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Hendrick Motorsports Chassis Building - Chassis Science - Feature Tech
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Being competitive in today's racing environment means that every aspect of a race car must be scrutinized for optimum performance. Serious competitors don't have the luxury of leaving even the smallest detail to chance. This is true for the Saturday night warrior or a Winston Cup team. Because of this, a number of new sciences have developed in the racing community, which serve as a testament to the specialized nature of race car building. Among the most advanced sciences is that of chassis building.
There can be little argument that chassis design has reached a pinnacle of importance never thought possible as few as five years ago. With a world of technology available, today's chassis builder has an extraordinary amount of information on which to base any new scheme. With such an abundance of resources it seems impossible that it can all come together to produce a superior race car platform.
Speaking with three chassis experts, we wanted to know how different builders approach chassis building. Our goal was to understand how a race car foundation moved from a theoretical concept to reality. Along the way, we also looked for information or new ideas or concepts that might provide some insight into the direction chassis building is headed.
First, we took our questions to Eddie Dickerson, who is director of chassis engineering at Hendrick Motorsports. Dickerson and his staff have been at the cutting edge of chassis design for 11 years and are well known for their successes with the #5, #24, and #50 Winston Cup cars.
Beginning with the basics, we took a look into materials used in the building of the Hendrick chassis. From a materials standpoint, NASCAR mandates the basic components. The rules set the material types and minimum material sizes. As an example, framerails are required to be a minimum of 3x4-inch rectangular tubing with .120-inch thick wall. The main structures (cages) are constructed from 131/44-inch-diameter .090-inch-wall seamless tubing. Other materials are always being investigated, but NASCAR has tightened up the rules so not much room is available for big changes. As a matter of fact, Dickerson told us that many of the chassis rule changes came about because of the #24 car the Hendrick stable ran in Charlotte in 1997. That car, known as T-Rex, was legal, but because the design pushed the envelope a bit too much, the NASCAR rulemakers changed some things to try to standardize chassis making. Dickerson said, "Chassis design has some tight baseline standards today, but you have to be on your toes looking for areas to improve your system."
From a philosophy standpoint the Hendrick organization takes the approach of maximizing the performance of the chassis before making any big changes for performance gain.
"Except for the T-Rex, our basic chassis is similar to the ones run in years past," Dickerson said. "It has been a slow and evolving process over the years. The changes have been a little here and a little there. Our basic foundation is based on the same points as the Ronnie Hopkins and Mike Laughlin cars. Taking those points as the standard, we have developed our chassis based on incremental changes. Making big changes can be very tough, because for every alteration you want to make you are faced with other things that may make it impossible to try something new. The basic packaging of the race car does not leave a lot of room for radical changes. Our philosophy is to get 110 percent out of what we have before we go to some different ideas. Of course, that does not mean that if we see something that can give us a superior setup we won't pursue it. We didn't just fall of the turnip truck-our engineer and staff are constantly providing us with new things to look at."
There are a lot of ways to work and re-work a chassis to search for things. Today, Hendricks is looking more in the area of the snout.
"We have developed a short-track snout and an intermediate-type speedway snout that works pretty well for us," Dickerson said. "When it comes to changes, the front suspension seems to be where we can find more. The rear tends to be an area that provides less opportunity for improvement."
Driver comfort is still a part of the chassis mix. Each of the Hendrick drivers-Gordon, Labonte, and Dallenbach-have a certain feel they want with their cars. That means Dickerson and company must provide changes here and there to accommodate the style of the drivers.
"Fortunately for us, we have 15 people on site that are always thinking to come up with new things," Dickerson said. "Some of what we do is an educated guess, but you still have to get on the track to do the good-ole-boy testing. Even after you have built the best chassis, something as simple as tire compound or sidewall rigidity in track testing can give you very different driving characteristics than what was expected. It's always a challenge."
Hess Racing ProductsBilly Hess is owner of Hess Racing Products in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hess enterprise is well respected in the chassis field and builds platforms for virtually all types of circle track cars. The Hess organization builds its own design concept, but it also has the versatility to adapt to ideas and theories from outside of its own process.
"Ninety-five percent of everything we build is from a typical order where the buyer knows what we build and that's what he wants," Hess said. "On the other hand, some of what we build comes to us in other ways. For instance, some teams have engineers but don't have a way to build the chassis, while others have ideas but don't know how to carry it out. We process their proposals in our system to see what will and what won't work. Then, taking the ideas that work, we build the total package, incorporating their ideas along with our experience to put the design on four wheels."
Like the Hendrick staff, Hess uses a sophisticated computer design system that can take the variety of information and make changes to produce an on-screen race car chassis. With a few keystrokes the entire characteristics of a car can be changed, allowing Hess to see the results of ideas well before any construction begins. Being computer jockeys gives the chassis experts today an enormous advantage over builders just a few years ago. Now, new ideas can pass muster on a theoretical basis before the first piece of steel is cut and welded.
Once a design is set, the computer spits out all the specifics for a builder to go by in constructing the chassis. As good as any design may appear on the computer, the ultimate test is on the track. Hess pointed out, however, that with the combination of experience and new computer technology, the art of building excellent race cars has moved to a more reliable level.
"Chassis design has a lot to do with what a driver wants. Today, the biggest difference we see between driver requests comes on the basis of how quick a front end turns," Hess said. "For instance, right now the big rage is what we call the low snout. It's a totally different package that has a different roll center and camber gain package from a standard build, all of which has to do with how aggressive the front wheels are. The snouts are built in standard height, 31/44-inch drop and 111/42-inch drop. Each version gives a significantly different feel to the car, and from driver to driver the comfort level for each one can be affected. The snout example is just one of many variations that we take into account in building a chassis to a driver's specs."
Pearson RacingSteve Pearson of Pearson Racing in Athens, Georgia, is a former Busch car builder and now builds Saturday night race cars in the form of trucks and late- model sportsman race cars. Although this shop does not at this time employ computer design (computer technology is in the works) in the building of its products, the sophistication and quality level is high. As in any high-quality building process, the cars are based on plenty of historical documentation, and the accumulated information of individual car and track data serves as the basis for building the Pearson products.
Pearson, like the other builders we spoke with, began his short-track chassis building based on historically accepted standards. Today, however, his method has adopted some changes that have brought more Winston Cup-like characteristics to his platforms. These changes have occurred primarily in the front end of the chassis.
Instead of using the typical 90-degree coilover chassis design, Pearson has moved to a more flexible 60-degree design. This provides the flexibility and freedom for quick and easy shock and spring changes to be made, because a 60-degree system allows shock and spring mounting to be independent of each other.
"All of this design is not new," Pearson said. "But, like many ideas, they cycle in and out of use as other ideas come along. This is an idea and process whose time has come again, and we think this is the future for the Saturday night short-track racer, both car and truck."
Changes in chassis building, like the 60-degree system, have improved the characteristics of power transfer from the engine to the ground as well as improved car handling. The improvements in race car foundations have put a renewed focus on engine tuning.
"The sophistication of the chassis has reached a level where chassis tuning is getting most of the engine power to the ground, so now engine tuning is once again becoming the focal point of getting around the track," Pearson said. "That's not to say that a chassis doesn't hold some power secrets, because it does. It's just that today's chassis are better than they were as little as five years ago, and so more engine power is being transferred to the ground than ever before."
ManufacturersHendrick MotorsportsDept. CT024414 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd.Harrisburg, NC 28075(704) 455-3400
Hess Racing ProductsDept. CT027701 N. Tryon St.Charlotte, NC 28262(704) 549-8731
Pearson RacingDept. CT02188 Jeffery LaneAthens, GA 30607(706) 613-2074


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Suspected Boston Marathon bomber buried
Police in the United States say the body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried.
They say his body is no longer in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, but have not revealed the location of the grave.
"A courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance to properly bury the deceased," Worcester police sergeant Kerry Hazelhurst said.
The 26-year-old ethnic Chechen died in an April 19 gun battle with police, four days after he and his younger brother Dzhokhar are suspected of having set off bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 264.
