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PRICE - Tom D. Jensen, age 69, passed away March 23, 2003 at Castleview Hospital in Price.
Born June 20, 1933 in Elmo, to Joe and Chloe Oviatt Jensen. Married Jane Toner, later divorced.
Tom was an active member of the Price Elks Lodge 1550, where he enjoyed his many longtime friends and brothers from the Elks. He was a former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Wyo., where he worked for FMC, Allied and General Chemical as a safety manager, and MSHA as a federal inspector for five years. Tom was very proud of his four loving granddaughters.
The family wishes to thank his dear friend and physician Dr. Max Morgan and staff. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survived by son, Tom E. (Brenda) Jensen, Rock Springs, Wyo.; companion, Rosina Siaperas, Price; four granddaughters, Clanci (Slade) Hawks, Magna; Kasie (Dominic) Wolf, Ormond Beach, Fla.; Carrie Merrow, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Sara (Robert) Cheney, Ormond Beach, Fla.; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; daughter, Terri Merrow; two brothers and two sisters.
Memorial service Thursday, March 27, 10 a.m., Price Elks Lodge. Family will be at the Elks Thursday one half hour prior to service.
WELLINGTON - Clarence R. "Bud" Peterson, age 73, passed away March 22, 2003 at his home.
Born Aug. 9, 1929 in Altoona, Pa., to Harrison Egan and Elizabeth Peterson. Married Shirley L. Wheaton Nov. 24, 1983 in Price.
"Bud" honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during Korea from 1947 to 1956, where he was a POW for 33-1/2 months. He was a life member and past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2379 and a life member of the DAV #16 in Price. Retired from the Teamsters Union Local 222 with 35 years of service. "Bud" was a resident of Carbon County since 1973 and will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Survived by wife, Shirley Peterson, Wellington; three sons and one daughter, Skipper (Kim) Noone, Price; Bruce Noone, Price; Luke Noone, Mesquite, Nev.; Karla Schade, Price; nephew, Merl Travers, Twenty Nine Palms, Calif.; brother-in-law, William (Jan) Wheaton, Sextonville, Wis.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Chuck Egan; and sister, Mona Powers.
Memorial service Friday, March 28, 1 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Home. Family will be at Mitchell's one half hour prior to service. Interment, Wellington City Cemetery.
PRICE - Evelyn Marie Gresham Patton, age 73, passed away March 22, 2003, after a long courageous battle with cancer.
She was born Nov. 18, 1929 in Snyder, Okla., to Thomas Alvie and Lurlene Pearson Gresham. Evelyn married Arville Lee Patton Dec. 16, 1945 in Brownfield, Texas, and they had two children, Larry and Shirley.
Evelyn was very active in her church, not only as the pastor's wife, but as the church pianist and Sunday school teacher. Evelyn has been a pastor's wife for 48 years as she and Arville pastored in eight churches throughout Texas, Colorado and Utah. As a pastor's wife she shared her life with many, through her graciousness, great sense of humor and loving compassion.
Survived by husband, Arville Patton, Price; son, Larry (Lori) Patton, Killeen, Texas; daughter, Shirley (Aleck) Shilaos, Price; sisters, Dean (Raymond) Haywood, Brownfield, Texas; Juanita (Bill) Click, Weeches, Texas; brother, Wayne (Nelma) Gresham, Albuquerque, N.Mex.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; brother, JD Gresham; grandson, Aleck Shilaos, Jr.
Funeral service Wednesday, March 26, 11 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home. Family will be at Mitchell's' Tuesday, 7 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday one hour prior to service. Friends are welcome at Mitchell's daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Interment, Price City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to the Gideons.
HUNTINGTON - Matthew Scovill, age 27, died March 23, 2003.
He was born Feb. 28, 1976 to Neal and Diana Scovill.
Matthew graduated from Emery High School. He worked for Nielson Construction for the past nine years. Matthew enjoyed camping.
He is survived by parents; brother, Don (Jennifer) Scovill; sister, Layna (Don) Johnson; grandfather, Thomas Reed Livingston; nieces and nephew, Misty, Misha, Kylie and Josh. Preceded in death by three grandparents.
He was greatly loved and will be missed and remembered always.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 26 at 11 a.m., Huntington LDS 3rd Ward under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home. Family will meet one hour prior to services at the ward chapel. Interment in the Huntington City Cemetery.
WELLINGTON - Dal Pierce Wells, 78, passed away at his home in Wellington March 22, 2003.
He was born March 24, 1924 in Victor to James Kershew and Vena Mae Pierce Wells. He married Colleen Snyder March 12, 1947 in the Manti LDS Temple.
He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy. His love was farming and his family. He was a member of the LDS Church and served many callings including a mission to the Northwestern States Mission.
He is survived by wife, Colleen; children, Glen (Tammy) Wells, Cheryl (Arnold) Cooper, Paula (Kim) Noyes, all of Wellington; Ted (Margaret) Wells, Price; 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; brother, Robert; sisters, Leah, Anne, Patsy, Verna. He was preceded in death by parents; twin stillborn daughters; brothers, Ray and Lynn; and granddaughter, Frankie Nicole Noyes.
Friends may call for a visitation at the Fausett Mortuary in Price Monday, March 24, 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 25, 11 a.m., at the Wellington LDS Stake Center with a viewing one hour prior to services at the church. Interment, Wellington City Cemetery.


