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Wind tower sales in Manitowoc rise as developers rush to complete projects
Sales of wind towers made in Manitowoc accelerated in the third quarter as wind developers rushed to complete projects before federal tax credits expire at the end of the year.
Broadwind Energy Inc. said Wednesday that sales of the wind towers it makes in Manitowoc rose 26%, to $37.4 million, in the third quarter. Sales are expected to contract somewhat this quarter, the company said. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Election over, U.S. stocks dip on challenges to come
Investors abandoned stocks in droves Wednesday, a day after voters decided to keep the federal government closely divided, all but assuring a bruising fight over the nation's finances less than two months before big spending cuts and tax increases take effect.
Combine that with more dire economic news from Europe, including television footage of Greek citizens tossing firebombs at riot police, and the rout in U.S. markets was on. »Read Full Article(166)
Horizon Milling to expand Kenosha flour mill
Horizon Milling said it will begin producing whole wheat flour at its mill in Kenosha later this fall following an expansion.
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Rexnord 2Q net quadruples
Rexnord Corp., the Milwaukee industrial company that went public in March, said quarterly earnings more than quadrupled on an 11.4% increase in sales.
The maker of process and motion control equipment and water management products said fiscal second-quarter net income increased to $19.2 million, or 20 cents a share, from $4.5 million, or 6 cents, a year earlier. »Read Full Article
Magnetek profit falls as sales to renewable, coal sectors shrink
Magnetek Inc. on Wednesday said its net income fell in the third quarter as sales for the wind energy sector and the mining industry fell.
Overall sales fell 8% to $26.9 million in the third quarter, as declines in renewable energy and mining offset a 9% gain in the company's largest market, material handling. »Read Full Blog Post
Plexus plunges after loss of biggest customer
Plexus Corp. shares tumbled the most in six years after said it will no longer be a supplier to Juniper Networks Inc., losing its biggest customer.
Plexus learned on Nov. 5 that Juniper would stop using its manufacturing services by the end of the current fiscal year, the Neenah-based manufacturer said on a conference call Wednesday. »Read Full Article
Public financing plan for The Corners may face delay
A $35 million public financing proposal for The Corners shopping center in the Town of Brookfield may not go before the Town Board until December.
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I've been here two other times since the first time I came here. Both times, picking up cupcakes for a birthday. Both times I checked in with yelp, and received one FREE cupcake with the purchase of three cupcake. I usually get two cupcakes and randomly pick the other two.
My personal favorite is the chocolate cupcake with the peanut butter mousse. The other is the red velvet because that is my sister's favorite. I have tried the Elvis, which was surprisingly good. The ones I thought were okay were the white Chambard and the lemon. For the Chambard, I thought it tasted a little medicine-like but the cake was good. The lemon one, just wasn't my favorite, I personally don't like lemon, but got it for my mom because I wanted to get her a flavor that wasn't too sweet. As the topping on this one, it is not like most of them because it was jelly like. The cupcake was refreshing, I would get it if I knew someone who like lemon cake though. The white chocolate chip was okay too, very simple if that's want you like, just a white cake with vanilla mousse with chocolate chips.
I like that their cakes are moist, and their mousse topping isn't too sweet. I can't wait for another opportunity to go there so I can have an excuse to try the other flavors.
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Hey downthesun01.
Independence intuitively means that if you have information for one event that it doesn't effect the probability for another event.
So consider the two events: an even number and a number <= 4. If you know that something is even (2,4) then given that its also <= 4 you don't have any extra advantage of knowing what number it is. If its even then you have an equal chance of picking between 2 and 4 and if its odd again you have an equal chance of picking between 1 and 3.
No matter what the scenario, knowing one event doesn't help in predicting another and this is exactly what independence means intuitively in a probabilistic sense.
If one event did greatly effect the probability then you would get an P(A and B) != P(A)P(B).
The proof for independence is really simple. If B and A are independent then P(A|B) = P(A) and P(B|A) = P(B). Since P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B) = P(A) we multiply both sides by P(B) and get P(A|B) = P(A)*P(B) for independent events.


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The first-ever "Tri-City Top 40" camp for junior-aged players, put on by former GRCI star Imad Qahwash, wrapped up this past Sunday at RIM Park in Waterloo.
As evidenced by the name, the camp featured 40 of the top junior-aged players in the region. Having seen almost everyone in attendance at some point or another during this past season, it was a great opportunity for myself to see the (fairly significant) improvement that certain players have made since the completion of the high school season.
NorthPoleHoops.com (click link for article) was also in attendance, and came away impressed in particular with Jamal Murray (6'2" G/Grade 9/Grand River), Mike Blumel (6'5" F/Grade 10/St. Mary's) and Murtada Khamis (5'10" G/Grade 10/Grand River).
In seeing him (again) in person, Khamis has certainly improved on his game since seeing him at the WCSSAA semifinals, finals, and CWOSSA. He was always a dangerous offensive threat with his quickness and court vision, but it looks as though his outside shooting has improved as well. Grand River may very well have the most talented backcourt in WCSSAA next season with him and Chuder Teny in their lineup. The scary thing is that both of those players have at least 2 years of eligibility remaining.
Blumel was a dunking machine over the weekend; during the drills that I saw, he was quite fluid in his drop-step and dunk maneuver. That being said, Blumel's likely "next level" future will be as a wing-forward, and he displayed a skill-set that matches those requirements as well (shooting ability out to the three-point line, driving past defenders, etc.).
Tajinder (TJ) Lall (6'3" G/Grade 10/Galt CI) also got some heady praise over the weekend. Lall is known around these parts as a scoring machine, but his length and shot-blocking abilities were also on display over the weekend. With Lall set to move to a senior squad that returns several key components, including F Jack Simmons, big things could be on the horizon at the "castle" next year.
Austin Tlustos (5'10" G/Grade 10/Assumption) is a player that Qahwash told me "impressed him" during game action on Saturday. In terms of his ranking within the "top 40", Tlustos may have been one of the players that improved his positioning the most over the course of the weekend.
A couple of other notables included George Dumitru (5'9" G/Grade 9/St. David) who knocked home a game-winner on Friday evening in a wild end to the first day of competition, as well as Mitchell Marquis (5'9" G/Grade 10/St. James). Marquis impressed me in drills; his vision and fundamentals are solid for the PG spot. Keep in mind that he played "up" for the Lions' senior squad this past season.
Overall, Qahwash said he was "extremely pleased" with how things turned out at the camp and is already looking forward to a "second annual" event next season. Pretty much every player that I talked to had nothing but good things to say about their experience at the camp, so it looks as though Qahwash's experiment was a big-time success.


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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Goodnight children everywhere........
