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The Nevada Test Site was established in 1951 to serve as the primary testing ground for America's nuclear weapons program. Between 1951 and 1992, when the United States began to observe the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the range was the site of 828 nuclear tests. After the final nuclear fission test, the Nevada Test Site remained active for conventional and sub-critical nuclear tests.
In the early days of the nuclear testing program, when fallout was poorly understood, the Nevada Test Site became a major tourist attraction. People flocked to the region to watch detonations, not knowing that winds were blowing radioactive particles throughout the region. Marked increases in several types of cancer resulted from this close proximity, and the region remains one of the most contaminated sites on the planet.
Much of the existing stock library of film and photographs related to nuclear detonations resulted from tests at the Nevada Test Site. For many of the above-ground explosions, fake houses or even small towns were constructed to monitor the blast wave and thermal effects of a nuclear blast on structures, vehicles and people. Most of the explosions, however, were initiated underground, with radioactive craters and contaminated aquifers the only remaining legacies of the testing program as of 2015.


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It's that time of the month the French Curves Challenge proposed by Vanoue from the blog http://www.thecurvyandcurlycloset.com/. This month theme was tricky. Match polka dot and stripes. What in the!!! They don't watch. I doubted for a moment. Then came the moment to look through my clothes to try to find something to wear for the challenge. UNtil then I never had to buy anything. SO far so good. But I was a bit discouraged, I had stripes oh yeah, polka dot huh nah not really. Finally I found when looking at a top I realized it had tiny polka dot. Yeah. I chose a top with a light color and the stripes are not an eye sore. So this look is very soft on the polka dot and the stripes.
Top: Forever 21
Shirt: Ralph Lauren
Jeans: Forever21

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Ben-Gurion University President Avishay Braverman (right) displays the Negev development declaration, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks on. (Photo: Dani Machlis)For the Ben-Gurion University students and workers who arrive at the gleaming new north Beersheva-University train station and cross the impressive bridge leading them directly onto the campus, the facilities simply represent convenient transportation.
But the newly inaugurated station that links the Negev city of Beersheva – as well as the classrooms and laboratories of BGU – to the heart of the country carries much more significance: it represents one of the first major steps toward the realization of a national dream of developing the Negev region on a massive and modern scale and transforming it into Israel's 'Silicon Valley.'
Danny Lazar, the architect who designed the dramatic new gateway, station, and bridge, articulated the hopes of those who planned and created it: that it would "would carry Beersheva into the future – connecting it to the dynamic future of science and technology."
The dream of large-scale development and modernization of the southern Negev region is as old as the state of Israel itself, first articulated by the founding prime minister David Ben-Gurion, who chose to make the region his home, and now by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who considers his Negev ranch there his primary residence.
But despite these symbolic gestures by national leaders, growth of the Negev has remained a dream. Efforts to bring real change to the Negev have fallen by the wayside – they were not comprehensive or well-funded enough to counteract the tendencies of a population that has clung stubbornly to the central plain region and resisted moving south.
As a result, the Negev region, which makes up 60 percent of the territory of the State of Israel, houses only nine percent of the population.
But ambitious new plans are aimed at changing the situation, and the efforts to jump-start large-scale Negev developments are more than rhetoric: they have serious dollar signs and political muscle behind them.
The station is one sign of movement. Another came last month, when the Israeli government committed to providing $30 million towards a $90 million research fund for the new National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) based at BGU.
The NIBN is the cornerstone of a planned full-scale Advanced Technologies Park, which, together with the new train station, will spark the economic and urban development of the southern region. According to the Swiss banker Edgar de Picciotto, who was the driving force behind the creation of the NIBN and is , the new facilities will be an effective academic platform for the emergence of a successful applied biotechnology industry in the Negev.
It is all part of a comprehensive $3.6 billion, 10-year plan to bring development to the Negev region, with an emphasis on high tech and biotech industries, but involving all aspects of life in the Negev, including infrastructure, housing, education, and tourism.
"If Ben-Gurion was alive today he would take immense pride in what he would see here," said Shimon Peres referring to the construction and growth at the university named for his political mentor. Peres was the guest of honor at BGU's honorary doctoral ceremonies which took place last week on the annual Ben-Gurion Day on the campus.
The flourishing of BGU over the past 15 years is an important part of the foundation on which the future plans for the Negev will be built, plans which Peres is personally committed to. When he announced his resignation from the Labor Party last month, Peres made it clear that he may be relinquishing some of his governmental duties -but he would continue to spearhead the Office of Development of the Galilee and the Negev.
At the ceremony inaugurating the train station on Ben-Gurion Day, all of the dignitaries attending, including Sharon, signed a declaration that read: "May the new station and bridge serve as a gateway to progress and excellence for students and scholars and the citizens of Beersheva and the Negev. May science and industry, technology and knowledge flow to and from the Negev and a new spirit arise from the desert plains."
Sharon remarked at the ceremony that David Ben-Gurion was a man of action who completed almost all of the tasks that he made for himself, "but he left us the job of developing the Negev."
Earlier this year, Sharon formally committed the government to the project with an official decision that creating growth in the Negev "is one of this government´s strategic goals, and there is a vital national need to do this urgently." Sharon vowed to "turn the Negev into a region that attracts people and improves the standard of living."
The government plan, entitled 'Negev 2015' sets a 2015 target date for increasing the Negev population from 535,000 to 900,000.
"The train is the link that will create a new high tech center in the desert. We can become Israel's Silicon Valley of the future," said BGU President Avishay Braverman, a strong advocate for Negev development who recently announced that he was leaving academia to join the leadership of the Labor Party.
"The industrial park provides a strategic long-term employment solution to the needs of the Negev and the city of Beersheva that genuinely needs investments, mainly in the fields of advanced industry, in order to enable the development of the area."
According to Peres, the key to success in creating a plan that was large enough and sweeping enough to truly transform the Negev was coordination between various government ministries – in doing so, he said, he was able to significantly increase the budget dedicated to the plan.
Another major force in Israeli society that is centrally involved in the hopes for the Negev's future is the military. Integral to the Negev development plan is the relocation of major divisions of the Israel Defense Forces to the south, most significantly, its technological and computer arms.
"It is a pleasure to see how the military is involved in developing the Negev," said Peres, speaking at a roundtable on the future of the Negev at the Globes 2005 business conference. "If, as we hope, the technological and computer operations – and eventually – the majority of IDF operations are moved there, there will be a huge change in the Negev."
IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, another member of the roundtable, told the audience there that the process of locating key IDF operations, including its central technological and computer units is set to begin in 2007-2008 and continue to the rest of the decade.
Halutz is familiar with the Negev – he lived there during the time that commanded the air force, but, like most officers moved back to the center of the country when his stint was over.
"I think that the IDF is the easiest player in this game," he said at the Globes conference. "You tell them to go south and they obey – and we are. But really, why are we doing it? This is the only way for the IDF to seriously upgrade and modernize its infrastructure. There is no way we could do it otherwise. The Negev has space, it is the place we interfere least with the local population as we do in the center of the country."
He said that for the plan to really work, and for the IDF soldiers manning the new bases to settle in the region there would have to be development of jobs so that the family members of the army officers can find work. He himself returned north primarily so that his wife could find employment. True economic development in the Negev will mean the difference between the massive relocation of IDF families to the south, or officers who commute south for the day from their homes in greater Tel Aviv.
"They will move there for one reason only," Halutz said. "And that is if they see that it can raise their standard of living."
Ilan Cohen, director-general of Sharon's office, agreed with Peres at the roundtable that it was the intra-ministerial approach and inviting investment from overseas that would allow the plan to continue to move forward and succeed.
"This is no ministry uninvolved in the effort – it has to be a joint effort between business, government, local residents and the Jewish world," he said. He emphasized that the public sector can only lead the effort – its ultimate success rides on whether or not the private sector will follow and create the jobs that are needed to attract and retain Negev residents.
"Even now, we see young people growing up in the Negev, getting educated and leaving to see their fortune – the opportunities are elsewhere. What we have to do is reverse this process, create opportunities in the Negev, so that these young people will stay and a strong population will come and join them," Cohen said.
In the meantime, thanks to the new train station, those who arrive in Beersheva will see that development of the region is on the fast track.
Chairman of the Board of Israel Railways Moshe Leon has plans for new commuter lines in the Negev, including a line to Dimona expected to open soon, and emphasized that Israel Railways, along with all of the other government bodies, is committed to developing the region.
"The only way to be a successful fortune teller," he said, "is to be someone who makes things happen. David Ben-Gurion said that the future is the Negev. I am sure that it will arrive faster now since there is a train."


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Horse Island, just off Sackets Harbor, was the staging point for British operations during the Second Battle of Sackets Harbor. British troops attempted to capture supplies and destroy the 28-gun General Pike, a new vessel under construction. The attack was thwarted by U.S. troops, but the Americans, fearing their stores would be captured, burned their own supplies.
