstairs with Nóri. It was ideal to take photos from there because we could see the whole area. I love the feeling when the atmosphere of the fashion week catches me and I watch the creations of different designers with excitement. Marina Hoermanseder, Austrian designer, created an extravagant collection with the patterns of medical aids in the clothes. It was interesting to see a kind of knee machine on a fashion show that I had to wear after my sport accident... xo, Festynastavi čitati »
So many things have happened during a day, it seems that we have been here in Berlin for a week already. We left Budapest in the morning with Nóri Oravecz and we landed in Germany at noon. Our accommodation is in the city centre so we can easily reach everything within 15 minutes. I was really excited because I had never been to Berlin Fashion Week before so I couldn't wait to sit on the shows and learn about German fashion. We were invited to two fashion shows yesterday. At first, we checked the creations of a talented Austrian designer, Marina Hoermanseder. Then, we had the opportunity to look at the backstage of Studio Kaprol, it was the first time I had received a VIP ticket on an international fashion event. We could watch the fashion show from the second row which is a fantastic feeling for a fashion blogger. :) We got an invitation to the closing party at night where we got to know German and Austrian journalists and designers. It was adventurous to get to the party... It took almost an hour to find one of the old factory sites of East-Berlin. The place had a special atmosphere with a ruined brick building, wall paintings and railways tracks. Finally, we found a huge building like a hangar where masked hostesses were welcoming the guests at the end of the red carpet. We entered a large room where the closing ceremony took place. We talked to a lot of fashion professionals, everybody was friendly and kind to us. One of the great advantages of Berlin is that the underground operates all night so you can get home very easily even after midnight. X x Festynastavi čitati »
During our last day at Berlin we had a little sightseeing around the city with a hopp on hopp of bus. It was great to see all the statues and monuments all over the city, and the squares and of course Potsdamers Platz again. After that tour we shortly started to recognize the places what we have been visited so far, and the distance between them. For us our tour was ended at West-Berlin, where we checked the place where we had party on Friday night, we made some photos in front of the graffiti walls, and finally found our best restaurant experience ever! Sunday Brunch for 1O euros, in a restaurant called Via Nova, with an extremely nice stuff and food of course! If you have time to go there, visit them, you're gonna love it! Berlin, we love you, and it was so good to spend 3 days there! :) See you soon again. Noranastavi čitati »
E4 Berlin
After our exciting Friday on Saturday we had a little shopping tour around Berlin. We've started our tour in the street, where you can find Boconcept, and after we visited the high category brands as well, where we met with the personal shopper of Sarah Connor. The last station of our shopping tour was Primark, where we bought a bunch of new stuff for us, where we were very excited about the sale. You need to try Primark, than it's a good thing to visit Potsdamer Platz and drink a coffee in Carac Gourmet, you won't forget that view! If you still want to go and have a big walk, just visit the Sony center, where you can have dinner, and you can see on the screen all of the famous celebrities, who has been visited the city so far. Just check Berlin. It can't be a mistake.nastavi čitati »
Oravecz Nóra
We've just got the invitation some weeks ago for BFW, we were so excited! I have really good memories from my latest visit, and I was hoping that someday I can come back. And now I brought with me my fashion blogger friend, Festy as well. Yesterday we saw 2 fashion shows, the last one was my favourite one! It was so energetic and cool, nobody could take his eyes off from them! :) During the night we had a great party, because we were invited to the closing party of the BFW. We got know one of the journalists of Bild.de magazine, he was very nice, we had a short chat with him. Today we were shopping for hours, tomorrow I am going to tell more about that - what we visited ,where we had the shopping tour, etc. :) Tomorrow we are going to have our Big Bus Tour, so I can come back with great photos about the city! Stay Tuned! Noranastavi čitati »
Weihnachtszauber Gendarmenmarkt
"Weihnachtszauber Gendarmenmarkt" is probably the prettiest of all Berlin Christmas markets. Surrounded by the beautiful scenery of Deutscher Dom, Französischer Dom and Konzerthaus there is is little valley of markets stands around a huge Christmas tree, offering mulled wine, all kinds of handcrafts and tasty food from ginger bread to hot marones. On the stairs of the concert hall is a stage that hosts all different kinds of music and theater groups every day. The entrance fee is 1€, which goes to different charity projects.nastavi čitati »
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Google Releases Creative New Image, News Searches
April 22, 2009
When Google came along, it redefined the search experience to the point where its name has become a colloquial verb ("to Google"), meaning to search. Even though it has since diversified greatly, from applications to hardware, it remains committed to continuing to lead the search world.
While competitors like Microsoft hone their sharpest new products, Google is equally hard at work and has just released two fruits of its recent labor: new searches for images and news.
The first is a site called Similar Images, which eschews actual image recognition like Apple's recent iPhoto (which can recognize faces) in favor of a user refined search, driven by metadata. What does this mean? If searching for a picture related to Apple Inc., a user might type in Apple and see pictures of apples (fruit), Apple computers, Apple corp. headquarters, Apple Corp. (the Beatles record label), etc. By clicking on one of these results and searching for similar images, the search can be refined.
The approach arguably works as good or better than graphical image recognition, while being far less computationally intensive. The downside is that someone has to type in the metadata, which a home user is unlikely to do (so Apple's software still makes sense), but which an internet author is likely to do (as metadata already drives page searches).
The second new service is called News Timeline. This search engine provides refined time searches for news only (crude time-specific searches are already in Google's base search engine, but often return inaccurate results for when the page was published). The result is that you can specify a time period of a specific day, week, month, year, or decade, and get news results tagged with specific keywords from that time period.
This search in particular should be a godsend for tired college students looking to get their Sociology or History reports done. To bring the Apple theme full circle, the new search was actually designed by Andy Hertzfeld, a former member of the original Apple Macintosh design team, lured away by Google. He pointed out at a special news conference that the search not only encompasses web articles, but scanned books, print newspapers, and magazines.
Some magazines such as Popular Science have given Google special permission to show old articles; for others it will take you to the publication's web page and provide you with information on what issue to look in.
Both of the new search engines are part of Google Labs, Google's research and development efforts. Google Labs recently got a shiny new webpage. Describes R.J. Pittman, director of product management at Google, "We actually gutted it and rebuilt it from the ground up."
This post has been written by Jason Mick on April 21, 2009 8:27 PM couresy of dailytech.com.


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Significant segment of local workforce making products shipped around the world.
Band uniforms for high schools and major colleges. Fishing reels used by professional anglers. Shock absorbers. Robes worn by U.S. athletes at the London Olympics. Industrial cables used in products that venture to outer space. T-shirts commemorating the Cardinals' 2011 World Series title. Parts used in aircraft assembled around the world.
All products of labor long since gone from the United States, memories from an evaporating manufacturing base?
Nope. Try items being manufactured in your backyard.
While a common refrain nationally is the United States' manufacturing base has eroded, that jobs are gone and never coming back, a significant piece of the northern Missouri economy continues to thrive upon these jobs and people around the globe depend on the hidden gems produced here in northern Missouri.
