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This post outlines our journey into the world of Elixir over the last 12 months for the Limpid Markets platform.
Limpid Markets is a real-time web application used to trade different precious metal products. It currently supports three products, two of which are derivatives (swaps and EFP) and the third is for physical precious metal. The core of the application is an orderbook where traders leave their prices and view other trader's prices. Each product has its own orderbook and its own organisations (banks) and users (traders).
Here are some key points about this view:
- Each orderbook represents a different product with different rules
- Each user of the application currently has permission to access between 1 and 4 products
- Users belong to organisations (banks, trading houses etc) and can only enter into negotiation with traders from other organisations
- Traders must not know the identity of who left prices on the orderbook other than their own organisation's prices
Which means that:
- Each browser client has a different version of the data
- The data for each product must be processed so that orders belonging to other organisations are anonymised
Original solution
The method for generating the product data was to iterate on each organisation in the system and then process 3 sets of data which formed a new version for that organisation. This was done each time the state of the orderbook changed, for instance, when any trader added or amended a price. With only a few organisations, this is not an especially intensive operation and when we set out to build the initial version in 2015, the number of organisations was fairly small (circa 40).
Each time a new version of the data was created, it would be associated with an incrementing sequence number and saved in redis. Updates would then be emitted to clients connected to a socket.io server on a namespace reserved for their organisation.
Growing pains
The original solution was a great success; we created and scaled from one to four products from the ground up, capturing 75% of all interbank market participants, including some of the biggest banks in the world. But four years down the line the application has become very different to what it was when we first set out. Thus far we've navigated the changes to the application without any significant change to the architecture or development stack, but eventually we started noticing the following growing pains:
- Because we're processing sequentially (on a single core), a delay between first and last emit started to occur
- We were getting a high demand of requirements that needed user-level customisation but we were limited because the data snapshots sent to the client were always on an organisation level
- Any basic user-level customisations to the user experience meant forcing the client to do some unnecessary processing on the data during rendering, this made server side rendering the application very difficult
- Our application runs on multiple nodes, so we had to deal with redis deadlocking and potential race conditions
- We had to use redis as a pub-sub for socket.io as we needed to emit updates from every node. There was an additional cost and it also created another dependency on a third party service we weren't able to control
- For each update we were making extra HTTP requests to a different backend service to get all of the organisations in our system, in order to loop through them which gave us a performance bottleneck
After sitting down with the project stakeholders in the summer of 2017 to review the vision for Limpid Markets for the future it was time to make some important decisions about how the software could meet the business needs moving forward.
Time for change
With more products being planned (and the additional organisations and traders associated with this), we decided it was time to revisit the orderbook as we knew that it would become a bottleneck to the future needs of the business.
We had a few options at this stage, we knew that some of the performance problems we were hitting could be solved by starting to utilise NodeJS clustering and with the benefit of hindsight, we were sure we would be able to design a much better overall solution.
However, having recently completed a successful hack week playing around with Elixir and Phoenix we decided to consider it as an alternative solution. We wrote a small prototype in Elixir to get a feeling for how the application could work and found that:
- The built-in concurrency and distribution features of the language felt much more natural than trying to leverage a node cluster
- The fault-tolerant nature of OTP would prevent us from taking down our entire system in the event of a bug
- The immutable nature of the language lent itself well to the problem space of our sequenced data structure
- Phoenix channels could greatly simplify our websocket strategy and remove the need of redis as a pub-sub
A new direction
The initial prototyping gave us some confidence that Elixir was not only a good fit for the future business needs but also that there were some substantial gains to be made over the industry alternatives such as Node.js. So we pursued the Elixir route further, determining three key aspects of the new direction which would require further exploratory work.
OTP is a collection of tools that ships with Elixir and Erlang and is perhaps the biggest departure from our old architecture.
We designed what is known as a Supervision Tree, a tree of worker and supervisor processes, which allows us to create a concurrent fault-tolerant application through message passing.
With Limpid Markets we have ended up modelling each product as a supervisor, and each organisation processor as a worker. When an update to a product happens, messages with the raw data are passed to each worker, which can handle all of the processing. These workers can be distributed seamlessly across many physical nodes in the cloud, with very little overhead.
This is far better than our previous solution because we've:
- Built a fault tolerant solution. If we have an error processing data for one organisation, the rest of the organisations should continue running as expected and the process which crashed will be started
- Built a concurrent solution: data is processed simultaneously for each organisation
The individual processes that form the supervision tree of the orderbook application
In our first solution we were using redis as a store for organisation data structures. But when we processed the data, we needed to store the raw JSON for a particular organisation. This had various drawbacks:
- The data had to be serialized and deserialized regularly, which has a performance penalty and also created additional complexity in the application
- We had to rely on an additional external service (redis) to handle any update to our views, which has a performance penalty and impacts our ability to deliver the service to a strict service level agreement
- There was a lot of work and complexity involved to get locking to work as expected in order to prevent race conditions
By using Elixir we get to leverage the powerful Erlang ecosystem. mnesia is a distributed DBMS baked right into the language. mnesia is a layer built on top of ETS and DETS; term storage built into the Erlang, but adds powerful features such as replication and synchronisation.
mnesia is a massive improvement upon redis because:
- We can run synchronised transactions across multiple nodes, complete with read-locks
- The data is stored in RAM on the nodes running the application, making it incredibly fast and no need for an external service
- We can store native elixir/erlang data structures instead of just serialised JSON
JSON Patch (RFC 6902)
Our application utilises an operation format called JSON patch in order to keep payloads between server and client lightweight and versatile. The server sends a list of patch operations for the client to apply in order to update the grid. Here's an example:
{ "op": "remove", "path": "/a/b/c" }, { "op": "add", "path": "/a/b/c", "value": [ "foo", "bar" ] }, { "op": "replace", "path": "/a/b/c", "value": 42 }
Our application therefore must be able to generate these patches. Unfortunately we could not find an off the shelf solution to do this for us, so we created our own and released it as a package on Hex, the elixir package manager.
