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NH minister celebrates 60 years of serviceSpecial to the Union Leader
May 08. 2013 11:10PM
Rev. Raymond D. Hahn was recognized for 60 years of ministry at a dinner following the morning worship service at the Congregational-Christian Church of Franklin on April 21.
Rev. Hahn began his ministry on the third Sunday of April, 1953 in a little country church in west-central Illinois, near the Mississippi River. He received his divinity degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and was ordained as a minister on Oct. 16, 1955.
Since then, he has been a pastor, associate pastor, minister of education, youth minister, missionary, administrator, interim minister, supply preacher, speaker and leader of worship.
In his six decades of ministry, Hahn has served more than 200 churches and organizations of 21 denominations in 14 states, from Los Angeles to Lubec, Maine, as well as in the Canadian province of Newfoundland.
He likes to say that when someone asks him "what are you?" his answer is "whatever is needed."
Since "retiring" to New Hampshire in 1987, Hahn and his wife, Irene, have served 50 churches and organizations in the Granite State, ranging from Berlin in the North Country to Nashua near the southernmost border.
He also has performed many weddings and conducted funerals.
Since 2003, he has been pastor of the Chapel of St. John of the Mountains in Ellsworth, a nondenominational seasonal church with guest preachers and musicians from different denominations each Sunday in the summer.
Also, for the past 11 years, the Hahns been going to Forestview Manor in Meredith to conduct worship for the residents.
Hahn's longest ministry was as superintendent of the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society.
The headquarters is in Bar Harbor, with the area of service being the many small islands and little coastal towns of Maine.
The principal instrument was a 65-foot motor vessel named Sunbeam, which had a minister and crew of three that regularly visited the islands to offer worship and pastoral care. The mission also had 10 ministers resident on the islands and in the little towns of "Downeast" Maine.
For the past 19 months, the Hahns have been supplying the Congregational-Christian Church of Franklin while the church has been looking for a pastor.
In addition to his career as a minister, Hahn was a teacher for 14 years. He has a bachelor of science degree from Southern Illinois University and a master's from the University of Illinois.
He has taught on all levels: elementary, junior high, senior high, college (Prince of Wales College in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada), and university (University of Illinois and State University of New York).
He also served as an education specialist in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
The Hahns will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary on June 18.
Rev. Hahn said of his wife, "She is absolutely indispensable to my ministry. I am legally blind, so she does all the driving and all the Scripture readings during worship."
He added, "Both of us come from long-lived families. So, after we complete our ministry in Franklin, we will be available to other churches which need a supply."


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NJ Trout Art Contest Winners Honored
The winning entrants in the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's NJ Trout Art Contest were honored at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center in Oxford, Warren County, on the opening day of trout season, April 6.
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin was on hand to meet contest winners and their families, as they enjoyed a morning of fishing at the Pequest Fishing Education Pond. The weather was beautiful and sunny and everyone had a great time catching trout. Fish and Wildlife staff and volunteers assisted anglers to ensure they had a safe and enjoyable fishing experience.
After fishing, the winners of the contest received certificates and fishing equipment at an awards ceremony held at the pond and followed by a luncheon in the main building, both sponsored by the New Jersey Council of Trout Unlimited. Commissioner Martin spoke at the awards ceremony praising the winners for their excellent artwork.
After the luncheon, winners had the opportunity to take a personal tour of the Pequest Hatchery and learn how brook, brown and rainbow trout are raised for stocking in New Jerseys publicly accessible waterways.
The purpose of this annual contest is to encourage children in grades K through 12 to learn about New Jersey's trout species.
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AICPA Supports Bill that Would Set National Standard for Nonresident Income Tax Withholding
May 25, 2011
Congress should set a national standard for withholding state income taxes for nonresident workers, alleviating a burden on small businesses that now contend with varying rules in 43 states and the District of Columbia, Jeffrey A. Porter, CPA told a House panel today.
"Local taxation issues have now become national in scope, and these burdens must be eased in order to promote interstate commerce and ensure it runs efficiently," Porter said on behalf of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Porter testified at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing in support of H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011." H.R. 1864 was introduced by North Carolina Republican Howard Coble, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson is a co-sponsor.
"Having a uniform, national standard for state nonresident income tax withholding and having a de minimis exemption from the multi-state assessment of state nonresident income tax would significantly ameliorate these burdens," he said.
H.R. 1864 would create a uniform national standard and limit state or local taxation of employee compensation for employees working in more than one state or locality to 1) the employee's state or locality and 2) the state or locality in which the employee is physically present performing duties for more than 30 days.
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Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of H.R. 1864, "the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011". My name is Jeff Porter. I am a sole practitioner at Porter & Associates based in Huntington, WV and currently serve on the Tax Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). At Porter & Associates, we provide accounting (non-auditing) and tax services to approximately 100 local businesses and prepare close to 900 individual income tax returns annually. We have clients in a wide range of industries, including contracting, wholesale and retail trade, medical, law, food industries, etc. Today, I am pleased to testify on behalf of the AICPA.
The AICPA is the national, professional organization of Certified Public Accountants comprised of approximately 370,000 members. The AICPA members advise clients on federal, state and international tax matters and prepare income and other tax returns for millions of Americans. The members of the AICPA also provide services to individuals, tax-exempt organizations, small and medium sized businesses as well as America's largest businesses.
The AICPA supports H.R. 1864, "the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011". Businesses, including small businesses and family businesses that operate interstate, are subject to a significant regulatory burden with regard to compliance with nonresident state income tax withholding laws. These administrative burdens take existing resources from operational aspects of the business and may require the hiring of additional administrative staff or outside experts in order to meet the demands of compliance. These business costs could be passed on to customers and clients, but either way they incur a cost to someone in the stream of commerce. Having a uniform, national standard for state nonresident income tax withholding and having a de minimis exemption from the multi-state assessment of state nonresident income tax would significantly ameliorate these burdens.
Accounting firms, including small firms, do a great deal of business across state lines. Many clients have facilities in nearby states that require an on-site inspection during the conduct of an audit. Additionally, consulting, tax or other non audit services that CPAs deliver may be provided to clients in other states, or to facilities of local clients that are located in other states. Many small business clients of CPAs also have multi-state activities. In essence, all of these entities (small businesses, accounting firms and their clients) are affected by nonresident income tax withholding laws.
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia impose a personal income tax on wages and partnership income, and there are many different requirements for withholding income tax for nonresidents among those states. Some of these states have a de minimis number of days before nonresidents working in that state must have taxes withheld and paid to that state. Others have a de minimis exemption based on the amount of the wages earned, either in dollars or as a percent of total income, while in the state. The rest of the states that impose personal income taxes on nonresident income earned in the state require only a work appearance in the state, even if present in the state for only a moment. The issue of tracking and complying with all the differing state and local laws is further complicated by the fact that a number of these states have reciprocity agreements, usually with adjoining states, that specify that they will not require state income tax withholding for residents of the other states that have signed the reciprocity pact.
