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Though it seems otherwise, the total annual volume of rain most metropolitan areas receive from year to year hasn't changed much over the last century. What has changed, though, is the increased frequency of intense storm events. Where pipelines haven't been rehabilitated to keep up with growth and deterioration, any additional volume — like infiltration and/or inflow (I/I) from stormwater and ground-water leaking into pipes — increases the likelihood of sanitary sewer overflows and basement backups.
Typically, about half the rain from a storm percolates through the soil to recharge groundwater, another 40% flows into storm sewers and receiving streams, and 15% evaporates. The remaining 5% enters public sanitary sewer systems. Utilities that have focused on eliminating infiltration/inflow by rehabilitating aging pipelines have a final source to address: private property.
Exterior sources include driveway drains, window well, stairwell and patio drains, cleanouts and service laterals, and are typically identified through smoke testing. Interior sources include sump pumps and foundation drains. In some cases, particularly when a utility has significantly rehabilitated the sewer system, the latter account for roughly half of remaining infiltration/inflow.
Determining the type and location of interior sources usually requires visually inspecting the lower level of a home, where trained inspectors can encounter a variety of sump pump configurations that builders have deployed through the years. In Chicago, for example, inspectors can find up to six:
Direct connection storm sump pump. Most common. Footing tile drains into sump pit through one or more pipes; sump discharge connects directly to the overhead sanitary sewer. No laundry or washroom connections discharge into the sump.
- Storm sump pump with diverter valve. Same as above except a valve sends discharge to the sanitary sewer or overland (typically to the rear or side yard) when manually turned.
- Storm sump discharge to laundry tub. Discharge is routed to the tub, which drains to a below-grade service lateral by gravity.
- Combination sump pump with laundry tubs. Footing tile and tub discharge to the sanitary sewer. Sometimes has a diverter valve that can be turned to direct discharge to the sewer when tubs are operating and turned again to return flows to the rear/side yard when the laundry is finished.
- Combination sump pump with washroom/toilet connection. Footing tiles and washroom/shower facilities connect to the sanitary sewer. Common in basement remodelings when owners try to avoid installing an expensive sanitary ejector sump and pit.
- Unsealed sanitary sump pump. No footing tile. Instead, groundwater from around the foundation drains through the pump pit's gravel bottom directly into the sanitary sewer.
The other culprit: foundation drains
To relieve high groundwater pressure, many homes built before 1970 have footing tiles that connect directly to the sanitary sewer service lateral. Sometimes these drains are constructed with pipes made of clay or other materials that are directly connected with fittings to the lateral. In other cases, the foundation is bedded with stone and groundwater flows through intentionally open joints on the lateral.
Either way, peak flows approximate those of a sump pump connected to the sanitary sewer. Although it represents an unusual condition, we once found a footing tile that was still discharging at 25 gallons per minute (gpm) a week after a storm.
The most reliable ways to verify these connections is to auger drill along the foundation while dye testing or inspect the service lateral from the cleanout or main sewer with a launcher camera. Both methods can produce a false positive, but they're much more reliable than smoke testing.
Impact on flow rates
The peak wet-weather flow rates associated with sump pump and foundation drain sources are a function of storm duration and intensity, antecedent moisture conditions, and site-specific conditions including roof area, groundwater levels, basement wall cracks and seepage, drainage pattern away from the home, and — with the easy availability of low-cost equipment — sump pump capacity and depth.
Sump pumps rated at 50 gpm at a total dynamic head of 12 feet cost less than $200. Unaware that their sump pump connection can contribute to public sewer surcharging and overflows, homeowners often replace pumps at a lower level in the sump pit, increasing the frequency and duration of sump operation.
In the Upper Midwest, a 30-minute one-year-recurrence-interval storm (about 1 inch of rain) easily generates a runoff rate equal to 30 gpm from a 1,500-square-foot roof. In areas with high antecedent moisture and ground-water levels, it's not unusual for pumps rated at 30 gpm to 50 gpm to run continuously for more than an hour after a one-year storm event. During a heavy event, an 8-inch-diameter sewer laid at a minimum slope will be fully surcharged by 10 sump pump or foundation drain connections.
Four disconnection options
1) Direct storm sump pumps. Least expensive and simplest. Reroute discharge to the rear or side yard instead of the front yard because water may freeze on sidewalks and streets in months where the pump can operate with ambient temperatures below freezing.
Where lot sizes are small and localized rear yard ponding is a problem, some communities have installed rear yard storm sewer inlets (sometimes with restictors) especially where multiple homes with disconnected sump pumps are clustered together. If rear or side yard topography allows for a sump discharge to be routed underground, an air gap should always be provided. Rain gardens can absorb some of the discharge resulting from the disconnection and minimize localized rear or side yard flooding.
Sometimes homeowners reconnect the sump to alleviate ponding. The common use of PVC plumbing has increased the likelihood of these reconnections. To keep this from happening, reinspect homes at least every few years.
Cost: $250 to $500.
2) Laundry tub combination pumps.
