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Losing excess weight is essential for a healthy life. Being overweight or obese puts a restriction on many activities a person may simply love to indulge in. Maybe it's a favorite sport or maybe fitting into your dream dress, but the overweight problem is a kill joy! Also going on long diet plans that will take months to show results may actually end up de-motivating the person before the diet is over. So a good way to stay motivated about losing weight is to start of with a plan that shows results sooner, this way there is motivation to keep going. Often after dropping significant pounds in weight, people tend to shift towards healthier more nutritious life styles and focus on maintaining the weight as well growing lean muscle. Now that's temptation.
So can you lose significant weight in 15 days? That's 2 weeks. I don't recommend going on a starvation plan, as chances are you'll end up breaking it and then just go overboard overeating. Also remember that losing weight means to lose 'fat' stored in our body. Don't try to lose weight by whatever which means, as you may end up losing muscle mass instead. Here are a few simple diet changes that you can make which will show amazing results in just 2 weeks. Before implementing them, please discuss them with your doctor and get his or her approval. Your guiding star for 2 week weight loss is;
1. Calculate your Ideal Weight: your ideal weight is the weight which is considered normal for your age, height and gender. Now take the difference between your current weight and normal weight. These are the number of pounds you're looking to lose.
2. Drink Lots of Water: drink up to 96 ounces of water every day. This is about 3 quarts. In addition to this, you should take 6 ounces of water for every pound of weight you're overweight. This means that if you're 150 ponds over weight, multiply 150 with 0.6, which equals 96 ounces or 1 ½ quarts of water. If you exercise, or if the weather is exceptionally hot, as in mid summers, then you should increase your water intake by another 20 ounces or so. Water is a natural appetite suppressant and will help you immensely in your weight loss.
3. Aerobics: take up an aerobics class or do aerobics at home for about 30-45 minutes daily. The key is to build up a sweat and increase your heart-beat. Be sure to warm up correctly before the exercise and also cool down afterwards.
4. Lift weights: Lift weights till you feel a burning sensation in your muscles. Weight lifting doesn't mean you go for e the 200 pond barbell; a simple rule is 'if you can do 12 reps, the weight is too light, if you can't do 8 reps, the weight is too heavy.' Weight lifting increase s your metabolism and helps build muscle. The more muscle mass you have, the more your body will tend to burn fat.
5. Measure: either use fat calipers or a tape measure to see how much fat you've shed in a week. Don't rely solely on the weight machine because we don't want to just lose weight, we want to lose fat!
These methods are essentially safe and have helped people lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks. But that's not a standard because every body has its own chemistry and make up. You may lose more or less. But you will see results in2 weeks time. Keep on this track, and you will keep on losing weight at the expense of the excess fat stored in your body.


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- Today's news is the Supreme Court decision that juveniles cannot be confined in prison without the possibility of parole for offenses committed while juveniles (in this case, a very clumsy store robbery by a 16 year old with a crowbar).
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ay's news was the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
Between them come all kinds of accusations about judicial activism and judges re-writing the constitution.
One more thing. Also between these events I visited the Jefferson Memorial with some family in Washington, DC. Here's what's inscribed in the wall. Jefferson's own words:
"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."
Jefferson is entitled to an opinion about constitutional intent. He was there. (Scalia wasn't).

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Wildlife Department employment exam available in new format at statewide locations (July 19, 2012)
Prospective employees of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation can now take the agency's standardized employment exam at one of several testing centers across the state throughout the year.
"Until now, the exam was hand-written and was only offered twice a year at set locations and times," said Mikki Gutierrez, human resources coordinator for the Wildlife Department. "Now it's being offered multiple times a year as a computer-based test at five locations across Oklahoma. Additionally, individuals can now take the test every 90 days rather than once a year."
Completion of the open exam is the first step toward employment for those seeking to become game wardens, biologists, assistant hatchery managers, and fisheries and wildlife technicians for the Wildlife Department.
The exam is free, and participants must have photo identification upon check-in. Individuals may take the exam once every 90 days. Top scorers will be invited to submit an employment application. When a job opening becomes available, applicants will be selected from the test register for an interview. Individuals planning to take the exam should have knowledge of fish and wildlife conservation; Oklahoma and federal wildlife laws and regulations (such as Titles 29 and 800); Oklahoma history and geography; wildlife, fish and environmental biology; environmental education and communications; and general journalism, photo journalism, technical writing and editing. Those wishing to take the employment exam can log on to http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/careers/test.htm for a list of requirements that must be met in order to take the exam.
More Wildlife Department career information is available on the Department's official website at wildlifedepartment.com. For more information, contact the Wildlife Department's Human Resource office at (405) 521-4640.
Testing centers and times for the Department's employment exam are as follows:
Tulsa Tech
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Tulsa, OK 74132
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Author Notes: Serenity starts in the pantry. I firmly believe that, if you keep high quality ingredients in your pantry you can make amazing meals with little effort. However this recipe takes advantage of ingredients like very sweet onions; and your very best radishes. The radishes are the soprano to the tuna's baritone in this opera.
This sandwich will be "wet." It's supposed to be. Have an ample amount of napkins on hand. - pierino
Food52 Review: Part of the beauty of a well-crafted pan bagnat lies in the simplicity of its ingredients and pierino's version is a wonderful ode to just that. He artfully combines the inherent goodness of a few key things and doesn't overcomplicate it. And that, along with his call for some whisper thin radishes and a great olive oil, truly make your taste buds dance! In fact, if you were to close your eyes and take a bite, you may just think you were off picnicking somewhere in Nice along the Cote d'Azur. – TiggyBee —The Editors
Serves: 4
On loaf of French bread, a baguette or a batard wide enough to contain this mess
to 2 cans of tuna packed in olive oil (this matters—I use As Do Mar or Ortiz), about 150 grams in total weight
to 3 really good anchovy filets (don't wimp out on me)
sweet onion, such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
fresh, vine ripened tomato
bunch basil or substitute watercress
radishes, French breakfast radishes preferred
handful of Nicoise olives, pitted and sliced
Your best olive oil*
- The process: wash the basil (cress) and use a salad spinner or clean towel to get the water off. Slice the onions and tomato as thin as you can by hand and set aside. If you have a Kyocera hand slicer (remember mine is named Danton) use it to very thinly slice the radishes or use the mandoline (Robespierre).
- Assembly: lay out a large sheet of plastic wrap on a board. Slice the loaf in half lengthwise. Put the halves on the cling wrap and scoop out enough of the crumb so that you have two "canoes." Give both canoes a generous dose of your best olive oil.
- Place a good handful of basil leaves on the first "canoe." Top this with the tuna and then the anchovies. Add tomatoes and onion in any order you would like. Finish with olives and radishes, all in a big pile. In the other canoe place the remaining basil. And turn over to cover the sandwich.
- Wrap it all up in the cling wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Great for those days when you don't want to turn on the oven. Like today for example. Put on your espadrilles.
