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AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts claimed its second consecutive and 14th Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Championship overall with a 2-1 victory over Richmond Saturday afternoon at UMass' Garber Filed.
With the win, the top-seeded Minutewomen improve to 18-4 overall and earn the A-10's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Matchups for the 19 team tournament will be announced Sunday at 10:00 p.m. on NCAA.com. The second-seeded Spiders drop to 14-7 on the year.
UMass scored just under six minutes into the game when All-Championship Team selections Alexa Sikalis and Izzie Delario set up fellow All-Championship Team member Hannah Prince for a goal off a penalty corner.
Delario doubled the UMass advantage at the 14:45 mark when she deflected a Cliodna Loughlin shot past Richmond keeper Anna Zarkoski to make it 2-0.
Richmond responded 1:46 later when All-Championship choice Amy Cooke scored on a penalty corner following feeds from Helen Warner and Christina Ambrose.
The teams played a scoreless second stanza with Richmond holding a 4-2 edge in shots but the Spiders were not able to put any of those on goal.
Each team had eight shots on the day and Richmond held a 7-3 edge in penalty corners. Zarkoski made four saves, while Sam Carlino turned away the only shot on goal she saw for the Minutewomen.
UMass defender and reigning two-time A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Lauren Allymohamed was named the Championship's Most Outstanding Player after anchoring a Minutewomen defense that surrendered just one goal over the weekend. The junior also scored the game-winning goal in a double overtime win over VCU in the semifinals.
2013 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey All-Championship Team
Megan Botteri, VCU
Nicole Barry, VCU
Nakira Downes, Lock Haven
Rebecca Barry, Richmond
Chelsea Davies, Richmond
Emma Johansson, Richmond
Kerri McDonald, Richmond
Alexa Sikalis, UMass
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will this week step into the politically charged debate over campaign finance for the first time since its controversial ruling three years ago paved the way for corporations and unions to spend more on political candidates and causes.
The case has the potential to weaken a key element of the federal campaign finance regulations remaining after the 2010 ruling, and it could pave the way for challenges to the restrictions on contributions that remain. Supporters say those laws are key to preventing wealthy donors from exerting an undue and potentially corrupting influence on the political process, while opponents say the laws choke free speech.
In the 2010 case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the high court, split 5-4, lifted limits on independent expenditures, not coordinated with individual politicians or parties, by corporations and unions during federal election campaigns.
This time, in a case to be argued on Tuesday, the nine justices will consider a challenge by Republican donor Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama businessman, and the Republican National Committee to the overall limit on campaign contributions that donors can make to individual candidates and committees over a two-year federal election cycle.
That the court has agreed to hear the case, and the court's boldness in the Citizens United ruling, have prompted some legal experts to say there is a good chance the court will strike down the cap.
Oral arguments will proceed on Tuesday regardless of whether the federal government remains shut down, the court has said.
McCutcheon, the owner of an electrical engineering firm outside Birmingham, Alabama, wanted to donate to multiple candidates and political committees but was frustrated when he realized the aggregate cap limited his ability to do so.
In the current two-year election cycle (2013-14), an individual can give $2,600 to a candidate or committee and $32,400 to a political party. But donors cannot exceed the $123,200 overall limit during that period. There is also a $48,600 cap on total donations to candidates and a $74,600 cap on donations to political action committees and parties.
McCutcheon argues that the limits are unconstitutional because they violate the free speech protections of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. The Supreme Court has long held that spending money in the political context is a form of free speech expression, meaning restrictions are subject to careful legal scrutiny.
"It's a fundamental free speech issue about your constitutional right to spend your money however you choose in this great, free country," McCutcheon said in an interview.
McCutcheon is only challenging the overall caps, not the "base limits" on how much a donor can give to each candidate.
The Obama administration, which is defending the federal campaign finance laws that the Federal Election Commission implements and enforces, argues that the court already upheld similar limits in a landmark 1976 decision, Buckley v. Valeo. "Its reasoning remains sound," Solicitor General Donald Verrilli said of the Buckley ruling in a brief filed in the current case.
McCutcheon's lawyers say he can win without the court needing to undermine the 1976 precedent - in part because Congress has since amended campaign finance laws and the concerns that justified the need for an overall cap are no longer warranted. In Buckley, the court said a ceiling on contributions was needed because it was too easy for the base limit regulations at the time to be circumvented.
If the court accepts that argument, it could be more likely that the five justices in the majority in Citizens United would feel comfortable ruling in McCutcheon's favor, legal experts say.
The Citizens United ruling prompted howls of outrage from liberals because of what they viewed as the court's alignment with corporate interests. President Barack Obama criticized it in his State of the Union speech just weeks after the ruling. Then, as now, the court was led by Republican-appointed Chief Justice John Roberts and was split 5-4 between justices appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents.
Under the ruling, corporations and unions can now spend as much as they want on independent expenditures, such as TV ads, during the campaign season. In the McCutcheon case, which has no bearing on corporate spending, the court's ruling could allow politicians and the parties to receive more money directly from wealthy donors and spend it as they wish.
The concern among McCutcheon's opponents is that a ruling in his favor would allow individuals to "game the system," as Tara Malloy, a lawyer with the Campaign Legal Center, which supports limits on donations, put it.
That's because there would be nothing to stop candidates and parties from funneling donations from the same individual donor from one candidate's committee to other political committees, as a way of circumventing the base limit caps, Malloy and others say.
Dan Backer, one of McCutcheon's lawyers, said the notion that donors, candidates and parties would do that for the sake of a few thousand dollars is "utter nonsense."
It is possible that the court could reach a much broader conclusion and issue a ruling that would enable future challenges to campaign finance laws, including the base limits. But few legal observers think the court will take that step, largely because McCutcheon has not asked the court to do so.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader in the U.S. Senate, has, along with the RNC, joined McCutcheon's side in the case. The court has granted McConnell's attorney permission to take part in the one-hour oral argument. This is not the first time the Kentucky senator has challenged campaign finance laws, and his involvement has led to accusations that a ruling against the limits could create a fundraising bonanza for Republicans and constitute a defeat for Democrats.
Most donors who contributed up to the existing aggregate limit in the 2012 election cycle - and would be likely to give more if they could - are aligned with the GOP, according to a study published on Tuesday by Public Campaign, a Washington campaign finance reform group.
But some McCutcheon supporters, such as Brad Smith, a former Republican chairman of the FEC, think the partisan divide is overstated.
"We don't see any basis for predicting that one side or the other is going to come out ahead," he said.
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Nevada County LAFCo, Truckee Donner PUD settle lawsuit
TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212;-Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission and the Truckee Donner Public Utility District announced a settlement last week to a lawsuit recently filed by the Truckee governing body.
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According to various interviews with officials, the Truckee PUD filed the lawsuit because LAFCo would likely use a similar adoption process to determine its sphere of influence.
