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Lives of luxury: More Steinhoff extravagances revealed as distressed retailer sells private jet
EDINBURGH -— The Steinhoff scandal isn't just a story of accountants playing games with book-keeping entries, profit and loss statements and balance sheets. It is also a tale of greed and luxury at the top of the organisation. The revelation that Steinhoff had a private jet underscores that its executives didn't skimp on treating themselves to the trappings of wealth, apparently too important and busy to fly business class on a commercial airline. The top bosses paid themselves incredibly well, too, with Ben la Grange – former Chief Executive Officer of Steinhoff Africa Retail who has been redeployed to work on the rescue operation – enjoying a R50m pay package in 2017. Markus Jooste, the Steinhoff CEO who stepped down in disgrace when it became impossible to conceal irregularities, has a conspicuously extravagant lifestyle. He reportedly has his own private jet. As recently as 2015, Jooste was believed to be the world's second biggest racehorse owner, behind Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, reports Fin24. Former chairman Christo Wiese, a big shareholder in Steinhoff, remains among Africa's wealthiest, according to Forbes. – Jackie Cameron
Bloomberg – Steinhoff International Holdings NV, the South African retailer laid low by an accounting scandal, is selling one of its more high-flying assets as it seeks liquidity to keep itself alive.
The owner of U.K. discounter Poundland and bedding supplier Mattress Firm in the U.S. is in discussions with a potential buyer of a 2006 Gulfstream G550 private jet that's shuttled executives around the world, according to a person familiar with the situation. The luxuriously appointed craft previously had a price tag of about $25 million.
The plane was put up for sale after the company announced on Dec. 5 that it had uncovered accounting irregularities, the person said. The disclosure prompted a plunge in the share price of Frankfurt- and Johannesburg-listed Steinhoff, along with the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Markus Jooste and Chairman Christo Wiese. Steinhoff on Thursday said it's seeking "significant near-term liquidity" for some of its business units.
Steinhoff said it took delivery of the jet in April last year. It was advertised by Global Jet, an operator of business aircraft, for $24.75 million in 2016. The sale brochure shows the interior fitted out in cream-colored leather seating, wood paneling and a marble-and-brass bathroom.
Read on Bloomberg Steinhoff selling Gulfstream Jet worth around $25m. Pretty desperate measure to prop up liquidity but it does portray management's lavish lifestyle. Generally corporate jets are an indefensible expense.
— David Shapiro (@davidshapiro61) January 6, 2018
The plane, certified for 16 passengers, left Frankfurt on Dec. 3 to fly to South Africa and was last tracked in Cape Town on Dec. 7, according to online flight logs. The jet also made stops in Johannesburg, Vienna and Dublin last year. It's registered with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Steinhoff, by email, confirmed plans to sell the jet but declined to comment further, saying all of its corporate information is being communicated via the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's news service.
Racehorses Sold
In addition to wiping more than 11 billion euros ($13 billion) off the company's stock value, the accounting scandal has taken a steep toll on the wealth and lifestyle of some of its principals. Wiese, the largest shareholder, has seen his net worth cut by more than half, to $2.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Jooste has sold some racehorses.
Steinhoff said in a December presentation that lines of credit were increasingly being withdrawn or suspended and it sold a stake in South African investment holding company PSG Group Ltd., raising about $345 million.
The retailer on Friday said it sold the Vienna flagship store of the Leiner furniture brand to a company controlled by Austrian real estate investor Rene Benko. Neither the buyer nor the seller disclosed financial details.
The Amsterdam-registered retailer has said it will restate earnings for 2015, 2016 and 2017, with figures for prior years also " likely" to need restating.
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My daughter, Sophia, and I made an excellent lunch today: Grilled chicken and pineapple sandwiches! Of course, since there was about one hour of sunshine, we made them on the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Grilling Machine, but it was a poor substitute for the outdoor fun.
Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Sandwiches: (multiply ingredients per person)
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1 slice fresh pineapple
1 sturdy bun (don't use regular hamburger buns, they'll fall apart)
Lime juice (we used fresh limes, but I'm sure bottled would work)
Lightly salt and pepper the chicken breasts. Grill them on a hot grill, using the lime juice as an occasional marinade. You may grill the pineapple at the same time, but add it a little later, because it doesn't take as long. We didn't grill the buns, but I wish we would have, because they got very soggy from the delightful juiciness of the chicken/pineapple/lime juice.
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Utah Legislature Week 3 Update
Week 3 is now behind us and we have just over 27 calendar days (including weekends where nothing happens) in this session. There have been a total of 6 bills filed either directly or indirectly affecting the Utah vapor industry. The deadline for filing new bills has now passed and we do not anticipate any additional bills however we are always watching for amendments to unrelated bills that may impact the industry.
|Bill Number
|Not Numbered
|Amendments to Tobacco Regulations
|Last, B.
|Not numbered
|Electronic Cigarette Regulation
|Weiler, T.
|Not numbered
|Electronic Cigarette Tax Amendments
|Ray, P.
|Not numbered
|Tobacco Age Restriction Amendments
|Eliason, S
|Tobacco Sales Enforcement Amendments
|Spendlove, R.
|Utah Indoor Clean Air Act Amendments
|Roberts, M.
At this time, both HB325 and HB333 are fully supported by the Utah Smoke Free Association but we will keep a close eye on them as they progress to make sure they don't turn south. Neither bill has been assigned to a committee yet and we will make sure to let you know when they do so appropriate actions can be taken. We do anticipate attempts to amend one or both so will be watching for this as well.
The remaining 4 bills have yet to be numbered which is not uncommon due to the around 1200 bills being proposed in this record breaking legislative session. We anticipate the drafting attorneys to have them released next week and would expect at least a few committee hearings late in the week.
Thanks to our recent partnership with the Vapor Technology Association, all bills presented will be reviewed by their legislative experts along with other industry experts to try and avoid any unintended consequences of bills that will negatively affect the industry and our consumers.
