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TheStreet Ratings' stock rating model views dividends favorably, but not so much that other factors are disregarded. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e. how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits?; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to its stock's performance.
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Atlas Resource Partners
Dividend Yield: 10.60%Atlas Resource Partners (NYSE:ARP) shares currently have a dividend yield of 10.60%. Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. engages in the production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids in basins across the United States. The company operates through three segments: Gas and Oil Production, Well Construction and Completion, and Other Partnership Management.The average volume for Atlas Resource Partners has been 362,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Atlas Resource Partners has a market cap of $1.3 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are down 6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.TheStreet Ratings rates Atlas Resource Partners as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally high debt management risk and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.Highlights from the ratings report include:- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 293.9% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$10.08 million to -$39.70 million.
- The share price of ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS LP has not done very well: it is down 7.27% and has underperformed the S&P 500, in part reflecting the company's sharply declining earnings per share when compared to the year-earlier quarter. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time.
- ARP's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81 is somewhat low overall, but it is high when compared to the industry average, implying that the management of the debt levels should be evaluated further. Even though the debt-to-equity ratio shows mixed results, the company's quick ratio of 0.41 is very low and demonstrates very weak liquidity.
- ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS LP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.24 versus -$1.63).
- Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS LP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- You can view the full Atlas Resource Partners Ratings Report.
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Surge Protecters, Do you really need one |
Surge Protecters, Do you really need one |
jmcf46 |
Sep 3 2011, 03:07 PM
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 3-July 11 Member No.: 59128 |
Do you really need one for these rv parks? I would assume the parks would be reliable due to all the people using it at one time or another. I have one for my computer but don't see the reason for a surge protecter on the road but I could be wrong of course since my first time out
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2174 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Brandon, FL. Member No.: 214 |
You only have two bad problems. One is lighting that can kill everything in your RV in less than 1/1000 of a second. Next if you use 50 amps. If the large top pin on outlet is missing the ground or open everything in RV will power up on 240 volts and fry all your 120 volt equipment before you can think about it. Can or will it happen to you? We have picked up this problem a couple time now and it saved the motorhome equipment. We use a hardwired 50 amp EMS system. Around $400 to buy and cost less than a equipment burn out.
We also use a lighting protector system on our home power that cost $550 to buy the system plus two circuit breakers. Works great. -------------------- John
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Sep 3 2011, 04:40 PM
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Do you really need one for these rv parks? I would assume the parks would be reliable due to all the people using it at one time or another. I have one for my computer but don't see the reason for a surge protecter on the road but I could be wrong of course since my first time out thanks After reading Jon from Brandon's post,/////guess you do! As for reliable electric service at parks, Disney can be considered a more reliable? Well a friend of mine whodidnt have a protector, lost their entire rig to a surge. These things happen so rarely that its not worth the 50 - 100 bucks to protect you, or is it? |
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Sep 3 2011, 07:06 PM
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1078 Joined: 7-January 07 Member No.: 10403 |
I use extremely modest surge protection for my converter. That, in theory, should protect all the 12 volt boards down stream from it. I also use the same low cost unit on my Fridge. Surge is only part of the battle. A.C. motors do not like low voltage and can "burn out". If I were going to have a serious protection system I would choose one that disconnected on low voltages. I do monitor my voltage--and I do check each and every time before I "plug in" using a Kill-a-Watt meter and a polarity tester. Probably few folks who use rv's have surge protection. -------------------- Regards,
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QUOTE I would assume the parks would be reliable due to all the people using it at one time or another Our experience is opposite this assumption. RV park electric systems get a lot of use, may not have been built using the best engineering, in many cases get minimal preventative maintenance, and may be maintained by well intentioned but not very well trained maintenance folks. A good surge protector, actually an energy management system, will cost $350+ and is IMO a necessary expense. Every year we spend 200+ nights per year in full hookup campgrounds. Three to five times every year the system will shut down due to low voltage. Once or twice the system will not allow electric start up because of an open ground or other issue. Twice in 5 years the system has been fried by lightening (with no damage to rv or anything in it). You don't need a surge protector if you can stand the expense and the hassle of repairing the damage from low or high voltage. If instead you would rather not repair the damage or have the headache then you need one. Good luck. |
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 914 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Fulltime traveler Member No.: 2163 |
Once every year or two our EMS refuses to connect to a campground pedestal because of reversed polarity, open neutral, or open ground. These are dangerous conditions, either to you or your rig. Less frequently, it shuts off power due to low voltage, which can damage equipment in your RV.
We use a hard-wired EMS: Progressive Industries EMS-HW50C It's like any other form of insurance: You pay to protect yourself from a very rare, but potentially very costly, event. -------------------- Dave Rudisill
Fulltimer since 2002 2004 Beaver Monterey |
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Sep 4 2011, 10:29 AM
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1054 Joined: 2-November 05 Member No.: 4762 |
We never leave home without it. Had one in our 30 Amp coach and bought one for our 50 amp coach before ever using it. Some of the campgrounds have "handyman" repairs. The 50 amp is about $300 which is way less than a dollar a use. One usage could prevent a multiple thousand dollar repair. I used to check the pedestal with a tester before plugging in, but that just told me that it was OK right then and offered no protection later. I have always carried life insurance, but thankfully never used it. Same principle.
