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January 4, 2014
CBC4Kids at Brooks Point Regional Park
Our thanks to videographer David Ohnona
On the afternoon of January 4th, 2013, Pender Island kids joined dozens of other groups all over the United States and Canada who participated in a fun, sustainable, outdoor activity with their families: a Christmas Bird Count for Kids, aka CBC4Kids! This continent-wide movement started in Sonoma, California in 2007 as a way to engage youth and their families in birdwatching. Along with fostering an enjoyment and respect for nature, it also introduces kids to the basic principles of the 114-year-old Christmas Bird Count (a rigorous, all-day, "citizen science" avian survey now carried out globally during the Christmas-New Year holiday).
We held our inaugural CBC4Kids at Brooks Point Regional Park. It was a robust turnout, with 26 children, ages ranging from 1 to 12. Small groups were formed and then scattered to look for feathered friends. With the help of quiet listening, binoculars and adult birding mentors, the kids counted ducks, songbirds, eagles and gulls. Afterwards, their interesting lists were reviewed and compiled. Their complete checklist is now submitted to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird program, the largest database of recorded bird locations in the world. Check out their results by visiting http://ebird.org and select Explore Data; select Range and Point Maps; in Species field enter "Harlequin Duck," enter "Brooks Point Regional Park" in the Location field, and click on the Red Hotspot. Click on Photos to see some of the kids in action.
Support for this birding event came entirely from our own community. A big thank you to Pender Island's Home Hardware and Southridge stores for donating birdie prizes, to the Island birders who flocked to help the kids count, and to PICA's Brooks Point Completion Committee who hosted us all afterwards with hot chocolate and yummy snacks at the Petrie's.
Rachel Carson once said, "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." Sharing this activity with the kids was a wonder-inspiring way for us to usher in the New Year, too. Thank you, all.
Amanda Griesbach, Julie Johnston and Jill Ilsley
Co-ordinators of the CBC4Kids on Pender Island
December 18, 2013
$50,000 grant from Environment Canada Completes Brooks Point Campaign
Local nature lovers received an early Christmas gift this year, when the Pender Island Conservancy Association (PICA) announced that the campaign to complete Brooks Point Regional Park was complete a full year earlier than expected.
"PICA's three year campaign to raise $300,000 to protect the unique ecosystem at the Southeast tip of South Pender Island is now complete, thanks to strong support from conservation partners including Habitat Acquisition Trust and a just-received $50,000 grant from Environment Canada's Habitat Stewardship Program", says Monica Petrie, PICA's fundraising co-chair. PICA partnered with the Capital Regional District in 2011 to complete Brooks Point Regional Park by acquiring the parcel of private land that separated Brooks Point and Gowlland Point.
Brooks Point is one of the last undeveloped headlands in the Southern Gulf Islands, offering a special vantage for viewing resident Orca pods that swim close to the Pointís shoreline. The meadows of chocolate lilies and camas at Brooks and Gowlland Points make it a popular destination for visitors in the spring. The mature Garry Oak stand on the connecting property provides protection for the endangered Sharp-tailed snake habitat found there. The regional park attracts wildlife enthusiasts and bird watchers with abundant marine and intertidal life and over 100 different bird species identified. It is considered an ecological gem by local islanders and visitors alike.
"On behalf of the Capital Regional District I wish to whole heartedly thank the PICA and its partners for its outstanding fundraising efforts to secure land at Brooks Point Regional Park" said Susan Brice, CRD Regional Parks Committee Chair. "The PICA is a leader of the region in conservation partnerships and your efforts are inspirational to us all."
Brooks Point Regional Park is an oceanfront park featuring an intertidal rocky shore and beach, meadows and commanding views of Boundary Pass and the San Juan Islands. The CRD, TLC, Pender community and other partners raised funds to purchase the original 4.8 hectares, including Gowlland Point, in 1999 and 2000.
"I am thrilled at the announcement that Brooks Point Regional Park will finally be complete", said Adam Taylor, Executive Director of Habitat Acquisition Trust. "Brooks Point is an ecological treasure, and will be a wonderful place for the community to experience and learn about some of our rarest ecosystems. I am so impressed at the work that volunteers with PICA have put into protecting Brooks Point."
"Environment Canada's $50,000 land acquisition grant to protect the Garry oak ecosystem and endangered Sharp-tailed Snake habitat has made a major contribution to the completion of Brooks Point Regional Park", Petrie said. "PICA and the Pender community who have been solidly behind this important initiative from day one are grateful for this generous and timely grant."
"This project is yet another example of how our government is committed to protecting Canada's rich biodiversity for the benefit of Canadians today and of future generations", said the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council. "The Government of Canada is proud to support the environmental efforts of local communities through the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk."
"I have been excited to be part of this significant event", said David Howe, CRD Director for the Southern Gulf Islands and an active fundraiser for the project. "I appreciate the enthusiasm and hard work of the residents of Pender Island."
November 26, 2013
Another Milestone for Brooks Point Fundraising
On October 16th Brooks Point fundraising co-chair, Monica Petrie, presented the CRD with a cheque for $40,000 on behalf of PICA's Brooks Point committee. To date, PICA, the Pender community and our conservation partners have paid the CRD $215,000 of the $300,000 community and conservation partner portion of the Brooks Point funding requirement. The CRD has contributed $1,350,000 toward the acquisition of the parcel of land connecting Brooks Point and Gowlland Point to complete Brooks Point Regional Park.
The CRD Regional Parks Committee Chair, Ms. Susan Brice, commended PICA and the Pender community for their commitment and Parks Committee members expressed their appreciation for the work done by PICA's Brooks Point committee.
The $40,000 ws raised through our two summer fundraising events: the July bocce tournament ($5,000), and the August golf tournament ($5,000). In addition, the Greenangels woodchoppers contributed $6,000 at their own initiative and the Islands Trust Fund contributed $10,000. The balance of the $40,000 contribution came from individual donations and a generous legacy gift in memory of the late John and Dorothy Henshaw. Fundraising continues and PICA hopes to make another payment before the end of the year.
October 10, 2013
Only $85,000 to go, Brooks Point appeal goes province-wide
The Pender Islands Conservancy Association (PICA) is working feverishly to support the Capital Regional District's purchase of a property at Brooks Point on South Pender Island, a wildflower-filled headland jutting into Boundary Pass. The group, which has raised approximately $200,000, is only $85,000 away from their fundraising goal to protect a spectacular waterfront property.
Efforts to connect the close-together parks, Brooks Point and Gowlland Point, creating a continuous wildlife and trail corridor, began in 2010 when Capital Regional District borrowed $1.65 million to purchase the waterfront property linking the two parks. The CRD had committed to the acquisition if the community and conservation partners could raise $300,000 to contribute towards the loan.
Province-Wide Support Sought
Hard work, and a recent boost from partner organizations, has put fundraisers in the home stretch. We have had a policy from day one of this campaign that 100% of all donations go straight to the acquisition fund. All fundraising expenses are covered from the sale of T-shirts, nature cards, etc. All work by our committee is on a volunteer basis. "4,500 hours by our committee and supporters so far!" says PICA committee member Paul Petrie.
Having raised so many of the initial dollars within the island community, PICA is now asking people from across BC to help complete the project. In response, two regional land trusts stepped up to answer PICA's call this fall. The Islands Trust Fund raised $10,000 from generous donors throughout the Gulf Islands. Habitat Acquisition Trust, based in Victoria, recently committed an additional $10,000, and has put the call out to their donors to match a further $5,000. With the Islands Trust Fund and Habitat Acquisition Trust's contributions, only $85,000 remains to be raised.
"The contributions from these regional conservation partners give our campaign the momentum we need to complete the community and conservation partner funding," said Monica Petrie, the fundraising co-chair for PICA. "PICA and the Pender community are fortunate to have such support."
"With such high property values, acquiring land for conservation on BC's south coast is no easy task," said Jennifer Eliason, manager of the Islands Trust Fund. "We hope we can help communicate the importance of this place to an even broader network who want to see rare coastal ecosystems protected for future generations."
With only $85,000 to go, Brooks Point's appeal goes province-wide to an even broader network who want to see rare coastal ecosystems protected for future generations. A number of conservation experts and organizations prioritize ecosystem protection along BC's south coast because the region contains such a high diversity of species, many found nowhere else in Canada. Brooks Point is no exception. Its meadows of chocolate lilies and camas make it a popular destination for visitors in the spring. Gowlland and Brooks Points are the last undeveloped headlands on South Pender, offering a special vantage for viewing resident Orca pods that swim close to the island's shoreline. Endangered Sharp-tailed snakes live among the mature Garry oaks standing on the property.