Retrofit kits that mount underneath the tub simplify disconnection. The new laundry tub sump is routed to the sanitary sewer and the existing sump is routed to the rear or side yard.
Cost: $500 to $1,000.
3) Washroom/toilet combination pump. Usually requires what the homeowner was trying to avoid: installing a sump pit and ejector pump for the washroom/toilet and rerouting the combination sump to the back or side yard.
Cost: $2,000 to $3,000.
4) Direct foundation drains. Most expensive and politically fraught. Requires excavation to disconnect the drain tile from the service lateral and installing a new sump pit and pump that discharges to the back or side yard.
Cost: $5,000 to $10,000.
These aren't the final solution
To relieve homeowners of chronic basement backups, some communities install overhead sewers and check valve units that replace existing outside cleanouts.
Both are effective ways to buy time to implement a systemwide infiltration/inflow reduction program. But in addition to the high cost, installing a large number of either within a small area can cause backups in adjacent homes that hadn't experienced them before.
Overhead sewer programs should require foundation drains or sump pumps to be disconnected from the sanitary sewer. After it's installed, homeowners need to be prepared to maintain a sump pump — including dealing with power outages.
Retrofit check valves can't be installed on a home with either a foundation drain or sump pump connection to the sanitary sewer because the basement will flood as soon as the outside check valve activates.
Funding and legal issues
Homeowners often balk at disconnection efforts, even though most communities have ordinances that prohibit discharging groundwater infiltration and stormwater inflow into the sewer.
Some communities categorize foundation drains as legal but nonconforming because of the cost and disruption involved in disconnecting them. Combination sumps and unsealed sanitary sumps are sometimes treated this way as well.
Enforcement mechanisms range from fines to shutting off service and issuing a search warrant to preventing a seller from closing on a home until a property transfer inspection for clearwater sources into the sewer is conducted.
The courts have upheld the use of public funds to cover some or all disconnection costs. Some utilities pick up the entire cost, others require homeowners to foot the bill. Some communities opt to share funding, allowing homeowners to pay their portion over time as a supplemental charge on the sewer service bill.


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A Hope College faculty family's experience during a semester in France will be the focus of an illustrated presentation on Wednesday, March 16, at 4 p.m. in the Fried/Hemenway Auditorium of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Dr. Matthew DeJongh, associate professor of computer science, and his daughter Allie will present pictures and stories describing their experiences as tourists and residents in France in the spring of 2009. The presentation, "Les DeJonghs en France: un séjour de six mois à Bordeaux" ("The DeJonghs in France: a six-month séjour in Bordeaux"), has been organized by the French Cultural Studies Colloquium.
Dr. DeJongh learned French while growing up in Montreal. During his spring 2009 abroad, he was funded by the U.S. Fulbright Research Scholars program to collaborate with scientists at the University of Bordeaux. He, his wife, and their four school-age children embarked together on the adventure, living, working, going to school and traveling in western France and northern Spain.
The presentation will be given in French, with visual cues and occasional English explanations for audience members who do not speak French.
The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication is located at 257 Columbia Ave., on Columbia Avenue at 10th Street.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Cbz40, Dec 16, 2006.
Can you say no D at all........they can't even slow them down.
i cannot believe how our D CANNOT GUARD A FREAKING FB ARE U FREAKING SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD OUR D IS RESEMBLING THE COLTS D!!!!!!!
Dear God:
Give Zimmer and Parcells the same thing you gave Lamar Hunt and Dimebag Darrell.
Thank you.
We collapse down the stretch evey year - it is the hallmark of BP's tenure here.
I think this could be Parcells demise. 4 years, same crappy defense. All the number 1's on this defense, and it's actually worse than before he came.
Zimmer has gotta go. Fire him on MONDAY!!
Our Defense Sucks Sooooooo Bad
hello 8-6
well, we let the #2 seed get away
on our way to losing the #3 as well, we could be in some trouble if we lose tonight, and will really have to root for a Philly win tomorrow
Classless ....
Inexcusable. Zimmer is ********.
I've never seen easier scores in my life.
I'm so F'ing tired of the Cowboys getting screwed on the pass to the flats. You would think that it would eventually get into the defense's head to COVER the guy in the flat.
Hello. Zimmer? Yeah, tell your defense that is 6 TDs to a fullback in just over 6 qtrs. Thanks.
look at the silver lining- this should insure Zimmer's firing.
ok we need to answer that score.
Season over! Call me a fair weather fan if you want but they cant stop FBs or Vick it doesnt get any worse then that.
nope...i bet you just complain like a little girl
I am in shock. Parcells has sold everyone a ficticious bill of goods.
Kickoff received at the 8 Austin fakes someone out goes right, gets all the way down to the 45
Vick now has a 121.4 QB rating. We are making Vick look like Joe Montana.
On the bright side, Austin just had a 37 yard return.


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Thanks for saying I never made it all the way up the mountain! People didn't need to know that Nikolas haha.