The first lighthouse was built at this important military post in 1831. The present structure was built in 1869. The fifty-foot tower sits just off Sackets Harbor, and is similar in design to the lighthouse at Stony Point. The lighthouse was replaced by a skeleton tower in 1956.
Schuyler Simmons was keeper at Horse Island from 1926 until his death in 1932. He was succeeded by his wife Julia. Their grand-daughter, Dorothy Beetz, recalls that "when the tide was down, my stepgrandmother on the island would wave a white diaper telling us that it was safe to drive across by car from the mainland. If the water was high, we then went to the island by boat."
Today, the military has left Sackets Harbor. The town has been reborn as a quaint resort town and historic site. It is also the home of the Seaway Trail Visitors Center, located in the August Sacket Mansion.
When checking the 1850 Census we find Francis McCormick age 35 and Nancy McAdam McCormick age 24 had moved to Rochester, New York with their three children:
1. Mary J. McCormick 8 b. 1842, d., June 26, 1905
2. Francis McCormick 5 b. 1845, d., Mar 9, 1913
3. Sarah McCormick 2, b. 1848, d., unknown
4. *Note: Anna A. McCormick was born after the 1850 Census
and died in 1859 before the 1860 Census
She is not recorded in Census data and is often
left out of the list of Children.
4. Eliza Burns age 16, born in Ireland - servant
Francis states on the 1850 Census that he is an Engineer. We do not know what work, if any, he had in Rochester, New York
In the 1860 census The McCormick family has moved to Canandaigua, New York. The following is the list of family members:
1860 United States Federal Census
McCormick Family:
Special note on Mary Jane McCormick who is out of the home by this census:
Mary Jane (Jennie) McCormick was first born November 5, 1842 in Oswego, New York. She married James F. Dubois who helped Nancy settle the estate after Francis (Frank) died. Mary Jane died June 26, 1905 in Willard, New York. Mary has left the family home as noted by the 1860 Census. In 1905 the Democrat and Chronicle printed this obit on Mary Jane. We do not know the reason she was in Willard State Hospital. In the 1800's the people with Tuberculosis were often placed there. Also there was no medicine for certain mental conditions and people needed to be isolated.
OBITUARY for Mrs. Mary Jane (Jennie) DU BOIS
In Willard, June 27th occurred the death of Mrs. Jennie DuBois, wife of James DuBois, of this place. Mrs. DuBois is survived by her husband, five sons, Charles, James, Rankin, and Wallace of Canandaigua; and David of Batavia, and four daughters, Mrs. Emma L. Tobin and Mrs. Jennie Twist, of Canandaigua; Mrs. Anna Dewy of Chapinville; and Mrs. Ida N. Pratt of Geneva. Funeral will be held from the home on lake shore road, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in West avenue cemetery.
A peculiar fact in connection with this death is that up to the time of the death of Mrs. DuBois, five generations of her family were living, as her son, Charles DuBois has grandchildren and her mother, Mrs. Nancy McCormick, is still living. This is one of the rare cases where a great grandmother has preceded in death the great, great, grandmother of the youngest branch of the family
1860 Census
Frank McCormick 40 Engineer Head of the Family
Nancy McCormick 33 Housewife
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
Household Members:
1. Francis McCormick 15, was born 1844, died March 9, 1913 in Canandaigua and is buried with Parents in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. He married Anne Flynn. The death of Frank R. McCormick, a Civil War Veteran, occurred at his home on Main Street South, on Sunday, after a two month illness, aged 68 years. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Minnie, three sons, Eugene, and Willard McCormick of Watertown, Frank of Binghamton, a daughter, Sister Anne LeLobels, of Quebec, his mother, Mrs. Nancy McCormick, four sisters, and two brothers, Mrs. Sarah Meath, Mrs. Cecilia Gentner, John McCormick, Canandaigua, Mrs. Laura Koons, Mrs. Emma Doyle, and W. J. McCormick, Rochester. The funeral services were held at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery.
2. Sarah McCormick 12, born 1848, married Patrick Meath on September 30, 1885, in Canandaigua, NY. Sarah Meath is the Grandmother of Eddie and Howard Meath... Both men were very well known in Rochester during our growing up years. 30's, 40's and 50's. Howard owned a sports store and Eddie was a radio personality... In addition, Eddie was the host / MC at the "Barn" (gathering place for teens)....Greg Doyle, great grandson of Emma (sister of Sarah) McCormick Doyle and Owen Doyle, cousin of Howie and Eddie Meath, had his own band through High School and after. He played the trumpet with his band at the "Barn". Lib and Eileen Doyle, great granddaughters of Emma and Owen Doyle spent many wonderful Saturday nights with Donald and Thomas Brindisi (twins) at the "Barn". For us it was a Teen Dream place to go thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gannett of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
3. Celia McCormick 10 born 1850, married about 1876 to a Mr. Merkley who died about 1879, and then she married second husband Henry David Gentner from Germany, in 1884 in Canandaigua, New York
There were two children: Annamaria (writing was difficult to decipher) Merkley, born in 1878 and David Henry Fredrick Gentner born September 30 in Canandaigua, NY, died March 10, 1978 in Hudson, New York. Celia is listed as Merkley, widowed in the 1880 Census living at home with Nancy McCormick and her daughter Annamaria (?), age 2.
4. John H. McCormick 7 was born 1852
5. Emma McCormick 5, was born 1854 and married Owen Doyle in 1873 in Canandaigua. Their children are: Frank, Anne, Margery, John Albert born 1884. The next chapter will tell the story of Owen and Emma and their family since they are my direct Great Grandparents and their son John Albert is my Grandfather.
6. Willie J.McCormick 3, was born 1856; he died December 29, 1906. He married Alice M. Cowen on June 26, 1886.
7. Annie A. McCormick 6months, was born 1860, died 1875. Buried with Nancy and Francis in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She was
named after her sister Anna A who died 1859.
8. *Note: David McCormick was born 1867 and died 1868.
He is not listed on this Census because he was born and
died after the information was obtained. He is buried with
his parents in Calvery Cemetery.
Nancy McAdam 61, Nurse, widow, mother of
Nancy McCormick and grandmother of above listed children.
NOTE: At no time did Francis state that he was an Ice Dealer. The first time we see the reference to Ice Dealer and Ice Pedler is the Census of 1880.
To the Surrogate of the County of Ontario.
The Petition of Nancy McCormick of the Town of Canandaigua in the County of Ontario respectfully showeth:
That Francis S. McCormick of the Town of Canandaigua in the County of Ontario died in the said Town of Canandaigua on or about the 5th day of May in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
That at the time of his death he was a inhabitant of the County of Ontario.
That he left no will, as so far as your petitioner has heard, or been able to discover: That he left your petitioner his widow, Mary J. Dubois, Sarah E. McCormick, Cecelia McCormick, John H. McCormick, Emma E. McCormick, William McCormick, Anna McCormick, Edward A. McCormick, Laura E. McCormick, David h. McCormick, all of Canandaigua & Francis P. McCormick
Watertown N.Y. his children.
And your petitioner further showeth, that all the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased do not exceed in value the sum of 500 dollars, (this next line is stricken out on the original copy)and his real property does not exceed in value the sum of 200 Dollars: and your petitioner prays that Letters of Administration of the goods, chattels and credits be granted by the surrogate to the petitioner.
Dated July 9th 1868. Nancy McCormick
Ontario County Surrogate Court } SS.
On this 9th day of July 1868, personally appeared before me, in open Court Nancy McCormick the above named petitioner, and made oath that the matters set forth in the above petition are true, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of said petitioner.
Elihu M. Morse Surrogate.
Ontario County, ss.
I do swear, that I will well, honestly and faithfully discharge the duty of Aministratrix of the estate of Francis S. McCormick deceased, according to the law.
Subscribed and sworn the 9th day
of July 1868, before me } Nancy McCormick
Elihu M. Morse
Bond of Administrator.
Know all Men by those Presents:
That we, Nancy McCormick, James F Dubois & Thomas B. Lyon all of Canandaigua are held and firmly bound unto the People of the State of New York in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, to be paid to the said People; for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by those Presents.
Sealed with our seals. Dated this 8th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
The condition of this obligtation is such, that if the above bounden Nancy McCormick Administratrix of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of Francis S. McCormick, late of the Town of Canandaigua deceased, shall faithfully execute the trust reposed in her as such; and also if the said Administatrix shall obey all the orders of the Surrogate of the County of Ontario, or the person charged by the constitution and laws with the preformance of the duties of the office, or of any other office or Court having juisdiction in the premises, touching the Administation of the
Estate committed to her then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and Delivered in Presence of Nancy McCormick
Thomas B Lyon
James F. Dubois
State of New York,
Ontario County }ss.
