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It's been eight years since the enemy grenade snuffed out Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta's life during the battle of Fallujah. The scout team leader had already suffered a bullet wound to the head when he consciously smothered the grenade and absorbed the blast, according to witnesses who credit Peralta with saving a roomful of his fellow Marines.
But the accounts of Peralta's sacrifice are not enough to earn him the nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, a second Defense Department investigation has concluded.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ruled on Dec. 12 that Peralta should receive the Navy Cross instead, supporting the original 2008 findings of his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Panetta's decision has frustrated Rep. Duncan Hunter, who pushed the Pentagon to re-investigate Peralta's case earlier this year after he obtained a video of the battle action and a newly-released report by a forensic pathologist that the lawmaker says proves Peralta was conscious and his actions intentional.
"I am beyond disappointed," Hunter wrote in a Dec. 13 statement. "Sergeant Peralta is a hero. He died in service to his country and he died protecting his fellow Marines."
This latest struggle over a Medal of Honor decision illustrates the public's festering dissatisfaction that has existed throughout the war with the Pentagon's reluctance to award this prestigious valor award.
The Pentagon has awarded 10 Medals of Honor over the last decade of war. Veterans groups, family members and lawmakers argue that the bravery displayed in Iraq and Afghanistan is no different from past warzones such as the Vietnam War, a conflict that yielded 248 Medals of Honor, according to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
In a Dec. 13 letter to Hunter, Panetta said he reviewed the case personally and decided that "there was considerable medical and professional doubt about whether Sgt. Peralta could have performed such actions attributed to him, and whether the grenade exploded underneath him as some have suggested," the letter states.
"The doubts about this come from, among others, the medical examiner who actually performed the autopsy on Sgt. Peralta, from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner and … his board of certified forensic pathologists, and a number of other medical professionals that have looked at this case.
"I cannot, consistent with my responsibilities, disregard this evidence as they cast more than a reasonable doubt on what happened on Nov. 14, 2004. … To abandon the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard for the MOH would also be unfair to all others considered for the MOH but whose actions just fell short of this rigorous evidentiary standard."
On the day of the battle, Peralta and his fellow Marines had cleared three houses and part of a fourth house when "insurgents opened fire on the Marines. Sgt. Peralta, hit in the head by friendly fire, dropped to the floor, severely wounded, according to an account of the Nov. 14 battle included in the pathologists report provided by Hunter's office.
An enemy grenade landed near Peralta. "The other Marines in the room were unable to get out. Despite his wounds, Sgt. Peralta was described as reaching for the grenade and pulling it under his body, absorbing the majority of the lethal blast and shrapnel," the report states.
It appears that Peralta was struck by a 5.56mm NATO round that was traveling from left to right and may have been from a ricochet rather than a direct impact, Vincent J.M. Di Maio, M.D., a consultant in forensic pathology, wrote in the report.
Based on the evidence in the case, "and my own experience with head wounds, it is my opinion that, in all medical probability, Sgt. Peralta was not immediately incapacitated by the brain injury and in fact reached for the grenade and pulled it under his body," Di Maio concluded in his report.
Hunter said he appreciated the time Panetta spent on the case, but is still unsettled by the process Gates used to makes his decision.
"For the first and only time on record, Secretary Gates formed a scientific panel consisting of several forensic experts to refute the findings and recommendation of both the Marine Corps and the Navy. Until then, there was absolutely no disagreement that Sergeant Peralta's actions were in the spirit and tradition of the Medal of Honor," Hunter wrote. "Secretary Gates manufactured the doubt -- the same doubt that led Secretary Panetta not to award the Medal of Honor. I also have questions about the legal authority to conduct such a review in accordance to regulations -- something I intend to examine more closely."
Hunter also said that "the new evidence that was reviewed, including the video, as confirmed through multiple sources, was not previously considered. The video, in particular, invalidates Secretary Gates' conclusion that the grenade detonated one to three feet from Sergeant Peralta's left leg.
"Also, the pathology report that was submitted identifies multiple distinct irregularities with Secretary Gates' findings, such as a piece of the grenade fuse lodged in Sergeant Peralta's flak jacket, center-mass."
Hunter described both Gates and Panetta's decisions as a "severe injustice."
