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Elizabeth "Betty" Dembinski, 77, passed away in her lifetime home at 5:45 a.m. on April 5, 2006.
Betty was a very selfless individual who always put the needs of others before her own.
Betty was born October 26, 1928, in Mishawaka, to Josephine and Joseph Furore, who preceded her in death.
Surviving her are a son, Michael of Indianapolis, and her sister-in-law, Betty Furore of Mishawaka. Twelve nieces and nephews and a large extended family also survive her.
On November 20, 1965, in Mishawaka, Betty married Ervin "Slug" Dembinski of South Bend. He passed away November 29, 2001. Also preceding her in death were her sister, Annie, and brothers, Dominic, Joseph "Pep," Anthony "Tony," her twin brother Dominic, and Ross.
Betty was employed at Ball Band and Mishawaka School City for many years of her life.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, April 6th, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka, where a Rosary will be prayed at 3:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 7th, in the St. Monica Catholic Church; friends will also be received one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial is to take place at the Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka.

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I was getting my report from the previous shift at the hospital. I worked in Coronary Observation. I previously had rooms C100-104 but on this day, I was assigned rooms C100-103 then C119. That last room was all the way at the end of the opposing hall. Why would my charge nurse give me that room?
I enter room C119, gave my little nurse's introduction and then proceed to examine the patient. He didn't seem too receptive to me. Flat affect as far as I was concerned. The man HAD had a heart attack for God's sake. What did I expect?
I took his pulse, temperature and blood pressure and then I noticed the man's name. Leon C. Cox. It flashed in my mind that this name was "supposedly" my father's name. My next thought was, "this could be my father and never know it!" But how would I know? How would I know for certain?
I completed my nursing assessment and then headed to the nurse's station. Could this man actually be my father? After twenty-nine years, is THIS how I discover who my father is?
All the information I would ever need was in his chart. Before I looked in his chart I thought to myself...What do I KNOW about my father? What had I overheard about him throughout the years? Well, he was an electrician, he lived in Maynardville, TN., his middle initial was "C" AND he was married to a woman named "Pearlie." How many men would fit that description?
I opened his chart and every detail I just told you was there. He was my father.
My charge nurse interrupted my thoughts and asked, "Is everything alright? You look like you've seen a ghost?"
"I haven't seen a ghost," I said, " but my father is laying down there in room C119!"
"Oh my God!" she said, "You've never seen him before?"
"No I haven't. Not until just now."
"Well, you can't tell him who you are." she said. "The hospital would be liable if you go in there and tell him who you are. He could have another heart attack."
Really? I just discovered that a patient of mine is my biological father and my charge nurse is worried about a lawsuit?
I grew up without a mother or a father. As a kid, I decided that I was going to make something out of myself so when I got old--at thirty--I'd find my father and show him what HE missed. I was two months away from my thirtieth birthday and BAM! My father is one of my patients!
I went back down to his room, walked in and said, "Mr. Cox, we have alot in common." After a couple of beats I added, "we are both from Maynardville."
He looked straight ahead at the bare room's wall and said, "Yeah."
"Do you know Lara Roberts or her sister Allie Wayne?"
"Yeah. " he said never taking his eyes off the wall.
"Allie Wayne is my mother."
"Yeah." he said with no emotion.
"It's been interesting meeting you." I said.
I walked out of his room and to the nurse's station. "If the man in C119," I said to my co-workers, " calls out, needs a medication, a drink, a straw---ANYTHING--don't bother me with it."
"Is he a difficult patient?" another nurse asked.
"No, he's my father."
This was too much of a soap opera for me to handle. I traded him to another nurse and would return to my original end of the unit: C100-104.
The next day, he had been discharged, he was gone. Gone forever.
At one time or another, every nurse I worked with on that unit came up with a reason to go in his room to see if we looked alike. Why not? This was a juicy story, right? How many nurses stumble upon the father who abandoned her twenty-nine years ago?
I never saw him again. I just meant nothing to him.
I made myself feel better by telling myself that it must've been terrifying for a man who'd had a heart attack to realize that his nurse was the daughter he had abandoned. How would she treat his life when he hadn't acknowledged hers at all?
He died four months later without ever trying to get in touch with me.
So as usual, I won't be celebrating Father's Day on Sunday. People say you can't miss what you never had but you can. I did. I missed the safety and security a father's love gives a female child. I missed the force who'd give me that safe place to fall. I missed that love. A father's love.
Don't miss that love this Father's Day.


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The below wine was tasted blind and caused a lot of consternation. I have copied up and expanded my blind tasting notes as a review.
Foremost Syrah, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 2015.
100% Syrah, Alcohol 13%.
Purchased in Lidl for £8.99.
Appearance: Moderate intensity garnet with purple rim. Legs suggest alcohol probably around 12.5-13%.
Nose: Lean nose, mono-dimensional and primary but i struggle to identify much fruit in it. Volatile acidic compounds on nose contribute a slight vinegar note.
Palate: The wine is dry with very little residual sugar. There was almost no fruit on the palate though what is there suggests darker rather than red fruit. Seriously savoury but without the complexity that might be expected. This has a light body, medium tannin, and high acidity. There is a slight bitter/medicinal note on the finish – verging on tasting slightly unripe. [Retrospectively after looking at other tasting notes for this wine I agree there are prominent white pepper notes which are the basis of the savoury flavour]
Quality: The wine is well made with no faults of note. The balance is actually quite good. I would rate this as likely vin de pays or low ranking appellation.
Identity: With the austere presentation I felt this was most likely an old world wine, and certainly from a marginal climate. I really struggled to identify the grape although Syrah was in my shortlist.
