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A couple of weeks ago, we featured Mark Licari on the B/D blog, and the response was so positive that we decided to catch up with the man himself and ask him some questions about his work, squids, and life in LA. Licari's world is full of sea creatures, crawling bugs, exploding volcanoes, and the degenerative force that turns a clean room into a big fat mess. In addition to his vibrant works on paper, elaborate lithographs, and hilarious sculptures, he also creates dramatic wall drawings that will make you 'ooh' and 'ahh' like a little kid. His show at the Monterey Museum of Art is on view through February 14th, so go check it out!
Can you talk about how you first started making art. When was the first time you considered yourself an artist?
Considering myself an artist can still be difficult, especially at parties or meeting people. The "what do you do" question is horrible, being an artist leads to a tons of follow up questions. So, I have tried telling people other things like that I am a dentist but that just got a flippant remark about how she was a paleo-nuclear physicist…. I first started making art when I was a little kid, drawing and coloring at home. Then, not to completely demystify becoming an artist, but I learned about art and how to make art in school of all places.
A lot of your work seems to involve varying states of decay to the natural order – cluttered dressers, untidy closets, decrepit cabinets – How does the idea of breakdown influence your work?
Things breaking down or a transferal of energy from one thing to the next is fascinating to me. Maybe something to do with my interest in science and the natural world on a very basic level. I can see the evidence of things disordering or decaying all around me and nobody really knows why, so I do small scale low-tech research and observation around the apartment.
There also seems to be a clash between the natural world and machines/technology going on in some of the pieces – airplanes flying into the abyss, exploding vacuum cleaners – Can you talk a little about how this battle plays out in your work?
The machines/technology are a way of representing people without actually having to draw them. I took figure drawing in college and almost went completely insane…. Airplanes just don't seem very natural to me, they are down right scary, and yet amazing. So maybe it is the contrast of the man-made and the natural world that I completely don't understand.
Tell us about the squids – What do they represent for you, and why do they keep popping up in your work?
One of the first squids I drew was a portrait of Ed Hamilton, the printer at Hamilton Press. The likeness is striking if I must say, he posed for hours but kept twitching a lot, squids aren't still for long. Squids are just fascinating, something about all their arms and tentacles, like vines or roots of a tree. In the drawings the tentacles and arms can reach out and attach or stretch to various things in their environment (something to do with the Stretch Monster that I never received from Santa Claus. Maybe Santa didn't like the fact that if you stretched him beyond his limits or punctured him he would leak the syrup contained inside him). A squid is a shape shifting, color changing, ink carrying conduit of sorts. They are also just freakishly alien looking and from a completely different environment from ours on dry land.
You work is on view at the Monterrey Museum of Art right now, tell us about the show and how it came together.
The show in Monterey is made up of works that were all made in the last 6 years or so, works on paper, sculpture and a site specific mural. The Nervous Man sculptures and the mural being the most recent. Monterey is such an aquarium-centric city that I couldn't resist borrowing some characters from the nearby aquarium for mural subjects.
There is an awesome video of you working on the wall drawing for the show, and on your website there are pictures of other site-specific works that you've created. Walk us through your process for a wall drawing – do you have an idea of what you're going to do beforehand?
The wall drawings are very loosely planned, I mostly just start out with some ideas and a few sketches about what I want to draw. I like to visit the space first if possible and then have some time to think before I do the drawing. Usually the actual architecture or layout of the space helps to inspire what I might draw. Then once I start, ideas and imagery begin to unfold. There is a lot of intuition involved and ideas of how to continue and complete the mural come to mind as I am working on it. The site specific murals take anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks, for example the mural at the Monterey Museum of Art took about 7 days to complete.
Some of my favorite works in the show are the nervous men sculptures. How do you come up with ideas for sculptural pieces, and does your approach to these differ from that of a drawing?
The sculptures all start out as drawings first. Then it usually takes a while before I can figure out a sculpture based on a specific drawing. Sculptures take a lot of planning, trial and error, tinkering with materials. The process is tedious and slow, totally different from a drawing but I put up with it.
You are also interested in printmaking. Can you talk a little bit about your early experiences with the medium and how that influenced you as an artist.
My first real printmaking experiences were at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I took two long and tedious semesters of lithography. The whole printing process is painfully slow and frustrating. I would draw on most of my prints to cover up the wacko registration and poorly inked areas. Working with a master printer has corrected my failures as a printer but my past experience influenced what I am doing now and I am still hand coloring and drawing on my prints. Many editions are hybrid litho-drawings of sorts.
Describe the process of creating an edition at a printshop like Hamilton Press. What's it like collaborating with the master printer?
Making a print at Hamilton Press means getting to collaborate with Ed Hamilton, the squid I mentioned above, so that is great. Actually Ed is more of a zen cowboy. But we basically first meet and discuss ideas and sometimes look at a finished drawing or painting for inspiration on what might work well for the print. Because each color is basically a separate drawing, how they all mash together when printed is tough to figure out in your head sometimes. The printer guides you along the way basically, they can think about what you are doing from a different angle, a fresh point of view on how to achieve whatever it is the artist wants. They aid without interfering and they of course do the printing. Printers are very creative and skilled, artists too, strange rangers for sure. I had great experiences with the printers at Tamarind Institute as well.
Any upcoming projects you can tell us about?
I am planning for a show here in LA at Honor Fraser Gallery, the specifics should be posted on their site relatively soon.
You live in LA but you're not from LA… what were your first impressions of the city, and how have they changed over the years?
Well, cliche enough, it was at first the gritty and dusty wild west. I was also completely and totally enamored with the palm trees. The palm tree fascination waned a bit when I discovered that many palms are rat infested, the New York rats live below and the LA rats live above. I was really fascinated with all of the different types of plants and trees that seem to grow so easily here, a lot of them not native to California which is interesting. LA is an amazing place geographically, mountains, beach, desert… not many jungles or monkeys unfortunately. When I first moved here and to this day the food and people are the most interesting thing about LA. Taco stands, burgers, Thai, Korean….. it all makes up for the lack of monkeys in the city.
Mark Licari's Super Frog Timelapse from dick thompson on Vimeo
OK, Lighting Round, I hope you are ready – 3 favorite living artists…
My friends
3 favorite dead artists…
Jean Tinguely, H.C. Westermann, Joseph Cornell
What's playing on your ipod right now…
Jonathan Richman
Next 2 movies on your Netflix queue…
No idea. My girlfriend controls the Netflix, so the next two are definitely not slasher films.
Favorite European city…
Dingle, Ireland (a town really)
Place you want to go before you die…
Lugano Switzerland of course! I want to visit my friends and my goddaughter and learn some Italian, but this has to happen soon and I can die much later.


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Leaf: Doubly serrated; otherwise the same as that of ironwood.
I never left the claim once, and I had a good-sized club of ironwood which I was ready to use on the slightest provocation.
The hop hornbeam has habits like the other ironwood and an equal reputation for the hardness of its wood.
It is also a Florida species and is known in some localities as ironwood.
The wood is light-colored, and extremely hard and heavy; hence the name of ironwood.
It is known as ironwood, hop-hornbeam, leverwood, and hardhack.
No fewer than eleven species of the United States are known as ironwood in some parts of their ranges.
Sonora ironwood (Olneya tesota) is a desert tree, and the only representative of the genus.
Gymer, Aurboda's husband, represents in the physical interpretation of the myth the east wind coming from the ironwood.

