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The Foundation - The Uniform Securities Act (USA) - Definitions Part 4
GUARANTEED - "Guaranteed" means guaranteed as to payment of all principal and all interest."
This is much like a person co-signing for another person as security for a loan, except that in the USA, it most frequently refers to a parent corporation "guaranteeing" a subsidiary company's securities.
There are only three entities that may legitimately make guarantees:
- The U.S. government
- An insurance company
- A parent company, as indicated above
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Agents may not make guarantees. This point is likely to be emphasized on the exam.
- INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR - "Institutional investor" means any of the following, whether acting for itself or for others in a fiduciary capacity:
- A depository institution or international banking institution;
- An insurance company;
- A separate account of an insurance company;
- An investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940;
- A broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
- An employee pension, profit-sharing or benefit plan if the plan has total assets in excess of $10,000,000 ..."
In preparing for the Series 63 exam, you will note that "institutions" and "institutional investors" are quite frequently associated with exemptions, just like banks. Again, the USAdoes not place as much emphasis on protecting institutions as it does on protecting individual investors.
- INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE - "Investment adviser representative" means an individual employed by or associated with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser and who makes any recommendations or otherwise gives investment advice regarding securities, manages accounts or portfolios of clients, determines which recommendation or advice regarding securities should be given, provides investment advice or holds herself or himself out as providing investment advice, receives compensation to solicit, offer, or negotiate for the sale of or for selling investment advice, or supervises employees who perform any of the foregoing. The term does not include an individual who:
- Performs only clerical or ministerial acts;
- Is an agent whose performance of investment advice is solely incidental to the individual acting as an agent and who does not receive special compensation for investment advisery services;
- Is employed by or associated with a federal covered investment adviser, unless the individual has a "place of business" in this state ..."
The Uniform Securities Act (USA) - Definitions Part 5
Notice that the law stipulates both what is and what is not an investment adviser representative. The IAR works for an investment adviser, just as an agent works for a B/D. The IAR was not defined in the 1956 USA. This definition comes from the 2002 version of the law.
A NASAA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from 1997 on this subject deals with both Federal Covered Investment Adviser and Investment Adviser Representative:"If an investment adviser is registered with the SEC, the states may not require registration, licensing, or qualification of the investment adviser or its supervised persons, except that states may license, register, or otherwise qualify investment adviser representatives who have a place of business located within that state."
This MoU refers to NSMIA and lays out the requirements for testing persons who are to be IARs.
IARs are always registered with the state. The IA firms that they work for may or may not be registered, depending on their status as defined by NSMIA.
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Great article on the improtance of student choice and how iPads help to facilitate this. "...if we give students an assignment that produces 25 copies of identical work, we've given a recipe, not a thought-provoking, opportunity for growth. When teachers give some props to the unknown, and task students to show their deep understanding of a subject or skill with the best tools available, you might say miracles happen. We should be a little less afraid of miracles." Great for CBL!
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Great tips- especially for student-centred approaches.
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Questions For Humans, interactive street art, designed to be a launch pad for Portland Oregon to share ideas, dreams, and inspiration, has 3 walls completed and the 4th Wall is underway!
I love making art that is interactive, collaborative, and that helps in some way. These murals are an experiment in playing with these ideas. The project takes place on four different walls (each created with questions around a different theme) in SE Portland:
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Posted on: December 5, 2011 12:43 pm
Edited on: December 5, 2011 11:02 pm
Homegrown Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
By Matt Snyder
What if players were only permitted to stay with the team that originally made them a professional? No trades, no Rule-5 Draft, no minor or major league free agency ... once you are a professional baseball player, you stay in that organization. This series shows how all 30 teams would look. We give you: Homegrown teams. To view the schedule/past entries of this feature, click here.
If you're exhausted by the constant rumors we're circulating at the Winter Meetings, here's your fun little break. Today's installment of Homegrown brings the most powerful team in the bigs. Everyday in Chase Field would be like this past All-Star break's Home Run Derby. And the fans wouldn't even have to boo the entire time.
1. Stephen Drew, SS
2. Miguel Montero, C
3. Justin Upton, RF
4. Carlos Gonzalez, CF
5. Dan Uggla, 2B
6. Carlos Quentin, LF
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
8. Mark Reynolds, 3B
Starting Rotation
1. Jorge De La Rosa
2. Brett Anderson
3. Max Scherzer
4. Josh Collmenter
5. Chris Capuano
Both De La Rosa and Anderson had season-ending surgeries in the real 2011 season, so if they did, we'd have to turn to Brad Penny and Ross Ohlendorf. We also have first-rounders Jarrod Parker and Trevor Bauer waiting in the wings. And good ol' Brandon Webb, too.
Closer - Jose Valverde
Set up - Javier Lopez, Sergio Santos, Daniel Schlereth, Vicente Padilla, Esmerling Vasquez
Long - Penny, Ohlendorf, Micah Owings
Notable Bench Players
Rod Barajas, Chris Snyder, Lyle Overbay, Conor Jackson, Scott Hairston, Emilio Bonifacio, Gerardo Parra
What's Good?
Wow, that's some serious power in the lineup. If everyone stayed healthy for a full season, there's every reason to believe all eight hitters would have at least 20 home runs, with Montero and Drew really being the only questions there. A handul of them would hit more than 30. So, yes, the power of the offense immediately jumps out, but really everything is pretty good here. There is depth, a solid rotation -- albeit injury-riddled -- and a good closer with quality setup men.
What's Not?
