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- Premier League
Wenger: Walcott owes Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has put further pressure on Theo Walcott to commit his future to the club, insisting the England forward must repay the Gunners' faith in him.
Wenger again insisted that Walcott will not be sold in the January transfer window, even if he refuses to extend his Arsenal contract that will run out next summer.
Now the Arsenal boss has played the loyalty card as he tries to persuade Walcott to follow the likes of Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain by extending his stay at the Emirates.
"I believe what is important to keep the young players is that at some stage I have stood up for them," Wenger said. "It is easier to take a player of 25 and put him in the team. You know what you are getting. If you put them in at 17 or 18, you have to stand up for them. There is a risk you will lose games while they are learning their job.
"Once you have produced them, you want to say; 'Okay, let's stay together and win together'. Somewhere along the line they need to give back to the club what the club has given to them.
"If a guy gets to 30, you can understand it is his last contract and if he feels he wants a change, I can understand that. This is a more sensitive age, but basically it is a reward for our policy.
"Robin [van Persie] was 29 [when he left]. Theo is 23. I believe it is important we keep him. I don't want to compare it but it would be a big loss for us. I want him to stay and I have been consistent on that.
"With Theo, I have always believed that he would sign a new contract. He has always looked to me like he is an Arsenal man and hopefully it can be resolved."
Walcott's wage demands have been a driving factor in his request for a move away from the club, but Wenger is confident Arsenal have the capacity to persuade the 23-year-old.
"I won't sell him in January, that is for sure, because my gut feeling is that he belongs to this club and I am always convinced he will stay," Wenger said. "I am happy to pay Theo the money he deserves. But I feel as well that I bought him and spent a lot of money on him.
"You never fix yourself a limit on financial restrictions. I believe the board will follow my recommendation if possible. We have a wage bill that has to be respected. When we go higher than expected, I ask the board to do it and most of the time they follow my demands."
Meanwhile, Wenger has suggested England is now producing the kind of quality footballers he once believed he needed to import to bring success at Arsenal, with the likes of Walcott, Wilshere and Kieren Gibbs giving him strong hope that home grown stars can dominate his side in years to come.
"The youth policy has improved in England and therefore we produce more good players in this country," he said. "We try to take advantage of it. The game we want to play demands a little bit of blind understanding. Therefore it is important that we keep the same players together."


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tues, july 27, 2010
10 min HSPU practice (alone, rings, E-ROM..)
5 sets @ full effort:
25 unbroken wall balls - 20#/12# to 10 ft
20 hang power clean - 105#/80#
15 KBS - 2/1.5 pd
Rest 2:30 b/t sets EXACTLY
post total working time ONLY to comments
87 comments:
- Stephen Flamm said...
We picked up ours on craigslist, and there are always several available without much demand. Most people in the US should be able to pick one up for under $250.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- jay rhodes said...
James, and any other dawgs willing to help.
My back is still all fired up from the max DL attempt last Wednesday. Its that feeling where its all tightened up and a little unstable in the lumbar/sacral area. Short little pains on random every movements.
Any recommendations?
- July 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Adam Rogers said...
Just placed a bid for one on ebay, pick up is about 2 hours away in Indianapolis but am the only bidder at $99 dollars so far...until someone on here outbids me.
Big brother just moved back into town and brought a big tire with him, looking forward to throwing it around.
Stephen, good to see you back posting again buddy, saw those new stats after your lifting cycle. Beastly!
- July 26, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Brian said...
July 20th wod (completed on Monday the 26th)
10 min - muscle up skill work
5 sets @ high effort:
15 burpees
20 unbroken chin ups
25 GHD Sit ups
rest 2 min - add 30 sec to rest time b/t sets/set
Approx 15 muscle ups completed.(5 sets of 3 UB)
Practiced holding false grip while turning rings out at bottom for full extension. My weakness is there.
Metcon times: (In brutal heat)
1. 2:21
2. 3:00
3. 2:54
4. 3:01
5. 3:09
Notes: Pullups and burpees all UB, GHD's took forever, all rounds broken.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- bso said...
Love my AirDyne... don't know about calories cuz the computer doesn't work, but working at perceived efforts for time can suck pretty bad. Found it in the backroom of a big fitness club. Might be worth calling around to some of the universities and other facilities which have been around for awhile... lots of AirDynes were replaced by ellipticals I suspect...
- July 26, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Rob Sifton said...
I put an add in the used sites in Calgary looking for one. I never heard anything about it for about 3 months, then someone just got in touch asking if I was still looking for one.
It was in Mint condition, and 18 years old. Computer is a bit old, but does the trick.
300 if I remember.
- July 26, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- OPT said...
jay, time off heals all
- July 26, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Poly said...
Paul Klein:
Justin says "Fuck You"
But me and the guys from my shift thank you a ton, we got a tour of the Penske setup, it was the highlight of our weekend. I ended up working their pit, and it was pretty exciting when Helio took the lead, and crossed first, I got good video of him storming at the officials over the black flag. I'll put it up and send you a link. Hope to be able to repay you someday. Thanks.
- July 26, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Tommy Hackenbruck said...
OPT, I have 2 airdynes @ my gym. Love them, train on them quite often, especially when I do IWT's a la Pat O'Shea. That's a fine recommendation for your athletes, nothing sucks the life out of you quicker. BTW, I've done the "300FY" one time and will hopefully never repeat it. Spent a lot of time in a very dark place in my mind through the middle of it.
- July 26, 2010 at 11:00 PM
- kat. said...
If there's anyone knowing how to get the Airdyne within the EU, please share it. I have just found our importer is not doing the business anymore, and have no other links.
- July 27, 2010 at 4:38 AM
2:32 + 2:49 + 3:29 + 3:14 + 3:48 = 15:52 total work time.
Ouch. HPC were far and away the worst.
- July 27, 2010 at 5:06 AM
- DAVE X said...
Yes! Tommy is the man! I was pulling hard for you at the games brother!
I found three airdynes in my area all for $100 and less, now it's time to find the pick of the litter.
Total: 18:13
Grip was dead during the final two sets.
- July 27, 2010 at 5:49 AM
- Garage Crossfitter said...
Structural balance wod then 10 min rest and did 30 tire flips with jumping in and out per flip
time= 3:19
i love those kind of wods...
looking for an airdyne right now...i may just wait till Dave X buys his then steal it from him...
going to check out big ass tires at a local farm in a few hours...ill let u know what i find...
- July 27, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- DAVE X said...
Gee... I appreciate that, Josh!
- July 27, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Chris Dunkin said...
- July 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Meldrum said...
HSPU felt really good today, was able to do sets of 5, which was good for me. Noticed the shoulder strength increasing.
Met con:
4:59, 5:26, 6:07 = 18:32.
Had to shut it down after 3 rounds as i had a exam this morning, but overall it felt very good.
- July 27, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Total working time = 14:11.
Very, very tough. Grip was smoked.
- July 27, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Brandon said...
- July 27, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Paul Klein said...
I sent an email to the address in your profile.
I'm glad that you were able to meet up with the guys. The end of the race certainly did get exciting!
I used to get Justin so upset with the Wolf Mother vs. Led Zepplin comments that there were times I thought he was going to try to kill me! Classic stuff.
- July 27, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Jen Osborn said...
finally got the kip on the HSPU!
all wall ball's were unbroken :)
- July 27, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Quick question, is doing this plus a CF endurance WOD everyday too much??
HSPU's felt good today. Worked off of 35lb plates and keeping myself close to the wall. Did sets of 5.
Total working time 13:33.
Fastest round was 2:15, couldn't keep that pace up though. Good workout!
- July 27, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- Bear said...
Had to sub wallballs (knee injury) and 2 pood (only have 1.5 pood). Totally cramped up and called it quits after 3 rounds. Not unexpected, haven´t been doing high reps for a while, but I kinda hoped I could go 100% straight away. Probably need to keep volume down this week.
10 PP, 50 kg
20 HPC, 50 kg
20 KBS, 24 kg
1 - 1:48 min, unbroken
2 - 2:25 min, broken
3 - 3:32 min, very broken
- July 27, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Alex said...
AirDyne Bike... Wow. Now THAT is a blast from the past!
HSPU Practice: since I can't do a full HSPU, I worked on ROM toes on a plyo box , pike position, hands on 2 yoga blocks, going down slowly pausing before head touched the floor...had to get onto knees to push back up at times.
So HARD!
1) 3:36
2) 3:40
3) 4:09
4) 3:46
5) 3:43
UB WBs for all 5 sets, the only problem is that at the gym the heaviest med bal is 10 lbs, so I shot it higher than 10'.
Heaviest KB is 20kg... used that one.
- July 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Alex said...
OopS: forgot: total working time 17:14.
- July 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Martin Altemark said...
Top 5 worst metcons this year...
HSPU training: E-ROM focus - 15cm, 20cm, 25cm, 30cm (PR-ish), 32cm (PR), 36cm (PR)
Metcon: 14:26 total
Crash after first two rounds, never recovered. Ankle better. That's nice.
- July 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Sean Cummings said...
Workout was very tough, it is tough to even type right now. 2 pood KB swings felt like 8 poods.
