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Wilberforce Univ., Green Co., Ohio
Senator Geo. F. Hoar,
Will you kindly al-
low me to solicit your good offices in
my behalf! I am a Negro, 28 years of
age, born in Massachusetts (Gt. Barring-
ton, Berkshire co.); I was educated at
Fisk University, Nashville Tenn., at Har-
vard (class of '90) and at Berlin, Germany.
I am at present professor of latin & Greek
at Wilberforce Univ. My special line of
work, however, for which I have the degree
of Ph. D. from Harvard, is History and Soc-
ial Science. In my present situation I am
not teaching my specialty, have no library
for use, and I fear the institution is
not one which has a growing future be-
fore it. My wish therefore is to get into
some position which will allow me a
chance to do real, solid, scientific work
in my line. It seems to me that the
themselves to study, in just the line in
which I am interested – that only by
careful, long, and earnest scientific
investigation will the way toward a
solution of our "problem" be pointed out.. In
entering upon this work, however, you
will, I think, realize how I am handi-
capped: My color would shut me out
of white institutions as a teacher, and no Negro school
has such a department such I as I would
like to take charge of, and upbuild; I
have thought that the city of Washington
offered perhaps the best first field for
work of this kind, and consequently
I wish to apply for a position either
at Howard University or in the Wash-
ington public schools: believing that
once established there, amid library facil-
ities, and an educated constituency, I might
do work worth doing.
I know, Sir, that you have much
influence in regard to such appointments:
May I ask you carefully to consider my
testimonials, or to demand any farther in-
formation from myself, the authorities at
Harvard, as at my hal home – and
if you are convinced that I am a proper
and fit person, will you not use
your influence to procure me a po-
sition either in Howard University
or in the Washington Colored High
School? I can teach preparatory studies,
or latin, Greek and German, or the Sci-
ences; I am willing to teach any of
these branches, and only ask to be
allowed gradually to build up a
department of history and social sci-
I know, of course, that I have
no claim upon an entire stranger
to ask so great a favor: I was led
position in my native state, and by
my acquainceship with a beneficiary
of yours, Mr. W. F. Jackson of the Washing-
ton schools. I trust you will pardon
my boldness, and, at your leisure,
write me your opinion.
Respectfully Yours,
7 November, 1895


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Benjamin Franklin once said that death and taxes are the two certainties of life. The Michigan families who are forced to sell off their farms just to pay the onerous federal estate tax would certainly agree.
The estate tax is often called the "death tax" because it's levied on a citizen's entire estate at the time of his death. In 1916, when the tax began, it applied a 10 percent top rate to estates worth today's equivalent of $720,000.
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"So we'll be responsible for our own food and court fees and so on?" asked Bob Sheffels, president of the Woodland Park Lawn Bowling and Bocce Club, when I invited his cabinet to join me for a few games at Von Trapp's, the latest thematic extravaganza from globetrotting pickers James Weimann and Deming Maclise.
No, I explained, this outing was on Seattle Weekly. The paper would cover everything but the alcohol.
Sheffels laughed. "Your bosses must know how bocce players drink," he said.
There's something about bocce that drives folks to the bottle, which is presumably why Weimann and Maclise (owners of Bastille and Poquitos) plopped down five bocce courts in a former Capitol Hill furniture showroom (an additional two outdoor courts are scheduled to open in June).
Conceptually, Von Trapp's is a mishmash: Bocce is an Italian sport, but the restaurant's menu is wholly Bavarian, a compromise between the pair's original plan for a German bier hall and a shelved idea to install bocce courts in the Fremont pub vacated by Redhook Brewing back in 2002. Commercially, though, it's a runaway success, with competitive patrons more likely to flaunt their wait times than their bocce scores. When the complex opened in February, straight-faced hostesses regularly quoted three-hour waits for one of Von Trapp's 420 seats.
Built to cruise-ship scale, Von Trapp's features three bars, two floors, and one fireplace nook furnished with an elk head, hanging gothic light fixtures, and Bruegelesque wooden tables and benches. The Teutonic look is somewhat diluted elsewhere by televisions, a titanic ceiling fan, and the sheer number of brand new chairs, but the exposed rafters, wooden railings, and vintage Euro-bric-a-brac, including a set of Austrian chandeliers, are a feather in Von Trapp's Tyrolean hat. Still, the overwhelming impression is of largeness, which is why Von Trapp's has quickly become the place to meet up with 20 of your closest rowdy friends.
And if your friends aren't naturally fun-loving, Von Trapp's can nudge them in that direction, liter by liter. For drinkers who'd rather not hoist a stein that holds twice as much as the average human bladder, the bar offers its German and Austrian drafts in four smaller sizes, including a two-ounce sampler that allows aficionados to pilot their own beer flights. While the list doesn't present a comprehensive overview of German beer styles—eaters accustomed to ordering an Optimator with their sauerbraten won't find a doppelbock here—the on-tap selections are smartly chosen, from a Veltins pilsner to a Köstritzer schwarzbier.
The wine list isn't quite as daring as the German-Austrian aesthetic would permit, with just two of the four available reds coming from Austria. But a list of cocktails melding spirits with beer is well worth exploring: In the terrifically kinetic Roll Pin Shandy, pear brandy, lemon, and bitters facilitate the meeting of scotch and a double IPA.
