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The police attribute the breakdown in security to a plague familiar to law-enforcement officials around the world: drugs. Helmand's police oversee a sizable and dangerous jurisdiction--mountains to the north, desert and a long border with Pakistan to the south--in which opium traffickers and Taliban militants have struck up a marriage of mutual convenience. The province is the biggest opium-growing region in Afghanistan, which produces close to 90% of the world's heroin. While the U.S. and Afghan governments have announced measures to curb poppy cultivation, a visit to Helmand reveals how challenging such a campaign would be. Just outside Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, lies a vast expanse of poppy farms. A glut has driven down the market price, but the flower is still the country's most profitable crop, according to farmers. Officials predict this year's yield in Helmand will be double last year's.
That poses a major problem for the police. Drug money, which accounts for perhaps one-third to one-half of Afghanistan's gross national product, creates its own loyalty. Druglords, some of whom have government connections or even hold official posts, "give the Taliban money and weapons" to keep the security forces occupied, says Haji Mirwais, the deputy police commander in Gereshk. "If we go somewhere, someone tips them off, and we get ambushed." In return, the Taliban safeguards heroin factories and provides armed escorts for drug convoys. U.S. military officers say the confluence of drugs and militancy has left parts of southern Afghanistan virtually ungovernable. Says Captain Allen Dollison, a civil-affairs officer based in Lashkar Gah: "They're absolutely linked, absolutely interconnected, and it has to be addressed to solve the security situation."
It may be too late. Afghan officials say Taliban commanders are using money from druglords to finance a guerrilla force that could sustain an insurgency for years. A continued source of irritation for military officials is the infiltration of militants from Pakistan; many Afghan officials believe that elements in Pakistan's intelligence agency, which midwifed the Taliban in its early years, are conspiring with the religious parties that govern Pakistan's border regions to create a safe haven for Taliban commanders and a launching pad for attacks--including around 25 suicide bombings in the past six months--throughout Afghanistan. Helmand Governor Mohammed Daud told TIME he believes that Mullah Osmani, a Taliban leader, is recruiting and training fighters at the Girdi Jungle refugee camp in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, which abuts Helmand.


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Re: [pittscomicon] San Diego Comic Con?
- i wish i could but i am still deployed for the military. been wanting to go for yrs but something always comes up.In a message dated 7/17/2008 10:28:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jencomx3@... writes:
Is anyone going there?
Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com!
- Wish I could be there, but can't afford it.
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Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:27 AM
Subject: [pittscomicon] San Diego Comic Con?
Is anyone going there?
Wife and I went last year...for our honeymoon, no less. If you haven't been before, you have no idea how immense it is. There's really TOO much stuff to see and check out. And forget about trying for panels, unless you get there 2-3 hrs beforehand and are prepared to sit through stuff you have NO interest in.
We got to the area where the Bradbury panel was, about 1 1/2 hours before it started. The staff FORCED us to go inside and watch some stupid panel about some sci fi show that has long since been cancelled. They simply would not allow you to wait in a line outside the room. Once inside, there weren't two chairs together...so they MADE my wife and I sit across the room from each other. I got up to leave, muttering to myself of course, only to find the door I entered in "blocked" by security. Seems that was only an "entrance". But it's only into the hallway of the lobby, I replied, but they wouldn't let me through. In a less than smart moment, I brushed past him, and he actually GRABBED me. My wife pleaded with me not to make a scene, so we left quietly.
The also oversell the tx for the special screenings "to ensure a sell out", so you could in theory wait hours in line, ticket in hand, only to be turned away.
Lines are everywhere. You have to wait in lines for tickets for everything. The costume ball, panels, screenings, and even to get tickets for a CHANCE to meet Neil Gaiman, Bradbury, etc. And don't even THINK of speaking up, or the dreaded "Security" guards come over to hassle you.
Sadly, the least busy part of the entire show floor is the comic dealer room. You would think that since it's called Comic-Con, comics would be the big focus, but they're not. It's all about catering to the movie/TV crowd now. If I had to guess, I'd say that approximately less than 5% of attendees actually read comics.
We went once, just to say we've been there...but we don't plan on going back. The only two other shows we feel we should go at least once to is Chicago (Buddy Guy's Legends FTW!), and the New York Con. Hopefully, they're better than San Diego.
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Wish I could be there, but can't afford it.
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BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - The billboard reads "God Is An Imaginary Friend. Choose Reality, It Will Be Better For All Of Us."
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Volume 2
enhancing creative community resilience
Volume 2 is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivative license. You can buy the book here, or read it online in two formats.
Three years and thousands of readers later, Enabling City is back with a new book.
Packed with inspiring prompts and provocations, this volume explores the relationship between public space and democracy, the links between the commons and resilience and, ultimately, the role that social innovation can and must play in order to safeguard and advance both.
With a total of 80 initiatives hailing from over 40 countries, Volume 2 celebrates the efforts of everyday communities as they respond to the challenges and opportunities of urbanization, and the issues influencing larger ecological, economic, and emancipatory trends worldwide.
Groundbreaking organizations like Shareable Magazine, the new economics foundation and MIT CoLab contribute 8 guest articles that complement the compelling stories of courage, vision and determination at the heart of this impressive book. A series of infographics guide a more critical engagement with popular practices like civic crowdfunding and smart city planning, while an original proposal for a School of Civic Creativity celebrates the type of collaborative skills required for participatory projects to thrive.
As creative thinking redefines everyday life in urban centres, the power of place-based creative problem-solving is spreading into the suburbs, small towns, and diverse settlements of the world.
This volume of Enabling City reminds of the power of our imagination, and invites us to make the most of it.