The question of where to bury the elder Tsarnaev had proved to be a thorny one, with city officials in Boston and in neighbouring Cambridge, where he lived, refusing to accept the body for burial.
His widow, Katherine Russell, had asked that Tsarnaev's body be released to his family. An uncle, Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Maryland, said on Sunday he had wanted his nephew to be buried in Massachusetts.
Ms Russell's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr Tsarni could not be reached.
A crowd had picketed outside the Worcester Graham Putnam & Mahoney funeral home where the body had been held since it was claimed from the medical examiner last week.
Dzohkhar Tsarnaev, who faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted on charges related to the April 15 bombings, is being held at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
He was moved there on April 26 after nearly a week in a Boston hospital where he received treatment for wounds sustained in the gun battle that left his brother dead.
Tamerlan died of gunshot wounds as well as blunt trauma to the head and torso, which resulted from both an exchange of fire with police in Watertown, outside Boston, as well as injuries that resulted when his brother drove over him as he fled.
Separately on Thursday, the family of the youngest victim to die in the attack - eight-year-old Martin Richard, who was standing by the finish line when the bombs went off - said their seven-year-old daughter Jane was showing improvement, with surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital closing the wound left when the blast tore off her left leg below the knee.
"By closing the wound, the incredible medical team at Boston Children's Hospital laid the groundwork for Jane to take an important step forward on the long and difficult road ahead of her," the family said in a statement.
"We take today's development as positive news."
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Andean condors prefer open grasslands and alpine areas up to 5,000m (16,000ft) in elevation and in rocky mountain areas were they can spot carrion from the air. They are found in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Condors are scavengers or carrion feeders. They have been known to take live prey, such as newborn animals. The species is not designed to hunt as their talons are blunt, not sharp like other raptors.
Condors mate for life, becoming mature around 6-8 years of age. This species does not build a nest, instead laying their egg on bare ground in a cave or on a ledge. They have one chick every other year, the young unable to fly until they are around 6 months of age. The juveniles will rely on their parents for at least two more years.
Andean Condor Profiles
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Chief was born at Taronga Zoo in November 2006 and raised by his parents who still reside there with his three other siblings. Chief can be seen daily in the 12pm Wildlife Warriors show in the Crocoseum, where he wows the crowd with his 3 metre wingspan as he glides over the water. In his demonstration, real-looking carcass props are used for him to gather treats from, which he loves. Chief is a very playful boy who loves attention from his keepers and his favourite toys are cardboard boxes and anything he can pull on. Condors are long-living with a lifespan of up to 50 years, so we look forward to being mesmerised by this new world vulture for many more decades.


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Rugby World Cup
England wield the World Cup axe
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Wasps flanker Joe Worsely is one of those to be cut from the England squad © Getty Images
England manager Martin Johnson has released five players from his Rugby World Cup training squad with George Chuter, James Simpson-Daniel, David Strettle, Thomas Waldrom and Joe Worsley all set to miss the sport's showpiece event.
The 78-cap back-row forward Worsley, who made his Test debut in the 1999 World Cup and was part of the victorious squad in 2003, is arguably the biggest omission and as a result has seen his hopes of a fourth World Cup appearance dashed. The Leicester pair of hooker Chuter and No.8 Waldrom also find themselves surplus to requirements along with Saracens wing Strettle and the versatile Gloucester back Simpson-Daniel.
Johnson has retained a 40-man squad to begin preparations for England's forthcoming back-to-back internationals against Wales.
The decision to cut Worsley and Waldrom, who has been struggling with a calf injury, means the Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw is still pushing for World Cup selection. Chuter's departure leaves England with three hookers in Dylan Hartley, Steve Thompson and Lee Mears - all of whom are now likely to travel to New Zealand. Strettle and Simpson-Daniel appear to have been overtaken in the pecking order by Gloucester bolter Charlie Sharples and Harlequins wing Ugo Monye.
Johnson, who is yet to cut any of his seven props or his five second row players, said: "Thomas had an injury to his calf and he hasn`t been able to train that much. He has gone back to Leicester to participate in their pre-season.
"The other decisions have all been tough because everyone has participated and contributed. It is particularly tough on Stretts (Strettle) because he has trained very, very well. Simpson-Daniel has had a couple of niggling injuries and a bit of illness. Joe has come back from some injuries last year and worked incredibly hard to get back in but has come up a little bit short right now."
Ben Foden and Chris Ashton officially launched England's new all-black change kit today. The squad will wear the strip for the first time against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday and against Argentina in the opening match of the World Cup.
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Syrian Regime Sponsors Sectarian Militia
As Syria's civil war drags on, the government-funded, Alawite-manned National Defense Force is blurring the lines between the Assad regime and sectarian militias. WSJ's Sam Dagher reports from Homs.
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Dab051176 wrote:I'd heard the set list was "different" to the past, but I wasn't expecting it to be that different!!!!
Hester wrote:But since you're an experienced Moya-gigger yourself, you'll probably hear it soon!
PierreC wrote:Anyway i had a great time in Tulip land. Expensive country but friendly and beautiful.
Armand wrote:I have also been to Heusden-Zolder and Tilburg and enjoyed them both.
Susann wrote:I was not only to Moya's concerts. Between the concerts in Almere and Gouda I had time to see Amsterdam. It was my first time there. I walked through the city and some museums for almost 15 hours. Thank God that I wore good shoes. I left the hotel around 8 a.m. and went to the Anne Frank House. The museum opens at 9 a.m. and so I was one of the first persons there. (Later I saw a huge queue.) It was very moving and sometimes a cold shiver run down my spine. I walked along the canals which was very nice. I had a look in the House Boat Museum and I was around two hours in the Van Gogh Museum. There was also a Picasso exhibition. It was a wonderful day.
The next morning I took the train to Gouda. This is a lovely small town. The weather was great again and so I strolled there until I could go to the concert. On Monday I went back to Germany.
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Hope College will feature the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
Under the artistic direction of Laurie Eisenhower, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (EDE) is considered by many critics to be one of the finest contemporary dance companies in the nation. EDE has received overwhelming critical acclaim along with enthusiastic audience support: "a hearty, no-nonsense way of moving" ("The New York Times") "intelligently crafted repertoire" ("Dance Magazine"), "dance that touches the soul" (Detroit Free Press), and "a finely interwoven company" ("Beverly Hills Outlook").
The performances will be the culmination of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble's residency with the college's department of dance. The company will be working with Hope dance students throughout the week.
The company's concert schedule has taken it to theatres throughout the state of Michigan, on tours across the United States, and as far as St. Petersburg, Russia. The company has received numerous grants and awards for its work and, in 2003, Laurie Eisenhower received the prestigious ArtServe Michigan Governor's Award for Arts and Culture – Michigan Artist. EDE has worked in collaboration with the Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
Tickets cost $10 for regular admission; $7 for senior citizens and Hope College faculty and staff; and $5 for Hope students and children age 12-18, with admission free for children under 12. Tickets are on sale at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, which is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
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Every school child knows the story of Pompeii, the ill-fated city at the base of Mount Vesuvius. Pliny the Younger, an eye witness to the eruption, recorded the terrifying event:
You could hear the shrieks of women, the wailing of infants, and the shouting of men; some were calling their parents, others their children or their wives, trying to recognize them by their voices. People bewailed their own fate or that of their relatives, and there were some who prayed for death in their terror of dying. Many besought the aid of the gods, but still more imagined there were no gods left, and that the universe was plunged into eternal darkness for evermore.
Today, Scientific America highlights the death of the city and how many historians and archaeologists get the geology wrong. Mary Beard, an expert in Roman History, states that the problem is that historians and archaeologists are "not a volcanologist[s]."
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Digikam Plans for KDE 4
Readers of the KDE Commit-Digest have probably noticed that Gilles Caulier is again on top with number of commits. On what does he work so furiously? Gilles is the main developer of Digikam which is under transition from KDE 3 to KDE 4 whilst simultaneously adding new features. Read more to know more about the future of advanced digital photo management for KDE and Linux.
