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More and more people in Thomasville, Winston-Salem, Thomasville, Lexington, Salisbury, Denton, Asheboro, Charlotte, Burlington, Durham, Raleigh and surrounding communities in North Carolina are installing home security systems and there are many that one can choose from that include the usual numeric keypad security system or camera security systems. Here are 10 good reasons why you should install a home security system:
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text: Hi All, Well, I finally did my first smoke and it was something else!! I was initially nervous because I wasn't used to using charcoal as I have a gas grill. I assembled all of my supplies and thought I was ready to go. After reading through the forum, I decided to splatchcock the chicken. The bird was seasoned the night before and had been marinating in the refrigerator overnight. When I tried to light the lump charcoal that I was using, it seemed to take a long time. Although I purchased a chimney starter, I didn't use it because I didn't think that I would need that much lump charcoal. [Wrong!!] I put the chicken on the top shelf and used apple juice in the bowl and apple wood chunks. Since this was my first time using my WSM, I didn't really know if it was going to hold the temperature for the entire time I used it. To my delight, it did. This is when I must say that I didnt' have enough lump charcoal and I had to add some more because the temperature wouldn't get high enough. Once the bird got on the smoker, I was mesmerized by the temperature gauge. I put a chair on the deck and just kept watching it, like it was a baby. I was excited and couldn't wait until it was finished. Here are the things that I believe I need to work on or did wrong: 1. I kept the chicken on the smoker way too long, especially since it was splatchcocked. It was on there about 6 hours. 2. Tried to eyeball the chicken to see if was done since the meat thermometer that I have is broken. I need one. 3. I opened the vents with my fingers,not thinking that 225 degrees is very hot. Burned my fingers. Rookie mistake. I need some gloves. 4. The skin of the chicken was tough. I couldn't eat it. 5. Since it was cold and windy, I need to take that into account when smoking. 6. I was confused because the Weber manual says to use briquettes and I had lump. I wasn't sure how much to use and I didn't put enough in the first time. Overall, I don't think that I did too bad especially since I didn't burn down the deck,LOL. My family like the flavor and I can't wait to put a pork butt in the smoker. Thanks for reading and any comments are appreciated≥

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Morrow County, Ohio Genealogy
Template:Ohio-stub United States Ohio Morrow County
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places/Localities
- 4 Places / Localities
- 5 Resources
- 6 Societies and Libraries
- 7 Web Sites
- 8 References
County Courthouse
Morrow County Courthouse
48 East High Street
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338
Parent County
1848--Morrow County was created 24 February 1848 from Knox, Marion, Delaware, and Richland Counties. County seat: Mount Gilead [1]
The Townships that came from Delaware County are: Westfield, Lincoln, Harmony, Peru and Bennington.
The Townships that came from Knox County are: Franklin, Chester and South Bloomfield.
The Townships that came from Marion County are: Canaan, Cardington, Gilead (some of what is now Gilead was in Knox County) and Washington. Morven Township lands, Marion County, were ceded to Morrow County, but did not continue to exist by that name.
The Townships that came from Richland County are: North Bloomfield, Troy, Congress and Perry.
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Morrow County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Populated Places
Map: The Townships of Morrow County
Neighboring Counties
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Tombstone Transcription Project
LDS Cemetery Records
Vol. 21 page 24 - unidentified cemetery
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Local Histories
History of Morrow County and Ohio : containing a brief history of the state of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, embracing its topography, geological, physical and climatic features; its agricultural, stock-growing, railroad interests, etc.; a history of Morrow County, giving an account of its aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents, its growth, its improvements, organization of the county, its judicial and political history, its business and industries, churchs, schools, etc.; biographical sketches; portraits of some of the early settlers and prominent men, etc., etc.
- Civil War service men from Morrow County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Morrow County.
- 96th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Vital Records
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch beta. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Morrow County OH GenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).