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On Sunday me and Kinsey woke up and went adventuring throughout the tourist areas of Prague. I had known from the year-long USAC students that there was a good American coffee shop/ bookstore called The Globe that served some pretty good food that wouldn't be easy to get in other places throughout the city. The Globe is located about a half mile from the Charles bridge down a ally so it was not terribly hard to find but its off the beaten path enough so that it isn't a tourist trap and you get all the loud obnoxious Americans in there
After breakfast Kinsey and I went off to explore the Charles Bridge and the surrounding areas. On the way to the bridge we passed under a unsuspecting looking building and it was only until after we had passed it that we realized it was the famous leaning building that is quite famous in the architectural realm. There are pictures of it below. The Charles Bridge is really something to be admired, not only is it from ancient times but that statues that line the walls of the bridge are exceptional.
After journeying around the city for a couple hours we became tired and headed back for a peaceful Sunday and got ready for the next week of classes. This week our Czech language class became a little more difficult with the introduction of numerous verbs as well as all the tenses. The pronunciation of the words is on the easier side for me due to it's similarity to Croatian, however, the verbage and grammar in general are quite difficult. It is sad but it is already extremely evident who will be doing well in classes this semester and who will be falling behind. We had very strict instructions to not miss any classes this week because the whole course is only 9 days long. Unfortunately, there are already some students who have missed 2 or more classes. Being the good student that I am, I have attended every class and gotten A's on both of the tests we have had so far
I also went to a hockey game while I was here which was amazing. The local teams name is Sparta and they are similar in competition to that of a college team. The great thing about the sporting events is that the food is amazing and cheap! The prices were not inflated which was a pleasant surprise and the had very nice young girls bringing beer to all the fans in the stands it was like free delivery ha ha.
I also went to a Local Monastery that is still in operation. The monastery overlooks Prague and has an awesome view. The monks also brew their own beer there and have a restaurant which is exceptional. The Beer was heavenly, no pun intended, ok maybe a little pun; but none the less it was godly. I have come to appreciate the small things in life more here, such as just being able to sit with people for hours and have good conversations on a wide array of subjects. It really is quite nice. I will definitely be returning to that Religious establishment.
This weekend will be the trip to Moravia and the wineries. This is an over night trip and we are basically set free to taste all the different selections of wine until the wee hours of the morning after exploring the city during the day
Just a small note on the importance of the little things, we were all given our metro passes that have an ID and show that we are International Students. There are under cover cops who patrol the subways and can ask to see your pass any time, so we must carry it at all times when riding the metro. My roommate unfortunately lost his pass and was stopped twice and because he did not have it he had to pay a large fine. Carrying the theme of bad luck the next morning (this morning) he was stopped by the cops again and because he was not carrying any form of identification when asked to present one, he was arrested. It was not that big of a deal though he was taken to the police station where he needed to prove his identity. Lesson is; Always carry some form of identification on you at all times, and don't mess with the cops. All is well though and I am living life to the fullest in Praha. Cheers
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I have my gauntlets from S1, and it came with the resin missile unattached from the left gauntlet (for shipping purpose),nicely in bubble wrap. It has two little metal studs or pins underneath the missile to insert in the gauntlet holes.
Now, the question is: How can I attach this missile to the gauntlet, and is there a way that I could do that without doing it permanently so I could detach the missile for a future shipment or something? I was thinking about using a glue gun in the studs from the inside once the missile is installed to avoid skipping or movement, but that will be a permanent application. Any more ideas?
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Joubert's PCS scores have suffered when he had lots of falls in his programs. Plushenko, OTOH, rarely if ever fell and his jumps were huge and covered immense distances on the ice.
I have seen Patrick Chan skate live many times, and each time, he splatted. At Liberty this past summer, he splatted on the 3A and footwork in his SP and on the quad and 3A in his FS. He was overmarked there, too.
I don't see why there should even be a competition where this guy is concerned. If he's always going to win a medal regardless of how he skates, why not have him pick a number out of a box (1, 2, or 3), award him the appropriate medal, and let the other men compete for the remaining two medals.
There's no competition there, if as Patrick has said, the judges score him based on his practices.
chuckm, what do you think the CoR podium should've been like with fair judging?
The other thing is that I understand why people would get annoyed if skaters like Oda or Brezina didn't attempt the quad because the rest of their jumps are just so good. But for Verner, that was not the case last season or historically, he often had 3a problems and problems with his regular triples. He really should be focusing on getting the 3a consistent before he focuses on the quad and that appears to be what he's doing now, and it's working. Also, a lot of the top men weren't attempting quads all last season - Lysacek, Oda, Weir, Chan, Brezina and then you had Takahashi and Abbott who did attempt the quad but fell on it the majority of the time. After seeing Evan will the OGM and Joubert finish down in 16th, I think it was a wake up call for most men about the power (or lack thereof) of the quad.
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I though Gachinski's PCS scores were ridiculously high. He just.wasn't.that.good. He waved his hands around a lot, but I didn't see much in the way of transitions or interpretation. Some have called him a mini-Plush, and I can see where that comes from.
