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Sepaton gets in with government reseller Sepaton Inc. announced that Global Technical Systems (GTS) will resell its S2100 line of virtual tape library products as an authorized General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule participant. GTS specializes in selling SANs to government agencies.
Maxxan customer trades three SANs for one Maxxan Systems Inc. announced that the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) has implemented the Maxxan MXV500 Secure Storage Application Platform as the foundation of a new consolidated storage architecture. Previously, KDLA had a collection of servers on three different SANs with some information residing off the SAN altogether. Backup jobs were failing as the overall system struggled to keep up with a 25% annual growth rate of its stored information.
Storage players make for Mac Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) announced the release of
Meanwhile, Maxtor Corp. announced that it will be shipping its Maxtor Shared Storage Plus solution with Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" support in February 2006.
Sony tape supports SATA Sony Electronics announced that its Advanced Intelligent Tape Turbo drives will support the SATA interface, eliminating the need for SCSI or Fibre Channel adapters in server-attached configurations.
Western Scientific integrates 10 GigE
Ten Gbit and multi-port Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) adapter maker Chelsio Communications Inc. announced that Western Scientific is integrating its 10 GbE adapter cards into its products. Chelsio's T210 10 GigE Protocol Offload Engine, 10 GigE adapter card has been certified for deployment in the Western Scientific Fusion server and FusionSA storage server appliances.
Sun ships QLogic 4 Gbit HBA QLogic Corp. announced that its enterprise class 4 Gbit SANblade Pro Fibre Channel PCI Express and PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters (HBA) are now available from Sun Microsystems. The QLogic SANblade Pro HBAs connect both Sun UltraSPARC and AMD Opteron processor-based Sun Fire servers to Sun StorEdge storage systems in Sun Solaris, Windows and Linux OS environments.
Tandberg signs distributor Tandberg Data announced that it has entered into an agreement with D&H Distributing to distribute Tandberg Data's StorageLoader, InteliStor and LTO tape drive product lines. All hardware models covered by the agreement are now in stock and available for D&H to ship.


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"Rich, moist dark chocolate brownies that are ideal for Valentine's Day or any other special occasion...or for a night in front of the telly with the girls. For Valentine's Day, you can use a cookie cutter to make an arrangement of heart-shaped, rich, chocolatey brownies to share with your sweet-toothed loved one "
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Original recipe yields 1 9x11-inch pan of brownies
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 9x11-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan over low heat, melt together the dark chocolate and butter. Beat the mixture with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended, and beat in eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, sugar, and flour until thoroughly combined. Stir in the macadamia nuts, and pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top forms a cracked crust, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pan about 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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I made these with regular sugar and different nuts. I didn't have a 9 x 11 pan so I used 9 x 9 and it took forever to bake and the edges were over done. I would go bigger (9 X 13 ) next time for sure. Despite my crispy edges they were very good, rich and moist without being too sweet, a little different than the usual brownies I make but very well received and all gone in 15 minutes! I would make these again. I've made these again a few times and found the following... Use a chocolate with 75% cacoa for the best colour, they come out a rich, dark brown. (55% cacoa chocolate tatsted good too but was not as appealing on the plate as the dark ones) A 9x13 pan works well but I still added 5 minutes to the baking time. The brownies also taste best when they have totally cooled. I can't wait to find another reason to bake these. Is Wednesday a good enough reason?
I tried these because I had leftover sour cream to use up. They didn't seem special to me -- I have other, richer recipes.
I followed the recipe exactly, except for using a 9x13 pan, and I cooked it for 35 mins. It turned out great, I would make these again!
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 451 cal
- 23%
- Fat
- 28.6 g
- 44%
- Carbs
- 46.3 g
- 15%
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- 11%
- Cholesterol
- 103 mg
- 34%
- Sodium
- 103 mg
- 4%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Many Villages is celebrating its eighth year of tutoring support in elementary schools across the district. With the helpful guidance of Village Volunteer Coordinator's and the gracious school-based teams, tutoring support has been delivered to over 500 children. On February 21st, Reaching Heights celebrated this work by hosting the 3rd annual volunteer recognition brunch. Volunteers give life and love to this program.. Their dedication, commitment and belief in the work has has proven to be a great help to the teachers and students alike. A Kindergarten Intervention has been successful implemented at Boulevard, Canterbury, Fairfax, Noble and Oxford. The intervention was designed by teachers as an aid to support specific emergent reading skills. The foundation of the intervention is that each teacher identifies potential students who would benefit from ten minutes of 1 to 1, 4 times per week skill repetition. Tutors are working partners to support these students build the necessary skills to become readers. Although each school's approach to using the program has varied slightly, the program has been a huge success according to teacher and volunteer feedback. According to the volunteers surveyed, 100% feel that the program and their work is making a difference in the lives of these students. The teachers have all expressed how much they value this work. Ms. Reynold's a kindergarten teacher at Boulevard said the "Volunteers are vital to providing students with much needed individual attention/ skill reinforcement. Students love working with the tutors! The volunteers are friendly and flexible!"
The volunteer recognition event is one way Reaching Heights seeks to offer gratitude for this wonderful work. Traditionally each school does their own event closer to the end of the year. Gathering many of the volunteers from across the district is nice because it give them a glimpse of how this program is like a quilt where each school unit is uniquely different but operates together to support so many children in our schools.
We are always looking for enthusiastic, committed individuals, church and/or university groups who can commit per semester to volunteering as much as 1 hour 1 day a week or as much as 2 hours 4 days a week. Our main focus is K-3rd grade literacy. However, we do need math, science support also. Across the spectrum of learning, we need and want your help.
Orientation and training traditionally begin in late September or early October but give us a call and we can work with your schedule. The only experience necessary is a positive attitude, a dedicated desire to serve and a healthy dedication to supporting children in their educational journeys.
Here is more of what our teachers have had to say about Many Villages:
" We not only see results with the students academically growing but having an adult one-on-one who takes time to care is a priceless gift."
"We are so grateful for all the support ans work by the volunteers! They make a difference not only in achievement but in building relationships as well!"
"This program is the reason our reading scores were so high this year."
Public schools, need and deserve public support. And it is true that it takes a village to raise a child. Please consider being a part of ours. Give us a call at 216.932.5110 for more information about this much-loved program.
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Cyber spies have planted Java- and Flash-exploiting malware on websites focused on human rights, defense, and foreign policy.
Over the last two weeks, the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks Internet threats, has discovered several such compromised Web sites that download the malware through visitors' browsers. The malware, which exploits known flaws in Adobe Flash and Java, is aimed at Mac and Windows systems.
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Sites that were serving malware as of Monday were for the Center for Defense Information, a research group for U.S. national security; Amnesty International Hong Kong, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the International Institute of Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, Shadowserver said. Last week, security vendor Websense reported that the site of Amnesty International United Kingdom was serving Java-exploiting malware.
[See also: Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs]
Such targeted attacks have become a major problem for corporations, particularly those within the defense industry or manufacturing. In its 2011 annual security report, network equipment maker Cisco found that cyber criminals were moving from large-scale attacks using spam to working for organizations that pay handsomely for electronic documents stolen from particular international corporations and law firms, government agencies and research organizations.
"It's a very prevalent attack right now," Liam O Murchu, manager of Symantec's Security Response Operations, said. "We've seen large increases in these types of attacks in the last year."
To protect themselves, Symantec advises companies to isolate the kind of data that would be a target in a cyber-espionage campaign, and then monitor it to see who is accessing it, how they are accessing it and whether there is unusual activity, such as the movement of large amounts of data.