Please be watchful for last minute alerts coming out as we're running out of time on our legislative session and things will start moving very fast.by
2nd showing of A Billion Lives
Thanks to the hard work by UTSFA member Riverwalk Vapors, Salt Lake City will have a 2nd showing for A Billion Lives.
The United Nations' World Health Organization projects that a billion people will die this century from smoking. This award winning and Oscar contending documentary highlights the lies and corruption by top governments and health agencies around the world intent on allowing smokers to die all in the name of money.
Big brother has lied again…They're trying to force an entire industry out of business that is helping people to stop smoking. ~ Herman Cain
The truth about the corruption will be aired at 10pm on Thursday November 10th at Brewvies Cinema Pub in Salt Lake City. Smoking related disease kills Utah smokers at a rate of nearly 5 times that of the opioid epidemic and our state is not doing enough to fix the problem.
"The makers of this film did their due diligence, the narrative of this movie is immaculate." ~Kevin Crowley
Tickets are $13 each (with an add'l $1 processing fee) and must be purchased online via: https://www.tugg.com/events/a-billion-lives-bukd. The ticket fees cover the cost of the theater rental, fees for distribution (Tugg), production company costs and a percentage of the ticket sales are returned to the Utah Smoke Free Association to support statewide advocacy.
We encourage everyone in the community to reach out directly to their elected representatives to alert them to this premier and suggest they make the time to view it. The UTSFA is happy to provide tickets to them at no cost to them or the taxpayers but they will need to request it directly from us.
We have created a Facebook event to help show support and provide a location for people to discuss the event https://www.facebook.com/events/1365334500152088/by
A Billion Lives SLC
Thanks to the hard work by UTSFA member Riverwalk Vapors, Salt Lake City will be a host city for A Billion Lives.
The United Nations' World Health Organization projects that a billion people will die this century from smoking. This award winning and Oscar contending documentary highlights the lies and corruption by top governments and health agencies around the world intent on allowing smokers to die all in the name of money.
Big brother has lied again…They're trying to force an entire industry out of business that is helping people to stop smoking. ~ Herman Cain
The truth about the corruption will be aired at 9:30pm on Thursday November 3rd at Brewvies Cinema Pub in Salt Lake City. The Utah Smoke Free Association has sent tickets to top Utah government officials, elected representatives, health agencies and media so they may attend and learn about the corruption many of them have unknowingly fallen prey to. Smoking related disease kills Utah smokers at a rate of nearly 5 times that of the opioid epidemic and our state is not doing enough to fix the problem.
"The makers of this film did their due diligence, the narrative of this movie is immaculate." ~Kevin Crowley
As of this posting, there are less than 60 tickets available for this one night only show. Tickets are $13 each (with an add'l $1 processing fee) and must be purchased online via: https://www.tugg.com/events/a-billion-lives-putz. The ticket fees cover the cost of the theater rental, fees for distribution (Tugg), production company costs and a percentage of the ticket sales are returned to the Utah Smoke Free Association to support statewide advocacy.
We encourage everyone in the community to reach out directly to their elected representatives to alert them to this premier and suggest they make the time to view it. The UTSFA is happy to provide tickets to them at no cost to them or the taxpayers but they will need to request it directly from us.
We have created a Facebook event to help show support and provide a location for people to discuss the event https://www.facebook.com/events/314815875557279/by
Casino night advocacy fundraiser
The Utah Smoke Free Association and the Wyoming chapter of SFATA have teamed up for our 2nd annual Advocacy Casino Night fundraiser to support vaping advocacy. The majority of all proceeds raised will go to support the Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition (www.r2bsmokefree.org) and their legal fund for the FDA lawsuit and 100% of all proceeds will stay in advocacy.
Following Wyoming and Federal laws, this event is open to the public and you must be 18 or older with a valid government issued ID to enter – MUST HAVE CURRENT AND VALID ID TO ENTER, NO EXCEPTIONS
Admission is $10 (cash only) for entry only or $15 (cash only) if you want event entry PLUS the gift bag, casino points, beverage coupon & 5 prize tickets (only 50 gift bags available).
We have Casino Parties of Utah providing gambling fun for all participants from 5-9pm with Blackjack, Craps and Roulette tables. There will be food provided along with soda, beer and malt beverages (21+ strictly enforced) for an additional cost. We are also working on bringing in advocacy experts to talk to everyone about the federal and state battles to help each of you fight back against the unjust regulations.
Please see our Facebook event for full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/562646627270722/by
August 8th 2016
Today marks the last day before the deeming regulations kick in. As of tomorrow, the landscape of the vapor industry as we know it changes dramatically. This is just a snapshot of what this means for our beloved industry:
- Vapor businesses are being forced to lie to consumers and are not allowed to make any claims through advertising, public statements, or their customers that these products are at least 95% less harmful, have fewer or no additives, has no tar or carbon monoxide when compared to other tobacco products. This ONLY applies to businesses though so for the consumers, keep preaching the truth because you are now the only voice of truth we have.
- Shops, manufacturers and advocacy organizations are no longer allowed to give away free samples to the consumers; this applies to flavor sampling and giving away free product via rewards ("Buy 2 get 1" IS acceptable however). Customers MUST pay for sampling BEFORE you can sample a new flavor. For our retailers, you will need a SKU set up in you POS where you can record and show evidence of the charge. If you are a consumer, today August 7th, is the last day you can sample without paying so get out there TODAY and support your local vape shops to try as many of the new lines that have been introduced in the last few months.
- No new products, improvements to existing products or innovations may be introduced to the market. This means:
- No new liquids that were not previously sold or marketed prior to August 8th can be introduced.
- Retailers must stop building coils & changing cotton
- Retailers cannot teach a customer how to assemble their device and use it safely, fill their tanks, drip e-liquid on cotton or offer a repair service.
- All retailers MUST check your government issued photo ID for EVERY customer who appears under the age of 27 – no exceptions. Even if you are a customer who has frequented the location for years, you must produce your ID for every single transaction if you appear under 27.
