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Oxenbury
Last name: Oxenbury
Recorded as Oxborough, Oxborrow, Oxbrow, Oxburgh, Oxbury, Oxenbury and possibly others, is medieval English. It is locational from a place in Norfolk now called Oxborough but as Oxenburgh in the famous Domesday Book of 1086. The derivation is from the pre 7th Century word "oxan", and "burg" a fort; hence the fort where oxen or male cattle, were kept. This may well not have been a fort in the sense of a stone building with a keep and battlements, but a defensive earth ring, probably thickly planted with a hedge and brambles. The surname from this source was first recorded in the latter part of the 13th Century, (see below) and the name is particularly well recorded in the surviving church registers of South Eastern England. These recordings taken at random include that on February 21st 1563 of John Oxeberie, who was christened at Lavenham in Suffolk, whilst on December 11th 1569, Margaret Oxborrow and William Car were married at Swaffham in Norfolk. Betherise Oxborough married a William Nicholes in Fincham, Norfolk, on August 27th 1591, and on January 7th 1765, Mary Oxenberry and Issac Field were married at the church of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, in the city of London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Oxeburg. This was dated 1275, in the the Hundred Rolls of landowners of Norfolk, during the reign of King Edward 1st, known as "The Hammer of The Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Commissioners Spark Talks Between Hospitals, Mark Mental Illness Awareness Month
Wyoming County commissioners (seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King acknowledged May as Mental Illness Awareness Month in Wyoming County with (standing, from left) Tara Fox of Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health and Disabilities Services (MHDS), Donnie Nowland and Jessica Burke of the Burke Center, Ranee Smith and Cheryl Farkaly of MHDS, and Michael Hopkins of Children's Service Center.
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In response to a scheduled closure of the Tyler Memorial Hospital ER on July 1, the Wyoming County commissioners on Tuesday reported that they have been very busy over the last week reaching out to regional hospitals to consider picking up operations in Tunkhannock. Additionally, they have been working with state lawmakers and local industry leaders to mobilize support of bringing in a new outfit to restore and maintain hospital services.
"We immediately sent out a letter to every hospital in the area," said commissioner chair Rick Wilbur, who noted that the commissioners have also been communicating with Commonwealth Health officials who have suggested that they would be willing to sell the facility. Among those who received the letters were Geisinger, Guthrie, University of Pittsburgh, Endless Mountains Health Systems, Barnes Kasson, Wayne Memorial, and Lehigh Valley.
"We're doing everything that we think we can," said commissioner Tom Henry.
"The ultimate goal is to get these other hospitals in touch with Commonwealth to negotiate," Wilbur remarked. "We're just helping things along." So far, according to the meeting agenda, Geisinger was the first to express an interest, and the commissioners will meet with representatives in the coming week.
The concern of local citizens was evident with a record number tuning into the meeting via Zoom and phone.
Providers Gather for Mental Health Awareness
The pandemic proved to be both a challenge to mental health providers and an opportunity to find new ways to render services to the growing number of people who need them. Though facilities were forced to suspend in-person operations for months in 2020, the virtual world of therapy and counseling emerged and grew into a new service of it's own.
"I don't think that anything can totally replace face-to-face," said Michael Hopkins, president and CEO of Children's Service Center, which operates locally from South Montrose. "But it has eliminated some of the challenges."
"Tele-Health has provided us with access to people who were not comfortable going to a therapist's office," Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health and Disabilities Services director Tara Fox added. "The state has realized that it is successful and is assessing that."
Jessica Burke, executive director of the Burke Counseling Center in Tunkhannock Township agreed. Though the initial shutdowns created a disturbing disconnect between clients and counselors, Zoom and phone meetings helped to close that gap and provide a path for others to seek the services that they needed.
The stresses of the pandemic sadly increased the number of suicides, substance use disorders, and simple anxiety and/or depressive disorders, especially among young adults.
"But the people reaching out are getting what they want," Burke related. "We provide the initial contact and always offer to them to come in if they need to."
Tele-Health helps clients to overcome issues like transportation, childcare, and work schedules. An hour-long video chat or telephone call can happen from almost anywhere. It has also provided an outlet for people who do not have adequate mental health services nearby or who are not satisfied with what is available to them. "We're getting referrals from two and three hours away," said Donnie Nowland, operations coordinator at the Burke Center. "And then some of those people make the two-hour drive for an in-person visit."
Another advantage, Burke suggested, is that college students who participate in counseling during the summer can stay with the same therapist upon returning to school in the fall and not have to seek a new provider and go through the intake process again.
"We're lucky in the county to have so many caring people," commissioner Henry said of the providers. Henry read the proclamation declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wyoming County.
Other Matters of Interest
The commissioners were cautiously optimistic to report on Tuesday that there were no reported drug overdoses in the county in March and April. In 2021, there were eight overdoses and two deaths reported during the same two-month period. "We're hoping that this is not an anomaly," commissioner Wilbur stated. "We don't get good news on that front very often."
While acknowledging that not every overdose is reported, Henry attributed the reduction to an increase in services and resources the county has been able to provide via significant grants in recent years targeted at the problem. He noted also that suicides are still an issue with which mental health officials are grappling.
The commissioners reported that a recent meeting between representatives from the Special Education department of the Hazelton Area School District, H.A.N.D.S. of Wyoming County, local school administrators, Rep. Karen Boback and the commissioners shed some additional light on the discontinuance of the Early Intervention program at the H.A.N.D.S. facility in Mehoopany Township.
"It looks like we're going to come to some sort of resolution," said Wilbur. "It's absolutely necessary for our children up there." Those who are assessed as at-risk and needing the services are currently being bused to Dallas.
The commissioners recently met with the new owners of Tioga Terrace Apartments after tenants were given a month's notice that their rents would increase by as much as 50 percent beginning June 1. "Many of them are elderly and can't afford that," Wilbur noted, adding that the commissioners are looking into alternative funding such as Section 8 and Covid Rental Relief as options.
"They're being very cooperative," commissioner Ernie King said of the property owners.
A HOPE Recovery Celebration will be held on the courthouse lawn in Tunkhannock from 10 am to 1 pm with System of Care covering the cost of lunch for attendees. The event will feature speakers on recovery issues and exhibits by local providers. Ice cream will be available for purchase.
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Амео́би () — фамилия. Известные носители:

 Амеоби, Сэмми (род. 1992) — английский футболист нигерийского происхождения, нападающий, младший брат Шолы и Томи.
 Амеоби, Томи (род. 1988) — английский футболист нигерийского происхождения, нападающий.
 Амеоби, Шола (род. 1981) — английский футболист нигерийского происхождения, нападающий, старший брат Сэмми и Томи.

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The honors degree is jointly awarded by the Honors College and by the college of the student's major. Therefore additional credit requirements beyond the total required by the colleges of the student's major must be completed. HC students must satisfy all university and major requirements, as well as honors requirements. A student who completes a 30-credit track of Honors College courses will be designated an Honors Scholar. Successful completion leads to receipt of an honors baccalaureate degree. Transcripts will also reflect Honors College completion and will denote HC course work. Interested students please contact the Honors College at 541-737-6400 or email honors.college@oregonstate.edu.


