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Dakota War of 1862 a look at the events, peoples and places that shaped the Dakota War of 1862, and the catastrophic consequences of its tragic aftermath.
Documentary | A Clash of Cultures: Understanding the 1862 Dakota War.
Segments | Short pieces exploring the aspects, issues and the tragic aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862.
The Dakota War of 1862: Moving Towards Peace
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-moving-towards-peace/
(Episode 19) This Episode shines a light on the efforts of one legislator, Dean Urdahl, and reconciliation.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Moving Towards Peace" , 28 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-moving-towards-peace/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Forced Removal
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-forced-removal/
(Episode 12) In this episode we cast a light on the forced removal of the Dakota and Winnebago people from Minnesota in the spring of 1863.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Forced Removal" , 29 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-forced-removal/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Remembering the War
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-remembering-the-war/
(Episode 20) This episode looks at why the Dakota war is so important in the history of the State of Minnesota.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Remembering the War" , 28 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-remembering-the-war/.
The Dakota War of 1862:The Monument
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862the-monument/
(Episode 18) This episode looks at the question of erecting a monument to the hanging of the 38 men in Mankato, Should it be done at all?
"The Dakota War of 1862:The Monument" , 28 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862the-monument/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Racism
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-racism/
(Episode 17) This episode brings into view the question of racism.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Racism" , 28 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-racism/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Savages
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-savages/
(Episode 16) This episode shines a light on the question of savagery and what exactly does it mean.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Savages" , 25 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-savages/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Gabriel Renville
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-gabriel-renville/
(Episode 8) In this episode we look at Gabriel Renvill, the leader of the Sisseton Band of the Dakota.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Gabriel Renville" , 25 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-gabriel-renville/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Lincoln and the War
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-lincoln-and-the-war/
(Episode 11) Today's episode shines a light on Abraham Lincoln and his role in the war.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Lincoln and the War" , 24 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-lincoln-and-the-war/.
The Dakota War of 1862: George E. H. Day
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-george-e-h-day/
(Episode 9) Today's Episode looks at George E. H. Day and how the war might have been prevented.
"The Dakota War of 1862: George E. H. Day" , 24 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-george-e-h-day/.
The Dakota War of 1862: Imbalance of History
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-imbalance-of-history/
(Episode 15) This episode shines a light on the changing face of history and the telling of the tales.
"The Dakota War of 1862: Imbalance of History" , 24 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-imbalance-of-history/.
The Dakota War of 1862: The Language
https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-the-language/
(Episode 14) In this episode we look at the language that people use to describe the war.
"The Dakota War of 1862: The Language" , 24 Aug 2012, https://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/the-dakota-war-of-1862-the-language/.
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The Chichester Falcons Softball Club was formed in 2011 and has evolved into offering softball and baseball to a wide range of ages and ability groups, whilst maintaining its philosophy of having an informal and enjoyable approach to the game.
The younger players (7-11 year olds) now play baseball, which is a fast-paced sport descending from rounders, where players hit the ball and run around a diamond of bases, whilst the opposing team tries to catch or throw them out. The junior squad (11-16 year olds) progress to playing fast-pitch softball, which uses a larger ball than in baseball, making it easier to hit. Finally, the adults play slow-pitch softball, so the ball is pitched underarm, slowing the game down for the older legs, whilst allowing everyone to hit the ball hard!
All formats are played in a co-ed format, so that boys and girls play together on an even field. Whilst light-hearted in nature there is an outlet to get ultra-competitive, as a previous junior player demonstrated; now being part of the GB squad (baseball and softball will both feature in the 2020 Olympics for the first time).
It's a great sport that is accessible to everyone and, as a club, the Falcons are passionate about getting more people from the community involved. There are no membership fees to be a part of the Falcons - sessions are on a 'pay as you play' basis, normally costing £3-£4, to cover equipment and field hire.
The Falcons have an 'always recruiting' policy, so there's a session available for boys and girls of all ages. It's open to complete beginners, with all the equipment provided and qualified coaches on hand to guide you through the sessions.
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No Fuel Miser: EPA Rates 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid at 24/30 MPG
Alex NishimotoWriter
Audi will offer its first hybrid model in the U.S. when the 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid arrives this fall. The EPA recently finalized that crossover's fuel economy numbers, giving it a rating of 24/30 mpg city/highway.
Those figures are improvements over the 20/28-mpg rating of the gasoline-only 2.0 TFSI model, which produces 225 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque from its turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4. The Q5 Hybrid, however, is quicker than the standard model thanks to the combined efforts of its 211-hp, 258-lb-ft turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 and 54-hp, 155-lb-ft electric motor. Audi estimates the hybrid crossover will accelerate from 0-62 mph in 7.1 seconds, while the non-hybrid 2.0 TFSI takes 7.6 seconds. Compared to its current closest competitor, the all-wheel-drive Lexus RX 450h (30/28 mpg), the Q5 Hybrid achieves a better highway rating, but significantly less in the city. The larger RX hybrid is also more powerful at a combined 295 hp from its 3.5-liter V-6 and electric motor combo.
The Q5 Hybrid receives the same changes as the rest of the 2013 Q5 lineup, sporting an updated front fascia with revised grille and new LED running lights, along with a refreshed interior. The Q5 Hybrid model will be joined next year by a new diesel-powered model, which will pack a 245-hp, 428-lb-ft 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6, and may achieve 37 mpg on the highway.
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A new coach, a lone senior and confidence have Wapahani softball off to a strong start
Robby General
SELMA, Ind. — Jeff Masters remembers the first night of practice he had with the Wapahani softball team.
The passion behind the Raiders' post-practice team breakdown — "Raiders on three. One, two, three, Raiders." — wasn't to his liking. Masters, who's in his first year as the Wapahani head coach after previously spending time on the coaching staff of some highly-successful teams at both Yorktown and Cowan, didn't like the nonchalant way they were about to end practice.
"I said, 'No, let's do it again and have a little pride in what you're doing,' " Masters said.
So Mallory Summers, the team's lone senior, brought them back together and broke down the practice "with a little attitude," Masters said. Recalling the story, Masters laughed because he said Summers reminded him a lot of his daughter, Sara, a standout softball player and 2015 graduate from Wapahani who is now an assistant coach on his staff.
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Masters quickly learned what Summers meant to this team made up of freshmen, juniors and one senior. Those first open gym practices were also the first time that Masters had heard about what happened to Summers in the fall; how two major blood clots blocking around 65-70% of her right lung's capacity forced her to get emergency surgery and miss the volleyball postseason.
"We preached it a lot at Yorktown when we were there and I brought it over here about leaving it on the field every game, (it) might be your last game and right here's a perfect example of that," Masters said. "So, if we lose a game, at least we know we feel good walking off."
In the fall, Summers didn't know if she was even going to get a chance to play softball. During that first week of open gym, however, one of her doctors said she could play. Some of her other doctors were "kind of iffy on it," Summers said, but once she got some clearance, that's all she needed.
"It's definitely so fun," Summers said about being able to play softball. "Since I didn't get volleyball, just being able to do something my senior year and accomplish something — one of our goals is to win games — it's just fun."
Early on in this season, the Raiders are achieving that goal.
Outside of a 12-6 loss against Class 4A Greenfield-Central, Wapahani has won all the games it has played in this season, the latest being a 13-0 victory at Daleville.
On the mound, junior Katie Bray has been consistent with a 3.97 ERA over 37 innings pitched to go along with 34 strikeouts. At the plate, Masters said the hitting is "going to come along." For some, it looks like it's already there.
