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O Gogó da Ema foi uma árvore da espécie coqueiro localizada próxima ao farol da praia de Ponta Verde, no município de Maceió, capital do estado brasileiro de Alagoas. Famosa pelo formato peculiar de seu tronco, tornou-se marco turístico e símbolo da cidade.

História
O Gogó da Ema foi plantado entre o fim do século XIX  e o ano de 1910  no sítio Ponta Verde, propriedade de Dona Constância Araújo, que futuramente daria origem ao bairro de mesmo nome. Aos poucos ele se tornou alvo da atenção de famílias, casais de namorados e, mais tarde, dos turistas.

Com o aumento da busca por petróleo no Brasil nos anos 1930, diversas perfurações foram realizadas em Alagoas entre 1939 e 1942, sendo duas delas instaladas na área ao redor do coqueiro, uma em terra firme e a outra nos arrecifes próximos (esta, inclusive, posteriormente foi aproveitada para a construção do citado farol da Ponta Verde).

Na segunda metade dos anos 1940 o poder municipal local começou a dar alguma atenção ao seu ilustre morador. Em 1946 a prefeitura de Reinaldo Carlos de Carvalho Gama cercou o coqueiro com algumas estacas para protegê-lo, e em 1948 a gestão do prefeito João Teixeira de Vasconcelos construiu no entorno uma praça com banquinhos.

Queda

No dia 28 de julho de 1955 Maceió acordou com a notícia do tombamento do Gogó da Ema, ocorrido na tarde do dia anterior, 27 de julho. Segundo a obra Maceió de Outrora, de Félix Lima Júnior, o coqueiro, que teve seu tronco deformado devido a um ataque de pragas sofrido nos primeiros anos, "caiu aos poucos, devagarzinho", e populares das redondezas, "imediatamente", "cortavam as palhas e colheram os frutos".

No dia seguinte foi iniciada uma operação para reerguê-lo. Sob a orientação de especialistas o Gogó da Ema foi recolocado em pé após 2 dias. Resistiu durante todo o segundo semestre, sendo declarado morto em dezembro de 1955, ainda de pé, desabando em definitivo no dia 22 de janeiro de 1956.

A morte do coqueiro, segundo os relatos, tem várias causas. Em Maceió de Outrora o autor Lima Júnior atribui o início do fim à busca por petróleo na região, principalmente às obras realizadas nos arrecifes próximos, que estimularam o avanço do mar sobre a base do coqueiral.

Já o historiador Luís Veras Filho, em texto publicado na série Maceió História - Costumes, aponta para a construção do Porto de Jaraguá, inaugurado em 1940, "que ocasionou mais acentuadamente a invasão marítima" (alterando a dinâmica das correntes oceânicas) "quando a Prefeitura construiu o bisonho cais-de-proteção, que não resistiu à fúria do mar".

Impacto cultural

O Gogó da Ema marcou e ainda marca o imaginário da cidade de Maceió. Diversas manifestações socioeconômicas (produtos, eventos, empreendimentos, expressões artísticas, entre outros) têm clara inspiração no famoso coqueiro.

Foi personagem de obras como a música Coco do Gogó da Ema (1961), de Luíz Wanderley e Miguel Lima, e o documentário O Gigante (1968), dirigido por Mário Civelli. Na região em que floresceu foi construída a praça Gogó da Ema, que continua sendo local de atividades da população.

Poesia

Meu lindo Gogó da Ema

Encerras um lindo poema

Que a natureza escreveu.

Tu namoras estas praias

Vestidas com as brancas saias

Que a Ponta Verde coseu.

Alguém te chama "aleijão"

Só por não ter perfeição

A tua espinha dorsal;

Mas se tu fosses perfeito

Não terias tal conceito

No conceito universal.

* Autor: Eugênio Calheiros

A lenda do Gogó da Ema (folclore)

Era uma vez uma índia morena, virgem de corpo e de coração. Habitava a taba dos guerreiros caetés, tecia redes e se enfeitava de penas. Mirava o rosto nas águas claras da lagoa e corria pela mata, ouvindo o grito da araponga e respondendo ao canto da cauã.

Um dia, ouviu-se um brado de guerra e os guerreiros partiram manejando os tacapes. Os arcos retesados expediam flechas, e eram tantas que se confundiam no ar. Três sóis lutaram sem descanso e sem cansaço. Ao alvorecer do quarto dia, voltaram triunfantes.

Entre os troféus, traziam preso um inimigo. Começaram os festejos. O índio era forte e belo. Não queria ser sacrificado. Pediu para lutar e venceu três embates. Não se mata um herói entre os índios. Só os civilizados têm medo da coragem e do heroísmo dos outros.

A virgem caeté apaixonou-se pelo índio prisioneiro e fugiram na calada da noite. Andavam sol a sol. À noite, deitavam-se na terra e suas bocas sedentas de água e de amor se encontravam na escuridão. Recomeçavam a caminhada com a aurora.

A índia delirava. Seus passos já não eram ágeis, seus membros pesavam, seus olhos ofuscados pela claridade dos dias de sol procuravam a terra e a cabeça pendia-lhe no peito. A marcha prosseguia em busca de outras terras.

Um dia viram água, muita água. Era a imensidão do mar. Exausta, ela se deitou na beira da praia deserta. Suas forças chegavam ao fim. Desesperado, ele pediu a Tupã que o transformasse em uma árvore cujo fruto tivesse água doce para matar a sede à sua amada, polpa para mitigar-lhe a fome, óleo para untar seus pés cansados e palmas longas para abrigar na sombra seu corpo franzino.

Tupã atendeu. Transformou-o em coqueiro, o primeiro coqueiro que houve sobre a terra. Na ânsia de crescer, ele elevou o tronco muito acima das areias brancas, e ela não alcançou seus frutos pendentes. Então, num esforço gigantesco, ele se curvou para a praia, abaixando o tronco poderoso.

A índia já não resistia. Com as mãos estendidas para colher os frutos de água doce e polpa macia, sua alma voara em direção às nuvens. Novamente, num esforço supremo, ele movimentou o tronco para o alto e ergueu a copa verde carregada de frutos para o céu.

Até morrer ele ficou ali numa praia de Alagoas, embalando nas palmas adejantes a alma fugitiva de sua amada.

* Narrada por Maria Aída Wucherer Braga no Boletim Alagoano de Folclore, Nº 11, de 1987.

Linha do Tempo
Séc. XIX … 1910 – O Gogó da Ema é plantado no sítio Ponta Verde.

1939 – Início da procura por petróleo nas cercanias do coqueiro.

1940 – Inauguração do Porto de Jaraguá.

1955, 27 de julho – Primeira queda.

1955, 29 de julho – Operação conduzida por especialistas recoloca o Gogó da Ema em pé.

1955, dezembro – a árvore, ainda de pé, é declarada oficialmente morta.

1956, 22 de janeiro – O Gogó da Ema tomba pela última vez.

Referências

Bibliografia

 Braga, Maria Aída Wucherer (1987). A lenda do Gogó da Ema. In Boletim Alagoano de Folclore. Comissão Alagoana de Folclore. Ano XXX-XXXVIII, n. 11, 1987.
 Braga, Oswaldo; Cabral, Virgílio (1955). De pé o Gogó da Ema. In O Cruzeiro, ed. 52, 8 out. 1955, p. 64.
 Lima Júnior, Félix (1976). Maceió de Outrora (Coleção Pensar Alagoas). Imprensa Oficial Graciliano Ramos. v. 1, 2014, 279 páginas. ISBN 9788594650146.
 Veras Filho, Luís (1992). Gogó da Ema. In Maceió História – Costumes. FUNTED.