One great success of Christians in our culture can be seen by considering one great criticism from the culture against Christians. One of the most frequent and vigorous judgments is that we don't love each other.
This judgment is grounded in truth. Jesus said that Christians should love one another sacrificially just as He did and obviously so that the world can see.
It is good that the world knows what we're supposed to be doing. But how did they even grasp how to grade our assigned work? We gave them the answer key. Nature teaches them that God is powerful but nature doesn't teach them about love. God's Word teaches that God is love and that He commands us to love. Christians have translated and printed and preached the Word so that our society breathes that assumption.
When your kid asks from the back seat why you're going so fast, remember that you're the one who explained to them what speed limit signs are for. Unbelievers may point out our responsibilities even though they may not like the standard or plan to apply the standard to themselves. Fine, but at least least they know the law. That's good.
It's bad that it is so obvious that we aren't obeying. They know we're His disciples because we love to talk about all the Greek words for love. We've become like a team of 500 pound nutritionist bloggers and the irony is heavy.
The answer here isn't for Christians to be secretive about Jesus' commands. The answer isn't to hide the truth from our kids about the requirements of speed limit signs. The cultural accountability is good; we want them to know the Bible and we want them to watch our lives. We've gotten what we've asked for, but we haven't lived up to our press. Let's continue to paint the target for our culture to criticize us but let's also give them no ammo to shoot at us.


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University Press Awards Dorothy and Wedel Nilsen Prize for First Novel
By southeast on	 June 19, 2012 older
by News Bureau on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., June 19, 2012 — Tony Rogers of Cambridge, Mass., has won the first annual Dorothy and Wedel Nilsen Prize for a First Novel.
Nilsen established the award with the Southeast Missouri State University Press as a tribute to his late wife, Dorothy, and a boost to aspiring, professional authors. The winning novel will be published by the Press in spring 2013.
Now retired, Rogers graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from Yale University and has a law degree from Harvard Law School.¬ He has practiced law on Wall Street, been a professional jazz guitarist, and directed a veterans' hospital. His awards include the Writer's Voice Capricorn Award, first runner-up and two-time finalist in the Texas Review Press novella contest, and semi-finalist in the Quarterly West novella contest. His short story "The Universe Has It In For Harry" will be made into a short film by the award-winning American filmmaker, Jesse Baldwin. His work has been published in journals such as Pleiades, Thema, North Dakota Quarterly, Worcester Review, the Boston Globe Magazine and many others. Rogers lives in Cambridge with his wife Tamara, who is vice president of Alumni Affairs and Development at Harvard University.
Dr. Susan Swartwout, publisher of the University Press, chose the winning manuscript.
"I'm delighted to have Tony as the first author to win the Nilsen Prize. We're very fortunate to not only have gotten a fine and moving novel to publish but also an author who is ready and willing to actively publicize his novel. He has already made arrangements with the director of the Harvard Bookstore, among other places, to have the book sold there. I'm very happy that Southeast will have a presence at Harvard and elsewhere on the East Coast."
The novel, entitled "The Execution of Richard Sturgis, As Told by His Son, Colin," is the story of a rowdy, complex family man who befriends two devious men and, with them, is arrested for the rape and murder of a young man. While the other two men are released, Richard is sent to trial and convicted. His son Colin, deeply scarred by the effects of the trial and going through his teen years known as the son of a murderer, can't bring himself to believe in his father's guilt, continuing what may be a lifelong search to find out the truth about the murder and about his father.
Finalists in the competition were Lisa Rosenberg of Montclair, N.J., for her manuscript, "Birch Wood Doll;" K.C. Wilson of Neptune Beach, Fla., for "Saint Bob Day;" and Benjamin Warner of Silver Spring, Md., for his manuscript, "The End of the Edge of the City."
The annual Nilsen Prize for a First Novel is a national competition open to U.S. residents with a completed manuscript in English who have not yet published a full-length fiction novel or novella. Southeast Missouri State University Press is currently accepting manuscripts for the 2013 Nilsen Prize, with a Nov. 1 deadline set for submissions.
For more information about the prize, contact Dr. Susan Swartwout at sswartwout@semo.edu or (573) 651-2044.


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Armadale must have a Police Station open to the public 24/7
Tony Buti has been fighting for a 24/7 public access Police Station in Armadale since 2011. He will hold another public rally in October on a date to be advised.
Armadale residents turned out in force to support the last rally in April 2013 and Tony needs your support again in October to send a strong message to the State Government and the Commissioner for Police that the people of Armadale are not going to back down on our demands for a 24/7 Police Station and will not stop fighting until we get the services we deserve.
Below is a brief history of Tony's fight for a 24/7 public access Police Station.
February 2011 – Tony Buti asked Minister for Police about public access hours at Armadale was advised that Armadale was a 24/7 station.
May 2011 – Announcement of policing area hubs.
January 2012 – Tony Buti writes to Minister for Police requesting 24 hour public access Police Station.
PETITION LAUNCH – NEW COURT HOUSE IN ARMADALE
Local MLA Dr Tony Buti has called on the Minister for Police to provide a 24hour/7day a week public access police station with in the City of Armadale.
"Cannington Police Station is too far away from the Armadale area to provide adequate services," Dr Buti said.
"Local residents feel that our needs are being neglected by the refusal of the State Government to provide a 24 hour service."
Dr Buti said, "Crime prevention is improved when there is a strong community association or connection with the local police force."
'My petition to the Parliament requesting the Barnett Government provide a new courthouse and a 24 hour/7day a week public access police station for Armadale has been placed in a number of key locations."
"I urge local residents to support my petition and send a strong message to the State Government that we demand better services."
Jan 2012 – 5000 signatures collected for the petition
17 May 2012 – TONY BUTI'S SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT WHEN TABLING THE PETITION
ARMADALE COURTHOUSE AND POLICE STATION
DR A.D. BUTI (Armadale) [9.02 am]: I have a petition with 1 822 signatures. The petition is in accordance with standing orders, and reads —
To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled.
We, the undersigned, request the Barnett Government provide a new courthouse and a 24 hour/7 day a week public access police station in the City of Armadale.
The Armadale Courthouse services a large section of the south-east metropolitan region. The current court house is overcrowded and lacks the proper facilities to provided appropriate security and privacy for those attending. It does not have the capacity to cope with the current demand for services. The current courthouse is well past its used by date and there is an urgent need for a new courthouse to be built.
The Cannington Police Station which is the police hub for Armadale on weekends and after hours is too far away from the Armadale region to provide adequate services for the residents of the City of Armadale. The presence of a 24 hour/7 day a week public access police station within the City of Armadale will better connect the police force with the community and assist in the prevention of crime in the Armadale region.
[See petition 592.]
April 2013 – Over 300 residents marched through Jull Street Mall, Armadale, calling for a 24 hour public access police station in Armadale.


The entire VW Group will get shared components throughout the range.
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The good news is that owners can take them off.
"What's important for us is to find the right partners in the right locations," says the brand's North American director.
Diesels only amounted to around three percent of Mercedes sales in the U.S.
The rear emblem lights up in red.
The newest Swedish luxury sedan comes with 4.5-inches of legroom.