Summers has been dominant, posting a team-best .609 batting average, 14 hits and 13 RBIs through six games. She also has four home runs, two of which came in a 9-7 win over Class A No. 1 Tri. Against Daleville, she could've had another one, but the wind blowing straight in from center field left her long drive just a few feet short.
Behind Summers, freshman Matilyn Rhoades and Baylee Richardson are batting .545 and .538, respectively. Those two opened up the season with a combined three triples in a 9-7 win over Northeastern. Then there's junior Lala Lee (.421 batting average) and Bray (.353 batting average). Others are coming along, too; junior Ashland Kahalekomo — despite strong winds coming in from the outfield — smashed a solo home run in her 2-for-3, 2-RBI performance against Daleville.
After that win, Bray said she was "surprised."
"A lot has changed from my freshman year," Bray said. "My freshman year, we did not beat (Daleville). We were not even close to beating them."
That year, Wapahani started the season 1-6 and finished with a 10-13 record before falling to Alexandria in the opening round of the sectional. This year, Bray said they have their eyes on a sectional championship. Summers added the county and conference championships, too.
"I think not getting the season last year just brought a lot of fire underneath us and we're ready to go this year," Summers said. "We always want to be out here. ... It's just good to be back with a good group of girls and getting things going."
Coming into this season, Masters wasn't sure what to expect. A handful of girls who played softball two years ago didn't come out for the team and, being a new coach, he expected it to take some time for him to get used to the players and vice versa.
But Masters has been more than impressed with what the Raiders have showed him so far this season. Two weeks into the season, championships already didn't seem out of reach for Wapahani softball.
"They just find a way to get it done," Masters said. "When they start taking on to what we're trying to do, the sky's the limit for them. And I would've never said what they said until recently, but sectional championship isn't — I believe they can do it if we can progress the way they are.
"I wouldn't have told you that two weeks ago but they brought something that I didn't know, something that you can't find at practice, and that's finding a way to win, playing with grit, heart and leaving it out there. That's what they're doing right now."
Robby General covers East Central Indiana high school sports for The Star Press. Contact him via email at rgeneral@gannett.com, on Twitter @rgeneraljr or phone at 765-283-8864.


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You can set up conditional rendering based on profile name (rather than ID) and this way things will work in both sandbox and production environments.
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Impressively developed arms are undoubtedly one of the biggest fitness dreams for most men and women. For this reason, in the gym is almost always a challenge to come to the right to exercise biceps and triceps.
Many women out there face the problem of "soft" hands, especially if they are not physically active for a long time. The muscles are loose, the skin begins to hang, and the fat is obviously already accumulated on the inside of the upper arm.
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The House at the End of the Moor Review and Giveaway
Book: House at the End of the Moor
An Opulent London Opera Star Escapes to the Rugged Landscape of the English Moors
Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house. Escaped convict Oliver Ward is on the run to prove his innocence, until he gets hurt and is taken in by Maggie. He discovers some jewels in her possession—the very same jewels that got him convicted. Together they hatch a plan to return the jewels, clearing Oliver's name and hopefully maintaining Maggie's anonymity.
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Guest Review from Donna Cline
What I think you should know:
The House at the End of the Moor is a Historical Christian fiction novel by Michelle Griep. It is set in 1861 England when Maggie, a famous Opera singer flees to the moor to hide from her unscrupulous manager and the unwanted advances of a patron. Oliver is a prisoner who escapes in an attempt to prove his innocence.
What I think about this book:
It was a nice twist to read about an Opera singer who has morals and is not the villain in the story. Maggie is instead a woman of faith and morals who seeks to right wrongs even if they were not of her doing. Oliver is determined to see vengeance against the man who wrongly accused him. When brought together Maggie and Oliver go on an adventure to find justice. The story has moments of mystery ,suspense and danger. It also has moments where characters face immense cruelty. Griep has written a story that is intriguing and mostly fast paced, with characters who do not always meet traditional expectations.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Celebrate Lit, this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own.
Michelle Griep's been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She is the Christy Award-winning author of historical romances: A Tale of Two Hearts, The Captured Bride, The Innkeeper's Daughter, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, The Captive Heart, Brentwood's Ward, A Heart Deceived, and Gallimore, but also leaped the historical fence into the realm of contemporary with the zany romantic mystery Out of the Frying Pan. If you'd like to keep up with her escapades, find her at www.michellegriep.com or stalk her on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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What comes to mind when you hear the word moor? For some, images of Jane Eyre spring to life. For others, The Hound of the Baskervilles starts barking. But for most, it's a big fat goose egg. The fact is that most Americans don't have a clue what a moor is, but never fear, my friend…after you read the next few paragraphs, you'll never again go blank-minded when you hear the word moor.
Last summer I skipped across the pond and tromped around Dartmoor with my daughter and husband. What an awesome experience. I learned first-hand just how windy this vast stretch of land can be, for that's really what a moor is at heart: a vast stretch of land. Webster's defines it as an expanse of open rolling infertile land. Sounds rather desolate, eh? Yeah. Kind of. But it's oh so much more.
In spring and summer, green does abound. Gorse bushes. Scrubby grasses. Lambs and sheep and goats. All these animals roam free so there are trails worn into the dirt that you can hike along. But I hear you…where could you possibly go if there's nothing besides some farm animals roaming around the place?
You could hike to a tor, which is a "high, craggy hill." Some of them can be a little treacherous to climb, but sweet mercy, what a view! The earth stretches out like a green and brown quilt. As I hiked that day last spring, whispers in the wind inspired me to wonder a lot of what-ifs, and those what-ifs came together in a story of intrigue and betrayal.
What would you do if you found a half-dead man bleeding in the middle of nowhere? Find out what heroine Maggie Lee does in The House at the End of the Moor.
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To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a free copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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Obituary for Henry E. Wakefield | Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc.
CASTORLAND- Henry E. Wakefield, 90, formerly of State Route 126, Castorland died Monday afternoon, March 25, 2019 at Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Beaver Valley United Methodist Church, Naumburg with Rev. Tracy Cook officiating. There will be no calling hours. Spring burial with Military Honors will be in Castorland Union Cemetery. Contributions may be made in Henry's name to the Lewis County Hospital Foundation, in C/O Palliative Care Room, 7785 N. State Street, Lowville, NY 13367 or Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility, Attn. Activities, 7785 N. State Street, Lowville, NY 13367.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Carol; five children and their spouses, Henry J. and Lee Wakefield, of Liverpool, Jayne and Daniel Juby of Castorland, Paula and Leonard Juby of Castorland, Barbara Bowers and Matthew Paige of Copenhagen, Linda and Steven Barrett of Blue Ridge, VA; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one on the way, several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by a brother, Carlton Wakefield, and two sisters, Caroline Garrison and Dorothy Hoppel.
Henry was born on October 26, 1928 at home in Beaver Falls, NY, a son of the late Clifford and Edna Stiles Wakefield and attended Beaver Falls High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army and served form 1949-1952 in Germany during the Korean War. On September 5, 1953, he married Carol J. Moore at the Lowville United Methodist Church with Rev. Williams officiating. Henry worked for J.P. Lewis Company as a papermaker for 46 years until his retirement. He was a member of Lewis County Memorial Post #6912, Lowville VFW and a member of Beaver River Memorial Post #1663, Croghan American Legion, and a member of the Castorland Fire Department for ten years. He enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing and gardening.


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Dale Myers Gets Perturbed!
Written by James DiEugenio
Jim DiEugenio discusses Dale Myers's reaction to his review of Reclaiming History.