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From: James Johnston <>
Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] James Johnston in Spartanburg,SC & in Greenville County
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Here's a ton of info on Joseph and his progeny.
Descendants of
Joseph J. Johnston
Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH J.1 JOHNSTON1,2,3,4,5 was born 22 Feb
1780 in SC or VA6, and died Abt.
Sep 1854 in Floyd County,
GA7. He married ANNA ALEXANDER8,9 13 Dec 1812 in
Prob. Spartanburg, SC. She was born 02 May 1797 in
SC, and died 25 Jun 1852 in Floyd
County, GA.
Notes for JOSEPH J. JOHNSTON:
place a possibility
Lived in Savannah, GA. One of the
children was said to have been very wealthy and to have lived in Texas.
Got information from Brian
Johnston that they came from FauquierCounty, VA.
The "J" middle initial
is included in Journey with theJohnstons. Journey with the Johnstons mentions 9
children -
Jehu, Andrew ("no [other]
information"), Pinkney ("), William,R., Samuel, Robert ("),
Ellick ("), Mitchell (") and
Sarah (").
Letter from Dr. Bill Johnston
11/24/1981 Rt. 3 Box 388, Arab AL78629, Ph 586-2551, said his ancestors
originally settled in South
Carolina before moving to Rome. Father, Charles Hudson,Crossville AL, GF Robert
Bea Johnston, GGF James Hugh Johnston.Uncles:
Boyce & Johnny Mac Johnston. TO: Joe Henderson
Johnston,Rt. 4 Box 88, Gonzales
"Records" show
Johnstons name Rome, GA and First Baptist Church."Journey" contains a
list of 9 children from
Joseph and Anna.
Deed Book A, 1833-1836, Floyd
County, Georgia, pages 373-374; microcopy RHS 2558; Georgia Archives,
[drawer 131, box 3].
16 Dec 1834. Arnon Cross of Burke
County to Joseph Johnston of Floyd County. For consideration of $350.
Tract in 23rd District, 3rd
section, about 160 acres, lot 317. Granted to Arnon Cross on 15 Dec 1834.
Arnon Cross. Wit: Danl McIntyre,
James Grubbs J.P. of Burke County
General Deed Index, grantee,
1833-1934, H-K, Floyd County; microcopy RHS 2553-54; Georgia Archives,
Morrow, Georgia [drawer 129, box 36].
Joseph Johnston, fr Arnon Cross,
160 acres, lot 317, dt 23, sec 3, WD, A: 373
Joseph Johnston fr Joseph P.
Sewell, 80 acres, ½ lot 81, Dt 22, sec 3, WD, F: 121
Joseph Johnston fr Satterwhite
Lawrence, 40 acres, lot 195, Dt 3, sec 4, WD, F: 126
Joseph Johnston fr James Pyron,
40 acres, lot 605, Dt 3, sec 4, WD, S: 151
General Deed Index, Grantor,
1833-1934, H-K, Floyd County; microcopy RHS 2548-49; Georgia Archives,
Morrow, Georgia [drawer 129, box
Joseph Johnston to _________,
can't read
Joseph Johnston to Willis Bobo,
lot 605, Dt 3, sec 4, WD, 1/16/1850, F: 503
Joseph Johnston to Romulus S.
Pass, 160 acres, lot 40, Dt 15, sec 3, WD, 3/7/1850, F: 548
Joseph Johnston, by
administrator, to Micajah T. Hawkins, lot 91, Dt 23, sec 3, 4/23/1855, administrator
deed, J:
Joseph Johnston to Samuel
Johnston, land in Floyd County, power of attorney, 4/9/1872, S: 249
Joseph Johnston, by atty, to T.
F. E. Bryant, 40 acres, lot 195, Dt 3, sec 4, 2/23/1880, Z: 134 [may be Joseph
and not Sr.]
Children of JOSEPH JOHNSTON and ANNA ALEXANDER are:
2. i. SAMUEL2 JOHNSTON, b. 17 Dec 1813,
SC; d. 19 Nov 1889, Probably Floyd County, GA.
ii. ROBERT A. JOHNSTON10,11,12, b. 03 Sep 1817,
SC13; d. 10 May 188414; m. UNKNOWN, 15 Oct 1879,
County, GA15; b. Abt. 1846, GA.
Notes for ROBERT A. JOHNSTON:
May have moved to Luling, TX [Anne
C. Huff Bridges, Do You Remember? Early Days in Luling, Texas,
Self-Published, 1967; all 59 pages
available online at
If Robert moved to TX, then the
following military service and pension records may not be for the right man.
R. A. Johnson, Floyd Legion,
Georgia State Guard, Co. I, Military Service Records of Confederate Soldiers
Who Served in Organizations from
the State of Georgia; Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia, drawer 258,
box 41; NARA micropublication
M266, roll 591.
Private going in, private going
Capt. Stillwell's Artillery
Mustered in 30 Nov 1863 at Camp
Yeiser by Capt. T. C. Ayer, for 6 months from 1 Aug 1863.
15 May to 4 Aug 1864 at Rome,
Enlisted for 6 month periods in
May and Aug 1863 at Rome, Georgia.
Transferred to Capt. Gartrell's on
Oct 22, 1863 at Camp Yeiser.
Mustered out at Camp Iverson on 31
Jan 1864.
Notes: This man was thought to be
Robert A. Johnston, son of Joseph Johnston. However, a published source
for Luling, Texas indicates that
Robert moved there with his brothers William R. and Joseph.
Mrs. Robert A. Johnston, Widow's
Confederate Pension Application, Floyd County, Georgia, H-K; Georgia
Archives microcopy drawer 273, box
29 Oct 1919
Husband was in Gartrell's Company,
attached to Forrest's Escort
Application under Act of 1910,
revised in Act of 1919.
She lived in GA all her life, 73
Married 15 Oct 1879 in Floyd
County to Robert A. Johnston, commonly called Johnson.
Enlisted 5 Oct 1863. Surrendered
at Citronella, AL 4 May 1865 and Parolled at Gainsville, AL on 10 May
1865. Present on muster roll for
30 June 1864.
T. J. Anderson of Chattooga
County, Georgia gave affidavit. Knew Robert A. Johnston since 1858.
Surrendered at Gainsville, AL on 5
May 1865. He identified himself as first cousin to Robert A. Johnston.
iii. JOSEPH JOHNSTON16,17,18, b. 07 Oct 1819,
Notes for JOSEPH JOHNSTON:
May have moved to Luling, TX [Anne
C. Huff Bridges, Do You Remember? Early Days in Luling, Texas,
Self-Published, 1967; all 59 pages
available online at
A Joseph Johnston married
Henrietta C. Swann in Luling, TX on 19 Oct 1865. Not sure if right man of that
3. iv. JOHN "JEHU" JOHNSTON, b. 02 Oct 1821,
Spartanburg, SC; d. 07 Jan 1903, Floyd County, GA.
v. WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON20,21, b. 13 Aug 1823,
SC22; d. 02 Mar 1897,
County, TX; m. MARGARET ADELINE
HUFF23,24,25, 13 Apr 1863,
Caldwell County, TX26,27; b. 26 Dec 1844,
Cass County, GA; d. 23 Dec 1903,
Bexar County, TX.
Notes for WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON:
If "T. R."
Moved to Luling, TX, Caldwell
County, in Journey with the Johnstons, no other sources. Maybe "T. R"
other records.