Rd 1- 2:30
Rd 2- 3:32
Rd 3- 4:06
Rd 4- 5:50
Rd 5- 4:52
- July 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Joel B. said...
hspu: a few normal working on not going down so slow. then 3.5 extra ROM...these felt good so the rest of the time did 5.5" extra ROM and worked on keeping the feet touching to a minimum. this is the most extra rom I've done to this point.
metcon: 17:23
this was a real weenie shrinker. was it in response to OBD Brent's comment the other day!? something about wishing coach would be harder on us!? haha, good one!
first time with my new dynamax med balls. ghd should be here any day. picked up a big ol tire this morning. checked cl for airdynes but the cheapest in the area is 250 right now. I'll do it, but want to find a better deal if possible.
- July 27, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Chad Walding said...
1) 2:03
2) 2:58
3) 3:48
4) 4:44
5) 5:49
Total train wreck! Wheels completly fell off. I think the heat affected me quite a bit. I've got to get better in later rounds, this happens a lot and is pretty telling of what kind of animal I am.
- July 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- Cocopuffs said...
HSPU did negatives on E-rom then slow 2-3 seconds to go up. Did 4 sets none to failure just till i felt a little trouble. 4-6 each round
Subbed 2x 20# DB thrusters for WB. Sets 4and 5 Thrusters broken at 20. HPC unbroken first 2 sets, last three broken as 12 - 8. KBS were hell after 3rd set mostly broken 8-4-3 on the last 3 sets i believe.
- July 27, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Filly said...
Wallball unbroken
HPC - 20, 10/5/5, 8/6/4/3, 5/5/5/5 x2
2:25, 2:51, 3:32, 3:46, 3:48 = 16:22
Extremely tough on the grip. My arms are still fatigued from max pull ups two days ago. But i've been aggressively attacking my trouble areas around my scapula and I'm feeling relief in my shoulders already.
- July 27, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Eric Montgomery said...
HSPU work:
Did a set every minute on the minute for 10 mins.
10 on floor, then 2 on parallettes for each of 7 sets, then 6 on floor and 6 on floor to finish.
Had to cut it at 3 rounds. 2:43, 3:21, 4:08.
Got real hard in a hurry after that first round and grip was shot. WBs all unb; HPC broken 11-9, 11-9, 8-6-6; KBS unb, 8-7, 9-6.
- July 27, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Patrick "Phatty" Vuong said...
Practiced some hspu on rings, couldn't get any, got to the upside down vertical bench press thing going on. Practiced some on 8 inch parallettes, got some couples.
Metcon 5 rounds. Subbed 16#wb / 95# hpc / 1.5pood kbs
fastest round 2:34
slowest round 4:25
Total Time 17:31
- July 27, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Greg said...
Missed yesterday due to some eye issues. Still trying two days behind, made a tactical decision to do the metcon from the 24th instead of the jerk/chin WOD since my conditioning needs more work than overhead imo.
10 Min MU practice - transition and false grip maintenance mostly.
5 sets modified to:
for time:
10 burpees
row 400m (some shin pain currently)
rest 1 min
2:00/2:19/2:35/2:39/2:33 - gee, the old guy is soooooo sloooooooow
rest 10min
2x(4x5 TTB) - 1/2 TTB, 1/2 KTE - these ate me up too. May have been better doing 4 sets of 2x5. Live and learn. More next time.
May try to get jerk/chin in tomorrow.
- July 27, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Marshall said...
Playing catch up today, work has been crazy lately.
Sunday's WOD
Split Jerk-225 I stopped with this, I tweaked my achilles yesterday so not feeling ready to go higher.
AMRAP CU's- 35,30,30,30,25
Today's WOD- Did regular handstand practice in between HSPU's.
Metcon sets went 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:35, 3:45= 17:05 Total working time.
No wall ball or kettlebells so I subbed 30# dumbell thrusters and 60# dumbell swings (all I can get my carni hands around to simulate KBS) I didn't expect the 105# HPC's to suck so bad!
- July 27, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- PTS said...
Split jerk #235 PR
Chin ups 52 PR
Todays working time 15:29
- July 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- DAVE X said...
Hey Coach, when are we going to need to use the Airdyne? Couple days? Couple weeks?
- July 27, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Andy said...
HSPU practice, worked on narrow grip. This is what cost me in my sectionals. I also worked off of my pirouettes, I couldnt get one, full range of motion. This is a definite weakness.
2 poods were owning me.
- July 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Brent Maier said...
Hey dawgs, Tony Robbins special called Breakthrough starts this evening. He is one of the greatest motivators on this earth. I'm sure he's going to have something that relates to all of us in some way. http://www.tonyrobbins.com/breakthrough/
- July 27, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- DAVE X said...
Yes, Brent, but what is his Fran time?
- July 27, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Alex Duncan said...
Awesome workout!
Only had a 12lb wallball so I did them on an inverted Bosu ball. Killer balance problem for the legs.
Total working time: 16:36
Happy with the consistency. Times went down as I got comfortable with the wobbly platform.
- July 27, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Jay said...
total working time 20:20
felt great til rds 4 and 5
- July 27, 2010 at 5:29 PM
I'm just starting out and have a couple questions.
1. If you cannot complete the reps w/ the prescribed weight, is it better to drop the number of reps or the poundage? For example, today I was able to get 20 HPC w/ #95 but not all 20 with #105.
2. Chin-ups.... I have always defined a chin-up as hands facing me and a pull-up as hands facing away from me. From some of the past WOD I think OPT might have a different definition. What's up?
Thanks for the great job!
- July 27, 2010 at 5:49 PM
I'm just starting out and have a couple questions.
1. If you cannot complete the reps w/ the prescribed weight, is it better to drop the number of reps or the poundage? For example, for today I was able to get 20 HPC w/ #95 but not all 20 with #105.
2. Chin-ups.... I have always defined a chin-up as hands facing me and a pull-up as hands facing away from me. From some of the past WOD I think OPT might have a different definition. What's up?
Thanks for the great job!
- July 27, 2010 at 5:57 PM
HSPU work: Got first ring hspu. Also mixed in some handstand walking to wall, dock, and do 5 or so hspu.
Metcon: 14:53
- July 27, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Steve Howell said...
HSPU; worked on the rings. 4 sets of 2-3 those are hard as hell!
Times: 1:58/2:06/2:09/2:12/2:11
Total working time = 10:36
* All sets of wall ball were unbroken, only really felt the last couple reps on sets 5.
* Broke sets 1,3,4 on HPC went 15/5.
* All sets of KBS unbroken, sets 4 and 5 were hard to hang on to.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- irongirl said...
that was tough....total working time 18:40
- July 27, 2010 at 6:14 PM
first day back from a 10 week Oly cycle. Equalls bad news
10 min hspu work. 3 reps on the min every min from 10lb plate, 15lb plate, than parallettes. pause at the bottom.
Only did 3 sets: gonna cut volume down a tad for the next week or 2
3.4 something
absolutely horrible. My endurance is crap right now.
Can't wait for tommorrow.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- Eric Montgomery said...
1. The HPCs didn't have to be unbroken and I'd imagine very few people were able to do them without putting the bar down. If you could do 20 at 95lbs you could definitely do 20 at 105lbs, obviously it would take you a little longer. What was the sticking point for you?
2. The FAQ doesn't specify on these, but your definitions are the ones I've always used too. AFAIK you can do pullups/chinups with whatever grip you want unless OPT specifies pronated/supinated/mixed grip. From what I can tell he uses pullup/chinup pretty much interchangeably. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- ETC said...
Ahh! Found 3 tractor tires and I'm picking them up tomorrow. Also found and AirDyne for $100 - sold!
Did 10 minutes of free standing HSPU practice. I can do 1 rep but it takes a ton of energy and needs practice.
Only had 55# KB - which was plenty for me. Shut it down at 4 rounds- spent. All WB unbroken, cleans and KB broken 1/2 and 1/3's as went on.
Total time(4 sets):
- July 27, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Stephen B. said...
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- July 27, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Paul Klein said...
Total working time: 14:42
I got my big eff'n tire. I warmed up flipping it around the yard. I am now officially the weird guy in the neighborhood.
Brent, thanks for the heads up on the Tony Robbins show. I forgot it was on until you said something.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Adam Rogers said...
Total time 15:15
Wallballs unbroken, never an issue. HPC and Kbs very hard to hang on to, started breaking both in 2nd round.
- July 27, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Mack Lar said...
Paul Klein, What size tire did you end up going with. I'll need to get the info on where you got yours so I can pick one up. Not stateside right now, but as soon as I am I'll be in the market for a big F'n tire.
- July 27, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Stephen B. said...
HSPU practice: practiced just holds and reps. I'll hit up those rings next time.
Total working time: 17:40
All wb ub...first 2 rounds ub...HPC and KBS combo was a grip smasher...awesome WOD! Love UB wallballs!
- July 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- Pfeifdog said...
HSPU went well, used a abmat as a dept this time rep'ing out set of 6-7. next time going to go to the ground.
Rd 1- 2:45
Rd 2- 2:50
Rd 3- 3:30 tore callus open again on my hand
Rd 4- 3:15
Rd 5- 4:30
Total: 16:50
My hips/legs where smoked by round the end of round 4. Tough Workout!
- July 27, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- Jason Ackerman said...
We bought an aerodyne! Can't wait to put this to use!
