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The Cardinal Virtues & The Walking Dead
An academic friend was visiting from abroad, and after a day of talks and teaching, we wound down around ten o'clock at night. Noticing my exhaustion, he offered a secret to decompression. "Zohmbies, Mahtt," he counseled in his inimitable Greek accent. So it was that I tuned into my first episode of The Walking Dead, where Glenn—having saved multiple lives—was asked by a fellow survivor what he did before the end of the world. "Delivered pizzas," he shrugged. For all the downsides of the apocalypse, it can also summon hitherto dormant reserves of virtue. I quickly learned that the talent of the show's make-up artists often eclipses that of its writers—but not always.
I have followed the seasons imperfectly, losing interest and then regaining it over the years. I'm not sure I've watched every episode, nor do I care to read the original graphic novels (disqualifying me, of course, from the ranks of serious fans). But I can offer how the series maps onto the classical tradition of the four cardinal virtues, as best exemplified by Josef Pieper's fine book on the subject. Pieper claims that prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance are the "four hinges on which swings the gates of life." They are then, not surprisingly, the hinges upon which this exceptionally popular series unwittingly swing as well (spoilers below).
Before samurai swords, handguns, and crossbows, the first thing necessary in surviving the attack of the zombies is prudence. For the Greeks, for Aquinas, and for Pieper, prudence is the "intelligent prow of our nature," which puts us in touch with reality. For the classical moral tradition, reason is less the restricted faculty bequeathed to us by the Enlightenment than it is our "gateway to reality," and prudence is how reason transforms knowledge of reality into decisive action in realizing the good. And so, faced with a new world of flesh-seeking former humans, the immediate mistake made by those who remain human is a failure of prudence—an understandable, but fatal, inability to reckon with the magnitude of the catastrophe.
Hershel Greene, the ex-alcoholic farmer who shelters and ultimately joins the show's focal group, illustrates the failure. When he seeks to save his family-members-turned-zombies in his barn, hoping for an eventual cure, he is only putting more lives at risk. By refusing to acknowledge that zombies are no longer human, Hershel lacks what Pieper calls the "infinite suppleness which the virtue of prudence must retain in the face of the complexities of the ethical life." It is no different with Deanna Monroe, leader of the Alexandria safe-zone, a suburban enclave that benefits from accidental preservation. She gives motivational speeches, advocates transparency, and initiates seasoned soldiers into suburban niceties—but she vastly underestimates the threat due to lack of experience beyond the walls. Receiving counsel from those who do have experience, however, both Hershel and Deanna grow in prudence, and they ultimately execute decisions in accord with their new reality—that is, they are willing to kill zombies.
But, of course, the show's primary lesson is that there are much more serious problems than the undead. The human threat exceeds that of the walkers because zombies, lacking reason, are no longer capable of the injustice at which humans excel. The most fearful places are therefore not zombie-ridden warehouses, but anywhere corrupt humanity governs, especially the General's Woodbury or Gareth's Terminus. "No worse or more desperate mishap can be imagined in the world of men," writes Pieper, "than unjust government." Nor is it surprising that both Woodbury and Terminus claim to be enclaves of justice.
It is of considerable importance that man prepare himself to encounter historical realizations of evil in which a high degree of "morality" is joined with a
considerable measure of "heroism," but which nonetheless remain thoroughly and unsurpassingly inhuman and evil, because at the same time they embody uttermost injustice.
To be sure, the accumulation of power is necessary in providing defenses against hoards of walkers. But absent the normal restraints of law, power's corrupting influence can act almost as quickly as a virus entering the bloodstream of the bitten. In short, better to become a zombie than to fall under the rule of powerful humans who have forgotten Thomas's principle that "the purpose of power is to realize justice."
For Pieper, genuine fortitude is manifested wherever "to suffer and endure is the only remaining possibility of resistance," of which there are ample opportunities in The Walking Dead. But fortitude is far more than knowing how and when to kill. "Fortitude must not trust itself," said Ambrose, which is to say it has to be founded on prudence (knowledge of reality) and justice (rendering to each their due). And for this reason the show offers false fortitude in abundance, that is, the sort not expended in a just cause. For example, any supposed bravery that is founded on an "indifference to life" is not fortitude. It is this kind of courage that the crossbow-bearing Daryl Dixon matures away from, and to which the main band's leader, Rick Grimes, increasingly succumbs.