Expected Price: £4-5
Initial Score: 79/100
Day Two: After 24 hours in the decanter I went back and tasted this again and was surprised to find it was showing much better. The wine had opened up somewhat with a mixed red/black fruit fleshing out the aromas. Frankly this was a far more enjoyable wine on the second day. The score would probably edge up a bit but I don't seem to be on the same page as Decanter with this one.
Conclusion: A quaffing wine for those preferring a dry and savoury style. I have no qualms drinking this (in fact I have quite enjoyed it) but it does little to excite. Despite this it is an interesting wine and I would be keen to search out a few more examples of Syrah from Hawke's Bay. The white pepper notes and general presentation for Syrah are certainly unique.


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The Labour Party's new party political broadcast for the European Elections has revealed that Ed Miliband's team is chasing former Liberal Democrat voters. The video, uploaded to YouTube earlier today, shows an old-fashioned black and white film featuring actors playing different Cabinet Minister's from Britain's coalition government.
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg comes off worse for wear in the latest Labour video on the run up to European elections. Curiously, the European elections are not once mentioned, though tax cuts, fox hunting, and the spare-room subsidy policy all are.
The video even mocks the late Lady Thatcher, when various Tories are heard to be discussing Conservative Party policy.
Labour will no doubt come under fire for brazenly avoiding the Europe question – a fact that is no doubt linked to the policy adopted by Ed Miliband and his shadow cabinet, that the British public should not be allowed a referendum on EU membership.
The video also plays up 'class warfare' in Britain, whereas Miliband has previously claimed to be of a 'one nation' philosophy.
The video makes a reference to a cat named Socks, the political significance of which may be related to Bill Clinton's cat of the same name which died in 2009.


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In order to help my students understand more about Remembrance Day, I created a presentation last year that included some videos and information. I showed them to my students today and the responses were very respectful and serious. They were very engaged in the messages that were given and they spent the day humming some of the tunes. This presentation is available for free in my TpT store. It is in 2 versions: a Smartboard version, and a pdf version.
I would love to hear about what you do with your students to show respect and teach them about the contributions our veterans made for us.


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Hollywood Is Run By Idiots…American Sniper Edition
Interesting story about the making of American Sniper. It seems that it almost didn't happen.
In fact, after so many failed films about the wars in Iraq ( Green Zone, Redacted, In the Valley of Elah , the list goes on), Hollywood seemed completely cold to Kyle's story.
Hmmm. What could possibly be the difference between those movies and American Sniper? Oh right, Kyle is a hero (apparently a troubled and flawed one, you know, like in real life, but still a hero) and not the bad guy or a victim of America's evil.
And how is this crazy new approach working out?
"American Sniper" turned its Oscar-qualifying run into a record-breaker this weekend, posting the top four-day limited box-office debut of the year, and the best ever during the Christmas period.
The Clint Eastwood-directed Iraq War saga starring Bradley Cooperand Sienna Miller brought in $850,000 from four theaters over the four days, an eye-popping $212,000 per-location average for distributor Warner Bros.
Well, in fairness to the geniuses who run Hollywood studios it's not like anyone could have predicted this. Oh wait, I did. SEVEN YEARS AGO when Lions for Lambs came out and bombed.
Memo to Hollywood…we don't hate America as much as you do. Want to make some money? Make a movie where Americans are the good guys and the terrorists are the bad guys. It's not like there's a shortage of stories that fit the bill.
If you run a major studio and would like to talk to me about consulting or co-production gigs, call me. Don't email. I don't trust your IT security.
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Reminds me of when the anti-religious "The Golden Compass" bombed. I read at least one reviewer who conclude that this indicated that Americans were tired of the whole "family fantasy" genre. This was right in the middle of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Lord of the Rings" series rocking the box office.
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Presidential party, including Mrs. Lincoln, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus V. Fox, and several others, arrives at Navy Yard aboard Baltimore in morning.
Evening Star (Washington, DC), 1 August 1864, 3d ed., Extra, 2:1.
President asks Senator Edwin D. Morgan (N.Y.) to come to Washington at once. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin D. Morgan, 1 August 1864, CW, 7:474.
Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles confers with Lincoln about trial of Benjamin G. and Franklin W. Smith ("Smith Brothers") of Boston, charged with attempt to defraud government. Welles, Diary, 2 August 1864.
Lincoln considers request of wife of Surg. Gen. William A. Hammond
for interview and prefers not to see her.
Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. William A. Hammond, [2 August 1864], CW, 7:474-75.
Cabinet meets. Military affairs discussed.
Bates, Diary.
President confers with Sen. Morgan (N.Y.) and produces correspondence
with former Sec. Chase at time Chase resigned.
Welles, Diary, 5 August 1864.
President sends congratulations to Charles XV, King of Sweden and
Norway, on marriage of Prince Nicolas Auguste.
Abraham Lincoln to Charles XV, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:475.
Offers condolences to Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, on death
of Archduchess Hildegarde.
Abraham Lincoln to Francis Joseph I, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:475-76.
Congratulates King Leopold of Belgians on birth of granddaughter.
Abraham Lincoln to Leopold, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:477.
Congratulates William I, King of Prussia, on daughter born to Princess Antonie.
Abraham Lincoln to William I, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:478-79.
Interviews Michael Burns, president of North Western Railroad, and
refers him to
Sec. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:478.
Lincoln writes Gen. Grant: "'Putting our army South
of the enemy' or of following [']him to the death' . .
. will neither be done nor attempted unless you watch it every day,
and hour, and force it."
Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:476.
Sec. Stanton
to suspend order of Gen. Hunter, who directed
arrest and shipment south of Union lines of secessionist residents of
Frederick, Md.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 3 August 1864, CW, 7:477-78.