Served in Co. E, 21st GA Regt,
also Co. G, 6th Regt GA Cav., Sardis Vol. Maybe "William R." in
"DO YOU REMEMBER? Early Days
in Luling, Texas" by Anne C. Huff Bridges, 1967; all 59 pages
available online in entirety at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcaldwe/fulltext.htm.
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Johnston's store, flanked by the
dwelling and "black Abe Brothers"
blacksmith shop and mule (factory)
barn, a cotton warehouse, and topped
by Hardeman Lodge (Masonic) room,
was a lively place on Saturday
on or before the first quarter of
the moon. Mr. W. R. Johnston (Bill)
carried a line of staple and fancy
dry goods, hardware and groceries,
including barrels (with spigots)
of molasses, vinegar, and whiskey; which
was sold by the quart, gallon,
five gallons, or more, but a drink was free.
It was a great joke to shift the
vinegar and whiskey barrels, and hang
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the tin cup on the wrong barrel.
No Mason ever told his fellow members
of the exchange. Always at this
meeting, was slim, six-foot Uncle Joe
Johnston, with his eight hound
dogs; Marcus, Aurelius, Americus, Vespuccius,
Julius, Caesar, Nip and Tuck.
Sometimes the names of Nip and Tuck
were changed to Ulysses and Grant,
with the saying "Grant got mixed
up with a bull dog" (meaning
Gen. Joseph Johnston).
The two Johnstons and their
brother, Rev. Robert Johnston were
cousins of General Joseph Johnston
of the Confederate Army and came
to Texas after Sherman's march
through Georgia, the close of the war.
Notes for MARGARET ADELINE HUFF:
No children, Will from Texas
included in Journey.
Will mentions "brother, John
C. Huff"; "sister", "Florence E.Chambers", "Dora
G. Blunt"; "heirs of" "Thomas
H. Huff, JosephFranklin Huff"
4. vi. NEWTON PINKNEY JOHNSTON, b. 25 Aug 1825,
SC; d. 02 Oct 1870.
5. vii. ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, b. 29 Feb 1828,
SC; d. 06 Nov 1910, Floyd County, GA.
6. viii. EBER MITCHELL JOHNSTON, b. 14 Jun 1831,
SC or Franklin County, GA; d. 13 Jun 1910, Floyd County,
7. ix. ANDREW J. JOHNSTON, b. 17 Mar 1833,
x. MILES R. JOHNSTON28,29,30, b. 29 May 1835,
SC; m. (1) MARTHAWILSON, 24 May 1868,
Floyd County,
GA; m. (2) N. A. WATERS/NATIONS31, 19 Jul 1871,
Floyd County, GA31.
Notes for MILES R. JOHNSTON:
M. R. maybe "Mitchell"
in Journey. No other information.
xi. THOMAS CHAPEL JOHNSTON32,33,34, b. 26 Jun 1837,
xii. SARAH JANE JOHNSTON35,36,37,38, b. 16 Dec 1839,
GA; m. JOHN P. SEWELL39,40,41, 1858, Floyd
County, GA;
b. Abt. 1831, GA42.
Notes for JOHN P. SEWELL:
A physician, according to the 1860
census for Chattooga County, Georgia.
Generation No. 2
2. SAMUEL2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)43,44,45,46,47 was born 17 Dec
1813 in SC48, and died 19
Nov 1889 in Probably
Floyd County, GA. He married SARAH "SALLIE" SEAY49,50 18 Dec 1834. She
was born 06 Apr 1818 in SC.
Children of SAMUEL JOHNSTON and SARAH SEAY are:
i. EASTER A.3 JOHNSTON51,52, b. Bet. 1840 -
ii. EDITH E. JOHNSTON54, b. Abt. 1843,
iii. ROBERT JOHNSTON54, b. Abt. 1845,
iv. WILLIAM JOHNSTON54, b. Abt. 1847,
v. MARY JANE JOHNSTON55,56, b. Bet. 1849 -
vi. THOMAS J. JOHNSTON59,60, b. Bet. 1852 -
vii. RICHARD M. JOHNSTON63,64, b. Bet. 1854 -
viii. S. FANNIE JOHNSTON67,68, b. Bet. 1856 -
ix. JOHN JAMES JOHNSTON71,72, b. Bet. 1858 -
x. HOMER U. M. M. JOHNSTON75, b. Abt. 1861,
3. JOHN "JEHU"2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)76,77,78,79,80,81 was
born 02 Oct 1821 in Spartanburg, SC82,83,84, and died
07 Jan 1903 in Floyd County, GA85,86. He married SUSAN M. SHIRLEY87,88,89,90,91 01 Oct 1846 in
Floyd County,
GA91,92. She was born
20 Dec 1830 in Abbeville, SC93,94, and died 18 Aug 1919.
Notes for JOHN "JEHU" JOHNSTON:
Maybe Oct. 7, 1821
Journey With The Johnstons calls
"John", "Jehu" and the birthdate is Oct. 7 not 2. Jehu is
stated as a son of the
same Joseph and Anna Johnston
with ties to Rome, GA. Andrew,"Pinkney", Robert, Ellick, Mitchell,
and Sarah
are mentioned with "no
information". Jehu, William R., and Samuel are mentioned with some data.
The 1900 census shows he was born
in SC, his father in VA, and his mother in SC. Other census records show
the father born in SC. This may
be an indication of earlier VA roots.
John Johnston, Floyd Legion,
Cavalry Battalion, Georgia State Guard, Co. E, Military Service Records of
Confederate Soldiers Who Served
in Organizations from the State of Georgia; Georgia Archives, Morrow,
Georgia, drawer 258, box 41; NARA
micropublication M266, roll 591.
Private going in, private going
Enlisted 1 Aug 1863 at Floyd
County, GA by Capt. M. L. Troutman.
On 1 Feb 1864 absent, detailed by
government as cattle driver on 4 Sep 1863.
Mustered out at Rome, Georgia 1
Feb 1864.
Jehu Johnston, Confederate
Pension Application, Floyd County, Georgia, H-K; Georgia Archives microcopy
drawer 273, box 5.
Indigent Soldier's Pension, 1899,
Floyd County, Georgia.
Affidavit states he had been in
the state of Georgia since 1833 and is age 79 and a farmer. Served for 2 ½
in Company E of Floyd's Legion,
Capt. M. L. Troutman's Company GA Volunteers. Has Asthma, is old and
unable to work. Owns no property.
Applied under the act of 15 Dec 1894 and has been allowed pension for
1900. 7 Jan 1899. Signed John
Jehu Johnston gave Power of
attorney to John P. Daris of Rome, Georgia for purpose of receiving pension
7 Jan 1901
Affidavit by John P. Daris,
Ordinary of Floyd County, Georgia, stated he knew the applicant.
Jehu Johnston of Rome, Georgia
gave Power of attorney to J. M. Terrell of Atlanta, Georgia for purpose of
receiving pension check. 9 Jan
1900. Signed: John Johnston.
Indigent Soldier's Pension 1900,
Floyd County, Georgia.
Questionaire by Jehu Johnston,
resident of GA since 1833 and is 66 years old. Born 1821 in Spartanburg, SC.
Enlisted 1862 in Rome, Georgia in
Capt. Troutman's Company E, Floyd Legion. Served for 3 years until the
surrender. 20 Jun 1865 took Oath
of Allegience at Kingston, Georgia. No occupation. Applied under infirmity
and poverty. Has asthma and been
unable to work, supported by his children, but they are now moved away.
