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Portable wheel (automatic). The peculiarity of its construction is that it folds up automatically with lifting the wheel and does not occupy a lot of space under the pole, which eliminates the possibility of damaging it while driving on uneven road and eliminates the necessity of removing it from the trailer.
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November marks the 15th anniversary of widely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, and as always, Blizzard will be celebrating the event in game, this time with a special event and some new, awesome mounts.
As part of the continuing anniversary celebration that started with the launch of World of Warcraft Classic, gamers who log in any time during the event will receive a special package in their mailbox. Inside, players will find the Lil' Nefarian pet, a Celebration Package that increases experience and reputation gain throughout the event, a reusable firework to have a blasted good time with, an item that teleports gamers to the Caverns of Time, and other little goodies.
Players can take part in two special events during the anniversary celebration, earning new mounts to add to their collections.
Memories of Azeroth is a raid finder event that takes players back in time to face boss encounters from The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, and Cataclysm. Conquering these trials earns gamers the achievement "Memories of Fel, Frost and Fire," which grants the Obsidian Worldbreaker, a Black Dragonflight mount inspired by Deathwing.
World of Warcraft fans who prefer to PvP can experience the original Alterac Valley in Korrak's Revenge, a throwback battleground that allows players to enjoy Alterac Valley as it existed in its earliest days. Completing the "Alterac Valley of Olde" achievement earns collectors two new mounts: the Stormpike Battle Ram for Alliance players, and the Frostwolf Snarler for the Horde.
Fans can enjoy the World of Warcraft 15th anniversary celebration from the first week of November 2019 until the first week of January 2020.
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SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been some of the hottest stocks in 2020. But what exactly is a SPAC?
Also known as a "blank check company," these entities raise money via public offerings and then use the proceeds to acquire or merge with an operating business. Blank check companies have been around for quite some time. However, this year has been a banner one for the space.
Why? You can chalk much of it up to the kinds of businesses SPACs have been targeting. Doing deals with privately held electric vehicle (EV), autonomous vehicle (AV) and online gambling companies, they are cashing in on investor enthusiasm for these fast-growing industries.
But, as we close the books and enter 2021, it may pay to be more selective. If the bubbles pushing these sectors higher start to pop, SPAC stocks could generally head lower over the next 12 months. However, that doesn't mean it's time to avoid blank check companies altogether. Instead, with company-specific catalysts that could help move the needle further, some top-performing SPACs have the potential to continue being winners in the coming year.
So, which names have room to run and for which ones should you take the money and run? Let's dive in and grade the near-term prospects for 10 of 2020's hottest SPACs:
- CIIG Merger (NASDAQ:CIIC)
- Draftkings (NASDAQ:DKNG)
- Fisker (NYSE:FSR)
- Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN)
- Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN)
- Luminar (NASDAQ:LAZR)
- Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA)
- Quantumscape (NYSE:QS)
- Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE)
- Velodyne Lidar (NASDAQ:VLDR)
Hot SPAC Stocks: CIIG Merger (CIIC)
Grade: C
CIIG has yet to close on its merger with United Kingdom-based electric bus maker Arrival. However, investors have been buying it up like it's going out of style since the deal's announcement back in November.
As a result, CIIC stock has surged more than threefold. Yet, despite the enthusiasm, it may be best to steer clear of this name for now. As our own Matt McCall wrote on Dec. 16, the issue isn't with the SPAC itself. As McCall sees it, this is actually one of the higher quality names out there.
What's the problem? With shares up more on the EV bubble than the underlying fundamentals of Arrival, this stock could take a big dive once recent investing trends reverse course. As such, those buying in today could be sitting on big losses after the deal closes in early 2021.
Plus, there's no guarantee that this early-stage EV company — which plans to keep costs low by using "microfactories" — will live up to its sky-high expectations. If Arrival experiences some hiccups in the near-term, expect that to have an impact on this pick of the SPAC stocks.
Draftkings (DKNG)
Grade: B
Most of 2020's hottest SPAC stocks have been the blank check companies acquiring EV makers. However, names targeting the online gambling space have been winners as well. This includes sportsbook operator DraftKings, which completed its merger with Diamond Eagle back in April.
Of course, it hasn't just been the SPAC factor that's helped DKNG shares rally as much as fivefold this year. With the online gambling megatrend now fully in motion, any stock with exposure to this fast-growing industry has seen tremendous gains in 2020 — for example, take the non-SPAC online gambling play Penn National (NASDAQ:PENN).
However, investors should still be cautious with DKNG as we head into the new year. Why? The bubbly nature of the space. Right now, people are willing to give Draftkings a premium valuation — with a price-sales ratio of 44 — due to its high projected growth in the coming years. If it falls short of that growth, though, expect a big pullback from today's prices of around $48 per share.
That said — as states like New York mull over fast-tracking legalization to shore up their finances — this trend isn't going anywhere. Other states like California have yet to legalize online gambling but could soon follow suit. And if the company's performance in states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania continues to beat expectations, there's plenty more room for DKNG stock to run in 2021.
Fisker (FSR)
Grade: C
Since completing its SPAC merger with Spartan Energy in October, Fisker shares have performed well for investors . For instance, thanks to the "Biden boost" in EV stocks shortly after the U.S. Presidential election, shares saw a nice rally just above the $20 level. But, with the election results no longer top of mind, shares have since dipped back down to around $16.
So, after the selloff, is FSR stock a great opportunity? With its flagship Ocean SUV not set to roll off the assembly line until late 2022, all bets are off as to whether this contender has what it takes to become the next Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). But — given the company's asset-light approach — it may be able to thrive in what's becoming a crowded market. With a contract manufacturing partnership with Magna (NYSE:MGA), the EV maker is taking a smart approach towards scaling up.
However, much of this potential is already priced into FSR stock. And the biggest risk here — like with Arrival — is that the EV bubble could burst in 2021. If that happens, expect this company to head back to prior price levels.
Put simply, with potential payoff so far down the road, it's just not worth speculating in Fisker at today's prices. Instead, waiting for an additional pullback towards its offering of around $10 may be the best move when it comes to this pick of the SPAC stocks.
Hyliion (HYLN)
Grade: D
Hyliion, which merged with Tortoise Acquisition, is another EV play that started trading in the fall. However, the overall interest in electric vehicle plays hasn't been enough to keep this hybrid truck maker's shares from heading lower in the months following the merger.
Trading at just under $40 per share in early October, HYLN stock has now fallen by more than half, currently changing hands at $16.71 per share. Some may see this big decline as a prime opportunity to buy the dip. Instead, I think entering a position today would be more like trying to catch a falling knife.
How so? As I discussed on Dec. 3, the "story behind this 'story stock'" has left investors skeptical as to whether it can deliver. And that's in both the near term and long term. One reason is the company's use of "renewable natural gas" (R/CNG) to extend the battery life of its vehicles. R/CNG may be more green than it sounds on paper.
But — if battery technology catches up sooner than expected — Hyliion could get left in the dust, with trucks going straight from diesel to electric. That would eliminate the need for hybrid options. So, as it seems that neither the fundamentals nor investor sentiment is on its side, you should steer clear of this one of the SPAC stocks for now.
Opendoor (OPEN)
Grade: A
Formerly Social Capital Hedosophia II, this pick of the SPAC stocks from tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya just closed on its merger with iBuyer Opendoor. Disrupting the residential real estate space, the platform makes near-instant online purchases of homes possible and uses algorithms for pricing.
With a lower fee structure than traditional realtors, Opendoor makes its money from the spread between buying prices and selling prices. However, while the company has scaled up into a multi-billion dollar business already, will it be able to reach its $50 billion per year revenue goal?