There are many improvements including a cleaner user interface, improved performance, a new thumbnail bar, XMP support, ability to run on Mac OS X, GPS tagging using Google Maps, multiple album collections supporting collections on network shares and removable media, and auto gamma and white balance with RAW. Digikam is also the first open source photography tool with 16-bit colour depth support. Gilles Caulier tells all.
We have plans to release 0.10.0 in September, if all goes well.
Regression tests will take a while. I would not provide a "stable"
As you can see, porting of Qt 3/KDE 3 application like Digikam, K3B or
Digikam 0.10 is still in alpha. I advise against use of it in
There are also kipi-plugins
I present here a few screenshots of Digikam for KDE 4 in action.
As you can see, a lot of work has been done to design a clean
The need to redesign the search interface came with the rewrite and
In Digikam for KDE 4, thumbnail kio-slave disappears. All thumbnail images are now generated using multi-threading (another part implemented by Marcel)
In KDE 4, XMP is fully supported. I have improved the Metadata Editor
Gustavo Boiko, have ported some parts of Digikam to compile as a native
For KDE 4, I have fixed libkipi to become a pure image collection
For KDE 4, I have also implemented a new tool to edit a GPS track list of
With KDE 4, multiple root album paths are supported, including
Full colour theme interface: this was also backported to KDE 3. Now
This is a very important feature: auto-gamma and auto-white balance
In these screenshots, you can compare the same RAW image decoded:
Digikam is now able to play with all RAW images in 16-bit colour depth
I would like to remind to everyone that Digikam has been the first suitable
On a final note, we would like Digikam to take part in Google Summer of Code: here is a list of potential projects.
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Your messages are reading like LOLCATs. Maybe LOLCODE is for you.
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Please go away and leave the KDE developers alone.
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Thursday, Apr 18, 2013
More additions have been made to The Genealogy Center's Free Databases!
More than 3500 abstracted tombstone inscriptions for Illinois and Missouri have been added recently, along with more than 10,000 associated images.
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Monday, Apr 15, 2013
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Friday, Apr 12, 2013
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Each day The Genealogy Center is fortunate enough to receive donations of all kinds to be added to our collection, but many of you might be curious about what happens to donations before they are available on the shelves for patrons to use.
Every item that is added to the collection is carefully analyzed to determine where it would be best placed and a corresponding call number is assigned. A record is then created in our catalog, which includes a description of the physical piece as well as prominent subjects and family names. These subject headings are what relate the books to one another and are incredibly useful in locating similar materials in our collection. Because this is the first step in the process, it is possible for a record to display in the catalog before the book is on the shelf. Once the record in the catalog, the book is then labeled with the assigned call number and with a unique bar code. At this point hardcover books are ready to go up to the shelves.
Donations that are unbound or softcover will need to be sent to the bindery to be bound in hardcover. All of the books in our collection are bound in hardcover to better preserve them for continued use. However, many materials need to have preservation steps taken before they can be bound. Books in poor condition, materials with variable sizes or items that contain acidic paper (usually newspaper clippings) are preservation photocopied on acid-free paper, and then the photocopies are sent to be bound. This step ensures that the piece is a standard size, and that the information contained is not lost due to wear from use or discoloration from acidic paper.
We are also fortunate to receive many manuscript collections that have been researched and compiled by researchers like you. Manuscript collections are the most time consuming materials that we handle, as they usually require a great deal of organization before they can be bound and placed on the shelves. Each manuscript is unique and must be organized in the most appropriate way according to the information that it contains. Once the lengthy organization and preservation process is completed, a catalog record is created and then the books are sent to be bound before being placed on the shelves.
Although the whole process can take quite a bit of time, our donations are a big part of what makes our collection special. We want to ensure that all of the books that go on our shelves are not only discoverable in the catalog, but also able to endure another generation of use.
If you have history, yearbooks, church directories, published genealogies, or personal research that you would like to donate to our collection, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email.
Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013
Saturday, Apr 06, 2013
Famly History Fundamentals sessions will be held one Saturday each month, at 10 AM in Meeting Room A. The first class will be "Researching Church Records," on May 25th, followed by "Locating Newspapers Online," on June 8th, "Just Start Looking on Ancestry," on July 13th, and finish with "Jumping Off Points: Getting the Most From a Single Record," on September 14th. For more information about these free classes, see the brochure.
Beyond Ancestry's Leaves & Branches sessions are on weekdays, but still in Meeting Room A. The first session is "What Can I Find at The Genealogy Center: A Catalog Tour," presented by Melissa Shimkus and Aaron Smith, on Thursday, April 11th, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Other sessions include "Find Births, Marriages and Deaths Online," on Wednesday, May 29th, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM; "WeRelate Overview," on Monday June 24th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM; "Genealogy Jargon," on Wednesday July 24th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM; and finally "Public Member Trees on Ancestry.com" on Thursday, September 12th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. If you want to learn more about these free classes, check the brochure.
Now, notice, there are no classes scheduled in August. That's because the Federation of Genealogical Societies is holding its annual conference here Wednesday through Saturday, August 21-24, with Librarians' Day on Tuesday, August 20th.
So there you have it! A cornucopia of events to enlighten and entertain you through the summer, Make your plans and sign up soon!
Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013
by Melissa
Technology is moving at such a rapid pace, it sometimes feel like it is a full time job to keep up with all of our electronic devices. Moore's law states that technology doubles every eighteen months. Think about the fact that the first iPhone was released in 2007 and the most current edition, iPhone 5, which
had an inception date of 2012 will soon become obsolete.
With this ever-evolving cycle of expanding technology, how do you keep up? Do you read technology journals or blogs or buy products based on advertising or word of mouth? With every new edition of a product, how compatible is your first generation techno device? If we have a printer from two years ago, we have to download drivers to connect with our new Windows 8 laptops. How do we maneuver these waters?
And can the next generation relate to our experiences or those of the generations before us? I remember accessing video games by typing in the c:/run command. Today, we can play video games on
our touch-screen phones or other handheld devices. Try explaining a typewriter's corrective tape to a teenager who regularly uses a voice-command tablet.
While navigating the waves of technology, consider documenting your everyday activities in a journal, blog, website, or video so that future generations will have a better understanding of how we spent our days in this dramatically changing landscape.
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013
by Delia
There are seven new Family Bible Records on our Genealogy Center Free Databases page. All seven are from the Franklin County, Indiana area, and include records for the Huntington, Logan, Maharry, Martin, Millsbaugh, Monroe, and Wilson-Applegate families. Remember that our Free Databases offer a wide range of material from various locations, and is constantly being updated. We'd also love to have your family Bible records, military records or other material to add. If you have any questions, just contact us!
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
We're genealogists. We always want more. More information about our ancestors. More details. More maps, more cemetery records, more church histories. And when we run across a vague reference to another source, we want that, too. WorldCat (World Catalog) may be just what you need.
WorldCat is part of OCLC. OCLC, the Online Computer Library Center, was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, and was intended to aid Ohio libraries by sharing cataloging records and to facilitate interlibrary loans. By the 1990s, it was used by libraries all over the world and the first public access catalog, WorldCat, was made available through libraries. Now, WorldCat is available online from any computer. It not only allows you to search for books, computer resources and select articles by author, title, subject and keyword, but allows you to limit to language, date published, and format. The result will let you know in what library or archives the material is located, but also how far it is from your location.WorldCat also allows you to create your own free account, which will allow you to create lists of material you've used or plan to use.
If you haven't tried WorldCat, now is the time. Have Fun!
Monday, Mar 25, 2013
by Dawne
The Genealogy Center is anticipating this summer's Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference that will be here in Fort Wayne the 21st through the 24th of August, with a special Librarians' Day pre-conference event on the 20th of August. When FGS comes to town, The Genealogy Center always gets involved in a big way, from hosting some conference-related events – like Librarians' Day – onsite, to offering extended hours for genealogists to do research early in the morning before attending sessions, and late into the night after the day's lectures.
When Fort Wayne is the locality of the state or a national conference, The Genealogy Center's staff usually gets directly involved, and not just during the days of the event, but in the earliest planning stages. This year, several Genealogy Center staff members are participating in the conference planning and execution.
