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Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change to the island nation, including many immigrants with new names. Among these immigrants were the ancestors of the Stoodley family, who lived in Dorset, at Stoodleigh.
Stoodley Early Origins
Dorset where they were granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The lands were originally held by Edrik of Stodlege, a Norman knight, and were recorded in the Domesday Book survey of 1086 A.D. They also held lands in Devon where Robert held Stoodleigh near Oakford from Ralph de Pomeroy, and Arnold held Stoodleigh from Walter de Douai in West Buckland, also in Devon.
Stoodley Spelling Variations
Stoodley Spelling Variations
A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Stoodley, Studley, Stoodly, Studly, Stodlege, Stoodlege and many more.
Stoodley Early History
Stoodley Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stoodley research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1545 and 1590 are included under the topic Early Stoodley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Stoodley Early Notables (pre 1700)
Stoodley Early Notables (pre 1700)
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stoodley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Stoodley In Ireland
Stoodley In Ireland
Some of the Stoodley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The Great Migration
The Great Migration
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Stoodley or a variant listed above:
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Stoodley Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Stoodley Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
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Contemporary Notables of the name Stoodley (post 1700)
Contemporary Notables of the name Stoodley (post 1700)
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This story is a sequel to Dusk and Dawn
The Dawn Militia and Nightmare Moon's armies continue to wage war across Equestria under the eternal night. The six bearers of the Elements of Harmony–Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Trixie–have been blessed with extraordinary powers, with which they lead the Dawn against the tyrant and her reluctant lieutenant, Eclipse.
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Mr. & Mrs. John Henson
Mr. A. V. Hixson, his wife, Henrietta, son, John, and three daughters, Ruth, Myrt and Grace, resided in Raritan, Illinois until they became homesteaders in 1886 and came to Kansas to live on a farm Northeast of Ogallah. Mr. and Mrs. Hixson joined the Presbyterian Church on April 6, 1888. Mrs. Hixson died January 30, 1908, and Mr. Hixson died December 12, 1912. On December 12, 1899, John Hixson married Ella Marquand, who was also a member of a pioneer family. They had four children, Brom, Luretta, Eva and a son who died in infancy. In 1909 they moved from their farm northeast of Ogallah to a farm they had purchased east of WaKeeney. On the land they purchased with the stone house of Mr. Albert Warren, one of the founders of WaKeeney. The Hixsons lived in this house for 40 years until they built a new home in 1931. Luretta Hixson joined the church December 16, 1917. Luretta married Elmer LaRue and is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Hays. Eva Hixson joined the church January 6, 1918. Eva is Mrs. Earl Richardson of East Lansing, Michigan. John Hixon served for 20 years as a member of the Grade School Board and was an original member of the Trego County Fair Board. In 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Hixson gave a block of land for the Trego Lemke Hospital site. John Hixson died July 2, 1953 and Ella Hixson died February 2, 1963.


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Grand Lamb Cookoff
Enter your favorite lamb recipe in the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival's Grand Lamb Cook-Off.
Adults – 16 +
Youth – 8 to 15
- A minimum of 1 lb. of any cut of American Lamb must be used. Ground lamb, steaks, and leg cuts are among those permissible. Techniques may include but are not limited to grilling, sautéing, broiling, roasting, stewing, and casseroles.
- All entries will be judged on taste (60 points), ease of preparation (30 points) and appearance (10 points) for a total of 100 points.
- Prior to the cook-off, 6 adults and 6 youth will be selected from the entries received. These finalists will be invited to prepare recipes for the judges at the Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
- Contestants must furnish their own cooking equipment, utensils and serving materials. Permissible are portable electric and butane burners, electric skillets and soup pots, and portable convection/toaster ovens. There are no ranges/stoves at the festival. If weather permits you can use an outdoor grill (charcoal or gas). Parents must stay with youth contestants if using an outdoor grill.
- Contestants will have a staggered judging time; you can start your lamb dish any time prior to your judging time. Contestants may have the prepping (cutting and marinating) completed at home. The cooking will be done at the contest.
- Each contestant will present the lamb dish to the judges, no side dishes allowed.
- There will be three judges; no samples will be handed out to the public.
