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Biographical sketches, "City of Providence; Benjamin B. and Robert Knight"
History of Providence County, Vol I & II
Ed. by Richard M. Bayles; W.W. Preston & Co., NY. 1891
p. 716 - 717: Benjamin Brayton KNIGHT, manufacturer, senior member of the firm of B. B. & R. Knight, was born in Cranston, R.I., October 3d, 1813. He is the son of Stephen and Welthan (Brayton) Knight, with whom he spent his early life, assisting his father on the farm. His educational advantages were limited to an attendance of a few terms at the district schools, during the intervals of labor, until he was 16 years of age. From 1831 to 1833 he served as an operative in the Sprague Print Works at Cranston, and then resumed farming for two years. In 1835 the initiative movement of his business career was begun. At this time he purchased a small building near the Sprague Print Works and opened a general grocery. In 1838 he removed to Providence, and with Onley Winsor and L. E. Bowen, under the firm name of Winsor, Knight & Co., engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business. In 1842 Mr. Knight purchased Mr. Bowen's interest and continued the business alone until 1847, when his brother, Jeremiah Knight, became associated with him, under the style of B. B. Knight & Co. Subsequently D. T. Penniman, under the firm name of Penniman, Knight & CO., associated with him in the flour and grain trade, their stand being in the Amasa Mason Block on Dyer street, Providence. One year afterward Mr. Knight purchased Mr. Penniman's interest and continued alone for about four years, doing a large and successful business. In 1849 he sold his interest in the grocery business to his brother Jeremiah, and in 1852 he sold one-half of his flour and grain interest to his brother Robert, and at the same time purchased of the latter one-half interest in the Pontiac Mill and Bleachery, when the firm name of B. B. and R. Knight was formed. They soon afterward retired from the flour and grain business, and have since devoted their entire time to the manufacture of cotton goods. Of the immense business carried on by B. B. & R. Knight, now the largest of its kind in the world, we will presently speak. Aside from the manufacturing interests, Mr. B. B. Knight has served the public efficiently as a legislator and as a member of the city government of Providence. He has been twice elected to the general assembly. He served as alderman in the city government of Providence from the Sixth ward in 1865, 1866 and 1867, and was chairman of the finance committee while a member of that body. He has been president of the Butchers & Drovers Bank ever since its organization, July 2d, 1853, with the exception of about one year, and is a director in different insurance companies.
He has been twice married; first, in 1842, to Alice W., daughter of Elizur W. Collins, of Johnston, R.I., who died February 8th, 1850; and second, in December, 1981, to Phebe A., daughter of Abel Slocum, of Pawtuxet, R.I. There were three children by the first marriage: Henry, Mary W., and Walter (all deceased); and three children by the second marriage: Alice Spring, Henry Eugene (deceased) and Adelaid Maria.
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p. 717 - 727: Robert KNIGHT, manufacturer, and a member of the firm of B. B. & R. Knight, was born in Old Warwick. .I., January 8th, 1826. In his childhood his father, Stephen Knight, moved his family to the town of Cranston, and the lad was put to work in the Cranston Print Works when but eight years of age. He remained here but two years, and then became an employee in the cotton mill in Coventry, owned and operated by Elisha Harris. He remained here till 17 years of age, part of the time working 14 hours a day, for $1.25 a week. Early in 1843 he went to Providence and entered the employment of his brother Benjamin, as a clerk in his store. Being desirous of securing an education, he staid (sic) at this place but two years, and then, through the aid of a friend, spent the 18 months following in the Pawcatuck Academy at Westerly, R.I. He next taught a district school in the town of Exeter, R.I., for four months, and in 1846 was employed by John H. Clark as a clerk in his factory store at Arnold's Bridge, now Pontiac. Mr. Clark was subsequently elected to the United States senate, at which time the cotton mill and bleachery were leased to Zachariah Parker and Mr. Knight for $5,000 a year. October 4th, 1850, Parker & Knight purchased the whole property from Mr. Clark for $40,000. The next year Mr. Knight bought his partner's interest and gave the village its present name of Pontiac.
Mr. Knight is distinctively a business man, never having held any public office, but devoting his time exclusively to his business. January 1st, 1867, he was elected one of the directors in the National Bank of Commerce, of Providence, and held that office to January 8th, 1884, when he was elected its president, which office he now holds. October 7th, 1874, he became an incorporator in the People's Savings Band, and was elected director at the same time. October 4th, 1876, he was elected a member of the standing committee, and January 21st, 1884, was elected president, which office he now holds. He has also been connected officially with several insurance companies and other banking institutions, and is now a director in the N.Y., P. & B. R. R. Company.
Mr. Knight married, March 5th, 1849, Josephine Louisa, daughter of Royal A. and Hannah C. (Parker) Webster, of Providence. They have had nine children: Joseph E., Robert W. (deceased), Webster, Franklin (deceased), Harriet (deceased), Clinton Prescott, Sophia, Edith and Royal (deceased).
The business organization of this firm and their enormous interest is as follows: Benjamin B. and Robert Knight are the presidents and treasurers of their several corporations; the firm of B. B. & R. Knight are the agents; Edwin Knowles is the financial secretary of the firm in charge of the Providence office and the accounts of 17 of the mills. Dexter N. Knight, brother of B. B. & R., is in a similar position as secretary of the Hebron Company, comprising the Hebron, Dodgeville and Grant mills; Fred B. Burt is the secretary of the Clinton Manufacturing Company; Henry A. Fifield is assistant secretary to the firm, in charge of the accounts of the cotton and finished goods; William E. Wall is agent of the firm for the sale of the goods at the principal store in Worth street, New York.
Hebron Mill, Hebronville, Mass............. 19,652 spindles
Dodgeville Mill, Dodgeville, Mass.......... 21,300 "
Grant Mill, Providence, R.I. .............. 9,056 "
50,008 spindles
Stephen A. Knight, brother of B. B. & R., Providence, general manager, with resident superintendents at each of the above mills.
The Natick Mills (2), Natick, R.I. ..... 85,984 spindles
Webster Knight, agent
Queen of the Valley Mill, Knight's Station, RI 15,000 spindles
The Royal Mills, River Point, R.I. 50,000 spindles
Prescott C. Knight, agent
Pontiac Mills, Pontiac, R.I. .......... 27,926 "
Pontiac Bleachery, capacity, 132 tons per week
White Rock Mills, Westerly, R.I. ... 27,500 "
Clinton Manufacturing Co., Woonsocket, RI 20,581 "
Readville Mills, Hyde Park, Mass. ... 19,000 "
Fiskville Mill, Fiskville, R.I. ....... 4,500 "
The Arctic Mill, Arctic, R.I. .......... 37,000 "
Lippitt Company Mill, Lippitt, R.I. .. 10,500 "
Jackson Mill, Jackson, R.I. ......... 4,912 "
Manchaug Company, Manchaug, Mass.. 52,000 "
354,903 spindles
D. M. Thompson, Providence, R.I., general manager, with resident superintendents
at each of the above mills.
The total number of spindles owned and operated by this firm is 404,911.
The total number of looms is 10,956.
The employees of the firm number nearly 7,000 persons.
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The following contribution of "G. M.", as addendum notes to the biographies of Messrs. Knight, is at the request of the publishers. The subject is presented so fully, that the usual history of their operations, as we had prepared them, are deemed to be unnecessary, and therefore omitted. The article is from the pen of a prominent man, who is familiar with the subject. It is of unusual interest, because of the character and principles included in the illustrations.
'To the publishers of the "History of Providence County".
In response to your request, the following is submitted as 'addendum' to your biographies of Benjamin B. and Robert Knight, and your brief statement of the organization of the business interests of the firm of B. B. & R. Knight, whose unparalleled sucess, it is suggested to the writer, is worthy to be recorded, with such comment thereon as may be of interest to the present, and of value to the generations to follow. 'The people doth delight to honor' whomsoever, through meritorious achievement, are entitled to recognition for distinguished service. It is a human impulse freely, cheerfully and spontaneously given in recognition of merit, the product of genius and acquired ability, as it may be exhibited in the achievements of the soldier, statesman, jurist, philosopher or philanthropist; it is none the less due in respect to men who have in a preeminent degree distinguished themselves as leaders in the important fields of commercial and manufacturing industry.