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took a page out of another Canadian teenager's marathon swimming history when she swam 52 kilometers across Lake Ontario this August.
Replicating what
the famous Marilyn Bell did in 1954, the 17-year-old swam for 15 hours and 33
minutes to come close to setting a new record.
But her motivation and
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to raise money and give back to the cardiac care section at
SickKids Foundation at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children where her
4-year-old sister Sophia had surgery to repair a hole in her heart.
Despite a late due to turbulent waters, Rebekah has not about to cancel or stop
her swim. As the 55th person to successfully cross the lake,
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to benefit others. While SickKids has been a big part of Rebekah's
family and community, she is also part of a bigger global family of marathon
swimmers. For her unselfish effort to help sick children, Rebekah
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WOWSA aims to promote open water swimming as a global sport for those of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. It hosts the World Open Water Swimming Awards to recognize the open water swimming's heroes and heroines.
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Chinese company Wico has cloned the yet-to-be-released iPhone 6, if videos posted by 86Digi can be believed.
One video provides a detailed view of the clone:
The other compares it to the iPhone 5s:
"The similarities are eerily close," Ramon Llamas, a research manager at IDC, told LinuxInsider, to the extent that the casual observer "may just simply accept this as an iPhone."
There are slight differences on the sides, such as the volume and power buttons and the headphone jacks, as well as the chassis overall, but "it's not until you place them side by side that you can see the differences," Llamas noted.
The Wico phone's start screen looks almost identical to that of the iPhone, as does its control panel, Llamas said. "Even the colors and fonts look alike."
The Wico phone apparently is named "i6," based on its software, although the case displays an Apple logo and an iPhone label, including the claim "Designed by Apple in California" and an FCC ID number.
How Apple's Helping iPhone Clone Makers
The iPhone's launch reportedly has been delayed, and it's now scheduled to be released in Q4, which let Wico steal a march on Apple.
Apple reportedly was having production problems with the device's in-cell touch panel and with uneven colors on the casing. The company introduced in-cell touch panel technology on the iPhone 5, so it's not clear why it might be having problems in this area.
There's speculation the iPhone 6 will be available in a 4.7-inch and a 5.5-inch versions; that it will have a scratch-resistant sapphire front panel; that it will have a faster, more efficient Arm Cortex A8 processor; and that it will have slimmer bezels and a thinner chassis.
As usual, Apple has not disclosed any details of the forthcoming iPhone 6, fueling the rumor mill and paving the way for clone makers to come in and steal Apple's thunder, which Wico seems to have done.
A Step Ahead
Wico has "done a nice job anticipating where the next iPhone will go," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider.
The Wico's rounded corners make it look thinner than it is, as well as more comfortable to hold, Enderle said. Both are changes "Apple would likely consider."
The Wico phone is about one inch longer and half an inch wider than the iPhone 5s, and "the end result is very close to what the market believes the iPhone 6 will be," Enderle commented.
"They even appear to have copied the Apple charging interface port and the sideswipe-to-start interface," he said.
Instead of Apple's proprietary iOS software, the Wico clone reportedly runs a custom version of Android KitKat.
Without Android, manufacturers couldn't create a clone that worked well enough to be a threat, Enderle said. "Google remains the biggest threat Apple will ever face."
There's just one niggling problem: Wico can't be found on the Web -- at least, not in its role as a smartphone maker. There are a lot of Wicos in China, however, as well as in the U.S.
The China Syndrome
Owning an iPhone or iPad is a mark of prestige among Chinese citizens, and two California men last year were charged with various crimes after making about US$4 million smuggling iPhones to China.
Schoolchildren were being used to smuggle luxury goods, including iPhones, into China, according to reports that surfaced in April.
China's largest carrier, China Mobile, in January agreed to carry iPhones after six years of negotiations, but Apple's prices are too high for the Chinese consumer. Its iPhone 5c, which sells for less than the flagship iPhone 5s, still was not a strong seller in the Chinese market.
Politics comes into play as well. China's government last week declared that the iPhone was a danger to national security because of its ability to track and time-stamp user locations.
Further, the government is moving against subsidies by carriers, Enderle pointed out, which "will dramatically lower Apple's market opportunity and create opportunities for lower-cost vendors in China with clones to make huge inroads into Apple's space."
Still, "I'd expect threats of litigation before price cuts," IDC's Llamas suggested.
That might not get Apple anywhere, though, Enderle said, because "the nature of the [Chinese] courts and the current relationship between the U.S. and China puts U.S. companies at a severe disadvantage."


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Nanoparticles are used to produce sunscreens, scratch-resistant coatings, deodorants and other products, but researching their health effects began only recently.
A Clarkson University team has received a three-year, $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study potential outcomes nanoparticles could have on human health and the environment. Clarkson Professors Silvana Andreescu and Kenneth Wallace are examining how nanoparticle exposure alters the antioxidant defense system present in cells, tissues and organs of exposed organisms.
The team will develop methodology to determine the concentration of free radicals within an organism resulting from nanoparticle exposure. Free radicals can damage cell membranes, proteins and DNA of affected cells resulting in inflammation and long-term health problems.
"There are currently no regulations for nanoparticle exposure. Differences in composition or quantity of nanoparticles can result in dramatic differences in toxicity. We are just beginning to understand how nanoparticles affect exposed tissues," said Andreescu, a professor of chemistry. "The results of this study will begin to provide an understanding of how nanoparticles interact with organ systems and ultimately affect our short- and long-term health."
The Clarkson team is using zebrafish to assess toxic reactions that would occur with human nanoparticle exposure. "Zebrafish are a great model system because they have a digestive tract that is similar in structure and function to the human system." said Wallace, an associate professor of biology.
Zebrafish embryos will be exposed to a variety of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles with varying levels of toxicity. Concentrations of free radicals within the digestive system will be determined with microelectrochemical probes developed during this study.
"Surfaces within the digestive system can have long-term exposure when nanoparticles are ingested. The inside of the digestive system where food passes is highly folded and can retain nanoparticles. As a result, toxic effects of nanoparticles will likely be more concentrated in this system," said Wallace.
The project will create a new framework for assessing nanotoxicity and provide a clearer picture of the relationship between nanoparticle exposure and human health, Wallace and Andreescu said. It may also help develop guidelines to modify nanoparticles and their use in the future.
The research will also give rise to a class on environmental health and safety implications of nanotechnology for students in Clarkson's chemistry, biotechnology, materials science and environmental science and engineering programs. The curriculum will be broadly disseminated to nearby four-year colleges and the Clarkson website.
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"What'll become of me?"
