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Besieged by Spain in 1572, the people of Leyden, Holland, ran out of silver. In order to have a currency for everyday trade, they tore pages from books and stamped them in coin dies, producing the first paper money in Europe.
During World War I the Fanning Islands could not receive currency from Australia, so they arranged to have one-pound notes printed in Hawaii. When peace came, these temporary notes were cut in half and used as movie tickets.
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The concept of paper money was an innovation in the human life but it give rise some illegal issues as well like blank money and illegal trades across the border.There should be copyright infringement over all over the world._________________________
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Home List of Titles Radio detection of LAT PSRs J1741-2054 and J2032+4127: no longer just gamma-ray pulsars
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- Radio detection of LAT PSRs J1741-2054 and J2032+4127: no longer just gamma-ray pulsars
- Author(s)
- Camilo, F.; Ray, P. S.; Ransom, S. M.; Burgay, M.; Johnson, T. J.; Kerr, M.; Gotthelf, E. V.; Halpern, J. P.; Reynolds, J.; Romani, R. W.; Demorest, P.; Johnston, S.; van Straten, W.; Parkinson, P. M. S.; Ziegler, M.; Dormody, M.; Thompson, D. J.; Smith, D. A.; Harding, A. K.; Abdo, A. A.; Crawford, F.; Freire, P. C. C.; Keith, M.; Kramer, M.; Roberts, M. S. E.; Weltevrede, P.; Wood, K. S.
- Abstract
- Sixteen pulsars have been discovered so far in blind searches of photons collected with the Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. We here report the discovery of radio pulsations from two of them. PSR J1741–2054, with period P = 413 ms,was detected in archival Parkes telescope data and subsequently has been detected at the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). Its received flux varies greatly due to interstellar scintillation and it has a very small dispersion measure of DM = 4.7 pc cm−3, implying a distance of ≈ 0.4 kpc and possibly the smallest luminosity of any known radio pulsar. At this distance, for isotropic emission, its gamma-ray luminosity above 0.1 GeV corresponds to 28% of the spin-down luminosity of ˙E = 9.4×1033 erg s−1. The gamma-ray profile occupies 1/3 of pulse phase and has three closely spaced peaks with the first peak lagging the radio pulse by δ = 0.29 P. We have also identified a soft Swift source that is the likely X-ray counterpart. In many respects PSR J1741–2054 resembles the Geminga pulsar. The second source, PSR J2032+4127, was detected at the GBT. It has P = 143 ms, and its DM = 115 pc cm−3 suggests a distance of ≈ 3.6 kpc, but we consider it likely that it is located within the Cyg OB2 stellar association at half that distance. The radio emission is nearly 100% linearly polarized, and the main radio peak precedes by δ = 0.15 P the first of two narrow gamma-ray peaks that are separated by Δ = 0.50 P. The second peak has a harder spectrum than the first one, following a trend observed in young gammaray pulsars. Faint, diffuse X-ray emission in a Chandra image is possibly its pulsar wind nebula. The wind of PSR J2032+4127 is responsible for the formerly unidentified HEGRA source TeV J2032+4130. PSR J2032+4127 is coincident in projection with MT91 213, a Be star in Cyg OB2, although apparently not a binary companion of it.
- Publication type
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
- Source
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 705, no. 1 (Nov 2009), pp. 1-13
- Publication year
- 2009
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- CYG OB2; Gamma ray pulsars; J2032+4130; Neutron stars; Open clusters; PSR J1741-2054; PSR J2032+4127; Source TeV; Swift J174157.6-205411; TEV J2032+4130; TEV-J2032+4130; X-rays
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- Institute of Physics Publishing
- Publisher URL
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- Copyright © 2009 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article. However, you can find an earlier version of the full text here: http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.2626.
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#132102 - 08/26/04 09:59 AM thrall
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Do many of you look at the word thrall and immediately think of the equivalent slave?
Just wondering.
#132103 - 08/26/04 02:06 PM Re: thrall
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Nope. But I must admit I've never seen the word. I've only seen enthralled, which is "charmed."
#132104 - 08/26/04 02:20 PM Re: thrall
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The Shadow Thralls of Babylon 5 perhaps?
