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J. Howard Langley was born on a farm in McDonald County, Missouri. His parents were William G. Langley and Jane Langley, nee
Gist. Their forbears came from Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina.
He attended the common schools of McDonald County, the high school at Southwest City, Missouri, and Scarritt College of Neosho,
Missouri. His legal education was acquired by home study, aided by Sprague's Correspondence Law School of Detroit, Michigan.
After securing his academic education, he taught school, and in 1891 moved to Adair, Indian Territory, where he engaged in
the mercantile business. The same year the writer began the practice of law at Vinita. Shortly afterward the writer and he
formed an acquaintance which ripened into a friendship lasting till his death.
In 1897 he was licensed by the United States Court at Vinita, Indian Territory, to practice law, after passing an exceptionally
fine examination in open court. He located at Pryor Creek, now shortened to Pryor, at which place he practiced law until his
death, part of the time alone, for a while as a partner with Judge A. C. Brewster of Pryor, and in late years as the senior
member of the firm of Langley and Langley, of which the junior member was Harve N. Langley, a cousin, who survives him. As
a lawyer he was successful with a keen sense of justice and a discriminating mind, he convinced himself of the justice of
his client's cause, and sought to win by merit instead of by prejudice or persuasion.
Mr. Langley was married in the year 1891, to Miss Susan O. Brock of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of W. C. Brock,
and Martha Brock, nee Tacket. His widow and their daughter Mozelle Hadley, wife of Warren Hadley of Pryor, and a son, James
Howard Langley, Jr., survive him. He left a small grandson, James Howard Hadley, to whom he was most devoted. As a kind and
provident husband and thoughtful father his memory will long be cherished.
As a citizen, he was devoted to all forms of public welfare. Always active in church work, he was one of the original members
of the Christian Church at Pryor, and to its upbuilding contributed means, out of proportion to his material wealth, and devoted
his time and talents to the cause of religion and morality, till the day of his death. For many years he was Superintendent
of the Sunday School connected with the Church of which he was a member. Though taking keen interest in public affairs, he
was a candidate for office but twice, and was successful each time. Elected as a delegate on the Democratic ticket from the
65th District to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, he served the people faithfully, and was an honored member of the
Committees on Contests, Preamble and Bill of Rights, Municipal Corporation, Judiciary, and Judicial Department, Ordinances,
Separation of Races in Public Conveyances, and was Chairman of the Committee of the whole house on numerous occasions.
The Convention over, Statehood a fact, he returned to his law practice. When the United States entered the World War, since
he was too old for field service, he entered with whole heart into home service, and acted
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as a member of and legal adviser to the Council of Defense, during the period of the war, and earned from the War Department
official recognition for distinguished service. He took a most important part in getting a court house for Mayes County built
without a bond issue and at reasonable cost. While in the Constitutional Convention he named the County of his residence,
"Mayes," in honor of a distinguished Cherokee family, which had furnished two principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation, one
being his old time friend, Samuel H. Mayes, who preceded him in death.
When Tulsa wanted "purer and better water," it found a reservoir site in northeastern Mayes County, east of Grand River on
Spavinaw. It required the acquisition of lands and his law firm was employed as counsel and attorney to conduct the necessary
litigation. Langley, owing to his tact and personal friendship with the people generally, was soon able satisfactorily to
adjust all legal differences, and there came into being Spavinaw Lake, furnishing its pure clear water to the people of Tulsa,
and surrounding communities. Tulsa and the State may well be proud of Spavinaw Lake, and of his efforts towards procuring
In the campaign of 1930, Mr. Langley entered the race for nomination on the Democratic ticket for Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State, from District No. 1. He won the race in the first and second primary, and was triumphantly elected in the general
In answer to a questionnaire submitted by the Honorable R. L. Williams, in his efforts at keeping track of the members of
the Convention, some months before his death, his reply was "Elected to Supreme Court in 1930, took office January 12th, 1931,
so completely wrecked myself in the campaign as to render myself wholly unfit for a creditable discharge of the duties of
the office, and rather than half-fill the office, resigned February 2d, 1931. Thanks to our method of selecting the Judiciary."
Could tribute more eloquent than this be paid to a life of devotion to public welfare?
The writer's wish is that the Langley conception of fidelity to trust, and the sacredness of public office may grow with the
years, and become a political Shibboleth. His health gradually returned. In 1934, an agitation was started for the erection
of three power dams on Grand River, one of which was located near Pensacola in Mayes County. When the Act creating an authority
was passed by the Oklahoma Legislature, he was named a member of the Board by the Attorney General of the State. He qualified,
was made Chairman, and went to work with all the ardor of youth, tempered by the discretion of age.
He put the importance and usefulness of the dam before the public in persuasive style, but did not live to see the fruition
of his dreams. Had he lived to this day, his heart would have been made glad by a prospect, that may soon visualize into a
reality. He fell asleep in death on Sunday night, October 27th, 1935, at his home in Pryor. On his bed, and by his hand was
an open Bible, at Chapter 19 of the Book of Job. That chapter contains the following:
"For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God."
He lived and died with faith in God, and in man's destiny.
He was scheduled to address the Lions Club at Pryor, in its organiization meeting on the night following his death. He lies
buried in the city cemetery at Pryor, on the grassy slope of a hill, overlooking the Grand River Valley to the east. His remains
were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of relatives, and friends, members of
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the bar, court officials, and surviving members of the Constitutional Convention, the eldest of the last group being the writer,
and the next in point of age, being Ex-Governor Robert L. Williams, now a member of the United States Circuit of Appeals of
the 10th Circuit. A year later the Lions Club of Pryor held memorial services in the court room at Pryor, at which his old
time friend, Thos. J. Harrison, read a sketch of the life of the deceased, and the Attorney General of the State, Honorable
Mac. Q. Williamson, made a fitting address, and paid tribute to his memory. At that meeting a monument of native red granite
procured by the Lions Club from Spavinaw, was uncovered in the southeast corner of the court house square, with a bronze memorial
tablet. There was a large attendance of people from Mayes and surrounding counties, showing the esteem in which he was held
by the people he so altruistically served.
A Pioneer, life's work, has been well done,
On grassy slope, they laid him down to rest,
To wait the dawn, and call of rising sun,
With faith sublime, good will to all mankind,
For State and Church, and home, he did his best.
A Pioneer, with race now run,
In life held fast, to faith Divine,
Whose creed, through all, was "work well done,"
His name will live, unmarred by time.
Kind words, good deeds, a shield will ever be,
Best armor here, and for eternity.
W. H. Kornegay.
Vinita, Oklahoma
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John Young Bryce, son of James Young Bryce and Mary Jane Broome Bryce, was born at Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, May 5,
1863. His father was a Methodist preacher who started his ministry in Georgia in the summer of 1856 and sreved in Georgia,
Texas and Arkansas before coming to the Indian Territory in 1868 as a missionary preacher and teacher. John Young Bryce commenced
his life in Oklahoma when his father moved into the Indian Territory in 1868. He was appointed preacher in charge of Ft. Gibson
and Tahlequah after the Annual Conference which met at Boggy Depot Oct. 15, 1868 had adjourned leaving that charge to be supplied.
The first Annual Conference Bryce attended was held at Ft. Gibson, Oct. 26, 1870. Bishop John C. Keener was the president.
Dr. Andrew Hunter, who had been licensed to preach at an Indian Methodist Quarterly Conference held between the Arkansas and
Verdegris Rivers near the old Creek agency and had become one of the leading preachers in Arkansas and Jerome C. Berryman,
who was the first Superintendent of Missions for the Methodist Church in the Indian Territory, were visitors of the Conference.
These men together with T. B. Ruble, Young Ewing, T. K. B. McSpadden, J. C. Robinson, D. B. Cumming, W. A. Duncan, James McHenry
and Samuel Checote made a profound impression on him although he was a lad of tender years.
His education was started at old New Hope Academy where his father was Superintendent. He received such instruction as could
be given in the Indian Territory at the time and finished his college work at Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas.
The Reverend Mr. Bryce was married first to Miss Nettie C. French, who came from Iowa and was a governess in his father's
home. She was the mother of his children: Giddings, Allison, Sam, John, Sue and Faye. She was his faithful companion and inspiring
helper through the trying years of their early life and the greater part of his active ministry. She died in August 1927.