"The only way to correct this error in judgment is to honor Sergeant Peralta with the award he deserves," Hunter wrote.


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Chirawa town of Jhunjhunu district is a well known place of Shekhawati Rajasthan, the town is situated between Jhunjhunu and Pilani.
The identity of this town is because of it's relation with the Birlas, Dalamias, Khaitans, Poddars, Piramals, Singhanias, Goenkas, Kanodias and other rich business conglomerates of India. Chirawa is the part of Jhunjhunu District and is one of the most developed town in entire region. With the help and philanthropic work of Marwari Community, Chirawa got many colleges and schools in 1920-30s for better education of the people of Shekhawati.
If one try to sum up the town wealth wise then Chirawa is one of the richest town of India. However all the Marwaris are based out of metropolises of India. Chirawa is also famous for a sweet called Peda. The famous Peda shop is knowned as Lal Chand's Peda Shop. Chirawa have many mansions and temples painted in rich fresco murals, but the temples of Chirawa are more famous then anything else here.
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Given that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it follows that some Dallas college students have flattered the heck out of some Boston college students in a YouTube throwdown that has gone viral.
After they saw the Harvard University men's baseball team's video with choreography to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," the women's rowing team at Southern Methodist University got busy with their imitation, only upside-down.
The (SMU women's rowing) team was on its way to the airport in Knoxville, Tenn., after the Conference USA championships in Oak Ridge, according to Emily McCombs, who was the director and filmed it.
The video was posted to YouTube with the quote: "Ball's in your court, Harvard baseball."
"We were listening to a song, and one girl said "let's do this Harvard baseball style!" and she started pounding her fists on the ceiling. Then our trainer said 'if you really want to make something, you should lay down and do that with your feet in the air!'" McCombs said.
Although this exchange has spread like wildfire, they weren't the first, and many more are coming out, according to TIME.com:
Plenty of other college teams have joined in on the Carly Rae Jepsen action. The University of Connecticut women's rowing team put out their own video, and so did UConn's women's basketball team — who are seen frolicking through a supermarket, wearing beehive wigs, doing the worm on the court, and dancing with their pants down.
The Harvard team isn't the first college sports team to have covered the song, either. Back in March, the Duke women's lacrosse team lip-synced to the song in a video depicting the traveling life of a college athlete. Kean University women's lacrosse team posted a video featuring the team on their spring break trip in Virginia, and a couple players from the Syracuse University basketball team put up their own video. It must make the long bus rides, hotel visits, and long training days a lot more entertaining.
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Clark Galloway can be a bit of a ham when company shows up to The Atrium.
He smiled, raised his arms and shook his hands as if to say "ta-da" when his wife of nearly 52 years, Kay, and son, Guy, visited two weeks ago.
The 76-year-old former stockbroker nodded his head as Kay talked about how they met, and he even corrected her when she talked about his military experience.
But Clark doesn't say much. A stroke two years ago and another stroke-like incident last year left him with trouble walking, and his wife and son worked as his caregivers for more than a year.
Those roles grew increasingly difficult as his Alzheimer's disease progressed, and Kay and Guy became like thousands of other family members left to navigate what to do next. Families who can afford to are turning more to facilities that offer specific memory care and dementia programs, boosting demand. The Alzheimer's Association estimates a person develops the disease every 68 seconds.
"I had no knowledge of this facility before this," Guy said. "When Mom and I were looking, we really didn't know where to go."
The cost of care
The conversation about moving a loved one to a nursing home or memory care facility doesn't usually include if, but when.
One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter. Alzheimer's is also the only cause of death in the U.S. top 10 without any measures tied to preventing, curing or slowing its progression.
The time to make that move differs for each family, said Richard Apple, a licensed clinical social worker and senior manager of care navigation with the Alzheimer's Association office in Rockford.. The timing depends on the support system available to the family and on their finances.
In-home and long-term care aren't typically covered by insurance unless the family has purchased long-term care insurance. In-home care can run $100,000 a year, and facilities can range from $4,000 to $8,000 a month. Some federal financial assistance does exist for people who can meet income guidelines and for veterans.
"It's one of those things that unless we figure out a better way to do this, it's going to start really creating some financial difficulties," Apple said. "Most people when they make first contact really have no idea. They've had insurance all of their life. Most people think it's covered by insurance, and it's a matter of educating them that this is how things work.
