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I have a friend who like to convert some old vhs and BETA tapes (football games) to DVD. It would require some editing to get rid of the unimportant stuff.
The question is: Is there some kind of hardware box,software or maybe both that would make this easier to do? He is not very techie but is persistent, so he probably could figure it out.
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Representatives from many of the Vermont ski areas will be at the Boston Snow Expo this Thurs - Sun. The Expo is being held at the Bayside Expo Center on Mount Vernon Street. There will be many special offers, drawings, free gifts, contests and special promotions. The Expo draws a lot of people because it has an equipment sale at pre-season discounts. The link above will take you to a PDF page that lists all the resorts and vendors who will be at the Expo.
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Compasses seem to come in all shapes, sizes and (especially) prices! What sets a good compass apart from a bad one and what are some good characteristics to look for when making a purchase?
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As far as compasses are concerned I look for several things:
Additional nice to haves are:
A high quality compass is shock resistant and sealed to a certain pressure level so that the needle always stays movable. Having a mirror which allows you to navigate while looking at your target or even moving can come in handy.
The vertical intensity of the magnetic field is not the same on the southern hemisphere as on the northern. This affects the needle's horizontal position. Some compasses come with exchangeable capsules. The pricier ones (mostly +50% of the price) do not require to change the capsule.


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Pitch Perfect (2012)
Pitch Perfect SynopsisBeca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who'd rather listen to what's coming out of her headphones than what's coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect.
When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella. This could wind up either the coolest thing they'll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both.
Loaded with new takes on old favorites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you've never heard before, Pitch Perfect is directed by Jason Moore, who opened our eyes to the very misbehaved life of puppets in the surprise Broadway sensation Avenue Q.
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I've got this friend Joe. He's a few years older than me. And he's gay.
Out of the huts of history's shame, comes a little joke that mocks a poet laureate.
So…..I do a new podcast every week with Joe from this story. It's called Catching Up and the gist is this: Joe and Mike have been friends for over a decade. Mike lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Joe lives in Los Angeles. Each week we call one another and…catch up. It's unscripted, fun and sometimes a little raunchy. Check it out at CUPodcast.com. Or find it in iTunes.
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Chestnut Hill, MA (Sports Network) - Logan Thomas kept the Hokies' postseason hopes alive by completing a game-winning seven-yard touchdown pass to Randall Dunn in the extra session to lift Virginia Tech to a 30-23 overtime victory over the Boston College Eagles in an thrilling Atlantic Coast Conference bout at Alumni Stadium.
Thomas paced Virginia Tech (5-6, 4-3 ACC) by throwing for 247 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-33 passing efficiency. He also added a rushing touchdown despite being held to 0.5 yards per carry on 13 attempts. Tony Gregory gained a team-best 69 yards on 14 carries while Marcus Davis torched the opposing secondary for 105 yards and a touchdown on five receptions. Bruce Taylor and Alonzo Tweedy made an impact on the defensive side of the ball as they recorded a pair of sacks each. The win snapped a three-game losing slide and gives Virginia Tech a chance to earn bowl eligibility next week when it hosts Virginia.
Chase Rettig had a tough day while under center for Boston College (2-9, 1-6), as he was sacked seven times, intercepted once, and held to 129 passing yards with a 43.3 percent completion rate. Rolandan Finch tallied a game-high 138 yards on 26 carries while David Dudeck scored the team's lone rushing touchdown. Nick Clancy, who entered the week leading the ACC in tackles, recorded 20 total stops and 2.5 tackles for loss in the defeat.
The Eagles struck first as Nate Freese connected on a 36-yard field at the 8:17 mark of the opening period. Later in the first quarter, Virginia Tech drove down the field and into Boston College's red zone. The Hokies were unable to take full advantage, but managed to even the score at three with a 26-yard field goal by Cody Journell.
Boston College took back control in the second frame. Rettig guided the BC offense 84 yards down the field before completing a two-yard touchdown pass to Alex Amidon just 90 seconds after the start of the quarter. Neither side managed to produce points until Freese connected on a 35-yard field goal in the closing seconds of the first half. Freese's second field goal of the contest sent the home team into the intermission with a 13-3 advantage.
Thomas sparked the Hokies' rally in the third quarter by plunging one-yard across the goal line for Virginia Tech's first touchdown of the contest. Thomas then put the Hokies in front, 17-13, by completing a 37-yard touchdown pass to Davis with just over a minute left in the third stanza.
The Eagles ended Virginia Tech's run with 11:35 left to play, but they still trailed by a point after Freese's 42-yard field goal narrowed the deficit.
Virginia Tech countered with a 42-yard field goal by Journell at the 6:14 mark of the final frame, but Boston College climbed back on top on its ensuing drive when Dudeck dashed 12 yards across the goal line. Dudeck's scamper into the end zone punctuated a six-play, 64-yard drive and gave BC a 23-20 advantage with 4:11 remaining in the contest.
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Always topical and always creative, Prof. Marjorie Lee Woo and her Visual Presentation class created a window display with a message. On display now at the Fashion Center (209 W. 38th St. between 7th & 8th Aves.), the window compels viewers to consider their stance on copying in the fashion industry: knock-offs, counterfeits, fast-fashion, and the like. With the message "burst the bubble on fashion fakes," the students created the entire display from bubble wrap, including a Chanel-inspired suit, handbag, hat, and feather.
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Next AN Night Nov 30 '10 with Joe Pearson
We're very happy to be welcoming back Joe Pearson as our special guest this coming AN Night on Night on November 30, 2010.
Joe is one of the industry's leading figures of independent animation and has for years been developing and producing animation for both TV and film on an international level. He's currently producing the feature film "War of the Worlds: Goliath" and he'll be with us to showcase the latest from his innovative movie.
Follow these links to learn more about WOWG:
Check out some stills and related artwork from the movie at this link:
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Last time Joe was with us it was a great experience for all, not to mention how educational and inspiring it was to listen to Joe's years of experience as an independent creative force in animation. So join us as we celebrate the continuing accomplishments of a unique and truly exceptional individual in animation.
AN Night with Joe Pearson
Tuesday, November 30, 2010.
