I wake up this morning and The Today Show informs me that suddenly after a week of hearing about Obama's post-convention bounce,John McCain is now ahead and has all the momentum. Supposedly whitewomen voters, who as recently as last week were supporting Obama nearly10 percent more than McCain, were now supporting McCain 12 percent more than Obama. Naturally the on-air pundits attributed nearly all of this to the surprise addition of Sarah Palin to the GOP ticket, but would that many white female voters simply switch sides like that? Are they that ideologically flexible?
I have this regular debate with my fellow progressive friends aboutwhether voters are simply stupid. I always play devil's advocate andargue that the voters are not stupid, just misinformed. That a barrageof 24-hour cable news numbs them and makes them more susceptible thanthey should be to the ignorant and blatantly false arguments ofthe right. But lately I haven't been so sure.
It's not that the Obama campaign is flawless or has perfected itsmessaging–it hasn't. But by all accounts McCain's convention speechwas a dud. He didn't address the number one issue in the country–theeconomy–in any remotely substantive way, he was heckled, stood in fronta picture of a high school (that was meant to be Walter Reed Hospital),chewed up most of his air-time recounting his days as a POW–whichliterally every speaker before him had already done–and was thoroughlyupstaged (and continues to be) by his own running mate. This should havebeen a recipe for disaster, right?
Wrong. Somehow, magically it's as if Obama's speech and the Democratic convention never happened. Seemingly overnight, the Republican party's "drill, baby, drill" chrous wiped all of that away. Again, not because they wereso persuasive or compelling but just because it was memorable, I guess.Now everything is maverick this and maverick that and I find myselfwondering, how did everything get so bad so quickly?
My favorite left wing blogs are in crisis mode, behaving as if it's allover and as if Obama can never do anything right. These are the samepeople who felt like we were sitting pretty a week ago. Sarah Palin whowas practically drenched in scandals about twelve days ago is now the biggest political star in the country?! Did she give a major policy speech thatwowed us? No. Did she conduct a single interview that fleshed out herpositions and background? No. She gave a very effective attack speechthat was riddled with outright lies and inaccuracies. Remember allthe hooplah over Hillary's speech? What happened?
My theory is that we are a short attention span nation. Which is why we are so in love with polls. They provide a quick snapshot of undeniably dubious but instantly recognizable information. We like to know who's up and who's down, sometimes from day to day. And what's odd is the polls seem to really change from day to day. Who are these strange voters who are with Obama Monday through Friday, yet support McCain on the weekends?
Obama has been fond of saying "the American voters aren't stupid" lately. But I'm inclined to think the jury is still out, at least for the next few weeks. Will voters continue to ignore Palin's complete lack of knowledge about foreign affairs and the economy and McCain's complete endorsement of Bush's agenda and policies? Or will they remember how they were feeling a week ago and get back, as Bill Clinton described it, on "the right side of history."


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I first heard of Scentbird over a year ago, when I was in the middle of my blogging hiatus and my mind could not be further away from beauty and fragrance. A representative from Scentbird contacted me to see if I was interested in trying the service, but at that time I was elbows deep in dirt (caught the gardening bug!) and let that offer pass me by. But the idea of a decant perfume shipped monthly to my door stayed with me and now, many moons later, I subscribed to their service out of pocket.
The first month you sign up, you receive a case to house your monthly interchangeable vials of perfume. It's a snazzy little thing, the vial drops in with soft click and you twist the barrel to expose the spray mechanism.
What really drew me in was the price. I felt as though $14.99 was a phenomenal price for a third of an oz of fragrance. That's the perfect size for me - I rarely commit to a full bottle, and this allows me to date my scents without being exclusive. A rollerball of scent will usually run you $20-$30, and I must say, I hate rollerballs with a burning passion. I much prefer a spray. Not to mention, many of these brands just don't do rollerballs so in many cases, that isn't even an option. I also really like that you get to chose and queue up your perfumes. I'm actually not a big fan of "surprise" subscriptions, when it comes to ordering anything, I like having the final say in the matter.
The selection... it's a start. I spent quite a bit of time browsing through Scentbird's offerings. There are quite a few brands - Tom Ford, NEST, (Malin + Goetz), Juliette Has a Gun - that immediately caught my eye, but upon further inspection the selection from each house is rather limited. There's a quiz that helps recommend fragrances based on your preferences.
The shipping is slow, but since it's arriving monthly - it matters not when in the month it actually gets to me. Scentbird uses DHL which hands off to USPS and the shipping notices are near useless. I've noticed that with each shipment, the tracking number doesn't update until the morning my perfume is in my mailbox.
One other little thing - my credit card was charged 2x this month, but one was quickly refunded and I received an email, though no explanation.
I would just like to see more fragrances available to select. However I could definitely see how keeping hundreds of bottles of perfume and ensuring their freshness could be a challenge for a business. So for very selfish reasons I want to advocate subscribing to this service - the more subscribers, the faster the bottle turnover, and then hopefully, the more variety available to us.
Here's my referral link if you want to subscribe to this service. It is $14.99 per month, delivered to your mailbox. I used the code GET25 for 25% off my first month.
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In just a few hours, "Hillbilly-Pink Floyd" rockers, the Slambovian Circus of Dreams will electrify the Levitt AMP Utica stage with their one-of-kind Americana! Hailing from the Hudson Highlands of New York, the group has been dubbed "The Hudson River Valley's best kept secret" by Jam.Base.com, for good reason. Performing together for more than a decade, the group has found their niche in surreal and playful performances—bringing audiences an eccentric fusion of Americana meets rock meets folk meets blues. With an eclectic repertoire ranging from gentle ballads to sweeping cinematic style anthems, the Slambovian Circus of Dreams takes audiences on a colorful journey, complete with quirky costumes, surprising props and a heartfelt nostalgic sound. The result is simultaneously familiar yet original…and is bound to make for a memorable evening.
If you're in Utica tonight, be sure to stop by Kopernik Park and experience the music The New York Times describes as "imbued with mystical stirrings and idealism." To get you in the mood for tonight's show, here's a video of the group in action—enjoy!
This entry was posted in Levitt Artists, Spotlight Series and tagged Levitt AMP Utica, Slambovian Circus of Dreams on August 6, 2018 by Nicole McGaffey.