"Unfortunately, we get a whole lot of calls when it's late in the game, and it's a crisis."
The association's goal is to get families involved with support services — such as actual support groups, links to local health care agencies and educational resources to better understand dementia — when their loved ones are first diagnosed with dementia.
"If people get in early and get support, their adjustment and ability to really manage challenges of this disease is greatly increased and the cost burden of the health care is significantly decreased," Apple said.
Life at The Atrium
Clark was referred to The Atrium last December.
The facility, 2885 McFarland Road, has a 40-patient capacity. The Atrium had 37 patients as of last week, but that number can fluctuate.
In March, the facility underwent a renovation that included implementing the Montessori-based dementia program.
Montessori's key elements focus on individualized programming, promoting independence and personality, and sensory stimulation. It also requires continuous education for staff members and residents' family members and friends.
The Atrium has two wings, one for higher-functioning residents and one for those with lower cognitive function. Separating those populations is another facet of the Montessori program — it's important not to remind people how much cognitive function they've lost or will lose.
Residents stay on average about two years and one month. On Veterans Day, hospice workers cared for a man who was dying.
The sounds of Michael Buble crooning old standards played through ceiling speakers like holiday tunes in a department store. There's a Rockford Peaches mural signed by a former player on one wall, and baskets are labeled — per Montessori standards — with activities.
A box with a jigsaw puzzle has a sign that reads "Sort edge pieces. Connect edge pieces. Place middle pieces to create a picture."
Texaco, Sinclair and Pennzoil gas and oil signs hang on a wall outside Clark's room. Shannon Harris, The Atrium's executive director, said he inspired the decorating motif when the facility was being renovated.
A resident who goes by the nickname Cookie — her husband asked that her last name not be used — kissed community relations director Debi Sanchez on the cheek as she headed toward the door that separates the wings. An alarm sounded when she pushed on the door, but she just turned around and started walking the other way.
Harris redirected her to a table for lunch by telling her she had something to show her.
Past the dining room in the back wing are stations where residents can perform everyday tasks that seem mundane but help stimulate memory. There's a place to fold laundry, a spot to change a baby doll's diapers and clothes, and a sandbox with plastic shovels, rakes and shiny coins.
Dishes in the dining room don't match — they're red, blue, yellow, green and purple to contrast with the food being served so residents can see the food better. Harris said residents have more interest in eating and have gained weight since the change.
Behavioral health
Bernie Marinelli started Anam Care, an assisted-living facility for dementia patients, in 2006. She's a nurse with a background in hospice and behavioral health, and she grew up in southwest Rockford.
Anam Care, at 8104 Sayer Road near Tebala Shrine Center and Montessori Private Academy, has 24 beds and specializes in treating various types of dementia. Staff members receive psychiatric care training, and the facility is often a last resort for people forced to leave other facilities because of aggression and other behavioral issues.
Marinelli also created Satori Pathway LLC, the nonprofit arm of Anam Care, in 2006. It's a consulting component focused on geropyschology — psychological services for older adults — that helps families with facility placement, and that doesn't mean just sending them to Anam Care..
People who qualify to stay at Anam Care must be more functional — able to feed, dress and clothe themselves — based on its assisted-living designation. Some residents die there but others are transferred to a skilled-nursing facility as their health declines.
Marinelli said 90 percent of Anam's work is behavioral management intervention. That work involves interacting with residents and not stifling certain behaviors.
She said lamps and pictures move frequently because residents like to rearrange them. She recalled Christmastime shortly after Anam opened — she had a room there because she was working as a nurse in the suburbs — and seeing different residents wearing her Christmas sweater, pants and sparkly top.
Her checkbook went missing for weeks, and after a female resident passed away, they found the checkbook stored under the woman's mattress.
"As long as they don't hurt themselves and they don't hurt anybody else, they can move the furniture all day long. It doesn't matter to us," Marinelli said.
Instrumental music from composer Robert Farnon streamed from the easy-listening station cued up in Anam's living room area with couches and chairs. There's a tiki bar in a sitting lounge near the back patio where vegetables are grown for meals at the facility.
The lounges were empty during lunchtime, when residents — some sitting in their own chairs and others in wheelchairs — ate at tables in the dining room.
