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The dimensions are impressive. In the spacious arena of the Gasometer Oberhausen, visitors stand under the largest Moon on Earth. The giant sculpture almost fills their entire field of vision. The balloon, with a diameter of 25 metres, appears to float in the half-light. It is a quasi-realistic reproduction of the Earth's satellite. The lighting effects show the phases of the Moon from new Moon to full Moon. Many visitors remain almost motionless for minutes. Ethereal sounds and music add to the sensory experience provided by this unique sculpture.
Then we move upwards; the trip in the glass lift under the roof of the Gasometer never seems to want to end. The visitor moves further and further away from the Moon and vanishes upwards into the dark steel colossus. On reaching a height of 100 metres, the Moon-balloon, which previously seemed so enormous, appears more like a small ball. Such are the dimensions of the tallest exhibition hall in Europe. The experience of space is unique.
Our changing views of the world
A real piece of Earth's satellite can be seen one storey below the spectacular Moon scene; the exhibits in the 'Out of this World - Wonders of the Solar System' exhibition include a few grams of real Moon dust. The Soviet probe Luna 24 brought them back to Earth in 1976. In addition, on the Gasometer's extensive former gas-pressure disc the visitor is able to see numerous images and exhibits from the history of astronomy: the Sky Disk of Nebra, historical telescopes, sundials, astrolabes and an armillary sphere, for example - an astronomical device for depicting the movement of heavenly bodies. They symbolise eras in the history of science and views of the world that have changed considerably. Ptolemy's ancient geocentric view of the world saw Earth and human beings at the centre of creation. This view held sway until the Middle Ages.
The Copernican Revolution, one of the greatest cataclysms in intellectual history, began in the middle of the 16th century. Astronomical measuring methods and instruments were improved. Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and others refined this heliocentric view of the world (with the Sun at the centre) and Copernicus' scientific explanation. Galileo Galilei, in particular, is known for the controversy regarding his teachings concerning the correct view of the world; does the Earth move around the Sun or does it remain motionless at the centre?
With advancements in the astronomical knowledge-seeking process, views of the world changed - and so too did the position that humans considered that they had in the Universe, which moved away from being at the centre of everything. This is the spectrum covered in the central part of 'Out of this World'. The visitor sees Camille Flammarion's woodcut of 1888 as symbolic of curiosity and the exploratory urge; humankind breaks through its existing horizons and discovers new worlds.
Pictures of worlds near and far
New cosmic discoveries were often linked with newly developed observation techniques. Thus, space travel provided very new possibilities for the exploration of space. Among the numerous steel girders in the Gasometer's gas-pressure disc, exhibits that demonstrate this are the multi-spectral camera, MKF-6, the Mars stereo camera, HRSC, and the International Space Station, for example. Other classics in the history of space travel can be experienced by visitors via headphones: for example the beeping of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, the countdowns of various rocket launches and the 'golden record' words of greeting from the Voyager space probes that, since 1977, have been used as cosmic 'messages in a bottle'. A replica of this golden record is also on show.
The exhibition's popularity with the public can also be seen in the numbers of visitors. More than 425,000 people visited 'Out of this World' in its first eight months: a record for the Gasometer. For this reason, the exhibition, presented by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Gasometer Oberhausen GmbH, has been extended beyond the International Year of Astronomy 2009. It will be open for the whole of 2010, when the city in question will be one of the culture capitals of Europe. So there are many more 'Out of this World' experiences still to be had ...


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Save Obama's presidency by challenging him on the left
People who used to say, "Give President Obama more time" when the president was criticized for capitulating to the right, or who argued that Obama must have a plan to turn things around, are now largely depressed and angry. To many liberals and progressives, the president's unwillingness to veto any measure that includes continued tax relief for billionaires is the last straw, building on a record of spinelessness that includes his escalation of the war in Afghanistan, abandonment of a public option for health-care reform, refusal to prosecute those who tortured in Iraq or lied us into that war, and unwillingness to tax carbon emissions.
With his base deeply disillusioned, many progressives are starting to believe that Obama has little chance of winning reelection unless he enthusiastically embraces a populist agenda and worldview - soon. Yet there is little chance that will happen without a massive public revolt by his constituency that goes beyond rallies, snide remarks from television personalities or indignant op-eds.
Those of us who worry that a full-scale Republican return to power in 2012 would be a disaster not just for those hurting from the Republican-policy-inspired economic meltdown but also for the environment, social justice and world peace believe it is critical to get Obama to become the candidate whom most Americans believed they elected in 2008. Despite the outcome of last month's election, it is unlikely that the level of his base's alienation will register with the president until late in the 2012 election cycle - far too late for society today and our future tomorrow.
But there is a real way to save the Obama presidency: by challenging him in the 2012 presidential primaries with a candidate who would unequivocally commit to a well-defined progressive agenda and contrast it with the Obama administration's policies. Such a candidacy would be pooh-poohed by the media, but if it gathered enough popular support - as is likely given the level of alienation among many who were the backbone of Obama's 2008 success - this campaign would pressure Obama toward much more progressive positions and make him a more viable 2012 candidate. Far from weakening his chances for reelection, this kind of progressive primary challenge could save Obama if he moves in the desired direction. And if he holds firm to his current track, he's a goner anyway.
The basic platform for such a candidate is clear: Unequivocally call for an immediate end to the presence of U.S. troops, advisers and private U.S.-based security firms in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, and replace the "war on terror" with a Global Marshall Plan that roots homeland security in a strategy of generosity and concern for the well-being of everyone on the planet. Domestically, call for a massive jobs program; a freeze on mortgage foreclosures; a national bank that would offer interest-free loans to those seeking to create or expand small businesses; immediate implementation of the parts of the Obama health-care plan that would benefit ordinary citizens and build support for a health plan for all citizens; dramatically lower prices for drugs that treat critical diseases such as AIDS and cancer; a strong tax on carbon emissions; and immediate prosecution of those government employees involved in torture or cover-ups to justify the invasion of Iraq. This candidate should push for the media to provide free and equal time to all major candidates for national office as well as for constitutional amendments requiring only public financing in elections and, separately, for corporations to prove every five years to a jury of ordinary citizens that they have a satisfactory history of environmental responsibility (much like the Environmental and Social Responsibility Amendment, or ESRA, advocated by the Network of Spiritual Progressives).
This policy platform must be matched with a willingness to talk unequivocally about the spiritual and ethical need for a new bottom line - one of love, kindness and generosity. We need a progressive push for a new New Deal, which in the 21st century could be the Caring Society: "Caring for Each Other and the Earth."
Public officials who would make excellent candidates should they run on this platform include Sens. Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Barbara Mikulski or Al Franken; Reps. Joe Sestak, Maxine Waters, Raul Grijalva, Alan Grayson, Barbara Lee, Dennis Kucinich, Lois Capps, Jim Moran and Lynn Woolsey. Others include Jim McGovern, Marcy Kaptur, Jim McDermott or John Conyers. We should also consider popular figures outside of government. How about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? Why not Rachel Maddow, Bill Moyers, Susan Sarandon or the Rev. James Forbes? All suggestions need to be part of this critical conversation. What's clear is that we need such a candidate, and the finances to back her or him, very soon.
Michael Lerner, a rabbi, is editor of the magazine Tikkun and chairs the interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives. His e-mail address is email@example.com.

