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Archive for January, 2009
Civil War Letters revisted
ED NOTE: Back in the day over at WoM I wrote about a young woman of Lorain ( a daughter of one of the founding families her name was Fanny Gilmore. I have decided to reprise this article here on my blog as we take the "Magical History Tour" of Lorain.
Letters to a Young Lady (Civil War)
This young lady, of what eventually became Lorain, had an interesting life. Fanny was the daughter of one of the "first families" of the community, wife of the hero of the steamer the John M Osborn– Captain Thomas Wilford, rescued from a sinking ship with her two little girls only to lose one child to typhoid-Fanny McQueen Gilmore (Wilford).
On February 12th, 1961 The Cleveland Plain Dealer -Sunday Magazine ran an article by Florence J Bartenfeld titled "Civil War Letters to a Young Lady". The article is too lengthy to reprint here in its entirety however; I am pleased to give you a sample of the letters sent to of a young woman of this city from her family and friends as they lived through the Civil War.
"Tucked away in an old chest on the third floor of the Charles F. Bartenfeld home on Washington Avenue Wilford-Bartenfeld Home
for many years were bundles of old letters tied with ribbon.
When grandchildren interested in stamp collections queried Grandma about old stamps, the letters and albums of picture post cards were brought out . A few faded pink stamps, bearing George Washington's profile were removed and given to the budding philatelists.
Excerpts from some of the letters: The letters are copied as written with no attempt to correct spelling.
From Frank Shupe (Fanny's cousin- Amherst) Camp Dennison May 19th-1861
Dear Fanny
"It has been one month since I enlisted and I aint ded yet. All I ask for is good health and I guess I will come home alive and kicking.
Thare is not much excitement here but soldiers keep coming here. Within two days thare has 4 regiments of soldiers come here and now thare is about twelve thousand soldiers here in all. I wish you were here to see us drill. It would make your eyes bung out to see 12,000 men all together….
A week ago I was up to town and see one man stab another because he refused to drink whiskey with him. What they done to him I dont know. That is all now. Give my best respects to all the folks and especly the girls…
Fanny's brother Byron, who enlisted in the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the summer of 1861 (19 yrs) wrote frequently
Byron Gillmore– Cumberland River June 11th 1862
Dear Fanny
We are rite in the face of the enemy. They are on one side of the river and we are on the other. The rebels pickets and our pickets talk together and some time they fire at each other. The pickets have been firing ever since daylight….
Maybe I will get a chance to draw a bead on a Reb. I shant fire until I am sure of my game so they had better look sharp and keep out of reach of my old musket…..
June 1862 Cumberland River
The night before last we crossed the river and slept there all night and then came back again. We forded the river both times. The water was rather wet but warm so it pleased the most of us. We had just got our pay that day and some of the boys in Co.K lost all their money. They pulled their pants off and throwed them over their backs and their pocket books dropped out. Mine is all safe……
I guess Gen. Gillmore is not coming back here again….
General Quincy Adams Gillmore, a first cousin to Fanny and Byron. Byron writes:
"It is my opinion he would fight as long as there was a man left"
Byron Gillmore Dec 12th 1862 Lexington Kentucky
… The report was that there was 20 thousand rebels up at Big Hill about 50 miles from here…. I hope it is so and they will come and attact for there has got to be some fighting done and we might as well do it now as any other time and then we could see whether General Gillmore would fight or not. It is my opinion that he would fight as long as there was a man left. He is not only brave but he understands his business about as well as the next one
January 23rd 1863
No I told you a rong story I am not well I have a very hard cough at preasant ….I don't think it would be a very good plan the one Celia proposes to come home and get married. I am not 21 yet and I said I would never marrie until I am 21 years old and I never will that-so
June 11th 1863
I dont know but I will go back to my company before long if Captain Burger dont stop swearing at me. He came down to our tent yesterday and commenced cursing because one of us wasnt up at the office…………… he said he would send us all back to our companys. He has told us that a dozen times. I dont care if he does.
John Connolly -Strawberry Plains Tenn. Dec 31st 1863
Friend Fanny ,
Your letter of Nov 18 was received……………..but we have had some pretty hard marches and not much to eat and not much to wear. I know it has been a good while since Byron and I wrote but it has been a good while since we could write .
Old General Longstreet has been around here with his forces so that we couldnt write or anything else. He came pretty near making us stop eating. I guess he would only for General Sherman with his reinforcements from Chattanooga. I hope you will excuse all mistakes and poor writing. This paper is poor stuff and it is the best we can afford down here in Tenn.
Byron Gillmore December 10th 1864 Nashville Tenn.
Dear Sister Fanny:
I am enjoying myself here in Nashville very well only I cant get enough money to spend that is the only drawback….
Old General Hood is still in our front, what his intentions is I dont know but I dont think that he is fool enough to attract us at this point. If he does he will get hoodwinked , I think
Frank Shupe January 4th 1865 Camp Chase, Columbus
I don't want you to think I am discuraged but this is the worst place I ever saw. It has raned ever since arriving and the mud is knee deep. I have walered around like a brick mason and I shall be glad when I leave here. I had rather take the chances before Richmond than stay here….
Thare is the biggest lot of thieves here I ever saw.Thare is pickpockets and cut throats from all parts of the world. …
I wish you would send me your photograph you know you promised me one and if any of the good looking girls have any to spare you can tell them they can send theirs and I will be much obliged.
I wish our regiment would be assigned to Quincy's ( Gen Gillmore) command . …..
Nelson Foster Bowling April 2nd 1865, Bowling Green Kentucky
Friend Fannie
… Our great privation is there is no good looking girls here that a fellow can sit and chat with and that you know is one of the greatest privations there is . When you see a good looking girl she wont speak to a soldier anyhow so that we are in a bad fix. The most of the girls around here are Secesh anyway (note Secesh a southern sympathizer)
I only know two families around Bowling Green that are not Secesh and there is good looking girls in both families. But they live outside the picket lines and a fellow might as well go to Heaven on horseback as to get outside the picket lines so there I am again. But I am in hopes that I will not have to live so always.
The way I write this letter is this. I have to lay flat down on the ground and my paper is laying on a small piece of board and that is the way I have to write my letters. Not always can I get a piece of board to write on. I have wrote a good many letters on a tin plate. ………
…The fact is a fellow must not think of home a great deal for if he does he will be sick in less than a week. There has been a good many died in our Regiment and nothing else ailed them but homesickness.
Charles Shupe: April 25th 1865 Camp Chase,
Well I have just been to breakfast, had a military meal for the first time since I received furlow. I had hardtack, coffee, cold beef. You had better believe it went somewhat again the grain but I guess I can stand it for a short while 4 months perhaps.
I have been around to examine the guard line and found a hole that I can slip through in case I want to take French (leave) and come home. If they do not give me furlow pretty soon I think I will do that.
I have your picture with me and it is the only thing that keeps me alive but I suppose it will ever do me any good. Hoping it may sometime.
May 7th 1865 – Columbus Ohio
Oh Fanny, such a school is this. I shall be glad when it is out then I shall return home again a different man from what I was when I left home. Never to join military discipline again.
Fanny this place is a second Andersonville GA. the vermine about as thick and closely guarded. So there is but little difference.
There is one thing to console me, that is my time is nearly expired then I shall never enlist again or get married for longer than nine months. Then I can have a furlow and go where I please: Charles Shupe
Although Fanny had letters from many young men she did not marry any of them. She taught in Lorain at a school house situated at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Washington Avenue. In 1870 she married Thomas Edward Wilford.