(See Sunday's Daily Express for "Northern Missouri's Hidden Gems")
During the last decade, the number of Americans employed in manufacturing jobs tumbled from around 15.5 million in 2002 to a low of just more than 11 million in late 2009 during the most recent economic recession, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Since then, however, manufacturing jobs have steadied and seen gains, recently topping more than 12 million in the U.S.
And through those difficult times, northern Missouri's manufacturers have continued to account for a significant percentage of both the overall workforce and region's economy.
The reasons they've stayed while so many others have sought seemingly greener pastures overseas are numerous, according to the region's economic development leaders, including loyalty, ties to agriculture, and access to highways, waterways and rails found here in the nation's midsection.
Locally, K-REDI Director of Economic Development Carolyn Chrisman believes the cost of doing business is a leading reason for Adair County's success.
"In larger metro and urban areas, land and building sites are much more expensive," Chrisman said. "We also have reasonable taxes to offer. We have affordable utilities and water/sewer...so lots of costs to do business are more affordable in Kirksville."
A study of eight counties - Adair, Audrain, Cooper, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Ralls and Randolph - and statistics compiled by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center showed 6,892 people employed by one of the 177 "firms" classified as manufacturers.
That figure represents about 18 percent of the workforce engaged in private industry.
In Adair County, 699 people on non-government payrolls, or almost 9 percent of the total workforce, are employed by area manufacturers.
Those workers represent a significant chunk of the region's economy beyond their employment status, taking home more than $256 million in wages, or nearly a quarter of the private industry payroll total.
Adair County manufacturing employees earn $23.7 million in wages annually, accounting for more than 12 percent of the total private industry payroll.
And as the work continues across the region, products continue to be shipped to points across the world, moving the "Made in Missouri" stamp to places like China, Brazil, South Africa and beyond.
"People think America does not manufacture in the foreign market, but we do," said Sebastien Heintz, CEO of Zenith Aircraft Company in Mexico, Mo. "Some local companies right here profit off of exporting to foreign countries, which is neat."
Future sustaining or growth in the Adair County manufacturing base will depend largely upon improvements to infrastructure and to the workforce. Chrisman said the four-laning of Highway 63 to Iowa will be key.
"Factories really only have highways to get raw materials into Kirksville and products out," she said, adding state laws and regulations will also play a role in keeping Missouri competitive.
And while Kirksville has and continues to have a strong workforce, Chrisman said keeping that workforce educated on emerging technologies will be critical in Kirksville remaining a viable location for future manufacturing.
"As a community if we do a better job at having a skilled workforce then this will lead to a better future for manufacturing in our area," Chrisman said.
Editor's note: This story was a regional project conducted by the Kirksville Daily Express, Macon Chronicle-Herald, Linn County Leader, Hannibal Courier-Post, Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Mexico Ledger, Moberly Monitor-Index and Boonville Daily News.
This is the first in a series of stories the Kirksville Daily Express will produce examining different areas of the local economy. For the next installment, see the Oct. 7 edition of the Daily Express.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duke track and field team saw significant success on day one of the NCAA East Preliminary Round competition in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, as graduate student Juliet Bottorff, senior Brian Atkinson and redshirt sophomore Thomas Lang all qualified for the national championship meet with top-12 finishes in each of their respective events.
Adding to Duke's success, sophomore Anima Banks and junior Abby Farley reached the semifinal round of the 800, freshman Haley Meier advanced in the 1,500 and redshirt sophomore Teddi Maslowski not only set a school record in the 400 hurdles, but also reached the semifinal round of the event.
Lang kick started the action for the Blue Devils in the men's javelin, placing seventh overall in the event with a mark of 227.00 (69.20) on his first attempt of the competition. Although a significant lightning delay postponed the third flight of the event for nearly three hours, Lang remained composed and calm heading into the competition.
"From a mechanics standpoint, [Tommy] kept throwing away his left side today, but despite that, he was still able to rattle off what I thought was a pretty solid series," Duke throws coach B.J. Linnenbrink said. "We talked about coming out and smoking one on the first three, and he did it on the first throw. This meet is all about the mental preparation and being able to come out and be ready to take long breaks in between throws. We ended up with a big rain delay today but we kept talking about focusing on the first three throws. He's in a real good spot mentally right now."
Lang's first attempt of the day advanced the Royersford, Pa., native into the final round, and although Lang was unable to improve on his preliminary round best, the mark held up for seventh place, qualifying him for his first national championship. Lang is the sole representative from the ACC to qualify for the meet in the javelin.
"That was really our game plan in attacking this meet, having a strong first throw," Lang said. "We changed things up the last couple weeks to work towards that. That's how we went about it today. Luckily things paid off because otherwise it would have been a failed plan of attack. I was really happy. It's the best I've ever opened."
After the Blue Devils opened the day with a national-qualifying effort, it seemed only appropriate to conclude Thursday in similar fashion. Atkinson, competing in the final men's track event of the evening, the 10,000, earned his first bid to the NCAA championship after placing 10th in a time of 29:57.49. A product of Melbourne Beach, Fla., Atkinson proved well-conditioned for the humidity that surrounded Hodges Stadium during the race.
"Brian has done such a good job over the last four years," said Director of Track and Field Norm Ogilvie. "This has always been the goal, to make nationals in the 10,000 as a senior. Throughout the four years, he kept working on his weaknesses and always trying to figure out how to close at the end. Tonight he put it all together. He had a great training plan leading up. He was confident. The most important thing was that he was up in the front early, and when the pack moved up a little, he always responded."
For Atkinson, as a senior, the opportunity to extend his season one more meet was a motivating factor in how he approached the evening's race.
"I was thinking about, 'this is it,'" Atkinson said. "I've been steadily progressing since freshman year and I thought I really wanted to get to that national level and maybe shoot for an All-American spot. This was my last shot and I thought, 'What do I have to lose? Let's go for it.'"
In the women's 10,000, Bottorff qualified for the national championship with a sixth-place finish after clocking a time of 33:55.49. Bottorff is no stranger to competing at the national level, qualifying for the same meet for the third time in her collegiate career, including winning the NCAA 10,000 in 2012.
Although a lead pack separated itself from the rest of the field, Bottorff calmly tucked herself into the front of the chase group and cruised to her sixth-place finish, not overexerting herself en route to her national-qualifying position.
Thursday's competition also included numerous preliminary heats of events. Maslowski opened competition on the track for the Blue Devils with a 13th-place finish in the 400 hurdles. The Burgettstown, Pa., native clocked a school record time of 58.35, improving on the previous record that stood since 2002. Maslowski once again opens competition on the track for Duke Friday, competing in the women's 100 hurdles.
The duo of Farley and Banks moved on in the 800 after placing second and third in their respective heats, automatically qualifying both for the semifinals of the event. Farley, who ran a time of 2:06.51, competes in her first NCAA East Preliminary Round meet while Banks, who finished in 2:06.81, is participating in her second. Both are scheduled to toe the line for the semifinal round of the 800 tomorrow at 7:15 p.m.
