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By David Cohen
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
Nothing pleases a coach more than a perfectionist. Except for perfectionists who are winners.
TCU senior Devin Price has had quite the student-athlete's life- from early help from his father who was a swim coach to having surgery to coming back better than ever.
Price is part of TCU's school record-holding relay teams in the 200 and 400 medley relay. He also ranks in TCU's all-time top five in the 100 free and 100 back. This season, Price has TCU's fastest time in the 100 free and is part of the Horned Frogs' top foursomes in the 200 and 400 medley and 200 and 400 free relays.
"He knows how to win," TCU head coach Richard Sybesma said. "He's a winner. He is the one guy in all my years coaching I'd want to have the ball on the last play."
Getting those comments from a man who has spent 34 years at the helm of the program and has coached Olympians is quite an accomplishment.
Price, a Tucson, Ariz. native, credits his father, Devin Sr., for getting him in the water at an early age.
"I started competition swimming when I was four or five and year-round when I was seven," Price said. "[My dad] is a club coach. He works at Ford Aquatics, which is the club team out of the University of Arizona, so he's the one that got me into swimming."
Being in the shadow of the Wildcats could have made Price a tough get for other coaches. Fortunately for Sybesma, Price was ready to explore new territory.
"I grew up in Tucson so I just wanted to get out of town and start something new," Price said. "TCU seemed to be the place to be."
Although the beginning of your college years are usually an exciting time, adversity quickly struck Price during his debut season.
"It was a couple months into my freshman year when I started having problems," he said. "I went to see a doctor and got it x-rayed. I took four or five weeks off in the middle of freshman year and decided to swim through the pain until the conference season. Then after conference my freshman year, I had surgery and I could not do physical activity for four months."
Price still has some vertebrae that are pinned together.
The interrupted freshman campaign did not cost Price too much in the long run, as he bounced back the next year to help the Horned Frogs to a school-record 1:28.26 time as the freestyle leg in the 200 medley relay. In the three seasons since his injury, he has had a part in 22 TCU winning relays. This season, Price has embraced a whole new role.
"The good thing about Devin is he's more of our quarterback," Sybesma said. "He's our sprinter and anchorman. He's finished his races strong and he has a knack on the relay for pulling it out on the last leg. He knows how to win; he's a winner. I'm using a lot of clichés, but it's a great way to describe him."
Sybesma recalls one meet this season that validates his praise of Price.
The Horned Frogs were in the thick of the battle for the team title at the San Antonio Classic in December. The final 400 free relay would decide it and the Frogs were behind early. Price began 1.3 seconds behind the opponent's anchor, but unleashed a 43.87 time to edge his opponent.
"Devin came out of nowhere and won that," he said. "For midterm, his [time of 43.87] was a great split, and it was one of the best splits of his career."
Unfortunately not all of Price's efforts on relays have seen the Frogs come in first.
"In this year's meet with SMU it came down to whoever won the last relay," Sybesma said. "Devin gave everything he got, and I had never seen him upset after a race. We were 3-to-5 yards back when he went into the water. With the lead [SMU] had, the effort was impressive."
Swimming is not the only sport in which fans can see Price leading. He has also been an active leader at volleyball games on the ball crew.
"The men's swim team is hired to the ball crew during volleyball matches," Price said. "It helps them out and gives us a little work, so we will help them out before the match and make sure everything is where it needs to be during the match as well.
It was fun because it gives you more personal experience with [the volleyball team]," Price said. "You're more likely to talk and be friends with them rather than just watch them."
Price, a Criminal Justice major, is unsure what exactly he will do in the field after graduation.
"I'll just apply all over the place," he said. "The only thing that doesn't interest me is going to law school, so I might apply to intern at a police department."
If the one trait that separates a student-athlete from the rest is a never-satisfied attitude, then the Price is right for this senior Horned Frog.

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City Council holds open meeting to discuss finances
Moberly's legal expenses related to the Mamtek project are skyrocketing.
That's what Greg Hodge, director of finance, told the councilmen, who held an open meeting Monday night at City Hall and heard the Budget Report for the General Fund for the first half of the fiscal year 2012-12 (July-December 2012.
Hodge said $100,000 was budgeted for Mamtek and as of Dec. 31, 2012, the amount was $113,437 over budget. City Manager Andy Morris added that as of the first of the month, the total had reached about $275,000.
"As I anticipated at this time last year the reduction in quantity and dollar amount of legal bills was a temporary retrieve. They have come back with a vengeance as the case has progressed into forced bankruptcy of Mamtek and the filing of lawsuits by various parties against the city and the Industrial Development Authority."
He continued, "This will no doubt be a very long process lasting many years so we must budget appropriately, closely monitor the activity throughout each fiscal period and be constantly prepared to cut spending as necessary to maintain the integrity of the General Fund balance."
However, Hodge did state that the General Fund balance is at a reasonable level despite the Mamtek legal expenses. It is approximately $28,000 higher than 2011 and Hodge said he was pleased to see.
In summary, Hodge said, "Revenues are slightly low but not overly concerning, expenditures are on track with the Mamtek legal costs the big unknown, and fund balance is very good for this point in the fiscal year."
He added, "I do not anticipate making cuts for the current fiscal year at this point, but City Manager Morris and I will surely review this and have some ideas where cuts can be made in case things change drastically over the next six months."
Hodge said that revenues are lagging somewhat but trending at normal historical levels. Those at low percentages are typically low at this point in the fiscal year and will rapidly grow during the second half of the fiscal year. The only revenue item of concern at this point is sales taxes, which are on track budget-wise but 3.26 per cent behind last year. With the economy once again wavering, future sales tax revenues will most likely continue the up and down cycles that we have seen over the past two years."
In looking forward, Hodge said that in 2012-14, the 10.05 per cent rate increase by Ameren Missouri will generate approximately $100,000 in additional franchise fee revenue for Moberly. He stated, "Discretionary income of the populace will no doubt be affected, having a negative effect on sales tax revenues, which should be more than offset by these additional franchise fee revenues."
In revenue highlights for the mid-year budget update, Hodge revealed:
Sales tax receipts was $1,100,360 or 50.4 per cent of the budget, which is at expected. Last year, the city received $1,174,404 (52 per cent of budget).. This is down after a two-year gain.
Delinquent real estate and personal property taxes equals $12,431 (46.9 per cent of budget). Last year was 41.6 per cent of budget.
Regular real estate and personal property taxes is $139,251 (15 per cent of budget). Last year was 14.1 per cent of budget. The majority of this revenue is received in late January and early February.
Interest on delinquent taxes was 60.5 per cent of budget,. Last year it was 39.9 per cent of budget. This coupled with the increase in regular real estate and personal property tax receipts indicates that more taxes are being paid on time.
Motor vehicle sales tax and fees was $73,079 or 54.1 per cent of the budget. Last year was $71.920of 51.4 per cent of the budget. He added that the forecasted effect of the lack of a city use tax appears to have not materialized.
Cigarette tax amounted to 62.8 per cent of the budget or $65,901. Last year, it was $50,862 of 45 per cent of budget. The budget was reduced for 2012-13 but has unexpectedly rebounded vs. 2011-12.
Gas and electric franchise fees was $744,064 or 51.6 per cent of budget. Last year it was 49.7 per cent of budget.