In the latest attacks, the malware opens up a backdoor in infected systems, in order to receive commands from a control server located in a remote location. The server also receives stolen data. In the case of the Amnesty International sites, Shadowserver believes the hackers responsible for compromising the Hong Kong site were also involved in infecting the U.K. site.
The Flash-exploiting malicious code in the CDI site was traced to attackers known to engage in cyber-espionage, Shadowserver volunteers Steven Adair and Ned Moran said in its blog Tuesday. "This threat group appears to be interested in targets with a tie to foreign policy and defense activities."
In the last few weeks, Shadowserver has discovered other sites compromised by the same attackers. Those sites included the American Research Center in Egypt, the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel and the Centre for European Policy Studies. All the sites have since been cleaned of malware.
In recent months, Shadowserver has seen malware exploiting zero-day (meaning unpatched) vulnerabilities in cyber-espionage attacks. "Frequently by the time a patch is released for the vulnerabilities, the exploit has already been [in] the wild for multiple weeks or months -- giving the attackers a very large leg up," Adair and Moran said.


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Contocook Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Bergeron has dealt with overcrowded schools several times during the stops in his 41-year career in education.
The 62-year-old Windham Superintendent candidate has spent the last six years in SAU1, having previously bounced around Massachusetts towns of Boxborough, Chelmsford and North Andover.
As a principal in Chelmsford, Bergeron saw his elementary school grow from 600 students to nearly 800.
"We had to use spaces that were not designed as classrooms, including a gymnasium," he said.
Art on a cart, music teachers visiting classrooms and a suite of modulars are nothing new to Windham residents, and Bergeron faced all of those constraints during his stay in Boxboro.
In fact, he said the Boston Globe cited that district as the fastest growing per capita location in the state three years running.
From his experience, Bergeron said that it has generally taken three years to get a successful vote from taxpayers on various facility bonds. He used a gymnasium bond in ConVal as an example.
"You cannot pass a bond just on a parent vote," he said. "You need to involve the justification for the need for investment. Maybe that's why it always takes three years in my experience."
Bergeron is just learning about Windham's overcrowding, having just taken a tour of the four schools on Dec. 14.
He noted the capacity challenges, issues that were also communicated to him by members of the Windham School District.
He outlined plenty of creative voter outreach strategies, from podcasts, social media use, neighborhood discussions with face-to-face contact and video tours of the schools.
Bergeron said that he understands that frustrations can occur as each year goes by without an overcrowding solution, and that there are additional frustrations in terms of the educators trying to do their best with inadequate space.
He compared passing a bond to a political campaign.
"It needs to be designed as such and you need to have delegated responsibilities," Bergeron said. "Everyone has to be involved. There's a direct role for the PTA, a direct role for the school administrators."
For the second straight year, Windham voters will see a ballot item related to a new school facility on London Bridge Road. Last year the ballot asked taxpayers to help fund architectural and engineering fees, an article that was nixed. This year, the entire bond will find its way on the ballot.
One article that did pass in March created the decision to split off from Pelham and have Windham form SAU95.
Bergeron said that he is drawn to the idea of starting a new district.
He said he is also happy with the technology integration in Windham classrooms as well as a group of administrators he referred to as a "talented group."
The ConVal School District is made up of 11 schools – eight of which are elementary schoools. The district occupies 250 square miles.
Bergeron spoke to superintendent visibility, which is obviously a challenge in SAU1, but will be more managable in Windham.
For the man who has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Boston College, he said that he has always been associated with school districts that value education, and he sees that theme very present in Windham.
"The town is offering just wonderful components that would lead a district to success," he said of Windham.
Bergeron is one of two finalists to replace Superintendent Dr. Henry LaBranche, who is currently serving in a temporary capacity. SAU 55 Assistant Superintendent Winfried Feneberg is the other finalist for the opening.
The two will meet the public during a community forum next month.


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Since Brian Dirck has discontinued his popular A. Lincoln Blog, I've added Geoff Elliott's The Abraham Lincoln Blog to the blogroll at right. I do a fair amount of Lincoln reading, and will be doing a lot more in the future, so I think it altogether fitting and proper to have our 16th president represented on the roll.
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#26 – Capt. James Kelly19 03 2008
Report of Capt. James Kelly, Sixty-ninth New York Militia
O.R.– SERIES I–VOLUME 2 [S# 2] — CHAPTER IX, pp 371-372
Fort Corcoran, Arlington Heights, Va., July 24, 1861
SIR: I have the honor, in the absence of Colonel Corcoran, missing, and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Haggerty, killed in action, to report to you that on Sunday morning, July 21, at 3.30 o'clock a.m., under orders of Major General McDowell, and the immediate command of Brigadier-General Tyler, the Sixty-ninth Regiment New York State Militia moved forward from their camp at Centreville, and proceeded by steady march to within a mile and a half of the enemy's battery, situated on the south bank of the creek or ravine known as Bull Run. At this point we halted, Colonel Corcoran commanding, Lieutenant-Colonel Haggerty being second in command, Capt. Thomas Francis Meagher acting as major, and Capt. John Nugent as adjutant. The regiment numbered one thousand muskets, and was attended by one ambulance only, the other having broken down. The Sixty-ninth had good reason to complain that whilst regiments of other divisions were permitted to have baggage and provision wagons immediately in the rear, the regiment I have the honor to command was peremptorily denied any facilities of the sort. The consequence was that the Sixty-ninth arrived in the field of action greatly fatigued and harassed, and but for their high sense of duty and military spirit would not have been adequate to the terrible duties of the day.
Under your orders, the Sixty-ninth deployed into line of battle on the left, and, occupying the woods in that direction, there awaited the attack of the skirmishers of the enemy, who were reported in advance upon our right. No change was effected in our position on the left of the road leading to the battery of the enemy, which position, in conformity with your orders, we determined to maintain at every cost, and whatever the consequences might be, until orders were given for our regiment to advance by close column by division, and take the enemy in rear and flank. This they did with the utmost alacrity and precision, advancing through every obstacle until the regiment reached Bull Run. Here they crossed the stream and ravine in single file, and, ascending to the meadow where the enemy lay close and thick, poured in by successive companies an effective fire upon the rebels. The regiment, having formed in the meadow, marched in two-rank formation until the command "Front" was given, when they halted in line of battle, and steadily awaited the order to charge upon the batteries in front.
In the mean while Acting Lieutenants-Colonel Haggerty was killed by a Louisiana zouave, whom he pursued as the latter was on his retreat with his regiment into the woods, and several of our men were severely wounded.
After sustaining and repelling a continuous fire of musketry and artillery, directed on us from the masked positions of the enemy, our regiment formed into line directly in front of the enemy's battery, charged upon it twice, were finally driven off, owing principally to the panic of the regiment which preceded us, and then, under a desperate fire, retired to the line from which we had advanced on the battery, and then endeavored to reform. The panic was too general, and the Sixty-ninth had to retreat with the great mass of the Federals.
In this action I have to record, with deep regret, the loss of Colonel Corcoran (supposed to be wounded and a prisoner), Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Haggerty, and others, of whom a corrected list will be speedily forwarded.
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
Captain, Acting Colonel, Sixty-ninth Regiment
Col. W. T. SHERMAN,
Commanding Brigade
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"New" Bull Run Eyewitness Account19 03 2008
I really don't like to post the entire text of articles someone else has written for the web and usually just put up a link (hey, they wrote it, they deserve the hits!), but this is a news article and they have a tendency to disappear after awhile. The letter in question was part of that lot of SC letters that was fought over in the courts for so long. Here's the link, but just in case I'm putting up the text, too. I hope this letter is made available on the web. This is from The State.com, South Carolina's Home Page for 3/18/2008:
Vivid Civil War letter makes its way to library
By JAMES T. HAMMOND
A vivid piece of South Carolina's Civil War history will enter the public domain this week when more than 30 descendants of Sgt. Maj. William Sidney Mullins donate to USC's South Caroliniana Library a richly detailed letter he wrote about the Battle of First Manassas.