When a free black man named Solomon Northup was rescued from 12 years of bondage in January of 1853, a fellow slave, a young woman named Patsey, called after him tearfully. One hundred sixty-one years later, Northup's account of his kidnapping and time as a slave on Edwin Epps's Louisiana plantation has been authenticated by scholars with annotated versions of Northup's book, supplemental textbooks and articles detailing his life. Last year's big-screen adaptation of his narrative, 12 Years a Slave, is currently nominated for nine Academy Awards—including a best supporting actress nod for the woman who plays Patsey, Lupita Nyong'o. Yet Patsey's haunting question, "What'll become of me?", remains unanswered.
What became of this girl, Northup's close acquaintance and one of the major figures in his book, who was terrorized by her master and mistress? Did she succumb to one of the bouts of disease that swept the Louisiana-bayou slave communities? Did Epps's severe beatings or his wife's unhinged jealousy take their toll, or did he perhaps sell her some time after 1853? Was she secreted away by members of the Underground Railroad? Did she survive until emancipation rolled through the area via the Red River Campaign in 1864, then travel elsewhere? Or did she remain in Louisiana?
For more than two months, I have considered these possibilities and more, in an attempt to respond to Patsey's plea. I have scoured annotated versions of Northup's text, census records, court documents, online genealogy databases, libraries, and newspapers from the era. I've spoken with experts in the fields of genealogy and historical research, consulted professors, archivists and historians, even traveled to the town in Louisiana where Epps's plantation, once stood—all in an attempt to track Patsey's life after Northup's departure in 1853. I practically went cross-eyed after days of squinting at vital records recorded in miniscule cursive writing; I pulled archival books as heavy as small children from high shelves in cavernous, dusty warehouses; I almost hydroplaned into ditches while exploring unpaved backroads during rainstorms. I drove through towns with a Louisiana-history picture book on my lap in an attempt to match the old and new. I hand-cranked microfiche machines until my wrist was so stiff I couldn't move it. The investigation has unearthed two new theories for every one posed, protruding from the murk of research like so many cypress knees lining Louisiana's bayous. How can it be this hard to find one woman? The question seems as deceptively simple as Patsey's, but the difficulty in answering proves emblematic of the lost histories of many slaves.
"Do you have a year of your life to spare?" I'd heard similar versions of this retort in the wake of introducing my article's subject, but it wasn't until my third day in central Louisiana that I truly started to believe it. This one came from John Lawson, local historian and patron of the Alexandria Genealogical Library —a space flush with resources and rife with knowledgeable volunteers, all of whom have a passion for the subject. "Oh, but you'll find her eventually," Lawson quickly followed up. No one else I'd spoken with at that point seemed to think it possible.
I prepared for my time in Patsey's South for a month and a half, beginning with the facts of Northup's book (my particular copy being an enhanced edition by Dr. Sue Eakin, the LSU of Alexandria professor and historian who devoted her life to researching Northup's story). Northup spent 10 of his 12 enslaved years as Epps's property, the latter eight of them on his plantation in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in an area near Bunkie known now as Eola, then as Holmesville. He worked alongside Patsey and six other slaves (Abram, Wiley, Phebe, Bob, Henry, and Edward)—all but Edward came to Louisiana from neighboring plantations in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Piecing together the genealogy of a slave, as it turns out, almost always must happen through reconstructing those of his or her owners.
In 12 Years a Slave, Northup cites Patsey as "the offspring of a 'Guinea nigger,' brought over to Cuba in a slave ship, and in the course of trade transferred to Buford, who was her mother's owner." That owner, said in the book to be James Buford (more likely named William J. Buford, according to 1830 and 1840 census records from Williamsburg County that I found), is said to have fallen upon hard times and sold her, along with a group of others, to Archibald P. Williams of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, near Alexandria.
The exact year of Patsey's relocation across state lines is unknown. Epps was an overseer on the Oakland Plantation, near Alexandria, patented by Williams, and he was given the slaves as payment for his wages in that role. Conveyance papers from Williams to Epps for the group no longer exist, as the Rapides courthouse was burned by Northern soldiers in 1864, destroying almost all records (not an uncommon scenario during the Civil War). But we know Patsey was with Epps as of 1843, when he purchased Northup and leased the Bayou Huffpower plantation of his wife's uncle Joseph B. Robert, before moving them to the 300-acre plot of his Avoyelles Parish plantation on Bayou Boeuf in 1845.
Northup's book cites Patsey as being 23 years old, though his proclamation of that age could've occurred any time during his 10 years with her, making it a sliding scale (most likely, he was referring to her age when he left her in 1853). Pre-1850 U.S. Census records only separate slaves by gender and catalogue them within age-group intervals of five to 10 years, but in 1850 and 1860 there were separate Slave Schedule census records taken. Regardless, no names were included with each slave entry, and ages were often approximated. Deducing from the general ages of the other slaves on Epps's farm within Northup's text, Patsey appears as the entry for a black female, aged 19, in Epps's 1850 Slave Schedule. Using all these factors as a guide, it's safe to estimate that she was born around 1830 in South Carolina.
If Patsey died of disease, fatigue, or abuse before 1864, there'd be no record of it. "Imagine a disease taking its toll much worse on the enslaved community," explains Christopher Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of history at LSU of Alexandria. "Measles, mumps, yellow fever, malaria . . . chicken pox. . . . They affected the enslaved population that much more because of the abuse, because of the hard living conditions in the slave cabins, because of damage to bodies and minds. There are accounts of slaves dying, literally, of repeated abuse from a psychological standpoint. It would be the same as looking at somebody with PTSD catching pneumonia and dying inexplicably. We know now that healthiness and being healthy is as much psychological as it is physiological."
The sad reality is that slaves were property, considered very expensive livestock, and there were few regulations governing their treatment and whereabouts. "There were laws in the antebellum South which regulated and dictated how slave owners treated slaves—there was a minimum standard," explains Stacey. "Now, a record of the enforcement of those laws? That's dicier. I don't think compliance was part of it. I think every law that was written in each of the states restricted excessive abuse and violence, which is relative. The laws specifically were written to protect the institution of slavery." This also means that if a slave died on an owner's plantation, they were not required to report the death and could choose where and how the body was to be interred—on their own property, in a cemetery, or elsewhere. "There was not a uniform standard or rule as far as burying slaves," says Stacey.
Most slave cemeteries and graves from the era remain unmarked. The closest African-American burial plots to Epps's land that stand today reside in the cemetery at First St. Joseph's Baptist Church. After looking through archived papers, the church's deacon, Willie Johnson, confirmed that it was established in 1875 and the land for its location was donated on July 26, 1888. If she survived beyond emancipation and remained in the area, it's entirely possible that she was a member of this church, and—if she had children—they would've attended the adjoining school.
