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Stadt Stolberg (Harz) ist ein Ortsteil der Gemeinde Südharz im Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz in Sachsen-Anhalt. Der etwa 1400 Einwohner zählende Ort im Harz besaß bis zu seiner Eingemeindung 2010 das Stadtrecht und ist heute bekannt als Luftkurort sowie Historische Europastadt. Markenzeichen sind die vielen Fachwerkhäuser im Renaissancestil.

Geographische Lage
Stolberg befindet sich im Unterharz im Naturpark Harz/Sachsen-Anhalt. Es liegt zwischen Breitenstein im Norden und Rottleberode im Süden am Ursprung des Helme-Zuflusses Thyra und an der Kreisstraße 2354 (Breitenstein–Rottleberode) auf etwa 265 bis . Die Grenze zu Thüringen verläuft 4 km entfernt westlich.

Geschichte

Der Ort entstand um das Jahr 1000 als Bergmannssiedlung, wobei bereits seit 794 in der Gegend Bergbau nachweisbar ist. Schon in alten Zeiten wurden hier Eisen, Kupfer, Silber, Zinn und Gold gefördert. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung stammt aus dem Jahre 1210 in Zusammenhang mit dem hier ansässigen Grafengeschlecht. Vor 1300 wurde Stolberg das Stadtrecht verliehen.

Grafen zu Stolberg

Seit Beginn der Stadtgeschichte war die Stolberg der Sitz der Grafen zu Stolberg. Diese hatten ihren Stammsitz im Schloss Stolberg auf einem Bergsporn nördlich der im Thyratal gelegenen Stadt. Die Grafen von Stolberg prägten seit dem Hochmittelalter ihre eigenen Münzen in der Stadt. Im 16. Jahrhundert hatte das Handwerk seine Blütezeit.

Unter dem hier geborenen Bauernführer Thomas Müntzer war Stolberg im Deutschen Bauernkrieg Stätte mehrerer Kämpfe. Am 2. Mai 1525 drangen aufständische Bauern in die Stadt ein und zwangen den regierenden Grafen Botho zu Stolberg zur Annahme ihrer Forderungen (24 Stolberger Artikel), die dieser nach der Niederlage der Bauern jedoch schnell wieder rückgängig machte.

Die Grafen zu Stolberg-Stolberg richteten als Leitung der lutherischen Kirche in der Grafschaft Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts ein Konsistorium ein, das seit 1658, der Einrichtung einer eigenen Kirchenleitung in der 1645 abgetrennten Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode, als Gräfliches, ab 1893 Fürstliches Konsistorium Stolberg-Stolberg firmierte.

Der Bergbau wurde ab dem 17. Jahrhundert eingestellt. Die Grafschaft Stolberg teilte sich später in die Grafschaften S.-Stolberg und S.-Rossla auf. Beide verschuldete sich zuletzt immer weiter, sodass die Grafen im 18. Jahrhundert mehrfach Konkurs anmelden mussten. Dadurch gelangten die Grafschaften unter Fremdverwaltung durch das Königreich Sachsen.

Zugehörigkeit zu Preußen

Im Jahre 1815 wurde nach den Napoleonischen Kriege die bis dato sächsische Stadt in die neue Provinz Sachsen des Königreichs Preußen zugeteilt. Seit 1821 gehörten die lutherischen Kirchengemeinden im Gebiet der ehemaligen Grafschaft zur Kirchenprovinz Sachsen der neuen, verwaltungsmäßig unierten Evangelischen Landeskirche in Preußen. Heute gehören sie zur 2009 gegründeten Evangelischen Kirche in Mitteldeutschland. Das Konsistorium jedoch bestand mit regionaler Zuständigkeit für die lutherischen Kirchengemeinden in der ehemaligen Grafschaft fort. Bis zur Trennung von Staat und Kirche 1919 unterstand es direkt dem Standesherrn Graf/Fürst von Stolberg-Stolberg und indirekt dem Oberpräsidenten der Provinz Sachsen.

1833 hatte Stolberg schon 2392 Einwohner. Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde Stolberg Fremdenverkehrsort und 1923 wurde eine Eisenbahn nach Berga-Kelbra eröffnet.

Zweiter Weltkrieg
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wies Stolberg 76 Gefallene und zehn Vermisste auf. Bei dem britischen Bombenangriff auf Nordhausen am 3. April 1945 wurden auch sieben Einwohner von Stolberg getötet. Auf  Stolberg fielen 8 bis 10 Bomben, zerstörten zwei Grundstücke vollständig, beschädigten 15 Häuser verschieden schwer und rissen Straßen auf.

Ende 1944 verlegte der Evangelische Oberkirchenrat (Leitung der Landeskirche) seinen Sitz aus dem gefährdeten Berlin ins Stolberger Konsistorialgebäude.

Anfang 1946 wurden unter "Werwolf"-Vorwurf 14 Jugendliche im Alter von 15 bis 18 Jahren (zwei waren 19 bzw. 20 Jahre alt) durch eine Operativ-Gruppe des sowjetischen Sicherheitsdienstes NKWD verhaftet und von einem Militärtribunal zum Tode (drei Jugendliche, in zwei Fällen vollstreckt) oder zu hohen Freiheitsstrafen bis zu 25 Jahren verurteilt. Die Mehrzahl der Jugendlichen hat die Haftbedingungen in den sowjetischen Speziallagern nicht überlebt. 1995 wurde die Gruppe von der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft der Russischen Föderation rehabilitiert.

Nachkriegszeit

Seit 1946 gilt die Stadt als Kurort. Zu DDR-Zeiten bestand in Stolberg das Pionierferienlager "Soja Kosmodemjanskaja".

Am 5. November 1947 wurde das Konsistorium Stolberg-Stolberg mit dem "alten" Fürstlichen Konsistorium Stolberg-Roßla, Sitz Roßla, zu einem Konsistorialbezirk zusammengefasst, wobei das nun "neue" Evangelisch-Lutherische Konsistorium Stolberg-Roßla seinen Sitz in Stolberg hatte. "Die Kirchenleitung der Evangelischen Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen hat […] mit Beschluss vom 28. Oktober 2005 im Einvernehmen mit der Kreissynode des Kirchenkreises Eisleben die Auflösung des Evangelisch-Lutherischen Konsistoriums Stolberg-Roßla beschlossen."

Nachwendezeit
Stolberg wurde am 1. September 2010 in die Gemeinde Südharz eingegliedert.

Am 1. Juli 2014 ist das neue Kommunalverfassungsgesetz des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt in Kraft getreten. In dessen § 14 (2) wird den Gemeinden die Möglichkeit gegeben, den Ortsteilen, die vor der Eingemeindung Städte waren, diese Bezeichnung zuzuerkennen. Die Gemeinde Südharz hat von dieser Regelung für den Ortsteil Stolberg (Harz) Gebrauch gemacht. Ihre neue Hauptsatzung ist mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 2017 in Kraft getreten. In den §§ 1 und 15 (1) werden die Ortsteile und Ortschaften mit ihren amtlichen Namen aufgeführt.

Politik

Ortsbürgermeister
Ortsbürgermeister von Stolberg ist Ulrich Franke (FDP).

Wappen
Das Wappen wurde vom Heraldiker Lutz Döring neu gestaltet. Es zeigt einen Hirsch unter einem roten Stadttor mit drei Türmen.

Städtepartnerschaften
 Stolberg (Rheinland), Deutschland
 Hardegsen (Solling), Deutschland
 Hodonín (dt.: Göding), Tschechien / Südmähren

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Bauwerke

Sehenswert ist Schloss Stolberg, das auf einem nach drei Seiten abfallenden Berg steht und dessen ältestes Bauteil, der Rundturm, aus der Zeit um 1200 stammt, dessen neuere Teile jedoch im Stil der Renaissance zwischen 1539 und 1547 erbaut wurden. Im Südostflügel befindet sich das klassizistische Große Empfangszimmer, der Rote Saal, ein Entwurf von Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Sein heutiges Aussehen erhielt das Schloss durch Umbauten zwischen 1690 und 1700. Bis zur Enteignung 1945 befand sich das Schloss im Besitz der Familie Fürst zu Stolberg-Stolberg. Derzeit wird es durch die Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz umfassend restauriert sowie saniert.