- *If I ever hear any of you use the term "EVOO" you will be permanently off the recipe list. Why? Because even though Rachael Ray has her own labled brand she doesn't even know what it Extra Virgin means. And I'm flat out serious. The world must be saved from this evil woman. Let's get started! Myself, I like to use a Spanish style oil made from arbequina olives. There are now several Californial brands.
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The David IMV was first spotted in service with the Angolan Army during the SADC's (Southern African Development Community) multinational exercise 'Vale do Keve 2014', where it carried out simulated missions alongside Namibian Casspir MRAPs (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected). The David had been sighted in Cuba several years earlier, taking part in the 50th Anniversary of Playa Giron's Victory parade (as seen in the image below), commemorating the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961.
The strong relationship between Angola and Cuba, established during the former's freedom struggle against the Portuguese colonial rule of the country, has had a significant influence on Angola and its armed forces, but was not known to have materialised in the delivery of military equipment to Angola over the past decades. The bond between the countries was once again reaffirmed by recent meetings of Angolan and Cuban officials, where ministers stated their willingness to continue and even strengthen cooperation in the military field.
Cuba already had limited experience in the manufacturing and conversion of several types of vehicles, mostly by adding to or replacing their weaponry or by equipping vehicles with additional armour for increased protection on the battlefield. At least some of these vehicles were subsequently used in Angola, where the Cubans were fighting in support of the MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola) against UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola), the FNLA (National Liberation Front of Angola), the FLEC (Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda) and the South African Defence Force (SADF).
A large contingent of the Ejército (Army) and Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (Air Force) was deployed to Angola in the 1970s and 1980s to serve as advisors to the Angolan Army but also to engage in direct combat with the SADF. While the Cubans are often credited for defeating the SADF, causing the latter to pull out of the Angolan conflict and grant South West Africa independence (becoming Namibia in 1990), the Cubans also suffered a string of defeats at the hands of the SADF. However, they ultimately convinced the SADF that this conflict could not be won without a significant increase in commitment, thus essentially gaining the Cubans a political victory through their presence in Angola rather than a military one.
While the returning Cuban contingent was hailed as victorers over Apartheid South Africa, Cuba would soon find itself in major problems at home. Largely reliant on the Soviet Union for its trade, the dissolution of the Soviet Union had a devastated effect on the Cuban economy. The Cuban military was also hit hard, and was soon faced with a shortage of spares and fuel. As a result, large numbers of armoured fighting vehicles and aircraft were put into storage and large navy vessels and submarines were laid off.
In light of a more stable economic situation, a large number of vehicles and equipment were taken out of storage in recent years for conversion to new roles in an effort to increase the Cuban military's fighting capabilities, sometimes leading to dubious contraptions with little fighting value in case of war but also leading to more impressive projects such as the David IMV.
Other great examples of these conversions include the mating of surface-to-air (SAM) launchers onto the chassis of T-55 tanks, allowing for increased mobility of an otherwise static SAM site. Other projects include the installment of anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, howitzers and field guns on the chassis of BMP-1s, T-55s and even stored T-34/85s. A full list of all known conversions can be seen here.
The armament of the vehicle consists of a single 7.62mm PKT light machine gun taken from BTR-60s or BRDM-2s that have been converted to serve in different roles, losing their turret in the process. These vehicles are also the source of the roof hatches, up to four of which are present on the David. Two variants are known to exist, one with no such hatches and one with four of them, which is the variant in service with Angola. Three viewing ports with associated firing ports are located on each side of the vehicle.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Severely Addicted
After viewing oodles of photo's of real owls, I have come to the conclusion that some owls are cute and some owls are not so cute. In fact, you could say some owls are downright scary looking.
I think I'll stick with the polka dot owl. She's nice and gentle, doesn't screech and hoot and is pretty to look at.
Incase you don't already know, I'm currently hosting a giveaway for this pretty polka dot pillow. Please comment under that post (5/19) to be eligible for the giveaway.
Thank you for the cute quotes and sayings that continue to come in. I'm really enjoying them.
Have a great day!
12 comments:
- sweetiepie said...
Is that the rare polka dotted yo yo owl? I hope they don't become an endangered species. Cute little owl, Lettie!
- Wed May 21, 09:28:00 AM 2008
- Mom2fur said...
Polka dots are fresh and fun and cute. And in a way, they are kind of organized but chaotic (is that a word?) at the same time--kinda like life itself, LOL! Maybe this is why they are so cool.
Hey, thanks for linking to my blog! I'm going to put you on my "Incredible Growing Blog List"!
- Wed May 21, 09:29:00 AM 2008
- Kim West said...
what a great owl... so cute!!
- Wed May 21, 11:12:00 AM 2008
- Sandra said...
Heehee sweet owl - she looks very wise, but I think she probably has a wild side to her ;)
Owl leave this comment so you'll know I was here ... and OWL BE BACK!!!
- Wed May 21, 12:02:00 PM 2008
- annemarie said...
Oh my gosh - your owl is so darn cute. I mentioned earlier that I like owls but now I think I love them!! I must attempt to make one this weekend. Wish me luck.
- Wed May 21, 03:11:00 PM 2008
oh no....i think I have caught your illness. i think polka dots, I dream polka dots....therfore I must be a polka dot. Now I need to go make me an owl. ACK....is there a cure???? XXXAnnie from San Diego
- Wed May 21, 03:26:00 PM 2008
- Catherine said...
That owl is too cute!! I love polka dots too. Uh oh -- I can see that I will now be looking in quilt stores for polka dot fabric.
My favourite dress when I was in high school was a polka dot dress. Had another great one in my 20s. Think it's time for a new one!
- Wed May 21, 05:16:00 PM 2008
- Stephanie said...
Oh, and remember Julia Roberts' brown and white polka-dotted dress at the polo game? Classy!
Now, there's no pressure, but if you want to play along--you've been tagged! Only 'cause I just found your site and like it.
Everyone else is invited, too!
- Wed May 21, 07:42:00 PM 2008
That is one top notch critter there! Cuteness itself. I can see a whole family! The polka dot yo-yo owl family.
- Wed May 21, 08:54:00 PM 2008
- Netter said...
Yes indeed, that is one cutie pie owl. Very sweet!
- Thu May 22, 09:10:00 PM 2008
- Ruth's Place said...
Your owl is fabulous!!
- Fri May 23, 02:36:00 AM 2008
- Lorraine said...
That owl is just something else!!! I love it. Your blog is great and your projects are a joy to look at. I am going to put you in my favorites.
- Sat Jun 07, 10:30:00 AM 2008


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Spartanburg, SC - On a picture perfect day for running, Jennifer Hitt for Anderson University won her fourth consecutive Conference Carolina Championship. Even though Anderson University placed three runners in the top ten, it was Lees - McRae College who won their first Women's Cross Country Championship since 2004.