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Discussion in 'Carry Issues' started by fallenangelhim, Oct 3, 2011.
Maybe the TP dispenser box is flat enough for setting the gun on top . . . .
I've used public restrooms for #2 twice in my lifetime. That was two times too many. And, yes, I'm the guy who has sanitizing wipes in my glove box.
AMEN, brother!
Hold it with your teeth.
Under left arm works for me, leave it across your shoe for congressman to see your armed? I dont think so.
I really try to avoid that situation. I have done it though. I take weapon out and hopefully there is toilet rack or something to set it on.
I know of an officer who was assigned to a medical escort detail at a large university hospital to remain nameless. This officer, along with two others, were to provide security for an inmate who was admitted. Per policy two of the officers were armed, the third was not because his job was to handle the inmate and all of the restraints, therefor keeping guns far out of reach of the inmate at all times. One of the armed officers went to the restroom there in the private hospital room, took his duty belt (w/gun, magazines/ etc. ) off and did his business. The officer then left the restroom and went to have a seat in the hospital room with the inmate and other officers. A short time later a nurse came in to the room, checked the inmate, and took the urinal into the bathroom to dump it out. She came back out of the bathroom holding up a duty belt (w/gun, magazines, etc.) in her hand and asked "Does this belong to any of you?!" The inmate laughes histarically, and the officer who left it there has to ask the nurse if he may have his gun back. This is a true story, and a perfect example of WHAT NOT TO DO with your gun when you use a restroom.
This "tactical defecation" thread needs a sticky.
Snap it on your neck lanyard until you are done.
That beats holding it in your teeth the way a pirate holds his knife.
A shoulder holster would solve a lot of these problems.
I use a RM low rider IWB holster that I just take off my belt and set down inside my pants so that the gun stays holstered. No way am I leaving a gun or holster in plain site down on the floor so that someone in the next stall can see it and call the manager or the police. There are too many paranoid people out there.
Preface: Pay attention to what you are doing. Don't allow yourself to be distracted.
1. Get a proper holster and belt.
2. Leave gun in holster at all times.
3. Drop drawers as you sit down.
4. Spread knees to keep everything upright.
5. Pay no attention to the guy tapping his foot in the next stall.
I have known police officers, court officers, and an armored car guard who have all left weapons behind in the restroom. The public service employees were reprimanded, but the armored car guard was fired.
I don't have your problem. I use a fanny pack.
Pocket carry prevents all of these issues.
Sent from my two-story outhouse.
Yep. Ruger LCRs or SW Airweights.
I either don't worry about it or sit it on my pants. Eh. Doesn't happen to me that much.
There are few things more regularly entertaining here than a bathroom thread; one of those that can be more entertaining is a couple year old bathroom thread that suddenly comes to life again.
Just keep the gun on you person. Most guy are really not into watching you do your business. Just don't place the gun down.
Under left arm beats in underwear every time, they have the plastic fold down kid holder how about a drop down shelf on the inside of the door? If you fold it down and place something on it, and get up and open the door with out your GLOCK an alarm should go off, no body ever left a kid strapped to the changer have they, or the car seat looking one inside some stalls. Poor kid gets strapped in when Mommy or Daddy has to go, what torture that must be.
I just hold it in my hand. You never know when a thurd might attack you!


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Mississippi State has gone from unranked to No. 1 in the AP poll in just five weeks, the fastest rise in the 78-year history of the poll. Consecutive wins over No. 8 LSU, No. 6 Texas A&M, and No. 2 Auburn will do that.
Why Texas State Got A 16th-Place Vote In The AP Poll
For the time being, the Texas State Bobcats are the only team to be undefeated in their FBS history. Sure, they're just 1-0 all-time, joining the WAC this season after 23 years in the I-AA/FCS Southland conference. But that one was a stylish one. It was a 30-13 walloping of Houston, in Houston, that forced the…


text: Versace's Gladiator–Continuing a bright-colored trend from her last spring collection, Donatella Versace's latest was not for the faint of heart. Taking fashion to a fun, frivolous place, today's showing was all about excess and bling. Dressed in sheer fabrics, metallics and showing a lot of skin, Versace's man is most definitely not the average but the exception. With enough robes to open a bathhouse, the Italian fashion house's signature print made the finished product an easy season standout. Combined with emblem encrusted gladiator sandals and oversized belts to cinch jackets and robes at the waist, the accessory won out, even when it came to suiting. With a hint of the iconic power suit, ties and pocket scarves were finished in metallics. When it came to buttons, they as well were anything but subtle. Oversized and gold, buttons adorned jackets, ranging from double-breasted to halved at the sleeves. Meanwhile, a certain sportiness and a tendency for the exotic came into play as the collection progressed with oversized t-shirts, large chains and a plethora of prints that complemented the loud range quite well.


