Curious as to what models people have been using as scheme runners with Lynch. His crew has ways to make them but there not great for things like power ritual and the like. I've been tending to run asami in scheme heavy missions. But hypothetically if you had to try and do scheming with Lynch what would you bring? My thoughts: tengu are 5 with the out of faction choice and seem "ok" but not amazing Wandering river monks seem like the one of the factions better scheme runners Anything else I have missed?
The two I play the most. Lynch and Asami I'm pretty happy with how they ended. Would I make minor tweaks of I could? Probably, but I have no major complaints. I also think they both have a good theme that I can get behind .
In the newest update Lynch saw some nice utility buffs. That should help him do a bit more without shaking up things too much. His ability to give out brilliance overall increased quite a bit I think with the pre game and the on an ace vs joker flip( and no Los). Tannen got two changes that also both increase his usefulness as well. Overall I'm quite happy with honey pot as a keyword and crew build. It's the faction I've trialed the most in closed beta.
I've got ok use from it. But honestly I use the brilliance for other things usually. Like illumanted triggers, huggys attack. And so on. But I have used it to summon a depleted twice and to do five damage to Tara once. ( For noteable uses) It's a nice threat piece and if you set up for it, it's great. Personally have no complaints with it.
So my experience with her is she's good at pulling things out of position and chewing up scheme runners. And can be repositioned with drawn to essence so she is fairly mobile. Diving charge makes her more mobile and able to get to models that are hiding behind walls and the like. And unnerving presence is good to help make sure any special defense the models do have can't be triggered. She's more a scalpel then a beater. Shove aside is nice because as I see it. If she's in melee she can charge out due to ignoring models hit something then shove aside and push back to the first target. I agree amo no zako us the better straight beat stick but betari adds alot of mobility.
I also read it as it's possible to summon am illuminated. Just damage is capped at five. I've played mostly lynch so far in the beta and I do tend to agree that he is slow. I've always found targets for him to shoot. I've on occasion used beconners to pull him forward because his position matters alot with his pulse and aura. But that could be scheme pool related and how far forward the opponent needs to be. That said I would love if he had an action to give huggy fast. Make it a non bonus action so ur trading one for one and would require Lynch to go first. So there's some opportunity cost involved. The trigger on his bonus action is the change I am most happy with. Now he can do some light aoe healing.
If u need heals that badly there are a bunch of ten thunders minons that heal as bonus actions and I think only sun quain is expensive.
Yea I like Kitty's new attack the treating postive as negative. And a trigger to get a card back is nice. And you can still sharpend brilliance I'd you just want raw damage it gives her some good options without being just flat damage. And yea the inner glow trigger is nice, gives depleted an upgrade as now you can possibly heal a couple out of hard to kill at once and without wasting an action.
While I agree she's not quite as tanky as huggy or quite as killy as Graves she's decent at everything. And that's kinda the thing. There's no situation where kitty is a bad call. Like if u want to go killy u bring kitty and Graves u want to go tanky your probly bringing kitty. You want to do a little scheme placement u bring kitty. It's turf war and u want a way to move models between quads hey kitty does that to. She a model for all occasions. Like I agree if the strat is idols your probably not bringing lynch but if I did id probably bring kitty. The only scheme where she might be a liability is hold up there forces since she cost 9. Like I agree she's not like the best model in the game but she's super versitile and can do it all in a pinch. Does she need to be able to do everything? I personally in most ocassions don't see myself taking Graves over kitty I see myself taking one less illuminated and one less stone and bringing Graves. But to each his own. If a model is 8 inches from Graves he has to walk charge and swings once if a model is withen 8-12 of kitty and has a brilliance she bonus action pushes then charges and attacks. She does take a little more for thought to use. But lynchs crew with right the deck is all about knowing what u want to accomplish I think and is one of the reasons I love it. Here's something to ask and is how I look at it. If she cost 10 would you still bring her in lynches crew? If so how often? If she was still 9 but didn't have a bonus action push five toward a model would you still bring her?
So fluff wise I see it as the brilliance seems to empower people temporary so it's like a feel no pain effect. It's also why I like the idea of him giving focus.
So I played a game with Lynch today and tried to make myself use inner glow or have a reason to do so. I took claim jump as a scheme and picked huggy as the model I needed to keep alive. Then I did things to give huggy brilliance turn one so that it was there as a cusion. That said I used it exactly once to heal three when he was enganging Tara, nothing beast, void wretch and barbaros. ( He also only had three damage on him) . But could of also just shot one of my own models and placed huggy out of combat. And huggy could of healed himself. Like Its an action, can it be used? sure but it's just alot of effort for little. I like the idea of Lynch supporting with healing I just whish he could actually do it.
You know my thoughts but I'll put them here for others. I personally tend to agree with you. As a Lynch player I just don't know why I wouldn't take her over let's say Graves. If you compared the two. Kitty is one stone more but a henchman. They have similar damage tracks once you add in the sharpend brilliance it's even better ( thow it's not built in). She also has one more move then him and Incorpral. So more mobile. And while hard to kill and black blood is nice Incorpral i feel is more consistent. Then Graves has an ability to push a model and move with them as a movement trick. But once again Kitty has reaching tendrils which I think is just better. Now I don't know if she's overpowered. Or maybe lynches other options are over priced. But she also seems to bring way more versitility then Gwyneth for the same stones. Kitty just seems like the best lynch crew choice for all ocassions. ( Which I don't like auto includes). The other thing I'll add is personally if she was the exact same stats and costed ten stones I'd still bring her probably 9/10 times.
As I've starting looking over more ten thunders models in prep for a game with asami. I come back to how inefficient inner glow is. We have a range of models that basically do it better then a master two of which are versitile and another is cost 5 for lynch. Brothers: bonus action for a 1/2/3. Tenuki: bonus action for a 1/2/3 and focused. Low river monk: a 1/2/3 with the option for more healing on token discard. Tengu even have an AOE heal 1. What would make it worth it to you to use?


Sunny July symbolic meaning signifies summer and all of its radiant glory in the Northern Hemisphere. As a child, school is now out and the long days of light are filled with outdoor play, swimming, and all sorts of fun. Summer is a time for outdoor parties and activities, as well as vacations to the beach.