Denny Reigart rounded the corner in his wheelchair, a Green Bay Packers balloon floating behind him. He's more of a Chicago Bears fan, so Marinelli said the balloon must have been a light-hearted gift from a staff member.
Reigart is 60, his memory impairment the result of a stroke. He worked as a Crystal Lake police officer and realizes that he's younger than most of the other people at Anam Care.
He's been at Anam for three years. Marinelli said he likes to sit in on important meetings, like the construction discussions for the recent expansion.
Reigart can easily carry a conversation, but his face twists every few minutes, making him look like he's about to cry. But he doesn't cry. That's the dementia manifesting itself.
A growing need
Anam is in growth mode. Marinelli and her team recently converted the old carpenter's training facility across the short drive from Anam Care into a new home that will serve 16 more residents and will house Satori's offices. Anam has a waiting list of five people that officials will work from to fill those new rooms.
The new location is called Anam Glen and will have expanded community services for families living with dementia. Initial assessments will be free. It will have some day care hours, a cafe and a community room that will offer exercise classes and other activities.
It will have a "boutique" medical practice with a physician and a nurse practitioner to assess people for geropsychiatric needs.
"We're not trying to be everything to everybody, but because we have a specialty in behavioral health training, we are vital to a very direct group of people," Marinelli said.
Longtime Rockford retirement community Wesley Willows started its dementia care program, called Kirk's Place, in 2006. It's licensed for 30 patients — 20 residential and 10 day program spots. There's a waiting list for the day program and sometimes for the rooms.
Kirk's Place grew out of an Alzheimer's activity center/day program first developed in 1996. Campus director Debra Adkins and activity director Kathy Ryks said they have frequent conversations about how to meet the growing need for dementia care.
More than 600 people live at Wesley Willows in independent, assisted-living and nursing home settings. Adkins said officials have developed some small dementia care programs across the continuum of care.
Betty Gumbrell's parents moved to Wesley Willows in the mid-1990s, first to one of the independent-living homes. Her father, Dr. Charles Gray, died in 2006. After that, her mother, Mary Lou, moved to an apartment, then to assisted-living and then to Kirk's Place.
Gumbrell lives in St. Paul, Minn., but visited her mom every month or two. Mary Lou died last October, and Gumbrell praised her parents' forethought in moving to Wesley Willows.
"That was a real blessing for us because when they were in their mid-70s or so, they were the ones deciding where to go," Gumbrell said. "They could have their own home and be in a place for continuous care.
"They were already there, and there was no waiting list. Mom could move from stage to stage with people who knew her, knew her before she started to decline and she was acquainted with them. ... That made a big difference for her experience."
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Twitter has announced two new settings that will allow users to control what they see in their feeds and what notifications they receive.
Twitter says in a blog post that it has modified its notification settings to include the ability to see only notifications from people they follow. It's also introducing what it calls a "quality filter" that it says can improve the quality of tweets users see. Twitter says the feature will filter out duplicate tweets or content that appears to be automated.
The announcement from San Francisco-based Twitter comes a month after "Saturday Night Live" and "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones publicly called on Twitter to do more to curb harassment on the platform. Twitter banned one user in response to the incident.
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This pale, lovely vision in white is "Mirana" The White Queen who was played by Anne Hathaway in the movie. The retail price is $189.99 with an edition # of 1000.
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I know we keep harping on this. But Hub fans keep doing stuff like running out and buying a guy's jersey just because he's "scrappy."
No, really; someone said that. The manager at the Patriots pro shop actually said scrappy, a term we thought was reserved for stereotyped fictional characters making fun of Pats fans, and Peter King.
Woodhead is one of those scrappy, hard-working players that appeals to New Englanders," said Periello. "People love this guy. His T-shirts and jerseys are popular with kids, men and women, blue-collar and white-collar customers."
Why, at many New England outlets, the Woodhead jersey is even outselling those perennial best-sellers: white quarterback Tom Brady and white wide receiver Wes Welker.
As SportsGrid points out, why not surprising rookie TE Aaron Hernandez, a player who's actually from New England? That last name a little too ethnic? I guess that's what ended the love-in for Julian Edelman.
Whatever. Woodhead's scrappy. Whatever sells second-string running back jerseys to attractive (for Boston) girls like the one in the Herald article.
