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Can LeBron attract a superstar free agent to the Lakers?
When Kevin Love picked up his phone on July 1 after the announcement, he ended his message to LeBron James with: "I love you."
He said it again last month when the two former teammates got together in New York and Love got the chance to say it to James' family as well. Love and James are in a good place, which hasn't always been the case with teammates when James has left teams in the past. It absolutely wasn't the case when he left Cleveland the first time around, when several friendships eroded quickly and publicly.
So last week I wasn't sure what Love was going to say when I asked him this: "Let's say next summer a star free agent calls you and asks what it's like to play with LeBron James. What would you say?"
This is relevant for several reasons. One, the Los Angeles Lakers have constructed their game plan around landing another star in free agency next summer. Two, between Kyrie Irving asking out of Cleveland, Paul George not even taking a meeting with the Lakers and Jimmy Butler reportedly not having L.A. on his preferred trade list, there is some question as to the drawing power James has among stars at the moment. Three, perhaps no teammate ran the gauntlet of positive and negative consequences of being with James more than Love did over the last four years.
"Well, it depends on whether we're talking about a perimeter player or a post player," Love said, trying to demur and perhaps trying to inject a plug for Shock Doctor, a mouthpiece he believes saved his teeth last season when he got run over in a game in Miami and the supposed reason for this interview.
Finally, though, Love made the point.
"You have to follow. You have to learn a lot about that," he said.
Love said that when he was in Minnesota he felt like he should have been more of a leader, that it was something expected of him. He worked on it, tried to study it, as the franchise player he thought it was his role. It didn't exactly work out, as anyone will tell you. But he never really had someone to follow, either.
"It was hard to, that place was a revolving door. We didn't have veterans, and there was no continuity," Love said, perhaps with some irony, as that apparently continues to be an issue for the Timberwolves today. "I had some bad habits."
Bottom line, Love wasn't quite ready when he got to Cleveland and encountered the force that was James, who made sure everyone knew where he stood. On the first day of practice in Cleveland in 2014, James halted the proceedings and took everyone into the locker room to run a players-only meeting where he described the role each player on the team would be expected to play. Coach David Blatt waited on the practice court for James to dismiss the team.
James has mellowed somewhat and perhaps learned to use a softer hand. At his first practice with the Lakers he didn't even address the team and afterward said that was coach Luke Walton's job.
Nonetheless, Love's point is well taken. Most of the time a star player is going to be the de facto voice of his team. But when joining James, most voices and influence have generally been compromised to a degree. Maybe it won't be the case forever; James has talked about wanting to loosen the reins. There was a time when James envisioned a transition process in which he would hand off the Cavs to Irving and take a lesser role for himself. That obviously didn't happen.
"You have to follow. You have to learn a lot about that."
Kevin Love on playing with LeBron James
There was a reason James longed to play with Rajon Rondo, and part of it is how Rondo takes charge and holds others — including the coaching staff — accountable. When James and the Lakers take their max space on the road next July, James is going to need to have a pitch on how roles are going work. It could end up being a huge factor in whether the Lakers can get that second star.
"[Playing with LeBron] you're not the top guy. I just tried to continue to be myself and not fake it. I said how I felt," Love said. "Whether we disagreed or agreed, my voice was heard."
Love came out of his four years with James with a championship ring, years of fulfilling deep playoff runs and two $ 100 million contracts. He also was berated on the floor, mocked on social media and had his manhood challenged in practice. He had to make massive and sometimes uncomfortable changes to his game. But the intense focus on his team afforded a huge platform, so when he became vocal about mental illness, his voice became a beacon that changed the way he looked at his life.
Ultimately, that's why Love thinks he'd recommend stars to seek out a chance to play with James.
"You have to be resilient. I had a lot of hard nights. There were dark times," Love said. "But I always believed keep fighting, I was stubborn about it. And LeBron makes sure you have a chance to win every year. He's gotten a lot of guys rings. You're going to win at the highest level. We won and we bonded and we're going to continue this brotherhood."
That may not be a ringing endorsement, but it's an honest one.
Speaking of the Wolves …
Like a lot of my reporter brethren, I've heard executives complain over the past couple of weeks about how Minnesota is doing business with the Butler saga. But let's make one thing clear: The Wolves have the asset. They have the player that everyone who calls wants. That means they have leverage, and it also means they have every right to take their time.
It's the same reason Butler can get away with going in and demanding a trade on the eve of training camp. Yeah, it's a bad look. Yeah, it backs up some of the stuff the Chicago Bulls hinted when they traded him. But guess what, there will be teams falling all over themselves to offer him $ 160 million next July anyway. Because he's really good and he plays both ends of the floor and he's a fierce competitor. He can do what he wants.
And as long as we're being real, let's not act like an owner and a GM/coach being on different pages is a new thing. No, Glen Taylor didn't put his front office in a good spot when he contradicted them when it came to Butler's availability. It's not the sign of a healthy organization. But this stuff happens to varying degrees all the time.
Tom Thibodeau knows if he doesn't have a good year he's going to get fired. And he knows if he makes a bad trade for Butler or a trade that just stocks the shelves for the next GM that it doesn't help his cause. He's not going to take the pu pu platter. Yes, Butler can walk at the end of the year. But you think that's at the front of Thibodeau's mind right now? No way, he's trying not to get walked himself.
It's Miami and Houston, two teams who've been hard after Butler, who have minimal leverage. With all due respect to the Heat, if they don't want to make Josh Richardson or Bam Adebayo available for Butler, that's fine. But what other star are they going to trade for then? It's not like there's an option B or C out there. And they're paying $ 47 million to Tyler Johnson, James Johnson and Dion Waiters next season instead of being players in the free-agent market.
Houston has a great team, but its only chance of getting a player like Butler for the next few years is by trade. The Rockets can probably be a little more patient, and they have fewer assets to offer than the Heat. But there's no reason Minnesota shouldn't play hardball with them.
This seems to be where the Wolves are operating. It's a bad hand they have, but regardless of what their competitors want them to do, they're not folding yet. Good for them.
Over the past few years …
NBA teams have cut down on preseason games dramatically. Most teams used to have seven or eight preseason games. Now, with the season starting earlier, some teams have as few as four. It might not lead to great basketball out of the gates — some have even speculated that a shortened training camp cycle leads to more early-season injuries — but it's the right thing to do. For the players' bodies and for the season-ticket holders.
So why are there still back-to-backs in the preseason? The teams set up their own preseason schedules, they don't have the league to blame for this. The New Orleans Pelicans have two back-to-backs in the preseason and play five games. The Toronto Raptors have a back-to-back this week, where they go from Montreal to New Orleans.
And the league isn't much better at this. Philadelphia and Dallas didn't get back from China from their league-sponsored trip until Tuesday. The Sixers play the first game of the season a week later. And if you think they'll be back to top form after a week you haven't flown from Asia to the United States before. Even if the Mavs are flying on a $ 500,000-an-hour luxury jet.
Next year, our Tim MacMahon reports, the league is planning to triple its preseason games in Asia and add stops in Japan, India and Dubai as well. That will mean sending more teams over for these important but taxing goodwill and promotional missions.
A league executive recently told me that when teams are taking midseason vacations to Napa then the schedule has gone too far in terms of in-season rest. I think the rest provisions are smart. But there's still some work to be done on the best usage of time in the preseason.


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In England, a country which has the Anglican Church as its official State religion, there is no mandatory religious education in the public education system. There are, however, optional religious courses for those who wish to learn more about the English faith.
All that is about to change, though. The "Communities" Secretary (a euphemism for "Secretary of Diversity," one imagines) has proposed requiring mandatory education about Islam for all students in every State school:
State school pupils are set to be taught Islamic traditions and values in compulsory citizenship lessons.
The move—part of a package of initiatives announced by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears yesterday - is designed to curb extremism.


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Mother of All PartiesAfter 621 innings the Criollos de Caguas finally beat the Barones de Barceloneta, to win the longest game in baseball history. As manager of the Criollos, Juan Bobo went one step further: he organized what, to this day, is the most famous party in Puerto Rican history. The word went out immediately and preparations lasted for three days. Old Man Oye dusted his phonograph and picked out his loudest records. Mama Chema baked a tub of beans. Pots of pork fried rice, basins of steaming shrimp, buckets of cuchifritos kept streaming into Juan's house. Perníl Rivera, the owner of El Pollo Diablo, killed ten of his largest chickens.