We know this is a difficult time for everyone and as of Monday, our retailers and manufacturers will be officially entering into a new time of uncertainty. We ask all consumers to remain patient with the businesses while they work to ensure they meet all the necessary regulations. There is still much work to be done on their side to meet the upcoming further deadlines so please be understanding. We would like to ask all consumers to funnel their frustration towards the federal fight. There are a few things you can do to help:
- Visit august8th.org to fill out the form and urge your federal representatives to support HR2058 and the Cole/Bishop Amendment.
- Participate in the #WeAreVapor call to action by taking a photo in front of your favorite shop and posting to social media and tagging your federal representatives http://utsmokefree.org/2016/07/vta-consumer/
- Support the Right2Be Smoke Free Coalition by donating money to help fund the lawsuit against the FDA https://www.r2bsmokefree.org/donations/fda-contribution/
- Every vapor business should be supporting advocacy through joining or financially supporting an organization of your choice who helps fight the local battles. There are national organizations such as SFATA, CASAA, AVA, and VTA who are focused heavily on the national FDA fight and they need & deserve your support too.
We ask all customers to please NOT get angry at your retailer as they must do all this to follow federal laws to avoid stiff penalties. This is NOT the time to give up but you should NOT stay calm. We must work TOGETHER instead of against one another and focus our attention on the preservation of the industry that each one of you fought hard to build. Write your congressman, send in letters to the editor of your local papers, donate money to the cause but do not just sit back expecting advocates to fight the fight. This is a time that our #VapeFam must come together to fight. This is a battle that will take EVERYONE to participate in to help win back the industry that was founded to save lives….#ABillionLivesby
Utah Online Sales Prohibition
Despite our best efforts, the state of Utah would rather destroy than protect the health of our adults and children.
As of July 1 2016, a consumer online sales prohibition goes into effect for all e-cigarette and vapor products; e-liquid, hardware, accessories…all of it. This means that no matter the location of the vendor, any business selling to a Utah resident without being physically face to face with the customer will now be illegal. This is devastating news for the over 35,000 consumers statewide. Around half of these consumers have no access to specialty retailers to purchase quality products due to our draconian zoning regulations which forces them to purchase online. We fear that this will drive these non-smokers to return to smoking combustible tobacco and elevating the states smoking rates after historic declines thanks in part to vapor products.
The prohibition is due to language that was added into 2015 HB415 that was not discussed nor debated and was a DELIBERATE bait and switch tactic by Representative Paul Ray. He knew the language was there yet when the bill was presented to the industry, the public, the legislative committees and his peers he chose NOT disclose the true intent. We find this conduct unbecoming of an elected state representative and is the most unethical action in the 6 years of legislative activity to destroy an industry founded to eradicate combustible tobacco. In the professional world we all live in, this would amount to nothing less than fraud and we would be sued for it.
The online ban was Rep. Ray's method to control the illegal purchasing by underage youth since there is little that can be done to punish them for their illegal behavior. Unfortunately by taking this path, he has done nothing more than to force ADULT consumers outside the Northern, Central and Southern Wasatch Front back to smoking deadly combustible tobacco since the zoning regulations prohibit the opening of qualified vapor specialty retailers. This is bad for the public health and bad for the consumers, their children and loved ones who will once again be forcibly exposed to second hand tobacco smoke.
The UTSFA has been working on resolving this for a few months but we only received news on Wednesday that there was nothing we can do at this time. We are working on other avenues but it will take time and funding to resolve thus there is nothing that can be done about this in the short term.
If you are a consumer in Utah who will be affected by this, we strongly encourage you to reach out to your representatives and senators and ask that they repeal this ban in the upcoming session. Without a voice, your elected representatives do NOT know that you are affected. You can find your elected reps here: http://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp
If you would like to help the UTSFA fight this unconstitutional ban, you may donate once or as often as you can afford to help us take the steps to keep vaping available for adult consumers statewide.
The Utah Smoke Free Association is a registered in the state of Utah and federally recognized as a 501(c)4 non-profit trade association. Therefore we are not a charitable organization and donations or pledges are not tax deductible as such.by
Time to fight back
On August 8th 2016, the Vaping industry will forever be changed. Some of the effects have been felt already. If you don't want to feel the long term effects permanently you have to do your part to fight.
Doing your part is more than just waiting for "call to actions" or requests to make calls and send letters from advocacy groups. It's more than raising funds for advocacy groups and following the trash talk bandwagon whenever an anti-Vaping organization spreads misinformation. It's more than making social media posts, more than being a Vape celebrity or a vape thought leader. It really is about being a vaper and talking to friends and family and educating them.
I constantly see and hear people saying "now is the time to fight" and "they can't get rid of an entire industry". Truth is we failed to fight, we failed to focus on the fight against the deeming regs for many years. We knew they were coming, we even knew what might be included in the final version and we did very little to prevent it. Because we failed to fight as one, it is a very real possibility they could end and entire industry.
Here's what happens August 8th:
- No new products can enter the market.
- The clock starts for companies to file PMTA's for products on the market after February 2007. Companies have two years to file with no guarantee of approval. If no approval is gained that product must be removed from the market.
- Shops can no longer mix e-liquid, build coils, or replace atomizers or modify devices without registering with the FDA as a manufacturer. Registration deadline is Dec. 31st 2016 for manufacturers. If a shop decides to register as a manufacture they are subject to a significant amount of additional regulation that most will not be able to comply with or afford.
- No free samples. Period. No exceptions. The FDA requires sampling to have a fee; and that fee cannot be meaningless. It must also be a nominal fee that is equivalent to the value of the sample received. This applies to consumers, employees, and wholesale as well. Say goodbye to free giveaways and free in store sampling
- Advertisements must have a specific warning statement with special formatting requirements.
- Flavoring companies who wish to sell to the Vaping industry must disclose their formulations to the FDA and be considered a component of a tobacco product. While this requirement is not dictated by the FDA nor does t have a compliance date of August 8th; any flavoring company who is not going to comply will cause products with their flavoring to have to be removed from the market because changing a flavoring after August 8th would make it a new product and immediately prevent it from being on the market without FDA approval.