It is not difficult to understand that the recordkeeping, especially if business travel to multiple states occurs, can be voluminous. The recordkeeping and withholding a state requires can be for as little as a few moments of work in another state. The research to determine any given state's individual requirement is expensive and time consuming, especially for a small firm or small business that does not have a great amount of resources. This research needs to be updated at least annually to make sure that the state law has not changed. A small firm or business may choose to engage outside counsel to research the laws of the other states, at an additional cost. Having a uniform national standard would reduce the burden of having to constantly research the tax laws for each state where work is performed or may be performed.
In addition to uniformity, we maintain that there needs to be a de minimis exemption. AICPA has supported the 60 day limit contained in previous versions of similar legislation, but believes that the 30 day limit contained in H.R. 1864 is fair and workable. The changes that have occurred as our country has gone from local economies to a national economy are huge. Where businesses once tended to be local, they now have a national reach. This has caused the operations of even small businesses to move to an interstate basis. Because of the interstate operations of these companies, many providers of services to these companies, such as CPAs, find that they are also operating, to some extent, on an interstate basis. The ease of communication through the internet, along with the ease of travel and the ability to conduct business far from home is not the issue it once was. Local taxation issues have now become national in scope, and these burdens must be eased in order to promote interstate commerce and ensure it runs efficiently.
Furthermore, many smaller firms and businesses use third-party payroll services rather than performing that function in-house. A number of third-party payroll service providers cannot handle multi-state reporting. For example, third party payroll service providers generally report on a pay period basis (e.g., twice per month, bi-weekly) as opposed to a daily basis, which can be a necessity when interstate work is performed. These reporting issues require employers to track and manually adjust/override the reporting and withholding to comply with various state requirements. The alternative is to pay for a much more expensive payroll service. H.R. 1864 would provide significant relief from these burdens thereby allowing employers and firms to focus on job creation and business operations.
The 30 day limit in the bill ensures that the interstate work for which an exemption from withholding is granted does not become a means of avoiding being taxed or shifting income tax liability to a state with a lower rate. Instead, it ensures that the primary place(s) of business for an employee are where that employee pays state income taxes.
As this Committee moves forward in considering this legislation, there is one amendment to the bill that the AICPA would recommend. Once the 30 day threshold is reached, the employee should pay withholding and state income taxes in the host state for all wages earned going forward. The withholding should not be made retroactive for the first 30 days. To do so would be unfair to the employee. If the reach is retroactive, then on the 31st day of working in the other state, the employee would owe withholding to that state for the 30 day period. This could be a substantial amount, which could cause the employee to be liable for underpayment penalties. It would be unfair to require the employee to pay 30 days of withholding at once, especially where the employee is a resident of one of the other states that imposes a state income tax. In that situation, the employee would have already had amounts withheld with respect to the home state and would now have to pay withholding twice. A refund from the home state would not be received until tax returns are filed and refunds paid. Also, in states that do not permit a credit for taxes paid to other states, no credit or refund at all would be received and the double tax would stand. This could cause cash flow challenges for employees should they find themselves in a high tax rate jurisdiction.
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Property: ~3100 sqft 5 bd rm, 3.5 bath, bonus room AND unfinished room
Submitted offer on: DEC 2011
Signed Purchased contract on : JAN 2012
Type of Loan: FHA Loan Rate: 3.375%; %5 down
Loan Application submitted: Aug 15, 2012
Loan approved: Sept 15, 2012
TBD Closing date: Sept 19, 2012
It has been a heck of a roller coaster ride. I would digress, but let just say, it is good to have the keys to the house.
Purchase Price: $338,000
Property: 3200sf 5 bd rm, 3.5 bath, Man Cave and Oversized 2 Car Garage
Submitted offer on: 9/15
Signed Purchased contract on : 9/17
Type of Loan: FHA Loan Rate: 3.375%; 3.5% down
Loan pre-approved: 9/10
Closing date: 10/24
Well we closed on Friday morning and had my keys in hand at 11:00. I am so glad that this is behind us as now I feel like I can move forward! Thanks to everyone for the help akong the way!
So the mortgage broker called today and said we should be out of underwriting today and also got notice from my insurance that they have asked for the binder today. OMG, we're almost there!
Purchase Price: $161500
Property: 1708 sq ft - 3 br 2 bath 2 car garage breakfast nook and formal dining room built in 2004
Submitted offer on: Sept 26th
Signed Purchased contract on : Sept 30th
Type of Loan: FHA Loan Rate: 2.875% LOCKED 10.1.12 WOOHOO... 3.5% Down
Loan Application submitted: Sept 22nd
Loan approved: Prequalified on Sept 24th ... still turning everything in for full approval ... fingers crossed all goes well
Closing date: Oct 24th so far...
I'm so excited to be able to post in this thread, its been such a tough 6 months to get here, and man hurdles in the loan process but I finally got my clear to close today. I started off 6 months ago with a 600 credit score and already have an FHA loan on my condo. I was able to secure this house with including my condo in the DTI. It doesn't seem like much, but with my newborn here I am proud to put my wife and daughter in a good neighborhood in a great home.
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If it helps you any my mid score is a 684 and my wifes is a 668. We also had a BK discharged in March of 2009.
YES, thank you so much!!
Got our appraisal in the mail, somewhat unexpectedly. I hadn't expected it until later this week, so it was a... uh... "pleasant" surprise when it arrived early.
We opened it a bit shakily, since our friends just moved into the same community a few weeks before us. Their house (new construction) appraised $30K less than their contract price, and it took two weeks, a storage unit, and bunking up with neighbors to get it all straightened out. Ever since that, we've been terrified at what our appraisal might be, since they bought a home that was midway through construction and didn't have the opportunity to add as many options as we did.
Huge sigh of relief when we saw that our house had appraised for $20 more than our contract price.... if you haven't gone through this yet, I can't tell you how awesome that feels.
We sign off on the home completion on Oct. 15, and close on October 22nd. Hopefully smooth sailing from here on out--our first home!
Purchase price: $55,000
Property: ~1257 sqft, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath
Submitted offer on: March 9, 2012
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Loan Application approved: Mid August, 2012 (with conditions)
Closing date: September 27, 2012 (closed, funded, recorded, key in hand!)
I already got all the utilities turned on, and the painters are on day #2! Moving day is Sunday!
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I closed on a townhome yesterday. The purchase took about 2.5 months because I switched banks in the middle of the process because the original bank changed the terms of the loan and I knew I was qualified for a better deal.
It was stressful, but I think I made the right choice in the end.
I ended up doing a 30 year conventional loan fixed at 3.5% (no points). The information and updates on these threads were very encouraging and helpful.
Congratulations to everyone else that has closed and good luck to those working towards closing.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2012) — Veterans Day carries extra meaning for one faculty member at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, whose own personal ties with the military and those of his family run deep.