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 12-June 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 58073 |
I read somewhere that surge protectors don't have enough joules of protection for a lightening strike; however, if Joez says it protected him.... I believe it. Maybe the surge protector sacrfices itself ? (and those parts can be replaced in the $250 units -EMS PT30C from Progessive Industries https://www.rvupgradestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=279 ) I know that if there is a surge from power coming back on after an outage you are protected.
The link above gives comparison to other units, as well as the PT30C protction. Unfortunately, I simply didn't have enough room near my elecrical area to permanently install, so I have to put an alarm on it (don't like having a quarter of a grand laying around for some bad apple to take). Some will protect you from reverse polarity, if the wiring at the park isn't grounded properly, and almost all take care of a low voltage (when too much demand is placed on the park's electrical system) by shutting the power off. Mine has a delay of 3 minutes before it will allow the current to come back to the rig, just in case the voltage was a temporary thing. That way your air conditioner compressor won't get yanked around. Getting back to jmfc46's question: Overall, I think it's kind of a pay me now or pay me later thing. I have heard some do have and some don't...... I just figure who wants the hassel of replacing electronics (which will definitely cost you more). BTW, I use a computer alarm (Defcon1 to protect this investment - as well as my filter system) http://www.targus.com/us/productdetail.aspx?sku=pa400u One more note to a fellow newbie.... always turn off the circuit breaker before attaching your electronics. It keeps the plugs from getting burnt, which will prevent damage that will eventually ruin your umbilical cables. |
jmcf46 |
Sep 5 2011, 11:27 AM
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 3-July 11 Member No.: 59128 |
Thanks for the information. I just ordered a EMS-pt30. Better safe than sorry.
thanks |
FranznHilga |
Dec 10 2011, 06:49 PM
Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 9-December 11 From: Every Where USA Member No.: 65254 |
A unit that monitors: voltage surges, frequency, high and low voltage, bad ground, dropped neutral had been the best investment I have made! It has prevented an RV fire, saved my rig from lightening strike damage, and appliances from low voltage in high use 30amp parks that suck the life out of one leg leaving the 50 ampers s.o.l.! The only way to know if you are protected is to have one of these! RV Park power is the worst, and it is repaired by workampers who are not electricians.
-------------------- Blessings,
Franz & Hilga www.yourfulltimervliving.com |
Dec 11 2011, 08:03 AM
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 17-September 07 From: Victoria, B.C. Canada Member No.: 16768 |
One more note to a fellow newbie.... always turn off the circuit breaker before attaching your electronics. It keeps the plugs from getting burnt, which will prevent damage that will eventually ruin your umbilical cables. I switch off the power before I unplug as well for the same reason. The system can arc during the plug in and unplug events. Darrell |


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This is a really gloomy blog, but I feel I must act as the crepe hanger on this subject. I sincerely hope my predictions are wrong.
People travel from all over the nation to vacation in this precious place. They come to Eureka Springs to see what old time towns used to look like. They journey here to experience our quaint atmosphere and visit our barber shop, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, hardware stores, grocery stores and drug stores, etc. Our tourists bring their children for a history lesson they can't learn in their schools. Visitors come for our excellent art and music traditions that cannot be found anywhere else. Victorian buffs travel here to visit some of the most beautiful "painted ladies" in America. And the restaurants are fabulous. This is "a one of a kind" destination and it is our life blood. Walmart will suck us dry, just as they have ruined other towns in the USA. They start with an express store. As our shops close due to Wally World's killer competition, they will expand and then we will have a superstore across from the "Hoe Down". This store will fill in all the gaps left by our local merchants. Of course the music shows won't exist because there won't be any music left in town. Don't count on any special music weekends, either. Our beautiful Auditorium will be moth balled, again. Art enthusiasts will go elsewhere because the galleries won't be able to stay open. Artists of our caliber can't live in a town with no market for their work. Our beautiful old homes will be abandoned because their owners won't be able to afford the repairs. Our historic hotels won't be able to survive without tourists so they will close. With most of our attractions closed, just think where our real estate prices will land. I hazard a guess...in the dumper. No, folks, all we will be able to offer travelers is a big old Walmart which they can walk through anytime in their own towns. We will just be another gas and fast food stop on the way to points south. On Tuesday, August 23 at 6:00 PM, at the court house, there will be a public meeting before the Planning Commission meets to discuss the Walmart project. We need a venue that is large enough so that all our concerned citizens can be heard. A narrow hall outside the jury room with a TV that has to be kept at low volume won't work this time. The upper court room or the Auditorium needs to be used for this important discussion. Please call the chairman of Planning, Beverly Blankenship, and express your wishes. You might give the mayor, Morris Pate, a jingle, too. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] Enid, We have a petition available at: http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-wal... and the following locations have the paper forms as well: The Inn-Convenience Store Gazebo Books The New Orleans Hotel & Spa The Office Supply Store The Fine art of Romance We will be there in mass! -- Posted by jaywilks on Tue, Aug 16, 2011, at 3:08 PM
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I signed the online petition and I pray that the citizens of Eureka Springs fight with all the power which God have given to them to tell Walmart, "Not in our beautiful city!" While Walmart builds,Eureka Springs loses, she will lose her dignity, her people, her beautiful homes, her fine,wonderful stores, her uniqueness of all of the beauty which can be in one place! So much like a Swiss Village, yet she lies in the middle of America for all to come, see, and enjoy her beauty and meet her friendly and wonderful people. Don't throw away what God built and is sharing with you!We vacation there two to three times a year. Build a Walmart and we will o longer visit there as will thousands of others. Sincerely, LVEureka -- Posted by LVEureka on Tue, Aug 16, 2011, at 6:09 PM
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Oracle RDBMS is a full-featured relational database management system from Oracle Corporation. It includes a set of administration tools, and precompilers for most programming languages. This article will cover how to install and configure an Oracle database on Linux.
