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Electronic Notebooks for Internet Study and Research:
Making RAISENs, Research and Internet Study Electronic Notebooksby Tony Krug
Why Make RAISENs?
In the age of paper documentation, library research meant use of print books, references, and journals. Notebooks (often spiral bound or three-ring binders), legal pads, or index cards absorbed such voluminous annotations writer's cramp was the researcher's nemesis.
In this digital age references, journals, even some books, are on the internet. The keyboard takes the space a notebook, legal pad or index cards want. We have learned to word process instead of type, but who can predict if there will be a word processor on a research computer? If so, will it be one "I" know how to use - or will read my file from the last computer I used? And, if so, will the computer be sufficiently robust to operate both a word processor and a browser - without crashing?
What about tracking my internet research? Browser bookmarks don't move, but people do. How do I get back to where I was to check or follow up on my earlier research?
Consider making RAISENs.
RAISENs (Research And Internet Study Electronic Notebooks) essentially are very basic web pages. RAISENs do not require a web editing or authoring package. RAISENs take advantage of text editors found on all Windows and Macintosh computers.
Text editors are basic software the computer and operating system vendors use to communicate their notes to the new owners of their software and equipment, so they are ubiquitous. WordPad is found on Windows machines (Start/Programs/Accessories). WordPad is on the C drive as Write and copied to a floppy for convenience and for use in lab situations where the Start menu may be locked out. NotePad has been used by some for text editing, but others have reported difficulty. Similar problems have not been an issue for WordPad, though one must remember to save the file as a text document.
For the Macintosh, SimpleText is the current text editor; TeachText was an earlier version. While these programs are larger than Write's 5K, they still fit easily on a disk allowing space for many electronic notebook pages. Note that a PC formatted disk will also be recognized by nearly all Macintosh machines. The text files can be read across platforms by WordPad and SimpleText -- possibly with a little minor editing for the comfort of the notetaker when going from WordPad to SimpleText, or vice versa.
Text editors have very few features (compared to a word processor, for example), so they are easy to use and very similar (if not the same) from one machine to the next. The few features also mean text editors take little computing resource, so they can operate easily along with a browser and create small files (no features overhead in the file). Text editors save in basic text file format - the essence of web pages. (With WordPad, one must be careful to be sure to select the option to save as a text document.)
RAISENs use text editors to build simple web pages which can show notes, links and graphics through the use of a few basic HTML tags. HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the tagging system which tells the internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) how to display text, links and graphics. The instructions are given with "tags" inserted into otherwise normal, basic text. A tag is set apart with "less than" and "greater than" symbols (shift-comma and shift-period, respectively, on the keyboard). For example, the tag "
" indicates a new paragraph is needed.
The browser knows to look for HTML tags in files which have been given a special suffix ".htm," as in filename.htm. (Sometimes you will see variants of these suffixes as ".html" or ".shtml.") These suffixes indicate a file is a web page.
So, RAISENs are simple web page files (ending in ".htm"), made with text editors, using a few basic HTML tags. With this information, one can start making RAISENs with only six essential steps.
Six Essential Steps
Step 1 - Launch Text Editor Windows - Start/Programs/Accessories/WordPad Macintosh - File/Find/SimpleText
Enhancement - Go ahead and start a browser. Find good page to start an electronic notebook. In Windows, one can switch between the text editor and browser using the task bar. While one can use the applications menu that way on the Macintosh, it may be easier to overlap the text editor and brower slightly on each side so one can "flip" back and forth on the screen.
Step 2 - Set a link A primary point to the electronic notebook is recording links. The link tagging has three components: the opening tag and address, the link name, and the closing tag.
The opening tag starts with a tag name ("a," as in "anchor"), a space, tag function ("href=," as in "hypertext reference") and the address for the link inside quotation marks. So, an opening tag to go to the ACL homepage would be  Note: The only space allowed in this tag is between the tag name and tag function, . Also, tag elements may be capitalized or not, as desired - except the URL in the address must be exact.
Following the opening tag is the link name. One can capitalize and use spaces without restriction. The link name need not be tied to the address in any direct way. So, the link name for the ACL homepage could be added to the opening tag as: Association of Christian Librarians. Note: This is the part one actually sees on the page, so be sure it is clear.
The link must have a closing tag. The closing tag is the tag name (a) preceded by a front slash(/), to be . Adding the closing tag to the link for the ACL Homepage finishes the link. Association of Christian Librarians. Note: Without a closing tag, all the words from then on become part of the link name.
Step 3 - Save the page as a text file with a file name ending in ".htm." On Windows computers one will have to specify saving as a Text Document. Be sure to add the .htm suffix, or else a .txt suffix will be added and the file will not work as a web page. On Macintosh computers, SimpleText saves the file as a text file automatically, without specification, though one still must be careful to add the .htm suffix.
A good file name for a bible study on Acts might be "Acts.htm." Note: Good file names may use capital and lower case letters, numbers, and most punctuation marks. Avoid spaces, apostrophes, colons as these may be confusing when translated into an address. For example, space translates as "%20."
Note: Be sure to save to the notebook floppy disk (Drive A on Windows, Floppy disk icon on Macintosh)
After the electronic notebook is saved, the browser should open it. File/Open File (Internet Explorer) or File/Open/Page in Navigator (Netscape Navigator) should now be able to open the electronic notebook page. Test the link set in Step 2 to be sure it works. Go back and forth as you add to the notebook page.
Step 4 - Type notes. Separate with paragraph tags
.
The browser responds only to tags. It does not observe carriage returns or spaces. Paragraph tags are "singleton" tags, in that they may be used singly and need not be paired with a closing tag. The paragraph tag skips a line and starts a new line.
"First sentence.
 Second sentence." prints as:
First sentence.
Second sentence.
Note: Often text can be copied and pasted directly from the web page into the notes in the electronic notebook.
Enhancement - Sometimes you might want a new line, without the "double spacing." A line break tag
 will provide that.
Note: A text heavy screen is difficult to read, so the block paragraph layout is standard. One can indent a paragraph though by using the
 tag. (This is an appropriation of a tag for another purpose and not intended for indenting, but it should work.)
Step 5 - Snag an image. When a web page contains an image to add to the notebook, save it to your electronic notebook floppy by with a "right click" (Windows) or a "click and hold" (Macintosh). An action menu will pop up.
Nearly all web images will have a file name suffix of ".gif" or ".jpg" (sometimes ".jpeg"). Often the images will have an difficult name to remember. Feel free to change the name to the left of the period for the suffix. Always be sure to leave the ".gif" or ".jpg" in the name as it was.
Step 6 - Show the image in the notebook.