She died a few days before her 90th birthday
The Economic Development -Developing? Workshop
The Chronicle's report
The Morning Journal's report
I try very hard to listen, think about what they're saying, and write key points down. If I've missed something please let me know.
ED Note: Or the "Crappy Ordinance" according to Gilchrist
"Mr. Gilchrist felt it is necessary to market the city but said it was crappy the way it was written. Mr. Given suggested Mr. Gilchrist is in attendance at the work shops.
Paula Tobias once more ventured into the fray and frayed in Lorain City Council Chambers this evening and here are her thoughts and observations:
This evening's Workshop.
The meeting began about 10-15 minutes late and was announced that it would end at 5:30 PM.
At the beginning the attendance was small: I, the MJ, Andy Drwal, and Richard Romero. (Richard?) A few more appeared during the meeting.
Council Members in attendance:
Melanie Szabo, Dennis Flores, Mickey Silecky, Anne Molnar, Dan Given, Mitchell Fallis and Eddie Edwards presiding.
Mr. Gilchrist asked that they discuss what council's definition of Economic Development was, so they were on the same page.
Mr. Edwards related Economic Development to the Neighborhoods, better streets, better homes, and remove the blight.
Economic Development/Wikipedia:
"Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. From a policy perspective, economic development can be defined as efforts that seek to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for a community by creating and/or retaining jobs and supporting or growing incomes and the tax base."
The Ordinance in discussion is to establish a fund for Economic Development/Job Creation/Retention.
Where the monies will come from was debated. It sounds like some from the General Funds, New Business and the Water/Sewer Fund.
It's legal to take from the Utilities as it would benefit from it (new business new water / sewer usage) per the Acting Law Director Jeff Smith.
Mr. Gilchrist mentioned his lunch meeting today with a developer and what they were looking for. One community had offered them first year's rent would be paid. We don't have that kind of revenue to offer.
Mrs. Molnar asked if he were alone, he said he was with Doug Rangle from Community Development.
Mrs. Molnar mentioned then and at the end of the meeting she'd like someone from Community Development with Mr. Gilchrist in all meetings such as this so someone can answer all questions.
Mr. Gilchrist felt he was capable and knowledgeable enough.
ED NOTE Gilchrist talks to HIS Community Development –
At 5:29 PM they opened the microphone to the public.
I noted:
This meeting is about an ordinance to decide the amount for Economic Development. I have a concern that we are going about this "Ready, FIRE, Aim!"
When I have a project I research and find out what it will cost and save accordingly.
We have paid Team Lorain County $80,000 to promote/market our City, what have we seen for our Dues Paid?
You will have a tough sell of a sewer increase; the citizens want the money to go to improving their sewers not to marketing the city.
Mr. Edwards explained/corrected that Mr. Timko has given a list of projects to Council of what the monies will go to from the increase.
I told him he's preaching to the choir.
I reminded Mr. Edwards that perception is reality.
I understand -as I attend council meetings -but the citizens need to be educated (and their trust regained-I thought to myself).
"I didn't know you were a member of the choir". – Eddie Edwards commented after my minute at the microphone.
After the meeting was adjourned I started cleaning up the cookies and coffee I brought and heard Mr. Given mention, Mr. Gilchrist should provide his version of the ordinance.
ED NOTE : The signs are there BUT
what is the reality ???
Paula responds to the Editor
by Loraine Ritchey email@example.com
Paula Tobias has held Lorain in her heart . Paula has put her money ( and conviction) where her mouth is on more than one occasion. Paula attended council meetings faithfully for years before deciding to make a run for the Mayor of Lorain– there needed to be a choice and she stepped up to the plate . You can find her platform here
After the election, where she as an Independent candidate, pipped the Republican to the post, continued to be involved and attends various government and civic meetings and be involved in her ward and her city .
You can find her writings on this blog by clicking on Paula's Perspective on the right hand side of this page.
Paula was mentioned in the local media for her comments at the mic at last Monday's Committee meeting on Tax Renewal both in the Morning Journal and in Andy Young's Editorial ( not on line) in the Chronicle Telegram
Resident Paula Tobias suggested that the city needs to run more like a business, adding that she doesn't know of any companies that can run in the red and still exist. She also questioned how many of the 91 fewer employees were management.
Seven, she learned
and so for readers who don't get the hard copy of the Chronicle Telegram and Mr. Young's Editorial who stated "When businesses fail, their owners, employees and customers suffer. When governments fail, we all suffer."
Paula wrote to the Editor:
…."When businesses fail, their owners, employees and customers suffer. When governments fail, we all suffer."
The Citizens of Lorain are the Owners/Stock Holders, customers of the city and are City Employees. That is how I equate government to business. At Monday's Committee meeting I said, I don't know of any business:
That pays employees not to take sick time
Mgrs receive overtime ( I meant anyone in a supervisory position aka Salary in Corporate America)
Or runs consistently in the Red
The City is trying to raise $50,000 to Market the renewal. A lack of Trust and Confidence in Politicians with the current Economy makes this a very difficult "Sell".
Paula Tobias
HERE WE GO AGAIN ( Into the CRA (p)
You knew that your taxes and whey hey Amherst what is the school district doing with your taxes 🙂
Next lawsuit please, all others wait in the waiting room , the "lawyer will see you soon"
Here we go again -more Cha Ching Chandra and Co
Oh ! to be a lawyer in the CRA !!!! it is never ending and WE are the ones "paying" it is 7:42 am.
Do you know where your tax money is going next????
Amherst Schools Superintendent Steve Sayers expressed concern over the new abatement applications for the CRA and the residents who receive abatements. However, those homes were built before the CRA legislation was revised in spring 2006. He said he recently sent a letter to Krasienko, Hopewell and City Council President Joel Arrendondo about the applications, and the district will soon take legal action now that the county auditor has a list of this year's tax exempt properties.
"It's a fairness issue," Sayers said. "I think it's important to have a system in place that's fair for all taxpayers of the Amherst school district."
Ziance said the CRA program is perfectly legal and falls within what the state statute allows.
and the CRA(p) goes on and on to the legal delight!
Oh! and Linda Keys ( remember the disgraced Deputy Auditor "for conduct unbecoming an auditor" fame.. well seems now she has been staying on her own desk 😉 and reading –
Chief Deputy County Auditor Linda Keys said she noticed the delinquencies while reviewing the 355 abatement applications, which were placed on this year's tax exempt list. Auditor Mark Stewart has sued the city of Lorain over the CRA program and was ordered to place the properties on the exempt list by the Ohio Supreme Court last August.
Keys said the auditor's office must comply with the court order despite any discrepancies that they find in applications.
"I just review the information that I have here," she said. "I think it's good government … We're just kind of a double check."
Oh goody! wonder if she reads whole sentences now ?- lets hope –
Susette Kelo appears tonight
Susette Kelo and Jeff Benedict, author of "Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage," will appear on Hannity tonight between 9 and 10pm EST on the Fox News Channel. As you know, Susette's little pink house and the homes of her neighbors were seized through eminent domain in a landgrab sanctioned by the U.S. Supreme Court. New London promised to put a glitzy new private development project on the land, but now, nearly four years after the ruling and $78 million in taxpayer money spent, literally nothing has been built on the land; it remains vacant, the neighborhood bulldozed.
We hope you can tune in tonight to hear about Susette's courageous battle that sparked a nationwide property rights movement.
Christina Walsh
Director of Community Organization
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 682-9320
Paula's Perspective- City Council Committee
I try very hard to listen, think about what they're saying, and write key points down. If I've missed something please let me know.
First item of discussion in Council this evening; Nuisance Ordinance.