2006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
Look for the Burbank Association of Realtors building. Head upstairs to the second floor hall.
Doors open at 7 pm.
Presentation begins at 7:45 pm.
First pizzas arrive around 8:45 pm.
Pizza and soft drinks for sale at $5. Plenty to eat, no one goes hungry at AN Night.
Bring some extra change for the raffle.
Looking forward to another great time with the community. See you there!
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Just now noticed this! (That should give you some indication as to how busy I've been recently. Some of my senses are beginning to fail me!)
Glad I'm getting a second shot to experience Joe's presence, since I wasn't able to get to the first one!
More than likely I can make this one, although due to personal sked flux, can't make any promises at this point . . .
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Joe Pearson is a model for many animation artists who aspire to be independent producers. Last time he was with us the crowd was astounded by the variety and quality of animation he's produced over the years.
He's getting close to wrapping War of the Worlds Goliath. I'm going to post stills he sent us from the movie in a seperate topic.
Re: Next AN Night Nov 30 '10 with Joe Pearson
Joe Pearson will be with us Tuesday evening November 30 to discuss and showcase his upcoming feature film "War of the Worlds: Goliath" and we're excited about it.
Join us folks, you'll have a good time.
2006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank CA 91506
Look for the Burbank Association of Realtors building and head to the second floor.
Doors open at 7pm, we'll get started with Joe around 7:45 pm or thereabouts.
Pizza and soft drinks $5 and you'll get fed well.
Great company at AN Night.
See you there.
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Tomorrow night with Joe Pearson and War of the Worlds: Goliath. See above for details.
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Joe's invited the storyboard artists for Goliath to be there for his presentation, Robert Souza and Brad Rader, along with the storyboards they did for the movie. A great opportunity to see the visual planning of a feature film.
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Bumping this up one last time before we head over to set up for AN Night.
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
2006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank 91505
Doors open at 7pm.
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I wish I could be there. I hope everyone has an awesome night.
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It was another fine evening. Joe invited Robert Souza, one of the board artists for WOTW Goliath. His work was masterfull. The movie looks incredible, the machinery, the effects, the CGI 3D and the 2D animation. Everyone had a good time.
A highlight of the evening involved the appearance of Bob Foster, the soon to be president of the Animation Guild. I was really surprised to see him there, and very happy to introduce Bob to the audience. It was good of him to show up.
Thanks everybody for a fun and informative AN Night.
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Excited to learn everything went well. Still having to chase deadlines, but am hard at work nonetheless. I know that all these sacrifices will ultimately pay off, as you will soon see!
Can't wait to rejoin the exquisite company of you guys again.
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this was the first time I missed AN Night because of something other then work...fun! good friend treated me to a Faith No More concert. Being a long time fan I had to go. Thats the only excuse I have...its a good one, though. I'm a big fan! but missed hanging with Joe and company and getting insights on his fabulous production. No disrespect intended.
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Aside from Joe's appearance, the most significant aspect about this AN Night was Bob Foster, president elect of the Animation Guild, making an appearance. It was a classy thing to do and gave me hope for the future of things.
Here's an interesting image of Joe as he was giving his presentation. I took the shot in darkness and lightened in Photoshop.
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Here's Robert Souza, one of the storyboard artists on War of the Worlds: Goliath and another keynote speaker at this past AN Night.
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I made this project as a present for some former professors of mine. The original intention was to track a dancer's movements. Since I'm not so great at dancing, I used it to sketch.
Feel free to modify/hack/otherwise dismember the code I've posted.
What you'll need:
~ A computer running some flavor of Windows (all the software has been tested on VIsta and XP)
~ 2 webcams (I found mine on eBay for about $23)
~ A green LED (must be of the diffuse variety, or covered in translucent nail polish)
~ The capture applet I coded in Processing.
~ WinVDIG 1.0.1 (NOT the latest version) This will hook up Processing to your webcams.
~ Some way of keeping your cameras at 90 degrees to each other. You could use two friends, half a box with holes cut in it, or the adjustable rig I'll provide instruction for in the next step.
~ If you want to generate a sculpture from your path, you'll also need Rhino 4 SR3 (which is free to try), a 3D modeling program, and its script editor Monkey along with the sculpture generator script I wrote.
~ If you then want to print the sculpture, you'll need access to a 3D printer. If you don't happen to have one just lying around, I'd suggesting trying to get into the Shapeways beta.
You can find a .zip of the applet (with source code) and the RhinoScript files attached to this step.
- 2 logitech : quickcam zoom and quickcam messenger there s only the "z capture field"working with quickzoom.
- a quickam messenger and a hercules "dualpix hd webcam" there's only the "z capture field" working with hercules
-quickam messenger work if it s plug with playstation eye but only in the z capture field.
-but with playstation eye : image frozen if it s plug alone and no "x"image like in the other examples
of course i did try the display path button and i recorded too but it makes coordinates without x ( x=0 all the record long..)
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Any one for free public transport
In the UK we spend £6 billion on subsidies to the train and bus companies. If we add 1p on income tax we could raise a further £5 billion giving us a grand total of £11 billion a year to spend on infrastructure and transport and provide free public transport.
Not only would we create real jobs and growth, but it would eleviate congestion leading to cleaner air. Reduce road traffic accidents, increase disposable income to the poorest, after all we are being taxed to get to work and back. Can you imagine coal mine workers being charged to travel down the mine shafts.
It would also increase the chances of reducing our carbon emissions, it's a win win.
Feb 20 2013: Not a good idea.
you're note the first person that thought this, But you're both right and wrong. Yes it has all the benefits you mentioned, but it also have one main problem:
People don't respect anything that they get free.
Think about it before disagree ;)
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Feb 21 2013: "People don't respect anything that they get free"
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That's a pretty broad sweeping statement. I have a little more faith in mankind. I'd rather give it a go rather than not try at all based on a hunch that it wouldn't work.
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Feb 20 2013: It's baffling why people still continue to drive gas-guzzling monsters in spite of the expense.
In UK I think that's driven more by aspirational social status rather than actual, and the willingness of individuals to get into massive debt to achieve such pretentiousness.
