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Happy Easter or Happy 420?
A personal posting.It is Easter Sunday! It is also 420 which over the years has been "Pot Day". We chose the Easter holiday to relish in today, of course!
The choice my family is left with now is where do we eat and what do we eat on Easter Sunday? We have about 16 people coming for Easter dinner and for the first time in as long as I can remember we have chosen to eat out for this blessed holiday!
The "at home" meal took place Saturday night with a hamburger and veggie grill pack BBQ with potato salad and radishes on the side and home made cheese cake for dessert as well as Keri's neon "Angel Eggs"!
However we forgot to put out the radishes and potato salad, so we had those items for lunch on Easter Sunday.
The next choice was where to eat for Easter Sunday dinner? We have family and friends in town visiting. Bobby, our oldest son is off work. Devin, our youngest has to work. So to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak we choose to dine where Devin works so he could kind of be a part of our feast! We are enjoying dinner at Outback Steakhouse.
Enjoy your family and friends for the rest of this Easter weekend and get back to the grind on Monday, April 21st.
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C-USA Schools Prepared To Offer Full Cost-Of-Attendance Scholarships
Conference USA schools are "prepared to pay their student-athletes a full cost-of-attendance beyond their athletic scholarship, following the lead of the Power Five conferences pushing for autonomy within the NCAA," according to Adam Sparks of the Murfreesboro DAILY NEWS JOURNAL. C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowksy yesterday at the conference's Media Day called the task part of "the most challenging time in college athletics." He said presidents at C-USA universities support the move to pay their student-athletes' full cost-of-attendance because it is "the right thing to do, and it does not obviously violate the principles of the collegiate model." Banowsky said that paying full cost-of-attendance "should cost each university around $500,000 per year -- a rough estimate based on 230 student-athletes being paid $2,000 to $2,500 each above their current scholarships." Middle Tennessee State AD Chris Massaro said that the Blue Raider Athletic Association and athletic department are "amid a restructure to focus more on fundraising in anticipation of the cost-of-attendance expense." Banowsky said that it is "too early to determine what model each C-USA university will adopt in paying full cost-of-attendance," but he added that it will "likely vary between schools." Banowsky: "Each institution is going to have to make a decision on allocating resources, so that's a TBD." Sparks notes the NCAA BOD will vote Aug. 7 whether to accept a proposal from the Power Five conferences for autonomy in decision-making. Banowsky said that C-USA "could follow suit by voting on a similar measure in January and begin paying student-athletes full cost-of-attendance by the start" of the '15-16 academic year (Murfreesboro DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, 7/24). Banowsky, who is in his 11th year as C-USA commissioner, said that the league is "officially stable after several years of realignment." In Mississippi, Jason Munz notes Tulane, Tulsa and East Carolina have "officially departed for the American Athletic Conference, while Western Kentucky's transition" from the Sun Belt to C-USA begins this season. UNC-Charlotte and Old Dominion "joined the league last year." Banowsky said, "Realignment was a very taxing and challenging thing for all of us, so it's nice to put all the pieces together and be in a position to move forward" (HATTIESBURG AMERICAN, 7/24).
VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP: West Virginia AD Oliver Luck in a special on the school's official athletic website wrote Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who recently said schools may cut non-revenue sports, has "a unique viewpoint when it comes to Olympic sports on campus since he also serves on" the USOC BOD. It would "not be a stretch to say that if the collegiate rug got pulled out from under the feet of our aspiring Olympic athletes, we would not have the same level of success that we have come to expect." Luck: "Is this just 'crying wolf' or is there a legitimate reason for supporters of the Olympic sports to have some angst about the future?" Many schools have "dropped sports over the past few decades." Because of the move to the Big 12, WVU is "in a better financial position in terms of our ability to compete with the top schools in the nation." WVU officials "do not have any intention to drop Olympic sports." But "no university is completely out of the woods on this issue." Luck: "Rest assured that college sports fans will continue to hear for years to come about the potential of Olympic sports being dropped" (WVUSPORTS.com, 7/22).
ONE STEP AT A TIME: In N.Y., Marc Tracy in a front-page piece writes D-I schools have "begun rolling back some of the most contentious policies regarding amateurism." Indiana Univ. last month announced a bill of rights for athletes, "promising free tuition for life rather than the customary one-year scholarship guarantee." USC said that it would "guarantee four-year scholarships." University presidents in the Big Ten and Pac-12 "wrote public letters advocating guaranteed four-year scholarships, improved medical coverage and more financial support for athletes." But in the "most significant move yet, the NCAA decided last week not to ask athletes to sign a statement authorizing the NCAA and other groups to use their names and likenesses for promotional purposes." These shifts are "happening at a time of growing unrest in college sports over what critics say is exploitation of athletes." The changes "may leave athletes better protected and more empowered -- and the universities less vulnerable to future lawsuits -- no matter how the courts rule on the lawsuits regarding the status of student-athletes" (N.Y. TIMES, 7/24).
NCAA Removes Cap On Player Payments In EA Case Prior To Approval Hearing
A revised NCAA video game settlement proposal filed yesterday has "removed a $5,000-a-year cap for current and former college football and men's basketball players who appeared in the games," according to Jon Solomon of CBSSPORTS.com. Former Arizona State QB Sam Keller's attorney Rob Carey said the change could open the door for players to receive "what some might consider a windfall." If 10% of the eligible class opts into the settlement, Carey estimated a player who appeared four years in a video game "could receive $50,000 to $55,000." Solomon noted the cap has been removed in the settlement prior to U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken's preliminary approval hearing today, when she will "discuss the combined" settlements by EA and Collegiate Licensing Company for $40M and the NCAA for $20M. If the settlement is approved, current and former players could "receive more money than initially expected with a second round of payments." Carey said that the $5,000-per-year cap for each claimant was removed because an agreement "couldn't be reached on carrying over the cap from the NCAA settlement to the EA settlement." Different claims rates would "impact the amount a player receives, along with the nature of appearing in the video game." However, players who appeared in a video game since May 5, 2007, are "worth more than those who appeared before due to a statute of limitations." Yesterday's filing showed that Wilken is being asked to decide whether the NCAA settlement "affects the injunctive relief claims by the Ed O'Bannon plaintiffs in their antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA." The O'Bannon claims say their "antitrust injunctive relief claims regarding NCAA-licensed video games cannot be validly disclosed since they never negotiated any possible release." But the Keller plaintiffs and the NCAA argue they "properly resolved all EA video game claims with the lead counsel appointed to oversee that issue" (CBSSPORTS.com, 7/23).
