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Picturing the Past 23: WartimePosted Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at 11:48 AM
Traffic stops as a tank crosses U.S. 231 South during World War II maneuvers in Bedford County. (Photo submitted by Jan Phillips)
Not only did we send many of our young men - some who gave their lives and others who returned scarred physically and/or emotionally - but Bedford County served as a training area as well.
Take a look at this tank crossing U.S. 231 South from Center Church Road to Snell Road, in a photo provided by Jan Phillips. The intersection actually looks much the same today, and if you look closely you'll see Chestnut Ridge to the south. Note the lines across the road. They appear to have been drawn by hand -- part of the maneuvers?
Also, note the utility poles. I've heard for years that most rural areas of Bedford County had no electricity until TVA arrived after World War II.
I received some additional photos of World War II maneuvers last week as well, which I'll post soon.
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I received an e-mail asking, "In 1934 to 1944 the Coy Adams stove foundry burned. Do you know what year?" Anyone know?
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David, Another great picture, and thanks for opening up another vein of memories. As best as a small boy could remember, I still have some very real memories of those days when maneuvers were taking place all over Bedford County. For years after the maneuvers took place I was warned to look out for unexploded ordinance (bombs I was told) expecially at my Grandmother's house which was near the 18th Civil District. We lived just above Kingston Mill at that time and I can remember going down to the river where some of the troops were bivouacked and selling candy bars with my neighbor who was several years older than myself to the soldier boys. We had either Butterfinger or Baby Ruth for sale.
It is interesting to note that Camp Forrest in Tullahoma was erected for the training of these same soldiers and was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest with whom my Great Grandfather fought during the Civil War in a unit called Forrest's Escort. It is also interesting to note that the Shelbyville Army National Guard (Artillery) was called up at that time. They trained at Camp Forrest, and served in Germany during the war.
As for the question about Coy Adams' foundry. It is possible that either ilikeoldsongs or Wilderness 68 would be able to give you the answer to that.
I am very much looking forward to seeing the additional photos.
My Father came back alive from that war after serving on the U.S.S. Arkansas and fighting at Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guam, Ulithi, and other ports of call. My Father-in-law did not come back. He gave his life for his country in New Guinea between the Islands of Wadke and Liki on a LCM with an Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EB & SR).
-- Posted by leeiii on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, at 12:18 PM
David, Even before we had electricity in the rural areas we had telephones. Those utility poles look very much like they could be telephone poles to me.
-- Posted by leeiii on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, at 12:39 PM
We lived in Raus during the war. I saw many battles during the day and night. Some were faught in our front yard. I collected empty brass from blank ammo during this time. A lot of excitement for a eight year old boy.
-- Posted by jim8377 on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, at 2:13 PM
This is simply awesome David. The younger generations need to know what a high price was paid for this country, regardless of whichever direction it is going.
-- Posted by driedleaves on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, at 3:00 PM
David, I have not yet been able to determine the date that the stove foundry burned. Maybe Wilderness68 can help with that. A few years ago, maybe 3 or 4, I stopped by Scott Shapard's real estate office to see if he could verify my memory of the location of this factory, and his assesment of the location was in agreement with mine. I don't recall, however, if we discussed the date of the fire, and if we did I have forgotten any conclusions that might have been reached.
This situation once again illustrates the inattention of the young, and the unreliability of word of mouth for keeping history alive.
At one time I was personally acquainted with at least 6 people who were working at that plant when it burned, including both my wife's parents. And yet it seems on the surface that the information has been lost, and to a certain degree I feel a personal responsibility for that loss.
Of course there is a good chance that one could spend a few hours staring at perhaps hundreds of pages of old newspapers on microfilm at the library, and come up with the date . I'm very thankful for those papers and the documentation of our history they provide, we would indeed be very poor without them.
But in this day of pushing a button, or clicking a mouse for almost instant information, don't we owe it to future generations to modernize our information systems, to remove some of the plodding obstacles that hinder access to the past?
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Tue, Aug 25, 2009, at 5:04 PM
All this information about the maneuvers on Bedford County soil is extremely interesting because they were eye-witnesses to "history". Several years back a friend gave me a detailed writeup about Gen. George Patton's time here and training he was involved in down around the Skull Camp Bridge on the Old Tullahoma Hwy. The details are too fuzzy to rely on memory, so I'll try to find it. Also, I've been trying to find some good quality photos of the maneuvers here in the county and would like to make electronic scans. Any help would be appreciated.
-- Posted by marnold1118 on Wed, Aug 26, 2009, at 8:01 AM
David, the T-G reprinted (page 12c, 10/25/2000 issue) a rather lengthy article "Patton's Invasion of Middle Tennessee Remembered" which my Mom wrote (1943-ish) while the maneuvers were ongoing. While it was mostly related to the Bell Buckle perspective, the details she described were certainly mirrored by similar goings-on across Bedford County and middle Tennessee.
-- Posted by dkd57 on Wed, Aug 26, 2009, at 10:30 AM
marnold1118, The article you mentioned about General Patton being around the Skull Camp Bridge rings a bell with me. I know that I have seen it and read it before. I have been searching this morning to see if I could find it. I did not, but I found this: On page 28 of the "Bedford County, Tennessee Family History Book" published by Turner Publishing Company in Paducah, Kentucky and with Dick Poplin, Editor for the Bedford County Historical Society there is an article titled "Patton Was Here", and then on page 32 there is an article with the title "Patton At Flat Creek".
-- Posted by leeiii on Wed, Aug 26, 2009, at 11:45 AM
As usual, another great and thought provoking photo of Bedford County's past. My grandfather as well as my father told me of these troop manuevers through the area. My grandmother told me that more than a few of these young soldiers were far from home and always appreciated an opportunity to experince Bedford County hospitality in the form of a good meal and honest conversation with those who supported their war efforts. Now was there also a POW camp in the Tullahoma area for housing German prisoners?