Reynolds is a butcher at third base. If Anderson and De La Rosa both fell injured before Bauer and Parker were ready, the rotation would become awfully thin. Even if they stayed healthy, there isn't a bona fide ace. The outfield defense isn't great, with Gonzalez and Quentin, but it isn't awful either.
Comparison to real 2011
The real Diamondbacks went 94-68 and won the NL West before bowing out in Game 5 of the NLDS to the Brewers. This team would be every bit that good, if not better -- and again, being that this is a hypothetical exercise, we're hypothetically assuming health to the top two starting pitchers. If this team played like it was capable, it could very well be a World Series champion.
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Category: MLB
Tags: Brad Penny, Brandon Webb, Brett Anderson, Brett Cecil, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Quentin, Chris Capuano, Chris Snyder, Conor Jackson, Dan Uggla, Daniel Schlereth, Diamondbacks, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmerling Vasquez, Gerardo Parra, Homegrown, Jarrod Parker, Javier Lopez, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Valverde, Josh Collmenter, Justin Upton, Lyle Overbay, Mark Reynolds, Matt Snyder, Max Scherzer, Micah Owings, Miguel Montero, NL West, Paul Goldschmidt, Rod Barajas, Ross Ohlendorf, Scott Hairston, Sergio Santo, Stephen Drew, Trevor Bauer, Vicente Padilla
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By Evan Brunell
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derek Holland didn't get the game off to a very good start for the Rangers, with an amped-up crowd being stunned into silence when Miguel Cabrera went opposite-field in the first inning to put Detroit up 1-0 on a solo blast.
That hit was Cabrera's 13th straight in a LCS game in what is also his 13th career LCS game, so he's tied Greg Luzinski for the record to start an LCS career. Holland seemed cautious in the beginning to challenge hitters, leaving a fastball away right there for Cabrera to muscle up. In the second inning, Johnny Peralta also took an away fastball from Holland and deposited it in the left-field seats to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead and seemingly take the crowd out of the game before it even really started.
Lucky for Texas that Max Scherzer completely imploded, then. Scherzer was inconsistent to start the game but was pitching out of trouble... until the third inning. The righty induced Ian Kinsler into a grounder to start the inning, also the last out he would record in the game. The rest of his outing went as such: Four-pitch walk to Elvis Andrus (!?), single, double, single, walk, walk. Scherzer then departed the game with the bases loaded and three runs in, giving lefty Daniel Schlereth the honor of his first LCS appearance coming with the bases juiced. He couldn't come through, coughing up a two-run single to David Murphy and making the score 5-2, all runs debited to Scherzer.
Manager Jim Leyland quickly moved on from Schlereth, moving on to Rick Porcello to stem the bleeding. But Porcello couldn't, and Scherzer's outing concluded having given up six earned runs in 2 1/3 innings, walking four and striking out just one, allowing five hits. All in all, horrible. Horrible, horrible. And the Rangers just wouldn't stop, racking up a 9-2 score by inning's end.
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Posted on: August 31, 2011 10:00 am
Pepper: Concussion continues to haunt Morneau
By C. Trent Rosecrans
Justin Morneau said the concussion symptoms that will keep him out until at least Friday are "nothing like" what he went through last year, and I'm sure that's true.
But the fact that Morenau began experiencing those symptoms (a headache and fogginess) on Monday and still had the remnants of the symptoms on Tuesday are scary. There's so little we know about concussions, there's little understanding of how our brains react to being move inside its casing and how long it can affect a human.
Morneau has had plenty of other problems this season, but until this week concussions hadn't been part of his problem -- or at least that we know. That's the thing with concussions, there's so much we don't know and we may never know. Science is a wonderful thing, but it takes time.
What is impressive is how the Twins have handled this -- they didn't rush Morneau back last season when they could have used him and they're taking all precautions this season. I hope this doesn't last the rest of Morneau's career, but I think it'd hardly be a surprise if it did.
Game-changer: Technology isn't just great for fans -- the players are using technology in many ways to improve their games. ESPN.com's Jayson Stark takes an in-depth look at the way baseball is using technology, from iPads to using stats to predict pitching patterns. It's well worth the read.
Elite company: Marlins right-hander Javier Vazquez became the 30th pitch in major-league history to record 2,500 strikeouts in Tuesday's game victory over the Mets. [Miami Herald]
Rehab updates: Grady Sizemore will start his rehab assignment on Wednesday [MLB.com], while Boston's Kevin Youkilis and J.D. Drew started their rehab assignments on Tuesday -- Drew went 3 for 3 and Youkilis went 1 for 4 with a walk and reached on an error. [Dan Hoard]
Price of success: Remember Pirate Fever earlier this summer? Well, Pittsburgh fans are going to pay for it as the team is raising its prices for 2012. That said, the increase is modest from an average of $15.30 to $16.11 per ticket. The Pirates had the lowest average ticket price in baseball (in one of the best settings) for 2011 and will still be close, if not at, the bottom next season. The Pirates hadn't raised prices in a decade. The Pirates said most tickets would stay the same, decrease or increase by $3 or less. The dugout box seats will be raised by $5 -- but only $2 more than they were in 2002. [Pittsburgh Tribube-Review]
Favorite things: The Tigers wives put together auction gift baskets filled with players' favorite things every year, and you can learn a lot about some of baseball's best -- like Justin Verlander likes crappy food and crappy movies, Ryan Raburn loves killin' stuff, why Daniel Schlereth smells funny and that Phil Coke uses "liquid titanium massage lotion." [H/T MLive.com]
R and RBI: Curtis Granderson is leading the big leagues in both runs and RBI -- a feat that has been done just 19 times before, six times by Babe Ruth. [Baseball-Reference.com]
Wakefield pushed back: Tim Wakefield's seemingly never-ending search for his 200th win will be delayed a bit, as Red Sox manager Terry Francona told the knuckleballer that he's skipping his turn in the rotation for a turn. Andrew Miller will start Friday against Texas instead of Wakefield. Wakefield is 0-3 with a 4.97 ERA in seven starts since his winning No. 199. [Boston Globe]
Call ups: The clubhouse at Great American Ball Park could get pretty crowded. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said "quite a few" players will get called up when the rosters expand. The most heralded is catcher Devin Mesoraco, who Evan wrote about Tuesday. [Cincinnati Enquirer]
In-flight entertainment: You may be able to watch baseball games live on your phone on a flight. [Los Angeles Times]
Father-son show: Former Met Howard Johnson, 50, will play alongside his son, Glen, for the independent Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am League on Sunday and Monday. [New York Daily News]
Cool card: Check out these awesome baseball cards fans got when they went to a My Morning Jacket concert in Philadelphia last week. Very, very cool. [UniWatch Blog]For more baseball news, rumors and analysis, follow @eyeonbaseball on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.