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Suppose you were in a car accident and you didn't know what you were entitled to. Or, you bought a defective car and the dealer wouldn't honor the warranty. Or you were accused of a crime you did not commit. How do you find the right attorney to help you? As an attorney, let me lend you some insight.
Attorneys, like doctors, have areas of expertise. Just as you would not ask an eye doctor to set your fractured leg, you would not ask a criminal defense attorney to draft your will. While this might seem like common sense, many people do not put much effort into finding an attorney. Often, they assume that attorneys are all alike. Sometimes, they know an attorney and ask him or her to handle their legal issue. Ask any attorney you meet about the times they have encountered another attorney completely out of their depth, handling a matter for a friend or relative. And, some people just call a phone number they saw on TV or in an ad somewhere.
First, figure out what kind of case you have. If you've been arrested, you might surmise that you need a criminal defense attorney. But you will notice there are a lot of those. Narrow the search. Arrested for drunk driving? There are attorneys who focus on that. Caught with a few million dollars of company funds in your offshore account? Again, there are attorneys who specialize in handling those kinds of accusations. Find the attorney whose practice area is what you need.
On the civil side – that is, lawsuits – you will also need to narrow your search. A car accident might need an attorney who does auto negligence. Crushed by a falling pallet at Home Depot? Premises liability. Attacked by dogs? Dog bite. This is where the internet will help you. Run searches to find out what the area of law is called. Then, search for an attorney in your area who handles those cases. I get a lot of phone calls at my office because people type "auto law" into a search engine when looking for help with a car accident. You'd get better results trying "car accident lawyer."
Next: do not believe it when someone claims they handle everything. They might try – but you want someone who handles one thing really well: the thing you need. Search for attorneys by area of practice and by the area you live in. "Michigan Lemon Law Attorney." "Nashville Auto Negligence Attorney." "Miami Drug Possession Attorney." Notice that I used a state for one of those. Some specialties will be too narrow to find more than one in a particular town. And attorneys routinely travel a little bit to handle cases.
After doing a few searches, you should be able to find three or four attorneys who handle what you need. As you go through this process, avoid referral sites. Those are the sites that pop up and claim they are nationwide and can direct you to what you need in your state. You do not need a middleman in this process nor do you want an attorney that needs a referral site to steer them clients. Good attorneys have websites and telephones. As quaint as that sounds, the next step involves picking up the old hoot-and-holler and talking to someone.
Call at least three of them. Ask to speak to the attorney. Some firms have call screeners and will not let you speak to an attorney on your first phone call. Handle that however you feel but I personally would be put off by it. Once an attorney is on the phone, introduce yourself, explain briefly what your case is about and ask a couple of questions. How long have you been practicing? What percentage of your practice is handling cases like mine? How much will it cost to handle this case? If it is a lawsuit you are looking to file, will they handle it on a contingency?
After telling the attorney about your case, ask for an initial "take" on what they think they can do for you. The attorney will, by necessity, have to couch this answer a bit since they only know what you have told them but they should be able to tell you something. They might be able to tell you results they have achieved in similar cases, for example. Then, after getting your questions answered, thank them and say you are going to think about it.
Call the next attorney on your list and repeat the process. After going through the list you might find that you had a better rapport with one attorney. Or an attorney might have not given you answers you were comfortable with. Something might have felt "off" about an attorney. Then, and only then, make an appointment to go and meet with the attorney you felt best about.
Keep in mind that in most fields, attorneys will meet with you without charging you for the "initial consultation." If you are unsure, ask during the first phone call – but most will state this on their website so you won't need to ask. Go to their office and talk to them for as long as you need to so that you feel comfortable enough to hire them (or not). If you want to hire them, great. If you are on the fence, tell them you need to think some more and leave. If necessary, make an appointment with the next attorney on the list and repeat the process.
One of the things to keep in mind is that you will have a relationship with this attorney for the length of your case. So ask them at the face-to-face how long they think this matter will take to resolve. Some types of cases are easy to predict and some are not. But it will be vital that you can work comfortably with your attorney during the whole process. Ask the attorney how accessible they will be – will they return your calls the same day you call with a question? Simply asking that question might get you a surprising response.
You might be wondering if all of the above is "enough." I have news for you: I suspect that 90% of the people looking for attorneys do not do even half of this. Too many people just hire the first attorney they run across who is willing to take their case. The good news is that there are a lot of attorneys out there. That's good news, you ask? Yes, it is a buyer's market. That gives you many to choose from. Take your time and choose carefully.
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Steve Lehto has been practicing law for 23 years, almost exclusively in consumer protection and Michigan lemon law. He wrote The Lemon Law Bible. He also wrote Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation. You can hear his podcast Lehto's Law on iTunes here.
This website may supply general information about the law but it is for informational purposes only. This does not create an attorney-client relationship and is not meant to constitute legal advice, so the good news is we're not billing you by the hour for reading this. The bad news is that you shouldn't act upon any of the information without consulting a qualified professional attorney who will, probably, bill you by the hour.