It is not given to all men that they shall be endowed with the spirit of genius, or that they shall possess the qualities of mind requisite to successful leadership in the important fields of domestic industry. It is intended for the best good of society, since the diversified interests of a community are best promoted by such subdivisions of labor as will secure advancement upon all of the lines of useful work.
A proper knowledge of the lives of distinguished men, their habits, methods, struggles, the sacrifice of personal comfort and pleasure, the constant and unremitting effort, the indefatigable labor and economy necessary to their success, would do much toward the enlightenment of thos persons who profess to believe that wealth is unjustly distributed. A just appreciation of the true relation of capital and labor is necessary to the security of property, and the perpetuity of the free institutions of our country. The inviolability of contract, and the recognition of vested rights constitute the bulwark of civilized existence.
Education and a diffusion among the people of important economic truths, will do much to avert a serious danger which threatens the quiet, peaceful condition of society through the antagonisms of labor and capital, so often produced by the agitations of demagogues. These various conditions are significant of momentous results. The consequences of such a strife no man can measure.
The civilization of the present day is the grandest spectacle the world has yet seen. It is a suerstructure of vast and magnificent proportions, yet beneath its foundations are the quicksands of ignorance, imtemperance, avarice, prejudice and passion, held thus far in place by materials and forces of a diametrically opposite nature; these must be strengthened by education upon broad and specific lines, until a higher standard of intelligence shall prevail, in which character, integrity, temperance and morality shall be universally recognized as the safeguards of civilization. A just conception of individual duty as a component part in the structure of society, is a factor of safety that should be inculcated and maintained with zealous care. This is especially true in a nation within which all men are upon terms of equality before the law, where the son of the pheasant or common laborer, born in obscurity, living in a log cabin in the wilderness, or in a thatched cottage upon the borders of civilization, or within the crowded walls of the densely populous cities, may justly aspire to attain unto the most exalted positions of trust, honor or profit, within this, the most glorious country upon the face of the earth. The experience of the past, during all of the years in the life of this republic, furnish the most abundant testimony in corroboration of the fact that honest and inteligent labor is sure of its reward.
The biography and the history which records the success of eminent men, if rightly studied and considered in the light of all the general conditions of life, must be of inestimable value as an incentive tending to encourage others to greater ambition, while at the same time it will serve to reconcile them to the acceptance of what ever conditions may result after faithful and honest effort. A just appreciation of the grave responsibilities that are imposed upon the possessors of great wealth, who are actively engaged in the important industries, would remove very much of the jealousies and discontent herein before referred to. Earnest, honest labor, economy, and a contented mind will produce the very ideal of happiness, and it is within the reach of all men, while the possessor of great wealth -- though he may enjoy all of these -- is through his enormous responsibilities, the servant of the people.
The subjects of your biographical sketch, the Messrs. B. B. & R. Knight, to whom these 'addendum' notes refer, are both of them remarkable men. Thier lives and wonderful business careers are worthy of note, since their labor and skill have contributed so largely to the welfare of the state, and to the people in the communities effected by thier great enterprise. The unparalleled success and the enormous possessions of the Messrs. Knight are of especial significance, since their great achievement has been the result of their own individual and mutual effort. It is the product of the labor and genius of two men, skillful masters of their professions, thoroughly conversant with all the details of their business, to which they have devoted their lives and energies without diversion therefrom during a period of over 40 years.
Their success in one of the most important of the domestic industries (the manufacture and finish of cotton goods) is remarkable, since it is without a parallel in the history of the world. Singular and impressive as this statement may appear, it is nevertheless a veritable fact. It is not an abnormal condition, neither is it a question of chance or accident. It is an exhibition of 'cause and effect', in which superior natural and acquired abilities, an almost boundless ambition, steady, systematic yet herculean effort, all blended and united in consistent action, have produced their legitimate result.
Your statement of the several manufacturing properties and numbers of spindles, of the Messrs. Knight, convey to those unfamiliar with the subject but a slight conception of the vast magnitude of the business interests and operations of this firm. In a comparison of their interests with the largest manufacturers of Europe, it should be remembered that the cotton manufacturers of England buy the yarn and weave the fabrics, while those who produce the yarn are cotton spinners, and are seldom engaged in the so-called manufacture. In the American system are united all the operations of the manufacture, which include the carding, spinning and weaving.
The principal and more important interests of the Messrs. Knight, briefly summarized, are as follows: They operate and manage, as agents for the several corporations of which they are the sole owners - except a limited interest in the Hebron and Clinton Companies - 21 cotton mills, aggregating the enormous capacity of over 400,000 spindles, with all of the preparatory and finishing machinery, and nearly 11,000 looms, from 30 inches to 102 inches wide, making sheetings, shirtings, print cloths, three, four and five shade twills and fine cambrics. They are the owners of the renowned 'ticket' or trade mark, 'Fruit of the Loom'. The great demand for this grade of goods requires the operation of 4,500 looms. They are also bleachers and finishers of cotton goods. The bleachery at Pontiac has a capacity of 22 tons of goods per day, which amount is equal to only about 60 per cent of the production of their mills. Preparations are in progress for improvement, reorganization and enlargement of this bleachery, to double its present capacity, at an early day. Their vast property consists of 15 villages, absolutely separate and independent of each other, except in their general management (as shown in the statement before named). Of the aforesaid 21 mills, 16 have been extensively enlarged, reorganized and thoroughly repaired during the past eight years, requiring the expenditure of nearly five million dollars. It is believed that they are unsurpassed in respect to the excellence of their operations and product.
The annual consumption of cotton is nearly 53,000 bales, from which are produced yarns from No. 24 to No. 60. The annual product of all the mills in cloth, considered upon the basis of the 'Fruit of the Loom', would, in lineal length, amount to 77,500,000 yards, which would encircle the globe over 1 3/4 times. If this were reduced to the basis of yard wide goods, it would be nearly twice around the earth. If the yarn required in the production of the cloth, as above cited, were extended as a single and continuous thread, it would encircle the earth over 12,000 times. These figures are strikingly suggestive of the wonderful, nay, even marvelous progress of the past hundred years, since the period when cotton yarns were the product of the hand spinning wheel. The actual product of the mills of the Messrs. Knight is considerably more than the aforesaid 77,500,000 yards, since 6,500 looms are weaving goods of other varieties, the production of which are from ten per cent to more than double the aforesaid 'Fruit of the Loom'.
Three of the villages, vis.: Lippitt, Fiskville and Jackson are upon the north branch of the Pawtuxet river; they each have valuable water powers. The mills are small, having an aggregate capacity of about 20,000 spindles. It is generally understood that it is the intention of the Messrs. Knight to improve these properties in the near future, by the erection of new mills, adding from 75,000 to possibly 100,000 spindles, and over 14,000 looms.
All of their mill properties, except in Providence and Woonsocket, comprise large tracts of land. The farms are stocked with work cattle, young stock, and about 300 milch cows. The farm and mill service requires about 120 horses. The farming is a large interest, and it is operated mainly for the purpose of giving employment to the heads of families who would otherwise be without work, or obliged to seek employment elsewhere. The hay crop the past year was about 1,200 tons. The principal crop is potatoes, with a considerable amount of corn, oats and vegetables. About 25,000 tons of ice is gathered annually, the larger part of which is sold to dealers in Providence.
Stores are maintained, where it is inteded that the employees can secure goods of all description, of the best of their several kinds, at as low a cost as can be procured elsewhere, one of the chief objects being to secure to the employees every advantage and priviledge that can be obtained under the most favorable circumstances. In all of the villages there are competing stores, and employees exercize their free choice as to whom they will give patronage. The influences of the stores as conducted by the several corporations of this firm are of unquestioned benefit to the communites, since they secure a healthy competition, and thereby protect the buyers, who are in large part the employees of this firm. The stores are conducted upon the same careful system as in the case of the mills. There is one general manager of all the stores, Mr. J. S. Paige, with headquarters at the Providence office. The very large business in the aggregate sales of these stores constitutes the most ample testimony as to their utility.
The Messrs. Knight own about 1,700 tenements, which are occupied by their employees. These tenements are principally double cottages of seven rooms for each family. They possess every convenience for comfortable living, and each house has from 8,000 to 10,000 square feet of land. All of the two storey, four family houses, built some years since, and according to the custom of former times, with a single entrance, and with the stairs and halls for the common use of the several families, are being remodelled as rapidly as possible, and made to conform to modern ideas of correct living, to wit: that the apartments for the use of families shall be in absolutely independent groups, having no communication within the interior, and therefore strictly private. Other important improvements are in progress and in preparation, with the purpose of making the villages in the highest degree healthful, pleasant and attractive for comfortable residence.
