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Could a sticky be added somewhere that has the list of board members and committee members? Maybe sticky them in the Ark Geo Assn. forum?
The list of board of directors is on this site under the Contents tab by clicking on ArkGeo Documents and then Current Staff. I have listed it below for you.
As of now I cannot find where the committee members are listed on the site but I have listed them below also.
I will see what I can do to get them listed or a link posted to a list somewhere.
Thanks for bringing up this issue.
Board of Directors
Beth Daniel (topkitty98) - July 1, 2010
Bert Drake (LongDogs) - July 1, 2010
Pat Vaughn (woodwalker9) - July 1, 2010
Jerry Turner (cachemates) - July 1, 2010
Frank Philpott (OldRiverRunner) - July 1, 2010
David Spicer - (paris1time) - July 1, 2011
Mike Pinkston - (Team_Pink) - July 1, 2011
Richard Lee - (idratherbehiking) - July 1, 2012
Executive Committee:
Immediate Past President: Frank Philpott (OldRiverRunner)
President: Pat Vaughn (woodwalker9)
Executive Vice-President: David Spicer (paris1time)
Treasurer: Beth Daniel (topkitty98)
Secretary: Jerry Turner (cachemates)
Website Manager: Bert Drake (LongDogs)
*See bylaws for term details.
ArkGeo Committees
Events Committee (Chair Needed)
Richard Lee - idratherbehiking (Board Liaison)
Ken Hayes - Nukeworker
Sue Hayes - Nukeworker
Brian Bryant - B62GTAWK
Blair Shelton - pshelto
Brenda Bain - bluesybreeze
Sandy Fryar - likestocanoe2
Community Relations Committee
Jerry Turner - cachemates (Board Liaison)
David Spicer - Paris1Time (Chair)
Brenda O'Reilly - Butterfly Diver
Jim Sick - Sayitagain
Clark Gray - cfd29
Bruce Crane - Quartzcachers
Judy Thiedig - MathSeeker
Linda Treadway - angel06
Election Committee(Chair needed)
Beth Daniel - topkitty98 (Board Liaison)
Brenda O'Reily - butterflydiver
Janice Morris - LuckyOneInAR
Richard Lee - Idratherbehiking
Reid Henry - SJClimber
Will Pumphery - Flannelman
Fund Raising Committee
Mike Pinkston - Team_Pink (Board Liaison)
Brian Landers - GeoJeepers (Chair)
Brenda Bain - bluesybreeze
Chris Atkins - OENavigator
Tim Stone - BSA534
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The unveiling of a statue to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass, sometimes called the "father of the civil rights movement," drew hundreds of people to the U. S. Capitol's Emancipation Hall June 19.
It is the 101st statue erected in the Capitol Visitors Center, but only the fourth in honor of an African-American. While each state has only two such famous figures in the hall, this is the first opportunity for D.C. to welcome one of its very own. Congressional Republicans have refused to allow a second, declining to give the federal District of Columbia equality with states.
"Douglass's life as an active D.C. resident and his deep commitment to our equal rights are the reasons that his statue is here to be unveiled today as a gift from the almost 650,000 American citizens of the District of Columbia," Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said in prepared remarks at the unveiling.
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Emancipation Hall is also home to statues honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, the reputed "mother of the civil rights movement" and abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
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Sticking with the plan that his son would become a farmer, William Hopkins senior purchased a small farm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. William junior and his wife (he had by now married a Miss Braithwaite) made an unconvincing attempt to run the farm. He neither enjoyed the work nor did it bring in enough money to allow him to live a reasonable life and debts began to mount. When his wife died, Hopkins saw the chance to start a new life that he would enjoy.
Hopkins sold the small farm which his father had bought him and with the money he was able to pay off his debts. In 1822, at the age of twenty-nine, Hopkins entered Peterhouse, the oldest of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge. There he studied mathematics and, particularly when one takes into account his previous poor education, he was highly successful. He graduated in 1827 placed Seventh Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos. This means that he was seventh in the list of those gaining first class honours in that year. Just ahead of him was De Morgan, who was in the same year and placed Fourth Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos. Hopkins married for a second time, to Caroline Boys, while he was an undergraduate at Cambridge. They had three children, one son and two daughters.
After graduating Hopkins became a private tutor at Cambridge, having Tait, Thomson, Stokes, Maxwell and Todhunter among his pupils. He was highly successful being called the "senior wrangler maker". Rouse Ball relates that in 1849:-
[Hopkins] was able to say that he had among his pupils nearly two hundred wranglers, of whom seventeen had been senior and forty-four in one of the first three places.A little calculation shows how remarkable these figures are. By 1849 there had only been about 20 senior wranglers during the time he tutored (there was only one top student in each year) and around sixty placed in the top three. Of course once he gained a reputation as the best tutor he was able to select the best students from the first year class to tutor. Some tutors concentrated entirely on examination technique but Hopkins [3]:-
... was conspicuous for encouraging in his pupils a disinterested love of their studies, instead of limiting their aspirations to examination honours.Hopkins made relatively little contributions to pure mathematics, other than in his tutoring and with a two volume text Elements of Trigonometry written in 1833 and 1847 which contains interesting historical comments. However, he did make major contributions to the application of mathematics to geology.
He became interested in applying mathematics to geology in 1833. This came about because of his friendship with Adam Sedgwick. Sedgwick had also trained as a mathematician and had been appointed professor of geology at Cambridge in 1818. Sedgwick began fieldwork at Barmouth in north Wales in 1831 where he established the order of local rocks and gave the name Cambrian to the oldest fossiliferous strata. The name was chosen because Cambria is the old name for Wales. Hopkins accompanied Sedgwick to Barmouth on many of these trips and through this work, which he greatly enjoyed, he began to feel that geology would benefit by being put on a firm mathematical basis. He made mathematical models which won him the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1850.
Hopkins was President of the Geological Society of London in 1851 and 1852 (Sedgwick had been President of the Society in 1829). He was president of the British Association in 1853 when it met in Hull. In his presidential address he [3]:-
... referred to a series of important experiments which he had instituted at Manchester with the advice of Sir William Thomson and the assistance of Messrs Joule and Fairbairn, to determine the temperature of melting substances under great pressure.The experiments were being conducted by Hopkins in his study of the interior of the Earth.