- July 27, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- unit said...
3 rounds 4 time:
10 185lb power clean
10 burpees
15 ring hspu
scaled up 2 135lb hpc, 80lb db swing
2:07/ 2:23/ 2:40/ 2:48/ 2:36
all exercises unbroken all sets... took quite a few breaths bw hpc and dbs on the later sets...
10min rest
50, 40, 30, 20, 10
~10:45 (forearms smoked from the main WOD)
I think having a 'satan's tricycle' at home next 2 my 'devil's dingy' sounds like a grand idea worth pursuing...
Paul... rockin job on the hellaceous jerk pr!...
4 those with sore lower backs... rest and recover... a lingering low lumbar will last a long time...
- July 27, 2010 at 7:15 PM
This may have been the worst thing I have ever encountered. It is with hesitation and embarrassment that post this. Scaled to 3 rounds...
- July 27, 2010 at 7:29 PM
And my wallballs were quite broken... Ugh
- July 27, 2010 at 7:31 PM
total working time 16:55
I have an airdyne at my gym and have been a big fan of them since I was introduced by Mark Twight. The "300FY" workout is brutal, but should be done by everyone at least once...
- July 27, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- r Gaines said...
HSPU: needs work
Metcon: 16:48
-wallball unb
- hpc: unb 1&2. Hands are killing me but my mind made me drop. Will work on this.
-kbs: unb on 1 ,2 and 5
- July 27, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- dh said...
Been gone for a little bit celebrating the newest addition to the big dawg family (technically she's a newborn pup). Took some time off as my wife had our first child last Wednesday. Thought I would post some pics - I'm definitely a proud poppa.
Kinley Grace:
Getting back in it felt good (although lacking a little in the sleep department):
Total working time: 11:59
By the way, I've been posting a couple of weeks and really appreciate this community. Paul Klein hooked me on the programming and community aspect. I owe you buddy. Thank you James for all you do. I still can't believe this is free information. Let me officially introduce myself.
David Hood from Charlotte, NC
- July 27, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Brent Maier said...
Ring HSPU: 15 total - Humbling. Wow!
1) 2:04
2) 2:06
3) 2:42
4) 3:11
5) 3;56
Total: 14:05
We should call this one "wrecked".
- July 27, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Craig said...
I don't know if it's the heat ( 80* here in Sitka, ak) or just getting back into the routine but this was a tough one.
first two rounds unbroken. had to break it up after that.
don't really know if I can get and AirDyne. It would cost me an arm and a leg to ship it to Ak. We'll see...
- July 27, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Craig said...
Nice job Chris Dunkin.
Unit you're insane. You running on JP-5?
- July 27, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- PRM said...
HSPU: Did singles with hands elevated 1", 2" and then 3" off the floor. Went better than expected.
Metcon as rx'd
3:52, 5:00, 5:12, 5:24, 6:24
- July 27, 2010 at 8:28 PM
- Sam said...
Only three rounds
2:20, 3:35, 4:55
Conditioning suuuuuuucks
- July 27, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Kevin said...
One make-up post plus today's:
Sunday, 7.25.10--performed 7.26.10
SJ--265-pr--got it clean; 275-pr--would've counted at the cf comps I've been to and seen but not oly legit bc of press out
pullups--42-pr-, 31, 25, 21, 20,
Score--307 or 317
pretty pumped about 2 PRs. Previous sj from spring was 255, but got 260 the other day at the end of sets of 3. Previous pullup pr was 40. Hoped to get more, but screwed up w butterfly at the beginning.
total work time: 12:28
big ups to fellow dawg Jason Ackerman at Albany CrossFit for hosting me the last couple of days while in town for the NY bar exam. Really helped to blow off some steam and meet some normal non-lawyer folks.
- July 27, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Brandon said...
Catching up on a couple from last week.
Sun 7/25 (Split Jerk/Max Pull)
total: 302
- July 27, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Brian Maier said...
Unit...your effen insane bro!
Well Big Dawgs. Going in for surgery tomorrow AM so tonight was my final WOD for awhile. Going in for a long overdue hernia operation. It wasn't restricting my performance but I definitely had some discomfort and it seems to be getting worse. Better to get it taken care of now before it gets out of hand and ruins my chances of competing next year.
Training: Worked on ring HSPU's...that was humbling. The most I could string together was 2. Grinded out singles for 10min.
1) 1:55
2) 1:51
3) 2:12
4) 2:37
5) 2:31
Total working time: 11:06
All unbroken until last 2 rounds of KBS(8,7 and 8,7)
- July 27, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Noah said...
G-G-G-G-G-G-Unit!!! Holy Cow...
Did OHSx3 instead of HSPU work today...
New PR - 91kgx3
Total Working Time - 19:43 Rx'd.
- July 27, 2010 at 9:15 PM
- Noah said...
Good Luck tomorrow Brian, looking forward to having you back posting on the blog in no time.
- July 27, 2010 at 9:16 PM
- Dustin said...
Did Ring HSPU - Finally got the technique down. Probably did around 20 or so. The hardest part was trying to figure out how to get up. They are very challenging thats for sure.
1) 2:13
2) 2:31
I was wrecked after this. I have noticed that my grip is somewhat of a weakness.
- July 27, 2010 at 9:26 PM
- Kyle F said...
1) 2:25
2) 2:25
3) 2:35
4) 2:45
5) 2:30
Total = 12:40
- July 27, 2010 at 10:16 PM
- Ben Priestley said...
21:50 total time, rxd
- July 27, 2010 at 11:08 PM
2:37, 3:02, 3:34, 3:26, 3:31
Total working time 16:10
- July 27, 2010 at 11:26 PM
- Benny Ahlstedt said...
No time for the hspu's
subbed the HPC with power cleans @ 50kg
total: 17,30
- July 27, 2010 at 11:46 PM
- Heavy Evy said...
1st off Chris Dunkin you are a beast.
Now since it is late at night and I'm likely the last post, here comes my rambles.
HSPU: Went back and forth between wall and rings set about 6" off ground. Did 20 against wall,and 7 on rings. had touble getting up on rings and at one point fell over and punched my self in the face!
Metcon with 110#HPC and 75#DBS: 1:52ub, 2:12ub, DNF at DBS
Lower back seized up and I couldn't move, then had to limp to my ball game where I felt like the slowest shortstop on the planet, with dead arms, and wripped up hands......does anyone have any cheese to go with my wine? Can't wait to go to the gym tommorow though!
- July 28, 2010 at 12:07 AM
- unit said...
Brian- gd luck tomorrow... glad ur finally getting it fixed... do u know what they r using 4 the repair?... ventralex mesh ?... take er ez after surgery bro... ur gonna need a gd 6 wks of no more than 5-10lbs...
thanx 4 the shout out Craig... what is jp-5?... and can I get some?!...
heavy... if the slowest short stop with dead arms is gonna b on the field, he prob should b the first baseman!...
- July 28, 2010 at 12:52 AM
Completed yesterday but couldn't post until this morning.
10 min HSPU
-Worked off of 12" boxes to get way below parallel. Did 30 HSPU's in small sets to work extension.
2:20,2:40,2:55,3:20,3:15 = 14:30
All wall balls were unbroken and felt really good. Finally started to use my hips more instead of all leg and arms. Best wall balls I have done since I started X-fit.
Hang cleans and KB sings got heavy. The 2 pood felt heavy from the beginning.
Good workout coach
- July 28, 2010 at 7:41 AM
Hi OPT,
I've been following your program (with modifications) in the background for quite some time (I'm loving it!!!) and I'm finally willing to invest in equipment. I have the opportunity to purchase either a rower or an airdyne bike. Which would you recommend? I can't buy both unfortunately
- July 28, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Dom said...
Did ring HSPU's. They felt great, but my forehead is rug burnt.
- July 28, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Greg said...
What is a good weight to use when subbing a weighted good morning for the GHRs? Thanks.
- July 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Dillon said...
My forearms felt like they were going to explode. This one brought me to that dark place.
3:46, 4:28, 4:53, 4:36, 4:27
- July 28, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Geoff said...
Did do this Tuesday 7/27 at Y
HSPU practice felt strong, but had a little trouble going upside down for long
Wall balls with 18# ball, unbroken
hang PC with 85#: ub, ub, 12+8, 8+6+6, 10+6+4
KBS with 65# DB: ub, ub, 10+5, 9+6, 6+5+4
time working: 20:36
- July 29, 2010 at 3:27 AM
- Old Dawg (Hari) said...
WOD was a disaster! Should have "masters scaled" to 80%
Round 1: 5:20 RX'd
Round 2: 7:29 RX'd
Round 3: 9:01 sub 85 lbs, 1.5 pood
Stopped after round 3. Was completely crushed. Had I scaled from the beginning, this would have been doable. Bad planning!
- July 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM
where can i get one of these bikes outside of USA? more specifically in brazil?