Owns only 1 cow and 4 hogs. Had
owned a little home but lost for debts about 2 years prior. Household consists
of self and wife. 9 Jan 1900.
Signed: Jehu Johnston.
M. L. Troutman, Sr. was witness
to his service. Stated applicant had been resident of Floyd County, GA since
1842 and has personally known him
for 47 years.
Physician affidavit, by W. J.
Shaw and L. P. Hammond, has severe spasmodic asthma, unable to work, 26 Jan
1900. Ordinary states applicant's
tax records for 1898 showed $421 of property and $88 in 1899. 26 Jan 1900.
Application, resident of Ga since
1833, 80 years of age. 6 Jan 1902. Signed Jehu Johnston.
Affidavit by E. M. Johnston,
states he is acquainted with Jehu Johnston and gives evidence concerning Jehu's
finances, health, etc. 26 Jan
1900. No family info given. Nature of their relationship not stated.
Application for pensions due
deceased soldier, widow was Susan M. Johnston, he received pension of $60 for
year 1902. He died 7 Jan 1903 in
Floyd County. Pension unpaid for 1903. They married 1 Oct 1846 in Floyd
County. 29 Jan 1903. Signed Susan
M. (her mark) Johnston. Witnessed by E. M. Johnston. He verified the
marriage and death date, but his
relationship to the deceased was not defined.
More About JOHN "JEHU" JOHNSTON:
Burial: Cedar Creek Baptist
Church, Floyd County, GA95
Notes for SUSAN M. SHIRLEY:
Susan M. Johnston, Widow's
Confederate Pension Application file, Floyd County, Georgia, H-K; Georgia
Archives microcopy drawer 273,
box 5.
1901, Widow of Jehu Johnston,
resided at RFD 4, Floyd County. Resident of GA since 1846. She was born 20
Jan 1830, Abbeville, SC. Husband
born Oct 1820 in NC, from family Bible. Married 1 Oct 1846 in Floyd
County. Husband died 7 Jan 1903
in Floyd County.
Affidavit by son, Henry T.
Johnston. States he does not live with mother.
Affidavit by physicians state she
suffered from rheumatism and senility.
Susan M. Johnston gave power of
attorney to John P. Davis of Rome, Georgia in 1904, 1906, and 1907. The
1907 document was witnessed by
Jehu Johnston, possibly a son of that name.
She resided in GA since 1845.
Husband served in Capt. M. L. Troutman's Company from Dec 1862 to May
1865. Died 7 Jan 1903. Marriage
in 1846. Susan Johnston, RFD 1, Foster's Mill, GA. 28 Jan 1904.
Copy of marriage record 1 Nov
1846, Floyd County, Georgia by D. M. McCurry, J.P. – page 145 of marriage
More About SUSAN M. SHIRLEY:
Burial: Cedar Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery, Floyd County, GA96
Children of JOHN JOHNSTON and SUSAN SHIRLEY are:
i. GEORGE W.3 JOHNSTON97, b. Abt. 1846,
ii. JOSEPHUS "JOE" C. JOHNSTON98,99, b. Abt. 1849,
iii. GEORGIA ANN "ANNIE" JOHNSTON102,103, b. Jan 1851, GA104,105.
iv. HENRY TOM JOHNSTON105,106, b. 1854, GA107,108.
v. JAMES "JIM" M. JOHNSTON109, b. Abt. 1857,
GA109; m. LOU ALICE BALDWIN.
Notes for JAMES "JIM" M. JOHNSTON:
Grandfather of Boyce Johnston,
Journey, as living in Lathenville, AL.
vi. MARY E. JOHNSTON110,111, b. Sep 1859, GA112,113.
Notes for MARY E. JOHNSTON:
According to the 1900 census, she
was 40 years old and still unmarried with no children.
vii. SAMUEL JOHNSTON113, b. Abt. 1862,
viii. ARRENA "RENA" ALICE JOHNSTON114, b. Abt. 1867,
ix. JOHN A. JOHNSTON116,117, b. Jul 1869, GA118,119.
x. HUGH JOHNSTON.
xi. TOBIE JOHNSTON.
4. NEWTON PINKNEY2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)120,121,122,123,124 was
born 25 Aug 1825 in SC125, and died 02
1870. He married CAROLINE JANE DAVIS126,127,128 01 Oct 1851 in
Floyd County, GA129. She was born
17 Apr
1832 in AL130, and died 16
Jun 1913.
Notes for NEWTON PINKNEY JOHNSTON:
Said by some to have been a
cousin of General Joseph E. Johnston and by others to have been cousin of
Sidney Johnston. A note says that
presumably Newton Pinkney raised his family somewhere near Summerville,
Fran Johnston Smith, from the
George Pierce Johnston line, indicated that her family has the same rumor.
"Pinkney" only in
More About NEWTON PINKNEY JOHNSTON:
Occupation: Farmer?
Notes for CAROLINE JANE DAVIS:
Said to have been cousin to
Jefferson Davis.
Children of NEWTON JOHNSTON and CAROLINE DAVIS are:
8. i. GEORGE PIERCE3 JOHNSTON, b. 19 Aug 1852,
GA; d. 20 Feb 1924.
9. ii. MARTHA ANNA JOHNSTON, b. 28 May 1854,
GA; d. 12 Mar 1941, Eastman, GA.
10. iii. WILLIAM THOMAS JOHNSTON, b. 15 Mar 1856,
GA; d. 19 Feb 1919.
11. iv. ROBERT SAMUEL JOHNSTON, b. 28 Jun 1859,
GA; d. 20 Jun 1895, Eastman, GA (?).
v. SARAH ELIZABETH JOHNSTON131,132, b. 19 Jan 1862,
GA; d. 04 Jan 1903; m. JIM GRESHAM133.
12. vi. JOSEPH TODD JOHNSTON SR., b. 18 May 1864,
GA; d. 05 Sep 1934.
vii. ALBURTUS MITCHELL JOHNSTON133,134, b. 03 Oct 1866,
GA; d. 15 Feb 1915; m. (1) SARAH PETTY135; m.
(2) EVA JONES, 18 Apr 1905.
Notes for ALBURTUS MITCHELL JOHNSTON:
Called "Uncle Burt".
13. viii. MARY TALLAHASSEE JOHNSTON, b. 11 May 1870,
GA; d. 29 Apr 1944.
14. ix. HOMER JOHNSTON, b. 22 May 1884,
5. ALEXANDER2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)136,137,138,139 was born 29 Feb
1828 in SC140,141, and died 06
Nov 1910 in
Floyd County, GA. He married (1)
MARY ANN SHARPE142,143,144 24 Dec 1854 in
Floyd County, GA144. She was
born 25 Dec 1833 in SC145, and died 04
Oct 1894. He married (2) RUTH J. UNKNOWN146 Abt. 1897 in GA147.
She was born Apr 1856 in GA148.
Notes for ALEXANDER JOHNSTON:
Conflicting dates
Fran Johnston Smith, from the
George Pierce Johnston line, has the birth date of 28 Feb 1825 and indicated
her family has the same rumor.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers,
Name: Alexander Johnston
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment Name: Georgia L. Art'y.
(Capt. Van Den Corput's Co.)