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Before him and his famed escapades, July was actually called "Quintilis". This was Latin for "fifth"- July was the fifth month in the ten month calendar before January and February were added by Numa Pompilius in 713 B.C.. Until then, the month was governed by the Roman deity Jupiter, god of light and sky. This makes perfect sense, as the days of July are ripe with day light.
People born in July can claim the ruby as their birthstone. This fits in with the theme of regality and boldness. However, the ruby is also connected with contentment and joy. These feelings are synonymous with summer, making this semi-precious ruby stone perfect as a sign of July.
Although the temperatures are sizzling hot, flowers are still in full bloom during this month – as long as it rains enough, of course. July is symbolized by two beautiful flowers: the Larkspur and the Water Lily.
Larkspurs have large, open forms with petals growing out from long stems. Each stem yields upwards of twenty flowers, with the color ranging from light pinks to deep purples. These flowers represent the boldness of the month.
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July is also home to two Zodiac signs: Cancer and Leo.
The Cancer sign represents the first 22 of July's 31 days. People with this sign are perceived to be very emotional and impulsive. Maybe it's the heat that gets to them. Although they possess these qualities, the crabs are also known to be fair diplomats. This is because they are highly selective. All their qualities combined together form an extremely intense personality that can be perceived as intimidating to some.
The remaining nine days of July belong to the Leo Zodiac. While Lions are thought to have a regal, ruling personality, they are far less intimidating. People born under this Zodiac are warm and generous, all while still maintaining a disciplined sense of initiative. Fittingly, Leos are symbolized by the lion, which can also be considered symbolic of July. Lions are regal and demonstrate this with subtlety. They do not need to be over the top. July speaks of a similar message: although the temperatures are bold, fun can be had in the most simple of ways.


The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association released their list of the top horses of the 2019 rodeo season in conjunction with AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association. The Cowboys are just one part of the equation; without their trusty horses at their side, most of the rodeo events could never happen. The 2019 National Finals Rodeo will feature many of these incredible horses and it is always an event that no rodeo fan will want to miss out on.
The PRCA and AQHA have been co-hosting the award since 1989 and it is now a time-honored tradition between the two groups. The horses are nominated by fans, riders, or owners which ensures that only the best horses have a chance to win. The horses are then voted on by the top 25 riders in their respective events. This gives the horses a fair and equal chance at winning their own event. There are six different rodeo events where a horse can win the honor.
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You can check out most of these horses at the 2019 NFR in Las Vegas from December 5th to the 14th. There are rodeo events every single night so you can see your favorite horse compete for $10 million dollars in prize money. The top 15 cowboys are invited to compete in their respective rodeo event and try to win a world title.


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Discovered: the missing link that solves a mystery of evolution.
Quirky "fishapod" crawls onto our family tree. (Thanks Jen!)
Let's see how many creationists want to talk about this. ;-)
(Not to mention Archaeopteryx etc...)
It should also be pointed out, as someone else commented, that there really isn't such a thing as a "missing link". This terminology was invented by creationists trying to find a way to argue against science. It takes a rather in-depth ignorance of the subject to think that evolution is a single chain from *poof* having life begin, and *tada!* having us as the end of the evolutionary chain. And that is putting it -very- nicely.
Starting with the concept of "life", which is something religious wackos have essentially no real grasp of... we have something that is actually a progression of proteins, molecules etc... those which "work", stay. Those which don't... don't. For instance, the protein that causes mad cow disease (and mad deer) isn't a living thing... although it acts like one. It's simply a protein that has found a way to travel and reproduce as such... where does this fall?
Religious nuts like to think of "life" as this magical gift from god that just starts... magically... at some point... when God chooses to give you a soul or something... (explain plants? explain bacteria? are they alive? how about viruses? where do you draw the ARBITRARY line?)
In actuality, those with any real scientific understanding know that "life" is an arbitrary classification we give things that portray certain characteristics. For instance, let's look at the criteria listed on Wikipedia's Life page:
Although there is no universal agreement on the definition of life, the generally accepted biological manifestations are that life exhibits the following phenomena:
Organization - Living things are comprised of one or more cells, which are the basic units of life.
Metabolism - Metabolism produces energy by converting nonliving material into cellular components (synthesis) and decomposing organic matter (catalysis). Living things require energy to maintain internal organization (homeostasis) and to produce the other phenomena associated with life.
Growth - Growth results from a higher rate of synthesis than catalysis. A growing organism increases in size in all of its parts, rather than simply accumulating matter.
Adaptation - Adaptation is the accommodation of a living organism to its environment. It is fundamental to the process of evolution and is determined by the individual's heredity.
Response to stimuli - A response can take many forms, from the contraction of a unicellular organism when touched to complex reactions involving all the senses of higher animals. Plants also respond to stimuli, but usually in ways very different from animals. A response is often expressed by motion: the leaves of a plant turning toward the sun or an animal chasing its prey.
Reproduction - The division of one cell to form two new cells is reproduction. Usually the term is applied to the production of a new individual (either asexually, from a single parent organism, or sexually, from two differing parent organisms), although strictly speaking it also describes the production of new cells in the process of growth.
I don't see any mention of a magical gift from God... or a soul in there... do you? I do however, see a set of scientifically testable criteria. Funny that...
Moving on...
From these beginnings, fitting the theory of "Survival of the Fittest", as atoms followed the laws of physics and molecules formed... and proteins etc... and these continually followed the mantra of the best "surviving" and the imperfect ones failing... we grew. "Life" grew. There was no magic moment when Life BeganTM. Things simply progressed... and this progression, from the start... was as a tree with a multitude of branches... ever growing. Not a single chain... but each "offspring" having it's own offspring... and essentially all of them slightly unique... and as these branches grew... some grew ever further apart from each other as each found different traits beneficial to survival... either through reproductive traits... or survival traits.... depending on geography, habitat, "food", mate availability etc... any number of different factors... and so we progressed from organic compounds... proteins... single celled organisms... multicellular organisms... towards things like primitive plants and animals as the first "major" branches of the tree of life started diverging in more dramatic ways. (See Wikipedia's article on "Evolution" for another thourough explanation.)
Many of these branches exist simultaneously, in similar forms. Some reach essentially efficient stable forms and remain unchanged for millions of years, such as Sharks. Some have been merely a twinkle in the eye of time... some have held sway over the earth for millions of years... only to be eventually unseated by a different form... such as the transition from the dinosaurs to mammals as we now know them as the dominant life forms (leaving out insects and such, who ridiculously outnumber us).