Lees-McRae was led by sophomore first team All-Conference runner Dana Lindholm. She was joined in the top ten by Carla Swart, who placed 7th overall. The Bobcats finished with a team score of 51 points and had six runners finish in the top 20. The two-time defending champions of Anderson University finished in second place, 27 points behind the Bobcats.
The Flacons of Pfeiffer University claimed the third place finish with a total of 125 points. Second team All-Conference Melissa Dunlap who finished 6th overall in today's race led Pfeiffer University. Converse College, with 131 points, finished in fourth place which was 4 points ahead of St. Andrews who rounded out the top five.
Limestone finished in sixth place with 141 points while Queens University claimed seventh with 151 points. Coker College finished eighth overall, while Erskine, Belmont Abbey, Barton, and Mount Olive rounded out the 12-team field.
2007 Conference Carolinas Women's Cross Country All-Conference Awards
First Team
Jennifer Hitt - Anderson
Diana Willard - Anderson
Alyson Trovato - St. Andrews
Dana Lindholm - Lees-McRae
Alex Bonn - Limestone
Second Team
Melissa Dunlap - Pfeiffer
Carla Swart - Lees-McRae
Carrie Powell - Converse College
Ashley McClellion - Anderson
Kendyle Seawright - Coker
Honorable Mention
April Harris - Lees-McRae
Molly Reichwald - Limestone
Whitney Dennis - Queens
Ashley May - Lees-McRae
Demarea Colson - Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year
Ashley McClellion - Anderson
Coach of the Year
Craig McPhail - Lees-McRae
Runner of the Year
Jennifer Hitt - Anderson
Women's Team Results
1. Lees-McRae
2. Anderson
3. Pfeiffer
4. Converse
5. St. Andrews
6. Limestone
7. Queens
8. Coker
9. Erskine
10. Belmont Abbey
11. Barton
12. Mount Olive
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Background checks for firearms purchases spiked after the December 14 mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, new data from the FBI showed on Monday.
According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), nine of the top 10 days for firearms checks from November 30, 1998, to January 27, 2013, including December 14, 2012, occurred since Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School and then shot and killed himself.
Lanza also killed his mother before the school massacre. His use of an AR 15 assault-type rifle and high-capacity ammunition magazines have been at the heart of the contentious debate over gun control.
The NICS is a nationwide system for checking criminal records, developed by the FBI with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and local and state law enforcement agencies. The system is run by the FBI.
According to the FBI data, the leading six days for background checks before the sale of firearms occurred after December 14, 2012. The top five weeks for background checks were the week of the massacre and afterward.
Since November 30, 1998, the top day for background checks before gun sales was December 21, 2012, a week after the massacre. Checks that day numbered 177,170.
The top week since November 30, 1998, was December 17 to December 23, 2012, when 953,613 background checks were requested.
Gun control advocates argue that civilians do not need to own assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Gun rights supporters argue that efforts to ban assault weapons are an attack on the second amendment right of the U.S. constitution, which addresses the right to bear arms.
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"The VMT is likely the way states will raise money in the future for their roads and infrastructure," said Joshua Schank, president and CEO of the ENO Center for Transportation in Washington, D.C. "The states aren't yet to the point where they've figured out exactly how to implement the VMT, but they'll get there."


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While North Africa's fortunes in 11-a-side football have been on the wane in recent years, the region clearly rules the roost when it comes to futsal as Libya, Egypt and Morocco won the right to be the African representatives at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012.
CAF were forced to cancel the 2011 African Futsal Championship following Burkina Faso's withdrawal as hosts, so the three berths were decided via a home-and-away campaign. Disappointingly, a number of teams withdrew from qualifying, which meant Morocco and Libya were forced to play just two games, and Egypt three.
The Pharaohs did most of the hard work in the first leg of their final round encounter against Nigeria at home. The West Africans, who only arrived in Egypt in the early hours of the morning on the day of the match, managed to restrict the damage to a 1-0 deficit at half-time, but then gave away a further seven goals as the Egyptians ran out 8-2 winners with hat-tricks claimed by Ahmed Yosri and Moataz Sami and Ahmed Abou-Serie settling for a brace. Israel Banigo and Kabiru Olumide replied for the visitors, who did not play the second leg and withdrew from the competition, giving Egypt a place at the finals.
Libya, who won the African championship at home in 2008, opened up a four-goal lead in the first leg of their tie against South Africa, which was played in Tunisia. The return leg saw the Libyans take a two-goal lead into the dressing-rooms, giving South Africa a mountain to climb after the break. The hosts did manage to claw their way back into the game after scoring four goals without reply, but Libya then upped the pace and won 6-4 on the day and 10-4 aggregate.
I am very happy with the win and with qualifying for the World Cup finals in Thailand.
Libya's Spanish coach Pablo Prieto said that it had been a very good game. "We had some difficulties, especially in the beginning of the second half, but we overcame these by defending against our opponents in their half. I am very happy with the win and with qualifying for the World Cup finals in Thailand," he said. Abdulsallam Sharada was a hat-trick hero for the visitors, with Mohamed Shebli and Mahame Rajab scoring two of the other goals. The last tally for Libya was scored by goalkeeper Ramzi, who made the most of a South African power-play to score into an empty goal.
South African coach Quinton Allies says Libya put his side under pressure. "I was pleased the way we fought our way back into the match to lead 4-2 after being two goals down. I am hoping that this will provide a kick-start for futsal in South Africa and that we develop the game," he said. South Africa's goals were scored by Rafique Hassim, who grabbed three, and Emmanuel Khetsi.
In Rabat, Morocco also had a four-goal lead after their 6-2 victory in Mozambique, but unlike the Libyans, Morocco came dangerously close to throwing it away as they allowed Mozambique a 4-1 win in the return leg. It was only Adil Habil's goal that gave the North Africans a 7-6 aggregate victory and a place at the finals.
The goalscorer said the players were not used to playing indoor in front of such a large crowd. "We struggled with the pressure and missed many opportunities because of a lack of concentration." Captain Yahia Baya added: "We will be playing our first World Cup in Thailand, thanks to our victory in Maputo. Now our coach Hicham Dguig will help us prepare and correct our mistakes."


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|Architecture is not just the special buildings like cathedrals, museums, or sports stadiums we read about or see on television; it is as normal as the homes, places of worship, schools, and shopping malls where we live, worship, work, learn, and play every day. However, architecture is more than just common shelter; building has always satisfied the human need to create something of meaning. Even the simplest form of architecture is a work of art that requires thought and planning.
The Architecture merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.
Architecture merit badge requirements
1. Do the following:
2. In the Outdoor Code, a Scout pledges to "be conservation-minded." Discuss the following with your counselor:
3. Do ONE of the following:
4. Measure a room such as one where you live or where your troop meets. Make an accurately scaled drawing of the room's floor plan showing walls, doors, closets, windows, and any built-in furniture or cabinets. Neatly label your drawing with the following: your name, the date, what room you drew, and the scale of the drawing. (Drawing scale: ¼ inch = 1 foot)
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- Architecture is a rare merit badge!