Older Readers of this blog will remember His Drayness { Full Blog Archive here:} I was at Teacher Training College/C.F.Mott Liverpool the same time as him.He's still alive & well and teaching in Indonesia .Witness this photo he sent today.
Unless you've been living on Mars or in the Moreno Valley these past few weeks you will no doubt have heard about the "Jimmy Savile Scandal"that has been much exorcising us Brits. I wont bore you with the sordid details but,.If you must know.....{Catch Up here }
My Thanks to Tim at Exile on Moan Street for finding this fine piece of writing from today's London Review of Books concerning a broader view of the scandal . Rather than focus on just the pervy DJ himself ,it gives us the broad context of post-war British "Light Entertainment" .A very sordid affair that continues in today's celebrity-culture as we steal & soil our Childrens dreams.Its a long read (it took me 15 minutes with my lips moving rapidly ) but worth the distance.
".........................It is becoming clear that Gamlin and his friend at the flat in All Souls Place were not alone in what they were doing. There was at least a third person: Derek McCulloch, 'Uncle Mac', the man in charge of Children's Hour, and the voice of Larry the Lamb inToytown. A veteran of the Somme who lost an eye there, McCulloch lost his left leg in a motor accident in the 1930s. He was famous at the BBC for nearly forty years and can still be heard in the archives introducing young Princess Elizabeth as she delivers her wartime address to the children of Britain. 'Goodnight children, everywhere,' was Uncle Mac's catchprase............................." Andrew O'Hagan:{Read In Full} Phil Philip Charles Dray Indonesia Jakata
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- savannah said...
i have to admit that given the chaos that is the us of a right now, i have not followed the scandal in the uk. (nor do i live in moreno valley. one day you'll have to share why you chose that particle place...) but i digress i'll read the link you posted and then perhaps, i'll understand why the children in the pic you psted all have a little moustache. xoxoxoxo
(i'm trying to get back to actually reading blogs and not on my reader, sugar! drop by one day.) xoxox
- 19:53
- tony said...
'Not Sure About Mustaches either!Why Moreno Valley? Well...I was Trying To think Of An American town that's intial began with "M" to match "Mars"!!!:) P,S.Fingers Crossed For Obama......I think the whole rest of the world does not want that dickhead Romney winning.
- 20:04
- Brian Miller said...
um yeah i am going to plead chaos as well...got my fingers crossed as well here but i dont know....
will chase your link and figure out what you are talking about...
- 20:58
- savannah said...
wow! what a read, sugar! i have to honestly say,i never understood "benny hill" always seems (and still does) just a tad to creepy...sort of like mitt romney! xoxoxo
- 23:37
- TICKLEBEAR said...
Alright, I think I've read about 20% of the article.. YOU know how I feel about pedophiles, and WHY...
enough said!!
The hell with it, HANG THEM ALL!!
With barbed wire, by the balls...
- 04:22
- Karen S. said...
Tony what a great post, so sad (barbed wire may be too good) gotta think really deep on that. I completely agree with all the above comments - but when I cross my fingers it's bad luck so I won't because I really-really don't want Mitt either, (although I rather like your name for him!
- 04:29
- Scarlet Blue said...
Thank you for this link, Tony. I am reading the article. With all this Savile business I'm feeling very uncomfortable about my childhood viewing now. I saw the Panorama episode last week with clips of Savile in his prime, it made me feel quite sick.
- 09:46
- blackwatertown said...
I'm having trouble with my connection at the moment - but if that's the Andrew O'Hagan piece in the London Review of Books - it's a good one.
I know some of the people involved in the latest twist of affairs. Not bad people.
Though it's all not a very good situation. It was clear that the original statements issued would not stand much scutiny - especially with so many taking redundancy from the BBC. All very badly handled.
- 18:25
- tony said...
Yes The LRB.Very Fine Piece.
It's all a mess &,yes,I imagine lots of fairly innocent people on the margins will be thrown to the mob as sacrifices .....while various Royals:Tory Prime Ministers & former Justice Ministers:Policemen:newspaper people & clerics will go scot-free (ever it was the way).I notice Graling today ruled out an Independent Judge-Led Inquiry.What A Surprise!
- 18:46
- Kurt said...
We have battened down our hatches and we await nature's fury.
- 20:01
- Akelamalu said...
I have to say I'm with TICKLEBEAR on the subject of paedophiles!
- 15:47
- Jill Hodgson said...
Read the whole Andrew Ohagan article. Bother, everything spoilt. I suppose that's what we get as a nation for neutralising perversion by calling it funny (didn't choir boys used to regularly get a bum rap? Ew. I seem to remember that being pretty mainstream humor) As for Savile, we interpreted creepy as lovable, but please.... not Larry the Lamb? Now then, how to extract daggers from heart?
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The tools and personell pickup is yet another one in its Social buying frenzy.
I don't think a Friday has gone by this summer without Google GOOG announcing a pickup of some sort, mostly related to social networking.
Today's haul is Angstro, a startup founded by Rohit Khare, a social and search expert. The move was announced on Angstro's website and confirmed by Google today. Khare laid out the company's investors and social creds..
With the help of investors like CommerceNet and advisors such as Avery Lyford, our team shipped apps to discover hot new photos on Facebook, improve Caller ID by using LinkedIn profiles, adding style and links to Twitter, create a real-time social address book, and a slew of other services (some of which are open source).
Google President of Engineering Vic Gundotra was instrumental in bringing Khare on board according to an LATimes source, telling Khare that Google was serious about Social. "He has built a lot of interesting pieces that would be useful to anyone building a social network," the person said.
Angstro's products can also be helpful in search, which can't hurt Google.
A dollar figure wasn't put on the purchase, but Google has been on a social spending spree this summer, picking up Slide, Jambool, Metaweb and Like.com in recent Fridays.


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(b)for independent random variables:
where are random variables following a gamma distribution.
An insurance company receives i.i.d. claims where . Let . Suppose and
a) Find E(X), var(X): I got this part with and
b) Suppose that Xi is . Find the MGF of X:
I tried MGF(t)= because and the sum of independent variables' MGF is just the product of each MGF, but the results doesn't match part (a). Please help me out with this part. Thanks!


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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Right-hander Chan Ho Park continued his comeback from two injury-plagued seasons with the Texas Rangers by throwing 36 pitches during batting practice Saturday.
"It was pretty good. Downhill, low strikes, a good face, good body language," manager Buck Showalter said. "He's pretty happy with the way he's throwing. So far, so good."
Park threw about two-thirds of his pitches for strikes against Rangers hitters Brian Jordan, Alfonso Soriano, Eric Young, Brad Fulmer and Laynce Nix.
Texas is hopeful that Park is ready to get back in the rotation as the No. 2 starter behind Kenny Rogers. He pitched just two innings after April last season because of a back problem.