Regiment Name Expanded: Van Den
Corput's Company, Georgia Light Artillery
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 32
More About ALEXANDER JOHNSTON:
Burial: Berwin Cemetery, Floyd
County, Georgia149
More About MARY ANN SHARPE:
Burial: Berwin Cemetery, Floyd
County, Georgia149
Children of ALEXANDER JOHNSTON and MARY SHARPE are:
i. ESTER A.3 JOHNSTON150, b. Abt. 1859,
ii. MARY A. JOHNSTON150, b. 1860, GA150.
15. iii. CHARLEY JOHNSTON, b. 25 Oct 1874,
Floyd County, GA; d. 03 Apr 1961, Floyd County, GA.
6. EBER MITCHELL2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)151,152,153,154 was born 14 Jun
1831 in SC or Franklin County, GA155,
and died 13 Jun 1910 in Floyd
County, GA. He married SARAH ANN REECE156,157,158 08 Oct 1857 in
County, GA158. She was born
Abt. 1837 in NC, and died 1888.
Notes for EBER MITCHELL JOHNSTON:
E. M. maybe "Ellick" in
Journey. No other information.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers,
Name: Eber M. Johnston
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment Name: Georgia L. Art'y.
(Capt. Van Den Corput's Co.)
Regiment Name Expanded: Van Den
Corput's Company, Georgia Light Artillery
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank In Expanded: Sergeant
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Alternate Name: E. M./Johnston
Film Number: M226 roll 32
E. [Eber] M. Johnston, Military
Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the
State of Georgia, Van Den
Corput's Battery, Light Artillery, H-Tm; Georgia Archives drawer 254, roll 64;
NARA micropublication M266, roll
Notes: Also known as the Cherokee
Light Artillery. Capt. James G. Yeiser and Capt. Max van der Corput in
charge. This battery was formerly
Co. A, 3rd Battalion Georgia Volunteer Infantry but was detached in January
or February 1863 to act as an
independent battery of artillery. This battery was composed of men from Floyd
There could be additional service
cards for this man under the records for the 3rd Battalion Georgia Volunteer
Entered as Sergeant, left as
Muster Roll, Jan & Feb 1863,
enlisted on 1 June 1861 in Cobb County, GA under Capt. Yeiser. Absent. Paid for
detached service on Yazoo River
since 1 Feb 1863.
Muster Roll, Mar & Apr 1863,
absent, paid for detached service on Yazoo River since 1 Feb 1863.
Muster Roll, 31 Aug 1862 to 31
Aug 1863, Camp 9 miles from Morton, Mississippi, present
Muster Roll, Nov & Dec 1863,
Muster Roll, Mar & Apr 1864,
Prisoners of War Roll, Military
prison at Louisville, KY, captured at Salisbury, NC on 12 Apr 1865, from
Nashville, TN.
Prisoners of War Roll, 1 March 1865,
Military prison at Louisville, KY, discharged 2 May 1865, sent to Camp
Chase, OH.
Prisoners of War Roll, not dated,
received at Camp Chase, OH on 4 May 1865.
Oath of Allegiance, resided at
Floyd County, GA, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, 5'11" tall, age 34.
Prisoners of War Roll, at
Nashville, TN, captured by troops led by Major General Thomas.
More About EBER MITCHELL JOHNSTON:
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Floyd
County, GA159
More About SARAH ANN REECE:
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Floyd
County, Georgia160
Children of EBER JOHNSTON and SARAH REECE are:
i. LUCIOUS3 JOHNSTON161,162, b. Sep 1858, GA163; m. GEORGIA UNKNOWN163, Abt. 1882, GA164; b. Jan 1859,
16. ii. FRED FELTON JOHNSTON, b. 02 Oct 1874,
Floyd County, GA; d. 19 Mar 1958, Floyd County, GA.
7. ANDREW J.2 JOHNSTON (JOSEPH J.1)166,167,168,169 was born 17 Mar
1833 in SC. He married SUSAN JACKSON.
Notes for ANDREW J. JOHNSTON:
"A.J." may be Andrew.
Journey with the Johnstons has an Andrewwith "No information" but
later in the
compilation there is information
on his wife and children.
A.J. Johnson, Floyd Legion,
Cavalry Battalion, Georgia State Guard, Co. I, Military Service Records of
Confederate Soldiers Who Served
in Organizations from the State of Georgia; Georgia Archives, Morrow,
Georgia, drawer 258, box 41; NARA
micropublication M266, roll 591.
Entered as private, left as
Muster-in-roll – enlisted at Camp
Yeiser on 30 Nov 1863 by C. M. Pennington in Rome, Georgia, enlisted for 6
month periods May 15, 1863 &
Aug 4, 1863.
Mustered out 1 Feb 1864 at Camp
Iverson, absent, sick.
Children of ANDREW JOHNSTON and SUSAN JACKSON are:
i. DEALOMEADER3 JOHNSTON.
ii. JOSEPH N. JOHNSTON.
iii. THERAN E. JOHNSTON.
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Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] James Johnston in Spartanburg, SC & in Greenville County
Bruce & J. D.
I have for many years been searching for my Johnston line in SC. My grandfather, Owen Benjamin Herbert Johnston was born in Charleston, SC in 1848. The 1850 SC census shows him in Charleston with his mother, Margaret, and a sister. A few years later his mother married William C. Crosby and moved to Savannah where my father was born. I have hired many genealogist in Savannah and SC to work on my line with me but none of us have been able to identify Owen's father. Some "experts" in the SC Archives believe Owen"s father to be Benjamin Johnston but there is no proof.
I have published several books on my mother's NC lines but started my research many years ago on my Johnston line and it is the only line I can get no further back than 1848.
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Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] James Johnston in Spartanburg, SC & in Greenville County
I am replying to your message about your ancestor James Johnston,
orn 22 Feb 1780 probably in VA, who lived at some time in Spartanburg County,
My ancestor Benjamin Ware Johnston was granted 140 acres in 1785 in
orth Greenville District by the state of SC, probably for Revolutionary War
ervice. We guess that he was born about 1760, but not sure. Benjamin's
arm was just a few miles west of the Spartanburg County line and south of
he North Carolina border. Benjamin's wife if unknown, but together they had
ight children according to the 1800 census of Greenville County. Three
ons are William, Joseph, and Aaron born 1785-1792, but we know almost nothing
f the other five children, except the census indicates they are one boy
nd four girls.
There were not many Johnstons living in this area according to the
790 and 1800 census records. What more can you tell me about your James
ohnston in Spartanburg?
Bruce Nichols
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My GGGgrandfather was Joseph Johnston, bd frb 22, 1780 probably in
irginia or South Carolina. Father may have been James but this has not been
erified by my family - yet. Joseph settled in Rome, Georgia,, and records
ave led us back to Spartanburg SC.
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> I'd like to contact those who are descended from James Johnston, who
immigrated to America from Aberdeen, Scotland, with his (probably
Faith Leith, and sons William and John, before 1700.
William Johnston married Sarah Massie in 1698, and John married Lucretia
Massie in the same year, according to my information. I'd like to
this information before I enter in my pedigree many generations of their
ancestry. I am descended from John and Lucretia.
