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The newly digitized albums include John's 1969 debut, "Empty Sky,'' and perennial favorites such as "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' and "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.'' The tracks, more than 400 in all, will be available for download starting Monday.
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Convention offers look at future vehicles, aids
DETROIT - From a vehicle that drivers can wear to lasers that make a dark road visible without illuminating it, a glimpse into the future of automotive technology is on display this week at the SAE World Congress at Cobo Center. Automakers and suppliers from around the world who converged for the annual conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers showed off gizmos that seem out-of-this-world today, but could become as common as power windows or anti-lock brakes tomorrow. Amid a host of technical paper presentations, the biggest buzz was about Toyota Motor Corp's personal mobility vehicle, the i-Swing. The Japanese automaker touts the concept single-person vehicle as "wearable," because the driver fits snuggly into the i-Swing and can use body motions to control the vehicle.
Short story winner/The Night Terror
As a sponsor of the Omemee Historical Society's short-story writing contest, Kawartha Lakes This Week is proud to present the winning entry: The Night Terror by Mike Burke, a student at Lindsay Collegiate. Second place went to Tom Dow of Omemee. He and Mr. Burke win $100 apiece. Honourable mentions (and $25 prizes) go to Victoria Mulock of Kirkfield, Merel Verduyn of Peterborough, Sylvia Berk of Lindsay, Chris Clarry of Lindsay Collegiate, Heather Saigeon of Fenelon Falls, Suzanne Sholer of Lindsay, Grace Whiteley of Omemee and Alaina Kelsey of Lindsay Collegiate.Congratulations to these finalists and thank you to the other 34 writers who sent in their stories. All of these entries will be on display at the historical society's book fair tomorrow (April 14) from 1 to 4 p.m. at Coronation Hall in Omemee.
Gardeners, plants, insects await return of spring
Mid-April and there is still snow on the garden. The day's cold rain has reduced it to patches along the border with the woods. Chill winds howl around the house; the lights flicker. Writing is interrupted by a sense of urgency to fill lamps with oil and buckets with water. Each April storm has left me hoping it was the last, that in its wake daytime highs would signal plants and insects, both friend and foe, to get on with spring. But storms keep coming. Everything waits. Gardeners, plants and insects all wait for the same signal, an accumulation of Growing Degree Days that initiates emergence from winter's dormancy. GDDs begin to accumulate when daily temperatures rise above 50 degrees Fahrenheit; for a given day, every degree above an average of 50 is one GDD. For example, a day with a low of 48 and a high temperature of 52 degrees would add two GDDs to the accumulated total.
DEGRE AUCTION HOUSE
ANTIQUES & FURNITURE: EW Sellew Victorian walnut drop front desk w/1 drawer over 2 doors w/gallery top, Victorian walnut butlers desk w/bookcase, nice oak "Windsor" ice box, great pig scale (used as coffee table), lg. leather living rm.chair, 4 Larkin oak chairs, beautiful mahogany Paine dining rm.table w/6 matching chairs, lg. Paine buffet, art deco bar table w/4 bar stools, cute corner breakfast/bar nook, maple glidder, pr. of Victorian balloon chairs, Larkin drop front desk, Eastlake style sette, painted 2 glass door china cabinet, 2 door 1 drawer painted oak jelly cupboard, 1 door ornately carved china cupboard, unique drop front desk, bathroom commode, maple drop front table, Maple corner hutch, maple drop front 4 drawer desk, record cabinet, cedar blanket chest, 2 Old Colonial bedstands, maple hutch top, 3 maple swivel bar stools, like new rose colored recliner, skis coat rack, painted ice box, wrought iron tea cart, several rocking chairs including: cute porch rocker; maple rocker, Boston rocker, 3 wicker rockers, oak child's rocker, sm.
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