Das Rathaus aus dem Jahre 1454 ist ein Baukuriosum, denn es hat kein Treppenhaus. Den Zugang zu den oberen Stockwerken erreicht man nur über eine äußere Treppe, die gleichzeitig zur spätgotischen St.-Martini-Kirche hochführt. Am 21. April 1525 predigte in dieser Kirche Martin Luther gegen den Bauernaufstand. Die Restaurierung der dreischiffigen Basilika aus dem 13. Jahrhundert ist wegen ihrer Hanglage sehr aufwendig. Auch hier hat sich neben anderen Spendern die Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz zweimal engagiert. Nordwestlich der Kirche befindet sich die Marienkapelle. Direkt vor dem Rathaus wurde in Erinnerung an den 1989 gefeierten Geburtstag Thomas Müntzers ein von dem Bildhauer Messerschmidt geschaffenes Müntzer-Denkmal errichtet.

Gegenüber dem Rathaus befindet sich der Saigerturm. Er stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert; der obere Teil wurde Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts erneuert. Seinen Namen hat er von der Saigerschmelzhütte, die im Mittelalter neben ihm stand. In der Niedergasse steht das 1851 teilweise ausgebrannte Geburtshaus von Thomas Müntzer, das heutige Thomas-Müntzer-Haus. Gleichfalls in der Niedergasse steht die Sankt-Georg-Kapelle sowie die das Heimatmuseum beherbergende Alte Münze. Am westlichen Ende der Rittergasse befindet sich das Rittertor als einzig erhaltenes mittelalterliches Stadttor der Stadt. Westlich vor dem Tor befindet sich das 1810 erbaute Chalet Waldfrieden, in dessen Nähe bis 1818 die Kapelle zum heiligen Kreuz stand. An einem Berghang südwestlich über der Stadt befindet sich die an Martin Luther erinnernde Lutherbuche. Unterhalb der Buche am Ufer der Lude befindet sich der Klingelbrunnen. Im Wald nordwestlich der Stadt steht das Hirschdenkmal.

Unweit von Stolberg erhebt sich der Große Auerberg (). Auf ihm befindet sich der 38 Meter hohe Aussichtsturm mit dem Namen Josephskreuz. Es ist das größte Doppeleisenkreuz der Welt.

Straßengestaltung
Einmalig in Deutschland ist die Gestaltung des öffentlichen Raums in Stolberg. An den Eingängen der Stadt steht ein Schild für Tempo 30- und Parkverbotszone (mit Parkscheibe darf in gekennzeichneten Flächen eine Stunde geparkt werden). Ansonsten wird auf jegliche Verkehrszeichen im Ort verzichtet.
Wenngleich eine klare Trennung zwischen Bürgersteig und Straße besteht, kann man dies als frühe Form des Shared-Space-Ansatzes ansehen.

Gedenkstätten
 Ehrenmal von 1969 im Kulturpark "Tyrahöhe" für elf KZ-Häftlinge, die bei einem Todesmarsch im Frühjahr 1945 von SS-Männern ermordet wurden.

Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
 Am 1. Januar jedes Jahres findet das Anprägen der Jahresmedaille im Museum ALTE MÜNZE statt – der einzigen vollständig erhaltenen historischen Münzwerkstatt des 18. Jahrhunderts im europäischen Raum.
 Anfang Februar jedes Jahres, meist am zweiten Sonntag im Monat, findet am Josephskreuz, dem größten eisernen Doppelkreuz der Welt, das Winterfest statt – ein Fest bei Spiel und Spaß im Schnee für die ganze Familie.
 Am Karsamstag-Abend wird ein traditionelles Osterfeuer auf dem Festplatz am Rittertor angezündet.
 Das Große Walpurgisfest am Josephskreuz auf dem Großen Auerberg findet am 30. April mit Theaterspiel, Musikanten, Kräuterfrauen, Besenbindern, Hexen und Teufeln sowie einem großen Abschlussfeuerwerk statt. Konzerte am Josephskreuz sind auch zu Himmelfahrt und am Pfingstsonntag.
 Am Wochenende nach Himmelfahrt Schützenfest der Stolberger Schützengilde von 1421 mit Königsschießen und Volkskönigschießen und Festumzug am Sonntagmorgen.
 An einem Wochenende Mitte Juni findet das Museumsfest in der Alten Münze statt.
 Am letzten Wochenende im Juni erfolgt ein Schützenfest der Stolberger Bogenschützen auf dem Festplatz am Rittertor, mit Schießen mit der historischen Armbrust und Flatterschießen für die Kinder.
 Am vorletzten Sonntag im Juli wird ein traditionelles Waldfest am Josephskreuz mit Harzer Brauchtum und Folklore, Spezialitäten, Musikanten und Händlern abgehalten.
 Am zweiten Wochenende im August folgt das Stolberger Lerchenfest, ein historisches Stadtfest mit Händlern, Handwerkern, Gauklern und Musikanten.
 Am zweiten Wochenende im September lädt das Europastadtfest zum Feiern mit Freunden aus Europa ein. Jedes Jahr wird eine andere europäische Stadt eingeladen, mit der Stolberg freundschaftliche Verbindungen hat. Speziell zum Thema wird Kulturelles und Kulinarisches aus einem europäischen Land, auch touristische Informationen, spezielle Souvenirangebote usw. der eingeladenen Stadt und dem Land angeboten.
 Am 3. Oktober erfolgt eine Festveranstaltung zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit mit den Partnerstädten Stolberg (Rheinland) und Hardegsen (Solling).
 Anfang November veranstaltet die Jahrestagung der Johann-Gottfried-Schnabel-Gesellschaft e. V. eine Literarisch-wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zur Forschung zu Leben und Werk des bedeutenden Schriftstellers des 18. Jahrhunderts.
 Am 1. Advent findet ein Adventkonzert in der St.-Martini-Kirche und ein Märchenhafter Advent in den Gassen der Stadt statt.
 Am 2. oder 3. Advent öffnet der Stolberger Weihnachtsmarkt im historischen Jägerhof.
 Das AndersweltTheater am Markt bietet literarisch-musikalisch-kulinarische Abende mit Theateraufführungen und Konzerten.
 Im Sommer finden Festspiele auf der Waldbühne Stolberg statt. Das Theaterstück um den Sohn der Stadt Thomas Müntzer steht dort ebenso auf dem Veranstaltungsplan, wie Inszenierungen des AndersweltTheaters, Konzerte u. ä.

Sonstiges
 Hunrodeiche, über 1000-jährige Eiche, Brusthöhenumfang 6,65 m (2015), direkt östlich vom Stolberger Ortsteil Hainfeld

Verkehr

Eisenbahnverkehr

Mit der Eisenbahn war Stolberg bis Dezember 2011 über die Bahnstrecke Berga-Kelbra–Stolberg mit der Hauptbahn Halle–Kassel verknüpft, wo im Bahnhof Berga-Kelbra gute Umsteigemöglichkeiten bestanden. Wochentags erfolgte der Verkehr von dort durch Busse, am Wochenende durch die Burgenlandbahn. Ferner gab es im Sommer durchgehende Züge von Leipzig und Magdeburg über Sangerhausen direkt nach Stolberg. Diese Ausflugszüge verkehrten am Wochenende einmal vormittags nach Stolberg und nachmittags zurück Richtung Leipzig bzw. Magdeburg. Der planmäßige Zugverkehr nach Stolberg wurde durch die Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt (NASA) zum Dezember 2011 abbestellt, begründet durch zu geringe Auslastung der Züge.

Busverkehr
Der öffentliche Personennahverkehr wird unter anderem durch den TaktBus des Landesnetzes Sachsen-Anhalt erbracht. Folgende Verbindung führt durch Stolberg:

 Linie 450: Breitenstein ↔ Stolberg ↔ Berga ↔ Tilleda ↔ Sangerhausen

Durch weitere Buslinien ist Stolberg auch aus Quedlinburg über Güntersberge und Harzgerode über Straßberg erreichbar.

Straßenverkehr
Mit dem Auto kann man aus Richtung Norden und somit aus dem Harz her kommen, vom Süden her aus dem Kyffhäusergebirge über die Autobahnabfahrt Berga der A 38.

Religion

Die St.-Martini-Kirche und die St.-Georg-Kapelle gehören zur Kirchengemeinde Rottleberode-Stolberg im Kirchenkreis Eisleben-Sömmerda der Evangelischen Kirche in Mitteldeutschland.

