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AT&T's Autonomic Security: Sign Up Now or LaterBy Sean Gallagher | Posted 2002-07-02 Print
Does everyone at AT&T rely on an autonomic security system? They will.
Steve Krapes knows it's just a matter of time.
All it will take is a system outage, a security breach or a little budget tightening, and he'll have them right where he wants themas customers. Then, every manager of an AT&T business will come to him.
Krapes is the technical director of AT&T's Common Security Platform (CSP), a project of AT&T Labs that provides a secure way for employees to access corporate applications and information services over the Web, with a single user account and password. The platform also serves a small number of AT&T's largest Internet access customers, including Coca-Cola.
The system was deployed on a large scale in December 2001. It now typically handles 70,000 users daily. As of April, 450 applications were part of the platform and that number is growing 10% monthly. "It affects every AT&T employee," says Krapes.
But there are holdouts. Krapes waits for them to show up because AT&T hasn't mandated the use of his system. Managers of each of AT&T's units are responsible for their own information systems. Before the CSP project started, there were more than 30 separate user login systems in place across the company.
CSP began as a skunk-works project (with no guidance or mandate from management) at AT&T Labs. And it still is nowhere near being a self-sustaining venture. "There's no one managing this thing from a business side," says Krapes. "We approach this from a securityversus a dollarstandpoint. It's really about cost-avoidance. AT&T can't afford the damage to its image from a serious breach of security."
But there are some direct benefits to the AT&T businesses. They pay a flat fee to the labs, instead of running their own authorization application. And they don't have to provide support.
"The units don't need their own help desks," says Krapes. Instead, he says, "we have four people who are the help desk for 140,000 users, handling forgotten passwords." Most people now get their passwords from the Web, anyway, as a result of the service.
Almost all the work is done without human intervention. It is, to use the buzzword du jour, "autonomic."
Just as your autonomic nervous system keeps your heart beating without you having to think about it, the hardware and software of the security system govern themselves (See the technology primer, "Autonomic Networks,'' p. 96).
Built on top of IBM's Tivoli Access Manager, the system handles most routine administrative tasks by itself. It sets up (and shuts down) accounts for users, whenever an employee is added to or deleted from the company's payroll system. It helps forgetful users retrieve lost passwords. A third of its servers get automatically rebooted every day so they can run self-maintenance scripts. And every piece of hardware has two backups.
"We have an anal-retentive, 'five nines' mentality around here," Krapes says, meaning the system should be unavailable only five minutes a year. "From a functionality standpoint, all my customers care about is availability."
Getting here wasn't easy. Tivoli's developers helped Krapes' team build pieces missing from its Policy Manager: automatic user provisioning, and much of the autonomic functionality of the system.
The team also worked on the stability of the underlying software as well. It took nearly a year and a half of coding and testing to get the system to the point where it was ready for wide use. "We wanted to test it to see if the system could run at maximum capacity (that is, millions of concurrent users) for a week," he says.
And now it's not just Krapes' customers that will benefit; so will Tivoli's. Tivoli is now rolling AT&T's autonomics into its products.
And Krapes is happy about that. "We want to give them our code and get out of the software business," he says.
That way, he can concentrate on hooking up his customers, one business at a time.
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(Imagine that it's read by a dwarf with Scottish-like accent. Muradin Bronzebeard for reference.)
Ladies and gentlemen, gather around,
Maintain some silence and look what I've found.
A book which tells an incredible story,
A tale full of dragons, power and glory!
Our heroes are bearing heavy equipment,
Shooting each other in a place so-called Shipment.
They have infinite ammo, incredible skills,
Some of their fragmovies might give you chills.
Long time ago they were completely forgotten,
Their brotherhood disbanded, servers were broken.
It later happened that a fella named Toaster,
Opened the forum and put his beer on a coaster.
It was a dark shady website with a little no life,
All that was left was a post about knife.
Toaster then shouted: "Why the fuck not!?"
As he came up with a nice little thought.
Let's make a reunion, once and for all,
To not let the dragon, so mighty and tall,
Shatter our fellowship for the second time,
It took me so long to come up with this rhyme.
Dust off copies of our beloved game, Call of Duty 4, cause we're coming in hot!
After many months of silence, Fragkings is hosting a reunion. We've prepared the reunion internally (among FK members) and now officially reveal it to general public, to all of you - friends of our community.
Dates: June 7th / 14th / 21st / 28th
Time: 17:00 GMT till early in the morning
Communication: Teamspeak - "fk.catt0.de" (IP adress)
catt0.de:28961 - Competitive promod (old #3)
catt0.de:28962 - FK perk special (old #2)
catt0.de:28963 - Classic Call of Duty 4
Rules and manners throughout the proposed reunion nights stay the same as on forums and our ex-servers. In other words, cheat and you will get hit with banhammer. No raging, swearing, racism, you know the deal.
See you on Teamspeak and ingame, you better bring in a second mag, cause you gonna need it. Happy fragging!
List of signed up Fragkings members so far:
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How To Shred Cabbage
Shredded cabbage is the basis for so many wonderful recipes — slaws, krauts, soups, stir-fries. The method is simple and takes just a minute, so there's no reason to purchase those bags of overpriced, pre-shredded stuff. Fresh is the way to go!
I love a roly-poly head of cabbage! So much goodness is packed into those dense balls of tightly curled leaves. But most cabbage recipes call for shredded cabbage, which means it's time to pick up a knife and get to work dismantling those lovely balls into workable shreds. What's the best way to break down a cabbage?
The process is simple: quarter the cabbage, remove the core, and thinly slice. This method works best for any round, densely packed head of cabbage such as the red cabbage pictured here, green cabbages, and crinkly heads of savoy cabbage. It even works for napa cabbage, which is more oval shaped and has looser leaves. (Other elongated Asian cabbages such as bok choy are handled differently.)
Once your cabbage is shredded, it is possible to seal it tightly and store it for a few days in the refrigerator. But do try to use your cabbage as soon as possible for best taste and texture!
Recipes with Shredded Cabbage
How To Shred Cabbage
What You Need
1 head of cabbage
Chef's knife
Cutting board
- Rinse and prep the cabbage: Rinse the cabbage under cold running water and pat the outside dry. Pull off and discard any wilted or damaged outer leaves.
- Quarter the cabbage: Place the cabbage on the cutting board with the core end against the board. Using the chef's knife, cut the cabbage in half vertically through the core. Cut each half vertically again through the core, creating 4 wedges.
- Remove the core: Position a cabbage wedge with one of the cut sides facing down onto the cutting board. With the knife, make an angled cut into the cabbage to remove the core. Repeat with remaining 3 wedges.
- Shred the cabbage. Slice each of the cabbage wedges into shreds. Slicing along the vertical edge will make longer shreds; slicing along the horizontal yields shorter lengths.
Recipe Notes
- The thickness of the shred depends on the recipe. Most soups use a thicker shred (1/4″ to 1/2″) while krauts and slaws are usually finer, closer to 1/8″.
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I posted the Gala recipe that member Diet requested. In error, it was posted twice. Please omit the 2nd one. Leah's cookbook is so fabulous, that owning one is not enough. I need another one to leave in the (bungalow) country as well!
I deleted the second one.
I added a recipe for a rice krispies pie crust. We love it!
