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Deer in Garden
Farming and rural life discussion forum. Cooking, hunting, gardening, fishing, critters, etc.
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Deer in Garden
How do I keep deer from eating my tomato plants and corn? thanks,Junior
Several in these parts use electric fences to keep them out.
"Never forget where it is you come from, or you may find yourself someplace you don't want to be"
Greg Norman
shoot 'em.My dogs keep varmin out of my yard.Raccoons,skunks[they like to play with them]whistle pigs and anything else!!!Ive seen water guns shoot them that seems to work.Kevin
47 CUB[Krusty] 49 CUB[Ollie] 50 H-- PLOWS DISCS MOWERS AND lots more stuff!!Life is to short -Have fun now cause ya ain't gonna be here long!!!!
Short of Kevin's methods , exclusion by fencing is probably the only long term effective method. Deer fencing needs to be at least 8 feet tall, even if electric. If you don't want to go to the expense of fencing, plant enough for both you and the deer.
Don McCombs
MD, Deep Creek Lake
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If its small enough, the garden i mean, line the perimeter of the garden with human hair. you can get it for free at the local barber shop. I'd pour some water on it to keep it heavy so as to not blow away. you can even take a leak on the hair for a double-whammy! works for us.
Andrew Spivey
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
'49 Cub.....(Mr. Cub)
The deer and I have an agreement. As long as the freezer is filled with veggies, there just isn't room for venison. So far, they have stuck to it, and so have I. (35 years and counting). Ed
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Deer in garden
Go by a dog groomer's place and get a sack of dog hair and toss hand fulls around the edge of your garden and maybe out in your corn and tomatos. I did that this year and it is the first year the deer have not bothered my peas. There is an old stray dog that comes around the garden occasionally, and that may be the reason too. Works so far.
One year we ran out of venison and my kids wondered what the strange tasting meat was. It was loaded with fat.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
- John Wayne
" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
- Aesop
Spiveyman is almost dead on his reccomendation. As weird as it sounds, an old time farmer told me that whenever he was outside, OUT IN THE COUNTRY OF COURSE, that he would take a leak at different spots around the perimeter of the garden. At night he did not use the bathroom inside, rather he used a SLOP JAR, (some of you may not be old enough to know what that is) and he would take it outside the next day and empty it around the garden. I did his first recommendation, still have an antique slop jar but they are too valuable to use anymore so I don't do that part. Believe it or not, I am not bothered with deer and they are over populated in this part of GA. To bad it doesn't work for raccoons, they dearly love Silver Queen corn and can ruin a patch in just a few nights of raids.
If your're in the country, try it!!!! If not, I wouldn't advise it for the neighbors might be inclined to call the law!!!! No matter how well intentioned the act, I don't believe the law would be impressed!!!
Yea, Pete, I'm a believer of the urine , but I'm not hard core enough to use a slop bucket....... kinda gross Done it before, but I dont like the smell of one.
Andrew Spivey
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
'49 Cub.....(Mr. Cub)
Deer in garden
Especially when it is your turn to clean it the next morning. Take it out and empty it, clean and rench it out good, and turn it bottom uppards on a fence post to dry and air out!!!
Hey guys,
Still some that know about the slop jar I see. It is a lot smelly and also the garden may get a little smelly, but what the hay!!!if it works.
Since moving to the country and having several large flower/hosta gardens, I've become an expert (I use that term loosely). I bought a 1000 fps muzzle velocity air rifle that gets their attention so now they only dare enter after dark. I've taken to using a 2 gallon Hudson sprayer filled with garlic powder and water (maybe 1/2 cup powder to a water-filled sprayer). I spray the most desireable plants with this solution after maybe every 2" of rain throughout the summer. The urine thing never phased these guys nor did human hair and Irish Spring soap. It's just about impossible LT unless you periodically change the plan of attack. Craig
I had the same problem. Urine, hair, and the other remedies did not work untill i tried moth balls. Dissolve them in hot water and spray the perimeter or put them in cheese cloth and hang them around your garden. Works for me. Good luck
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Congress and the Civil War (1) Exhibited
The issue of slavery permeated debate in Congress from the founding of the country through the mid-nineteenth century. The failure to resolve differences between states on the issue of slavery led to the Civil War. To manage both the war effort and its consequences, Congress crafted new legislation that addressed a changing nation.
For more than two hundred years, the Capitol has been the place where representatives of the American people have debated how best to achieve the nation's ideals. This exhibit displays some of our most important documents to illustrate the role of Congress in defining and helping to realize national goals and aspirations.
The aspirations of unity, freedom, common defense, general welfare, knowledge, and exploration all derive from the Constitution. The Preamble declares that the highest goals of the government are "to form a more perfect Union," and to provide for "common defense," "general Welfare," and the "Blessings of Liberty." Article I gives Congress the power to promote "Science and useful Arts," which has resulted in congressional support of knowledge and exploration. The meaning of liberty is further defined in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee specific freedoms.
Congress appropriates funds for national defense and has the power to declare war. By approving international agreements and the appointment of ambassadors, Congress also supports efforts to resolve conflict through diplomacy. Congressional contributions to matters of war and peace throughout the nation's history are registered in these documents.
Response to Rebellion - 2
A writ of habeas corpus is a legal order enabling an individual to seek release from unlawful detention. The Constitution allows Congress to suspend the writ of habeas corpus for public safety in times of rebellion or invasion. Congress was not in session when Confederate forces initiated the Civil War in April 1861 by attacking U.S. troops stationed at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Acting quickly against the insurrection, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. He later asked Congress to approve his controversial action.
War with Mexico - 1
Westward expansion led to rising tensions in Congress before the Civil War. Some considered expansion a defense against European claims on the continent, but it was also a subject of dispute between northern and southern factions about whether slavery would be allowed in new territories. In 1846, following a skirmish near the border of newly annexed Texas, President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war against Mexico. In December 1847 Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, suspicious of Polk's motives, called for an investigation.
The Monitor and the Merrimac - 1
The 37th and 38th Congresses (1861–1865) played an active role during the Civil War through legislation, appropriations, and oversight. In 1861, Congress encouraged development of the ironclad warship. The U.S.S. Monitor, designed by Swedish-American engineer John Ericsson, was tested in an encounter with the Merrimac, a Union ship the Confederates had captured, fitted with iron armor, and renamed the C.S.S. Virginia. Their March 9, 1862 battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia—the world's first between steam-powered ironclads—revolutionized naval warfare.
Bill to Establish the Department of the Navy, April 11, 1798
Signed into law April 30, 1798, this bill removed the Navy from the Department of War and established it as a separate office. Under the National Security Act of 1947, the Navy Department became part of the Department of Defense.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico [Map of the United States of Mexico] by J. Disturnell, 1847
Negotiators of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo agreed to use an 1847 map by J. Disturnell as the reference for the new boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. They found that the map had some serious errors, depicting El Paso and part of the Rio Grande many miles from their true locations, which complicated the negotiations.