The Messrs. Knight own the controlling interest in the Cranston Printing, Dyeing and Beaching Works at Cranston, R.I., formerly the property of A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company, and one of the largest in the country. They have also other large interests, both as a firm and individually.
The firm of B. B. & R. Knight are also merchants, independent of all other operations and interests hereinbefore cited. Their principal store is on Worth street, New York. They also have agencies in Boston, Hartford, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the operations of all being directed from their central office in Providence. They have no accounts with commission houses upon which they can draw. They sell their own goods, and carry the accounts of all of their customers. In this connection, it is worthy to observe the general policy and method pursued by this firm in the conduct of its multifarious and enormous interests. The principal raw material used is cotton. This is bought in the beginning of the season, a full year's stock is put into the storehouses of their several mills, involving an outlay of capital of about $2,500,000. This also applies in a measure to the general supplies, involving a large investment in stock. Aside from the foregoing, there is the stock in progress of manufacture, and the large stock of goods in process of finishing, and the goods in the store-house; subject to the varying demands of the trade, seldom less than a quarter to a half million of dollars, and not infrequently amounting to the value of several millions of dollars in times of business depression. The firm do not stop their mills or curtail their production, however serious and threatening the financial conditions may be. In times when confidence seems almost an abandoned hope, and many important interests are suspended of their operations are contracted, the Knight Mills are always in operation. It has been their policiy upon such occasions to make their largest improvements and most extensive outlays. The savings which they are enabled to make at such perios is generally equal to the earning capacity of the mills under prosperous business. It is doubless true that their example has been of much value, tending to support and strengthen confidence so important to commercial prosperity. This policy in periods of depression has been of exceeding value to many interests dependent upon them, and the result is a confirmation of the wise and judicious direction which is apparent in all of their vast operations.
It is impossible to give in this brief sketch any more than a superficial outline. The nearer one may approach to a defiinate comprehension of the business interests of this firm, the more fully will it be realized that they are not only unparalelled in their magnitutde, but it will also appear as almost incredible that such enormous interests can be the product of single lives, and yet- as herinbefore stated - such is the fact, and the men whose genius, ability, economy, thrigt and business sagacity have produced this almost phenomenal result are to-day in the vigor of health, and in the personal management of their enormous business operations exhibit no signs of abated energy or loss of interest.
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I cannot conclude this sketch without a notice of the interest manifested by this firm in matters outside of the simple operations of their mills. In several of their villages they have built churches, in others large halls for the pleasure and benefit of their employees, as also for use in religious service. It is to be observed also that they contribute liberally to the support of Christian work, irrespective of their denomination; their aid has been extended to Protestant and Catholic. At Hebron there is a fine church built by them for the Methodists. At Natick they are rebuilding in the most thorough, liberal convenient manner the Baptist church and vestry. At Pontiac there is an Episcopal church which is worthy of especial notice. It is one of the finest in the state, a beautiful example of modern church architecture; its interior is of elegant design, tastefully decorated and most liberally furnished. It has a fine pipe organ, indirect steam heating, and a gas plant for lighting. There are beautiful memorial windows which adorn both chancel and transept. A large and spacious parish house of three stories adjoins the church building. The basement is fitted with a large hall, kitchen, and all of the conveniences and appliances for cooking tributary to the pleasures of social gatherings. It has also a full and complete equipment for gymnasium exercises. The second floor has a large vestry hall for Sunday school services, with a fine entrance to the rector's study, and thence into the altar within the chancel. Fron the other class room there is an entrance on one side of the vestry, and upon the other into the beautiful auditorium of the church. The third floor has a large hall and two smaller rooms, all of them fitted and furnished complete, with a library for reading rooms, and also for the use of the society in its various circles for charity work. With the completion of the rectory it will present as charming a spectacle of liberality and deep interest in Christian work and in the welfare of the employees of a corporation as can well be concieved. This church, with its several appendages and complete equipment, is the munificent gift of the Messrs. B. B. & R. Knight, and built in 1888 at a cost of $25,000. These few examples fittingly illustrate the spirit and fore-shadow the purposes of this firm in respect to questions of a public interest, so closely interwoven into their business management. The importance and the value of such work as this cannot be over-estimated. The interest thus exhibited is worthy of the highest commendation. The beneficent effects to result therefrom will be far reaching, and involve great good to both benefactor and the beneficiaries.
The benefactions of illustrious men throughout the world have by their munificent gifts contributed inestimable benefits to the people. The aid thus extended has assisted to unlock the treasure house of knowledge, to develop the arts and sciences, to bring into subjection the forces of nature, and render possible the advancement of the interest of all classes of the people, as now visible in the present age. Benefactors include, also, those who have attained preeminent distiction as leaders in the fields of literature, science, the mechanic arts and commerce. It is the aggregation of these forces, utilized in the direction of the active labor of the people from day to day, assisted by capital representing the accumulated savings of labor in the past, that is essential to the prosperity of the people.
Benefactions differ in magnitude, and are manifest in a variety of forms. The possessor of great wealth is a benefactor, in such degree as he may devote his capital and labor in the building up of the great industries and give permanent and safe employment to the people upon the basis of a just compensation. It is especially in this role that we must regard nearly all men during the activities of their business career. It is in this light that the interests and the personal character of the subjects of this sketch are to be considered. The magnitude of their business operations and their financial success are without a parallel in the world, when considered within the lines of their field of work. The confidence reposed in them respecting the security and permanence of their business operations, and the appreciation and regard for their experience and judgment in the direction of such vast financial interests, as also in the counsels of the boards of direction, and in the positions of chief executive management of several of the large banking institutions, constitute a factor of safety even in a community of great wealth, as in the city of Providence, where success has crowned the efforts of other men in an eminent degree.
A history of the lives and business career of these two brothers would be one of unusual interest to the present, and the generations to follow them. The contributions of their energies and labor have been of value to the world. They are men who have come up from the ranks, they have seen all sides and phases of life, from poverty to the possession of enormous wealth. The route over which they have traveled is free and open to all. They have by fair, honest effort, attained unto the position which they now occupy. The are of simple habits, without estentation or show. The interest in their employees as exhibited in the liberal plans, now in process of execution, respecting the order of their villages, the comfort and pleasure of the people, provision for amusement, education, church work and charities, all of which are rendered in a quiet, unassuming manner, but with a just and liberal spirit. These are evidences of a desire and purpose on their part to advance the interest of the communities where their mills are located, that must be of great value in the promotion of order, good feeling, and reciprocal interest to all concerned.
They are men of strong convictions, powerful in the natural resources of both mind and body; the traits of their character are preeminently positive. They are possessed of an indomitable spirit, and iron will, a courage that never falters. Difficulties, however formidable, do no restrain them; whatever their judgment approves, and they believe to be right, they enter upon with a determined spirit, and pursue it until the object is accomplished. Beneath the shield of these strong forces, which have made their success, there are other qualities in their character equally deserving of mention, which have been concealed, it may be, from the public view, by the force of the circumstances which surround them. They are men of deep sympathies and tender hearts. All who have had the priviledge of intimate personal aquaintance, or social relations, must have recognized these as strongly marked. There are many who have been the recipients of their favor in influence, financial assistance, or charity, who knew not from whence it came, or the hand which bestowed it.
The subjects of this review, who now occupy a position of such vast influence and power, were born of poor parents, trained and nurtured by loving hearts, and principles constituting the foundation of their lives, inculcated through the teachings of a Christian mother, from necessity placed at work when very young, with but limited educational advantages. Benjamin B. upon the farm, theninto the print workds, from thence into a store, where he acquires the experience and practical knowledge which laide the foundation of his career as a merchant and financier. Robert in the mills at the age of eight years, working fourteen hours a day for a trifling sum, several years later receiving but $1.25 per week, possessed of the same spirit of ambition which appears so conspicuously in later life, he is enabled to surmount many of the difficulties surrounding his boyhood, and we find him as a teacher in a district school, later as a clerk in the office of John H. Clark, at Arnold's Mills, subsequently purchased by him and given its present name at Pontiac. His labor and training in the mills gave to him the necessary practical knowledge as a manufacturer, to which must be attributed in a large measure his subsequent success. Both of these brothers combine with their technical knowledge rare qualities of administrative ability, the result of great native talent and training. Adding to these the great energy, the indomitable will, the steady industry and consistent labor, the careful attention to the most minute details of their business, constitutes the essential elements which have secured their unparalleled success, and placed them in the preeminently distinguished position which they now occupy.