Park is 10-11 with a 6.06 ERA in two seasons since the Rangers signed him to a $65 million, five-year contract to be their No. 1 starter.
While Park threw BP on one field, Jeff Zimmerman was pitching to hitters on an adjacent field. The right-handed reliever missed the last two seasons because of elbow surgery.
"He threw well. He gets a little frustrated," Showalter said. "He's a real hard critic of himself. He's progressing real well. He's thinking about issues other than health right now. That's what's good."
Hit Tapes: Michael Young's hit collection is a two-tape set. More than two hours of his best swings last season for the Texas Rangers.
While the Rangers use video to analyze and review their swings, each player also gets a tape that includes only the hits. Young's team-high 204 hits wouldn't all fit on one two-hour tape.
"Every year, that's my goal, to have two hit tapes," Young said. "I know if I have two hit tapes, I've had a lot of hits."
Josh Frasier, the team's video coordinator, said the only other Texas player who has ever needed more than one tape was former shortstop Alex Rodriguez.
While the hit tapes can be instructional and motivational, Young said it's important to put the old ones behind and focus on this year.
Third baseman Hank Blalock's tape from last season includes his game-winning home run in the All-Star game.
Blalock's goal this season: his own two-tape collection.
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The Cross is Here!
On June 5th, 2009 a new cross was erected on land owned by Rabun Cross Society, Inc. on Black Rock Mountain. The Rabun Cross Society, Inc, deeply appreciates all of the donations, labor and prayers of those that contributed to this great event. The Cross was constructed and raised without any money spent on labor. Many volunteers donated their time, skills and money to make this project possible. This entire project has truly been a labor of love.
The dedication service was held on June 26, 2009 with a crowd that has been said to have exceeded over a thousand.
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Metro-North will operate a schedule pared back 18 percent Wednesday because of the snow storm forecast for much of their service region the railroad announced Tuesday afternoon. Monitor MTA.info for changing conditions.
Twenty seven of the usual 154 morning rush hour trains will be combined, allowing Metro-North to hold back extra trains to pick up passengers if necessary.
The schedule can be found here and is available through the Metro-North Train Time application for iPhone and Android, and via text message service CooCoo.
The railroad is also following its protocols meant to preserve service in winter weather:
The railroad's overhead catenary system that powers trains is vulnerable to breakage from falling trees and tree fragments felled by heavy snow.
All electric trains are being fitted with special rail shoes meant to keep tracks clear of snow and ice.
The railroad will operate patrol trains throughout the night to keep wires clear, and track maintenance personnel will also be kept on hand to remove fallen or compromised trees.
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• The 5:31 AM train from New Canaan will terminate at Stamford; New Canaan customers can transfer to the 6:06 AM express to Grand Central Terminal. Customers from Old Greenwich through Rye can take the 5:57 AM local train from Stamford.
• The 6:12 AM train from Stamford is canceled. Customers can use the 6:17 AM local train.
• The 5:45 AM train from Bridgeport is combined with the 5:35 AM train from New Haven which will make all stops of both trains.
• The 6:10 AM train from New Haven to Stamford is canceled, customers can use the 6:18 AM train from New Haven.
• The 7:02 AM train from New Rochelle is combined with the 7:01 AM train from Harrison, which will make the stops of both trains.
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Not every player on the Detroit Lions roster elevated their play in 2011; in fact some guys had lackluster seasons.
Going 10-6 and reaching the playoffs was certainly a monumental improvement for the franchise and a great sign moving forward, but what if everyone played to the best of their abilities?
There are a select few Lions who struggled last season and must improve in 2012 to prove their worth to the organization.
Veterans and rookies alike saw their stats dwindle and their value drop as they were upstaged by other players.
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Today, when my boyfriend and I were getting intimate, I got a nose bleed. He gave me a shirt to plug it with and kept going. FML
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Today, I met my girlfriend's father for the first time; he asked me to explain my interest in dating her. In a mix of me trying to say "I want to be with your daughter" and "I want to be in your daughter's life" I got confused and said, "I want to be in your daughter." FML
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Today, my science class found out that I have OCD and that one of my rituals is to cough when others cough. This is going to be a long year. FML
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Today, as my friend was rudely rummaging through my phone, she saw a picture of the pottery I've painted her for Christmas. Not only did she see it, but she also declared it ugly. That's probably the present I'm the most proud of this Christmas. FML
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Today, I found out what the two girls I sit near to fight about every day: seating. The loser has to sit next to me. FML
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Today, I got into a fight with my girlfriend. After yelling and arguing my point, my cat got up and jumped up next to her on the bed. He sat down, and they both glared at me until I left. FML
by Anonymous / 12/03/2012 at 2:02pm / Canada (Ontario) / Animals
Today, I was yelled at by a customer, who was upset over having waited twenty minutes for a waiter to come take her order. Maybe it would be understandable, if she was sitting in an actual restaurant, and not a serve-yourself coffee house. FML
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Today, a lady on the bus came up to me and asked if she could sit down. Thinking she meant the seat next to me, I said sure. She meant my lap. FML
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Today, I found out that storing a partially empty bowl of ice cream in the freezer overnight along with the spoon, and then trying to take a bite the next day, can have the same effect as sticking your tongue on a flagpole in the middle of winter. FML
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If the "Health Freedom" movement has its way, everyone in the United States will be able to practice medicine. It may be quack medicine but that doesn't seem to bother them. Short of that, chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists are aiming to reinvent themselves primary care providers and even physicians. As David Gorski pointed out, this will reduce medical doctors to just another iteration of physician, the "allopathic" type, equal in stature to the chiropractic, naturopathic and acupuncture types. These "physicians" already call themselves "doctor" (e.g., "Doctor of Oriental Medicine") and claim to graduate from four-year "doctoral" programs. This despite the fact that their schools operate outside the mainstream American university system and avoid some of the basics of typical graduate programs, such as entrance exams, as well as the extensive clinical training required for medical doctors.
Consumers are confused by all of this, and who wouldn't be? In 2008 and 2010, surveys done for the American Medical Association by outside firms revealed that many patients did not know the qualifications of their healthcare provider. The comparisons were between allied health professions (e.g., audiologists and nurse practitioners) and medical doctors, but chiropractors were included. In 2008, 38 per cent of those surveyed (n=850) thought chiropractors were medical doctors, although that dropped to 31 per cent in 2010. Still, we are talking about roughly one-third of the survey participants.
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Today is International Rock Flipping Day!
The weather and scenery couldn't have been nicer to spend one of my favorite days of the year.
I'm sure if the local millipedes could communicate in our language, they may dub the day as, "day when that annoying guy disrupts our sleep and takes pictures of us." Truly, millipedes have been the star of my Rock Flipping Day adventures for the past couple years (2011 and 2010). My discovery of them in abundance on the Northern Virginia, US, trails years ago during this event spawned my fascination of the creatures, housing them in a terrarium for some time. Here are a few more I found this year.
