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With its uniquely mystical appearance, quartz was the "rock crystal" used in ancient times to make crystal balls. It was believed to attract energy and is still considered to be spiritual today. The gemstone was once believed to be a compact form of ice. In fact, the Greeks originally named quartz "krystallos," meaning ice, but this terminology soon applied to any type of crystal.
Often identified by its six-sided prism shape, quartz is the most common mineral on Earth, found in nearly every environment throughout the globe. With a ranking of 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, it is a component of almost every rock type and occurs in virtually every color imaginable. Quartz has a great amount varieties that are well-known by other names, including amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rock crystal, agate, druzy, chalcedony, tigers eye and many more. There are also several varieties that hold the name "quartz," including rose quartz, smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.
The pale pink color of quartz is known as rose quartz, the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 2nd anniversary. It is a delicate powder pink color that ranges from transparent to translucent. Transparent rose quartz is quite rare and is usually so pale that it does not show much color, except in large sizes. The translucent quality of rose quartz is much more common and is used for jewelry and carvings.
Rose quartz is probably one of the most prized stones for its mystical properties. Known as the "Heart Stone," it is believed to have incredible powers to balance emotions and open the heart. Folklore says rose quartz can comfort brokenhearted people, bringing healing and clarity to the heart and allowing the wearer to learn to trust again. The stone is also said to foster happiness and the joy of life by bringing about contentment in love and filling one with optimism, tenderness and gentleness.
In addition to helping with romantic love, rose quartz is believed to enhance all other forms of love as well, including self-love, platonic and maternal. Its loving, nurturing energy is said to take away fears, resentment and anger and replace them with feelings of higher self-esteem and confidence. This soothing stone is also thought to balance emotions and heal emotional wounds. It is said to be especially powerful in times of stress or loss, bringing peace and calm to the wearer.
Ranging in color from nearly black to smoky brown, smoky quartz is transparent and owes its warm earthen hue to exposure to natural radioactivity. Care must be taken since its rich color will fade in the sun. Spelled either "smoky" or "smokey," this variety of quartz is often incorrectly called "smoky topaz."
Smoky quartz is believed to help dissolve negative energy, release stress and relieve depression. It is said to be a mild sedative with a relaxing effect that calms, soothes and restores balance and harmony. Folklore says the gem can embrace dark areas with light and love and therefore clear and cleanse the body both physically and emotionally. Smoky quartz is thought to be a warm, friendly and down-to-earth gem.
Rutilated quartz is a type of transparent rock crystal that contains long, fine needles of rutile crystals (titanium dioxide). These highly valued inclusions form a landscape of shining gold needles in an array of patterns that is breathtakingly beautiful. These golden inclusions are also known as Venus hair, Cupid's darts and fleches d'amour ("arrows of love"). There is a less well-known variety called tourmalinated quartz that, instead of golden rutile, forms black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
Although rutilated quartz is usually cut as a cabochon, it can be a difficult stone to attain a smooth surface without pits. This is because rutile ranks a 6.0 on the Mohs Scale, while quartz ranks 7.0. The difference in hardness between the two materials, and because of the way rutile forms inside, causes problems when cutting. Each final cut piece is unique, with no two being exactly alike. Modern folklore says rutilated quartz brings forth each person's strengths, originality and ability to relate to others.
An ancient Persian legend states the Earth rests on a gigantic sapphire that gives its blue reflection to the sky. The most popular colors for sapphires range from light blue to a blue that appears black. Hence, the name was derived from the Latin form of the Greek word for blue, "sapphirus." Bright daylight makes most sapphires shine more vividly than the somewhat muted artificial light. So the most highly cherished color for blue sapphires is not the darkest blue, but a deep and satiated blue, which even in dim, artificial light remains to appear blue.
While sapphires are best known for being velvety blue, it was decided long ago to consider all gemstones of the mineral family corundum to be sapphires. Non-blue sapphires are termed "fancy" and can be nearly any color, including yellow, green, white/colorless, pink, orange, brown, purple, golden and even black. Red corundum is the exception, however, and was given the special name of "ruby." Since pink is really just a light red, the International Colored Gemstone Association has resolved to consider light shades of the red hue to be included in the category ruby, as it is too difficult to legislate where red ends and pink begins. In practice, however, pink shades of corundum are known as either pink ruby or pink sapphire. All sapphires rank a 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, second only to diamonds in hardness.
There are a great number of varieties of sapphire, many of which are quite rare and highly sought-after in the gemstone market. A rare orange-pink variety, known as padparadscha, can be even more valuable than blue sapphire. Pronounced PAD-PA-RAD-SHAH, the name comes from the Sinhalese word for lotus blossom. Endowed with both pink and orange color components, its hues range from pastels to fiery shades. Padparadscha sapphires are usually heat treated to improve and intensify their color, while the color of untreated stones will fade over time. An untreated padparadscha sapphire that has faded will return to its original pinkish-orange color, however, if exposed to sunlight for about an hour.
Another rare variety of sapphire is known as the color-changing sapphire. This stone exhibits different colors in different light. In natural light, color-changing sapphire is blue, but in artificial light, it is violet.
For experts and connoisseurs, the Kashmir-color is considered the most beautiful and valuable shade. It features a pure and intensive blue, which is enhanced by a fine, silky gloss. Its color does not change in artificial light, but remains intense with a deep, velvety sheen. Setting the standard for the color of top-quality sapphires, Kashmir sapphires were found in 1880 after an avalanche. They were intensely mined for only eight years until the source was depleted. The Burma-color is also considered especially valuable, ranging from rich royal blue to deep cornflower blue. Ceylon sapphires are prized as well for the luminosity and brilliance of their light to medium blue color.
There is a translucent variety of sapphire, called star sapphire, which displays a six-point star when cut into a smooth domed cabochon. The mineral rutile is embedded in an asterisk-shape within the stone, causing light to reflect in a phenomenon called "asterism." Six- or twelve-ray stars appear to magically glide across the surface of the stones as they are moved. Star sapphires and rubies are expensive rarities and should always display the stars exactly in the center of the gem. Value is influenced by the intensity of the body color and the strength and sharpness of the star. The star stone is said to be the home of each person's angel, who lives there in contentment with the sapphire's spirit.
The stone is mined in many parts of the world. The oldest sapphire mines are situated in Ceylon, today called Sri Lanka, where gemstones were mined in ancient times. Most blue sapphires today come from Thailand or Australia, but sapphires from Kashmir and Myanmar (formerly Burma) are considered the most rare and highly prized. Sapphires are readily available in sizes of up to 2.00ct, but gems weighing 5.00-10.00ct are not unusual. The cushion-cut Logan Sapphire from Sri Lanka weighs an astounding 423.00ct and can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. There is also a 258.00ct stone set in the Russian crown, which is kept in the Diamond Fund in Moscow.
Because the gem has long symbolized sincere love and enduring faithfulness, blue sapphires are often given in engagement rings to express commitment and loyalty. Many women throughout the world decide on the blue stone for their engagement rings, as the gem also represents truth, friendship, harmony and consistency. Sapphire blue has become a color related to anything permanent and reliable, making it an ideal stone to symbolize the promise of marriage.
Often referred to as "Gem of the Heavens," sapphire also symbolizes a noble soul. It is September's birthstone and is traditionally given as 5th and 45th wedding anniversary gifts. Star sapphires are given for the 65th anniversary. The color sapphire-blue is known for representing clarity and competence. In fact, the first computer to ever declare victory over a chess grandmaster and world champion was named "Deep Blue."
Sapphires have been associated with magical powers throughout the ages. The Greeks identified white sapphires with Apollo and the oracles at Delphi used them to tap into the subconscious and super conscious. During the Middle Ages, sapphires symbolized the tranquility of the heavens and wearing them was thought to bring peace, happiness and purity of the soul. The color blue became the symbol of the union between a priest and the heavens, so sapphires came to be adorned on the rings of bishops. Soldiers wore them to prevent capture by enemies and kings wore the gemstone to defend against harm and put themselves in divine favor. This supposed "divine favor" is why sapphires were often the gemstone of choice for high priests and royalty throughout history. In fact, the British Crown Jewels contain a number of notable sapphires.