Elixir ships with a build tool called Mix and a unit testing tool called ExUnit, which makes creating new packages like this a breeze. Because things are opinionated the only thing you really need to concentrate on is business logic.
We're at the start of our Elixir and OTP journey but have already seen a lot of benefits. Using OTP to supervise our application has made it easier to reason about and easier for us to add new services. Phoenix is predictable and easy to work with, we've found it a perfect fit for real-time applications. MNesia has simplified our application because it has removed the need for us to use Redis at all.
You get an awful lot out of the box with Elixir, with mnesia (dbms), ExUnit (testing framework), Mix (build tool) and Hex (package manager) all coming wrapped up with the language, which allows you to hit the ground running.
Functional languages can be a bit of a daunting prospect if you're used to OOP languages like PHP or Go, but Elixir does a great job of easing you in; you can go a long way without needing to know some of the more complex elements of the language and ecosystem, such as metaprogramming.
We're very pleased of the way our new solution is shaping up, we've solved all of the problems we had, and have ended up with a much simpler codebase.
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I don't always realize how much my girls are changing from day to day until I come across something that reminds me of how different they used to be. This is a picture of Abby from July 2009:
And here she is in the same dress in May 2010!
Thank goodness she finally got hair, hm?? Also, it's hard to tell in the recent pic, but the dress that was below her knees now only falls to her mid to upper thigh. Let me tell you, these girls are tall and skinny! It's pretty nuts. I hope they enjoy it now, though, because if they're anything like their parents, they'll be tall and chubby by the time they're preteens. Don't you just love genetics?
Speaking of Abby, here she is helping me make some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Where is Claire, you're wondering? Well, my very dutiful daughter Claire was napping, but Abby just wasn't feeling it. After hearing Abby goof around in their room for about 45 minutes, I gave up on her napping and opened the door to find her like this:
Note: she did not have the headband in when I put her to bed. Claire was fast asleep in her bed with two baby doll car seats next to her {her sister's doing I believe}.
As for Claire, she'll really been enjoying applesauce lately. That's her above licking her plate clean of it. Yum!
She also thoroughly enjoyed the drive in movie we went to this past weekend! Uncle Jason, Aunt Jill, Uncle Greg, and of course Cousin Lily were all there too. The girls got to run around in their pjs before the movie started, then actually did quite good during the first movie {Shrek Forever After}. Then we laid them down in pack and plays in the van and they went right to sleep, so Ryan, Greg and I could enjoy the second movie {Iron Man 2}.
And the drive in is just one exciting thing we're enjoying with this summer weather. We also got to run through the sprinkler today!
Claire {above} stuck to mostly just running around screaming while Abby {below} preferred going right up to the sprinkler and sticking her head in it.
It was quite a good way to spend the hot afternoon!
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Perhaps the most telling sign of Somalia's remarkable power shift is the rapid return to Mogadishu's streets of the leafy twigs known as 'khat'.
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"I am happy that miraa (khat) is back on the street. Now we can work because it gives us some energy," said Abdi Awale, a Mogadishu resident. "But my expenses will go up again."
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The Somali Islamic Courts Council (SICC) beat a hasty retreat from the capital and much of the south they had controlled for six months after a two-week war with government forces backed by Ethiopian troops.
You know, I've said it before and I'll say it again… these Ethiopian soldiers aren't the worst I've seen. Actually, they're really effective. They won't be bogged down in Somalia for the next few years, either-their exit strategy will be the victory that they've almost accomplished.
Not as cool as no war at all, but… eh. I'm not terribly worried for Somalia's future anymore. I think they'll do okay.


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Friday, January 22, 2010
Back in 2005 I worked at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Salt Lake City on one of their big fund raising events. I was always curious about the Team in Training program, but at that point I was WAYYY too lazy to do much more than be curious. From my couch.
I started running a little bit last winter and ran a 5K last June. This winter I have been running more and I was looking forward to running a 10K this spring or summer. I heard that The LLS Team in Training had added 10Ks to their program, so I decided to go to an information meeting and find out more.
Realistically, I could probably run a 10K next month without much problem. Talking to the people at the Team in Training program, I realized that what I really want is a goal to work toward. Not a crazy marathon goal, but maybe a not-as-crazy half-marathon goal. The more I thought about it, the more it sounded like a great idea. I would be raising money for LLS in the process, and I would get to travel to San Diego and run a Rock 'n Roll Half-Marathon.
Since I started running, a half-marathon has been on my "things to do before I have kids" list. (Right along with the Grand Canyon/Lake Havasupai hike.) And I have heard that the Rock 'n Roll races are a blast.
I decided that if I could run for one hour straight at the gym on Thursday night, I would sign up for the half-marathon. I have 19 weeks before this race and that seems like a good starting place. I jumped on the treadmill last night, set my sights on 60 minutes, and started running. It helped that I had a treadmill with my own personal TV screen, and that SpongeBob and iCarly (two of my favorite gym shows) were on back-to-back. After my one hour was up, I had run 5.25 miles, my hips were sore and I had blisters. Not bad!
That was my first step. I am going to take the next two weeks to make sure that I really want to make this commitment. Then my next step is to register at the kick-off party on February 6th. There I will meet my team and get my training schedule.
Along with training and running the race, I will be committing to raise $2900 for LLS. They will use some of that money to fly me to San Diego, register me for the race, give me some gear, put me up in a hotel, and throw the runners a party. The other 75%+ will go toward cancer research and patient services. I just hope that my friends and family will make the fund raising the easiest part of this project. If everyone I know gives me $20, I am good to go. Of course, they won't... so hopefully a few people will carry more weight.
I'm looking forward to getting a head start on the training over the next two weeks, then meeting my new teammates on February 6th. Then comes four months of training myself to run 13.1 miles and asking everyone I know for donations. Here's hoping that I stay as motivated (obsessed) as I have been for the past few days.
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Screw you, hayfever. SCREW YOU!
I woke up at quarter to five this morning with a nose that felt like it had been pumped up like a bicycle tyre. Gah. Beconase is not being great thus far.
*sad face*
sucks to be you
You city weaklings need to toughen up.
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I can't apologise enough.
I've never had any but I do love to talk about it.