- Deadline extended! Entries must be received no later than April 17, 2017.
On the basis of the judges' decisions, prize money will be awarded as follows:
Adults: 1st $100.00; 2nd $75.00; 3rd $50.00
Youth: 1st $100.00; 2nd $75.00; 3rd $50.00
All prizes provided by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, Inc.
How to Enter
- Email your recipe to by April 17, 2017.
- List all ingredients in order used, no brand names if possible.
- List preparation, exact cooking instructions and the amount of time to prepare and cook.
- Include your name, address, home phone, email address and the name of your recipe.
All entries become the property of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, Inc. Recipes will not be returned and may be reproduced for the distribution in the Festival and MSBA press releases and other promotional material.
Maryland Grand Lamb Cook-Off Chairperson:
Chef Richard Douville
9029 Lambskin Lane
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24 Groups of manhunters
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30 Thinks out loud
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32 Mr. Right-now
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39 "Why should ___ you?"
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42 End of the quote
44 Like characters that aren't straight
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54 Staying power, on Broadway
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59 "Legally Blonde" character
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Searching the Boundaries of a Modeling Space to Test Metamodels
Model-driven software development relies on metamodels to formally capture modeling spaces. Metamodels specify concepts and relationships between them in order to represent either a specific business domain model or the input and output domains for operations on models (e.g., model refinement). In all cases, a metamodel is a finite description of a possibly infinite set of models, i.e. the set of all models which structure conforms to the description specified in the metamodel. However, there is currently no systematic method to test that a metamodel captures all the correct models of the domain and no more.
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The timezone in McMahans Ferry (historical) is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:24 and Sunset at 18:38. It's Dark
Latitude. 34.5550°, Longitude. -86.5511° , Elevation. 167m
Weather near McMahans Ferry (historical); Report from REDSTONE ARSENAL, null 23.7km away
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Temperature: 6°C / 43°F
Wind: 4.6km/h South
Cloud: Sky Clear
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Temperature: 6°C / 43°F
Wind: 4.6km/h South
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Geographic features & Photographs around McMahans Ferry (historical), in Alabama, United States
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- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- McMahans Ferry (historical) (0km)
- Chunn Gin Landing (historical) (0.4km)
- Wallins Landing (historical) (0.7km)
- Camp Coffee (historical) (0.7km)
- Wallins Store (historical) (1.8km)
- Old Camp Coffee (1.9km)
- Alabama State Docks Terminal (2.5km)
- Broomfield Church (historical) (2.5km)
- Huntsville Speedway (2.6km)
- Linde Siding (2.7km)
- Ditto Landing Marina (2.9km)
- Parks Chapel (3.1km)
- Chickasaw Old Fields (3.1km)
- Whitesburg Ferry (historical) (3.3km)
- Dills Landing (historical) (3.4km)
- Chunns Store (historical) (3.9km)
- Incline Landing (historical) (3.9km)
- Huntsville Filtration Plant (4.6km)
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- Walling Cemetery (1km)
- Logan Cemetery (2.2km)
- Davidson Cemetery (2.3km)
- Bloomfield Cemetery (2.4km)
- Campbell Cemetery (2.8km)
- Smith Cemetery (3.8km)
- Lee Cemetery (4.3km)
- Dunlap Cemetery (4.6km)
- Russell Cemetery (4.8km)
- mountain;
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- Russell Point (3.6km)
- Wallace Mountain (3.7km)
- Cedar Mountain (3.8km)
- McCutcheon Mountain (4.3km)
- Wade Point (4.8km)
- valley;
- an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Campbell Cove (1.8km)
- Lee Hollow (2.6km)
- Alum Cave Hollow (3.8km)
- Jones Valley (3.9km)
- Dunlap Cove (4.7km)
- populated place;
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- Burrows (2.2km)
- Hobbs Island (3.2km)
- Whitesburg (3.3km)
- Incline (4.3km)
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- Chunns Bar (historical) (0.8km)
- Whitesburg Bar (historical) (3.1km)
- Burndine Bar (historical) (4km)
- stream;
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- Bartee Branch (2km)
- Aldridge Creek (3.9km)
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- school;
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- Park's Chapel Elementary School (3.2km)
- cliff(s);
- a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.