One of the ten chickensAnd then the wine came, gallons and gallons of it. Juan filled the washing machine with coquito. Don Q found a barrel of sugarcane rum, Choco found twenty cases of Corona, and a Budweiser truck delivered eight ice-cold kegs. The party became so famous, that Juan Bobo even held a press conference over it. The party lasted till Saturday, Sunday or Monday – no one is really sure – but what happened there was reported in the San Juan Star, and became a legend throughout Puerto Rico. Within two hours the party passed into legend. No one could ever give a better one. Such a thing would be unthinkable. Never in the history of Puerto Rico had there been so many fights. Juan Bobo tried to stop it, but no one would listen. They just wanted to fight. The Barónes grabbed Choco by the throat and demanded their money back. Pitrós heaved three Barónes through the front window. Perico sold bad drugs in the bathroom and they stuffed his head in a toilet. El Sapo flew out the front door. Wilson bit their pitcher's ear. Flaco lost a tooth. No self-respecting man came out of that night without some glorious cuts and bruises.
The women could not stop laughing. Oh, the laughter of the women! Thin and delicate and sweet as spun glass, as they kicked whichever man happened to be down. A few ladylike shrieks of protest also fluttered down from the upstairs rooms. But the party took a wrong turn, when the sheriff shot and killed Adam Clayton Powell VI.


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Don't Huff and Puff…
There are three consonants that speakers of American English tend to pronounce in a way that is instantly recognizable to Spanish speakers as a tell-tale sign of an American speaking Spanish. Those are the consonants C, P and T. The consonant C is only a problem when it is pronounced like a K — that is, when it is followed by an A, O or a U: CA, CO and CU. When the C is followed by an E or an I in the western hemisphere, it is pronounced like an S. In much of Spain (roughly central through northern Spain), it is pronounced like the TH in the English word thin — known as theta. It is most definitely not a lisp, as many people like to call it. The same speaker is perfectly capable of pronouncing all S sounds one would expect.
What is an exploding consonant and how can I get you to say one using these written instructions? Well, place the back of your hand about two finger widths in front of your mouth and say, in a normal, conversational volume, in English, the following three names:
When you say these three names in normal, proper English, it is likely that you will feel a slight puff of air on the back of your hand. This is fine — for English. But if you try saying these names in Spanish:
… and feel that puff of air, then you are "guilty" of exploding your consonants! So, if you're serious about trying to eliminate or reduce your American accent, then here is how to modify the pronunciation. First of all, it does not help much to speak more softly. That isn't the point. It isn't about volume — it's about the mode or manner of articulation.
Let's learn some vocabulary and the place and mode of articulation. The English K sound is a palatal occlusive — it is pronounced with the back of the tongue occluding or stopping the air at the middle or near the back of the hard palate. If you slightly relax the tongue so that it doesn't totally occlude the air, making it a bit more like a G — as if it were Garlos, then you'll probably succeed at reducing the puff of air that launches the K out of your mouth.
As for the English P, it is a bilabial occlusive: pronounced by the two lips closing off the air before launching the P. To get rid of the explosion, pronounce the P a bit more like a lazy B (allowing some air to escape from between your lips), as if it were Bedro.
Lastly, the English T is an alveolar occlusive: pronounced with the tip of the tongue contacting the ridge just behind your upper front teeth. One way to reduce the explosive pronunciation of the T is to pronounce it just a little bit more like the TH in the word though or the D in dough, again, allowing a little air to escape.
The trick really is to not allow these three consonants to be pronounced occlusively, but rather as fricatives — letting a little air out of the tires so to speak, so you get a gentler ride! Practice the three names with your hand in the same position until you do not feel the puff of air and you'll know you're saying them correctly – without an American accent.
- Author's more than 20 years experience teaching and translating Spanish.
This post is part of the series: How to Pronounce Spanish
- So You Say You Can't Trill Your R's? This May Trick You Into Doing It!
- They Don't Talk too Fast: You Listen Too Slow! Eliding Vowels Between Words
- Lose that Accent! Learn to Get Rid of those "Exploding" Consonants!
- Spaniards Do NOT Lisp! How to Pronounce Castilian
- Spanish of the Caribbean – Sorry, the Pirates Were Usually English!
- Mexican Spanish: Some Observations About its Pronunciation
- Wedged Between Three Dialects: Spanish Pronunciation in Central America
- How To Pronounce Spanish: Andean
- How Spanish Sounds in Argentina and Uruguay: The Southern Cone
- Sound Like a Native Speaker: Perfect Your Pronunciation of Spanish Vowels


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I was reading the other an article of Scientific American entitled Cracking a century old riddle, written by Davide Castelvecchi (April, 2011) and simply author explains the numeric subdivisions. He explains with apples and little balls that this concept is not rather than a number can be split into parts, and as example is mentioned that the number 2 can be represented by 1 +1, while the 3 represents 1 +1 +1 or 1 +2 ... and as the number increases, the partition becomes more and more complex, let 4 with the logic of which is equal to 1 +1 +1 +1 or 1 +2 +1 or 2 +2 also, while 5 would be: 1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 * 1 +1 +1 +2 * 1 +1 +3 * 1 +2 +2 * 1 +4 * 2 +3.
Do you begin to feel seasick?, well, mathematicians express this as p which represents the number in parentheses, and record the number of combinations, for example 2 (1), 3 (2), 4 (3), 5 (6) The magazine says 5 (7) but I see no other possible ... in short, becomes large as the number to divide, of course, the parenthesis grow older, and I love the big number you do with 100 (190,569,292) I swear I did not try to check it, don't believe I'm so obsessive, I trust what the author says.
Well, this is a topic that made me remember when a child; I used to be fascinated by the numbers ... but the truth is most of teachers are always looking for ways to make you know numbers are not your subject. And I say this because if we ask: what is a number?, When we ask this to a child, we do hope that the answer will be: a number is a measure ... but then if the child asks, but what is a number?, maybe we will end up saying the same thing that teacher said to me when I replied that 0.5 was not a number, but half of a number ... is it not logical? If we have a 1 to the middle and is represented as 0.5, is not it the middle of a number?.
And now seeing that a 5 is a combination of possibilities what is 5? is half of 10, double the 2.5 ... it's 5 times 1, is it a number ?
I swear it's not my desire to make you feel confuse ... but what is the logic when someone spits on the face of a child that a number is just a number? ... And then we teach ... we split into pieces what? Bits of numbers?, broken numbers?, Ah, no! I remember, are fractions, fractions of what? Is it a number? ... Ok, under that idea ... 4 is the fraction of 8, which is half of 8, a quarter of 16 ... do you want to continue? ... Ok, well 4 is the tenth of 40 ... is 40 already a number? No! Because I can imagine that one day an obsessive mathematician will divide googol which theoretically is a large number since a googol = 10100 and this is represented as:
A googol is roughly equal to the factorial of 70, and its only prime factors are 2 and 5 (one hundred times each) and is said that it would occupy the 333 binary bits.
The googol is of particular importance in mathematics but has no practical uses. Kastner created it to illustrate the difference between an unimaginably large number and infinity, and is sometimes used this way in the teaching of mathematics, and if you teach this to a child may think he or she finally met with a number, but ... is it a number?
The reason for this is that when a child has problems with arithmetic, it's not for lack of fascination with numbers, actually we are genetically programmed to understand quantities, but it's cognitively hard to understand the numbers, if not the logic with which we teach it. And of course this traditional educational idea does not help, because there is only one correct answer and anything that looks different is not correct...
Now, can anyone explain what a number is?
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Castelvecchi, D. (2011) Cracking a century-old enigma mathematicians unearth fractal counting patterns to explain a cryptic claim. Scientific American. April.
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It snowed today.
I'm sure a lot of you are aware of this, as I don't believe the snowfall was restricted to the central belt of Scotland.
What you might not be aware of, however, is the fact that I am quite definitely not a fan of snow.
It looks pretty, yes, and don't get me wrong, I am more than happy to drive through a snow covered scene and snap away with my phone's camera, or look out at it from the comfort of my own home. And when I was a child, I loved snow. Let's face it. I think most of us as kids (and possibly still now) equate snow with Christmas, and most of us love Christmas so it has good memories for me as a child.
But as an adult, the impracticalities of snow are unavoidable.
Snow days were excellent as a child when you discovered that school was cancelled. (One memorable time, myself and my sister watched the film "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" four times in one day. That was an excellent day.)
As an adult, it's not that easy. You can't hide away from the world, and avoid going outside . . . except to make a snowman and have a fun snowball fight, obviously. You still have to at least try to get to the office, try not to fall flat on your arse on a patch of black ice you didn't see coming, try to get supplies to keep you alive in case everyone panic-buys the entire supermarket.
