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In the fall of 2011, 400 students enrolled in "Management 1000" at the Schulich School of Business used IBM's social networking services to aid their semester-long project of creating a comprehensive business plan. Students at Schulich used the IBM SmartCloud for Social Business portfolio for online meetings, file sharing, decision making, workload sharing and overall project management.
The Schulich School of Business is the top-rated business school in Canada and ranked among the top business schools in the world by the Economist magazine. Schulich is also ranked as one of the globe's top 10 schools outside the U.S. by Bloomberg Businessweek and Forbes.
"The students were already familiar with consumer social networking sites, but this project exposed them to how people communicate and collaborate in a real-world business setting," says Jean Adams, Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University. "Exposure to IBM social networking and cloud computing better prepares my students for employment in leading edge, technologically advanced work places when they graduate in four years time," says Adams.
Online meetings were used frequently since many of the students lived off campus and far apart. IBM SmartCloud for Social Business helped the students to quickly get to know each other so that they could effectively collaborate to develop and complete their business plan projects.
Students used the social networking capabilities in IBM SmartCloud to share, track and vote on new business ideas. In addition, students worked in teams to create online communities, share files, set up activities, create action items, monitor project timelines, assign tasks and deadlines, and participate in meetings arranged by each team's designated technical expert. Using the IBM tool, instead of a consumer social networking service such as Facebook, allowed the students to collaborate in a confidential and more structured, business-like manner.
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The use of cloud services is on the rise. According to Forrester Research Inc., cloud computing will grow from a $41 billion business in 2010 to $241 billion in 2020.* It can help businesses of all sizes to reduce IT costs, increase productivity and save money.
The school chose the IBM SmartCloud for Social Business portfolio for its robust features, security, ease of use, rapid deployment and scalability. The university plans to expand its use of cloud collaboration tools in the future both in and outside of the classroom.
IBM has helped thousands of clients adopt cloud models and manages millions of cloud based transactions every day. For more information about cloud offerings from IBM visit http://www.ibm.com/smartcloud.
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* Source: Forrester Research Inc., "Sizing The Cloud, Understanding And Quantifying The Future Of Cloud Computing, by Stefan Ried, Ph.D., Holger Kisker, Ph.D., April 21, 2011
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Everybody with kids loves to talk about them, and I�m no exception. What differentiates me from the herd is my desire to only open my yapper about the little Tax Deductions if they�ve done something worthy of a conversation.
Editor�s note: This column originally was published Sept. 25, 2012.
Everybody with kids loves to talk about them, and I�m no exception. What differentiates me from the herd is my desire to only open my yapper about the little Tax Deductions if they�ve done something worthy of a conversation.
I haven�t spent more than 10 minutes at a party since ever, but even in that short space of time, you can find at least seven conversations peppered with some of the most mind numbing kiddie talk this side of a pilled-up Kathie Lee Gifford:
�Well, Chrysanthemum is 4 months old and she�s already figured out how to fill up her diaper. We were skeptical about hiring a tutor, but it paid off in the end.�
�Here�s a picture of Manzano staring blankly into the distance.�
�Florian is so advanced for his age; he�s drooling on his own now.�
There is some notable news in the Tax Deduction Department at Dawson Manor. Tax Deduction No. 1 is now in the second grade. When her teachers found out who her father was, they offered to skip her on up to the third grade.
We weren�t sure about letting her skip a grade, especially when her prospective third-grade teacher read the first 700 pages of the school�s file on her father and immediately signed up for a teaching exchange program in Afghanistan.
TD No. 1 also is taking piano lessons, has started her first job as a floor/furniture maintenance specialist (vacuuming and dusting), and now has her own Netflix account.
The impetus for giving TD No. 1 a Netflix account was twofold: First, she�d have to use the $2/week she earns from doing housework to pay the $8/month Netflix fee, thus teaching her the value of money; second, it means I won�t have to wait another week to get season three of �Justified� through my account because TD No. 1 wants to rent �Barbie: The Mermaid and Sardine Salesman.�
Tax Deduction No. 2 is growing like the wildebeest-camouflaging weeds on either side of U.S. 70. She�s now in pre-school three days per week from 9 a.m. to noon. We believe being in a daycare nine hours per week will help TD No. 2 learn to interact with other children.
Also, nine hours is plenty of time for The Wife to get estimates on the damage TD No. 2 inflicted on the house during the previous week. Even the painters that come over every month have noticed how quickly TD No. 2 is growing.
�Just a few weeks ago we were having to bend down to our knees to paint over the gang signs TD NO. 2 was spray-painting in the hallway,� said Keith Emerson of ELP Painters. �She�s gotten so tall we can just hold the roller at about waist level and start running laps.�
Last week while The Wife took TD No. 1 to her piano lesson, I took TD No. 2 to the Dollar Store to get some early Christmas shopping done. As we perused the coloring book section, TD No. 2 called out what she saw � �FISH!� �DOG!� �ELMO!�
As we made our way to the battery aisle, we crossed paths with a tall man with long brown hair and a beard. He was wearing a white linen shirt and sandals. Without missing a beat, TD No. 2 pointed at the man and yelled, �JESUS!�
I don�t know if you�ve ever experienced a 2-year-old in full rapture mode, but it�s a site to behold. If she pointed and yelled �JESUS!� once, she yelled it 20 times. While yelling it, she was jumping up and down in the shopping cart like a lone piece of popcorn in a well oiled and heated pot. After I peeled TD No. 2 off the ceiling, I walked over to the long-haired gentleman to make sure everything was OK.
