An early photograph of the Iowana Diary Farms where the City of Riverdale now sits.
Shortly after the opening of the Louisiana Purchase and the exploration of the Iowa Territory, early settlers found the Mississippi Valley to be a great spot to settle down, plow up the land and start farming. The area that would become known as Riverdale was no exception.
The "pleasant valley" that now makes up rural Bettendorf, Panorama Park, the Pleasant Valley "onion fields" and Riverdale were no exception. By the mid 1840's, the house we know as "Crissey House" was built, making it the earliest permanent structure still standing in the community. Originally owned by Christopher Rowe, it eventually passed through the J.R. Nutting Family until it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Crissey in 1937.
Another old homestead in the community was the farmland and homes owned by the Welch family. Members of the Welch family worked farmland both on top of the hill and in the valley below from 1876 until the farm was finally sold in 2017.
By the time the Crissey's had purchased their new home, though, the area had other farmers in the area. Most notable of those was Col. George Watson French and his large dairy farm operation on the top of the hill – known as the Iowana Farms and Dairy. Originally started as a hobby (Col. French was employed full-time as president of French and Hecht in downtown Davenport, Iowa), it quickly grew to be a profitable operation and model dairy farm.
The Iowana Farm was well known for its pure bred stock, raising the standard for dairy cows across the country. Iowana Holsteins and Berkshires were so popular, entire herds were shipped from the dairy farm to other operations throughout the country.
Eventually, Col. French expanded the Iowana Dairy operation to include retail stores (selling fresh meats, dairy and ice cream) throughout Davenport and a plant with attached store in downtown Bettendorf. When the plant opened in 1938 it was hailed as a modern manufacturing marvel and included a sleek ice cream parlor that would remain in operation until the business closed in 1973.
As for the farm in what would become Riverdale, it featured a number of large barns and homes for key personnel – most notably a large mansion known as "West Hill House" which stood where Elmhurst Lane makes it grand circle and the smaller mansion across the ravine known as "East Hill House" which is still used as a private residence. The caretaker's house (139 Elmhurst Lane) still stands as the only other remaining, original structure.
Other businesses opened in the area (S&W Manufacturing, the Hass Poultry Farm, Charlotte's Market and other) and then, in 1946, Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) announced its intention to build a $30 million sheet and plate rolling mill on the land that had previously been the vineyard for the French family estate.
The new plant would take more than two years to build, but discussions (and disagreements) about the long-term future of this part of unincorporated Scott County. The area was continuing to grow (the Haven's Acres subdivision opened in 1947 with forty-one lots) and it was clear the property taxes that could be generated from all of the development could be a potential financial windfall.
Bettendorf enacted plans to annex the area and make it part of the city, but both ALCOA leadership and local residents objected.
The fight for Riverdale's independence had begun.
The legal fight that ensued lasted nearly four years. Finally, on December 27, 1950, Judge M. L. Sutton determined that Riverdale could incorporate and that city officials elected just days prior should be sworn into office.
But the legal struggles didn't end there.
As the newly-minted mayor and city council worked through the establishment of various ordinances, selecting a fire chief and other city matters, Bettendorf raised the legal stakes by appealing Judge Sutton's ruling and launching a new series of battles that eventually found their way into the Iowa Supreme Court.
On February 9, 1953, it all finally came to an end when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Riverdale's position was to be upheld and that Bettendorf's attempt to forcibly annex the land, its businesses and residents was unconstitutional.
Riverdale could finally get down to business.
Since the 1950's Riverdale residents have enjoyed a variety of traditional celebrations with their friends and neighbors. These events are all volunteer led and coordinated and vary from year to year based on the time available and the resources available to those involved.
Annual Haven's Acres Egg Hunt – Each spring, youngsters from 8-18 are able to participate in an "age appropriate" egg hunt in Peggy's Park. Keep an eye on future newsletters and the Riverdale website each year for details.
Fourth of July Parade and Celebration – Celebrating America's birthday is a long-standing tradition in Riverdale. Each year, kids can participate in a bike parade (led by the RFD) around Circle and Manor Drives. There's an ice cream social, games and pot luck dinner.
Trick-Or-Treat Night – Ghost, goblins, princesses and super heroes walk the neighborhoods of Riverdale each fall, scaring neighbors and loading up on their fair share of candy and treats. It's a great community night, uniting kids and parents around the one thing everyone loves. Candy.
Holiday Decorating – Each fall, volunteers work together to string up lights in the trees around City Hall and make Riverdale welcoming to visitors and residents alike.
Holiday Caroling – Each December, local residents form a caroling group and go door-to-door through Riverdale's neighborhoods, spreading good cheer (and hoping for the occasional offer of some hot cocoa).
Community Clean-Up Days – Twice a year, volunteers take to the woods, ravines, gullies and parks of Riverdale to pick up trash and other debris in order to make Riverdale a cleaner, healthier environment for our kids and families.
Riverdale Fall Fest – New in 2018! Fun and games in Bicentennial Park including participation of the RVFD in some water activities that will keep things cool during the hot days of September.
Mayor's Town Hall Meetings – Scheduled for the fourth Sunday of almost every month (we don't meet during June or December), the mayor meets with residents to talk about the most important issues facing the City Council and to learn what's on peoples' minds. Minutes are posted online.
Will all of these community-building activities become (or remain) long-standing traditions in Riverdale? That's up to all of us.
Have something you'd like to contribute to Riverdale's historical record? Let us know!


The Northern Rebellion of 1569, sometimes called The Rising of the North or The Revolt of The Northern Earls, was a major rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. It was the first of her reign and was led by two powerful northern lords, Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1528-1572), and Charles Neville, Earl of Westmoreland (1542-1601), in the autumn/winter of 1569. The rebellion came after an eventful two years in British history, years which saw the forced abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, her escape from imprisonment, and her subsequent arrival on English soil. Mary's arrival in England was a political and personal disaster for Queen Elizabeth. Not only was Mary widely believed to be the next in line to the throne (being Elizabeth's next of kin on her father's side) but she was a Roman Catholic. In the eyes of many Catholics, at home and abroad, Mary was considered the rightful Queen of England. They, like Mary herself, believed Elizabeth was illegitimate, as they did not recognise her father's marriage to her mother, Anne Boleyn. Mary also had what Elizabeth did not: a son. The succession was a thorny issue and had been since Elizabeth became queen, and many were worried about what would happen to the country if Elizabeth died without an heir of her body. There could be civil unrest or even civil war.
Mary was thus an attractive alternative Queen to many of Elizabeth's Catholic subjects. As Queen she would restore the Catholic religion, which still had strongholds in some parts of the country, especially in the north, despite being illegal, and she would end tensions with Catholic Europe. Also, by virtue of her infant son, James (now King of Scotland), she would settle the matter of the succession. Elizabeth and her advisors knew that the Queen of Scots was an attractive prospect to a number of her subjects and, for this reason, Mary's arrival in England put Elizabeth and her government in a dilemma. Just what were they to do with her?
Given her fate, Queen Mary may always have regretted escaping to England rather than to France, but at the time she believed Queen Elizabeth would help her reclaim her Scottish throne. But Elizabeth was reluctant to raise an army to fight Mary's battle. She feared the soldiers would not prove loyal and try to make Mary their Queen instead. Equally alarming was the prospect of letting Mary escape to the continent to raise an army there. So, in the event of not knowing quite what to do with her, the Scottish Queen was kept in England a virtual prisoner.
