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|December 2011
|OKLAHOMA'S eGOV NEWS REPORT
Welcome to Oklahoma's eGovernment News Report. We hope you enjoy the monthly report providing you with up-to-date information on Oklahoma's eGovernment achievements.
OK.gov Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. – December 20, 2011 – OK.gov, Oklahoma's official state website celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2011. Through the years, OK.gov has been an online source for Oklahoma citizens to find everything pertaining to Oklahoma state government.
YourOklahoma, the Oklahoma State Portal, was created in May 2001 through the passing of House Bill 1662, and was operated through an agreement between NIC Inc. and Oklahoma's Office of State Finance. In 2004, the Portal underwent a facelift and changed its branding from YourOklahoma to the current, OK.gov.
"OK.gov provides user-friendly applications and websites that connect Oklahoma citizens with elected officials and state agencies," said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. "I congratulate them on their 10th anniversary."
Since 2001, the portal received multiple best-in-class awards for applications developed for the state of Oklahoma. In 2009, OK.gov received national recognition, placing in the Top 10 for Digital Government Achievement Awards.
In the last decade, Oklahoma Interactive has launched 418 custom-designed eGovernment applications. Some of the more notable online services include: • Oklahoma State Treasurer: Online Treasury Auction • Oklahoma Tax Commission: Online Vehicle Tag Renewal System (CARS) • Oklahoma State Department of Health: Step UP Performance Management System Application • Oklahoma Emergency Management: SoonerSafe Safe Room Rebate Program
OK.gov staff are currently designing and implementing challenging new applications such as the Oklahoma Department of Library's Student Literacy Tracking application and an online Governor's Appointee Application Form, which are scheduled for launch in 2012.
"We have worked hard to make OK.gov an easy-to-use and comprehensive place for businesses and citizens to interact with the state," said Mark Mitchell, OK.gov general manager. "In the future, we plan to build upon this success by enhancing citizen interaction, managing important content effectively and efficiently, and building online services that save the state, citizens and businesses time and money."
Oklahoma Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC Inc. that manages OK.gov, celebrated its anniversary with an open house for all Oklahoma state agency partners at Oklahoma Interactive offices in downtown Oklahoma City. The open house allowed agency partners to meet the entire Oklahoma Interactive staff and learn more about the history of the company.
How to Measure Social Media Reach
Federal agencies wanting to measure their social media reach should start by counting the number of followers and fans-but don't stop there, according to advice presented in a General Services Administration webinar on social metrics.
The majority of federal agencies currently have a presence on Facebook or Twitter or both. Widely available social media metrics can be used to measure the value of that presence in terms of reach, influence, engagement and ability to generate relevant feedback, said Gadi Ben-Yehuda, social media director at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, at the Dec. 7 webinar.
Counting Twitter followers and Facebook friends is a logical way to measure social influence, and some agency executives stop there, but there is more you can, and should, do, Ben-Yehuda said.
"The good thing about followers and friends is they are easy to count," he said. "What it does not tell you about is the actual engagement."
Several free services offer additional information to help gauge whether followers and friends are influential, active and engaged.
For example, Tweepskey.com offers a free online service that charts Twitter followers and shows, in graphic form, their relative online influence and engagement.
Another service, SocialBro.com, provides a geographic view of Twitter followers, as well as statistics on how often they tweet.
Another popular website, Klout.com, offers a Klout Score for each Twitter or Facebook user that is meant to provide a comprehensive view of online influence, based on an algorithmic measure of the number and influence of their followers, Twitter retweets and mentions, Facebook shares, and other metrics.
The Klout Score can be very helpful for a broad-based picture of online influence, Ben-Yehuda said, but federal agencies should be wary of using it as their only metric.
"The Klout score is really good for your annual review, but it has things that [Klout] thinks are important, and they may or may not align with the mission of your agency," he said. "So, don't try to tailor your activity to increase your score. Rather, if you are successful in social media, your score will probably go up. "
Aside from Klout, agency social media managers should assess on their own how often their content is retweeted, mentioned and shared on social sites to determine which type of content is most engaging and where they are having the most impact, he added.
Comments-both on Facebook and on blogs--also are a very important metric for engagement, and agencies should take care to have a clear policy so they can maintain a feed with relevant comments and little or no spam.
Participants in the webinar also were advised to use Google analytics or other tools to assess which social media sites were driving the most traffic to agency websites.
Measuring the ability to receive relevant information from Twitter and Facebook is one of the most important and also most challenging aspects of social media engagement, Ben-Yehuda said. To maximize the ability to glean useful information, he recommended applying filters such as TweetDeck, "favoriting" items and being mindful of the internal agency audience that is most interested in the feedback.
To help federal agencies expand their social presence and influence, Ben-Yehuda advised becoming a more active user of Facebook and Twitter by directly asking followers for retweets and mentions; retweeting and mentioning others; engaging in online conversations and rewarding users who retweet or share your messages.
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41-year prison sentence
News editor
A second McPherson College student has been arrested in connection with the death of Tabor College junior and football player Brandon Brown. DeQuinte Oshea Flournoy was arrested Sept. 26 and charged with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree.
Alton L. Franklin had previously been arrested Sept. 22 and was initially charged with aggravated battery. The charge was amended to aiding and abetting murder in the second degree after Brown died Sept. 22. The 19-year-old defendants are both from Dallas, Texas, and were on the 2011 McPherson College football team but not on the 2012 team. They remained McPherson College students until they were suspended after their arrests. If convicted, they could be sentenced to up to 493 months in prison and fined up to $300,000.
McPherson County Attorney David A. Page refused to speak about the specifics of the case but did say that "aiding and abetting" charges don't mean a reduced charge.
"Generally speaking, anyone aiding and abetting a crime is just as guilty as someone who does it entirely themselves," Page said Monday. "The penalty is the same."