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Q: How can we use @Html.EditorFor to display user password? How can we use @Html.EditorFor to display user password ?
One alternative can be to use @Html.PasswordFor.
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Incredible coronavirus test that takes just four hours invented by Cambridge University used to test NHS staff
The tests, which are being used at Addenbrooke's, are much faster than normal tests which take more than 24 hours
Alya ZayedSenior reporter
The test is in use in Addenbrooke's now. (Image: PA)
A test to diagnose coronavirus in just four hours is being used in Addenbrooke's Hospital to test frontline staff.
The Covid-19 test, developed by the University of Cambridge, is much faster than currently available tests, which take more than 24 hours to return a result.
It is being used to test and screen frontline NHS staff in Addenbrooke's to ensure they can continue working using just a nasal swab.
It can be used on staff who have been asked to isolate due to potential contact with infected individuals, but who may or may not be themselves infected.
If the result is clear, they can keep working, which reduces the strain on the NHS.
With normal coronavirus tests, a sample is taken from the patient, but the sample potentially contains a live virus.
This means it has to be taken to a special facility and tested under specific conditions, which is why it takes more than 24 hours to get a result.
But with this test, created by the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases, the virus is 'inactivated' at the point of sampling, which means it cannot infect anyone else.
This means it can be taken to a lower grade facility, of which there are more, and tested much more quickly.
The university team has enough reagents – the chemical substances used to detect the virus – to allow them to test 200 samples a day, five days a week, for the next 10-12 weeks.
It is hoped they will be able to expand this capacity in the future.
Nurses and doctors can return to work sooner with the test. (Image: Getty Images)
This polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test allows scientists to extract a miniscule amount of RNA from the virus and copy it millions of times, creating an amount large enough to confirm presence of the virus.
However, because of the infectious nature of the virus, until now samples have had to be processed in containment level 3 facilities, which slows down the testing process because of the safety requirements.
The team led by Professor Stephen Baker has found a way of inactivating the virus at the point of sampling, enabling them to carry out their work rapidly in level 2 facilities, which are more widely available and have less restrictions on their use.
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"PCR tests for coronavirus infection are slow because of the safety requirements necessary for handing this potentially lethal virus," said Professor Baker.
"Now that we are able to inactivate it, we can dramatically improve the turnaround time from swab to result.
"This will be extremely useful in helping test NHS frontline staff and helping clarify whether self-isolating healthcare staff are infected or negative, potentially allowing them to return to work."
Their method is based on previous work led by Professor Ian Goodfellow and others in the department of pathology.
The PCR test has been adapted from the in-house, real-time PCR developed in the routine diagnostics laboratory at Addenbrooke's by Dr Martin Curran. It has been validated against the approved Public Health England tests and is now being offered as a screening tool for NHS staff. Establishing and validating the process for staff testing has been a successful collaboration between clinical and occupational health staff at CUH with the University team.
NHS Thanks a Million
It is something that has, at some point, touched all our lives.
From cradle to grave, the National Health Service, and the incredible professionals within it who care for us, is a part of British life.
Today, more than ever, we should cherish those who dedicate themselves to our care, heedless of own health as they work tirelessly to care for people in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Nurses and others - employed by the NHS and any other part of health and care - we have never needed them more.
So let's show them some love, and create a living map of gratitude from every corner of Britain - visit www.thanksamillionnhs.co.uk to drop a heart on the map wherever you are in the world.
Thanks a million, NHS workers - we love you
The university, together with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is already at the forefront of responding to coronavirus.
On Wednesday, it announced a partnership with AstraZeneca and GSK to set up a new testing laboratory at the university's Anne McLaren Building.
This facility will be used for screenings for Covid-19 testing and to explore the use of alternative chemical reagents for test kits in order to help overcome current supply shortages.
Last week, it announced that a university spinout company had developed a point-of-care, rapid diagnostic test for patients that was capable of diagnosis Covid-19 in 90 minutes.
Addenbrookes Hospital


ADOPT A SECTION OF FENCE TODAY!
For the soldiers who fought at Manassas, these fences offered rallying points, obstacles to climb over, ready firewood, and cover from flying lead. In many cases they were dismantled. An examination of the damage claims filed by battlefield civilians shows that fence rails were one of the most valuable losses that they claimed. The Van Pelt family claimed 13,000 rails destroyed.
In the 1860's, the landscape of the present Manassas National Battlefield Park was divided by miles and miles of fencelines. Keeping animals in, keeping animals out, delineating property– wooden fencing was essential to the 19th century farm. Worm fencing, as seen here, was like modern day electric fencing– it was not anchored by fence posts, and was easily movable.
Today, recreated fence lines help visitors to the battlefield understand the historic landscape. In addition to the cost of the rails and the staff to build them, the park must continuously clear vegetation from miles of fence. Your generous donation can help offset these costs. Adopt a section of fence and leave your legacy on the battlefield today.
The eastern edge of the Brawner Woods has encroached 20-30 feet beyond the original tree line into the fields at Battery Heights. This tree line was historically the border between the Brawner and Dogan Farms.
Your generous donation will support trimming back and treating the vegetation, then constructing a worm fence along the entire eastern edge of the woods.


Since breaking ground in 2016, Continental Tires has been working diligently to get it's $1.4 billion plant up and running full force by 2020, but it won't take that long for the company to start making economic waves.
In fact, Clinton's Director of Communications Mark Jones said Continental's interest in local schools reaches beyond its initial donation of Apple TVs to the Clinton Public School District. Plans include to take students from all grade levels, from preschool through high school, out to the plant to tour in hopes of creating a culture that shows the opportunities right here at home.
Continental Tires is projected to add 2,500 jobs within nine years of the beginning of production, with an average of $40,000 salaries. According to the Mississippi State Institute for Higher Learning's economic impact study, more than $47 million is expected to be added to the the Mississippi State revenue through tax receipts.
On a local level, Clinton is already seeing an increase in sales tax revenue from construction crews staying and eating in Clinton. Their tourism collection has increased by 10 percent, with most hotels reporting an 85 to 95 percent occupancy during the week.
Although Clinton's sales tax revenues are the same as this time last year, Jones said it's important to compare it to the drop in sales tax revenues across the state. He also added that over the past three years, their collections had been up 10 to 15 percent, and they've been able to maintain that.
"If you're seeing a decrease across the board, that's a good sign that things are staying here," he said.
One of the challenges of the anticipated increase in demand for labor has been the tight housing market in Clinton. Jones said right now there are less than 100 houses on the market in the Clinton School District not currently under contract. Residential construction crews have responded with two or three new residential developments either under constructions or planning to begin soon to be ready for the new employment.
Jones said he believes part of Clinton's pull is the quality schools as well as its proximity to Hinds Community College, and Continental isn't the only company seeing that. In addition to announcements of expansions from existing industries, Jones said they've had significant inquiries from other companies and a large development is expected to be announced soon.
"We're seeing developments that are looking at Clinton as a viable market," he said.
According to the Continental Tires website, recruitment for employees is expected to begin in October. Production on test tires is expected to start at the beginning of 2019. For information about employment opportunities, business-to-business events or the status of the project, visit mississippi.org/continental.