#132105 - 08/26/04 02:22 PM Re: thrall
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Yes, but that's because of the sort of stories I read. Then I think it's used other ways too: "held in thrall" figuratively.
#132106 - 08/26/04 03:30 PM Re: he's dead, Jim
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Babylon 5
heh. I was remembering an episode of the original Star Trek series that had something to do with thralls. Kirk was one of three that had to fight to the death, or some such thing... one was a monster, and the other a beautiful woman, of course..._________________________
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#132107 - 08/26/04 08:53 PM Star Trek, too
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Yah, it was in Episode 46, during Season Two, that "The Gamesters of Triskelion" aired. In it, three disembodied brains entertained themselves by making more corporeal beings fight each other in gladatorial surroundings. The people/creatures who ran the planet on which these games occurred were called Thralls, and all were controlled by "The Providers" -- the three brains -- through choke collars around their necks which could be activated by Provider brain power ... or something like that.
#132108 - 08/26/04 09:42 PM Re: Star Trek, too
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#132109 - 08/26/04 10:14 PM Re: Star Trek, too
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I am imagining old original-version Trekkies sitting around the retirement home, eating Jello, dozing off in mid-sentence and talking about their favourite episodes ... and it ain't that far off.
#132110 - 08/27/04 07:25 AM Re: Star Trek, too
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The Gamesters of Triskelion
The female thrall that Kirk fights and woes was the late Angelique Pettyjohn who showed up later as one of the Repo wives in Repo Man. Triskelion is a nice word, too. From Greek tri- '3' + skelos 'leg' + -ion, three-legged as opposed to tripod '3 footed'. As I remember, there was a triskelion painted on the floor that they had to fight on. (Pass the prune juice, Jasper.)
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#132111 - 08/27/04 08:00 AM Re: Star Trek, too
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Oh ya, and didn't, Kirk, wind, up, kissing, the, girl, (smirk)
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At the Hearts for Animals Wellness Center in Laie, there is no shortage of chores for JoAnn Chisholm-Dueno but after five years, she is still driven to care for the animals. Most of the animals are rescued from abusive environments.
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?We want to have a more secure fencing; chain-link fencing or pole fencing would be great; that's sturdy,? said Chisholm-Dueno.
Chisholm-Dueno said shelter is also necessary and equipment is needed to clear more grazing room. She said recent heavy rains left the ranch muddy, exposing hidden dangers.
?We are always kind of looking and patrol as well to make sure there is nothing that would hurt the horses,? said Felix Dueno, ranch caretaker.
The newest additions to the ranch are Isabella nicknamed the Diva Donkey, Hank Ross and Gordon. They all came from the Big Island. The Kona Knightingales were suppose to go to the mainland along with a herd of more than 120 feral donkeys but the three were adopted and are fitting in well.
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January 17, 2013
LYONS TOWNSHIP — This much is known.
Town of Lyons residents living within the Lake Geneva school districts saw their tax rates increase by nearly 17 percent this year. What was learned at the Lyons Town Board meeting on Monday is that the increase was unpredicted, unprecedented and certainly unwelcomed. The 70 or so seats in the board meeting room were taken up mostly by irate homeowners and 30 or more spectators stood along the walls.
The rate increase has been laid at the door of a late summer ruling in Walworth County Circuit court that lowered assessments of the 225 condominium hotel rooms at The Timber Ridge Lodge (see story page 2A). Timber Ridge is within the Lake Geneva Elementary and Badger High School districts. It was also laid at the door of a bad economy that caused the values of the condominium rooms to drop at Timber Ridge. According to the Walworth County Treasurer's Office, town residents living within the two Lake Geneva school districts saw their tax rates increase from $15.39 per $1,000 of equalized assessed valuation in 2012 to $18.01 per $1,000 this year, an increase of about 17 percent.
The rate for town purposes increased from 72 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to 79 cents.
Town residents living within the Burlington School District saw a 4-percent increase in their property tax rates, according to Town Clerk Karla Hill. That part of the town was not affected by The Timber Ridge Lodge decision.
Homeowners at the meeting indicated that the unexpected increase pushed their property tax bills anywhere from $600, to $800 to $1,000 more than last year's taxes.