Category: MLB
Tags: AL Central, AL East, Andrew Miller, C. Trent Rosecrans, Curtis Granderson, Daniel Schlereth, Devin Mesoraco, Grady Sizemore, Howard Johnson, Indians, J.D. Drew, Javier Vazquez, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Kevin Youkilis, Marlins, My Morning Jacket, NL Central, NL East, Pepper, Phil Coke, Pirates, Red Sox, Reds, Ryan Raburn, Tigers, Tim Wakefield, Twins, Yankees
Posted on: April 8, 2011 8:37 pm
Edited on: April 8, 2011 8:38 pm
Valverde denies spitting on a fan
By C. Trent Rosecrans
Tigers closer Jose Valverde said he spit in the direction of a fan, but not on a Baltimore fan on Thursday.
A blogger wrote his account of seeing Valverde spit either at or on another fan. Although the writer, who only lists his first name, Avi, on his blog (2131 and Beyond), writes in the headline the spit was "on" the fan, he takes pictures of a wad of gum he says was spit "at" another fan and the gum is in the Tigers' bullpen.
For his part, Valverde told MLB.com's Jason Beck that in the eight inning of Thursday's loss that he spit in their direction, but didn't -- and didn't attempt to -- spit on the fans themselves. Another reliever, Daniel Schlereth, who was also in the bullpen, backed up Valverde's story.
Valverde said the fan had been yelling at him all game.
"This guy's drinking and drinking, and he doesn't know what's going on in the game," Valverde said. "He started doing a lot of stuff, BS. The thing is, you have to sometimes leave it alone, because they pay for that. There's nothing you can do. He paid for the ticket. He can do whatever he wants to. But after a while, he ticked me off …
"They're shouting, 'You [stink], you piece of …' And I'm tired of that. Everybody's tired. And I tell them, 'You know what, you want to do something? Come on. Come here.' And he told me, '[Forget] you. [Forget] your mother.' He talks about my mother, and I said, 'OK. God bless you.'"
A police officer approached the pair of fans, but the fans left, both accounts of the story say.
The Braves were in Milwaukee, so it's unlikely Roger McDowell was there as a second spitter.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: March 16, 2011 11:15 pm
Edited on: March 17, 2011 12:01 am
3 up, 3 down for 3/16: Super Nova
By C. Trent Rosecrans
1. Ivan Nova, Yankees -- The right-hander competing for a spot in the Yankees' rotation showed he could handle AL East competition on Wednesday, dominating the Orioles. Nova didn't allow a hit in six innings, and just two O's reached base. Nova hit Robert Andino to lead off the game and Adam Jones reached on an error in the fourth inning. Nova faced 19 batters, one over the minimum, throwing 59 pitches, 41 for strikes.
2. Elliot Johnson, Rays -- Competing for a spot on the Rays' bench, Johnson -- who has mostly played at second base -- made his spring debut in center field, and made quite the impression. Johnson stole three bases -- including a steal of home in the sixth inning, also had a double and as ingle, two runs and two RBI.
3. Joe Mauer, Twins -- Twins catcher Joe Mauer made his spring debut on Wednesday and singled on the second pitch he saw. Mauer served as the team's designated hitter and is expected to catch on Thursday in a minor league game.
1. Tyler Clippard, Nationals -- The reliever coughed up his team's four-run lead by walking the first two batters he faced, then giving up two doubles, a triple and an RBI single to score the winning run.
2. J.J. Putz, Diamondbacks -- Another reliever, another disaster. Putz faced five batters and didn't retire one. He did, however, get credit for 1/3 of an inning because Erick Aybar was caught stealing. He walked three, gave up two hits and four runs. He also added a wild pitch to boot. But hey, he was throwing 92-94 mph, so there's that.
3. Daniel Schlereth, Tigers -- Well, while we're at it, why not make it a trilogy? Lefty Daniel Schlereth faced four batters Wednesday against the Cardinals and walked all four of them. Coming into Wednesday's game, he'd walked just one batter and hadn't allowed a run in 2 1/3 innings.For more baseball news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsmlb on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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Posted on: March 1, 2011 9:53 am
Edited on: March 1, 2011 10:21 am
Pepper: Finding Mauer in Montero
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In the latest Ear on Baseball podcast , C. Trent Rosecrans and I had Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein on, and among other things we discussed how Yankees star catching prospect Jesus Montero may eventually be ticketed for a position change.