- May 3, 2011 at 3:36 PM

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"A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." Luke 8:5-8
Suggested Further Reading: Colossians 1:1-10
The ground was good; not that it was good by nature, but it had been made good by grace. God had ploughed it; he had stirred it up with the plough of conviction, and there it lay in ridge and furrow as it should be. And when the Gospel was preached, the heart received it, for the man said, "That's just the Christ I want. Mercy!" said he, "it's just what a needy sinner requires. A refuge! God help me to fly to it, for a refuge I sorely want." The preaching of the gospel was the vital thing which gave comfort to this disturbed and ploughed soil. Down fell the seed; it sprung up. In some cases it produced a fervency of love, a largeness of heart, a devotedness of purpose, like seed which produced a hundredfold. The man became a mighty servant for God, he spent himself and was spent. He took his place in the vanguard of Christ's army, stood in the hottest of the battle, and did deeds of daring which few could accomplish,—the seed produced a hundredfold. It fell in another heart of like character;—the man could not do the most, still he did much. He gave himself, just as he was, up to God, and in his business he had a word to say for the business of the world to come. In his daily walk, he quietly adorned the doctrine of God his Saviour,—he brought forth sixtyfold. Then it fell on another, whose abilities and talents were but small; he could not be a star, but he would be a glow-worm; he could not do as the greatest, but he was content to do something, even though it were the least. The seed had brought forth in him tenfold, perhaps twentyfold.
For meditation: Quantity of fruit is desirable, but quality of fruit is essential—fruit that has gone mouldy is useless. The Lord Jesus Christ is looking for fruit in quantity and fruit which lasts (John 15:5,16).
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SYCAMORE – As tight budgets limit school resources, Sycamore School District 427 is finding new ways to make education a community effort.
Peter Goff, dean of students at Sycamore High School, has helped launch a pilot program to integrate 10 community service agencies into the routines of high school and middle school students and their parents.
Youth Experiencing Success in School provides in-school and after-school programs for students. It also has workshops for parents to help them become more involved with their student's academic, social and future plans.
Each program is delivered in part by one of 10 community service agencies, including the Ben Gordon Center, Family Service Agency, Youth Service Bureau and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
"We're trying to reach those kids who are in between sports or plays ... or kids who have nowhere else to go," Goff said. "We want them to find out what our community has to offer."
The in-school program already has helped agencies such as the Youth Service Bureau, which provides mental health and counseling.
Jason Nicol, executive director of the Youth Service Bureau, said it has been great to reach students at the school, where they will not have to miss classes or worry about transportation to the agency. He said he hopes to expand to more schools, including DeKalb High School.
"Our referrals have gone up every year so we know the need is out there," Nicol said. "It's just kind of getting lifted off the ground here, but we hope it continues."
While the in-school program focuses on providing services, the after-school program aims to engage students with community organizations and sharpen life skills. Events, which occur about once a week, have included a challenge day from Adventure Works, a mentoring day with Big Brothers Big Sisters and technology courses with the Ben Gordon Center.
David Miller, executive director of the Family Service Agency, said YESS is one of the most effective collaborations in which his organization has participated.
"We're helping schools be successful, and they're helping us," he said. "We're able to reach a lot more people with our mission."
The third phase of YESS – Parent University – focuses on child development, what students are learning in school, advocacy and effective parenting skills and leadership. The program features guest speakers each month to address different topics such as bullying, managing a busy schedule and planning for life after high school.
Carla Johnson, a counselor at Kishwaukee College, spoke to parents about planning for college. She said she was interested in Parent University not only as an expert speaker, but as a parent. Her child is now a freshman in college.
"As a parent of students in the district, I was really impressed to hear about the program," she said. "It's a great way for students and parents to get interconnected."
Goff said after-school programs would start again after Christmas and students could sign up on a form in the attendance office. Any parent can attend the Parent University events, which start again Jan. 22 with a presentation on how to relieve stress.


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Members of the NAACP are congratulating Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was named the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy, which produces the annual Oscar ceremony, has not had a female president since 1983, and has never had an African-American president in its 86-year history.
"Cheryl Boone Isaacs is a wonderful selection for an organization that is seeking to expand diversity and inclusion," stated NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock. "As one racial barrier is broken, we are excited to see what Ms. Isaacs will do to break down even more barriers in the industry."
"We recognize the election of Cheryl Boone Isaacs as an historic moment in Hollywood," stated Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP. "This appointment sends a clear message to the rest of Hollywood. We believe her selection will encourage the studios and networks to empower more women and minorities throughout the entertainment industry."
"Cheryl Boone Isaacs' appointment is another step in the right direction for the Academy and diversity in Hollywood," stated Robin Harrison of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau. "We congratulate her and look forward to the Academy's work and influence under her new leadership."
Isaacs' career includes stints in marketing and publicity, previously working at New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. At the Academy, she previously served as first vice president, and has served in every other office within the organization. Her role will include selecting a host for the Oscars telecast.
In July of this year, the Academy sought to expand racial and ethnic diversity among its voting members by inviting 276 new members from various backgrounds. The Academy also hired former NAACP Hollywood Bureau Executive Director Vicangelo Bulluck as managing director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives, to help foster inclusion and diversity.


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Often, when we talk about the Crestview Community Emergency Response Team, most individuals focus on the physically demanding tasks CERT members receive training on: light search and rescue, triage and first aid.
Often, when we talk about the Crestview Community Emergency Response Team, most individuals focus on the physically demanding tasks CERT members receive training on: light search and rescue, triage and first aid.
What many people don�t realize is the vast number of skills needed to make CERT successful. Skills are needed to build and maintain our team so members can respond at a moment�s notice, provide logistical support during incidents and fulfill various support functions when working with the Crestview Fire Department.
We are working toward establishing our team as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, a process none of our current team members is versed in.
We are frequently engaged in outreach, addressing various groups, organizations and the general public on issues of preparedness and its importance.
In the event of a disaster, individuals are needed to track teams and their progress; keep track of patients from arrival at triage to dispatch at medical facilities; perform communications tasks at the Crestview Emergency Operation Center, or EOC, and potentially the Okaloosa EOC.
In conjunction with the Crestview Fire Department, our team is developing a training plan for large incidents and disasters � performing firefighter rehabilitation, and periodically assisting with communications in the Crestview EOC. Training for these tasks and most other training will be provided at no cost to CERT members.
Many of the tasks don�t require a high level of physical fitness. They require an enthusiasm to assist the team in the day-to-day business of CERT; the desire to learn; a desire to assist the community in a time of need; and a willingness to work together as a team to accomplish potentially difficult tasks. CERT needs members who possess various skills, strengths and capabilities.
Individuals, whether young or mature, can be a valued member of the team.
CERT meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday of the month at Crestview Fire Station 1, 321 W. Woodruff Ave., in the upstairs training room. All interested individuals are welcome. If you have questions, email us at email@example.com.


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Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013
by Delia
We love those big additions to our Free Databases, but it's also satisfying when we add smaller items or additions. Just recently, we added Ebenezer Morton, Bethena Davis, and their Children, by James P. Preusch. This item follows this family from Massachusetts to New York to Michigan, and although it's fairly short, preserves Mr. Preusch's research for all to view. At the same time, we added Notes & Excerpts on Rice Brothers & Descendants: A Work in Progress. Compiled and published by Randall M. Rice, Rainelle, WV, this work begins with a Revolutionary War soldier from Fauquier County, Virginia and his descendants, with several eventually removing to Indiana and includes a very interesting DNA study.
On a larger scale, we also added nine digitized volumes of John R. Lifsey's Lifsey Family History and Genealogy, which includes more than a thousand pages of family history, documents and photographs.
And last, but certainly not least, we added Kenneth Otto Graft's World War II Selective Service card, a photo of the very young Mr. Graft and copies of his 1997 Fort Wayne obituaries. These items not only memorialize his life and service, but also provides a very clear example of a Selective Service card.
From the large collections to the small, we appreciate all of the items that people have generously allowed us to include in our digital collections. If you have something you'd like to make available for all to see, take a minute and contact us!
Posted by: ACPL Genealogy Center
Friday, Jul 26, 2013
Have you noticed the new button on The Genealogy Center homepage? It's in the upper left corner and says, "Family Tree Pillow and Art. Click here." Go ahead and click! The link will take you to our new partner, Keepsake Threads, who produces heirloom quality textile art and other items. They can take old family photographs or family trees and place the design on throw pillows for your living room, or on a wall hanging. They can also take cloth keepsakes to make quilts, stuffed animals, pillows, and, soon, quilt squares. Do you have all of the neckties worn by your dad from the 1970s? Or your children's souvenir tee-shirts? They can provide ways to use those items to create a priceless family heirloom. And a portion of the genealogy pillow and wall hanging sales goes to the Allen County Public Library Foundation, which helps to support The Genealogy Center.
So take a peek at their website, and visit them at their booth at the Federation of Genealogy Societies' Conference in August!
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013
Those of you who use our Free Databases may see a preponderance of material from Allen County and Indiana, but we also have thousands of records from around the country and that number is growing all of the time. Most recently, we have the East Granby Center Cemetery listings of Hartford County, Connecticut. This database was provided through the generosity of John T. Rusnock and the East Granby Center Cemetery Association. The database is search able by surname and/ or first name, and provides dates of birth and death, location of the 952 graves, as well as photographs of each of the tombstones. It is also searchable through our federated search on our home page.
If you or your group has a database that you'd like us to host, please contact us.
Take a few minutes today to explore this new database, and all of the Free Databases that are waiting at The Genealogy Center!