This article was reproduced from Island Tides Volume 25 Number 20 October 10, 2013, an independent, regional newspaper distributing across the Strait of Georgia on the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.
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August 20, 2013
Brooks Point: One step closer to completion
The Pender Islands Conservancy Association's Chocolate Lily Cup II golf tournament at Prospect Lake course was a fundraising success. "The $4,750 raised takes us one step closer to protecting Brooks Point as a conservation area for future generations," Monica Petrie, PICA's fundraising co-chair, said. "We especially appreciate Greenangels Woodchopers for stepping up as the event sponsor, Poets Cove Resort for providing a fabulous first prize accommodation package and Saunders Subaru for offering a new Subaru for a hole-in-one on the 170 yard 7th hole," Petrie added. Unfortunately, no one drove away in the impressive new Subaru Impreza.
Big winners at the tournament included Jeff Bell's team from the Times Colonist with low score, winners of Poets Cove Resort's accommodation package and an overflowing basket of specialty items donated from Pender businesses and individuals. Ruth Saunders, winner of the longest drive and closest to the pin contests, took home gift certificates from Chocolat, Muffet & Louisa and golf passes to Prospect Lake Golf course. Oak Bay resident David Greer who organized the event for PICA said, "It was great to see so much enthusiastic support from Victoria for this special Gulf Islands Park."
The silent auction was especially rewarding with a range of valuable items including a very limited edition print donated by Robert Bateman, a Nikon D3200 SLR camera from Wynne Powell and London Drugs, and some great accommodation packages from God's Mountain B&B on Skaha Lake and Morning Moon on Pender, all contributing $2,265 to the total. Tom Watson, a Board member with The Land Conservancy, was a double winner, donating the most auction items and also having the winning bid on the most number of items.
Petrie also acknowledged PICA's appreciation for the generosity of other sponsors including Island Savings, Odlum Brown, The Pinch Group at Raymond James Financial, RBC Wealth Management Practice and Island Tides Regional Newspaper.
Photo by David Greer
July 14, 2013
Greenangel Woodchoppers provide a $5,400 Boost for Brooks Point Fund
Dave Howe, CRD Director for the Southern Gulf Islands and president of Greenangels Financial, made an offer PICA could not refuse. In conjunction with PICA's bocce fundraising tournament, Director Howe offered up to 10 cords of firewood at $300 a cord towards PICA's Brooks Point campaign for orders taken at the tournament. Needless to say, this put a bit of a buzz in the air and by the time the bocce balls had stopped rolling, 13 cords had been ordered, bringing the total to $4,000 for Brooks Point. Four days later Dave called to say the firewood total was at $5,400!
The Greenangels Woodchoppers have gained wide recognition on Pender and beyond for bucking and splitting fallen trees donated by individuals and selling the firewood to support local charities. Most recently the Greenangel Woodchoppers have been harvesting the firewood from the trees cut by BC Hydro to protect power lines. The recent article by Jack Knox of the Times Colonist documents the impact of the charitable work by these inspired and energetic volunteers who have generated over $60,000 for charities.
In 2011-12 PICA raised $152,000 toward the $545,000 community and conservation partner funding requirement to complete Brooks Point Regional Park. Director Howe was instrumental in persuading the CRD Board to accept PICA's proposal to reduce the remaining conservation partner funding requirement from $392,000 to $150,000 AND to remove the subdivision option on the 2010 acquisition. With strong support from our Conservation Partners including Poets Cove Resort on South Pender, PICA provided the CRD with the first $25,000 installment on June 27th. With the $4,590 from the bocce tournament and the $5,400 from the Green Angels Woodchoppers, we have $115,000 to go by the funding completion deadline of December 2014.
The Greenangels Woodchoppers are valued Conservation Partners in PICA's campaign to complete the funding for Brooks Point Regional Park. Their generous and spirited contribution sets an inspiring example for our conservation partners in the Greater Capital Region and beyond.
July 14, 2013
Elizabeth May launches PICA's Bocce Tournament for Brooks Point
Close to 100 Islanders, friends and visitors enjoyed spirited bocce and good fun on July 14th at a fundraiser for Brooks Point. Saanich and the Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May was on hand to launch the tournament and lend her support to PICA's campign. Team Gracie won in a sudden death extra end thriller to break a tie in the championship game. The team was cheered on by 3½ year old Gracie who loves exploring the tidepools at Brooks Point. Thanks to the inspiration of the event organizers, Karl Hamson, Hedi Kovacs, Bill Deverell and Jan Kirkby and the generosity of participants, the funding for Brooks Point is $4,590 closer to completion.
Accent Inns, a valued Conservation Partner in PICA's quest to protect Brooks Point for future generations, provided the first Prize of two nights at any Accent Inn in BC. The winners are planning a trip to the interior with their prize, perhaps a wine tour.
TIMES COLONIST July 13, 2013
$25,000 down, $125,000 to go on Pender Island's Brooks Point park fundraising
The vision for Brooks Point Regional Park on South Pender Island continues to emerge, thanks in large part to the ongoing efforts of the community.
The most recent move was the presentation of a $25,000 cheque by the Pender Islands Conservancy Association to the Capital Regional District. The cheque was the first part of a commitment from the association to raise $150,000 after stepping up as "conservation partner" for the park project.
The group has until December 2014 to raise the remaining $125,000. Recent assistance has come from the Islands Trust Fund and Poets Cove Resort.
Read the entire Times Colonist July 13 article here
June 29, 2013
Brooks Point Completion: One Step Closer
Monica Petrie, David Howe & Jeff Ward at Brooks Point
The vision of Brooks Point Regional Park on South Pender Island came a step closer to completion on June 29th when the Pender Islands Conservancy Association presented a cheque for $25,000 to Capital Regional District representative, Jeff Ward. PICA had already raised $152,000 through the Pender Islands community. In March 2013 PICA agreed to raise the remaining $150,000 "conservation partner" portion of the funding requirement if the CRD would remove the subdivision resale option to pay down the acquisition loan. The CRD agreed. The $25,000 cheque is the first installment on that commitment.
The Cheque was exchanged near the navigational light at the southeast tip on South Pender Island overlooking the San Juan Islands to the South, Mount Baker and Saturna Island to the East, and Vancouver Island to the West. In early May this Point is covered with one of the thickest stands of chocolate lilies in the Southern Gulf Islands. Orcas often swim in close as they round the Point. CRD Director David Howe said: "PICA's vision and commitment since 1996 has been key in protecting this ecological gem."
PICA's committee co-chair pointed out, "This is just the first installment on the conservation partner share of the funding requirement. There is still $125,000 to raise by December 2014." PICA is seeking support from conservation organizations and conservation-minded individuals to help complete the funding requirements. The Islands Trust Fund recently put up $5,000 to match donations for Brooks Point made by December 2013. Petrie also noted that conservation-minded businesses have contributed: "A major portion of this first installment was provided by Poets Cove Resort on South Pender".
PICA has two fundraising events planned in Victoria: a charity golf tournament "Chocolate Lily Cup II" on August 18th at Prospect Lake and a concert at Alix Goolden Hall on Novemebr 10th. The colourful poster for Chocolate Lily Cup II points out a hole-in-one "Wins a Saunders Subaru."
For more information see brookspoint.org.
17, 2013
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Visits Brooks Point Regional Park
Her Honour Judith Guichon visited the Pender Islands on April 17, 2013. She arrived on a very early ferry and after breakfast at Poets Cove Resort, one of our Funding Partners, she visited Brooks Point Regional Park.
She was welcomed at the park entrance by members of PICA's Brooks Point Completion Committee who have been fundraising to complete the park. The committee presented Her Honour, who has been a board member of the provincial task force on species at risk, with Brooks Point T-shirts and a picture of the endangered Sharp Tailed Snake. She then walked down the trail toward the sound of bagpipes. To the delight of all, Pipe Master Jim Dunlop was playing on one of the viewpoints to welcome her. She later walked along the foreshore through Phase III to the Gowlland Point Light where there was a viewing scope set up so she could observe activity in an eagle nest on a distant promontory. She then walked along the trail through a field of chocolate lilies just starting to bloom and returned by one of the many loop trails to the trail head.
Media Release March 19, 2013
CRD Agrees to Complete Pender Island Regional Park
The Capital Regional District is partnering with the Pender Islands Conservancy Association (PICA) to retain and protect all of a 1.17 hectare parcel of land that completes Brooks Point Regional Park rather than resell any of the property. The CRD borrowed the $1,650,000 to purchase this 1.17 hectare prime waterfront property linking Brooks Point and Gowlland Point in 2010 through their Regional Park Land Acquisition Fund.
