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Two N.C. House seats serving Lenoir, Greene, Craven and Wayne counties are wide open, and four men are currently battling for those spots.
Two N.C. House seats serving Lenoir, Greene, Craven and Wayne counties are wide open, and four men are currently battling for those spots.
Neither seat is held by an incumbent. William Wainwright, who had represented District 12 since the early 1990s, passed away in July. Stephen LaRoque, who served District 10 from 2003 to 2006 and was re-elected to the seat in 2010, was defeated in the May primary. He resigned in the summer under the cloud of a federal indictment.
Democrat Jim �Babe� Hardison of Falling Creek is running against Republican John Bell of Wayne County to represent District 10, which includes portions of Lenoir, Greene, Wayne and Craven counties.
Republican Jim Dancy of the New Bern area is running against Democrat George Graham of Kinston for the District 12 seat, which serves Lenoir, Greene and Craven counties.
The four candidates spoke to The Free Press this week. They each gave an introduction, and then answered questions about their positions on the regional Pantego wind energy project, whether N.C. Education Lottery allocations to counties should be restored and how the state can best fund road improvements.
District 10
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Jim �Babe� Hardison � Democrat
Hardison is a native of Lenoir County who is retired from the Lenoir and Wayne County school systems, and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Lenoir Community College.
He served as business manager, assistant and special assistant to the superintendent while working with the school districts. He currently works as an adjunct faculty member at Mt. Olive College and is a certified public accountant.
Hardison is married with two children and three grandchildren. He also served during the Vietnam War as a U.S. Navy Seabee.
�Eastern North Carolina is my home,� he said. �I want to work for solutions that are important to the families in Eastern North Carolina, good jobs, and coupled with the good jobs is a good education system.�
Hardison said he was against the proposed Pantego wind farm, which is planned for Beaufort County. State and local officials, including those in Kinston and Lenoir County, have opposed the project because of concerns the windmills would interfere with low-level flight training for F-15 fighter jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Wayne County and create a hazard in the flight path to the Dare County Bombing Range.
He said it could cost the local economy hundreds of millions of dollars if the units at Seymour Johnson must move.
�If we just look at it from dollars and cents, it looks we should support our military and do everything we can to support Seymour Johnson,� he said.
County governments are struggling as the state cuts back the amount of N.C. Education Lottery dollars it allocates to local entities. Lenoir County�s most recent Lottery allocation was cut in half.
Hardison said local governments should not have to �shoulder the responsibility� of helping the state balance its budget.
Regarding road maintenance funds, Hardison said the state�s gasoline tax � which provides revenue for Powell Bill funds distributed to municipalities twice a year to help maintain streets � has already been capped, and he did not support creating toll roads.
�We need to explore other possibilities (for road funds),� he said.
Supporting the military, education and infrastructure were among Hardison�s priorities, should he be elected to the General Assembly.
�Regardless of our political party affiliation, the citizens of North Carolina will have to live with the decisions that are made in Raleigh. I would ask that you consider voting for me and exercise the freedom that I fought for,� he said.
John Bell � Republican
Bell is a native of Mt. Olive who currently works as manager of sales and business development at the N.C. Community Federal Credit Union of Goldsboro.
He is married and serves as the first vice chairman of the Wayne County Republican Party. He is also involved with the Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County, the Boy Scouts of America and other civic organizations.
�I believe that we need good quality leadership in Eastern North Carolina, and I believe with my background in management and community service I can be the good strong voice that Eastern North Carolina needs,� he said.
Bell said he was against the wind energy project.
�It would be detrimental to Seymour Johnson, Cherry Point (Marine Corps Air Station) and other military bases on the East Coast,� he explained.
He said he is working with community groups, military affairs committees, airport personnel and others within District 10 on the issue.
Bell said he was against the N.C. Education Lottery when it was created in 2005 to raise money for North Carolina schools.
Since the lottery is available, though, �the funds need to be used for what it was set up to do,� he said.
�I don�t believe those funds should be tapped into to help balance the budget for the state,� he continued. �They need to be used for our schools.�
Regarding raising more revenue for road maintenance, Bell said, �North Carolina does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem.�
He said the state should use the money raised through the gas tax, and set aside in the Highway Trust Fund, for roads and roads only. The money should not be taken from the trust fund to balance the state�s general fund.
Bell said he wanted to see Eastern North Carolina legislators come together regardless of party affiliation, and encouraged residents to serve on statewide boards and commissions to ensure the region has a strong voice in Raleigh.
�I believe that this is the most important election in our lifetimes,� he said. �There are decisions that are going to affect our country, our state and our local governments, and in Eastern North Carolina, with the loss of representation due to redistricting, we need to be sure we have strong voices that are going to stand up for our morals and values here in Eastern North Carolina.�
District 12
George Graham � Democrat
Graham is a Lenoir County native who is currently the chairman of the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners. He has served on the board since 1982.
He is retired from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services � he has worked at the Caswell Developmental Center, the Dobbs Youth Development Center, and also at Lenoir Community College.
He is a trustee at St. Augustus AME Zion Church of Kinston, member of the North Carolina�s Eastern Region Development Commission board and has been a member of the Kinston Rotary Club since 1980.
Graham is married with four children and three grandchildren.
�I�ve always been interested in state government and have learned a lot by working in county government,� he said. �County government and state government are so closely related and I feel like it�s a natural progression for me to work at the state level to help accomplish some of the things we need to accomplish locally.�
Graham said he was concerned about the Pantego project�s impact on the military.
�In Eastern North Carolina the military and military presence is extremely important,� he said. �I would urge extreme caution with programs that could negatively impact the military.�
Graham said he would work to restore lottery funds taken from counties, and said a �key thing� he wanted to work on in Raleigh would be �unfunded mandates� passed from the state to local governments.
Unfunded mandates include projects or initiatives required by the state, which give local governments the responsibility of carrying them out but no money to do so.
�To go in and take those (lottery) funds away from us places a tremendous burden on our local budgets, and we need to have those funds restored.�
Graham said he wanted to look for methods of funding road projects other than the gas tax.
�One thing that I would not be in favor of is passing it down to local governments,� he said of road maintenance. �That is not a good idea � counties cannot manage a road program for the state and should not have to.�
Graham also encouraged support of local agriculture.
�We need to be supportive of the farmers and recognize that we have a very strong agricultural base and we need to continue to promote that base,� he said in closing. �It is the No. 1 industry in the state and needs to be protected and pushed.�
Jim Dancy � Republican
Dancy is a native of New Jersey, but has lived in Eastern North Carolina most of his adult life.
�You can�t help where you were born, but you can certainly help where you live,� he said.
Dancy and his wife, Melody, who live in River Bend near New Bern, are the owners of Dancy Community Management, which provides in-home care for senior citizens.
He also has three children and is past president of the River Bend GOP.
Dancy said he ran for the House after he and his family found themselves drawn into District 12 following the approval of the state�s redistricting plan last year.
�After about a week of prayer and talk between my wife and myself, we decided it would be something that would be worth going after,� he said.
Regarding the wind project, Dancy said he supported the military �100 percent,� and said it would be an economic �disaster� for the region if the military were to move.
�As far as energy, I support research and application of alternative energy most certainly, but I also support looking into the offshore drilling � anything that would help us toward energy independence. It would be fantastic for everyone and would also create jobs,� he said.
Dancy said lottery funds �should have never been for anything except education.�
�Just like anything else that�s been put into the general fund � these specific projects, we need to have some sort of a lock box,� he said.
Dancy said the lack of road construction funds was another example of the state using money for something other than its intended purpose.