-- Posted by Tim Lokey on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 2:07 AM
There was a rock crusher in Raus that the German prisoners worked at. It was next to Raus school so we saw the germans up close. I remember talking to the American Soldier guards.
-- Posted by jim8377 on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 6:38 AM
Now was there also a POW camp in the Tullahoma area for housing German prisoners?
-- Posted by Tattoos & Scars on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 2:07 AM
Yes, check out the address below for a brief summation of Camp Forrest.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 9:58 AM
ilikeoldsongs, Thanks for the link to Camp Forrest. That is a gold mine of info and photos. It also confirms that not only were German prisoners held there but also Japanese.
Through the years I have spent many days and nights training on that very ground where Camp Forrest once stood.
-- Posted by leeiii on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 10:40 AM
leeiii, I believe prisoners at Camp Forrest were German and Italian....Davd, I remember leaving my Grandparents Farm in Cedar Grove and having to return because a similar Tank was across Manire Rd...The fences on their farm were torn down during "The Maneuvers" and replaced when they left...I retreived a sign which read "Ye Olde Latrine" from beside their ditch....My Grandmother traded "Home-Cooked Meals" for sugar with the "Soldier Boys"...We boarded a GI couple at our home in Shelbyville and I remember a Skating Rink was in a Tent on Depot St. Near the later Philpot Print Shop where GI's had fun..
-- Posted by FlaDon on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 8:07 PM
FlaDon, Thanks for the information. Try taking a look at the site ilikeoldsongs mentioned. You will like it. I started looking at it this morning as soon as I found out about it, and I have spent the biggest part of the day going down every trail that opened up.
-- Posted by leeiii on Thu, Aug 27, 2009, at 8:16 PM
As a side note to the Camp Forrest link above, there is a reference on the site to Camp Blanding, Fla., which is located roughly 50 miles south of Jacksonville, near Stark, Fla. While that is not likely of any particular interest to the patrons of these blogs, it bears a great deal of significance to me personally.
My dad was a carpenter, and we, along with an uncle and his family, and a couple of my dad's carpenter friends, moved from Columbia Tn., sometime in 1940 to Jacksonville Fla., to work on the Camp Blanding project. No housing was available any closer than Jacksonville, so they all had to commute about 50 miles each way.
I have three or four distinct memories of that time in my life, which I have confirmed in times past with my parents to be accurate. These are the first memories, somewhere between the age of two and a half and three and a half, that I can recall, and so they mean a lot to me, personally.
Another thing that I find interesting about the Camp Blanding site, located here: www.campblanding-museum.org is the fact that the museum itself is a refurbished original ww2 barracks building. Makes me wonder if perhaps my dad might have worked on that very building. But then, with more than 10,000 buildings going up, what are the odds? Hope I haven't bored anyone too much with this walk down memory lane.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 2:28 PM
ilikeoldsongs, After your family returned from Camp Blanding did your Father continue to work as a carpenter in the Shelbyville area? There is a distinct possibility that I may have worked with him on some jobs as I was an Electrician and Plumber from 1960 through 1976.
-- Posted by leeiii on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 2:40 PM
leeiii, when we moved back to Shelbyville to stay, in June, 1950, My Dad worked for Cecil Melton for quite some time, don't remember exactly how long. After that he worked for A.C. "Pat" Melson for several years, during which time Pat was working almost exclusively in the Tullahoma area, in particular the Oak Park area. I believe all this would have been before 1960, but there is a possibility that the Pat Melson segment could have extended into the early 1960's. I would think that if you worked on any of J.T. Jones houses that would have been your best opportunity to have worked with my Dad, as he worked for J.T. for several years before he retired in 1973.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 3:18 PM
ilikeoldsongs, I thought so. J.T. had a man named Jim, one named Lee, and another man was foreman whose name escapes me at the moment, and then there was his son Travis. That would have been the most likely place I would have worked with him.
-- Posted by leeiii on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 4:18 PM
What a memory you have leeiii,Lee was the man, the one true hero in my life, the one I try to pattern my own life after.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 5:22 PM
ilikeoldsongs, I do not know if your Dad is still living or not, but he was a good man that I thought a lot of. He was as good a finish carpenter as you could find anywhere. I was raised on Whitthorne Street. In later years your Dad lived just about a block away from my Mom and Dad. If I am not mistaken he lived in the rock veneer house that Frank Smotherman was raised in. Jim Harrell was a good man as well.
By the way, do you remember what the foreman's name was? It will probably come to me about 2 o'clock tomorrow morning.
-- Posted by leeiii on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 5:39 PM
leeiii, my Dad passed away in 1984, after battling cancer for four years. To illustrate the type person he was, when Dr. Derryberry began apologizing for having to report that Dad's biopsy had come back positive for cancer, Dad told him "Don't worry about it doc, it might as well be me as someone else, I'm no better than the next person to have it". And that was no smoke, just my Dad being himself.
You're right about the house they lived in on Evans St., they were there for several years. I think that house was owned by Donnie Thompson's mother.
About the foreman's name,I want to say Travis Petty, but I'm wondering if I'm confusing him with Glenn Petty, a mechanic.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 6:41 PM
ilikeoldsongs, I am not sure but neither one of those names seems to fit.
-- Posted by leeiii on Fri, Aug 28, 2009, at 7:25 PM
ilikeoldsongs, Ever since your last comment I have been rolling the name Glenn around in my mind trying to come up with the foreman's name. I finally gave up this morning and called J.T.'s daughter (Frieda) and asked her what his name was. It was Bill Arnold. I would have had a hard time remembering that one but now I know that was right.