The letter is intriguing because it lacks the hope-and-glory style of many letter writers of the period. Mullins offers a cold, uncompromising view of the first large-scale battle of the Civil War.
Mullins' enthusiasm over the Confederate victory was tempered when he observed in a heavy rain the cries of the wounded, some of whom implored "the passersby to kill them to relieve their agony." Mullins declared, "If it please God, to stop this war, I will unfeignedly thank them."
He describes a scene in which soldiers debated whether to go ahead and bury a dying soldier rather than wait for him to expire.
The letter — which will be presented to USC President Andrew Sorensen on Thursday by Mullins' descendants — was part of a private collection of more than 450 letters and documents that South Carolina tried — and failed — to claim as state property.
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ended a legal battle over the collection, allowing to stand a U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the government in 1865 did not make a timely effort to recover the papers and that the statute of limitations had expired.
Wade Mullins, a Columbia attorney and descendant of William Sidney Mullins, read a newspaper story about the collection and decided to try to obtain the letter. Lawsuits interrupted that process.
On the day last year when the letter finally came on the auction block, the initial bid was $10,000 from a competing collector.
The family had agreed they would bid as high as $10,000 if necessary to secure the letter written by their ancestor.
"I decided we just couldn't let this piece of history slip through the family's hands; not only out of the family's hands, but outside the state and up North," Mullins said.
Mullins won the bidding at $11,500.
"The South Caroliniana Library is a place I've always felt a close connection with, and I think the rest of the family feel it will receive the attention and care that it deserves," Mullins said.
Allen Stokes, director of the library, said a lot of Civil War materials are available at auctions. And more and more families are donating their inherited collections to the library.
"We get a lot of collections every year because so many South Carolinians had ancestors who served in the war," he said.
"People are recognizing that these materials are historically valuable and should be placed in a collection where they can be studied by scholars," Stokes said.
"There are many descriptions of that battle, but it is certainly one of the most significant I have ever seen. This may be one of the most important letters in that collection."
Most of the collection comprised correspondence of the governor's office during the Civil War, including draft copies of letters written by S.C. Govs. Francis Wilkinson Pickens and Milledge Luke Bonham, as well as letters they received.
Patrick McCawley of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History believes Mullins' letter ended up among those documents because Gen. William W. Harllee gave the letter to Pickens to make him aware of the conditions in the Confederate Army.
"We didn't want the letter to go out of state and be lost forever," said Louisa Tobias Campbell, great-great-granddaughter of Mullins and a Columbia resident.
"We wanted it preserved, and we knew the library would take care of it so that it always would be available to family members, historians, scholars and others," Campbell said. "W.S. Mullins wrote the letter to General William W. Harllee, whom he respected and felt comfortable with to be so honest and open. That's why the letter has such integrity."
"We have thousands of letters of officers and enlisted personnel. This is as important as any other single letter that we have," Stokes said. "The letter was to the lieutenant governor (Gen. William W. Harllee), and he endorsed it, so I think it is pretty obvious that he passed it along to Governor Pickens."
State officials believe the papers were taken by Confederate Maj. Gen. Evander McIver Law as Union Gen. William T. Sherman's Army approached the state capital in 1865. Law had been the provost marshal in Columbia but was relieved of his command, said Rodger Stroup, director of the state Department of Archives and History.
Stroup said there is no documentary evidence that points directly to Law taking the documents from the besieged capital. But he said the collection was passed down through generations of Law's descendants.
Last year, after winning the court battle, Thomas Willcox of Seabrook Island sold the documents at auction. Willcox is the great-great-grandnephew of Evander McIver Law.
Stroup, the chief custodian of the state's documents, joined with the state Attorney General's office to try to reclaim the documents, which they maintained were part of the wartime governors' papers. They contained reports from Col. Robert E. Lee, who, early in the war, was in charge of Charleston's defenses.
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Central Ohio Civil War Round Table – Columbus18 03 2008
This past Wednesday (March 12), I made the 3 hour drive to Columbus to deliver my Threads presentation to the Central Ohio Civil War Round Table. Mike Peters, the round table's group historian (programs director) and an old e-quaintance with whom I've stomped Civil War battlefields in North Carolina, met me at the Holiday Inn in Pickerington. From there we went over to what's left of Camp Chase, which served as a training camp, parole camp, and prison camp during the war. It's most famous as a facility in which both prisoners of war and civilian detainees were held, and over 2,200 of them rest in the cemetery that represents all that is left of the once vast camp (I reviewed in brief a new book on Camp Chase in the May 2008 issue of America's Civil War ). One of those buried there is an ancestor of Mike's – that's them in the last photo below (click on the thumbnail for a larger image):
We spent a short while in the cemetery, and then drove to the offices of Blue & Gray Magazine. There I was introduced to Jason Roth, who works with his father Dave, the founder of the magazine. I was about 19 issues short of a full run of Blue & Gray, and had packed a list of all the issues I needed, which of course I left back at the hotel. I remembered one of the issues off the top of my head (a rare occurrence) which Jason had in stock. I also purchased a copy of Tom McGrath's new book on the Battle of Shepherdstown, and told Jason I would try to stop by the next day before heading for home (I did return, and bought another three back issues – now just 15 to go!). Here is the home of the magazine:
Next we drove to the Motts Military Museum in Groveport. This place is a real jewel, with a wonderful collection of paraphernalia spanning American military history. The museum is now the home of the Pickett's Charge diorama formerly displayed in the Gettysburg Cyclorama; numerous edged weapons and firearms; uniforms; tanks; helicopters; a rare WWII Higgins boat; an exact replica of Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker's boyhood home; and much more. After wandering the grounds, Mike introduced me to the director, Warren Motts. Many of you have met Wayne Motts, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide and the Director of the Adams County Historical Society. Warren is Wayne's father, and all I can say is the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Talk about energy and enthusiasm! Warren showed us the new (unopened) wing of the museum, which has lots of stuff from NASA (including a live feed!), an extensive collection of women's uniforms, and the lens used by Matthew Brady to photograph Lee on his porch in Richmond after Appomattox. The last photo below is of Mike (l) and Warren (r):
It was getting pretty late, and the meeting was to begin at 7:30, so Mike dropped me at the hotel where I changed. About 10 minutes later I was back in Mike's car and we met another member of the round table, author and fellow blogger Eric Wittenberg, at Max & Erma's for dinner. I've known Eric for about seven years, and realized that I hadn't seen him in nearly three, so it was nice to have some time to catch up. Check out his very kind comments regarding my presentation. Thanks for the plug, Eric.
The meeting was held in Westerville, which is a pretty cool Victorian town. I had a little time to schmooze with some of the members I had met a few years ago in North Carolina, and round table President Tim Maurice had some business to conduct, so I began my program around 7:45. About 35 folks showed up, and I started off by taking this picture (sorry, it's out of focus):
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Cenantua16 03 2008
It's one of the three Native American names (along with Senedo and Sherando) believed by many to be the source of the word Shenandoah. It's also the nom de blog of historian and author Robert H. Moore II. Cenantua's Blog seems to focus on Civil War memory. He stays pretty much on that popular topic, and so I've added him to the blogroll to the right.