Tennessee Sees Increase In Football Ticket Sales For First Time In Nearly A Decade
Tennessee appears "on the verge of snapping a prolonged stretch of declining ticket sales in its football program, already establishing a new high in the five-year history of the Tennessee Terrace area and improving in other premium seating areas," according to John Brice of VOLQUEST.com. UT already "reports season-ticket sales of approximately 59,000 -- some 1,500 more than final numbers" for the '13 season. The 1,544 Tennessee Terrace seats sold are 18 more than that area of Neyland Stadium's "previous best mark from when it came online" in '10. The new mark "reflects a 101-seat increase over each of the previous two seasons." UT "retails the Terrace seats for approximately $3,100 per ticket" for the season. UT is "showing strong increases" in all of its premium seating areas while surpassing its general-area season-ticket sales from a year ago "by more than 1,000." UT Senior Associate AD Chris Fuller said, "We had kind of been in decline since 2005, but I think we've turned the corner on that. It's a really good feeling, and we'll end up over 60,000." Fuller points to a "variety of factors" in helping UT find ticket gains, but he also acknowledges there is still "work to be done." Fuller said that the "third-party ticket sales work; the creative, award-winning marketing ventures" headed by Assistant AD/Marketing Jimmy Delaney; and, quite simply, the "frenzied, nationally driven recruiting work" of head coach Butch Jones and his football staff. Brice noted ticket sales are "trending up while UT also is raising needed money for a number of pivotal capital projects, including the all-important expanded football practice area and new student-athlete living area" (VOLQUEST.com, 7/23).


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VIENNA, March 6 (UPI) -- Iran hasn't provided the international community with enough confidence to support its claims of a peaceful nuclear program, the U.S. envoy to the IAEA said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its latest report that it wasn't able to verify the intent of Iran's nuclear program. The agency said it was concerned about new centrifuges installed at the Natanz enrichment plant and the lack of access to the Parchin military complex.
Joseph Macmanus, U.S. envoy to the IAEA, said Washington shared the IAEA's concerns. On Natanz, he said he questioned Iran's need for more centrifuges "given the absence of any immediate need to do so for peaceful nuclear purposes."
Iran says it has the right to nuclear research as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Iran's representatives this year said there was no nuclear activity at Parchin, though Macmanus said recent satellite imagery of the site suggested otherwise.
"Iran has had more than enough time to explain its activities and offer the cooperation that one would expect of a country seeking a legitimate civil nuclear energy program," he said.
Iran said it saw a change in tone from Western powers during recent nuclear negotiations in Kazakhstan. Another round of talks is scheduled for April.


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Phillies' thoughts with injured young fan
SAN FRANCISCO -- An alleged drunken hit-and-run driver struck a 9-year-old Phillies fan following Thursday's game at AT&T Park. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Ryan White, who lives with his family in Yardley, Pa., is in critical condition. White and his family were in California on vacation, timing their trip to coincide with this week's series between the Phillies and Giants. He was hit just blocks away from the ballpark. "Hoping for the best," Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said from his Twitter account (@jimmyrollins11). "Our prayers are with u."
The Phillies and Giants autographed memorabilia, which they sent to the hospital. Before Friday's game the Giants asked fans to keep White in their thoughts. The suspected driver, Andrew Vargas, allegedly struck White while driving the wrong way down a one-way street. The truck hit several cars before speeding away, according to police. He was arrested a few hours later.


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Alps - Eastern Part > Julian Alps > Jôf Fuart - Jôf del Montasio Group > Cima delle Cenge/Visoka polica > Comments
Cima delle Cenge/Visoka polica Comments
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|Vid Pogachnik
Voted 10/10
|Let me be the first one to vote on this great page! It's a completely new information for me and makes me wish to climb this peak next summer. Thanks for adding it!
|Posted Jan 1, 2007 8:40 pm
|Andrej Mašera
|Re: Great!
Hasn't voted
|Thanks, Vid!
Your compliments are the best gift given to me in the New Year 2007.
Cheers, Andrej
|Posted Jan 1, 2007 10:51 pm
|Vid Pogachnik
|Re: Great!
Voted 10/10
|It happened that we did not ascend both mountains Vetta Bella / Lepa glava and Cima delle Cenge / Visoka polica in one tour. My idea was that from the notch between the two one could cross the whole southern face of Cima delle Cenge / Visoka polica by the system of green bands. But on the rightmost part, near Forcella delle Cenge, I could not see where it would be best to go: or into the ravine or above it over the rocky passages. Would it still be only an easy climb, not harder than degree I? Anyway we didn't have time to do both summits.
|Posted Sep 11, 2007 4:28 pm
|Bob Sihler
Voted 10/10
|Great page-- even though I'll probably never be there, I can learn all about it from this page. Also, SP has been flooded with Under Construction pages that seem to be having NO construction this past week, and it's great to see a real page! Thank you!
|Posted Jan 1, 2007 11:04 pm
|Andrej Mašera
|Re: Finally!
Hasn't voted
|Thank you, my dear new friend from the United States. Your laud is very stimulating for me.
Cheers, Andrej
Have a Happy New Year!
|Posted Jan 1, 2007 11:20 pm
Voted 10/10
|Finally we have on SP page this mountain and I hope in near future many more mountains above the beautiful valley of Beli potok. Soon I will post some photos.
|Posted Jan 3, 2007 12:14 pm
|Vid Pogachnik
|Re: Fine!
Voted 10/10
|That's great, Bor! We are missing you ;)
And it looks nobody has good pictures of Cima delle Cenge/Visoka polica.
|Posted Jan 3, 2007 2:51 pm
|Andrej Mašera
|Re: Fine!
Hasn't voted
|I am eagerly looking forward, dear Bor. I miss you on SP.
Cheers, Andrej
|Posted Jan 3, 2007 5:34 pm
|- Tine Mihelič -
Voted 10/10
|Dear Andrej,
You speak highly and kindly of Tine Mihelič in the route section of this page - so I know this is the right place to salute the man again and remind that Tine is the author of the two bibles of mountaineering in Slovenia: *Slovenske stene* (Slovene walls), the ultimate reference for alpine climbing in Slovenia, and *Julijske Alpe* (Julian Alps), the ultimate mountain-hiking guidebook for the Julian Alps. Tine died at the age of 63 - ten years ago (Oct 2, 2004), alone, in the mountains. Tine often mentioned you Andrej, also as a violinist, so thank you again for placing his name on this page. He loved "Bele vode" (Rio Bianco) and also published beta for climbs on those walls. Tine and I climbed the Diretissima in April 2001, his piccola "grande favorita" - poetry, as we say. I was also on Cima Alta with him. Aaah...
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FamilySearch.org,the genealogy website sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently launched an updated YouTube channel. The renovated channel is designed to be a tool for both rookie and seasoned genealogists with a additions like "Genealogy in 5 Minutes" playlist, which shows step-by-step processes in making progress in family history.
They also implemented a "Woven Generations" playlist to showcase inspirational and personal experiences by those who have used FamilySearch for genealogical work.
In addition to the YouTube updates, FamilySearch has been updating its document database as well.
In January, FamilySearch signed a contract with Jackson County, Ore., to take responsibility of scanning county marriage documents between 1855-1950, and finished the task in June.
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When was Adam created?