As it turns out, the long-haired/bearded/sandal-wearing man is the lead singer of a Christian-themed Def Leppard cover band called Def Leper.
�I love Jesus and I like rock music, so touring with Def Leper seemed like a good way to spread the word,� said Christian rocker Pete Willis. �Our songs include �Pour Salvation on Me,� �Billy�s Got a Bible,� �Samaria,� �Capernaum It� and, of course, �Rock of Ages�.�
Later that night, TD No. 2 was having trouble getting to sleep, so I camped out on the floor next to her crib and held her hand. For a few minutes this worked, then she took my hand and placed it under her right cheek and dosed off.
Not wanting to wake her up, I stayed on the floor with my hand cradling her right cheek. Whenever I�d try to ease my hand out of the crib, TD No. 2 would start muttering about pancakes and ammunition in her sleep, so I�d lay back down on the floor in defeat.
After about 10 minutes of this, my left arm went to sleep; after 30 minutes, the rigor mortis had worked its way up to my elbow. Eventually I escaped and, after wrapping my arm in some Saran Wrap and putting it in the freezer, TD No. 1 decided to have a coughing fit � which in turn woke up TD No. 2.
I go back to TD No. 2�s room and lay on the floor next to the crib. Now she�s decided to jettison everything from her crib: Dolls, toys, books and lighters. After everything seemed to be out of the crib, TD No. 2 lay down and appeared to be going to sleep.
Eventually, I dosed off and woke up about a hundredth of a second before a large, hardback edition of �Where the Wild Things Are� flew out of the crib and struck me in an area described by Charles H. Baker as the Gentleman�s Companion. I could see it happening, but the fear of what was about to happen caused my entire body to freeze up.
To my credit, I made it to the front porch before the crying/cursing/more crying started. I eventually recovered, and it�s now much easier to sing along to the Bee Gees� �New York Mining Disaster 1941.�
Jon Dawson�s columns appear every Tuesday and Thursday in The Free Press. Contact Jon at 252-559-1092 or email@example.com. Purchase Jon�s book �Making Gravy in Public� at the Free Press office or at jondawson.com.

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Kids are wonderful and full of fun. They represent 50% of a parent. And my 50% has learned a story which her father does not like.
Upon reaching home, the 3.3 year old was excited to narrate a story to me. I knew it must be from her favourite cartoon serial Chhota Bheem. Few times she told me the scenes from the cartoon over a pillow. According to her, she was the queen Indra Muti and I am Jagu, the talking monkey. I claimed I was Chhota Bheem but she had already tagged it to her uncle. And I remained Jagu in almost all the stories she told me so far. I don't mind being a monkey as far as her other 50% (my wife) does not call me that. I am lucky I am not even 'pig' although I would not mind being that especially for this blog.
"Daddy, I want to tell you a story, about four friends," my daughter screamed.
"I am Chhota Bheem," I said not even looking at her but concentrating fully on loosening the shoe laces.
She looked irritated. But it was timely I had to tell her the news of eating out in the town. And it sure made her happy. "We are going out for a dinner," I said.
"Really? Hurray!" she exclaimed and hurried off to hug her aunty. My wife was watching us. I locked her eyes, "It was I who announced that news and why hug her aunt?"
"Zalu," wife said hinting it does not matter whoever our daughter hugs.
"At 8 O'Clock," I said.
And at 8 O'Clock, we got into the car and went to the town. Not finding a table in Rice Bowl, we went closer to Tandin hotel. At the first tread of steps, my daughter took my hand from her aunt.
"Ani told me a story," she got back to the old tale.
"I am Chhota Bheem," I said.
"Not that. It is about four friends," she persisted.
"I am Chhota Bheem," I persisted again which irritated my wife.
"Zalu," she whispered.
"It is about Elephant and....four friends, Ani told me today." I was happy to hear that.
On the second landing, we reached the lobby and in the wall I saw the paintings of four friends; elephant on the ground supporting other three friends to pluck a fruit. I smiled happily at her attempt of narrating similar story to Chhota Bheem.
"OK, go on," I said. She saw the paintings too. She smiled a mischievous smile and did not utter a word. I coerced her to continue the story.
"Elephant and who are the other three friends?"
"Hehe, elephant and bird and rabbit and........."
"And?" I knew she would speak it. She knows how monkey looks.
After a brief pause, she spoke and that made me hate her story.
"And Ugyen Gyeltshen," she said.
If I have to become monkey anyways, I better be a talking Jagu than the monkey from the wild jungle. Becoming Chhota Bheem the hero became a farfetched dream.
"Let's go inside and find out the table to eat," I said and dragged her to the restaurant hall.
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Thanks for all of your comments and encouragements about my return to running! I'm pretty excited about it. I know that it will be hard to find the time (not to mention the daylight hours) to run without Beatrix but I'm committed to it. If I get desperate, I can leave her with Aaron and run on the treadmill at the rec center down the street from our house.
I have no finished socks for you. I haven't picked up the socks since I last posted. Instead, I engaged in a few stash-busting projects. Using some Araucania Nature Wool, two wool soakers for Beatrix using the Picky Pants pattern. Note the fancy elastic waist (I learned a new skill)! And look how close I came to running out of yarn! Eek. That's why the 2nd pair ended up as shorts and not pants. I just love the pants but they fit more like capris. I forget that Beatrix is a really long and skinny baby. I'll add a few extra inches to the legs the next time I make a pair.