Mine's been bad the last few days
today I am dosed up on pills, eye drops, and I've even smeared vaseline on my nose - I heard someone on TV say that it stops the pollen going up your nose somehow. Probably nonsense, but I don't care.
might as well be prepared
never know when you might need a lubed up nose
The guy who said that you don't get hayfever in cities
is a part time hayfever sufferer.
You can always tell them as they claim their hayfever is 'agony' and always bring out the "try local honey" argument.
So my 2 points for that guy.
1) You have only mild hayfever
2) Man the fuck up.
For all my fellow proper hayfever sufferers, hi! It makes us the cynical fuckers we are....
Pathertic city weakling!
Eat my fine local honey.
Have you been to one?
Have you noticed that your hayfever suffering diminishes when you are away from greenery?
If not, then you are a liar, a hayfever fraud and something unmentionable.
At times in my life (not right now though!) I have lived in cities around the UK and my hayfever has always remained the same and in some cases was actually worse in big cities.
Happy with that?
Oh, you're a smog-fever sufferer.
Sorry, I didn't realise. Hope it all works out for you.
And for that I am ever grateful...
Honey on toast?
why don't you go to your gp and get him to prescribe
some hard as nails hayfever drugs?
I went home at the weekend
And my mum gave me loads of prescription anti-hystemies. SCORE.
They say don't mix with excessive alcohol consumption - and I'm going to Glastonbury in a couple of days. Oh well, see you in the next dimension


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Posted 07 September 2014 - 10:15 PM
Also, is it possible to convert them to 2-perf?
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Posted 08 September 2014 - 06:39 AM
Hi Antonio,
I want to sell my 3-perf modified Cameflex with 2 400ft mags and a Tobin Cinema System motor (modern motor, very reliable 12V 4-50 fps)
Maybe you might be interested even if it's not a 2-perf model.
It comes with 2 Cameflex mount and a Nikon mount that must be reinstalled by a technician.
I may put it on ebay pretty soon, but I may prefer to set the Nikon mount before the sell...
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Aranda Films had a three-perf modded Cameflex on eBay only a few days ago. It doesn't look like it sold.
the auction number was 141387993600
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Three thermoelectric projects totaling 396MW in capacity are slated to come online in Ecuador this year, according to the latest BNamericas Electric Power Stats report.
In the same period Ecuador expects to add six hydro projects totaling 72.2MW.
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In contrast, nations like Brazil and Colombia generate more than half of their electricity from hydro power.
This year, however, Ecuador is also expected to add six new photovoltaic solar projects totaling 73MW and a 10.7MW biomass plant to its energy matrix, according to the report.
Should Ecuador's renewable energy growth continue to outpace new hydro capacity, the nation may break from the regional trend of thermo or hydro and forge a new path with renewable energy.
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Oh I do love to window shop, or in this case, screen shop! I have been doing the usual surfing for things I can't afford.
This month's wish list has a good mixture of quite possible buys and 'not on your nelly' products! There are also a few non beauty or fashion items which need a little explaining!
1.Revlon Nail Polish- Autumn Berry £6.49
First up is a nail polish I discovered through a simple 'autumn nail polish' google search!
This polish is so pretty! It is a deep red, burgandy colour with gold glitter dust in. I haven't worn a shinmery polish for a while but this one looks perfect for Autumn nails!
2. Noble Isles shower gel £20
A few months ago I had the pleasure of receiving a sample bottle of this in a Glossybox. It is beautiful! So luxurious and expensive smelling!
I would love to know what the rest of the range smells like. I can only imagine the pear one smells like heaven.
Sadly this product is £20 for a 250ml bottle which at the moment is a bit too much. Maybe one day! It is my brithday soon!
3. YSL Volupté Sheer Candy lipstick- luscious cherry £23.50
This Summer I fell in love with the Revlon lip butters as I love bright colours but find them hard to apply without making a mess! After watching a video by EssieButton I fell in love with this YSL version of a lipstick balm.
The colour is so cute, a juicy pink red that seems to have the ability to build colour or to use as a tinted balm. Apparently it smells yummy too!
4. Millie Makintosh lashes- Portabello £8.99
I have been coverting these lashes since I first spotted then on Millie's twitter feed.
I have since read so many reviews celebrating the natural look and feel of them. The Portabello style are the ones I fancy. They look full yet light. I would love to hear from anyone that has tried them.
5.Lady Gaga Fame perfume £24.50 30ml
If you read my latest Glossybox review you will see my enthusiam for this fragrance. I have already used up my sample and am hoping to hint at my boyfriend to buy me this for my up coming birthday!
It smells so good, even though it feels so bad. The deep floral scent is not something I would normally go for but this smells so luxurious and sexy.
6. Liz Earle cleanse and polish – Lavender £19.75
Oh golly this excites me! As you may already know I am religious member od the Liz Earle fan club and use the cleanse and polish everyday!
Of course I am extremely eaher to get this limited edition that contains lavender as well as all the other beautiful ingredients that the orignal does. I am eager for my current bottle to run out so that I can say I need to go and buy it.
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Aside from beauty and fashion I have had a very busy few weeks hunting for a house for my boyfriend and I. This has been as many of you will know, both exciting and a little stressful! Adding a set of house keys to my wish list is therefore a must. I am always unsire of how far to venture from beauty and fashion here but let me know i you fancy any further updates on this situation.
In addition to the house hunt, I have decided that if and when we do get a house I would like a little doggy friend to keep me company in it! Now I have never been a hige fan of dogs but recently visited a friend with a very cute one and I instantly felt the need to obtain one as soon as possible! This wosh may not last very long once I begin to consider the practocality, but for now I like the idea of a cute fluffy companion!
There you have it, my October wish list!