Some of Elizabeth's most powerful lords, however, including the Earls of Leicester, Arundel, and Pembroke, had their own idea what to do with the Scottish queen : marry her to an English Protestant lord. They believed this would, in one stroke, solve all the country's problems. Mary would be converted to Protestantism, be restored to her throne with English help, rule Scotland as an ally to England, and after Elizabeth's death, she would rule England, if she was still living, or her son, thereby settling the issue of the succession. The man they believed to be the perfect husband was Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Not only was he the richest man in the land but he was the country's only Duke. He was also very eager to marry the Queen and wasted no time in courting her by letter and gifts. But there was one major problem: the lords did not know if Elizabeth would approve of their plan! And, as they did not know, they were afraid to tell her of it. Instead, they plotted the match behind her back.
At first, all went well. James Stewart, Earl of Moray, regent in Scotland as James was only a child, supported the match and said he would help Mary reclaim her thone if Elizabeth approved of the plan. Mary also agreed to marry Norfolk and to establish Protestantism in Scotland and make an alliance between Scotland and England. However, over the summer Moray changed his mind and said he would no longer support Mary's restoration to the Scottish throne. This was a major blow and effectively ended the lords hopes. The Duke of Norfolk, however, still wanted to marry Mary, and entreated the support of the northern earls. It was this ambition that ultimately brought about the rebellion.


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Finally, we will look at how these ideas play out in the Talmud.
14 Responses to "#12: Shavuot Episode! Torah versus Sin in Second Temple & Talmudic Thought"
Your research into the subject is most gratefully accepted to it's ability to open ones eyes & illuminate the triple contrast of the present age, second temple mind set, & first temple foundations. It can work as a antidote to the fog & darkness that sets in when Critical Thinking Skills are applied to the Human Condition.
Is this one of the origins of the myth of Heaven & Hell?
What did the original writer hold in his mind in contrast to the Babylonian Talmud writer of "Gehinnom"? is this another example of ideas being adopted by Judeans during our sojourn in the Babylonian & Persian Cultures?
The Most High followed by Abraham, bless & keep you in a State of Wholeness.
Yes, this is one reflection of the idea of Heaven and Hell. In Judaism (Talmudic and later) Gehinnom is much less defined than the Christian Hell and functions as a purgatory of sorts – you don't stay there forever, just have your sins "burned off," as it were. I would say that it developed later than the Jews' initial contact with Babylonian and Persian culture, since even during the Second Temple period there isn't much of a belief in a heaven and hell that are relevant to human beings before the apocalypse, although we do see some heaven-like and hell-like options described in Enoch. Maybe I'll come back to this idea later in the series.
I look forward to your future comments! Please keep them coming.
I would like to learn more on this also.
In Christianity we've all been taught so much in the Heaven and Hell concepts.
Since I no longer follow that way of thinking I am eager to hear more from the cultural and historical thoughts!
Yes, there is a LOT to discuss.
It does not seem to be an unreasonable concept, since the act of pursuing what's right seems to make it easier to continue to that behavior by way of creating a habit.
Perhaps this idea is the inspiration for the New Testament metaphor where "the word" is a sword?
Does Paul argue against this idea in Galatians (or his epistles in general)? In other words is it accurate to say that he taught that the Torah was not an antidote to sin?
I've listened to all your podcasts and enjoy them very much. I am a convert to Judaism who grew up in a religion that combined aspects of traditional Judaism and Christian beliefs. For me, delving into Intertestamental literature and Second Temple Judaism is like family therapy. Looking forward to more episodes.
I'm glad you're enjoying them! I think that Paul argues with this idea specifically in Romans 5 and 7 when he argues that it was actually the giving of the Law that made people sinful. It's an unusual argument, and I think it is motivated by the desire to "break" the trope of Law/Torah versus sin. Elsewhere (even in Romans 9) he seems to take a more benevolent view of the giving of the Torah, and the Law in general, particularly where Jews are concerned. It is difficult to say what his "real" view was.
Again, I'm glad that you are finding these episodes meaningful. I look forward to your future questions.
Howdy Miryam ok I admit after listening for the third time , It was too late in the evening & I dozed off…twice.
I like Chris had immediate thoughts of Paul …but I'm fully convinced that he, Paul was well aware of what YHVH spoke to Cain… especially when he speaks about war in his members Romans 7:23.
I know you hold your reservations about the NT…but alas..
Missed you looking forwards to hearing MORE!
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I actually think the word "Sin" is highly confusing. But that`s a somewhat obvious statement looking at the blog title.
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The Boncuklu Project; Agriculture in Anatolia initiated by indigenous peoples, not Fertile Crescent migration
Small scale agricultural farming was first initiated by indigenous communities living on Turkey's Anatolian plateau, and not introduced by migrant farmers as previously thought, according to a research by the University of Liverpool.
Professor Douglas Baird and his team discovered the presence of carbonised seeds and phytoliths of wheat chaff at Boncuklu, along with agricultural weeds commonly found in early farming sites, suggesting the cultivation of crops did take place.
Additionally, nitrogen isotopes from sheep and goat bone collagen indicate very small scale experimentation with the herding of these animals.
Analysis of stone tools and ancient DNA suggests an indigenous population, rather than migrants from earlier agricultural communities within the Fertile Crescent.
Professor Baird said: "Confounding the expectations of some archaeologists that the migrant farmer brought farming to central Anatolia, our evidence shows that the site of Boncuklu was occupied by long present, local Anatolian communities who mostly hunted and gathered a wide range of wetland animals and plants, but adopted farming from areas to the south and east through exchange.
"Although used; cultivated plants, wheat, lentils and peas were not fully domesticated and contributed only a small amount to the diet of the Boncuklu community."
Project Co-Director, University of Queensland Associate Professor Andrew Fairbairn, said: "Unexpectedly, this low level food production persisted for at least five centuries.
"Archaeologists usually consider these kinds of food production systems to be short-lived and transitional, but our research suggests a stable and persistent use of crops and herd animals as a minor part of the economy for a long time.
The team contrasted Boncuklu with the nearby site of Pınarbaşı, excavated by Professor Baird in 2003-4. Lying 30km south of Boncuklu in Karaman Province, evidence suggests these communities resisted the adoption of farming and maintained a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, showing the spread of agriculture beyond the Fertile Crescent was neither uniform nor inevitable.
Professor Baird, from the University's Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, said: "Intriguingly, while Pınarbaşı was abandoned and its people disappeared from the archaeological record, we believe that the way of life we see at Boncuklu contributed directly to that conducted at the slightly later Neolithic settlement, Çatalhöyük.
"Farming at Boncuklu was a relatively minor economic activity 10,000 years ago, but its adoption may have had both immediate and long-term consequences for the particular communities who committed to it."
(Source: https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2018/03/22/agriculture-initiated-by-indigenous-peoples-not-fertile-crescent-migration/)
NovoScriptorium: Now, let's have a look at some official published information on the ongoing Project at Boncuklu.
