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Berrybrook Morgan's story is one of family connections and being in the right place at the right time, as Sean reveals: "I left school at 15 and started selling Reliant three-wheelers and motorcycles through my family business. I then left Motorcycles behind and specialised with Reliant. Sadly Reliant sales started reducing as the make wasn't being manufactured anymore.
"I own a 1933 Morgan V-twin three-wheeler, (shown on the right below) which my late grandfather bought in 1968 for £165. I inherited it 1987.
Whilst driving it one day in the late nineties I thought to myself wouldn't it be nice to sell Morgans as I knew I needed to sell something else alongside the Reliants. So Then I approached the local Morgan dealership, Phoenix Motors in Exeter and also The Morgan Motor company. I was surprised to hear that the owner of Phoenix Mrs Miles was about to retire, and so this was my opportunity to realise my ambition.
"Mrs Miles knew my late grandfather through the three-wheeler and other dealings, so she had a soft spot for my family and said that she'd love us to take on the Morgandealership if Morgan were happy for us to do so. This was in 1999, and the rest is history!"
After meeting with Morgan's directors and going on a hunt for new premises for the burgeoning Berrybrook Morgan, Sean finally opened up shop in 2001.
"My father retired in 2002 from Bridge Motorcycles, where he was the managing director," Sean says. "Back then Berrybrook was financed by Bridge Motorcycles, and when my father retired he took Berrybrook with him. We didn't have a customer base and had to start from scratch." As nothing was received From Phoenix.
What followed was an intense marketing campaign, with Sean launching Berrybrook Morgan's new website and publicising the fact that it was now a Morgan dealer. Slowly but surely things started to happen, and people began to find Berrybrook Motors
"Some of our customers have been with us from the start but every year we sell a large amount of cars and our customer base expands," says Sean. "Whether they buy a new Morgan or a second-hand one, they will likely keep that Morgan for many years to come, and we can offer extensive servicing and body repairs and also have just opened up a new Machine shop."
In conjunction with the workshop facilities, Berrybrook also operates a very popular Morgan hire programme, with people from all over the UK and further afield taking a Morgan for a couple of days and enjoying the beautiful countryside that Devon has to offer. We also supply an array of exclusive hotel packages, hampers and suggested route maps.
"One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is taking our customers to the factory and showing them the available leather and paint options," Mark Johnson, Berrybrook Motors, Morgan specialist, reveals. "This is part of our Morgan buying experience, and when I take our customers to Malvern they are able to see first-hand what the different options look and feel like and have a hands-on approach to choosing their new Morgan."
With over a decade of experience under their belt, Sean and Mark are clearly as passionate about the marque as when Sean decided to take the plunge and see whether become a Morgan dealer was a possibility.
"Morgan appeals to me because it is such a niche market," explains Mark. "They are traditional, hand-built British cars that are made with a lot of love and attention to detail."
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Daughter says Martin MacNeill insisted on autopsy of mother's body, feared police investigation
PROVO — An emotionally distraught Rachel MacNeill testified against her father Thursday, saying he insisted an autopsy be conducted on her mother's body in case police launched an inquiry and accused him of murder.
"He specifically said to me he was concerned there would be a police investigation, that he didn't want anyone to think that he had killed my mother," a tearful MacNeill said. "It was shocking to me. Why would anybody think that?"
Michele MacNeill was found unconscious in the bathtub of her Pleasant Grove home on April 11, 2007. Utah County prosecutors say Martin MacNeill over-medicated his wife with painkillers she was given after plastic surgery and then drowned her in the tub. They believe MacNeill killed his wife to begin a new life with his mistress, Gypsy Willis.
A former osteopathic physician and lawyer, Martin MacNeill, 57, has pleaded not guilty to murder, a first-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony. The trial is in its second week and is expected to last until mid-November.
An initial autopsy by the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office found that Michele MacNeill died of natural causes related to heart disease. An updated report by the same office in 2010 concurred but called the manner of her death suspicious and undetermined. A third examiner, who is a witness for prosecutors, found that the former California beauty queen drowned.
None of the examiners concluded the death was a homicide. Utah County authorities began investigating the death in 2008, but criminal charges in the case were not filed until 2012.
Testifying was clearly difficult for Rachel MacNeill, who said that as a child her father was her "best friend." She broke down repeatedly, her lip and chin visibly quivering, sometimes closing her eyes and shaking her head. At times, she seemed angry or confused by the questions of both prosecutors and defense attorneys, and she had trouble remembering things she said in the past.
She also became so upset when asked to use the tub inside the court to re-enact her father's demonstration of finding her mother's body that Judge Derek Pullan called for a recess.
"He said she was under the water. He said he couldn't lift her out," Rachel MacNeill said, her face twisting in pain. "He said that she must have fallen or hit her head. I didn't want to listen to it. It was so horrible."
The eldest of the MacNeills' seven daughters, Rachel MacNeill also had a clear memory of meeting Willis outside the Mount Timpanogos LDS temple in American Fork.
Martin MacNeill met his daughter at the temple six days after Michele's death in order to "pray" about hiring a nanny for the younger kids. Willis approached them, introducing herself under the pseudonym "Jillian" as they sat on a bench outside, and Martin MacNeill pretended as if he was meeting Willis for the first time.
Within two weeks, Willis had been hired as the nanny and moved into the house, although Rachel MacNeill said Willis "didn't do anything related to the children" but sat around the house "all goo-eyed at my dad."
"I expected her to be focused on the children," Rachel MacNeill said with a sneer. "It was very different than it was with my mother."
Rachel MacNeill also testified that her father had said her sister Alexis Somers "was no longer in the family" because both she and Michele had accused him of having an affair with Willis.
"He said that was ridiculous," Rachel MacNeill said.