"God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." --
Genesis 1:27
Jehovah's Witnesses: 4026 BCE
"According to reliable Bible chronology Adam was created in the year 4026 B.C.E., likely in the autumn of the year, at the end of the sixth day of creation." (April 1, 1968, Watchtower) This was the basis of the failed 1975 prophecy: that Armageddon would occur in 1975, 6000 years after Adam's creation. The failure of the "reliable Bible chronology" was never explained, and the whole 6000 years thing was promptly dropped and forgotten after 1975 passed uneventfully.
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NEW DELHI: India returned to the elite club of countries with a nuclear-powered submarine on Wednesday when it inducted a new vessel leased from Russia.
Indian Defence Minister AK Antony formally commissioned the INS Chakra II at its base in Visakhapatnam, a naval shipyard on the country's southeast coast in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
India is particularly keen to strengthen its maritime capabilities, given China's pursuit of a powerful "blue water" navy which Delhi sees as a threat to key shipping routes in the Indian Ocean and Indian energy assets in the South China Sea.
"This will be a big boost for the Indian navy," Antony told reporters after commissioning the vessel.
"The INS Chakra will ensure security and sovereignty of the country," he said in televised remarks.
The 8,140-tonne submarine, capable of firing a range of torpedoes as well as nuclear-tipped Granat cruise missiles, was offered to India by Moscow on a 10-year lease — a deal greeted with alarm and anger by arch rival Pakistan.
India is currently completing the development of its own Arihant-class nuclear-powered submarine and INS Chakra II is expected to help crews train for the domestic boat's introduction into service this year.
"Our crews will get the experience of operating under water for several months at a go, unlike with the conventional diesel electric submarines, which have to come to surface at regular intervals," an unnamed navy official told the PTI news agency.
The Akula II-class craft is the first nuclear-powered submarine to be operated by India since it decommissioned its last Soviet-built vessel in 1991.
With INS Chakra and the INS Arihant expected to start operational patrols by the end of the year, India will soon have two nuclear submarines guarding its vast maritime boundaries.
India signed up for the Russian submarine, formally known as Nerpa, in 2004 and it was slated to be handed over in 2009 but testing problems delayed the delivery.
The submarine was undergoing trials in the Sea of Japan in 2008 when its firefighting system accidentally went off, filling it with a toxic gas that killed 20 people on board.
Media reports also said India had complained that the weapons navigation system did not work to New Delhi's specifications.
Russia supplies 70 percent of India's military hardware but New Delhi has been unhappy about delays to arms orders from Moscow and has looked to other suppliers including Israel and the United States in recent years.
Five other countries deploy nuclear-powered submarines — Britain, China, France, the United States and Russia.
India has promised not to arm the submarine with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles under its obligations to international treaties it adopted after conducting a series of atomic tests in the 1990s.


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Postgame Notes: Mystics - Silver Stars
Tonights 86-62 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars puts the Mystics, who are the winners of four of their last five games, one game above .500 for the first time since June 21.
Both teams hit shots on their first four possessions and started the game a combined 8-for-8 from the field. Washingtons offense continued to stay hot and started the game shooting 8-of-9 from the floor.
Guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt hit a buzzer beater at the end of the first quarter to stretch the lead 28-22. The Mystics then opened up the second quarter on a 7-2 run.
After outrebounding the Silver Stars 44-25 in their first matchup of the season, the Mystics dominated the boards again winning the rebounding battle 39-32.
Crystal Langhorne led the way for Washington with 13 points, nine boards, and four assists.
Guards Nadira McKenith and Ruffin-Pratt each had scoring career highs with 11 and 13 points respectively.
Center Quanitra Hollingsworth made her Mystics debut after spending the first half of the season playing in Turkey.
The largest lead of the game for the Mystics was 27 points.
All 11 Mystic players scored a field goal.
The Mystics held the Silver Stars scoreless in the fourth quarter until 3:57 left in the fourth.
Ivory Latta appeared to hurt her mouth in the third quarter, but got back on the court at the beginning of the fourth.
Washington has beaten Silver Stars twice in the last five days and has a big challenge ahead as they will be on the road to face the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday at 7 pm before returning home to play them again at Verizon Center on Sunday at 4 pm.


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Waxman wants transcript of FBI Cheney interview
Publication of Scott McClellan's tell-all memoir last week has reinvigorated congressional inquiries into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Now House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman is getting in on the act, calling for Attorney General Michael Mukasey to hand over unredacted copies of FBI interviews with top White House officials, including President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Waxman's committee already has received partial transcripts of interviews with officials who were involved in disclosing Plame's identity, including I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Karl Rove and others.
"In his interview with the FBI, Mr. Libby stated that it was possible that Vice President Cheney instructed him to disseminate information about Ambassador Wilsons wife to the press," Waxman wrote to Mukasey Tuesday. "This is a significant revelation and, if true, a serious matter. It cannot be responsibly investigated without access to the Vice Presidents FBI interview."
Waxman also cited "additional questions" that were raised in McClellan's new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, regarding Cheney's involvement in the leak of Plame's identity.
"Mr. McClellan has stated that '[t]he President and Vice President directed me to go out there and exonerate Scooter Libby.' He has also asserted that 'the top White House officials who knew the truth including Rove, Libby, and possibly Vice President Cheney allowed me, even encouraged me, to repeat a lie,'" Waxman wrote. "It would be a major breach of trust if the Vice President personally directed Mr. McClellan to mislead the public."
House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, whose committee also investigated the Plame matter, is mulling calling new hearings to explore McClellan's revelations. Two Judiciary Committee members already have said such hearings are needed.
McClellan, Bush's former spokesman, has faced substantial heat from his former colleagues and right wing commentators for revealing the inner workings of the Bush White House. Conservative columnist Robert Novak, who first made Plame's identity public in a July 2003 column, said McClellan got the details wrong about the Plame leak, because he glosses over the fact that former State Department official Richard Armitage was his original source for the CIA officer's identity.
Waxman said the Justice Department has no reason to withhold his requested documents now that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation has ended. Libby was the only official convicted in that probe, but President Bush summarily commuted his prison sentence.
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
On December 3, 2007, I wrote to request that you arrange for the production of documents relating to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgeralds investigation into the leak of the covert identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson, including copies of FBI interview reports of White House officials. I appreciate that you have since made redacted versions of the interview reports of Karl Rove, I. Lewis Scooter Libby, and other senior White House officials available to the Committee.
I am writing now to renew the Committees request for the interview reports with President Bush and Vice President Cheney and to request unredacted versions of the interviews with Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Condoleezza Rice, Scott McClellan, and Cathie Martin. I also request that the Department provide all other responsive documents that were approved for release to the Committee by Mr. Fitzgerald.
In his interview with the FBI, Mr. Libby stated that it was possible that Vice President Cheney instructed him to disseminate information about Ambassador Wilsons wife to the press. This is a significant revelation and, if true, a serious matter. It cannot be responsibly investigated without access to the Vice Presidents FBI interview.