The fate of this 2010 acquisition had been uncertain because the CRD required community and conservation partners to contribute approximately one-third of the park acquisition cost. At the time of acquisition, the CRD retained the option of reselling the property to pay off the loan if necessary.
The CRD initially partnered with the Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) who agreed to pay the interest on the loan and to assist in fundraising to help cover the cost of the property. PICA led a fundraising campaign on North and South Pender Islands and raised a remarkable $151,770 from this small island community, a reflection of the community's strong commitment to protect the sensitive ecosystem and complete the regional park.
As a result of the current economic climate and the TLC's recent financial difficulties in 2012, PICA offered to raise an additional $150,000 by December 2014 if the CRD would remove the resale option and commit to retain the linking property.
At their March 13, 2013 meeting, the CRD Board accepted PICA's proposal to retain the entire property to connect Brooks and Gowlland Points, completing the 6.07 hectare regional park. As a result, 34 percent ($940,000) of the total park acquisition cost of $2,770,000 is provided by PICA, The Land Conservancy of British Columbia, Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Brooks family, and 66 percent ($1,830,000) is provided by the CRD through the Land Acquisition Fund.
"We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Pender community for contributing nearly $152,000 to support the goal of retaining the 2010 acquisition without subdivision or resale", PICA's fundraising co-chair, Monica Petrie said. "PICA's focus in the coming year will be to match last year's fundraising success, but from off island sources including grants from conservation organizations which support our goal of protecting sensitive ecosystems," she added.
The regional park contains large areas of delicate chocolate lilies, providing a classic example of the display of spring flowers in a Garry-oak meadow, one of the rarest and most threatened ecosystems in Canada. The 2010 acquisition also has a confirmed location of the rare and endangered Sharp-tailed Snake which is listed in the Federal Species at Risk Act. It is also a prime location for viewing Orcas in the wild and a destination for avid birdwatchers.
Sylvia Pincott, past president of PICA who initiated PICA's fundraising campaign in 2011 said: "This important decision by the CRD Board helps protect one of the last ecologically intact open headlands in the Southern Gulf Islands for future generations."
PICA's secretary, Rhondda Porter, pointed out that Poets Cove Resort on South Pender has already raised $20,000 toward the additional funding requirement through their Chocolate Lily Accommodation package, a portion of which goes to support Brooks Point. "I am confident PICA's committed and creative fundraising committee will meet the additional funding requirement with the help of our partnership with Habitat Acquisition Trust and the Islands Trust Fund. Porter added: "On behalf of PICA, I would like to thank the CRD Board and staff for their support in completing Brooks Point Regional Park."
Fundraising goal reached December 2013
Brooks Point - For Future Generations video
CBC4Kids Brooks Point Photos
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Jacqueline Lee/E!
Jacqueline Lee/E!
Gladys Tamez is the woman behind Lady Gaga's iconic pink Joanne hat.
But that's not all.
The designer has one impressive roster of clients (Beyoncé, Johnny Depp and Futureare among them), but the most impressive part about that is they're all repeat customers. And by repeat customers we mean they have Gladys Tamez Millinery collections in the double digits.
What's so appealing about the style maven's work? Why do all your favorite celebs keep coming back for more? Read on for a deep dive into her world.
Jacqueline Lee/E!
How did you get into the industry?
I've been in love with fashion ever since I can remember. My mother, who is and was always very elegant and glamorous, used to own a bookstore when I was a little girl. I would spend days in the bookstore and use every moment to read fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. My love for fashion never faltered and I went on to study in Florence. Then moved to LA 15 years ago and started a clothing line that was sold in Barney's NY and Fred Segal.
What is a typical day like for you?
I start my day around 7 a.m. My husband Oliver and I take our dogs out (Chikis and Papi) and then we sit and have a coffee and a little breakfast together. We go over what's going on for the day and then I'll head to the studio. Some days I spend mostly with the production team to ensure design and quality is right. I spend the rest of the day either in meetings or with friends and bespoke clients that come in. My day is always different.
Jacqueline Lee/E!
Tell us about your office.
I truly love our space. It's open and beautiful and allows us to move around freely with plenty of room for creativity, which is at the heart of design.
When we were looking for a new space, we wanted to find something suitable to incorporate art and furniture. We partnered with art consultant Esthella Provas & Assoc for the art and Minotti for the "bespoke platform". I love the art—my husband and I collect art and have many friends in the art world who we support. It's a huge influence on me and my design.
Jacqueline Lee/E!
Do you have any favorite items around your office?
My books. I have a small library of fashion, art and photography books that I've collected over the years that I use for reference and inspiration. They're my treasure chest of ideas.
What's the best part about your job?
I love the creativity and opportunity to share my love of hats and their importance to a well-rounded wardrobe, but also collaborating with my clients. I also get to meet the most interesting people, people that share my passion. They keep me inspired and make me feel proud of the work I do.
I've seen hats make a difference in people's lives; some have met companions and made great friends, conduct business deals and all kinds of things from just wearing a hat which helps in starting a conversation. A hat builds confidence and shows confidence. And most importantly, I feel that I'm helping to revitalize an old craft that was being lost, that I'm helping to preserve and expand on tradition.
Jacqueline Lee/E!
What designs are you best known for?
For women, 'The Bianca' is like the little black dress that goes with everything and really shows off my design and technique. For men, 'The 205' (the hat Johnny Depp wore performing at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards) because it works well from the front and back, it's very masculine and has plenty of detail. It's truly just deluxe luxury.
For a more in-depth look at the making of Gladys' hats as well as more celeb stories, click here!

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Tina Rosenberg is an uneven writer – she wrote an excellent first book, about violence in Latin America, but since then her record is spotty – she wrote a very goofy piece on DDT a few years ago that swallowed every libertarian canard ever manufactured – as is well known, libertarian canards can be dangerous to your health. However, she is still hopping down the chemico-neural trail, and the result this time is better.
LI is an old fan of recreational percocet use, although now that we exist in the economic basement, we are content to groove on the lows procured from almost any storebought infusion of confusion. This here American culture is always coming up with more and more drugs to wipe out experience (the experience of wrinkles and impotence, for instance, which seem to truly bug your average householder), while at the same time we get bristly about pain pills – all of which points to what is at the root of the American soul: alcoholism. The only legitimate stupors are beer, wine, whisky or religion, and all else is hocus pocus that has to be justified by shrieks and years of organic damage.
Of course, given the inequality in the country, LI needs to modify this: the killing of pain, like anything else, is distributed in this country in a pattern that follows money. For the poorest, there are doctors like the central one in Rosenberg's article, Ronald McIver - who is "a doctor who for years treated patients suffering from chronic pain. At the Pain Therapy Center, his small storefront office not far from Main Street in Greenwood, S.C., he cracked backs, gave trigger-point injections and put patients through physical therapy. He administered ultrasound and gravity-inversion therapy and devised exercise regimens. And he wrote prescriptions for high doses of opioid drugs like OxyContin.
McIver was a particularly aggressive pain doctor. Pain can be measured only by how patients say they feel: on a scale from 0 to 10, a report of 0 signifies the absence of pain; 10 is unbearable pain. Many pain doctors will try to reduce a patient's pain to the level of 5. McIver tried for a 2. He prescribed more, and sooner, than most doctors."
Eventually, playing near the edge, he fell in:
Some of his patients sold their pills. Some abused them. One man, Larry Shealy, died with high doses of opioids that McIver had prescribed him in his bloodstream. In April 2005, McIver was convicted in federal court of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and eight counts of distribution. (He was also acquitted of six counts of distribution.) The jury also found that Shealy was killed by the drugs McIver prescribed. McIver is serving concurrent sentences of 20 years for distribution and 30 years for dispensing drugs that resulted in Shealy's death. His appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court were rejected.
Caste crime is severely punished in this land of jails. If McCiver had been treating a higher caste of patients, he would, of course, still be practicing like a pain djinn.
"But with careful treatment, many patients whose opioid levels are increased gradually can function well on high doses for years. "Dose alone says nothing about proper medical practice," Portenoy [chairman of pain medicine and palliative care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York] says. "Very few patients require doses that exceed even 200 milligrams of OxyContin on a daily basis. Having said this, pain specialists are very familiar with a subpopulation of patients who require higher doses to gain effect. I myself have several patients who take more than 1,000 milligrams of OxyContin or its equivalent every day. One is a high-functioning executive who is pain-free most of the time, and the others have a level of pain control that allows a reasonable quality of life."
There is one law for high-functioning executives and another law for you, reader.