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September 2007 I was looking for an Animal hoody and came about Boardsportwarehouse.com through Quidco (who give 13% cashback).
The hoody's recommended retail price was £44.99, but Boardsportwarehouse.com were selling it for £37.49 - cheaper than I could find that particular hoody anywhere else. Postage was £2.85.
I ordered the hoody on a Saturday and my order was processed and posted (with a Royal Mail tracking number) on the Monday and arrived on the Tuesday. I also received a 10% discount code valid for a month or so.
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FALLBROOK – Club Paradise Fitness in Fallbrook shares the following holiday facts and tips for those who are trying to watch their waistlines during this busy time of year.
Fact: The average person gains ten pounds over the holidays. Between errands and travels, some may want to hit up a fast-food joint or coffeehouse in search of breakfast. The bad news: There's plenty of junky temptation out there.
Here's what to avoid, and here's what to order:
What to skip: Like most coffeehouses, Starbucks' bakery menu has plenty of obvious calorie and fat-laden items: donuts, fritters, croissants, and the like. But the Zucchini Walnut Muffin is a wolf in healthy sheep's clothing. It has a whopping 490 calories, 28 grams of fat, and 490 milligrams of sodium.
What to order: The Strawberry & Blueberry Yogurt Parfait has 300 calories and just 3.5 grams of fat (none of it saturated), along with a satisfying 7 grams of protein and 3 grams of fat. Crave a hot breakfast? The Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal clocks in with 140 calories, 2.5 grams fat, and 4 grams of fiber.
What to skip: You'd think one of those Egg McMuffins is the worst breakfast offender. Nope, that honor goes to the Big Breakfast with Hotcakes. It weighs in at a heart-stopping 1,090 calories, 56 grams of fat (including nearly all the saturated fat you should have for the day), and 2,150 milligrams of sodium.
What to order: The 290-calorie Fruit & Maple Oatmeal has 5 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber. Even better, order it without brown sugar and request light cream to save 50 calories and slash the fat in half. Can't resist the Egg McMuffin? Order it without the American cheese and it comes in at a not-so-awful 250 calories, 9 grams of fat, and 15 grams of protein.
Jamba Juice
What to skip: How bad can a smoothie be? It depends on what is ordered. Choose a 24-ounce (that's the original size) Peanut Butter Moo'd and slurp down 770 calories before realizing it.
What to order: Lots of places are serving oatmeal these days, but Jamba's is made from hearty steel-cut oats made with a touch of soymilk. Order one plain with a cut-up banana. It's just 240 calories, but has 6 grams of fiber and 9 grams of protein that can be satisfying until lunchtime.
Club Paradise Fitness offers a full-service fitness facility with a small-town, family atmosphere. A variety of fitness programs and equipment is offered to help each individual reach his or her fitness goal. Stop in at 1371 S. Mission Rd. to pick up a free trial pass, ask questions, or take a free tour; or call (760) 731-0133.


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Pray for my toy poodle Blanqueta. Her eyes look clouded and we cannot afford a vet. She is older and her vision is weak. I pray that she does not go blind and that if the Lord so wills he will be her surgeon and vet or if He so wills he will send a vet to help and I will know. At times she seems to be blind and at other times no. I love her so, she actually chose me and fell in love with me. Her well being then is in my hands and now the Divine Physician Jesus. I have prayed daily for her health and happiness, so I am saddened. Please heal my Blanqueta!!!!!