IYH I'll try to add a recipe a bit later for a heavenly cool filling great for these hot shabbos days.
Always on the lookout for low carb /sugar-free recipes, I was thrilled to find a most delicious chocoate chip cupcake recipe on Miriam Pascals website! I posted it on Cookkosher for others who want to have their cake, in a low carb version, with high quality taste!
Although it's after Shvuos, when cheesecake recipes are tucked away in your closet, the Nouget Ripple recipe I posted, I picked up at Peppermill on 16th Ave. It is so delicious, you will not regret baking just one more cheesecake!!
Of course I already have Fresh and Easy! It is an AMAZING cookbook and we have tons of new favorites from it. But since I use it so often it is already stained and a fresh Fresh and Easy would ne really nice! I posted a really delish lasagna!
I also posted the most incredible onion soup ever! It's not exactly good for your waistline but your tastebuds will thank you!
I also posted a yum butternut squash soup. Even my kids who don't touch soup enjoy this one!
Thanks to my gym friend Dini, I posted a delicious & nutricious Sweetpotato Mushroom muffin recipe that takes minutes to prepare. Pop a 12 muffin tray in the oven and you have enough to please the whole family. Best part, they freeze well too !
I shared my recipe for Lasagna Roll-Ups with Tomato Bechamel.
added a doughnut recipe
added a fruit salad recipe
I added my recipe for Carrot Spice Muffins.
I submitted a recipe for almond milk. It's good, easy and much, much less expensive than commercial almond milk.
I posted Tasty Tilapia Tacos. A real standby for my family. It's cheap, easy, fast, and healthy. I would LOVE to add this cookbook to my arsenal.
i posted tart frozen yogurt. i used to shell out $8 twice a week to get my fix, and the homemade tastes just as good!
I'm always looking for fresh quick summer ideas for after a long day at work. The Macaroni with avocado and basil I posted meets this need. It is also yummy.
The other day my daughter called and asked me for a recipe I used to make many years ago, Sesame Breadsticks. I hadn't made them for a long time and forgot how good they are. Now it's my go to recipe for a quick snack or accompaniment to a meal. You'll find the recipe posted.
I have tasted many sweet kugel over the years but none as delicious as this recipe graciously given to me by a friend in Australia, Mary Limon who made it for her son's Bar Mitzvah. It is a stand alone desert or a wonderful end to a simple meal.
I took my first trip to New York three years ago today and stopped at a bakery in Bayside called Country Kitchen. There I had the most delicious dark chocolate cake I had ever eaten. Baked in a loaf pan and no frosting it was served with a dollop of whipped cream. The owner graciously gave me an entire cake to bring home. I tried several times to duplicate it and this recipe comes mighty close. I know you will agree this is a special recipe. I call it Fast and Easy Dark Chocolate Cake it is fast and easy to put together.
The Sweet Kugel Recipe I submitted I named Mary's sweet Noodle Kugel.
I added my Hummus recipe!
I added a 'Healthy-Banana-Mystery Pancake' recipe. I love this site! Thanks for posting these great contests!
I added a super easy, simple tilapia recipe!
I shared my recipe for tzatziki.
I posted the Chickpea Pepper Salad (Binah 6/11). Delicious salad. Double the recipe, because you WILL need more!
With the hot weather these days, I was reminded of a much appreciated cool, refreshing & delicious dessert that took minutes & only 3 ingredients to prepare. Check out the recipe I posted called Rosie's Cranberry Comput !
I just added Savory sauted liver-- yum! Can't wait to make it tonight for Shabbos!
I added 2-in-1 Garlic dip!
Posted the delicious apricot pie....
Y'know you really never get a chance to post stuff-thought i will have a ton of extra time after pesach...... But I actually never sat down with my feet up yet :)
Think this apricot pie is a great idea to prepare on the nine days for Rosh Hashana & Succos. (It freezes excellent & is everyone's favorite!)
I posted the apple crumb pie. Although it may not seem like something new, the combination of the crumb and topping is great.
I just posted 2 recipes- an amazing chicken recipe and a great deli salad recipe- both real favorites!
I love cookbooks!
I just added Green Bean with Walnut Salad. I made this great little salad for Shabbos lunch last week.
I posted a really easy and delicious recipe for sesame chicken. Try it and you will love it too!
I added taco salad! Guess what I'm having for lunch today ;)
I posted the baked salmon recipe. So easy to make and so delicious. While the salmon is baking, you can microwave a baked potato, make a salad and you have a quick mid-week dinner!
I just tried and tasted the Tangy Fruit salad ! A must have recipe to add to your refreshing summer menus.
Just added my recipe for Low-Guilt Oatmeal Cookies.
I added the easiest lasagna recipe. So easy my 5 year old makes it. And so yummy I'm always asked for the recipe!
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EVP's and radio interefence
Posted 24 October 2011 - 10:08 PM
I noticed a post on a youtube video referencing the possibility of EVP being radio interference and thought to myself "I never considered that." So I did a little bit of digging around and haven't found anything that really was conclusive regarding the amount of interference a recorder receives and the odds of picking up entire words or phrases.
So can anyone point me in the right direction for some solid information on the subject? If I were in a better financial position I would just buy a recorder and find out for myself. Also, when I ask I am speaking more abound the standard digital or cassette recorders that people will pick up to investigate with.
Looking forward to some responses!
Posted 25 October 2011 - 09:00 PM
Better quality recorders are shielded against outside EM Fields must more effectively than cheaper recorders. A method called single point grounding will be employed in the design. It's more expensive, requires better grade of design, but will help to minimize this interference.
Another design improvement is the recorder will incorporate a Faraday shield in its design. Maybe not something obvious, but close examination will show how component placement and layout uses various techniques to provide both real and virtual shielding of crucial front end components.
Actual design of equipment involves extensive work and the theory behind ground loops, common mode rejection, and impedance matching are quite complex. However it is attention to these details which separate the good equipment from the junk.
Labs can test for the effectiveness of such shielding as well. I do these tests on equipment I build under contract. The method involves using an EM generator, and a modulated RF source. The tests involve exposing the DUT (Device Under Test) to these fields while monitoring its operation. If the shielding is working the EM sources will not in any way be detected by the device. But if the shielding is faulty it will interfere. And in the real world, if the device can be interefered with by these signals it can also be influenced by real world signals like radio stations, power lines, stray audio, or any number of culprits. Most cheap equipment will fail these tests miserably. Thus any supposed EVPs captured cannot be trusted to be legitimate; instead they are assumed to be this outside interference.
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 03:22 PM
Thank you once again,
Perpetual Student.
Posted 26 October 2011 - 05:28 PM
Thanks for the response caverat. I was hoping you would chime in! I'll be delving farther into the information in your post, and in the meantime I do have a question. Is there any out of the box recorder that you could recommend for teams to avoid the majority of external interference? Or is there a simple modification that can be made?
Thank you once again,
Perpetual Student.
I can only recommend what I have tested and to date the cheapest digital recorder that meets specs is the H2. And only when used in its HQ setting. I also recommend using external mics spaced apart so you can do spatial analysis, the internal phased array simulates stereo but does not provide true diversified pick-up. There may be other recorders but I have not tested them so obviously I can neither recommend nor reject them. I have tested the H2 in my lab so it is on my tests that I can say it meets specs. If cost is not a factor I can also recommend the Fostex FR2 as I have also used that one. But at around $1,000 most people balk at the $$$.