Telephone franchise fees was 51.6 per cent of budget and last year was 49.6 per cent of budget.
Overall permits amounted to 48.6 per cent of budget and last year was 58.9 per cent of budget. Hodge added this as more in line with most prior years, adding that 2012 appears to have been an exceptional year.
Municipal Court fines/fees amount to 50.5 per cent of budget. Last year was $58,585 or 43.4 per cent of budget. The budget was decreased from $135,000 to $115 for 2012-13. Hodge said this line item has declined for several years but appears to have stabilized.
Grave openings and monument fees amounted to 69 per cent of budget and last year was $12,560 or 58.4 per cent of budget.
Dog license fees amounted to $1,380 or 92 per cent of budget that is due primarily to increase in animal adoptions. The city has partnered with the Missouri Department of Corrections to allow inmates to train the animals in basic obedience, making them more desirable to adopters. Last year was $1,267 or 126.7 per cent of budget.
In the mid-year fund balances-general fund, for the fiscal year 12/31/2012, the fund balance was $736,843.58 for a difference of $27,617.87.
In the report, Hodge stated that revenues for 2012-2013 included $6,807,076 in the budget with $2,954,471 actual or 43.4 per cent of the budget. The expenditures for 2013 included $7.173.757 in the budget; actual $3,689,248, or 51.4 per cent of the budget.
The council also discussed the language for the Tourism Advisory Commission that will come before the council at the next meeting.


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While there's a serious dog problem in Detroit, the initial results of an effort to count the number of homeless canines in the city indicate there are far fewer than the 50,000 strays that some news accounts have talked about.
MLive.com reports that over the weekend, "volunteers with the American Strays research project spread out across Detroit's 139 square miles" to try to count wandering dogs.
"We're not seeing mass numbers; we're not tripping over dogs in the streets that are biting us and chasing us," Tom McPhee, filmmaker and Executive Director of the World Animal Awareness Society, tells MLive.
He adds that "Detroit has problems — we just think it's a bit much that Detroit is being jumped on with this idea whole that there are 50,000 stray dogs and they're biting and hurting and its a vicious situation. In terms of actual, what we call actual, stray dogs, the number is demonstrably different than 50,000 number that's being published."
Just how much different the American Strays census concludes the number really is should be known in several weeks.
According to The Associated Press, on Saturday and Sunday volunteers fanned out to "take photos and use smartphones to count free-roaming dogs." Working with Michigan State University, American Strays came up with a protocol. Volunteers were given 50 "sampling points" and were told, in part, to:
-- Working in teams of two, spend five minutes at each point.
-- During those five minutes, "scan from left to right ... documenting any dog that you observe."
-- "For each dog seen during the five minute observation period a picture will be taken (if close enough). Along with the picture, observer should document: a. The category the dog falls under (as determined by the sheet provided) b. Any notable markings such as but not limited to color, size, breed, scars/injuries."
The project also aims to put GPS tracking collars on 50 of the strays, to keep tabs on where they go. Many dogs are known to live in some of the estimated 30,000 abandoned homes in the city.
Quinn Klinefelter of NPR member station WDET tells our friends at All Things Considered that even if the stray count ends up being much less than the 50,000 figure, the city still has a huge problem. Its three authorized shelters take in 15,000 stray dogs a year, he reports, and can't cope with an influx of strays.
What's more, the bankrupt city's "cash-strapped animal control department has only four active officers — a fifth is recovering from being mauled in a kennel," Quinn says.
By some estimates, tens of thousands of stray dogs roam the streets of Detroit. Some people are trying to get a more precise count. Others are helping the most vicious dogs regain a place in Society. Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET has been out on the streets to learn about the effort.
QUINN KLINEFELTER, BYLINE: Along a block of blighted buildings on the west side of Detroit, Tom McPhee, who shoots documentaries, is on a mission. He's scouting for stray dogs so he can attach collars to them equipped with homing devices.
TOM MCPHEE: Animals can't speak to us so this, in essence, gives them a bit of a voice. It allows them to tell us, well, do you actually go to a home? Does somebody own you? So we could go and talk to the owner and say, hey, you know, your dog roams and it needs to be spayed and neutered and so on.
KLINEFELTER: McPhee is compiling data that researchers at Michigan State University will use to estimate the number of stray dogs here and where they go. McPhee's already watched strays occupy one abandoned home on this street.
MCPHEE: And the dog basically stood on the front porch with his bowl in his mouth and went woof, woof, like, feed me. He's got his tail going. They won't let you get close, but you can tell, like, this is where they lived. The family left and the dogs just started to continue to live there.
KLINEFELTER: One block away where people still live in the neighborhood, Terrence Moore says he treats the strays here with extreme caution.
TERRENCE MOORE: Yeah, because, really, you don't know if that dog is going to attack somebody or not. I have three grandchildren, little small kids, you know, school age. Yeah, it can be scary at times.
KLINEFELTER: City officials can offer only limited help. They're already overwhelmed.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: City of Detroit Animal Control.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I want to report a stray.
KLINEFELTER: The cash-strapped Animal Control Department has only four active officers. A fifth is recovering from being mauled in a kennel. Department head Harry Ward says the city's three authorized shelters house 15,000 stray dogs a year. Ward grimaces as he notes that most of those dogs will be euthanized, either because they're never claimed or pose a danger to the public.
HARRY WARD: We have fingers removed. We had people spending multiple days in the hospital. We have people terrorized to the point that they want to go out of their house ever again. These are very bad bites. Many of them are face bites to small children.
KLINEFELTER: Ward says most of those bites come from dogs that are not strays. He says pit bulls in particular are prized because owners think they can sell them as security dogs or fighting animals.
WARD: When we speak to citizens about spaying or neutering, they say, well, I will. But I want to get one more litter out of it. Breeding that litter in their basement that they're sure they're going make $1,000 on and find good homes for, and six months later, three-quarters of those puppies had to get dumped on the street.
KLINEFELTER: In a field bracketed by fencing, Bill Bellottie works with one of those dogs no one else wanted. He co-founded a group called the Detroit Bully Corps.
BILL BELLOTTIE: How many of these dogs are getting put down senselessly? It's a pit bull. Put it down. It's a killer. You know, it's a liability. If we adopt this dog out, it will kill somebody's child.
KLINEFELTER: But Bellottie says the pit bulls he helps are not inherently aggressive. Some of them have been starved to the point of living off of their own bone marrow. Bellottie says community members led him to other pit bulls used as fodder in illegal dog fighting rings and then discarded.
BELLOTTIE: These kids between the ages of 4 and 12, there was four of them, showed us where they're burying the dogs. They actually watched a dog be murdered.
KLINEFELTER: Bellottie spends thousands of dollars and months re-training each pit bull before transitioning them back into society. But Animal Control's Harry Ward says some other volunteer rescue groups are more concerned with pulling as many dogs as possible off the streets without regard to whether they're legally licensed, vaccinated or ready to be domesticated.
WARD: And I know they want to do it because their heart is in the right place. But again, we really have to be careful that if people are just taking dogs off the street and then willy-nilly placing them in other homes, they are circumventing all these laws that really are here for the public safety.
KLINEFELTER: The result, Ward says, is that those saved dogs often end up back on the street, and the cycle of wild dogs roaming Detroit simply repeats itself again. For NPR News, I'm Quinn Klinefelter in Detroit.