But the chief failure of fortitude thus far is on display in the show's most ostensibly Christian character, Gabriel the priest. The priest (of some unidentifiable hybrid denomination) is afflicted by his own failure to defend his flock. Not having "realize[d] that which is good, in the face of injury or death," he is defined by that failure, promulgating prayer meetings instead of fostering patience, which is fortitude's very essence. "The patient man," wrote Aquinas, "is not the one who does not flee from evil, but the one who does not allow himself to be made inordinately sorrowful thereby."
Such timorous sorrow is Gabriel's defining feature. Despite his collar, he has not realized the secret of what Pieper calls "mystic fortitude," which derives from "the hidden abandonment of man to God." As of now, Gabriel's inadequacy has overshadowed the true Christian fortitude of Hershel, who movingly evoked Psalm 91 and gave his life for his friends. It is not that Hershel's was the show's only witness to transcendence. "In the Christian era, there is no such thing as 'purely natural' virtue," writes Pieper, "without actual reference to the order of grace." But Hershel was the closest the show has come to "throwing open of this [natural] realm" with the "inclusion of new and invisible realities" of faith, hope, and love. That said, Hershel's death and Gabriel's cowardice currently give the upper hand to the series' intermittent irreverence, be that a misquotation of the Bible with a caustic laugh ("The weak shall inherit the earth!") or the early Hershel's memorable remark, "Christ promised the resurrection of the dead. I just thought he had something a little different in mind."
Pieper felicitously describes the last of the cardinal virtues, temperance, as the banks of the stream en route to the sea of perfection. And this virtue illustrates the last of the key temptations that afflict the shows surviving characters: the temptation to become monsters themselves. With full knowledge that "intemperance (like temperance) is something exclusively human; neither angel nor animal can know it," we can nevertheless suggest that zombies are pictures of the intemperance that beckons the remaining survivors, as when a weaponless Rick Grimes escapes from a thief by biting his foe in the neck.
A walker, compelled by noise and flesh, is the image of the intemperate soul afflicted by acedia, hoping to "shake off the obligatory nobility of being." Using zombie-like language, Aquinas says such souls are marked by a "roaming unrest of spirit." Zombies only care for food, and the unchaste man, according to Thomas, is like a lion in sight of a stag, "unable to perceive anything but the anticipated meal." But for a human to become intemperate on The Walking Dead is deadly, for intemperance "more than any other thing renders man unable and unwilling to 'take heart' against the wounding power of evil in the world."
For Pieper, "unchastity, incontinence, pride, uninhibited wrath [and] curiositas" are all forms of intemperance. And indeed, there are moments in the series when unchastity—which Pieper nicely describes as unreasonable sex—leads survivors toward the classic horror movie consequences (impending death), or when a failure to restrain one's appetite sows the seeds of community conflict. But a failure of gentleness is what keeps most survivors from achieving temperance; and the fact that gentleness is the last thing that comes to mind as necessary in a zombie apocalypse only shows how far we are from understanding the classical moral tradition. As Pieper explains,
Gentleness as a virtue presupposes the power of wrath; gentleness implies mastery of this power, not its weakening. We should not mistake the pale-faced harmlessness which pretends to be gentleness—unfortunately, often successfully—for a Christian virtue. Lack of sensuality is not chastity; and incapacity for wrath has nothing to do with gentleness.
Perhaps this illuminates why the wisdom of Aikido, refreshing as it may be, is thus far an unsatisfying solution to the survivors' predicament. The temperate channeling of anger, not its extinction, is what the apocalypse demands.
As to whether temperance can be squared with binge-watching, however, I care not to inquire.
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The Likely End to Roe v. Wade?
by David Rosen
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A 2017 U.S. government report, "SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OVERRULED BY SUBSEQUENT DECISION," notes, "while the Supreme Court sometimes expressly overrules a prior decision, in other instances the overruling must be deduced from the principles of related cases." The report identifies 237 Court decision that have been either overturned or revised.
A handful of key Court cases illustrates how changes legal doctrine signify how the country was "modernized," became more humane, secular. Among the most notable of these cases are:
+ Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856-1857) — the Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court; in the wake of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, regardless of race.
+ Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – the Court upheld racial segregation laws, accepting the doctrineof "separate but equal"; a half-century later, in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), ruled the segregation in public education was unconstitutional, effectively negating Plessy.
+ Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964) – the Court has never known how to define pornography in this case Justice Potter Stuart famously declared, "I know it when I see it"; Jacobellis extended Roth v. United States (1957) and informed Miller v. California (1973) in the mainstreaming of what has long been suppressed as pornography.
+ Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) – the Court ruled that a Georgia sodomy law that criminalizing oral and anal sex in private between two consenting adults was a crime; Lawrence v. Texas (2003) overturned that decision, granting privacy rights to consensual adult sexual life, notably among gay men; it set the stage for Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalizing gay marriage.