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 06:18 PM
Thanks a ton!
Posted 27 October 2011 - 08:16 AM
I'm still trying to find a copy of this recording as his old website has gone the way of the Dodo so I can post it as an example of interference on my own site.
Posted 27 October 2011 - 04:08 PM
It is also a darned good example of what I was asking about.
Thanks for that!
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Starting today, all of our stores nationwide will accept canned goods and non-perishable food items to help stock local food banks. We are once again working with local food banks across the country to provide much-needed food to struggling individuals and families this holiday season.
Between December 3 and December 17, all 94 Performance stores will serve as receiving centers for food donations, which will be distributed by local food banks. Our stores will accept a variety of non-perishable food items, including any kind of canned food or pasta, and dry foods such as cereal and rice that are sealed and packaged.
Last holiday season we collected nearly three tons of food, and we hope to surpass that goal this year! Our goal is to collect as much food as we possibly can. As a thank you to those who are able to help, if you donate three or more non-perishable food items you will receive 10% off your entire in-store purchase with your donation.
Thanks in advance to all of you who are able to donate to our food drive during this busy holiday season. Together we can really make a difference for those in need.


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If You're Going To Court To Prove Harrah's Is Not Your Employer, Probably Don't List Harrah's On Your LinkedIn Profile
from the just-a-tip dept
the evidence supporting Defendants' explanation for Plaintiff's termination consists primarily of Hirsch's testimony, and Hirsch was not a credible witness. Notably, Hirsch testified that he did not work for Defendants even though he listed [Harrah's] as his employer on his LinkedIn page. When confronted with this inconsistency, Hirsch could not offer an explanation except to state that it was not his LinkedIn page. This assertion was incredible given that Hirsch had already verified all of the information contained on the LinkedIn page as being accurate. This and other inconsistencies and illogical conclusions discredit Hirsch's testimony that Plaintiff's Action Plan was intended to improve Plaintiff's performance.


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This holiday season, cuddle up with a heartwarming story of Saint Nick, known the world over as a murderous ex-bishop who returns each year to seek revenge on no one in particular. Vrolijk Kerstfeest, everyone.
It's never too late to add to your family's canon of traditional Christmas classics. After you've slogged through Charlie Brown's Christmas, The Santa Clause, Home Alone and those stop-motion Rudolph movies a few million times, you're probably dying for something new and different.
Enter the Dutch, rushing to the task with a new holiday classic bold enough to reveal the truth about Santa: He was an evil excommunicated bishop who rode a horse from house to house, slaughtering children, burning buildings and owning a large schooner.
Parents eventually tired of the holiday festivities (don't we all?) and hunted him and his minions down, setting them ablaze with the fires of justice.
Naturally the legend softened over time. But every 32 years or so, when a full moon falls on Christmas Day, Santa suddenly remembers how it all went down, sets the toys aside and returns to his serial killer roots. At least if you live in Amsterdam.
Your children will love learning how other cultures celebrate the holidays. One of the opening sequences follows an lighthearted classroom gift exchange in the Dutch tradition, where one girl receives an "adult novelty device" and a boy gets a box of his stuff back from his ex-girlfriend, who also reads a poem insulting his manhood in front of the class. I learned from Google that Dutch gift-giving tradition sometimes calls for gag gifts accompanied by harsh put-down poems. Wacky sense of humor, those guys.
And then there's the blackface. Again, Google reveals that Sinterklaas's traditional helper is Zwarte Piet (Black Pete). He's portrayed here by a couple white college kids rubbing shoe polish onto their faces like it's 1940 to accompany their Santa-dressed companion to an orphanage or something.
They never do get there because this is one of those unfortunate years previously described. Sinterklaas wreaks a havoc across the city in his Freddy Krueger makeup, though his own merry band of pirate Black Petes carry out most of the shenanigans, now as charred zombies. Get it? Get it?
It's tough to give this subject matter the full Irving Berlin treatment, so the film toes that line between over-the-top spilled guts horror and dark comedy that's all the rage these days. Unfortunately, it also toes the line between boring and confusing. The simplistic and sometimes juvenile jokes reminded me of a bad American sitcom, though I still found a few nuggets of subtlety and understatement to laugh at. I imagine much remained lost in translation.
We see far more of St. Nick's evil minions than the fat man himself. When he does show up, he truly intimidates. You wouldn't want to light a fire in this guy's chimney. The most energetic and fun sequences are when he rides his snorting hell horse across the rooftops with impressive special effects. He's also learned some pretty nasty moves with his sharpened S-shaped bishop's staff. I expected to see much more of this stuff, but instead we get mostly talking, stalking and car chases.
Even with the best Christmas film concept, writer/director Dick Maas let me down. I couldn't detect an overarching goal here or some specific deed Evil Santa was trying to accomplish. For all his genuine fearsomeness, there's no worldwide plot to foil, no gates of hell to open, no unexpected plot twists. The real threat stays confined to a handful of unfortunate folks who just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. You'll get enough paint-by-numbers dialogue and set pieces to remind you how hard it's trying to be Hollywood.
No matter. High production values, impressive effects and clever cinematography kept the picture interesting enough for me. I enjoyed the creative visual transitions, constantly moving camera and a few impressive long shots. The murders channeled those old 80's slasher films, which always found creative ways to dispatch its victims. There's more gore than your average Christmas film - gross, funny at times, but not the ultra-graphic stuff of Dead Snow or today's "torture porn" flicks.
I had high hopes the payoff at the end would be worth it. Unfortunately, it's anti-climactic and confusing. You can't kill a legend, so the best you can hope for is wait him out until morning - and when that 32 year cycle comes around again, consider jingling all the way to a safer country like Nigeria or Detroit.And if you've been REALLY good this year, Hendrick, Santa will pass us by.


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Consolidating school districts in Cary and Fox River Grove is not needed at this time, consultants said.
Midwest School Consultants, hired by Cary District 26 and Fox River Grove District 3 to do a consolidation feasibility study, recommended Wednesday that the districts remain independent.
"You do not seem to have the general issues precipitating or benefiting from a merger," consultant William Phillips said. "This consulting team does not see there would be any significant improvement if you merged."
The consultants found a $20,000 a year difference in the average teacher salary in the districts, with Cary at $80,000 and Fox River Grove at $60,000.
Phillips said a new teachers union contract would have to be negotiated in a combined district, and teachers on a higher salary schedule probably would not want to go to a lower schedule.
District 26 school board member Scott Coffey said the teachers who were cut in recent years to balance the budget were younger and lower-paid, leaving teachers that are higher on the salary schedule. About one-third of the District 26 teachers are in the retirement pipeline and receiving end of career salary bumps.
"From an average perspective, that's why you see a large cost difference," Coffey said. He said he was concerned the study looked at averages rather than analyzing salary schedules in the districts.
The two districts do work together in some regard. Fox River Grove sends students to Cary for its early childhood program because it's not feasible for District 3 to run its own program.
District 3 board President Pat Hughes said the study is another tool to determine the best way to help students.
"It gives us the data to back up an opinion, and now it's up to our superintendents to work together in collaboration … Let's take small steps with shared services and see what the future holds."