Page declined to say whether he anticipates anyone else would be charged in the case.
Brown, 26, was found beaten unconscious shortly after 4 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 400 block of Carrie Street in McPherson. The father of two children was pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m. Sept. 22 in Wichita.
Four current McPherson College football players, Taajon Richardson, Torry Hamill, D'Andre Sampson, and DeMarcus Trotter, and one current Tabor College football player, Ilai Eteaki, are listed among potential witnesses on the criminal complaints against Franklin and Flournoy.
Preliminary hearings in McPherson County District Court are scheduled for 11 a.m. Oct. 29 for both defendants after being delayed from Wednesday for Franklin and Thursday for Flournoy.


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A six-year-old girl was taken to hospital after suffering burns in a house fire in Leeds.
The girl suffered burns to her leg during the fire which happened in the attic bedroom of a property in Mafeking Grove, Beeston, at 5am this morning (Wednesday).
Two appliances from Hunslet Fire Station were dispatched to the incident and they arrived the girl's father was attempting to extinguish the fire having got the six-year-old and her mother and sister to safety.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus went upstairs with a hose reel to ensure the fire was completely out.
The girl was given first aid by firefighters until paramedics arrived and transferred to hospital.
The fire is believed to have been caused by a lamp.
The attic bedroom suffered only minor damage.
Firefighters were at the scene for around 45 minutes.


text: If you are a small business owner, you may recognized that your company needs to offer certain benefits to help attracted and retain talented workers. An employee benefits lawyer can help your company design and structure benefits packages, while also ensuring that these benefits meet all necessarily regulatory and reporting requirements. Executives and other workers may also turn to an employee benefits attorney for assistance in negotiating benefits packages, including pensions and deferred compensation. Employee benefits law firms can also work to ensure you are receiving all of the benefit you have been promised and are entitled to.


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Jahras: You finnaly took off - but you stayed mostly with TF from March of 01 ---- Well done man, a great run.
Mytmaxx(Exdus/Xdus): bro, you are on another break - but youmight show up again - who knows, either way - as the last current founding member with a TF tag, great to see you when you are around
Dealing: you joined about the same time as Jahras and thru a few toons - you always came back to TF. Altho currently on a break, I know when you return to the game eventually - you will find me something to track
Resulta: hon, you are a roller, but while frustrated with change sometimes, you always come back - and heck you even raid with us when you can. I love you Res, and will always be happier when you log on.
Arielyn: Bro I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. I would prolly be in Triality! Heh, but in all seriousness - I found this guy lost outside of BB in Qhills - and took him to die in Everfrost, and Najena, and kith and perma and the moon and velious and kedge and pop and into Discord. Glad you are still kicking bud.
Deluin: what? heh - this guy predates Ary and I, and altho he left eons ago - he came back over a year ago - switched mains and rarely raids but that don't matter, glad to be playing with the same guy.
Pensfan: what some of you are glad that he is gone. Meh - he always meant well for TF even if you didn't get along with him. I even visited this cat twice in RL - good peeps and glad to have played with him - sorry to have dumped the guild on him when I left for Iraq that one time.
Loarind: hunh? who is this? Don, you were my first Guild leader in TF - glad to have known you (Resulta will point him to this thread someday). I wish you and your family well, and keep on scrapping you old AIrman you.
Ranek: Who the hell is this? Ranek founded TF, and altho he never really meant much to me - he had quit EQ before I joined TF. He restarted once, but after we Pled his new toon up to 14 or 15 he really lost interest again - heh.
Kunglao and the ogahs: heh wish you were here
Ralph and Fadari - damn I wish you two were around. My favorite Ogah and High elf ever. You guys were so good they used you as the artwork for Planes of power box and splash screen
Drannor - Even he came back. He and I fight over details but we share the Vision of TF that we either found or developed. Hell maybe sometimes it is his and my vision - who the hell knows.
Shalow and Morbier and Sumven: you guys bailed on us to guilds that supported your playstyle and interests - but have both come back and haunted us over the years - you guys are A1. Niblan. heh he was an OG TFer but has been in Pactum for like 3 years - what the hell - nibs is always good for a KEI
To those that have worn a TF tag left and came back - even if you left again: you guys are the best, and will be glad to play with you if I am LFG or if you are LF ranger.
no - I ain't leaving - just felt nostalgic for some reason


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Can't you take ketone supplements? No. While it is possible to elevate ketones by taking them, œwithout the low-carb stimulus, there is no net increase in ketone production, no decrease in insulin, and no net increase in fat oxidation, says Volek. Don't trust trainers or œbody hackers who say you can induce ketosis quickly without changing your diet.
The ketogenic diet " a high-fat and very low-carb eating plan " can be tough to start. After all, it's likely a radical departure from the way you're eating now (a typical standard American diet is high in carbohydrates and processed foods). But many people are trying the keto diet, which puts your body in a state of ketosis. That's what happens when your body's carb-burning switch flips to a fat-burning one, a change that can cause weight loss and has even been credited with controlling diabetes. (1)
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This week's controversy surrounding a Stanford study claiming to have established that organic food is no more nutritious than non-organic illustrates the pitfalls of talking about food issues in a consumer frame. And people all around the country are saying so.
Food issues are never solely or even mainly about individual consumer choice — our food and farming system connects us with each other and is by most measures our most impactful daily interaction with the environment.
Food is, for instance, the largest single-sector contributor to climate change, and industrial agriculture consumes 70% of the earth's freshwater supplies. Food is at the center of human culture, and always has been. More to the point, food is unavoidably political and we are increasingly understanding ourselves as food citizens much moreso than consumers.
Accordingly, from the Los Angeles Times to the Des Moines Register people are responding to the Stanford study with some variation of "so what?" or "you've missed the point."