If that kind of prevalent attitude is driving how one gets from A to B, then I guess the lowly image of public transport doesn't stand a chance here, no matter how much it's subsidised. Yet in other European cities it's seen as cool to hop on to public transport or to cycle.
Can you describe more about relocation vans? It sounds interesting.
Feb 20 2013: '" It's baffling why people still continue to drive gas-guzzling monsters in spite of the expense."
Hell, it doesn't even have to be gass guzzling.
My insurance for even the cheapest, low powered car (Licence acquired mid last year, no accidents or claims) costs me no less than £1,600 a year in insurance, £120 in road tax and 0.17p a mile.
Just driving 20 miles a week would cost me nearly £40 without even considering the congestion charges, parking costs, MOT's and repairs..
Drivings becoming financially impossible here and even worse --Public transport costs aren't actually that far behind for the same distance..
Looks like I'll have to buy a tiny wagon and collect a whole bunch of cats to pull it..
Gail .
Feb 20 2013: Wow! $1 per day? Amazing. (and wise)Mar 5 2013: I take issue with you calling it free. Its not free you are paying for it, maybe not at the time of service but you are paying plain and simple. With government running it you are open to more waste. If you wish to encourage people to drive less then cities need to be set up to sustain said behavior. If things are closer in proximity it would be easier to take a bike or walk. Not to mention an issue I see is that the bus schedules are abismal. I lived 30 minutes from where I worked at the time. In order for me to take a bus I would have to leave for work 2-3 hours early. But on top of work I was also going to school, I don't have time for that. I also work a late shift and the busses don't run when I get off work. The cost to run them at the time I would need is very high. I feel their are many aspects of this you may not be taking into account. Its like Communism. It looks good on paper but not in practice.
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Mar 5 2013: I don't use public transport but I do pay indirectly through taxation to subsidise the bus and train companies. Maybe we ought to take a leaf out of the London Olympics and allow the Army to run it. After all we will be throwing some of our servicemen, who recently did tours in Afghanistan, on the dole.
There have been a number of activities suggested in this debate to reduce congestion but a free public transportation system would be beneficial for everyone in the long run.
If we can send a man to the moon then we should have the capacity to run a viable transport system.
You've got to believe it could happen to make it possible.
All this talk about stimulating the economy, creating real jobs and reducing emissions, is just talk.
It should be given serious consideration given the current economic crisis but no one's talking about it.Mar 4 2013: Where do I sign?Feb 28 2013: Yes I understand what you propose, you want to charge me, the bus user, certain amount of money through taxation in order to provide me with a "free service" which, if the government would do its job, should cost a fraction of that amount. In other words you want to charge me not in the point of service but through taxes, the cost of the ride, plus the cost of the management of the tax money, plus the cost of having a corrupt driver's union, plus the cost of poor maintenance services that have to be done twice instead of one, plus the cost of expensive repair parts that never were into on the bus... and so on, so instead of having to pay X at the point of service I have to pay 2X through taxes.
Feb 28 2013: But if I'm not a bus user the fact that I'm paying anyway might inspire me to jump on a bus. Which is actually the point.
Feb 28 2013: May be you are willing to jump into a bus regardless of its mechanical conditions, but I won't leave my car to jump gladly into a bus which I know for sure it has not being properly maintained, even if I know I'm paying for it.Feb 28 2013: Ok we will run with the Army. We are putting soldiers on the dole now that we are coming out of Afghanistan. They are already well trained and disciplined and did a fantastic job running security at the London Olympics.
Even if the costs were doubled it would still have a significant cost benefit, cleaner air, fewer accidents, more disposable income, improve social cohesion and less traffic.
Feb 28 2013: If that is you point, then there are much better solutions: Why not making all streets in a radius of 1 mile from the center of the city exclusive to bikes, why not to open express lines for small cars with 2 or more people inside, why not take away taxes from motorcycles, why not passing a law that makes public servants like, teaches, police officers, fire fighters and so on... to work at the nearest school, police station, fire station, etc. from their home. Why not to tax the use of cars according to the weight of the car and the size of the engine. Why not to give tax exemtions to people who share their car with 3 or more neighbors or coworkers.... so my point is still the same: why to give more power to the people who is causing the problem???
Mar 1 2013: I am not ruling out any of these other measures, but on their own, they are only half measures in trying to put off the inevitable gridlock. I have already pointed out the advantages of free public transport. At a time when Governments are desperately seeking policies to stimulate the economy and reducing our emissions it makes sense.
It needs a completely different approach, more substance and less of the spin.
You mention how incapable our Governments are but that shouldn't be an excuse to sit back and do nothing.Mar 5 2013: Two points here, first, I am not saying is time to sit back, much the opposite: I say is time for we to demand the government to really apply the law on transportation companies to its last consequences!!! Second: to assume that the reason of the grid lock is because people uses their cars is a very simplistic approach. The grid lock is because people need to travel faraway from their home in order to study, work and shop. So if you want a real, definitive and sustainable solution for the problem you must start by reducing the need of the people to travel... Many jobs can be done remotely from home, don't you think a more efficient way to get rid of the grid lock is to make people work at home??? why should I even start my car's engine if can be at my job just by climbing a few steps??? why should I buy a bus ticket if my college is just inside my bedroom??? why should mom would need a truck if the supermarket is just around the corner???, why to give my kid a car if he can do well with a bike???
I think a city where people can reach whatever they need by walking a few blocks is much better than one in which you can travel free.Feb 26 2013: I think the real question here is how can we encourage people to use mass transit systems rather than their own cars? Whether it is government or private or government funded and run by private enterprise is less important than if it reduces use of individual cars.
Feb 27 2013: That is the problem right now, it is government funded and run by private enterprise and it's not very good and will not improve in its current format.
If you kept fuel costs at current levels, £1.40 a litre in UK, and provided free buses and trains you would see a shift from cars. We have ended up with a car dependent economy simply because it is not possible to get around any other way practically.