Tom Aiken
Virginia Beach
Tom, I was wondering if you had any knowledge relatives of your James
remained in Scotland. I have tried for years to find my Johnston
and cannot get a lead. I was told " a member of my Family went to
and I know how that sounds, like thousands of people went to America and
Canada, but keep hoping I can get a lead.
y names include; William Johnston married Mary Gilmore, had 2 children
know of ,Charles Alexander Johnston ( my grandfather) and Mary.
ne day I might strike it lucky, regards Desley
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This lovely converted threshing barn maintains its ancient beams used in the original 17th century timber frame. It has a contemporary kitchen featuring cooker, fridge, freezer, microwave, toaster, dishwasher and washer/dryer. There is a four poster bedroom on the ground floor with an en-suite shower/wet room and extra wide doors to facilitate a wheelchair.
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Outside, with lovely views of our fields up the hill, there is a large private patio and lawn. A gym and table-tennis table are also available for guest's use in the grounds.
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My wife Diane and I are a very friendly couple who are happy to welcome people to our property located in a lovely part of Derbyshire. We enjoy being able to walk out the front door and explore the lovely surroundings nearby on foot, or by car if we want to go further afield into the Peak District.
Vaughan Collins purchased this barn in 2013
We moved to this property early in 2012 after searching the midlands area for a lovingly restored country property with grounds and accommodation facilities. We fell in love with the place as soon as we first drove up to it and have felt at home ever since.
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Booking Notes:
Reservations will only be secured on receipt of a Booking Deposit of 25% of the total holiday cost. Deposits can be made by direct payment into our bank account or by cheque. A Good Housekeeping Deposit of £75 for Handel's Muse or £100 for Gorsey Hayes will also need to be paid, in addition to the balance of the total cost of the holiday, 6 weeks prior to the date of arrival.
Changeover Day:
Our preferred change-over day is Friday, but we are happy to consider any other arrangements that may better suit our guests. Accommodation will be available from 4.00 pm on the day of arrival and we request that guests leave by 10.00 am on departure day.
Notes on prices:
Prices quoted are for full weeks, however we are happy to consider a minimum stay of 3 nights in some circumstances.
Staying in this property, close to where our daughter was getting married, complemented the wonderful weekend. We were warmly welcomed by the owners upon arrival and nothing was too much trouble for them, both this and the adjacent one bedroom cottage were immaculate and as advertised, fully equipped and tastefully decorated. On the morning after the wedding we invited friends and family to join us for brunch, a dozen cars and 30 plus people were comfortably accommodated in the spacious and perfectly maintained grounds. Unfazed, the owners simply asked if we would like more chairs, we gratefully accepted. Everyone who came remarked on how beautiful it was, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will be recommending these properties to anyone who wants to visit this delightful part of the world.
My family and I stayed at Gorsey Hayes for a much needed three day break. I cannot recommend this accommodation enough!. It is one of the finest places I have had the pleasure to stay. Diane & Vaughan made us all feel very welcome, the facilities are second to non too. Our 7 year old daughter had an amazing time as did the rest of us. We will definitely return for another dose of Ashbourne hospitality.
We had a idyliic and restful stay - the cottage was absolutely wonderful and the pictures didn't do the property justice.....very tastefully decorated - all mod cons! Diane was very hospitable - lovely scones awaiting us on our arrival, coffee, tea and milk in abundance - a wonderful restful stay!!! Will definitely return again!
Due to the rural location and lack of local bus services a car is really essential (unless you're avid walkers or cyclists!). The nearest train station is Uttoxeter (20 minutes drive away) but for mainline services you will need to go to Derby (30 minutes drive away). The nearest airport is East Midlands, approximately 30 miles, or 45 minutes away by car.
The picturesque village of Snelston is a short 10 minute walk away. The market town of Ashbourne is 3 miles away and this is considered to be the doorway to the Peak District with many places of interest. The popular attraction of Alton Towers is only 3 miles away.
For high street shopping and all major outlets and services Derby is 20 minutes drive away.
Further Details:
Ashbourne is the nearest town, with a Marks and Spencers, Waitrose and Sainsbury's for provisions, and a Barclays, RBS and Nat West for banking. There's plenty of good pubs and restaurants in the surrounding villages.
Some of the more popular local attractions include:
Dovedale's stepping stones appear on thousands of post cards and the area attracts a million visitors a year. Keep away on sunny weekend afternoons.
Ashbourne (founded by the Saxons) is one of Derbyshire's finest old market towns, combining a medieval street pattern and historic buildings with a wealth of high quality shops. Lying in a lovely green valley on the southern edge of the Peak District, the town attracts many visitors who come to enjoy a scene which has changed little in appearance since the 18th century. The cobbled market place, hidden alleys and yards are a delight to explore, and the wide and elegant Church Street is considered to be the finest street of Georgian buildings in Derbyshire.
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Tucked away in the Peak District's wild rolling hills lies the Tissington Estate which presides over a quintessentially English village, complete with duck pond and village green. There are a number of interesting shops here, as well.
Escape to the fabulous world of the Alton Towers Resort – there's so much going on, the fun never stops! As good for the big ones as well as the little ones. Great swimming open all year in a palm tree oasis.
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"The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet." ~Damon Runyon
I have not written about Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) in quite some time. It has not been one of the stars in my portfolio since I bought a stake in this large casino operator earlier in the year and I am down some ten percent on this position after averaging down. I still believe in the company's long term growth story and the stock has had some positive catalysts recently. In addition, it has evolved from strictly a growth play to also a bet on increasing dividend payouts and is now a part of my income portfolio as well. It is my favorite backdoor dividend play.
Key recent catalysts for Las Vegas Sands:
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- LVS recently decided to initiate a dividend for a first time in 2012 with a quarterly payout of $.25 a quarter. I do expect the company to look to use its prodigious cash flow to increasingly reward these shareholders with income streams. It just announced a 40% hike to its dividend starting in 2013.
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- Now that the election is over, I would look for Federal authorities and the company to quickly settle money laundering charges. This should remove a recent overhang from the stock.
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- Bedrooms 2
- Bathrooms 2
- Sleeps 6
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- Nearby Water N/A
- Open Dates All Year
Nearest Airports
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Paula (Star Trak/Interscope/Universal)
Two records don't really constitute a trend, but the "celebrity-breakup album" is certainly in vogue this season.
In mid-May, we had Chris Martin doing a very poor job of disguising his misery at "consciously uncoupling" from longtime bride Gwyneth Paltrow on Coldplay's latest, Ghost Stories, while nevertheless attempting to put a brave, uplifting "I will go forward, this is just part of life" spin on the situation.
Now, along comes Robin Thicke, following up last year's cocksure smash Blurred Lines with an album so fully consumed by anguish over his February estrangement from wife Paula Patton that he's actually titled the thing Paula.
It's tempting to mock Thicke, who's long cultivated an image as a golden-voiced, white-soul lothario, for his sudden willingness to display such vulnerability — he made headlines again this Sunday after making yet another high-profile apology to Patton while onstage at the BET Awards in Los Angeles — but, as anyone who's ever been through the wringer knows, breaking up is indeed very hard to do. And Thicke's recent record of blown-out tour dates, tearful public appearances and a much-publicized last-minute no-show at the Juno Awards in Winnipeg this past March would seem to suggest he's really not been having the easiest time.
If the whole split is, as some observers have ventured, a publicity stunt cooked up in service of the new record, he's definitely suffered a lot of lost revenue and damage to his professional reputation to see it through.
As for Paula, the album, it's unlikely to scale the heights that Blurred Lines and its titular single — which hit No. 1 in more than 100 countries last summer — did, but that is in large part because Thicke's dogged focus on winning his ex back with a succession of syrupy "I'm sorry" slow jams has meant beating a retreat back from the calculated chart-baiting of its predecessor to the nondescript, watered-down R&B balladry he'd been hawking for the five albums that came before his all-points breakthrough. The self-pitying lyrical tedium doesn't help, of course, but it might be excused if the music didn't get so tedious, too.