Advance Praise for Volume 2
"Chiara Camponeschi has written a powerful contribution to our thinking about the future of cities. Collectively, the essays, articles and cases presented in this volume provide more than insight and inspiration – they demonstrate the emergence of a very different kind of urban reality: human, sharing, inclusive, resilient, innovative. The ideas in this book should influence anyone involved with urban and civic development, whether professionally or personally. Enabling City will be a tremendously valuable resource for many years to come."
"This book demonstrates how inspiration and commitment can transform cities in ways that improve the wellbeing of their residents. But it is much more than a set of anecdotes – Volume 2 is tied together with insights from scholar-activists who help us think through the challenges of enabling the majority of the world's population to harness their own creativity and enthusiasm, and to instigate and strengthen community responses to some of the 21st century's greatest challenges. By encouraging the reader to consider ideas such as innovation, resilience, wellbeing and participation, the author and contributors provide a vision of "enabling cities" that is both ambitious and achievable."
"Civil society has become increasingly able to create value, and the concept of a Partner State has been proposed as a vision of how public authorities can become facilitating and supportive entities. At the city level, this gives us the Enabling City – a city that creates policies and infrastructures that enable its citizens to create thriving and meaningful lives through their chosen productive and associative activities. This book, which describes a variety of such experiences, is therefore long overdue. Before it can exist at the regional and state level, Enabling City will have shown the way. This is a first record of these pioneering experiences and their theoretisation."
"Cities are the frontline of transitions to sustainability; it is in urban contexts that new solutions emerge, driven by networks of pioneers in all domains of society. The most advanced cities create spaces for co-production, learning and diversity, rather than adopting generic and large-scale solutions. Thereby, they are able to create increasingly resilient communities, networks and solutions that fit their own time and context. This very timely book gives an outstanding and diverse overview of the ways in which cities and citizens can and should organize such creative co-production. To me, it is another great source of inspiration to keep finding new and effective ways of creating space for change."
"The second volume of Enabling City brings even more insight into how people all over the world are turning their cities and communities around – and how we can do that, too. But it is not (only) for these ideas that you should read this book. To notice a pattern emerge from thousands of seemingly unrelated stories you need a proper lens, and Chiara Camponeschi's narrative of "place-based creative problem solving" is that lense. Enabling City provides us with a way to make sense of the shift that is taking place around and within us. It is a powerful message of hope that doesn't shy away from the urgency and complexity of the challenges ahead."
"Enabling City gives us reason to be optimistic about the future. Chiara Camponeschi thoughtfully explores macro-trends in urban sustainability, taking the reader on a global journey to visit inspiring projects that challenge the status quo and shine a light on new alternative systems taking shape today."
"Chiara Camponeschi's Enabling City Volume 2 is beautifully written and presents very powerful ideas on how to create cities for all. Public space is where we meet each other as equals, where we develop a sense of belonging and where democracy, human rights, and sustainability find their highest expression. At a time of tremendous population growth, Chiara's concepts contribute a great deal to the discussion of how to provide ways to improve our current cities and how to build vibrant and healthy communities where millions will live over the next centuries."


text: Know what is reving up when your G5 is working out? Its not the cpu fans you hear its the controller chip fan. The new G5 dual cores have a heatsink on the front, the old ones never had one there so the noise it gone now. Controller chip, HOT!


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Blackmon, Jaguars first-round pick, arrested on DUI charge
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon was being held on $1,000 bail Sunday after he was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge, authorities said.
The former Oklahoma State star was booked into the jail Sunday morning after Stillwater police arrested him, Payne County Sheriff Sgt. Brandon Ingham said.
The Jaguars drafted Blackmon, 22, with the fifth pick in this year's NFL draft in the hopes that he can upgrade the league's worst offense.
"We are aware of the report and are gathering information," Jaguars spokesman Dan Edwards said. "We don't have any comment at this time."
Stillwater police didn't return a phone message seeking comment. A report about the incident wasn't immediately available.
Ingham said there wasn't an attorney listed for Blackmon in jail records. His agent, Todd France, didn't immediately respond to an email or phone message seeking comment.
Blackmon was previously arrested on a DUI charge in Texas in 2010 after officers caught him speeding on a suburban Dallas highway.
He told news reporters after the arrest that he made a mistake and took full responsibility for it.
"I'm embarrassed to be in this position," Blackmon said. "I'm truly sorry to my family, to my friends and to Oklahoma State all together. I look forward to redeeming myself and proving to everybody that this isn't who I am. I'm not this guy. I'm humbled by this experience, and I will grow from it."
The Jaguars traded up to select Blackmon in April.
The 6-1, 207-pounder caught 122 passes for 1,522 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. He had 111 receptions for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns the year before.
"He's got an edge to him," new coach Mike Mularkey said earlier this year. "He's one of these guys who doesn't think he can be covered. That's pretty important at that position with that kind of confidence, that you can line up and dare somebody to try to stop you and believe that you can't be. I like that edge."


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Bri Edwards
After Tears.... [food To Make Me Feel Good; Very Short; Humor] - Poem by Bri Edwards
After tears and things depressing,
give me turkey, peas, and lots of dressing.
Pile high the cornbread with lots of butter,
till my belly's full and my heart does flutter.
(April 19,2014)
Topic(s) of this poem: food
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Blue is a good color to wear some times
And then to leave it behind these lines
They will help us to recall
Some do not have phones at all
For 'rude messages' to store;
while some need some, some want more.
After tears and things depressing,
Lets give thanks for every blessing.