Be certain of the image saved. Sometimes the image saved may not be as initially expected. Generally, one can open a gif or jpeg image with the browser. However, to make notes in the electronic notebook having the image on the page should be very helpful. To show the image, use the 'img" tag, as follows:
Note the tag name is "img" (for "image"), while its function is to find the source, "src=." The source is the file name (or address) of the image. The image tag also is a singleton, with no closing tag.
Note 2: If the notebook is moved or copied to a different disk, be sure also to move all images "sourced" in the electronic notebook to the same floppy or file as houses the notebook file. The image file can be inserted as a file (Insert/File...) or as a picture from file (Insert/Picture/From File...) into Microsoft Word, and most other applications where images are used.
To conclude, electronic notebooks for internet research records are simple and easy to set up. Only 6 steps, incorporating 3 HTML tags are all that are required. Obviously, there are other HTML tags one might find useful in developing more complex ideas. Others may want to do the electronic equivalent of doodling to decorate their pages for rapid recognition (such as putting a color background in for each project or subject. The purpose of this article is to suggest the use of local, floppy disk based web pages to create an electronic notebook. To continue with notebook enhancements feel free to check the RAISEN web site, http://library.cn.edu/~RAISENS/*Index.html or email the author at firstname.lastname@example.com Krug, Ph.D. Dean of Library Services Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee


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Just days ahead of the planned Outlander fan event in Los Angeles, a new still from Starzs adaptation of Diana Gabaldons novel has made its way online, showing us a glimpse of the picturesque 1940s-era portion of the story. Series developer Ronald D. Moore also answered some questions about whats in store for this drama, including how much sex and violence fans should expect, and the pacing of the story as it relates to the books.
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As for the sex, of which there are plenty in Gabaldons novel, Moore says, Its an intimate show in an epic setting. There is a fair amount. We dont really have to add very much; theres a lot of sex in the book. Theres a fair amount of violence, too, but its not a battle show were not getting into the big slo-mo spurts of blood.
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Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:24 PM
Because I am active duty military I move often. As such, I can't permanently build a pier mount for my 8SE. I know the HD tripod is out there, but I like the height I can gain from a Pier and wanted to know if anyone has made/tried to make a less-than-permanent pier mount.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 07:01 PM
I remember seeing in the "show off your nexstar" thread, someone had used patio blocks for the pier and a custom made wood platform to attach the mount. Sorry I don't remember the user's name but I would say it was about a year ago?
Posted 27 January 2013 - 06:17 AM
Hi Mitaccio,
In today's Cats & Casses FORUM, there is a topic "Finally Decided" by member donnie3. He has a photo of his temporary Pier mount made from concrete blocks, with a wooden top. I'm sure he can give you the details, photos, etc. I hope you find what you need. Thanks for your service! Take care-
In today's Cats & Casses FORUM, there is a topic "Finally Decided" by member donnie3. He has a photo of his temporary Pier mount made from concrete blocks, with a wooden top. I'm sure he can give you the details, photos, etc. I hope you find what you need. Thanks for your service! Take care-
Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:30 PM
mitaccio,hopskipson, im the person with the concrete block pier. i will sent you some photos on the pier and table top i made for my nextar mount and a brief description. i will have to wait until tommarow to take the photos. donnie
Posted 01 February 2013 - 01:17 AM
thanks donnie3! I want to pier mount mine but can't do anything permanent.
Posted 01 February 2013 - 12:46 PM
mitaccio, the pier is just free standing, not cemented. i have about a little over one feet of concrete under ground and the bottom two concrete blocks are concreted in the rest of the blocks are just stacked on top of one another. i shimmed up the corners with folded up masking tape so theyer would be no give, press on a corner of a block and the one catty corner to it and if there is a small movement , shim up one of the corners. in your case you might just dig a hole and put some solid concrete blocks in. about table top, i got the wooden round at lowes. on the 4 corners is leveling bolts, i pressed in T nuts on the bottom of the table. the bolts are the one with a rounded head. in order the attach the mount to the table, i bought 3 bolts at lowes with the same threads and the ones on the tripod( just make sure theyre not too long because it will interfer with the gears in the mount. to drill the holes, i put the bolts in the mount then centered it on the table top and marked where they were, drill the holes larger the the bolt size because you wont some play, washers will make up the difference on the end of the bolt. i put a red patio block on top of the pier for a smooth surface and then a piece of indoor outdoor carpet on top of it. hope this helps, good luck, donnie
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mitaccio, just one other thing i forgot to mention, you can make the pier as high as you wont, i have only 4 blocks high because i can set down and observe,you get kind of lazy at my age, ha, ha, donnie


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A web-based photo-sharing platform where people browse photos for goods and services.
This project's funding goal was not reached on December 6, 2011.
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What is it?
Senses = Photo-Sharing + Business
Senses is a photo-sharing visual catalog that lets you to browse and discover goods and services from your local places.
What is missing from most photo-sharing platforms?
We use Flickr or other similar photo-sharing sites for uploading our pictures and share them with friends and family.
We query for information using images on Google Images, and most of the time, we lean toward text queries.
The question is, why do we need to look at all these pictures? Do we have adequate time or patience for more pictures?
We need to have a purpose. A purpose that is defined to be useful. It has to cater to our time and money. It needs to address the issue why visual search technology is not widely adopted. And more importantly, it needs to be relevant so that it will make economic sense for us to spend time looking at photos on a daily basis.
How is Senses different than other photo-sharing websites?
* Product photos only, no personal photos.
* Photos (site content) will be managed and uploaded by businesses only.
* End-users (individuals like you and me) will be able to 1) build profiles; 2) rate, rank, and comment on the items in the pictures; and 3) perform many more other interactions with the content on the site.
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Why do we need Senses?
Imagine this -
Is it easier to have visual present as you are picturing things in mind? How important is it to have transparency and clarity as you are making decisions?
For example, when you are trying to find out where to have the best sushi to eat in town. What kind of sushi is best to eat? Where can you find an online menu for a small local restaurant? What if a small local but quality place doesn't have its own website that features its menu? Have you encountered experiences ordering the wrong item that does not look like what you would want from the menu? Would you prefer to have an experience where all your choices are more visible to see before selecting?
This is where Senses will help; Senses will provide detailed visual menus for small, unknown local restaurants. With Senses, it shows you what's good to eat. It shows you every single dish that's available with pictures at the restaurant. Normally, you don't have the opportunity to explore all 50 dishes that are being offered at a restaurant. However, with Senses, you're given the opportunity to visually experience than what you can afford to for a bunch of prices. Image how much money this can help you to save. How much would this help you make decisions? And how comfortable this would make you feel about your decision-making?
Better yet, Senses will cover more than just food or restaurants.