- We become censored. No longer can we claim that Vaping helps people quit smoking, we can no longer claim Vaping is safer than smoking or that it is tobacco harm reduction. Doing so could result in enforcement action by the FDA for a number of different violations such as misbranding or adulteration or false claims. Doing so without approval of a MRTP claim authorization is a huge mistake.
- All online shops must have true age verification.
There is a tremendous amount of additional provisions that affect us all; mainly through the rules applied to manufacturers (which I won't get into on here) and importers. Not all of the requirements are fully known yet either.
At this point we aren't fighting for our rights, we are fighting for survival. Plain and simple. Don't think for one second that you can sneak around the FDA and continue going forward as if it was 3 months ago. The FDA has the manpower to enforce their rules through Health & Human Services and the state and county health departments as well as third parties contracted by them.
Don't buy into the notion that the black market will thrive and participating in the black market will only taunt the FDA. The FDA uses the U.S. Marshals to enforce seizures and DOJ for criminal proceedings. Don't make the mistake of thinking they won't use them.
The FDA thought of almost everything. Any possible loopholes have been closed up or left open to interpretation by them, not us.
For our industry and community to survive, everyone is a piece of the puzzle, compliance is not a choice, fighting is no longer a choice, they are all requirements for everyone's survival.
It's time for our industry and community to join together, grow and mature, and adapt.
Don't just sit back and wait, if you don't fight, if you don't educate, if you don't stand up for what you believe in, it will all go away.
~Eddie Mock, UTSFA Social Media Manager
Is Nicotine Carcinogenic?
"People smoke for the nicotine but die from the tar" ~Michael Russell
Because of comments made by Representative Paul Ray at this week's Health & Human Services Committee (starts at about 1hr 33min) where he claimed on public record that nicotine was carcinogenic, we felt it necessary to make sure the public was aware of the real truth rather than his desperate rhetoric he pulls from his bag of tricks.
First off, we want to address the comment regarding nicotine being a carcinogen. According to a study ordered by the Division of Lung Diseases of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), nicotine is not a significant risk of causing cancer hence all NRTs on the market today are rated as such by the FDA or other health agencies. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725009/
"Nicotine by itself does not cause cancer, but dozens of other chemicals found in tobacco products do", according to researcher Virginia Reichert, NP; http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/LungCancer/2039
Next, we want to address the addictive nature of nicotine. According to numerous studies performed, it is the cocktail of ingredients and MAOIs in commercial tobacco which make it highly addictive. It is the substance giving the subjective pleasure of smoking. Smokers smoke for the nicotine, but die from the tar and toxic smoke.
In another study on the long-term effects of inhaled nicotine, the study could not find any increase in mortality, in atherosclerosis or frequency of tumors in the subject rats compared with controls. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8614291
Since so much credence is given to the FDA and their words of wisdom, the FDA has determined that there are no significant safety concerns with respect to long-term nicotine use. More specifically, the agency published a "Notice of Findings" in the Federal Register indicating that the long-term use of the nicotine-containing products was safe and does not appear to have significant potential for abuse or dependence. While this study was targeting Nicotine Replacement Therapy products, the nicotine used in ENDS is the same quality and source that the pharmaceutical giants use in their products. Therefore, just because the private market is using the liquid nicotine, does not change the carcinogenic nature of it.
Another study of Alzheimer's patients showed that those who used nicotine without smoking were better able to remember and pay attention than those who didn't. Another study showed that nicotine boosted cognitive function in older people who didn't have Alzheimer's, but were showing signs of age-related mental decline.
According to Dr. Paul Newhouse, director of Vanderbilt University's Center for Cognitive Medicine; "nicotine by itself isn't very addictive at all and seems to require assistance from other substances found in tobacco to get people hooked. It seems very safe even in nonsmokers. In our studies we find it actually reduces blood pressure chronically. And there were no addiction or withdrawal problems, and nobody started smoking cigarettes. The risk of addiction to nicotine alone is virtually nil."
We can't say this loud enough but ask that he and others in public health making any of these claims to actually review ALL research to avoid making public statements that are dangerous to the public you serve. Just one month of continued smoking is more dangerous than a lifetime of ENDS usage.
UTSFA in Washington DC
Last week, 9 representatives from the Utah Smoke Free Association Board and our membership attended the first Vapor Technology Association Conference in Washington D.C. It was an amazing experience and I would encourage everyone to take part in it if the opportunity comes around again. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the VTA, they have been around about 8 months and have been involved in the industry for a few years now but officially became an association in fall of 2015. Tony Abboud, President of the Vapor Technology Association is a highly accomplished Government Relations Specialist, Lawyer and Lobbyist and it showed all week.
Tony Abboud kicked off the conference with Stacy Ehrlich following Tony's introduction. Stacy is a partner at Kleinfeld, Kaplan and Becker LLP. She has also worked closely with the FDA in the regulation of tobacco products since early in the legislative process of the Family Smoking Control Act. Azim Chowdhury from Keller and Heckman followed Stacy with his take on the FDA regulations and what it will take for Retailers and Manufactures to comply with each individual deadline in the Deeming Rule. Next up on the Speaker list on Tuesday was Seth Mailhot, a Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Mr. Mailhot worked for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1994 to 2006 in positions ranging from researcher, engineer, investigator and compliance officer. Following Seth Mailhot, a Lawyer named Marc J. Scheineson spoke in further detail about the Deeming Rule and his experiences with the FDA.
The Deeming Rule is going to affect this industry in a way that is nerve-racking to even anticipate but its important to recognize a few things. The amount of paperwork, studies and costs involved in PMTA's are far from achievable for much of the industry. That being said, there are still things we can do. Supporting HR2058 and the Cole-Bishop Amendment is key. Both bills are now bi-partisan and making some great traction.
Tuesday evening we attended a surprise evening event across from the Capitol for a private screening of A Billion Lives presented by Aaron Biebert himself. Several staff members of various Senators across the nation attended and from what we heard, they received the information well.