-- Posted by leeiii on Sat, Aug 29, 2009, at 9:13 AM
leeiii, when I saw the name it came back, but I'm afraid it was gone before then.
That was a good crew that J.T. had, my Dad really liked everyone, and he thought the world of J.T.'s kids.
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Sat, Aug 29, 2009, at 9:57 AM
Does anyone recall Shelbyville being bombed by little paper sacks filled with (flour?) dropped by low-flying B-25s practicing bombing runs at low altitude? A person told me this a few years ago and said he remembers the white blotches. He said his sister had been hit by one as she walked across the square and stopped to look up at the aircraft.
-- Posted by bomelson on Sat, Aug 29, 2009, at 2:51 PM
Bo, Sorry but I do not remember that. I do remember being recruited to be a plane spotter for the Civil Defense. That was sometime between the end of WWII and the Korean War.
However, I do remember the sky writer planes that wrote Pepsi Cola in the sky.
-- Posted by leeiii on Sat, Aug 29, 2009, at 4:03 PM
Bo, those flour bags could have blown over from the Bombing Range in the 18th District (a.k.a. The "Bloody 18th" )...Does anyone remember when one of Tittsworth Brothers would Buzz the Courthouse??? I believe he was stationed at Smyrna and it was SOP to Buzz your home town...
-- Posted by FlaDon on Sat, Aug 29, 2009, at 6:02 PM
A sweet little rumor
Did anyone here, hear the rumor back during WW2 maneuvers, that when the soldiers pulled out in the next few days they could not carry food supplies, such as sugar and coffee to thier next assignment, and would bury those items in the cemetery? The figure that I remember was 1500 pounds of sugar had to be disposed of, and they were not allowed to give it to civilians(understandable,if true).
-- Posted by ilikeoldsongs on Mon, Aug 31, 2009, at 7:38 PM
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L.L. Edwards. He was my wife's grandfather and all
I ever talked to him about was the 1940's and how he
had to stay on his toes for sugar to make candy.He also sold Peanuts in small boxes-like old snuff boxes. He would put a penny or more in a cellophane
package in the box.I remember buying them in the early'50s here in Oklahoma. The last home that I am
aware of that he lived in-in town- was on Cannon Street or Blvd. If anyone would provide what information that you can, it would certainly be appreciated. He passed away in 1974 and his wife Agnes passed away in 1997 in Eldorado, Arkansas.
Thanks- you have some of the finest folks and the
greenest grass I have ever seen. lostinoklahoma
-- Posted by lostinoklahoma on Sat, Dec 25, 2010, at 2:29 AM
lostinoklahoma, about the only thing I remember about L.L. Edwards had to do with peanuts. I can remember when he had his business on East Depot Street. It was on the Southeast corner of Depot and Myers Streets across the corner from what was Day Brothers grocery in the 50s. He traded with us at the service station and we always called him "peanut man". As I remember the peanut boxes, they were rectangular/square in shape, and they were a grayish cardboard color with (red I think) printing. They were called 1c, 5c, 10c or maybe it was penny, nickel, dime peanuts. Occasionaly a nickel would be found in one of the boxes, but mostly it was a penny. The peanuts were salted and still had the red-like skin on them. Mr. Edwards was well liked in the community to the best of my knowledge.
-- Posted by leeiii on Sat, Dec 25, 2010, at 8:02 AM
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Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is a degenerative condition of the front (anterior) part of the brain. It differs from other causes of dementia such as Alzheimer's, Lewy Body and Creutzfeldt Jakob's diseases. FTD is currently understood as a clinical syndrome that groups together Pick's disease, primary progressive aphasia and semantic dementia. The areas of the brain affected by FTD—the frontal and anterior temporal lobes—control reasoning, personality, movement, speech, social graces, language and some aspects of memory.
FTD is marked by dramatic changes in personality, behavior and some thought processes. Changes in personal and social conduct occur in early stages of the disease, including loss of inhibition, apathy, social withdrawal, hyperorality (mouthing of objects), and ritualistic compulsive behaviors. These symptoms may lead to misdiagnosis as a psychological or emotionally-based problem, or, in the elderly, be mistaken for withdrawal or eccentricity. FTD progresses to immobility and loss of speech and expression. Structural changes in the FTD patient's brain can be seen via scans or neuroimaging.
As many as seven million Americans may be afflicted with a form of dementia. Frontotemporal Dementia may account for 2-5 percent or 140,000 – 350,000 cases of dementia and for as many as 25 percent of pre-senile dementias.
FTD occurs predominantly after age 40 and usually before age 65, with equal incidence in men and women. In nearly half of the patients, a family history of dementia exists in a first degree relative (parent or sibling), suggesting a genetic component in these cases. Additionally, a form of dementia found in persons with motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease") may be associated with FTD.
Initial symptoms of FTD are primarily changes in personality and behavior. In addition to the symptoms described below, FTD patients often present two seemingly opposite behavioral profiles in the early and middle stages of the disease. Some individuals are overactive, restless, distractible and disinhibited. Others are apathetic, inert, aspontaneous and emotionally blunted. These differences in outward activity disappear in the late stages of the disease.
Major symptoms of FTD are:
In late stage FTD symptoms include:
FTD differs markedly in several ways when compared to other dementias, especially Alzheimer's disease:
FTD can be accurately diagnosed with brain scans or imaging. Computed tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveal cerebral atrophy in the frontotemporal regions. Degeneration of the corpus striatum, thalamus and other subcortical structures occurs. Functional brain imaging and single photon emission tomography may reveal dysfunction of the frontal lobes, decreased blood flow, and a selective reduced uptake of tracer in the anterior (front) cerebral hemispheres. Electroencephalography (EEG) remains normal, however, even in advanced stages. In autopsies, brain tissue changes include large neuronal cell loss with secondary spongiform change and astrocyctic gliosis.
