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Countdowns make a fun décor element for a New Year's Eve party, and using champagne corks brings out the toasting theme to ring in the new year! Start with a collection of ten champagne and wine corks (these can also be found at the craft store) and cut a slit at the top of each using the retractable craft knife to insert the numbers. Print out the reverse outline of the numbers using Word Art in Microsoft Word onto assorted, colorful cardstocks. Cut out each letter using the retractable craft knife on a craft mat. Punch the numbers randomly with the star hand punch and insert into corks to complete.
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Find the best shapeware that will make your body look fabulous
People always love to look good and have a nice body, especially women. They just can't leave anything out when it comes to looking good. Sometimes, no matter how hard you work out, what diet you follow, how much you meditate or even how many pill you would take, you still have that unwanted tummy.
You feel you are not in the best shape and you want to wear your favorite dress? Well so do I. I've been sad and frustrated many times when I looked in the mirror and saw that nothing fits me anymore.
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Let's take a brief walk and have an insight on where it comes from, how exactly it works, the available types on the market and how one can buy the best shapewear.
The idea of shapewear for women
Body shaper products were created starting from the idea that the underwear is not only a functional product, but a fashion, seductive and sophisticated item.
Based on the idea of classic corsetry used in the past to obtain a "wasp waist", these articles have evolved, and today are used for sculpting, shaping and toning the entire body from the bottom of the bust until above the knees.
The first try
Nobody remembers when it was first introduced and who wore it for the first time but according to sources, the first ever public viewing of it was in 1861 when American actress Adah Isaacs Menken wore one in the play called 'Mozeppa' in which she had to go nude for the scene and created the perfect illusion of nudity with it.
What is it exactly?
Body Shapers known for delicacy and elegance of their design is a garment specially designed to reshape the wearer's body and obtaining a sleek and slim body. The role of this article is to hide and eliminate body swelling and deformities, offering a smooth skin and comfort.
What's so magic about these body shapers?
Body shapers can effectively help to eliminate several inches of fat and hide the imperfections of your body in almost any possible area. It can help woman of all sizes and curves enhance their figures within minutes, and look one, two or three sizes smaller. In other words, it instantly makes your figure perfect and enhances your looks. Whether it is flattening the stomach or compressing the things for that great leggy look, the best body shaper has got you covered.
The best part of body shapers is that it is comfortable and easy to dress, fitting like a second skin. It immediately hides unsightly bumps, wrinkles, reshape your body, and you can wear it under any clothes. These body shapers fit perfectly under skirts, dresses, pants and blouses, allowing you to feel great even if you gained a few pounds lately.
Worn under clothing the product does not look unattractive. In fact, due to its soft fabrication it is delicate and attractive underwear, according to its purpose.
The advantage of shapewear for women is that there exist in a wide range and can be used only for problem areas. Here are some body parts that efficiency can enjoy these articles: buttocks, abdomen, breasts, hips, thighs.
How to use one?
It is basically designed to replace underwear. However, it is up to you whether you want to go directly with it or use lingerie inside for extra coverage and support. It is very simple clothing material and easy to use. It is recommended to use it without any other inners as it may create more tightness and discomfort over the time.
Types of body shapers.
Although there are common body shapers to cover almost all required sections of your body, there are also some types of body shapers that specialize in sliming the specific area of your figure. You can buy the ones that specialize to slim the upper belly, lower belly, bust line and back look respectively.
You should also take note of the firmness of it. You can find them in gentle, medium and extra firm types. Although the extra firm will more likely give you the best results, it's also the tightest one.
To create these clothes compression technique is used. To obtain a good compression can choose clothes that contain Lycra, latex or spandex. Lycra is a synthetic material known for its elasticity nature. Material is not used alone but in combination with other textile fibers (such as cotton and polyester, has the property to increase body temperature). Latex, often used in combination with nylon or cotton, is a good compressor body. Spandex is a fiber with high elasticity and higher resistance than elastic or rubber, used especially in designing costumes underwear for sports.
There are special ones containing micro particles with various substances such as green tea, almond extract and caffeine, which by rubbing the skin during body movement, break and penetrate the skin reducing fat stores.