James F. Dubois & Thomas B. Lyon the surities, named in the above bond, being duly sworn, each for himself says, that he is a resident of the County of Ontario, and that he is a freeholder, and is worth more than one thousand Dollars, over and above all just debts and liabilities existing against him, and over and above his property exempt from seizure on execution.
Sworn this 9th day Thomas B. Lyon
of July A.D. before me. } James F. Dubios
Elihu M. Morse
State of New York,
Ontario County }ss.
On this 9th day of July A.D. 1868, before me the subscriber Surrogate of said County, appeared Nancy McCormick, James F. Dubios & Thomas B. Lyon to me personally known to be the same persons described in , and who executed the foregoing Instument, and severally acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
Elihu M. Morse
A true And Perfect Inventory Of all the goods, Chattels and credits which were of Francis S, McCormick late of the town of Canandaigua in the County of Ontario , deceased, made by the Adinistratrix of the Estate of the said deceased, with the aid, and
in the presence of Thomas B. Lyon and Seymour H. Jackson they having been duly appointed as Appraisers; containing a full, just and true statement of all the personal property of the said deceased, which has come to the knowledge of the said administratrix of said estate, and particularely of all moneys, bank bills, and other curculating madium belonging to the said deceased, and all just claims of the deceased, against said administratrix and all bonds mortgages, notes and other securities, for payment of money,
belongings to the said deceased, specifying the names of the debtor in security, the date, the sum origanally payable, the endorsements thereon, with their dates, and the sum, which in the judgement of Appraisers, may be collectable on such security.
Upon completion of this inventory, duplicates thereof have made and signed at the end thereof by the Appraisers.
The following articles are exempted from appraisement, to remain in the possession of the Widow and minor children of the deceased, persuant to Revised Statutes.
1 Cook Stove 2 Parlor Stoves
Family Bible. all pictures
All School & all other books
1 Cow 2 Swine
All Beds Bedsteads & Bedding
All clothing of the Widow & Children
1 Table 6 Chairs 6 K & Forks
6 plates 6 cups & Saucers 1 Suger Bowl
1 Cream Cup 1 Teapot 6 Shams(?)
In addition to the above enumerated articles from appraisal, the
Appraisers, in the exercise of their discretion, pursuant to the statute, set apart the following articles of necessary household furniture and other personal property, for the use of the Widow and minor children. of the deceased, the same not exceeding in value one hundred and fifty dollars.
1 Table 1.00 12 Chairs 1.00 2.00
Crockery ware 3 Stone ware 3 6.00
Lamps 2.50 Clocks $2 4.50
1 Dem. Wagon $20 & Nancy 5 25.00
Ice Tools 5. 4 kegs @$1 9.00
1 Cultivator 3.50
1/2 acre(?) Wheat 50.00
1 Cow & Calf 50.00
Total: $150.00
(hand written on separate paper contents of Ice Business and Misc.)
1 New Boat 25.
Boats Henns(?) 15.
1 Cutter 10.
2 Old Wagons @$8 16.
1 Ice Plow 5.00
1 Culling Box .50 Old Stove $3 3.50
Old Ice House 25.00
Ice in Same 100.00
New Ice House 300.00
Ice in Same 50.00
10 Cords Sline(?) 30.00
2 (?) Wagon & Nancy 120.
Francis S. McCormick died 1868
Nancy McCormick 44, Head of
Household, Canandaigua, NY
Household Members:
1. Celia McCormick 20 b. 1850
2. John McCormick 18 b. 1852 Captain John McCormick was, for years, captain of the "Ontario," which was built after the destruction of the "Joseph Wood" in back of Nancy McCormick's house. He married Margret McCarthy and they had three children.
John E Mccormick 19 b. 1870
Francis R Mccormick 8 b. 1892
Gertrude Mccormick 6 b. 1894
John fought on the Union Side during the Civil War. He was injured and had an obvious limp for the rest of his life.
3. Emma McCormick 16 b. 1854
4. Willie McCormick 13 b. 1857, d. Dec. 29, 1906.
He married Alice M. Cowen on June 26,1886 They had one adopted child called Charlie. His Grandmother took him at a Children's Home giveaway program and gave him to William.
5. Annie A. McCormick 10 b. 1860 d. 1875
She is buried with Francis and Nancy McCormick
in Calvary Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York
6. Eddie McCormick 8 b. 1863, d. 1901
He is buried with Francis and Nancy McCormick
in Calvary Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York
7. Laura McCormick 5 b. 1865, d. after 1916
She married Jacob Koons Apr 24, 1883 in
Canandaigua, NY
8. David McCormick under a year old, born 1867 and died 1868.
He is not listed on any census because he lived
and died after the information was obtained. He
is buried with Francis and Nancy McCormick
9. Frederick J. McCormick 2, b. 1868, d. 1876
He is buried with Francis and Nancy McCormick
at the Calvary Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York
Nancy McAdams 69 Nurse retired, widow, mother of Nancy McC
The 1870's were filled with many life changes for Nancy McCormick. Her dear husband Francis in 1868 was dead. Nancy was blessed with a good business head. She needed the income from the Ice Dealership to continue raising her family. She also needed the equipment to harvest the ice. She also knew she needed additional work to supplement the family income. She and Francis had a concession on the pier selling fruit drinks to visitors, so she applied to collect the fees for the cars that drove out on the Pier and got the job. It is recorded that she did a very good job collecting the fees. Eventually Nancy was given the job as Pier Mistress, a job that put her in charge of running the Pier. This included renting out the boats, managing the boat houses, fees for cars and other motor vehicles. A building on the pier was given to her by the city. This was called the "Waiting Room" for those people who were waiting to board the Steamer. This was a place to rest and have refreshments. The building next door was called the Daisy which Nancy acquired. She opened up her 'Daisy Tea Room' which became the hub of Canandaigua. That is where you picked up all the latest local gossip. It was the most popular spot in Canandaigua.
There were two events to happen in Canandaigua in1873. The first was the court trial of Susan B. Anthony. It was referred there because there were too many folks in Rochester, New York who wanted to do battle over women's rights. The second was the preparation of the Wedding of Emma and Owen Eugene Doyle. The Daisy Tea Room is where you kept tract of what was happening in that trial and I am sure there was much talk of the McCormick/ Doyle wedding. It was a wonderful place to eat lunch, meet friends, share the news all with a water view.
The following is from the archives of the Anthony Trial in Canandaigua:
At the trial, the judge penned his decision before hearing the case (his first criminal case) and discharged the jury because he maintained that there were no questions of fact for them to consider. He found Anthony guilty of voting illegally, fined her $100, and then made the mistake of asking her if she had anything to say.
"Yes, your honor," seethed Anthony, "I have many things to say; for in your ordered verdict of guilty, you have trampled under foot every vital principle of our government. My natural rights, my civil rights, my political rights, my judicial rights, are all alike ignored. Robbed of the fundamental privilege of citizenship, I am degraded from the status of a citizen to that of a subject; and not only myself individually, but all of my sex, are, by your honor's verdict, doomed to political subjection under this, so-called, form of government."
ONTARIO COUNTY JOURNAL Friday March 14, 1913 Pg 5, col 3 by: Ron Hanley
On the same page, col 5 is an obit regarding Frank McCormick:
SAME PAPER col 5
DIED McCORMICK - At Canandaigua, March 9, 1913, Frank McCormick, aged 68 years
Name: Nancy Mccormick
Home in 1880: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Nancy
Mother's birthplace: Ireland
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Ice Dealer
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Nancy McCormick 56
William McCormick 23
Edward McCormick 17
Laura McCormick 16
Nancy McAdams 80
Celia Merkley 29
Armemrla Merkley 2
1900 U.S. Census
Name: Nancy McCormick
Home in 1900: Canandaigua Ward 3, Ontario, New York
Age: 74
Birth Date: Aug 1825
Birthplace: Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother: number of living children: 9
Mother: How many children: 13
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Nancy McCormick 74
Laura Koons 35
Rosa Koons 16
Anna Koons 14
Louise Koons 10
Rose Smith 64, sister of Nancy McCormick
Sunday,August 1, 1915 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Interview with Nancy McCormick on her ninetieth birthday
Bore Thirteen Children and Ran a Business Thirty-three Years; Active on Her Ninetieth Birthday
Although the span of her years is four score and ten, Mrs. Nancy McCormick who lives with her son William J. McCormick, at 457 Main Street West, has few of the infirmities that come with advanced age. Mrs. McCormick is today celebrating her ninetieth birthday and she said yesterday that she expected enjoy the occasion fully as much as do her sons and daughters and the
friends who are expected to drop in.
There has been not a little action in Mrs. McCormick's life. She was born in Middlebury, Vt. on August 1, 1825 and a few years later her parents removed to Franklin Co. in this state. She was married to Francis McCormick at Sackett's Harbour in 1840, when she was but more than 14 years old. Mrs. McCormick and her parents, Mr. and Mrs McAdam, started from Franklin county for Rochester on a lake boat but her mother was so badly upset by the rough weather encountered that the captain of the boat refused to take the party
farther than Sackett's Harbour.