I'm sure that the cost of car insurance would also come down from the current extortionate rates.Feb 26 2013: NO!, the argument goes: "why should I, a tax payer who daily uses the bus and trains twice or more, and who pays for it with his own money, also have to pay it with my taxes"... This is the argument and my point. But you want to solve the problem by giving more power to the people who is causing it!
Feb 27 2013: I am talking about financing the transport system through direct taxation but free at the point of service. So I'm not right sure if you understand the issue correctly.Feb 25 2013: Like you said, the point is MANAGEMENT!!!!... do you really believe a government, any government, I don't care the country or the ruling party... do you really believe a government can do a good management job???... if a government is not able to force private companies to provide a good service, how on earth do you believe this same government would be able to provide the service by itself????... If an architect can not force his/her workers to do a good job, would you hire him/her to build your house on his/her own???? Yes it is a nice intention, but once again, do you really really believe your government can do a good management job????
Feb 25 2013: No I don't believe a government can do a good management job, but if they stuff it up we can vote them out whereas if a private company does a bad job the CEO gets a pay rise, and is only replaced by a vote from shareholders who probably don't even ride the bus.
Feb 26 2013: You are missing my point entirely. The job of the government is not to provide us with public transportation, the government's job is to make the transportation companies to provide a good service at a reasonable price!!!. So, my point is: The government is not doing its job, it's real job!!!. I don't care who's the CEO of the local transportation company, and how he/she got there, or about his/her salary, as long as the government forces that company to comply with all the laws including those regarding infrastructure and vehicles maintenance. I don't understand why tax payers should be punished because some bureaucrats are allowing transportation companies do whatever they want whenever they want, and I am pretty sure those bureaucrats are not elected by direct vote. To me, there is something really rotten inside that branch of the government, and believe me, the problem won't be solved by giving more power to those people.Feb 25 2013: I wouldn't be interested in politics if I didn't think it possible to improve things. We need a more progressive type of politics rather than the push pull of the "left" & "right".
The London Olympics was a good example of public vs private with the G4S fiasco. It was the Army that lead the way with pride not profit being the driving force.
I'm Chairman of a local junior football club with 17 teams 6yrs through to senior level. I have a great bunch of volunteers helping to run this Club. We are not unique, there's millions of volunteers out there doing things for nothing.
My point is there are plenty of good people out, given the chance, would be far better than our current crop of politicians, running the show.
My proposal was on my manifesto when I ran for parliament in 2010 here in the UK, as an Independent. It was to highlight the inconsistencies of all the major parties claiming to have a serious environmental strategy for the future.
Feb 26 2013: I think you are drifting away form the core subject: public transportation management. This not about left and right, this is about power and corruption. You have a fleet of about how much??? 6,000 vehicles???, 10,000???, 12,000???... you must have 2 drivers per bus, and 10% extra for eventualities, that means you have to hire at least 210% drivers, are you naive enough to think they won't want to form a union???... a union leader with that amount of affiliates is or will be corrupt, sooner or latter you will see union executives selling fuel and tires on the black market (obviously stolen from the buses). with that amount of vehicles, are you naive enough to believe the maintenance staff won't be corrupted by the repair parts and service provides to put cheap parts on the buses, at the price of expensive ones???. or to do phantom services to the vehicles???... I mentioning only a few sources of corruption at the operative level, but there is a whole lot of corruption possibilities at the administrative level also.
In the end who's going to pay for that??? exactly the same people you are trying to provide with a "free service" .
So, no my friend, this is not about left and right, this is about power and corruption. How are you going to solve that???, give me solid, real, viable strategy and I will support you.
Feb 26 2013: I'm not drifting. Public transport was privatised and broken up by a right wing Tory Government back in the 80's.
The argument goes " why should I, a taxpayer, who doesn't use the buses or trains subsidise those that do".
30 years on we are subsidising these private companies to the tune of £6 billion and rising. I live in a small town and you can't get out quickly in a morning or get back in quickly at night because of gridlock. There are too many cars on the road and we can't even keep up with the pot hole repairs.
There is no one addressing the problem of gridlock and yet we have a solution to the problem.
We need some real jobs to stimulate the economy. Improving infrastructure, providing cheaper alternatives to the car and moving people about more efficiently would be a step in the right direction.
The union scenario is a good point but that is for another debate. Lets imagine that the Army are going to be involved just like they were during the Olympics.Feb 25 2013: £11 billion a year sounds to me like a very huge amount of money. How much is spent just to obtain, manage and deliver that money?... 20% of it?, 30%?, 50%?... I am sure a few private (competing) companies can provide the service for a lot less. So why to charge all the tax payers with such a heavy load when you can charge transport users with a more reasonable amount.
Feb 25 2013: We already have private "competing" companies running the buses and trains and they get subsidies from the taxpayers of £6billion.
The train companies are trying to price customers off trains rather than invest in improvements.
As for bus companies, they compete for the profitable routes, get subsidised for the key links that don't make money and don't even bother with break even routes.
It is true that our previous Governments attempts at running services wasn't a good experience but as I have said in a previous thread, it's all about the management and not a private vs public argument.
Private companies are there to make money and are not duly concerned with the socioeconomic impact on communities when cutting services.
By providing a cheap alternative to car use you would in effect be providing the poor with more disposable income, a much more effective type of quantitive easing.Feb 22 2013: My proposal is merely to address a problem our politicians choose to ignore. Gridlock is an issue and I'm merely pointing out the merits of free public transport. It isn't strictly true to state it as free, but you do understand the thrust of it.
Our Western Capitalist model does not work for the majority and has a tendency to encourage bad behaviour. Just because our Governments are poorly managed right now, it shouldn't be used to write off future projects with better management.Feb 22 2013: Win. Win for Socialism. What about the other ideology? You know the one I mean. . . Free Enterprise/Capitalism. You think the government collecting tax money is the best way to provide mass transportation? When was the last time you saw the government do anything more efficiently, and more profitably than a privately owned company? There are a few things (national defense, interstate commerce) we should allow our government to do, but far fewer than we are now allowing. Government is rarely the best answer. Efficient, affordable service and products come from competition, not from government monopolies.
Feb 22 2013: Edward, I'm not talking about ideologies I'm talking about a policy.