Durch die Flucht und Vertreibung Deutscher aus Mittel- und Osteuropa 1945–1950 zogen wieder Katholiken in das durch die Reformation evangelisch-lutherisch geprägte Stolberg, ihre Gottesdienste fanden zunächst in der evangelischen Kirche statt. 1957 wurde das baufällige und leerstehende Haus auf dem Grundstück Neustadt 40 abgebrochen und 1958/59 durch einen Neubau ersetzt, der eine Kapelle und eine Wohnung beinhaltet. Die straßenseitige Fassade wurde mit Fachwerk ausgeführt, um das Haus den Nachbargebäuden anzupassen. Am 18. November 1962 erfolgte die Weihe der Kapelle durch Joseph Freusberg, den in Erfurt residierenden Weihbischof des Bistums Fulda, zu dem Stolberg damals gehörte. Die Kapelle bekam das Patrozinium Johannes des Täufers, viele Kunstwerke der Kapelle sind Werke des Künstlers Bernhard Langer. Während der DDR gehörte die Kapelle zur Pfarrei Nordhausen, später kam sie zur Kuratie Elbingerode, und seit deren Auflösung im Jahre 2007 gehört die Kapelle zur Pfarrei Sangerhausen im Bistum Magdeburg.

Eine private Waldkapelle wurde ab 2006 im Ortsteil Hainfeld erbaut, 2008 wurde sie eingeweiht.

Persönlichkeiten

Söhne und Töchter des Ortes

 Hans von Werthern (1443–1533), Ritter, Geheimer Rat der regierenden Herzöge von Sachsen, Amtmann und Besitzer der Herrschaft Brücken
 Botho zu Stolberg (1467–1538), regierender Graf über Stolberg, Wernigerode und Hohnstein
 Thomas Müntzer (1489–1525), revolutionärer Theologe und Bauernführer
 Tilemann Plathner (1490–1551), Superintendent und erster evangelischer Pfarrer Stolbergs
 Gräfin Anna zu Stolberg (1504–1574), 28. Äbtissin des Reichsstiftes Quedlinburg
 Gräfin Juliana zu Stolberg (1506–1580), Mutter von Wilhelm von Oranien
 Graf Heinrich zu Stolberg (1509–1572), regierender Graf über Stolberg und Wernigerode
 Johann Schneidewein (1519–1568), Jurist
 Salomon Plathner (um 1546–1604), Kanzler der Grafen von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 Christoph Ludwig II. zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1703–1761), Graf der zum Kurfürstentum Sachsen gehörigen Grafschaft Stolberg-Stolberg
 Michael Leuckart (1710–1792), Buchdrucker in Helmstedt
 Johann Christoph Wiedemann (1730–1794), Orgelbauer
 Gottlob Friedrich Ernst Schönborn (1737–1817), Diplomat
 Gräfin Louise zu Stolberg (1799–1875), Lyrikerin, Übersetzerin und Herausgeberin
 Ernst Helbig (1802–1866), Maler der Romantik
 Alfred Lämmerhirt (1839–1899), Industrieller, Ingenieur und Direktor in der Montanindustrie
 Paulus von Stolzmann (1863–1930), General der Infanterie der Reichswehr
 Hermann Röbbeling (1875–1949), Theaterintendant
 Karl Aderhold (1884–1921), Reichstagsabgeordneter der Unabhängigen Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands
 Gustav Leidenroth (1885–unbekannt), Kaufmann und Politiker, NSDAP-Reichstagsabgeordneter 1933–1935
 Wolfgang Knape (* 1947), Schriftsteller
 Jens Lehmann (* 1967), Radsportler, Politiker
 Matthias Höhn (* 1975), Mitglied des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt und Bundesgeschäftsführer der Partei DIE LINKE
 Daniel Seibert (* 1980), Berufssoldat, Träger des Ehrenkreuzes der Bundeswehr für Tapferkeit
 Richard Thierbach (1860–1931), Maler

Personen mit Bezug zum Ort
 Georg Aemilius (1517–1569), Theologe und Botaniker
 Johann Georg Papenius (1668–vor 1745), Orgelbauer in Stolberg
 Johann Gottfried Schnabel (Pseudonym: Gisander; 1692–1744/1748), deutscher Schriftsteller der Aufklärung
 Johann Arnold Zeitfuchs (1671–1742), Chronist, Theologe und geistlicher Schriftsteller
 Johann Friedrich Penther (1693–1743), Kammer- und Bergrat in Stolberg
 Philipp Phoebus (1804–1880), Arzt, Botaniker und Pharmakologe, Ehrenbürger von Stolberg (1849)
 Thilo Ziegler (1937–2015), Kommunalpolitiker, Bergmann und Heimatforscher

Literatur
 Johann Arnold Zeitfuchs: Stolbergische Kirchen- und Stadt-Historie. Frankfurt/M. 1717 (Digitalisat)

Weblinks

 Luftkurort Stolberg im Südharz (Werbe- u. Verkehrsgemeinschaft Stolberg Harz e. V.)
 Stolberg – Historische Europastadt
 Stolberger Geschichts- und Traditionsverein e. V.
 Grafschaft Stolberg

Einzelnachweise

Geographie (Südharz)
Ort im Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz
Ehemaliger Residenzort in Sachsen-Anhalt
Kurort in Sachsen-Anhalt
FrauenORTE Sachsen-Anhalt
Ersterwähnung 1210

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Educator, writer, cookbook author, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Lover of all things canine.
One of my very favorite things to do is to create recipes that suit people with dietary restrictions. Whether free of gluten, grains, sugar, dairy, eggs, or something else, I revel in providing you with recipes that fit your specific diet, taste incredibly delicious, and allow you to support your healing journey at the same time.
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I'm also a freelance writer who writes for various magazines and newspapers, which allows me to exercise my love of writing, too. (I hold a PhD in Modern American Literature, which came in really handy the one time my sweetheart and I wanted to book a hotel room for our anniversary, and we got bumped up to a suite instead of a regular room because I had the title "Dr." on my form.
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I refer to my guy as my HH, which stands for "Human Honey," as opposed to my furry honeys, The Girls.
As I said, I've been following an anti-candida diet in one way or another, for about 15 years now. My diet is free of all high glycemic sweeteners, sweet fruits, refined sugars and flours, gluten, dairy, most mushrooms and moldy foods, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods.
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My father was a butcher. (No, that's not a figurative expression from a resentful kid who endured a dysfunctional adolescence—I mean that literally). An immigrant to North America, my father grew up on a dairy farm and originally wanted to be a veterinarian. When he arrived in Montreal with only 50 cents in his pocket (clearly not enough for veterinary school), he took what work he could get.
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My mother, more than anything else, was a baker. (So much so, in fact, that at her eulogy, one of the major points to be repeated about her was her amazing Chiffon Cake, both because it was astounding at almost a foot high, and also because that's what people tended to remember about her).
As to me, I seem to have inherited something from each parent. After being vegetarian, then vegan for about 15 years, I became quite physically ill. After seeing several traditional doctors and then a naturopath, having many vials of blood taken and undergoing many other unpleasant tests, I was finally told that I needed to incorporate at least some animal proteins in my diet. I never want to be that sick again; consequently, I did attempt to incorporate some animal products back into my diet at that point.
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1) It's my favorite kind of food, what I love to eat, and what I enjoy cooking and eating.
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After studying natural nutrition at The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, I realized how important it was to eat foods that nourish the body and help it heal. I began to eat a natural, whole-foods diet (read more about the diet here) and effortlessly lost about 25 pounds the year I was in school. I have since gained some of that back and continue to struggle with my weight. I envisioned this blog as a place to chronicle my (many) attempts to lose weight, rant about diets and dieting, gain control of my sweets addiction and learn to eat like a "normal" person.
[Update, 2012: In February, 2009, I was once again diagnosed with candida, an overgrowth of yeast in the system. I embarked on an anti-candida diet (ACD) in March 2009, which restricts much of what I can eat (read more here). Through the diet, I lost 45 pounds (some of which has since returned) and I continue to feel better, but I'm not quite there yet. I still follow a slightly less restrictive form of the ACD and will do so until all my symptoms have disappeared. In the meantime, I'm still trying to overcome that attraction to sugar-laden foods, even when not consuming them any more.
Dessert: With a mother who was a baker, I first wielded a wooden spoon when I was about six, and have barely let go of it, except to bathe or sleep, since. When I suffered health issues because of my sweets addiction and had to cut all refined sweeteners from my life, I began to search for alternatives that I could bake that (a) didn't contain any of the unhealthy ingredients I'd been accustomed to using; and (b) still tasted good. This quest led to a stint baking vegan desserts for a vegetarian restaurant here in Toronto, and later starting my own baking company. I still love dessert and think it can be both healthy and delicious. Just take a look at some of the recipes on this blog!
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We got Elsie first, in 2002, then Chaser about five years later. Sworn rivals at first, they've come to love each other (even though Chaser torments Elsie mercilessly, biting her ear and imploring her to play). Anyone who says dogs don't have personalities clearly has never lived with a dog. In fact, our Girls have such strong personalities that I felt the need to provide them an outlet in this blog as well.
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Now priced at Rs 13.5 lakh (ex-showroom India).
Bookings open for first 50 customers.
Now comes in a new metallic blue colour scheme.
Honda has launched the 2019 Africa Twin at Rs 13.5 lakh (ex-showroom India). This is a price hike of around Rs 27,000 over the last-gen model. Bookings of the motorcycle have already commenced for the first 50 customers at Honda's 22 'Wing World' dealerships.
What do you get for the additional Rs 27,000? If you don't count the new metallic blue paint scheme, golden handlebars and wheel rims, the motorcycle remains unchanged. The updates might seem a bit too less for the premium demanded but it is due to the new CKD legislation as well as hike in raw material cost worldwide.
Honda seems to be working on a new and improved Africa Twin behind the scenes. You can read about it here.
Speaking on how the true adventurer will revolutionize off-roading in India,Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd, "Since its Indian debut in 2017, the mighty Africa Twin has always seen high demand.