The fitness boot camp is an exciting and fun group class which aims to get you into shape while having a great time. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced fitness enthusiast, all fitness levels are welcome to join the camp. Your regional fitness expert Moe Khattab incorporates numerous techniques, including HIIT, Tabata, kickboxing, core strengthening and much more in every drill, so no two classes are ever the same. Furthermore, the boot camp sessions are held at Jumeirah Village Circle's community park where you workout outdoors and catch some morning sun.
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Let's recap Monday and Tuesday of Miss Wisconsin week since I finally was able to connect to WiFi on my laptop. And have a moment to type out this post for that matter, we stay very busy in Oshkosh this week as contestants!
Monday morning we arrived just after 8 a.m. at The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Recreational Center on campus, spending a few hours there initially. During that time we worked on opening number, closing number production, evening gown walking patterns, swimsuit walking patterns, and on-stage question (phew)! We broke for lunch and met with Shriners and veterans from the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. We ride on the bus all week, aka "The Golden Cadillac" pictured above with "Miss Wisconsin" painted on the windows. While I was sad to not see or be able to connect with Sally Olson whom I had met last year and kept in touch with, I was delighted to meet Jim. Miss Milwaukee Area, Haley Lynam and I were lucky to have lunch with him and learned that he served in the Korean War as a chef. He's traveled to countless places over the years, but loves Wisconsin. After his time in the service, he work as a chef at a hotel near Lambeau Field for 22 years, stirring up meals for visiting NFL teams when they were in town. One day, he had a gentleman walk in and ask him to make him the best steak he could. Any guesses as to who it was? My man, the one and only Vince Lombardi (super jealous). We went back to UW-Oshkosh for rehearsal in the afternoon before getting ready for The Merchant's dinner at The Waters. This is a semi-formal dinner at a gorgeous restaurant on the water that allows us a chance to mingle with generous sponsors of the Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Program and meet the judges in a more informal setting prior to interviews beginning. The weather has been horrid and humid with storms and showers on and off, but a key quality of any titleholder (especially Miss Wisconsin) is one's ability to "roll with the punches." Shout out to The Roxy and the waitstaff for an incredible dinner. The food was absolutely phenomenal and the cheesecake was so delicious I enjoyed two pieces (thanks April)! Post Merchant's I hit the gym at the hotel, running a few miles before lifting. I wasn't able to fall asleep the best on Sunday night due to excitement so I figured a solid sweat session would help clear my mind and boost my alertness the next day (and it did). Tuesday, my group (group two) didn't have interview so we departed around 8:15 a.m. for the auditorium to practice walking patterns on the set and talent run throughs. All twenty-six of us convened in the afternoon for a picnic lunch provided by the Kiwanis Club of Oshkosh followed by a group rehearsal on stage in the late afternoon. Thank you to the Kiwanis Club for keeping us energized and ready to conquer our day, your support is sincerely appreciated!