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Pubs Adelaide welcomes Adelaide WA, browse through our listings to find a lovely Pub, Club or Restaurant of your choice.
A true old English pub built in Western Australia with the largest range of imported beers.
Vernon Arms is more than just a pub, offering you the best of both worlds - a perfect spot to enjoy a quiet drink in the bar after work with colleagues and friends or indulge yourself to a fine dining experience in the restaurant or beer garden. A true old English pub build in WA with the largest range of UK and European beers.
Pop into the Rocking ham Hotel for a drink. You'll find our friendly staff are waiting to take your order and pour your next drink. Enjoy a meal with family or friends, a quite drink, or get rowdy in the TAB. Come on down and say Hi! Relax with a game of Pool and a few cold ones.
Established in 1981, The Leisure Inn is known as the entertainment hot spot south of Fremantle and there is always something happening.
Close to Rockingham City Shopping Centre, Garden Island and local hospitals, The Leisure Inn is the place to stay.
The Leisure Inn is moments away from award-winning Warnbro,Waikiki and Rockingham Beaches. Whilst relaxing you can take in the sites of dolphins, seals and other delightful sealife in their natural habitat. Rockingham is surrounded by some of the most stunning, idyllic beaches along the west coast.
The George Tavern, (formally known as the George & Dragon Tavern) is a great place to bring the family to sit down and enjoy a meal or have a chat with friends of a beer.
Our vision is to establish ourselves as the place to meet cafe-restaurant in the central business hub of Rockingham.
We've had customers travel all the way from Quinns Rocks to try our fine food and wine. Why not come down and find out what all the fuss is about today?
We are located within Rockingham's latest premier commercial office development adjacent to the City of Rockingham's Administration Building.
Now open on the Restaurant and Entertainment Street of Rockingham Shopping Centre
The perfect place to catch up with friends, enjoy a night out or have a great afterwork drink.
We serve award winning beer and awesome pub food. In fact our beer and cider can be found in several dishes on our menu. Kids eat free on Monday and Tuesday nights after 5pm (conditions apply).
Welcome to the Nags Head Tavern. We are located in the coastal city of Rockingham, 40 minutes south of the Perth CBD. The complex consists of a lounge bar and bistro, a sports bar and a drive through bottle shop. So you can enjoy a relaxing meal in our bistro, place a few bets on the races and take the festivities home with you.
Whether you would like to treat yourself to one of our generous meals, or simply relax for a few drinks by the open fire, our Bistro and Lounge Bar can accommodate your needs.
Our bar boasts a large range of tap and bottled beers and our menu consists of a wide range of traditional pub favourites to mouth watering gourmet meals. Our house specialties are Chicken Parmigiana and a hearty serve of Beer Battered Fish and Chips. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week the bistro can seat up to 160 people, including our wonderful alfresco dining area.
Chutney Mary's Indian Restaurant in Subiaco on the corner of Rokeby Road and Hay Street has been established for 5 years. The colorful exterior is now a land mark in this stylish city.
Now we are proud to open our second Chutney Mary's in Syren Street, as part of the new entertainment precinct of the Rockingham Shopping Centre, Rockingham.
At Chutney Mary's we pride ourselves on authentic dishes using only the freshest of ingredients, with special emphasis on home style cooking. All food is cooked with natural herbs and spices and low cholesterol oil.
Chutney Mary's Indian Restaurant in Rockingham is well located and is superbly furnished. It offers the opportunity for intimate dining for two or a fun celebration for a large group.
Emma's on the Boardwalk or simply Emma's is one of Rockingham's premier dining locations. Situated opposite Perth's Cleanest beach 2010 the venue offers uninterupted views of Garden Island, Mangles Bay & Cockburn Sound.
The restaurant offers fantastic food and a comprehensive beverage list in two distinctive forms of dining experience.
The Dining Room with white linen table cloths is the perfect place for a romantic dinner for 2, that special occassion, birthday party or wedding cellerbration.
For those seeking a more relaxing and informal experience then The Bistro and Alfresco areas are the place to be whilst watching the dolphins swim by or witnessing spectacular sunsets.
Emma's the place to relax and let the world go by.
Y2k Caf Restaurant has been a favourite to the locals for 6 years as owners Donna & Ralph welcome all to their caf restaurant with a warm smile.
The caf is located at the northern end of Rockingham Beach Road and offers diners a quality dining experience. Your meals are expertly prepared by your host and owner of the restaurant. Ralph Rains is also the Head Chef and prides himself on quality and presentation of all his dishes. This perfectionist type approach has earned the respect of the locals diners and visitors to the area alike.
Y2k has a cosy atmosphere with the added warms that comes with timber floors, which sits very well with the tasteful modern decor of the rest of the caf.
These are just some of the facets of the total dining experience at Sunsets.
When the twilight red sky turns on its spectacular colour palette, it's easy to see why the name was an obvious choice.
An open kitchen environment means those who wish to direct their gaze from the breathtaking coastal views can take in the theatre as their meals are prepared.
We guarantee our chefs are friendly - so don't be shy to say "hello".
Bettyblue Bistro, a restaurant enjoying a stunning beachside location in Rockingham, on The Boardwalk at Palm Beach.
We cater for light or indulgent meals & cake urges, with our modern café menu and tantalising array of cakes. Whatever your occasion, if you require a casual drink or select beverages with your meals, our bar provides decadent cocktails, stimulating coffees and a selection of fine Australian beers & wines.
Birthday parties, anniversaries, corporate functions…
Bettyblue Bistro accommodates your special occasion requirements.
We offer an a-la-carte menu to group bookings and casual diners. Group bookings, may choose an appropriate set menu if desired.
Gluten Free? Vegetarian?...Bettyblue Bistro will tailor the menu to meet a range of dietary requirements.
Quite simply, the basic Hog's Breath philosophy is "have fun and enjoy yourself" - a principle engendered by its unique operating style and unlikely decor that sees walls crowded with unusual paraphernalia and memorabilia. In truth it's a place you have to personally experience to fully appreciate its rather different and exceptional reputation.
All Hog's Breath Cafes are in essence themed licensed restaurants catering to all ages. They incorporate three interacting components - a seated food service area, a licensed saloon bar and a merchandise shop exclusively carrying the Hogster clothing label.
The phenomenal success of the Hog's Breath chain in the Australian marketplace has allowed all outlets to significantly enhance the socio/economic infrastructure of their localities, proving to be strong drawcards for their town, earning important tourism dollars and providing much needed local job opportunities.
Hog's Breath also has a close affinity with sport in V8 Supercars, Drag Racing, Extreme Sport, Golf, water sports such as sailing and surfing, and numerous junior sports. Through generous sponsorship of these and other outdoor community events, Hog's Breath promotes and encourages an active lifestyle. And as for dining out?
The Swinging Pig Bar is Rockingham's favourite bar, with a great aussie style beer garden and featuring a huge range of local and Imported beers.
Enjoy the great selection of entertainment from Karaoke to Trivia night, live rock bands and acoustic music. The swinging pig is a great place to have your next sundowners or Sunday Session, we've got it all covered.
Sidelines sports bar is the perfect place to watch your favourite sporting event surrounded with sporting memorabilia, plasma screens and a big screen. There's a menu with all your favourite pub meals and a pubTAB to place your bets.
