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Peanut menu listings have increased an average of 44.4 percent from 2006 to 2010. Menus surveyed by Technomic MenuMonitor were from the top 500 restaurant chains, 117 emerging restaurant chains and 119 top independent restaurants from Jan.-June 2006 to Jan.-Jun. 2010.
"Consumer research has consistently shown that Americans prefer the flavor of peanuts and peanut butter," said the National Peanut Board President and Managing Director Raffaela Marie Fenn. "And this recent data shows that along with high consumer preference, the culinary versatility, nutritional profile and value of peanuts and peanut products have a direct and positive effect on the nation's leading restaurant menus."
Individually, the Technomic data shows the menu incidence of peanut butter grew 47.6 percent from 2006 to 2010. For peanuts, menu incidence rose 39.3 percent during the same period.
"The National Peanut Board frequently showcases new and innovative peanut uses and dishes to menu developers at popular restaurant chains," said NPB Chairman George Jeffcoat. "Through platforms such as culinary conferences and focused immersions, NPB highlights how peanut menu items benefit their operations and their customers."
Recent menu additions include a Manchu duck small plate with hoisin, smoked bacon Asian cress and honey peanut vinaigrette at P.F. Chang's China Bistro with over 200 locations throughout the U.S., and new menu additions at Houlihan's, a casual restaurant with more than 100 outlets, including a peanut-ginger slaw side.
NPB has also helped high volume foodservice operators introduce new peanut items by facilitating food allergy management training. NPB most recently conducted a training webinar for a popular 1,400 unit bakery café chain.
With more protein than any nut and more than 30 vitamins and minerals, peanuts and peanut butter are nutritional powerhouses.
The National Peanut Board represents peanut farmers and their families across the nation. Through research and marketing initiatives the Board is finding new ways to enhance production and increase consumer demand by promoting the great taste, nutrition and culinary versatility of USA-grown peanuts.
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The most common figure proportion for women is the pear shape. What that means is that the widest part of your body is below your waist, around your hips. Remember, you can be tall, short, heavy, or skinny and still be pear shaped.
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Dr. Tim Clinton gave a motivational talk to Liberty students titled "Change Your Life" at Monday morning's convocation service in the Vines Center. Clinton is the executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University. He also serves as president of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Clinton's talk focused on key steps in turning from a life that does not honor God to one that does, starting with recognizing responsibility and not blaming anyone or circumstances, to making the choice to be happy and keep the joy of the Lord in your heart, to deciding to leave the past in the past. "The past is not your past if it is affecting you today," he said.
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The Americas have lagged behind Europe in promoting bicycle transportation, but recent government efforts may change that.
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Arts Education Status Report Released: Equity Gaps Remain
Washington, D.C. - This morning, the U.S. Department of Education released the long-awaited results of the Fast Response Statistical Survey's (FRSS) Report on Arts Education, based on data gathered in the 2009-2010 school year. The arts education community – and the League in particular – has long called for federal data collection to be more comprehensive in scope and depth and that data be collected more frequently. While the FRSS report does not provide a complete picture of the status of arts education, it does provide some valuable new information and an opportunity to provoke a public conversation about arts education. A few key findings:
More than 90% of our nation's public elementary and secondary schools offer some form of music instruction. At the elementary level, that includes a majority of students receiving music instruction at least once a week by a certified art or music teacher. This is a strong testament to effective advocacy for arts education programs across the country during the onset of the recession and in the wake of reading and math accountability demands on public schools.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Write Agenda : Soliciting donations to burn books
Writer Beware is a watchdog group which collects information on the publishing industry and on literary scams. Its founders, Ann C. Crispin and Victoria Strauss, are multi-published authors as well as being honest and helpful to other writers - and I'm speaking from experience there.
So of course the scammers try to discredit what they say. Normally such bad-mouthing is best ignored, but when I read Writer Beware's latest blog post, a follow-up seemed called for.
Because there's a hate group calling itself "The Write Agenda", and it's called for a boycott of books from anyone who criticizes it. Or criticizes scams, in general. Perhaps that's why I'm on the list too. At least I'm in good company.
I'm not sure what this list is supposed to achieve. Maybe if "The Write Agenda" was a huge group of librarians, booksellers, etc. it would have some effect, but right now it's an anonymous person or persons who can't seem to do more than conduct a half-assed smear campaign. Despite its many claims, websites and sockpuppets, "The Write Agenda" doesn't seem to attract much support (its Facebook page, for instance, has 32 likes).
Anyway, if I were that easily intimidated I would never have left the Middle East.
Not that that's all, though. According to another writer, "The Write Agenda" posted one-star reviews of its critics' books on Goodreads, though these have now been removed. And "The Write Agenda" also wants to burn its critics' books, so they're soliciting donations.
Sadly, they don't have a Photoshopped picture of a collection bin with my name on it, but maybe they'll buy a few copies of Before the Storm anyway. If anyone's doing a Fahrenheit 451 on the books of people who tell the truth about scams, I don't want to be left out. And if money's tight, "The Write Agenda" can always get e-copies.
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That is an impressive amount of stupidity. *blink*blink*
Though your last line does beg the question: Is there a way to 'burn' ebooks?
My brain's first thought is download, add virus to file, set up as free download somewhere and let people get it.
- October 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Sean T Poindexter said...
Great post! Mirrors my feelings on this quite well.
- October 5, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- Randall said...
Weirdly, the Write Agenda is following me on Twitter. I think that, since I got my account, I have made about 3 tweets; mostly I use it to follow people I'm interested in -- oh, that's why. I just looked at who I'm following: Victoria Strauss, Teresa Nielsen-Hayden, Cat Valente, you. Clearly, if not a suspect myself, I am a person of interest.
- October 5, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- Marian Perera said...
dldzioba : Someone posted a link to a cartoon about the literal burning of ebooks - here it is.
And yeah, that site is long on malice and short on brain.
Sean : Thanks! I checked out your post as well, and am adding a link.
