Around 5:30 I noticed what I thought was two stars. But as I looked again they were too big and too bright to be.
I kept staring and they moved a bit but primarly stood still. One looked smaller than the other who was much much brighter.
My partner came back from walking our dogs and stood outside to take pictures of it. Letting me know that she experienced something weeks ago but around 4am before heading to work. And thought she was seeing things since she was still tired.
The objects with bright lights stayed there for about 30 minutes or more. The last time I went back and looked they seemed to fade away like moving back away from us but without movement if that makes sense.


Bougainvillea 'Marie Blanc' (Bougainvillea 'Marie blanc'): growing, planting, caring.
Full description for Bougainvillea 'Marie Blanc' not yet available.
These are thorny climbing shrubs with bright colors that are not due to flowers. Flowers are small and white, and it is the bracts of the end of the twigs that surround them that offer various colors: pink, red, orange, yellow, white.
In open soil or in pot? It's simple, if at home the temperature drops permanently below 5 ° C, it will be in pot! It is easily found in shops in the spring, in pots often of already substantial size. Do not leave your ophiopogon in the original pot, but repot it in a slightly larger pot - terracotta! Plant in the spring in a sheltered and sunny place. The ophiopogon calls for a rich and well-drained soil because it dreads when its roots stagnate in the water. In the open soil, choose a slightly sunny location, even in the semi shade. Water copiously to facilitate rooting.
Bougainvillea supports very well dryness when it is well rooted. Besides, the less it is watered, the more it blooms! For a balanced plant, help by watering during growing season. In pots, water when the susbtrate become dry, and during winter, indoors, watering once a month should suffice. In open soil, waterings should be moderate, except in case of intense drought.
Pruning the bougainvillea is not really essential, it is even discouraged when it is too severe! The flowers appear on the wood of the previous year and a trimming would therefore remove the chances of flowering! However, you may need to balance the branches to prevent your shrub from becoming asymetrical. Avoid in this case to cut all the bougainvillea, but proceed slowly, season after season. Prune imperatively at the end of winter, after any risk of frost.
Your bougainvillea is non-hardy - it will not survive a frost episode! If your plant is outside and you dread a very cold period, mulch your foot and protect your plant with a veil for wintering.
If your plant is in a pot and you have a sheltered place with a minimum temperature of 10 ° C, sufficiently bright, bring it inside for wintering, before the first frosts. Water very little during the winter. You can take it out again in May.
Well after the last frosts, get out, if you can, your bougainvillea in pot and put it in a sheltered, sunny place!
You can add, if necessary, before and during flowering, a liquid fertilizer to stimulate flowering. Wood ashes can also just do the trick! In any case reduce the amount of fertilizer at the end of the summer and stop completely in early autumn.
Indoors, especially if it stays there all year, the bougainvillea needs regular fogging of the foliage with non-calcareous water to sustain the humidity it needs. If the leaves turn brown and eventually curl, it is certainly an attack of aphids. If the leaves turn yellow rather suddenly, it is certainly an attack of mealybugs: in both cases, a spraying of water added with baking soda and a little soap can get rid of it.
Repot at least every 3 years, to adapt the container if necessary, and to change the substrate. Renew it as much as possible, bringing soil and sand for a good drainage.


In the video, Simon talks about how the symptoms of our heart racing, visualizing the future and our hands getting clammy are signs that we show both when we are nervous and when we are excited. Elite atheletes are able to rewire their brain to see these signs as predominately exciting rather than being predominately nervewracking. When we are able to change our perspective on failure, anxiety and the like, it is amazing what kinds of opportunities show up!
Check out the video below and see what you think. If you would like to check out the previous blog, you can click HERE to read Here's to the Crazy Ones.


Pushing, pulling, stomping, squeezing, jumping & bending are all activities to stimulate the Proprioception System. The body's ability to sense where we are in relationship to our surroundings. This system is responsible for helping us move through space and move our body effectively. It uses our sense of awareness to interpret the world around us.
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Ciao Judges! This week we continue our tour to meet the Level 4+ judges, and stop in Italy to talk with Cristiana Dionisio , who is making her second Judge of the Week appearance. Let's meet her!
Name: Cristiana Dionisio, but everybody calls me just Cri.
Commander general: I don't play Commander… sorry. The best General ever is Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Best tournament result: 20th at Italian Regionals. I also won 2 Prereleases.
Random fact about yourself: I love lions! When I was 9 years old, while I was playing at the beach with my brother, an Arabian man who was carrying a very small male lion in a leash put it in my arms asking if I wanted to buy it. It was love at first sight and I cried for hours when my parents said no. How can you say no to such a request?
My 2 brothers and my ex-boyfriend introduced me to Magic in 1994. We used to play every night until 4 AM, upsetting my mom with our lack of sleep and the noise we used to make (with laughs and arguments) while playing. I became a L1 judge in 2003 when a certified judge was required for the Italian City Championship and my friend Maurizio, owner of the store I used to play at, begged me to become a judge so that we could have our own City Championship.
In 2007 Davide Bonati (former Italian Office responsible) asked me to become the "Italian Judge Manager" – it was a new role to take care of judges, talk to TOs, solve issues, prevent problems, select HJs. In 2010 the "local judge manager" Role became what today is called a Regional Coordinator; Andrew Heckt divided the world into Regions and designated a Regional Coordinator for each one. After 4 years of performing the role with good results, Andy and the other L4+ Judges decided that I was doing well and I fitted the role of RC Coordinator and assigned RCs as my sphere.
Being a L4 requires a lot of patience, dedication, time and especially passion.
When you are a L4 you feel the responsibility to be always an example, always consistent with the philosophy of the judge program, always updated and when you don't do something today you have to do it tomorrow, you can't ignore it.
It is a great feeling, especially when you see that others have actually taken something from you, made it theirs and became a success. I always tell my judges that they have to see the whole picture, that when they act or speak something that is Magic-related they have to feel they are anywhere in the world, not only in Italy. They have to look at their goals every day and have to remind themselves why they are important, keep the focus on what they are going to do and act on it.
I take care of RCs, I guide them and lead (with them) projects related to Regional Communities. Our focus is the people.
Together with RCs and Sean Catanese we are especially taking care of misconduct and procedures to demote/de-certify L1-2s who misbehaved or don't have the requirements anymore. We are finding the best ways and practices to handle these cases. RCs are also talking about new L2 requirements.
As RC I answer e-mails of local judges who need help, TOs who need judges and support, players who want to praise/complain about judges and I organize local projects with L3+ Judges to improve the Italian community and keep it active. As L4 I prepare GPs that I am going to Head Judge, I write reports of those, I participate in discussions/conversations/propositions on how to handle the Judge program in all aspects.
As I said my first focus is the people. I want judges to be happy, dedicated and passionate. My goal as L4 is giving judges (through RCs) a sense of positiveness and constructiveness. Always remember that Judges, TOs and Office Staff are part of the same team, we all love Magic and we all want to serve the players and keep the game at its best.
I met the most amazing people while, and because of, judging; they are my family and my best friends. They are so important to me that I couldn't even think of a life without them.
The passion and the involvement I see in some people makes me feel alive, active, inspired.
What is the best part about the Judge Program, in your opinion?
The cultural differences of Judges that gather together and have a common reason to perform, to act. In the judge program we are all the same and all different at the same time. You are able to be yourself and to adapt to differences like it would never happen in other contexts.
How do you communicate the goals or values of the judge program to the greater community? Which of these would you like to see pushed more?
I think I am the biggest supporter of quality in all the aspects of the Magic world. Players, Judges and TOs look to me as experts, as special. So, even if I am lucky to see and speak with great people every day, I would love to have more quality at all levels. I try to enforce the courage to be better. I try to teach others that you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor and Magic Judges, first of all, have honor.
What, in your opinion, is the greatest challenge for the Judge program at this time to overcome?
The growth (in numbers) of GPs opened new doors for challenges. We need to be able to handle events with thousands of players. And we need more Judges, we need more resources that are prepared and motivated. RCs and L4+ have now become the actual managers of the Judge program; WotC is always present to help and support but everything is in our hands. And in the TOs hands – we need to sell what we do better so that TOs will support and consider judges as their main resource to have great events and more players.
After Magic Weekend Paris 2011, Matteo , Gianluca , Mirko , Riccardo , Simone and I rented a tandem bicycle in Versailles. Simone and Riccardo chased one another forgetting where they were, Gianluca and Matteo got lost in the gardens and were late to return the bikes so they had to pay extra for the delay. I couldn't use the pedals because I was laughing, Mirko had to ride by himself and carry me too. We looked like a group of insane people escaped from a mental hospital. I couldn't even breath with that much laughing :).
The actual person that was known as Jesus Christ. I would like to know what he would think of the current times and all that comes with it.
Vesuvan Doppelganger. I am very adaptable to people and situations, trying to be always empathetic and ready to listen, absorb and make others' needs mine but always maintaining my "color", my personality.
Andrew Heckt taught me what a leader is, how to challenge myself and how to face fears.
Davide Bonati, former responsible of WOTC Italy, taught me how to think without limits, to ask for everything I want, to be ready for "No"s and fight for what I believe.
Collin Jackson , former L5 (now Emeritus), showed me how to evaluate candidates in a fast and fair way, how to focus on the important points in an effective way.
Jaap Brower , former L5 (now Emeritus), taught me how to involve judges in your staff during a big event, how to make them feel part of a big project from the start to the end, even after 15 hours of a hard judging day.
The former and current Italian L3s+, Matteo Callegari, Gianluca Bonacchi, Mirko Console, Davide Succi , Walter Zarà , Luca Simone , Riccardo Tessitori and Diego Fasciolo taught me that my vision can be at times incomplete and my judgement darkened by anger or disappointment, that more brains together make more noise but at the end they create amazing beautiful monsters.
Scott Marshall , L5, teaches me every day that smiling and being kind, open-minded and prepared to unexpected problems makes you a better person.
All the RCs deserve a special recognition because they rock! Believe me, being an RC is hard. You have to be empathetic and adaptable, flexible and firm. Patient and involving. RCs help each other every day, they lead their regions because they have passion, love and pride.
The communication to lower levels by all L4s. I feel that we should be closer, first among us, then to others. We should explain more often what we do and how we do it; we should make ourselves known.
Locally, I changed the relationship between TOs ,Players and Judges. The Italian Magic community is the most united that I have ever seen; TOs, Judges and Players get along very well. Complaints and arguments are very few and in general very handleable. Most of all, the relationship with the WotC Office is just incredible, based on mutual respect, trust and support. Internationally the procedure to demote/de-certify I created with Sean Catanese. There is still room to improve it, but I see it is working well and it makes me happy.
My L3 exam (both the written exam and the interview) has been one of the moments I have learned from the most in my entire life, both Magic and non-Magic related.
A player destroying his own creatures because in his country "you don't attack an enemy who doesn't have defenses. It is dishonorable".
When I am a Team Leader or when I belong to a team I like to make that team special: I like to take pictures of my team, I like to talk to them about life outside Magic, knowing them better, going to lunch and dinner together and especially laughing a lot (we do jokes and disrupt the event – don't tell anybody – once we declared we were on strike from Deck Checking).
Tell us a story of a challenge or problem at an event, and what did you and your teams do to overcome it?
GP Baltimore was the first GP I HJed alone, with no other L4s+. I was scared, concerned, excited, thrilled; we had an unexpected high attendance and few judges, but most of all we didn't have chairs! The logistics team, led by John Alderfer , did an amazing job in finding chairs and adjusting them so that all the 1600 players could play without delaying the event. A great successful challenge.
I love the trust that European PTOs give to RCs, the respect and patience that Canadian players show to Judges and the professionalism, positiveness and support that American PTOs give to HJs.
Since my main focus is the people, I like to have all clear and prepared (logistically and communications as well) before the event so that at the event itself I can be focused on caring for people, both players and judges. I try to raise good positive emotions to make Judges have a good day. My reaction to issues is always positive and this makes Judges feel comfortable and secure.
What's the coolest event you ever been to, and why was it so amazing?
PT Amsterdam 2010. I wasn't judging because my application got declined, but I went there anyway, together with other declined judges and we formed a special "rejected team". I had a blast watching the event from the outside, talking to many judges and especially I created some strong bonds that will never break.
PTs/GPs in Japan or in the American West Coast.
I love lions, books, swimming, playing board games, watching movies and TV series; my favorite ones are The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, Breaking Bad and House of Cards.
At PT Amsterdam 2010, during the Judge Dinner, all Italians (11 of us) were asked to stand up and we received congratulations and applause because we had shown we could integrate with foreign judges and finally we were considered international judges, not only Italians.
I breath, I think 3 times on what I am about to say and I try to keep firm, fair and open-minded.
I started Judging because the owner of the store I used to go to play forced me to study and get certified… It has been the best gift a Friend can give. Grazie Maurizio Mantua!
Two of the following answers are true, figure out which!
I see things as black and white.
Thank you Cristiana for your time and for all the insight you gave at the amazing job you do! Join us again next week, see you then!
Mr. Beuzelin may be well-traveled but he does not speak fluent German.