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Jonas Gunnar Sima, född 31 maj 1937 i Hudiksvalls församling, Gävleborgs län, är en svensk filmare, journalist och
författare.

Biografi
Jonas Sima är uppvuxen i Ljusdal i Hälsingland. Han avlade en fil. kand.-examen vid Uppsala universitet 1964. I 33 år var han knuten till tidningen Expressen, först som filmkritiker i elva år, därefter som reporter. De sista två åren – han slutade på tidningen vid millennieskiftet – skrev han personliga intervjukrönikor på sistasidan. Samtidigt med journalistiken har Sima verkat som filmare, framför allt med dokumentärer. Han har fortsatt att arbeta som frilans med filmer, journalistik, böcker och som föreläsare, framför allt inom ABF. Han skriver i tidningar och andra publikationer, samt medverkar regelbundet som krönikör i hälsingetidningarna Hudiksvalls Tidning, Ljusdals-Posten, Ljusnan och Söderhamns-Kuriren.

Sima har utgivit och medverkat (medförfattare) i ett 20-tal böcker, bland annat i intervjuboken Bergman om Bergman (1970), skrivit tre barnböcker om Blåsjöbarna (1974–1977), givit ut en samling med Anderz Harnings kåserier, Harnings bästa droppar (1993) och författat en biografi om Snoddas, Sverige i oskuldens tid (1996). I skriften Vi på Svartviksslingan (2005) berättare han om människor och öden i sitt bostadsområde Minneberg i Bromma.

Sedan kulturgruppen Hälsinge Akademi bildades 1988 är Sima dess sekreterare. Hösten 2006 kandiderade han till riksdagen på socialdemokraternas lista i Stockholm. Han har också haft en del förtroendeuppdrag, bland annat suttit i TCO:s kulturnämnd och åtta år (1998–2006) i Stockholms Stadsteaters styrelse och är sekreterare i KSF, Kulturarbetarnas socialdemokratiska förening i Stockholm.

Han har varit redaktör för fyra av Hälsinge Akademis sex antologier om landskapet, såsom Här är platsen – hemskheter och härligheter i Hälsingland, som utkom 2007 med sin andra upplaga på Akademins förlag. I boken har han skrivit bland annat om nazismen i hemlandskapet. I Hälsinge Akademis festskrift Kalas-Praktika (2009) har Sima bland annat skrivit om hur man kokar simpsoppa. I Akademins senaste antologi, Hälsingeliv, nya hemligheter, hemskheter och härligheter (2014) har Sima bidragit med en essä om jazzlegenden Åke "Stan" Hasselgårds öde.

Sima medverkade i den uppmärksammade antologin Citizen Schein (2010) om filmchefen och debattören Harry Schein med uppsatsen Konflikternas mästare. I antologin Murvelminnen (2012) är Sima en av de 45 journalister som bidrar med en berättelse ur journalistlivet.

Sima har hunnit göra drygt 60 dokumentära filmproduktioner och ett par långfilmer, flertalet visade i TV. Senaste produktionerna är Filmaren i Storskogen visad i SVT 2009, Inget jävla joll!, 2010, Lisbet, en samtalsfilm med Lisbeth Palme visad i SVT 2011, och kortfilmen I min Mozartficka (2012).

Familj
Jonas Sima är far till journalisten Jonna Sima.

Filmografi

Roller
1967 - Livet är stenkul - gäst på Operabaren
1970 - Röde skräddarn - intervjuare
1972 - Georgia, Georgia - journalist på presskonferensen
1980 - Barna från Blåsjöfjället - TV-kameramannen vid invigningen
1996 - Vildhussen - redaktören
2002 - Kalle Kamrat - sig själv
2004 - Storsamlaren på Hillsta - intervjuare
2009 - Lärdomsgiganten- samtalspartner

Regi

1962 - Dragarbrunn
1965 - Den våta stenen (Ett rondo amoroso)
1967 - Kajsa
1968 - Porträtt av Per!!
1968 - Tage
1969 - Matchen (Fotbollssyn av Jonas Sima)
1970 - Röde skräddarn
1970 - Välkommen till Grekland (En filmaffisch av Jonas Sima och konstnären Savas Tzanetakis)
1971 - En filmförfattare
1971 - Älgjakten
1972 - Oh, mein Poppe!' (Ett popperi på en clown)
1972 - Revolutionen i Sveg
1973 - Cosmic Love
1973 - Döden tänkte jag mig inte så
1973 -   Våran Olof
1974 - Drömmål
1975 - Den förälskade filmkritikern
1976 - Hej Amerika, lyssna!
1976 - Countryland
1977 - Ljuset från Ljusdal
1977 - Den Nya Södern
1979 - Min katt är död
1979 - Härliga Tider Strålande Tider
1980 - Barna från Blåsjöfjället
1981 - Mitt paradis
1981 - God vän med Skapelsen
1982 - gladdokumentären Glada Hudik
1983 - Pipmäster
1983 - Åke Hasselgård Story
1983 - Varning!Harning!
1984 - På tur med Tor
1985 - Från mina sinnen
1986 - Tant Brun
1988 - De sista skidåkarna
1990 - Ljuset i dalen
1991 - Putte à la clarinette
1990 - I huvet på n'Gamlin:
1991 - Putte på Stampen
1991 - Jag var ung en gång för länge sen
1992 - Döden i Finnskogarna
1993 - Dragspelskungen (Carl Jularbo 100 år)
1995/96 - Vilja gå vidare
1996 - Vildhussen (Ett dokumentärspel om Nordens största naturkatastrof)
1997/98 - Nalen
1999 - Klarinettkungar
2002 - Kalle Kamrat
2003 - Solo
2004 - Storsamlaren på Hillsta
2005 - I huvet på en entreprenör
2008/09 - Filmaren i Storskogen
2009 - Lärdomsgiganten