Cary has more than five times the students that Fox River Grove has.
Both districts feed into Cary-Grove High School and have declining enrollment.
Consultants said buildings in both districts are in good condition, although the Cary schools need fixes in parking lots.
Phillips said he would expect the need to hire more teachers in a combined district because both sides would want to make sure the same classes were offered to all students. District 26 in recent years cut dedicated art and music teachers.
If a merger did take place, the districts would be in line to receive about $3.778 million in state incentives.
Fox River Grove has the higher tax rate at $4.22 per $100 of equalized assessed value. Cary has a rate of $2.91.
In a combined district, the rate probably could be between the two, Phillips said.
If consolidation is something both parties want, it would be up to a majority of voters in both districts to approve a referendum.
The cost of the study was $15,000 of which $6,500 is reimbursed by the state. District 26's share was $6,970 and District 3 paid $1,530.
"We're going to explore the results of the study to see what further steps we could take," D-26 board President Chris Spoerl said. "Part of this was not just for whether we should merge, but also how we could best benefit each other, whether it's perhaps shared services or shared resources."


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the battle ahead and reconciling with onetime primary rival Rick Santorum.
"Tonight is the start of a new campaign," the former Massachusetts governor said Tuesday night as he celebrated a sweep of five primaries. He blasted Obama as a man whose time in office has been marked by "false promises and weak leadership" in a time of economic struggle.
The contests were the first since Santorum conceded the race, and the former Pennsylvania senator said he intends to sit down with Romney's representatives Wednesday and Romney himself in the next week or two.
"Mitt Romney is going to be the nominee," Santorum told CNN, "and I'm going to support the nominee."
While Santorum's specific timeline is unclear, Romney will privately intensify fundraising efforts Wednesday and Thursday to prepare for what may be the most expensive presidential contest in the history of American politics. He exuded confidence Tuesday night, but he's facing a 10-to-1 cash disadvantage in a general election matchup against the Democratic president.
The presumptive Republican nominee has at least six closed-door fundraising events in two days in New York and New Jersey. They may be among his final private meetings with donors, according to campaign officials who confirmed that Romney would begin to open some finance events to reporters as early as next week. The officials requested anonymity to discuss internal decisions.
Lifting the curtain on what has been a private process for months would come less than 10 days after reporters outside a Palm Beach, Fla., fundraising event overheard Romney sharing previously undisclosed details about his tax plan. The episode was an embarrassment for Romney, who has been facing growing calls for transparency in his role as the GOP's likely candidate.
While the ground rules have yet to be finalized, one campaign official said Romney would probably begin inviting a small group of reporters into larger fundraising events — particularly those in which the candidate offers remarks — in the coming week. That's largely the same policy Obama follows.
While Romney essentially declared the beginning of the general election Tuesday night, he has been free to focus on Obama since Santorum suspended his campaign two weeks ago. That ended a nasty primary battle that took a heavy financial toll and prevented Romney from stockpiling cash to use against his Democratic opponent.
Largely an afterthought in the Republican contest, former House speaker Newt Gingrich vowed to keep campaigning in North Carolina through the week.
"Over the next few days, we are going to look realistically at where we're at," Gingrich told supporters Tuesday night in Concord, N.C.
Gingrich and Santorum have aggressively questioned Romney's conservative credentials in recent months. Santorum said last month that Romney is the worst candidate to face Obama. But Tuesday night, asked on CNN if Romney was "the right guy" to represent the Republican Party, Santorum said he was.
But Romney's success will depend, at least in part, on his ability to compete with Obama's bank account.
Romney's campaign had only about $10 million in the bank at the end of March, according to federal filings. All told, Obama reported more than $104 million in his account, having already spent nearly $90 million on the general election. Election Day is Nov. 6.
Romney was eager to turn the political page after Tuesday's primary wins in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware.
"After 43 primaries and caucuses, many long days and not a few long nights, I can say with confidence — and gratitude — that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility," he told supporters gathered in New Hampshire. He urged all who are struggling in a shaky economy to "hold on a little longer — a better America begins tonight."
Obama set the modern fundraising record in 2008, when he and his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, spent more than $1 billion combined — with Obama spending more than $730 million. In 2004, the two major-party candidates set a record of $700 million.
Obama opened his finance events to press coverage in June 2008, shortly after becoming his party's presumptive nominee. As president, he largely plays by the same rules. If he makes remarks during the event — no matter how big or small — the press is allowed in.
White House spokesman Jay Carney addressed the policy last week with reporters.
"We open fundraising remarks on a regular basis. If he's not making remarks and he's just visiting with folks, then they tend to be closed press," Carney said.
The Romney campaign has refused to provide the specific times and locations of this week's fundraising events.
Associated Press writer Jim Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."


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We urge you to present the Nobel Peace Prize 2013 to Malala Yousafzai who was recently shot by the taliban on her way home from school. She has courageously stood up for the access and right to education for girls. This 14-year-old girl is a beacon of hope and inspiration for all generations.
Malala Yousafzai symbolizes the exceptional courage to challenge the threatening forces. The recognition to Malala will convey a message that the world community is serious in its endeavors of access to education. She stood up for her right to an education and responded to aggression with reason and peaceful dialogue.
We believe her to be the best candidate for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, and urge you to honor her with it this year.
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Malala started campaigning for the education of girls in Swat valley of Pakistan at the age of eleven. She first rose to prominence by keeping a diary on a BBC blog about the Taliban control of...
Malala started campaigning for the education of girls in Swat valley of Pakistan at the age of eleven. She first rose to prominence by keeping a diary on a BBC blog about the Taliban control of the region and the problems for education of girls. Since then, Malala has been advocating through multiple mediums for the accessibility of education to all. On October 9th, 2012, she was shot in head by Taliban on her way home after attending school. At present, she is recovering from the injuries and still ambitious to live out her mission and promote worldwide education.
Malala Yousazai's actions stand as the beacon of hope for millions of humans around the world. By defying the Taliban's ban on education for women, writing and speaking against it and being ready to face barbaric force with honest commitment for a simple human right, she has brought Alfred Nobles will to life.
Alfred Nobel's will states: 'Whosoever shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". These words are also the guiding principle for selecting Nobel Peace Laureates. Malala greatly exudes these values and has proven her dedication to creating international peace.
"I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right." Says Malala Yousafzai envisioning a confrontation with the Taliban.Malala Yousafzai truly deserves Alfred Noble's peace prize and we at Let's Educate Pakistan are convinced that with your help and support, the honorable Norwegian Noble Committee will recognize her for the same.


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SoundExchange, Once Again, Warns Artists That If They Don't Register, It Might Keep Their Royalties
from the again? dept
However, some artists still aren't signing up -- and SoundExchange is apparently giving people something of an ultimatum, in which they hint at the fact that, you know, if they wanted to they absolutely could just keep the money.
Register by Oct. 15 as you may risk losing any royalties collected three (3) or more years ago by SoundExchange.As some have noticed there are some pretty big names on the "unclaimed" list. Swedish House Mafia, N.W.A., Billy Bob Thornton, Sublime, Fleetwood Mac, Rebecca Black, Louis CK, Grandmaster Flash, The Byrds, Charlie Sheen, Brother Ali... and a bunch of others. I'm pretty surprised that Rebecca Black and Louis CK haven't figured this out yet... but there's one name on the list that is stunning: Gene Simmons. Simmons is famous for being focused almost entirely on getting money, even to the point of saying that artists should sue their fans. You'd think that somewhere along the line he'd notice that he should register with SoundExchange to get what's owed to him.