But back to what I was saying... as someone earlier said... as much as such a "missing link" is a transitional life form... which essentially all live on earth is... then we must not forget that we are simply a transitional life form between our more ape like ancestors and relatives, and some future "super-human" form. We are a chronospecies... one that will inevitably cease to exist simply due to the passage of time. Any real study of the fossil record will demonstrate innumerable species that have changed so dramatically over the course of time, that if you took the animal now, and one of it's ancestors from millenia past... they would not be able to interbreed, having changed so dramatically in the interim.
I have no problem addressing these complex issues scientifically, and adjusting the models as evidence and data requires... but oversimplification and rote denial of mountains of factual data and scientific evidence in pursuit of elevating a belief, based on ignorance, to the level of supposed credibility... I have a rather serious problem with that.
For instance, there has been an issue of an evangelical nutcase archaeologist who claims to have discovered organic "tissue" inside T-Rex bones etc... while I think that she is a nutjob, given many of her public statements... I won't discount her findings over it... I simply want to see more research done along those lines. If the models of biological material decay were wrong, address them... if there really is some other problem with the models... address them. Failure to address an issue when it doesn't fit the expected guidelines, out of a fear of what it might mean, is to completely fail the goals of science.
(Read this article about the T-Rex, from the perspective of some Creationists, to get an idea how ridiculous these people's beliefs are. For instance, take every living species of animal alive today, and take a single male and female from each (not to mention that the bible specifies that SEVEN of every type of clean animal and SEVEN of every type of bird... AND food enough for themselves and every single animal... aside from "every kind of food"... or the fact that the waters were so deep that they covered the entire earth COMPLETELY, 20 feet deeper than the tip of the highest mountain on earth... or that all mankind was killed except for Noah, his wife, their 3 sons, and their wives... and all of humanity is supposedly now descended from those 8 people... or maybe more, as polygamy was accepted in those days... the list goes on and on and on...) and see if you can fit them all onto a single boat of the size Noah built. Not to mention ignoring the fossil record and archaeological evidence concretely dating when these animals lived. Or ignoring the fact that due to inbreeding, almost all of these species would die off etc... it's simply scientifically ludicrous bullshit... but that doesn't stop these nutjobs from throwing mountains of science out the window, while clinging to straws... even scientific ones... to try to prove they're right.)
We have creationists scrambling to cling to this issue as supposed proof of young earth theory etc... and others denying the evidence outright, without even looking into it, for fear that it might give the young earthers ground to stand on.
(Let's not forget that the bible explicitly lists the animals created during creation; cows, birds etc... and fails to mention the kind of life we know actually came about, billions of years after the formation of our planet, which in turn came billions of years after the beginning of the universe as we know it... to put this a little more clearly for you... sit down in front of a nice old analog wall clock, and starting at midnight, watch the second hand sweep around... second after second... as it travels around the face of the clock 1,440 times over the next 24 hours... and just before midnight, 24 hours later, as the second hand ticks off that one final second... that single second, in relation to the previous 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds, represents more time than cows as we know them, and ourselves, have existed in relation to the age of the universe as we know it.)
UPDATE - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006:
Please see my later post Visual timeline of evolution that has a link to a much better visual example then my clock metaphor. (Evolutionary Timeline)
I think it's pretty safe to say that fundamentalist Christians are broken in the head... but let's not let our fear of their delusional rantings prevent us from addressing what could be shocking findings about fossilization and such. Keep our eyes on the truth for the sake of the truth, the whole truth, wherever it may lead us.
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This webinar will examine the role of interpretive planning as it relates to international curatorial practice and broader museum initiatives to enhance the visitor experience.
When: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
9:00am - 10:15am ET
Where: Zoom Webinar
Contact: Monica Valenzuela
International Perspectives on Museum Interpretation
9am - 10:15am ET
Moving beyond traditional gallery texts, this webinar addresses new interpretive methods with close attention to the roles that language and technology play. Speakers from institutions in Asia, Europe and the US will outline the multi-sensory strategies their own exhibition teams have used to enhance installations, activate works of art, and facilitate deeper connections for visitors. The panel will also explore the broader challenges and opportunities inherent in interpreting for diverse, international audiences.
Jeanne Goswami, Interpretive Planner & Editor, Peabody Essex Museum
Jeanne Goswami is Interpretive Planner & Editor for the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, where she collaborates on the creation of innovative and inclusive exhibitions and permanent collection displays. Prior to joining PEM, Jeanne held curatorial and editorial positions at the New Museum and the Harvard Art Museums. Her paper, "The Museum as Unreliable Narrator," won the International Award for Excellence for volume 11 of The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum. Jeanne serves on the Communications Committee for the Association for Art Museum Interpretation (AAMI) and has spoken about Interpretation at conferences in the United States and Europe.
Jovanna Scorsone, Education and Public Engagement Manager, Aga Khan Museum
Jovanna Scorsone is the Education and Public Engagement Manager at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto and is responsible for the delivery of dynamic, community-building programs for diverse audiences. She is a committed advocate for the creation of meaningful, accessible, and inclusive learning experiences, helping people to understand the world and each other. She holds a Masters in Museum Studies from University College London, and a Masters in Egyptology from the University of Toronto. Her work in museum learning and interpretation has spanned museums in Canada, Syria, Korea, and the UK.
Cherry Thian, Senior Manager, Audience Department, Asian Export Art Asian Civilizations Museum
For the past 10 years, Cherry's passion has been using design to create meaningful experiences for museum visitors of different ages and abilities. She was recently appointed to head an access team that focuses on normalizing disabilities through programs, capability development, research, and innovation. She has conceptualized multiple interactive media projects since 2010, including a location-based gaming AR app in 2011, interactive projection, content delivery system, and most recently, assistive technology.
Katy Wan, Assistant Curator, Tate Modern; Moderator
Katy has been Assistant Curator at Tate Modern since 2015 where she contributes towards the research and realization of major exhibitions, acquisitions and displays. She has co-organized international touring shows of work by Mona Hatoum, Wifredo Lam, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, and Natalia Goncharova, as well as the 2018 display 'Magic Realism: Art in Weimar Germany 1919—33'. She is currently co-curating with Andrea Lissoni and Nicholas Serota a major Bruce Nauman survey exhibition. Beyond Tate, she is currently undertaking research into Alexey Brodovitch, who for a quarter of a century was art director of US Harper's Bazaar.