Ligações externas

 Gogó da Ema no Acervo Misa

Atrações turísticas de Alagoas
Maceió
Árvores notórias no Brasil


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Home Album & EP Reviews Review: Never Home – Never Home
Review: Never Home – Never Home
A short but nicely crafted EP that doesn't seem to vary in style but sets the foundations for the future of Never Home.
The pop punk genre gets slapped onto so much music these days. It seems to be the middle grounds for music that is either just that little too heavy for mainstream radio but also too soft for the punk representation. North Carolina's own Never Home sit on the very cusp of punk pop with a style that's a little heavy but vocals that just don't seem angsty enough for the punk side.
The opening track Dulin Road is a strong way to kick off the album but only after 55 seconds of the longest, most pointless intro possible. Each time you think that intro is going to bring in the band, it continues on for another 4 bars. I understand hyping up the people but leave that for the shows as people want to jump straight to the music. As soon as the intro is through, though, we are finally treated to Nick Klock's vocals and the stylings of guitarists Dan Drysdale and Devon Stone, bassist Ian Wade and drummer Rob Hendley. While Drysdale, Stone, Wade and Hendley have the punk sound down pat, Klock's vocals just don't tend to have the same emotion that's being emitted from the band.
This sadly tends to happen throughout all five tracks in the EP and with Klock very rarely changing up any stylings between tracks, it was very hard to tell if a track was on repeat or if it was the next track of the EP. Don't get me wrong, Klock has talent with what he does but it would be great to hear a different note progression or tone change in his expressions. It's a bit too much of the cliché pop punk sound and very little emotional input. Take for example Yellowcard. Very similar style in vocals but vocalist Ryan Key put raw emotion behind each note and pushed to make each song unique. Klock sadly didn't achieve that with this EP but this is exactly what EP's are for.
On the other side of things, the instrumental work was superb. Constant riff change ups from Drysdale and Stone brought each song that punk uncertainty and rapid fire succession. It gave this structured yet lose feel to the music and makes you feel comfortable and wanting more. This is easily accompanied by the ever changing bass line from Wade and the smooth drumming of Hendley. It's very hard to fault the band for the instrumental work (other than that intro). The instrumentals shine brightest in the final track Consider It Done and make it possibly the best track on the album.
It's easy to see that this is a first EP and it's different seeing a band use the infamous self titled approach to an EP and not an album release. They do have song names down pat, however, that will appeal to the pop punk community.
Never Home definitely has a long way to go with it all but if they can build on what they have that's solid and use that as foundation's, it won't be long until they get named the next big thing in pop punk. Until then though, I'll enjoy listening to this EP still.
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All ping pong players can be categorized as offensive or defensive players. Based on that category you are going to want to choose a paddle that meets the needs of that style of player. An offensive player is going to look for a different amount of control, spin, and power than a defensive player and vice versa. But how do we decide whether we are an offensive or defensive player?
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Your playing style can be determined simply by how you play the game. An offensive player is going to want to attack the ball and trying to out power the other player with their returns. A defensive player is going to be more focused on returning even the hardest of hits, and waiting for their opponent to make a mistake. Because of this difference, they will need different things out of a paddle, and their rating can help a player decide what is best for them.
Ping Pong paddles are rated on their control, power, and speed. Each paddle will have a different rating for each category.
Control is all about the rubber and how tacky it is. A high control paddle is going to hold onto the ball longer which allows for better placement of the ball.
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First let me say thank you for this great plugin! I was wondering if you could tell me how to remove the login box that appears on a post or page when the content is hidden. I am using another login control plugin which places a login box on the sidebar, and I simply want to use the WP Membership plugin to hide content from non-registered users, and direct them to login on the sidebar.
I would greatly appreciate your help in this matter.
Thanks Lauren for your comment! Let me start by saying that I never recommend making changes to the code as that means you need to recreate your changes in the event of an upgrade of the plugin. With that caveat, what you need to change is in the wp-members-core.php file. The function wpmem_securify function is where all of the possibilities of how/what to display are handled. The function that calls the login box is wpmem_inc_login, so that needs to be disabled from the conditions that you want to remove it from. I would comment that out ( //wpmem_inc_login). Hope that helps!
Hi Derek – I'm not familiar with that particular plugin, but my guess is that it captures referral info as hidden fields – you'd have to look for sure. That would need to be added to the registration process – not a small task, but not impossible depending on how handy with php you are.
The Plugin in question allocates to the standard registration page refferal id and select a user name as does yours the only difference is therefore the following of ref id and the overwritten cookie facility and in the user data base it shows how many refs made and on the new sign up who referred the new sign up.
as far as php is concerned I am more fluent in double dutch and Esperanto i.e no clue what so ever.
I'm new in the WP-world and I need the WP-Members plugin. I installed the plugin, but now I don't know how to protect certain pages so that only members can access them with their password. I'm working in wysiwyg and i can not find the custom fields everyone's talking about on the forum. I'm sorry to bother you with my question, but as I said it is my first website.
Hi Mirte – you'll find custom fields just below the wysiwyg editor. However, in WP 3.1, these are now turned off (from the display, not from functioning) by default and need to be turned on. Look to the upper right hand corner of the admin for "screen options" when you are on the page/post editing page. This is where you turn on the custom fields.
Is there anyway to make membership contingent on paying a fee through paypal or the like?
I actually have a PayPal add-on in development. Not sure when that will be ready for release, though.
However, in the meantime you could moderate registrations manually and have a manual payment system. Depending on how many users you have would determine whether this is feasible.
I have a question regarding the registration fields. Is there any way of having custom fields? As in changing the default Name, Email, Address, etc to require different things like School or Company?
Thank you so much for wanting to join us in prayer for the lost of the world. If you are a current partner please sign in here.
when I login at the page it goes to a completely blank page. no words at all. on local host it was working just fine. I uploaded and updated the version at the same time what am I doing wrong??????
Ruthie – I would recommend that you delete the plugin entirely (in the WP Plugins tab, deactivate, then select delete), this will clear out all of the plugin's settings. Then do a full and clean reinstall.
If that does not solve things for you, please contact me via this site's contact form and I'll take a look at it.
I found WP-Members recently as I was searching for a plugin that would allow me to make some of my client's content password protected and visible only to registered users of the site.
The plugin seems to be great, but I'm having an interesting problem!
The login form and the text above it (this page is only for registered users, etc) appears twice on the pages that are password protected. Have you ever heard of such a problem? I really would like to make it work as your plugin seems to be what I need exactly.
Hi Burak – thanks for your comments. The issue you have arises when there are multiple instances of "the Loop" on a single page. I took a look at your site, and in your case, this is occurring in the head of the html document. Most often, this is either your theme or a plugin. In looking at the generated source, I could not tell if your theme is totally customized, or if you worked from another framework, so I don't know if that's it. If you are using some type of SEO plugin that uses the loop to generate head content, then that's probably it.
The way to find out what you have that is incompatible is deactivate all plugins except WP-Members, logout, then test the site. If the problem is still occurring, it is in your theme. If not, bring up your plugins one by one, logout and test each time to determine where your incompatibility is.
If it is in your theme, it's more of an easy fix. Look at your header.php file (or wherever the header is generated). Most likely you have a customized function there that is calling an instance of the Loop. Remove that and you should be fine. (Or, if your theme has options, such as Arras theme, you might be able to install one of the popular SEO plugins such as All-in-One and it will no longer fire that function).