Meier continued to post an impressive freshman campaign at 1,500m Thursday after qualifying for the semifinal round of the event with a 16th-place finish. Meier automatically qualified after placing second in her heat in a time of 4:20.35. Meier looks to extend her season with a top-12 performance in the event on Saturday.
The women's 400 saw freshman Madeline Kopp improve on her own school record in the event, placing fourth in her heat and 24th overall with a time of 53.73. Finishing one hundredth of a second behind the 23rd-place finisher, Kopp narrowly missed qualifying for the next round of competition. Joining Kopp in the 400 was junior Lauren Hansson, who also ran a personal-best time of 54.26, placing her 34th overall.
Sophomore Megan Clark opens the competition for Duke on Friday with the women's pole vault at 12 p.m.


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Overall champion Tina Maze of Slovenia beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a World Cup slalom Sunday to overtake the American teenager in the discipline standings and close in on becoming the first woman to win five crystal globes in a season.
Maze also got a piece of another record in a season where she has already broken several, equaling Austrian great Hermann Maier's mark of 22 World Cup podiums in 1999-2000. The Slovenian earlier broke Maier's record for points in a season, and she extended her total to 2,254 with her 10th win.
Maze finished her two runs on the Ofterschwanger Horn course in 1 minute, 52.85 seconds to beat Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.25 seconds.
More importantly, though, she beat the 17-year-old Shiffrin after trailing the American world champion by one tenth of a second on the first run. Shiffrin couldn't protect her lead and finished 0.75 behind in third place, giving Maze a seven-point lead in the slalom standings going into Saturday's last race of the season.
"There was a bit of nervousness there, because it's a discipline in which you have to attack and risk a little bit," Maze said. "So for me today, it was important just to stay calm and ski — not to think too much."
With a win worth 100 points and second place getting 80, a win for either Shiffrin or Maze would secure the slalom title and the crystal globe that comes with it.
"It isn't over until the fat lady sings," Shiffrin said. "It's good that it's exciting to the end."
The 29-year-old Maze has already clinched the overall and giant slalom titles. She leads the super-G standings along with the slalom and can also clinch the downhill title at next week's World Cup finals at Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Shiffrin had been bidding to become only the second woman to win four World Cup slaloms in a season at age 17 or younger; she won't have the chance again as she turns 18 on Wednesday.
German skier Christa Zechmeister achieved the feat in 1973-74 as a 16-year-old.
The race was held up for several minutes after Anne-Sophie Barthet of France crashed near the finish and needed treatment.


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ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was found guilty Wednesday of home invasion, armed robbery, and other charges, Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato said.
Marcell Norris, 26, was found guilty after a jury trial in front of Winnebago County Judge Gary Pumilia.
In addition to the home invasion and armed robbery, Norris also was found guilty of resisting a peace officer and possession of cannabis.
The charges date to April 29 when Rockford police responded to the 2300 block of South Sixth Street where upon arrival they were flagged down by a man who pointed to a woman who said two people had broken into her house through the front door.
Both pointed handguns at her and demanded money. One of the subjects continued to hold a gun to her head, while the other walked about the house, took two laptop computers and both left.
Prior to the home invasion, a neighbor of the victim saw a suspicious black SUV in the alley and called 911. The neighbor observed two subjects get out of the vehicle and approach one of the houses.
A short time later, the two men came running back to the vehicle, got in and left.
A Rockford police officer spotted the vehicle as it was leaving the area and followed it to the 1700 block of Kishwaukee Street where it stopped.
Three occupants fled from the vehicle, and officers chased and caught Norris.
He is scheduled to be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 30.


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There are many videos on YouTube dealing with Evolution, Creation, atheism and God.
- Thunderf00t
- Creator of the Why do people laugh at creationists? series of videos, various science/astronomy videos, along with videos documenting his humiliation of VenomFangX.
- richarddawkinsdotnet
- The Richard Dawkins Foundation. Lectures, documentaries and interviews by Richard Dawkins.
- patcondell
- British stand-up comedian Pat Condell, with almost 150,000 followers (as of March 2011).
- FFreeThinker
- Various atheist and science videos, including more than hundred (as of June 2009) excerpts from The Atheist Experience.
- MrEvilution777
- Brett Keane, very active creator of various atheist videos, often calling pastors and churches asking tough questions in a civil manner.
- ZOMGitsCriss
- Romanian atheist woman with 40+ videos.
- AronRa
- Creator of the Foundational Falsehood of Creationism series of videos.
- Potholer54
- Creator of the From Big Bang to Us – Made Easy series of videos.
- Edward Current
- Creates parodies of creationist videos which are sometimes mistaken for the real thing - see Poe's law.
- MrsBettyBowers
- "Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's best Christian." Christian satire.
- ExtantDodo
- Goes through creationist videos, such as those of Kent Hovind, and debunks their claims step by step.
- cdk007
- Many pro-evolution videos and creationist criticism.
- FightingAtheist
- 19 self-produced videos.
- Nick Gisburne
- Account which was deleted by youtube for quoting the Qur'an. The Nick Gisburne story
- QualiaSoup
- Pro-reason videos focused on correct use of logic and semantics. Uses graphics and animation.
- Father Greg, Christian evangelist satire
- GodVids
- God himself has a Youtube channel.
- AngieAntiTheist
- Former religious cult member.
- FactVsReligion
- Commentary
- KingHeathen
- Commentary
- MisterDeity
- God "behind the scenes" brilliant sketch comedy.
- NonStampCollector
- Animated comedy demonstrating absurdities of Christianity.
- Noworkbum
- "Eye on Religion" news segment; Pastor Dick, Christian satire
- Zjemptv
- Commentary
- Tremick's World
- Commentary
- xxxThePeachxxx
- Commentary
- Theologikos
- Christian evangelist satire
- BornWithoutReligion
- Commentary
- Richard "The Dick" Coughlan
- Commentary
- dprjones
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- TheThinkingAtheist
- Former Christian who uses "satire, research and some common sense" to explore questions about God.
- TheraminTrees
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Boonville sophomores Morgan Edwards and Addy Reardon weren't about to let the third-place trophy slip through their fingers Friday night in the Eugene Tournament while playing the No. 2 Russellville Indians.
After a disappointing finish in the semifinal round against top-seeded Blair Oaks on Thursday, Edwards and Reardon took it personal on Friday against Russellville while combining for 35 points and 19 rebounds for a 60-43 victory.
More importantly, the Lady Pirates improved to 2-1 on the season heading into the Centralia Tournament as the No. 6 seed.
Boonville Lady Pirates basketball coach Jaryt Hunziker said after a disappointing second half against Blair Oaks, the girls came in to Friday's game up for the challenge against No. 2 Russellville.
"We took pride in our defensive effort for all four quarters by improving our rebounding and keeping their two best players (Vokart and Grellner) in check," Hunziker said. "It was a total team effort on both ends of the floor. We definitely have to do a better job of closing out games by knocking down shots at the free-throw line. It was nice to see some balanced scoring as four Lady Pirates reached double digits. I was very pleased and proud of the girls on how they bounced back from the game against Blair Oaks. We hope to ride the momentum of the win into the Centralia Tournament."