As a drunk among nations, America is inclined, when sober and headachey, to resolve on radical cures. It's best cure is always prohibition. Its an ace resolve, all the better because – of course – it is impossible to implement. Thus it can continue the cycle of sin and guilt, which is the whole point:
"Several states are now preparing new opioid-dosing guidelines that may inadvertently worsen undertreatment. This year, the state of Washington advised nonspecialist doctors that daily opioid doses should not exceed the equivalent of 120 milligrams of oral morphine daily — for oxycodone or OxyContin, that's just 80 milligrams per day — without the patient's also consulting a pain specialist. Along with the guidelines, officials published a statewide directory of such specialists. It contains 12 names. "There are just not enough pain specialists," says Scott M. Fishman, chief of pain medicine at the University of California at Davis and a past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. And the guidelines may keep nonspecialists from prescribing higher doses. "Many doctors will assume that if the state of Washington suggests this level of care, then it is unacceptable to proceed otherwise," Fishman says."
"He'll stamp out your fire/he can change your desire/don't you know he can make you forget you're the man"


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* 2012 net profit rises to $1.87 bln vs poll $1.78 bln
* Sales $14.20 bln vs forecast of $14.27 bln
* Lifts dividend to 9.50 Sfr per share from 8 Sfr a year ago
* Shares fall 1.6 percent
By Caroline Copley
ZURICH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Swiss group Syngenta forecast another year of record sales as high crop prices and erratic weather spur farmers to use more of its pesticides, fertilisers and advanced seeds to boost yields.
The world's biggest farm chemicals maker said on Wednesday it would raise its dividend by 19 percent after full-year net profit beat expectations. But its shares fell, with several analysts saying profits were flattered by a lower tax rate.
By 0924 GMT, the shares were down 1.6 percent, compared to a 0.1 percent fall in the Stoxx 600 European chemicals index.
Net profit rose 17 percent to $1.87 billion to beat the average analyst forecast in a Reuters poll.
"At today's levels, the shares clearly offer a less favourable risk-reward profile short term," said Bank Vontobel analyst Patrick Rafaisz. He rates the shares a "hold".
Sales at Syngenta, which competes with DuPont, and Germany's Bayer, rose 7 percent in 2012 to $14.2 billion, falling just short of the average analyst forecast of $14.3 billion.
"2013 I think is set to be strong. All you have to do is to look at the fourth quarter exit rates for some of our big markets... We start the year with confidence," Chief Executive Mike told Reuters in an interview.
A buoyant end to the Latin America planting season and strong demand for early seed and herbicide sales in the U.S. prompted its U.S. rival Monsanto to raise its earnings forecast.
Syngenta, which sells products to kill weeds and bugs as well as genetically-modified seeds, is targeting sales of its top eight crops of $25 billion by 2020.
To achieve that goal, it is banking on innovation and a more integrated business that supplies farmers with everything from seeds and pesticides to fertilisers and support services.
Last September, the company snapped up Belgian seed firm Devgen, giving it access to RNAi technology - a naturally occurring mechanism for the regulation of specific genes which scientists want to harness to reduce crop damage.
Despite the higher dividend pay-out, Mack said the company remained "open for business" on acquisitions, particularly in technology and crops, which were more likely to be bolt-on purchases.
The Basel-based firm announced a dividend of 9.50 Swiss francs per share, up from 8 francs a year ago.
A sharp fall in bee populations around the world in recent years has prompted criticism of pesticide use and last week the European Commission said it wanted EU member states to suspend the use of neonicotinoid insecticides.
Mack said the decision was "scientifically misguided", but said it would have no material impact on 2013 sales as any restriction would only come into place after the sunflower, oil seed rape and corn is largely sown.
Its pesticide, named Cruiser OCR, makes up less than 0.5 percent of group sales, and Mack said Syngenta would try to offset any loss in revenue through other products.


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HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD! on FunnyOrDie.com
These videos spread like
staph infection wildfire, so I figure I might as well get in on the action early.
The Funny or Die boys are back with "High Five Hollywood", a surprisingly self-explanatory title.
Featuring folks like Will Ferrell, Mary Steenburgen, Ryan Seacrest, Milo Ventimiglia, Tim Meadows and Blake Lewis, the video follows a couple of guys who run around Hollywood high-fiving each other … and then turning to look into the camera. [Cinematical]
I think the WGA-strike-video maker people should've studied this a little bit before they wasted so many peoples' time. And is it just me, or is that intro riff really close to that Tenacious D song with the classical guitar interlude? You know: "And it rocks/cuz it's Bach/ it's a rock block of Bach/ that we learned/ in the school of hard knocks!"
GIVE IT UP FOR KG GIVE IT UP FOR ME! GIVE IT UP FOR KG GIVE IT UP FOR ME! What was I talking about again?
Anyway, long story short, I wish New York was warmer so I didn't have to wear this big furry hat while I masturbate. And sadly, that last part is the most honest thing I've written in weeks.


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Genealogy Report: Descendants of Father '1st Gen' McBrayer
Descendants of Father '1st Gen' McBrayer
11.JAMES3 MCBRAYER (JAMES2, FATHER '1ST GEN'1) was born Bef. 1779 in PA or VA, and died Bet. 1820 - 1830 in Franklin Co. or Anderson Co., KY..He married NANCY 'NAOMI' HENDRICKS January 11, 1793 in Mercer Co., KY.She died Aft. 1830.
Notes for JAMES MCBRAYER:
James' nickname may have been 'Chad'. James and Hugh were hobbling the horses for the night when a band of Indians came out of the woods and captured Hugh. James was able to escape across the river and alert the fort. See the notes under James' brother, Hugh.
More About JAMES MCBRAYER:
Fact 1: 1820, Franklin Co., KY census, pg 148
Fact 2: 1830, Anderson Co., KY census, pg 97
Notes for NANCY 'NAOMI' HENDRICKS:
The 1830 U.S. Census for Anderson Co., pg 97, lists as head of household, a 'Naomi' McBrayer, but the ages of herself and children correspond with those of other records. Also a wife by the name of Naomi is united with James on a deed dated in 1806 (Deed Bk B, pg 163, Franklin Co. Clerk's Office). This leads us to believe that his wife's name may have been as listed above - Naomi. Also "Marriage Bonds and Consents 1786 - 1850" (submitted by Cathie Hargreaves) lists her as "NAOMI HENDRAKES"; date of marriage was shown as 14 Jan 1794; bondsman was JAMES PAUL, Bride's mother was MARY HENDRAKES.
More About NANCY 'NAOMI' HENDRICKS:
Name 2: Naomi Hendrakes
Marriage Notes for JAMES MCBRAYER and NANCY HENDRICKS:
Married by Rev. John Rice. (Register of Kentucky - Historical Society, Mercer Co., KY)
More About JAMES MCBRAYER and NANCY HENDRICKS:
Marriage: January 11, 1793, Mercer Co., KY
Marriage Fact: Married by Rev. John Rice
Children of JAMES MCBRAYER and NANCY HENDRICKS are:
|JANE4 MCBRAYER, m. ABNER W. GILPIN.
|PAMELIA MCBRAYER, m. HENRY BOYER.
|SARAH MCBRAYER, m. RICHARD HACKLEY, November 01, 1831, Anderson Co., KY.
| More About RICHARD HACKLEY and SARAH MCBRAYER:
Marriage: November 01, 1831, Anderson Co., KY
|PRESTON MCBRAYER, b. 1799, KY; d. 1839, KY.
|ELIZABETH MCBRAYER, b. Abt. 1800, KY.
|MALINDA MCBRAYER, b. October 10, 1819, Louisville, KY; d. March 09, 1899, MO.
|JOHN MCBRAYER, b. Bef. 1830; m. SARAH GILPIN, October 05, 1837, Anderson Co., KY.
| Marriage Notes for JOHN MCBRAYER and SARAH GILPIN:
There is speculation as to the validity of the information concerning the marriage as listed.
| More About JOHN MCBRAYER and SARAH GILPIN:
Marriage: October 05, 1837, Anderson Co., KY
|LAVINIA MCBRAYER, b. Bef. 1830; m. JAMES HENRY PATTERSON, August 20, 1836, Anderson Co., KY.
| More About JAMES PATTERSON and LAVINIA MCBRAYER:
Marriage: August 20, 1836, Anderson Co., KY
Children of MARY MCBRAYER and ROBERT SLOAN are:
|MARY4 SLOAN, m. RANDALL COWDEN, OH; b. Ohio ?.
| More About RANDALL COWDEN and MARY SLOAN:
Marriage: OH
|ELIZABETH SLOAN, m. (1) ROBERT LOWRY; m. (2) WILLIAM MCCLETON.
|SUZANNAH SLOAN, d. Aft. 1816; m. JOHN SLOAN.
|ANN SLOAN, b. 1765, now Franklin Co., PA; d. 1802, PA; m. JOHN COWDEN, 1787, Westmoreland Co., PA.
| More About JOHN COWDEN and ANN SLOAN:
Marriage: 1787, Westmoreland Co., PA
|JOHN SLOAN, b. 1774, Franklin Co., PA; d. March 16, 1852, Westmoreland Co., PA.