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
Petition from Bowdoinham, Maine, against the annexation of Texas, December 12, 1837
Residents of Maine petitioned Congress against the annexation of Texas, citing three reasons. First, Mexico did not recognize Texas's independence, so annexation might provoke a war. Second, they opposed the expansion of slavery, which Texas allowed. Third, the vast area of Texas might be divided into smaller slaveholding states, upsetting congressional balance and thereby dissolving the Union.
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It being the avowed intention to continue it a slave-holding country, its annexation to the Union will give predominant power, in our national councils, to the slave-holding interest, and will reduce to complete subjection, the interests of the free States
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Original Radar Plot of Detector Station Opana, Oahu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941
At 7:20 a.m. on December 7, 1941, two novice radar operators detected aircraft approaching Oahu. Their control officer believed the signals tracked American B-17s, but by 7:55 a.m., the first wave of Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor. A 1945 Congressional investigation of the surprise attack examined this radar plot.
Records of the Joint Committees on Congress, National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement of Victory at Yorktown, October 19, 1781
General Washington notified the Continental Congress of the defeat of British troops near Yorktown, Virginia. Britain's Lord Cornwallis surrendered after his troops were trapped on a peninsula between American and French land forces and French naval ships. The Revolutionary War essentially ended with this victory.
Records of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from the Continental Congress to George Washington, July 24, 1775
George Washington, an experienced and respected military leader, provided a unifying influence as the American colonies rebelled against Great Britain. The Second Continental Congress placed great trust in him, as illustrated by this letter authorizing Washington to appoint officers and determine the number of troops needed for the newly created Continental Army. John Hancock, president of the Congress, signed the letter.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
President Abraham Lincoln's nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the Army, February 29, 1864
President Lincoln nominated Grant as Lieutenant General of the Army the same day he signed the bill re-establishing the position, which was previously held by George Washington. Grant's victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga had won the respect of Congress and the president and Grant's military strategy proved effective in winning the war.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
S.J. Res. 119, Joint Resolution Declaring War with Germany, December 11, 1941
The House and Senate adopted a joint resolution, S.J. Res.119, declaring war against Germany, on December 11, 1941. This first draft of the resolution shows that the Senate used the declaration of war against Japan, S.J. Res. 116, as the basis of the document and replaced references to "Japan" with "Germany."
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Certified copy of the Treaty of Versailles (Unperfected Treaty) Section on League of Nations, c. 1919
In 1919, the Allied nations met in Paris to negotiate the treaty with Germany ending World War I. President Woodrow Wilson brought his own agenda to the talks. Wilson's highest priority was to establish an international peacekeeping organization—the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate, which holds exclusive power to permit ratification of treaties, rejected the treaty largely because of this provision.
General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
An Act to establish the Executive Department to be denominated the Department of War, June 27, 1789, with Senate annotations
The Department of War, established in 1789, oversaw all military affairs until Congress created a separate Navy Department in 1798. The National Security Act, passed by Congress in 1947, designated departments for the Army, Navy, and the Air Force. A National Military Establishment, renamed the Department of Defense in 1949, administered these departments.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Regulations relative to the admission of cadets into military academy by B.F. Butler, Secretary of War, February 15, 1837
Congress strove for political fairness when it established regulations for admission of cadets into U.S. military academies. By basing distribution on congressional districts, Congress allowed individuals from every state to achieve careers as officers in the U.S. armed forces.
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…the appointments are made from among the applicants …so as to give one Cadet to each Congressional District.
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
HR 6293, A bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, January 28, 1942
Massachusetts Representative Edith Nourse Rogers introduced this bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in December 1941. It became law the next year. Directed by Oveta Culp Hobby, the WAAC was renamed the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and incorporated into the regular Army in 1943.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Petition against annexation, Women's Hawaiian Patriotic League of the Hawaiian Islands, September 11, 1897
In 1897, President William McKinley signed a treaty to annex Hawaii and submitted it to the Senate for ratification. Many Native Hawaiians opposed annexation—they swiftly gathered 21,269 signatures of men, women, and children on petitions for delegates to present in Washington, D.C. The Senate rejected the treaty, but five months later Congress annexed Hawaii through a joint resolution.
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We…native Hawaiian women…earnestly protest against the annexation of the…Hawaiian Islands to the…United States of America in any form or shape.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Message from President George Washington to Congress, December 30, 1790
Message from President George Washington to Congress, December 30, 1790
In 1785 Algerian pirates seized two American merchant ships—the Dolphin and the Mary. The crews were still held captive five years later when President George Washington sent this letter to Congress, enclosing Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson's report on negotiations with Algiers. Washington requested that Congress provide whatever it considered "most expedient" to free the men.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorial of Clara Barton, February 1, 1866
Clara Barton's 1866 petition to Congress explained her reasons for initiating a search for missing soldiers and outlined her research procedures. She noted her very limited resources and mentioned that President Abraham Lincoln and a Union major general aided her efforts. In March 1866 Congress approved $15,000 for expenses of Barton's Missing Soldiers Office.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
my attention was arrested by the great number of letters received from all parts of the country, mostly from the wives and mothers of soldiers desiring my personal assistance in searching for their lost husbands and sons
A Proclamation by the President of the United States, April 15, 1861
As Commander in Chief, President Abraham Lincoln responded to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter by calling for 75,000 militia volunteers. Their first duty was to repossess federal property seized from the Union by the seven seceded states. Lincoln also used his constitutional authority to convene an extraordinary session of Congress for July 4, 1861.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress.
Color lithograph, Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Kurtz and Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, ca. 1889
As Union officers watched from a point near Fort Calhoun, the U.S.S. Monitor (top center) and the Merrimac (C.S.S. Virginia, top right) battled for several hours, each inflicting damage on the other. The Merrimac had earlier destroyed two wooden Union frigates, including the U.S.S. Congress, shown in flames (top left).
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
S. 2000, Peace Corps bill, introduced by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, June 1, 1961
In 1960 Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota and Representative Henry S. Reuss of Wisconsin introduced bills concerning a federal volunteer program for service abroad. Humphrey's bill was first to name the program the "peace corps." After President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, Humphrey introduced this bill to authorize its funding.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
List of U.S. Navy vessels in service and lost, 1812
This report to President James Madison confirmed that all ships worthy of repair had been requisitioned for service. Among them was the U.S.S. Constitution, whose capture of the H.M.S. Guerriere in August 1812 would be the first American naval victory of the war. In January 1813 Congress approved legislation to expand the U.S. Navy.
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All the public vessels, worthy of repair, have been put in requisition, & the following are now in actual Service
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
House Declaration of War, June 4, 1812, with Senate Amendments, June 17, 1812
After President James Madison asked Congress to declare war against Britain, the House of Representatives voted 79–49 to pass this declaration. "War hawks," led by Speaker of the House Henry Clay of Kentucky, prevailed over members favoring neutrality and Federalists sympathetic to Britain. Clay argued that war was justified to defend U.S. rights against British offenses.