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Choose your favorite teams to face off in the STIGA Stanley Cup Championship.
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The official marketing text of Intel BLKD915GAVL - "AVALON" as supplied by the manufacturerIntel® Desktop Board D915GAV can help revolutionize your digital life with support for Intel® Pentium 4 processors, Intel® Celeron® D processors, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, PCI Express graphics, DDR400/333 memory, and Intel® High Definition Audio.
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This is an auto-generated long summary of Intel BLKD915GAVL - "AVALON" based on the first three specs of the first five spec groups.Intel BLKD915GAVL - INTEL "AVALON". Processor family: Intel, Processor socket: Socket T (LGA 775). Networking features: Ethernet/Fast Ethernet. Motherboard form factor: ATX. Controller interface type: LPC Bus I/O controller, Audio output: Intel High Definition Audio subsystem
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A complaint and petition for review of agency action was filed in the Seventh District Court for Emery County on Tuesday. Several groups and individuals were named as plaintiffs in the complaint and Kane County Water Conservancy District, Blue Castle Holdings and Kent L. Jones, state engineer were named as defendants. A corresponding complaint has been filed against the San Juan Water Conservancy District.
Kane County and San Juan counties water conservancy districts are the entities which have agreed to lease their water rights to Blue Castle Holdings the company which is representing the proposed nuclear power plant near Green River.
The change of applications for Kane County was filed on March 30, 2009 with the Utah State Division of Water Rights. This request asked for a change to the point of diversion of 29,600 acre feet of water to be used for the proposed nuclear power plant near Green River. The water rights held by Kane County were not being put to beneficial use. They were intended at one point to be used for a coal fired power plant which was never built.
Plaintiffs have initiated the judicial review in the courts to protect their interests in what they view is a complex, novel and potentially devastating project.
On Jan. 20 of this year the state engineer, Kent Jones approved the change application for both Kane and San Juan counties. This approval was protested by the plaintiffs and on Feb. 28, the state engineer denied the request for reconsideration of the approval of the change application.
The parties involved at that point had 30 days to file their protest with the courts.
During the time from the original filing on March 30, 2009 until the change application was approved the opposing parties and groups have voiced their concerns with the project. They protested the change application citing broad impacts of the proposed change in water usage on their individual water rights, businesses or interests in maintaining a healthy river ecosystem and safe environment.
The plaintiffs have listed six cause of actions as to why they believe the change application should be repealed and denied. They list no unappropriated water in the source available to support the proposed diversion and use of water under the change application. The plaintiffs believe that the uses under the change application will interfere with the existing rights of the plaintiffs on the Green River. They list that the project is not physically or economically feasible. They believe there is insufficient evidence that the company will qualify for all necessary federal and state permits.
The plaintiffs believe the company hasn't demonstrated the plan is economically feasible and doubt the company's ability to complete the project due to lack of financial resources.
The plaintiffs listed the detrimental impact on the rivers natural environment and public welfare in their suit. There are four species of fish unique to the Colorado River system that call the Green River home and would be in danger should the nuclear power plant be constructed.
Plaintiffs in the complaint include: Heal Utah, Uranium Watch, Moki Mac River Expeditions, Bill and June Adams, Pamala Hackley, Norm Guice, Elfreda Mortensen, Living Waters, Kathryn Baker, Waid and Cheryl Reynolds, Lisa Rutherford, Paul Van Dam, Naomi Franklin, Kathleen Corr, Tom and Pamela Mooney, Center for Water Advocacy, Utah Rivers Council.
Emery County Economic Development Director Mike McCandless has been involved with the nuclear power plant project since the idea was first proposed, he had this to say about the complaint, "Ever since the application for the water was filed and the original public hearing was conducted, I have expected the opposition groups to file a lawsuit. I would expect that Blue Castle has expected this as well. In my opinion this appeal will not have a significant effect on the timing of the process.
"I see a number of reasons why I do not believe the lawsuit will have merit in the courts. The primary reason is the long standing and well established processes for establishing and utilizing water rights in Utah were followed to the letter. Utah has a long and detailed history of how water rights are allocated. The courts and the legislature have, over the years, clarified this process to the point where the state engineer had a clear and defined path to follow in granting this point of diversion change. If the opponents to the power plant win, it goes against decades of established water rights process and subsequent court rulings.
"In addition, I think the plaintiffs in this case may not have standing in the court system. Only one of the plaintiffs appear to actually hold a valid water right. That water right holds a priority date that is above that of the nuclear plant. If there is a water shortage, that water rights holder gets their water first. End of story. That is what the point of diversion approval says, so, the plaintiff has no case or controversy. This is even weakened more, because the location that Blue Castle selected is downstream from this user and virtually every other user on the Green River. This was done to ensure that other valid and existing water rights were not affected.
"I just don't see how the plaintiffs in this case can win the argument that they are adversely affected by the state engineer's decision. They may not like the decision, but you have to have a case or controversy and standing to successfully appeal a water rights decision. I struggle to see how they have been directly harmed by the state's actions. That is typically the standard that will be used in a court case," said McCandless.
Aaron Tilton from Blue Castle Holdings said this about the court filing, "We expected this as part of the process. It wasn't unexpected. Their filing doesn't change anything. There will be no change in our process. We are moving forward with the project.