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The first ever Models Own colour I wanted was Beth's Blue. I saw it in Company and lusted after it for well over a year. I found it in my local River Island and didn't buy it. When I returned to get it they had all gone (it was day 1 of their summer sale and I suspect it got reduced). Models Own then did their 50,000 likes on Facebook to get 50% off online. I think I got it then as I remember it was top of my list and I didn't order until a week after the code got released and I was surprised it was still in stock. It has sadly sat unopened and unloved in my box until this week.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Ghost of the Pink Lady
Here's what happened. Grafitii covered the rocks over a tunnel on Malibu Canyon Road. A local artist thought it was ugly. She cleaned it up and painted a 60 foot high woman. Local authorities weren't impressed (probably something to do with the subject being nude). Within days she was blotted out with brown paint. Local authorities are no fun.
Here's what she looked like in her glory days:
She's considered long gone, but you can still see her "ghost" if you know where to look.
Perhaps it's traces of the original paint, but what kind of paint lasts 40 years? More likely, the paint they covered her with has protected that section of rock long enough for it to erode at a different pace.
Here is a contemporary photo, scaled in photoshop to line up with the cracks in the rocks.
She seems to be wearing the shrowd of paint they covered her with. Can you find her?
How about now?
Here's the rock part of the original photo superimposed over the modern one.
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- karen lise klein said...
I know that this blog is going to be great. you off to a great start. very interesting. wooo hoo
awesome post.
Original painting was done with house paint which is why they had a problem removing it.
- Namowal said...
You are correct, Anon.
They tried paint remover first, but she didn't budge. So they painted over her instead.
Thanks for visiting! :)
I drive Malibu Canyon Road frequently and always look up at that rock face, hoping to see the lady's outline. I wonder if someone more recently tried to duplicate or restore or parody her, because I can clearly see traces of pink paint above the tunnel, only more to the right and lower. I was only 8 years old when she "lived" but would love to have seen her in her glory!
In any event, this is great stuff. Thanks especially for the color photo!
- Namowal said...
Thanks for swinging by, James.
Since the original was painted over, I'm always hoping it will return some day as a the way old painted adds on walls sometimes return as fresher paint is weathered away.
Interesting that you spotted some paint up there yourself. I too wonder if someone tried to paint a more recent one, or if it's residue from earlier attempts to wash her away with paint remover?
As you probably know, the paint remover didn't really work, so that's why they painted over her instead.
I remember seeing the original "Pink Lady" when I was 9 years-old. It must have been a little while after it was painted in October 1966. I don't remember seeing anyone stopped there as we entered the tunnel, but I do remember seeing the freshly, well painted and definitely "pink" naked lady just as the picture shows. My family and I were on are way to visit and stay with some friends of my parents. They owned a cool house with a private lake. I remember my parents friends, saying that they "loved" the Pink Lady and they thought it was beautiful, which it was. They were also a bit upset that it was to be removed as it was considered a traffic hazard. What a shame. It's removal seems so much sadder now than it did at the time. Thank you though for sharing a fond memory!
- Namowal said...
Thanks for visiting the old post, Anon. You're lucky to have been able to see her. It's always surprised me that she's not more famous, considering she appeared so suddenly and caused such a flap.
I agree it was lame to cover her up with brown paint. I wonder how long she would have lasted had she been left alone?
After doing a bit more research, I realized how lucky we were to see the "Pink Lady" back when I was 9 years-old. It was reportedly painted over in "Brown paint" on November 4th, 1966, only 8 days after her appearance on that same year October 28th. Interestingly, that for me and my family to have made the coincidental trip from Laguna Beach to visit my parents friends in Malibu just at that time, having never been their before.
I have wonderful memories of that trip. I remember the song by "Hair", It was "Easy to Be Hard" and it was playing almost non-stop on the AM radio during those same days. The Pink Lady really fit the mood of the times and the atmosphere back in 1966...at least for some. BTW, here are those those great lyric's from "Easy to Be Hard".
"How can people be so heartless
How can people be so cruel
Easy To Be Hard; Easy to be cold
Oh, how can people have no feelings
How can they ignore their friends
Easy to be proud; Easy to say no
And especially people who care about strangers
Who care about evil and social injustice
Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needing friend?
I need a friend...
How can people be so heartless
You know I'm hung up on you
Easy to give in; Easy to help out
Oh, and especially people who care about strangers
Who care about evil and social injustice
Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needing friend?
I need a friend...
How can people have no feelings
How can they ignore their friends
Easy to be hard; Easy to be cold
Easy to be proud;
Easy to say no."
- mojavegardener said...
Yup, in 1966 I drove my mom's 1956 turquoise and white Bel Air station wagon through the Canyon every day I could from Woodland Hills to Malibu to go to the beach. I remember the Pink Lady well. We were all stoked to see her, and then a couple of days later she was sort of gone, but never forgotten. Hooray for the Sixties!!!
- Namowal said...
Thanks for stopping by, mojavegardiner!
Sometimes I wonder if the resulting fuss and coverup made her more famous than it would have been otherwise.
The controversy made sure everyone knew where it was and what she looked like. Had the public officials ignored her, she might be faded and forgotten. Painting over her (especially in a way that left a suggestive shape for years) turned her into a lost icon.
Is there meant to be a third photo there, Namowal?
- Namowal said...
Yes, Anon,
There should be a third photo.
Not sure why it's missing.
If it's not back in a few days I'll upload it again.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.


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William Byron Reveals New NASCAR Camaro
Liberty U. Freshman to Pilot New NASCAR Race Car in Xfinity Series
JR Motorsports (JRM) has a new, young, and talented driver on their team for the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series: William Byron. So, it's only fitting that Byron would be driving a brand new car as well. The Liberty University Freshman will once again enjoy the school's backing as a sponsor, but this time on a brand new NASCAR Camaro stock car. JRM made the announcement following the unveiling of the car, which took place during a Facebook live stream.
And though 2017 marks Byron's debut in the Xfinity Series, the 19 year old is no stranger to NASCAR success. Fresh off winning the Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year, he racked up a record 7 wins in 2016. Byron spent the last two years with Kyle Busch Motorsports in that series. But prior to that, he raced Late Model with JRM and Liberty as partners. All three can't help but be excited at the prospects of this latest reunion.
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After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He's after them, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one yeartheir magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophesy is becoming more and more clear. It's time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic: Fire Magic. And there's only one man who can teach it to her: Flamel's old student, the Comte de Saint-Germainalchemist, magician, and rock star. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hopeif they don't turn on each other first. From the Hardcover edition.