To answer another poster's question, I think the podium at CoR was fair, but I'd prefer to see Chan's PE and IN scores in the 7's, not in the 8s. Three falls in a program should take the PE score down quite a bit. As to IN, Chan skates exactly the same way no matter what music he has selected. He does not do any characterization or interpretation, just does exactly the same routine every time. He does not project to the audience AT ALL.
Why bother with logic, ImaginaryPogue? It really is no use, as I can see from reading 16 pages of this thread alone. I really wish this would be less of a Chan bash-fest, and more of a discussion about the system. You can't blame Chan, or Verner, or any of the other skaters. This is fundamentally about the system, and the vitriol against individual skaters is just disgusting.
So let's think about the system.
I'm not sure we want to go back to the days where jumps ruled everything, and nothing else matters. Perhaps there is some tweaking that needs to be done to the system around GOE and PCS, but as a whole, I think the skaters themselves do like CoP better than the old OBS. It gives skaters a chance to measure their own progress, understand what they did poorly as well as what they did well, and the skaters I know all head for their report cards after a competition to see how they've done. While each judging panel is different, the skaters will look to see whether or not they "got their levels", and if the general trajectory is positive with GOE's. They hope to see improvement on their PCS scores, but that is seen as the judges subjective mark, and not fully in their control.
If the system would change to penalize skaters that have falls, then the natural result would be that skaters would not try the more difficult jumps for fear of falling. If you want skaters to try quads, you have to reward them, and not penalize if a skater falls. Pretty soon we would have a system where skaters don't push the limits, but always try to play it safe. I don't think anyone here would like that.
Maybe part of the answer is to better define what is the PCS. What constitutes a 5 vs a 6 or a 7? How is this really determined? Maybe part of the PCS gets moved to the GOE, which better ties mistakes and performance, and lowers the weighting on PCS? Again, I wouldn't want to go back to figure-jumping competitions, but perhaps there is a way to tweak the balance a little differently.
I am a new poster jumping into the hot topic after lurking for a while. I have enjoyed watching figure skating for a long time but have to thank two "recent" enablers - Youtube and the COP system - for heightening my enjoyment and deepening my enderstanding and appreciation of this beautiful sport. Easy access to information online, official or otherwise, can be very educational.
I am a fan of Patrick Chan as well as many other skaters. In fact, though I may have personal preferences of skating styles and abilities, I admire all elite skaters for their talents, dedication, and discipline way beyond almost all of us folks. Though I may perceive some of them as personalities I might not click with, I don't imagine any of these fine young people may be in any way near evil or as despicable as some online people habitually portray them to be. Yes, I am Canadian, so I'm familiar with Patrick Chan's TV personality. He comes across as wholesome, polite, and too honest and I haven't heard or read anything but positive about his character from anyone who has met and interacted with him. Amazingly, online I find some people who have never met Chan seemingly hating him so much that they wish for his demise and practise character assasination, making definitive statements about his mind and interpreting his every word and action the worst way possible. I believe some of the controversies about his scores are quite personal, not to offend those who genuinely discuss the sport and its scoring system.
Re. the COR results, I congratulate all the medalists, especially Verner, hoping this is the big boost he needed to excel after a very difficult year. I'm happy for Chan's Silver because if he had won with his falls, I would fear for his personal safety. As far as his scores are concerned, I believe he has earned them, including those from SC. There is little wiggle room in TES and he was appropriately penalized for his falls, so the debates have centred on the PCS. As PCS involve lower risk portions of the scoring, they are relatively constant for a skater, offering an advantage to those with high skating and performing skills. I believe PCS should be independent of the TES and the judges seem to be practising that this season. Leaving aside the arguements about how much technical element mistakes, especially falls, should affect the PCS, I see no particular evidence of judges favouring Chan just as I don't see how Canada is the Superpower that international judges kowtow to, even in Russia and even over an American. Two observations:
1: In SC, PCS did not affect Chan's placement, at least not in SP, and there is little dispute about his LP result. There was a score gap between the top 3 and "the rest" in both TES and PCS. Chan was at the bottom of the TES gap, barely sitting on top of the 5th placer and his top PCS lifted him into the middle of the gap in the total scores, staying firmly in 4th place. The PCS differences were small in SC. In fact, the placements pretty much followed the TES down the line, with only a couple of switches where it took several PCS places to move a skater up one place, Chan not being one of them. In contrast, at NHK, for example, the placements pretty much followed the PCS down the line.
2: On the other hand, in this GP series, Joubert, Takahashi, Nagasu, and Kostner have all faltered in technical elements but been given much higher PCS such that their placements were several places higher than TES-equivalent PCS would have left them. I am not faulting any of these skaters for scores received, Chan included. But the total inattention to these facts amidist the outrage ahout Chan's scores and the demand for revamping the system seem rather skewed and Chan-centric.
It's clear that many fans are judging the skaters with completely different criteria than the official ones judges are abiding. But these criteria are often vague, emotional, and reactionary, requiring rationalizations and reuslting in some proposals of rather convulated new scoring rules for the purpose of preventing winning with falls, especially by a Patrick Chan.