- Coffee Bluff (1.3km)
- island;
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Hobbs Island (0.6km)
- harbor(s);
- a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.
- bridge;
- a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- Clay Bridge (3.5km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Laceys Spring Church (2.9km)
- spring(s);
- a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- White Spring (2.3km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center (3.9km)
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Hey, another perfect week in terms of picking winners. Even my against-the-spread picks would have made money, if you believe in that kind of thing. All games on Saturday.
UW at Colorado, UW by 20.5: Colorado stunned the world by … covering the spread last week. They'll have a tougher time in this one, though UW's shaky offense doesn't inspire confidence. UW 42-14.
WSU at Arizona State, ASU by 22: Seems like a pretty hefty line, given how well the Cougars played offensively last week. ASU 35-24.
USC at UCLA, USC by 3.5: Only way the Trojans can salvage this season is with a win. USC 35-30.
Stanford at Oregon, UO by 20.5: Stanford has a good team. But nobody is good enough to beat the Ducks this year. UO 45-20.
Arizona at Utah, no line: Utes have been good at home, but Wildcats look like better team. UA 35-20.
California at Oregon State, OSU by 14: You can smell Cal's disinterest from here. OSU 38-13.
Last week: 6-0 straight up, 4-2 against the spread. Season: 60-17, 36-32.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Can You Guess Which One Is The Drummer?
Now, by my reckoning, these guys were of a late '80s vintage. The hair just seems a little too, uh, worked on for the early or mid '80s. Beyond that I'll leave it to you all to figure it out.
I know this isn't the most hilarious or noteworthy photo, but about half the guys in this band look like someone from another band which makes it interesting. In fact, if my eyesight weren't great, I could probably be convinced this was the Mach III lineup of Portland's Glacier. However, it ain't.
Also, don't forget that there are still three unidentified photos here that need some serious scrutiny.
UPDATE: Curt from Demolish Fanzine needed about half a glance to get this one. Mostly because he had a full post about Lethal on his own site. (Note to self, check Curt's site before posting anything from the late '80s...) Go to the comments section of this post for the details about the band, or just go here.
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- Helm said...
They're definitely American. Something like Glacier would be what I'd come up with too. Nobody's too distinctive so I can't make a good guess.
- September 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- curt said...
Cinci, Ohio melodic power metal band (ala' Queensryche/Maiden). Great band BTW.
Jerry Hartman is the drummer who replaced Adrian Powers.
Sorry, couldn't contain myself:
- September 4, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- AT said...
Yeah, well that was a no-brainer for you, Curt, since you have a massive post on this band on your site! I gotta be careful what I put up now!
- September 4, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- bob the all night rocker said...
the dude on the left and the dude on the right look like identical twins
- October 28, 2011 at 5:08 PM
The guy 2nd from the left is Dave Kendall the drummer from Gargoyle in Portland, OR
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Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc is reportedly planning to raid former club Manchester United for Mikael Silvestre.
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Flips Wine Bar & Trattoria
5801 N Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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5801 N Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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Cuisines: Mediterranean, Italian, European, Continental
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I always enjoy the food and wine!
I saw this place in the "best of" section of the gazett, and frankly was not impressed. While I didnt have dinner, I did have an appitizer and a bottle of wine. The appitizer was good, but the wine list was quite sad for a place calling itself "wine bar." To add to this, the wine glasses were small 9oz saftey glasses. A sad pairing for my bottle of Frogs leap Red Zin. I might go back to see how there dinner stacks up, but I will not be ordering wine there ever again!
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I don't like their food, their prices or their attitude. Incredibly expensive small pasta dishes, very dry pizza, multiple wrong orders every time I went in or ordered for a group, a rock in my wife's salad and a manager who argued the point make this one of my least favorite places. Is this specific enough? Avoid Flip's!
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We tried Flips after checking out the reviews and I have to say I have no idea what these people are talking about. Flips did have cute decor but that's about all I could flip over. The food was not exciting in any way but at least the service was good. This was a Chili's type meal with just a bigger price tag. Decent wine list but if you don't have the food to go with it why bother? I had some pasta dish that was bland bland bland with overcooked veggies. Not the worst meal I've ever had but certainly nothing I'd hurry back to do again. Totally unremarkable.