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of Southern West Virginia will host its 13th annual Palliative Care
Conference June 13-14 at the Tamarack Conference Center in Beckley, the
organization recently announced.
two-day conference will host national and local presenters in the fields of
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"We offer continuing education credits
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cost of the conference is $100 for both days or $55 for one day. However,
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CALGARY - In the immediate aftermath of seeing Calgary Stampeders slotback Nik Lewis score three touchdowns and leap over two defenders for a first down, the leader on the other side of the ball made a bold declaration.
Some people might say its too early but (Lewis) gets my MOP award, wrote Stamps middle linebacker Juwan Simpson on his Twitter feed.
Just watch him work! Good work chunk!
If anyone was expecting the burly slotback from Texas to slow down heading into his ninth CFL season, they have to eat their words a month into the campaign.
In four games, Lewis has six touchdowns he had five all of last season and during Fridays thrilling come-from-behind 41-38 overtime victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the biggest highlight might be The Hurdle.
Its a move defenders have to know is coming by now, but even a veteran like Riders all-Canadian safety James Patrick fell for it.
This time, Lewis doubled up the fun, as Tyron Brackenridge also grabbed air when reaching for the 30-year-olds legs.
Then they should start going up high, said Lewis, who has a few highlights of steamrolling those who do. I guess its a double negative. For DBs, Im going to be punishing them. I wish they would hit me up high. It would be easier on my knees.
Lewis came into this season without a contract for 2013, which is an unusual situation for him. For years, he was locked up long-term.
Whether its pending free agency or simply because hes the last remaining receiver from the 2008 Grey Cup champion team, hes playing with a motivation and determination like hes never had before.
Thats saying something considering hes piled up eight straight 1,000-yard seasons.
If he continues this pace, though, he would set career-highs in all categories. After three games, hes on pace for 144 receptions, 1,629 yards and 27 TDs.
Those sound like Most Outstanding Player numbers.
Its probably a little early to be talking about the MVP, said Stamps receivers coach Pete Costanza. But he would rather us win games and us get into the Grey Cup than him being MVP.
Im real proud of the way hes playing. Hes playing hard. He has a different focus this year than in years past.
Its not like it was bad before. Its just different. He knows hes one of the lone vets. He knows he needs to step up and play and not have fun doing bobsled dances. This is a more mature Nik Lewis.
Clearly, hes the leader of this receiving corps. Fellow pass-catcher Marquay McDaniel remarked on Twitter that we feed off him.
With 98 yards on seven receptions, Lewis moved into 22nd place on the CFLs all-time list at 9,594, just 406 away from being the 16th player to hit the 10,000-yard mark.
Even with all those yards on his legs, Lewis is having the best start of his career.
By far just in my all-around game, Lewis said. This is an incredible start. This is what I work for in the off-season. I prepared myself for this.
As for the MVP talk, Lewis takes it in stride.
In 2011, he was the teams nominee for Most Outstanding Player for the first time. It wont be his last time.
I cant control what people say, Lewis said. All I can do is continue to work hard, be a good teammate and lead by example.