Manus

1965 - Den våta stenen (Ett rondo amoroso)
1968 - Tage
1969 - Matchen (Fotbollssyn av Jonas Sima)
1970 - Röde skräddarn
1970 - Välkommen till Grekland (En filmaffisch av Jonas Sima och konstnären Savas Tzanetakis)
1971 - Älgjakten
1972 - Revolutionen i Sveg
1972 - Oh, mein Poppe! (Ett popperi på en clown)
1972 - Revolutionen i Sveg
1973 - Cosmic Love
1973 - Döden tänkte jag mig inte så
1973 -  Våran Olof
1974 - Drömmål
1977 -  Ljuset från Ljusdal
1979 - Min katt är död
1979 - Härliga tider strålande tider
1980 - Barna från Blåsjöfjället
1981 - God vän med Skapelsen
1982 - Gladdokumentären Glada Hudik
1983 - Åke Hasselgård Story
1985 - Från mina sinnen
1986 - Tant Brun
1988 - De sista skidåkarna
1989 - Ljuset i dalen
1991 - Putte à la clarinette
1991 - Jag var ung en gång för länge sen
1992 - Döden i Finnskogarna
1996 - Vildhussen (Ett dokumentärspel om Nordens största naturkatastrof)
2002 - Kalle Kamrat
2004 - Storsamlaren på Hillsta
2009 - Filmaren i Storskogen
2010 - Inget jävla joll!
2011 - Lisbet

Källor
 Sima, Jonas G i Vem är det 1993

Noter

Externa länkar
Jonas Simas webbplats

Personer från Ljusdal
Svenska dokumentärfilmare
Svenska fotografer under 1900-talet
Svenska journalister under 1900-talet
Svenska manusförfattare
Svenska skådespelare under 1900-talet
Födda 1937
Män
Levande personer

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According to the IPAF European Powered Access Rental Report 2011, MEWP rental revenues in the 11 European countries surveyed remained stable and are estimated at €2.2 billion in 2010.
This figure represents around 85% of the total European market (defined as the 27 countries plus Norway), which would attain a MEWP rental market value of approximately €2.6 billion.
Europe is a diversified market for mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) rentals and 2010 was a year of sharp contrasts, with a difficult first half year and improvements seen in the second half. Growth is expected to be gradual at around 5% per year for 2011 and 2012.
The results are based on independent studies conducted by Ducker Research, using mainly primary research in the form of interviews. The sample of rental companies interviewed here represented about 60% of the estimated total MEWP rental market. The European study covers 11 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Seven individual country/regional sections are included in the European report.
The reports are presented in an easy-to-read format, highlighting key facts and figures for senior management, such as fleet size, utilisation rate and retention period. New for this year is the analysis of fleet mix, comparing the proportion of scissors and booms. In Europe, booms represent around 46% and scissors account for about 49% of the fleet. IPAF has also published the IPAF US Powered Access Rental Report 2011.


Small business owners know better than anyone that it will almost always take money to make money as expenses quickly begin to accumulate. Those that have recently set out to develop their own business start-up may just now be realizing how much capital these ventures require, but there is help out there. Anyone looking to make save money without cutting the wrong corners needs to keep these actionable tips in mind.
When you are first starting a business, it can be very hard to bring any kind of revenue. This is to be expected when you first start a business as you are trying to create a customer base. Therefore you want to be careful how you spend and save your money. You don't want to spend your money on unnecessary things as this is how many new businesses go under so quickly. They spend too much and bring in too little revenue. However, you do have to spend some money and you have to take some calculated risks. Therefore you don't want to just horde all of your money either. If you can make smart investments with the money you make in the early stages of starting your business that will bring in more customers or clients, then you want to spend that money. If it is necessary, you may want to take out a business loan of look for investors willing to put money in your company in the beginning which will hopefully allow your business to grow.
It will often take a little more time from the owner or their employees, but small businesses will mostly likely need to forgo paid advertising in the beginning. Instead of going with radio, TV, or local newspaper spots, it is more efficient to begin building a powerful online presence with social media companies. Attaching social media accounts to the company's primary website will have the added benefit of making it more visible to search engine users.
Virtual assistants are now highly-trained and can be found for businesses of any size. Some of the top virtual assistant companies now provide small business owners with tiered and industry-specific training for four weeks or longer. They will also do all of the legwork for hiring a new employees such as carrying out a background check, drug tests, the interview process, and even supplying the new virtual assistant with health insurance and other benefits.
Figuring out how payment services are going to work is often one of the most confusing steps for new merchants and business owners. This is why it is important to figure out simple and streamlined solutions early on with options such as a mobile point-of-sale device. In addition to handheld devices, owners could also opt for programs such as auto-deposits for payroll or the use of smartphones to accept physical checks to cut back on CPA or banking expenses. Owners could also apply for an ACH Merchant Account.
Unless the product is absolutely essential or going to be seen by clientele, no one should ever think twice about purchasing secondhand supplies for their start-up. Going out and purchasing new purpose-built machines or expensive software is impractical for most. By searching online or going through bidding sites, small business owners can find high quality office furniture, electronics, software, and anything else they will need at a fraction of the price.
Money is going to be tight for almost every new start-up, and this is why cutting back on expenses should be on the business owner's mind at all times during those first few months and years.
I have a whole box in my closet of unused/leftover office supplies that I always check before going to Staples. It has saved me so much money.