Charles Monroe'
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i 'found' 'charles monroe' when he left a message at a poem by nika mcguin. i think that is the proper story of what happened! bri :)
Comments about After Tears.... [food To Make Me Feel Good; Very Short; Humor] by Bri Edwards
Brian Jani (5/13/2014 2:16:00 AM)
Eugene Levich (5/3/2014 7:18:00 PM)
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Translation below:
Dear Britches,
I decided to write to you in Gujarati. If you continue to eat like this you won't be able to fit into yours!
Your Pal,
Gino (Report) Reply
Aries Profanisaurus (4/22/2014 9:20:00 AM)
Comfort food in turkey? ? Fair enough. I'd go with that just no dressing or corn bread for me thanks. (Report) Reply
Danny Draper (4/21/2014 4:35:00 AM)
It doesn't matter how you feel, there's always comfort in a meal. It it is what we do like then it is added delight. If it is just to sustain, nothing ventured, nothing gained, and yet a stomach a little taut knows its sated as a great retort and sucour is its true reward. (Report) Reply
Akhtar Jawad (4/19/2014 11:45:00 PM)
That's the beauty of God you are doubtful about, He has made a system and laws, physical and biological, man suffers by one hand and avenged by the other. (Report) Reply
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Forward Labs build new tech businesses by investing in entrepreneurs, not ideas.
They hire entrepreneurs and give them the freedom to test multiple business ideas using Lean Startup methodologies. When they find one they love with traction, we help them scale it. Forward Labs give entrepreneurs everything they need such as development, marketing and design/UI support. The structure means the entrepreneur can forget about having to raise money, legal, accounting and hiring and get on with building an amazing tech business.


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If really, hey guys, he opened a new office of MMM2 (new financial pyramid) near my house He's f…'n mad guy
And why is this relevant to us, musicians?
No, he didnt sell the music. But i think he is genius of our time. Realy intresting person
And financial Pyramid its all our banks too. I think so
Okay, I'm not saying this to be mean but honestly this really has nothing to do with music or audiojungle you know…
And pyramid schemes are bad … mmmkay?
Moved to "Off topic"
joshhunsaker said
And pyramid schemes are bad … mmmkay?
Everything is based on the pyramid scheme including stock market, mortgage, insurance and even education system is based on it.
When we invest our money into education actually we're investing it into a pyramid scheme with the hopes of getting a high paying job in future
Every once in a while one of these pyramids collapse and we fools lose our money, then it starts over
So, yes pyramid schemes are bad.


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Matthew Faithfull wrote:But... Investigate and analyse those cool fun things coming out of companies
like Microsoft or Google because they indicate the direction of thinking and
development of the next big business solution.
Matthew Faithfull wrote:Getting your understanding up to speed early has enormous potential comercial
Matthew Faithfull wrote:and it maintains your motivation to keep learning.
Rob Grainger wrote:Excellent, maybe I could suggest a move into sales my suit your career path.
jschell wrote:Don't use things because they are cool/fun.
Super Lloyd wrote:but how come it successfully render a preview?!
Rage wrote:I am playing bad boy here, windows phone are actually great, from my
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You don't have to be gifted or psychic to be a successful hypnotist. Anyone can take advantage of the power of hypnosis to get far more out of life…if you have the right knowledge, that is.
Now, master hypnotist Igor Ledochowski shares with you some of the key principles that will empower you to unleash the hypnotist within.


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| I strongly dissapprove of the approval of the drug, "Plan B," which can cause abortions. RU 486 had big time negative side effects, besides the fact that abortion is the taking of a human life.


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Subject: [htdig] Indexing of Speech
From: Rzepa, Henry (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Sun Dec 19 1999 - 01:16:19 PST
I note with interest that compac run a service indexing audio files,
via a speech recognition system called Sphinx.
Given availability of software
such as Dragon/viavoice etc, does anyone know if its possible to
find an external parser which could be bolted into htdig to index
audio and multimedia files?
And if this happens to be my last posting of this year, very best wishes
to all on the list for Christmas and the "naughties".
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text: Piaget S.A., founded in 1874 and now belonging to Richemont, is one of the most prestigious watch and jewellery brands on the planet today. While Piaget initially began as a manufacture of watch movements, in the 20th century it began to produce its own highly esteemed timepieces, and now it is one of the only watchmakers to design, develop and produce its movements in-house. Piaget's award-winning product lines range from men's and women's watches to haute joaillerie and wedding rings, and these products can be found in Piaget stores in 80 different countries.


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Britain's Celebrity Nutritionist Amanda Hamilton Announces UK Diet Craze, EAT, FAST, SLIM
NEW YORK, July 2, 2013 - "The intermittent fasting trend began with body builders and professional trainers in America," says nutritionist, Amanda Hamilton. "Then trainers started using it with their celebrity clients. It went mainstream in Britain first, but it's picking up steam here in the States."
Eat, Fast, Slim is Hamilton's first solo book project. Her background as a well-established and award-winning broadcaster has given her a rare vantage in the health industry, which extends to working with the UK government and collaborating on high-profile projects across Europe. She is a thought-provoking, charming and articulate interviewee.
"What I love about fasting," writes Hamilton, "is its simplicity. It's much easier to watch the clock than count every calorie. In essence it is also a no-cost solution to a costly obesity problem. Perfect for today's climate."
Like most intermittent fasting plans, Eat, Fast, Slim gives dieters an option of fasting for 16 hours a day every day (effectively skipping either breakfast or dinner) or adopting a lifestyle pattern of fasting for two days a week and eating normally the rest of the week. Where Hamilton departs from convention is her nutrition-based approach, focusing just as much on what you do eat as when you don't. She also explains why men and women should fast a little differently, even detailing how the female cycle impacts on results.