His second marriage was to Miss Margaret Leek, a teacher in the public school system of Oklahoma City. She was a great joy
and blessing to him during the last years of his life. She survives him.
John Y. Bryce followed in the footsteps of his father in the ministry, but had a chequered career as a preacher. He was three
times admitted on trial into the Annual Conference. The first time into the Indian Mission Conference which met at White Bead
Hill, Oct. 10-15, 1888. He passed regularly through the Conference courses of study being admitted into full connection and
ordained deacon in 1890 and ordained elder in 1892. His service record for the first period was: Thackerville, 1888; Wynnewood,
1889; Lehigh, 1890; Conference colporteur, 1891; Checotah, 1892; Presiding Elder of Okmulgee District 1893-1894.
At the Conference of 1895 he was separated from the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. However,
he soon rejoined the Methodist church and was relicensed to preach. He served the church as a supply as Tishomingo in 1899;
and Coalgate in 1900-1901.
In 1902 he was again admitted on trial into the Annual Conference, served one year and was discontinued at his own request.
He had a large family. He was appointed to Nowata, a long distance from Coalgate. He deemed it best not to try to make such
a move. He remained at Coalgate and edited and published a newspaper.
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It was here that I first knew him and became interested in him, his life and history and previous service to the church. I
asked him to take up again the work of a preacher.
In 1911 he was licensed to preach to a Quarterly Conference over which I presided. In 1913 his credentials were restored by
the Annual Conference. That year he served Barnett Memorial Church as a supply.
In 1914 he was for the third time admitted on trial into the Annual Conference, the same Conference of which he had previously
been a member though the name had been changed to East Oklahoma Conference. The charges he served during this tensure were:
Hartshorne, 1914; Colbert and Calera, 1915; Wapanucka, 1916-1918; Kingston and Woodville, 1919-1920; Tishomingo, 1921-1922;
Hartshorne, 1923-1924; Secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, 1926-1930; Norman Circuit, 1931. He was granted a superannuate
relation at the Conference of 1932.
John Young Bryce was a man of parts, strong in mind and body, bold and unyielding in his convictions, loyal in his partisanship
and to his friends; and faithful to his home and loved ones. He was independent. His independence was of a peculiar type.
He was not nonchalant though he at times appeared so. Nevertheless he felt deeply, had a warm heart and profound concern as
to both the general and special issues of life. He was bold, but in no sense a braggadocio. His boldness was for issues and
principles, never for self interest. His heart and home were ever opened to his friends, but he hesitated to go to the home
even of his best friend for fear he might cause some inconvenience. This independence caused him personal loss when a slightly
different attitude would have netted personal gain and prevented personal suffering and injury. His preaching was marked by
intelligence, sound reasoning and a warm evangelical spirit.
He was always active and aggressive. During the time he was separated from the ministry of the church, he owned, published
and edited a weekly periodical. It was devoted to general news and interests, but was a special exponent of the faith of the
demcratic party. He was a loyal Democrat all of his life. He served his party in local organizations, was sometime chaplain
of the State Penitentiary and was Secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society from 1925 until 1930. During the time he served
the Historical Society he did a large amount of work. He edited the Chronicles of Oklahoma, made a survey of the historical spots of Oklahoma, recovered material for the general history of the State and added much
to his collection of data for the History of Methodism in Oklahoma.
The East Oklahoma Conference at its session in 1926 requested him to prepare a History of Methodism in Oklahoma for publication. He did a prodigious amount of work on that task by carefully selecting and filing much material. Volume
I of the History went to press a few days before he died. An official corrected copy is being presented to the Conference.
After his superannuation he did not quit work. His body showed great resistance. His eye never dimmed. He did all of the exacting
work of research without the aid of glasses. He served as Chaplain at the Sub-Penitentiary, assisted in the State's Relief
Program, was connected with a real estate office in Oklahoma City and preached regularly for a community church in the suburbs
of Oklahoma City.
His custom was to begin every journey at sunrise. One day on the eve of our departure in a buggy drawn by horses on an all
day trip to a Quarterly Conference, I said to him, "What time in the morning shall we start?" "Oh, about sunrise," came the
familiar answer.
It was March 16, 1937, just at sunrise, that he stepped into a chariot, winged by angels, bound for Heaven. He lived a long,
useful life and made a valuable contribution to both church and state.
—Sidney H. Babcock.
McAlester, Oklahoma
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Franklin Hancock Reed was born in Geneva, Illinois, January 20, 1880, and died in San Francisco, California, October 8, 1931.
His paternal grandfather, Edward W. Reed, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, March 29, 1825, his father and mother having
immigrated to Ohio in the early Eighties, from Maryland. He married Caroline C. Pontius about 1852, and after their marriage
they moved to Adams County, Indiana, where they reared a large family. Here William Munds Reed, the father of Frank Reed,
was born on December 9, 1855. His wife, Caroline, died at this place January 6, 1865, and he died there March 18, 1900.
Frank Reed's mother was Hannah Temperence Tedrick. She was born at Sharon, Ohio, January 25, 1855. Her great grandfather,
Jacob Tedrick, was born in Germany in 1758 and came to America about the time of the close of the Revolutionary War and settled
in Gurnsey County, Ohio, and died there in 1842. His son, Jacob Tedrick, was born in Gurnsey County, Ohio, February 15, 1787.
Stephen R. Tedrick, son of Jacob Tedrick, Jr., Frank Reed's maternal grandfather, was born in Ohio, March 2, 1822. He married
Lucinda Rachael Smith, and on January 25, 1855, Frank Reed's mother, Hannah Temperence Tedrick, was born. The Tedrick family
was an old and prominent family in Ohio for three generations.
Frank Reed's father and mother moved from Indiana to Adams County, Illinois, in the fall of 1889. All of their children were
born in Indiana, except the last one. In Morris, Illinois, his father owned and published a newspaper, "The Morris Daily Sentinel"
in which office his son, Frank, worked, setting type and sometimes acting as reporter for the paper. William M. Reed was a
Democrat in politics and his newspaper was democratic in its policies, though always liberal and progressive.
He and his wife moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1909, where they resided until their death. He died January 15, 1923, and his
wife, Hannah, died March 9, 1926. The names of his children, in the order in which they were born, are as follows:
Charles V. Reed, now of Chicago, Illinois; Franklin H. Reed; Milo T. Reed of Wewoka; Ray W. Reed, now deceased; Anna Louise
Reed, now Miller, of Michigan City, Indiana.
Frank Reed was educated in the Public Schools of Morris, Illinois. He studied law in the law office of E. L. Clover until
In 1905 he was married to Isabella Steep, of Morris, Illinois, and shortly thereafter moved to Wewoka, Indian Territory, where
he continued the practice of the law with his brother Ray until 1917. During the time he was in Wewoka he enjoyed a very successful
and lucrative law practice, and among his clients were many of the Seminole Indians and Freedmen. He was very closely associated
with the Indians, who looked upon him as their friend and trusted advisor. Many of his Indian clients were unable to pay cash
fees and Mr. Reed took land for the fees, the land at the time being of very little value, but later, due to oil development,
contributed largely to his fortune, at one time estimated to be several million dollars. After he had established himself
as a lawyer, he began to purchase and accumulate other lands, and at the time of his death he owned more than 14,000 acres
of farm lands and oil properties in Seminole and other Oklahoma counties, the major portion of which are located in Seminole
County. On much of the Seminole County land was developed large production, which is producing oil at this time.
He moved from Wewoka to Tulsa in 1917 and retired from the law practice to give his entire time and attention to taking care
of his extensive oil holdings. He became connected with the Gilliland Oil Com-
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pany, of Tulsa. He lived in Tulsa from 1917 until 1925, when he moved to Neosho, Missouri, where he made his home until his
Mr. Reed's hobby during his lifetime was wading pools and play ground equipment for children. He built and contributed about
forty concrete wading pools for children in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Wading pools were built in the following
cities in Oklahoma: Ada, Ardmore (2), Blackwell, Claremore, Durant, Eufaula, Grandfield, Hugo, Lawton, McAlester, Muskogee,
Oklahoma City (4), Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Shawnee and Tulsa (11). In his will he provided for a hundred thousand dollar trust
fund with which to build other wading pools and provide playground equipment.