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- 1: Architectural Styles of America Arranged by theme and time period. Also see: Wikipedia: Architecture
- The graph paper you need is in the Architecture Worksheet.
- 2: Outdoor Code
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in Kensington Market!!!'Archi-Textures' is a weekly celebration of diverse selections in electronic music brought to you by local artists and performers of all kind. Every week is a little different and we're always open to new faces who would like to showcase their creative talents, whether it be musical, circus, dance, video-projections, or even displays of visual art, deco, or clothing etc…
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mikey287 wrote:I also don't think Rylan was serious to begin with...
MRandall25 wrote:If we're talking best Russian NHL career, I'm assuming Sergei Fedorov is somewhere in the top 5?
mikey287 wrote:Re: Chef comment: Oh...oops.
Clarification: Greatest Russian to play in the NHL? Or Greatest Russian NHL career? Big difference. Because the greatest Russian/Soviet to play in the NHL was likely Slava Fetisov...but he didn't have the greatest NHL career. It was a combo job of his Soviet exploits and his NHL excellence.
Rylan wrote:No Igor Larianov in the HM?
Rylan wrote:I can understand that but I mean the Red Wings hockey teams had Federov and Yzerman. In the playoffs you get those guys on the ice as much as possible no matter what. And wasn't he in his mid-30s during their run as well?
(Is it just me or does Yzerman's career sometimes seems underrated?)
Rylan wrote:And no love for Yashin either?
Zach6668 wrote:This is really boring, but I whole heartedly agree with your top 5.
Random, but Kovalchuk's career numbers are going to be astonishing compared to how he's generally perceived, although moreso before this playoff run.
Zach6668 wrote:Heh, I meant my post would be boring.
Rylan wrote:As much as I was a fan of Bure, Ilya Kovalchuck should be ahead of him. But it really is splitting hairs to me.
Gaucho wrote:Here are the Top 10 Russian players of all time according to THN: http://www.1972summitseries.com/toptenrussians.html
It's from 2002, so I would assume that AO, Geno and Kovalchuk are all at least in the discussion by now.
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SOCORRO, N.M., February 4, 2003 -- Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at New Mexico Tech, has developed a computer-controlled apparatus that promises to get walking- impaired patients back on their feet faster and more effectively than currently employed, labor-intensive rehabilitation programs.
The "smart gait-emulator," as Sarkodie-Gyan calls his latest invention, uses computer technology to process impulses received from a patient's good leg and interprets and mirrors the signals to accurately impose a natural walking stride onto the bad leg.
With the aid of a support harness and powerful actuators that move suspended bracings, patients are assisted by the "mechanical legs" on a treadmill, completing a full range of natural walking motions during their physical therapy sessions, without the help of trained specialists.
With a few more years of testing and development, the innovative technology has the potential of helping more than 29 million Americans with walking disabilities, Sarkodie-Gyan says.
"When we researched some of the problems associated with current rehabilitation programs and the tools they use, we found that one of the more common difficulties physical therapists face is maintaining the consistency in gait motion in their patients from one therapy session to the next," Sarkodie-Gyan points out.
"Also, most of the complaints we received from stroke victims concerning their rehabilitation programs were that they don't get enough time with their therapists on the treadmills or other machines they're using," he adds.
The smart gait-emulator, in contrast, uses cutting-edge computer and robotics technologies to automatically adjust its settings to each individual's personal walking characteristics, and accurately does so session after session.
In addition to providing independent, customized leg movements for rehab patients, the smart gait-emulator's computer also records any and all pertinent data.
"There's still a lot of big areas left to explore with this prototype model," says New Mexico Tech graduate student Silversun Sturgis, "for instance, how to emulate the two-dimensional hip motions we all make when we walk."
Sturgis was one of several Tech students who worked last year on a team project that was aimed at developing an ankle movement simulator, in conjunction with the smart gait-emulator project.
"We quickly found out that ankle and foot movements are very complicated -- so complicated that they warrant their own devices-- and decided to use actual foot contact on the treadmill rather than add another variable to the device," Sturgis explains.
An automatic adjustment feature, which would have a range of settings for patients of various heighths and builds, was also put on hold because of budgetary constraints.
The prototype of the smart gait-emulator was built for around $20,000, with most of the funding for the project provided by New Mexico Tech and much of the design and fabrication of its various mechanical parts performed by New Mexico Tech students.
"We're now hoping to get some outside funding for the next phase of the project," says Sarkodie-Gyan, "and are in the process of submitting several proposals for research grants."


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Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs by Brian Hiatt: The legend of Bruce Springsteen may well outlast rock 'n' roll itself. And for all the muscle and magic of his life-shaking concerts with the E Street Band, his legendary status comes down to the songs. He is an acknowledged master of music and lyrics, with decades of hits, from "Blinded by the Light" and "Born to Run" to "Hungry Heart," "Dancing in the Dark," and "The Rising."
In Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs, longtime Rolling Stone writer Brian Hiatt digs into the writing and recording of these songs and all the others on Springsteen's studio albums, from 1973's Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. to 2014's High Hopes (plus all the released outtakes), and offers a unique look at the legendary rocker's methods, along with historical context, scores of colorful anecdotes, and more than 180 photographs. Hiatt has interviewed Springsteen five times in the past and has conducted numerous new interviews with his collaborators, from longtime producers to the E Street Band, to create an authoritative and lushly illustrated journey through Springsteen's entire songbook and career.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young by David Browne: Even in the larger-than-life world of rock and roll, it was hard to imagine four more different men. David Crosby, the opinionated hippie guru. Stephen Stills, the perpetually driven musician. Graham Nash, the tactful pop craftsman. Neil Young, the creatively restless loner. But together, few groups were as in sync with their times as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Starting with the original trio's landmark 1969 debut album, the group embodied much about its era: communal musicmaking, protest songs that took on the establishment and Richard Nixon, and liberal attitudes toward partners and lifestyles.
But their story would rarely be as harmonious as their legendary and influential vocal blend. In the years that followed, these four volatile men would continually break up, reunite, and disband again—all against a backdrop of social and musical change, recurring disagreements and jealousies, and self-destructive tendencies that threatened to cripple them both as a group and as individuals.
In Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup, longtime music journalist andRolling Stone writer David Browne presents the ultimate deep dive into rock and roll's most musical and turbulent brotherhood on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Featuring exclusive interviews with David Crosby and Graham Nash along with band members, colleagues, fellow superstars, former managers, employees, and lovers-and with access to unreleased music and documents—Browne takes readers backstage and onstage, into the musicians' homes, recording studios, and psyches, to chronicle the creative and psychological ties that have bound these men together—and sometimes torn them apart. This is the sweeping story of rock's longest-running, most dysfunctional, yet pre-eminent musical family, delivered with the epic feel their story rightly deserves.