Webinar Co-organizers:
Karina Corrigan, H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art, Peabody Essex Museum
April Watson, Curator, Photography, The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Clement Onn, Senior Curator, Asian Export Art Asian Civilizations Museum
This webinar is part of our Engagement Program for International Curators, which is made possible through a grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The Terra Foundation for American Art is dedicated to fostering exploration, understanding, and enjoyment of the visual arts of the United States for national and international audiences. Recognizing the importance of experiencing original works of art, the foundation provides opportunities for interaction and study, beginning with the presentation and growth of its own art collection in Chicago. To further cross-cultural dialogue on American art, the foundation supports and collaborates on innovative exhibitions, research, and educational programs. Implicit in such activities is the belief that art has the potential to both distinguish cultures and to unite them.


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Aerospace Thermoplastics.
Thermoplastics may be softened by heat and can be dissolved in various organic solvents. Two kinds of transparent thermoplastic materials are commonly employed in windows, canopies, etc. These are known as acrylic plastics and cellulose acetate plastics. Cellulose acetate was used in the past but since it is dimensionally unstable and turns yellow after it has been installed for a time, it has just about passed from the scene and is not considered an acceptable substitute for acrylic. Acrylic plastics are known by the trade names of Lucite or Plexiglas and by the British as Perspex and meet the military specifications of MIL-P-5425 for regular acrylic, MIL-P-8184 -~ 184 for craze-resistant acrylic.
Aerospace Thermosetting Plastics.
Thermosetting plastics do not soften appreciably under heat but may char and blister at temperatures of 240 to 260 'C (400 to 500 °F). Most of the moulded products of synthetic resin composition, such as phenolic, urea-formaldehyde, and melamine formaldehyde resins, belong to the thermosetting group. Once the plastic becomes hard, additional heat will not change it back into a liquid as it would with a thermoplastic.
Storage and handling.
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Aerospace thermoforming.
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Forming methods.
Simple Curve Forming. Heat the plastic material to the recommended temperature, remove it from the heat source, and carefully drape it over the prepared form. Carefully press the hot plastic to the form and either hold or clamp the sheet in place until it cools. This process may take from ten minutes to one-half hour. Do not force-cool it.
Compound-Curve Forming.
This type of forming is normally used for such parts as canopies or complex wingtip light covers, and it requires a great deal of specialized equipment. There are four commonly used methods, each having its advantages and disadvantages.
Stretch forming. Preheated acrylic sheets are stretched mechanically over the form in much the same way as is done with the simple curved piece. Special care must be taken to preserve uniform thickness of the material, since some parts will have to stretch more than others.
Male And Female Die Forming. This requires expensive matching male and female dies. The heated plastic sheet is placed between the dies which are then mated. When the plastic cools, the dies are opened.
Aerospace Vacuum Forming Without Forms. Many aircraft canopies are formed by this method. In this process a clamp with an opening of the desired shape is placed over a vacuum box and the heated sheet of plastic is clamped in place. When the air in the box is evacuated, the outside air pressure will force the hot plastic through the opening and form the concave canopy. It is the surface tension of the plastic that shapes the canopy.
Aerospace Vacuum Forming With A Female Form. If the shape needed is other than that which would be formed by surface tension, a female mould, or form must be used. It is placed below the plastic sheet and the vacuum pump is connected. When air from the form is evacuated, the outside air pressure will force the hot plastic sheet into the mould and fill it.
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Still Looking for Mr. Goodbar: the fear of individual liberty and self-direction
Tags: Charles Sumner, Erich Fromm, Frank Luntz, free markets, individualism, Louis XIV, Milton Friedman
I was much influenced by Erich Fromm's Escape From Freedom (1941). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Freedom. Wiki leaves out Fromm's theory of working class authoritarianism to account for Nazism and makes him a typical social democrat, critical of experts and advertising whose origin and targets are "the mobocracy.") This blog is about the nostalgia for monarchism providing definite authority and the novelty of free market economics. It is not about Fromm's notion of the authoritarian personality, a preoccupation understandable in the face of Nazism and related isms.
Like most of my readers and FB friends, I have been trying to situate myself somewhere in the current political campaign for president. I am particularly interested in the Frank Luntz focus groups, for a variety of ordinary people seem to be seeking a manly, stable "leader," whatever the flaws or evasions in his social policy views.
This last week, I read Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom (1962), which is a systematic defense of free markets and untrammeled cultural freedom, an outcome that Friedman finds inseparable from capitalism in its most laissez-faire mode. (I agree with most of what he writes, but wonder if "choice" is invariably wise, given the fatal possibilities of succumbing to quacks and other "professional" frauds.)
At the same time, I have been studying very old fights among historians about the major turning points in the history of our sorry species. My most vivid recollection is that of Louis XIV and the prestige of his absolute despotism as the embodiment of the State. It occurred to me that we have, in spite of our Constitution, not progressed very far from Louis's [vulgarity], using the magnificence of Versailles-like splendor, for instance, to wow the masses and the King's underlings, rather like the glitterati, "traditional" mansions, and "special effects" in film celebrated especially during the holiday season to induce spending, notwithstanding the solemnity of religious observance.
Back to Luntz's focus group regarding Trump and his competition (broadcast on Fox 12-18-15, on The Kelly File). Numerous persons in the Luntz focus group referred to "the people" as the preferred source of authority. But through the centuries, "the people" have been acted upon by elites, and the efforts of individuals to assert liberty have been criminalized as demonic and sneaky. (See https://clarespark.com/2009/08/24/the-people-is-an-ass-or-a-herd/.) Moreover, there is no such animal as "the people": that is a construction by "traditional" organic conservatives seeking a compact mass to dominate. Friedman, like Charles Sumner before him, favored small government, and saw "society" as a collection of individuals.
Is it not the case that we are, more often than not, scared to death of asserting our individual rights, in what Fromm correctly called an escape from freedom?