The interviews with senior White House officials also raise other questions about the involvement of the Vice President. It appears from the interview reports that Vice President Cheney personally may have been the source of the information that Ms. Wilson worked for the CIA. Mr. Libby specifically identified the Vice President as the source of his information about Ms. Wilson. None of the other White House officials could remember how they learned this information.
New revelations by former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan raise additional questions about the actions of the President and the Vice President. Mr. McClellan has stated that [t]he President and Vice President directed me to go out there and exonerate Scooter Libby. He has also asserted that the top White House officials who knew the truth including Rove, Libby, and possibly Vice President Cheney allowed me, even encouraged me, to repeat a lie. It would be a major breach of trust if the Vice President personally directed Mr. McClellan to mislead the public.
In his FBI interview, Mr. McClellan told the FBI about discussions he had with the President and the Vice President. These passages, however, were redacted from the copies made available to the Committee. Similar passages were also redacted from other interviews.
There are no sound reasons for you to withhold the interviews with the President and the Vice President from the Committee or to redact passages like Mr. McClellans discussions with the President and the Vice President. Mr. Fitzgeralds investigation is closed and he has indicated that it would be appropriate to share these records with the Committee. There has been no assertion of executive privilege.
Moreover, withholding these documents would create an unfortunate double standard. During the Clinton Administration, the Committee requested the records of FBI interviews with President Clinton and Vice President Gore in 1997 and 1998 as part of the Committees campaign finance investigation. These records were turned over to the Committee by the Justice Department without any consultation with the White House.
The Committee is conducting an important investigation to answer questions that Mr. Fitzgeralds criminal inquiry did not address. As I explained at the Committees hearing last year, the purpose of the Committees investigation is to examine:
(1) How did such a serious violation of our national security occur? (2) Did the White House take appropriate investigative and disciplinary steps after the breach occurred? And (3) what changes in White House security procedures are necessary to prevent future violations of our national security from occurring?
The information that you are withholding may hold answers to these questions. The FBI interview reports that you have shared with the Committee raise the possibility that Vice President Cheney may be implicated in the release of Ms. Wilsons identity. Mr. McClellans recent disclosures indicate that both President Bush and Vice President Cheney played a role in directing the White House response. The Committee cannot complete its inquiry into these matters without receiving the reports of their FBI interviews.
I therefore urge you to follow Justice Department precedents and provide the records of the FBI interviews with President Bush and Vice President Cheney to the Committee by June 10. I also ask that you provide to the Committee, at the same time, the unredacted interviews with Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Condoleezza Rice, Scott McClellan, and Cathie Martin, as well as the other responsive records requested by the Committee.
If you have any questions, please contact me personally or ask your staff to contact David Rapallo or Theodore Chuang of the Committee staff at (202) 225-5420.
Henry A. Waxman


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As the region continues to pull itself out of the Great Recession, the population is expected to grow and the area should see more development, according to a new economic report.
Montezuma County grew 7.2 percent between 2000 and 2010. The population was expected to drop .5 percent in 2011 but is predicted to grow an average of about 1.9 per year percent through 2035, according to the report.
The Region 9 Economic Development District recently updated its report, which gives county-level data for population, employment and income numbers, among other things.
Dolores grew 11.9 percent from 2000 to 2010 and Dove Creek grew 5.3 percent during the same period. Rico saw the largest growth with 29.3 percent.
The numbers forecast an aging population with fewer students enrolled in area schools.
"That trend seems to be holding steady nationwide, but our area, especially Montezuma (County), should see some of that," said Laura Lewis Marchino, assistant director for Region 9.
The number of people over age 65 is expected to increase 123 percent by 2030, making it the fastest-growing age group in Colorado, according to a 2012 Colorado Department of Local Affairs report.
Despite the trend, Cortez has seen more businesses opening, including Willis Furniture and Cortez Yoga and Meditation, with at least one more restaurant on the horizon.
Entrepreneurs are still hesitant to open a start-up because of the financial risk, but more will venture into the market as the economy improves, said Joe Keck, executive director of the Small Business Development Center.
The city of Cortez recently passed an economic development resolution to ease the risk and encourage people to move to the area.
Under the "We're in this Together" resolution, small businesses that increase their sales by 3 percent over the previous year's sales tax receive a 10 percent sales tax rebate from the city.
The program launched in January so it's too soon to tell how effective it will be, but the city has received positive feedback from the business community, said City Manager Shane Hale.
The program provides an incentive to businesses looking to relocate and gives Cortez a competitive edge in the region, he said.
"The city is doing a little bit to help (businesses) start here and make it easier for them in the first two to three years when they really need that help," he said.
While the state unemployment continued to decrease in February, Montezuma County's stagnated at around 8.9 percent. Colorado's unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.2 percent in February.
Dolores County's unemployment fell two-tenths of a percentage point but is still high at 9.3 percent.
Unemployment rates in Dolores and Montezuma tend to be higher because of the smaller populations, Marchino said.
"When you lose ten people, it's a big deal," she said.
The Gunnison sage grouse that has made headlines for the past two months also could have a "dramatic impact" on economic growth in the region, especially in Dolores County, Marchino said.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding the bird to the endangered species list in January. The oil and gas industry is concerned that listing the bird an endangered species status would hinder well expansion.
The final Region 9 report for 2012 is expected to come out in June.


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Home Free in Skokie!
Minnesota based vocal band Home Free is bringing their a cappella Holiday show to the Chicago area on Tuesday, December 20th! Winner of the 2009 Chicago Harmony Sweepstakes, Home Free has been touring the country for the last ten years, but is making its first full show stop in the Chicago area this holiday season. Come see Home Free's amazing music, light show, and special effects as they present the best kind of music...at the best time of year! And even better yet, a portion of the ticket sales will be going to support the the Niles North Choral Dept!
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Volume 2.1 The French Venus
Topical catalogue of 2997 sculptures, reliefs, paintings, frescoes, drawings, prints and illustrations of 977 identified French artists from the Middle Ages to Modern Times. 194 pp. (2009)
compiled by K. Bender
With an Index of Artists, a Directory of Owners and an extensive Bibliography.
The catalogue is available as fully searchable pdf eBook ($4.00), paperback book ($15.00) or as hardcover book (€19.20). Read the Previews.
Readers interested in distant viewing and in the quantitative approach in art history are kindly invited to contact the author directly.
Each entry comprises the known, assumed or estimated date of the work, the name of the creator (identified or attributed), the title(s) of the work, the type, medium and material of support, the dimension and, if applicable and known, the number in the series, the owner and inventory number or the sales data, the main sources (bibliography) and further details about replicas, preparatory drawings, prints, copies and other comments.
Each entry bears the Record Number in the database of the author and a sequential number in the catalogue: Rxxxxx.yyyy.
See Topical Catalogues for more details.