It's possible. Sure, OPEN is facing competition from incumbent real estate brokers as well as tech savvy peers like Zillow (NASDAQ:Z). But, given that home sales are a $1.6 trillion dollar industry, the company only needs to grab a modest share of the market in order to meet its ambitious goals.
So, should this be a name to put on your watch list for 2021? It's valuation is a bit rich. However, Palihapitiya's track record with his first SPAC — which acquired Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) — has many buying this name in hopes that it will also strike success. Even at today's premium prices, the odds appear to be in your favor with OPEN stock. This pick is high-risk with high potential return.
Luminar (LAZR)
Grade: C
Investor enthusiasm may be cooling off for EV stocks. However, thanks to recent news, momentum is picking up once again for AV stocks. So, while it doesn't build AVs itself, lidar (light detection and ranging) maker Luminar stands to gain significantly as automakers accelerate the development of self-driving cars.
Lidar is a laser radar technology that makes self-driving cars possible. With the notable exception of Tesla (which uses camera-based systems), car makers are by-and-large looking to lidar to make their autonomous vehicles safe and viable.
That bodes well for LAZR stock. The company went public earlier this month via a merger with Gores Metropoulos. Right out of the gate, shares more than doubled after the deal closing. And, while the stock sold off in the weeks that followed, Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) headline-making iCar news has sent shares once again surging towards prior price levels.
So, what's the play now? There's no question that demand for lidar technology is set to accelerate in the coming years. But, as InvestorPlace's Mark Hake pointed out, valuation has gotten "out-of-control" for this pick of the SPAC stocks. With this in mind, it may be wise to take the money and run. You should sell into the current strength.
Nikola (NKLA)
Grade: F
Tesla may be the top dog in the EV space. But its similarly named competitor, Nikola, is the one that got the ball rolling when it comes to EV SPAC stocks. Earlier this year, shares in the maker of hydrogen electric trucks went parabolic after it merged with VectoIQ in June.
After tripling in value in the weeks leading up to the deal's close, NKLA stock rallied from around $34 per share to nearly $94 in a matter of days. After that, though, it was all downhill. Allegations of fraud resulted in the resignation of its founder, pushing the stock back down toward its pre-merger price levels.
News of a partnership with General Motors (NYSE:GM) did help soften the blow. But, with that deal now scaled back tremendously, shares have continued to fall. NKLA now changes hands at around $15.
So, is Nikola a buy after its rapid rise and fall in 2020? Sure, just a small amount of positive news could be enough to send this stock surging again. However, as this EV play appears to be more sizzle than steak, it's best to steer clear and focus your attention on more solid contenders.
Quantumscape (QS)
Grade: C
Previously known as Kensington Capital, this is another pick of the SPAC stocks that recently closed its merger deal. Quantumscape is an early-stage maker of solid-state lithium batteries for EVs. You could say the company is taking the old adage during a gold rush, sell shovels to heart. Its unclear whether legacy automakers, established names like Tesla, or recent upstarts will dominate the EV market. But, all of them are in great need of the latest, greatest battery technology.
However, while QS stock's future looks bright, shares may have gotten way ahead of themselves. The stock rallied over 38% on Dec. 22 alone, just on Apple's iCar news. In total, Quantumscape has jumped from its $10 per share offering earlier this year to around $102 now.
So, what's the play for those looking at the stock today? Ahead of the deal, I considered shares to be a cautious buy. However, with shares getting way ahead of themselves, now's the time to seize the opportunity and sell into strength. The company's current valuation more than prices in its long-term potential.
Lordstown Motors (RIDE)
Grade: A
Next on my list of SPAC stocks is a company based in the industrial heartland of the United States. Lordstown Motors is disrupting the traditional pick-up truck market with its flagship Endurance EV. As I've said before, this electric truck contender has all the ingredients to become a long-term winner.
How? Between strong pre-order demand, ownership of its own facility and a solid indication that work trucks may be the first to fully switch to electric, RIDE stock has ample runway for years to come.
So, with all of this behind it, why have shares sold off since late November? Chalk it up to the near-term cool down in EV plays. Lordstown stock, having merged with DiamondPeak, was barely above its offering price shortly after the deal closed in late October. However, thanks to the election results, the EV bubble gained additional runway and shares soared to around $30 per share.
Yet, with the "Biden boost" no longer helping green wave stocks, shares have now sold off. In order to bounce back, Lordstown needs another round of game-changing news that will excite investors. I think that is on its way. With the company set to make great progress in 2021, consider the recent pullback as the prime time to enter a position in RIDE.
Velodyne Lidar (VLDR)
Grade: C
The last name on my list of SPAC stocks, Velodyne Lidar stock got off to a slow start after completing its merger with Graf Industrial on Oct. 1. But, with the excitement around AV stocks in full swing, shares are now up over 41% since the close of the deal.
Just like with Luminar, this lidar developer has massive growth potential as the world's automakers invest billions into the development of autonomous vehicles. On top of AVs, the company is also targeting the "smart infrastructure" and commercial drone markets, too.
For now, though, Velodyne is all about the AV catalyst. As InvestorPlace's Robert Lakin noted, the Apple iCar news is a large part of what's driving the strong performance in VLDR stock and its peers right now.
So, does this mean that Velodyne has additional upside from here? Yes and no. On one hand, with trends firmly on its side, more game-changing news like the Apple announcement could be just around the corner.
However, while Apple is in talks with several lidar suppliers, it hasn't said which provider it will choose for its new vehicle. Also, there's a distinct possibility that the tech giant will wind up using lidar tech produced in-house. So, my call? Take Lakin's advice and sell into strength.
On the date of publication, Thomas Niel did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Thomas Niel, contributor for InvestorPlace.com, has been writing single-stock analysis for web-based publications since 2016.


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- To hide them from the views, uncheck the "Restriction Sites" tickbox in the Annotation Layers menu (Figure 184.108.40.206).
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In this sequel to 1996's Space Jam, LeBron James does his best to fill in for Michael Jordon as he joins Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros. animated characters to play a game of Basketball of galactic proportions. The film stars Don Cheadle, Zendaya, and Sonequa Martin-Green—as well as (W)NBA stars Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis, Diana Taurasi, Chris Paul, and Damian Lillard, and more. While the film comes out in theaters on Friday, July 16, 2021, it will also be available to stream in your own home that same day.
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April 27, 2000 - Mariah doesn't
escape the pen of E! Online's Ted Casablanca as he reports that Mariah
asked a photographer to get her good side, and promptly shoved her back
side in his face!
April 19, 2000 - New York
Daily News today had a bit on Mariah, saying she's not preggers despite
her recent nausea problems.
April 19, 2000 - Mariah's
rep today responded to USA Today about her sisters reported claims in her
new book saying "Any illicit activities her sister engaged in were for
her own means. This is a woman who has been in and out of rehab and other
treatment centers, also paid for by Mariah. It is a sad situation. We don't
even know if a book exists."
April 18, 2000 - Worldpop.com
is reporting that Mariah Carey's sister admits in her new book Mariah &
Me that she prostituted herself to get money saved so that her sister could
be a pop star!
April 16, 2000 - Here's a
sexy candid of Mariah up for bids on eBay. The 8x10 picture (item 309658985)
has a current bid of $14.49 and ends April 22.
April 14, 2000 - In the what
Aguilera rumor isn't true bin, z100 today claims that Mariah wasn't the
reason Christina sang with the boys, but rather it was a marketing decision
to have her on to draw a heterosexual male crowd as well. This seems reasonable,
though it still leaves open the photo snub we reported earlier.
April 11, 2000 - eYada.com's
internet radio gossip host Lori Kramer talked
about Divas 2000 saying
Mariah was wearing a little gold lamaise outfit and
said "you just want to shoot
her" adding she is "incredibly annoying" and
"screams too much".