David Bog Big Picture
"American exceptionalism" retold
Tags: American exceptionalism, anti-imperialism, Diego Rivera, free markets, Green movement, Herman Melville, La Raza, post-60s anti-Americanism, primitivism, progress, racism, reparations, secularism, traditionalism, wealth creation, westward expansionism, White-Jacket
I have already compiled a list of turning points for the ascent/decline of "the West" here: https://clarespark.com/2011/10/24/turning-points-in-the-ascentdecline-of-the-west/. But the purpose of this blog is to suggest a counter-narrative for American history, warts and all. The goal is to find an approach to US history that will not leave students or your home-schooled child adrift with lifeboats offering only tendentious accounts of US history, and offering either idealized or demonized versions of the American past. (For a patriotic account by "America's greatest writer" see https://clarespark.com/2009/09/06/the-hebraic-american-landscape-sublime-or-despotic/, or try this more recent one: https://clarespark.com/2014/02/07/herman-melville-on-the-materialist-solitary-backwoodsman/.)
In a short blog, I can outline only some major points.
First, to present a corrected version of US history, it cannot be rooted solely in America, with non-whites the hapless victims of murderous European-born whites. During the age of expansion, conflicts between France, England, Spain and the Netherlands were critical. Had Americans not expanded West, say by hugging the Atlantic coast, there might subsequently have been a jigsaw of European colonies like the map of Africa in the late 19th century and onward.
Second, westward expansion also exacerbated conflict between the industrializing North and slaveholding South. Without an economic history of these regions, US history and the politics of expansion remain incomprehensible.
Third, although ethnocentrism can be found in many cultures, racism in the U.S. directed against non-whites was a by-product* of American (and world) economic development (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocentrism, or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism). But anti-imperialists deny that racism has been partly corrected, insisting that "institutional racism" persists despite the civil rights movement and its achievements. (I do not mean to minimize the effects of racism: see https://clarespark.com/2012/01/21/the-persistence-of-white-racism/.) Nor would the anti-Americans examine the obliteration of high Western and American culture, substituting a popular culture that is mostly primitivist. Going native is a major cause of mass psychological regression to a stage of life where "adults" are over-influenced by parental surrogates and other ideologically tainted authority. Such primitivist regression is rarely criticized by hipster democrats; by contrast, communists accept a notion of Progress that ineluctably leads to Leninist bureaucratic centralism and that demonizes 'capitalism'/market society as an imposition by filthy lucre and their "commercial" mass media.
Fourth, infuriated by leftist critics of US imperialism (often concentrated in the blue states), some "red state" patriots argue that the warts are removed, that American self-criticism has lifted us out of the Slough of Despond, and that the concept of American exceptionalism should be rehabilitated. This is a shallow judgment, though I partly agree. Urban decay and a rotting public school system for inner city kids remains an unsolved problem, one of many, including massive waste and fraud at every level of government.
Fifth, not enough weight is given to the bounty of Nature that greeted the first European settlers, an abundance preserved by mostly hunter-gatherer Indian tribes that famously refused "development." Much of American economic success battened off the virgin land, and we are evading real environmental problems if we imagine that the Green movement is nothing but a communist plot in all its manifestations. (See Bob Ennis's comment below, with which I concur.)
Sixth, though some "traditionalists" on the Right prefer a view of the Constitution as divinely inspired, we do better by our children and ourselves to celebrate cultural and political pluralism. The secular state does not signify atheism, communism, and the end of pluralism, but rather secularism is the guarantee of personal freedom and the unmatched luxury of individuality. It is in our Bill of Rights, along with the relatively free markets that are responsible for unprecedented upward mobility and wealth creation, that "American exceptionalism" really exists.
*There used to be a debate among historians whether racism caused slavery, or whether slavery caused racism, but it is now the case that major scholars treat "racism" as an independent variable, and indeed they claim that racism is the engine of U.S. history, a flaw so terrible and omnipresent that reparations are demanded. Do not underestimate the determination and penetration of non-white cultural nationalists. See https://clarespark.com/2012/02/09/glee-goes-la-raza/, also the illustration above, which takes its cue from Diego Rivera's Stalinist murals, with a strong dose of the Fantastic and Surrealism.


Obsessed with design and visual storytelling, Bobby has spent nearly 3 decades perfecting his craft. He began his career in print and migrated through the nascent stages of web and interactive arriving to help fashion the next generation of motion based design. Bobby keeps pushing the limits of motion design, applying his vision to create award-winning content for clients ranging from PBS to The Walking Dead and Premera to Virgina Mason.
With every project Bobby chooses to take on, his passion and commitment to excellence is reflected. Whether it be entertainment, automotive, technology or something involving vintage motorcycles he's almost always waving his hands behind a camera.


We're witnessing the radicalization of young white men through the medium of frog memes. In order to see it, all you need to do is look at the words coming out of their mouths. The alt-right isn't yet united, but it soon will be.
Liz Crocker a 33 ans, elle donne des cours à la Boston University. A côté de son vrai travail, elle est modératrice sur Reddit. Elle s'occupe de cinq fils de discussion consacrés à la science. Une journaliste de Business Insider l'a longuement observée en action.
Hundreds of sections of #Reddit, the popular online message board, were unavailable Friday in what appeared to be a protest by many of the site's moderators after the abrupt dismissal of a high-ranking company employee.
The move affected nearly 300 individual discussion areas — so-called subreddits that focus on individual topics like technology, art and business. Subreddits are generally moderated by self-appointed members of the community, not official Reddit employees. The shutdowns, which began on Thursday evening, appeared to expand rapidly on Friday.
They began shortly after Victoria Taylor, Reddit's director of talent, was dismissed on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, the volunteers posted a document online that asked for better communication with official staff, as well as improved software tools for community management.


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So during my New York trip the other week, I had the opportunity to head over to the enormous Chelsea T.J. Maxx -- one of my regular stops back when I lived in NYC -- for an event aimed at showcasing some of the great finds to be found in the store. T.J. Maxx execs had commissed the highly adorable Dr. David Lewis (below), a respected neuroscientist from Mindlab International in England, to do a study on women's physical and chemical reactions when they find a really good deal. Dr. Lewis, in turn, strapped a bunch of women into some funky headgear and set them loose in T.J. Maxx to see what kind of responses they had when they uncovered a really good bargain find.