Dr. Stevan Thompson joined the faculty this year after 27 years on active duty in the Army. He retired at the rank of colonel.
His service included a 2005 deployment to Afghanistan, where he served with the 249th General Hospital at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul. There, he helped stabilize wounded troops for transport to a military medical center in Germany. He also cared for locals hurt by land mines, gunfire, accidents and disease.
Thompson and some other members of his unit received the Bronze Star for their service.
Thompson was born in Charlotte, and both of his parents were World War II Navy veterans. He graduated from N.C. State University in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in zoology. Throughout college, he knew he had a good chance of being drafted in the Vietnam War, but never was.
Following dental school and a residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology at Emory University in Atlanta, he taught oral and maxillofacial pathology at a university in South Africa. Afterward, he joined the Army to practice pathology, provide patient care and teach residents.
"It was a good opportunity," Thompson said of his decision to join the Army. "It was not necessarily my intent to stay as a career." But, he said, he had good assignments and enjoyed the people he worked with. He completed oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Among his assignments was a stint at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. "We never had anybody come to South Africa to visit, but they did come to Hawaii," he said.
Thompson met his wife, Madge Gay, while working at Emory University Hospital during dental school. She is a native of Winterville, a 1977 ECU nursing graduate and a part-time instructor in the ECU College of Health and Human Performance. She is also the daughter of the late Kenneth Dews, a World War II Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, and the granddaughter of Dennis McLawhorn, a World War I Army veteran of the American Expeditionary Force in France.
"I heard many stories from Kenneth about his World War II experiences and Pearl Harbor," Thompson said.
After serving in Afghanistan and completing a fellowship in New York, Thompson was assigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. While there, he became the integrated chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery as Walter Reed and the National Naval Medical Center were merged into one military medical center. He helped restore soldiers' disfigured faces, many with limbs and eyes missing from IED explosions or militant attacks and at least one with no limbs at all. Thompson received the Legion of Merit award for his service at Walter Reed.
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Happy 5th Birthday TomTom GO!
Five years since launch of first all-in-one portable navigation device
TomTom, the worlds leading navigation solutions provider, today announces that it has been exactly five years since it launched its first all-in-one portable navigation device. The launch of the first TomTom GO marked the start of an era that made navigation available for every car driver. TomToms intuitive user interface, the ease-of-use, smart routing and the fact that it works straight out of the box have remained at the core of each product development cycle and product introduction.
Since 2004, TomTom has launched dozens of new portable navigation devices, including the TomTom ONE and TomTom XL series, and the successors of the original TomTom GO. The TomTom ONE series is still the worlds best selling portable navigation device. In total, the products have won more than 1,000 awards and test reviews to date, and TomTom has over 30 million users around the globe.
More importantly, TomTom has introduced technologies that fundamentally changed the navigation industry: TomTom Map Share, TomTom HD Traffic and TomTom IQ Routes.
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Map Share is TomToms proprietary map improvement technology, which enables users to easily and instantly improve maps. TomTom users can respond in real time to changes in the road network and correct the maps on their TomTom devices accordingly. Roads are changing by as much as 15% every year. Map Share gives TomTom users the option to capture all these changes on their device in-between map releases and keep their data current.
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High Definition Traffic is TomToms real-time traffic information solution that uses anonymously collected and processed traffic data, using multiple sources and techniques. Through the unique combination of these sources, TomTom HD Traffic users receive traffic information that is faster, more accurate and more complete than available anywhere else, allowing users to avoid unnecessary delays and have peace of mind on their journey.
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As you celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions with friends and family this year, take a moment to reflect on what's truly important to your loved ones. If that person values the important work we do at Colorado State University, consider making a gift in his or her honor.
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Iroquois, ON, Canada – January 19, 2010 – The Buffalo Bills invest in Ross XPression, a real-time 2D/3D Character Generator for Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY.
The Buffalo Bills purchased XPression in July 2009 after seeing it in action at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show. XPression's affordablility and ease of use aided in the decision to move forward with their HD integration.
"Based on our long standing relationship and level of quality I have come to expect from Ross, my decision to purchase XPression was an easy one," said Stephen Asposto, Video Production Director / Engineer, Buffalo Bills. "It's a full 3D animation/tilting system that will save us plenty in outside animation costs over the years. Our fans this past season were treated to yet another upgrade in our continuing improvement to our gameday program."
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Texas tornado spawned by series of storms
Damage was limited to remote areas
Texas tornado spawned by series of storms
Damage was limited to remote areas
This tornado was spotted about six miles west of Caprock Canyons State Park in the Texas Panhandle, northeast of the Lubbock area.
According to storm spotters, it was on the ground for about 5 minutes in a very remote area and did minimal damage to a nearby metal barn.
This tornado was spawned by a series of storms that brought damaging winds and large hail from the panhandle to north Texas.
Trained spotters reported golf ball-size hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour.
Fortunately much of the damage was limited to remote areas.
According to forecasters, another round of severe weather is expected across parts of central and southern Texas Tuesday.


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Builder Extensions
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Miscelleneous
- 3 Examples of custom Extensions
An extension extends or overrides the structure and/or style of a child theme. This is done via functions.php (to alter the structure) and style.css (to alter the style). An extension is nothing but a directory which typically has functions.php (optional), style.css plus optionally a corresponding images directory.
By default, Builder ships with 6 extensions which are designed to be used for displaying a listing of entries like Posts page or a category page or a archive. The default extensions reside in extensions directory under parent Builder directory. If you would like to make any changes to the extension files, copy the extension directory from parent Builder into child theme under a directory named extensions.
An extension is applied to either a layout or a view.
For the sake of documentation, let us consider this site: http://localhost/builder3/
There is a category in this site named Issues and the URL of this category page is http://localhost/builder3/category/issues/
Screenshot: http://d.pr/cUJa
The reason why this category page is not using the default layout (Right Sidebar in this example) is because a view is present that associates Archives view with Full Width layout by default in Builder.
Featured Image Grid & Showcase
To apply Featured Image Grid & Showcase extension to Issues category page, we should add a view like so:
Screenshot of the category page on site:
- The images that appear on the page are featured images added in the posts.
- The output will not show any post that does not have a featured image.
Featured Image Slider
Displays Featured Image & Post Title of first 6 posts in a custom slider and the Featured Image, Post Title & Excerpt for the remaining posts.
Page Not Found message appears below the slider because there are only 3 posts. If we add 1 more,
Magazine Layout
Portfolio Layout
- It is not possible to override the parent or child theme's template files like index.php, archive.php, single.php, page.php. If any such files are present in an extension, they will simply be ignored.
- When an extension has functions.php, it will be executed (for the page using that extension) after the theme's functions.php has been executed.
Examples of custom Extensions
Styling ContactBuddy
Showing posts from a category on a separate Page and applying an extension
Every category in WordPress by default will have a auto-generated page visible at a URL like http://yoursite.com/category/category-a (where category-a is the slug for a category titled Category A). We call this category page. It is straight forward to use a extension on this page by going to My Theme -> Layouts and Views, then Views tab, and adding a view to set a layout for our desired category page.