The installation file for Oracle 8.0.5 Enterprise Edition is named Oracle8051EE_Intel.tgz. It can be downloaded from ftp://technet.oracle.com/. If needed, the glibc patch file glibcpatch.tgz can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.oracle.com/pub/www/otn/linux/.
Oracle currently uses glibc 2.0 rather than glibc 2.1. Oracle has supplied a patch which, when combined with compatibility RPM packages, allows it to run on Red Hat 6.0. I chose to use the Linux-Mandrake 6.0 distribution for this installation. If you are not using 6.0, you can skip the steps for installing the compatibility RPMs and the glibc patch. It is possible to install Oracle on other distributions, but since Oracle uses Red Hat for its development, Red Hat (or some variation of Red Hat) is preferred.
The C Development package must be installed when you install Linux. If you want to install Oracle's Intelligent agent, you must have tcl-8.0.3-20.i386.rpm installed. To install the JDBC drivers, you must define a path to your classesxxx.zip file.
I recommend creating a minimum of three partitions for Oracle. This allows you to use Oracle's Optimum Flexible Architecture (OFA) standard. Using OFA gives you the capability to segregate data from indexes and have multiple control files. The partitions should be named u01, u02 and u03. You can create more partitions if you have the disks to support them. I have two disks on my machine, so I created a partition of 1GB for /u01 and 150MB for /u02. I then created a directory called /u03 to give me the equivalent of another mount point. The first partition (/u01) is where the Oracle executables and all associated files will be placed during the installation process. The remaining mount points will be used for data files, indexes and control files.
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$ORACLE_BASE/admin/SID/bdump contains the alert log for the instance. The name of the alert log is alert_SID.log, where SID is the system identifier for the instance (i.e., alert_greg.log for this installation). This file is extremely important in determining where problems lie. Any time you have an error or database crash, this is the first place to look for information on what might have happened to cause the problem.
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin contains the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora files. Both of these files are described in the section on modifying configuration files.
$ORACLE_HOME/precomp/demo/proc contains several Pro*C example programs.
The data files, indexes and control files will be placed in /oradata/SID, where SID is the system identifier for the instance (i.e., /u01/oradata/greg, /u02/oradata/greg and /u03/oradata/greg for this installation).
The installation is broken down into 8 steps:
Pre-installation sets up the groups and users, and performs all the tasks prior to actually installing the software.
Software installation is the process of installing the software.
Documentation installation is the process of installing the on-line documentation for Oracle. This must be done in a separate step due to a bug in the installation process.
Binary patching is the process of applying the glibc patch supplied by Oracle.
Database creation creates the initial database.
Post-installation is the process of running a post-install script as root.
Configuration file modification is the process of identifying and modifying the configuration files used by the database and Net8.
Testing and automation is the final process of determining that the database is installed and configured properly, and setting the instance up to start automatically when the machine is rebooted.
Download the compatibility RPMs from Red Hat. The necessary RPMs are compat-binutils-5_2-2_9_1_0_23_1_i386.rpm, compat-glibc-5_2-2_0_7_1_i386.rpm, compat-egcs-5_2-1_0_3a_1_i386.rpm, compat-egcs-c++-5_2-1_0_3a_1_i386.rpm and compat-libs-5_2-1_i386.rpm. Issue the following commands to install the RPMs:
rpm -ivh compat-binutils-5_2-2_9_1_0_23_1_i386.rpm rpm -ivh compat-glibc-5_2-2_0_7_1_i386.rpm rpm -ivh compat-egcs-5_2-1_0_3a_1_i386.rpm rpm -ivh compat-egcs-c++-5_2-1_0_3a_1_i386.rpm rpm -ivh compat-libs-5_2-1_i386.rpm
Edit /etc/passwd for root and change the shell from /bin/bash to /bin/sh. This will make the installation scripts supplied by Oracle run without errors.