Other special items are made of neoprene. Neoprene uses your own body heat to create a sauna effect on problem areas. It melts fat; eliminate toxins, thus obtaining healthier, tight and smooth skin.
Linen is useful even in treating lymph edema, consists of tissue swelling beneath the skin and occurs when lymph fluid cannot sear. Many people who have lymph edema are treated by applying appropriate compression underwear. It provides support for the muscles to pump lymph and remove it efficiently.
There are products specifically designed for pregnant women who have frontal problems with underwear and poliextendable, ensuring abdominal balanced support and stable fit.
The best shapewear can even help to protect and preserve spine posture reducing back pain caused by muscle fatigue.
One basic problem.
Well, it may give you that looks you always dreamed of, but there is one problem that comes with it; the discomfort. Wearing it for longer times can really be annoying if you are wearing a very tight one.
Although there are many modern body shapers that are very comfortable for very long period of time, you will face this basic problem depending on how tight your shaper is.
How to choose the best body shaper?
Let's quickly check out how to choose the body shaper that will suit you the best!
Pick your price range first. There are several types of body shapers depending on the quality and lasting power. You can get them on any local stores at affordable rates but if you want the long lasting ones with higher quality and stability be prepared to loose some more bucks as quality is always worth it. So decide first on your budget.
The best way to find right is to shop right. Try finding the specific stores that specialize in selling these products, for example lingerie stores rather than simply jumping into any local clothing stores. The stores that specialize in selling these will more likely offer you different varieties and qualities along with some cool discounts and other offers as well.
The firmness. Decide on the firmness of control. There are many body shapers available from gentle to extra-firm fitting. Know your size well and decide on which one would be more suitable. Know that, extra firm may give better results but it will also create discomfort if you are wearing them over a long period of time.
Decide on boning. While boning adds better shaping power to the shapers, it also limits the way you bend your torso.
The coverage. You need to decide on the particular coverage you are looking for. If it is just one particular area of your body, for example stomach, you should look for the one that is specifically designed for the same for optimum results. Some are meant for things, some for buttocks & stomach and some for all of them.
Check the fit correctly. Also pay attention to the area where it ends, because in some cases the tightest shapers can create bulges at the ending & beginning areas.
Once you follow everything right, you are more likely to know what suits your body best and which one you should opt for. Your choice should not just depend on how slim you want to look but to feel comfortable by wearing it.
So decide right, shop right and wear it right to start getting appreciated for your new gorgeous looks!


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Smoking with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
I'm always happy when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo comes to New York. I've known him since my early days at Cigar Aficionado , and El Credito Cigars in Miami was the first cigar factory I ever visited. On that first meeting, he welcomed me with a baggie of unbanded lonsdales that blew me away with power, spice and flavor. April 8, 2009
Sitting Down with La Gloria's Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
Being in Little Havana just isn't complete without a visit to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, the maker of La Gloria Cubana cigars. I stopped by El Credito Cigars, his cigar factory and shop on Calle Ocho, near the corner of 11th Avenue, earlier this week for some lunch and a chat about cigars. September 7, 2007
Visiting a Cigar Master in the Dominican Republic
I spent Monday afternoon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, with one of the true masters of the cigar business, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. You know him from his years at La Gloria Cubana, first in Miami, later in the Dominican Republic. February 15, 2010
The Cigar Guys (And Gals) Come to Town
This has been a short but busy work week, especially Monday: I spent the early afternoon with the Perez-Carrillo family, and the early evening with the Quesada family. There are some similarities here beyond the obvious—each family is among the elite of cigarmakers. July 2, 2009
The CRA Freedom Tour - Day Two
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I took the early flight yesterday morning with Gordon Mott to New Orleans, taking off at 7 a.m. from JFK and landing in NOLA at 9. We were able to get to the convention center just after 10, right at the time the show floor opened for the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers show. August 10, 2009