The Timber Ridge court decision saw the town responsible for repaying the condo owners $450,000 in overpaid taxes for the 2011 and 2012 tax years. But, according to Town Clerk Karla Hill, that's not the problem. The town's share of that bill is about $17,000. And although the town had to pay the money up front, the town will be reimbursed by the other taxing districts, including the two school districts.
What's the problem?
The decision also lowered the total assessed valuation of town properties within the two school districts by $27 million. But even that isn't really the problem, Hill said.
The decision was handed down Aug. 15 and wasn't filed with the clerk of courts until Sept. 15, and that is the problem, according to a state Department of Revenue official who was at the meeting.
Claude Lois (pronounced "Loys"), administrator of the DOR's division of state and local finance, said the judge's decision came the same day the state collects its data to equalize assessments within school districts.
By law, Wisconsin applies tax rates to 100 percent of a property's assessed market value. But because school districts often cross municipal boundaries, and property assessments often vary from municipality to municipality, the DOR "equalizes" the assessments from municipality to municipality so school district tax rates can be applied equally to all property owners.
In this case, however, the property values were equalized without the knowledge that a portion of the town lost $27 million in property value, Lois said. Lois indicated that disconnect between equalized assessed valuation and the property tax rate approved by the school districts probably caused the radical increase in tax rates for Lyons property owners within the two Lake Geneva school districts.
In essence, said Lois, the equalization was unequal.
Accusations and answers
Angry accusations were made against the assessment company, Associated Appraisal Consultants Inc., Appleton, and assessor Paul Mauel for the valuation of the condo-tel units that was rejected by the court.
One resident suggested that the town pull a truck out of its garage and sell it to Milwaukee to make up the increase in the tax rate.
Another resident suggested the town float a bond to pay off the difference in tax rates.
Lois said that suggestion was interesting and he would raise that issue with the DOR to see if it were feasible.
Several residents called for firing the company and suing its insurance company.
Town board members were also accused of trying to hide the court decision from the public and not warning taxpayers of the court decision's impact.
Attorney Ben Brantmeier, who represented the town in the court case, was also criticized for not appealing the decision.
Mauel, who was at the meeting, said he was a son, a father, and "as of now, a level two property assessor in the state of Wisconsin." Mauel said he did the 2008 assessments of Timber Ridge according to the professional guidelines laid down by the state of Wisconsin.
"You can fire my company and you can hire someone else and you will get the same thing," he said.
Town board members said they had no clue that the equalization would have such a dramatic effect on property taxes, said Town Board Chairwoman Joy Bartelson. The town board discussed sending out a notice about the Timber Ridge court decision, but the board had no idea of the full ramifications of the decision, and it didn't want to release any inaccurate information, she said.
No appeal
Brantmeier said the time has passed to file an appeal. However, he said the court made its decision based on the best information. In fact, the court accepted the town's figures on the values of the condo rooms, Brantmeier said. If it had accepted the condo owners' figures, the town would have lost even more of its valuation.
To appeal the decision, the town would have to present better evidence, and there was no better evidence than what the town presented during the court hearing, he said.
Although several residents said they wanted a tax credit against the unexpected bump in their tax bills, Lois said that isn't how the state handles this kind of situation.
He said the state uses a correction process called a "70.57," after the statute number that authorizes it.
Because the town within the Lake Geneva districts was valued at $27 million over its current valuation, this next year, the town's valuation will drop by $54 million, which should lower taxes due in 2014, Lois said.
Lois said that state does this adjustment every year, but it's rare to have an adjustment this large.
He estimated that taxes on a home with an equalized value of $300,000 will be about $5,668 this year, but drop to $4,800 in 2014, with this year's the adjustment of the town's equalized valuation. While that might spell some relief, there is no guarantee that property owners would be made whole by that process.


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Nature has battered local outdoor theaters lately. A storm last Thursday night sent Actors' Theatre of Columbus and its Schiller Park audience fleeing into the nearby recreation center to finish its performance of "The Merchant of Venice." But "hey, ho, the wind and the rain" didn't entirely dampen the spirits of what appeared to be a lively staging of Shakespeare's seriously conflicted comedy.
John S. Kuhn, Actors' artistic director, co-directed with Adam Simon, and Kuhn also portrays Shylock, one of the more thankless roles in the Bard's canon.