The snow only looks pretty for a day or two, then it ices over or turns to slush, and leaves you longing for a heavy rainfall just to wash it all away.
And kids gravitate towards it like magnets so they can form angry snowballs to throw hard at strangers for no apparent reason other than it's there, and they maybe have rage issues. And you're not really meant to return the favour. I don't think it's not allowed, per se, but I believe it's frowned upon.
And it's cold!!!
I can understand why people like snow, why people are excited about it, I really can. But I just can't get on board with it.
Snow sucks.
That being said, myself and the fella are heading up north for a long weekend next week . . . and if we got snowed in to the cottage we're staying in when we're up there, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
But that's mainly because it gives me an excuse to not leave the house for days and drink wine in my PJs, so it's not really about the snow . . .
Are you a snow fan?
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Despite Donald Trump's experience as a businessman, many Americans may think that he has a better chance at rebuilding our economy, which may be true. However, he has not proven to have more logical ideas when it comes to immigration laws, in particular, as an American Presidential candidate. Having little to no experience as a politician definitely makes me question whether he knows what he is talking about and if he is able to run a country.
Forbes states that Georgia State University has a diverse enrollment by race/ethnicity and a larger female population. With Hillary Clinton running for as a political candidate, it gives her a chance at making history and becoming the first woman President of the United States.
In an article in The Atlantic, most millennials care about issues that affect them directly, which may include education, economy and jobs, guns, taxes and maybe even abortion. These hot button topics have been the end all be all of the presidential election as American citizens have watched and weighed in on the issues themselves.
According to On the Issues, both Presidential candidates have expressed their stances on the issues throughout many debates and rallies.
Clinton: wants to ensure that every child has access to a world-class education, including access to high quality preschool. Also by having better and fairer tests for elementary and secondary school students and support teachers by giving them the resources that they need.
Trump: stands with a similar stance with education and believes that every child in America deserves a great education and opportunity to achieve their dreams. He also wants to make it easier for families to afford college so that students aren't buried in debt.
Mikayla: There is nothing wrong here with Trump's stance on education but Hillary has more to offer and has not been specific as to which families and students that he will accommodate.
Economy and Jobs
Clinton: believes that we need to raise pay and create paying jobs and build an economy that works for everyone. Clinton said she will cut taxes for the middle class, raise the minimum wage and ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share.
Trump: wants to reform the tax code and trade policies to make it easier to hire, invest, build, grow, produce, and manufacture in America. Stop China from stealing our jobs, renegotiate NAFTA, cut unneeded regulations and make America the best place in the world to do business.
Mikayla: Trump is wanting to stop trade with certain countries, which could really be a bad thing for America, seeing as though a lot of our products and money come from other Countries through trade and globalism. He also said he wants to keep wealth in America, which reminds me of the saying, "The rich is getting richer, and the poor, is getting poorer."
Clinton: will take on the gun lobby and fight for common sense reforms to keep guns away from terrorists, domestic abusers, and other violent criminals—including comprehensive background checks and closing loopholes that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands.
Trump: supports the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Trump wants to get serious about prosecuting violent criminals and get gang members and drug dealers off the street to make our cities and communities safer. Empower law-abiding gun owners to defend themselves. Expand mental health programs keep the violent mentally ill off of our streets.
Mikayla: Clinton makes a good point about adopting common sense reforms by adopting background checks and taking necessary precautions when it comes to gun laws. Trump, on the other hand, supports the Second Amendment, but also assumes that gang members and drug dealers are the people that are the groups that use guns.
Clinton: believes that the wealthiest pay too little in taxes while the middle class needs more relief. I'm going to fix that. I'll close corporate tax loopholes and make sure millionaires and billionaires can't pay lower rates than middle-class families. And I'll give tax relief to working families who are struggling with costs from college to health care.
Trump: wants to cut business rate to 15 percent. Reduce individual rates to three brackets of 12, 25, and 33 percent, with a 0 percent rate for many. Add above-the-line deduction for childcare costs, including for stay-at-home parents.
Mikayla: It seems as though Clinton wants to close the wealth gap and has all American citizens in mind.
Clinton: will oppose efforts to roll back women's access to reproductive health care, including Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. As president, I'll stand up for Planned Parenthood and women's access to critical health services, including safe, legal abortion.
Trump: believes the primary responsibility of the federal government is to protect the rights of its citizens, and that life is the most fundamental right. The federal government should not diminish this right by denying its' protection. I am opposed to abortion except for rape, incest and life of the mother. I oppose the use of government funds to pay for abortions.
Mikayla: I believe in women's rights, and that a woman has the right to do whatever she pleases to her body in order to think about the life of her own and her unborn child.
Editor's Note: The opinion expressed in this column are the views of Mikayla Newton and do not reflect the views of The Signal's editorial board.


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A change of location leads to new and fascinating encounters. For a brief period, paintings that would otherwise not be seen next to each other are presented together under the heading New Neighbours. These are normally arranged chronologically according to schools of painting in the Alte Pinakothek. As a result surprising correlations are created: Helene Fourment, Rubens' young wife, is pictured as if sitting on a throne, wearing a magnificent gown in front of red drapery. Typically Flemish? Portrait painters in Protestant Holland were, after all, equally familiar with such sumptuous pronk - as, for example, in Frans Hals' depiction of the merchant Willem van Heythuysen from Haarlem in the proud pose of a nobleman. There are also unexpected parallels to be found between the morning sun rising through the mist in Claude Lorrain's Expulsion of Hagar and the bright moon in the night sky in Adam Elsheimer's Flight into Egypt. And Nicolas Poussin? All of a sudden, his mourners in the Lamentation of Christ reveal conspicuous similarities to Rubens' Christ and the Penitent Sinners. This unusual configuration enables famous masterpieces in the Alte Pinakothek to be seen from a different angle and to be explored anew. (taken from the website of the Alte Pinakothek).
New Neighbours.
Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin and Dutch Masters
June 5 - August 31
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Friday, February 1, 2013
It is difficult to remember as we go through a more traditional winter complete with snow and cold that a mere six months ago we were working pretty hard trying to keep pastured cattle alive in the heat and get sows to breed in that same heat, in August, when they are physiologically not very inclined toward pregnancy anyhow. The cold snaps here at Pastures mean extra hay set out for the cattle and the half frozen fingers that go with trying to get the twine off those bales to a seemingly endless need for extra bedding in the hog quarters. We are approaching another turn in the seasons now as we get into February. The winter has shown us weaknesses in our winter operations just as the heat did for summer a few months ago. The challenge is to set things up so that the livestock is comfortable in a wide range of temperatures and conditions without requiring a great amount of heroic effort on our part. That is part of what farm management really is, and for those of us in alternative agriculture, we must find our own way since we have left behind the turnkey systems that conventional agriculture offers. Jim
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Social media networks are all about building communities. For a brand, that means creating an online space where your fans want to spend their time, learn about your business, and support your activities. From sharing news to improving recognition, a strong community is crucial for a company's social presence.
Pinterest is a platform that largely places the focus on individuals. Members are encouraged to collect and showcase the pins and products that they find most inspiring. While friends can respond to pins, interactions aren't built to be front and center on the network. That means businesses may face some challenges in building the same level of follower involvement on Pinterest as they do on Facebook or Twitter. Here are some tips for getting your Pinterest community active and engaged.
1. Use Group Boards
Several of Pinterest's newer features can help businesses to create a better sense of community among fans. One element of the network that has great potential for brands is group boards. These are shared locations on Pinterest where multiple members can pin images.
A smart company can unite a select group of fans to collaborate in pinning relevant content that a wide array of people will enjoy. Group boards can serve two purposes. First, they give your contributors an ownership stake in your brand's Pinterest presence. Second, they are a source of an even bigger spread of interesting content than your internal company social media team may be able to provide.
The key to succeeding with group boards is to be clear with your goals. Make sure it's obvious to your group members what the expectations are for pins. Specify the type of content you'd like to see, along with any hashtags you'd want attached to the pins, in the board's description.
Also, make sure you think about the best approach in terms of people to invite. A small, selective group of supportive fans will probably supply a high quality of pins. A large base of contributors may not always be as on the mark in terms of content, but will probably yield a higher volume. Go with the strategy that best suits your brand and its social media ethos.
2. Repin and Reply
One of the key elements of building a community on any social media network is engaging with your audience. That means your brand should take the same approach on Pinterest as it does on Facebook or Twitter. Start by following other Pinterest profiles and repinning relevant images from those people.
Don't expect to create a community if you operate in a vacuum. Your company may need to make the first step of reaching out to build those relationships on Pinterest. Share other pins and show that your brand knows the unspoken rules of social media.