On my second day in Louisiana, I scrutinized the weathered headstones of the First St. Joseph's cemetery with Bunkie, Louisiana-based historian Meredith Melançon, searching for any record of Patsey. We met through Melançon's incredible University of Louisiana at Lafayette work on the website called Acadiana Historical. I happened upon it while attempting to piece together Patsey-centric locations of the Northup Trail in preparation for my trip to Louisiana, and the two of us became fast friends. "If I was Patsey and I survived to emancipation, I'd get the heck outta this place—as far away from Edwin Epps as possible," exclaimed Melançon, while squinting at a particularly illegible white marble marker. It was a drizzly, unusually cold day in early February—a fitting environment for a tour of the landmarks related to Patsey's life.
Against all odds, Patsey was young and very strong—she was one of Epps's most valuable and profitable workers. Northup writes, "Such lightning-like motion was in her fingers as no other fingers ever possessed, and therefore it was, that in cotton picking time, Patsey was queen of the field." Despite that, she suffered incalculable emotional and physical abuse at the hands of Epps and his wife, Mary. "Her back bore the scars of a thousand stripes; not because she was backward in her work, nor because she was of an unmindful and rebellious spirit, but because it had fallen to her lot to be the slave of a licentious master and a jealous mistress," Northup describes. "She shrank before the lustful eye of the one, and was in danger even of her life at the hands of the other, and between the two, she was indeed accursed. . . . Nothing delighted the mistress so much as to see her suffer, and more than once, when Epps had refused to sell her, has she tempted me with bribes to put her secretly to death, and bury her body in some lonely place in the margin of the swamp." Could it be possible that Mary's request fell to someone with fewer moral scruples than Northup after his departure? It's entirely possible.
Of all the injustices outlined in Northup's narrative, one particularly brutal whipping of Patsey at the hands of her master and Northup (who was forced into the act against his will) left her near death. The description of the scene resonated with readers, and was often cited in newspaper reviews of the book at the time; it provides the devastating emotional climax of the movie 12 Years a Slave, as well. Northup's account of Patsey's whipping is horrifying, made even more unbearable by the circumstances that led to it. Because Mistress Epps refused to give Patsey soap for washing, she left the plantation without permission in order to borrow some from a neighbor. Master Epps was so enraged upon her return that she was immediately staked to the ground, and Northup was ordered to whip her. Obliging out of fear, he "struck her as many as 30 times" before attempting to stop, but after being forced, he "inflicted 10 or 15 blows more," until refusing to continue, "risking the consequences." At that point, Epps assumed the whip and continued until she was, Northup describes, "literally flayed." Though Patsey survived the unimaginable punishment, "from that time forward," he writes, "she was not what she had been."
It's heartbreaking to ponder how someone so young, who possessed such dignity under unimaginably inhuman circumstances, finally had her spirit broken in this manner. And this brings us back to Melançon's idea that Patsey would "get the heck outta there" after emancipation, and some theories about where she may have gone. Alas, theories are almost all I have to work with—so much of constructing Patsey's history involves small pieces of fact linked by large gaps caulked with conjecture.
The Secondhand-Newspaper Account Browsing the Library of Congress's newspaper archive website, Chronicling America, I came upon perhaps the biggest discovery of my research—an 1895 clipping from the Idaho Register (a wire story from the National Tribune in Washington, D.C.) called "About the Campfire: Truthful Tales Told by the Veterans." It detailed—under a section titled "Bayou Boeuf"—a veteran's recollection of Northern soldiers recounting a visit to Epps's plantation, "soon after the war." The soldiers (and the narrator) had read Northup's book, and were curious about the truth of the story. It's said that they "told of seeing and talking with his former slave comrades, whose names were Uncle Abram, Wiley, Aunt Phoebe, Patsy, Bob, Henry, and Edward." Misspelling aside (quite common), this is a fairly huge breakthrough as far as validating Patsey's presence on Epps's plantation right before emancipation. The rub: this was recounted 30 years after the fact, and it's entirely possible that the narrator simply cracked open his copy of 12 Years a Slave so as to properly cite the names of every slave on Epps's plantation. It's as plausible that the soldiers simply told him they spoke with some of Northup's fellow slaves, but didn't name names.
The 1860 Avoyelles Parish Slave Schedule Epps's 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedule cites a total of 12 slaves—just four more than he owned a decade prior. There is an entry for a 34-year-old female, who could possibly be Patsey (again accounting for the license used with recording of ages on these records). No conveyance of her sale before that time exists at the Marksville courthouse, which holds all remaining records for the Avoyelles Parish area from that time.
Patsey Williams/Patsey Buford Upon emancipation, slaves had no money or means, and were often forced into a life of sharecropping. Those who left their former owners were sometimes assumed their master's surname, if they didn't already have one (this is how Solomon's father, Mintus Northup, received his last name, as it happens). "It depends on what they wanted," explains Elizabeth Shown Mills, former president of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and co-author of The Forgotten People: Cane River's Creoles of Color. "There were times it went back to the mother's owner, sometimes the owner of their grandparents. The premise here is that most slaves did not leave their comfort zones. They didn't leave that neighborhood in which they grew up. And so you're going to find them, for decades after the war, generally in that same community. Of course exceptions existed, but they were less likely to exist with females." Her mother's owner's surname was Buford, though it's likely her mother also accompanied Patsey to the Williams plantation in Louisiana. I came across one record of a "Patsy Buford" in the 1910 U.S. Census from Flat Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina. She's listed as 80 years old (keeping with the 1830 birth date), and both of her parents are listed as having been born in South Carolina. Keeping in mind Mills's "comfort zone" rule, it's more likely that the 1870 U.S. Census uncovered for a 40-year-old Patsey Williams in Cheneyville (Rapides Parish) could be a lead. Also considering Mills's enlightening point that Patsey is, in fact, a nickname for Martha, it's easy to see how the possibilities can become endless.
The Underground Railroad Northup's narrative makes it clear that Patsey was aware of the possibility of freedom. He writes, "Patsey's life, especially after her whipping, was one long dream of liberty. Far away . . . she knew there was a land of freedom. A thousand times she had heard that somewhere in the distant North there were no slaves—no masters." This makes it possible to consider she sought help through outside means. Though Northup's ultimate fate is also unknown (he disappeared in the early 1860s), scholars have unearthed persuasive evidence that he was part of the Underground Railroad. It makes sense that Northup would've found his way into this line of work—his experience, along with Patsey's last words, had to haunt him. He almost certainly didn't travel back to Louisiana (Underground Railroad agents rarely operated in the Deep South), but that doesn't mean he couldn't have helped engineer Patsey's rescue from up North. There's an Underground Railroad location in Pollock, Louisiana—51 minutes north of Eola—called Oction House, established in 1861, which could've served as Patsey's first stop. Because of its clandestine nature, there are very few Underground Railroad records, but it remains a possibility because it cannot, as of now, be officially refuted. Permanent work with the Underground Railroad could also corroborate Northup's disappearance, as joining meant separation from his life in upstate New York, and almost certain anonymity.