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Those who say "it's not the heat, it's the humidity," have never sat outside in Las Vegas in 105 degree heat. Trust me, it's the heat. But I'm not here in Las Vegas to enjoy the (all too copious) sunshine and blazing temperatures, I'm here to attend the biggest trade show in the premium cigar industry. July 19, 2011
I'm smoking something right now that you've never smoked. Nobody has. It's a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan ligero with a Brazilian Oscuro wrapper, but it's all blended around a particularly mouth-coating bunch of Connecticut Broadleaf. I put it together myself. Or, more truthfully, I told Abe Flores of PDR Cigars what I wanted in terms of flavor and he chose the tobaccos during my visit to his factory. This was at last week's ProCigar Fest. Though not officially part of the ProCigar tour, it was one of my many stops during this annual Caribbean celebration of the Dominican Republic's cigar industry. More on my blend later. It's difficult to figure out a way to write about the ProCigar Festival without sounding like some kind of brochure from the Dominican Republic's tourist commission. I say this because the trip really is as fun and enlightening as all the promotional literature tells you. Especially when the trip happens to fall in the dead of winter. I go from freezing temperatures straight to a summer-like climate in a matter of three hours. As soon as you step out of the airport terminal you're handed a President beer and a cigar. Literally. I'm not exaggerating. I don't think people are aware of just how generous the industry is during the time of the festival and just how many cigars each company is willing to hand out. You land in Santiago, get your bag, clear customs, and there is a ProCigar stand outside full of beer and smokes for you to enjoy while you're waiting for your cab. And yes, you are allowed to smoke and drink right there at the airport. The sky is blue, palm trees rustle in the warm breeze and you don't need a jacket anymore. This pretty much sets the tone for the entire festival—my fourth one so far, and this little touch still gives me a thrill. Tuesday afternoon. I register at the hotel and am handed a military grade canvas goodie bag loaded with merchandise: an ashtray, coffee mug, coffee, magazines, polo shirt, hat, Xikar cutter, Xikar torch lighter and, of course, a sampler box of cigars. Great cigars. And I'd be lying if I told you that my eyes didn't go right to the Fuente Fuente OpusX The Angel's Share. Now before I'm accused of favoritism or political incorrectness, I just want to be clear about something. I'm not saying that the Opus is any better or worse than any other cigar in that box. But you have to understand that Fuente only rejoined the ProCigar consortium last year, so I'm not exactly used to seeing OpusX, let alone any Fuente products at all, in the swag bag. Considering that Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. couldn't be present for the festival, I took this as a gesture of good will from the Fuente family. They also included a Churchill sized Don Arturo Aniversario Destino al Siglo. I've never even seen one of these, period. February 28, 2013
DR Cigar Festival—Opening Night
I walked into the lobby at the Gran Almirante last night and ran smack into Avo Uvezian, creator of the Avo brand. He was holding court, surrounded by six cigar fans that were tapping his brain about making cigars. March 6, 2008
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I just landed in Santiago, Dominican Republic, where more premium cigars are made than any other place on earth. I'm here for the annual ProCigar Festival, a gathering of some of the country's biggest names in cigars, for a week of immersion in cigar country. February 15, 2010
Jon Huber made a visit to the Cigar Aficionado offices the other day. It had been far too long. Jon had been a principal at C.A.O. International Inc., and he left that company to form Crowned Heads LLC. Jon has been busy working with the rest of the Crowned Heads crew on Four Kicks, their first brand, which debuted late last year. February 16, 2012
We're in the middle of our IPCPR wrap-up coverage. By "we" I mean the Cigar Insider, and by wrap-up coverage, I mean an A to Z recap of everything we saw at the trade show in as much detail as possible. Or as much detail as we deem to be relevant. We released our first Insider installment a week ago and made it to the letter "D." In recalling the show, I can't help but remember some of the odd or different or annoying things that happened. While it's great to see so much of the industry all together in one place, some things just keep popping back into my head. August 7, 2013
This weekend I'm flying to Houston to hang out with most of the U.S. cigar industry at the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America trade show. It's the time every year when cigarmakers show off their new creations, and our team of Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider editors will be there to smoke away and try to figure out what's worth your attention. August 3, 2007