April 11, 2000 - Pagesix.com
reports that Donna Summer accidently was using
Mariah's dressing room and
contrary to reports that Mariah threw a hissy fit
about it when she arrived,
but executive producer Wayne Isaac reports
"Mariah was great. There
wasn't any kind of attitude."
April 11, 2000 - We're getting
additional word on the rift between Mariah and Christina, apparently the
reason she got moved from the Divas to the Men Strike Back in the VH1 specials
is that Mariah requested that Christina not be allowed to perform with
April 11, 2000 - The New
York Daily News is reporting that Mariah Carey and
others in the Divas Live
special received a $20,000 gift basket after the
show that included an Aaron
Basha Briolette diamond necklace, a Bedet & Co.
diamond watch, a Motorola
cell phone, Tattinger Champagne and a monogrammed
bathrobe from Jane Scott
April 9, 2000 - A busty picture
of Mariah is up for bids at eBay. The 8x10 picture (item #302606743), apparently
from the Billboard Music Awards has a current bid of $20.50 and ends April
April 9, 2000 - SNL and Collin
Quinn last night took a stab at Mariah, saying she began to feel much better
"as soon as they found a hospital gown that made her look like a whore."
April 9, 2000 - A cute candid
picture of Mariah is up for bids at eBay. The 8x10 picture (item #300100036)
has a current bid of $5.01 and ends April 13.
April 8, 2000 - Popcentric.com
is reporting second hand (thus treat as RUMOR) that Top of the Pops
interviewed Christina (well we know this part is true, it's on their site)
and apparently Mariah Carey refused to be photographed with Aguilera. Christina
was quoted as saying "It was actually hard for me to take at first because
I have idolised her for so long and I just wonder why?"
April 8, 2000 - Worldpop.com
is reporting that staff at the exclusive Massachusetts General Hospital
and that "she's said to have made their lives a hellish nightmare over
her three-day stay." She was full of demands the site says and the hotel
she was staying at is trying to say she got the bad oysters from a take-out,
not their hotel.
April 6, 2000 - Mariah Carey
check out of Massachusetts General Hospital today and is still expected
to perform this weekend on VH1 for the Divas Live special.
April 6, 2000 - eYada.com's
Richard Johnson reported Luis Miguel had latin bombshell Sophie Vergara
in his boat just before Mariah stopped off her tour briefly to spend time
with him! [hmm, perhaps we have an 'open' relationship here?]
April 5, 2000 - eYada.com's
Richard Johnson today reported that not only was Mariah getting sick off
bad oysters, but she may have been hung over as well after partying up
with guypal and record exec Jermaine Dupree.
April 4, 2000 - Access Hollywood
tonight reported that Mariah's concert has been put on hold because she
got food poisoning. Mariah was sufferring from dehydration and was at Massachusetts
General Hospital recovering. We wish Mariah a speedy recovery!
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I love working with non-engineers. It brings great opportunities to learn and teach. You can often lead by example, in terms of clarity of communication. Engineers are trained to tidy up chaos, to clarify things, and non-engineers appreciate that. Because we have technical judgment and can generally understand business problems, we can often find a simple solution to a problem.
Often times, non-engineers come up with solutions that they believe will make it easier for us out of kindness and a desire to do things right, when there is a much better overall solution that can only be found through synergy between the outside perspective and your technical judgment. Personally, I like "Extreme Programming" because it corrects this inefficiency. By quickly associating the estimate with the idea, it is easier to find the idea that is the best combination of costs and benefits.


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After over a year of no Disney, my girls were beyond excited about the Disneyland reopening.
After waiting in the queue for 14 hours (yep, 14!) we finally scored some tickets and reservations for the second week in May. 17. If you are looking for tickets now, you should be able to jump right in and buy them without waiting in the queue, though only certain dates are available.
After shopping for some fresh new Disney attire and accessories to wear for our visit and booking one of our favorite area hotels, we were ready to hit the parks. While some things were the same as always, many things were different and if we decide to go back again during Covid, we will certainly use our learnings to help us better plan our next trip.
1. Disneyland Reopening Hours of Operation and When to Get to the Park
The Disleyand hours of operation have changed since the reopening and they are still changing regularly. Our visit was the first weekend the parks were open until 9pm and that was magical. We were able to see the castle lit up (PHOTO) and many of the rides had shorter lines during the last hour of the day. That said, the parks are opening much later than usual at 9am. For now, there is no magic hour. This creates major congestion at the entrance.
On Friday we arrived at Disneyland smack dab at 9am and the line was already snaked down past the typical entrance. From start to finish we waited about an hour from when we got in line to when we entered Disneyland.
The second day we snoozed in a tad to catch up after our 12-hour day at Disneyland. We arrived at 10am and we waited a whopping two hours to get into California Adventure. This was not fun at all, and knowing what I know, I would certainly make the extra effort to get there 15-20 minutes before the park opens to avoid the long wait.
Bottom Line: Get there early ahead of opening to beat long lines at the entrance.
2. Disneyland Reopening Capacity and Crowds
As a family, we have been pretty Covid-risk averse over the past year and we didn't make the decision to buy tickets to the Disneyland repopning lightly. Our rationale was that at limited 15% capacity it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the parks without the massive crowds. We had heard from friends that visited on reponing week that the lines were super short allowing a major uptick in the amount of rides you could do in a single day.
The capacity is changing each day and although Disney has not been fully transparent with it's capacity decisions, Orange County moving into the yellow tier will certainly have an impact on increased capacity in the coming weeks.
The net-net is that the park did not feel any less crowded than on a normal pre-Covid visit. We waited around 30 minutes for most of the rides in Fantasyland. Peter Pan was around 40 minutes as were the new Snow White Ride and the King Arthur Carrousel (which we did wait for despite my pleading with my kids to not spend 40 precious minutes riding the Merry-Go-Round!)
If your kids are old (tall) enough to go on some of the bigger rides, the waits were similar. The Star Wars Rise of The Resistance Ride needs to be reserved in advance – two queues open at 7am and again at noon. The ride was completely epic and the wait time (even with the queue) was around 30 minutes. Haunted Mansion and Pirates of The Caribbean were each around 40-minute waits.
At California Adventure the wait times were similar. The app helped us a bit as sometimes the rides that typically have long waits would drop below 30 (usually around lunchtime and towards the end of the day) and we would hightail it to those rides. Crowd favorite, Radiator Springs Racers was about an hour wait, but only because it shut down for about 15 minutes during the wait. Soarin' and Guardians of the Galaxy were both around 45 minutes.
Bottom line: Don't expect shorter lines and wait times for rides at the Disneyland reopening. You still need to be strategic and have a rough list of priorities going in.
3. Food Options at the Disnelyand Reopning
Here's where things start to get challenging. We already knew going in that dining options were slightly limited for the reopening due to Covid. We were able to get dinner reservations at Downtown Disney for both nights by booking them 3 weeks in advance (even then, times and options were very limited).
Lunch was a big challenge. All of the "grab and go" restaurants at the park are currently operating using mobile ordering ONLY. At one point my husband walked up to an empty stand to buy two bottles of water and they would not sell it to him. Instead, they sent him away to order on the app which showed the "next available pick up window" for 20-minutes later.
Back to lunch, all of the grab and go restaurants operate on mobile ordering and pick up window schedules. If you want to each lunch around 1pm, you really need to order by 10:30/11 to make sure you have a window for pick up around lunchtime. Once you are within your pickup window you check in with a ream member and then still need to wait for your order to be prepared! Once your order is ready you get into a line and wait to pick it up.