My opionion on why Chan falls so much lately: Firstly, I think this is transitional and typical of a skater upping his/her jump difficulties. And Chan has very ambitiously increased his difficulty level. Mentally it's never easy to attemp a quad, unless you're Plushenko or Kevin Reynolds, especially in debuting it in competitions. Even his 3As are now done out of steps in SP and in combo with 3T in his LP. In fact, all his jumps are preceded by fancy footwork. Secondly, not only does he never stalk his jumps, Chan never pops one. At least I've never seen him pop any jump. He takes high risks and is always committed to all his elements. In SC, he went after his 3A out of steps after the 4T fall. Then he went after the quad in the LP after the disheartening SP. He went about throwing himself around in the >30 second footwork sequence with a measly 2 point base value. So he sometimes falls in attacking the high risk jumps, but most of the times he earns credits with full rotations rather than forfeiting them with voluntary downgrades. If only clean programs are allowed to win, skaters would be avoiding risks, making figure skating less of a highly technical sport, though more appealing as an entertainment of mass appeal. Yes, I love show programs and worry about the well being of quad jumping skaters, but I also like figure skating to remain an Olympic sport.
As in any competition, rules are rules. Chan has played by the rules and earned his marks fair and square.
I had some touble trying to post this, so I apologize for probably being behind the current discussion.
Edited for spelling errors including the main subject's name.
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08/09 SP (which he kept for 09/10)
As for Phantom... well, the biggest disappointment of the Olympic season was discovering he was skating to this music. It's banal melodrama, and you've gotta be wickedly special to pull that off (Vanagas and Drobiazko were able to because they were recklessly passionate skaters, but Davis/White and Takahashi - for all their respective fire and passion - never quite conveyed that obssessive passion - White's too "Raoul"ish and Takakashi's almost too good for that music). And not only that, you've gotta be an extroverted skater who's able to blow the roof off. Chan isn't suited to that, in my mind, and frankly - I don't really want to see him skating to that (I don't think it's because of his inability to project, though I've heard that exact same label applied to Abbott, Rippon, and most other lyrical/soft skatersm to be honest). On the other hand, I was glad he kept it for this season. I thought an old program would allow him to work on his jumps and up the technical content. I think it's done that. Yeah, 50% success with the quad and 33% with the triple axel aren't numbers anyone wants to post, but I'm glad he's trying.
Also worth mentioning is that he rarely does two new programs each season. POTO is a repeat. Last season's "Tango" was a repeat. He did Vivaldi two years running. I wonder if that has something to do with the perception that he always skates the same.
--Also wanted to add as a complete side note, an American has medalled at each GP event this season. And two of them were unpredictable. I'd hate to be an American male skater on the rise looking at that.---
Last edited by ImaginaryPogue; 11-21-2010 at 12:00 AM.
Before I get sternly corrected, I would qualify my statement that Chan doesn't pop jumps with the exceptions of downgrading a second jump in a combo with a problematic landing of the first, which also shows his determination to complete the element.
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SkateFiguring, thanks for delurking and posting your thoughts and opinions. FWIW, I agree with you whole heartedly. It's a shame this forum has become Chan-bashing central and the vitriol is truly frightening and the double standard applied to him is really ridiculous. I agree with you (and others) about the difficulty of Patrick's programs. It's good that the judges recognize the quality of his skating and reward him for it, thus encouraging him and all the other skaters to continue to improve their performances. You make an excellent point about the difference between show skating and Olympic caliber athletic difficulty. It's a distinction that is lost on many of the posters I fear.


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I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
Not if re-signing Eli at 13-15 mil per was an option.
Anyone who says yes is joking or crazy
First it wouldnt be possible with his contract
Second why does eli get so much flack? Eli is a lot like favre. Takes a lot of chances most QBs wouldnt have the nerve to take. Sometimes it burns him and sometimes its an amazing play. Every player has ups and downs, and the only way to be great is to take the chances other players wont.
Favre was idolized til the very end of his career......still is by many. So why does eli get slammed so hard when his play stumbles? Is it just because of his last name?
Hes got two great postseasons with two SB MVPs to go with it. Bad players do not shine at those times. They crumble and the greats excel
We are talking about a guy who has a very strong case for canton
If he was 2-3 years older and really stinking it up id condider for a top 15 pick
Eli isnt a god so why do always expect miracles from him? Hes human and few would do much better with the issues the giants have right now
Give eli a decent line, reliable running back and a solid D and we will see him excelling again
Who would you rather have behind center taking that kind of punishment? Peytons neck would get snapped. Brees would be batted around like a ragdoll. Brady would do nothing but throw hissy fits
And it starts. This is like being front row at a Richard Pryor concert!
Go back and look at the first round selections for the past five years. You have about a 50/50 chance of getting an impact player.
So give up a franchise QB who has taken us to 2 SB's for what? A 50/50 shot of getting a good player?
It would be different if we were getting the number 1 or 2 pick in a Luck/RGIII type QB draft . . . .
If it was from the team with the first pick over all.......I'd sure give it lots of thought.
No because we have no QB to take his place right now and the cap hit would be way too high.