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I left Nashville 20 years ago. Now I hardly recognize the place. | Opinion
When I left, the Titans were still the Oilers, the Predators were just born and a tornado had just made a big mess of things.
I left Nashville 20 years ago. Now I hardly recognize the place. | Opinion When I left, the Titans were still the Oilers, the Predators were just born and a tornado had just made a big mess of things. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/11/26/nashville-growth-has-exploded-since-left-20-years-ago-opinion/1766617002/
Joe Rogers, Guest Columnist Published 9:00 a.m. CT Nov. 26, 2018
For the past 11 months, photographer George Walker IV, and Opinion Engagement Editor David Plazas — with support and guidance from The Tennessean team — have told the story about the growing gap between prosperity and inequality in this booming city.
The Nashville skyline on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)Buy Photo
Joe Rogers is a former Tennessean reporter and columnist, who retired from The New York Times.
Hello again, Nashville. I'm back. You've, uh, changed.
When I left, the Titans were still the Oilers, the toothless Predators were about to gum their way to a 28-47-7 first-year record, and a tornado had just made a big mess of things.
Phil was the mayor; Marsha was running for the State Senate. In The Tennessean on the day I rolled out of town, Bill Clinton faced problems involving a blue dress, doctors complained about TennCare, and Brad About You reported that Lee Ann Womack was with child.
"WOW!" Brad wrote.
Since then, no offense, Nashville, but you've packed on considerable weight, to the tune of about 150,000 additional people. Part and parcel, I suppose, of attaining "It" city status.
That TV show probably helped, with the comely songstress Rayna and the hunky ex-boozer Deacon, star-crossed country clichés. Pretty good stuff, until, I don't know, the wreck?
How Nashville's growth has affected neighborhoods over the years
12South: Pedestrian and vehicular traffic navigate the construction zone along 12th Avenue South on June 11, 2004. Billy Kingsley / The Tennessean
12South: The patio at Mafiaoza's is in the heart of the new 12South area Sept. 28, 2007. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
12South: This neighborhood south of downtown Nashville has emerged as a culinary hot spot with more than a dozen restaurants, including the Burger Up here May 20, 2010. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
12South: The 12South and Melrose districts are booming, and a lot of the growth is from people who are moving back into the cities from the suburbs. Hunter Yeager, here Dec. 20, 2010, bought into the neighborhood after living in Williamson County. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
12South: The entrance to the 12South neighborhood in Nashville on Jan. 6, 2012 Karen Kraft / The Tennessean
12South: The copper-top bar is the place to be at Embers Ski Lodge, here June 25, 2015. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
12South: An inside look out to the patio at Bartaco on Feb. 16, 2016 Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
12South: Nicole Cassano, of Pittsburgh, browses for flowers at Amelia's Flower Truck in the 12South neighborhood June 16, 2016. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Antioch: Nathaniel Mastin and Ricardo Bellevue of Demo Plus work on gutting a classroom at Antioch Middle School on June 10, 2013, for renovation of the school. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Antioch: People gather during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ford Ice Center in Antioch on Sept. 12, 2014. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Antioch: Former Army Officer Jackie Munn cuts a piece of siding as she works with The Mission Continues and Habitat for Humanity on several homes in Antioch on Nov. 1, 2015. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Antioch: At the Cottages at Mt. View in Antioch, every home is for lease, here Sept. 17, 2017. There are currently 205 houses, and an additional 48 are expected to be finished by the end of the year. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessea
Antioch: Ben Freeland, the owner of Freeland Chevrolet and other nearby properties, has been influential in the revitalization of the Antioch area. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Belle Meade: Belle Meade Court condo owner Antoinette Licalsi bought her condo as an investment but will use it as her retirement condo very soon as she stands by the condo pool area Sept. 25, 2012. Sanford Myers / The Tennessean
Belle Meade: The Belle Meade Boulevard entrance of the Percy Warner Park has a historic marker, here Sept. 17, 2013. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Belle Meade: Cars pass by the entrance sign of Belle Meade on Belle Meade Boulevard and Harding Road on July 29, 2016. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Belle Meade: Golfers walk on Percy Warner Golf Course in Belle Meade on July 29, 2016. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Bellevue: Construction workers move dirt from what was once the Bellevue mall Feb. 19, 2016. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Bellevue: Certified Health Navigator Alan Hall, left, helps Melinda Hmielewski and Deborah Garrett sign up for insurance on the Tennessee health insurance exchange at the Bellevue Public Library on Dec. 11 2016. Joe Buglewicz / For The Tennessean
Bellevue: Nashville Predators mascot Gnash points to plans for a new Predators ice center in Bellevue on April 18, 2017. Joey Garrison / The Tennessean
Bordeaux: One of the best things about Bordeaux, here Dec. 4, 2013, is how close it is to different parts of the county and areas in Nashville. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Bordeaux: The drawbridge, a 1903 structure here near downtown Nashville, uses a gear mechanism in the river's center to turn its span so high cabin towboats using the Cumberland River can pass. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Bordeaux: Here is the area's YMCA on Ashland City Highway on July 25, 2017. George Walker IV / Tennessean
Donelson: Steve Price rakes soil to prepare a bed as volunteers work in the community garden at Donelson Heights United Methodist Church on April 8, 2011. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Donelson: A Southwest Airlines jet crosses Donelson Pike via a bridge over the road May 14, 2013. Larry McCormack /The Tennessean
Donelson: A rainy spring and summer have provided a surge in fruits and vegetables being brought to area farmers markets, such as this one in Donelson on July 26, 2013. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Donelson: A greenway bridge over the Cumberland River connects East Nashville and the Donelson area April 2, 2015. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Donelson: McNamara's Irish pub is a busy place March 6, 2015. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Donelson: Megan and David Stricker, enjoying time with their daughter Sophie on March 23, 2015, bought their first house, a fixer-upper in the Donelson neighborhood. George Walker IV /The Tennessean