The Law Director wanted to change the wording in the existing ordinance only, but the Committee felt more information was needed and it was put in abeyance.
Second item was an Ordinance for Economic Development Fund (Business Incentive and Job Retention). Mr. Given has been a champion of this for the past two years and had constructed the Ordinance. Several members of Council felt it was a good idea but not doable at this time due to the money constraints. Mr. Gilchrist felt it is necessary to market the city but said it was crappy the way it was written. Mr. Given suggested Mr. Gilchrist is in attendance at the work shops.
Mr. Gilchrist had mentioned something about Council talking to "My Community Development". Do I hear an issue about "chain of command"…. No Department Head should speak to Council/Anyone without approval of Administration?
Another interesting point I heard was $200,000 is owed to the General Fund out of this "Reserve" to pay for loans to groups such as Jiffy …….. As of this date there is about $60,000 in the General Fund and a suggestion was made to issue an Ordinance so these monies have a place of their own.
A work Session has been planned for this Friday at 4:00 PM to begin discussion on this.
Now for the main attraction of the evening: Renewing the temporary tax increase of ¼%.
First question to mind, how do you renew a temporary?
This tax will have been in effect for 10 years if passed, that's not temporary to me.
People wanted to know the plan so it wouldn't be needed again, something that should have been done in the past administrations if it were indeed temporary.
The Mayor began with the changes in personnel
(91 fewer to date, I asked how many were management, only 7).
From tonight's packet:
Mr. Mantini had a PowerPoint presentation of where the monies come from and where they go. This information will be needed for the suggested Town Hall meetings in the Wards if they want to inform the public. But spreadsheets don't read well in PowerPoint.
The City is using Special Revenue Funds to stay afloat, this is illegal by Ohio Revised Code but the State is turning its head, saying "You do what you got to do to stay afloat". AKA "We don't want you to go into State Receivership because we can't afford to take care of you either".
The City is advanced funds from Water and Sewer to meet payroll and other obligations, but that is legal according to THIS Law Department.
Mr. Mantini mentioned to Mr. Snodgrass he may be asking the Auditor for an advance on the County Real Estate Tax to the City as there are 3 pay periods this month.
When it was turned over to the Public I was the first to the microphone asking the City to be a Pioneer, begin running the City like a business.
What business:
Pays management not to take sick time – $102,000 in 2008
Certain Managers/Non Union receive overtime (aka Salary in Corporate America)
Continues to run in the red and exist
"If you keep doing what you're doing and you'll keep getting what you got".
Mr. Becker went to the mic and when the Mayor started commenting he accused the Mayor of filibustering (did I hear Mr. Flores clap?)
Ways of containing costs, such as the cell phones were mentioned but it was suggested to stay on topic, put the renewal on the ballot and let the citizens decide.
It appears the renewal will be on the ballot.
SAMSON OF DEBATE – bringing down the house- Ashley Huntley 93
I left at 9:00 PM as it was late and the observations / pontification in some cases were painful.
Morning Journal coverage
The CRA(p) of Tax abatements
Things clarified ( well somewhat)
1. The abatements for the CRA in Lorain are on the buildings not the property .
There are people who believe that those receiving abatements ( particularly within area 4 ) do not pay taxes…..100% abatement. That is true of the building ( houses) but a quick comparison showed that comparing one "abated home" in area 4 was paying 1/3 AGAIN the taxes that I am paying on my property and home in "old Lorain"….
more than 50 percent more than a house and land on 32nd street
50 percent more than a house and land in the 6th ward.
around 40 percent more than a house and land on 21st street.
More than the Duane Building on Broadway
ANNNDDDD more than one third more than the eastsider who has filed a lawsuit against the city – yup that abated home is paying more than him!
that contrary to statements being made the property taxes on the CRA 4 "abated " property went up by $309. due to the passed recent levy's . That is one third of my total property taxes alone
So taxes are being paid on the 70 thousand it cost for the dirt in the one neighborhood than the rest of us are paying for our dirt and bricks and mortar……. except if you live in the even more "upmarket" The Oak Point Estates as does a Deputy Auditor and a Commissoner where they are actually paying less for their dirt 🙂


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MECOSTA COUNTY, MI – MLive.com and FOX 17 are reporting several people being hospitalized from a 'Rave' -style party near Canadian Lakes this weekend that brought police from 3 counties and EMS to the scene.
An online flyer advertising the Rave called "Project P" billed it as the "craziest event of your lifetime." "It was all online on Facebook, they weren't giving the address out til a couple hours before the party that way the cops couldn't plan for it and try to stop it," said Charrelle Dunston.
There is no doubt that police will be pouring over Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for those who attended the Rave. Many of those who attended could and some should expect a knock on their front doors as this investigation is underway.
The hashtags of
#Summer2k14TurnUhh, #ProjectP, #frfr, #legendary #VIP, #PARTYOFTHESUMMER, #Mecosta are being used on Twitter about the gathering. The organizer, James Taylor, even posting today that it was a 'Success'.
The Rave was so intense that, while Fox 17 News cameras were rolling, a young kid could be seen still passed out on the floor inside of the farm house late into the afternoon at 6:30 p.m. The reporter and camera crew initially were concerned if he were alright. He did move around some and the fears from the crew for his well-being diminished.
During the interview and reporting from Fox 17, it was noticed that another person was also passed out on a snowmobile trailer out in the barn yard also at 6:30 p.m.
Police became aware of the party around 11 p.m. Saturday evening. Authorities responded to 4708 70th Avenue, Blanchard, MI in Mecosta County at approximately 1:30 a.m. after receiving calls of overdoses and injuries.
Police say several people were treated on scene and taken to the hospital for alcohol and drug related injuries and overdoses. Those requiring medical attention were transported to Kelsey Hospital in Lakeview, Mount Pleasant Hospital and Spectrum Health in Big Rapids.
An alleged sexual assault of a 19 year old Mount Pleasant girl is also being reported by MLive.com to have happened in a vehicle while attending the Rave. A group of friends followed one ambulance away from the party. They said that the woman inside the ambulance had been gang raped. "Four men carried her down the road," said a friend of the alleged victim. "She's not doing well."
Charges are forthcoming for the organizers. The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office said multiple charges are being sought "for the property resident and the organizers" of what was promoted as "Project P," a large gathering at 4708 70th Ave. southeast of Canadian Lakes.
At 4:25 a.m. Fox 17 began reporting on a suspected 'Rave' putting emergency crews and police on the scene of a large "social media open invite" party in Mecosta County. Crews were called out around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the scene near the area of 5 Mile Rd. and 70th Avenue in Hinton Township.
Dispatchers described the party as a 'Rave' which brought out a huge response by authorities. By 1:20 a.m. authorities had received several calls about partygoers who had overdosed on hard drugs. It is estimated that over 2,000 people showed up to party, many of them under 21 years old.
5 Mile Road into the party was almost entirely blocked when police and EMS arrived. Further reports are that cars were lined up on 5 Mile Rd. stretching up 70th Avenue as far as up to 75th Avenue. It is also being told that the people hosting the party were collecting $5 per car for parking and up to $75 for "VIP" access to the house on the property.
Mecosta County Sheriff's Deputies said they were instructed by the sheriff not to attempt to break up the party, fearing it would worsen the matter and prompt some of the attendees to drive drunk.
Initial reports are that two people had overdosed on heroin during the 'mass casualty incident' response, which included every available deputy, officer and paramedic from Mecosta, Montcalm and Isabella counties.
One person had no pulse and another was initially reported to dispatchers as unconscious in a garage. Police found two people in need of medical attention. One, who is 14 years old, by the road and another person as passing out and suffering from alcohol poisoning. Six people or more were reported to have been injured during the party.