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groupadd -g 601 dba useradd oracle -g 601 passwd oracle
Edit /etc/passwd as root to change the default shell.
Create the directories for your mount points if you didn't create them as partitions. Repeat the commands for all three mount points if necessary.
mkdir /u01 chown -R oracle.dba /u01
Change to the directory where you have unpacked the Oracle8051EE_Intel.tgz file (this is your staging directory for the installation process), and run the script to create the /etc/oratab file. This file is used by Oracle's startup script to determine which instances are running on the machine, and whether they should autostart when the machine is rebooted. More on this file later.
cd /home/oracle/orainst/orainst ORACLE_OWNER=oracle; export ORACLE_OWNER sh oratab.shSee Figure 1 for prompts and their replies.
Log out as root and log in as oracle. Make sure umask is set to 022 by typing umask. If it is not set to 022, you will need to add a line to your .profile file. Set the following environment variables in oracle's .profile:
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5 ORACLE_SID=greg #(replace with your system #identifier) ORACLE_TERM=386 PATH=$PATH:/u01/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin TMPDIR=/var/tmp export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID\ ORACLE_TERM export PATH TMPDIR umask 022 #(only if the umask is not already #set to 022)
Log out, then log back in as oracle. Make sure the environment variables are set by using the env command, and that /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin is in your path.
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When South Philadelphia native Lannett Lester learned of the Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) upon retiring, she was enthused to participate in what the center had to offer.
One of its funders, The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), held its 10th annual senior arts celebration "Celebrate Arts and Aging" in honor of Older Americans Month in May. Lester took part in the celebration and was chosen to have her artwork on display.
In preparation for the celebration, Lester participated in the PSC workshops and classes where she was able to explore her artistic side through ceramics and other activities.
Her interest in ceramics began at a young age but after going to college and working full-time, she had fewer opportunities to focus on ceramics—until she joined the senior center.
"I had worked for 32 years for the school district and when I retired I knew I had to do something, so I went to the senior center," she said. "I am having a ball there—it is the best move I could've made."
Lester was born and raised in South Philadelphia and has been living in the same home since 1957. Ever since she was a child, she loved paper dolls and clothing. She joined the Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) main branch, located at 509 South Broad St. and began making ceramic blouses in the ceramics classes offered there.
This is how she developed her idea for her main piece "Special Dress," which she made for the celebration.
"I didn't have a dress in mind I just wanted to add my special touch—that's why I call it 'Special Dress,'" she said. "I just don't go with the norm."
Lester's dress incorporated one of her favorite colors, yellow with the addition of blue beads and other intricate designs.
The artwork took her roughly two weeks to complete and is now displayed at the PSC main branch.
This year's celebration featured 183 artworks and the work is displayed throughout the city. In addition to the PSC main branch, the artwork is also displayed at the Center on the Hill located at 8855 Germantown Ave.
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PCA aims to create opportunities for seniors to stay active and participate in many arts and culture activities, including trips to museums, the theater and concerts.
Lester enjoys her ceramics class and other activities the PSC and PCA has to offer. She believes it is a great place for seniors to go.
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- OCCUPATION: Judge, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative
- BIRTH DATE: January 22, 1890
- DEATH DATE: September 08, 1953
- EDUCATION: Centre College, Kentucky Normal School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Louisa, Kentucky
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.
- Full Name: Frederick Moore Vinson
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Born on January 22, 1890, in Louisa, Kentucky, Frederick Moore Vinson served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1946 to 1953. His father worked as a jailer in Vinson's small hometown, but he died when Vinson was still a baby. His mother did what she could to support the family. Vinson went to work after school to help out.
In 1908, Vinson graduated from the Kentucky Normal School. He was an outstanding student there and continued to thrive academically at Centre College. After earning his legal degree in 1911, Vinson soon became the city attorney in his hometown. He held the post from 1914 to 1915. He briefly entered private practice until serving in World War I in the U.S. Army. In 1921, Vinson was elected to the post of state attorney.
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Fred Vinson moved on to the national political scene in 1924. He won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He won re-election for two more terms, and was defeated in 1928. In 1929, Vinson returned to private practice in Kentucky, but his sojourn from national politics proved to be brief. In 1930, he won re-election to Congress, serving another three terms in the House.
In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Vinson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He resigned this post to work more directly for the Roosevelt Administration. In 1943, Vinson was named director of Economic Stabilization. Two years later, President Harry S. Truman named him his secretary of treasury.