On Wednesday June 8th, 2016 we began the day with a speech from Ashley Davis of West Front Strategies. Ashley is part of the lobbying team for the VTA and orchestrated the meetings on Capitol Hill with each of our State Senators and their staff. We individually met with the staff of Senators Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch, and Rob Bishop. In addition to asking for each of their support on the Cole-Bishop Amendment, we took the opportunity to educate our Senators about the products we use and the technology that has the opportunity to save 480,000 lives a year. Most were very receptive, interested in what we had to say and seemed like they wanted to help. We finished the day with a meeting with Mia Love and her staff. Her staff was the most engaged by far, took down several pages of notes and couldn't hear enough from us. Once Senator Love came out of her office, it was nothing short of amazing. She offered her support of the Cole-Bishop Amendment and also made clear that once the Amendment in the Agricultural Bill is actually submitted as it's own bill, she will support that as well! Senator Love is anti regulatory laws and committed to do whatever she can to help us out to save the industry and the jobs our industry provides.
All in all, it was a very successful trip and we were able to educate individuals that know virtually nothing about our industry. If you haven't sent your story to your Senators and Representatives, I would encourage you to do so as soon as possible. The standard assumption is that your voice may not be heard and your time wasted. I can promise you after the last few weeks, more State officials are becoming very interested in this matter and more then willing to listen. We have made some great progress as of late but the fight is far from over. If you have any further questions about what was discussed at the Conference, please contact Grant Hiller, Eddie Mock or Darrel Schildknecht for more info. Thanks for everything each of you are doing to keep this industry alive. Have a great day and we look forward to seeing you soon.
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UTSFA Officer Nominations
The Utah Smoke Free Association is a consumer driven non-profit 501(c)4 trade organization comprised of a consumer governed Board of Directors. All positions are volunteer and shall serve a term of 12-24 months unless the position is resigned. All Officer positions will be nominated by the public and voted on by the UTSFA General Members along with the existing Board of Directors. Officers are not required as part of our By-Laws but add to the leadership and help spread the work out amongst a larger group.
We are currently accepting nominations for 3 positions:
- President
- Vice-President
- Social Media Manager
Nominees must be passionate about the vaping industry and who have a passion for advocating to keep our industry legal and active in the Utah community. The leadership team meets regularly throughout the year to address legislative issues, work to improve the industry image through media and public relations, and work with the industry on compliance.
The time commitment can range from a few hours each week to a few hours each month depending on current activities. You must have skills in building and maintaining relationships but no prior experience is required; just a passion to serve the community which has helped so many people over the last 10 years. Self-nomination is acceptable and encouraged!
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Who was/is June Carter & Johnny Cash ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
"Suffer the little children to come unto me for such is the Kingdom of Heaven."
These were the words spoken long ago by the Lord Jesus. In his wisdom he knew that the little children are pure, and that they believe in a good song. They hear the songs sung by people, and that same purity and goodness picks the good music from the bad.
In the many years --31-- that I've been married to Johnny Cash, the little ones have come to him with the same sweet innocence that binds them to John as children and they stay bound throughout their life. His music has made them laugh, made them learn to cry, taught them history about a world they're just being born into. They learn to dance their first steps to some of his songs.
This album is for the children, and the same bass voice that speaks true, sings out to them again, and pulls them into the light of this day and into what is happening now. May help them to learn their ABCs. May they learn the old stories about famous train wrecks, as Johnny Cash tells you the truth about Ben Dewberry's Final Run, and to set your clock by My Grandfather's Clock, and look through little Magic Glasses. Meet our daughter Tara in Miss Tara, and I had a great time with my daughter, Rosie Carter, about The Little Green Fountain. And I've got a boy (and his name is John). You're going to know Johnny Cash a lot better as he shares a boy's tragic day losing his dog, Old Shep. May we in our wisdom be more like little children, be loving, kind, and true. And Johnny Cash, after this album - little children will listen for you.
with love from June
Appalachian Pride
She is my Appalachian Pride
And in her love I do abide.
Though life is tempest tossed
And sorrow borne.
She is there to take a part
And she gives me all her heart.
We share it all
If we should laugh or mourn –
She is my Appalachian Pride
Got a treasure laid aside
She plays me like a sweet
old fashioned tune.
And the melody is mine
We'll share it for all time
My Appalacian Pride is my June
For June with love John, 1999
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The course unit is an introduction to English literature in the early modern era, and it examines how literary texts both reflect world views and contribute to their development. The student will read texts from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment and examine the historical, cultural, and social development of English literature. The course will also present typical literary genres of the period.
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☛ International Center of Photography – eMuseum: "Boy meets girl – from Mars" by Weegee (Arthur Fellig), ca. 1955, New York (NY), gelatin silver print, image: 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. Accession number: 16855.1993. Credit: Bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1993. © Getty Images/ICP
Notice how the man is actually holding a cigarette between the fingers of his left hand. The same scene was shot more than once by Weegee: there is at least one other photo showing the same couple in a slightly different position (cigarette is also there). Getty Images has it in its collection (editorial image no. 3091280). I retrieve the reproduction seen below at Top 5 Photos:
[UPDATE–July 28, 2013] This photo is not the only one inspired by one of those transparent bubble helmets. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has three more, including a self-portrait and distorted variation.
The first one is a self-portrait by Weegee while he holds his camera with its iconic flashbulb. There's an opening in the transparent helmet, allowing him to keep on smoking his cigar. On the verso of the photo, inscribed in pencil: "Weegee at Circus as Space Man".
The second one, with its distorted variation, is titled "Martian Woman On The Telephone" (c. 1955). She too can keep on puffing on a cigarette holder through small holes on the front of the helmet. There is also a distorted variation produced from the same image (access no. 2009.103)
I know of two other places where one can found large collections of Weegee's photos alongside accurate and detailed attribution information. The International Center of Photography have an online eMuseum: one can browse more than 3,000 items in the Weegee collection. Getty Images also has around 3,000 items related to Weegee (mostly black&white photographs).