Genealogy Center Manager Curt Witcher is on the FGS 2013 Conference Committee as the representative of the Allen County Public Library, one of the two local co-hosts organizations of the conference. The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana is the other local co-host organization. Curt also will be delivering four lecture sessions and speaking at the Indiana Genealogical Society-sponsored luncheon. Curt's topics are "SOS! Saving Our Societies & Thriving in the 21st Century," "Your Society Wants You! Effective Recruiting Strategies for Genealogical Societies," "Being the Outstanding Leader Your Society Needs," "Digital Lincoln: Access to an Incomparable Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials," discussing the library's Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, and "The Indiana Genealogical Society: A Case Study in Thriving," at the IGS luncheon.
Genealogy Center Assistant Manager of Public Services Melissa Shimkus is serving on the 2013 Program Committee as co-chair from the local area. The Program Committee has put together a fantastic conference that is full of engaging, knowledgeable speakers on a wide variety of topics! You can read about the individual sessions at the conference website. In addition, Melissa is presenting three lectures, "Researching at The Genealogy Center," "Researching Indiana Digital Collections Online" and "Why Should I Look at Revolutionary War Pension Records?" In addition to her other duties, Melissa will be coordinating ACPL staff who want to volunteer for various duties during the conference.
Delia Bourne, Genealogy Center librarian, is co-chair of Librarians' Day. She is also presenting three lectures at the conference: "Beginning Kentucky Research at The Genealogy Center," "Researching Your Confederate Ancestor at The Genealogy Center" and "Researching Your Union Ancestor at The Genealogy Center."
Dawne Slater-Putt, Genealogy Center librarian, is National Conference Co-Chair, and Aaron Smith, Genealogy Center Assistant Manager of the Materials Handling Unit, is co-chair of the Audio-Visual Committee. Kay Spears, Genealogy Center Department Assistant and graphic artist, designed the conference logo and other publicity pieces for the event. During the week of the conference, all of The Genealogy Center staff will be on hand to help visitors to The Center, and don't be surprised to see some familiar smiling faces from elsewhere in the ACPL system pitching in as well.
Friday, Mar 22, 2013
by Dawne
In late March of 1913, the Ohio Valley experienced one of the most devastating floods of all time. Especially in river towns like Peru, Logansport and Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Dayton, Ohio, the water was all-consuming. Fort Wayne is home to the Maumee River Basin, one of the eight major watersheds in the state. The confluence of the Maumee, St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers is in the heart of town, and the Basin also includes the Trier, Junk and Fairfield Ditches and Spy Run Creek.
Locally, the rivers crested at 26.1 feet before the flood waters receded. Some 5,000 acres were flooded in the Fort Wayne area and 15,000 were left homeless for more than a week. The property loss was estimated at $25 million.
The devastation in the Midwest began with deadly tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa on Easter Sunday, March 23. The storms moved eastward across Illinois and into Indiana. Northern Indiana already had experienced a heavy rainfall on Good Friday, March 21. Between the morning of March 23 and the night of March 25, 4.75 inches of rain fell. As many as 2000 homes were underwater in Fort Wayne by Tuesday, March 25. Before the rivers crested at 26.1 feet on Wednesday night, the Lakeside dikes of the St. Joseph River broke in two places. The electric light plant was submerged, casting Fort Wayne into darkness for two nights. The three pumping stations stalled, leaving the town vulnerable with no fire protection.
Six people are reported to have lost their lives in Fort Wayne during the Great Flood of 1913, including four young girls from the Allen County Orphans Home who drowned when their boat capsized during an attempt to move children from the home to a safer location. In other cities, the loss of life was even greater. In Peru, on the Wabash River, twenty people died. And in Dayton, Ohio, 150 died.
In Peru, the winter quarters of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus were flooded with six feet of water. Joseph Leiethel, one of the circus managers, reported that the elephants panicked, pulled their stakes from the ground and began to fight with one another in their fear. Five elephants were killed in the fighting, three were drowned and one died of exhaustion. Three escaped and were roaming the countryside. "Most of the monkeys went floating down the crest of the flood huddled on pieces of wreckage," Leiethel said.
The storms raged on eastward, all the way to Vermont, leaving citizens in their wake to pick up the pieces of their lives and their communities.
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013
As you plan your trip to The Genealogy Center, are you lost when using our Catalog? Once you're here, does it still seem complicated that you just end up browsing the stacks, missing some material? Here is the opportunity to learn how to locate the more than a million items in The Genealogy Center collection. In this virtual tour of the catalog systems, instructors Melissa Shimkus and Aaron Smith will demonstrate the different features of the system, including special notes and making lists.
The class will be 2 PM to 4 PM on Thursday April 11, 2012, in Meeting Room A.
For more information, see the brochure.
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013
by John
Today is St. Patrick's Day. For many places it is an unofficial early rite of Spring and it affords many people a chance to think about Ireland, whether or not they actually have any Irish heritage. In the last census more than 36 million Americans claimed Irish heritage - 11.9 percent of the population, while another 3.5 million (1.2 percent) claimed specifically Scots-Irish heritage. These numbers are actually small, and the number of Americans with at least one ancestor of Irish blood, whether Catholic or Protestant, is undoubtedly much higher. Even President Obama claims Irish heritage on his mother's side.
Family historians wishing to trace their Irish heritage face a number of obstacles. The biggest problem that most encounter is not knowing the exact place in Ireland where their ancestor was born. Scots-Irish settlers who arrived in the eighteenth century usually came from parts of Ulster (the counties of Down, Londonderry, Tyrone, and Antrim), while those arriving later in the 1840s during the Potato Famine came from all over Ireland, especially the western provinces of Connacht and Munster. Passenger lists from the period typically list just "Ireland" for a passenger's birthplace.
Here are some steps for researching one's Irish heritage. First, identify the immigrant as completely as possible from American sources. Use census records, church records, cemetery records, mortuary records, city directories, newspaper obituaries, and even fraternal lodge records.
Second, look for other identifying information about the immigrant in American sources. If your Irish ancestor got married in America, there is a chance that the birthplace or at least the county of birth was recorded in the church record. The amount of detail preserved varied greatly from church to church, depending on the interest and record-keeping practices of the pastor or priest. Look also for the burial and cemetery record of the immigrant. Sometimes specific birthplace information was recorded in the church burial register or on the tombstone. Look for the obituary. If he or she died in a city with a sizable Irish population, there might have been specific information recorded about the place of birth. If a family arrived with children born in Ireland, seek out records for the whole family, including marriage and burial records for every sibling. It only takes one such record to provide the necessary clue.
Sometimes notices were published in newspapers by relatives in Ireland looking for lost family members who had immigrated. Those published in the Boston Pilot between 1831 and 1920 have been gathered in a set of books titled, Search for Missing Friends 974.402 B65sea.
If you can identify the town and county, a number of tools exist, both in Ireland and in The Genealogy Center, to go further back in time. Ireland has suffered a great deal from record destruction, including a 1922 fire in the Public Records Office that destroyed many census, court, and probate records, as well as some church records stored there. Many records have survived, however, and there are guidebooks available to show what kinds of sources may exist for a particular place.
The task of bridging the genealogical divide between America and Ireland can be challenging. But persistence and tenacity can sometimes pay off.
Friday, Mar 15, 2013
Music has played a big part in my life, from the hymns drilled into my head in the children's choir, to rock and roll that grew as I did, to learning about the earlier music - classical, big band, jazz and blues. I have recently been exposed to blue grass music, an American style with Celtic roots.
On Siriusxm Radio's Bluegrass Junction, I was listening to the Track by Track show recently, and the album being discussed was "God Didn't Choose Sides, Volume 1 - Civil War True Stories About Real People"written and performed by well-known Country and Blue Grass artists. This project focuses on the common men and women, North and South, who were affected by the war. During the show, one of the participants described going into museums to study photographs and other items, then researching the stories behind the artifacts. I found the whole idea fascinating since Civil War politics and the statistics of battles and troop movements don't interest me nearly as much as the personal stories of the people involved. The project's website has a section for each song which includes lyrics, historical background of the story that inspired the lyrics, with specific names, photographs and other historical information.