Note the little guy on the right.
The day actually takes two main directions for me. First, on my favorite hiking trail nearby, I modify the event to "log rolling day," since, oddly, there are hardly any rocks to be found on the trail. The under tree critters are just as exciting, however.
There are always plenty of spiders.
And slugs.
And gooey egg-like things that I'm hoping somebody can help me identify.
From here, I leave my familiar trail in search of real rocks to flip, keeping to the spirit of the day.
I was surprised by this little guy. It was unfamiliar to me on my previous trail visits and I'm not sure why type of earwig it is.
Most of the walk was to the soundtrack of the wonderful local crickets. Most rarely stick around long enough for me to get a shot of them, but this one appeased his fans after the concert.
I thought this spider was pretty nifty.
When I was a kid, my second favorite arthropods (after grasshoppers) were pill bugs. I would find them under the stones surrounding our garden and enjoyed watching them curl up to avoid the juvenile who was poking at them. Instead of pill bugs, I seem to fund sow bugs mostly in the DC area. But that's okay; they are still pretty fun to watch, even if they don't crawl up into a ball for me.
I felt a bit bad about disrupting this collection of ants. They furiously ran off with their eggs, carrying them to safety. I caught a few shots during the exodus, but this is only a tiny fraction of the insects I disturbed with one seemingly harmless rock flip.
I think I have a toad bug here. I first discovered these a couple years ago on Rock Flipping Day. Then, as now, I marveled at their ability to blend into the environment and go almost unseen. This one lost confidence at his camouflage abilities and made a run for it; had he not done that, there is at least a 50% chance I would have looked right past him.
Blurry termites.
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon one of these guys; I believe it is a type of snail (I'm sure I'll be corrected today if I'm wrong). I was happy to find another today (in the exact same place as a few weeks ago, interestingly). It stayed perfectly still on the rock where I found it, and then within a few minutes, began to slowly crawl away.
Closer to the water. Look closely to see the tiny blue guy beside it.
In the water.
And off to safety (or, at least away from me).
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Sara says:
I think your spider with the impressive jaws is a woodlouse hunter, the "earwig" is a two-pronged bristletail (much cooler in my opinion) and your little blue guy by the snail some kind of springtail.
No clue on the fuzzy, gooey stuff. I'd guess fungus.
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Just square both sides
I have another test question i got wrong and didnt undertand soo im hoping someone can help me out.
Show that sqrt(1+x) <1+(1/2)x if x>0 or ( formally written in attachment)
I used the formula f'(c)= [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a) and then just ended up with a mess at the end which is probably why i got it wrong. How would i go abouts starting this problem?
You'd need a variation on that.
If you prove a derivative is always positive,
then you are proving the function is always increasing.
Locate the maxmum value of g(x)
then if g(k)<0 the inequality is proven.
Find the value of x=k giving minimum h(x),
then show h(k)>0
2nd derivative test at x=0.....
this is 0.25 at x=0, indicating a minimum on the curve.
This means that if x is positive, h(x)>0
I basically wote it as [1+(1/2)x - sqrt(1+x)]/ [(1/2)-(1+x)^(1/2)]... then eaither i got that wrong or i messed something up in simplifing because i couldnt prove thats its >0


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|Amorial Suth
|Ryland of Fal Dara
|Alathea Sedai
Alathea watches Ryland leave for the stables. "I think that Ryland has the right idea. Whatever Jareen is doing, this Sneed is a larger concern at the moment. I am going to prepare; we should all meet in the stables in half an hour, yes? The sooner we find Mistress Tiedre, the better. Who knows what else he might do to her if we wait?" Not waiting for a reply, Alathea leaves the room and climbs the stairs to her own room.
After changing into the plainspun farmwife's dress from Salidar, she straps on her dueling knife and throws a few coins into a pouch, then descends to the stables and calls for a stableboy to ready her horse. Seeing Ryland already there, she smiles. "Are you ready for another round of trouble, Ryland?"
|Fiallain Bo'airr
Fia nods agreeably then rises and heads outside to await the others. Her fingers trace the outline of the knife hanging at her waist. Will I ever become used to not having my spears in hand? Pfah. Utter foolishness. She stands outside the stable fidgeting and gives Alathea a nod as the other woman appears and heads inside for her horse.
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
Rhoekk simply stands. "I am ready," he says without embellishment.
"Shall I see to the Red Shields, and arrange to have a contingent ready to lend aid? I should send word at the least, so that they are aware of this situation, lest they think us the ne'er-do-wells, and unnecessarily impede us. As I mentioned before, there may be another way into the mansion. I have recently learned that there are smuggler's tunnels that lead from the river to these mansions, that allow these 'nobles' to move goods without paying the due tariffs. We could potentially use them to gain entrance without being seen. However, as they are only tunnels, they might limit our options as well, since there is only one path, and any guards would have to be eliminated silently."
|Jasmine Raleen
Jasmine proceeds with the others to the stable, mentally preparing herself for a potential encounter.
Sorry I've been sporadic on here. Kiddos were sick over the last few days.
|Fiallain Bo'airr
Fia nods at Rhoekk. I think having the red shields standing ready to support would be a food idea. Please send word to them. I will leave it to you as how best they might aid us.
|Fiallain Bo'airr
|Ryland of Fal Dara
ok. i am going to make my next posting on the assumption that rhoekk is going by himself to the red shields, and everyone else is heading to the burnt out mansion. If this is different, or if you wish to do something else, then let me know, and i can adjust accordingly
May you find water and shade Rhoekk says to everyone just before he leaves, pausing a moment longer to nod at Fiallian, and turns and walks off, his long strides swiftly carrying him out of sight.
Mounting his own horse, Ryland says simply Let's move. Suiting words to action, he turns and nudges his horse into a simple walk; this movement belaying the urgency of the situation.
Forcing the others to fall in behind him, Ryland weaves the large group around town on a circumventive path towards the ruined mansion. Being a little later in the afternoon, the oppressive heat has driven all but the most die hard merchants, the most needy commoners out into the streets to get food stuffs and household items. People seem intent their actions, to the point that people who would normally press in amongst you, jostling for position on the busy street, instead the crowds part, leaving you an opening of at least 5 paces around you and the horses. Glancing about, you also make the observation that people are not even looking at you, as if something else has demanded their attention, instead of a large group of people on horse back accompanied by an Ogier.
Feeling odd about the whole situation, Ryland guides the group through the mansion district, where even the patrolling red shields either turn down a side street or turn around and walk away.
Turning up the path onto the abandoned mansion's grounds, the group walks their horses up the path and into the ruin.