The point is...
People choose and afford organic when they can for a variety of reasons, a good many of them having to do with not wanting pesticides to be used on their food or in their name.
Pesticide residues on food in unknown combinations can have real health impacts — especially at critical life junctures like pregnancy, early childhood or when we are older, or sick. Pesticides are driving biodiversity loss and play a key role in the decline of pollinators.
Pesticide use in the fields puts farmers, and especially farmworkers and their families on the frontlines in ways that are profoundly unjust. Farmworkers face so many risks and get so much sicker than just about any other workforce, that they are largely exempt from our nation's labor laws.
Pesticide use on food is, in other words, about so much more than the consumer benefits of organic. Yet media insistently seek to frame organic as a consumer issue (and as the folks at the Framework Institute note, we in the food advocate world too often play into this). As a result, we get a distracting and ideologically charged "debate" that misses the mark every time.
What the data really say
For the academic at heart (myself included), Dr. Chuck Benbrook of the Organic Center wrote a full technical review of the Stanford study, noting a variety of methodological flaws like undercounting and the failure to meaningfully define terms. Key among the flaws is a misleading math trick which allows the study to depict the increased risk of exposure to pesticide residues on food at around 30%. In fact, the data show "an overall 81% lower risk or incidence of one or more pesticide residues in the organic samples compared to the conventional samples."
Taking the study on in its own terms (i.e. the individual consumer benefits of organic), Benbrook's corrections boil down to this:
From my read of the same literature, the most significant, proven benefits of organic food and farming are:
1. a reduction in chemical-driven, epigenetic changes during fetal and childhood development, especially from pre-natal exposures to endocrine disrupting pesticides;
2. the markedly more healthy balance of omega-6 and -3 fatty acids in organic dairy products and meat; and
3. the virtual elimination of agriculture's significant and ongoing contribution to the pool of antibiotic-resistant bacteria currently posing increasing threats to the treatment of human infectious disease.
So, fewer sick kids, better good fats and a better shot at having antibiotics that actually work. And so much more.
Learn More» To get into the nitty-gritty of comparing organic and conventional foods in terms of which residue combinations are found on which foods in what amounts, see our WhatsOnMyFood.org database, website and iPhone app.
My local paper for Santa Cruz, CA, the Sentinel, carried the Stanford study article. I replied with this too brief letter.
Not surprisingly, organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables are equally nutritious. But are they are equally safe? Consider facts about pesticide residues.
Many pesticides are known to damage health. Residues on five popular fruits can contain 10 carcinogens, 30 hormone disruptors, 15 neurotoxins, and 10 reproductive toxins. Are the amounts of residues on conventional produce really "within safety limits"? EPA's original "safe dose" for the herbicide Atrazine in drinking water was 3 ppb; it was later dropped to 0.1 ppb; EPA's original "safe dose" for the insecticide Methoxychlor was 5 mg/kg/day; it was later lowered to 0.02 mg/kg/day. It should not be surprising that ingesting 62 pesticides on peaches is likely to be harmful, even if each pesticide by itself is not. Scientists have demonstrated the power of multiple pesticides.
For more information see the author's book, "How to be Healthy in a Toxic World," from Amazon.
You can bet there is money behind this report. Who donates to Stanford? I would seriously question the science as well as the motives of this study. The first thing cancer patients need to do is to detox themselves, and this includes avoiding any and all pesticides. Pesticides also can act as endocrine disrupters which probably contributes to the rising rates of cancer in this country. There is much more at stake here than simple chemical nutrition anyway.
The obvious shortcomings of this study cannot be ignored. For one, nearly all of the studies cited are flawed. For example, examining the foods for protein was conducted by measuring the amount of nitrogen in the foods. This does not test for usable protein and chemically grown foods have nitrogen compounds that are not usable protein, but compounds such as nitrosamines, nitrites and non-chelated compounds – some of which are carcinogenic. Commercial foods are grown with just the basic nutrients for plant growth, which amounts to ten elements. However, human elemental needs are at least 30 elements, which organic foods have. Studies have should that there is more vitamins C and A, fiber, usable protein, and chelated minerals, and lower sodium in organic foods. And so on, but other aspects between the two food production methods are often overlooked.
Approximately 2.5 billion tons of pesticides are used worldwide and cost more than $20 billion each year. About 600,000 tons of more than 600 different pesticides are used annually in the United States at a cost of more than $5 billion. Needless to say, this industry alone is a powerful influence on our government and daily lives, as is the manufacture of chemical fertilizers Yet, the price tag is much greater.
For one, the raw materials that go into the manufacture of pesticides have to come from somewhere. There has to be extensive areas which are mined for the materials. This also requires heavy metal machinery, explosives, factories and fuel. When we contemplate this it is obvious that mountains of raw materials are needed each year, and along with them the wilderness that once graced the areas. It is a more energy intensive practice, contributing to climate change as well. This effect, compounded by the manufacture of chemical fertilizers, is obviously not a sustainable practice.
About 35% of the foods purchased by consumers in the US have detectable levels of pesticides. Moreover, 1% to 3% of the foods have levels above the legal tolerance level. Even worse, the methods used detect only about one third of the more than 600 pesticides used. The National Residue Program tests only 41 of those more than 600 pesticides and does so on a very limited basis of spot checks.
Some people think that pesticides are absolutely needed to control pests, but this is not so. For example, insecticide use between 1945 and 1989 increased ten-fold in the US, but crop losses from insect damage increased from 7% to 13%. The pesticides very often destroy natural predators, and thereby, loss of natural controls ensues. Pests often become resistant to pesticides, and without the natural control the results can be devastating. More than, 504 insect and mite species, 150 plant pathogens, and 273 weed species are now resistant to pesticides.