The results, if you're a shopper, weren't altogether too surprising: Turns out our juices start flowing and our endorphins jump when we pounce on an awesome deal. I had a ton of fun hanging out with Dr. Lewis, who was full of amusing tidbits (did you know that the Chelsea T.J. Maxx building used to be the city morgue?), interesting stories (he also works with film companies to put together mentally engaging movie trailers) and didn't even seem to mind when I started playing with his fantastic model brain and accidentally dropped the cerebellum under the couch (um, oops).
*Is it weird that I can't say "T.J. Maxx" without their little jingle instantly running through my head?
I love love love the orange patent leather shoes!
TJ Maxx always has some sweet finds!
I saw those orange patent shoes at "my" TJ Maxx (downtown Cincinnati) and also swooned. They had them in my size, but were still too pricy for me!
Love the accessories and housewares bargains at TJ Maxx. Clothing, not so much.
I agree with anon 1:41-- TJ Maxx is great for handbags and shoes, clothes... not so much. About a week ago, I scored an adorable pair of Lily Pulitzer creme colored peep-toe flats with grosgrain pink ribbons. I'm in love with them.
I found a pair of J Brand wide leg jeans there recently for $20! I'm sure my endorphins were flowing.


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Smith: We Are All Zero Hedge, Not Just Wall Streeters
(Bloomberg View) -- There was a lot of excitement on the Internet recently after the pseudonymous administrators of the finance-media website Zero Hedge were unmasked. Zero Hedge has become known as a source of cutting-edge news, rumors and...
Apple Takes a $4 Billion Bite Out of ETFs as Smart-Beta Shines
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(Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Canada, the country's largest lender by assets, named Jefferies Group's Michael Armstrong as head of its U.S. wealth-management business...
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(Bloomberg) -- On a recent Monday in April, more than 100 executives from some of the world's largest financial institutions gathered for a private meeting at the Times Square office of Nasdaq Inc. They weren't there to just talk...
Princeton's Neighbors Say to Heck With Freebies -- We Want Cash
(Bloomberg) -- Free lectures, admission to athletic games and concerts, even shuttles to Trader Joe's are some of the perks that neighbors of Princeton University get from New Jersey's only Ivy League school...
Unmasking the Men Behind Zero Hedge, Wall Street's Renegade Blog
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Philip Park: Practical Plumber
September 29, 2016 Leave a reply
Written by: cburrows
Throughout Invisible Immigrants by Charlotte Erickson, I became increasingly curious about English immigrants who went into professional and clerical occupations and became town dwellers (as opposed to rural or industrial occupations). According to Erickson, these immigrants "broke more ties in emigrating"[i] than other English immigrants and neither held professional qualifications nor white collar jobs prior to emigrating.[ii] One English immigrant in particular that fits this category is Philip Park. I found him first using census data sorted by occupation and value of property. I was looking for someone like Park, an English immigrant who holds a profession and has some property. He appears on the U.S. Census in 1860 as a 38 year old plumber with a property value of $150.[iii] He again appears in the 1870 U.S. Census with an increased value of $4,400 and alongside his wife, Catharine, and his three daughters, Virginia, Gertrude, and Catharine.[iv]
This rise in wealth had to be addressed, but first I had to get a better understanding of Park and his family. Using Ancestry.com, I found that he and Catharine were married in 1856 in Alexandria.[v] This means Philip came to America a single man, which, according to Erickson, is true for other English immigrants entering professional positions. His three children were all born in the United States.[vi] In Figure 1, from Don De Bats project "Voting Viva Voce," we can see where Philip and Catharine Park lived on the corner of Prince and S. Pitt Street in front of the bank and across the street from St. Paul's Episcopal Church.[vii] He lived in the middle of town, which is where he also conducted his business. Considering his wealth and advertisements in the Alexandria Gazette (see Figure 2), he was a well-known plumber.[ix]
(Courtesy of Don DeBats, Voting Viva Voce: Unlocking the Social Logic of Past Politics, University of Virginia, accessed September 20, 2016, http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/.)
(Courtesy of "Philip Park, Practical Plumber" Alexandria Gazette, July 14, 1868. Accessed September 21, 2016, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress.)
There is a lot we cannot understand about Philip Park and his family due to the limitations of data. However, as typical in history, there are things about Park that can be explained although not proven. Park's considerable rise in wealth between 1860 and 1870, from $150 to $4,400, is striking. In comparison to other business owners on the 1860 U.S. Census, Park held much more property value in 1870. I tried finding him in tax records or any mention of his involvement with the Union in newspapers and I could not. However, it is possible that his ties to the Union, if they existed, allowed him to be successful in a time of war.
[i] Charlotte Erickson, Invisible Immigrants: The Adaptation of English and Scottish Immigrants in Nineteenth-Century America (Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1972), 395.
[ii] Ibid.
[iii] 1860. U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria,Virginia, Philip Park, line 17, digital image, accessed September 22, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[iv] 1870. U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, Philip Park, line 7, digital image, accessed September 22, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[v] Ancestry.com. "Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940," Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=5542&db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&indiv=try&h=4208629.
[vi] 1870. U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, Philip Park, line 7, digital image, accessed September 22, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[vii] Don DeBats, Voting Viva Voce: Unlocking the Social Logic of Past Politics, University of Virginia, accessed September 20, 2016, http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/.
[viii] "Philip Park, Practical Plumber" Alexandria Gazette, July 14, 1868. Accessed September 21, 2016, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress.
Portrait of an Upper Class English Immigrant Family in 19th Century Alexandria
Written by: sgoad
One migrant community in the United States who not many people think of as migrants are the English. Their help in colonizing and founding colonies in North America has made their continued migration over the centuries nearly imperceptible. To understand these invisible immigrants, I used the 1860 U.S. Census to investigate a family of English immigrants and observe how they integrated into their new home. One such family were the Bells. Robert and Mary Greenhalgh Bell, both English immigrants, were wedded and had their first child by the winter of 1832. They had nine children total.[1] Also included in the Bell family was Robert's 90-year-old mother, Elizabeth Bell, who migrated from England and lived as a dependent of Robert.[2] This structure gives us an idea of how the households of English migrants would have been organized–a couple who either married in England or the U.S. and created a household, that included possible three generations and extended kin.