Mrs. McCormick's husband died in Canandaigua in 1868. Some years before his death he had established an ice business in that town, and Mrs. McCormick continued the business , conducting it for thirty-three years. She was the first Businesswoman in Canandaigua and is well known in that place. When help was scarce she frequently did a mans work in the cutting and
harvesting of ice.
Some years ago the town of Canandaigua built a pier into the lake, and Mrs. McCormick was made piermistress, or toll collector, a fee being exacted from all vehicles that drove on the pier and from the boats that landed there. It was the duty of Mrs. McCormick to collect these fees, and it is a matter of record that she did her work well.
Mrs. McCormick had thirteen children, six of whom are living. Besides her son William J. McCormick, with whom she has made her home for eight years, she has two children in Rochester, Mrs. Owen Doyle and Mrs. Laura Koons.
Her other living children, John McCormick, Mrs. Sarah Meath and Mrs. David Gentner, are in Canandaigua. Her oldest son, now dead, enlisted in the Civil war when he was 17 years old.
Except for difficulty in walking due to rheumatism, Mrs. McCormick is exceptionally active for a person who has attained her years. She is able to read without glasses and also to do tatting her favorite occupation. She says the counting necessary to tatting keeps her from thinking. She has a unusually retentive memory for things that happened long ago and is able to recite verses she learned as a child.
Mrs. McCormick has done considerable traveling. She visits Canandaigua a year ago and hopes to go again. She has a vivid recollection of the Civil war and says that the present European conflict impresses her as being a more horrifying struggle.
In 1890 Nancy has entered a new phase of her life at 65. She is still Piermistress of the Canandaigua City Pier and is making a nice living for her family. There was a major concern regarding her son William. He had a severe drinking problem and on top of that he had a gamboling problem that was eating up the family income at an alarming rate. In November the Temperance Movement that had plagued the area for years became more radical and managed to get laws pasted to prohibit alcohol beverages altogether. I do not know exactly what happened but Nancy was arrested and appeared in criminal court facing charges of serving alcoholic beverages. Granted she received a slap on the wrist and a $6.00 fine with no other consequences except to be on the crime list in the Canandaigua Messenger for all to see:
The People vs. Nancy MC CORMICK. Selling strong beer and ale without license. Convicted, sentence $6.05. Paid.
Either before or after this incident Nancy had an idea that the Center of the Lake did not belong to anyone. She checked the records at the town hall and sure enough, the center of the Lake was not under any jurisdiction. Now, by this time, Nancy owned all the rental boats at the pier. I am sure she had a working relationship with the Steam Boats that used the pier as a landing. Her son John McCormick was Captain of one of the Steamboats that toured the Lake. Having a good sense for making money, she put a barge out on the middle of Canandaigua Lake, her inventory was Liquor and Beer and fine spirits. Since she had control of the boats, the "Feds" could not get there in a rental unless she said so. I was told this by Mrs. Fennick, a very good friend of Florence Bates and John A. Doyle (you know, Nancy's grandson.). Mrs. Fennick was 90 years old when we went to see her. Her mind was sharp and she gave my brother Leo and I lots of information that will be told in Chapter 8. Mrs. Fennick said the barge was the place to go for beer and spirits and so they came from miles around. Nancy's income shot up to millions of dollars. Mrs. Fennick said she carried the money, at the end of the day, loose in her apron as she walked the pier to her home on the South end of Main Street each and every day. I do not know how long this dream job lasted but she made a lot of money which may be why so many of the family returned to the McCormick home after their spouses died. I do not know how much she had left when she died but Mrs. Fennick said William's addictions used up the bulk of her savings. During her extra curricular business, the ice business was still a going gussy and she had plenty of help. A great portion of the ice harvested was taken to the Brewry by sleds driven by local farmers. The Ice House was a huge storage facitity that housed the winter harvest of ice for months.
There was a young man from Ireland by the name of Thomas O'Reilly who came to Canandaigua on his own at age 16. He lived at the McCormick home and Nancy insisted he go to school. It was a private school and Nancy paid the tuition. He also made money peddling McCormick ice. He finished school,became a full time worker for Nancy and married an Irish Lass in 1880 at the local Catholic Church. The Canandaigua Messenger had an article relating that while Thomas was making ice deliveries, he had an accident and was was electrocuted. He left his wife and child.
Nancy McCormick article about 1901
Canandaigua, N.Y., Oct. 6 –
One of the old pioneer residents, and a remarkably well preserver woman, is Mrs. Nancy McCormack. Nearly everybody in in the village knows her either by personal acquaintance, or by reputation. Mrs. McCormack was born in Middleberry, Vt. August 1, 1825, and came to this village in 1852. her husband, the late Francis McCormack, started the well established ice business of the McCormack family in 1858 and died ten years later. His wife has continued the business ever since. The McCormack's have for years been closely associated with the steam boats on our lake, and the wreck of "The Lady of the Lake," which was the first real steam boat on these waters, now lies buried under Mrs. McCormack's boat house. In addition to that the steamer "Joseph Wood" was build in her back yard, and some years afterwards was wrecked by the ice at the end of the pier. Her son, Captain John McCormack was for years captain of the "Ontario," which was built after the destruction of the "Joseph Wood". In the early days of St. Mary's Church, in the times of Father O'Connor, and other early priest here, one of the most earnest workers at the church fairs and festivals was the subject of our sketch. She is now in her seventy-sixth year with a splendid possession of her faculties, and she has resided a large family, and they are as proud of her as one can imagine. That she may enjoy many more years of health and happiness is the wish of a multitude of friends.
McCormick- At Rochester,
Dec. 27 1916, Mrs. Nancy McCormick aged 91 years.
Interment at Canandaigua.
Mrs. Nancy McCormick, widow of Francis McCormick, and well known business woman of Canandaigua, died at the home of her son William J. McCormick, in Rochester, on Wednesday, at the great age 91 years.
Mrs. McCormick was born at Middlebury Vermont , on August 1, 1825, but a few years latter became a resident of Franklin County, this state, where her parents made their home.
She was united in marriage in 1840 to Francis McCormick, the ceremony being preformed at Sackett's Harbour, where the family had settled, following an effort to reach Rochester by means of a lake boat. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McAdam, were so badly upset by the rough weather encountered that the captain insisted upon their debarkation at Sackett's Harbour.
Settling in Canandaigua Mr. McCormick established an ice
business and boat livery at the lake, the first enterprise of the kind conducted in the place, and upon her husbands death in 1868, Mrs. McCormick assumed it's management, a business that she followed with success for a succeeding thirty-three years.
When the village built a pier into the lake for the accommodation of the steamboats, she was made the piermistress and toll collector, fees being exacted for all vehicles that drove on the wooden structure and from the boats which landed passengers and fright thereon.
She was faithful in the preformance of this public service as she was in looking after her own private business and made the aquaintance and gained the respect of almost the entire population of the village.
Mrs. McCormick was a woman of large stature and in her rime of vigorous physique, giving the harvesting and storing of ice and it's distribution to customers her personal supervision.
Notwithstanding her great age, she continued active and mentally alert to very near the end. Her memory was exelent and she recalled with interest her experiences as the pioneer business woman of Canandaigua, where she is remembered as a most interesting character.
She had thirteen children, six of whom survive, as follows, John H. McCormick of Canandaigua, William J. McCormick of Rochester, Mrs. Patrick Meath and Mrs. David Gentner, of Canandaigua, and Mrs. Laura Koons of Rochester.
The funeral service was held at St. Mary's Church in this city, Friday morning, with interment in Calvary Cemetery.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES Wednesday January 2, 1917 PAGE 6 COL 3
DIED McCORMACK At Rochester, December 27, 1916, Mrs. Nancy McCormack, aged 91 years. Interment at Canandaigua.
For the record, there is no history of any McAdam living in Middlebury, Vermont during the 1820's nor is there any record of a John McAdam associated with the two Nancys in Sackets Harbor, New York. The story that Nancy McAdam told is exactly the same story that Nancy McAdam McCormick told about how they all ended up in Sackets Harbor. This story always had the exact same narrative with no deviation at all. I am surprised the reporters never asked her about her Father. In all of the interviews that Nancy McCormick gave, she never mentioned her father living or dead, no reference to him at all. She had a reputation of telling stories all the time. I report, you decide. At the moment the McAdam family resides in the land of Mystery. We had two people personally check the Town Hall and Catholic Church for records of the McAdams. The results came back there are no records on John, Nancy and little Nancy. Also there is no record of Rose McAdam Smith who was born supposedly in Sacket's Harbor. Naturally we would love to solve this mystery once and for all but all research ends up with zero information.