Interestingly, in a Tuesday morning Bats blog (via New York Times ), there's a piece on Joe Mauer discussing similarities between the two catchers and how he believes Montero should do everything he can to remain a catcher, if that's what he wants to do.
"Too big. Not quick enough. I heard everything under the sun," Mauer said. He's 6-foot-5, while Montero is 6-foot-4.
Mauer also encouraged Montero to learn everything he can from veteran catchers Russell Martin and Jorge Posada in camp, and to learn everything about the pitchers he might be catching.
Montero, 21, is generally considered one of the top prospects as a hitter, but many scouts believe he'll be inadequate behind the plate in the bigs. Mauer believes he heard the same, but I think there's a difference. Most scouts knew Mauer could handle duties behind the plate, if memory serves correctly, it's just that many believe he needs to move away from behind the plate eventually in order to lengthen his career. He's too good a hitter to physically fall apart by his early 30s. That doesn't mean he's a bad defender.
CARLOS AT THE BAT: Yes, Cubs manager Mike Quade will use pitcher Carlos Zambrano as a pinch-hitter when the game dictates this season. While his actual skill with the stick pales in comparison to the sheer entertainment value of an at-bat, he can swing it. He has three Silver Sluggers and 21 career home runs to go with a .236 average and .631 OPS. Obviously that's pretty bad for an actual hitter, but if you're looking for someone to extend the bench, he's serviceable enough. In fact, he's hit at least .300 in a season twice, as recently as 2008 -- when he hit .337 with an .892 OPS. He was a better hitter than Derrek Lee that year. Seriously. (Chicago Tribune )
ZITO VS. PRINCE, PART II: Last season, Barry Zito and Prince Fielder had a slight flare-up in spring training after Zito plunked the portly first baseman -- in retaliation for a Fielder celebration in 2009. Monday, the two had a spat ... over a walk? Really, guys? They were seen jawing at each other, but fortunately both took the high road after the game. Zito said he asked Fielder how his offseason went and how his family was doing. Fielder said they were discussing dinner plans. Boys will be boys, even when it's not yet summer, so there's no reason to make a mountain out of a molehill. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel )
OBLIGATORY YOUNG UPDATE: Michael Young is not unhappy, nor is he dogging it in spring training. In fact, he's working just as hard as he ever has and made the first appearance of his life at first base Monday. He even accepts the addition of Mike Napoli, who is expected to steal plenty of at-bats from Young at DH this season. "He was a thorn in our side when he was in Anaheim. He can hit for power," Young said. "I think what he's done in his career speaks for itself. When he got here in camp I think we've all been impressed with just how good a teammate he seems. That's the kind of thing guys look at first. He seems a really good guy. Seems like he's fit in really well since Day 1 and I'm excited that he's here." (ESPN Dallas )
SCHLERETH INJURED: Tigers relief pitcher Daniel Schlereth injured his hamstring Monday. He actually felt a pop, but early the prognosis sounds positive, as the medical staff reportedly told the lefty it was a strain and not a tear -- which would cause him to miss significant time. Instead, it seems only a minor setback. In fact, he's more annoyed with the injury than anything else. "This is stupid," he said. "This isn't important. I'm not too worried about it. I just want to play. I want to make the team." (Detroit Free-Press )
TIME MACHINE: Mark Prior threw a perfect inning. In 2011. Granted, it was a single inning early in spring training, but it had to have been an encouraging outing for a man whose career was prematurely derailed years ago by injuries. For the optimistic out there, he's still only 30. There's time. (Star-Ledger )
WHO NEEDS OBP? The Rockies are ready to use catcher Chris Iannetta in the eight-hole this season. When you look at his batting average (.234) last season it makes sense. When you look at his OBP, it doesn't. His .353 career OBP is better than teammates Seth Smith, Ian Stewart, Dexter Fowler and Ty Wigginton. But his batting average is lower. It still amazes me how hard this concept is to grasp for so many. It astounds me that people look at batting average before OBP. Think about it in reverse. On-base percentage is a measure of how many times you don't get out. Isn't that the actual goal when you step in the batter's box? In this specific case, you could argue Fowler and Stewart are still young and could get better, but Iannetta's 27 and has torn up minor-league pitching for years. And when he takes a ton of walks this season with the pitcher on deck, his batting average won't be near as high as his OBP. Serenity now. (Denver Post )
SOLID INTERVIEW: Another thing we discussed in the Ear on Baseball podcast was how incredibly loaded the Royals' minor league system is. General manager Dayton Moore sat down with John Sickels of Minor League Ball for an interview. I'm not going to bother to summarize or cut it down at all, just click through. The whole thing is worth a look. And while I'm not a fan of the Royals or anything, it's worth noting I'd like to see everything come to fruition with this group. It's been a long time since the Royals were a serious contender, so a little change there wouldn't hurt anything. Now, about those Pirates ...
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Roy Goodloe
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I forgot about your contact here but I have been e-mailing Sherry Coffee about my Great Great Grandfather who had a plantation near where the Rutland Chapel is now. She sent me a USGenWEb listing for the Rutland cemetery that shows only the initials AGC and SMC and graves number 49 and 50. Assuming the "C" should be a "G" then these two graves would be for my Great Great Grandfather and his wife Susan Mattison Goodloe.