"Things are going well. We are a year and a few months away from having the application ready to submit to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. By next summer we will be submitting the early site permit. Currently seismic and geologic testing is ongoing and this will be a two year process. There are meetings with 40 of the top experts in the field.
"This extensive testing of a site hasn't been done in the Western United States. This level 3 review includes extensive and thorough site testing that hasn't been done in the Western United States before. This is new ground for the level of intensity with which this is being reviewed. This study will be complete by the end of this year or the first of next year. This is an independent third party process to determine the stability of the selected site by experts.
"We are also doing our own seismic investigations. We have taken core samples as far as one mile down to look at rock structure and to gather a 3D picture of the rocks to determine stability and other specifics.
"In regards to the water issue, we aren't worried at all. We feel that the state engineer has sided with us on this issue. We feel that two years worth of investigation and study was enough. We are on track and on schedule and we are financially secure. We are in great shape," said Tilton.


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The new Twilight movie is coming out this Friday. We need to organize a moviebomb.
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Ratel's have killed Pythons and Lions (via castration).
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HSN focuses on its digital and mobile future
Digital sales generate 55% of HSN's overall sales, and the retailer is looking to new platforms, such as Facebook Live, to acquire customers.
HSN focuses on its digital and mobile future
Digital sales generate 55% of HSN's overall sales, and the retailer is looking to new platforms, such as Facebook Live, to acquire customers.
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Wondering the types of products I'm interested in? Just ask me!
Lately I've been seeing the resurgence of a trend that emerged a few years ago but then fell by the wayside: Offering consumers a list of personas to choose from when shopping an e-commerce site.
It's an interesting marketing tactic that might help take some of the guesswork out of personalization. It also can give a shopper a sense of ownership of her e-commerce experience—enabling her to get involved and tell a retailer the types of items, cross-sells and up-sells she actually might be interested in purchasing.
Take Organize.com's site. In its She hub, shoppers can choose from a list of female personas: The Career Girl offers wall calendars and planners; The Mom, a babysitter checklist; and Girl's Night Out, wine glasses and fun party games.
Neiman Marcus uses personas with its StyleRadar feature. Updated weekly, StyleRadar offers a dozen or so types of people, personas in essence, that shoppers can subscribe to and then shop from, comment on and receive e-mail updates from. For example, shoppers can choose Indie Chic as well as a city, such as Chicago or Dallas, as a persona.
Personalization vendors and web site operators have used a behind-the-scenes version of this tactic for years, choosing personas on behalf of customers based on their web browsing or shopping behavior. Some build a profile for customers based on their actions as individuals on an e-commerce site. Others create profiles based on the activity of all shoppers, then base suggestions on the profile the shopper seems to fit into given her current behavior.
But why not ask shoppers to define themselves? Personas seem to be a straightforward way of presenting higher-converting, more relevant recommendations and to get shoppers involved.
I presume many of you reading this are thinking that it is one thing to gather data from individuals' personas but that acting on that data adds a whole other set of complexities. I realize it may take work to centralize the data and create a way to make it useful. But, if it is going to give you extremely accurate (what can be more accurate than a shopper telling you what she is interested in?) information about what a shopper wants to buy, isn't the result with the effort?
A travel site's auto personalization system may see a visitor is looking at sunny beach destinations and show them a slew of tropical islands, but if a consumer can choose a Honeymooners or Just Married persona, the site can offer resorts with Honeymoon suites, special extras and discounts for couples and even upsell with activites for newlyweds. Another site might recognize a consumer is looking at wine glasses and show her martini glasses and other types of stemware. But if that shopper chooses the Girl's Night Out persona, it would know to market fun table settings and party platters as well.
After all, there's a lot more to a Girl's Night Out than wine glasses—and all the required gear could amount to many sales for e-retailers.
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Consumers will engage with products and brands in new ways online in the year ahead.
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Consumers talking about the Oscars on social media are also engaging with Wal-Mart, data shows.
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Rinne Tensei and the yin/yang duality.
We all know the quintessential example of Onmyōton: Izanagi. Yin chakra can manifest imagination and form, while yang chakra imparts substance and life. Human beings in the manga are characterized by a body and a soul. We can relate this duality in terms of the same division of form and substance.
When ripped out, Shizune's soul was an amorphous, metaphysical form. Classically, the soul is the concept and identity of a human being. We can relate the soul to yin - that which is the indivisible form separating existence from nonexistence.
By contrast, the physical body, which anchors the soul to the real world and assigns substance that gives a person life, is related to yang energy. We already see that yang chakra emanating from Naruto can bolster the life of plants around him, making them grow. The form of the body, and its health, is the domain of yang.
Rinne Tensei, which returns the souls of the dead, and repairs their body, deals with both. It is Inton in that it manipulates the passage of souls, and it is Yōton in that it revitalizes bodies for which life has ended. Although it may not specifically be an Onmyōton, we can see that it requires a large amount of chakra, likely a large amount of both yin and yang chakra.
Why was Nagato revived crippled, emaciated, and with white hair?