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XOXO Love You More Card by Amy Sheffer
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Bowl of Dreams/Aim High, Think with Purpose
Coordinating Puffy Stickers: Bowl of Dreams
Wood Veneers: Bowl of Dreams
Other: kraft cardstock.
Hello Be You, Be Awesome Card by Amy Coose
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Healthy Hello Soup/Cup of Ciao
Pea Pod Parts: Healthy Hello Soup
Soup Labels: Healthy Hello Soup
Coordinating Sticker Sheet: Healthy Hello Soup
Tag: Banner
Other: twine from Michael's, Studio Calico mist.
Thinking of You! Card by Jaclyn Rench
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Bowl of Dreams/Bite Size Bits
Clear Stamps: Bowl of Dreams
Wood Veneers: Bowl of Dreams, Souper Celebration, Happy
Adhesive Sequins: Yellow Lemon
Other: white cardstock, foam adhesive, colored pencils, various ink colors, Hampton Art Stamp Perfect Tool.
Hello Thinking of You Card by Nicole Nowosad
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Souper Celebration/Cup of Ceremony; Hardy Hodgepodge Soup/Pinch of Plants
Clear Stamps: Bowl of Dreams
Clear Stamps & Dies: Latte Love
Soup Labels: Chit Chat Chowder
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Things fell a bit silent here, my apologies. Caring for my cat left me somewhat exhausted.
This past weekend I rallied some, just in time for my parents coming into town. One of the sights we visited while I played tour guide was Brooklyn's Botanic Garden – where, conveniently, they were in the midst of their annual Chile Pepper Festival. (I figured it would safely appeal to them both — Mom would ooh and ah over the gardens themselves, while Dad would get into the various food and tasting booths they had set up to celebrate the chili pepper.)
One of the events they had was the annual return of one of Matt Timm's cooking "takedowns". I told him how I'd missed out on the signup for the next bacon event – but he tipped me off to a couple of upcoming events that aren't on the web site yet.
And one of them is a cookie takedown.
The last takedown I competed in, the bacon one, I think I suffered by not putting enough thought into what I was doing. But with a two-month lead time…I think I could at the very least give things a good run for their money.
I've gotten a couple ideas already, so I may be spoiling friends thoroughly over the next couple months asking them to play guinea pig for various cookie ideas.
…Oh, and did I mention that one of the things my parents brought for me from home was a couple big bags of just-picked cranberries, and that both the ideas I have for cookies incorporate cranberries as ingredients?


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facet of growing plants. You also have to balance
CO2, macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients and kH levels in
your tank effectively. >>
Is there a _simple_ explanation of these things out there? And simple ways
of monitoring them? Something your average 14 year could understand.
I can grow just about anything in dirt outside, but have failed miserably on
aquatic plants. The exception is my native fish tank set up at a public
library; double bulb and a lot of natural light. But am still fighting
I figure the first thing missing with my home plants is lack of sufficient
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Ghostface Killah & Trife Da God w/ Theodore Unit
Put It On The Line
Vinyl LP Record [2LP]
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- Hip Hop & Rap
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- Ghostface Killah; Trife Da God; Theodore Unit
- Ghostface; Tony Starks; Wu Affiliates; Wu-Tang Clan
Ghostface, when not killing almost every track he's been on and making producers sound that much better as a result, is busying making sure his boys come along for the ride. Unlike some artists in hip-hop, Ghostface has made a point through out his career to make sure his boys get heard whenever possible. Trife has been killing Ghostface and some Method tracks for awhile and gets nice on both tracks from Bulletproof Wallets in "Theodore" and "The Juks". Fresh off of making the cover of Elemental, Trife is ready to show the world what he can do and that's he not just riding Ghostface's name. How nice is it to finally see "The Sun" getting a proper release? What a great lost track that never got its due credit with The Ruler, Rza, and Raekwon all guest-spotting.
Make sure you check the live show in NYC on the DVD portion. It was a good one.
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Playing live with Aegri Somnia
This month I begin my collaboration as a live percussionist with Aegri Somnia, a neofolk act from Madrid formed by musicians from As Light Dies and Autumnal which edited their debut album last year.
In "Ad augusta per angusta" they adapt iberian traditional oral songs merged with some modern music like black metal and darkwave, giving birth an obscure projection of the popular folklore where traditional percussion is mixed with gloomy guitar arpeggios and dramatic chants about the dark past of Spain.
The next show will be on december 5th at sala Siroco (C/San Dimas 3) in Madrid from 20:30 with the folk bands Keltika Hispanna and Ursaria.
More polyrhythms with Meshuggah
New drum cover playing an old groovy Meshuggah song from their 1994 EP "None". The drum beats have an interesting progressive/fusion approach plus their signature polyrhythms:
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
Just having fun stuffed inside a dinosaur costume practicing ambidextrousness.
John Stanier from Helmet has an unique style and sound which was the reason to play this tune. The main rhythm may seem simple and mechanic but is groovy and fits perfectly with the song. Pay attention to the last rhythm variations for that 6/4 riff.
Behold the first T-Rex drum cover of youtube!
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
Percussion performance with Megara
Last month I've been invited to play with the band Megara in a percussion ensemble during the live premiere of their new album at Teatro Barceló (Madrid). Here are some takes from the rehearsals and the live show (Alice in Wonderland-oriented) with their drummer Pol DQ and Raquel (drummer of Broken Lingerine).
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
Playing one-handed
A couple of months ago I broke a finger of my right hand and when the doctor wrapped my arm with paster I knew that I won´t be able to play for at least two months…
But instead of feeling depressed I took the chance to build up my weak hand practicing every day with my pad. After two weeks I improved a lot my control and I began to play one-handed with an open position.
A friend of mine suggested me to play Def Leppard covers and I did it to prove we all can play with just one hand as Rick Allen does.
I hope to motivate other crippled drummers to keep playing and developing skills no matter what limb is useless.
Now I have my hand 100% recovered and I feel a good balance between both hands due this 6 week intensive left hand marathon!
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
Playing with students
Two recent videos playing along with young and talented students:
Alan Cohen (12 years old) fighting a duel in a reggaeton battle, because there comes a time in every drummer's life when it's necessary to face up to the reggaeton beat:
Nacho Hedroso (11 years old) paying homage to Peter Steele drumming a Type O Negative classic:
Check out more videos of Chus Maestro's students here
Bloodhunter rehearsal video
Rehearsal recording with Bloodhunter two years ago for the minitour supporting Nightrage.
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
Here is an old recording -and the only existing evidence- of April. This was the very first song ever written by the band back in 1999. We wrote 9 songs and played a couple of gigs between 1999 and 2001. I was just 20 years old!
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
New drum cover
Here is a new "old-fashioned" drum cover jamming to "Jerry was a race car driver" by Primus
More videos at Chus Maestro's youtube channel
King Crimson drum cover re-up
"Three of a Perfect Pair" drum cover is on-line again on Vimeo, check it out:


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The world's top 20 tax systems
The UK's tax system is now ranked 15th in the world, while Qatar and UAE claimed the top spots, according to a new report.
The PwC and World Bank Group Paying Taxes study ranks countries based on how easy it is to pay taxes by looking at tax costs and the burden of compliance on businesses.
The UK's ranking has gone up by one place since last year, largely due to the falling rate of corporation tax. This makes it the third-highest G20 country, behind Saudi Arabia (3) and Canada (9), but well ahead of Australia (42), the US (53) and China (132).
However, the report warned that the compliance burden for UK businesses has not eased and it still takes about 14 days for a medium-sized company to prepare, file and pay its eight different taxes.
Top 20 effective tax systems
|1. Qatar, joint with UAE
|3. Saudi Arabia
|4. Hong Kong
|5. Singapore
|6. Ireland
|7. Macedonia
|8. Bahrain
|9. Canada
|11. Kuwait
|12. Denmark
|13. Mauritius
|14. Norway
|16. Brunei Darussalam
|17. Finland
|18. Kazakhstan
|19. Switzerland
|20. South Africa
Kevin Nicholson, Head of Tax at PwC said that the UK could not afford to "sit still" on tax reform if the Government is to make the UK the most competitive G20 tax system.
He said: "The UK has a competitive tax system, but other countries continue to drive their own tax reform agenda.
"The fall in corporation tax is significant but is only part of a wider issue. Reducing the compliance burden is critical, particularly for small or medium sized businesses, where the time spent dealing with taxes can have a considerable impact."
The report found that the Middle East region has the lowest total tax rate (24.2%), while South America has the highest at 55%. The UK's total tax rate is 32%.
The African island nation of Comoros has the highest total tax rate at 216.5%, dwarfing the world's smallest total tax rate of 8.5% of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
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In the late sixties, Guy Peellaert created two incredible pop-art comic stories (Les Adventures de Jodelle and Pravda la survireuse). Today I celebrate having at least both mythical volumes! I have discovered that Peellaert has a website full of article clippings, samples of his work and two long quicktime videos about him. A recommended visit!