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war . . . is hereby declared to exist between Great Britain and her dependencies and the United States of America and their Territories and …the President of the United States is hereby Authorized to use the whole land and naval force of the United States to carry the same into effect.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorial of Hannah Stephens requesting the release of her husband from Algiers, December 9, 1791
In June 1785 Algerian pirates captured Isaac Stephens, captain of the Boston ship Maria, and his crew en route to Spain. The sailors were held captive for eleven years before Congress was able to secure their release. During Stephens's captivity, his wife Hannah repeatedly petitioned Congress, citing her family's terrible sufferings in her husband's absence.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, manuscript, signed with wax seals February 2, 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo set the U.S.-Mexico border at the Rio Grande; compensated Mexico for war damages; secured for the United States an area encompassing present-day New Mexico, Arizona, California, and parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming; and protected the rights of Hispanics residing in the territory.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Great Speech of Clay––Bran Bread is Riz! Lithograph attributed to John L. Mager, 1847
This cartoon mocks Henry Clay, a longtime U.S. representative and senator from Kentucky. Clay protested the Mexican War in an 1847 speech published in the New York Tribune. His son Henry Clay Jr., meanwhile, led a Kentucky regiment. Popular depictions of Clay Jr.'s death at Buena Vista made him a national icon of battlefield heroism.
Lithograph published by James Baillie, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Senate Roll Call on the Treaty of Annexation between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas, June 8, 1844
In 1844 the Senate rejected a treaty of annexation between the U.S. and Texas. The vote of 16 (for)–34 (against) fell far short of the two-thirds majority constitutionally required for ratification. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri led the opposition. Benton favored expansion, but argued that annexing Texas would intensify sectional conflict and rupture the Union.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Congress's Response to the Resignation of the Commander in Chief, December 23, 1783
General George Washington appeared before Congress to resign his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army. In this eloquent letter, Congress accepted the resignation and expressed the gratitude of the nation for his leadership during the Revolutionary War.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Proclamation of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1776
Pledging loyalty to the "United American Colonies," the signers of this proclamation vowed to defend America against the army and navy of Great Britain. As inhabitants of the colonies joined the cause of liberty, such proclamations reflected their growing sense of shared purpose and destiny.
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Lieutenant General Grant, City Point, Virginia, August 17, 1864
President Lincoln urged Lieutenant General Grant to "Hold on with a bull-dog grip…" during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, even as other politicians argued for Grant's army to move north to protect Washington, D.C. Lincoln and Grant knew that victory at Petersburg was crucial to defeating the Confederate army.
Records of the Secretary of War, National Archives and Records Administration
Poster, Americans will always fight for liberty, 1943
To promote patriotism during World War II, the Office of War Information, a federal agency, commissioned artists to create propaganda posters. This one, by the painter Bernard Perlin, associates soldiers of 1943 with troops of the Continental Army that endured the harsh winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War.
Records of the Office of Government Reports, National Archives and Records Administration
Henry Cabot Lodge's personal copy of reservations of Treaty of Versailles, c. September 1919
Based on the deep and resonant isolationist sentiment among many Americans, some members of Congress opposed the League of Nations because they feared U.S. entanglement in international affairs. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, prepared a series of 'reservations' or modifications to the Treaty of Versailles in an effort to reflect these concerns.
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…the United States declines to assume…any obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country…
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pay of the Army on the New Establishment agreeably to Act of Congress, April 30, 1790
This document records the monthly pay rates for the new national army, listed according to rank and title. A lieutenant colonel commander earned $60 per month, a major commandant of artillery earned $45, and majors earned $40. Sergeants, quartermasters, and the paymaster earned $5. Privates and musicians were the lowest paid at $3 per month.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Letter from Dwight David Eisenhower to Senator Joseph L. Bristow, August 20, 1910
In August 1910, Dwight D. Eisenhower sought support from Kansas Senator Joseph L. Bristow to enter a military academy. Eisenhower, born October 14, 1890, was nearly twenty, but claimed to be a year younger. The Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, did not accept candidates over age eighteen. Eisenhower secured Bristow's recommendation to the Army school at West Point.
Kansas State Historical Society
Army Recruiting poster, "Nurses Are Needed Now!... " by Stu L. Savage, 1944
During World War II, women served in many noncombatant roles, including as crucial medical support personnel. More than 59,000 women served in the Army Nurse Corps, often close to the front lines of battle.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
President William McKinley's nomination of Sanford B. Dole to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, May 4, 1900
Under the Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900, which created the government of the Territory of Hawaii, Hawaiians did not elect their governor. Instead, the U.S. President appointed governors and the Senate confirmed them. On May 4, 1900, President William McKinley nominated Sanford B. Dole as the first governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Secretary of State on American captives at Algiers, December 28, 1790
Thomas Jefferson's report on the status of the negotiations with Algiers included this list of Dolphin and Mary crew members with ransom fees indicated. Jefferson was very familiar with the hostages' plight—as the Secretary of State, and previously as Minister to France under the Articles of Confederation, Jefferson advised Congress on how to secure peace with Algiers.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Rolls of missing soldiers accompanying the Memorial of Clara Barton, July 1865, no. 1
To support her appeal to Congress, Clara Barton attached this example of a roll of missing soldiers. Barton compiled such lists from names sent to her by soldiers' families and friends. She distributed the rolls to military barracks, newspapers, and post offices nationwide, asking anyone with knowledge of the lost men to contact her.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
President Abraham Lincoln's special message to Congress, July 4, 1861, printed draft with Lincoln's
In his July 4, 1861, message to Congress, President Abraham Lincoln defended his calling up the militia and suspending habeas corpus. Lincoln explained the urgent need of a military response to preserve the Union, and he requested additional troops and funds. Congress validated Lincoln's actions by unanimously approving his request.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found the duty of employing the war-power, in defence of the government, forced upon him. He could but perform this duty, or surrender the existence of the government.
"The Civil War in America—Naval engagement in Hampton Roads," by Thomas Nast, The Illustrated London News, April 5, 1862
The battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac demonstrated the superiority of ironclads over wooden vessels, inaugurating the age of armored warships.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Letter from President Kennedy to Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Peace Corps Bill, May 29, 1961
President John F. Kennedy sent this letter to Senate President (Vice President) Lyndon B. Johnson describing the Peace Corps' pilot program successes. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey introduced the bill authorizing the Peace Corps on June 1, 1961. President Kennedy signed that bill into law on September 22, 1961.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the size of the Barbary Navy, ca. 1799–1800
While Thomas Jefferson served as Minister to France (1784–1788) and Secretary of State (1789–1793), he advised Congress on securing peace with Algiers and urged using naval power to combat piracy rather than paying ransom or tribute. Jefferson later made these notes on Barbary State fleets while Vice President (1797–1801).