The entry hall of this mansion is the only part that appears intact. 4 walls and a ceiling provide a perfect place to stable the horses whilest you explore the mansion and go to higher ground, seeking the perfect vantage point to spy upon Lord Sneed's property.
|Fiallain Bo'airr
Fia trots easily beside the horses as they make their way through the district. She seems to feel the same odd feeling as Ryland, her nerves becoming more taut the closer they come. As the others begin stabling and tying up the horses, she makes her way up stealthily to the 'higher ground', first looking to make sure they are alone, and also for a good position from which to view Sneed's.
Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Perception: (take 20 if possible): 33
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
Sorry. In regard to the Red Guards, I had put a bunch of info into my old post when I went to go see Geischel, kind of info-dump style; you had halted it and reported that you'd rather RP it out, but we ended up going out to see the fight. How much did I already tell him? Do you want to RP out this next meeting, or shall I just give the general overview of what I'd like to pass on?
Rhoekk makes his way to the Red Shield's with haste, and speaks with Geischel, letting him know what we have learned: that there is a force from a nation unfriendly to the Car'a'carn here in the city, that the menacing ogier that we have been hearing of are with them, that Lord's Jareen and Sneed may be Seanchan, or at least have a strong connection to them, and that Sneed has taken an innocent hostage to lure us there. He will also tell him about the secret passages from the river, and arrange to have someone there to meet the contact if he himself is unable to go. He recommends that Geischel have a force on hand in the manor district to quell any upheaval that arises, or to raid the manor in order to rescue the captured roofmistress. He will warn him that he has been told that the Seanchan keep Aes Sedai as captives, and have bindings that somehow force them to do what they are ordered to do. Due to this, he will advise Geischel that it is probably wisest to allow the Aes Sedai leeway in investigating this matter, and staging the Red Guards to follow their lead.
|A'Mar of House Issola
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
strange actions by a city crowd with a group such as ours.
[/ooc] A'mar looks for a threat and attempts to acertain what the center of attention might be [/ooc]
is the ruin at the mansion new from some battle or old and grown over from neglect or a battle long past?
|Amorial Suth
Amorial will try to move as quietly as possible while heading into position with the group. Stealth 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
He will inspect the building to get a sense of the soundness of the structure. Knowledge Engineering 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Once he is assured it is sound he will look for a good vantage point to peer upon his foes estate. Perception 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
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Amorial snatches Fia from the front stair well, pulling her beside him.
a moment, please. Allow me to ensure that we can safely move about this place
Standing in place, AMorial glances about with a keen eye and a thoughtful expression on his face. Nodding to himself, he be begins to walk about, inspecting corners, walls, the ceiling, and the floor itself.
Ok, the first floor and second floor can easily hold our combined weights. But i fear that from the signs of water damage inside the walls may deteriorate the strength the higher we go.
Stepping onto the stairs, Amorial hesitantly moves up them, flinching at every squeak that eminates from the boards.
i will write the below of everyone going to the third floor. but if you wish to further explore, then feel free to say that you break off from the group
Climbing the stairs, the group enters onto the top floor. Dirt and greenery have deposited onto this floor due to the gaping holes in the windows and ceiling. Small trees crowd in around the windows, fighting for sunlight, while mushrooms and moss grow in the dank dark corners.
This high up, you feel a slight breeze upon your faces as it whispers through the building, sounding like a ghost from old stories told by the campfire.
Stepping up to a crowded window, you are able to gently push aside some of the foliage and gaze upon both Lord Jareen's and Lord Sneed's mansions.
Looking down upon Lord Jareen's mansion, you see men walking about with Pike's and spears, swords belted to waist. Some move about in specific patterns on the lawn, wearing trails in the grass, while a couple pairs move about the roof top, glancing around for signs of trouble.
you count 20 pairs of soldiers moving about, patrolling the grounds
Taking a few minutes to watch the mansion in front of you, the sudden clanging and pings of metal hitting metal draws your attention past Jareen's to Lord Sneed's Domicial.
Unable to see the noise from your current position, you move around the third floor, going closer to the exposed timbers of the ruin. Looking out, you are surprised by what you see happening 2 lots away. Although the distance makes details hard to make out, one thing is clear...
...you see a man sparring against four Ogiers, and holding his own too. From the way the Ogier tower over the man, your eyes cannot help but go to amorial for comparison, and your minds make the connection that these Ogiers stand much taller than Amorial.
Focusing in again on the scene below, you cannot help but feel impressed as the man is using nothing but a short sword, his off hand, and his agility a hairs breath away from being split in 2 from those monstrous axes, similar to what Amorial carries on him.
Blades swing about, descending, ascending, laterally, all motion, and the man sways about, able to dodge around each blow. As two ogier swing at him from opposite sides, the unknown man suddenly leaps up, and where he once stood, two axes crash into each other, a loud metal ring, much like a bell, resounds from the grounds. Landing a moment later on the two heads, the man pivots on his right foot, left foot stepping out onto the axe shaft. One step, a second, and suddenly his left foot is snapping out, kicking the ogier in the face. Once, twice, three times, before leaping off and landing 10 feet away. Allowing the momentum of the leap to carry him, he leans back and begins to turn as the third Ogier himself pivots and swings laterally. As the blade passes his face, the man shoves his sword up into the cross member, and goes limp. The sudden weight catches the ogier off guard, forcing him to take a small step forward in an attempt to maintain control of the blade.
As the ogier lifts his foot up, the man somehow curls like a snake, driving the blade deep into the dirt, forcing the Ogier off balance even more. Getting his feet under him, the man springs forward as hard as he can, his knee driving itself deep into the ogiers face with a bone crunching thud so loud, you can hear it by you.
As the ogier involuntarily reflexes from the pain, The man drives his foot down, kicking the axe out of the ogier's hands. With a final kick to the ogiers stomach, the man spins away from the KO'd opponent.
Taking a step out, he suddenly side steps to the left, and catches the axe shaft of the fourth ogier in his hands; the strength of the ogier and the weight of the Axe drive the man to his knees.
For a moment, there is a lull as the 2 other ogier move in, seeking to end the combat. The man, seeing this, curls up his toes under him, shifts his weight a little, and surges forward, letting go of the axe shaft and leaping into the personal space of the ogier. Standing up, the man drives his head into the Ogiers chin, rocking it back on its feet, allowing him to push the ogiers arm wide and deliver a single blow to the ribs, forcing the Ogier to fall back.
Using the falling ogier to cover him, the man leaps forward, hands pushing him into front flips, until he is at the edge of the dirt square.
As you watch him bring down the final two Ogier still bare handed, you cannot help but see a similarity in fighting style between him and a creature that you despise, one whose gaze is fear. A Myrddraal.
Rhoekk. I think we will say that you confer with Geischel and are able to get back to the ruin, since you took the direct route.