The atmosphere, wine and food make this a great place for a date. Nice bar.
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I've lived in Europe 9 years, travel constantly, and this Restaurant is the closest to true European Country Dining that I have experienced in the US, outside of San Francisco or NYC. Food is fresh & flavorful; pasta made on site; nice wine list. Seems to be quite ""the spot"" on Thursdays & Fridays...a tad crowded, but Great if you like beautiful people! I'll be back!
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Flip's is a great wine Resturant. The Italian food is excellent and the Wine list and bar are outstanding. It is reminescent of a quant little trattoria in Italia. Bravo !!!!!!!!
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Flip's is a great restaurant..with a great atmosphere. However, the atmosphere drastically changes depending on the time of day. At lunch you can get an excellent lunch in a nice quiet place, but at dinner or happy hour time the restaurant is extremely noisy.
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The best shrimp appetizer ever!
Good place to watch people, eat and drink.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil on Monday reported its first quarterly loss in almost 14 years as a sharp depreciation in Latin American currencies battered the region's biggest pay TV and wireless company.
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Microsoft have announced a one-day 'Windows Phone Summit' event on June 20th, with a webcast available for live streaming.
From Microsoft's announcement...
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June 20th, 2012 @ Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Please join us to learn about the future of Windows Phone from experts and executives including Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program Management. Attend in person or view the event live online at http://aka.ms/wpsummit.
That is all we know, other sites are stating release of Apollo, WindowsPhone 8 launch, etc.
The in-person event is invite only and we're not invited, however we will be watching the live stream on the day at http://aka.ms/wpsummit.
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Essence - Septima
Space Opera
Troy, with his irrational fears, is the least likely person to lead a war. But that doesn't mean he can escape his destiny.
A trip to New Orleans turns into something much larger when aliens called the Pirans kidnap him and his friends. A perfect doppelganger for their dead general Tohmas, Troy is thrust into the front lines of battle against Reptauran invaders. Now, the Pirans must convince their people that Tohmas rose from the dead to lead them to victory.
As it turns out, the Pirans aren't totally wrong. Tohmas isn't quite gone—and his lingering essence has found Troy a suitable host. Troy must fight with everything he's got to save both Pira and the Earth, the Reptaurans' next likely target. As he struggles to maintain control of his own destiny, Troy knows that no matter the outcome, his life will never be the same.
Explore the mind of this unlikely hero in Essence, the first book in a new sci-fi series by Nick Braker, a coming-of-age tale full of adventure and steamy encounters.
Galactic Satori Chronicles - Earth
Space Opera
A thirst for revenge sends one man on a deadly journey through the galaxy in the adrenaline-pumping new novel Galactic Satori Chronicles.
Written by Nick Braker and Paul E. Hicks, this raucous sci-fi adventure introduces Asher, a young man whose world is turned upside down when he discovers that his fiancée's death has been directly caused by an imminent alien invasion.
In a desire to better understand humans in order to destroy them, these aliens are projecting their consciousnesses onto unsuspecting men and women—and in the process, are learning exactly how to use humanity's own selfishness and greed as weapons against them.
Fueled by emotions that the aliens will never understand, Asher bands together with a group of friends. These four MIT coeds are more than meets the eye and go to battle with those who are intent on destroying our planet.
Asher takes the fight from Earth to an alien spaceship and back again—a fight that will either save the planet…or doom it.
The first installment in an upcoming series, Galactic Satori Chronicles is an engrossing look at the manipulation of time, mental projection, futuristic technology…and, of course, aliens.
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In the first installment of the Galactic Satori Chronicles, Asher Carson lost his fiancée to an alien attack. He and his friends channeled his anger and grief into the ultimate weapon against alien technology. Human emotions were the one thing the Kron didn't account for when they started their attack on Earth.
In the time after his initial adventure, Asher, now known as Magnus, has been working to stop the next Kron attack in Nicaragua. Magnus stops the attack in time but pays dearly for his troubles. He and his team are shot through space to the aliens' home world of Kron. There, Magnus meets with the alien queen, Katerra. Katerra reveals shocking information about the Kron's war against Earth, and Magnus will have to make a decision that could have devastating consequences for more than one planet.