Donelson: Joe Pagetta and his wife, Keri, feed their 11-month-old twin daughters, Pinuccia, left, and Elena, breakfast in the family's home in Donelson on June 12, 2017. Josie Norris / The Tennessean
East Nashville: The Turnip Truck in East Nashville, here May 21, 2010 Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean
East Nashville: Independent businesses are choosing to call Gallatin Pike home as East Nashville continues to develop and real estate investors find opportunities. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Members of the Nashville Swing Dance Foundation perform during a previousTomato Art Festival at Historic East Nashville's Five Points. The Tomato Art Festival features a parade, a costume contest, games and live music. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
East Nashville: Jason Tant practices the bagpipes during his shift at Engine Company 14 in East Nashville on Nov. 28, 2016. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
East Nashville: Five Points in East Nashville, here April 25, 2016, is a popular spot for local residents and others. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
East Nashville: Chef Margot McCormack, owner of Margot Cafe and Bar, here June 2, 2016 Mark Zaleski / For the Tennessean
East Nashville: Bar is on the left and kitchen on the right at the new Butcher and Bee restaurant, here Feb. 23, 2016. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
East Nashville: Co-owner Jared Welch cleans up after brewing at the new Southern Grist brewery in East Nashville on Jan. 15, 2016. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
East Nashville: First Baptist Church East Nashville, here July 16, 2017, is in a time of transition because the neighborhood has changed. Next door is a high-rise apartment building, and behind is Section 8 housing. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
East Nashville: Construction crews work on a pair of homes in East Nashville on Sept. 21, 2017. Two "tall skinny" homes can be built on one lot when they are 6 feet apart, among other conditions. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Germantown: The Zackie's Hot Dog shop sits at Fifth Avenue North in the Germantown neighborhood March 3, 2008. Billy Kingsley / The Tennessean
Germantown: Vista Germantown was under construction Aug. 11, 2011. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Germantown: New development, like the Vista Germantown, is shown here Jan. 30, 2013. Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean
Germantown: Elmer Denvel Irwin sits outside his East Nashville establishment, Santa's Pub, on Dec. 16, 2015. Santa's Pub was built from an old train caboose and shipping containers. Mark Zaleski / For The Tennessean
Germantown: Construction along the east end of Jefferson Street in the Germantown neighborhood booms as new buildings spring up here Feb. 25, 2016. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Germantown: Diners eat lunch at Germantown Cafe on April 6, 2016. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Germantown: A view of the Nashville skyline is what tenants see from the roof at the Broadstone Germantown apartment building here Nov. 9, 2016. Lacy Atkins / The Tennessean
Germantown: Fort Campbell troops display a flag during the national anthem on opening night at First Tennessee Park on April 7, 2016. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Germantown: Jefferson Street is filled with festival attendees and pup parade participants during Nashville's Oktoberfest on Oct. 7, 2017. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Germantown: Von Elrod's Beer Garden & Sausage House will soon open in the Germantown neighborhood, here Sept. 29, 2017. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Gulch: Work is progressing March 15, 2004, in the Gulch. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Gulch: Elliott Holt looks at the view from his home at the Mercury View Lofts in the Gulch on Nov. 1, 2006. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Gulch: As residents moved into the new 22-story Icon on July 7, 2008, they get a great view of the Gulch and Nashville. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Gulch: Icon, left has 465 units and was built in 2008. Terrazzo, center, followed in 2009. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Gulch: This aerial view shows the growth of the Gulch area in downtown Nashville on April 27, 2012. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Gulch: The Station Inn is a little oasis of bluegrass among condos and apartments as construction booms in the Gulch, here Feb. 18, 2016. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Gulch: A vibrant pedestrian culture has developed in the Gulch, here Feb. 18, 2016, where condos mix with dining options and retail space as construction booms. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: A pedestrian walks in Hillsboro Village on a rainy fall day Sept. 17, 2012. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: The Fido restaurant is in the Hillsboro Village area, here Jan. 9, 2015. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: A jogger runs by a National Register Historic District sign of the Belmont-Hillsboro Neighborhood along Belmont Boulevard on Nov. 1, 2013. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: H.G. Hill Realty Co. is redeveloping the property at 21st Avenue South and Acklen Avenue in Hillsboro Village, here April 30, 2013, to make way for the Hill Center Acklen, an apartment and retail complex. Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: A name of the new building is unveiled on the Belmont University campus Aug. 22, 2015. The R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center is the new home for the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: Nashville artist Andee Rudloff finishes a new coat of paint on the dragon mural in Hillsboro Village on Nov. 4, 2015. The mural was first painted 20 years ago as a directional marker to Dragon Park. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: The Hill Center Acklen is under construction in Hillsboro Village on Jan. 6, 2015. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: A large line forms around the Pancake Pantry in Hillsboro Village on a Sunday morning Feb. 21, 2016. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Hillsboro-Belmont: Bongo Java founder Bob Bernstein, here Nov. 3, 2016, started investing in Hillsboro Village-Belmont in the 1990s. Lizzy Alfs / The Tennessean
Madison: Anna Grace Jefcoat looks for books at the Madison branch May 30, 2013. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Madison: Pastor Maury Davis, center, leads a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion at Cornerstone Church on Aug. 18, 2013, in Madison. U.S. Rep. Diane Black, state Rep. Courtney Rogers and Councilwoman Karen Bennett also participated. Steven S. Harman / The Tennessean