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#99 – Col. M. Jenkins14 03 2008
Report of Col. M. Jenkins Fifth South Carolina Infantry
O.R.– SERIES I–VOLUME 2 [S# 2] — CHAPTER IX, pp 541-543
McLean's Ford, July 22, 1861
SIR: I beg leave to make the following brief report of the occurrences of yesterday as they relate to my regiment:
When I had thrown my regiment in the position indicated by your orders, and found that the enemy had discovered our approach, I formed front under the brow of a hill. The enemy opening upon us a heavy fire of grape and shell, I advanced quickly over very difficult ground. While gallantly charging in fine order our friends in the rear poured in upon me heavy fires of musketry, cutting us up sadly. This compelled a halt, which I made upon gaining the brow of the hill upon which the enemy was stationed. Here, under a terrific fire of shell, I reformed and dressed my lines, and reloaded such guns as had been fired. Expecting the reserve to form to the rear to my support, I made every preparation to renew my charge upon the batteries, when I discovered that I was isolated in the presence of the enemy's guns, cavalry, and three or four regiments of infantry.
Doubtful whether to advance unsupported against such great odds of position and men, I sent to you three times for orders, and retained my position amid the bursting of shell and threats of attack for three-quarters of an hour. Throwing to the front Captain Seabrook's company as sharpshooters, and finding a large force threatening to charge, I withdrew them and placed Company A (Captain Goss) and Company B (Captain Jackson) in advance, in a skirt of woods upon my right, with orders to open upon the enemy, which was promptly executed and with effect, the artillerists leaving their guns and the troops retiring to the wood immediately in their rear.
Not hearing from the brigade, and the enemy being impregnable to a small body like mine, I decided unwillingly to withdraw and leaving Companies A and B to prevent a sudden attack, retired in order a short distance, when I threw into position Company C (Captain Seay) and Company H (Captain Bower), and called in the two Companies A and B, and, forming column, slowly and in order left the ground.
My observation, limited to a portion of the regiment, at times prevented my noticing all who behaved well. I notice with pleasure, as coming under immediate observation, the coolness and good conduct of Lieut. Col. G. W. H. Legg, in addition to the captains mentioned as performing special orders. I was greatly pleased with the coolness and conduct of others. Captains Giles, Carpenter, and, in fine, all under my observation, obeyed with promptness and kept good order in their ranks. Many lieutenants pleased me by self-possession and coolness, and would no doubt have given signal proof of gallantry and conduct had opportunity offered. My adjutant, Lieut. E. B. Clinton, also greatly pleased me by his conduct. I could notice a general desire to do their duty, and specially marked as encouraging the men were Privates Fernandez and Long, of Captain Glenn's company. I also hear Private Scaife, of Captain Goss' company, highly spoken of as aiding his company in its hour of trial.
I can only refer to the providence of a merciful God our success, as the enemy left the field under so small an attacking force; to His protection, our safety and comparatively small loss under so heavy a fire.
The enemy fired seventy-four shots at us, and my killed amounted only to three and my wounded to twenty-three.
Most respectfully,
General D. R. JONES,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Third Brigade
P. S. — I should have stated that Company K., Captain Walker, was deployed on my right flank as skirmishers, and the road being unknown and the thicket dense was separated from the regiment. Some few of the members, having become separated from the company, with Sergeant Blassingame, joined us.
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#98 – Col. E. R. Burt14 03 2008
Report of Col. E. R. Burt, Eighteenth Mississippi Infantry
O.R.– SERIES I–VOLUME 2 [S# 2] — CHAPTER IX, p 541
McLEAN's FORD, July 22, 1861
DEAR SIR: I have the honor to report that my command, Eighteenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, with Colonel Jenkins' South Carolina regiment, Colonel Featherston's Seventeenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, under command of Brig. Gen. D. R. Jones, proceeded at about 2.30 o'clock on the evening of the 21st to take the battery of the enemy posted near Grigsby's barn, on the north side of Bull Run.
When within about three hundred yards of the guns of the enemy I endeavored to form my command near the edge of a ravine on the left of the command of Colonel Jenkins. Before, however, the regiment could be formed, which from the nature of the ground was difficult to do, the enemy delivered a murderous fire on it. At this period the command came from the right to charge the enemy. By whom it was given I know not. The charge was made, however, without any knowledge of the ground over which the regiment was to pass, and continued in the face of a terrific fire of canister, shell, and shot from the battery of the enemy and the fire of a portion of my own command through those in advance of them until an impassable ravine was reached (where the line was originally attempted to be formed, but not effected), when the confusion under the galling fire of the enemy's guns became very great, so much so that to form the line was utterly impracticable, and it was not done until the field of Mrs. Speak's was reached. The fire of the enemy was returned, and kept up by the regiment for some moments without seeing where the battery of the enemy was placed. The infantry of the enemy fled after the first fire from our arms.
Although but a short time engaged, our loss was severe. Among the killed was Capt. Adam McWillie, of the Camden Rifles, a gallant soldier of the Mexican war, having fought bravely at Monterey and Buena Vista; he was killed by a canister shot while endeavoring to rally his command. First Lieutenant Scary, of Captain Brown's command, was killed on the field whilst making the charge. Second Lieutenant York, of Captain Wellborn's command, was badly wounded near the same time. Third Lieutenant McLaurin, of Captain Fontaine's command, was seriously wounded by the explosion of a shell. Number of killed and wounded, thirty-eight.
Very respectfully,
Colonel Eighteenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General LATHAM
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#97 – Col. W. S. Featherston14 03 2008
Report of Col. W. S. Featherston, Seventeenth Mississippi Infantry
O.R.– SERIES I–VOLUME 2 [S# 2] — CHAPTER IX, pp 539-540
HEADQUARTERS CAMP PETTUS, July 24, 1861
SIR: In obedience to the order of General D. R. Jones, I beg leave to submit the following report of the action taken by the Seventeenth Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers in the attack made on the enemy's camp near McLean's Ford on the evening of the 21st instant:
General Jones' brigade, composed of the Fifth South Carolina and the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Regiments of Mississippi Volunteers, marched to the field in the order of their position in line. Colonel Jenkins' regiment, holding the right, was placed in the front; Colonel Burt's in the center; and the Seventeenth, holding the left, was in the rear.
On entering the field where the enemy were encamped we found their batteries planted and pointing in the direction of our entrance upon the field. We marched up a ravine some two or three hundred yards until we reached the foot of the first hill occupied by the enemy, where we entered the field. Here we were halted, and the South Carolina regiment formed into line of battle on the right, and the Eighteenth Mississippi immediately on the left of the South Carolina regiment. These regiments were thrown into line near the foot of the hill as perfectly as the ground would permit, where they were somewhat protected against the enemy's batteries by the hill in front. These regiments covered the whole line of battle, and the Seventeenth Regiment could not be formed in line of battle in rear of the other two, owing to obstacles presented by the ground.
Very soon after we were halted the firing commenced, and the order to charge or advance was given immediately on the right. The two regiments in front marched very promptly and gallantly up the hill, in the direction of the enemy. I immediately ordered the Seventeenth to advance, and standing at the head of the column ascended the hill, directing the right wing to the right and ordered the left to incline to the left, so as to form a line of battle in the rear of the Eighteenth Regiment. This order was promptly obeyed by every company in my command. The Eighteenth Regiment, in our front, advanced until they reached the ravine which separates the two hills occupied by the enemy. Here they were halted by the ravine in front, which at that place could not be crossed without great difficulty, if at all. Standing thus exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery and musketry, and being unable to advance, they fell back. The Seventeenth Regiment advanced to the edge of the ravine, and the right wing was ordered by me to fire after it was unmasked by the Eighteenth. This order was promptly obeyed. The left wing did not fire at all, and was not ordered to do so. Standing thus, unable to advance, and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, the Seventeenth fell back with the Eighteenth Regiment. This advance was made by all three of the regiments under a very rapid fire from the enemy's batteries, as well as from their sharpshooters, and was checked only by the obstacles in their pathway. After falling back beyond the reach of the enemy's batteries the regiments were reformed and the order given to them to return to their camps.