A longer response than Dave Von Pein's to part one of my review of Reclaiming History was by, well, what shall we call him? Co-author? Writing assistant? Ghostwriter? Whatever term you prefer, it was, predictably, by Dale Myers.
Apparently, Myers didn't like me expounding on a) His past beliefs that the JFK case was a conspiracy, and b) David Lifton's inside knowledge about his ghostwriting of Reclaiming History, and his falling out with Vincent Bugliosi and his subsequent settlement that limited his talking about that ghostwriting. (Although considering how bad the book is, Myers got a good deal. He made some money but his name is off what turned out to be a book that should have never been published.)
Concerning the first, Myers actually tries to say that his former anti-Warren Commission beliefs are quite open and available. That's kind of funny. They are not at all available in the two books he has authored and co-authored, namely With Malice and Reclaiming History. And he had a lot of room to level with the reader in those two volumes. Well over three thousand pages. Or the equivalent of about eight or nine normal sized books: one-third of the Warren Commission. In fact, if John Kelin had not surfaced the tape recording of the interview he did with Myers from many years ago, I would never have known about his St. Paul type conversion.
This is an important point I believe. If an author is not equivocal, but absolute in his beliefs on an important historical event that has generated decades of controversy, he owes it to his readers to tell them he believed precisely the opposite before. Because, as I said in my review, the evidence in the JFK case has not changed. By any fair and objective standard, the releases of the Assassination Records Review Board have been quite brutal to the Warren Commission. And I used a lot of these new discoveries to illustrate the many, many shortcomings of Reclaiming History. (And I will use many more in future installments.) If an author is not forthcoming about his 180 degree pirouette, then the reader, quite naturally, has a right to suspect the worst. In previous cases, e.g. Norman Podhoretz, or David Horowitz, the authors understood this obligation. And they carried it out. In fact, both of these men wrote at least one, and a good part of a second book, trying to show how the transformation took place. Whether or not the attempts at psychological elucidation are convincing is a different story. But they made it. But surprisingly, Myers never felt any compunction at all in that direction. By not doing so, he invites the reader to wonder about the cause of the flip-flop. Which I will do later.
The second complaint, about further exposing his unbilled role in Reclaiming History, is unconsciously humorous. Last year, when Reclaiming History came out, Myers began to praise the book on his web site. And he and Todd Vaughn also began to attack writers who criticized it. Yet, I could find no instance at this time period when Myers admitted he had been a direct and paid participant in that literary exercise. And in fact, he still terms Lifton's important information on this point as speculation and rumor. In my view, this comes close to what people on the web term as "sock puppetry" . This means for example, in an e-mail forum you praise a work you are responsible for, but you do not reveal in your e-mail identity that you are the writer, or in this case, co-writer.
This weird and unbecoming behavior reached its apogee after David Lifton appeared on Black Op Radio in the summer of 2007. At that time, with host Len Osanic, Lifton revealed that Vincent Bugliosi was not the sole author of Reclaiming History He named Fred Haines as one of the co-authors of the inflated volume. He then erred and named Patricia Lambert as another. Myers used this mistake to jump all over Lifton using Bugliosi's secretary Rosemary Newton as his bullhorn. This is utterly fascinating of course. Why? Because up until this point, Lifton had been kind to Myers about the issue by not naming him as a ghostwriter. Even though he knew about his role. But the ungracious and ungrateful Myers was still concealing it. And at the same time he was trying to belittle Lifton by implying that he didn't know what he was talking about! (Consider all that for a moment.)
Well, understandably, that was it for Lifton. He then wrote a rewrite of his previous article on the issue. And this time he named Myers. In his response to me, Myers says that Lifton "discovered" these details by reading the acknowledgments section of Reclaiming History. It's writing stuff like that which really makes me wonder about Myers. The details divulged by Lifton about the contracts Haines and Myers signed are nowhere -- and I mean nowhere -- to be found in Reclaiming History. And it's this specificity, which could only be known by an insider, that impressed me enough to write about it since I think it is an important issue in any serious critical discussion about that volume.
Now, one of the things Lifton has stated is that when Myers signed his first contract to contribute to the tome, he was taken aback by how bad Reclaiming History was. Considering the condition of the book when it was later published, that must have been pretty awful. (Although in Myers' upside down world, you never know.) I really wish Myers would talk about the state of the book when he got it. And which specific parts -- with page numbers -- he wrote or seriously contributed to. Also, if all those vicious, insulting and puerile pejoratives which litter the book were his or Bugliosi's. Or, in that category, if he encouraged the prosecutor to go down that vituperative road or if he tried to soften that cheap approach. (From the stuff Myers' spews today I seriously doubt it was the latter. On the JFK case, he's our equivalent to Bill O'Reilly.) If he can't answer these questions, then we know Lifton is right about the second contract. Which provided for the terms of their literary divorce. Which I suspected was the case since last year.
Myers also objected to my pointing out to the reader, and actually linking to, intelligent and reputable sources who slice and dice his pseudo-simulation called Secrets of a Homicide. This is his 3D recreation of JFK's assassination which first premiered way back in November of 1994 in a magazine called The Video Toaster User. This illustrated article consisted of frames from his simulation plus his commentary of what he had done, how he had done it, and what it now showed. David Mantik and Milicent Cranor wrote highly critical articles at that time critiquing the methods he discussed in his articles and his description of what he said it showed. They did not go any further than that. And believe me, there was plenty of material in that sorrowful article to go after.
Mantik's article I thought was effective in a narrow but sharp way. (Probe Vol. 2 No. 3, p. 2) David has a Ph. D. in Physics and is also an M.D. He is a scientist and academic and he approached Myers' article as if he would be peer reviewing it for an academic journal. In the first three parts of his critique, he described what Myers was trying to do in a fair and complete way. He then focused his actual review on what he was most familiar with, anatomy and trajectory.
Mantik first scored him on his rather bold and perplexing claim of being able to see both men jump in the air simultaneously when they disappear behind the Stemmons Freeway sign. Mantik said that Myers' data source for this was "totally unexplained". (ibid, p. 3) He then exclaimed, "If it does not appear in the original Z film (that would appear to be impossible since both men were hidden behind the sign) then where did Myers find it? This startling assertion is not addressed in his paper." (ibid) (Mantik didn't fully understand what Myers was up to here. I will explain what I think the point of this was when I discuss Milicent Cranor's critique of this article.)