Uniquely, Eat, Fast, Slim also explains how juice fasting is complimentary to intermittent fasting, sharing several of her startling case studies that first brought her fasting approach to light. Indeed, Hamilton's work with fasting was the subject of seven TV series shown in 22 countries around the world. The series rights were recently bought in the US.
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Really funky dog grooming costume show
Pet Expo, Creative Dog Grooming show, Oct 19, 2009
Gold Coast Queensland Australia Convention Centre
pix from The Pet Directory
Photos taken at the Pet Expo by The Pet Directory including some of the stands and beautifully groomed dogs in the 'Creative' grooming Class. Congratulations to the talented groomers who groomed, coloured and clipped their dogs into seahorses, a racehorse and other styles. Photos of Dr Harry the Patron of the Pet Industry Association of Australia and a treasured friend of The Pet Directory.


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The Top Female Olympic Athletes You Cannot Miss
The Summer Olympics in Beijing kick off tonight with the Opening Ceremonies airing on NBC at 8pm. But when the fanfare and pageantry is over, it's time for some serious competition featuring the roughest, toughest ladies from our great land. These amazing women will really bring out our inner patriot. So for the gals who inspire us all to keep kicking butt in our own lives because they do is so well for sport, here are the Top Five Female American Olympians!
1. The first U.S. swimmer to compete in five Olympics, Dara Torres is like a fine wine that just gets better with age. Still showing us how it's done at age 41, Torres has already won eight Olympic medals.
2. Basketball queen Seimone Augustus is holding court for the first time at the Olympics. The 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year is six-feet of female b-ballin' bad ass.
3. Sarah Hammer just can't stop cycling! She attempted to retire, but instead she's still going for the gold. A heavy favorite, Hammer has already broken four world records and won seven UCI World Cup gold medals, and two consecutive world titles in individual pursuit since pretending to go on hiatus.
4. Chellsie Memmel has got more starch than her spandex suit. After becoming the first U.S. woman since Shannon Miller to win the all-around gold medal at the World Championships, a shoulder injury sidelined her. But now she's come back swinging!
5. Four time Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig is aiming to bring home the gold for America in the recurve event. After competing for the United Team of the former Soviet Union in 1992 and Georgia in 1996, she began shooting for the US in 2000. A huge KISS fan, we know she'll rock the Olympics.
Because butt-kicking ladies are universal, here are some women from around the world who will wow you. They've trained tirelessly and are worthy, womanly competition.
1. Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq has already beaten all the odds. One of two athletes representing Iraq, this sprinter has gone the distance to compete for a country with no Olympic committee.
2. Eighteen-year-old Pamela Jelimo has run the fastest 800 meter in the past 11 years and now, as of her second international competition, holds the record in Africa. Needless to say, the teen from Berlin with a need for speed is on the fast track to success!
3. Christine Sinclair, the Canadian soccer team captain, just led her ladies to a stunning victory over Argentina in the qualifying rounds. The two-time Women's World Cup Player of the Year and Honda-Broderick Cup Winner, Sinclair trained at Portland University where she graduated with a 3.75 GPA.
To check out the times to watch these women battle it out in Beijing, check your local NBC listings here.


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Trek Bicycle and mountain bike legend Gary Fisher announced the Gary Fisher Collection, a line of Trek bikes that will replace the standalone Gary Fisher brand.
This brand unification will cause the Subaru-Gary Fisher race team to essentially re-brand as the Subaru-Trek race team. The team's roster will remain the same, as well as its North American focus. Look for the re-branded team at the next US Cup event. It is unclear at this time whether the Trek World Racing team will have access to the Gary Fisher Collection line.
Financially, the move dramatically expands exposure for Gary Fisher Collection bikes, which will now be available in 8 times more retail outlets around the world and seen by 10 times more internet viewers. The Gary Fisher Collection will give Trek retailers access to a unique product lineup of 29ers, Dual Sports, and alternative road and pavement bikes.
"This makes sense. I love this strategy," says Gary Fisher. "I've been working with Trek on the Fisher Brand since 1996, but this puts me right in the middle of the best team of bike people. I can now bring my ideas to Trek, number one bike brand in the world. Better bikes and more people on those bikes. I love it."
Trek's Fisher Collection is online at www.trekbikes.com/fishercollection.


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The indissolubility of unhappy marriages makes life one long succession of hopeless miseries.
She is the only institution now in the world which upholds the unity and indissolubility of the marriage tie.
These last have a general character of consolidation and indissolubility, which is in a manner universal.
The indissolubility of marriage is a dogma that has filled the lives of millions with agony and tears.
Let a man suppose himself a helpless wife, beaten by a brute who believes in the indissolubility of marriage.
It is not true that the indissolubility of marriage preserves the virtue of mankind.
From which simple utterance have resulted monogamy and (in the absence of adultery) the indissolubility of the marriage bond.
The indissolubility of marriage is one thing; the severance of the ties of the flesh is another.
The principal law and necessary condition of Christian marriage is its unity and indissolubility.
Thus sentiment and religion proclaim the sacredness of marriage, its eternal nature, its indissolubility.


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Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] John and Rachel (Wells) Wright
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:52:07 EDT
The following website of Duncan Rea Williams has a great deal of information
on your Wrights--
. . . James [Wright] married Mary Bowater, daughter of John Bowater and
Mary Maunder, on 2 Feb 1707 in East Nottingham, Chester County Pennsylvania.