The latest data analysis is summarized in my Research Paper 5
'Time Distribution, Popularity, Diversity and Productivity of the Iconography of Venus
in the Low Countries, France and Italy'
More about the data analysis of this catalogue can be found in the web section 'Data Analysis' and in the series of posts 'Statistics in Art History (I) to (V)' in the Blog 'Iconography in Art History'.
Ranking of 10
most productive French artists :
Venus and Adonis
The topic "Venus and Adonis" is described by four subtopics: "Adonis meeting Venus"; "Adonis loving Venus"; "Adonis leaving Venus"; "Adonis dying". Subtopic "Adonis loving Venus" has three subdivisions :'alone with Venus', 'with animal(s) and Cupid(s)' and 'with Cupid(s)'.
oAdonis lovingVenus
§with animal(s) and Cupid(s)
1812 PRUD'HON, Pierre-Paul: Venus and Adonis/ PA/ o c/ 241x168/ London, WCo/ Inv. P347/ Anonymous 1989, Vol.I, p.956; Sanchez & Seydoux 1999, T.1, p.232 <Salon 1812, n°742> / R662.886 Prep DR/ d/ 19x13,3/ Paris, MdL/ Inv. RF29920/ Guiffrey et al. 1909-1997, T.XII, n°2084, p.576/ R4278.887; rep DR / g/ ?/ A'dam, RMu/ Inv. RP-T-1978-1/ pc/ R2566.888; rep? PA/ o w/ ?/ Notre Dame, SMA/ Inv. 1984.005/ IT/ R7997V.889
In full the entry reads:
Topic: Venus and Adonis; subtopic: Adonis loving Venus; subdivision: with animal(s) and Cupid(s).
The date of the work is 1812; the creator is PRUD'HON, Pierre-Paul, listed in the Index of Artists; the title of the work is given in English (language of the owner); the type of work is a painting (PA); the medium is oil (o) and the material of support is canvas(c); its seizes are 241 cm height and 168 cm width; the owner (WCo) is the Wallace Collection Museum in London, listed in the Directory of Owners; the inventory number Inv. of the owner is P347; the sources of information are: *Anonymous 1989, Vol. I, p.956 listed in the Selected Bibliographical References; and * Sanchez & Seydoux 1999, T.1, p.232, listed in the Specific Catalogues of the Selected Bibliography: the work was presented at the Salon de Paris of 1812 under n° 742 ; the reference number in the author's database and the sequential number in this catalogue are respectively R662 and 886.
Then follows information in italic:
o about a preparatory drawing (Prep DR) (d = pen, ink, or pencil or crayon etc.) with seizes 19 cm height and 13,3 cm width, owned by the Musée du Louvre (MdL) in Paris, inventory number Inv. RF29920; the information source is Tôme XII, p. 576, n°2084 in Guiffrey et al. 1909-1997; the reference and sequential numbers are R4278 and 887 respectively;
o about another prep DR, a replica (rep) in gouache (g), seizes are unknown, owned by the Rijksmuseum (RMu) in Amsterdam, inventory number Inv. RP-T-1978-1 ; the information was given in a personal communication to the author ; reference and sequential numbers are R2566 and 888;another painting, maybe a replica (rep?), oil on panel (o w), seizes unknown, is hold by the Snite Museum of Arts, Notre Dame, inventory number Inv. 1984.005; the information source is Internet (IT); the reference and sequential numbers in this catalogue are R7997V (V = image not available) and 889 respectively.
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In The Washington Post, Lisa Miller profiles religion and politics commentator Mark Silk:
Mark Silk is a medievalist by training, and a professor at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. But what he really does, on his blog Spiritual Politics, which runs on the Web site of the Religion News Service, is to scan the religion-politics landscape and make a single shrewd observation every day.
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Donations and offers of help are pouring in as local leaders work to bring as many as 2,000 migrant children from Central America to the Dallas area.
More than 50 representatives from North Texas churches, nonprofits, charities and social service agencies met Tuesday with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins to discuss the logistics of opening two federal shelters that will be used for temporary housing.
"The community is so excited and ready to help," said Rosalynn Vasquez, a spokeswoman with Catholic Charities of Dallas, which has been receiving monetary donations and other offers of assistance.
Jenkins' office has been flooded with calls from people who want to volunteer their time or services. There has also been a stream of calls from people opposed to local and federal involvement in the relief effort, said Shay Cathey, Jenkins' senior policy adviser.
"People are great and it's much-appreciated, but I just don't know where it needs to go yet," Jenkins said late Tuesday. "It's been tremendous, the outpouring of support from the faith community wanting to help these children."
More than 50,000 children have arrived in the U.S., mostly in Texas, from Central American countries torn by political strife and violence. Many of them came without a parent or guardian.
Jenkins, who has said no Dallas County tax dollars will be used, is leading a contingent of local officials to McAllen in South Texas on Wednesday to tour the federal detention sites where some of the children are being held.
State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, and the Rev. Frederick Haynes III of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas are among those joining Jenkins on the trip.
Jenkins announced Saturday that he was working to bring as many as 2,000 children to two Dallas County shelters. They will be housed until they can be turned over to family members in the U.S. or placed in foster care while working their way through the federal immigration system.
"When these children get here and people see we're dealing with children and that these are human beings deserving of compassion and respect, the fears will dissipate and we'll be able as a community to focus on showing compassion," he said.
The meeting Tuesday of the local chapter of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster was the first to address the local coordination of activities with federal agencies assisting the children, officials said.
Groups represented at the meeting included the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities of Dallas, Texas Baptist Men, Jewish Family Services, the Salvation Army, a regional division of the United Methodist Church, the North Texas Food Bank and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Jenkins said that the review process for identifying potential sites for shelters in Dallas County has not been completed by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had no comment on when or whether a private contractor or contractors would be chosen to run the shelters.
Jenkins said real estate agents have been notifying local officials of buildings that might be suitable for a shelter. He said the federal government will lease the site, pay to bring it up to code to house children and then return the building to its owners once its services are no longer needed.
Local agencies are gearing up for the children's arrival, although most said it is still too early for them to receive donations of clothing and other goods.
Nikki Beneke, a leader in the volunteer agency consortium, said officials are trying to organize duties and determine who will lead the coordination of volunteers.
The goal, Beneke said, is "for children to be children again."
Vasquez agreed, saying a prominent message during the closed-door meeting Tuesday was to focus on the children.
"Kids just need to be hugged and loved and to speak to someone who speaks their language," Vasquez said.
Charities, nonprofits and religious organizations met Tuesday to address the needs of migrant children who will be temporarily sheltered in Dallas County. A central agency for volunteers hasn't been established yet but there are ways to help:
— Attorneys and paralegals who want to represent the children can call Catholic Charities of Dallas or the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas.
— Both organizations accept financial donations, and Catholic Charities has a need for volunteers for a variety of immigration services.
— Contact Catholic Charities at email@example.com or go to catholiccharitiesdallas.org and click on "unaccompanied minors."
— Contact the Human Rights Initiative at 214-855-0520 or go to hrionline.org.