Day of National Humiliation and Prayer appointed by President Lincoln. President and Postmaster General Montgomery Blair attend services at New York Avenue Prebyterian Church, where Dr. Septimus Tustin preached.
Proclamation of a National Day of Prayer; Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), 5 August 1864, 2d ed., 2:1, 3:1.
President receives dispatch at noon that Gen. Grant leaves City Point, Va., in two hours for Washington.
Grant to Lincoln, 4 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
receives note from Sec. Stanton that Gen. Grant
is at War Dept. Replies: "I will come over in a few minutes." Abraham
Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, [5 August 1864],
meets. Only four members present. Welles, Diary.
Atty. Gen. Bates calls
on President to deliver letter of Col. James O. Broadhead, provost marshal
general of Missouri, on Missouri affairs. Bates,
Lincoln interviews
Gen. Sheridan, who has been called to Washington and ordered to join Grant at
Monocacy Junction. Philip H. Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H.
Sheridan, 2 vols. (New York: C. L. Webster, 1888), 1:463-64.
In evening Sec. Seward reads Davis Protest [Wade-Davis Manifesto] to
Lincoln, who wants to know if protestors intend openly to oppose his election.
Butler, Correspondence,
Lincoln receives July salary warrant for $1,981.67,
reduced $101.66 by income tax enacted June 30, 1864. Pratt,
Personal Finances, 183.
President interviews Sec. Welles regarding promotion of Col. Griffin
A. Stedman, who is reported dying from wounds received in action
before Petersburg, Va., and endorses recommendation of Gen. Edward O.
C. Ord that Col. Stedman be promoted to brigadier general. "I shall
be glad to have this done."
Welles, Diary; Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 6 August 1864, CW, 7:484.
Requests interview and receives notice that Col. Samuel M. Bowman,
chief mustering officer for Negro troops in Maryland, will call on
August 8, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln to Samuel M. Bowman, 6 August 1864, CW, 7:482.
Approves publication of correspondence between himself and Horace
Greeley relative to Niagara Falls peace effort.
Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, 6 August 1864, CW, 7:482-83.
President, Gens. Grant and Halleck, and
Sec. Stanton
meet in War
Dept. Sec. Welles inquires about Col. Stedman and learns of his death.
Welles, Diary, 8 August 1864.
Sec. Seward arranges 12 M. meeting for President with Count Piper.
Seward to Lincoln, 5 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Col. Bowman will arrive from Baltimore, accompanied by Lev. E.
Straughn, commissioner to examine claims of owners of slaves enlisted
in army.
Bowman to Lincoln, 6 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
President explains to Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge at Lexington, Ky.,
that paper was given Emily Todd Helm to protect her against mere fact
of her being Gen. Helm's widow, and not against consequences of
disloyalty. "If the paper given her by me can be construed to give
her protection for such words or acts, it is hereby revoked
pro tanto. Deal with her for current conduct, just as
you would with any other."
Abraham Lincoln to Stephen G. Burbridge, 8 August 1864, CW, 7:484-85.
Writes Horace Greeley: "I telegraphed you Saturday. Did you receive
the despatch? Please answer."
Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, 8 August 1864, CW, 7:485.
Cabinet meets. Welles reports that President is willing to have
Niagara peace proceedings published.
Welles, Diary.
President orders that Gen. A. J. Hamilton may transport cotton from
ports of Galveston or Sabine Pass, Tex., to treasury agents at New
Orleans unmolested.
Abraham Lincoln to Edward R. S. Canby, 9 August 1864, CW, 7:488-89.
Sends to Horace Greeley printed copy of their correspondence
concerning Niagara Falls imbroglio.
Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, 9 August 1864, CW, 7:489-90.
Writes Gen. Banks regarding new constitution adopted by convention of
Louisiana: "I am anxious that it shall be ratified by the people."
Abraham Lincoln to Nathaniel P. Banks, 9 August 1864, CW, 7:486-87.
Advises Gen. Butler to clean up Norfolk on basis of military
necessity, "openly discarding all reliance for what you do, on any
Abraham Lincoln to Benjamin F. Butler, 9 August 1864, CW, 7:487-88.
Requests Sec. Fessenden to place to credit of Dept. of State sum of
$25,000, as appropriated in act to encourage immigration.
Abraham Lincoln to William P. Fessenden, 9 August 1864, CW, 7:489.
Lincoln discusses plight of Negroes with Col. John Eaton, Jr.,
superintendent of freedmen for Dept. of the Tennessee.
John Eaton, Grant, Lincoln and the Freedmen: Reminiscences of the Civil War with Special Reference to the Work for the Contrabands and Freedmen of the Mississippi Valley (New York: Longmans, Green, 1907), 168.
Lincoln calls Gen. Schurz to White House. CW, 8:550.
At 8:30 a.m., poet Walt Whitman
spots President Lincoln, who is traveling between the nearby Soldiers' Home,
where Lincoln frequently stays during the summer months, and the White House.
Whitman records, "Mr. Lincoln . . . generally rides a good-sized, easy-going gray
horse, is dress'd in plain black, somewhat rusty and dusty; [and] wears a black
stiff hat . . . I see very plainly [his] dark brown face, with the deep cut lines,
the eyes, &c., always to me with a latent sadness in the expression. We
have got so that we always exchange bows, and very cordial ones." Allen
Thorndike Rice, ed., Reminiscenes of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished
Men of His Time (New York: Haskell House Publishers, Ltd., 1971),
Cabinet meets. Secs. Stanton and Fessenden absent. Welles,
Thurlow Weed
confers with Lincoln and warns him that his reelection is impossible.
Henry L. Stoddard, Horace Greeley: Printer, Editor,
Crusader (New York: Putnam, 1946), 227; Weed to Seward, 22 August 1864,
Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC.