If it is an incompatible plugin, you are going to have to decide whether that plugin is important enough to keep, and if so, are you willing to make non-upgradeable modifications to work around the issue.
There are always alternative ways for SEO, so my priority here is WP-Members!
No problem – as long as whatever you use does not run a second instance of the Loop, you'll be fine.
Hi I had a similar loop problem using iThemes and Builder Core, had the login form and registration form looping in the sidebar as well as the content area… the solution I found was to remove 'widget contet' areas from the sidebar and just insert plain HTML or standard WP widgets.
This is a great plugin. We are having a small issue though – is there a way to restrict wp-members users to a particular WP user rather than add all users to wp-members by default? We have an interesting problem where if you are logged into the WP dashboard and try to view the live website, we are directed to the protected pages by default. I assume this is because all users are also wp-members users as well. It's making it very difficult to update the site (constant logging in and out to see the live site). Any thoughts?
Hi Beth – thanks for the comments. There are a couple things to clarify. First, WP-Members uses the WordPress user table. This is to maximize compatibility with both WordPress itself and any other plugins that might use user information. So there is no difference between "wp-members" and "WP users." Also, the plugin registers users with whatever the default role you have set in your WP settings (if you haven't changed anything in this regard from the WP install, it is "subscriber").
The only difference between being logged in and logged out is whether the content is viewable or if it is replaced by the login/registration, so I'm not sure why you are needing to login/logout to view the site. I guess that just comes down to how you manage your process flow. If it bothers you that much, I'd say use a second browser (such as one IE and one FireFox) as login state is maintained using cookies. Then you can be logged in with an admin role in one and not in the other.
Thanks, Chad. We actually found a way around it when editing by adding an extra link to the site. But your reasoning here makes perfect sense to me. I think that we are just using the plugin in a more unconventional way than others. Thanks, again!
I am using my WP site as a photography site and was wondering if using this WP Members plugin you can have it as a client log in so once they log in it takes them directly to there commissioned pictures.
Hi Rob – thanks for the comments. The plugin operates in an all-or-none kind of way. I think that you would need some way of separating user access based on each user login (i.e. user A can see anything tagged for user A but not anything belonging to user B or C). Unfortunately, this plugin doesn't do that.
Thanks for your assistance Ill keep looking for one.
I am looking for a log in plugin like you described above. Have you been able to find one?
Did you find one? I need a plugin based upon role that can be assigned to a category or page.
Depending on your level of skill with php, there is a new hook in what will be the next plugin update (tentatively 2.7.5). wpmem_block will allow you to write your own filters for notifying the plugin whether content should be blocked or not. This could be anything from page/post IDs, category, tag, or user ID.
This is a great plug-in. Well done.
My blog is for a nursery school where all but the home page and 'about us' is available only to registered users (staff and parents). The blog should be completely off-limits to the public.
1) Block the entire blog page – just show the registration/login box.
2) Show blog titles only.
3) Reduce the size of the excert to no more than 2 lines, or equavalent characters.
// words you want the excerpt to be.
The return value of this function is the number of words your want in your excerpt.
So, is there no option for Paul Warn's point #1? I too would like to do the same thing. I don't want to show excerpts or not excerpts. I don't want them to see anything.
I've turned off search, so I don't have to worry about that, but have "category" pages that I don't even want people to see the titles of the posts unless they have access to that "category" page.
That pretty much answered what I needed. I applied that method to the category template. Works fine now. I probably need to do this to "single post" template as well.
hello- I have a question I wanted to set up part of my blog to where someone pays for a product on one page and then gets emailed a password to access to a tutorial on a page. Can this be done with wp-members? Also who sets up passwords? Does everyone use the same one?
There isn't a built in payment gateway, although many of the plugin's users that do utilize payments have the plugin set to moderate registration (admin approval). Passwords are generated for each user by the system, but once they log in, they have the opportunity to set their own password.
So I would have to set my own payment gateway is that correct? Like paypal. Then I would direct them to register?
I'm having an issue with my login form in IE 7. I've tested in Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome, without any problems, but the login form isn't allowing users to login in IE7.
Were you able to preview the sample page in IE? Can you tell me why the login fields won't allow me to type in a username/password. Even when I try to cut and paste the username/pass it gives me an error code.
Any suggestions? The login page otherwise works just fine in Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari.
Lynn – I took a look in IE and can enter in both fields (I am able to get a login failed message since I don't have valid credentials). Are you just not able to enter data in the fields or able to enter data in the fields but not validate?
I think it's just not validating in IE7.
I have a question about different levels of membership. How do I protect a post that is accessible by a s2Member Level 2, but not an S1 member?
What do "s2Member Level 1" & "s2Member Level 2" control/activate?
Hi! Can I somehow show main menu and the footer on a blocked page? At the moment all content of the blocked page is hidden. Thanks so much for a fantastic plugin!
Thea – blocking only occurs within the Loop, so if you have a properly constructed theme, header, footer, menus, and sidebars should display regardless of whether a user is logged in.
I'm having trouble with blocking pages. I did an update today of the plug in and my pages aren't hidden anymore. I've made sure "share excerpts" was unchecked and I've used the unblock custom field on pages I want to show since I've checked the "hide pages" by default box. I also tried the block custom field on pages I don't want to be accesible without a login. All the pages I don't want anyone but members to see are accesible in IE8, Firefox on ubuntu and my browser on my phone.
Unfortunately I can't let you see the pages since they are related to proprietary stuff. I have made the pages private until I can get this resolved. Any help would be great.
Ok, I got the pages to work properly and now they don't display unless someone is logged in. But, to do this I had to remove [[wp-members page="members-area"]] and [[wp-members page= "login"]] from those pages. The problem is there is no link or place for the members to logout once they're done with the site.
I tried creating a separate members area page with [[wp-members page="members-area"]] but it still doesn't give anyone the option to log out of any of the pages/site. Before the update I used both the "members page" code and the "login" code on all my secure pages and members were able to update there info or logout from whatever secure page they were on.
Robert – let's start from the beginning. There is no need to use the shortcodes on regular content (posts/pages). These are shortcodes to create special pages for special purposes. For example, the members area page is to manage resetting forgotten passwords, updating registration information, or to change a password. By putting this shortcode on every protected page, you are actually probably confusing your users and the plugin.
The same goes for the login shortcode. If a page is protected, there is no reason to add the login shortcode to the page – a login form is already provided automatically by the plugin.
Thanks for the info Chad. I think I'll use the sidebar widget. I appreciate your input.
Thank you so much for creating this great plugin! I have the login widget on the sidebar for purposes of logout, but when someone goes to a blocked page they see the login form in the content and on the sidebar. Is there a way to remove the login form from the content area and just have it show on the sidebar? Thanks.
You can remove the registration form from the body area, but not the login. That is the designed flow of the plugin. The sidebar is actually the optional part, not the body as not every template uses a sidebar on content pages (WP default TwentyEleven is a good example).
Hello. Thank you for the plug-in. I've looked through all the info available and still can't figure out how to do what I want. I have a picture in a sidebar… people can click it and a pdf file is opened in a new tab. I would like them to have to sign in to access this file. Can you help?
Hello. The plug in works great on my site and blocks the pages I want. However, I started using a custom page template (http://guff.szub.net/source/page-authors-2.0.php) to be able to list all of the subscribers in a list form as a directory on one of the pages that I blocked and now I can no longer block that page. Is there something I can add to the template to make the page block? Thanks.