Say Something Mean Really Loudly
Randall : Tweet Yog's Law ("Money flows towards the writer") and they'll probably follow you on your own account. :)
- October 7, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- Maria Zannini said...
I have a hard time giving credibility to anyone who hides behind anonymity.
- October 7, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Marian Perera said...
To be fair, there have been some honest and informative people in the industry who used pseudonyms. I'm thinking Miss Snark, specifically, but there are others.
On the other hand, if you (generic you) are going after people personally, then yes - hiding behind anonymity is unimpressive to say the least.
- October 8, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- P.N. "Pat" Elrod said...
I think all the boycotted writers should "Like" TWA's FB page! It's clear that TWA is desperate, sad and lonely and needs more friends! Who better than all the people it's trying to smear. Let's show 'em how generous and forgiving we are.
(Mockage is the best way to deal with this sort of nonsense.)
It's an honor to be on that list with you! :)
- October 8, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Marian Perera said...
The honor's all mine! Seriously. Given that I'm just starting out, to be listed alongside multi-published authors like yourself, James, Ann and Victoria brought a lump to my throat. :)
- October 12, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- Karen Packard Rhodes said...
I just tweeted Yog's Law. Let them come after me. I'll laugh them out of the galaxy. What a bunch of fools.
But . . . fools can be dangerous. Anyone who would propose burning books can be very dangerous.
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School bus crashes into BISD facility
The Beaumont Fire Department responded to a report of a bus hitting the Beaumont Independent School District's Transportation Office that took place just before 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 7. When units arrived they found one of the district's buses had crashed into the rear of the portable building.
According to a release from the school district, "the driver made a u-turn and apparently, passed out. The driver's bus went over the curb, through the fence and into the transportation office building where several other bus drivers were going about their daily work routine inside the office."
BISD spokesperson Jessie Haynes said several bus drivers were transported to local emergency rooms, including the driver who she said may have had medical issues at the time of the accident.


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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is
produced by the
hypothalamus. It stimulates the
pituitary gland to produce
luteinizing hormone (LH) and, to a lesser extent,
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
GnRH treatment is commonly
GnRH works most effectively when used to replace the
natural GnRH in women and men whose bodies do not produce enough of it. GnRH
may be given:
GnRH use results in few multiple
pregnancies (usually twins).
Some studies report that the pregnancy rate after a cycle of treatment with GnRH is about 20%.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
Side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
GnRH poses less risk of ovarian
hyperstimulation syndrome than does human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG),
another treatment for ovulation problems. The small pump used for GnRH may be
bothersome to some people. But hMG treatment requires daily monitoring by a
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
After you know you are pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsLobo RA (2007). Infertility: Etiology, diagnostic
evaluation, management, prognosis. In VL Katz et al., eds., Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th ed., pp. 1001–1037.
Philadelphia: Mosby.
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Transfer from Travemunde Cruise Terminal to Nakskov
Private chauffeur service from Travemunde Cruise Terminal | Free waiting in airport and Free Child Safety seats
Travemünde, nestled at the mouth of the Trave River, is the largest German port in the Baltic Sea , which serves such destinations as Finland, Sweden, Estonia. Travemünde is also being called the the North Sea gateway to Hamburg. Annually the terminal serves about 1 million of tourists. How to get to Travemunde Terminal Skandinavienkai? You can use public transportation: there are buses running from the railway station Lübeck. You can go on your own car, there is a parking area at the port. But more and more people are choosing an alternative way such as a transfer service. On our web site you can order a transfer service from the terminal Skandinavienkai in Travemünde and we will meet you at the arport and will drive you in a comfortable car and promptly deliver to the destination point. Please feel free to contact us!
Economic minivan oe business sedan from Travemunde Cruise Terminal and Airport
When visiting Nakskov, you can book a per-hour car rental with driver from 2 hours/day and more. Meet and Greet service, offered by our company, will significantly simplify the meeting in the airport for the newcomers. Using a "car rental with driver" service you can vesit the places of interest, famous shops or outlets to do some shopping near the city, saving your time in this way. Nakskov chauffeur service offered by our company will cost you much cheaper to order a car rental with driver with us than to hire a taxi driver. To book the economy car or minivan with chauffeur or a comfortable premium class car, coach, shuttle bus up to 50 seats, please choose the button. Per hour rental in the left upper corner of the page, write in the [Departure:] field the departure point and number of hours.
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I am particularly pleased with this pastel landscape painting called Cliff Path. Pembrokeshire has the World famous Pembrokeshire Coast Path right next to the sea. It is a very popular area for walking holidays and is, I think, the best coastal walking area of Wales. It is part of the National Park and is also popular with birders. This landscape painting made a change from seascapes and the path itself presented a challenge but I am very pleased with the finished work.
There are 450 prints in this limited edition. All prints are named, signed and numbered by the artist.
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|Thomas Telford
(1757 - 1834)
|Image courtesy of www.rushdenheritage.co.uk
My Written Journey Back To My Roots and Heritage : From England to Australia
|Thomas Telford
(1757 - 1834)
|Image courtesy of www.rushdenheritage.co.uk
Thanks Deb, I really enjoyed this post. We do tend to omit the details of how our ancestors coped with moving or relocating whether around the corner or across the world.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment, I am glad you enjoyed it. I love learning all the social aspects of how our ancestors lived. xxDelete
Thanks, Deb. I liked the way you use the T theme and developed the story of Travel. I think it so important that we put the life of our ancestors in the context of what was happening around them at a local, national and international level, including the social conditions. I have always liked too the stylish monograms you use to introduce your postings on the A-Z Challenge.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your lovely comments Sue, I really appreciate your feedback. I'm pleased you like the letter motifs I choose each week! xxDelete
An interesting and thought-provoking article, plus great photos. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thank you Judy, I really appreicate your feedback. xxDelete
As Judy said, it is a very thought-provoking post. We do take our life as it is for granted, and don't stop to think just what was it like back then. Thanks for a wonderful letter T!!ReplyDelete


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One in four retirees think life in retirement is worse than it was before they retired, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health released Tuesday. The poll shows stark differences between what pre-retirees think retirement will be like, and what retirees say is actually the case.