Officers on scene requested a medical helicopter but were told flights were unavailable due to weather.
Due to the huge emergency response, it pulled officials from multiple jurisdictions to the area. It will likely cost of thousands of dollars to the taxpayer.
20 year old James Taylor calls the farm house that's been in his family for 100 years his party house. Taylor said that he thinks he successfully threw the largest party ever to hit West Michigan. Two DJ's, a fire thrower, go-go dancers and strippers were all part of the Rave.
Taylor stated during an interview with Fox 17 News that "it was worth it" despite drug overdoses. Taylor said that he's expecting to be contacted by sheriff's deputies in the next couple of days. He said that he will face the music and take responsibility for anything he's done that was criminal.
Some of the posts on Twitter:
Hannah Lynn. ? ?@hannahlynn597 The cops didn't bust the party, they just brought more lights.
kidcoty ?
@kidcoty44Chanting fuck the police last night was awesome! #projectp
Ryan ?
@Ryan_M_Waters #ProjectP , killing it with DJ Derek. Biggest Party of my whole life. 2,000 plus people.
_ ?
@juicylivss can't believe we seen chief keef in the flesh #projectp
sean paauwe ?
@PaauweSean Swear to god Chief Keef and Gandolf the Great were both there man saw them both! #ProjectP
As this story has unfolded during the day and into the evening MIHeadlines noticed the post about Chief Keef 'attending the Rave'. Story facts always need to be checked. However, while those facts were being checked, we decided to play along and posted a small piece about him in this article.
Those who attended the Rave and many who did not were watching us and we were watching what they were posting on Twitter and other areas of the internet.
At the time that the Rave was taking place, Keith Cozart aka Chief Keef, was posting on his own Twitter Account about things going on in his life and it was not about this party. He is currently fighting his own battles with an Arrest Warrant that was issued for him on July 14th, 2014 out of Illinois for Child Support.
One person posted to Twitter using the hashtag
#ProjectP wondering why the only ones really talking about the Rave were those who did not attend? The answer to that could be that they are smart enough to try and distance themselves from the Rave and law enforcement stemming from the various problems that arose from it or they could still be to wore out from the night before to post anything.
As of 11:30 p.m. August 3rd, 2014
#ProjectP and the accounts of this Rave are tending online. Number 22 in the world and number 16 in the US.
Police are concerned that a similar party was being planned in the weeks ahead. That event was also slated to take place in Mecosta County.
The Mecosta County Sheriff's office and Michigan State Police are continuing to investigate.
Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is asked to call police at 231-592-0150.
Further information can be found on Fox 17 News, Fox 17's Facebook Page or MLive.com
Next Article:
Charges Filed in ProjectP Rave case in Mecosta County
Authorities Schedule News Conference Concerning Weekend 'Rave' in Mecosta County
Partyers from Weekend Rave Vow Another ProjectP Will Happen

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Wednesday, August 16 2017
8:30pm - 10:30pm
Cancelled - F*CK Feminine Controlled Kink
Who are we?
F*CK is the Bay Areas premier social munch and discussion group for female dominants (and their respectful supporters!).
What do we do?
F*CK is the place to come hang out, meet friends, watch demos, get involved in lively discussions, and talk about kink from the female dominant and their s-types perspective. Well have plenty of delicious drinks and snacks, lively discussions, and often a demo, guest speaker, focus topic or other interactive shindig going down. Focus topics for each month are broadcast once confirmed, so keep your eyes peeled!
Who is welcome?
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When is it?
The third Wednesday of every month, from 8:30pm until 10:30pm,
Where is it?
The Bay Areas longest-running and most-welcoming dungeon, The San Francisco Citadel.
How much does it cost?
A small donation of $10 is payable at the door. This allows us to keep renting the space and reimburse our lovely volunteers.
No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.
You can come for free if you sign up for a volunteer slot! More info can be found in the F*CK discussion group, here:
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What I quickly realized from the Don MacRostie video is that that there are many many steps involved in building a mandolin. This realization meant a couple things to me. First, there's always something simple to do so if you're not up for something complicated, find something easier and bang it out. And second, that each time you do one thing, you're going to be better and/or more confident on the next thing. Well, thusly empowered, I undertook what I thought was the most simple step possible.
Modified Clothespin Lining Clamps
Having bought a kit with a pre-assembled rim, the first real step on the kit seemed to be gluing the lining in. The lining provides additional gluing surface for the top and back and may have some sound transmission characteristics. In order to clamp the lining to the rim for gluing, the MacRostie video suggests modifying clothes pins to accept the lining on one side and to lay flat on the outside of the rim on the other. This seemed like a great excuse for me to get out my hardware store cheapo woodcarving chisel set and actually dig into some wood. Getting better with each one, after thirty or so I was ready to glue the lining in.
Gluing in the Lining
The kit comes with pre-made "kerfed" lining which basically a triangular strip of wood with regularly spaced cuts or "kerfs" that allow it to be bent around the tight curves on the inside of a mandolin. The lining is mitred, or cut at an angle, where it meets the mahogany blocks on the inside of the rim. Lining is glued in at the top and bottom of the rim to prepare for the top and the back.
Leveling the Lining
Once the lining is glued in place, it is leveled with sandpaper stuck to a flat board long enough to span the rim. I used 60 and 80 grit paper. A trick suggested in the MacRostie video is to mark the top of the rim with pencil and sand the lining down until the pencil begins to be sanded away.
Ah, now that feels like progress. As small of a little task as that was, there is no doubt at this point that I've started.


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Since writer Anna Graham Hunter's piece in The Hollywood Reporter last week about her experiences on the set of Death of a Salesman, more questionable information about Dustin Hoffman's behaviour has come to light. It's been well reported that Meryl Streep and Hoffman did not get along on the set of Kramer vs. Kramer in which they both starred and for which they both won Academy Awards.
In a biography of the actress in 2016, Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep, Michael Schulman recounts the horrible dynamic between the two stars off camera, even detailing an incident where Hoffman slapped Streep for not performing in the way he felt she should. Streep herself was vocal about her distain for Hoffman at the time. In a recently unearthed 1979 interview with Time Magazine, Streep recounted her first meeting with Hoffman and how repulsed she was.
'He came up to me and said, 'I'm Dustin—burp—Hoffman,' and he put his hand on my breast,' Streep told Time, 'What an obnoxious pig, I thought.'
Hoffman hasn't publicly responded to her account in the intervening 38 years. Since the interview came back into the spotlight this week, a representative for Streep responded to E! New's request for comment.
The rep said the interview was not an 'accurate rendering of that meeting' and added, 'there was an offense and it is something for which Dustin apologized. And Meryl accepted that.'
With no further comment by either actor, Streep's statement leaves more questions than answers. Was the story Streep told in 1979 a lie then? That seems unlikely. But if it were true, why go back on a clear account of sexual harassment in the workplace at a moment in time when so many victims are coming forward? Streep called Harvey Weinstein's behaviour 'disgraceful' and spoke out against Donald Trump, who has also been accused by multiple women of (and basically admitted to) sexual assault. It's strange that she would backtrack here.
What's up, Meryl?


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Free File Sharing
File Share
Looking for hard-to-find songs over the Internet? You've got three basic choices. One is to visit online stores and discover if you can check out what you need for a few dollars. Another choice is to visit free download sites that may or may not carry the songs you want. The third choices the most popular among the savvy Web users: get it through a file sharing program.