Disneyland seemed to have this system better figured out than California Adventure. When we tried to order lunch at Smokejumpers we arrived during our window and still had to wait over 45 minutes! Many people in the line were canceling their orders and there were a lot of unhappy customers.
The lesson here is you sort of need to anticipate what you will want before you want it, which is counter to the typical Disney experience. At one point my kids wanted ice cream and we had to reserve a window to pick it up, but by then my little one had fallen asleep in her stroller (I had to take one for the team), but it was a bummer. Then by the time she woke up it was a longer wait for ice cream and not that convenient to go back across the park to grab it.
ALSO, there are very limited options for healthy snacks. My husband wanted to grab a granola bar or a veggie plate, but that did not seem to be an option at either park. You really need to plan in advance and order a salad from one of the grab and go restaurants. I would highly recommend brining snacks and extra water given the challenges in getting food/drinks quickly.
One thing that you don't need mobile ordering for is retail, so if you need a quick sweet treat, you can typically grab something pretty quickly. If you see it, score a bag of the limited release Disneyland Toffee. You will thank me later!
Bottom Line: Make dining reservations well in advance, pack lots of snacks and extra water and score some of the Disneyland toffee!
4. Characters and Princesses at the Disneyland Reopening
We saw many more characters and princesses than usual at both parks. California Adventure, which is typically short on characters except at the Anna and Elsa Meet in Greet (which is currently closed due to Covid) even had lots of folks around.
You do not need your autograph book this time because all characters are behind ropes or in other Covid-safe locations. The characters did their best to try to interact with the kids, but it's really difficult with space constraints. The best interaction we had was near Cinderalla's castle at Disneyland where we saw Ariel and Elena of Avalor. At that location there was a structured line and being under the dome prevented some noise from getting in.
Of course, it's always great to see characters at the park, but I could tell my little ones were disanointed that they couldn't hug Minnie Mouse. Once they understood the situation, they were happy to just give a wave from the stroller as we walked by, but it takes a lot of the excitement and energy away. I don't think there is anything Disney can really do about the character meet and greets given the pandemic, but it's worth noting that the experience is very, very different and might be upsetting for little ones.
5. Disneyland Reopening Shows and Events
At the current time, there is no character dining, parades, fireworks or any other shows at either park. This is definitely a bummer and something to keep in mind because the shows and parades tend to break up the day and provide a little downtime for little ones.
6. Disneyland Reopening Covid-19 Safety Protocols
Overall, I thought Disney did a really good job with safety protcols. They are adamant about mask compliance for everyone over 2-years old. The parks have added designated eating and drinking areas and there is no eating or drinking in lines (cast members will enforce this, which I appreciated).
I brought two back up masks for each of us and they also sell masks throughout the park. If you prefer the single ply disposal masks, there is a vending machine where you can buy both kids and adult sizes for $2 before you enter the park.
There are hand sanitizing stations and handwashing stations throughout the park. We took full advantage of the sanitizer and used it after each and every ride, which was great because we probably would have burned through $40 worth of our own. Lines are spaced to accommodate distance. It's a valient effort, but around 50% of people ignore the line markets. The lines at the front entrance are not spaced out and we felt specifically very nervous when trying to enter CA Adventure on Day 2.
Bottom Line: Use the free hand sanitizer at the parks, but watch for big crowds in certain areas.
Closing Thoughts About the Disneyland Reopening
In conclusion, we had a great time on our trip and our kids were extremely happy. I don't think we will return to Disney parks until they work out some of the kinks around lines, mobile ordering and dining, especially as capacity increases.
That said, if you are Disney lovers like we are, one trip might be enough to get you through what is hopefully the last few months of the global pandemic.


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The Dos And Don'ts Of Making A Video For A Funeral
Making a video for a funeral can be either a good idea or a bad one. It all depends on how much heart, effort, time, consideration, and meaning is invested in the video. If you want to create a video for a memorial service, consider these dos and don'ts before you start the project.
Do Get the Approval and Cooperation of the Family
A video should be used in the ceremony only if the immediate family members want one. As long as they want a video, you should also ask for their approval for the specific way you want to present the deceased and also request photos or home movie footage from the family to use in the video.
Don't Assume the Funeral Home Has Audiovisual Equipment
Most funeral homes are not equipped with audiovisual equipment. While a funeral home will want to support you in the planning of the funeral that best serves your loved ones, never assume that one will have the equipment you need to deliver a quality presentation of your video at the funeral.
Instead, research what you will need to show the video at the funeral. You may need to bring along a large laptop or desktop computer screen to show the video. Let the funeral director know about your plans, and you can work together to ensure the video is presented in a tasteful way to all the mourners who attend.
Do Use Music
Music can be a very powerful tool to make the quality of a video stand out and also pay tribute to the deceased. If you don't know the favorite songs of the person who passed away, call those who were close to the decease and find out. You may choose specific snippets of songs that convey how the person was or how the mourners now feel because of the loss.
Don't Include Humor
Unless the humor is naturally occurring as part of the home video footage you reveal in the video, don't even try to be funny with a video that's made for a funeral. While some people may appreciate it, most will not want to feel the awkward need to laugh out of politeness during such a tough time.
Do Make Copies for Family Members
The video that's shown at a funeral is likely to become quite important to mourners. Make sure that the family members and close friends of the deceased are all offered a copy of the video. You can simply email it to them. If they would prefer you post it online, you can do that as well.
Finally, keep in mind that a video can be the one way that the mourners can see and hear the deceased on a day that's dedicated to celebrating the life of the lost loved one. That's significant and special. Take the time to do the video well, and you will contribute something very memorable to the funeral.


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Nearly Two Years With Ivy
Since I got the cat tower for Ivy and play fetch with her most days, Ivy has been losing a bit of weight.
She jumps up to the top of that cat tower with the ease of a leopard in the jungle leaping into a tree.
Ivy & Her Swirly Toys:
And when she brings me a swirly toy to play fetch, she runs after it with all she's got.
Often she slides right into the furniture. But this does not deter her.
It's funny. When she strolls back to me with the swirly toy in her mouth, she looks like the cat that ate the canary. She looks really proud of herself.
She strides toward me with finesse. Like she's practiced for this moment all of her life.
Watching Out The French Doors:
Ivy loves to sit at the French doors and stare out at the bird bath that is just a few feet from the door. She gets really excited when the sparrows all swoop in at once.
I suppose that equates to Ivy TV. Plus the water fountain is just on the other side of the glass, so she can watch and hear that. Ivy loves water.
Because she gets so much exercise now, she really values her naps.
First Few Months With Ivy:
And just for old times' sake, I looked up photos of Ivy when she first came to live with us.
This was October 2018 right after she became part of our family. Charlie looks like he's caught up in a hostage situation.
"Whatever have you gotten us into?" he seems to be saying as he stares at me.
But he was a good sport about it as we watched Ivy and her endless shenanigans.
As long as she didn't touch him. Which to this day she still attempts to do now and then.
He snaps at her and she rears back and stares at him as if he's gone off his rocker.
Please indulge me for a little trip down memory lane. I take lots and lots of photos of my babies.
Being the proud mama that I am, of course I have taken lots of photos to share with you.
Ivy Taught Me To Play Fetch:
She loved those swirly toys from day one. And she plays with them more than with any of her many toys.
These are what she brings to me to play fetch.
She is into everything. And she will pick something up and drag it off if she can.
For the first months Charlie still had that "deer caught in the headlights" look.
I have not been able to create one single vignette without Ivy deciding to rearrange things more to her liking.
The below photo was when I began to notice that Ivy was obsessed with watching tree leaves scuttle about.
Ivy became Charlie's heroine when he saw her catch the flies that so terrified him.