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
H.J. Res. 46, A joint resolution for annexing Texas to the United States, January 27, 1845
After the Senate rejected the Texas annexation treaty, proponents of annexation decided to gain Texas by a joint resolution of Congress, which required only a majority vote in each house. Passed by the House (120–98) and Senate (27–25) in 1845, the resolution was later challenged but upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech, December 8, 1941
The day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against the Empire of Japan. He described failed negotiations with the Japanese and the destruction of the attacks. He read from this copy of the speech, which includes his handwritten changes.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
State of Connecticut Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers for Mjuba Freeman, June 1, 1782
More than five thousand African Americans served in the Continental Army. Both free and enslaved blacks had fought in colonial militias prior to the Revolution, and African-American minutemen died in the battles at Lexington and Concord. This pay voucher attests to money owed and interest paid to a black soldier, Mjuba Freeman.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Into the Jaws of Death, photograph of D-Day, Normandy Landing, by Robert F. Sargent, June 6, 1944
American troops wade ashore from a Coast Guard landing boat off the coast of France in a massive invasion that changed the course of the war.
Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, National Archives and Records Administration
United Nations Poster, "Charter of the United Nations" 1945
President Franklin Roosevelt was committed to U.S. participation in an international peace organization. To avoid challenges faced by President Wilson, President Roosevelt was careful to build bipartisan support for Senate approval by including influential Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg as a delegate to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. The U.N. Charter was signed on June 26, 1945. A month later the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved it.
Records of the Office of Government Reports, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow's nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower to West Point, October 28, 1910
With Senator Bristow's backing, Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1911 after passing the admissions exam. Eisenhower went on to become a five-star general, one of the greatest military commanders of the twentieth century, and president of the United States.
Records of the Adjutant General's Office, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Women's Army Corps pamphlet, The WAC, ca. 1944, collection of Edith G. Wells
WACs served worldwide during World War II, including the European Theater. Two battalions sent to London assisted in preparations for D-Day and U.S. maneuvers in France. Sergeant Edith G. Wells enlisted in 1942, trained in London, and was among the first WACs in Normandy, France, after the 1944 D-Day landing.
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This is your story—a record of the vital services performed by the Women's Army Corps in the European Theater.
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Petition from Captain Richard O'Bryen to Congress, April 28, 1791
Richard O'Bryen, captain of the Dolphin, repeatedly petitioned Congress while languishing in captivity for eleven years. In this petition—sent six years after his capture—O'Bryen described the high prices other nations paid to free hostages and outlined means U.S. officials could pursue to win American sailors' freedom. After his release O'Bryen served as U.S. Consul to Algiers.
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Most Honoured Sirs we hope you will Consider what our Sufferings must have been in this Country Dureing that Trying Period of Nearly Six years Captivity
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Handwritten railroad pass for Clara Barton and attendant signed by members of Congress, July 19, 1866
Members of Congress who supported Clara Barton's mission included Senators Henry Wilson and Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax of Indiana, and others who signed this pass giving Barton free passage on trains. Though based in Washington, D.C., Barton frequently traveled to publicize her work, raise funds, or visit sites where Union soldiers died.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Sailors on the deck of the U.S.S. Monitor, by James F. Gibson, July 9, 1862.
The Monitor carried a crew of 63. Living conditions were difficult—there were no windows, few skylights, and the iron exterior intensified temperatures below deck.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Peace Corps volunteer explaining inoculation of cows, East Pakistan, by Charles Harbutt/Magnum Photos, 1962
Peace Corps volunteers serve the needs of host countries and communities. This volunteer (right) worked with farmers in East Pakistan to protect the health of their livestock.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson, First annual message to Congress, December 8, 1801
In his 1801 annual message to Congress, delivered in writing, President Thomas Jefferson reported that Tripoli, a Barbary state, posed the greatest threat to peace. Jefferson presented evidence of the ongoing problem of piracy and explained that in response to Tripoli's increasing demands and aggression, he had sent frigates into the Mediterranean to protect American trade.
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The legislature will doubtless consider whether, by authorizing measures of offence… they will place our force on an equal footing with that of its adversaries.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
H.R. 145, A bill providing for the prosecution of the war between the United States and Mexico, May 1846
Congress declared war against Mexico in 1846, claiming that a state of war existed "by the act of the Republic of Mexico." That "act"—Mexican forces wounding U.S. soldiers in a skirmish—occurred after President James K. Polk sent troops into a disputed border area. This printed House bill shows revisions by the Senate before passage.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Memorandum from Headquarters, U.S. Army, 20 July 1944, collection of Edith G. Wells
As WACs provided battlefield support, the Army addressed issues concerning their situation. This memo, issued shortly after D-Day, warned enlisted WACs that if captured by the enemy they would not have officers' privileges. In 1949, the Geneva Convention provided women prisoners with limited rights—such as separate beds and toilets—because of their gender.
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Thorough training will be given in the rights and obligations of enlisted prisoners of war…which may be interpreted to safeguard to women such provisions as billeting and sanitary facilities separate from those afforded male prisoners…
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
"Be about peace," December 1976
The Peace Corps develops programs in partnership with other countries. Since the 1960s nearly 200,000 Americans have volunteered on Peace Corps projects related to agriculture, health, education, economic development, the environment and information technology in 139 countries around the world. Many members of Congress have been volunteers or officials with the Peace Corps.
Records of the Peace Corps, National Archives and Records Administration
An Act for the Protection of Commerce of the U.S. in the Mediterranean, passed by the Senate February 1, 1802
This 1802 act of Congress was a response to years of attacks on U.S. ships by Barbary pirates. Though not a declaration of war, it supported President Thomas Jefferson's decision to send a U.S. Navy squadron to the Mediterranean and to use force to protect American citizens and property.
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…It shall be lawful fully to equip, officer, man, and employ such of the armed vessels of the United States as may be judged required…for protecting effectually the commerce and seamen thereof…
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
WAC photographs, Planet News Ltd., collection of Edith G. Wells
First image: "We, WACS of the 2nd World War learning to use our rifles in England before going to Normandy 1943"
Second image: "Mess in the London Streets after bombing raid"
Though they enlisted for noncombatant support, WACs experienced the dangers of war. WACs were trained in the defensive use of rifles and other wartime skills. During the 1944 German blitz of London, a bomb destroyed the WAC headquarters.
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, by Mathew Brady, 1866
As Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts was sympathetic to Clara Barton's mission and garnered congressional support for her work.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of removing the Seat of Government, October 3, 1814
A House of Representatives committee charged with determining whether the national capital should move from Washington, D.C., to another location concluded that a move would be "inexpedient." A House vote on a motion to change the decisive word to "expedient" was split, 68–68, until the Speaker of the House cast his tie-breaking vote for the change.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Resolution of the City of Philadelphia offering accommodation . . . , September 26, 1814
While some members of Congress from northern states were advocating relocation of the federal government, Philadelphia's city government sent a resolution to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives offering "suitable places for their accommodation, as well as that of the other departments."