There has been much controversy about the mechanisms by which the earliest farming spread around the world. There are few sites where we are able to observe direct evidence for the earliest adoption or development of farming and a focus on how the spread of farming occurred has distracted from understanding how the adoption of farming affected those caught up in the process and changed the relationships between people, plants, animals and landscapes. At Boncuklu we have demonstrated previously the adoption of farming by indigenous central Anatolian foragers ("The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia", by Baird et al. 2012), so the project now gives us a chance to understand what this uptake of farming meant for such foragers, in terms of their household organisation and practices, engagements with the landscapes, ritual and symbolism, as well as to understand the spread of farming to the west, ultimately into Europe. The ritual and symbolic practices at Boncuklu are especially intriguing given that Boncuklu seems to be a direct predecessor of Çatalhöyük and is located only 9.5km to its north.
A picture is emerging of a site with modest densities of contemporary dwellings. The residential structures were probably grouped together in small clusters around the peripheries of the settlement, with more central areas of the site given over to distinct activities carried out both in the open, where midden deposits were dumped, and also indistinctive types of structures whose use contrasted with that of the structures to the north and south.
Amongst other exciting finds we single out a cache of Collumbella marine shell beads in a dense spread of mud-brick collapse in Area P. This must have been contained in a small bag carefully deposited or buried in this structural debris. We also found a number of examples of the distinctive decorated grooved stones and plaques which typify the site.
(Source: "The Boncuklu Project 2013 The spread of farming and the antecedents of Çatalhöyük", by Baird et al.)
For the first time at Boncuklu, this year we documented a large number of burials in the open midden areas of the site. Including two previously located midden burials, we have now identified eight burials in Area M; these were clearly carried out during the accumulation of midden deposits there. It is in this context we should now see the circulation and deposition of skulls in these open areas, reported on previously.
The intercutting of graves, multiple disarticulated burials and skull deposition are distinctive practices associated with these burials outside houses. Thus, these individuals seem to represent distinct mortuary practices peculiar to those buried outside houses. A range of ages and both sexes seem to be represented in these open-area burials, and the frequency and types of grave goods do not seem to be different.
Notable finds this season include a particularly large, ochre-covered axe (15.2cm long) and a large stone polisher, also covered with ochre.
The child burial we excavated in Building 12 had a necklace consisting of over 180 marine shell beads. This further underlines the acquisition of this distant resource and the large-scale circulation of these materials and objects made from them.
Lori Hager continued her examination of fingerprints on the clay objects and figurines from the site. We now have a corpus of over 40 distinct prints and some indication that both the sex and age of the makers of these objects will be identified by this method.
There are a number of elements of evidence that suggest the end of the life of a house was a matter of some importance to the household concerned and that ritualised dismantling may have occurred at Boncuklu, as seen later at Çatalhöyük.
The symbolic significance of particular animals, also important later, is clear here. These 'magical' practices involve interesting symbolic exchanges – figurines, bone tools and obsidian for posts, canid jaw for human body – potentially designed to satisfy various cosmological forces.
We continued working in Area M to examine a sequence of external areas. In 2014 we found a series of burials in these areas and this year we strengthened the evidence for an area of regular mortuary practice in the open spaces in this part of the site.
We completed excavation of Grave 43 (started last year), confirming that a detached skull had been placed over a large polishing stone and mass of yellow ochre, which in turn had been placed over poorly-preserved human bone, around which were scattered marine shell beads.
Further work by Jessica Pearson, on a skull excavated last year, confirmed that the head area was covered with red ochre beads and –a surprise – two red ochre pendants/large beads. It is clear that, in terms of grave goods, these open-air burials could be as richly adorned as examples in houses. Indeed they were possibly more richly adorned, providing further evidence for our considerations about who these individuals might have been.
It seems that buildings did occur in these central open spaces, and it appears probable that there was little demarcation of open space, in that domestic structures seem to be found over the whole site and could encroach on previously open spaces. Whilst the use of external areas seems structured, little sign of patterning in the location of structures is suggested by the current evidence.
The team has suggested for some time that the well-modelled figurines that occur throughout the occupation of the site, but especially in the later levels, tend to focus on bellies, buttocks and breasts of older or mature individuals. While the new figurine (found in the TPC area) emphasises legs and buttocks, it also has a very marked pubic triangle although the central vertical line is less carefully executed than the rest of the figurine. The fact that such figurines tend to occur more commonly in the upper levels of the site fits in with other evidence of social changes that emphasises domestic production rather than rituals associated with wild animals.
A remarkable find was made in the North area too. In Building 132 a painted, modelled plaster head with inserted obsidian eyes was found. While a Neolithic statue with obsidian eyes has been found at Şanlıurfa, parallels for the Building 132 head are rare.
This year, we excavated three buildings that seem to be variants of typical Boncuklu residential structures. All buildings showed evidence for ritual practice and symbolic elaboration.
In the northern part of Area M we have been excavating structures with particularly silty, coarse plaster floors that must have been roofed, but seem to have had flimsier walls than other buildings and non-standard sets of fixtures within them.
To the north and earlier than Building 24 we excavated a series of midden lenses – a general dump of organic material – in this open space. In the north-central and western parts of the trench we excavated some deeper more massive layers of midden. Some of these had built up against edges lined with matting or layers of vegetation. In these midden layers was a sequence of repeatedly reconstructed hearths, attesting further to very repetitive use of space in open areas as well as within buildings.
Cut into these various middens was a pit with an artefactcache at its base. This pit seems to have been cut at about the same point in the stratigraphy as a number of burials in these external areas. The cache consists of a grooved stone (one of our largest ground-stone axes) covered with ochre, an elongated polisher/hammerstone and, most notably, a particularly long flint blade, by far the longest ever found at the site and of distinctive material and technology. This is clearly a specialist product and an import to the site. So this cache certainly included three exceptionally sized objects. They were all placed on a piece of bone. It is not impossible that this pit is one end of a burial or that it marks special depositions near and associated with burials; more investigation will be required to ascertain which is the case. This further indicates that these open areas in the centre of the site were settings for symbolic practice as well as more mundane activities and rubbish disposal.
In 2017 work on site took place in Area P, Area M and a new sector, Area R. In Area P we are investigating a structure, Building 21, with the intention of learning more about the domestic activities undertaken in Boncuklu houses and the deployment of ritual and symbolism within them. In Area M we are investigating open areas between buildings as well as a sequence of buildings that does not appear to be composed of standard domestic houses.
This year we worked on two buildings that seem to be variants of the typical Boncuklu residential structures: Building 21 in Area P and Building 24 in Area M. All buildings showed evidence of ritual practice and symbolic elaboration.
The use of multiple, more or less synchronous, burials is now established as a common feature, both inside houses and externally, at Boncuklu and clearly emphasises how the close personal relationships of the Boncuklu inhabitants were expressed in mortuary practices.
We found further evidence relating to cache pits and ritual deposits in postholes and pits around the edge of the floors of Building 21. This year we found an emptied cache pit, cut by a burial for a perinatal individual. An animal figurine was excavated from a late posthole in 2015 which dates to the end of the use-life of the structure. Conservation of this figurine this year has allowed us to see that this is not a simple zoomorphic form, but has elements of human anatomy as well. This is presumably some sort of 'mythical' creature or a symbolic representation of a spirit animal, and thus provides intriguing insight into Neolithic beliefs.