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'Tis the season of peace, joy, and the twinkle of holiday lights.
Morning fog and empty streets in Market Square, Portsmouth, NH.
Come play in the Street.
At the hours I'm normally out with camera and tripod in hand, there is rarely another soul in sight.
Case in point, this photo looking into Market Square in beautiful Portsmouth, NH.
Notice the clock on the steeple, 6:20. And that's a.m. which is actually a late morning for me.
In a few hours, this picturesque area of Portsmouth will become alive with the hustle and bustle of cars and pedestrians, tourists and locals alike. Thus creating an entirely different atmosphere than the peace of early morning.
Here's wishing you all Happy Holidays.
This weeks "Hidden Treasure" wasn't really hidden, or forgotten.
But being of a very seasonal nature it hasn't been looked at since I shared a very similar image this time last year.
Market Square in Portsmouth, NH
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Boise October 5th, 2007, Boise Police are asking for the publics help in identifying a man involved in a possible enticement yesterday. On Thursday October 4th at approximately 6:14 PM in the evening a 10 year old girl was walking her dog in the area of Hearthstone and Burnside in Boise. A unknown adult male in a white pickup drove up beside the girl and made a statement that scared her. The girl immediately ran away from the vehicle and told adults about the incident.
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Hey friends, I am currently outside of Orlando visiting family. So much of the discussion right now is about the tragic death of 49 souls in an Orlando night club and wounding of dozens more. What is a human being to do with such tragedies? How are we to respond to our neighbors and friends […]
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Joe is a recognized manufacturing operations expert with diverse skills in lean methodologies and engineering innovation. Joe first joined RPI in mid-2014 as Executive V.P. of Continuous Improvement, with a focus on the RPI-Atlanta integration into the enterprise. Thereafter, in mid-2015, Joe became Executive V.P. of the Seattle Operations.
Prior to joining RPI, Joe held senior management positons in a diverse range of industries, culminating in the position of president of his own consulting firm for more than a decade. During his career, Joe has applied innovative solutions within a broad range of disciplines including strategic and tactical planning, operations management, engineering, supply chain management, continuous process improvement, new product development, human resources optimization, quality assurance, and business analysis.
Joe studied aeronautical and mechanical engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Away from work, he enjoys his family and various sports to include hiking, swimming, and scuba diving.


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Isis Pearl Brooch
This gorgeous Isis Pearl Brooch is made from 2 x Swarovski Brooches joined with 3 strings of glass pearls. Each brooch has a clasp on the back for easy fastening.
Initially this brooch was made as a centerpiece to drape across the 'Burlesque Queen Bolero' but due to popular demand it is now available on its own to be used with your own personal creativity.
It is gorgeous draped across the front of a corset or clipped onto the hip on each side, pinned around the shoulder so the pearls drape across the arm or any which way your heart desires.


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I think it was Ken Gilman (Asbury's CEO) that really brought home this idea of bringing a more professional approach to the business the next morning when I had breakfast with Asbury Automotive Group's (NYSE:ABG) senior management. When I finally made it to breakfast (I got lost, which for those of you that know me, know that isn't hard for me to do). Throughout breakfast I kept asking in all sorts of ways (similar to my light bulb question to Group 1's (NYSE:GPI) management), how do you foster an entrepreneurial (local market driven) culture while creating "an Asbury way," or more to the point a more sophisticated retailing approach?
Try as he might, Charles Oglesby (the company's new Chief Operating Officer) just could not get through to me the culture that they are building at Asbury. Sure, CEO's like Earl Hesterberg can throw out these great phrases like "preserving the entrepreneurial spirit while leveraging scale," that folks like me on Wall Street eat up. Of course, it is exactly what we want to hear. I even liked it when Mr. Oglesby summed it all up with four words: "speed, speed, speed, and efficiency." We love "bullet points" on Wall Street.
But after spending roughly a week immersed in the world of auto retail (at the NADA), you really start to realize that creating such a culture is far easier said than done.