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My thanks to Virtuoso Piano for sponsoring this week's DF RSS feed. Virtuoso Piano is a very cool, very well done piano app for the iPhone. It looks, feels, and sounds real. I gave it to my son to try and he spent 30 minutes playing with it before I could get my iPhone back.
Virtuoso Piano is a free download from the App Store, and has in-app purchases to unlock extra instrument sounds (it ships with two for free — grand piano and a busted Irish Pub piano). Lots of fun, and worth checking out.
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text: You Can Now Find Design Inspiration at One Kings Lane's San Francisco Studio 6:13 PM PDT 5/11/2016 by Rachel Levin FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of One Kings Lane Similar to its New York location, the home decor company has set up shop in the West Coast with a select arrangement of its signature mix of new and vintage furniture and light fixtures, wall mirrors and linens and decorative pillows. For the last seven years, One Kings Lane's fiercely loyal 12 million members have cuddled up with their laptops and iPhones at all hours of the day and night, fawning over a fabulous, eclectic-chic lifestyle they want like to mad to make their own. And with one click and a credit card, voila, a French Club Recliner or Montauk Rope Hammock arrives on their doorstep. But as of Thursday, in San Francisco, fans of the curated online marketplace will be able to hop an elevator to the second floor of an unassuming office building South of Market and, as co-founder Susan Feldman put it, "touch and feel" a select arrangement of OKL's signature mix of new and vintage furniture and light fixtures, wall mirrors and linens and decorative pillows — and the cutest littlest cocktail table you've ever laid your eyes on. (By Interlude, with a marbled black base that sells for a respectable $305.) The new 2,200-square-foot San Francisco studio, which two days before its opening was the site of a high-powered political powwow that drew several Bay Area A-listers, is OKL's second; the first opened last summer in Tribeca to instant popularity. And if the plan goes according to Feldman and her co-founder, Alison Pincus, they hope to expand (likely to Los Angeles next). Maybe, one day, there will be actual OKL stores lining chic, boutique-filled streets, but for now, it's intentionally an intimate, almost exclusive-feeling affair — held at OKL's headquarters, where you're matched with a personal One Kings Lane designer for a one-hour sit-down — free of charge. (What?Yes.) "The design process can be so overwhelming for people," explains Feldman, who once held an online focus group in a space decked out with OKL items and watched, amazed, as everyone ogled the pillows and couches and rugs. She knew then that a brick-and-mortar was a good idea. "We have over 40,000 items on our site — it's daunting!" Online, OKL always has offered shoppers inspiration and access, she says, but it hadn't quite mastered the ability to help customers truly personalize their experience and express themselves. The opportunity to work with customers, one-on-one, and in person will be a game-changer, she says. Plus, suddenly the idea of buying a bigger-ticket item, like an OKL couch is easier to stomach, when you can actually come in and sit for a spell, sink into its cushions and feel the fabric. (You've gotta try the gorgeous, masculine gray wool couch with mahogany trim and chrome steel legs, that commands the "City" room in SOMA. At $1,500, "you get a lot of look for that price," says Alex Reid, head designer.) To the left, cubicles of tech types toil away, to the right, guests are greeted with coffee and fresh fruit, and mini-mason jars of yogurt parfaits — and two former conference rooms that have been transformed into two seasonal "vignettes" — Town + Country, they're calling it. "In an ideal world, you've got your city place and your country place…" said Reid. Here, in the "Country," which ironically overlooks SOMA's construction cranes and a dim sum restaurant — you've got bold blues mixed with lots of wood, a distressed "quirky-sized" vintage dough table and dhurrie rugs, an airy beaded chandelier and a vintage shandong bench with a zebra print hair hide upholstery, the walls are decorated with a montage of sea-themed oil paintings and old black-and-white surf photographs. A few steps, and suddenly you're back in the city — "No commute!" jokes Feldman — where it's all about easy urban sophistication: a clean-lined iron bed; linen sheets; an assortment of horn-rimmed wall mirrors; and an almost invisible Plexi-Craft clear coffee table ideal for small spaces. Online, OKL has a seemingly infinite scroll of its curated offerings, but the studio cures the amateur decorator's ADD, by further curating the inventory. And shows folks what an OKL-sourced room really looks — and feels like — in the flesh, while still allowing customers to design their own space, in their own way, which is what OKL has always been about. For now, at least, the San Francisco studio and the New York City studio feature the exact same vignettes — down to every throw blanket and fiddle-leaf fig tree. Whether East and West coasts tastes will wildly differ down the line remains to be seen. "We just don't know yet," says Feldman. "We can't wait to see!" But, says Pincus, a "best-seller is a best-seller," regardless of the city. Reid, OKL head designer, agrees. "I lived in L.A. for eight years and moved to New York a year-and-a-half ago, I don't think New York is really any more buttoned-up than California, maybe some of our easy-breezy pieces will do better out West, where, it's constantly summer." Still, Reid changes the vignettes every season. And every month, he does a celebrity home makeover. He recently designed Rebecca Minkoff's Brooklyn living room. He put together a nursery for supermodel Coco Rocha. California designer Jenny Kayne is up next, along with Estee Stanley's Hamptons manse and Gwyneth Paltrow-founded GOOP's Manhattan office. OKL also has projects in the works with Lauren Bush Lauren, shoe designer Jesse Randall, and handbag maven Claire Vivier. Going into stars' and tastemakers' homes, and lives, is one way OKL hopes to spread the big news that it's open for highly personalized business. The other is by word-of-mouth — the San Francisco studio hasn't even officially opened yet, and already they have five appointments lined up on Day One. And if my own peek at OKL's newly designed digs is any indication… once they get you in the door — and let you see, firsthand, the way, say, the Luna 6-Light Chandelier in Bronze by Cristorama looks up-close, and over a table — they've got you. "This studio is the gateway drug," says Wilson. 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text: Robbobee 141 Posted October 11, 2017 Thanks to a few morons it looks like we are going to be in for another nail biting Autumn/Winter! I agree with the condemnation of a mindless few morons who have apparently issued derogatory and or abusive emails and messages the way of our Promotion but hey you cant let a few idiots spoil the party can you ? Any promotion in it for the long run you would think would be strong enough to not let a few moronic fans get to them to an extent where they sell the business ? I would have hoped they were in it to win it and stay in it as opposed to give up in the face of juvenile mindless social media abuse surely ? Or am I being too simplistic ? Anyways hope the Lions situation is settled quickly and we start the season without a winter of discontent! Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:6-7
Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:1-5
Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20
Yesterday we said that in the Old Testament, Israel is referred to as, "A people for God's own possession." While they were in the wilderness, God showed Moses in great detail what it will take for Israel to become "A people for God's own possession." It is in the promised land after Joshua leads them into it that God intends to do this great work in its fullness. God's ultimate goal in doing this is to demonstrate to all the other nations the difference it makes for a nation to be under his authority and care and the necessity for all nations to be subject to God and his purposes. When God's people seek to live for God and participate in God's mission of reaching the world, they face trials, testing, and struggles. For this very reason, God made some pretty special promises to Joshua as he was about to take on the challenge of leading Israel into the promised land (Joshua 1:5).