For example,
applies "Full Width" layout to http://localhost/builder3/category/issues/ (http://localhost/builder3 is just for example, it can very well be www.yoursite.com) and uses Magazine layout for the display of posts.
The result is:
Let's say we want to have all posts from Issues category appear on a Page titled Issues List and use Magazine extension, follow the steps below. i.e., the objective is to have http://localhost/builder3/issues-list/ appear like the above screenshot.
1. Copy the extension that you would like to be use from parent directory into child directory
Ex.: from wp-content/themes/Builder/extensions/magazine to wp-content/themes/BuilderChild-Thinner/extensions/magazine
Note: If the child theme directory does not contain extensions directory, create it.
a. Rename the extension.
b. Edit functions.php to remove the
if ( ! is_singular() ) ... limitation. Add query_posts() call just above the loop to restrict the posts from your desired category.
a. Rename wp-content/themes/BuilderChild-Thinner/extensions/magazine to wp-content/themes/BuilderChild-Thinner/extensions/magazine-issues
Edit wp-content/themes/BuilderChild-Thinner/extensions/magazine-issues/style.css.
Name: Magazine Layout
Name: Magazine Layout for Issues List Page
b. Edit wp-content/themes/BuilderChild-Thinner/extensions/magazine-issues/functions.php.
// Calling only if not on a singular if ( ! is_singular() ) { add_action( 'builder_layout_engine_render', array( &$this, 'change_render_content' ), 0 ); }
// Calling only if not on a singular //if ( ! is_singular() ) { add_action( 'builder_layout_engine_render', array( &$this, 'change_render_content' ), 0 ); //}
<?php $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1; query_posts("cat=18&paged=$paged"); ?> <!-- Change 18 to ID of category from which posts should be shown -->
immediately above
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : // the loop ?>
3. Create a layout and apply the extension from the previous step.
4. Create a Page in which you would like to have the posts from the specific category appear and set the layout to the one created in above step.
That's it!
If you would like to show posts from another category similarly on another Page, repeat the above process to create a new extension while remembering to specify the category ID and apply it to the Page.
Update: One extra step has to be done to apply the above method in the case of Featured Image Grid & Showcase.
global $post, $wp_query; $args = array( 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, 'posts_per_page' => 9, 'meta_key' => '_thumbnail_id', 'paged' => get_query_var( 'paged' ), ); $args = wp_parse_args( $args, $wp_query->query ); query_posts( $args ); // Query only posts with a feature image set.
global $post/*, $wp_query; $args = array( 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, 'posts_per_page' => 9, 'meta_key' => '_thumbnail_id', 'paged' => get_query_var( 'paged' ), ); $args = wp_parse_args( $args, $wp_query->query ); query_posts( $args );*/ // Query only posts with a feature image set.
Modifying Portfolio extension so that 2 images appear per row rather than 3
- The width and height values used in the steps below are to be taken only as an example and are not to be treated absolute. They may have to be changed depending on child theme you are using and the layout width.
- We are going to edit the extension in parent theme directly. When Builder is updated, our custom edits will be erased. Therefore you have to either take a backup of the extension before updating and re-apply the changes or duplicate the extension, place it in child theme while making sure function names are changed.
Child theme: BuilderChild-Acute
Layout width: 980px
1. Edit wp-content/themes/Builder/extensions/portfolio/lib/image-size.php
add_image_size( 'it-portfolio-thumb', 350, 150, true );
//add_image_size( 'it-portfolio-thumb', 350, 150, true ); add_image_size( 'it-portfolio-thumb', 450, 193, true );
2. Edit wp-content/themes/Builder/extensions/portfolio/style.css
.portfolio-post-wrap { display: inline-block; width: 32.8%; vertical-align: top; }
.portfolio-post-wrap { display: inline-block; /* width: 32.8%; */ width: 49%; vertical-align: top; }
.portfolio-post img { width: 100%; max-width: 350px; height: auto; margin: 0; }
.portfolio-post img { /*width: 100%; max-width: 350px;*/ max-width: 450px; height: auto; margin: 0; }
3. Refresh the page on the front-end for which Portfolio extension is being applied. If the new sized thumbnails do not appear, install and run Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.


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Confession: I'm not a big fan of chocolate.
While I don't necessarily dislike it, I'm never one to grab a bar of chocolate for a snack, or choose a slice of chocolate cake for dessert.
That said, I LOVE chocolate when combined with other flavors.
Chocolate and malt (Whoppers, anyone?)
Chocolate and cereal (cannot resist a Crunch bar — ever)
And my very favorite: chocolate and coconut.
Although they are both rich and sweet, I find that the two together are incredibly satisfying. And apparently I'm not alone — I've got some amazing sweet treats here that highlight this dynamic duo, and if you've got a valentine (or two) that feels the same, why don't you whip one up for them?
Chocolate and Coconut Rules! 1 of 19
From cookies to candies, granola to ice pops — it seems that this dynamic flavor duo works in just about anything you can dream up!
White Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies 2 of 19
Flaky coconut and sweet white chips flavor these rich dark chocolate cookies.
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Vegan Chocolate Coconut Bars 3 of 19
Healthy fudge bars? These vegan no-bake bars are filled with antioxidant-rich raw cacao powder and nibs, bananas, unsweetened raw coconut shreds, and virgin coconut oil, so you can feel good about indulging!
Read how on Babble
Samoa Popcorn 4 of 19
All of the ingredients in those iconic Girl Scout cookies — toasted coconut, caramel, and dark chocolate — drizzled over freshly popped popcorn. Movie night never had it so good!
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White Chocolate Coconut Macaroons 5 of 19
Rich, sweet and chewy — these gluten-free macaroons with white chocolate contain just a few simple ingredients. Garnish with fresh raspberries for a lovely presentation!
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Chocolate Coconut "Sputniks" 6 of 19
These no-bake cookies are easily adapted — you can add dried fruits, nuts, or seeds to the brown sugar-chocolate-oat mixture, or even some crushed dry cereal for crunch.
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No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies 7 of 19
Though rich and decadent — thanks to oats, peanut butter, coconut and chocolate chips — these easy no-bake cookies come together quickly enough for a weekday after-school snack!
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Homemade Mounds and Almond Joy Bars 8 of 19
Homemade is always better, right? And you won't believe how easy it is to make your own (utterly delicious) version of these beloved candy bars!
Read how on Babble
Chocolate Chip Coconut Blondies 9 of 19
Standard chocolate chip blondies get an upgrade, courtesy of shredded coconut!
Read how on Spoonful
Caramel Coconut Chocolate Puppy Chow 10 of 19
Puppy chow gets the coconut-chocolate treatment too, plus a luscious drizzle of caramel — yes, please!