Just this morning:
Ivy Brings My Joy & Laughter:
Ivy immediately infused this home with humor and joy.
From the very first night when I woke up to go to the bathroom and found that she'd crammed a dead cricket into the toe of one of my slippers, I knew we were in for quite a ride.
And let me tell you, there's still never a dull moment with Ivy around.


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Provides an API for building environment tests
This module adds an API for running environment checks to your API.
health/check - A public URL that performs a quick check that this environment is functioning. This could be tied to a load balancer, for example.
dev/check - An admin-only URL that performs a more comprehensive set of checks. This could be tied to a deployment system, for example.
dev/check/<suite> - Check a specific suite (admin only)
For SilverStripe 3.x support, please use a
1.x tagged release.
Almost, but not really. Environment checks differ from unit tests in two important ways:
$ composer require silverstripe/environmentcheck
You'll also need to run
Register checks in your own
_config.php - see the
_config.php in this module for some defaults. Don't forget to
either use a fully-qualified (namespaced) class name for
EnvironmentCheckSuite, or
use (import) the namespaced class
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register('health', 'DatabaseCheck', 'Can we connect to the database?');
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register('check', 'URLCheck("")', 'Is the homepage accessible?');
Register your checks on the
EnvironmentCheckSuite. The same named check may be used multiple times.
definition: 'DatabaseCheck("Page")'
title: 'Is the database accessible?'
definition: 'URLCheck()'
title: 'Is the homepage accessible?'
- db
- db
- url
You can also disable checks configured this way. This is handy if you want to override a check imposed on your project
by some other module. Just set the "state" property of the check to "disabled" like this:
state: disabled
DatabaseCheck: Check that the connection to the database is working, by ensuring that the table exists and that the table contain some records.
URLCheck: Check that a given URL is functioning, by default, the homepage.
HasFunctionCheck: Check that the given function exists.
HasClassCheck: Check that the given class exists.
FileWriteableCheck: Check that the given file is writeable.
FileAgeCheck: Checks for the maximum age of one or more files or folders.
ExternalURLCheck: Checks that one or more URLs are reachable via HTTP.
SMTPConnectCheck: Checks if the SMTP connection configured through PHP.ini works as expected.
SolrIndexCheck: Checks if the Solr cores of given class are available.
SessionCheck: Checks that a given URL does not generate a session.
CacheHeadersCheck: Check cache headers in response for directives that must either be included or excluded as well
EnvTypeCheck: Checks environment type, dev and test should not be used on production environments.
Checks will return an appropriate HTTP status code, so are easy to hook into common uptime montoring
solutions like pingdom.com.
You can also have the environment checker email results with the following configuration:
email_results: true
to_email_address: [email protected]
from_email_address: [email protected]
Errors can be logged via the standard SilverStripe PSR-3 compatible logging. Each check will cause an individual log
entry. You can choose to enable logging separately for warnings and errors, identified through the
result of
log_results_warning: true
log_results_error: true
By default, accessing the
dev/check URL will not require authentication on CLI and dev environments, but if you're
trying to access it on a live or test environment, it will respond with a 403 HTTP status unless you're logged in as
an administrator on the site.
You may wish to have an automated service check
dev/check periodically, but not want to open it up for public access.
You can enable basic authentication by defining the following in your environment (
.env file):
Now if you access
dev/check in a browser it will pop up a basic auth popup, and if the submitted username and password
match the ones defined the username and password defined in the environment, access will be granted to the page.
To add more checks, you should put additional
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register calls into your
See the
_config.php file of this module for examples.
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register('check', 'HasFunctionCheck("curl_init")', "Does PHP have CURL support?");
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register('check', 'HasFunctionCheck("imagecreatetruecolor")', "Does PHP have GD2 support?");
The first argument is the name of the check suite. There are two built-in check suites, "health", and "check", corresponding to the
health/check and
dev/check URLs. If you wish, you can create your own check suites and execute them on other URLs. You can also add a check to more than one suite by passing the first argument as an array.
To test your own application, you probably want to write custom checks:
SilverStripe\EnvironmentCheck\EnvironmentCheck interface
check() function, which returns a 2 element array:
EnvironmentCheck::ERROR, depending on the status of the check
Here is a simple example of how you might create a check to test your own code. In this example, we are checking that an instance of the
MyGateway class will return "foo" when
call() is called on it. Testing interfaces with 3rd party systems is a common use case for custom environment checks.
use SilverStripe\EnvironmentCheck\EnvironmentCheck;
class MyGatewayCheck implements EnvironmentCheck
protected $checkTable;
function check()
$g = new \MyGateway;
$response = $g->call();
$expectedResponse = 'foo';
if($response == null) {
return array(EnvironmentCheck::ERROR, "MyGateway didn't return a response");
} else if($response != $expectedResponse) {
return array(EnvironmentCheck::WARNING, "MyGateway returned unexpected response $response");
return array(EnvironmentCheck::OK, '');
Once you have created your custom check class, don't forget to register it in a check suite
EnvironmentCheckSuite::register('check', 'MyGatewayCheck', 'Can I connect to the gateway?');
If you want to use the same UI as
health/check and
dev/check, you can create an
EnvironmentChecker object. This class is a
RequestHandler and so can be returned from an action handler. The first argument to the
EnvironmentChecker constructor is the suite name. For example:
use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
class DevHealth extends Controller
function index()
$e = new EnvironmentChecker('health', 'Site health');
return $e;
If you wish to embed an environment check suite in another, you can use the following call:
$result = EnvironmentCheckSuite::inst('health')->run();
$result will contain a
EnvironmentCheckSuiteResult object
$result->ShouldPass(): Return a boolean of whether or not the tests passed.
$result->Status(): The string "OK", "WARNING", or "ERROR", depending on the worst failure.
$result->Details(): A
DataObjectSet of details about the result of each check in the suite.
EnvironmentChecker.ss to see how these can be used to build a UI.
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All methods, with
public visibility, are part of the public API. All other methods are not part of the public API. Where possible, we'll try to keep
protected methods backwards-compatible in minor/patch versions, but if you're overriding methods then please test your work before upgrading.
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The rising Danish designer discusses creating clothes that allow her to articulate what she's unable to with words
Since its inception in 2006, Copenhagen Fashion Week has cultivated an immediately recognisable signature style. Offering up a smorgasbord of Scandi fashion where pouffy floral dresses, pastel prints, and statement coats both on and off the runway, Denmark's capital city is full of saccharine looks that are guaranteed to flood your social media – on the limbs of some impossibly put-together influencer – across the course of the season to come. Because of this, those who go against the grain stand out all the more.
Cut to Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard, an emerging designer whose work takes a wholly different tack. Graduating from Central Saint Martins, and with stints at Eckhaus Latta and Anne Sofie Madsen under her belt, Bjerregaard launched her namesake label in 2019. With poetically fragile, stretchy striped knits core to the brand, her body-con silhouettes speak to new ideas of femininity and envelop the body in ways that look both historic and modern, while seemingly random cut-outs offer sensual flashes of skin.
"I have a language in textiles and it expresses things that I don't know how to articulate with words," she revealed a few days before her slot on the CPHFW schedule. "I just really love making clothing."
This 'language' extends beyond just the garments themselves, however. Continuing her conversation with the wearer, the designer introduces elements of performance art to the story, and invites them to get involved. Two years ago, she set up a studio in London's Wood Wood flagship and allowed customers to come watch her work across a two-week period. Those visiting could try knitting on one of her machines, or watch her and her team work fastidiously on a patchwork leather gown, which got its debut as part of her AW21 collection.