Neuropsychological testing is useful to obtain a clinical assessment of the disease. Tests evaluate conduct, language, visuo-spatial abilities, memory, abstraction, planning and mental control, motor skills and intelligence. Tests might show:
The length of FTD varies, with some patients declining rapidly over two to three years and others showing only minimal changes over a decade. Studies have shown persons with FTD to live with the disease an average of eight years, with a range from three years to 17 years.
No medications are known currently to treat or prevent FTD. Serotonin-boosting medications may alleviate some behaviors.
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FAIRMONT – Fairmont Area High School vocations teacher Bob Bonin is a varsity coach, but you won't find him on the field, pitch, court or mat.
You will find him and his team in a classroom, working with computers, soldering irons and wrenches.
Bonin heads up the FIRST Robotics team, a group of boys and girls tasked with designing, building, marketing and competing with a robot designed to complete specific tasks.
This year, the bot needs to throw as many flying discs into its team's goal in two minutes and 15 seconds as possible.
It is not a simple task.
The team has met every night for the past four weeks since the challenge was announced, writing code, building prototypes and raising financial support. It runs something like a small company, with each "department" working on a portion of the task.
"This is more than a robot competition," said Bonin, noting that students also can compete in website design, safety animation, ingenuity and more. "There are a lot of different ways to get into robotics."
The team is part of FIRST Robotics, an organization begun in the early 1990s to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. The program is designed to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering.
And it has been successful locally since Fairmont's team got started five years ago. Bonin said five students who have been involved in the program have gone on to study mechanical engineering at the college level, a few of whom had no expectation of pursuing the field before joining the team.
"We are putting grads out that are using these complicated skills," Bonin said.
Statewide, schools are having similar results since starting their own robotics teams.
According to Bonin, the number of students enrolled in the University of Minnesota's college of science and technology that have participated on robotics teams is six times higher than it was in 2008.
And the U isn't the only school looking for robotics students. College recruiters are commonplace at robotics competitions, as schools seek those students showing promise in science, technology, engineering and math, the so-called STEM careers.
Fairmont senior Marcus Wiebe is one of those students. He plans to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology next year to study mechanical engineering, a path he chose after participating on the robotics team.
"This definitely helped push me to know, 'Yes, this is what I want to do.'" he said.
But the program isn't just for those wanting to dedicate their lives to building complicated machinery.
Senior Payton Schlomann, involved with the team for three years and currently serving as an overseer, has no plans to pursue a STEM degree next year. He is planning to major in music.
"I do this because it is really fun," he said. "It is a hobby."
Schlomann said moving up the ranks on the team has been something he has really enjoyed. The robotics season ensures students new to the program are ushered in with the mentoring of veterans.
The robotics year begins in January, with its biggest competition soon after. By the end of the school year, the state and national qualifying rounds are complete. Over the summer, students compete at the state fair, and when the new students arrive in the fall, the season is winding down, allowing older kids to teach the newbies what they have done and how they did it. When January rolls around with the announcement of a new task, everyone on the team has had a least a little experience.
Lucas Jedlicka was one of those newbies this fall. Jedlicka enjoys the programming aspect of robotics. With the exit of the previous programming guru – former teacher Mike Plucinski – Jedlicka was tasked with learning a new programming language quickly and proficiently.
He joined the team because a friend was going to the first meeting and he tagged along. His friend didn't join, but Jedlicka did. Now he is writing code in Java, a real-world programming language he will be able to use in the years ahead.
Former Fairmont grad Brian Sokoloski, an employee at Kahler Automation, has been helping Jedlicka a couple times per week. Sokoloski graduated in 2006, before the robotics program began, but also before the school discontinued its computer programming classes. He decided to volunteer because he believes in the program, and he thinks it is fun.
"I love it," he said. "I love the unknown of trying to solve a problem."
Robotics programs across the state, but especially in the Twin Cities, are known for having community mentors – it is something highly valued by FIRST – but it has been slow in coming locally. Sokoloski is the first community mentor locally, but the team is actively recruiting.
Mentors don't do the work for students, Bonin said. They are just there to help the students talk through a problem. In fact, Fairmont's team has a reputation for having students work out their machine's problems. Bonin and the other teacher-mentors try to stay out of their way.
The experience of problem-solving is another way the program has helped students gain real-world skills.
"The first three years it was heavily mentor-driven – now it is kid-led, the way it is supposed to be," Bonin said.
But all this does come at a cost. Fairmont's team receives no funding from the school, and a bare-bones program costs about $16,000. The solution has been financial support from local businesses.
3M provides more than half of the funding, at $9,000 per year.
The robotics marketing team has been tasked with writing support letters and maintaining a presence with local companies.
"We are bringing in our own sponsors," Bonin said.
Over the past five years, the program has seen success at regional and metro competitions, and Bonin said the program is changing students for the better.
"We are such a different program than when we started," he said. "We've grown, we've matured. … It makes the school stronger. Kids start saying, 'I want to learn math; I want to learn science.'"
But the team isn't resting on its success. Bonin hopes to see an increase in girls joining. He is making plans to bring the robot to Girl Scouts and the elementary school to show kids it is fun and accessible. He also hopes to increase the number of community mentors and bring the team to local companies for tours.
"A lot of our kids don't know what happens in the buildings they drive by," he said. "The more we can connect these kids to real world situations, the more they can come back and say, 'Yes, this is what I want to do.'"