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Old Mobile Site
Old Mobile Site; Fort Louis De La Louisiane
Location | Mobile County, Alabama |
Nearest city | Le Moyne, Alabama |
Coordinates | 30°58′07″N 87°59′38″W / 30.96861°N 87.99389°WCoordinates: 30°58′07″N 87°59′38″W / 30.96861°N 87.99389°W |
Area | 117 acres (47 ha) |
Built | 1702 |
NRHP Reference # | 76000344[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 6, 1976[1] |
The Old Mobile Site was the location of the French settlement La Mobile and the associated Fort Louis de La Louisiane, in the French colony of New France in North America, from 1702 until 1712. The site is located in Le Moyne, Alabama, on the Mobile River in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. The settlement served as the capital of French Louisiana from 1702 until 1711, when the capital was relocated to the site of present-day Mobile, Alabama. The settlement was founded and originally governed by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. Upon the death of d'Iberville (or Iberville), the settlement was governed by his younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. The site can be considered a French colonial counterpart to the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.[2] The settlement site and fort were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1976.[1] The Old Mobile Site was determined eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark on January 3, 2001.[2][3]
Factors leading to founding of Mobile[edit]
Following the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, Spain's power began to wane, allowing France to play an increasingly dominant role in Continental Europe while England became more active in the New World. Under Louis XIV and his brilliant ministers, France created an army which intimidated Continental Europe and a navy which was strong enough to support the exploration and settlement of Canada. In 1608, the French flag flew over Quebec.
Jesuit missionaries spread out to convert the Indians. Two such missionaries, Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored the Mississippi River. René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle floated down the river in 1682 and claimed the entire Mississippi basin for France in the name of Louis XIV. France soon realized that in order to counter English and Spanish influence in the region and to protect Louisiana and the Mississippi River they needed a fort on the Gulf of Mexico.
After the ascent of William and Mary to the throne of England in 1688, hostilities between England and France grew, increasing the urgency for a French settlement on the Gulf Coast. By controlling the Gulf Coast, the Alabama river valleys, the Mississippi River, the Ohio Valley, and Canada, France could surround England and confine them to the Eastern Seaboard. The stakes, vast reaches of land and the lucrative Indian fur trade, were enormous.
The Le Moyne brothers: Iberville and Bienville[edit]
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was born in Montreal to a French emigrant. During the first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War, he attacked the English in the Canadian area with such ferocity and success that he became a hero in the French court. With his seamanship and leadership, he was a natural choice to lead the proposed French settlement.
The younger brother of Iberville was Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, an energetic man with a clear perception of his responsibilities. Consistent with the autocratic nature of the French government, Bienville ruled with authority when governor of Louisiana. Despite this style of governance, he inspired loyalty from his followers. He supported the Jesuits but was also willing to use them to his advantage. An understanding of Indian culture and Indian languages allowed him to establish friendships and alliances with Indian tribes. While normally kind and gentle, Bienville could also be cruel, causing men to both respect and fear him.
Two additional Le Moyne brothers, Joseph Le Moyne de Sérigny and Antoine Le Moyne de Châteaugué, contributed to Old Mobile by successfully repelling attacks by Indian tribes and English and Spanish forces.[3]
Exploration and site selection[edit]
Shortly after King William's War had ended, Iberville sailed from Brest, France, with orders to establish a fort at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Accompanying Iberville on the voyage were Bienville, soldiers, and 200 colonists (including four women and children). The Le Moyne brothers arrived in Pensacola Bay on January 27, 1699 and were surprised to find that Spaniards from Vera Cruz had arrived three months earlier.[4]
The French sailed on to Mobile Point (located at the western extreme of the peninsula that extends across much of Mobile Bay's mouth) and cast anchor on January 31 at the "mouth of La Mobilla". The group scouted a large island that, due to finding a group of 60 corpses on the island,[5] Iberville named "Massacre Island" (later renamed "Dauphin Island"). From the top of an oak tree, Iberville could observe brackish water flowing from a river into the bay.[4] He did not, however, detect the harbor on the northeast side of the island. After determining that the bay was too shallow, the party sailed onward.
The sailing party next visited the area of present-day Biloxi, Mississippi (or Old Biloxi). On March 2, 1699, Iberville discovered the mouth of the Mississippi and sailed up the river looking for a suitable landing site. Based on the low and marshy banks, it was concluded that no suitable location for a settlement was available in the area. After retracing his route to Biloxi, Iberville landed and constructed Fort Maurepas, a crude fort of squared logs. This fort would serve as Iberville's base for additional exploration of the coastal areas. After encounters with English ships on the Lower Mississippi, Iberville ordered Bienville to construct an additional fort. The French occupied Fort de la Boulaye in 1700. The accounts of André Pénicaut, a carpenter traveling with Iberville, reveal that "illnesses were becoming frequent" in the summer heat necessitating a move to higher ground.
Pénicaut was with a scouting party that discovered a "spot on high ground" near an Indian village approximately 20 miles (32 km) up the Mobile River. The location provided higher ground than Fort Maurepas and provided the additional benefit of allowing closer contact to the Indians and easier observation of the English traders from the Carolinas. The French located the harbor on Massacre Island and named it Port Dauphin. They began moving the settlement from Fort Maurepas in 1702. Since shallow areas caused by silt from the rivers and a treacherous, shifting bar near Mobile Point made navigation by ocean-going vessels extremely dangerous, supplies were offloaded at Port Dauphin and then transported by smaller boats up the Mobile River.
Iberville's positive assessment of the selected location is apparent from the observations in his journals translated by Richebourg Gaillard McWilliams.[6] Iberville first visited the bluff on March 3, 1702, approximately six weeks after construction of the new settlement had begun:
The settlement is on a ridge more than 20 feet above the water, wooded with mixed trees: white and red oak, laurel, sassafras, basswood, hickory, particularly a great many pines suitable for masts. This ridge and all the land about it are exceedingly good.