The Trump regime, working closely with local and state antiabortion groups, is moving to reverse one of the most significant, progressive, Court decision, Roe v Wade (1973). Unfortunately, Roe is likely to be either severely revised or overturned given the religious-rights influence on the president and his administration, the Senate and two recent appointments to the Supreme Court.
The fate of Roe v. Wade is worse than you think.
A recently published book by Robin Marty and Jessica Mason Pieklo, The End of Roe v. Wade: Inside the Right's Plan to Destroy Legal Abortion, warn readers that a woman's right to the privacy of an abortion are numbered. Most troubling, the authors make clear that while the likely end of Roeis at hand, it involves more than the end of Roe.
Two days after Richard Nixon's inauguration, on the January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued its momentous Roe v. Wade decision legalizing a woman's right to the privacy of an abortion. Justice Harry Blackmun noted, "… throughout the 19th Century prevailing legal abortion practices were far freer than they are today, persuades us that the word 'person,' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment, does not include the unborn …." The Roe decision forced 46 states to liberalize their abortion laws and remains the defining issue of the culture wars.
The End of Roe v. Wade reveals how the "unborn" is becoming a "person". The authors weave together two complements dimensions of this process – state efforts driven by well-organized and militant anti-abortion groups and the role of federal court decisions, especially by the Supreme Court, in reframing the meaning of personhood.
Marty and Pieklo show how a number of post-Roe Court decisions played critical roles in undercutting a woman's right to an abortion. Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) is the most important because, while upholding the constitutional right to have an abortion, it introduced the "undue burden" standard permitting states to restrict abortions. Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) furthers the power of a state to restrict abortion so as to protect the rights of the fetus without regard to the health of the mother. However, Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016) reaffirmed Roe, ruling that Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an abortion.
Nevertheless, as the authors argue, these cases are "a visible and blatant signal to antiabortion forces that Roe could be overturned in its entirety by the Court if the right case were brought before it."
The religious right's battle to evermore restrict a woman's right to an abortion and, in time, overturn Roe is being played out on many fronts. Among the antiabortion campaigns detailed in The End of Roe v. Wade are:
+ Prohibit federal funding for abortions (Washington, DC) – since the adoption of the Hatch Act (1976), there have been repeated efforts to prevent federal funds being used to pay for family planning, including restrictions on Title X, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and in the District of Columbia.
+ Fetus pain (Nebraska) – anti-abortionists argued that a fetus could feel pain (e.g., from a needle) at 12 weeks; of 2019, 24 states had passed so-called 20-week fetal pain bans
+ Heartbeat bills (Ohio) – introduced in 2011 to ban abortions after 5th or 6th week of fetal inception; as of 2019, 13 states passed heartbeat bills. The authors note: "With a newly mined conservative majority in the Supreme Court, the right is more convinced than ever that heartbeat bans will be the ultimate weapon to finally overturn Roe v. Wade."
+ Medication abortion and "telemedicine" abortions (Wisconsin) – prevent use of RU-486 and other drugs that induce an abortion and allow video conferencing between doctor and patient (especially important for rural women); as of 2019, 17 states had laws blocking telemedicine conferencing related to abortion.
+ Mandatory waiting periods (South Dakota) – required follow-up doctor visits ranging from 1-day to 3-days.
+ Mandatory forced ultrasound laws (South Carolina, Oklahoma) – require women seeking an abortion to listen to the fetal heartbeat; in 2019, 12 states require such a test while 11 another merely mandate it.
+ Informed consent requirements (South Dakota) – the doctor or medical professional is required to read to pregnant woman considering an abortion a detailed list of harmful medical consequences (including suicide) that may result due to an abortion.
+ "Anti-coercion" measures – require women seeking an abortion to attend "counseling" sessions with a "crisis pregnancy center" (CPC) representatives, often neither certified therapists nor psychologists but religious spokespersons.
+ Criminalize pregnant women if the fetus dies due still-birth, miscarriage or neonatal deal resulting from a self-induced abortion, attempted suicide, accident or taking of an illegal drug (Idaho, Indiana) – dubbed "feticide" and include Jennie Linn McCormick, Purvi Patel and Bei Bei Shuni, among others.
+ Restrict those who can perform an abortion – a doctor, a medical profession, the patient herself?
+ Restrict where an abortion can take place and with what medical equipment onsite (e.g., ultrasound) to a clinic, a hospital, a woman's home?
+ Parental consent or notification requirement, and even spousal consent required for abortion – as of 2019, 37 states required parental consent.