Patsey Epps. "Considering all of the suffering—emotional and physical—that he [Epps] inflicted on her, I cannot see Patsey, as a free woman, taking his surname," says Mills. Still, she admits, "You don't want to pass up any possibility, no matter how slim." Patsey might have assumed the Epps surname, which was a popular name throughout the South. Patsey was also not an unusual first name, so—without a tie from Louisiana to one of these other areas to corroborate the evidence—these listings remain distant possibilities. The most likely possibility was found within a search for a Patsey Epps born around 1830 in South Carolina (keeping in mind that spelling and ages on these documents are flexible), wherein I pulled a 1900 U.S. Census listing for a 70-year-old Patsy Epps born in South Carolina and living in Washington, Mississippi—about two hours north of Edwin Epps's plantation.
Scanned copies of these documents can be seen in the gallery below.
Bunkie is the kind of place where you can drive miles before seeing anything but a church or gas station, and the scenery—even amid the area's unusual early February snow flurries and frost—is haunting, seemingly plucked from another time. This is lowcountry, where soybeans, corn, and sugar cane are produced in sprawling fields, homesteads perched aside them neatly. Drive along the bayous and the views are strangely preserved—the lots are narrow and long, just as they were in the 1800s, when they were situated to allow every plot waterfront access for transportation of goods. Even when viewing the homes, it's difficult to distinguish the time period—new residences are fashioned in the classic Creole style, and old dwellings are beautifully restored. Palmetto bushes line the bayou banks, lending credence to the accounts Northup wrote of escaped slaves hiding in the dense greenery for months. Ancient oaks (which get wider—not taller—with age) dot the horizon; cypresses soak in the bayous—their knees jutting from still pools of water—and pecan trees line acres of land in orderly rows. It's an area deeply steeped in its history, and its residents are fiercely protective of that fact. As a New Yorker shouldering the pressure of a time crunch, my instinct was to economize—I quickly learned that every action needed to be padded by at least 45 minutes. It didn't matter where I went—a library, hotel lobby, or coffee shop—I was greeted warmly, identified almost immediately as an out-of-towner (yes, it's that obvious) and, upon describing my project, was privy to boundless enthusiasm and a flurry of tips and anecdotes. In this town, everybody knows everyone who knows something about someone from someplace. The Louisiana welcome is a deep, cozy rabbit hole—I'm not entirely sure I've yet dug my way out.
My research in Louisiana also centered upon finding a cause of death for Edwin Epps, in pursuit of some manner of cosmic justice for Patsey. (If his will was written prior to emancipation, she would be listed among his inventory if she was still with him at the time). It's documented that he passed away in 1867, and his wife died shortly thereafter—both are interred at Fogleman Cemetery, a short distance from where his plantation once stood, though their headstones have long since been lost. (The space itself is completely overgrown—a few original headstones, a historic marker and a fence are all that separate it from a forgotten patch of farmland).
Epps's will exists at the Marksville courthouse (I held the original, as it happens). His inventory proved enlightening—his children and wife Mary were named, as were all of the items currently on or within his plantation. As it turns out, the papers were drawn up post-emancipation (on April 27, 1867, shortly after he died), so there was no record of Patsey. There was mention of outstanding debts that included a cotton order from New Orleans, with the stated proceeds being split among his laborers—proving that he did have either sharecroppers or hired laborers working his farm at the time of his death, one of whom could possibly have been Patsey.
"What we know about slavery is heavily weighted to the larger slave owners," explains Stacey. "Around 50 percent of slave owners in the antebellum South owned 25 or fewer slaves over the course of their slave-owning 'career.'" Epps falls firmly within the average of that group, having owned between eight and 12 slaves at any given time. "There's a whole yeoman or middle-class slave-owning group of people we don't know a lot about," says Stacey. "Most of the largest planters kept thorough records, but it's less likely that this group of people kept thorough records because they didn't have enough resources. They were quite often working right next to their slaves picking cotton, breaking corn." This means that Patsey's fate was, in many ways, directly tied to that of Epps. "These are men, women, and families who owned a few slaves throughout their lives," says Stacey. "The recession would hit and they'd have to sell off a few of their slaves. How did they treat their slaves? I suspect it's just as uneven as their richer counterparts, but we don't know that. My sense is that they're ranges of extreme. Either they were very benevolent or they were very, very sadistic—because they had to live and work and exist in much closer proximity to their slaves than the larger plantation owners."
During my first day in Louisiana, I attempted to navigate from my hotel in Bunkie to the LSU of Alexandria campus. Bunkie is a small town (population 4,171, according to the 2010 U.S. Census) that envelops the area where Epps resided on his plantation from 1845 until his death in 1867. I was utterly unfamiliar with the geography of these areas at the time; I had yet to pinpoint or visit any local landmarks, and my iPhone G.P.S. would prove both vital and flawless throughout my four days in Louisiana—save this one outing. As I set off from my hotel to LSU–A, I was directed away from the interstate. I didn't think much of it until the friendly automated female voice told me to take a right onto a dirt road. It was pouring rain—so, naturally, the G.P.S. proceeded to lead me through the muddiest, narrowest pebble-and-dirt-strewn roads I've ever seen—all of them cutting through the middle of endless fields, flanked by perilously deep puddle-encrusted ditches.
The GPS navigated my near peril for 20 minutes—atop rickety one-lane wooden bridges, through flooded slopes—until it finally, mercifully, directed me onto a paved street. I took a right and—drove past my hotel. Instead of the correct direct left from my hotel to the highway, I was driven in a senseless detour through a circular snarl of back roads. I recounted the puzzling hilarity over dinner that night while being handily schooled in the art of crawfish consumption by Melançon, her husband David, mother-in-law, Marjorie Melançon, LSU–A archivist Michelle Riggs and Professor Stacey. Their eyes widened as I described the ordeal between twists and cracks of the spice-covered red crustaceans, recounting the local flair of the street names (Catfish Kitchen Road! Oil Field Road! Bear Corner Road!). "Do you know where your G.P.S. took you?" Meredith asked. I shook my head. "Around the perimeter of what used to be Edwin Epps's plantation," she deadpanned.
It was a goose-bump-inducing moment, and remains a perfect metaphor for my dually frustrating and elating pursuit of Patsey. Have I simply been circling the truth of what happened to her, wading through the muck of missing links and leads pointing me in wayward directions?
"There is no way to estimate how long it could take to find Patsey," said Mills. "It could take months. It could take years. Records were not created for genealogical purposes; they were not created for historical purposes. Public records are created for legal purposes. Censuses were created for analytical purposes. And so they created what was needed. We, as researchers, have to learn all of the different resources that exist for an area, and then we have to learn all of the different techniques to link little different pieces of data into a whole person. In the end, a person is more than a name—a person is a concrete set of characteristics. We assemble as many pieces of those characteristics as possible, and we use that to help us narrow down. It is an incredible amount of work."
Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., whose PBS genealogy television show Finding Your Roots enlists well-known personalities to explore genealogy, calls genealogical research "another way of doing American History. [. . .] When you find out that your great grandfather fought in the American Revolution or your very great grandfather fought in the Civil War, you can never think of the Revolution or the Civil War in the same way." That impact can be even more significant for African-Americans," he says. "The most moving part [of Finding Your Roots] for African-Americans is when we introduce them to their ancestors who were slaves, by name. Putting a face and a name on a historical event is what genealogy excels at doing. There's nothing quite like it."
I still desperately want to know what happened to Patsey. I want to believe she was able to survive, to prevail, and then to thrive on her own. As nobody's property. As master of her own body and mind. I searched for her right up until the moment this piece was due—there's still a thick stack of notes and to-do lists next to my computer. I'm not ready to crumple them in the trash uncrossed, unchecked. It feels too much like discarding a life.
I hope this piece serves as a jumping-off point—as a call to action and a call to love and healing. A battle cry among Melançon, Riggs, and me became "Viva la Patsey!" She is long gone, but her story never died. We cannot be hindered by what appears to be a lost cause—unearthing these narratives of our country's painful history will set us on the path to understanding and willing ourselves not to repeat it. Let's allow Patsey's plea to resonate for countless others—because if we don't consider what became of them, what'll become of us?
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*This article has been corrected to reflect the fact that indentured servitude did not exist after the Civil War, and is more accurately referred to as sharecropping. We regret the error.


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First of all: Clarify what you want to use your waterfront home for. Most buyers use such a home for water-related activities, such as boating, fishing or just wide open water views. In this context, make sure to check the potential of the surroundings: Is the lake really enjoyable and safe to swim in? Is there an option to fish or surf?
Viewing Properties
If you plan on buying a waterfront property, always remember that there is a finite amount of waterfront real estate and emphasis should be on the property as such and not solely on the house. More level and flatter properties with spectacular views and easy access to for example a private beach or with easy boat access, will command the highest prices. As the term "waterfront" can mean different things to different people, please make sure that the property you are looking at actually extends to the water.
When selecting the property that has nearly everything you are looking for, but lacks a dock or a seawall, please be aware of the fact that the permit process may be long and tedious, thus restricting the usage for the duration. Conversely, if you have already purchased a waterfront property with a dock or a seawall, you need to make sure that the correct permits are already in place.
Health check of the house
In many areas, such as Vancouver and parts of British Columbia, the houses were built by people who just purchased land and didn't follow modern building codes. Therefore, take the time to examine (with a help of a house inspector), if the home can stand up to extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, floods and strong winds. Additionally worth mentioning is that if you are living in a risk area, you may have to pay higher insurance rates.
Check your neighbours
It is highly recommendable to ask potential neighbours what to expect when owning a property in that particular area. You may receive valuable information about the local community and what kind of requirements for owning a home in the area are placed by for example the homeowner's association.
How living by the water could look like
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There are many ways to induce me to buy something but one of the quickest is to make the small bottle a replica of the large therefore making it look cute in comparison. I realise on reading this some of you will be thinking 'what on earth is she on about' whereas others will be nodding, thinking, 'yeah, I totally get that'. To cut a long story short I bought a miniature of Disaronno on a whim in a supermarket. (The egg in the photo is to illustrate how tiny and cuuuuuuuute the little bottle is!)
Having purchased my cute miniature I had to come up with a way to use it. For those that haven't tried it, Disaronno is a brand of amaretto, an almond liqueur. Instantly I started thinking about an almond based cupcake so adapted my orange and almond cupcake recipe by losing the orange and replacing it with liqueur soaked raisins. I do have a fondness for booze soaked raisins and see no reason why they should only feature in Christmas baking.
Mr CC always announces loudly, lest I forget his views on the matter, that the best frosting/buttercream is cream cheese based. Seriously. He says this whenever the subject comes up on cookery shows or in conversation. I get it: he likes cream cheese frosting. All the (not so) subliminal messages must have worked because what's on this cupake? Cream cheese frosting! It works well here as it holds it own against the bold flavour of the cupcake whilst adding another flavour and texture. A lighter buttercream could get lost.
The cupcakes took on a little more colour than I'd normally like due to being overbaked by 3 minutes (which didn't thankfully affect their taste or texture). How can I be so precise? Because I was hoovering and didn't hear the timer; when I did it had been beeping for 3 minutes! That'll teach me for trying to multitask. Kids – don't be like me. Don't hoover and bake; it isn't worth it. This is actually one of the things Mr CC mocks me for over any other: refusing to accept that some items are designed to be mobile. Hence, our cordless phone sits in the base unit and is never anywhere near me when it rings and, why our kitchen timer – with a clip on the back so it can attach to anything – was in the kitchen beeping away while I was hoovering the bedroom. I'd like to say I'd learned my lesson, but.......
While the Disaronno is a dominant ingredient of the cupcake it's worth noting that the entire 18 cucpakes use only one a miniature bottle, so if you're not keen on alcohol please don't be discouraged from this recipe. Also, there is only 1 tablespoon of alcohol that isn't cooked.
The Disaronno plumped up the raisins and made them much juicier, almost like berries. One of my eaters, who didn't know the method for making the cupcake, commented on this; I always think if someone notices without prompting then it must be true!
For the sponges:
150g raisins or sultanas
4 tablespoons amaretto liqueur – I used Disaronno, but you could use rum or brandy if you prefer
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
225g golden caster sugar
3 eggs
190g plain flour
75g ground almonds
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons amaretto liqueur – I used Disaronno, but you could use rum or brandy if you prefer
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
225g golden caster sugar
3 eggs
190g plain flour
75g ground almonds
2 teaspoons baking powder
For the frosting:
200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
450g icing sugar
200g cream cheese – I used Philadelphia
1 tablespoon amaretto (Disaronno) liqueur
450g icing sugar
200g cream cheese – I used Philadelphia
1 tablespoon amaretto (Disaronno) liqueur
Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan oven 150°C/340°F/gas mark 3.5
Line two cupcake pans with 18 paper cases.
About an hour before baking, or the night before if you remember, soak the raisins in the amaretto.
Now make the sponge: beat together the butter and sugar until light and pale.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Beat in the flour, almonds, and baking powder.
Gently stir in the raisins, including any liquid that has not been absorbed.
Spoon into the paper cases.
Bake for approximately 22 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Leave to cool.
Now make the frosting: beat the butter until soft.
Add the icing sugar and cream cheese and stir together manually before going back to the stand mixer – this stops the icing sugar clouding up!
Beat until well combined.
Beat in the amaretto.
Spoon into a piping bag and, if the frosting is very soft, don't be afraid to chill it for ten minutes before piping.
Pipe over the cupcakes.
Refrigerate until 30 minutes before serving.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.