(Mary Bowater was born on 3 Feb 1689 in Nottingham MM, Cecil County,
Pennsylvania and was buried before 6 Mar 1764 in Hopewell Mm, Frederick County,
There's MUCH more there--go see.
And here are some others--
Frederick County, Virginia Hopewell Friends History [Ancestry.com]
The will of James Wright was probated March 4, 1764. He leaves to his son
Thomas "the Home plantation, being 194 acres of my patent Land." He makes
bequests to his sons John, James Jr., and Isaac, and to his daughters Lydia
Wright, Mary Ballinger, Hannah Ballinger, Martha Mendenhall, Elizabeth Matthews,
Ann McCool, and Sarah Pickering. His wife Mary is named executrix, who entered
into bond with Evan Rogers and James Ballinger as bondsmen. The will was
witnessed by Evan Rogers, James Ballinger, and Sarah Rogers.
The will of his wife Mary Wright was probated March 6, 1764, and made
bequests to her children, leaving the home plantation to her grandson Thomas, his
father being dead. Witnesses, Elinor Rogers, Sussannah Bevan, and Elizabeth
Pennell. The executors were Jesse Pugh and William Pickering, [p.28] who
entered into bond with James McGin and Joseph Babb as sureties.
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_http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/monocacy.htm_ (http:
Excerpts from "Pioneers of Old Monocacy:
The Early Settlement of Frederick Co., Maryland 1721-1743
by Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987
The beginnings of a small Quaker settlement in the area near today's
Buckeystown paved the way for the organization of the first religious establishment
in western Maryland. The resulting "Monquesey Meeting" of the Society of
Friends thus preceded the churches organized by the far more numerous German
Lutherans and Reformed, as well as the Established Church of England.
The earliest of these settlers, Henry and Josiah Ballenger, were sons of
Henry Ballenger, Sr. of Burlington, New Jersey. They came to Maryland sometime
before November 4, 1725 when Josiah Ballenger had his first land surveyed. His
tract, which he called "Josiah," was located on the Monocacy River northeast
of present-day Buckeystown, some five miles south of today's city of
Frederick. It was surveyed in the same month as were John van Metre's "Meadow" and
Thomas Bordley's "Rocky Creek." The latter, in fact, made reference to its
beginning point as "a mile above the plantation of Henry Ballenger."
Also living in this settlement, eventually (on March 23, 1734) renting land
on "Carrollton," was the beloved Quaker leader James Wright, whose daughters
Hannah and Mary Wright were to marry, respectively, Henry Ballenger in 1726
and Josiah Ballenger in 1727.
James Wright's other children became active participants in the Monocacy
Quaker community. James Wright, Jr. and his wife Lucy, continued their
association with the Meeting until the 1750s when they moved with their children to
Virginia. Most of their children -- Ralph, Elizabeth, James, Ann Susanna,
Boyater (no doubt Bowater!-JR) and Micajah -- were born at Monocacy. John Wright
and his wife Rachel Wells, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Wells of
"Boyling Springs," were overseers of the Monocacy Meeting in 1745, though
afterwards with their children -- William, Mary, Joseph, Margaret, Charity, Rachel and
John Wright, Jr. -- they moved on to North Carolina. Martha Wright
Mendenhall became an able Quaker leader and died in Martinsburg, (West) Virginia in
1794 at the age of 82. Elizabeth Wright married George Matthews, son of Oliver
Matthews. Oliver Wright moved to what is now Hampstead in Carroll Co. and
Sarah, Lydia and Ann Wright, though apparently born in the Monocacy area, left
for Virginia with their parents while they were still children.
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Subject: [PaOldC] Chester folks in VA
Date: 11/9/05
From: (mailto:) [Sandra Newlin Ferguson]
To: (mailto:)
By 1735, 70 families moved into the Shenandoah Valley of Va, and were
issued patents for their land, and were considered the originators of the colony.
I've abstracted those who were actually from Chester Co, from HOPEWELL
FRIENDS HISTORY 1734-1934, by the Committee of Hopewell Friends;
Alexander ROSS, was granted 2373 acres, 6 miles north of Winchester. On
this tract lies the Hopewell Meeting House on land set aside by Ross for that
purpose. Alexander 'started' life as Caleb Pusey's "boy", who he began serving
at the age of 11 when he was brought to PA, and he continued his servitude
till he was 21.
Morgan BRYAN owned several tracts that totaled 2134 acres, and made his home
in what is now Berkeley Co, WV...he is said, by family lore, to have been
born in Ireland and married Margaret Strode, in Chester Co ca 1725 . What IS
known is that he was taxed in Birmingham twp in 1719, and Marlborough in
1720, '21, '22, and '26. Morgan does not appear to have been a friend so his
relationship with Ross is unknown before they purchased the large land tracts.
Morgan lived in VA till his wife's death, when he sold up and moved to the
Forks of the Yadkin River, in NC. Here, his granddaughter,
Rebecca, dau of his son Joseph, married Daniel Boone.
Richard BEESON and wife Charity, purchased land from John Peteate and
George Robinson, in 1737, and moved from the New Garden MM to Hopewell.. Their
son, Richard Jr and his wife, Ann Brown, had been living in West Nottingham, but
moved to the Shenandoah Valley around the same time.
John RICHARDS owned 500 acres on the south side of Cedar Creek. He was born
in Devonshire, England, but emigrated to Chester Co, where he lived in
Tredyffrin twp and was taxed there from 1720 to 1726.
Cornelius COCKERINE owned 172 acres in what is now Berkeley Co, WV, and
lived in Chester Co before moving to VA...he owned property in Fallowfield and
William HOGE owned 411 acres southwards of the village of Kernstown and
about 4 miles from Winchester. He had previously lived in Chester Co where he
was taxed in East Nottingham from 1718 to 1730, when he moved to VA, with his
first wife Barbara Hume.