Alcohol and exercise (walking the full length of Von Trapp's counts) are precursors to eating, and the inevitable opening gambit here is a swollen and salted pretzel ring, its ends knotted around a silver ramekin holding sweet honey mustard, Emmental cheese sauce, or a red pepper-flecked obatzda, a soft spread that would register on Southern palates as buttery pimento cheese. It's the best of the three dips, but there's not enough obatzda in Munich to mask the depravity of the pretzels. For simplicity's sake, the pretzels are served at room temperature, but there's no logistical bargain to explain why they're dry and flavorless. When the pretzel's split and "stuffed" with a mild horseradish cream cheese, it's indistinguishable from the white-fleshed bagels on a Days Inn continental breakfast buffet.
Baking is clearly not the kitchen's strong suit. Von Trapp's serves an array of flammkuchen, the comically great German term for a cheese-covered flatbread with toppings. The traditional version's smeared with sour cream and blanketed with bacon and roasted onions; a greasier option is finished with tomato sauce, scant mozzarella, and furling buttons of pepperoni. Either way, the dish rises only to the "Bad pizza's better than no pizza" bar: The lackluster crust is painfully reminiscent of a frozen pie.
Von Trapp's has also found a way to wedge mac and cheese onto an ostensibly German menu, avalanching a bowlful of spätzle, boiled down to near-mush, with way too much white cheese. Topped with curlicues of fried onions, the käsespätzle is the meatless entry on a list of forgettable entrées, including a flaccid sauerbraten and deeply fried chicken schnitzel with very mashed potatoes. But vegetarians aren't necessarily doomed: Von Trapp's braised red cabbage is enjoyably bright, and a plateful of roasted beets dressed with caraway and pumpkin seeds is vibrant and fresh.
The showpiece of Von Trapp's menu is the sausage section: The housemade wurst are tucked into crusty rolls, sliced up for sliders, and served on a platter with sauerkraut and potatoes. A helpful card on each table defines the various sausages, but a sampler platter of frankfurters, cheddarwurst, kielbasa, bockwurst, nuremberg, and two kinds of brats could use an identification guide. Our server was stumped when we asked her to tell us which sausage was which. Her confusion made sense when we started eating: The sausages, trapped in casings which clung as tightly as a 3-year-old bathing suit, all tasted salty, porky, and flat. Weirdly, although Von Trapp's touts its "from scratch" sausages, the kitchen doesn't bother to make its own mustard; there's squeezable Beaver Brand mustard on every table.
If Von Trapp's is a beer hall with bocce, all of the above is highly problematic. But if it's a bocce alley with beer, who cares whether the potato pancakes are cinnamony?
According to members of Sheffels' bocce club, Von Trapps isn't the perfect bocce venue. The mood's a mite too raucous for the club's oldest members, and the courts are too narrow for regulation play. Weimann and Maclise sought the club's advice early in the design process, but ultimately decided that shaving a few feet off the standard court width would give guests more room to move and mingle. "Von Trapp's has no intention of ever hosting the World Bocce Championships," spokeswoman Kirsten Graham points out.
Clem Zipp, the city's reigning Mr. Bocce, says "There's hardly any place you can play bocce in Seattle, so we make our peace with it."
And the courts—especially court #2—are good. "It's much flatter than most courts we play on," club president Mark Charonis says. "It's pretty true."
Bocce is a civilized game in which you stand next to your opponent and occasionally throw a ball at a wall with extreme force. I didn't quite master it under the club's tutelage, but it only took a few points to get caught up in pallino placement strategies and spocking styles. It was a heck of a lot more fun than criticizing bratwurst.
"I can't see how you'd come here and not play bocce," Zipp says.
VON TRAPP'S 912 12th Ave., 325-5409, vontrapps.com. 4–11 p.m. Mon.–Fri., noon–11 p.m. Sat.–Sun.
PRICE GUIDE Pretzel $4/Beet $8/Cheddarwurst sliders$12/Sauerbraten $18/Traditional flammkuchen $14/Bocce $25+/hour


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Stay healthy: When things get busy, it's often easy to sacrifice sleep, exercise, and proper nutrition to stay on top of things. However, it's important for students to keep in mind that the last thing they need during finals is be sick. Treat school like a 9 to 5 job, so when night comes there's some time to recharge and get some rest. Of course there will be a need to study and do some work at night, but if students get the majority of assignments out of the way during the day, things will seem much more manageable. Also, maintaining a consistent sleep schedule is very important and helps to ensure that students are getting the rest that they need to get everything done! Many students feel that they are too busy to fit exercise into their crazy schedules during finals. However, exercise doesn't have to mean hours in the gym. A brief jog, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or doing some push-ups and crunches in their room is much better than nothing at all. A healthy body means a healthy mind, which is something that every student needs. Finally, remind your student to make smart choices in the dining halls and to avoid using food as a way to deal with the stress. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables gives busy students the energy they need to keep up with their schedules. Avoid sugary and fried foods that will only slow the body down and go for nutritious and healthy options instead!
Keep calm and carry on: Remember not to freak out! Many students think they need to spend every waking moment studying and doing homework, and while it is important to dedicate time and put forth effort when it comes to their studies, students must also take time to unwind. Studying and working nonstop is a recipe for getting burned out. It's important to set aside some time to chat with friends, read for leisure, watch a little TV, or do a bit of web surfing to relax and recharge. Studying is important, but research has shown that 2-3 hours is the maximum amount of uninterrupted time that someone can study something and still absorb information. Students should take brief study breaks to get the most out of study sessions.
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(Title X, Part E, Amendments to Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965)
Amends Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants, contracts, and competitive agreements to consortia for carrying out programs that prepare prospective teachers to use technology to improve student learning, and programs that improve the ability of institutions of higher education to carry out such programs.
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Use of fundsM - Requires consortia to use funds to create programs that prepare teachers to use technology to prepare students to meet academic achievement standards. Not more than 10 percent of funds may be used to purchase equipment. Current law has no requirements for use of funds or restrictions on equipment purchases.