Duke Robillard's career path was forged in 1967 when he founded the iconic Roomful of Blues, later holding down the guitar spot in The Fabulous Thunderbirds (following Jimmie Vaughan's departure), then working with rockabilly maverick Robert Gordon and recording two albums with the Legendary Blues Band (a sterling group of former members of Muddy Waters' bands).
In addition, Duke has logged countless gigs over the years as a producer, bandleader and guitar player with a plethora of giants of blues, roots and jazz music. That laundry list includes late icons such as Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jay McShann, Rosco Gordon and Herb Ellis, as well as contemporaries Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Jay Geils, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Boy Arnold and Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne.
Since 1980, Duke's been a touring bandleader for 98% of the time with nearly 30 albums to his credit under his own name. He is a two-time Grammy nominee and multi Blues Music Award winning guitarist that focuses on the music that has informed his over 50-year career as a performing artist, bandleader and producer of seminal American roots music. He is the true link from those great artists of the past to the current and future of roots music. With the recent passing of B.B. King and the aging of other blues elders, Duke continues to carry his blues torch high, leading the music from the wilderness into the light. In recognition of his lifetime achievements, he was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in May of 2014.
Guests on Blues Full Circle include Jimmie Vaughan, Sugar Ray Norcia and Kelley Hunt.
The Acoustic Blues & Roots Of Duke Robillard presents Robillard's love of vintage blues, jazz and swing, with a selection of vocal and instrumental cuts.
This is his very first acoustic album in a career that spans over five decades. Robillard has worked with Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Roomful Of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds and dozens of blues legends. He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and has won "Blues Guitarist Of The Year" four times at the Blues Awards.
Special guests include Maria Muldaur, Jay McShann and Mary Flower.
"Subtlety and excitement all wrapped together here, folks, in one of the best overall blues albums of the year."
Recorded fresh off the heals of touring as the guitarist with Bob Dylan's band, Duke Robillard's new CD, "Calling All Blues," is a collection of mostly new blues material by one of the genre's best and most creative artists. Robillard is joined by the horn section from Roomful Of Blues, the band he founded in 1967, on four songs.
A signed, limited edition (of 1000), run of this release on 180 gram vinyl (with free 320kbps mp3 download) will be available in October from your favourite music stores.
Chuggling, churning, wild and woolly, this set of mostly originals sounds like they were found laying in wait along the other end of highway 61 for the right interpreter. As always, the Duke delivers royally.
For over four decades, Duke Robillard has been one of the most respected blues and roots music guitarists working today. This release shows endless creativity in bringing new ideas to blues forms. Fellow New England guitar hero Monster Mike Welch is an important contributor providing Duke with a daredevil foil on all tracks.
Grade A+ "More entertaining than just about any blues album you'll hear this year."
Duke is a master at every style of guitar and on this one shows his early rough side with youthful abandonment. Put it on and turn it up!
Passport To The Blues by Duke Robillard is your passport to some great music.
Duke is the most consistently damn good blues player on the planet.
This is a classy Bourbon Street band singing fourteen American classics including "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", "I Got It Bad" featuring Novick on alto sax and "You're My Thrill". Producer Robillard is on his game and Sunny's soft and warm demeanor matches the spirit of the tunes making them believable and fun.
We should thank Robillard for reprising and reinventing classic American music in an age when real musicianship gets short shrift while shallow theatrics can earn you a stint on American Idol. Call me cranky, but I'd rather swing.
A tour-de-force, World Full of Blues, solidifies that Duke Robillard is a man charged with creative talent causing him to birth unique blues. Robillard is a man in his prime hour.