Paula's theme of bended-knee contrition is established immediately with the "Pretty, pretty please, come home to me" bossa nova refrain of "You're My Fantasy" ("I can smell your perfume / Your legs are on my wall /Your body's on my ceiling / Your giggle down the hall") and the self-explanatory first single "Get Her Back," a breezy whiff of a tune that's blown away before it has a chance to stick. The shtick is already wearing thin three songs in when Thicke moans "I'm sorry you had to suffer my lack of self-control" over a seasick piano arrangement on "Still Madly Deeply," but the rasp in his voice here (and on closing cut "Forever Love") sounds so authentically battered you want to give him the benefit of the doubt.
That doubt sticks around for "Lock the Door," a shoop-shooping ditty with silly "knock-knock" interludes, then dissipates a bit as "Whatever You Want" regains some of the infectious strut of "Blurred Lines," only to come roaring back at full force when "Living in New York City" attempts one of the direst (and whitest) James Brown homages ever committed to tape. "Love Can Grow Back" briefly arouses interest with an intro lyric — "Oh, you're way too young to dance like that in front of a man like me, babe" — that might be read as an acknowledgement of the whole Miley Cyrus/twerking controversy unleashed by last year's MTV Video Music Awards, but does nothing to rehabilitate Thicke's sleazebag reputation by cycling back to the chorus: "With your new nails on my back / You'll be scratching and scratching my itch."
Not all of the tireless pleas for a second chance to follow are delivered in slow-motion — Thicke is "face-down in a puddle of shame" and "desperately crying for help" over some mildly hard-wired funk on "Black Tar Cloud," while on "Something Bad in Me" he concedes "Vanity's my only friend" over a stomping electro arrangement pilfered from Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" — but Paula really has become a tiresome slog by the time "Time of Your Life" attempts to fantasize a brassy, Broadway-romance happy ending to the man's predicament. Trim a few tracks and it's bearable enough, but wallowing has its limits.
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text: Why The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon needs to air in the UK Our American correspondent Ciera Velarde explains why the UK would benefit from a dose of America's most likeable talk show host Comments Written By Ciera Velarde 4:31 PM, 26 February 2014 Every morning for the past week, there's one person who's always in my Twitter feed. Whether he's rapping, lip-syncing, dancing or interviewing a celebrity, Jimmy Fallon has taken viral videos to a whole new level. Last Monday, the American talk show host took over for Jay Leno and became the new frontman for The Tonight Show. At his previous gig, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he became known for bringing the laughs through song and dance collaborations with celebrities. Even though Fallon's talk show has switched names, he's stuck to what works – and he might even have gotten better at it. In less than ten days, he's delivered segment after segment of musical and dancing magic, straight to the television sets of American night owls. But in the UK, you can only see Fallon's work the next morning in YouTube clips. I get it – the UK has its own line-up of chat show presenters, but Fallon's fun, clean and smart humour would be a great addition to British television. After watching a great clip from the Tonight Show, I can't help but smile and laugh to myself for a good five minutes afterwards. In less than five years, Fallon's gone from that guy on Saturday Night Live who would always end up laughing through a skit to a talented, engaging and hilarious talk show host who never takes himself too seriously. Jimmy Fallon brightens your day, and I think that's an effect everyone can benefit from – including the United Kingdom. Just in case the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon never makes the leap across the pond, here are five clips – just from the last week – that display the talk show host doing what he does best: making us laugh. Lip-Sync Battle with Paul Rudd Only last night, Jimmy presented the world with another addition to his viral video collection. He challenged Anchorman 2 star Paul Rudd to an epic lip-sync battle in which neither of them knew what songs the other one had chosen. I've never seen two middle-aged men get so into lip-sync, and that's exactly why I can't get enough of it. Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing Last year, Jimmy gave us the Evolution of Mom Dancing with America's First Lady Michelle Obama on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Now, he's partnering with Will Smith to create the Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing. Some of the best moves include the "I'm about to break dance" and the "leg thing no one can do." History of Rap Part 5 with Justin Timberlake They're the Brad and Angelina of bromances. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake are always funniest when they're together, and they proved that yet again with the fifth instalment in their History of Rap series, which they started last year. They deliver an epic mash-up of more than 20 rap songs in five minutes without missing a beat. Jimmy Interviews Harry Styles...sort of This is a departure from Jimmy's usual song and dance gig, but this reunion of SNL alums was all over the Internet just last week. Kristen Wiig showed up to The Tonight Show dressed as Harry Styles, so Jimmy proceeded to interview her as if she really were the One Directioner. Only problem? Wiig knows absolutely nothing about Styles, including the fact that he's, well, British. It's like a flashback to his SNL days, and that's exactly why it works. The Ragtime Gals: Ignition (Remix) Jimmy's the king of performing songs in the most unexpected ways, and this video is no exception. Jimmy and the Ragtime Gals – his very own American barbershop quartet – give R Kelly's Ignition (Remix) a squeaky clean a capella treatment, and the lyrics of the song have never sounded quite so ridiculous. Follow @RadioTimes Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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Christopher Golden
Ecologist and Epidemiologist; 2014 Emerging Explorer
Photograph by Jon Betz
Christopher Golden is studying the effects of global environmental trends on human health. His goal is to quantify how problems like wildlife depletion, land-use change, or climate change affect the well-being of people and then to link those results to actionable policies. Based at the Harvard School of Public Health, he was recently appointed director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of Linkages (HEAL). Golden has conducted ecological and public health fieldwork in Madagascar since 1999. His study on wildlife hunting in that country proved people and wildlife were in peril and inspired efforts to replace hunting with chicken husbandry. Two HEAL projects Golden is involved with are quantifying how the global fishery collapse affects food security and worldwide malnutrition; and in a partnership with Facebook, he is studying the role of green spaces and national parks in providing mental health benefits, increasing happiness, and alleviating stress.
Birthplace: Weymouth, Massachusetts
Current City: Boston, Massachusetts, and Maroantsetra, Madagascar
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
When I was growing up, I wanted to be one of the X-Men. When I finally figured out that wouldn't happen, I used to visit my grandparents in Palm Beach, Florida, during the summers and volunteer at a zoo. I set my sights on being a zookeeper for primates.
How did you get started in your field of work?
My interests started in this field of work when I was nine years old. We had to write an animal report and as I was flipping through an encyclopedia of animals, I fell in love with the ringtailed lemur. I got started with practical experience in my field of work when I was 16. I worked on an Earthwatch project with Luke Dollar in northwest Madagascar, studying the behavioral biology of the fossa, the island's largest predator.
What inspires you to dedicate your life to conservation and human health?
After having lived nearly half my life splitting time between the U.S. and the forests of Madagascar, I have found that humans' relationship to the environment is spiritual, inextricable, and necessary. Moreover, by maintaining environmental integrity, people's health and livelihoods benefit. My work seeks to better understand these relationships from a quantitative perspective—to enhance the effectiveness of conservation and to benefit the local people who have paved the way to my true education.
What's a normal day like for you?