�We support roads but things like this always get tapped into to pay for something else,� he explained. �We have got to learn to keep within our budget, live within our means.�
Dancy noted the poverty rate in District 12 is about 40 percent. He proposed combating it by doing away with jail time for people convicted of non-violent crimes in order to keep families together and out of the cycle of poverty.
He also proposed supporting small business in any manner possible to create more jobs.
�I appreciate over the last year being able to build the relationships that I�ve been able to build in all three counties and I�m asking for the citizens� votes,� Dancy said.
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As bizarre as it might sound, high school skiing is an overlooked sport on the Front Range in Colorado.
Skiing may connote Colorado between the months of November through March, but any high school skier from Front Range schools has to join mountain schools to compete in the Colorado High School Activities Association's state championships.
It is a winter sport that doesn't garner much attention in the Denver area compared to basketball, wrestling, girls swimming and hockey.
Luke Bailey, a senior at Chaparral who was skiing for Platte Canyon High School, was the state giant slalom champ at the CHSAA state meet held Feb. 22-23 at Ski Cooper near Leadville. He was also second in the slalom and was named the co-Alpine Skier of the Year along with Michael Resnick of Vail Mountain.
In the 53-history of the ski program at Platte Canyon, nobody had ever won an individual state championship until Bailey and Alex Cregan captured state titles last month. Cregan won the girls giant slalom.
Bailey will continue his athletic endeavors at St. Cloud State after his graduation from Chaparral but he will be playing baseball. Bailey is an outfielder and captain on the Wolverines baseball team.
"It's pretty cool to be a state champion," said Bailey. "I think once school winds down it will sink in. It would be nice to see my name at Chaparral but it's not a team sport at school."
Bailey followed his brother Nick, who skied for Platte Canyon six years ago. Nick placed third in the giant slalom in 2013 and sixth in the slalom.
Luke, who was seventh last winter in the giant slalom, had the two fastest runs in the GS and finished with a two-run total of 2:09.09 to beat Resnick. In the slalom, he had a total time of 1:10.23 and was second behind Resnick.
"I skied well in the giant slalom, the course definitely suited me," said Bailey. "There were a few technical spots that you definitely had to watch out for down at the bottom of the course.
"It was one of my better slalom runs. It was on a new run I had never skied before. It was pretty fun. To perform that well was pretty cool for me because I'm more of a GS specialist kind of guy."
Bailey has set aside his skis and is roaming the Chatfield outfield which brings up the obvious question of which sport is his favorite.
"Baseball to me is a huge mental game," he explained. "I really enjoy that. It's not all about athletic ability. You have to be able to handle failure. In skiing you get two opportunities and if you don't perform that day, that's just how it goes.
"It's hard to say which is my favorite because they are both so different. I really like the individual aspect of ski racing. It can be nerve-wracking especially getting into the starting gate. I really like the team aspect of baseball. And you know that if you succeed only three out of 10 times you are going to be in the Hall of Fame. I like that as well but if I had to pick, I would say baseball."
Gatorade honors Masten
Rock Canyon's Sam Masten, who is one of the Colorado's best players at driving to the basket to score points and draw fouls, has been named the Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year.
The 6-foot-3 senior guard who will play next season at the University of Northern Colorado was averaging 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals a game before Rock Canyon's March 9 Final Four game against George Washington.
New Chaparral grid boss
Jeff Ketron introduced himself to players and parents on March 8 at Chaparral only days after he was named the Wolverines' new head football coach.
He replaces Rod Dobbs who resigned last month.
Ketron was the head coach at Douglas County between 1999-2013. The Huskies won the state championship in 2005 and were the runners-up in 2007.
Ketron's appointment was the latest in what has been a revolving change of football coaches from last season as many of the departing coaches wound up continuing to coach but at different schools.
Mike Campbell left Arapahoe and is the new coach at Class 2A Englewood. Former Valor coach Rod Sherman resurfaced at Arapahoe. New Castle View coach Todd Casebier comes from 4A Fruita Monument. Tom Thenell turned in his Mullen coaching gear and is the new coach at Smoky Hill. Nick Trombetta went from Denver North to Thornton. John Trahan moved from Smoky Hill to Highlands Ranch.
No word yet on who will replace Wayne Voorhees at Legacy. Voorhees was hired as the coach at Riverdale Ridge, the new high school in Thornton.
Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 303-566-4083.
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The boat I am considering already has the correct pulpit luckily as it did have the gun mount set up, so it's really just the pole and it's mount specs that I will need. I do have a small mill and lathe in my workshop, so depending on how the ends of the poles and the pole mount are, I most likely can fabricate what is needed.
If you have the original specs for the components for the F32 I would appreciate it. Of course pictures of the pole ends would be helpful, but I haven't found any of those either. From what I have been finding, I don't have high hopes for finding the parts themselves.
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The large stone in the center of the photo is for William Hamilton Dunfee and his wife, Catherine B. Jones. They are my 3rd Great-Grandparents. The little marker next to their stone simply says "Father" and there is a corresponding "Mother" stone on the other side.
The stone to the left of the marker for William and Catherine is for their daughter, Henrietta Rebecca Dunfee (1852-1941), and the next stone is for their son William James Dunfee (1854-1942) and his wife, Elizabeth Walker (1861-1915).
On the south side of the marker is William's inscription:
OUR / FATHER / W. H. DUNFEE / BORN / ADAMS CO. PENN. / APRIL 10, 1822. / DIED / MAY 29, 1888. / AGED / 66 Y's. 1 Mo. 19 D's.
The inscription beneath his age is not legible.
Catherine's inscription is on the north side of the marker.
MOTHER / CATHERINE B. DUNFEE / BORN IN / MUSKINGDOM CO. OHIO / JAN. 15, 1829 / DIED FEB. 17, 1903 / AGED 74Y. 1M. 2D / Dear mother, fond memory / clings to thee.
It was very thoughtful of them to include the location of their births as well as full dates of birth and death!
Catherine came to Whitley County with her mother and siblings in October 1845. At about the same time, William arrived in Fort Wayne where he was working as a cabinet maker. Two years later, William came to Whitley County and became acquainted with Catherine. They were married on March 5, 1848. Of the seven children born to them, only three survived to adulthood. Of those three, their daughter Sophia was the only one to have children who had children. Sophia married William P. Wise. They are my 2nd great grandparents.


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When Ashley Hopper crawled into bed each night she would pray it wasn't the night she was going to have a heart attack in her sleep.
Dr. Robert Wegner with the Saint Francis Center for Surgical Weight Loss, is shown with patients Ashley Hopper, left, and Stephanie Baker, who both lost nearly 90 pounds after gastric bypass surgery.
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"My health got really bad when I became pregnant with my son," Hopper, 35, said. "I was already diabetic; it runs rampant in my family. … My health just plummeted after that and things just got much more serious."
She hoped her health would improve after her son's birth at age 28, but instead she added high cholesterol, tachycardia (an elevated heart rate), high blood pressure, and high cholesterol to her diabetes mellitus type 2 diagnoses. Worst still, she couldn't lose weight.
By August, Hopper's hands and feet had begun to go numb – a side effect of diabetes.
"That really got to me," she said. "That's when I started looking into gastric bypass surgery, or really any kind of weight loss surgery."
As the obesity epidemic in Memphis and across the nation has grown, surgical interventions have become a common and effective solution. About 35.9 percent of American adults older than 20 are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Memphis ranked No. 46 in the American College of Sport Medicine's American Fitness Index, which measures the health and community fitness status of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Surgical interventions are designed for those who are more than 100 pounds overweight and have a body mass index of 40 or higher, or more than 35 with serious diseases. Three of the more common surgical options for people seeking to lose weight: gastric banding, gastric bypass surgery and sleeve gastrectomy.