A large majority of retirees say life in retirement is the same (44%) or better (29%) than it was during the five years before they retired. Many retirees say their stress is less, their relationships with loved ones are better, their diet is improved, and the amount of time they spend doing favorite activities is increased.
And yet, 25% of retirees say life is worse.
"The poll shows that a significant number of people who are near retirement may be underestimating the challenges of retirement," said Robert Blendon, professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health, in a statement. "When you compare what people think retirement will be like with what retirees say it actually is like, there are big differences. Pre-retirees may underestimate the degree to which their health and finances may be worse in retirement."
Only 14% of pre-retirees predict that life overall will be worse when they retire, compared to the 25% of retirees who say it actually is worse. Only 13% of pre-retirees thought their health would be worse, while 39% of retirees say it actually is. Less than a quarter of pre-retirees (22%) predict their financial situation will be worse, while a third of retirees (35%) sayit actually is.
Findings also show that pre-retirees expect to retire later than those who are already retired, and some expect never to fully retire. A sizeable majority of pre-retirees (60%) expect to retire at age 65 or older, while only 26% of current retirees polled said they retired at age 65 or older. More than one in 10 pre-retirees (15%) say they never expect to fully retire.
Other key findings from the poll include:
- About three in 10 pre-retirees and retirees expect to live into their 90s or beyond (29% for pre-retirees; 32% for current retirees).
- A majority of both groups say their overall health in retirement is or will be better than that of people in their parents' generation (58% pre-retirees; 53% retirees).
- A substantial minority of pre-retirees say it is very likely they will have trouble paying for health care insurance premiums (31%) or long-term care (30%). About one in four pre-retirees (27%) say it is very likely they will have trouble paying overall medical bills or paying for needed medications (24%).
- Pre-retirees are less confident that Medicare will provide benefits of at least equal value to current benefits than retirees are (38% pre-retirees; 52% retirees).
- More pre-retirees than retirees want major changes in the Medicare program (47% pre-retirees; 32% retirees).
- Just 22% of pre-retirees say their financial situation will be worse in retirement, but 35% of people who are already retired say it is worse.
More than half of pre-retirees (54%) who are now planning to retire later than they were when they were in their 40s say the primary reason for the delay is that they do not feel they can afford it financially. Further, 51% of people who say that they will never fully retire say they do not feel they can afford to retire.


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Americans on a non-American beach (autumn in Italy)
Wow. There is so much going on this weekend – I can't wait to tell all of them to you because I won't be in town to enjoy hardly any of them! (I also can't wait to be done with the press releases that are coming out of my ears!!) Too bad I can't pull my weight at the Blogger Beach Cleanup – put on by Siel of Green LA Girl and Sara Bayles of The Daily Ocean! 🙁 The cleanup fun starts at 4 PM on Saturday between lifeguard stations 26 and 27 in Santa Monica – and the best part is, you don't even have to be a blogger to participate. Also, afterwards you'll even reap rewards beyond your eco-conscience and get to enjoy an awesome happy hour at Pourtal. I mean, who wouldn't get a chance to hang out with Siel and Caroline on Crack?!?!?!?!?! (You're crazy.)
I'll be at a wedding, which is a welcome obligation (yeah – I guess you could call him a "Good friend") much aided by the fact that it's at a winery in Paso Robles. That's north, which means that I will be able to catch The Food Event in Malibu on my way back to LA. Super excited about that! In the meantime, here are the plethora of things to choose from this weekend…
Saturday, October 24, 2009
BevMo! Torrance Grand Opening
There's a new BevMo! opening in Torrance and the launch party is on Saturday. You'll have the opportunity to donate $15 to The Boys & Girls Club of South Bay, plus take home a 100th store commemorative wine glass and a goody bag full of miscellaneous … goodies. Complimentary hors d'ouerves will be served as well as Jim Beam BBQ. BevMo! will also be hosting a silent auction and live entertainment. I think it's a good day to make it to the South Bay as any – especially with a chance to taste $6,000 cognac!
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Lawyer: Lake Jackson murder-suicide followed bitter divorce
Man kills ex-wife, then himself
Lake Jackson murder-suicide followed bitter divorce, woman's lawyer says
The Lake Jackson woman shot to death by her ex-husband before he killed himself during a police chase had gone through a bitter, contentious divorce from him and suffered personal attacks from him on the Internet, her attorney said on Thursday.
Melissa Meza, 34, a Dow Chemical engineer, was shot multiple times in the front yard of her home Wednesday night by 42-year-old Curtis Boone Maynard, a registered nurse, who later shot himself. The couple had been divorced for more than a year.
Maynard also shot his 16-year-old stepdaughter, Celeste Morales, in the face inside the home before fleeing in his car. Morales remains in stable condition at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
Maynard and Meza's two children, a 12-year-old girl and 2-year-old girl, fled to a neighbor's house and were not hurt, said Lake Jackson police Lt. Paul Kibodeaux
"The 12-year-old picked the 2-year-old up and ran to the neighbor's house — very brave," Kibodeaux said.
Lenette Terry, the Angleton attorney who represented Meza in her divorce from Maynard, called the slain woman's ex-husband "a nut."
Divorce final last year
The divorce was very contentious, Terry said Thursday. Maynard "always did crazy things," she said. "This guy also had some horrible things about her on the Internet and he sent them to her boss at Dow — she brought the stuff in to me and she reported it to the Lake Jackson Police Department.
"She knew she had to get out of this relationship with him. She knew she had to protect her kids. And she was right," Terry said.
Maynard and Meza met in 1996. They married in August 2005 in Brazoria County, state records show. But the marriage soured in just three years, and Meza filed for divorce in December 2008.