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- Four footballers are in the dock at the Old Bailey accused of sexual assault and voyeurism at a Brighton hotel.
- Anton Rodgers, 19, and George Barker, 21, both of Highview Avenue North, Brighton, Lewis Dunk, 21, of Woodbourne Avenue, Brighton, and Steve Cook, 21, of Perth Road, St Leonards, deny sex assault and voyeurism.
- The victim yesterday broke down in the witness box, shouting that the players had "taunted" her.
- On Wednesday defence council accused the victim of being 'swept up in a roller coaster of lies' and having a keen interest in footballers.
- Defence council also argued one of the players pictured exposing himself to the victim was 'just larking about'.
- On Tuesday, the court was told the four footballers took advantage of the unconscious young woman after the first game at the Amex stadium.
- Richard Barton prosecuting said they were "arrogant young men"
- On Monday the jury was sworn in.
- The trial continues.
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This page is under development and is NOT a complete listing of all Washington County family history resources available in the Genealogy Division at the Indiana State Library at this time. As new Washington County family history resources are added, this page will be updated.
Birth Records
Births, 1882-1907
Microfilm, Second Floor
Delayed Birth Records prior to 1941-1962
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Washington County, register of births, special series of The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, volumes 1 and 2, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wh
WPA, Index to birth records, 1882-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317u
Death Records
Coroner's Record
1926 - 1934
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Cook, Mrs. Claude E., Copy of clippings from Campbellsburg Graphic, deaths, 1908-1909, 2 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 14
Burns, Clara M., Death records...1882-1950, 2 volumes, 1970
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317bu
WPA, Index to death records, 1882-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317u
Marriage Records
Marriage affidavits and consent, 1884-1918
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Marriages, 1815-1867, 1881-1888
Microfilm, Second Floor
Marriages, 1815-1922
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
DAR, ...Marriages to 1821, 3 pages, 1970
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 18
Affidavits and consents for persons making application for marriage licenses, 9 volumes
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317af
Marriages, 1815-1833, The Hoosier Genealogist, volume 12 #1, January-March 1972
Genealogy Division, 977.2 H789
Marriages, 1900 through 1906, 65 leaves, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317ma
Morris, Harvey and Trueblood, Lillie, Marriage records of Blue River Monthly meeting, 2 volumes, (volume 1, 1816-1920, Hicksites after 1829; volume 2, 1829-1882, Orthodox)
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317f
Short, Lorraine K., Affidavits, consents, certificates and marriage returns...1883 through 1890, 390 pages, 1979
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317sh
Slevin, Ruth M., ...Marriage records, 1815-1847, 79 pages, 1970
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317s
WPA, Index to marriage records, 1850-1920
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317u
WPA, Index to supplemental record, marriage applications, 1882-1890
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317u
WPA, Index to supplemental record, marriage transcripts, 1894-1907, Appendix 1904-1906
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317u
Deed Records
Deeds, 1814-1830; indexes, 1814-1911
Microfilm, Second Floor
Deeds, (indentures), 1814-1887
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Deeds (indentures), lands transferred from Clark County, 1838-1874
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Deed indexes, 1814-1897
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate Records
Circuit Court and civil probate vacation record, 1887-1927
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Common pleas, circuit court, and probate final records, 1831-1869
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate court minute book, probate record, common pleas minutes and order book, probate order books, 1814-1919
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probate order books, 1814-1824, 1837-1841
Microfilm, Second Floor
Probate Order Books
Book 1 1814 - 1818
No Vol. No., 1814 - 1824
Book 1, 1821 - 1830
Book C-D, 1829 - 1841
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Probates, 1814-1824, 1830-1852; indexes, 1865-1884, 1887-1899
Microfilm, Second Floor
Will Records
Index to estates, 1874-1895
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Will Records Book A-I
1852 - 1925
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Wills, 1821-1830, 1860-1902
Microfilm, Second Floor
Wills, 1873-1925
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Early wills, 1821-1830; intestate records, 1814-1830, The Hoosier Genealogist, 6 pages, 1963
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 10
Davis, Lulie, Abstracts of wills...1808-1902, 214 pages, 1971
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317da
DAR, Abstracts of wills...1814-1900, 240 pages, 1952-53
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317w
Intestate records, 1814-1830, The Hoosier Genealogist, #5, September-October 1963
Genealogy Division, 977.2 H789
Wills, 1821-1830, The Hoosier Genealogist, #3-4, May-June, July-August 1963
Genealogy Division, 977.2 H789
Cemetery and Church Records
Baptisms, Weir Methodist Church, Salem IN, 1863-1879, no page numbers
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 15
Boston, Mrs. Earl R., Inscriptions from the Newby cemetery, Howard Township..., 3 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat no. 3
Buley, Earl R., Bethlehem cemetery, Jackson Township..., 9 pages, 1963
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 9
Cook, Mrs. Claude E., Cemetery records..., 11 parts
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 13
Cox, Carroll O., Cemetery records..., Martin, Livonia cemeteries, 2 pages, 1967
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 17
Driskell, Arthur N., Old Prowsville cemetery, about five miles northeast of Campbellsburg..., 3 pages, 1966?