Writing about land north of the settlement, Iberville observed:
I have found the land good all along, the banks being flooded in some places. The greater part of the banks is covered with cypress trees, which are very fine, tall thick, straight. All the islands, too, are covered with cypresses, oaks, and other trees.
He also found the area to be well-suited to agricultural development:
Above the settlement, I have found almost everywhere, on both banks, abandoned Indian settlements, where one has only to settle farmers, who will have no more to do than cut canes or reeds or bramble before they sow.
Founding of Mobile and Fort Louis de la Louisiane[edit]
Charles Levasseur, a skilled draftsman with knowledge of the Mobile area, designed and built the new fort at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff. The square fort, equipped with cannons on each corner, enclosed residential buildings for soldiers and officers, a house utilized as a chapel, and a warehouse. Behind Fort Louis de la Louisiana, a village (commonly called "La Mobile") was laid out in a grid pattern.
In 1704, Nicolas de la Salle conducted a census which revealed additional details regarding the settlement and its occupants.[7] The structures identified in the census comprised a guardhouse, a forge, a gunsmith shop, a brick kiln, and eighty one-story wooden houses. The occupants included 180 men, 27 families with ten children, eleven Native American slave boys and girls, and numerous farm animals.
The struggle to survive and expand[edit]
Coureurs de bois from Canada avoided agricultural labor while the settlers were often unfamiliar with farming. In order to compensate for this lack of capabilities, slavery was utilized at La Mobile. Initially, native slaves were utilized for the clearing of land and tilling of fields. By 1710, the population of La Mobile included 90 Indian slaves and servants.[8] Ultimately, the Indians proved physically and temperamentally unsuitable for the work resulting in the importation of African slaves.
Due to wars (particularly the War of the Spanish Succession) and English control of the seas, communications between Mobile and Paris were tenuous. For a 3-year period of time, Mobile received no supply ships from France. Although Mobile had experienced difficulties in establishing successful farming, local agriculture was necessary to sustain the colony. In order to prevent starvation, hunting and fishing were often necessary. Occasionally, the French resorted to purchasing food from the Spanish in Pensacola (to which they had loaned supplies)[5] or in Havana.
Although the Mobilian Indians were friendly, other Indian tribes, such as the Alabama tribe, frequently attacked the fort as well as hunting or scouting parties. Primarily through the efforts of Henri de Tonti, the French became adept with Indian diplomacy. Bienville used entertainment and gifts to purchase Indian loyalty and to establish an alliance against the English. In 1700, the French signed an alliance with the Choctaw tribe. In 1702, the French were able to temporarily reconcile the Choctaws and Chickasaws just before the resumption of hostilities between the English and French. Additionally, the French interacted with the Apalachee, Tomeh, Chato, and Tawasa tribes. The interaction was detrimental to the regional Indian population which dropped from 5,000 in 1702 to 2,000 in 1711 due primarily to smallpox and other diseases introduced by the colonists.[3]
Iberville left the region for the last time in June 1702.[5] He subsequently recommended to the French government that one hundred "young and well-bred" women be sent to Mobile to marry the Canadians and increase the population by bearing children. In 1704, the women (selected from orphanages and convents) along with more soldiers and supplies departed La Rochelle aboard the Pélican. After a harrowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean, passengers were infected with yellow fever in Havana. As the feverish and sick began to die, the Pélican arrived at Massacre Island. The "twenty-three virtuous maidens," later to become known to history as "casquette girls", and their chaperones, "two gray nuns", finally arrived at Fort Louis. Their arrival was not "the glorious occasion that either the inhabitants of Mobile or the young women from Paris had envisioned". The young women were not prepared for the primitive wilderness. The hierarchy of French society remained present, as social prejudices in the settlement, and prevented development of the cooperative spirit necessary for success under the conditions of the colony. Missing the luxuries of France (such as French bread) and resenting the realities of the colony (such as cornbread[4]), the women engaged in a "Petticoat Revolution" that "taxed Bienville's patience and ingenuity." However, the French government continued to send women to boost the population. The women were often referred to as "casquette girls" in reference to the small trunks called "cassettes" in French, in which some of the women brought their possessions.
The yellow fever epidemic claimed the lives of both Charles Levasseur and Henri de Tonti. The deaths represented a great loss to Bienville and the settlement. Upon the death of Iberville to yellow fever in Havana in July 1706, Bienville became governor of Louisiana at the age of 27. Although he had only spent a total of 25 days in the settlement, the death of Iberville was a blow to the colony since he had represented the concerns of Louisiana in Europe and was able to win concessions for the struggling town from the French court.[9]
After Iberville's death, Jérôme Phélypeaux de Maurepas de Pontchartrain, minister for North American colonial affairs under Louis XIV, received complaints from Henri Roulleaux de La Vente, curé of Old Mobile, and Nicolas de La Salle, keeper of the royal warehouse, regarding questionable trading practices of the Le Moyne brothers to the detriment of the colony.[7][9] Based on the accusations, Pontchartrain appointed Nicolas Daneau, sieur de Muy as the new governor of Louisiana and Jean-Baptiste-Martin D'artaguiette d'Iron as a special commissioner to investigate the charges. The new governor died at sea before reaching Mobile. Although Dartaguiette d'Iron did reach Mobile, he was unable to substantiate the charges against the Le Moyne brothers and Bienville remained in charge of Louisiana.[9]
By 1708, Bienville realized the growing threat of the English to the French colony. They had successfully isolated the Spanish settlement at Pensacola by destroying the Indian tribes allied with the Spanish. It appeared that the English would soon advance in a similar manner against the French. In the first week of May 1709, the threat reached its peak when the Alabama tribe, allied with the English, attacked a village of the Mobilian tribe thirteen miles (21 km) north of Old Mobile. The Mobilians were able to drive the attacking Alabama tribe away, however.[9]
The occupants of the settlement began to complain about its location.[10] Particularly, they felt that the settlement was too far from the bay and that the land was too poorly drained, requiring several weeks after each rain for the standing water to drain.[9]
Abandonment of Old Mobile site[edit]
In 1710, an English privateer from Jamaica captured Port Dauphin, confiscated the supplies, food, and deer skins, looted the citizens, burned the houses and sailed away.[11] Fort Louis received the news by canoe several days later. The possibility of moving the fort closer to the bay and abandoning the vulnerable Port Dauphin were discussed.