Records of the House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
A Bill for the temporary removal of the seat of government from Washington, October 13, 1814
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives in mid-October 1814 proposed that all federal government offices move from Washington to another location within twenty days, but did not specify a place for the temporary seat of government. The House rejected the bill, 83–74. Congress passed a separate bill, which provided for the rebuilding of Washington.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Letter from Daniel Carroll of Duddington to the Speaker of the House offering the use of a new building for Congress, December 4, 1815
After British soldiers burned the Capitol in August 1814, Congress met in cramped quarters in the only remaining government building, the Post and Patent Office. Daniel Carroll, owner of a large Capitol Hill estate named Duddington, offered Congress a temporary brick Capitol, which he and other private citizens built at their own expense.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
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Brick Capitol, photograph by Matthew Brady, 1865
Congress met in the brick Capitol—on the site of the present-day Supreme Court—from December 1815 to March 1819, while the original Capitol was rebuilt. The brick building later served as a school and as a Civil War military prison.
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, National Archives and Records Administration
The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, oil on canvas by Sir Amédée Forestier, 1914
On December 24, 1814, after four months of negotiations in Ghent, Principality of the United Netherlands, delegates from Great Britain (left) and the United States (right) signed a treaty to end the War of 1812.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain
"Impressment of American Seamen", wood engraving after a drawing by Howard Pyle, Harper's Monthly, April 1884
Great Britain frequently captured English deserters on American vessels and forced them into service with the Royal Navy. This impressment was one motivation for Congress to declare war.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Henry Clay, oil on canvas by Charles Bird King, 1821
Speaker of the House Henry Clay of Kentucky and other congressional War Hawks rallied under the slogan "Free Trade and Sailors' Rights" to push for war against Great Britain.
Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 81.9, 36 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
President James Madison's war message, June 1, 1812
As Congress debated whether to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison addressed a message to the Senate and House of Representatives detailing British offenses against the United States. He concluded that Great Britain was already in a state of war against the United States, but left Congress to determine the nation's response.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
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Senate changes to the House Declaration of War, June 17, 1812
On June 4, 1812, the House of Representatives voted 79–49 for a declaration of war against Great Britain. After making minor changes to the declaration, the Senate approved it by a vote of 19–13 on June 17. The bill gave the president "the whole land and naval force of the United States" to execute the war.
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration
Treaty of Ghent, 1814
United States delegates who negotiated the Treaty of Ghent with Great Britain included five who served in Congress at some point in their careers: John Quincy Adams and Jonathan Russell of Massachusetts, Albert Gallatin of Pennsylvania, Henry Clay of Kentucky, and James A. Bayard of Delaware. The treaty initiated a lasting peace between the two countries.
General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration
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Treaty of Wangxia (Treaty of Peace, Amity, and Commerce between the United States and China), July 3, 1844
On July 3, 1844, Commissioner Caleb Cushing and his Chinese counterpart, Qiying, signed the Treaty of Wangxia, adding their official seals. In exchange for U.S. assistance in suppressing the opium trade, China opened five ports to U.S. merchants, granted legal rights and protections to American citizens, established tariffs, and awarded the U.S. most-favored-nation status.
General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives and Records Administration
Message from President George Washington to United States Senate, August 21, 1789
On August 21, 1789, the Senate received a message that President George Washington would visit for advice on a treaty with Southern Indians. The Senate decided to postpone consideration of the treaty rather than debate the issue in Washington's presence. Thereafter, presidents forwarded treaties to the Senate until President Woodrow Wilson hand-delivered the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
President George Washington's nomination of John Jay as Envoy Extraordinary to his Britannic Majesty, April 16, 1794
The U.S. Constitution empowers the Senate to give "Advice and Consent" to presidential appointments of ambassadors and other public officials. In 1794 the Senate approved President George Washington's nomination of Chief Justice John Jay to negotiate a new treaty with Britain. Jay, who favored a strong federal government, had helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
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Green Island, Macao (Aomen), watercolor by George R. West, 1844
Macao, a peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong, was settled by Portugal in the 1500s. For centuries, China restricted Western commerce to this area. Commissioner Caleb Cushing arrived in Macao in February 1844 to negotiate for American trade rights. The artist George R. West accompanied Cushing and painted many scenes of China.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Memorial from Chiefs of the Cherokee and other Warriors, signed in Chota on the Tennessee River, May 17, 1789
Cherokee chiefs, warriors, and representatives met at Chota to sign a memorial to President George Washington and Congress, "the great council of the United States." They described the terrible sufferings of their people from hunger and war and pledged friendship and alliance with the United States. Beside their names they inscribed their individual marks.
"...to our great Joy the Great Spirit above has removed the Cloud & Permits the Sun to Shine again in friendship upon Each party. Tho' the darkness have lasted so long that Our Country and towns have been Spoiled, our Selves become Naked, and Suffer much with Hunger."
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Letter from Senator Alexander Martin to Representative William Loughton Smith, June 27, 1795
Senator Alexander Martin of North Carolina confided in a letter to Representative William Loughton Smith of South Carolina that the Senate was keeping the terms of the Jay Treaty confidential to prevent public reaction before it was ratified. This attempt at secrecy further inflamed public opinion against the treaty.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Temple where the Treaty was signed July the 3rd, 1844, in the Village of Wang Heia (Wangxia) in the Vacinity [sic] of Macao (Aomen), watercolor by George R. West, July 3, 1844
George R. West accompanied Commissioner Caleb Cushing to China as the official artist of the diplomatic mission. West's watercolor drawings documented the trip, including this Buddhist temple in Wangxia where Cushing and Qiying, the Chinese commissioner sent by the emperor, signed the historic treaty.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
James Madison's working copy of the Jay Treaty, November 19, 1794
Representative James Madison of Virginia opposed the Jay Treaty. Although the treaty required concessions such as removing British troops from the northwest, it lacked strong protections for American shipping. It did not uphold American views of freedom of the seas or neutrality rights. In addition, it left issues such as U.S.-Canadian boundaries to be settled later.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Jos [sic] House on Canton River (Zhu Jiang), watercolor by George R. West, 1844
George R. West accompanied Commissioner Caleb Cushing to China as the official artist of the diplomatic mission. West documented the historic trip with watercolor drawings such as this scene of a joss house, or small temple, on the Canton River near Macao (Aomen).
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Senate roll call on the Jay Treaty, June 24, 1795
Despite private doubts and public opposition, President George Washington believed the Jay Treaty would avoid war with Great Britain, and he submitted it to the Senate for approval. The Senate's anti-administration minority attempted to block ratification, but the Federalist majority prevailed and approved the treaty. The final vote met the minimum two-thirds requirement—20 votes for the treaty and 10 against it.
Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration
Street in Macao (Aomen), China, watercolor by George R. West, 1844
Macao, a peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong, was settled by Portugal in the 1500s. For centuries, China restricted Western commerce to this area. Commissioner Caleb Cushing arrived in Macao in February 1844 to negotiate for American trade rights. The artist George R. West accompanied Cushing and painted many scenes of China.
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Senate roll call vote on Treaty of Wangxia, January 16, 1845
The Senate unanimously approved the Treaty of Wangxia for ratification in January 1845. It was the first Western trade treaty with China not preceded by a war—a diplomatic achievement that became a model for other treaties. In addition to stimulating U.S. commerce, it guaranteed that Americans in China would be subject to U.S., not local, laws.