Once you've started to create a network, be sure to continue engaging your fans by leaving comments when appropriate. Also, take the time to respond when followers comment on your pins. Conversations are a focus in any social media platform, and Pinterest is no exception.
3. Stay Savvy
The real-time nature of social media means that fans have come to expect lightning-quick responses to current events. If your brand is able to jump on popular memes or trends, your followers will appreciate your web savvy. For example, General Electric has an entire pinboard titled "Hey Girl" that spoofs the popular Feminist Ryan Gosling Tumblr, but highlights inventor Thomas Edison in place of the actor.
Humor is a powerful tool for engaging fans, but make certain that it's a good fit for your company. CNET places a large emphasis on tapping into geek culture with its Pinterest presence. Rather than create unique pins of its own, the brand has chosen to highlight clever nods to Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, and other sci-fi icons that its news team comes across.
4. Give the People What They Want
Once you have a following on Pinterest, don't pat yourself on the back and call it a day. Pay attention to what content gets the biggest response and monitor which items are not so popular.
Fans will make it clear what material they want to see with their repins, comments, and likes. Provide them with more of the content they want, In turn, you'll demonstrate that your brand is responsive to your followers and understands their priorities. Your audience will respond by continuing to visit and interact with your images and your brand.
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The 166th chapter "Gandalf" (part 2)
When their conversation reached up to this point, Du Wei can see that the old green hat in front of him was a little upset over the worry of Semel jumping out at any time.
"The biggest divide between the two of us laid in the bullshit Aragon mission." Green robe lets out a devilish laugh: "We searched out numerous clues; eventually, it led us to the Devil's Island where we found Chris. I really didn't want to go, but the other part of me was much stronger. If I had to make a parison, it would be like the good soul inside me at the time dominated the evil part of me." Green robe points a finger to his nose.
"Originally we wanted to make an exchange with him for Aragon's heart, but he refused. He felt that whatever we had on us wasn't of enough value… Of course, we fought with him and lost because he was much stronger than us. In the end, we couldn't retrieve Aragon's heart and decided to leave." At this point, Green robe suddenly gave out a strange smile: "But before we left, Chris suddenly stopped us. He said to us, 'I have a way to relieve your pain….. Having two souls embodying a single body must be very hard, right?' At the time, we hesitated for a bit before falling for his temptation. The reason is simple; both of us were tired of our daily struggle for dominance. Day and night, we fought and fought, but there was no end in sight. The other part of me wanted to follow through with Aragon's bullshit mission, while I only wanted to live a carefree life……"
Du Wei finally opens his mouth: "And then what?"
"Then?" Green-robed Gandalf lets out an evilly laugh: "Then Chris gave us what we wanted. He said he could give each of us a body, but in exchange, we had to do him a favor."
Speaking up to here, Green-robed Gandalf glances over at Du Wei: "Aren't you going to ask me what favor Chris asked us to do?"
"Why do I need to ask?"
"Because this favor is greatly related to you." Green-robed Gandalf smiles maliciously.
At this point, he lets out a long sigh followed by a serious demeanor.
"Using my soul to sign the following contract: In my lifetime, if I ever meet up with anyone that had made a trade from the Devil's Island, I will expend all efforts to help this individual. If I ever go back on my words, then let my soul never find peace after my death!"
With that, green-robed old fellow looks at Du Wei: "Someone that traded with the Devil's Island, isn't that you?"
Du Wei suddenly felt all of his bodily hair rising!
What is this? Destiny? Or absurdity?
"From then on I am me and he is he, both of us are Gandalf. Thanks to Chris's miraculous magic, our souls were split simply split apart and contained in our respective bodies. Other than that, there is nothing different between the person that you knew and me." Old Green-robed frowns before continuing: "Unfortunately, I underestimated my other half's sense of responsibility. The moment we came out of the Devil's Island, he challenged me to a fight!"
"Why?" Du Wei asked.
"I also asked the same question at the time." Old Green robe guy lets out a dry laugh: "But his answer to me left me feeling helpless. His reason was that he needed the 'Gandalf name' to achieve many, many things in the future. Can you imagine how much trouble there will be if there was suddenly an extra Gandalf roaming the continent?"
"However, I'm also not willing to give up my identity! I am Gandalf, so why should I give him my identity? Though each of us had a new body, we still had to pete for our name. In the end, I lost because I wasn't his opponent. When our bodies split, his soul was able to take a larger chunk of our powers. Thus, I was forced to give in to his will."
"And then what?" Du Wei's curiosity has been pletely aroused.
"Then? We made a deal." Green robe Gandalf speaks in a light voice: "After a certain period of time elapses, we will pete against each other. Whoever wins the duel at the time will get to use the Gandalf identity until the next battle. For 200 years, we've done this over and over again. Frustratingly for me, he won more times than I did so he was able to stay in the open more than me. But it's not all that bad since whenever he won, I would hide my identity and go wondering everywhere….." He then lets out a small chuckle: "When he died, my soul immediately sensed out bond breaking, so I knew my days of dominance has finally arrive!"
Du Wei lets out a long sigh because he finally figured out the mystery behind this "Gandalf" problem and why the one he knew would tell him to e look for this one.
There is absolutely no doubt regarding the power of this Green-robed guy! He is Gandalf's doppelganger; therefore, his strength cannot be too far apart.
Most importantly, Du Wei have already confirmed this in the coup d'état!
Though their character is pletely different, but this guy is still the same Gandalf he knew! Whether it is his skill or intellect, it is the exact same except in an evil version!
Also, his ability in tutoring a pupil is also excellent!
The good version Gandalf produced the small little Vivian while the evil version produced the ill-tempered Joanna. Regardless of their attitude, both girls are geniuses!
Such a powerful person that is skilled in tutoring is without a doubt the best candidate to be his own teacher.
Watching the guy before him, Du Wei takes in a deep breath before speaking in a solemn voice: "Excuse me, will you be my teacher?"
"……" Green robed Gandalf faced Du Wei before falling into a laughing fit: "Back in the square, you caused me to lose a lot of face. On top of that, you also ruined my plan, yet you are begging me to be your teacher now, why?"
"Because I need be stronger, much stronger." Du Wei's tone became very serious without any hint of joking around in his voice: "In the face of the unknown in the ing future, I need to be much stronger! My strength is still not sufficient to face the perils of the world! That's why I need a good teacher!"
After a pause, Du Wei faces Old Green Robe and said: "Also, this is Gandalf's wish. You already read his will, so I don't believe you will deny your own request would you?"
"Alright." Old Green Robe did not hesitate in his reply and quickly nodded, but before his voice died down, he followed up with another sentence: "I'm fine with you being my student, but I'll make one point clear: do not expect me to help you with Aragon's mission!"
Du Wei smiled as he faces the man that is about to bee his teacher: "That's fine; we have the same view regarding this matter."
Green-robed Gandalf had already left, but before he go, he said this: "I'll e find you after three months because I got something to deal with. At that time, I will teach you magic."
This request from the old guy just so happens to fit in with Du Wei's current situation because he needed to organize everything before heading to his territory.
When Old Green Robe left, he didn't dally around because all he did was call for Joana and the two quickly floated away into the nightly sky.
As Du Wei turned back to face the crying mess known as Vivian, Du Wei found it difficult to talk. In a soft voice: "Do you know of your teacher's passing?"
Vivian nods her head.
"Your teacher gave you to me, did you know?"
Vivian nods her head again.
"You will stick with me from now on, okay?"
Unlike the previous two times, Vivian hesitating for a second before nodding.
After a pause, Vivian started to sob as she faced Du Wei: "Bu-but……"
"But what?"
"You……" Vivian timidly looked at Du Wei. Blinking her innocent eyes, she then said: "You-you-Ccan-cannot bully me….."
Oh, this problem eh……
Would Du Wei "bully" little Vivian that?
Oh heavens, please protect poor little Vivian……


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Toler gives reality lesson in drunk driving
John Toler was a young man with a bright future ahead of him.
He started drinking alcohol in high school with his friends.
After graduation, he started classes at Itawamba Community College and living on campus. Due to excessive drinking, he didn't go to class and lost his scholarships. While attending a party, he became intoxicated and made the decision to drive home. He never made it. He took the life of another person driving a vehicle and was taken to jail. All the dreams of the future ended that night because he chose to drink and drive.
"I coached John Toler in little league," said Mike Bunch, who is a sponsor for Toler. "I watched him grow up. I hugged him and laughed with him. When this tragedy happened, I told him I would come with him and be his sponsor. This happened 10 years ago."