In fact, when you really dig deep into the world of auto retail, the entire idea of preserving the entrepreneurial culture while leveraging scale (as catchy as the phrase is), almost seems like an oxymoron (seemingly self contradictory effect). Leveraging scale (to me) means conformity, standardization, which seems contrary to the American Heritage Dictionary's definition of an entrepreneur:
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
If you are organizing and assuming the risk of something, isn't that almost the opposite of adopting some standard approach, or letting someone else buy your light bulbs? So I would keep asking the same question (in all sorts of different ways), to Asbury's management how do you preserve culture, and leverage scale? Over and over again, and Ken would turn to me and say: "Jerry, that's what Charles has been trying to explain to you."
But then (toward the end of breakfast), lightning struck. In some discussion about the role of personnel, in this case the Finance and Insurance (F&I) director, I was asking if that role ever gets consolidated in with the sales person as menu screens improve? Mr. Gilman said I don't know about that, but we have changed who the F&I director is. He said it is part of a career step. In the past, the F&I director (person) could be a "career" F&I person, and some of the best F&I people could be making more than the sales manager (which in a sales driven organization seems counterintuitive).
So instead, Asbury has made it so the F&I person is a step after sales, before they can become sales manager. Mr. Gilman explained, first of all, in order to be a good sales manager, you really need to understand how to "desk" (finance) a deal. So for them, it was about creating better (and more professional) sales managers (and ultimately General Managers). But as a byproduct, obviously if the F&I person is on a career ladder, they are not "career" F&I folks making more than the sales manager, so F&I compensation goes down.
Does it mean they end up with a lower caliber F&I person? I don't think so. Because someone moving up the career ladder is far MORE likely to follow the menu and recommended sales process (i.e. like a "ten point system,") than someone who has developed their own "system" over the last 20 years. And sometimes, as I discussed yesterday, that "system" is not always in the best interest of the customer, which becomes somewhat difficult to assess (identify) when you are measuring an F&I person on F&I per vehicle.
It really goes back to what Jeff Rachor (Sonic's President) and I discussed the Friday before NADA, which is that the initiatives themselves usually are not focused on cost savings, but better productivity. And as byproduct (under Mr. Gilman's F&I example), this is how they are developing a more professional culture. True, some could say this impedes on the entrepreneur. But I don't think so. I think it is just one great example of how Asbury is putting systems in place to maximize their most important asset (the employees). You could go out and try to hire a great sales manager. Or you could create a system (like Mr. Gilman just described) to develop great managers. And that's just one example, I think of how the company gets to "the Asbury way" and Mr. Oglesby's "speed, speed, speed, and efficiency."
And it was that breakfast (and other conversations with Asbury management throughout the week and last six months) that leads me to believe Asbury may (like Group 1 did last year) be moving out of the "sleeper" category. Instead, I think 2007 may be the years Asbury wakes up Wall Street that they are going to be one of the leaders in this space. Although I still think it could be a few years before we see this "massive consolidation wave" I am calling for that really wakes up Wall Street to fully appreciate the group (of franchised auto retailers with higher P/E multiples). But Group 1's 60%+ performance last year shows that just moving out of the underdog category can bring shareholders really attractive returns.
Now I need to explain something. About 5 years ago I was one of the analysts on Wall Street that was involved in Asbury's initial public offering. I saw a "cheap" stock, with good brands, and initiated coverage (shortly after the IPO) with an "Outperform" rating (not the highest rating, but reasonably bullish). But shortly after coming public the company struggled (despite its superior brand mix) as an experimental independent "one price used vehicle concept" (almost like a CarMax) in Wal-Mart parking lots blew up in their face.
The company also had a technical default on a debt covenant (didn't time right their acquisitions and sale leasebacks). Combined with underperforming their peers (in earnings growth/declines) all of this left me wondering (as many in the industry had suggested to me) that maybe you really needed people with automotive experience running the company. Otherwise the dozen or so platform managers could basically just demand whatever budgets they wanted/needed and who was senior management to argue?
So I soured on the Asbury story (as did the rest of Wall Street). And to be honest, I don't think Wall Street has ever changed from this opinion of the company (or management).