The orders communicated to me by General Jones before entering upon the field were that my regiment was held rather in reserve, but required to sustain the other two, and I was to exercise my own discretion in doing so. I thought at the time, and still think, that in making the charge the other two regiments required the support of mine, and so ordered it.(*)
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Commanding Seventeenth Mississippi Volunteers
Assistant Adjutant-General
*Nominal list of casualties shows 9 killed and 10 wounded.
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#96 – Brig. Gen. David R. Jones13 03 2008
Report of Brig. Gen. David R. Jones, Commanding Third Brigade, First Corps
O.R.– SERIES I–VOLUME 2 [S# 2] — CHAPTER IX, pp 537-539
Camp near McLean's Ford, on Bull Run, July 23, 1861
SIR: In compliance with orders from headquarters, I have the honor to submit the following statement of the operations of my brigade on the day of the 21st instant:
At 7.10 a.m. the following order was received, viz:
Brig. Gen. D. R. JONES,
Commanding Third Brigade:
GENERAL: General Ewell has been ordered to take the offensive upon Centreville. You will follow the movement at once by attacking him in your front.
Brigadier General, Commanding
I immediately placed my brigade in readiness to advance, and dispatched a messenger to communicate with General Ewell, whose movement I was to follow. Not receiving a prompt reply, I crossed McLean's Ford and took position with my artillery in battery on the Union Mills road, near the farm of Mr. E. W. Kincheloe and abreast of Grigsby's, which the enemy held with a strong force of artillery, infantry, and cavalry. I here awaited the advance of General Ewell for about two hours and a half, at the end of which time I received a somewhat discretionary order, through Captain Ferguson, aide-de-camp, and a few minutes after the following positive order, through Colonel Chisolm, aide-de-camp, to return to my former position,-viz:
General JONES:
On account of the difficulties in our front it is thought preferable to countermand the advance of the right wing. Resume your former position.
Brigadier-General, Commanding
In the execution of these orders the two Mississippi regiments of my brigade, while advancing to recross McLean's Ford, were exposed to a dangerous and demoralizing fire of rifle shot and shell from the enemy's batteries, placed at or near Grigsby's barn. Upon reaching my intrenchments General Ewell sent me an order he had received from General Beauregard, upon which was the following indorsement, viz:
The general says this is the only order he has received. It implies he is to receive another. Send this to General Beauregard if you think proper.
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General
Shortly after this I was requested by General Longstreet to make a demonstration in his favor on my front, followed by an order from General Beauregard, borne by Mr. Terry, 11.30 a.m., to advance upon the enemy Up Rocky Run, co-operating with General Ewell on my right and General Longstreet on my left.
I recrossed the ford, my men much fatigued by the morning's march, many just convalescing from the measles, and retraced my route to the position I had occupied in the morning, and thence endeavored to communicate with General Ewell. Failing in this, I notified General Longstreet that I was advancing to the assault, and proceeded westwardly through the woods to the eastern elevation of Rocky Run Valley. My regiments were pushed forward by a flank movement through a ravine in the northeastern corner of Croson's field, with instructions to form into line after crossing the hollow in the following order, viz: Colonel Jenkins, Fifth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, on the right, his right wing resting on the woods; Colonel Burr, Eighteenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, on the left, and Colonel Featherston, Seventeenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, supporting my artillery, protected by a company of infantry and Captain Flood's small troop of cavalry, to be posted on the brow of a hill well to the left–the only point from which it could be used at all–in order to distract the enemy's fire from my advancing lines of infantry. This arrangement of my two pieces of artillery, I regret to state, was impracticable by a vigorous converging fire from the enemy's rifled guns and an advance of his infantry before my infantry company could be thrown forward to protect the pieces, and I was compelled to withdraw them.
Colonel Jenkins' regiment advanced through a galling fire and over exceedingly difficult ground across the hollow. The Mississippi regiment followed, but owing to the great difficulties of the ground, which were not apparent in my reconnaissance, and to the murderous shower of the shot, shell, and canister which was poured upon the brigade from a masked battery, as well as from that in front, faltered, and, with the exception of Captain Fontaine's company, fell back. I rallied them in the woods to the rear at a point to which I had previously withdrawn the artillery and cavalry. While the Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment was endeavoring to form into line its right became lapped behind the left of the Fifth, upon which its fire told with fatal effect. The latter regiment (the Fifth), notwithstanding the heavy fire of the enemy in front and the unfortunate fire of friends in the rear, advanced to the opposite slope, and then formed into line of battle, prepared to make the charge. Being isolated by the falling back of the supporting regiments it maintained its position for nearly three-quarters of an hour, its two right companies in the mean time thrown into the woods with well-directed volleys, driving the already retreating foe precipitately from the field. After I had dispatched three separate orders to withdraw, there being no favoring demonstration from Blackburn's Ford, it retired well formed and in good order from the field.
Although the main object of our attack–the possession of the battery–was not attained, the effect of our operations, I am glad to believe, was none the less important in working out the grand issues of the day. The enemy left in panic the strong position from which he completely commanded several fords of Bull Run and the adjacent country for miles around.
My men behaved well in making the advance, considering the great difficulties of the ground and the terrible nature of the fire, as the following statement will show: Fifth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, 3 killed, 23 wounded; Seventeenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, 2 killed, 10 wounded, Eighteenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, 9 killed, 29 wounded. Total, 14 killed, 62 wounded.
It affords me much pleasure to express the confidence with which the conduct of Captain Miller and Lieutenant Norcom, of the artillery, and Capt. J. W. Flood, of the cavalry, attached to my command, inspired me. I only regret that the circumstances of my position prevented me from deriving the full benefit of the assistance they were so ready and eager to give. Too much cannot be said in praise of the gallantry displayed by Colonel Jenkins and his regiment of South Carolinians. The daring advance in line, the unwavering determination and coolness with which he held his command in position after it was completely isolated, and the ready tact with which he advanced his right flank and scattered the foe, will challenge comparison, I venture to say, with any of the many exhibitions of gallantry that graced the signal victory of the day. To Captain Fontaine, Company H, Eighteenth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, much praise is also due for the manner in which he kept his company in hand. Not only did he resist the backward pressure of the other companies of his regiment, but he gallantly maintained his ground in rear of the Fifth Regiment, and with it retired from the field.
For more detailed reports I beg leave to refer you to the accompanying reports of colonels commanding regiments of this brigade.
To the following-named gentlemen: Lieut. F. G. Latham, acting assistant adjutant-general, Capts. A. Coward, J. W. Ford, E. Taylor, J. R. Curell, and Lieut. O. K. McLemore, members of my staff, I am indebted for valuable assistance, and I am under especial obligations to Mr. E. W. Kincheloe, whose services as messenger, scout, and guide were truly valuable to me personally, as well as the cause in which we are engaged. I take pleasure also in acknowledging the valuable assistance of Colonel White and Mr. Davis, both independent volunteers, accompanying the Mississippi Volunteers under my command.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, Commanding
Lieut. Col. THOMAS JORDAN,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General
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Here are some thoughts and observations from Tuesday's Redskins practice, which finished inside the bubble because of thunder and lightning.
Quarterback Robert Griffin III during the first five training camp practices has taken more than a few sacks because he didn't get rid of the ball quickly enough. Sometimes he holds the ball in the pocket for what seems like an eternity – really it's three or more seconds – and the rush gets to him.