You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The West's wolf problem started in 1995 and 1996. That's when 66 wolves from Canada were reintroduced in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.
Those wolves multiplied and spread into Wyoming, Utah and Oregon. They also took up residence in Washington state and Montana, where other wolves from Canada already lived. Today at least 1,674 wolves live in 321 packs within the region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That's in addition to the 65,000 wolves living in Canada and Alaska.
One does not have to be a wildlife biologist to see the gray wolf is not an endangered species in any sense of the word.
The rapid spread and population growth of the gray wolf is proof that it is here to stay. Across the West, the wolf has established itself as a top predator. Where once there were no packs, hundreds now thrive. That's in addition to a thriving wolf population across the upper Midwest.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has floated a proposal to take the gray wolf off the list of endangered or threatened species in the West. That follows the lead of Congress, which in 2011 took the wolf off the list in Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and north-central Utah.
Today, it is ranchers who need protection, not wolves. While some wolves seem content to leave livestock alone, others see a flock of sheep or a herd of cattle as a walking buffet line. Wolves killed more than 250 sheep and about 90 cattle last year alone in Idaho. Working together, wolves can easily take down the largest steer or the smallest lamb. They torture the animal, tearing at its backside before eating it.
In the meantime, the other animals in the herd or flock are traumatized. They don't gain as much weight, they become afraid of all canines, including guard dogs and cattle dogs, and they are harder to manage.
All of which costs ranchers money. While several programs indemnify ranchers for dead sheep or cattle and help with the expenses of fladry — flags — range riders and other means of keeping wolves at bay, they don't make up the full cost of allowing wolves to freely prey on livestock.
Wolves need to be managed the same way other predators are. Yes, try nonlethal means of keeping them away from livestock. But when wolves turn to attacking livestock, they need to be killed. An Oregon deal struck between the state and environmental groups appears to be an adequate compromise — as long as managers don't let paperwork delays get in the way of protecting livestock. The compromise allows wolves four livestock attacks during a six-month period, but each must be verified by wildlife managers who then must file a deterrence plan within two weeks.
The Fish and Wildlife Service now says it made several mistakes when it first listed the wolf as endangered 35 years ago. Among them, it estimated that the historical range of the gray wolf was far larger that it actually was. It also didn't include the Mexican wolf for protection in the U.S. southwest. The agency now wants to take the gray wolf off the list but keep the Mexican wolf in it.
We whole-heartedly support the full delisting of all wolves across the West. To spend precious federal resources protecting an animal that doesn't need it is wasteful. Each state is fully capable of managing wolves and helping ranchers deal with them as problems arise.
Wolf listing hearings
The following hearings are planning on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal regarding the gray wolf and the Mexican wolf:
Nov. 19: 6-8:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, (303) 405–1245
Nov. 20: 6-9 p.m., Embassy Suites, 1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque, (505) 245–7100
Nov. 22: 6-8:30 p.m., Marriot Courtyard Sacramento Cal Expo, 1782 Tribute Road, Sacramento, (916) 929–7900
Dec. 3: 6-8:30 p.m., Hon-Dah Conference Center, 777 Highway 260, Pinetop, Ariz., (928) 369–7625.


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The company's heritage and base of experience stems back to integrating reporting into .NET applications.
Users (in this case developers) create templates using their MS Word skills rather than using complex reporting designers.
Text Control's product is Microsoft Word compatible and can load and save industry standard formats such as DOCX, RTF, and DOC. It can be deployed on all Microsoft technology platforms Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET. End-users create documents and templates on all operating systems with HTML5 capable browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer. Additionally, tablets and smart phones are supported as well.
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K. Marilyn (Kostenbauder) Smith, 76, of 12365 Wedgewood Drive, Waynesboro, died at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in her home.
K. Marilyn (Kostenbauder) Smith, 76, of 12365 Wedgewood Drive, Waynesboro, died at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in her home.
Born March 28, 1936, in Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Clyde H. Kostenbauder and Margaret (Kline) Kreiss.
Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Easton High School, Easton, Pa. She later graduated as a Registered Nurse from Thomas Jefferson Medical College School of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1957.
She and her husband, the late Ellsworth M. "Smitty" Smith, were married Oct. 4, 1958. Mr. Smith died on Sept. 23, 1993.
Mrs. Smith worked for the Philadelphia Department of Health and the Waynesboro Hospital in the Maternity Department. She also worked part time for Dr. Lambiotte in Waynesboro and in the Landis Tool Co., Waynesboro, medical room. Prior to her retirement, she worked for 29 years as a home nurse for the Waynesboro Welfare Association.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Waynesboro. She served 16 years as a board member of the Waynesboro Area School District, serving as both president and secretary. She was active in many community organizations throughout her life, including, Waynesboro Communities that Care, Community Coalition, Hearthstone Retirement Home Board of Directors, Franklin Learning Center Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Waynesboro, Waynesboro Area YMCA, Waynesboro Area Business, Education, and Community Foundation, Waynesboro Youth Panel, Waynesboro Vision 2015, and she was also a cub scout leader.
For her work in the community, Mrs. Smith was awarded: The Lifetime Achievement Award by the Community Coalition; The Community Service Award by the Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce; The Building Strong Communities Award by the Waynesboro YMCA; and the Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds for outstanding service.
She is survived by two children, Craig R. Smith of Waynesboro and Karen L. Earley and her husband Tom of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; two granddaughters, Megan Earley and Katie Earley, both of Mechanicsburg; and one sister, Judith Richard of Etters, Pa.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Kevin J. Smith who died on July 14, 2011; and one brother, Edwin J. Kostenbauder.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Trinity United Church of Christ, 30 W. North St., Waynesboro, with Rev. Sue D'heedene officiating. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.
The family will receive friends from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m., Friday afternoon, prior to the service in the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Waynesboro Communities that Care, 5 Roadside Ave., Waynesboro, Pa. 17268, or Waynesboro Area Business, Education, and Community Foundation, P.O. Box 545, Waynesboro, Pa. 17268.
Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, is handling the arrangements.
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It prevents users from opening Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), as it puts a password in order to access them. It spreads through the folders of the system, the mapped and removable drives making copies of itself in them.
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Clippo.A is a worm that carries out annoying actions for the users, as it puts a password to all the Office documents it finds in the computer and even in the removable drives, so that users cannot open them.
This way users will have to enter a password when they want to open Word or Excel documents, PowerPoint presentations or Outlook emails.
Unlike other similar malware samples, the purpose of this worm is not to obtain financial gains but just to annoy users, as it does not request any rescue for providing the password.
Clippo.A spreads through the folders of the system, the mapped and the removable drives, making copies of itself in them.
Clippo.A is difficult to recognize, as it does not display any messages or warnings that indicate it has reached the computer.


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"Everyone calls me Geppetto," announces Lou Nasti. "I mean, look at me: The glasses, the gray hair — and I play with dolls. Come on."
Being with Nasti at his Brooklyn company, Mechanical Displays Inc., is like hanging out in Santa's workshop. The walls are lined with tools and dozens of molds for elf heads, all in different sizes. Dancing mice and snowmen are being prepped in a chorus line for HBO's headquarters in Manhattan. For another display, a plush mother polar bear is being wired to cuddle her baby. Life-size toy soldiers stand by a life-size talking tree, a current work in progress.