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Nevadans for Background Checks fired off another round of ads Friday urging voters to approve Question 1 in the Nov. 8 election.
The group released two commercials featuring Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and National Rifle Association member Paul Larsen in the Las Vegas and Reno markets. Both men said closing the "background check loophole" will keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
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Nevada's ballot measure, Question 1, if approved, would extend federal background check requirements to include most private sales and transfers, such as those at gun shows and others arranged through websites like ArmsList. Violators would face a gross misdemeanor charge and a potential penalty of one year in prison and/or a $2,000 fine.
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b.11 March 1934 d.11 September 2010
MB BS Ceylon(1958) MD(1961) FRCP(1977)
Surendra Ramachandran was a renowned consultant physician and an icon of the medical profession in Sri Lanka. He was born in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), the son of Ramalingam Ramachandran, a magistrate and district judge, and was educated at the Royal College in Colombo. He then went on to a distinguished undergraduate career at the University of Ceylon, achieving first class honours, eight distinctions, four medals and the Perry exhibition.
He held junior posts at the General Hospital, Colombo, and then, in 1965, gained his first consultant position at Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka. Two years later he became a consultant at Negombo. He then transferred to Colombo.
As a clinician he combined knowledge, method and intuition, which made him outstanding. The setting up of the first kidney unit in Sri Lanka with haemodialysis facilities and the intensive care unit at the General Hospital, Colombo, were mainly due to his vision and efforts, and he spent a lot of his time raising the money for these projects. His son, Sudarshan, remembers his father's enthusiasm during the construction of the intensive care unit and being taken as a schoolboy around the building site.
Ramachandran taught and examined students in the faculty of medicine of the University of Ceylon for 17 years. His students held him in high esteem and often spoke of the quality of his teaching in glowing terms. Teaching was not a chore; his methods of teaching were robust and both medical students and junior doctors were cajoled and bullied to be better doctors. Even following a dressing down, which in these progressive days would have led to letters of complaint to the dean, the appreciative victim would thank him profusely and be a better person.
He delivered several prestigious orations in Sri Lanka and also participated in several international meetings.
A commitment to research over a period of 26 years resulted in a large number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, including pioneering work on nephrology, diabetes, alcoholic liver disease, elderly care medicine and many tropical diseases. He deserves special praise as much of this work was carried out at a time when there was little or no funding provided by international organisations and funding agencies, and he often had to finance the research himself.
Ramachandran was president of the Ceylon College of Physicians in 1990 and, in 1997, president of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. During his tenure he rendered a very important service to the medical profession with the refurbishment of the building housing the association and the construction of the new wing containing the Lionel auditorium. It has been acknowledged that during his tenure the finances of the Sri Lanka Medical Association were made healthy, the paradox being that money and accounting were a mystery to him.
For his services to medicine he was awarded the title of 'deshamanya' ('pride of the nation'), one of the highest national honours in Sri Lanka.
Life outside medicine held the same focus, enthusiasm and energy, whether it was collecting bronzes of south Indian dance forms, designing houses or the ceremonial cloak of the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka. He could also drive those around him to greater feats. His wife, Nirmala Devi née Kathirgamatamby, successful in her own right in the Sri Lankan civil service, was persuaded to write three volumes on Hindu culture and heritage in her retirement.
This account may give a misleading impression of a very intense, focused human being, driven to achieve. Although there were elements of that, he was also fun to be around. He was a very social being and enjoyed holidaying around the world. He liked to have his leg pulled by his three grandsons who could do no wrong. He loved British comedies, with Yes minister being his favourite, although, in his view, Jim Hacker's first action as minister should have been the incarceration of his civil servant Sir Humphrey.
Those of us who knew Ramachandran well will remember him as a man of superb intellect allied to an unfailingly positive attitude and a focused mind. He was a loyal, dedicated, brilliant, graceful adviser and friend. His was a life crowded with achievement. It burned with intensity while it lasted and set an example to everyone around him to lead productive lives.
Dennis Aloysius
Sudarshan Ramachandran
[Ceylon Medical Journal Vol.56, No.1, March 2011]
(Volume XII , page web)
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sunday Burger Sunday Brazilian Edition
Brazil. It already broke my heart last week not to be able to
participate in the usual Sunday Burger challenge, so I had to do
something about it this week. As desperate times call for desperate
measures, I give you this picture taken at a McDonald's joint located
on the Imigrantes highway. I stopped there on my way to Guaruja, a
world famous destination for Burger lovers with its Burger King
restaurant located right on the beach!
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I wonder if this is salvagable. I wonder if there is a chance to forgive & forget all that has transpired. My soul has been thru a myriad plethura of highly emotional and potentially damaging situations that could impact the whole stae of affairs between him & I. I am sitting here pondering it all and wondering what is to become of the future. Up to this point I have believed that "this too shall pass" and sort of been waiting on the sidelines to see what will happen. In the meantime, telling myself - just ignore it and it will eventually work itself out and she will fade away and he will profess his undying desire to be with me - b/c this is of course what he wanted all along. And I am then - what - waiting there with open arms? I feel as if I have already forgiven so much and somewhat sacrificed myself in doing so. Do you ever get that feeling that somewhere along the way, in between all the car crashes and the late nite phone calls and consoling and overall self-proclaimed happiness that you've diluted yourself into believing in, that maybe you've somehow lost yourself in the process? I have always wanted to believe in "happily ever after" and in one true love for everyone - but how do you rekindle those first feelings of excitement of something new when it isn't new at all - it's just only begun. And has it began? I have returned to that all too familiar place of confusion and frustration and I don't know what to make of it all. We are going to Destin for labor day weekend and I have invited RAS to come with. He has accepted. He has told me that she is gone. That she is officially gone. But he has said she was gone before and it has turned out to be false. How do I believe what someone says when they have lied to me over & over again? I truly want to believe his words...I do, but how? How am I suppossed to not think that every word out of his mouth is a fabrication to paint himself in a more desirable light? But then I think about his actions towards me, even when she was around. Can a person change? He has been in a emotionally abusive relationship for 4(ish?) years. He has supposedly been trying to break up with this psycho for at least a year now. He even told me once that the reason he invited MJ( MJ is the girl he broke up with right before we re-connected) to move in with him was to get rid of "her". I just don't know what to think anymore and Destin is coming up soon. Every time I talk to him lately - its like I just want to know what's going on with her b/c I don't trust him to confess to me the truth. And I realize that this whole time he has been trying to keep me out of the loop b/c he feels like there is certain information that I don't need to know. Well I agree -there is alot I wish I didn't know - but on the other hand he sits there and calls me everytime shit goes bad with her. WTF? MIXED SIGNALS anyone? No wonder I'm so fucked in the head!