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State announces $500,000 loan for OS water system repairs
Posted at 10:01 am October 27, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment
Tennessee officials on Friday announced a $500,000 loan for water system repairs in Oliver Springs.
The loan was announced by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner David Salyers. It's a Clean Water State Revolving Fund, or SRF, planning and design loan. It's meant to remediate water losses in the Oliver Springs water system in what is being described as a pilot project.
The loan consists of 100 percent principal forgiveness in the amount of $500,000 with a five-year term and a 0 percent interest rate, a press release said.
"We are pleased we can assist local communities with important infrastructure improvements," Lee said in the press release. "This loan directly addresses a need and will improve quality of life."
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Lee, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, David Salyers, Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, Oliver Springs, Randy McNally, SRF, State Revolving Fund, TDEC, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, water system repairs
TVA to brief Council on possible closure of Bull Run Fossil Plant
Posted at 11:51 am February 8, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Bull Run Fossil Plant is pictured above in Claxton on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The Tennessee Valley Authority will talk to the Oak Ridge City Council on Monday about the potential closure of the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton.
The informational briefing is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 11, in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building Training Room at 200 South Tulane Avenue. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs, Top Stories Tagged With: Bull Run Fossil Plant, informational briefing, Oak Ridge City Council, possible closure, potential closure, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA
One challenger for City Council, none for school board
Posted at 7:52 pm August 17, 2018
The deadline for candidates to qualify for the November 6 municipal elections was noon Thursday, and four Oak Ridge City Council incumbents have one challenger while there are three candidates for three school board seats.
Besides the four seats now held by incumbents, the November election will include the selection of an additional member of Oak Ridge City Council to fill the rest of the term of Hans Vogel, who was elected to a four-year term in November 2016 but resigned in June to take a new job at Idaho National Laboratory. Only one candidate, Derrick Hammond, has qualified as a candidate in that special election. Hammond was unanimously appointed to the seat by City Council in July to fill the seat through the November election. After his unopposed November election, Hammond will serve the last two years of Vogel's unexpired term.
Also on the ballot in November are city council and school board seats in Clinton, Norris, Oliver Springs, and Rocky Top. That's in addition to the state and federal elections for Tennessee governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House of Representatives.
The four incumbents on the seven-member Oak Ridge City Council who are up for election in November all qualified as candidates by Thursday's deadline. They are Kelly Callison, R.G. "Rick" Chinn Jr., Warren Gooch, and Ellen D. Smith. The four incumbents last had an election in November 2014. [Read more…]
Filed Under: 2018 Election, Clinton, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Rocky Top Tagged With: Benjamin J. Stephens, Bob Eby, City Council, Clinton, Clinton Board of Education, Clinton City Council, Derrick Hammond, Ellen D. Smith, Erin S. Webb, Hans Vogel, Kelly Callison, Keys Fillauer, Laura McLean, municipal election, Norris, Norris City Council, November 6 municipal election, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, R.G. Rick Chinn Jr., Rocky Top, Rocky Top City Council, school board, Susan L. "Sue" Frederick, Tennessee House of Representatives, Timothy L. Stallings, Warren Gooch, Wende Doolittle, wine in grocery stores
Council to consider supporting OS request to have state widen SR 61
Posted at 12:43 am March 8, 2017
The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday will consider supporting an Oliver Springs request to ask the state to widen nine miles of State Route 61 between Oliver Springs and Harriman, where 114 crashes—some of them fatal—were reported between February 2013 and December 2016.
In a January 24 email, Oliver Springs Mayor Cecil E. Crowe told several city and county mayors that Oliver Springs has asked that State Route 61, which is two lanes, be widened to four.
"This highway project has been discussed for a number of years, but it has lacked the support necessary to get it approved," Crowe told Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch, Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank, and Roane County Executive Ron Woody. "We need your support to increase the priority of this highway project to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities."
The improvement could boost both the economies in Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs, as well as in Harriman and Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties, according to Crowe and the Oliver Springs resolution. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Cecil E. Crowe, Harriman, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, Ron Woody, SR 61, State Route 61, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Terry Frank, Warren Gooch
Seven 'sovereign citizens' who filed fraudulent liens arrested in Anderson County
Posted at 4:35 pm February 16, 2017
By John Huotari 1 Comment
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced in Nashville on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, that a year-long investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation resulted in a 320-count indictment and 10 people were arrested, including seven Anderson County residents, on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records. (Photo courtesy TBI)
Note: This story was last updated at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 17.
Seven "sovereign citizens" from Anderson County, including Lee Harold Cromwell, have been indicted and arrested on charges related to filing fraudulent liens against local officials, law enforcement officers, and public employees, authorities said Thursday.
The sovereign citizens were arrested Wednesday by teams that included agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to a press release from Seventh Judicial District Attorney General Dave Clark in Anderson County.
The TBI said a year-long investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation resulted in a 320-count indictment, and 10 people were arrested on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records. Multiple other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies also participated in the arrests.
TBI special agents began their investigation at the request of Clark in May 2016. That was about the time that Anderson County Circuit and Criminal Court Judge Don Elledge learned that Cromwell had filed a lien against the judge, causing Elledge to recuse himself from a vehicular homicide and aggravated assault case filed against Cromwell. The judge vowed to do everything he could legally, morally, and ethically—both criminally and civilly—to prosecute Cromwell to the full extent of the law.
Elledge said he discussed the liens filed against him by Cromwell with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a federal task force, the Seventh District Attorney General's Office (the Anderson County DA), and local legislators. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Knox County, Knox County, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Roane County, Roane County, Slider, State, Tennessee Tagged With: 20th Judicial District Attorney General's Office, Austin Gary Cooper, Christopher Alan Hauser, Dave Clark, Don Elledge, FBI, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, fraudulent liens, George Edward Williams, James Michael Usinger, James Scott, John Jeffrey Williams, Kenneth Ray Foust, Lee Harold Cromwell, liens, Michael Robert Birdsell, Paul Summers, Ronald James Lyons, sovereign citizens, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tony Craighead, Vickie Bannach, Victor Douglas Bunch
TBI has press conference today on fraudulent liens, arrests in East Tennessee
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will have a press conference this afternoon (Thursday, February 16) to discuss an investigation into fraudulent liens and arrests made in East Tennessee.
It's not clear how many arrests were made or where, and who was arrested. But WYSH Radio in Clinton reported that local, state, and federal law enforcement officers assisted the TBI in arresting a suspect in South Clinton on Wednesday.
Oak Ridge Today received a report that the TBI and Federal Bureau of Investigation were both at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton on Wednesday during the trial for Lee Harold Cromwell. Cromwell is a 67-year-old Oak Ridge man convicted Wednesday in Anderson County Criminal Court of vehicular homicide and aggravated assault for a fatal parking lot crash at the Midtown Community Center after fireworks in Oak Ridge on July 4, 2015. It has been alleged, including in court hearings, that Cromwell is a sovereign citizen, or someone who might not recognize certain government authorities, although neither he nor his defense attorney have acknowledged in court hearings that he is.
Officials haven't confirmed whether the investigation into fraudulent liens by the TBI includes the $137 million in liens filed by Cromwell against local law enforcement, the Internal Revenue Service, or Social Security, but they did announce after his convictions on Wednesday that Cromwell had been indicted in Davidson County, where the TBI is based. Cromwell's bail was revoked, and he was immediately taken into custody. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Clinton, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Knox County, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Roane County, State, Tennessee, U.S. Tagged With: Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Clinton Police Department, Code Red, Federal Bureau of Investigation, fraudulent liens, Jason Locke, Lee Cromwell, Lee Harold Cromwell, liens, Mark Gwyn, Rick Scarbrough, South Clinton Elementary School, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, WYSH Radio
Oliver Springs receives sewer grant, loan
Information from WYSH Radio
Oliver Springs got a big assist last week on several, much-needed sewer system repairs in the form of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant of $2.99 million and loan of $4.47 million.
The money will help the town to meet the system requirements of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and operate its water and sewer systems properly.
The new money will go toward improvements in the sewer system.
A press release from Rural Development said the corrections will improve the water quality of Poplar Creek and eliminate the numerous overflows that occur in the drainage area of the creek when heavy rainfall takes place. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs Tagged With: Joe Woody, Oliver Springs, Poplar Creek, Rural Development grant, sewer system, sewer system repairs, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development Area
BBB-TV: Changes coming to Oliver Springs Town Hall
Posted at 11:01 am June 30, 2016
It looks like sweeping changes will be coming to the Oliver Springs city government. As our partners at BBB-TV have previously reported, City Manager Becky Campbell is stepping down, and her last day on the job will be today (June 30).
Earlier this week, Billing and Accounts Director Susan Tyler also announced that she will be retiring, effective today as well. Longtime Fire Chief Terry Phillips has also announced his retirement, which also goes into effect today. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs Tagged With: BBB-TV, Becky Campbell, Eddie Kelly, Eugene Brummitt, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs city government, Susan Tyler, Terry Phillips, WYSH Radio
BBB-TV: Campbell stepping down as OS city manager
Our partners at BBB-TV have learned that Oliver Springs City Manager Becky Campbell will be stepping down at the end of the month.
Campbell has served as the Oliver Springs city manager since November 2014 after succeeding Tina Treece.
Campbell is wrapping up 18 years with the town. Much of her tenure was spent as an administrative assistant. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs, Top Stories Tagged With: Becky Campbell, Cecil Crowe, Oliver Springs, Tina Treece, WYSH Radio
Crowe appointed mayor of Oliver Springs
Posted at 4:44 pm March 21, 2016
Meeting in their regular session on Thursday, the Oliver Springs Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 4-2 to appoint Cecil Crowe as the interim mayor, succeeding Jerry Vann, who abruptly resigned the post last month due to health issues.
Crowe will serve as Oliver Springs mayor until the next municipal election. He beat out Vice Mayor Omer Cox—who had served as interim mayor upon Vann's resignation—and Jason Stillner to succeed Vann.
In his pitch to Council members, Crowe said his priorities include working with the Board on a five-year strategic plan for the city, improving revenue streams, and beautifying Oliver Springs so that not only will be it more enticing to visitors but also so that the people who live and work there can take more pride in their community.
Crowe is retired and says that will allow him time to focus on his mayoral duties. Crowe is also a member of the Oliver Springs Historical Society.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs, Top Stories Tagged With: Cecil Crowe, Jason Stillner, Jerry Vann, mayor, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Historical Society, Omer Cox
Oliver Springs accepting applications for mayor
Posted at 5:05 pm March 4, 2016
The Oliver Springs City Building is pictured above. (Photo by City of Oliver Springs)
The Oliver Springs Board of Aldermen—the Town Council—met Thursday night for the first time since Mayor Jerry Vann surprised everyone by announcing his resignation.
Vice Mayor Omer Cox is serving as mayor on an interim basis, and it is not clear yet if he wants to have the "interim" tag removed and be considered as Vann's successor until the next election.
The Board took no action on the matter on Thursday night, instead deciding to have interested applicants submit their resumes to City Manager Becky Campbell by the end of the business day on Monday, March 14. That will give the Aldermen a chance to review the candidates before their next meeting on Thursday, March 17, when a decision could be made. [Read more…]
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Vann abruptly resigns as Oliver Springs mayor
Posted at 11:41 am February 22, 2016
In a move that caught town officials by surprise, Oliver Springs Mayor Jerry Vann abruptly resigned Thursday night, shortly after the Town Council's meeting began.
Just after the roll was called, Vann addressed the Council and others in attendance, telling them that after speaking with doctor and his family he has decided to resign due to health concerns.
After his message, Vann shook the hands of his fellow Council members, the city manager, and the city judge and left the Council meeting room. Officials told our partners at BB-TV that the announcement caught them by surprise.
The Council will have to appoint someone to serve as mayor through the next municipal election.
Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oliver Springs Tagged With: Jerry Vann, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs mayor, Town Council
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Nicola Sturgeon: We all need to take steps to prevent catastrophic climate change
By Nicola Sturgeon
This week is Climate Week – a chance for all of us to reflect on what actions are being taken to prevent catastrophic climate change – and what more we all still need to do.
The issue of climate change is one which is quite rightly never far from the headlines. There is no escaping the effects of climate change - or its causes.
Of course, on a global scale, Scotland produces a relatively small amount of emissions. But the SNP government has always taken the attitude that not only does Scotland need to play our part in tackling it, but also that we can and should lead by example – we have the opportunity and a responsibility to show that making serious reductions in carbon emissions is achievable.
That's why we set such tough statutory targets in our 2009 Climate Change Act – we committed not only to reduce our emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to the 1990 level, but also to achieve a 42% reduction by 2020.
The scale of that ambition meant that Scotland has been seen as a world leader in tackling climate change – a position which has been further underlined by the progress we've made since then.
In fact, we exceeded our target to reduce our emissions by 42% by 2020 six years ahead of schedule.
That's an achievement we should all be proud of, but we should see it as only the start. There's much more to do and we cannot afford to row back on our efforts.
Last week, the independent Committee on Climate Change published its annual Progress Report. There were a lot of positives in it. In particular, it recognised that we continue to outperform the UK as a whole – in fact we outperform all the other EU countries in Western Europe apart from Sweden.
But the Committee on Climate Change quite rightly points out the importance of doing more in areas such as transport, housing and agriculture - and it makes clear how challenging this will be.
We are determined to meet this challenge head on. That's why we will be publishing a new climate change plan this winter – which will detail the next steps in our transition to a successful low carbon economy.
And this will be underpinned by even more ambitious targets. We'll be bringing forward a new bill which will legislate for a reduction in actual Scottish emissions by at least 50% by 2020.
And now that the USA and China have ratified the Paris Agreement, we will keep pressure on the UK Government to do likewise.
Scotland's climate change secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, has already written to her Whitehall counterpart demanding ratification as soon as possible.
There is real concern that the UK government's lack of urgency and the fallout from Brexit could delay ratification across the European Union. Let's hope all government's do the right thing.
But this is of course an issue that cannot be solved by governments alone. All of us – and I include myself in this - need to consider what steps we're taking in our daily lives to reduce our energy use – both at home and in the workplace.
This may mean making difficult and sometimes controversial decisions.
However, we must also remember that with the challenges of adapting to a low carbon economy, there also come opportunities.
Last week I was in Nigg to launch the first phase of the MeyGen tidal stream power project. When it is fully installed, will have the capacity to power the equivalent of almost 200,000 homes across Scotland.
This is exactly the sort of world-leading technology which has the potential to satisfy Scotland's future energy demands and create the economic growth we all want to see.
Unfortunately, MeyGen is being held back from moving into its second phase by the UK Government dithering on financial support for this exciting sector.
Compare this to the way in which they have so keenly committed exorbitant sums of money to a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point.
It's important to remember that the renewable energy industry is not just a boost for Scotland's rural areas – it is delivering for Glasgow too.
It generates jobs as well as electricity. The latest industry research tells us 2,000 people are employed by renewable energy companies in this city.
Glasgow is already known as the "dear green place". That's more true today than it has ever been - and I want to ensure we build on that reputation in the years ahead.