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Special Spirit
- PAUL REYNOLDS
- KATHY ALONZO
- EVA LUND
- SANDY COOPER
- NANCY ALPAUGH-JACKSON
- KIM J. LUKASIK
- MICHAEL McLAIN
Eva Lund
Founder/Treasurer
In 2005, Eva opened Moonshadow Ranch, a small ranch in the heart of Shadow Hills. Moonshadow Ranch is committed to enriching the lives of both horses and people. Eva developed a passion for helping children at an early age. Growing up in her native Sweden, she lead special needs children around the arena at her riding school, as a way to earn lessons for herself. In Sweden, almost every riding school has a special needs riding program and Eva discovered that the effect riding had on these kids was tremendous. In 2007, Eva volunteered at the "Special Olympics" at Hansen Dam, and was reminded of her childhood encounter with special kids .Eva holds a Certificate for Therapeutic Riding from the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) and Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, (EAGALA). Autism awareness is a subject close to her heart, as Eva is the godmother of Jake, who is autistic. Jake is a tremendously brave person, with a heart of gold and a pure soul.
Kathy Alonzo
In the late 1970, as Kathy was attending college, she volunteered as a coach for the Special Olympics. Thirty years later, after changing her major from nursing to education, she finds herself again working with special needs children. Currently, Kathy works at a LAUSD elementary school and is a special needs advocate. In the past, Kathy managed group homes in San Diego and assisted the agency in public relations and fundraising. For five years, Kathy has been the completion coordinator for the Kiwanis Club of Warner Center Therapeutic Horse Show. Kathy's son Paul, who is autistic, has been riding since he was 10 years old and is considered an "A" rider. Kathy's passion for horses, children and education is a great blend for Special Spirit Inc.
Founder/President
Paul is the owner of CSB Contractors, a leading design/building company specializing in recording studio construction. Initially trained as a recording engineer, Paul worked with such industry giants as Jimmy Iovine and Don Smith on projects by U2, Tom Petty, and Stevie Nicks, among others. Paul is the father of Jake, a 17-year-old autistic boy, who inspires all who come to know him. Jake splits his time between California and Maryland and is active with the Special Olympics in both states. Paul's inspiration for Special Spirit Inc. came when he did a "Polar Bear Plunge" in Maryland, to raise funds for the Special Olympics. The formation of Special Spirit Inc. is the culmination of years of brainstorming with Eva as to how they could become active in the special needs community. Paul and Eva have been business partners on joint ventures in many varied successful projects and apply the same principles to Special Spirit Inc. Jake's sisters, Shawn and Emily, who are both college students, are also deeply involved.
Michael McLain
Michael McClain serves as Senior Consultant in the firm's Los Angeles, California office. Mr. McClain re-joined Battalia Winston after four years working with a leading global search firm as a co-leader of the west coast healthcare practice. He has over 20 years of experience in executive search and he has done extensive recruiting and consulting in a variety of areas including Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Entertainment and Not-for-Profit.
Earlier in his career, Mr. McClain was a Senior Consultant at Battalia Winston for twelve years. He was the first partner in the Western Region and opened the Los Angeles office. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. McClain was the Vice President/General Manager of a Los Angeles-based firm that specialized in the recruitment of executive talent for consumer products, manufacturing, distribution and service organizations. Previously, he served as General Manager of a boutique executive search firm based in Dallas. Mr. McClain directed its successful growth from a regional to a national organization by expanding its industry focus and developing new markets.
Mr. McClain serves as a member of the UCLA Extension, Dean's Advisory Board and is the Leader of the Advisory Board of the Venice Family Clinic, the President of the Advisory Board of Special Spirit an equine therapy riding stable for autistic children, member of the Advisory Board of Discovery Eye Foundation, past President of the Advisory Board of The Jeffrey Foundation a school for autistic and disadvantaged children and a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Center For The Healthy Aging. Additionally, Mr. McClain served as Chairman and President of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as well as being a member of the Field Operations Committee for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. Mr. McClain currently serves as Co-Leader of the Advisory Board of JDRF for the greater Los Angeles area.
A native of Oakland, Iowa, Mr. McClain is a graduate of Drake University. He has two children and resides in Los Angeles.
Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson
Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson is a former high-powered television producer turned author and activist on the subject of fearless aging and autism awareness. She co-authored Not Your Mother's Midlife: A Ten Step guide to Fearless Aging (Andrews McMeel) and Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). She wrote and performed in the stage show "Boomer Babes" and has done motivational speaking to sold out audiences around the country. Alspaugh-Jackson is an Emmy-Award winning television producer and executive who pioneered the magazine program format with Westinghouse's PM Magazine. After serving as Vice-President of Group W Productions, she served as executive producer for a number of network and nationally syndicated programs, including the long-running NBC talk show, LEEZA. She has been honored with the United Press International Award, the Associated Press Award, the Gabriel Award, the Genesis Award, as well as having been named one of the Hollywood Reporters "Women to Watch".
Having grown up with a younger brother with Down Syndrome, Alspaugh-Jackson was aware of the challenges families face raising special needs children. She feels it was no accident that she was given a special needs child to raise herself.
Alspaugh-Jackson feels her most important assignment came after her adopted son Wyatt was diagnosed with autism at the age of three (Wyatt is now 13 and making tremendous progress). Although Wyatt started displaying signs of autism at the age of 2, he was not diagnosed with the disorder until three and a half and did not receive effective treatment until the age of four and a half. Wyatt, like many children with autism, often had violent tantrums, sometimes as many as ten a day. She recalls a turning point in her life after one of these instances.
"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" I was screaming so loudly my throat was raw. Wyatt wailed like a hurt animal. I was hyperventilating but I held onto him. We were both soaked with tears and I had bleeding scratch marks and bites all over me. My shirt was torn. Where had this dream of having a baby to love, turned into this nightmare? What was happening to my life, and to my precious son? I sat on the floor of my living room, rocking Wyatt in my arms, and I started to pray. God, if you help me find out what this thing is that has taken my child, I swear I will do anything you need me to do. Just give me the answers."
The answer was that Wyatt had autism. It was out of this ordeal that Alspaugh-Jackson found her calling as an advocate and activist for other families. "Wyatt should have been diagnosed earlier, and the answers regarding treatment should have been easier to find." She saw an urgent need for families to have somewhere to turn to for advice and assistance when dealing with this devastating disorder. "As difficult as it was getting the diagnosis for our son, we have never forgotten that we are the lucky ones in that we have the resources to find help – what about those families that don't have the time or money to access treatment and care?" With that in mind she began the annual Denim and Diamonds for Autism fundraiser to benefit ACT Today! at the ranch home she shares with her husband, Fox Television executive Read Jackson. A short time after creating this fundraiser, Alspaugh-Jackson was asked to become the executive director of the foundation by Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, the founder of ACT Today!. Denim and Diamonds has become ACT Today!'s gala events, entering its 10th year.
Nancy has now been at the helm of ACT Today! for the last 8 years, overseeing its numerous annual fund raisers, special events and campaigns. In the last 7 years, ACT Today! has distributed 2.8 million dollars to families across America for autism care and treatment, and launched the first national campaign for military children with autism, ACT Today! for Military Families and the first national campaign for Latino Families, Autismo Y Familia . In addition, she has raised awareness for the need for effective treatments for the multitude of individuals living with autism. She is a Lay Minister and the Director of The Exceptional Families Ministry at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills, Ca.
Sandy Cooper
Sandy Cooper donates her time to both Special Spirit and Danny's Farm programs to help in the fulfillment of children and young adults challenged with Autism and Cerebral Palsy by fundraising to insure the continuation of the programs of this 501C3 organization. She is a natural with the children. Her older sister has cerebral palsy and her younger sister has MS, Sandy totally understand the challenges of our special needs kids. Sandy is a natural with our special children, and the kids just love being in her very positive and uplifting presence.
Kim J. Lukasik
Born and raised in Poland, Kim moved to Sweden at age 18 to become a Swedish resident. For over 10 years, Kim ran a successful hair salon in a beautiful coastal community in Sweden until he moved to the US in 1998. As a child growing up in Poland, as well as Sweden and LA, he has always been involved with animal's charity events to raise money and awareness. Upon moving to the US, Kim owned and operated a hair salon on Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills for an additional 10 years.
Passionate about design and aesthetics, in 2008 Kim completed the UCLA Interior Design program and now works as both an interior designer and hair stylist in Beverly Hills. His design firm, "K.J. Lukasik Design" is a collaborative design company created with the needs of the client in mind while maintaining a European sensibility.
My first impression of Special Spirit was "I'm Home" I walked around and seen the volunteers, stuff and the actual special needs kids and I was just amazed. Not only that
I could feel the love but most importantly the professionalism and knowledge that everyone shows here. I want to be a part of this fantastic "family" and give as much as I can to everyone that have "special needs". I never knew how much this would affect my needs, and I know that I get back in the form of smiles and "high-fives" from everyone at Special Spirit.
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12 'Planet Passionate' commitments to reduce environmental impact by 2030
Expansion on Net Zero Energy and ocean clean-up initiatives
Kingspan also announced as new member of Circular Economy 100 (CE100) network
Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play its part in reducing the world's carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030, as determined in the Paris Agreement, and contribute towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The Planet Passionate strategy is made up of 12 ambitious targets, addressing the impact of Kingspan's business operations and manufacturing on the four key areas of energy, carbon, circularity and water, with commitments by 2030 to include:
Energy: powering 60 percent of all Kingspan operations directly from renewable energy with a minimum of 20 percent of this energy generated on manufacturing sites (up from 5.9 percent today)
Carbon: achieving net zero carbon manufacturing and a 50 percent reduction in product C02 intensity from primary supply partners
Circularity: upcycling of 1 billion PET bottles per annum into insulation products plus zero company waste to landfill across all sites
Water: harvesting 100 million liters of Kingspan's water usage from rainwater
In recognition of its continued sustainability commitments, Kingspan has also announced membership of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Circular Economy 100 (CE100), the world's leading circular economy network.
The construction industry is one of the biggest contributors to carbon and greenhouse gas emissions, with construction and buildings combined currently accounting for 39 percent of all carbon emissions globally. The World Green Building Council estimates that embodied carbon—carbon used in the manufacturing, construction and disposal of building materials—will be responsible for half of the entire carbon footprint of new construction between now and 2050. The construction industry is also responsible for an estimated 30 percent of all waste to landfill globally.
Kingspan's Planet Passionate targets are designed to contribute to the world's renewable energy mix, reduce carbon emissions, divert waste from landfill, conserve water, provide upcycling solutions for plastic waste and help clean the world's oceans and protect biodiversity.
Gene Murtagh, CEO of Kingspan said, "Climate change is the single most important issue facing the world today and our most urgent priority. At Kingspan, we are committed to driving a more sustainable approach to our business in response to these issues. Energy conservation has always been at the core of our products, and how we run our business. Through Planet Passionate we will reduce carbon and energy in both our manufacturing processes and products, and continue our relentless pursuit of low-carbon buildings that deliver more performance and value, with clear targets to strive for by 2030."
Combined with the research activities at IKON—Kingspan's new global innovation center, the Planet Passionate program will ensure its products enable a pathway to net zero carbon buildings that contribute to a safer, healthier and more circular world.
Bianca Wong, Global Head of Sustainability at Kingspan, commented: "To protect our planet, carbon emissions need to fall by 45 percent by 2030, and to net zero by 2050—but we're currently on course to miss this goal by at least five-fold. At Kingspan we recognize the need for all businesses to take urgent action. We also know that more sustainable building products, combined with high-performance building envelope design, have the potential to save enormous amounts of energy and carbon. By working in partnership with the industry and striving to be Planet Passionate in everything we do, we are confident we can achieve the goals we have set our business and enable ourselves and our customers to contribute to the global fight against climate change."
Joe Murphy, CE100 Lead for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Kingspan Group to the CE100—a circular economy network. The CE100 brings together leaders and innovators from around the world to unlock new opportunities for growth. It is collaboration among our diverse and dynamic community that enables members to move faster and with greater success. Kingspan bring unique expertise and specific capabilities to the network's strong built environment sector."
Planet Passionate will not only impact the environmental footprint of Kingspan's business, but also aims to enhance the environmental performance of its products by reducing embodied carbon and enhancing circularity, making the buildings where they are used more sustainable too.
In 2011, Kingspan announced a Net Zero Energy program with a 2020 target to match 100 percent of its operational energy use with renewable energy. The company is on track to achieve this goal. As part of this program, Kingspan also joined the Science Based Targets initiative, setting a target of 10 percent reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions. This was a significant first step on Kingspan's journey towards reducing its carbon footprint, and Planet Passionate is the next horizon.
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Hannah Roberts, Staff Writer
For years, I have always been a bit of a notorious reader; wherever I am, it is likely that a paperback is accompanying me. Recently, these books have usually fallen into a gothic genre. What I like about these is that, unlike other types of writing, unusual topics are often embraced in ways they wouldn't normally be. By unusual, I mean that they are often filled with things like death and questionable characters. There are often many moments that will make you cringe, but that is where the horror aspect of gothic novels are shown. One famous novel that, in my opinion, has especially twisted characters is "As I Lay Dying," which is based in the South. The location in this book makes it one of my favorites. With living in Georgia and Tennessee for all of my life, there is a certain level of resonance that I appreciate. This one comes to mind because of the course of events that is harmed so horribly by the characters as they change. The biggest reason that I have found for my fascination with these books is the constant question of sanity that appears in a decent number of them. The authors make it sometimes painful to read, but that is what drives you to turn the next page. The most important thing that I get from this overall genre is that there is still the ability for a reader to understand and empathize with characters, but only to a certain extent. To me, these books, even if sometimes extremely dramatic, reveal that the human experience is complicated and often dark. Sometimes it's best to show that through a story about Frankenstein.
Hannah Roberts, Editor-in-Chief
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Q: ion-item-divider in for loop I have an ion-item-divider in for loop to display ion-card but after the first item it disappears because it's replaced by another ion-item-divider which is no display thanks to my ngIf.
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This week – of course – has the obligatory photos of Tour Down Under riders cuddling roos and handling snakes, but we also have boys with great hair, Team Grumpy Cat and so much more!
BoBo gets a present! There was a tweet going around this morning (Monday morning) that young Jack is 150/1 to win TDU – which I think is rather churlish of the bookies.
I suppose if you're aggressive, your hair takes quite a bashing (especially in those helmets), but couldn't they have just given the guys a little sachet of shampoo and maybe put on a little raging figurine on the trophy instead?
I have to say, Dani King's KOM (surely that should be QOM?) jersey is absolutely lovely!
While Crikey Cadel, the croc with attitude and charm, is in Adelaide!
I say this every time, but you never see Adam Hansen and Dennis Quaid in the same photograph.
Is it a prologue? Is it a criterium? Does it matter?
And after the sprint, a special treat for the Trek boys. A kiddie pool filled with ice! Nice!
I love this picture. I bet we see that little girl in the peloton in a few years with a role model like Nettie.
Grumpy Cat, Grumpy Cat, it's not your fault!
First of all, what is the deal with their hair???? Second, what is the deal with that kit!!!!
I can't not see Grumpy Cat now.
This conversation unravels fairly quickly.
Crazy golf socks. Don't try this at home.
Men all over the world take to their beds and whine.
I'm really unsure about this kit. At first I thought it was reminiscent of the great Cervelo Test Team but now … the green is really putting me off. And where's the little hand of Qhubeka?
Great hair, GREAT hair from the ArgoSunGod. Looks like Kittel is getting back to his cheerful self. You can always tell by the hair.
And now a random set of tweets around Mathieu Van Der Poel, the new cyclo-cross champ.
Those are some sunnies they got there.
This should really be a caption competition, shouldn't it?
Congrats to the lovely Manuel Quinziato – how he gets time to do a law degree when he's captaining the BMC boys all year! Multi-tasker!
Okay, ArgoSunGod had some great hair but Peter Sagan has definitely got some game when it comes to the do.
Now that's an uncomfortable spelling mistake … I'm concerned about what that mapping is *really* of.