I landed yesterday in Las Vegas for our Big Smoke, and I wasted no time getting started Vegas style. After a long flight, I was hungry and ready for a cigar, so I dumped my bags at the Venetian Hotel and went straight to the Forums Shops at Caesars' Palace. November 9, 2007
I had just had one of the best weekends on the year. The Las Vegas Big Smoke. I know. I know. How can anyone take a comment like that seriously when it comes from the Executive Editor of Cigar Aficionado ? After all, it is our event, and I work for the company that puts it on. November 12, 2007
Behind the Scenes of the Big Smoke
Last weekend's Big Smoke was awesome. Just think about it: More than 6,000 people, mostly dudes, invading Vegas and smoking and partying for one unforgettable weekend. We should do it once a month! What impresses me the most is the camaraderie of everyone who enjoys the leaf. November 13, 2007
The office is closing early, so I'm packing up some cigars and getting ready to head home. Tomorrow is one of my favorite holidays, Independence Day, and I plan on celebrating in smoky style. It's a day for family and for cookouts. July 3, 2008
A Long Awaited Favorite Debuts at IPCPR
I remember when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo first told me about his La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami. I'm pretty sure it was in New York at Cigar Aficionado's Night to Remember dinner two years ago. I was sitting at the General Cigar table, we got to chatting, and he handed me a prototype and told me it was a new project he was working on. July 21, 2008
Back in my college days I was the lead singer in a rock band. My hair was a lot longer, I was a lot thinner, and I certainly was a lot braver because I howled my brains out in front of packed houses all the time. August 8, 2008
The CRA Freedom Tour—Day Three
Chicago: It's one of my favorite places in the entire world. Now that we no longer can do a Cigar Aficionado Big Smoke, I don't travel here very often, so I was happy to get back to the Windy City. August 22, 2008
I'm back in my chair Monday morning after a great Big Smoke Weekend in Las Vegas. Even though we didn't top last year's numbers, there was a huge turnout. Like always, there was a sea of happy faces, and everyone was drinking and smoking and generally having a great time. November 10, 2008
You don't normally see a retail store's entire network of loyal consumers inside the shop all at once. Think about your local grocery store if everybody showed up at the same time; there wouldn't be any parking spaces, and the lines at check-out would be snaking back down the aisles. February 9, 2009
Thursday Report: IPCPR Day Three
There was sad news to report as the trade show began this morning. I found out that Jean Clement, the cigarmaker who was better known by the name of his cigars, Juan Clemente, died here at the trade show. But, as with all things in this world, life must go on, and so did the trade show. August 12, 2010
My brother Carey walked into my smoking room on Sunday, sat down on one of the coaches and opened up a beer. I handed him a Four Kicks Corona Gorda and we lit up, ready to watch the Super Bowl with a great group of friends. February 10, 2012
After many months of effort by the entire Cigar Aficionado staff, our 20th Anniversary issue is complete. It reached newsstands at the end of August, and on Wednesday, September 12, we brought together a beautiful group of friends from the cigar industry for a party at the Grand Havana Room in New York City to celebrate the issue. The party—like our summer spent putting together the issue—went by in a blur. (You can read Andrew Nagy's story about the event by clicking here, and launch a photo gallery by clicking here.) The highlight for me was watching editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken induct our nine new members of the Cigar Aficionado Hall of Fame, and listening to their acceptance speeches. Each of the men—Carlos Fuente Jr., Hendrik Kelner, Robert Levin, Benjamin Menendez, Manuel Quesada, José Orlando Padrón, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Nestor Plasencia and Jose Seijas—have dedicated their lives to the world of premium cigars and tobacco. As cigar lovers, your lives have been enriched by their hard work and expert knowledge, which in most cases was passed down from their fathers or grandfathers. September 17, 2012


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How to Get into the Tropics
Warning, if you're using an existing map, you need to move outwards to load new chunks. Then you should see the new Tropicraft-related stuff. This rule goes for all world-altering mods like RedPower 2 and Thaumcraft
- Go to a Desert and find a Palm Tree. Use a sword (doesn't matter what kind) on a Coconut to get a Coconut Chunk. You'll only need one.
- Search for a Pineapple Bush. They can be found usually in a Plains biome. You'll only need one.
- Find some Bamboo rods, also usually in a Plains biome and are hard to miss. You'll need quite a lot.
- Once you got all the materials, craft a Crafting Table.
- Craft an Empty Mug. It's "U" shape using 7 Bamboo.