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The Senate Finance Committee approves an $829 billion plan to overhaul health care. Olympia Snowe of Maine was the only Republican to support the bill in an otherwise party-line 14-9 tally.
Majority Leader Harry Reid will now combine this bill with the Senate HELP Committee's more liberal proposal. The final vote could be in about two weeks. Reid has promised the final Senate bill will include a public option. Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake posts a whip count: There are 51 senators who will vote for the public option. Will it survive a filibuster?


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East Aurora will play host to the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's 2nd annual Taste of East Aurora on Saturday, Sept. 14. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Main Street, between Olean Road and Riley streets, will come alive with wonderful taste tempting samples of the finest cuisine available in the greater East Aurora area.
"We are pleased to be involved with the Bosom Buddies Walk on the same day for their 19th annual walk in East Aurora," Taste organizers said. "We are partnering with Roswell Park to assist in promoting this important fundraiser that will be headquartered at the Healthy Zone Aurora Ice Rink. They are also working with the chamber to encourage their participants to patronize the Taste of East Aurora."
Participants can register for the walk at 8:30 a.m. The walk starts at 9:30 a.m. and finishes up at 11 a.m. with a post-party auction. For more information on registration, forms are available at the Greater East Aurora Chamber Office, 652 Main St., East Aurora, or at www.BosomBuddiesWalk.org.
More than 20 participating restaurants are on board for the Taste of East Aurora, offering everything from pizza, cupcakes, ribs, iced mocha, mussels, stuffed peppers, crab cakes and rice pudding to seasonal soups.
The Old Hippies will play easy-listening-style music from noon-1:30 p.m. and 2:30-4 p.m. at the entertainment tent. Duck Duck Goose Day Care will provide a children's activity tent. The East Aurora Bee will sponsor a children's coloring contest at its tent. Winners will be announced in the paper the week after the event.
First Niagara Bank, Tops Friendly Markets, East Aurora Bee and Martyn Printing are the event's title sponsors. Additional supporting sponsors include Bath Fitter, Sysco Foods, Vidler's 5 & 10 and the Bar Bill restaurant. Tops Markets will provide a hospitality tent offering tables and seating for the event, along with information on specialty departments.
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I am a long time Mint user, but new here to the forums. I recently switched to LMDE last month. I installed the 201109 release and did not install any updates until Update Pack 3. I am only using the three Mint Debian update sources (as instructed in Update 3 docs).
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April 1937. "House in Ottawa, Illinois." Bonus points to anyone who can Street View the place, assuming it still stands. Photo by Russell Lee. View full size.
UPDATE: Astute commenters ID this as the Palmer house at 1236 Ottawa Ave.
As a restoration carpenter and lover of American architecture and homes built from early 1800's to early to mid 1940's when I see this I cry. Tears literally fill my eyes as these homes that gave definition to the landscape fall to disrepair and neglect. I watch as these homes some left and abandoned are reclaimed by old mother earth. I tears a hole in my stomach as I see pictures of these "homes" where as roof fails, it is only a matter of time before the often all solid oak floors or some even walnut woodwork with incredible 10 foot ceiling. The internet is loaded with this photography and brings to light the failure of our country to revive these beautiful homes that took hands to build. Hand built, hand crafted and often had milled woodwork before electricity was even an option. I hope this country wakes up and begins to revive these beauties. Once inside they are nothing short of incredible if you knew what it took to join, match and assemble this beautiful woodwork. where not one piece of plastic was ever used.
Looks like the current owners or occupants are slowly chipping away at some exterior sprucing up since the street view was taken! Quite the job they have ahead of them.
Too bad they lost their little round porch--that might be my favorite feature on the original house. Looks like they gained the upper porch at least.
I love that chimney, I've seen it on several old house photos. This one in particular is mesmerizing so I put together a little before and after animation.
Here is a photo taken today, 12 Dec 2012. Friend lives in Ottawa and took this photo. Much excitement in town due to photo being up on Shorpy. A friend's grandfather knew the photographer as he lived in Ottawa for awhile back in the day and rented a house from the grandfather.
Well I'll be gobsmacked, it is!