President issues pass to Col. Eaton to visit
Gen. Grant and instructs him to ascertain Grant's reaction to becoming
presidential candidate. Pass
for John Eaton, 12 August 1864, CW, 7:492.
John Hay leaves on
trip home and expects to be gone five or six weeks. Nicolay to Bates, 14
August 1864, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington,
President orders Maj. John Hay to proceed to Keokuk, Iowa,
and having executed his verbal instructions to return. DNA—WR RG
94, Adjt. Gen. Off., Letters Received, XL, Supp. III.
Gen. Robert Anderson is dinner guest.
President confers with
Sec. Stanton
on destruction of private
property and suggests to Gen. Grant that he make an agreement with
Gen. R. E. Lee on subject.
Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 14 August 1864, CW, 7:493.
President congratulates Atanasio Cruz Aguirre on elevation to
presidency of Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Abraham Lincoln to Atanasio Cruz Aguirre, 15 August 1864, CW, 7:493-94.
Sends printed copy of correspondence with Horace Greeley regarding
Niagara Falls peace effort to Henry J. Raymond for publication in New
York "Times" when proper time comes.
Abraham Lincoln to Henry J. Raymond, 15 August 1864, CW, 7:494-95.
Telegraphs Gen. Sherman near Atlanta: "If the government should
purchase, on its own account, cotton Northward of you and on the line
of your communications, would it be an inconvenience to you, or
detriment to the Military service, for it to come to the North on the
Abraham Lincoln to William T. Sherman, 15 August 1864, CW, 7:495-96.
Requests Sec. Usher to bring up case of Patrice DeJanon, professor of
Spanish dismissed from West Point.
Abraham Lincoln to John P. Usher, 15 August 1864, CW, 7:496.
Cabinet meets. Sec. Seward and Atty. Gen. Bates dispute over
procedures for captured cotton.
Welles, Diary.
Lincoln interviews First Asst. Postmaster Gen. Alexander W. Randall,
former governor of Wisconsin, who delivers letter from Charles D.
Robinson, editor, Green Bay, Wis., "Advocate," Democratic paper.
Abraham Lincoln to Charles D. Robinson, 17 August 1864, CW, 7:499-502.
Forwards to Ward Hunt, Utica, N.Y., attorney, letter of Sec. Seward
relative to former Cong. Roscoe Conkling (N.Y.) running for Congress.
Abraham Lincoln to Ward Hunt, 16 August 1864, CW, 7:498.
Lincoln telegraphs Gen. Grant at City Point, Va.: "Hold on with a
bull-dog gripe, and chew & choke, as much as possible."
Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 17 August 1864, CW, 7:499.
Reviews 15 courtmartial cases.
President speaks to 164th Ohio Regiment, composed
of militia whose 100-day term of service has expired. Speech
to the One Hundred Sixty-Fourth Ohio Regiment, 18 August 1864,
CW, 7:504-5; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 18 August 1864, 2d ed., 2:4.
Interviews Leonard Swett, who thinks that Lincoln cannot
be reelected and asks if he will withdraw. Butler,
Correspondence, 5:68.
Declares by proclamation, "that the port of Newport in the state of Vermont is
and shall be entitled to all the privileges in regard to the exportation of
merchandise in bond to the British North American Provinces, adjoining the
United States." Proclamation
Concerning Commercial Regulations, 18 August 1864,
President in long conversation with First Asst. Postmaster Gen.
Randall and Judge Joseph T. Mills about coming election.
Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills, 19 August 1864, CW, 7:506-8.
Frederick Douglass visits White House.
Interview with Alexander W. Randall and Joseph T. Mills, 19 August 1864, CW, 7:506-8.
Cabinet meets. No special subject.
Welles, Diary.
President interviews Col. Joseph N. G. Whistler, who wants his
son to go to West Point. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M.
Stanton, 20 August 1864, CW,
President Lincoln telegraphs Brigadier General John F.
Miller and "[s]uspend[s] . . . [the] death sentence" of fifteen-year-old
Private Patrick Jones, of the 12th Tennessee Cavalry. Tennessee's Military
Governor Andrew Johnson telegraphed Lincoln and recommended a commutation to a
life sentence. Johnson notes that at the time that Jones committed the murder,
he "was drunk." Johnson argues, "[T]he moral influence would be much greater if
we could hang some of the larger fish . . . [T]here is no trouble in convicting
& hanging the little helpless minnows which makes & leaves no
impression upon the public mind." Andrew Johnson to Abraham Lincoln, 19
August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library
of Congress, Washington, DC; Abraham Lincoln to John F. Miller, 20
August 1864, CW, 7:509.
Receives 151st Ohio
Regiment, en route home after completing 100 days of service.
Washington Chronicle, 21 August 1864.
President establishes ordnance board, with Gen. Gillmore as
president, to test H. Ames' wrought-iron rifled cannon.
Order for Testing Wrought Iron Cannon, 21 [20?] August 1864, CW, 7:510.
President confers with
Sec. Stanton regarding release of Joseph Howard,
Jr., who perpetrated New York newspaper hoax involving purported proclamation
of President Lincoln. Harper, Press, 302.
The members of the
166th Ohio Regiment assemble in front of the White House, where President
Lincoln remarks, "It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we
should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government,
which we have enjoyed all our lives...I happen temporarily to occupy this big
White House. I am a living witness that any one of your children may look to
come here as my father's child has. It is in order that each of you may have
through this free government which we have enjoyed, an open field and a fair
chance for your industry, enterprise and intelligence...It is for this the
struggle should be maintained, that we may not lose our birthright...The nation
is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel." Speech
to One Hundred Sixty-sixth Ohio Regiment, 22 August 1864,
CW, 7:512; Evening Star
(Washington, D.C.), 23 August 1864, 3:1.