It would not be unfair to say that most of the geological theories which Hopkins proposed have turned out to be false. As Beckinsale writes [1]:-
... except in the popularisation of quantification and in the broader field of geophysics, Hopkins' effect on contemporary geology was frequently retrogressive rather than progressive. He was often lacking in geological insight ...As to his character we refer to [3] where Anderson writes:-
He was a man of marked dignity of character and most affectionate nature. He took a keen pleasure in poetry and music, had great conversational power, and his sense of natural beauty led to his taking up, not unsuccessfully, landscape painting late in life as a recreation.
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BTW, does anybody know who Mersaydeez really is? Many people were alluding to this is the forum, but I'm sitting here clueless.
Quote BTW, does anybody know who Mersaydeez really is? Many people were alluding to this is the forum, but I'm sitting here clueless. Well I know who its not ^&#
callmecrazeeRegistered User(2/23/05 12:00 pm)Reply ezSupporter Re: Who quits?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmm...mersaydeez...are you sure its Jeff that gets hurt? ( inser wink emot here) .
callmecrazee I don't believe Jeff quits the game. I believe he quits the Hot Pursuit challenge.And FWIW, Ashlee just revealed on Survivor Insider that she requested to leave the game. I mentioned yesterday to watch for that although it might end up on the cutting room floor - which obviously it did.
callmecrazee Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------and heres my updated bootlis prediction1-Jo2-Ash3-Jeff(quits)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jeff gets hurt and quits.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mersaydeez, does he quit a challenge or the whole game?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I already gave you the game quitter before she quit and it was left on the cutting room floor: Ashlee, which she talked about the next day in her interviews. I don't think Jeff quits the game, he quits the challenge. The rules say he can. But look for him to make a bonehead move in the process.
callmecrazee Just because Jeff gets hurt doesn't mean Ulong can't win any challenges
Mersaydeez Gregg is 6th place, Caryn is 5th place. Ian, Katie and Tom are 3 of the final 4. I'm not sure who the other one is yet, but I'm leaning towards Jen over Coby and Janu.
callmecrazee for the last time! You gonads have the attention span of a gnat. How many times do I have to tell you? Jeff. does. not. quit. the. game.He quits the challenge. Ashlee quit the game. She's the quitter. Like I said. Now move along to another topic of discussion, like whose getting voted out, or whose boobage is going to replace Ashlee's.
Mersaydeez callmecrazee - Didn't you question me a bunch of pages back on whether or not Jeff even got hurt?
callmecrazee Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------callmecrazee - Didn't you question me a bunch of pages back on whether or not Jeff even got hurt?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think my exact statement was along the lines of "are you sure its Jeff that gets hurt?". I never said he didn't get hurt. You on the other hand have said A equals B and then came back later and said oops, A doesn't really equal B. Me? I told you to watch out for an Osten departure from Ashlee, confirmed by her the next day. I told you Jolanda was first out. I gave you a ****load of people on tribes that you couldn't get from vidcaps. What have you got so far Mersaydeez? Oh yeah. Jeff gets hurt. You've admitted a few times your just getting "hints". Did you just get "Jeff gets hurt, he quits". Or did you get "jeff gets hurt, he quits the game?" Maybe your misinterpreting it, you know, kind of like your 100% Stephanie F6 information.
MersaydeezQuote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think my exact statement was along the lines of "are you sure its Jeff that gets hurt?".--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Exactly why I said, questioning. Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------What have you got so far Mersaydeez? Oh yeah. Jeff gets hurt. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------What have I got wrong so far? Oh yeah. Most of my stuff hasn't happened yet. But 1/1 isn't bad so far.Quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maybe your misinterpreting it, you know, kind of like your 100% Stephanie F6 information. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------I admit the Stephenie thing, and I'm over it. I corrected it like what, 2 or 3 days later before another episode even aired. As far as if I have this wrong, whatever. I reported what I heard. The way it was told to me, it definitley sounds like the game.
Mersaydeez What can I say? If you don't like it, don't read it. This is my information, I'm sorry I don't over analyze every word and go over it over and over again with someone who is nice enough to even share this with me.
Mersaydeez Easier said then done. Instead of fighting about it, I'm just going to wait until Thursday. I have no further proof, or anything else to say about it. The way I was told, it definitley sounds like he quit, and I'm leaving it at that.
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- Flags are flying at half-staff in New Jersey to honor Whitney Houston
- Gov. Chris Christie's decision to honor singer in this way received some criticism
- Jason Marsh: Whitney Houston may not have fit definition of those normally honored this way
- He says the honor shows remorse for failing to support her in her troubles
Is Whitney Houston a hero?
New Jersey citizens -- and Whitney fans and haters alike -- have been debating this question since Gov. Chris Christie announced he would fly the state's flags at half-staff for the singer Saturday as mourners attend her funeral in Newark, New Jersey.
Christie's decision has been widely criticized -- 77% of USA Today readers called it "inappropriate" in one informal and unscientific poll. But he has strongly defended the order, hailing Houston as "a daughter of New Jersey" who should be honored for her "cultural contributions."
For decisions like this, there is a federal "Flag Code," which stipulates only that the flag be flown at half-staff to honor deaths of certain public officials, adding that governors can honor members of the government or military from their state.
But regardless of what the official code says, the standards around flag-flying have been fuzzy for years. Most of Christie's prior orders to lower the flag have honored service members killed in combat, yet he issued the same order after the death of Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Frank Sinatra received the honor years earlier.
So there's some precedent here for musicians, and Houston's astronomical album sales certainly make the case for her cultural influence. Her ascent from humble Garden State roots to pop superstardom offers a source of pride for Christie and other New Jerseyites. And flying a flag at half-staff could provide a form of collective mourning, a way to rally a community around things they share -- like a hometown hero whose music touched countless people throughout the state and around the world.