- Craft a Pina Colada <–(see the link)
- Craft a Beach Chair and place it down. See the below question for the crafting recipe.
- Sit down in it and wait 'till sunset, then drink your drink and you will drift into the tropics. Aloha!
Once players arrive in the Tropics, they encounter a world unlike anything they've seen before in vanilla Minecraft. The first thing to notice about the Tropics is that the terrain generation is creative and intelligent. Sandy islands are surrounded by vast oceans of turquoise water, and each island is home to smaller pools and lagoons further inland. Many islands feature large volcanos, and huge palm trees rise out of the sand.
Tropicraft Mod 1.7.4/1.6.4 Installation
- This easy install is for Minecraft Forge
- Download TropiCraft Mod
- Delete META-INF. This is always important.
- Place the TropiCraft.zip folder into the .minecraft/mods folder (note: the TropiCraft.zip folder is inside the zipfile you just downloaded. Don't place the entire downloaded .zip file into the /mods folder)
- You're done! That was fast, wasn't it?
Written instructions:
- Delete META-INF
- Install Minecraft Forge by running the installer, and installing for client
- Copy the contents of the mods folder into the mods folder in your .minecraft NOTE: You will have to open up the zip, navigate to the 'mods' folder containing all the mods, and extract them to the .minecraft/mods folder.
Tropicraft Mod 1.7.4/1.6.4 Download Link
For MC 1.7.4 : Tropicraft 1.7.4
For MC 1.6.4 : http://bit.ly/16MFWrl
- v5.0.1
- Fruit Leaves dropped vanilla leaf drops
- Palm wood breaks way to fast
- Cannot harvest whole coconut
- All blocks breaking too easy
- Portal enchanter not having a texture
- Fixed the unused enchanting ids
- Coremod tomfoolery
- Added crafting recipes for curare bowl and EIH mixer (still need to update tropicraft.net/recipes page though)
- TradeHut doesnt break with different block ID defaults
- Now Notifies you if a new update is out
Credits to Cojomax99.
Category: Minecraft Mods


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Young Girl's Plea For Contact Lenses Pays Off
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- It came as no surprise to Christina Daves from Gainesville, Va., when her daughter asked for contact lenses at the age of 9.
Her daughter, Megan, had started wearing glasses in the second grade, when she was 7, because she was nearsighted, which meant she needed glasses to clearly see objects in the distance. She also had astigmatism, an irregularly-shaped cornea, in one eye.
"Megan is a swimmer, so swim team was awful because she couldn't see," Daves said. "She didn't wear her glasses to meets, and she hated not being able to see well."
Daves said that Megan's eye doctor was hesitant to prescribe contact lenses for someone so young, but she assured the doctor that her daughter was quite responsible and would do the care required for healthy contact lens use. If her teenage son had made the same request, she said, her answer would have been "no way," but she said she was convinced that her daughter could handle the responsibility that comes with wearing contacts.
She did worry that Megan might have trouble getting the contacts in and out, but she said those concerns were quickly allayed. "The first contact took about 5 to 10 minutes to put in, but after that she was a pro," Daves said. "After one day, she was able to take them in and out without using a mirror."
And the freedom from glasses has been something Megan's enjoyed, her mother said. "Just for sports alone, it has made such a difference in her life," she said. "She also plays lacrosse and volleyball, and both are difficult to play with glasses."
As for taking care of her contacts, that hasn't been a problem, either. Daves said the only issue they have is that both mother and daughter have trouble remembering to take out a new pair of contacts after two weeks, when the lenses expire.
Her advice to other parents? Whether a youngster is ready for contacts "really depends on the personality of the child," Daves said. "I knew Megan was very responsible and organized so I was comfortable letting her try it at a young age. If it had been my teenage son, who is notorious for losing things and leaving things behind, I would not have let him at that age."
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Tim Howard delighted for team-mate Leon Osman ahead of his England debut
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard admits he could not be more excited for team-mate Leon Osman, who is poised to win his first England cap against Sweden on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old has been named in the starting line-up for the friendly clash at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, becoming the third oldest player since 1954 to make his debut for the Three Lions. The call-up is seen as a reward for a decade of hard work and loyal service to the Toffees, as well as recognition for the contribution he has made to Everton's fine start to the current campaign. Howard, who has won 82 caps for USA, has expressed his delight at his team-mate's call-up, something he says the whole Everton squad will echo.