If you're looking for a fun place to spend time with family and friends, head over to Medina Tavern in Medina, Western Australia.
Open from 10 till late every day, Medina Tavern have a wide range of cold beers on offer, and a restaurant that's sure to satisfy.
Staff at the Medina Tavern are friendly, warm and inviting. A family friendly venue, you can be sure the experience you have at Medina Tavern will be one to recommend to others.
Down at The Chase whether it's a big sporting match, a casual bet, a night out on the town or just a quiet meal and drink with friends & family, our casual and relaxed atmosphere, combined with our open plan design ready for summer is sure to please.
With over 13 beers on tap, the hardest decision you will be making is what to try next. With an extensive cocktail list, popular spirits and international beers stocked up, there is something for all the family.
Our restaurant and bar snacks menu ranges from substantial to quick snacks which will have you sitting back and relaxing, trying to fit more in!
The Chase...your local in Baldivis.
We hold numerous events for charities and special occasions, we endeavour to cater and support the local community and all good causes like Beyond Blue with Movemeber, check out what is coming up!
Friday Night Raffle – With Doc holding his Friday night meat raffle every week, its a great way to help support prostate cancer and win some prizes. Starting from 5pm
The Rockingham Golf Club, located in a magnificent bush land setting, offers a golf course as natural as can be achieved in the metropolitan area, with open bush lands, generous fairways lined by Grass Trees, towering old Tuart Trees and prolific wildlife (you might have to wait for your next shot while the Kangaroos cross), the course can be challenging.
A true benefit of the course is that other players are often out of view, enhancing the sensation that you are alone in the wilderness.
Just 45 minutes south of Perth, near the coastal town of Rockingham Golf Course promises a unique experience, 'Where Dreams are made or broken!'


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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Lessons Learned Sunday: "Working" the South Carolina Death Records
I stated previously that I would try to use "Lessons Learned Sunday" as a feature to write up what I learn from my mistakes in genealogy. So far I have not exactly had a "Duh!" experience with these records, but there definitely is a learning curve aspect in using them in combination with other tools to the best effect. Some of the other resources I am using are the "usual" Ancestry databases (censuses, etc.), the Greenville County Library System obituary index (an extremely useful and much appreciated tool) combined with a Greenville researcher who will copy and mail obituaries for a reasonable fee, Findagrave and Genweb cemetery listings for South Carolina, and several genealogies provided by other researchers for partial branches of this family.
My approach with the SC Death Records database has been not only to look up individual names (this is done automatically by Ancestry in a search localized for South Carolina), but to use the database separately, varying the items input for searching. Sometimes this means just putting a last name and a county (usually Greenville, but they didn't always stay there). For the last name Moore, that brings up a lot of names. However, going through all of the hits paid off. The first hits to appear often have only the last name, and most of these are infants. Of course, I also wanted to find any children who died young, but none of these fit that bill. However, one of the death certificates had several items which fit Susan Moore Blakely – parents, dates of birth and death, and the informant was her son, James Moore Blakely. There was only one thing missing – her name! So the people indexing the certificates had simply put in the name of her father, (B. M.) Moore. Had I not looked at all these certificates, I would never have found her death certificate. I have also discovered that sometimes names are input backwards, so that may be a trick to try if I get desperate.
These death certificates can then be used to order copies of obituaries. The Greenville Library obituary index provides names and the date and page of the Greenville News on which the obituary appears. In the case of common names, knowing the date of death helps to narrow down which one is the correct obituary so that I don't have to order all the obituaries with the name in which I am interested. I also use this obituary index in a similar manner, inputting only the last name or even an unusual first name to make sure that I get as many family members as possible. (Inputting a woman's maiden name in the first name field will often pull up her obituary under her married name – a convenient way to find out who some of the daughters in a family married!) The obituaries I order based on what I find in this index then often provide additional names to be looked up in the South Carolina Death Records and Greenville Library obituary index, so there is a sort of circular aspect to this method.
Because I am constantly moving back and forth from database to database, I know that I am often missing things as I do this. Therefore, when I am "done", I plan to go back over the obituaries and the death certificates (I have downloaded the images) and double-check all the information. It's a lot of work, but the Moores are worth it!
Here is Susan Moore Blakely's death certificate - with no name:
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Greta, I'm very, very, grateful to you for the info you've provided in this post. My husband recently found a half-brother in Greenville whom he had never met. You can read about it here: http://tinyurl.com/d7pab2ReplyDelete
As I do some research on his family, these resources will be very helpful!
Becky - That is a fabulous story. And South Carolina is a dream state for research! The State Archives have tons of material online, the Greenville government and library sites have scads of stuff - actual scans of documents or at least really good indexes, and the obituary search index is fabulous. I'm just so glad I have ancestors there.ReplyDelete
Greta, this is a great detailed post about both the databases and the way you work your way through them. Thank you so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
Also, thank you for following my blog. Your blog is also very interesting and I will be following it as well :)
Thank you for your kind comments, Ginger. I've enjoyed your blog, too (there is a comment on the Arkansas post); as a matter of fact, I was checking out how many geographic areas we have in common - quite a few southern areas plus Illinois (I don't have anyone in Indiana that I know of, though).ReplyDelete
Thank you for writing such an informative post about South Carolina records. Just in case you haven't already found this, large numbers of South Carolinians, including many Moore families, migrated into Misissippi when new lands were opened up for settlement after treaties were signed with the Choctaw Nation in the 1830s. Good luck in your research.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your kind comments, Janice. Most of my Moores (the ones descended from Samuel Moore of Greenville) stayed in SC up into the 20th century; my branch was one of the exceptions - they went to Texas in 1877. I just recently found another branch that went to Alabama in the 1850s. However, there is a group of Moores that I am interested in (some common first names and an association with a family that is associated with "my" Moores) - I believe this group did go to Mississippi. I am trying to find out if they are connected to the man I believe may have been Samuel Moore's brother.ReplyDelete


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Payfirma API - Developers
Payfirma is a payment solutions provider. Their products are intended for businesses to offer flexible payment options to their customers. These services support online vendors and physical locations and include solutions such as mobile point-of-sale systems, ecommerce payments, and billing. For developers with accounts, Payfirma provides XML standards-based APIs that expose customer data and ecommerce functionality. They also provide APIs to developers for integration with other or new services.