My second stash-buster was an Odessa hat for Aaron using Lamb's Pride Worsted. I omitted the beads for a more masculine-looking hat. I made him a really basic hat from Henry's Attic Alpaca a few years ago that he wears all the time. It's a bit light for really cold days so I thought I'd make him a hat with something heavier.
Finally, I cast on for another hat using more Lamb's Pride Worsted. I'm not too fond of the hat but I don't have much left so I'm just going to tough it out.
Meuh. As you can see, it's nothing to write home about. I thought I'd use a picot banded edge but it just looks lame in fuzzy gray yarn. I knit much of this hat in the car on the way to buy this:
That's a Dyson DC17 vacuum. Why, you ask?
One word: Petunia. Well, that and a baby who will be crawling in a few months, of course!


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Isbin Giddens (1788-1853)
In the winter of 1824-25 Isbin (or Isben) Giddens brought his wife, Keziah Knight Giddens, and their two young children, William and Moses Giddens from Wayne County, GA to settle in what was then Irwin County, near the present day Ray City, GA. They came along with Keziah's brother William Cone Knight, her parents, and their minor children John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Aaron, and Jonathan Knight. Also making the move to Lowndes was Keziah's uncle Samuel Knight, his wife Fannie, and their children Fatima, Moses, Aaron, Jesse, Thomas, and Joel.
Isbin Giddens was born in Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina on November 4, 1788 just a few months after the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America. He was the son of Moses Giddens and Catherine Jones.
Some time before 1816, "when he was about grown," Isbin Giddens moved from North Carolina to Wayne County, Georgia . He served as lieutenant of the 334th District Militia, Wayne County, from 1816 to 1820. It was probably during that time period that he became acquainted with the family of William A. Knight and Sarah Cone Knight. William A. Knight was then serving as a Justice of Peace in the 334th District. William's son, Jonathan Knight, was a captain in the Wayne County militia; another son, Levi J. Knight, served as a private.
Giddens became good friends with the Knights, and on Wednesday, April 7, 1819 just before Easter, Isbin married William A. Knight's 17-year-old daughter, Keziah Knight (born November 25, 1801).
Isbin Giddens served as a grand juror the October, 1822 term of the Superior Court of Wayne County, and at other times also served on both petit and grand juries in the county.
About 1823 Isbin and Keziah Giddens were baptised into Kettle Creek Church. Jonathan and Elizabeth Knight were organizing members of Kettle Creek Baptist Church in Ware County which it seems, was near where they lived; they were members of Hebron Church (present day Brantley County, GA) before being dismissed by letter on November 8, 1823, to constitute Kettle Creek. Fannie Knight, wife of Samuel Knight, was a member of Kettle Creek Baptist Church, as were Keziah's parents, William and Sarah Knight.
Over the winter of 1824-25 Isbin and Keziah departed Wayne county along with her parents and brothers to settle in parts of present day Lanier County. Isben Giddens made his farm along what is now the Ray City-Lakeland public road. The following year, his brother-in-law, Levi J. Knight, joined the family and became the first to settle on land along Beaverdam creek at the present day location of Ray City, Berrien County, GA.
On February 10, 1827 Isbin and Keziah moved their letters from Kettle Creek Church to Union Primitive Baptist Church. Keziah's father had been instrumental in the organization of Union Church, it being the first Baptist Church in this section. The church organization took place October 1, 1825, at Carter's Meeting house, located on the west bank of the Alapaha River. Mr. Knight was the first clerk of the new church and later became its pastor.
For the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, Isbin Giddens registered in the 10th District of Lowndes County. On the 33rd Day's Drawing – April 13, 1827, he was the fortunate drawer of Lot 248 in the 13th District of of the newly formed Lee County.
In the Census of 1830, Isbin Giddens is enumerated along with early Berrien County settlers like Joshua Lee, William A. Knight and John Knight. He served on the Lowndes Grand Jury of 1833 which was convened at Franklinville, GA, then the county seat of Lowndes County.
In the Indian Wars of 1836-1838, Isbin Giddens and his sons, William and Moses served under the command of now Captain Levi J. Knight, in the Lowndes County Militia. The Giddens were among those who took part in the Battle of Brushy Creek, one of the last real engagements with the Creek Indians in this region.
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Keziah Knight 1801 – 1861
William Moses Giddens 1820 – 1899
Moses H Giddens 1821 – 1906
Matilda Giddens 1826 – 1887
Sarah Giddens 1828 – 1918
Aaron L. Giddens 1831 – 1862, married Mary Smith
Keziah Ann Giddens 1836 – 1904
Mary M Giddens 1838 – 1901
Isbin T. Giddens 1840 – July 17, 1862
Matthew O Giddens 1844 – 1865
In 1855 Kizziah Knight Giddens married the widower Allen Jones. She died in 1861 and was buried at Union Church, Lanier County GA.
Isben Giddens' sons, Isbin T. Giddens and Matthew O. Giddens, served in the Civil War. On August 1, 1861 they joined the Berrien Minute Men, Company G, 29th Georgia Infantry at Milltown (now Lakeland), GA. Neither would survive the war. Mathew O. Giddens was taken prisoner on December 16, 1864 near Nashville, TN. He was imprisoned at Camp Chase, Ohio where three months later, on Feb 8, 1865, he died of pneumonia. His brother, Isbin T. Giddens, died of brain fever at Guyton Hospital in Georgia.