SoundExchange is authorized by law to release older unclaimed royalties to offset our costs and distribute proportionally to those we already pay. We have repeatedly held off on doing this, but we need your help to spread the word and get recording artists and record labels to register.
For what it's worth -- while there were some legitimate concerns that SoundExchange was doing little to "find" these artists, I no longer believe that's the case. Having watched their efforts over the past few years, they really have done quite a lot to try to get artists to register. Of course, this really just highlights one of the problems of setting up a system like SoundExchange in the first place. Creating unnecessary middlemen may seem like a useful solution, but it often seems to just prevent more direct support of artists. Still, if you are a recording artist of any kind, it's worth getting registered to avoid having SoundExchange keep the money it has for you for itself.


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The Wanted, Kelly Clarkson + More to Perform at 2012 Mixtape Festival
Kelly Clarkson and the Wanted on the same bill? The only way that could be sweeter is if there were chocolate involved. And in terms of the 2012 Mixtape Festival, it is.
Clarkson and the U.K. heartthrobs will hit the stage with the Fray, DJ Pauly D, NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys) and more at this year's Mixtape Fest, which will be held at Hershey Park in Hershey, Pa., the chocolate capital.
The 'American Idol' alum and the Fray, who are co-headlining on tour this summer, will rock out on Friday, Aug. 17 with New Kids on the Block and DJ Pauly D. The Wanted will headline the Saturday, Aug. 18 performances alongside the Dan Band, LL Cool J and NKOTBSB — the super group's only North American performance this year following a European tour.
The New Kids are particularly thrilled to kick off the festival's first year. "It's an honor for us to be a part of the inaugural year of Mixtape," the band said in a statement. "To share the stage with such mega-artists as Kelly Clarkson, LL Cool J and the Fray is really exciting… We couldn't think of a better way to spend our weekend than with our amazing fans, and there couldn't be a better setting than such a fun-filled festival with such an amazing bill of artists."
Tickets for the Mixtape Festival go on sale April 27, but if you can't wait til August, you can check out the Wanted on tonight's episode of 'The Voice,' performing their new single 'Chasing the Sun.'


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Week 39: Least Favorite Foods. What was your least favorite food from your childhood? Did your parents make you eat it anyway? Do you still dislike the same food today? How have your tastes changed since your youth?
Easy. Liver. Mom made it once, forced me to try it. She got it back. It's the only thing I ever ate that I disliked so hard I threw up. Mind, I've always been a picky eater, but I usually was stubborn enough that I resisted most foods that I didn't want. I don't remember why I actually knuckled under and tried the liver.
In my defense, that liver was bad enough my mom agreed, and she didn't eat it either!
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Reflections on life from an older, working mother with two boys. My blog is inspired by my niece's blog called "Life of a Domestic Goddess." At the end of the day at our house, if no one has been to the emergency room, Childrens' Services has not called, my sweater wasn't on inside out at work, and we have eaten something other than poptarts and donuts for at least one meal, I call it good!
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NHVR Chain of Responsibility – Bathurst - Building Capability Industry Sess...
As part of the Chain of Responsibility Education Project, the NHVR is holding a number of industry sessions across Australia.
These sessions aim to build the capability of your business to identify risks associated with your business' transport activities and understand how Safety Management Systems can assist you to manage risk and comply with your obligations under the HVNL.
This session will also introduce two brand new resources developed by the NHVR:
Chain of Responsibility Gap Assessment tool
The online CoR Gap Assessment tool is designed to provide all chain parties with a mechanism for assessing their business practices against the requirements and obligations of the law.
Bring along your own internet-connect tablet or phone to be guided through the tool by your presenters!
Introduction to Risk Management – A Heavy Vehicle Industry Guide
The Introduction to Risk Management Guide will help you begin to establish/refine your own processes for identifying, assessing and managing risks in your heavy vehicle transport activities.
Places are limited to 2 people per business
Learn more about CoR and find all the resources from our Phase 1 Industry Information Sessions at - https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/changes-to-chain-of-responsibility


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This city's new slogan, SkiCityUSA, is especially apt because eight major ski resorts are within an hour's drive of the airport.
But it gives short shrift to all the other options available for visitors to this growing, diverse metropolis nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains.
Visitors can ski during the day, then take in a symphony performance in the evening, or they can explore the extensive collection at the Utah Museum of Modern Art, then hop aboard the city's light rail to EnergySolutions Arena to catch the Utah Jazz in action.
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Asia stocks rise as Summers exits Fed contention
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday, with analysts attributing the improved investment mood to the withdrawal of Lawrence Summers as a candidate to head the U.S. Federal Reserve. The dollar fell.
The White House said Sunday that Summers, who was considered the leading contender to succeed Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, was no longer seeking President Barack Obama's endorsement. That leaves the door open for other candidates, including Fed vice chair Janet Yellen.
Analysts said Summer was perceived as unenthusiastic about Bernanke's aggressive bond-buying program, dubbed quantitative easing, which helped push down interest rates to spur lending and jumpstart economic growth following the financial and economic crisis five years ago. The program has also weakened the dollar and boosted stock markets. Investors in equities want to see it continue.
"Summers, rightly or wrongly, has been perceived not to favour QE ... Accordingly, markets have 'celebrated' his exit from Fed Chair contention," said Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank Ltd. in Singapore in a commentary.
As early as this week, the Fed is expected to scale back its $85 billion-a-month in Treasury and mortgage bond purchases. Those purchases have been designed to keep long-term loan rates low to get people to borrow and spend and invest in the stock market. Yellen has been a supporter of quantitative easing.
Summers' withdrawal followed a growing chorus of criticism about his suitability for the Fed job, including from some members of the Senate committee that would need to back his nomination. As former director of the National Economic Council, Summers helped steer the U.S. through the financial crisis early in Obama's term. But he was also the target of critics who felt he was too cozy with Wall Street.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.3 percent to 23,214.49. South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.6 percent to 2,006.74. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6 percent to 5,249.70. Markets in Japan were closed for a public holiday.
Stocks rose broadly Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its best week since January. The market got a lift from two economic reports, one showing that inflation remained tame in August and the other showing that Americans spent more at stores last month.
The Dow rose 0.5 percent to close at 15,376.06. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 0.3 percent to 1,687.99. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2 percent to 3,722.18.
Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 75 cents to $107.46 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 39 cents to close at $108.21 a barrel on the Nymex on Friday.
In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3369 from $1.3294 late Friday. The dollar fell to 98.85 yen from 99.35 yen.
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Dickinson is one of the top colleges nationally for sustainability, according to The Princeton Review's 2014 Green Rating Honor Roll. Of the 832 schools reviewed, only 22 were named to the Honor Roll, and Dickinson was the only Pennsylvania school.Other colleges and universities that also received the highest score possible included Middlebury and Pomona colleges, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, American, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and University of California-Los Angeles.