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Editor's note: Brett Snyder writes a weekly CNN.com travel column. Snyder is the founder of air travel assistance site Cranky Concierge, and he writes the consumer air travel blog, The Cranky Flier.
(CNN) -- From a little jolt to an all-out roller coaster ride, turbulence is a routine event when it comes to flying, but it scares the heck out of a lot of travelers. Fortunately, if you follow directions, your chances of getting hurt are slim to none.
The first thing to remember with turbulence is that it's almost never as bad as you think. In severe turbulence, it might seem like you dropped 100 feet, but it was probably not even 10.
Consider driving fast down a dirt road. If you tried to hold on to a cup of water on that ride, you'd be just fine except for the thorough soaking you'd get about two seconds in. On the other hand, if you're in an airplane that hits turbulence, your water usually won't even splash outside of the cup.
Unfortunately, we don't have the ability to see that next bump in the sky just yet. For control freaks like me and countless others, that's an anxiety-producing experience. But there are some important things to know about turbulence that should help calm your nerves.
You aren't going to crash
Airplanes pass through turbulence all day, every day, and how often have you heard of an airplane actually crashing because of it? At cruising altitude, it just doesn't happen. And in other stages of flight it's, at most, very, very rare. It takes a lot more than bumps along the way to down a plane.
Planes are built to stay in the air. They are meant to withstand insane amounts of force on the body and wings. (See how far the Boeing 777 wings bent in testing before breaking). Airplanes have come out of extreme turbulence with the interiors looking like they were hit by a tornado, but the aircraft itself flew just fine. But that doesn't mean you should just ignore it. Turbulence can still break bones or even kill if you aren't smart.
Fasten your seatbelts
If there's one thing you should do when flying to stay safe, it's keeping your seatbelt fastened any time you're sitting down. If you need to get up to go to the bathroom, do it when the seatbelt sign is off. Otherwise, stay seated. Why?Because the people who don't put their seatbelts on are the ones who do their best impression of pancakes sticking to the ceiling when the ride gets really rough.
There are several severe turbulence incidents each year that get reported in the news. And inevitably, a handful of people get hurt. But if you have your seatbelt on, you'll be fine. The injuries come from hitting heads on the ceiling or being thrown around in the aisle like a rag doll. If you're seated with your belt on, it's like a roller coaster ride and nothing worse.
Remember that I said it's rare, not unheard of, for turbulence to bring airplanes down. There is one kind of turbulence that has been known to cause accidents -- the turbulence generated by thunderstorms.
The updrafts and sudden wind shifts can be so violent that a big thunderstorm can bring an airplane down, especially if it happens near the ground. But pilots learned long ago to fly around storms.
Modern airplanes have sophisticated radar detection that allow pilots to navigate around thunderstorms. You might be in the middle of the clouds, but you aren't flying through the heart of a storm cell unless your pilot has made a big mistake.
Though we don't know exactly what brought down Air France flight 447 over the Atlantic on its way from Brazil to France back in 2009, some speculate that the pilots flew right into some nasty storms that led to a series of events that brought the airplane down. But even then, turbulence was probably at most a contributing factor to the confusion in the cockpit after systems starting failing for other reasons.
The best news is that technology and training continue to get better, and that helps pilots avoid turbulence with greater ease year after year. In fact, one of the biggest threats, windshear near an airport, has been significantly muzzled for that reason.
Windshear near the airport is one of the most dangerous types of weather. It involves a dramatic shift in wind direction that causes airplanes to gain and lose speed and altitude quickly. It's often related to a thunderstorm. The reason it's so dangerous near the airport is because the airplane is pretty close to the ground at that point. There just isn't much room to recover if something goes wrong.
In the past, there have been a handful of accidents from windshear including Delta flight 191 in Dallas in 1985. The airplane ran into windshear from a thunderstorm just before it was to land and the pilots couldn't recover in time.
It's incredibly unlikely that this kind of accident would happen again in the United States today for two reasons. Training and technology are far better. As with any accident, people learned from Delta 191 and training has changed to reflect those lessons. Pilots are taught to be more conservative in situations like that and they're trained to abort landings when conditions aren't right. They're also aided by windshear detection equipment on the airplane and at major airports.
In the end, turbulence is frightening but the chance that something bad will happen to you is incredibly small. Of course, fear isn't always rational. Just keep that seatbelt fastened.


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David B. Williams, 65, of Ord passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the Valley County Health System in Ord. A Celebration of Life was Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Ord Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Trever Rook officiating. Burial was in the Ord City Cemetery. Military Honors were presented by the Ord VFW Post #7029 and American Legion Post #38; and Offutt Air Force Base Military Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to the Ord Flag Fund. Ord Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. David Bruce was born Jan. 8, 1949, at Ord, to Carol B. and Vivian J. (Zikmund) Williams. He was raised in Ord where he received his education and graduated from Ord High School in 1967. David continued his education at Park's School of Business in Denver, Colo., studying electronics. March 8, 1969, David was united in marriage to Carolyn Wall at Riverton, Wyo. To this union a son, Shane was born. In 1970, David began his career in the United States Air Force. He was stationed all around the world including Okinawa, Greenland, Turkey, Greece, Amsterdam, Tampa Bay, Florida and Hot Springs, Ark. He retired as a Master Sergeant after 23 years of service. David continued to live in Hot Springs where he owned and operated an egg producing chicken farm. He returned to Ord and later resided in St. Paul. David settled in Ord where he continued to live until his passing. David was a member of the Ord VFW Post #7029 and American Legion Post #38. He enjoyed muscle cars, and Nebraska Football. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, and especially enjoyed duck hunting and Colorado elk hunting. Survivors include his father, Carol B. Williams and his wife, Jeannette of Ord; a son and daughter-in-law, Shane and Kim Williams of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; an adopted daughter, Tonya Williams, stationed in the US Navy in North Carolina; three grandchildren, Skylar, Shaynna and Ava Williams; a sister and brother-in-law Deb and Trevor Fischer of Ord; and a brother, Daris Williams of Ord. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vivian Williams.