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> One minor detail - the type of net referred to is generally called a
> "cast net" around here. A "hoop net" is another device entirely. Used
> frequently by commercial fishermen, it is a series of hoops
> connecting by netting to make a sort of tube and placed (stationary)
> on the bottom so that the current flows into the tube, bringing with
> it large catfish, "buffalo", "drums" and other food fish.
> A cast net is the type of net used by Jesus' disciples in the Bible
> when instructed, "Cast your net into the sea", although it is doubtful
> that theirs were made of nylon.
The net Bruce is referring to resembles a plankton net more than a
cast net or commercial "hoop net". It functions very differently as
well. Go to Memphis Net & Twine's website and view their "shad
scoop". It is essentially the same net.
"Cry to it, nuncle. as the cockney did to the eels when she put
'em i' the paste alive; she knapped 'em o' the coxcombs with a
stick, and cried 'Down wantons, down!'"
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An article in the New York Times, this Friday, discussed the challenges currently faced by the New Zealand wine industry, as the high-flying Kiwi sauvignon blancs get caught in the global wine market slowdown. Just as the economy was coming down hard, New Zealand got itself two bumper crops in a row, producing more wine [...]
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A little oxydation can be a good thing, now and then. Not only for all these wonderful, "geeky" wines from Jura, as Eric Asimov points out in his New York Times column this week (where he rightly praises the Ganevat Trousseau as a great steak wine… but that's another story). It can even be true [...]
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It's a story about the Emerald Inn in the New York Times that got me thinking about the whole, strange relationship between wine (and booze in general) and the economy. You see, the Emerald Inn is a historic pub from New York's Upper West Side that was supposed to close in the spring, because its rent [...]
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California Wine all tastes the same? Says who?
By winecase | Published: November 6, 2008
Well, finally back to blogging. After an intense weekend at the Wine Bloggers Conference, followed by four full days of running around Sonoma and Napa – and Fairfield, and Berkeley and San Francisco – and then returning to a new position at the newspaper in Quebec City, and mulling over about twenty different potential post [...]
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More champagne?
By winecase | Published: December 28, 2007
I just caught up with an enlightening article published in Wednesday's New York Times, about the proposed expansion of the area where vineyards could produce wines entitled to be called Champagne. It seems that some 40 communes could see vineyards qualify and be added to the 300-or-so communes currently included in the appellation. The criteria [...]
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So easy and simple – this Coconut Chutney finds its place everyday in a South Indian's menu may it be breakfast or dinner. Idlis and Dosas will never be served in South India without this tasty coconut chutney. Coconut Chutneys are not only served with Idlis and Dosas, but also with pongal and ravabath depending on the individual's taste and preference.
Coconut Chutney
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- Yield: 1 bowl (2 Servings)
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 min
- Ready In: 6 mins
Grated coconut ground with chillies and fried gram and tempered with mustard seeds and urad dal.
- 1/2 Cup Coconut or grated coconut
- 1 Green chili
- 2 Tablespoon Fried gram
- 1 clove Garlic
- to taste Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds and urad dal
- 1/2 teaspoon Oil
- few Curry leaves
- In a mixer, add the coconut, fried gram, garlic, chillies and salt.
- Grind to a paste by adding enough water.
- In a small kadai, heat oil and add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Once they splutter, add the curry leaves.
- Pour it onto the chutney.
- Transfer to a serving bowl.
- Serve this easy and tasty Coconut chutney with crispy Dosas or spongy Idlis.
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Welcome another Precious Baby!September 8th, 2012
Welcome another Precious Baby!October 24th, 2011
|October 23, 2011
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|It is with absolute great pleasure that I introduce to you "L," a beautiful new baby to the world, born to a mother whom I had helped become pregnant with the POWERS of Chinese medicine last year.
I would like to thank all of my "mothers" who have worked so diligently with me over the course of either the recommended 6-12 cycles, 12-18 cycles or 2-3 years in order to become pregnant naturally.
Please scroll below to read her mommy's testimonial.
Today is a very special day for me because I get to share this with you. Healing does take time. It takes effort. It takes persistence. It takes perseverance. All I ask is that when you decide to work with me that you believe in yourself and give yourself time to heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I believe in this medicine and I've been training since 1994 to serve you with my best with the POWERS of Chinese medicine. Just believe in yourself, show up for the recommended number of treatments and we are half way there.
Baby "L" is living proof that when Chinese medicine is applied properly, consistently and frequently, dreams do come true.
|It was hard to write this because I can't find the words to thank Anna enough for what she did for me. I started seeing her in the spring of 2010 for issues unrelated to fertility. Very soon after I switched my focus to fertility because my husband and I were ready to start a family and it wasn't happening as quickly or easily as expected. She was very clear about the instructions for fertility treatments and the patience required to embark on this journey with acupuncture and herbs. I was ready and willing to do it. She asked for 6 – 12 cycles and diligence/faith throughout the process. Understandably, my faith waivered as the months went on and she patiently provided me with kind words, hope, and support that I needed to keep going. Many times I called her crying and she listened and encouraged me to press on. By cycle six I decided to see my OB/GYN to confirm what I thought was low progesterone. Sure enough my blood work revealed that my progesterone was extremely low and she indicated that I was not ovulating. Her recommendation was that I start Clomid, which I was very much against because I didn't want to introduce synthetic hormones into my system, especially after working with acupuncture. Also I knew in my heart of hearts that I WAS ovulating, regardless of what the blood test showed. It was yet another hiccup in my faith in acupuncture but after supportive words from Anna, I decided to stay on the natural path. A couple of days later I observed some strange symptoms and decided to take a pregnancy test (I thought what the heck—it can't hurt!). To my utter surprise, it was positive! I waited the weekend and called my doctor on Monday, went in for a pregnancy test and discovered I was three weeks pregnant! I went from "not ovulating" to "pregnant" in a matter of days. My doctor said stranger things have happened, but I knew what happened – acupuncture and herbs!! My pregnancy was virtually problem free with the exception of having typical pregnancy symptoms. In my 40th week I went to see Anna for natural induction because I was scheduled to be induced in my 41st week. As expected, it worked! Two days before my induction my water broke and I went into natural labor. Today I sit here with my beautiful nine-week old baby girl and I get misty-eyed just thinking about the road to get here. I always refer to Anna as my angel because without her I would not be in this fortunate place. Thank you Anna for making my dreams of becoming a mother come true.


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They're everywhere
Even Reed College has a nucle-head. Really -- everything's fine.
Even Reed College has a nucle-head. Really -- everything's fine.
He's right. Reactor grade uranium is only 3-4% U-235. To get a nuclear explosion you need at least 40% U-235. The explosions they have has so far have been hydrogen gas. Some radiation can come from that but it is small.
Reed College has an on-campus nuclear reactor. Did NOT know that...
none: you are not alone...lots of folks don't know about the nuke reactor at Reed. They keep it pretty quiet.
Of course when the Cascadian subduction zone quake hits...who knows what will happen?
'Tis true, 'tis true! Home to the Renn Fayre doth have its own atomic pyle!
Renn Fayre + On-Campus Nuclear Reactor = __________________
I've known about it for years. The knowledge has often brought me to speculate about elite "green" activism.
Don't think that it is cognitive dissonance so much as it is about an unfounded self-confidence that simply does not admit self examination, rather like NPR.
Those "young turks" at NPR are (were) there for 40 years. Often they passed the baton to their children and the friends of their children. Reminded me of the old Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico.
Both the school and the public broadcasting creature have a whiff of the French branch of the Bourbons.
From Reed's website: "The Reed Research Reactor was established in 1968 and is the only reactor operated primarily by undergraduates."
As I said a couple of days ago:
They're dumping sea-water onto the reactor, which may cool it down (though you may want to talk to some Reedies about that).
I think it's safe to say that they've moved to desperation tactics.
It's interesting that the small-scale systems developed here in Oreygun wouldn't suffer problems related to power outage; they shut down as soon as power goes off. Of course, they're nuclear. So they're illegal in the USA.
We'll just stick with old tech, thanks.
Posted by Max | March 12, 2011 2:57 PM
I assumed the Reed reactor was common knowledge.
I am working on converting my car to run on a small nuclear reactor. See you around!
The threat here is not a nuclear explosion as occurs with an atomic bomb. It's more like a huge "dirty bomb," going off for a long time, contamination of the groundwater, and other ecological consequences that no one has told us about (or perhaps even thought about).
Interesting point about the ground water there, Jack.
Isn't the source of Crystal Springs right about there? I do believe it flows into the Willamette and has (or is) undergoing a habitat restoration.
"Reed College has an on-campus nuclear reactor. Did NOT know that..."
Yeah! And Virgil Earp is buried just across the river.
Even the lefties over at Slate say don't overreact (yet).