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- Bryan J. Robert's Account of the Last Indian Fight in Berrien County
- Levi J. Knight and Lowndes First Superior Court.
- Matthew O. Giddens ~ Confederate POW
- Isbin T. Giddens Dies of Brain Fever at Guyton Hospital, Georgia
- Roster of Levi J. Knight's Independent Militia Company, 1838 with Notes on the Soldiers


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Gale Stallworth Stone, the Acting Inspector General of Social Security, is warning citizens about a phone scheme allegedly targeting former clients of Kentucky disability attorney Eric C. Conn. The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have received reports that Kentucky citizens who used Conn's law firm to assist with applying for Social Security disability benefits have recently received suspicious calls from people claiming to be from SSA.
According to reports, the callers claim to be from SSA and offer citizens $9,000 from a "Conn Client Compensation Fund" if the citizens send $200 to the "Federal Reserve Bank of New York." The number associated with these calls is 202-681-5115. Those who have sent money have received additional calls; some callers report that citizens can receive greater compensation amounts if they send more money, while others threaten that citizens will be arrested if they do not send additional funds.
The Acting Inspector General is alerting citizens that SSA personnel are not making these calls, and the compensation fund described in the calls does not exist.
"This scheme appears to target economically vulnerable citizens and use scare tactics to defraud them of their resources," Acting Inspector General Stone said. "Citizens should be very careful and avoid engaging with these suspicious callers. If an unknown person pressures you on the phone into providing payments for odd reasons, don't think twice about hanging up."
If a person receives a similar suspicious call from someone alleging to be from SSA or the OIG, citizens may report that information to the OIG at 1-800-269-0271 or online via https://oig.ssa.gov/report. If a person has questions about any communication—phone call, email, letter, or text—that claims to be from SSA or the OIG, please contact your local Social Security office, or call Social Security's toll-free customer service number at 1-800-772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to verify its legitimacy. (Deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals can call SSA's TTY number at 1-800-325-0778.)
Conn pleaded guilty in federal court in March 2017 to participating in a scheme with a former SSA administrative law judge and multiple doctors that involved the submission of thousands of falsified medical documents to SSA to support disability applications. As a result of the scheme, Conn and his co-conspirators obligated SSA to pay $550 million in lifetime benefits for these fraudulent submissions. Conn is scheduled to be sentenced in July 2017; however, on June 2, 2017, he removed his electronic monitoring device and fled. On June 3, 2017, the FBI issued an arrest warrant for Conn for violating the conditions of his bond.


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Suzuki unveiled a sporty version of its bestseller Swift. The Suzuki Swift Sport 2012 will be presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show 2012. Powered by a 1.6L gasoline engine, the sporty Swift pumps out the power of 136 horses with a max torque of 160Nm. The new Swift is perfect with the tuned 6-speed manual transmission; and combine that with a sporty suspension, you get a racer with an excellent cornering stability and a more nimble and more stable handling. [Picture Update: Sept 22, 2011]


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Emerging Markets: Embracing the Gold Standard?
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Perhaps, says Lombard Street's Leigh Skene.
While gold these days is primarily the realm of conspiracy theorists and hedge-fund traders in developed markets, emerging markets are embracing the precious metal. Skene notes that Turkey ranks second after India in gold ownership per capita, and that Turkish citizens can deposit gold in banks and withdraw cash or borrow against it. He also points out that Kuwait Finance House has ATM machines that let clients withdraw gold coins, something unimaginable in the U.S.
That's a very different mentality than in the U.S., where many investors sill prefer exchange-traded funds like SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and iShares Gold Trust (IAU). Still, that's a long way from backing a currency with gold. Yet some central banks may be further along than many investors think. Skene notes:
Turkey's banks now have over 300 tonnes of gold in their reserves plus the 370 tonnes in official foreign exchange reserves. Rising privately owned gold deposits are coinciding with a rising lira, falling interest rates, shrinking current account deficits and higher credit ratings on government bonds. The central bank recently cut interest rates and raised gold and cash reserve ratios to prevent inflows of foreign deposits from 1) pushing the lira too high and 2) raising the rate of domestic credit growth – a more sophisticated monetary policy than the financial repression in developed nations.
Monetising gold has benefitted Turkey greatly and a gold backed lira, a possible next step, would significantly lower its cost of capital.
Other developing nations with large gold holdings include China, Russia and Iran, Skene says. And even if they don't go so far as to back their currencies with gold, they're still in a far better position than western counterparts. If the crisis in the developed world continues--as Skene believes it will--developed world investors should look to emerging markets for their fixed income needs. He writes:
Monetising gold could help developed nations avoid the looming abyss (like Turkey), but is very unlikely as central bankers apparently will remain heroes until the European liquidity crisis hits. By contrast, improving creditworthiness and higher yields for equal credit risk in emerging nations are attracting fixed income investors. However, marketability and volatility risks are higher in emerging markets and spreads have fallen too far. Accelerating deterioration in European bank credit has begun to widen spreads. Long-only investors should move fixed income allocations to emerging nations as the crisis progresses.
He also recommends investors buy gold, which might be at a seasonal low, and that hedge funds should buy gold and sell U.S. stocks.


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An architectural fundamental is that things that are not related should not cause failure on each others' part. The printer breaking should not stop the processing of orders. It does stop the printing of orders (duh), but should not stop the processing.