Kuhn does little to blunt Shylock's sharp edges as the vengeful Jewish moneylender, but he makes exceedingly clear that the vengeance has roots deep in how both Christian merchant Antonio (Nick Baldasare) specifically and Christian society generally have vilified and abused him.
Emphasized here are the comic aspects of "Merchant," including the flamboyant self-regard of Portia's two failed suitors (Troy Anthony Harris' Prince of Morocco and JV Crosno's Prince of Arragon) and the buffoonery of Adam Poe's Gratiano and Andy Falter's Launcelot Gobbo.
At the play's center stand two appealing performances. Julia Free's stalwart Portia frets over her unsuitable would-be husbands, lords it over everyone in the courtroom and delights in teasing Bassanio at the end. Mahmoud Osman imbues Bassanio with a believable blend of naivete and earnestness.
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To get some perspective on how different the two parties have evolved, it is interesting to note the primaries. Before 2010 Democrats were known for their fratricidal primaries, especially in the South. Now Republicans are facing the same dilemmas. It is reckoned that because so many moderates were defeated by ultra-conservatives, that GOP changes to control the Senate were hampered.
From Ken Buck and Christine O'Donnell to the bizarre Todd Akin, the GOP has seen nominees which would have been vetted out in the past suddenly score upsets over candidates that have better prospects. But there is also a newer style of Republican, far more populist and less impressed by wealth.
Those libertarians seemingly think it's clever to say they are "fiscally conservative and socially liberal." If one thinks about it, it can be seen as an abandonment of any standards whatsoever. Whereas many conservatives are concerned about the state of the American family, the Ayn Rand army marches on, parading the doctrines of the autonomous individual, no responsibility to a larger unit, let the good times roll.
For the evangelical Christian this appears, or it does ironically to some liberals, that it is worship of acquisition at the expense of the middle class and the least of these. These Republicans are God and Guns Democrats with Southern roots.
There is a difference between the old conservative wing of the Democratic party and hard core libertarianism. And they were not shy for using government to protect traditional speakers. The reason they find old-fashioned club Republicans off-putting is that they have no connection to the old Union-league GOP.
Even members in good standing of the financial Republican Wing such as Mitt Romney had to show obeisance to ultra-conservative social views. But it weakened beyond measure their ability to appeal to independents and younger voters. Chris Christie in New Jersey has tried to appeal to traditionalists while not pandering to them, but there has not been serious analysis why the divisions in the GOP persist.
While the Republican National Committee is partially responsible, the efforts of Ken Mehlman's and Michael Steele's chairmanships were nil. Both tried to push the party toward the center. The Tea Party destroyed that arrangement and under Rence Priebus has become a willing partner with the GOP. But there is a need for a Ray Bliss or a Robert Strauss, not for an ideologue. "Mr. Nuts and Bolts" Bliss rebuilt the party after the 1964 Barry Goldwater debacle with patience and showing little favor to any portion of the GOP. He was an excellent candidate recruiter, getting talent such as Charles Percy and Mark Hatfield to run for the Senate.
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On this night our "Darkside" group of photography students met Stephen and Ellie at the Aperture Academy gallery for a quick orientation before loading and heading out on location. During orientation we got a chance to introduce one-another and talk about the variety of techniques we would learning on this class.
With a quick 20 minute drive we arrived on location in the South Bay Area and made a short hike to the top of a hill where we setup at the base of a giant old oak tree. As we setup one students exlaims "there's an owl up there in the tree!" And sure enough, she was right! Granted it was too dark to take any photos of the owl, but we spent a few minutes just watching and enjoying watching this large owl fly from tree to tree. It really was a great thing to witness!
With the moon setting and the stars starting to appear, we worked with everyone to adjust their cameras for the optimal settings, secure their tripods for solid stability and ran through a series of test shots to make sure we were ready for action.
With the stars now out and very visible to our eye, we began our first lesson of pin-point stars, combined with some "light writing", which is always fun. Ellie ran the writing flashlight spelling our words backwards and many laughs were had and spelling errors made. Light writing is a heck of a lot of fun and a lot harder than it seems!
Time to get serious -- we began working on longer and longer exposures. Several series of 5 minute exposures for star trails and ending with a full 30 minute exposure which ended the night with cameras full of some pretty nice star trail images, and many new lessons learned and ideas shared.