After moving to Paris earlier in the year, this offering first got its reveal as part of an intimate, salon-style show during Haute Couture week last month. Since then, however, it's been kept under wraps until last week, when Bjerregaard made her big Copenhagen comeback. "It took a little bit of courage to accept that, when I come here (CPH), I'm probably going to stand out for my clothes," she said. "You just have to tell yourself that it's not a bad thing, even if it sometimes feels really uncomfortable."
"I have a language in textiles and it expresses things that I don't know how to articulate with words" – Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard
The collection itself was her most extensive yet, and saw her make good on her vow to break away from knitwear. The brand's zero-waste policy transpired in the colourful, collage-like upcycled leather – as sourced from furniture companies looking to get rid – and last-of-their-kind deadstock fabrics salvaged from her suppliers. Taking over Charlottenborg's Art Cinema for the premiere of her Paris-shot film, the designer also offered a glimpse of what went on behind the scenes – bringing a little of the French city's chaos and couture to the Danish capital.
Ahead of the moment we took our seats in the cinema, we caught up with Bjerregaard, as she opened up about the visceral nature of her work, finding her feet at Saint Martins, and what the future holds for knitwear.
Hey Louise! You moved your atelier to Paris earlier this year. How was that? Have you settled in?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: I have been so well received in Paris. I have had incredible support from the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. I was really surprised by that – I was expecting it to be much more of a struggle, but it has been the opposite. And that's what makes it a good choice, because there will never be a perfect moment to do it. You just have to close your eyes and go for it.
Can you tell us a bit about the SS22 collection?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: This is the first time I've built a collection of 32 looks. For me, it shows a wide range of artisanal skills and savoir-faire, of what I'm able to do in different materials and different techniques. And I felt the need to break out of the knitwear label that's been put on my name. I'm not a knitwear label, I'm just good at it. Actually, I studied at a tailoring school before I began with knitwear.
(…) I actually used knitwear to break free from the rules of constructing and garment pattern-making. That was my getaway to free up some mental space and to explore a different kind of way to create a fabric from scratch, on your own. For this collection, over 90 per cent of the materials are upcycled – for example, a multicoloured patchwork skirt was made out of surplus leather from a furniture company in Copenhagen. A white corset, which is cut out of a vintage tablecloth, was made so it was too small to be closed on the body which gives a feeling of breaking out of it. I also put it out in the rain for a few days because I wanted it to dissolve. My approach was really based on looking at what I have and trying to find solutions in terms of what to do.
"It was kind of like having a spot in the park and then suddenly everyone came and I had to leave. But I must say, I'm not intimidated by so many people doing knitwear. Actually, I'm quite down with it" – Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard, on the explosion in popularity of homemade knitwear across social media
And what about the SS22 film?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: We filmed the runway show in Paris, and I worked with Rune Rask, who usually makes hip hop music, but worked on a catwalk show for the first time. He's produced for people like Kendrick Lamar, and has lots going on, but we first connected over being introverted in our studios. After eyeing each other for the past 16 years, we grew to become friends, and soon discovered we have a lot of similarities in our approach to creating.
Your work combines performance art with fashion – how does this combination transpire for SS22?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: It works on all different levels. I encourage my atelier to engage in a lot of conversations actually. And not about what could be cool, but more about finding ways of merging elements or how we can translate a certain feeling or disrupt an element of the garment. Should we bring in a sponge? Or a spoon? Part of my approach is that I'm not limited in any materials. They don't have to be materials suitable for fashion – it could be anything. As for the show, it was definitely a challenge to orchestrate a runway, but it was staged like a performance in a way. The cast was full of such strong individuals and each brought their own personality to the garment and to the way they walked. The clothing I make deserves some movement to it as there is already movement in its design.
You also worked on the casting of the show while I Could Never Be A Dancer choreographed it...
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: It was a mix of models and artists which brought an exciting element to it. There was a certain way we wanted them to walk. Some of them wore huge wigs which required them to walk in a certain way for it not to fall off. One of them had lots of branches in their hair, too. But what I wanted to bring forward was this old 80s and 90s inspired dramatic element to the walk where you bring your hips forward and you sell the sex and the garment. I really wanted them to seduce the audience in the way they walked.
In a lot of ways, it broke the usual fashion show comfort zones. Instead of a fast pace, suddenly the models were walking slow and the audience had the time to take in the looks. What happened was that every person gave their interpretation of the walk which meant we ended up having 24 different walks which brought each piece of clothing into a different character. I really love that extension of the performance I had done so far.
From viral TikTok tutorials, to all the Instagram labels popping up, knitwear has definitely become a universe of its own over the past couple of years. What do you think of this revolution?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: It was kind of like having a spot in the park and then suddenly everyone came and I had to leave. But I must say, I'm not intimidated by so many people doing knitwear. Actually, I'm quite down with it. Finally, so many people are getting to know what it takes to do a sleeve, a collar, or all these different techniques. I think that speaks to how fashion used to be back in the day when you people had appreciation of craft or knowledge of what goes into clothing. If the whole DIY, knitwear scene and small labels popping out can create an awareness of the efforts that go into textiles, I'm an absolute fan of it.
How did you end up working with Eckhaus Latta?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: While studying at Scandinavian Academy of Fashion Design in Copenhagen, I started interning with Anne Sophie Madsen. Every day from school I would bike to her studio, and I think she saw I was kinda lonely. She got what I was doing but she told me that I should go out and find someone that will understand what I'm doing and vice versa. Kind of like finding your own textile family – someone who speaks the same textile language. And I do think that both Mike (Eckhaus) and Zoe (Latta) are incredible at textiles – colours, pairings, shapes. They were always so ahead of their time, yet spot on at the same time. I felt welcomed and encouraged, even though I still made mistakes as an intern. But I was showing up every day for months – I really did put in a lot of work.
"I was only at Saint Martins for three weeks and I made friends with the technician there. He knew I didn't have money because I was always in school while everybody else was out shopping for yarn. So he showed me this closet of yarns that nobody wanted to touch as they were so difficult because they break by just looking at them. I used them in almost all of my clothing" – Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard
What was your experience of studying at Central Saint Martins like?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: I was only there for the summer course because I couldn't afford to do my studies there. So before and after school, we had to sew furniture for a restaurant in Copenhagen. I kept my money which paid enough for me to do the three week course in knitwear with Sarah Gresty at Central Saint Martins in 2015. I really wanted to explore what knitwear could do for me. I was only there for three weeks and I made friends with the technician there. He knew I didn't have money because I was always in school while everybody else was out shopping for yarn. So he showed me this closet of yarns that nobody wanted to touch as they were so difficult because they break by just looking at it. And that was the transparent yarn, which is so fragile, that I used in almost all of my clothing.
During that course, I also started doing circular forms on the garments, too. I came there from a tailoring background where I was taught by a teacher that used to work with Pierre Cardin himself. It was this fixed, framed set of how you have to approach the inside of the garments which have to be just as beautiful as the outside. But then also be able to be free at CSM and be encouraged to do it. Those were a really powerful three weeks.
What keeps your creativity going?
Louise Lyngh Bjerregaard: I'm currently working on some show pieces for Ecco Lab out of surplus from their past partnerships they had. It's about expressing my language through their textiles. And of course, I sometimes make things that I don't like. But then I just unpick it, wind up the yarn, and make something else.
I think failures are important because they make you actively think about why you didn't succeed and how you move forward. I had more failures in my life than I had successes and that's part of the nerve and excitement about creating a new garment. You don't want that feeling of failure – nobody wants that, it's horrible. But it's a part of the game and for me, it's why I train so much and don't leave my studio, it's where all of our clothes are produced. I know I can be better every day, and there are so many more things I want to do.