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This is as important at a business level as it is at a technical level. Who hasn't experienced a lack of planning - perhaps an airline offering a fare sale and not scaling enough to have call center representatives. Or the fiasco in Texas where the "business" (the State) offered rebates for trading in old appliances. They underestimated demand horribly.
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Please pardon any randomness in this post, it's my immediate reaction to the loss of my friend — Jim Coppens.
His graciousness knows no bounds, and I hope South Bend Civic does some very special things to celebrate his life over the course of the next year if not longer.
I first met Jim Coppens twelve years ago in the green room of South Bend Civic Theatre's Firehouse before a performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. I finally met the man behind the voice on the answering machine, "Thank you for calling South Bend Civic Theatre. Our next production is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams . . . " The man who called each patron personally to confirm reservations. The man who I would come to realize knew every patron who crossed the threshold of the theatre. A man I believe Dos Equis lost out on in casting their Most Interesting Man in the World.
And while my name was wrong in that program for some reason, Jim would soon be writing program bios for me where nothing was ever wrong.
Throughout rehearsals for my very next show Jack and Jill, directed by Leigh Taylor, Jim would pop in and say nothing. To this day, I have no idea what he was doing — or more likely what he was checking up on. Chalk it up to paranoia, but I always assumed it was me.
From those early days with South Bend Civic, I've learned the many links I have with Jim Coppens — from his knowledge of my childhood parish to his self-deprecation and humility to his earliest profession of teacher — and I am humbled by those ties.
I've shared the stage with him many times. He was my ex-girlfriend's father in Moon Over Buffalo when I wrestled a half-dressed, sweaty Jim out of a closet to the wonderful reactions of Pat Berardi; he was my brother in Little Foxes alongside my evil family of Melissa Gard, Craig MacNab and Ed Ronco; but I think my favorite was when he played my father in Long Day's Journey into Night, as he sought to guide his dysfunctional family of Mary Ann Moran, Ted Manier and me out of the darkness.
Despite my twelve years with the theatre, I never was directed by Jim. I auditioned for him. Twice. Wanted to other times, but it just didn't work out for us. The first time I wasn't right for the part. Another time I had a conflict that kept me from auditioning for what might have been a life altering experience — though the role was handled easily by Rick Ellis. Yet another was just bad timing, and the last he wasn't able to be part of. It just wasn't quite meant to be. A hole in my resume that will remain gaping.
I think the most flattered I've ever been — though Jim was no flatterer — was to know that he was in the audience for my most recent play. Knowing he was as ill as he was, compounded by the knowledge that he'd lost a child himself, he came to see Rabbit Hole accompanied by his graceful wife Linda. I couldn't believe it.
I could not be more proud to know and call Jim Coppens — friend.
In his life, he played many roles, and I'm glad he and I were part of the same play.
I love him, and I feared disappointing him like he was my own father.
Good night sweet prince, father, brother, husband, teacher, coach, actor, director, mentor and friend. He may have felt ordinary, but he lived an extraordinary life that reached all the way to the highest court in the land.
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|5th February 2012, 12:01 PM
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Hello everybody,
Could someone tell me how old is this crossbow and what is its origin.
Thank you in advance
|5th February 2012, 01:06 PM
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Interesting machine you got there.
Certainly old but not ancient, i guess ... within my ignorance .
Let's hear what the experts say about it.
|5th February 2012, 01:17 PM
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It is not something that I have seen before. IF genuine, I'd guess it is some kind of crossbow trap because of the metal string.
|5th February 2012, 01:28 PM
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The goats foot cocking lever should just be applied for loading of course. The form appears to be one for conventional firing (carried no mounted on something), but the extended slot for the bolt is a new one on me, as is the sectioned steel bar for a string.
As to the age, these can be deceptively modern despite the archaic form. Take out one of the flat countersunk screws on the bolt holder and look at the thread. That'll give a good idea of age.
Sort of reminds me of the second one I posted in this thread:
|6th February 2012, 02:36 PM
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I have a nearly identical crossbow, and have spent a lot of time researching it, including buying all the books I can find, and contacting the Royal Armoury at Leeds. They do not have a similar one in their collection. The Last two sales of similar crossbows were Del Mar Ltd in December 2011, and Sotheby's Billingshurst in 1998. The 2011 Del Mar catalog listing copied the Sotheby's listing. It said it was 17th century, probably used for firing incendiaries. Royal Armouries looked at some photos of my crossbow and concluded that it is 18th or 19th century, used for trap or incendiaries. I believe both assumptions are based on trying to explain the "steel bowstring". I believe that both explanations from the "experts" are wrong. I believe that the steel bowstring was used because of the enormous strength required to bend this very thick steel bow. Normal bowstrings couldn't handle the task. Mine has an inscription and appears to be dated 1335. Does your have a mark or inscription? I have a ton of info and many photos. I have never participated in a forum before, and don't know how much info to post, or how many photos to attach. I tried to attach a photo but it is too large. I will reduce it and include it in a separate posting. Jim MacDougald
|6th February 2012, 02:43 PM
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Attached is photo of "steel bowstring" crossbow that I was unable to attach to previous post. Jim MacDougald
|6th February 2012, 05:16 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Jim
As you can see, your photo could have been at least three times as large. Maybe the problem was not its dimensions but the file size (1 MB limit).
Actually you can post pictures up to 1280X1280 pixels, although 1024 seem to be more adjusted to the screens.