Bunch said this is a condition of his parole, today at OHA is his 17th time to tell his story. He only has one more in February and he could stop. But he won't. He wants to continue reaching out to young people, telling them the truth about drinking and driving.
"I had everything," Toler said. "I was that guy in high school everyone wanted to be friends with. I did everything right. I was in church youth group, I was an athlete. I was popular. And I liked to go to parties. I started drinking in high school."
Even being on academic probation at ICC didn't stop Toler from drinking and cutting class.
"I went back home and went to East Mississippi Community College," Toler said. "I lived at home and had my parents to answer to. I was back to making straight A's. So I went to Mississippi State, lived on campus and went right back down that same road."
He said at his 23 birthday party, 800 people showed up. He didn't know 800 people, but there was alcohol, so everybody came.
"I got obliterated that night," Toler said. "I drove afterwards, hit another car and killed a man. Because of me, driving drunk, that man would never go home to his family again."
Toler said he was 23 years old and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was ordered to serve 10 years in Parchman Penitentiary. He was in a room with 216 other men he did not know and did not want to be around. He said one bad decision can lead to a dark place where no one wants to be.
He was a model prisoner, took classes, and was granted probation after serving four years of his sentence.
"I lost everything," Toler said. "And when you go to prison, your family and friends serve that time with you. They suffer, too. The decisions you make today impact the rest of your life. If you make good decisions, you will have good things happen. If you make bad decisions then you have to face the consequences."
He said all young people think that will never happen to them. He was there to tell them it can happen to anyone, because it happened to him.
"I've lost so many opportunities," Toler said. "I will always be an ex-convict. I have had job interviews where everything was going good, until they saw I had served time. I had a great interview, thought I was qualified and would be considered for the position. I had left a folder, went back to get it and saw my resume already in the garbage."
Toler can never own a gun or have a gun for any reason and can't vote. But the latter right may be granted back to him in time.
"Please listen to your parents," Toler said. "They love you, they have your best interest at heart. Your friends don't. I know it's fun to go out on the weekends, but it won't kill you to stay home. It might be boring but it's better than being in a cell, and not being able to do anything you want to do."
Bunch said he and Toler are a team. He asked him how many of those 800 people who were at his birthday party that night still keep in touch. Toler said two, that are still his friends after that night.
"Stand in the gap with your friends," Toler said. "If they are drinking, take their keys. Drive them home and deal with parents tomorrow. I'm 34. I never thought I would go to prison. Choices have consequences. The next time you even think about drinking and driving, remember me and don't do it."


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While many small business owners may be relaxing this week between Christmas and New Year's, I'm getting a jump on 2018 by decluttering my office. I'm usually okay with a little clutter, but between traveling and the holidays, the mess on my desk is making it hard to be productive.
If this sounds all too familiar, here's a plan to help get your workspace organized for the New Year.
- Get three empty "sorting" boxes. Label them "Keep," "Discard," and "Donate."
- Start with your desktop—sort your stuff into the appropriate box.
- Go through your "Keep" box, decide what should be returned to the top of your desk, and what can go elsewhere. For peak productivity, only put the stuff you use every day on top of your desk.
- Now move on to the interior of your desk, and repeat the sorting process. This is not the time for sentimentality—toss the stuff you don't need or use.
- I'm a big believer in having personal items in my office, but I admit I've gone too far. If you're feeling overwhelmed, choose your favorite items and rotate through them—changing them once a month.
- Take down everything on your walls, including bulletin boards.
- Have you been hoarding old electronics, because you didn't know what to do with them? Take any old devices, including cords and chargers, and donate them. Some cities have specific electronic recycling centers. Or you can drop electronics off at a local Goodwill (and get a tax deduction, too).
- Check your bookshelves for outdated books you no longer use. In many cases, the information in those books can be found online, allowing you to clear your shelves.
- Do you still have file cabinets? Shred old files you no longer need. For the papers you want to keep, try converting them into digital files by scanning them. This not only will open up a lot of space in your office but will make it easier to access files.
- Dust, vacuum and sweep your workspace. Clean your windows—and your electronics—they make wipes specifically to clean electronic screens. And don't forget to remove any crumbs from your keyboards.
- If you're ready for a real change, consider moving some furniture around, to make your space easier to navigate.
- I work out of a home office, so space is at a premium. I have two wastebaskets, (both on the smallish side), one of which is designated for recyclables.
- Do your printers, copiers, multifunction devices and other office equipment need to be cleaned? Check the manuals before you get started; you don't want to accidentally break something.
- I am not good at process—and I actually work better at a somewhat messy desk. But, I've added some organizational tools (baskets, bins, etc.) to cut down on the chaos.
- Is anything in need of repair or replacement? Get it done now.
- This is actually a great time of year to find deals on office supplies. And I'm a big believer in having file folders, paper, pens and ink cartridges at the ready, instead of having to run to the store when I run out of supplies.
- I hate doing this, but it's a good idea to clear your computer's cache at least once a year (if not more often).
- How many emails are in your inbox? Create folders in your email system, and move the appropriate emails to them.
- Do you have a computer cleaning app? I actually run mine monthly, but if you don't, at least clean your computer annually.
- Get rid of apps you're not using (properly uninstalling them,) and delete bookmarks you no longer use. Do this on your mobile devices as well.
- If your computer is sluggish when starting up, check the apps that launch when you turn on your computer.
If this sounds like a lot—it is. It will realistically take you a day or two (or three, depending on how disorganized you are). But when you're done, you'll feel refreshed and ready to start the New Year with a clear head—and office.
If you have employees, urge them to clean up their workspaces and devices as well. Why not bring in pizza and have an office-wide "clean-up day"?
Are there other things you need to review at year-end, such as your business or marketing plans? A SCORE mentor can help you get in shape for 2018. Find one today.


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What do Michael Jackson, masked merrymakers, a prized diamond and support for local nonprofits have in common? They're all part of this year's Palo Alto Black & White Ball.
The biennial dinner dance and community fundraiser, spearheaded by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation, will be held Saturday (Oct. 2) from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road.
Dancing, dining and schmoozing for a good cause are all on the evening's agenda, along with a silent auction and a chance to win a valuable gem.
The theme for 2010 is "Masked Ball." Attendees are given a black mask with ticket purchase and invited to customize it with as much flair as they wish -- or wear it as is.
"It's easy for people to participate in but allows for a lot of creativity and adds a little mystery," Marketing and PR Chair Wynn Hausser said of the mask theme.
Black-and-white formal wear is encouraged but not required.
Co-chair Pat Emslie said the decorations will reflect the theme by representing cultures and areas of the world that traditionally hold masquerades, including New Orleans, Brazil and Venice (complete with gondola and singing gondolier).
Gourmet food from about 40 local restaurants will be offered, including dishes from MacArthur Park, The Oaxacan Kitchen, Mantra, Bodeguita Del Medio, La Morenita and many others (view complete list). Highlights include fresh oysters from The Fish Market and hand-rolled truffles from Sweets by Sue.
One lucky attendee will score a sparkly treasure with his or her glass of bubbly. Palo Alto's Gleim the Jeweler has once again donated a diamond, and $35 buys a glass of champagne and chance at winning the gem.
Entertainment for the evening will be featured on three stages (located outdoors on the patio and amphitheater, and indoors in the ballroom). Headliner Foreverland, a 14-piece Michael Jackson tribute act, will perform classic hits from the King of Pop from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., alongside the funk and soul music of local group BASSment from 7-9:30 p.m., the rhythm and blues of The Fabulous Hummerz in the ballroom from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. and spun selections by DJ Audio Hermit late into the evening. Fans of Celtic music can look forward to a performance by The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers.
"We had the fiddlers a few years ago and they were so popular people really wanted them back for a repeat performance," Emslie said.
The event is a city tradition since 1987, when the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation was formed and the first Black & White Ball held as a means to save the city's historic May Fete children's parade (then endangered due to budget cuts). The ball was a hit, and nearly 1,500 are expected to attend this year, according to Hausser.
"Last time we raised around $70,000 (after production costs) and we hope to again," Emslie said.
This year's beneficiaries include Youth Community Service (YCS), the Recreation Foundation's Middle School Athletics Program, the Palo Alto Library Foundation, the Palo Alto Family YMCA and Partners in Education (PiE).
The Palo Alto Weekly/Palo Alto Online, is the media sponsor of the event.
Tickets are $135 per person (to entice a younger crowd, people age 35 and under get in for only $90). Ticket costs are tax deductible and can be purchased online via PayPal, in person at the Lucie Stern Community Center (including the night of the event), or by telephone at 650-463-4900.
There will be no parking available at the venue. Shuttles will run from the Palo Alto High School parking lot to Lucie Stern Community Center.