Edo Tensei is shown to revive the person in the image of their soul as they died. The DNA is used to anchor the identity of the soul and to construct the biology of the body (preserving kekkei genkai). However, Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu, and Itachi were all returned to life in healthy, working bodies far eclipsing their physical state of being at death. What happens when a soul is damaged, exhausted, or drained of yin energy? Using such a soul as a template to reconstruct the living body will create a similarly exhausted body.
The yin aspect of one's chakra is tied to the soul, while the yang aspect is tied to their living body. When a person overuses their chakra, they feel physical exhaustion, and extreme overusage causes death. Most ninjutsu use some combination of yin and yang chakra. We saw this with Kakashi numerous times, including the circumstances of his death. His problems were often associated with overuse of the Sharingan, which is closely associated with yin chakra. What about an extreme case? We saw it again when Naruto appropriated most of the Kyuubi's chakra. Note here that the Kyuubi is missing its yin half, and is thus completely yang chakra. When it lost yang chakra, it became emaciated not unlike Nagato.
Summoning Gedou Mazou changed Nagato forever. Without bijuu, it was fueled by Nagato's chakra, and produced a phantom dragon that consumed souls from the living. In fact, the technique, Genryū Kyuu Fūjin, is written 幻龍九封尽 with the same kanji of the word genjutsu, further corroborating that it is a spiritual force made real. Gedou Mazou drained Nagato of a large amount of chakra to use the technique, causing his frail form. Likely, yin and yang were both consumed from Nagato in large quantities to give form to the dragon as well as power to affect the real world. In turn, both his body and his soul were consumed to give fuel as yang and yin chakra.
Thus, as an extension of the previous postulate, Nagato can no longer use Gedou: Rinne Tensei. After overexerting himself on both Gedou Mazou and the first Rinne Tensei, Nagato was simply a husk. When Madara found Nagato's body, he marveled that Nagato had turned his own hair white - he had exhausted all of his physical yang energy. Furthermore, the hypothesized yin nature of Rinne Tensei had also taken its toll - Nagato had exhausted the energy of his very soul. While Edo Tensei grants him a chakra supply to work with, likely sourced from the living host used as a sacrifice, it did not return Nagato to a healthy form, because in life, he had irreparably sacrificed body and soul.
"With our eyes, we can do virtually anything."
A relatively large panel was reserved just so Nagato and Itachi could make this statement. Doing so served the obvious purpose of hyping Rinnegan/Sharingan Madara, but at the same time, it can also be taken as foreshadowing for some future accomplishment of these two characters. I expect both the former and latter interpretations to play a role in the coming chapters.
Itachi's recent actions suggest a further motive.
Immediately upon regaining his free will, Itachi had the element of surprise on Nagato, but left Nagato alive.
It is well known that Itachi is a very efficient fighter. After being freed from Edo Tensei however, Itachi used several Amaterasu, instead of immediately sealing Nagato. As we know, Itachi can both activate Susano'o and move the Sword of Totsuka at great speed. Arguably, he can do this even faster than he can fire Amaterasu. Why attack the summons individually, and then Nagato, when sealing Nagato would end both him and the summons in a single move?
Rather than permanently deal with Nagato, Itachi chose to disable him temporarily so that he could chat with Naruto. He is also notably absent as Naruto rushes to Bee's aid.
Naruto's soul is the catalyst.
As an Uzumaki, and as the kyuubi's host, Naruto has a large natural reserve of chakra. Of course, as an Uzumaki, he is rich primarily in yang chakra, but that does not of course preclude him from having yin chakra. In fact, by sheer quantity or by some kind of Uzumaki compatibility, Naruto is most likely the best source of yin chakra out of all 3 combatants now facing Nagato.
Nagato's ultimate fate.
At the end of this chapter, Nagato went beast-mode and stole a large amount of chakra from Bee. As he did so, he regained his youth and his health, so much so that he not only shed his physical deficiencies but seemed to reverse in age. We can safely assume that what he obtained from Bee was yang chakra. Thus is healed his body, or his substantive existence.
Meanwhile, his yin essence - the soul, is still damaged and/or weak. By soul-ripping Naruto, he will gain the yin chakra he needs to access the Outer Path. When he does so, he will be ready to use Rinne Tensei once more. The first-born child of destiny will return to the path.


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Mexican America
"Mexican America" is a sampling of objects from the collections of the National Museum of American History. The stories behind these objects reflect the history of the Mexican presence in the United States. They illustrate a fundamentally American story about the centuries-old encounter between distinct (yet sometimes overlapping) communities that have coexisted but also clashed over land, culture, and livelihood.
Who, where, and what is Mexico? Over time, the definitions and boundaries of Mexico have changed. The Aztec Empire and the area where Náhautl was spoken—today the region surrounding modern Mexico City—was known as Mexico. For 300 years, the Spanish colonizers renamed it New Spain.
When Mexico was reborn in 1821 as a sovereign nation, its borders stretched from California to Guatemala. It was a huge and ancient land of ethnically, linguistically, and economically diverse regions that struggled for national unity. Texas, (then part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas) was a frontier region far from the dense cities and fertile valleys of central Mexico, a place where immigrants were recruited from the United States. The immigrants in turn declared the Mexican territory an independent republic in 1836 (later a U.S. state), making the state the first cauldron of Mexican American culture. By 1853, the government of Mexico, the weaker neighbor of an expansionist United States, had lost what are today the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In spite of the imposition of a new border, the historical and living presence of Spaniards, Mexicans, indigenous peoples, and their mixed descendants remained a defining force in the creation of the American West.