13.ESTHER3 MCBRAYER (DAVID2, FATHER '1ST GEN'1)9,10 was born Abt. 1747 in Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania, and died Bef. November 21, 1822 in Franklin, Pennsylvania.She married ANDREW REID March 24, 1769 in Lancaster Co., PA - by Rev. John Cuthbertson.He was born Abt. 1733 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and died May 1819 in Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Notes for ESTHER MCBRAYER:
From the files of Dan Cook: He states that: "Esther and her four sisters escaped death as children, when for some unknown reason, they were not in school on the 25th of July, 1764, when it was attacked by three Delaware Indians who killed the schoolmaster and 10 pupils." (note: Esther would have been about 17 years of age in 1764. It is doubtful that she would have been attending school at this late age.)
Her name was spelled Ester in her will, however she signed with her mark.
--Source 1; date; Nov. 1822; She was said to be 83 by a grandson, Thomas S. Reid, but it appears to this source that the age was more likely Esther's mother, Elizabeth MacBrayer's age at death;
--Source 7; her will was entered for probate, 21 Nov 1822;
Wills and Administration, Franklin County, PA, Vol. C, p. 621.
Will of Ester Reed of Antrim Twp., widow of Andrew Reed of Antrim Twp. Dated July 24, 1822 -- Prob/ Nov. 21, 1822.Daus: Martha, widow of Thomas Sloan, Elizabeth mar. to James White.Ester mar. to Wm. Ross, Mary mar. to Wm. Stewart, Susan mar. to Wm. K. Alexander.
Exe.: Son Wm. Reed
Wit: David Fullerton & John Sites.
Will of Ester Reed---Be it remembered that I Ester Reed, of Antrim Township Widow and relict of Andrew Reed Dec'd of Antrim Township, Franklin County, & State of Pennsylvania do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner form following viz. First I will and Allow thatall my debts and funeral charges be paid and fully satisfied--Second I will and alow all my Estate which I may die ropeped of to be equally divided betwext my daughters viz; Martha, Widow of Thos. Sloan, Elizabeth Intermarried with James White, Ester Intermarried with William Ross, Mary Intermarried with William Stewart, Susan Intemarried with William H. Alexander. Share and Share alike my Will is that if any of my Daughters should wish to take any of my property at the appraisment they are at liberty to do so, to the amount of their share at any time before my Exctr. hereinafter named makes a sale, and it is my Will that all my property not taken be sold at public sale---Lastly, I do herby appoint my Son William Reed Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all Wills by me had or made and confirming this & this alone to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have herunto set my hand and Seal this 24th day of July 1822, Signed, Sealed & Declared in presence of John Sites, David Fullerton
Ester (her mark) Reid
Franklin County, On the 21st day of November, A.D. 1822, Before me ----for Franklin County, pesonally appeared John Sites and David Fullerton the Witnesses to the written and foregoing instrument of writing who have duly sworn and doth depose and say that they were present and saw Esther Reed now dec' make her mark unto and heard her publish the said instrument as and for her last will and testament and that at the time of doing thereof the said Dec', was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding according to the best of the knowledge and belief and that their names therto subsented as witnesses and of their own proper hands writing done at the same time.
Sworn and subscribed, David Fullerton, John Sites, Before Jos Culbertson, Register. 21st November 1822 the Executor, Sworn, Will and truly to execute this Will, file inventory and settle in one year or when thereto lawfully required, Jos Culbertson. A true copy taken from the Original--Jos Culbertson, Register.
Notes for ANDREW REID:
Much of the documentation on this line of the family has come from the following sources.
1. "Revolutionary Ancestors," Dr. Reid Stewart, partial copy in possession of Robert Reid after FGR 64;
2."Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson,1751-1791," entries of March 24, 1769 and Feb. 18,1773, in Franklin Co., Historical Society Library
3."Indiana County, 175th Anniversary History," Clarence D Stephenson, Vol. IV, 1983, pp 292,293, after FGR 32;
4. "David Reid, His Ancestors and Descendents," by Ezra Ray Whitla. prepared prior to 1917, copy in possession of Robert Reid
5. "Descendents of William Stewart" Alan Beal data included after FGR 64-6;
6. Letter, Reid W. Stewart, dated 26 Nov 1988, in possession of Robert Reid after FGR 64;
7. Will,Esther Reed, Will Book "C", p. 620;
8. Will, Andrew Reed, transcript included with Sorce 6; Will Book "C", p. 432;
9. IGI, 1988 Edition, Batch 8776705
10. LDS Ancestral File--AFN-G33F-39
11. "Pioneer Families of the Conococheague Settlement, The McBrayer-Reed - Reid Family of Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania," Reid Stewart, Draft, 1991, copy in possession of Robert Reid;
12. "History of Franklin County, 1887," p. 560,
13. "American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin Co., PA," Compiled by Virginia Fendrick for the DAR, 1969; from V. Series, Vol. 6, p. 291, "Pennsylvania Archives", 1906;
14. "DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition," Part III.National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Administration.Washington, D. C.1990.p. 2420.
15. "DAR Lineage Book," Louise Pearsons Dolliver, Historian General.Vol. XX. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Washington, D. C., 1897.p. 357. Miss Alice Reid, Applicant;
16. Kimberly Ann Bailey (DAR file 736246). (Hurlbut files)
17. PA Archives, Revolutionary Records, 5th Series, Vol. 6; DAR file 416388. Gertrude Hunter Bailey.
18. US Census, 1790; Franklin Co., PA;
19. "History of Pennsylvania, Part 1, Samuel P. Bates, Chicago, IL; Warner, Beers & Co., 1887, Chap. 22, Borough of Greencastle, Old Churces and Cemeteries, p. 544;
20. "Life Of an old Political Journalist" byT.S. Reid. 1870,copy included after T.S. Reid FGR
21. DAR Application # 19977, Alice Reid, 26 May 1897, Copy after FGR 64-11-5-1;
22. The MacBriar Family Association, McBrayer/Brier/Makbrar, 4th National Reunion Special Edition, March 1997, and Vol. 8 No. 3, July 1997 copy after David McBrayer FGR;
Family tradition says Andrew Reed was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 1733, but his brother John Reed resided in the townland of Clogher, County Londonderry, according to a letter written in 1805.
" Andrew Reed the immigrant seems to have used the Irish spelling of the name "Reed", but all his children reverted to the Scottish spelling of "Reid".
--Source 2; p. 97, 1769 March 24 " rode and walked 4 miles from D.M's, married And. Reid ast Esther McBryar; received 15 shillings.John Wat. and David Mitchell were quarreling"(Then rode 15 miles to James Mithchells' on 25th); "Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson,1751-1791," entries of March 24, 1769 and Feb. 18,1773, in Franklin Co., Historical Society Library
--Source 3;Esther McBrayer; place was in then Cumberland Co., PA, now Franklin Co., PA;
--Source 3; date, May 1819;
--Source 6; date, May 1819;
--Source 11; date;
--Source 13; date; 11 Jan 1819;
--Source 8; will dated 11 Jan 1819 and probated 15 May 1819;
--Source 14; date, 25 Mar 1819;
--Source 15; year, place; gives year as 1804;
--Source 16; date, place; Antrim Twp., Franklin County, PA; 11 Jan 1819;
--Source 6 & 11; place; " Andrew Reid may have been buried on his farm, or in the Brown's Mill cemetery some distance away."
--Source 22; place; "Adjacent to the school is the Old Brown's Mill Graveyard containing the graves of many early settlers.There are at least 17 Revolutionary War veterans interred here, including family member Andrew Reed."
--Source 3; During the Revolution he served in the Cumberland Co., militia beginning 23 Oct 1777 and again later;
--Source 6 & 11; He served as a private in the Cumberland County Militia in the 3rd Co. of the 8th Batt. under his neighbor Capt. James Poe prior to the reorganization of the militia in 1780 and following this in the 7th Co. of the 1st Batt. under Capt John Wood;
--Source 13; Served under Captain Patrick Jack;
--Source 14; "Reed: Read, Rhead, Reid, Rieth, Andrew: b ca 1743 IR d a 3-25-1819 PA m Esther McBriar Pvt. PA
--Source 15 & 21; The following information is included in the DAR Lineage Book. "Lineage Book," Louise Pearsons Dolliver, Historian General.Vol. XX. National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Washington, D. C., 1897.p. 357."MISS ALICE REID, 19977(Uses Source 12 above, p. 185,) Born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania; Descendant of Andrew Reid.; Daughter of William Andrew Reid and Emma Snively, his wife.; Granddaughter of Robert Reid and Grizel Peden, his wife.;Gr.-granddaughter of Andrew Reid and Esther McBride, his wife.