Griffin, of course, is playing against NFL coverages for the first time, so it's only reasonable to expect an adjustment period while his mind gets acclimated to the speed of the NFL. This is worth monitoring once preseason games begin next Thursday, and it will be a telling measure of his overall transition to the NFL.
We'll have to wait until next Monday to ask Griffin about this, but coach Mike Shanahan on Tuesday addressed Griffin's timing and decision making.
"That's why you practice – to make sure it becomes easier and easier," he said. "That's why you have repetition. That's why they say, 'Hey, the third year is a lot better than the first year,' because the whole game slows down. And so every quarterback needs that repetition.
"There are some growing pains that are natural at the position, but he's doing a heck of a job. He has come in and, like I said, we had the offseason and a lot of time to meet, and he has picked things up very quickly."
There's a lot going on in the Redskins' backfield immediately after the snap, and it stresses Griffin's mechanics. There are plays when Griffin must receive the snap, fake some type of handoff/run/both and then reset to throw.
On one such play Tuesdays, Griffin faked a handoff, then dropped back to throw. He had to step up, though, because of the pass rush and reset again. He had WR Santana Moss open deep over the middle, but Griffin's pass was too low and too far in front of Moss. It's going to take time and practice for Griffin to get comfortable with the timing and the mechanics required.
LT Trent Williams was unflappable in one-on-one drills against OLBs Brian Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan. It's probably accurate to say he's the best player in camp right now.
Kerrigan isn't fast enough around the edge to beat Williams or quick enough to fake him out and redirect. Also, Williams can withstand Kerrigan's bull-rush because of his sound base and strength. OLB Markus White tried to stutter-step past Williams, and Williams stayed perfectly square by shuffling his feet on time.
"I don't know what Trent did this offseason, but he's playing phenomenal," said Orakpo, unaware that Williams worked out at least five days each week in Houston with former NFL offensive lineman George Hegamin.
"He got so much better as far as his leverage, as far as not really breaking at the point of attack. Also, he's very athletic to where you can't really run around him.
"It comes with experience," Orakpo continued. "He's not giving me anything that I used to beat him on last year. He's having a great base and not really giving me any inside leverage or outside leverage. He's got great feet to counter any type of speed. It's a lot more challenging, which is why I love the battle so far."
Speaking of Williams, he was involved in a moment that made me laugh out loud.
QB Robert Griffin III ran a quarterback draw across the goal line, but offensive and defensive players argued whether Griffin had been touched down. Williams pushed FS Madieu Williams during the argument.
Madieu (6-1, 209) stood tall against Trent (6-5, 328) and reared back like he was going to shove Trent. Trent puffed out his chest as Madieu reached back, but Madieu quickly reached low and lightly tapped Trent in his, um, groin area.
Trent got a kick out of that, and they patted each other on the back before returning to the huddle.
Stand about 30 yards downfield during Redskins team drills, and you'll hear a lot of things come out of defensive backs coach Raheem Morris' mouth. One thing the defensive backs coach likes to tell his corners: "Don't open the gate!" Meaning, don't open up your hips and allow the receiver to get leverage on you.
Well, veteran CB Cedric Griffin made that mistake twice on Tuesday against WR Pierre Garcon. In one-on-one drills, he flew open when Garcon stutter-stepped, and Garcon ran more than five yards past him. QB Robert Griffin III overthrew the easy deep touchdown, though. Later in team drills, Garcon opened Griffin up to the outside with three hard steps, then crossed Griffin's face back to the inside. Garcon was open, but the throw went elsewhere.
The kicking competition between Graham Gano and Neil Rackers won't truly begin until the preseason games, but both kickers attempted field goals Tuesday. Both made their longest attempts, which were 56 yards. Gano made a 51-yarder with teammates surrounding him doing Florida State's war chant (a.k.a the Tomahawk Chop). Gano went to FSU, in case you forgot.
Gano, in my book, is the favorite to win the job. He is very good at the directional kickoffs special teams coach Danny Smith likes to employ, and that ultimately makes him the more complete kicker. The four preseason games will decide it.
S Reed Doughty dropped a potential interception for the third time in as many days. Again, he got both hands on the ball. That's quite a frustrating run for the six-year veteran. Shortly after the drop, though, Doughty stripped TE Chris Cooley and recovered the fumble.
RB Alfred Morris' matchup against ILB London Fletcher in one-on-one pass protection drills was an unexpected highlight. Fletcher tried a spin move against the sixth-round rookie, but Morris moved his feet well in order to keep his chest in front of Fletcher. The coaches didn't blow the whistle there, though, and they fought it out for about three more seconds. Morris held his own.
He's not afraid to stick his face into a defender, a specific trait offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan values.
Staying with that drill, second-year RB Evan Royster stayed square and low enough against OLB Brian Orakpo for a win. However, Royster blew a blitz pickup during team drills when he failed to see SS Brandon Meriweather blitzing off the left edge of the defense. As Royster looked straight ahead, Meriweather had a free shot at QB Robert Griffin III. Griffin is going to be exposed to enough contact because of his running ability; the Redskins can't afford defenders getting free runs at him in the pocket.
Two of the unheralded backs really struggled in pass pro drills. Rookie Lennon Creer had all sorts of technique problems – reaching, not staying low, not moving his feet. Coaches had him repeat the drill three consecutive times. FB Dorson Boyce had similar issues.
C Will Montgomery anchored well in several matchups during one-on-one drills. That's the Monty we came to know last season. DE Adam Carriker, however, got off the ball faster than Monty did on a running play to the right during team drills, and he got inside Monty to make the stop.
Coach Mike Shanahan's insistence that the Redskins have quality offensive line depth is a hard sell at this point. The $18 million salary cap penalty was a killer up front on offense.
The Redskins signed free agent veteran T James Lee, but his feet have been too slow to stand out for positive plays during pass blocking drills. OLB Ryan Kerrigan used a rip move to easily get around him during one-on-ones. G/T Maurice Hurt leaned on DE Stephen Bowen during one-on-ones, and Bowen used that leverage to pull Hurt through and get by with ease.
Perhaps offensive line coach Chris Foerster can draw good things out of draft picks G/C Josh LeRibeus and RG Adam Gettis, who have flashed signs of potential early in camp. As of now, the backup swing tackle spot remains a huge question with RT Jammal Brown out. That the Redskins signed Jordan Black, who was out of the league last season, shows that there isn't much help available on the free agent market.
CB Richard Crawford's interceptions streak ended on an overall rocky day. He flashed ball skills on interceptions Saturday and Monday, but on Tuesday he gave up two touchdowns.
WR Terrence Austin beat him out of the slot by faking the slant from the right and then breaking back to the outside. Austin's cuts are very sharp – he has quick feet – and he lost Crawford on the out cut. WR Darius Hanks also beat him on short touchdown pass to the flat. Three receivers were stacked, and Crawford couldn't catch up to Hanks running toward the sideline.
Crawford also erred in giving away his blitz from the slot on a hard count. QB Rex Grossman made a pre-snap adjustment after Crawford flinched, and he completed a quick pass to the opposite side of the field.
That Crawford has flashed some ball skills is what the Redskins want to see from a seventh-round pick. He at least has talent they can work with.
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Angus Mackenzie's "Secrets" does not, in fact, reveal an astonishing number of astonishing secrets. But it does contain a wealth of information about our government's ever-increasing tendency to deprive its citizens of information we deserve and need.
The author was the scion of several generations of "afflict-the-comfortable" journalists; his great-grandfather was S. S. McClure, whose eponymous magazine published the muckraking work of Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell. Angus Mackenzie died of brain cancer in 1994, at the age of 43; this book was completed by his colleagues and family.