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
Perpception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27 - Is it a Myrdraal?
"He moves like one of the Eyeless."
Rhoekk speaking from one side of the room will come as a shock to all present, as no one saw or heard him return.
"Should we investigate it, or could this be bait of some sort?"
|Amorial Suth
|A'Mar of House Issola
|Alathea Sedai
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
|A'Mar of House Issola
|Fiallain Bo'airr
|Amorial Suth
|Ryland of Fal Dara
|Joliar Belthoval
|Alathea Sedai
as far as everyone can see, from your vantage point, you all believe that the ogiers and the man were fighting at 100%, neither side holding anything back, especially from the Ogier themselves.
For that kind of check, i felt that a check using your attack roll would be the best way to figuring out if this was a sparing match, or a full out fight. Since the distance between you and the fight was so great, i had to add some modifiers.
The lone man stands over the fallen Ogiers, pausing as he appears to be catching his breath. Bending over, he reaches out and helps an ogier to his feet. Slapping the Ogier on his back, the man walks away and begins to help the others up. One of the Ogiers stands, but is wobbly on his feet as blood flows from his mouth and chin.
Lots of backslapping commence as the Ogier and the Man move towards a table, where they begin to wash themselves and drink. Some of the Ogier pause and reenact a particular part of the fight, a grab, a pull; lots of laughing from when the Ogier got his jaw driven into his skull. Laughter raises from the far property, and barely catches your hearing.
As you stare in amazement at the change in mood by these behemoths, movement from Jareens household catches your eyesight. Five women, wearing gray dress exit the back of the house. Turning, they begin to slowly walk around the back property of Jareens estate. One turns suddenly at an unheard noise, her dress fluttering up, and a flash of red lighting strikes contrast to the simple dress.
As the woman walks back to the back entrance, a pair of women walk out, side by side. One woman wears the gray dress with the red lightning bolt, while the other appears to be only wearing scraps of clothing crudely stitched together. Her hair is unkept, her skin is dirty and soiled. She walks barefoot upon the grass.
A moment later another pair walk out. Same red dress, but this time the paired woman walks with dignity, her dress well kept, hair freshly washed, a slight hint of weight seen in her face and frame. In her clean condition you see a twinkle at her neck. Staring closer at it, you easily see that the its a choker made of silver. Your eyes cannot help but automatically find the leash and follow it back to the wrist of the woman beside her, who holds a coiled portion in her hand.
Another moment passes and a third pair walks out. This one shows a young lady leading an old woman with gray hair, her hair almost the same shade as the collar she wears upon her neck. The old lady leans in and talks to the leash holder, and a moment later they both laugh. The matron walks about, pointing at things, answers questions and poses her own to her leash holder. At one point, the old woman leans over and kisses her companion on the forehead.
As you stare at the strangest of sights, a commotion brings your attention to the back exit. You are shocked by what you see, leaving you speechless...
An older woman walks out of the doorway, gray dress with red lightning bolts on it, silver bracelet clasped to wrist, leash leading to another collared woman. But this woman is different, even compared to the matron.
This woman has the Ageless look of an Aes Sedai upon her face.
|A'Mar of House Issola
I have never seen such garments before; nor Ogier as such, methinks this be an assemblage from afar and of import to the Dragon, an embassy? A scouts duty is to report before trouble befalls and no information is gleened. Should not one of you Ashamen report this? Ogier and men sparring; women with lighteningbolts all the same imply a uniform. This be a tale held in the dark; be it on a tiger or mouse.
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
Looking at the man who was fighting the Ogier Rhoekk says, "Hmmph. A match after all, if a rather rough one. No one was killed though, or even maimed. That one dances well... for a wetlander."
When the women start coming out from Lord Jareen's manse he says, "I did not see any of these women during the time I wasted trying to teach Jareen and his peers of Ji'e'Toh. They must have been kept hidden from prying eyes. Jareen mentioned that one of the Sul'dam was killed in the attack at his tournament, so they must have been disguised as courtiers or retainers. There seem to be a great deal many of them. I wonder how many of them can wield power? If some are but leash holders and other's leashed ones... can both channel, or just those who are leashed? I do not fear dancing with lightning, but with so many, it might be a very difficult dance."
When the last is brought forth, his eyes widen, "That one looks like you, Aes Sedai. Was this one captured? Like you, Jasmine Sedai? Do any of you know her?"
|A'Mar of House Issola
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
"From what we have heard, yes, they will be prisoners. Freeing them may be difficult." Rhoekk turns to the Aes Sedai, "Should we consider releasing her from torment? I can get close, and should be able to escape again..." Rhoekk reaches his arm up and jostles an arrow in his quiver meaningfully.
|Alathea Sedai
Alathea hisses at the sight of the leashed women. "These are no ambassadors. These women are prisoners, yes? These women that are leashed are forced to channel at the whim of the women holding their leashes. I have seen such in Tanchico, but if you wish a stronger description..." Alathea trails off with a motion towards her companions, although whether she indicates Jasmine or Litheene is not clear. She bites her lip before continuing. "That last one does look to be Aes Sedai. As much as I do not wish to be distracted from finding Mistress Tiedre, that woman belongs to the White Tower and we must consider on how to free her. But Mistress Tiedre is in grave danger; it should be something we consider after we bring her to safety, yes?"
|Fiallain Bo'airr
Fia nods slowly. It looks as if the one that is Aes Sedai may be leaving the premesis going out the back as they are. Perhaps we, or some, should tail them and free her. Perhaps she will have information as to where the roofmistress may be found, and what we will face in order to set her free.
and perhaps we can discover what games these shawnchan are playing. It may be that I need to pass news of this Jareen to my sisters so the Car'a'Carn is aware of the snakes building a nest in his Hold.
|Amorial Suth
|Alathea Sedai
|Fiallain Bo'airr
Seeing the Aes Sedai and her 'escort' turn from the back and instead pace the grounds like the others, Fiallain snarls silently, her hope of the pair separating off where they could pick them off now dashed. Listening to Alathia and Amorial she shakes her head in agreement. "Seems as good a plan as anything I've thought of. This isn't going to be easy though."
|Rhoekk of the Tardaad Aiel
Rhoekk draws out his bow and checks the string. He draws the bow to its full reach in order to make sure it is in good working order. He then draws and arrow and puts it to the string, holding it in place with his index finger so that his right hand remains free. He reaches up with his right to make sure the arrows in his quiver are loose, and do not come out drawn together. Last, he makes sure his spears are secure beneath the tightly strapped quiver, but ready to bring to hand. At last, he looks at the others, and nods.
"Would you like me to lead? I believe I am the least likely of those here to be seen, and my eyes and ears are sharp."


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Port Clyde — As the old saying goes, "there are two certainties in life — death and taxes." Artist Marvon Hupper has come up with an idea to save people money on one of those.