Andrew Reid, (1753-1804), enlisted 1777 under Capt. James Poe, Franklin County, Pennsylvania militia, Co. 3, Eighth Battalion. He was born in Ireland,came to America, 1775, settled in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, where he died.
Born in Antrim Co., Ireland; served as a high private for two years.
--Source 17; Service of Andrew Reid: Capt. James Poe's Company, Cumberland Co. Militia, 1777; Capt. John Wood's 7th Co., 1st Battalion, Cumberland Co. Militia, under Lt. Col. James Johnston 18 Aug 1780 - 7 May 1781.Franklin County formed from Cumberland Co. in 1784.
--Source 22; "The highlight of the reunion took place Saturday afternoon with the dedication of the memorial plaques in the Old Brown's Mill Graveyard south of Chambersburg. As the ceremony began, the bag pipe played as it did at other appropriate times during the ceremonies.Chief Bob welcomed those present and Terrell McBrayer gave the invocation, Reid Stewart gave the dedication address. Following this, Lillian Colletta of the DAR dedicated a marker for Andrew Reed, a Revolutionary War Veteran. Reid Stewart, as his descendant, placed a flag in the marker holder.Mary Baker then led the Pledge of Allegiance. Reid Stewart thanked the DAR for their participation in the ceremonies, and the dedication program closed with a dedication by Terrell McBrayer." Memorial marker text--"Andrew Reed c. 1733-1819 Rev. War Vet. His wife Ester McBrayer 1748-1822"
--1751--Source 3; "---came to America, c. 1751 as a fugitive in the hold of a ship, after having struck a British official during a dispute over the division of shocks of grain in a field.After arrival in America he came to Antrim Township, Franklin Co., PA
--1751--Source 6 & 11; Andrew Reed left Ireland and emigrated to America as a fugitive from British tyranny.
--1760--Source 4; Andrew Reid came to America about 1760;
--5 Feb 1770--Source 3 & 11; Andrew purchased property from his step-father
David McBrayer in, Antrim Twp., Cumberland (now Franklin) Co., Pennsylvania and named it "Reed's Purchase" ; (Source 6);
--1786--Source 12; p. 560; Andrew Reid was included in list of taxables;
--1790--Source 17; The 1790 census of heads of families for Pennsylvania, listed the following for that portion of Franklin County that included Antrim Twp.
NameMales 16+Males<16Females
Reed, Andw246
The information that is available on dates shows 2 males definitely 16 or over and 3 males definitely under 16.It shows that one, Thomas, could be 15 or 16.
If he was 15, then numbers would be 2 and 6.The census, however, calls for 6 females but the available information shows only 5.This is, however, probably the Andrew Reid family of interest.Two names away is a James Reed with 5 females in the family.About 15 names away is a William Reed with 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16 and 2 females.It is possible that these are relatives.There is a strong possibility of a relationship between the families.There are at least 7 other Reed heads of household in the county.
Finally, one person shows a Ruth as a daughter of Andrew Reed.If she did, in fact, exist and was born before 1790, then the numbers would fit perfectly for Andrew Reid of interest.
--1792--Source 17; p. 544; The `Old White Church' in Greencastle, was erected in 1792. It stood on the south side of Baltimore Street, east end of the town. It was made of logs and clapboards and painted white. The deed to the church lot was made by James McLanahan and John Allison and the trustees, George Gelby, George Clark, Andrew Reid, John Cunningham and James Crooks."
In 1826 the Presbyterian Church called "Old Red Meeting House" was united in faith with the "Old White Church". A brick church was erected in Greencastle and the original pasters relocated.
--Probate began on 25 March 1819.Will.Witness: John McLanahan of James.
--SOURCE 1; "Andrew Reid's sense of justice became outraged one summer in early manhood when an agent collecting tithes in the grain field took shocks or stocks belonging to his father and not to the church of Ireland or the Anglican Church. Andrew's fist clenched, his arm swung, and came in contactwith the agent's lower jaw in a shattering manner. The arm of the law would soon be upon Andrew so he gathered a few belongings and went off by night to the coast to persuade a sea captain to give him passage. Fortunately for later generations, he succeeded in his escape.
"After landing in Pennsylvania, he made his way westward into the wide, fertile Cumberland Valley in the latter 1760's. Andrew Reed's journey ended in Antrim Township, Cumberland (now Franklin Co., Pa.).
"At 36 this Ulster Scot, or as we call him in this country, Scotch-Irishmen, cast an eye upon the fair lasses and found one Esther McBrayer to his liking, and what was equally important, he to her liking. She was one of five lovely daughters of David and Elizabeth McBrayer who had come to the valley in 1737 among the earliest inhabitants. .....
"Andrew not only took to himself a wife, but he also purchase his father-in-law's farm of 219 1/2 acres February 5, 1770 and registered the old warrant for the property under the title "Reed's Purchase". By the time of the Revolutionary War three bairns romped across the floor.
"When the war clouds broke, Andrew Reed served as early as Oct. 23 1777 in the Cumberland County Militia as a private 6th Class, in the Third Company of the Eighth Battalion under Captain James Poe, his neighbor and friend who later attested that the signature on Andrew Reed's will was "the proper hand writing of Andrew Reid." After the reorganization of the militia in 1780, Andrew served under Captain John Wood in the Seventh Company of the First Battalion.
"Providence smiled upon the Reed plantation as Andrew Termed his farm on Conococheague Creek, locally known as the "Gig". The Reed 'mansion' boasted Windsor chairs, a tea table, a corner cupboard, two small glasses (mirrors), a breakfast table, a dining table, a small table,and a set of books among otherthings.
"At the time of his death in May 1819, his barn housed nine horses, ten steers, five milk cows, eleven calves, sixteen pigs, and sixteen sheep, and garnered in the grainery were 220 bushels of wheat, 100 of rye, 70 of corn, and 25 of oats with 12 acres in wheat and 13 acres in rye.One pounds of bacon also hung in the pantry.
"The table in the Reed house groaned with the weight of abundance, and there were always hungry appetites with five boys and five girls growing up in the house.
"Andrew Reed was a substantial and respected member of his community. Following the Revolution economic conditions declined and many former soldiers received depreciation land rights as pay. Andrew purchased these rights for hard cash which the veterans needed, purchasing 25,000 acres of land in Ohio which an unscrupulous lawyer named Irwin ended up primarily owning.
"Andrew Reed was elected a ruling elder of the Greencastle Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, serving as early as 1782 which is as far back as records exist for the congregation. He was one of the men who oversaw the construction of a large log church locally known as "The White church" a few years later.
"Andrew made at least one trip to Western Pennsylvania to visit a son (David) and family living there." (According to T.S. Reid, grandson, one trip was to take provisions over the mountains after the burning of David's cabin) "In 1786 Adrew Reed owned 219 acres, 4 horses, 4 cows, and one indentured servant, valued at 728 pounds. By 1807 his land and stock was valued at $3,580.
"The infirmities of age began to take their toll, and Andrew made his will January 11, 1819. In May, 1819, he was gathered to his fathers, full of years, much loved and honored, a venerable patriarch. His remains were probably buried Brown's Mill Burying Ground near his respected minister, Rev. Matthew Lind. His compatriot, Captain James Poe was also interred in this plot."
--Source 4; "From the best information I have secured I learn that the original progenitor of the Reid family in America was Andrew Reid. He came from North Ireland and was of what is commonly known as Scotch-Irish descent. His ancestors had been in Ireland but a few generations before his birth, and had originally come from the Reid settlement near Edinburgh, Scotland. Andrew Reid was compelled to leave Ireland because of trouble with a tax collector, and came to America about 1760. The vessel on which he sailed was searched by an officer of King George II in an endeavor to located him, as the offense of interference with a tax collector in those days was a serious one.However, the Captain, having taken a liking to him, secreted him in the vessels that he was not found and made his way safely to America.
"He married Esther McBriar, also of Scotch-Irish descent, and the only child of a Colonial farmer (wrong-not the only child). They had eleven children, six boys and five girls, but I have been able to learn the names of only seven, and have endeavored to trace only the descendants of David Reid, who is my great-grandfather.