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Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Invisible Empire,inc., Horace King, Plaintiffs-appellants v. the Town of Allendale, South Carolina, Bruce Mcgougan, Itstown Clerk, Defendants-appellees, 833 F.2d 1004 (4th Cir. 1987)Annotate this Case
Argued: Oct. 7, 1987. Decided: Nov. 20, 1987
C. Rauch Wise (Wise & Tunstall; George Daly on brief) for Appellants; Jeanne Gramling (Thomas O. Lawton, Jr. on brief) for Appellees.
Before RUSSELL and K.K. HALL, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs have filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988 for the redress of alleged constitutional violations suffered at the hands of the defendants herein. The plaintiffs are The Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Invisible Empire, Inc. and its Grand Dragon for South Carolina, Horace King. The defendants are the Town of Allendale, South Carolina and its Clerk, Bruce McGougan, who is sued in his official capacity. The constitutional violations alleged were (1) that the defendants violated plaintiffs' right of free speech under the First Amendment by unduly delaying to grant a parade permit for the streets of Allendale and (2) that the parade ordinance itself was unconstitutional in that it contained no procedural safeguards. We find, as did the district court, that the ordinance in question was valid and that the delay in the issuance of the permit by the Council was not unreasonable under the circumstances. We, therefore, dismiss this action.
This controversy began on April 23, 1986, when King applied to McGougan for a permit which would allow the Klan to parade on May 3, 1986. McGougan, who had never been asked to issue any permit other than that for the annual Christmas and Spring parades, explained to King that the application would need to be submitted to Town Council for its approval. McGougan further explained that Town Council would not meet until May 13, 1986, thereby making the requested parade date of May 3, 1986, impossible. At the meeting of the Council on May 13, no one representing the appellants appeared but the Council did approve the application for a Klan parade to be held at some future date. Plaintiffs never inquired of Town Council or McGougan as to whether the permit had been granted. Rather, on July 17, 1986, plaintiffs filed the complaint which gave rise to this action.
Plaintiffs contended that their First Amendment rights were violated by the Town of Allendale's delaying the grant of a parade permit. Plaintiffs further challenged the parade ordinance itself as being unconstitutional in that it contained no procedural safeguards. Defendants, on the other hand, asserted that the delay in granting the permit was a reasonable one and that the ordinance was constitutional as a reasonable restraint on time, place, and manner.
Plaintiffs made no showing of any deprivation of their constitutional rights by application of the local ordinance. Plaintiffs requested a parade permit; within three weeks of the request, the permit was granted by Town Council at its regularly scheduled meeting. Plaintiffs never inquired as to whether this permit had been granted. Rather, plaintiffs waited more than one month from the time they were advised the permit had been granted and then commenced this action. Defendants never denied or even insinuated that they might deny plaintiffs' application for a parade permit. A mere delay of three weeks in granting the permit simply does not rise to the level of a constitutional deprivation.
Absent a deprivation of their constitutional rights, the plaintiffs have established no right of action, and this action is therefore


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On Friday, March 11, United Airlines will debut its first commercial flight using a new biofuel blend called Honeywell Green Jet Fuel. The flight will travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The fuel is being produced by AltAir at an idled petroleum refinery in Paramount, California, just outside of LA, using process technology developed by Honeywell UOP. AltAIr is "a refiner of environmentally sustainable feedstocks for the production of jet and diesel fuels," headquartered in Seattle. The Paramount facility is the "world's first renewable fuels refinery with integrated jet fuel production capability."
The relationship between United and AltAir goes back to 2013, when we first reported on their partnership announcement. At that time United committed to purchase 15 million gallons, which gave AltAir the means to convert the LA production facility, which is now producing 30 million gallons of renewable fuel for both military and commercial purposes per year.
Biofuels are an important component of the overall decarbonization of our transportation energy system, particularly in the aviation sector, where significant levels of electrification are still decades away. Not only is the existing infrastructure entirely based on liquid fuel, but the amount of energy per unit of weight, an extremely critical factor in aviation, is still far better with biofuel than it is in any electric propulsion technology available today.
The same plant that produces the jet fuel also produces Honeywell Green Diesel, a drop-in replacement for diesel made from petroleum, using the same process technology.
"Production by AltAir and Diamond Green Diesel demonstrates that the vision of producing real fuels from sustainable feedstocks has taken the crucial step from technology demonstration to commercial-scale production," said Veronica May, vice president and general manager of Honeywell UOP's Renewable Energy and Chemicals business. "Honeywell UOP is committed to continuing to advance its technology to give fuel producers options to use sustainable feedstocks."
Both the renewable jet fuel and the green diesel are made from a range of sustainable feedstocks such as used cooking oil, inedible corn oil, tallow, camelina, jatropha and algae. The process is compatible with existing hydroprocessing equipment commonly used in today's refineries, making it ideal for plants that can be converted to produce renewable fuels.
According to a Honeywell UOP press release, Honeywell Green Diesel offers up to an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions versus chemically identical diesel from petroleum. Unlike biodiesel, Honeywell Green Diesel is a drop-in replacement for traditional diesel requiring no modifications to equipment or infrastructure.
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel can replace as much as 50 percent of the petroleum jet fuel used in flight, without any changes to the aircraft technology, while meeting the current ASTM jet fuel specifications. The result, depending on the feedstock, can be as much as a 65 to 85 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with petroleum-based jet fuel.
Back in January, the U.S. Navy's Great Green Fleet, a carrier strike fleet of ships and aircraft, began using renewable fuel on regular deployments as part of the Navy's efforts to demonstrate and deploy alternative sources of fuel, reduce energy consumption, decrease reliance on imported oil and significantly increase use of alternative energy. AltAir prepared 1.34 million gallons of F-76 type Naval Distillate Fuel for the launch. The renewable fuel will be blended with conventional petroleum fuel.
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Gorg's Garden Perfume Oil is one of several Fraggle inspired fragrance oils from the Lab. As a child the Fraggles was one of my favorite show and to this day I still adore rewatching episodes on DVD (Yes, I own them)!
Hopefully some of you enjoy the magic of the Fraggles as well and perhaps even introduced your children to them!
Let's take a sniff of Gorg's Garden.


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The Senators will have a new No. 1 in net.
Goaltender Brian Elliott became the latest goalie sent to a new home when he was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche Friday in exchange for goaltender Craig Anderson.
While Anderson will be a UFA on July 1, the Senators are expected to sign the eight-year NHL veteran to a contract extension once the dust settles on the deal in the coming weeks.
Senators GM Bryan Murray said Anderson will arrive just before puck drop and dress as the backup to Robin Lehner tonight when the Senators meet the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Place.
"I didn't think our goaltending was good enough going forward," said Murray. "We get a free look at Craig. We think he is going to be one of the guys we look at this summer that we like."
Murray said he wants to give Robin Lehner to develop a bit. "We want Robin to play some games but he's 19 years old," said Murray. "He needs time. Our hope is this helps a great deal."