Dr. Robert Wegner, a bariatric surgeon with the Saint Francis Center for Surgical Weight Loss, says he's seeing more patients seeking surgical weight loss solutions at the encouragement of their primary care physicians.
"Once you hit a BMI of 35 all the studies will show that your chances of losing any significant amount of weight and keeping it off are very low," he said. "Once you hit the mid-30s, to tell a patient to exercise and lose weight – it's just not going to happen. I think in the future, that number will be revised lower and lower."
Hopper opted for gastric bypass surgery in November, a procedure in which a surgeon creates a smaller stomach pouch and attaches a Y-shaped section of the small intestine directly to the pouch. This allows food to bypass a portion of the small intestine, which absorbs calories and nutrients. Patients feel full sooner and also absorb fewer calories.
"The recovery is very efficient; it's not drawn out," Wegner said. "There's a big misconception that you will be in the hospital for weeks and weeks and in a bunch of pain. It's just not like that."
While Hopper's insurance did not cover her weight loss procedure, Wegner says insurance carriers are increasingly covering weight loss surgery because of its long-term effectiveness in resolving type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, osteoarthritis, depression, infertility and some cancers.
Six months later and 85 pounds lighter, Hopper says the surgery has completely changed both her life and her habits.
"My biggest challenge is running a family with members who haven't had a surgery and haven't had to change their habits," she said. "I've learned to eat a meal with my family when they are sitting there with their soft drinks."
But she says it's all worth it. She's able to do more and she no longer goes to bed at night worrying about her health. Daily stress related to worrying about her health is gone and she's no longer taking any insulin and is taking a much lower dose for her tachycardia.
"My biggest goal that I set all along was 'I can't wait to wear my wedding rings again.' I had not worn them since I got pregnant," she said. "Now I need to get them resized and they are falling off. I literally feel that the weight of the world has been lifted off me."
Stephanie Baker, 46, also has lost about 90 pounds since her gastric bypass surgery. Like Hopper, Baker had watched her weight slowly creep up over the years despite her dieting and exercise efforts. In 2006, she was diagnosed with diabetes and her endocrinologist encouraged her to lose 60 to 80 pounds.
"I just couldn't get anywhere," she said. "I needed to change my life."
By 2011, Baker had decided to explore weight loss surgery. She says the biggest lure was being able to come off all of her medications and improving her overall health. An added bonus was that her insurance carrier also covered the procedure. In August, Wegner performed gastric bypass surgery on Baker.
Pre-surgery Baker weighed about 271 pounds. Today she weighs about 181 pounds and continues to lose weight. She's also no longer taking any insulin.
"I can get down on the floor and play with my nephew. I have energy to work in the yard and to do a lot of things," she said. "I feel like a new person."
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The Best Years Of Our Lives
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Three enlisted men face an uncertain future at the end of World War II. Banker Al Stephenson comes home to a family that has grown up while he was away at war and a job where his bosses have little interest in supporting the men who risked their lives in the name of freedom. Fred Derry faces a dead end job and a war bride he barely knows. After losing his hands in battle, Homer Parrish has a harder time adjusting to others' attitudes and his own fear of pity than any physical challenges. Their challenges capture the spirit of a country recovering from a war that affected the lives of every American.
The Best Years of Our Lives was the first major Hollywood production to deal with the problems faced by veterans returning from World War II. At the time, most producers thought the war-weary public was more interested in escapist entertainment, but Goldwyn proved them wrong by turning this into the top-grossing picture of the decade.
Independent producer Sam Goldwyn got the idea for a film about veterans re-adjusting to home life after World War II when his wife, Francis, pointed out a photo in the August 7, 1944 issue of Time magazine. It depicted a group of homecoming Marines leaning out a railway car on which someone had written "Home Again!" in chalk. The story itself dealt with the mixed emotions the men would face on returning to their families and the jobs they held before the war.
Fredric March had worked with Goldwyn twice before, on The Dark Angel (1935) and the disastrous We Live Again (1934), and wasn't too keen on leaving Broadway to work with the producer again. When he lost the lead in Life With Father to William Powell, however, he decided to give the film a shot. Ironically, neither he nor co-star Dana Andrews had served in the war, and March had been a frequent target of conservative commentators for his liberal politics.
Myrna Loy was already considered the screen's perfect wife because of her Thin Man films at MGM, but had made few films recently because of her work for the war effort. Unsure about her willingness to take a secondary role in which she would have a grown daughter, Goldwyn invited her to his home for dinner, where he charmed her into taking the part. She had no problems with the role's size or the character's age, but was concerned about working with William Wyler. "I hear he's a sadist," she confided in Goldwyn. "That isn't true," he retorted. "He's just a very mean fellow." She signed for the role anyway, and her agent secured her top billing.
In the view of most critics, The Best Years of Our Lives is independent producer Samuel Goldwyn's best film. For all the jokes about Goldwyn's vulgarity and his mangling of the English language, the picture is both tasteful and perceptive, the perfect embodiment of what his PR department would call "The Goldwyn Touch." In truth, that touch was the product of some of the best filmmakers in Hollywood, including director William Wyler and cinematographer Gregg Toland, who worked under contract to Goldwyn. The film was really the last hurrah for The Goldwyn Touch, as it marked Wyler's last film before breaking out with a production company of his own.
At 172 minutes, The Best Years of Our Lives was almost twice the length of the average picture of its era. Goldwyn considered cutting it, but when he screened it with Wyler it was so tight that he couldn't find anything to cut. In addition, the time seemed to fly by. That judgment was reinforced by preview audiences in October 1946, who were so enthusiastic that he decided not to cut the picture.
The film won seven Oscars®: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Fredric March), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Best Screenplay, Best Score and Best Editing. The only category in which it lost was Best Sound. In addition, Goldwyn received the Irving Thalberg Award, a special honor for outstanding work in production. Russell's win was a surprise. Earlier in the evening he was handed a Special Oscar® "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans." This would make him the only performer to receive two Oscars® for the same performance.
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Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Screenplay: Robert E. Sherwood
Based on the Verse Novel Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor
Cinematography: Gregg Toland
Editing: Daniel Mandell
Art Direction: George Jenkins, Perry Ferguson
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Cast: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish), Hoagy Carmichael (Butch Engle), Gladys George (Hortense Derry), Steve Cochran (Cliff Scully), Ray Collins (Mr. Milton), Roman Bohnen (Pat Derry)
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My maternal grandfather was Luther Holt (1921-1993) and he was born in Hardin County, Tennessee. I have so many wonderful memories of being with him, he was a caring and adventurous grandfather. He descends from Malinda Holt (1816-1881), a formerly enslaved woman who was my ggg-grandmother. Giles Holt was Malinda's slaveowner; he was born in Amelia County, Virginia and later migrated to Tennessee. Malinda Holt had at least 9 known children: Thomas, Daniel, Phillip, Chana, Eliza Ann, Cyntha Jane, John Wesley, James and Elizabeth. The name of the father of Malinda's children is lost in the annals of slavery, but I did find her headstone in Cawthon Cemetery in Hardin County which was a pretty exciting discovery. It was the oldest one there. Malinda Holt shows up only on the 1870 Hardin County census. Although her headstone lists her death as 1881, she does not appear on the 1880 census.
Malinda's son John W. Holt was my gg-grandfather. He married Mary Garrett in 1877 in neighboring Decatur County.