"La América Mexicana" es una muestra conformada por objetos provenientes de las distintas colecciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana. Estos objetos reflejan la historia de la presencia mexicana en los Estados Unidos e ilustran una crónica fundamentalmente americana acerca del encuentro centenario entre comunidades diferentes que han coexistido, pero que también se han enfrentado, en la pugna por la tierra, la cultura y el sustento.
¿Quién, dónde y qué es México? Con el transcurso del tiempo, las definiciones y los límites de México han ido cambiando. Se conocía como México al Imperio Azteca y toda el área donde se hablaba náhuatl —actualmente la región circundante a la ciudad de México. Durante 300 años los colonizadores españoles se refirieron a ella como Nueva España. Cuando en 1821 México resurgió como una nación soberana, sus fronteras se extendían desde California a Guatemala. En ese entonces era un antiguo e inmenso territorio conformado por regiones étnica, lingüística y económicamente diversas que luchaban por adquirir unidad nacional. Texas (en ese entonces parte de los estados mexicanos de Coahuila y Tejas) era una región fronteriza lejos de las densas urbes y de los fértiles valles de México central, donde se reclutaban inmigrantes de los Estados Unidos. En el año 1836 este territorio mexicano se declaró como república independiente (y más tarde, estado de EE.UU.), convirtiéndose en el primer calderón de la cultura mexicoamericana. Hacia 1853, el gobierno de México, el vecino débil de un Estados Unidos en expansión, había perdido el territorio de los actuales estados de California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Nuevo México, Texas y partes de Colorado y Wyoming. A pesar de la imposición de un nuevo límite fronterizo, la presencia histórica y ocupacional de los españoles, mexicanos y pueblos indígenas, junto a sus descendientes mestizos, constituiría a lo largo del tiempo una influencia determinante para el desarrollo del Oeste Americano.
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"The Storming of Chapultepec"
- Description
- This print depicts American forces attacking the fortress palace of Chapultepec on Sept. 13th, 1847. General Winfield Scott, in the lower left on a white horse, led the southern division of the U.S. Army that successfully captured Mexico City during the Mexican American War. The outcome of American victory was the loss of Mexico's northern territories, from California to New Mexico, by the terms set in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It should be noted that the two countries ratified different versions of the same peace treaty, with the United States ultimately eliminating provisions for honoring the land titles of its newly absorbed Mexican citizens. Despite notable opposition to the war from Americans like Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, and Henry David Thoreau, the Mexican-American War proved hugely popular. The United States' victory boosted American patriotism and the country's belief in Manifest Destiny.
- This large chromolithograph was first distributed in 1848 by Nathaniel Currier of Currier and Ives, who served as the "sole agent." The lithographers, Sarony & Major of New York (1846-1857) copied it from a painting by "Walker." Unfortunately, the current location of original painting is unknown, however, when the print was made the original painting was owned by a Captain B. S. Roberts of the Mounted Rifles. The original artist has previously been attributed to William Aiken Walker as well as to Henry A. Walke. William Aiken Walker (ca 1838-1921) of Charleston did indeed do work for Currier and Ives, though not until the 1880's and he would have only have been only 10 years old when this print was copyrighted. Henry Walke (1808/9-1896) was a naval combat artist during the Mexican American War who also worked with Sarony & Major and is best known for his Naval Portfolio.
- Most likely the original painting was done by James Walker (1819-1889) who created the "Battle of Chapultepec" 1857-1862 for the U.S. Capitol. This image differs from the painting commissioned for the U. S. Capitol by depicting the troops in regimented battle lines with General Scott in a more prominent position in the foreground. James Walker was living in Mexico City at the outbreak of the Mexican War and joined the American forces as an interpreter. He was attached to General Worth's staff and was present at the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec. The original painting's owner, Captain Roberts was assigned General Winfield Scott to assist Walker with recreating the details of the battle of Chapultepec. When the painting was complete, Roberts purchased the painting. By 1848, James Walker had returned to New York and had a studio in New York City in the same neighborhood as the print's distributor Nathaniel Currier as well as the lithographer's Napoleon Sarony and Henry B. Major.
- This popular lithograph was one of several published to visually document the war while engaging the imagination of the public. Created prior to photography, these prints were meant to inform the public, while generally eliminating the portrayal of the more gory details. Historians have been able to use at least some prints of the Mexican War for study and to corroborate with the traditional literary forms of documentation. As an eyewitness, Walker could claim accuracy of detail within the narrative in his painting. The battle is presented in the grand, historic, heroic style with the brutality of war not portrayed. The print depiction is quite large for a chromo of the period. In creating the chromolithographic interpretation of the painting, Sarony & Major used at least four large stones to produce the print "in colours," making the most of their use of color. They also defined each figure with precision by outlining each in black. This print was considered by expert/collector Harry T. Peters as one of the finest ever produced by Sarony & Major.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1848
- associated date
- 1847-09-13
- distributor
- Currier, Nathaniel
- depicted
- Scott, Winfield
- lithographer
- Sarony & Major
- artist
- Walker, James
- ID Number
- catalog number
- 60.2602
- accession number
- 228146
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Former Denver Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil, made a free agent by a fax snafu, set the market for pass rushers last week, but as the youngest one available at 29, he received a five-year, $35 million deal from the Baltimore Ravens, with $11 million guaranteed -- less than what has been the salary for veteran pass rushers in previous years.