Today, sapphires are still believed to hold special powers. The stone is said to provide healing properties for mental illness and depression. It can be considered an aid to psycho kinesis, telepathy and clairvoyance, while providing spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. White sapphires, like diamonds, are considered the guardians of love, enhancing it and ensuring fidelity in marriage. The most powerful type of the gem is said to be the star sapphire. They are believed to protect against negative energy and have a calming effect that allows the mind to experience tranquility, joy and clear thinking.


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There are 1.5 BILLION Muslims in the world today.
I've been assured by the media that the vast majority of them are peaceful people who do not want to kill Jews and Christians. According to the media, they all believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
In fact, I've heard that 99 percent of them are just like me. I worship God Incarnate, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who died to save me from the penalty of my sins and rose again. He ascended into heaven but will return someday.
Now, you don't have to believe the way I do. You can worship a fireplug as far as I'm concerned, and you can proselytize and get other people to worship fireplugs, because we are free moral agents. I think you'll go to hell if you worship a fireplug but that's your right.
It's also your right to refuse to trust in Jesus, and I support your right of refusal. I think your refusal to believe in our Savior and Lord will send you to hell, but that's an issue between you and God. I believe others have the right to worship God in their own way even though it is not the right way. The media and the progressives tell me 99 percent of the Muslims would agree with me.
That means a mere 1 percent of Muslims are radicals who would support terrorism. One percent of 1.5 BILLION is 15 MILLION. Fifteen million: That's almost as many Southern Baptists as there are in the world, and many of you think there are too many Southern Baptists.
Now let's assume that 99 percent of those 15 million Muslim supporters of terrorism are people who would only cheer for TV cameras if a terrorist flew a passenger jet into a tall building in the United States. Let's figure that a mere 1 percent of them would actually be willing to conduct terrorist activities, like strapping on bombs and blowing themselves up. That computes to just 150,000 crazies.
If 150,000 Muslim crazies got the word from an imam to go to the United States and spread out, we'd have 3,000 per state. We've got 114 counties in Missouri, so that would give us 26 Islamic nutjobs right here in Phelps County.
What harm could 26 Islamic terrorists do in a county the size of Phelps?
Sleep well, there's not a thing to worry about.
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"A decade of war is now ending," President Obama proclaimed in his second inaugural address. But war is not ending, it is changing — and has been for years. Obama has cut back on heavy-footprint, conventional-force war in two countries. At the same time, he has presided over the rise of a secret, nimbler war defined by covert action, Special Forces, drone surveillance and targeting, cyberattacks and other stealthy means deployed in many countries. This new form of warfare needs a firmer political and legal foundation.
Signs of the new war are all around us. Late Monday a Justice Department "white paper" outlining the president's power to kill U.S. citizens associated with al-Qaeda was leaked to the public. Since the beginning of the year, U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen have killed dozens of terrorists, and the government is


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In the battle of old money vs. new money, who will win?
On the Royal Pains premiere, Hank (Mark Feuerstein) and Evan (Paulo Costanzo) met Hamptonite Blythe Ballard (Frances Conroy), who went from a new patient to their biggest adversary yet. Before the Lawsons knew it, Blythe was presenting them with a cease-and-desist letter, ordering HankMed to stop practicing in the Hamptons immediately. But the brothers are never ones to stay quiet. With Hank dealing with his own issues stemming from his brain surgery, Evan will take it upon himself to wage war.
Royal Pains bosses, cast spill on the season premiere shocker
"One of the big arcs for the season, both narratively and emotionally, is Evan finally confronting this outsider status that he's always felt since he got [to the Hamptons], creator Andrew Lenchewski tells TVGuide.com. "Blythe ... represents everything he's always felt rejected by - the old Hamptons guard, old money, the very exclusive tightknit elite - and he feels like this is the opportunity for him to finally be included and at the same time give voice to Hank Med's interest."
So what's Evan's first step in fighting the woman whose family basically started the Hamptons? In our exclusive clip from Wednesday's episode, Paige (Brooke D'Orsay) suggests they throw a party to get the neighbors on his side.
Royal Pains airs on Wednesdays at 9/8c on USA.
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Brevard man dies in early morning wreck
Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 1:55 p.m.
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Two men died early this morning in a three-vehicle wreck in I-26 east in Asheville.
The collision occurred at about 3:20 a.m. on I-26 east in between the 32 and 33 mile markers.
A 2001 Honda Civic driven by Dennis Tornquist, 63, of Brevard was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-26, according to a news release from the Asheville Police Department.
The Honda collided with the rear tandem axles of a 2009 Volvo tractor trailer operated by Jackie Taylor of Knoxville, Tenn. The Honda then collided head-on with a 1995 Chevy Tahoe driven by Fredrick King, 61, of Canton.
Tornquist and King died at the scene. Taylor was not injured.
The investigation continues and further information will be released when it becomes available, the police department said.
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Grant aims to help veterans
Published: Friday, July 12, 2013 at 10:50 p.m.
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A $600,000 federal grant will help struggling military veterans in Terrebonne and Lafourche get services such as mental health care and housing.
It's part of a $5.9 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The money goes to various Louisiana agencies that administer the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.
Start Corp. will serve about 150 participant households in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John and Terrebonne.
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Two Skyhawks had some fire; the team, not so much.
Even though Kristin Stephan and Ashley Wells got hot, the Fort Lewis College women�s volleyball team lost to Colorado Mesa in straight sets Tuesday night in Grand Junction, 28-26, 25-14, 25-18.
�Kristin Stephan and Ashley Wells both had a really good night (Tuesday), but we couldn�t match their firepower,� FLC head coach Shelly Aaland said.
Wells had a match-leading 10 kills and team-leading eight digs in her hometown � �You could really tell she was trying to show off her stuff, and she did,� Aaland said.
Stephan had seven kills and three blocks.
Ciara Krening provided all 23 of the Skyhawks� assists.
But the Skyhawks couldn�t match the Mavericks, who also beat them 3-2 earlier in the year.
�We didn�t have a ton of fire (Tuesday night), which is disappointing,� Aaland said. �This was a really big match, and we kind of let it get through our fingers.�
Colorado Mesa tallied 41 kills in the three sets, compared to just 25 from FLC.
Abby Ney and Kelly Regimbal led the Mavericks with nine. Ney, a left-handed freshman, gave the Skyhawks fits.
�It�s such an awkward thing to try to block,� Aaland said.
The Skyhawks (10-14, 6-10 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) next will play Western New Mexico at 6 p.m. Saturday in Silver City, N.M.
They beat the Mustangs 3-1 last month, but Western New Mexico since has gone 10-5.
�They�ve really taken it to some teams,� Aaland said.


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The past weekend, the Tennessee Junior Cup matched up the top 12 junior golfers from West Tennessee against the top 12 junior golfers from East Tennessee in a Ryder Cup-style competition at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin. After two day of intense competition, Team West, captained by FedEx Cup Champion Brandt Snedeker, captured the 2012 Tennessee Junior Cup "Scott Stallings Trophy."
Both teams battled to a 6-6 tie Saturday evening after six matches of four-ball competition that morning, and six matches of foursomes competition that afternoon. But Sunday was a different story. The first six singles match results on Sunday were separated by only one point, but the last six saw Team West take five of six available points to put a stamp on their victory, 14.5 to 9.5.
Oak Ridger and Christian Academy of Knoxville junior Sophia Schubert played in the inaugural event. Schubert along with her Team East teammate Jenna Burris defeated Samantha Gotcher and Alexa Rippy of Team West 2 and 1 Saturday but lost the fourball competition to Alexandra Farnsworth and Aubree Jones by the same score.
On Sunday, Shubert lost another close singles match 3 and 2 to Gotcher just a week after claiming the Class A/AA title for the second time in two years.
Each year Scott will invite one his PGA Tour friends to captain one of the sides of the matches. This year, Scott was able to secure Fed Ex Cup Champion and Nashville native Brandt Snedeker to captain Team West.
"This being its first year, I think we did well, but it will only get bigger and better," said Stallings.
In 2013 the Tennessee Junior Cup will move to its new home at The Grove, a brand new golf development in southern Williamson County off of Interstate 840.