The tribute of praise or commendation bestowed upon distinguished men in public life is the expression of the heart and judgment of the people, prompted by the beating pulse of a reciprocal interest. The benefactor becomes the beneficiary of the people's favor and honor. This reciprocity of interest strengthens confidence, opens up a wider field for usefulness, given an added zest to human effort, and enables all of the forces to be utilized in the highest degree for the public welfare. It is upon the lines parallel to these in principle that a just and proper recognition should be awarded to all men, who though in private life, have reeminenly distinguished themselves by great or extraordinary achievement. The biography, or history of men, is of real value only when considered in the spirit of a just desire to profit by the lesson their example teaches. Its relation to men still in the greatest activities of their life, and in the very zenith of their power and influence, is especially significant. In the sense of their important relation to the great industrial interests which contribute so much to the public advantage, they are public men; hence it follows that good will between the people and such men of the people, who through thier genius and great ability, have become possessed of vast wealth and power, must inevitably result in the largest measure to the public and the best good of the people.
It is with this feeling and a recognition of the principles herein suggested, that I desire to pay a just tribute of respect to Benjamin B. and Robert Knight, whose names and power, now so widely known and recognized, are henceforth to become a great and controlling influence in the industrial and financial interests of the state of Rhode Island.' G. M.
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The ending is something I continue to ponder. Not having read the best-selling book, it is left up to me to decide what was real, what was imagined, and why.
In the final analysis, it does not matter. This is a movie that gently enfolds us in the wonders of life, and it is enough to just sit back and bask in its beauty. Is "Life of Pi" the best picture? No, but it's definitely not to be missed.
JOHN DEPKO is a retired senior investigator for the Orange County public defender's office. He lives in Costa Mesa and works as a licensed private investigator. SUSANNE PEREZ lives in Costa Mesa and is an executive assistant at a company in Irvine.

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Evan P. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
I am journalist and surfer who is developing a new blog. The tag line is "Where waves, politics and culture collide." My goal is to establish this blog as a go-to source for surfers who want a little more depth than what they are receiving from the publications and blogs that are out there. I began my career in journalism with the Wall Street Journal Online, eventually making way out to California. I was a staff business writer with the L.A. Daily news for five years, while also serving as a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. My passion is telling people's stories across a broad spectrum of platforms, including video, blogs, and still photograph.
The logo is for myself. My target audience is men and women 18 to 65. I realize this is a broad target audience, but I believe surfing attracts a fairly broad demographic. The market already exists, and they are mostly hardworking professionals who surf to escape the mundanity of life. Surfing soothes the soul and also can be quite enlightening. I would like to take these concepts and build a blog that is smart, engaging and cool.
I would like a fairly simple design, something that readers will not tire of viewing every day. The design should be fluid and two to three colors max. If organic is a word that describes a logo with a more natural feel, perhaps we should start there. I am certainly open to your creativity and welcome abstract concepts as well. My goal is to design a logo that will sit atop the blog page, but can also find it's way to business cards and t-shirts. Therefore, it must be adaptable.
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Lincoln Donates $100,000 to Red Cross as Vonage Wins 'Smartest Company in America'
> Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter on behalf of Vonage
> Results based on reasoning exercises and group challenges; participants had the opportunity to drive the Lincoln MKS full-size sedan, MKX midsize crossover and MKT three-row crossover
Feb 21, 2013, 10:30 ET
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln has named Vonage the "Smartest Company in America" after it won the "Lincoln Intelligence Project."
The luxury automotive brand will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter on behalf of Vonage, a leading provider of communications services bringing people together through cloud-connected devices worldwide.
The "Lincoln Intelligence Project" searched nationwide for the most technologically and socially savvy company. More than 20 companies competed in games to showcase their intelligence and knowledge of Lincoln, earning points toward winning the contest and benefiting the winning company's charity of choice.
"The activities included reasoning exercises, intuition, puzzle-solving, memory and computation," said Dave Rivers, Lincoln U.S. Marketing Communications Manager. "Touchscreen tablets with software designed exclusively for the 'Lincoln Intelligence Project' measured individual and group challenges and promoted teamwork."
Over the past three years, Lincoln has donated $300,000 to various charitable organizations on behalf of "Lincoln Intelligence Project" winners to encourage community involvement and create brand awareness through interactive intelligence games.
"We are excited to be named 'Smartest Company in America' by Lincoln, and thrilled that our activities have resulted in funds that will make a difference to those in need in New Jersey, especially following Hurricane Sandy," said Graham McGonigal, Vonage's senior vice president of Network Operations and a board member of the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter. "This honor not only demonstrates just how smart Vonage employees are, but also reinforces their dedication to helping those in our community."
Participants experienced the smart technology of the 2013 Lincoln MKS – a full-size luxury sedan that makes driving easier and more enjoyable. SYNC with MyLincoln Touch™, for example, provides detailed turn-by-turn directions via voice and on-screen graphics, and allows drivers to use voice command to program a destination. Information is managed in whatever way is most convenient for the customer – voice control, touch screen or five-way controllers on the steering wheel.
"Thousands of employees all over the country had the opportunity to experience the 2013 MKS, which helped change opinion, promoted test drives, engaged participants with the brand, and allowed them to opt in to receive more information from Lincoln, all while competing for their favorite charities," said Rivers.
Vonage, headquartered in Holmdel, N.J., won with nearly 195 test drives during the "Lincoln Intelligence Project."
The 2013 three-row premium utility, the MKT, and the midsize luxury crossover, the MKX, also were available for test drives.
"The American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter is honored to receive such a generous gift from Vonage through the 'Lincoln Intelligence Project,'" said Nancy Orlando, Regional Executive Director. "We congratulate Vonage on winning the contest and thank them for selecting the Jersey Coast Chapter to receive the award. This gift from Vonage will support our vital community programs and services, including Disaster Relief, Services to Armed Forces, Blood Services and Health and Safety Training."
About Lincoln
Lincoln is the luxury automotive brand of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), committed to creating compelling vehicles with an exceptional ownership experience to match. Lincoln will introduce four all-new vehicles in the next four years. For more information about Lincoln, please visit media.lincoln.com or www.lincoln.com. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/Lincoln.
About Vonage
Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of communications services connecting people through cloud-connected devices worldwide. Our technology serves approximately 2.4 million subscribers. We provide feature-rich, affordable communication solutions that offer flexibility, portability and ease-of-use. Our Vonage World plan offers unlimited calling to more than 60 countries with popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and visual voicemail – for one low monthly rate. Our Vonage Mobile® app lets users make free high-definition calls and send free texts to all users of the app, worldwide. The app works over Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G wireless data networks. Vonage's service is sold on the web and through regional and national retailers including Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Kmart and Sears, and is available to customers in the U.S. (www.vonage.com), Canada (www.vonage.ca) and the United Kingdom (www.vonage.co.uk).
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage® is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing LLC., owned by Vonage America Inc. To follow Vonage on Twitter, please visit www.twitter.com/vonage. To become a fan on Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/vonage. To subscribe on YouTube, visit www.youtube.com/vonage.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies more than 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
SOURCE Lincoln


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Apple has launched a new status page for it's stores, services like iMessages and Siri ,and iCloud that is far more granular and informative than the previous version. While the old page was simply a list of status messages pertaining to iCloud, the new page contains a board with a section each for Services, Stores, and iCloud. An indicator, either a green square for 'Normal' or yellow triangle for 'Issue', gives the status of each individual service, such as iMessage, Siri, or Mail.
Additionally, below the board there is a timeline that details specific issues, as well as who is affected by them. The timeline gives the exact amount of time an issue lasted, both in text and on a view reminiscent of Calendar's day view.
This is a much more comprehensive and status page compared to the previous version, and it shows that Apple takes communication about service issues seriously.