Online File Sharing
The success rate for finding the file you will need through file sharing is very high, as sharing files programs allow access to various users. Downloading is quicker, too, as file sharing is a method that allows users to have files from other people's computer drives and store them directly in their. The result is less loading on bandwidths. And often, the transaction is free of charge, too. Additionally, today songs or mp3's aren't files available for download. Users can get full-length movies and software through free sharing files.
But this newfound freedom for Internet surfers is slowly being restricted by so many factors. One is the growing vulnerability of users to viruses that may freely attach themselves to files being shared over the Internet. Also, companies which produce original music, movies, photos, and software are declaring hold orders on these file-sharing programs on the grounds that the arbitrary sharing of the works for free violates their intellectual property rights. Before accessing any file through a file-sharing program, check first on your local state or country's guidelines and laws on record sharing.
Despite these drawbacks, however, the volume of free file sharing programs is growing, and more people are discovering the joys and convenience of downloading media files totally free. Developers of these free file-sharing programs ought to formulate ways to aid their users in outsmarting hackers and virus infectors.
FileSharey is your way to send large files around 2gb for free.
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the Evolutionary Collective
7th dimension light beings
and other benevolent beings as telepathically channeled
through Amariah Mara
light orbs / angels
the web of light
overcoming obstacles
new era prophecy
Light beings channeling on the interconnection of all beings of
light with all matter as energy. The development of this sensitivity
is an important key to the spiritual enlightenment that will lead
to the ascension or spiritual awakening spoken about in December
2012 prophecy.
has proven that we are all made of the same atomic particles. The
channeled messages take this reality to a new dimension, metaphysical
meaning of life and understanding for spiritual growth.
Keys to Soul Evolution excerpt
telepathic channeling for Simion
November 18, 2008
We are Simion the evolutionary collective. When you
are able to see all your transactions with yourself, others and
everything in your environment as an exchange of energy, you will
be on your way to navigating and creating inter dimensionally. Once
your soul is able to see its interconnectedness to its surroundings
now and through time and space, then movement through the threads
of light will be second nature. Presently, you may think this is
far from your sphere of knowing, but you are closer than you realize
and need to be prepared for relating in this way. We have already
explained that by nature the universe is super conductive and that
by shedding your baggage or barriers to your inner light you are
more able to play in this field of conductivity.
world of light is what you are and exist within already. You merely
must open your awareness to it within yourself and then around you.
As you do this you are becoming a member of the greater universe
that surrounds you, that was previously unseen. This is what your
transition is all about. It is you becoming a being in further awareness
of its ability to contribute to the waves of light transference
that invigorate worlds. In doing so your creation experience becomes
richer and in turn so does all that touches you, which includes
all that exists in this universe and beyond.
Knowing that
the universe works by transference of energy from one unit to another
and that we all affect that transfer is a key to effective creation.
You and the objects and life you experience is an assemblage of
units of consciousness in agreement to express together. You are
in agreement to appear separate so that you can discover your own
creativity. You are expressing your creative flair in living your
particular lives. You are learning how your energy affects your
surroundings. Hopefully you are learning that you are all affecting
each other on an energetic level. The more aware you are of this
fact, the more control you can have over the affects of your energy.
Also, presumably you are learning that you can tap into the never
ending source of energy that the universe is made of. Seeing the
light transfer and replenishment will allow you to understand how
to alter your surroundings with ease.
For much
more on this topic read Simion's book Keys to Soul Evolution:
Gateway to the Next Dimension. See the publications link above
for details.
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If I have painted one (and only one) picture, should I think of myself as a "painter" and assume that I must be gallery ready? Tens, yea, hundreds of thousands of words (ideally) should be thrown away before an editor reads anything of yours. Ideas do not a novel make. You can have the characters and the story in your head, but getting them convincingly into words on a page (paint on a canvas) is the hard part. Of course, I'm perfectly willing to admit that you might be exceptional. (I'm not.) Maybe the first draft of your first book is going to support you and your children and your children's children till the sun falls and the world fades. But if you're like me, take a hard look at that first attempt, identify your mistakes, learn from them, and get to work on the next project.
That paragraph right there changed my entire perspective on writing. Since writing is such a huge part of my life, I guess you could even say that those words were life changing. I'm sure that N.D. Wilson didn't know what an impact it would have when he wrote it. (By the way, hands-down the best writing advice I've ever read is not in a book on writing – it's on N.D. Wilson's blog. [See "Blogroll"] I especially recommend the "So You Wanna Be a Writer…" series of posts.) But when I read that metaphor of the paintings, I felt as if a huge load rolled off my back.
I have so far written four novels. My first one was Valley, written when I was fifteen. Then came The Princess and the Prince, written a year and a half after Valley. The Beautiful Pursuit of Happiness was next and now, nearly two years after that one was completed, I've just finished a new novel (title still under construction). There was always a sense of extreme accomplishment when those final words of a story were typed. But for me, almost as soon as I would type those words, I would look back at previous works with disgust. I had just learned so much more about story-telling by completing a new story; how could I bear to look at all the disgraceful mistakes in my older books?
The more I grew as a writer, the more intolerant I became of my older novels. I'd look down my nose at Valley or The Princess and the Prince, wondering how on earth I could have thought such-and-such a sentence was decent. Didn't I know how clichéd that sounded? Didn't I know how flat that character was? Frustrated, I'd go back and try to re-write offending passages. I thought that a book of mine wasn't worth reading if it didn't measure up to my present writing skills.
N.D. Wilson's analogy of a painter changed all of that. It made me realize two things. 1) No books of mine are ever going to be perfect, and 2) Everything I write is practice that helps me on to the next level of excellence. I shouldn't get frustrated with my past mistakes. I should learn from them and move on. A painter is never going to become good if she continually is painting over old pictures, trying to improve them. And that's exactly what I was doing. True editing is a necessary part of the writing process. Continual re-writing of stories, trying to get them up to date with your present level of competence is not.
Instead of being frustrated with my older books, now I realize that I'm on the right track. I'm an aspiring painter with four pieces of artwork in the attic. They're not quite gallery-ready yet, and maybe some of them may never be. But each time I pick up my paintbrush, I'm getting better. Every time I sit down to write, I'm practicing (whether it's a blog post or The England Chronicles or a creative writing exercise). I shouldn't be ashamed of my earliest pieces, and I shouldn't demand that they look like a Tolkien, or a Wilson, or a Conan Doyle. It will take dozens of paintings before an artist even begins to resemble one of the masters. But practice makes perfect.
In a letter to a friend, C.S. Lewis (then 17) said, "…you have plenty of imagination, and what you want is practice, practice, practice. It doesn't matter what we write (at least in my view) at our age so long as we write continually as well as we can. I feel that every time I write a page either of prose or of verse, with real effort, even if it's thrown into the fire the next minute, I am so much further on…" And this is coming from one of the best writers who ever lived. The whole world has enjoyed the benefit's of Lewis's "practice, practice, practice."
At the moment, I'm editing Valley, hoping that it will soon be ready for a publishing house. It's tempting to look back at mistakes and become discouraged. Instead, I remind myself that each sentence I edit, or re-structure is practice. I'm just dusting off my first painting. I have three more pieces in the attic, and each one of them looks better than the one before. This is a continuous process that I'll be in until the day I die. I'll keep studying the masters, keep practicing, and hopefully some day I'll see one of my paintings in a gallery.
Who says blogs can't be life-changing? 🙂


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Firstly, I am still alive despite Mother Nature trying to give me panic attack on the flight to Canada yesterday. Two periods of turbulence, one so bad that the Captain ordered the attendants to take their seats and drinks started going all over the place, but we made it safe and sound.