Is all that enough to merit an honor usually reserved for people who've performed tremendous services -- and made incomparable sacrifices -- for their country? True, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is by far the most acclaimed (and best-selling) recording of the national anthem by a pop singer. But should that enter her into the ranks of American heroes?
Indeed, giving this honor to Houston seems to illustrate what psychologists Zeno Franco and Philip Zimbardo have called our increasingly "watered-down" view of heroism. Franco and Zimbardo argue that we pay a cultural price when we praise athletes and celebrities as "heroes": We lose sight of the strong moral qualities that should define heroism, and we lose touch with what it takes to nurture more demanding forms of heroism.
"By diminishing the ideal of heroism," they write, "we keep ourselves from confronting the older, more demanding forms of this ideal. We do not have to challenge ourselves to see if, when faced with a situation that called for courage, we would meet that test."
Through their research, Franco and Zimbardo have come up with their own criteria for what constitutes a hero. For one thing, heroism entails some type of quest, for example to save a life or to uphold a principle. It also involves real sacrifice or risk, including a risk of one's own life.
Who meets these standards? The 30 service members for whom Christie has lowered the flag clearly do. Whitney Houston clearly does not.
In fact, the sad truth is that for more than a decade, Whitney Houston sat on the end of the moral spectrum opposite from presidents and war heroes. Her struggles with drug addiction and her troubled marriage to Bobby Brown tarnished her public image. She became an object of scorn and derision.
And, ultimately, I suspect that this is part of the reason we're seeing such effusive tributes to her now.
Yes, some critics of Christie's half-staff decision say it sends the wrong message to give this level of recognition to someone with a history of substance abuse. But I can't shake the feeling that the official, government-sanctioned respect Houston is getting in her death is on some level a reaction to all the insults she endured in her life.
When Houston's life and voice fell apart, many of her onetime fans and longtime critics showed little sympathy. The flag flying at half-staff feels like a way not just to honor her virtues as an artist, but to show remorse for how she was treated as a person.
"What I would say to everybody is, 'There but for the grace of God go I,'" Christie said.
But I don't remember any politician embracing her as "New Jersey's daughter" after she did her embarrassing "crack is wack" interview with Diane Sawyer, after she checked into rehab, or after Brown was charged with physically abusing her.
In that light, a flag flying at half-staff seems more like an apology than an honor -- an act of contrition for spurning a women who suffered addiction and abuse. Behind the tributes lies guilt and, too late, some compassion.
Christie says he believes people are questioning his decision because of Houston's drug problems.
But maybe it's partly because of her troubles, not in spite of them, that she's being honored.
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So i meant this title as a satrical allagory to a real problom I have with religeon. (and hoping this is a proper forum post and not best a blog).
My Mother has Lupus (a disease that causes her own immune system to attack itself) and I have in my adulthood, come to terms with this as just a fact of life and a fact that could be much worse considering the circumstances. I however, HATE when I here anyone say "well god has his hand there" and my favourite "he will never give you more than you can handle".
Isn't that an interesting statement? "he'll never give us more than we can handle"...well that's presuming alot so i suppose 'god' could do that...but isn't that still kind of a dick move? I mean what? He'll give us just enough to make us reach the breaking point? In order to make us rely on him? That would be like I don't know, torture?
My contention lies with folks that beleive so strongly that in the face of obvious contradictions with there own god concept would even find comfort in "praise god my house still stands". Oh and i'm an ex christian school kid (12 years, family is evangelical) so I know the job thing, how is that not effed up? I mean god had a bet with satan?! lol?
What really gets me pissed off is that they find some divine purpose for exscusing theire own god's behaviour. I'm often asked what I would do if I was ever to meet god (usually the judeo-christian one) and I answer "spit in his eye".
Harsh, but I feel any suffering is Inexcusable. Period. Dot.
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Firstly, thank you for being one person who understands what the blog section is supposed to be for, and what doesn't belong there; seriously …you obviously "get it".
Second: This?
"I'm often asked what I would do if I was ever to meet god (usually the judeo-christian one) and I answer "spit in his eye"."
We atheist wouldn't have to do anything his Christian followers would kill him first. How dare he return and stop the biggest money making fraud perpetrated on humankind.
My favourite ancient Greek Philosopher: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"
If I were a lawyer my case and point would be yahweh's chosen people, the nomadic tribes of the Bronze Age north eastern african continent...kinda effed them over...so I'm sure there is an explenation...
I'm just ranting and thank you for the responses...
God will never give us more than we can handle.
What an utter load of horse hockey. How many men and women has this ersatz deity driven to suicide with loads they were supposedly able to bear, except that they weren't? And for those who may have survived, how many have been broken by circumstances, by war, by PTSD, to the point where the person before the event hardly resembles the person after?
Probably a good thing that there is no such thing. His fan club would likely be badly outnumbered by those who would want to lynch him!
My (Christian) wife is asking me to read a book titled "Disappointment with God', which apparently tries to explain in several thousand words or so, why it is that the man upstairs doesn't seem to answer our prayers.I will probably read it (or get as far as i can before I can't stand anymore) just to see the lengths to which true believers will twist and turn things in order to hang on to their beliefs (hey people, hint: he doesn't answer prayers because he isn't really there).I can tell it will be be a tough read, as I read in the first chapter, the author, Phillip Yancy, describes a homosexual friend who, after failing to be "cured" of his homosexuality despite his prayers, gives up on his religion and returns to his life of "promiscuity", because, apparently to this author, all gays are bad people and promiscuous. And so God has 101 reasons for not answering prayers, or more likely, he answers in ways we do not at first recognize.Let's see how many of you can guess the ways god doesn't answer prayers and I will let you know who got it right after I finish the book.
Hey, Mark.
The title of this video may be a bit misleading, but it makes a great point of the problem of christian (or any religion's) prayer:
Give that a look and let us know what you think.
My mother died of cancer of the pancreas and my step father always thought "that God was going to heal her." They had me trained for the ministry in earlier life, but I heard dad say this and was wondering "who did God last heal of cancer of anything." At my work I called mom's situation a "death sentence" and others said I didn't know anything coz "they are healing more and more cancer every day." As far as I know right now, both my mother and Patrick Swayze (along with others) are as dead as door nails!