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$1M state grant will fund demolition of blighted Georgetown Mall property in Ann Arbor
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com
The 6.7-acre site on Packard Street, vacant since 2009, has three dilapidated buildings and has been a concern to neighbors due to vandalism and vagrants.
"After years of working with neighbors, the state, the county and the developer, I am very pleased that the old Georgetown Mall will finally come down," City Council Member Margie Teall, D-4th Ward, said in a statement. "This is a tremendous benefit for the neighborhood."
Past development efforts have been hindered by contamination of soils under the building with perchlorethylene, a chemical used by a dry cleaning business that once operated in the mall.
DEQ officials said the contamination appears to be contained and has not impacted neighboring residents.
The state's grant will be administered by the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. It will pay for removal of contaminated soils and demolition of the existing buildings.
AnnArbor.com files
The new development project is the result of meetings with residents, city and county officials and market studies conducted by the developer, Packard Square LLC.
The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously in May 2011 to approve a site plan for Packard Square, a $48.2 million redevelopment of the blighted Georgetown Mall property.
A county official said the developer is taking all the risk with the cleanup. The city and county will not have to front any funds, and therefore will not lose anything if the project isn't financed.
Bloomfield Hills-based developer Craig Schubiner of Harbor Georgetown LLC plans to construct a four-story, mixed-use building containing 230 apartment units and 23,790 square feet of retail space. It's expected to include a 144-space parking garage underneath the apartment building, as well as 310 surface parking spaces.
Schubiner said last year he hoped to break ground on the project in August 2011 and have it completed by the end of 2012 or early 2013.
Amenities for the residential component include indoor recreational facilities and an outdoor pool and courtyard.
The development is designed to be pedestrian friendly, and will provide for a new bus stop, secure bicycle parking, and a pocket park with native plant species. Onsite stormwater management will include underground detention and natural filtration.
The completed residential and commercial spaces will encourage recycling and include energy efficient appliances and fixtures.
The redevelopment project now has approval from the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the city of Ann Arbor, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and the DEQ for state and local tax-increment financing for infrastructure, site preparation and other environmental activities.
The MEDC approved about $2 million of tax capture, and the DEQ approved about $1.2 million in eligible environmental activities.
According to a DEQ news release, the project, now estimated at "more than $46 million," will provide construction jobs as well as 45 permanent jobs associated with the retail portion.
The completed project will add an estimated $500,000 annually in tax revenue to the community, according to the news release.
Nathan Voght, an economic development specialist with the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, provided an update on the Packard Square project and DEQ grant in an April 24 email to city and county officials.
He said a meeting with the developer and DEQ a few weeks back had resulted in the DEQ offering to award the grant to the county, with the condition that the developer show project financing within 120 days of grant award. The concern on the part of the DEQ, Voght said, was giving the grant to a project that doesn't occur.
Voght said the county was ready to issue a request for proposals for an environmental consultant to assist the county with the grant administration.
Any funds the county expends in grant administration on an environmental consultant during the 120 days between the time the grant is awarded and the developer demonstrates or doesn't demonstrate project financing, the DEQ has committed to reimbursing.
"Therefore, the county is not risking any funds if the developer does not finance the project," Voght said in the email. "In addition, any cleanup work conducted by the county will be paid for by the developer and then get reimbursed by the grant."
Once the work actually begins, demolition and remediation should not take more than 60 days, according to a construction schedule cited by Voght.
Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.
From The Harbor Companies LLC
Eric Douglas
Fri, May 25, 2012 : 3:39 p.m.
If the development goes, the square and buildings brought to the street would fit nicely into that area. I think we can all now finally say that the shopping mall as we've known it is a dead, failed concept and should not be repeated again, save for the uber-rich in Troy and West Palm Beach. People do not what to shop that way anymore.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 6:28 p.m.
Tear it down ASAP. I really hope they put a market or grocery store in the retail section of the new building.
Sun, May 13, 2012 : 2:39 p.m.
I'd love to see a Krogers go back in there. Get rid of that nasty blight on Stadium called a rude Krogers. Will never go back in again.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 5:28 p.m.
This was such a vibrant economic area. This Krogers really cared about the community. We were always greeted in such a courteous way and that gift card shop? Wow. Great ladies. Even though the drugstore changed hands, it was great to walk in and have something in the neighborhood. Now? It is blighted and all I can say is this. What a waste. What a shame to make people move out of a job they love. I hate the Krogers on Stadium and S Industrial. Very rude people. I really hate driving more then a mile to get anything. There is nothing in Georgtown area and the elder now have to suffer because of greed. Good luck and sorry to see it being demolished.
Ann English
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 11:18 p.m.
I heard a few days ago that the South Industrial Kroger is hiring; I'd like to think that some employees got fired for being very rude to you, jns131. When they first took over that store building that used to be an A & P, I thought they were greedy; the Georgetown Mall was so nearby with a Kroger already, didn't we have enough Kroger locations without opening that one? I haven't been to that Kroger on Stadium for years, but remember it being smaller than other locations, including the Georgetown Mall one.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 1:54 p.m.
Just happy to see that something positive is going to happen to that site.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 12:30 p.m.
Sure would like to see this money paid back over time by the developer! Another Free Lunch paid for by the taxpayers. I guess it is better to help out this developer than help out some poor unemployed mom.
Steve Hendel
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 12:03 p.m.
It is NOT encouraging to read that the developer has already missed one set of promised start dates for the project. Will the State and the County hold the developer to hid promises on financing?
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 12:49 p.m.
"he hoped to break ground on the project in August 2011 " Hardly sounds like a "promised start date", does it?
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 12:01 p.m.
Grant from the state ???? like the magic obama bucks these things don't appear out of thin air they come out of my wallet. Would love to see this come to together , but in 2 years you will probably have a weed infested semi paved lot sitting there sans buildings..I want the old Krogers back
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 5:29 p.m.
Could not agree more. Now you see it? Now you don't.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 2:45 a.m.
will slick Rick allow this?Oh yea he took money from old people to help defray business costs.Sorry I forgot
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 1:26 a.m.
Whoa!! According to Republican Principles: there can be NO interference by government in the workings of the Free Market!! No exceptions!! LOL! The Free Market has no need for government handouts! LOL! The Free Market always provides the best solutions to problems involving "THE MARKET" - LOL! All businesses are operated by Heroic Entrepreneurial Private Capital Genius Saints!! LOL! I'm sure that His Lordship Governor $nyder will be hurling lightning bolts at this Socialist Pseudo-Scientifc, Anti-Christian Grant Plan. He will put Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County under a Pure Capitalist Business Management Czar AND will offer the poor, beleaguered Heroic Developer free tax exemption for life for whatever money-making scheme said Heroic Developer wants to perpetrate... sorry... operate on that site. LOL! Save us AGAIN, your Lordship $nyder!! LOL!
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 10:08 p.m.