Is he really coming to Destin?
Why hasn't he called me lately?
Do we really have anything to talk about anymore?
I just want to forget everything and turn over a new leaf - but I can't do that until we get some things straight first. And I don't think I will be able to relax with him until we have a talk about where THIS is going - if anywhere.
It seems as if there is something there that has been stifled and supressed and put on the back burner due to unfortunate circumstance beyond my control. Not beyond his control - b/c i think he has been a balless pussy, but I digress... But I do think that the first relationship needs to be laid to rest and buried in a grave before we can try and pursue anything. So what was I thinking inviting him to Destin? Well, shit - I want him there! We have so much fun together WHEN we are together.
I need him to tell me exactly what his intent is with me. That's all I want to know. That and to completely stop all contact with "her". God Help Me - I'm losing my mind...


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Whoo hoo! My amazing obstetrician Eunice Chua managed to turn my baby last friday when i went for my checkup. It seemed so easy, first she scanned to see where the head was, it was on my right side near the upper rib cage area and the butt was to my left side near my waist! No wonder my tummy was a weird shape that day :p Then she proceeded to massage baby's head downwards and after some pushing and prodding (less than 3mins) she did another scan and viola! baby's head is now in the right position!
Next up was a CTG to make sure baby is not in any distress, it turned out he's ok so i could go home and await natural labour signs! I was super elated as i was worried about the shoots lined up for this week so now i got another week to work :p still beaming, i paid the bill and noticed that the procedure cost me $100 bucks! haha! but i think it was worth it :p
To add to my previous post on turning a breech baby, here are some other methods i found on the internet:
1. Visualizing the baby moving down with the head very deep in your pelvis, several times a day; especially in conjunction with positions and exercises below.
2. Swimming as often as possible. This keeps your body and pelvis loose and relaxed. Do in conjunction with headstand below if you have help.
3. Headstand - with assistance and in a pool frequently as possible.
4. Breech Tilt - begin at 32-35 weeks gestation. Do 3 times daily for 10-15 minutes each time, when you have an empty stomach, and the baby is active. Prop one end of an ironing board securely on a sofa or chair 12 to 18 inches high (or may use slant board). Lie down, bend knees but keep feet flat on board. Relax, breathe deeply, avoid tensing. May also use pillows on a flat surface to raise hips 12-18" above shoulders. Gravity pushes the baby's head into the fundus, tucks it, and baby can then do a somersault to a vertex position.
5. CD/iPod headphones - place them inside mom's pants toward her pubic bone and play classical music for 10 minutes 6-8 times a day.
6. Flashlight - try moving slowly down from the top of the uterus toward your pubic bone while you are in a breech tilt position.
7. Massage - start with your left hand at the bottom of the abdomen and your right hand just above it. Move move your hands clockwise around the right side of your tummy. As your right hand reaches the top of your abdomen, slide the left one over your right and move it down the left side of your tummy. Your left hand leads as you you come full circle, continuing clockwise. Massage gently as you would to apply lotion. Massage for ten minutes or more up to several times each day.
8. Clothespin - place on the small toe of each foot at the outside corner of the toenail; sideways so that the toenail and toepad are stimulated for 30 minutes per day, this is an acupressure point that is a "moving down" point. You can also do this with just finger pressure as you remember to do it.
9. Motion Sickness band - place with the bead four fingerwidths above the inner ankle bone - another acupressure point that is used for stimulation of the uterus. Do not use this point if you are experiencing any pre-term labor.
10. Glass of orange or other juice - follow this with a side-lying position with your hips positioned higher than your feet. Babies move more after a sugar high!
11. Pelvic Tilt- with an ice pack on the top of your tummy on an empty stomach, 10 minutes twice a day. Do this while lying on your back on the floor with knees flexed and feet on the floor with three large pillows placed under your buttocks. Try this in conjunction with headphones and visualization.
12. Cat stretch - start with all fours, then lay your head and chest flat on the floor with your buttocks in the air, as you round your back and return to all fours.
13. Knee-chest position - by kneeling with hips flexed slightly more than 90 degree, but with thighs not pressing against your tummy and your head, shoulders and upper chest are flat on a mattress for 15 minutes every two waking hours for five days.
14. Belly Relaxing followed by Inversion - Partner places a shawl, sheet, towel or rebozo under mom's hips as she lays on the floor. Lift up on the corners of the cloth and shimmy her from side to side moving your hands up and down to wiggle her belly from side to side. These should be very small movements which mom should find very relaxing. Do this for about 5 minutes. Then mother kneels on the stairway landing. Walk your hands down 2 or 3 stairs into an all fours position; have your partner support your shoulders to balance you. Remain in this position for about 5-10minutes or as long as comfortable. Also do this on an empty stomach.
The following techniques to turn breech babies to vertex involve the assistance of a specialist or medical professional:
15. Acupuncture - find a acupuncturist who is familiar with pregnancy and knows the points to stimulate for turning a breech baby.
16. Webster's Breech Technique - see a Chiropractor who is experienced in this technique.
17. External Version - this can be done in the hospital at about 37 weeks; see an Ob-Gyn for assistance and more information.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I bought myself some more time for $100!
2 comments:
Does it hurt when she moved the baby??