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A close associate of Truman, Vinson was named chief justice to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1946; he was brought in to replace the late Harlan Fiske Stone and settle a dispute within the Supreme Court. After Stone's death, Truman had resolve conflict between the existing justices on the Supreme Court. Both Hugo Black and Robert H. Jackson threatened to resign if the other got the top spot on the court. Instead, Truman brought in his close associate to be chief justice.
History has not been kind to Vinson's tenure as chief justice. He has been considered one of the least successful chief justices of all time. To be fair, Vinson had to manage a divided court with those for judicial activism, including Black, on one side and those championing judicial restraint, including Jackson, on the other. Still, it is notable that the case load of the court dropped significantly under Vinson. After his first year, the court only handled roughly 90 cases annually.
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On April 25, 1864 -- 15 months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863 -- Annie Davis sent this letter to the White House:
Mr. President It is my Desire to be free. To go to see my people on the eastern shore. My mistress wont let me. You will please let me know if we are free. And what I can do. I write to you for advice. Please send me word this week. Or as soon as possible, and oblidge. Annie DavisMy heart breaks -- and breaks again -- every time I read Annie's letter. I do not know her age. Or how she dressed. Or what she saw outside her window each morning.But my soul tells me that by the time the enslaved woman mustered the courage to dispatch this missive, she had spent every waking moment for a very long time yearning for liberty. Her envelope traveled just 70 miles from Bel Air, Md., to Washington, D.C., but her anguish endures through the ages.By the spring of 1864, Annie believed she was entitled to freedom. But in truth, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation applied only to those secessionist Southern states "in rebellion." As a slave-holding border state loyal to the Union, Maryland was not affected by the document. Annie and its other 87,000 enslaved residents remained in limbo.But the proclamation had made freedom inevitable. The signals had been mounting for months. On April 16, 1862, word traveled that the District of Columbia's 3,100 slaves had been freed by Congress -- and their owners compensated by the federal government. That July, Congress passed the Second Confiscation Act, which permitted the Union army to enlist black soldiers and forbade the capture of runaway slaves.On Sept. 22, 1862, Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Throughout 1863 and 1864, black families in Maryland had simply begun to walk away from the masters who owned them, making Annie's desperation all the more acute.Now, 150 years later, as we commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, I can't help thinking of Annie and all our ancestors. I reflect on how they agitated for their own freedom through protest, revolt, escape, prayer and petition. I am reminded that this observance is about not only the stroke of Lincoln's pen but also the vision of Harriet Tubman, the appeal of abolitionist David Walker and the genius of Frederick Douglass.I wonder what became of Annie and how she developed her fighting spirit. Was she motivated to write her letter because she'd somehow heard that the Senate had passed its version of the 13th Amendment just 17 days earlier? Was she ever reunited with her people on the Eastern Shore? Could she possibly be the same Annie Davis who appears in the 1870 Census in Easton, Md.?I wonder ... and I'm grateful to Annie and all the ancestors whose "desire to be free" was stronger than any force they faced.A'Lelia Bundles is the chair and president of the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Archives. aleliabundles.comHave more to add? News tip? Tell us


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how many times I've gone through this, but it's more than
a few. After much soul-searching, speculation, and fretting I decide
I'm going to give up large format photography forever. It always
seems like such a good idea at the time. But, as you have probably guessed,
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The Shen Hao also has the
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in the time it always seems to take me to find the darn lens caps. Incidentally,
the same lenses would fold into the Shen Hao if I first reversed the lensboard.
Both cameras come with a Graflok
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holder, a Calumet 6x7cm rollfilm back, a Horseman 6x12cm holder, and Fuji
Quickload sheet film without a hitch. Both focusing panels include markings
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Sites and Artefacts
This course replaces ARCL1007 from 2013-14
This first-year Core Course runs in Term 1.
The course starts with a 4 day experimental archaeology field course focusing on ancient technology and subsistence methods and the problem of interpreting archaeological remains. The lectures and seminars identify a range of spatial and temporal scales within which archaeological analysis is undertaken (topics to include activity areas, site types, landscapes, culture areas, site formation, stratigraphy, seriation, absolute dating and experimental archaeology).
It will also introduce archaeological approaches to artefact studies (materials analysis, technology, material culture and identity, including specific materials such as lithics, pottery, metal and cloth). This course aims to introduce basic scientific approaches to materials analysis, spatial analysis and dating.
This course is only available to those enrolled for undergraduate degrees at the Institute of Archaeology.
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As you near the coast intricate networks of lakes, rivers and estuaries criss-cross the timeless landscape. Travel in style along the Kerala Backwaters on a traditional houseboat, meandering through the lush tropical vegetation and past sleepy villages where the pace of life has remained the same for hundreds of years.
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A security guard has been killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, the provincial governor says.
"There were two dead in the suicide bombing, a Turkish security guard and the bomber himself," Alaattin Yuksel told reporters, adding that a woman was also wounded in Friday's blast in the Cankaya neighbourhood.
The US ambassador to Turkey confirmed that one of the embassy's Turkish staff was killed.