Some of us also think that there are no negative human health effects, except with large doses. Yet, a World Health Organization and United Nations Environmental Programme report estimates that one million human pesticide poisonings occur each year, with about 20,000 deaths resulting. Long-term exposure to pesticides has not been studied, but the International Agency for Research on Cancer found "sufficient" evidence that 18 pesticides are carcinogenic, and another 16 pesticides have "limited" carcinogenicity. Certain pesticides, such as organophosphates, have long term and irreversible effects. It is well documented that organophosphates cause delayed polyneuropathy, which includes irreversible neurological changes. Other effects include defects on memory, mood (even depression), and abstraction. And this is just one type of pesticide, though a commonly used one. These and other health problems are a public issue, because everyone is exposed to pesticides in water and the atmosphere, and likely at their favorite restaurant.
Meanwhile, the worst of conventional agriculture is soil erosion. And, soil erosion may well be the world's most serious environmental problem. Lost topsoil reduces organic matter, fine clays, water-holding capacity, plant rooting depth, productivity, and crop yields. In the US alone at least 6.5 billion tons of topsoil is eroded each year. At least a half ton of soil is lost each year for every man, woman and child! Meanwhile, all countries are contributing to the erosion of the soil, and many more so than the US. In 40 years all of the topsoil will be lost, exposing the denser, less fertile subsoil (argillic horizons) with chemical agriculture. The entire problem can be summed-up by recognizing that it takes 500 to 1,000 years to develop a mere one inch of topsoil, empires have collapsed throughout history partly due to erosion, and recently, since 1914, more topsoil has been lost than in all of previous history!
As bad as the loss of topsoil may be, it is a quiet crisis, one not widely perceived. Unlike natural disasters, this human made disaster is unfolding gradually. It is not widely recognized because of the intensification of cropping patterns and the plowing of marginal land that leads to excessive erosion over the long run can lead to production gains in the present, thereby creating the illusion of progress and a false sense of food security.
It is quite ridiculous for us to continue with such a devastating practice as world hunger and populations grow. Organically grow foods are more important than nutrition and avoiding pesticides, and should be on every one's table around the world.


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Books to Watch is a feature here on Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile, dedicated to books that you should totally have on your reading list!
Running roughly once a month, I spotlight two books. One that is already out for your reading enjoyment, and the other a book that is upcoming very soon.
Check below for previous editions!
May 2013 - Jack Blank Series by Matt Myklusch and Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas
January 2013 - Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright and Graveyard Child by M.L.N. Hanover
November 2012 - Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and Shadow Breakers by Daniel Blythe
September 2012 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell
August 2012 - Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey & The Archived by Victoria Schwab


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The Balloon Launch Project
I'm forming a group to work on a balloon-launch project. With a tentative launch date of June 2013, we plan to launch a weather balloon-powered payload to the mid-stratosphere, take measurements, and recover it.
The first question I always get is "Why", and I invariably look up, seeking the depths of the sky for an answer. George Mallory, one of the first hikers to climb Mount Everest, was once asked why he felt compelled to climb the world's highest peak. His famous answer was "Because it's there". Those that have ever felt the call of the explorer know how irresistible that is. I've come to love hearing people tell me "Well, people have done that before." True, but *we* have not. Not yet, but we will.
We will not be the first to get to this altitude, nor will we be the last, but it isn't a trivial task. For the trouble we're going through to try to achieve our goals, we're serious about doing some science while we're there. Up there, we'll be outside of typical FAA flight zones – this airspace is usually reserved for military use. We know its cold, we know the air is thin, but we also know it's beautiful up there – a silent and rareified place where, in the words of Felix Baumgartner, you feel as if "you're on top of the world." We will collect temperature measurements, pressure measurements, and, of course, take some pictures. We will have the rare opportunity to change our perspective on the world for a little while, and maybe even make some 'firsts' while we do it.
In the end we've got so much going for us: a legacy of flights to build and improve upon, a hackerspace full of know-how and ingenuity, and the patience to know that we may fail here and there, but what we learn will get us to our goal with that much more experience.
We're always excited to hear from people who are inspired by this project and we welcome anyone who wants to join the group, learn how to move the project forward, and contribute to the team effort.


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Huntington Herald Dispatch
The Hatfield-McCoy Feud 100th Anniversary
By Dave Peyton
August 8, 1982
Herald-Dispatch staff writer
The Hatfield-McCoy Feud 100th Anniversary
By Dave Peyton
Dutch Hatfield of Newtown, W. Va., never knew his grandfather, Ellison Hatfield.
Ellison was murdered a hundred years ago this month a few miles from Dutch's home. That killed and a subsequent triple execution began the most infamous family feud in the history of America. On one side were Dutch's ancestors - the Hatfields. On the other side of the fight were the McCoys who lived in nearby Pike County, Ky.
Dutch knows one sure thing about the feud: If someone says he knows the true story of the battle, he doesn't. No one knows the truth, he says. Nor will it ever be known. The truth was buried with the people who fought and died in this rugged mountain terrain during the years of the feud.
"I suppose if I had talked to all the old folks when I was a kid and had written down what I heard, I would be a rich man today," said Hatfield, who at 74 is a retired coal miner and former police chief of nearby Matewan, W. Va.
But Dutch didn't write the stories down. Nor did he talk to the old ones much about the feud which ended before he was born. In the days of Dutch's youth, the Hatfields were trying to forget the feud and the hard times it meant for the family.
Dutch knows for certain that his grandfather, Ellison, lies buried on a hillside cemetery near his home. From the cemetery, Dutch can look up and down Mate Creek hollow and see land that the Hatfields once owned. Hatfields still live in the hollow, but much of the land is now owned by coal companies which have been mining the black gold from the rich Mate Creek seams for 50 years or longer.