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We've been providing computer-based quality sim racing for our membership for nearly two decades.
Our various iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Automobilista, and rFactor 2 leagues are "serious fun" in a friendly atmosphere. We also host rallying special events in Richard Burns Rally and Dirt Rally.
While our events are competitive, we welcome all sim racing drivers from beginners to the seasoned professional. No matter what your level of experience we have events throughout the week to match your sim racing interests.


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Military Health Care - $16 Billion
In his last offer to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), President Barack Obama lobbied for $16 billion in cuts from the military's health care program, TRICARE. In 2012, the president also proposed hiking fees for military personnel and veterans who receive benefits under the program in an effort to help cut the defense budget. His proposal drew significant fire from Republican lawmakers and veterans' groups.
Military Retirement Program - $11 Billion
Both sides agreed to cuts from the military retirement program. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) claimed during July 2011 talks that lawmakers had reached a tentative deal to slash $11 billion. Under the current system, military personnel receive immediate retirement benefits after serving for 20 years. According to a recent report from the Congressional Budget Office, the appropriation cost per active military service member has increased at a higher rate than either inflation or the total pay package of private-sector employees. Given the budget constraints looming before the Defense Department, the CBO floated the idea of transitioning the military retirement program to a matching-payment model.
Federal Employee Retirement Program - $33 -$36 Billion
Cantor claimed that Republicans and Democrats had agreed to $36 billion in savings over 10 years from civilian retirement programs. The president proposed a marginally more modest figure of $33 billion in his final offer to House Speaker John Boehner. Just this year, Republicans in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform also looked to find savings from the Federal Employee Retirement System by requiring employees to pay more of their salary into their pensions, which Democrats opposed as a pay cut that would make civil service less attractive for top talent. In September 2011, the federal government employed over two million individuals, either through the cabinets or independent agencies. Many Republicans have complained that the federal workforce has ballooned during the Obama administration, and while the raw number of employees has risen by 14.4 percent between Sept. 2007 and Sept. 2011, the percentage of public employees out of the total civilian workforce has remained fairly constant around 1.2 percent since 2001. Much of the raw growth has been concentrated in the Department of Defense, Veteran's Affairs and Homeland Security.
Agricultural Subsidies - $30 - $33 Billion
Democrats and Republicans agreed to cut as much as $30 billion from agricultural subsidies; the main opposition fell along geographical lines rather than partisan ones. Hailing from an agriculture-heavy state, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) threatened to pull out of talks entirely if a deal included that much in subsidy reduction. The president ended up pushing for $33 billion in cuts, but that figure also included reductions in conservation programs. Baucus now tells HuffPost any cuts should be made through the farm bill, not fiscal cliff talks.
Food Stamps - $2 to $20 Billion
Cantor pushed hard for significant cuts to food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. He charged that the federal government could save as much as $20 billion over ten years by eliminating waste and fraud, but the White House countered that the real number was closer to $2 billion. Instead, those cuts would force the program to scale back on the number of enrollees and the level of benefits it could offer.
Flood Assistance - $4 Billion
Obama proposed cutting $4 billion from flood assistance funding in his final offer to Boehner in July 2011. But Hurricane Sandy straining the National Flood Insurance Program; The New York Times reports that thousands of claims are being submitted daily, which could send the overall cost upwards of $7 billion for a program that suffers from a ballooning debt problem. And with climate change promising future flooding disasters along the eastern seaboard, cutting the program looks unwise.
Home Health Care - $50 Billion
The president offered to cut $110 billion over the next decade from the government's health care spending, excluding Medicare. Among the programs that could lose crucial funding is home health care, where Democrats and Republicans agreed to $50 billion in reductions over ten years. Cantor pushed for closer to $300 billion in spending cuts to health care, but Democrats appeared to stand firm.
Higher Education - $10 Billion
The president proposed cutting $10 billion from higher education over the next decade, mostly from Pell grants. Over nine million students relied on federal subsidized loans to afford college during the 2010-2011 school year, and the skyrocketing costs have continued to diminish the purchasing power of the Pell grant program. Obama has actively worked to make college more affordable for lower-income students. Key Republican lawmakers have attempted to cut funding for student loans; most notably, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) slashed the maximum award from $5,550 per student per year down to just $3,040.
Medicaid And Other Health- $110 Billion
The original funding levels proposed by Cantor and the GOP leadership would turn the entitlement program for America's poor into little more than a block grant program, Democrats claimed during the 2011 debt ceiling talks. Under such a program, they argued that states would then drop more people from enrollment and scale back on health benefits. In fiscal year 2009, over 62 million Americans -- many of them children -- depended on Medicaid for their health care. But the president did agree to $110 billion in cuts from Medicaid and other health programs.
Medicare - $250 Billion +
Republicans pushed for a drastic overhaul to the entitlement program for America's seniors. Ryan infamously proposed turning Medicare into little more than a voucher system in which seniors would receive checks to purchase their own health care on the open market -- a plan that would ultimately force individuals to shoulder more of the burden for their health care costs. Democrats refused to accept changes similar to those in Ryan's plan. The president, however, was more open to other GOP suggestions on Medicare. In his final offer to Boehner, he agreed cut $250 billion over the next ten years -- in part by increasing premiums for higher-income seniors and by raising the eligibility age from 65 to 67 (although over a longer time frame).
Tax Reform - $800 Billion - $1.6 Trillion
Republicans have again and again decried any attempt to raise taxes, either on the highest earners or on corporations. (A Democracy Corps/Campaign for America's Future survey shows that 70 percent of voters support raising taxes on the wealthiest two percent of Americans.) Instead, Boehner has pushed for a comprehensive tax reform bill that would lower the marginal tax rates while closing loopholes and eliminating deductions in order to raise around $800 billion in additional revenues. For many Democrats, that figure simply isn't enough. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced Tuesday that the president was aiming for as much as $1.6 trillion in new revenues, and the president told reporters on Wednesday that it would be practically impossible to raise the amount of revenue he wanted simply from closing loopholes and lowering rates.
Social Security - $112 Billion
Social Security isn't driving the deficit, yet Republicans have pursued drastic changes to the program. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has promised that Social Security would be off the table in the on-going negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff, but Obama did concede to tying the benefits to a recalculated Consumer Price Index that would ultimately provide less money to retirees. Sen. Bernie Sanders claims that, under such a measure, seniors who are currently 65 years-old would see their benefits drop by $560 a month in 10 years and by as much as $1,000 in 20 years. The Moment of Truth project (led by the two former co-chairs of the president's deficit reduction commission, former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles) claims that the recalculated CPI could save as much as $112 billion from Social Security over the next ten years.
Tax Loopholes And Deductions - Up To $180 Billion
Although Cantor and other GOP House members demanded that any deficit-reduction deal brokered in 2011 be classified as revenue-neutral, they were open to closing particular loopholes in the corporate tax code and limiting itemized deductions for individuals -- given that they were offset by other tax cuts. Out of the $50 billion in savings to be found over the next decade from closing loopholes, Cantor proposed getting $3 billion from eliminating the break for corporate-jet owners and another $20 billion from voiding the subsidies for the oil and gas industries. On the individual earner side, he proposed eliminating the second-home mortgage deduction for $20 billion, as well as limiting the mortgage deduction for higher-income households to rake in another $20 billion. He also offered to tighten the tax treatment of retirement accounts. But Democrats wanted to see even greater action taken on itemized deductions. In June 2011, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) proposed raising $130 billion in new revenues by capping itemized deductions at 35 percent for the highest income brackets. The GOP response to his proposal at the time was a resounding "no."
Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy - $950 Billion
Set to expire on Dec. 31, 2012, the Bush tax cuts represent one of the most controversial elements of the so-called fiscal cliff. They added over $1.8 trillion to the deficit between 2002 and 2009. Yet Republicans argue that an extension is necessary to create jobs and spur economic growth. But a study from the Congressional Research Service found that tax cuts for the wealthiest earners had little economic effect. The White House is pushing for a renewal only of those tax breaks for the lower- and middle-class Americans in order to save the average middle-class family between $2,000 and $3,500 next year. Letting the cuts expire for those earning over $250,000 a year -- or the wealthiest two percent of Americans -- would haul in $950 billion in savings over the next decade, according to the CBO. Obama stressed how much the country stood to gain from such an approach Wednesday during a press conference. "If we right away say 98 percent of Americans are not going to see their taxes go up ? 97 percent of small businesses are not going to see their taxes go up," he said. "If we get that in place, we're actually removing half of the fiscal cliff."
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/house-republicans-fiscal-cliff_n_2326089.html
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Suppose you have to specify the moment in time when a given event occurred, a "zero time". The record must be accurate to the minute, and be obtainable even after thousands of years. All the measures of time we currently have are relative to a well defined zero, but the zero is not easy to backtrack exactly.
One possibility would be to take a sample of Carbon with a well defined, very accurate amount of 14C, and say: the event occurred when the 14C was x%. At any time, measuring the rate of decay, you would know when the event occurred. This however, requires a physical entity to measure, which may be lost.
Another way would be to give the time lapsed after a well defined series of solar eclipses. In order to define precisely the context, you would say a list of (say) five consecutive eclipses and the places on Earth where they were total, and then a time gap from the last of the set. At any time in the future, you can backtrack the specified conditions into a celestial mechanics program and find when the event occurred.
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The CPNE is an 8 credit criterion-referenced performance examination administered over 2½ (two and a half) days in an acute care hospital. Students must pass this capstone examination to graduate from the associate degree nursing program at Excelsior College. CPNE administration and scoring processes follow standards established by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council of Measurement in Education. The CPNE validates students' competencies regarding the application of nursing knowledge, making patient-centered judgments and performing technical skills when providing authentic and simulated patient care.
Students demonstrate competency to practice as a graduate nurse by performing critical elements, consistent with professional nursing practice, when providing care in simulated and authentic patient situations with 100% accuracy. Critical elements are single, discrete, observable performance behaviors. Students are randomly assigned to a Clinical Examiner (CE) who prepares the patient assignment and evaluates performance of patient-centered care. Any critical element addressing an assessment that requires interpretation of sounds will be evaluated with a double stethoscope and used simultaneously by the student and the CE. Accuracy of assessment is determined by comparison to CE findings.
Required for: All students enrolled in the Excelsior College associate degree in nursing program.
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Essential Competency Professional Behaviors
Nursing Simulation Laboratory (NSL)
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
As the Kansas State Fair celebrates its century-long history this week, Pittsburg State University students are working to make their mark on the fair's next 100 years.
Three Pitt State construction management seniors -- Kelsey Billingsley, Kyle Collins and Anthony Pierce -- are serving as managers of a project to build a new "Lair White House" at the state fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The existing facility, which has served as a museum and meeting location for nearly 60 years, will be torn down after this year's fair. Ground will be broken on the new Lair White House on Sunday, Sept. 15.
Pittsburg State's involvement began in December 2012, when the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation asked the university's School of Construction officials for assistance in building a new museum and support facility. During the Spring 2013 semester, five Pitt State seniors took it on as part of their senior project.
"Those students served as pre-construction managers on the project," said Joe Levens, assistant professor in the School of Construction. "They were involved in everything from the design of the building to budgeting to scheduling. It was a unique opportunity for them to be involved in a real-world project really from the start."
Billingsley is the lone remaining student on the project from the original five, as the others graduated in May. She worked closely with the building's owners' committee and construction faculty to create a 3-D virtual model of the new Lair White House. Once approved, that model was then printed in full on a 3-D printer at the Kansas Technology Center.
The 3-D model of the new facility was presented and sold at auction last week during the annual Boots and Bling fundraiser hosted by the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation. The highest bidder paid $1,700 for the model then donated it to the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation.
"It's been a tremendous experience being able to work on this project from the ground up and have a genuine impact on the future of the facility," Billingsley said. "Getting to work closely with the owners and design team has taught me a lot, and it's this real-life experience that makes the construction program at Pitt State so valuable. It's also a thrill to know that we're playing a big role in something that I can one day show my family when we visit the fairgrounds. I can tell my kids that I was part of the team that built the Lair White House."
Collins and Pierce, as part of their senior projects this semester, are serving as construction managers and will work on scheduling, budgets and other managerial aspects of the construction.
"I'm learning so much more on this project than I probably have on any other project," Collins said. "This is real-life stuff, and we want this new White House to be perfect. It's a privilege to get to work on a facility that means so much to the state."
The new Lair White House will be built by Hutchinson-based Nunns Construction. The company conducted a workshop at the fair this past weekend during which Pitt State students joined with those from Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson High School Career Tech Academy and Nickerson High School to build cabinets for the facility.
Construction on the new Lair White House is set to be complete during the summer of 2014. The 2013 Kansas State Fair runs through Sept. 15, in Hutchinson.