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Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
31st Judicial District of Virginia
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Ms Monica J. Burnett
Phone: (703) 792-6160
Clerk's Office Hours
9311 Lee Avenue
Manassas, VA 20110-5555
No cell phones, cameras, or audio devices are permitted in the courthouse.
- Hon. H. Jan Roltsch-Anoll, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
- Hon. D. Scott Bailey, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Lisa Michelle Baird, Presiding Judge
- Hon. George M. DePolo, Presiding Judge
- Hon. Janice Justina Wellington, Presiding Judge
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Martha Speaks "Paws and Effect/The Trouble with Teddy" Paws and Effect - When Martha gets a piece of glass in her paw, everyone realizes that littering hurts more than the environment. But what can they do about it? As Alice, Helen, and TD know, protecting the environment (and paws) is important, but it is easier said than done. Vocabulary: (E) discard(ed)(ing), litter(ed)(ing), thoughtless, debris, recycle(d)(ing) (I) careless(ly), trash, important, broke(n), injured. D
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NOVA "Killer Subs In Pearl Harbor" NOVA dives with the research group that successfully finds the fifth Japanese mini-sub that was known to have been in or near Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. While the initial four subs discovered had not fired their torpedoes, compelling evidence indicates the fifth sub completed its mission with mixed results.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Croatia: Adriatic Delights" Rick explores the fabled Dalmatian Coast from dramatic Dubrovnik to crusty Adriatic island ports. Heading inland, he hikes through Plitvice Lakes National Park and enjoys the thriving capital city of Zagreb.G
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Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Ireland's West Coast" We're blessed with a bit of Irish luck as we take on Ireland's ruggedly beautiful west coast. We start in Galway, Europe's fastest growing city, shopping for Irish crystal and Celtic jewelry. Then it'sa salt-sprayed boat trip to the fabled Aran Islands where we reach breathless heights at a Stone Age fort and ferret out traditional hand-knit sweaters. D
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The Desert Speaks "Sonora's Forgotten River" Life along the Rio San Miguel has remained relatively unchanged for the last 300 years. David Yetman and Mexican ecologist Alberto Burquez trace the river through Sonora, Mexico, to see how life has adapted to its unpredictable flow. The trip begins in Magdalena de Kino, with a stop at Father Kino's monument, before heading south to the city of Cucurpe. D
8:30 am
Ciao Italia "St. Anthony's Feast/La Festa Di San Antonio" Mary Ann travels to Boston, MA to enjoy one of the summer's premiere street celebrations; St. Anthony's Feast. She and feast chairman Joe DiGirolamo tour the jam-packed, food-filled streets to sample a cornucopia of Italian festival food. D
9:00 am
Taste of History "St. Lucia: Tropical Delights, Naval Fights" St. Lucia is an island of mixed cultures: East Indian, African, French and British. The island played a critical role in winning the American Revolution. D
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Simply Ming "Dante Demagistris & Garlic" Everyone loves garlic, but if you don't handle it properly, it can take you to the culinary dark side-whether undercooked or overcooked. On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming zeros in on prepping garlic the right way. Joined by Boston chef Dante De Magistris, Ming uses garlic and some mystery ingredients to create two new dishes on the spot, Beef and Broccolini Stir Fry with Mango Puree and Basil Ricotta Gnocchi with Shrimp and Asparagus. D
10:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Cold-Weather Comfort" Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making Easy Caramel Cake. Then, host Christopher Kimball uncovers the tips and techniques for perfect cake making. And finally, test cook Julia Collin Davison shows Chris how to make foolproof Split Pea and Ham Soup. D
10:30 am
Around The House with Matt and Shari "Top 20 Common Decorating Mistakes" Around the House travels throughout a home to find and fix 20 of the most common decorating mistakes. We begin in the family room with plant and clutter issues. Then, Shari heads to the bedroom for problems like too small nightstands. D
11:00 am
Austin City Limits "Avett Brothers/Heartless Bastards" The rising roots rock kings perform songs from their latest album, I and Love and You. Ohio-to-Austin transplants Heartless Bastards follow with their classic rock 'n' roll.G
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Sesame Street "Stinky's Annual Birthday Flower" Elmo and Zoe are coloring when they find out its Stinky the plant's birthday. Zoe and Elmo decide to get him a present. Elmo surprises Stinky by giving him a drum, but plants can't hold drumsticks. D
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Dinosaur Train "Laura The Giganotosaurus/Dinosaur Poop!" Laura the Giganotosaurus - Buddy spends time with Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who always rides the Dinosaur Train and, like Buddy, is a three-toed theropod! Buddy also discovers that Laura is an avid bird-watcher. Dinosaur Poop! - Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs. D
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Super Why! "Alice In Wonderland" Oh dear! Princess Pea is so busy playing, she's late to Sleeping Beauty's birthday party and misses all the fun! The reading heroes tumble down the rabbit hole in a madcap adventure to catch up with a famous white rabbit who is also tardy! Super Why and his friends must get through the topsy-turvy house and past the Queen of Hearts herself to find out if the white rabbit makes it to the tea party on time! Educational Objectives: To learn a helpful tool for being on time. Fun interactive games help preschoolers match letters of the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story!. D
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Amazing Eyes/Water Walkers" Amazing Eyes - Sally and Nick are trying to guess which game Harvey the guinea pig might like to play with them. The Cat takes them to meet his friend Katie the Cavy, a wild guinea pig. But when they try to ask her, she playfully runs off! With the help of three different animals with very different ways of seeing, they finally find Katie and discover a guinea pig's favourite game - hide and seek! Water Walkers - Nick and Sally are waiting for Mom to come back so they can play in the pool. D
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Wild Kratts "Mystery of the Squirmy Wormy" Aviva miniaturizes Chris and Martin for an underground mission with earthworms, in search of the answer to the mystery "Why do worms come above ground when it rains?" But they have to hurry, as they soon discover that life as a worm is full of dangers at every turn. Science Concept: Wet objects can be changed by heating and cooling. If a worm is left in the hot sun, their skin will dry up and they will die. D
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Ucook! with Chef Bob For the first dish, Chef Bob makes one of his favorite soups. A chilled avocado grapefruit and fresh ginger soup scented with espelette spice. All of these incredible flavors combine together to leave the mouth wanting more of this great chilled soup. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw" Rick finds Poland transforming itself into the new heart of Europe, and Krakow, with its Baroque and cobbled charm, emerging as the "next Prague." Rick visits nearby Auschwitz and experiences a timeless, soul-searching lesson.G
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Live from the Artists Den "Kid Rock" "The Kid" met "The King" on a snowy night in Memphis, when Kid Rock delivered an epic performance at Graceland. Following a historic, acoustic jam session with his band, Twisted Brown Trucker, in the Jungle Room at Elvis Presley's mansion, Rock played a 15-song set in the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum. From breakthrough hits like "Cowboy" and "Bawitdaba" to his recent anthems "Born Free" and "Rock n Roll Jesus" (tossing in a bit of Elvis's "Burning Love" for good measure), the Detroit rocker gave the invitation-only audience of 300 a definitive look at a remarkable career -- from inside the walls of rock-and-roll's greatest landmark. D
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My Hero "Zero Tolerance" George collars a robber at the health clinic without superpowers and is invited by Janet's father to join Neighborhood Watch.G
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Are You Being Served? "Fire Practice" A surprise fire drill reveals a lack of organization in the store's emergency procedures.G
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May to December "Feelings" Hillary tries matchmaking Vera with her Uncle Mike, until she discovers that Vera already has a male companion. Alec becomes concerned when he learns Jamie has a lump on his throat that requires surgery.G
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As Time Goes By "The Stalker" Lionel is feeling brave and protective, giving Jean concern. Lionel's pride is severely dented because of Jean's reaction.G
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Last of the Summer Wine "The Mother of All Mistakes, Or Is It?" Determined to find his real mother, Hobbo does some research at the library and entreats Albin and Entwistle to take him to the address where he believes she is living, but only finds rejection there.G
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The Red Green Show "Mad About You" Harold teaches Red about anger management. Red shows how to re-cane a chair with garden hose.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Candlelight Supper" Hyacinth plans a candlelight supper to impress the head of the local amateur operatic society and show off her vocal talents.G
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Mr. Bean "Goodnight Mr. Bean" Not feeling well, Mr. Bean visits the hospital. He bigins to explore the building when he is kept waiting.G
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Outnumbered Mum is still convinced Jake has a secret. Ben is determined to enter a school talent competition with an unusual double act. Then, a couple of surprise callers make life more difficult than usual for the family.G
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Vicar of Dibley "Fall/Summer" It is another scorching summer, but this year, the water company not only puts a hose-pipe ban on Dibley but wants to put a reservoir in its place. With the water company offering generous compensation, the parish is divided over the issue and Geraldine takes action.G
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My Hero "Zero Tolerance" George collars a robber at the health clinic without superpowers and is invited by Janet's father to join Neighborhood Watch.G
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Mastodon 'Very Busy' Writing New Album
Mighty Atlanta metal act Mastodon have just unveiled some exciting news! The band's follow-up to their massively celebrated fifth studio album, 'The Hunter,' is on its way! The sludge metal band spread the good word via their Facebook page last night (May 6), sharing with fans that they're "very busy" writing their next full-length.