It is interesting that in the New Testament, the Church as well is called, "A people for God's own possession." With Israel it is one nation under God to be used to reach all the other nations. However, with the church God takes individual people from all nations and unites them together in Christ in order to reach the world one person at a time. And like Joshua and Israel, Christians face trials, testing, and struggles as they live for God and the mission he has called them to. Notice the parallels between the Joshua 1:1-9 passage we are looking at this week and the Matthew 28 passage above. Both have God's people, God's mission, and God's presence going with them and before them. As we allow the Lord to fulfill his mission through us may his words keep ringing in our ears, "And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." The words of Jesus plus the words of the 1 Peter and Romans 5 passages above will do a lot to help us have and maintain the perspective we need for truly becoming "A people for God's own possession."
Lord, We know you love to give peace and confidence to your people because you love and care about us. But help us to grasp more clearly and fully how much these kinds of provisions are connected with our participation in your mission of reaching a lost world and the testing, trials, and struggle that come about as a result. So, Lord, we give ourselves fully to you for your sake and the sake of the world and we count on your powerful presence being with us and going before us. Amen!
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One Time, It Will Be the Last Time
As I left the house from my 20-minute lunch break earlier today I did what I always do when I leave, I kissed my wife and told her I love her.
I reached the office and sat for a moment and thought about that. It's a tradition we;ve established. My wife does it and I do it, every time, without fail. We never leave without taking a moment for each other.
Everyone tries to avoid thinking about the terrible things that can happen. Most of the time, because they don't happen all that often, we succeed. We can get complacent. We can get sloppy. This is the sure path to regret.
I kiss my wife goodbye every time I leave, and I do it because one time it will be the last time. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day, one day it will. One day I will kiss her goodbye, and it will be Goodbye. I doubt very much that I will get advance warning.
There's an apocryphal but wonderful story of Martin Luther. He was out in a yard, working, when one of his parishioners came by and saw him with his hands in the dirt. Indignantly, the parishioner said, "Martin, what are you doing? If you knew that Christ would come tomorrow, what would you be doing right now?" And Luther looked up at the parishioner and said, "I'd be planting this tree."
Always be doing what you would be doing. One time, it will be the last time. Leave with no regrets.
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If I knew that Christ were coming I'm not sure I'd be blogging. But then I guess you never know.
As to whether you'll get any warning, the fact is that you probably will, most people do. But reminding your wife, and yourself, that you love her is never going to be a bad thing. Keep it up.
PS. I love you. Just thought you should know.
Scott never leaves without a goodbye and "love you" as well. I suppose I've come to take it for granted. And yet, it is very noticeable when he forgets, and I'm sad until he comes home.
What a powerful example. I guess I have a similar tradition with my young son. From the begininng, I have never wanted to just disappear on him or sneak out. That felt wrong. I always want to say goodbye, not be sneaky. He is learning that I will be true with him. He is learning that he can count on his mom being honest and real with him, even if he doesn't always like it. He is learning that even though I'm saying goodbye, that I am not abandoning him, I plan on returning.
As he grows, I hope that this tradition – a pattern of honesty and love will shine through in our relationship always.


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Judge Lloyd Nash also ordered Paul Chapel, 51, to register as a sex offender for life.
While none of Chapel's victims appeared in court, the prosecution read statements from three family members of the victims.
The molestations involved 13 students, ages 8 and 9, between September 2006 and April 2011. One young girl told detectives Chapel picked her up by her legs during class and kissed her on her neck and stomach.
Chapel was charged last fall with the sexual abuse of three girls and a boy. Prosecutors later added charges involving nine additional boys and girls, bringing the total to 13.
He was removed from the classroom in April 2011 when the investigation began, and was fired by the Los Angeles Unified School District in March.Two former Telfair students sued Chapel and the LAUSD in July, saying Chapel touched them inappropriately and that the district failed to protect them.
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Last Chance for VictoryBoardgame
Last Chance for Victory is the next entry in The Gamers' Line of Battle series (LoB) which simulates the Battle of Gettysburg. It attempts to allow players to find their own answers to these questions and points as well as many others. The added depth and nuance makes for a very different and, in my opinion, more accurate rendition of the battle than you've ever seen before. Scenarios abound of various sizes. The campaign uses a 4-map 'box' layout, but the game comes with two additional maps, one covering just the 1st Day's fighting and the other the 2nd and 3rd Day's. The big game scenarios can be played on one or both of those maps and, with those two linked together, it is possible to play the entire battle on 2 maps.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index dipped marginally on Monday, pulled lower in part by acquisition news from Pembina Pipeline Corp PPL.TO and broad declines among mining companies.
News of Pembina's C$9.7 billion stock-and-cash deal for Veresen Inc VSN.TO sent shares down 3.3 percent to C$42.05, while smaller rival, Veresen rose 19.0 percent to C$18.13.