BUT IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF I PRAYED, they say. If that prayer wasn't answered, it just means you didn't pray right. Maybe you need to hold your head right, use the right words, or roll around in the floor jabbering in tongues. Sorry. They would all still be dead.
THIS JEALOUS GOD that didn't like his creation killed all but a few of us once, and then his all knowing self set up some unintelligible system where he would come to earth as his own son and be among us, then we would kill him, but if we believed on him (and in him), we would have everlasting life. Looks to me like we lose and HE wins. This strange setup wants to give HIM everlasting life and the gullible do or say anything to keep on believing it all!
I also certainly agree with you on God and Satan "having a bet." The gullible cannot see that this is what the book of Job is all about. It's a stupid allegory. In the end Job gets back everything including his wife and kids. Were they the same wife and kids from before, or does it matter? If they were his same wife and kids then Jesus is NOT " the first fruits of the dead."
How stupid can religious people be??
If I would happen to meet a god, I would say to him 'Aren't you dead yet? Then you are going to die soon.'
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Nikolas Cruz says in one video, "My goal is at least 20 people with an AR-15. … Location is Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida."
Cellphone videos released Wednesday by Broward County, Florida, prosecutors show alleged Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz talking about how he planned to go on a rampage at the Parkland, Florida, school.
"Hello. My name is Nick, and I'm gonna be the next school shooter of 2018," Cruz says casually at the start of one video.
"My goal is at least 20 people with an AR-15 and a couple tracer rounds," Cruz says. "Location is Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida. It's gonna be a big event. And when you see me on the news, you'll all know who I am."
Cruz then laughs before finishing, "You're all going to die. … Ah, yeah. Can't wait."
Cruz is charged with first-degree murder in the slayings of 17 people on Valentine's Day at Stoneman Douglas High School.
In a second video, the longest of the three, Cruz can be heard off-camera, talking next to a bicycle.
(Editor's note: Video contains explicit language.)
"I am nothing. I am no one. My life is nothing and meaningless," Cruz says. "I hate everyone and everything. With the power of my AR you will all know who I am."
Cruz then places the blame for the shooting on people telling him "what to do and when to do."
"I had enough of being — telling me that I'm a idiot and a dumbass, when (in) real life, you're all the dumbass. You're all stupid and brainwashed by these f-----g political government programs. You will all see. You will all know who my name is."
He finishes the second video by professing his love for a person referred to only as "Angie."
"I hope to see you in the afterlife," Cruz says to Angie. "From one day or another you will end and we'll all die."
Another video shows Cruz talking about his preparations to get to the school and where he planned to go once there.
"I'm gonna go take Uber in the afternoon before 2:40. From there I'll go into the — onto school campus, walk up the stairs, unload my bags and get my AR and shoot people down at the main — what is it? — the main courtyard, wait, and people will die," he says while sitting on what appears to be a park bench.
Cruz faces 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder. If convicted, he could be given the death penalty.


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Barack Obama said he's got the US military's back as the government shutdown begins to choke off federal programs and services.
He told military personnel and civilian employees of the Defense Department in a pre-recorded video earlier this week, "I've worked to make sure you have the strategy, the resources and the support you need to complete the missions our nation asks of you."
But Obama alluded to the fact that about half of the 800,000 civilian defense workers are expected to be put on furlough. And he laid blame on his political adversaries in Washington. To those facing the prospect of layoffs, he said "you and your families deserve better than the dysfunction we're seeing in Congress."
National Intelligence Director James Clapper was more blunt. "I've been in the intelligence business for about 50 years. I've never seen anything like this," Clapper told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. "This seriously damages our ability to protect the safety and security of this nation and its citizens."
The Pentagon was not taking any chances. On the eve of the shutdown, it engaged in a $5 billion spending frenzy on weapons.
As one former counter-terrorism official told me this morning, "the longer this goes on, the more of an impact it will have."
The former official said intelligence director Clapper was not making political hay, but was trying to send a message to Congress. That message? Stop putting US national security at risk by imposing an open-ended shutdown on the federal government.
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After days of putting markets on tenterhooks, China's gross domestic product was a "perfect" number. Almost makes you suspicious, doesn't it? Second-quarter GDP came in at 7.5 percent, exactly in line with the "official" forecast. In response, the Shenzen stock exchange rose almost one percent.
Hmmm...that was an interesting result given the timeline of events. On Friday, traders were concerned when China's Minister of Finance, Lou Jiwei, said that reaching this year's GDP target of 7.5 percent "shouldn't be too big a problem" but then went on to say that "we also don't think there is any big problem with [a growth rate of] 7 percent, or 6.5."
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It appears we'll never get to see David Fincher's iteration of Cleopatra. The director began eyeing the project back in March of 2011, but now it appears that talks between Fincher and Sony have broken off and he's no longer involved. Angelina Jolie has long been attached to star in the film based on Stacy Schiff's book Cleopatra: A Life. Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth entered talks to pen the screenplay late last year, but the last update about the project came from Fincher himself last December:
"Cleopatra, I haven't even begun. I've just spoken with Angie [Angelina Jolie] and Eric [Roth] and I'm trying to figure out how to weigh in. It's just a discussion about what can it be, what are people expecting, what do we need to do to destroy that?"
Hit the jump for more on the future of Cleopatra and what other projects Fincher is circling for his feature film follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Great-Great-Grandpa was part of the old home guard who was left behind to guard the citizenry of Monroe County, West Virginia while the young men were all of to War.
On 01 January 1864 he was fetched, along with a posse, to track down a group of renegades who were stealing clothing off citizens laundry lines. Now, this may not seem like much to us these days, but we are talking during the worst part of the Civil War, and these were folks who were poor to start with. At this time, they may have only had one change of clothing!
The posse chased the theives into Wiseman's Hollow and to a cabin.
As Great-Great Grandpa approached the cabin, one of the thieves, in the loft of the cabin, fired from a window, and Great-Great-Grandpa was shot in the head, mortally wounded and died.