The picture you posted was 320X240. Quite a pity, as your crossbow became so less visible.
... and feel free to post as much info as you have available
|6th February 2012, 11:45 PM
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Welcome Jim.
Crossbows is out of my league, but did you check the book : "Crossbows in the Netherlands Army Museum".
Best regards,
|7th February 2012, 02:37 PM
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Hello Jim,
Can you show the photos of the mark on your crossbow?
|7th February 2012, 02:39 PM
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Thanks! I'm attaching a hand-drawn replication of the inscription on my crossbow. The folks at the Royal Armouries (RA) believe that the date probably is 1835, not 1335, which is possible because the inscription is hard to read. But it is done in a medieval style, with colons separating entries. It just doesn't LOOK like a 19th century inscription to me. But RA is convinced that this crossbow was designed either for firing incendiaries or as a "trap" bow, most likely because it is a logical explanation of the need for a steel bowstring. A steel bowstring would be fireproof (a good thing when using incendiaries!), and a steel-stringed trap bow would be weatherproof. But I can find no evidence of purpose-built "incendiary firing crossbows" in the 18th or 19th centuries, or any other century, for that matter. Nor can I find an example of a "trap" crossbow with a steel string, especially one that was built in the 18th or 19th centuries using 15th century design. The trigger mechanism on my crossbow is extremely primitive, and not at all similar to crossbows in use for sporting purposes in the 18th and 19th centuries. I have the book from the Royal Netherlands Army Museum, but it has no similar crossbow. I contacted them, and the crossbow expert has left their museum. I also have the 1903 seminal work on crossbows by Payne-Gallwey. While it has a lot of interesting information, it does not address the "steel string" type. I am convinced that the reason this bow has a "steel bowstring" is because the extremely heavy and barely flexible bow could not have been drawn back with traditional bowstring. The bowstring would have broken or stretched. I have "cocked" this bow, and it stores enormous kinetic force. Thanks for any input you may be able to provide. Jim (Whoops! Tried to attach photo, but it is, again, too large. Will try to remake it and attach to next post)
|7th February 2012, 02:59 PM
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I'm stumped! I use IPhoto. I have a ton of pictures, but I cannot figure out how to make them fall within your posting limitations. There does not appear to be a tool in the IPhoto software to do this.
|7th February 2012, 05:59 PM
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Hi Jim,
You may send your pictures to me; we will then try and fix things.
|7th February 2012, 06:10 PM
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Hi Jim,
Re your problem using IPhoto. Double click on the photo you wish to use, go to FILE and choose EXPORT. Go to SIZE and choose CUSTOM. I usually set 750 as my max dimension as I tend to shoot in 2560x1920 and at 750 it reduces the file size to a postable level. Choose the DESKTOP as your export destination as when you CHOOSE FILE in the Vikingsword MANAGE ATTACHMENTS it is easy to find the right photo quickly rather than search through your albums. I hope this is helpful. If you need any more help please ask either here or in a P.M.
P.S. You can then drag the image from the desktop into the trash and get rid of it from your desktop in the normal manner but still have your original image unaltered in IPhoto.
|8th February 2012, 12:34 AM
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This is a very interesting piece never seen one like this. I went though a few of my books but could not find one with the extended slot for the bolt.
|8th February 2012, 11:07 AM
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This is a 19th c. trap crossbow indeed.
|8th February 2012, 11:29 AM
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what is a 'trap' crossbow? what does it shoot? doesn't look particularly well adapted to launching clay pigeons...
|8th February 2012, 12:04 PM
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Hi Kronck,
I was waiting to see that insinuation to modern trap shooting using shotguns. Actually today's trap shooting has nothing to do with its muzzleloading predecessors.
In the days of old, trap guns (and much more seldomly trap crossbows) were in use since at least the development of the wheellock in the 16th c. They were installed in the woods as well as at fortified places, cocked and primed and ready to fire in order to harm either animals or people releasing their mechanism by chance. The German terms are Legebüchse (trap gun) and Legearmbrust (trap crossbow) respectively.
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|9th February 2012, 02:02 PM
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Thanks, Norman, for your help with IPhoto. I have resized the photos and am attaching one of the crossbow, one of the inscription, and a hand-drawn replica of the inscription, because the photo isn't the same as looking at it under a magnifying glass. When looking at the photo of the inscription, you will notice the battered look of the construction of the surface on which the inscription was placed. Pretty primitive! I can send more photos if anyone is interested, showing more detail The wood is very "wormy", and the construction of the trigger mechanism and the "nut" that hold the steel bowstring are identical to traditional crossbows from the 15th century, as is the "Goat's Foot" lever. In addition, the inscription has elements that are separated by colons, a tradition in the 14th and 15th centuries. Why would a 19th century trap crossbow be so crudely built, and containing 14th century mechanisms rather than the much better trigger mechanisms designed in the 1600's? "Matchlock"..., thanks for your comment. Have you seen others like this? Do you know where they can be found? Are there any in any books or museums that you know of? When I first contacted Royal Armouries, they told me they had never seen one like this before. Many thanks for you help.
|9th February 2012, 04:31 PM
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Hi Jim,
No cyphers in Arabic script are known to have been used in Europe before the early 1400's, so please forget about the theory that it might be that old.
If you are interested in the shape and form of 15th c. Gothic crossbows, please see my thread
You will at once see the differences.