The former couple also had a contested temporary hearing concerning the custody of their children. "She prevailed," Terry recalled. "He would do things like leave the infant at home when he would go walk to Randall's (grocery store)."
In an angry blog railing against his divorce attorney, Maynard claimed that he and Meza had agreed during their marriage that he would not work on weekdays so he could stay home to care for their youngest daughter, and that he would work only on weekends, which he said put a significant dent in his income. He referred to himself as the "primary caregiver" of the youngest girl and said he had sought sole custody of their two daughters.
The couple's divorce became final in March 2009, but Maynard would not let go, even though Meza had a boyfriend.
On Wednesday, Maynard had been sending text messages to his ex-wife "throughout the day," Kibodeaux said. Police don't yet know if she responded to him, but she complained about the text messages to a witness.
At 8:20 p.m., neighbors reported hearing gunshots at Meza's home in the 100 block of Post Oak, a quiet, tree-lined street of upper-middle-class houses. The teenager was shot inside the house, while Meza was shot in the front yard, Kibodeaux said.
"She was later shot more times in a different location, but close by, so I would think she was trying to take cover or concealment and was shot again," Kibodeaux said. Meza had multiple wounds in the head and upper torso, he said.
First homicide in years
Maynard left a shotgun in the front yard, then got in his 1994 Lincoln sedan and drove away, Kibodeaux said. A neighbor followed Maynard's car while on the phone with 911, giving police information on which direction he was heading.
When Lake Jackson police caught up to Maynard's car heading northward on Texas 288 slightly above the 65 mph speed limit, Maynard shot himself in the head with another gun, a semi-automatic rifle, while he was driving, police said.
Maynard's car then veered on to the highway shoulder, where it struck a sport utility vehicle occupied by a mother and her two children that had pulled over to yield to the emergency vehicles. The gunman's car then veered into the grass and back across the highway's two northbound lanes before stopping on the inside shoulder.
The woman and two children inside the SUV hit by Maynard suffered no obvious injuries, but were taken to an Angleton hospital as a precaution, Kibodeaux said.
Police said they have not found anything in writing to indicate that Maynard had planned on taking violent action against anyone, but said they still must review his and his former wife's cell phone records.
"We have seen a few e-mails (from Maynard), but mainly they were character attacks and no indication there would be action taken," Kibodeaux said.
Meza and Maynard's daughters are now staying with a close family friend, police said.
Child Protective Services caseworkers are meeting with the children's maternal and paternal grandparents about making more permanent living arrangements, Kibodeaux said.
Meza's death marked the first homicide in Lake Jackson in about a decade, the police lieutenant said.


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Protecting victims of crimes by withholding certain information from the media is one thing.
Keeping information out of the public domain just because law enforcement or other public officials can is yet another.
There is a difference.
Newspapers and other media outlets have worked long and hard to get and keep access to public information.
One of our main jobs is to be a watchdog for the communities we serve. And in order to do that we must have access to information from law enforcement.
A proposed change to the state's Freedom of Information Act would expand the exemption for information from law enforcement agencies.
The bill is proposed by Rep. Chris Murphy (R-Dorchester) and would add this line to the state's FOI law under exemptions: "Information to be used in a prospective law enforcement action or criminal prosecution."
The proposed change to the law also would protect information "compiled in the process of detecting and investigating crime if the disclosure of the information would harm the agency, a victim, or a witness..." This seems quite broad and leaves too much room for interpretation by the agencies.
There are reasons the public and media should have easy access to law enforcement reports. A few include: Residents need to be feel sure law enforcement agencies are acting free of corruption, that they are not concealing information relating to arrests or the prosecution of high-profile individuals, that they are treating all members of the public fairly, that they are operating efficiently, and are good stewards of taxpayers' monies.
The bill was spurred by questions raised by prosecutors and law enforcement that the current law makes it hard to keep pretrial information away from the public, The State newspaper of Columbia reported.
This bill should be killed. South Carolinians deserve an open and transparent government. This propsed law has the potential to draw the curtains on law enforcement agencies and the work they do, and that would leave state residents unable to fairly evaluate the work of those paid to serve and protect.
The former owner of the Historic Heyward House died last weekend.
Margaret Heyward was 90 years old when she passed. She was married at age 19 to Daniel H. Heyward, Jr., a descendant of Thomas Heyward Jr., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Ms. Heyward used to give tours of the home as a docent for the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society. In the late 1990s she moved out and the home was taken over by the historical society.
The Heywards did a lot for the community over the years and Margaret will be missed. She led a rich and rewarding life and her spirit will live on.
Golf is big business in the Lowcountry.
One of the biggest draws is the Heritage. This year's rendition is the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing.
The name has a nice ring to it. At the 11th hour Royal Bank of Canada and Boeing jumped in to take over sponsorship of the much-loved by players tournament at Harbour Town.
We're glad the tournament has a solid footing and a permanent place on the PGA Tour.
Steve Wilmot, tournament director of the Heritage Classic Foundation, said a survey of PGA Tour professionals last year indicated that the Masters at Augusta National was the most popular tournament among PGA Tour professionals.
But coming in at No. 2 is the Heritage.
That's high praise. We'll take it.
It's now time for the community to support the events surrounding the tournament. Let's roll out the red carpet and show everyone just what the greater Bluffton community is made of.
A little trivia on a day that only happens once in a blue moon. Or actually it happens once every four years.
If you are born on Feb. 29 — Leap Day — what are the chances of that happening? There is a one in 1,461 chance that a person will be born on a Leap Day.
• Leap Day babies will never have a Golden Birthday because they would have to be 116 before they turn 29 on the 29th.
• Usually, when a baby is born on Leap Day, the doctor asks the parents to pick either Feb. 28 or March 1 for the birth certificate.
For more fun facts, check out leapyearday.com.