Mastodon reign as one of metal's most consistent acts. It wouldn't be a stretch to claim Mastodon as one of the most important metal bands formed in the 2000s, having pumped out five studio albums since 2002, all of which are considered by many to be modern classics. 'The Hunter' is Mastodon's latest record to continue the band's decade-long rise, with the track 'Curl of the Burl' having received a Grammy nomination in 2012.
Mastodon report via their official Facebook page:
For those of you who are interested, Yes we have been VERY busy writing and putting songs together for the next studio MASTODON album, we are down at our space hammering out riffs that can be friends and working our fingers to the bone to put out another great album. thank you to all our loyal fans!!!!
Stay tuned for more news on the progress of Mastodon's sixth full-length album and be sure to see the band live this summer on the 2013 Mayhem Festival tour.


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The acting career of Reggie Love is a lot like he is -- a whole lot of Bizarre, and full of great stories and laughs.
Reggie, who was born Johnny Evans, was perhaps Hamilton's best-known hippie as one half of the famed Love Brothers team, with Hartford Love, aka Wes Hutchings. They preached love and delivered violence in the ring during the 1970s.
Evans broke into pro wrestling in the late 1960s, training at Al Spittles' gym in Hamilton. He and Hutchings teamed together under masks as the Hangmen before NWF promoter Johnny Powers the world tag titles out of Cleveland in 1969, the NWF U.S. belts in 1973, and the International titles on a couple of occasions in Toronto in 1974. The colourful duo wore their love beads, tie-dyed t-shirts and bellbottoms. In 1974, Wrestling Revue spread the gospel that the Love Brothers were actually half-brothers from a family of 11 children from Cardiff, Wales. Growing up they learned the "rugged Welsh-Cumberland style of holds and moves," claimed the mag.
Reggie Love would work until his back refused to co-operate any longer in the late 1970s. "My back got so bad I could hardly crawl out of bed," he recalled. Today, he's living a life of leisure with wife Carol outside Hamilton.
But again and again throughout his wrestling career, Reggie found himself invited out for film parts. He's done a ton of commercials, TV shows and films with the likes of Tony Curtis and Jack Palance.
And he's got the stories to prove it.
There's no point wasting time on an introduction. Let's get to a story.
The "Canadian classic" Blood & Guts came out in 1978, and shot on a tiny budget around Hamilton by future "something" director Paul Lynch (Prom Night and a whack of TV shows). Reggie was at Bull Johnson's gym one day, working out -- complete with a cigar -- and one of the people from the film asked him to read for a part.
"Would you like to read for a part?"
"'Sure, what the hell, I'll read for a part"
Reggie was instructed to read with a "wimp of a guy." Being relatively new to the film business, Reggie was unfamiliar with the need to stand real close while reading lines.
"The guy was talking to me, and I had to relay back to him. 'You've got to drop the bum, he's no good. Never was. Can't punch, can't hit, can't do anything. While you're at it, call the fire department.'
"The director says, 'That's not in there.'
"'Yes it is. His tie's on fire!' My cigar was touching his tie and it started to smoke!"
Reggie not only got the part, he was also hired to be a choreographer on the flick.
How about that dramatic "first time", Reggie?
"Years ago, when I was sitting in a golf course, and a guy came over to me and said, 'They're looking for good-looking, strong guys. They're doing commericals in Toronto.' I thought he was a queer or something so I said, 'Yeah, yeah, thanks a lot.' I brushed him off. About half a minute later, he said, 'Hey look.' ... [Looks at the TV.] There he was doing a Maclean's toothpaste [ad]. So anyway, he came over and took my name and address and phone number."
The next day, he got a call about appearing in a commerical for a beer. "I was a strongman, walking out of the water with a good-looking bimbo on my shoulder" and there was a tiny, wimpy guy in the sand.
Got a philosophy on acting, Reggie?
"My wife gets mad at me for this, but I think anybody can be an actor. I'll take you -- you're a little bit laid back, but I can guarantee you this, if I had a certain role for you, we'd just keep doing it until you got it right!"
The notorious rulebreaker even admitted that he fudged the truth on his acting resume.
"Skills and interest? I could do anything. I lied about my height and weight. I've got here 5-11-1/2, I wasn't, I was 5'11", and weight 180 -- I was about 200. What difference does that make?"
Then there is 1979's Title Shot, which starred Tony Curtis as Frank Renzetti.
"Terrible movie," admitted Love, who played the foreman of Curtis' bakery.
"Tony Curtis was my hero when I was a young kid. Everybody wanted to look like Tony. I even combed my hair like him," Reggie said.
The shoot still is etched in his memory.
"It was the coldest day in Toronto's history, I think. It was awful. It was behind where George Chuvalo used to work out, in Cabbagetown."
"Now here's what the premise was, that [Curtis] was also a fight promoter, but all his help was out on strike. I was the top guy in his bakery business. He didn't want to get out of the car because it was so cold, and he didn't want to wear underwear or anything, all dressed in black.
"I didn't know the bloody lines, when they said, 'Okay, Reggie, away you go,' I was upstairs at the gym learning my lines. I didn't learn them at home! I don't take blame for anything, so I said, 'Well, nobody gave me a script.' The assistant director got furious. I said, 'Don't blame me.' He said, 'No, I won't. I'm blaming the guy. Why he didn't do it ...' He threw the script down and stepped on it.
"He said, 'Well, you'll have to go in with Mr. Curtis to go over the lines.' I said, 'Okay.'
"Here I am going in with my hero. He's as bald as bladder. What the hell? This can't be the same guy! But it is. He wears a nice white rug, see. We went over a few lines together, twice, three times."
"'Well, Reggie, I think we've got that, don't you?'
"'Yeah, I think so too.' I didn't know bugger all.
"When we got outside, I couldn't -- I can do it verbatim now -- I called him Spaghetti, Colletti, you name it. 'Stop!' 'Cut!' Finally, we got it over with. We're walking away, and I feel this arm on the side of me. It's Tony Curtis. He said, 'I felt some electricity there, didn't you, Reggie?' I said, 'Me too, Tony. And I'm starting to talk like you!' He got a big kick out of that one."
Since this is a Reggie Love story, it doesn't end where - or how - you think it will.
The shooting continued in the cold.
"I screwed that one up again. I said, 'Well, I can't help it. It's so cold, my teeth are chattering. I'm shivering here.' So Tony Curtis, who has the window down in the car -- he won't get out -- he said, 'Well, get Reggie a blanket. The man's cold!' That's how he talks. So the guy says, 'Yeah, go and get it.' So I said to the girl, 'Gimme the book, will ya?' She said, 'You don't know your lines, do you?' I said, 'No, so give it to me!' So we finally got it over with."
The film itself was flawed from start to finish. "Weak dialogue and a muddy plot undermine this crime drama about the Mafia's attempt to not only fix a championship fight, but to have the defending champion killed off in the ring," wrote Eleanor Mannikka in All Movie Guide.
Spoiler alert: Reggie is happy to poke holes in the climax. "It was stupid. If the guy didn't take a dive in the main event, the heavyweight, then he was going to get shot by somebody up in the rafters of Maple Leaf Gardens. Now isn't that great? Now, how does he get out of there after he shoots him? Swings down I guess."
Reggie's filmography includes a host of well-known Canadian TV shows; remember, though, "well-known" doesn't necessarily mean "high quality."