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Fate of former hospital's property uncertain
Published: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 8:12 p.m.
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The demolition process for the former Terrebonne Parish Mental Health Center in Houma begins soon, but there are still no plans on what will be done with the property or how much the demolition will cost the parish.
The former Legion Avenue state mental-health center was shut down in 2004 after officials found toxic mold inside in enough quantities to merit concern. Clinic workers said the mold problem had been traced to roof repairs that took place years before. A rainstorm occurred while the roof was off, leaving the building's interior unprotected. That left moisture that created the mold over time.
The building and property has since been given to the parish, and the new center reopened at 106 Moss Lane, off Tunnel Boulevard near St. Charles Street.
The remaining 23,000-square-foot building will be stripped of the toxic mold and asbestos beginning March 28, said Angela Guidry, Terrebonne Parish purchasing manager. Following the asbestos abatement, the building will be demolished.
The state gave the parish $143,000 for demolition, though Guidry said administration is still uncertain how much the abatement and demolition process will cost or what will be done with the property.
Health officials had planned to go ahead with renovations to the building with an eye toward returning there in the future, but Terrebonne Parish Manager Al Levron said the Department of Health and Hospitals decided it would cost less to demolish it.
There are talks about turning the property into a parking area for the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority Assessment Center next door, but "no firm commitment has been made," Levron said.
Lisa Schilling, the authority's executive director, said the department would like a parking lot built because there is limited parking for patients.
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STOCKTON - Police arrested two people Monday night following a pursuit that ended when a drunken driver crashed into a traffic signal in south Stockton, authorities said.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle about 11:10 p.m. near Pock Lane and Carpenter Road, but the driver failed to yield, police said. The driver hit a pole at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South B Street.
The driver and a passenger attempted to flee on foot, but they were apprehended nearby, authorities said. Winn Her, 24, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with a license suspended for drunken driving, hit-and-run resulting in property damage, and other crimes, and Bee Her, 20, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, authorities said.
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Do you have a love of books? Would you like to work in a warm, friendly environment alongside some fabulous library staff?
"Volunteering your time and talent at the town of Vail Public Library is a great way to give back to the community and get involved in one of its prime amenities," said Liz Tomes of the Vail Public Library.
Volunteers of all ages are needed year-round to put returned materials back on the shelves, to assist with library programing, or to work in the friends' book sale nook. Volunteers can also "adopt-a-shelf" in a particular section of the collection holds special interest for them and "read" that section to ensure that everything is tidy and where it belongs.
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Definition of chow mein in English:
chow mein
A Chinese-style dish of fried noodles with shredded meat or seafood and vegetables.
Example sentences
- We had pork fried rice, sweet & sour chicken, chicken chow mein with pan fried noodles and an order of broccoli beef.
- I had beef chow mein and she had something vegetarian, but I don't remember what it was called.
- The Cantonese chow mein was one of the better choices, obviously freshly tossed together.
Late 19th century: from Chinese chǎo miàn 'fried noodles'.
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'Polecat fuss'
Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:02 a.m.
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Sarah Wall of Hendersonville isn't "rolling over and playing dead" for Hendersonville's Dick Roberts, who questioned not only her thoughts on gun control but also her manners. "There is one thing I will say about Mr. Roberts' harangue about my taking exception to our sheriff's edict about not enforcing any 'unconstitutional guncontrol laws.' I thought I had made myself clear when I said I only got bothered by Sheriff Charlie McDonald saying this while pictured in uniform," she responds. "While so dressed, he is a taxpayer-paid employee. While he probably feels like a lot of other people concerning proposed gun-control laws, none of which has passed out of this over-privileged Senate, that is for private-citizen Charlie McDonald to say. And I know a lot of other Southern sheriffs spouted the same drivel, but that did not make it right. Now, as for the manners Mr. Roberts claims I lack, I can only wonder whether he is really familiar with mountain women. We usually treat everyone quite nicely until we learn something differently about a person. But we aren't in the habit of rolling over and playing dead just because some man expects us to. As for his charge that I should acquaint myself with the Constitution, 'shall not be infringed' and 'a well regulated militia' do come to mind. And he mentioned something about a Dick Act of 1902. Well, I am familiar with the Constitution, but that Dick Act piqued my interest. So I Googled it and found that it had been first ignored by Woodrow Wilson. There were calls for his impeachment, but he wasn't. But then along came George W. Bush, and he ran completely roughshod over that little Dick Act and sent our men and women in our National Guard units over to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, I'm going to stop fighting this little polecat fuss because all I could do is come out on the smelly end. My wonderful Southern grandmother would have reminded me of that, Mr. Roberts."
'EXTRAORDINARY': The construction in downtown Hendersonville was dubbed the "big goof," but Barbara Hughes at Narnia Studios on Main Street sees the beauty in all: "I'm happy about downtown. It's beautiful, and I thank the city for doing it. It hasn't had a negative impact on business. I've been here 18 years, and even during construction I posted the best days ever in April. We had no parking one day and no through traffic, but still business was extraordinary."
'LIKE A NEWBORN': Two elderly men at the retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turned to the other and said, "You know, Bob, I'm 83 years old now, and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?' "I feel just like a newborn baby," said Bob. "Really? Like a newborn baby?" replied the other man. "Yep," said Bob. "No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants."
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The 75-member Hendersonville Community Band will present a Pops & Patriotic concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in Blue Ridge Community College's Conference Hall. What could be better than a Sunday afternoon of Broadway music, jazz and pop tunes, punctuated with a few lively marches? Admission to the concert is $10 adults, free for students. Tickets are available from band members, Laurel Park Wine Market, Hendersonville Visitors Information Center and at the door. ◆ Clear Creek Automotive will host a spring hoedown Saturday, from 6 to 9 p.m., at 1837 Clear Creek Road. The event will include delicious barbecue and all the fixin's by Ugly Pig BBQ and music by Point of View band. There will be drawings for door prizes, and Forgiven I Serve Him Prison Ministry will benefit. Bring your lawn chairs and your appetite and enjoy a great evening of family fun. Reservations are requested. Call 698-6866 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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After receiving the headstone photo of J. Harvey Phipps from Steve Shaffer a few months ago, I did a little research to learn more about this man who was a photographer. He conducted his business in Fenton, Michigan from 1862 until 1897 when he sold his business to his brother, Charles D. Phipps. During that period, he also married Miss Fannie Rhodes, the daughter of Charles and Betsey Ann (Peters).
My previous blog, "J. Harvey Phipps, in search of his parents ..." discusses some of the difficulties in locating this surname in the records. Today, I'm including the Phipps-Rhodes wedding photo and blogging about how those individuals in the wedding party are associated with the bride or groom.
The Fenton Historical Society in Genesee County, Michigan has kindly shared the wedding photo, which also appeared in the local paper fifty years later celebrating the couple's golden anniversary.* Married on 04 May 1872, the photo in handwritten notes identifies the wedding party as follows: In the upper row - Martha McBride, T. Creque, Rev. C.W. Wallace, Julia Freeman, and Ed Hovey. Lower row - M. Christie, J.H. Phipps, Fannie (Rhodes) and Addie Bangs.
The following is a brief summary of each:
Joseph Harvey Phipps, the groom, was born in New York on 09 Sep 1837. He was the son of Daniel Phipps of England and his wife, Eliza (Harvey). Prior to his arrival in Genesee County, he lived in Oakland Co., Michigan. In 1862 he entered into the business as a photographer in Fenton, and in the 1870 was listed in the household of Benjamin Bangs whose daughter Addie is pictured in the wedding photo. Phipps died 29 Mar 1930 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Fenton, Genesee Co., Michigan.
Fanny Louise Rhodes, the bride, was born in Corunna, Shiawassee Co., Michigan on 02 Dec 1854 . Her parents, who were both natives of New York, arrived in Michigan in about 1837. They first resided in Calhoun County, but by 1860 had made their permanent home in Shiawassee County. Married at the age of nineteen, Fanny and J. Harvey became the parents of one daughter, Edith Ellen Phipps, who was born in Fenton on 15 Jan 1876. In 1900 Edith became the wife of Dr. John Bennett Hoskins of Iowa. According to her obituary, Fanny died on 04 Aug 1931 of pneumonia at her home on Oak Street where she had lived for fifty-nine years. A life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, Fannie was laid to rest beside her husband in Oakwood Cemetery.