Reed isn't the only college in the state with a nuclear reactor. Oregon State University also have a nuclear reactor for research in Corvallis.
Reed College may, however, have the only nuclear reactor in a government-sanctioned "Nuclear Free Zone" - assuming that designation survived the end of the Cold War.
Even the lefties over at Slate say don't overreact (yet).
To us, this is not political any more. This is going to be a tragedy at least as heavy as Chernobyl. Different in the particulars, but at least as heavy in the bottom line.
Plutonium is named after the god of hell. There's a reason for that.
Reed College has an on-campus nuclear reactor. Did NOT know that...
OSU also has one. As does Washington State University.
There is a massive difference between a research reactor, and a nuclear generating station. Orders of magnitude difference in thermal power (250 kWt for a TRIGA-1 research reactor like Reed has, or 1.1 MWt for the TRIGA-2 that Oregon State has; the BWRs that Japan is currently having trouble with are rated at something like 2700 MWt). One runs for months at a time, when the other is only operated for hours depending on the neutron flux necessary for the experiment, etc.
There's enough speculation and fear already, must we create more?
There's enough speculation and fear already, must we create more?


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This slice of heaven contained an abundance of animal life that is too often missing from our everyday landscape. The balance of life and landscape created endless opportunity and challenge for photographic perfection. None of this is taken for granted though. Over the past few years, I have seen some cherished friends fall ill and become homebound. I'm always thinking of you as I skip along and point my camera. Grab my hand and come see the places we'll go.
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What is Tom Ford?
By now we know Jay-Z rocks Tom Ford, but who (or what) is Tom Ford? This handy cheat should help the one's who've heard, but are confused by his song from the Magna Carta album.
Tom Ford is a top of the line clothing brand for men. Another little known fact about the designer? His first jump into cologne, Tuscan Leather, apparently was widely known for it's similar smell to cocaine.
Basically, Jay-Z is above poppin' Molly, and would rather show a dignified approach to his style by wearing a brand that is too top notch for most.
In his lyrics, the Hov is making it very clear that the feeling of rocking Tom Ford is comparable to popping Molly.
And now you know.


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ST JOHNâS Young West Indies fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph, could be facing a lengthy injury layoff, as he prepares to undergo rehabilitation for a stress fracture of the back which forced him out of the recent New Zealand tour. Quoting an unnamed source, the Observer newspaper said the 21-year-old had been prohibited from bowling for the next six weeks, in order to lay the groundwork for the pending remedial work. Much of the rehabilitation is expected to centre around strength building, the report indicated. âTaking everything into consideration, he could be out of action for several months,â the source was quoted as saying.
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Ringo Starr band to play Palace in June
ALBANY — Fresh off his Grammy Awards reunion with Paul McCartney, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr will play the Palace Theatre.
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will perform at the Palace on June 10, the Palace said.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday and run $62, $82, $102 and $152. They can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, in person at the Palace box office, 19 Clinton Ave. in Albany, or at Ticketmaster outlets.
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Wovenwar Posts "All Rise" Music Video
Wovenwar has teamed up with AllMusic to premiere a music video for the single "All Rise," taken off the band's debut, self-titled album that just came out this Tuesday, August 5 (reviewed here).
The video - available below - was shot in L.A. with director Scott Hansen (Animals as Leaders, We Came As Romans, Darkest Hour, Motionless in White, Whitechapel) from Digital Thunderdome.
Wovenwar recently finished up a two-week tour playing as direct support to Zakk Wylde's infamous Black Label Society and the southern California hard rock trio, Kyng. Starting today at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, Wovenwar is kicking off a three day So Cal album release show trek, which precedes a European tour. Dates are available after the jump.
08/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
08/08 San Diego, CA SOMA (side)
08/08 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick **Wovenwar Album Release Party**
08/09 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
Festivals and Off Dates
08/15 Hasselt, BE Pukkelpop Festival
08/16 Hamburg, DE ELB Riot
08/17 Herford, DE X RockFest
08/19 Berlin, DE Lido w/ Of Mice & Men
08/21 London, UK Barfly headliner
08/23 Reading, UK Reading Festival
08/24 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
Tour w/ In Flames, and While She Sleeps
09/27 Krakow, PL Studio Club
09/28 Budapest, HU Barba Negra
09/29 Prague, CZ The Roxy
09/30 Hamburg, DE Grosse Freiheit
10/01 Esch-sur-Alzette, LU Rockhall
10/02 Milano, IT Live Club
10/03 Zürich, CH Komplex
10/04 Lausanne, CH Les Docks
10/05 Trezzo Sull'Adda, IT Live Club
10/07 Madrid, ES LA Rivierea
10/08 Barcelona, ES Sala Razzamatazz
10/09 Zaragoza, ES Zaragoza
10/10 Cenon, FR Le Rocher de Palmer
10/11 Clermont-Ferrand, FR La Cooperative De Mai
10/12 Paris, FR Le Bataclan
10/14 Strasbourg, FR La Laiterie
10/15 Brussels, BE AB H all
10/16 Manchester, UK The Ritz
10/17 Glasgow, UK 02 ABC
10/18 London, UK O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
10/20 Tilburg, NL 013
10/24 Frankfurt, DE Jahrhunderthalle
10/25 Kempten, DE Bix Box
10/26 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee
10/27 Wien, AT Gasometer
10/29 Berlin, DE Columbiahalle
10/30 Ludwigsburg, DE Arena
10/31 Köln, DE Palladium
11/01 Bochum, DE Ruhr Congress
11/02 Copenhagen, DK Store Vega
11/04 Helsinki, FI Helsingin Jäähalli
11/06 Stockholm, SE Hovet
11/07 Oslo, NO Spektrum Arena Ans
11/08 Gothenburg, SE Scandinavium
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Shamrock Rovers striker Eamon Zayed has joined Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of the season.
The Libya international's move to the Showgrounds was completed just before the Airtricity League transfer window closed and Zayed will join up with his new club ahead of tonight's clash with St Patrick's Athletic.
Zayed joined Shamrock Rovers last summer but failed to find the form that saw him finish as the league's top scorer in 2011 when he scored 22 goals for Derry City.
Speaking about the move to the Bit O' Red, Zayed said: " I'm absolutely delighted that the move went through. It's a fantastic opportunity between now and the end of the season to play games and score goals on a regular basis. It is something that hasn't happened recently for a number of reasons.
" The only focus I have right now is to get playing and scoring goals and enjoying my football again. That is something that I haven't done in a while. I'm hoping I can do that in Sligo.
Absolutely delighted, massive thanks to @PFAIOfficial , long long day!!!!! Can't wait to get started now, few things to prove...#bitored— Eamon Zayed (@EamonZayed) July 31, 2014
"There is a lot of people I do want to prove wrong."
"I can safely say right now I have all the motivation in the world to go out and score goals. Although I have played for many years in the league, I still feel I have a lot to prove. There is a lot of people I do want to prove wrong. I can't be more motivated to get the head down, work hard, enjoy it and score goals on a regular basis. That's all I want to do.
"There is not too many games left but there is enough, enough to make an impression."


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by Alexander A. Dugin
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov
Original: Novorus.info
Igor Strelkov (Girkin). I feel that his pseudonym is his real name. A Russian man holds the defence of a country (Novorossiya), with 20,000 men, against a frontal attack by an entire army. Yet, an army, without a general, is no army at all. [And, conversely] where there is a general, an army will rise [to his command]. Without a leader, any army will fall apart in mere hours. Strelkov is fighting against the country of Ukraine, where power was seized by NeoNazi putschists. One man against an entire country.
In Kiev, orders are issued by the Junta and, to some extent, they are implemented by the Ukrainian armed forces (fortunately for us, rather reluctantly). Yes, the armed forces of Ukraine do not want to fight. Yes, they do not understand what [they are being asked to fight for]…
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Anderson Cooper's exclusive interview with Clippers owner Donald Sterling provided a ratings boost for CNN Monday night, according to numbers from Nielsen.
"AC 360" averaged 720,000 total viewers Monday, up 42% from the 508,000 average for the show over the last four weeks. The surge was even bigger among 25- to 54-year-olds, the key age demographic for cable news. Cooper drew 294,000 viewers in the key demo, which is 73% higher than the prior four-week average of 170,000.
The interview was a big get for the cable news network, which has struggled in the ratings at times when there's not a big breaking story to cover, such as the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Coverage of the airliner mystery earlier this year significantly increased CNN's numbers.
In Monday night's interview, in which Sterling broke his silence about comments that led to a lifetime ban from the NBA, the 80-year-old billionaire criticized Lakers great Magic Johnson and suggested that African Americans have not done enough to help their community.
The turmoil began late last month when TMZ posted an audio recording of Sterling telling companion V. Stiviano not to post social-media photographs of herself with black people or bring them to Clippers games. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver fined Sterling $2.5 million, banned him from the league and called on other owners to force Sterling to sell the team.