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You continue observing the animals unloading for a few minutes and notice the animals are not being overdriven. You observe the plant employee's reaction to the slipping and falling of the animals in that area of the alley. The handler remains calm, and he waits for the animals to regain their footing before he continues moving them down the alley to the holding pen. He does not use a prod at any time. Upon closer investigation you observe that there are 6 inches of semi-frozen feces and mud in the alley where the animals are slipping and falling.
As the IIC you need to determine if a noncompliance has occurred and what actions you should take at this time. You determine that noncompliance exists with respect to regulation ), and take a regulatory control action by tagging the alley "USDA Rejected" as per 9 CFR 313.50 (a). You inform the plant of your control action and the noncompliance. The plant performs immediate corrective action by removing the bulk of the fecal/mud buildup and then layers the area with sawdust to provide better footing. The barn supervisor notifies you verbally of the preventive measures put in place to ensure adequate non-slip footing in the future. You write an noncompliance record (NR) using the 04C02 code (as per FSIS Notice 50-02) with protocol trend indicator, and referencing the appropriate regulation 9 CFR part 313.1(b). You send a copy of the completed NR to the District Office.
The following day, you arrive at the plant in the presence of a light snowfall. Just as the first truckloads of animals arrive, you decide to follow up on the events of the previous day by inspecting the alleys and walkways in connection with the unloading area. You notice that the snow has been removed, and fresh sawdust has been applied. You determine the areas adequate for the passage of livestock.
The handling of animals by the plant employee was calm. The employee was not using a prod nor over driving the animals, Under normal circumstances (during warmer times of the year and when it is drier) you are aware the flooring provided by the plant is adequate to provide good non-slip footing. However, you inform the plant that they must maintain a proactive approach to the humane handling of livestock, and are thereby required to actively monitor both the environment and procedures in association with these practices. Noncompliances should be documented, and regulatory control taken accordingly. Additionally, the effectiveness of the establishment's corrective actions as implemented should be verified by inspection personnel.


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Harrisburg, PA – With fishing license sales up by more than 20 percent, anglers from across the state are showing that they are ready to fish their favorite spots on April 14, which marks the traditional opening day of trout.
John Arway, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), says opening day is a special time that families and kids look forward to every year.
"Opening day is a time-honored tradition for so many families, including grandparents, parents and their children," Arway said. "I remember lying awake the night before and then getting up early and fishing with my family on opening day. It's a lot of fun that I now share with my grandkids."
With this spring's record warm weather and the significant jump in license sales, the PFBC expects the opening day to be very busy. The 20 percent jump in license sales amounts to about 53,000 more anglers who have bought a license compared to this same time last year.
"Last year we had a cold and wet start to the fishing season," Arway said. "This year we've had significantly warmer weather and anglers everywhere are excited to get out and start the season. And even though the early regional opener was colder than many people would have liked, reports from our field staff indicate that a lot of anglers and their friends and families were still out."
March 31 marked the regional opening day of trout in 18 southeastern counties.
In a special promotion this season, the PFBC has teamed up with Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. During the baseball season, 2012 fishing license holders are eligible to purchase discounted outfield box tickets and receive a free custom, limited-edition Pirates ball cap with each PNC Park game ticket. The offer is good on any day of baseball, with the exception of opening day and Saturday games.
The promotional offer is good for advance ticket purchases only. Visit the Pirates web site at www.pirates.com [1] for a seating chart. Fans can complete an order form on the PFBC website and mail it to the Pirates office or fax it to 412.325.4410. Phone orders cannot be accepted. The online form (with more details) can be found at: http://fishandboat.com/promo/2012events/pirates-mag-form.pdf [2].
In addition to being one of the biggest fishing days of the year, opening day is one of the biggest social events.
"Research shows that when it comes to fishing, anglers like being together with friends just as much as they like catching fish," Arway added. "It's great if you catch trout, but the day is really about getting out of the house, enjoying the outdoors and spending quality time with family and friends. If you haven't done so yet, purchase your license and join us to kick off a new fishing season."
The PFBC's "great white fleet" of stocking trucks has been busy since mid-February replenishing Pennsylvania's waterways with a fresh supply of brook, brown and rainbow trout. Every year the PFBC stocks about 3.2 million trout in waterways across the state.