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Adult Shows in Las Vegas - Adult Entertainment in Las Vegas
Fantasy Las Vegas
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Absinthe Las Vegas at Caesars Palace
Once you make your way into the tent you'll notice the intimate setting and soon you are face to face with a brand of entertainment that has been missing from the Las Vegas strip. If you offend easily, you're probably not in Las Vegas anyway, if you like offensive humor, adult themes and a spectacular performance, you'll want Absinthe.
How To Be Bad in Las Vegas
Do you ever set out to be bad? Do you ever challenge yourself to push the envelope? Do you ever strive to add just a tiny bit of excitement into your life? Of course you do, that's why you are thinking of going to Las Vegas.
Sexy Girls of the Sirens of TI
The Sirens of TI at the Treasure Island Hotel is an entertaining free show that features sexy, beautiful, tempting sirens and a band of renegade pirates. This is one of the best free shows in Las Vegas.
Pole Dancing Las Vegas
If you are in Las Vegas and you are looking for an alternative to running, the gym at the hotel or even the usual Las Vegas entertainment, you might be interested in a pole dancing class.
The Guide to Las Vegas Strip Clubs
Las Vegas strip club information and descriptions. If you head to Las Vegas with a few guys you'll almost always end up at a Las Vegas Strip Club. Information, descriptions and basic information for 10 strip clubs in Las Vegas
ZUMANITY-Cirque Du Soleil, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
ZUMANITY-Cirque Du Soleil, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Adult Entertainment in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the capital of adult entertainment and you can be sure that if you need a show where kids are not allowed this is the best place to find it.
Thunder From Down Under
Thunder From Down Under Australia's All-male Revue is at the Excalibur Hotel and it is a demonstration of what your body will look like if you live in a gym and never drink good wine. At least, that's what I'm telling my wife.
Fantasy - Luxor - Las Vegas
Fantasy, the provocative dance revue that brings your fantasies to life.
Crazy Girls, Crazy Girls at the Riviera Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Crazy Girls, Crazy Girls at the Riviera Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas
"La Femme" in now Crazy Horse Paris, a show direct from one of the hottest nightspots in the world, the original Crazy Horse in Paris, famous for its productions celebrating beautiful woman and the art of the nude since 1951.
Bite, Bite at the Stratoshere, Las Vegas
Bite, Bite at the Stratoshere, Las Vegas
Adult fun for Women in Las Vegas
Women can have fun just as good as the men can. All I ask is don't drag along so poor bloke like myself to sit there and get rubbed on by some musclebound shaved creep.
Chippendales, Chippendales at the Rio in Las Vegas
Enjoy The Ultimate Girl´s Night OutTM at the Rio's all-new Chippendales, The Show. Excite all your senses as these handsome male performers seduce and entertain at the new Chippendales Theater with a Sky Lounge, a Gossip Pit, and the alluring new night spot, Flirt!


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ACMI is turning 10 and we want you to help us celebrate!
We're hosting an exciting free program of events on the weekend of October 27 and 28. Come along and enjoy film screenings, and family-friendly workshops and activities.
If you can't make it to our birthday weekend, there are other ways to get involved. We'd love you to sign our card, become a member or support us with a donation.
Free Birthday Events
Storm Boy
Sat 27 Oct, 10.30am + 1.30pm
Magnificent on the big screen and guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye, Storm Boy is a true classic of Australian cinema and one of our favourite films. More info
Games: A Family Affair
Sun 28 Oct, 10am - 4pm
A fun mix of interactive activities and workshops designed to bring the whole family closer to the Game Masters exhibition. More info
Architecture, Film & Music: Carlton in the Sixties
Mon 22 Oct - Sun 28 Oct, 12pm - 6pm
Visit the Australian Mediatheque to watch this special collection of films centred on the artistic community of Carlton in the 1960s and 1970s.
Australian Film Program
Thu 25 Oct + Fri 26 Oct, 6pm - 10pm
Screening on the Fed Square Big Screen, this program features 10 of the best student shorts from the last 10 years of Swinburne University and the Victorian College of the Arts.
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Join the family up as ACMI Members over our birthday weekend and gain access to free and discounted tickets and special offers for only $70 (a saving of $30). More info
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The following is an excerpt from a story about Wichita State University professor Ravi Pendse's high-tech plans for the university. The story appeared in the Jan. 19 issue of The Wichita Eagle.
Billions of sensors power vision of interconnected world
Jan 23, 2013 9:21 AM | Print
A professor at Wichita State University plans to create a university center with an ambitious name: The Center for the Internet of Everything.
Step one: Plant a small garden on campus where plants will message irrigation pipes telling how much water they need.
Ravi Pendse, helped by Internet companies NetApp and Cisco, hopes to create other innovations he says could put WSU in the high-tech big leagues.
The garden will model how to save water and billions of dollars in the world's crops and lawns.
In the second and subsequent steps, Pendse's students and partners would develop innovations linking computers, smartphones, social media and the billions of sensors now being attached to — everything.
Pendse as a technologist has collaborated with NetApp and Cisco for years, creating technology and many WSU graduates who went to work for those companies.
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OAK RIDGE (WATE) - According to a memo sent to employees Monday, the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is beginning an "orderly shutdown" due to the U.S. government shutdown.
"Safety and security are our highest national priorities, and since
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uncertainty, it is prudent that we act to ensure extended safe and
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from the Acting NNSA Administrator to initiate an orderly shutdown in
support of, at a minimum, obtaining safe and secure status," General Manager Chuck Spencer said in the memo.
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Amherst College Glee Club Recording (1940)
This album by the Glee Club, released in 1940, features the Double Quartet in its earliest recording.
Wherever Amherst men gather, song soon fills the air. Amherst's songs are many – some strictly about the college, others commonly known to most singing circles but peculiarly endowed with an Amherst twist. And no Amherst man will allow that any 'foreign' group can render an Amherst song so capably as the college's Glee Club, inspired with the love and feeling that comes to those who spend their student days at the fairest college.
- Lord Jeffrey Amherst
- Senior Song
- Hand Me Down My Bonnet – DQ
- Cheer for Old Amherst – DQ
- 1909 Triennial Song – DQ
- Paige's Horse – DQ
- High Upon Her Living Throne
- Schneider's Band
- To the Fairest College
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You'll rarely encounter anyone else on the property as you stay in this quiet circa mid 1800s suite (not a studio) behind thick terrone adobe walls. As an owner/partner in three other successful vacation rentals, this is my newest foray into the market. This suite with 300 square-foot private courtyard and private entrance is just across the street from Tiguex Park, and surrounded by The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, The New Mexico Museum of Natural History, and Explora Children's Museum. It's mere steps from the Old Town Plaza, where Albuquerque was founded in 1706. It boasts a scenic plaza with gazebo surrounded by adobe buildings and San Felipe de Neri church (you can hear the bells ringing for the morning call to worship). The property where you'll stay was started in the mid-1800s and constructed of thick 'terrone' adobe, making the walls about two-feet thick, making for a quiet retreat. High ceilings are of wooden beams from the historic sawmill (now defunct).
The hot air balloons coming over the park were a daily treat. There are several wonderful restaurants within walking distance and interesting galleries and shops in Old Town. The 3-ring binder, full of all things Albuquerque, including your personal notes, never failed to guide us to places we enjoyed. Thank you, Jana, for your warm, attentive hospitality!