Friday, Jul 19, 2013
Does it sometimes seem like we're speaking a different language when you ask us something about genealogical research? The world of genealogy does have its own special words or expressions which may be difficult for beginners to understand. In this session, Cynthia Theusch will assist you in understanding words and phrases that are used by The Genealogy Center team.
Part of the Beyond Ancestry's Leaves & Branches series.
Wednesday July 24, 2013, 2:00PM-3:00PM.
Meeting Room A.
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013
by Sara
Recently we had a visit from a patron who only had about 30 minutes to spend in The Genealogy Center to find the birth date and birth place of his immigrant ancestor. The patron explained that his sister was currently in Greece on vacation and needed the information TODAY so she could search for the family at the General Archives of Greece. This ancestor, let's call him "Demetri," came to this country from Greece around 1890* (*details changed to protect patron privacy). We were able to help the patron find Demetri's birth date from his tombstone via the free website, Find a Grave, and from a World War II Draft Registration (found on Ancestry), although the two dates did not match exactly. A specific place of birth for him was not found, although it might have been possible, had the patron more time to spend on this question. While the patron seemed satisfied with what was found, I'm not sure how successful the sister's search was at the Greek Archives, with only this sketchy information. What could this family have done differently to ensure greater success?
Just as you apply for a passport, make your plane reservations, and arrange hotel accommodations all way in advance of your departure date, you need to do your genealogical homework beforehand for an overseas research trip as well. The most important thing you can do to prepare for your trip is to start researching your immigrant ancestral origins as soon as possible. There are many factors outside of our control that can make your particular ancestor search easier or harder. Finding an ancestor who came to the United States within the past 120 years is generally easier because more records were created and have survived from that time period. The search can be complicated by an immigrant's decision to Americanize their name, and by political upheaval in Europe that has resulted in geographic boundary and town name changes. You will want to look for records created after the immigrant's arrival in America that provide clues of immigrant origins, specifically, those that might show an ancestor's date of birth, parents' names, and/or birth place in the old country. Types of U.S. records to consult include: ship's passenger lists, naturalization records, death certificates, marriage licenses, Social Security applications, obituaries, organizational records, land records, employment records, newspaper articles, probate records, family papers or Bibles, and church records - most of which are not typically available on the internet. Remember to research all members of the family who immigrated (father, mother, their children, siblings of the parents, cousins, etc.) because if you find where one of them originated, chances are the rest of the family was from the same place. This research may take some time to complete, but will be worth the time spent, if it helps you find your immigrant origins, right? Armed with this data, you can then travel to the old country with the correct information and increase your chances of success in foreign archives and libraries. You might also be able to pre-arrange a visit to your ancestral village(s) of origin.
A second important task you should complete before your trip is to find the website for or current information about any foreign libraries/archives you wish to visit; check their hours, location, and holdings; and try to set up an appointment via email or telephone for a specific date and time to look at specific records. Not doing this can lead to upsetting situations, such as arriving at an archives on a Monday, only to find out that the building is closed to the public on Mondays or that the English- speaking archivist is only in the office on Wednesdays.
We want your next family history trip to be a success. So remember to plan ahead for possible future trips, come and see us in The Genealogy Center, and start researching your immigrant ancestor today!
Saturday, Jul 13, 2013
Does it seem like we are speaking a different language than you are? The world of genealogy has its own special words or expressions which may be difficult for beginners to understand. Genealogy staff will assist you in understanding words and phrases that are used by The Genealogy Center team.
Monday July 24, 2 - 3 PM, Meeting Room A.
To register for this free class, call 260-421-1225 or send us an email.
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013
by John
The Genealogy Center often gets new books that have a wide interest to a variety of patrons. We recently received a great new book by Denise May Levenick titled, How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia, & Genealogy Records, GC 929 L576h. It deserves to be read by every genealogist, especially those of us who are not as organized as we would like to be. A short book with just over 200 pages, this book is, in fact, a very practical guide for getting a handle on all of the "stuff" that we genealogists and family historians have accumulated (a very real challenge in my household).
Levenick offers practical checklists throughout her book, starting with a chapter on setting goals for your archival project: organizing, inventorying, deciding how to store, and enlisting assistance, among many others. As an archivist myself by training, I appreciated her early articulation of the Curator's Commandment: Do no harm. "Think twice, if not three times, before attempting any conservation acts involving irreplaceable family artifacts."
She goes on to offer practical advice about selecting proper archival-quality storage media and developing a workable organization scheme. There is an excellent chapter on cataloging archival photos with practical advice about storing as well as digitizing. Another chapter focuses on family heirlooms, such as art, china and glassware, jewelry, toys, clothing, quilts, tools, and other items. Yet another one deals with family papers and genealogy files. Levenick discusses whether to digitize or store in vertical files, showing how to catalog and organize files and showing the advantages and disadvantages of every method she proposes.
Sunday, Jul 07, 2013
One of the major holdings of The Genealogy Center is its collection of city directories, both bound and on microfilm. With more than 55,000 bound directories alone, The Center has long been a major repository of volumes published by the R. L. Polk Company. Fred J. Reynolds, the Allen County Public Library's director for whom The Genealogy Center's collection is named, negotiated an agreement with the company in the mid-1960s for the library to receive a copy of each directory the company publishes each year. While those for some cities and years went out-of-print before a donation could be made, the bulk of what Polk has published since the 1960s is available in book form in The Genealogy Center. Researchers should keep in mind that for many larger cities, no directory has been published for many decades while other smaller cities have either been discontinued or combined with other towns into new county directories. Earlier directories for many U.S. cities published before 1960 are available in The Genealogy Center on microfilm.
City directories are indispensable tools in historical and genealogical research. Although they contain varying amounts of information depending on the time period and locality for which they were published, they can help a researcher in a variety of ways. They can distinguish people of the same name living in an urban area, provide information about residence and employment, and occasionally, show the names of spouses or widows as well as people of the same last name living at the same address. Rural directories, which are extant for a select number of counties and years, mainly in Midwestern states, will sometimes provide additional information, such as the names of children, the number of acres owned, the value of a farm, and even occasionally the religious and political affiliations of residents. When used in conjunction with federal census records, directories can provide valuable information for intervening years, allowing genealogists to pinpoint years of death and changing places of residence. Twentieth century directories offer an additional street and address cross-reference access, allowing users to determine the names of persons living at an address over time. City and rural directories are also valuable for identifying religious congregations, businesses, governmental offices, professionals, and fraternal orders in a particular locality.
Users of The Genealogy Center's catalog wishing to locate directories of various types will want to enter the name of the city and state, combined with the word "directories." If listings appear, they will be separate entries if the directories were produced by different companies. Holdings information will include the years that The Center holds. Also, if a city directory has been recombined into a county directory, expect it to appear in a separate catalog entry with publishing dates that are usually more recent.
To locate city directories on microfilm and microfiche, including most of the Center's holdings before 1960, click on "Databases" from the main web page, and then click on "Microtext Catalog." Then, under the column marked "Specialty Records," click on the "City & County Directories" link. It will allow you to enter a state name, and once selected, an alphabetical list of directories will appear, together with the available years. Some cities have an expanded link that takes the user into a new page with more detailed holdings information. Directories on microfiche are the oldest in the collection and pre-date 1860. Some cities such as Philadelphia and New York have runs of directories extending back to the eighteenth century. Directories on microfilm often begin about 1861 and can sometimes run until 1935 or for a few cities, through 1960, though the coverage varies from place to place.
On your visit to The Genealogy Center, a librarian can show you on a map where both types of directories are located. The bound directories are located, for the most part, in the center section of moveable stacks in the west reading room. They follow the same modified Dewey decimal sequence as books on the main shelves. A few rural directories are not shelved here, however, and are instead to be found with the county histories and other books for a particular county. The pre-1860 directories published on microfiche are housed in in a cabinet marked C and are part of a collection known as "American Directories." The remaining city directories are filed alphabetically by city in cabinets 26 through 34.
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013
Monday, Jul 01, 2013
The Genealogy Center, like all agencies of the Allen County Public Library, will be closed Thursday July 4th, in honor of Independence Day, and all of the heroes who contributed to the American cause. Take a few minutes on Thursday, between picnics and barbecues, baseball and racing to ponder how different our lives would be if our fledgling country had remained a British Colony. When you watch the fireworks, remember that they represent "the rockets red glare" of battle.
We will be open our regular hours of 9A-9P on Wednesday, July 3rd, and 9A-6P on Friday, July 5th.
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013
One year ago today, on Friday, June 29, 2012, Allen County, Indiana, along with much of the Midwest, experienced an extremely strong thunderstorm, known as a derecho, which resulted in a great deal of damage to homes and other buildings, many fallen trees, and the loss of electrical power to tens of thousands of homes. Some area residents were without power for more than a week due to that storm and the other storms in the days following.
Following the storm, many people would take photos of the destruction. Knowing that these scenes would be fascinating to future generations, we invited the community to share those photos with others. Those photos are now available through Community Album, so take a few minutes to view these Summer Storm 2012 photos, and remember where you were last year. If you have photos you'd like to share, the Album is still open. Just click and follow the directions.
And keep your umbrella handy, just in case!