He was wearing his prized beaver-skin hat at the time.
This is the hat William Bean wore that day.
It doesn't look like much... does it?
A faded, worn old hat. It's been hidden in a closet for much of its 150 years. And to the unlearned eye, it wouldn't mean much at all.
Look closely at the top of the brim, and you'll see where the bullet that shot WIlliam entered.
The dark stains that blot the front of the hat are his blood.
Family legend states that if you put the hat on your head, you'll die before the next full moon.
As a child I was told about "Cousin So and So" who put the hat on, and he died within a week! And before him, well there was "Uncle Whats-His-Name", and he died before the moon was full again!
While I've never found that to be fact, I also have heard from many who said that when offered the hat to try on... didn't take any chances and refused to put it atop their top!
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Below is my interview with actor Adrian Bellani, the super caliente half-Salvadoran star of Mun2's hit show, RPM Miami! Disfrútenla!
Latinaish.com: Hola Adrian! Thanks for agreeing to this interview. I've been wanting to talk to you since I missed meeting you at the RPM Miami launch party and again at the Latin Billboard Awards. (Although we've connected a few times on Twitter since then!)
As a fan of RPM Miami, first let me say felicidades on the success of your first season. Can you share any secrets about the season finale?
Adrian Bellani: I can't share much, but what I can tell you is that it is filled with tons of drama and action. You don't want to miss it!
Latinaish.com: Now, your character Alejandro/Alex is a veteran of the Iraq war who loses his best friend, Mike, on a mission. When Alejandro comes back to Miami he falls for his best friend's girl, Luisa, Mike's widow. I saw a comment online from a former soldier who objected to such a relationship saying that a soldier would never do that to a fellow soldier. What do you think?
Adrian Bellani: I respect his opinion, but I don't think anyone is right or wrong unless they have been put in that position. It's easy to say "No, I'd never do that to my boy," but at the end of the day things change. There is that connection Luisa and Alex have, everything seems comfortable, everything seems nice. It was one of the issues that I spoke with the director, (Jacobo Rispa) about. I didn't want it to seem like he had forgotten about his best friend and was moving in on his girl. I think we did a good job showing Alex's conflict towards his feelings for Luisa, and the guilt he carried with Mike's loss.
Latinaish.com: One thing I love about RPM Miami is that it's fully bilingual. What has it been like working on a show where you get to choose whether to say your lines in English or Spanish? Is it freeing or do you get tongue tied?
Adrian Bellani: Totally freeing. It's the way we speak. If you grew up speaking both languages, you understand the concept and the idea. I had never worked and spoken Spanish on screen. It was lovely being able to speak in my accent and first language. I don't have many Latino friends in L.A., so I find myself speaking mostly English. It was nice to be surrounded by Hispanics.
Latinaish.com: As I mentioned earlier, I missed meeting you in Miami. Knowing you're half-Salvadoran, I asked some of your co-stars where the "guanaco" was – (My husband is from El Salvador.) … I think your co-stars thought I was asking for "El Guajo" at first. Here's the video of our mix-up:
Now I can finally ask you the question, "Which Caliche (Salvadoran slang) word is your favorite?"
Adrian Bellani: I've actually never heard the word "Caliche" before – So that's a first for me. You got me on this one. Too hard to name just one. I could throw an entire list out. The first one that comes to mind is "baboso" – my grandfather used to call us "baboso." I'll let you do your homework and see if you can find out what that means.
Latinaish.com: [No homework for me! I already know that "baboso" means "stupid" – but it can be used affectionately in a joking way.]
Thanks so much for your time. Before we go, please tell us when we should tune in for season 2 of RPM Miami and what other projects you're working on?
Adrian Bellani: The premiere of season 2 RPM Miami has not been announced. We're so excited for the second season! For those that missed episodes in season one you will get a chance to watch the entire season again before the second season premieres.
I have a few projects that I'm excited about. I'm on the 4th episode of Rizzoli and Isles – airs August 1st, I believe. September 23rd Moneyball will hit theaters, (I play the role of real life baseball all star Carlos Peña.)
Last week I wrapped an independent film called CROSSTOWN. It's a beautiful script about the struggles of a Salvadoran immigrant family trying to make it in the USA. The film is very intense and very raw. I had the opportunity to work along side Manny Perez, (a Dominican actor), who I'm a huge fan of. Definitely keep an eye out for it.
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Citing experience with 1972's Hurricane Agnes, the Fish and Boat Commission is urging municipalities and residents impacted by the flooding from Tropical Storm Lee to contact the Department of Environmental Protection before conducting any work to reconstruct damaged stream channels.
"Hurricane Agnes in 1972 arguably caused the greatest flood-related destruction in recent memory state-wide, and the widespread damage sparked massive cleanup efforts across the state," said Dave Spotts, chief of the PFBC Division of Environmental Services. "In that era, government regulatory agencies attempted to issue emergency permits that allowed municipalities and residents to clear debris and reconstruct stream channels in and around some of Pennsylvania's streams."
"Unknowingly, well-intentioned restoration efforts often were unpermitted, ill-defined or excessive, which hindered the natural recovery of these waters," he added. "However, it is important to remember that these sensitive aquatic ecosystems also have to recover from the wrath of Mother Nature, much like Pennsylvania's residents."
Prior to conducting any work within stream channels, individuals must first contact a DEP regional office. Depending upon the scope and size of the proposed stream restoration project, as well as what kind of equipment is needed to be used in the stream, DEP will direct the applicant to acquire one of several waterway encroachment permits. The permits are classified as emergency, general, or a PA/Federal Joint. DEP often seeks input from various resource agencies, such as the Fish and Boat Commission, to incorporate plans to help a stream recover.
DEP recently released a fact sheet called "Permitting Options for Flood-Damaged Bridges and Other Water Obstructions and Encroachments." To find your nearest DEP regional office, choose "Regional Resources" on the DEP's home page.
"History has shown that large-scale flood events can dramatically change the landscape," said Spotts. "During these events, it is difficult for a Pennsylvania resident to stand by and watch flood waters destroy property and possessions without taking action. When prioritizing a recovery plan for your property, we urge you to consult with DEP to obtain guidance in the recovery process."