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Over a period of time, we choose to narrow down our choices by mainly using the two sources: 1) Word of mouth from your trusted ones 2) Grown habit from experience. However, our lives are still pretty much trapped in the chicken-and-egg situation. Both would fail without some initial investment or exploration. Someone has to be the first to tap into the pool testing the waters. Simply, everyone hates to risk on the unknown.
Seeing is not always believing, but I believe increasing visibility of things would be the most powerful approach to getting closer to the truth, just as how the most of us interact with things at first with our eyes. Better visibility may not help us resolve all issues from a chicken-and-egg dilemma in life, but this will be a start of improvement. And as we always ask when we come across new things in life - "what does it look like?"
How will the money be used?
The money will help me to obtain the equipment, including servers and bandwidth, as well as hire a web developers and photographers to build out the prototype.
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The project will first start small in Atlanta, and will only require one or two talented web coder/developer/designer. We have Georgia Tech, as being one of the best engineering institutions in the nation nurturing some of the best technical skills in town and possibly one of the best places to look for talents.
Of course, if you are a talented coder/designer/developer, have the right working attitude and share the same passion, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com
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p.s. About Myself...to further prove myself that I have the spirit as an artist in me,more than just an idea and talks,here are a few shots of a sketch I did back in high school.
Original creation by Robert Chang; Creation Title: Melancholic Princess
(Robert was my role model during my high school years, a very inspirational artist, and a very well-respected and known member of CGtalk.com)
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When I reviewed the low-budget movie "Flashdance" in April 1983, I had no idea it would become a box-office phenomenon — the third top-grossing film of its year.
" 'Flashdance' could become a new synonym for 'vacuous,' " I wrote. "It's the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy, a bubble gum movie with artificial flavoring and almost no taste."
I was hardly alone. Leonard Maltin was appalled by "the stupidest story this side of Busby Berkeley," while Trevor Johnston proclaimed that "there's absolutely nothing to it."
Most of the dancing was done not by the star, Jennifer Beals, but by French choreographer Marine Jahan (uncredited). The title tune won an Oscar, the soundtrack took a Grammy, and Beals' provocative way with a sweatshirt started a fashion trend.
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Certainly no one expected that the 96-minute film would eventually be re-created on stage as "Flashdance: The Musical," or that what started as an "MTV Musical" would expand on stage to two hours and 35 minutes and feature several songs that were recently written for the show.
The result, which is playing through Sunday at the Paramount, is a peculiar mixture of bloat and vigor — more honest than the movie (the dances cannot be faked), more concerned with supporting characters and less able to streamline what has by now become an unwieldy narrative.
As Alex, a daytime welder who works at night as a bar dancer, Emily Padgett can do it all.
Expressively singing, dancing and hoping to land a dance-academy audition, she suggests the spirit of unintimidated youth.
A star in a starring role, Padgett nevertheless doesn't feel the need to dominate the show. It's her gig, and she's generous enough to share it with Matthew Hydzick (as Alex's infatuated boss), Kelly Felthous (Alex's best friend) and David R. Gordon (the best friend's boyfriend).
Trouble is, the more time we spend with these people, the more shopworn the writing becomes. Especially during the second half, when everything's building up to the big number ("What a Feeling"), the songs feel like speed bumps.
And the script begins to resemble a rehash of "The Pajama Game," with its romantic pairing of factory boss and union representative. See it for the expert performances, and try not to think about the rest.
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A family traumatized by continued fighting in Sudan's civil war waits to be admitted to a hospital in Juba. Since 1983, an estimated 2 million have died from war-related famine and disease; 4 million are homeless. Southern rebels are fighting government efforts to impose Islamic rule on the Christian and animist south.
In March, 11 relief groups were expelled after refusing to sign an agreement giving the Sudan People's Liberation Army greater control over food distribution in rebel-held areas, according to Religious News Service.
The Lutheran World Federation was among 26 agencies to sign the agreement. These groups spend about $25 million in aid to Sudan each year.
"The SPLA is a true representative of the people, and we can't leave people to die," said Belletech Deressa, ELCA director for international development and disaster response. "The agencies that remain are at risk. The strength of LWF is to stay with people who suffer regardless of the risk."
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For 9/11 Families, Mixed Feelings on News of Osama Bin Ladens DeathMadeline Holler
It has not yet been two full days since the world learned that Osama bin Laden, the master-mind behind the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, is dead.
Few dispute it's a good thing that he'll no longer be able to provide leadership, money and ideas to terrorist organizations (leaving aside Pittsburgh Steeler's Rashard Mendenhall's bizarre tweets). People shot off fireworks, chanted "USA! USA!", and lit up Facebook with celebratory comments or the condemnation thereof.
But for families of those who were killed on 9/11, the feelings have been more subdued, mixed, even angry.
Peter Gadiel, whose son James died while at work for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center, spoke out just hours after President Obama told the country that bin Laden was dead. Gadiel, president of 9/11 Families for a Secure America, said he understood people's celebratory and patriotic reactions, but that news of bin Laden's death was a reminder of his son and of bin Laden's thousands of other victims in the 9/11 attack and other terrorist attacks he is believed to have orchestrated– and of the failures of his nation to protect his son.
He continues [via CNN]:
I know that I speak for other 9/11 family members when I say that we are in a different place from those who experienced terrorism as attacks on their nation rather than as attacks on themselves.
I also know that I am expressing an almost universally held view among the families that our government failed us on 9/11. Although some, probably a very few, are convinced that the Bush administration "knew" in advance of the time, place and method of the 9/11 attacks, they are the tiniest and most irrational minority. The rest of us know that widespread incompetence and corruption among those officials were the cause.
Yet, no federal official has been held to account. Not one from the Clinton administration. Not one of the Bush administration officials who ignored the Gore Commission's recommendations for improved airline security, nor anyone from the State Department whose officials, in violation of law, regulation and common sense, issued visas for the asking to the 9/11 terrorists.
So, no, I can't celebrate the death of bin Laden. Too many Americans, who were paid to protect this country but failed to, have skated free of blame.
Salon has two essays from women who lost their husbands in the attacks in Manhattan. Nikki Stern, whose husband worked for Marsh McLennan, also at the World Trade Center, said she has grown accustomed to media calls wanting to know "how she feels" each time bin Laden is in the news or a new terrorist attack is reported, said she's still not sure how she feels about his death. While she spent the early days following the attack listening to people tell her how she should feel — "They killed your husband! You of all people should understand why we have to do whatever it takes to get these bastards," her boss said right in Stern's face.