In the spring of 1711, a flood rushed into Fort Louis forcing soldiers and citizens to seek safety in the trees. The houses of the settlement were submerged to the top of their roofs for nearly a month.[9] The flood was the ultimate factor in the decision to relocate the settlement. When the French abandoned Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the fort and houses were burned. It is likely that the structures were destroyed to prevent enemies from easily establishing a fortification at the site.[12]
Bienville selected the location where the river meets the bay and surveyed a town. It was once theorized that soldiers and colonists dismantled houses and the fort and moved the timber and supplies down the river. However, archaeological evidence now indicates that all excavated structures were burned in place.[3] By the middle of 1712, the relocation was complete. Gradually, La Mobile reverted to wilderness.
La Mobile[edit]
At its peak the town of Old Mobile (La Mobile) had a population of approximately 350 inhabitants occupying between 80 and 100 structures.[3] City plans from 1702 and 1704-1705 reveal widely dispersed houses set on large lots arranged in a grid pattern. Iberville and Levasseur divided the land into large square blocks approximately 320 feet by 320 feet (97.5 m by 97.5 m). These blocks were further subdivided into lots of various sizes and shapes.[9] The plots were generally assigned to the inhabitants based on their occupation or role in the colonial town. For example, carpenters occupied a district on the northwest side, Canadians and voyageurs lived toward the western outskirts, and administrative personnel and officers were grouped in close proximity to the fort or within the fort.[9] A large market square with a well was located at the southwest corner of the site.[3]
Fort Louis de la Louisiane[edit]
Fort Louis de la Louisiane served as the political, military, and religious center of the settlement. The fort housed the residences of Bienville and his officers and soldiers as well as a chapel and several other structures.
A detailed description of Fort Louis can be found in the narrative of André Pénicaut:[9]
This fort was sixty toises [117-m or 384-ft] square. At each of the four corners there was a battery of six pieces of cannon which, protruding outside in a half circle, covered the sector in front and to right and left. Inside, within the curtains, were four fronts of buildings fifteen feet back from the curtains behind them. These buildings were to be used as chapel, as quarters for the commandant and the officers, as warehouses, as guardhouse. So, in the midst of these buildings there was a place d'armes forty-five toises [88-m or 288-ft] square.
The fort bastions were constructed using pièce-sur-pièce techniques.[13] In pièce-sur-pièce construction, timbers with tenons (projections) cut on each end are laid atop one another horizontally. The tenons are inserted into vertical grooves in periodically spaced vertical posts (coulisse).[14] The fort was surrounded by a palisade fence. Due to the damp conditions of the site, wooden structures rotted quickly necessitating replacement of the bastion timbers and palisade posts at approximately five-year intervals.[13] By 1705, Bienville noted that the rotting wood of the fort made firing of the cannons unsafe.[3] To prepare for the coming conflict with the English, the fort was repaired in 1707. Within a year, however, the bastions of the fort were severely rotted and could barely support the weight of the cannons.[9] As the English threat intensified, the size of the fort was increased by a third so that it could accommodate all of the residents of Old Mobile and the surrounding allied Indian tribes.[9]
Archaeology of the Old Mobile Site[edit]
Location of the Old Mobile Site[edit]
Until the later part of the twentieth century, the precise location of the Old Mobile Site was not known. Maps and plans from the Bibliothèque nationale and the Archives nationales in France provided strong evidence that the site was located at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff. However, local parties argued that the location was near the mouth of Dog River.
Based on maps from the Archives nationales and local probate records, Peter Hamilton, author of Colonial Mobile (1910), concluded correctly that the site was located at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff.[15] He claimed locating the well and finding bullets, crockery, large-headed spikes, and a brass ornament at the site.[15] During a visit to the site in 1902, Carey Butt, a colleague of Peter Hamilton, suspected he had located the powder magazine of Fort Louis. Based on the maps and the claims of Butt, the Iberville Historical Society erected a monument at the site in 1902 during the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Mobile.[9]
Archaeological projects and surveys[edit]
In 1970, the University of Alabama under the direction of Donald Harris conducted the first archaeological survey of the site. The survey lasted for a two-week period in a location immediately north from the monument. Harris unearthed a foundation which he incorrectly attributed to Fort Louis.[16] In addition, Harris located Indian pottery and small iron cannonballs.[17]
In the middle of the 1970s, the Old Mobile Research Team was founded. James C. "Buddy" Parnell formed the group with friends and fellow employees of Courtaulds Fibers, a company which owned a portion of the suspected Old Mobile site. Members of the team determined that Donald Harris had been exploring the incorrect location. Based on clues from aerial photographs and French maps, the team located a house of the former settlement in February 1989. Other artifacts including fragments of dinnerware, clay pipe stems, and bricks were discovered during this effort.[16]
In May 1989, the Old Mobile Project was formed as a community effort involving Mobile County, the city of Mobile, and the University of South Alabama. Funding for the project came from the private sector, university startup funds, the Alabama Historical Commission, the Bedsole Foundation, the Mitchell Foundation, the Alabama Legislature, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. The landowners of the Old Mobile Site (Courtaulds Fibers, DuPont, Alabama Power Company) permitted excavation on the site. In June 1989, excavation of the site began under the direction of Gregory A. Waselkov.[9][13] Although previous efforts had helped to establish the precise location of the site, the surveys related to the Old Mobile Project yielded the most archaeological records of the Old Mobile site.