Madison: The new Madison Precinct building and crime lab was named for Officer Paul Scurry, who was killed in the line of duty in 1996. It officially opened on Jan. 14, 2014. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
Madison: The Amqui Station, here Sept. 2014, is a historical train station that has become one of Madison's biggest attractions. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
Madison: Brian Oxley stands next to the outside gate of the former home of Elvis Presley's manager Col. Tom Parker on Feb. 1, 2017, in Madison. The home was sold and developers are planning to build a car wash in its place. Lacy Atkins / The Tennessean
Midtown: West End traffic facing downtown, here Sept. 13, 2012, near Centennial Park, is in the Midtown area. Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean
Midtown: Le Sel, here Oct. 5, 2015, is at the Adelicia condo building in Midtown. Lizzy Alfs / The Tennessean
Midtown: Chloe Evans gives a tour of a penthouse under construction at the Element Music Row high-rise apartment building on Demonbreun Street on Dec. 3, 2015. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
Midtown: The Residences at Aerstson Midtown, here June 14, 2017, shows the growth of Nashville. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
Midtown: Audrey McKnight, left, and Lindsey McKnight swap out the breakfast pastries for the all-day pastries June 19, 2017, at Caviar & Bananas, a new gourmet cafe and market. Josie Norris / The Tennessean
South Nashville: Several car lots in a row line Nolensville Road on April 18, 2006. Jeanne Reasonover / The Tennessean
South Nashville: Nolensville Pike is shown near Interstate 440 away from downtown in Nashville on March 5, 2013. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean
South Nashville: Abe Clark, owner of Spin City Advertising, spins a sign for Planet Fitness on Nolensville Road on Jan. 22, 2015. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
La Hacienda cook Roberto Gustamonte makes fajitas during lunchtime April 14, 2016. In 1992, La Hacienda Tortilleria opened on Nolensville Pike. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean
South Nashville: Traffic moves along Nolensville Road on May 24, 2017. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
South Nashville: Businesses prosper along Nolensville Road, here May 24, 2017. Ethiopian restaurants, trendy cafes, auto repair shops, Mexican taquerias, a Kurdish mosque and the Nashville Zoo are all part of the area, which has been affordable for business owners and residents for years. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
West Nashville: Businesses along the north side of Charlotte Pike, between about 47th Avenue North and 51st Avenue North, here Feb. 11, 2008, will take part in the creating of a detailed neighborhood design plan by Metro Planning. The plan will enhance the Charlotte Avenue and Richland Park corridor. Billy Kingsley / The Tennessean
West Nashville: Shoppers spend their money at the Nashville West shopping center along Charlotte Pike on Aug. 26, 2009. George Walker IV / The Tennessean
West Nashville: The Charlotte Avenue corridor looking east toward downtown near White Bridge Road on Feb. 18, 2013, shows the numbers of business there. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
West Nashville: Business is hopping at Bajo Sexto on Charlotte Avenue on July 11, 2016. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean
West Nashville: The City Heights development includes a new 279-unit apartment building, here Aug. 1, 2017, at 2700 Charlotte Ave. Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Downtown's now a destination. Who would have thought it?
You've also had quite a bit of what I might call cosmetic enhancements in the way of new bars, hotels and such scattered about. Formerly dead sections have been transformed into hopping hives of activity.
Example: I used to fairly sail to work every morning up 12 South. Try that today and I'd be peeling roadkill off my Jeep. The Gulch, where I had free parking by the old train shed, has morphed from urban wasteland (with the Station Inn) into young urbanite haven (with the Station Inn).
As for downtown, well. In 1993, I wrote that officials were pondering how to jumpstart it back to life. Of 8 million annual visitors to the city, estimates were that only 1 million made it downtown, and even that figure was considered "somewhat evangelical."
This past fiscal year, a record 14.8 million people visited Nashville, and "We estimate over 90 percent at some point will come downtown," said Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation.
It seems to be a particularly prized destination for bachelorettes bent on testing their alcohol capacities and singing voices. And, unlike the old days, people are actually living downtown: The 2000 Census estimated there were only about 3,300 such folks; today the estimate is approaching 12,000.
Including me.
November political cartoons from the USA TODAY Network
The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
The cartoonist's homepage, knoxnews.com/opinion/charlie-daniel Charlie Daniel, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier Journal
The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mike-thompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion Ledger
The cartoonist's homepage, azcentral.com/opinions/benson Steve Benson, The Arizona Republic
Originally published in 2012. After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Museum Store Sunday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, the bills are bound to catch up with you. The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
President Trump doesn't believe his administration's own environmental report, and Trevor Noah reveals the thing that clouds Americans' judgment about climate change: money, http://bit.ly/2BDrdmf USA TODAY
Mississippi has its runoff election Nov. 27, 2018, for U.S. senator between appointed GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion Ledger
The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
The cartoonist's homepage, tallahassee.com/opinion Nathan Archer, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
The cartoonist's homepage, news-press.com/opinion Doug MacGregor, The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
Comedian Jimmy Fallon says he has his own outlook for surviving Black Friday. Just think of it as the Apocalypse, the late-night comic saysd. USA TODAY
Originally published in 2014. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen Times
Originally published in 2015. The cartoonist's homepage, jconline.com/picture-gallery/opinion/cartoons/2014/04/15/dave-sattler-cartoons/7731843 Dave Sattler, (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal and Courier
Originally published in 2010. The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
Originally published in 2010. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Originally published in 2013. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
Originally published in 2016. The cartoonist's homepage, jconline.com/opinion Dave Sattler, (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal and Courier