John and Mary had 8 children together: Ivie, Swanson, Madelina, Roxie, Oralee, Lawson, Freddie and Troy. John W. Holt also had another son, named Hundley. My g-grandfather was their son Lawson Holt. The Holt family appears on the 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 Hardin County census.
John W. (and his brother George W.) are particularly well documented in the records of Hardin County. They were prosperous land owners, and very active in the African-American community. I have a wonderful deed showing three Holts (John, brother Philip and cousin Samuel C.) purchasing 200 acres of land in 1871. That's only six years out of slavery! But life was not without racial violence; John's brother George was lynched in 1887, an event that was cruelly announced in the paper with this sentence:
" George Holt, colored, of Sibley, met his fate by the rope route last week."
Nevertheless, the family persevered and helped build a thriving community.
John W. Holt also owned a general store, was Postmaster of Holtsville from 1902-1907, and had a school called the Holtsville school. He died in 1925 , leaving a lengthy and detailed will, and his wife Mary Garrett died in 1932. Holtsville is still marked on many maps of the area to this day. His wife Mary Garrett was from neighboring Decatur County, and oral history says her mother was a full-blood Cherokee Indian. Her grandson recalled her "smoking those Indian pipes." Mary had a sister named Anna Garrett who married John's brother George. Mary and Anna descended from Mason and Rachel Garrett.They show up on the 1870 census for Decatur County. Mason and Rachel's former owner was named Jeff Johnson, but he died shortly after purchasing his farm in Decatur County. Mason and Rachel (and their children) were left to Jeff's brother, who was killed during the Civil War by Federal soldiers. (Note: their surname is sometimes seen as Garrard.)
Many of the Holt descendants in the mid-20th century moved North as part of the famous Great Migration. They moved to places like Inkster, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois. They traded in farming for the promise of factory work, which boomed during and after World War II. That's what prompted my grandfather, Luther Holt and his wife Mattie (Springer) to migrate to Dayton, Ohio in about 1946 or so. My mom grew up in Dayton and that's where my brother and I spent summers as children. Those are wonderful memories for me.
The Holts and their descendants have a rich legacy in Hardin County, TN all starting with our ancestor Malinda, who survived the horrors of slavery. I have a lengthier and more detailed article I did on this family that was published in a genealogical journal; if you'd like a copy, send me an email.
My maternal ggg-grandmother was Hannah Barnes (1856-1925). Hannah's mother was Margaret Barnes (abt. 1829-1894). Margaret first appears on a county court record in 1838 Hardin County, Tennessee. You can read in my posts how much I love court records and this is another example of why. Sadly, the record describes how Margaret was sold to John L. Barnes for $198 because she was being badly treated by her current owner, Washington B. Turner. She was technically a freed black. In 1840, after the court transaction, she is likely the freedwoman living in the household of John L. Barnes on the census. In 1850, her name is listed in the Barnes household as Margaret Roberts, and she apparently has several young children. By 1860, Margaret's name has now changed to Margaret Barnes. She appears for the last time on the 1870 Hardin County census, living in Savannah, Tennessee. At that time, she still has four children in the household. Her granddaughter, Minnie Holt, later wrote in her family notes that Margaret died in 1893.
Margaret is certainly a mystery. One puzzle is the use of the name Margaret Roberts, which could indicate clues to her identity before being "owned" by Washington B. Turner. Although she is a freedwoman, sometimes freed blacks had to be bonded to some respectable white person (a form of "vouching" for them) and maybe that is what is happening here. I was thrilled in 2011 to find Margaret serving as a witness in the Southern Claims Commission records, along with her son, Campbell (more on him later). She gave critical testimony that validated much of my research.
I'm still following Washington B. Turner to find how he came to own Margaret, but he is extremely hard to research. He appears on a few deeds and is probably the "W.B. Turner" on the 1837 tax list but other than that, he's like a ghost. He's either gone or dead by 1850, because he is no longer in Hardin County records, and I can't definitively tie him to the other Turners in Hardin County in the early 1800s. I also can't find anybody who has already researched this Turner family; if I could, that would at least give me a starting point. That timeframe gets difficult because records in general just get more scarce. I also have not had any luck yet researching the Roberts surname in Hardin County. More work to do.
Margaret had at least 9 known children: Campbell, Louisa (or Lucy), Green, Samuel, Hannah, Martin, Nancy (Nannie), Martha and Alice. Daughter Lucy married Samuel C. Holt and lived in Hardin County her entire life. Samuel was very prosperous and by his death in 1897 owned over 500 acres of land. Samuel and Lucy had 6 children together. Lucy, after her husband's death remarried William Davy in 1906. Lucy died in 1922 in Hardin County.
I discovered through county court records that Lucy actually had a son named Felix before she married Samuel Holt; he is being apprenticed out in court minutes and is referred to as her 'illegitimate mulatto son.'
Another daughter of Margaret's, Nannie, also lived in Hardin County and married first James Holt then Kirby Welch. Both sisters, Lucy and Nannie looked absolutely white. We know that Nannie's father was a white man; whether or not all of Margaret's children were with the same man is unknown. Nannie died in 1949. She had three children, only one of whom lived to adulthood–her daughter Minnie. Minnie spent many years recording historical details about her family and other families in the community that survive today. Those records were simply invaluable as I researched this family. Minnie was a historian before her time. Minnie's daughter Nella lived in Washington D.C. and was 98 years old when I first called her and was beginning my research. She helped me and shared her family's wonderful pictures.
Margaret Barnes also had a son named Campbell Barnes, who I found also in the Southern Claims Commission record. I found a marriage license for him in 1868 in neighboring McNairy County, where he married Alice Jones. I found them on the 1870 census in McNairy but afterwards, nothing. His deposition states that he went away with the Union Army, but I have not found in his name in any of the official records.
Margaret's daughter Hannah (my ggg-grandmother) married Joseph Harbour abt. 1876 and they appear on the 1880 Hardin County census. Joseph was born abt. 1852, and Joseph and Hannah had two children, Odie and Doss. By 1900, Joseph and Hannah are no longer together. Joseph married another woman, Rachel Shannon in 1884. Joseph's marriage to Rachel was not a happy one; they had a very contentious divorce in 1895. Joseph appears to be quite a character; he is charged with crimes numerous times in circuit court records in Hardin County between the years 1882-1896. From Carrying A Pistol to Attempted Manslaughter to Lewdness and Profanity, he obviously is not a pleasant man! When I look at his photograph, he looks like a pretty rough one….LOL.
A Hardin County Court record written in 1866 illuminates Joseph Harbour's background. It documents "..a colored woman named Marge" apprenticing her children out to white men in the community. It names her son Joseph and his brother Alexander, who were apprenticed to Thomas Maxwell, and their brother Wesley Harbour apprenticed to Thomas' son, Henry Maxwell. This record also gives their birthdates and the terms of their service. This is yet another example of the incomparable value of court records. I found his mother's name, two siblings, and their birthdates all in one place.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate any further data about either of the brothers Alexander or Wesley. The mother Marge, likely a formerly enslaved woman, was probably owned by Elijah or Elisha Harbour who were large slaveowners in that area. I did find two women named Marge (Margaret) Harbour in the 1870 Hardin census of sufficient age to have been the mother of the three boys.
By 1900, Hannah is listed as head of household with five children: Odie, Doss, Pearl, Magnolia and Alma. Although Joseph is clearly alive, Hannah is listed on the census as Widowed which I find pretty hilarious. Perhaps a testament to how she felt about him? She also had three additional children in that census year, and I do not know who the father of those children are. Hannah remarried by 1920 to John J. Bradley (I was unable to find her in 1910), and the three daughters all regarded their mother's new husband as their father; even on their death certificates. Just last week, I found an online transcription of the Norwood cemetery, which I have been trying to find for 10 years in search of Hannah's grave. The transcription shows that Hannah is in fact buried there and that she died on 7 April 1925! I love the Internet.