+ Expand the notion of "interested parties" involved in a woman's abortion from the patient and her doctor to a host of other, often anti-abortion doctors and proponents not familiar with the woman.
+ Abstinence until marriage campaigns – promoting no sex outside the marriage bed, opposed to pornography, masturbation, homosexuality.
+ Defund Planned Parenthood (Texas).
+ Adopt "conscious clauses" (Kansas).
+ Adopt fetal "personhood" bills (Mississippi).
+ Promote abstinence-until-marriage campaigns and antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs).
+ Expand the notion of "interested parties" to doctors unfamiliar with the woman and antiabortion proponents.
The authors warn that "approximately 400 pieces of individual state based abortion restrictions have which have grown more extreme since the election of President Donald Trump and the seating of two new conservative justices [to the Supreme Court]." They also note that two anti-choice bills have been introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate this year – "Abortion Dismemberment Ban Act of 2019" (S. 1035) and "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" (S. 160). More can be expected as 2020 election draws closer.
The end to a woman's right to the privacy to decide to terminate her unwanted pregnancy seems, sadly, likely to come, especially if Trump is reelected and is able to appoint additional antiabortionists to the Court. The End of Roe v. Wade is an important, essential, study for anyone trying to understand how this historical shift came about. In this way, the authors detail how the "unborn" is becoming a "person," thus undercutting a core precept of Row.
More worrisome, Marty and Pieklo paint a scary picture of how the well-organized rightwing campaign to end Roe can be a model for campaigns against other rights. What's next: restrictions on free speech and assembly?
David Rosen is the author of Sex, Sin & Subversion: The Transformation of 1950s New York's Forbidden into America's New Normal (Skyhorse, 2015). He can be reached at drosennyc@verizon.net; check out www.DavidRosenWrites.com.
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Cllr Ian Manning has submitted the following comments to today's CYP committee:
This decision should, I believe, be a no-brainer for the committee, despite the layers of obfuscation that have been piled onto it. It is in fact the first of multiple decisions to be made about expanding places, as the figures show clearly that demand is to rise across the whole north area. This is reflected in the recommendations in the rest of the paper, and specifically d).
Regardless of what is happening in the wider area, I need to be clear though that committee should approve Chesterton's expansion today. Demand from areas for which is is the natural school is not being met currently, and would be by an expanded Chesterton. That Chesterton, which was first approached by The County Council about expanding in 2013, should still be waiting for a decision should be embarrassing for us all.
Please approve item 4 as a whole and 4c in particular.
The agenda is here: https://cmis.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ccc_live/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/598/Committee/4/SelectedTab/Documents/Default.aspx
Decision TUESDAY on Chesterton Community College expansion
Cllr Ian Manning, Lib Dem County councillor and candidate for Chesterton is calling on the County Council Children's committee to agree to fund the extension of Chesterton COmmunity College.
"All the evidence points to the need to urgently expand this much loved college." he said "I'm asking the committee to act to go ahead and fund it without any further delay."
Cllr Manning has been lobbying fellow Councillors on the committee as well as meeting with the school itself.
The latest delay happened after the Labour Chair, Cllr Whitehead, decided to postpone a decision in Febuary.
Labour put off decision on Milton Road AGAIN
Liberal Democrats are furious as Labour are once again failing to stop the disastrous plan for Milton Road, including cutting down the much loved trees, putting off a decision until after the May elections.
Chesterton Medical Centre - CCG Consultation
Posted by Jamie Dalzell | Updated 2017-02-18
Tensions run high as CCG fail to convince North Cambridge in consultation on Out of Hours (OOH) GP Services - Jamie Dalzell
The Cambridge and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a consultation on proposals to move the Cambridge Out of Hours GP (OOH) services from the Chesterton Medical Centre (CMC) to Clinic 9 at Addenbrooke's. The CCG's website for the proposal can be found here, which includes an important survey which I strongly encourage everyone in our community to complete. The local Labour party have also launched a petition opposing these NHS recommendations.
Last night, I attended the Consultation meeting held at the Meadows Community Centre (itself under the threat of closure), where the CCG briefly presented an outline of the plan before opening up the floor for questions.
The consultation raises a number of significant concerns, many of which were raised during discussions, including:
Transport to Addenbrooke's, including prohibitive parking charges;
Inequity of services between North and South Cambridge;
Inadequacy of substitute services, including the 111 non-emergency number.
These issues are compounded as the CB4 postcode, home of the CMC, is the most densely populated and the most deprived in Cambridge. It is also the furthest from Addenbrooke's hospital.