For almost 44 years, Nasti has created holiday-themed displays for department store windows and shopping malls, the kind featuring animatronic elves wrapping presents, sweet-faced reindeer bowing their heads and Santa snoring, perhaps with a tail-wagging puppy at his feet.
"I have worked for the king of Morocco," says Nasti. "I did the B. Altman's window for 18 years prior to their going out of business. I did Gimbels. I've worked for Macy's Santa Land."
Nasti's displays have been seen in most of New York City's major department store windows. He started as a window dresser as a teenager and landed on the front page of The New York Times when he built a giant robot that could walk and talk. A few years later, he started his company.
Mechanical Displays has sold thousands of holiday displays across the United States. One Christmas, Nasti remembers installing a display at a department store in Ohio and peeking into the window of a Hudson's across the street ... where workmen were putting in another of his displays, one he'd sold years earlier to a store in Minneapolis. Some circulated from store to store. Others stood out for other reasons.
"Many years ago we did an animated Nativity for Macy's," Nasti recalls. "We put it in the window, and we had baby Jesus moving, and Mary and Joseph. Very discreet. Very, very discreet. They got calls! Macy's got calls that it was disrespectful to animate baby Jesus. He wasn't crying or anything; it was very well done!"
Over the past few decades, the market for these figures with their repetitive motions and uncanny fixed stares has changed. Online shopping put a dent in department store budgets and changed their priorities.
"The department stores have cut back," Nasti grumbles, "because they want to fill every square inch with retail."
Nonetheless, Nasti remains busy. He just finished building a children's train ride through a sprawling peppermint forest for the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. The project, he says, was huge.
"Thirty thousand lights, 150 Christmas trees, 30 rolls of Dacron, 250 pounds of poly loose snow, and 90 animated figures making candy canes and gingerbread and having a party in the forest," he says proudly. "I mean, I got teddy bears warming their feet on fireplaces and squirrels toasting marshmallows. It's adorable."
Nasti says he's built just about everything he's ever dreamed of — except one thing: a full-size theme park, where actual people would visit, filled with his mechanical figures.
"I want to call it Nasti Land," he grins.
But before Nasti Land, Nasti has one more Christmas chore to perform — the only one he dreads.
"The hardest Christmas tree there is to put up is in my own home," he says. "At that point, I've had it."
Christmas starts for Nasti in February, when he starts gearing up for the year's work. And his holiday season is not over until the middle of January, when he finishes taking down and repairing his displays.
Finally this hour, we go deep into a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood where there's an unassuming brick building with a faded sign that says Mechanical Displays Incorporated. It's a factory that makes animatronic puppets, elves and polar bears for the holiday season. NPR's Neda Ulaby got a behind-the-scenes look at a company that brings holiday displays to life.
NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: This real-life Santa's workshop was built 44 years ago by Lou Nasti. That's an Italian-by way-of Brooklyn last name: N-A-S-T-I.
LOU NASTI: But my nickname - everybody calls me Geppetto. I mean, look at me. The glasses, the grey hair, and I play with dolls. Come on.
ULABY: Just to complete the picture, Nasti's pet cat follows along as he shows off his workrooms. One holds hundreds of molds of elf heads, another's where their bodies are costumed and wired.
NASTI: This is where we actually set up many of the displays in this room.
ULABY: Suddenly we're in a sparkling showroom dominated by a Christmas elf factory. Elves are busy hammering toys, checking lists. There's lots of repetitive motion and uncanny fixed stares. The elves wrap presents, like teddy bears, by tossing them on a conveyor belt.
NASTI: They go in as bears. They come out as boxes. Looks like one of the elves fell in the conveyor belt.
ULABY: The elf comes out bound in red ribbons. The details are amazing. Elf family portraits hang on the walls, and the toy studio's crammed with miniature paintbrushes, design books, elf-sized coffee cups - used - and a tiny bottle of vodka.
NASTI: Those elves get cold. A little vodka goes a long way.
ULABY: Lou Nasti cannot remember when he was not building toys and puppets. As a teenager, he put together a giant robot that landed him on the front page of The New York Times. The department store where he worked as a window dresser let him build Christmas-themed mechanical displays. Soon, he was making them for every major department store in New York, then across the country, then around the world.
NASTI: I have worked for the king of Morocco. I did the B. Altman's windows for 18 years prior to their going out of business. I did the Gimbels windows. I've worked for Macy's Santa Land.
ULABY: Oh, yes, Macy's.
NASTI: Many years ago, we did an animated nativity for Macy's. We put it in the window, and we had baby Jesus moving and Mary and Joseph, very discreet. Very, very discreet. They got calls. Macy's got calls that it was disrespectful to animate baby Jesus. Now, he wasn't crying or anything. It was just very well done.
ULABY: Not too long ago, you couldn't go shopping in December without seeing those elaborate, slightly spooky animatronic reindeers and Santas waving and nodding in every department store window and mall. Online ordering changed everything, and so have the hard, cold realities of real estates, especially in Manhattan.
NASTI: The department stores have cut back because they want to fill every square inch with retail.
ULABY: Nonetheless, Lou Nasti remains busy.
ULABY: Right now, he's finishing up a super cute chorus line of dancing snowmen and mice in top hats. It's for the HBO headquarters holiday display. And he just wrapped up a huge job.
NASTI: The Peppermint Express is ready to depart.
ULABY: Nasti did the conductor's voice as well for a sprawling peppermint forest train ride he built for a hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. He says it's one of his biggest projects ever.
NASTI: Thirty thousand lights, 150 Christmas trees, 30 rolls of Dacron, 250 pounds of loose poly snow and 90 animated figures making candy canes and gingerbreads and animals having a party in the forest. I mean, I got teddy bears warming their feet on fireplaces and squirrels toasting marshmallows. It's adorable.
ULABY: Lou Nasti has no idea how many animatronic displays he's designed and sold. Thousands, he says, many not yet retired. Now, if you ask him about retiring, he gets cranky.
NASTI: And what the hell would I do?
ULABY: Nasti says he's built everything he's ever dreamed of, except one thing, a full-size theme park where actual people go filled with his mechanical figures.
NASTI: I want to call it Nasti Land.
ULABY: Before Nasti Land, Lou Nasti has one more Christmas chore, the only one he dreads.
NASTI: The hardest Christmas tree there is to put up is in my own home. At that point, I've had it.
ULABY: Christmas ends for Lou Nasti in the middle of next month when he finishes taking down and repairing his displays. His Christmas season starts all over again, he says, in February. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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CA Technologies has released the latest version of its CA LISA suite for DevOps professionals from a heavily developer-centric first base. Version 7.1 includes CA LISA Service Virtualization for testing new applications in simulated environments. Also in the mix is CA LISA Pathfinder, a data mining product that provides business workflow information to development and test teams.
So the gambit from CA is a play on application development environments where developers are looking to balance the complexity and constraints inherent to composite application development.
The firm says it has removed constraints related to application development and testing involving infrastructure — both distributed and mainframe resources — as well as external service providers.
Here's the big sell and the bottom line — instead of a classic waterfall model, IT organizations can develop applications in parallel, accelerating development speed and reducing cost without sacrificing quality.