Originally published in 2011. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Originally published in 2010. The cartoonist's homepage, greenvilleonline.com/opinion Roger Harvell, The Greenville (S.C.) News
A turkey gets pardoned, a new attorney general gets chosen and the cost of dinner goes down in the Best of Late Night, bit.ly/2KplRhf USA TODAY
Finland is making fun of Trump's forest management, #RakeNews from the late-night comics, http://bit.ly/2DBb5Tu USA TODAY
Where did President Trump get his ideas on how to perform voter fraud? Late night comic Bill Maher says he's really remembering an episode of "The Brady Bunch," http://bit.ly/2A889dV USA TODAY
See Mike Thompson's animated cartoon, "The battered and bruised media is not your enemy." The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mike-thompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
What's the most talked about stuff happening in Washington this week? The comics tell you in Best of Late Night, http://bit.ly/2A7oZd0 USA TODAY
Originally published in December 2009. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
The president's reaction to California's tragic natural wildfire disaster is all over the place. The comics analyze it in Best of Late Night, http://bit.ly/2QFM3q5 USA TODAY
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, leads by 0.15 percentage points in his race to replace Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, which triggers an automatic recount under Florida law. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz has been head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky since 2007. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier Journal
Women and minorities won big in the midterms, and the late-night comics had plenty to say about it, http://bit.ly/2yLoB3U USA TODAY
The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal
Did CNN reporter Jim Acosta accost someone? Let's go to the videotape. Or can we? The comics explain in Best of Late Night, http://bit.ly/2qFkcuX USA TODAY
The late-night comics went live for election night. Hear them riff and weep in real time, http://bit.ly/2ARqSvQ USA TODAY
Michael Che reveals why liberals lose elections in 'Best of Late Night,' http://bit.ly/2D6LRMQ USA TODAY
The comics look at what's happening across the country in the run-up to the midterms in Best of Late Night, http://bit.ly/2yQUw2Z USA TODAY
The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion Led
The comics take a look at immigration on the Best of Late Night, http://bit.ly/2EPsZEm USA TODAY
The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, (Louisville, Ky.) Courier Journal
The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy/The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier Journal/USA TODAY Network
How things have changed and gotten pricey
My old Green Hills house was razed to make way for two new, considerably spiffier shelters. A lot of that has been going on. Multiple "tall-and-skinnies" have been popping up like toadstools on lots formerly occupied by a single modest residence, with concrete slab parking out front lending all the aesthetic appeal of a dentist's office.
Old up-and-comers like East Nashville and Germantown have accelerated their advance, and entirely new hot spots have arisen to accommodate the inflow, like Wedgewood-Houston, the Buchanan Arts District and Salemtown.
Richard Courtney, local Realtor (and fellow Beatles fan), dug up some numbers for me: in 1998, the median cost for a house was $121,151, and listings spent a median of 43 days on the market. By 2018, the price had shot up to $306,250 and buyers are making like sharks in chum, snatching them up in 10 days.
Critics note that not everyone has benefited from the changes, including those on the short end of gentrification. And how is it that a thriving city still can't fully fund its schools?
I confess, I'd prefer a somewhat sleepier Nashville, less clogged by vehicle traffic and sidewalk boot-scooters. I wish I could still get a hot-brown and a Gerst at Laurell's on Second Avenue. And I'd certainly rather be able to buy a house without carrying 10 sacks of gold to the closing.
But, after 20 years of train commutes, knee-deep snows and the daily circus that is Midtown Manhattan, I suspect I'll adjust.
Joe Rogers is a former reporter and columnist for The Tennessean, now retired after 17 years as a staff editor for The New York Times. Email him at jrogink@gmail.com.
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The Australian Master Ranking list is a compilation of Australian Pilots' scores taken from National competitions (and eligible overseas gliding competitions) over the two years 'competition selection cycle'. It is used to select pilots to represent Australia at WGCs that are run every 2 years. The selection cycle ceases after the last eligible competition prior to a WGC being held.
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Australian Senior Nationals (Multi-class, Club/Sports, and 2-seater)
Junior Nationals (for Junior WGC selection only)
One substitute overseas competitionthat meets the policy criteria
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It looks like you are mixing credentials for SES with the gmail smtp server name. That's probably not a good idea try with the smtp hostname for SES.
I think the error message originating from the Google smtp server is actually pretty good in this case.
Thanks! It was so obvious I had completely missed it, it didn't occur to me I also had to change the SMTP host.
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Case: ZON2013-00012
Ricky Armstrong
741 Hillcrest Road (Westside of Hillcrest Road, 340? South of Airport Boulevard). Sign Variance to amend a previous Sign Variance to allow a third freestanding sign with a total of 199 square feet; the Zoning Ordinance allows a maximum of two freestanding signs on a multi-tenant site with less than 1,200? of road frontage. Council District 6
Chris Bowen
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Angela Myrant
1005 Donald Street (West side of Donald Street, 105?± North of Balthrop Street). Use Variance to allow the operation of a domiciliary care facility in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of a B-1, Buffer Business District for a domiciliary care facility. Council District 1
Denis Blackburne
951 Government Street (West side of Marine Street, extending from Government Street to Church Street). Bulk Variance to allow 56 dwelling units on a 59,933 square foot site in a B-1, Buffer Business District; the Zoning Ordinance allows 36 dwelling units on a 59,933 square foot site in a B-1, Buffer Business District. Council District 2
Garrard Development Group, LLC
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Joe Mason
1412 & 1416 Wolf Ridge Road (East side of Wolf Ridge Road, 200?± North of Moffett Road). Front Landscaping Variance to allow 2,435 square feet of front landscaping areas on a 94,510 square foot lot; the Zoning Ordinance requires 6,804 square feet of front landscaping area for a lot 94, 510 square feet in B-3, Community Business District. Council District 1