More than 850,000 anglers buy a fishing license each year. A resident fishing license costs $22.70 and a trout-salmon permit is $9.70. A license is required for anyone 16 and older. Licenses can be purchased at sporting goods stores and online at www.fishandboat.com [3].
To see if your favorite trout stream is being stocked this year, visit the PFBC stocking schedule page.


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Thank you to Lisa Alzo, of The Accidental Genealogist , for this always interesting and evocative month long series about the Fearless Females of our past. The instructions for this day are as follows:
March 9 — Take a family document (baptismal certificate, passenger list, naturalization petition, etc.) and write a brief narrative using the information.
I have never ceased to be amazed at the fearlessness of my female ancestors. They appeared to be unhesitating about trekking across the Oregon Trail with little children in tow, or leaving Scotland aboard a cramped sailing ship to come to America, or travel down the eastern seaboard to cross the Isthmus of Panama on their way to Oregon. These women of my past I know about. But it is Adeline Schwartz Foss that has caused me sleepless nights. I know that she had two small sons when she came to America from Germany, so I have sat at my computer for numerous hours looking at ship records --- and this is all that I have found.
My great grandmother may have been born Adeline Schwartz; I say maybe because on her death certificcate her name is given as Magdelena -- well perhaps her son might have been mistaken, or Adeline was a diminutive of Magdelena, or perhaps her son knew something we don't.
Adeline married Ferdinand Foss in Germany, most likely some place in Prussia. According to my grandmother's stories, they came to America shortly before she,Elizabeth Alfreda Foss, was born, and Elizsbeth's death certificate states that she was born Dec 17, 1883 in the state of Vermont.
I did not think it would be so hard to find the Foss family on a passenger list during this period, as I had a pretty narrow window of time and location. That was not the case; I searched for several permutations of the name Foss, I searched for Ferdinands, Fredericks, and more, with no luck.
Somewhere in the back of my mind I had heard that Foss was German for fox --- or more rightly perhaps, Voss for fox. Again I hit Ancestry.com with renewed vigor --- and finally this is what I found. Is it my Adeline? Perhaps.
On September 11, 1882, the SS Oder landed in New York City; she hailed from Bremen by way of South Hampton. Listed on the Passenger list included the following:
Adeline Voss, age 38, departed from Bremen, Germany
Carl Voss, age 3 yrs, 6 mos, departed from Bremen, Germany
Otto Voss, age 11 mos, departed from Bremen, Germany
Adeline's age is consistent with her age given in obituaries and newspaper articles. She had a son who was called Charles here in America who was about the same age as the ship list Carl; and a son Otto who was about the same age as the ship list Otto. My grandmother's birth date was listed as in 1883, but a year's discrepancy might be expected at the end of the year that included an ocean crossing while pregnant and then delivering a baby. So am I grasping at straws with this Adeline Voss? Perhaps.
I scoured every page of the Oder's Passenger List for Ferdinand Voss,and Foss, but to no avail. I tried to track Ferdinand on earlier or later passenger list, but no Ferdinand Foss/Voss, or Frederick Foss/Voss, or other derivations.
Now I keep this Passenger List close by --- and periodically, I poke around some more. But so far, this is the only possibility that I have found. Is this my Adeline Foss' ship record? I wish I knew.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Fearless Females, March 9, 2011: Is this my Adeline Foss' ship record
Labels: 2011, Elizabeth Foss, Fearless Females, Ferdinand Foss, SS Oder
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Your post caught my eye because of the name FOSS. I have a FOSS ancestor who arrived in New Hampshire in the early 1600s, and there were many stories about his country of origin. I heard that he was a runaway from Denmark, and that he jumped ship from the Netherland. Now maybe Germany is a possibility...This is another clue!ReplyDelete
Heather, Seems like there are a ton of Foss names out there, but I surely have had a time trying to get a handle on my Foss family--or Schultz for that matter.ReplyDelete
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The water from the faucets in your home or business is piped in from a water filtration plant—probably some distance away—by the local water/wastewater utility. When you flush the toilet or pull a drain plug, the wastewater is piped out of your home or business to a wastewater treatment plant—again, probably some distance away—by the local utility.