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By Daniel McFadinMar 23, 2015, 12:02 PM EDT
NTS Motorsports, which operates teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour, announced in a release Monday it is ending its relationship with driver Gray Gaulding and Gary Gaulding Racing.
NTS Motorsports, owned by Bob Newberry and located in Bakersfield, Calif., signed Gaulding, 17, in 2014. Gaulding competed in 17 K&N Pro Series East races from 2014-15 for NTS and nine Truck Series races last year for the season. His best truck finish was a fourth at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.
"I am very appreciative of Gray and everything that Gray Gaulding Racing did to help NTS Motorsports during their time with us," Newberry said. "I wish them nothing but good luck in the future."
Gaulding already has a new ride, joining Red Horse Racing in the NCWTS and NKNPSE. Gaulding will race in the Truck Series' Kroger 250 Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 7 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Toyota Tundra.
Gaulding has one career victory in the K&N Pro Series, a 2013 West race at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Please do not confuse this game with the earlier commercial text adventure from Beam Software with the same title.
Personal evaluation: This is an extremely simple game, but also extremely unforgiving. One mistake and you are usually dead. It follows the plot of the book very closely, so its best use is perhaps to check how well you remember the original. Otherwise, your time is better spent re-reading the book.
Please contact me if you know who wrote this game.
This is rather typical of how the game looks. Take note of the many spelling mistakes.


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Q: How to get rid of the Section name in RadGridView grouping I have RadGridView with group.
This function receive IReadOnlyCollection<RadListDataItem> files (represent simple strings):
    private DataTable GetTable(IReadOnlyCollection<RadListDataItem> files)
    {
        DataTable table = new DataTable();
        table.Columns.Add("Select", typeof(bool));
        table.Columns.Add("Property", typeof(string));
        table.Columns.Add("Property Value1", typeof(string));
        table.Columns.Add("Property Value2", typeof(string));
        table.Columns.Add("Property Value3", typeof(string));
        table.Columns.Add("Section", typeof(string));
        table.Columns[1].ReadOnly = true;

        for (int i = 0; i < files.Count; i++)
            AddTableRow(table, files[i].Text);

        return table;
    }

    private DataTable AddTableRow(DataTable tataTable, string file)
    {
        FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(file);

        tataTable.Rows.Add(false, "Option1", "", "", "", fileInfo.Name);
        tataTable.Rows.Add(false, "Option2", "", "", "", fileInfo.Name);
        tataTable.Rows.Add(false, "Option3", "", "", "", fileInfo.Name);
        return tataTable;
    }

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*As you can see i have section named Section and after that my file name - is it possible to remove the Section and show only the file name (i try but it doesn't work) ?

*In each option i have 3 fields but i didn't find out how to add header to each column and because each option is with different headers