Christopher Castellani Reads From His Novel Leading Men
Christopher Castellani's novel Leading Men (2019) is a reflection on the nature of fame, private life, and romantic entanglement set in the social world of gay 20th century icons Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote in the 1950s. Castellani is the artistic director of Boston's GrubStreet, one of the country's leading creative writing centers.
Our History Is the Future: Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Indigenous Resistance
As Nebraska and the U.S. Midwest recover from devastating climate change-fueled floods, we continue our interview with Lakota historian Nick Estes on how two centuries of indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming "Water is life." Estes's new book is titled Our History Is the Future. He is a co-founder of the indigenous resistance group The Red Nation and a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
Rebecca and Floyd Skloot | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair
We talked to Rebecca Skloot, and her father (and poet), Floyd. Rebecca is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' while Floyd is a creative nonfiction writer, novelist and poet whose work has won three Pushcart Prizes, a Pen USA Literary Award, two Pacific NW Book Awards, and two Oregon Book Awards.
Black Writers Matter | eh List
As part of our eh List and #OnCivilSociety series, we hosted a discussion about Black Writers Matter, a powerful new anthology of African-Canadian writing, edited by Whitney French.
The stories in this collection offer a cross-section of established writers and newcomers to the literary world who tackle contemporary and pressing issues with beautiful, sometimes raw, prose.
- Whitney French: writer, storyteller, and multidisciplinary artist.
- Angela Walcott: multidisciplinary artist and writer.
- Sapphire Woods: queer nerd with a passion for Black education.
Moderated by Canisia Lubrin, award-winning writer, poet, critic, and teacher.
Tiya Miles, "The Dawn of Detroit" Winner of The Fredrick Douglass Book Prize
Book TV presents coverage of the 20th annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize awarded by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Here is Tiya Miles whose book "The Dawn of Detroit" was one of the two winners of the prize.
Cheryl Strayed and Lidia Yuknavitch | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair
Cheryl Strayed's second book, the 2012 memoir 'Wild,' went on to win the Barnes & Noble Discover Award and the Oregon Book Award, and would be adapted into a major motion picture in 2014, starring Reese Witherspoon. Lidia Yuknavitch is an author, editor, and teacher; her 2016 TED Talk, 'The Beauty of Being a Misfit' has more than 2.6 million views, and pawned her 2017 novel The Beauty of Being a Misfit. She also founded the workshop series, Corporeal Writing, in Portland.
PEN Out Loud: Reclaiming Our Time
A feminist retrospective of the year. With Carmen Maria Machado, whose debut short story collection Her Body and Other Parties, who is a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award and Kirkus Prize; Min Jin Lee, whose historical novel Pachinko is also a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award; and Morgan Jerkins, of the highly esteemed essay collection, This Will be My Undoing.
All three authors have unique and powerful perspectives on women's experiences today. Machado has a distinct way of weaving the strange and otherworldly into fictional landscapes that delve into women's inner lives; Lee turns the clock back to analyze the effects of social pressures on women in twentieth-century East Asia; and Jerkins is known for her incisively honest essays detailing the black woman's lived experience in America today.
Ada Limon | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair
We spoke with Ada Limón about her latest poetry collection, 'The Carrying' which was featured on PBS Books' Best of 2018 List, and it recently won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. Limón is the author of five books of poetry, including 'Bright Dead Things,' which was named a finalist for the National Book Award. She also works as a freelance writer in Lexington, Kentucky.
Adam Rutherford | Humanimal
We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really more special than other animals? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores how many of the things once considered to be exclusively human are not: We are not the only species that communicates, makes tools, uses fire, or has sex for reasons other than procreation. Evolution has, however, allowed us to develop a culture far more complex than any other observed in nature. Humanimal explains how we became the creatures we are today, uniquely able to investigate ourselves. Illuminating the latest genetic research, it is a thrilling account of what unequivocally fixes us as animals—and what makes us truly extraordinary.
Adam Rutherford wrote A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived—finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction—and Creation, which was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. He writes and presents BBC's flagship weekly Radio 4 program Inside Science; The Cell for BBC Four; and Playing God (on the rise of synthetic biology) for leading science series Horizon; in addition to writing for the Guardian.
Cory Doctorow | eh List
Cory Doctorow discussed Radicalized, his timely novel on the social, technological, and economic visions of today and what society could be in the near, near future.
Watch Cory Doctorow in conversation with Barry Hertz.
This event was held in the Atrium of Toronto Reference Library.
In New Book, Bill McKibben Asks If the Human Game Has Begun to Play Itself Out
Thousands are taking to the streets in London today to demand radical action to combat the climate crisis. Protesters with the group Extinction Rebellion have set up encampments and roadblocks across Central London and say they'll stay in the streets for at least a week. It's just the beginning of a series of global actions that will unfold in the coming days, as activists around the world raise the alarm about government inaction in the face of the growing climate catastrophe. The London protests come just days after schoolchildren around the globe left school again on Friday for the weekly "strike for climate" and as the push for the Green New Deal continues to build momentum in the United States. The deal—backed by Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey—seeks to transform the U.S. economy through funding renewable energy while ending U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. We speak with climate activist and journalist Bill McKibben, who has been on the front lines of the fight to save the planet for decades. Thirty years ago, he wrote "The End of Nature," the first book about climate change for a general audience. He's just published a new book titled "Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?"
Cecile Richards | Make Trouble
From Cecile Richards—president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for more than a decade, daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards, featured speaker at the Women's March on Washington, and a "heroine of the resistance" (Vogue)—comes a story about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women's rights and social justice.
Cecile Richards has been an activist since she was taken to the principal's office in seventh grade for wearing an armband in protest of the Vietnam War. She had an extraordinary childhood in ultra-conservative Texas, where her civil rights attorney father and activist mother taught their kids to be troublemakers. In the Richards household, the "dinner table was never for eating—it was for sorting precinct lists."
From the time Richards was a girl, she had a front-row seat to observe the rise of women in American politics. She watched her mother, Ann, transform from a housewife to an electrifying force in the Democratic party who made a name for herself as the straight-talking, truth-telling governor of Texas. But Richards also witnessed the pitfalls of public life that are unique to women. Her experiences paints a powerful portrait of misogyny, sexism, fake news, and even the threat of violence confronting those who challenge authority.
As a young woman, Richards worked as a labor organizer alongside women earning minimum wage and learned that those in power don't give it up without a fight. Now, after years of advocacy, resistance, and progressive leadership, she shares her story for the first time—from the joy and heartbreak of activism to the challenges of raising kids, having a life, and making change, all at the same time.
She shines a light on the people and lessons that have gotten her through good times and bad, and encourages readers to take risks, make mistakes, and make trouble along the way. Richards has dedicated her life to taking on injustice, and her memoir will inspire readers to hope and action.
Join us as Cecile sits down with Aminatou Sow, co-host of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend.