At 10 A.M. President thanks 147th Ohio Regiment, commanded by Col. Benjamin F. Rosson, for its services. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 24 August 1864, 2d ed., Extra, 3:1.
Sec. Stanton to release J. Howard, Jr., from
Fort Lafayette, N.Y. Harper, Press,
Recognizes D. T. Arnaldo Marques as consul of Peru at San Francisco. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 26 August 1864, 2d ed., Extra, 2:3.
Confers with
Cong. Fenton (N.Y.) about campaign for governor and Fenton's chances of winning
against Gov. Seymour (N.Y.). Rice, 68-70.
At a cabinet
meeting, President Lincoln asks each member to sign "the back of a" memorandum.
Lincoln does not reveal the contents of the document, which reads,"This
morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this
Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate
with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the
inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can
not possibly save it afterwards." Memorandum
Concerning His Probable Failure of Re-election, 23 August 1864,
CW, 7:514-15; J. G. Randall and Richard
N. Current, Lincoln the President: Last Full
Measure (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955), 4:215-16; Michael
Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger, eds., Inside Lincoln's White
House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay (Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University Press, 1997), 247-48.
Lincoln signs order
for sale of land in Winnebago Indian reservation. Order
for Sale of Land in Winnebago Indian Reservation, 23 August 1864,
President interviews John J. Jarmey, of Ohio, concerning
political matters in state. James to Cameron, 27 August
1864, Simon Cameron Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
In evening at Soldiers' Home, Lincoln and group of officials witness
demonstration of Morse signalling from tower of Soldiers' Home to roof of
Smithsonian Institution. Bates,
Telegraph Office, 265.
President Lincoln drafts a letter to New York Times editor Henry
J. Raymond, who forecasts big electoral losses for the Republicans. Raymond
predicts that a peace summit will "turn the tide of public sentiment." Lincoln
instructs, "You will proceed forthwith and obtain, if possible, a conference
for peace with Hon. Jefferson Davis, or any person by him authorized for that
purpose. . . . [Y]ou will propose, on behalf of this government, that upon the
restoration of the Union and the national authority, the war shall cease at
once, all remaining questions to be left for adjustment by peaceful modes. If
this be accepted hostilities to cease at once." Ultimately, Lincoln and the
Cabinet reject the peace conference suggestion. Henry J.
Raymond to Abraham Lincoln, 22 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC;
Abraham Lincoln to Henry J.
Raymond, 24 August 1864, CW,
At 11 A.M. Sec. Welles calls at White House and finds President in
conference with Secs. Seward,
, and Fessenden, and Henry J.
Raymond on subject of peace mission to President Davis, which they
decide against.
John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History, 10 vols. (New York: Century, 1890), 9:221.
Seward arranges White House meeting for Lord Lyons at 12 M.
Seward to Lincoln, 24 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Cabinet meets.
Welles, Diary.
President sends order to
Sec. Stanton
: "If Gen. Sigel has asked for
an Inquiry, let him have it, if there is not some insurmountable, or
at least, very serious obstacle. He is fairly entitled to this
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 27 August 1864, CW, 7:521.
Near midnight Charles J. M. Gwinn, Baltimore lawyer for convicted
spies, visits Lincoln at Soldiers' Home to ask for reprieve.
Gwinn to Lincoln, 29 August 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
President telegraphs Gen. Wallace in Baltimore that sentences of four
men, William H. Rodgers, John R. H. Emberet, Branton Lyons, and
Samuel B. Hearn, convicted as spies, have been commuted.
Abraham Lincoln to Lewis Wallace, 28 August 1864, CW, 7:522.
President asks Sec. Welles to "find some way to relieve me from the
embarrassment of this case" against Smith brothers of Boston under
arrest for fraudulent deliveries to Navy Dept.
Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, 28 August 1864, CW, 7:522-23.
President interviews Col. Worthington, who asks
permission to visit Gen. Grant. Abraham
Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 29 August 1864,
Welles confers with President about petition from Boston relative to trial of
Smith brothers. For political reasons they decide to transfer trial to Boston
before civil tribunal. Welles, Diary;
Lincoln to Gideon Welles, 28 August 1864, CW, 7:522-23.
interviews Hon. Paul C. Brinck, of New Jersey, who thinks troop quotas are too
heavy on his township.
[John Nicolay arrives in
New York at noon on political mission for President involving changes in
customhouse officials. Nicolay to Lincoln, 29 August 1864, John G.
Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.]
Cabinet meets. Capture of Fort Morgan, Ala., confirmed by news from
Gen. Sherman.
Welles, Diary.
[John Nicolay in New York, sends letter to President by Robert
Lincoln. Nicolay will start home tomorrow if he "gets matters
arranged satisfactorily."
Nicolay to Lincoln, 30 August 1864, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.]
President telegraphs Mrs. Lincoln at Manchester, Vt.: "All reasonably well. Bob not here yet. How is dear Tad?" Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln, 31 August 1864, CW, 7:526.
Addresses 148th Ohio Regiment, on its way home after completed period of service. Speech to One Hundred Forty-eighth Ohio Regiment, 31 August 1864, CW, 7:528-29; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 1 September 1864, 2d ed., 2:5.
[John Nicolay in New York, will return tomorrow.
Nicolay to Lincoln, 31 August 1864, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.]
President reviews case of Louis A. Welton, who came through Union
lines with contract to furnish supplies to South, was arrested and
sentenced to imprisonment, and concludes review by saying: "Now, if
Senator Morgan, and Mr. Weed, and Mr. Raymond, will not argue with me
that I ought to discharge this man, but will, in
writing on this sheet, simply request me to do it, I will do it
solely in deference to their wishes."