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Anti-Seliger and Civil Leadership School
This weekend, I participated in Anti-Seliger Forum: a sort of festival/summer camp for civil activists, organized by Khimki Forest defenders not far from Moscow. This was one of the most significant opposition (or, better to say, independent of the government) events of the last year in Russia, an attempt, apparently successful, to reach out to a broader part of the society. According to different estimates, from 1000 to 3000 people participated in it over four days.
I presented a new project that we at Vision of Tomorrow Fund have been preparing for several months: Civil Leadership School. Its goal is to create a community of capable, effective and smart activists who will become the leaders of Russia's civil society in this decade. Through their participation in the School, they will take part in trainings, engage in discussions, gain useful contacts and get to know each other. Best experts will be invited to speak at the School's events.
For more on the School, check out CivilLeaders.ru (the full Website in both Russian and English will be launched soon). If you understand Russian, you may also watch the very presentation speech at the Anti-Seliger:
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Forget all the leadership schools and workshops – it will not help you at all if you do not suck up!


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Go Green!
BRADENTON, Fla. — I like to think that the green hats being worn by the Pirates and the green bases here at McKechnie Field are a tribute to my Spartans earning a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tourney.
When we weren't planning where the late-night drinks were to be had on this St. Patty's Day, us scribes did manage to squeeze in some baseball talk with manager John Gibbons. A lot of the pregame banter focused on A.J. Burnett, who was today's starter.
Gibbons noted that last time out Burnett started using a slider that he's been tinkering with. It's a pitch that might be used early in the season if Burnett's right index fingernail hasn't grown in enough to let him use his curveball.
"He's never thrown that," Gibbons said. "He started tinkering with it last week and he threw some in the game the other day. I always thought it'd be a good pitch for him anyway. Once he gets his curveball back, that's something he could flip over to get ahead. It'd be easier for him to control."
Gibbons also noted that today's lineup isn't necessarily the one he's going to use this season. He said he's still debating about whether or not to use lefties Matt Stairs and Lyle Overbay consecutively in the Nos. 6-7 spots (the variation of today's order that he used the other day). Overbay has hit lefties well over his career, but having lefties back to back could help opposing teams late in games, when lefty specialist pitchers come into play.
Gibbons did not that he does like how using Scott Rolen in the four hole ahead of Frank Thomas adds more speed to the top of the order, but just because he's tested it out in a few games doesn't necessarily mean Thomas isn't the cleanup hitter.
"Just because we're hitting him fifth doesnt mean we're going to hit him fifth. You could put Rolen up there [in the No. 4 spot]. Rolen's one of the better baserunners in the game and that can keep that thing churning pretty good up top," Gibbons said.
Other tidbits:
- Gibby said that the Jays still plan on bringing most of their regulars to Fort Myers on Wednesday for the ESPN televised Noon game against the Red Sox. Shaun Marcum will stay back in Dunedin for a Minors game, though
- Reliever Armando Benitez is down for a live BP on Tuesday, and his first game appearance could be against the Yanks on Thursday. GM J.P. Ricciardi noted this week that top pitching prospect Brett Cecil might make an appearance in that game, too.
- Gibbons reiterated again this morning that B.J. Ryan (making his second Grapefruit League appearance on Monday) probably wouldn't pitch in back to back games in April, if he breaks with the team. That'll create some save opps for setup man Jeremy Accardo. On days when Accardo is the closer, Scott Downs would be the primary setup man. Brandon League could figure into the mix, too.
- Gotta love Thomas this spring. During batting practice, the Big Hurt grabbed a glove and stood at third base, bobbing his head up and down while he listened to tunes on his iPod. He kept the earbuds in with a helmet on when he took BP, too.
- Some movement…Jays claimed LHP Bill Murphy off waivers from Arizona and placed Casey Janssen (torn labrum) on the 60-day disabled list. Murphy has some limited big-league experience and has bounced around a few organizations.
More later…
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Anytime you can pick up one of Arizona's pitchers on the waiver wire i think thats a good thing. He doesn't seem that bad.
I gotta wonder if the Jays could get anything for Johnson by way of a trade. It doesn't look like they'll need him next year so why not just keep the cheaper Stewart ?
Oh well. Im still pulling for Randy Wells. Quality pick up reliever ! Send Tallet down to the minors and keep Wells.
When in a school zone in Florida, you better do 15 m.p.h. lol….
That is a funny story about not having enough money heading towards the toll. Amen for that sign.
I think the Jays will be the surprise team in 2008.
Burnett I believe will have a solid year. He'll make his 30 or more starts. He can opt out of his contract and if he has a big year, he will for sure.
Burnett has the stuff of a #1 starter, no doubt.
If Marcum and McGowan do what they did last year. The Jays will be right there to the end.
There bats will be just fine this season. Wells should have a bounce back year. Rolen if he can stay healthy will be a good fit with the Jays. Not much of a long ball threat is Rolen ( 25 homers??? ) but he is a gap hitter and in Toronto he'll do just fine.
Two of the elite 3b in the league are now in the A.L. East, Lowell and Rolen. Rolen is so much better than Glaus down at third. As Francona said, Rolen has a rocket arm. Francona managed him briefly in Philly.
Alot of pressure on J.P. and Gibbons. If they don't come thru this year. Those 2 could be gone.
I really think the Jays have a chance to win 90 games and if you do that, alot can happen.
It will be fun for sure, as it always is.
Orioles have 100 losses locked up in 2008. They will be the worst team in baseball.
What do you think of the proposed stadium in downtown St. Pete for the Rays? What a great spot, no doubt. Right on the water, you can't beat that.
Alot of folks are excited about the Rays this year. I still think they will finish with a losing record. 75 wins perhaps. They could end up with a winning record at home. At least they finally have some decent uniforms, it is about time.
Don't forget A-rod as THE elite third basemen in the al East. Unless you mean defensively, to which A-rod is still pretty good in my opinion.
Jordan, I read Mike Wilner's blog and i'm curious when you asked A.j. "how many times have you said that before?" (about his change-up) did he look at you with disdain ?