In creating the Trust Fund for the construction of wading pools, he provided for a Board of Trustees to be composed of seven
men to have charge of the distribution of the funds resulting from the investment. Three of the Trustees were to be named
by the Exchange Trust Company of Tulsa, one by the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, one each by the District Court
and County Court of Tulsa County, and one by the Federal Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The funds used to build
the swimming pools above mentioned, were contributed jointly by Frank Reed and his wife, as was also the Trust Fund. In no
case was any financial interest retained in the pools by them, and no requirements concerning the naming of the pools were
made, though in many instances the cities did name the park—"Reed Park."
Frank Reed and his wife had only one child, Edward F. Reed, now of Beverly Hills, California, but in 1917, while living in
Tulsa, they adopted two little girls, Margaret and Mary Elizabeth Reed, who live with their adopted mother in Beverly Hills,
While in San Francisco, California, in route to Los Angeles, Frank Reed was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage from which he
He was a member of the Methodist Church from early manhood and always took an active part in the affairs of the church, and
while in Wewoka was teacher of the Men's Bible Class. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and belonged to the Consistory
at McAlester. He took an active part in the civic organizations in the community in which he lived. He was President of the
Kiwanis Club in Tulsa and was a member of the Board of Directors of that organization during all the time he lived in Tulsa.
Frank Reed was of pioneer stock. His forebears were pioneers, always seeking the new and undeveloped country. This urge of
the pioneer spirit brought him to the Indian Territory to make his fortune. He was a philanthropist and a benefactor and never
forgot those who aided or encouraged him. As proof of the esteem which the Seminole Indians held for him, in August, 1932,
the members of the Spring Baptist Church near Sasakwa, Oklahoma, held a special memorial service as a tribute to Mr. Reed,
thus being the only one of its kind held by the Seminole in many years. He contributed freely to the Indian churches and other
Indian charities. After Mr. Reed had made his fortune he prepared a list of some seventy Indians who had helped him when he
was just getting started in business and provided that there should be paid to them monthly a substantial payment, sufficient
for their livelihood. When he came to Wewoka he was a poor man and when, with the help of the Indians and good fortune, he
prospered, he was willing to help those who had helped him. He had a genial and sunny disposition; was always courteous to
his business associates, honorable and fair, square in all his business dealings. Oklahoma was honored in having Frank H.
Reed as a citizen of the State.
—Chas. R. Freeman.
(Mr. Freeman, a resident of Checotah and a member of the bar, died since he wrote the foregoing.)
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On Friday, May 21, 1937, Christine Folsom Bates passed away at Durant after a brief illness of only two days. She was born
on October 10, 1849 near Folsom Grove, about four miles northwest of Durant, and thus was almost eighty-eight years old. Practically
all her long life was spent at various points within the confines of Bryan county.
Mrs. Bates was the daughter of Israel Folsom, a notable member of a very notable Choctaw family. Her father had risen to prominence
along with his brother David Folsom, before the Choctaws removed from Mississippi to Oklahoma. In the old country he married
Lovisa Nail, a member of another leading Choctaw family. They became the parents of thirteen children, the majority of whom
lived to maturity and reared families, thus extending the Folsom clan until it became possibly the most numerous in the entire
Choctaw nation. Israel Folsom, at first a minister of the Old School Presbyterian Church, later connected himself with the
Cumberland Presbyterians because he was a believer in slavery and he himself was a large slave holder. He was also a pioneer
promoter of education among his people, and particularly an advocate of the education of women. He saw to it that all his
own daughters received the best schooling that his means and opportunities afforded. The advent of the Civil War interfered
with the higher education of Mrs. Bates, though she was a woman of cultural interests and rather wide information.
At one time before the War, Israel Folsom lived on the Texas Road not far from Fort Washita. Mrs. Bates had a vivid recollection
of the days when Fort Washita was in its prime. She has told the writer many times of going over to the Fort on Saturdays
to see and hear Captain Braxton Bragg's artillery detachment hold its drill and practice. A few years later the Folsoms established
themselves at a plantation called Elm Hill, southeast of Caddo. Here Christine Folsom spent the remainder of her girlhood.
Here she lived during the dark days of the Civil War. At this home she remembered seeing some of the outstanding men of the
period, who came there as friends of her distinguished father. She has told the writer of General Albert Pike, whom she remembered
for his great leonine head and the white hair that hung down over his shoulders. Here she saw General Douglas H. Cooper, the
last Confederate commander of the Department of Indian Territory. He came resplendent in his Uniform and gold lace, driven
by a Negro coachman dressed in rich livery and wearing a silk hat. Mrs. Bates saw this same General Cooper, after the War,
sink to abject poverty and die in squalor out near old Fort Washita. The Indians believed—and Mrs. Bates among them—that this
dire change of fortune was visited by Providence on General Cooper because of his alleged peculations in handling the funds
of the Choctaws and Chickasaws as Indian Agent prior to the War between the States.
At Elm Hill in 1875 Christine Folsom was united in marriage by the missionary preacher, W. J. B. Lloyd, to Madison Bouton,
a young white man from New York State who had come west to seek his fortune. A few years before, up on the Plains, he was
shot through the body by an arrow in a fight with wild Indians. With the building of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad
he came to Caddo, which thereafter became his home. The marriage of white men to Indian girls aroused the antagonism of many
of the Choctaw patriots of that day. Some think this was at the bottom of the tragedy that occurred in 1885, when Willie Jones,
son of Chief Wilson N. Jones, met Madison Bouton on a Caddo street and shot him to death, apparently without provocation.
Some years later, the widow married W. H. Bates who died in 1899. Both husbands sleep in the ceme-
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tery at Caddo, where the remains of Mrs. Bates were laid in May of this year.
Shortly after the death of her second husband, Mrs. Bates removed to Durant, which became her home until her death. She was
a firm believer in the future of Durant, and until the time of her passing was the owner of considerable real estate in different
sections of the city. She was a charter member of the East Side Presbyterian Church, and retained her membership in that church
and supported it until her death, though in later years she lived in another section of the city and was a regular worshipper
and supporter of the First Presbyterian Church of Durant. Mrs. Bates had a wide interest in charitable activities, and was
always liberal and helpful whenever human need was brought to her attention.
Mrs. Bates was the last surviving child of Israel Folsom. She left three children, all by her first husband: Will Bouton of
Skiatook; Mrs. Annie Yarbrough of Durant; and Mrs. Nellie Ingram of Ada. There also survive her several grandchildren, besides
a host of nephews and nieces and other relatives. The passing of this pioneer woman breaks one of the few remaining links
that bind the present of this section of Oklahoma to its historic past.
—W. B. Morrison
Southeastern State Teachers College.
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A worthwhile character and pioneer builder of the Indian Territory days was Cyrus A. Norman, who was born at Knoxville, Tennessee
on December 28, 1829. His father, James Harvey Norman, a native of Virginia, when a young man, removed to Knoxville where
he married Nancy Wiley, a native Tennesseean, and in about the year 1850 removed with his family to Cleveland, Bradley County,
Tennessee, some thirty miles east of Chattanooga.
Cyrus A. Norman and Martha Jayne Clingan, a part Cherokee Indian were married on February 17, 1862. She was born in Cleveland,
Tennessee on July 13, 1836 and passed away at Wagoner, Oklahoma on January 3, 1914. She was a wonderful woman and a wise and
loving mother, an Eastern Star member and a loyal communicant of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years. She was
a great believer in the Golden Rule and thus a good and loving neighbor, beloved by all who knew her.
In the fall of 1872, the Norman family removed to the Indian Territory and settled in what is now Wagoner County, State of
Oklahoma, where they engaged in farming and stock raising on a large ranch, situated six miles east of Wagoner.