If I was looking for someone to manage my business I wouldn't organise a popularity contest to ensure I had the best candidate.
Our local council run a multimillion pound business and to qualify, win a popularity contest in the local wards. At national level it's not much different so it's no wonder a lot of money is wasted. That is why Governments aren't capable of coming up with the right answers.
"Efficient, affordable service and products come from competition"
Not always the case, take a look at the banks, supermarkets, insurance sector, oil companies, mobile phone companies, most of these resemble cosy cartels.
Feb 22 2013: Do you really think you would be paying the same for any of the products and services you (seemingly happily) list as examples of failed Free Enterprise competition if they were provided by a government monopoly? Don't think that because prices are about the same everywhere means there is no competition. You actually are talking about ideologies sir. Your idea is for "free" (which is impossible) mass transit paid for (what happened to free?) with tax dollars and administered by the government. That is about as ideological as talk can get. Every answer you get will be based on the ideology of the responder. For the most part Socialists will say yea, and Capitalists will say nay. I shout NAY!
Feb 23 2013: My proposal is merely to address a problem our politicians choose to ignore. Gridlock is an issue and I'm merely pointing out the merits of free public transport. It isn't strictly true to state it as free, but you do understand the thrust of it.
Our Western Capitalist model does not work for the majority and has a tendency to encourage bad behaviour. Just because our Governments are poorly managed right now, it shouldn't be used to write off future projects with better management.Feb 21 2013: There has not been one public transportation system every that paid for itself. You forget the public sectors ability to squander money without giving much in return.
Feb 21 2013: Pat, I am fully aware of how the public sector squander money but please don't fall into the trap of public sector bad and private sector good. It isn't an ideological issue, it's simply down to poor management.
What I am advocating is a system paid for through direct taxation which would benefit everyone, especially the poor.
The fact that not a single mainstream political party advocates such a policy is down to who they pay lip service to and not that free public transport is a bad idea.
Feb 21 2013: A single political party does advocate the socialism you describe.
Here in Calif the governor has approved a down payment of 4.5 billion for a train to run in a sparsely(in a state that is bankrupt) populated part of the state. The projected cost when the whole boondoggle is done is supposed to be 10 billion but we all know due to aforementioned wastefulness of the government that the total will be at least double that. A state with 37 million people in it could then give 540 dollars to them instead
Another local transportation boondoggle was when the bus companies convinced the then LA city council to stop the public transportation we had which was an extensive set of street cars. Then LA rebuilt it at a cost of 11 billion re-tunneling and rebuilding, this boondoggle could have give each resident $1,000.00
It is not a ideology problem it is a math problem. Not to mention the buses and the trains have a very low ridership.
Feb 21 2013: Hi Pat,
Sorry I should have been a bit clearer, I can only vouch for the rabble in the UK.
The free public transport policy is an all or nothing scenario and requires a complete shift in mindset.
Our current transport system is fragmented and piecemeal and only serves a purpose for these train and bus operators making a profit.
Many households have two maybe three cars to go about their work and pleasure simply because our transport system lacks any joined up approach and simply not practical enough.
By paying through direct taxation most of us would be better off if you take into account the running costs primarily with getting to work and back.
We worked out that my partner spends 10% of her net income to get her to work. Stuck in traffic in the morning and at night ensures that she also spends half a day a week travelling.
We pay roughly 60% tax on fuel and are charged extortionate rates on insurance, the whole thing is bonkers.
It costs me proportionately more as a % of my income to fill up my tank compared to a millionaire, our Government Cabinet is full of them.
If you do the maths it works out cheaper, safer and is good for cutting down emissions. How can we take our Gvts green policies seriously if they can't act on something as straightforward and beneficial as free public transport. There's not even a debate about it.Feb 22 2013: I think it is a bit more involved than than. Some cities lend themselves to this and some do not, New York and San Francisco are more dense where Los Angeles is more spread out. If the terminals are very far from your destination than you have a problem after you arrive at the terminal.
The question I have if it makes so much sense why doesn't private enterprise do this?
Feb 22 2013: Pat,
It wouldn't happen overnight this is a long term policy to upgrade and join up existing links. The reason why we have what we have, a mess, is firms make a lot of money for a poor service and are happy with the current situation.
The lobby groups representing oil, car and insurance companies ensure that any notion of a free public transportation system is kicked into the long grass.
Yes it makes sense but it won't make any money for private enterprise directly.Feb 20 2013: i don't get it. you said "free". then you talk about increasing tax. do you think that tax money is not money? btw i don't exactly get how could "1p" generate 5 billion income. 1p is what? per what time period? 5 billion means 83 per person on average. including infants and village people that don't need public transport.
Feb 20 2013: Besides the "cost" we pay environmentally for continuation of fossil fuel transport. Nothing is free.Feb 21 2013: I know a transport system that isn't based on "user pays" goes against best economic practice but the concept of "payers use" meaning that if everyone pays for it anyway they will probably use it more might be good for the environment if not for the bottom line.
Feb 22 2013: Don't you have to use steroids to ride a bicycle? :-)
Feb 24 2013: Only if you care about winning the race.Feb 20 2013: .
Just for some clarity on why something like this needs to happen...
-The cheapest way to get to the my next closest city for the purpose of full time work is a weekly pre-paid transport card which costs £25 per week (a 50% discount).
-Car insurance, petrol and parking (calculated on my situation) will cost £45 a week.
-if a person works full time and on minimum wage (£6.19), this is how it works out..
Using public transport: 16 hours of work just to pay to travel to work for a month.
Using a car: 29 hours of work just to pay to travel to work for a month.
So essentially you would work for anything between 2 full days > 1 full week, just so you can afford to go to work..
Thas pretty abysmal, considering that
1. The transport is often unreliable and outdated
2. The transport is rarely well maintained
3. We pay atleast £5,000,000,000 a year for these companies to exist.Feb 20 2013: How about if you live within 500m of a train station or bus stop you pay a levy. People would go out of their way to make sure they got their monies worth.
Lejan .
Feb 20 2013: Yupp, count me in!
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Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration.