It's generally agreed that Ellison was murdered across the Tug River in Pike County, Ky., where Hatfield Branch joins Blackberry Creek. It happened during an election day brawl. Three McCoy brothers - Tolbert, Pharmer (some say his name was Phamer) and Randolph Jr. - were charged with the death.
But there the facts come to an end. Dutch says he has always heard his grandfather suffered 17 stab wounds to his body. His cousin, Emma Hatfield (daughter of Ellison's brother, Smith Hatfield), said she always heard Ellison was cut 47 times. Meanwhile, V. C. Jones, the author of what some call the most accurate account of the feud, said that Ellison was stabbed 27 times and shot once in the back.
What brought murder that day to the election grounds in Kentucky? The ill feeling between the Hatfields and the McCoys probably pre-dated Ellison's shooting by seven or eight years. It may have started in 1874 when Floyd Hatfield, Ellison's cousin, and Randolph "Rand'l" McCoy, father of the three accused in Ellison's death, fought over who owned a semi-wild razorback hog. Floyd Hatfield and Randolph McCoy each claimed ownership before a magistrate in Kentucky. The magistrate was a Hatfield - "Preacher Anse" Hatfield to be precise. The preacher was a cousin to "Devil Anse."
After the "hog trial" was over, Floyd Hatfield got possession of the hog. But the trial left bad feelings.
A couple of years later, a friend of the Hatfield clan was shot down in cold blood. Two McCoys were suspected of the shooting but no evidence was ever presented to back the claim. Despite the lack of evidence, Ellison, a magistrate in West Virginia, signed warrants for their arrest. Ellison asked his old brother, Devil Anse, to serve the warrants. Devil Anse told a reporter many years later that he refused to serve the warrants "because the McCoys and I had always been good friends."
But that wasn't all to the ill feelings. About the same time, Johnson Hatfield, one of Devil Anse's sons, fell in love with Roseanna McCoy, daughter of Randolph McCoy. She left her father's home in Kentucky to marry Johnson, known as Johnse. They were never married but lived for a time "without benefit of clergy," as they say. Their relationship was a stormy one. Ros[e]anna became pregnant during the relationship, but the "love child" was either born dead or died within a few months after birth. Again the facts aren't known.
Johnse eventually tired of Roseanna and sent her home to her father and mother. He ended up married to Nancy McCoy, Roseanna's cousin. That marriage lasted only briefly, and he went on to marry at least four other times. It's no wonder that when Hatfields talk of Old Johnson, they still remember him as a ladies' man.
Thus, both the Hatfields and McCoys brought grudges that day to the election grounds along Blackberry Creek. The election was held in a field a few yards from the home of Preacher Anse Hatfield.
In his book "The Hatfields and the McCoys," Jones recounted what happened from testimony of Preacher Anse, who was apparently one of the election officials on the Kentucky side of the river.
According to Preacher Anse and others, there was lots of whiskey that day on the election grounds. Ellison was there, as was Preacher Anse's brother, Elias, who carried the name "Bad 'Lias." Everyone said it suited him perfectly.
Early in the day, Tolbert McCoy, Randolph's 31-year-old son, picked a fight with Bad 'Lias over money owed for a fiddle. Preacher Anse broke up the fight by reasoning with the McCoys. Bad 'Lias, it is said, was too drunk to listen to anyone, even his saintly brother.
The early morning fight made Tolbert McCoy seethe with anger. This set the stage for what was to come. It began when Ellison awoke from a nap in the woods and came out into the crowd.
Ellison wore a big floppy straw hat that day, it is said. He cavorted in the crowd, showing off a little more than he should have, what with tempers flaring.
Suddenly, Tolbert burst from the mass of people and stood before 41-year-old Ellison.
"I'm hell on earth," Tolbert roared at Ellison.
"What?" Ellison replied.
"I'm hell on earth," Tolbert repeated.
At this point Ellison called Tolbert a couple of names that might be considered too tough for an R-rated movie and certainly not suited for a family newspaper.
The words were the fire that lit Tolbert McCoy's short-burning fuse. To[l]bert took a knife from his pocket and ripped open a gash in Ellison's chest with one quick swipe. By the time Tolbert was ready to stab again, his two younger brothers - Pharmer and Randolph Jr. - joined in the battle.
Preacher Anse rushed to the melee to act as peacemaker. As he did, Ellison grabbed a rock and was ready to crush a head or two when a shot rang out. Ellison fell to the ground with a bullet hole in his back.
Election talk came to an end. The talk turned to murder before the people started drifting away from the grounds, fearful of what the next days and weeks would bring to the Tug Fork region.
Word spread of the mortally wounded Hatfield like wildfire in a dry autumn forest. Hatfield clan members carried their wounded relative down Blackberry Creek and across the Tug Fork to a relative's house in West Virginia.
Meanwhile, the three McCoy boys were arrested by authorities at the election site and preparations were made to move them to the jail at Pikeville, more than 20 miles away over some of the roughest terrain in Appalachia.
It was dark before news of the wounding spread to the home of Valentine Hatfield on the West Virginia side of the river. He was the senior Hatfield in the clan. The others looked to him for guidance in handling the affair.
It is said that Valentine, known as "Wall," proposed to allow the authorities in Pike County to take care of the three McCoys. That didn't please most of the Hatfields, who believed the Old Testament admonition "An eye for an eye..." They sought swifter justice than the law would allow.
It must have been at this point that the clan started looking for a Hatfield who would lead them into a revengeful raid across the river.
They found that man in Devil Anse, Valentine's younger brother. And they must have known he was their man when Devil Anse stopped outside the home where Ellison was dying and said resolutely, "We'll hang them McCoys."