Hi Doris – you correctly identified this as a custom template. It's not a page in the WP sense of the word. WP-Members only directly blocks content that is managed withing the WP structure of Posts and/or Pages (again, in the WP definition) using the Loop. This is a template that does not use an instance of the Loop.
That being said, yes, you can still block the content. It's not too complicated, it just requires some adjustments to your template using a conditional statement around the WP function is_user_logged_in(). I put together an example of how to do this here.
Thanks. It did work to a certain extent, but the protected information shows up on the bottom of the page after the login boxes.
You might want to check to make certain all the content components are within the logged in condition. I know for a fact that this works seamlessly because the template you referenced above is what I used to test this method before I wrote this example post.
? If it is I placed it in after and it still shows. Did I put it in the correct place?
I know this would be the perfect solution if could get it to work. What is my content?
I don't want the blocked pages to show on the header or footer unless the user is logged in. Is there a way to have this set like this?
I put together an example to work from here.
Hi. I'm liking the plugin so far. Is there a way to customize the text in the email once a user registers?
Not at this time (although you could edit the content in wp-members-email.php, noting that any changes would be overwritten in the event of an upgrade).
I have your login widget setup on the left sidebar. Problem is if a users hits a protected post – he comes up seeing login for in the widget and in the protected post area. How do I prevent the latter? Thanks!
Hi Rob – I'm glad you like the plugin. The behavior you described is part of the process flow of the plugin. A login will always display for protected content if the user is not logged in.
I hear what you are saying, and that might make sense for something that was a customized site specific solution. But in the one-size-fits-all world of WP plugins, you have to consider that not every page/post template utilizes a sidebar (WP default twentytwelve theme for example).
OK – thanks for responding.
I have installed the plugin and have gone thru all settings. When I login, it gives me full access to the admin site. I added the patch to the function PHP and it now doesn't show the main toolbar, but still shows the "edit" button, which takes you right back to the admin site. What I am looking to do is only allow access to certain pages after login, nothing else changes. What am I doing wrong and how do I correct it?
Are you logging in with your own username?
Hi Chad! Thank you for this great plugin! Unfortunately I have a little problem with it. I have set up a restriction to registered members. If you watch the restricted content before logging in, you can see an message that you do not have the rights to see it. So it's ok, but after this you log in and you still can't see it. You have to force refresh the page to see that you are actually logged in, and then you can see the restricted content too. How could I eliminate this annoying force refresh step and fix the problem? Thank you for your help!
It's possible that you have something interfering with the process of validating that a user is in a logged in state. This all occurs before anything is sent downstream to the browser. It could be something like a cache plugin, but could be something else as well. I would suggest testing with plugins disabled and bringing them back up one by one, testing login each time. That will help you determine if you can rule out any plugin conflicts. If that's not it, test the same way with the default theme to see if it's something in your theme.
Let me say thank you for this great plugin!
I have installed the plugin and have a problem when i tried to register with another username and email. But its not delivered to another email also mine. So, i have to activate new user manually from my primary account (dashboard).
Would you tell me how i can fix that ?
The plugin uses the WP function wp_mail for sending. You need to verify that wp_mail is functioning properly. (Before that though, you should verify that there wasn't a delay in sending, or that it didn't just go to your junk mail folder.) There are some suggestions in the FAQs for troubleshooting, and you could also visit the WordPress forums.
Chad, awesome plugin! I work for a nonprofit that offers peer support, so it's important to protect certain information.
Quick question … we're fiddling with bbpress, and I wondered if there's a way — because you can't add Custom Fields (at least not thru the admin) — to protect Forums and forum posts?
Well, bbpress as a plugin (2.0) is relatively undocumented and there are differences in hooking into it vs the 1.x version. Depending on what you want to do, the forum by itself can require that a user be registered to post but not to read. If you want to block the forums entirely, I haven't come across the ideal way to do that yet. Currently, I think the simplest way is to use the bbp_template_notices hook and if the user is not logged in, stop the process there.
Love the plugin, thanks for your effort.
I am protecting all my posts, I have the "Show excerpts" option selected in the plugin admin, I have "more" tags in all my posts, and the more tags work perfectly on the page that lists my latest posts… when a non-member clicks "continue reading", they get redirected to the "log in or register" page (which is great) but for some reason I can not get the post excerpt (stuff before the "more" tag) to appear before the WP-members login and register forms.
Ocassionaly people will arrive at my page from the permalink to the post, and it is crucial fro them to get the "teaser" to encourage them to register, but all they se now is the post title and the register page, and the WP-Members message telling them to register.
Damian – it sounds like you have everything configured correctly, so it does seem strange that the excerpts are not working for you. If you contact me via the contact form and send me an link to an example, I'll take a look at it.
I have downloaded the plugin and have blocked pages. My question is: Can I assign a registered user to only one page instead of all pages that I unblock?
Hi Cara – I'm sorry, I'm not really clear on what you are trying to do. Are you asking about restricting a specific page to a specific user?
Thank you for your quick response. Yes sir, I want to assign a registered user to one page, besides that pages with general info. For example, I provide a service for users. I want to offer a user to register on the site and then proceed to view their service history on their own page. The site also has pages with general info which are not blocked.
That's actually something that isn't going to be able to be done with the plugin on its own. You would need to have something customized appropriately, probably in the template or perhaps a shortcode, that would display information based upon the specific user's user ID.
Hi Chad, thanks for the great plugin.
I have spent the day setting it up and as I have plenty of experience with css and php I can see many possibilities for this plugin going forward.
I have had a small issue with the sidebar link to 'register', although I have disabled registration in the settings and deleted the registration page I created while testing, the link remains. Could you advise me on where I've gone wrong and what steps I need to take to rectify this?
Sorry about that Chad, I managed to sort it out.
When deleting the registration page link I merely deleted everything after the http:// that I had put in there, however, when hitting the update settings button it actually repopulates with the full link again, thus causing the register link to remain. I didn't see this the first few times I tried it. The solution was to just delete the entire entry and hit update settings, it would then repopulate with just the original http://.
Maybe this will help someone else if they get stuck on it.
I am creating a website that uses categories for the posts. It also has the standard search.
I have unchecked the "show excerpts" box and and not using any "more" tags on the posts.
For some posts, I added the "block = true" field. This works fine when I am logged off and try to click on the post name in the Recent Posts section on the Menu.
If I search using a term in a blocked post, the post shows up in the search results for all to see.
On the menu, if I select a post category the blocked post is a member of, the post shows up in the result set for all to see.
I would have expected that the blocked post would not come up in the result list. I think that these appearances circumvent the purpose of the block. Have I overlooked something?
You need to be using the 'more' tag, otherwise summary templates like archives and search results will display the entire content.
I am sorry for my ignorance…… We have built our company website using the Mingle theme of WordPress. I installed the WP-Member plug-in to restrict the access to our pricing pages unless the person has become a member and is logged in. I have unchecked the block posts and block pages boxes in the settings. My question is how and where do I enter the block = true so that I can lock the one page that will have the pricing? I don't know what you mean by a "custom field" in the instructions……….
Also, I don't see how to enable a "lost username or password" in case a member can't remember how to log in. The box in the sidebar just gives a field to enter user name and password.
Custom fields are meta for posts and pages and are part of the post/page editor. See Override the Default Setting for Posts/Pages on page 3 of the Quick Start Guide. There is a screen shot there to show you.
A forgot password link will show in the login if you set the location of the Members Area in the plugin's settings. See page 4 of the Quick Start Guide.