Forts et châteaux de Volta, d'Accra et ses environs et des régions centrale et ouest
Sur la côte ghanéenne, entre Keta et Beyin, ces comptoirs fortifiés fondés entre 1482 et 1786 sont les vestiges des itinéraires commerciaux que les Portugais avaient créés à travers le monde à l'époque de leurs grandes découvertes maritimes.
قلاع وقصور فولتا وأكرا ومحيطهما والمناطق الوسطية والجنوبية
تُعتبر هذه المراكز التجارية المحصّنة التي تقع على الساحل الغانيّ بين كيتا وبيين والتي أُقيمت بين عامي 1482 و1786 آثار الرحلات التجارية التي كان قد شقّها البرتغاليون عبر العالم في زمن اكتشافاتهم البحرية العظيمة.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Форты и замки Вольты, Большой Аккры, Центрального и Западного регионов
Остатки укрепленных торговых пунктов, сооруженных между 1482 и 1786 гг., все еще можно наблюдать на побережье Ганы между поселениями Кета и Бейин. Они были связаны с торговыми путями, проложенными португальцами в разных уголках мира в эпоху Великих географических открытий.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Fuertes y castillos de Volta, de Accra y sus alrededores,
Este sitio está integrado por una serie de factorías fortificadas escalonadas a lo largo de la costa de Ghana, entre Keta y Beyin, que fueron fundadas entre 1482 y 1786. Son vestigios de los eslabones de la cadena comercial constituida por los portugueses en esta y otras partes del mundo, en la época de sus grandes exploraciones y descubrimientos marítimos.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Forten en kastelen, Volta, Groot Accra, centrale en westelijke regio's
Langs de kust van Ghana, tussen Keta en Beyin, zijn nog steeds de overblijfselen te zien van versterkte handelsposten, gebouwd tussen 1482 en 1786. Ze vormden schakels in de handelsroutes die de Portugezen hadden opgezet in veel gebieden over de hele wereld tijdens de grote maritieme exploratie. Het gebied bestaat uit de drie kastelen Cape Coast, Sint George's d'Elmina en Christiansborg in Osu, Accra. Daarnaast zijn er vijftien forten – waarvan vier gedeeltelijk in puin, vier ruïnes met zichtbare structuren en twee plekken met resten van vroegere vestingwerken. De forten en kastelen zijn gebouwd door Portugezen, Spanjaarden, Denen, Zweden, Nederlanders, Duitsers en Britten.
Source: unesco.nl
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Brief synthesis
These fortified trading posts, founded between 1482 and 1786, and spanning a distance of approximately 500 km along the coast of Ghana between Keta in the east and Beyin in the west, were links in the trading routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration. The castles and forts were built and occupied at different times by traders from Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany and Britain. They served the gold trade of European chartered companies. Latterly they played a significant part in the developing slave trade, and therefore in the history of the Americas, and, subsequently, in the 19th century, in the suppression of that trade.
The property consists of three Castles (Cape Coast, St. George's d'Elmina and Christiansborg at Osu, Accra), 15 Forts (Good Hope at Senya Beraku; Patience at Apam; Amsterdam at Abandzi; St. Jago at Elmina; San Sebastian at Shama; Metal Cross at Dixcove; St. Anthony at Axim; Orange at Sekondi; Groot Fredericksborg at Princesstown; William (Lighthouse) at Cape Coast; William at Anomabu; Victoria at Cape Coast; Ussher at Usshertown, Accra; James at Jamestown, Accra and Apollonia at Beyin), four Forts partially in ruins (Amsterdam at Abandzi; English Fort at British Komenda; Batenstein at Butre; Prinzensten at Keta), four ruins with visible structures (Nassau at Mouri; Fredensborg at Old Ningo; Vredenburg at Dutch Komenda; Vernon at Prampram and Dorothea at Akwida) and two sites with traces of former fortifications (Frederiksborg at Amanful, Cape Coast and Augustaborg at Teshie, Accra).
The basic architectural design of the Forts was in the form of a large square or rectangle. The outer components consisted of four bastions/batteries or towers located at the corners, while the inner components consisted of buildings of two or three storeys with or without towers, in addition to an enclosure, courtyard or a spur. Many have been altered, during their use by successive European powers, and some survive only as ruins.
St. George's d'Elmina Castle, built in 1482, is one of the oldest European buildings outside Europe, and the historic town of Elmina is believed to be the location of the first point of contact between Europeans and sub-Saharan Africans.
The castles and forts constituted for more than four centuries a kind of 'shopping street' of West Africa to which traders of Europe's most important maritime nations came to exchange their goods for those of African traders, some of whom came from very far in the interior.
They can be seen as a unique "collective historical monument": a monument not only to the evils of the slave trade, but also to nearly four centuries of pre-colonial Afro-European commerce on the basis of equality rather than on that of the colonial basis of inequality. They represent, significantly and emotively, the continuing history of European-African encounter over five centuries and the starting point of the African Diaspora.
Criterion (vi): The Castles and Forts of Ghana shaped not only Ghana's history but that of the world over four centuries as the focus of first the gold trade and then the slave trade. They are a significant and emotive symbol of European-African encounters and of the starting point of the African Diaspora.
The property contains all the significant remains of forts and castles along the coast.
Some of the ruins are susceptible to wave action. The sea has attacked a major part of Fort Prinzenstein but its protection has been enhanced by the construction of a sea defence wall, and efforts are being made to stabilise the remaining parts.
The sites overall remains vulnerable to environmental pressures, development pressure including localized quarrying, and lack of adequate funding for the regular maintenance and conservation of the sites. There are also no buffer zones.
The forts and castles were periodically altered, extended and modified to suit changing circumstances and new needs. In their present conditions, they demonstrate that history of change. As symbols of trade, and particularly the slave trade, they need to continue to reflect the way they were used.
Protection and management requirements
The Castles and Forts have been respectively established and protected as National Monuments under the National Liberation Council Decree (N.L.C.D) 387 of 1969 and Executive Instrument (E.I.) 29 of 1973. All sites are in the custody of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). Also James Fort, Accra, and Fort William, Anomabu, are no longer in use as prisons and have been handed over to the GMMB.