Aminatou Sow co-hosts Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast that tackles the intricacies of feminism, pop culture and the latest in politics every single week. She is also a member of the Sundance Institute Director's Advisory Group and previously led Social Impact Marketing at Google. She was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Tech. She is working on a memoir about friendship with her friend, the journalist, Ann Friedman. Aminatou lives in Brooklyn.
TimesTalks: Robert Caro
Parul Sehgal, a book critic at The New York Times, moderates a conversation with Robert Caro, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Power Broker" and "The Years of Lyndon Johnson." His upcoming book "Working" (out on April 9th) is an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, and deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books. Join us for a discussion on why Caro writes not just about the men who wield power, but about the people and the politics that are shaped by that power.
Jenny Brown | Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women's Work
Join us as feminist organizer Jenny Brown discusses her new book, Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women's Work, with Nation and Jacobin columnist Liza Featherstone.
When House Speaker Paul Ryan urged U.S. women to have more children, and Ross Douthat requested "More babies, please," in a New York Times column, they openly expressed what policymakers have been discussing for decades with greater discretion. Using technical language like "age structure," "dependency ratio," and "entitlement crisis," establishment think tanks are raising the alarm: if U.S. women don't get busy having more children, we'll face an aging workforce, slack consumer demand, and a stagnant economy.
Feminists generally believe that a prudish religious bloc is responsible for the protracted fight over reproductive freedom in the U.S. and that politicians only attack abortion and birth control to appeal to those "values voters." But hidden behind this conventional explanation is a dramatic fight over women's reproductive labor. On one side, elite policymakers want an expanding workforce reared with a minimum of employer spending and a maximum of unpaid women's work. On the other side, women are refusing to produce children at levels desired by economic planners. By some measures our birth rate is the lowest it has ever been. With little access to childcare, family leave, health care, and with insufficient male participation, U.S. women are conducting a spontaneous birth strike.
In other countries, panic over low birth rates has led governments to underwrite childbearing and childrearing with generous universal programs, but in the U.S., women have not yet realized the potential of our bargaining position. When we do, it will lead to new strategies for winning full access to abortion and birth control, and for improving the difficult working conditions U.S. parents now face when raising children.
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You've Got To Believe Me in "The Inspiration" Season 9 Episode 1
The hunt for a ritualistic killer targeting women takes the BAU to Arizona to search for an increasingly devolving UnSub on the ninth season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award-winning actress Camryn Manheim guest stars. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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2014 Hyundai Equus: New York Auto Show
What is it?
The Equus debuted for the 2011 model year as Hyundai's flagship luxury sedan. The 2014 Hyundai Equus is heavily revised, offering an updated exterior, interior and chassis. Outside, there's a new grille, LED running lights and new alloy wheels. Inside, there's a new instrument cluster and center stack. There's also a revised suspension, which now includes a "Sport" mode. Among the only things that carry over unchanged are the Equus's 8-speed automatic transmission and its 429-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 engine.
How much?
Final pricing hasn't been announced, but we wouldn't expect a huge increase over last year's $60,000 base price.
When can you get it?
Hyundai says later this year; we'd expect to see it at dealerships sometime this summer.
Add it to your shopping list because...
The 2014 Hyundai Equus is a bargain in the world of full-size luxury sedans. Its $60,000 base price is far below pricing set by rivals, some of which cost as much as 50 percent more. But the Equus feels world-class. There's an available 12.3-inch LCD screen in the instrument cluster and a standard 9.2-inch screen in the dash. The Equus also offers dual rear monitors, power door closers, a heads-up display and a multi-view camera system. Basically, it's a top-tier luxury car for drivers who don't mind the Hyundai badge. And the updates for 2014 make it even better.
Other cars to consider:
Audi A8: The latest A8 only comes close to the Equus's base price by offering a 333-hp, V6-powered 3.0T version. Its $73,000 base price is still a hefty hike over the Equus, but many buyers will prefer the Audi brand.
Jaguar XJ: A new V6-powered base model brings the 2013 XJ's starting price to $74,000, which is in the ballpark of the Equus. The XJ also offers bold styling and the cachet of the well-known Jaguar brand name.
Lexus LS 460: The LS 460 is among the Equus's closest competitors. The big Lexus, which was heavily updated last year, starts around $73,000 and trumps the Equus by offering available all-wheel drive.
Used Mercedes S-Class: The S-Class is still the gold standard of the full-size luxury car segment, and a new version is just a few months away. With a starting price above $93,000, it's far more expensive than the Equus. But certified pre-owned models with an extended warranty are priced like the Equus -- and have that all important three-pointed star up front.
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Amtrak Cascades train 509 has a clear indication on the cantilever signal at Vader, WA on a beautiful September evening. 509 was the last of 14 trains passing this spot in a 4 hour period on September 12th 2013.
Some of the best weather we have in the Pacific Northwest happens in September. The sun starts down after 7pm but with the warm days the temperatures are still comfortable enough to be outside after sunset. Early September usually remains dry so the skies are clear and the bugs are few. All this adds up to some great September nights outside!


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Business Relocation
Business relocation is very important to the Savannah Area Chamber. The Chamber works with partners and helps individuals determine what resource they most need. Following are some of our partners along with their web sites.
City of Savannah
Savannah's City government adopted a council/manager form of government in 1954. Edna Jackson became Savannah's Mayor in 2012. The current City Council, which consists of the Mayor and eight Aldermen, levies taxes, enacts ordinances, adopts the annual budget and appoints the City Manager.
Savannah Development and Renewal Authority (SDRA)
SDRA's mission is to lead a coordinated strategy of economic development and civic design to strengthen Greater Downtown Savannah.
Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA)
SEDA's mission is to improve the standard of living for all citizens of Savannah/Chatham County by stimulating the economy through the attraction of investment, the creation of jobs and the support of established businesses already in the area.
SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Coastal Area District Development Authority (CADDA)
CADDA was established as a non-profit economic development lender in 1976. In 1982, it received its designation as a Certified Development Company by the Small Business Administration, which allows it to deliver the SBA 504 program. SBA 504 loans are an excellent tool for financing fixed assets such as land, building and equipment on long term, below-market, fixed rates. CADDA's service area for the SBA 504 market includes the entire state of Georgia, North Florida and lower South Carolina.
Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC)
SBAC is a specialized, non-profit business development organization licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is supported by the City of Savannah and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote economic growth. SBAC offers a variety of loan programs for new and existing businesses in the service delivery area.
Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
SBDC's mission is to enhance the economic well-being of Georgians by providing a wide range of educational services for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. SBDC offers a range of services, including consulting, continuing education, applied research, minority business, international trade, commercialization, and client stories.
Business Retention Action Team (BRAT)
BRAT works with established businesses on issues from OSHA pre-audits to utility management, from labor force recruitment to training, from exporting assistance to legislative lobbying and more. Made up of a group of economic developers, BRAT has representatives from SEDA, Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education's Quick Start training program, Georgia's Economic Development Department, Georgia's Department of Labor, Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute, Savannah Technical College and Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce.