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The digital media landscape is changing rapidly. Once, most advertising was purchased directly from publishers. Today, increasingly, advertisers and agencies are purchasing media in real time auctions, impression by impression. To put this into context, AT&T purchased 105 billion impressions in 2011, according to research from ComScore. Purchased through modern media platforms, that would require winning 105 billion auctions, and participating in far more. In reality, the change is far bigger. In business, big data means far more than that. Every sale. Every customer touchpoint.
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In part one of this series – The History of Content Marketing – we covered how the barriers to entry for brands becoming media companies have fallen, and now the differences are all but gone. But don't start the party just yet. Good to Great Content Marketing. So, what separates the good from the great when it comes to content marketing? The Focused, Educational Content Platform.
Laugh and Learn with Find New Customers – Mac vs. PC updated
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In his weekly B2B marketing show, Jeff Ogden of Find New Customers shares an important marketing lesson using wit and humor. Jeff Ogden is the President of the B2B demand generation and global marketing company Find New Customers. He's also the host of Mad Marketing TV on YouTube. Marketing Laugh and Learn management-best-practices marketing-campaigns
Our Home Page Work-Over at Find New Customers
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I cannot wait to redo the home page of Find New Customers – simple, few words and a clear call to action. It will be beautiful too, just like CopyBlogger. But I cannot wait for the professional to finish, so I did what I could and took pruning shears to Find New Customers. What do you think? Are the changes good or did I prune too deeply? After (28 Words). Find New Customers helps companies rapidly grow revenue by transforming how they attract, engage and win new customers. Grab our awesome free white paper, How to Find New Customers! Before (550 words). Please give us more of them."
How One Book Changed My Life
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This is a special week for a couple of reasons. Yesterday, for the first time, I held my newly-minted book Return On Influence for the first time (What's that? You want to see a picture? Well … OK.) And today marks the one-year anniversary of my first book, The Tao of Twitter. No matter what else happens in my life, " Tao " will hold a very special place in my heart.
Salespeople Should Never, Ever Do This.
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When Forbes magazine interviewed me about what salespeople should never do, the five "no-nos" below immediately popped into my mind. But it was so fun thinking about them that I decided to run a NEVER-EVER contest. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other's mistakes. Post your "salespeople should never" advice in the comments section. And make sure you read my thoughts too! _.
Savvy Speaks: Bloggers We LOVE
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Mark Schaefer of {grow} is already one of our favorite bloggers. So when he started a movement for Valentine's Day called " Have you hugged your blogger today? " we couldn't help but jump on the love train. Here are some of our favorite bloggers - who are yours? Wendy. Some of my favorites writers write about writing. Jonathan Fields -. New Hampshire Writers' Network. Jamie.
The Goal of Marketing – Trust
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We can talk about integrated marketing, social media and content marketing till the cows come home. It doesn't mean a hill of beans. What marketing is really all about, boiled down to its very essence is this: Earn the Trust of Prospective Buyers. That's right – it's all about trust. believe when we embrace the need to earn trust, we can re-think how we do marketing in the first place.
Marketri LinkedIn Tip 11: Participating in LinkedIn Group Discussions
Hopefully you have already joined groups on LinkedIn that are relevant to you and your business interests. After a few weeks of receiving notices of new discussions for the different organizations, you may decide that some of the groups are more a source of SPAM than viable and valuable information, and choosing to leave a few groups is perfectly normal. Benefits to Joining in Group Discussions.
Social Media Week NYC: Top Trends that will Shape Social in 2012 #SMWJWT #SMWNYC [Summary]
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Ann Mack , Director of Trendspotting for JWT, shares details on some of the key trends that brands will need to understand in the years ahead. By outlining changes in the global zeitgeist, Ann will explore what's driving them and detail how they're beginning to play out both in society and in social media. This presentation hopes to inspire you to consider how to convert these shifts into compelling opportunities. summary of tweets: Conferences & Events 2012 trends Ann Mack JWT social media Social Media Week


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Aurora Borealis, Norway: When energetic particles from the magnetosphere hit the earth's atmosphere, the skies in the planet's northernmost regions turn into an artist's palette of green and blue swathes and swirls in the spectacle known as the Northern Lights.
Occasionally, you'll see red and purple streaks during Aurora Borealis. The lights make predictable appearances every winter in places like the Lofoten Islands and Tromso in Norway.
Geothermal Pools, Yellowstone National Park, USA: Old Faithful draws the masses, but a more interesting and varied foray into the geothermal wonders awaits along the boardwalk trail of West Thumb Geyser Basin. Here, Morning Glory Pool.
Yellowstone Hot Pool, shown above, is one of many hot pools in Yellowstone. Geologists monitor the geothermal activity in Yellowstone.
Glowworm Caves, Waitomo, New Zealand:The limestone caves in the Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island are home to Arachnocampa luminosa, a unique-to-New Zealand glow worm that manifests itself like an entire galaxy of light on the ceilings and walls of the dark caves here.
Boats bring visitors into the dark netherworld of Waitomo Glowworm Cave to see the worms glow. Above, the exterior to the caves.