My husband purchased this first of three volumes of the project and the songs are beautiful. What does all this have to do with family history? In this era of when family historians are participating in the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, it's good to know that non-genealogists also feel the pull of history and the urge to tell the stories of those who were involved.
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013
We want to remind everyone that The Genealogy Center, like the rest of the Allen County Public Library's Main Branch, will be closed Sunday March 31, 2013. We are open our regular hours, 9A to 6P, on Saturday, March 30th, and on Monday, April 1st, 9A to 9P.
Whether they celebrate the holiday or not, many families have traditionally gathered that day, sharing stories of childhoods and ancestors.This year, if your family gathers, listen and record (audio, video or with pen and paper) the stories your relatives wish to impart.
Thursday, Mar 07, 2013
Our homes have been witnesses to our everyday lives, as well as to the
great events that shape our families. For future generations, our houses might
tell part of the story but can our homes be used to document our family history?
Viewing my childhood home, one might question who played with the basketball
hoop that still hangs over the driveway? Or what family events, besides
barbecues, took place in the lanai and pool area? Using aerial maps, someone
might question the disappearance and reappearance of an oak tree that appears one year in the back yard and the next in the front yard.
If someone were to gut my childhood home and examine the framework, they
would see another part of the story. When the house was being built, my father
had my sister and I write our names, ages, and heights on one of the beams.
Years later, my dad began a tradition that with every home repair or renovation
project that exposed a beam, each child's name, age, height, and a message would
be written and preserved. Our family is chronicled within the walls of this
house. This idea to document our lives within the structure had been passed down
through my father's family.
My grandfather, who served in the Pacific during World War II, returned
home after being missing in action for more than two years. Due to his time in
the War, he was familiar with nuclear fallout so at the height of the Cold War,
he built a house that featured a basement and an underground bunker. My father
helped him with the construction and electrical work on the building which has
numerous notes inscribed within its structure.
My grandfather grew up in a farmhouse that is a patchwork of each prior
generation's development. It was originally a one room abode, but over the
years, rooms were added in a haphazard fashion. These rooms are incongruent yet
shape a story, such as the second floor staircase, which does not appear
strategically placed, except for the fact that it is built over a hidden hallway
that would allow the family to hide or escape should the need arise. Among the
numerous exposed beams in this house are written notes concerning family members
who have lived on the farm in previous and current generations.
Monday, Mar 04, 2013
Register soon to attend "Researching Australian Family History, with Additional Tips for Finding Your American Ancestor in Australia," presented by Liz Pidgeon, Local and Family History Librarian at Yarra Plenty Regional Library, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She will provide an introduction to research in Australia, and an overview of sources, including archives, genealogy and family history societies, convict research, military resources, and libraries, including the National Library's Trove website, and she will also be available for research questions after the lecture.
This one-hour class starts at 2:00 PM and will be held in Meeting Room A.
Friday, Mar 01, 2013
The Genealogy Center's version of March Madness is next week, Monday March 4th through Saturday March 9th. This year, we are concentrating on the stories of our and our ancestors' lives. Classes include:
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013
As you enter The Genealogy Center, you are greeted by a staff member and stop to ask a few questions before starting your research. Or maybe, when you enter, there are several people already asking questions at the desk, so, anxious to start, you bypass the crowd and begin on your own. Either way, later on, you have questions and you look over, and there are a couple of staff members tapping away at a keyboard or examining a book or some papers. No one is asking them any questions, but they look so busy that you don't want to "bother" them.
Well, first, and most importantly, we are never "too busy" to answer your questions and guide you in your research, so you must just overcome that hesitance and ask away. But, yes, we are busy, doing many things that, we hope, will add to our collections and enable you to search more efficiently.
So, just what are we doing?
One staff member peruses book catalogs and periodicals, seeking announcements of new books that are being published, books that we'd like to add to our collection. Another staff member is keeping track of the film that has been borrowed from the Family History Library. Someone else may be organizing material that has been donated or loaned to us for our Photocopy Exchange Program. That person is creating an addition for our Free Databases, and this one is editing something for publication, while I am making additions or corrections to our Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana Area Obituary Index, and yet another colleague is devising a schedule that will allow our small staff to provide reference assistance at all times.
Then there are things that all of us do on a regular basis, including planning and preparing programs and classes, preparing for Consultations, writing guides and articles for Genealogy Gems, and updating this blog, as well as our Facebook and Twitter accounts. And this year, we are also planning for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, on August 21-24, 2013.
And then there are the smaller tasks that pop up on a regular basis, so, yes, we are busy improving The Genealogy Center for you, our visitor. But remember, we are never too busy for you to ask us a question!
Friday, Feb 22, 2013
More than 4,000 cemetery records for Jay County, Indiana, have been added recently to The Genealogy Center's Free Databases, as well as 4,000 entries into the Evangelical Messenger Obituary Index. Thanks to the many volunteers and donors who make this a rich and growing website for genealogical researchers!
"Discovering your roots just got easier!"
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Texas Cancer Information
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Top 5 Things Your Florida Homeowners Insurance May Not Cover
The common thought behind Florida homeowners insurance is that is protects everything in and around your home. However, more and more Florida homeowners insurance companies are choosing not to include certain risks that most homeowners assume are covered. Here are the top five things that your insurance may not cover.
Most fl homeowners insurance from https://floridainsurancequotes.net/florida-homeowners-insurance/ will provide coverage for trampolines, and in many cases, owning one could prevent you from getting home insurance. Trampoline related injuries have climbed to nearly 95,000 incidents per year that resulted in injuries requiring medical treatment. As a result, insurance companies are no longer providing coverage. Oh yeah, don't think you can lie about owning one either – if your insurance company finds out they can deny all coverage, or cancel your policy.
Swimming Pools
Swimming pools are one of the most popular additions to Florida homes, but if they are not fenced, you will not be covered. Additionally, unfenced pools are also against state law, so it is best to not tempt fate. Unprotected pools can result in death, which is worse than any possible financial obligations a fence will require.
Dog Bites
If you own certain breeds of dogs, such as pit bulls, your Florida homeowners insurance policy will not provide liability coverage for accidents and bites involving your pet. Some insurance companies do add liability coverage for dog bites automatically, but it generally depends on the breed of dog that you own. If your dog, regardless of breed, ever ends up biting someone, you may have to pay higher premiums, or the insurer can choose not to provide coverage at all.
Faulty Materials
Coverage will not cover damages that result due to faulty or defective building materials or workmanship. This means that if your house catches on fire due to an electrical wiring issue, your home may not be covered. It would be up to you to take it up with the building company's liability insurance to get the losses covered.
Another issue that can arise is if you had repairs done to your home after a severe storm or hurricane, and the same damage occurs again. Many Florida home insurance companies will deny the second claim according to https://floridainsurancequotes.net/florida-homeowners-insurance/, citing that the damage was already existing, or due to wear and tear.
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If you own expensive jewelry or art pieces, these will not be covered under your normal insurance policy. Instead, you will have to purchase additional policies, called riders, to protect these valuables from theft or loss.
The only way to truly know what your home insurance policy does not cover is to thoroughly read all exclusions that are provided with the policy information. If anything is unclear, or you are not sure if something is covered, make sure to ask before signing any paperwork. Once it is signed, you may be locked into that policy, even if it does not provide all of the coverages you need.


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This project has been trickling along in the background for a couple of years now. The last two summers have been absolutely horrible for filming and, although it's great to have a few shots of spectacular flooding, you don't want to see it all the time. At last it's coming to fruition and we are well into the editing. Pete, Mac and Richard have been over to the studio to record some music especially for the film and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. There's still a bit of water dripping from the roof of the tunnel but not enough to put us off.
The route is Alton Pancras, Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton (including the Piddle Brewery), Puddletown, Athelhampton House, Tolpuddle, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle, Turner's Puddle, A slight detour to Bere Regis, Trigon Estate, Wareham and Poole Harbour. How Dorset can you get? We were very honoured to be given a free run of Athelhampton House and gardens. It really is in a most beautiful setting with the River Piddle running through the northern part of the grounds.