Hello! Thank you for considering this lovely suite with private entrance and private courtyard. I'm a partner in three other successful vacation rentals here in Old Town. This one is my own personal rental. I've lived in New Mexico most of my life and have a background in hospitality, so I'm very well-versed about Albuquerque and the state. I dabble in many things.. I'm a Realtor, and I do home staging. With my boyfriend, I collaborate on art pieces...I do fused glass, welding, and copper enameling and he's a furniture-maker/woodworker. I'm a retired hot air balloon pilot, so I can make recommendations about balloon chasing, balloon rides and about the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
I fell in love with this house when I came to review it as a Realtor several years ago. It needed some work (actually, lots of work), but I saw the potential inside the thick terrone adobe walls, its beamed ceilings and location in the heart of Old Town across from the park and the museums. I love the fact that three museums are mere steps away as are a myriad of restaurants. I like not having to get into my car and drive to get to somewhere special.
The best bennies about staying at this property are the ambience...right across from awesome museums and a beautiful park....and the softness of the adobe walls and their sound-muffling character. It's very private with its own entrance and large courtyard so that travelers don't have to feel like they're going to encounter anyone else on the property. I also like that it feels like I'm on vacation and away from it all when I'm inside the suite. I can watch television, listen to music, lay back and read a book. I can simply go across the street to the park and have a picnic lunch or walk a few more steps and see an Imax movie at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History or go see the latest art exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History in just a 2-minute walk. Families with kids will love that thay can take a quick stroll to the other side of the park to Explora Childrens Museum. Just four minutes on foot and I can be at the plaza in Old Town where Albuquerque was founded in 1706. If I want a fine restaurant I can take a 7-minute walk to Season's off Mountain Road or to Crepe Michele in Old Town. I like that I don't have to leave my neighborhood to have so many fun things to do at my fingertips.
Location, location, location! This boutique-style vacation suite decorated with original art by fine New Mexico artists is in the much-desired Old Town. When you stand in your private courtyard or look outside your door you'll see Tiguex Park with its acres of grass, shade trees, exercise equipment and a playground surrounded by the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, The New Mexico Museum of Natural History, and Explora Children's Museum. The property is mere steps from Old Town plaza where Albuquerque was founded in 1706. Old Town is the number one visitor attraction in the city with its shaded plaza surrounded by adobe buildings and San Felipe de Neri church. It features restaurants, galleries and shopping along with entertainment and events year-round. Downtown is only a couple of miles away with nightlife, galleries, a Century 14 Downtown movie theater, good dining and shopping along the old Route 66. Also along Route 66 and only minutes from Old Town is Nob Hill where you can find a myriad of restaurants, galleries, shopping and night clubs to your taste. This property is less than a mile from Interstate 40, which gives you quick access to all areas of the city such as Uptown, the west-side Petroglyph National Monument, the Sandia Peak Tramway (the world's longest jig-back tram), Sandia Peak Ski Area, and the east mountain area for hiking, site-seeing, and picknicking. Albuquerque boasts many city-owned golf courses with mild temperatures generally suited for year-round play. With the close proximity of I-40 it's easy to get to events such as the renowned Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. And if you're in town for the annual Christmas Eve luminaria display, you won't need to drive from this property since it's the heart of the event.


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Funeral services will be held for Heather Dawn Forsythe, 34, of Marlow at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the Ninnekah First Baptist Church with Mike McReynolds officiating.
Heather Dawn Forsythe was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, on June 19, 1978, the daughter of Richard Schoolfield and Barbara Sanders Schoolfield. She died on Friday, March 29, 2013, in Oklahoma City.
Interment will in the Ninnekah cemetery under the direction on Ferguson Funeral Home.


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Original recipe yields 3 dozen
- Stir together the almonds, cinnamon, and lemon zest until combined.
- Beat the egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Slowly sift in the confectioner's sugar, continuing to beat until the mixture is stiff. Set aside 1/3 cup of the egg white mixture for the glaze. Fold in the almond mixture.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a surface that has been sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Using a 2 1/2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on the cookie sheets.
- To make the glaze, add the lemon juice to the reserved egg white mixture, stirring until smooth. Brush the tops of the cookies lightly with the glaze. (If the glaze starts to thicken, add a few more drops of lemon juice.)
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. When done, they will be light brown and soft in the center. Remove and cool on wire racks.
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I didn't have any trouble making the dough. I ground the almonds in small batches (about 1 - 2 handfuls at a time) in my food processor until they were very fine. I wasn't able to get the same results grinding more almonds at once; the pieces were still too large. I rolled the dough out between two sheets of parchment so I didn't have any "sticky issues" there either. However, I think the bake time listed in the recipe is way, way, way too long. I baked my first two batches at 325F for 12 minutes (half the recommended time!) and they ended up misshapen on the bottom... It was almost like the middles exploded and oozed out. I reduced the baking time to 8 minutes for my last dozen, and they were perfect. ("Perfect" to me is completely cooked through but tender, with a light brown cookie and still-white glaze.)
The taste of these is wonderful, very light and cinnamony. I did have some trouble working with the dough. It was very gooey at first, so I put it in the fridge without a cover and let it set for awhile and it became much more manageable.
I am rating this very high - the cookies were fantastic. I was a little nervous to make them after reading several comments about how sticky and hard to work with the dough is. I, however, did NOT have this problem at all. I used ground almond from the bulk barn, and didn't have any lemon zest so I just skipped that part. I added 1/4 tsp of cloves and a 1/2 tsp of vanilla. I whipped my egg whites (2 large eggs worth) nice and fluffy for several minutes in my mixer. I added the sugar gradually, and it made this very gooey marshmallow type of stuff. I folded it into the almond/spice mixture and it was pretty crumbly looking. I popped it into the fridge while I waited for the oven and prepped my pans. (max 5 minutes). I found the dough easy to work with if you knead it with your hands first. I rolled it between two sheets of parchment and cut out my stars (2 sizes). The meringue glaze is very thick, but easy to paint on with a pastry brush. The cookies baked for 9-11 minutes, until the glaze JUST started to brown on the points of the stars. They sat on the pans for a minute or two, then went onto my cooling racks. When warm, they're crispy on the outside and wonderfully chewy on the inside. I hope they stay this delicious even after they cool. FANTASTIC recipe - thank you.
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Amount Per Serving (18 total)
- Calories
- 190 cal
- 9%
- Fat
- 10.7 g
- 16%
- Carbs
- 21.2 g
- 7%
- Protein
- 5 g
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 24 mg
- < 1%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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How the Burton Theatre became the Cass City Cinema and the Corktown Cinema
Published: January 9, 2012
"Patrons should expect the same strange blend of art-house, foreign, cult, weird programming that [the Burton Theatre] had been honing," Else says. "That program was continually evolving as we got a better sense of our audience, and will continue to evolve in our new home."
Both Friedman and Landy reiterate that the Cass City Cinema's purpose is to be community-driven, which they described as choosing certain types of programming relative to the local area as well as keeping the cost affordable.
To them, the standard $5 admission coupled with the presentation of the classic theater itself is one way of offering a pleasant experience.
And yes. The billiards table is still in the men's bathroom.
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Cass City Cinema
Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 12-15: Take Shelter Jeff Nichols's 2012 Oscar contender starring Michael Shannon (FBI agent Agent Nelson Van Alden on Boardwalk Empire) and Jessica Chastain (Tree of Life, Help).
Thursday-Sunday Jan. 19-22: Crumb Terry Zwigoff's 1994 doc about trailblazing comic-book writer-artist oddball Robert Crumb and his family. To coincide, Cass City Cinema hosts "Crumb Universe," which includes guest appearances from Carl Lundgren and Gary Grimshaw.
Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 26-29: The Skin I Live In Winning Pedro Almodóvar film about an obsessive plastic surgeon starring Antonio Banderas.
Coming in February: Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975 with an art opening of '60s black political art. Also, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing.
Cass City Cinema, 3420 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-281-8301; casscitycinema.com.
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