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DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA, CANADA–The last activity for our IPREP group this summer was a guided visit to the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. David Lloyd, a paleontological technician at the museum, gave us a fantastic "behind the scenes" tour of the preparation laboratories and collections. The emphasis of the museum and the town is dinosaurs, of course, and I've never seen a better collection up close, but there were plenty of invertebrate fossils as well. The museum has one of the best exhibits on the Burgess Shale in the world, including a giant diorama visitors essentially walk into.


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Kate Middleton stepped out in London today to visit the National Portrait Gallery's Road to 2012: Aiming High photography exhibition. The launch was timed to come just before the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics next Friday on July 27. The artworks are centered around Olympic athletes, and Kate showed further pride for her home country by sporting a dress by a British designer Stella McCartney. Kate finished her outfit with Prada heels and a $75,000 Cartier necklace.
While at the museum, Kate also checked out pictures of her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, at a special Diamond Jubilee installation called Exhibition on the Queen, Art and Image. This was Kate's second high-profile visit this year to the National Portrait Gallery, of which she is an official royal patron. Kate saw their Lucien Freud retrospective back in February.


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Weekly #11: Tunisia and Citizen Media
T is for Tunisia (oh, Sesame Street, you are handy). I first became interested in this country while studying elementary Modern Standard Arabic in college. On paper (or Wikipedia, as it were), it looks stellar at first glance. It is the northernmost country in Africa, surrounded by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean, and its official state religion is Islam. Perhaps surprisingly, it is a constitutional republic with heavy influences from the French, with a great degree of religious freedom, and a close relationship with the European Union. Its government, led by President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, has also held a moderate stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, making it a valuable voice in MENA in the eyes of Western powers. Sounds good, right?
Guess again. Ben Ali has been around since 1987, and if Blagojevich can go bad in six years in President Obama's sandbox, it's easy to imagine how corrupt this guy can get in 23. Ben Ali touts freedom and democracy, all the while Amnesty International calls his messaging "lip service" and cites various human rights abuses committed by his security forces. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy (2008) classified Tunisia as an authoritarian regime, ranking 141 out of 167, only four spots above Iran. Although freedom of press is officially guaranteed, in reality it is the exact opposite. No public criticism of the government is tolerated, and journalists are blocked from reporting on controversial events. Finally, Tunisia is one of the strictest countries in the world when it comes to censorship of the internet. There is only one server for the entire country, and it is controlled by (you guessed it) the government. Just this past January, Secretary Hillary Clinton named Tunisia as one of two countries with the most internet censorship in the world (China was the other).
This is all my long way of saying that Tunisian bloggers have guts. Global Voices writer Lova refers to the bloggers as the "citizen media," which rings true. They face extreme oppression for doing what U.S. bloggers do every day: give their opinion, spread information, and tell the truth as they see it. They speak out against the government and its restriction of both quantity and quality of information. For example, as reported via Global Voices, bloggers on Nawaat revealed that photos of Ben Ali's son were doctored by the national press to his benefit, showing the government's influence over national media.
These bloggers are evidence of Shirky's claim that these days everyone is a media outlet. However, their significance for Tunisia goes much further than "mass amateurization" and its effects on journalism as a profession. They are saying what the professionals cannot and taking huge risks to practice free speech in a repressive state. In April and May 2010, the government blocked hundreds of blogs, and in response bloggers protested online with videos, comments, blog posts, and screens denouncing the actions. Since this crack down, a movement has started to revamp the blogosphere by encouraging Tunisians to start new blogs.
Tunisian bloggers are not Justin Hall and they are not Robert Scoble. They are the citizen media, acting under threats to freedom and life, all for the sake of providing access to accurate and uncensored information. Sure, they blog about their personal lives too, but the overwhelming narrative is what they are compelled to tell by virtue of being a blogger on the most censored internet server in the world: information is limited and falsified, and through my blog I can tell you what is really going on.
We come from a place where the work of Woodward and Bernstein is hailed as the "single greatest reporting effort of all time." We are that lucky. I don't mean to diminish their hard work, but Woodward and Bernstein were backed by a hundred-year-old institution and didn't face the certainty of being tracked and high possibility of being arrested and detained without cause that these bloggers face daily. The bloggers of Tunisia, the citizen media, are a crucial media outlet for the country. They are key to tracking human rights violations, practicing freedom of speech, and keeping democracy alive in Tunisia.
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SXM's fashion melting pot
SXM is a mixture of styles. You have the African Caribbean vibes, the Latino Caribbean vibes, Puerto Rican Mammis and Pappis, the French Caribbean, the Dutch Caribbean, the rasta flavour, the high-end-brand -cosmopolitan-bon-vivants, the no-brand-too-poor-to-describe, the no-brand-nonconformists-by-choice, with a dash of American student styles, sprinkled with American tourist style and occasional European influence. There's clearly no uniformity and plenty of different sources of inspiration for fashion self expressing.
While most countries tend to group around a limited number of trends, even if the people of that country visibly belong to different fashion clusters, there still usually is a clear distinguishing feature inherent to all the clusters of a particular country. The Italians, the Dutch, the French, the English, etc, all divide into multiple subgroups (e.g. bohemians, ultra glam, ultra fashion oblivious, posh conservative, posh progressive, etc) evidently distinctive from each other, yet those who have a good eye, or who have 'been around' can still easily place the yuppi and the hippy in the same geographical area – somehow there's something common to both of them which allows to guess they belong to the same country/region. Or maybe it's not that the ultra glam and the ultra fashion oblivious have a common characteristic, maybe just all the ultra glams of country A do that something particular, ultra glams of countries B through Z do not do… Whichever the case, you intelligently and correctly guess they are from country A.
SXM does not offer that privilege. The plethora of styles is so great, the influences coming from so many different sources that it's virtually impossible to summarise the style of the island in a limited number of pictures. What I'm showing in the blog is merely a glimpse. The variety is much bigger and the differences between the styles much more pronounced than anywhere else I've seen. Sure NY has thousands of nationalities and ethnicities all coming with their respective fashion background, but within a short time of living in NY the where-one's-from-differences seem to lessen; the poor/middle class/rich being the primary lines of fashion division.
In SXM the wallet of course dictates fashion expressions as well but the only group it seems to come close to uniforming is the poorest people. Nevertheless, members of this group still consciously express variety with their particular fashion statements. The middle class and the rich represent an infinitive number of fashion styles. No one seems to copy anyone else;) (although I guess my previous post showing men in hats contradicts this a bit). With people being from so many places, everyone seems to be able to dispose of, let's call them, fashion tools (composed of clothing, accessories, trends, skills of matching, etc) which allow to create individual, almost signature, fashion styles per person. Naturally this is an exaggeration. The island's small population versus the over 100 nationalities and multiple residencies (ergo influences) of so many of the inhabitants, allow many people a chance of being very unique.
The essesnce is locally present styles are not easily categorised into well defined few groups. There's just too many influences mixing in a relatively small society. The few 'tags' I mentioned at the beginning do not really do justice to all the fashion categories present, although maybe the mentioned ones are the ones which have so far been for me the easy ones to distinguish in the very plural crowd, and the ones which were easy to name.
I would have loved to shown you more, but the lighting that night did not allow to capture all the interesting creatures of the night. I insist on taking candid camera shots strongly believing people come out better when unaware they're being photographed, but of course this results often in not being able to get a full silhuette, or at least in not being able to show the elements of their look which create their fashion statement.


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Thanks, Sally, for so willingly agreeing to complete a GeniMates profile.
Date 22 June 2011
Name Sally Shine
Hometown Trafalgar East, Victoria, Australia
Are you a Hobbyist or Professional Genealogist? Hobbyist
What is your day job? Merchandiser
How long have you been chasing ancestors? Abt 22 yrs
How did you get hooked on genealogy?
I remember in the first few months going to a talk and hearing the words "You need to know where you came from to know where you are going"
What, if any, formal or informal studies have you undertaken that are relevant to genealogical research?
I started like most others, in a town library with micro fiche. To save all the travel I purchased my own fiche, then cd versions, then books, maps and then travelled. I volunteered as a Librarian for abt 15 years at the LDS library in a local town. Answering questions makes you learn very quickly. I have done Genealogy talks to local group. An expert - no but the feedback from helping others is amazing and so rewarding. All queries make you look outside the box to find the answers.
What are your areas of Expertise in Genealogy?
An expert - No. A puppy after a bone - yes. Latter Day Saints library work tought me to prove things more than 1 way and work backwards always.
I love working with Census pages and altering the search criteria.
Newspapers are also an amazing source of data. I set up a new database for each family that I help and need to fill in ALL the places, Bth, Mar, Dth & Burial. Did they travel, what is their occupation etc.
Please outline your involvement in Genealogy Societies and Groups.
My membership with Societies has changed over the years depending on what area I am researching, but the GSV is a long standing favourite. Volunteer work in a local LDS library was the most rewarding but is now closed. My years going to DPS (Dead Person Society) days were full of sharing idea. My volunteer work now is from home.
What are the lands of your ancestors?
Gosh, before Australia & New Zealand, England, Ireland,Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & Germany
What Family Names are you Researching?
ALLEN - DUNLOP _ GOULD - ARMSTRONG ... Northen Ireland.
BOASE - MURRAY - PAYNTER ...England
FISHER - New Zealand & Germany .
Mc GACHEN - MERCER - MAITLAND - FERGUSSON ...Scotland.
ROBINSON - BURGES ... England.
AUST / AUSTIN - PARROTT ... England & Wales
Mc CRAE - FRASER - ADAIR ...Scotland.
ROULSTON - OSBORN Ireland.
HOGBEN - KEMBER - BAX - WEEKS ... England.
Who is your favourite ancestor? Why?
I have some scallywags, several convicts. Also William Howard BOASE left a wife and chn in Eng and came to Aus with Elizabeth Mc GACHEN. The Mc GACHEN family has always had a pull on my thinking. I now sit researching with Alexander Mc GACHEN my GGG Grandfather 1791-1850 looking down on me. This picture was bought in a car boot sale then years later offered to me over the net. It took a year to get him here and yes he cost more than the car boot price.
What ancestral city or town would you like to visit? Why?
I have been lucky to have been to most already. The cobble stones of Edinburgh to trace the steps of the Mc GACHEN's, Edinburgh Castle to learn more on the Military lines. The Ancestral home of the Mc GACHENS at Dalwhat, Dumfriesshire. After 6 years I found the ALLEN home in Northern Ireland, and my cousin still lives there. In Aus, Blackwood is a favourite. To hear the family home was dragged from one side of the road to the other, as yes it sat lopsided.
Where else is there to go? Hunting Headstones - To photograph for later generations.
What is your favourite resource for genealogy?
All areas but I guess Census pages. They tell a tale of employment, relationships, areas of travel.
Newspapers online fill in amazing tit bits, bth, dth and marriages. Burials and where and by whome. Financial status. Who wore what to a wedding. It is endless.
Then the official registrations online to confirm data.
The sites I visit ofter are, Find My Past, Ancestry.com, TROVE, Papers past, and more.
Do you keep your genealogy files on paper? Yes
Do you keep your genealogy files on a computer? Yes
What genealogy software do you use to record your family tree?
I have used Generations for years. I should upgrade but I now have this programme jumping hoops, so changing sound really hard.
I have an old versions of Family Tree Maker that I sometimes need to use to view another persons Gedcom.
Do you have your tree posted on the internet? Yes
What Social Networking Sites do you use for genealogy? Ancestry, Facebook, Genes Reunited, Geni, Twitter
Do you have a blog? No
What are your Other Hobbies, Activities, Interests?
Being a domestic Goddess, Genealogy.
Gardener, Genealogy.
Country Women's Ass., Genealogy.
As you can see I love to seek and find :-)))
What is your favourite lesiure time activity apart from genealogy? Cooking
What is your favourite (non genealogy) book? Murder mystery
What is your personal philosophy in a few words ?
When you give it out it always comes back 10 fold.
Treat people that way you would like to be treated.
Good air in Bad air out.
If you have anything else to share please add it below.
Smile, Be happy, Remember those that have past, that is why I am here.