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German Chocolate Cookies 11 of 19
If you love German chocolate cake then you will love these cookies, filled with all the familiar ingredients - pecans, chocolate and coconut!
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Chocolate Coconut Granola 12 of 19
For a more decadent take on granola, try this version, made with peanut butter, cocoa powder, chopped nuts and coconut!
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Chocolate Chip Coconut Energy Bars 13 of 19
Sweet and indulgent, yet healthy and nutritious — you can feel good about giving your kids these no-bake bars, packed with dates, nuts and coconut.
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Crunchy Nut Clusters 14 of 19
These fun little clusters are totally customizable — choose your nut, choose your chocolate and mix it all up for a fast, delicious treat!
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Samoas 15 of 19
For some, chocolate and coconut means one thing — Girl Scout Samoa cookies! If that's you, then you must make this D.I.Y. version!
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Almond Joy Cookies 16 of 19
All the flavors of an Almond Joy, baked up into these chewy-crispy, gluten-free cookies!
Image and recipe courtesy of I Heart Eating
Chocolate Coconut Quinoa Granola 17 of 19
This granola is utterly decadent, courtesy of chocolate chips and toasted coconut. Yet it's also packed with protein and vitamin-rich ingredients like quinoa, pecans, oats and flax seed. Talk about win-win!
Image and recipe courtesy of Beard and Bonnet
Caramel Coconut "Kiss" Cookies 18 of 19
These inventive little cookies are actually baked in a mini-tart pan — with a surprise kiss inside each one!
Image and recipe courtesy of Shugary Sweets
Chocolate Covered Toasted Coconut Pops 19 of 19
I might not be able to wait till summer to try these luscious looking chocolate coconut pops!
Image and recipe courtesy of An Edible Mosaic
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Broken Lizard co-founder Jay Chandrasekhar admits that when writing jokes, it's much easier to get raunchy than to avoid the dirt.
"We try mightily to come up with bits that are clean, because it's the only way you can get on Kimmel or Letterman," he said by phone. "You can't get on with most of the bits that we write. [But] it's a struggle to come up with clean stuff."


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(AllHipHop News) DMX is flying high off of the release of his seventh studio album, Undisputed, which was released to the masses on Tuesday, September 11.
In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, DMX goes off on YMCMB rapper Drake for not including the producers that Aaliyah worked with while she was alive on her upcoming posthumous album, which Drake is executive producing alongside producer Noah "40" Shebib.
"It just show what I said, [Drake's] a f*cking piece of sh*t," DMX told AllHipHop.com. "Motherf*cker, you didn't even know this woman; you were in middle school.
"What the f*ck gives you the f*cking right? Allow Aaliyah to live on and not include the people she always worked with, not include the recipe."
DMX worked with Aaliyah closely on music and in movies and believes that Drake is disrespecting her legacy by not working with the producers that Aaliyah was known to work with.
"It's like saying, 'I'm going to make KFC and not using the Colonel recipe.' That ain't KFC, n*gga, that's 'Your F-C', your f*cking chicken. That's some bullsh*t; it ain't the same sh*t," DMX continued.
"It's wrong, honor her legacy, honor what she did. You don't have no right to make it yours. If you're going to allow it to live on, do it in a manner that honors what she did. Respectfully.
"I don't have any say so in it, but at the end of the day, I'm going to voice my opinion, because you can't f*cking beat me."
Check out the clip below where DMX voices his disagreement with Drake not consulting Aaliyah's main producers for her new record:
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Enos Slaughter, the former Cardinals star, says Pesky was not to blame on a key play in the 1946 World Series.
Johnny Pesky, former shortstop for the Boston Red Sox who died Aug. 13 in Danvers, Mass., was a hit machine at the plate and a vacuum cleaner in the field. The skills of 5 ft. 9 in. Pesky and Phil Rizzuto, his 5 ft.6 in. counterpart on the New York Yankees, were compared during their careers almost as often as the press compared Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
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For thousands of years, the human race has tried with all its might to conquer the universe. Yet it has failed to do so. Mankind discovered it was not made for expanding into the unknown. The technological advantages it had gained in space travel were now used to gather as much of the earth's resources as possible. The overexploitation continued without any regrets. In doing so, a new element was discovered: Rarium. It changed the way mankind continued to think about energy production. Yet it had one weakness: Rarium was a scarce resource. Being the new super-element, it was so highly regarded by all of the trading alliances that they started small but fierce wars. Resulting energy shortages were used pitilessly as an excuse to fight competition even more mercilessly.
The lack of sunlight, caused by the resulting nuclear winter, made scientists develop enormous heat generators to keep the world from going into a new ice age.
A precise attack onto one of the generators on the west side of the Eurasian coast led to a chain reaction which caused all Reactors within a 60 mile radius to explode. But the terrorists had not thought about the consequences well enough. The enormous power that was set free by the exploding reactors led to an tremendous continental drift. The human race was near its end. Scientists predicted that within 10 years from now 92% of the world's surface would be covered by water. There began a race against time.
shockgun There was only one way out: To settle in the dark, unknown depths of the oceans. They directed all their developmental efforts in the reverse direction. They started colonizing the ocean floor and used Rarium as their main source for providing energy to the huge underwater colonies. Once again a fight for Rarium erupted. This time, it will differentiate the living from the dead.
The Rarium fields are far from the colonies, and reaching them is not a walk in the park. The prospectors, called Rarinex, have to cross dangerous mine fields to reach the rare resource.
Still it's not only the mines that they have to lookout for. The real threat are the others, waiting for the right moment to ambush the competition and claim a weeks loot for themselves. From all of those who try to get rich quickly, only a few of them come home safely.
whale The Rarinex, trying to gather as much Rarium as fast as possible for energy production in the colonies, have been very creative in developing their ships. That way "Whale", a very common, powerful transport-fighting frigate was created. It's size is it's biggest problem. Crossing the mine fields tends to be quite an adventure. A lot faster and lighter, yet not as well armored is "Sphinx", a very agile sub, that is still able to keep it's way free, provided it's ammunitioned well enough. "Abbys", a cybernetic slider, partially organic, represents the latest in research. Yet, being a new technology it's not the safest and only slowly experience is gained.
In order to survive in the unfriendly environment, the ships are equipped with extraordinary weaponry. Be it the penumatic pumped GatlingGun, that fires Rarium enriched particles towards the foe's submarine, or the Shockgun, whose concepts arose from the reactor disaster, that spawns a enormouse implosion underwater, leaving not much behind.
Death bringing is also the remote controlled "T3", also known as "The Fat One". It has already proven more than once to do it's job.
2d multiplayer game in retro look
Fast paced action with mini submarines
Intuitive controls
12 different types of weapons
Amazing underwater scenarios
C.O.R.E. - a unique player rally environment
Different game modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Drone Match
Global player statistics
Many different types of mini-submarines
Tactical gameplay
Bots (DeathMatch)
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128MB RAM (256 or more recommended)
200 MB harddrive space
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64MB video memory (128 or more recommended)
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Born on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland,Shirley Carr became fascinated by the power and significance of words at a young age. As a young person she would escape through the pages of many creative writers. Without a formal greeting, poetry adopted her. It was through creative writing that her passion for the community, education, history, and the arts grew. At the age of 12, Shirley published her first group of poems in a chapbook, Sit In Not to Be Sat On.