FIND-A-GRAVE only shows general overgrown pictures and no specifics. You noted having pics of all the headstones so I would assume you have theirs and can verify. Albert lived from 1812 to 1887 and Susan lived from 1893 to 1886.
Please let me know what you can tell me.
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RE: Ann Stolman Whitty Donahue?
Hi, I will send to you as other edits.
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Hi Steve,
You need to remove the picture you input.
The memorial manager incorrectly placed
him in Cherokee Memorial Park, Colbert County
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Cherokee Memorial Gardens, Cherokee County.
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Sorry for the mistake...Annie Moriah Collins-Pride
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I see you have a pic of my 3rd Great Grand Aunt Susan Collins-Pride
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Thank you so much for the transfers! I really appreciate it a lot!!
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Steve Your are Welcome.
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Hi Steve,
Not a problem at all. Thank you very much for the transfer!! I really appreciate it a lot!
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I will post the photo, however as it turns out this is actually John R Nicklas - the office pulled original records for me - he was originally entered as John D by mistake this is crossed out and changed to John R Nicklas. Originally he was in an individual grave in sec Z lot 2 row 10 space 12, but when the Nicklas plot was purchased in sec U lot 328 he was moved to be with the rest of the family
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Hey, Sometime ago I found a small Rutland Family Pot on private land back in the woods off of Rutland Lane, owned by Maynard Hester. The 5 graves that follows are not in the Rutland Keeton Cemetery out in a field near by....
Joseph Rutland
William Harvey Rutland
M.E. Rutland
J.T. Rutland
D.D. Rutland
I did have this as a seperate locatiob on find a grave but it somehow got deleted? Wonder Why? I be down in the area in the end of July, maybe I can figure out why them. - Steve
Let me know what cemetery they are in and i will move them.
Are you a relative is so I will transfer them.
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"it's a long way to tipperary". 2.0
hello! it's road trip day! last friday (day 2 of our extended irish weekend), we woke up in dublin, and then headed down south to the county of tipperary to meet up with the soon-to-be newlyweds and other guests. we had the great luck of riding in a car with a friend of the cute couple, so it was more of a personal road trip than just hopping on a bus. fun. we left around lunchtime & were in the middle of the irish countryside on an amazing estate by mid-afternoon. check out our friday adventures!
starbucks was just around the corner from our hotel, so it was imperative that we stop by there before our road trip.
we sipped on some yummy peppermint mocha & surfed the 'net. we're apple nerds.
dragging our luggage through rainy dublin. the cobblestones were super duper slippery. hehe.
hanging out on the street corner, waiting for our ride… wondering who it will be.
typical downtown street/apartments.
on our way! a glimpse of the irish countryside from the left side of the road. feels crazy to ride on the "wrong" side of the road. hehe.
backseat girls.
we've arrived! a gorgeous gated estate will be our home for the next 2 days. can't wait!
welcome to lovely, amazing kilshane house. an estate, a mansion. tons of land, rolling hills, horses, gardens, a conservatory, walking trails, and an incredible, old manor with cozy, beautiful suites. (more pics tomorrow too!)
we immediately compared kilshane house with downton abbey. we felt like we were living there, complete with "servants" and everything. felt like royalty. i was overwhelmed, amazed, and so so so thankful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
come on in to the classy, formal entrance hall. kilshane house awaits…
after arriving, we were whisked away with the bridal couple to the rehearsal at the church. my love was asked to sing during the wedding, so she had a chance to tickle the ivories before the ceremony the next day. plus, we got to stroll around the cute village of cashel.
with the rehearsal all done, we went back to our cozy room to get dressed for dinner. yes. get dressed for dinner. perhaps we'd meet carson or some of the other downton abbey characters. hehe.
the view from our window. my eyes could hardly take in everything i was seeing. so beautiful.
our old-fashioned, updated bathroom. compete with a rainfall showerhead. luxury, baby.
when we went downstairs, we discovered that the restaurant/bar was a billiard room with tons of great big leather chairs & sofas. asheville people, i couldn't stop thinking of biltmore estate.
gnocci (deeeelish) and cosmopolitans (double delish) for dinner. good food, good people, good times.
we ended the day with games & mingling… hanging out with the couples' friends & family. it was a great night!
after such a fabulous day, i couldn't even begin to imagine how the wedding day would be… and it did not disappoint. but, you'll have to check back tomorrow to see all the pictures from the big day. think perfect weather, gorgeous people, and party, party, party!
happy wednesday, readers. peace & love.
time is flying by.
yep. it's been a big week in the eriksson-mcguire household. luckily i have the photo a day challenge to make sure i have a memory from each day. hehe. enough chit-chat.
drumroll, please….
relaxing at home on a sunday afternoon. finding some time to rest is so important.
this is not day 24. i didn't skip day 23, i just got a head of myself & screwed up some numbers for a few days. hehe. here's my monday- morning-at-the-breakfast-table reflection in the mirror.
and this is not day 25, but day 24. i passed a random person on my way to the market who seems to be as attached to his phone as i am to mine.
now, here we go. the real day 25. my materialistic heart beats for all my apple products.
the sun streaming in my bedroom windows thursday morning. it turned out to be a true summer day.
on the road and out & about in norrköping friday afternoon. i think my city is beautiful.
some new cups that i'm totally in love with. the first is one that lina & i have been wanting for a while, thinking they only existed in the states. but, we found some here! mason jars as drinking glasses. a funky & different style for sweden. the second cup is a mug that i got from lina's parents as a congratulations for being a permanent resident of sweden this week. so cool & unique. perfect for coffee, of course.