Rev. Charles Winchell Wallace (center top), was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Fenton at the time he solemnized the marriage between J.H. Phipps and Fanny Rhodes. He was born 21 Oct 1833 in Licking, Ohio, and was the son of Charles Wallace and Orelan (Winchell). The family was enumerated in Licking, Ohio in 1850 and also 1860 - the latter then showing C W as a 26 year-old preacher. In 1870, the Reverend, his wife Susan (Little) and their son Charles were residing in the household of Benjamin Bangs (as was Joseph Phipps). At this time, Charles was listed as a Clergyman while in 1880, he was listed as a minister residing in Decatur, Van Buren Co., Michigan. He and Susan then returned to Licking Co., Ohio where he was residing in Newark City, and was again listed as minister in the 1900 census. According to his headstone, Rev. Wallace died at Newark on 14 may 1907. He and his family are laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark.
Martha McBride - the young woman in the upper left of the photo - was born on the 1st of February, 1852, in Michigan and was the daughter of Robert McBride and Caroline J. (Davids). They were residents of Caledonia, Shiawassee Co., Michigan. Martha's older sister Mary was married to James Peters Rhodes in 1868, he being the brother of the bride, Fanny. Martha, who was a school teacher, died of Consumption at the age of 22 years and 5 months on 01 Jul 1874 - less than two years after the Phipps-Rhodes wedding.
Martin Christie* was born in about 1847 in either Massachusetts or New Hampshire. In 1870 he and Edwin M. Hovey were listed in the Village of Fenton residing in the hotel kept by Abner and Priscilla Roberts of New York. He was enumerated as a 23 year-old lumber clerk, and in 1880 was residing in Detroit where he was a boarder in the household of Henry C. Penny, a merchant. He was listed as "Martin K. Cristy". According to the Michigan Deaths and Burials 1800-1995, Martin died in Detroit on 28 May 1884. His death record listed him as age 37, married, born in Massachusetts - parents simply listed as Mr. and Mrs. Christie.
Julia Freeman, the young lady standing in the upper right row, was born in 1847 and was the daughter of Hannah. In 1870 she was residing in the household of Edward L. Phipps (brother of the groom), who was married to her sister Ellen. The home was located in Milford, Oakland Co., Michigan where Edward - like his brother J.H. Phipps - was listed as a photographer.
Edwin M. Hovey - upper left - was born in 1839 and was a retired druggist who was married to Mary Reymer (various spellings) in about 1885. He enlisted as a Corporal with Company C of the 8th Michigan Infantry during the War of the Rebellion and was wounded in May of 1864. At the time he was mustered out at Washington D.C. in July of 1865, he was a Commissioned Captain. According to his death certificate, he died at Fruitport Twp., Muskegon Co., Michigan on 28 Apr 1917 at the age of 79 years, 11 months, and 22 days. His widow, born 25 Nov 1861, was the daughter of William, and died in Fenton, Michigan on 13 Feb 1920. They were the parents of three sons: Edward R; John Mortimer; and William L. Hovey. Edwin and Mary were laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery.
Theodore D. Creque* - was the son of Harry G. and Eliza (Desmond), and was born in Ohio on 07 Aug 1848. He was married to Lydia A. Graham, the widow of George Voorhees, and she was born in New York on 01 Sep 1848. Theodore died 02 Jul 1906 in Saginaw, Michigan and Lydia on 27 Sep 1937. They were laid to rest a Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
Adelaide L. Bangs - bottom right - was the daughter of Benjamin Bangs of Franklin County, Massachusetts and his first wife Laura Lavina (Secor). The family was enumerated in the 1850 census residing in township of Deerfield, Livingston Co., Michigan where her father was listed as a farmer. Her mother died not long after on 14 Jun 1852 and on 11 Mar 1854 Benjamin married Eliza Anne (Spalding). the family then resided in Genesee County where Benjamin died at the age of 89 in 1903. Addie was married at the age of 24 to Ebenezer W. Rider of New York on 16 Oct 1873 and resided in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan. According to the census records from 1880-1920, they were the parents of Carlos Bangs Rider and Elizabeth "Bessie" Rider.
My thanks to Cheryl at the Fenton Historical Society and fellow researcher Steve Shaffer, who shared the photo and were so gracious and patient with my many questions and emails.
As always, comments and emails are welcome.
NOTE: *The 1922 news clipping which included the wedding photo identified the man in the upper row as M. Christie, and the man in the lower row as T. Creque (opposite of the original photo).
- Fenton Historical Society
- Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical; (Volume 3), p 159.
- History of the town of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire by Charles J. Smith, Blanchard Print Co., Boston, Mass., 1907.
- Preliminary materials for a genealogy of the Rider (Ryder) families in the United States by Fremont Rider, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, 1959.
- History of Genesee County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical ... by Franklin Ellis, Everts & Abbott, 1879.
- Gazetteer and Biographical record of Genesee County, New York 1788-1890 by Frederick W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., 1890
- Ohio Deaths and Burials 1854-1994 at FamilySearch.org
- Cedar Hill Cemetery – Newark, Ohio at Find A Grave
- Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897 4207883, image 1371-1372 p 102 rn1197 (Martha McBride)
- Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897 4209079, image 215-216 p 288 rn 1304 (Martin K. Christie)
- Michigan Deaths at Seeking Michigan [Death certificates for Edwin M. and his wife Mary Elizabeth (Rymer)]
- Civil War Photograph of Edwin M. Hovey at Seeking Michigan – Carte de visite portrait taken between 1862-1865
- Michigan Births 1867-1902 at FamilySearch.org (birth record of William L. Hovey, image 393, item 1 p 208 rn 536)
- Michigan Marriages 1868-1928 at FamilySearch.org (Adelaide L. Bangs to Reder image 616 v 2 p 42 rn 1784)


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A 19-year-old New Site man has pleaded not guilty to charges he made threats over social media.
Robert Scott Goodin is accused of making threats about the George E. Allen Library in Booneville.
WTVA-TV reported the criminal complaint says Goodin told a library worker about "thoughts of killing people in the library" while he was there.
Court papers say he told federal investigators a demon inside him was encouraging him to commit the act.
The federal agent said Goodin said he wouldn't use a gun, but a sword and knives in the attack.
Goodin was arraigned Tuesday on a federal indictment for interstate communication of threats.
A federal judge set a May 13 trial date.


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Middlemen Lead the Way on Trade
Virtually every country is interested in increasing its exports. President Obama has declared an ambitious goal of doubling US exports in five years. While the Chinese GDP growth numbers are impressively high, its export growth is even more eye-popping, doubling consistently every three years over the last decade. How does it do it, and how can other nations emulate China's success?
Until about a decade ago, experts viewed international trade through the lens of countries trading with each other: the United States traded its airplanes for T-shirts. Of course, individual companies, not countries, are the entities that actually do the trading and this casts exporting not in terms of nation-to-nation trade, but in terms of firm-to-firm trade. Access to customs data has enabled researchers to analyze firms' participation in international markets, and researchers consistently find that only a fraction of firms in any country appear on these customs documents. The traditional explanation for why such a small fraction of firms export is that exporting is costly, so only the most efficient, largest, and best-run firms are able to export.
A contrarian view is that many more firms may actually participate in exporting, but that they are "hidden" because they sell products indirectly through intermediaries who then re-sell them abroad. Such firms would not appear in customs records because they use the intermediary as a export conduit. In particular, smaller and midsize firms without the resources to export directly may choose to use intermediaries to facilitate selling their products abroad.
Intermediaries are often better able to navigate the thicket of obstacles than a direct exporter might be able to on its own, says Professor Amit Khandelwal. "It's expensive to set up a distribution network. Firms must establish the right contacts abroad, and, especially in developing countries, can face considerable bureaucratic hurdles," he says. "Intermediaries can become specialists, for example, accessing the export market for India because they know how the Indian bureaucracy works, and they know who on the other side — maybe another middle-man — can get the products to market quickly."