Shirley Carr currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland. She stands on the firm foundation that love, faith, and service are keys that open the meaning of life. Shirley has published ebooks such as Due Season: Carrying a Vision, Flow Rite Now: Handbook for Poetry Groups, and PeopleProfile: Career Development. Currently she is working on her first group of essays entitled, Far On The Way.


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The Rough Guide Snapshot to Brighton is the ultimate travel guide to this city, with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the Royal Pavilion to the beachfront and pier. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Kent, Sussex & Surrey, with all the practical information you need for travelling around southeast England, including transport, food, drink, costs, festivals and events.
Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Kent, Sussex & Surrey.
Now available in ePub format.
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Explanations of the economic downturn focus on greed, corruption, incompetence and inequality. But this isn't the whole story. The Reality Report interviews Jon D. Erickson, Professor at the University of Vermont and Fellow of the Gund Institute of Ecological Economics.
Some key points that emerge from the show are: (1) the economic decline is a predicable consequence of a faulty set of theories and deliberate policies, (2) most economic growth nowadays is "uneconomic" because the costs exceed the benefits, both socially and via ecological debts (3) the biophysical basis for the economy is still ignored and therefore the ability to expand the economy to pay back debts may be limited, (4) recent U.S. and G20 responses to the crisis thus far are incomplete and therefore not likely to succeed, (5) several suggestions for reform are given, including: using green indicators, not GDP, to measure the macroeconomy, regional planning for relocalized economies, and a form of money backed by tangibles, not debt.
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Two apartment complexes totaling 1,022 units in Washtenaw County's Pittsfield Township have sold to a joint venture between Troy-based Hayman Co. and Birmingham-based Belfor Holdings Inc. in what the broker involved called the largest multifamily deal in Michigan so far this year.
The Pines of Cloverlane has 582 units and Hamptons of Cloverlane has 440 units.
Neither Hayman Co. President Andrew Hayman nor Kevin Dillon, partner in the Troy office of Phoenix, Ariz.-based Hendricks-Berkadia Apartment Real Estate Advisors, which represented Hayman Co. and New York City-based seller Sterling Equities Inc. in the deal, would comment on the sale price.
The average asking sale price per unit last year in the Ann Arbor multifamily market was $77,670, according to Washington, D.C.-based real estate information service CoStar Group Inc. That would put the total sale price at $79.4 million.
Hayman Co. closed on the complexes, both between I-94 and West Michigan Avenue, on Thursday, Hayman said.
Sterling Equities was co-founded by New York Mets co-owner Fred Wilpon, a University of Michigan graduate, and team President Saul Katz. Wilpon is also the Sterling Equities board president, while Katz is the company president.
The average monthly rent at Hamptons of Cloverlane is $1,003; it was built in 1986, according to CoStar. The average monthly rent is $793 at The Pines of Cloverlane, which was built in 1976, according to CoStar.
The complexes are about 96 percent occupied, Hayman said.
"They are pretty strategically located, about 10 minutes from downtown Ann Arbor and 10 minutes from Eastern Michigan University," Hayman said.
The Ann Arbor multifamily residential market had a 98.7 percent occupancy rate in the fourth quarter last year, according to data from the Southfield office of CBRE Inc.
Average rents in Ann Arbor have gone from $994 in the second quarter of 2013 to $1,038 in the fourth quarter, a 4.4 percent increase, according to CBRE.
Hayman Co. plans $6 million to $7 million in renovations at the apartments, including updated kitchens and bathrooms, and improvements to clubhouses and landscaping, Hayman said.
The complexes have one- and two-bedroom units ranging from about 700 square feet to 1,200 square feet, Hayman said.
Hayman Co. will manage the properties.
Terry Halverson, senior vice president of commercial real estate finance for Hendricks-Berkadia, arranged the financing on the deal, Dillon said.
The purchase brings Hayman Co.'s multifamily residential portfolio to more than 12,000 units in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas.
This is the second large multifamily deal for Hayman Co. since December, when it purchased the 981-unit Independence Green apartment complex in Farmington Hills from Denver-based real estate investment trust Aimco.
Independence Green, located at Grand River Avenue and Halstead Road, was 95 percent leased at the time of the closing. The sale price was not disclosed.
Kirk Pinho: (313) 446-0412, [email protected]. Twitter: @kirkpinhoCDB


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If you are looking for a bank with the advantages of full service banking to suit your personal needs and the friendly, personal service other banks used to provide, look no more!
Mountain Valley Bank can meet your needs. We are located in the heart of Wild and Wonderful West Virginia with four full service banking locations to serve you.
At each office, you will find a staff of friendly, trained professionals who will assist you with your every banking need. The hometown personal service you receive at Mountain Valley Bank contributes to the growth and success we have experienced since our formation.


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Large Kraft Premium Folded Top Paper Bags with Kelly Green Rope Handles are great for bigger purchases! All retailers can make use of this spacious, sturdy shopping bag. It accommodates multiple items and most apparel boxes. Each bag features kelly green rope handles, a gusset, and are tear resistant, making them a durable solution to your large retail packaging needs.


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"Fargo," the 10-part limited series coming to FX in April, is sort of like the acclaimed Coen brothers' film that inspired it, but also very different.
"It doesn't rely on the movie," explains Billy Joe Thornton, a member of the show's extraordinary cast. "While it pays great tribute and has the same tone … it's its own fresh thing."
Thornton on Tuesday appeared at a panel session to promote the show during the Television Critics Association press tour. He told reporters that, four or five years ago, he wouldn't have committed himself to a TV series. But in the time since, he has witnessed the overall quality of big-screen films wane, while television has greatly improved.
"The entertainment business can pretend all they want but the movie world has changed drastically," he said. "It used to be that if you went to TV from film, something was wrong — like you might as well be on 'Hollywood Squares.' … " … But now, it's a feather in your cap to do a great television show."
Thornton plays "Lorne Malvo," a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small-town insurance salesman "Lester Nygaard" (Martin Freeman). Colin Hanks plays Duluth Police Deputy "Gus Grimly," a single dad who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer. Allison Tolman also stars as "Molly Solverson," an ambitious Bemidji deputy.
The cast also includes Bob Odenkirk, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh and Adam Goldberg.
An adaptation of the 1996 best-picture Oscar nominee from Joel and Ethan Coen, the TV version of "Fargo" features an all-new "true crime" and follows new characters, all entrenched in the trademark humor, murder and "Minnesota nice" featured in the film, though it was filmed in Calgary.