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Lawn and Garden Weed Control
A lawn and garden free of weeds is certainly every gardener's dream, but rarely the reality. However, with some preventive actions and maintenance, lawn and garden weeds can be controlled and managed.
Weed Management for Lawns
Managing weeds is important because they compete with grass for soil nutrients. To keep your lawn in good health, fertilize when necessary, water in times of drought, and follow a regular mowing schedule. Here are some things to consider to keep lawn weeds under control:
- Choose a high-quality seed for any replanting needed throughout the year. Grass seeds with the words quick, mixture or combination in the name are lower quality and will not produce the desired lawn. These types are often littered with seedlings of various weeds that will grow along with the grass. A quality seed will help reduce the number of weeds.
- Mow your lawn regularly. Choose a mower setting that is in the highest range for your lawn type. This higher grass setting will allow for grass to outgrow the weeds. Make sure to bag all clippings when weeds are present to prevent the spread of seedlings and weed matter.
- Aerate the lawn every two years. This will loosen especially hard, compacted soil - which leads to crab grass and chickweed.
When all else fails, let the lawn weeds be your guide. If weeds dominate an area, it's likely that there is something wrong with either the growing conditions or your lawn practices. For example, dense stands of prostrate knotweed are a good sign of soil compaction. Don't just pull out your lawn weeds - relieve the compaction and solve the root of the problem.
Weed Management for Gardens
In the gardening world, weeding is a necessity. Even the most beautiful garden can be ruined by an overabundance of weeds. Keep these tips in mind to help maintain a weed-free garden:
- Hand pulling garden weeds, while sometimes tedious, is very quick and effective. Pull garden weeds when they're young and make sure the whole root of the weed is removed along with the stem of leaves. Pulling garden weeds is easiest when the ground is soft and wet. Using a weeding tool or trowel can make the job easier. Try the TBPN Weeding and Planting Knife, which is ideal for pulling up tough, deep-rooted garden weeds, as well as plant seedlings.
- Add a 3- to 4-inch layer of mulch over weeds and areas where weeds may grow. The mulch will smother the garden weeds and prevent new weeds from growing. There are many different types of mulch, so do some research and choose the mulch that will work best with your soil composition and plant varieties.
- Cultivation with a hoe is a great way to agitate the ground surface and prevent garden weeds. Use a small hand rake or cultivator for weeds around other plants. Troy-Bilt's TBCV Hand Cultivator is great for weeding in the garden, and helps loosen and aerate the soil.
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Kate's Hand Doctor
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Kate's was very similar except that her final 3 fingers, on her left hand, were joined in a similar fashion. I use to call her The Penguin (Batman Returns) for fun. More to help us deal with it that her because she probably won't care...she's just that happy of a child.
She had Complex Complete Syndactyly, meaning that the bones from each of her digits (fingers) were fused at the tip and the there was no break in the skin. (Her hands really did look like The Penguin).
The point of all this was that Kris sent me a CNN link today about Hand Camp gives kids a chance to play -- away from stares. The guy that runs it, Dr. Paul Dell, is the man who performed Kate's first 2 surgeries, separating her last 3 digits. The website for the organization is Hands To Love. Dr. Dell is the Division Chief, Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery at the University of Florida and also a founding member of American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Dr. Dell is a very good man. When we consulted with him I specifically said, "I just want her to be able to wear a wedding ring." That was my very first thought when I first saw her hand, "how can she wear a wedding ring?" In his surgery notes, he made specific mention of that concern. I couldn't have been happier. Kate will never be "perfect" but she's perfect to me and Kris and that is all that really matters.
So take a gander at his site and at the slides on CNN. Very moving and very worthwhile stuff.
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- Tim... said...
Physical issues are often more of a worry to adults than children. Children just get on with things and ignore them, while their parents panic. :)
My nephews play football with a kid whose hand is withered and missing some fingers. They've never mentioned it.
Recently Childrens BBC employed a presenter with a missing arm. It prompted this:
Some parents feeling awkward about explaining why her arm is missing and some "claiming" their kids are scared by it. I find the latter hard to believe. It is adults that influence childrens opinions on such things.
If people treat Kate like she has a problem she will think she has one. If she is treated like every other kid she will probably not even care about it.
Have a good one.
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- oraclenerd said...
Very good points.
It was initially very difficult...you expect a perfect child with no deformities. Kate had them. Telling my wife was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do.
However, when we thought she had "seizures" (in quotes because she is just twitchy, really twitchy) we began to put things in perspective. We played "Dueling Banjos" from Deliverance in her NICU crib. I began giving her nicknames.
However, I will refrain from that in the future in all likeliness...
I don't believe Little Chet even notices his sister's deformities. So you are right. But we've seen children (from not so desirable parents of course) that do notice and do make fun. I don't mind questions, I think curiousity is good, but it's that mean spirited stuff that will one day make me mad.
- April 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Tim... said...
The more you try to hide, excuse or over-complicate it the harder it will be.
Humans have this knack of making the simplest thing complicated. It will all work itself out. :)
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Robin van Persie hopes to ease the pain he has suffered throughout his career by winning the Premier League title for the first time.
Van Persie won the FA Cup just once during his seven years with Arsenal, but is on course to land the league in his first season as a Manchester United player.