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Louis Krasner '22 DP, '81 hon. D.M. (1904–1995) taught at NEC from 1976 through the 1995 spring semester. Ukrainian-born and American-schooled—including studies at NEC—Krasner was one of the foremost champions of 20th-century music. He premiered both the Berg and Schoenberg violin concertos, and the lyricism and emotion of these works in the austere 12-tone mode can be attributed to him.
Krasner once remarked that the idea for the Berg concerto came from his experience at NEC, where he was asked to "just noodle," playing not prepared works, but whatever was within him. When he arrived at Berg's house to begin planning the concerto, the composer, too, asked him to "just play." "He wanted to see the extent of my own creativity, fantasy, and imagination," Krasner recalled.
Krasner studied with Otakar Ševcik, Carl Flesch, and Lucien Capet. "I studied with many great teachers, and all of their teaching emptied into me. It's all been redeveloped, re-cooked on my own burner. I don't know what's me or what's my teacher. Of his NEC teacher, Eugene Gruenberg, Krasner said: "He inculcated in me during my early years that we are all a part of humanity and the universe. Gruenberg's humanity has stood me by all these 100 years." Gruenberg, who headed NEC's violin department, was a friend of conductor Arthur Nikisch who played under Nikisch in the orchestra of the Leipzig opera, then followed him to Boston to play in the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Not only did Krasner have legendary violin teachers; the piano accompanist at his graduation recital in 1922 was Jesus Maria Sanroma '20 DP, '63 hon. D.M.
The extent of Krasner's artistry was enormous. After a career as a virtuoso violinist and as concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, he taught at Syracuse University and then at his alma mater, NEC. Among the string quartets to benefit from his expertise were NEC's Quartet-in-Residence, the Borromeo String Quartet.
Laurence Lesser said of Krasner:
When I became president of NEC in 1983, I found in our midst two living national/cultural treasures: Louis Krasner and Eugene Lehner. They were the essential flame of our chamber music department, and each an important link to the great composers of the early part of this century.
After Krasner's death, his teaching legacy was memorialized by the creation of the Louis and Adrienne Krasner Teaching Excellence Award at NEC.
Krasner's reminiscence of the first performances of the Schoenberg Violin Concerto appeared in the Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, Vol. II, No. 2 (1978).


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The following letter by one of Wayne county's most prominent sons performs the service of refreshing our minds to a new appreciation of the strong and sturdy stock of our forefathers who blazed the trails for the present generation. The Vinson family has been a vital factor in the progress of Wayne County since its beginning. Colonel Z. T. Vinson himself is known throughout the country as a man of exceptional ability and influence. He has not only achieved distinction in his profession as an attorney of first magnitude but has been highly successful in numerous big business enterprises. He is one of the foremost Bible scholars and teachers of the whole country and only the last year supplemented his unusual knowledge of the Scripture by extensive travel through Europe and the Holy Lands. There are indeed many stars in Wayne county's galaxy of men who have become famous for their great works, but certainly none of them shine brighter than the eminent son of our soil who writes the following letter of reminiscence. Editor's Note.
COl. Z. T. VINSON
Huntington, W. Va.
Dear Mr. Editor:
I am glad you have asked me to write you a letter of reminiscences about some of the people whom I knew in the long ago of my boyhood and youth. When one reaches my age, it becomes a pleasant pastime to frequently open the flood gates of memory and let the throngs of those we knew and revered pass in a delightful pageantry before our eyes. How their dear faces beam upon us, and their smiles beckon us back to the days of yore, where we may live over again, even though for an hour, the times we once enjoyed with that host of friends that have passed to the great beyond. How much influence their example and character have had upon my life, I will never know, but their wisdom guides me yet, and the lessons that they taught me will always be a perennial blessing.
The first truly great man I ever knew was John Jarrell, who lived and died on Mill Creek. Every one, young and old alike, called him "Uncle," out of a sense of profound respect and reverence. He was a Baptist preacher and a real saint and a worshiper of God. He believed, taught and lived in righteousness. A patriot in the best sense of the word. He not only governed his own family, which was a large one, but out of his sheer goodness and blameless life he ruled over all the people within reach of him. They went to him as a matter of course when troubles came for help and counsel. If two men had any controversy, they did not resort to court, but they took it to Uncle John Jarrell for settlement, knowing his honesty and believing implicity in his wisdom. His judgment was accepted as final, and no apeal was ever taken from it. He was a farmer, but everything he raised beyond his own family consumption was given to the hungry and the needy. He was also a shoemaker, and spent much of his time in making shoes for those who were unable to buy them. I have seen barefoot children waiting two or three days at his house until he could finish their shoes. He built his own log church close to his house, where he preached once a month, and the other three Sundays found him preaching at other places. He worked hard every day in the week, and always preached without accepting any money for it. He studied no book but the Bible, but he knew that book practically by heart. If anyone he knew was not living right, he went to him and tried to have him correct his ways. Every one loved him for his kindness and help. They stood in awe of him, believing that he was really inspired of God. Whatever was right and just, he stood for it, and he condemned whatever was wrong or vicious. The influence for good that he had upon the people with whom he came in contact cannot well be imagined; for that influence will keep on widening from one generation to another, until it reaches the very throne of God.
Of the kind of men, living the same sort of life, were four other great men whom I knew and loved, and these, too, were preachers like John Jarrell, doing all in their power to help and benefit their neighbors, and these were William T. Ball, John T. Johnson, Jacob Marcum and Uncle Jimmie Queen. There were two other great preachers that lived at the same time, exercising a lasting influence for the good of the people. These were Burrell Spurlock and Patrick Napier, whom I did not know personally. All these men were great heroic characters, for they were pioneers in righteousness. They felled the forests with their own hands, cleared out their own farms and built their own homes. They used the talents God had given them; their whole life's work was done that they might receive their reward hereafter and be met with the final words: "Well done, thou good and faithful servants." Wayne county should raise an imperishable monument to each of these.
Mr. Editor, let's turn back the hands of the clock for a space of fifty years, almost the exact date of my first visit to Wayne court house, and revisit with the people whom I saw there at that time. It was during Circuit court, in June 1874. A session of the circuit court was a great event in those days, for every man of consequence in the county was there. Not that they had court business to look after, but they came to meet each other, socially, and transact their business together, buy and well land and horses and oxen and pay their debts and their taxes. Every one had his riding horse, for there were neither buggies nor wagons then. Most of the men wore long whiskers and homespun clothes, the wool for which was carded, spun and woven into cloth, and then cut out and made into garments by their wives and daughters. Most of this was done by these good women around the firelight at night after the day's work was finished. The sewing was by hand, as no sewing machine had appeared at that time.