James WRIGHT was taxed in East Nottingham, Chester Co, from 1718 through
1726, when he then moved to the Monocacy Valley in Frederick Co, Md, before
moving to VA, 4 miles north of Winchester. He was a distinguished minister
of the Friends and very well known. He and his family suffered great
hardships during the French and Indian Wars, the accounts of which are recorded in
the Philadelphia meeting. (this is one of my ancestors)
John LITTLER had 1332 acres, around 5 miles north of Winchester. He
married, in 1728 at Nottingham, Mary Ross, dau of Alexander and Catherine Ross.
He had a license to keep a Public house in Chester before moving to VA. After
his death Mary became a successful business woman and among other things
operated a tavern where she entertained the General Braddock's officers, in
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Fathers of the First Quaker Colony
in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
. . .
WRIGHT, James 1,332 acres five miles north of Winchester on Littler's Run.
438 acres on eastern slope of Apple Pie Ridge about 5 miles north of
Winchester (partnership with John Littler)
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I have followed some of these families because some were "Nicholites" as
were my husband's BEAUCHAMP ancestors. My husband is also a descendant of
Richard BEESON mentioned above.
I also think that my WILSONs may have been at Bush River.
Kim Beauchamp
In a message dated 3/28/2007 2:23:05 PM Central Daylight Time,
James, if you will put Wright in the Quaker-roots list archives, you will
come up with a message by Stewart Baldwin which gives some ancestry
about Mary Bowater and Mr. Baldwin's research which leads him to believe
was the wife of Jame Wright. Evidently, he posted other more complete
information on the same list which I have not run across yet. I truly am
certain if the wife of James Wright was Mary Davis or Mary Bowater. I am
both lines in my notes hoping some day more convincing or condemning
information will immerge on one or the other.
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This is part one of a three part series discussing evidence for the inefficient traditional market for hearing aids.
I wanted to share a shocking personal story that I thought followers of our blog would find interesting. On a Wednesday afternoon a few months back, a friend traveling in San Francisco was having some issues with name brand RIC hearing aids. He was scheduled to leave the country on Sunday, and he was new to hearing aids, so he called me up and asked for help making an audiologist appointment on short notice.
I did a quick search on the manufacturer's website and found 12 hearing aid dispensing practices in San Francisco that serviced my friend's RIC hearing aids. I was expecting to place one or two calls and book an appointment for Thursday and Friday.
I ended up calling all 12 numbers, and I was shocked by the results. All nine of the calls were sent straight to voicemail. I left eight messages, but received only two follow-up calls – one on Friday afternoon, and one the following Monday; neither was much help.
On the three calls on which I was able to speak with a live receptionist, I was also disappointed. One receptionist promised to call back later that afternoon when she had a better idea of the audiologist's availability; she never did.
The final two calls were the most surprising of all. I was informed that the hearing aid dispensers had unusual schedules – both took Fridays off, one was out of town that week, and the other worked Mondays and Wednesdays in San Francisco and Tuesdays and Thursdays at a location on the outskirts of the Bay Area.
This meant he maintained multiple office locations to better be able to service his far-flung customer base; however, it also meant that he was paying the rent on two seven-day-a-week leases that he used only twice a week – hardly a model of cost efficiency.
I could hardly believe the result, but in the end I had to call up my friend friend and apologize; I wasn't able to make him an appointment on two days' notice.
At the very least, it's safe to say that the business practices that I had stumbled into did not prioritize customer accessibility to hearing aids. The hearing aid practices did not seem to be operating efficiently, as almost all of my voicemails went unreturned. And most perhaps most crucially, these dispensers did not seem to be operating at anywhere near full capacity – I confirmed that two practitioners were working reduced workweeks and schedules that left offices vacant several days a week; and reaching nine answering machines suggested to us that a number of offices were likely sitting vacant that Wednesday as well.
That said, I knew I was dealing with a small sample set, and that my experience might not be representative. I also know that customer accessibility on the first phone call and the number of hours a week a dispenser works may have nothing to do with the excellent standard of hearing aid care provided at his practice.
But we at Embrace Hearing were interested in learning more.
One of the core arguments for online distribution is that it is more cost-efficient than selling through brick & mortar stores. This is especially true if stores are operating at less than 100% capacity. To the extent that a large number of independent hearing aid dispensers work shortened business hours or less than full workweeks, as discussed above, the rent paid on their offices during downtime is essentially wasted. This "extra rent" is a hidden cost embedded in an inefficient distribution system and ultimately is balanced out by higher hearing aid prices. In other words, customers would end up subsidizing their healthcare providers' operational inefficiency.
Said another way – in a properly competitive industry, the solution to chronic under-capacity would be the least-profitable dispensers exiting the market. Eventually, the number of stores would fall, but those remaining would operate at closer to peak capacity and be able to turn a profit without increasing prices.
The hearing aid industry is characterized by the strong pricing power wielded by hearing aid dispensers. Because hearing aid dispensers raise prices in lockstep, hearing aid stores can continue to churn a modest profit, while still operating far below peak capacity. The winners are hearing aid dispensers, who stay in business, and the losers are people with hearing loss, who are forced to swallow ever-higher prices.
This is a strong claim – so to back it up, I wanted to see some hard numbers. But data on the subject is hard to find… This wasn't a situation where I could Google "hearing aid dispenser under-capacity" and expect to find anything meaningful.
Still, we think it's an important question to be asking, so we decided to do some digging. Because state-level information isn't aggregated at the federal level, we thought we'd take a look at the state with the largest population in the country – California.