well, friends, there are only 3 days left in july. and then, we get into the dog days of summer of august: for some of you, the heat builds. for those of us up north, we wait to see how it will be. but, for all of us it is a bit of a transition month. school starts again. work begins again. and the days creep toward the changing of the season. but before i get ahead of myself, august still brings us some lazy days, some more time to enjoy the sunshine & the warmth. and of course, the august photo challenge.
if you want to follow me on instagram and see my pics on a daily basis, i'm lizslens. otherwise, check back here in a few days to see the last 3 pics of july and to get the august challenges. perhaps you'll want to join in?!
happy saturday! enjoy some olympic moments, if that's your thing. me, i'm gonna have a little cookout, check out some olympics, and then cozy up with my love tonight with a movie in bed.
peace around the world.
23: technology.
my first apple. still using it.by the way, check the time. now look how bright it is outside. crazy sweden.
with technology, we always think about moving forward. progressing. everything getting better. faster. thinner. sleeker. cooler. smarter. and to be honest, that is what happens with technology. it gets "better" with time. it improves. i mean, when i was in college/university blah-blah years ago, we only had 1 computer lab. we had to sign up for a time to use one of the schools 10 computers if we wanted to have our papers typed, not hand-written. true story. i had a word processor in my dorm room. do some of you even know what that is? it's a fancy typewriter that had a 3 inch screen that showed what i was typing on the paper that came out the back as i typed it. yep. and then, my cell phone. it was in a bag, and it sat on the floor between the 2 front seats. i plugged it into the cigarette lighter and it was only possible to use when riding in the car. it was a car phone. there were no real cell phones. i listened to cassette tapes & eventually had a crapload of cds in my car, all over the floor. in order to change the cd, i needed to stop at a stoplight or pull over, since it required so much effort to find a cd, take it out of it's case, & insert it into the cd player. oh, and don't even get me started on the internet. it was just being introduced to the public. i remember some conversation with an old boyfriend about email accounts. he had set up one (he was always on the cutting edge. still is.) and i had not idea what the hell he was talking about. why would i need an email? couldn't i just call people? or visit them? (i had the same battle with texting some years later. hehe.)
so, in a rather short amount of time things have changed drastically. for the better? well, yes, i think. although, i could name a few negatives too. but, i'm not gonna do that in this post. in this post i'm admitting that i'm a techie junkie. there i said it. lina & i want the newest things. these things are fun & exciting, but smart & practical in many ways also. they make things work better, make life easier, allow us to communicate & keep in touch better. yes, yes, they're expensive too. generally. but, we save our money & decide to spend it on these kinds of fun things, instead of buying new & expensive clothes, shoes, bags, etc. all the time. it's our choice. and we choose to invest in cool, new, up-to-date technical things. yep. we're little bit nerdy in this way. and perhaps a little materialistic too?
however, today as i've been thinking about technology & all the great things it has done, i thought in general about moving forward. is it always good to be pushy & move forward? always anxiously waiting for the next great thing. is it good to always be so eager to progress? perhaps the desire to progress and move forward at warp speed is a symptom of desiring to be in control. at least it is for me, in some ways, i think. i want things to move on, to what i want them to be. and i always associate moving forward with being better. i want things done in my way, in my time. therefore, i want control over the situation. i suck at backing off & letting things be. but, perhaps i need to slow down. to accept & take things as they come. things will progress. that's natural. but, perhaps sometimes i need to back off and stop trying to control the progression. just let it be. let things take the time they need to take. and while it's taking it's time, try to be aware of what's actually happening now, how i'm feeling now, instead of always missing the now because of wishing/hoping for what comes next. besides i can't get to "then" without experiencing "now". i need today. and won't i be a better person for living for today instead of always looking toward tomorrow?
in other words, wait. trust. hope. live.
it's a fine balance, being proactive with our dreams, hopes, and futures… and waiting, letting things take their own sweet time, letting life unfold, trusting the process. life moves so fast anyway. why would i want to be in a hurry? i'd be missing out on so much.
here's to all of us finding the courage & strength to back off a little bit. to slow down. to let time do it's thing. here's to trusting that, in time, we will all feel peace.
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the blogging world is amazing.
i know there are some people who think that the whole internet/social media thing is out of control, and it definitely can become something that takes over your life, causing you to lose contact with everyday life. it is a fine art, balancing life online & life in reality. but, i think i am doing a pretty good job at it. at least i'm trying to. and, right now in my life, both my online time & my time in the middle of everyday society are precious to me. i feel as if my world is expanding. i am meeting people face to face and blog to blog. my work seems to span across real life & internet life. in both worlds i write, take pictures, and share my thoughts on subjects from theology to self-confidence to love to equality to just enjoying life, and everything in between. but more importantly, i get a chance to listen to the lives of people with whom i am connected. i have the privilege, within my work (online or in life), of meeting people exactly where they are and hearing their struggles, their joys, their fears, their dreams… and i am so inspired. inspired by who i meet, what i read, who i talk with – whether it be face to face or blog to blog, whether i agree or believe the same as them, or not. the privilege is the chance to get to know people, to create community. for, that is what life is all about. we may be different because we are from different places, live different lives, and have different experiences, but inside, we are one in the same. we are one.
within this ever-growing blogging community of people who simply stumble onto each other's little corner in the blogosphere, i have met so many interesting people. and i feel that we have connected over many different topics or interests. the thing is, we always find some meeting point. there is always connection, and instead of focusing on the differences in our lives, we seek each other out based on what is similar. it's a beautiful thing.