"This could be a blanket statement for the whole team but I don't think I've been more excited for a human being than I was for Ossie," Howard told the club's official website.
"You're talking about one of the greatest guys to be around, a guy who's hard working and so deserving of that call-up.
Fingers crossed he gets an England cap because there have been a heck of a lot less deserving guys down the years to get caps.
"He's just so fantastic and he's been a rock for this Club. I was delighted for him; so, so happy."
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'First Look': November issue of B Well Magazine comes out Sunday
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By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
The November B Well Magazine is the food issue and there are drinks and recipes inside that will keep you from going over your calorie limit this holiday season.
Friday on "First Look with Scott Cox," specialty publications coordinator Hillary Haenes and photographer and designer April Massirio talked about the newest issue, which will be delivered with Sunday's Californian.
"Who would have thought there were low-calorie drinks that you can order?" Massirio said. Although she photographed the six low-calorie cocktails featured in the magazine, she said she did not get to try them.


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CooperSurgical Launches The New MityOne® Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System
TRUMBULL, Conn., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CooperSurgical, makers of the trusted Mityvac®, announced today the release of the new MityOne Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System for vaginal and C-section deliveries. This one-piece VAD device is available with a choice of bell and mushroom-style cups that are among the gentlest and most effective in the industry.
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"The MityOne Vacuum-Assisted Delivery System was designed based on feedback from prominent obstetricians who wanted greater control during deliveries. The new shorter stem, self-limiting vacuum and gentle cup interfaces ensure the device is safe, effective and easy to use," said Dr. Robert Auerbach, Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer for CooperSurgical.
The MityOne vacuum pump will not exceed recommended suction levels of 58 cmHg, providing precise control and safe pressure throughout the delivery procedure. With the release trigger positioned closer to the operator, it is simple to reach and disengage as needed. The pump creates vacuum with minimal effort, and no assistant is required.MityOne works in conjunction with the MitySoft® Bell Cup and M-Style® Mushroom® Cup, both highly effective yet gentle designs. The M-Style Mushroom Cup has a proven success rate of up to 97% with laceration rates averaging less than 1.59%. The semi rigid MitySoft Bell Cup reduces the risk of pop-offs while providing the pulling power of a mushroom cup. Both cups have an integrated filter that allows for 360-degree air movement to secure traction levels. The Mityvac family of products, including the new MityOne, has ensured safer vacuum-assisted deliveries for over 20 years. About CooperSurgicalSince our founding in 1990, CooperSurgical has researched, developed and manufactured a wide range of trusted brands that have advanced the standard of women's health care. Our products are used by physicians and health care professionals in hospitals and their practices for a wide variety of procedures from basic annual gynecological exams to complex surgeries. CooperSurgical, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO). Headquartered in Trumbull, CT, the company produces and markets a wide array of products for use by women's health care clinicians. More information can be found at www.coopersurgical.com. About The Cooper Companies The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper") is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to crafting a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical focuses on supplying women's health clinicians with market leading products and treatment options to improve the delivery of healthcare to women. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, Cooper has approximately 7,800 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com. SOURCE CooperSurgical
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Mount Royal College, 1962
Alison Jackson Photography Collection, AJ 0196
The early part of the 20th century was heady times for the city of Calgary. As you will notice over the next few years, a lot of our important institutions will be celebrating important anniversaries. The library will be 100 years old in 2012 as will the Calgary Stampede, Calgary Transit celebrated 100 years in 2009, Old City Hall, itself, will celebrate its centenary this year and Mount Royal College (now University) just turned 100.
The Methodist Church received a charter in 1910 to run a co-ed boarding school. It chose as the first president of the college, Dr. George W. Kerby, the very popular minister of Central Methodist church. His goal was to provide a good education to both boys and girls. In 1911 a two storey brick building was built at 11 Street and 6th Avenue SW.