Now he's gone, is it how people promised she would feel? Stern's still not sure. She's not joyful, she writes. There's relief and there's not relief. Satisfaction in that justice has been served? Here's what she writes at Salon:
Perhaps, in a general sort of way, although bin Laden was to me as my husband would have been to him: a symbol; nothing more, nothing less.
But mostly, she's seeing it as she sees all days that she's asked to return in her mind to those events.
Of course this news has changed my day. Today is, like so many days over the past decade, all about that event. I've been reminded once more of how permanent this 9/11 identity is; how likely it is I will always be asked to return to my feelings about the attack in order to measure both my progress, and, I think, our progress. And how do I feel about that? It is what it is. I'm dealing with it, thank you very much.
Marian Fontana's husband, Dave, was one of the many firefighters who died trying to save others in the Twin Towers. Her son, Aidan, was 5 at the time. Fontana writes that she tried to shield her son from the images and much of the information surrounding her husband's death from her son. He saw pictures of the burning towers for the first time this year.
She quietly told him Monday morning at breakfast that bin Laden was dead and answered his questions. He said that he felt like a big weight was off his shoulders, then headed out for school.
Dropping him off, she writes that she cried. From Salon:
… not out of relief for bin Laden's death but sadness that Aidan had to carry any weight at all, that a whole generation of children like him have had to grow up in a world of fear, hate and intolerance.
Can you relate to how these families are feeling? How are you feeling the day after the day after?
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BB Archives Page Six
More Hampshire Winter Scenes 11 January 2007
Here's a pic of one of the tracks I was on yesterday. Just before I
took this picture, several pheasants spooked right in front of me. I'm
not sure who was more scared. When the heart rate settled, I saw the
light was perfect for a good pic;
Here's a beautiful Hampshire sunset on that green lane I mentioned
yesterday. (Yes, I know my low fuel light is on, I got back to
civilisation and a petrol station soon thereafter)
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The Birthplace of Marine Aviation
Here's a post
on the upkeep of a small memorial to the birthplace of U.S. Marine
aviation. It is at Marblehead, Mass. and like the author, I have been
through there several times and had not seen this, even though it is a
relatively small area. This is what I love about motorcycle touring and
blogging...the opportunity to serendipitously stumble over great pieces
of military history.
From the And Rightly So blog.
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A Jacksonian Take of Constabulary Forces (lack thereof) in US History
Interesting post at The Jacksonian Party on the relative lack of constabulary forces in American military history.
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Hampshire in the Winter 10 January 2007
The sun came out this afternoon and by 3PM there wasn't a cloud in
the sky, so I decided to kit up and go for a late afternoon ride in
North Hampshire. I looked for single tracks and found quite a few. In
fact, I've come to realise that this is my favourite sign when I'm
I made my way to a green lane that my map said was open to all traffic.
I did a few hundred yards of it but I got a little worried, because it
was so muddy. My bike was up for it, but my tires were not. We've had
so much rain recently that just the weight of the bike makes it bog
down. Not wanting to drop the bike late in the day and have to get
someone to drag me out, I chose more single tracks.
Here's a pic of the green lane;
In the end I got 2 hours of riding in and got a lot of great views of
rural Hampshire in the bargain. Another great day on the bike.
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Battle of Big Sandy River / Middle Creek, Kentucky 10 January 1862
On 10 January, 1862 Union forces, under Colonel James Garfield,
sought to drive out the Confederates, under General Humphrey Marshall,
who were recruiting in the vicinity of Paintsville, Kentucky. Garfield
was an new Colonel of Ohio volunteers who was to make his name at the Battle of Middle Creek.
This fame would eventually propel him to the White House. Marshall, on
the other hand, came into the battle with an outstanding reputation
from the Mexican War where he led the First Kentucky Cavalry. He was to
leave Middle Creek with a big question mark over his head.
As Garfield approached from the north, Marshall fell back to
Prestonburg along the Middle Creek to take up defensive positions, even
though his rebels were not well provisioned. The Confederate cavalry
that was to provide a rear screen were surprised by the Federal cavalry
as they were breaking camp. The intial rout by the Union forces turned
into a bloody pursuit as the recovering Confederates ambushed the
pursuing Union cavalry. Garfield pushed on, however, and caught up with
the mass of Marshall's force to the west of Prestonburg. Marshall had
taken a strong position
and had set a trap along Middle Creek to catch Garfield's forces as
they advanced into a hammer and anvil position. Garfield, who was
unsure of Marshall's positions, sent a small cavalry force into the
open area to see where Marshall's forces were. Marshall fell for the
ruse and released the trap too early. Garfield now knew where Marshall
had deployed and set to advancing slowly and methodically on the
ill-equipped and hungry Confederates. This was truly one of those Civil
War battles where brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor
was a reality. Kentucky units on both sides of the war met in the boggy
ground around the creek, sometimes in hand to hand fighting. As the
pressure on the Confederates grew into the early evening, Marshall felt
he had no choice, but to retire as he feared widespread desertion from
his hungry troops.
The overall effect of the battle was not hugely in favor of the Union,
but the future President Garfield had made his name in showing that the
area could be held by the Union. The fact that eastern Kentucky was now
off-limits to the Confederates meant that the Union forces could begin
their push into Tennessee.
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Check out the scenery on two of Kentucky's great parkways, the Combs Mountain Parkway and the Hal Rogers Parkway (formerly the Daniel Boone Parkway). Be unique. Be someone who has actually been to Kentucky Appalachia, rather than a smug jokester about it.
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Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense 10 January 1776
On 10 January 1776, the English pamphleteer, Thomas Paine, anonymously released Common Sense,
a 50 page pamphlet that outlined Paine's belief that "...there is
something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually
governed by an island." Paine thereby stated, "It is repugnant to
reason, to the universal order of things to all examples from former
ages, to suppose, that this continent can longer remain subject to any
external power." It sold a half a million copies. It was so influential
that Washington had it read to the troops to encourage re-enlistment
when the Continental Army's fortunes were flagging. If "no taxtion
without representation" was the rally cry to rebellion, then Common Sense was the intellectual underpinning.
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check out the circular route to the sotheast of Thetford, Norfolk, Paine's birthplace, where you can find a statue in the town.
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King Charles I Flees London After Failing to Arrest the Five Members 10 January 1642
On 10 January 1642, King Charles I had to leave London as the unrest against him grew. He had recently tried to arrest five members of parliament on treason charges,
but failed. His coach had been surrounded by a mob when he had demanded
that those who were sheltering the five members should give them up.
This was enough to scare Charles and his Queen, Henrietta, into leaving
London. They first decamped to Hampton Court, then Windsor Castle and finally to Oxford to set up an alternative government to the Parliament in London. Parliament was busy activating its militias, called the "Trained Bands." Although there were some attempts at reconciliation, the train of events leading to civil war was already underway.