According to a CA blog notice, "As enterprises try to innovate, IT organizations are looking to implement DevOps strategies, which help foster collaboration between the teams that create and test applications (Dev) with those that maintain them in production environments (Ops). The solution supports these DevOps strategies by optimizing the application development process. CA LISA has been shown to reduce time-to-market by 24 percent and production defects by 22 percent. It allows customers to test nearly 45 percent more application code, helping to improve quality of the software."
New features in CA LISA 7.1 include: enhanced SAP support from both a validation and virtualization perspective, providing virtualization support for older, legacy implementations; new and enhanced mainframe features including support for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) transaction gateway (CTG); the ability to virtualize more types of mainframe implementations as well as to trace and virtualize transactions through mainframe CICS.
Overall there are 40 new features, including support for industry-specific protocols (like SWIFT, JSON, EDI) here.


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Two Huskers Compete at Visa Championships
St. Louis, Mo. -- Nebraska men's gymnasts Wyatt Baier and Eric Schryver competed for a chance to qualify for the U.S. National Team at the 2012 Visa Championships over the weekend.
Baier, a 2013 senior from Denver, Colo., finished 31st overall, while Schryver, a 2013 junior from Richardson, Texas, settled for 37th overall in the field of America's top gymnasts. Both were shooting for top-15 finishes in order to advance to the Olympic Trials June 28-July 1 in San Jose, Calif.
Baier produced his best individual result in the vault, where he finished 23rd with a two-day total of 30.400. He he also competed in the floor exercise and parallel bars competition.
Schryver performed well on pommel horse, claiming a tie for 10th on the event with a two-day total of 27.650. He also competed on parallel bars and high bar.


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Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Happy New Year and a bloody good 2013 if you can!
Have a good year people if you can.............
82 comments:
You miserable ol' sod!ReplyDelete
Happy new year Fran you rascal!ReplyDelete
May you have another successful year in restraining yourself from strangling Ray (or anyone else)!Replies
I'll try but it's difficult.Delete
You to Fran. Have a great new year.ReplyDelete
Wishing you and Ray and all of your loved ones the very same. Looking forward to visiting your blog in the 2013. Warm Regards, DeanReplyDelete
Happy New Year ... if you can!ReplyDelete
(I'm sure that you will try!)
Greatest of years to you, my General!ReplyDelete
Same to you Brother, love you. 13 is MY Number BTW...lol...so it just might be fucking cool in 2013.ReplyDelete
And a Happy New Year to you too! Hope it's a guid yin.ReplyDelete
Getting made redundant in January m'sel but got another job lined up, so you just never know. Could be the start of something better. Here's hoping!
Have a good 2013 yourself, though I think ringing it in with Ray may not be the best start.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, man! Good luck on the job front.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year 2013 ;) .ReplyDelete
Happy New year Angry, and good luck with the job side of things.ReplyDelete
Hope you and the SWMBO have a good one Fran (if ya know what I mean, nudge, nudge wink, wink).ReplyDelete
I see you have already used the years special effects budget for the ringing in of the new year.ReplyDelete
All the best to you and your side kick.
Happy New Year Fran and Ray (and postie and Big Lee et al)ReplyDelete
Since the sign is written correctly, I'm going to to think you Lurker wrote it, and not Ray.ReplyDelete
Can't believe another year is gone. Frick, it goes too fast.
Tim and I are both home tonight. I got pizza from work (worked until 8pm), and now dough is rising for tonight's bake. Just a plain bread so we can make grilled cheeses tomorrow.
I'll teleport you and Ray a few.
Cheers and boogie boogie.
Happy new Year my dearest fellows!ReplyDelete
You seem enthusiastic about the New Year! I hope it brings good memories for you Fran.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1 January 2013 at 06:09
Happy New Year Fran. I hope 2013 turns out to be a good one for you.ReplyDelete
All the best Fran, for the year ahead.ReplyDelete
I've been there, on the redundancy trash heap - twice! and lived to tell the tale. Wishing you luck and good fortune!!!
Have a good year looking forward to reading your blog in 2013ReplyDelete
Peace James
happy new year! :DReplyDelete
Just another day, I don't know what all the fuss is about. (I worked it as well). I would like to take this oppertunity to wish you well for the future though. All the best mate and to all the Rejects!ReplyDelete
Great Happy New Year Fran. May this be the year that one of your biggest dreams come true.ReplyDelete
Happy new year!ReplyDelete
Happy new year to you both!ReplyDelete
My best wishes to you and yours for a prosperous and peaceful new year!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran!ReplyDelete
happy new year!ReplyDelete
Happy new year mateReplyDelete
All the best, Ang - and don't let the bastards get you down.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran!ReplyDelete
Best of luck in the new year mate. Hoping that the job front picks up for you both and all that jazz.. Looking forward to your projects in the new year now!ReplyDelete
You aaaaalmost look happy mate! May the new year bring victories for the greatness of Franonia!ReplyDelete
Hope 2013 is good to you both and that you get sorted with employment ASAPReplyDelete
Happy New Year at work. I know how that feels.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran! I hope that if you are made redundant that you find work again quickly.ReplyDelete
Having to work on new years eve is crap..but it has advantages..watching fireworks for free, no giving out tons of cash on booze and none of the the "strange feeling of nausea" the next day. Of course it has it´s disadvantages..no letting off of fireworks yourself, no booze and that strange feeling of nausea the next day that says "i had fun yesterday".ReplyDelete
As for being made redundant..it aint being made redundant..it´s just loosing a job. Just cos the dozy feckers you work for can´t keep a decent cash flow or whatever to employ you aint your fault..it´s theirs. I just treat it as, I´m inbetween engagements :-D
Wishing you all the best for 2013.
Best wishes from the Netherlands Fran! Keep up the nice work and what would a new year be without the adventures of the Dynamic Trio?ReplyDelete
Cheers Sander
Happy New Year, All the best for this 2013 and hope your luck turns jobwiseReplyDelete
I wish you all the best for 2013, Fran.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you and yours, Fran!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran, hope things go well. Shall maybe meet up at Salute again this year. Did you resolve not to kill Ray for another year?ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran! I hope by the time we all catch up at Salute that the future is a little more certain for you all.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1 January 2013 at 13:17
I'm with Paul... it's not redundancy, it's a pre-arranged opportunity. Been there myself a couple of times and it can serve to just stopping the moss from growing over your feet.ReplyDelete
Have a good one!
Happy New Year Fran! I do hope the job front brightens for you.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Angry, for once I wasn't on the Graveyard Shift so commiserations for having to stand watch while others partied.ReplyDelete
Here's to the future, I'm sure you will triumph through any impending adversity.