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Central forfeits three games over ineligible player
Fri. February 01, 2013 at 5:17 p.m. | By Andrew Carroll
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TUSCALOOSA | Central High School has been fined, placed on probation for one year and ordered to forfeit three varsity football games and six junior varsity boys' basketball games for violating AHSAA eligibility rules, according to an announcement on the AHSAA website.
Central Principal Clarence Sutton and head football coach Dennis Conner issued a statement to "apologize for our oversight in the process."
The AHSAA release stated Central used a transfer student during the season in violation of the Bona Fide Transfer Rule. Central had to forfeit all contests its teams won in which the student participated. The probationary period is a warning that other violations of this nature could bring further sanctions against the school.
Football forfeits include wins over Paul W. Bryant, Fairfield and American Christian Academy. The Falcons beat Paul W. Bryant 30-9 on Oct. 12; Fairfield 16-14 on Oct. 26; and ACA 26-14 on Nov. 2. With the victories, the Falcons had a 6-4 regular-season record. Walker beat Central 30-7 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Forfeits in junior varsity boys basketball were to Holt; McAdory, two games; Brookwood; Demopolis and Tuscaloosa County. The student played in four varsity football games and 13 junior varsity basketball games, according to the Central statement.
In their statement, Central officials said they conducted an investigation that centered on a Hillcrest student who sought a transfer to Central. A parent requested the transfer on April 4.
"We explained to the parents the rules of the AHSAA and that the only method that the student could participate in athletics is that it was a 'bona fide' move," the statement said.
"The parents did move into a residence in the Central High School (zone). The parents did provide the proper documents to support their move to that residence. Two of our administrative team visited the home to verify that they did move to that residence. We did not verify that the original residence should be closed, rented or disposed of and not used by the family."


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Nearly every time Real Salt Lake or the rest of the Major League Soccer teams face the San Jose Earthquakes, weird things happen.
Real Salt Lake , Earthquakes play to 1-1 draw
The Associated Press | posted Aug 30th - 11:00pm
Javier Morales evened the score in the 36th minute, and the San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake finished with a 1-1 draw Saturday night.
Mulholland, Gil show chemistry in win over Sounders
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 17th - 11:44am
For the third time of their careers together, Luke Mulholland and Luis Gil started next to each other Saturday, a 2-1 win over Seattle that put the Salt Lake side one point ahead of the Sounders in the Western Conference standings.
Real Salt Lake 1st in West; beats Seattle 2-1
The Associated Press | posted Aug 16th - 7:20pm
Joao Plata scored his 11th goal of the season and Real Salt Lake beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Saturday to take the top spot in the Western Conference.
RSL, Seattle resume budding rivalry with Saturday afternoon match
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posted Aug 15th - 4:36pm
Saturday's matchup between RSL and Seattle, which airs live on NBC Sports Network at 12:30 p.m. MDT, won't be the first time the two teams have met under high-pressure circumstances.
Gil, Glad lift RSL to 1-1 draw with Xolos in friendly match
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 13th - 1:54am
Luis Gil scored one of the finest goals at Rio Tinto Stadium about two minutes before the final whistle to help RSL to a 1-1 tie with Liga MX side Xolos on a cold, rainy Tuesday night in Sandy.
RSL trades Watson-Siriboe to NYCFC; Eck hired as assistant coach
Sean Walker | posted Aug 11th - 5:54pm
Former RSL coach Jason Kreis and New York City FC acquired RSL defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2016 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, the teams announced Monday.
Rimando stands tall in securing MLS record against former team
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 10th - 12:48pm
Nick Rimando recorded his 113th career shutout Saturday, the most in Major League Soccer history. This one, though, was special, because of the people with whom he spent it.
Rimando breaks shutout record, Salt Lake wins 3-0
The Associated Press |
posted Aug 9th - 10:21pm
Nick Rimando broke the MLS record with his 113th shutout in Real Salt Lake's 3-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.
RSL sign Argentine striker Jaime from Chilean club
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 8th - 5:06pm
RSL signed Sebastian Jaime of Union Espanola in the Chilean Primera Division at the close of the MLS transfer window, GM Garth Lagerway confirmed Friday.
Real Salt Lake short on defenders as D.C. United comes to town
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 8th - 8:55am
Real Salt Lake will enter Saturday's rematch of last year's U.S. Open Cup final with only Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Abdoulie Mansally, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Carlos Salcedo and recent Homegrown signing Justen Glad to choose from in its back line.
Donovan goal gives MLS 2-1 win over Bayern Munich
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posted Aug 6th - 11:41pm
Landon Donovan celebrated the winning goal in his 14th All-Star game by grasping the MLS badge on his jersey before he was swarmed by his teammates.
RSL assistant Dalglish lands USL Pro job
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 4th - 7:53pm
Real Salt Lake assistant coach Paul Dalglish was named the head coach of the Austin Aztex on Monday, a position that begins immediately as the Texas club prepares for third-division play in USL Pro in 2015.
Rimando unfazed, credits defense in tying MLS record for shutouts
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 4th - 10:47am
Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando tied the all-time record for shutouts in Major League Soccer history in a 1-0 win over the archrival Rapids on Saturday night. You'd never know it from his reaction, though.
Rimando leads Real Salt Lake past Rapids, 1-0
The Associated Press |
posted Aug 2nd - 9:40pm
Nick Rimando tied the MLS record with his 112th shutout in 10-man Real Salt Lake's 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
RSL heads to Colorado with rivalry trophies on the brain
Sean Walker |
posted Aug 1st - 5:02pm
Salt Lake will look to reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup, which rival Colorado took a year ago for the first time since 2006, when the two teams meet at Dick Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado at 7 p.m. MDT.
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The Atlanta Public Schools security chief says it's up to a principal or an onsite police officer to report a non-working metal detector in a school. Authorities say last week when a Price Middle School student fired a gun on campus wounding a classmate, the school's metal detector wasn't working. Since then, Price Middle School has been trying to get back to normal. They now have enhanced security, and metal detectors are again working. On Monday night, the school hosted a basketball game, which is open to the entire community. But nerves are understandably still a bit raw following last week's breach on campus, and many parents expressed their concerns. School officials said there were five security officers on hand for Monday night's game. Dozens of people attending the game walked through a working metal detector before heading into the school's gym.Parents may find some of the details of the investigation into the incident a bit unsettling. For instance, metal detectors at all Atlanta Public Schools are checked just once a year. If a device fails in anyway, principals or any onsite law enforcement are required to report it. Superintendent Erroll Davis has said that the system needs a security overhaul. At a meeting on Monday afternoon, school board members had questions about security in Atlanta's schools. APS security director Marquenta Sands fielded those questions, as did Davis. They told the board security for all schools is not what they want it to be. Sands said there are also staffing challenges in some places when it comes to getting students through a metal detector and to class on time.It's not just staffing or equipment. What school officials describe would call for a complete overhaul of the attitudes about what makes a school a safe place. Davis says that everyone—including parents and all school principals—have to buy into a uniform standard of security. When asked if anyone had been disciplined up to now in connection to the breach at Price Middle School, Sands said she could not talk about it because the investigation is ongoing. If she determines that there were infractions and somebody should have pointed it out, she says there will be discipline.