Archaeological record of Old Mobile Site[edit]
Extensive shovel testing was utilized to determine the extent of the site and to locate structures of the settlement. From 1989 to 1993, approximately 20,000 shovel tests were performed at intervals of thirteen feet (4 m). Since extensive excavation began in 1989, the locations of more than 50 buildings and the approximate boundaries of Old Mobile have been identified.[8] Eight of these sites have been partially or completing excavated.[13] The sites of Fort Louis or the settlement's cemetery have not been identified. Archaeological surveys have shown that an eastern portion of Old Mobile, possibly including portions of Fort Louis, was lost to river erosion.[8][18]
Buildings were constructed using both poteaux-en-terre and poteaux-sur-sole techniques. In poteaux-en-terre construction, wooden posts are placed vertically into the ground. The gaps remaining between the posts were filled with a mixture of mud or[clay and Spanish moss or hay. The mixture can be supplemented with small rocks. The walls are bound by a top plate and protected with plaster or siding.[19] In poteaux-sur-sole construction, the floor of the building is elevated through the use of a bottom sill. The sill was formed by laying the wooden members directly on the ground. The elevation of the floor provided an airspace that minimized damage from moisture and insects.[19] Since the conditions of the site were damaging against wooden structures, the poteaux-sur-sole structures would have been advantageous since their sill members could be more easily replaced than the wooden posts of a poteaux-en-terre structure. Exterior trenches suggest that palisade fences were used around some of the buildings.[13]
During the summer of 1989, the archaeologists of the Old Mobile Project excavated a house site located near the western edge of the site. The house, believed to have been occupied by French Canadians, was a long narrow building consisting of a parlor flanked by two bedrooms with a fenced garden or animal pen at one end. The only remaining features of the house were the footing trenches used for wall sills, clay floors, and brick rubble remaining from a fireplace.[8][20] During the 1990 field survey, the location of a blacksmith shop was identified by the discovery of large quantities of iron scrap, slag, coal, and charcoal.[8][21]
These excavations have also recovered thousands of artifacts. Originally utilized as a "property identifier," a lead seal dated 1701 with the name of the "Company of Indies of France" and a fleur-de-lis provided evidence that the location of the settlement had been properly identified.[12][20] Among other items discovered at the site included construction materials (fired wall clay known as bousillage, roof tiles), dishware (French faience, Mexican majolica,[20] Chinese porcelain,[20] kettle fragments, wine glasses), weaponry (French gun flints, lead shot, gun and sword parts), clothing remnants (brass and silver buttons, shoe and clothing buckles), currency (French and Spanish coins, glass trade beads[20]), and ceremonial items (peace pipe fragments made from catlinite[20][21][22]).[3]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ a b "Old Mobile Site Determined Eligible for Designation as a National Historic Landmark". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "National Historic Landmark Nomination – Old Mobile Site" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2003.
- ^ a b c Griffith, Lucille (1972). Alabama: A Documentary History to 1900. Univ. of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0371-5.
- ^ a b c Barrow, Bill (24 February 2002). "The first snowbirds". Mobile Press-Register. Archived from the original on 17 September 2002.
- ^ D'Iberville, Pierre; Richebourg McWilliams (1991). Iberville's Gulf Journals. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0539-4.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar; Albert G. Sanders (1929). Mississippi Provincial Archives, 1701-1729, French Dominion (Volume 2). Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d e Waselkov, Gregory A. (1991). "Archeology at the French Colonial Site of Old Mobile (Phase I: 1989-1991)". Interim Report to the National Endowment for the Humanities, Anthropological Monograph No. 1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Higginbotham, Jay (1991). Old Mobile: Fort Louis de la Louisiane, 1702-1711. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0528-9.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Roy (2002-02-24). "Digging old Mobile". Mobile Press-Register. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b c d e "Old Mobile Archaeology". University of South Alabama, Center for Archaeological Studies. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ Brown, Harriet (2002). They Came to Wisconsin: Teacher's Guide and Student Materials. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 0-87020-336-3.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Peter J.; Charles G. Summersell (1976). Colonial Mobile. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5228-7.
- ^ a b Hodges, Sam (1999-01-12). "Buddy Parnell: Unearthing the treasure of a lost city". Mobile Press-Register. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ Harris, Donald A. (1970). "An Archeological Survey of Fort Louis de la Mobile". Final MS Report to the Mobile Historic Development Commission, Mobile.
- ^ a b "What Style Is It? Building Blocks (Winter 2005)". Old-House Journal's New Old House. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
Further reading[edit]
Major reference works[edit]
- D'Iberville, Pierre; Richebourg McWilliams (1991). Iberville's Gulf Journals. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0539-4.
- Hamilton, Peter J.; Charles G. Summersell (1976). Colonial Mobile. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-5228-7.
- Higginbotham, Jay (1991). Old Mobile: Fort Louis de la Louisiane, 1702-1711. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0528-9.
See also[edit]
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Colonial United States (French)
- History of Mobile, Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places in Mobile County, Alabama
- Archaeological sites in Alabama
- Colonial settlements in North America
- French forts in the United States
- Forts in Alabama
- Former populated places in Alabama
- 1702 establishments in New France
- 1711 disestablishments
- Pre-statehood history of Alabama
- Pre-statehood history of Louisiana
- New France
- Geography of Mobile County, Alabama
- Buildings and structures in Mobile County, Alabama
- French-American culture in Alabama
- Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama


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Melitz, Marc J. and Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. (2008) Market size, trade, and productivity. Review of Economic Studies, 75 (1). pp. 295-316. ISSN 0034-6527
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We develop a monopolistically competitive model of trade with firm heterogeneity—in terms of productivity differences—and endogenous differences in the "toughness" of competition across markets—in terms of the number and average productivity of competing firms. We analyse how these features vary across markets of different size that are not perfectly integrated through trade; we then study the effects of different trade liberalization policies. In our model, market size and trade affect the toughness of competition, which then feeds back into the selection of heterogeneous producers and exporters in that market. Aggregate productivity and average mark-ups thus respond to both the size of a market and the extent of its integration through trade (larger, more integrated markets exhibit higher productivity and lower mark-ups). Our model remains highly tractable, even when extended to a general framework with multiple asymmetric countries integrated to different extents through asymmetric trade costs. We believe this provides a useful modelling framework that is particularly well suited to the analysis of trade and regional integration policy scenarios in an environment with heterogeneous firms and endogenous mark-ups.