I am wondering why they resigned Stairs. They have a young hitter in Adam Lind who is suppose to be major league ready. Why not let him platoon with Reed or Shannon? Also I heard that Adam was a 1st baseman, so I'm sure he could fill in for Overbay on occasion. It looks like he is a younger, much younger version of what Matt Stairs role would be with the club. Why not give him a shot if he is suppose to be as good as everyone says?
I did mean defensively. Eric Chavez with a great glove as well.
A-Rod of course is the best hitter in the planet. Until the playoffs, as we all know he doesn't get the job done. Ever since Game 4 of the A.L.C.S. in 2004. He has fallen apart.
The season is right around the corner, AMEN!!!
ENIGMA: All I asked A.J., after he went on and on about how he wants to keep using his changeup during the season (the same story he had last spring), was "How many springs have you said you would keep using the changeup, only to abandon it once the season started?" A.J. has a good sense of humor, so he smiled and in self-depracating fashion said "Seven out of seven springs, probably, when I'm not hurt." If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?
Jordan: I heard Mike's clip this morning and A.J. did get a little chuckle in. I do remember him saying he'd use his change more last year, and kept waiting for it whenever he was on the mound. Very rarely, if ever, did he use it. As a gut feeling do you believe he will stick to his word this year ?


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RIAA Settles 2006 Teenage Piracy Case for $7K
Hey kids, feel like handing over your allowance to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)?
The RIAA announced this week that it has settled a 2006 piracy case it brought against two upstate New York teenagers for $7,000. Michelle Santangelo and her brother, Robert Jr., have until November to fork over the cash.
Three years ago, the RIAA initially sued the kids' mother - Patricia Santangelo - for illegally downloading and distributing about 1,000 songs via peer-to-peer networks. Patricia refused to settle and took the case to court, where it was eventually thrown out given her lack of knowledge about P2P networks. The RIAA then sued Michelle and Robert, who were 15 and 11 at the time, respectively.
"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the Santangelos," an RIAA spokeswoman said in a Wednesday e-mail.
The RIAA announced in December that it will abandon its practice of suing individuals for online piracy in favor of working with Internet service providers to track down offenders. Several major ISPs last month, however, denied that they were participating in the RIAA program.


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In celebration of Father's Day, we're highlighting some of the animal kingdom's most attentive and incredible animal dads!
Midwife Toad
What this amphibious species lacks in vibrant look and behavior it makes up for in paternal care.
Once fertilized, the male midwife toad wraps strands of eggs around his legs to protect them from predators.
Then, once they are ready to hatch, the male toad will wade into a wet, shallow area to allow the tadpoles to spring from their eggs.
Midwife toads can be found throughout western Europe and northern Africa.
Siamese Fighting Fish
Sure they're best known for their looks and popularity at the pet store, but did you know Siamese fighting fish are some of the most dedicated dads around?
Males must work hard to impress a mate, fighting amongst themselves and showing off their ornate plumage to attract a female. Their work is not done once they find a partner; male Siamese fighting fish must also build a nest made of floating bubbles, coating each individual bubble in saliva to avoid any popping.
The male continues his fathering duties by immediately swallowing the freshly-born eggs and spitting them into his nest. He ensures the survival of almost all eggs, spending the 24 to 36 hour incubation period catching any falling eggs and returning them to the nest. The father wards off any potential predators – even the mother! After the eggs hatch, the fish guard the newborns while grow strong off of their egg sack.
Male jacanas are known for their intense display of paternal pride.
Female jacanas are rather flighty, mating with as many males as possible and mostly ignoring their eggs. The males complete all of the preparation and care for their children, including: building nests, incubating eggs and protecting newborns!
Jacana males are such good fathers they'll even nurture other males' fertilized eggs!
The vast majority of the members of this family share an unusual reproductive strategy. The males have a specialized pouch into which the female deposits her eggs. It's the fathers who brood the eggs. That's right: Males brood and bear the young.
May and June mark the peak breeding season for the Chesapeake's two species of pipefish: the Northern and the dusky pipefish. The males brood their eggs for two weeks before giving birth to fully formed baby pipefish.
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Palm imposter :Popular sago palm is not a palm at all
Dinosaurs probably snacked on the relatives of the cycads that you have in our yard today. Yes, cycads are those unique plants that resemble palm trees. The cycad family dominated the landscape during the Mesozoic era more than 150 million years ago. We are probably most familiar with the cycad called the sago palm.
The sago is a very symmetrical plant that supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves. The trunk is thick and shaggy. They grow very slowly but some can eventually reach 10-12 feet in height.
Sago palms are the common local name of the tropical plant. But they are not really a palm tree at all. These cycads are native to China and Japan. They are popular for landscape use. Their unique architectural shape makes them showstoppers.
Sago palms have been described as humankind's oldest food plant. The pith of the palm is crushed for food. It was a common staple food for natives in Asia before the introduction of rice. Sago starch is still used for making noodles, and flour for bread and cake.
Sagos are a wonderful plant for both indoor and outdoor use. They look great in the shrub border or as an accent on an expanse of lawn. Place them near the patio, in entryways or in rock and sand gardens. Sagos mix well with border grasses like liriope.
Sagos in the landscape will grow more quickly than those in containers. They are very easy to grow. Give them a location with full sun or partial shade. As with most plants, good drainage is important. Fertilize on a regular basis during the growing season of March through September. Master gardeners suggest that if you are trying to really increase the size of the sago plant, use a palm fertilizer four times a year.
Southern sago palms can be loosely divided into three species. The king sago palm will tolerate colder temperatures, surviving short periods of below 32 degrees.
They should reach 5 feet in height. The queen sago is for south Floridians unless you are willing to protect it when the temperature dips below 55 degrees. The prince sago is also cold hardy and a faster grower the king sago.