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013
"You don't even have to know what you're looking for, you just have to start looking," or so says the popular Ancestry commercials. In this overview of Ancestry, Melissa Shimkus will demonstrate how to look for people, places, records, and information using the largest commercial genealogical website.
Meeting Room A, Saturday, July 13, 10 AM to 11 AM.
To register for this free class, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013
by Dawne
Excitement is building at The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library about the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference! Since the bulk of the conference sessions will be held just across the street at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, the conference will impact The Genealogy Center in a number of ways:
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013
by John
A more recent book by Indiana University professor and linguist Michael McCafferty, an authority on Algonquian languages, casts doubt on most of the above theories, and his work illustrates the complexities of language that can often be imbedded in the naming of a place. In his book, Native American Place-Names of Indiana (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008) Gc 977.2 M123n, McCafferty devotes a chapter on the Kekionga-Kiskakon question, and local historians finally have some answers to a question that has vexed them as they have grown dissatisfied with the blackberry patch tradition.
McCafferty agrees with Dunn that <Kiskakon> has an Ottawa derivation. Offering a richer explanation, he states that it was almost certainly derived from the common Gallicized Algonquian name for the bear totem band of the Ottawa tribe. However, he also clarifies how this Ottawa term came to be applied to this place, since the Miami, not the Ottawa, were the dominant tribe in this area. His explanation seems sensible: it was not that the Ottawa held this place, but that it was their term for this Miami-held place, since Ottawa would surely have had a name for this important area. The original word, before being altered by the French, may have been kiiskakkam or the longer kiskakkamikaang. "In sum, then," writes McCafferty, "the French may have used <Kiskakon>, an old, comfortable Ottawa standard in lieu of the actual somewhat homophonous Ottawa expression."
In continuing his analysis, McCafferty demonstrates convincingly that <Kekionga> did not derive from a corruption of <Kiskakon>, since it has no common linguistic root. It does not mean blackberry patch, nor does it stem from the Miami-Illinois word, (ah)kihkonki, meaning pot or kettle. One possibility, he suggests, is a different Miami word, (ah)kihkionki, pronounced [kihkioŋgi], a term that means "on the earth." The Miami villages at Fort Wayne were located on a steep bluff on the St. Joseph River just north of the confluence, where the French built their second fort, Fort St. Joseph. A French-speaking British lieutenant, H. Duvernet, observed in 1778 that the rivers often overflowed their banks in the spring, drowning many of the Indian dwellings, but ground where the French fort was built stood on higher ground and was dry. "Thus, given the site's geographical setting, one is inclined to see in Miami-Illinois (ah)kihkionki … as a term referring to the only suitable dry living space amid the surrounding, expansive swamplands and flood-prone valleys – on the earth rather than submersed in water."
Even this interpretation is likely wrong, however, and McCafferty goes on to call <Kekionga> "a fun-house mirror" because of its inherent distortions. Since it does not appear in any French or British sources from the eighteenth century, one has to search other records. The Moravian missionary David Zeisberger wrote the name in 1784 as <Gigeyunk>. John Heckewelder, a colleague, called it <Kegeyunk> at about the same time, while the American general Josiah Harmar wrote in 1790 of <Kekaiogue> before his ill-fated expedition against the Miami villages later that year. All of these terms seem to be early variations of Kekionga, but the name has not been found in earlier sources.
After a lengthy analysis of the vowel sounds, McCafferty proposes another Miami-Illinois word for the word's origin, kiihkayonk, pronounced [kiihkayoŋgi], a phrase meaning "at Kikaya" or "Kikaya's Place," with <Kikaya> representing a personal name in the Delaware Indian language for "Old Man." The Miami retooled the name in their own dialect. Perhaps "Kikaya" represented General Anthony Wayne, who had defeated the confederated tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and constructed Fort Wayne at the headwaters in 1794. With the Americans now firmly occupying the site, it would have been logical for the remaining Miami to use this term. However, the matter is still more complicated, since variants of <Kekionga> were in use in the 1780s. Perhaps the Delaware tribe had used <Kikaya> as a term of respect for the principal Miami chiefs and elders who had lived there before Wayne's arrival. McCafferty proposes yet another similar word, čečaahkonki, meaning "at the sand-hill crane," since the crane was the totem for the Miami and could be seen as a representation of their village. However, there is no contemporary documentary evidence for its use, even though it seems logical, since a similar word, waayaahtanonki, meaning "at the Wea," was used to describe the Miami-Wea village near modern Lafayette.
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
What's in a name, or more specifically, a place name? Local historians and genealogists are often challenged by the earlier names given to a specific place, especially if that name is rooted in a Native American language and has been endowed over time with romantic or exotic connotations. What is the real meaning of the word, and how has it changed? Getting to the truth may involve much more than opening up a local history book.
A case in point involves the word <Kekionga>. The area at the headwaters of the Maumee River in northeastern Indiana that comprises what is now the city of Fort Wayne, just blocks from where the library stands, was known by a variety of names in its long past. Before the establishment of the first American fort in 1794, the land had both strategic and mercantile significance to Native Americans and French voyageurs that explored and occupied the region in the early eighteenth century. When General Anthony Wayne built Fort Wayne, his officers and soldiers referred to the collection of Miami and other Indian villages located nearby variously as Miamitown and Kekionga – the latter term being an approximation, at best, for the Miami parlance as interpreted by an American ear. French explorers of an earlier time had referred to this place by many other names, including "Kiskakon." The villages stood on the opposite side of the Maumee River near its confluence with the St. Joseph and St. Mary's rivers in what is now the Lakeside neighborhood. It was an area of strategic importance to the United States in the 1790s, since controlling the rivers meant domination of the Old Northwest Territory.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, local historians have attempted to find the meaning of these terms even though their research has not been fully grounded in linguistics. In the first published History of Fort Wayne in 1868, Wallace Brice, an amateur historian, contended that <Kekionga> was the Miami term for "blackberry bush" or "blackberry patch" (see Wallace Brice, History of Fort Wayne from the Earliest Known Accounts [Fort Wayne: D. W. Jones, 1868], p. 23n). Even though it had no historical basis, Brice's claim was repeated by generations of historians that followed him. Indeed, <Kekionga> had an exotic sound that made it a favorite of early nineteenth century settlers in Fort Wayne. Over time it developed a deep resonance. Businesses and clubs adopted the name, especially after it was incorporated into Fort Wayne's official city seal in 1858. A few years later the city's first professional baseball team became known as the Kekiongas as a nod to this heritage.
The term <Kiskakon>, on the other hand, was probably unknown to the early settlers. This name was seldom used after the mid-eighteenth century, though it remained popular among early French traders and military officers as noted by Charles Poinsatte in his Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne 1706-1828. But the French were known to use a myriad of other terms for their outpost and their trading partners, often recycling the names that they heard in conversations and writing them down phonetically.
Kekionga, more than Kiskakon, captured the public imagination. By the 1850s, blackberry bushes had a pleasing connotation for explaining the area's origins. The respected Indiana historian Jacob P. Dunn wrote in 1888 that the blackberry bush was an emblem of antiquity, since the bushes sprang up on the sites of many older settlements in Indiana. He claimed that the story of Kekionga's blackberry definition had originated with one Barron, an old French trader on the Wabash River, who may have repeated the claim to Brice. Dunn qualified the tradition, however, by asserting that "Kekionga" was more likely a corruption or dialectical form of <Kiskakon> or <Kikakon>, a variant name for the place, but he failed to offer evidence for how such a change was made (see Jacob P. Dunn, Indiana: A Redemption from Slavery [New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1888], p. 48).
Dunn identifies <Kiskakon> as the name of a band or subgroup within the Ottawa tribe, defined as "clipped scalp locks." Since the Maumee River which flows past the village was sometimes known on early maps as the Ottawa River, Dunn suggests without authority that the Ottawa tribe must have occupied the location of the Miami village. Following his lead, other scholars have suggested that the term <Kekionga> may itself be derived from "hair clipping place," perhaps to designate a spot where Native American warriors shaved and prepared their hair for battle and ceremony (see Michael Hawfield, Here's Fort Wayne Past and Present [Fort Wayne: Bicentennial Fort Wayne, 1994], p. 6).
(More tomorrow about Kekionga!)
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013
Since the call numbers for genealogical material can stretch from the 200s to the 900s, many years ago, the staff of the Genealogy Department and the catalogers for the old Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County created a modified Dewey System just for the Genealogy Collection. Within this modified system, most of the volumes in The Genealogy Center have numbers in the 900s, and are cataloged and physically organized by geographic locality - region and state - rather than by subject, such as church records or cemeteries. For example, northeastern states (Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey) are all 974s and southern states (Kentucky, Florida, Texas) are 975s and 976s. Then, each state has a number after the decimal point, creating a distinctive number for that state, i.e., Pennsylvania is 974.8, Texas is 976.4 and California is 979.4. General, statewide material is classified with these numbers. These are sources like state or regional histories, biographical works, statewide lists and indexes of cemeteries, Bible records, naturalization records, and more.
For county-specific material, our modified Dewey system adds an 01 following the state number. This new number (for example, 974.801), indicates that the volume is a Pennsylvania county-specific book. The first part of the second "deck" of the catalog number signifies the county and causes books to be arranged alphabetically by county within each state section. For example, York County, Pennsylvania's number is 974.801 Y8, and Lincoln County, Nebraska's number is 978.201 L63. Additional letters are assigned to the end of the county designation so that each book has a unique number.