More information, including video of an artist decorating her mask for the event, is available at thepaloaltoblackandwhiteball.org.
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Table of Contents:
1. John Courts I
2. John Courts II
3. John Courts III
4. Charity Courts Wade Adams Moore
5. Will of Robert Henley
6. James Keech
7. Miscellaneous References
Having found proof that John Courts is not the John Courts of Otley
Parish, I have removed reference to that line. See note below.
Born: Unknown
Baptized: Unknown
Married: Unknown
Died: 1697 Charles County, Maryland
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Baptised: Unknown
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
John B: 19 Feb 1655 Charles Co, MD D: 1702 Charles Co, MD
M: Charity Henley
Elizabeth B: 16 May 1663 Charles Co, MD D: 1730 St.Mary�s
County, MD M: James Keech
Hugh ?
Margaret B: 15 Jan 1665 Charles Co, MD D: 1668-1697
Note Disputing John Courts I�s Ancestry:A check of Otley Parish records indicates that the John Courts born
in Otley Parish in 1614 probably did not come to America. The
information below is from a person in England who does lookups
for Otley Parish. If you have concrete evidence otherwise, please let
me know.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The only John Coates, son of Francis Coates I can find in the
transcripts is for 1614. "Bapt. 16 Oct 1614 - John Coate, s. of
Francis Coate, Caley". Caley Hall is/was a big house near Pool, one
of the outlying villages of the Otley Parish. I find no other
references to Francis.
However, like you, I believe that John married Margaret Robinson,
daughter of Anthony Robinson & Mary Saxton at Otley on 7 Apr
1645. (There is no further information listed in the transcript about
the marriage.) Margaret's baptism records: "Bapt. 1 Oct 1620 -
Margaret Robinson, d. of Anthony Robinson".
From here the record appears to conflict with your information, in
that John & Margaret appear to have a son called Michael who
was baptised in 1646 (27 Sep), but was buried in 1648 (30 Jun).
And there are possibly 4 other children born between 1655 and
I also appear to have burial records for John (28 Aug 1679) and
Margaret (3 Mar 1693/4) - both pointing them to be residents of
Pool - this is, though, only my interpretation of all the data taken
from the Otley PRs. (If you can provide me with information that
can refute this I would be very happy to change my
I'm afraid that I cannot confirm information about Mary Saxton -
beyond the marriage date. The PRs do not record a baptism or
parentage for Mary - though I estimate she was born sometime
between 1579-1599. The date of death you passed on is shown in
the PR as the burial date of Lawrence Saxton (her supposed father.)
- I cannot find a burial
date recorded for Mary.
With respect to Lawrence Saxton, I can find only 4 childrens'
baptisms/burials registered in the Otley PR between 1601-1609
(John - 1601, Elizabeth - 1604, Jane - bur. 1608, Susanna - 1609) -
I can find no marriage recorded for him, but suspect that his wife's
name was Jane as "Jane Saxton, widow of Bramhope - bur. 18 Dec
All the information above has been taken from the Transcripts of
the Otley Parish Registers 1562-1753. To support/refute my
interpretation you would need to look back into family
documentation such as letters, probate/wills, land records, bills of
sale, etc. There are very few "official" records that were taken at this
time, but much of the records that remain would be found County
Records Offices in the UK.
Nic Wilson, Wharfedale and Craven Genealogical Project
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John Courts came to America as a servant in 1635.
See the note following this article.
�Maryland Historical Magazine�, Volume VII, 1912, pp. 183-184,
Land Notes 1634-1655,
[147] Cecilius Lord Propr. of Mary-Land to all persons to
whomthese pents shall come Greeting. Know yee tht wee for & in
consideraon tht ffrancis Pope (Note 1) & Jno. Courts of the pro: of
Mary-Land Plantes. haue transported into or sd. pro: in the yeare
1645 to plant & inhabite there. And to the end the sayd ffrancis
Pope & Jno. Courts may be enabled to doe vunto us & or heyres
acceptable seruice wth or sd. pro: Haue of & wth the aduice of or
Trusty Thomas Greene Leiut. grall of or sd. pro: And according to
the Tenor of or lres under or hand & seale date att Portsmouth in
the Realme of England 8 Aug. 1636 & enrolled by or Secretary ofor
sd. pro� Gyuen & granted & by these pents doe giue grant &
Enfeoffe unto the sd. ffrancis Pope & Jno. Courts, All tht parcell of
Land, lying on the West side of Poplar Hill: bounding on the West
wth a Line of marke trees drawne south from a spring called Popes
Spring, into the second branch of Poplar Hill creek: On the West
wth a ffresh run called Courts fresh, into a swamp of the sd. Creek.
On the south wth the sd. Creek: On the north wth a line drawne
east from Popes spring into Couts fresh Conteyning & now layd out
for Two hund. acres, be it mor or lesse. And all woods, quares,
mines (Royall mines excepted), waters, fishings, & all other profitts
& commodities in or vapor the sd. Land. Saucing to vs & or heiress
or Royal jurisdiction & signatory as absolute Lords & Prepares. of
or. sd. pro: To hue and to hold the same veto them the sd. ffrancis
Pope & Jon. Courts & their heyres for eur. To be holden of vs, as
of or manor. of New Towne in ffree & common soccage, by ffealty
only for all seruices. Yielding & paying therfore yearley att or usuall
receipt att St. Maries fowre shillings in money sterl. or two Bushells
of good Corne, att the natiuity of or Lord. Guyen att St. Inegos ffort
this 3d. Aug. 1647. Witness or sd. Leiut grall.
Thomas Green.
Note (1) Francis Pope and John courts, to whom this patent was
granted, Aug. 3, 1647, are mentioned in Vol. VI, p. 200, as servants
brought into the Province in 1635 by James Neale; the surveyor�s
certificate for this same tract appears in the same volume at p. 369.
The patent is here set out in full to emphasize some of the
peculiarities of the records.
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WILL of JOHN COURTS I
Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 2
Courts, John, Sr., Chas. Co., 27 Jan 1697; 15th Dec 1702.
To dau. Eliza: and her husband James Keech and hrs., dwelling
plantation and all lands belonging thereto except those already given
to son John Courte by deed of gift. To son John afsd. and hrs., 150
A., Martin's Freehold. To son John and son-in-law James Keech
and Eliza: his wife, all personalty. Exs.: Afsd. son and son-in-law.
Test: Blanch Lomax, Ann Cox, Cleborne Lomax. 11. 246.
Miscellaneous Records
Page 80 of book entry 461 of Charles County Court and Land
Records, Volume 1
John Clarke, Gent. sells his rights to a parcel of land formerly
surveyed by his father, Clarke Robert Clarke, Esq at the head of
Wicokomeco River: on a branch between land of Daniel Johnson
and John Courts containing 600 Acres to Henry Moore, 25 Feb
1661; /s/ John Clarke; wit. George Thompson, Henry Adams.
Deed 24 February 1699 From: John Clarke, , and of Charles and
St. Mary's Counties., planters. to John Courts( also spelled Coats,
Coarts), of Charles County Gent. Price 8250 lbs of tobacco
property: All the tract of land called Crouches Gift in P.G. Co. on
the north side of the main fresh on the head of Mattawoman or St.
Thomases Creek commonly known by the name of Notting,
bounding on land of John Clarke; 500 Acres. signatures: John
Clarke and wife Elizabeth, , and wife Judith, , 27 Feb 1699.
recorded : 14 November 1700, Vol. A., p. 293-A.
JOHN COURTS IIBorn: 16 or 19 Feb 1655 Charles Co, MD
Married: ca 1680
Died: 1702 Charles Co, MD
Lived Also:
Father: John Courts I
Mother: Margaret Robinson
Wife: CHARITY HENLEYDied: 1703 Charles Co, MD
2nd Marriage: Col. John Contee
Father: Robert Henley
Mother: Sarah
John B: 3 Mar 1691 Charles Co, MD D: 1747-8 Charles Co,
MD M: Elizabeth Barnes
Henley D: 1712
Charles D: ca 1760
William D: ca 1758 M: ? Elizabeth
Ann B: 29 Aug 1693 D: ca 1713 M: John Rogers 1708
Charity B: 4 Oct 1680 D: ca 1711 M: 1. Bayne Smallwood 2.
Daniel Dulany 1710
More information on JOHN COURTS II
�A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature
1635-1789�, Papenfuse, Day, Jordan & Stivenson
BORN: in 1655/56 in Charles County; first son.
NATIVE: second generation.
RESIDED: in Charles County.