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a special court in Mumbai seeking to declare diamond traders Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi as 'fugitive economic offenders' and to confiscate their assets worth £350 million in the USD 2 billion PNB fraud case, officials said. They said two separate applications, under the recently promulgated Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, were filed against the duo before the court that hears matters under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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I have gotten this error when trying to build this on both 64-bit win7 and a 32-bit xp machines.

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The Makefile for the JD2XX dll has a line in it that reads:
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International friendship and water blend in 75th British Cemetery Ceremony
Members of the American and Royal British Legion Riders blend water from England and Hatteras to honor the World War II sailors slain off the coast and buried in the British Cemetery. Photo: C. Leinbach
This story won third place in News Feature Writing in the 2017 N.C. State Press Assn. editorial competition.
By Connie Leinbach
This story was updated 5/16/2017 to correct who takes care of the Ocracoke site.
Water is a potent symbol for sailors, said Andrew W. Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran and member of the American Legion in Fredericksburg, Va., on Friday during the annual British Cemetery ceremony.
Johnson and several American and Royal British Legion Riders made a poignant closing when they blended water brought from England with that of Hatteras and anointed a wreath in honor of the fallen.
They were among other new visitors who added more layers to this annual ceremony to commemorate the 37 sailors and officers who lost their lives 75 years ago on May 11, 1942, when a German U-boat torpedoed the HMT Bedfordshire off the coast here. Four British subjects are buried in the Ocracoke plot over which the British ensign flies.
The ceremony included members of the U.S. Coast Guard, attaches from England and Canada and Danny Couch, president of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, which coordinates the Ocracoke event and one in Buxton the day before.
Joy Whites of Banbury, England, one of the Legion riders, held the bowl in which the waters were blended and then sprinkled it on wreaths that were laid on the main headstone that lists all of the lost men. Decked out in black-leather vests laden with various insignia, the 18 riders were on an eight-day motorcycle ride along the Eastern seaboard.
Thomas Cunningham, the son of slain sailor Sub-lieutenant Thomas Cunningham interred in the British Cemetery, speaks at Friday's event. Photo by Corrie Smith, U.S. Coast Guard
"Nothing demonstrates our shared history more profoundly than this cemetery and this ceremony," said Capt. Joe Karpinski, of the Royal Naval Tot Club of Antigua and Barbuda, afterwards.
Karpinski, in his first visit to the island, following the main event held a "tot" ceremony, in which he had shots of Royal Navy Pusser's Rum for any who wanted to partake in the kind of toast as the men on the Bedforshire would have done.
Each day, the sailors had a specific toast, he explained.
"On Friday, their toast was 'To a willing foe and sea room and the Queen, God bless her,'" he said as visitors and veterans downed the dark rum. The toast is to wish for a fair fight, he said.
Another special guest was Thomas Cunningham, the son of Sub-lieutenant Thomas Cunningham, one of the four sailors interred. All four sailors were interred on land donated by Alice Wahab Williams beside Teeter's Campground.
"I thank most sincerely the Wahab family for their gift of this peaceful burial ground for my father and his shipmates," Cunningham said during the ceremony. "And I thank the people of Ocracoke. They are an example of the generosity of the whole American people."
Of the four British sailors interred here, Ordinary Telegraphist Second Class Stanley R. Craig is the other known sailor. Two other bodies were discovered a week later at the north end of the island. Though never identified, it was assumed they were from the Bedfordshire.
Capt. Joe Karpinski, a member of the Royal Naval Tot Club of Antigua Barbuda, attended the ceremony and conducted a toast. Photo: C. Leinbach
Cunningham, who, was born after his father was killed, last attended the event in 2012. A retired commander from the Royal Navy Reserve, he gave a lecture Saturday evening at the Ocracoke Library on the Battle of the Atlantic (1939 to 1945).
"The Battle of the Atlantic was a campaign over tens of thousands of miles," said Commodore Martin Connell, the British attaché based in Washington, D.C. "More soldiers were lost in that campaign than any other, and we're still standing against tyranny."
Although Cunningham's mother never visited Ocracoke, island resident Fannie Pearl Fulcher traveled to England to meet her, Cunningham said after the ceremony.
"I used to get presents from Fannie," he said. "Leather bomber jackets."
Along with the three flower wreaths in front of the four, new wreaths laid this year were made of artificial poppies.
"They were Harry Tate's Navy," said Richard Eagles of Margate, Fla., about the Royal Navy Patrol. Eagles, has represented this group for the last several years. "All they got was hand-me-downs," he said while looking at the main headstone. "These men here probably went to sea in their fishermen clothes."
The Bedfordshire was part of a flotilla of 24 trawlers pressed into the Royal Navy as escorts for British supply ships. They staged in Canada and sailed along the eastern Atlantic in the first six months of 1942.
German U-boats stalked offshore from New York to Florida and sank nearly 400 largely unarmed merchant vessels, hampering the delivery of badly needed food and war supplies to England.
Ocracoke School Senior Carson O'Neal reads the story of the Bedforshire's demise. Behind him, from left, are Richard Eagles, representing the Royal Navy Patrol Service, Thomas Cunningham and Katherine Robinson of the U.S. Coast Guard. Photo: C. Leinbach
On May 11, 1942, the German U-boat, U-558, fired three torpedoes at the Bedfordshire. The third torpedo struck the vessel amidships killing everyone on board.
"The people here on the Outer Banks knew the war was on before the rest of the world," said Michael Westhead of London, a first-time attendee and the standard bearer of the Prince of Wales Sea Training School, in an interview at the reception in the Community Center following the ceremony. "This is an extra special Christian ceremony, and you do it every year. We don't forget and you don't either."
An alumnus of the school, which closed in 1975, Westhead said 84 alumni died in WWII.
He was impressed with the participation by youth to carry on the ceremony—the youngest member of the Coast Guard station in Hatteras and the Ocracoke School seniors who annually tell the story of the Bedfordshire and read the list of the men whose lives were lost.
Carson O'Neal read the narrative this year and Dylan Sutton read the roster, during which time the military representatives onstage stood at attention.
Frieda Grey French, 80, of Elizabeth City and a native of Buxton, attended with her family and said her father, Homer Grey, was the chief in charge of the Coast Guard station here.
"He buried Mr. Cunningham," French said. "If my father could look down from heaven on this ceremony he'd be very honored."
At the reception in the Community Center, Frieda Grey French of Elizabeth City holds a book about WWII on the Outer Banks. Photo: C. Leinbach
The annual ceremony is organized by the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras.
In addition to the Coast Guard and British representatives, also participating was Capt. Dermott Mulholland, the Canadian Forces Naval attaché.
Islander Howard Bennink played a new closing piece, "The Last Post," on his trumpet. Bennink said afterwards that volunteer event organizer Crystal Canterbury suggested he play this combination of bugle calls from all over the British commonwealth.
"I practiced since January," he said. "It was pretty challenging."
Canterbury, who works for Eastern National, a retail partner in the NPS visitor's center, took over last year from longtime organizer Janey Jacoby.
"It was wonderful," Canterbury said. "They all credited me with keeping the weather at bay."
Weather forecasts had called for storms on Friday, but the skies remained cloudy and didn't unload their rain until Friday night.
Canterbury enlisted about 20 volunteers to help with everything from tidying up the cemetery to helping with all aspects of the reception. Cunningham gave a talk Saturday night in the Ocracoke Library on the Battle of the Atlantic.
Also participating with the U.S. Coast Guard were Lt. Joshua Branthoover, the M.C., Lt. Matthew Shepard, chaplain, and Cmdr. Javier Delgado, logistic dept. head.
While the British cemetery is a piece of England on Ocracoke, care for the site is done by Canterbury and volunteers, such as islander Stephanie Lyons with the National Park Service.
A ceremony in Buxton honors two British sailors who were casualties of the torpedoing of the San Delfino.
"There are no roses on sailors' graves,
No wreaths upon the storm-tossed waves,
No last post from the Royals band,
No heartbroken words carved on stone,
Just shipmates' bodies floating there alone.
The only tributes are the seagull's sweeps,
And the teardrop when a loved one weeps." –Author unknown
Wreaths from Great Britain on the main headstone at the British Cemetery. Photo: C. Leinbach
Ocracoke School Senior Dylan Sutton reads the roll call of the 37 Bedforshire crew. From left are Capt. Dermott Mulholland, Canadian Forces Naval attache, Richard Eagles, Thomas Cunningham and Danny Couch, president of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras. Photo: C. Leinbach
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard of Hatteras Station give the 21-gun salute following the ceremony. Photo: C. Leinbach
Visiting dignitaries Thomas Cunningham, Capt. Dermott Mulholland, Canadian Forces Naval attache, Commodore Martin Connell, British Naval attache, and Richard Eagles, representing the Royal Navy Patrol, cut cakes with American, Canadian and British flag decorations, baked by Tama VanVleck, who works in the NPS Visitors Center. Photo: C. Leinbach
First-time British Cemetery Ceremony attendee Michael Westhead of London, England, shows his flag of the Prince of Wales Sea Training School, his alma mater. Photo: C. Leinbach
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