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Deborah Mayo propounded the epistemology of experiment in her Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge (1996), and the notion of severity plays an essential role in her epistemolgy. In the following two notes, I wish to point out a defect of her definition of severity, and to argue that she must revise this definition in conformity with what she actually does in her book (Note 1). The revision has some important consequence: in order to apply Mayo's severity consideration to experimental tests, we have to know all alternative hypotheses, in a given experimental situation, in advance. Mayo does not seem to recognize this, and her analysis of Perrin's experiment seems to be affected by this defect. I will present what I regard as the correct way to reconstruct Perrin's argument (Note 2).
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1. Conducts investigations of deaths, including the most complex or sensitive cases; takes custody of the body, the personal effects of the deceased, and any weapons, instruments, vehicles, buildings or premises which are believed to be involved in the death; preserves evidence relating to the cause and manner of death.
2. Interviews witnesses and relatives of the deceased; takes photographs of death scene and examines body for signs of injury or suspicious death; orders removal of body upon completion of investigation; recommends further criminal or pathological investigations if indicated.
3. Prepares detailed reports on all circumstances relating to deaths, including investigation reports, autopsies, laboratory analyses and inventories, for review by the Medical Examiner Supervisor; testifies in criminal and civil proceedings relating to the cause and manner of death.
4. At the direction of the Medical Examiner Supervisor, conducts public relations and outreach activities; participates in regional and state organizations, commissions, task forces and committees to promote and improve public service; conducts in-service training seminars for police, fire, and EMS personnel and presentations for private sector partners; responds to questions and requests for information from the public.
5. Assists in training of Medical Examiner staff in day-day operations and protocols; provides orientation to new staff relating to State and County statutes, rules and regulations.
Thorough knowledge of: Effective methods of medical and criminal investigation; state statutes regulating death investigations; medical and anatomical terminology; recordkeeping and reporting techniques.
Working knowledge of: Principles and practices of training; basic rules of legal evidence; gathering of statistics and statistical calculations; public relations techniques.
Skill to: Determine and obtain evidence required in order to enforce the medical investigation law; obtain information from lay and expert witnesses concerning matters of an intimate nature and serious consequence; prioritize multiple, critical tasks occurring simultaneously; effectively use independent judgment in conditions of competing priorities; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; respond to changes desired by citizens and County staff; compile and analyze statistics; prepare clear and concise reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with medical, law enforcement and County personnel, and the public.
Duties may involve moderately strenuous physical activity and exposure to adverse weather, environmental, biological, and/or health hazards, and unpleasant elements at death scenes, and requires color identification, finger and manual dexterity, full use of both hands and both legs, and lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and rolling up to 50 pounds and human remains at various weights.
Must be willing to work scheduled 24-hour work/standby shifts. Requires on-call availability beyond assigned shifts.
Must successfully pass an extensive background investigation including national fingerprint records check.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
Driving is required for County business on a regular basis or to accomplish work. Incumbents must possess a valid driver's license, and possess and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout the course of employment.
Employment is contingent upon passing a post-offer physical assessment. Accommodation requests will be reviewed on an individual basis in compliance with State and Federal legislation.
At time of hire, must possess and maintain national registration as a medicolegal death investigator from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI).
Within one (1) year of hire, successful completion of Oregon Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Program.
Any satisfactory combination of experience and training that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and skills.
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MacArthur Fellows / Meet the Class of 2011
Melanie Sanford
Organometallic Chemist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Age: 36
Published September 20, 2011
Melanie Sanford is a chemist reviving and enhancing approaches to organic synthesis previously set aside because of their technical difficulty. Her research focuses on using metal-based agents, primarily palladium, to catalyze reactions that substitute hydrogen in carbon-hydrogen bonds with other atoms or functional groups. Beginning with a reaction cycle widely regarded as too difficult to control, she developed a mechanism for taming palladium's activity, making practical its application in the laboratory. Her methods enable modification of specific carbon bonds in complex molecules, while leaving other carbon bonds unchanged. These advances have significant impact for industrial chemistry, particularly in pharmaceuticals, where introduction of bonds like carbon-fluorine is desirable but frequently challenging in practice. Sanford's techniques often decrease the number of reaction steps necessary and increase the yield of the desired molecule. She pays equally careful attention to minimizing the generation of toxic by-products, thus contributing to the development of "greener" chemistry. Sanford is expanding her research program to include targeted synthesis of molecules with "handedness" — i.e., molecules having two configurations identical in shape but mirror images in their spatial orientation, like gloves. Limiting synthesis to a single orientation at the outset, rather than trying to separate a two-handed molecular mixture at the end, is a major objective in medicinal chemistry. Through her basic research on organometallic synthesis strategies, Sanford is opening new paths to making important compounds we use everyday, while diminishing the environmental impact of their manufacture.
Melanie Sanford received B.S. and M.S. (1996) degrees from Yale University and a Ph.D. (2001) from the California Institute of Technology. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University (2001-2003) prior to joining the faculty of the University of Michigan, where she is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry. Her scientific articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Organometallics, and Tetrahedron.
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[2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 727; 2002 c 358 § 4; 1995 c 326 § 1. Prior: 1991 c 237 § 4; 1991 c 184 § 1; 1986 c 275 § 1; 1983 c 84 § 1; 1981 c 115 § 1; 1957 c 246 § 2.]
Effective date -- 1991 c 237: See note following RCW 44.04.320.