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MENTION WAS MADE OF THE ADOBE WALLS FIGHT IN THE previous chapter and an article by the author will be used later in this chapter telling about it. While this fight was not in Dodge City, it involved buffalo hunters, skinners, aid freighters, also merchants and other business men--a considerable number and all from Dodge City. After the battle most of these hunters came back to headquarters in Dodge City and all of the merchants and business men returned.
Buffalo hunting was Dodge City's first big industry, a million dollar one. In the winters of 1873-1874, it has been said there were easily some 5,000 buffalo hunters in the area and for every hunter there were from two to five skinners, a couple of haulers, and the freighters who hauled the hides to market and often there was a camp cook. Some men, like Charles Rath, ran regular freight trains, guaranteeing to pick up buffalo hides wherever the hunter had a camp. During this two year period two million buffalo hides were shipped from the Dodge City area; from 1871 to 1876, shipping of hides ran to six million.
Dodge City thrived on this buffalo trade and from its followers who headquartered in the city awaiting the buffalo migration. Troublesome as they were, the townspeople welcomed them.
It was necessary to follow the buffalo migration if the hunter prospered. So there was much talk of trying to persuade merchants to establish a trading post in the Texas Panhandle. Charles Rath, merchant and famed buffalo hunter, along with Fred Leonard, had considered setting up a trading post at Adobe Walls. Everyone knew the grave danger to be reckoned with if they did. But the profits were great for all concerned and these rough and ready men were wont to risk their lives to carry on their profession. The lure of the buffalo hunt was that a hunter needed only a small stake to get into business. Often the men at the trading post staked him to grub and ammunition, getting his money when the hides began rolling in. A hunter could easily make
a hundred dollars a day if he was fortunate in getting a good stand, a goodly number in a favorable place. He didn't mind what he paid for supplies.
In those early days, no item of merchandise sold for less than a quarter. No hunter or cowboy would offer a child less than a quarter. One elderly man said they often got the chance for any small fry on Front Street thought nothing of saying, "Gimme a nickel, Mister."
A number of men who remained in Dodge City for many years were noted buffalo hunters. O. A. (Brick) Bond was often spoken of as the Champ and was a favorite with the rising generation who were always willing to listen to tales of buffalo hunting days. George Reighard was another buffalo hunter. Robert M. Wright said, "My old friend and former partner, Charles Rath, was a great buffalo hunter and freighter. No one handled as many hides and robes as he, and few men killed more buffaloes. He bought and sold more than a million of buffalo hides, and tens of thousands of buffalo robes, and hundreds of cars of buffalo meat, both dried and fresh, besides several car loads of buffalo tongues."
The hide yard was located east of the Charles Rath Merchantile Company store, on the ground where the Santa Fe depot and freight yard now stand. In a much publicized photograph of a rick of buffalo hides, Charles Rath is seated on the west end of the rick. The man in the white shirt standing beside the baler, the dog beside him, is D. W. (Doc) Anchutz, later of Meade, Kansas, who was employed by Rath at that time to run the baler. There were 40,000 hides in the rick and Doc Anchutz claimed there were 70 to 80 thousand hides in the yard.
The hide yard was 175 feet long by 60 feet wide, packed with hides to be baled most of the time. Where did all these hides go? Mostly to the eastern markets, where the tanneries, many of them in Pennsylvania, were delighted with this vast business. Many were tanned with the hair on to be used as robes, while others had the hair slicked off. There was also a tannery in Dodge City for the Dodge City Times, April 21, 1887, had this item, "The machinery and engine belonging to Rath & Co's old tannery has been sold to parties who are preparing to put it into operation again. It seems as though a tannery ought to do well."
Various industries found many uses for the tough buffalo hide after it was tanned. The buffalo robe business was enormous. Few owners of buggies and surreys would have had them outside the barn without having one or two buffalo robes to tuck around the passengers' knees. A buffalo robe went over a wagon seat and another robe covered the knees.
Any sitting room had a robe in the center of the floor. There was one on the floor beside a bed. The robes were felt lined for a higher priced rug, with a three toned scalloped edge. Quite likely, a bed would have a robe for a spread. In the days of cold houses and no night fires, oh, what warmth!
Almost any old timer can remember the men folk clad in winter with a buffalo hide overcoat. Any man who was out in the open in winter would have one of these warm overcoats. They had great wide collars that turned up as high as a man's head, the shaggy-brown-black fur and tough hide giving a man warmth.
Buffalo hunters were afoot and many of the great hunters had a man alongside to load his Sharps rifle. He carried two of them, using one while the other cooled. He hunted in the morning, generally, which allowed his skinners time to take care of the day's kill. Hides were staked out to dry, after which they were stacked or ricked to await the freight wagons. One can easily see, with this great trade awaiting them why merchants and hunters flocked to Adobe Walls. The article, Goodbye Adobe Walls Goodbye, by Ida Ellen Rath follows:
Like a rare flower in bloom for a day, the old old ruins of Adobe Walls sprang to life for a few short months and grew with the hustle and bustle of living on borrowed time. Its merchants and dependent buffalo hunters moved with the sureness and dispatch of men who gambled greatly and lost grandly. But, before the town's life span was ended, a soul-stirring drama was enacted on its stage.
hunters on Chicken Creek had been killed by the Indians. Deserting their camps, the others made a dash for Adobe Walls, hastily built, never completed, its defense plans almost nil.
Talk buzzed about Indian uprisings, buffalo killing being good. The upshot of the matter was that hunters refused to leave, determined to double up and take extra precautions against the Indian menace.
Their decision made, loaded and ready to go, the hunters gave way to a happy abandon. Many were late getting to their blanket beds, mostly spread on the ground. But O. A. (Brick) Bond on that hot sultry night of June 26, was already far on his way to Dodge City with a load of hides.
Around two o'clock in the morning, a loud report awakened men in Hanrahan's saloon. They thought the cottonwood ridge-pole supporting the room had snapped. The buildings were laid up with adobe blocks two feet thick. Cottonwood ridge-poles and branches made a framework for the roof which in turn was covered with sod. Soon most of the men were helping to repair the damage, getting the weight of earth from the weakened roof. Others rushed to the creek to cut a prop for the ridge-pole. The east was streaked with the light of early dawn when the task was finished.
A few of the workers sought their beds but most of the hunters prepared to take the trail. Blankets were rolled, tossed into wagons. The horses were in plain sight. Billy Ogg agreed to go for them but little did he know what lay beyond them.
No sooner was he well on his way, than he heard from beyond the willows, cottonwoods, chinaberry and hackberry fringe of Adobe Walls creek, the paralyzing yell of Indians on the warpath. Hundreds of mounted Indians emerged from the trees, spread like a fan, and swooped like an eagle toward him and Adobe Walls, lashing their horses at every jump.
The warriors rode their finest horses with scalps dangling from the bridles. Guns and lashes flashed above the shields of thick buffalo hide. Brilliant hued war paint shone on bronzed naked bodies; on the sides of running horses, their manes and tails decorated with bright colored feathers. With their jangling ornaments of silver and brass illuminated by the rising sun, the Indians in their plumed war bonnets lashed their mounts headlong toward the "Wail." But Billy Ogg had not tarried to look; he was making the fastest home-run of his life.
According to Andy Johnson, Ogg came running with bullets whizzing past him, yelling like hell, "Indians! Indians!" before he fell into Hanrahan's saloon where willing hands helped to drag him in and bar the door.
That early morning, June 27, 1874, twenty-eight brave men and one lone woman in the ill-protected settlement of Adobe Walls, Texas, faced the stark reality of a possible fate worse than death itself. Each thudding hoof from the creek a quarter-mile east, each hideous yell from the swiftly advancing Indian warriors, struck new terror into the hearts of the unfortunate group. But, with the strength those early day men exerted in desperate emergencies, they quickly made ready to defy the savages.