FATHER: John Courts, Sr. (?-1702), who immigrated in 1639 as
an indentured servant, but later became a substantial landowner.
MOTHER: Margaret, who immigrated by 1649 as an indentured
BROTHER: Hugh.
SISTER: Margaret (1665/66-?).
NATURAL SISTER: Elizabeth (1663 ?), who married Jama
Keech (ca. 1651-1708/9).
MARRIED Charity (?-1703), daughter of Robert Henley (ca
1617-1684). She subsequently married John Contee (?-1708).
PRIVATE CAREER/ EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican,
SOCIAL STATUS: His marriage brought upward social mobility,
with first offices coming shortly after his father-in-law�s death.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: wheelwright;
planter; merchant.
PUBLIC CAREER LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Associators'
Convention, Charles County, 1689-1692; Grand Committee of
Twenty, 1690-1692; Upper House, 1692-1693, 1694-1697,
1697/98-1700, 1701-1702 (died before the 4th session).
OTHER PROYINCIAL OFFICES: Councils 1691-1702; joint
commissary general, 1699-1700.
LOCAL OFFICES: justia, Charles County, 1685-1692; coroner,
Charles County, 1692; William and Mary Perish Vestry, Charles
County, 1693-1697.
MILITARY SERVICE: captain, 1689-1695; colonel 1695-1702;
STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: His active role in the
revolution of 1689 promoted him into office on the provincial level.
ELECTION: over 1,000 acres (he Acquired a substatltial estate
from his father-in-law),
WEALTH AT DEATH: Died by November 1702. PERSONAL
PROPERY: TEV, L1815. 11.2 sterling (including 30 slave and 6
servants). LAND: 2260 acres.
Miscellaneous Deed involving John Courts
Deed 24 February 1699
From: John Clarke, Robert Clarke, Benjamin Clarke and Francis
Clarke of Charles and St. Mary's Counties., planters. to John
Courts (also spelled Coats, Coarts), of Charles County Gent. Price
8250 lbs of tobacco property: All the tract of land called Crouches
Gift in P.G. Co. on the north side of the main fresh on the head of
Mattawoman or St. Thomases Creek commonly known by the name
of Notting, bounding on land of John Clarke; 500 Acres.
signatures: John Clarke and wife Elizabeth, Robert Clarke,
Benjamin Clarke and wife Judith, Frances Clarke, 27 Feb 1699.
recorded : 14 November 1700, Vol. A., p. 293-A.
JOHN COURTS IIIBorn: 3 Mar 1691 Charles Co, MD
Note: His birthdate may have been as early as 1786.
Married: 1721
Died: 16-19 Jan 1747 Charles Co, MD
Lived Also: Father: John Courts II
Mother: Charity Henley
There is much dispute over the names and number of wives of John
Courts III. The following is just one opinion.
Wife (1):
Possible Children:
William M: ? 1. Elizabeth Thomas * ? 2. Priscilla Smallwood **
Wife (2):
ELIZABETH YATE OR YEATESShe is variously listed as the daughter of
(1) Reverend BartholomewYates and Sallie Mickleborough,
(2) Major Robert Yates or Yeates and Sallie Mickleborough or
(3) Major Robert Yates and Rebecca Young.
Possible Children:
Charity B: ca 1712 M: 1. Zachariah Wade 1729 2. Samuel
Adams 1737 2. Samuel Moore ca 1750
Mary Ann M: John Martine
Elizabeth M: Charles Jones
Wife (3):
Father: Matthew Barnes.Possible Children:
Robert Henley B: 1723 D: 1775 M: Elizabeth Ridings
Some Barnes notes:�Charles County, Maryland�, DAR
p54 Godshall Barnes son of Matthew and Elizabeth Barnes of
Port Tobacco born 20 Dec 1692.
p55 Godshall Barnes s/o Matthews and Bayly, �near Pope�s
Creek� born 20 Jan 1680.
Notes from �IGI� ?
John Courts III and Elizabeth Barnes Children: William (16 Jan
1747), John, Robert Henley, Ann, Charity, Mary Ann,
Will of Matthew Barnes (second hand information)
Matthew Barnes Jun (1745-10 Jan 1746)
Charles County, Maryland
Mentions daughter Elizabeth Courts
Wife (4):
ANN WHYTEJohn may have married a fourth time to Ann Whyte, daughter of
Bernard & Ellinore Whyte. No record of children has been found.
CHARITY COURTS (d/o John Courts III)Born: Charles Co, MD
Married: (1) Zachariah Wade 1731 (2) Samuel Adams 1737 [Will
Proved 10 Sep 1748] (2) Samuel Moore [Before 19 Feb 1750]
Children by First Marriage:
[Zachariah Wade was first married to Henrietta Barnes and had two
children: Richard b.1725 and Zachariah b.1727]
1. John Courts 1733
Children by Second Marriage:
1. Tabitha Adams B:1738 D:1776 M: Gen. William Russell of
Culpeper Co, VA
2. Celia Adams 1740 M: Joseph Stephens
3. Athaleah Adams 1740 (twin) M: Joseph Hopewell
4. Chloe Adams 1742
5. Henley Adams 1744
Children by Third Marriage:
1. William Moore B:3 Mar 1753 Louisa Co, VA M: 1.Hannah
Ransdell Fauquier Co, VA 2. Margaret Browning 24 Aug 1812
Fayette Co, KY D: 10 May 1816 Fayette Co, KY
Note 1. Another source says that Samuel and Charity�s son was
Henley Moore who married Jane Russell.
Note 2. Another source says that William Moore was the son of
Daniel Moore and another Charity Courts.
Note 3. William Moore and Hannah Ransdell named children
Henley, Samuel and Coates. He did not name a child Daniel.
Note 4. Samuel Moore may have been born in New Hampshire in
1723 and he may have been the son of a William Moore.
Will of Robert Henley
Henly, Robert, Pyckywaxen,Chas. Co.,
15th Feb., 1683; 31st Mch., 1684.
To Bethsheba and Mary, daus. of Thomas Harris, Eliza: Nichols
and grandddau. Charity, dau. of John and Charity Courts,
personalty. To son-in law John Courts, Charity, his wife, and hrs.,
residue of estate, real and personal.
Ex. Son-in-law John Courts afsd.
Test: Edward Lee, Richd. Gent, Cleborne Lomax, Margaret
Maystis. 4. 31.
son in law of John Courts I
Captain James Keech was born 1651 in England and immigrated to
Maryland about 1671. He died in St. Mary's Co. before 25 Mar
1708, which is the date of his will probate. He married Elizabeth
Courts, daughter of John Courts I and Margaret Robinson.
Elizabeth Courts was born 16 May 1663 and died 1730 in St.
Mary's Co., Maryland.
Children of James Keech and Elizabeth Courts:
1. James Keech Jr. died 1726 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married
first Ruth Hawkins 1698/1704 and second Mary Hawkins (by
1712), both daughters of Henry Hawkins and his second wife
Elizabeth Hebden (Wine) widow of Francis Wine. Henry Hawkins
died 1699 in Charles Co. and Elizabeth Hebden died in Charles Co.
in 1717.
James Keech and 2nd wife Mary Hawkins had :
a. James Keech married and had an only child, Elizabeth.
b. Samuel Keech married Dorcas [?]. A son James Keech b. Nov
1747 and died 1800/1803 in St. Mary's Co. He married Ann Estep.
2. John Keech
3. Courts Keech b. 1688 in St. Mary's Co. and died 1754 in Charles
County. He was married and had children.
4. Margaret Keech married Christopher Horrell, Jr.
WILL of JAMES KEECHMaryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 3 Keech, James, St. Mary's
Co., 25th Mch., 1708.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., estate, real and personal, during
widowhood; at her decease or marriage real estate to pass to 4
child., James, John, Courts and Margarett, as follows:
To son James and hrs., dwelling plantation and adjoining land, also
Towne Neck, Charles Lott and Satisfaccon.
To son John and hrs., Good Luck.
To son Courts, all land given testator and wife by father John
To dau. Margarett and hrs., Recompense.
Son James is charged not to disturb son Courts upon penalty of
losing his inheritance.
Robert Sturton, Samuel William and Thos. Taney to settle any
disputed points concerning estate.
Test: Robt. Stourton, Thos. Taney, Chas. Smith. 12. 215.