Of course it didn't hurt in Friday's game after the Lady Pirates led Russellville 25-18 at the half or 44-35 after three quarters of play. However in the final period, Boonville came back and pulled away from the Lady Indians with a 16-8 advantage for the victory.
With four players in double figures, Edwards led the charge with 18 points, eight rebounds and five steals while Reardon had 17 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double along with five assists and four steals.
Olivia Imhoff finished the game with 11 points, seven steals, six rebounds and one assist while Millie Moyer added 11 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals, Cassidy Renfrow with two points, two assists and one rebound and Aly Wessing with one point, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists.
For Russellville, Hannah Campbell was the only player in double figures with 15 points.
Boonville also finished the game hitting 25 of 59 shots from the field for 44 percent and 8 of 20 from the foul line for 40 percent.
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Boonville sophomores Morgan Edwards and Addy Reardon weren't about to let the third-place trophy slip through their fingers Friday night in the Eugene Tournament while playing the No. 2 Russellville Indians.


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Robin Van Persie, Demba Ba, Luis Suarez, Michu and Jermain Defoe. Recognize any of those names?
How about West Bromwich Albion, Swansea, Aston Villa or Wigan?
If you do, you know your English Premier League soccer. If not, get ready, because it's making its way over the pond in a big way.
Earlier this week, NBC Universal announced it had won the bidding for the rights to show EPL games in the U.S., beating out the previous rights holders, Fox and ESPN. Their three-year contract, worth $80 million, is expiring. NBC Universal also signed up for three years but offered a whopping threefold increase, to $250 million.
Why is this worth so much? NBC Sports Group chairman Mark Lazarus is 100 percent correct in his explanation when he says that EPL is "the pre-eminent soccer league in the world, and is on the cusp of exponential popularity growth here in the U.S."
The games will be shown on NBC's up-and-coming NBC Sports Network cable channel, with Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo. There will be some changes planned for how NBC will handle the coverage. Whereas ESPN would usually show just one or two games per week, with others on the harder-to-find Fox Soccer Network, NBC will own and show every single game in some format.
Games can be streamed live online, on other NBC networks, as they were during the Olympics. But unlike the hated Olympic tape delays, all games will be shown live. Lazarus predicted that 18 to 20 games would be shown live nationwide on NBC on Saturday mornings.
This is just a part of a soccer strategy that NBC is executing. It already has a contract with MLS and has the Spanish language rights for the next two World Cups through Telemundo.
This is a big splash for the nascent NBC Sports, especially taking it from the competition. Its previous big deal was a 10-year $2 billion purchase of NHL broadcasting rights.
"We think we're acquiring a set of assets that has unique affluent male appeal that's very attractive to advertisers and attractive to cable operators," Lazarus said regarding the EPL deal.
I've seen EPL interest growing over the last few years, so this sounds like a great move to me. Excitement over the last two World Cups, shown on ESPN, has overlapped into more EPL interest.
I also find the scheduling really appealing despite the time difference. There's very little competition on TV on Saturday mornings. And local interest is at its height, with a few bands of team supporters meeting up regularly in local bars to watch games together.
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There were two Jeremiah Brooks men living in Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina. There was an older Jeremiah Brooks living in Caswell County who was born before 1756 according to the 1777 tax lists of Caswell County, NC. A younger Jeremiah Brooks lived in Person County, North Carolina. He was born about 1773. There might have been a third Jeremiah Brooks living also in Caswell County, North Carolina who was the same age as the Person County man. The records I have for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County, NC do not indicate his exact age, with the exception of the 1777 tax list which is the first record I found for Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County, NC; however, they do all support him being born between 1756 and 1774. The last record I found for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County was the 1800 Caswell County census report. This Jeremiah Brooks was born between 1756 and 1774 therefore he could have been the older or younger Caswell County man. Click on this previous post to see a brief snippet of the Caswell County Jeremiah Brooks. Scroll down below to see Person County records of Jeremiah Brooks. According to his descendants, this Jeremiah Brooks was born about 1773 and died in 1871. There are estate records for him in the North Carolina State Archives Loose Estate Records of Person County according to Katherine Kerr Kendall's book. He also wrote a will.
Person County, North Carolina references to Jeremiah Brooks:
1800 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks, 1m < 10, 1m 16-25, 1m 26-44, 2f < 10, 2f 16-25. If Jeremiah is the oldest male, then he was born between 1756-1774.
Jeremiah Brooks "of Caswell County" purchased 113.5 acres of land on South Hico in Person County from John B. Lea on Sep 27, 1806. He then sold this land to James Dollarhide, Dec 26, 1807. He was still listed as being "of Caswell County:"
Person Co Deed Book D, page 33, John B Lea to Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County for $283.75, 113 ½ A on S Hico adj Carver. 27 Sept 1806. Wit: Thomas Carver, William Carver. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 82)
Person Co Deed Book D, p. 113, Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell Co to James Dollarhide of Person Co., for $290, 113 ½ A on S Hico in Person Co., adj Carver. 26 Dec 1807. Wit Wm Carver, David Brechen. (Person Co NC Deed book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 90)
In Nov of 1809, Jeremiah Brooks "of Caswell County" purchased an additional 158 acres on South Hico in Person County from James McMurry. By 1810, he was enumerated on the Person County, NC census report:
Person Co Deed Book D, page 200, 1809: James McMurry to Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County, for $474, 158 A on S Hico adj Rose, Jacob Thomas, Kelly Br., H Combs, Whitfield, Robert Vanhook. 29 Nov 1809. Wit: Loyd Vanhook, Adam McNealy. (Person Co NC Deed book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 99)
1810 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks 3m < 10, 1m 10-15, 1m 26-44; 1f < 10, 1f 10-15, 1f 26-44; Assuming he is the oldest male, he was born between 1766-1784. Since this Jeremiah is younger than the Jeremiah from Caswell Co NC on the 1777 tax list (b. abt 1756), it is probably these two Jeremiahs are NOT the same person. However, I did not find Jeremiah Brooks on an 1800 Person Co. Census report, so it is possible that there were indeed two different Jeremiah Brooks' in Caswell Co prior to 1800. And one of them moved to Person while the other stayed behind.
Person Co Record Books, book 6, Taxable property, 1814: Capt. Douglass' District: Jeremiah Brooks. (Kendall's Person County, North Carolina Compilations, 1792-1823, Abstract p. 97)
Person Co deed book F, p. 121-3: James Johnson to Lawrence Vanhook for $127.12 ½; 30 ½ acres on S. Hico adjacent to John Wilson, Loyd Vanhook, Robert Vanhook, and Jeremiah Brooks. 27 Oct 1817. Wit: Jesse Bradsher. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 184).