Happy new year, hope a good one is had at your pad!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you good sir!!ReplyDelete
Have a good one FranReplyDelete
Happy New Year Mate, and next time dont look so happy about it..lolReplyDelete
Rock on, here's to 2013!ReplyDelete
Best wishes for 2013, FranReplyDelete
Happy New Year!!!ReplyDelete
Happy new Year!!!ReplyDelete
Best regards Michael
Happy new year Lurker, hope things work out.ReplyDelete
Have a great 2013, hope evrything works out on the job frontReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran - all the best to you and yoursReplyDelete
Happy New YearReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Fran! Here's to the New Year and all the good gaming and friendship to come!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Fran! Glad you got a fireworks show, that ain't to shabby.ReplyDelete
Happy new year Fran, hope your job situation works out ok. Looking forward to more fun and games from the dynamic duo.ReplyDelete
I too was sober on New Year's eve because I was out of beer. So I rectified that by grabbing beers the following day and drinking then.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Fran. Have a great '13.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year! All the best to you and yours.ReplyDelete
Best to you and yours in 2013 Fran! I know it doesn't pay the bills but you'll never be redundant in my books. I know you'll land on your feet!ReplyDelete
A happy and healthy New Year to you and your familyReplyDelete
Happy New Year there mate and I hope the time is never called on you.ReplyDelete
All the best for the New Year Fran, I hope the redundancy doesn't happen!ReplyDelete
Fran... what big fecking numbers you have :)ReplyDelete
All the best for 2013!ReplyDelete
A Happy New Year to you, too, Lurker!ReplyDelete
Happy 2013 Fran. I'm sure it will bring new opportunities and lots of fun. All the bestReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you and your family Fran!ReplyDelete
Have a peaceful New Year full of greatness or, at least, contentedness, dude. Happy 20131 Sorry I'm a bit late.ReplyDelete
Take care!
A belated Happy New Year to you from Down Under you old sod! Sorry to hear about the possible redundancy - that's a right feckin' pain in the arse when it threatens to interfere with your hobby! I hope things turn out better for you guys in 2013. Right now the only thing interfering with mine is the freakin' heat - it's nearly 40C here and I think I may be melting.ReplyDelete
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Georgia: Dr. Christine Simmonds-Moore recently joined the psychology faculty at the University of West Georgia as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. Parapsychology first came to UWG when Dr. Bill Roll was based there. As a result, the university has a long history with regard to this topic, which is supported by an excellent collection of journals and books. It is now possible to study parapsychology at UWG alongside a number of other interesting topics related to humanistic and transpersonal psychology. Courses exploring parapsychology are offered at the undergraduate and graduate (masters levels). The master's program at West Georgia focusses on humanistic and transpersonal psychology. The psychology department also offer an Integrative Health Studies Certificate Program and a PhD program (on Consciousness and Society ) at West Georgia, and as such, it is possible for students to focus on a parapsychology related topic for masters theses and doctoral dissertations.
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Logan County, West Virginia Genealogy
|Logan County, West Virginia
Location in the state of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
|County Seat
United States West Virginia Logan County
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 4.1 Cemeteries
- 4.2 Census
- 4.3 Church
- 4.4 Court
- 4.5 Family Histories
- 4.6 Land
- 4.7 Local Histories
- 4.8 Maps
- 4.9 Military
- 4.10 Mine Wars
- 4.11 Korean War
- 4.12 World War II
- 4.13 Naturalization Records
- 4.14 Newspapers
- 4.15 Probate
- 4.16 Taxation
- 4.17 Vital Records
- 5 Societies and Libraries
- 6 Web Sites
- 7 References
County Courthouse
300 Stratton Street
Logan, WV 25601
Phone: 304-792-8550
Fax 304-792-8600
County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1872, burial, probate, land and military records. Circuit Clerk, had divorce, court records and naturalization records[1]
Parent County
1824--Logan County was created 12 January 1824 from Cabell (now West Virginia), Kanawha (now West Virginia), Giles and Tazewell Counties (Virginia). County seat: Logan [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Logan County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Blair, West Virginia :Chapmanville, West Virginia :Man, West Virginia :The Omar Project;
Logan County Towns
Neighboring Counties
The best place to get started tracing your Logan County ancestors is Logan County Recreated. ALL the families that lived in the area between the 1850s and the 1870s.[3] His database is available through FamilySearch Community Trees.
- There is a list of cemeteries on Logan County, West Virginia Cemeteries
- Find A Grave Logan County
- Logan County Tombstone Inscriptions
- Funeral Homes in Logan, West Virginia
- Political Graveyard - Logan County, West Virginia
- For tips on accessing Logan County, West Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
- Turner, David Anderson "1860 Census of Logan County, Virginia" annotated by Mr Turner. 1981.
- Logan county, WV 1880 Federal Census Index
- Turner, David Anderson "1880 Census of Logan County, West Virginia" annotated 1981. Annoted by Mr Turner
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Logan
Family Histories
West Virginia Biographies Project - Logan County
The following compiled genealogies treat multiple Logan County families:
- Anglin, Walter F. The Anglin Families of Colonial Virginia, In search of Descendants Approximately 300 pages
- Ball, Nina, Ferrell, Lenore Kinger. The Ball Family of Boone County, West Virginia. 1980. 1998 2nd printing. Boone County Educational Workshop page 336.
- Cook, Bonnie Turner. The Family of John Cooke McClain Printing, Parsons, West Virginia. 2001
- Browning, Stanley C. Tracking the Pioneers: A History of Browning Families of Southern West Virginia.Lulu Press, Inc., 2006. Morrisville, NC 27560, www.lulu.com
- Burgess, James A. Burgess, Mullins, Browning, Brown and Allied Families. Parsons, W.Va.: McClain Printing Company, 1978. FHL Film 1035668 Item 10; digital version at Family History Archives - free.
- Dickerson, Florence S. The James Stewart Family of Early Augusta County, Virginia 1740-1760. 1966 McClain Printing Company, McClain Printing, 319 pages.
- Lane, Mrs Julian C. "Key and Allied Families" Statesboro, Georgia. The Press 1931
- Maynard, Roland B. The Maynards of East Kentucky: From Pioneers to the Tenth Generation." 1 May 1978 Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 506 pages.
- Phillips, Shelby Phillips. David Branham and his Descendants. 1995.
- Riggins Sharol. "Teage Riggen and his Riggen, Riggin Riggins, descendants.Gateway Press
- Thomas, Joseph. Logan County West Virginia and Beyond. 2007. 777 pages.
- Thompson, Fred C. Ferrell, Vance and Allied Families 1991. 500 pages.
* *Turner, David Anderson. The Family of Floyd Cook.
- [Price] Price, Jay Berry and Harry Hollingsworth. The Price, Blakemore, Hamblen, Skipwith and Allied Lines, Descendants of English, French, Spanish and Italian Kings and Sureties of the Magna Charta, A.D. 534-1992. Knoxville, Tenn., 1992. FHL Book 929.273 P931pjb.
- [Spratt] Buchanan, Paul C. "The Spratt Family of Southwest Virginia Prior to 1800," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):297-305. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 32 (1988).
Local Histories
West Virginia Archives & History Logan County
History and Genealogy Logan County
- Johnston, David E. History of the Middle New River Settlements & Contiguous Territory Standard Printing & Publishing, Huntington, WV 1906 General History, family sketches,military rosters, including areas of Giles and Tazewell County which are now in Logan County.
- Booton, Orland H. Account of Mine Wars 1960
- Brumfield, Darrell, Ellis, Smith, Flossie Hatfield. Stories About Gilbert, West Virginia and Surround Communities. 1993. Gateway Press, Baltimore, Md.
- Brumfield, Darrell, Ellis, Smith, Flossie Hatfield. Stories About Gilbert, West Virginia and Surround Communities. 1995. Gateway Press, Baltimore, Md.