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This is the official UFC 154 Carlos Condit's fight short that "The Natural Born Killer" will wear for his upcoming title fight against GSP!
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I must say these are the best shorts I've owned! The design is so unique and they are very high quality. And I finally get to show off my favorite fighter "The Natural Born Killer". Venum couldn't have made them any better!
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Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)
And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.
Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.
Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!
Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.
But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.
Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.
And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.
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Eating AlabamaWednesday | 8 p.m.
Returning to Alabama, a couple sets out to eat the way their grandparents did — seasonally and locally. But they soon realize that everything about the food system has changed since their families left the farm. What follows is an introspective and often funny meditation on community, the South and sustainability.
Nominee: James Beard Award - Specials/Documentary
Nazi Mega WeaponsThursday | 7 p.m.
Explore the most technologically advanced plane of World War II, the Messerschmitt Me262, a fighter jet that inspired a revolution in aerial warfare. Learn the remarkable story of an awe-inspiring aircraft, the subterranean bat-cave where it was built and the battle for air supremacy that decided the fate of the war.
Xerox Rochester International Jazz FestivalGregory Porter | Sunday, 6 p.m.
Praised by NPR, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, jazz singer-songwriter Gregory Porter fuses old-school jazz and '70s soul as he performs selections from his two Grammy-nominated releases, Water (2010) and Be Good (2012).
StagestruckConfessions from Summer Stock | Sunday, 9 p.m.
This program takes a nostalgic look back at the 26-year history of America's first summer stock theater, the Orleans Arena Theatre on Massachusetts' Cape Cod. The one-hour documentary uses dramatic re-enactments, historical photos and engaging interviews with past members to capture the day-to-day challenges and joys of the summer stock experience.
Beginning in 1950 and lasting until 1976, temperamental young actors and actresses would live together, work for pennies and do odd jobs in pursuit of refining their craft and creating a professional theatrical production each week. Author Kurt Vonnegut, an Orleans Arena Theatre alumnus, interjects humor and insight as he reflects on his time at the distinguished American art colony and its founders, Betsy and Gordon Argo.
Saving the OceanSwordfish! Part 2 | Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Story about sustainable harpoon fishing of swordfish focusing on a group of fishermen in Nova Scotia.
Cafeteria ManWednesday | 7 p.m.
All across America, school food is undergoing a major transformation to help reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. Cafeteria Man provides a unique, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring fresher, healthier food to the millions of kids in our nation's schools, with the ultimate goal of enhancing their well-being. It follows nationally-recognized, charismatic chef Tony Geraci for several years as he works to revamp school food programs in Baltimore and Memphis. Says best-selling author Michael Pollan in the documentary: "If Tony makes this happen here, I think you'll see this happening all over the country."
Congratulations to WEIU News Watch!Winner of NATAS Mid-America Emmy for Best Newscast
The Mid-America Chapter is one of 19 regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The Mid-America Chapter was chartered in 1962 and began honoring outstanding achievement in this region with local Emmy awards in 1976. The Mid-America chapter includes the television markets primarily in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois and surrounding DMAs.
Each year, the chapter also recognizes outstanding work in the classroom by high school and college students. WEIU News Watch has been the recipient of a NATAS Mid-America Chapter student award consistently since 2009. This year's winning entry was a newscast produced on Feb. 28, 2014, and included several stories on a pending winter storm. The newscast was produced by Communication Studies major Margaret Langevin (senior).
Jonathan Bird's Blue WorldSturgeon and the Coral Farm | Sunday, 7 p.m.
An encore favorite from season 3, the Homecoming Friends gather in the Blue Ridge Mountains to lift their voices in song. Featured selections include There's Something About a Mountain and Go Rest High on That Mountain. Lynda Randle offers God on the Mountain and Larry Gatlin sings A Perfect Heart.
Friday Music Block
8 p.m. - Live From the Artists Den
Norah Jones: Brooklyn resident Norah Jones didn't have to travel far from home to film her episode of "Live from the Artists Den." In front of 200 invited guests, she performed a stunning career-spanning set at the historic Green Building in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens neighborhood. The rough-hewn beauty of the former brass foundry was a spectacular backdrop the 20-song retrospective, ranging from her breakthrough hit, "Don't Know Why," to her latest single, "Happy Pills," before concluding with an encore that saw her and her band gathered around an old-time microphone, offering sweet harmonies to send a delighted audience into the night.
9 p.m. - Austin City Limits
Jason Isbell/Neko Case: ACL presents modern roots rock with Jason Isbell and Neko Case. Isbell performs tunes from his acclaimed LP Southeastern, while Case sings songs from her latest album.
Sunday Lifestyle Programming Block
5 p.m. - Illinois Pioneer
5:30 p.m. - Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions
Connecting The Dots In America: During Burt's 40 years of reporting, he has lived through a half-dozen recessions in the United States and visited dozens of countries during their economic downturns. In this program, he travels across the U.S. talking to people who have made our nation economically stronger - creative entrepreneurs with great imaginations who started small businesses based on their innovative ideas and technology and made fortunes for themselves and the people who helped them get started.
6 p.m. - All-Star Orchestra: Mahler: Love, Sorrow and Transcendence
Gustav Mahler: Rueckert Lieder (Songs from Latter Days) Soloist: Nancy Maultsby; Gustav Mahler: "Totenfeier" ("Funerary Rites" - 1st Mvt. from Symphony No. 2); Augusta Read Thomas: Of Paradise and Light; Bernard Rands: Adieu. Mahler's turbulent loves are expressed through his music. His settings of poems by Friedrich Rueckert explore themes of love, nature, and otherworldliness. Mahler was haunted throughout his life by the premonition of his own death. The first movement of his 2nd Symphony draws stark contrasts between the composer's premonition of doom, and his vision of life. Modern parallels can be found in "Adieu" by Bernard Rands and "Of Paradise and Light" by his wife, composer Augusta Read Thomas. Both comment on the unique dynamics of creative/personal partnerships.
7 p.m. - Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Des Moines
Fifteen years after first visiting Des Moines, Iowa, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW looks back on featured items to see if their value has changed. Highlights include a Rambling Mickey Mouse toy with its original box, ca. 1934; Charles Lindbergh memorabilia; and a Samuel McIntire medallion that has soared in value from $70,000-$90,000 to $200,000 - $300,000.
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"If we don't support PBS it will go away and it won't be there for our children or grandchildren and they won't have the opportunity to learn the things that we did…and we can't have that!"
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Kate Pleasant - Producer/Director
When Did You Start at WEIU? Summer 2007
What Does WEIU Mean to You? WEIU means a safe, family-friendly entertainment and learning source.