Person Co deed book E, p. 69-70: John G. Wilson & Co. of Leasburg, CC, to William Lipscomb of Person Co., for $1591. 530.9 acres in Person Co on Cobb Cr & Rushy Br adjacent to the heirs of Lawrence Lea decd, James Johnson Jun., Jeremiah Brooks, and Laurence Vanhook, near the meeting house, Kendal Vanhook, and Nicholas Thompson. 1 Jan 1818. Witnesses: Nicholas Thompson and John H. McNeill. (Person County, NC Deed Book Abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 146)
Person Co deed book E, p. 173-4: William Lipscomb to Jeremiah Brooks, for $225, 501/4 A on S Hico adj Laurence Vanhook, said Brooks, Elijah Jacobs. 3 Jan 1818. Wit: Jesse Bradsher, Stephen Pleasant. (Person County, NC Deed Book Abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 155)
1820 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks, 1m < 10, 2m 10-16, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26, 1m > 45, [b. bef 1775]; 1f < 10, 1f 10 – 16, 1f 16-26, 1f >45; 4 people in agriculture, 0 slaves; On same page as Thomas Brooks (26-45); (Roll M33_82, Page 436, Image 242).
Person Co deed book F, p. 152-3: Lawrence Vanhook to Nicholas Thompson of Caswell County, town of Leasburg, for $88.50 30 ½ acres on S. Hico adj Lipscomb, Loyd Vanhook, Robert Vanhook, Jeremiah Brooks. 17 Nov 1821. Wits: Will A. Lea, Wm Lipscomb. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 185).
1840 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks, 1 m 60-70 [1770-1780]; 1f 20-30, 1f 60-70; (Next to Logan Brooks, 20-30) (Roll 368, p. 292)
1850 Person County
Jeremiah Brooks 76 (b. abt 1774), VA Farmer
Elizabeth Brooks 75(b. abt 1775) PA
Elizabeth Brooks 28 (b. abt 1822) NC
Sarah E. Brooks 17 (b. abt 1833), NC
Thomas Thomas 88 (b. abt 1762) PA
1850 Census – Slave Schedules
Jeremiah Brooks, Person Co., NC – 3 Black male slaves, 1 mulatto slave
1860 Person County Bushy Fork p. 543
Jeremiah Brooks 85 VA
Elizabeth Brooks 30 NC
Sarah Brooks 21 NC
1860 Census – Slave Schedules
Jeremiah Brooks, Person Co., NC – 4 male black slaves, 1 female black slave
1870 Person County, Olive Hill
Jeremiah Brooks 98 (b. abt 1772), NC no occupation 800 1500
Elizabeth Brooks 50 (b. abt 1820), NC Keeping house
Sarah Brooks 32 NC at home can't read can't write
(Roll M593_1154, p. 640, image 630)
In 1871, Jeremiah Brooks wrote a will in Person County, North Carolina. He died the same year because there is an estate record for Jeremiah Brooks at the North Carolina State Archives, dated 1871 in Person County, North Carolina as well. To do: Copy, scan, and transcribe Jeremiah Brooks' will and estate papers from Person Co., NC, 1871.
Kendall, K. K., & Donaldson, M. F. K. (1978). Person County, North Carolina compilations: Land grants, 1794, 1805, 1823 tax lists, record books abstracts, 1792-1820, letters of attorney. Raleigh, N.C.: Kendall. (Searchable online at ancestry.com)
Kendall, K. K. (1994). Person County, North Carolina deed books, 1792-1825. [Baltimore, MD?]: Clearfield Company. (Searchable online at ancestry.com)
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DEKALB — Lutheran has run the floor with a fast-paced attack all season long, using 3-pointers in transition and fast-break layups to roll all the way to Tuesday night's supersectional matchup with Peoria Notre Dame.
Now, going up against a tough 2-3 zone-defense team, it will be the Crusaders' strength against the Irish's strength, and the winner goes to the Class 3A state tournament in Peoria this weekend.
"They have been so business-like all season, and they're taking this one the same way," fourth-year Crusader head coach Tom Guse said. "This is the kind of matchup we want, but we still have to go out and execute our game. And, hit our shots."
Lutheran (29-3) has battled back into position to reach state, just two years after taking third in the 2A bracket. And most of the way, they've hit their shots when they've counted. They have made an impressive 41 percent of their 3-point field goals this year, draining 282 shots from behind the arc.
Peoria Notre Dame (21-12) is known for its stingy 2-3 zone defense, and for its slow style of offense. They leave nothing to the imagination when it comes to what they plan on doing against Lutheran, too.
"We needed to be a zone team; we needed that to be our niche, and now it is," Irish head coach Tom Lacher said. "It keeps us in ballgames, and it's gotten us this far. But this Lutheran team, this team scares me. They're just awfully athletic and they can all shoot from anywhere. That (Thomas) Kopelman is about as good as it gets, and that (Nate) Wieting guy is just one of the many tough, tough kids they have out there."
Kopelman leads the Crusaders with 116 3-pointers on the season and is averaging 23.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Wieting is at 12.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest and Joe Kellen (12.4 points) and Kendall Lawson (9.3 points) are part of the deep arsenal that Lutheran brings to the table.
And forward Ryan Dolan, who was shooting 58 percent from 3-point range before breaking both ankles in separate incidents, could be close to returning for the already-balanced Crusaders as well.
"Everybody knows us as this high-intensity offensive team with a lot of weapons. We're going to need them all," Kopelman said. "We've got to make this game our speed. We know what they like to do, and they know what we do. Obviously, this one will come down to who can do their thing better.
"We're confident."
Senior guard Shea Feehan leads the Irish charge with 24.1 points per game, while 6-foot-6 forward Peter Hanley is averaging eight points and six rebounds and is a big force in the zone defense.
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"Our kids aren't afraid or intimidated by anybody," Lacher added. "We've played all kinds of teams in all kinds of places this year. And while Lutheran believes in their style and in what they can do, we believe in ours, too. We'll go see what we can do, won't we?"
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Michelle Meenagh and Chris Rossetti were united in marriage June 21, 2013 by Rev. J. Michael Egan at Crystal Lake Golf Club. A reception followed there.
The bride is the daughter of Joseph Meenagh Jr. of Coventry and Beverly Baker of Warwick. She is a graduate of Toll Gate High School. She is employed by Cox Communications.
The groom is the son of Lee and Susan Rossetti of West Warwick. He is a graduate of West Warwick High School. He is currently employed at Newport Naval War College.
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Have you ever seen one of those boxing movies where, in the inevitable climactic scene, the soon-to-be-defeated boxer is standing there, wavering back and forth from heel to toe, stunned, knees wobbling, barely conscious, and just waiting for the victor to deliver the final critical blow?
Have you ever seen one of those boxing movies where, in the inevitable climactic scene, the soon-to-be-defeated boxer is standing there, wavering back and forth from heel to toe, stunned, knees wobbling, barely conscious, and just waiting for the victor to deliver the final critical blow? Well that sorry sack of pulverized man-flesh has been, for quite some time now, the thing called Chivalry. A riveting Rocky Balboa-esque comeback always was possible, albeit unlikely.
Then, from out of nowhere, the entity known as the Obama administration came flying in, Bruce Lee style, and delivered a decisive round-house kick to Chivalry's noggin. I'm speaking, of course, about the recent flexing of the executive arm which lifted the exclusion rule for women on direct ground combat.