Mantik then went on to question Myers' use of points in his trajectory analysis. That is the anterior neck wound in JFK and what Myers called a point "...near the shoulder line" in Kennedy's back. (ibid, p. 3) Medical expert Mantik seriously questioned the positioning of both points, especially the latter. He wrote in "precise anatomic terms, this statement fails completely to identify the exit site-either vertically or horizontally." (ibid) (Note: Myers was working backward from Gov. Connally to fulfill a trajectory line. This is why Mantik uses the word "exit" in regards to the shoulder.) From here, Mantik went on to score the Myers' assumption that the trajectory was undeflected through both men. Mantik wrote that since the bullet shattered Connally's fifth rib this "straight line assumption might well be questioned." (ibid)
Mantik then got to the heart of the problem. Myers said that he started with Connally and worked backwards because the governor's wounds were marked precisely at Parkland Hospital. Mantik explained that this is not really true. He then went through the work by both Dr. Robert Shaw and Michael Baden in the HSCA volumes and showed why it was not true. And he also pointed out that part of the problem is actually addressed in the Warren Report (p. 107). There they say that the precise angle could not be concluded since the "large wound on the front of the chest precluded an exact determination of the point of exit." Mantik then worked out a margin of error factor for this uncertainty and added another for the rotation of Connally's body on a vertical axis. With just those two factors Mantik computed an error radius of 28 feet. He then went on to add that when you factor in the actual orientation of Connally at frame Z-223-"with right shoulder and torso visibly rotated to the rear... Such a rearward rotation immediately shifts the location of the error cone towards the Dal Tex building." (ibid) Mantik concluded that the underlying problem with any such enterprise was the placement of Connally's wounds on his body in regards to the midline. He said the information was simply not precise enough from the data we have. (ibid) He then concluded that "Without such precise knowledge it is not possible to locate the error cone in space. How Myers resolves this most difficult challenge is nowhere to be discussed in his paper." (ibid pgs 3-4)
I found Myers' response to Mantik's trenchant critique quite precious. He never once debated the anatomic arguments Mantik made. Not once. What he did is he actually tried to say he was right about being able to see through the Stemmons Freeway sign! You know, the whole "jumping in unison" thing. And this is central to what Myers enterprise is all about. And it gets to Milicent Cranor's May 1995 critique in The Fourth Decade. Milicent began her review by quoting a crucial segment of Myer's commentary. Myers wrote that he superimposed "selected frames from the Zapruder film over a matching view of the 3D computer world. Key frames were then created ..." ( p. 22, emphasis added) The obvious question, which Cranor quickly posed, was: Why leave anything out? Why not animate the whole film? Or entire crucial sequences? Myers wrote that he inserted key frames every 20 frames, "though extreme motion areas required key frames at three to five frame intervals ... " (ibid p. 23) Cranor asked, "Why substitute guesswork ... when you have actual photographic evidence." (ibid) She, of course, was referring to the actual Zapruder film.
What Cranor proved in her article and in her photo essay is that Myers was actually trying to do two things with his so-called simulation. First, he wanted to minimize the evidence that Kennedy was hit before he went behind the freeway sign. Why? Because if JFK is hit before he disappears behind the sign it likely is not by Oswald since the branches of an oak tree were camouflaging the view from the so-called sniper's nest at this time. Second, if you alter frame Z-224, you can preserve the single bullet theory. Cranor illustrates this beautifully by comparing frames from the actual Z film with Myers' pastiche. This devastating comparison gives away the whole purpose of the simulation. Because without Myers' "interpolating" frames not in the Zapruder film, the actual frame Z-224 singlehandedly vitiates the single bullet theory. As Milicent notes: "This one frame destroys the single bullet theory: it shows JFK already reacting at a time when John Connally is not." So Myers has to alchemize that frame into something it is not. And she shows how: Myers changes Kennedy's facial expression and also alters the position of his hands to transform his demeanor from one of grimacing pain to relative serenity. Therefore preserving the single bullet theory. So we now have a new type of cinematic technique. Let's call it Myers Motion. Which, by the way, also turns President Kennedy into a hunchback similar to Richard III (thereby raising the back wound on the jacket). Myers Motion also elongates Kennedy's neck which, as Cranor points out, "in effect lowers the throat wound." Dale is one determined animator. Come hell or high water, he is going to make that stubborn SBT stick.
I could go on and on in this regard. But the longest and most detailed destruction of Myers Motion is by Pat Speer. He adds that Myers Motion is not even consistent within itself. In other words, things that should be constant throughout, are not. Further, that to keep the single bullet trajectory he actually shrinks Connally in size to where he is smaller than JFK when, in fact, he was taller and heavier than JFK. At times Myers even shrinks the size of Connally's jump seat and more than doubles the distance of that seat from the side of the car. And the points made so far are not points of Vince Bugliosi style argument. They are points that are proven beyond doubt by just cutting out frames from Myers contraption or comparing that contraption to the Zapruder film. But don't believe me, just read the fascinating photo exposes by Speer and Cranor. And, by the way, Speer actually allows Myers to defend himself and even gives him the last word.
After going through all the obvious faults in Myers' ersatz simulation, it is possible to discern a motive in it. The idea was to replace the Zapruder film. The impact of the Zapruder film upon first viewing is quite powerful as to an assassin from the grassy knoll area. And, as indicated above, when you study the film, it gives you other indications of more than one gunman. By eliminating many frames, and by "interpolating" things not in the film, what you get is the Zapruder film as redone by the Warren Commission on an optical printer. With someone like David Belin supervising the effects to be added. Today Belin=Myers.
Myers tries to defend this sorry joke by saying that it actually passed inspection. See, he was grilled about Myers Motion in front of eight world-class producers for seven hours at ABC. Geez Dale, did any of them have college degrees? Didn't they compare your phony pastiche with the real thing -- the Z film -- frame by frame? Like say, Milicent Cranor did? Did they bring in a medical expert on the JFK case like Dave Mantik or Gary Aguilar to trace certain anatomical points? Of course not. That would have been actual peer review and journalistic responsibility. And Myers Motion would not have survived it. Under those circumstances, it actually would have been either booed or laughed out of the room. With what we know today about what goes on with the major networks-Dan Rather adjusting his coat collar for twenty minutes, which you can see on You Tube-nothing of any real substance was discussed. Except maybe the quality of the beer and pizza they ordered.
Myers must think that the whole world is stupid. Dale, here's another question for you: Were these the same producers who Ok'd that other ABC docudrama, The Path to 9-11 in 2006? You know, the show that tried to pin the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the Clinton administration? Or maybe they were the same ABC guys who produced and ran that horrific excuse for a debate in Philadelphia between Obama and Hillary Clinton. After which ABC was bombarded with 24, 000 complaining e mails. (See here for the powerful reaction to that shocking spectacle.) As we show on this web site, ABC has not been the same since it was taken over by Cap Cities. (Click here for the background details of that takeover.) In my view, it is hard to take them seriously anymore as a news network. And the 2003 JFK special was symptomatic of this downward spiral. After all, the lead consultant for that show was Myers' friend and colleague in the Gang of Three, Gus Russo. We have this information from his own lips. So who does Myers think he's kidding? Between Peter Jennings and Russo, the fix was in. That is the way it is done in the MSM. And that is why Jennings picked Russo to lead it: he knew he would get what he wanted from him. Russo was well paid, he flew around first class, and he delivered the proper Warren Commission certifying goods. Including the Myers Motion induced SBT. Nothing about Standards and Practices was ever mentioned. Nothing about journalistic balance ever came up. Should we hear the other side of the story? Hell no! And the proof is this: David Wrone had just written a book on the Zapruder film at the time. Someone from the ABC show called him. Obviously this person did not know that Wrone was a Warren Commission critic. When Wrone was asked a question about the case against Oswald, he disagreed with the premise. He said to the caller, "Hold on, I want to get something about that issue." By the time he got back with the contesting source, the junior reporter understood who Wrone was. He didn't fit into the Warren Commission slant outlined by Jennings and Russo. So Wrone returned to a dial tone. Russo or someone else told the unknowing reporter to hang up.