And: I cannot remember seeing any other trap crossbows at the moment, they seem to be quite rare indeed.
|9th February 2012, 05:24 PM
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I have once seen one with a screw clamping mechanism, all made of iron, also the stock.
I'm not sure if this is a trap crossbow trap, because these two crossbows seem to be very unstable if you place them down in postition, also the trigger mechanism is not as you would expect from a trap crossbow.
where is the eye to tie the trigger-rope to?
I think it's a crossbow that can shoot heavier arrow-projectiles away, 18thC or 19thC not earlier.
this theory unfortunately I can not substantiate with literature.
|9th February 2012, 05:49 PM
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Reason why it is provided with a "muzzle" extension?
|9th February 2012, 06:10 PM
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Thank you, Matchlock. I need to send some detailed photos of my crossbow so that you can see how similar it is to the ones you referred me to. Photos will follow in a later post with some more explanation.
I'm really confused about the date on the trigger. While 1335 seems too early, 1835 seems way too late. The second number on the crossbow is definitely either a "3" or an "8". I have found no examples of inscriptions from the 1800's with entries separated by colons ,:, but I have seen them in 14th and 15th century examples. Also, I have not found other 19th century crossbows constructed in such a primitive way. The crossbow that launched this thread clearly has some machined, countersunk screws on it. It looks almost modern, and LOOKS like an 1800's or later weapon. Mine looks much older, especially the "wormed" wood. Mine doesn't have any machined screws in/on it, either.
Re: Arabic numerals in Europe. (This comes from on-line Wikipedia): "The first mentions of the numerals in the West are found in the Codex Vigilanus of 976. From the 980s, Gerbert of Aurillac (later, Pope Sylvester II) used his position to spread knowledge of the numerals in Europe. Gerbert studied in Barcelona in his youth. He was known to have requested mathematical treatises concerning the astrolabe from Lupitus of Barcelona after he had returned to France. Fibonacci, a mathematician born in the Republic of Pisa who had studied in Bejaia (Bougie), Algeria, promoted the Indian numeral system in Europe with his book Liber Abaci, which was written in 1202".
In spite of the above, I agree that it would be unlikely (but not impossible) that a European crossbow-maker would use Arabic numbers, as I agree that Arabic numbers weren't widespread in Europe until the 15th century.
|9th February 2012, 06:52 PM
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|10th February 2012, 10:59 AM
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Jim, I can but speak from my over 30 years of study in Romanic, Gothic and Renaissance works of art, mainly arms and armor, with special emphasis on original dates and the shape of their numerals in consistency with the appearance of the respective dated object.
My archive on 15th/16th c. original dates alone comprises almost 100 mb. Believe me, none of either the cyphers or the letters on your crossbow is of a form any earlier than the 18th c.
For comparison, I attach images of the earliest known Northern European date I know of, 1407, from the groundbreaking plate of the Holy Spirit Church in Landshut, Bavaria, not far from where I live. Even though this is from the early 15th c., Roman (m) and Arabic (407, mind the High Gothic form of the cyphers!!!) numerals are still combined - and just compare this genuine Gothic Latin script to the letters on your crossbow!
And please note that the words are not separated by colons but by centrally placed square periods.
Apart from that, I have never seen such a thing as a date on trigger. Dates generally appear on more prominent parts of an item.
I do have a completely different idea though and will do some more research before posting it.
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|10th February 2012, 12:09 PM
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Ok, I announced it and here it is.
There are a few North Italian all-steel crossbows known retaining their original all-steel quarrels (crossbow bolts), some of these crossbows fitted with a rounded pistol-grip butt like yours, and a few others with a two- or three-link chain instead of the usual string. While the one attached, dated 1562 and signed by the maker Opera de Renaldo de Visin da Asolo (preserved in the collection of the Ducal Palace in Venice, is 66.3 cm long, various similar are much smaller and are nowadays believed to have been built especially for carrying secretly and in order to use for assassinations.
A period of origin of the first half to the mid 16th c. seems to be common to all members of this very special group of North Italian crossbows. The shape of the rear sight on the attached crossbow is identical to rear sights found on contemporary matchlock and wheellock muskets.
Any thoughts?
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|10th February 2012, 01:24 PM
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Hi there,
I tried some photoshopping on Ericlaude's images; though the colors are not correct, more details have become visible, I hope.
Telling from the both general shape and construction and the bolts/screws or rivets used, I should not date it before the 19th c. Thus this might be one of the numerous Historismus (Victorian) copies, including that certain amount of both style mingling and fantasy characteristic of that period), of Renaissance originals like the one in Venice.
As the iron surfaces clearly show significant differences in rust and pitting I assume that some older and not belonging parts were associated.