The overall energy group retreated 0.2 percent.
The heavily weighted financials group failed to make headway and remained little changed, as modest gains by Canada's five biggest banks were offset by another tumble in Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO, Canada's biggest non-bank mortgage lender.
Shares slumped 13.4 percent to C$6.96 as depositors pulled more money out of the troubled lender. Last month, regulators accused the company of making "materially misleading statements" to investors.
"Home Capital seems to be in the crosshairs of people who want to short the stock, or short Canada," said Ian Nakamoto, equity specialist at MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier, a division of Raymond James.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE dipped 10.5 points, or 0.07 percent, to 15,575.63. Four of the index's 10 main groups retreated.
"For Canada, it's been a very disappointing market for the last little while," said Nakamoto, noting concerns over oil and the overheated housing sector that was spilling into the financial services sector.
The materials group, home to precious and base metals miners as well as fertilizer companies, lost close to 1.4 percent. A slew of gold mining firms fell nearly 2 percent or more, tracking bullion prices that fell 1 percent to a three-week low.
Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO was the most influential decliner, falling 1.9 percent to C$22.38, while Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO sank 6.2 percent to C$4.68.
Shaw Communications SJRb.TO stock rose 0.3 percent to C$29.02 following news late on Friday that the Canadian cable company is looking for a buyer for its U.S. data center company, ViaWest. The overall consumer discretionary group rose 0.5 percent.
The information technology group ended 1.4 percent higher, while healthcare stocks were up just over 1 percent.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the TSX by 125 to 118, for a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the upside.
The index was posting 22 new 52-week highs and 3 new lows.
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Very little is known about my 3rdgreat-grandparents, Jesse Thomas and Rebecca (maiden name unknown). At least, I don't know much about them and haven't found anyone else who does either. The only records I have found for them to date are the 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses. They were in Murray County, Georgia in 1840, Lumpkin County, Georgia in 1850 and back in Murray County in 1860. By 1870, Rebecca was in Logan County, Kentucky living near two of their daughters but Jesse was not with her.
Jesse was born about 1802 in either Georgia or South Carolina and Rebecca was born about 1807 in Georgia. The 1840 census indicates six possible children – 2 males under 5, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10 and 2 females 10-15.
In 1850, there were five children living with Jesse and Rebecca. William was 14 so he would have been one of the two males under 5 in 1840. Oliver and Daniel were 5 and 2 respectively so neither of them was the other male under 5 in 1840. One of the females 10-15 in 1840 was Mary. She wasn't listed with the family in 1850 as she was already married but her headstone gives her birth year as 1828 so she was about twelve in 1840. Margaret's estimated birth year varies in every census record so she could have been born in 1836 (1850), 1839 (1860) or 1841 (1870). The 1850 census shows her as 14 but that is also the age listed for William. Unless they were twins, one of them was slightly older or younger. Assuming Margaret was born in 1836, she would have been the female under 5 in 1840. If she was a little older than 14, she could have been the female 5-10. There is even the possibility that she wasn't listed at all in 1840 if her age in the 1870 census was correct. Nancy was 10 in 1850 so she could have been the female under 5 in 1840 (and that would make Margaret the female 5-10). If both Nancy and Margaret were in the 1840 record then there was one other daughter born between 1825-1830. If only Margaret was included, then there was a second unknown daughter born between 1830-1835.
Based on all of that, Jesse and Rebecca's children were: an unknown daughter born between 1825-1830; Mary born 14 Jun 1828; a possible unknown daughter born between 1830-1835; an unknown son born between 1835-1840; William born about 1836; Margaret born about 1836; Nancy born about 1840; Oliver born about 1845 and Daniel born about 1848.
By the 1860 census, Nancy, Oliver and Daniel were the only three children still living with Jesse and Rebecca. Mary married James M. Echols on 16 Jan 1845 in Forsyth County, Georgia. They were in Forsyth County in census records from 1850 to 1880. Margaret married John R. Petty on 20 Sep 1857 in Whitfield County, Georgia. They were in McMinn County, Tennessee in 1860 and Logan County, Kentucky in 1870. William's whereabouts in 1860 and thereafter are unknown.
Nancy married Joseph Petty (John R.'s brother) on 20 Jun 1860 in Logan County, Kentucky. Rebecca, Nancy & Joseph and Margaret & John R. were all in the Keystone District in Logan County in 1870. Daniel and Mary's son, John Echols, were living with Rebecca. Fifteen year-old James Thomas was also living with them. His relationship is undetermined. It is possible but unlikely that he was Jesse and Rebecca's son since he wasn't listed with them in 1860 and Rebecca would have been about 48 years old when he was born. He may have been a grandson (the son of either William or the unknown son).
Jesse's occupation was miner in 1850 when they lived in Lumpkin County. Since there was no real estate value listed for him, it appears he did not own property in Lumpkin County but a review of the actual deed records is required to verify that. Jesse was a farm laborer in 1860 inMurray County. The term "laborer" indicates he was working for someone else and did not own his own farm. The census record shows he owned real estate valued at $200 but there are no property records for him in Murray County.
Jesse and Rebecca have not been located in the 1830 census. They were apparently married with two children by that time but may have been living with one or the other's parents. The area that eventually became Lumpkin and Murray Counties was formerly Cherokee lands and became Cherokee County in 1831.
Research to do:
- Search records in Lumpkin, Forsyth and Cherokee Counties.
- Research John R. Thomas who lived near Mary in Forsyth County in 1860. Based on his age in 1860 he was about 5 years older than the unknown son but that's not enough to rule him out.
- Search 1840 census records for other Thomas households in the area.
(Note: Murray and Whitfield County records have already been searched at the respective courthouses.)


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I thought is was time for some more pictures of the Shire Garden. This autumn was warm and dry, but the colors left us speachless. Wonder at some of Jack Frost's artistry.
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I would like to display a little popup dialog do ask confirmation from the user (in my specific case, the user is about to do a destructive operation and I want to make sure that is what they want to do).
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