Not only unique and tropical feeling, the sago palms are legendary. They have not only outlived dinosaurs, but also will survive our humid, hot Texas climate and give you a spot of green all year long. Next week let's check out how to grow new sago palms from the "sago pups." This is almost the best time of the year to create new baby sagos.
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Webb Institute, ABS Support Maritime Scholars
Webb Institute awards second ABS scholarship for 2012 for studies in naval architecture and marine engineering.
Webb Institute, a four-year college specializing in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, has recognized the second ABS Scholar for 2012. The ABS Scholarship Program provides financial support to deserving engineering and naval architecture students based on GPA, class rank, leadership ability, faculty recommendations and service to Webb Institute.
Dean Richard P. Neilson announced the $50,000 scholarship on November 10, 2012, to Samantha Griswold '14, at the Fall Board of Trustees meeting hosted on the campus of Webb Institute in Glen Cove. In addition to her outstanding academic standing, Samantha, a junior, is President of the Junior Class, Chair of the School Merchandise Store, and has participated on Webb's Sailing Team.
Samantha's recognition follows that of Jonathan J. Soja, who in May of this year was named the recipient of the first ABS Scholarship for 2012. "Webb Institute is honored to have two ABS Scholars as part of their ongoing support of our students," stated the President of Webb Institute, RADM Robert C. Olsen, Jr USCG (Ret.) "Through this scholarship program and the support of the ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, ABS will continue to serve as a catalyst for advancing educational programs in the maritime industry."
ABS has had a longstanding commitment to education. "We are proud of our partnership with Webb Institute, and we fully believe in its mission of preparing graduates for maritime careers," said ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki, a member of Webb Institute's Board of Trustees. "Our support of the next generation of maritime professionals is a critical part of ABS's mission to protect the safety of life, property and the natural environment. We are pleased to be able to continue our support of Webb Institute and wish the scholarship winners success in their careers."
"Webb Institute is very grateful for these very generous scholarship awards and hopes to continue the exceptional longstanding relationship with ABS, helping to prepare new generations of graduates entering into the marine and offshore industries," Olsen said.


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Amazon has officially unveiled the Kindle Fire tablet, its Android-powered colour alternative to the eink Kindle. And, of course, an alternative to the iPad and the horde of other Android tablets.
The Amazon Kindle Fire has a 7in screen, runs a heavily customised version of Google OS Android and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity only – there's no 3G on offer here. This tablet's real stand-out bullet point is its price. At $199 it undercuts all the big-name Android tablets – although we expect US-to-UK conversion rates mean we won't end up paying less than £179. However, that's a figure we'll be perfectly happy with if its performance is up to expectations. It'll hit the US on 15 November, but we may have to wait until next year.
Kindle Fire – mostly yum
Rather than being Android-centric, using the Kindle Fire will seem Amazon-centric, based around access to the Amazon Appstore, Amazon MP3, the Kindle bookstore, Amazon store, and other Amazon streaming services currently in the works for us little islanders. As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said at the Kindle Fire's launch, "We don't think of the Kindle Fire as a tablet. We think of it as a service." This is an intriguing proposition, an approach not yet taken by a tablet maker.
In this age of the tablet, it's impossible not to compare it to other tabs, despite Bezos's claims. What's interesting hardware-wise here is that there are no nav buttons. Everything is handled with the touchscreen. There are no cameras either, features we have always felt are largely redundant on a big (for a portable) device.
Other than these aberrations, the Kindle Fire absolutely supplies the spec goods. It uses a 7in 1024×600 pixel IPS display fronted by strong, scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass, is powered by a dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP processor (MHz TBC) and weighs around 410g. That's significantly heavier than the 250g Kindle, but much lighter than the 600g Apple iPad 2.The battery life is rated at eight hours.
Multi-tasking is supported, no big surprise in an Android device, but exactly how well it is implemented in Amazon's custom UI will have to be something we test first-hand. Amazon claims it'll have access to 100,000 TV shows and movies, although this could be something us UK folk have to wait for. Is the deal not sweet enough yet? The Kindle Fire comes with a free month's trial of Amazon Prime. If that won't convince you, nothing will.
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June 27, 2010
It's hurricane season in the Atlantic, and that means Mother Nature could be whipping up fierce storms and sending them charging into the Gulf Coast any day now. In a normal hurricane season, that's bad enough all by itself… remember Katrina? But now there's something even more worrisome in the recipe: There's oil in the water.
So what happens when a Katrina-class hurricane comes along and picks up a few million gallons of oil, then drops that volatile liquid on a major U.S. city like Galveston or New Orleans?
Now, before we pursue this line of thinking any further, let's dismiss the skeptics out there who think oil can't drop from the sky because oil doesn't evaporate. Actually, if you look at the history of hurricanes and storms, you'll find thousands of accounts of lots of things that don't evaporate nonetheless falling out of the sky. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" it's entirely metaphor, you know: There are documented accounts of all sorts of things raining down from the sky: Fish, frogs, large balls of ice, and so on.
If rain storms can pick up fish out of the ocean, then drop them on land, then they certainly have the capacity to pick up oil, too.
Besides, as any chemist will tell you, the various petrochemicals found in crude oil evaporate even without a storm picking them up! Oil, in other words, does evaporate into the air. Or, more accurately, some of the lighter chemicals in crude oil evaporate even at temperatures of around 100 degrees (F). Those are Gulf Coast temperatures.
Now, these lighter chemicals that more easily evaporate also happen to have lower flash points, meaning they catch on fire more easily and at lower temperatures than other elements in the oil. The flash point for gasoline, for example, is much lower than diesel fuel. That's because gasoline is "more flammable" and is a lighter fuel than diesel.
The EPA classifies oils into Classes A – D. Class A is the lightest kind of oil, which the EPA describes as follows (http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/lear…)
"These oils are highly fluid, often clear, spread rapidly on solid or water surfaces, have a strong odor, a high evaporation rate, and are usually flammable. They penetrate porous surfaces such as dirt and sand, and may be persistent in such a matrix."