In his response, Myers mentions my essay entitled "Who is Gus Russo?" (Probe, Vol. 6 No. 2). As usual he gets certain important details wrong. He says the essay is included in The Assassinations, edited by Lisa Pease and myself. It is not. He then says the essay pops up in edited form on search engines today. I have never touched that essay since the time it was published. But since I am proud of it, and since Myers brought it up, you can read the piece here. Rereading it, and also the replies by Russo and Myers, I stand by the original essay. Russo threw a hissy fit when it came out. So much so, that it impacted his ability to count. He says I did eight interviews for my first book, Destiny Betrayed. False. As anyone can see by consulting the end notes. Russo would have been more pleased if I had consulted with one of his favorite journalists: FBI informant on the Garrison case, and CIA applicant Hugh Aynesworth. Russo actually put this guy on his 2003 ABC debacle. Without telling the viewer of his FBI and CIA ties. But alas, he did the same thing with CIA asset Priscilla Johnson. In the PBS special he was involved in back in 1993, he featured James Angleton's buddy Edward Epstein. Again, without telling the viewer of that relationship. That's good ethics in journalism. Or how about another guy Russo trusts implicitly, CIA and State Department associate Sergio Arcacha Smith. Russo interviewed him for his book Live By the Sword. (Which comes to the rather goofy conclusion that Castro killed Kennedy.) When Jim Garrison wanted to talk to Smith during his JFK inquiry, Smith was guarded from Garrison's investigators by, among others, Mr. Aynesworth. Sorry guys, I'm just not that kind of investigator. I leave stuff like making friends with Aynesworth to the other side. But alas, Myers and Russo are the other side.
Myers accuses me of being paranoid in my original essay about Russo. I wasn't. Today I actually believe I was being naÔve. In that article I wrote about a man who approached me during the Dallas ASK conference back in 1993. During my closing night speech, I talked about the PBS special Russo worked on and I also mentioned a weird letter attorney Mark Zaid had sent me. The man had listened to my address and he told me that, from his past SDS experience, Russo and Zaid fit the profiles of infiltrators. I included it in my essay, but I did not agree with him at the time. Today, after many years more experience with Russo, Myers, Vaughn, and even Zaid, plus the net worth of both the 1993 PBS special and the 2003 ABC special that both Myers and Russo worked on, I think he was right. Its the only way to explain why the Gang of Three kept on going to conferences way past the time they had flip-flopped on the issue of Oswald's guilt. A great example of this would be Vaughn's relationship with Harrison Livingstone. After the organization Coalition on Political Assassinations was formed, Livingstone tried to create a rival group. On the flyer Livingstone sent out for his group, Vaughn was listed as a member. Why? To tell the members during meetings that they were all wrong? Oswald did it. They should disband. It makes no sense. On the surface.
But if your agenda was different than the members, it does make sense. By staying inside the group you could makes speeches attacking their research and goals, thereby creating dissension and disturbances. (I detail specific instances where Russo did this in my article.) Secondly, you could monitor the newest developments and then try to think up ways to counter them in your journeys to the other side. And the other side would be receptive to this since the MSM has always been wedded to the Warren Commission. This is what Russo and Myers did with PBS and ABC. If the producers wanted someone to make the case for Oswald's guilt in the Tippit murder, hey, Myers will do it. (Forget about the 3 Oswald wallets, no Oswald fingerprints on the car, and mismatching shells and bullets.) If Russo needs someone to get off three shots in six seconds for his book, Vaughn can do that. (It doesn't matter if he isn't firing at moving targets or if the gun isn't loaded.) To counter the film JFK, Vaughn can write that for Oswald to have fired his rifle with Kennedy's limo below him, rather than further down on Elm Street, he would have been hanging out the Texas School Book Depository window. ( I was there in 1991, he wouldn't have been.) Does Dan Rather need someone to declare on TV that contrary to what the critics say, the CIA did get a photo of Oswald in Mexico City? Russo will get on camera and say they did. (Just don't ask any follow-ups about why it didn't go to the Warren Commission and where is it today.)
The final product of all this of course was Myers Motion: a way for the mainstream media to finally counter the shocking evidentiary impact of the Zapruder film. Which had always been a thorn in their side.
Like I said, today I actually believe I was naÔve about the whole thing. Clearly, in retrospect, it was a classic counter-intelligence operation. Why did they do what they did? Who knows. Jim Marrs thinks that money was a prime reason. I'm not sure. But there is little doubt that Russo and Myers bank accounts grew more on this case after they flipped than before.
Myers, in his usual puerile, radio commentator way (which he used to be), says that I am jealous of him because he got on national TV and I did not. Dale, as I detail above, we all know how you got on. And I know I will never get on the national MSM. At least not on this subject. Simply because I have no intention of flip-flopping on the JFK case. But I do get plenty of attention by telling the truth. To use one example: I have been interviewed for five documentaries in the last three years. Three of them from abroad. Personally, I don't care about getting on the MSM concerning the JFK case. I was never in this to make money, to start a career, or get a name. If I ever met Dan Rather, I would leave the room. After making an obscene gesture at him. Rather made his name, fame and fortune with a lie.
The curious thing about this point is that today, a lot of people feel this way about the MSM. Even the people who work on the inside. After the Florida 2000 election heist, which the MSM made no attempt to investigate or expose; after the fraudulent premises for the disastrous Iraq war, which the MSM made no attempt to investigate and expose; after helping the worst president in history, George Bush Jr. get into office with absolutely no vetting in advance; after all that , which has resulted in so much horror for the American people, the rest of the citizenry has finally come around on the uselessness of the MSM. In fact, a former CBS producer has told me that her former colleagues are just biding their time. They see the handwriting on the wall. They will soon be beside the point. But if you study the JFK case, you already knew that. Today, everyone else is catching up to that understanding. That is why the creation of an alternative media has become so successful i.e. the blogosphere. And eventually, this will expand into TV and radio.
Myers' pretentious and gassy pronouncements are so full of holes in data and logic that I wonder if he takes them seriously as he writes them. Or maybe he thinks that someone has to protect Myers Motion from the facts. He can't let the whole thing come crumbling down. Pat Speer called the contraption a deliberate deception devised by the Wizard of OZ (wald). And we know what happened to him. But ultimately, his spiels are so vapid that he reminds me of the Black Knight from the comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Black Knight portentously intones that no one shall pass the bridge he is guarding. Then after the opponents cut off his left arm, his right arm, and then his legs, he still shouts at them as they pass by with words to the effect: Get back here, I'll massacre ya this time.
Yeah, sure Dale. Sorry, this isn't ABC. Good Bye.
Addendum: For those interested in reading Milicent Cranor's critique of Myers' original article in The Video Toaster User, click here.
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The national park on the site where George Washington and the struggling Continental Army endured a tough winter during the American Revolution boasts a new feature that's a couple of hundred million years old
Dinosaur tracks make fresh impression at Valley Forge park The national park on the site where George Washington and the struggling Continental Army endured a tough winter during the American Revolution boasts a new feature that's a couple of hundred million years old Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/03/06/dinosaur-tracks-make-fresh-impression-valley-forge-park/39157203/
Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press Published 10:16 a.m. ET March 6, 2019 | Updated 10:28 a.m. ET March 6, 2019
This Feb. 28, 2019, photo combination shows trace fossils on paving stones at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa. A volunteer at the park outside Philadelphia recently discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on flat rocks installed to pave a section of hiking trail. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Photo: Matt Rourke / AP)
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – The national park on the site where George Washington and the struggling Continental Army endured a tough winter during the American Revolution boasts a new feature that's a couple of hundred million years old – dozens of fossilized dinosaur footprints discovered on rocks used to pave a section of hiking trail.
The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.
To the untrained eye, they appear as indistinguishable bumps in the sandstone rock, with the largest about 9 inches long. On a recent weekday, hikers, joggers and dog walkers used the trail, oblivious to the marks of prehistoric animals beneath their feet.
Those marks drew the attention of Tom Stack not long after he began working as a volunteer park ambassador at Valley Forge in 2017.