Former Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli is backing Gianfranco Zola to become the next manager of Chelsea.
Zola, currently in charge at Watford, is among the top contenders to take over at Stamford Bridge, with Jose Mourinho the favourite for the position.
Roberto Mancini has snapped up England youth international Denzeil Boadu from Arsenal.
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At the end of every year, we like to share photographs that highlight our favorite events and happenings at the High Line. But with so many favorite moments this year, we decided to compile the photographs into a video montage.
When we watch the video, we are inspired by the ever-growing community of people behind the High Line's new life as a public park. In 2012, the High Line welcomed more than 4.4 million visitors, some of whom traveled from far away to see the park, but many others who live or work nearby.
The video shows that, with each visit, people are adding new layers to the High Line's story. What was once an out-of-use relic of our city's industrial past has become a beloved public space where New Yorkers and visitors alike gather for myriad purposes. People came to take photographs, share a meal, watch the sunset, or stroll with loved ones. They volunteered at our events. They came to view the park's artwork and horticulture. They attended our free film screenings, family activities, education workshops, or public talks. Or, they simply came to enjoy the cityscape from an elevated vantage point.
Some of our favorite moments are highlighted in the video montage, as well as the pictures below, but so many more memories were made and shared at the High Line this year.
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Ed Harris & David Duchovny: 'Phantom' Poster & Trailer!
Check out this recently released poster for Ed Harris and David Duchovny's upcoming flick Phantom!
Here's a synopsis of the movie: The fate of humanity rests in the hands of a Soviet submarine captain (Harris) whose tragic past casts a dark shadow over the present, and whose underwater craft may be host to a otherworldly entity. It is inspired by true events – spooky!
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The film is set to hit theaters on March 1, 2013 – be sure to check it out.
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Team Captain ... Finished the season as the team leader in assists with 31, tied for the team lead in goals with 38 and tied for second in steals with 32 ... Given the John P. Reardon Men's Award and the Director's Award at the 2011 Harvard Senior Letterwinners' Dinner ... Named to the CWPA All-North Division Second Team ... Tabbed COOP Student-Athlete of the Week Sept. 13 ... Placed on the CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week Honor Roll Sept. 29 ... Won CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week honors Oct. 14 ... Recognized on the CWPA Northern Division Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll Oct. 14 ... Earned Fall Academic All-Ivy League honors ... Named an ACWPC and CWPA "Outstanding" Scholar-Athlete ... Tallied three goals, dished one assist and had four steals versus Cal Lutheran in the MIT Invitational Sept. 5 ... Notched three scores, had one helper and grabbed a steal at Princeton in the Princeton Invitational Sept. 11 ... Found the back of the net twice, handed out three helpers and grabbed three takeaways against Washington & Jefferson in the ECAC Championship Sept. 19 ... Led the team with four assists while scoring once and stealing the ball twice against MIT Oct. 2 ... Put in two goals handed out two helpers and grabbed three takeaways versus Occidental, then tallied three scores and had three assists at Pomona-Pitzer College in the Claremont Convergence Tournament Oct. 8 ... Posted a hat trickwith three goals and added an assist against Brown Oct. 31 ... Notched three scores, had three helpers and grabbed a steal against Fordham, then scored five more goals, handed out another assist and had two more steals against Connecticut College in the CWPA Northern Division Championship Nov. 6 ... Collected four steals while dealing two assists and scoring once against Iona in the CWPA Northern Division Championship Nov. 7.
2009 (Junior):
Team captain ... Named to All-Northern Division first team ... Earned an "Outstanding" distinction on the CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team and the ACWPC All-Academic Team ... Scored 27 goals, ranking third on the Crimson ... Had a hat trick against Claremont at MIT Invitational (Sept. 5) ... Scored against Redlands at MIT Invitational (Sept. 6) ... Named to CWPA Northern Division Honor Roll Sept. 8 ... Netted two goals against No. 11 Princeton at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 12) ... Tallied two goals against No. 16 Santa Clara and two against Fordham at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 13) ... Had two goals in win over MIT (Sept. 16) ... Scored against George Washington at ECAC Championships (Sept. 18) ... Had a goal in win over Connecticut College at ECAC Championships (Sept. 20) ... Handed out five assists and scored a goal in victory at Queens (Sept. 26) ... Netted a goal against Chapman and had an assist against Pomona-Pitzer at Claremont Convergence (Oct. 2) ... Scored a goal against Brown (Oct. 10) and recorded a hat trick against Iona (Oct. 11) ... Netted a goal against Fordham (Oct. 17) ... Notched two goals against St. Francis (N.Y) (Oct. 18) ... Scored four times and made five steals against Queens (N.Y.) at Northern Division Championships (Nov. 8).
2008 (Sophomore):
ACWPC All-Academic Team ... CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team ... Winner of Harvard's Coaches Award ... Scored twice in victory at MIT (Sept. 19) ... Had a team-high four goals against Brown (Oct. 1) ... Tallied a hat trick at Iona (Oct. 12) ... Added a goal at Fordham (Oct. 12) ... Had a goal and assist against St. Francis (Oct. 19) ... Tallied five scores in win at Connecticut College (Oct. 23) ... Had two scores against MIT and one vs. Connecticut College at day one of Northern Division Championships (Nov. 8) ... Added a goal following afternoon against Fordham (Nov. 9).