The BCM 400 is designed to supply complete voice and data services to smaller sites of 30 to 200 users in a compact, cost-effective, easy-to-manage platform.
The Nortel BCM200 telephone system is a fantastic package that delivers small/medium-sized businesses and branch offices with converged voice and data solutions, allowing for a choice of an IP enabled or pure IP strategy.
The Nortel Business Communications Manager 200 offers a host of valuable features including IP telephony, unified messaging, call center applications, interactive voice response and many more.
The BCM 200 is designed to supply complete voice and data services to smaller sites of 20 to 32 users in a compact, cost-effective, easy-to-manage platform.
The BCM 50 is designed to supply complete voice and data services to smaller sites of 30 to 20 users in a compact, cost-effective, easy-to-manage platform.
The Norstar Compact ICS (CICS) business phone system is a powerful business phone system that can accommodate the demanding needs of a busy office. The CICS is compatible with all Norstar digital phones, and comes packaged with an innumerable amount of standard features on the office telephone system. The Nortel Compact ICS can be configured from 4 trunks and 8 stations to 8 trunks and 24 stations. Easily add Norstar applications, such as voice mail, automated attendant, computer telephony integration (CTI), and automatic call distribution (ACD) to your business office phone system.
BCM and Norstar compatible, Multi-line w/multi-segment call appearance icons, 16 programmable buttons for lines/features/autodials, 8 additional memory buttons for features/autodials, Expandable by adding T24 KIM, Integrated BLF/DSS, Fixed buttons: feature, hold, release, Two-line adjustable display w/soft keys, Built-in speakerphone, Message Waiting Indication, Time and date displayed, Built-in headset, Audio control center with mute, hands free, headset and volume bar.
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I made a huge move over the weekend from Blogger to self-hosted WordPress. You can probably tell. I wanted more control over my blog, so I flipped the switch. However, the learning curve is STEEP. STEEP, friends.
Please stick around while I figure this out! Thank you!
I wrote this three years ago. It's every bit still true.
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. I *knew* that when the church doors opened and the music started to play that I was in the right place at the right time with the right person. It hasn't always been easy, but it's always been worth every minute.
My Grandma died in 1997. I had been dating SubHub for less than a year.
At that point, we were still kind of tiptoeing around each other. I wasn't sure if I could REALLY honestly believe that he would be there when I needed him. I'd been disappointed so often before, I had trouble even contemplating that he might be different.
Then he got sick. Like, barely lift his head off the pillow sick. The fear that I was going to have to go through this incredibly emotional experience without him was growing. We had only recently said, "I love you," and I was hoping against hope that he was the last man I would say it to.
I struggled with myself in the days leading up to the funeral. He had been passing all my little tests thus far. Tests like, "how will he do when he meets my parents?" And, "how will he do during a SubGirl (me) family Thanksgiving?" With flying colors.
So here we were. One of my most beloved grandparents was gone. I missed her terribly, and really wanted him to be there. I knew that I felt stronger with him near me.
I was there. I promise.
I just got back from Target, where I saw a whole load of crazy looking shoes. The wedge is back and nuttier than ever. It reminded me of this post I wrote back in the early days.
How many of us had a pair of CLOGS? Famolares? Those wavy-soled wierd things….what were they, Cherokees?
Ahh, the torture we put our feet through for fashion. Just ask any elderly Chinese woman who had her feet bound.
The 70's Disco Platform Pic courtesy of these fine folks.
How is it even humanly possible to walk in these? Much less shake your booty?
Thanks to them for the great big pic.
Ok, you decide – women's footwear, or creepy clown shoes?
BTW – love this site. Fun stuff.
And now, we reach the Age of the Croc.
I'm proud to say I've owned three pair of these beauties, although mine didn't have the fancy fur lining. I jumped on this trend a little early at the recommendation of my podiatrist. I jumped out early, too.
Veneer, funky scrolled knobs, and a 'bag" cupboard I could hide in.
Under the deck was a dirt nirvana. We could attach the hose and have the water run down to create rivers of mud perfectly matched for Hot Wheels. The coolest of the cool could make it down the mud river without losing traction.
Etagere, stood up, foot slipped, stuck in the toilet.