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I'm sure it was faster for Charles by horse and carriage, but if you
don't mind fighting London traffic, you can retrace the royal route to
exile. Start in Whitehall, then to Hampton court, then to Windsor, then to Oxford.
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The Battle of Arkansas Post / Fort Hindman 9-11 January 1863
One of the major problems that Union forces had with capturing
Vicksburg and all of the lower Mississippi was that they faced almost
continual harrassment of supply lines, both on land and rivers. In Fort Hindman,
near Arkansas Post and overlooking the Arkansas River, the Confederates
had a strong position to harry any Union boats trying to make their way
up to Little Rock. Additionally, it was a safe haven and replenishing
point for Confederate gunboats working the Mississippi River. Before
the Union forces could secure the lower Mississippi river area, they
needed to secure their supply lines throughout Missouri, Arkansas and
along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Hence, on 9 January,
Union General John McClernand led a combined graund and naval force
with Admiral David Porter to shut down Fort Hindman starting on 9
January 1863. Union troops, led by General William Sherman landed on
the 9th and began assaulting the outlying trenches of the fort
immediately, eventually over-running them and forcing the Confederates
to retreat to the fort itself. On 10 January 1863, Porter laid into the
fort with naval fire. By 11 January 1863, McClernand had tightened the
noose with infantry preparing for a full attack on the fort and
Porter's guns both bombarding the fort and cutting off retreat lines.
Eventually, Confederate commander General Thomas Churchill saw the
futility of further resistance and surrendered the fort. One more
secure post along the Mississippi was secured for future Union
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Check out this biography of John A. McClernand, who was a
congressman before becoming a general. McClernand did well at first,
but went head on with Grant, shortly after Arkansas Post, and lost over
the conduct of the Vicksburg campaign. McClernand was one of the main
sources that reported back to Washington about Grant's drinking. To
which, Abraham Lincoln was to have said, "I wish some of you would tell
me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a
barrel of it to my other generals."
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Try this circular route from Pine Bluff to Stuttgart to Gillett to Dumas and back to Pine Bluff which passes by Arkansas Post National Memorial. It also includes the long stretch of scenic highwy US 65.
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Battle of Wolf Mountain / Battle of the Butte 8 January 1877
After the disaster of Little Bighorn, the Indian Fighters of the
upper plains went hell for leather in harrying Sitting Bull and Crazy
Horse. However, the harsh winter of 1876 made it hard for the US Army
to conduct the pursuit. General George "Three Stars" Crook called it a
season until the weather eased. However, the aggressive, but vain
General Nelson "Bear Coat" Miles wanted none of Crook's waiting and
launched new offensives over Christmas 1876 and into early 1877 in
search of Crazy Horse's Oglala Sioux. On 7 January, Miles' column was
attacked, but rebuffed and Miles took a Cheyenne contingent (Crazy
Horse allies) prisoner. Thereafter, Miles encountered raids to free the
prisoners, so he decided to set up a defensive position near Wolf
Mountain. On the morning of 8 January the battle commenced with Crazy
Horse attacking from various angles, but always finding no joy. As the
weather cleared a bit, Miles was able to get range with his artillery
which prompted an advance on Crazy Horse. Crazy Horse had no choice,
but to retreat to save his force. The numbers lost by both sides were
small and the battle may have gone down as a draw. However, the larger
point was made on the Indians. They were not safe from US forces in
their own areas...even in the dead of winter. Total capitulation was to
follow shortly. Miles was not liked by much of anyone, but his
successes were rewarded and he eventually became the Commanding General
of the US Army in 1895.
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For a good long run all around the area of Miles' and Crazy Horse's actions in the Tongue River area, try this circular ride from Ashland to Busby to Decker to Birney and back to Ashland.
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The Second Battle of Springfield, Missouri 8 January 1863
For every Gettysburg and Vicksburg in the American Civil War, there
were hundreds of smaller actions that did not involve the great
Generals and large numbers of troops. However, these small actions
often had real strategic consequences. On 8 January 1863, a Confederate
advance led by General John Marmaduke made an attempt to capture the
important Union supply point at Springfield, Missouri. The Supply
point, led by General Egbert Brown, was important to supplying the
Union Army of the West. The battle is unusual in the fact that it
involved a substantial amount of urban combat..something fairly
uncommon in the Civil War.
The Union garrison was warned of the advance with a few hours to spare.
The defense was short on experienced soldiers, but had the advantage of
high ground in the form of four earthen forts around the town.
Marmaduke was short of one of his three columns, which had been delayed
by skirmishing near Hartville, but decided to attack on the morning of
8 January anyway. Marmaduke made several attempts, but failed in each.
Most of the fighting occured around fort number four with Marmaduke
trying frontal assaluts and flanking movements with little success. As
night fell, Marmaduke realized he had lost and retreated back to
The Second Battle of Springfield
will never be called a turning point in the war, but one could imagine
that Vicksburg and the final Mississippi River stronghold of Port
Hudson, LA, might not have fallen in July 1863, if Springfield had been
lost to the Confederates in January.
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Follow the general direction that Marmaduke took from Harrison, Arkansas to Springfield, Missouri, through Ozark on US Highway 65.
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Andrew Jackson Defeats British at New Orleans 8 January 1815
Fifteen days after the Treaty of Ghent was signed (Christmas Eve
1814), General Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the British at New Orleans.
Neither the British, nor the Americans had received news of the peace
yet. Although the final engagement happened on 8 January, 1815, the
fighting around New Orleans had been going on since 14 December 1814,
starting with a Royal Marine vistory over US gunboats guarding the
entrance to New Orleans on Lake Borgne. On 23 December, Jackson failed
to dislodge the British at their quarters on the Villeré Plantation.
Jackson fell back and occupied the approach to New Orleans at the
Rodriguez Canal. On 28 December, the British probed the line in force,
but were repelled. On 1 January 1815, the British attempted to dislodge
Jackson with artillery, but the duel ended with the American artillery
victorious, probably because they had more ammunition. The Americans
had more ammunition due to Jackson's temporary alliance with the
Baratarian pirates, including Jean Lafitte, who hated the British more
than the Americans.
Finally, on 8 January, the British executed a frontal assault on the
American positions which failed miserably, including the loss of the
British Commander , Pakenham. Jackson had delivered the heaviest defeat
on the Brits in the war, even though they were formally at peace. The
British and the Americans continued the fight in the area, not hearing
of the peace until 12 Febuary 1815.
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Start at Chalmette, near the site of the 8 January battle and make your way to Louisiana State Route 23,
running southeast to the tip of the delta, following the Mississippi
River. New Orleans is a bit rougher these days, so be prepared for
detours and some deserted areas. As always, be aware of your
surroundings when riding through this area.