Miscellaneous Deed envolving James Keech
Deed 24 February 1699
From John Clarke, Robert Clarke, Benjamin Clarke, and Francis
Clarke of Charles and St. Mary's Co.s, planters.
to William Herbert of Charles Co. Price 8650 lbs. Tobacco
Property: 100 Acre tract called "Clarkes Purchase" in P.G., on the
North side of the Main fresh of Mattawoman on St. Thomases
Creek, commonly known as Notting; Adjoining land of Robert
Clarke. Signatures John Clarke, Robert Clarke, Benjamin Clarke,
and Francis Clarke.
wit.: Phillip Hosskins, JAMES KEECH, Bridgett Tandell (Bridgett
ackn'd: John Clarke and wife Elizabeth, Robert Clarke, Benjamin
Clarke and wife Judith, and Francis Clarke, 24 February 1699.
Recorded: (date unspecified), Vol. A, p. 237.
Philip Hoskins married Ann Mathews (Mudd) dau. of Dr. Thomas
Matthews and Jane Cockshutt and widow of Thomas Mudd Sr.
James KEECH married Elizabeth COURTS.
a. VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Vol. 6?, �Warren of
Virgina and Maryland� .... The third daughter of the Rev. Mr.
Stone, Mary Ann Harrison Stone, married, 1821 Captain Charles
Chilton Moore of �Forest Retreat�, Fayette county, Ky., who served
with distinction in the War of 1812. He was a son of William
Moore, of Culpeper county, Va., 1753-1818, a Lieutenant in 3d
Regiment, Virginia Line, a son of Samuel Moore, planter, of
Charles county, Md., And his wife, Charity (widow of Samuel
Adams, planter, of Charles county, died 1748), daughter of Colonel
John Courts, of the manor of �Clean Drinking�, in Charles (now in
Montgomery) county, Md., died 1747.
Colonel Courts was of the family of Courts or Courte, of
Stoke-Gregory in Somerset. The founder of the Maryland branch
was �the Honorable Captain John Courte, gent.,� who was Burgess
and member of the Maryland Assembly, and member of the
Governor�s Council till his death in 1697. His son, Colonel John
Courts, gent., was, in 1699, granted the manor of Clean Drinking
(now owned by his descendant, Colonel Jones, and, after serving in
many public Charles county offices died 1792, having issue the
aforesaid Colonel John Courts, who died 1747. Some of his
descendants in the Sourth write their surname as it is pronounced,
Miscellaneous Notes on Keech and Courts from Charles County forum:
Elisabeth Hawkins 1.129 A Ch L211.19.7 L46.3.3 Sep 18 1718
Received from Capt Thomas Dent, Benjamin Borgess, Thomas Martin, John
Brooks. Payments to John Lowe, Charles Mosgrove, Robert Harrison, Mr.
Maconchie. Legatees: Elisabeth & Martha Keech paid to their father James
Keech. Residue to executor. Executor Henry Hawkins.
Elinor Bayne Chas Co 5th Nov 1701, 11th Nov 1701.
To Walter and Ebsworth Bayne, Ellinor Hubbard, Eliza Stone, Ellinor Stone,
Eliza Dutton and each of her child. and sister (unamed) in Eng. Mrs.
Charity Courts, and to daus. Ellinor Beale and Ann Bayne, personalty. Ex:
Son John Bayne in event of his return from Eng: other wise grandson Walter
Bayne to be ex at 21 yrs of age and to be advised by his father (unamed), or
Col. John Courts. Test: Philip Briscoe, Wm Richardson, Wm Howells 11, 298
John Bayne Chas Co., 5th Oct 1700 25th Oct 1701
To godchild, viz., Bayne Smallwood, Bayne Griggs and all other god child.
*unnamed) personalty. wife Ann, extx, life interest in 150 A on Piscataway
on n. e side Locust Thicket bought of Wm Hutchison. son Ebsworth, 800 a
Breathwood; 200 a Indian Cabin; 200 A Nevetts Desire; and tract afsd at dec
of mother; also 2 tracts bought of Benj Posey, 100 a Muddle's Branch and 100
a (unnamed) obtained by Jno Posey from Nich. Bellaine by deed. and 800 A
part of land contained in a warrant of 2000 A dau Ann and hars 300 A lying
on a die Locust Thicket, part of sd warrant and 1/2 of Locust Thicket,
already given her by deed of gift. To son Walter and hrs residue of sd
warrant lying on the n. side of Locust Thicket and residue of all lands at
dec of wife Ann except, The Meadows, which already belongs to son Ebsworth
afsd. Col Joh Courts, Maj. James Smallwood and col. John Addison trustees
personalty. wife and 3 child. afsd. residue of personalty; division to be
made at marriage or death of wife. Test: Bellinor Bayne, Ellinor Beal,
Thos. Whicholey, Wm. Hold, Jos. Cowper. 11, 317.
Bayne Smallwood Port Tobaddo Chas Co 28th June 17--, 2nd Dec 1709.
To brother James Smallwood, ex. and rest of brothers and sisters all estate
which cambe by father___. sd father personalty. wife Charity, all estate
which came through her father, Col. Jno Courts. Test: Jno Done Thos. Clark
Wm. Foster part 1--12,208.
James Keech St. Mary's Co ----- 25th Mch 1708
to wife Elizabeth, extx estate, real and personal, during widowhood; at her
dec or marriage real estate to pass to 4 child. James, John, Courts and
Margaret, as follows: son James and hrs dwelling plantatin and adj land,
also Towne Neck, Charles Lott and Satisfaccon. son John and hrs. Good
Luck. son Courts all land given testator and wife by father John Courts.
dau Margarett and hrs. Recompense. Son James is charged not to disturb son
Courts upon penalty of losing his inheritance. Robert Sturton, Samuel
William and thos Taney to settle any disputed points concerning estate.
Test Robt. Stourton, Thos Taney, Chas Smicht 12, 215
James Keech, gent St. Mary's Co 14th Jan 1725 2nd Mch 1725-6
To wife Mary extx, entire real estate from the River to Hill Fields,
formerly Kennedy, during life; use of entire personal esteate during
widoowhood. shld she marry, 2/3 tereof to all living children by sd wife
Mary equally. son Samuel and hrs Hills Fields an dDraiton. 2 daus Mary and
Dorothy and unborn child and their hrs, Charles Lot; shld all die without
issue to pass to son James and hrs. daus. Elizabeth and Marth personalty.
Overseer Bro Courts Keech Test: Charles Ashcom, James Crooke, Philli0p Key
(James Crooke dec'd at date of probate) 18,473
Mary Louise Donnelly in her book "My Colonial Ancestors, Plus Others", says
Elinor Bayne was born around 1648 in Charles County, Md, the dau of Walter
Bayne 2 and Elinor___. She married first Edward Philpott. Edward Philpot
was the progenitor of those by this name found in Charles County, MD. No
recrod was found for when Edw Philpott entered th Province of Md. Termed
wheelwright, he was in Chas Co on 5/6/1659 when 100 acres of "Philpott" was
surveyed for him. In 1666 he obtained 100 acres called Courts Palace fro
John Courts, adj his other tract Deed c: 54) Later both of these tracts were
inpossession of his son John Philpott. Edw Philpott was dec. by 3/20/1679
when his estate was appraised. valued at 6,976 pounds of tobbaco (Inv 7a61)
Two of their daughters are known from the will of their single son John
Philpott. *******THIS IS for the most part INCORRECT.******** Edw
Philpott was married to Bridgett unknown, had three children, Edw, Chas and
Mary. Chas apptly died. young. Edw. Philpott, II, married Susannah Posey
and had children. Edw II, married 2ndly Eleanor/Elinor Hawkins Tubman
Smallwood. Edw. Philpott, II's son Charles Philpott married Elizabeth
Barton Smoot.
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Totally Lost The Pot
(I am working checkouts when a customer comes up with a stack of small buckets.)
Customer: "There should be about 23 of those."
Me: "What do you use these for?"
Customer: "My husband uses them to mix cement, and then he just throws them out."
(I begin scanning the buckets. Suddenly, the customer comments loudly.)
Customer: "We are not using them to grow pot!"


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Have upgraded to openSuse 11.3 and having difficulty with iFolder server.
Install seems to perfectly OK from scratch, but problems begin when setting up anything but the first user using the web admin interface (error message below)
For first user set up it appears to work OK from client side, but web login doesn't work for anyone.
Have tried both ifolder3-enterprise-188.8.131.5202.1-1.1.i586 and ifolder3-enterprise-22.214.171.12491.1-5.1.i586 from snapshot and stable repos respectively.
Any suggestions?
Code:Server Version: 22.214.171.124 HostName: MachineName: OS Version: Unix 22.214.171.124 CLR Version: 2.0.50727.1433 Exception detail: Exception type: NameResolutionFailure Error: NameResolutionFailure at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetRequestStream (IAsyncResult asyncResult) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke (System.String method_name, System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0