"We are very grateful to the Turkish state and the police for the very prompt response," said Francis Ricciardone. "We are very sad of course that we lost one of our Turkish guards at the gate."
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, said the bomber was a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), a far-left group which is virulently anti-American and anti-NATO.
Turkish media identified the bomber as Ecevit Sanli, who was involved in attacks on a police station and a military staff college in Istanbul in 1997.
The US is calling the attack an "act of terror," but said the motivation was unclear. US officials said that the DHKP-C was the main suspect, but did not exclude other possibilities.
Investigations under way
Television footage showed a door blown out and masonry from the wall around it scattered in front of the entrance, although there did not appear to be any more significant structural damage. The explosion was heard more than a kilometre away.
Smoke rose from a side entrance to the embassy after the doorway was damaged and debris sent flying into the street. The bomb appeared to have exploded near a security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy.
"It was a huge explosion. I was sitting in my shop when it happened. I saw what looked like a body part on the ground," said travel agent Kamiyar Barnos whose shop window was shattered around 100 metres away from the blast.
Police cordoned off the street where many other state institutions and embassies, including those of Germany and France, are also located. A police helicopter hovered in the air and armed US Marines patrolled the embassy roof following the attack.
Victoria Nuland, a US state department spokesperson, said that investigations were under way to find those responsible.
"We are working closely with the Turkish national police to make a full assessment of the damage and the casualties, and to begin an investigation," she said in a statement.
In a statement made after the bombing, Muammer Guler , the Turkish interior minister, said that the bomber was about 30 years old, and was a member of a far-left group.
"The attacks target the well-being and peace in our country," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in televised remarks. "We will stand tall and we will stand together.. we will get over these."
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Stork Craft is planning a contest giveaway online in the very near future. The item that is up for grabs is the Stork Craft Tuscany Glider in Cherry with Beige cushions. This will be Stork Craft's first ever online contest. Stay tuned to this blog for more information about this exciting giveaway!
Ragazzi Fine Furniture will kick off the Tropicale Summer Fest, on June 15th, 2009. The Tropicale collection is well known for its "beach, jungle and rainforest" styled looks and it will be the perfect collection for you to promote just in time for summer! We want to help you visualize an exotic adventure, a journey to an island paradise of pearl-white buildings and turquoise seas. Just imagine the luxurious beaches and lush natural beauty of the tropical regions. Well, now you will have the opportunity to take this all home, at a huge discount!
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So I was up in the Stork Craft showroom yesterday browsing some of our new products and brands. Let me tell you firsthand that the new Status Furniture line, which has just recently hit retail stores, is extremely impressive looking. These are very high quality cribs and case pieces, not only in the way they look but how they feel too. You can just tell that Status products are going to be a hit with customers looking for beautiful, trendy furniture at a mid-range price.
So it was about 11am and I was getting hungry for lunch and was a little tired in the showroom so I decided to try out the Tuscany Glider, Stork Craft's new high quality glider/rocker. I was surprised at the size and the plushness of the microfiber cushions. Now I'm no small guy, I'm 6'3, 200+ pounds and I still had plenty of room to spare. The gliding motion was smooth and overall the Tuscany Glider had a luxurious feel to it.
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It's always interesting being the new person in a company. Granted I had already worked at Stork Craft from August 07-July 08, but I had taken a year to go back to school and obtain my Masters Degree. I rejoined Stork Craft just two weeks ago and found out that a lot can change in 10 months! In my time away from the company some major events have occured:
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We have a large pine in our front yard that is leaning precariously and needs to be professionally removed.
If I let the pro take the wood, do they typically sell it? If so, shouldn't I get a discount in such a case?
We do have two fireplaces, but I'm thinking I don't want the extra work of having to cut it up and then chopping it down to fireplace size pieces.
If you are in the Greater Toronto Area, I can refer a very reputable honest and fairly priced guy. Not sure if you live in the city/suburbs or in a more rurual area. This can be expensive if you are closer to the city. Definitely get more then one quote if you don't think the initial price is fair and make sure they are insured if it's that close to the house.
Burning pine logs will create creosote build up in your chimney. Over time this can lead to a chimney fire. Burn some hard woods, like oak or maple with the pine. This creates a hotter fire and helps reduce the build up in the chimney by burni9ng off the creosote.
Just use a few slivers of dry pine for kindling. :)
The price to have a tree removed by professionals usually includes not only cutting the tree down, but also removing the wood. If you want them to chip it on sight , and use the mulch for your own garden, there will be an extra charge...and they can only chip branches smaller than three inches in diametre.
If you want a discount, just ask them to leave the wood behind....then you will have a huge mess to deal with. Pine is only good for kindling (used to start the fire) after it has been dried..... which would take at least 6 months. And realistically, how much kindling would you need??
(Just had three trees removed from our place this summer)
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Pine isn't the best to use in fireplaces.