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Brit Bike Triumphs in US
Triumph is continuing its comeback in the US.
I've never owned a Triumph, but my buddy loves his Daytona and swears
by it. I've always fancied a Tiger, but they are not cheap and it
doesn't quite match the BMW R1200GS in style or performace, IMHO.
Triumph also has a strong war production history during the war years of the first half of the 20th century.
It's good to see the Triumph succeed again and keep the brand going strong.
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Soldiers Love Motorcycles
This sad story
about an Iraq War veteran having his mototrcycle stolen shows how much
the freedom of the road and two wheels plays on the imagination of
soldiers in particular.
SGT Peter Hopson had saved his combat pay to buy the bike as a reward
for surviving the war. He lost two buddies before he got back. I hope
SGT Hopson gets a new bike soon and is able to resume the dream.
I'm also looking forward to riding with all my Iraq veteran buddies
in Iraq some day in the future, when that country decides riding
motorcycles is more fun than killing each other. It may be some time
before that notion comes to them, though.
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Calf Side Cheese Melt
Lucky, over at the Great Motorcycle Pizza Tour is
talking about cooking food on hot motorcycle engines.
I've thought of having a go at this too. My F650 GS gets pretty hot
around my calves, so I'm thinking of strapping a cheese sandwich on my
leg and see if it melts by lunch time.
As for military chow, soldiers find hot things to cook on all the time.
The back deck of the M1 tank is great for warmer up MREs, as is the
engine block on the M2/3 Bradley. Horse cavalry troops would often put
jerky and hard tack, rolled in a bandana, under the saddle to soften it
up from its rock solid state.
I think Lucky, the Pizza Crusader, should do a little test with those "pocket pizzas." That's a lunch I would eat.
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Dakar 2007! 6 - 20 January 2007
Dakar 2007 starts tomorrow!
Check out the official site
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Guthrum the Viking Takes Chippenham and Chases King Alfred into the Marshes 5 January 878 (12th Night)
King Alfred of Wessex knew that he was too weak to fight off the
Vikings that were on his territory in the 870s, so he made a series of
treaties with them that they promptly broke. Guthrum, the Dane, knew
that the Christian Alfred would be celebrating Epiphany on the 12th
night (5/6 January) in 878, so Guthrum struck at Chippenham
with the hopes of capturing Alfred as well as taking the important town
of Chippenham. Some say Alfred was in Chippenham, others say he was in
Dorchester. Either way, Alfred escaped and began his guerilla days
fighting out of the marshes and bogs of the Somerset Levels near Athelney. If you are in the area of the Somerset Levels, check out this ride around the Battle of Langport (English Civil War).
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Try the circular ride
from Chippenham to Box on the A4, then on to Melksham and Devizes on
the A365 and back to Chippenham on the A 342. Good biking roads all.
The route to Boxand Ashley is a likely route that Alfred could have
taken out of Chippenham. When near Devizes, you can zip up to Roundway Down to see the site of the English Civil War Battle of that name.
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Finns Attack Russians on the Raate Road in the Winter War 5 January 1940
On 5 January 1940, The Finns began an offensive on the Raate Road,
near Suomussalmi and ended up destroying or capturing the Russian 44th
Division. The 44th had been halted at a roadblock southeast of
Suomussalmi around the present day intersection of roads 912 and 843. The Russians hunkered down along the road between Suomussalmi and Raate in what the Finns called motti
formations, a logging term doubling in meaning that the 44th's sub
units could be broken into smaller chunks and cut up individually like
so many logs. The Finns operated in small units all along the road and
and spent days conducting close range grenade attacks and terrifying
the Russian officers with highly selective sniper fire. The Russians
were out of their mind with cold, hunger and fear. A single sniper
round fired by a Finn marksman would unleash totally undisciplined "mad
minutes" from the Russians, normally killing nothing, but trees. Soon,
ammunition ran short and re-supply from the air turned the starving
troops into in-fighting hords. After 2 days of this nightmare, the 44th
dissolved in death, capture or flight. It was the high water mark for
the Finns and showed the Russians that taking the grossly outnumbered,
but skilled Finns would not be a cake walk. Check out the book
recommendation below, Frozen Hell by William R. Trotter, which has an entire chapter dedicated to this battle.
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If you find yourself in Finland, try following the road from Kemi to Suomussalmi for a daylong ride. I rode the E75 from Kemi to Oulu and on to Helsinki
last year and I can highly recommend the area. If finishing around Kemi
look for campgrounds on the Gulf of Bothnia. Its a beautiful place to
wake up (in the summer anyway).
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Australians Capture Bardia, Lybia 5 January 1941
On 5 January 1941, Australian troops taste their first victory in
WWII by taking the Town of Bardia (Burdi) in Lybia near the Egyptian
border. The Aussies take approximately 40,000 Italians prisoner.
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Now that Lybia is opening up, maybe I'll be able to take this ride from Burdi (Badria) to Tubruq (Tobruk) to follow some of the British / German North African campaigns
This is a map of the country which combines topographic mapping with road and tourist detail.
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British General Benedict Arnold Burns Richmond, Virginia 5 January 1781
On 5 January 1781, the American turncoat, Benedict Arnold, torched Richmond,
Virginia whilst serving as a British General. Beset by money problems
and small thoughts, Arnold had betrayed his country, not because he was
not promoted in the Continental Army, but because others were promoted
ahead of him and he had huge debts riding over him. Ironically, Arnold
would go on to never fit into the British Army either, as he did not
have the pedigree to become a senior general. Arnold finally died in
Britain in 1801 in England.
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Try Virginia State Route 5 from Richmond to Charles City to Williamsburg along the James River.
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Maps of War Map of Religion
Check out Maps of War's map of major religions.
Click twice to activate;
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Great Old Pictures of Early Adventure Riders
Check out ADVrider for some great old pictures of riding old Harleys out in the wild.
Here's a picture of my dream Harley.
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Rocketbunny Reviews ProgressiveSuspension Tire Puncture Kit
Rocketbunny provides a straight forward review
of Progressive Suspension's tire repair kit. I think I'm gonna get one.
If Progressive ai'nt paying her, they should be. Why can't the
motorcycle mags write this simply?