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Gay City News: East Side Assault Reflects Larger Trend
36-year-old Boston gay man attacked in early morning hours outside friend's apartment
Four days after being attacked, beaten on the head with a gun, and called "faggot," Joseph Holladay's forehead remained scarred with a large, blood-red gash and his voice quavered as he recounted the experience.
"Suddenly, out of nowhere, I was attacked by some men, they were calling me faggot," he said at a July 1 press conference. "They beat me hard, and unconscious, leaving me laying in a pool of blood."
The next thing Holladay, 36, remembers is waking up in New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he was treated in the emergency room and given multiple stitches in his head.
Holladay moved to Boston from New York early this year, was in town last week on business, and decided to stay the weekend with a friend who lives at 85th Street and East End Avenue. At around 4:15 a.m. on June 27, he walked another friend downstairs from the apartment he was staying in to help her hail a cab and then stopped to have a cigarette before reentering the building.
Speaking at the press conference, called by the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Holladay chose not to speak in any greater detail about the crime itself, but the Village Voice, where he formerly worked and which he credited with helping him bring attention to his attack, reported that neighbors recounted seeing five or six young, white men "with crew cuts, wearing wife-beaters" smoking pot outside the building shortly before the attack, and also hearing the anti-gay language used against him. The victim is quoted in the Voice saying witnesses saw the young men get into an older model gold Subaru wagon after the assault.
Also on July 1, the police department issued a suspect sketch (rotate the images at the top of this story) of a white or Hispanic male in his 20s wanted in connection with a robbery and assault to Holladay's head with a "silver firearm." The NYPD confirmed that the robbery and assault are being investigated by the Hate Crimes Task Force because "the suspect used Anti-Gay slurs during the commission of the Robbery."
Saying he has suffered "severe physical and mental pain" since the assault, Holladay stated that the Voice, AVP, and State Senator Thomas Duane, an out gay Chelsea Democrat, had been particularly helpful to him in getting prompt attention from Manhattan's 19th precinct and detectives in the Hate Crimes Task Force. He also credited Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the three Democrats running for Manhattan district attorney — Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker-Snyder, and Cyrus Vance, Jr. — for reaching out to him, and, referring to Chelsea's out lesbian leader of the City Council, he added, "Your phone call last night, Speaker Quinn, meant the world to me."
Holladay's story was the centerpiece in AVP's presentation of its annual summary of hate crime statistics for New York City — and in its severity, Saturday morning's assault was also emblematic of the larger picture the agency has found.
In 2008, the number of violent crimes against the LGBT and AIDS-affected communities of New York reported to AVP declined by 14 percent, from 403 to 348. The number of victims declined from 496 to 435, while the number of offenders remained nearly constant — 693 in 2008 versus 689 the year before.
However, the most serious types of crimes showed significant increases. Murders rose from three to five; assaults, from 138 to 169; and sexual assaults, from 17 to 46. Transgendered New Yorkers, a relatively small percentage of the overall LGBT community, continue to bear a disproportionate — and growing — share of this violence. Six transgendered men and 62 trans women — or 15 percent of the total — were among the 435 victims of the crimes AVP documented.
The findings in New York reflected a general pattern found by the 35 members of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects (NCAVP) in 2008. Twelve of those other groups collect the sort of detailed information that AVP documents here in New York. Data put together by these 13 NCAVP affiliates found that 2008 was the most violent year for LGBT and AIDS-affected Americans since 1999 — with a total of 29 murders, versus 21 in 2007 and just ten in 2006.
The number of victims overall last year grew by nearly three percent nationally, from 2,359 in the 13 locales to 2,424, after a 24 percent increase from 2006 to 2007. Forty-six percent, or 216, of the injuries reported were classified as "serious," and reports of sexual assault rose from 94 to 138, or 48 percent. Bias violence committed by strangers grew by 36 percent last year, and the use of weapons also rose significantly, now accounting for at least 23 percent of all incidents.
As in New York, the transgender community is particularly at risk, with 12 percent of all incidents being targeted against its members. Violence aimed at people with HIV comprised five percent of the total.
Reports of abusive treatment by police also increased in 2008, growing to 25 from just ten in 2007.
Noting that Gay Pride Month is an occasion in which many localities experience a surge in anti-LGBT violence, State Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, an out lesbian West Village Democrat, said, "The notion that the increased visibility of the LGBT community spurs a pushback from those who are haters in our society is clear." But she also faulted those in government who defend anti-gay policies, saying, for example, that arguments by Pentagon leaders on behalf of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy against open service by gay and lesbian soldiers "embolden" others to commit acts of violence.
Sharon Stapel, AVP's executive director, echoed Glick's perspective, saying discrimination is at "the root" of the problem. Pointing not only to Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but also to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the lack of any federal LGBT job discrimination protections, and "anti-LGBT immigration policies," she said, "It's no wonder we have created a culture where it's appropriate or seen as acceptable to be violent toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people."
Stapel also called for more services nationwide, noting that the 35 anti-violence programs that are members of NCAVP serve only portions of 25 states, leaving half the states and most non-urban areas without any advocacy efforts on behalf of LGBT crime victims.
Geo Vaughn, a 22-year-old Bushwick gay man, also appeared, speaking about an anti-gay assault he suffered last August at the hands of several young men who were part of a larger group he asked directions from in Chelsea. Two men arrested in connection with his assault are scheduled to go on trial next week. While lauding police for treating him with "much care and much respect," Vaughn also noted that he had to delay medical treatment while he waited eight hours for Hate Crimes Task Force detectives to arrive at the local precinct, having been detained by another bias case. For Vaughn, that pointed up the need for more anti-bias resources for the NYPD.
Patrick McBride talked about the murder of his friend Michael Sandy, who was lured via a gay Internet chatroom to Brooklyn's Plumb Beach in October 2006, where he was chased onto the Belt Parkway and fatally hit by a car. The Michael Sandy Foundation, which he serves as president, is planning to erect a sculpture to commemorate Sandy's life, his murder, and the importance of combating hate violence.
Others participating in the July 1 press conference were Manhattan Assemblymen Micah Kellner and Dick Gottfried and City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.
The Anti-Violence Project maintains a 24-hour, bilingual hotline at 212-714-1141.


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Drunk Kid Stuck Between Doors Loses His Lunch
Poor little guy. This is one reason why I hate teenagers that drink. Just because your older brother got you some booze or you found a drinking loop hole (Canada), doesn't mean you can hang with the big kids. Take note of this kids — this is always the end result of binge drinking Pucker and Zima.


text: Former president Bill Clinton on Sunday told graduating students at Syracuse University that the United States should lead the global fight against HIV/AIDS through collaborative efforts with other countries, The New York Times reports. Clinton said that while he supports a current bill in Congress that would earmark $3 billion a year for the next five years for international AIDS efforts, he urges Congress and the Bush administration to devote more money to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. After leaving office in January 2001, Clinton founded the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, which brings together experts to work in the Caribbean and Africa to expand access to HIV antiretroviral treatments.


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