As it turns out, there is some very interesting data on hearing aid dispensers publicly available at the Hearing Aid Dispenser search portal at the California Department of Consumer Affairs. In our next post, we'll explore this data, pose some tough questions and suggest some interesting conclusions about the market for hearing aids in California.
Posted by BUSY on May 21, 2015a 1 person office struggles and gives all the extra service above and beyond what audiologist and chains do – as far as this big time profit your wrong and where are these so cheap of hearing aids mail order is against the law in most states 1 bad apple ruins a bushel and competing against sams or clinics in a cut throat business they will sell you but the service isn't there
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Posted by nelsonconley on September 29, 2014
Hearing professional and used car salesman are cut out same cloth
Posted by amir on August 08, 2014
youbuilt you business on hearing aid dispensore. how can you now say they are no good, we employ hearin g aid dispensors and they are good
Posted by Scott on March 29, 2014
I am interested in this assertion from your story: "the rent paid on their offices during downtime is essentially wasted. This 'extra rent' is a hidden cost embedded in an inefficient distribution system…" This "downtime" issue is true of every physical store ever built for any purpose. Stores rarely run at 100% capacity, in fact your own online business never runs at 100% capacity. Rent is but one element in a cost-of-good and often not the primary one. In one of my businesses the health plan for 16 employees dwarfs our warehouse rent cost – a warehouse full only 60% of the time. Should I move to smaller space because of this fact? Of course note because 6 months of the year we fill this space with moving cargo and make 85% of our gross income.
Further, you state "In other words, customers would end up subsidizing their healthcare providers' operational inefficiency." Tell us something else we don't already know about business; customers always subsidize operational inefficiency.This is not unique to hearing aids or healthcare providers – heck it may even apply to online hearing aid stores. Amazon just raised rates on Amazon Prime because they needed customers to 'subsidize operational efficiencies", i.e. the service was costing more than customers were paying. I like your blog but sometimes you overstep your credibility as you try to vilify the other guys.
Posted by Peter on March 23, 2014
It would seem that the status quo group is really frightened at the thought of your online services, judging by the comments here. Given the difficulty in finding the specifics of the industry, my sense is that you're making pretty well informed estimates. That the industry has held sway for decades with incredibly inflated prices is well known. The "justifications" I see on your blog are specious, to say the least. Keep up the good work.
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Posted by Fefe on November 01, 2013
Why do audiologists always get such a bad wrap yet other professions such as optometry and medicine don't? People wouldn't think twice paying a plumber $200 an hour to fix their toilet or $300 for a half hour specialist appointment yet to pay an audiologist for consultations and hearing aids………..What about all the specialists who stuff up operations – they still get paid and usually get away with it because of their prestige. Why do optometrists get paid so much for their services – is vision more important than hearing? If your online company is so great why don't you start doing online medical consultations and see how that goes? You could even post out their drugs online. The taxpayer could then pay for social welfare for all the unemployed doctors. Most people want some human contact when buying a hearing aid especially the oldies.
I find your blog under-researched and very unscientific. How on earth you were attracted to a profession such as audiology amazes me – you'd be better off flogging dog biscuits or racing cars.
Posted by Ramomn on September 20, 2013
Is interesting to read the hostility from hearing aid dispensers in numerous blogs in the web. The fact of the matter is, any wise person would welcome advised that can help them do better. Dispensers could have large practices in one location if they sold hearing aids at 20-30% mark up and by charging extra for additional services. I can't wait until someone takes on the hearing aid price monopoly and make them affordable to millions who need them but can afford them. Just last night a friend lost one og her hearing aids and will not be able to replace it. I won't be able to replace my dying aids. My friend's husband is going to India and I suggested to check the prices there ad send me an e-mail if he finds aids at affordable price.
Posted by Adam on September 15, 2013
You're talking about this industry and the day to day workings of it like you actually understand it, but from your posts it's clear you don't. How would you know what is "efficient" in this business? You've never worked in it- you don't understand it. Would it make sense me to say that you guys are inefficient because of all the adwords spend you do? Without it, couldn't you lower prices? Welcome to the real cost of doing business.
Posted by Richard Usifer on July 26, 2013
This is an interesting if somewhat skewed perspective. I am a hearing instrument specialist with a Master's degree in audiology working in Connecticut. Man dispensers have several offices so they can service seniors who have difficulty getting rides and must depend on others for this. Especially in rural locations, it is inefficient for a dispenser to stay in the SAME office all the time.
Regarding charges per office visit, your data again is skewed. In our practice, the MINIMUM number of office visits in the first year is 5, average is 8 to 9. We deal mostly with older people who require (literally) more hand-holding, which you seem to completely dismiss as having little or no value. It does have value which is why online business traditionally been unsuccessful.
Everyone is entitled to a perspectived that fits his/her agenda. Whether it is valid is the question. You have yours, but it does not seem to fit real-world conditions, which the older folks who compose 70% of the hearing aid market will soon find out.
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Even if I could tell someone. (sorry, long)(13 Posts)
Even if I could tell someone that I don't think I'm okay, who would I tell?
I'm not holding it together. I'm the carer. The earner. The 'head' of our increasingly isolated little family, and I'm loosing the ability to function. Every day our lives fall apart a tiny bit more. I'm not holding it together. I don't know when it happened, when I started not being strong enough, I think maybe quite a long time, but I'm not looking after myself and I'm less and less looking after the person I'm meant to care for.
Any pretense I had of self care went out the window long ago. Its not just that I'm not managing to make my job pay. Or keep up with keeping the roof over our heads. I cant do anything about anything. I don't go for medical screening, smears and things. I broke a tooth six months ago, at least when it hurts I know I'm here. I don't do my hair. I don't wash.