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On a typical Friday morning, 20 kindergarten parents took their most-prized possessions in the form of six- and seven-year olds, to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., only to receive tragic news a short time later - there was a shooting at the school.
In a short, random act of violence, many lives were changed forever - including ours.
For those of us in education, this loss hits especially hard. Educators across the country have undoubtedly thought of their own students, their own schools, haunted by the what ifs. Not only have innocent lives been lost, but the feeling of safety and security in all of our schools also has been snatched away from students, parents, educators and communities. We are forced to realize if a situation so horrendous can happen to an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., it can happen anywhere.
Teaching is an awesome responsibility which I and many of my colleagues take seriously.
There is nothing more important than the success and well-being of our students. Some outside the education field don't realize that when these young people, little or tall, enter our classrooms on the first day of school, they immediately become our kids.
We teach, discipline, listen, love, protect and defend them as our own - in many cases, long after they leave our classrooms. We laugh and cry - and yes, we argue - as we all learn to work together and get along so these promising young people can grow up to be responsible, educated, productive citizens.
As a result of the school shooting, so many ask why. We also must ask the question: How? How do we keep the students entrusted to us in our schools physically and mentally safe in such a sometimes maniacal world?
Recently, a little girl approached a local police officer to ask him if he would protect her school from shooters - so there is no doubt, the violence of that morning will long leave an impact on all ages. Parents and educators will be faced with questions from students wanting assurances they have nothing to fear.
So, once again, I will greet my eighth-grade language arts students as they enter my classroom. I definitely will smile, as I do every day. Some days, I may grab a hug or two because, once again, I have been reminded of how precious each student is and what a gift I've been given to work with them each day.
I will answer their questions the best I can and will continue to help them to make sense of the problems they face in their daily lives. Students don't always make this easy, but those who are the most difficult to love are often the ones who need it most. I realize more than ever how important it is that I get to know each child - so I know when they're hurting and need help - with the hope that violent acts don't become a solution.
There are those times, however, when situations arise that no one can anticipate, and teachers must react instinctively in the best interest of their students. This commitment to children and their well-being was supported by the actions of those educators who bravely risked their own lives to protect "their kids" during the horrific scene in Connecticut.
It also is supported by the number of teachers who will work to once again make students feel safe and continue to give willingly of themselves to provide the best education for their students in the days to come.
It may be the job of educators to teach, but it is a privilege to know and love our students. We have to make every day count.
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Beyond the Sycamore Trees: What the Turkey Protests Really Represent
"Occupy Gezi:" Recent Events in Turkey Are Amongst the Most Significant in Modern Turkish History. Image Credit: Global Post
*This post of mine was published on Forbes Woman.*
At first glance, the recent unrest in Turkey could be mistaken for an uprising elsewhere in the region: People gathering in a large square, expressing their secular-leaning demands through masse protests. But look closer, and you will see that the Turkey uprisings are about issues extending far beyond the Sycamore trees of Gezi Park.
The brutally excessive police force against peaceful protesters trying to protect this park from being replaced by yet another shopping mall, however, proved to be just the spark needed to light a nation, silently building resentment towards Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian government, on fire.
Oktay Ege Kozak, a Turkish film critic and screenwriter, describes what is bringing thousands of Turks, young and old, across all ethnic and religious divides, together on the streets:
The Brutal Forces of Turkish Police Against Protesters Pushed Turks to Their Breaking Point. Image Credit: Flickr
These protests are not just about a group of trees anymore. These protests are about millions of Turkish people doing whatever they can to protect our country's legacy of personal freedom and secularism. After ten years of their rights being taken away bit by bit, the country's young and old banding together to remind a deluded, self-imposed king that he does not rule over the land. That the land does not belong to him, it belongs to all of us…the explosion was inevitable.
Many young Turks I interviewed articulated a fear of Turkey's secular democratic foundation being steered closer and closer towards an Islamic democracy because of Erdogan's right-wing religious and conservative politics. According to them, this self-crowned 'king' has been abusing his authority with impunity.
Turkey is currently the world's "leading jailer of journalists," and Erdogan's government has come down hard on all media, especially social media in the wake of the protests. Turkey's Prime Minister even accuses Twitter of distorting events in his country. Dozens of social media users have been arrested.
Erdogan's Recent Proposed Legislations Repeatedly Target Women's Rights. Image Credit: CS Monitor
Despite these efforts to intimidate online organizing, it is undeniable that once again we are seeing social media serve as a lifeline for protesters speaking out against their government, as The Media Line's Steve Dorsey explains:
The Turkish television channels have shown almost none of the protests in their country. At one of the most intense moments, when police forces clashed with protesters here, cars were overturned and buildings torched, one Turkish TV news channel continued to show a documentary on penguins. Those protests now appear to be among the most significant events in modern Turkish history…With little reliable, non-politicized coverage available from the usual media outlets, many Turks have embraced social media sources like Twitter.
Perhaps nothing is more telling of just how deeply conservative Erdogan's politics run than his attempts to regulate women's freedoms. I spoke with a Turkish-American woman working in the civil society sector. Talking to me on condition of anonymity, she said that taking strong positions on women's issues in Turkey is "an excellent platform for the Prime Minister's strategy of subterfuge related to achieving his Islamic democracy goals."
Beyond the Sycamore Trees: What Started As a Protest To Save Gezi Park Has Gone Global for Turks. Image Credit: Souciant
She points to legislation after legislation that Erdogan introduced in Parliament consistently targeting women, from reducing legal abortion limit from 16 weeks to 10 weeks to encouraging Turkish women to bear three children to overlooking Turkey's continuing child-bride practices and domestic violence issues. However, others warn that Turkish women cannot be generalized:
Turkey suffers from a deep-rooted identity crisis, almost like a multiple personality disorder. Turkey is home to many parallel universes and tribes which typically do not intersect. So the question of what women have to lose if Turkey were to become more of an Islamic state means different things to different women: A less stringent secular government will grant women with headscarves an opportunity to participate in public life. Yet a more Islamic government will painfully curtail the liberties of women with more progressive lifestyles.
Although the Turkish protests have already been labeled the "Turkish Summer," unlike its regional neighbors, Turkey is not fighting for the basic democratic right to vote like in Iran, or fighting to remove a dictator like in Egypt. Turkish women are not demanding the right to drive like in Saudi Arabia.
This is a fight to keep a secular country that is a secular democracy, just that: a secular democracy. This was one of the most critical ideological institutions of Kemal Ataturk. Today's Turks don't want this foundation to be compromised, even in the slightest.
Will Turkey manage to remain a beacon of hope for Muslim democracies? For now, the mood in Turkey appears defiant, as the youth are determined to fight for their pluralistic identity, and secular roots. Dr. Deniz Şenol Sert, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Özyeğin University, compares "Occupy Gezi" to a lab experiment, testing to see if Turks really can preserve their complex identity:
As a young, educated, woman, professional, what I fear is to lose my lifestyle. I don't mind if people are doing their prayers. They should not mind if I drink. I like wearing mini-skirts. They want to wear chadors. I never understood why, but now I am not questioning anymore. There are many Turkeys- Seculars/Islamists, Sunnis/Alevis, Kurds/Turks, rich/poor. The divisions are a lot. But this current turmoil shows us that we can live together.
Let's hope for the thousands of Turks fighting for their rights, and risking their lives across the country, that they can, indeed, all live together.
*This post of mine was published on Forbes Woman.
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Spanning Time: The home of Ely Park's namesake wasn't demolished after all
Most of the structure of S. Mills Ely's home was incorporated into a Binghamton building.
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Gerald Smith, Special to the Press & Sun-Bulletin Published 8:00 a.m. ET July 7, 2018
Images from the area's history. Keith Kraska / staff video
S. Mills Ely, shown around 1890.(Photo: Broome County Historical Society photo)
Sometimes you just get it wrong. You don't mean to, but you get it wrong.
If you think I am referring to one of my many mistakes, you would be the one in error. Mine are too numerous to mention.
No, this one refers to a mistake that my mentor, Marjory Hinman, made in her book "Lost Landmarks," which was published many years ago.
It is a great little book providing all sorts of information in brief entries about buildings around the county that no longer exist. I have used the book for all this time to help answer questions about older architecture. Yet even in this small gem, there is at least one mistake.
That mistake would be her entry about the home of S. Mills Ely, which was on the corner of Chenango and Henry streets in Binghamton. Ely, born in Connecticut in 1837, was a wholesale grocer who came to the area about 1865 to help form a partnership with his uncle, Charles McKinney, in the wholesale grocery business. In 1873, Ely left to form his own firm, S. Mills Ely and Co.
It was a successful firm, especially after forming a partnership with E.F. Leighton, which would continue until Ely's death in 1909. Like many of the other successful businessmen in Binghamton in the last part of the 19th century, Ely felt the need to build a substantial home. Charles McKinney would build one home on Henry, and another McKinney relative would build a home designed by Isaac Perry on Court Street next to the Phelps Mansion (now the site of the Broome County Public Library).
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The S. Mills Ely home on Henry Street, built around 1875. (Photo: Broome County Public Library, Putnam Collection)
Ely's home, a two-and-a-half-story Italianate style with cupola, was built on the lot at 85 Henry St. — at the corner with Chenango and about a half-block away from his uncle's stately manor. Of course, today Ely is better known for his summer home atop Mount Prospect, with its tower that overlooked the valley. It would be that property that he would donate in his will to be used as a public park for the city.
Ely was a very conservative and strict Christian — hence his firm would not buy or sell any tobacco product, and drinking alcoholic beverages was not allowed in the Ely Park city-owned section of that area. I feel assured he also practiced these beliefs in his own home on Henry Street.
When he died in 1909, the estate fell to his daughter, Clara Ely Clements, including the business and the home. About 10 years later, she sold the home to be used for a new structure that would house the offices and printing devices for the Morning Sun newspaper. It was to be a modern structure with a curved exterior that would also house the offices of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Morning Sun building that incorporated the Ely home, around 1925. (Photo: Broome County Historical Society photo)
This is where the error occurs. Looking at the outside of the building, which still stands today, Marjory Hinman felt they demolished the nice home of Ely's to erect the new building. It would seem the logical thing to assume — but we know that they say about the word assume. In this case, they would be correct.
The home was not demolished. The builders removed the front wall of the home and incorporated the rest of the structure into the rear portion of the new building. The exterior was stuccoed to match the rest of the southern wall of the building. After all, why waste a perfectly good home that could be re-used?