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If you are a cycling enthusiast, one thing that may bother you about commuting or traveling with your bicycle is lack of luggage space, but a bicycle trailer can help. There are multiple trailer options on the market and even some do-it-yourself projects that may be sufficient for your needs.
There are also bicycle trailer designs so a parent or guardian could give small children a ride in safety. While these types may be used to carry luggage or groceries, they are not the ideal style for these tasks.
Choose a Bicycle Trailer for its Best Use
The right bicycle trailer most attached securely to the style of bike you have. Most models attach with two bars to the axle of the rear wheel or with one bar to the upright pole to directly underneath the seat. The latter is ideal for a larger or heavier trailer as it allows for more turning abilities.
After making sure your bicycle trailer attaches securely, you need to determine exactly what you want to carry with it. There are some that look like miniature campers you can use to sleep in for long trips. Others are flat platforms or boxes that can carry everything from suitcases to a cooler full of soda.
Using a bicycle trailer requires greater leg strength and stamina than riding a bike on its own, so make sure you can handle the additional weight and difficulty with navigation if you want to add a trailer to your gear.


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I swear I'm not obsessed with bikes, but it's so nice to see, in our very casual modernity, someone doing something physical in a suit.
Being physical in a suit that fits well can look so graceful.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures held modest Thursday gains after government data showed that the count of those filing initial jobless claims came in below expectations last week and that the nation's trade deficit narrowed in September.
First-time applications for jobless benefits came to 355,000 last week, down from 363,000 the week before, but the powerful storm that struck the East Coast likely threw the figures off, said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, in an email. Read: U.S. weekly jobless claims drop by 8,000.
The U.S. trade deficit in September fell to $41.5 billion from a revised $43.8 billion in August, thanks to a record high in the dollar amount of exports. The smaller-than-expected deficit should have the effect of increasing growth in gross domestic product for the third quarter by two-tenths to three-tenths of a percentage point, Boockvar estimated. Read: U.S. trade deficit drops 5.1% in September.
The data were released as European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi started a news conference on the heels of its decision to leave key interest rates unchanged.
"Draghi isn't saying anything new in his press conference," said Boockvar.
The central bank kept its key lending rate unchanged at 0.75%. Read: ECB's Draghi puts pressure on politicians.
Also on investors' radar screens, Greece passed late Wednesday a round of austerity measures, moving the country closer to its next round of rescue funds. Read: Greece passes austerity measures: reports
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJZ2 added 37 points to 12,900, while futures for the Standard & Poor's 500 index SPZ22, -49.99% rose 3.8 points to 1,392.90. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index US:NDZ2 rose 7.5 points to 2,617.50.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.93% suffered its worst day of the year on Wednesday, as investors fast-forwarded past re-election news for President Barack Obama to fiscal-cliff worries.
More than $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts are set to kick in automatically in January if Congress can't reach agreement on a deficit-cutting plan. Read: Pimco has some advice for Obama
The Dow sank 312.96 points, or 2.4%, to close at 12,932.73 on Wednesday. The last time it closed under the 13,000 mark was Aug. 2.
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Other major benchmarks were hit just as hard, with the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.82% finishing below the key psychological level of 1,400. Read: U.S. stocks slammed on fiscal-cliff fears
Among individual stocks on the move before Thursday's opening bell, Qualcomm Inc. QCOM, +0.83% rose in premarket trading after the wireless-chip maker posted a 20% rise in fourth-quarter earnings and gave an upbeat outlook. Read: Qualcomm gets lift from strong outlook
Shares of Universal Display Corp. PANL, -4.00% sank after the lighting technology company swung to a loss and reduced its full-year sales view. Read: Universal Display swings to loss, cuts view
Kohl's Corp. KSS, +4.86% reported about a 2% rise in fiscal third-quarter profit, as the retailer narrowed its 2012 earnings view. Read: Big earnings on Thursday: Disney, Nvidia, Groupon
The dollar DXY, -0.12% continued to push higher, lifted by uncertainty over the U.S. fiscal cliff and Europe's debt crisis. The euro EURUSD, +0.2255% dropped to a two-month low versus the dollar.


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Finally, both Red Hat and Novell is in total agreement – both of them thinks making money with Linux desktop is hard. According to Ron Hovsepian, CEO, Novell India Engineering:
The market for the desktop for the next three to five years is mainly enterprise-related.
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Not a lot of "organized" genealogy has gotten done this week. The culprit is not Facebooking or blog reading, but rather household and business chores. And I did actually have some time to do genealogy, but I used it to take advantage of three days of free access to World Vital Records.
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Most of the available records that provided hits on the names I entered seemed to be records that I can access for free elsewhere. One possible exception are some of the images of family genealogies and family group sheets. Some of these are sources I have seen cited for the families I am researching, so it is useful to be able to refer to them. World Vital Records has extended the free access period, and I will probably input a few more names, but I don't know that there is much more for me to find. Here are some of the families on which I found information:
Dobbins and Skiles (Rosannah Dobbins and Henry Skiles) – from Some Dobbins Skiles Lines from Pennsylvania to North Carolina Also With Additional Lines, Coker, Cowan, Dailey, Graham, Hess, Palmer, Barekman – J. B. Barekman
Dalrymple and Lewis – Samuel Dalrymple, Ellinor Lewis, Rosannah Dalrymple Lewis – from South Carolinians in the Revolution
Highsmith – Daniel Highsmith and Lucretia Parker family
Clark – Christopher and Penelope Clark family, plus some will abstracts from Surry County, NC
Sisson – Obediah and William T. Sisson land patents in Alabama
Matlock – Moore Matlock and Jane Powell family
Matlock and Clark – some records from Warren County, Kentucky, Marriages 1797-1851
Brinlee – miscellaneous items, mostly referring to Brinlee branches which I have not yet researched
One of the ancestor charts I found through World Vital Records contained information on Joseph Madison Carroll Norman's daughter with Mary Frances Karr, Margaret D. Norman, and her husband Joel Weston.