Coach Cory Clouston said he is pleased with the move.
"It's the right thing to do. It's a new fresh start for Elliott," said Clouston. "He didn't have the support that he needed. There was so much pressure put on him."
Craig is excited to be part of Ottawas organization and hes excited to have a fresh start and a new chapter, said Andersons agent Justin Duberman Friday morning. He enjoyed his time in Colorado. Hes moving on and hes looking forward to whats in front and not whats behind.
Duberman said he will have contract discussions with GM Bryan Murray down the road but the two only spoke briefly about the trade.
This is the fourth trade in just over a week for the Senators, who dealt Mike Fisher to Nashville for a first-round and a conditional draft pick; Chris Kelly to Boston for a second-round pick; and Jarkko Ruutu to the Anaheim Ducks for a sixth-round pick.


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1113 Tasting Notes
I made a SUPER BERRY smoothie for breakfast. Frozen blueberries, cherries, and bananas with plain yogurt, and a touch of OJ and 1/2tsp of this matcha. SO MUCH BERRY! Yum :)
I know a lot of people around here are anti-paper filters, but in case anyone else is like me, and uses them at work for convenience I thought I'd review these just in case.
I recently switched to these after using the David'sTea drawstring cup shaped filters for about a year. I haven't been drinking much actual David's Tea tea lately, and I don't even have a local store to shop at, so I got really tired of having to pay shipping AND paying 10 cents per filter. These Rishi filters were half the price and I found them at a local supermarket. The main reason I liked the drawstring filters so much was that they would not spill out if I just threw them in my purse full of tea on my way to work in the morning. Luckily these Rishi filters are nice and LONG so I can just roll them up! So far I haven't experienced any purse leaf loss, heh. Also apparently they are compostable, for anyone who cares about such things. If I didn't use my metal steepers exclusively at home I'd probably toss them in the compost pile, but the whole point of bringing them to work for me is they are super disposable and easy to deal with.
Well, although this is better than the Grape Sencha, I still would have preferred it if I had just ordered 2oz of Sakura sencha and 2oz of pineapple sencha, instead of the 4 flavored sencha tasting set.
It is interesting, this doesn't taste like apple juice, or apple cider…it's more like a natural apple candy of some kind. Even though I didn't sweeten it, it reminds me of taffy or something! Not bad, I'll enjoy all of these cold brewed this summer for sure. Glad I tried them but I know my order next spring will be different :)
Thank you SO much Amanda Wilson for sending me a sample of this.
I am really enjoying this sheng. Most raw puerhs I've tried so far have been a lot younger and more "wild" tasting. They always tasted like spring to me, but this one tastes of summer, full and lush and golden. It still has so much energy. I love sheng! I can taste this one for at least a minute after each sip. So sweet! :)
Yum yum yum…I've only got a couple servings of this left. I will be OK letting this one go, because I think it is discontinued, but I will be sadder when Irish Cream Cheesecake changes or goes away, heh. Maybe I'm just over this one because it is no longer pumpkin season? shrug I'm still enjoying it though, especially because it is a particularly chilly spring day :)


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Photos of Paris Hilton Getting Her Nails Done Before Partying in West Hollywood
Paris Glams It Up For a Late and Loud Night
Paris Hilton sat down for a pedicure before meeting her sister Nicky and Doug Reinhardt for dinner in LA last night. The trio brought their good times back to Paris's house, where things got so rowdy neighbors called the cops around 4 a.m. Tomorrow is sure to be another late one for Paris and her pals, since she's one of the celebs who loves Halloween the most.
More photos of Paris so
Image Sources: INFphoto.com and Splash News Online


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John P. Simma, 69
John P. Simma, age 69 of New Richmond, Wis., died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at The Deerfield.
He was born the son of Everett P. and Leota (Stoltz) Simma on Dec. 6, 1939 in St. Paul, Minn. John was a graduate of New Richmond High School and was a stockbroker for 40 years with a firm in Minneapolis. He loved to hunt, fish and golf.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
John is survived by his sons, Shaun (Teppy) Simma and Kyle (Brenda) McLean; grandchildren, DeAnna Westphal, Samantha Simma, Austin Simma, Christopher McLean, Cody McLean, Courtney McLean, Chloe McLean; brothers, Richard (Jodi) Simma, Thomas (JoAnne) Simma and sister MaryAnn (Scott) Williams.
A memorial mass will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at noon at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Somerset. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon before the service at the church. Interment will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be given in John's name to The Deerfield in New Richmond.
Arrangements are with Beebe Mortuary of New Richmond.


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FELTNER-L ArchivesArchiver > FELTNER > 2001-06 > 0993957326
Subject: [FELTNER] Rachel Feltner\\ Rebecca Feltner
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 23:15:26 EDT
I have Rachel's parents as John Lewis Feltner b. abt 1766 in PA and Elizabeth
Watson (nothing on her). She married James Osborn unknown and children were
William Franklin Osborn m. Mary Barnes and Robert Lee Osborn m. Cedilia Ann
Smyth. I have no other dates.
Rebecca is sister to Rachel. Her information is as follows:
Descendants of Rebecca Feltner
Generation No. 1
1. REBECCA3 FELTNER (JOHN LOUIS2, ADAM1) was born August 21, 1803 in
Kentucky, and died December 01, 1872 in Scotland, Indiana. She married
SOLOMON JR. OSBORN April 04, 1822 in Lawrence County, Indiana. He was born
November 10, 1800 in Jefferson County, Indiana.
Children of REBECCA FELTNER and SOLOMON OSBORN are:
2. i. JACOB FELTNER4 OSBORN, b. 1829, Martin County, Indiana; d. June 03,
1912, Martin County, Indiana.
3. ii. MARGARET ANN OSBORN, b. 1832, Kentucky.
4. iii. CATHERINE OSBORN, b. August 07, 1834, Martin County, Indiana; d.
July 10, 1908, Greene County, Indiana.
5. iv. JOHN SHIELDS OSBORN, b. February 09, 1836, Indiana; d. September 13,
1898, Martin County, Indiana.