Now, you may ask how I know this. Well first, my father did a remodeling job in that building many years ago when he was a carpenter for Edward McGowan Corp., and told me about floor and stair differences and how you could see the remains of the house. Then, Sherman Nelson, a former Link employee, told me the same thing and told me how to see the house in the building.
So, Ely's home is still there after 130 years. However, I am not sure how S. Mills Ely would feel about the bars serving alcohol on his former property. Oh, well.
Gerald Smith is the Broome County historian. Email him at historysmiths@stny.rr.com.
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Washington Street, just north of Court Street, about 1890. Broome County Historical Society photo
Looking west on Court Street in Binghamton, about 1905. Broome County Historical Society photo
Looking north on Chenango Street from Court Street in Binghamton, about 1897. Broome County Historical Society photo
Baldwin Street in Lestershire about 1909, prior to the village being named Johnson City. Broome County Historical Society photo
A view in front of the Broome County Courthouse looking east in 1892. Broome County Historical Society photo
The home of Dr. Saphronius French in the Village of Lisle, as it appeared in the 1850s. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Haynes Johnson home in the Town of Kirkwood. as it appeared about 1970. Broome County Historical Society photo
The William Williamson home on Route 369 in North Fenton, as seen in 1876. Broome County Historical Society photo
Sawtelle Tavern, a stagecoach stop on Chenango Street in the Town of Dickinson, removed for new housing. Broome County Historical Society photo
The home of Capt. Joseph Leonard in the Town of Dickinson, built in 1799, now the site of GHS credit union. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Hagaman and Pope Blocks at the corner of Court and Exchange streets, about 1890, removed for Security Mutual Building. Broome County Historical Society photo
The First National Bank at the corner of Court and Washington streets, about 1870, which is still standing without the original entrance or top two floors. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Community House on Collier Street, removed in the 1950s for the parking garage recently demolished. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Fireman's Hall on Collier Street in Binghamton, removed in the 1890s for the City Hall. Broome County Historical Society photo
A horse-drawn fire engine at the rear of the Broome County Courthouse, about 1880. Broome County Historical Society photo
An early horse-drawn fire engine on Front Street, about 1870. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Protection Hose Company on Chenango Street, about 1900, near present-day Binghamton Plaza. Broome County Historical Society photo
Firemen's Hall on Collier Street in Binghamton, demolished for the City Hall, about 1895. Broome County Historical Society photo
Members of Fire Company No. 1 in Binghamton, about 1900. Broome County Historical Society photo
An unidentified model for one of Frank Bower's paintings, about 1905. Broome County Historical Society photo
Frank talking to his father, Lamont, at their home on Main Street, about 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
One of Frank Taylor Bowers' illustrations for the cover of The Household magazine, 1902. Broome County Historical Society photo
Frank Taylor Bowers, artist and son of Lamont Bowers, about 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Lamont Bower house at 203 Main St. in Binghamton, about 1910. Bowers was the financial advisor to John D. Rockefeller. Broome County Historical Society photo
Decorating the original Endicott village building on Washington Avenue, about 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
The building of the Endicott sewage plant in 1965. Broome County Historical Society photo
A parade along Nanticoke Avenue in Endicott, about 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
George F. Johnson's home is demolished to make way for the present library in Endicott, 1966. Broome County Historical Society photo
The demolition of George F. Johnson's home in Endicott, about 1966. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Binghamton Theatre on Water Street, about 1930. Broome County Historical Society photo
The renamed Capri Theatre, now the Forum, about 1960. Broome County Historical Society photo
A theater program for the Binghamton Theatre, about 1930. Broome County Historical Society photo
The 1923 handbill for the Binghamton Theatre. Broome County Historical Society photo
Performances of Aida and Carmen in 1935 at the Binghamton Theatre. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Watson Curtis home at 212 Main St. in Binghamton, about 1890. It is now the site of an auto parts store. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Cyrus Strong house on Chenango Street that was demolished for the Press Building, about 1904. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Crary Mansion at Main and Crary streets, about 1900. It was torn down for a supermarket. Broome County Historical Society photo
The home of Daniel Dickinson in the First Ward, about 1855. It burned and was replaced by the Dwight Block. Broome County Historical Society photo
Mohawk executive Howard Ostrum, with crutches, arrives in the area, around 1953. Broome County Historical Society photo
Patricia Lyons, a female driver for Johnson City Taxi Co., in 1949. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Binghamton Taxicab Co., with Harry Miller Jr. in front, in 1959. Broome County Historical Society photo
People and Blue Motor Coach Lines buses on Henry Street in Binghamton, around 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
Louis Leon, airways specialist for the airport, gives wind and speed information in 1951. Broome County Historical Society photo
St. Stanislaus Koska Church on Prospect Street, in the heart of Binghamton's "Polish Heaven," about 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
The 1949 Triplets baseball team included Whitey Ford, left. Broome County Historical Society photo
Two First Ward residents take a stroll up the Ely Park stairs, about 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
The gateway entrance to Ely Park atop Mount Prospect, about 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
A fog gives an eerie appearance to the entrance to Spring Forest Cemetery. Joseph Buemi / Broome County Historical Society photo
The interior of the Paint Bucket Store in Binghamton, 1951. Broome County Historical Society photo
The interior of the Planters Peanuts store on Court Street in Binghamton, 1944. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Red and White Grocery on Riverside Drive in Johnson City, 1948. Broome County Historical Society photo
Interior of Calla-Major Jewelers in Binghamton, 1954. Broome County Historical Society photo
Roy Hanks, president of Georgia Hanks, in his new showroom in Binghamton, 1966. Broome County Historical Society photo
Court and Washington Streets in Binghamton in 1885. (Broome County Historical Society) Provided Photo by Gerald Smith
Main Street in Windsor, approximately 1895. (Broome County Historical Society) Provided Photo by Gerald Smith
Main Street in Castle Creek, about 1910 (Broome County Historical Society) Provided Photo by Gerald Smith
Baldwin Street in Lestershire (Johnson City), approximately 1909 (Broome County Historical Society) Provided Photo by Gerald Smith
Washington Avenue in Endicott looking north toward an EJ factory, 1916 (Broome County Historical Society). Provided Photo by Gerald Smith
The Endicott Johnson Fairplay Factory in Johnson City, in 1936. Broome County Historical Society photo
An Endicott Johnson shoe factory, around 1925. Broome County Historical Society photo
Cutting and stitching room workers, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
Endicott Johnson workers on the felt line, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
Endicott Johnson workers complete assembling of sneakers in 1930. Broome County Historical Society photo
Looking down Chenango Street from Court, with the Kilmer Building in the rear, in 1960. Broome County Historical Society photo
Looking south on Chenango Street, showing a variety of businesses in 1960. Broome County Historical Society photo
The old Norman's uniform building on Chenango Street next to The Brothers Restaurant (now Little Venice) in 1960. Broome County Historical Society photo
Chenango Street and McLean's Department Store, around 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
The corner of Court and Chenango streets in 1890. Broome County Historical Society photo
A driver and her passengers enjoy an outing, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
A family takes time for an outing, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
A flat tire causes a small collision into a guardrail on a local hill, around 1920. Broome County Historical Society photo
An early "horseless carriage" in Binghamton, around 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
The remains of an early car after a rollover accident, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Judson Innes mansion on Main Street in Binghamton, shown in 1902, was demolished to make way for a parking lot. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Robert Rose mansion on Binghamton's Riverside Drive in 1902. It was demolished in 1980, and the lot remains empty. Broome County Historical Society photo
The William Mason home at 93 Chestnut St. in Binghamton in 1902. Broome County Historical Society photo
The John Stewart Wells home at 71 Main St. in Binghamton in 1902. It is now the Parson Funeral Home. Broome County Historical Society photo
The W.H. Wright home at 66 Walnut St. in Binghamton in 1902. A jeweler, he is pictured with his daughter Sarah. Broome County Historical Society photo
A postcard showing a busy Ross Park, around 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
The crowd sits in buggies during a musical performance at Ross Park, around 1910. Broome County Historical Society photo
Throngs make their way through Ross Park, around 1900. Broome County Historical Society photo
The performance stage and band play for the crowd, around 1900. Broome County Historical Society photo
Buses wait for their riders who enjoy the Ross Park Carousel, around 1950. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Dr. Kilmer & Co. building at Chenango and Lewis streets in Binghamton, around 1915. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Jonas and Willis Kilmer mansions on Riverside Drive, around 1920. Broome County Historical Society photo
Sun Briar Court, shown around 1925, was Willis Kilmer's racing complex where Sun Briar and 1918 Kentucky Derby winner Exterminator were stabled. Broome County Historical Society photo
A Sanborn map insert of Willis Kilmer's stable complex, around 1920. Broome County Historical Society photo
Willis, left, and Jonas Kilmer in front of their homes on Riverside Drive, around 1910. The Kilmers operated the Dr. Kilmer & Co. patent medicine firm, and Willis also operated the Binghamton Press and raised thoroughbred racing horses. Broome County Historical Society photo
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument was erected in 1888 in Binghamton to honor those who served during the Civil War. Broome County Historical Society photo
From top, the Bartlett rifle, Stuart rifle and Howland rifle were all made in Broome County for use in the Civil War. Broome County Historical Society photo
Gen. Edward F. Jones came to Binghamton after the Civil War to open Jones Scales Works. Broome County Historical Society photo
A member of the Jackson family in Binghamton wearing his G.A.R. badge showing service during the Civil War. Broome County Historical Society photo
An 1861 broadside calling for the men of Broome County to join the fight in the Civil War. Broome County Historical Society photo
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By witnessing the struggles of others, we gain pointers, insights, even strategies to address our own difficulties. Tonight we will examine three reports from the trenches, the never-ending wins and losses in the battle to survive, even make sense of one's life.
We will visit T. S. Eliot's "J. Alfred Prufrock," Jon Stallworthy's "Letter from Berlin," and Sharon Olds' "I Go Back to May, 1937," and learn from them what we can.
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People with schizophrenia have goals and desires just like people who do not have the illness. These may include starting a family.
You can have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby if you have schizophrenia. But there are some things to know.
You will want people to help you during your pregnancy and when you are first taking care of your new baby. It's best to talk with your pregnancy doctor (obstetrician), mental health doctor, and family doctor and your child's doctor (pediatrician) about any changes in your treatment or lifestyle during and just after your pregnancy.
You may wonder if the medicine you take for schizophrenia will harm your baby. Talk to your doctor about this.
You may be taking other medicines for schizophrenia or for the side effects of the medicines. You need to discuss all the medicines you take with your health care team.
Not getting the care before birth (prenatal care) that you and your baby need.
Not eating well enough and giving your baby poor nutrition.
Taking other medicines or supplements that may harm your baby.
Using alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco, all of which may harm your baby.
The best thing you can do is to plan your pregnancy with your health care team or contact them as soon as you know you are pregnant. They can help you make the decisions you will need to make about medicines. They also can help you throughout your pregnancy and watch for symptoms or problems you may have.