During the meeting, it became clear that residents are angry with these proposals, which represent further polarisation of our city and the Tory government's assault on the NHS. For me I found it sad that it is NHS doctors and staff who are increasingly bearing the brunt of these understandable frustrations.
Although the CCG has acknowledged many of the issues these changes may raise, I do not believe that they have provided adequate answers to how they will remedy them. GP home visits were promoted as a way to resolve access issues but it was also repeatedly noted that there is currently a shortage of GPs. No suggestions have been made to solve the transport issues for North Cambridge, and they have not considered the impact of city congestion on local families trying to get to Addenbrooke's in the early evening. Local campaigner Hilary Cox Condron also questioned the Equalities Impact Assessment, an important question given the issues faced by our local area, and the response was unconvincing.
The CCG proposals are built on the premise that running the OOH services on the same site will help alleviate pressure on the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department by allowing non-emergency patients to be redirected to 24 hour GP services. Although we are all acutely aware of the pressures on A&E services at the moment, the CCG need to present more evidence to support this plan and to address the concerns for our community before it can proceed with these changes to vital local services.
The last comment was made by Val Moore, Chair of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire. She highlighted the need for a detailed Health Impact Assessment before this proposal can be taken further. I couldn't agree more and I hope the CCG listens to this consultation, pulls back from this proposal and begins to better co-ordinate its efforts with our Council to meet the needs of our community.
Jamie Dalzell
2% It is as Independent Leader caves to Tory pressure
After many hours of debate and argument, the Conservatives budget amendment was passed after the 'Independent' leader, Cllr John Hipkin, changed his mind and voted with the Conservative group to allow their budget amendment through.
Their budget takes 2% for Adult Social Care, but also uses reserves to finance extra spending.
Liberal Democrats believe this is a disaster for Cambridgeshire, and specifically it's most vulnerable residents.
Council Budget setting - 14th Feb
14th February may be a day of romance for some, but for the County Council it's the day we attempt to set a budget for the year ahead.
Cllr Ian Manning will be supporting the Liberal Democrat group's proposal: a 2% Adult Social Care increase plus 1.99% increase for other services, to reduce the cuts to children's services, services for vulnerable adults and improvements in community transport and road maintenance.
Councils can raise standard Council tax by 1.99%, and levy an additional 2% for Adult Social Care over three years or 3% for two years with a 0% in the third year; if they want to raise anymore they must hold a referendum.
Milton Road - progress, but why did it take this long?
Last night (2017-02-08) Councillors and resident association representatives voted unanimously on a number of recommendations to the City Deal. Of particular local interest was to demand the the City Deal develop the "Do-Optimum" proposals put forward by local residents' associations and Cambridge Cycle Campaign.
These proposal involve saving the much treasured trees and avoids the 4 bus lane "superhighway" that the Labour and Conservative controlled City Deal has been proposing for much of last year. This is good news to those who care about this much-loved approach to Cambridge. Local Liberal Democrats, however, remain concerned.
Cllr Ian Manning commented "Don't be fooled - this shouldn't and wasn't necessary.
Liberal Democrat Councillors, myself included, have been arguing all last year the City Deal proposals were non-starters. Labour Councillors repeatedly turned down opportunities to put a stop to them, forcing residents to endure months of effort intended to get them to accept to what, frankly were all along, a ludicrous series of proposals."
Welcome to the new Chesterton Division
Cllr Ian Manning, County Councillor for East Chesterton since 2010, is running to be the County Councillor for the new Chesterton Division - http://www.ian4chesterton.com


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Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Troop K Georgia Cavalry
By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2010
1. Troop K Georgia Cavalry Marker
Troop K Georgia Cavalry. . 1795 Richmond Hussars Troop K Georgia Cavalry Glorified in Every War 1917 ( Rear ) [ Emblem: Last Man's Club ] Honor Roll of the Last Man's Club organized 24 December 1929 and dedicated to Men Of Troop K, Georgia Cavalry who served at the Mexican Border in 1916 and in World War 1 ( List of 123 Names) . . This historical marker was erected by Last Man's Club. It is in Augusta in Richmond County Georgia
Richmond Hussars
Troop K
Georgia Cavalry
Every War
( Rear )
[ Emblem: Last Man's Club ]
of the Last Man's Club organized
24 December 1929 and dedicated to
Men Of Troop K, Georgia Cavalry
who served at the Mexican Border
in 1916 and in World War 1
( List of 123 Names)
Erected by Last Man's Club.