2007 (Freshman):
ACWPC Academic All-American Team ... CWPA All-Academic Team ... Named to All-Northern Division first-team as a freshman ... Selected as Rookie of the Tournament and earned a second team all-tournament spot at the Eastern Division Championship ... Ranked second on the Crimson with 41 goals, first with 21 assists and second with 27 steals ... Recorded nine kickouts and four blocks ... Scored first collegiate goal in win over Santa Rosa ... Had a goal in victory over Santa Cruz ... Tallied a score in Harvard's downing of Washington & Jefferson ... Added three goals against Queens ... Scored a crucial goal in 11-8 victory over MIT ... Had a goal and four assists against George Washington ... Scored at No. 2 California ... Chipped in two goals in win over Fordham ... Had two markers in Crimson victory against Connecticut College ... Recorded a hat trick against Navy ... Was Harvard's only multiple goal-scorer against Johns Hopkins ... Added two goals against No. 19 Brown ... Had a two-goal effort against Iona ... Scored four times against No. 20 Johns Hopkins at Easterns.
High School:
Six-year letterwinner and four-year starter in water polo at Gulliver Prep ... Played both drive and utility positions ... Earned a total of 11 letters in sports ... Also was a four-year in swimming as a member of the 50 & 100 freestyle teams ... Was also a member of the school's bowling team as a senior ... Two-year captain in water polo and a senior captain of bowling ... Four-time NISCA All-America selection including consecutive first team selections in junior and senior seasons ... Three-time Miami Herald First Team All-County ... Miami Herald County Player of the Year in 2006 ... Had his uniform number 7 retired following his senior season ... National Junior Olympic All-America selection ... Three-time Miami Herald All-County in swimming as well and was a Miami-Dade County Athlete of the Year finalist ... School's career leader in goals and games played ... Set a state record in 2006 for goals scored in the state tournament with 14, only to surpass his own mark with 15 the following year ... Won state championship as a junior and finished as a three-time runner-up ... National Merit Scholar ... Presidential Scholar ... Wendy's High School Heisman National Finalist ... Valedictorian of senior class ... Volunteers time at the Baptist Hospital as well as being a Sunday school teacher ... enjoys golf and reading ... Son of John Voith, Jr. ... Older brother, John '07, was also a member of the Crimson water polo team.


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Feb. 1, 2003
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University women's basketball team defeated Gonzaga 65-41 this evening in West Coast Conference action at the Leavey Center. The Broncos held Gonzaga to an opponent low in points as they improve to 15-5 overall, 6-1 in league play. The Bulldogs fall to 13-9, 4-3.
The win places Santa Clara in a tie with Pepperdine at the midway marker of the season.
Sophomore Kayla Huss led all scorers with 15 points, while senior Tammy Annas was right behind her with 14. Annas just missed a double-double, as she led all rebounders with nine. Annas added seven steals in a strong defensive showing.
Gonzaga was led by Anne Bailey's nine-point, seven-rebound effort.
Santa Clara took an 18-6 lead on a long three-pointer from Huss. The Broncos improved that lead to 22-9 with a steal and lay-up by junior Jennie Rondel. Huss closed the first half with a 15-foot jumper that just beat the buzzer to give Santa Clara a 34-18 lead. She scored 12 of her 15 points during that period.
The Broncos held Gonzaga to 27.5 percent shooting on the night, and matched last week's effort against San Francisco, in holding an opponent to a season-low 41 points.
Huss hit her third three of the night, by banking in shot on the left side that pushed the Bronco lead past the 20-point barrier, making the game a 43-22 SCU advantage with 15 minutes remaining.
Sophomore Kim Butler returned to action after missing the first six conference games due to a stress fracture in her left foot. She pulled down six rebounds in nine minutes of action.
The Broncos start the second half of conference play next weekend, traveling south to take on San Diego. The game against the Toreros will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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The benefits of agricultural gypsum will be the topic for discussion when the fourth annual Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium takes place at the Kansas State University Alumni Center on Aug. 13.
The symposium titled "Research and Practical Insights into Using Gypsum" is co-sponsored by Gypsoil, a division of Beneficial Reuse Management and the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association.
"People are expressing an interest in using gypsum in agriculture to provide a source of nutrients and push the yield envelope. The Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium is a great opportunity for people to come together – as growers and consultants – to learn about gypsum, reasons for using it, the key benefits and the nutrient content. It's also a great chance to hear presentations from renowned soil scientists," says Dr. DeAnn Presley, Associate Professor of Environmental Soil Science and Management at Kansas State University.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Warren Dick, Soil Scientist and Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University
Dr. Darrell Norton, Research Soil Scientist, (retired) USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory and Adjunct Professor, Purdue University
Dr. DeAnn Presley, Associate Professor, Environmental Soil Science and Management, Kansas State University
Dr. Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management, Kansas State University
Dr. Leo Espinoza, Associate Professor, Soil Science, University of Arkansas
Dr. Marv Batte, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
Joe Nester, Owner, Nester Ag, Bryan, Ohio
Jared Morrison, Environmental Manager of Water and Waste Programs, Westar Energy
Ron Chamberlain, Lead Agronomist for GYPSOIL/BRM
Cory Schurman, National Sales Manager for GYPSOIL/BRM
Jackie McClaskey, Kansas Agricultural Secretary and Tracy Streeter, Kansas Water Office Director, will make a special combined presentation.
The symposium also includes panel discussions with experienced gypsum users, plus spreader set-up and application tips.
"Kansas prairie soils have great production potential, however, deteriorating soil structure, weather extremes, rainfall patterns and sulfur deficiencies are often problems. This educational event will discuss how gypsum provides sulfate sulfur, the readily-available form that satisfies crop needs. We'll also talk about how gypsum balances calcium and other important nutrients leading to better soil structure, improved water use efficiency, nutrient utilization, biological activity and a cleaner environment," says Ron Chamberlain, Lead Agronomist for Gypsoil.