But who are the men we see here? They are John Bromley, Stephen Marcum, William H. Frazier and Jas. Stone from Cassville; and along up Mill Creek are the Wellmans, Fraziers, Wilsons, Jarrells, Hamptons, Pyatts, and Thompsons. From along Tug River have come the Artrips, Vinsons, Yorks, Ratcliffs, Copleys, Parsleys, Spauldings, and Marcums. From the right fork of Twelve Pole are the Kirks, Damrons, Prestons, Fergusons, Watts, Osburnes, and Christians. From the left fork and Kiah's Creek came the Maynards and Queens, Napiers and Frys. From Beech Fork there were the Bowens, Smiths and Adkins. From down 12 Pole were the Spurlocks and Garretts, Blosses, Newmans, Plymales and McKeands. From Ceredo the Handleys, Hoards, Kelleys and Wrights. From up the Sandy were the Hattens, Cyruses, Chapmans, Smiths, Strothers, and Loars.
The lawyers present at that term of court were Judge Milton Ferguson of Louisa, Col. L. T. Moore and K. F. Prichard of Catlettsburg; Eustace Gibson and Ira McGinnis from the Cabell bar; and of local lawyers were Gobe Burgess, George Ratcliff, Joseph Kirk, Col. Witcher, and Mike Tiernan had just come. George Hutchinson was clerk and kept hotel. Evermont Ward was the judge, and, I believe, Lamech Adkins was the sheriff.
Among the more prominent men that one saw on the streets of Wayne at that time were William Ratcliff and Samuel Damron from Lincoln district, judges of the old county court; M. Lamech Adkins, one of the great strong men of the county; B. Hoard of Ceredo; W. W. Brumfield from Buffalo; Lindsey Smith from Round Bottom, who owned the finest farm in the county; William Shannon of Gragston; Charles W. Ferguson, living a mile above Wayne; big Sam Ferguson from the right fork; Lewis Queen from Kiah's Creek; and Johnson Fry from Stonecoal. Of course there were a great many other prominent and excellent men besides these, but I cannot undertake to mention them all in a letter like this.
I want to take this opportunity of saying about Uncle Charley Ferguson, whom I knew well and intimately up to the time of his death, that in my judgment no more lovable or gentle spirit has ever walked upon the soil of Wayne County. What John Jarrell and the great preachers whom I mentioned, as well as those I have not mentioned, were doing in the way of planting the seeds of religion and righteousness among the people, Charley Ferguson was doing precisely the same thing from the standpoint of the layman. He was not a preacher, yet his life was one of the greatest sermons of history, to settle dispute among his neighbors, keep their accounts, look after their personal welfare, feed and clothe the needy. He stood for everything that goes to make a brighter, better civilization among men. I do not mean to say that he was the only man in the county of this type, but he stood out as being preeminent among a great many others who were endeavoring in every way to imitate and follow in the footsteps of Uncle Charley Ferguson.
If I had to describe in a sentence or two the prevailing and dominant characteristics of the men whom I saw at that term of court in 1874, I would say that the dominant trait that was manifest in them was strength of character and fidelity to any cause which they espoused; that the next most prominent impression one got was the good fellowship and kindly hospitality that make each feel very welcome at the home or fireside of every other one.
Out of the spirit of devotion and loyalty to cause grew many a heated and spirited political contest that swept over the county from one end to the other, wherein the neighbors divided upon their support of one candidate or another, and looking at these contests from this time and point of view, about the best word to describe them is to say that they were not only hot, but, generally speaking, "red hot." I can recall the race between Fisher Bowen and P. H. Napier for sheriff, and there are many yet living in Wayne who participated in that race; also a year or two later, the race of George Hutchinson and P. H. Napier for clerk of the court; and of course I could instance many others. At this time there was no party organization in the county. So far as county offices were concerned, all the voters--democrats and republicans alike--voted for the man they liked, whether he was of the same political party in national affairs as themselves or not.
I cannot close this letter without calling to your attention the log rollings and corn huskings that prevailed throughout the whole of the county. When one cleared up a lot of land, the grubbing and the chopping of the timber and the limbs were piled up in a heap, called a "brush heap", and burned, and in order to make the land tenable and prepare it for corn planting, it became necessary to burn also the trees that had been chopped up that grew on the land. Some of these were as much as two feet in diameter and were so heavy that neither one man nor his immediate family were able to roll these logs together, so that they might be burned and the land completely cleared. Whenever the land was ready for the log rolling, the neighbors were notified, and they all gathered in the morning with thir hand spikes, generally made out of tough sassafras wood and seasoned before the fire. Here in these log rollings were exhibited great feats of strength and skill in handling these heavy logs and carrying them to the nearest fire, where they could be burned. This was a great event for the young men in the neighborhood, because a log rolling always meant that the girls too were invited in at the house for a quilting or wool picking or something of that sort, and then when the day's work was finished--and the work they did was truly herculean--the party came on, and it was a rare thing that the party ever closed before daylight the following morning. Of couuse everybody hd a good time, everybody enjoyed it, and the help that they gave to their neighbor was voluntary and as a matter of course.
The same thing was true of the corn shucking. After the corn had been gathered in and put under the shed of the barn or crib, then a corn husking was had, and this was mainly confined to the young men and the young women of the neighborhood, as it offered and afforded a good excuse for having a party and bringing the young people together. One of the rules that prevailed at the corn husking was that whenever one of the young men shucked a red ear of corn that entitled him, as a matter of course, to kiss the prettiest girl in the room.
In this way people got their barns and cribs and houses erected, and most of the older houses in the county today, especially the log houses, were all erected by the neighbors coming in to what was known as a "house raising."
I would like to go on indefinitely and take up the individual men and women whom I knew and spent a great deal of time in their society, but of course that can not be done.
The question that has often presented itself to my mind is whether or not these strong men, mentally and physically, of fifty years ago have impressed their strength upon their descendants and the people around them. Knowing these men as I did, I cannot imagine any greater blessing that could come into a county than if the descendants of these people would so live as to keep up and continue the great strength of character that was so evident in their ancestors who lived half a century ago. Let me hope, Mr. Editor. . .(copy cuts off)
Wayne county is proud of its great and good men who chopped down trees and built cabins and thus paved the way for our civilization. We are thankful for Colonel Vinson's letter in this issue which revives our minds to a new appreciation of the obligation we owe to these sturdy ancestors of ours. No county in West Virginia, or in any other state for that matter, is more distinctive than ours. Wayne county is not patterned after any other county of the universe. To be a Wayne countian is to be just a bit different from the rest of the world. No commonwealth under the sun has produced hearts any truer to their ideas than those found in the breasts of our forefathers. And the great are not all dead. Today we have great men and women among us. It may take the prospective that comes from separation by years to make us fully appreciate the good and great men and women that are now our neighbors. We have behind us noble forefathers. The blood of brave and honorable men is in our veins. We have been handed a priceless heritage in the form of a great ancestry. Let us not falter but take up the torch of progress which has been handed to us and go forward. Thus we will be true to our trust. Thus we will be a worthy posterity to the lion-hearted, God-fearing men who founded our dear county and first lighted the torch that is now ours to carry. . . .
Transcription by June White
Wayne County News


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Friday, December 9, 2011
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