Location. 33° 28.15′ N, 81° 57.266′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Located between 3rd Street and 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 Greene Street, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bicentennial Augusta, Ga (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans of All Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thankful Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Georgia's First School of Medicine (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James United Methodist Church
2. Troop K Georgia Cavalry Marker, front view, seen along Greene Street
(approx. ¼ mile away); De L Aigle Brick Yard (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Academy of Richmond County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Georgia's State Capital (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.
Regarding Troop K Georgia Cavalry. Available records indicate THE RICHMOND HUSSARS were organized in the 1790s as a Troop of Horse, Troop of Cavalry, Troop of Dragoons and later were known as THE RICHMOND HUSSARS which name continued with them until 1917 when the troop of cavalry was redesignated, on War Department Orders, as Co. C., 106th Field Signal Battalion, 31st Division.
Also see . . . Richmond County , GA - Military -Richmond Hussars. "The Last Man's Club of the Richmond Hussars" was for the Hussars of WW I. (Submitted on July 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Additional comments.
During the long period of their existence, The
Richmond Hussars served in nearly all the major
and minor wars in which the United States
participated. During the War Between the States, two units of The Richmond Hussars served in the Confederate
3. Troop K Georgia Cavalry Marker, east face (reverse side)
States Army.
One was known as Company "A" Georgia Legion Cavalry, or Cobb's Legion, Georgia Volunteers, and the other was known as Company "B" Captain Young's Cavalry, Georgia Legion or Company "I" (Cavalry Battalion), Cobb's Legion, Georgia Volunteers.
— Submitted July 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Categories. • War, World I •
4. Troop K Georgia Cavalry Marker, Back side
More. Search the internet for Troop K Georgia Cavalry.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 986 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.


In the Phase 2 of the General Elections, 95 parliamentary constituencies across 11 states and 1 Union territory are participating in the 'festival of democracy'.
Union ministers Jitendra Singh, Jual Oram, Sadananda Gowda and Pon Radhakrishnan, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and DMK's Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja and Kanimozhi are among the 1,600-odd contestants in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held in 95 seats on April 18 across 11 states and the Union territory of Puducherry.
The state of Bihar will vote for Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka districts in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 when polling for a total of 97 parliamentary constituencies is held across 13 states.


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Home > Legal Cases > Settlement in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Case Linked to 2007 E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
Settlement in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Case Linked to 2007 E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
By E. coli Lawyer on May 23, 2009
In the first major hamburger recall since 2002, on June 9, 2007, United Food Group voluntarily expanded its June 3 and 6 recalls to include a total of approximately 5.7 million pounds of both fresh and frozen ground beef products produced between April 6 and April 20 because it was contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
An investigation carried out by the California Department of Health Services and the Colorado Department of Health, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preceded the recall of June 3. Illnesses occurred in Arizona (6), California (3), Colorado (2), Idaho (1), Utah (1) and Wyoming (1). Illness onset dates ranged between April 25 and May 18.
Four of those illnesses were children who developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
Their stories, like the stories of other victims of HUS linked to hamburger consumption, began with that all-American past time of eating a hamburger then lead to an acute illness where death was a real possibility. Now, it is a lifetime of risk of kidney failure.
We have been able to settle three of the four HUS cases. It will be interesting to see what a jury says about the other case. See some of the client videos to see what these families have experienced.


Description Photograph shows two women riding bicycles on the Blue Ridge Parkway as a car passes on the left. Taken by C.E. Westveer on an unknown date, near the Biltmore Estate and mile post 388 in section 2R.
Commentary The Blue Ridge Parkway was envisioned to be used for both transportation and recreational purposes, as this photograph shows.


It's the item you never knew you wanted; Magic Reindeer Poo! Don't worry yourself with the logistical questions on where it's found or how it's acquired, just enjoy the putty-like mess in this convenient tub. It smells a lot better than you would expect and is a cool Rudolph red colour that's speckled with gleaming sparkles throughout. Squeeze it, stretch it, mould it and have lots of good clean fun (with poo).


Below are the clubs and pubs in Caerleon where you can play boules. All will welcome you for a game. On league nights you won't get a chance to play but you can come and watch and meet the club members. Some of the clubs have open competitions and all of the clubs will let you play on their pistes if you visit. For more specific and up to date information use the links to the club's own website.
If you are a member of one of the clubs below and would like to update, add or change the information below, please use the feedback page.
PISTES: 2 rough & challenging pistes - ideal to hone your skills.
DESCRIPTION: A pub famed for its cider, music and food. Try and combine a visit with their real ale festival. At the moment the pistes are very underused but they are well worth a visit.