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NIST awarded the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) a contract to engage Smart Grid stakeholders and develop a draft interim standards roadmap; NIST will use this document as a starting point in developing a NIST interim "roadmap" for Smart Grid interoperability standards. EPRI technical experts compiled and distilled stakeholder inputs, including technical contributions made at two EPRI-facilitated, two-day, public workshops. Other inputs include the accomplishments of six domain expert working groups established by NIST in 2008, and the cybersecurity coordination task group established in 2009. To date, hundreds of people have participated in the roadmapping process.


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I came into MoP anticipating a Beaver pet. I was so let down. Porcupines yes, beavers no? What the hell.
I'm sure it's mainly to avoid the expected names that would come if beavers were pets.
They must have a huge list, I was going to name my Jormungar Worm FrenchTickle and it was blocked
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Ever since they gave raptor armpen buff, I changed it's name to Armpenisaur and it's never been flagged. Look carefully, you'll see it. It wasn't my intention and about 6 mo before a guildy pointed it out to me.
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It causes me great amusement that ya'll are just ignoring Mr. delkonig, clearly the best part of the thread....
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Enjoy plenty of wiggle room for the whole family in our spacious family suites which include a master king bedroom, a living room, dry bar, and a double twin room with two ensuite bathrooms. Or try a 3-bedroom villa for added space. The spacious living room features a 42″ flat screen TV, a dry bar area, mini-fridge, coffee maker and toaster. View Our Suites and Villas
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Choose from four sparkling pools with plenty of options for the kids during the spring break holidays. You will be nestled in a tropical garden oasis and surrounded by fun art objects that the children will love. At arm's reach is our poolside Cafe Blue for breakfast, lunch and island drinks for mom and dad. View all four pools
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Enjoy casual island cuisine for the whole family from light bites, meals, island drinks, and sweet treats. Our poolside Cafe Blue offers everything from a breakfast fit for your little king or queen, to an island lunch that mom and dad won't forget. View the Cafe Blue Menu
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Thursday, February 27, 2014 - Text by Dev Sukumar | Badmintonphoto
Four pairs are a cut above the rest in Mixed Doubles and signs suggest the significant titles in the coming season will go to one of them.
China's Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei and Xu Chen/Ma Jin, Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen and Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir have been a constant presence in the semi-finals of most top events. In the 15 Superseries since January 2013, all – except one – have been wrested by the clique of top-four partnerships. The exception was the Hong Kong Superseries last December; claimed by England's Chris and Gabrielle Adcock as a belated wedding present for themselves.
The husband-and-wife duo (left) capped a memorable run, toppling fifth seeds Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying in the quarter-finals, Olympic champions Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei in the semi-finals and, another Chinese pair, Liu Cheng/Bao Yixin, in the final – all in straight games.
The victory pushed them to a career-high No. 5 in the world rankings; marking them as a pair to watch.
For the most part though, much of the attention in recent times has been on the top four. The world No. 1 pair, Zhang and Zhao (BWF home page), were briefly split at the beginning of last year, with Zhang partnering Tang Jinhua, but the Olympic champions have enjoyed a successful reunion, claiming six Superseries titles. They were the most consistent pair in 2013.
The Danes (above), for their part, made Malaysia their happy hunting ground, capturing the Malaysia Open and BWF World Superseries Finals in 2013. They hit a purple patch at the Superseries Finals, ousting Xu Chen/Ma Jin in the semi-finals before a sensational come-from-behind triumph over Zhang/Zhao in the final. The Olympic champions were then handed a straight-games defeat at the Malaysia Open earlier this year. Rather uncharacteristically, the top-seeded Chinese appeared to wilt under pressure, unable to counter the resurgent Danes. If Fischer Nielsen and Pedersen can maintain that level at the World Championships, the Danes will be among the favourites to win their first World title. That it would be on home soil in Copenhagen will be a great advantage – and motivation. Having turned 35 last November, Fischer Nielsen must be keenly aware time is of the essence.
The pair who derived the greatest satisfaction from last season must surely have been Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (left). They pocketed two major titles: the World Championships and the All England. They also took home the India Open for the third straight time, the Singapore Open and the China Open. At the World Championships, they were down two match points against Xu Chen/Ma Jin, but managed a stirring escape act which will linger long in the memories of those in attendance. It gave Ahmad his first, and Natsir her third, World title. Combining Natsir's experience and expert reading of situation with Ahmad's big hitting from the back, the two can conquer more heights this year. What hinders them is Ahmad's inconsistency at times but, on their day, few would bet against them repeating their accomplishment at the World Championships.
Of the four top pairs, the most uneven head-to-head record is between Xu Chen/Ma Jin and Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei. Xu and Ma (above) have lost 13 of 15 matches against their higher-ranked peers. Xu and Ma came up against Zhang/Zhao five times last season, costing them a few Superseries titles. They also blew a chance to claim the World Championship, squandering two match points against Ahmad and Natsir in the final. Still, time is on their side – Ma Jin is 25 and Xu Chen is 30 – and the next couple of seasons could see them hit their prime.
Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying held the Malaysian flag aloft with a number of quarter-final appearances, but they couldn't progress beyond that. Goh's repeated injuries to both knees, and the looming prospect of surgery, have put paid to this promising combination. Chan will partner Lai Pei Jing through the first quarter of the year, including at the All England.
Perhaps the most remarkable Mixed Doubles pair competing at the highest level is the Thai duo of Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (right). Although both are 34, they showed no signs of slowing down, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and a few quarter-finals. Fans will watch with interest whether they can continue to hold their own against younger opposition through the rest of 2014.
Several other pairs are in with a chance of influencing the narrative, such as Korea's Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na (the Asian champions), Shin Baek Choel/Jang Ye Na, Yoo Yeon Seong/Eom Hye Won, and Indonesia's Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa, to name a few. The Koreans have experimented with their combinations, and their choice of frontline pairs for the big events will be interesting.