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Diamondbacks vs Phillies coverageDiamondbacks vs Phillies coverageI attended several games in the 2001 Dback season. After attending the DBACK / ASTRO game Tuesday...and watching the come from...
We had a chance to interview Barry Larkin during the All Star break. Barry talks about pitching, coaching, and the NL West.
The Diamondbacks completed their preseason with a 10-2 victory over the Tigres of Quintana Roo. Armando Galarraga threw four perfect innings, and Chris Young drove in three runs for Arizona.
The Diamondbacks rolled to an easy victory over their Mexican League visitors at Chase, 11-4, and made some roster moves after the game. However, closer JJ Putz was merely ok, and there was worrying news about Stephen Drew.
The Diamondbacks shattered their team attendance record in their first year at Salt River. But around the much of rest of the Cactus League, news wasn't so good.
The Diamondbacks finished Cactus League offensively strong, pounding the Cubs, 15-8. However, Joe Saunders had a poor outing, allowing all eight runs in 3.2 innings of work.
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WASHINGTON - If scorpions weren't scary enough, scientists have discovered a new species of the poisionous arachnid that's flourescent and lives underground.
The Wernerius inyoensis was discovered -- where else? -- in California's Death Valley National Park by researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. When put under an ultraviolet light, the tiny species glows green and measures a little over half an inch in length. Its other notable feature is an unusual barb near its stinger. Scientists aren't sure what the barb is used for.
The discovery was almost overlooked, according to a news release. A PhD candidate at the school found the creature with his father one night while volunteering for a field study in the area.
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After a hiatus of several years, Depeche Mode has returned to the concert stage with a high-energy show that packs a visual punch. Sharon Stancavage went behind the scenes with the lighting designer, Paul Normandale.
Sharon Stancavage: How did you get involved with Depeche Mode?
Paul Normandale: I was approached by the production coordinator, Lee Charteris, who expressed an interest in my résumé and asked if I was interested in being considered for Depeche Mode's forthcoming tour. Thereafter I met Anton Corbijn, who did the show's set design and video conception, and we discussed the early-stage concepts and ideas.
SS: What were your initial thoughts on the lighting rig?
PN: The lighting rig could not interfere with the projection elements of the production, given the pivotal nature of the video element, and its place in the culture of Depeche Mode live. The set design had a distinctive curved plan view, and this I felt should be reflected in the lighting truss layout, but the unobtrusive plane of the lights did prompt me to ponder, very early on, the idea of different levels for non-video songs, with moving elements and custom elements in empathy with the clean visual lines of the set.
SS: Are there any specific challenges in making the lighting work hand-in-hand with the projection?
PN: The projection is first and foremost. Color-wise, we used heavy saturates in the video songs and in the art stands. We had total color control with the [Morpheus] ColorFaders on the spotlights, which provided added interest and minimum spill. We tried to add color to the black-and-white footage, except on "Black Celebration," where the strong abstract nature of the footage meant we locked into the feel as opposed to contrasting the imagery.
SS: You have a huge white projection screen upstage. Did that cause any lighting issues?
PN: The screen, as part of the essential set design, needed to be addressed and it looked fairly messy unlit, so we lit it. The scale and the special nature of the projection, I think, fully justified its presence. In terms of design, I just needed to clear the physicality of the screen, which was a question of trim.
SS: How did your plot develop?
PN: The plot was locked in very early and, once we had it established, final band positions in rehearsals remained a constant. The set design and video elements were known factors from the outset.
SS: Why did you choose a curved truss configuration?
PN: The curved truss offered a dimension of positions--front-, rear-, and sidelight from a range of focus positions--in a minimum amount of space.
SS: Why did you choose Martin and High End gear?
PN: The Martin MAC 2000 is the brightest light in its class, which we used in conjunction with several gobo overlays in dark colors. The Studio Beam PC from High End is the wash light--there's 21 in the rig--that's the instrument of choice in an arena trim. Both units have proved very, very reliable.
SS: How did you balance the conventional lights with the moving lights?
PN: The contemporary moving light now represents both workhorse and special, and I wander into the toy cupboard for specials that are outside of that broad parameter. Basically, I try to select the right lamp for the job and many of the traditional theatre lamps offer a unique property, or fulfill a particular niche in the production.
SS: What are some of the unique specials you're using?
PN: There are MAC 2000s on pantographs, Lowel Omnis and Altman Q-Lites built into "neo-stands" or "art stands," with a pair of Encapsulite fluorescent tubes. The DWEs are custom nine-lights in the shape of an X as befits the tour title, Exciter. They were manufactured by Mike Hosp and Upstaging in the US from very poor pencil drawings, much to everyone's amusement. I also have over a thousand 24V fairy lights that descend to just above the band's heads for several songs, in red and white circuits.
SS: How did the art stands develop?