The Hatfield clan and their followers, who numbered perhaps more than 20, began riding toward Pike County. Two Hatfields rode ahead of the main group and convinced the authorities taking the McCoys to Pikeville to return to the scene of the crime to try the three boys since the law stated they were to be tried in the district where the crime occurred.
The authorities consented and started returning to Blackberry Creek the following morning, Aug. 8. Soon, the entire Hatfield clan came out of the woods and began following.
Later that same morning, the prisoners, the authorities and the Hatfields all reached Preacher Anse's house near where the fight had happened the day before.
It was here the Hatfield clan drew their guns and took the three McCoys away from the Pike County authorities without a shot being fired. The authorities were no match for the armed Hatfields and they knew it.
The McCoys were taken back to West Virginia and held as prisoners at an abandoned schoolhouse on Mate Creek.
McCoys waited bound on the floor of the schoolhouse. Devil Anse, who was clearly the head of the clan by now, told his plans to nearly anyone who would listen. If Ellison lived, the McCoy boys would be returned to Pikeville to face criminal charges. If Ellison died, the three boys would be executed as an act of revenge.
It was an emotional scene. Several female relatives of the McCoys, including their mother, came to see them. And though this got on Devil Anse's nerves a bit, he allowed the visits.
The night of Aug. 8 became the morning of Aug. 9. And still Ellison lingered near death a few miles away.
On the afternoon of Aug. 9, word came that Ellison had finally died.
What happened after that is lost to history since murder and secret executions are involved.
Under the cover of darkness, the three McCoy boys were removed from the schoolhouse and apparently marched back down Mate Creek to the place where its water spills into the Tug Fork.
Dutch Hatfield says he has always heard that the three boys were taken across the Tug Fork to Kentucky and tied to bushes. Then the executioners (whoever they were) returned to the West Virginia side of the river and fired the shots from their home state.
Writer Jones described what the people along the Tug Fork found as the morning sun rose on the river valley on the morning of Aug. 10:
"There, tied to pawpaw bushes with the thongs that had bound them together since the day before, were three McCoy brothers, bloody and dead. The bodies of Tolbert and Phamer had been riddled with bullets. Tolbert's hands were still over his forehead, as if he had tried to ward off the death-dealing missiles, one of which had passed through his hand and into his head. Phamer sagged like a sack of grain, slumped forward swinging from the armpits. Young Randolph was in a kneeling position, almost the entire top of his head shot away."
There was no question about it. The feud was on. The law (what little there was in those parts) had no control. The bodies of the McCoy boys were placed on a sled drawn by oxen and a slow trip up Blackberry Fork began. At the headwaters of the creek, the bodies were taken over a ridge and down the other side of the mountain to a tributary of Pond Creek where the Randolph McCoy cabin was located.
Legend has it that the three boys were buried in hillside graves a few hundred feet downstream from the cabin. A huge marble marker was placed there a few years ago by McCoy descendants.
Dutch Hatfield, meanwhile, said he doesn't believe the bodies were buried at that site. An old man familiar with the feud told Hatfield in his youth that the bodies were buried further up the creek on the other side of the hollow.
But such is the way of the infamous feud - lots of legends and few facts.
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I watched it at the suggestion of Judith Searcy, my improv teacher at School For Film and Television, because she said that freestyling (rappers creating lyrics on the fly and a big part of this movie) is a terrific example of improv. Yes it is, and if you are really interested in freestyling/ improv, also watch the DVD extra where Eminem auditions the rappers for parts in the movie.
At the same time, 8 Mile is a great coaching movie:
You have to go for it. The above music video captures the high stakes, just-one-shot message that underlies the movie;
You can never give up. Despite the all-or-nothing subtext of the video and overall movie, Eminem's character screws up multiple times before hitting it big in the finale (you will never hear the name Clarence quite the same again). You will have multiple chances, as long as you keep going;
You will be scared. When something really means something to you, you will feel as gritty as this movie looks. Hold onto that passion.
A lot of people have trouble with the passion part, especially when they're caught up in the day to day and have forgotten. So when you do get a glimpse of it (perhaps watching an inspirational movie or just doing something fun), try to remember where you feel it in your body. For me, for example, my heart literally feels like it moves deeper into my chest. Now, you will know the feeling you're trying to recreate. Experiment with activities till you get another glimpse of that feeling.
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren ("to twitter, chatter, jabber"), of imitative origin. Compare Flemish schateren ("chatter"), schetteren, Dutch koeteren ("jabber"), dialectal German kaudern ("to gobble (like a turkey)"), Danish kvidre ("to twitter, chirp").
chatter (uncountable)
- Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
- The sound of talking.
- The sound made by a magpie.
- An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
- Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
- In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
- The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
- (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk): chattering, chatting, nattering
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talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
sound of talking
sound of a magpie
intermittent noise, as from vibration
degree of communication between suspects
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chatter (third-person singular simple present chatters, present participle chattering, simple past and past participle chattered)
- (intransitive) To talk idly.
- They knitted and chattered the whole time.
- Shakespeare
- To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
- (intransitive) Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
- He was so cold that his teeth were chattering.
- To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
- Wordsworth
- The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.
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talk idly
make a chattering noise
to utter sounds that are largely inarticulate
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chatter (plural chatters)
- one who chats
- (Internet) a user of chat rooms
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- chatter in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- chatter in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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LOS ANGELES - UCLA Anderson School of Management has hired nine tenure-track faculty to fill newly-created positions. The school now has a total of 78 ladder faculty.
Judson Caskey, assistant professor (Accounting), conducts both analytical and empirical research on how capital markets generate and process accounting information. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to graduate school, Judson worked as an auditor and a financial systems and reporting consultant. He is a registered status (non-practicing) CPA.