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Here's a List Of The Biggest Airports In The World !
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Airports are the center for air travel as they are where passenger aircraft and cargo aircraft take off and land. Airports help businesses connect and people move. In many instances, airports are essential as they are the fastest and most economical way for people to move from one place to another. Whereas it would take around a week via ship for voyages from New York to England, for instance, the average trip from New York City to London only takes around 7 hours via airplane. Here's a list of the biggest airports.
Kunming International Airport
Kunming International Airport is an airport that serves the capital city of Yunnan province in China, Kunming. Given China has 1.4 billion people and the world's second largest economy, Kunming International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world with over 32.2 million passengers passing through in 2021. Considering the expected growth in China's middle class, Kunming International Airport will likely handle even more passengers in the future.
Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport is the busiest airport in China's capital with over 32.6 million passengers crossing the airport in 2021. Originally built as a gateway to Beijing for the Olympics in 2008, Beijing Capital International Airport is very advanced technologically and operationally with an aerodynamic roof and welcoming architecture.
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is India's biggest airport that serves the capital of the country, New Delhi. With a throughput of over 37.1 million in 2021, the airport connects India with many major economic centers around the world that could promote economic growth. Given India's population of almost 1.4 billion people and its fast economic growth rate, it is likely that Indira Gandhi International Airport will handle substantially more people in the future as well.
Sky Harbor International Airport
Sky Harbor International Airport is the main airport in the Greater Phoenix area that has about 1,200 daily flights that serve over 120 domestic and international destinations. In 2021, the airport had a throughput of over 38.8 million people, dwarfing the population of Phoenix which only has around 1.625 million residents.
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the main airport of China's city of Chengdu which has a population of over 16.3 million people. Located around 10 miles from the city's center, the airport served over 40.1 million passengers in 2021. Given its location, the airport is an important hub for many domestic flights in China.
Orlando International Airport is the main airport for Orlando and Florida's busiest airport with over 40 million passengers crossing through in 2021. The airport offers nonstop service connecting Orlando to more than 150 destinations worldwide including more domestic destinations than any other airport in Florida.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport had an average of 1,424 arrivals and departures every day in addition to having a throughput of 43,302,230 passengers in 2021. The airport offers nonstop air service to 184 destinations around the world and is the home to eight major air carriers as well as 15 regional carriers.
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Q: QTimer in a thread I just merely want to emit 2 signal and a Qtimer timeout on button click from a GUI.
Although 2 SIGNAL/SLOT WORKS the QTimer's SIGNAL/SLOT is not working, the whentimeout SLOT never works.
There is no error even.
GUI(DIALOG.CPP)
#include "dialog.h"
#include "ui_dialog.h"

Dialog::Dialog(QWidget *parent) :
    QDialog(parent),
    ui(new Ui::Dialog)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    fduthread = new fdustatus(this);
    connect(fduthread,SIGNAL(NumberChanged(int)),this,SLOT(onNumberChanged(int)));
    connect(fduthread,SIGNAL(nameChange(QString)),this,SLOT(onNameChanged(QString)));
}

Dialog::~Dialog()
{
    delete ui;
}

void Dialog::onNumberChanged(int number)
{
    ui->label->setText(QString::number(number));
}

void Dialog::onNameChanged(QString s)
{

    ui->label_2->setText(s);

}

void Dialog::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    fduthread->start();
    fduthread->stop=false;
}

void Dialog::on_pushButton_2_clicked()
{
    ui->label_2->setText("");
    fduthread->stop=true;
}

THAT IS MY THREAD
#include "fdustatus.h"
#include<QMutex>
#include<QTimer>
#include<QDebug>

fdustatus::fdustatus(QObject *parent):QThread(parent)
{

}
void fdustatus::run()
{
   mytimer = new QTimer();
   mytimer->setInterval(10);
    connect( mytimer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SLOT(whentimeout()));
     mytimer->start();
    for(int i =0;i<100;i++)
    {
        QMutex mutex;
        mutex.lock();
        if(this->stop)break;
        mutex.unlock();

        emit NumberChanged(i*10);

        emit nameChange(getstring());
        this->msleep(100);
   }

}
QString fdustatus::getstring()
{

    QString networkport;
    networkport.append("Alarm Active");
    return networkport;
}
void fdustatus::whentimeout()
{
    qDebug() << "timer ended from thread..";

}

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Meet our new PhD student Joakim Edlund! He will be working in the research group Realistic 3D. He and his research colleagues will investigate surveillance and security for airports within the MiLo project.
I grew up outside of Sundsvall, moved to Göteborg in 2007 to study engineering physics with a master in theoretical physics at Chalmers. After that, I started a product development company with a friend, helping small companies develop their ideas into products. We were also working on our own ideas, and soon our company turned into a startup company working on software and hardware for Virtual Reality. I moved back to Sundsvall four years ago to get closer to the mountains again.
I've always been interested in robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning and I like complex problems. After a detour in theoretical physics, I've now come back to my real interests. Doing research in image analysis is a perfect fit, combining these topics. The field is a hot topic nowadays and a lot is happening in several areas.
What is it that you are going to investigate in here at STC?
The funding for my PhD comes from the MiLo project, our research group will investigate surveillance and security in airports. My work will be within multidimensional image analysis, coming up with new, effective ways of analysing lots of data coming from several cameras.
I like that Mid Sweden University is a small university. It's easy to meet and discuss with people from other research areas.
I enjoy being outside. Sometimes I work in my forest. I have also built a cabin outside of Åre where I spend some time snowboarding, split boards, downhill biking, mountain biking. Other than that, I like building things, my current project is to restore an old off road military car, converting it to a camper van.


Incorporated in 1893, the City of Kamloops is the metropolitan and shopping hub of the Thompson, Nicola, and Shuswap economic district.
Kamloops is situated in the heart of British Columbia's Southern Interior nestled is a lush scenic valley at the confluence of the North Thompson River and South Thompson River.
Kamloops is the third largest city by population and economic prosperity in British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland with about 85,000 people residing within its municipal boundaries. Kamloops covers 373 square kilometers (144 square miles). According to recent census data, more than 119,000 live in the Thompson Nicola Regional District.
Kamloops is the transportation hub of B.C.'s southern interior. The city is located at the intersection of B.C.'s four major highways and Canada's two main railways where 10 million passengers' vehicles and transport trucks pass by every year.
Excellent highway and rail connections as well as pan-western and international air-service link Kamloops to provincial, national and global markets.
Whether you are want to start a business, retire to enjoy life, or just raise a family - Kamloops just may be the perfect place considering the safety of the region and its progressive attitude to quality of life and family values.


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Q: Using `lsqnonlin` with vector inputs I have a question about using the lsqnonlin function.
In my case I have two functions:
f_1=@(t,x)sin(t+x.^2);
f_2=@(t,x)cos(x.^2)+3.*t.^2;
f = {f_1, f_2};

I want to find the values of the arguments t and x which would result in the least square error, defined as: f_1(t,x)^2+f_2(t,x)^2. In other words, argmin for LSE.
My code is as follow with initial guess [1,2]:
lsqnonlin(f,[1,2])

And I'm getting the error:

Error in lsqnonlin (line 196)
        initVals.F = feval(funfcn{3},xCurrent,varargin{:});
Caused by:
Failure in initial objective function evaluation. LSQNONLIN cannot continue.

lsqnonlin can be used for vector function and vector input according to the documentation. I wonder how to prepare corresponding codes for it. Could anyone suggest the solution?

A: You are getting an error because lsqnonlin expects a scalar function handle that maps a vector to a vector, whereas you specify a cell array of function handles. To fix this, instead of a vector of functions outputting one scalar each, you need to rewrite it into a single function that accepts a vector of inputs and also outputs a vector:
f = @(xt)[sin(xt(2)+xt(1).^2), cos(xt(1).^2)+3.*xt(2).^2];
% xt = [x,t]
% f = [f_1(xt), f_2(xt)]

so f and xt are both vectors of 2 elements.
Then, the solver works:
lsqnonlin(f,[1,2])

ans =

    1.6144    0.5354


I find this list absolutely amazing. It's from RESTAURANT WINE MAGAZINE and it's a list of the TOP 20 wines ordered in restaurants in 2007. Honestly, there isn't a single wine on this list that I can recommend or that I would order under ANY circumstance. I love wine passionately but if this were all the wine choices I had, I would be a devoted beer drinker.
This list speaks volumes about the wine, oops I meant to say plonk-drinking habits of the American public. They get into a rut and have no idea how to get out and consequently they miss the opportunity to experience the true joys of the grape. I publish this list to help you avoid the minefield of bad juice that floods America. This list was originally published in a BLOG titled "Spirit of Wine".
It should be noted that this post is being written by a "wine geek". True "wine geeks" are convinced beyond all doubt that white zinfandel is NOT wine but some pink, fruity aberration on a level with soft drinks and Hi-C Fruit Punch.
One in ten bottles of table wine opened in the USA is white zinfandel!!
Sutter Home, alone, accounts for the sale of 4 MILLION cases of white zinfandel per year. To put this number in perspective, I recently ordered a Pinot Noir from California of which less than 100 cases were made.
In a recently published list of the wines most ordered in restaurants for 2007 Beringer White Zinfandel was 2 and Sutter Home White Zinfandel was 4th.
I really wish I was more tolerant of white zinfandel lovers. I don't wanna be a wine snob, honest. I guess it's just when you know the pleasure that sipping a great wine can bring you just wanna to share that sensation with the world. It isn't costly, it isn't difficult. It just takes experiencing that "wow" moment that will never come from a glass of white zinfandel.