The Monuments Division of the GMMB provides technical advice and management. Regular state-of-conservation inspections are undertaken. Priority programmes are established to help ensure that appropriate interventions are carried out
The existing legislative framework is to be reviewed, and it is expected that a new legal framework will enhance the existence of the heritage resources, the socio-economic developments and improve the quality of life of the local inhabitants.
A management plan still needs to be prepared. There is an on-going need to ensure adequate resources and training for staff, and to demarcate the boundaries of the sites and establish buffer zones.
Long Description
The remains of fortified trading-posts established between 1482 and 1786 can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration.
Accra was first settled at the end of the 16th century when the Ga people migrated there. The site allowed them to engage in trade with the Europeans who had built forts nearby, the most important of these being James Fort and Ussher Fort. These early inhabitants also engaged in farming and lagoon fishing, with sea fishing taken up during the middle of the 18th century. During the slave trade Accra took on greater importance owing to the nearby forts, many of which were owned and controlled by the Dutch, a prominence that lasted until the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.
In Accra, competition between the different European states was strong and having a fort at Accra was of great strategic value, as it lay at the end of an important inland trade route. The forts and castles were built and occupied at different times by European traders and adventurers from Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany and Britain to safeguard trading posts. The castles defended the European merchants and their local allies and trading partners against competition; they were used as entrepôts for slaves and trade-goods, and they were the centres of European administration on the Gold Coast.
Ussher Fort is one of three European forts in Accra which have survived to the present day, the others being Christiansborg Castle (known locally as 'The Castle') and James Fort. It was built as Fort Crêvecoeur by the Dutch in 1649. In the 18th century Fort Crêvecoeur played an important role in the slave trade. Afterwards, its history remained closely linked to the history of what was formerly known as Dutch Accra, nowadays Ussher Town, just north of the fort. Fort Crêvecoeur was once more destroyed in 1862, when an earthquake hit Accra. Partly reconstructed, the fort was handed over to the British in 1868 and renamed Ussher Fort. Soon after, the British started using Ussher Fort, as well as the nearby James Fort, as a prison. They enlarged the fort considerably and the original Dutch fort is now almost indistinguishable. In 1993, the fort ceased to function as a prison, when it was taken over by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, who now uses part of the building as offices.
In 1652 the Swedes built a lodge in Accra that in 1660 was taken by the Dutch. In 1661 the Danes occupied the place and built a fort named Fort Christiansborg, located on a rock cliff near the African town of Osu. The fort was in Danish hands for some 200 years apart from a short Portuguese occupation. In 1680 a Portuguese ship arrived at the Danish fort and its Governor sold it to the Portuguese commander of the ship. The Portuguese renamed it Fort São Francisco Xavier and built a chapel. In 1683 the Danes from nearby Fort Fredriksborg reoccupied it and moved their headquarters there. The fort was square in plan, with four bastions. The Danes made several attempt to establish plantations near the fort and they also established in the early 1800s a hill-station and a plantation at Frederiksborg. In 1850 it was sold to the English.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC


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Morning Star 9/16" x 5-1/8" Handscraped Honey Strand Bamboo
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This looks great and feels great. It's not easy to clean and scratches easily
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Our store let us keep it there until we were ready. We ordered during a sale, but wasn't ready right away to put it down and we didn't want to move 2000 pounds of flooring twice.
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Installed over 400 sq ft of this bamboo flooring. The floors are absolutely beautiful! We have a large dog with sharp claws and she has not scratched the floor yet. Very durable product with great color variations. Very happy with our purchase!
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Service at our local retail Lumber Liquidators store was great.
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I added these floors to my living room and love them. I have had them for almost a year now. They hold up very well to my lab, 2 cats and 10 year old son.
The great thing is, if they ever do get a scratch, it will just add to the beauty. I did not want a floor with a solid color that will show every little scratch or scuff. I live in my house. We are hard on our floors and these floors take the abuse and look amazing still.
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Installed 2 years ago. Still looks great. Even active doberman cannot damage.
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Very nice product
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Delievery on the product and the install was excellent however having a hard time receiving a credit after a couple of problems.
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The flooring is beautiful and I love the way it looks, but am disappointed in how easily it scratches. I was told by the flooring saleman that bamboo was the hardest wood flooring we could get. It has gotten so many scratches from furniture and other household items that I wouldn't have thought were particularly sharp. EVERYTHING in the house needs felt pads underneath it!
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Love the look and color - estimator and installers did a great job. Time will tell but very pleased with the appearance.
An unexpected bonus is that the floor is significantly quieter then the flooring we replaced.
The floor is a little more difficult to mop because of the texture but love the look.
Very courteous and helpful team at the Lumber liquidator store in Rivergate
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End results were great but there were a few glitches with the order. I can't stress enough that you should check your order multiple times at every step along the way. We purchased from the Fenton Mo store #1058. Staff were friendly and helpful. When problems were discovered with the order they did their best to fairly take care of the problems.Nice people to work with. We used Steve's Flooring for the install. Steve used some creative techniques to make it work and he deligently worked to make sure it turned out right. Dillon, Justin, and Joe(George) were great working with him too.The floor was installed in the kitchen,hall and living room and has been down over a month now. It is easy to keep clean, so far no scratches or dings. I did get a splinter once and am hoping that was a fluke and won't happen again. Bottom line we love the floor and are extremely happy with how it turned out. And we highly highly recommend using Steve's Flooring if you need an installer.
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The hand scraped bamboo flooring is beautiful! It is installed in my bedroom and it's like getting an entire new room.
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Ron, my installer, was the best. Prompt, efficient, hardworking, and so was his assistant - I'm sorry, I can't remember his name.
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We purchased this product to replace carpet in the high traffic areas of our desert southwest ranch home. As parents to 4 lively boys and owners of a small suburban ranch, we needed a product that would stand up to lots of foot traffic, desert dirt and even an occasional rogue chicken. We also wanted a product that could withstand spills, dripping pool traffic and wet mishaps. I can't say enough about the how well the Anji Bamboo has met these needs. We have used bamboo before but this product is significantly higher quality and it looks like a million bucks.