Cyrus A. Norman was a member of the Masonic order and of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years and practiced his
professions. He was esteemed as a loving and faithful neighbor, and was the father of five children—four sons and one daughter,
as follows:
James A. of Muskogee; Mrs. Mary J. McBride of Harlingen, Texas; Albert C. and Cyrus W. of Wagoner, and William B.—the youngest,
who passed away while attending school at the Cherokee National Male Seminary at Tahlequah on April 4, 1885.
Cyrus A. Norman was a progressive citizen, a typical representative of the "Square Deal" of all things; for the democratic
idea of economics and social security; for the greatest good to everyone. He was a man of the highest character and integrity,
thereby helping to make the Nation and world a better place than when he came.
He passed away at Wagoner, Oklahoma, on March 13, 1891 and rests in the Riverside Cemetery, six miles east of Wagoner, beside
his wife and son.
—J. A. Norman
Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Christopher Columbus Ervin was born Dec. 25, 1848, Doaksville, I. T., the son of Calvin D. Ervin and Sallie Gibson Ervin.
Her Indian name was "Abafukubbee." Calvin D. Ervin was teaching school in Gainesville, Alabama, when he met the Indian girl
who became his bride. She was the great granddaughter of Hopia Iskitinia or Captain Little Leader. He was a great Indian warrior
with the Choctaw tribe in Mississippi. The old buffalo horn spoon which he carried in the War of 1812 is in the Oklahoma Historical
Building at Oklahoma City. He gave it to her as a keepsake when she moved from her home in Mississippi to the Indian Territory.
The Choctaw people were separated in clans, and Sallie Ervin was from the Hyah-Pa-Tusk-Kalo clan.
Calvin D. Ervin and his wife came over the "Trail of Tears" in 1832 to the Indian Territory. They settled in Doaksville, near
the present town of Fort Towson. They lived there the remainder of their lives and reared a large family of ten girls and
three boys.
Christopher Columbus Ervin was affiliated with the Republican party all his life. He served in many honorable positions in
his country. When the Civil War came on, he was too young for service but he enlisted in the Confederate army and served until
the close of the war. He was in Gordan's Regiment, Cabelle's Brigade.
He was United States Marshal for the Indian Territory in the early seventies, which place he filled with credit to his party
and the people. He served under the honorable Judge Isaac Parker.
He served in the House of Representatives from 1890 to 1898. He was in the legislature when the Rock Island Railroad was surveyed.
He helped to get the right-of-way.
He served as a scout for surveying the Frisco Railroad and also had the contract to furnish beef to the contractors for their
men while building the railroad.
He bought a considerable number of court warrants in the Choctaw Nation at a discount and paid for them in cash. He carried
thousands of dollars from one town to another in a small handbag. His mode of conveyance was by horse and buggy. He never
thought of being robbed.
Christopher Columbus Ervin was married to Miss Lizzie Everidge, Sept. 27, 1885, at Goodwater, Oklahoma. His widow who survives
him lives at the old home in Ardmore.
The following children survive him: Mrs. Viola Tillman, Hugo, Okla.; Mrs. Myrtle Page, Soper, Okla.; Mrs. Hattie Green, Tulsa,
Okla.; Mrs. Pauline Hewitt, Dallas, Texas; Joe, Woodford, Okla.; W. P. Emmitt, M. H. and A. A., all of Ardmore, T. L. and
Roy of Albuquerque, N. Mex. One Sister, Mrs. Margaret Oakes, Soper, Okla. She is the only one of thirteen children living.
He was a true friend and a useful citizen. His home was a hospitable one. And seldom were they without company or loved ones
around them.
His death marks the passing of another pioneer.
On Dec. 22, 1932, he was laid to rest in Providence Cemetery.
—Mrs. Thomas O. Kirby
Jericho, Texas
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Habs down 1-0, Eller out
by The Upper Canadien on 05/02/13 at 10:42 PM ET
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Not the start the Habs wanted. 50 shots and nothing to show for it. 1-0 Ottawa. Terrible hit on Lars Eller, who is in hospital with a concussion, facial fractures, and is staying there overnight. It seems unlikely he'll be back in this series, given how quickly the games are being played. Look for Jeff Halpern to slot in tomorrow night, and Brandon Prust to move up with Gallagher and Galchenyuk.
What can you say after a loss like this? The Canadiens dominated for 50 of the 60 minutes and lots. The team was clearly thrown off by the injury to Eller. Is it a suspendable hit? I think under the new rules it may be, given the head contact, but the injury made the play look much worse than it actually was - reminding many, including myself, of Rich Pilon on Kevin Stevens twenty years ago. A huge loss for the Habs, as Eller was probably the most enigmatic forward (perhaps Gallagher was better) until the hit. The key tomorrow night will be the Habs staying composed and looking for revenge via a win rather than a physical confrontation.
Not much time to tweak their gameplan. Not much time for Carey Price to think things over. Maybe that's a good thing?
Habs-Sens, tomorrow at 7. We'll have a very good idea of where this series is going come Saturday morning.
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Hoping Eller is okay.
Posted by Da lil Guy from Guelph, Ontario on 05/02/13 at 10:54 PM ET
Is it a suspendable hit? I think under the new rules it may be, given the head contact, but the injury made the play look much worse than it actually was…
Well, you got the last part right. But there was absolutely no "hit to the head." Just watch the Kerry Fraser frame-by-frame analysis in the other post here at KK. It was a completely legal hit to the body that resulted in an awful injury when Eller's face hit the ice.
I hope Lars is okay, but this never should have been any kind of penalty, let alone a major and a game misconduct. If Shanny hands out any sort of suspension, it'll be a complete joke.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids, MI on 05/03/13 at 10:15 AM ET
I completely agree that the injury made the hit look considerably worse than it was. However, from every replay I've seen, there was no contact made to the head, and the principal point of contact was the chest. If there is a hit to be suspended from the league last night, it was David Perron's deliberate shoulder to Dustin Penner's head in the second period of the Blues vs. Kings game.
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The average American spends about forty-five minutes preparing food, cleaning, and organizing in the kitchen each day (www.bls.gov). Although this portion of the day is relatively small, the enjoyment you get out of it can make all the difference. Who wants to prepare their meals in a grubby looking kitchen? No one. Not only is the environment uninviting, it also creates the illusion of an unhealthy meal, no matter how well you've scrubbed those stained and scratched counter tops. Having a location where you actually enjoy spending time makes cooking a treat rather than a chore. One element of your kitchen that can have a huge impact on the atmosphere is the countertops. Here are a few hip ideas to beautify your kitchen.
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Harold Meyerson: Techies went for president, bankers for Romney.
Democrats should be cheered by this, he adds, because it refutes the notion that rich people as a whole backed Republicans. Bankers and casino moguls, yes, but not software engineers. "At the risk of oversimplifying, techies are into making products while bankers are into making money," he writes. "In the age of Obama, where the big money dwells, invention is Democratic; sweet deals are Republican." Read the full column here.
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Video games – the media of the future
Tuesday 3 May 2011
by Kyle Mawer
In 2009 The BBC posted an article proclaiming that (video) games will 'eclipse' other media. Comparing the two industries of gaming and movies the article found that while the latter was in decline for the former it was very much 'game on'. Even when placed directly side to side the video game adaptation of a film still seems to come out tops. Why? Well, not only does the game offer greater engagement, involvement and participation but also better value for money. Sure a commercially of the shelf game costs substantially more than a cinema ticket but the movie is over within a few hours while the video game plays for a whopping 50 hours. No competition really, is it? Also an irony is that video games now have trailers that are in themselves mini movies. Don't take my word for it though, check out the cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The old Republic to see the wow factor of one of the game's cut scenes.
Modern day video games are simply becoming more complex and advanced. They have story lines that are gripping, full of suspense, action and adventure which are supported by some stunning visuals, amazing sound effects and a stirring soundtrack to accompany the hero. It's no surprising that instances where the revenue generated by a game such as GTA (Grand Theft Auto) goes head to head with that of a blockbuster such as Spiderman 3 that it's the video game that comes out on top. In fact some sources place the value of the video game industries at about $105 billion world wide (escapist magazine). It may not even be a case of video games being the media of the future but being THE media now. Predictions for the future render an even greater picture. Yves Guillmot the CEO of Ubisoft (an international computer and video game publisher) had this to say about the next generation of gaming consoles – "The next generation is going to be so powerful that playing a game is going to be the equivalent of playing a CGI movie today."