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Пенроузово поплочавање је апериодичко (понавља се, али не увек на исти начин) поплочавање равни плочицама у облику ромба које је 1973. открио Роџер Пенроуз.

Два првобитно откривена пара облика који учествују у поплочавању су "змај" и "стрела". Сваки од ових парова се може поделити на два једнакокрака троугла (Робинсонове троуглове) који се користе за конструкцију. Робинсонови троуглови су једнакокраки троуглови са угловима 36,36 и 108 или 72,72 и 36. Сваки од ових троуглова има странице чији је однос дужина (1+√5):2. Овај однос је познат као златни пресек.

Плочице се не могу транслирати, одосно не постоји део поплочавања који се може више пута понављати у току поплочавања; међутим случајеви попут овог на слици имају осну и петоструку реотацијску симетрију. Ово пополочавање је и дводимензионални квазикристал (круто тело чија је кристална решетка непериодична).

Независно од Пенроуза овакав начин поплочавања је открио и Роберт Амен, у приближно истом временском периоду.

Ден Шектмен је 1982. године објавио да је узорак руде алуминијумовог мангана створио оштри дифрактограм с петоструком симетријом. Де Брујин показује да се Пенроузово поплочавање може добити пројекцијом из петодимензионалне коцкасте решетке. Пенроузово поплочавање је временом постало један од најчувенијих и најизучаванијих квазикристала.