--Source 11; "Andrew was a shoemaker, and his inventory recorded his tools;
--Source 20; "My grandfather, Andrew Reid, was a fugitive from British tyranny. When about eighteen years of age his father sent him to the harvest field along with the tithe-master, to divide the grain. The Johnny Bull claimed a shock that he knew was his father's. The disputed became violent, and Johnny's insolence becoming insufferable, the youth's Irish blood became master of his nerves and his right fist came in contact with Johnny's head with such force as to bring Johnny's head in contact with the ground, and according to British law, as defined by Blackstone, my grandfather's right arm must be confiscated and become the property of Johnny Bull---a little circumstance that, upon the eve of the moment, changed the location of the nervous attack from the right arm to my grandfather's heels, and as the wind was blowing westward, his corporeal system was put in motion in that direction, and was propelled with such force as in a few hours to lodge him in the hold of a vessel about to sail for America. That an Irishman should have the audacity to knock down one of King Georg the II's officers, and make his escape, was not To be thought of, and as a sequence his Majesty's minions were put upon the track, and the very vessel in which he was secreted was searched. But the Captain, being a noble fellow, ran the risk of what should follow if her were discovered, rather than give him up to the merciless laws of Great Britain. Of that part of his life, between the time of his shipping for America and his marriage, I have no tradition. He married an only child, a Miss Esther McBriar.
--Chapter 22, Borough of Greencastle, Old Churches and Cemeteries, from the book History of Pennsylvania, Part I, by Samuel P. Bates, Chicago, Warner, Beers & Co, 1887, p. 544;
In the name of God amen, I Andrew Reed of Antrim Township, Franklin County & State of Pennsylvania being old and infirm but of sound & disposing mind do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
Imprimes, I will & bequeath to my beloved wife Ester a comfortable living off my Mansion place her choice of any part of my house she may choose, Two beds & bedcloths her choice of any part of my household furniture, her choice of two cows & one horse saddle and bridal to be maintained in food & pasturage on the place also to be furnished yearly during her Life with fifteen Bushells of Wheat & fifteen Bushell of corn, and a yearly Sum in Cash of fifty dollars - I will to my Sons David & Thomas a Tract of Land in Indiana County on which David now lives containing by patent three hundred seventy ------- be the sum more or less to them their heirs & assigns forever to be divided equally in quantity and quality allowing David his improvement which shall not go in the valuation.
My will is that my Sons divide this Tract if their views are not the same, or in other words if they do not agree in the division I wish each to choose a discreet Neighbor & those to choose a third which decision shall be final.
To my Sons William & John I will a Tract of Land in Westmoreland County containing Two hundred & seventy six Acres pattented To them their heirs & assigns to be equally divided as above. To my son Robert I will my Mansion place Subject to his mothers Dowry and payment of Legacys hereafter to him and his Assigns for ever. To my Daughters Martha, Elizabeth, Ester, Mary & Susana I will four hundred Dollars each to be paid by Robert within twelve Months after my Decease, each of my Daughters having got property when married which is not to be considered as any part of the beff'd four hundred dollars. To enable Robert to discharge all debts & legacys I will him my notes bonds & after my wife Ester has choice of my property before Devised the ballance of my personal estate I will to William & Robert-----two years on my Mansion place as formerly and then divide the Nat proceeds thereof.
My Lands in the State of Ohio, at present in dispute, any part that may be Found mine, I will equally to my children all expenses to be joint after my decease as to the land I will David the first choise of Ohio lands.I appoint my Sons William & Robert executors of this my Will. Witness my hand & seal 11th January 1819.
Andrew Reed (Seal)
Probated 15 May 1819;
Andrew was a shoe maker. David mentioned Andrew and Esther in his will in 1771 and on 5 Feb 1770 David and Elizabeth sold to him a tract of land containing 100 acres (land granted to David on 6 Feb 1755).
More About ANDREW REID:
Burial: Cumberland Co., PA11
Fact 1: January 18, 1771, Will written12
Fact 2: March 05, 1771, Will Probated
Fact 3: Settled Franklin Co. ca 1735
Fact 4: 1751, Taxed in Hopewell Twp, PA
Fact 5: 1753, Taxed in Hopewell Twp, PA
Fact 6: 1755, Warrent patented in Philadelphia on Conacochig Creek for 100 acres of land
Religion: Scottish Covenanter Church
Marriage Notes for ESTHER MCBRAYER and ANDREW REID:
They were married by Reverend John Cuthbertson, the first minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to arrive in America.
More About ANDREW REID and ESTHER MCBRAYER:
Marriage 1: March 24, 1769, Lancaster Co., PA - by Rev. John Cuthbertson
Marriage 2: March 24, 1769, Antrim Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Marriage Fact: date from diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson
Children of ESTHER MCBRAYER and ANDREW REID are:
|DAVID4 REID, b. January 1772, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. February 1863, Wheatland Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
|THOMAS REID, b. 1774, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. January 14, 1840.
|MARTHA REID, b. 1775, Antrim Twp, Franklin Co, PA; d. October 01, 1833.
|ELIZABETH REID, b. 1778, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. October 26, 1849.
|ESTHER CALDWELL REID, b. January 01, 1780, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. January 18, 1854, Lower Burrell, PA.
|MARY 'POLLY' REID, b. 1782, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. November 22, 1843.
|ANDREW REID, JR., b. Abt. 1784, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
| Notes for ANDREW REID, JR.:
Note:Andrew Reid, Jr. died young--not named in his father's will.
|WILLIAM REID, b. Abt. 1786, Antrim Twp, Franklin Co., PA; d. 1831, Franklin Co., PA.
| Notes for WILLIAM REID:
He was named in father's will; bequeathed land in Westmoreland Co., PA with brother, John. Birthplace assumed.
|JOHN REID, b. Abt. 1788, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
| Notes for JOHN REID:
He died young; Name from father Andrew Reid's will.Birthplace assumed.
|SUSANNA REID, b. 1791, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. McConnellsburg, PA.
|ROBERT REID, b. March 1795, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania; d. May 10, 1845, Antrim Twp, Franklin, Pennsylvania.


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Most people use search engines to find information on the Internet and to direct them to the websites that contain the information they need. Search engine users will typically use a few key words or phrases to look for the desired information, and the search engine will list and rank the websites whose content most closely reflect those keywords. A website with good search engine listings will enjoy a dramatic increase in traffic, while those that are relegated beyond the first few pages of the list will most likely have poor traffic. Because websites live and die by how high they are ranked in search engine listings, everyone wants to have a good search engine positioning.
Search engine optimization (SEO) refers to the use of various techniques that help to ensuring that a website's pages are easily accessible to search engines and have a good positioning in search engine listings such as those of Google, Yahoo, Bing and others. However, search engines tend to use different algorithms in ranking web pages, which means that not all SEO techniques work equally well for all search engines, or for all types of web content for that matter.
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- Social media optimization
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- Creating an effective WAP site for mobile search engines
- Web analytics
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Tour name: Ba be lake 4 days - hard trek
Route: Hanoi - Ba Be lake - Hanoi
Ba be Lake - Cao Bang - Ban Gioc
An incredible journey by jeep or motorbike exploring the most splendid areas. Awesome limestone features and seemingly impossible mountain range obstacles with wonderful terraced rice fields. Suitable for those who appreciate geographical and cultural based eco-tours and prefer to adventure the untouched areas and explore the customs of the hill tribe people. Extremely attractive to picture-hunting travelers.


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The Scientific Society
Photo credit: University Archives
An ambitious group of Penn undergrads founded The Scientific Society in the fall of 1882 with the goal of promoting "scientific and literary subjects [which] would be a benefit to ourselves and other students in this University."
The founders secured a home for themselves at College Hall by assuming the debts of the group that had previously made its home there—the just-failed Franklin Scientific Society. It may have seemed like a good deal at the time, but the Franklin Society's demise should have been a warning to the Scientific Society founders that science clubs were not long for Penn. For a while, at least, the club enjoyed strong interest on campus. Enough students took part in its programs that the club managed to attract some of Penn's top faculty for lectures, including Eadward Muybridge, the man most famous today for his iconic photographic studies of human and animal locomotion. One of Muybridge's lectures, "New Developments in Animal Locomotion," is listed on the program here, dating to 1885. Other lectures that year included, "The Relation of Ireland to England" by Prof. Robert E. Thompson, and "Coal: How To Find It, How To Mine It, How To Burn It" by Charles A. Ashburner.
Even with such scintillating lectures, however, The Scientific Society saw interest wane by the late 1880s. It folded in 1892 and was replaced by the Zelosophic Society that same year.
For more on this, go to the University Archives web site at www.archives.upenn.edu.