We purchased 800 feet from our local store and found that is was extremely easy to install. We used a glue down method to attach the flooring to a wood subfloor which was glued to the concrete foundation by previous owners. Of course, glueing down is expensive (added about 25% to the cost of the floor) and messy, but the wood cuts easily and is very easy to work with. Make your life easier by investing in a generous supply of nitrile gloves and disposable glue tools. Be attentive to wear on the exposed tongues. Rough handling can damage the tongues and made the boards difficult to place.
I would caution buyers to consider the color of the wood carefully. We visited the store several times and brought 10 samples of Anji home so that we could see the 'variety' of colors represented in a usual box of wood. However, when we opened our many boxes of wood at home we found it to be MUCH darker than any of the samples that we were given, much darker than the large sample at the store, and much darker than the images online. The flooring looks beautiful and the color is rich and dark, but we needed a lighter shade to better camouflage the desert dirt that invariably blows and is tracked into our home. We've minimized the issue with throw rugs at each door, but I still wish that the flooring was more consistent with the samples that LLs distributes to customers so that we could have made a more accurate decision.
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Q:can this product be used in the kitchen and bathroom? when my large dog drinks from her water bowl she makes a mess. will it ruin the finish if it's not wiped up quickly? i have approx 600ft of slab and 600ft of wood sub-floor where i will be flooring. can i float both sections or do i have to glue over the concrete and nail over the sub-floor? thanks
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Q:What is the formaldehyde level of the resin? The wood had a very strong odor when I first opened the boxes.
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Q:I bought 344.28 ft2 of Anji Bamboo nail down flooring in Jan. 2014 and it looked just like the pictures (honey colored). We liked it so much, we decided to buy the same amount for two adjacent rooms. When I opened several of the boxes, I found the color to be dark like the Hazel colored bamboo. When I contacted the store they said that was the color now. What gives? Your adds show the same color as our original purchase, although it is now called Honey Strand
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When it comes to talking about the Civil War, boldface names stand out.
There are the men — Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Dred Scott, Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass.
When it comes to the women, there doesn't seem to be as many household names — Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix are remembered more for their contributions to the health care industry, Susan B. Anthony, a nurse during the Civil War, is known for her fight for women's voting rights, Harriet Tubman for being the face of the Underground Railroad.
An audio and visual lecture by author and historian C.R. Gibbs held recently at Waldorf West library aimed to spotlight black women of the Civil War whose names and stories have been lost, forgotten or never told.
"Black Women of the Civil War" is among Gibbs' several lectures, which include titles such as "On the Cutting Room Floor: The Image of the Black Woman in American Film," "Miles Lassiter: An African American Quaker" and "Breaking the Phalanx: Smashing Jim Crow in the Nation's Capital."
The Civil War presentation introduced guests to new names, faces and stories.
"Everything is not Harriet Tubman," Gibbs said. "We have other women doing good work. This is a cast of women who are new to you but not new to history. You won't be hearing the usual names."
Gibbs said black women who were slaves faced a mother's nightmares — threatened with separation from their children and that half of all babies born into slavery didn't make it to their first birthday, most were born underweight — and into a family that was almost always headed by a woman, Gibbs said. Mothers have a special bond with their children, he said.
"You carried that rascal for nine months," Gibbs said. "Separation of mothers from their children ... that has an emotional impact."
The brutality of slavery and its practices spurred women to become involved in fighting for freedom, forcing change and keeping families together.
The U.S. was "a patriarchal society but not when it came to y'all," Gibbs said to the predominately female audience.
Gibbs said he understands and respects the contributions of famous people that history books devote pages to, but others — regular folks — contributed to shaping the country, as well.
"Teach your kids about Frederick Douglass. That's fine," he said. "But your families went through the same things. They just didn't reach the same heights as Douglass."
Some of the stories Gibbs relayed sounded like screenplays or plots of a historical thriller.
Mary Elizabeth Bowser was a slave for the Van Lew family.
When the family's patriarch John Van Lew died, Bowser was freed by his survivors but remained a servant for his wife, Elizabeth Van Lew.
Elizabeth Van Lew knew that Bowser had a photographic memory and possessed an extraordinary intelligence and sent her to school. Meanwhile, Van Lew affected an alternate persona, mumbling to herself and acting erratic to appear nonthreatening and batty, earning the nickname "Crazy Bet." In reality, she operated an espionage network for the North in which Bowser was a spy. Bowser started working at the Confederate White House in Richmond, Va., where she faked being illiterate but came away with inside information that was passed along to the Union. After a while, Jefferson Davis suspected a leak in his household, forcing Bowser to leave her post — but not before she attempted to burn down the house.
Frances Harper was a Baltimore-based poet who was a staunch and liberal supporter of abolitionism, prohibition and the woman's suffrage movement. Louise DeMorte was a orator and advocate for homeless children who was renown for her beauty. She used her good looks, intelligence and charm to get the ear of movers and shakers.
Long before Rosa Parks became a household name, Caroline LeCount protested racial segregation on Philadelphia streetcars.
Sarah Lougen Fraser was the fourth black female doctor in the U.S. and the first licensed female physician in the Dominican Republic.
Maria Lewis was a black woman who impersonated a white man in a white calvary unit. Cathay Williams also pretended to be a man — William Cathay — and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Buffalo Solider.
Maria W. Stewart was an early feminist who urged women to put down the pots and pans — "A women's place is wherever she wants," Gibbs said of Stewart's message.
While most of those attending the lecture were adults, the Mitchell sisters Semaj, 12, and Sydney, 9, along with their mother, Estella, sat in on the event, too. The girls were visiting the library for a story time when they saw a flier advertising the Civil War event. They took a detour into the meeting room.
Sydney, a history buff who stays glued to PBS, enjoyed learning about women who blazed a path through history. Estella said she liked that her daughters were hearing the stories of women who could serve as strong role models for her girls.
"They are inspirational black women who stood up for their race and their families," Estella said.
Gibbs' program gives a voice to people who have been voiceless for too long, he said.
"You have stories y'all know but haven't told them yet," Gibbs said. "History should be the same way."