Only time will tell if the big four's dominance can be breached this year or if the status quo remains unchanged.
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you know that the carpet you are walking on is most likely made out of
soda bottles or that your bike is probably made up of a bunch of old steel
cans? Sounds crazy, but its all true thanks to the magic of recycling!
Check out these fun sites on the Internet that will show you how its
all done. There are also games and activities, cool crafts and contests,
and amazing facts about recycling and the earth!
Do you know how much paper and plastic are recycled every year? And how
many trees are saved from being cut down because of recycling?
Meet the Planet Pals and follow along with their adventures as they learn
about recycling and the environment. Cool crafts, fun games, and awesome
activities! Check out the Pig Latin translator or the Countdown
to Earth Day clock! Theres also a print-and-play card game!
Oh, no! The residents of Dumpstown have trashed their city and need your
help! Help them turn their town around and learn more about the recycling
process. This site is run by the Environmental Protection Agency and also
has a Game Room, Science Room and Art Room.
Visit the children's "EEK!" website to find out how you can
help the environment by reducing waste. Learn how to make your own worm
composting system, your own recycled paper, test your brain power with
recycling quizzes and games and more!
Like to shop? Check out the Recycled Mall, which contains only recycled
products! This site also has great links to other fun recycling sites
on the web.
Check it out! The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division
of Waste Management site is a handy research site for both students and
There is no machinery at The Imagination Factory, and smokestacks don't
pollute the air. Instead, we teach children and their caregivers creative
ways to recycle by making art.
Click on the Trash Matcher link to find a great chart to match recyclable
supplies with appropriate art projects to celebrate America Recycles Day
(November 15 each year), or neat project ideas for every day!
Join Ollie and his friends as they reduce, reuse and recycle. See what
other countries are doing to recycle, including Australia and the UK.
Play games and email children in other countries.
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This unspoilt destination is the ideal choice for a once in a lifetime trip or honeymoon.
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Grenada, die Gewürzinsel, rühmt sich ihrer prachtvollen natürlichen Schönheit. Mit ihren blühenden Regenwäldern, malerischen Nationalparks und meilenweiten, makellosen Stränden.Wo es mehr Muskathaine als Hotels gibt und es schwerfällt, sich nicht der puren Entspannung hinzugeben.
Discover the simple, yet colourful way of life on holidays in Grenada. This Caribbean island offers the perfect balance combining culture and sightseeing, together with pure indulgence and escapism. Absorb the enthusiasm and energy that captivates the locals and appreciate the pride and passion that they have for their family-run hotels and historical plantation houses. Go diving at Molinere Bay underwater sculpture park or take a rewarding hiking trails around Grand Etang National Park. A visit to St George's will not disappoint either – the island's capital is one of the prettiest in the Caribbean and one of the liveliest on market day. Wherever you are on the island, there's plenty to do and fantastic views to see.
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With many luxurious resorts, known for their high standards, Grenada is ideal for unforgettable luxury holidays. Stay in 5 star villas, set on the hillside in acres of colourful tropical gardens, or beautifully designed guest rooms at chic boutique hotels. Combine uninterrupted views with outstanding service and plenty of choice. Feel your daily stresses ebb away at the idylic hideaway, Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa. Stay in a South Seas or Italian Village room and take full advantage of the large soaking tub. Or stay at Spice Island, where you can pamper yourself at Janissa's Spa – an oasis of serenity, tucked away behind private walls and tropical gardens.
With its natural beauty and warm welcome, Grenada is the perfect backdrop for your romantic getaway. This picturesque destination is brimming with waterfalls, lush rainforests and spectacular beaches. Exhilarate your senses with exotic spices and tropical flowers, enjoy a romantic meal on your private patio or balcony, or dine under the stars at the oceans edge. Awaken your senses with a couple's spa treatment or simply escape and enjoy the attentive, personalised service.
Stay in charming cottage style accommodation or suites, which are ideal for families. Our great value family-friendly hotels have been carefully selected with you in mind. With fantastic kids clubs, wide range of activities and practical accommodation, some with fully equipped kitchens, they will meet all your needs. The shallow waters of Morne Rouge Bay are great for families with small children, while the kids club facilities and playgrounds will keep the little ones busy all day.