Shift change. A few moments ago, we left Abi alert and confused, yet calm. When we got there to see her this morning she had already been awake. She would complain from time to time with her weak little voice. I feel like there is nothing that I can do to comfort her. We kiss her, talk to her but can't pick her up and cuddle. She is patiently bearing with all the inconvenience and unknown place and people, but it's obvious she's fed up with this place. We can't even be with her during the shift change when the night nurse is giving the report to the new one. They are talking about MY baby! What's the reason for kicking me out when there are no other patients around and hear other patient's reports?
I feel uneasy when I have to leave Abi when she's awake trying to figure out where she's at. It was much easier when she was sleeping, oblivious to the surrounding.
We won't be able to see her until at least 10:30-11:00 am. That's an awfully long time for the baby in the foreign environment not to see her parents.
We tried to offer her a paci but she would just lick it at best. We will keep trying to offer it, so maybe she will eventually start sucking. We need to get rid of that tube as soon as possible..
An email was sent to me by a co-worker of a co-worker of yours. I have been praying for Abi since that day and can't take her off my mind. I know that God is peforming great miracles for her and that you will be able to tell the testimony to others about his healing powers. Know that you are not in this thing alone and someone somewhere is praying for you and your family.
I am praying for strength for each one of you today.
Here's some good news - once Abi is out of ICU, they DON'T kick you out for shift change anymore!!!! Yeah! That very well may be your last time of dealing w/shift change!
I do not like that you are being kicked out for shift change! That is so hard for parents AND baby! It's not like that at our hospital-we're encouraged to be there for shift change and rounds.
I've been keeping up with the blog and I'm so amazed by your little girl. Praying that you see home soon!
I do hope she is released from CICU soon. If not, please talk to the head nurse and tell them you would like to be with Abi more. It was against policy, but we were able to stay with our daughter almost all the time during the day as long as we were not making her more agitated and as long as they were not performing some type of procedure on her or another patient. They do make exceptions sometimes so don't be afraid to ask.


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N° 5200-Series, later Thin Edge Group,
produced under N° 3301 through N° 3306
Rosewood, satin aluminum base
Porcelain handles, black or white
Storage cabinets in two heights (30 5/8" and 40 5/8") and four widths (33 5/8", 39 5/8", 46 5/8", 55 5/8"), all with the same depth (18 1/2"), with drawers and/or doors.
This elegant furniture series was a further development and refinement of the 4600 and 4700 series. Striking characteristics included not only a rosewood veneer, but also the especially thin edges, hence the later name. Here too, all cases could be ordered as desired to be placed on the Platform Bench. Special models included a vanity (N° 5361) that could be hung between two cases, as well as cases with a radio and record player (N° 5432).
Produced by Herman Miller from approximately 1952 to 1957.
1952 / produced ca. 1952–57, as Thin Edge Cases 1958–62
Irving Harper, John F. Pile, associates at George Nelson's office
From the Vitra Design Museum Collection.


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Q: How to access a class's state variables outside the class in React Native? I have a method addUFInput outside my screen class UltrafiltrationScreen which I call to store some inputs into my Firebase FireStore. These inputs are stored in UltrafiltrationScreen's state and are set by the user using input sliders:
export default class UltrafiltrationScreen extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      before: 60, after: 60
    }

export const addUFInput = () => {
  const user = firebase.auth().currentUser;
  if (user != null) {
    const uid = user.uid;
    const db = firebase.firestore();
    const timestamp = Date.now();
    const UFRef = db.collection('users').doc(uid).collection('Ultrafiltration').doc(timestamp.toString());
    UFRef.set({
      before: UltrafiltrationScreen.getBefore(),
      after: UltrafiltrationScreen.getAfter(),
      timestamp
    });

  }
};

I'm not exactly sure how to access the state's before and after variables from my addUFInput method. I've tried creating static methods getBefore and getAfter to return the state but these do not work since static functions can't access the state.

A: use Async Storage to store data and then retrieve in your function.
example code :
 storeUltrafiltrationValues = async()=>{
  const {before,after}=this.state;
  AsyncStorage.setItem('Ultrafiltration', JSON.stringify({before,after}))
}

in addUFInput function
export const addUFInput = async() => {
  const user = firebase.auth().currentUser;
  if (user != null) {
    const uid = user.uid;
    const db = firebase.firestore();
    const timestamp = Date.now();
    const data=JSON.parse(await AsyncStorage.getItem('UltrafiltrationScreen'));
    const UFRef = db.collection('users').doc(uid).collection('Ultrafiltration').doc(timestamp.toString());
    UFRef.set({
      before: data.before,
      after: data.after,
      timestamp
    });

  }
};


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Четрдесет прво фудбалско првенство у Мађарској је одиграно 1943/44. године.

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Играло је укупно шеснаест клубова, ФК Нађварад из Орадеје је освојио првенство, што му је била прва титула. Ово првенство је одиграно у ратним условима (Други светски рат). Ово првенство је укључивало и екипе са окупираних територија, тако да су у Мађарском првенству играле екипе из Југославије, Румуније и Украјине.

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УУ = Укупно утакмица; ПБ = Победе; НР = Нерешено; ИЗ = Укупно пораза; ГД = Голова дато; ГП = Голова примљено; ГР = Гол-разлика; Бо = Бодова