I think what I love most about my job is that I never have a normal day. While based at Harvard, I can find myself writing, analyzing data, teaching students in a course that I co-teach at the School of Public Health, or walking through the Museum of Comparative Zoology or the "Glass Flowers" exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. While based in Madagascar, I can find myself plowing fields, harvesting vanilla and cloves, interviewing forest residents about their relationship with the environment, collecting blood samples from people to determine nutritional status, or "participating" in forest resource extraction like bat or bush pig hunts.
Do you have a hero?
My hero is Gerald Durrell, an old-school naturalist and the founder of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. He was a true inspiration to me for committing myself to Madagascar. I read his autobiographical novel, The Aye-Aye and I, and it re-affirmed my commitment to Madagascar and conservation. After reading this book as a 13-year-old, I sent a letter to him to tell him how much that book meant to me. Unfortunately, it arrived only months after his death. His wife, Lee, responded with a beautiful letter, and I had the tremendous fortune of finally meeting her in January of this year in Madagascar.
What has been your favorite experience in the field? The most challenging?
It's tough to decide for both of these questions! One favorite experience in the field was a night that I went on a bat hunt with six other men. We sat, perched underneath a field of litchi trees, between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. During this time, they had a huge net attached to long poles to capture bats when they went to feed. During the common lulls between the action, we all just sat and told stories. I remember so many of these stories, about the origin of their village, the spiritual cosmology, their perspective on the importance of the forest. If these four hours were a seminar, it would have been my most instrumental course.
My most challenging experience has probably been adjusting to the significant cultural aspects to my research program. Learning Malagasy and becoming fluent in several local dialects was certainly a major challenge, but, I think my role as research director for a multilingual and multidisciplinary team has been the greatest challenge. I have team members from backgrounds in philosophy, woodworking, botany, veterinary medicine, animal biology, sociology, and economics. To make things more difficult, most of my team lives with me and I need to try to find a balance between personal lives, business relationships, and our research agenda!
What are your other passions? What do you do in your free time?
I am also passionate about food, film, hiking, fishing, and pleasure reading when I can find the time. My food expertise is very broad, having traveled to almost 70 countries; however, I think it can be summed up by saying that almost everything tastes great with barbecue sauce. Some of my favorite books: God of Small Things, The Last Convertible, East of Eden, and The Shadow of the Wind.
If you could have people do one thing to realize the connections between the environment and human health, what would it be?
I think that connecting with natural environments is so important. I do my best thinking, innovation, and creation while lost in the woods.
Photograph by Jon Betz
I think that connecting with natural environments is so important. I do my best thinking, innovation, and creation while lost in the woods.
Christopher Golden
About Golden's Research
Researcher Links Health of Planet, Its People
Madagascar researcher Christopher Golden finds surprising connections between the environment and humans.
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Would you eat sand, chalk, coffee grounds, or chicken poop? Some people do, and it's called pica.
Conservation and Nutrition Collide
Conservationalists cringe when they see a rare aye-aye over a fire, but the lemurs are part of a balanced diet for locals.
Explorer of the Week
Christopher Golden—expert on bushmeat consumption in Madagascar—answers all our questions and provides two sketches of himself in the field.
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For millions of people around the world, being sick doesn't mean making a trip to the local pharmacy.


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It was a busy night for police across Perth with assaults, a home invasion, a firearms arrest and the discovery of the state's 136th clandestine drug laboratory.
The lab was found by Fire and Emergency Services Authority representatives in a Bedfordale park.
Senior Constable Naomi Smith said the improvised drug laboratory was assessed by the organised crime squad and chemists from the ChemCentre.
The lab had been badly damaged by fire.
Firearms arrest
A 26-year-old Nollamara woman was arrested and charged after a loaded 45 calibre semiautomatic pistol was allegedly found in her possession last night.
Cannington police stopped a BMW on Albany Highway in Kenwick about 11pm last night, and it was established quickly that the woman in the car was in possession of a firearm and a quantity of ammunition.
She was also allegedly in possession of a large amount of cash. She was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of cash and obstructing police.
She is due to appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on September 8. A 28-year-old Noranda man who was also in the vehicle was released without charge.
Midland stabbing
A High Wycombe man required stitches to his shoulder after he was stabbed by two teenage girls in a Midland park last night.
Inspector Blair said the 27-year-old man was approached by the two girls in a park on Charles Street about 9.30pm last night.
He said the pair began punching and kicking the man, forcing him to the ground. When he tried to get up, he was stabbed in the shoulder with an unknown object.
The offenders fled with his backpack. The victim was taken to hospital, where he received two stitches and treatment for lacerations.
The offenders were described as being aged 14 to 15 and with dark skin.
Violent home invasion
Two people are being questioned over a violent home invasion in Armadale last night.
Inspector Blair said a 55-year-old man was in his Champion Drive home about 12.30am today when two people tried to enter the property.
The pair allegedly smashed a window to get inside, but were confronted by the resident. A scuffle broke out and the victim was punched in the head.
The offenders stole some of the victim's medication, and attempted to take more property but their efforts were thwarted.
The man was treated at Armadale Hospital for minor injuries.
Police have taken two people into custody. No charges have been laid.
Machete attack
In another assault last night, a 21-year-old Armadale man was chased and assaulted by two acquaintances in Thornlie about 5.15pm.
Inspector Blair said the man got into an argument with the pair outside Thornlie Square Shopping Centre, and he was chased to nearby Thornlie Avenue.
The pair produced a machete, and the victim received lacerations on his arm and cuts to his hand and ear.
He was treated at Armadale Hospital. There was no description of the offenders.
Fatal crash
Also last night, a 21-year-old Craigie man was killed when his motorbike slammed into a fence about 9.50pm last night.
Inspector Neil Blair said the man was riding along Camberwarra Drive when he failed to negotiate a bend in the road near the intersection with Dromana Place in Craigie.
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Transparent organic LEDs to revolutionize car displays
Some of the applications already seen include heads-up displays mounted in rear-view mirrors
A South Korean company by the name of NeoView Kolon has just unveiled its latest development in the field of OLED technology. Similar to LED technology, the OLED title refers to 'organic light-emitting diodes', but rather than being used in light clusters as LEDs are being used at the front and rear of cars, OLEDs will instead be used to display information for drivers in the future, taking the place of LCD screens.
Displayed on a rear-view mirror, the OLEDs act as luminous lights depicting information on a transparent display. While heads-up displays such as these are nothing new in the automotive world, NeoView Kolon promises that OLEDs are superior in quality, luminosity, resolution, field of vision, response and power consumption than current LCD and heads-up displays on the market.
The companys goal is to eventually mass produce OLEDs, with the first application for the technology set to arrive in cell-phones in the near future. Following this, we may see appearances in automotive applications, such as satellite-navigation screens in cars or even as an improved form of heads-up display. Currently, heads-up displays only serve as a supplement to conventional instrument gauges, but with the improvement in technology promised from OLED they may become the primary instrument cluster in future vehicles.
Currently, Lexus is the only carmaker that is already implementing the technology in its cars, namely the
2010 Lexus RX model
. The 2010 RX will feature an OLED display panel beside the speedometer. Lexus agrees with NeoView Kolon in that apart from being thinner and lighter than typical LED panels, OLED displays are also brighter and easier to read.
There is also the
EDAG Light Car concept
seen at this year's Geneva Motor Show, which demonstrates the mass application of the technology in the car. While we aren't likely to see anything like the Light Car in the near future, it does give us an insight into what cars may eventually use to communicate with drivers and other cars out on the roads
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