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 12
Indiana Historical Society, Cemetery records...28, 3 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 2
Ingalls, Mrs. Robert, Cemetery records...Smedley cemetery, 4 pages, 1962
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 7
Mottis, Mary A., Plaque of Mount Carmel cemetery located on Rural Route 1, Campbellsburg IN, various pages, 1966 (Additional dates added by Violet Cook, 1974)
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 21
Old Sparksville cemetery..., 2 pages, not dated
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 22
Richardson, Neva, ...Cemeteries, Fleener-Winslow cemetery
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 6
Saint Patrick's observe 100th anniversary (Washington IN), from the Washington Democrat, Aug 23, 1940
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.202 W uncat. no. 1
Taylor, Ben F., Martinsburg cemetery, Martinsburg, Jackson Township..., 2 parts, 1965-66
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 10
Taylor, Ben F., Rodman cemetery, Franklin Township, 3 pages, 1966
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 11
Taylor, Ben, Wilcoxson cemetery, Jackson Township..., 1 page
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat no. 2
Gaitor cemetery, Gibson Township..., 5 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat no. 9
Burns, Clara M., Claysville cemetery, Vernon Township..., 26 pages, 1969
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317b
Burns, Clara M., Partial listing of burial plots of Crown Hill cemetery, Salem IN, 151 pages, 1974-1975
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317bp
Cemeteries..., Franklin Township, 279 pages, 1987
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317cf
DAR, Cemeteries, Washington, Clark, Scott, and Floyd counties..., 97 pages, 1956
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317d
DAR, First book of births, Blue River Friends church, 18 pages, 1973
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317bl
DAR, Records of the Salem Presbyterian Church...copied from first book, 1817-1853, 82 pages, 1955
Genealogy Division, 977.202 S163s
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Jefferson Township, Covenanter Cemetery, 53 leaves, 1969
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317mar
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Monroe Township, Cemeteries, 33 pages, 1985
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wci
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Pierce Township, Cemeteries, 107 pages, 1985
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wcp
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Gibson Township, Cemeteries, 150 pages, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wgi
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Howard Township, Cemeteries, 65 pages, 1984
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317who
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Madison Township, Cemeteries, 96 pages, 1984
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wno
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Polk Township, Cemeteries, 59 pages, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wpl
Martin, Bernice Sallee, Posey Township, Cemeteries, 91 leaves, partial list, 1982
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wpo
Sessional records of New Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, volume II, 1873 and Beech Grove Presbyterian Church, 1873-1928, 1971
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W3175se
Taylor, Ben F., Beech Grove cemetery, Franklin Township, 19 pages, 1967
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317ta
Taylor, Ben F., Cemetery records, 1 volume (includes readings copied from gravestones in Smith/Miller cemetery, Big Spring cemetery, Kansas cemetery, and Hop cemetery)
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317was
Trueblood, Lillie D., Cemetery records of Friends cemeteries, 3 parts: Blue River Monthly Meeting, Highlands Friends, and Old Blue River
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317t
Washington County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Township, 171 pages, 1981?
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317cem
Washington County Historical Society, Salem cemeteries, 378 pages, 1980
Genealogy Division, 977.202 S163sc
Census Records
Bolding, James, 1900 census..., 577 pages, 1987?
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317bo
Burns, Clara M. (copied by), Jackson Township, enumeration of male inhabitants over the age of 21 years in 1889 and 1901; enumeration of school children in 1900, no page numbers
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317
Cook, Claude E., Records of Brown Township, various pages, 1967
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317c
Cook, Claude E., Enumeration of males over 37 in 1913, 8 pages
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317ce
Huston, B. F. Federal census 1850, Washington Co., Indiana. 1971.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317hu
Indiana State Library, Index to 1840 census..., 45 pages, 1973
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317i
McCoskey, Sydne. Indiana 1920 Washington County census. 1998. 482pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317mc
Court Records
Apprenticeship Indentures
1828 - 1891
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Circuit court minute book, 1814-1818
Microfilm, Second Floor
Commissioners records, 1817-1855
Microfilm, Second Floor
Coroners record, 1926-1938
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Indentures, 1828-1891
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Negro register, 1853-1861
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Record of administration, guardians, wills and bonds, 1852-1877
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Cook, Claude E., Indentures, 1828-1891, 9 pages, 1965
p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 19
Cook, Claude E., ...Commissioners Book B, 1824-1839, 120 pages, 1965, with a 1969 index by Mary Crismore
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wc
Cook, Claude E., Records...Part 1, Records of Board of County Commissioners, 1817-1923; Part 2, Civil case 1814, miscellaneous probate records, 1818-1821, various pages, 1969
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317cr
Voyles, June. Guardianships, 1820-1859. 1989. 180pp.
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317v
Washington County Historical Society, Newsletter, volume 5 #3, 1977
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 6
Holmes, Maurice, Index of names of persons and firms, 149 leaves, 1981
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317h
Morris, Mrs. Harvey, Archaeological and historical survey, 929 pages, 1925?