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Marc Martos-Vila, acting assistant professor (Finance), researches in the area of corporate finance, more specifically, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, and the effects of financial frictions. Other areas of interest include contract theory, search theory and the links between finance and aggregate economic activity. He is completing his Ph.D. at Princeton University. Marc has been granted fellowships from the Bank of Spain and Princeton University. He worked at the Financial Systems division of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.
Guillaume Roels, assistant professor (DOTM), has research interests which focus on revenue management, supply chain management, inventory control, and transportation systems. In particular, he is interested in evaluating the impact of competition and/or lack of information on operations, using methods of robust optimization and game theory. His work on distribution-free inventory management was awarded second place in the 2005 MSOM Student Paper Competition. Guillaume Roels holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Agreed, it makes them ride really nice but you need more power to get on a plane than a wakestyle board. I always wondered why people said surfboards are better for light wind until I got a flatter board.14ToeSide wrote:Most true surfboards have way too much rocker for me. You need to go over Niagra Falls to get on a plane. Lighter riders can get away w more rocker.
Yeah I've got the 128 x 38 jaime and it's a world of difference from my recoil 133 x 40 (which i've since sold). Both are 09 boards and what's surprising is that I can go in as light of wind with the jaime. The diff in the flex of those boards is amazing... the recoil was very stiff compared to the jaime. I'd like to get a smaller jaime if they made them.edt wrote:I buy whatever I like or make my own board. Size doesn't really tell you much. I have a liquid force concept Mauricio Abreu 135, and a Jaime 132, they look to the eyeball almost identical, but the concept is super hard, no flex, it beats up your knees, also it has an exteme amount of rocker so it's like you are driving a dump truck, and the amount of rocker acts the opposite of how you would expect, you think it would give you more pop but it gives you less pop because it's impossible to get decent speed. The Jaime by contrast has just the right amount of flex not so much that it bends when you are cruising and slows you down, but enough that it doesn't wreck your knees, it has just enough rocker, and builds up speed easily, drives upwind easily, then after it starts planing fast you can lean just on a tiny bit of the edge and really get cranking so you can build up a ton of speed an pop hard (I'm running small fins on it). The only time I use the concept is if it is blowing 50mph and want to plow through the water like a bulldozer for control. But to the eye they look identical. I love the jaime so much, my favorite board, no affiliation to north, I don't ride any of their kites, but I really like this board. I've demoed a bunch of other boards, every one is different, the specs on width and length don't tell you that much.
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Acceptance of the evidence for evolution can be compatible with religious faith. Today, many religious denominations accept that biological evolution has produced the diversity of living things over billions of years of Earth's history. Many have issued statements observing that evolution and the tenets of their faiths are compatible. Scientists and theologians have written eloquently about their awe and wonder at the history of the universe and of life on this planet, explaining that they see no conflict between their faith in God and the evidence for evolution. Religious denominations that do not accept the occurrence of evolution tend to be those that believe in strictly literal interpretations of religious texts.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish scientists have identified a protein circulating in the blood which seems to be a harbinger of an increased risk of death among elderly people.
The protein, cathepsin S, is strongly tied to the inflammatory processes that are central to killers such as cancer and heart disease.
The authors of the new study, published online Aug. 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association and simultaneously being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Paris, suggest that the protein might be a target for drugs, some of which are already being tested in trials.
In theory, such a biomarker could also "help us interpret how to direct health care," said Thomas Mariani, an associate professor of pediatrics, medicine and environmental medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
But widespread use of the marker is still a ways away, Mariani added.
Previous studies have found higher levels of cathepsin S, an enzyme, in patients who are obese or who have diabetes or heart disease. Patients who lose weight reportedly have lower levels of cathepsin S.
Researchers have speculated that the protein may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis. It may also cause cancer tumors to develop and spread.
The authors of the study, from Uppsala University in Sweden, correlated cathepsin S levels with mortality in two groups of elderly people.
The first group consisted of 1,000 men in Uppsala with an average age of 71 who were followed for an average of 13 years.
The second group also consisted of 1,000 people of about the same age, this time half women and half men. They were followed for about eight years.
Even after adjusting for factors such as age, blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, weight, cholesterol levels and history of heart disease, men in the first group who had the highest levels of cathepsin S in their blood had a 60 percent increased risk of death compared to those with the lowest levels.
High cathepsin S levels were also associated with a 62 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and a small increase in death from cancer.
In the second group, men and women who showed the highest levels of the protein in their blood had double the risk of dying when compared to those with the lowest levels.
It's too early to say if there's a cause-and-effect relationship, Mariani cautioned.
Nor is it clear if the findings can be generalized to other ethnic groups (this was mostly a white European population) or other age groups.
The biomarker does seem promising because it would be easy to assess in a simple blood test. Still, it needs to be validated in further trials.
"Future studies should be performed on medications [to target this biomarker]. They need to see if intervening on this particular marker actually will improve outcomes," said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of Women and Heart Disease at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
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The 60s is widely known as the first entire decade of Rock and Roll after Elvis Presley introduced this kind of music in the late 50's. In the 60's many hits were produced, for example Chubby Checker's dance track ''The Twist''. In the early 1960s a boyband became very popular in Britain: The Beatles. Together with other bands such as the Rolling Stones and he Searchers the Beatles established a new form of British Rock. It didn't took long before the British rock broke through to mainstream popularity in the United States and other European Countries. The Beatles scored in 1964 a major hit with the track ''I Want to Hold Your Hand''. Disco was the definition of the 70s music. Disco music was born out of the urban gay culture in New York City. After the success of Saturday Night fever disco music became mainstream. The film's soundtrack produced numerous Top 10 hits like How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever and Stayin Alive. Disco music inspired many other artist to make disco music. . A great example is Michael Jackson's superb hit 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'. In the 80s there was the emergence of artists such as Madonna, Bon Jovi and Whiney Houston. The 80s is also widely known for the introduction of music videos. On MTV music videos were permanently broadcasted. Michael Jackson's Thriller is considered to be the best music video of this time. The album, also named Thriller, is the best-selling album of all time. Michael Jackson was despite all the controversy surrounding during that period, the biggest star of the 1980s. In the 90s the alternative scene became the mainstream music. For example Hip-Hop music (Tupac Shakur) became very mainstream but also music genres such as country (Shania Twain)and rock (Guns N' Roses).