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin D. Morgan, Thurlow Weed, and Henry J. Raymond, 31 August 1864, CW, 7:526-27.
Issues order that persons bringing out cotton in conformity with
treasury regulations must not be hindered by other government
Order Concerning Transportation of Cotton, 31 August 1864, CW, 7:527.


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Houston Museum of African American Culture
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It is Riggle.
Accoustics are different in studio than they are outside in downtown NY with all that crap going on.
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The day before he went back on active duty 9/12/01 - he was on the street doing a perfectly scripted interview. The next day he was off to Afghanistsan - I am sure that tour of service buffed him up (he is built bigger) I don't know how you came up with Riggle being taller, since you have no scale to go off of in the 9/11 video.
Yes, Mr. Riggle was in the military. So why is he now on the Daily Show instead of being over there fighting with the rest of our fine service men and women? A short tour for doing such a great interview.
I am sure Mr. Riggle offered his services with whatever they needed that day, given that he was in New York.
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by Old Man » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:36 pmI really don't know how to score this book. I haven't been reading the book. From reading general comments, most people who read it love it, but I can't see why. One guy at the LCS today said he thinks the Harry Potter crowd would love this book, but I think it is something they would quickly lose interest in. It is too patchwork.
The background of the story is that the young magician Tommy has had a series of books written about him. Tom, who claims he is not Tommy, has moments of memory which appear to show the reader that Tom is indeed Tommy. Tom has run into a bit of trouble, and is sent to prison pending trial.
The first page and a half of this book is reviews telling the reader how good this book is. No, thanks, I don't like cum shots facials. Put this at the back of the book. Quit trying so hard to make me think I am about to have the greatest reading experience of all time...you are creating high expectations that can't possibly be met.
At first glance, the second half of page two looks like it will be a re-cap. If it was re-cap, I didn't get it. Then there are about three pages of the Crusades. Then regular art starts. There are pages that are drawn/constructed to look like web sites and message boards. In some word balloons, names are underlined to look like links, which is really dumb because there is no way to follow a link in a printed book. I think this book is trying to be kewl. And I also cynically think this is why so many people are claiming to love this book -- 'Hey, Look! A comic book that looks like it is online!" In one scene, the prison warden is reading the adventures of Tommy to his kids. It is reminiscent of the scenes in Watchmen where the prison psychologist is in his home, scenes that were deemed unnecessary in the movie.
The art is rather bland. Uninteresting, even. The only pages that I found interesting enough were the pages with the witch and the last 2 pages. The parts of the story that were set in the Crusades, the stories of Tommy, were drawn better than the everyday scenes. The everyday scenes were dull.
In a scene set at the end of the book, Tom walks out of his prison cell during the night. Just walks out like the door wasn't locked. The cells are your basic Mayberry type cells. As drawn, there is a simple lock on the door, not the modern electronic locks that prisons have today. It's a convenient detail to leave out so that it doesn't get in the way of the overall story. If reality gets in the way, toss it out.
As I said at the top, I don't know how to rate this comic. I found it dull, maybe even pretentious. The art was uninspiring. But the book wasn't horrid, either. A 7 might indicate that I might like to read the next issue, so 7 is too high. A 3 or a 4 would indicate that I think it is a waste of time. So, I'm stuck with a 5 or a 6. I give it a 6, because that is how many goals the Buffalo Sabres laid on my Detroit Red Wings last night.
by Old Man » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:50 pm
Having written my review, I now start to read the other reviews, and I see that you and I are pretty much in agreement about the above.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:57 pm
Just a bit!
I want to still hold out the possibility that if you've followed it monthly this book is a fairly uninteresting transition issue in an otherwise brilliant run, but this issue alone gives me little hope that that's the case.
by Old Man » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:25 pmI'm a cynical Old Man, working on being a curmudgeon. My opinions on comics often go against the flow. Sometimes my BS meter works much faster than the people around me. In one particular case, I dropped the Bruce Jones Hulk run after 2 or 3 issues, while a few friends kept telling me how great it was. When Jones finished, I heard a couple of them talking about how disappointed they were with how the series had gone. In another case, after Civil War #4, I somehow knew that it didn't have an end, that it would just stop. A buddy had a moment of clarity after issue #5. He said, "If they kill Captain America, I'll quit reading comics." He did, even Deadpool, which he used to read before leaving the LCS. He would often howl with laughter while reading it. He quit reading comics, cold turkey. Hasn't come back.
Which is not to say that I am always right, nor that The Unwritten is bad or going to fail. I gave up on Astro City after a couple issues. I got back on that bandwagon several years ago, and now look forward to every issue.
I also note that someone said they got their box of comics and didn't seem to find them interesting, so he might be dropping a bunch of books. I go through spells where I am not that interested in the comics I buy. Last week was one of those times. I bought 12 or 13 comics last week, and only read 4; not even Planetary. There have been times where I didn't read a comics for 3 or 4 weeks. Yet I keep buying them, and usually get all caught up in a couple weeks.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm
Sugarshock won an eisner....so definitely not godawful.
by Punchy » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:52 am
It was the worst kind of Whedon, 'witty' dialogue and crazy stuff with no substance, it was trite and not funny at all.
It only won an Eisner because Whedon wrote it, anyone else, pfft, it wouldn't even have registered.
by MrBlack » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:14 amI'm in agreement with HoJ. I'm not sure how to review this comic. It might be good, but I'm so out of touch with the events in the book since issue #1 that I don't have a clue if it is or not.
by ****** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:08 am
I'm going to read it just so I can come back and disagree with you.
by thefourthman » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:50 am
I don't know, I think trade waiting is a valid excuse... I would have hated if the trade waiters had read Y 60 when we did it. If someone picked Hellboy or Powers, I would most definitely sit out.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:56 am
In the end I figured what the hell and just wrote a review based on my reactions to it almost page-by-page. I couldn't settle the matter of whether the book should have been more accessible or whether it was just "bad timing" to review this issue. Part of me can't help but think a writer, especially when delineating story arcs for trades, should recognize a natural point for new readers to be able to jump into the story. This weren't it.