Middlemen have often been vilified, says Khandelwal, sometimes rightly so. "Fair trade advocates have pointed out that when intermediaries buy from farmers and sell to retailers and take their cut, they use their market power to force prices down in countries where there are very few middlemen." But some sort of intermediary is necessary for small producers to access markets; retailers are unlikely to make individual deals with 10,000 different cotton farmers, for example, making intermediaries a crucial link that provides farmers and retailers access to each other.
If intermediaries do play a significant role in facilitating trade, that fact should inform how any nation frames its efforts to increase exports. With this policy context in mind, Khandelwal and Professor Shang-Jin Wei looked at the evidence for whether intermediaries are helping to access markets more successfully than producers and manufacturers would be able to on their own.
Focusing on China, the world's largest exporter, the researchers used electronically-gathered customs-declaration data. While all goods leaving the country must be reported, customs forms don't always indicate whether the originating firm is a direct exporter or an intermediary. China's former practice of central planning spawned a host of very descriptive company names that identify firms' main activities. The descriptors allowed Khandelwal and Wei to infer type of firm by, for example, identifying intermediaries as firms with phrases "trading company," or "importer/exporter" in their names.
Imprecise though this may seem — many firms that began as exporters may have shifted over the years to become intermediaries, or vice versa — this allowed the researchers to separate products leaving the country into two groups: products shipped by exporters and those handled by trading companies, from which the researchers estimated the percentage of products sold by intermediary firms. (Further research conducted after this paper uses more detailed data and confirms these general trends.)
The researchers found that intermediaries were most concentrated in markets that were difficult to penetrate — those that were either costly because of distance, bureaucratic hurdles, or underdeveloped infrastructure. The Chinese firms that the researchers classified as direct exporters, for example, appear to have easy access to close markets like Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and even to large markets like the United States. In the case of Japan, some cultural similarities in addition to geographical proximity make for ease of direct exporting, while the US market is so large that the payoff for trading here far offsets the resources required to enter the market. Whereas when products moved from China to Turkey, trading companies were more important, suggesting that Turkey is a difficult market for China to penetrate. Also consistent with theories about direct and indirect exporting, the researchers found that a relatively small number of the largest (and typically most efficient) firms do the most direct exporting, while midsize and small firms that export rely on intermediaries.
Intermediaries may play an equally significant role for exporters in another way. "You might think that when a firm uses an intermediary to break into the Turkish market, it starts to learn about the market on its own, and it initiates direct contact with Turkish buyers," Khandelwal says. "Then the firm may not need rely on intermediaries in the future." The researchers do find support for this idea that intermediaries also play a role in helping exporters get a direct export line into new markets, facilitating future direct trade: firms that used an intermediary in a previous year were much more likely to export on their own in subsequent years.
With so much riding on a nation's ability to compete internationally on trade, the question of how exports get to market — and in particular, why more firms don't engage in direct exporting — is a salient one. One way both recent presidential administrations have approached expanding exports is by subsidizing firms the government deemed likely to produce successful exports. But it's not obvious, says Khandelwal, that intermediaries couldn't do this better. "Because intermediaries connect buyers and sellers, they have very good information from both sides of the market. As a result, they can convey sudden swings in the market environment to their clients."
With intermediaries playing so central a role transferring information between and connecting buyers and sellers, they may be ideal export facilitators. "There may be a lot of ways to export products — through direct government transfer or intermediaries or direct exports," says Khandelwal. "The latter two are the role of the private sector; when it comes to exporting, it might be enough to let the government create a strong climate for business, and then let the private sector work."
Amit Khandelwal is associate professor of finance and economics and a senior scholar the Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
Shang-Jin Wei is NT Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy in the Finance and Economics Division and the director of the Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
Amit Khandelwal
Professor Khandelwal teaches an elective course on International Business. His research research interests examine issues in international and development economics, including the strategic response of firms to trade liberalizations and increased international competition.
Shang-Jin Wei
Shang-Jin Wei has been Professor of Finance and Economics and N.T. Wang Chair in Chinese Business and Economy at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business since 2007. He is also Director for the National Bureau of Economic Research's Working Group on the Chinese Economy and a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (Europe). Before joining Columbia University, he had had the positions...
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Twenty-five years ago this week, a then-obscure British physicist in Switzerland wanted to help his employer solve a problem: Given high employee turnover, how can important information and research be retained and shared?
The solution that Tim Berners-Lee came up with, a distributed network of computers and documents linked together by "hypertext," is what we now know as the Web.
It's safe to say no one at the time realized how important Berners-Lee's insight was. Even in 1995, six years after the Web was born, 42 percent of U.S. adults had never heard of the Internet, and 21 percent knew vaguely it had something to do with computers, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.
Most people didn't get what the Web could do until the creation of the browser, a program that presented an easy-to-use interface to help people navigate the Web.
Then, entire industries were born and destroyed, great wealth was created and lost, and people around the world got used to connecting over vast distances.
We're generally forward-looking here in Silicon Valley -- no time for nostalgia.
But we stop to celebrate the many tech milestones. And they are more than a sentimental trip down computer history lane. The anniversaries remind us how much has changed and how quickly. The 10th birthday of Facebook, the 20th year of blogging, and the 30th anniversary of the Mac. And, this year, it's been 45 years since the first connection of Arpanet, the Internet's ancestor. (The Web is often referred to synonymously as the Internet. The Internet is actually the network connecting computers globally. The Web is built on top of it, a way to access and share information (think Web pages) over the Internet.)
Tech anniversaries are also a reminder to take note of how our own expectations have changed.
"We fail to remember that there was a time when a lot of us said, 'Why would anybody ever want to watch a video on a mobile phone?' " said Mike McGuire, a vice president of research at Gartner. "We also fail to remember how we used to settle for watching TV only when a network programmer said we could."
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which essentially signaled the end of the Cold War. Right now, I suspect, the Web's impact is not viewed in the same way as those events. But it should be.
The creation of the Web "is probably going to be remembered more than any individual wars," said Marc Weber, creator and curator of the Internet history program at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. "The printing press is remembered more than any of the big wars that were happening at the time."
We tend to forget that, paying far more attention to the latest hot app like Secret and Snapchat.
"We had these utopian dreams for it, but now it's like any successful public utility," said Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguist and adjunct professor at UC Berkeley's School of Information. "We only tend to notice it when it breaks down."
But the Web should be marveled over on its birthday even as we ignore it like a background tune that is always playing, or yell at it when a Web page slowly loads.
The Web made the Internet accessible. That's what we are celebrating today on its 25th birthday. Even as we take the Web for granted, it is something we now can't live without.
Contact Michelle Quinn at 510-394-4196 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her at twitter.com/michellequinn.


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Supreme Court: No Invitation for President Obama
Had Mitt Romney won last week's election, Chief Justice John Roberts planned to invite him to a congratulatory reception at the Supreme Court. But Barack Obama? Don't hold your breath, Mr. President.
It's nothing personal, court records indicate. Chief Justice Roberts already played host to Mr. Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden four years ago, and the court's relatively recent custom of holding inaugural receptions extends only to a maiden victory. Since the first reception, in November 1980 for President-elect Ronald Reagan and Vice President-elect George H.W. Bush, no re-elected president has been so feted at the Marble Palace.
The court doesn't consider a promotion from vice president sufficiently notable, either. The second such reception was held in December 1992, for President-elect Bill Clinton and Vice President-elect Al Gore, skipping over the elder Mr. Bush in 1988.
The junior President Bush fared no better. The court held no reception honoring George W. Bush's assumption of power following the 2000 election, or even after his 2004 victory. Perhaps the justices felt they had done enough for him with Bush v. Gore.


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Here come the brides.
Mid-Ohio Valley residents preparing to walk down the aisle are expected to descend on Marietta College's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center Sunday to make contact with and sample the wares of more than 60 vendors offering everything from wedding planning, clothing and food to photography, music and specialty art products.
"We're trying to promote the area vendors so that (people) can see we have everything they need in our local area so they don't have to go out of town," said Marcia Stewart, owner of Ash-Hanson Flowers and Wedding Innovations and coordinator of the event.