This year we found a further example of one of our non-standard, 'light' structures – possibly kitchen or work buildings – that predate those we have excavated previously in Area M. This building had no surviving walls, and was characterised, like its successors, by a series of trampled-silt floors, multiple stakeholes and some pits.
We excavated a series of features and deposits in the latter phases of the midden deposit in Area M. These included large multiple-phase hearths with reed linings, preserved as phytoliths (silicified plant cells). These open spaces also housed evidence of the presence of large posts and basket installations.
We continued to excavate a toilet area in the southern part of this open space. The human coprolites from these areas will be a rich source of information about past diets. A study by Michelle Feider (University of Bournemouth) already indicates that a number of coprolites have fish and amphibian remains within them.
We have also continued to find burials in the open spaces at Boncuklu. In Area P we found the burial of a small child, whose head and body were covered with ochre and who was accompanied by obsidian tools as grave goods.
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The permission setting reads "Disable Snowflakes", meaning if it is checked then it is disabled for that membergroup.
Quote from: Chen Zhen on December 04, 2018, 07:47:55 pm Also there is a permission setting for each membergroup that enables/disables the snowflakes.
Permissions are set in place..
I explained in their profile under snowflakes they could disable or enable snowflakes..I don't know most of these people use ipads, and tablets, and have more problems than carter has liver pills.
Quote from: Chen Zhen The permission setting reads "Disable Snowflakes", meaning if it is checked then it is disabled for that membergroup.
Perhaps you overlooked the above sentence.
That permission setting works opposite to what you think.
Ticking the check box for it disables the mod for that membergroup.
The text & help icon explain its function/usage.
I checked your other forum and you had the "Disable" option checked for most membergroups.
That has now been unchecked for most groups (except your auto-poster & account disabled groups).
All permissions are good to go.. I take it some browsers will display snow flakes and some will not..
The person who could not see the snow had the snow disabled..
Let me know which browser was showing a bad gateway error so that I can possibly trouble shoot.
Although that error is caused by an invalid response.
This could be the result of you making changes to the forum when users are attempting access.
It may not be related to the Snowflakes modification.
After installing this on my site it breaks the news fader. Just installed it now. Have not played with settings yet.
Append to <body> of the HTML page.
Ya I'm glad I put that option in it long ago.
I'm still going to take a look at your report though.
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If you read this thread, it'll give you a heads up regarding how the permissions for enabling it work.
Checking the "disable" permission for each membergroup will literally disable the mod for those groups.
It has to be unchecked to enable the effects.
Also I forgot to add the permission for the user profile option to the snowflakes admin page which I will add to the next version.
That permission is only available in your SMF permissions list for v1.41.
It will give each user the option to disable it which is good because some people do not want to see visual effects or sounds.
I'm sure I have it set right. Do you see it.


How visas and flowers kept Washington Express cruising into the 21st century.
Realizing its specialty was logistics above all, Washington Express got into the flower delivery biz.
Founded in 1981, Washington Express is the oldest bike courier company in town. And that's probably because it managed to keep rolling with the times.
In the 1980s — before fax and email took over the city's offices — the company had about 100 bike messengers, plus couriers on other vehicles. "The velocity and the volume of the work was just incredible," said owner Mike Miller.
But technology soon caught up with the courier industry.
"Starting in the late '90s, things started to change," said Miller. All across the country, similar companies were struggling to stay afloat.
First, Washington Express wriggled its way out of extinction through a series of boardroom deals.
After "an industry rollup," recalled Miller, Washington Express went public within a merged entity called DMS (Dispatch Management Services) in 1998.
In 2001, Washington Express bought back its shares — "successfully, which was not easy to do," said Miller.
Facing a "a shrinking pie situation" that decade, the company proceeded to acquire several of its competitors in the D.C. market.
Still, pedaling paper did not look like it was going to last as a business model.
So Washington Express diversified — smartly.
As it turns out, a big driver of the courier business in the nation's capital is visa paperwork.
Unfortunately for frequent travelers, getting documents to the embassy on time is only half the battle.
In January 2011, Washington Express opened up a visa processing business South of Dupont Circle.
Miller had a good nose for new opportunities, and soon found another way to branch out.
"A big part of the flower business is getting the flowers where they need to go," he noted. That's something courier businesses deal with on a daily basis.
In April 2013, Washington Express acquired Nosegay, a 70-year-old legacy flower shop also South of Dupont Circle.
"What we wanted to do, is we wanted to create a hybrid operation model which would marry a traditional florist shop with a 21st-century logistics business," explained Miller.
But now, the flower shop has turned into a flower dispatching business.
Once an order comes in, the company's operation center in Beltsville, Md., runs it through a dispatch software that determines the most efficient routes for delivery.
Inside the shop, "They're all looking at a large monitor right at the production table," said Miller.
The company also offers a service that can move furniture and boxes on short notice for time-strapped offices.
Among its clients are small businesses like Localist, the event marketing startup that recently moved from Baltimore to Silver Spring.
"Because it's Washington, D.C., there will always be some need for bicycle messengers," he said.
But, just in case there isn't, Washington Express has its bases covered.


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Colorism and the Legacy of Plaçage: The House That Will Not Stand Revisits a History Still Relevant Today
(l-r) Nedra McClyde, Juliana Canfield, and Joniece Abbot appear in The House That Will Not Stand
Photo: Joan Marcus (New York Theatre Worshop)
Seven women, a segregated society, and an age-old means of survival. That's the pretext behind the play The House That Will Not Stand, now in production at the New York Theatre Workshop in New York City.
Written in 2014 by Marcus Gardley (whose credits include Showtime's The Chi) and inspired by The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca, the play captures a pivotal moment in the lives of two generations of free women of color in 183os New Orleans.
It's the climax of the American Civil War, when New Orleans' gens des couleur libres are realizing that their days of being among the privileged classes are numbered and that only the established practice of plaçage—that is, of mixed race women becoming the contractually bound mistresses of wealthy white men—is perhaps their only possible means of recourse.
It is within this context that one mother—newly freed from her own decadeslong plaçage by the sudden death of her benefactor—seeks to prevent their three daughters from the same fate, in defiance of both cultural customs, guaranteed protections and even her daughters' desires. The results are the making of an intriguing plot, but when playwright Marcus Gardley and Obie Award-winning director Lileana Blain-Cruz spoke with The Glow Up about bringing this era of black history to life, they made it clear that this is also a story that still holds much relevance for contemporary audiences.
(l-r) Lynda Gravátt and Marie Thomas in The House That Will Not Stand
Photo: Joan Marcus (New York Theatre Workshop)
The Glow Up: What attracted you to telling and crafting this story?
Marcus Gardley: I saw a production of The House of Bernarda Alba and laughed through most of the show. I was later told that the play was not a comedy, so I reread it and laughed, realizing that Lorca was writing a play that was both comic and tragic. It inspired me to write a play in the same style.
We use the same muscles to laugh and cry. It's only fitting that a play can make us do both, and in fact, give us a range of emotions. To this end, I decided to write a very loose adaptation of the play to explore this idea. The play is also about a monumental time in our history that most people do not know about so I wanted to share that with audiences as well.