Buy from Ride Gear
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T J "Stonewall" Jackson Begins Shenandoah Campaign Near Bath, West Virginia 3 January 1862
On 1 January 1862, Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson began his spectacular Shenandoah Campaign
from Winchester, Virginia. Most of the serious fighting would not occur
until the Spring, but on 3 January, near the town of Bath in present
day West Virginia, Jackson set the tone of his legend to come. When
some of the troops under General Loring complained to the Confederate
leadership about the hard nature of Jackson's command, Jackson resigned
in disgust that the charges were taken seriously. Luckily for the
Confederacy, calmer heads prevailed and Jackson wasn't questioned
further. Jackson was a hard, puritannical man, but only asked of his
men what he himself would endure. One story tells of Confederate
soldiers waking up near Bath with snow on their blankets. They began to
complain about Jackson, but they were startled to find Jackson stand up
amongst them and shake the snow off his blanket as well. This kind of
leadership was what allowed Jackson to literally walk his men's shoes
off and run circles around the Federals during the Shenandoah Campaign
througout the first half of 1862.
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For a good feel for the northern part of the Shenandoah and the early part of the campaign, thry this ride from Winchester, VA to Bath, WV to Romney, WV and back to Winchester.
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George Washington Defeats Cornwallis at Battle of Princeton 3 January 1777
After the decisive British victories in New Jersey, Washington had
to be cunning, daring and lucky. He'd been lucky to get away from the
advancing British earlier in the war with a reasonable force left. He
had already made his daring crossing of the Delaware over Christmas,
but those types of raids would be hard to re-create. Therefore, on 3 January 1777,
George Washington evaded a decisive engagement with Cornwallis near
Trenton, but cunningly managed to cut off the British rearguard in
several surprising engagements around Princeton , New Jersey.
Cornwallis and his Hessians around Ternton regrouped and took off in
pursuit, but the damage had been done.
The British were to leave New Jersey soon thereafter to focus on the
more straegically important northeast coast. Washington had proven to
the British that neither he nor his ragtag troops could be taken easily.
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Check out New Jersey County Route 518
from Lambertville on the Delaware River to New Brunswick, NJ. This
route passes just north of Princeton, where Washington stayed (Rockingham State Historical Site)later in the war.
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King Charles Issues an Indictment against the Five Members of Parliament 3 January 1642
King Charles orders the issuance of an indictment of treason against the "five members" of parliament.
The members were John Hampden, Sir Arthur Haselrigg, Denzil Holles,
John Pym and William Strode. Hampden died at the Battle of Chalgrove
the very next year. Haselrigg fought throughout the war with his
regiment of cuirassiers, or "lobster" cavalry. Holles fought at
Edgehill, but was later a leading proponent of a negotiated settlement
of the war.
was the driving force in Parliamanent to reign in the King, but died
two years later of cancer. Strode, after being imprisoned for eleven
years at the King's behest, was probably only second in vociferousness
in the war party to Pym.
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Check out the Battle of Chalgrove and the ride around the Oxfordshire countryside.
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Emancipation Proclamation Signed by Lincoln 1 January 1863
On 1 January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln had first issued it in September 1862 after the Battle of Antietam, but it only became official on 1 January 1863.
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Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs / Bayou 29 December 1862
Before Sherman made his name by marching to the sea in Georgia, he
was one of Grant's cammanders in the west early in the war. On 29
December 1862, after 2 days of prpearations, Sherman attacked the
Confederate positions at Chickasaw Bluffs
as part of the attempt to take Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was a total
failure for the Union and one of very few for Sherman. Sherman's was to
have been a diversionary attack for Grant's main force to the east, but
Grant was held up by Confederate cavalry cutting off his supplies.
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Motorcycle Ride
Try US 61 from Leland, Mississippi to Vicksburg
to get a feel for the lowlands on the east side of the Mississippi
River. This swampy low area is what made Vicksburg such a hard nut to
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Motorcycling and Hitting Animals
Because I spend so much time in relatively rural roads and tracks whilst riding around historical battlefields, this post from Ride it Like you Stole It hit home. (pardon the pun)
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Wounded Knee 29 December 1890
On 29 December 1890, a group of Sioux, led by Bigfoot, arrived at
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after hearing of Sitting Bull's death
on 15 December. The resurgance of Indian spirituality in the form of
the "Ghost Dance" was worrying the U.S. government agents in the area
who feared violence. The attempt to disarm the Sioux descended into
chaos that left nearly 200 Sioux, including many women and children,
and 25 Cavalrymen dead. One can find many interpretations of the battle
of Wounded Knee...many not calling it a battle, but a massacre. Wounded
Knee marked the end of the Indian Wars of west, in much the same way as
it started... duplicitousness, misunderstanding, confusion, chaos and
death to many innocents and warriors on both sides.
Read a few different versions and decide for yourself;
"Massacre At Wounded Knee, 1890," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (1998).
Bowling Green State University
Public Broadcasting Service
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Motorcycle Ride
Try South Dakota State Route 44 southeast out of Rapid city to
Scenic. From Scenic, go south along bombing Range Road, Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) 27, Indian Service Road (ISR) 27, ISR-33 and
finally Big Foot Trail to Wounded Knee. See map, here.
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John Hunt Morgan's Christmas Raid in Kentucky Begins 22 December 1862
By 1862, the Union army had pentrated deep into the south in
Tennessee. The Rebel army seemed incapable of stopping the southern
push with force, so they decided to try to disrupt the Union's supply
lines from Kentucky, namely the L&N railroad. The Confederates sent
native Kentuckian General John Hunt Morgan.
Morgan launched a raid over the Christmas holidays and evaded capture and destruction from determined Union forces to destroy a critical bridge of the L&N.
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Try US 31E from Glasgow to Bardstown to follow some of the route Morgan took. Also Check out Lincoln's boyhood home and birthplace near Hodgenville.


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Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery
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Join the Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery
You can help us make a difference!
Arnos Vale Cemetery is a special place. However, it was almost lost forever in the 1980s due to the threat of commercial development. In response to this threat, the Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery formed a successful mass campaign to save the cemetery from destruction.
Help us keep the cemetery open
The cemetery is now managed by Arnos Vale Trust, so it is safe from immediate danger. However, it costs thousands of pounds each year to look after the graves, pathways and landscape, as well as to maintain public access throughout the year. The Trust receives no government or council funding and is therefore reliant on public support to maintain and enhance the cemetery. The Friends provide vital financial support to Arnos Vale Trust through membership subscription and fundraising and the Friends have contributed over £100,000 to the cemetery's restoration program. Without the generous support of members, it would not be possible to maintain the cemetery to its current standards.
Join the Friends - Download a membership form
The Friends also support the cemetery through vital volunteer roles, including:-
Grounds maintenance
We are currently fundraising for the Endowment Challenge, with all money being matched £ for £ by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Any support you can offer us – however big or small – will help save the cemetery forever.