this past weekend, i received notification that i had been nominated for the inspiring blog award by a fellow blogger, natalie – who i have recently "met". and i am truly humbled and excited. you see, i am pretty up front about my beliefs, but i never want them to deter me from meeting new people (= people see my blog, read my words, and are turned off because i'm too "preachy"). at the same time, i have made an oath with my self to let my voice be heard, to be true to who i am.
the thing is, my faith is wide. christian, muslim, atheist, jewish, hindu, agnostic, pagan, buddhist, noncommittal, whatever… i am open to everyone. and i want everyone to feel comfortable reading my blog… i want to convey respect, equality, hope, love. yes, i believe in certain things & i work in a church, but my biggest belief is love. i am honored and humbled every time i receive a message from someone, who connects with me because of our mutual desire to seek love, to listen to our souls, and to search for the inspiration to live our lives authentically. as i said before, we are truly all one. why focus on the little details that are different instead of building on that which brings us together? and if my blog inspires just one person, then i feel overwhelmed and overjoyed. so, i am honored to accept this award, which means so much to me.
now, down to business. with this award come a few responsibilities.
1. thank the blogger who nominated you for the award
natalie, thank you for your nomination. i have truly enjoyed being in contact with you, having little conversations through comments. you inspire me to think, to be open, to remember my voice & who i am, and at the same time, listen carefully to the words of people around me. i love reading your reflections and thoughts on life. thank you for thinking of me, but more importantly, thank you for sharing your voice as you seek to live life to the fullest.
2. share 7 things about yourself
- i am the world's biggest procrastinator. to the point that the one who lives with me might go crazy. love you, lina.
- i have always secretly wanted to be an actor. not to be famous, but to stand on stage & perform night after night.
- i think i'll explore the possibility of going to china within the next 15 months – thanks to a friend who will live there for a year.
- i'm an apple product junkie.
- music evokes such strong emotions & memories in me. all kinds of music. all kinds of memories & emotions.
- bliss is my word of the year.
- i love travel sooooo much (not a new revelation for most of you), but when home, i am a homebody… a lover intimate, quiet evenings with a few friends or with just my family. i'm a lover of coziness, candles, wine, calm music or movies.
3. nominate 7 bloggers for the award.
- moments of mezz : mezz shares her life through her writing & her amazing photos. whenever i need to remember that life is good, i surf on over to her. she will lift your spirits!
- aspire. movtivate. succeed : a daily dose of inspiration to remind you to live life & chase your dreams.
- the lesbian next door : i am inspired by this blogger's short stories and stories of life. she is fun to read and reminds me how ordinary life can be (and is) extraordinary. it's just fun connecting with her! i feel a kindred spirit – a 30 something woman married to a woman.
- something swedish : this chick is a fellow american living in sweden. she inspires me to remember the joy of my life in sweden, as she writes about her experiences discovering her place in a new (and sometimes strange & different, but amazing & beautiful) country.
- threadbare gypsy soul. : this blog touches my soul. the pictures, the words. ingrid exudes inspiration.
- fat mum slim : to being with, this australian blogger has a visually inspiring blog. she is very "successful" in her blogging work, but she is also so down-to-earth, sharing stories from her life & inspiring others to let their creative sides flow.
- nicibici : my dear friend who has just started her blog. seriously, just started it. but, she is an inspiring person in my life, so i am anticipating with excitement her presence in the blogging world. plus, i can keep up with her. she's a fellow chick who fell in love, left her home country, and moved to a new one to live together with her love.
now, off to balance my life a little & meet some co-workers & my love for lunch! have a fabulous tuesday!
inspiration & peace.
march photo a day: week 1
as i mentioned in a previous blog post, i've taken up the challenge to post a photo a day using my instagram app – the challenge is to not only post a photo a day, but to follow the suggested theme/word for the day. the photos are also to be original photos taken on the day that they are posted (come on, no cheating by uploading an old pic from some file on your computer or saved on your phone.). since many of you don't have instagram, and i'm not linking all my social media all over the internet, i thought i'd share my photos once a week with you. the first week in march has now passed (seriously? already?) and here is my installment of my original, taken on the given day, following the theme, instagram photos from this week. *smiley face*
day 1: up
zola's fav morning activity: looking up at the birdies.
day 2: fruit
riding on the train to stockholm/uppsala last friday, i snapped this shot of an apple. most swedish families are well-prepared with (healthy) snacks when they travel. i am not one of them. well, i'm not swedish either, so that's my excuse. hehe.
day 3: your neighborhood
24 hours later, after a day in uppsala, a trip to airport, & a day in stockholm we made it back home. this is my neighborhood at night.
day 4: bedside
hanging out bedside. cozy & warm early sunday morning.
day 5: smile
my love is all smiles after buying a new keyboard. and i'm all smiles because i get to listen to her play & sing. ♥
day 6: 5pm
as the moon was beginning to rise at 5pm, we walked home after a day of touring & shopping.
day 7: something i wore
showing off my new, little, turquoise earrings.
so far, so good. it was fun finding things to photograph. now. wish me luck with following through for next week. and check back next wednesday for week 2's update! in the meantime, take some time to slow down & notice little moments & glimpses of beauty all around you – take a picture in your mind or snap a photo with your phone/camera. then, share them! i'd love to see what you see from your perspective!
happy wednesday! peace out, peeps.