Photo taken of St. Paul's Episcopal Church as a garrison in 1862 (Picture Courtesy of St. Paul's Episcopal Church retrieved at http://www.stpaulsalexandria.com/about-st-pauls/history/)
The patriarch of the family, Robert Bell Sr., seemed to have integrated quite thoroughly, participating in many facets of American life such as business, church, community, and politics. Robert was deeply involved in his community. He acted as a member of the vestry and the superintendent for the preschool at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria.[3] Robert was also an active voter who participated in elections, both national and local.[4] This community and political activity illustrates how some English immigrants quickly found their own niche in American society.
Advertisements for Robert Bell's stationary store circa March 14, 1860 (courtesy of the Library of Virginia, retrieved at http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=AG18600314.1.1)
As a businessman, Robert was a successful bookseller and stationer, being one of the city's prominent merchants of books and educational supplies since the early 1840's.[5] As an English migrant, Robert sold many of his items in advertisements using British provenances, such as "EXCELSIOR SCHOOL PENS" manufactured in Birmingham and religious lectures from Liverpool.[6] At the time of the 1860 U.S. Census, Robert's wealth was recorded as $22,000, a very handsome sum for the time and is an indicator that–at least this English immigrant–found little trouble in adapting to his new surroundings.[7]
Another member of the Bell family who played an active role in the community was Robert's son, Robert Jr. Robert Bell Jr., a first generation American, followed his father in many ways, voting for the same candidate, taking the same profession, and going to the same church as his father.[8] One area in which Robert Jr. and his father differ was the ownership of slaves. According to the census, Robert Bell Jr. owned a female mulatto slave. It is not clear whether Robert Bell Sr. did not own sells because he disagreed with the practice or that he felt that he could not afford one.
From the example of Robert Bell and his family, one can see how an English immigrant family is structured and how they became involved in their community. Within one generation, the Bell family established themselves economically and politically in their community and their new country. This integration reflects the ease with which many English immigrants found adjusting to life in the United States; without a language barrier, culture shock or radical division, integration for English immigrants came easier than for other migrants.
[1] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Alexandria, Virginia, sheet no. 7, Robert and Mary Greenhalgh Bell & Family, line 3-14, digital image, accessed September 29, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[3] Harold W. Hurst, Alexandria on the Potomac: The Portrait of an Antebellum Community (Lanham, MD:University Press of America 1991), 76.
[4] Voting Viva Voce, http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/node/14?name=robert%20bell&sex=&race=&bg=&data_set=alex_people&contains=1 (accessed 9/27/16).
[5] Hurst, 22, 77.
[6] Alexandria Gazette, Volume 61, Number 63, March 14, 1860. A1.
[7]1860 U.S. Federal Census, Alexandria, Virginia, sheet no. 7, Robert and Mary Greenhalgh Bell & Family, line 3-14, digital image, accessed September 29, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[8] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Alexandria, Virginia, Cecilia Nelson, line 41, digital image, accessed September 29, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
English Immigration: James Green's Mansion House
Written by: onewillowtree
The prevailing image of immigrants to the United States in the 19th-century has often been one of people fleeing poverty and tyranny in Europe and seeking opportunity in the U.S. After studying detailed U.S. census data, English immigrant James Green of Alexandria, Virginia emerged as someone I wanted to investigate further. Green's wealth and property made him an outlier among his fellow English immigrants, many of whom wanted to buy land and pursue farming in the Midwest. They were not poor, but did not have the assets that Green had.
Andrew J. Russell's photo of Mansion House Hospital (n.d.). City of Alexandria, VA. Alexandria City Hall, 03 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 Sept. 2016.
James Green was born in the city of Sheffield in southern Yorkshire, England to William and Mary Green on November 24, 1801. We know nothing about his childhood or how he came to reside in the United States. In 1823, he appears in the City of Alexandria according to records on Ancestry.com at the age of 22. Soon, he married Jane Muir on November 21, 1825 in the District of Columbia. Presumably, the Green's were a hard working, close-knit, family consisting of James and Jane along with nine children (their daughter Alice Green died on March 17, 1860, at the age of fourteen).[1]
In 1847, James Green purchased three-quarters of an acre from the estate of a Scottish merchant, John Carlyle, sold by his heirs after his death. Green completed the sale with the purchase of the actual Carlyle home in 1848, converting it to the Mansion House Hotel, one of the largest and most luxurious hotels on the East Coast. In consulting Charlotte Erickson's Invisible Immigrants, Green fits the last of the three groups that she analyzes–professionals and artisans.[2] Union troops occupied the City of Alexandria in May of 1861 and took possession of the Green's hotel for a hospital, evicting the family by November.[3] The Union Army offered him a sizable rent for his property, but only if Green agreed to take the Oath of Allegiance to pledge his loyalty to the Union.[4] Green never appears on the loyalty oath list and to date the rent remains unpaid. [5]
Don Debat's website, Voting Viva Voce, shows that prior to Union occupation the hotel was teeming with energy. In addition to the family members, there were a number of borders, domestic servants, and slaves housed there. Slave schedules provided by ancestry.com confirm Green owned one slave and fifteen others were rented by him to do the work of the hotel. [6]
The marriage of James and Jane lasted 54 years until her passing on March of 1880. James died six months thereafter. The two rest peacefully together in Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.
Photo courtesy Ancestory.com
By relative James Green residing in Georgia, shared 21 December 2014. [10]
Researching English immigration has expanded the narrative away from the one-size fits all model that is often viewed through the lens of American exceptionalism. In the case of English immigrants, they were looking to improve their economic situation by coming to the United States as opposed to fleeing tyranny or poverty.
[1] Voting Viva Voce | Social Logic. Accessed September 28, 2016. http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/
[2] Charlotte Erickson, Invisible Immigrants: The Adaptation of English and Scottish Immigrants in Nineteenth-Century America (Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1972), 7.
[3] Henry B. Whittington Diary, Accession #11, Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections. Alexandria, VA.
[6] Voting Viva Voce | Social Logic. Accessed September 28, 2016. http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/; 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Slave Schedule), Provo, UT, USA, James Green, lines 1-18 digital image accessed September 27, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
[7] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA, James Green, lines 1-18 digital image accessed September 27, 2016, http://www.ancestry.com/.