Lileana Blain-Cruz: This play shares a moment in time that was significant in American history ... but we know very little about the women, particularly the black women that lived inside that moment. This play paints a powerful theatrical portrait of those women that endured a country in the midst of transition and that felt important to me.
TGU: Why do you feel this story is relevant for audiences today?
MG: I think the notion of what it means to be free and issues around colorism, ownership and self-determination are quite relevant for today. At the heart of this story, a mother is fighting tooth and nail to keep her children. This is extremely relevant today, as we have seen children being taken from their parents and put in cages in our very own country.
LBC: Again, it's about our history, about moments of transition. The women of this story are in the midst of a political change that is going to deeply affect their lives. That reverberates for me in our current climate—knowing that things are changing, getting considerably worse for some—and the questions feel similar: How will we weather the storm? How will we make it through? What is on the other side?
(l-r) Juliana Canfield and Michelle Wilson in The House that Will Not Stand
TGU: Obviously, race, colorism, class and functioning under the mantle of patriarchy are central themes within this work. Do you feel much has truly changed since the period in which this piece is set?
MG: Honestly, I think there has been a lot of progress, but it's extremely slow and even though laws have changed, people's behavior has not. We live in a county where black bodies are still not respected and treated equally. We still have a lot of wounds that need to be healed as a nation.
LBC: Well, we don't have slavery—that's pretty significant! But what this story shows is how those themes continue to reverberate because the deep psychological damage of that institution still impacts us to this day. Race, colorism, class, etc., are still byproducts of colonialism and slavery—and they don't disappear just because the business of slavery ended.
TGU: What would you like audiences—particularly, audiences of color—to take away from this work?
LBC: That in the midst of all this trauma in the past we had powerful, complicated women surviving, owning property, leading families, leading their lives—and their experiences were unique and varied and important and an important part of our history. Because of them, we are here.
MG: My dream is for audiences of color to see themselves—their awesome beauty, brilliance and strength. I want to celebrate the African woman and put her on her throne. I want to bring the passion and the poetry of our mother's tongue and the spiritual ecstasy of our church into the theater and into our hearts. I want to celebrate our divinity and start a conversation about how far we have come and how imperative it is that we move into the future, united.
(l-r) Harriett D. Foy, Lynda Gravátt and Michelle Wilson in The House That Will Not Stand
TGU: As a creative of color, why do you personally feel it's important to bring narratives like these forward?
LBC: Basically because of all of the above. I remember learning about the Louisiana Purchase—no one told me about free women of color! No one in school told me about Creole society, about the very many varied and complicated and joyous experiences of the black experience. When I got to college, I learned and read but it increased my desire to put our epic stories on the stage; to continue to share and celebrate these women who are part of and central to our American history.
MG: I stand on the shoulders of James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Bruce Nugent, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass and Ralph Ellison. I must bring our narratives forward to continue the legacy of these giants and further the African American literary voice, which engraves itself in the hearts and minds of our people. These narratives remind us who we are and they celebrate our complexity.
TGU: Do you ever feel restricted or "typecast" as a creative of color?
LBC: I can see a desire to maybe do that; everyone tries to put people into boxes that they understand. But one compliment that I have always appreciated about my body of work is that it resists categorization—I work on all kinds of projects, from new experimental plays to Shakespeare to opera. And while I champion stories of people of color and women, the forms that they take are very, very different each time, and that keeps me excited.
MG: I can only be restricted if I let others define me ... I believe that the artists' job is not to be defined by limitations but to explore our imaginations. For example, one audience member said I "should stick to one genre," [that] my plays are "doing too many things." I responded, "Jazz does many things; hip- hop does many things." We are people of polyrhythms and multiple melodies, we are people of deeper beats and runs, riffs, trills and break dance. We have no limits. Boxes are prisons. We are people of diverse, intricate and earth-shattering forms of expression.
(l-r) Harriett D. Foy, Joniece Abbott-Pratt and Juliana Canfield in The House That Will Not Stand
TGU: What message, specifically, do you want to give audiences about the specific power, will, intuition, alliances and fortitude of women of color?
LBC: I don't make plays to deliver messages, per se; but I am excited for the audience to witness in an epic way the Herculean obstacles faced by these women and how they navigate that terrain in their unique ways—some with strength, others with savvy, some with faith, others with humor—all with a tremendous amount of power and wit and love for each other.
There is no monolithic experience and what's exciting in this play is to see seven very different black women living and surviving and sometimes failing in their unique ways while upholding a bond of sisterhood.
MG: Women of color deserve their place in the pantheon of great literature. They deserve to have stories about them, for them, in conversation with themselves. There is a specific strength, elegance and power that only women of color possess. It's time that we honor them; for they, in my mind, are the backbones of this nation and the world.
The Glow Up tip: The House That Will Not Stand is playing at the New York Theatre Workshop through August 12. If you're in the NYC tri-state area, you can get tickets here.
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this looks interesting there was a movie about this time period and these type of women in this society,I cant remember the name to save my life. It didnt seem like it was some big blockbuster. I found on amazon prime while searching for movies to watch, vanessa williams and diahann carroll were in it. If I remember correctly, d.c. played her mom and she was one of these creole "kept" women as was whoever played her sister but v.w. character wanted more out of life and didnt want to be kept ..it was based on a true story too (not as in these scenarios really happened but as in the character vm was playing was a real woman and went on to do big things) dman it i wish i could remember the name


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Speaking in a telephone interview with Malawi24, Mponela police spokesperson Kondwani Kandiado identified the soldier as Alick Malumbo Kampini and the other victims as Suzana Enock Sanga and Tasiyana Namigabe.
Kandiado told Malawi24 that the minibus registration number KA 8089 Nissan Caravan driven by Mr Kishombe was coming from Karonga heading to Lilongwe with 14 passengers on board.
"Upon arrival at Chakalamba village near Mtengowanthenga Trading Centre the right tyre burst due to over speeding.
"The car overturned and the three people died on the spot," Kandiado told Malawi24.
He added that five passengers sustained serious injuries and they were referred to Kamuzu Central Hospital while others got light injuries and they are at Mtengowanthenga Mission Hospital for treatment.
Mponela police station has since advised road users to observe road signs and speed limits especially this festive season.
abale inu ndicani? dziko likupita kuti.
Obvious! End of d year,,, Y?
Too much accidents nowadays, God help us!!
Painfully we are loosing lives however many many accidents are facilitated by carelessness driving and use of treadled tyres,we will be blaming Satanism the question remains, have we followed all road and safety measures before blaming Satan?
Doesnt stop eish but why?
Anthu achinyengo lnu mudzifa chonchi mulungu akukathani simunati..
Imeneyo ndiye Malawi too much satanic.Vry bad.
Mulungu Atothoze Anamalila Onse Pepan Pepani.
Asilikali Kuyerekedwa 2munch, Thats Zkuchtika Iz.
kuyelekedwa kwachani? paja kwanu ndinu amuyaya eti galu.
Asilikali 14 aku tz amene anaphedwa ku DRC alowa mmanda lero!
Amalembana ntchito pa chibale nde mulungu wamva kulira kwa anthu opanda abale awo, akuwapungura only God knows why!