I did some more work on the Thomas Wiley Huff – Leatha Norman family. In addition to the two genealogies I mentioned last week, I found another reference to this family on GenForum. It lists their children and Thomas' parents, but does not include Leatha's parents. I will include the person who wrote these posts in my e-mail to Norman family researchers. I still believe they are part of "my" Norman family, but there are some confusing bits of information and some discrepancies.
I am glad to see that Laura of Root Seek is settled in her new home and back to blogging. Also new posts from Cindy at Everything's Relative – Researching Your Family History and Deb at Deb's Genealogy Room.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Family Newsletter Friday: 14 August 2009
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Gosh....Thanks for the mention Greta! I didn't realize anyone "watched" my blog that closely. heehee And yes, I have been very slack on my genealogy blog. For some of my absence, life got in the way & for the rest of it, I just didn't have any inspiration on what to write about. But thanks to one of my nieces, she poked me to get back to it. :)ReplyDelete
Greta, Just read your post in Google reader. Thanks so much for the welcome back!ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Orphans and Orphans: The Two Preston Moores
Something just did not fit. There seemed to be too much information on this Zelig-like Preston; he was in too many places and they did not always fit together. He appeared to have been both in Fort Mifflin (following the Battle of Gettysburg) and among Confederate deserters picked up and incarcerated by Union forces in Nashville, Tennessee. Moreover, his enlistment with a Virginia unit (apparently the 37th Virginia Infantry Battalion) was puzzling, as I had no indication of the family having any recent connections to Virginia.
Judging by his father's will and the 1870 census for South Carolina, Preston Moore did not return to South Carolina after the war. I checked the 1870 census for Preston Moore in Virginia, and it was unnerving to find him there, in Washington County: born around 1844 (close to the 1843 date indicated by the 1850 and 1860 censuses), with wife Mary. The census indicated that he could not read or write, but the 1860 census for Anderson County, South Carolina had indicated that he attended school, and I knew that his brother, my great-grandfather, could read and write. Too many puzzle pieces did not fit, and I began to suspect that there were actually two Preston Moores.
A search of the 1860 census in Virginia turned up a Preston Moore of the right age in Kanawha County. So could there have been two men named Preston Moore in the same unit? The "U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865" and "American Civil War Soldiers" databases contained the information that solved the puzzle: both men served in units with similar names - the "other" Preston Moore in the 37th Virginia Infantry, and "my" Preston E. Moore in the 37th Virginia Cavalry.
At about this time my generous "history husband" returned from a business trip in Pennsylvania with a gift: J. L. Scott's 36th and 37th Battalions Virginia Cavalry (1986, H.E. Howard, Inc.). The 37th Virginia Cavalry was originally organized as Dunn's Battalion, Partisan Rangers, with many recruits taken from the South Carolina counties of Greenville, Anderson, and Pickens, and was later mustered into service as regular cavalry – the 37th Virginia Cavalry – on 3 November 1862. Hence the appearance of a South Carolina man in a Virginia unit.
Preston was listed on the roster of the 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry in Scott's book:
"MOORE, PRESTON: enl. in Co. E. Deserted and took oath, Dec. 29, 1863, in Knoxville, Tenn."
To complete Preston's record of service, I returned to Footnote, which by this time had added more Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers for South Carolina. This time I found Preston E. Moore in the 2nd South Carolina Rifles, which was actually his first term of service:
- He was enlisted for service on 29 October 1861 by 1st Lt. Jo. Berry Sloan.
- He was recommended for discharge due to disability by O. M. Doyle, Asst. Surgeon, Moore's Battalion.
Army of the Confederate States
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Corpl. Preston E. Moore of Capt. D. L. Donnald's Company F 1st Batt. Rifles Provisional Army was Enlisted by Lieut. Jo. Berry Slone of the 1st Regmt. of Rifles at Anderson Co. SC on the twenty ninth Day of October 1861 to serve for three years or during the war. He was born in Anderson Dist. State of South Carolina, is Eighteen Years of Age five feet five [inches] his fair Complected Blue Eyes Sandy hair and by Occupation when Enlisted a farmer. During the last two months said Soldier has been unfit for duty Thirty Days.
Camp Johnson…………………D. L. Donnald Capt.
May 1 1862……………………Commander Company]
- He was approved for a Certificate of Disability for Discharge by Company Commander Capt. D. L. Donnald and was discharged on 3 May 1862.
Camp [illegible]
May 1st, 1862
I certify that I have carefully examined the said Preston E. Moore of Captain Donnald's Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of general weakness – not having, in my opinion, sufficient vigor of constitution to enable him to discharge the duties incumbent on him as a soldier.
I think the welfare of the service requires that he be discharged.
O. M. Doyle
Asst. Surg.
Moore's Battn.
Discharged from the service of the Confederate States May 3rd 1862
John V. Moore
SC 2nd Battn.]
At some point after his discharge, he re-enlisted for a second term of service in the 37th Virginia Cavalry:
- He was on a List of Rebel Deserters who took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Government "between Dec. 16 and 29, 1863, and, after confinement for a period of 10 days, were then released" – in his case, from Nashville on 11 January 1864.
M/37 Battalion/Va.
Preston E. Moore
Pvt. 37 Bt. Va. Cav.
Name appears as signature to an
Oath of Allegiance
to the United States, subscribed and sworn to before R. M. Goodwin, Capt. & Asst. Pro. Mar. Genl., Dept. Cumb., January 11, 1864.
Please of residence: Anderson Co., SC
Complexion: Fair; hair: Light
Eyes: Gray; height 5 ft. 6 in.
Indorsement shows: "Roll of Prisoners of war released on taking the oath of Allegiance at Nashville, Tenn., January 11, 1864."
Hd. Qrs. Prov. Mar. Gen'l, Dept. of the Cumb'd, Nashville, Tenn.; Roll No. 521]
Scott's description of the conditions in Tennessee during the winter of 1863-64 (J.L. Scott , p. 57) make it easy to understand why so many Confederate soldiers deserted: "The 37th Cavalry and Jones' Brigade were in poor condition. The winter had posed great hardship on the men and equipment. Many were without blankets, some were without shoes. Returning from Tennessee one man froze to death in the saddle and frostbite was common."