- May 29, 2008 at 7:32 PM
- maryann koh said...
not at all. she asked as she went along if it hurt but i said no. maybe for others it's quite painful but my experience was a painless one :)
- May 29, 2008 at 10:47 PM
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence announces that he will vote for Ted Cruz in his state's Republican primary election next week. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (no reporter narration) STORY: Indiana Governor Mike Pence said on Friday he would vote for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in the state's primary next week, calling him a "principled conservative" who represented the ideas of former Republican President Ronald Reagan. In announcing his decision to back Cruz, Pence praised Republican front-runner Donald Trump and said he would work hard to get the eventual Republican nominee elected in November.


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Edwin V. Moore
Edwin V. Moore, age 75, of Purdin, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Life Care Center in Brookfield.
Funeral services will be Monday, June 11, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Brookfield with Fr. Jerry Kaimann officiating. Burial will be in Purdin Cemetery in Purdin. The family will receive friends Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Wright Funeral Home in Brookfield from 6:00 until 8:00 in the evening. A Rosary Service will be held at 5:30 p.m. before visitation.
Memorials to Purdin Cemetery or Purdin Community Center may be left at or mailed to Wright Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628.
Edwin V., son of Earl and Pearlie (Sprague) Moore, was born October 25, 1942 in Purdin. On May 28, 1966, he married Mary Gladbach.
Edwin was a truck driver and a US Army Veteran. He was a member of the American Legion in Linneus and the VFW Post 4557 in Brookfield.
Edwin always had a smile and never met a stranger.
Survivors include his wife, Mary of the home; three children, Shelley Shatto and husband, Ricky of Sumner, Matthew Moore of Brookfield, and Marshall Moore and wife, Cassondra of Brookfield; one daughter-in-law, Rachel Moore of Lenexa, Kansas; five grandchildren, Sydney Moore, Gannon Shatto, Evan Burgener, BriAnna Moore, and Alexandra Moore; three brothers; one sister; as well as other family members and friends.
His parents, one son, Vincent Moore; three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.


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Construction continues on the first nuclear reactors to be built in South Carolina for nearly 30 years, despite the fact the new reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County still have not received final approval.
The reason for the early work is the sheer scope of what has to be done at the South Carolina Electric & Gas site if the new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors are to go online in 2016, as planned. However, environmentalists say they believe the construction is continuing too quickly after a series of accidents at Japanese plants last month.
Under federal guidelines, the company is allowed to build support facilities and other sections of the plant– short of installing the reactor itself– before it receives its final safety evaluation. Known as a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL), it's an effort to streamline the process for new reactors.
It replaced a two-step process that required separate licenses for construction and operating. Prior to the change, if opposition emerged after a site was completed and before it began operating, the power utility risked a tremendous financial hit. Under a COL, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducts reviews of the V.C. Summer site during construction and holds another public hearing upon its completion to determine if the site meets the agency's criteria.
Alan Torres is construction manager of the new site. He explained how much construction SCE&G could do over the next few months.
We can do a certain level of activity. We can build cooling towers, because those are non-safety components. I can begin to fabricate safety-related components; I just cannot install them into the plant themselves.
The work involved in the new sites is immense. SCE&G has cleared more than 2,600 acres, totalling 13 million cubic yards of dirt. A special, heavy-lift derrick has to be built on-site that will be more than 50 stories tall when complete– and capable of lifting over 7,000 tons at once– making it one of the largest in the world.
Friends of the Earth is one of several environmental groups publicly lobbying SCE&G to slow down its construction. The group's Southeast coordinator Tom Clements said the company is moving forward too soon after a partial meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan last month.
That really flies in the face of many decades of the guiding philosophy of the nuclear power industry that they learn from mistakes. They pause and take all that into account. But, SCE&G is just acting like nothing happened and it's not going to have any impact on the schedule. I think that's very dangerous.
Click here to read a previous SCRN article comparing Japan's situation to the new reactors at V.C. Summer.
NCWARN, a "climate-protection" group, filed a petition with the NRC two weeks ago urging the agency to hold off its approval of the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors until the Fukushima investigation was finished. The group also cited concerns about whether or not the new reactor's shield cover could withstand an earthquake or airplane crash.
Robert Yannity is a spokesman for SCANA, SCE&G's parent holding company. He says the utility is taking great pains to study the Fukushima situation.
The organizations involved in the nuclear industry are certainly taking a look at the events in Japan. The one thing the industry does very, very well is take lessons learned from events like this and others, and puts them into practice. You will certainly see that moving forward in the long term.
However, the utility warns any major delays in construction will rapidly drive up its costs.
SCE&G is financing the estimated $10 billion construction with rate hikes on its customers that began in 2009. State-owned utility Santee-Cooper also holds a minority share of the new reactors. However, the public utility is trying to reduce its role, citing less future demand than first anticipated.
The biggest safety component of the AP1000 reactor is its "passive core cooling system" which is designed to automatically shut down the reactor in the event of a complete power loss– which is what happened at Fukushima– by using gravity, circulation, and pressure.
However, opponents say the plant's strength is also its weakness. Clements pointed to a large reserve water tank which is part of the passive system, saying it was on top of "a rather flimsy building" that could be knocked down by an earthquake or tornado.
Yannity said the AP1000 is specially designed to withstand the worst natural events that could occur in the region. He said the cooling tanks were included in those scenarios.


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Scoop necklines are conservative but chic. If you have a stylish scoop-neck top or dress and aren't sure how to accessorize it, no worries. Some necklaces work better with your neckline than others, but with scoop necklines you have plenty of options, all of which are equally chic.
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Just because a scoop neck leaves you a lot of room for jewelry, your necklace doesn't have to be super-sized. If you prefer a simple strand, try a delicate, beaded necklace that just falls a little below the neck. Small necklaces complement more formal dresses and add feminine detail to a basic T-shirt and jeans.
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More people have come to realize how the best leaders are those who can make a quick decision, under pressure, without partisanship, and in the face of extreme unpopularity. Perhaps no one does all those things more often than an umpire.
Listed below are the responses to a few questions asked of a veteran umpire as advice for those just joining the tournament line-up.