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Liverpool is keeping their winning-streak continue
August 18, 2019 Redford Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane
Liverpool which is also known as 'The Reds' a top-rated Premier League club and considered as one of the 'Big Six' clubs in EPL. From the last season, the Reds have come to the spotlight though the season before, they played the Champions League final but against the Spanish giants Real Madrid, their dream was broken. In the next season, the Reds did not make the same mistake but claimed the trophy of UFA Champions league by defeating Tottenham Hotspur. And now, in the ongoing new season of Premier League, Liverpool is keeping their winning-streak continue!
Their pre-season competition was not good enough but started the new season of the Premier League amazingly. In their inaugural match, the reds destroyed the Norwich City by a 4 – 1 goal and in the following next match, they won against Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup tournament and won the title. However, earlier today, they played their 2nd Premier League match against Southampton and won by a 2 – 1 goal. It was the away match of the team of Klopp but it did not change anything.
Mané and Firmino make it a good week for Liverpool! 😀#UCL pic.twitter.com/eKmfIjiCZM
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Goals by forwards Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 2-1 #PremierLeague win at Southampton and lifted them to the top of the standing. pic.twitter.com/K4YBs2ukoB
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 18, 2019
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Nikolai Volkoff
Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018),[3][4] better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, was a Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler who was best known for his performances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Although the Volkoff character was often portrayed as a villainous Russian, Peruzović originated from Croatia.
Volkoff in 2008
Josip Hrvoje Peruzović
(1947-10-14)October 14, 1947
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia[1]
July 29, 2018(2018-07-29) (aged 70)
Glen Arm, Maryland, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Nikolai Volkoff[2]
Bepo Mongol[1]
Boris Breznikoff
Executioner #3
Billed height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Billed weight
313 lb (142 kg)[2]
Billed from
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1] Mongolia (1970's as Bepo Mongol and Nikolai Volkoff)
Trained by
Stu Hart[2]
Newton Tattrie
In the 1970s, he was Bepo of the Mongols tag team, one of the masked Executioners and feuded with Bruno Sammartino over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship as Volkoff. In the 1980s, he was known for teaming with The Iron Sheik, with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event, and later with Boris Zhukov as The Bolsheviks. In 1990, he turned face and embraced America, briefly feuding with Zhukov and newly-turned Iraqi sympathizer Sgt. Slaughter. In 1994, after a hiatus, he returned as a destitute and desperate character, exploited by Ted DiBiase as the first member of his Million Dollar Corporation.
Peruzović grew up in the Socialist Republic of Croatia, which was then part of Yugoslavia.[5] His parents were Ivan and Dragica (nee Tomašević). Despite what he sometimes claimed his actual middle name was not Nikolai but Hrvoje, and his mother's maiden name was not Volkoff but Tomašević. These inconsistencies cast doubt on his ethnic background and seem to indicate a Croat ethnicity.[6][7] His maternal grandfather Ante Tomašević was world champion in the greco-roman wrestling style at the turn of the 20th century.[8][7] Ante was born in Cetina, a small village near Sinj, Croatia to Croatian parents Stipe and Katerina in 1872. He was on the Yugoslavian weightlifting team until 1967, when he emigrated to Canada after a weightlifting tournament in Vienna, Austria.[9] He received training in Calgary from Stu Hart, followed by his arrival in the United States in 1970.[6]
His brother is Croatian footballer Luka Peruzović. A fellow Croatian-native played the first Soviet Volkoff character in American pro-wrestling. Steve Gobb, born Gobrokovich, wrestled as USSR's Nicoli Volkoff in the 1960s before the character was picked up by Josip.
Professional wrestling careerEdit
Early years (1967–1970)Edit
While trying his luck as a wrestler in Calgary, Alberta in 1967, he met the wrestler Newton Tattrie, who was wrestling for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling. During his 1963-1968 tour, Tattrie took Peruzovic under his wing as a protégé and trained the non-English speaking, 315 pound man to become a professional wrestler and tag team partner. When Tattrie left the territory in 1968 for the US, Peruzovic left with him, working in various territories for The National Wrestling Alliance including NWA Detroit, the International Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Federation where they won tag gold.
World Wide Wrestling Federation (1970–1971)Edit
In 1970 he began wrestling in Vince McMahon Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) (currently known as WWE). Wrestling as Bepo Mongol, managed by "Captain" Lou Albano and partnered with Newton Tattrie (as Geeto Mongol) as The Mongols, he captured the WWF International Tag Team Championship from Tony Marino and Victor Rivera on June 15, 1970.[1] After losing the title to Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler in a match over a year later that unified the WWWF International and WWWF World Tag Team Championship, Peruzovic left the WWWF and went on to singles competition under the name "Nikolai Volkoff".[1]
Return to the WWWF (1974–1980)Edit
In 1974, Volkoff returned to the company and appeared in a memorable match at a sold out Madison Square Garden and wrestled one of the sport's most famous champions, Bruno Sammartino.[1] In 1976, he was masked as an Executioner as he became the third member along with Killer Kowalski and Big John Studd. They captured the World Tag Team Championship, but it was vacated due to a third member interfering. Later he reverted to the Volkoff name. During this time in the WWWF, Volkoff was announced as being from Mongolia. He had a very successful feud with Bruno Sammartino, which started when Volkoff attacked him during an interview segment. They sold out arenas throughout the Northeast. During this tenure, he began crushing fresh apples with one hand as a sign of what he would do to his opponents. He later had a feud with Bob Backlund during Backlund's tenure as champion.
American Wrestling Association; Mid-South (1972–1984)Edit
Late in 1974, Volkoff moved to the AWA where he wrestled under the name Boris Breznikoff, managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, he used the same gimmick with a different ring name.
In the early 1980s, Volkoff wrestled for "Cowboy" Bill Watts in the Mid-South region.
Second return to the WWF (1984–1992, 1993, 1994–1995)Edit
Teaming with the Iron Sheik (1984–1987)Edit
Main article: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
In July 1984, Volkoff returned to the renamed WWF defeating SD Jones on Georgia Championship Wrestling and teamed with the Iron Sheik with the pair being managed by the "Hollywood fashion plate" "Classy" Freddie Blassie.[1] It was at this point that Volkoff began to sing the national anthem of the Soviet Union before every match after which the Sheik would grab the microphone and proclaim "Iran number one, Russia number one" before exaggeratedly spitting after saying "USA", in order to gain even more heat for being foreign heels.[1]
The new team of Volkoff and the Iron Sheik captured the WWF Tag Team Championship from The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) at the first WrestleMania, on March 31, 1985, after the Sheik had knocked out Windham with Fred Blassie's cane.[1] After losing the title back to Rotundo and Windham three months later, Volkoff began to wrestle more in singles competition. He faced Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on several occasions in 1985 and 1986 (including a flag match on the second episode of Saturday Night's Main Event at the Meadowlands Arena).
Volkoff also feuded with former 82nd Airborne paratrooper Corporal Kirchner throughout 1985 and 1986, defeating him in a "peace match" on Saturday Night's Main Event. Their feud ended when Kirchner used Blassie's cane to defeat Volkoff at WrestleMania 2 in another flag match during the Chicago portion of the event.
In the fall of 1986, Volkoff's manager "Classy" Freddy Blassie sold half interest in his stable of superstars to the "Doctor of Style", Slick (kayfabe),[1] giving Slick co-managerial rights to Volkoff, Blassie also shared the contracts of the Iron Sheik and Hercules. This was a storyline aimed at reducing the aging Blassie's active role and the "Hollywood fashion plate" eventually retired in the fall of 1986 at the age of 68. Sheik and Volkoff feuded with WWF newcomer Jim Duggan for the majority of 1987, including Duggan running to the ring and stopping the Russian's singing before their match against The Killer Bees at WrestleMania III (Sheik and Volkoff won by disqualification when Duggan entered the ring while chasing Volkoff and then hit the Sheik with his 2x4 while he had the camel clutch on "Jumping" Jim Brunzell).
The Bolsheviks (1987–1990)Edit
Main article: The Bolsheviks
In late 1987, Volkoff was teamed with Boris Zhukov, another alleged Russian (actually an American wrestler whose real name was James Harrell), to form The Bolsheviks.[1] They feuded with WWF newcomers The Powers of Pain, losing to them at the inaugural SummerSlam PPV in 1988, however The Bolsheviks did not gain the success as did his partnership with The Iron Sheik. As they lost the public eye due to many losses, they eventually lost their manager Slick and were used as a comic relief team losing many matches to The Bushwhackers. The Bolsheviks never held any titles together, and are perhaps best remembered for being defeated in 19 seconds by The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania VI.[1] Eventually, by 1990, The Bolsheviks split up. Volkoff publicly ended the partnership prior to a match where he confronted Zukhov and then started singing "The Star-Spangled Banner", drawing loud cheers from the audience and turning babyface in the process.
Babyface turn (1990–1993)Edit
A short time after The Bolsheviks split, Volkoff became a face for the first time in his career. His gimmick was now that of a recent defector, he became very pro-west which led to a feud with Sgt. Slaughter who had an Iraqi sympathizer role and teamed with the former Iron Sheik, who had recently begun an Iraqi gimmick under the name Colonel Mustafa.[1] After Volkoff's team defeated Slaughter's team at the 1990 Survivor Series (Tito Santana was the sole survivor), Volkoff left the WWF at the end of 1990. He made a brief return to compete in the 1992 Royal Rumble match, as well as to face Hercules in a house show match on January 29 in Lowell, Massachusetts.[10] He returned again to pin Barry Horowitz at a WWF Superstars/All-American Wrestling taping on July 6, 1993, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[11]
Million Dollar Corporation and departure (1994–1995)Edit
On February 1, 1994, Volkoff began a full-time return to the WWF, making a ringside appearance at a Superstars taping in White Plains, New York during a match between Diesel and Mike Moraldo.[12] For the next two months, Volkoff was shown in the crowd, until eventually he became a sympathetic heel by playing the whipping-boy of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation.[1] Volkoff had kayfabe fallen on hard times and was forced to take a job working for DiBiase and his new Corporation. As low man in the group he was forced to wrestle matches no one else wanted to or sent out to "soften up" opponents for other members of the stable as the sacrificial lamb of the group. The disrespect even extended to renaming him "Nickel & Dime" Volkoff and DiBiase forcing him to place a ¢ on his trunks where the Russian sickle once was along with a sign on his ring attire that read "Property Of The Million Dollar Man". Last WWF match for Volkoff was on December 30, 1994 when he defeated jobber Bob Starr in a house show. Volkoff's final appearance was at the WWF's final show at The Boston Garden on May 13, 1995. During a match between WWF Champion Diesel and Sid, Volkoff made an appearance to chase Sid's manager Ted Dibiase away.[13] Following this last run in the WWF, Volkoff entered a semi-retirement.