Hannah's son Doss Harbour, born abt. 1878, was my gg-grandfather:
Doss Harbour was a farmer, and appears on the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 Hardin County census records. He was by oral accounts a hard-living, tough man. Land records show that Doss took out several trust deeds, getting credit for his crops, in 1908, 1915, 1916, and 1919. One piece of oral history has him figuring prominently in the racial violence of the times, defending the African-American community in battles with some whites, one that he supposedly killed. I am searching for more detail about this episode.
Doss had a daughter with a local woman Ada Merriman, and the infant girl was named Vannie. Doss then married Lula Harris in 1905, and Doss and Lula raised Vannie together. Vannie really regarded her stepmother Lula as her mother. I can only guess that perhaps age, or being unmarried, is what made Ada allow her daughter Vannie to be raised by Doss and his new wfe Lula. We can never knwo the true reasons behind some of the things our ancestors did. Doss Harbour died in 1943.
The picture below shows Doss with his sister Odie and his three half sisters, Pearl, Ollie and Nola (Magnolia) in 1939:
Vannie's first marriage in 1921 was to Lawson Holt, with whom she had a son named Luther Holt, my grandfather. They divorced shortly thereafter, and Vannie married Elroy Roberson in 1926 in Chester County, Tennessee and had four more children: Lulapearl, Pete, Joe and Juliette. After Doss' death, his wife Lula and daughter Vannie relocated to Dayton, Ohio where her son Luther (my grandfather) was living.
Vannie was a loving, soft-spoken, very gentle woman who did mostly domestic work, which was common for women of her time. She also took in boarders from time to time in her home in Ohio. She was very religious and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Vannie lived to be 98 years old and passed away in 2001. This is where my personal memory come in. I have just a few memories of Vannie from when I was a child– like combing her beautiful long silky hair, which to a young girl seemed like something only dolls had. I remember her cooking and I also have this image of her house always being filled with kids and people. My grandfather Luther was very close to his mother, adored her, and took care of her. I am sure she was beloved by all her children.
I later found that Ada Merriman, Vannie's biological mother, married a man named Sank Seaman in 1883. They appear only on the 1910 census together with their five children: Nelson, Lee, and Ollie May. (She had two more daughters later, Rachel and Nettie.) Ada died on 13 November 1918, even though she is mistakenly shown on the 1920 census. Ada's parents were Baltimore and Martha (Bailey) Merriman; Baltimore shows up in many of the Hardin County early records and history. Ada had many brothers and sisters, which I am just starting to document.
I love the picture below: it is my g-grandmother Vannie in grade school (actually, in the Holtsville school) in Hardin County, TN. This picture probably dates from between 1910-1915. Vannie is on the far right, the girl with the big white bow in her hair.
My maternal grandmother was Mattie Springer (1921-2001) and she was born in Hardin County, Tennessee. Her parents were Walter Springer (1888-1944) and Effie Fendricks (1898-1959). They married in Hardin County on March 29, 1910 and appear on the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census records. Sometime afterwards, the family relocated to neighboring Chester County where they made their home in the town of Henderson.
Walter's Application for a Social Security Number lists his parents as George Springer and Lou Springer. My grandmother's birth certificate showed her father's birthplace as Lawrence County, Tennessee. I have yet to find any document, census or otherwise, definitively showing this George Springer so he remains one of my brick walls. My grandmother Mattie remembered his name as George Washington, which adds to the confusion. Was his last name Washington or was he called George Washington Springer? Don't know yet.
Both Walter and Effie consistently state that their parents were from
Alabama on the census records. A 1900 census record
showed a Ludi Springer with a son named Walter of the right age to have been my Walter. These Springers (Walter's parents) have been difficult to research. I am still looking in Lawrence County, TN records for any trace of them. I just ordered tax records which I hope will uncover something more. It's difficult when ancestors come from another state and you have no idea what county in that state to look.
Walter and Effie had 9 children, 7 of which survived to adulthood: Granville, Maxine, Arnell, Grady Lee, Mattie, George and James. Walter was a farmer and the family moved around alot, once living in a little town called The Forks and another called Hookers Bend. Later they moved to the city of Savannah, and eventually to the city of Henderson, in Chester County, Tennessee. I found one trust deed Walter secured in 1920 where he used 1 cow and calf, 1 sow and 4 pigs, and 4 shoats to secure seed and other materials for the crop that year. Walter also worked occasionally on the steamboats that traversed the Tennessee River. He later secured what would be considered a very good job: a government job working at the Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant were munitions were made in support of the World War II.
Mattie shared many happy memories of her family. She recalled her father's diligent prayers and the family spending lots of time at church, her and her siblings going off to school, her mother's cooking, her siblings picking cotton, and her father's telling the children folktales and stories.
Mattie married Luther Holt and the young couple moved to Dayton, Ohio for job opportunities. Mattie's brother Granville was already there. After Walter's death in 1944, Mattie's now widowed mother Effie came to Dayton, along with two other daughters, Maxine and Arnell. Sons George and James Springer, after fighting in World War II, eventually settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Daughter Grady Lee stayed in Tennessee.
Effie's parents were Mike Fendricks (1855-1928) and Jane Eliza Sherrell (born abt. 1862-died before 1910). As mentioned, they were from Alabama and married in 1879 in Hardin County where they appear there in the 1880 and 1900 census. By 1910, Jane had died and Mike was listed as widowed and had two daughters living with him. Three of his other daughters were married by then and lived right next door along with two sons. Jane Fendricks birthed 13 children, but only 8 survived: Mary Ella, Daisy, Ada, Effie, Mattie, Odie, Grady and John. Mike was a farmer and died Oct. 2, 1928. He is buried in the Savannah Colored Cemetery, according to his death certificate.
The known marriages of Mike and Jane's children are:
- Daisy Fendricks m. William (Bill) Pitts, Feb. 15, 1903
- Ada Fendricks m. John King, Sep. 2, 1905
- Mary Ella Fendricks m. Abe Copeland, Nov. 10, 1907
- Effie Fendricks m. Walter Springer, Mar. 29, 1910
- Mattie Fendricks m. Bee Winn, May 24, 1919
I am still tracking all of these siblings and their children. In trying to trace Mike Fendricks' history in slavery, I found no other individuals with that strange surname Fendricks, or any derivative of that name in Tennessee. However, I noticed that in 1920 Mike was living with a person named Dee Suggs who was also from Alabama. Mike appeared on a marriage license as a bondsmen with Dee Suggs. This connection led me to trace Dee Suggs back on the census records (since I couldn't find any Fendricks) and I found Dee on the 1880 and 1870 census record in Lawrence Cty, Alabama. This is an example of a classic cluster genealogy approach.
Surprisingly, in 1870, Dee Suggs (Dewitt Suggs) also has another person in the household named Mike Suggs. The age matches my Mike Fendricks exactly; I believe them to be one and the same person! I believe Mike and Dee were probably brothers, which would explain their close relationship in Hardin County. Why did Mike chose to use the surname Fendricks? My working theory is that it was his father's surname in slavery. He listed his father as being born in Washington DC, and there happened to be several Fendricks slaveowners in D.C., in fact, it was practically the only place. I am excited about this new find,
I am continuing to research the Suggs connection in Alabama. If my theory on DFee and Mike's relationship is true, than that means Sofrona Suggs is possibly my gggrandmother! My research in this line is now centered on her roots in Alabama.