We will have them on sale by Yetminster Fair time.
Yetminster Fair - 11th of July 2009
A splendid day out for all the family. Loads of bargains in the afternoon and our concert in the marquee in the evening. For concert tickets contact Ron and June Page, 3 Bucklers Mead, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LA. Tel. 01935 872940. For any other information, camping, hiring a stall for the afternoon etc. contact Garth Hentley, Clare Cottage, High Street, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LF. Tel. 01935 873239. If you need accommodation locally then a phone call to Sherborne Tourist Information on 01935 815341 will sort you out.
LPs to CD (please note I've added the last 6 on the list since January))
50 Stone of Loveliness, 1969
Bound for Baltimore, To Hear The Nightingale Sing, The Maypole, The Hunt, Rounding The Horn, Farming Contractor, Outward Bound, Music Medley, The Leaf, The Nightingale.
All At Sea, 1973
Hornpipe Medley, Spanish Ladies, Fiddler's Green, The Mermaid, The Watchet Sailor, 3 Sea Captains, Aboard The Kangaroo, Can't You Dance The Polka, Ranter's Wharf, Greenland Whale Fisheries, Concertina Medley, Stormalong, The Quaker, The Banks of Newfoundland, The Candlelight Fisherman, Homeward Bound.
Up In Arms, 1974 (with Sherborne Town Band)
Seigfried Line Medley, Old King Cole, Browned Off, Sgt. Major Medley, Colonel Bogey, Bloody Orkney, Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire, Bless 'Em All, Quartermaster's Stores, Position Capabilities Description, Peat Bog Soldiers, Any Complaints?, Guarding The Home Of The Homeguard, D Day Dodgers, Soldiers Ten Commandments, Pack Up Your Troubles Medley.
The Yetties of Yetminster, 1975
Gypsy Rover, Bandy Bertha, One Morning In May, Widecombe Fair, Downfield's Delight, Bread & Fishes, Gentleman Soldier, Monday Morning, Fling It 'Ere Fling It There, The Marrow, Lord Of The Dance, Beau Psaltery, Farming Contractor, Trelawney.
The World of The Yetties, 1975
Out In The Green Fields, The Nightingale, McCann's Jig/Lilting Fisherman/Drowsy Maggie, The Lark In The Morning, Spanish Ladies, Rigs O'Marlow/Cuckoo's Nest, Can't You Dance The Polka, Lamorna, King Of The Fairies, South Australia, The Mallard, The Banks Of Newfoundland, Dorset Four Hand Reel, Landlord Fill The Flowing Bowl.
The Village Band, 1976 (with Sherborne Town Band)
The Village Band, Compliments Returned, Cigareetes & Whusky, Brigg Fair, Our Sarah, Henry My Son, Parson's Farewell/Linden Lea, Farmer's Boy, Whistling Rufus, Barley Mow, Costa Del Dorset, The January Man, The Jolly Ploughboy, Granny's Old Arm Chair, The Parting Glass.
Up Market, 1977
Barwick Green, Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song, Punch & Judy Man, On Horseback, Shrewsbury Lasses, Old Lamplighter, Have A Drink On Me, Padstow May Song, Seven Golden Daffodils, Life Gets Tee-jus Don't It, Portsmouth, Roving Kind, On A Beach Down In Dorset, Come Outside (with Toni Arthur).
The Sound of Cricket, 1984 (with John Arlott)
Cricket On The Village Green, John Small, Hambledon/Stonewall Jack, The Old Cricketer/I Keeps It There Or There About, The Flower Bowler, The High Catch, The Master/A Tickle Of Me Spinnin' Finger, Four Jolly Bowlers, Harold Gimblett's Hundred, Somerset/Beefy's Army.
Dorset is Beautiful 1972
Country Medley, Fill Up The Cider Cup, The Shepherd's Song, The Tailor's Breeches, Dancing At The Manor, No Sir No, The Blackbird, Home Dearest Home, Diggery Venn, Landlord Fill The Flowing Bowl, Dancing On The Green, The Country Carrier, The Mallard, The Storyteller, Buttercup Joe, The Nutting Girl, Dorset Is Beautiful
Our Friends 1971
Aunt Hessie's White Horse/Vila Fiord, Out In The Green Fields, Lamorna, Merry Blacksmith/Sheehan's Reel/Colonel Rodney, Towersey Fair, Flop Eared Mule/Hen & Chickens, Rolling Hills Of The Border, Rodney's Glory, Sweet Thyme, Santa Anna, Derry Hornpipe/Bottom Of The Punchbowl, The Lark In The Morning, Kelly's Joy/The Teetotaler, The Dreadnought, The King Of The Fairies, The Dancers Of Stanton Drew, Shandon Bells/Father Kelly's Jig/The Swallows Nest, The Threshing Machine.
A Little Bit of Dorset 1981
The New Rigged Ship/The Soldier's Joy/The Fairy Dance, Poor Poor Farmer, The Bell Ringing, The Beggar's Song, Windmills, Back N Back Yer You, Gypsy Woman, The Life Of A Man, The Last Rose Of Summer/The Bloody Fields Of Flanders, Nellie The Elephant, My Grandfather's Clock, Levi Jackson's Rag, The Grey Hawk, Curate & The Vicar, The Ruined Maid, Needlecases, Us Poor Fellows, John Peel.
In Concert 1979
Razzamatazz, Roll Alabama Roll, Farmer Farmer Won't You Marry Me?, The Scarecrow, Suzannah's A Funny Old Man, The Lark In The Clear Air, Dorset Fore-arm Smash, Dad's Medals, Lucky Knickers, The Village Pump, My Little Lisa, Five Drunken Nights, The Sailor Cut Down In His Prime, Sailing On The Briny Sea, Sylveste, Dancing Days, Alabama Jubilee.
A Proper Job 1981
Singing All The Way, Beaumont Rag, Jolly Ploughboys, Ball Of Yarn, Romance, John Barleycorn, Primrose Polka, Linden Lea, The Scarlet & The Blue, Astley's Ride/Balquidder Lasses, The Wanderer, Rose In June, Bluebell Polka, Ee Weren't All Bad, Lilliburlero, Dorsetshire Hornpipe, Early One Evening, Farewell She, Frost Is All Over/High Level Reel.
Mornin' All 1972. Bob Arnold (Tom Forrest of The Archers) with us doing the backing vocals and music
Jim The Carter's Lad, The Jolly Waggoner, Postponed, Stow Fair, Needle Cases, Poor Old Horse, As I Was Going To Banbury, Turmit Hoeing, Where The Violets Are Blue, Three Maidens A Milking, When Jone's Ale Was New, The Rest Of The Day's Your Own, Richard Of Taunton Deane, The Bell Ringers.
Who's A'fear'd? 1970
Pretty Nancy of Weymouth, Brewer Laddie, Cattistock Hunt, Thomas Hardy Music Medley, Grey Hawk, Ye Mariners All, Concertina Medley, Dorset Militia Song, Nellie Was a Milkmaid, Dorset 4 Hand Reel, Sailor Cut Down in His Prime, Comfort of Man, Home Dearest Home.
Keep A Runnin' 1970
Fairy Dance/Breakdown, Broadside Man, Whip Jamboree, Exmoor Hunt Song, Peasant's Revolt, Yeller Girls, Good English Ale, McCann's Jig/Lilting Fisherman/Drowsy Maggie, Nightingale, Sound of the Drum, Five Foot Flirt, Dunpy's Hornpipe, Take Your Time, South Australia, Corpus Christi Carol, Let the Bulgine Run.