From an 144-square-foot studio in Port Clyde, Hupper offers a variety of unique creations — now including pine coffins.
The artist added coffin-making to his sign a few months ago after constructing his first version of the new, inexpensive way to go.
"I personally build these hand-crafted coffins in my shop with tender loving care one at a time," said Hupper. It takes him approximately a day and a half to make one.
The coffins are built to fit a burial vault and also conform to the requirements of a green cemetery. They are constructed out of pine, which is a biodegradable wood and have wooden handles on both sides. The removable head rest — for open coffin viewing — has a built-in spot for storage following the service.
Hupper researched the cost of funerals and was shocked. He found caskets starting at $985 all the way up to $16,000, or if one is cremated the cheapest is a specially designed cardboard box between $150 and $475.
"And those don't include any of the other burial services," said Hupper, who plans on being buried in one of his creations. "My wife thinks I'm nuts."
"I cannot envision spending thousands of dollars on a plastic box to be viewed for an hour or so, then buried in the ground forever," he added, "not while there are so many hungry and hurting people in this world that need help."
"The coffins can be used for storage, like a window box or book case, until its primary use is needed," said Hupper.
Other crafts the artist has on display are paintings, buoys, and a hand-crafted game called Mini Toc, similar to Chinese checkers.
Hupper's studio is located at 376 Glenmere Road in Port Clyde.
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Lost Washington: Good Hope Roadĺs German orphanage
Good Hope Road SE, one of East Washington's historic thoroughfares, has been home to many places now forgotten. While still a pastoral area the arterial road hosted, from the late 1800s into the 1960s, an orphanage for children of German ancestry, one such place with an obscured memory.
Too rural for street addresses, the German Orphan Asylum at 2300 Good Hope Road wasn't given an address until 1945. It first opened its doors in August 1880. Today, the Marbury Plaza apartment complex looms over Good Hope Road where the orphanage previously stood.
"In the second half of the nineteenth century, Washington's native-born and immigrant German population was significant in numbers," writes Mona E. Dingle in 1996's Urban Odyssey, A Multicultural History of Washington, DC. At their peak presence, Germans represented 10% of the city's population, significantly less than Chicago and Baltimore where nearly one-quarter of city residents were of German ancestry.
With an increase in the city's German population, a concern emerged to care "for orphans and the aged." In 1879 parishioners of Concordia German Evangelical Lutheran Church at 20th & G Street NW began to raise money for an asylum for needy German orphans. With financial support from leaders within the city's established and emerging German American community, the "German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association of the District of Columbia" was incorporated with a twenty year charter from Congress. The Protestant designation was later stricken from the title to allow admission of children of other religions and eventually non-German children were accepted.
"Admission requirements, based on race and age, stipulated that a child must be of the white race ů at least three (3) years old but not over eleven (11) years,'" according to Louise Daniel Hutchinson's seminal 1977 work, The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930. These restrictions were relaxed in later years.
Before the turn of the century, the German Orphan Asylum was one of the first institutions built for the care and welfare of children in Anacostia, but other charitable efforts soon followed. The Stoddard Baptist Home for "colored elderly and indigent women" was founded in the Garfield community near Hamilton Road, present-day Alabama Avenue. In 1904 the Episcopal Diocese expanded its work to provide "for winter service to homeless children at Anacostia, D.C." according to Hutchinson.
Local beer manufacturer Christian Heurich, known for his popular "Senate" beer, was one of the earliest benefactors of the German orphanage. Later contributors included local department store owner Julius Garfinckel.
Simon Wolf, a German Jewish immigrant and successful lawyer, assisted the orphanage, with funding from Congress, in purchasing the 32-acre Good Hope Hill Farm from Captain Samuel G. and Flora Cabell in what is today the Fairlawn neighborhood. With the help of Wolf and friends of the asylum, a new brick building was constructed and dedicated in October 1890. The asylum had formerly occupied space in downtown Washington.
"The new two-story home, perched on top of Good Hope Hill measured 52 feet x 100 feet, and was designed to accommodate up to 80 children," according to, "To Help A Child: The History of the German Orphan Home," an article in the 2006 edition of Washington History by local historian Anna Watkins.
According to Census records from 1900, the orphanage had 52 "inmates" and was run by the Henry and Elizabeth Harrold along with their four daughters and one son.
The board of directors controlled the admission and release of the children, and selected their schools until they reached the age of about 14. The youngsters were then placed in carefully surveyed homes where they worked as household help or nannies, or were assigned as an apprentice to a trade or profession. The board retained responsibility for the children until they reached legal adulthood. The older adolescents attended public school in Anacostia, while the younger ones prepared for school at the asylum.
The orphanage taught, studied, and used both German and English. Due to the national mood during World War I, the board decreed in 1918 that use of the English language would take precedent "because we must show ourselves thoroughly patriotic and loyal; we are American in every sense of the word and proud of it." During this time the American flag was raised daily on the main building. However, in 1929, when an illustrated 50th anniversary history book was published, it was done so in both languages.
The Orphanage's relocation
With the growth and development of Washington following World War II the neighborhood dynamics around the orphanage began to change.
"Increasingly developed with housing and institutions, the area was no longer conducive to having children do farm chores as heavy traffic sped down the hill bordering the property," according to Watkins. Long-time Superintendent George Christman "noticed that more people were walking across the home's grounds. Some ran dogs on the property, teenagers had parties and played games there displaying loud and annoying behavior, and drunks used the front steps to take a rest."
With the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 and other factors, such as the construction of the Barry Farm housing development and urban renewal of the SW waterfront, the demographics of the surrounding neighborhoods began to shift. Herein the orphans began to face difficulties in the neighborhood schools.
The board began to consider relocating and selling their property on Good Hope Road. In early 1964, developer Charles Smith offered to rent the property for 99 years at a price that allowed the orphanage to relocate. The Smith Company would later demolish the facilities and build the present-day apartment complex Marbury Plaza.
Soon thereafter the directors of the orphanage purchased a large parcel of land in Prince George's County, opening a new home on Melwood Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland in 1965. In December 1978, at the end of the semester, the orphanage closed to its last student.
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German Orphan Asylum
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. has the very rich collection of records of the German Orphan Asylum. Call (202) 785-2068 x111 to gain access to them.
1900 census of the Asylum from a genealogy site on the internet.