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"Marketing cottonseed offers an opportunity to improve profitability for a gin," Austin Rose, president of Cape & Sons, Abilene, Texas, said at the annual meeting of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association at Memphis.
"Although prices are down somewhat from the extremely high $385 to $390 per ton we saw last year, they're still at a very high level."
Rose, who has more than three decades' experience in the cottonseed and cottonseed oil marketing arena, says the market for cottonseed is "changing rapidly" these days, and the outlook is difficult to forecast.
Dairies, the major users of cottonseed for feed, saw milk prices peak last summer, then fall off as prices for other commodities retreated.
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Ginners, Rose says, should also "know your position and how much seed you have to offer so you can take immediate advantage of any favorable market situation.
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Julian Beall III, president of TJ Beall Company, West Point, Ga., says a system developed by his firm can improve a gin's profitability through reclamation of fiber that now goes into trash.
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Crimes Against Nature is a book for both Democrats and Republicans, people like the traditionally conservative farmers and fishermen whom Kennedy represents in lawsuits against polluters. Without exception, he writes, these people see the current administration as the greatest threat not just to their livelihoods but to their values, their sense of community, and their idea of what it means to be American.


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Professor Coan told WRN that the decision could energize opponents of the law, who have long claimed the act was unconstitutional. However, the judge's decision not to enter an injunction limits the immediate impact of the decision.
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WRN is not the only media outlet to have enlisted Professor Coan's constitutional law expertise on what is shaping up to be "the biggest constitutional law dispute in the country." The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also talked to Professor Coan.
Some opponents of the health care law focus on the so-called "individual mandate," a provision of the law that would require everyone to have some form of health insurance. They say that while Congress has some authority to regulate economic activity, it lacks the authority to regulate this kind of economic inactivity.
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heres the best part. I don't have to. You specifically asked me to show that scientists are not in agreement with any aspect of evolution.
In 1991, 5% accept creation, and "99.9 percent of scientists accept evolution". In 2009, 87% agree with evolution.
If intelligent informed, and educated minds are not accepting evolution, this can mean something. But lets not point at numbers. These polls show that scientists DO NOT entirely agree on evolution, and more than likely, specific points made by it.
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I'm still waiting for this mythical conflicting theories of evolution you have yet to support with any substance or, god forbid evidence.
Apart from showing that some people don't believe in evolution (non scientist) and that some scientist are creationist (already established that ToE works fine in a created worlds) you have shown us nothing about the conflicting theories of evolution.
You have only showed us that some people being in creation: they are not logically mutually exclusive (which was your point, I beleive).
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Our topic today concerns a bacteria, that through evolution, can now digest nylon.
This is the original gene:
This gene was copied. But no new information was created, since it was a copy. This also means that one copy can mutate freely.
The next thing that happened wasn't just any mutation, but the most dramatic one we know. A frameshift mutation. This will affect every single amino acid from the point of the frameshift onwards. An example of how this works:
Amino acids are formed by a combination of three nucleotides, for example:
Now, when you insert a nucleotide (which is what this mutation does), it doesn't just change the amino acid it gets inserted to, but every single one after that as well, again for example we insert C into the first position:
So much for the example.
There are 427 amino acids in the original gene. Now, creationists like to claim that the ability to digest nylon was already there in the gene, but they're wrong.
The frameshift occurred at the 33rd amino acid, altering over 92% of the gene's information. Seen here in red:
This is NOT a loss of information, however, because this gene is a copy.
The frameshift added a new sequence to the gene, seen here in green:
But not only that, it also made a new start codon at the insertion point. This means that this is an entirely new gene!
This is the entirely new gene:
And now: How much information was created by this?
There are 4 nucleotides total.So, when we take the equation from information theory:
LOG2(4) = 2 bits (the 4 here being the total number of possibilities)
An amino acid is made by three nucleotides, so that is:
3*2 bits = 6 bits for every amino acid
since this mutation generated a sequence of 392 amino acids, we get:
392*6 bits = 2352 bits of completely new information.
The source of all this can be found here
And the video I kinda transcribed here is found here
Now on with the rest:
Thus, it changed the environment, and was natural selection at work.
Uhm, well, the dated layers do correspond to the "story".
And yhis has what to do with evolution?
Thos other scientists still think birds evolved. This is not a competing theory of evolution however, this is a competing theory in evolution. The mechanisms the birds evolved with are the same in both cases.
So, no evidence as of yet. I wonder if we'll ever see any.
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"1.There are five transposable elements on the pOAD2 plasmid. When activated, transposase enzymes coded therein cause genetic recombination. Externally imposed stress such as high temperature, exposure to a poison, or starvation can activate transposases. The presence of the transposases in such numbers on the plasmid suggests that the plasmid is designed to adapt when the bacterium is under stress.
2.All five transposable elements are identical, with 764 base pairs (bp) each. This comprises over eight percent of the plasmid. How could random mutations produce three new catalytic/degradative genes (coding for EI, EII and EIII) without at least some changes being made to the transposable elements? Negoro speculated that the transposable elements must have been a �late addition� to the plasmids to not have changed. But there is no evidence for this, other than the circular reasoning that supposedly random mutations generated the three enzymes and so they would have changed the transposase genes if they had been in the plasmid all along. Furthermore, the adaptation to nylon digestion does not take very long (see point 5 below), so the addition of the transposable elements afterwards cannot be seriously entertained.
3.All three types of nylon degrading genes appear on plasmids and only on plasmids. None appear on the main bacterial chromosomes of either Flavobacterium or Pseudomonas. This does not look like some random origin of these genes�the chance of this happening is low. If the genome of Flavobacterium is about two million bp,7 and the pOAD2 plasmid comprises 45,519 bp, and if there were say 5 pOAD2 plasmids per cell (~10% of the total chromosomal DNA), then the chance of getting all three of the genes on the pOAD2 plasmid would be about 0.0015. If we add the probability of the nylon degrading genes of Pseudomonas also only being on plasmids, the probability falls to 2.3 x 10-6. If the enzymes developed in the independent laboratory-controlled adaptation experiments (see point 5, below) also resulted in enzyme activity on plasmids (almost certainly, but not yet determined), then attributing the development of the adaptive enzymes purely to chance mutations becomes even more implausible.
4.The antisense DNA strand of the four nylon genes investigated in Flavobacterium and Pseudomonas lacks any stop codons.8 This is most remarkable in a total of 1,535 bases. The probability of this happening by chance in all four antisense sequences is about 1 in 1012. Furthermore, the EII gene in Pseudomonas is clearly not phylogenetically related to the EII genes of Flavobacterium, so the lack of stop codons in the antisense strands of all genes cannot be due to any commonality in the genes themselves (or in their ancestry). Also, the wild-type pOAD2 plasmid is not necessary for the normal growth of Flavobacterium, so functionality in the wild-type parent DNA sequences would appear not to be a factor in keeping the reading frames open in the genes themselves, let alone the antisense strands.
Some statements by Yomo et al., express their consternation:
�These results imply that there may be some unknown mechanism behind the evolution of these genes for nylon oligomer-degrading enzymes.
�The presence of a long NSF (non-stop frame) in the antisense strand seems to be a rare case, but it may be due to the unusual characteristics of the genes or plasmids for nylon oligomer degradation.
�Accordingly, the actual existence of these NSFs leads us to speculate that some special mechanism exists in the regions of these genes.�
It looks like recombination of codons (base pair triplets), not single base pairs, has occurred between the start and stop codons for each sequence. This would be about the simplest way that the antisense strand could be protected from stop codon generation. The mechanism for such a recombination is unknown, but it is highly likely that the transposase genes are involved.