World of Irish Dancing (as O'Dalaigh's Ceili Band) 1971
Spanish Lady/Teetotaller/Mason's Apron, Harvest Home/Kingston Hornpipe/Sunshine Hornpipe, Frost is all Over/Blackthorne Stick/Swallows Nest, Slieve Gallon Braes/Wild Colonial Boy/Green Glens of Antrim, All the way to Galway/Boys of Wexford/Roddy McCorley, The Hunt, Kelly's Jig/Foxhunter's Jig/Drops of Brandy, Jimmy Allan/Sally Gardens/Drowsie Maggie, Kelly the Boy from Killane/Minstrel Boy/Lass of Bon Accord, Believe Me if all those Endearing Young Charms/Bendemeer's Stream/Star of the County Down, Rakes of Kildare/Munster Butttermilk/Irish Washerwoman, Madam Bonaparte, Boys of Bluehill/Sligo Fancy/Smith's Favourite, The Scholar/Sheehan's Reel/Peter Street.
Let's Have a Party 1975
Drunken Sailor, Tavern in the Town Medley, Scotland the Brave/Gay Gordons/Atholl Highlanders, Billy Boy, A Roving, Tavistock Goosey Fair, Greensleeves/Shepherd Oh Shepherd, Round Britain Medley, It's a Fine Thing to Sing, I Touched Her on the Toe, Chickens, Cock Robin, Camp Fire Medley, Hokey Cokey, Last Waltz Medley.
Cider & Song 1983
I Wish I Were Back on the Farm, Come Stranger Come Friend, Speed the Plough/ Waterloo Dance, Sheepstealer, All for Me Grog, Leanin', Under the Double Eagle, Freezy, Bournemouth, Farewell to Devon/Margaret's Waltz, Shoemaker's Kiss, Nightingale Story, Dead Dog Scrumpy, When I leave the World Behind, Zummer Evenin' Dance/Dorset 4 Hand Reel, Beautiful Dorset.
The Yetties 1986
Over the Hills & Far Away, Rabbit, Winter, John Barleycorn, Polka Medley, I live Not Where I Love, We've Got Oil, Sally the Salvage Queen, The Man at the Nore, Carolina Moon/Beautiful Dreamer, Bread & Cheese & Kisses, Wave Over Wave, Long Pond, Praise O' Dorset.
These can be purchased at £6 each (including post & packing) from the PO Box. If your favourite is not on the list please let us know. I will be adding to it gradually so your choice can be next on the list.
© 1996 - 2016 (DL2) Dalaric Ltd & The Yetties


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This morning's paper had a wire story about a study showing that kids get less exercise as they get older. Obviously it's full of the nonsense you've come to expect; the headline I read talked about "lazy" kids, the article says that teenagers are "sluggish." There's no mention made of the piles of work and responsibilities that are heaped on American teens, which tend to curtail activity (at least until some genius riding the lucrative wave of the OMG Child Obesity Epidemic invents a way to study for the SATs while pounding a treadmill). The study looked at whether kids were achieving government-recommended levels of activity, which means an hour a day every day — an incredibly demanding schedule for someone with an adult-sized workload.
And naturally, the problems with the article don't stop there. While the decline in gym class quantity is blamed, nobody talks about gym class quality — specifically, that particular quality gym class has of making you hate exercise forever (or at least until you discover HAES and realize that exercise isn't punishment). Computers and video games are villainized even though the study compares younger children with older children, not children today and children a few decades ago. And it's not too bad in the AP treatment, but other reports I read committed the standard fallacy that crops up in every article like this: focusing on childhood obesity as the consequence of the findings (and pushing anti-obesity programs as the solution), as though there's no benefit in having active kids if those kids aren't also thin.
That's all standard fare. It's amazing we manage to keep the blog running when this is what people come out with; I rarely read an OMG Obesity article anymore that doesn't read just like some other article we already ranted about. But here's the part that boggled me:
CHICAGO (AP) — One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.
HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE. 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise a day? What about all the fat children, the ones who everyone knows are so clearly a crisis? The ones who are emblematic of our decaying societal morals? The ones who are going to die younger than their parents? What about those criminally sedentary face-stuffing disease-courting youngsters we keep hearing about? What about the young victims of the Killer Sofa?
Apparently they've been out running around and playing with the other kids all this time.


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HOUSTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Bud Norris became the latest pitcher to handcuff Los Angeles Wednesday, allowing a lone run in eight innings to bring Houston a 3-1 win over the Angels.
Los Angeles, expected to be one of the most powerful teams in the majors this season, ranks eighth in the American League in runs scored and the Angels lost their fourth in a row Wednesday to a team that became the last one in baseball to reach 10 wins for the season.
Norris (4-3) gave up nine hits, but walked only one and took a 3-0 led into the seventh. The only Los Angeles run came on a homer by Josh Hamilton, a high-profile, free-agent signing during the off-season who is batting just .202. It was his third home run of the campaign.
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Nice analogy and a good piece of advice, Tdol.
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In the Jacobean play The Revenger's Tragedy, the central figure, Vindice or Vendice, starts out as someone who has suffered injustice- the murder of his love, but soon the play descends into a bloodbath where the victim has so exceeded any offence that he has become worse than the wrong he set out to right, only far worse. It seems appropriate for the forum context that there are different spellings of the protagonist's name, and doubt about the identity of the author
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Nice analogy and a good piece of advice, Tdol.
The similarities stood out for me.


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Following yesterday's Supreme Court decision to uphold the federal health care reform law, the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) said in the latest RV Executive Today Online that it will be monitoring important developments and keeping its members informed.
While the effects of the ruling are being analyzed, RVDA members who are looking to adjust or implement health care coverage can contact RVDA's endorsed health insurance consultant, Mass Marketing Insurance Consultants Inc. (MMIC), at (800) 349-1039 or visit their website.
MMIC contracts nationally with a number of health insurance companies to provide a variety of benefits. MMIC creates customized insurance programs for individual dealerships, rather than being limited to plans from one insurance company. Coverage is available to individual members and to firms with two or more employees.
With group coverage, all active full-time employees — including owners, partners, and officers — are eligible. Spouses and dependent children are also eligible to apply, with some exceptions.
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NATO said a coalition service member also died in a militant attack in the south on Saturday, but did not provide further details.
The violence follows NATO's formal handover of security in the entirety of Afghanistan to Kabul's forces — a transition that comes at a time with violence levels matching their worst in nearly 12 years of war.
In northern Afghanistan, Kunduz provincial police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said Saturday that the Taliban attacked multiple checkpoints at about noon Friday in the provincial capital of the same name, killing one member of the Afghan local police, a community-based force, and wounding two.
The Taliban then moved outside the city where a gun battle with Afghan security forces lasted until about midnight, Hussaini said.
Eighteen Taliban fighters and another local policeman were killed in the battle, and another 11 militants were wounded, he said. Hussaini posted on his Facebook page a picture of 11 bodies lined up inside the provincial police compound in Kunduz that he said were those of Taliban militants his troops recovered from the scene of the fight.
The Interior Ministry said the battle outside of the city involved Afghan National Police, and that it was conducted independently "without the involvement of any foreigners."
As Afghan forces have become more involved in security operations they have seen a sharp rise in deaths, while casualties among the U.S.-led military coalition have been reducing as the international forces pull back to let the Afghans take the lead.
According to an Associated Press count, 807 Afghan security force members — including soldiers and police — and 365 civilians have been killed so far this year through the end of May. A total of 63 coalition troops were also killed in that span.
Last year through the end of May, Afghan security forces lost 365 soldiers and police and 338 civilians were killed. Coalition forces lost 177 troops during that time.
In a brazen attack last month for which the Taliban claimed responsibility, four militants using a car bomb, grenade launchers and suicide vests assaulted the Kabul compound of the International Organization for Migration, a U.N-affiliated agency assisting returning Afghan migrants.
The Italian government said one of four aid workers injured in the attack, 40-year-old Italian Barbara De Anna, died in a hospital in Germany on Friday where she was being treated for severe burns.
Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said De Anna "embodied the best of Italy," and that "we pay tribute to those who, like her, work in the most remote and difficult areas of crisis."
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You would never buy a car without cup holders like you'd never buy a car without seat belts. A secure place to store your scalding coffee so you can concentrate on driving and put both hands on the wheel isn't a convenience—it's a safety feature. And it wasn't even standard on cars until the 1980's.