"We are pleased to co-sponsor the fourth annual Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium. We believe the symposium is an excellent way to educate people in agriculture about advances in new technology and innovations available in Kansas and surrounding states," states Dana Minihan, Vice President of Member Services, KARA.
The program will get underway at 8:15 a.m. and last until 4:50 p.m. Early registration is now open at Gypsoil.com/symposium. Registration also is available the day of the event from, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the Alumni Center. Lunch and parking are included with registration. An optional pre-conference spreading demonstration by J.B. Pearl Sales and Service is scheduled beginning at 6:45 a.m. at the Kansas State University North Agronomy Farm. Continuing Education Unit credits will be available. Cost for the symposium is $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about agricultural gypsum. Early registration is open through August 1, 2014. For more information, visit Gypsoil.com or call 866- 497-8645.


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In Vino Wine Bar
215 East 4th Sts (Bet. Avenues A&B),
open 7 days , (212) 539-1011
Appealing wine bar from owners of Max
By Frank Angelino
Photo by Frank Angelino
Luigi and Lindita Iasilli at their new wine bar, In Vino, located in the East Village
Luigi Iasilli likes challenges. The owner of new the East Village wine bar In Vino, is building on the reputation he made with his nearby southern Italian restaurant, Max (51 Avenue B, bet E. 3th & 4th Sts.)
Born in Potenza, Italy in the remote southern region of Basilicata, Iasilli says that, I always considered myself entrepreneurial, always experimenting. I never did things the easy way. To get out of my hometown something had to happen.
For Iasilli, it was coming to New York about ten years ago. I think I was in New York before when I was in Italy; that was my state of mind. Then, for three years, he learned the restaurant business on Marguerite island in the Carribean. It was too unstable so I went back to Italy to work. Four years ago, he came back to New York opening Max.
Max is real authentic southern Italian cooking. Eighty per cent of our dishes are pasta with meat sauce, lamb ragu and beef and pork ragus, Iasilli says. Along the way he met his wife, Lindita, and they saw that they were both, Good at PR. Max was an immediate hit, a nice package of the right food and prices.
From his experience at Max, Iasilli intuitively sensed that customers were ready for a rustic wine bar featuring almost 400 wines from only the southern regions of Italy.
At In Vino, we didnt want to duplicate Max. We have cold and hot plates, easy things without pretension that work with wine, he says.
Iasliilis home region, where vineyards date back 2,000 years to Greek colonization, is the land of one of Italys finest varietal wine, the robust red Aglianico del Vulture. Aglianico is making great strides to approach the status of Amarone, Barolo and Brunello as one of Italys finest red wines. Of the almost 30 Aglianicos on his list, Iasilli pours out a Sasso, Eubea 99 as one of his favorites, and One of the best values we have, Iasilli says.
Here we serve two thirds wine and one third food, the opposite of Max; we dont want this place to become a restaurant, Iasilli says. The menu is arranged in five easy categories: Crostini ($5), with toppings such as tomato and truffle; Gratinati ($7), gratin baked in terracotta with ingredients like fennel, endive and gorgonzola; Cold Cuts ($9-$17), beef bresaola, mortadella and pork soppersata; combination Cheeses platters, large ($17), and small ($9); and Antipasti in earthenware terrines ($13.
In Vinos food, while intended as a complement to the wine, is very good on its own. We use extra virgin olive oil, Bufala mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes, Iasilli points out. The quality ingredients, the bedrock of excellent Italian cooking, shine through.
The five items on the large wooden cheese platter are superior and interesting: caciocavallo, boschetto with truffles, and an aged pecorino with black pepper.
The Antipasti dishes are as far as the menu goes, but in many ways they provide plenty of food options. The meatballs in ragu, shows that Iasilli knows how to make a delicious tomato sauce. Carciofini all Giudea and sauteed scallops are good snacks while sipping wine. Polenta and sweet sausages and rice croquettes filled with saffron risotto and sweet peas are examples of southern Italian home cooking, substantial and satisfying.
Essentially, In Vino is said Iasili, A place for wine lovers, with almost 400 bottles of wines including a selection from each region by the glass. There are a few sparkling wines, such as a satisfying Millesimato from the Abrizzo region, and over a dozen dessert wines that pair with the fig or choccolate logs that Iasilli serves for dessert.
Iasilli and his wife met when they were working in a New York restaurant. They found that they had a mutual talent for dealing with customers. Iasilli says, You have to be a physcologist. When you see a customer, you can tell by talking with them, most of the time what they like and dont like. You dont sell food and beverage, you sell yourself. When you come to this place it tells you about me.
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In this age of cutting-edge technology, Cotton Incorporated works even harder to ensure its research and development efforts are timely, valuable and applicable to grower needs. As always, maximum profit from every dollar invested in the Cotton Research and Promotion program is at the core of all Cotton Incorporated research initiatives. Growers are all too aware of the continuing stagnant yield trend and related quality concerns across the Cotton Belt. Recently, Cotton Incorporated unveiled its 2002 proposed budget, and within the hundreds of planned research projects, several are designed to lend insight toward improving yield and quality trends.
Cotton Incorporated's Fiber Quality research department, directed by Mike Watson, is charged with supplying timely and accurate data to researchers who work on improving the quality and value of U.S. upland cotton and its subsequent products. Watson's department also works to develop improved quality measurements for fiber, yarn, fabric, and garments.
"In the highly competitive international cotton market, it is imperative that U.S. upland cotton has the levels and distributions of qualities needed by all customers, since cotton fiber properties have a fundamental effect upon textile processing efficiency and the final quality of those textile products," explains Watson.