Semi-retirement (1995–2018)Edit
Volkoff made a brief cameo on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night in 1997 where Todd Pettengill discovered him homeless sleeping in a box on the streets of New York City. He also appeared at WrestleMania X-Seven at the Astrodome in Houston in the gimmick battle royal which was won by The Iron Sheik.
On February 3, 2005, Volkoff was announced as one of the WWE Hall of Fame inductees for the class of 2005. He was inducted on April 2, 2005 by Jim Ross at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
In 2006, Volkoff took part in the World Wrestling Legends pay-per-view 6:05 The Reunion. Managed by the Iron Sheik, he wrestled a match against Duggan. Before the match, he once again sang the national anthem of the Soviet Union and riled up the crowd.
Volkoff made his first appearance on WWE television in over two years on the August 13, 2007 episode of Raw as a contestant on WWE Idol, a parody of American Idol. Volkoff appeared alongside the Iron Sheik and Howard Finkel, although Volkoff was the only one who sang. Volkoff sang the Soviet Union national anthem, receiving boos from the crowd (despite being a babyface) and was insulted by judge William Regal, although judges Mick Foley and Maria both praised the performance. In response, Sheik, who was also insulted, went on a tirade until both he and Volkoff were escorted out of the building by security.
The March 10, 2008 edition of WWE Raw, featured rematches from previous WrestleManias. The Iron Sheik appeared along with Nikolai Volkoff to face off against the U.S. Express in a rematch from the first WrestleMania. However, the match never got started as Jillian Hall came out to interrupt Volkoff's singing so she could sing Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.", which the U.S. Express used as their ring entrance music in 1984-85.
On the November 15, 2010, edition of Raw, as part of the "old school" theme, Volkoff appeared with the Iron Sheik, singing the Soviet national anthem before being interrupted by Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, the latter of whom then sung a duet with Volkoff of the Soviet national anthem.
Afterwards, Volkoff worked for various independent promotions throughout North America. He remained popular on the autograph convention circuit. In June 2013 he threw out the first pitch at a Bowie Baysox baseball game and sang "God Bless America" after the pitch. In October 2013, he sang the Soviet national anthem at a show in New Jersey, after being introduced by Howard Finkel.
Volkoff lent his name to a forward for a fiction novel called "Only The Beginning" which is set in the 1980s and is about a girl's life during high school. While the book is not wrestling related, the author Jason Strecker was a personal friend of Volkoff's and in the foreword Volkoff responds to his friendship with the author along with the book's message of being of strong character and doing positive actions for others. The book also has a foreword by Jimmy Valiant.
On the January 6, 2014 "Old School" episode of RAW, Volkoff encountered Big E. Langston on his way to a match and sung him the Soviet national anthem, to which Langston smiled. Immediately after, Langston walked past fellow Million Dollar Corporation members, Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster.
On the RAW Fallout segment following the September 8, 2014 Raw, Volkoff appeared backstage with Rusev and Lana and sang the Soviet national anthem.[14]
On February 28, 2015, Volkoff appeared for the Superstars of Wrestling promotion in Bayville, New Jersey, where he teamed with ECW legend The Sandman to take on independent standouts Kentucky Bred – in a 3 on 2 handicap tag match. Before the match, Volkoff and Sandman sang the Soviet national anthem and proceeded to drink beer together. The duo squashed Kentucky Bred and then poured beer all over them.
On March 21, 2015, Volkoff participated at a SICW event taking place on East Carondelet. Volkoff managed and mentored the team of younger wrestlers Ricky Cruz and Red River Jack, while also managing veteran wrestler "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. to take on the team of Chris Hargas, Bull Bronson, and Attila Khan. Volkoff and Orton appeared in their outfit and gimmick from their WWF days. The team of Volkoff, Orton, Cruz, and Jack came up victorious.
On March 5, 2016, Volkoff showed up at Night of Legends at Billtown Wrestling in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, sang the American national anthem and teamed with Cash Money, who turned on him to give the win to Koko B. Ware and Jim Neidhart.
On June 9, 2017, Volkoff wrestled for H20 Wrestling: 1 Year Anniversary in Willamstown, New Jersey as he defeated DJ Hyde.
On May 5, 2018, at the age of 70, Volkoff wrestled his final match, teaming with Jim Duggan to defeated the team of Mecha Mercenary and Nicky Benz for Battleground Championship Wrestling in Feasterville, Pennsylvania.
Personal life and deathEdit
Peruzović met his wife Lynn in 1970, and became an American citizen that year.[15][16] In Freddie Blassie's autobiography Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks, Freddie Blassie describes Peruzović as a "good family man" who helped Blassie reconnect with a daughter from whom he had been estranged for many years. In a 2009 shoot interview released by Pro Wrestling Diary on DVD, Peruzović discusses in-depth his history with Freddie Blassie as well as helping Blassie re-connect with his daughter.
Peruzović worked with the Baltimore County Police Athletic League kids programs.[15] He previously worked as a code enforcement officer in Baltimore County.[17][18] His brother is Luka Peruzović.
Peruzović died at home on July 29, 2018, at the age of 70, days after being released from a hospital in Maryland where he had been treated for dehydration and other medical issues.[3]
Political involvementEdit
Peruzović ran unsuccessfully in the 2006 Maryland Republican Primary for State Delegate in District 7 (representing parts of Baltimore & Harford County) in Maryland.[18][19] He supported Donald Trump's 2016 presidential run.[20]
Other mediaEdit
Volkoff is a playable legend character in the 2003 video game, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain.[21]
In 2010, Volkoff appeared along with wrestler Jimmy Cicero on Karlos Borloff's internet TV show Monster Madhouse.
In 2016, Volkoff released a biographical comic book miniseries through Squared Circle Comics, titled "Nikolai" (2016-2018).
Championships and accomplishmentsEdit
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ivan Koloff
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[22]
National Wrestling Federation
NWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Geeto Mongol[23]
MCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)[24]
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Markoff[25]
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South North American Championship (1 time)
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2013[26]
North American Wrestling
NAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[27]
Northeast Championship Wrestling (Tom Janette)
NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
NWA Detroit
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – with Boris Volkoff[28]
Ranked No. 134 of the 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994[29]
Ranked No. 136 of the top 500 singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003[30]
Ranked No. 96 of the 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with the Iron Sheik in 2003[30]
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
World Wide Wrestling Alliance
WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Iron Sheik[31]
WWWF International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Geto Mongol (2) and Johnny De Fazio (1)[32]
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)[33]
Slammy Award (2 times)
Most Ignominious (1986)[34]
Best Personal Hygiene (1987) with Boris Zhukov and Slick[34]
World Wrestling Association (Larry Sharpe)
WWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
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^ a b c d "Nikolai Volkoff WWE Hall of Fame Profile". WWE. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
^ a b Johnson, Mike (July 29, 2018). "WWE HALL OF FAMER NIKOLAI VOLKOFF PASSES AWAY (UPDATED WITH CAREER RETROSPECTIVE)". PW Insider. United States: PW Insider, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ Born in 1946 per search of FamilyTreeNow.com
^ Mooneyham, Mike (27 May 2018). "Did you know that Nikolai Volkoff ran for the Maryland statehouse?". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina: Evening Post Industries. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ a b "Dragica Peruzović - Osmrtnice.hr". Osmrtnice.hr. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
^ a b "Nikolai Volkoff, Soviet Villain in the Wrestling Ring, Is Dead at 70". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
^ www.eternus-web.hr, Eternus web -. "Povijest hrvanja u Hrvatskoj". www.hhs.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-08-02.
^ Grasso 2014, p. 332.
^ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/92.htm
^ WWE (2014-09-08), Nikolai Volkoff joins Rusev & Lana - Raw Fallout - Sept. 8, 2014, retrieved 2018-05-31
^ a b Vensel, Matt (September 10, 2013). "Retired professional wrestler Nikolai Volkoff turns his energy to helping children". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore: Tronc, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ Sears, Bryan P. (March 30, 2005). "Ex-wrestler finds code of conduct". Towson Times. Walla Walla, Washington. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.
^ Iole, Kevin (23 June 2013). "The cruel tragedy of The Iron Sheik". Yahoo! Sports. United States: Yahoo!. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ a b Capital News Service (March 25, 2006). "Another Former Pro Wrestler Seeks Political Fortune". Fox news. New York City: Fox Entertainment Group. Retrieved March 25, 2006.
^ Rodricks, Dan (January 26, 2006). "Once-evil wrestler has quiet life in Glen Arm". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore: Tronc, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ Mullins, Luke (January 19, 2017). "Nikolai Volkoff: Trump's No Kremlin Stooge!". Washingtonian. Washington, D.C.: Washingtonian Magazine, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ http://ie.ign.com/wikis/wwe-smackdown-here-comes-the-pain/Legend:_Nikolai_Volkoff
^ NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship History
^ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "N.W.F. North American Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
^ Maryland Championship Wrestling (2009). "Nikolai Volkoff". 2009 Inductee. MarylandWrestling.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
^ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title history
^ "List of Past Inductees". Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ a b c d e Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Detroit]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1994". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
^ a b "PWI 500 of the PWI Years". Retrieved January 16, 2019.
^ Official World Tag Team Championship Title History
^ WWWF/WWF International Tag Team Title History
^ "WWE Hall of Fame". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^ a b "The Slammy Awards". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
Grasso, John (2014). Historical Dictionary of Wrestling. Historical Dictionaries of Sports (Hardcover ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0810879256.
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Noretinodrel je organsko jedinjenje, koje sadrži 20 atoma ugljenika i ima molekulsku masu od 298,419 -{Da}-.

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