Those vendors will of course have displays and samples on hand - perhaps most notably those providing edible products.
"We suggest that no one eat before they come, because all the caterers serve food and all the cake-bakers have samples," Stewart said.
She also suggested attendees bring mailing labels to stick on sheets as they sign up for door prizes instead of writing their information down over and over. The label should include the names of the bride and groom, a phone number, mailing address, email address and the date of the wedding.
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If you go
What: Marietta Bridal Extravaganza.
When: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, registration begins at 12:30, drawings after the 4 p.m. runway show.
Where: Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, Marietta College.
Who: More than 60 vendors, including photographers, musicians, caterers, venues, clothing and more.
Admission: $5.
For information: 376-2679 or
The Bridal Extravaganza started in 1999 with 23 vendors. This year's total is 64, with the venue of the college recreation center providing plenty of room for them and the crowd of brides- and grooms-to-be, their friends and family.
"Everything is done in one room, even the parade of fashions," Stewart said. "You can be talking to somebody, turn around and watch the show, turn around and keep talking to them."
The parade of fashions, slated for 4 p.m., will feature the latest styles, Stewart said. The show itself aims to be on the leading edge of trends in fashion, flowers and more, including venues available in the area, she said. The Fairfield Inn & Suites at Ohio 7 and County House Lane, scheduled to open in March, will be participating.
Attending the show is a "no-brainer" for vendors, said Curt Plummer, a Belpre-based DJ who works events from Chicago to North Carolina and is looking to pick up some local events. There will be plenty of options for those looking for services and plenty of business to go around, he said.
"Everybody's going to get a share of the market," Plummer said. "I'm friends with a lot of the different DJs, bands and things. ... It's all one big, happy family."
Marietta resident Anthony Wilson said the show is a benefit for him and his home-based business, AWilson Pencil Portraits.
"I'll get three or four orders from this one event," he said.
Wilson does pencil sketches of photos, such as an engagement picture for guests at a wedding to sign for the couple or a favorite image for a bride to give to the groom.
"I just tend to try to work with my brides," he said. "Whatever they want, I try to provide it."
Stewart said one trend she's seeing lately is brides being more budget-conscious. Vendors are aware of that but Stewart said a wedding can be affordable while still living up to expectations.
"We plan a dream wedding, then we do a reality check," she said. "No matter what we have to do with budget, we make it happen."


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Warren Moon, the Hall of Fame quarterback turned Seattle Seahawks radio analyst, joked about a peculiar trend among Seattle residents this week.
"They're doing a lot of yelling and screaming at each other, just getting themselves in the mood," he said by phone.
Fans are warming up their vocal chords in preparation for the 49ers, who arrive Sunday night for the latest installment of football's newest, fiercest rivalry. The image of laid-back West Coasters instead will give way to game featuring genuine hostilities and a brutish style of play that could result in "an old"'fashioned slobberknocker," according to NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock.
The ingredients for Sunday's nationally televised spectacle come straight from the football feud cookbook. Brash coaches. Electrifying young quarterbacks. Hard-nosed running backs. Mouthy players. Super Bowl dreams.
Bring to a boil, then stir. Anthony Dixon, the 49ers reserve running back, got things roiling again this week by tweeting that he was gearing up for the "She-Hawks." The post was deleted, but only after it registered in an already amped-up Pacific Northwest. Seahawks linebacker responded on Twitter with: "lol the she hawks!! I'll be sure relay the message to the fellas. Its gone be a long night for you and the forty whiners."
In Seattle, this makes for football nirvana -- a Grunge Match.
"This is the game Seahawks fans circled on their calendar as soon as the schedule came out," said Steve Raible, a former Seattle receiver who now serves as the team's lead play-by-play man. "It's the home opener. It's on national TV, and it's a chance for the city to show off. This place is going to be insanely packed."
The 49ers (1-0) and Seahawks (1-0) rank among the favorites to reach the Super Bowl and are similar in style. The dislike between the teams is so palpable that one gambling website established a betting line on the number of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. (Bovada.lv sets the over/under at 1.5).
And though the flashy young quarterbacks, Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers and Russell Wilson of the Seahawks, serve as the poster boys for the showdown, Mayock said it's just as likely to be a slugfest led by running backs Frank Gore and Marshawn Lynch and rugged defenses.
"You can dress it up with read-option and 400 yards of passing," he said. "But at its base -- at its root -- it's a physical, tough football game between two teams that don't really like each other a whole lot."
Tickets are being resold for an average of $546 apiece, by far the highest among Week 2 games, according to a report by Vivid Seats. By comparison, tickets for the so-called "Manning Bowl" between big brother Peyton's Denver Broncos and Eli's New York Giants are going for an average of $381.
Tony Dungy, the former Super Bowl coach who will serve as an NBC analyst for the game, said the Seattle-San Francisco matchup recalls the great Indianapolis Colts-New England Patriots games featuring Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
However, those duels were occasional treats. The 49ers and Seahawks have a pair of regularly scheduled donnybrooks since both teams are in the NFC West. Seattle comes to San Francisco on Dec. 8.
"That's why you're going to see the buildup," Dungy said. "And I think it's going to be even more special over the next couple of years. I think it's tremendous for the NFL, and it is going to be a great rivalry."
How will Puget Sound? Loud. The sellout crowd of more than 65,000 aims to provide the highest decibel level ever recorded at an outdoor sporting event. A Seahawks fan group has gone so far as to register that intention with Guinness World Records.
Joe Tafoya, a former Seahawks defensive end and a leader of the so-called "Volume 12" movement, said the crowd will try to break the record without the use of PEDs: "performance-enhancing devices," he explained, chuckling. "No horns. No drums. No vuvuzelas."
Tafoya grew up a 49ers fan. A native of the East Bay who played at Pittsburg High, he enjoyed a seven-year NFL career that included a two-season stint with the Seahawks (2005-06). He said in a phone interview that while playing in Seattle he became enamored of the loyal fan base.
"You have to understand that if we're not winning, it's like we're up here all by ourselves. There's no national media attention," he said. "So it becomes just a very close-knit group of people."
Seattle fans relish their reputation as the loudest in the NFL, especially when they sense an opponent starting to crack. Visiting teams at CenturyLink Field have committed 121 false-start penalties since 2005, the worst in the NFL during that span and a telltale sign that the crowd noise is messing with a team's communication in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage.
Seattle also happens to be 59-29 at home over that span, for a .670 winning percentage that trails only the Green Bay Packers' mark at Lambeau Field (62-26, .705).
"It's not just the fact that it's loud. It's so constant," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll explained on a conference call with Bay Area reporters this week. "It doesn't go away."
Setting the decibel record is a tall order, but a monitor from Guinness will be on hand just in case. The current record is 131.77, set during a soccer match in Turkey in 2011.
Seahawks games have reached as high as 112 decibels, according to the team's website. By comparison, 80 decibels is what a garbage disposal puts out, 100 is a lawn mower -- and, opponents would say, 200 is Richard Sherman all by himself.
Sherman is the Seahawks defensive back that Sports Illustrated once dubbed "the poet laureate of smack talk." The former Stanford standout has called his old college coach, the 49ers' Jim Harbaugh, a "bully" and takes pride in his ability to irritate opposing receivers on the field.
"I'm not the type to let a sleeping giant lie," Sherman told SI before the season. "I wake up the giant, slap him around, make him mad and beat him to the ground. I talk a big game because I carry a big stick."
A car horn, incidentally, registers at 110 decibels. That's worth noting because Sherman and safety Earl Thomas told Yahoo Sports last season that Harbaugh honked and taunted the Seahawks' team bus after the 49ers' 13-6 victory at Candlestick Park this past October.
Harbaugh has called the charge "a fabrication" and pointed out the implausibility of being near the Seahawks bus. But Thomas, revisiting the incident for Bay Area reporters this week, said he still feels as if the 49ers coach was mocking them.
"Of course we'd take it that way," Thomas said. "When you carry yourself like a champion on and off the field, good stuff is going to happen for you. ... It just seems like (Harbaugh) has a lot of personality, that's all fun and games. It's good for the sport of football. He's a competitor, it seems like. Our coach is the same way. I don't think our coach (Carroll) would do that."