I am super excited to be in Canada. Me and Abi are on our honeymoon and have a rail tour of part of Eastern Canada planned, but first we have a few days in Ottawa to spend time with family and attend Abi's cousin's wedding. Which is going to be awesome.
This is my second time in Canada, third time over this side of the pond, but the first time we came to Canada we spent two weeks in Ottawa. I always found it interesting that Abi's cousin's thought Ottawa was pretty boring, but I really enjoyed it. There was lots going on whilst I know we did lots to make the most of being here for two weeks, it was definitely somewhere I could see myself spending a lot of time in the future.
Today is a pretty chill day, we're going to do a little bit of shopping I think and be on hand in case any assistance is needed, before it is all hands on deck tomorrow to get the venue set up. Really happy to be able to help, Abi's cousins were a huge help with setting things up and on the day of the wedding for us, and it's nice to be able to repay that.
Right, off to go enjoy our holiday. Peace out, catch you later


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Leeds Bradford Airport is only eight miles from the Leeds city centre, with direct flights from 75 international destinations and 8 UK destinations. The airport is just a 50 minute flight from Amsterdam Schiphol a hub to the rest of the world.
The city lies on the east coast main rail line, offering direct train travel from London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and York. Rail links from other UK cities are also excellent, with direct trains several times a day to Leeds from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff.
Connectivity is only set to continue improving, with major investment coming for the high-speed railways HS2 and HS3. Once complete, HS2 will reduce travel time between London and Leeds to just 82 minutes
Arriving to Leeds by Air
Leeds Bradford Airport also offers excellent transport links providing national and international flights to over 75 international destinations and eight UK destinations. The airport is also just a 50 minute flight from Amsterdam Schiphol a hub to the rest of the world.
Click here for a short guide to travelling to Leeds after landing in the UK. With routes to Leeds and travel times from the key connecting UK Airports: Leeds Bradford, Heathrow and Manchester.
By Road
Leeds and West Yorkshire is located at the cross roads of the M62 and the M1, with the A1/M1 link making it easy to reach from all directions. The the M1 runs North to South and M62 runs East to West right through West Yorkshire, with the M621 leading from it into the centre of Leeds and the M606 into Bradford.
National Express coaches run into the city from a host of UK destinations and our coach station is located in the city centre with many of our venues and hotels just a short walk away.
By Rail
Frequent direct trains cary visitors from London to Leeds in just over two hours, with all other UK cities also easily reached by train. Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford all enjoy regular services from London with LNER, as well as connecting to Edinburgh.
The quickest journey time between Leeds and London is just over two hours and during peak times, services run at least every half an hour.
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Betta splendens is the formal name of the beautiful fish that used to be known as Siamese Fighting Fish. In centuries past, they were kept for their fighting nature. Now we keep them as pets for their beautiful looks and individual personalities. They are often commonly referred to simply as "betta" or "betta fish" [bet-uh].
The fish have been around for centuries and are highly prized as pets in Asia. In 1840, the King of Siam presented several of his prized fighting fish to a friend who in turn gave the fish to his friend, Theodore Cantor, a doctor in the Bengal Medical Service. It was not until 1909 that C. Tate Regan formally "identified" the fish and gave it the scientific name Betta splendens. In 1927 the first brightly hued, flowing-finned Siamese fighting fish were brought to the United States.
Bettas have evolved far beyond their original wild type appearance, and are now the primary type of show betta that is seen in pet stores. Sometimes called the"designer fish of the aquatic world", bettas have been bred over time into many colors and tail types. They even have their own specialty shows where the best and most beautiful compete against each other using the IBC Exhibition Standards.
The first tail type we saw and still have around today is the Veil Tail, the long flowing tail that opens up like a wedding veil upon flaring (displaying their fins in full aggressive display). Through selective breeding we now also have long-finned Deltatails, Halfmoons, Crowntails, Doubletails, and short-finned Traditional Plakats (very similar in form to their wild ancestors of Betta imbellis and Betta mahachaiensis), Show Plakat, Shortfin Halfmoon, and crowntails and doubletails in short-finned versions. Other types you might see include large pectoral finned bettas, and giant bettas. New form types and colors are always being developed as people breed their fish.
Photo by Peter Bärwald
Due to the pet and show trade, Betta splendens are perhaps the most common of bettas. Betta splendens are anabantoid fish, in the gourami family. All anabantoids have a labyrinth organ that allows them to breathe air from the surface. This allows them to live in low-oxygen water, which is why they can be kept in smaller containers than other tropical fish.
Photo by Karen Mac Auley
For breeding, Betta splendens are bubblenesters. The male will blow bubbles on the surface of the water, generally under a plant leaf or something like a foam cup, then once the male and female have bred, they place the eggs in the bubble nest. The male usually stays put watching over the eggs until they hatch.
The beautiful Betta splendens pet and show fish we see today were originally selectively bred out of the wild types of Betta imbellis, Betta mahachaiensis, Betta samaragdina, and the original Betta splendens. In the wild, the Splendens group can be found all through the areas of Malay Peninsula and across the Strait of Malacca to adjacent parts of Sumatra, though this could be because of human introductions to Sumantra. See about-betta-splendens/smp Species Index for other types of bettas.
While bettas were originally used as sport to fight in Thailand and other parts of Asia, the IBC does not condone the fighting of fish.


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Romanian smartphones getting smarter
Huawei are one of those companies that a few years a go you might not have heard of but whose name you now hear on a daily basis. If you are Romanian however you've probably known about the Chinese company for nearly ten years, as that is how long they have been producing most of the country's mobile phones. Shame, I was hoping the company would be called RomCom.
Huawei are bringing some very smart phones indeed to Romania in the last quarter of this year, not least of which is the U8800 (pictured) which has a multi-touch screen, HD video and 15 Mbps download speeds. 15 Mbps! I only get 20 here in the centre of London!
Other offerings will include the lower spec U8300 and a dual sim phone. Romania often receives bad press, quite unfairly, I think, so its good to have something positive to say about what is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet.
Spica of life
Digitel Mobile Philippines is Malaysia's third biggest mobile service provider and market as Sun Cellular who offer popular and competitive deals on a wide variety of handsets. Samsung's i5700 Spica is a newcomer to this array and is being offered free with Sun Cellular's Elite plan. I was surprised at first to see that it is being offered running Android 1.5 still – and then I remembered you can never expect much from a device that begins with a lower case i.
New tab from Orange sounds tasty
This one's hot off the press so there's not much meat on the bones but, mixed metaphors aside, Orange are planning a 3G, WiFi, Android tablet by the end of the year. Rumors are of a £200 ($310) price tag or half that with a contract. I'll be keeping a close eye on this one, so check back here for more as it comes in.


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We depend on you to help provide funding and volunteer work for the Latter-day Saint Charities local and international efforts to serve people of all nationalities and religions. We thank you for your generous help and your desire to contribute to the humanitarian cause.
Serve in your Community
what you like to do, and what volunteer opportunities you've enjoyed in the past and prayerfully ponder how you can make a difference. Then:
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Best Options for Women to Obtain Small Business Loans
Small business loans for women can be hard to come by. That is because traditional lenders are more likely to extend credit to male-run businesses than those run by women. Providing women with an extension of credit may be a smart financial decision based on these latest statistics from the Small Business Administration (SBA):
- More than 29% of privately-held businesses in the United States are owned by women
- Over 7.8 million businesses are woman-owned and these employ more than 7.6 million people, as well as generate a total of $1.2 trillion in sales to the economy every year
- One in five businesses with revenue of over $1 million or higher is owned by a woman
Since business success is often tied to quick access to working capital, those female entrepreneurs who require funds to grow their businesses and who are exploring small business loans for women might want to consider the following:
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- Have a scalable business plan. Make ongoing entries and projections then map how your firm achieved them and then moved ahead to the next milestone. By keeping your business plan up to date, you'll be able to offer proof to potential lenders and investors as to what you've accomplished and where you plan to be in the future.