Without a doubt with the rise in popularity of video games and the advancement in technology we are looking at a media that has huge potential. This potential extends to educational applications. There are now some very influential and respected people out there who realise this and believe we should embrace it. In Early 2009 The Guardian reported on a Toine Manders, a Dutch MP, who consulted game experts and psychologists before stating in a report that "video games have a positive contribution to make to the education of minors." As little as two months ago President Obama declared that he was "calling for . . . educational software that is as compelling as the best video game" (gamepolitics.com). These sentiments are endorsed by Armando Baltra, a professor in Early child development at California State University who says that "What makes computer games fun can offer an interesting new light on what will motivate a student to learn.
So can video games really augment learning and become a media tool which educators can use? The fact is teachers are using them. From Middle schools in the states to the classrooms of scotland there are various forward thinking initiatives that have successfully used video games in the curriculum. In language learning too studies such as Learn English or Die by Heiro Reinders and Sorada Wattana indicate that learner interaction and confidence is increased by the use of video games. Do these all herald the beginning of a new age for video games within our classrooms?
There are those that argue that this expansion by video games into other areas other than entertainment is essentially the blueprint for the future. Authors such as Tom Chatfield and Jane Mcgonigal talk of a coming revolution in gaming. They foresee a future where gaming will permeate society offering us inducements to work in fun, productive and more self fulfilling ways which previously weren't realised. Both have written books where they cite specific instances along with examples of games which are being used in novel, interesting and new ways. For them and many others this is just the beginning. The future is coming and sooner than we think.
Just imagine what a little investment of time, effort and money could do in the name of edugaming. There's no lacking of these resources within the video game industries but are they likely to invest in this area when they have already found a winning formula for commercial success? I think the answer is yes.
I don't believe there will be an overnight revolution in the gaming industry and that video games will suddenly become educationally altruistic, but changes are happening. The truth is there are already changes happening. I think we are at a very interesting moment in the history of video games. It's a time when the potential for the medium of video games has been recognised, the topic debated, ideas produced and video games are being adapted. There is a definite buzz out there and a feeling that we are on the brink of exploring an undiscovered country.
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I agree that engaging and motivating learners (of all ages) is a massive payoff, and there's little doubt that edugaming can foster development of higher order cognitive skills and collaboration. I have also overcome my initial concern that setting such a high fun-factor precedent will trample all over the possibility of providing alternative forms of learning.
What still sends a chill down my spine is that edugaming has seeped into the classroom via the corporate training method of gamification (http://gamification.com/) which itself mutated out of the marketing approach of the same name. Gabe Zichermann gave a GoogleTech Talk on October 26th 2010 called "Fun is the Future: Mastering Gamification" which you can find here:
He states very entertainingly and explicitly the incredible power of games to get people to buy things and click on links and complete training courses and master new interfaces. It's all in the design, he explains, in which you box people's options in so they think they are free independent agents, but in fact you have designed the environment so that you have control over the decisions they take within it.
That gives me pause for thought.
I'm very sympathetic to the notion of gaming in education and even in teacher training (where it's yet to make any inroads, despite the fact that there is a younger generation of teachers who have grown up enjoying a 'rewards based' system of achievement) – lots of food for thought for future developers.
I do dislike, though – and rather vehemently – the word 'gamification' and, whilst generally a big fan of Mcgonigal, can't help thinking that there's a lot of running before we can walk in the space where games meet life.
I was struck by this article from the Guardian recently, about the SXSW event in the States:
And this part, in particular:
"The current public face of gamification is Jane McGonigal, author of the new book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better And How They Can Change The World, but many of her prescriptions are cringe-inducing: they seem to involve redefining aid projects in Africa as "superhero missions", or telling hospital patients to think of their recovery from illness as a "multiplayer game". Hearing how McGonigal speeded her recovery from a serious head injury by inventing a "superhero-themed game" called SuperBetter, based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which her family and friends were players helping her back to health, I'm apparently supposed to feel inspired. Instead I feel embarrassed and a little sad: if I'm ever in that situation, I hope I won't need to invent a game to persuade my family to care."
It's designed to provoke a laugh, obviously – but there's something in it, I feel. Getting from GTA to using gaming to help you get better seems as much a jump as getting from GTA to a classroom game that learners will feel is good enough, engaging enough and motivating enough to actually play – and that's without the obvious need for a sound pedagogy behind it.
I wonder if we'll be able to get there, in terms of that kind of balance? As I said, I love the idea of gaming, but I'm not convinced that we're very near transporting the game play and enjoyment of current game titles into our world of education.
I have to admit I'm not completely up-to-date with the games world these days, due to too many other things going on, so I'd be really interested to hear if there are any educational games out there that you've come across that you think manage to combine gameplay with pedagogy successfully? Or is too early, do you think?
Some interesting points made there Gavin. I'd like to start with a quote by Merlin Donald who is a Professor of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University. He asks "What is a "career" or a "vacation" except a role-playing game extended over an adult lifetime?" In this sense the notion of game and life becomes not just blurred but indistinguishable.
I agree that the word 'gamification' is a little difficult. I can't imagine myself or anybody ever saying "my Friday evening English language class needs gamificating a little." I also think that Jane's book is quite personal account of how games have affected her life. I think games are a passion for her so you can expect them to permeate all professional and personal areas of her life. The big point she makes is that playing games are generally for the better. There's a big feel good factor in playing and not just winning. Some of the games, in my opinion, sound great but I couldn't see myself playing them. Cemetery poker, for example.
As for GTA (Grand Theft Auto)? Well this game has generated (and continues to do so) a lot of discussion. Something that never goes amiss in an English language classroom. However GTA is an extreme example and I would never use it in a classroom. It would be akin do using the film 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' to teach parts of the body. Both the examples here are inappropriate for the classroom.
Game Play already exists in the classroom. Even if we hark back to Merlin Donald's words and mention instead a role play extended over a 15 minute period. I understand your doubt lies in whether video game play can make the transition but it has and does in my classes and in the classes of other teachers too. Both myself and fellow blogger Graham Stanley run a blog (http://digitalplay.info/blog/) and I am inviting you to look at the games in the 'Game Plan' section. I believe the pedagogy is sound. It has to be – not only to be accepted by my colleagues but also my boss as well as publishers such as DELTA Publishing who have enough confidence in the pedagogy to go to print.
Anyway, I like to say that I'm adapting authentic material for the English Language classroom. The medium just happens to be free online games. I feel I have to say I don't have a console so I don't really play games like GTA. Is it too early? What's wrong with coming first?
Thanks for getting back to me. I'm a keen follower of the blog you and Graham keep. You two make a lot more sense than Mr. Donald, in that respect. I don't see how working or having a vacation is a role play, but that might just be me.
I'm certainly not against the 'feel good' factor, but it's not something I'd see an educational experience anchored on – as with the other conversations currently happening on various blogs, the pedagogy has to come before any of that. And I suppose that goes back to my original question
My question really is more about the link between video games that people play in real life – and those which are appropriate in the classroom.
By that I mean, can we take the gameplay, excitement, and all the rest of commercial games and make pedagogically sound games with the same level of immersion, excitement, graphic richness, etc? I haven't see it done yet, and I'm doubtful if it's possible. The complex reward systems that Gee refers to in his book and in his references to 'passion communities' don't easily transfer to the more controlled environment of education – in fact often they are the reason people play games rather than concentrate on their school work!
Well, this is getting too long – without saying GTA is a good game, I simply wonder if something as rich as GTA will ever make it into our classrooms, with decent content and a good pedagogical angle. And, if it did, would learners find it an attractive option?
Ok. Personally I wouldn't use a commercially successful game in the class room mainly because the school I work at hasn't got a console nor have I to be able to bring it in to play. My colleague, however, has. He's successfully played games such as Sing Star (http://www.singstar.com/en_GB/singstar.html) and Animal Crossing (http://animal-crossing.com/cityfolk/) which both have a high language content.