PLAYING DATES: The Bell does not have a team or playing nights. There are a number of regulars at the Bell who are looking to set up a team - They need more members and someone willing to captain them - If you are interested please contact the Bell.
BOULES TO BORROW: Two sets behind the bar - just ask.
PISTES: 4 pistes, 2 smooth, 2 rough.
DESCRIPTION: The petanque club is part of the rugby club. Petanque pistes are open to the public.
PLAYING DATES: League matches through the summer are held on Monday and Wednesday nights. Some club and open competitions held on weekends. Regular friday night melees are held and open to visitors.
BOULES TO BORROW: Boules available to borrow from club members on Friday nights.
PISTES: 2 very deep gravel pistes, ideal for high pointing.
DESCRIPTION: The pistes are set in a sun-trap pub garden and can be played on whenever the pub is open.
PLAYING DATES: League matches through the summer are held on Monday nights.
PISTES: 3 pistes opposite the pub, raised in the carpark.
DESCRIPTION: The Roman Lodge serves food and has accomodation. There is no longer a team here, so the pistes are rarely used.
LINK: No web site at the moment.
PISTES: 2 pistes set end to end at the bottom of the car park.
DESCRIPTION: The Ponthir House is a busy pub that serves food.
PLAYING DATES: League matches through the summer are held on Monday nights. Club members often play on Saturday lunchtimes.
BOULES TO BORROW: Not known at the moment.
PISTES: 2 short pistes set in a lovelly patio area next to the pub.
DESCRIPTION: The Star inn is just outside Caerleon. The Inn serves food in its restaurant.
PISTES: Up to 8 pistes set in the car park. Terrains vary but generally smooth.
DESCRIPTION: Set in an idyllic location, great views. Food served at lunchtimes. Camra pub.
PLAYING DATES: League matches played on Monday and Wednesday nights. Open Melees held on Wednesday nights through summer and on Sundays through winter. Club and open competitions held regularly on Sundays.
BOULES TO BORROW: Boules available behind bar - just ask.


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Tuner buys F1 license plate for record $870k
Noah Joseph
The phrase "cost is no object" was redefined last week when an aftermarket tuner dropped close to a cool million on a license plate. Yes, a license plate. The "F1" plate was first registered in the UK 104 years ago, when it was more likely a two-digit coincidence than a vanity plate, and until recently was used on a Volvo S80 owned by the chairman of the Essex County Council. F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone and former F1 driver Eddie Irvine had tried to snatch it up in 2005 at Goodwood, but failed to meet the reserve.
Last week at auction, Afzal Kahn, head of the Kahn Design and Project Kahn aftermarket tuning house, placed the winning bid of £375k, which comes to more than £440k with tax (the equivalent of about $873,000). The price beat the previous record of £331k paid at a Bonhams auction in 2006 for the "M1" plate, but may yet be beat when the UK's oldest registration plate "A1" goes under the hammer in the near future. Kahn will reportedly (and fittingly) put the F1 plate on his custom Mercedes SLR McLaren. How does he feel about blowing that much cash on a license plate? "It's every man's dream to have his perfect car with a number plate like this." Uh, we'll keep dreaming, thanks.
[Source: The Daily Mail via Motor Authority]
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The winter of 2016-2017 is over. I don't remember much of it because I spent most of my time in front of a monitor and keyboard at work and at home. After completing two manuscripts in March, I'm taking the early part of April to catch up with the other part of the writing life. Marketing. Ugh. It's a challenge and can be disheartening. Especially when I looked at my writing income/expenses for 2016.
I've opened up shop on this website again, reorganized it, added the blog back in. Writing and Social Media can be a full time job, but oops. I have one already. Thankfully, organizing my life after being in a writing cave for months was helped by having April the Giraffe for company. I've logged in more hours glancing at a giraffe's back end than I can count.
And now it's time for me to push on to the next novella and a new round of marketing for Why Not and Saguaro Sunset! Meanwhile… COME ON APRIL. YOU CAN DO IT!
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COVID-19 Home Testing Kit Provider LetsGetChecked Deploys 8x8 Contact Centre for Vital Support
June 15, 2020, 4:00 AM ·4 min read
Office closures and rising need for home testing kits accelerates company's testing process through a highly efficient remote contact centre operation
8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, today announced LetsGetChecked, the at-home health testing and insights company, deployed 8x8 Contact Centre to continue the successful support of their COVID-19 home test kit services through its remote contact centres in Ireland and New York.