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Photos / Quotes: Gervonta 'Tank' Davis turkey giveaway
November 23, 2021 by Showtime Boxing
Five-time world champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis held a "Turkey Giveaway" on Tuesday, as the WBA Lightweight Champion, along with Mayweather Promotions, handed out 150 turkeys, plus gift cards and more to Las Vegas residents.
(Photo Credit: Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME®)
The giveaway took place following Davis' media workout in preparation for his world title defense against hard-hitting contender Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz taking place Sunday, December 5 live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Tickets for the event, which are promoted by Mayweather, GTD, and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.
Here is what Davis, his trainer Calvin Ford, and Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe had to say Tuesday from Mayweather Boxing Club:
"I didn't have a family that was together to celebrate Thanksgiving when I was young, but now I have my two little daughters, so I'm looking forward to the holidays. I'm going to miss Thanksgiving because of the fight, but Christmas will be big this year.
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"It's always great to be able to help out. I was always looking for someone to help me when I was a kid, so to be in a position to help others now really means a lot.
"This is going to be an exciting fight. Cruz comes to fight every time. I'm just waiting to see what he brings to the table on December 5, and we'll capitalize off of his mistakes.
"Cruz coming forward could make the fight a lot easier for me, but there are challenges with that style too. He comes forward with his head a lot, and I'm going to be ready for that.
"The change in opponent didn't affect my mindset or my game plan. Trash talking doesn't matter to me anyway. We all have to get out there and perform when it's time to.
"Anything that he does dirty in there, I'll be ready for. He better be prepared because whatever he dishes out, I'm going to give it right back to him.
"He's an explosive fighter. We have to see what he brings on December 5. I'm looking forward to it, and I want to give the fans another action-packed fight.
"Fighting at STAPLES Center is big. I'm happy to be in this position to go out there and put on a great performance. I'm just a kid from Baltimore city who's trying to make something out of boxing, and we're here now headlining at STAPLES Center. I'm using that motivation to my advantage."
CALVIN FORD, Davis' Trainer
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"' Tank' has always put the effort in. He's just different, and he loves the work, and he's constantly evolving. There are three elements to 'Tank:' the fighter, the family man, and the businessman. I'm just trying to help guide him the best I can.
"We're looking forward to this fight. It's not our first time having an opponent switched. Cruz doesn't say too much, but he's very dangerous. He has something to prove to the world.
"Sometimes style makes fights. So many people call 'Tank' out that he's always preparing for all kinds of styles. Cruz is dangerous, and everyone is sleeping on him, and we know that he's coming.
"The people love 'Tank' because he puts on a good performance. People forget that boxing is about entertainment. If you listen to any of his interviews, you can tell that's what he cares about, being exciting for the fans."
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
"Gervonta is exceptionally grateful to be in a position to help so many people. He's humbled by how the fans have gravitated to him, and he wants to be able to give back to those less fortunate. You have to be forever grateful to be in that position.
"This is a difficult fight for Gervonta. This is Isaac Cruz's Super Bowl, and he's looking to upset the apple cart. I know he's had a terrific camp, and I hear he's been knocking out sparring partners, but I'd tell Cruz that his sparring partners are not 'Tank' Davis.
"This is going to be an explosive fight, and I think Cruz will bring out the best of Gervonta. We're going to see his boxing skills in this fight. Gervonta is a must-see T.V., and he knows that Cruz is coming for him.
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"' Tank' has built himself into an attraction because he gives the fans exactly what they want to see, and that's excitement from start to finish."
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Many parts of your body have to work right and coordinated to get pregnant. Your ovaries need to produce an egg every month, called ovulation. Your uterus has to be in good shape, and your fallopian tubes have to be open.
If your fallopian tubes are blocked. Then sperm won't be able to reach your egg. Therefore the fertilized egg won't be able to get into your uterus. Hysterosalpingogram(HSG) procedure is used to diagnose the blocked fallopian tubes. Also, it usually takes less than 5 minutes.