I myself did work in a state school briefly where they had a more mature and violent commercial game called Counterstrike (http://store.steampowered.com/css). The state school was using it in Computer studies classes to interest pupils in computers and no doubt (at least I hope) do something more with it. I myself had a crack at using it in a more pedagogical way but I wasn't happy with the results but it was still an interesting process. When I can get round to writing a blog post on it I will.
There are, however, a few other skirmishes by educational bodies into adapting commercial games fof educational purposes through modding. For those unfamiliar with the term wikipedia defines modding as "the act of modifying a piece of hardware or software or anything else for that matter, to perform a function not originally conceived or intended by the designer". If you follow this link – http://www.lingualgamers.com/thesis/ – and read the Remix Culture section you'll be able read about some specific examples.
The online game developers magazine Gamasutra has also posted an article about the use of World of Warcraft (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13341) to teach English. This is the most commercially successful massively multiplayer online role playing game (another mouthful so let's say MMORPG pronounced 'More peg').
I think the truth of the matter is that these are early days so far as porting the seemingly disparate worlds of games to education is concerned. People are only just beginning to turn their hand to it. For instance one of the game developers behind the extremely popular Age of Empires has now developed a bridge between the two worlds and you can read about that here – http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/a-virtual-game-to-teach-children-languages/
Also, research on the use of Ragnorak Online (the most commercially popular online game in Thailand) was conducted by Hayo Reinders and Sorada Wattana. The conclusions they reached seemed to be favourable in regards to the games use as a platform for teaching was concerned. You can read the study here http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/a-virtual-game-to-teach-children-languages/
Now, you said your comment was getting too long. This one definitely is. Just a final point though. I went to sleep last night thinking of whether I could use GTA with a mature audience. The somewhat maverick conclusion I came to was I possibly could. A couple playing at the front while the rest of the class was engaged in commentary or discussing issues that came up out of the game play. It would have to be a high level and, frankly, the game players would pretty much be too involved to be counted as 'language learning'. It might be an interesting to deal reactively in class with the emerging language from the game. Less 'dogme' but more 'do game' I suppose.
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Today, my fiancé and I got married. We both promised to remain abstinent until our wedding day. She's on her period. FML
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Today, for my birthday, instead of a cake, my friends surprised me with a castle mainly made out of bacon. I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I fucking hate bacon. FML
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Today, this weird girl started texting me. I really didn't want to talk to her, so I texted back, "This message could not be delivered because of a temporery network setup error. Error 2128-226110." She replied, "You spelt temporary wrong." FML
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— As noted earlier here on the website, some new and familiar faces could be joining TNA Wrestling as there has been talk within the company of new talent being brought in as well as past X Division stars.
— It appears unlikely that AJ Styles, whose contract with TNA Wrestling expires in December, will find his way in WWE. According to sources, there is little interest in the 36-year-old, with one source noting that there is "far less interest in AJ from the WWE side than a normal, rational person would think."
Good aj stay home bro
Obviously WWE would deny interest in someone that's contracted to TNA. TNA "doesn't exist" in their world. And not only that, I believe that as soon as he were to become a real free agent, WWE would be happy to have him.
im not sure if they would want him, wwe in a tend right now where they bring in their own guys who been in nxt and such. havent seen them bring in outside guys yet
Rob Van Dam comes to mind
RVD had been in their system though..
AJ is considered "old" to WWE. Unless a wrestler has a past with WWE, anyone over 26 is considered far to old for them to bring into the company. I've known dozens of wrestlers who tried to get into FCW to start working for WWE, and they're told they're to old at the age of 26.
OI HE WORKED THERE BE4 A WWF ROSTER NOT WWE THEY DID NOT CANGE THE NAME YET! !! GREGORY HELMS VS A.J.STYLES AND HELMS WINES A.J. LEAF'S HEADS 2 TNA NOW HES MUCH BEATHER WRESTLER MORE SKILLS ARE THEY PUT IN nXt if he gose and when he gose they should make him a main ROSTER NOT YHE NXT SHIT HE WONE ALL OF THE CHAMPION TITLEDS IN EVERY CHAMPION SHIP IN TNA
He has never worked for WWE/F!
He worked for WCW.
On the contrary….. AJ did work for WWE/F so did Samoa Joes and others…..
theres a difference between working for them and doing a tryout match..
A dark match doesn't count as "working for WWE". Neither Samoa Joe nor AJ have ever been signed to contracts with WWE.
One match. Against Helms. He lost.
Cm punk, r truth ring any bells? They were tna before wwe
Alexis Laree (Mickey James)
R truth doesnt count, he was a wwe guy before he was a tna guy 1999-2002 he was in wwe
Agreed…. He was brought to the WWE/F through Jerry Lawler from Memphis Championship Wrestling as K-Qik…
from my knowledge only ones that went from tna first to wwe, are CM punk and mickey, kim was wwe first and r truth was wwe first
Don't forget about Kong, Low Ki, Kazarian, Paul London, Evan Bourne, Zach Gowen… I'm sure theres more
and they ALL had to go to developmental before they came up to the main roster, AJ most likely wouldn't want to do that (and shouldn't have to)
WWE would change his name to B.J. Fashion and give him a male model gimmick. Then be a professional jobber.
Already is a jobber
and would make twice what he is making in TNA.
Will be terminated in less than a year.
I think AJ could make a huge impact on WWE if given the chance, he's at his peak now in wrestling years so it's now or never, WWE would be mad not to grab him if given the chance…
They will say they are not interested so they can give him a lower contact offer to start off with and then go from there….
i think they would just bury him on main event of smackdown


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"Above all, though, my biggest red flag is a player who puts up amazing numbers with an advanced skillset. By no means am I saying it's a bad thing that a player develops his game at an early age or shows the work ethic to hone the fundamentals. What I'm talking about is the player who doesn't have one of the two attributes I look for, but uses over-developed skills to produce against what I consider lacking talent in the NCAA or overseas. "
I've heard it said that the Big Ten had only 1 legit NBA prospect playing in 2009/10.
If there was only one, how legit was he though?
Wouldn't Sullinger be 10/11?
That would make Turner the only prospect in 09/10?
Yeah, I'm referring to Turner. One of the minor qualms people had with him was that he literally never played against a future NBA player in the Big Ten. And the few times he was matched against NBA caliber athletes in non Big Ten games he had some struggles (I'm thinking of the Tennessee game.)
It made it a bit harder to know how well his skills would translate- but that is an issue with whomever you draft.
I'm a Buckeye/Turner guy. He also was pretty inefficient against North Carolina and West Virginia his junior year, but still put up numbers by taking a lot of shots.
Yeah, I remember going back and watching some game archives when the Sixers got the #2 pick. Against athletic defenders he was often underwhelming to the eye, but still put up good numbers and the team did well. It was a bit disappointing, but did not sour me to him as an elite prospect- especially since I only saw some of his games.
Well these sound like thoughtful and informed takes, and you've certainly watched way more of these guys than I have. I just feel that, in drafting, one can't be too wedded to a type, because great players come in all types. There aren't a ton of poor athletes who succeed in the NBA, but there are plenty of pretty ordinary ones.
I generally agree with your method of evaluation, but i also believe that all great or even very good players are different in some way from everybody else. That means you can't have strict boundaries to any type of player, unless we are talking about character issues that i too believe are a huge red flags.
That being said from the little that i've seen from these players i disagree about your evaluations of them (admittedly i've seen less than you have).
- I agree about most of the stuff about Biyombo, but i am worried about his BB IQ. He looked out of control to me in the videos that i've seen. He is a great athlete with tremendous desire to be successful (which is huge for a big man btw), but has close to zero actual basketball knowledge and BB IQ. His sense for rebounding and shot blocking is very good, but that mostly comes from his effort instead of timing and positioning. All in all i would definitely take a gamble on him, but not if one of Valanciunas and Kanter are left on the board.
- Kanter looks to me like a better athlete than most give him credit for. He also has a ton of moves in the post. He also never looked like he shied away from contact. Quite the opposite. Strong play inside and contact doesn't equal dunks.
- Valanciunas is a guy who probably has the biggest upside of all the big men in the draft. He looks like a solid rebounder shot blocker and i think can be a decent P&R partner for Jrue and Evan. He needs to add more strength though to be successful in the NBA which is why he is second on my board behind Kanter
- Vesely is never going to be a star but can be a very good player in the mold of Kirilenko or even Marion. He is a poor fit with the current Sixers setup but if he falls i would definitely take him.