Today while researching Berke Breathed's comic strip Bloom County I came across a Wiki entry that states that the Linsay House, already pictured in a comment below, was Breathed's model for the Bloom County boarding house!
With help from a former colleague, I located the house where my grandmother grew up at the turn of the 20th Century this way. Click here.
Utterly stunning, especially that chimney. Do enough of the plans still exist that one could build these again with more modern materials, or only the exterior and floor plan so you would have to hire an architect to fill in the rest?
If only I won a multi state lottery so I could go buy one and afford to restore it.
This posting led me to Google Books, where I found one of George Barber's design books, available for free here. Unfortunately this book does not contain this exact design, but it's a good place to get lost if you appreciate 1890s architecture.
Hi tinytortoise. I posted four Barber sheets (Including two for #27) at http://www.pbase.com/jamartini/barberhouse
Histry2, is there any way you can post that floor plan larger? I'm intrigued by old house plans.
Here's a beautifully preserved #27. Interesting to see some of the custom details different buyers would opt for (such as the bargeboard in the large gable and railed upper porch)
Queen Annes are groovy to look at from the street but you'd had better have an awesome set of tools and skills in the garage if you're gonna own one. My brother and wife lived in one like this and they were ALWAYS fixing, repairing, or replacing something on the exterior. Twas a never ending battle.
That would be a "George Barber House" built from his Design #27. (Below).
I know because my great-grandfather built an identical house from the same plans at 123 Central Street in Salinas, California. (Also below.) No longer standing, alas.
[Good heavens. I'll wager there's a kitchen sink somewhere in there. -Dave]
Update: Full-size drawings at http://www.pbase.com/jamartini/barberhouse
I see some comments about the chimney so let me be the first to point out that there is a fire below since you can see the heat waves leaving the top.
Walter B. Palmer, born 1863, killed in a riding accident in 1932.
Looks like there might be a fourth story at the far end, which would make five levels counting the basement.
The big brother of a chimney looks like it has an arm draped around the shoulders of the window, as if to say, "Whatcha looking at?"
I've never seen chimney masonry extended quite like that before. It's very appealing, and lends weight to the design gracefully. It makes the porte-cochere look spindly and out of place.
The original porch was much better; too bad it was modified.
That right corner with the chimney is so cool. It is great that no one, over the years, thought to paint the masonry to match the house proper. Such an interesting detail.
Now it's quite a fixer-upper. I count what look like three elaborate stained glass windows in the 1937 picture. Sadly they are now gone.
All things considered, it's pretty intact. Usually you see homes of that era that have been completely butchered. I imagine the upkeep alone must have been a full time job.
A beautiful home that deserves much more attention than it's getting.
[My first thought was "needs paint," but then I noticed that almost all of the siding above the first floor is shingles. -Dave]
It's the Walter Palmer house, at 1236 Ottawa Avenue!
Here is the link to Street View for this old gem.
Awaiting my bonus ...
[Your bonus points: !!!!!!!!!! (of the exclamation variety). Hats off to you and all the other Shorpians who located the house with lightning speed! - Dave]
I did find a recent picture. It's badly in need of a paint job.
Google doesn't cover much of Ottawa but I did find out this is "The Walter B. Palmer House, completed around 1896. An example of design from the periodical American Homes. George F. Barber, architect."
It was standing as of 2008 but looks a bit beat.
[Good work! It's on Street View at 1236 Ottawa Avenue. Click below to enlarge. - Dave]


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On 2002-03-28 00:36, Delirieuse wrote:
I've sung the entire [RHPS] show from beginning to end on public transport with my best (at the time) friend Bek. I've sung the overture from JC Superstar (it has <i>no words</i>) in a line while waiting for my turn on a waterslide. Liam, Saxon and I have sung the entirety of JC, taking different parts. I have sung songs on a train with the rest of the cast from Freedom of the City until some girls came up and made requests. I've walked down the street singing The Hallelujah Chorus.
So don't try and outweird a musical theatre person with singing in public. It just ain't gonna work.
On 2002-03-31 06:08, Rhakylia wrote:
As for the whole cold food thing....I remember and still enjoy the good ole "Sunny Boys!"
On 2002-04-01 19:37, tycho wrote:
Yes, there's that.
And it also puts hair on your legs, your arse, your throat, the inside of your cranium, the underside of your tongue...
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