Спољашње везе

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Sidney P. Lovell (Architect)
Advertisement for California Theatre #2, San Francisco, CA, 1890. From "New California Theatre," Daily Alta California, vol. LXXXII, no. 153, 06/02/1890, p. 1
Detail view of the theatre's exterior as depicted in the lithographic image of the California Theatre #2, San Francisco, CA, 1889. New California Theatre program, 1889, from the collection of the Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library, San Francisco, CA, Collection of San Francisco Bay Area Theater Images and Memorabilia, Item #CSFPAL_PAGE001_117
Exterior view of the Yosemite Theatre, Stockton, c. 1900; from Wright Realtors, Historic Stockton Theaters
Lithographic image of the California Theatre #2, San Francisco, CA, 1889. New California Theatre program, 1889, from the collection of the Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library, San Francisco, CA, Collection of San Francisco Bay Area Theater Images and Memorabilia, Item #CSFPAL_PAGE001_117
Male, born 1867-02-26, died 1938-08-06
Associated with the firms network
Wood and Lovell, Architects; Wood, James M., Architect; Wood, Lovell and Claflin, Architects
Clerk, unknown employer, Racine, WI, c. 1882-1883. (See Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1883, p. 196.) In 1882, there were three architects listed in A.G. Wright's Racine Directory, 1882, Classified Business Directory, (p. 269): L. Bradley, J.G. Chandler and William H. Phelps. It is possible that Lovell apprenticed at age 16 in one of their offices c. 1882-1883.
Apprentice/Draftsman, James M. Wood, Architect, Racine, WI and CA, 1883-1891. During the 1880s, Wood developed a practice designing theatres and opera houses across the US and Canada. Lovell was listed as an architect in the Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1885,(p. 212). He was not listed in the Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1888,(p. 237).
Partner, Wood and Lovell, Architects, San Francisco, CA, and Chicago, IL, 1891-1893. His biographical sketch of 1892 stated of association with Wood: "For the past eight years [c. 1883-1891] Mr. Lovell has been connected with Col. Wood, and a greater portion of this time has had charge of his office work, which in itself is a guarantee of his ability. In 1891 Mr. Lovell became a partner in the business, the firm name becoming Wood & Lovell."(See The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities, A History, Vol. II, [Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892], p. 462.) It is likely that the Depression of 1893 ruined the plans of Wood and Lovell to maintain a steady practice in San Francisco, forcing them to return to their more established business contacts in the Midwest.
Partner, [James M.] Wood, Lovell and [Fuller] Claflin, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1893.
Principal, Sidney Lovell, Architect, Chicago, IL, 1897- . In 1897, Lovell's Chicago office was situated at 355 Dearborn Avenue, Room #1000. (See Chicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1897, p. 1286.) The office moved to Room #1300 by 1898. (See Chicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1898, p. 1120.) In 1909, Lovell had an office in the 1st National Bank Building #4 in Chicago, Room #1442. Architect D.H. Burnham designed this bank building, completed in 1903. (See Chicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1909, p. 82.)
Partner, Lovell, Walker and Cheney, Architects, Chicago, IL, c. 1914. The Construction News noted in its issue of 04/25/1914: "Sidney Lovell, William Ernest Walker and Howard L. Cheney, architects, now at 38 South Dearborn street, will remove to the Michigan avenue building." (See "Personals," Construction News, vol. XXXVII, no. 17, 04/25/1914, p. 6.) This office was located at 30 North Michigan Avenue in 1916. (See "Illinois," American Constractor, 06/24/1916, p. 42.)
Partner, Lovell and [Marion] Lovell, Architects, Chicago, IL, 1922- . This father-and-son firm developed a concentration in mausoleum design. Marion McDonald Lovell had begun to work in Sidney Lovell's office by at least 06/05/1917, as noted on his World War I draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 07/06/2021.)
An 1892 biographical sketch said of his education: "Our subject was reared and educated in his native city, and after leaving school entered the office of an architect with the intention of taking up the profession. Not long after this decision, he had an opportunity of associating himself with Col. J.M. Wood, of Chicago, who is a leader among architects of theaters and public buildings." (See The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities, A History, Vol. II, [Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892], p. 462.)
Born in Racine, WI in 1867, Sidney P. Lovell spent his early years in that city. According to a brief biography written on him in 1892, Lovell parents came from England "…who were among the first settlers of Wisconsin." (See The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities, A History, Vol. II, [Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892], p. 462.) At age three, the US Census of 1870 indicated that the Lovells were a large family with seven children and one domestic servant, Minnie Brumer, (born c. 1856 in IL), living in Racine's 1st Ward. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Racine Ward 1, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1733; Page: 344A, accessed 07/06/2021.)
Sidney's father died in the 1870s, leaving his widow Louisa to support herself with five children--Frank, Charles, Julia, Sidney and Fred--still at home. They lived at 709 Wisconsin Street, where Louisa took on three boarders according to the 1880 US Census. The boarders were engineer Charles Grubbin (born c. 1857 in WI), fireman Chris Jensen (born c. 1855 in Norway), carpenter Louis Yeahea (census spelling likely incorrect, born c. 1832 in Prussia) and his wife Paulina (born c. 1836 in Württemberg, Germany). Widows often took in boarders to earn income during this time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Racine, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: 1443; Page: 319C; Enumeration District: 159, accessed 07/06/2021.)
In 1883, Lovell and his mother boarded at either 327 Wisconsin Avenue or Wisconsin Street. (See Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1883, p. 196.) They resided in Racine, WI, at 1340 Wisconsin Avenue or Wisconsin Street in 1885. (See Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1885, p. 212.) His mother and brothers continued to dwell here in 1888, although Sidney was not listed as being a resident, as he was likely living in CA at the time. (See Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1888,p. 237.)
Lovell spent several years living in San Francisco, CA. He was married in the city in 1890, and, the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1890, listed Lovell as a draughtsman residing at 1516 Larkin Street. In 1892, he registered to vote in San Francisco, while residing at 1602 Vallejo Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 88; FHL Roll Number: 977606, accessed 07/06/2021.)
Sidney Lovell probably returned to Chicago in 1894. His son, Marion McDonald Lovell was born in the city on 07/07/1895, so the family probably had resettled here by then.
Lovell resided in Chicago, IL, between 1897 and 1898, at least, in the Arizona Flats apartment building. (See Chicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1897, p. 1286 and Chicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1898, p. 1120.) James M. Wood lived in the Arizona Flats in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 1004; FHL microfilm: 1240285, accessed 02/25/2019.)
The Lovells lived on Woodlawn Avenue in 1910. They employed a domestic servant, Alma S. Forsberg (born c. 1887 in Sweden).
In 1926, Lovell gave an address of 224 East Ontario Street in Chicago. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 318, accessed 07/06/2021.)
Jane and Sidney Lovell rented an apartment in a large apartment complex at 40 North Oak Street in Chicago in 1930. They paid a hefty $220 per month for this apartment, the second-highest cost in the building at the time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 1552; FHL microfilm: 2340218, accessed 07/06/2021.)
The architect passed away in Chicago, IL, at the age of 71. He was interred at his 1912 Rosehill Mausoleum in Chicago, the first of many mausoleums that he would design.
His father operated as a small businessman, Phillip Lovell (born 1822 in Little Driffield, Yorkshire, England-d. 07/09/1873 in Racine, WI), his mother, Louisa Maria Knill (born 06/21/1827 in England-d. 06/02/1917 in Racine, WI). Phillip Lovell came to the US from England in 1854, according to a 1922 US passport application by Sidney. In 1870, he worked as butcher, and was prosperous, owning $7,000 worth of real estate and $3,000 of other assets.
Louisa arrived in the US on 07/25/1834 in New York, NY, from Liverpool, England, aboard the S.S. Caledonia. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003, accessed 07/06/2021.)
Siblings of Sidney Lovell included: William W. Lovell (born 01/06/1850 in Racine, WI-d. 01/30/1896), Frank F. Lovell (born 06/27/1851 in Racine, WI-d. 10/28/1882 in an explosion aboard the tug Rudolph Wetzel), Emily Louise Lowell Griffith (born 1857 in Racine, WI-d. 01/18/1936 in Fort Dodge, IA), Harry Lovell (born c. 1859 in Racine, WI), Charles C. Lovell (born 06/04/1861 in Racine, WI-d. 10/28/1904 in Burlington, WI), Julia Lovell Billings (born 05/31/1863 in Racine, WI-d. 08/23/1954 in Racine, WI), Henry Lovell (born c. 1865 in Racine, WI-d. 01/01/1868 in Racine, WI), Henry Lovell (born c. 1865 in Racine, WI-d. 01/01/1868 in Racine, WI), George Lovell (born 1866 in Racine, WI-d. 06/07/1869 in Racine, WI), and Fred F. Lovell (born 11/26/1869 in Racine, WI-d. 07/05/1936 in Chicago, IL)
His brothers Charles C. Lovell and Fred F. Lovell worked as Racine watchmakers in 1888. (See Racine, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1888,p. 237.)
He wed Jane Winters "Jennie" Bruner (born 01/06/1869 in San Francisco, CA-d. 12/20/1953 in Chicago, IL) on 04/16/1890 in San Francisco, CA.
He had a daughter, Alice B. Lovell Johanson (born c. 1898 in IL) and a son, Marion McDonald "Don" Lovell (born 07/07/1895 in Chicago, IL-d. 05/30/1960 in Lincoln, NE). Alice wed Ralph T. Johanson (born 05/25/1894-d. 06/1971 in AZ)
He and Don worked together in the architectural firm of Lovell and Lovell.
Biographical Notes
In 1921, Lovell applied for his first US passport to enable him to supervise construction work in Mexico. His passport documentation indicated that he planned to depart from the US in Nogales, AZ, on 09/22/1921, and would take about two months in Mexico. On or about 09/12/1921, he stayed at the Hotel Santa Rita in Tucson, AZ.
At age 54, Lovell stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall. He was Caucasian with a pale complexion with a high forehead, straight nose, medium mouth, and oval chin. His eyes were blue and his hair light brown. (See Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 1738; Volume #: Roll 1738 - Certificates: 83250-83625, 15 Sep 1921-17 Sep 1921, accessed 07/06/2021.) At age 24, voter records listed Lovell as standing 5-feet, 10-and-1/4-inches tall with green eyes and light hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 88; FHL Roll Number: 977606, accessed 07/06/2021.)
During 10/1926, Lovell left for a European excursion aboard the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's S.S. Ohio (known as the S.S. Albertic between 1927 and 1934), traveling from New York and Halifax to Southampton, England.(See Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 831, accessed 07/06/2021.) He returned to Boston, MA, from Naples, Italy, aboard the S.S. President Monroe. The ship left Naples on 11/29/1926 and docked in Boston on 12/16/1926. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 318, accessed 07/06/2021.)
Associated Locations
Racine, WI (Architect's Birth)
Buildings and other works
California Theatre #2, San Francisco, CA 1889 San Francisco CA
Yosemite Theatre Building, Civic Center, Stockton, CA 1891-1892 Stockton CA
"Lovell, Sidney P.", The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities, A History, Vol. II, II: 462-463, 1892.