Cooper's show topped the cable news time slot competition on MSNBC, which brought in 482,000 viewers overall and 114,000 in the key demo. However, Cooper couldn't top Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor," which had 2.29 million viewers and 362,000 in the 25-54 age group.


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I fell for it. Well, sort of. It turns out that all the conspiracy theories and rumors surrounding Fiona Apple's long-delayed third album, Extraordinary Machine, were only half-truths. Epic Records did not shelve the album. But they did want something more commercially viable. Apple did not quit the biz and go into seclusion following a thumbs-down from her record label. She did, however, become paralyzed under all the pressure, which caused the famously volatile singer to step away from her album rather than push for its release. Recent press interviews suggest that Apple was afraid that what was going to happen was what her fans thought was already happening. Epic may not have "officially" shelved the album, but they certainly didn't make things easy for fickle Fiona, who requested money to re-record the album but was only given enough to record one track at a time. She was, in effect, being held hostage, and no one was saying a word.
It figures that Apple would finally record an album I could get behind 100% and then decide she's unhappy with it. I even went so far as to review the album via an angry open letter to Epic Records. "I'm a frightened, fickle person," Apple sings on "Better Version Of Me"—it's an unfortunate truth, but you can't hate her for it, and I don't. "My method is uncertain," she continues a few songs later, "It's a mess but it's working." And, thankfully, the songs are so damn good it doesn't really matter how or when the album sees the light of day. Still, the ghosts of Jon Brion's original masterpiece haunt—or, more accurately, taunt—the new Extraordinary Machine. It's fitting that the two songs left in tact from the original sessions—the title song and "Waltz (Better Than Fine")—bookend the other 10 songs since his influence and essence can be felt throughout (the original album was as much Brion's baby as it was Apple's), but for every song that's been improved ("O' Sailor" is cleaner, tighter, and yet more fleshed out at the same time) there's one that's been unnecessarily tooled with (with strings traded for guitars and bass, "Not About Love" is practically neutered, sonically and emotionally).
The re-recorded Extraordinary Machine highlights another music industry pseudo-phenomenon, the casting of producers in foreign genres. While Brion was busy making inroads into hip-hop (co-producing the bulk of Kanye West's Late Registration), Apple commissioned Dr. Dre associate Mike Elizondo to reshape her album. The new versions aren't as spacious or grand (or, some might say, ostentatious), but the gorgeous ballad "Parting Gift," the sole new track here, proves the panty-clad little girl of "Criminal" is finally all grown up. "Tymps (The Sick In The Head Song)," formerly known as "Used To Love Him," is less Tin Pan Alley-esque and its certainly more accessible, but its drum programming and slick production values restrict what was once free and spirited. An even bigger change, however, is "Red Red Red," on which Apple compares her love to the labors and fruits of diamond mining. This slower, more reflective take evokes Annie Lennox's brand of demure torch-song balladry even more than the original. It's an altogether different interpretation, the kind that makes both versions absolutely essential. Perhaps, one day, when Extraordinary Machine is declared a true classic, Apple will release a deluxe edition including both equally extraordinary versions of the album.


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One Night. One Body. One God. Calling all God's people: Come let us worship and bow down. Then, as now, many were too busy for Jesus. But wise men still seek Him. Let's turn off the speed and distractions. Let's claim the season for Christ. Don't miss the soul-stirring music and media that refocuses hearts on the One God who deserves all honor and praise! If He is lifted up, He draws people to Himself. So bring everyone you know. Let's go!


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Gallup recently released poll numbers showing that only 9% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. It is the lowest approval rating the US Congress has received in the thirty-nine years that Gallup has been conducting that poll. Heck, I have higher approval ratings from old girlfriends. And while those numbers seem abysmal, among independents, the number is actually 8%.
So with this pathetic single-digit approval rating, logic would dictate that we will see a drastic turnover in Congress in 2014, right? No. Reality is, you're more likely to see Cher and Miley Cyrus get some class.
In September 2012, 13% of Americans gave Congress a favorable rating yet we returned incumbents to the House at a rate of 90% and to the Senate at a rate of 91%. Do Americans simply have an astounding level of cognitive dissonance between how they vote and how they feel? Actually, the answer is much more complicated than that and something New York and DC media pundits need to start inserting into their DNC talking points.
Congressional districts are localized, which means voters have specific issues they care more about than the average American. For example, a congressman in Louisiana might pay a great deal of attention to coastal restoration, while people in Iowa often would not put much importance on this issue. Similarly, a congressman in Iowa might do a lot of work on farm subsidies that Rhode Island voters would hardly consider paramount. This leads to a situation in which only 9% of people approve of the body of Congress, but clearly most congressional members have approval ratings that are considerably higher amongst their districts' voters. The "throw the bums out" is a popular one on the national stage, but no one wants their bum thrown out. It is akin to the old movie story line "don't you call my buddy a SOB, only I can do that."
Each congressional district has also gone through a series of re-alignments which make the districts themselves highly one-sided. The majority of congressional districts in the United States are considered safely in the pocket for one party or another and the voters' values skew to one direction or another. These ideological monolithic congressional districts make it easy for members of Congress to be beloved by a small group of people at home but disliked by a survey of national voters who may not share the same values.
Kay Hagan, a Democratic Senator in North Carolina, for example, is sitting at roughly 44% approval. Ted Cruz, who has become a popular fixture in Republican circles nationally, is nevertheless still hovering around 47% approval rating in his home state of Texas. Al Franken, who is a former comedian and divisive figure nationally, enjoys a 51% approval rating in Minnesota! Jeanne Shaheen has a 49% approval rating in New Hampshire. In the House, Justin Amash of Michigan's approval rating is at 37%, while Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter in New Hampshire's approval rating is up to 42%. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah stands at 54% according to this poll, but Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island comes in at under 39%. Representative Greg Walden, a Republican out of Oregon has an approval rating of 39%, while his colleague from Alaska, Don Young, clocks in at 47%.
The above selection includes four senators and six representatives in Congress, splitting the partisan line right down the middle with five individuals from each party. The selection includes three females and seven males and ranges all over the country, from sea to shining sea. Still, the approval ratings of all of these individuals within their districts or states only reach as low at 37% at worst, and up to 54% at their height. There are plenty of other districts which would result in even higher approval ratings because of the makeup of the district and the skill of the politician in question, but it's tough to even find polling numbers for those districts because they are so uncompetitive.
The disparity between approval of Congress generally and approval of congressional members within their own districts is the result of gerrymandering districts to be mono-chromatic, favoring red or blue to an extreme degree. This doesn't mean people do not disapprove of Congress as a body–they clearly do. It simply means that Congress' current composition is not the result of voter ignorance or cognitive dissonance. Instead, it is the natural outgrowth of a system that draws congressional district boundaries every ten years to reflect a certain ideology and partisanship over competitiveness. Just like a town 50-100 miles from you is different in socioeconomic factors, religiosity, and business competitiveness, each Congressional District and state is its own unique entity. The problem with the 9% Gallup number, while fun to read, is that it doesn't reflect the reality of 435 Congressional Districts and 100 Senate seats.


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The Green Link
The Green Link (TGL) is a business of parcel deliveries and pick-ups in central Paris with a fleet of 100% battery electric vehicles.
The company has already over five years of experience in deliveries and pick-ups with over 1000 daily clients.
Considering that the transport sector is responsible for 25% of the CO2 emissions in Europe, it seemed to be a good candidate to bring our fresh ideas to work. City congestion is at its peak almost everywhere in Europe. We work for companies for whom the last mile is becoming less efficient due to congestion. Moreover, new regulations regarding the quality of air in cities, and evolution of the business with more B2C deliveries with a 35% growth per year strongly impact the sector. We have a strong willingness to offer additional services such as delivering with appointment, providing social role by taking care of elderly people staying at home.
The Green Link operates 3 green hubs and a fleet of 50 electrically assisted cargo bikes and electric vans. The 3 hubs are supplied outside rush hours either by truck and/or boat by us or by our customers. The parcels are consolidated in the hub before being optimized into rounds and being delivered exclusively with clean vehicles. the last mile is 100% operated with green vehicles after being consolidated in a Green Hub which is a city logistic hub.
- Creating 50 part-time jobs.
- Reducing 80% CO2 emissions vs Traditional Logistic Model.
- Important contract with the city of Paris.
TGL is part of a category of businesses that rely on mobile phone applications and their GPS-capabilities to quickly match daily forecasted last-mile rounds (partnerships) and affiliated drivers using only ecological vehicles. TGL has an opportunity to quickly affiliate a large community of drivers (reward programs) in order to offer a large network of bundled distribution networks in all cities. We offer last- and first-mile services.
The distribution strategy is to operate a model mixed by self-sustaining cities and franchising (licensing).