- Lenders will require proof of cash flow. By depositing funds into your business account first rather than reassigning checks and credit card payments, you'll have a paper trail that will prove beneficial when seeking additional funding.
- Pay your bills on time and pay your taxes early.
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Blueberry Crumble
If you like apple crumble, you'll love this rendition with blueberries.
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup flour, divided
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 5 cups fresh blueberries, plus extra for garnish
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- sugar in the raw, for dusting
Preheat the oven to 375°F .
In a large bowl, blend the sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Add lemon juice and gently stir in the blueberries. Pour into individual tart pans, or one ceramic pie pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, oats, salt, 1/2 cup flour and cinnamon. Mix in butter using a fork until crumbly. Spread the crumb topping over the blueberry filling. Sprinkle with sugar in the raw.
Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly on top. Cool over a wire rack. To serve, top with whipped cream and fresh mint sprig.


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For nearly two decades, George Brian Brummell held London's high society in the palm of his hands, an astonishing feat considering his background. Brummell came from a middle-class background – at the time of his birth (7 June 1778) his father was secretary to Lord North. Being ambitious, the elder Brummell invested in his sons' education because he wanted them to become gentlemen. Both William (the elder) and George were sent to Eton, where the latter soon made his mark as a boy with an eye for fashion. He is said to have modernised Eton's cravat and addded a gold buckle.
After a short stint at Oxford, Brummell joined the Tenth Royal Hussards, the personal regiment of the Prince of Wales, in 1793. There, his wit and careful dress won him the friendship of the Prince, the future King George IV, and conseqently he progressed rapidly in his career. In 1799, he sold his commission when the regiment was to move to Manchester, and used his father's inheritance of over £30,000 to establish his life as the Beau (dandy) of London society. Soon he became not only the arbiter of men's fashion, but also a central voice in determining who was allowed access to the more select upper circles in society, channelled through the social gatherings at the Almack House.
Beau Brummell, as he was by then known, played a decisive role in preparing the way to men's modern fashion. He opposed the prevailing Georgian dress code with its excessive fineries and striking colours which varied in proportion to the social standing of the wearer. A man's social position had henceforth to be invested in the quality of the material and a garment's perfect fit – not discernible at first sight – while the exterior should remain unobtrusive: few colours, simple composition, and a very clean white shirt with a white, elaborately folded tie that became his hallmark, the forerunner of the modern tie. He abandoned the traditional kneebreeches and opted for 'pantalons', the simple pair of trousers that men (and women of today) are still wearing.
Much of his fortune was spent on sustaining the refined lifesyle of an aesthete in dress and habits. His daily toilet would take several hours and involved – contrary to the prevalent praxis – brushing his teeth, a thorough bath, shaving, and a careful coiffure. He generally dressed in a dark blue coat, tightly buttoned at the waist and with tails cut above the knee, buff-coloured trousers, a waistcoat, a white shirt and a very white tie, starched and tied in special ways. More about the tie here. He is said never to have used perfume, as his cleanliness did away with the need. Food and drink were always of excellent taste and enjoyed with moderacy.
Unfortunately, Brummell aligned with the gambling habits of his circles and began accumulating debts. By 1812, he had also lost the Prince's favour, and when creditors began collecting his debts, he had to flee to France (1816). He died in a lunatic asylum in Caen, France, on this day 176 years ago, poor and in a state of insanity owing to syphilis.
His spirit has, however, lived on. Not only had he altered the prevalent male fashion of the day in Engand and France, he also set and example of an aesthetic lifestyle that would be followed by others (e. g. Oscar Wilde and Marcel Duchamp). His life has inspired a number of films and books on dandyism, he has appeared as a character or caricature in literature, and his name – epitome of taste and elegance – has been used in ads, to promote products, or even to name plants.
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After a gap working on a different project, I'm excited to be back working on Cloudworks for a couple of months and thought it was time for me to do a quick update of what we're planning.
There are two major features we have planned for the site in this period. Firstly we are going to improve how the site handles clouds and cloudscapes for events such as conferences. In particular, we'd like to have a diary section of the site. The second feature is to introduce a way to 'vote' for particular clouds and items on clouds to make it easier for people to find useful information on the site.
As well as this, Nick is working on internationalisation of the site so that we can translate the interface into different languages. As well as this, he will be fixing some legacy character encoding issues resulting from the fact that the original site used Drupal.This will make it easier to have content in different languages on the site.
There are lots of smaller features you might see too. For example, we've introduced pictures to cloudscapes thanks to some work of Nick's and users should soon be able to tag themselves to, so if you search for a particular tag, you'll find users with that tag as well as clouds and cloudscapes. In addition to all this, I have been doing lots of bug-fixing and polishing parts of the site. If you have any suggestions, do let us know either in the comments below or by e-mail.
After this stint on the site, I'll be back working on it again in the late Spring / early Summer hopefully for the rest of the year. Nick will be supporting the site in the interim.I am hoping that in the summer, I can concentrate on the Cloudworks API and plugins for other sites and on making the code open-source.
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Currency controls on foreign investment led to a rout in Thailand's stock market Tuesday. Now that impositions on foreign stock investors have quickly been withdrawn, the market is expected to go higher. Bloomberg reports:
Thailand scrapped currency controls on international stock investors one day after their imposition by the central bank prompted the biggest stock market plunge in 16 years.
The government lifted a requirement that banks lock up 30 percent of new foreign-currency deposits for a year for funds earmarked for stocks, Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said in Bangkok. The rule, intended to slow a 16 percent gain in the Thai currency this year that threatened exports and economic growth, sparked investor selling that wiped out $23 billion of market value in Thai stocks.
``The surprising speed and responsiveness of this policy reversal should help forestall a deep and lasting impairment of Bank of Thailand credibility,'' Michael Kurtz, a strategist at Bear Stearns Asia Ltd. in Hong Kong, wrote in a note to clients. ``We expect Thai equities on Wednesday to undo a large portion of Tuesday's decline.''
Thailand's government exempted stocks from the central bank rule that international investors must pay a 10 percent penalty unless they keep funds in the country for a year. The policy reversal illustrates Thailand's dependence on foreign investment and the degree to which investors resent restrictions on their investment decisions.
More on the market drop and how the measures would affect foreign investors:
The rules would have limited international investors to using 70 percent of their funds to buy Thai stocks. The requirements stay in effect on other investments, including bonds and property, Pridiyathorn said.
The currency controls triggered declines in other emerging stock markets by highlighting the risks of investing in developing economies.
Thailand in 1997 untied the baht from a U.S. dollar peg, triggering currency collapses in South Korea and Indonesia and leaving much of Asia in a financial crisis that required an international bailout.
Thailand's SET Index tumbled 15 percent to its lowest since Oct. 29, 2004. The index sank 108.41 to 622.14. Morgan Stanley Capital International's Emerging Markets Index fell 1.6 percent to 881.01 as of 4:07 p.m. in London.
The Financial Times added an element of colorful narrative with their report, focusing in on the reaction of shaken government officials and the laments of their opponents.