This event has highlighted several things about the current situation, which have long been obvious, but not so neatly combined into one act. Of those things I want to mention three: one regarding equality, one regarding democracy, and one regarding abstract moral philosophy.
First, there is a thing in America that can only be described as a "Culture of Equality."
It levels all distinctions like an elephant in a rose garden. This is unfortunate, because the reality in which we live contains a whole lot of distinctions. One is that there are two genders, which are profoundly different on almost all levels. This is dictated, as I said, by reality. This means that reality is, in a sense, sexist. I'm sorry—I didn't make reality.
The "Culture of Equality," in this particular area, has gone about obliterating "barriers" which were really just common sense bastions of society, dictated not by prejudice but by reality itself. This excessively superficial "respect for equality" depreciates both femininity and masculinity. It respects neither, because they are different, and the "Culture of Equality" cannot abide by differences, regardless of how real the differences are.
Chivalry, on the other hand, was the ultimate expression of a healthy appreciation for the sexes. It acknowledged that gender differences are not things which separate, but things which bring us together. There is a beautiful symmetry in the sexes, which fosters reciprocal awe and attraction. To attempt to level gender is to destroy that natural symmetry. Far from bringing men and women together, it drives them apart. For example, what else has skyrocketed side-by-side with our "progressive" leveling of the sexes? Divorce, that's what. It seems that in destroying the distinctions between men and women, we destroyed their ability to tolerate each other.
Moving on to Democracy… Actually, I'll just let James Madison speak for me on this one. Take it away Jim: "In time of actual war, great discretionary powers are constantly given to the Executive Magistrate. Constant apprehension of War has the same tendency to render the head too large for the body. A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger always have been the instruments of tyranny at home." I think it is important for all conservatives who supported aggressive foreign policy to remember Madison's words next time Obama throws his bloated executive weight around. In a way, my Republican friends, "you built that" by supporting "constant apprehension of war."
Today, if we look strictly at the power wielded by the executive branch, then the American presidency is more Monarchic than the English Monarchy. It is no wonder President Obama is perfectly happy to continue Bush's military policies, despite rhetoric to the contrary.
A second take-away from the words of Madison could be of great help in the whole 2nd amendment debate: the founders did not like the idea of a standing army. As Jefferson said, "the spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force." I'm not saying that we don't have the right to bear arms; I am saying that the debate about that right no longer has any real grounding in the context of the Constitution. It was rendered pointless and ineffective when we institutionalized a massive military — a military which is now wielded not by popular approval but by executive whim.
Third, and last, a quick reflection in abstract philosophy. The attentive reader will notice that not once did I suggest that women are not, as persons, capable of performing in military service. Rather than engage in that convoluted debate, I would like instead to pose a question: Just because we "can" do something, does it always follow that we should? Obviously the answer is "no." Despite how obvious that answer is, we seem frequently blind to it. We "can" make an atomic bomb, and therefore we should — and we should promptly demonstrate its power. We "can" fly to the moon, and therefore we should—and we should do it as fast as possible, so we can be a "world leader" in purely novel endeavors.
My point is that, with all our freedom, it is extremely important to decide on our priorities before we start exercising this great power. Even though women CAN perform in the military, does their doing so line up with our social values?
To put the question into perspective, do you want your daughters drafted for the next world war, along with your sons? Mothers as well as Fathers? I'd like to think we'd never do that, but if the "Culture of Equality" wins out, it will undermine the very logic, which has thus far prevented such things. If all healthy distinctions are destroyed, there will be no argument to be made about the matter. Chivalry's epitaph will be complete.
The opinions in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the The McPherson Sentinel or GateHouse Media. If you have any related questions or suggestions that you would like to see explored here, simply email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Collective Art Tank Announce January 2014 Class Schedule
The Collective Art Tank, a collaboration between Asbury Park-based artist and gallery owner John Viggiano with Winsor & Newton and Liquitex, industry leaders in fine art materials, today announced its January 2014 class schedule. Established with the goal of supporting artists and art educators in Asbury Park and throughout the region, the Collective Art Tank offers technique-based demos, workshops and classes, as well as samples of art materials and exhibition opportunities, to students of various mediums. The Collective Art Tank's class schedule gives artists and art educators free space to offer classes to the public. The January class schedule is as follows: Jan. 11, 1 pm to 5 pm: The Practicing Artist and Social Media Now! Jan. 14 through Feb. 25, Tuesdays, 6 pm to 8 pm: College Portfolio Prep Course Jan. 16, 5 pm to 7 pm: Indoor Plein Air Jan. 17, 6 pm to 9 pm: How to Photograph Your Art Jan. 22, 5 pm to 7 pm: Painting from the Windows Jan. 24, 6 pm to 9 pm: Curatorial Standards Jan. 25, 12 pm to 4 pm: Painting on Surfboards As sponsors of the Collective Art Tank, Liquitex and Winsor & Newton, along with Conté à Paris, generously offer a sampling of products to be used during the class sessions. The Collective Art Tank is located in downtown Asbury Park at 529 Bangs Avenue. Anyone interested in attending an artist talk or group critique at The Collective Art Tank is encouraged to call 732-927-1317. For additional information regarding the January class schedule or to register for class, please visit www.collectivearttank.com or call 732-927-1317. About the January class schedule: The Practicing Artist and Social Media Now! This informative afternoon will demystify some of the challenges facing artists today concerning social media and what can be done to capture a positive online presence. The lecture will be presented by Paul Pinkman, a practicing fine artist and owner of Paul Pinkman Creative Design, LLC, a digital development company that specializes in web, social media, online video and content management systems. The program will be followed by a panel discussion with Eric Valosin and Marc D'Agusto, an open-session Q&A as well as networking with the speakers. The Practicing Artist and Social Media Now is $15 prepaid or $18 at the door. The event will be in two parts with a short break between. For additional information, visit www.CollectiveArtTank.com. College Portfolio Prep Course Mike O'Loughin, a recent BFA graduate from the Savannah College of Art & Design, will discuss the steps needed to create a strong and dynamic portfolio for art-school application. The weekly, two-hour class will happen every Tuesday evening from January 15 through February 26. Attendees are requested to bring 18" x 24" drawing paper, Derwent pencils with kneaded eraser and a sharpener to the first class. College Portfolio Prep Course is $150 per person for seven classes. For details, email Mike O'Loughin