The Seahawks exacted revenge for that October loss by hammering the 49ers 42-13 in Seattle in December. It was Kaepernick's worst game of the season and the most-lopsided defeat of the Harbaugh era.
But the 49ers say they have grown up since then thanks to the cauldron of a Super Bowl run. They pledge to be better prepared for the din that awaits them in Seattle.
Gore, for example, has a strategy all mapped out. And he ought to know. His 1,238 rushing yards against the Seahawks are the most of any player in NFL history.
"Hopefully we can go in there, start fast and we can make their fans be quiet," Gore said.
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Pharmacy worker, husband arrested on drug charges
Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 8:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 8:38 p.m.
A pharmacy employee and her husband were arrested after they were found in possession of more than 300 pills, marijuana and methamphetamine, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre said.
Narcotics agents arrested Tiffany Pitre Dufrene, 41, and her husband, Darren Dufrene, 39, both of 314 Aspen Drive in Raceland, Friday after a drug investigation, the sheriff said.
The Lafourche Parish Drug Task Force had been investigating Tiffany Dufrene in reference to suspected illegal practices with prescription medications while working at Pitre's Pharmacy in Larose, Webre said. Agents obtained a warrant for her arrest on distribution of liquid codeine and got a search warrant for her residence.
On Friday, agents were conducting surveillance on Tiffany Dufrene as she was driving north on La. 308 and initiated a traffic stop, Webre said. Agents arrested her and took her to her residence to execute the search warrant. Darren Dufrene was present at the residence, and agents also obtained permission to search their vehicles.
Webre said the searches resulted in the seizure of 1.3 grams of marijuana, 1.2 grams of methamphetamine, 84 Soma (carisoprodol) pills, 56 hyrdocodone pills, 49 Xanax (alprazolam) pills, 6.5 diazepam pills, six Adipex pills, two Suboxone pills, crushed amounts of Vyvanse, a bottle of liquid hyrdrocodone and a large number of other pills requiring prescriptions. Agents also recovered four firearms and various drug paraphernalia.
Both were charged with possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, hydrocodone, alprazolam, carisoprodol, legend drug and drug paraphernalia. They were also booked on illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Tiffany Dufrene was additionally booked on six counts of unlawfully prescribing, distributing, dispensing or assisting in the illegal obtaining of a controlled dangerous substance; possession of Adipex, Suboxone and Vyvanse; and distribution of liquid codeine.
Both Tiffany and Darren Dufrene were released Saturday after posting bonds of $82,750 and $14,750, respectively, Webre said.
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AUGUSTA, GA -- The 20th-ranked Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team is primed and ready to head into Augusta, Georgia to battle the undefeated and 12th-ranked Jaguars of Augusta State University tomorrow evening. That game, coined as the "Jam the JBA" is set to tip off at 6 p.m. in the James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta.
In this contest, the top two teams in the Southeast Region over the past three seasons will be pitted in an early season battle with major regional and national ramifications at stake. The Railsplitters (7-1) come into this matchup with No. 12 Augusta State (5-0) as the winningest program in the Southeast Region over the past three season, as they have compiled an 80.2 winning percentage over that span. The Jaguars have recorded a winning percentage of 80 percent over that same stretch and have historically stood at the helm of the Southeast Region. The past five seasons have seen Augusta State make two appearances in the NCAA Division II Final Four (2008, 2009), an Elite Eight appearance (2010) and another run to the Sweet 16 in 2011.
The Railsplitters and Jaguars met for the first time on December 19th during the 2011-12 campaign with the 'Splitters coming away with a convincing 73-57 victory in Tex Turner Arena.
Both teams head into the game among the leaders throughout all of NCAA Division II in a variety of statistical categories. The Railsplitters rank 21st nationally in scoring offense (84.8), while ranking 10th in scoring margin (20.0). Lincoln Memorial boast one of the more efficient offenses in the country, ranking 15th in field-goal percentage (50%) and 10th in three-point field-goal percentage (43.3%). Defensively, LMU is 44th in field-goal percentage defense (39.3%) but have limited their foes to only 26.8% shooting from the three to sit in 13th nationally. The Railsplitters also rank 16th in the country in rebound margin, out-rebounding their opponents by an average of 9.4 per game.
The Jaguars rank as one of the most unselfish and least turnover prone teams in the nation, as they are fourth in the whole of Division II in assists per game (21.6) and eighth in assist to turnover ration (1.48). Augusta State is just ahead of the Railsplitters in three-point field-goal percentage, as they hold the ninth spot nationally in that category. They also rank 24th in scoring margin as they average a 14.6 point advantage over their foes.
There will be a variety of options for fans to following along with the action. Click here for live video. Live stats are available at this link and audio with the voice of the Railsplitters Rusty Peace will be available here.
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Timothy Ropp
Professor Ropp has over 18 years experience in technical operations and educational development in risk-sensitive high-technology industries. His research focus areas are: Technology innovations for Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing and Next Generation air vehicle lifecycle management; Safety Risk Management for aerospace and airport surface operations. Professor Ropp has served on the Federal Aviation Administration's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Institute through the Joint Planning and Development Office in Washington, D.C. (2008-2010) as a safety working group member, and has researched and presented on safety risk management systems around the world. He has developed and deployed safety management systems, quality management system and human factors leadership training in several industry sectors including work with the U.S. Navy's Undersea Weapons facility at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and some of the largest aviation MRO and Air Carrier organizations in North America.
Professor Ropp is Director of the Aerospace and MRO Technology Innovation (AMT-I) Center at Purdue and leads its R&D arm - Hangar of the Future Research Laboratory. The lab focuses on novel technology innovations for air vehicle MRO and advanced aerospace manufacturing processes. His award winning and highly collaborative undergraduate and graduate student research teams are routinely published, are invited presenters at conferences and technology demonstrations around the industry, and have patent disclosures on key projects. His student teams have have won and placed in FAA National Design Competitions on air vehicle/airport operation technologies impacting safety and efficiency. In March 2015 his student research team took first place nationally in Boeing's Information Technology National Design competition for their design of a software application for man-made object recognition over complex terrain using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) point cloud data.
Ropp's Hangar of the Future lab and students have been featured in Aviation Week and Space Technology, Popular Mechanics magazine and most recently were featured on the national Big Ten Network in January 2015. His students are also routinely invited to demonstrate their project work and talk to new students and families during recruiting days on campus.
FAA certificated mechanic with Airframe and Powerplant ratings.
FAA certificated Private Pilot.
2015 - Boeing Information Technology Case, National Design Competition Co-winner. Engineering, Operations and Technology. March 2015. Hangar of the Future team won with their software application design using "point cloud" Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) data to detect man-made objects over complex terrain.
2014 - Outstanding Faculty in Undergraduate Learning Award – Dept. of Aviation Technology.
2012 - Nominee: Dwyer Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching for Dept. of Aviation Technology. Nominated by AT Student Council.
2012 - FAA National Design Competition for Universities - 3rd place, national student team faculty research advisor. Coordinated Dept. of Aviation Technology undergraduate student design team on innovative in-ground taxi-runway signage and concept design paper.
2012 - Good to Great Award. Purdue University College of Technology Dean's Forum. April 13, 2012. Award for commitment to excellence and demonstrating impact in the field of work.
2010 - FAA National Design Competition for Universities - 1st place, national winning student team faculty research advisor. Coordinated Dept. of Aviation Technology undergraduate student design team on development of autonomous aircraft tug at high density airports. Provisional patent with students.
2010 - Department of Aviation Technology. Outstanding Non-tenured Faculty nominee award for Dept. of Aviation Technology, 2010. Prior awards 2008 and 2009.
Recent Publications, Conference Proceedings & Presentations:
Leasure, M., Ropp, T.D., Chia, J., & Appold, E., (2015). Inspection, maintenance and repair strategies for civilian UAS operations. Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) magazine. Accepted for review, Spring 2015.
Ropp, T.D., Anne, A., Davis, J.M., (2014). Incorporating 3D printing as an introduction to digital manufacturing in an aeronautical engineering technology curriculum. Aviation Technology Education Council (ATEC)Journal, Vol. 36: Iss. 2, pg. 1.