Interestingly, Yomo et al. also show that it is highly unlikely that any of these genes arose through a frame shift mutation, because such mutations (forward or reverse) would have generated lots of stop codons. This nullifies the claim of Thwaites that a functional gene arose from a purely random process (an accident).
5.The Japanese researchers demonstrated that nylon degrading ability can be obtained de novo in laboratory cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa [strain] POA, which initially had no enzymes capable of degrading nylon oligomers.9 This was achieved in a mere nine days! The rapidity of this adaptation suggests a special mechanism for such adaptation, not something as haphazard as random mutations and selection.
6.The researchers have not been able to ascertain any putative ancestral gene to the nylon-degrading genes. They represent a new gene family. This seems to rule out gene duplications as a source of the raw material for the new genes."
I will come back tonight to respond to the rest. I'm at work, and having issues with the contactor. Sorry.
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You, being a finite being, could not know that empirically. It satisfies, perhaps, some philosophical quandry for you, but at the end of the day it is nothing more than conjecture.
There's nothing wrong with the answer, "I don't know," if you don't, in fact, know.
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." � Blaise Pascal
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YOu make claims about 2nd law of Thermodynamics and then when pressed to explain the law you cannot. All you do is go wildly off topic it to make some claim about support for evolution falling. Obviously you know nothing about polls either. Have you looked at the raw data? Did you look what was actually asked?
tThe scientific support for evolution is at 87% for all scientists and you make a claim that there is a lack of support for evolution. I think anyone, anywhere would love 87% support.
No group of people entirely agree on anything.
I did no such thing. You might want to try to keep your arguments and who you are arguing with straight.
And yes you do need to show an understanding of the 2nd law if you are going to use it as a basis for your argument.
Or would you rather just admit you are wrong and the creofundy sites you got this from are wrong.
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
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Why should dennis780 pr anyone else feel embarrassed when you and other evolutionists use talkorigins as a source and you quote Heinlein like he was a demi-god??
Evolutionists are always way to full of themselves and they are never doing science. Science is but a thin facade for the evolutionist.
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If you actually read talkorigins you will see that they give references to their sources. Unlike the creofundy sites they do not make statements without a reference to a source.
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
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You clearly live in a fantasy world Ichiban. There are many thousands of papers on subjects connected with evolution.
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I wonder why all you do on these forums is project what creationists do on people who care about the truth.
You never add anything to the debate, you never say anything of value, and you seem to be coyote's personal board stalker.
In short, gow up, grow a pair, and if you really think you're so right in all this, show it or shut up.
But I think that like a smal chold, you'd rather just insult some people and project other's faults on to them. Typical.
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Here is a fact for you, all they do over at talkorigins is setup their own straw men arguments to knock down has though they were serious arguments, and all that any creationist has, just like the evolutionists do here.
It is all rather weak really, since most of the arguments are about philosophy, rather than science. The problems come about when dime-store philosophers claim to be a scientist.
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Evidence or example please.
Are you relying on those creo sites for your sources again. We have told you before that they lie.
You might want to actually look at talkorigins before you pass on lies.
Example one.
Example 2
Example 3
Are you ready to admit you are passing on lies. It is amazing how readily fundies bear false witness.
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
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You are right. This is not a scientific fact. I don't think there is a creationist out there that could possibly prove the beginning (or non) of God. This is a belief.
I DON'T KNOW. I just believe. Better?
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I'll tell you what I think it is, then you tell me I'm wrong. Deal?
The Law of Entropy refers to the amount of disorder, or order in a system. If states that, if left alone, the amount of disodered possibilities are many more than ordered ones. And since every substance tends to equilibrium (hot water added to tub will disperse, buildings will eventually crumble and spread dust, etc.), that the likely hood of order by natural process is extremely minute.
Recently, evolutionists have started using the Law of Maximum Entropy Production. That ordered flow, including life, was permissible as long as it produced enough entropy to compensate for its own internal entropy reduction. But there is no evidence for this.
"No group of people entirely agree on anything."
Hmm, I thought you were making this point. Well, for whoever said that there are not internal discussions there is the info...
"Or would you rather just admit you are wrong and the creofundy sites you got this from are wrong."
I could be wrong. But so could you. Thats why we are here right?
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"Evolutionists are always way to full of themselves and they are never doing science. Science is but a thin facade for the evolutionist."
Actually, Ichi, I'm with them on this one. You need to respond with some sort of intelligent data or evidence.
"You clearly live in a fantasy world Ichiban. There are many thousands of papers on subjects connected with evolution."
Peepul is right, there are many papers published as evidences for evolution. There are papers published to the opposite too, however. I have found and read over 20 books at the local library concerning the subject. I would suggest, Ichi, that if you want people to respond to you, you have to offer some information to respond to.
Just because they don't share the same view, doesn't mean they are loony, or stupid. They just don't believe what we believe. Even I think you need to read up, and I'm on your side.
It's people like you who make creationists look bad, coming on scientific debate forums and spouting personal opinions, and religious gobble D gook. It's too bad.
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Oh, The Horror
Horror stories are just part of the CCT world. We all know someone who got screwed over on some kind of deal, and many times we happen to be on that receiving end! But just like they say, when life gives you lemons chuck 'em and buy some oranges! Robert Lancieri, of Port St., Florida, has a story in similar suit:
"I first purchased my '55 Chevy truck on a live auction from eBay. The truck was purchased from a person in Illinois, sight unseen, who said it was in mint condition. When the carrier went to pick the truck up, the owner called and told me they scratched the driver door. When the truck arrived at my doorstep I asked to see the scratch, and it wasn't that bad. I then began to look at the rest of the truck. It was battleship gray and the paint had runs and sanding marks all through it. The clearcoat on the truck looked as if raindrops had landed before it set up. My wife and I looked at each other and thought: Mint condition? Even the carrier said I hope you didn't pay much for it. Needless to say the minor scratch the carrier put in it was the least of my worries. My grandfather owned two '55 Chevy trucks for his gas station way back when, and I always wanted to build one of these trucks, so I was determined to restore my "mint" '55.
"I didn't have a lot of money, so I had to do a lot of the bodywork myself, even though I had never done anything like that before. I took advice from friends and shops, and began working on the Chevy. I also found out at this time the truck was painted over rust, dings, and dents, therefore my workload increased in the span of minutes. Eventually I got the bodywork done and it was painted a two-tone silver metallic and charcoal with yellow, orange, and red flames outlined in green by Terry Trucks. The flames were also continued on when the doors are open. I had to rewire the entire truck and put new dual exhaust on it as well. Up front I installed a Camaro front clip and a new steering column. The truck now has all the modern-day works, including cruise and disc brakes. I also installed new seats wrapped in gray leather and built a custom center console. Now that the truck is done I enjoy going to cruises with friends. To my surprise I've even won some First Place trophies at several larger events."
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It doesn't take but one look at Ed Fiveash's, of Sharpsburg, Georiga, '72 Chevy to realize he lives and breathes Smokey Yunick. Like so many others, Ed is just another in a long line of Smokey fans, and the best way he knew to pay tribute to the innovator himself was to build his Chevy in memory of Smokey. The truck is centered on its T&L Engine Development-built440-horsepower 383 Chevy that is equipped with Dart Pro II heads, Edelbrock intake, custom ground cam, and more. Ed then shaved the truck clean, and lowered it on the ground. He also built a custom stainless steel exhaust system, gas tank, and more. Lastly, Ed, once again, laid down the trademark Smokey two-tone paintjob. Ed also made it a point to us in his letter that he is the original owner of the truck and it has never been wrecked. As for Ed though, that's a whole-nother' story.