Thailand was forced on Tuesday to reverse plans to impose a 10 per cent withholding tax on short-term foreign equity investment, after the imposition of draconian capital controls sent the stock market plunging 15 per cent, and wiped around Bt773bn ($22bn) from the market's capitalisation.
The dramatic about-face came at about 8pm local time, after Pridiyathorn Devakula, the finance minister, held crisis talks with central bank and stock market officials on the massive, and apparently unanticipated, equity sell-off, the largest one-day fall in the market since the Asian financial crisis of 1997.
On television, an obviously rattled Mr Pridiyathorn – who had expressed strong support for the central bank's restrictions throughout the day – declared that the withholding tax would not be applied to money brought into Thailand for equity investment.
However, he said the central bank withholding tax will remain on capital inflows used for the short-term purchase of debt, which the central bank believes is the primary asset held by the currency speculators blamed for the rapid appreciation of the Thai baht.
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Korn Chatikavanij, deputy leader of the Democrat party and a former investment banker, said central bank officials – pre-occupied with trying to battle the currency speculators they blame for the baht's rapid rise – had apparently failed to recognise the impact of measures that he described as "gross overkill".
"They just didn't understand the markets," he said. "This exposes a weakness in the technocrat dominated government. They were more dependent on theory, and less sensitive to how the real world, and real markets, operate."
Thailand's move had initially raised fears that other Asian central banks might try similar tactics to slow the strengthening of their own currencies against the dollar, but analysts said the subsequent Thai market havoc would likely deter any imitators.
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Bedroom storage bench is the type f furniture that is special and is not too popular to use. Not many people have the idea of combining the seating furniture with the storage space. However, if you got the idea, it will be perfect for your bedroom. It will have double function therefore it will be suitable for the bedroom that only has limited space available. For more ideas and information, check this article out.
The bedroom storage bench basically is furniture that has the shape of a bench. However, underneath the bench, there will be a storage space. The storage space will be functional to keep your stuff starting from the towels and sheets, and also for the children's toy if you use it in your bedroom. Furthermore, the furniture is also very beautiful because it is usually very well made to give you everything you need from a bench and storage space.
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The furniture is indeed very functional and beautiful. However, you still need to make sure that the furniture will be match and suitable to be placed in your bedroom. The design of the furniture should be suitable for the bedroom theme. You can use the colorful bold furniture for the contemporary theme of the bedroom. As for the vintage theme, you can use the bedroom storage bench with neutral and elegant design to give traditional touch.


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A weed is any kind of plant that is not needed in your garden. You should get used to spotting these invasive plants that survive under all kinds of conditions, and grapple with other plants for the space to grow. Weeding your garden does not necessarily have to be strenuous and laborious. Begin by eliminating as many weeds as you can, and take measures to prevent new ones from developing.
Fill your garden sprayer with white vinegar. Apply the vinegar directly onto the weeds to kill them. Spray the vinegar in the heat of the afternoon in order to get rid of them quickly.
Take the weeds out by hand. Be sure to extract the whole root system of the weed to prevent reproduction. Dig down a minimum of six inches under the weed to eliminate the entire root system.
Pour boiling water onto the weed. Be careful not to splash boiling water onto nearby plants and surrounding grass. Pour additional water onto the soil to kill weed seeds.
Cover the weeded area with heavy material, such as old carpet. Pull back the carpet every month, remove any weed growth, and recover the area. Eventually, weed roots will die.
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Baltimore Ravens: The Curse of Trent Dilfer
The Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV with Dilfer at quarterback and looked even stronger the following year. But, then the team replaced him with Elvis Grbac. And to hear anybody from the Ravens organization tell it, they went with a more prolific passer. Yet, every time I hear that, all I can think of is George Steinbrenner as he sat in Frank Costanza's home and tried to reason why the Yankees traded Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps. Needless to say, the Ravens haven't won a Super Bowl since. Chances this could actually be a thing: 63 percent.
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Denver Broncos: The Curse of Elway's successors
The legend of John Elway casts a shadow over the Broncos as tall as the Rocky Mountains. Many have tried to escape, from Brian Griese to Jay Cutler to Jake Plummer to Tim Tebow. None have been able to deliver a title. And it could stand to reason Elway doesn't want anybody to succeed him. But what about Peyton Manning, you ask? Well, you do know about Manning's playoff history, right? Elway might be an evil genius. Chances this could actually be a thing: 38 percent.
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Green Bay Packers: The Curse of the Discount Double Check
The Packers got a little too endorsement happy after they beat the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. And it caught them off guard when a hungrier Giants team came into Lambeau Field and punched them in the mouth in last year's playoffs. Chances this could actually be a thing: 11 percent. Check back after this year's playoffs.
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San Francisco 49ers: The Curse of Deion Sanders
The 49ers wanted to beat the Cowboys so badly in 1994, they sold their souls to the devil. And by that, I mean they broke the bank for Deion Sanders, along with a lot of other high-priced free-agents. And it worked. The 49ers defeated the Cowboys (thanks, Barry Switzer) and won an unprecedented (at the time) fifth Super Bowl. Since then? Nada. Chances this could actually be a thing: 83 percent. Hey, they did pass on Aaron Rodgers for Alex Smith.
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New recipe is coming! The chillies chicken drumsticks is one of my basic recipes using some basic ingredients (chillies, tomatoes, garlic, and onion). You can cook any meat with these basic ingredients that you usually have at home. It is very easy and tasty. If you're not a fans of spicy food, this recipe is not spicy at all, but make sure you de-seeds the fresh chillies and add enough tomatoes.
- 2 Garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- one pot of red chilli purée
- 2 red chillies (de-seeds and thinly sliced)
- 2 medium tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 lemon grass
- 2 lime leafs (optional)
- Juice of half lemon
- olive oil
- cooking butter
- black pepper
- 1 tbs of caster sugar
For serving: Rice or fried potatoes, cucumbers or pickles and salads.
- Heat 2 tbs olive oil and cooking butter in a medium-high heat. Put the chicken drumsticks and cook it until brown, add some black pepper, stir again and set aside on a plate.
- Use the rest of the oil and fat from the chicken to stir the onion, garlic, lemon grass, and lime leafs until you can smell the perfume
- Add fresh red chillies, cook again for 2-3 minutes.
- Add chilli purée, caster sugar and some cooking butter and stir it using the wooden spatula until mixed (make sure that the sauce does not dry at the bottom of the pan).
- Add the chicken drumsticks and some chopped tomatoes, mixed it well, put the lead and let it cooked for at least 20 minutes, but don't forget to stir it every 10 minutes.
- Normally there will be some water from the juice of fresh tomatoes, turn the heat off when there's no more water and add some juice of lemon.
- Serve it with cooked rice or fried potatoes, cucumber and salads.
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So, for how long does the whole "no bending, lifting, twisting" restriction actually apply? I am almost 7 months post-op and am back taking pilates, which requires quite a bit of twisting. do you think it's okay to gently twist the back for exercises such as the "saw" (which requires stretching forward & reaching the pinky finger of your front hand across the outside of the opposite foot. it can be a small move, but you're supposed to reach to your furthest point while maintaining your turned position as you inhale and return to sitting. then, you exhale & undo your rotation, coming to the starting position.) anyway, there are various, similar twisting type exercises in class, and I'm wondering if these exercises can in fact do damage to, or compromise a fused (or still fusing) spine. I am fused T2-L1, so even though most of the motion in my lumbar area has been preserved, I understand it's not the best idea to use it in such ways that I am putting unnecessary wear & tear in that unfused region, causing stress and possibly another operation down the road. I did ask my surgeon about engaging in certain pilates exercises, and he just said "let pain be my guide"... thoughts??


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