at firstname.lastname@example.com. Indoor Plein Air Aimed at learning to loosen the painting process, instructor Mike O'Loughlin will project five images of summer landscapes onto the wall for 3 minutes at a time. The image cycle will continue for two hours as students aim to create five complete landscape paintings. By limiting the time spent on each image, students will be directed to focus on larger ideas of color, shape and value in lieu of finer details that may impede expression. Indoor Plein Air is $15; attendees are required to bring supplies. For more information, visit www.CollectiveArtTank.com or email email@example.com. How to Photograph Your Art Artists are invited to sit-in with photographer and artist John Vigg to learn how to photograph art. Vigg will use simple lighting and a digital camera to create submission-ready images of attendees' artwork. Attendees will have the opportunity to leave with four photographs of one work of art. How to Photograph Your Art is $25. For additional information, email John Vigg at email@example.com or call 732-927-1317. Painting from the Windows Artist and instructor Mike O'Loughlin will bring the joys of plein air painting indoors to the Collective Art Tank's new studio on Bangs Avenue in downtown Asbury Park during this two-hour class. Attendees will be guided by O'Loughlin to use the light of the street lamps to paint a captivating night street scene. Painting from the Windows is $15. Attendees are required to bring supplies. For additional information, visit www.CollectiveArtTank.com or email email@example.com. Curatorial Standards Artist and gallery owner John Vigg along with artist and curator Marta Kepka will share the ins-and-outs of being successful, productive and efficient artists in today's art world. Both graduates of intensive graduate programs and professionally working as studio artists themselves, John and Marta possess the know-how to navigate the constantly evolving contemporary arts scene as artists, curators and gallery owners. This open forum of discussion is great for those interested in a behind-the-scenes look into the contemporary art industry. Curatorial Standards is $20. For details, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 732-927-1317. Painting on Surfboards Artist Mike O'Loughlin will demonstrate the steps necessary to customize a surfboard - from preparation through design protection. By the end of the class attendees will have a personalized surfboard perfect for fun in the line-up or as a display piece on the wall. Painting on Surfboards is $25. Attendees are required to bring a surfboard and other supplies. For full details, visit www.CollectiveArtTank.com or email O'Loughlin at email@example.com. ### About the Collective Art Tank The Collective Art Tank is the collaboration of John Viggiano, an artist, gallery owner and graphic designer based in Asbury Park, and industry leaders in fine arts materials Liquitex and Winsor & Newton. The education-based collective aims to support artists in Asbury Park and surrounding areas with technique-based demos, workshops and classes, samples of art materials, and exhibition opportunities. The Collective Art Tank is also committed to community outreach by working with and supporting local arts groups in an effort to make Asbury Park and Monmouth County an art destination in the tri-state area. Professional artists who are looking for a space to teach their own classes are encouraged to contact the Collective Art Tank at www.collectivearttank.com.
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A couple brought their child, who is developmentally disabled, to synagogue. As the Ark opened, the little boy blurted out, "Torah." His parents were exhilarated: this little boy, struggling to express himself, used appropriate words in the appropriate context. It was a moment of triumph.
But their exhilaration was short-lived as they were told to take the boy out. Afterward, this couple was told that his outburst disrupted the service and they should not bring him anymore. Angrily, they stormed out of the building and refused to come back. How could they stay in a congregation that treated people with disabilities in such a manner?
Our Torah teaches in Leviticus: "Do not set a stumbling block before the blind." This asks us to help smooth the way for those with disabilities to live as normal a life as possible by removing obstacles from their path. It asks us to show a little sensitivity, understanding and caring; to help our fellow human beings; to live by the dicta "Love your neighbour as yourself" and "All Israel is responsible for one another."
There was a time not long ago when people would spurn those with special needs. Either out of ignorance or fear or because of stigma or awkwardness, people would avoid the issue of disabilities and disabled individuals. But now the quality of life of those with disabilities has a place on the Jewish communal agenda, for those with disabilities are, indeed, a part of the Jewish community.
This is abundantly clear in the Torah. In Exodus, Moses comes before Pharaoh demanding that he let the people of Israel go free. Pharaoh asks: "Who will go?" Moses responds: "With our young and with our old, we will go forth. With our sons and with our daughters, with our herds and with our flocks, we will go." Stridently, Moses tells Pharaoh that the whole community will go forth into the light of freedom.
Our synagogues must be welcoming places for all people, including those with special needs. When Moses tells Pharaoh "everyone" will go and worship God, he means everyone! Further, the Hebrew word for temple literally means "house of holiness," or more commonly, "sanctuary." The Hebrew word for synagogue, literally means "house of gathering." The synagogue must be a sanctuary to all who wish to gather in assembly under its roof, including those with special needs.
Synagogues seeking to welcome those with special needs can be inclusive by making their buildings wheelchair accessible, including the bimah, by having infrared hearing aids to allow the hearing impaired to listen to the service with greater ease and by having large print siddurim for the visually impaired. But the biggest change needed is educating congregants to welcome those with disabilities into their midst.
When we make efforts to welcome all, we, too, can claim: "With our young and with our old, we will go forth." With everyone in our community, we go forth into the light of accessible worship and freedom of religious practice for all who wish to pray, study Torah and perform acts of lovingkindness with us.
Rabbi Geoffrey Haber is director of spiritual care at Baycrest in Toronto.


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2012 has certainly been a very good genealogical year for this jester. Recently, Ancestry.com completed the 1940 index for NY and I was thrilled to find my grand-uncle Frank Leszczynski ! Grand-Uncle Frank (aka Franciszek was 75 in 1940, and was the god-father at my aunt Catherine's birth in 1914 and was from my great-grandfather Tomasz's first wife, Julianna). He is a Naturalized citizen on/before 1940, after having filed in 1931 (Declaration of Intent). Why he is living with a family of Pawelczak as a lodger is a question. After all, he has two half-siblings living nearby, including my grand-uncle Michael whom he was living with when he filed the Declaration of Intent in 1931. So why live at 819 Oliver Street in North Tonawanda (Niagara County, NY) with the Pawelczaks — which he & the Pawelczaks did since 1935 according to the census data?
I still need to find Frank's death certificate and death notice (if possible) and his Naturalization papers (Erie County or more likely Niagara County).
Ancestry on 5th-June-2012 also released indexes and images of the NY State Census for 1892, 1915, 1925 (previously they had done 1905, partially?).
NY Censuses & 1940 US Census both making my research in NY state a little more complete.