Even as alarm has reached fever pitch among Democrats, most in the GOP see the reaction as little more than partisan noise.
With each new revelation in the ongoing Trump-Russia saga, the same question inevitably gets asked: Will this be the moment Republicans in Congress finally turn on the president?
The answer, so far, has been an emphatic "no." As evidence piles up pointing to the possibility that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, Republican lawmakers have largely ignored Democrats' calls for urgent action and continued about their day jobs. Instead of a righteous outcry, there have been muted declarations of "concern"; feeble entreaties that the issue be "taken seriously"; careful expressions of confidence that investigators will—in due time—"get to the bottom" of all this messy business. We know the talking points. We've been hearing them for months.
But what do congressional Republicans actually think about the Russia controversy? And what would the investigation have to turn up for members to abandon the president and his agenda en masse? Is a breaking point of that sort even possible—and if so, what would it look like?
But on one point, at least, there seems to be widespread consensus: All of them believe they're already doing everything they can within reason to hold the president accountable—and they fiercely reject any argument to the contrary.
Plenty of Republican lawmakers have publicly condemned Russia for interfering with the 2016 election—and a few have even explicitly raised concerns about the Trump campaign's alleged involvement in that effort. But Democrats and NeverTrump conservatives say lip service isn't enough. In their view, the possibility that Trump won the presidency in part because his campaign worked with a foreign adversary to sway the election is so scandalous—and such a threat to the democratic process—that it demands urgent, bipartisan action.
If Republicans wanted to take this seriously, Trump's opponents argue, there are plenty of concrete steps available to them. They could start issuing subpoenas more aggressively; stall legislation and block nominees until they get answers from the administration; support the resolutions of inquiry in the House; and hold regular press conferences updating the public on the status of their investigations.
They could, in other words, approach the Russia probe with the same dogged resolve they showed when they were investigating Benghazi. Of course, a Republican Congress waging a crusade like that against a Republican president would be extraordinary and largely unprecedented. But Democrats contend that this is an extraordinary situation that it deserves an unprecedented response.
When I floated this idea to Capitol Hill Republicans, they generally found it preposterous. They were willing to allow for the possibility that some Trump campaign officials might have inappropriately cooperated with Russians, but they said the president and his team were simply too incompetent to pull off a high-level House of Cards-style conspiracy. At worst, they seemed to believe Team Trump's collusion amounted to a "conspiracy of dunces" (as a recent Ross Douthat column termed it)—embarrassing and unseemly, sure, but certainly not so grave as to demand blowing up the entire GOP agenda to address it.
"I think most of us agree that if something did happen, it wasn't anything malicious … it's just chalked up to [Trump and his advisers] not being very smart," one senior Senate aide told me. "When people are pointing to Carter Page as someone who colluded, I don't have any problem believing that… There are so many people who associate themselves with campaigns that are clowns." Even the meeting Donald Trump Jr. orchestrated with a Kremlin-linked lawyer was seen as evidence of bumbling ineptitude more than high crimes and misdemeanors.
Several Republicans relished pointing out to me the credibility gaps in their critics' arguments. One congressional aide said that after years of watching Democrats dismiss and mock the GOP's warnings about Russia, it was hard to take their current indignation seriously. "They discovered the Russian threat three seconds ago, and all of a sudden it's the biggest threat to democracy ever," he cracked.


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Federal Government's Dietary Guidelines Should Not Be Distorted By Environmental Activism
Press Release from National Center for Public Policy Research:
Climate Change Activists Have Been Pushing to Influence Report Out Today
Dietary Guidelines Should Promote Health and Disease Risk Reduction, Not Focus on Promoting a Smaller Carbon Footprint in Food Production, Expert Says
New York, NY/Washington DC – The Obama Administration's Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services joint Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is releasing its report today at 1 PM ET.
National Center Senior Fellow and Risk Analysis Division Director Jeff Stier has warned about the outcome of the report, writing in the Washington Examiner last year, "At a closed-door meeting (in March), administration officials and their advisers will plot to insert the global warming agenda into dietary guidelines mandated by Congress.
Below is a statement from Jeff Stier:
The process leading to today's report was heavily influenced by activists' plans to change the nation's dietary guidelines to promote foods that they believe have "a smaller carbon footprint."
In the past, as required by Congress, the federal government's dietary guidelines were intended exclusively to 'promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.'
This is no longer the case. For the first time in the history of the guidelines, 'sustainability' has been a prominent part of the agenda. Actual items on their Dietary Guidelines working group agenda included 'immigration,' 'global climate change' and 'agriculture/aquaculture sustainability.'
What's more, if the Obama administration allows this theme to become part of the new dietary guidelines to be released later this year, it will cost the public money and not make us any healthier.
By favoring foods which activists think have a smaller carbon footprint, the new guidelines will increase the prices you pay for your food. It will also increase the cost to all taxpayers, since the Dietary Guidelines are used to set policy for food stamps (SNAP) and military diets.
New York City-based Jeff Stier is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research in Washington, D.C., and heads its Risk Analysis Division. Stier is a frequent guest on CNBC, and has addressed health policy on CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, as well as network newscasts. Stier's National Center op-eds have been published in top outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, Newsday, Forbes, the Washington Examiner and National Review Online. He also frequently discusses risk issues on Twitter at @JeffaStier.
The National Center for Public Policy Research, founded in 1982, is a non-partisan, free-market, independent conservative think-tank. Ninety-four percent of its support comes from individuals, three percent from foundations, and three percent from corporations. It receives over 350,000 individual contributions a year from over 96,000 active recent contributors.
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A reliable and sufficient supply of clean water is essential to the survival and wellbeing of all human societies. It is all too easy for developed countries to take a plentiful and safe water supply entirely for granted, but in many parts of the world, access to this this life-giving resource is fragile at best. Reliable, sustainable water supplies are key to development.
Fragile water supplies are at risk from a number of factors, including changes in weather conditions, poorly maintained or non-existent supply infrastructure, use by industry, or contamination of groundwater. Climate change, population growth and civil unrest only add to the complexity of this long-term systemic issue.
The Walker Institute is working on the ground, with researchers, aid organisations, programme developers and local communities, to identify the issues facing clean, reliable water supply, and to propose, implement and manage practical water management schemes for many of the most vulnerable communities on our planet, particularly in sub-Sahel Africa.
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