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Chronology of Coverage
Apr. 21, 2015
Federal Judge Marc T Treadwell denies transgender Georgia inmate Ashley Diamond's request for transfer to lower-security prison; Diamond claims that her transfer to Georgia State, prison that used to house state's most dangerous inmates, is in retaliation for lawsuit she filed that brought and end to Georgia's blanket denial of new hormone therapy to transgender inmates. MORE
Apr. 20, 2015
Warrant for unpaid child support may have played key role in shooting death of Walter S Scott, who chose to flee from officer after being pulled over; had already lost previous job due to two-week jail term for failing to pay child support, and was fearful of losing current one; Scott's death has focused attention on use of jail to pressure parents to pay support, which critics say traps poor men in cycle of debt, unemployment and imprisonment. MORE
Apr. 16, 2015
Editorial criticizes endemic delays in New York City's criminal justice system, which have resulted in defendants languishing in jails for years without trial; evaluates plan to cut delays by Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, saying it can only work if judges, attorneys and correctional officials begin to cooperate on issue; calls for Legislature to adopt bill changing bail system and creating presumption of release for low-level offenders. MORE
Apr. 14, 2015
Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of murdering cellmate Damion Soward at Kern Valley State Prison in California; other football news noted. MORE
Apr. 12, 2015
Michael Megginson is among a number of prisoners at Rikers Island jail complex who are mentally ill; Megginson's long history of violence and odd behavior behind bars has some convinced that he does not belong in jail, but few agree on where else he should go; New York City police officers, correction officers and even elected officials like Mayor Bill de Blasio are increasingly vocal about damage that incarceration can do to the mentally ill. MORE
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Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population
Conditions in overcrowded prisons violate the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Supreme Court ruled.
May 24, 2011 usNewsNumber of Life Terms Hits Record
Under sentencing laws and the declining use of parole, nearly 10 percent of U.S. inmates in 2008 were serving a life sentence.
July 23, 2009 usNewsTo Cut Costs, States Relax Prison Policies
Forced to take a more pragmatic approach, states are now seeing prisoners as expenses to be reined in.
March 25, 2009 usNewsU.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds
With 1.6 million people in prison, the incarceration rate is now the highest in American history, a new report says.
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Judge Denies Transgender Inmate's Request for Transfer
A federal judge said Ashley Diamond had not proved prison authorities' "deliberate indifference" to her fear of sexual assault and harassment.
April 21, 2015, Tuesday
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Skip Child Support. Go to Jail. Lose Job. Repeat.
Though jail is considered an effective incentive for parents who are able to pay, critics say punitive policies do not work for those who are poor.
April 20, 2015, Monday
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As an inmate, I saw the way sexual assault is tacitly accepted as part of the punishment.
April 18, 2015, Saturday
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To reduce delays in the justice system, Mayor de Blasio should consider putting courtrooms on Rikers Island.
April 16, 2015, Thursday
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New York City Plans to Transform Summons Process
Newly unveiled changes could have significant consequences for judges, lawyers and the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers charged with low-level violations each year.
April 15, 2015, Wednesday
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New Plan to Shrink Rikers Island Population: Tackle Court Delays
In taking aim at the judicial backlogs across New York's five boroughs, the city is trying to address one of the most persistent pockets of government dysfunction.
April 14, 2015, Tuesday
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Former Football Player Lawrence Phillips Suspected of Killing Cellmate
Phillips, 39, once a star at Nebraska, is serving a sentence of more than 31 years in California.
April 14, 2015, Tuesday
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Hallucinogenic Tea Time in Brazil
A psychiatrist offers additional support for a type of Brazilian therapy.
April 13, 2015, Monday
A College Education for Prisoners
Readers respond to a Sunday Review essay urging one means of better preparation for the return to the outside world.
April 13, 2015, Monday
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For Mentally Ill Inmates at Rikers Island, a Cycle of Jail and Hospitals
Michael Megginson has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals since the age of 6. Experts believe he does not belong in jail, but there is no agreement about where else he could go.
April 12, 2015, Sunday
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1.5 Million Missing Black Men
Across the country, hundreds of thousands of black men are missing from everyday life.
Complaint Against Ferguson Over Jail Time for Traffic Tickets
A lawsuit says that if the rest of the St. Louis region generated revenue from its courts at the rate of Ferguson, Mo., it would have made nearly $1.3 billion in the past five years.
Report on New York City Jails' Hiring Practices
Findings in the report, by the Department of Investigation, underscore the profound dysfunction at Rikers Island and help explain how a culture of violence and corruption has come to flourish in the city jails.
Amir Hekmati's Letter to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran
The letter disclosed previously unpublicized details of Mr. Hekmati's confinement in Evin Prison in Tehran, including assertions of isolation in a small cell for the first four months, and starvation and deception by Iranian officials.
Task Force Report on Mental Health in New York Justice System
A report by Mayor Bill de Blasio's criminal justice task force outlined changes aimed at keeping low-level offenders with mental illness and substance abuse problems out of jail.
'Buddha,' Paroled
Freddie Cox was convicted of second-degree murder. In part because he maintained his innocence, he was denied parole until this year, 28 years after his imprisonment.
San Quentin's Giants
At one of California's most notorious prisons, baseball teams take the field.
Court Filings From Arizona Prisoners' Lawsuit
Prisoners on death row in Arizona brought a lawsuit against the state's Department of Corrections in 2011, declaring that Arizona's lethal injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendment, or the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
Investigation Into Violence Toward Teenagers at Rikers Island
Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, released a 79-page report saying the New York City Department of Correction had systematically violated inmates' civil rights.
My Life After Manson
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A Prison Routine Turns Deadly
Charles Toll died as officers forcibly carried him out of his cell in a Tennessee prison. The case raises questions about when and how the procedure — known as a cell extraction — should be used.
A Beating at Rikers
Andre Lane talks about a confrontation he had with correction officers at Rikers. This incident is one of 129 documented cases of beatings that resulted in severe injuries to inmates.