LetsGetChecked is a leading health insights company that allows consumers direct access to a wide range of testing options and clinical services from home. Their medical home testing kits can be ordered online for instant shipping, and are supported by a customer services team to ensure successful kit delivery, seamless service, proactive reminders for optimum customer experience, and timely test returns.
In May, LetsGetChecked received FDA EUA-authorization for their new Sure-track test for COVID-19. The test was specifically designed to relieve pressure on over-stretched hospital services, frontline healthcare workers, and at-risk groups by offering convenient and secure results in 24 hours. Customer communication is central to its service delivery. LetsGetChecked provides oversight of the entire testing process including collection kit manufacturing, logistics, lab analysis and physician approval. These measures allow for superior patient care, communication, and guidance throughout the testing process.
In response to the surge in demand for COVID-19 testing kits, LetsGetChecked required a business communications and contact centre solution that offered efficient, outbound dialing functionality, and the ability to maintain timely post-order customer support. Support for remote agents was a key requirement.
Working with their technology partner, workair, a leading cloud communications solutions provider, the 8x8 Open Communications PlatformTM was proposed to meet LetsGetChecked's requirements. Through a single platform, 8x8 Contact Centre is a complete solution able to deliver critical features, such as Answering Machine Detection, to enable high volumes of efficient outbound calling with high connection rates. Powerful reporting and analytics capabilities ensure that the highest standards of customer service are maintained.
Fast-tracking deployment with workair support, 8x8 Contact Centre was implemented within 10 days, enabling LetsGetChecked's agents to work remotely and continue providing an uninterrupted, customer experience at this critical time.
Ronan Ryan, COO at LetsGetChecked said: "We faced a massive challenge at the outbreak of this pandemic to adapt at speed and meet the surging demand for tests. We needed to ensure that our customer support could continue at the same high standard despite the spike in order volumes and disruption to our staff's working practices. We're delighted to have partnered with workair and 8x8 to achieve this. With the right technology in place now, we have been able to continue to support frontline healthcare workers at this critical time, and we look forward to continuing the partnership as we extend testing to the wider public."
Scott Sampson, SVP, Global Midmarket & Enterprise at 8x8 Inc said: "We are proud to be working with LetsGetChecked as they provide critical services to protect the population at this current time. The invaluable service they provide to frontline healthcare workers and the wider public cannot be underestimated. We look forward to continuing to support their vital efforts, while ensuring their agents are safely working from their homes."
Stephen Mackarel, Managing Director, workair said: "workair are the leading cloud communications solutions provider in Ireland and our mission is to bring enterprise-grade communications solutions to business of all sizes. workair have a number of solutions for customers like LetsGetChecked but as their requirements included contact centre functionality across a number of countries, we felt that 8x8 were the best fit for the company's specific needs. The solution enables remote working for all employees and has the ability to scale with the business. workair is delighted to help LetsGetChecked provide such a valuable service to society."
About LetsGetChecked
LetsGetChecked is a leading health insights company that allows consumers direct access to a wide range of testing options and clinical services from home. Founded in 2015, the company empowers people to take an active role in their health to live longer, happier lives. By combining health data and diagnostic results, LetsGetChecked provides rich health insights to enable better healthcare decision making. LetsGetChecked tests cover general health, men's health, women's health, and sexual health, and are available nationwide in the US, Canada, and Europe. LetsGetChecked has corporate offices located in New York City and Dublin. For more information, visit www.letsgetchecked.com.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of voice, video, chat, contact centre, and enterprise-class API solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8x8 empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights across all interactions and channels so they can delight end-customers and accelerate their business. For additional information visit www.8x8.com/uk, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Two-speed hydraulic lift easily adjusts ramp from 45" to 62"
The Vestil Portable Aluminum Yard Ramp with Steel Grating is an affordable solution to help transport cargo to and from a truck, trailer, railcar, or dock. It features a tough steel grating, rust-resistant aluminum frame, and a unique design that allows one person to position and adjust it. The Vestil Yard Ramp includes a safety pressure relief valve, anchor chains, and a fork positioning loop.
The Vestil Portable Aluminum Yard Ramp with Steel Grating combines the advantages of a lightweight and rust-resistant aluminum frame with the durability and affordability of a steel grating. The unique design allows you to position the ramp, adjust its service height, and load or unload trailers, trucks, railcars, and docks from ground level by yourself. The rust-resistant frame stands up to harsh conditions, and the durable steel grating allows water and debris to fall through so it maintains traction. A manual hand pump system adjusts the height, and anchor chains safely secure the ramp to the trailer. Ramp includes a 6' level off.