How about these gems: The Nature of Things, Seeing Things, SCTV ("I don't know what I did there"), and Night Heat ("I fell off the boat on my shoulder. Seven years later, I didn't get a dime. I had to get my shoulder operated on, and my knee.")
And no Canadian actor worth his salt can have a complete career without having appeared on the inexplicably popular show The Littlest Hobo. "It was a classic alright. I'll tell you about that. They had me doing all the running and some skinny guy there, who was supposed to be my partner, not doing anything. I finally said, 'Let him have a turn. I'm through running.' I had to run a half a mile at once or something."
Evil Stalks This House was a TV movie from 1981, that starred Jack Palance. (It's also known as Tales of the Haunted.) Reggie was named Adams in it, and got the part because he'd been seen on the sketch show, Bizarre.
"I had a big, big part in [Evil Stalks This House]. As a matter of fact, I drown in a pit trap in a barn. They couldn't get my voice that good, so when it was all over, I had to do a voiceover. The writer came and, as we we walking, he said, 'I haven't seen you. You were rated number one in this movie.' I didn't know they did that. I said 'That's good.' I carried on the crap like I knew everything.
"He said, 'You're Canadian, so I haven't seen many of your movies. How many have you done?'
'Which one?'
'This one!'"
Finally, let's get to Bizarre. Now we're to the real Reggie Love, his true calling, perhaps.
For those that don't know, Bizarre was sketch show that starred John Byner, that ran from 1980 to 1985. Filmed in Toronto, it featured many comedy stars of the day -- Dave Broadfoot, Saul Rubinek, Billy Van, Jennifer Dale, Dave Thomas, Jayne Eastwood, Luba Goy, Pat Morita -- and the future, like Mike Myers. The major breakout star from from Bizarre was accident-prone stuntman Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein). Don't forget the great midget actor Billy Barty, either, who always seemed to get the best of Byner.
And Reggie was on Bizarre countless times.
One particular sketch Reggie remembered was a real stretch -- he played a wrestler. But the twist was that he was also a film reviewer, paired with a masked tag team reviewer and Byner. "We wind up talking about the different movies. It made sense. Then he gets in it, and before you know it, the big guy calls me a fat something or other. I call him a fruit, and we get into a big fight. John Byner gets yanked into it, and he beats the two of us up. It was funny as hell."
Byner liked Reggie's work, and after an incident with another actor where he got hurt, Byner insisted on having Reggie as a regular tough guy foil. "He was comfortable with me. He knew that when I threw a punch, I wasn't going to hit him. The other guy did."
Bizarre is still raking in the dough today for Evans. He recently got a cheque for $15.60, and prior to that, he'd gotten a cheque for just $2. And that's just Bizarre enough for Reggie Love to be true.
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A new test program by the Institute rates the performance of front crash prevention systems to help consumers decide which features to consider and encourage automakers to speed adoption of the technology. The rating system is based on research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) indicating that forward collision warning and automatic braking systems are helping drivers avoid front-to-rear crashes.
The Institute rates models with optional or standard front crash prevention systems as superior, advanced or basic depending on whether they offer autonomous braking, or autobrake, and, if so, how effective it is in tests at 12 and 25 mph. Vehicles rated superior have autobrake and can avoid a crash or substantially reduce speeds in both tests. For an advanced rating a vehicle must have autobrake and avoid a crash or reduce speeds by at least 5 mph in 1 of 2 tests.
To earn a basic rating, a vehicle must have a forward collision warning system that meets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration performance criteria. For a NHTSA endorsement, a system must issue a warning before a specified time in 5 of 7 test trials under three scenarios. The agency identifies vehicles with compliant systems as part of its online ratings.
Moderately priced and luxury midsize cars and SUVs are the first to be evaluated in the new IIHS test program. These include 74 2013-14 models. Seven earn the highest rating of superior when equipped with optional autobrake and forward collision warning systems. They are the Cadillac ATS sedan and SRX SUV, Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan, Subaru Legacy sedan and Outback wagon, Volvo S60 sedan and XC60 SUV.
Six models earn an advanced rating when equipped with autobrake and forward collision warning. These include the 2014 Acura MDX SUV, Audi A4 sedan and Q5 SUV, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, Lexus ES sedan and the 2014 Mazda 6 sedan. In addition, the Volvo S60 and XC60 earn an advanced rating when they aren't equipped with an option called Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection. The S60 and XC60 are the only models in the new test program with standard autobrake. Called City Safety, the system brakes to avoid a front-to-rear crash in certain low-speed conditions without warning the driver before it takes action.
Twenty-five other vehicles earn a basic rating. Three models that are available with a forward collision warning system earn higher ratings when they are equipped with autobrake. They are the 2014 Acura MDX and two Cadillacs, the ATS and SRX. Thirty-six midsize models either don't offer a front crash prevention system at all, or they have a system that doesn't meet NHTSA or IIHS criteria.
"Front crash prevention systems can add a thousand dollars or more to the cost of a new car. Our new ratings let consumers know which systems offer the most promise for the extra expense," says David Zuby, IIHS chief research officer.
The front crash prevention ratings complement the Institute's long-standing crash test program telling consumers how well passenger vehicles protect people in a range of crash configurations. In its crashworthiness program, the Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.
For crash avoidance technologies, the Institute developed a three-tier rating system of superior, advanced and basic to reflect that even a basic forward collision warning system can provide significant benefits.
Front crash prevention is part of a larger group of crash avoidance features spreading through the U.S. vehicle fleet. Marketed under various trade names, system capabilities vary by manufacturer and model, and most are offered as optional add-ons. In general, current front crash prevention systems fall into two categories: forward collision warning and front crash mitigation or prevention with autobrake.
Forward collision warning alerts a driver when the system detects that the vehicle is about to crash into another vehicle in front, but the system doesn't slow down or stop the vehicle. Some forward collision warning systems are combined with an autobrake system to reduce vehicle speeds in a crash, but they aren't designed to avoid the collision. Acura's Collision Mitigation Brake System is an example.
Other autobrake systems can slow down or completely stop the car to avoid some front-to-rear crashes if its driver doesn't brake or steer out of the way in response to a warning. Like the Acura system, these will reduce the speed of those crashes they can't prevent. Cadillac's Automatic Collision Preparation and Volvo's Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection combined with City Safety are examples.
Another design difference involves whether the vehicle ahead is stopped or moving. All of the front crash prevention systems that earn a superior or advanced rating from IIHS are capable of braking for a stopped or slower-moving vehicle. Some other systems are designed to brake for a stopped car ahead only if sensors first detect the car moving before it stops. The 2013 BMW 3 series sedan is available with this type of system. It gets a basic rating for front crash prevention.
"The point of autobrake systems is to help inattentive drivers avoid rear-ending another car," Zuby explains. "It's clear that the ability to automatically brake for both stopped and moving vehicles prevents the most crashes."
Running into an actual car puts the test driver at risk and is expensive, so IIHS uses a stationary target as a stand-in. Under the vinyl cover, inflatable tubes and foam sit on a metal frame, which is then affixed to metal guides on the track to keep the target from moving until it is struck by the test vehicle. A GPS system and other sensors monitor the test vehicle's lane position, speed, time to collision, braking and other data. An onboard camera captures each test run from the driver's perspective and monitors any warnings issued by the front crash prevention system.
To gauge how autobrake systems from different manufacturers perform, the Institute conducted a series of five test runs at speeds of 12 and 25 mph on the track at the Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Va. In each test, an engineer drove the vehicle toward a stationary target designed to simulate the back of a car. Sensors in the test vehicle monitored its lane position, speed, time to collision, braking and other data. The IIHS protocol is similar to the procedure the European New Car Assessment Programme uses to evaluate autobrake systems, which the group plans to begin rating in 2014.
The Institute awards as many as five points in the autobrake tests, based on how much the systems slow the vehicle to avoid hitting the inflatable target or lessen the severity of the impact. In the case of an unavoidable collision, lowering the striking vehicle's speed reduces the crash energy that vehicle structures and restraint systems have to manage. That reduces the amount of damage to both the striking and struck car and minimizes injuries to people traveling in them.
"We decided on 25 mph because development testing indicated that results at this speed were indicative of results at higher speeds — and because higher-speed tests would risk damaging the test vehicles," Zuby says. "As such, we expect crash mitigation benefits at higher speeds as well."