Grenada features more than 45 beaches, perfect for family adventures, incredible snorkelling or just simply relaxing. Beautiful Mourne Rouge beach has soft white sand and shallow waters. Its quiet and serene location is ideal for small children. Grand Anse Beach is the main resort area, with two miles of soft white sand. Magazin Beach is home to some of the best snorkelling on the island and Bathway Beach, situated on the Atlantic coast, provides sheltered waters for most of the year.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
In short: Fab, well worth entering a great first trip up north, just about worth the 9hr car journey up and the 11hr car journey back!In full: Loved the whole experience of the GNR , the people, the organisation the brilliant pre-and post massage service (the therapists were just fab). Only complaint was the mix of runners in the 1.45-2hr group some runners had clearly over estimated there speed potentaial! I can accept walking at 10 miles but 2miles! and there were more than a few!. Felt it slowed me down, hard to get a pace up especialy at the end. I was realistic not expecting a P.B at such a busy half but felt I was slowed down a bit!. However the whole experience was great. Never realised how stunning South Shields is.Date of review: September 24, 2010
In short: super duper!In full: this was my third time participating in the GNR, and it remains to be my favourite road race. Date of review: September 24, 2010
In short: Loved it again :)In full: Did the GNR in 2009 to "celebrate" my 40th birthday. Miles 10 to 12 are murder for us plodders - could have slapped myself at times for putting myself through it again. And of course, when I fell over the finish line after two and a half hours I swore blind that I'd never do it again. But the GNR is like giving birth - painful and hard but OH so worth it and I just know I'll be back again next year.PS There are no friendlier people in the country than the ones who turn out to support that race - just makes the whole thing.Date of review: September 24, 2010
In short: Always a fabulous experience, but must be experienced at least once.In full: Another great day; perfect conditions for fast times (early on)and as always a fab Geordie crowd to cheer everyone along. Zone B was crammed with 1.45-2.00 chancers, so a LOT of slower runners to run through, round etc. It certainly paid to be at the front of Zone B for a clear run. First time for me running with a team of mixed ability, so had to wait around at the finish. Did not enjoy the subsequent epic queue for Shields Metro. That said, when I finally made it onto the East Coast Train to head back south, I was able to share it with Nell McAndrew - every cloud etc!!!Date of review: September 23, 2010
In short: great atmosphere. a special race. well organised. wish they could do something about miles 1o-12 thoughDate of review: September 23, 2010
In short: A busy course well organisedIn full: This was my first half marathon and it lived upto my expectations. The crowed played a huge part in me getting around. Giving me ice pops, oranges and thanks to the man on the bus stop with the hose pipe. It's a busy course so if u r after a pb this may not be for you but being part of this run was amazing. I will b backDate of review: September 23, 2010
In short: An undulating run on moptorways and duel carridgeways.In full: Looking at the course elevation profile gave mne the impression there were only a couple of gentle inclines, but instead I found it was up and down the whole way which meant I didn't achieve my target time (PB though).Water bottles didn't open very well which meant I didn't get much water. Trying to drink from a half opened water bottle at 5:20 pace saps a lot of your energy.The crowd support was ok, but not spectacular. I assume that was due to the horrible weather though.It was a hell of a long way to the Metro station at the finish and queueing for 30 mins in rain just to get on and then taking another 40 minutes to get to central station wasn't great.My girlfriend wanted to watch me on the route but found that the Metro stations were so far away from the route, she couldn't get there in time!Last point is that baggage buses were ok, but why not use the same system as the London Marathon instead of random bags on random buses.Date of review: September 23, 2010
In short: Done it once - never againIn full: Much talked about and promoted, but I must say I wasn't impressed.The things that disappointed me:1. Bag drop was timed to close at 10.10, but at 10.00 we were told that the buses had to move and that no bags could go on - rediculous.2. The enclosures were full so we were told to move to the back behind slower runners! What's the point of registering a time then!3. Too crowded so couldn't race. I know it's a charity do - however it's still a race, but there are so many I couldn't move on.4. At the end waiting an hour and a half in the rain for the metro was not a great way to top it off.5. The outragiously inflated hotel prices for the weekend.The good things:As always the helpers at the start, the drinks stations and the finish were brilliant, so many thanks to you all.Date of review: September 23, 2010
In short: Worthy of the title "Great" North Run...In full: Second time running the GNR and this year I ran in fancy dress as a Spartan Warrior. The crowd were great as usual, shouts of "I'm Spartacus", c'mon Roman(!)and c'mon Viking(!?) all the way around. Fantastic atmosphere with the fellow runners and crowd alike.It was very well organised with not hitches with to report, but I arrived early to avoid any problems. There were runners trying to climb the barrier after the gun had gone off, where had these people been until now!? Unfair criticism to label the course dull, it takes you over one of the Newcastle's most famous landmarks the Tyne Bridge and as you climb the brow of the last hill into South Shields you are met by the tremendous sight for the sea.Great free massage at the end organised by BUPA just what was required after 13.1 miles.Who models the finisher t-shirts? Brendan Foster? I plumed for the large and it was the size of a tent! Apart from that the goody bag was great and a nice medal.On the down side I had to queue over half an hour for the bus back to Newcastle in the pouring rain and when I eventually did get on the bus I endured the journey from hell, the driver took us on a scenic tour of the north east resulting in not getting home until gone 3pm at which point I was freezing cold!Date of review: September 23, 2010
In full: This was the 2nd GNR for me, last one in 2007, and way down at the back, 3 years on and moved up to the Orange Zone. Very frustrated early on with runners who had clearly not put their correct run time down and where walking, at 2 miles - you should be at the back. Also if you are going to walk, move over to the side of the road. However overall fab atmosphere, but not sure will do it again, too busy, will stick to smaller races for a better chance of a PB. Date of review: September 23, 2010
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An unlikely trio has come together to demand an end to the youth turf war between two West Harlem housing projects.
The feud came to a head in 2011, when high school basketball star Tayshana "Chicken" Murphy was gunned down in the hallway of her Grant Houses building. Last month, Manhattanville Houses resident Tyshawn Brockington was convicted of second-degree murder. Prosecutors said he was looking to take a life in retaliation after an earlier street fight with Grant residents.
But the trial did more than bring Murphy's killer to justice: it introduced her father, Taylonn Murphy, to Stacy Collins, the mother of Terique Collins, who prosecutors said provided the murder weapon but was acquitted. Later, Murphy met Tyshawn's mother, Arnita Brockington, through a neighborhood activist.
"We sat down and we had the idea of coming together, putting together some kind of rally," Murphy said.
That vision became a reality Saturday, when about 100 locals gathered on Old Broadway between 125th and 126th to condemn violence between residents of Grant, south of 125th Street, and Manhattanville, north of 129th Street.
At first, Brockington said of the rally, "I never thought it was going to happen." But after talking with Murphy and Collins, she said, the three are committed to working together to stop violence.
"If we can help save the children, we're going to do it," Brockington said.
"We have to unite for peace," Collins said. "If we can do it as adults, it should trickle down to the children."
At the rally, activists and local politicians denounced the rivalry between youth from the two projects.