That's not the worst bit. The worst bit is I should be doing the best for my family. I have an eighteen year old with serious long term mental health problems and there is only me. We don't have any family nearby, live in a tiny isolated rural community, and I think we have probably neglected our friends so much they just drifted away. None of it's going to get better by itself, but I am letting it get worse.
I cried for three hours yesterday. A little thing set it off, I got a letter telling me I was no longer going to have a big part of my income I'd been sort of counting on (I work). Anyway, all the 'fight' just went out of me and I cried. I cry most days anyway, a few minutes here a few minutes there, in bed sometimes, but yesterday I couldn't stop. I just cried, tears and snot streaming down my face, it went on and on. For hours, I couldn't stop. I was going to post on here last night, but it was too big. I felt strange. I felt so far past normal. I feel.
Still crying a bit today, it's still big, hopeless, but maybe not completely hopeless because I know I'm not okay. I remember my teenager telling me a long time ago, on one of his good days, a day he was trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel, that he 'knew he wasn't okay', he looked me in the eye and said " that's got to count for something, mum, that I know I'm not okay" and I looked back into his eyes and saw my boy inside this broken thing.
Well that's how it is. I know I'm not okay and that must count for something. I think I have to tell someone about this. But I don't know who I'd tell. I just can't imagine going to the doctor and starting at the beginning and telling him everything. I don't know what 'everything' is.
So that's why I'm posting here. I just want to know what to do. Who do I tell and how do I tell them?
Thank you. I maybe should say, I don't post often. Don't get on the internet often, so might not get back on today. I just thought I should say.
I'm so sorry you feel like this, and yes of course it counts for something.
I really think you need to speak to someone in real life. I would make an appointment to speak to your GP. You could just let them read what you have written here, you don't have to explain 'everything' at once if it is too big.
Hello OP, I too am sorry you feel this way. I was in a similar position myself just a few months ago until I finally saw my gp. It really is the crucial first step. Even if you can't say EVERYTHING that you need to, explain the things that you can or better yet, write it down. I wrote down I felt as I cannot explain it verbally and my gp was very understanding. Good luck OP, HTH
*I remember my teenager telling me a long time ago, on one of his good days, a day he was trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel, that he 'knew he wasn't okay', he looked me in the eye and said " that's got to count for something, mum, that I know I'm not okay" and I looked back into his eyes and saw my boy inside this broken thing.
Well that's how it is. I know I'm not okay and that must count for something.*
You are right -- you both have insight into your conditions. And that, believe it or not, is incredibly positive.
Make an appointment to see the GP as soon as possible. Warn the practice that it might be a long appointment (book double-length if possible and don't be worried about over-running).
That will be the first step to reach out that you need to take.
You don't need to tell your GP absolutely everything. When s/he appreciates the seriousness of your MH difficulties, s/he should be able to refer you to specialists who can take your issues further.
Let us know how you get on.
Wishing you all the best.
Just another one saying please do go to your gp, I'd second writing things down before you go in or showing them this thread so that you don't get muddled or forget what you want to say (thats what happens to me sometimes). I'm sorry you're feeling this way, good luck x
Hearing you and urging you to go to your GP for support. You sound like you've been through a lot and your teenager still needs you. You deserve support but people can't do this unless they know how you are feeling.
Tell the doc what you've told us.
Wishing you strength and hoping to hear from you again soon X
Thank you everybody. I am going to see my GP, appointment in just over a week. I didn't really know if posting on here would help, but what you all wrote does make a difference.
I couldn't visualise being able to tell my GP it all, but maybe I don't have to. Maybe not straight away. If people on mumsnet can get the jist of what I'm feeling, from what I posted here, then surely my GP can too?
I'm going to do what's been suggested, write it down. One of my strange thoughts that has kept running through my head was that I'd try to tell him or somebody, start crying then not stop. Keep going till I either melted or got carted off, whichever came first. So thank you, I will write it down, and then if I can't speak I can just give him the paper and that'll maybe do for a start.
I will go. Thank you. (That's me crying again, what a twit I am ).
Well done for making the appointment. It is another step in the right direction. I always write stuff down before appointments with hcp. It clarifies everything.
Wishing you strength here too.
A cry is better than stuffing things down you know and it's better than carrying that baggage around anymore. Have a bldy good cry and lighten your load. You deserve it.
Great to hear you have an appointment and looking forward to hearing how you get on.
You are very articulate OP - you can write it down, or simply print off your post from here. I really hope that you and your son get the support you need x
Any update OP? Did you go to the docs?
Hi, just read your post hope you are feeling a bit better from when you wrote it. It's good to write down how you are feeling better than bottling it up and you really do have a lot on your plate.
Hope you were able to get to the GP and that he was able to help you if you have been to see him yet.
Have you got a crisis team? I'd phone them, then you're 'in the system' and they can refer you to an emergency psychiatrist if needs be.
I had what I dub a breakdown a few weeks ago and I was rushed straight into an appointment.
TBH I sincerely thought I'd be out in hospital and pumped full of drugs. It wasn't the case. A few weeks on I'm looking after a toddler and a baby. I'm still 'very far past normal' as you put it but functioning well.
Insight is the key here. You can get a handle on this but you need help. Anyone in your position would be struggling.
How are you now?
I don't find GPs helpful in this situation. I went to mine many times and not once would they dare to say what they thought was wrong. I just kept saying 'I feel strange I feel strange' to which they prescribed ADs which actually happened to be thing thing I didn't need.
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