The besieged were not only unprepared for an attack but divided into three groups with only about fifteen guns that could be used. Of the three, Hanrahan s was fortified more quickly because the men were awake when the attack came. At Rath's, there were the fewest defenders, while the danger would have been greatest had the Indians known there was a woman in the building. At once every building was surrounded, every pane of glass was shattered.
The besieged barricaded even as they fought, firing, flanking the doors and windows with sacks of flour and grain. At Myer & Leonard's store, Fred Leonard, James Campbell, Edward Trevor, Frank Brown, Harry Armitage, "Dutch Henry," Billy Tyler, Old Man Keeler, Mike McCabe, Henry Lease, and "Frenchy." Hanrahan's saloon, James Hanrahan, Bat Masterson, Mike Welch, Shepherd, Hiram Watson, Billie Ogg, James McKinley, "Bermuda" Carlisle, and the famed Billy Dixon. Rath's store, James Langton manager, George Eddy, Thomas O'Keefe, William Olds and his wife, Sam Smith, and Andy Johnson. Adobe buildings with sod roofs can't be burned, otherwise the Indians would have burned the men alive.
All that livelong day, short of water, without time to eat, men fought for their lives and those of their comrades. They fought with the desperation of men who knew the fate of the Indians' captive, many in their bare feet, clad only in their drawers and undershirts. They fought while the Indians dashed boldly up to port holes and fired, while they charged three abreast and backed their horses against the heavy doors in an effort to break them down.
Minimic, Indian medicine man, had learned the habits of the hunters, how they slept with open doors and beside their wagons on the ground, and had promised them an easy victory. Chief Quanah Parker led the Comanches; Lone Wolf, the Kiowas; Stone Calf and White Shield, the Cheyennes.
When the fighting started, Andy Johnson grabbed a six-shooter from a table and stuck it out a port hole and shot every shell, later saying he was so scared he didn't know what he shot at. His tension eased, he helped in a grand way, barricading doors and providing water for fighting men.
The day grew hotter and mouths were parched for want of water. But no one dared to go outside to get it. Andy Johnson dug a well in the store, on a slope so he could walk down to the water. The ground was loose and sandy and he struck water at six feet, a godsend to weary, thirsty fighting men.
At noon, Hanrahan and Billy Dixon made a run from the saloon to Rath's store for ammunition. Because of the woman in their midst and the few defenders, Dixon remained. At two in the afternoon, the Indians showed more caution and got beyond the range of the deadly Sharp's, the first break the men had for a minute's rest. The Indians kept firing from a distance. Closer they were an excellent target for an expert marksman as the hunters all were. No more did the mysterious bugler sound the rally nor the charge, which ex-soldier hunters understood very well. At four, men began to venture out to see how others had fared.
Three men lay dead, scalped and mutilated. The Shadier brothers as they slept in their wagon. Billy Tyler as he was almost within Myer & Leonard's store. A count showed fifty-six horses dead and twenty-eight oxen, the others had been run off. Although the Indians strive valiantly to carry away their dead and wounded, thirteen dead Indians remained.
Grabbing axes, the hunters sharpened thirteen stakes in the stockade and jammed an Indian head on each, facing east, eyes staring and mouths gaping. Any live Indian who cared to look could see that, although Indians took scalps, hunters took heads. Then the weary fighters sought rest, knowing Indians seldom attack at night, preferring early dawn.
About nine o'clock, they heard a rider approaching and called, "Who are you?" And the reply, "What do you want?" Recognizing the voice, the hunters called unbelievably, "That you,
Brick?" To his answer, "Yes," they hallooed back, "Well, get in here quick. The Indians are thicker'n hell." His heavy load had mired down in the sand. "I couldn't get them out," Brick Bond explained, "so I got on my saddle horse and came back to the Walls."
Much later, talking to Little Robe, a Cheyenne Chief who was rather well liked by the hunters, Brick asked, "Why didn't you kill me? Didn't you see me?" To which the chief replied, "Indian no want to kill you." Brick Bond was a friend to white man and Indian alike.
The following day, Brick stood beside Billy Dixon who aimed his Sharp's 50 at an Indian almost a mile away and fired. Minimic, Indian medicine man, the target for the longest shot on record, fell from his horse and was later dragged away by other warriors.
By afternoon, George Bellfield and his men came in on the dead run. Other hunters rode in hurriedly. What to do was on everyone's mind.
"The Indians are all around us," Henry Lease said. "I will ride to Dodge City for help." Bellfield stepped forward. "You take my horse, Henry. He ride good." One and all, the hunters shook hands with Henry Lease and he set out on the dangerous journey.
Five days went by. There were almost a hundred men at the Walls and a number of horses. Sod look-outs were already built on Myers & Leonard's store and Rath's. In each someone watched continually, while others buried and dragged away dead animals. The cry of "Indians!" rang out, the inadvertent cause of tragedy at Rath's store.
Look-out Williams Olds started down the ladder. His gun went off accidentally, tearing off the top of his head. Mrs. Olds rushed in from the restaurant, only to see the body of her husband fall from the ladder and crumple at her feet. At evening, the hunters buried him on a little knoll about sixty feet southeast of Rath's store. It was their darkest hour.
Anxious men asked, "Had Henry Lease got through?" Hunter and merchant made ready to leave. Mrs. Olds was to go with the very first load of freight. Everything was planned while weary men waited and watched the trail.
Finally, a shout came from a lookout, "The wagons are coming!"
Carrie Rath crossed the river and waited in her buggy far out from Dodge City. She wanted to be the first to comfort her bereaved friend, Mrs. Olds. Then she went with Mrs. Rath to her home. For days the two women watched the incoming freight wagons returning merchandise to the Charles Rath Merchantile store. When the last load was brought in, Adobe Walls was again abandoned, left to the ravages of time. And again, as they had many times, Mrs. Rath and Mrs. Olds embraced each other, laughing and ended weeping. Later, townsmen and buffalo hunters "took up" a generous purse according to Heinie Schmidt to send her back to her home in the east.
Two survivors, Andy Johnson and Brick Bond, were taken to Adobe Wall site in 1922 at Thanksgiving time. Overjoyed, they ran like a couple of kids to the spot where Charlie Rath's store had stood, where they had fought an estimated 700 to 1500 Indians.
Ready to leave, after Andy Johnson and the driver, Tom Stauth, had climbed into the car, Brick Bond stood with one foot on the running board, the other firmly on the ground. Gripping the narrow-brimmed cloth hat he held in his hand, he faced the setting sun, the ruins of old Adobe Walls the site of that memorable battle ground, and the sure knowledge that he too had fought a good fight, had finished the faith. Before Brick climbed slowly into the car, he murmured, reverently, more to himself and his Maker than to the other two men, "Goodbye, Adobe Walls, Goodbye."
The following feature story, The Last Survivor of Adobe Walls, is by Heinie Schmidt, High Plains Journal, August 3, 1950, in his column, It's Worth Repeating:
June 27 marked the 76th anniversary of the famous battle of Adobe Walls, 1874. This prairie outpost was located in the Panhandle of Texas on the Canadian River, 125 miles southwest of Dodge City.
and one woman stationed at Adobe Walls, Billy Dixon of the Texas Panhandle was the only person not a former citizen of Dodge City.
It took me several months to get back into the good graces of Andy. After the battle, Andy stripped the warriors of their regalia and war bonnets, which he brought back to Dodge City with him. They were displayed in a building on Front Street until they were destroyed in the fire of 1885.
on one side and Bill Tilghman on the other. In looking at Andy's picture, you can see plainly the sacred memories that stirred in his heart.


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