PN: I needed to put an element of proximal lighting around the band, and in contrast to the usual pipe-and-base options, I wanted a custom arrangement that befitted the clean lines of the set, hence the creation of the art stands. They're comprised of two Encapsulite 5600K fluorescent tubes housed in a safely recessed channel, with a Q-Lite 12" from the floor for low backlight and an Omni at 6' for high backlight. These units served as a neat alternative, centralized the cabling, and became a part of the set visually. The art stands provided a range of light sources and are used as worklight near the video that didn't obscure the projection songs.
SS: The pantographs are something you don't see very often in a concert situation. Have you used them in shows in the past? How are they holding up on the road?
PN: I've used the pantographs before in festivals with Björk a few years ago, but in essence I just wanted to create a different angle of focus, and a degree of animation in the non-projection songs. They've toured reasonably well after a few modifications in rehearsals.
SS: Do you rely heavily on floor lights and set lights? Or do you consider them more of a minor part of the rig?
PN: I suspect I have more than my fair share of floor lights.
SS: Can you tell me a little bit about your set lighting?
PN: Besides the art stands, the only other set lighting was three four-light ACL walkway uplights to provide illumination of Dave and the background vocalists in their upstage positions, and 12 Q-Lites in the drum riser facia. The ACL four-lights provided a clean directional source with minor spill through the Plexiglas top panels onto the screen some 12" behind it.
SS: Your color palette appears to be fairly saturated. Is there a specific reason you stayed on that end of the spectrum?
PN: The music defines the palette. I suspect that's part of what I do, or try to do.
SS: Did you feel at all limited with your color palette? Or were the songs such that it would have been limiting to use pastels?
PN: I think only a couple of songs actually "sounded pastel" if that makes any sense. "I Feel Loved" for example is a bright, upbeat pastel song.
SS: Do you stay away from using front-of-house spots?
PN: I prefer the inherent interest of sidelighting spots, plus a bright red floor and a 50'x24' white projection screen played an unseen role in my choice of followspot angles.
SS: Your truss spots are almost completely automated--do you find this works better for you?
PN: The spots are Lycians with Morpheus ColorFaders programmed into the console cues allowing crossfades, blackouts, etc., to become integrated, hence less "random."
SS: What console are you using?
PN: Wholehog II--believe me, Fraser Elisha is the one using it; I merely add water to the Twinings tea at regular intervals. We had an Avolites Pearl in the early shows for me to stumble around.
SS: Would you consider this is a cue-heavy show?
PN: I rarely manage many cues and it was clear very early on that cueing to every beat or sample would be too much. We concentrated on setting strong, clear scenes and perhaps shifting with the intensity of the song as opposed to a drum/bass/sample approach. This was also in harmony, hopefully, with the set and video perception required by Anton Corbijn.
SS: What was the biggest challenge?
PN: Trying to read my own notes.
SS: What do you like best about the show?
PN: The interaction of the video and the lighting, blurring the lines, preserving the clarity of the concept, and witnessing a great live performance.
Depeche Mode's Exciter tour ends October 30, in Istanbul. Normandale is currently designing Björk's world tour, which will tour opera houses, with a 66-person orchestra and an Eskimo choir.
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1) Worcester said observers must show ID: This is not a requirement of law.
2) Worcester said observers must wear badges: This is not a requirement of law.
3) Worcester claimed the above protocol was a Secretary of State Mandate: This is not the case.
4) Worcester claimed they were trained on the mandate by the Secretary of State: they were not.
5) Worcester claimed these rules were promulgated by the Secretary of State's office: They were not.
6) Worcester claimed photography and video are not allowed in polling locations: The Secretary of state makes clear that this is not the legal case. In fact photography and videos are allowed.
The Department of Justice needs to monitor the Worcester elections. The city is trying to steal votes for Elizabeth Warren.
LEtter to Worcester Election Officials
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If people at RMG were really concerned about voter fraud, they would have expressed more outrage at the voter registration fraud that occurred in Western MA or pointed to the national firms caught engaging in voter registration fraud in many swing states. But of course you don't hear about those examples around here, because they involved GOP tactics.
This is simply a case of Bill Galvin doing his job and Rob Eno's fake outrage.
But for the record here is a thread Simple wrote 48 hours ago . . .
MA GOP Candidate: Male Stripper & Tax Delinquent by Simple J Malarkey => http://www.redmassgroup.com/di... (He wrote 1 sentence and called it a thread).
Molon Labe
I tend to agree. Something about crying wolf. Then
RRRR, thank you for allowing me to make my point once again.
C'mon dude who are you kidding? Everyone knows guys like you will always find a person or a reason (you know an excuse) to act like a prick. You don't do it to right the wrongs committed by EaBo Clipper, you do it to be a prick to hundreds of people you don't even know. Simply, you get off on it, everyone here knows it.
You could never in a million years come on to this blog and say 'hey I'm sorry guys' and mean it and not repeat the behavior again like I did on GreenMassGroup. I'm proud of that difference. Molon Labe