"The only thing that's going to stop the violence is to talk together in peace," said City Council member Robert Jackson, who represents the area. He said he would advocate the same solution for Grant and Manhattanville as he would for Israel and Palestine.
Attendees enjoyed an energetic song, dance, and spoken word performance by members of Impact Repertory Theater, a Harlem youth leadership and theater program. Teenagers sang songs promoting peace and boogied on and off the stage. One performer spoke about how he used to sleep with a gun under his pillow.
"I learned to put it together in the darkness," he said.
But aside from the performers, most of the attendees were well above the target age group of the anti-violence message. Several teenagers stood at the far end of Old Broadway, in front of a corner deli, some picking up a free "STOP the violence now!" T-shirt. The few who would talk to a reporter said they didn't know about gang violence.
"They're here, but they're afraid to come out," Ann Morris, the president of the Manhattanville Houses Tenants Association, said. "All we can do is present another option" than violence.
Kofi Boateng, executive director of the West Harlem Development Corporation, the local nonprofit that helped sponsor the rally, said the event was intended to be a "family conversation."
"We want the kids to get the sense that we're interested in them," he said.
Residents of the housing projects said they had seen how the gangs' feud affected their communities.
"When I first moved here, somebody was shot execution-style in the back of my building," Jessie Jones, who moved into Grant Houses in 1999, said. "It makes no sense, because we're all in the same predicament."
No one seems to know exactly how the feud started, but locals say it has been going on for at least 40 years.
"Children are getting killed," Manhattanville Houses resident Carol Williams said. "They still come and fight. Manhattanville goes to Grant, Grant goes to Manhattanville. A lot of fighting, drugs, shootings, stabbings—for nothing."
Police officers were out in force at the rally.
"We're here to show our support," said Deputy Inspector Luis Despaigne, SIPA '06, who leads the unit that polices Grant and Manhattanville.
Stopping gang violence is "an uphill battle," Despaigne said. "We're committed to helping the community."
The trio of parents emphasized that the rally was only the first move in a campaign to combat youth violence that will continue with other events, including another gathering on Saturday at Harlem Piers Park, at 125th Street and 12th Avenue, as well as an effort to create more services for local youth.
"Today was a good step toward healing," Murphy said. "It's not going to be easy, but if we don't look to reverse this thing, all we're going to have is angry people committing acts of genocide against each other."
"I really don't want any other parents joining this club I'm in," he said.


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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
MAC Colour Ready Haul and Look!
I posted a video on my MAC Colour Ready haul that I picked up on Thursday. I'm sure some of you have seen the promo image. I loved the skill and creativity in this look and decided to recreate it to show you in my video.
Check out my video to see the look and my thoughts on the products!
Here are the newest additions to Prep & Prime: Line Filler and Skin Refined Zone. Same packaging, different label. They're actually a lot smaller than I thought. The Line Filler really does work! I hope the Refined Zone does as well, but i'm going to have to give it some time.
Next we have the Prep & Prime translucent powder. At first I was concerned that it was like the Pro Invisible set but they are definitely different. Prep & Prime creates more of a soft blurried look on the skin...almost airbrushed. Invisble Set is more of a setting powder that mattifies the skin...works on all skin tones. I have a feeling Prep & Prime may look cakey on dark skin tones, but on me I love it.
I picked up both lippies Impassioned and Show Orchid. Love the bright colors. I purchased Cherry Lipliner to go with them and it's an awesome combo. If you have Hollywood Nights from the Heatherette collection, you can skip on Show Orchid because they're really similar.
My recreated look and blank expression, he he.
Till next time, Ciao Bellas!
Atlanta Makeup Artist
16 comments:
- ♡ Nic Nic ♡ said...
awesome look! it's spot on! thank you for the review!! tempting.. ;)
- April 7, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- chau said...
love the haul! i dont think i'm brave enough to wear those bright colors though..i'm such a wimp lol...your re creation looks GREAT!
- April 7, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- KiLLaCaM said...
the look is freaking breathtaking. you are too good!
i actually did a couple of gigs this weekend and used the powder on skintones NW45+ and it works like no other. it just dissappears like magic :)
- April 7, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- 梅子 said...
i love this!!! kinda like erm ventriliquis doll type makeup? i love it very nice
- April 7, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Milan Angel said...
You are workin it! Good job!
- April 7, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- izumi said...
ooooo nice. you recreated that look fa'sho! that line filler is a tempting gift to give my mom, ahaha. hope she doesn't take it the wrong way!
- April 7, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- smilecusiluvu said...
I just have a few words for you LOVE YOUR MAKE UP SKILLS!!!
- April 7, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Kay said...
woooow it looks exactlyyy the same babe! good job!
- April 7, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Sofee said...
wow!! that is the exact look..u are awesome at ur art
- April 7, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
great job on recreating the look. down to the detail! you go ren. about the line filler, i love it! it works awesome. i actually use it for my pores on my nose as well. it really does cover those babies. it did a great job covering some fine lines under my eyes as well.
- April 7, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Askmewhats said...
this look is a winnder! I love this!
- April 7, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- yummy411 said...
gorg! i think this is a hit look for everyone to recreate. even regular folk at the counter wanted it... i was surprised! lol
i have the powder.. still testing! great to hear your reviews!
- April 7, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Girl with Curl said...
I missed out on Hollywood Nights and regretted it. Thanks for the tip. I'll get Show Orchid now.
- April 8, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Vanessa said...
Oh and I love the look sis! You look great as always!
- April 8, 2009 at 1:39 PM
- Syn@3sTh3sI@ said...
wow u r amazing... look so great
- April 9, 2009 at 1:43 AM
- Amina said...
great great look!!
It is fiierce!!! You did a great job at recreating it!
- April 9, 2009 at 11:43 PM