(And I think a real recap page instead of useless publicity blurbs or all that coy internet stuff would've done it.)
For the record, I don't like movies that use those sorts of devices, or spend too much time on computer screens either.
by thefourthman » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:00 amI have read the book faithfully, I will be only doing this one here for sure, I will get around to it in the next couple of days. I will also make an attempt to post my missing three this weekend...
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:02 am
I thought about skipping this week, but I figured if all the people possibly considering the first trade did that, only one or two people would be left to review.
I blame DC for this travesty.
by ****** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:23 am
My next pick currently coincides with the Powers relaunch.
by MrBlack » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:36 am
That's a good point. With the first trade on its way containing the first five issues, this would seem to be a natural jumping on point for new readers. It isn't.
I don't want to unfairly slam the book, but there really wasn't a lot to draw a new reader in with, even one who had read the first issue. It seems like an interesting story, but there was nothing for me to glom on to in this issue.
Maybe I'll just slam GLX for a bad pick.
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SRAM Cockpit Tour - Wout van Aert
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SRAM eTap shift logic affords simplicity and intuitive operation. But did you know it can also help racers multitask their shift-brake levers? Current Cyclocross World Champion Wout van Aert explains this lesser-known benefit of eTap in a SRAM Cockpit Tour of his Colnago Prestige. Watch the video above for the inside scoop.
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How do you keep glass shelf in a curio cabinet sparkling clean?
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Well, sweetie...you clean them as often as needed that is how...just like a window, remove the items, clean the shelves with windex, alcohol or vinegar, etc. wipe off the items as you put them back and you are done. there is no easy way..which is why I don't have knick knacks. Good Luck
I do enjoy displaying and cleaning my knick knacks -which I do quite often. My question was: how do you keep the shelves sparkling clean. You know, if you go into a jewelry and/or knick knack store their shelves are always sparkling clean. How do you achieve this look?
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Founded by Colts great Gino Marchetti, Gino's was Baltimore's premier fast-food chain for much of the 1960s and 1970s; McDonald's was strictly a second choice. The last of the original restaurants closed in 1991, but happily, since August 2011, a new generation of Gino Giant hamburgers is being served at the revived chain, with restaurants in Towson, Glen Burnie and elsewhere.
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Hello dear reader...for those of you who have missed me...here's what you've been missing!:
Life events..health problems...visit to GP who took my blood pressure and discovered it was at critically high levels ( 250/ 140 )....I was ordered to stop running...seek relaxation...was prescribed medication...visits to GP weekly revealed stubborn hypertension...increased meds each week till eventually this week my BP hit normal levels! Now am able to run again....went for first tentative run today...ran 2.03 miles..felt great...will go again tomorrow. Also went to play Badminton with my daughter this afternoon...medication gives me fluctuations on BP when I bend over...so nearly collapsed a few times due to dizziness...but this is to be expected.
Many, many other things have happened and many many other things are new in my life....I'm now attending a local Church in Derby ( I'll tell you why and all the background another time!) which has given me a lovely welcome and has the most wonderful worship I've ever heard! I'm a more peaceful and relaxed 'Me'...I'm discovering things about myself that I never knew...I'm experiencing for the first time a support network of close friends and church members who care for me and allow me to be myself......
I'm also on the verge of picking up my pens once again to start creating. I'm never sure if I ever will when I take a break...and this time was no exception. I often wonder if it is worth it...if there is any point in spending time creating something that is misunderstood. I wonder if I should redirect my energies elsewhere. But each time the answer is 'no'...I have a talent..a gift..and it leaks out...it takes hold...it urges me to create images.
My experiences have coloured my thoughts and brought contrast to my opinions and ideas....whatever I go on to create next will certainly be an expression of what is inside...my initial intention is to again create minipix to get the feel of the pens once again...now my BP is at a normal level..I'm expecting my levels of concentration to increase...my hand to be steadier....but it's what's in my heart that matters...how I interpret the world I see and live in.
Be patient dear reader...I'm certain there'll be surprises along the way...and you'll be the first to see what it is...I'm expectant...I'm excited...I'm listening...watching...I'm ready!