"I don't think you need to watch the movie (to understand) the TV series," said screenwriter Noah Hawley, who wrote all 10 episodes. "I think you should watch it because it's a great movie, but you don't need to."
The Coens are listed as executive producers, but haven't exerted a lot of influence on the project, according to Hawley.
"They read first script and liked it. Then they just told me to go and make your show," he said.
"Fargo" premieres April 15 at 10 p.m. on FX.


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Dekalb County Histories
The following county histories are located in the microfilms area on the second floor of the library. Please ask a librarian at the microforms desk or the reference desk if you need assistance with these materials.
Title: DeKalb county, Indiana, index of names of persons and of firms.
Author: U.S.--Works progress administration--Indiana.
Published: Indpls., 1938.
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Reel 6 No. 25
Title: Atlas of DeKalb co., Indiana, to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations, &c.
Author: Beers, J. H. and Company, Chicago, pub.
Published: Chicago, 1880.
F-2263 (vol. 1)
Title: History of northeast Indiana; LaGrange, Steuben, Noble and DeKalb counties.
Author: Ford, Ira et al.
Published: Lewis, 1920.
Reel 34 No. 127
Title: History of De Kalb County, Indiana microform : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens : also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history.
Published: Chicago : Inter-State Pub. Co., 1885.
Reel 35 No. 128
Title: History of DeKalb county, Indiana, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families.
Published: Indianapolis : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914.
Title: Pioneer sketches; containing facts and incidents of the early history of DeKalb county.
Author: Widney, S.W.
Published: Auburn, 1859.
Title: Directory of DeKalb County, Indiana: Teachers, the County Board of Education, and Local Boards of Education, 1921-1922.
Title: History of DeKalb county, Indiana, in the World war.
Author: McClellan, J. Y. W.
Published: n.p., [1923?].


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From 1820 to 1860, the United States had tried to deal with the issue of slavery of in a variety of ways. However in the 1850s, new territory in the western US caused a debate over the spread of slavery and of slavery itself. Despite compromises in 1820, and then again in 1850, the road to war was coming to a head. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, the first shots were fired in angst between Americans. Over the next six years, the war drew ever closer. In 1859, John Brown's raid on the arsenal Harper's Ferry saw southern states react by creating state militias to prevent a slave uprising. In 1860, the election of Abraham Lincoln saw seven southern states secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America. When Lincoln called for 75,000 soldiers to put down the rebellion, other southern border states joined in. What was once a Union of 34 states was no more. On April 12, 1861, the Confederacy took the federal fort at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The Civil War had begun.
In the watch fires of a hundred circling camps, the Union forces began to amass in and around Washington, D.C. The Confederacy positioned itself to the south in defense in both the Shenandoah Valley and the the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Confederate troops had been well trained and disciplined. The Confederate forces had begun training in response to John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. The Union, they were a mess carousing in the capital. After Ft. Sumter, the call came for the Union to counter and attack the South. However, General Irvin McDowell did not. Mainly a desk soldier, McDowell had come to be in charge after never having seen a field command. He may not have known how to command such a large army as this, but McDowell knew his men were not trained enough to invade the South. It did not matter. The pressure to attack in the summer of 1861 won out. President Lincoln ordered McDowell to invade. And so McDowell did on July 16, 1861. He would be back in Washington a week later.
McDowell entered Virginia with 35,000 men, enough to crush the 18-20,000 forces stationed at Manassas Junction under the command of P.G.T. Beauregard. However, the Civil War was not fought on paper. It was fought mainly in the south. Manassas Junction was only important for one reason, it had a railroad junction, and it was on the way to the Confederate capital of Richmond. There were not many such junctions in the South in 1861. The North, meanwhile, had hundreds. Irony would play the wild card quite often in this battle. The railroad connected the Shenandoah Valley and General Johnston's troops to Beauregard's. Combined, the two Confederate armies would equal the numbers of the Union army.
After a long march through Virginia in the summer (high heat and humidity) McDowell and the Army of the Potomac set up camp near Centreville. Strangely, McDowell ordered his men to complete the final march toward the battle field at 2:30 in the morning on July 21. By the time his men reached the battlefield, they were exhausted. At 10 a.m., the first battle of Manassas took place near Bull Run Creek on Matthews Hill. A small Confederate force of 1000 held off 10,000 Union troops for 90 minutes. When William Tecumseh Sherman's attack on the Confederate flank collapsed the Confederate defense, the rebels retreated to Henry House Hill. But rather than attack and finish off the Confederates, McDowell, waited, and waited, and waited…until 2 p.m. The resulting delay allowed for reinforcements to arrive via railroad.
At 2 p.m., the Union attack resumed. Over the next two hours, several factors swung Beauregard's way. First, the high ground allowed for better defensive measures. Second, J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry forces were put in to play. Third, the Union was not sure who was who. Later, the Union would wear Blue and the Confederacy, Grey. But at 1st Manassas, there was a melange of blues, greys, and reds on both sides. Finally, Thomas Stonewall Jackson's defense of the Hill became a rallying point for the Confederacy. McDowell, intriguingly, attacked piecemeal. Rather than throw his entire army at the Hill, the Union attacked a regiment at a time. After a regiment failed, McDowell ordered another regiment in.
Johnston's troops became the support that allowed the Confederacy and the Army of Northern Virginia to hold off the invasion. By 4 p.m., McDowell ordered a retreat to Washington. It became a catastrophe after that. With the Confederates in charge of the battlefield, every Union soldier hightailed it back to the capital, many left their guns behind. It became a disaster as the soldiers returned in disarray. The Confederates did not pursue. In addition, many spectators had come out to watch the battle including Congressmen. After the battle was over, the spectators clogged the roads back to DC and one Congressman was taken captive and held prisoner for six months by the Confederacy before he was released.
As a result of the Battle of Bull Run or Manassas Junction, this was a war that was not going to be over in a summer. Over 5000 casualties on both sides told of the cost of just one battle. Not only was this going to be a long war for the Union, it was going to be a bloody one. Napoleonic tactics had not kept up with the technology. It is hard to think of the Civil War as having a lot of technology, but the firepower contained in the .58 caliber mini-ball would require amputation in battle if used today. In addition, bored rifles created more accurate weapons along with greater use of artillery.
Shortly after the debacle, Lincoln called for 500,000 more soldiers twice. A million man army was initially going to be needed to put down the insurrection. Lincoln was also wrong. It would take much more.
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OAKLAND -- On Jose Canseco Bobblehead Night, the A's once again got bashed by the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox mounted a 17-hit onslaught en route to an 11-2 victory over Oakland on Saturday night at the Coliseum, the fifth straight game this year Boston has scored in double digits against the beleaguered A's, who lost their fifth straight. This comes on the heels of Friday's 16-2 bludgeoning in the series opener.
Oakland starter Daniel Mengden (1-6) gave up seven runs over the first 22/3 innings on eight Red Sox hits, including a two-run double by Mookie Betts in the first inning that got things rolling in front of 30,045 fans.