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Yeah, doesn't really make a lot of sense unless they did it thinking you guys were going to lose more players to the big club than you did. I know before you signed Brisebois a lot of people had O'Byrne pencilled into the lineup, and maybe they thought Lapierre would be up as well.But no love for the Calder champs? That is what we question.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > August 2007 > WBU alums, former classmates mark milestones at two largest Baptist churches in Plainview
WBU alums, former classmates mark milestones at two largest Baptist churches in Plainview
PLAINVIEW – Sitting in a comfortable chair in his study, Dr. Travis Hart's dry, quiet demeanor is cracked by a smile.
"If I had known I was going to end up here, I would have been a lot nicer as a student," he chuckled.
Hart, a 1968 graduate of Wayland Baptist University, has spent nearly 22 years as pastor of First Baptist Church in Plainview. Although he didn't go into details about his behavior as a student at Wayland, Hart did say he never dreamed he would one day pastor First Baptist.
The son of a Baptist minister, Hart grew up in small churches. He attended Wayland, then moved on to attend seminary, where he received a bachelor's degree. Hart completed his doctorate of ministry in 1976 from Phillips University. He completed his educational pursuits while pastoring small congregations in Jermyn, Texas, near Jacksboro, and Okeene, Okla.
While at Okeene, WBU president Dr. Roy McClung, visited the church for a January Bible study. When returning to Plainview, Dr. McClung was contacted by Olton's First Baptist Church, asking if he knew of anyone who would be a good pastor. Dr. McClung gave them Hart's name. Hart was called and accepted a position in Olton where he stayed until December of 1985 when he was called by FBC, Plainview.
"I started the first Sunday of 1986," Hart recalled.
Hart has spent the last 21-plus years in a pulpit that has forced him to continue to learn and grow professionally. Growing up in small churches, Hart said he has been challenged by what the 2,100-member church has to offer.
"I didn't understand big church," Hart said. "That has really stretched me. It has made me work harder at my preaching because I know there are people out there who are educated and who are professionals and they want to be ministered to on a level that reaches them."
Hart said looking out over the congregation was very intimidating.
"When I came back, I became Dr. Ivyloy Bishop's pastor. I became Dr. (Dorothy) McCoy's pastor. I became Ailese Parten's pastor … Florrie Conway's pastor … all of those people that were extremely influential as teachers and administrators in my life, I got the opportunity to come back and invest something in their lives," Hart said. "That was a real cool thing for me to do."
Hart remembers a word of advice he received from a fellow pastor when he took the job. Hart was worried about being the pastor to, at the time, 21 former pastors who were in the congregation, as well as a number of people holding a Ph.D. The fellow pastor told Hart not to worry, "they needed preaching worse than anybody."
Throughout the years, Hart has tried to follow Christ's leading while presenting a clear and concise message.
"The gospel is very simple and very clear," he said. "I have always felt that if a child left without understanding it, I have probably missed my audience."
While he has been pleased with the impact First Baptist Church has had on the community, Hart knows that things must change if FBC hopes to continue to impact Plainview. He is a man whose heart is set on missions. Not only foreign missions in the sense that the church send out missionaries around the world, but in local missions in which the church sends out missionaries around the corner.
"Our church has never been a liturgical church, but we have been a little white collar and stiff," he said. "I really see a church understanding that to minister effectively in this community as it has and as it continues to, we have to get to where the people are and do good ministry and missions here and around the world."
Hart says that Plainview is in a state of rapid transitions and the church must transition as well to meet the needs of the community. But it's a change that may be slow in coming.
"I've always referred to First Baptist as a bus," Hart said. "You've got buses and you've got Volkswagens. You can turn a Volkswagen on a dime, but you don't turn a bus on a dime. I think this church, historically, has made a real impact on the community. I'm not sure that the way we are put together, and I mean by that, a downtown, relatively affluent, predominantly Anglo church, is going to have the same kind of impact on Plainview in the future as it has in the past."
Hart said truly making the necessary transition will take a change in the fundamental viewpoint of the church and of how it perceives its mission.
"I think we are going to have to stop measuring church by the standards through which church used to be measured which is budgets, baptisms and Sunday School attendance. I think that has passed," he said, "I think the mark of a church that has a good ministry is a church that's involved in what someone has called global missions. That means local and around the globe."
Hart continues to push the members of FBC toward this line of thinking and has seen some success as the church continues to branch out.
"As the community has changed, the type of ministry our church provides has had to change. We may not have changed as quickly as we should or could have, but I still think we have had a great impact."
While driving the bus can be difficult and tedious at times, Hart has enjoyed the opportunity. He and his wife, Janie, have had the chance to raise their family in Plainview, something that means a lot to the son of a pastor who was in a constant state of transition while growing up.
"They have allowed us the opportunity to let both my children go through the same school," Hart said. "I went through seven different schools growing up. Plainview and First Baptist Church have allowed me to raise my family here."
Hart's son, Harrison, 22, is married and works as a firefighter and medical technician in Plainview. His daughter Ellen, 17, will be a senior at Plainview High School.
If he could do it all over again, Hart said he would have done things a little differently, walked "more slowly through the crowd and not been so driven to get somewhere that I missed what was going on around me." But he wouldn't trade the opportunity he was given to serve this church and this community.
"I never dreamed of this opportunity," he said. "I know I don't deserve it, but is sure has been a lot of fun."


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Forest Service Renews Contracts for Air Tankers [AUDIO]
The U.S. Forest Service has renewed contracts with two air tanker companies in Montana and Nevada to help fight forest fires this year. Doug Randall reports that the Wyoming Council for Women's Issues is seeking nominations for it's "Women of Distinction" award. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.


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NanoDays Highlights: Involving Industry
Looking for ideas for NanoDays 2012? I'll be highlighting some examples of NanoDays activities from the 2011 NanoDays reports in the NISE Net blog over the next few weeks. I encourage you to get in touch with the partners listed to learn more about their work, or to contact your regional hub leader for additional ideas and support.
A visitor explores solar panels made by local industry partner Konarka at the Museum of Science 2010 NanoDays. Photo by Josh Reynolds.
To kick us off, at last year's NanoDays at the Museum of Science, Boston, we paired NanoDays kit activity tables with tables staffed by industry partners so visitors could explore a nano concept through the kit activities then see a real-life application. I asked Karine Thate, our NanoDays planner extraordinaire at MOS, to talk about the ways that she involves local industry partners in NanoDays:
"At the Museum of Science, Boston NanoDays event, we've tried to show that nanotechnology isn't just limited to research labs, but that some applications are already developed and affecting our lives right now. So, to supplement the hands-on activities from the NanoDays kit and our guest researcher presentations, we've added the 'Nanotech in Our Lives' activities to let visitors explore nanotech-enhanced products, and learn about the science that makes them work. We've invited local nanotech companies to showcase their technologies with hands-on activities for our visitors - examples include quantum-dot lighting and displays; a nanotech-enhanced water filter; thin film solar cells; and carbon nanotube wiring and material composites. These industry partners are eager to help (and appreciate the PR for their products), and visitors have commented that they enjoyed seeing the real-world applications of nanoscale science and engineering."
Have you involved local industry partners in your NanoDays events? Leave a comment or shoot me an email at email@example.com.