Calving Glacier, Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland: The thunder of an iceberg being born is like no sound on earth. The most active calving glacier in the northern Hemisphere is in Ilulissat, Greenland.
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Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala: You'll likely melt the rubber on your sneakers' soles at some point during the 1.5 hour hike to this active, lava-producing volcano about 15 miles outside of Guatemala City.
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Coral Spawning, Bonaire: Every year—most often in the months of September and October, the coral-clad walls fringing Bonaire become awash with tiny white, orange, and pink spheres that erupt from the corals and float on the currents to continue the cycle life.
Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico: Imagine the Northern Lights underwater—that's what a boat tour through a bioluminescent bay is like. Shown above is Mosquito Bay, the brightest such bay in the world.
Firefly Trees, Papua New Guinea: At locations across Southeast Asia—from India and Malaysia to Papua New Guinea—fireflies congregate in "display" trees and bushes along mangrove-lined rivers where they breed, synchronizing their flashes for all to see.
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Discover the real difference between organic foods and their traditionally grown counterparts when it comes to nutrition, safety and price.
Once found only in health food stores, organic food is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that's created a bit of a dilemma in the produce aisle.
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Probably not, but the answer isn't yet clear. A recent study examined the past 50 years' worth of scientific articles about the nutrient content of organic and conventional foods. The researchers concluded that organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs are not significantly different in their nutrient content.
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Now I want to go to Hurghada.
Back on topic, there's an excellent video of Johnny Heineken on Facebook that I can't link to. It's a body varial hand drag gybe thing.
ozchrisb wrote:Meh everyone is doing it now. Time to kickflip.
wdric wrote:The big question is, do any of these people pay for their own boards?
And I wonder if they have kept them for at least one season!
ronnie wrote:Has this any possibility for helping when the rider has to do a penalty turn?
ozchrisb wrote:I think the rule says the board has to stay on contact with the water (actually they say hull).
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Gloucester moved two points behind third-placed Harlequins after claiming a 17-15 win over the Premiership holders at Kingsholm.
Gloucester moved two points behind third-placed Harlequins after claiming a 17-15 victory over the Premiership champions at Kingsholm on Friday.
Roared on by the home crowd, Nigel Davies' side drew level on points with fourth-placed Saints, while Quins were left to consider whether their gamble to rest several players was such a wise decision.
Davies made four changes to his Gloucester pack, introducing Koree Britton for his first start of the season at hooker after impressive performances as replacement during the year so far.
Lua Lokotui returned to the second-row, while Tom Savage and Akapusi Qera returned to the back-row. The only change to the Gloucester backline saw Henry Trinder replace Mike Tindall in the midfield.
With only a five day turnaround after the loss at Saracens last week, Conor O'Shea made six changes to his starting line-up. Ross Chisholm, George Lowe and Tom Casson came in to the backline, while up front, Rob Buchanan, Olly Kohn and Luke Wallace joined the pack, with Joe Trayfoot introduced as a late replacement for Tom Guest in the back row to make his first Premiership start.
Gloucester were hampered early on with the loss of captain Jim Hamilton, limping off to be replaced by Will James.
Buchanan earned Quins their first try of the night, charging through the Gloucester defence to score in the corner.
Freddie Burns brought his side back with a penalty goal halfway through the period, before Sam Smith was able to collect Evans' clever chip over the defensive line to race clear and add to Quins' try tally.
The Cherry and Whites failed to reduce the arrears as the break approached, with Burns missing a chance for a second penalty goal in the final minute of the first period.
Charlie Sharples caused panic in the Quins defence, as his run deep into opposition territory led to their first try of the game, with Jonny May eventually flying over the line three minutes after the restart. With Burns converting, the gap was down to two points, and it was game on.
Evans stretched his side's lead with a simple penalty goal after 55 minutes, but Joe Gray was yellow carded with 12 minutes remaining, giving Gloucester the numerical advantage as they sought to overcome the deficit.
Qera took full advantage of the extra man, stretching over the line to draw his side level, and with Burns converting, the Cherry and Whites took the lead for the first time, consigning Harlequins to their third consecutive defeat for the first time in three years.
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Con: Burns 2
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Gloucester: 15 Rob Cook, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jonny May, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Akapusi Qera, 6 Tom Savage, 5 Jim Hamilton (c), 4 Lua Lokotui, 3 Shaun Knight, 2 Koree Britton, 1 Dan Murphy.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Nick Wood, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Will James, 20 Andy Hazell, 21 Dave Lewis, 22 Mike Tindall, 23 Martyn Thomas.
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Ross Chisholm, 13 George Lowe, 12 Tom Casson, 11 Sam Smith, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter (c), 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 Olly Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Rob Buchanan, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Joe Trayfoot, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Matt Hopper.
Referee: JP Doyle
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Olli Jokinen Joins the Jets
Robert Cleave
July 02 2012 09:44PM
Well, where to begin? For those of you familiar with my time at Flames Nation, you'll know that I've spent the last several years, uh,
enjoying, witnessing, tolerating, sufffering through, Olli Jokinen's handiwork as a member of the Calgary Flames. With that in mind, tonight's news that he's joining the team I actually pay money to watch leaves me somewhat ambivalent.