That same EPA document makes it quite clear that the more volatile oils can evaporate from crude oil, rendering the remaining oil heavier and more "tar-like."
And we already know these oils can catch on fire. That's the whole point of tapping crude oil, of course: To pump it into engines then catch it on fire in order to turn the energy of that mini-explosion into force (to drive the eight pistons in your gas-guzzling SUV, for example).
So let's say the oil blowout continues, and the Gulf of Mexico is carrying millions of gallons of crude oil as a massive hurricane approaches. It's a hot July day in the Gulf of Mexico, with temperatures soaring towards 110 degrees, accelerating the evaporation of volatile oils which get mixed in with hurricane-force winds.
The hurricane makes landfall in New Orleans, let's say, dumping potentially hundreds of thousands of gallons of what is essentially "volatile fuel" on the city of New Orleans. Now, at first it's just a wet, slippery toxic mess that kills trees and grass. But what happens after the storm when the sun dries out the city?
All the dead trees killed by the oil turn into kindling. The sun evaporates off the rain water, leaving behind fuel. A few days of sun baking and you have a city doused in fuel, ready to burst into flames. It's every fireman's worst nightmare. The whole city is essentially turned into a giant match.
Now, sure, the more volatile fuels might evaporate, but as they do, they'd fill the city with explosive fumes. One spark, one fire, one lightning strike and your whole city literally goes up in flames. The BP oil spill, in other words, provides the fuel that could turn an ordinary hurricane into Mother Nature's arson attack on an entire city.
This would not be an ordinary city on fire, either: It would be a city doused with volatile fuels that soaked it to the core. The sewers would explode like massive terrorist bombs, ripping to shred any underground infrastructure (fiber optics, water delivery, electrical infrastructure, etc.). The pavement itself would be on fire, as would parks, grasslands and forests. The city would burn from top to bottom, and there would be no point even trying to put out the flames. All we could do is evacuate and watch it all burn to the ground.
And in the aftermath, you'd still have oil covering the beaches, oil in the ocean, and the threat of more firestorms yet to come. It could be just the first of many such incidents striking the Gulf Coast.
Think this couldn't happen? Sure, and BP said the oil was a "tiny" little leak that didn't matter, either. They said the oil rigs would never explode. They said they would cap the blowout. They said they would protect the shores. And all along the problem just got worse and worse until even the press noticed that these corporate criminals just couldn't stop lying.
Now, BP is at least $20 billion in the hole in an effort to compensate some of the Gulf Coast businesses for the damage they've caused. But how will they compensate people if an entire city burns to the ground?
The answer? They won't. That would be the end of BP. Immediately bankruptcy. B.P. = "Bankruptcy Protection," after all.
No more payments go out to anyone. BP goes belly up just like all the fish being murdered by CorExit dispersant chemicals in the Gulf right now. The company goes down in flames just like New Orleans (or some other major city on the coast).
Of course, the scenario I'm describing here is theoretical, and I hope it's a worst-case scenario, too. But it is possible. Catastrophe is what happens at the intersection of poor planning and bad luck. BP has given us poor planning, and now Mother Nature may be about to deliver a heavy-handed dose of bad luck in the form of a seasonal hurricane that takes oil from the Gulf and dumps it on land.
We can only hope that these two elements do not collide on our shores. For if they do, we may witness loss on a scale our world hasn't seen since the dropping of atomic weapons on civilian populations in World War II. If a hurricane drops oil on New Orleans (or any other Gulf Coast city) and it goes up in flames a few days later, the aftermath will, indeed, resemble the effects of a nuclear bomb explosion.
You probably don't want to be anywhere near that. Needless to say, if it starts raining oil in your neighborhood, that might be a good time to grab whatever you value and get outta Dodge.
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Ask any ten people on the street to name an architect—any architect, living or dead—and chances are pretty good that most would reply, "Frank Lloyd Wright."
It's hardly surprising, of course, that six decades after his death, Wright (1867 - 1959) remains America's, and perhaps the world's, most recognizable architect. Aside from the unassailable brilliance of his creations (the breathtaking Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum alone would have assured his legend) and the almost unimaginably scandalous life he led (open infidelity; the abandonment of his wife and his six children; outrageous cost overruns on projects; public conflicts with his patrons),Wright himself was, physically and stylistically, a memorable man. With his white mane of hair and his consciously striking sartorial sense, he hardly sought to avoid attention.
Wright was a genius, and like most geniuses, he wanted the world to notice him and his works. Here, on the anniversary of his landmark Guggenheim Museum in New York opening to the public for the very first time (Oct. 21, 1959), LIFE.com does just that—we pay attention to the man and celebrate some of his signature creations.
For its part, LIFE magazine paid tribute to Wright and to his eye-popping 5th Avenue museum this way, in its Nov. 2, 1959, issue:
Last week, six months after he died, the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright came triumphantly to life again in New York City. The revolutionary art museum he designed for Solomon R. Guggenheim was finally opened to the public. While it was under construction, the museum was the constant butt of jokes. Its cylindrical exterior was likened to everything from a washing machine to a marshmallow.
The inside of the new Guggenheim Museum proved to be far more sensational than the outside. To the visitors who streamed through, it seemed like the inside of a giant snail shell. . . . The museum was greeted with a barrage of praise and protest. Architects hailed the "fantastic structure," museum directors complained of the slanting floors and walls. An art critic called it "America's most beautiful building," a newspaper labeled it a "joyous monstrosity." Everyone agreed on one thing—the building was definitely dizzying. This physical reaction would have pleased Wright who predicted, "When it is finished and you go into it, you will feel the building. You will feel it as a curving wave that never breaks."
A curving wave that never breaks. Coming from a man who was inspired by the myriad forms and shapes found in nature for much of his protean career, that simple statement is perfectly apt—and still, all these years later, somehow comfortingly true.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter @lizabethronk.