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THERE is no evidence that the Ruperts were during the 1980s, for all intents and purposes, in favour of anything more than apartheid euphemism and cant — the shallow transformation which characterised PW Botha's much-vaunted tricameral Parliament and which for a short time, allowed for separate houses of parliament for citizens classified as Indian and Coloured. This while maintaining a bantustan system which disenfranchised, de-emancipated and dispossessed black South Africans.
The families's own submission to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission demonstrates a willful obfuscation of the truth, and despite elegant pleading, contains a number of half-truths and a strange anomaly. On the one hand, it is claimed that they were opposed to apartheid which they considered 'an immoral, oppressive attempt at social engineering' and consequently had chosen the path of 'loyal resistance' to 'fight the system from within', writing letters to NP officials stating that apartheid in its then form, was unsustainable since the Afrikaner was being crucified: "it is destroying our language, it is degrading a once heroic nation to be the lepers of the world."
On the other, the submission, fails to explain what they were doing inside the system, in the first place, and thus why Rupert maintained a loyal membership of the National Party to the very end, refusing to break ranks by siding for instance, with the then all-white opposition Progressive Federal Party? A party which as its name suggested promoted a federal solution and held seats until 1989 when it became the DA?
Johann Rupert (JR) went so far as to claim at the TRC, that he was unaware of any financial contributions to the National Party, despite there being extensive evidence of his corporate involvement with the system. His assertions have not been tested in a court of law. This despite Remgro (former Rembrandt Group) being fingered in an apartheid bail-out scandal.
The letters between Anton Rupert and various National Party leaders such as PW Botha, all point to the fact that the Ruperts business partners included apartheid finance minister Owen Horward and titular head of the country, Nico Diedrichs. Far from advocating a 'one-person, one vote' democracy and majority rule, as Johann Rupert would like us to believe — which would have made him a champion of the cause and policies of the ANC and PAC — the truth is rather different.
The Rupert's though critical of the policy of separate development, instead advocated a form of "Volkstaat" in the form of a Swiss Canton System, which would have kept large swathes of the country under white rule. The logical extension some might say to the policy of apartheid bantustans, and which would, in the Rupert's view, have been maintained in comparison to the federalist position, a position which resulted in the system we have today.
In essence they had argued for a more refined version of the plans laid out by the infamous Rubicon speech of PW Botha, a proposal which would have maintained the boer republics of old, had it not been for the guarantees on property rights issued by the ANC.
This telling fact can be seen at pages 288 and 289 of Anton Rupert, a Biography by Ebbe Dommisse.
Johann has gone so far as to claim at the TRC and without any evidence, that he had the confidence of the BC leader Steve Biko, whilst he was head of student organisation SASO, but has shied away from quoting his own father on the subject of what was to be done about the situation. Significantly, JR dropped out of university to pursue a career in business and did not figure in university politics.
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) on Monday said "Biko never even met Rupert and they have records of the Struggle icon, which will back this up." Medialternatives has covered previous Rupert gaffes, such as his specious claims about being on the receiving end of Magnus Malan's death squads.
To say the Ruperts were "openly critical of the apartheid system, both at home and abroad" as a current article on Wikipedia does, and that they have been lauded by President Thabo Mbeki for calling upon the Apartheid leadership to "do something brave" by creating a partnership with the black majority in the '80s," ignores the fact they were the financiers behind apartheid, and consequently demonstrated an absence of any tangible and practical support for democratic forces within and outside the country. Witness the sad fact of their proposed 'canton model', the self-same politics which produced the white enclave of Oranje.
One does not therefore, hear Johann Rupert taking any credit for this small and somewhat discredited achievement, and his submissions to the TRC as a cherry-picker of facts, surely need to be revisited, if only to set the matter straight. If anything JR, like his father, favoured a gradualist approach to the problem of loss of white minority power, preferring a plan which would have maintained the status quo indefinitely had it not been for the momentum of history which resulted in the CODESA negotiations.
Bear in mind that it was Verwoerd, the architect of grand apartheid who explained apartheid as simply 'good neighbourliness', and who like Rupert snr, was more than prepared to accept that all human beings are equal, so long as race segregation and partition of power could remain in place. The 'separate but equal' madness of the multiracialist school of thought, which epitomized the regime's many racist adherents.
Neither completely 'verlig' nor totally 'verkrampt', as the Afrikaans terms of the day for liberal and conservative suggest, Rupert is better cast as himself, in an obscene privileged position, pulling the National Party purse strings as it were, whilst maintaining his own ill-gotten advantage — all-important brokers behind the apartheid system. An unmatched aegis without which nothing would have happened at the negotiating table.
Far from being allies of opposition politics as some would have it, nor positioned like myself and many of my fellow South Africans, within the internal and external freedom struggle, the Ruperts, were in reality part and parcel of the apartheid state apparatus to the very end, negotiating a deal, which resulted in an interim constitution and various 'sunset clauses'.
In this respect they benefited immensely as kingpins, financiers and powerbrokers from the super-exploitation of labour which continued past 1994, so too the sanctions busting era, which occurred alongside the dirty tricks campaigns against opposition leaders and the likes of Winnie Mandela. After their successes in global financial circles, to their own benefit and the benefit of the NP, the Ruperts bailed out apartheid's banks to form Amalgamated Banks of SA, giving the lie to claims made about the lack of money available for such an endeavor.
The Rupert hagiography, refers to humble beginnings in the Tobacco industry. JR, is current chair of several JSE listed companies, including Richemont, Reinert, Remgro and Mediclinic. The truth behind the apparent success — the family succeeded in extracting capital garnered from the Rupert's cosy relationship with the state, (State Capture 1.0) and with the help of Horward and Diederichs, achieving the truly remarkable — sequestering apartheid slush money in Switzerland, while granting an unfair advantage when it came to the post-democratic period.
This is quite the opposite of the strange claim that there were 'no sweetheart deals' with the regime.The Ruperts are named in the CIEX report commissioned in 1997 to investigate the theft of R26 billion of state money during apartheid.
In 2017 Medialternatives exposed a cartel active within South Africa's media, the result of a cross-networked entity with Rupert at the helm, and with assets comprising investments in Remgro, Kagiso, Caxton and Naspers. The resulting corruption and influence peddling, included the rigging of a 2010 labour case involving Media24 — a company which had previously attempted to gag me from speaking out about racism, race profiling and de facto newsroom segregation at its community newspapers division.
The case remains unresolved.
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Hello, I was in a car accident, 8 July, the car was totaled, I hit a tree and broke my arm. Since then I have severe fatigue, severe shortness of breath, aches and pains everywhere, I was already under severe stress at the time of the accident.
This is really getting me down as I cannot work or even do my normal daily chores. I just sit all day and to make matters worse have just been diagnosed with hypoglycemia, so I cannot sleep straight through the night.
I do not remember if I had whiplash or not, luckily the car had airbags, but since the accident I have had headaches at the base of my skull. I had a CT scan and everything looked normal. Is all of this related to the accident or do you think there could be something else wrong with me.
First, I am unable to tell from your accident whether or not you were involved with another driver who was at fault? Or whether you and the tree were the only participants? This is important for a number of reasons.
If you are using PIP (your own insurance) for your medical care, most PIP covers expenses that happen after an accident, such as the expense for having a cleaner come in once a week. The expense of having food delivered from the grocery store because you can't drive, etc etc. So, if using PIP, call them up as them if you have coverage for these type of expenses.
If you were involved with an at fault driver, then you will want to talk to your attorney and let them know you are struggling with household chores and need to have weekly (or whatever) help and that the cost of this needs to be covered by the at fault driver.
Your attorney will be experienced with this and be able to help you.
Next, a CT scan is a good scan to rule out more serious issues, and I am glad to hear its clear. However, its time for you to see a chiropractor.
If you don't know one in your area you can do a Bing search or a Google search for chiropractic care, or ask your friends whom they have seen. The sooner you start this the better!
The chiropractor will assist you with your headaches, and overall injuries, once the headaches and other injuries start being treated you will find yourself feeling and sleeping better and better.
I can't help you with the hypoglycemia.... Your chiropractor will very likely have some good suggestions for you, so make sure to ask her or him.
Its important to have the severe shortness of breath sorted out asap! The chiropractor will take x-rays and will ask you a lot of questions. MAKE SURE to tell her or him you are experiencing shortness of breath.
There are many things that can cause this and the doctor will recommend other specialists depending on what the exam shows them. When you are not breathing fully, it can be extremely fatiguing.
There are many things that can cause shortness of breath, ALL the options require an exam by a doctor. Schedule with a chiropractor for first thing Monday and you will find that you are on the road to getting care that will make you feel a lot better!
Please let me know if you find a chiropractor you really like so I can add her or him to a list that I am slowly putting together for different areas around the States!
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I'd like to add you should look into fibromyalgia. It can result from a car accident (mine did) and have many of the ongoing symptoms you describe. I don't know how knowledgeable your doctors are (many aren't) but it's a place to start, for your own research. Good luck!


It seems like a good time to consider tolerance and all its meanings, especially for those of us who write and can give voice to the need for it. The dictionary defines tolerance as: "willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own." I think the key word here is "willingness" — an open mind.
Last year I joined the staff of Tiferet, a journal founded on the principle of tolerance and compassion. Tiferet brings together writers who promote tolerance. Founder Donna Baier Stein, who named the journal, says the Hebrew word Tiferet means "heart, compassion, and a reconciliation of opposites." Today more than ever, seeming opposites must learn to come together.
Through a quarterly literary journal, monthly radio interviews, and global community of writers Tiferet brings divergent faiths and beliefs together. inspiring us to create, exchange, and grow.
And in 2015, happily, Tiferet's community and projects are also growing. Tiferet needs to raise $10,000 for another vibrant year of publishing, interviewing, community-building, and more. Hopefully, Tiferet's Indiegogo campaign — to concludeon February 19 — will push forward and raise much-needed support.