Should we blame it on bad conditions of our roads or drink & drive ? O Lord pliz have mercy on us , so sad R I P.
Mmmmmm mulowerepo yehova chikuchitika nchiyani aka mkachiwiri posachedwapaso kwachitika zokha zokhazi.mwainu muli chigonjeso yehova.
May all there souls rest in eternal pis &god be with de diseased family.


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We come before God by prayer and petition,with thanksgiving presenting our request to him.
In 2007, the leadership of the redeemed Christian church of God had a vision to create avenue for youths to come to christ, participate in church activities and ensure continuity of christanity. The idea was to plant special parishes where youths are at liberty to express themselves, develop kingdom lifestyles and gain indepth knowledge of God.
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I'm thanking God for the salvation of my soul, for saving me from the attack of a robbery gang, all they did was to pass over my house when they got to my door. I pray for everyone reading this testimony that no evil attack would get to you in Jesus name!
I thank God for the salvation of my soul and that of my family, for preserving my life despite the challenges of life and for also adding another year to me. I prophesy to everyone reading this testimony that your life would never be cut short in Jesus name!


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Meredith Jane Monk (ur. 20 listopada 1942 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykańska artystka współczesna, kompozytorka, wokalistka, reżyserka, twórca filmowy i choreografka. Od lat 60. tworzyła dzieła interdyscyplinarne, czerpiąc ich elementy z muzyki, teatru i tańca.

Odznaczenia
 2012 – Oficer Orderu Sztuki i Literatury (Francja)
 2015 – National Medal of Arts (USA)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 NNDB • Meredith Monk  [dostęp 2016-07-18]

Amerykańscy choreografowie
Amerykańscy kompozytorzy
Amerykańskie wokalistki
Odznaczeni National Medal of Arts
Oficerowie Orderu Sztuki i Literatury
Amerykanie odznaczeni Orderem Sztuki i Literatury
Urodzeni w 1942
Ludzie urodzeni w Nowym Jorku

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To 20 min in the South of Cahors, 15min A20 motorway. House of character Xvi-XVI-XIXème, architecture caussenarde, located at calms, in the heart of the PNR of Causses of Quercy on a field of 30ha.
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest
Quebec, Alberta talk energy partnership
Premier Jean Charest says Canada doesn't need the federal government to make a national energy strategy happen.
QUEBEC — Premier Jean Charest says Canada doesn't need the federal government to make a national energy strategy happen.
And he said dissatisfaction with Ottawa's recent handling of health-care transfer payments will be on the agenda at the Council of the Federation meeting in Victoria on Jan. 16-17.
The one-two punch at the federal government was delivered at a news conference following a meeting with Alberta Premier Alison Redford at the provincial legislature on Wednesday.
Both Charest and Redford said they don't agree with the way the federal government has handled the health-care transfers and both insisted they must be equitable for all provinces.
Charest said after the meeting that provinces are already co-operating with each other on energy.
"We don't need the federal government to make that happen," Charest said. "We have demonstrated in our acts, not just our words. We have demonstrated that we are well able to do that.
"The basic condition for that to happen and to be successful is that the provinces be able to decide in their areas of jurisdiction and that's where the starting point is. If there's going to be a federal role it should be on our invitation, not them intervening."
Redford has promoted an energy strategy with provinces working together to develop resources and bring them to new markets.
Redford's plan, which she refers to as a Canadian energy strategy, would include collaboration on environmental standards and new infrastructure.
"I think we're at a point where . . . what I'm asking provinces to do is to decide if we would like to take this further and if so what that looks like," she said.
Charest pointed out that when Quebec brought in its new energy strategy in 2006, two main priorities were developing capacity and tapping new markets.
Those markets included the rest of Canada and the U.S. Since then, he said, Quebec has concluded an agreement with Ontario and built a 1,200-megawatt interconnection line into that province.
Redford explained her energy plan, speaking mainly in French during a question-and-answer session with Quebec City parliamentary reporters.
On health care, the Alberta premier said her province had been quite vocal on the issue in the past few years. The province has argued it has been short-changed and wants a better deal with the federal government.
"We believe it is important for all Canadians to be treated equally per capita," she said. "We don't believe that, in order to achieve that, any particular province needs to lose out."
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Fencers capture medals
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#import "WCOtherLoginViewController.h"
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@interface WCOtherLoginViewController ()
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John F. Manning, the Bruce Bromley Professor of Law and deputy dean at Harvard Law School (HLS), an eminent public-law scholar with expertise in statutory interpretation and structural constitutional law, will become the School's next dean on July 1.
"I feel honored and grateful to President Faust for the opportunity to lead Harvard Law School as we enter our third century," said Manning. "And I feel privileged to work alongside our exceptional students, staff, faculty, and alumni, whose invaluable contributions to legal scholarship, education, and practice inspire me every day.
A graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Manning has been on the HLS faculty since 2004, following a decade at Columbia Law School. In her letter to the HLS community announcing his appointment, Faust called Manning "a greatly admired teacher and mentor," while noting his strong ties to public service and practice, including two stints in the U.S. Department of Justice as an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel and the Office of the Solicitor General. Faust also noted Manning's service as a "University citizen," highlighting his role as a member of the University-wide Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging, and as a member of both the HarvardX faculty committee and the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning's faculty advisory committee.
A prolific and influential scholar, Manning has published more than 40 articles in a range of leading law journals. He is co-editor of two leading casebooks, "Hart and Wechsler's Federal Courts and the Federal System" and "Legislation and Regulation." A past chair of the HLS committee on lateral faculty appointments, he teaches courses on administrative law, federal courts, legislation and regulation, separation of powers, and statutory interpretation. His honors include the ABA Section on Administrative and Regulatory Law's Award for Scholarship in Administrative Law and Columbia Law School's Willis Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which he received two years in a row. He has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Early in his career, in addition to his service in the Justice Department, Manning was an associate in the Washington office of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He served as a law clerk to both Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Robert H. Bork of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Susan M. Davies, former deputy counsel to the U.S. president and Story Senior Lecturer on Law at the School, cited Manning's "tremendous intellect," his scholarship that "has shaped the way we think about statutory and administrative law," and his dedication to learning. "His agile mind and generous soul, combined with a puckish sense of humor and a genuine compassion for others, make him ideally suited to help guide the Law School as it begins its third century," she wrote in an email.
Henry N. Cobb '47, M.Arch. '49, Warren Masters Little '55, and A. Clayton Spencer '82 will receive the 2017 Harvard Medal for their outstanding service and devotion to the University.