- Davis, Dolores Riggs. Dehue History Book - Depicts the rise and decline between 1916-1994 of the mining town or Dehue 1916-1994. 152 pages.
- Jackson, Margaret A History of Logan West Virginia" 1950
- Pearlman, Agnes B. "Virginia, Later West Virginia." 1976
- Ragland, Henry Clay History of Logan County, Virginia 1896.
- Smith, Nancy Sue. History of Logan and Mingo Counties, Beginning in 1617. Williamson West Virginia . 1966.
- Spence, Robert Y. Land of the Guyandot: A History of Logan County, West Virginia. 1976
- Swain, George T.:History of Logan County, Virginia rewritten by in 1927
- Waller, Altine L. Feud: Hatfields McCoys & Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900University of North Carolina Press, 1988. War of Economics, Genealogical Tables for both families.
- Wardell, Patrick. "Virginia & West Virginians 1670-1870". Heritage Books 1986
- Thurmon, Walter R The Logan Coal Field of West Virgina; West Virginia University Library 1964.
- Centennial Program: City of Logan, West Virginia 1852-1952. 1952
- 1850 Virginia Map Including West Virginia
- Map of Logan County, West Virginia
- Trails Rus-West Virginia Map
- Logan County West Virginia 1895
- West Virginia County Clerk Map
- City of Logan West Virginia Map
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Logan County on page 135.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Collection 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
Civil War
- West Virginia, Revolutionary Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865.
- Grant, U.S. The Civil War", Battleground Publishing, Huntington, WV 1912 Civil Ware memories with list of Logan Veterans page 654.
- West Virginia in the Civil War
- Civil War 7th West Virginia Calvary
- Logan Wildcats
- Logan Wildcats Civil War WV Encyclopedia
- Rending of Virginia, Hall, Granville Davisson, self published 1902 The Birthing of West Virginia eyewitness accounts of Seccession and Wheeling Conventions, many pictures of ancestors.
- Great Pictures of the Civil War
- Civil War Medals of West Virginia. Where are they?
Mine Wars
- Battle of Blair Mountain (Civil Uprising)
- Blair Mountain West Virginia Mine Wars
- Don Chafin Sheriff of Logan County, West Virginia
Korean War
Korean War Casualties from West Virginia
World War II
Logan County, West Virginia WWII Casualities Army and Air Force
Naturalization Records
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Logan County, West Virginia Will Books 1873 - 1968 West Virginia Will Books Logan
- West Virginia Records at the Library of Virginia
- Early Logan County Tax List
- County and City Court Records Land and Office Patents & Grants Land Taxes, 1782-1900 Personal Property Taxes Vital Statistics, 1853-1862
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records: Birth, Death, Marriages
- Turner, Ronald Ray. Logan County West Virginia Marriages from Other Counties. 2007. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.
- Logan County USGENWEB Archives - Vital Records
- Logan County, West Virginia Marriage Archives
- Logan County Marriages 1992
- Brown, Donna L Logan County, West Virginia Marriages - 1892-1913 1993
- Brown, Donna L Logan County, West Virginia Marriages - 1913-1923" 1995
- Brown, Donna L "Logan County, West Virginia Birth & Deaths 1872-18921992
- Brown, Donna L "Logan County, West Virginia Birth & Deaths 1889-1906" 1994
- Fowler, Vicie F. Vital Statistics of Logan County West Virginia 1853-1860. Manuscript Collection
Societies and Libraries
Logan County Genealogical Society
P O Box 1959
Logan, West Virginia 25601
Buffalo Creek Memorial Library
Logan Area Public Library
16 Wildcat Way
Logan, WV 25601
South West Virginia Community College 2900 Dempsey Branch Road
Mt-Gay - Shamrock,
Telephone 304-896-7378
Family History Books that were found at the South West Virginia Community College were taken to Logan High School in April May of 2004. Patron should call during inclement weather before traveling to confirm library hours. College Library has a wealth of information on Logan County History and Family History
Logan High School, Logan, West Virginia 304-752-6606
West Virginia & Regional History Collections and Special Collections (WVU)
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Logan County, West Virginia USGENWEB
- Logan West Virginia History and Nostalgia
- Logan County West Virginia Encyclopedia
- Logan County, West Virginia Commons
- Facebook Logan County, West Virginia
- Logan County History
- National Register of Historical Places Logan County, WV
- Logan Field
- Logan WV Gallery Photos
- Flickr Photos Logan County, WV
- Logan county People and Places
- McCormick's Fine Furnishing
- Logan County West Virginia Nostalgia
- Logan County Veteran's Page
- Logan WV Genealogy
- Fuzzy's Home Page
- Home of WVOW, Logan
- A Little Slice of Logan County, WV
- 2010 U.S. Census Bureau Facts Logan County, WV
- Logan County West Virginia History and Genealogy
- Buffalo Creek Flood
- Logan County, West Virginia Bridges
- Environmental Justice Case Study: Buffalo Creek Disaster
- Buffalo Creek Disaster Coal dam leads to flood - You Tube
- Looking Back at the Buffalo Creek Disaster C V Moore
- Lessons Unlearned from Buffalo Creek Disaster
- Logan County, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- West Virginia 1895 County Maps
- Photograph - General Information - How to's - Styles
- West Virginia Drive In Movie Theaters
- Logan County UTube Videos
- Logan County Video - UTube\
- Logan County U Tube Route 10 Man to Logan
- Political Scandals in Logan County, West Virginia Wikipedia
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Wikipedia
Hatfield McCoy Stories
- Hatfield McCoy Country
- Hatfield McCoy feud wiki
- The Hatfield Family - West Virginia Division of Culture and History
- Hatfield-McCoy Feud West Virginia Archives
- Hatfield-McCoy Feud - Roseanna: Juliet of the Mountains
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Matewan
Mining in Logan County, West Virginia
West Virginia Archives and History Mine Wars Mountain Top Coal Mining, Logan County, West Virginia Logan Coal Field Surface Mining Fatal Mining Accidents Railroads, Coal in West Virginia Manslaughter on Buffalo Creek: The Pittston Mentality The Friends of Blair Mountain Logan County Phraseology
WV Mine Disasters 1884 to Present
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Logan County, West Virginia. Page 744 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ The following sources were used to create this database: (1) The History of Logan County by Henry Clay Ragland, (2)1850 Logan County Virginia Census, (3) 1860 Logan County Virginia Census, (4) 1870 Logan County WV Tridelphia Township, (5) 1850 Wyoming County, Virginia Census, (6) 1853-1860 Logan County, Virginia Birth Marriage and Death Records, and (7) 1850 - 1860 - 1870 Logan County, Virginia Mortality Schedules.


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TRAINING: My typical schedule is twice a day - usually three hours in the morning and two to three hours at night.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I used to play basketball in high school and a little bit in junior college. I got in some trouble and got kicked off the team and I had been in a lot of streetfights growing up, and I wanted some competition. I started boxing and after two days, I decided that's what I wanted to do – I wanted to be a fighter.
What ranks and titles have you held? Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, two-time Golden Gloves champion in the open division.
Do you have any heroes? My mom
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything to me. This is what I've been training for for the last four and a half years, and it's the biggest thing I want in my life right now.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to a couple JUCOs and I didn't graduate, but I went to a Medical Assistant's school and I graduated from there.