Favorite Show on WEIU: I have a 2-year-old, so we're really getting into Super Why and Word World. My personal favorite is a lot of our local programming because it really connects me to our community. On the national side, I'm starting to get into Downton Abbey!
What have you learned while working at WEIU?: What haven't I learned!? WEIU has taught me about valuing my community. WEIU has taken me places I never thought I would go (like an underground river for Heartland Highways). I have learned that not only is WEIU great, quality programming, but the people behind it really believe in the mission too.
Why should someone become a member of WEIU? Everyone should become a member of WEIU. I'm a member. If you value educational programming, information straight from your own backyard, and family-friendly TV, then WEIU is for you. You should know, too, that everyone behind the scenes here at the station really believes in what we do too. For us, it's personal. We're a family and we're always looking to expand, so come be a part of our story!
Is WEIU as important to you as it is to Kate? Become a member today! Also, send us a message and let us know what WEIU means to you!
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I support WEIU because I know that at any time, day or night we can tune in and we can count on good, quality entertainment and good wholesome programming made available to us. WEIU is what I consider to be a family friendly television station because I know that if my children or grandchildren are visiting and they enter the room where I'm watching TV, I don't have to worry about anything inappropriate being on my TV screen. I know that I can trust WEIU and I love that!
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As Los Angeles Lakers fandom giddily awaits the possible debut of Mike D'Antoni on the bench tonight and the emergence of the superteam most observers expected, the inevitable whispers are beginning: Yes, Pau Gasol appears to be on some imaginary trading blocks (and perhaps even the actual one) already.
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Reunions Large Group
Saturday, May 31, 7:00pm, Murray Dodge
Are you around for Reunions? Come connect with old friends and meet our newest alumni class of 2014! We will have a time of worship. Friends and family are welcome to this time of fellowship and spiritual encouragement!
Manna Study Rooms Spring 14 Finals
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Open Small Group
Friday, 6:15pm, Frist 208
Open Small Group starts at 6:15 p.m. this week at Frist 208. Please come and enjoy meaningful discussions. This week's topic is What is "Religious" Belief? with guest Dr. Roy Clouser, who served professor of philosophy and religion at TCNJ for over 30 years All are welcome! Dinner will be provided!
Daily Prayer Meetings
Monday-Friday, 11:00-11:45am, Spelman 26
Do you feel down or overwhelmed? Come join us for Daily Prayer and hear again the Good News of the Gospel in the midst of the pressures of Princeton life. It's a great way to maintain your personal relationship with the Lord, as well as with each other. This week we will meet daily Monday to Friday at 11:00am in Spelman 26. Hope to see you there!
Also, we encourage you to submit your prayer requests or to check out other people's prayer requests on the Prayer Board so that we can pray for you during prayer meetings!


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You were simply too smart for me.
what's the o/u as far as which game into the season will Buc fans will be yelling for Glennon to come in?
Welcome to the boards, Mike!
I wanted Barkley but after watching every game of Glennon I can find, I actually think he is better than Freeman already. He makes about 2 or 3 throws a game that are better than any throw I've ever seen Freeman make. He still isn't ready to be an NFL starting QB though. He throws too many dangerous passes. It's going to be interesting at One Buc practices because Glennon will easily out perform Freeman at practice in front of all the fans. Anyone who's been to those practices the last couple of years knows that Freeman looks like garbage at those. This will be the first time that a back up isnt someone who will look worse like Orlov and Brett Ratliff. Should be interesting..
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'Tis the season – amid the shopping frenzy – for reading and hearing various reminders of "what Christmas is really all about."
They tend mostly to be about organizations that provide gifts and Christmas dinners to poor children and their families. Those are wonderful, laudable things to do, and they are indeed among the things Christmas is all about. They are just not the only things. Here are some reminders to me of a few others.
It is not news that, in our hemisphere, this is the darkest time of year. Although I am not a fan of short days and long nights, Dec. 21 is also one of my favorite days of the year because it holds the brightest promise – a promise celebrated since ancient times.
Starting now, it will get no darker. The movement back to the light begins almost imperceptibly – a few seconds a day to start – but it is inexorable. The light will triumph over the dark, a promise kept with a celestial rhythm set since the beginning of time. It is a promise Christians also observe in the celebration of the birth of Christ; one of His names is "Light of the world."
I have thought about that more than usual this season because the darkness of human mortality has been closer to me than at most times in my generally very fortunate life.
It is part of the human condition. We are not built to last. As one of my favorite writers observes rather caustically from time to time, "The chances of death are 100 percent."
Still, there are times when it seems more of a thief, arriving well ahead of schedule with what appears to be random cruelty.
At this time of year, while the toughest thing for millions of us is figuring out what gift to get for friends or family members who already have everything they need, a close friend for decades is watching the gift of her own life fade while she struggles with cancer.
She has beaten the odds in one way – outlasting the prognosis for nearly an extra year – and while hope remains, another miracle looks unlikely. As Bob Dylan wrote about himself not long ago, "It's not dark yet, but it's getting there."
Perhaps in one way. But in another, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, who reportedly said the prospect of death "wonderfully concentrates the mind," the dark often prompts us to generate light from sources we might never have thought were within us.
With darkness looming and grief a constant presence, the light of love from her husband, my good friend since childhood, is brighter than ever. He is her companion, caretaker and lover in a way that most of us never contemplate when we make the vows and the future seems limitless and bright. It is a light that will never banish death but will last much longer than both of their lives, passed along to their children, grandchildren and generations yet to be born – how to love in sickness as well as health.
They struggled at times over the years, like most of us do. But when he was sick some years ago, she was there with that same light, and all that other stuff became as trivial as it ought to be all of the time.
So, no matter how it ends – and it will end for all of us at some point – her path is bathed in light.
In another part of the country, a young couple who are close friends of my daughter-in-law are mourning the loss of a daughter who was a light in their lives for not quite five months.
She was, in the view of many, unlucky from the start. She had Down syndrome. She had a congenital heart problem. Her parents knew that she would probably be with them for only a short time, but her death, following what had seemed to be a successful heart surgery, was still a shocking, wrenching grief.
Yet, amid that sorrow, this is some of what her young father had to say to those who gathered for her memorial service:
"As Jesus reminds us, a light in a dark room ought not to be kept hidden. Its light is life-giving, and it must be shared. And so I would like to share with you about this little light named Julia …
"Julia was a gentle whisper of God – a soul closer to the veil between this life and the next than I have ever known – quiet, humble, and like other babies in many ways, yet from the beginning, somehow in a special way closer to the raw, unfathomable power of the creating God of the universe than you or I …
"Those that had the privilege of meeting Julia and holding her will know what I mean when I say that her eyes sparkled with eternal joy, that the deepness of her gaze held something wondrous and mysterious that transcended words or heart defects or genetic anomalies.
"Julia's beautiful, wonderful, sparkly gaze touched me to the core of my soul, deep calling to deep, and convinced me more than anything before in this life that God loves me."
Those are the words of one wracked by the pain of death but still at peace, banishing the dark with the light of love that passes understanding.
That is also what Christmas is all about.
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