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|11th February 2012, 10:49 AM
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|15th February 2012, 03:20 PM
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Hi Michael,
You are a goldmine of information. Thank you! In the group of photos you posted, the first photo is of my crossbow, and the rest are of Eric Claude's (Where did he go???? He started this whole thing with the photos of his crossbow.) I am endeavoring to take and re-size some photos showing more detail than my earlier photos. A striking difference between mine and Eric Claude's is that his looks much more "machined", especially the countersunk screws. Mine appears much more primitive. My photo was "photoshopped" by me to be clearer, and in doing so, I changed the exposure and thus the color of the wood from very dark to very light. Next batch will have truer coloration and some better construction detail and evidence of significant worming. Is worming common in wood that is only 200 years old? Also, when researching "knights in armor" I keep seeing reference to the fact that mounted, armored knights were 'killed off" by the crossbow in the 15th century. I had thought that a steel-stringed crossbow, with HEAVY and nearly unbendable steel bow, and a Goat's Foot lever to cock it, would be the only weapon capable of harnessing the kinetic energy necessary to pierce armor. I have cocked this one and it appears to produce an enormous force when the trigger is pulled. (I did that without a bolt in it, obviously). That's why I thought this crossbow was a 14th century "Knight-killer"). In Payne-Gallwey's book, he stated that steel bows created problems because they required Goat's Foot levers to cock, and that these levers caused the bowstring to stretch. He couldn't figure out how to make it work...and he never mentions steel bowstrings. I don't think he knew there was such a thing. Odd, since he published the book in 1903, and should have known of bows such as mine and Eric Claude's. The great mystery to me is that Sotheby's described a nearly-identical bow in 1998 as "17th century, used for firing incendiaries", and this description was copied by Del Mar when they sold a similar one in December 2011. And, when i contacted the Royal Armouries in Leeds, they said they had never seen one like it, but thought it "no older than 18th century, probably used for incendiaries or trap". It would appear the RA and you, Michael, are in agreement. It is good to get this resolved, as neither of the recognized "experts" (Sotheby's, Del Mar) appears to have been right. Pics to follow. Jim
|25th February 2012, 06:48 PM
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A detail of the iron chain-link 'bow string' of what I call another 19th c. trap crossbow.
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ISRAEL'S actions from the beginning have directly contradicted the image it projects to the West. The founding of a country that was to be "a light among nations" required the forcible expulsion of most of its original inhabitants. The "Middle East's only democracy" became the brutal oppressor of three million Palestinians. The nationhood that was to endow the Jewish people with "normality" gave them instead a garrison state in which military strength is the dominant value.
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The Texas Railroad Commission, the oldest regulatory body in the state, was established in 1891 to regulate the state's rail lines. In the one hundred years of its existence, the Commission has also been charged with regulating other Texas industries, including the production and distribution of oil and natural gas, as well as trucking and mining. The TRC is considered part of the state government's executive branch. As such, the body is made up of three commissioners who are elected to six year terms; like U.S. senators, they serve staggered terms, with one up for reelection every two years.
The chief task of the Texas Railroad Commission in its early years was oversight of railroads operating within the state. Charters providing for the construction of rail lines had been issued as early as the late 1830s while Texas was still an independent nation, but it was not until 1853 that the state could boast of its first operating railroad.
Growth of railroads in Texas following the Civil War (as well as the growth of unfair business practices) made regulations governing the industry necessary. In addition, greater use of rail transportation necessitated rules to ensure the safe passage of trains over intersecting and connecting rail lines at locations where trains crossed lines owned by a different company.
Following the passage of state legislation in 1901, the TRC established such rules the following year. Interlocking systems (interlocking towers) were to be built at locations where trains crossed intersecting lines or where trains switched from one line to another; the purpose being to ensure that two trains did not end up on the same line. Railroads were not required to implement interlocking systems, but the TRC's regulations provided that trains come to a complete stop before crossing or switching onto the other line, in any location for which there was not a system in place. Thus railroads had an incentive to install interlocking towers, at least at heavily-used rail intersections.
The TRC assigned a number to each interlocking tower built, and such towers were constructed over roughly a sixty-year time period. Heavily-used intersections had railroad employees stationed in the towers to alter the switches as needed. The need for such interlocking towers diminished with the advance of technology. By the mid-1960s, the switches at rail intersections could be controlled electronically, making the continued manual operation at each site no longer necessary. In 1966, the final tower was established, number 215 in Bloomington, Texas. Most of the towers are no longer standing.
King, Jim. "Railroad Interlocking Towers of Texas." Texas Escapes online magazine: http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasRailroads/Railroad-Interlocking-Towers-of-Texas.htm. Accessed September 29, 2009.
"Railroad Commissioners of Texas." Railroad Commission of Texas: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/commissioners/index.php. Accessed September 29, 2009.
"Texas Politics: The Executive Branch." September 29, 2009. Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services, University of Texas at Austin: http://texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/1_9_8.html. Accessed September 29, 2009.
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Series 1 comprises the majority of this collection, and is made up of correspondence, blueprints depicting railroad lines and the placement of interlocking towers and signals, manipulation charts, and other materials on the interlocking towers built in Texas from about 1900 until 1966. They are arranged in numerical order according to the number assigned to each tower. The correspondence throughout this series concerns both the construction of towers and the changing of interlocking equipment.
Users should note that multiple towers may have been built in or around a city or town; these are not necessarily grouped together, but rather in the order in which they were built and assigned a number.
Users should also note that this collection has records for each interlocking tower (in terms of numerical order, below), except the final one, number 215, which was built at Bloomington in 1966 (from the Historical Note, above). We do not have any records on tower 215 in this collection.
Series 2 contains information on interlocking reports. It is important to note that the material in this series is not of the same time period as the interlocking tower records from Series 1. The interlocking reports date from 1969-1974, and therefore come after the final tower was built in 1966.
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Railroad Commission of Texas interlocking towers records, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
Acquisition Information
Acquired, 1987; accession file indicates that this collection is on "long-term loan" from the Texas Railroad Commission. A1987.1412
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Former New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps has agreed to join the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach, reuniting with Quin Snyder, sources tell ESPN.
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