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Residents and businesses in Montgomery County use a combination of public water and sewer service and private, on-site service (wells and septic systems), depending on their location. Public water and sewer service in Montgomery County is generally available where higher density development patterns exist or are planned—in the down-county region straddling the I-495 Beltway and along the major transportation corridors in the up-county. These areas include:
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A typical public water system starts off with a raw (untreated) water source from which the state has authorized the water/wastewater utility to draw its supply. The source may be a surface water source (e.g., river, reservoir) or an underground source. Montgomery County's source water is the water flowing in the Potomac and Patuxent rivers. The raw water goes through a filtration and treatment process to ensure that it meets federal drinking water standards.
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Most of the wastewater generated in Montgomery County flows to a large pipeline that runs parallel to the Potomac River until it reaches the pumping station and the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C. After the wastewater is treated at the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant to a very high level of purity, it is discharged to the Potomac River near the southern tip of Washington, D.C.
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2. The City of Rockville
Public water and sewer systems owned and operated by the City of Rockville serve most properties within the city, although the WSSC also provides service to some Rockville neighborhoods. The City of Rockville's own water filtration plant takes advantage of its proximity to the Potomac River for its water supply. WSSC pipelines transport wastewater from Rockville to the Potomac Interceptor, from which it is sent to the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C.
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- This study analyses changes in the labour market in terms of the specific activities that workers perform in Australia. The analysis uses an interface of the United States Government's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Generalised Worker Activities (GWA) taxonomy and Australian census employment data to provide an understanding of how the labour market has changed in terms of nine areas of work, such as physical activities and administering. Findings suggest that the intensity of worker activities in Australia has increased substantially for the whole of the labour force over a thirty-five-year period; however, these trends differ for different types of jobs, namely full-time and part-time work for men and women. When the worker activities are disaggregated into O*NET's nine areas of work, the results show marked increases in worker activities requiring interaction and mental processes and declines in areas that require physical activities. Implications for the labour market include the necessity for a continuing policy to improve methods to train and retrain the Australian labour force and the need for continued investment in the education sector well into the future.
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There are primarily six passages in the Bible that concern the issue of homosexuality. In Leviticus 18.22 it says that it is an abomination for a man to lie with another man as with a woman. In Lev. 20.13 the death penalty is prescribed in Israel for such an act, along with adultery, incest, and bestiality. In Gen. 19 Sodom is destroyed for their homosexuality and wickedness.
In I Cor. 6.9-10 Paul writes, "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the Kingdom of God." The words in the list translated "men who practice homosexuality" refer in Greek literature to the passive and the active partners in male homosexual intercourse. In I Tim. 1.10 along with fornicators, slave traders, liars, and murderers as "contrary to the sound teaching of the Gospel." In Rom. 1.24-28 Paul states,
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I watch a lot of Christmas movies, and I've also had lots of Christmases. I've noticed some discrepancies.
To be clear, I'm not going to use this list as an opportunity to say things like "In Christmas movies, magic is real and, duh, no doy, in real life NO IT ISN'T." Because magic is real, it's everywhere and all around us and I feel bad for anyone who doesn't know how to look for it.
I'm talking about the other stuff.
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The Family Stone; Home for the Holidays; literally every sitcom where an extended family gets together for Christmas
Going strictly by what Hollywood tells me, I'd say that Christmas was the most dangerous time of the year with more domestic disturbances than any other day. You've seen it in movies and especially TV shows: a family gets together, (usually one with a lot of relatives that don't often see each other), and even though the sweet matriarch just wants "one Christmas dinner that doesn't turn into a huge fight," some kind of disaster will ensue. A horrible family secret will be dramatically revealed, someone's awkward new girlfriend will say something politically incorrect and wildly offensive, someone will crash a car through a dining room wall and the turkey that your mother worked all god damn day on will be ruined.
Or whatever hilarious misunderstanding is happening here, for example.
It's fine, because in the morning, everyone will have made up and learned lessons and grown and "Hey we're not so different you and I, Santa," but first, a flaming pot roast needs to be launched through a kitchen window, right in front of their shocked neighbors.
In Reality
I'm not trying to brag, but all of my Christmases have been, at best, pleasant and, at worst, slightly awkward, and that only happened when I saw family members that I knew very little about and with whom I had no common ground. And I'm not some fancy, super well-adjusted guy. I am, on my best day, a nervous pile of farts in a sweater, (I said it was my best day).