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My own reproduction of the Templar relics in the form of a female silver head containing a couple of skull bones of a small woman with the word Caput LVIII M.
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During my past life regression along with my spiritual portrait, my research on Mary Magdalene and my conversations with various mediums and historians there is one group of people who keep cropping up time and time again, The Knights Templar.
The Templars were founded around the year 1118 as an order of fighting monks whose job was to protect the pilgrims visiting the Holy land. It must be noted here however that no evidence has suggested the Templars actually carried out this particular task. Moreover, there have been suggestions their actual task was for something else like excavation work. It's also important to note that the order began with only nine members for the first nine or so years which would have made it very difficult to cover all pilgrim routes to the Holy land.
By 1127 the Templars had established themselves in Western Europe with countries including Portugal, France, England and Scotland. The church had even officially recognized them as a religious order dedicated to the defence of Christendom. Further down the line in 1139, a papal bull was issued that the Templars would owe allegiance to the pope only, making them immune to political and religious authorities.
Old antique Templar pendant
However during the latter part of the 12th century the Templars were facing serious problems. The Templars enormous wealth and influence which had built up over a number of years brought them into growing opposition to the Church and worldly monarchs. The Knights Templar were accused of many heinous crimes including denial of an immortal Christ, ritual murders and of worshipping a bearded head called Baphomet to name but a few.
It all came to a head in 1307 on Friday, October 13th, Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templars and sixty of his Knights were imprisoned in Paris. In 1312 the pope officially dissolved the Knights Templar Order and then in 1314, after Jacques de Molay was burned alive, it seemed that the Knights Templar had ceased to exist, yet the Order continued in other countries under various names.
The Templars venerated Mary Magdalene and to them she represented Sophia, the female side of god. The word Sophia means "wisdom" and many people believe Sophia came to earth in the body of Mary Magdalene herself. During the Templars inquisition, one accusation amongst many was the worshipping of a goat head called "Baphomet". It was not apparent why the Templars would worship such a thing until you apply something called the Atbash Cipher. This code was used as early as 500BC and was found to be used in some of the Dead Sea scrolls. When applied to the name Baphomet we get the name Sophia!
Relic and Cathars
Antique engravings from an old french book showing scenes from the Cathar crusade at Montseguer & the massacre at Beziers.
Whilst on the subjects of heads, the Templars also had in their possession an interesting relic in the form of a female silver head containing a couple of skull bones of a small woman. It also came with a label on which read the following; Caput LVIII M (Head 58M). At first glance the message is a just a random few numbers and a letter but when you add five with eight you get thirteen. The letter M is the thirteen letter of the alphabet and together with the other M we have a double hit. Could this female relic have been the bones of Mary Magdalene? It is also noteworthy that the bones themselves were wrapped in a red cloth, the colour most associated with Mary Magdalene.
With the worship of Sophia through the disguise of Baphomet along with the 58M female headed relic we can possibly assume that the Templars regarded the importance of Sophia and acknowledge her human existence in the form of Mary Magdalene. It would not be the first time that both Sophia and Mary Magdalene have had a connection. In one Gnostic Gospel called The Pisits Sophia, Mary Magdalene plays a central role. It contains 46 questions in the dialogues of which 31 are asked by Mary Magdalene herself.
The Templars also had a connection with the Cathars, a Christian dualist or Gnostic movement which arrived in France around the 12th century. Like the Templars, they held Mary Magdalene in very high esteem calling her the femine aspect of the divine and recognised her equal status with Jesus. It is also known that at least one of the nine founders of the Templars was a Cathar. The 4th grand master of the Templars, Bertrand de Blanchefort was from a Cathar family.
Cathar Templar connection
Old St Mary Magdalene Relic
The Magdalene Museum
Another question which arises is why this particular area in the south of France is the focal point for both the Cathars and Templars. Could it be argued that the Magdalene arrival in France after the crucifixion set the motion of the events that followed? It is most likely that the Cathars had in their possession Gnostic Texts amongst their many other documents and may have had knowledge of the Magdalene voyage itself.
I strongly believe that the Templars were set up or influenced by the Cathars themselves with the objective to befriend the Church and gaining their trust, a kind of double agents type. One of the nine founding members, Hugues de Pagens, had ties with many Cathar people and possibly had been a Cathar himself. Indeed his genealogy points to Cathar heartland and another member, Godfrey de Saint-Omer appears to have been a relative of his. Their mission to protect the pilgrims from the holyland had simply been a "smoke screen" for their main intentions and activites.
Being just a normal Cathar would simply have got them nowhere, even before the Templar establishment they were already being hounded out including the burning at the stakes of Cathars in Orleans in 1022. They already had in their possession gospels and documents of Gnostic nature and more than likely had the Magdalene relics too. There was far more to be discovered in the Holyland which they could attain and keep. Also the Cathars knew the church at one point would come down hard on them, it was just a matter of time. What the Cathars needed was an army of knights to gain entry into the holyland and then to guard their sacred documents, relics and even their own beliefs and history.
Templar Postcard, Temple London
In 1208 began a series of wars known as the Cathar crusade which was organised and directed by the Catholic Church on the orders of Pope Innocent lll. From the first seize in Beziers on July 22nd 1209 (St Mary Magdalene's feast day), to the last Cathar foothold at the Chateau of Montsegur, the Cathars were hounded out, burned at the stake and slaughtered in what many people call the first genocide of Europe.
During the crusades against the Cathars, the Templars had no choice but to remain neutral. If they sided with the Catholic Church then they would be fighting against their own people, against similar beliefs and even possibly their own families. On the other hand if they sided with the Cathars then it would put the order at risk and everything they protected including their connections with the "heretics" along with sacred documents and treasures would be revealed. The only logical thing to do was to stay neutral although it has been reported that the Templars did provide a haven for Cathar refugees and the increase of Cathars which joined the Templar ranks at that period of time rose sharply.
At the last stronghold of Cathars at Montsegur in 1244, a few Cathars did manage to escape the oncoming slaughter and with them they carried some form of treasure. It could well be that these Cathars and their treasure, ended up with the Templars and thus their treasure were safe and protected……...for now.
Fall of the Templars
Port of La Rochelle, France
In the aftermath of the Cathar crusade the Templars remained protected and their influence and wealth was still growing. However by the turn of the 14th century the Templars had also attracted many powerful enemies, one of whom would lay the first stone to the demise of the Templar order, or at least, so he thought. Philippe lV of France had become envious and angry with the Templars, he owed them a great deal of money, thought they were arrogant and unruly ,no control was over the Templars as they only answered to the pope and all this on Philippe's own territory. This all gave reason for Philippe to use heresy as an excuse to get rid of the order.
After the kidnapping and subsequent death of Pope Boniface Vlll along with the poison of another, namely Benedict Xl, Philippe conveniently secured the election of one Clement V, who was at the time archbishop of Bordeaux. This allowed Philippe to get what he wanted, the suppression of the Templars because after all, Clement V was indebted to him for making him pope.
From that moment on the Templars had become wanted men and many were tortured and interrogated on October 13th, 1307. Philippe may have quashed the Templars but their treasure had eluded him, nothing was found. It is more than probable that the Templars knew of this impending danger and took their treasure of wealth, sacred documents and relics and sent them to their naval base at La Rochelle were they transported all this onto around eighteen galleys ready to disembark. What happened to those ships remains a mystery, maybe some ended up in Portugal or more so to Scotland, the only monarchy in the 14 century Europe that did not recognize the authority of the Catholic Church.
Meanwhile the Templars were officially dissolved in 1312, despite the lack of evidence and information that Philippe had accused them of. In 1314 the grand master if the Templars, Jacque de Molay was roasted to death over a burning fire. Philippe had even gone to lengths after to persuade other monarchs to follow his lead to make sure no Templar survived but this mainly fell on deaf ears, particularly in Scotland. Philippe himself died of mystery causes at the end of 1314, the same year as he ordered the death of Molay. Indeed one month after the burning of the grand master, Pope clement was dead. It was reported that Molay had called his persecutors to join him before God's court within a year while he was about to be burned!