In addition to points in the autobrake tests, vehicles earn one point if they have a forward collision warning system that meets NHTSA criteria. That means vehicles can earn a maximum of six points total for front crash prevention. Models with one point earn a basic rating. A total of 2 to 4 points qualifies vehicles for an advanced rating, and 5 to 6 points qualifies vehicles for a superior rating.
The highest-scoring cars and SUVs have autobrake and substantially reduce speeds in both the 12 and 25 mph tests. Most of these systems prevent the 12 mph collision.
Subaru's EyeSight performed best. It helped the Legacy and Outback avoid hitting the target at both test speeds. Next best was Cadillac's Automatic Collision Preparation. The system helped the ATS and SRX avoid hitting the target in the 12 mph test and reduced the ATS's speed by 15 mph and the SRX's speed by 19 mph in the 25 mph test.
"We want to help get the most effective systems in as many vehicles as soon as possible. That means a speed mitigation system like Subaru's EyeSight that can prevent crashes at low and moderate speeds," Zuby says. "At the same time, we want consumers to know that forward collision warning alone can help them avoid crashes, and it's a feature that's available on more models than autobrake."
Besides the 2013 BMW 3 series, another midsize model advertised with autobrake also earns a basic rating. In tests of the Infiniti JX SUV, there was only minimal braking at 12 and 25 mph. The Toyota Prius v wagon, which claims to have autobrake, had minimal braking in IIHS tests and currently fails to meet NHTSA criteria for forward collision warning. It doesn't qualify for an IIHS front crash prevention rating.
The ratings program is based on HLDI research of the insurance claims of Acura, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo models with front crash prevention systems (see "They're working," July 3, 2012). Property damage liability claim frequencies for Acura and Mercedes-Benz models were 14 percent lower when equipped with forward collision warning with autobrake than when they weren't. Claims were 7 percent lower for vehicles equipped with forward collision warning only. Property damage liability is the insurance that pays for damage to vehicles struck by an at-fault driver. Volvo's autobrake system (an earlier version called Forward Collision Warning with Auto Brake) also reduced the claim rate 10 percent, but that finding wasn't statistically significant. The analysis also found that the systems lower claims under bodily injury liability insurance.
Additional HLDI analyses of City Safety, Volvo's standard low-speed collision avoidance system, found that claims under property damage liability were filed 16 percent less often for S60 sedans than other midsize luxury cars. For XC60s, claims under the same coverage were filed 15 percent less often than for other midsize luxury SUVs (see "More good news about crash avoidance," April 25, 2013).
"Real-world data tell us these systems are preventing crashes," Zuby says. "We plan to make front crash prevention a requirement to earn Top Safety Pick+. For 2014, models will need at least a basic rating to qualify for the award."
The Institute introduced the TOP SAFETY PICK+ award last year to recognize models with the best crash protection. To qualify for the 2014 award, vehicles must earn a basic, advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention. This is in addition to a good or acceptable rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front crash, plus good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.
To qualify for a 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK award, models must earn a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front test, plus good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. Winners of the 2014 awards will be announced in December.
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13-Episode Series Highlights Restaurants, Beaches, Lifestyle and More
NEW YORK - December 7, 2012 - Emeril Lagasse uncovers the authentic cuisine and unbeatable scenery that make the Sunshine State a hotspot for travelers and locals alike in his new series Emeril's Florida premiering Sunday, January 6th at 10:30amET/7:30amPT. Covering the state from Northwest Florida to Orlando and St. Petersburg-Clearwater to Miami and Palm Beach, Emeril not only reveals the delicious local cuisine, but steps into the kitchen and whips up the house specialties as well as some dishes of his own. As a side dish, Emeril will also highlight the beaches, agriculture, festivals and sporting events that make Florida a one-of-a-kind destination. From unrivaled college football tailgates and airboat rides in Kissimee to sandy South Walton beaches and nightlife in South Florida, Emeril leaves no stone unturned as he highlights some of what makes Florida a coveted vacation destination.
"This show is really fun for me because I'm exploring all parts of the state. Each county and city has something unique to offer making each episode a little different," said Chef Emeril Lagasse. "From cattle ranches to beautiful beaches and of course, a ton of great food and restaurants in between, people will have a whole new appreciation for the Sunshine State."
In the premiere episode, Emeril heads to Orlando making his first stop at The Ravenous Pig in Winter Park to whip up a delicious cobia dish with chef and owner James Petrakis. Then, he stops in at his own restaurant, "Emeril's Orlando," for a surprise visit and heads to the kitchen, where he and the Culinary Director, Bernard Carmouche, prepare black grouper with sofrito, rock shrimp and avocado toast. After uncovering some of the freshest seafood in Orlando, Emeril explores the nightlife and entertainment that locals rave about including a stop at Vines Grille & Wine Bar, one of the best establishments for wine in the city. He then escapes the Florida heat at ICEBAR Orlando where the temperature inside is 20 degrees Fahrenheit - the coldest place in Florida to get a cocktail. No trip would be complete without dessert, so Emeril makes his last stop at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort where he and Executive Pastry Chef David Ramirez sample some creative and delicious chocolates to round out a day of delicious food and drink exploration.
Chef Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of 13 restaurants nationwide, with acclaimed restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando, Bethlehem, Penn., and Charlotte, N.C. He has hosted more than 2,000 shows on Food Network, and is the food correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America. Lagasse also hosted Cooking Channel's Fresh Food Fast and The Originals with Emeril. He is the best-selling author of 17 cookbooks, and his latest cookbook Emeril's Kicked-Up Sandwiches debuted in October 2012. In 2002, he established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to support children's educational programs that inspire and mentor young people through the culinary arts, nutrition, healthy eating, and important life skills. To date, the Foundation has given over $5 million to children's causes in New Orleans, Las Vegas and on the Gulf Coast. Lagasse joined the Martha Stewart family of brands in 2008; Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) acquired the assets related to Emeril's media and merchandising business, including television programming, cookbooks, the website emerils.com, and his licensed kitchen and food products.
Emeril's Florida is produced by MAT Media, LLC.
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MikeMC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
A logo that targets college students age 18-24. Open to all designs but am also interested in a logo that incorporates "CTM". Must be in vector. Provides original .PSD.
Please read the entire brief. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!!
Rating Scale:
1 star - does not capture what looking for
2 stars - needs more awesome
3 stars - has awesome potential
4 stars - wowed me with awesome
5 stars - beauty. contender for the awesome prize.
**All entries will start off with 2 stars and will change as more entries come in.
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A website that has restaurants from surrounding universities, all across the country. The website is not designed yet, but is in progress of being developed. I am going to focus the design of the website around the logo.
Target college students age 18-23
Ideally, I would like to see the logo in terms of a web layout. IE: Provide the logo by itself and then one with a sample corresponding web design.
- Not required, but am interested in creating a brand "CTM." Maybe have one design with/without to show differences?
- College font maybe?
- Possibly a cartoon college guy or a easily recognizable symbol (like the Nike swoosh, Adidas triangle, etc.)
- I made a "prototype website" when I was in college called "Radmenus" (www.radmenus.com). We liked the red theme but am also open to other types. When I made that logo, I was thinking that the dots on the outside represent all other menus being tied to Radmenus.
- I REALLY like the website Zagat.com overall design/layout of their page - our website will be similar but with slight changes.
- I also like CampusFood.com, though I think their logo is a bit plain.
- OVERALL: The logo will be used as the primary marketing piece for website, banners, fliers, business cards, and other promo materials.
- I do not like BUSY designs. Sometimes less is more.
- To be honest, I do not know what I dont want. So, I will try to rate designs and provide comments as I receive entries.
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WHEATON – In recognition of National Small Business Week, DuPage County is reminding small business owners to apply for job creation tax credits, according to a county release.
The $50 million program was created in an effort to help small businesses and non-profit organizations afford to hire new, full-time workers in an attempt to stimulate job growth and the economy, the release said. The credits are offered until June 30, 2015 or until all credits have been exhausted.
Eligible businesses include those with 50 or fewer full-time employees. The jobs in question must pay at least $10 an hour, or $18,200 annually and the position must be sustained for one year. After that year, the business would receive a $2,500 credit.
To learn more about the Small Business Jobs Creation Tax Credit or other economic tools, contact Choose DuPage at 630-955-2090 or visit www.choosedupage.com/resources/financing.


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