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I've learned that following God in Guatemala can lead to the unexpected!
A quarter of Guatemala's population call themselves evangelicals and churches are as plentiful as tortillas. But for many of the indigenous population of this Central American country, ancient Mayan beliefs lie just below the surface. Jesus and Mary are equated to the Sun God and Moon Goddess. Shamans or witches wield great power as healers and casters of spells in rural communities, and it's not uncommon to see individuals wearing protective amulets against the "evil eye".
When four OM volunteers were assigned to work with the pastor of a tiny church in the mountains of Guatemala this past November, they had little idea of what they'd be up against.
God had led Pastor Noé Godoy to the town of Trapiche ten years before. He was aware that that the territory had already been claimed by the Prince of Darkness: Violence, drinking, sickness and death oppressed the residents. A number of young people were using insecticides to take their own lives. During his first years there, local witches performed supernatural "miracles" and incited people to attack the pastor with boiling water and machetes. Evangelism was forbidden. And even though the roof of the tiny building he used for a church was ready to collapse, it wasn't until after his main opponent's death that he was allowed to make repairs.
"Yet," affirmed Pastor Noé, who has elected to remain single rather than bring danger upon a wife and children, "our church has seen great miracles of healing and protection as well. And as our people shared the evidence of God's power with other families, they too came to Christ."
Although church members owned very little, they actively began to help some 200 widows and single mothers as well as 225 orphans. "We have the vision and even the plans for a dormitory, kitchen and dining room to help these women and children, but so far no way to make it a reality. Meanwhile, we do what we can in the midst of the difficulties and keep trusting that God will accomplish His purposes here."
For OM's four Love Guatemala volunteers, Trapiche provided a dramatic first exposure to spiritual warfare. At night villagers threw stones at the house where the girls were trying to sleep. And while going house to house during the day, one of the men, Otto, found himself in the home of two witches. What could he say to them? After silently asking God for help Otto opened his Bible. His eyes immediately fell on Revelation 22:14-15, a passage condemning those who practice magic arts. Otto boldly delivered God's message.
The Lord had a very different message for the team: "Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place –the Most High who is my refuge –No evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent" (Psalm 91: 9, 10; ESV). Swiss team member Nathan Schmutz was one of the few non-Guatemalans to take part in the outreach. He admitted, "I wasn't prepared for such a confrontation with evil! But I learned a lot about the power of prayer."
Guatemala's ten million people suffer the highest chronic malnutrition rate in Latin America and the fourth-highest rate in the world. On average, about one out of two residents are malnourished. Concerned by the obvious poverty of Trapiche church members, OM Guatemala staff made an extra trip to deliver used clothing, shoes, food parcels and even toys for Christmas. The pastor couldn't hide his personal delight at finding a suit that fit. A young mother named Nora had given her life to the Lord through the team's visit a few days before. She had five children and they were barely subsisting in a nearby hovel. The unexpected provision of food, clothing and toys gave the family new courage.
At the end of the outreach Pastor Noé voiced his gratitude. "Some unbelievers opened their doors to the OM team, and we hope they have helped to change the mind of this community. They have been a big blessing to us. We have no way to pay them back, but God will!"


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When you think of Maine, you probably envision warm summer days strolling the docks, visiting countless lobster shacks, and walking the sandy coastline while soaking in the stunning sunsets. But did you know the Pine Tree State is also a winter wonderland of fun? Not only will cold-weather enthusiasts enjoy the endless opportunities for skiing, snowshoeing, or ice skating, but there are also plenty of indoor adventures to be had for those looking to escape the chill.
Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine, offers seven miles of trails for hiking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. If you're looking for a more intense cross-country skiing experience, Harris Farm in Dayton, Maine, offers 40 kilometers of trails over 500 acres, ranging from beginners' level loops to advanced adventures. The day lodge has a wood stove, and the large sunroom is the perfect spot to warm up while sipping a hot beverage!
A day trip will get you to some of the best downhill skiing in the region, including Shawnee Peak located in Bridgton, Maine. It's the closest ski area to the inn (about 1.5 hours away), and the drive will take you through the picturesque Sebago Lakes region. A bit further out and about 2.5 hours away, you can enjoy verticals of 2,340 feet at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine, and also some of the best resorts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, including Bretton Woods, Black Mountain, and Attitash.
A former Mobil gas station lot on Main Street in downtown Kennebunk transforms into an ice skating rink in the winters, while the Park at Crow Hill in Kennebunkport offers a skating pond. Biddeford's West Brook Ice Rink is popular, along with the frozen pond in the center of the 52-acre Deering Oaks Park in Portland, considered one of the best spots in the state for ice skating.
Rockin' Horse Stables offers family-friendly rides in authentic sleighs pulled by draft horses. Each ride lasts around 30 minutes and leaves from a 100-year old barn. Afterwards, you can thaw out while savoring a mug of hot chocolate next to a cracking fireplace in the reception area.
With all the physical outdoor activity, you may need to soothe some of your sore and tired muscles. You can book a 60 or 90 minute massage here at the inn (available in the suites only), or at nearby Cottage Breeze Day Spa.
Want to raise a toast without ever having to leave the comforts of the inn? You can purchase a delicious varietal right on-site! But, if hitting the town for an evening wine tasting is on your menu, try Down East Wine Imports in Lower Village. Do you harbor aspirations of being the next Julia Childs or Mario Batali? Like you, they both started somewhere. You can schedule a personal cooking class at the inn or at Stonewall Kitchen's location in York, and learn the foundations for becoming more proficient in the kitchen.
Mast Cove Galleries in Kennebunkport features over 80 artists and is Maine's largest privately-owned group gallery. But they don't just features paintings; they host a music series featuring jazz and blues. The Chris Becker Gallery also in Kennebunkport features the artist's own works of fine art and documentary photography.


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The Yonkers mom of two took over BabyGot Chat in Fall 2016 after being a guest blogger for a year. The site, launched in 2015, was originally created as a forum for parents with a strong classifieds-style section of childcare options, pediatricians, photographers, and other services.
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I think Maquillage make some of the best lipsticks and glosses around..I really do.
I bought five colours from the New Climax colours – this one being by far my favourite – RS755:
It's a cool toned rose with shimmers.
The tube is unusal as it looks like a lipstick, you it actually plastic, so you swivel it and the colour comes out.
The thing is – I rarely finish any make up because I have so many items I rotate them all. I must have used this baby – I don't know, thirteen times? I never stick to any one colour so imagine my shock when I was applying the other day and "click – click" – it had run out!
I gave it a moment to calm down and get a grip, and clicked again. Had I broken it? Had I been applying it in my sleep. Nope. This gloss which had cost me in the region of £11 had ran out in two months and a few clicks.
I particuraly love this shade, so I may repurchase…but as for the other colours I own, nope, I don't think it's very good value. It also seems a bit of a waste throwing the packaging away (might give it to the lil lady to play with).
Now if this colour came in a lipstick form, it would last for years. Maybe what I need to do is to scrape any remains and hunt down the perfect nude-rose-pink?
I am sure it would have to be a Japanese brand that could do a good dupe though – when I think of my Nars and MAC colours they are always flatter than my Japanese lipsticks.
*ding* – don't Prescriptives do a colour blend service? *makes a date in the diary*….
** A lovely MUAer informed me that my tube is probably faulty because what should happen is that the tube becomes white as the gloss is pushed out. I have twisted, kicked and squeezed this tube but no more colour will come out so its a no-no for me. 🙁 )