- Illness was also common: Preston was admitted to the General Hospital of the U.S.A. on 11 January 1864 for acute diarrhea, transferred to the Provost Marshall on 13 January 1864, and released on that same day.
That is the last I know of Preston E. Moore.
I doubt if I will ever learn his ultimate fate: when and where he actually died and is buried. Some day I hope to visit the area of the Nashville battlefield, which has not been preserved but does have a few roadside historical markers. Preston may have been buried in an unmarked grave somewhere nearby, or he may have made it partway home to South Carolina, desperately ill and fighting the bitter cold, before he died.
I think of Preston every Memorial Day and remember him often at other times.
His name will not be forgotten.
Spencer Moore household, 1850 U.S. census, Anderson County, South Carolina, population schedule, Eastern subdivision, dwelling 637, family 633; National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, roll 848. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
Spencer Moore household, 1860 U.S. census, Anderson County, South Carolina, population schedule, 42nd Regiment, dwelling 951, family 961; National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 1212. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
John D. Young household, 1860 U.S. census, Kanawha County, Virginia, population schedule, Clendennen Post Office, dwelling [not visible], family 387; National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, roll 1356. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
Henry Myers household, Preston Moore family, 1870 U.S. census, Washington County, Virginia, population schedule, North Fork township, dwelling 290, family 295; National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, roll 1681. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration
Preston E. Moore, compiled military record (corporal, Company F, 2nd South Carolina Rifles): Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina, Microfilm Publication M267. Accessed via Footnote.com.
Preston E. Moore, compiled military record (corporal, Company E, 37th Virginia Cavalry, variously listed as battalion and regiment): Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, Microfilm Publication M324. Accessed via Footnote.com. (Note: I have not listed the records for the "other" Preston Moore separately because the two sets of records are listed together.)
Online Civil War Databases
Ancestry.com. Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M598, 145 rolls); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Ancestry.com. Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA.
National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. Online database (http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/).
J. L. Scott: 36th and 37th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. 1986, H.E. Howard, Inc.
Typescript of Will of William Spencer Moore, dated 25 July 1865. Copy provided by South Carolina Department of Archives and History,
Final note: This experience has taught me that reconstituting a Civil War service record is no small feat. Units changed – as attrition or recruitment dictated, they became smaller or larger units, disappeared, changed status from irregular to regular, or were swallowed up by other units, often with a different state affiliation; units also had many different nicknames and may have been most often referred to by their commanders' names. A soldier's name may have appeared in many different forms, and the records of different soldiers with the same name may have been combined. I have used and am continuing to use this experience in tracing some of my other "orphans" who perished in the Civil War.
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Greta, great job! I felt like I was reading a thriller mystery! Great Sluething.ReplyDelete
What a sad ending. You did a great job!ReplyDelete
Great read! A a great genie lesson on CW research!ReplyDelete
Joan, Debbie, and Carol - Thank you so much for your kind comments and encouragement. This is an article I have been longing to write for quite a while, and the subject is very dear to me.ReplyDelete
I have to wonder if his family ever heard what happened to him. It doesn't sound like he ever made it home. A very sad story, well written.ReplyDelete
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Loved this post. It shows so beautifully how to deal with records, especially records that tell you different things about the same person.ReplyDelete
You certainly have a way of crafting a story! What an excellent research job and a great tribute to Preston.ReplyDelete
Great story Greta, very sad, but most story's around that time would be sad. Thanks for helping me with my research...ReplyDelete


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Monday, May 16, 2011
It Started With a Kiss week 12: Names, edits and book spotting...
All this year, I'm keeping a video diary of everything that goes into writing my third novel, It Started With a Kiss, due to be published on 10th November. This week, the edits continue, there's a new hat of the week and I answer your questions on spotting readers of my books and where I find my character names...
After a week of laryngitis and problems with Blogger, here's my latest vlog post - sorry for the wait!
The edits are going well and this week I've taken a week off work to get the lion's share of the editing done. There's been a lot more to change than I initially expected, but I'm really pleased with the results. I think you're really going to love It Started With a Kiss when it's released!
Please keep your questions coming in - I love finding out what you'd like to know! Also, if you have an old hat that you'd like to see get its nine minutes of fame on a future vlog, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com
So, here it is - enjoy!
p.s. This week's YouTube-nominated freeze frame is entitled, 'Oops, I blinked!'
7 comments:
Will 'It Started With A Kiss' be available to buy on Kindle? Soo looking forward to its release! :)
- May 16, 2011 at 7:12 PM
OMG! I thought I was the only one who looked at film credits or staff credits in magazines for characters names! Great minds think alike, I suppose. ;)
- May 16, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Miranda Dickinson said...
Hi Lauren!
Yes, It Started With a Kiss will be available on Kindle and iBooks and as far as I know it will be coming out on the same day as the paperbacks - 10th November this year. Hope you enjoy it!
M xx
- May 17, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- Suzy Turner said...
Hey Miranda! Great vlog, as always! Ditto to both you and jscolley, I love reading film credits to get name ideas... you can often find some really unusual ones like that!
I bought my copy of Fairytale of New York from the book depository and I read it in my home in the Algarve in less than 2 days (couldn't put it down!)
I'm a bit peeved with myself at the mo... I had a load of hats knocking about the house but I gave them to the local charity shop a month or so ago. And they could all have had their few minutes of fame! Sigh. Oh well.
I now own a kindle... totally obsessed with it so I'm chuffed to bits that I'll be able to buy It Started With a Kiss as an ebook. Woohoo!!
- May 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Debs Carr said...
I found my daughter's name by looking at the credits, though I'm not sure if I should admit that though. Her name is Saskia, in case you were wondering :)
I can't wait to read your book, so am looking forward to 10 November when it's published.
- May 17, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- manda said...
Thank you, Your writing has helped me,,
i like this blog,,
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- May 20, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Glynis said...
I read both by my pool here in Cyprus. Looking forward to reading another. :)
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