Following the county books in each state area, is a section of books specific to cities and towns within the state. The top "deck" of modified Dewey numbers for city books end in 02. So Pennsylvania statewide books (974.8) are followed by Pennsylvania county books (974.801), which are followed by Pennsylvania city/town books (974.802). The second "deck" of the city and town books are assigned similarly to those of the county books, and their numbers cause the city/town books also to be shelved alphabetically within that section.
So, as you see, understanding this modified (and simplified) Dewey system will make it easier to browse our stacks when you visit, but if you are seeking something specific, checking our own catalog, rather than that of another library is vital. Get ready for your visit by checking our catalogs in advance!
Friday, Jun 14, 2013
Whether you're coming to The Genealogy Center as a local resident or from two thousand miles away, preparing for your research time is vital to a productive visit. We've talked about what to bring, but doing your "homework" before even starting your journey will actually provide more solid research time.
What's your homework?
Check our catalogs and make lists of which books or microfilm you want to use while here. There is a guide to finding material in our catalogs that will help you get started. Gather titles and call numbers for books, and titles with roll or sheet numbers for microfilm sources. This way, when you arrive, you can immediately pull these materials for examination. But make sure you are really using our print catalog and microtext catalog. Sometimes visitors have titles and call numbers from other libraries that they have searched instead of ours, including the Family History Library and other public libraries for Allen Counties outside of Indiana, and are frustrated that the numbers are not the same.
Why are the numbers different from one facility to another? It's first important to know what a call number is. The simplest way to describe a call number is that it is the "address" where a specific book "lives" on the shelves. In the Dewey Decimal System (Dewey, for short), fiction is organized by author and biographies by the last name of the subject, but other material is organized by subject. There are large groupings of numbers from 001 to 999 signifying general subjects. For example, books with call numbers that are in the 500s are Science books, 700s are for the Arts, and 900s are for the Social Sciences, including history. Within the Arts classification, you have silk painting (746.6), ballet (792.8), and country music (781.6), for example.
Genealogical material can fit into several categories, such as church records (200s), cemeteries (300s), census (also 300s), business (600s), and history and biography (900s).
Confusing? Yes, it is. For people not steeped in the Dewey System, and to many of us who are, it is cumbersome, to say the least. Then add the fact that we now have more than a half million print volumes in The Genealogy Center, and it could have been extremely perplexing to have call numbers stretching from the 200s to the 900s.
Many years ago, however, the staff of the Genealogy Department and the catalogers for the old Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County created a modified Dewey System just for the Genealogy Collection.
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013
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Saturday, Jun 08, 2013
By Dawne
Sources for the birth date of Daniel Krinn, Civil War soldier, disagree whether he was born in 1842 or 1843, but all sources except one that have been located concur that he was born on 1 December. His date of birth was Dec. 1, 1842 in "General Affidavit" dated 28 April 1913, Civil War pension file of Daniel Krinn, Claim No. 628706; Certificate No. 835785, National Archives, Washington, D.C., stating specifically "… that his father's record of births was destroyed by fire …" and "… that he fixes the date of his birth from his father's record showed and from what his mother often told him … That he was born Dec 1-1842." The 1900 U.S. census, Grant Co., IN, pop. sch., Franklin Twp., ED 31, p. 17, dwell. 353, fam. 372, Daniel Krinn household, indicated that Daniel was born in Dec. 1843. And Daniel's death record, for which his son, George, was the informant, says that Daniel was born 1 December 1843.
One lone source has a completely different day and month for Daniel's birth – he was born 12 January 1843, according to Peggy Davidson Dick, Jahn Funeral Home Records, Wells County, Bluffton, Indiana, 1922-1956 (Bluffton, Ind.: Privately Printed, 1976), alphabetical listing. Why the discrepancy?
Lightbulb over the head time! In either the original funeral home record or some derivation, Daniel's date of birth probably was written in military style – day-month-year, but completely in numbers as opposed to spelling out the name of the month. So 1-12-1843 was interpreted as January 12, 1843 instead of 1 December 1843.
I have not yet seen the original funeral home record, so I do not know where this error occurred. It could have been a misinterpretation on the part of the abstracter, or but it's also possible that the funeral director or his clerk made the mistake when the information was copied into the official records.
Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013
My grandpa's cousin (once removed), Sue, is about 80 years old now, and unable to get around well, but she alone knows the location of many of my southern ancestors' graves. Some are buried in forgotten family plots on the land they farmed 200 years ago, others with only a field stone marking the spot, and still others in long-abandoned, overgrown, hidden cemeteries. When Sue passes on, this information will be lost. She spent a good part of her life interviewing old-timers in the community, visiting extended family members, and accumulating all sorts of family lore. She was always very gracious to my family, her northern cousins, probably because we were more interested in history than some of her closer relatives. She took us to see those cemeteries in the 1980s and 1990s. We wrote down directions as best we could, but without a modern GPS unit and very little familiarity with rural Tennessee, we weren't able to exactly record the location of many of these rural, remote locations where we hopped fences, forded creeks, hiked up hills, and down ravines to reach the grave sites.
I've decided that rather than continuing to worry about the possibility of losing this information, my mom and I need to take action and remedy the situation by scheduling a visit with Sue soon. At that time, we will try to get verbal directions from her and/or request that she send one of her kids or grandkids with us to access the graveyards. We will record the latitude and longitude of the cemetery locations via GPS. We will also document and photograph the tombstones and enter them on the free online grave transcription website Find a Grave.
Do you or a family member have special knowledge about your family that no-one else has? Now is the time to stop worrying about and make a plan to document it and preserve it for those who come after you. You could write it down (long-hand or typewritten) and give copies to all family members. Or, you could make a scrapbook or a recording (video or audio) with the pertinent information. Also consider donating a copy of your finished work to a local library or historical society. The Genealogy Center accepts many types of genealogical and local history donations. Contact us to find out more. Don't let your memories and unique family information end with you.
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Once the world has been made right forever and ever, and all capitalists, "right-wingers," "conservatives," Objectivists, Constitution obsessers, Jews, the ideologically unfaithful, gun-lovers, Bible-huggers, libertarians, separationists, and First and Second Amendment cultists – in short, all the philosophically crippled (or "differently abled") have been vanquished and buried in ecologically-friendly mass graves in a potter's field, the inheritors of the earth will be able to celebrate their triumph at the Greatest Carnival There Ever Was or Ever Will Be.*
After the Transportation Security Agency (affiliated now with the Benevolent Brotherhood of Government Employees) has patted you down, groped you, x-rayed you, scanned your brain, and given you a clean bill of ideological health by the resident proctologist, and after your palm has been implanted (painlessly) with a microchip that will track your comings and goings on the Midway (as part of a customer satisfaction survey program), your clothes, purses, and carry-in tote bags will be returned to you after being screened for unauthorized items. You will then be admitted past the booby-trapped security booth to enjoy the many wonders of the New World Carnival.
(WARNING: All non-approved items found on the persons or in the clothing or otherwise in the possession of Carnival-goers, such as tobacco products, chewing gum, caffeine-related stimulants, brand-name medications, liquors of any kind, recording devices, vitamin supplements, nail clippers, plastic water bottles, hairspray, unapproved inflammatory literature, appetite suppressants, family photographs of questionable taste, mints, breath-savers, and etc., will be permanently confiscated by the TSA, and the names of their owners reported to Central Citizen Control [the CDC] for further monitoring and evaluation. See the recently revised Index of Prohibited Articles for a complete list of banned items.)
(ADVISORY: Cyclists' helmets are provided at no cost to all Carnival-goers (unless you bring your own), and MUST BE WORN on the fairgrounds AT ALL TIMES. This is for your protection and that of your fellow citizens. Removal of a helmet for ANY reason will result in your eviction from the Carnival and a stiff penalty, and your name sent to the CDC. Muslims are exempted from this rule.)
What will first seduce your senses are the aromas emanating from the many food concession stands that line the Midway. At each one you will be able to choose from and feast on the latest culinary innovations by a host of government licensed nutritionists and chefs: scrumptious granola bars, chocolate-flavored weight-fighting wafers and griddle cakes, meatless burgers of all kinds (pork and bacon have been prohibited to accommodate our Muslim brethren), halal chicken kabobs, salad soufflés, soy-based cotton candy, diet juice drinks galore (sorry, no super-sized portions available per the Bloomberg regulation), raw popcorn, salt- and butter-free corn on the cob, imitation beef jerky – and many hard-to-resist selections of the heartiest food ever contrived for a healthy and wise citizenry. And all sugar- and transfat-free, too!
Bang! Ping! Bang! Ping! What's that familiar sound, you ask? Why, that's the Enemies Eliminated Shooting Gallery where you can take a BB clip's worth of chances to pot the enemies you love to hate, or a whole row of them! Try your trigger finger at hitting all twenty ducks-in-a-row: Aristotle, John Locke, Lord Acton, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Madison, Calvin Coolidge, Ayn Rand, Margaret Thatcher, Ann Coulter, Melanie Phillips, Robert Heinlein, Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, Winston Churchill, and so many more haters of mankind. It's hard to believe that mankind existed for so long when these creatures were at large!