Jokinen's time in Calgary was largely spent acting as a sort of totem of fan discontent with the direction of a fading club. Acquired in the spring of '09 as the final piece that would spring Calgary towards a deep run in the playoffs, Jokinen instead became another in the long line of unworthy centremen that couldn't get Jarome Iginla over the finish line. His trade the next season and subsequent re-signing by the Flames that summer simply added to the general discontent of Flames' fans with the hulking Finn, since both of those moves were seen as part of Darryl Sutter's greater absence of imagination.
Jokinen's own performance during those three years was hardly blameless in having fans turn a slightly jaundiced eye in his direction. His poor puck handling and defensive zone lapses were hard to ignore, and although Brent Sutter and Jokinen appeared to make strides in mitigating those flaws over time, trying to teach a player in his thirties a new way to play was met with the type of mixed results one might expect.
Last season ended up being Jokinen's best offensive year in red, scoring 23 goals and adding 38 assists for 61 points. That total was his best since 07/08, his last season in Florida. He also ended the season as a minus player, and his 58GF/64GA 5v5 was fairly earned, since he was outshot by a hefty sum.
The caveat there is that the Flames used him against some very difficult competition. It might be fair to suggest that no centre in the league faced a heavier burden than Olli Jokinen did last season, and since he wasn't exactly surrounded by a bunch of heavy lifters, his poor outshooting numbers should be seen in that context. If Olli Jokinen was legitimately capable of outplaying that sort of workload unaided, he'd be worth a lot more than 4.5M a year, obviously, so his performance against that slate was understandable. Despite Brent Sutter's best efforts, Jokinen wasn't meant to be an elite hard minutes guy, and at 33, he won't become one in Winnipeg either.
The primary issue at hand for the Jets, then, is utilization. Winnipeg might be close to having a full roster of skaters at this juncture, give or take maybe one more forward and one more D, so Jokinen seems very likely to slot in at the 2C spot behind Bryan Little. That might suggest he'll play alongside Evander Kane, but having watched him for these last few years, I'd advise caution before heading down that road.
It was clear from the repeated attempts to pair Jokinen with Iginla that putting Jokinen on a line with another shoot-first forward is not an approach worth taking. The man's primary offensive skill is launching pucks, and his passing and general playmaking skills aren't anything more than pedestrian on his good nights, so I'm not sold on any partnership with Kane bearing fruit. If the Jets really want to get the most out him at EV, placing him against middling opposition with players that can get him the puck in shooting spots would be the way to go. He'd probably look pretty good with Kyle Wellwood, so if his signing signifies Wellwood's time in Winnipeg being over for financial reasons, that would be unfortunate.
The one area that the Jets might be poised to use their new man in superior fashion to the Flames is on the PP. Jokinen's best seasons in Florida often featured him on the PP point, using his shot to good effect. Using him on the point also allowed him a bit more time when handling the puck, minimizing his errors. The Flames, with their best point guys being left shooters, refrained from that usage during his tenure in Calgary. Instead, Brent Sutter regularly opted to use him down low, where his iffy passing and handling skills under pressure often caused the play to die on his stick.
Winnipeg's two primary PP shooters are righties, though, and any team that willingly used Tim Stapleton on the powerplay last year should be able to find a way to maximize Jokinen's one plus-talent as a player. I'd be slightly nervous about pairing him with Byfuglien, of course, and since I suspect Claude Noel's goals in life don't include inducing his own death via a stroke, having that duo man the point probably won't be in the cards, but getting Olli more shooting chances of any sort when up a man would be wise if the team hopes to fully recoup their investment.
I'm the first person to stipulate that his performance in Calgary leaves me uneasy with his hiring by the Jets, largely because I've seen him fail often enough that his flaws seem to stand out over any positives he might bring. That noted, he's a big, durable, body at a position where the club is very small, so if the Jets don't expect him to be their hard minutes center to the same degree Calgary did, and find him simpatico linemates, he might not be that terrible a signing. At any rate, he's ultimately a transitional figure that the team will use to buy time until they find someone better, internally or otherwise. With the weakness of the South East division, there's a chance he could serve the Jets decently for a couple of years.
Im a flames fan and though Jokinen was not my favourite, I think he is a good pickup by the jets. Utilized properly I think he could be very effective. Good luck Oli
Well written article.
Great article Robert. I think you covered all the bases well. Also, agree that utilization is the key here...Jets putting him at first line centre is probably not right, nor is playing with a shooter like EKane. But can they really "protect" him so other teams allow him to go against their lower 2 lines? That may be difficult as other teams are wary of both his skill (over 60 pts) and size. As your cohort here on JN, I am interested to find out come October and later!!
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I sincerely wished that Chevy & Co. had been committed to the idea of Kyle Wellwood playing centre and setting up Kane, but I think it asked them to gravitate too far from their "conventional" thinking. That said, the clash of convention seems to have done minimal damage to the Jets this time, as Jokinen fits a place we needed to fill. I'd hope that Jokinen's assist totals in the recent and Florida pasts suggest he can adjust to a playmaking role, but I'm guessing its more of a watershed from playing with Iginla. Either way, Chevy didn't make the ideal add (no way would Welly have set us back $4.5m per), but he didn't crush us the way I felt the Grig/Forsberg snub hurt us, so I'll deal. I dig the idea of putting him on point in the PP, if only because he's atrocious at the faceoff dot.


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