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Meeting Name: Committee on Public Safety Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/23/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final
Jointly with the Committee on Transportation
Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 601-A, Attachments - Int. No. 614, Attachments - Int. No. 57-A, Attachments - Int. No. 589-A
Int 0589-2014 * Daniel R. Garodnick Proposed Int. No. 589-A Avigation of unmanned aircrafts by city agencies. Introduction This bill creates policies and procedures for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, used by the New York City Police Department and other city agencies. Hearing Held by Committee Action details Not available
Int 0589-2014 * Daniel R. Garodnick Avigation of unmanned aircrafts by city agencies. Introduction This bill creates policies and procedures for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, used by the New York City Police Department and other city agencies. Amendment Proposed by Comm Action details Not available
Int 0589-2014 * Daniel R. Garodnick Avigation of unmanned aircrafts by city agencies. Introduction This bill creates policies and procedures for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, used by the New York City Police Department and other city agencies. Laid Over by Committee Action details Not available
Int 0601-2014 * Paul A. Vallone Proposed Int. No. 601-A Regulation of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in city airspace. Introduction This bill would place restrictions on the times, locations and altitudes at which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes also known as drones, may be operated. The bill also would prohibit the use of UAVs for conducting surveillance and the operation of UAVs that are equipped with weapons or dangerous instruments. Additionally, the bill would make technical and conforming changes to Administrative Code § 10-126. This bill would not affect the operation of UAVs by City agencies. Hearing Held by Committee Action details Not available
Int 0601-2014 * Paul A. Vallone Regulation of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in city airspace. Introduction This bill would place restrictions on the times, locations and altitudes at which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes also known as drones, may be operated. The bill also would prohibit the use of UAVs for conducting surveillance and the operation of UAVs that are equipped with weapons or dangerous instruments. Additionally, the bill would make technical and conforming changes to Administrative Code § 10-126. This bill would not affect the operation of UAVs by City agencies. Amendment Proposed by Comm Action details Not available
Int 0601-2014 * Paul A. Vallone Regulation of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in city airspace. Introduction This bill would place restrictions on the times, locations and altitudes at which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes also known as drones, may be operated. The bill also would prohibit the use of UAVs for conducting surveillance and the operation of UAVs that are equipped with weapons or dangerous instruments. Additionally, the bill would make technical and conforming changes to Administrative Code § 10-126. This bill would not affect the operation of UAVs by City agencies. Laid Over by Committee Action details Not available
Int 0614-2015 * The Public Advocate (Ms. James) Requiring the registration and insurance of unmanned aerial vehicles Introduction This bill would require unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including drones, to be registered with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and to be covered by a liability insurance policy before they may be flown in City airspace. The bill would create exceptions from these requirements for toy aircraft (as defined in the bill), UAVs that are not flown in the City, and UAVs that are considered air carriers under federal law. The bill would also require each covered UAV to have a tag affixed to it with an identification number linking it to its owner. The bill would authorize DOT and other actors, including the Police Department, to enforce its provisions, and would allow authorized entities to temporarily seize a UAV that was in violation of the bill and allow DOT to impose penalties on the owner or operator after a hearing. Finally, the bill would allow the Commissioner of Transportation to promulgate rules and require him or her to report on the effectiveness of the registration and insurance requirements at protecting the public. Hearing Held by Committee Action details Not available
Int 0614-2015 * The Public Advocate (Ms. James) Requiring the registration and insurance of unmanned aerial vehicles Introduction This bill would require unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including drones, to be registered with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and to be covered by a liability insurance policy before they may be flown in City airspace. The bill would create exceptions from these requirements for toy aircraft (as defined in the bill), UAVs that are not flown in the City, and UAVs that are considered air carriers under federal law. The bill would also require each covered UAV to have a tag affixed to it with an identification number linking it to its owner. The bill would authorize DOT and other actors, including the Police Department, to enforce its provisions, and would allow authorized entities to temporarily seize a UAV that was in violation of the bill and allow DOT to impose penalties on the owner or operator after a hearing. Finally, the bill would allow the Commissioner of Transportation to promulgate rules and require him or her to report on the effectiveness of the registration and insurance requirements at protecting the public. Laid Over by Committee Action details Not available
Res 0057-2014 * Andy L. King Proposed Res. No. 57-A Amend the criminal procedure law in relation to protecting against unwarranted surveillance. (A.2683/S.1841) Resolution Hearing Held by Committee Action details Not available
Res 0057-2014 * Andy L. King Amend the criminal procedure law in relation to protecting against unwarranted surveillance. (A.2683/S.1841) Resolution Amendment Proposed by Comm Action details Not available
Res 0057-2014 * Andy L. King Amend the criminal procedure law in relation to protecting against unwarranted surveillance. (A.2683/S.1841) Resolution Laid Over by Committee Action details Not available


The Lamborghini factory also have a company museum on the grounds. This houses many special cars including the last made of several models and several Formula 1 cars.
The closest airport is Bologna airport, (not Bologna Forli).
To get to the factory, other than by car, you can take a bus leaving from Bologna main bus station. It will take about 45 minutes to get to Sant'Agata. The bus stop is just 5 minutes walk from the factory. Or, you can take a train to San Giovanni in Persiceto (which is located 6 km from Sant'Agata Bolognese. From there, you should take a taxi, although being a small station, usually there are no taxis waiting in front of it.
See our Factory page for an area map.
After Ferruccio Lamborghini's, his son Tonino Lamborghini built and opened the Centro Studi e Ricerche Ferruccio Lamborghini as a tribute to his father. The museum was inaugurated on May 13, 1995.
This museum is only 25 kms from Automobili Lamborghini and is located in front of the Lamborghini Calor factory where burners and boilers have been manufactured since 1960. The museum holds just about everything Ferruccio achieved during his life with most of the cars on display being from Ferruccio's own private museum. These include an early 400GT, and an Islero, a P250 and P300 Urraco, as well as a Miura SV and an Espada which were Ferruccio's own cars, and several tractors starting with the first one built in 1947. The Jarama S driven by Ferruccio and a stunning white Countach QuattroValvole are also present.
In the center of the museum you will even find a Lamborghini Helicopter hanging from the ceiling, one of two prototypes built by Lamborghini, which never reached production.
Other displays include a Lamborghini F1 engine and several other complete engines. The surrounding walls display hundreds of pictures showing Ferruccio throughout his life. All over the museum you can find books, brochures, scale models and assorted memorabilia surrounding the life and career of Ferruccio Lamborghini.
The person to contact regarding tours is is Marina Franchi. Her email is info@lamborghini-fashion.it, phone number is 011-39-0518-62628 or fax 011-39-0518-64956 from the U.S. The museum does not keep regular hours and is only open on appointment. If you let them know in advance and you come during operating hours of the factory, they will open the doors for you and let you into the museum. It is well worth the trip!
A great attempt was also made by one longtime Lamborghini enthusiast, to start a Lamborghini museum in North America. The Lamborghini Museum in Norman, Oklahoma was started by Ron Miller, an unparalleled Lamborghini enthusiast who owned one of every production model. He hoped to eventually acquire several one-off prototypes and every brochure the company printed. Those who had seen the nearly completed museum say Miller spared no expense, with a custom made lighting and sound system. Ron Miller's passion for the raging bull will be sorely missed following his tragic death.
The nearly complete museum never officially openned to the public and was permanently closed. Vehicles from the collection have been sold off as a result of not being able to find an interested backer to continue the project.


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Docket Nº: Docket No. 78-4489.
Party Name: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary T. MURPHY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judge Panel: Before MAHER, P.J., and BRONSON and QUINN, [*] JJ.
Released for Publication Dec. 9, 1980.
James R. Neuhard, [100 Mich.App. 414] State Appellate Defender, John A. Lydick, Asst. State Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.
Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., Peter R. George, Pros. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before MAHER, P.J., and BRONSON and QUINN, [*] JJ.