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October 30, 2013
Space Weather Impacts On Aviation
Astronauts aren't the only ones who need to worry about solar flares. Ordinary air travelers can also be exposed to significant doses of radiation during solar storms. A new computer model developed by NASA aims to help protect the public by predicting space weather hazards to aviation.
Credit: NASA
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I have several friends who are "pinning" lots of hobby items and they show up on their facebook (they have option to keep it off FB) and they are having a great time of seeing, reading, learning about and "pinning" their own topics into their "boards". What do you think of it???
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I have friends on Pinterest,not I.I have checked it out though.
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I use it, I pin my merchandise, publications as well as DIY projects, recipes and merchandise that I would eventually like to try out.
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TruTV has teamed with Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg's Katalyst for a reality series set at the DMV. Tentatively titled California DMV: Field Offices, the series "will provide an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at hard-working personnel who deal with everything from issuing licenses and registering vehicles to maintaining accident records and investigating complaints," the network said. Added Goldberg, "We've all spent time at the DMV, but few people know what it's like to work for the DMV."
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Even before Ace Hardware Corp. reported high single-digit sales increases for the quarter and the year — and even during a lingering housing downturn — CEO Ray Griffith told dealers that he liked the position in which Ace finds itself.
"Ongoing uncertainly keeps consumers cautious about spending, but many of you are doing well," he told the members gathered in Denver for the co-op's market last year.
In Orlando, Fla., at the Oak Brook, Ill.-based co-op's Spring Convention, Griffith had an even better message. Performance in 2011 was ahead of 2010 and ahead of plan.
The trio of (relatively) new marketing and merchandising talent for Ace — John Surane (March 2009), Ken Goodgame (August 2010) and Jeff Gooding (came in June 2010) paint a picture of a co-op enjoying new tools for prosperity — brands such as Craftsman and the new paint-and-primer in one Clark+ Kensington, among them. A difficult transition to SAP supply chain management system is behind them. Said Goodgame: "We are now running it, and we intend to take advantage of it."
Both Surane and Goodgame have Home Depot experience on their resume, and all three understand that part of their job is to give Ace retailers the support they need to thrive even in the shadow of the national chains. A shift to fully integrated line reviews and a tightening of e-commerce identity standards for retailer websites are geared to product long-term benefits for the co-op.
One concept they have in their favor — and an idea they intend to fuel with marketing and programs — is the association of Ace with the local entrepreneur.
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While eco-friendly and made in the USA remain trends to watch, going local is the one that Ace is most eager to promote. "I don't know if there is anything more American than the local hardware store, and the entrepreneur that runs that store," Surane said.


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A few months have passed since we interviewed Prof. Carlo Di Mario, President-Elect of the EAPCI and Chairman of the Accreditation Committee on the role of his Committee and his vision of the accreditation process in interventional cardiology.
Let's have a look at what the Accreditation Committee has been up to in the last few months...
The Committee on Accreditation, chaired by Prof Vahanian and Prof Di Mario looks after the training of young interventionalists and re-accreditation of more senior ones. 9 new members nominated by their relevant Interventional National Society and /or Working Group have recently been appointed to join this committee, ensuring a fair European representation :
The Accreditation process in interventional cardiology was discussed within the EAPCI Accreditation Committee Members, with the support and contribution of the President of the EAPCI, Dr. William Wijns, Dr Peter Mills, EBSC Chairman and the Chairman of the EAPCI Committee for Web and Communication Dr Andreas Baumbach.
The EAPCI Accreditation Platform will be based on the Curriculum and Syllabus for interventional cardiology subspecialty training in Europe published in EuroIntervention (EIJ. 2006, 2:31-36) and will reflect the recommendations of the document of the Task Force on Subspecialty Accreditation of the European Board for the Speciality in Cardiology (EBSC) (PDF 260kB) previously published (Eur Heart J. 2007;28(17):2163-71). To start with, the accreditation process will be dedicated to cardiology fellows before the "Grandfather" position is addressed in the future.
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and will provide a structure for educational activities. In addition, it will elaborate teaching, learning and assessment methods as well as an educational reference point by defining the minimum training standards required.
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My Review Of BitDefender Internet Security 2012
Having previously looked at BitDefender Antivirus Plus 2012 and BitDefender Total Security 2012 I thought it only right that I didn't overlook the other offering from this antivirus company: BitDefender Internet Security 2012.
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Key Benefits:
- Excellent malware detection – viruses and other threats will be spotted before they damage your PC
- Excellent malware cleanup – gets rid of the bad stuff!
- Beginners will appreciate the built in 'autopilot' – ideal for those who aren't too technical (more on that below)
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Will the program run on your computer?
BitDefender Internet Security 2012 has the following system requirements:
- CPU: 800Mhz minimum / 1.66Ghx dual core or better recommended
- RAM: 1GB minimum / 1.5GB recommended for Windows Vista and 7 users
- Hard Drive: 1.8GB minimum free space / 2.8GB recommended
- OS: Windows XP (Service Pack 3) / Vista (Service Pack 2) / 7 (Service Pack 1)
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Will BitDefender Internet Security 2012 make your computer slow?
One of the key areas I always look at with security products is their system resource usage because some antivirus and internet security programs can really bring a system to a halt.
BitDefender Internet Security is, in my opinion, a slight resource hog. In my testing it used more memory than some of the competition and CPU usage was very high for a couple of minutes at the beginning of a full scan and again near the end. For the majority of the scanning time, however, CPU usage was at a good level, as seen in the screenshot above.
I think if you use this program with a machine that is close to the minimum suggested specs then you may notice some lag whilst scans are being run but will otherwise be ok. New computer systems should have no real issues at all in running this program.
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How easy is it to install the program and does it look good?
As regular readers already know, my eyes don't like white text on a black background. Otherwise, I think the interface looks great and works well.
When you first load the program up you'll be presented with the screen below which lays everything out nicely and makes it easy to select the areas you wish to utilise.
If you look to the bottom of the screen you'll see there are eight dots. To the left of this is a slider which allows you to easily scroll through the various options that are on offer here. If you move down this page a little I've added another screenshot which shows the other 4 options that are accessed through the main area of the interface.
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What features does BitDefender Internet Security 2012 offer?
BitDefender Internet Security 2012 is packed full of features. Of course all the ones you would expect to find in such a program are accessed via the slider, such as:
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- Antivirus – protects your computer from the latest viruses, trojans, worms, etc
- Firewall – stops hackers attacking your computer through the internet
- AntiSpam – blocks annoying and unwanted email messages
- Parental Controls – keeps the children in your family safe
- Privacy – keep your private data to yourself
The feature list doesn't stop there though as there are many more, some of which you won't find in other similar products –
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BitDefender Autopilot will make sensible security decisions for you. This is ideal for those who don't wish to tinker with the huge amount of options and settings that the program has to offer. As such, this internet security program is an ideal choice for computer experts and non-experts alike.
If you are someone who isn't too comfortable with computers then you'll love the simplicity of this Autopilot mode – all you have to do to activate it is click on one button and then you'll have a great level of internet security without having to understand or activate any other parts of the program.
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Another aspect, which you can see in the image below, is the inclusion of a tool which can increase your security on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. You can find out more about this by reading my recent article about BitDefender SafeGo.
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Another good feature, which negates some of what I mentioned about resource usage earlier, is Scan Dispatcher. This is an intelligent way of scheduling scans – basically what it means is that the program will schedule scans around your computer activity, i.e. it will only initiate a scan when system resource usage falls below a certain level, thereby minimising any potential impact upon system performance.
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How effective is BitDefender Internet Security 2012 at protecting my computer?
BitDefender Internet Security 2012 works exceptionally well indeed. There don't appear to be many independent test results available at this point in time but in my own testing against a sizable list of very recent malware it performed very well indeed in both the detection of the threats and in removal too.
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How does the program compare to other BitDefender products?
I've now reviewed all three home security products from BitDefender so I think it is a good time to mention how Internet Security 2012 differs from the other two –
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- lacks File Encryption
- lacks Tune-Up
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As for which of the three solutions is best, only you can decide. All three are good and this program is an alternative which sits nicely between the other two in terms of both features and cost.
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What is my overall opinion of BitDefender Internet Security 2012?
To my mind, BitDefender security products have two issues. One is aesthetic and personal to me (white text on black background) and the other is CPU usage on older machines that are only a little better than the stated minimum requirements.
That aside, everything else is very good indeed. If you have a computer that is a few years old or less then your experience with this program should be very good indeed. It is highly effective at detecting and dealing with malware and packs in many other useful features too. AutoPilot may concern those few people who like to roll their sleeves up and get stuck into their security program but they can turn it off. Everyone else will likely appreciate the fact that the program is making sensible security decisions for them.
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