As a long-time resident of the neighborhood that is certainly welcome news. I hope it can all come together eventually and become a nice addition to the area. I'm ready to see something happening. Just a quick comment on the developer - I've contacted them on a handful of occasions over the last couple of years about mall "maintenance issues" (snow removal, graffiti, etc.) and in every case they took action in a timely manner.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 10:01 p.m.
Lets see what to build thee?Why another apartment complex of course.
Ron Granger
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 9:31 p.m.
Why must we pay the demolition costs for this for-profit corporate venture? Surely there are better uses of our tax dollars. This is the 99%, handing over their paychecks to wealthy business "elite".
Georgetown Dad
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 8:54 p.m.
Hooray! This is great news. (I also believe this drawing is out of date. I went to the planning meeting last year and the current drawings are different. I thought I had a link for them somwhere, but I can't find it.)
Ann English
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 11:09 p.m.
Whatever the building plans are, they'd better fit the topography of the area. I've never heard of a retail area being built on one side into a hill, just part of Huron High School close to Huron Parkway, and a residence a few doors down from me. Those two hills don't have any busy street right next to them, but forest or houses nearby sitting on another road, one that dead-ends right on the other side of the hill.
Attempted Voice of Reason
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 8:20 p.m.
Does anybody know why all these dry cleaning sites are contaminated? I know they work with strong chemicals, but it always seemed to me that these chemicals should be staying in the store, and (at worst) getting into the sewage and the air around the site--I'm confused how they're absorbing into the soil and sticking around for decades. Are they seeping through storage containers and concrete floors?
Basic Bob
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 2:16 p.m.
Venting of dryers to the outside air, improper disposal of filter media, and leaky pipes are some of the ways.
Robert Granville
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 9:21 p.m.
Revenue is more important than any amount of environmental impact. That is why these kinds of thing happen and will continue to happen until the earth is barren or humans extinct, or both.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 8:06 p.m.
I'm not holding my breath, but I look forward to it being gone in the near future. It is quite the eyesore.
Dog Guy
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:48 p.m.
"A conceptual image of the Packard Square project" may be a stock drawing of any mall project. The actual site is no more relevant in this illustration than the people depicted on a sidewalk. This oneiric exercise will not go to a city engineer or anyone with any competence in development and is intended only for a city council.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:49 p.m.
Hopefully they actually pull this off. That space is pretty terrible now. Can we get someone to put something on the south side of Washtenaw between Platte and Huron Parkway next?
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:33 p.m.
It's my understanding that there's a similar mixed-use type building (retail, offices) going in that spot. But when is anybody's guess...
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:44 p.m.
Not quite a done deal "He said a meeting with the developer and DEQ a few weeks back had resulted in the DEQ offering to award the grant to the county, with the condition that the developer show project financing within 120 days of grant award. The concern on the part of the DEQ, Voght said, was giving the grant to a project that doesn't occur."
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:41 p.m.
In California they are going after ther drycleaners and all their equipment and chemical suppliers for the perchloroethylene contamination they have left behind. Have we tried that here? Or, are we content in just throwing taxpayers money at it and not going after the responsible parties.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:41 p.m.
DoW Chemical is out of business? You better let someone in Midland know
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:06 p.m.
If the dry cleaner is out of business, how would you propose they go after them? Sue them? They file BK (maybe they already have) and there is nothing you can collect from them. I would also say, f the state said in an earlier era that it was OK to do something, and the drycleaner made decisions based on that promise, ow can they be held responsible? It would be like saying the current speed limit is 30, but it used to be 20, so any person caught doing 25 should get a ticket in those past years. People and businesses follow the law AT THAT TIME.
Irwin Daniels
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:21 p.m.
The original plan was "to start the project in August 2011 and have it completed by the end of 2012 or early 2013." The above article is not stating the new time line, Mr. Stanton do you or can you find out the new timeline? Also will they need to shut down part of Packard during this project?
Ryan J. Stanton
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:30 p.m.
We'll have more stories on this project and more details will come out. I'll try to find out the answers to those questions. Thanks.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 6:06 p.m.
I've said this many times, this project will never get off the ground. Developer has more baggage than Delta Airlines. Can't imagine anyone loaning money to this guy, especially given what he did in Pontiac. Maybe we can use as urban farm land...
Wolf's Bane
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 5:54 p.m.
Good news. However, had nothing to do with Council Member Margie Teall.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 5:53 p.m.
Great! We get to foot the bill for their screw ups...again! We are "The State", ya' know...
average joe
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 2:15 a.m.
I agree justcurious- Didn't the developer purchase the property 'as-is'? I don't think the state was included in the purchasing negotiations. Johnny- The owner becomes responsible for the clean-up when he took ownership, unless of course there was a clause in the purchasing agreement.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 7:03 p.m.
You prefer the lot sit empty? Then the state and city will be required to fit the bill for police and fire protection as vandals continue to destroy the place. The owner of the property was NOT responsible for the drycleaner that polluted the ground.
Alan Goldsmith
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 4:52 p.m.
Guess Ms. Teall was too busy working on her press release for this she didn't have time to show up at the last City Council meeting? Lol.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 9:01 p.m.
Alan Goldsmith
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 4:48 p.m.
"After years of working with neighbors, the state, the county and the developer, I am very pleased that the old Georgetown Mall will finally come down," City Council Member Margie Teall, D-4th Ward, said in a statement. "This is a tremendous benefit for the neighborhood." Look who has screwed this issue up for years, failed to act or reply to emails and now, MAGICALLY, she's taking credit a few weeks before the August primary for her reelection. I guess if the emails had been titled 2 Per Cent For Art Rally you would have been all over it? I love politician taking credit for OUR tax dollars going to bail out the City's and private business' failures.
Sat, May 12, 2012 : 4:49 p.m.
I am wondering the same thing, along with why it takes so long to get a mess removed from property. Since most owners of property like this one are very well off, why do we put up with many years of letting it rot, and to top it all off WE end up paying for the removal via our tax dollars.
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 9:01 p.m.
Margie who? She's been absent for years on this mess and now wants credit? Is an election pending by chance in Ward 4? She's issued more statements in two months than in two years, but is still absent from Council meetings and has historically failed to respond to constituent concerns. No to Margie Teall in November!
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 3:57 p.m.
Glad this project is moving forward, although at glacier pace. Just curious if there are newer, more updated architectural drawings that show how the new building will fit into the actual space, with the hill/slope? (This picture makes the building appear to be a street level.)
Fri, May 11, 2012 : 5:04 p.m.
I second this. The drawings supplied so far by AnnArbor.com have not satisfied the curiosity of its readers. What will the complex look like from Page Avenue? Where will the entrance(s) to the parking garage be? Where the heck will they find room for 310 "surface" spaces, given that the drawing we've all seen doesn't appear to have any spaces at all? Surely the developer has such drawings, and the City Council must have seen them. Can we see them too?