Dr. G.W. Kerby's Residence, 1125 7th Avenue SW
Alison Jackson Photography Collection, AJ 0436
A list of the Board of Governors from the 1915 calendar is a veritable who's who of Calgary business and society. It included W.H. Cushing, A. Judson Sayre, A. Melville Scott, Pat Burns, E.H. Crandell, Dr. T.H. Blow, and O. Devenish, many of whom had children in attendance at the college. The school was described as a "high class and residential college for boys and young men, for girls and young women" in the Merchants and manufacturers record of 1911. The college had "122 registered, and more coming daily." Courses were offered in academic subjects, commercial and shorthand, expression and physical culture and the conservatory of music.
By 1929 the college had outgrown its building and was seeking 20 acres of land near the Technical School grounds. This never came to pass and in 1931 ground was broken on an addition to the college. In the 1930s, the college gained affiliation with the University of Alberta and university courses were offered. In the 1940s the college experienced an influx of servicemen seeking to further their education and was forced, by a shortage of space, to offer classes in army huts on the grounds of Mewata Park. The article mentions that this will be only until "the proposed new college building is constructed." (Calgary Herald June 28, 1946) In 1948, a start was made on building a gym, named after Dr. Stanley, who had sat on the board since 1910, and a memorial building in honour of Dr. Kerby. The memorial building was opened in June of 1949, the gym in November 1949. The Kerby building was enlarged in 1961 to keep up with the continuing success of the college, but by 1964 enrollment was once again at capacity and the school was bursting at the seams.
This pushed the drive for the new campus and in the 1966 land in Lincoln Park was acquired as a new site for the college. The Lincoln Park campus opened for classes in the fall of 1972. By 1981 the school had established satellite campuses. Growth continued and by 2000, 10,000 students were enrolled. In 2009 the Mount Royal College officially became Mount Royal University.
Corridor at Mount Royal College, ca. 1920s?
Postcards from the Past, PC 1782a
Eaton Store in the 1950s (not at Christmas, though)
Postcards from the Past, PC 1282
Calgary is my home town. My parents came here in the 50s because my dad had landed a job with Pacific Petroleums. Having grown up and gone to school here, I find myself in an interesting position, working with the history of the city because, apparently, the time of my childhood is now a historical era! In that spirit, I often find myself combing our Local History collection to verify my memories. Now seemed like a good time to go on a hunt since the Christmas season is upon us and is much on my mind.
We had a few family rituals at Christmas. One was the Pacific Petroleums' children's Christmas party. In those days, the company was fairly small and two annual events were planned for the kids of employees: in the summer, the company picnic, often at Bowness Park, and, in the winter, the Christmas party. There was a Christmas party for the adults, too, and I remember my mother's collection of blue Christmas plates from Birks that were the annual gifts to the wives.
I also remember the trip to Eaton's to see Santa. I never sat on Santa's knee, I was far too timid to do that, but I did look at him. My brother was braver and was easily convinced to climb on the strange man's lap. We would also visit Toyland to see what kinds of things we would like for Christmas (everything) and we took a look at the beautiful window displays. We had one of the moving vignettes here at the Central Library for a while. A group of dancing bears done up in Victorian nightwear spun and twirled here for a few years after Eaton's closed its doors.
I had two favourite things that I just had to do when I was at Eaton's. Since my Nan worked there, I used to "do lunch" with her in the cafeteria and I always finished with a bowl of square jello. That was de rigueur for a visit to Eaton's. And my most favourite thing? It had to be the tunnel that led from the parkade to the store. We got to take the elevator, with its funny round buttons and then roar down the underground passage, so cool, making echoes all along the way (but only if we were alone, my mom said.) That was the very best part of the whole trip. We would start before we got our coats on asking, "can we go through the tunnel, can we?" Probably drove everyone nuts, but at least I wasn't begging for toys.
Do you have Christmas memories you'd like to share? Post a comment to this blog to tell me about your favourite Christmas things and places. And to you all, Happy Holidays from all of us here on the 4th Floor of the Central Library.
Dispatch from Calgary
Postcards from the Past, PC 928
Traditionally, the time around Christmas is the time when we at the library undertake some of our longer term projects. This year we are looking at our clippings files and sorting through some of the biographical information we have found there. We found a very interesting clipping in the "J" file about a man who claimed to be the inspiration for the Owen Wister novel The Virginian.