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My mom's dad committed suicide (or was murdered) when she was 4-5 years old, back in the roaring 20's ... she ended up in the german orphange in anacostia virginia ... back in the 1920's .... along with her sister Levena, and her younger brother Robert.
here is a link to the Historical Society Article about the Orphanage with pictures if you see these pictures you will see the tower. Mom took us to see the Orphanage One time when we were very small kids I still remember that day. The main thing a kid noticed was that tower, and mom said her bedroom with some other kids was in the top of the tower.
these short videos I shot that last day I saw her Nov 22, 2012, she was telling some of the old stories, in this one she talks about the orphanage
She mentions the Hoffmans that ran the orphanage, it could have been Moms memory she may have meant Henry and Elizabeth Harrold. Moms name was Edith, but with their thick german accents they pronounced her name . Editt
this is part two of her story about the orphange
Thank you for sharing. Would you be interested in speaking with me? I'm working on a project that will include a more detailed history of the orphanage. It would be great to speak with you.
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Yes, I would like to speak with you and tell you more. I really enjoyed this article!
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tenure to those kids and that time in my life.
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I was there from August 1937 until May 1944. Like I said before when I went there we had 22 boys and 20 girls. After the war when I went uP there they only had 15 boys and girls all together. Then they moved to Maryland
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I'd like to read your life story, especially if it included a year at the GOH. I have very fond memories of the portion of my childhood spent under the care of Pop Christman, Beatty and Eleanor and her drooling boxers Petie and Princess Pat. I think that anyone, raised in an orphanage or not can choose to dwell on the not-so-fond memories of chuldhood
, but life isn't perfect is it? The suburban years in Upper Marlboro were challenging, but for most of us we were up to it, except when we weren't. What most people don't realize that is that life in an orphanage in the twilight of such institutions was not something out of the pages of Dickens, but much more complex and rich if you can imagine that. For those GOH alum out there wishing to still feel like victims,indulge yourself by all means, but in your heart you can't really deny Pop Christman's observation that "The world doesn't owe you a living." Everything else follows from that.
I will be 74 years old in a couple of months. Probably close in age to your sister, Fern. I was at the home from 1953 to 1960 when I graduated from Anacostia High School. I remember Ruth Beall(became Carlisle) Ellen Slay, Beverly Ford.( I think Beverly graduated from H.S. in 1954 and got married shortly thereafter.) Barbara Mueller:( all the guys were in love with her). She left the home in 57 or 58 to live with her parents in Florida. Tommy Cooper was devastated when she left. I remember a family by the name of Darne left early in 58 or 59. I was sweet on one of the Darne girls named Janet, and I was pretty torn up when she left. I remember the Wilson sisters, particularly Lois. She and I became friendly when we discovered we had the same birthday. I remember Elsie Drechslers brothers Bobby, George and Carl (Junie). Bobby was attending Maryland University when I got there. He used to work at the florist across from the home. The florist shop was Mealy and Wood. Albert (Albie) was the oldest and served in WWll and Korea. Albie made the U.S. Army a career and retired as a Master Sergeant. Carl (Junie) used to help us build the soap box derby racers. Tommy was a farmer in North Carolina, and I dont ever remember his visiting the home. I remember Scott Seymour would visit the home once in a while. I remember Scott was very pleasant and friendly. The Swann brothers were Billie and Bennie. Bennie was there when I came to the home. He eventually joined the Marine Corps. The boy you remember as Russell was Russell Nusbickel. I think I spelled his name correctly. He also joined the Marine Corps. Pop Christman was the superintendant and Mrs Christman was the matron. Mrs Cs sister Eleanor known to the kids as Honey was the secretary. Mrs. Christman who was born in 1903, passed away in 1970 at age 67. I attended her visitation at the funeral home. Pop was born in 1902 and died in 1979 at the age of 77. Pop was living in King George, Virginia at the time. Eleanor was born in 1907, but I dont know when she died. These are just a few of my memories of the home.
Nice to hear your memories of the GOH and a few familiar names that only barely overlapped my stay there. Of the Dreschlers, I only really knew Bobby, and maybe met Albie once or twice. I remember your last year or so at the home, knew your brother better (will never forget the solo trombone practice serenades echoing throughout the halls!), and am sorry for your loss of him. I think you attended the post-Berlin Wall-fall shindig at the German Embassy with Bill Grass that I refer to above in the comments, and if I remember correctly might have gotten an invitation to join the Board from Liz Currie that was managing the organization's scholarship awards.
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The August result included a 12-percent same-store sales decrease for the KFC brand.
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Since December 2012, sales in the company's once high-flying China division have cratered as a result of negative publicity surrounding poultry suppliers in China, including a few small former suppliers of KFC who were implicated in a state television report exposing the use of antibiotics in Chinese poultry farming.
Yum responded with a major quality assurance campaign in China, and while same-store sales have mostly improved from decreases of 41 percent at KFC and 15 percent at Pizza Hut in January, the recovery has not been linear. The division's same-store sales slipped sequentially from down 13 percent in March to down 29 percent in April, as new fears of an avian-flu outbreak in China temporarily derailed KFC's progress toward recovery.
July's sales were another slight hiccup, decreasing 13 percent after June's same-store sales decline had narrowed to down just 10 percent compared with the prior year. While August's performance was a sequential improvement, analysts noted that Wall Street expected a decline of about 8 percent, obscuring just how likely it is that Yum could effect a quarterly increase in same-store sales by the fourth quarter of this year.
In a research note, Jefferies Equity Research analyst Andy Barish pointed out that, in addition to the staying power of bad publicity over the poultry supply, Yum must also combat increased competition and "more volatile Chinese consumer spending trends."
"While we do believe concerns related to last year's bad publicity are diminishing," Barish wrote, "we do not get the sense that the company has much control over the trajectory of the recovery…. Consumers are more cautious about their future earnings power and therefore more discerning with their dollars, while local and overseas restaurant chains continue to expand rapidly through the country."
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Monday, December 20, 2010
5 Days Until Christmas......Last Minute Gifts for Kids to Give
This all started because my 15 year old son was lamenting that he was going to be given gifts by some girls at his school. He wanted to give them something in return but he didn't have any disposable income.....and I didn't want to spend a lot of my money either. What I did have were some canning jars left over from my "wanting" to can last summer (which in my mind was a great idea). Next up was something to fill in the jars....a stop at my local discount warehouse candy isle solved that.....gourmet jelly beans. So top it off with some lovely wrapping paper and we had 8 gifts done in minutes. What made it even better was my 17 year old son was lamenting that he had a gift exchange in his orchestra class......out came the jars, jelly beans and gift wrap!
I normally wouldn't give in to the guilt of get a gift, give a gift.....but he really wanted to give these girls something. So I think we came up with a perfect solution without having to go into debt. Plus I had the added bonus of he put some energy into making them.
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Those jars are really cute! Where did you find them at! They would be perfect for Mothers Day/Father's Day gifts too! Thanks for sharing!
- December 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Melissa said...
I think I got them in Target this summer. I liked the squat size and thought they would look cute with my home made jelly that I didn't make this year.....at least the jars are now used and I don't need to feel so guilty!
- December 20, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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