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I took the day off Monday since the kids school was closed. Took them to the local pumpkin patch. Didn't get any good shots because it was so bright outside. You'd think I'd know better huh? We'll go back a few more times before Halloween. It's always a fun place to shoot. Will try to go again during my favorite time to go...around 5-6pm.
Anyway, I can't get over how grown up she is looking. *sigh*
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Giant leopard-like cat that terrified neighborhood for weeks is revealed to just be a big house cat... after someone shot it dead
- The cat, Chum, was actually just a Savannah cat - not a leopard
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- The cat had the neighborhood in fear for several weeks
Residents in a Detroit neighborhood have been living in fear of a large cat that has been wandering around hissing at children. Today, that cat was found shot to death and thrown in a dumpster.
The cat - a 25-pound, 3-year-old Savannah cat named Chum - was found in a dumpster on the east side of the city on Monday night.
Authorities suspect a neighbor near Joann and Bringard streets shot the cat several days ago - as a feral-cat rescue group was searching for the animal that had residents in fear for the last month.
Chum: the cat terrifying neighbors turned out to be a domesticated Savannah cat named Chum
Savannah cats are domestic cats bred with an African Serval cats. Depending on how far down the breeding chain they are, they can be fairly wild.
'I think people can't just go around shooting things they don't understand,' Laura Wilhelm-Bruzek, the founder of the cat rescue group Paws for the Cause, told the Detroit Free Press. 'I think we need to be a little bit more respectful of the animals and human beings around us. I'd love to see someone look into it and investigate it. But I'm not holding out a lot of hope. This whole thing from the beginning has just been a mess.'
Wilhelm-Bruzek's group started searching for the cat on Saturday.
In the wild: Serval adult, in tall grass where it hunts for rodents, birds, small reptiles
Not your average cat: Locals killed the cat thinking it was wild
Leopard: Chum has a fur pattern that's similar to that of a leopard, which terrified residents
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Savannah cats are a cross between a regular house cat and a long-eared African Serval cat. The cats became popular amongst breeders in the late 1990s and by 2001, the International Cat Association accepted it as a registered breed. Savannah cats are more social than an average cat and are often compared to dogs - they can be taught to walk on a leash and can even play fetch. The Serval cat is native to southeast Africa, where it hunts fish, birds and rabbits. It also can take down animals as big a deer or gazelle. Serval cats numbers have dwindled in recent years, as people often hunt them for their pelts. They also are prey for leopards and other large cats.
Residents in the neighborhood first started seeing the large cat last month. They described it as being four feet tall and being gray with black spots.
'He walked like he ain't scared of nothing,' said resident Antwaun Ansberry. 'This thing is out here, bro.'
Residents in the neighborhood said they called the Michigan Humane Society and the Detroit Police Department but that both agencies declined to investigate.
Last week, the cats' owners called Paws for a Cause to help them find Chum. The group heard that the cat had been shot, but couldn't recover the body until yesterday, when someone showed them where it was.
'I simply asked them for the cat's body and they said it was across the street in a garbage can," Wilhelm-Bruzek said. She was walked to the garbage can, 'and the cat — whose name is Chum — was there.'
Chum's owners, who raised the cat since it was four months old, were heartbroken when they found out the cat had been shot.
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Illegal immigration is an environmental issue for Shela A. McFarlin, who has seen firsthand the tons of trash dumped in the fragile Arizona desert by border-crossers.
Illegal aliens have turned parts of the Southwest desert into environmental disaster areas — dumping an estimated 25 million pounds of trash in the Arizona desert, carving out hundreds of miles of roads through the wilderness and destroying thousands of acres of habitat with cooking fires that have gone awry.
"The desert environment is fairly sensitive, so we're concerned about the damage to habitat, plants and animals," said Miss McFarlin, who authored the Bureau of Land Management's 2006 report on environmental damage from illegal immigration. "It's not at all inviting to see toilet paper, fecal matter and backpacks by the thousands. Not at all."
Once the immigrants, both legal and illegal, arrive, the scenario isn't much rosier. Immigration is now the primary factor in U.S. population growth, which drives such environmental woes as housing sprawl, pollution and traffic.
But don't expect your local Green Party activist to grab a lawn chair and join the Minutemen border patrols any time soon: The mainstream environmental movement is firmly and uniformly agnostic on the issue.
"We've never taken a position pro or con on immigration," Sierra Club spokesman Eric Antebi said.
"We don't have the expertise to deal with that [illegal immigration]," Wilderness Society spokesman Ben Beach said.
These responses exasperate environmentalists such as Dick Lamm, the former Democratic governor of Colorado and a 30-year member of the Sierra Club. Mr. Lamm broke ranks with the movement years ago by insisting that a responsible environmental policy has to include population and immigration controls.
He is among the most prominent of a small-but-hardy band of environmentalists who have tried for years to push the movement toward an anti-immigration stance. So far, they haven't had much luck.
"The environmental movement refuses to acknowledge that immigration and population are environmental issues," Mr. Lamm said.
Why? Politics, he said.
"The environmental movement has gone politically correct," Mr. Lamm said. "They're committing political malpractice by ignoring population."
But Jenny Neeley, Southwest representative for Defenders of Life, said her group hasn't taken a stance on immigration reform in Congress because "I don't think we're knowledgeable enough to say, 'This will stop the illegal crossings.'"
Faced with a difficult choice, critics said, the environmental movement has abandoned its primary mission — protecting the planet — rather than deviate from the liberal establishment.