In 2002, Cotton Incorporated's Fiber Quality research department will continue its support of efforts to improve fiber quality; evaluate new HVI technologies; automate shrinkage and appearance measurements; continue research into the measurement of cotton stickiness; and, generate information services to support foreign markets.
Work to improve fiber quality can be seen in several different projects. Currently, certain basic fiber properties, such as maturity and nep levels, are not measured as part of the standard cotton grading system. The Fiber Quality research department collects this information through its supplemental crop survey, which provides a statistically sound sample set for each year's crop. Also continuing in 2002 are studies on how single fiber strength is transferred to subsequent constructions and how losses in strength occur during cotton processing. Watson's group will continue to develop better tests for determining fiber maturity and short fiber content. "Measurement of these cotton qualities are important to mills and manufacturers…the front line customers of U.S. cotton," adds Watson.
One of Watson's biggest efforts in 2002 will be putting to use a new piece of machinery that's designed to evaluate and measure length properties and fiber fineness. "With all the attention that's being directed toward improving commercial varieties, more and more breeders are sending us sample of their cottons. We are anticipating a tremendous increase in the number of samples we will test in 2002," explains Watson. In 2000, the Fiber Quality department conducted 28,000 individual tests on cottons. Over 24,600 have already been conducted this year. "We should see a huge jump in that total for next year, but we'll be ready. With the addition of a new Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS) testing machine, we will be more efficient and responsive to the testing needs of the cotton industry here and across the globe," concludes Watson.
Additional initiatives for Fiber Quality research include work on stickiness measurements and fabric shrinkage. "High Volume Instruments (HVI) currently do not determine all high-speed cotton fiber properties," explains Watson, "Continued research on stickiness measurements could aid in determining the levels of stickiness that may cause problems in textile manufacturing." Cotton Incorporated will also be evaluating several new methods to improve the accuracy and precision of fabric shrinkage measurement. Cotton Incorporated's market research consistently says that consumer's of cotton products are concerned about shrinkage. Fiber Quality Research and Textile Research, with independent researchers, continue to work on the control and measurement of shrinkage in cotton products.
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Waynesfield-Goshen handles banged up Botkins
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WAYNESFIELD — The Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers did what they should have Monday in handling a banged up Botkins Trojans team.
On paper, W-G was the favorite entering Monday's contest, and the result on the scoreboard matched what showed on paper by the game's end, as the Tigers managed a 65-37 victory in a non-league varsity girls basketball contest.
The Tigers are now 5-1 overall after Monday's win.
The Trojans had only eight healthy players in the entire high school entering Monday's game.
"The kids who are out on the floor are playing hard," Botkins varsity coach Don Mack said. "That's all we can ask of them."
W-G got out to an 8-0 lead in the first period before Botkins scored five straight points.
The Tigers led 16-7 after one period.
The second period proved to be the most lopsided of the night, as W-G outscored Botkins 25-5 to find a 41-12 halftime lead.
The first of back-to-back 3-pointers by Tigers freshman Emily Patton gave her team a 20-point lead, 30-10, midway through the second period.
Imploring his team to play better in the second half, Mack saw a response from his team.
Although the Tigers substituted for at least two starters much of the second half, the Trojans managed to tie W-G in the third period, 12-12, and outscore the Tigers by one in the fourth, 13-12.
"In the first half we didn't do things that we needed to do, regardless of who's on the floor," Mack said. "It's basic stuff — boxing out, negating any height advantage, moving without the basketball. Those things weren't happening. We addressed it at halftime.
"In the second half, we played with a lot more energy and movement. We played more together. It showed a lot better, too."
Kayla Heuker led Botkins 13 points. Mackenzie Brown and Brooke Bornhorst added six points each for the Trojans.
Emily Patton paced all scorers with 20 points Monday.
Also for W-G, Alicia Kessler tallied 12 points, Abbie Van Horn had 10 and Kiersten Wilcox notched eight points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
Mackenzie Jarnagin scored seven points off of the bench.
W-G varsity coach Ted Patton described his thoughts on the flow of the game.
"We were playing hard at the beginning," the coach said. "We came out and did what the game plan was. We wanted to make them turn the ball over and for us to get out in transition.
"In the second half, we got relaxed and we didn't give 100 percent."
Mack said, at this point, his team can merely learn as much as possible until its relative health improves.
"They're so inexperienced and young," the coach said. "People are playing in spots they're not comfortable with, and we understand that. Those are things we're going to have to work on until we get everybody healthy."
Botkins might have as many as three injured players — Andrea Goettemoeller, Taylor Doseck and Michaela Kramer — return to action for its next game Thursday in Shelby County Athletic League action on the road against the Fairlawn Jets.
Natalie Ambos is still sidelined with an unknown knee injury.
Casey Woodall is waiting results of an MRI.
"Of our six people injured, all of them are post players," Mack said. "My first agenda on every practice plan is to get a medical report. I see the trainer to get an update on everybody.
"I've never seen, heard or been a part of something like this. We're already low on numbers and too lose that many, unfortunately. We might, however, see the benefit of these kids playing later on."
Patton mentioned Botkins' lack of health.
"Botkins is obviously got quite a bit of injuries," Patton said. "He wasn't at full tilt. Don Mack does a nice job with them. From what I hear, he'll have some back for Thursday night, so that will certainly help them."
Patton commented on the status of his young 5-1 team.
"Because we're so young, we have to continue to learn about the basketball game," he said. "We have to improve ourselves on a weekly basis. As coaches, we have to evaluate and see if we're getting better week by week. I think we have.
"We've come a long way since the beginning of the year, and we've got a long ways to go, but, with our youth, the kids are playing well."
The Tigers will next play Thursday in a Northwest Central Conference game on the road against the Riverside Pirates.