State Censuses
Family Tree Magazine had a nice "Cut & Save" chart on State Censuses (not the US Federal Census). Here is my Cut/Saved images of the States and their Colonial or Territorial or State Censuses that are available … somewhere.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- With the latest figures showing the housing market getting healthier by the month, it's time for those who have thought about selling to get off the fence and prepare for the spring, the best time of year to sell. Nationally, the average home sold for 8.3% more in December than a year earlier, the largest gain since May 2006, according to a report Tuesday by CoreLogic ( CLGX), the housing-data firm. December was the 10th straight month of home price gains, and prices went up in all but four states - Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. CoreLogic said early data indicate that gains nationwide continued in January. "We are heading into 2013 with home prices on the rebound," says Anand Nallathambi, CoreLogic's president and CEO. "All signals point to a continued improvement in the fundamentals underpinning the U.S. housing market recovery." Of course, many homeowners are still in trouble and unable to sell because they owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. But more are moving into the black every month, and homeowners who are able to sell may feel recent gains are enough to get them off the sidelines. With a month or two before the spring market gathers steam, what can a seller do to get ready? Start by finding out just how much you will need to pay off your current mortgage. Ask the lender, because that figure may be slightly different from the one you see on the annual statement that should be arriving around now. Start interviewing real estate agents, looking for one who works full time and has been in business long enough to have experienced both the ups and downs. Also, use sites such as Zillow.com, Trulia.com and Realtor.com to assess current prices and estimate what your home might fetch. If the home is worth less than you owe and you want to sell anyway, start figuring how you can come up with the difference. If you must sell investments, for example, use this time to pick a moment when prices are up, and to figure which holdings should go first. That list would start with ones you don't expect to produce good returns. Don't forget that you may have to sell enough to leave some cash aside for taxes on investment gains. Make sure there are no legal issues such as contractor's liens that could get in the way of a sale. And if you will be buying as well as selling, check your credit rating to make sure your credit history is accurate. Start clearing out junk and tidying up, and get a jump on needed repairs. All appliances should work, doors and windows should open and close properly and light fixtures should function. As a rule, cosmetic improvements such as painting and landscaping are good investments for a sale, but it generally does not pay to remodel the kitchen or bath, since most major improvements cost more than they add to the sales price. Finally, avoid getting overeager. Home price gains have been gathering steam and most experts think they will continue. If you don't have a compelling reason to sell this spring, such as a new job, waiting may well be rewarded with a higher sales price some months down the road. Keep in mind that the next home you'll buy may be going up in price as well.
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As larger tracts on edge of town vanish, a move to court shoppers closer to home
Proposing two new — but very different — Walmart stores in Sarasota simultaneously represents a logical next step in Southwest Florida for the world's biggest retailer, industry analysts say.
Though Walmart Stores Inc. has stirred ire among residents who believe a proposed Supercenter at the Ringling Shopping Plaza and a smaller grocery at Beneva and Bee Ridge roads will spur traffic congestion and other issues, the moves make sense as part of a larger strategy to enhance sales.
That entails shifting away from large, suburban stores requiring ample land and road networks toward primarily smaller stores on more urban-oriented sites.
"Walmart used to be a suburban retailer, but they're focusing more on urban development because they can't build Supercenters like they used to — there's no more room," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates Inc., a national retail consulting and investment banking firm in New York. "The growth is in smaller stores and more populated markets, and that's true for retail all over."
Both proposed stores in Sarasota — supplanting an aging, supermarket-anchored shopping center and a church, respectively — would fit that corporate desire.
By filling in the proverbial gaps between stores, the Bentonville, Ark.-based chain can capture more of the overall shopping market.
"Most customers couldn't tell you the total number of Publix or Starbucks there are in Sarasota, but they can tell you about the options they have closest to them," said Walmart spokesman Bill Wertz. "Our store siting process is based on meeting local customer demand."
Neighborhood concept
Walmart's push into Sarasota County began with a single store near Interstate 75 about 15 years ago.
The store at 4381 Cattlemen Road was significantly expanded and converted to a Supercenter — complete with grocery — in 2009.
In all, there are now more than a dozen Walmart supercenters in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.
But Walmart's Neighborhood Market concept is only now budding here. There is just a single neighborhood market in Sarasota, on North Tamiami Trail.
The company hopes to build another in Bradenton and one on the site of the River's Edge Community Church, at Beneva and Bee Ridge roads.
Limited land zoned for commercial space in developed areas of the region's three counties also influenced the size of the proposed 98,000-square foot superstore on Ringling Boulevard, analysts say.
Connecting the dots
Walmart has experimented with smaller store formats for years.
The neighborhood market stores, for instance, first debuted almost a decade ago.
Walmart Express, an even smaller storefront concept, is being tested in rural markets this year. The chain believes those stores will be able to sell grocery and other food items for less because they will have less overhead.
Walmart operates 10 Express stores, none in Florida, and more than 200 neighborhood markets nationwide.
Southwest Florida's first neighborhood market opened in late September, on the former site of a Winn-Dixie on North Tamiami Trail.
The 34,000-square-foot grocery differs from traditional Walmart stores because it is a third of the size, and offers food and pharmacy and beauty departments, similar to other supermarket chains such as Publix, Winn-Dixie and Sweetbay.
The Beneva-Bee Ridge store will be contingent upon a property sale to developer Jebco Ventures Inc. and a rezoning.
Walmart has proposed a 41,180-square-foot grocery there, according to Sarasota County documents, which would compete with a 24-hour Walgreens and a recently renovated Publix Supermarket at the same intersection.
"Many are traveling great distances to take advantage of the broad assortment of products that our stores provide," Wertz said. "Residents want job opportunities and affordable shopping options close to where they live or work, and we think our stores can be part of the solution in both regards."
Regional tapestry
By opening grocery stores on infill sites, analysts note, the retail giant is weaving together its stores into a tapestry that will cover the entire region.
Where a Walmart Supercenter might attract shoppers from several miles away because of its vast array of goods and discounted prices, neighborhood market formats appeal mostly to those who live nearby and are shopping more for convenience.
The proposed Bee Ridge-Beneva neighborhood market would be just four miles from the existing Supercenter on Cattlemen, for example.
The Walmart Neighborhood Market at 3500 N. Tamiami Trail is less than five miles from the chain's Supercenter on Lockwood Ridge Road.
"We are talking about two completely different venues that could co-exist across the street from one another," said Dale Scott, senior executive vice president of Sikon Construction, a Deerfield Beach-based commercial builder and Walmart builder in Florida. "The market stores compete with Publix, Winn-Dixie and Aldi."
Walmart's neighborhood markets also are designed to compete with convenience-oriented stores like Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy, and even brands like Dollar Tree and Family Dollar that have expanded their grocery options in recent years.
On North Tamiami Trail, for example, the Walmart Neighborhood Market shares an intersection with a Family Dollar, CVS and a Walgreens.
"Walmart's niche is price, and in today's economy, that's still a very important niche," Davidowitz said. "That will still win over quality."
Neighborhood Markets attract a different kind of customer, too, said Pat Fitzpatrick, president of Atlanta Retail Consulting.
"This is Walmart's version of a convenience store," Fitzpatrick said. "Walmart is going to compete with anyone based on brand strength and their pricing. They want to catch the shopper who needs to stop in for only one or two items on the way home from work, then get the whole family looking to a month's worth of shopping on the weekends at the Supercenters."
Resident backlash
While both Walmart concepts may appeal to consumers, the two proposed sites in Sarasota also have spurred consternation of residents, who plan to fight.
As evidence of that pending battle, dozens showed up to protest the Ringling Shopping Plaza store Tuesday when plans were reviewed by the Sarasota City Commission.
The commission plans to make a decision on that store next week.
But analysts contend that Walmart, which is accustomed to protests and opposition, has factored into its plans what could be a protracted legal or political battle.
In Sarasota, the retailer shelved plans in 2007 for a Supercenter on U.S. 301, in Newtown, after considerable community opposition.
"This isn't Walmart's first rodeo," Scott said. "They do a lot of research before setting their sights on a particular market. Walmart is a mammoth retailer and people like to complain about it, but they certainly will find shoppers in Sarasota."