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R. Devin Ricci
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(225) 387-0999 400 Convention Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 3513 (70821-3513)
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Louisiana State University and Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Devin Ricci is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2012 and practices primarily in the intellectual property group, but also practices in the pipeline and expropriations, commercial litigation, and transaction groups.
Russel O. Primeaux
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
I am a successful Louisiana Intellectual Property attorney. My practice includes comprehensive representation for Trademark, Patent, Copyright and Trade Secret matters. A Registered Patent Attorney, I am licensed to practice in the United States Patent & Trademark Office, as well as Louisiana, California and Hawaii courts.
I am committed to providing exceptional service and legal representation for IP matters across a broad range of technologies. I vigorously advocate for the rights and interests of my clients, intent on the best possible outcomes.
With extensive experience and knowledge, I teach Patent Law at Louisiana State University Law Center. I have been honored among...
J. Eric Lockridge
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 24 years of experience
IP, Bankruptcy and Business
Eric Lockridge enjoys helping clients solve problems that arise in their businesses. His practice includes business litigation, bankruptcy and business reorganization, commercial collections, and assisting clients with business transactions. He has tried commercial and tort cases to verdict in Louisiana and Texas, and has successfully defended judgments on appeal. Eric currently focuses on lender work-out agreements, bankruptcy-related litigation, negotiation and dispute resolution, and complex commercial cases for Kean Miller's construction, energy, and financial sector clients. Eric also works with Kean Miller's intellectual property team to litigate patent, trademark, and copyright claims.
Eric advises corporate clients, lenders, and distressed-asset investors in asset...
William L. Caughman III
IP, Business, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University and Louisiana State University
Jessica C. Engler CIPP/US
P. O. Box 3513 (70821-3513)
IP and Construction
Jessica Engler, CIPP/US, is an associate in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2013 and practices in the intellectual property, construction, and data security groups. Jessica has experience in the many aspects of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, trade dress, and copyrights.
Jessica's experience in intellectual property matters spans a wide range of technologies including electronic devices, medical devices, electric power protection, and construction materials. As a registered patent attorney, Jessica drafts, files, and prosecutes patents before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in various technologies and industries including electronics and circuit...
James R. "Sonny" Chastain Jr.
IP, Antitrust, Business and Trademarks
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University and Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Scott N. Hensgens
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3197
IP and Business
Scott Hensgens is the managing partner and practices in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Scott's principal areas of practice include business and commercial litigation, contract litigation, consumer credit litigation, and trademark and copyright registration and litigation. His experience includes representing individuals, small and large businesses, insurance companies, corporate shareholders, automobile dealerships, and credit reporting agencies.
Crystal D. Burkhalter
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer
IP, Business, Construction and Real Estate
S. Stephen Spring II
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney
(225) 932-9671 733 East Airport Avenue
IP, Civil Rights, Criminal and Divorce
The Louisiana State Bar Association LBN: 12347 Member in Good Standing U.S. Eastern, Middle, Western Districts of Louisiana 4th, 5th, and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal (U.S.) U.S. Court of Military Appeals (Washington, D.C.) Pro Hac Vice Appearances: California, Virginia, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts
Marc Whitfield
(225) 387-3221 450 Laural
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
Micah Fincher
(225) 248-2188 8555 United Plaza Blvd
IP and Patents
Micah Fincher helps businesses maximize the value of their intellectual property by counseling them in all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law. Micah not only aggressively seeks protections for clients' intellectual property, he also helps clients manage risks from competitors' rights.
Vicenc Feliu
(225) 578-4955 One East Campus Drive
Dr. James C Carver
(225) 954-1950 201 St. Charles St.
IP, Environmental, Patents and Trademarks
Trey Wesley Cloud
IP and Real Estate
Michael David Singletary
Saint Landry Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 27 years of experience
(337) 407-8990 346 W Bellevue St
IP, Bankruptcy, Business and Communications
Timothy Lawrence Ryan
Lafayette Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years of experience
(337) 205-8105 200 W Congress St
IP, Bankruptcy, Business and Collections
Alison Marie Brumley
Lafayette Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(337) 593-5290 800 Lafayette St
IP, Bankruptcy, Business and Employment
The University of Chicago Law School
Marwan Elrakabawy
Keith Fernandez
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 4 years of experience
(225) 383-4703 445 North Blvd
IP, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Communications
Raul Fonte
Jeremy John Kliebert
Rapides Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(318) 484-4986 2030 Donahue Ferry Rd
Pineville, LA 71360
Jesse Dillard Lambert
(337) 232-5006 1018 Harding St
Thomas Balhoff
(225) 929-7033 8440 Jefferson Hwy
IP, Antitrust, Insurance Defense and Patents
Seth Barrett Hopkins
Calcasieu Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 23 years of experience
(337) 437-3880 611 Broad St
IP, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Joshua Keith Trahan
(337) 237-6062 102 Versailles Blvd
IP, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
Meredith Moore Hayes
Ouachita Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer
(318) 387-1981 1869 Avenue of America
IP, Business, Employment and Legal Malpractice
Mark Alan Thurmon
(225) 927-9908 2355 Drusilla Ln
Robert M. Chiaviello Jr.
Ouachita Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(318) 410-4012 3030 Aurora Ave
Warner Joseph Delaune Jr
(225) 336-5200 450 Laurel St
Denise Angele Bostick
(225) 766-1100 6513 Perkins Rd
IP, Environmental, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Gregory Russel Mier
Lafayette Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney
(337) 237-2660 1200 Camellia Blvd
IP, Employment, Environmental and Real Estate
Amelia Kara Smith
Ted Anthony
Lafayette Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer
(337) 262-9000 600 Jefferson St
Robert Lawrence Waddell
Brad Harrigan
(504) 571-5317 1055 St Charles Ave
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Free ConsultationOrleans Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Brad Harrigan focuses on intellectual property and insurance defense. As part of his intellectual property practice, Mr. Harrigan has managed trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and individuals consisting of hundreds of domestic and international trademark applications and registrations.
Mr. Harrigan has significant experience representing clients in trademark prosecution matters such as USPTO Office Actions, TTAB proceedings, and ICANN UDRP arbitrations. Mr. Harrigan has also represented clients in IP litigation matters throughout the country, including state and federal disputes concerning trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition issues. His defense work includes a broad range of experience in property...
Taylor M. Norton
Jefferson Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(504) 858-0198 345 Metairie Road
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Taylor Norton is a registered patent attorney and an engineer. He may be contacted at (504) 858-0198 for a consultation. He is a native of New Orleans and a Jesuit High School graduate who earned his Bachelors of Science in Pure Mathematics from Louisiana State University and his Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University, where he served as a National Science Foundation IGERT Research Fellow, advancing research across disciplines including structures and mechanics, textile engineering, macromolecular engineering and polymer science. He was a LaNasa Providence Law Scholar at Loyola University School of Law, where...
Melvin David Albritton
Orleans Parish, LA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(504) 517-4635 400 Poydras Street
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Melvin Albritton obtained a degree in Political Economy from Tulane University. He was also the recipient of a Louisiana Legislative Scholarship. During his time at Tulane he was chosen to represent Tulane at American University's Washington Semester. After college Mr. Albritton worked for an Internet startup, "babygift.com" drafting copy for the online catalog. In 1999 he was awarded the Wiener, Weiss & Madison Merit Scholarship Award to Tulane Law School. In law school, Mr. Albritton was selected to join the Ruby Vale Appellate Moot Court Team, which focuses on the area of corporate law. In addition, he wrote on to...
William Paul Buckley
Orleans Parish, LA Intellectual Property Attorney with 22 years of experience
Al J Robert Jr.
(504) 309-4852 643 Magazine Street
IP, Appeals, Business and Environmental
Joseph Matthew Miller III
(504) 585-3844 1100 Poydras Street
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Ryan and I went up to Julian on Friday of last week for a little weekend getaway. We finally have the ADVENTURE MOBILE (which we didn't take any pictures of... OOPSY!), a 1998 Ford Ranger Long Bed (that Ryan and a friend built the back out for storage and sleeping), so we wanted to try it out and take it camping. A few weeks back we booked a camp site and the time had come to hit the woods. We packed up some food, wood and the pup and hit the road.
This area was burnt in the 2003 wild fires. Trees tend to be the last to return.
He is just so handsome, right?!
The only "normal" one we have... OOPS!
After the first one we smile for, all bets are off!
This might be my new favorite! It looks like I am eating Walt's face!
used to, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
We are in a severe drought, but it still looks AWESOME!
Walt might be part mountain goat... He is QUITE the climber!
Saturday afternoon some friends of ours joined us and stayed for the night. Ryan decided to let the kids play around with the headlamps and camera (or maybe it was his excuse to play with the lights and camera...).
Sunday morning the storms started rolling in, so the sun never really came out. We ended up packing up camp and decided to head home around 10:30am. Before we left we grabbed a few last pictures of the clouds sitting on the mountains.


Ready for a summer fun activity for the entire family? Build paper boats! Besides being just plain fun, participants can learn a little math, practice their arts and crafts skills, and enjoy races and water fun.
There are a variety of ways to build a paper boat. There are also materials to consider. How long do you want your boat to be able to stay on the water? Better think of a water-resistant material or a waterproofing method.
Spend some time designing and building your boat. You'll find helps below.
You'll want to decorate your boat to make it unique.
Your boat will need a name.
Set a time and day to take the boats to the water for evaluation and races (all lighthearted, of course).
Celebrate with a paper-boat-themed party wrap-up!
Curious George version from PBS for the younger crowd.
Step-by-step instructions from the University of Texas.
More step-by-step instructions including a little math brush-up.
We thoroughly enjoyed the paper plane version. This one looks great, too.
Print, fold, voilà! From Canon.
An old tale that goes with folding a paper boat (.doc).
Another version of the story.
Another fun way to celebrate!


Disposable Biopsy Forecep Tip Assembly Machine - Adapt Automation Inc.
This machine automatically assembles and tests the tip of a Disposable Biopsy Forcep that is made up of 8 components. The parts are very small as illustrated above. The Cups, Links and W. Connectors are loaded into a pallet tilled by a shaker table. The operator then loads the entire pallet onto the machine. The machine then assembles the parts into fixtures on a precision link index conveyor. Even though the accuracy of the indexer is quite good, the small size and tight tolerances of the parts requires an extreme amount of precision that is not attainable mechanically. Each part is visually located with a CCD camera connected to a PPT vision system prior to being picked and placed. The location is also verified visually before the part is put down. The two Cup and Link assemblies are built separately in two cavities in the fixture and are later combined into a third cavity with the W. Connector. One of the Cup/Link sub-assemblies gets tipped over before it is placed in the final assembly cavity. The parts placers are built using precision THK Linear Guides and ground ball screws to give a repeatability of 0.0005″.
MACHINE CONTROL – The machine is controlled by a pair of Intel 486 based PC's. The main control computer is a 20 slot passive backplane computer with a 486SX-33 processor. It has four 8 axis DSP based motion control boards that control the motion ot the 28 servo and stepper axes on the machine. Two TMS 34010 based vision system boards and a GE PCIP card used to communicate with up to 4 racks of GE 90/30 Input Output modules. This computer actually controls the real-time operation of the machine using a custom C++ program running on DOS 6.2 The other computer is a Compaq 486/33 that provides the Man Machine Interface and Data Collection. This computer has a touch screen monitor and runs a custom Microsoft Visual Basic program to interact with the operator. The two computers communicate over an Ethernet network cable.
CYCLE RATE – The machine produces 1 complete assembly every 30 seconds.
ROBOTS – The 5 part loading stations use tour axis Cartesian coordinate robots made up ot Intelligent Actuator servo driven ball screw slide modules. Each axis module is repeatable to +A 0.0004″. All modules are heavy duty and are dowelled or keyed together to preserve alignment if they are disassembled for repair.
WELDER – Two Aidlin Automation capacitive discharge resistance welders are used in combination with a controlled force to form the ends of the rivets during assembly. Miyachi weld monitors are used to measure the current and pulse duration of the weld to ensure repeatability and quality.
BASE – The base ot the machine is composed ot a welded heavy wall steel tube frame with a 1 1/2″ thick steel table top. The entire assembly is blanchard ground flat after stress relieving The entire base and electrical enclosures are powder coated to clean room standards.