Generation No. 2
2. JACOB FELTNER4 OSBORN (REBECCA3 FELTNER, JOHN LOUIS2, ADAM1) was born
1829 in Martin County, Indiana, and died June 03, 1912 in Martin County,
Indiana. He married ELIZABETH BLAKE March 25, 1852 in Martin County,
Children of JACOB OSBORN and ELIZABETH BLAKE are:
i. REBECCA ELLEN5 OSBORN.
ii. MARY LOUISA OSBORN, b. 1852, Martin County, Indiana; m. HARRISON
iii. CYNTHIA ANN OSBORN, b. September 17, 1856, Martin County,
Indiana; d. July 05, 1924; m. MILTON BOWMAN, August 10, 1873.
iv. JOHN HENRY OSBORN, b. 1858, Martin County, Indiana; m. MARY M. BOUGH,
June 17, 1877, Martin County, Indiana.
v. WILLIAM FRANKLIN OSBORN, b. 1860, Martin County, Indiana; m. ALICE
WILLIAMS, January 24, 1889.
vi. JEANETTA FRANCES OSBORN, b. 1863, Martin County, Indiana.
vii. JAMES THOMAS OSBORN, b. 1865, Martin County, Indiana; d. 1946,
Burns City, Indiana; m. AMANDA MELVINA BOWMAN, March 25, 1890.
viii. SOLOMON PAULSER OSBORN, b. 1868, Martin County, Indiana; m. ALMA
E. PORTER, January 24, 1889.
ix. JACOB OSBORN, b. 1871, Martin County, Indiana; d. 1871, Martin
County, Indiana.
x. MARGARET EMMA OSBORN, b. October 12, 1872; m. OLIVE NICHOLAS, April
06, 1904.
xi. ELIZABETH JANE OSBORN, b. December 06, 1877, Martin County, Indiana;
d. 1966, Bedford, Indiana; m. COMMADORE BAKER.
3. MARGARET ANN4 OSBORN (REBECCA3 FELTNER, JOHN LOUIS2, ADAM1) was born 1832
in Kentucky. She married WILLIAM C. VAILE July 03, 1856.
Children of MARGARET OSBORN and WILLIAM VAILE are:
i. SUSAN5 VAILE, b. 1857, Daviess County, Indiana.
ii. JOSEPH M. VAILE, b. 1859, Daviess County, Indiana.
4. CATHERINE4 OSBORN (REBECCA3 FELTNER, JOHN LOUIS2, ADAM1) was born August
07, 1834 in Martin County, Indiana, and died July 10, 1908 in Greene County,
Indiana. She married HENRY NICHOLS October 16, 1851 in Martin County,
Children of CATHERINE OSBORN and HENRY NICHOLS are:
i. HENRY5 NICHOLS, b. Martin County, Indiana; d. Martin County, Indiana.
ii. JACOB NICHOLS, b. Martin County, Indiana; d. Martin County, Indiana.
iii. MARGERAT A. NICHOLS, b. December 31, 1852, Martin County,
Indiana; d. April 05, 1855, Greene County, Indiana.
iv. MARY CATHERINE NICHOLS, b. November 21, 1856, Martin County, Indiana;
d. April 07, 1908, Greene County, Indiana; m. SAMUEL HASLER, April 02, 1885,
Greene County, Indiana.
v. WILLIAM HENRY NICHOLS, b. February 19, 1860, Martin County, Indiana;
d. October 29, 1937, Zalma, Bollinger County, Missouri; m. LILLIE ANN SCOTTS,
August 07, 1880.
vi. SOLOMON NICHOLS, b. 1865, Martin County, Indiana; d. 1883, Martin
County, Indiana.
vii. JOHN THOMAS NICHOLS, b. 1868, Martin County, Indiana; d. 1883,
Martin County, Indiana.
viii. REBECCA NICHOLS, b. March 20, 1871, Martin County, Indiana; d.
June 13, 1931, Madison Township, Indiana; m. ABRAHAM HASLER, September 24,
ix. MELVIN NICHOLS, b. 1876, Martin County, Indiana; d. 1950, Greene
County, Indiana; m. (1) DOLLY KAIL; m. (2) CORA SINCLAIR, March 16, 1899.
x. ERNEST NICHOLS, b. February 21, 1881, Martin County, Indiana; d.
1881, Martin County, Indiana.
5. JOHN SHIELDS4 OSBORN (REBECCA3 FELTNER, JOHN LOUIS2, ADAM1) was born
February 09, 1836 in Indiana, and died September 13, 1898 in Martin County,
Indiana. He married (1) MARY ANN KECK. He married (2) ALMIRA STUFFLE.
Children of JOHN OSBORN and MARY KECK are:
i. REBECCA JANE5 OSBORN, b. October 05, 1857; d. September 28, 1930; m.
TILFORD KUTCH, March 13, 1879.
ii. ORPHA ELLEN OSBORN, b. March 15, 1860; m. WILLIAM TAYLOR, October 21,
1880, Daviess County, Indiana.
iii. LUCINDA KATHERINE OSBORN, b. March 17, 1862.
iv. DANIEL W. OSBORN, b. April 13, 1864; m. TELETHA POWNALL, April 04,
v. MARGARET EMILY OSBORN, b. August 05, 1866; d. May 05, 1926; m. (1)
GEORGE MCBRIDE; m. (2) GEORGE SMITH, April 10, 1889, Daviess County, Indiana.
vi. LAURA ALICE OSBORN, b. November 27, 1868.
vii. ALFRED SOLOMON OSBORN, b. February 17, 1871; d. October 14, 1931;
m. PEARL MAE MARSHALL, September 18, 1895.
This is all the info I have for this family. Not quite sure of accuracy as
it was handed down to me, but it is something you can check into or give you
an idea.
Just thought I'd try to help.
Debbie (Feltner) Mowery Funk
Feltner by birth, Mowery by adoption, Funk by marriage.
Indianapolis, IN
Descendent of Garrett and Rose Ann Howard Wooten Feltner
> X-Message: #8
> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:44:04 EDT
> From:
> To:
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> Subject: [FELTNER] Rachel Feltner\\ Rebecca Feltner
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> I would like to see if any one is still a subscriber of the Feltner list
> and
> if so i would lile to see if any one has any information on Rachel Feltner.
> i
> have a line for her but i need to know if her parents were John Feltner and
> Elizabeth Watson. I don't have no parents listed for her and i have her as
> being married to a James osborn.
> I also have a Rabecca Feltner listed as being married to a Solomon Osborn
> Jr.
> Could any one tell me who her parents were.
> Sabrina
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Supervision: Works with a highly competent team reporting to him under the supervision of the Director of Technical Operations.
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A COMPANY that supplied products used to test athletes for banned drugs at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has won a multi-million pound funding injection as it eyes expansion.
South Lanarkshire-based Crawford Scientific has secured £3.9 million investment from Maven Capital Partners ahead of a push for growth in international markets.
A specialist in chromatography, which can be used to separate the elements contained in liquids and gases, Crawford aims to capitalise on growing demand for the technology in industries like food and drink and chemicals production.
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Founder Sam Crawford noted whisky firms are using the process to identify counterfeit Scotch.
He said Crawford Scientic provided consumables that were used in the process for testing competitors for banned substances at the recent Commonwealth Games and at the London Olympics in 2012.
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David Milroy, investment director at Maven, said: "Sam has done a fantastic job in building the business and has surrounded himself with a great team. We have been impressed by the technical capability of the individuals that enable the company to present to the market a true end-to-end Chromatography offering."
Mr Crawford will continue to lead the business alongside the members of the senior management team, who will become shareholders through the deal.
Sean Kerr, a former head of the European arm of the Exova materials testing group, has joined Crawford Scientific as chairman.
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