[100 Mich.App. 415] QUINN, Judge.
A jury found the defendant guilty of breaking and entering an occupied dwelling with intent to commit a felony, but mentally ill, and guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, but mentally ill. M.C.L. §§ 750.110, 750.520b(1)(f), 768.36; M.S.A. §§ 28.305, 28.788(2)(1)(f), 28.1059. He was sentenced and he now appeals.
The record discloses that there was a brutal physical attack and several horrible and bizarre sexual attacks on the victim by the defendant. It would be difficult to describe a more heinous offense, the facts of which defendant does not deny. In fact, in a pretrial motion in limine, defendant moved that the case go to the jury solely on the issue of insanity, admitting all other allegations contained in the information.
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The Purebred Dairy Cattle Association
Show Ring Code of Ethics
Adopted April 3, 2004
Grooming and Preparation
Violations: False, Deceptive or Unacceptable Practices
Exhibitor Responsibility
Show Ethics Committee
Violations: Reporting and Investigation
PDCA endorses this Show Ring Code of Ethics for all dairy breed shows and pledges its full cooperative support for its enforcement to show management, show judges, and the national breed associations.
The application of this Code of Ethics provides for absolute responsibility for an animal's condition by an owner, exhibitor, fitter or participant whether or not he or she was actually instrumental in or had actual knowledge of the treatment of the animal in contravention of this Code of Ethics. Dairy cattle exhibitors shall at all times deport themselves with honesty and good sportsmanship.
It is recognized that there are certain practices in the proper care and management of dairy cattle that are necessary in the course of moving dairy cattle to and between shows that are advisable to keep them in a sound, healthy state so they might be presented in the show ring in a natural, normal condition. At all times, exhibition livestock shall be treated in a humane manner and in accordance with dairy quality assurance practices so as to protect the health, safety and welfare of the livestock and the consuming public. No person shall present for exhibition or exhibit an animal which he or she knows, or has reason to suspect, is affected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, disease, or illegal or non-approved use of drugs, medication and/or prohibited substance, or residue.
The position of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association is that all animals presented for exhibition shall be in their natural conformation and structure, free of any alteration or modification by injection or internal or external administration of any substance or by any involvement in unethical fitting.
Dairy cattle exhibitions are conducted under standards for evaluating conformation established by the PDCA Unified Score Card (1994), with specific breed characteristics taken into consideration by the show judge. In this connection, animals will be groomed and prepared for the judge's evaluation in order to display the animal's natural contour, conformation, performance and mobility. Specifically:
External applications of cosmetics that affect only appearance may be used, including by way of example hoof polishes and false switches.
The maximum allowable length of naturally growing hair anywhere on the topline is not to exceed 1". Exhibitors will be required to comply with this rule before the animal is allowed to enter the ring.
Addition of foreign objects, including but not limited to hair or hair substitutes, cloth or fiber, to change the natural contour or appearance of the animal's body is prohibited.
Externally sealing the teat end with a preparation that does not harm the animal's skin is permissible. Natural teat placement will be given preference over artificially positioned teats.
These practices are violations of the Code of Ethics and will be reported to show management and may be reported to the respective national breed associations:
Misrepresenting the age and/or milking status of the animal for the class in which it is shown.
Treating the animal, particularly the udder, internally or externally:
a. with an irritant or counter-irritant,
b. using a device to artificially create or enhance the udder crease,
c. using other substances as detected by testing that causes changes in the udder to artificially improve the conformation,
d. plugging of teat canal with foreign substances.
Surgical or unethical insertion of any matter under the skin or into body cavities, performed to change the natural contour or appearance of the animal's body (e.g., administration of fluid via a stomach tube or other similar apparatus to fill the rumen), though not to preclude practices required or involved in normal management.
Criticizing or interfering with the judge, show management or other exhibitors while in the show ring or other conduct detrimental to the breed or the show.
Challenging, threatening or interfering with an ethics committee appointed by show management to monitor the animals on exhibit on the show grounds.
The act of entering an animal in a livestock show is the giving of consent by the owner, exhibitor, fitter and/or absolutely responsible person (hereinafter referred to as "Exhibitor") for show management to obtain any specimens of urine, saliva, blood, milk, or other substances from the animal to be used in testing. Materials may also be collected by ultrasound and photographic methods and by direct examination of animal.
The act of entering an animal is the giving of consent by the owner, exhibitor, fitter and/or absolutely responsible person (the "Exhibitor") to have disciplinary action for violation of this Show Ring Code of Ethics taken by show management, the state in which the show occurs, and/or the national dairy breed association without recourse.
Each show should have an Ethics Committee. The make-up of this committee should include official breed representatives, representative(s) of show management (e.g., dairy cattle show superintendent, General Manager), the official show veterinarian, and Extension representative.
The Ethics Committee will be responsible for monitoring violations of the Show Ring Code of Ethics. The Ethics Committee will investigate the report of any violation and determine the accuracy of the allegation. The Ethics Committee will have the authority to inspect animals and related material to determine if violations have occurred.
Complaints of alleged violations can be reported to the breed superintendent, the show superintendent, show management, and/or the Ethics Committee.
Before An Animal is Shown
If the Ethics Committee suspects that a violation of the Show Ring Code of Ethics will occur if the animal is shown, and that violation is reasonably well established before the animal is shown, the Ethics Committee will submit a report to show management.
If, at the Exhibitor's discretion, the animal in question is not shown, no violation will have occurred.
If the Exhibitor wishes to challenge that a violation occurred, he/she/they will have opportunity to appeal to the Ethics Committee. If its decision is not changed, the Exhibitor will be denied opportunity to exhibit the animal in question.
During and After An Animal is Shown
All animals are subject to examination during judging. The judge and Ethics Committee are instructed to examine the top five (5) animals in each class closely for violations of the Show Ring Code of Ethics. When a violation may have occurred, a milkout may be called for. This call may be by breed association rule, or by request of an authorized representative of the national breed association, the judge, the Ethics Committee, or show management.
If an animal is exhibited and a violation of the Show Ring Code of Ethics is subsequently suspected, investigated, and determined to have occurred, the violation will be reported to the Ethics Committee and show management for action. The Exhibitor will be notified of the violation and the supporting evidence and invited to defend or explain the allegations.
Violations are subject to the disciplinary provisions of show management, the state in which the show occurs, and the national dairy breed association. Sanctions may include any one, or combination of the following:
forfeiture or return of awards, prizes, premiums or proceeds;
written letter of reprimand to the owner, exhibitor, fitter and/or absolutely responsible person (the "Exhibitor");
disqualification of the exhibition livestock from an exhibition;
disqualification of the Exhibitor from the show;
publication of offense.
Disqualification may include any or all shows and classes and may be for any number of years.
History: Adopted by PDCA in March 1969, revised March 1971, February 1977, February 1981, February 1986, February 1988, February 1989, February 1992, February 1993, November 1995, April 2002; April 2004.
About PDCA
The Purebred Dairy Cattle Association, Inc. is a federation of the national dairy breed registry associations serving breeders and owners of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn and Red and White dairy cattle. PDCA and its member organizations promote the added value and profitability registered dairy cattle offer all dairy business owners.