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Stack, who has a background in geology and paleontology, recognized the approximately 210 million-year-old rocks known as argillite as being of similar age and type to fossil-bearing rocks used to construct a 1930s-era bridge on the Gettysburg battlefield, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the west.
Most of the tracks left in what were once muddy flats consist of three-toed foot impressions from the early days of dinosaurs, although Stack also found footprints from a non-dinosaur reptile, a relative of the modern crocodile. The largest would have been a bipedal theropod that was 6 (1.8 meters) to 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and 4 (1.2 meters) to 6 feet (1.8 meters) high.
"They're subtle, they're not easy to spot, but once you learn the characteristics of them, given the right sunlight angle and, at times, the moisture on the rock, then they are easier to identify," Stack said.
In this Feb. 27, 2019 photo, Tom Stack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa. Stack, a volunteer at the park outside Philadelphia, recently discovered dozens of fossilized dinosaur footprints on flat rocks installed to pave a section of hiking trail. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Photo: Matt Rourke / AP)
There are also distinctive patterns in the rock thought to be caused by the cracking of dried mud, and from the ripples of a lake or river.
The National Park Service requested the exact location of the rocks not be publicized, to help protect them from being damaged or removed. Officials said visitors will be told about the rocks and how park resources are protected, but not where to find them. The 5-square-mile (13 square kilometer) park has about 30 miles (48 kilometers) of trail.
The dinosaur footprints Stack found are not unique or even particularly rare and don't add to the body of scientific knowledge about the creatures, said National Park Service paleontology program coordinator Vince Santucci. They date from later in the Triassic period and before the Jurassic era that's so familiar to moviegoers.
"There's no question that they are" dinosaur trace fossils, said Santucci, who examined them in person last April. "They're consistent with the tracks that occur in equivalent-age beds all over the East Coast."
More than 270 National Park Service properties contain some sort of paleontological resource, from Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah to the fossils scattered in rock used to build the Lincoln Memorial and Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.
Most fossils found on Park Service land are still where they were discovered, in the original bedrock location. But others were moved by human activity, including a set of burrows from an ancient species that appear on the rock facade of a visitor's center bathroom at Valley Forge. Those rocks originated outside the park.
There also happens to be a significant Ice Age fossil location beneath the Valley Forge park, the Port Kennedy bone cave. First discovered in 1871, it has produced fossils that include giant tapirs, ground sloths and saber-toothed cats. Pork Kennedy is considered one of the most important mammal fossil sites in North America, with some findings having been displayed at the park visitor center, although most are at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. That 750,000-year-old site was lost after a quarry was filled – partly with asbestos – before being rediscovered by scientists in 2005. It is not accessible to the public.
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There are at least 35 Park Service properties known to have fossil tracks of ancient vertebrates, and vandalism and theft have been a problem. Federal law prohibits visitors from disturbing park elements.
A park spokesman said there have been preliminary discussions about developing an interpretive program to give visitors information about the trace fossils. Stack said the park should consider removing rocks that contain the best fossils, to prevent damage or theft.
"I would think they are of value as an educational tool," said Helen Delano, a senior scientist with the Pennsylvania Geologic Survey. "Dinosaurs are a wonderful way to hook people into paying attention to the geological environment. Every kid loves dinosaurs."
Stack said the rocks are abundant, cheap and durable, so they have long been used for paving, sidewalks, garden walls and similar features in the Philadelphia area.
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Fast forward to the present, and we don't bat an eye when Renault says it's making a 276bhp Megane RS that's still very much front-wheel drive. In fact, that seems a fairly low figure for a hot hatch these days, when the FWD Honda Civic Type R - a car we're running as a longtermer at the moment - is slaying much of the competition with its 316bhp inline-four. With the commonplace use of limited-slip differentials and the development of clever front suspension setups, it all becomes manageable.
But that doesn't mean four-wheel drive hot hatches with that kind of power aren't a thing any more. In fact, a new one just landed: the Mercedes-AMG A35.
The market crossover between this and 'our' Civic Type R is going to be tiny, and there's a whopping price difference. Yes, the £35,580 base price for the A35 may only be a couple of grand up on what Honda charges for the Type R GT, but in that spec, it's not possible to add a single option. The A35, on the other hand, is specced to over £44k here, and I have driven one scarily close to the £50,000 mark before.
We haven't brought them together because they're key rivals. No, it's more of an investigation to see if powering all four wheels is truly necessary with this kind of power output.
Speaking of, the A35 is actually the less powerful car here, putting out 302bhp from - like the Honda - a 2.0-litre inline-four turbo. It's a smoother, less boosty engine than the Type R's, and while it may not be a full AMG engine (it's the A250's lump with some AMG tweaks), its potency can't be doubted. The drama is nicely upped by some entertaining pops and bangs from the exhaust that don't ever cross the line into being silly and excessive, and a nice 'thwack' from the tailpipes with every surprisingly aggressive upshift from the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
As you'd expect, there's a decent amount of traction both off the line (you have a launch control system to play with, should you wish), and when you're powering out of a corner. It does seem to push on into understeer sooner than expected, though, perhaps earlier than, dare I say it, a VW Golf R. The A35 will never send more than 50 per cent of torque to the rear, so the most you'll ever feel from the rear axle is a gentle nudge. If you want drifty heroics, you'll have to wait until the considerably more powerful A45 arrives.
Swapping back to the Honda, something interesting happens. When comparing the Type R to the new Megane RS 300 Trohpy recently, the former felt almost completely free of torque steer, but the drama-free way the A35 puts its power down really highlights just how much pull you still get from the steering wheel in the Honda.
The Type R has something called a 'dual-axis strut' suspension setup, intended to separate out the steering and suspension forces. It works extremely well, but it's inevitably not as effective as merely powering the rear wheels too.
At this relatively subtle level, though, the torque steer makes the Type R more interesting to drive. It gives the car's considerably heavier steering (the A35's is fast but far too light) more life.
You also get the satisfying sensation of the mechanical limited-slip diff shuffling the power around at the front, biasing one wheel to drag you out of the bend. There's generally just more sense of stuff happening underneath you. There's plenty of fun to be had with the A35, but I suspect most will have a more enjoyable time with the Civic.
Unless, of course, it rains. Having lived with the Type R since just before Christmas, and happening to live in a country where it rains quite a bit, I've had plenty of wet weather driving experience in the car. And it ain't nice. The front wheels light up with the slightest provocation, and getting back on the power when you're exiting a bend requires gentle throttle applications.
With the A35, it's a different story. You can drive it exactly the same as you would in the dry, and it'll feel barely any slower. Damp conditions do highlight the baby AMG's natural tendency to understeer, but it's on the whole very well resolved when the heavens open. You can even do full bore starts without taxing it all that much.
Somewhere like the UK, this makes four-wheel drive performance cars of any sort a tempting proposition. The A35 itself is a solid entry to the genre and a fine Golf R alternative, albeit something that's not quite special enough to go down as one of the AMG greats.
For me, though? At this level of power, I'd happily compromise on wet weather ability and go for a more engaging front-wheel drive car.


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Holiday treats are one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season, and I love to make them for our family and to share and give to friends. Today I'm sharing an easy recipe for Double Chocolate OREO Cookie Balls made to look like little Christmas ornaments with candy cane hooks. These adorable treats are perfect for teacher, neighbor, and hostess gifts, or for your own holiday party. Find lots more fun ideas for making festive OREO Cookie Balls. I've long been intimidated by cookie balls and was shocked to find out how easy they really are to make. Read on to find out how to make your own.