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The provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were designed to streamline all areas of the health care industry and provide additional rights and protections to health plan members. HIPAA also established standards for electronic health care transactions as well as privacy and security standards to protect individually identifiable health information of patients.
HIPAA was enacted to:
- Provide continued health care coverage for individuals who change jobs, are self-employed, or have pre-existing medical conditions.
- Improve efficiency by simplifying and streamlining health care administration.
- Establish national standards and regulations for sharing and storing health information.
- Protect patients' privacy and confidential health records.
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
HMSA has modified our systems to accommodate the use of NPI in HIPAA-covered transactions, such as claims, remittance advices, and eligibility inquiries.
HMSA's security policies, procedures, and practices are consistent with the HIPAA security regulations and generally accepted industry practices. We continue to assess our information security program and make improvements as necessary.
Electronic Health Care Transactions & Code Sets
HMSA uses HIPAA-standard formats for all electronic health care transactions governed by HIPAA.
HMSA's policies meet HIPAA Privacy regulations. Privacy policies include:
- Notifying members about their privacy rights and how their information can be used.
- Implementing privacy policies and procedures to assure member rights to privacy.
- Employee training on privacy policies and procedures.
- Designating an individual responsible for seeing that privacy policies and procedures are adopted and followed.
- Securing records with confidential member information and providing access only to those who need them.
HMSA's HIPAA Compliance Status:
Compliance Date - 1/1/2012
The current 4010A1 standard format of electronic transactions of certain administrative or financial information is being replaced with a new 5010 version.
National Provider Identifier
Compliance Date - 5/23/2007
A national, standard identifier for health care providers. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is required for all electronic transactions governed by HIPAA.
Compliance Date - 04/20/2005
Safeguards for protected health information (PHI) including storage, maintenance, transmission, and access.
Electronic Health Care Transactions & Code Sets
Compliance Date - 10/16/2003
A standard format for electronic transmission of certain administrative or financial information. National standards for coding medical procedures, prescription drugs, and diagnoses.
Initial Compliance Date - 4/14/2003
HITECH Compliance Date - 2/18/2010
Omnibus Compliance Date - 9/23/2013
Policies and procedures for authorization, notice of privacy practices, members' rights, minimum necessary uses and disclosures of PHI. HMSA Membership Notice
Health Plan Identifier (HPID)
Compliance Date – 11/5/2014
Establishes a unique health plan identifier to identify the Health Plan within the HIPAA transactions. Health Plans must obtain an HPID by Nov. 5, 2014. Covered entities must use HPIDs in the standard transactions starting Nov 2016.
Operating Rules for Eligibility & Claim Status
Compliance Date – 1/1/2013
Operating Rules to streamline data content & infrastructure for 270/271 & 276/277 HIPAA transactions.
EFT & Operating Rules for EFT/ERA
Compliance Date – 1/1/2014
To establish standards for Electronic Funds Transfer. Operating Rules to streamline data content & infrastructure for EFT & ERA transactions, as well as establishing an online enrollment mechanism to enroll in EFT & ERA.
Compliance Date – 10/1/2015
Conversion from current ICD-9 codes to ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) and ICD-10-PCS (inpatient procedure) codes for services starting on October 1, 2015.


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Lillian Mable Rischbieter
Mark and Natalie Rischbieter of Columbia, S.C., announce the birth of their daughter Lillian Mable Rischbieter at 2:58 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital in Columbia, S.C.
She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19.75 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are John and Maureen Webster of Barnesville. Maternal great-grandparents are William J. and Estelle Webster of Barnesville and the late Floyd and Mable Brown.
Paternal grandparents are Norm and Carolyn Rischbieter of Aiken, S.C., and Patricia Rischbieter of Dauphin Island, Ala. Paternal great-grandparents are the late Dolf and Norma Jean Rischbieter, the late Hilton and Maxine Shapley and the late Gerald and Charlotte Cameron of Mercer Island, Wash.
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Silver Peaks Tracks
The Silver Peaks Scenic Reserve provides day walks as well as challenging back-country tramping, less than 30 minutes from Dunedin City.
Type: Tramping Track
There are two points on Semple Rd where you can start this trip. The one marked here is the second one along the road and is a slightly shorter distance than the other.
A good track is easy to follow all the way up to the old Green Hut site just below Green Peak. Note there is no hut there now. In the 1970s this ridge was just tussock with a bit of scrub. Since this area has been made a scenic reserve the native bush has come away and a canopy is forming along this ridge.
The Green Hut site is reached in about an hour and makes a good place for a rest. There is a track leading down to the water hole if you need water. It is only about 5 mins below the down the track.
From the Green Hut site the track climbs to the ridge and then sidles around to the south of Green Peak. The track is more exposed from this point on so take care in bad weather.
Eventually you climb to Pulpit Rock which is a prominent feature visible from a wide area. The rock is a 5 min detour from the main track.
The track is now an old 4 wheel drive track . Take care to follow the right ridge. One route goes left to Poplar Hut and another goes right to Rocky Ridge. You need to go to the summit of Silver Peak (777m) which is the highest point in the Silver Peaks.
On a fine day you will be able to see Jubilee Hut far down below you here. The track now descends down a ridge, known locally as the Devils Staircase. This ridge takes you directly to the valley floor and there is a delightful campsite right at its foot. However it isn't far to Jubilee Hut. Follow down the stream for a short distance and then the track sidles on the true left away from the valley floor.
Finally it climbs 100m to the new Jubilee Hut that you will see above you.
The old Jubilee Hut used to be on the true right on a terrace just above the stream just below a side stream. The fireplace and some foundations are still there. However it was a very cold and frosty site in the winter. The new hut will be much more sunny.
Swampy Ridge Track Time: 1 hr 30 min
Green Ridge Track Time: 1 hr 30 min


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The entire wedding party disappeared with the photographer immediately after the ceremony and I followed the crowd to begin that (often much too long) break where wedding guests mill around the reception hall munching on mixed nuts and making small talk until the bride and groom return with their attendants to get the party started. But then something great happened - something I had never experienced before.
The lights dimmed and a larger-than-life image of my niece joscelyn and fiancé-now-husband Wade appeared on the huge video screen behind the head table. The casually dressed couple extended a pre-recorded video welcome, an explanation of what they were up to at the moment, and an explanation of how the evening would unfold.
After the opening comments, an entertaining and well produced video clip chronicled the high (and low) points of their entire relationship – from their first date on through a number of romantic milestones and comical episodes in their growing love story. The grand finale was a complete video reenactment of Wades very romantic and highly creative proposal to my niece, complete with commentary from the happy couple as to what they were thinking and feeling as events unfolded.
As the video played, I was impressed with the sincerity of my new nephew's love for my beautiful niece. Much time, thought, and effort went into making their engagement day special and memorable for both of them. This theme of fun and creativity continued up to and throughout the day of their wedding, which was filled to the brim with much love and laughter.
The deep and growing love these two young people share for each other and for God was obvious and ever present throughout the entire wedding celebration.
o From the words spoken by the bride and groom about their abiding love for each other to their joyful and solemn vows of commitment to love and cherish each other for the rest of their lives…
o From the meaningful and powerful counsel of the groom's older brother who officiated the ceremony to the spoken blessings from both of the happy couple's fathers…
o From the countless endearing and heartfelt comments of family and friends – especially a particularly poignant toast by the bride's younger sister Allison.
God was honored, Christ was central, and true love was celebrated.
The wedding was incredible. The reception was full of fun and memorable moments. Late in the evening, while my niece and new nephew changed their clothes, hundreds of guests were handed sparklers (instead of rice) and asked to form two long lines - from the reception hall to the double doors leading outside. As the happy couple paraded their way down the sparkler-illumined pathway through the dark night air that was filled with encouraging shouts and cheers from the human hallway, they ran to a waiting helicopter that had just landed nearby – a helicopter my niece knew nothing about until that moment. As they flew off into the night sky, I realized that in every way possible, the "how to do a wedding" bar was raised to new heights that day (literally).
Congratulations, Wade and Joscelyn. May the love, beauty, fun, creativity, and adventure of your wedding day be a fitting prelude to married life. May God richly bless you both as you begin your new life together. Here's to a future of unlimited possibilities and God-sized dreams. The best is yet to come!


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Apr 01, 2007
Head coach Ben Cabell, on match: "We played a good match in some windy conditions, but we came up just a bit short. I am very proud of the effort today."
Cabell, on individual play: "Casey was very good again today and she made a great comeback. She never beats herself and she hangs in there in every match. That helped her get the win today. Lindsay did a great job also with a good win against a strong opponent. She played very well today."
Cabell, on final match: "Myra kept fighting to the end and it was great to see her come back and win that second set. She had a tough match-up but she did not give up and she almost pulled out the win."


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