The Cogan Family
Written by: klambert
As Charlotte Erikson discusses in her book, Invisible Immigrants: The Adaption of English and Scottish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century America, mostly English immigrants with professions or artisanal skills settled in cities.[1] According to the 1860 U.S. Cenus, William Cogan was one such immigrant who made a life for himself in Alexandria, Virginia. Cogan was listed as a twenty-nine year old gas fitter, with a property value of $4,500.[2] He was married to twenty-three year old Virginian named Virginia Barton with whom he had three children: Virginia, John, and William.[3] In addition, according to Don DeBats's Voting Viva Voce project, Cogan was an independent head of household owning his own home, and was financially well-off. His household was in the next to top category for both declared and taxable wealth[4].
Upon further research, Cogan was named on the passenger manifest list for General Victoria (unable to determine if the ship was British or American) for the departure leaving London and arriving in New York City on May 28, 1845.[5] He was 15 years old at the time. Cogan does not show up in many archival records until his marriage certificate to Virginia Barton on October 4, 1853, in Alexandria.[6] Cogan and his wife remained in Alexandria through the duration of their marriage although they moved around the city. What is interesting is that in different censuses and city directories, the family was listed as living at different addresses. According to DeBats's Voting Viva Voce project, they lived at 38 South Pitt Street.[7] In 1880, they lived on 115 East Royal Street.[8] In 1900, Virginia was a widower; however, she and her eleven children lived on King Street[9]. In 1912, according to the city directory, Virginia and her children then lived on 1012 Prince Street[10]. One possible explanation for the family's constant moving could be that the family was continually growing and was looking for more adequate housing or improved housing.
The most intriguing aspect of the Cogan family's lives gleaned from the census data and other archival sources was that the Cogans did not lose money during the American Civil War. Instead, Cogan actually increased his wealth by a significant amount. As mentioned previously, the 1860 U.S. Census listed him as having a property value of $4,500[11]. Adecade later, Cogan had a property value of $10,000.[12] His increase in wealth could have been the result of many factors, such as he did not own any slaves and therefore did not lose property during the war; however, after some digging, I believe that William's wealth increased because he was a successful business man.[13] Cogan's Gas and Steam Fitter Establishment appeared to be a well-established company and was advertised throughout the 1860s in both the Local Paper and the Alexandria Gazette. The Cogan's wealth may have also been an additional reason the family moved around throughout Alexandria.
The following images are samples of William Cogan's advertisements in the local papers.
Image 1: Local Paper [14]
Image 2: Alexandria Gazette [15]
[1] Charlotte Erikson, Invisible Immigrants: The Adaption of English and Scottish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century America (Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1972).
[2] 1860 U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, William Cogan, digital image, accessed September 15, 2016. Ancestry.com
[4] "William Cogan," Voting Viva Voce. http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/node/14?name=William%20Cogan&sex=1&race=1&bg=4&dta_set=alex_people&contains=1. (accessed September 21, 2016).
[5] General Victoria Passenger Manifest; Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, William Cogan, digital image, accessed September 15, 2016. Ancestry.com.
[6] 1853 Marriage Certificate; Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940. William Cogan and Virginia Barton, digital image, accessed September 16, 2016. Ancestry.com.
[7] 1860 U.S. Census, Alexandria; and DeBats, Voting Viva Voce
[8] 1880 U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, William Cogan, digital image, accessed September 15, 2016, Ancestry.com.
[9] 1900 U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia Cogan, digital image, accessed September 15, 2016, Ancestry.com.
[10] 1912 Alexandria City Directory; U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Virginia Cogan, digital image, accessed September 16, 2016. Ancestry.com.
[11] 1860 U.S. Census, Alexandria
[12] 1870 U. S. Census (Population Schedule), Alexandria, Virginia, William Cogan, digital image, accessed September 15, 2016, Ancestry.com.
[13] DeBats, Voting Viva Voce.
[14] "William Cogan's Gas and Steam Fitting Establishment," The Local News [Alexandria, VA], January 24, 1862, 1; Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Accessed through chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. (Accessed September 21, 2016).
[15] "Gas and Steam Fitting," Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA), January 05, 1866, 1; Image provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Accessed through chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. (Accessed September 21, 2016).


Added on October 26th, 2009.
Knightfall 2 is the sequel to the superb RPG puzzler Knightfall- once again asking you to save the world with your trusty medieval drill. Things haven't been going too smoothly for the knight since he married the princess so rather than face her domestic wrath he's back on the road! Puzzle your way through levels by rotating the whole view and then drilling downwards onto monsters or pickups. There's a whole host of new items and monsters, an expanded world map, many more boss fights, and the key mechanic has been made even smoother by letting you remove blocks of size 1 or 2 for a slight penalty. Get drilling!
Knight is back once again in Knightfall 2! Help him to conquer an ancient evil in this epic puzzle RPG, set in a whole new world of monsters, treasure and adventure! Since defeating the devil, and getting the girl, things have become a little overdomesticated for our hero. Now that an annoyed Princess is forcing him out of retirement, an even worse threat is looming on the horizon, and you must help him ride out to confront it! With a hugely expanded world to explore, a new cast of nasties to slay, a rejigged magic system, more items than ever to pick up and exploit, Knightfall 2 is an epic undertaking… In this fantasy puzzle-RPG, you must guide Knight around the board through a combination of destroying block groups and rotating the entire play area! You can lead him into battle against foul creatures, grab treasure, cast magic, and make a speedy escape with your spoils! Embark on a daring adventure and drill your way across the kingdom! Because your wife made you do it.
What is this game? it is a game where you sit and read instructions on how to play a game, but it takes so long to get through the "how to play" segment that you never actually get to play the game, so this is the prequel to knightfall 3, in which you actually get to play the game. Although, they might have to give you another 2 hour long instruction section on that one, so who knows if you'll get to play that one either.
1 star for having unnecessarily long instructions.
@russell- the game itself really straightforward. In addition to that the in-game descriptions cover anything you would need to know. Like most flash games the instructions aren't required to get everything out of the game.
I'd say it was a 4/5. Overall it was a good sequel to the original and made me come back to finish it. The baddies provided a good challenge, I just wished that on the last level all the baddies would be present to make for a more interesting challenge. Also, the purple power-up bar on the bottom had rather useless(imo) intervals. The only one worth using is the last one.


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