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Electric Bicycles are defined by the California Vehicle Code [32][33]. In summary, electric bicycles are to be operated like conventional bicycles in California. There are several exceptions to this. A person must be at least 16 years old, and anyone riding an electric bicycle must wear a bicycle helmet. The e-bikes must have an electric motor that has a power output less than 1,000 watts, is incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level ground, is incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power is used to propel the motorized bicycle faster than 20 miles per hour, operates in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the brakes are applied, or operates in a manner such that the motor is engaged through a switch or mechanism that, when released, will cause the electric motor to disengage or cease to function.
Faster e-bikes usually run at higher voltage. But higher voltage reduces range as well, because lower speeds are more efficient. So e-bikes running higher voltage will have less range unless significantly more battery capacity is added to compensate. This causes higher speed builds to be increasingly expensive for the same range that could be gotten from a slower e-bike. Therefore deciding on a build requires balancing several factors: Range, Speed, Cost, and Quality.
In my research about ebikes and the law, I cannot begin to justify how often articles about the laws evolved into the various ways and techniques to sneak around public notice and be stealth with the your ebike. The goal is to ride fast and fun, stay away from public awareness, and 'Fly under the Radar'. I have been there and I get the drift. Sales and production are up. Electric bike kits, DIY enthusiast, long distance commuters, and a general drive for value is raising the desire for more options for consumers, wanting speed for fun and function, while developing amnesia for the law. People want to ride their new ebikes, and have the same access to safe pathways as they did the week before on their 100% human bike. Rather than deal with the inevitable conflicts over access, behavior and perception within the general public, the typical user will try to blend in with the normal cycling community.
We need to support and put our purchasing power behind ebikes sold in the U.S. that are trying to comply with the California rules which allow 500w and 750w nominal motors and establish 3 classes. If these bikes can create a big enough footprint in the market then future U.S. bike rules may universally adopt these standards. It is better than engaging in regulation showdowns without any standardized and unified proposal on the part of the Electric Bike Community.
The second type of electric bike is a much smaller, often foldable unit designed for convenient urban (or suburban) commuting and for easy storage in minimal space. These compact electric bikes are perfect for trips of a few miles, and many are small and lightweight enough to be carried onto trains or buses, allowing their rider to make use of multiple types of transportation in a single trip, and to store their bike in a closet or even under a desk at work, at school, or at home.
The list below should be complete with both a literature analysis and by mining course materials. In principle, everything that can be research also can be education. Therefore we also listed a few items found in the literature. There are some interesting issues that refer to organizational and informal learning, i.e. users participating in design and policy making.
The Pivot Shuttle breaks the mold when it comes to e-mountain bikes. This ballsy, carbon-frame bike, with Shimano Di2, has 140mm of rear travel, 150mm up front, and a 150mm dropper post. A Shimano STePS e8000 drive unit, paired with a 500Wh battery, provides 20 mph of pedal assist, so you can skip the lift line when you hit the bike park and zip right to the good stuff. The 27.5-inch wheels are nimble and eat up nearly anything in their path, and the massive 2.8-inch tires have huge knobs that grip the trail like Velcro.
Bicycles are popular targets for theft, due to their value and ease of resale.[113] The number of bicycles stolen annually is difficult to quantify as a large number of crimes are not reported.[114] Around 50% of the participants in the Montreal International Journal of Sustainable Transportation survey were subjected to a bicycle theft in their lifetime as active cyclists.[115] Most bicycles have serial numbers that can be recorded to verify identity in case of theft.[116]
We spent 45 hours on research, videography, and editing, to review the top choices for this wiki. With rechargeable, battery-powered pedaling assistance, electric bicycles offer an increasingly viable alternative to fossil-fueled commuting, and e-bikes enable riders of various abilities to extend their cycling range. But the street legality of these hybrid machines remains a contentious issue, so be sure to check current state and local laws governing their operation before you hit the road. When users buy our independently chosen editorial picks, we may earn commissions to support our work. Skip to the best electric bike on Amazon.
An anti-theft radio GPS that mounts to standard bottle cage bosses and can locate within 9 feet, it runs on the Verizon network and costs $5/mo in addition to the hardware. Integrated vibration sensing alarm sends an automated text message alerting you anytime the bike has been "locked" using the companion smartphone application (Android or iOS)...
On the topic of visibility, there are a lot of things you can do to make yourself easier to see. You can throw on a reflective vest, for example, which has the added benefit of protecting your work clothes from flying dirt and debris. You can also add lights and reflectors to the bike itself, or strap illuminated bands to your arms and ankles. Both Gestalt theory and several biking visibility studies suggest that moving light sources like the reflectors on pedals that go up and down, are more visible to drivers because our visual systems are designed to pick up on movement (that of prey and predators evolutionarily), making reflective biking shoes a great idea.
Having spent some quality time with Wing's e-bike, I understand why so many people are excited about the growing popularity of electric-powered vehicles like bikes and scooters. They take a lot of the work out of getting from point A to point B, while retaining all of the joy. They can give you more confidence when navigating a treacherous city terrain that prioritizes cars over people. And let's face it: bikes are cool, and always will be.
The Freedom's motor is more powerful than the VanMoof Electrified S — 350w vs 250w — but the VanMoof is technologically superior, with touch-sensitive display, enhanced security system, and an "invisible" lock built right into the rear hub. The Dutch-made bikes are also more expensive: VanMoof's Electrified X2 and S2 list for a discounted $2,598, while Wing's e-bikes are available now for an "early bird" price of $1,295; if you order later, it'll cost $1,695 — which is still almost $900 less than the VanMoof.
Every bike on this list has been thoroughly evaluated and vetted by our team of test editors. We research the market, survey user reviews, speak with product managers and engineers, and use our own experience riding these bikes to determine the best options. Our team of experienced testers spent many hours and miles using these bikes for their intended purpose. We've commuted to and from work on them, used them to stock up on groceries and beer, tested their passenger-hauling capability, ridden them on questionable terrain (just to see how they'd handle), and run their batteries down to officially see how long they last on one charge. We evaluated them on performance, price, comfort, handling, value, reliability, fun, and overall e-factor to come up with this list of bikes that will best serve the needs of anyone looking to add a little pedal assist to their ride.
In Quebec power-assisted bicycles are often classified similarly to standard pedal bicycles. They do not have to meet the conditions defined within the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (they are not classed as "motor vehicles"), but they do have to comply with federal regulations that define Power Assisted Bicycles. The Quebec Highway Safety Code defines a power-assisted bicycle as a bicycle with an electric motor. PABs are permitted on the road in the province of Quebec.
More powerful pedelecs which are not legally classed as bicycles are dubbed S-Pedelecs (short for Schnell-Pedelecs, i.e. Speedy-Pedelecs) in Germany. These have a motor more powerful than 250 watts and less limited, or unlimited, pedal-assist, i.e. the motor does not stop assisting the rider once 25 km/h has been reached. S-Pedelec class e-bikes are therefore usually classified as mopeds or motorcycles rather than as bicycles and therefore may (depending on the jurisdiction) need to be registered and insured, the rider may need some sort of driver's license (either car or motorcycle) and motorcycle helmets may have to be worn.[14] In the United States, many states have adopted S-Pedelecs into the Class 3 category. Class 3 ebikes are limited to <=750 watts of power and 28 mph.[15]
Awesome little machine. My wife loves it. She gets so many people asking her where she got it and that they want one too. I have an 6 speed/ electric bike but she is not comfortable riding it or any bike for that matter but she's totally comfortable and confident when she rides the swag. Great product. Exceptional quality and cool looking too. You can't go wrong with this machine for your wife or daughter or whomever wants to ride but doesn't want anything bulky or to heavy.
Since 30 May 2012, Australia has an additional new e-bike category using the European Union model of a pedelec as per the CE EN15194 standard. This means the e-bike can have a motor of 250W of continuous rated power which can only be activated by pedalling (if above 6 km/h) and must cut out over 25 km/h – if so it is classed as a normal bicycle. The state of Victoria is the first to amend their local road rules, see below.
Electric motor assisted bicycles have been banned in the State of New York and are not permitted for on-road use.[50][51] It appears the only known allowance of an electric bicycle is if it is an electric powered moped, at this time. There is a proposed bill to allow ebikes. As of May 2009, Bill A2393("Defines the term electric assisted bicycle") has been passed in the NY State Assembly[52] and its corresponding Bill S4014, sponsored by Senator Thomas Morahan, is before the NY State Senate.[53]
The first mechanically-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle may have been built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, in 1839, although the claim is often disputed.[20] He is also associated with the first recorded instance of a cycling traffic offense, when a Glasgow newspaper in 1842 reported an accident in which an anonymous "gentleman from Dumfries-shire... bestride a velocipede... of ingenious design" knocked over a little girl in Glasgow and was fined five shillings.[21]
About Terry Brightwater. Terry lives in the Afan Forest, South Wales, UK, with his wife Jay Brightwater. He is a professional Life Coach, specialising in "Emotional Fitness" for over 18 years. Terry's passion for health and fitness, has spanned over the last 40 years, mainly being expressed through cycling, weight training and healthy eating. He … Continue reading eBikes as a Wonderful Health and Fitness Tool by Terry Brightwater
Even with cheaper or heavier bikes, once you accept that you are really meant to pedal gently and let the motor do the work, non-speed freaks will get into it. E-bikes are great for commuting and for places that aren't pancake flat. They'll pull you away from the lights quickly, iron out hills and stop you getting sweaty, so you can bin the Lycra and ride in jeans, a suit, or a winter coat.
At the moment this battery is in stock but for local pickup orders only as we are going through the certification testing required for shipping. We've been keeping the 21700 cell offerings on our radar as they start to catch up with the performance specs of the more mature 18650 series and this year it looks like they are finally making the grade. Expect more from us as the year goes on.
The Christmas day is coming soon, since I receive the bike, it's about a week, and I am satisfied with it! just as advertised, very powerful and good design. the most important point is that once the battery is FULL CHARGE, how far it can reach up to. I have a funny test, in the normal road(not in the dramatic slope or uphill), it can goes almost 44 miles. That is what I give 5 star for this bike! very powerful with reasonable price!
We'll start this off with the latest two Customer Profile videos. In the first one we follow up from the well received Leigh Cross video with a look at his son, Tig Cross. Tig's been refining an original bike concept combining the best parts of an ebike, scooter, and velomobile, and showcases the merits of an electric generator for the human drivertrain.
As of 2005, where Federal funds have been used in the construction of bicycle or pedestrian paths motor vehicles including electric bicycles (here defined as having a motor weighing less than Template:Convert) are not permitted unless State or Local regulations permit [25]. This was known as the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), or Public Law 105-178, or by its 2003 re-authorization which expired in 2005 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU).[26][27]
Ride1Up 500 series City is a high quality, classy and stylish electric city bike with great features at a really great price. It is designed for the everyday long-distance rider and it features very nice frame geometry that promotes a comfortable upright riding position. Swept-back cafe style handlebars also provide better comfort over longer distances. You can choose between two throttle options – a twist or a thumb throttle, and there are also 3 levels of pedal-assist, or 9 levels if you get an optional LCD screen. Other features include an integrated LED headlight, removable battery with two keys, and heavy duty kickstand. Also we have to commend the amazing customer service, as the guys that are behind this brand are very passionate about what they do, and really motivated to change the way we get around our communities, by providing high-quality bikes at an unbeatable price.
One of the profound economic implications of bicycle use is that it liberates the user from oil consumption.(Ballantine, 1972) The bicycle is an inexpensive, fast, healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport. Ivan Illich stated that bicycle use extended the usable physical environment for people, while alternatives such as cars and motorways degraded and confined people's environment and mobility.[105] Currently, two billion bicycles are in use around the world. Children, students, professionals, laborers, civil servants and seniors are pedaling around their communities. They all experience the freedom and the natural opportunity for exercise that the bicycle easily provides. Bicycle also has lowest carbon intensity of travel.[106]
While falling gas prices have temporarily halted years of gains in the number of bicycle commuters, more and more of us are using the bicycle to get around. It's economical, provides good exercise, and is much cheaper than owning a car. But unless you're in really good shape, you aren't going to get very far. Enter the electric bike: a glorious new contraption allows us to get around without having to worry about arriving at our destinations a sweaty mess.
The drivetrain begins with pedals which rotate the cranks, which are held in axis by the bottom bracket. Most bicycles use a chain to transmit power to the rear wheel. A very small number of bicycles use a shaft drive to transmit power, or special belts. Hydraulic bicycle transmissions have been built, but they are currently inefficient and complex.