Oops, can't talk with presents. Right. Up. To your. Face. There we go.
I'm sure some people have very strained relationships with their families, and when those families get together at a big holiday, perhaps a fight breaks out, and for that I'm sorry. But the bottom line is that, for most people, a big, family dinner on Christmas is just a few, low-key hours with people you sort of know and sort of get along with who aren't necessarily your friends, and then there's pie.
3You'd Better Have Someone to Kiss at Midnight. You Don't? EVERYONE Does. What Are You, a Pussy? Some Kind of Pussy? Hey, Real Quick; What Sort of Pussy Are You?
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New Year's Eve; that one episode of How I Met Your Mother; that one episode of Friends
It's finally here! New Year's Eve! Time to get drunk, which you normally do at night, but this time there's counting! And when you're done counting, you get to make out with somebody. What's that? You don't have someone to kiss at midnight? You mean to tell me that you didn't bring someone along specifically to kiss when today turns into tomorrow? What were you thinking? How are you supposed to acknowledge the passage of time? What are you going to do when the rest of us-- literally, every single other person you know-- is kissing? Why did you even come to this party you stupid asshole?!
Gotta keep it together. Maybe let's crack open the champagne early.
In Reality
It's just a holiday, Freak Show. I don't know how many New Year's sitcom episodes I've seen where the entire plot revolved around one of the characters not having someone to kiss at midnight and feeling like shit about it. No one brings up the obvious burn, ("Look on the bright side: You also don't have someone to kiss at midnight tomorrow, or any other time of day."), they just agree that anyone who doesn't get that special midnight kiss will ring in the new year as a total failure.
I'm not against kissing. Why, I did it just the other day, and boy I'll tell you it was just grand. I just think Hollywood's decision to make the midnight kiss the most important New Year's tradition is kind of bizarre. I generally spend New Year's Eve with a large group of friends, and my concerns are less about what I'm going to do for the one minute where the clock strikes midnight and more about what I'm doing before and after that moment. Are all of my friends safe? How can I maximize the amount of fun we're all having? Will there be enough food? Which one of the guys at this party looks like he knows where the weed's at?


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May 24, 2012 —
This year is a big year in national elections, but for local offices, most voters may feel they can take a breather when it comes to political organizing. But there are generally a few exceptions, and they can make a big difference. One of them this year is in Tusten.
Because Supervisor Carol Wingert was a councilwoman when she ran for office and won, her seat became vacant as soon as she assumed her new position. Under town law, the board is empowered to appoint someone to fill such a vacant seat, and it did: Andrea Reynosa. However, Reynosa will occupy that seat only until the election in November, when the individual who will hold the seat for the remaining year of the term will be chosen by the town's electorate.
There will be an extra twist in this race because last year Reynosa ran on the Rural Heritage line, after failing to get the Democratic caucus's endorsement last June. Interestingly, even so, she garnered 192 votes in the general election, trailing Norman Meyer (who won a seat) by 10 votes, and leading Democratic candidate J.P. Lang by 42 votes and Republican candidate Ned Lang by 9.
Though the general election is not until fall, summer—typically June—is when the political parties select candidates, and that could make a big difference in what happens this November. Will the Democrats embrace Reynosa, or choose another candidate, splitting the vote? Will the Republicans endorse Ned Lang again, or endorse somebody new, or will more than one Republican decide to run?
It is not The River Reporter's policy to endorse any particular candidate, but it is our policy, indeed our duty, to remind citizens that their active engagement is critical. This year, the Tusten race is one in which residents of all political stripes should be paying attention to the process, not just in November, but over the next month or so. The Town of Tusten Republicans will be meeting on June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Tusten Town Hall. As of press time, the dates of the Democratic caucus had not yet been set. But 10 days public notice is required, so keep your eyes on the pages of the newspaper if you want to participate.
We often hear people complain that they have to hold their noses and vote for the lesser evil in November. If that sounds like you, here's a remedy: pay attention to the summer selection process, attend any meetings of the party in which you are registered, and exert your influence on the choice you will have in November.
Last summers Democratic Caucus
Andrea Reynosa made no effort to obtain the Democratic endorsement last year, and was a candidate under the Rural Heritage party.