Anne, A., Garcia, E., Deng, K., Morrissette, J. & Ropp, T.D. (2014). Using Augmented reality in advanced aerospace manufacturing and maintenance. Purdue University Research Roundtable Poster Session. Purdue Memorial Union Ballroom. Nov. 11, 2014.
Ropp, T., Minkel, A., Dobson, J. & Reed, J. (2014). Visual Electronic Cumulative Threat and Operational Risk - "VECTOR": Threat Management System for Aerospace Operations. Purdue University Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, April 8, 2014.
Hartman, N., & Ropp, T. (2013). Examining the use of model-based work instructions in the aviation maintenance environment. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM13, 8th - 10th July 2013. Nantes, France.
Ropp, T.D.; Thomas, E., Lee, S.; Broyles, A.; Lewin, P.; Andreychek, C. & Nicol, J. (2013). Creating hybrid adaptive air vehicle technical work instructions using Augmented Reality and 2D Barcode visualization technologies. White paper. Hangar of the Future Research Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. June 2013.
Borsa, R., Dillman, B.G & Ropp, T.D. (2013). Exploring the impact of ADS-B NextGen technology requirements for general aviation. Proceedings of 17th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (pp. 214-219). Wright State University. Dayton, OH. May 6 – 9, 2013. Paper and Poster session.
Ropp, T., Hedden, J.B., Mick, P., Davis, J. M., & Austin Jr., S.W. (2012). Incorporating advanced aircraft technologies into an Aeronautical Engineering Technology curriculum. Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering, Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284314863
Lu, C-t., Schreckengast, S., Ropp, T. D., & Dillman, B. (2011). System safety study; Pedagogical aviation action research. The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education Research. (JAAER), 20(3), 17-23.
Ropp, T., Whittinghill, D., Bowen, E., Hansen, R., and Holmes, J. (2011, June). Work in progress: Incorporating pervasive computing concepts into an aircraft maintenance job task card system. Paper presented at the American Society of Engineering Education annual conference and exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Dubikovsky, S., Ropp, T. D., & Lesczynski, T. (2010). Developing next generation research competencies through collaborative student design and advanced manufacturing projects. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (IJAAS), 10(1), 219-225.
Ropp, T. D., & Dillman, B. G. (2010). Standardized measures of safety: Finding global common ground for safety metrics. Technology Interface Journal, 10(3). Available online: http://www.technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Spring10/
Ropp, T. D. (2009). Implementing safety management systems for aviation into an aviation technology curriculum. Technology Interface Journal, (10) 2. Available online: http://www.technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Winter09/
Johnson, M. E., & Ropp, T. D. (2009). Safety and process improvement using PFMEA in aviation courses and laboratories. Aviation Technician Education Council Journal (ATEC), 31(2), 10-17.
Ropp, T. D., Dubikovsky, S., & Johnson, M. (2009). Using peer and team performance assessments as learning tools on collaborative student projects. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research (JAAER), 18(3), 48-55.
Woo, I., Kim, S. Y., Maciejewski, R., Ebert, D., Ropp, T., & Thomas, K. (2009). A context-preserving interactive visualization system for technical diagrams. Computer Graphics Forum, 28(3), 943-950.
Industry Engagement:
Professor Ropp routinely engages with global aerospace and air transportation companies. He is known for involving students directly in a variety of hand-on process, safety and technology integration projects where students themselves present to industry leaders and at conferences, demonstrate prototypes, submit for patents and publish their findings. He also invites industry leaders into the classroom to talk first hand about current state of the industry.


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— Patriot Connectors have announced Rep. Mike Peifer of the 139th District of Pennsylvania will be the speaker for their March 14 Meeting.
Peifer is in his fourth term of office representing Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties.
He was born and raised in Greentown and is a graduate of Wallenpaupack High School and Rider College. He sits on the House Appropriations, Finance and House Game and Fisheries Committees.
Right now he is working in Harrisburg on Governor Corbett's $28.44 billion 2013-2014 budget. It will include such things as a $338 million rise in Public Education, the addition of an added 290 new state troopers and 90 new dispatchers to boost public safety.
Peifer will be speaking on budget issues, current and proposed new legislation and some of the things his office can provide for the community. There will a question and answer period after the address by the representative and an open period for discussion on various subjects of public concern.
The Patriot Connectors meet every second Thursday at the Wallenpaupack High School Library between 7 and 9 p.m. The meeting is an open forum and all are welcome.
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Draw a herringbone texture.
The herringbone texture is named after a fish, because the pattern of thin, parallel lines looks just like a herring's spine. In fabric, herringbone is a texture in which the threads are woven together.
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Earlier this year in Entertainment Weekly, Mark Harris wrote about the "new blink-and-you'll-miss-it style" of coming out that is supposedly all the rage amongst celebs today. Outdoing the likes of even Anderson Cooper, the creator of "the hardest workout put on DVD," Insanity, has crafted the easiest way of coming out: the retweet.
Here's how it went: Shaun Thompson (or Shaun T as he's more commonly called), married his boyfriend, Scott Blokker, this weekend. Wedding attendee Alex Coloreo tweeted an Instagrammed shot from the wedding:
Shaun retweeted it and followed it up with this:
And that was that. He's since retweeted a few links regarding the '30s-themed nuptials and that's it. No public address, no product tie-in, no developing of a special power jump that can only be performed with the help from another dude — just a guy who had a great day with the guy he loves, and let the world know by hitting a button. We are officially in the future — that is some Jetsons-level convenience.


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Maybe he can make a living hocking babies and balloons out on the yard. I hope this means they are going to get a new pitchman. He annoys the snot out of me. And I'd pay that chick a hundred bucks just to get out of my field of vision. And throw in a free gallon of clorox as well.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, March 31, 2009
she looked a little better in the older photos:ReplyDelete
If only he had left his bluetooth-headset thingy on a little longer, he could've called the cops right after she bit him and it wouldn't have lead to such a hooker-tastic ass beating...ReplyDelete
you are correct, she does look better in those early mug shots. I wonder how old they are?
I don't know any guy who wouldn't punch his way out of a situation where a hooker had her teeth embedded in his tongue.ReplyDelete
The last I read was that the prosecutor wasn't going forth with charges. Has that changed?
And they both have faces made for radio. Hope she didn't have herpes.
I believe that Vince is the actual owner of the Sham Wow line, which is amazing in itself. He is even more annoying than Billy Mays and I thought that was impossible.ReplyDelete
I wonder if a Sham Wow cleans up bloodReplyDelete
TMZ posted some more after pictures. Shudder.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, March 31, 2009
she would have loved his nuts..ReplyDelete
What's the significance of the pic of the older guy, in the slippers and...diaper?
Is he sitting on a sham-wow?
Well, according to all the hooker movies I've ever seen (and it's in the millions) hookers don't like to kiss, so this is why she bit his tongue. Dude should have watched "Pretty Woman" and taken notes prior to getting his freak on.ReplyDelete
The guy in diapers might be swaddled in a shamwow, but thats not the reason. Its the winnie the pooh shoes. I googled winnie the pooh adult, and thats what i got. It just struck me as funny.
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This just made my day.ReplyDelete
i need to figure out how to use "make a freight train take a dirt road" in my daily conversations.ReplyDelete
I stoled that line from someone, feel free to do likewise.
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House of the Week: And the Winner Is…
Each week, WSJ readers vote for their favorite home that was featured as a House of the Day. Four properties competed in the latest poll, including a contemporary waterfront home in South Carolina and a property once owned by Mark Twain. Watch the video to see the results.
The contenders were:
French Normandy Style in California: This estate features a roughly 12,000-square-foot home and space for a car collection.
Mark Twain's Former Redding Retreat: A 28-acre property in Redding, Conn., once the location of the writer Mark Twain's country home, is on the market for $4 million.
Bold Board-and-Batten in South Carolina: A jet-setting couple retired to this contemporary home on the water with a wall of glass overlooking a live oak tree.
Historic Mediterranean in Colorado: A home with ties to the mining days of Colorado and a history of philanthropic owners has been restored to its original grandeur.


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