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Balanced funds provide investors with the convenience of buying into a single fund rather than holding both equity and bond funds. This category of funds also reduces a portfolio's volatility while providing higher returns than pure fixed income investments. Fund managers of such funds also enjoy the flexibility of varying the proportion of equity and fixed income investments in response to market conditions. An upswing may prompt them to hold a relatively higher share of equity in order to maximize gains; whereas a downturn sees them turning to fixed income investments to stem losses.
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Virtus Balanced A seeks capital appreciation and capital conservation. It invests 65% of its assets in common stocks and fixed income securities of both domestic and foreign companies. These include companies from emerging economies irrespective of market capitalization. The fund invests the fixed income part of its portfolio mostly in investment grade bonds. The balanced mutual fund has returned 15.5% over the last one year period.
As of July 2014, the fund held 559 issues with 0.97% of its assets invested in EMC Corp
Virtus Tactical Allocation A (NAINX - Free Report)	invests 40% to 65% of its assets in equities, 35% to 60% in fixed income instruments and a maximum of 25% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. It invests 15% to 50% of its assets in foreign companies, through American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). It maintains a dollar-weighted average duration of 2 to 8 years. The fund seeks capital growth with income. The balanced mutual fund has returned 16.4% over the last one year period.
The fund has an expense ratio of 1.29% as compared to category average of 0.93%.
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The fund has an expense ratio of 0.31% as compared to category average of 0.9%.
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Here's a very easy way to determine what kind of vegetables to plant in your soil.
June 26, 2015, 4:10 p.m.
You can always go to your local nursery or home improvement store and try to pick the best vegetables for your climate, but sometimes, even if you live in the right weather conditions, your soil may need an extra boost to turn out the kind of crops you want. So how do you know what it needs?
First, let's talk about what makes ideal growing conditions — most importantly, having loam, a relatively simple yet uncommon word used to describe soil that has balanced proportions of its main three components: clay, silt, and sand. As explained on the Purdue University Horticulture website: "Sand particles are the largest and tend to hold little water but allow good aeration. Clay particles are very small in size and tend to pack down so that water does not drain well and little or no air can penetrate. Silt particles are medium sized and have properties in between those of sand and clay." Therefore, a balance of these three is ideal.
So how do you know what kind of soil you have and what you can do to make it better?
All you need is a Mason jar and some know-how.
First, fill half the jar with soil from your garden. Then, fill the rest of the jar with water, leaving a little room at the top so that you can shake the mixture effectively. Close and seal the jar (make sure it's on tight otherwise finding out what kind of soil you have is going to take a backseat to cleaning up a muddy mess). Then, shake the jar vigorously for several minutes to get all the particles in the jar to dislodge from their spots and get moving in the water.
Once you've shaken the jar sufficiently, let the jar sit for several hours. You'll see the soil begin to separate into three distinct levels — sand will settle on the bottom within minutes, then silt, and clay on top. If you don't see the layers, wait a full 24 hours before checking again. Clay may even take a couple days to fully settle in the jar.
Now, once the layers have formed, you can read the results. If you've got twice as much clay as sand and silt, then your ratio is 50/25/25. You'll need to consider soil amendments (mixtures added to soil to improve its quality) to get the ideal ratio.
If you've got clayey soil, for instance, you'll need to improve your soil's drainage and aeration. This can be achieved by adding composted wood chips and straw.
It should also be noted that during this test, you can see how much organic matter your soil has. A lighter colored soil means less organic matter. Darker colored soil means more. If your soil is particularly light, you can consider adding organic matter (such as compost) to your soil before planting to improve the soil's quality.
And if you've finished reading this article and it just makes you feel guilty for not having a garden at all, well then check out Robin Shreeves's recent post about why gardening isn't for her and get rid of that guilt real fast. Happy gardening (or not)!
How do you know what kind of soil you have and what you can do to make it better?


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Match Preview Milan vs Roma
By Content Editor
04 January 2022, 14:49 | 28 August 2021, 13:29
The Rossoneri are back for their debut game in the new year, hoping to snatch three points and remain within touching distance of the Well-Cherished One, following the comfortable win over the Blues in December last year. AC Milan vs. AS Roma kicks off at 18:30 (GMT+1) on Thursday, January 6, at the San Siro.
Preview Milan Serie A, Jan 6, 2022
Preview AC Milan picked up a 4-2 win over Empoli in their last game of the 2021 calendar, at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. A brace from contract rebel, Franck Kessie (12' & 42'), coupled with a goal from Theo Hernandez (69'), and another, from a set-piece by Alessandro Florenzi (63'), was enough to settle the contest of ninety minutes. The results saw Milan return to winning ways, following two games without a victory, WWDLW. Having bagged three points, Milan reclaimed lost ground, moving from 3rd to 2nd place on the Serie A table. The club has 42 points from 13W, 3D, & 3L. Stefano Pioli's 4—2—3—1 could see Zlatan return to the starting line-up to lead Milan's attack for this fixture against Roma. The Swede recently returned to training along with Rafael Leão and is expected to be fit enough from the get-go. Already active in the January transfer window, Milan are in search of a suitable replacement for Simon Kjær, who has been ruled out of the season following an ACL injury. According to recent reports, Milan has put in a €20M bid for Lille's center-back Sven Botman. However, it appears both parties are far apart in terms of valuation, as the French champions are said to have slapped a €70M price tag on the 21-year-old. Earlier in the week, the club announced that the second-choice goalkeeper, Ciprian Tătăruşanu tested positive for COVID-19. Tătăruşanu joins 31 other players who recently tested positive for COVID-19 following the Christmas break.
Preview Roma Serie A, Jan 6, 2022
Preview Roma earned a point in their final game before the Christmas break following a 1-1 draw against Sampdoria. A spirited effort from Eldor Shomurodov (72') saw Roma establish the lead, minutes into the second forty-five. However, Gabbiadini (80') found the equalizer eight minutes later. The draw saw Roma drop one spot from 5th to 6th place on the Serie A table, having picked up 32 points from 10W, 2D, & 7L. Roma have picked up 1.4 points per game in the last five Serie A games: LLWWD ahead of this fixture against AC Milan, and the Special One aims to return to winning ways. José Mourinho and I Giallorossi could appear with the 3—1—4—2 formation, having Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham in attack. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tammy Abraham crashed his Porsche Cayenne into another car on his way to Roma's training ground in Trigoria on Monday. However, the center-forward escaped unhurt and is expected to get the nod for a start on Thursday.


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Q: Create new worksheet using VBA macro I am trying to create worksheets depending on the number of files present in the current folder.This is my current folder:
Folder
      CalculationSheet.xls
      Data1.xls
      Data2.xls
      Data3.xls

So I'll be searching for "/*.xls" using the count.
I need to create worksheets in CalculationSheet.xls as I am new to macro. Please help me on this.

A: Use a code something like this:
Sub GetDataFiles()

    Dim strFolder As String
    Dim fso As Object
    Dim fileTemp As Object
    Dim ws As Worksheet

    ' Open library of Microsoft Scripting Runtime
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

    strFolder = ActiveWorkbook.Path

    If (fso.FolderExists(strFolder)) Then

        ' Check All files in the folder
        For Each fileTemp In fso.GetFolder(strFolder).Files
            If fileTemp.Name Like "Data*.xls" Then
                Set ws = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add
                ws.Name = fileTemp.Name
            End If
        Next

    End If

End Sub