Win a prize! Hit five out of ten, and win a talking Obama Doll with his own easy-to-assemble teleprompter kit and pre-recorded examples of his most famous lines! Hit all twenty and win a half-life-sized Nancy Pelosi Doll (fully dressed, thank God!) and Gavel. Feeling ambitious? Hit all twenty a second time, and win a companion Harry Reid Doll (fully dressed, thank God!) to go with your Nancy Pelosi Doll! Think of how impressive they'll look sitting together atop your fireless fireplace mantle! You'll be the envy of your commune! The Grand Prize comes with an "I didn't win this" blue ribbon or shirt button.
Looking for thrills and chills? Try the Tunnel of Horrors, guaranteed to give you a spine-melting, goose-bumpy, gender-optional shrieking experience! Cringe when Adam Smith's Invisible Hand reaches down to clutch your head! Shiver when Charlton Heston's Cold, Dead Hand takes aim at you with his rifle! Grit your teeth as you watch Winston Churchill shoot poor, helpless jihadists with his Mauser pistol! Curse when you see the cold, dead expression on James Bond's face when he shoots an unarmed man (digitally altered), saying, "You've had your six." Sigh with satisfaction when you see the Muslim-approved dubbing of "You're the one that I want" number from the banned movie, Grease, in which a digitally-altered Olivia Newton-John clad in a burqa invites John Travolta to beat her for exposing an ankle to a stranger (lyrics altered to be Sharia-compliant, sung alternately by a Sunni and Shiite muezzin, for balance's sake).
Have a yen to try your luck? Enter the Bingo Emporium and pick a number! Various kinds of Bingo games available, all with different rules! No limit on the number of cards one can buy. Unleaded pencils and environmentally-friendly markers provided free! Win a month's worth of food stamps, or a week's worth of unadulterated ethanol gasoline (you must provide a driver's license first, to prevent unauthorized "black market" resale to unregistered drivers – if you win!), a full set of environmentally-friendly, biodegradable Styrofoam dishware (not for use in dishwashers, if you still have one!), or a two-month supply of recycled commode flushing water (not potable, so don't dream of drinking it!). Many more prizes available.
The Super-Duper Grand Prize is a perpetual, nontransferable exemption from all Federal, Caliphate, and United Nations taxes in a signed irrevocable exchange for your right to vote, which vote may be used at any government authority's discretion. Winner must have bought fifteen Bingo cards and have won simultaneously on all fifteen to qualify. All prizes come with a free "I didn't win this" blue ribbon or shirt button.
Still hungry for more chills? Enter Dante's Infernal Freak Show and Wax Museum. Who was Dante Alighieri? The realistically garbed reenactor will explain it to you before guiding you through a somber gallery of freaks, sociopaths, and malcontents from the past (but don't expect to find any mention of him in your history books!). Hold your significant other's hand tight for reassurance as you confront life-like recreations of Richard Cobden, Thomas Jefferson, Ayn Rand, Ronald Reagan, Marva Collins, Clarence Thomas, Friedrich Hayek, Rita Hayworth, Carole Lombard, Greta Garbo, Sean Connery, Clark Gable, Allen West, Frédéric Bastiat, Golda Meier, and so many more haters of mankind. Retch in disgust as "Dante" relates the sordid details of their lives, following a script approved by the heirs of Oliver Stone, Herbert Marcuse, and Howard Zinn.
Rides there are aplenty at the Carnival! Take circular reasoning to new heights in the breath-taking Ferris Wheel! Ride your favorite enemies on a solar-powered carousel! Exorcize your inner demons in pedal-power bumper cars! Master the dizzying mental gymnastics of rationalism on the Whirling Teacups and Tilt-a-Wheels! Be pressed to the wall and experience dialectical materialism on the Gravity Grinder! Scream your head off on Mohammad's Ride roller coaster, each car fashioned like a white steed!
Feel like exercising your arm? Try our "Dunkin' Dhimmis" and throw a Whiffle Ball to see an impersonator of your favorite enemy fall into boiling hot water. For our Muslim Carnival-goers, there is a special booth featuring a burqa-clad dummy and real rocks. Duel with a plastic broad sword or scimitar against your Crusader or Muslim enemy! An extraordinary range of prizes available to winners. All prizes come with a free "I didn't win this" blue ribbon or shirt button.
Growing in popularity at the Carnival is our special globally televised Wheel of Correctness Game Show, in which attendees can flaunt their education by guessing the right answers to loaded questions! How many Jews were left in Palestine after statehood and the Grand Liberation? (Hint: Fewer than ten.) What are the annual alternate world capitals? (Hint: one is in Europe, and begins with a "B," and one is in the Mideast, and begins with a "Q.") Which American was most responsible for nullifying his outdated, sexist, and anachronistic Constitution? (Hint: there were several.) Where was the Statue of Liberty located? Where is it now? (We can't offer hints without giving away the answer!) What is the source of all our wealth and labor-saving technology? (Hint: Pick a paragraph, any paragraph, from Das Kapital or The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money!)
Buy an audience ticket to the show, and enter a drawing to become a contestant. All prizes won in the contest are of a higher marketable value than are other Carnival prizes, and will be tax-assessed at 95% of their posted retail value. All prizes come with a free "I didn't win this" blue ribbon or shirt button. Good luck!
So, enjoy the Carnival before you return to your six-day work week and diet of rice, gruel, and old shoes. See you next year!
*Carnival (n.) : from the 1540s, a "time of merrymaking before Lent," from Fr. Carnaval; from It. carnevale "Shrove Tuesday," from older It. forms like Milanese *carnelevale, O. Pisan carnelevare "to remove meat," lit. "raising flesh," from L. caro "flesh" (see carnage) + levare "lighten, raise;" folk etymology is from the M.L. carne vale " 'flesh, farewell.' " Meaning "a circus or fair" is attested by 1931 in North America.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A Carnival of the Left
Posted by Edward Cline at 5:59 PM
2 comments:
- R Squared said...
I was laughing as I read this, until I realized that 20 years from now, this will be factually correct; and the masses, highly-educated in Political Correctness, will look back and say "Wow, can you believe how vulgar people were back then?" Keep on writing, my friend. Also, I know that I don't have to remind you to prepare for "The Melt Down", but since I hope you're still penning in the aftermath, prepare for "The Melt Down." ;)
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Direct current power distribution system for ITC service provider
ABB will reportedly design and install an advanced, dc power distribution system for green.ch, an information and communications technology (ITC) service provider in Switzerland.
The dc technology is said to trim power conversion losses and is 10% to 20% more energy efficient than traditional ac technology for electrical distribution in data centers. The dc systems are also less complex and require less space, reducing equipment, installation, real estate and maintenance costs, resulting in a saving on total facility costs of up to 30%, according to ABB.
ABB will reportedly install a redundant 1 MW dc power distribution solution for the 1,500 m2 expansion of the existing 3,300 m2 data center. It will be designed and engineered to green.ch's stringent ecological standards by Validus DC Systems, an ABB company. The order includes a service level agreement, and the expansion is scheduled to begin commercial operation in the first quarter of 2012.
Located in the municipality of Lupfig, in north-central Switzerland, the green.ch data center provides customers with secure storage and data management capabilities. The green.ch data center has been selected as ABB's demonstration site for its new dc technology. It will be used as a showcase for international data center customers seeking to profit from this groundbreaking technology by reaching new benchmarks in energy efficiency for data center technologies, according to ABB.
The project underlines ABB's goal to expand dc power applications. In May 2011, ABB gained a controlling interest in Validus DC Systems, a leading provider of dc power infrastructure equipment. In 2010, ABB invested in Power Assure, a developer of power management and optimization software for data centers.
– Edited by Amanda McLeman, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com


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As a constituent in your area, I ask that you support House Substitute HB 2223. I believe this bill to be representative of individuals in our area and is inline with our current culture. It is time to make sharing homebrew with our invited guests legal. (n) "Guest" means a natural person who is known to the host andreceives a personal invitation to an event conducted by the host. The term"guest" shall not mean a natural person who receives an invitation to anevent conducted by the host when such invitation has been made availableto the general public.(b) the making of wine, cider or beer by a person from fruits,vegetables or grains, or the product thereof, by simple fermentation andwithout distillation, if it is made solely for the use of the maker and, the maker's family, guests and judges at a contest or competition of such beverages, provided, the maker receives no compensation for producingsuch beverages or for allowing the consumption thereof
Please ask them to send me a quick email of who they have contacted and I will follow up. Remember to mention this is a substitute bill that is an agreed to compromise that only allows the below mentioned activities.FYI- link to bill (http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_1 ... 1_0000.pdf ), the significant parts are below and attached is the actual substitute bill. Please note last year, Jason(Asst. Revisor) modified the language both in the definition of "guest" and in 41-104 from what he received from Walter(ABC).
The following changes were made:1. Homemade fermented beverages may be provided to guests and judges at a contest or competition so long as no compensation is provided to the maker either for producing the beverage or allowing its consumption. The term "guest" is defined as a natural person known to the host and who received a private invitation to the event conducted by the host. That definition of "guest" is restricted to this section only. Prior to this change, homemakers of beer and wine were limited to serving their product to family members only. Amends K.S.A. 41-104.