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James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players | RUG332 | Released: 02/08/09
Limited edition 7" single with individually artworked sleeve, and the chance for fans to see their own words etched into the run out groove plus a chance to win a pair of tickets to Field Day.
On 3 August James Yorkston is to release a new single, the limited edition 7" 'Martinmas Time'. The single is taken from James' forthcoming 5th studio album 'Folk Songs', which sees James teaming up with The Big Eyes Family Players for a new album of traditional songs, set for release a week after the single on 10 August.
Limited to 300 copies, James' version of 'Martinmas Time', learned from the singing of Anne Briggs, is backed by 'Nottanum Town', which is also taken from the 'Folk Songs' recording sessions. Each 7" comes in it's own unique sleeve - 300 blank sleeves have been sent out by James Yorkston & James Green (aka Big Eyes) to friends and family to be designed, desecrated, doddoled & decollated on. Already with their crayons to the ready are King Creosote, The Pictish Trail, Lone Pigeon & Steve Mason. Who knows which one you'll get?!
Not only that! James also wants his fans to be involved in the creative process by offering them a chance to write a haiku and see it etched into real life vinyl. Yes, write a haiku based around the theme of James Yorkston/ 'Folk Songs' / Big Eyes and two winners' entries will be etched into the run out groove of the 7".
Entrants should send their haikus to firstname.lastname@example.com with JY POEM COMP in the subject line. Entries must be received by the 30th June.
Each winner will also get a pair of tickets to London's Field Day where James will be performing. Details below:
AEROPLANE / APES AND ANDROIDS / AUDION / EROL ALKAN / ERRORS / FAKE BLOOD / FENNESZ / FINAL FANTASY / FIRST AID KIT / FOUR TET / JAMES YORKSTON / JUANA MOLINA / LITTLE BOOTS (Live) / MALCOLM MIDDLETON / MICACHU AND THE SHAPES / MOGWAI / MYSTERY JETS / RUSKO / SANTIGOLD (UK Exclusive) / S.C.U.M / SKREAM / THE BIG PINK / THE HORRORS / THE TEMPER TRAP / THE THING / THE XX / TOUMANI DIABATE / WOODPIGEON / WET PAINT
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RUG332 | Out nowAdd to cart: £5.99
Limited edition 7" single with individually artworked sleeve, and the chance for fans to see their own words etched into the run out groove plus a chance to win a pair of tickets to Field Day.
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The Obama administration "has not shown any inclination to rescind" its requirement that many religious employers pay for contraceptives for their workers, so "we need to get this mandate overturned" by the courts, said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami on Oct. 19. The archbishop also announced that the Archdiocese of Miami had joined the 50 or so other Catholic dioceses, universities and entities throughout the nation that have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services because of the contraceptive mandate. "We feel it is a violation" of the First Amendment, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and H.H.S.'s rule-making authority, the archbishop said. He added that Vice President Joseph Biden spoke "untruthfully" during the vice presidential debate on Oct. 11 when he said that "no religious institution...has to pay for contraception; none has to be a vehicle to get contraception in any insurance policy they provide."
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We're Missing The Point Of The Cloud: It's Not Supposed To Be Locked To A Single Service
from the where-are-my-apis? dept
I absolutely understand why this is happening, and am sure that the labels would positively freak out if someone had offered a cloud service that you could point any application to. But, really, when we're talking about "the cloud" and it involves this kind of lockup, it's important to remember that we're really not seeing some of the key features that the whole concept of "the cloud" is supposed to enable. Yes, we're seeing the remote storage and the access from anywhere type features, but not the ability to access information and data with different services. And, of course, once you could access such info with different services, you could see some real innovation start to occur around that information, including unique services for sharing and combining playlists, and making music a lot more social. At some point that will come, but, until then, these offerings are nice, yet hardly demonstrate what the technology really could do if it were unshackled.


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Mars Rover Discovers Earth-Like Rock
(PASADENA, Calif.) -- The Curiosity rover surprised NASA engineers with the first Martian rock it examined. Scientists expected to find a rock similar to the ones seen on previous missions to Mars. But instead, they found a rock with a composition seen in many rocks on Earth.
"This rock is a close match in chemical composition to an unusual but well-known type of igneous rock found in many volcanic provinces on Earth," said Edward Stolper of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena in a NASA statement Friday. "With only one Martian rock of this type, it is difficult to know whether the same processes were involved, but it is a reasonable place to start thinking about its origin."
According to NASA, rocks on Earth with a similar composition usually come from processes in the planet's mantle and result from crystallization of water-rich magma at an elevated pressure.
As NASA said in a statement, rock compositions are important because they "tell stories about unseen environments and planetary processes." Researchers hope that the discovery of varied rock composition on Mars will give insight into the planet's past.
The rock is around the size of a football and is shaped like a pyramid. It has been nicknamed "Jake Matijevic," after a mission engineer who recently died.
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|Pendleton County, West Virginia
Location in the state of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
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United States West Virginia Pendleton County
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 4.1 Cemeteries
- 4.2 Census
- 4.3 Court
- 4.4 Genealogy
- 4.5 Land
- 4.6 Local Histories
- 4.7 Maps
- 4.8 Naturalization
- 4.9 Newspapers
- 4.10 Probate
- 4.11 Research Guides
- 4.12 Taxation
- 4.13 Vital Records
- 5 Societies and Libraries
- 6 Web Sites
- 7 References
County Courthouse
Pleasants County
301 Court Lane #101
Saint Mary's, WV 26170
- County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, and probate records from 1853
- Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records[1]
Parent County
1787--Pendleton County was created 4 December 1787 from Augusta, Hardy and Rockingham Counties (Virginia).
County seat: Franklin [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Pendleton County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Augusta County, Virginia
- Grant
- Hardy
- Highland County, Virginia
- Pocahontas
- Randolph
- Rockingham County, Virginia
- Tucker
For tips on accessing Pendleton County, West Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
LDS Ward and Branch Records
1810 Census of Pendleton County, Virginia
1850 Pendleton County Census
1930 Pendleton County Census Information
- Franklin
- Zigler
- [Coberly] Harter, Mary. "James Cunningham of Western Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):9-16; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):109-116. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 29 (1985).
- [Cunningham] Harter, Mary. "James Cunningham of Western Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):9-16; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):109-116. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 29 (1985).
- [Harper] Rutherford, William Kenneth and Anna Clay Rutherford. Genealogical History of Our Ancestors. Revised Edition. 2 vols. Lexington, Mo., 1977. FHL Book 929.273 R933ra 1977 v. 1-v. 2.
- [Skidmore] Skidmore, Warren. Thomas Skidmore (Scudamore), 1605-1684, of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, and Fairfield, Connecticut; His Ancestors and His Descendants to the Ninth Generation. 1980. FHL Book 929.273 Sk32sk; 1985 edition: FHL Book 929.273 Sk32sk 1985; 1998 edition: FHL CD-ROM.
- [Van Deventer] Vandevander, Paul J. and Ida Christobelle Van Deventer. The Van Deventer Family, 1550-1977. Parsons, W.Va.: McClain Print. Co., 1978. FHL Book 929.273 V286v.
- [Van Deventer] Arthaud, John Bradley and Catherine DeEtte Arthaud. The Mary Coberly and William Van Deventer Family of Pendleton and Randolph Counties, West Virginia, An Annotated Index to Paul J. Vandevander's The Van Deventer Family 1550-1977. Columbia, Mo., 1988. FHL Book 929.273 V286v index.