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My Letter to HIV: A Letter and Video From Christopher J. Morris
Dear HIV,
I got you as of January 9th, 2007 exactly at 9:03am. I was numb for an entire year. You caught me off guard only because I thought I was doing everything right. I used condoms. I didn't hoe around. I even could still count on one hand how many people I had slept with. Never thought that rap would be why I would soon meet you or be able to say that I'm over you. Our relationship started rough because I dealt with you so harshly. I tried to keep up a good front though no one really seemed to understand.
I would soon get that you don't like stress. It makes you peak your ugly head. Though it has been five years now, I see that you are still here. Though you are undetected you still, at times let me know you are here. Because of you I am a bit afraid of love or even to be loved. Because of you I at times still feel hopeless but my grind requires me to keep going.
Also because of you I found my passion. I searched it out and now have found what it is I enjoy most in life. That besides traveling, I enjoying sewing and have chosen to make a career out of it. Because of you I am now about to graduate with a double major of Fashion Design and Marketing. Because of you I have now gotten the opportunity to change lives and even to travel.
Now I see not everything that came along with you was bad though you were much unexpected. But in you unexpectedly I still chose to hope and dream. I still chose to love as hard as I can though there are days I feel like letting go. Though letting go may seem like an option I chose to hold on that much harder. I hold on to dreams and to hopes and to the great possibility of love.
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We're happy to announce that our new project is up and running over at cloud.tv. We've already released Cloudskipper, our Android music player. Currently, we don't have plans to redo the mixtape experience, however we are working on equally fun ideas for socializing the music experience, this time between devices and platforms instead of through the internet.
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An Oldham County resident was crowned 2011 Lindsey Wilson College homecoming king.
Daniel Pulliam of Crestwood, was crowned king on Saturday afternoon at Blue Raider Stadium during halftime of the LWC-Kentucky Christian University football game.
He was elected by the 2,600-student body at the liberal arts college and congratulated by Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr.
Pulliam represented the LWC Student Activities Board on the homecoming court.
A graduate of South Oldham High School, Pulliam is a junior studying psychology. He is the son of Wayne and Karen Pulliam of Crestwood.
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Thousands of dollars were raised Saturday in Cape Coral for the fight against breast cancer.
The second annual Bangles, Bubbles & Bling for "the Girls" fundraiser, hosted by John Michael's Diamond & Jewelry Studio and the American Cancer Society, featured a silent auction, variety of vendors, host of activities, and a raffle for a seven-night cruise. The event raised about $12,000.
The funds will benefit the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer effort.
"The event went great. It was a big success," John Michael Glorioso, owner of John Michael's Diamond & Jewelry Studio, said Thursday. "It was awesome."
Connie Hand, a volunteer with the Lee County American Red Cross, agreed.
"I think it went very very well," she said. "It was bigger this year than it was last year."
Last year, the fundraiser brought in $9,000 for the American Cancer Society.
"We want to raise it every year," Glorioso said. "Next year we hope to do $15,000."
According to Hand, 80 percent of the proceeds will stay in the local community to help survivors through programs like Road to Recovery and Look Good Feel Better. The remaining 20 percent of the funds will go toward cancer research or wherever else it is needed to help achieve the mission.
"Eighty percent of it will stay in Lee County," she said.
In addition to raising funds, the events help to raise awareness of the existing services.
"A lot of survivors, when they're told that they have cancer, they don't know that these services are available," Hand said. "There are services available for every step of the process."
She noted that she was surprised by the outpouring of support Saturday.
"The outreach from the community in being involved in the fund-raiser was tremendous," Hand said.
About 15 vendors were scheduled to take part in the event. Other activities included a "Bow Wow Bling" dog fashion show and contest, martial arts and K-9 demonstrations, and a "Dunk a Hunk" tank. There was a children's corral for the younger attendees, along with fire truck rides for the children.
"One of the most important things, and it really means a lot to me, is the positive feedback that I get from the community - is the mayor coming out and being in the dunk tank, the fire chief coming out and being in the dunk tank," she said.
Some of the other elected officials who joined Mayor John Sullivan and Fire Chief Tim Hayes in participating in the dunk tank fun were Cape Coral council members Lenny Nesta and Rana Erbrick.
Hand added that the"Bow Wow Bling" contest was new this year.
"That went really really well," she said.
Another first for this year's event was the raffle for a Royal Caribbean cruise for two, with taxes, fees and prepaid gratuity included. The tickets were $5 each, and about 700 out of 1,200 total were sold.
"It was a fun addition to the fundraiser," Hand said. "It has really been a good thing."
Fort Myers resident Kathy Rossi scored the getaway grand prize.
"She was ecstatic. She just was so happy," she said.
The voucher presentation will be held Oct. 12 at John Michael's Diamond & Jewelry Studio.
The silent auction featured two JetBlue airline tickets, tickets for the Key West Express, Naples Zoo and Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, golf packages, signature jewelry and other valuable items.
The Mobile Mammography coach was also on site to provide reduced rate mammograms.
"Our goal this year was to see a river of people out of Big John's plaza, and I think we succeeded in doing that," Hand said.
Glorioso thanked the community for its support.
"We're happy to raise money for the American Cancer Society, and we look forward to getting larger and bigger every year," he said.
For more information about the American Cancer Society, the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer effort or services available for survivors, call (239) 936-1113 or visit online at: www.cancer.org/.