Bon Appetit has a wonderful deep dive into the history of the cup holder dating back to the original patent from 1953. Automakers tried many different implementations of the concept, but the tech didn't stick until the first Dodge Caravan hit the market in 1983. It took thirty years for some of the biggest corporations in the world to sort something that fundamental out. Sometimes even the most obvious technology can take forever. [Bon Appetit via Consumerist]


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9 Things to Look for in a PediatricianJuly 25, 2017
By Jessica Vician
Before you leave the hospital with your baby, you will complete your first well-baby doctor appointment. In the first year of their life, you will have seven more of these appointments, so you will want to ensure you are comfortable with your baby's pediatrician.
In choosing a pediatrician or family doctor for your child, first ensure you are confident in their professional ability to diagnose and treat your baby. Additionally, as stated in the YOU: Your Child's First Teacher books:
You have the right to choose a provider that you are comfortable with and who responds to your questions and concerns in a compassionate and professional manner.
According to the American Pregnancy Association, many women start looking for a pediatrician in the second trimester of pregnancy. Once you have started your search, here are a few things to consider:
- Are they up-to-date on their certification from the American Board of Pediatrics? They should be recertified every seven years.
- Do they take your insurance and offer payment plans?
- How does the doctor or their practice handle emergencies on weekends or after hours?
- What happens if the doctor is unavailable when you need a last-minute appointment—is a nurse practitioner available?
- Which hospital would the doctor send your child to in an emergency? Are those hospitals nearby your home or work and are you comfortable with those options?
- What are the office hours? Are they convenient for you and/or your parenting partner?
- Here's a great question from Healthy Children: "If your child ever develops a complex illness that requires he care of one or more specialists, will your pediatrician coordinate care among all the doctors providing treatment?"
- If you need religious or ethical accommodations, will your doctor accommodate? For example, is circumcision/non-circumcision an issue for your doctor?
- If you're struggling to breastfeed, will your doctor refer you to a lactation consultant for help?
These are just some questions to ask or consider when choosing a pediatrician for your baby. Consider scheduling a 15-minute interview with two or three doctors to discuss these questions and get an idea of your chemistry. Once you make an educated decision, you'll feel much more comfortable and ready for parenthood!


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Populated by 9.1 million inhabitants, Benin ranks 167th out of 187 countries on the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index (HDI). The country's economy rests primarily on agriculture, trade and the transit of goods through the Autonomous Port of Cotonou.
Benin's inhabitants are generally very young, which is a growing concern for both government and civil society actors. With 44.7% of its population falling under the age of 15, the country is preparing for the massive entry of young people onto the job market by 2025.
A recent national survey of household living conditions showed an increase in the poverty rate, from 28.5% in 2002, to 39% in 2010, meaning that more than one in three Beninese lives below the poverty line.
A significant number of Beninese women work in the small business sector. However, this does not necessarily translate into fair recognition of their work or in fair pay, as evidenced by the predominance of women working in the informal sector.
Oxfam in Benin
Active in Benin since 1985, we work to support and strengthen the country's national structures. In supporting our civil society partners, we focus specifically on women and youth. Together, we work to end inequalities between men and women, and to enable young people to play an active and responsible role in their country's social, economic and cultural life. Our priorities:
Food security
- Promote economic development and food security by supporting entrepreneurship, job market integration and sustainable agricultural development (e.g. professional training, small businesses, climate change adaptation).
Gender justice
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- Transform power relations and change behavior, for instance, by advocating more effectively with state and civil society actors.
Improving health
- Improve people's living and health conditions by strengthening access to water, sanitation and hygiene and promoting a healthy environment (e.g. behavioural changes, waste management, natural disaster prevention and management).


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The government sought to curtail popular protests and related news coverage as President Paul Biya extended 29 years of rule in an October election. Having consolidated power through constitutional amendments that removed term limits and stacked the membership of the election oversight agency with loyalists, Biya swept 78 percent of the vote in a poll marked by low turnout and allegations by the United States and France that irregularities occurred. Twenty-two opponents, none competitive, split the rest of the balloting. With Biya's overwhelming dominance of the political and journalistic space, social media became the primary means to criticize his record on political repression, poverty, and corruption. In February, government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary summoned journalists to his office and accused Cameroonian social media users, many of whom were based abroad, of "manipulating" young people to destabilize the country. A month later, the government temporarily shut down a Twitter-via-SMS service to foil possible protests. Security forces obstructed journalists covering the violent dispersal of small-scale protests, although citizen journalists posted several videos to YouTube that showed heavy-handed police tactics. Throughout the year, public figures used their influence to prosecute journalists investigating corruption. At least three critical journalists were detained for varying periods.
In a September decree, the Communications Ministry told independent news broadcasters not to air any political or debate programs ahead of an October election. Under a 2000 decree, the government could impose penalties for violations of such directives.
Due to hefty licensing fees imposed by a 2000 decree, the overwhelming majority of domestic private broadcasters operated without official licenses, according to CPJ research. Under a de facto policy of "administrative tolerance," the government allowed most private stations to operate without a license. But it then selectively enforced the regulations to silence critical news coverage at politically sensitive periods.
Intervening at politically sensitive times, the Communications Ministry ordered critical independent broadcasters off the air for failure to pay licensing fees. In doing so, the ministry abandoned its usual policy of "administrative tolerance." Most of the stations returned to the air after months-long suspensions.
Silencing critical news coverage:
February 19, 2003: RTA and Canal 2
March 14, 2003: Magic FM
May 23, 2003: Freedom FM
November 14, 2003: Radio Veritas
February 21, 2008: Equinoxe Télévision
February 28, 2008: Magic FM
August 17, 2009: Sky One Radio
October 6, 2009: Démenti FM
Editor Germain Cyrille Ngota Ngota, 38, of the private newspaper Cameroon Express, died in Kondengui Prison on April 22, 2010, while being held on fabricated charges of falsifying a government document. Ngota was arrested with three other journalists after they sent questions to a senior presidential adviser about a confidential government memo. Despite an international outcry, no one was held accountable for Ngota's death.
Timeline of the Ngota case:
February 5, 2010: Security agents questioned Ngota over the leaked memo, which described alleged kickbacks to state oil company executives.
February 26, 2010: Ngota was arrested and charged with forgery of an official document.
April 22, 2010: Ngota died in prison after being denied adequate medical care; CPJ said it held the government responsible.
April 25, 2010: The United States called for the death to be investigated "comprehensively, transparently, and without delay."
April 26, 2010: Biya ordered an inquiry but asserted that Ngota's death was due to poor health and that his imprisonment was not related to journalism.
May 2010: The U.N. Committee Against Torture expressed concerns about "deplorable" prison conditions, including inadequate health care, lengthy pretrial detentions, violations of due process, and "allegations of harassment, arbitrary arrest, torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and death threats" against detained journalists. The committee called for a thorough forensic investigation into Ngota's death.
September 14, 2010: The justice minister issued a report that attributed Ngota's death to HIV, and absolved the government of any responsibility. CPJ and Cameroonian journalists reject the findings.
April 21, 2011: CPJ urged Biya to implement reforms ensuring no other journalist goes to prison for press offenses.
Responding to a growing, critical blogosphere, Biya and the National Assembly enacted
legislation in December 2010 that set a prison penalty
of up to four years for electronic dissemination of unverified news and recordings of political speech without the
subject's consent, according to CPJ
Attacks on online expression:
July 2009: Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma accused Cameroonian social media users in France of engaging in "cyberterrorism." Social media users tried to organize anti-Biya protests during the president's visit to Paris that year, according to news reports.
November 2009: Telecommunications Minister Jean-Pierre Biyiti Essam announced a government plan to control and monitor incoming and outgoing Internet traffic, according to news reports. There was no public indication the government had implemented the plan.
March 2010: The National Assembly passed two laws giving the president wide discretion to direct the intelligence services to act against groups using new technologies against "the vital interests of the nation," according to news reports.
December 2010: The National Assembly passed and Biya signed a law on cybersecurity and cybercrime that set prison sentences of up to four years for anyone who "publishes or propagates news by electronic communications or information system news without being able to attest their veracity."