Don't get me wrong. Asbury is still not "without issue" (as is any company). Not the least being Asbury still has one of the lowest pre-tax profit margins among the public dealers, despite having one of the best brand mixes. So you could say that some of Asbury's (earnings and same-store sales) growth over the last three years has simply been "catch up." But I think it goes a lot deeper than that.
The management team I had breakfast with Monday morning is hardly the same team that struggled its first couple years out of the gate. To be honest, I think those first couple years humbled them into not taking anything (or anyone) for granted. Yet, Ken Gilman, CFO Gordon Smith, Allen Levenson (sales), all seem to have a tremendous handle of the business and their roles. Not to mention the 4 regions (versus 13 platforms) now reporting to a highly experienced (and very passionate Charles Oglesby).
Whether it was Mr. Gilman and Mr. Smith "arguing" over a new tire balance idea for the parts and service bays, or Ken addressing some of the most difficult issues with seemingly simple answers, they really impressed me. For example, remember the "conundrum" Group 1's CEO Earl Hesterberg raised in the JD Powers dealer panel about how do you move employees/GMs around stores given different profitability levels between domestic and import stores? Mr. Gilman's answer: "only have domestic stores that can generate the same profitability as the import stores."
In our experience, 99 per cent of people who embark on a business project and fail do so for just two reasons. They either don't get started at all, or give up at the first hurdle... real or perceived.
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How easy it would have been for Asbury's management to have given up after a rather rocky start. Instead, I think they got stronger and better. And I think Wall Street is going to wake up to these changes in the coming year.
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The decision to release convicted sex offender and wealthy businessman Anthony Lyons from prison shortly after midnight was unusual, to say the least.
Unless the prisoner is potentially at risk when he is set free, releases will normally take place in daylight after the offender has had his or her breakfast behind bars.
But Lyons was allowed to sneak out of Wheatfield Prison at 12.15am yesterday, when most prying journalists were finished work.


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April 28 – 30, 2017
Lynchburg Art Club's 3-Day Plein Air Event
Early Bird Registration Fee: $45 for 3-day event through April 11, 2017
(from April 12 – 21, registration fee is $50)
After April 21, contact chairperson Kelly Mattox for availability, 434-841-6831, firstname.lastname@example.com
To Register for the Quick Draw competition ONLY, fee is $15. This is the ONLY open registration event offered, with registration available on April 30, 8:30-9:30am.
$1,725 cash awards & merchandise
$45 Registration Fee for 3-Day event package includes:
- Participation in 3-Day Paint Out, April 28-30, Friday, Saturday and Sunday's "Quick Draw" competition.
- Friday night "Meet & Greet" reception at the Lynchburg Art Club.
- Saturday night "Artist & Sponsor party" at the Maier Museum, Randolph College.
- Enter up to 3 pieces of artwork in the Paint Out exhibit (includes one "Quick Draw" painting) at the Lynchburg Art Club (LAC) from May 5 – 28.
- Eligible for Paint Out and Quick Draw awards.
$15 Registration Fee for Quick Draw ONLY includes:
- Participation in Sunday Quick Draw competition, April 30, 10am-12pm.
- Enter one piece of artwork from the Quick Draw competition in the exhibit at the LAC from May 5-28.
- Eligible for Quick Draw awards.
New Paint Out baseball caps will be available for sale this year for $10 each. Place your order online when you register for the Paint Out or you may purchase them at the art club in April.