Local Histories
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Pendleton County on page 135.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
Civil War
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Brig. Gen. James Boggs' Camp # 1706
Dewayne Borror, Commander
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 7th WV Infantry Camp #7
P.O. Box 622
Franklin, WV 26807
- West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991.
Online Newspapers from Surrounding Areas
Pendleton Times
P.O. Box 906
Franklin, WV 26807-0906
Obituaries from Pendleton Times
Pendleton County, West Virginia 1788 - 1970 Will Books
West Virginia Will Books
Research Guides
- "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Pendleton County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1976):119-123. FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
How can West Virginia tax lists help me?
- 1792, 1802 - Images of the 1792 and 1802 Personal Property Tax Lists of Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available to browse online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
- 1815 -Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. FHL Books 975 E4w v. 5-v. 6. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Pendleton County is included in Vols. 5 and 6.]
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records: Birth, Death, Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Pendleton County Historical Society
Main Street
Franklin, West Virginia 26807
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List
- Family Links
- Fort Seybert Heritage Education Association
- Pendleton County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
- Pendleton County Links
- Pendleton County, West Virginia Wikipedia
Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).


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...lools like the western teams won't have to travel as much...
What thinks the few other resident hockey fans here.... AGAW, Jordy, BRJ, anyone? I haven't had a chance to even read/listen about it much just yet, but it seems like quite the drastic change.
...lools like the western teams won't have to travel as much...
NHL Realignment, A Primer: Four Conferences, Revamped Playoffs Among The Change
Dec 05 10:09p by Travis Hughes
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NHL realignment is here, and there's a ton of news flying around. Let's break down all the information as easily as we can, first with a look at which teams fall where.
We've posted this map about 18,000 times now, so just click if you'd like to see it again. Here's a different visual breakdown of the new conferences.
Names of the new conferences have yet to be decided, and there's no word if they could go back to the old Patrick, Adams, Norris and Smythe names.
IMBALANCE: The first thing you notice is the unbalance between the Eastern half of the league and the Western half. Keep in mind that there's no such thing as the Eastern Conference and Western Conference any longer, so that's not really of too much concern. The top four teams in each conference will make the postseason.
Gary Bettman's argument against the concern that it'll be easier to make the playoffs if you're in one of the Eastern groupings is that the bottom seedings are inconsequential. Basic mathematics seem to sit counter to that point, but we'll let you be the judge of if you care about that.
PHOENIX SITUATION: Besides, this new format might not even make it to the beginning of the 2012-13 season. There's still plenty of uncertainty revolving the Phoenix Coyotes, and it's definitely possible that the team is playing in a different city come next season. This seems to create a bit of a contingency plan for the NHL.
Should Phoenix move East to Quebec City, it's a quick swap to "Conference 2". If they were to move to Kansas City or Seattle or another Western locale, Detroit or Columbus could be shifted to "Conference 1" or "Conference 2."
Again, though, balance between the East and the West doesn't really matter at this point considering there's no such thing as the East and the West.
And, well.... it does sort of lend itself to potential expansion to 32 teams, doesn't it? /cart-before-the-horse
SCHEDULE CHANGES: There will be a home-and-home held between each team in the league, meaning that each team will play in each league city every single season. That helps travel concerns for the West to an extent, but the reality is that teams in the West are just separated by more distance and will have to travel more, no matter the alignment.
The rest of the games will be filled inside of your own conference.
If your team is in a seven-team conference, they will play 36 games inside of their conference, or six games against each team. In eight-team conferences, teams will play at least five but potentially six games against each their intra-conference foes.
PLAYOFFS: The big question is how the playoffs will work. According to Bettman, here's how things will go:
■As we mentioned, the top four teams in each conference will advance to the postseason.
■From that point, the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be intra-conference.
■There will be four conference champions, each of whom will advance to a final four.
■The four teams will likely be reseeded based on regular season results, with No. 1 playing No. 4 and No. 2 playing No. 3. The winners will meet in the Stanley Cup Final. It's also possible that the two eight-team conferences (or, the East) will meet and that the two seven-team conferences (the West) will meet, with the winner playing in the Final. Bettman said the general managers will decide this.
All in all, there's a whole lot of change, and not everybody will be happy with it. How does this all make you feel? For complete coverage of NHL realignment
Seems to make sense although the two 7 team conf. have a slight advantage as only 3 teams don't make the playoffs while 4 miss out in the 8 team conf.
Its ****ing terrible. All they had to do was switch the Jets and Predators. If they wanted to shake it up, switch Detroit.
You have to start the playoffs playing in your division is a step backwards. I dont get the benefits at all.
What I don't get is why Florida and Tampa Bay are in basically the Canadian division.
Just glad to have Hockey.
C1 is fine, obviously, so I'm fine...
If I was Florida/TB fan I'd be pissed...
The Islanders should be in their own division
The Nhl always seems to do what's best even if it doesn't seem like it at the time.
i'm not crazy about this...better records taking a back sit to reduced travel for certain teams...all they had to do was switch the Jets and Predators,like Bay Ridge said...and an unbalanced sked would take care of the travel situation...
You've got a division where 5 of 7 teams are at the 47th parallel, and two at the 27th parallel. And sandwiched right in the middle of this division is another, with all those teams at the 37th parallel.
So Boston and New York aren't together.
Or Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
First of all, I'm not a Gary Bettman fan AT ALL. I don't like having a non-hockey guy in control. He's all about money at the expense of the history of the game.
I hated to see the historical division names go away (Patrick, Adams, Norris and Smythe).
Off the top of my head, the only things he's done that I like was abolishing the 2-line pass and changing the icing rule so that the players on the ice for the offending team have to stay on the ice. Both of these rules have sped up the game.
I don't know what to think about the realignment. It doesn't seem right that Carolina will be in the division they'll be in while Nashville, Florida and Tampa Bay are in a different division. As far as the Florida teams having to travel to Canada, well, Phoenix (assuming they survive) and the Cali teams also have to travel to Canada. Actually, I believe a flight from Tampa bay to Montreal is shorter than from Anaheim to Calgary.
Anyway, I don't see how this could be made a perfect world with 4 divisions and 30 teams. So I agree, swapping Nashville and Winnipeg makes the most sense to me.


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F them and F the world.
The Pens are winning this series. Every great thing that this franchise has ever accomplished has been difficult. Every single one. Hell, if you look at it logically, we shouldn't even have a franchise right now. Against All of the Odds (Thank you Phil Collins), this franchise has found a way to surprise us and provide all of us with unforgettable memories that are cherished by all of us who bleed whatever shade of black and gold that this franchise decides to go with. They're about to do it again. I don't give a crap if the Pens lose 6-1 tomorrow and this thread is bumped by some jaded jackoff. At this time, at this moment, the Pens are on their journey to provide us with one more unbelievable memory, to add to the incredibly lucky library that we've all been privleged to have a card to. We're winning this series and we're winning the Stanley Cup. Because honestly, what other line of thought would be justified for a die-hard to have right now?
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Hi Jeffrey,
My husband and I have lived in three different homes since getting married and will move into our fourth, and hopefully last, house in approximately six months. We are semi-retired and are building our dream home so that we never need to move again.