Now, I may be dating myself, but I remember the television show that was loosely based on this novel. It starred Doug McClure (remember him?) and James Drury and ran from 1962 to 1971. I was too young to actually remember the novel in its heyday, but according to Alex Calhoun as he is quoted in the article from 1932, in the first twenty years of Calgary Public Library's existence, it was the most consistently popular work of fiction in the library.
The journalist uncovered the interesting detail that the man on whom Wister based his novel was none other than Everett "Dad" Johnson, a resident of the Cochrane district. Mister Johnson had lived in southern Alberta for more than 40 years when the article was written. Born in Virginia, he followed the cowboy life through Texas and the American west until he ended up in Alberta as manager of the Bar U Ranch, a role which he had taken over from George Lane.. Sure enough, a quick check of the 1891 census shows him as foreman of a cattle company, listed alongside Fred Stimson and his wife Mary.
Johnson, known as Ebb, had been a foreman in the Powder River Cattle Co. in Wyoming, It was here that he acted as guide and hunting companion to Owen Wister. It was his job as foreman that led him up to Alberta, seeking grazing land for the 76 Ranch. Johnson was recommended to Stimson for the Bar U as the "best all round cowman in the country." While on the Bar U he met Mary Bigland, who is shown in the 1891 census as a domestic at the ranch but was in fact a nurse, there to help Mary Stimson overcome a bout of scarlet fever. Mary and Ebb left the Bar U shortly after 1891 and moved on.
Johnson, in the 1932 interview, admitted he sometimes felt a bit contemptuous of the changes made to his story by Wister, but conceded that it did make a "right good story."
The photo below is of Johnson in 1882. I found it on the Glenbow Archives website, after seeing it in the book The Bar U by Simon M. Evans. There are more pictures at the Glenbow of Mr. Johnson. You can check their photo archives at http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosSearch.aspx and search for "everett johnson. If you would like to read more about Johnson, we have the clipping in a file in the local history room and the book mentioned. If you're interested in looking at census records for Alberta, we have them on microfilm in the genealogy collection here at the Central Library and they can be viewed on Ancestry LE, which is available at every Calgary Public Library branch through our E-Library.
Everett Cyril Johnson in 1882
Glenbow Archives, NA 2924-12
Whenever I give a presentation to beginning genealogists, I tell them that the first step in any genealogy project is to talk to the oldest member of your extended family and really pump them for information. I can't tell you the number of times I have heard researchers say "I wish I had listened when my grandma talked about her life". People have information that you cannot get from documents. Yes, you can usually find out when someone was born, but it is very unlikely, unless the dad got completely out of hand with joy and ended up being arrested, that you will know how people felt about that birth or what that birth meant to the family. The same is true of marriages. You can imply that the bride's parents didn't approve of the groom if you find a marriage record in a "Gretna Green" kind of locale, or if the parents didn't attend the wedding, but you won't necessarily know why they felt that way. This is where your human resources come in.
Now, if you have a particularly chatty aunt or grandmother, or uncle or grandfather for that matter, you can just set up your recording device and let them go but it does help to have a few pointers in mind so you get not just gossip and random bits of information, although for me those were always the best, but also facts that may be pertinent to your research. There are ways of going about this. I found a very good article by Juliana Smith on the Ancestry Learning Centre about how to get the interesting details but also to get information that may be helpful in your search.
She suggests questions like: "Who were your neighbours when you were growing up?" or "What landmarks do you remember from your childhood neighbourhood?" Not only will questions like this open up the door to childhood memories, but when researching families, it is sometimes useful to know who was living around them (for example, if you can't find your family in a census index, maybe you can find the neighbours, or use the names of the neighbours to verify that you have the right family in a census record or directory). The article contains other very interesting ways of asking questions to get dual purpose answers. There are also some very good books in our genealogy collection about interviewing family members. Some titles are Oral History Workshop by Cynthia Hart. It contains information on how to do interviews with family as well as lists of questions. There are also a number of very good resources available on the internet. There is a list of suggested questions at Louisiana State University.
It was the table chat about my relations (some might have called it gossip) that got me hooked on family history. The stories I gathered from my grandmother and my aunts and uncles could not have been found in any archive or library. For me, this is family history.