Our Aims:
How the Friends saved Arnos Vale
In the late 1980s, Arnos Vale Cemetery reached a critical situation. Burial space ran out and income dwindled, resulting in less money to pay for staff and much reduced maintenance. Many of the once-splendid memorials toppled and the grounds became overgrown as wind-born seeds of ash and sycamore took root, paths and open spaces became choked with bramble, bindweed and knotweed. In 1987, alarmed by a press report that the then owners wanted to clear a large section for commercial development, a group of concerned local people came together to oppose the proposals, with the aim of winning long-term protection for the cemetery as a heritage asset. The group, originally called the 'Association for the Preservation of Arnos Vale Cemetery' APAC but since renamed the Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery, galvanized a mass campaign, attracting wide-scale support, from organisations including Bristol City Council, the Bristol Evening Post, local citizens and many other people worldwide.
After huge efforts, many setbacks and legal wrangles, Bristol City Council finally became the new owners of Arnos Vale in 2003, and a Charitable Trust was set up to restore and protect the cemetery. The cemetery is now managed by Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust so there is no longer a need for a separate campaigning group to save the cemetery. The Friends are now proud to support the Trust through membership subscriptions and volunteering.
Read more on the Friends History Page
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Last summer, one of my first projects was a simple jQuery plugin. jQuery is a javascript library that allows for easy manipulation of elements on a page. It didn't seem easy at first though. That simple project took me about a week. Looking back, I could probably make that plugin in two hours tops. Something that has helped me learn jQuery is the online tool Visual jQuery.
Visual jQuery (http://api.jquery.com/visual/) is a command dictionary with a tree structure allowing you to find the right jQuery method for your task at hand. Once you select a method, you see a description of the method as well as the parameters it receives. There are also multiple examples showing you how the method works.
While I feel like I have a pretty good grasp of jQuery now, I still pull up Visual jQuery at least a few times a week. It seems I also learn something new every week about jQuery. Two little shortcuts I have found over the past week have drastically decreased the amount of code needed for a few tasks.
First, when you are looking for an element that has some specific text in it you do not have to loop through every element checking the .text() of it. Instead, simply using
$(".myClass:contains('the text you are looking for')");
Second, when selecting elements there are some usefull criteria such as :visible, :selected, :first and :contains() as seen above. These can also be used with the .is() method. To check if an element is visible, you can simply use
I learned both of these time/code saving shortcuts on Visual jQuery. Not only is it a great tool to start learning with, its also great for continued exploration of jQuery.
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What's better than one Q101? A bunch of Q101 playing all your favorite styles of modern rock
Below you'll find all of our channels curated by Q101 staff to keep you listening day in and day out.
We feature our very own unique channels as well as channels from our sister site EDM America and more.
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What you'll hear: Today's Modern Rock from Foster The People, Breaking Benjamin, Cage The Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Panic! At the Disco and classics from Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Sublime, 311, NIN, STP, RHCP and more!
What you'll hear: Today's Hard Rock from Five Finger Death Punch, Korn, In This Moment, Volbeat, Royal Bliss, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Godsmack, Linkin Park, Seether, and classics from Pantera, Danzig, Tool, Metallica, Slayer, and more!
What you'll hear: Nothing but the 90's Alternative and Modern Rock scene. When you want Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Ministry, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, Beck, Sublime, Beastie Boys, Green Day, Weezer and more!
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What you'll hear: Nothing but the best of the 'new wave' of 80′s synth-pop, new wave and more. The Cure, Depeche Mode, INXS, Blondie, The Smiths,
The B-52′s, Talking Heads, New Order, The Ramones, English Beat, Haircut 100, Psychedelic Furs and more.
What you'll hear: Provided by our sister site at EDM America TV: Electronic Dance Music, house, trance, progressive house and more. Radio shows from Pretty Lights, Armin Van Buuren, Hardwell and more.
What you'll hear: Provided by our sister site at EDM America TV: Trap, Dubstep, DnB, deep underground, Techno and more. Netsky, Skrillex, Flosstradamus, RL Grime, Datsik and more.
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What you'll hear: Scott Davidson's dedication to the rock community is unparalleled. This is Scott's Rebel Radio, for over 20 years, this is and has been the hardest rocking station in the world and Scott's dedication to the scene is second to none. From Chicago, for Chicago.
Click to listen – 93.1 FM, Chicago's WXRT
What you'll hear: An eclectic mix of alternative, blues, new and classic featuring what is known as an Adult Alternative format.
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What you'll hear: The world famous KROQ is where you get a different perspective on Alternative radio from the west coast. Alternative, the L.A. way.


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Hospitality, a refined tradition at La Cabro d'Or
Cultivating a tradition of hospitality with the Mediterranean art of fine living, La Cabro d'Or and its teams have become specialists in the organization of business meetings. To this end, the hotel has several fully equipped rooms, designed for meetings, presentations or work sessions. Various packages and prices include the rental of an equipped room, two coffee breaks with homemade pastries and lunch in the gastronomic restaurant of La Cabro d'Or (three courses, beverages included). Hotel packages are also available, including one night, breakfast buffet, with or without dinner.
Packages for all occasions
A variety of tailored packages allow for a choice of menu: group menu, market menu, gourmet menu, discovery menu or gastronomic menu. Another option is the a la carte sampling menu.
You can also select from our beverages and cocktails, which can be prepared and served in a private room.
Lastly, we have welcome baskets that you can offer to your guests and colleagues: a selection of our exclusive products, including cookbooks, bottles of wine or olive oil AOC Les Baux de Provence, jams, chutney, lavender, soap…
Activities and incentives
For additional activities you can head for the Spa or cooking classes with the chef of our gastronomic restaurant. We can also organize a wine tasting of fine regional wines.
The surrounding area is brimming with activities:
- the village and castle of Les Baux de Provence
- a sound and light spectacle at Les Baux de Provence
- vineyards and wine cellars
- olive oil mills
- golf, tennis, biking, 4-wheeling, car rallies , helicopter or hot-air balloon excursions…


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Welcome to the Educational Technology Blog, a showcase for faculty technology innovations across Boston University's campuses. Here, you can expect to find both announcements about up-and-coming technologies at BU, and case studies of new and exciting ways that faculty around BU are using technology to further their teaching and research goals.
Posts on this blog will be placed into categories according to both the specific technology or software package (such as Blackboard) and the broader genre or style of educational technology that it is a part of (such as learning management systems). On the right, you'll see a list of all the genres and technologies we've posted on so far, and the schools where they're used. Feel free to click these and explore what you're interested in.
This blog is set up using sites.bu.edu, a service that allows faculty and staff to create websites for projects without special departmental permission. You can request a sites.bu.edu site by emailing the IT Help Center.
This blog is hosted by BU's educational technologists. You can find us on TechWeb. If you're BU faculty, we can work with you to help you find technological innovations that will support your own teaching.