The most wonderful time of the year is here and we are so ready to create special Christmas memories with our family. With a toddler and a preschooler in our house, the wonder and magic of the season is in full effect. I've spend time gathering the best ideas for preschool and toddler Christmas fun to share with you and your wee ones. Pick a few ideas and spread holiday cheer in your home. Don't forget to enter to win one of 4 $500 CASH prizes we're giving away at the bottom of this post to make your holiday extra special. If you're looking for gift ideas for your favorite toddler, you'll find our gift guide for 1-3 year olds here.
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Sunday Times Travel&Food
A Mansion at the Point
March 1, 2008 Harvie
Chris Harvie discovers a Cape Town hotel which offers the perfect city escape, for a man from Hazyview
The smell of old wood and roses assaulted me. What a happy change from plastic and plywood. Winchester Mansions in Sea Point looks from the outside like a town hall in Belgium and from the inside like a block of flats in Pimlico, neither of which is a bad thing. In fact, there are not too many bad things about Winchester Mansions, apart from the fact that I have always thought that Harvey was a stupid way to spell Harvie.
Harveys at the Mansions is the restaurant alongside and, in good weather, inside the bougainvillaea-clad courtyard piazza that forms the heart of the hotel. We caught a glimpse as we checked in.
Above the damasked tables tier three storeys of rooms of various sizes and views, some towards the mountain, others towards the sea. Also above the damasked tables are strategically placed nets to catch pigeon messages. It was three hours until dinner. Three hours till we could taste Henry Jonkers's fare.
"You're going to love it here," Lhonti said, leading the way to a sea-facing suite.
"You'll be so relaxed; it's going to make your hair grow back." Funny. I had always thought my hair was already growing back. Maybe she could see that and knew she was onto a winner, but either way, she was very confident and with some justification. Winchester Mansions is not a five-star hotel, nor does it pretend to be one. It is a friendly, efficient, excellent four-star hotel. The rooms are elegant and everything works except the TV remote because someone had nicked the batteries. We got it going with the batteries from the aircon remote.
The guest information and the signs are in German and English and the place, clear about its two markets, combines German organisation with English charm, although I like to think it would have been a German that emptied the remote batteries into his digital camera.
All the rooms are double-glazed. The bathrooms are big (and big bathrooms are important). There is also a Health and Wellness Spa, if you need your body-fat pushed around after too many meals at Harveys, named after the Ginkgo tree, which is apparently known for its adaptability and resilience in an ever- changing world. It could apply to every aspect of Winchester Mansions. Genteel yet modern. Efficient, but friendly.
The bar is perched above the pavement, enabling patrons to look down onto the nearby heads of the passers-by to see whether they need their hair to grow back.
Of course, you can also tell from the tops of people's heads whether they are English or German and therefore whether they buy or steal their batteries.
On a still afternoon, looking out over the Atlantic as the sun prepared to sink into it under a huge blue sky, Cape Town proffered its usual bunch of freaks. A bedoeked Xhosa woman pushed an elderly, powdered madam in her wheelchair along the pavement and stopped in horror when attacked at knee-height by a flying dachshund in pursuit of a ball four times its size, all of which escaped the notice of the four entranced hippy Tai Chi practitioners nearby and their Rastafarian leader.
"In summer, maybe to-six or past- six," said the barman when I asked him what time the sun would set, but it was getting on for to-eight when the sea swallowed it up and we made it into the courtyard for dinner. Henry Jonkers's 25 years of chefing were well evident in his strong Cape Malay influences infused with the experience of four years in Dublin. They call it fusion cuisine, old and new, local and international.
The blurb tells you that, if you tell Henry what you like, he will create his version of your dish, but the shrimp bobotie, the duck on sweet red cabbage and Cape sweet indulgence were straight off the menu and hugely successful. Especially the former and despite the naff name of the latter, consisting of miniatures of all your favourite South African puddings, milk tart, Cape brandy pudding and granadilla cheesecake, so order from the menu, would be my advice.
Don't bother Henry with knocking up your favourite Lancashire Hotpot or, if you are German, your best bratwurst goulash. He knows what he's doing.
Breakfast was equally inspiring. The mozzies flying in the restaurant had obviously discovered this for themselves, although they were after the crumbs under the tables, not the groaning buffet of pastries, cold meats and fruit.
There was even smoked salmon and, the ultimate civilised breakfast, steak tartare. Now that'll get you going if the bran flakes don't.
The pigeon-poo-catcher hadn't been 100% effective at dinner, but there were no unpleasant incidents at breakfast. Indeed, there had been nothing unpleasant about Winchester Mansions at all. Go there. It's not expensive. It's quiet. It's professional in a friendly sort of way. The food's excellent.
I scratched my head as I walked out onto Beach Road. It was growing back, I swear it.
Winchester Mansions and Harveys at the Mansions, 221 Beach Road, Sea Point. From R667.60 per person per night sharing, bed and breakfast.
Tel: 021-434-2351, fax: 021-434-0215, e-mail: welcome@winchester.co.za, website:www.winchester.co.za
Jazz at the Mansions, Sundays 11am to 2pm, live jazz, bubbly and a wide-ranging buffet.
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Is Twin Childbearing on the Decline? Twin Births in the United States, 2014–2018
The U.S. twin birth rate declined 4% from 2014 to 2018.
Twin birth rates declined by 10% or more for mothers in all age groups 30 and over.
Twinning declined among non-Hispanic white mothers, but was essentially stable for non-Hispanic black and Hispanic mothers.
Twin birth rates declined in 17 states and rose in three states from 2014 to 2018
Data sources and methods
NCHS Data Brief No. 351, October 2019
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Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., Michelle J.K. Osterman, M.H.S.
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
Following more than three decades of increases, the twin birth rate declined 4% during 2014–2018, to the lowest rate in more than a decade, 32.6 twins per 1,000 total births in 2018.
The number of births in twin deliveries declined an average of 2% per year from 2014 through 2018, dropping to 123,536 births in 2018.
Twin birth rates declined among mothers aged 30 and over, with the largest declines among older mothers aged 40 and over.
The twinning rate dropped 7% among non-Hispanic white mothers from 2014 to 2018 (34.3 in 2018), but was essentially unchanged among non-Hispanic black (40.5) and Hispanic (24.4) mothers.
Twin birth rates declined in 17 states and rose in three states.
Following years of relative stability, twin births began to climb in the United States in the early 1980s, rising 79% from 1980 to 2014 (1,2). In 1980, one in every 53 births was a twin, compared with one in every 29 births in 2014 (1,2). The increase in twinning over the more than three decades was widespread, occurring across age and race and Hispanic-origin groups, and in all U.S. states (1,2). It is important to track twin birth rates as twins are at greater risk than singletons for poor outcomes, including preterm birth and neonatal morbidity and mortality (1,3,4). This report presents trends in twin childbearing overall for 1980–2018, and by maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, and state of residence for 2014–2018.
Keywords: maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, state, National Vital Statistics System
The twin birth rate rose by an average of 2% annually from 1980 (18.9 twins per 1,000 total births) through 2003 (31.5), for a total increase of 67%. The pace of increase then slowed to less than 1% annually from 2003 through 2014 (33.9) (Figure 1).
The twin birth rate declined by an average of 1% a year from 2014 (33.9) through 2018 (32.6) for a total decrease of 4%.
The number of twin births more than doubled from 1980 (68,339) to the peak in 2007 (138,961), then fluctuated from 2007 to 2014 (135,336).
The number of twins declined by an average of 2% a year from 2014 through 2018, to 123,536 twins in 2018, the lowest number reported since 2002.