Friday, April 28th
8:00 – 9:00am Artists check-in at Lynchburg Art Club; blank canvases, paper, boards must be stamped
9:30 – 11:00pm Plein air demonstrations by David Eakin and John A. Hancock at Lynchburg Community Market
12:00 – 3:00pm Purchase lunch sponsored by food truck Cheesy Rider in Craddock Terry Hotel courtyard
9:00am – 4:00pm Artists paint throughout Lynchburg – options include downtown historic district, Anne Spencer Garden, Point of Honor, Old City Cemetery, Riverside Park and Rivermont Avenue
4:00 – 5:00pm Wet paintings may be dropped off at Lynchburg Art Club
5:00 – 7:00pm "Meet and Greet" evening reception for artists, sponsors and art club members at the Lynchburg Art Club
Saturday, April 29th
8:00 – 9:00am Artists check-in at Lynchburg Art Club; blank canvases, paper, boards must be stamped
9:00am – 4:00pm Artists paint throughout Lynchburg – options include downtown historic district, Anne Spencer Garden, Point of Honor, Old City Cemetery, Riverside Park and Rivermont Avenue
4:00 – 5:00pm Wet paintings may be dropped off at Lynchburg Art Club
5:00 – 7:00pm Artist & Sponsor Reception, Maier Museum of Art, Randolph College
Sunday, April 30th
8:30 – 9:30am Artists check-in for Quick Draw at Maier Museum, 1 Quinlan Street;
blank canvases, paper, boards must be stamped
10:00am – 12:00pm Two-hour Quick Draw competition at Randolph College. Artists may paint on the campus or Rivermont Avenue near the campus
12:30 – 1:00pm Return Quick Draw artwork for judging at check-in area at Maier Museum. ARTWORK MUST BE RETURNED BY 1:00PM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR QUICK DRAW AWARDS AND EXHIBITION.
1:00 – 2:00pm Quick Draw judge, Jim Muehlemann, Randolph College Art Professor, will review artwork and choose award winners
2:00pm QuIck Draw awards presentation; 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place
12:00 – 4:00pm Artists may paint after the Quick Draw at other Lynchburg locations.
5:00pm Deadline to drop-off all artwork from Paint Out and Quick Draw at the Lynchburg Art Club to be hung for the exhibit
Friday, May 5
5:00 – 8:00pm First Friday Exhibit Opening Reception at the Lynchburg Art Club, Paint Out awards will be displayed
Best in Show Award, 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, 2 Honorable Mentions, Best Plein Air Painting in Historic Lynchburg
Voting during the exhibit for People's Choice Award
Sunday, May 28
2:00pm Judge Priscilla Whitlock's exhibition talk
4:00pm Show closes: People's Choice Award announced. Artists may collect work between 4 and 5:30pm
Check-in / Exhibit Locations: Lynchburg Art Club, 1011 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24504
ALL PAINT OUT ARTWORK must be EXHIBITION READY, WIRED and ready to hang (canvas and boards wired, works on paper must be framed and wired). Maximum unframed artwork size is 24" x 30". Drop-off deadline is Sunday May 1st, 5pm.
CLICK HERE to see our video "How to" for preparing your wet canvases, watercolor and pastel paintings for exhibition. Melinda Tennis of Melinda's Frame and videographer Susan Saandholland created this video.
- Cash prize awards of $1725
- Artists may register by check or credit card. Please make checks out to the "Lynchburg Art Club" and mail your check with the attached registration form to 1011 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24504. Registration fees: $45 for all 3 days through April 11 ($50 from April 12-21). Quick Draw ONLY registration fee is $15. Credit card payments may be made online at http://lynchburgartclub.org/ through April 21. Note: there is a small processing fee for paying via credit card online.
- Paint Out Exhibit will be held at the Lynchburg Art Club, 1011 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia 24504. No registration the day of the event EXCEPT FOR QUICK DRAW ON SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH.
- Artist must have blank paper, canvases, and boards stamped at the Lynchburg Art Club prior to painting during the Paint Out. Blank canvases must be stamped for acceptance in the show and to be eligible for awards.
- The following media will be accepted – acrylic, oil, pastels, and watercolor.
- ALL PAINT OUT WORK must be WIRED and ready to hang. Canvas and boards wired, works on paper must be framed and wired. Drop-off deadline is Sunday April 30th, 5pm.
- A maximum of 2 pieces by each artist will be accepted in the Paint Out exhibit. One piece of artwork from the Quick Draw will also be accepted. Maximum unframed artwork size is 24" x 30". The Club commission for artwork sold will be 30% for art club members and 35% for non-members.
- All work will hang for the First Friday opening on May 5th at 5:00pm and remain until Sunday, May 28 at 4:00pm.
- Artists must allow images of work entered into the competition to be used by the LAC for publicity purposes.
- Artists must hold the LAC harmless for any personal injury or property loss or damage regardless of the cause.
- Must be 18 or older to enter.


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