- Farried is a smaller version of Reggie Evans.
- D. Williams is the most difficult one to project IMO. Something about him screams bust to me. He is the definition of the bust type of player you described. He put up very good numbers against weak opposition. He is good in a decent in a lot of stuff, but is not elite in anything (actually far from it). But most important of all he looks like a guy who won't be able to defend neither the 3 nor the 4 at the NBA level at all and at the same time won't be the focal point on offense. All in all i would only take him if he fell out of the top 5-7 which definitely won't happen.
- Motiejunas is a huge risk/reward type of player. At #16 he is a decent pick, but i wouldn't move up for him.
- I would add the Morris brothers here because a lot of mocks have the Sixers taking one of them. PLEASE NO!!! They both scream major bust to me...
Sixers are scheduled to start holding college workouts Saturday.
I think if a guy lacks tremendous athleticism he better have a dead-eye jumper or have some other unique skill (Nash's passing, or a big's rebounding.) And even with Nash, he would struggle without a good jumper.
Yep, that sums it up. If they have both, then you're onto something.
Moti isn't really perimeter oriented. Of the 5 international prospects, his post game is the most refined, with the possible exception of Kanter, and he's as good as any of them at getting to the line.
He may very well end up being a bust (although I'm not sure he really could be in the teens), but it will be more because of his defense/rebounding not being good enough to allow him to see the court than it will be because of him being a perimeter focused big man.
Yeah, my concern with him was that he wouldn't have the strength to play in the post in the NBA, so he'd be forced to the perimeter.
He's added quite a bit of upper body strength, and his lower body doesn't seem underdeveloped for his age. I'm not overly worried about that.
Does anyone else get the old 90's Bulls Finals feeling?
One favored team stacked with superstars against agiing stars making one last push for a Title.
The Mavs with Kidd, Dirk, Terry etc remind me of the Finals teams that lost to the Bulls. The Suns, Blazers and Jazz teams were all older. Although the Mavs most resemble the 2004 Lakers team that lost- the one with Malone, Payton and Shaq all over 30 (although Kobe was only 25.) Still not sure how that Lakers team lost with Kobe and Shaq in their prime?
The only feeling I'm getting is that the only logical thing to do in the NBA today is to build a team designed to beat the Heat. No one else really matters.
I also wouldn't completely discount Vesely. He's a freak athlete. You get that kind of length and athleticism, and you see whether the shot is broken and it can come around. I think it can. You like length on the perimeter defensively, he can be an option.
Vesely strikes me as a wing who can't shoot and can't really handle the ball.
He's made strides with his handle. It's more his touch around the hoop that's the concern on drives.
His jumper isn't yet effective, but it doesn't appear broke to me either.
Nobody (literally) in this draft is without major weaknesses that you have to project improvement down the road.
Yep, I see what you're saying. There's something there to work with.
I would be very happy to get either Biyombo or Kanter on our team if we move up in the draft, but my pick would still be Valanciunas. He's got the size, he plays hard like Noah, and he can also play in the pick and roll with Jrue. He's got all the tools and as big an upside as anyone in the draft, but whether he gets there or how long it takes him, who knows?
Thoroughly enjoyed this post. There are always guys who I become "attached" to and believe have a future in the NBA. One guy who I liked from the moment I first saw him was Marshon Brooks his freshman year at Providence.. I hope he does well just because it would convince me I'm a basketball genius... kidding ofcourse.
Then there are guys like Keyon Dooling. Granted I was only 14 when he became my "next great player" at Missouri, but I was totally off on him. In this draft there aren't many guys I truly like, but it's still a lot of fun watching their videos and seeing who the new guys are. It's the best part of the NBA, the unique qualities of every player, and this post did a great job of summing it all up.
Guys I get attached to i often get attached to for reasons that have nothing to do with on the court. I've only ever 'wanted' three guys on the sixers (in recent memory), like long before they even declared for the draft (one guy a year before he declared)
Yes, I'll still admit I wanted speights on the sixers.
I know now why biymobo gives me pause and it's purely because his name makes me think of this company whose trucks i see all over the damn town. Man they're awful
I guess Dooling's a pretty good defender to be able to hang around for so long without being able to score or run an offense that well.
Not doing around the web any more due to time restrictions - but this question from hollingers chat is interested - cause if he's right - it screws capped teams A LOT - i thought the biannual would bite the dust.
Matt (PA)
What do you think will happen to the mid level exception in the new CBA?
John Hollinger
Dead. No chance of survival. There may be some limited form of exception remaining (like the curent biannual exception, for instance), but killing the MLE is right near the top of the owners' priority list.
Chad Ford on an issue that was supposed to be a problem in the NFL but might be a problem in the NBA (the original question was about 'contract amnesty' and the magic)
They are. The Lakers are. The Wizards are. I could go on. The problem is that there have been a lot of small market teams that have been incredibly frugal. Why would they agree to let the big market teams off for making irresponsible gambles. The most underreported story out of the whole CBA negotiations is the major split between big market and small market owners on everything from amnesty to more important issues like revenue sharing. It's tough to have labor peace with the union when NBA owners can't get their own house in order.
More From Ford regarding trading the #4 for Rudy Gay, Iguodala or Ellis
Gay has the most interest right now. The Grizzlies still have to lock up Marc Gasol to a long-term deal and after their run this year, I think they believe Rudy isn't a necessity. Cavs would love him. But they're not the only team. He's a bit overpaid, but he's just 24 years old. Clippers would love to get their hands on him. Just not sure they have the players to get it done.
John Hollinger said in no uncertain terms that Memphis will in no way trade Rudy Gay or entertain trading Rudy gay.
Thorn needs to bring Brian into any negotiations regarding Iguodala, nobody seems to think he's that valuable. I think it's crazy that a potential cap suicide guy like Gay is a better buy than Iguodala (that contract is outrageous, and will be even more so in the new CBA most likely) So what if he's 24, he's coming off a pretty bad shoulder injury, and it doesn't seem all that likely that he's going to become a significantly better player going forward.
He got a little better this year. He made nearly 40% of his threes, had his highest win shares per 48, TS%. Though I guess I agree that if the reason he got better is simply that he became a better shooter, there's not so much room for improvement.
So yeah, Rubio would never play in minny. He doesn't like the cold weather, wants to be in a big market etc etc.
Rubio/Johnson/Williams/Love core is going to be interesting to watch.
And Randolph.
Whats up with Rubio? Will Minnesota's rights to him ever expire? Can sign as a FA if this happens?
The rights only expired if he completely sat out of professional hoops for an entire year, then he'd go back into the draft, not become a free agent. At least that's what I remember from reports a couple years back.
I saw a headline in passing that the deadline for Rubio to sign under the terms of the current CBA was today. I guess he likes money more than warm weather. I'm pretty sure one thing that's going to get chopped is rookie scale deals. That's something guys already in the league won't be affected by, so it's a point they'll probably concede to gain something else. Same goes for raising the minimum age requirement.
There was no way Rubio was getting out of Minny unless he completely sat out a year of basketball, or somehow got Minny to trade him, so it looks like he opted to take the more lucrative rookie deal.
Personally, I think this makes it more likely that Khan will trade the #2 pick. He's got his PG now, he's going to think it's time to add a veteran or two to his roster to make the next step. I'll be surprised if they don't move the pick.
This might explain why they were(are?) looking to move back to the 4th and 8th pick. Looking to get a big and depth in the draft. Don't think they'd get the big in a trade. Unless we're talking Kaman.
Sooner he starts in the NBA, sooner he can go play for a better team for better money. Wolves made it pretty clear they ween't trading his rights, so he gets in under the old deal.
Ricky Enters, Shaq Leaves, as far as I'm concerned, net gain for the NBA


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System monitoring
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The configuration for the system monitor takes two forms:
- configuration data for the monitor application itself, and
- configuration data for the system being monitored. See: System configuration
The monitoring application needs information such as log file path and number of threads to run with. Once the application is running, it needs to know what to monitor, and deduce how to monitor. Because the configuration data for what to monitor is needed in other areas of the system, such as deployment, the configuration data should not be tailored specifically for use by the system monitor, but should be a generalized system configuration model.