Boston broke things open with a seven-run third, and did it all after two out and nobody on. Hanley Ramirez hit his 20th home run to start the scoring parade, followed by doubles by Sandy Leon, rookie Yoan Moncada (the Cuban top prospect's first major league hit), Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz, who had three hits in the game, including a pair of two-baggers.
In short, Mengden was overmatched on this night against a team on fire offensively, even though manager Bob Melvin actually liked what he saw from his righthander's stuff. Mengden was making his first start since being optioned to Triple-A Nashville on July 26, so this was a tough, almost unfair return assignment.
"What (the Red Sox) did is they made him work, and that's what they do," Melvin said. "When they're swinging the bat well, they foul balls off, they make you throw a ton of pitches, they make you work hard, and then you throw it over the plate and they whack it."
Indeed, Mengden threw 76 pitches despite not even finishing the third inning. Remarkably, in the third, he retired Ortiz and Betts on grounders to third base to start off the inning and then never got another out. Five straight hitters reached base until Melvin finally went to reliever John Axford, who gave up three more hits before finally ending the inning.
Mengden, who was terrific over his first four starts for the A's in June, conceded that he ran out of answers against the powerful Boston lineup.
"They're always tough to face, whether they're hot or not ... they have a lot of great hitters," he said. "I felt good, but I fell behind too much. When you give a team like that good counts and places to take advantage, they did. Even when I made some good pitches when I was behind, they still hit it."
As if the battering by Boston bats wasn't bad enough -- the Red Sox led 9-0 after three innings -- starter Rick Porcello (19-3) did not allow a baserunner until Jake Smolinski doubled over the head of the left fielder Chris Young with one out in the sixth. Smolinski subsequently scored on Bruce Maxwell's single to make it 9-1.
The A's, who managed just five hits, added their second run in the seventh on an RBI single by Yonder Alonso. Four of Oakland's hits and both runs came against Porcello, who pitched the first seven innings and didn't walk a batter while striking out two.
The Red Sox have now beaten the A's by scores of 14-7, 13-5, 13-3, 16-2 and 11-2 this year, an aggregate of 67-19 heading into Sunday's season finale between the two teams. Melvin said the formula is not that hard to figure out.
"Teams that take a lot of pitches and make you throw a lot of pitches, it's like a boxer -- it's just body blows and body blows, and then they get in a good one," Melvin said. "That's really what they do. We had teams like that a few years ago, too, where we made teams work, and all of a sudden there was a big inning."
It was an important victory for Boston, which moved into a tie for first place in the American League East with Toronto, which lost to Tampa Bay. The A's, meanwhile, now are in last place by three games in the A.L. West. Oakland's "tragic" number for being officially eliminated from the postseason was reduced to three.


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Finalize & Show What You Know - (Lesson 3 of 3)
Lesson 3 of 3
Objective: SWBAT publish their narrative writing.
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: biography, essay, narrative
- ML King final paper
- students need to take turns creating a 'trading card' for Martin Luther King, Jr. on a computer - take a moment to try out the website 'trading card creator' - no registration required - just type in any name (I tried this on an iPad, but it needs Adobe Reader, so I had to use computers)
** I chose this topic because M.L. King Jr. is an important historical figure in American history. You could use any historical figure for this lesson, as long as you have an informational text that has details for the students. My class had done a previous lesson, M. L. King, Jr., His Story, about this character, so they brought a lot of ideas to the unit.
In Part 1 of this writing unit, Organize Your Narrative, students used an organizer to write a sequence of main ideas and details about Martin Luther King, Jr. In part 2, Draft & Edit a Star Narrative, students wrote a rough draft and edited it. In this final lesson of the unit, students will create a final draft and then make a project to demonstrate what they know - a 'trading card' about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Second graders need time to work through these writing steps of the writing process (brainstorm, organize, rough draft, edit, final draft). The district expectation for my students is to create a five paragraph essay, aligning with the Common Core Standards of composing a variety of types of essays, including narratives that recount a sequence of events. (W.2.3).Guiding students through each step and giving them practice will ultimately be independent writers.
To give you more background about how to help students write a five paragraph essay, I encourage you to look at an earlier unit - Writing with Main Idea and Details - that I taught about writing expository essays.
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Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Common starting point
- "Today we'll finally finish our narrative essay about Martin Luther King, Jr."
- "Since we've worked so hard, I found a cool project that we can create to pair with our essay. We just need a few facts about him to use for the project."
- "Let's take a quick look at this famous person and write some facts on the board: (here's what our discussion looked like.)
- He lived from 1929-1968.
- He was born in Georgia but went to school in Tennessee. He traveled all over America.
- Martin's famous speech used the quote, "I have a dream...", but he also had some other famous quotes including, "Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." and "We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters."
- This was our completed whiteboard.
My goal in this short introduction is to remind the students of why we are writing about this famous man and to expose them to some details of his life, especially the quotes. This information will be needed for the project.
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Write the Final Draft
Give the purpose and background of the lesson
- " Today we'll write our final drafts and then create a project that embodies all of our ideas."
- "Let's think about what we do when we write from a rough draft to a final draft."
- remind students to indent
- Use good handwriting
- Check spelling when you're done
Give students time to write
- Remind them to indent and include the transition words.
- Help as necessary.
- Here are 2 examples of the students' work: completed paper 1 and completed paper 2.
I make a BIG deal out of creating this final paper. The students have worked for THREE long days creating this paper and I want them to be proud of all of their hard work. Writing a five paragraph essay is not easy for a second-grader, but as they finish, they are proud of how nice their writing looks. This is a intrinsic pay-off... they feel good that they've worked hard.
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Create the project
Explain and Demonstrate
- I used the website called 'trading card creator'. It allows you to enter in 6 areas of information.
- "Now you'll have a chance to put your ideas into a 'trading card'. Trading cards are something that people collect for sports players to show why the player was famous a picture and information about the sport."
- "Let me show you the website and you can work on the cards."
- "Before you start, take a picture of Martin Luther from one of the books with your iPad. You'll need it to create the card."
This is a fun website, but still educational. I love the fact that it asks kids to reflect about why they admire this person and also asks for a quote. I did print this out for my kids and they glued the cards together. We put them in the hall with our final drafts. As students add these visual displays to their recounts of they clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings about this person (SL.2.5)
Let kids work
- The kids should be fairly fast at creating the card. When they're done, they should 'save' it and they can be printed, if you choose.
- Here's how the the final project looked from different angles - card example 1 and card example 2
- Here are some videos of the students working with the website.
- Remind students to use good spelling and past tense.
Kids Reflect for me
- "Does anyone want to come up and show your card? What did you think about the project? What did you think about writing this biography narrative? What was easy? What was hard?"
This information about their opinions about the project and writing is invaluable to me. Now that we've finished this 3 day project, I want them to reflect back. I have some reluctant writers and I am curious about their thoughts about the writing.


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