Footage of Inmate Beating at Rikers
When Jose Bautista tried to hang himself while he was incarcerated, officers at Rikers responded with force.
Making Balls Behind Bars
In a maximum security prison in Brazil, select inmates make soccer balls in exchange for reduced sentences.
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17 brand and individual Instagram users worth following
By Arik Hanson |
Posted: August 1, 2011
Lists of people to follow on Twitter are everywhere. They were great a few years ago when people were trying to figure out whom to follow, but today those posts get washed out in the sea of noise. And this is coming from a huge Twitter list guy.
My new social addiction
, an app that enables iPhone users to quickly take a photo, add effects (or filters, as they're called), and share it via the app or across other platforms.
Instagram is still relatively new, and it's strictly made up of iPhone users (for now). The community, as a result, is still pretty small relative to other networks. And that's something I love.
Problem is there aren't a lot of (read: any) lists of whom to follow. There also are not a lot of ways to figure that out—yet. Instagram does have a few tools within the app that can help, with the "suggested users" being the best example. But it doesn't give you any rhyme or reason
you should follow these folks.
So, I thought I'd give you my thoughts on a few brands and individuals to follow on Instagram. By virtue of what I do and the world I live in, many of these folks tend to work in the PR, marketing, or digital world. I'd love to hear your additions in the comments, so I can add to the list.
NASA (nasagoddard, 16,000+ followers).
NASA has shared some of the most incredible shots I've seen on Instagram, including pictures from space and from the last shuttle launch. It's really a must-follow no matter your interests.
Starbucks (starbucks, 53,000+ followers).
Starbucks is one of the larger brands on Instagram. The account tweets a lot of pics from its corporate office in Seattle. From that vantage point, it's a nice look inside the company. Sometimes, the company will even share the rare deal Instagram that motivates you to rush out and buy that double-whip nonfat super-soy latte.
Ben & Jerrys (benandjerrys, 1,200+ followers).
To date, Ben & Jerry's mostly offers shots of road shows and the events it supports, most recently Phish Superball IX. I'm holding out for the day when the company shares an Instagram-only coupon that I can redeem for my free pint of Chunky Monkey.
Red Bull (redbull, 43,000+ followers).
Red Bull shares some sweet shots from its live events. In the coming weeks, that's probably going to mean tons of shots from
X Games 17 in Los Angeles
. Loved its picture of Jimmy Rollins hitting a baseball 463 feet in a street in Philly recently.
Today Show (todayshow, 7,000+ followers).
This account—which, surprisingly, has few followers so far—features great behind-the-scenes studio shots on a regular basis, plus shots from its summer concert series. An account worth following as it expands its use of the tool.
Burberry (burberry, 60,000+ followers).
The fashion brand shares a mix of pictures from its corporate office in London, models who don Burberry fashions, and events near the London office. Much like Starbucks, it provides a glimpse into corporate life, but also shares some cool pictures featuring Burberry fashions.
Threadless (threadless, 33,000+ followers).
Love how Threadless shares new products and designs regularly. For instance, last week it shared a picture featuring its new Threadless Scout Books. This is a great way to get the huge Threadless fans what they want—new stuff. Threadless also shares a bunch of pictures about life at Threadless, providing a glimpse inside this smaller company.
Lee Odden (leeodden).
If you don't get a chance to travel the world like me, you can live vicariously through Odden, the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing. He's shared some incredible shots from his travels that take him to Portland, New Zealand, and all points in between. For instance, he just shared a great pic from his recent Hong Kong trip.
Sarah Evans (sarahevans).
What I appreciate most about Evans, a PR consultant in the Chicago area, is her creative nature. Check out
the photo of her dog
enhanced by some funky effects.
Allan Schoenberg (allanschoenberg).
Schoenberg's a former Chicagoan who as director of communications at CME Group picked up his family and moved to London this year. Now, I feel like I'm living vicariously through my friend as he posts great shots throughout the day of landmarks, museums, pubs, and more. [
Ed.'s note: Schoenberg is also a
PR Daily
Edward Boches (edwardboches).
If you're not a cyclist or Cape Cod fan, you might not want to follow Boches, who is the chief innovation officer at ad firm Mullen. Many of his pictures revolve around this topic and locale, but they are fantastic.
Gerardo Obieta (g_obieta).
A designer for PR shop Weber Shandwick, Obieta has a great eye for photography. He's known best in Instagram circles for his paper toy setups and pictures. His pics frequently inspire hundreds of likes and comments (and he shows up in the "Popular" tab from time to time).
Becky Johns (beckyjohns).
Here's another PR pro with a great photography eye. Johns is also a photographer by trade (or at least a really solid hobby). She's a Chicagoan, so you'll get your fair share of pictures from the downtown scene.
Kevin Dugan (prblog).
What I like most about Dugan—who is the director of marketing at Empower MediaMarketing—and his pics is that you can't peg him as just sharing one type of photo. He takes photos of power lines, clouds, signs, and water towers. Talk about eclectic taste.
Stephen Larkin (slarkin).
Managing director at Mullen, Larkin shares some great shots from Pittsburgh, including many landscape and cityscape shots. Love his eye.
Mik Kus (mikekus).
Kuth, who hails from Bath, England, is one of my favorite Instagram users. (He also seems to be a
talented designer
). Though he predominantly uses a sepia or black-and-white filter that I absolutely love, it's the way he frames shots that really grabs my attention. He's a must-follow for any new Instagram user. He has 97,000-plus followers, so clearly I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Rick Stillwell (rickcaffeinated).
He has just under 1,000 pictures, so you're going to get a steady diet of Stillwell in your stream. But it's all good stuff. I love the effects that he uses, and unlike other Instagram users, Stillwell gives you a variety of shots ranging from landscapes to cityscapes to the celebrated #cloudporn shots.
What about you? If you're an Instagram user, who are your recommended follows?
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