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317a
Family Records
Washington County Historical Society, Washington County, Indiana, Family Records
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
DAR, Family Bible records, 8 pages, 1954
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 4
DAR, Family and Bible records from Washington County and adjoining counties of Clark and Floyd, 10 [2] pages, 1956
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 5
DAR, Our pioneer ancestors; family Bible records, 13 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 1
Records of the Hardin Family, Providence Methodist Church, and Wilcoxin cemeteries, Indiana Magazine of History, 1936, 1939, 5 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 7
Skelley, Mrs. Thomas, Miscellaneous autographs and autobiographies taken from "A Book of Memoirs," by Dr. Thomas H. B. Baker, doctor of Pekin IN, 38 pages
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 4
Some Washington County families, Family history of several students at Eastern High School, Pekin IN, 13 parts, 1967
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 16
Lagenaur, Frank, Birth, marriage and death dates of residents of Washington and Orange counties, Indiana, 75 pages, 1968, copied by Mrs. Clara Burns
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317L
McCoskey, Mary E., Mary E. McCoskey's record of births, deaths, obituaries, and miscellaneous data, mostly Canton community connections, 1865-1920, no page numbers, 1970?
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317m
Mitchell, Will H. (copied by), Birth, death, and marriage records taken from an old account book, Vernon and Posey Townships, 34 pages, 1945
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 1
Land Records
Tract book, 1811-1852
Microfilm, Second Floor
Washington County Historical Society, Index to tract book, 1810-1859, 1 volume, no page numbers
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wa
Mortuary and Obituary Records
Obituaries, 1895-1904, 1934-1968
Microfilm, Second Floor
Cook, C. E. (abstracted by), Casket list from account book of Stratton Brothers, Campbellsburg, Brown Township, 1906-1910, 4 pages, 1971
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 20
DAR, Coffin accounts, 1873-1880, copied by Lennie Martin Berkey from old ledger of Berkey's Store, Salem, IN, 9 pages, 1954
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 3
DAR, Condensed obituaries, 5 volumes: 1960-1963, 1950-1959, 1849[sic]-1956, 1950-1960, 1950-1965; 1963-1965
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W319 no. 8
DAR, Condensed obituaries, 1930's, Bible records and cemetery records, 1968-1969, 2 volumes
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317dr
Naturalization Records
Naturalizations, 1892-1929
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Clippings from the Blue River Gazette and Palmyra Gazette
Microfilm, Second Floor
The First Settlement of South Boston (from The Salem Leader, August 19, 1964), 1 page
Genealogy Division, p.f. 977.201 W uncat. no. 5
Davis, Lulie, Historical and genealogical data on persons of Washington County from articles in the Salem Democrat, 38 leaves, 1962
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317dav
School Records
Cook, Claude E., School enumerations: Brown Township, 1882-1895; Jackson Township, 1866-1895; Jefferson Township, 1882-1895; Vernon Township, 1882-1895; Posey Township, 1882-1895; Madison Township, 1882-1895; Howard-Pierce-Polk Township, 1882-1895; Washington Township, 1882-1895; 9 parts
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317cs
Tax Records
Cook, Claude E., Tax lists, 1843-1846, 1849, no page numbers, 1965
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wt
Road tax lists, Brown Township, 1867, 1891-1894, 45 leaves, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317ro
Tax duplicates, 4 items, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wtd
Voter Records
1820 voters list, 26 leaves, 1983
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317ei
Cook, Claude E., Poll lists, 1844-73, no page numbers, 1966
Genealogy Division, 977.201 W317wp
Negro Register
1853 - 1861
MiCrofilm, Second Floor
Many of the records identified on this page were initially selected by Carolynne L. Wendel Miller in her book, Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library, published in 1984 by the Indiana Historical Society.


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Photo Credit: Robert Stansell, Emporium Design
This is one in a series of interviews about our neighborhoods and the people who love them. Would you like to participate? Click here for more information about contributing to Neighborhood Nomads.
February 24, 2013, New York: My friends Robert Stansell and Tim Welsh are two talented architects who spend a lot of time thinking deeply about the power of place. After ten years working in corporate architecture jobs and designing local watering holes together on the side, they recently struck out on their own to open Emporium Design, a design-build firm with projects under its belt including New York City establishments Ella Lounge, The Blind Barber and Gallery Bar. Over the Christmas holiday in New York, I caught up with them for the opening night of their latest creation, Boulton & Watt, a gastropub on the corner of 1st St. and Ave. A on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Robert and Tim are part-owners of the pub alongside partners Darin Rubell, Jaime Felber and chef Dave Rotter. "We love this neighborhood, and we wanted to create a bar we were proud of," the group declares on its new website. Needless to say, I was intrigued. My fascination with the sociology of the "third place" — those spots in which we congregate beyond home and work — made me want to learn more about the process behind creating one. I believe third places that exude camaraderie and comfort are imperative in strengthening our communities, so I was eager for Robert and Tim to tell me more about what goes into designing and building an aesthetically pleasing gathering spot where the neighbors want to linger as long as possible.