That said, I'm feeling as if I (we) could use the advice of a design professional. We have never used a designer before (I always struggle with the cost) but are starting to feel overwhelmed with choosing everything, and I'm a bit at odds with my husband's taste. I always thought we were of the same opinion when it comes to decor but that's not turning out to be the case.
Will a designer play mediator between the two of us, or expect us to be on the same page - or (worse yet) to take their advice as gospel?
Please advise. Kelly
Deep breaths, Kelly, deep breaths. I can sense the anxiety in your email and rightly so. Building your dream home without the help of a design professional can be a very daunting task. Choosing taps, sinks, lighting, countertops and flooring can be overwhelming before even addressing paint colours, fabrics and furniture layout. It helps that you are semi-retired because sourcing of all the components can be very time consuming.
To answer your question, yes, a professional designer (or decorator) has plenty of experience working with couples not always in agreement on how they want their house to look.
It's very common for a designer to be caught in the middle of a "domestic difference" over whether the tiles would look better polished or honed, the hardwood two inches or three inches wide and what really is the perfect shade of grey for the entire main floor. A designer will listen to both your opinions and then give you hers to take under advisement. Remember, you've hired a professional for a reason, so let them do their job so you can reap the rewards.
I'm not suggesting don't listen to your gut instinct, or to take their word as gospel, but I am saying that if you're just looking for accolades and reinforcement of your design choices then have your girlfriend or sister-in-law come over and leave the professional out of it.
Design decisions on a new build or renovation often have to be made quickly in order to keep the project rolling along. No matter how much advance notice the builder gives you, decision day always seems to come as a surprise. These decisions are usually of the expensive nature, the kind that could easily translate to costly mistakes if you're not properly prepared. A designer will keep you on schedule while at the same time help to avert the expensive errors by bringing their expertise to the project.
Perhaps for budgeting purposes, you and your husband could do the legwork when it comes to the sourcing but then have a designer review, mediate and edit your choices? This way you get to present your selections to the designer as if she is the client, when in fact she's holding your vision for the entire project and helping guide your decisions and picks in that direction.
In order for this scenario to work you and your husband must both arm the designer with as many photos as possible of the look you wish to achieve. You must put the prep work into your portfolio of ideas that best represent what you want for a finished product.
It's easy to get off track from your original plan; a designer will help to keep the course.
It's an exciting opportunity to be able to build your dream home, Kelly, and it's understandable you and your husband are anxious about making a wrong move. Budgeting in the services of a designer makes more sense than those of a marriage counselor after the fact!
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Sam Mikulak isn't much on regret. It's just not his thing.
So there was no pep talk necessary after the easygoing Mikulak stumbled through the opening round of the U.S. men's gymnastics championships on Friday. He blew it. He knew it. And he knew he had a chance at redemption in Sunday's final.
''I guess I get over things pretty easily,'' Mikulak said. ''I'm always looking toward the future and stay in that moment.''
He certainly provided a memorable one in the finals. Electric at the start and relaxed at the finish, Mikulak surged past Jake Dalton and former champions John Orozco and Danell Leyva with six nearly flawless routines on the way to his second straight national title. Mikulak's two-day total of 180.650 was just ahead of Orozco's 180.200 and provided a healthy jumping off point for a U.S. men's team searching for redemption at the world championships in October.
''It's a long competition,'' Mikulak said. ''You can never count yourself out because once you start having negative thoughts, you just beat yourself up.''
There was no beating the 21-year-old Mikulak on a day in which he competed as if his sloppy miscues on parallel bars and floor exercise on Friday never happened.
Dalton led for much of Sunday before fading to third, followed by Donnell Whittenburg and Leyva, the 2012 Olympic all-around bronze medalist who is in the process of revitalizing his flagging career. Alex Naddour rounded out the top six, which will serve as the U.S. team at the 2014 world championships in Nanning, China from Oct. 3-13.
While Mikulak might have mentally hit control/alt/delete on his forgettable Friday, the evidence remained. He started Sunday a distant 2.3 points behind the early pace set by Orozco. It took all of a minute for the comeback to begin. Mikulak began the finals on parallel bars - the same event where a bad mix of chalk and honey had him treating the event like a slip-and-slide on Friday - and put up a 15.450 that served as the spark he needed to track down the leaders.
''Once I got into the rhythm of doing my routines it became second nature and muscle memory took over,'' Mikulak said.
It led him to a familiar spot: the top of the podium. Mikulak has emerged as the best American all-arounder over the last two years, taking the moniker away from Orozco and Leyva after the emerging stars went through post-London letdowns. Orozco tore his left ACL in the fall of 2012 while Leyva has spent most of the last 24 months navigating personal issues that affected his confidence and briefly led him to ponder retirement.
Those thoughts are long gone for both.
Orozco's bid for a second national title collapsed with a botched vault in which he bailed out because he was ''scared,'' but he recovered to produce an eye-popping 16.100 on high bar, the highest score in any event - men or women - during the four-day championships.
The performance gave Orozco an event gold to go with his all-around silver as the men spread the wealth. The six event golds went to six different gymnasts, proof the talent atop the U.S. men's program is a bit more spread out than it is for the U.S. women, who will rely heavily on supernova Simone Biles at worlds.
While Biles will head to China with the weight of another world championship on her shoulders, the men have less pressure but more to prove.
Mikulak, Dalton, Orozco and Leyva were part of a group that headed to London with an outside shot of unseating Japan and China. It never happened. The U.S. dominated qualifying only to crater in the team finals, falling to fifth behind a group that included upstart Britain.
The Americans regrouped to win four individual medals at last year's worlds, but China will be their first major meet together since walking off the O2 Arena floor in shock.
''Instead of losing guys after this, we gained the whole Olympic team and we're still getting juniors and seniors coming in,'' Dalton said. ''It's going to be a surprising year for a lot of people.''
Dalton hoped to start the surprises early. He moved into the lead quickly on Sunday but couldn't hold on. He stepped awkwardly to the side after landing his vault and the resulting 14.700 opened the door for Mikulak.
Orozco's vault was even worse. In an event that's typically one of the highest scoring of the six disciplines, Orozco managed just a 13.500 when he failed to explode off the block. The low flight prevented him from getting through clean and a penalty ended his chance to reach the top of the podium for the first time since winning nationals a month before the 2012 Olympics.
While Orozco and Dalton faltered, Mikulak kept coming. He pumped his fists and flexed after a hit set on pommel horse, an event most American men struggle to master. That's no longer a problem for Mikulak, whose two-day total of 30.600 on pommels was more than 1.5 points clear of the next highest finisher and provided the difference.
''He had some hiccups the first day but he can definitely turn the game on when he's ready,'' Dalton said of Mikulak. ''I knew he was going to be up there.''


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Earlier this week, a report out of Australia said that Apple along with Microsoft and Adobe had been asked by Australia's House of Representatives to appear to explain why their products were so much more expensive in Australia than they are in America.
Apple's prices don't look too bad compared to their American counterprices in the Land Down Under, but that's not true of Adobe. In fact, to purchase a complete set of Adobe's Creative Suite Applications, you'll pay $1,400 more than in the United States… making it cheaper for Australian creative professionals to actually fly to America to buy Adobe's software in bulk.
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