Figure 1. Number and rate of twin births: United States, 1980–2018
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1Significant increasing trend for 1980–2007 (p < 0.05); significant decreasing trend for 2007–2018 (p < 0.05).
NOTE: Access data table for Figure 1pdf icon.
SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
Twin birth rates declined for mothers in all age groups 30 and over; the rate fell by 10% for women aged 30–34 (from 40.3 per 1,000 total births to 36.2), 12% for women aged 35–39 (from 48.6 to 42.8) and 23% for women aged 40 and over (from 66.0 to 51.1) (Figure 2).
Twin birth rates were essentially the same between 2014 and 2018 among women in their twenties (from 23.0 to 23.2 for women aged 20–24, and from 30.5 to 30.4 for women aged 25–29), but increased for mothers under age 20, from 16.0 to 17.1.
In 2018 as in 2014, twinning rates increased with advancing maternal age. For both years, mothers aged 30–39 were more than twice as likely, and mothers aged 40 and over were three times as likely to have a twin birth, compared with their counterparts under age 20.
Figure 2. Twin birth rates, by age of mother: United States, 2014 and 2018
1Significant increase from 2014 (p < 0.05).
2Significant decline from 2014 (p < 0.05).
3Significant linear trend in twin birth rates with increasing maternal age for both 2014 and 2018 (p < 0.005).
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
The twin birth rate fell 7% among births to non-Hispanic white women, from 36.7 per 1,000 births, to 34.3 from 2014 to 2018 (Figure 3).
Twinning among non-Hispanic black (40.0 in 2014 to 40.5 in 2018) and Hispanic mothers (24.1 to 24.4) was essentially the same between the two time periods.
Non-Hispanic black mothers were most likely to have a twin birth in both 2014 and 2018, followed by non-Hispanic white and Hispanic mothers.
Figure 3. Twin birth rates, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2014 and 2018
1Significant decrease from 2014 (p < 0.05).
2Significant difference between all race and Hispanic-origin groups for both years.
3Includes all persons of Hispanic-origin of any race.
Twin birth rates were lower in 2018 compared with 2014 in 17 states; nonsignificant declines were reported in an additional 10 states and the District of Columbia (Figure 4).
Increases in twinning were reported for three states: Arizona, Idaho, and Oklahoma; nonsignificant increases were observed in 18 states. No change was reported for Alabama and Hawaii.
In 2018, state-specific twin rates ranged from a low of 24.9 per 1,000 births in New Mexico, to highs of 35.9 and 36.4 in Michigan and Connecticut. Twin birth rates were above 30.0, or 3% or more of all births, in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
Figure 4. Twin birth rates, by state for 2018 and change in twin birth rates, by state from 2014 to 2018
1Significant decline from 2014 rate of 33.9.
SOURCE: NCHS National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
For the first time in more than three decades, from 2014 through 2018, the twin birth rate for the United States trended downward. Declines for this period were not universal across maternal age and race and Hispanic-origin groups or across U.S. states. By maternal age, declines in twinning were limited to women aged 30 and over and were especially pronounced among women aged 40 and over (down 23%). By race and Hispanic origin, twin birth rates dropped 7% for non-Hispanic white mothers from 2014 to 2018, but were essentially stable for non-Hispanic black and Hispanic mothers.
Significant declines were observed in 17 states or about one-third of all U.S. states; nonsignificant declines were observed in another 10 states and the District of Columbia. Although the 2018 twin birth rate of 32.6 per 1,000 births was the lowest rate in more than a decade, it remained higher than those for all years prior to 2008.
Twin birth: Individual live birth in a twin pregnancy.
Twin birth rate: The number of twin births per 1,000 total births.
Data source and methods
This report is based on data from the Natality Data Files from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). The vital statistics' natality file is derived from birth certificates and includes information for all births occurring in the United States. The natality files include information on a wide range of maternal and infant demographic and health characteristics for babies born in the United States.
Plurality (i.e., twin, triplet, etc.) is defined as the number of fetuses delivered live or dead at any given time in the pregnancy regardless of gestational age, or if the fetuses were delivered at different times during the pregnancy.
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on the birth certificate. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Persons of non-Hispanic ancestry are further classified by race because there are substantial differences in fertility between Hispanic and non-Hispanic persons. Multiple race data reported from 2014 through 2018 were bridged to single-race categories for trend analysis (5).
References to differences in twin birth rates indicate that the change is statistically significant at the 0.05 level based on a two-tailed z test. Trends in the number and rate of twin births for Figure 1 were evaluated using the Joinpoint Regression Program (6). The setting of four joinpoints was used to assess trends from 1989 through 2018. References to patterns by maternal age for Figure 2 were assessed using the Cochran-Armitage test for trends, a modified chi-squared test.
Joyce A. Martin and Michelle J.K. Osterman are with the National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Reproductive Statistics Branch.
Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Osterman MJK, Curtin SC, Mathews TJ. Births: Final data for 2014.pdf iconNational Vital Statistics Reports; vol 64 no 12. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2015.
Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK. Three decades of twin births in the United States, 1989–2009. NCHS Data Brief, no 80. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012.
Ely DM, Driscoll AK. Infant mortality in the United States, 2017: Data from the period linked birth and infant death file. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68 no 10. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019.
Ananth CV, Chauhan SP. The epidemiology of twinning in developed countries. Semin Perintol 36(3):156–61. 2012.
Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2016.pdf icon National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
National Cancer Institute. Joinpoint Regression Program (Version 4.4.4.0) [computer software]. 2017.
Martin JA, Osterman MJK. Is twin childbearing on the decline? Twin births in the United States, 2014–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 351. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019.
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Burr says veterans' groups are more outraged at him than at the VA scandal.
Burr: No apology to vets' groups
By JONATHAN TOPAZ
Sen. Richard Burr said on Wednesday that he isn't backing down from his recent attack on veterans' groups and even stepped up his assault, charging the organizations are more upset by his comments than they are by the scandal at the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"I absolutely stand by my statement," the North Carolina Republican said in an email to POLITICO, referring to his controversial open letter blasting some of the organizations for not pressing for the ouster of Secretary Eric Shinseki in the wake of the VA scandal.
"In fact, the reaction from some of the Veterans Service Organizations —VFW, DAV, and PVA — seems to prove my point: their national leadership are far more outraged by my words than they have been about the VA scandal or Secretary [Eric] Shinseki's mismanagement of the agency," he added, referring to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the Paralyzed Veterans of America.
( Also on POLITICO: Maddow: Burr 'a jerk' on vets' issues)
"How many Inspector General, Special Counsel, GAO, and Medical Inspector reports does it take to spur outrage and prompt action? Their position is even harder to understand in light of the statements made by the American Legion, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Concerned Veterans for America, and others."
Burr, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, wrote an open letter last Friday that staff at various groups "has ignored the constant VA problems expressed by their members and is more interested in their own livelihoods and Washington connections than they are to the needs of their own members."
Burr has praised the American Legion and others that have said Shinseki should step down over recent reports that at least 40 people may have died while waiting for health care in the Phoenix system.
( Also on POLITICO: Vets' groups call Burr 'insulting')
In response to his letter, several groups have harshly criticized the senator. Top officials at VFW called his letter a "monumental cheap shot," while the VVA on Tuesday called it "insulting" and "blatantly false."
A top official at DAV said that Burr "shows no interest in pursuing serious policy solutions, preferring instead to launch cheap political attacks on the integrity of leaders of veterans organizations that do not agree with him."
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