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Niall, I'm really pleased that things are progressing favourably! We are always happier when we can do the things we enjoy :)
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text: SAO PAULO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Equities and currencies fell across Latin America on Tuesday after new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said his personal outlook for the U.S. economy had strengthened since December. In remarks to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, newly appointed Powell added that recent data had increased his confidence that U.S. inflation will rise, fueling bets that the Fed could hike interest rates four times this year and sending the dollar higher against most major currencies. In Latin America, all major currencies except the Argentine peso fell against the dollar, and all major equities market sank along with Wall Street. Mexico, which is currently undergoing a sensitive round of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations, led losses. Mexico's benchmark IPC equities index was off 0.85 percent in morning trade, after falling more than 1 percent earlier, while the Mexican peso had fallen 0.67 against the dollar. Elsewhere in Latin America, Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index was off 0.68 percent in afternoon trade, while Argentina's small and volatile Merval fell 1.31 percent. "Pretty much the market is going to be fluttering back and forth in both directions based on things (Powell) says today, so it doesn't surprise me too much," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas. "It's his first speech, and the market is already in a higher volatility phase." Mexican equities were also depressed as Mexican firms continue to report quarterly results that analysts consider sub par. Among the biggest losers on the IPC was Gentera SAB de CV , which specializes in credit products for low-income consumers, as the company missed fourth-quarter profit estimates due in part to higher-than-expected costs. Its shares fell 5.3 percent, posting their biggest intraday loss since October. Key Latin American stock indexes and currencies at 1832 GMT: Stock indexes Latest Daily YTD pct pct change change MSCI Emerging Markets 1212.14 -0.73 5.41 MSCI LatAm 3134.83 -0.83 11.77 Brazil Bovespa 87069.35 -0.67 13.96 Mexico IPC 48051.23 -0.85 -2.64 Chile IPSA 5635.91 -0.6 1.28 Chile IGPA 28280.76 -0.55 1.07 Argentina MerVal 32487.40 -1.31 8.06 Colombia IGBC 11756.68 -0.74 3.40 Venezuela IBC 4478.55 -8.82 -85.87 Currencies Latest Daily YTD pct pct change change Brazil real 3.2405 -0.27 2.25 Mexico peso 18.7560 -0.36 5.03 Chile peso 591 -0.60 4.00 Colombia peso 2859 -0.70 4.30 Peru sol 3.252 -0.12 -0.46 Argentina peso 20.2200 -0.15 -8.01 (interbank) Argentina peso 20.23 0.69 -4.94 (parallel) 9 (Reporting by Gram Slattery; editing by Diane Craft)


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The action of the church to require all members of its nursery school staff to be professing believers in Jesus Christ is the same zealous religious fundamentalism that produces the strife in the Near East that you report daily. Now we have its parallel in Sherman Oaks.
In direct contradiction of the mission of all churches to foster respect for all mankind, regardless of faith, the co-pastors of First Presbyterian Church are encouraging the divisiveness that zealous pursuit of a single religious belief will produce in any community. Witness the almost daily events in Lebanon and Israel, to name the more prominent international areas where religious strife exists.
Destroyed in the process was a pre-eminent Valley nursery school, the careers of superior professionals and the plans of hundreds of parents who must now scramble to find elsewhere the same quality of preschool training for their children. When a single Presbyterian church can be so insensitive to the needs of its community and the lives of its members, how can any of us expect to see a world at peace in our lifetime?
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Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer have joined the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's supernatural action comedy "B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations".
The story follows two bumbling apparitions who join the ghost world's elite counter-haunting unit and ultimately face off against the planet's greatest haunter Addison Drake (Murray).
Coolidge plays a bubbly transitions-relations officer, Spencer will the tough as nails police chief Captain Book.
Tony Leondis helms the film which Fox is slated to release June 5th 2015.
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The Sindhu Darshan Festival is composed yearly at Leh.sindu Darshan Festival is praised on the banks of stream Sindhu in the month of June each year.the celebration is a festival of this waterway. The Festival points at anticipating the Sindhu waterway as an image of multi-dimensional social personality, shared agreement and tranquil conjunction in India. It is additionally a chance for individuals from around the nation and abroad to visit the wonderful areas of Leh and Ladakh.
. The celebration festival continues for three days in Ladakh. Sindu Darshan Festival is commended to show Indus River as an illustration of public concordance and peace in India. The celebration is one of the real occasions in Ladakh and welcomes an extensive number of sightseers from distinctive parts of the world. The celebration is sorted out consistently in the Leh. Sindhu Darshan celebration was initially composed in October 1997.
Consistently, countless from diverse parts of the nation take an interest in Sindhu Darshan Festival. The individuals who wish to go to this celebration get earthen pots loaded with their state's waterway water and submerge them in stream Sindhu. This inundating symbolizes the nation's social character that is multi-dimensional.
the principal day of the celebration, a gathering function is sorted out on Sindhu's banks at Shey for all the members going to. A few religious assemblies panels (Ladakh Buddhist Association, Sunni Anjuman, Shia Majlis, Hindu Trust, Sikh Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee and Christian Moravian Church) structure a joint affiliation which then leads the gathering function to empower national trustworthiness. On the stream's banks, something like 50 senior Lamas do petitions to God as a custom. An arrangement of social projects is likewise exhibited by the specialists from different states of the nation. The members additionally get the profit of a composed touring tour. At that point, the day closes with campfire. After the entire party, this celebration has a Puja composed. On the most recent day, the time it now, time for the members to withdraw. More than many sightseers make a point to visit Leh for the great festivals.


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John Michie Shares Photo Of Daughter's Empty Room Following Death At Bestival
13 September 2017, 15:34 | Updated: 13 September 2017, 18:13
The Holby City and Coronation Street actor has posted the image after confirming his daughter Louella passed away due to a "tragic accident" at the festival.
John Michie has paid tribute to his daughter following her tragic death at Bestival 2017.
Louella Mitchie, 25, was reported missing at the festival on Monday (11 September), and her body was later found in a woodland area on site at the festival.
The actor has since shared an image of what appears to be her empty room on Instagram, which sees a white guitar hanging on the wall.
A heartbreaking image shared on Michie's Instagram a week previously also sees his late daughter preparing her fancy dress costume for the event, with the caption: "Sewing for Bestival".
According to The Sun, Mitchie - who has starred in the likes of Holby City, Coronation Street and Taggart - confirmed the news his daughter had passed away, saying: "We've lost our angel."
He added: "It's not murder – they were friends. It was just a tragic mistake, a tragic accident. This was not a murder. They were boyfriend and girlfriend.
"She touched so many lives. She was so very positive, so bright, so out there. She had such energy. The tributes to her have been incredible."
At the time of the news an official statement from Bestival read: "Following today's news announcement, the team at Bestival are devastated to hear about this tragic news. We continue to support the police in their ongoing investigation and our thoughts and prayers are with all the woman's family and friends"
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