Q. What advice do you have for those who now must make the right call without the luxury of time?
Know the rules, have a vast knowledge of what your job is. You can't stop learning about your job. Stay on top of it from day to day and be aware of new things coming along.
Q. Sounds like quick decisions are really the result of exhaustive preparation?
Absolutely. You're putting the percentages in your favor by being knowledgeable ahead of time. Do everything possible to improve. We have an expression: fair play and common sense. When something happens that's not covered by the rules, when something totally unusual happens, you do what's right and what's fair and use common sense.
Q. Fans probably think the toughest calls are the close calls, the bang-bang play at first base or the tag at home. True?
No, the tough calls are the unexpected. During a playoff game when there was an errant throw, I was where I was supposed to be, but I wasn't expecting to have two fielders stand right in front of me when I was trying to see the play. The runner intentionally knocked the ball out of the fielder's hand, but I didn't see it. You can't have an ego, so I got the entire crew together and we got it right. We corrected another play later in the game. These were not popular decisions, but we did the right thing. When something unusual happens, you must do what is best for the game, want is best for the company.
Q. Should leaders always ask for help?
In some situations. Sometimes you don't have the help.
Q. Right decisions are not always the most popular. What have you learned about controversial calls?
If you truly know in your heart that it is best, you should be just fine.
Q. What is the best way to deal with an angry manager or player?
You're not there to get into a yelling match. You should try to keep yourself under control. Listen, but if it gets personal, the argument should be short-lived. Just be professional about it. I've learned to let them come out and see what they have to say. They might not always get the answer they want, but there is mutual respect. Listen. See what's going on and then make your decision.
Q. What personality type is best at making quick, unpopular decisions?
There are all types, but a consistent personality is something that anybody at any job is going to appreciate. You want a boss who is consistent and approachable. You want to ask questions and get professional responses. All of these things are found in a successful umpire. Bosses must also be professional and upfront.
FAIR PLAY And Common Sense
Q. So, are there times when a leader makes the wrong call, but must stick to it?
Yes. There are correctable errors. Sometimes there are not. You try to use common sense.
Q. In a heated discussion, do you ever try to disarm an upset player or manager with humor?
No. That would come across as trying to be a wise guy. It might just make the situation worse.
Q. How do you help develop the next generation of umpires?
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Title: Sophia Stokkeland Oral History Photograph Collection
Dates: 1900-1915
Collection Number: 00032-GG-09
Quantity: 50 items
Abstract: Photographs copied from personal collection of Sophia Stokkeland during her Oral History Interview in Cooperstown (ND), Griggs County. The interview can be found on Oral History Tape #416A&B.
Provenance: The North Dakota Oral History Project was undertaken by Larry Sprunk, with the cooperation of the North Dakota American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, the North Dakota Farmers Union, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The primary objective of the North Dakota Oral History Project was to conduct oral tape recorded interviews with North Dakotans who lived through the state's history and who could speak of this history from a first-hand basis. Interviewees were photographed at the time of their interviews. In addition, the project borrowed over 6,000 historical photographs which were copied and added to the State Historical Society's collection. Many interviewees also donated family histories, documents, letters, ledgers, books, and artifacts.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
00032-GG-09-01 Sansburn School, Mrs. Bert Campbell teacher 1900
00032-GG-09-02 Detwiller boys threshing rig north of Cooperstown (ND) ca. 1914-1915
00032-GG-09-03 Torval Fosholdt farm
00032-GG-09-04 Torkel Fosholdt farm
00032-GG-09-05 Torval, Ole, John and Torkel Fosholdt, Clarence, Minnie and Sarah in car
00032-GG-09-06 Ole, Clarence and Torkel Fosholdt in Ole's first car
00032-GG-09-07 Haying time
00032-GG-09-08 Horses on Fosholdt farm
00032-GG-09-09 Harvest time
00032-GG-09-10 Harvest time
00032-GG-09-11 Fosholdt front room
00032-GG-09-12 Ole Fosholdt's in Courtney (ND)
00032-GG-09-13 Torval Fosholdt ranch in McKenzie County
00032-GG-09-13 Torval Fosholdt ranch
00032-GG-09-14 Spring time on the ranch
00032-GG-09-15 John Haugen Cook, Arne Hagen and Torval herding cattle
00032-GG-09-16 Branding time
00032-GG-09-17 Torval Fosholdt, John Haugen and Arne Hagen
00032-GG-09-18 Torval Fosholdt and John and Arne Haugen
00032-GG-09-19 Coal mine, McKenzie County
00032-GG-09-20 Coal mine
00032-GG-09-21 Hauling logs for ranch barn
00032-GG-09-22 Branding time, 1500 cattle in herd
00032-GG-09-23 Badlands
00032-GG-09-26 Badlands
00032-GG-09-27 Torval Fosholdt's ranch house
00032-GG-09-28 Torval Fosholdt's house interior
00032-GG-09-29 Sod house, McKenzie County
00032-GG-09-30 O. T. Fosholdt's store in Courtenay (ND)
00032-GG-09-31 Christ and Arne Hagen
00032-GG-09-33 Ole Ellefson's threshing rig
00032-GG-09-34 Ole Ellefson's threshing rig
00032-GG-09-35 Detwiller threshing rig, north of Cooperstown 1914
00032-GG-09-36 Detwiller's threshing rig, north of Cooperstown 1914
00032-GG-09-37 North West Section 14
00032-GG-09-38 Ready for the field
00032-GG-09-39 Fishing at Jim River
00032-GG-09-40 At camp near Jim River
00032-GG-09-41 Olaf Skrataar haying
00032-GG-09-42 Ready for harvest on the Skrataar farm
00032-GG-09-43 Peter Knutson farm, Romness Township (ND)
00032-GG-09-44 Emil Amundson farm
00032-GG-09-45 Swen Fors and Clarence Arneson plowing with team of horses
00032-GG-09-46 Fish from Sheyenne River
00032-GG-09-47 Fosholdt home
00032-GG-09-48 Croconole, playing a board game
00032-GG-09-49 O. T. Fosholdt store, Courtenay (ND)
00032-GG-09-50 Laying cement floor in Fosholdt's barn
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