The performance of the monitoring system has two aspects:
- Impact on system domain or impact on domain functionality: Any element of the monitoring system that prevents the main domain functionality from working is inappropriate. Ideally the monitoring is a tiny fraction of each applications footprint, requiring simplicity. The monitoring function must be highly tunable to allow for such issues as network performance, improvements to applications in the development life-cycle, appropriate levels of detail, etc. Impact on the systems' primary function must be considered.
- Efficient monitoring or ability to monitor efficiently: Monitoring must be efficient, able to handle all monitoring goals in a timely manner, within the desired period. This is most related to scalability. Various monitoring modes are discussed below.
There are many issues involved with designing and implementing a system monitor. Here are a few issues to be dealt with:
- configuration
- protocol
- performance
- data access
System monitor basics[edit]
There are many tools for collecting system data from hosts and devices using the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).[1] Most computers and networked devices will have some form of SNMP access. Interpretation of the SNMP data from a host or device requires either a specialized tool (typically extra software [2] from the vendor) or a Management information base (MIB), a mapping of commands/data references to the various data elements the host or device provides. The advantage of SNMP for monitoring is its low bandwidth requirements and universal usage in the industries.
Unless an application itself provides a MIB and output via SNMP, then SNMP is not suitable for collecting application data.
Other protocols are suitable for monitoring applications, such as CORBA (language/OS-independent), JMX (Java-specific management and monitoring protocol), or proprietary TCP/IP or UDP protocols (language/OS independent for the most part).
Data access[edit]
Data access refers to the interface by which the monitor data can be utilized by other processes. For example, if the system monitor is a CORBA server, clients can connect and make calls on the monitor for current state of an element, or historical states for an element for some time period.
The system monitor may be writing data directly into a database, allowing other processes to access the database outside the context of the system monitor. This is dangerous however, as the table design for the database will dictate the potential for data-sharing. Ideally the system monitor is a wrapper for whatever persistence mechanism is used, providing a consistent and 'safe' access interface for others to access the data.
The data collection mode of the system monitor is critical. The modes are: monitor poll, agent push, and a hybrid scheme.
- Monitor poll
- In this mode, one or more processes in the monitoring system actually poll the system elements in some thread. During the loop, devices are polled via SNMP calls, hosts can be accessed via Telnet/SSH to execute scripts or dump files or execute other OS-specific commands, applications can be polled for state data, or their state-output-files can be dumped.
- The advantage of this mode is that there is little impact on the host/device being polled. The host's CPU is loaded only during the poll. The rest of the time the monitoring function plays no part in CPU loading.
- The main disadvantage of this mode is that the monitoring process can only do so much in its time. If polling takes too long, the intended poll-period gets elongated.
- Agent push
- In agent-push mode, the monitored host is simply pushing data from itself to the system monitoring application. This can be done periodically, or by request from the system monitor asynchronously.
- The advantage of this mode is that the monitoring system's load can be reduced to simply accepting and storing data. It doesn't have to worry about timeouts for SSH calls, parsing OS-specific call results, etc.
- The disadvantage of this mode is that the logic for the polling cycle/options are not centralized at the system monitor, but distributed to each remote node. Thus changes to the monitoring logic must be pushed out to each node.
- Also, in agent-based monitoring, a host cannot inform that it is completely "down" or powered off, or if an intermediary system (such as a router) is preventing access to the system.
- Hybrid mode
- The median mode between 'monitor-poll' and 'agent-push' is a hybrid approach, where the system configuration determines where monitoring occurs, either in the system monitor or agent. Thus when applications come up, they can determine for themselves what system elements they are responsible for polling. Everything however must post its monitored-data ultimately to the system monitor process.
- This is especially useful when setting up a monitoring infrastructure for the first time and not all monitoring mechanisms have been implemented. The system monitor can do all the polling in whatever simple means are available. As the agents become smarter, they can take on more of the load.
- ^ "CISCO SNMP Page (strip #1)". Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "SolarWinds is the winner of Best of TechEd 2012 for Systems & Application Management and Monitoring Solution.". TechEd. June 2012.


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Hersha Hospitality Trust acquired the 80-room hotel in May 2012, previously named the Bulfinch Hotel. The Boxer joins the Independent Collection, a portfolio of boutique hotels inspired by authentic neighborhoods, local heritage and indigenous travel experiences.
The Boxer occupies Boston's historic Flatiron Building, built in 1904 on the western edge of the Bulfinch Triangle. J. Brice Design of Boston redesigned the hotel with an industrial chic aesthetic, weaving in elements of its New England roots. An 1860s archived map of Boston spans the lobby ceiling, while a vintage hotel key rack with antique style gold keys greets guests checking in at the front desk.
Guestrooms were painted a deep slate blue and furnished with industrial-inspired modern open frame wardrobes, as well as fisherman's knit bed scarves in a classic plaid pattern over a tufted bed. Workspaces feature ergonomic desk chairs meant to be reminiscent of classic Scandinavian design and bathrooms feature custom designed vanities with Calcutta marble tops.
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Wrinkles and lines are very commonly seen on skin as one grow old. This is the effect of ageing.
An ageing skin requires a lot of care, a proper diet and a good exercise regime to retain youth fullness.
If you must be in the sun, always use a sun screen.
To avoid spending on products like Botox or Restylane the home remedies below can delay wrinkles or even reduce them considerably. Restylane uses hyaluronic already found human tissue. Now, why be injected by something you already have.
1. This tightens the skin and cleans it as well: a potato mask. Take a couple of potatoes, peel and grate then apply the grated bits all over your forehead, face and neck. Leave it on your skin for a few mintues. The feeling of "pinching" and tightening on the applied surface will be acute. Rinse off with cold water. Cleans and tightens the skin.
2. Open 3 capsules of vitamin E then drain contents into small bowl. Add 2 tsp's of plain yogurt, 1/2 tsp honey and 1/2 tsp. lemon juice. Apply to your face with a clean cotton ball. Leave on your skin for about 10 minutes. Rinse.
3. Glycolic acid is perhaps the most active and beneficial of the Alpha-Hydroxy-Acids (AHAs) in skin care. Once inside the cells, the acid triggers new formations of collagen thereby plumping the cells and this has an effect directly below in the skin to reduce wrinkles on the surface.
4. Warm a little honey and apply on the face. Wash off after 10-15 minutes. A good way to reduce wrinkles on the face.
5. Take ¼ cup comfrey infusion ¼ cup witch hazel
10 drops patchouli essential oil
Mix well. Store in a clean bottle. Apply to effected areas with a cotton ball.
6. Green tea's anti-inflammatory and anti-growth qualities are found in many skin care products designed to reduce the appearance of puffiness, wrinkles, fine lines and large pores.
7. Take half cup yoghurt and add 2 tablespoons of chickpea powder. Stir to a smooth paste. Apply a thick coat all over the face and neck. Let it stand for 10 mintues. Wash off, repeat this every alternative day. An ideal application for wrinkle reducer or to get rid of wrinkle .
8.An Effective remedy for Wrinkle: Rub the core of pineapple on the face for a few minutes and leave for ten tot fifteen minutes.
9. Clean the face and remove make-up to open the pores of the skin. Start massaging your skin starting at the neck and ending at the forehead. Apply a good antiwrinkle cream with a firm pressure. Do not apply pressure around the eyes. Continue the massage for about fifteen minutes and wipe off the face with a wet cotton.
Apply coconut oil on the portions of skin and face where wrinkles set in and gently massage every night at bedtime.
Beside the ones pointed above there are other natural products in the market as well as remedies that can be used to help protect and restore natural your skin's vitality.
One way certainly is to keep smiling more. It would also help if you can avoid squinting. You can be sweet instead of sour and then complement it using natural moisturizing creams. Also, a light massage can help.
If that doesn't work well enough for you, there is always the dermatologist or the plastic surgeon.
But try out these home remedies first or contact a qualified beautician.
Your feedback and queries are greatly appreciated, keep them coming here..
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