What was your job before you started fighting? I've worked in the oil fields, I've been a bouncer, I worked at Target. In the last seven years I've probably had 15 jobs.
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle choke
Favorite striking technique: Head kick
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I am setting this post for Friday, June 24th at 3:00pm, PST. This is the appointed time that our veterinarian will arrive at our home. A special burial plot is ready, as is a small box. It is time for me to give my beloved kitty, "Tiger Lily" a dignified end to her life. She has been a member of our family for 14 years. I am writing this tonight, on Thursday evening, as my own form of therapy-- in dealing with the fact that I will miss her very much.
It is Friday, at 2:00pm. In one hour, the vet will arrive. I lifted my kitty up, to take outside into the sunshine. She has been pretty listless for the last two days. She managed a few rolls on the concrete. She's so thin-- a mere wisp of 6 pounds of fur and bones, as her intestinal cancer is ravaging her body. But she's back in the house, in her hunched position. She is tired. She is ready. It is time for me to let go... say goodbye.
Tonight, I plan on making potent margaritas to help numb the pain a bit, and to just remember what a wonderful family pet that my Tiger Lily was. I'm thankful that I can give her the gift of humane euthanasia. She has earned it; she was just "on loan" to me for as many cat years as she had to give.
I'll be back to blog in a couple or three days. I just have a few buckets of tears to cry.
Four Feet in Heaven
No eager purrs to greet me.
No softly padded paws to run
Ecstatically to meet me.
No coaxing rubs, no plaintive cry
Will say it's time for feeding.
I've put away your bowl, and all
The things you won't be needing;
But I will miss you little friend,
For I could never measure
The happiness you brought me,
The comfort and the pleasure.
And since God put you here to share
In earthly joy and sorrow;
I'm sure there'll be a place for you
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HAMPTON — Two men were rescued Thursday night after being caught in a riptide, while a 13-year-old boy who swam out to try to help was able to make it back to shore by himself, Fire Capt. William Kennedy said.
Kennedy said the two men, whose names were not available, were swimming in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 p.m. Thursday when a riptide carried them about 100 yards offshore. The men were not able to swim out of the current or back to shore and ultimately had to be rescued by two rescue swimmers and a rescue boat, he said.
Kennedy said a 9-year-old boy heard the men yelling for help and swam out to them. He said the men tried to climb on top of the boy and kept pushing the boy under the surface of the water.
"Somehow," Kennedy said, the boy was able to get away from the men and swim back to shore.
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1st Round, Pick 1: OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
Fisher at the number one pick is a steal. He has all of the athleticism to play either left or right tackle, which is a great insurance policy since starting LT Branden Albert's future with the Chiefs is currently in the air.
Fisher is a 6'7, 306-pound offensive tackle. At the NFL Combine he ran the 40-yard dash in 5.03 seconds and put up 27 reps on the 225-pound bench press, with a vertical jump of 28.5 inches.
Fisher isn't as polished in the technical side of the game as Joeckel, but what attracted the Chiefs was his potential. With his athletic abilities, he could potentially be much better than Joeckel in a few years, once he has some game-time experience. He does play smart, showing patience in the pass blocking game. He lets the defender come to him and then likes to drive around the corner and out of the play. Because he has fast movement skills, Fisher can wait a tick in case he has to move to his right on an inside rush. Knows when to let the guard take a defender so he can stay outside and block a late rusher.
The best part about Fisher? Unlike Joeckel, he can play down and dirty, getting mean when blocking. And that intangible can be the difference on every down.
3rd Round, Pick 63: TE Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
The KC Chiefs new player is a tight end out of Cincinnati. Travis Kelce is a 6'5, 255 pound tight end who had 45 receptions for 722 yards last for the Bearcats.
This is a very interesting pick with the Chiefs current tight end situation. With Anthony Fasano signed to a multi-year deal just weeks ago, and Tony Moeaki entering the final year of his deal, this is an intriguing move. Could this be the last season for Moeaki as a Chief?
Kelce is a solid receiver, and a great blocker. Kansas City is beefing up their protection, which was suspect last season. This offense is gearing up for smash mouth football.
3rd Round, Pick 96: RB Knile Davis, Arkansas
At one point, Davis was considered to be one of the best talents coming out of college, but the biggest issue for him is the injuries. Davis has spent most of his college career on the sidelines, due to injury. He has explosiveness, speed and the ability to be a downhill runner, but what worries me the most is his history of injury. Not to mention the availability of running backs for the Chiefs. Jamaal Charles is obviously the guy, while Dexter McCluster will serve in a variety of roles. Shaun Draughn put up some nice production last season, while last year's pick Cyrus Gray could see more time this season. In short, I'm not sure why we drafted a running back, especially one so injury prone.
4th Round, Pick 99: LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
This may be the gem of the Chiefs' draft. After the whole deal with Jovan Belcher, the team has a hole at the inside linebacker spot. Nico is a talented run-stopper, something the Chiefs lacked last season. He almost seems to enjoy making hits and shedding blocks, and he is an aggressive drag-down tackler. The question for him will be how well he can do in coverage.
Besides, I can't be the only one who recognizes the opportunity to have Johnson and Johnson serving as our inside linebackers.
5th Round, Pick 134: CB Sanders Commings, Georgia
Commings is a 6'0, 216-pound cornerback from the SEC. This is another interesting pick for the Chiefs. Brandon Flowers is the starter for years to come, but the Chiefs have signed Dunta Robinson and Sean Smith to three-year deals, along with Javier Arenas on the roster.
Commings could be depth for the future, or he could also be there to play safety.
Commings ran a 4.34 40-yard dash at the 2013 NFL Combine and visited the Kansas City Chiefs before the draft.
6th Round, Pick 170: C Eric Kush, California (PA)
Kush is 6'3, 304 pounds. At his March pro day, he ran the 40-yard dash in 5.04 seconds and repped the 225-pound bench press 25 times. His vertical leap is 30 inches.
The starting center, Rodney Hudson, was injured for most of the season last year, but he'll be re-assuming his role this coming season. A sixth rounder isn't going to replace a second round pick in most cases, anyway. My guess is he was picked up for depth at offensive line.
6th Round, Pick 204: FB Braden Wilson, Kansas State
Wilson is a very large fullback at 6'4 and 251 pounds. At the NFL Combine he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds and put up 22 reps on the 225-pound bench press. He was All-Big 12 honorable mention (media) in 2012. But he'll have his work cut out for him with Ryan D'Imperio, Patrick DiMarco and Nate Eachus already on roster. The Chiefs won't carry all of those guys on their roster, so I would venture a guess that two make the list.
7th Round, Pick 207: DE Mike Catapano, Princeton
Mike Catapano is a 6'4', 271-pound defensive end out of the Ivy League.
Defensive end was considered a need heading into the 2013 NFL Draft, but only from a depth standpoint. Tyson Jackson will man one side while Mike DeVito, signed in free agency to a multi-year deal, will play on the other side. The Chiefs need along the line, and possibly even a starter or two down the road, depending on what happens with Tyson Jackson. I'm not one hundred percent sure of whether Mike DeVito will hold down one of those positions, but I believe that next season will give the answers.
Chiefs draft offense with first two picks
1st Round, Pick 1: OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan