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Disney Legend Spotlight: Rolly Crump
by Jim Smith | Jan 13, 2023 12:52 pm (Pacific)
Tags: Disney Legend, Disney Legends Spotlight, Rolly Crump
Idols. Spinnies. Alternative. Weird. These are but a few of the terms that associate well with Rolly Crump. A long-time Disney artist and designer, this legend helped develop some of the most iconic images we celebrate in Disney Parks – in the United States and across the world.
Image: Disney
Our tour-du-Crump begins now, in this edition of Disney Legends Spotlight.
A Diamond in the Rough
Roland Fargo Crump was born in February 1930 in Alhambra, California, at a time when animation was still in its earlier days. He grew up in a quiet household with a single mom. In his earliest years, Crump was inspired to draw by watching Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies shorts – in particular 1933's Three Little Pigs. He continued to draw throughout high school, and didn't aspire to attend college. So in 1952 – with no experience and nothing more than a collection of his high school drawings, Rolly Crump managed to find a way into the Walt Disney Studios.
Crump's first role with Disney was that of an in-betweener artist (artists that fill in the animation gaps between major movements of a character or scene). In addition to in-betweening, Crump served as an assistant animator, contributing to films such as Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Sleeping Beauty, among others. Crump learned from one of the best, as an assistant to one of Walt Disney's "nine old men", Eric Larson.
In his first few years at Disney, Crump kept a low profile. According to a 2018 Los Angeles Times interview piece, Crump said "All I did was absorb. I watched how everyone reacted to Walt, and the strengths and the weaknesses of the different guys. I studied Walt Disney and what it was like to work with him…"
Aside from Crump's Disney work, he designed quite a collection of satirical psychedelic counterculture posters in the early and mid-1960s. While at Disney, Crump was not shy about displaying his side work. Fortunately for Crump, Walt was very open minded about his alternative creativity!
Images: Rolly Crump
Working with Walt
Crump has been described by his earlier Disney peers as "a diamond in the rough." His drawings lacked some of the refinement of senior artists (and now Disney Legends) Claude Coats and Marc Davis. Still, there was whimsy and energy in his creations, and Walt could always see the potential in his artists.
In 1959, Crump transferred over to show design at WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering). It was here that he became somewhat close to Walt (or "the old man" as Crump fondly remembers him).
While with WED, Crump helped design several of Disneyland's attractions and shops. Here are a few of his greatest Disneyland hits.
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
The genesis of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room lies not in a show, but as a restaurant. Walt originally conceived of an idea where people could eat while being serenaded by birds up above. According to Crump, "Walt said, 'If we're going to have people waiting to go into this restaurant, I don't want people standing in line. Design some tikis that talk to people while they stand in line.' That was my assignment." So Crump went to work designing several tikis that could socialize with guests while they waited outside the restaurant for their turn to dine.
But designing the tikis was only half the job. When Crump wandered over to the model shop to approach in-house sculpting master Blaine Gibson about fleshing out his tikis in three dimensions, Gibson said no, citing significant time constraints. When asked who could sculpt the tikis, Gibson said to Crump, "You will." Well that was that, and Crump went to work sculpting several tikis out of clay, using a plastic fork he got from the WED commissary. Talk about making something out of nothing!
Walt ultimately decided his Tiki Room would function better as a show than a restaurant (albeit in a setting where guests could happily bring a drink or a snack with them). Crump's tikis made it to the show, residing primarily outside in the area where guests wait for the next showtime to begin.
Nearby to the Tiki Room stands another Disneyland classic – Adventureland Bazaar. This middle-eastern market was primarily designed by fellow Disney Legend Harper Goff. It resembles a similar marketplace from the 1942 film Casablanca – a film for which Harper Goff designed some of the sets. Crump assisted in the design of this indoor/outdoor marketplace, using his flair for dramatic imagery in rounding out Goff's streetside mercantile.
"it's a small world"
One of the most transformative moments in Disney Parks history came in 1963-1964. The upcoming New York World's Fair (and in particular, several of its sponsors) was in need of exhibits. With Disneyland's success running strong, Walt became a popular guy in New York. Never one to say no to a good opportunity, Walt and his staff took on the ambitious task of creating four world-class attractions within one year. During this period of furious creation and innovation, Disney created four unforgettable attractions for the fair – Carousel of Progress, Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln, Ford Magic Skyway, and "it's a small world."
Rolly Crump assisted with several of the attractions, but most of his efforts went to supporting "it's a small world." While this classic Disney attraction is generally considered to be Mary Blair's masterpiece, Crump helped design props for several show scenes, and created the "weenie" for the attraction – the Tower of the Four Winds which stood playfully outside the entrance.
Crump dramatically recounts the moment when he first laid eyes on the fully constructed, full-size tower (which was of course much larger than his design model). "I hated it. I was really unhappy with it. It was something that was really special to me, as far as being a kinetic sculpture. I drove Walt down to show it to him and he took one look at it and said, 'Well Roland, what do you think?' I said, 'I think it's a piece of crap.' He said, 'It can't be a piece of crap, it cost me $200,000!…'" In the end, the tower was shipped to New York and constructed for the fair. According to Crump, "The people visiting the New York World's Fair had no idea that the pipes were twice the size that I had planned, and it was actually a popular attraction."
After a hugely successful performance at the World's Fair, "it's a small world" was disassembled and moved to its permanent home in Disneyland. Adding a distinctly Disney touch to the attraction, Crump designed the Small World Clock on the building's facade, which proudly wags at guests outside.
The now-famous clock almost didn't come to be. When Crump and his supervisor Dick Irvine showed the clock design to Walt, the boss said, "That's good." But Irvine countered with his feelings on the matter, stating "It doesn't have that European flavor. I'm having Marc (Davis) redesign it." According to Crump, "Walt looked Dick straight in the eye and said, 'I like it the way it is.' The old man backed me on so many damn things. That's why so many people didn't like me." Once again, Walt always had an eye for talent.
The story of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion is a long and twisty tale for another time. It was first advertised in 1961, for a 1963 opening. While the exterior of the Mansion was indeed completed in 1963, the design of the attraction itself was a long and lingering process (thanks in part to Disney's involvement in the World's Fair). The Mansion finally opened in 1969, three years after Walt's death in 1966.
A large part of the original Mansion concept was dubbed a "Museum of the Weird." Crump was primarily responsible for the ideas present in this never-built concept. His drawings increasingly emphasized the macabre — a coffin that doubled as a grandfather clock, men made out of candle, talking chairs, a mirror with a face, and man-eating plants were just a few of Crump's whimsically creepy ideas.
Prior to presenting his ideas to Walt, Crump's fellow artists and designers warned him that his ideas would be "too weird" for Walt. In fact, in preparing all of the different designers' ideas for Walt's review, Dick Irvine again attempted to downplay Crump's creations. Irvine stuck Crump's designs in a corner of the room and never offered them up to Walt for review. It was only when Walt noticed them in the corner, and inquired about what they were, that Irvine reluctantly showed him Crump's designs. After about ten minutes spent reviewing Crump's drawings, Walt got up and left the room, seemingly unimpressed.
The rest of this story is best told by Crump himself. When he arrived at WED the next morning, he found Walt sitting in his chair. "The first thing he said to me" recounted Crump " was, 'You son of a bitch.' All that stuff you showed me yesterday? I couldn't sleep!'" Shortly thereafter, Walt announced to the staff, "We have a Museum of the Weird now." The plan, says Crump, was to "collect weird things from all over the world and bring them to Disneyland." Unfortunately, Walt died while the Mansion was still in design. Others who succeeded Walt were not so much in favor of Crump's Museum of the Weird concept. The Mansion was completed without the Museum, though several of Crump's designs made it into the final product, including the faces woven into the iconic purple wallpaper.
Even after Walt's death, his inspiration lived on at WED, as well as in the Disney Studios. Both before and after his death, Walt's spirit of progress always pointed toward the future. With the future comes the promise of a better tomorrow, and that would become Crump's next big project.
"Tomorrowland: A World on the Move!"
One of the final projects Walt touched was Tomorrowland's 1967 update, dubbed "A World on the Move." Crump is heralded as co-leading what many consider to be Disneyland's greatest version of Tomorrowland, a sort of mod-like vision of future-past. According to The San Bernardino County Sun "The new Tomorrowland will demonstrate that tomorrow's world can be built now." The paper also noted that "It will be a unique showcase for industry's accomplishments through imaginative applications of current knowhow."
This major Tomorrowland update introduced new attractions that brought the ever-challenged land up to speed, adding the World's Fair favorite Carousel of Progress to Disneyland. Crump's team moved Tomorrowland further into the future, upgrading Flight to the Moon into Rocket to the Moon. They also transitioned away from walk-through through exhibits, inviting guests to participate in technology with attractions like Adventure Thru Inner Space and the PeopleMover.
Walt Disney World and Epcot
Rolly Crump assisted in the development of many aspects of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, but he was increasingly frustrated that Walt's vision and magic were no longer present in the Disney designs. He left Disney in 1971, before Magic Kingdom was complete.
While away from Disney, Crump consulted on many non-Disney projects, including Busch Gardens in Florida and California, Knott's Berry Farm in California, the ABC Wildlife Preserve in Maryland, and Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus World, among others.
Crump returned to WED in 1976 and assisted with some of EPCOT Center's earliest components, including The Land and Wonders of Life pavilions. Once again frustrated with what he perceived as a lack of vision, Crump left Disney again in 1981, before EPCOT opened.
Image: RetroWDW
While on his second hiatus from Disney, Crump launched his own design firm, the Mariposa Design Group, consulting on an array of themed projects around the world, including an international celebration for the country of Oman.
In 1992, Crump returned to the former WED Enterprises (now called Walt Disney Imagineering), as Executive Designer. In this role, Crump redesigned The Land pavilion – which he originally designed in the late 1970s. Aside from The Land, Crump also led the transformation of EPCOT's CommuniCore into Innoventions.
A Well Earned Rest
Rolly Crump retired (permanently) from Disney in 1996. He was named a Disney Legend in 2004. In 2009, Crump was honored with a window and sign on Disneyland's Main Street, naming him as the "assistant to the palm reader" of Fargo's Palm Parlor. This title celebrates Crump's "weird" designs, and the parlor name is a nod to Crump's middle name, Fargo.
In 2012, Crump published his autobiography – It's Kind of a Cute Story.
Image: Loren Javier
Rolly Crump enjoyed a legendary Disney career spanning five decades. During his time, he created some unforgettable imagery that will forever live in the hearts of Disney fans worldwide. Crump's off-beat sense of humor perfectly complimented his artistic talents, making him one of the premier creators in the history of Disney Parks.
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Covid-19: "The vaccine will be an opportunity for children and their families"
Grandstand. Children ages 5 to 11 will be able to access the pediatric dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech RNA anti-Covid vaccine before Christmas. The calendar, which remained uncertain, was just specified on December 7 by the executive. A Vaccine Under the Tree: This end-of-the-year promise should be seen as an opportunity for French children and their families.
The vaccination campaign that will be launched on December 14 for fragile children, on December 20 for everyone else, will protect children, ensure their schooling and curb the circulation of the virus. The benefit will not be immediate, of course, but the acuteness of the current situation and the threat of penetration of the Omicron variant make this new prevention imperative.
What to remember from the Jean Castex ads: reinforced protocol in schools, club closings, vaccination for 5-11 years …
The speed of circulation of the epidemic among primary school children is now reaching a critical dimension. This is the population where the virus circulates the most. In more than half the territory, the probability that there is at least one contagious child in a class is at least 50%. According to the ComCor study of the Institut Pasteur, having a child in primary school increases the risk of infection by 45% (Advisory Council for the vaccination strategy, opinion of December 6).
Always more positive children
The school consequences of an incidence of more than 900 per 100,000 among children aged 6 to 10 are now certainly mitigated by the change in criteria for closing classes. But if there are fewer closed classes, there are still more positive and isolated children, and there will be more until the Christmas holidays.
Above all, what are the consequences of this viral circulation on the health of children? "Those who say 'no, no, no problem with children' should look at the facts," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, who advises the White House on the health crisis. Although it is usually mild in children, SARS-CoV-2 infection is a real risk to guard against. The week of November 22-29, 132 children under the age of 9 with Covid-19 were admitted to the hospital. In total, since March 1, 2020, nearly 5,000 have been discharged from the hospital after a Covid diagnosis; There have been 13 deaths (according to Public Health France). And the fifth wave is already perceived in the hospitalization data that has been increasing in this age group since the end of October.
Licensed in early November in the United States, the vaccine has already been administered to almost 15% of children in this age group, more than 1.2 million of whom have already received both doses. If there was a negative signal about safety, it would have already been traced. Therefore, the assessment of the benefit-risk balance puts, on the one hand, the risks associated with the vaccine that are now low and, on the other hand, proven and direct benefits for children in terms of infections, hospitalizations and deaths averted.
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I'm playing on MINNESOTA. The Jays have taken the first two games of this series but I fully expect the Twins to bounce back today. While Odorizzi's (0-2) record doesn't seem too impressive, lets not forget that he took a no-hitter into the 5th inning of his last start. A 1.15 WHIP through three starts shows that he's not allowing too many baserunners. Thornton, on the other hand, allowed 10 batters to reach base in his last start, giving up eight hits and walking two. That was over just three innings, too. Over his last nine starts against Toronto, Odorizzi allowed four runs once and three runs another time. All seven other starts saw him allow two runs or less. His last two home starts vs. the Jays saw him win by scores of 6-1 and 7-2, allowing just three combined runs in 13 innings. In fact, he's allowed just five combined earned runs in his last four home starts vs. Toronto. Minnesota rolls.


Despite his inconsistencies, Martinez remained his composure and allowed only one earned run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Unfortunately, Martinez made an errant throw to first base on an ill-advised pickoff play. That led to another, unearned run. That turned out to be the difference in the game.
The Cardinals had several opportunities to score more runs and couldn't come through. They were 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
In the second inning St. Louis had runners on first and third with one out and a chance to break the game open. But Peter Bourjos and Pete Kozma both struck out looking to end the threat.
In the fourth, Jason Heyward led off with one of his two hits in the contest. But Bourjos killed a second rally by hitting into a double play.


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Video shows flooding at Cambridge Station Square after torrential rain
'The taxi rank looked like a fast flowing river'
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Cambridge has seen some pretty miserable weather today (May 8,), under a grey sky heavy with rain, and even hail at times.
With the Met Office warning people of "heavy rain, spray and large puddles", it seemed that problems were worse around the multi-million pound Station Square development.
Near constant rain throughout the day, with heavy downpours at times left the area around Cambridge train station flooded.
Cllr Nicky Massey, who filmed the flooding, said: "The footage was taken at around 2.30pm just after another torrential down pour, and the taxi "road" / exit looked like a fast flowing river.
"It was flooded over the top of the pavement in that section. Clearly an issue as other parts of the road was not flooded in that way."
The £725m development, CB1, is already facing complaints from residents because of the layout causing problems with traffic congestion and resulting noise.
The area also seems to have seen an increase in the number of pop-up brothels, causing a problem as antisocial behaviour and prostitution were said to have taken root.
There are also plans to bring more flats, an apart-hotel, offices and a car park to the area, despite it being branded a 'future slum' back in 2017.
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "We apologise to passengers after heavy rain caused part of the taxi rank to flood on Wednesday.
"The flooding has been reported to our teams, who will investigate it and take any necessary action."
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Monday, December 17, 2007 Edition: #3678
Our Sheet Don't Stink!
WEEKEND TABLOID & BLOG BUZZ:
• THIS WEEK perpetually troubled Brit singer Amy Winehouse is facing police questioning after being implicated in the bribery plot for which her husband Blake Fielder-Civil has been jailed. The Grammy-nominated singer ("Back To Black") has been ordered to present herself to detectives investigating the case.
– "News Of the World"
• Wed on the weekend: movie mogul Harvey Weinstein ("Sicko", "Sin City", "The Aviator") and his designer girlfriend Georgina Chapman in a star-studded ceremony in Westport CT. Guests attending are said to have included Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman, and director Anthony Minghella.
– ContactMusic.com
• "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell has angered publicists at FOX-TV for bailing on a contractual photo shoot. Publicity shots were first scheduled to be taken in LA but after Cowell insisted on staying in London, the network spent a reported 50-grand sending a group of photogs, publicists and crew to Britain. But Cowell was still a no-show … due to illness.
– TMZ.com
• Actress Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy", "Knocked Up") says she hates her chubby legs so much she hasn't worn shorts in years. The bride-to-be admits her gams are the first part of her body to put on weight and the last place to lose it.
– pr-inside.com
• Executives behind the late-night TV shows have been meeting to find a way to put the shows back on-air without writers before the WGA strike is settled. The plan is apparently for all the late-night hosts to return early NEXT MONTH on the same night … because none of them wants to be the first to cross the picket line.
– "New York Post"
• Director Quentin Tarantino says he's planning to help rescue Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood career by casting her in his next movie. The filmmaker has become adept at resurrecting fallen stars' careers after helping Pam Grier ("Jackie Brown"), John Travolta ("Pulp Fiction"), and David Carradine ("Kill Bill").
– World Entertainment News Network
• That alleged sex scandal involving Eva Longoria's NBA star husband Tony Parker and a French model just won't go away. A US photo agency says it possesses 4 text messages that Alexandra Paressant says were sent to her from Parker's phone, complete with time stamps as proof. Paressant claims they had a 2-month affair that only ended when she discovered … he was cheating with a 3rd woman.
• And Yoko Ono's Christmas card has a picture of herself as a child on the front with the words: "I'm a witch, I'm a bitch, I don't care what you say". How festive.
– PopBitch.com
• Carrie Underwood – Her "Carnival Ride" album has been simultaneously certified Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 2 million copies. Might be a hit.
• Celine Dion – Her Vegas show "A New Day" that wrapped SATURDAY night grossed a whopping $400 million during its 4-and-a-half-year, 717-show run. Among those catching the show's final weekend at Caesar's Palace … Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes.
• Kenny Chesney – He has one arm in a sling, recovering from a minor surgery to his shoulder that his rep says became necessary due to an 'active lifestyle'. Sounds a bit murky, no?
• Led Zeppelin – Their album sales have increased by a whopping 500% since they announced their one-off comeback performance in SEPTEMBER. Still no word on a tour … but we're betting greed will out.
• Michael Jackson – As well as participating in a 2008 tour with his brothers, the latest rumor has him touring for 3 months on his own NEXT YEAR … in order to stay solvent. Word has it he needs some earning leverage to refinance his $325 million in loans.
• The Police – Their tour has hit Rio de Janeiro where each band member had a personalized dressing room. The designer says Andy Summer's room reflected opulence, Stewart Copeland opted for a 'fun room' all in dark red, and Sting's was 'spiritual' with a large Buddha figure.
• Rush – They're extending their "Snakes & Arrows World Tour" into 2008, kicking off a new string of concerts in over 40 cities beginning with San Juan, Puerto Rico in APRIL.
• Smashing Pumpkins – Word is they're back in the studio recording some songs for a possible release the first of the year.
• Taylor Swift – She says the first thing she did when she woke up on her 18th birthday THURSDAY was register to vote … online … in her pajamas.
• Alan Jackson – He performs on a rerun of the "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" (NBC).
• "Clash of the Choirs" (NBC) – The 2-hour debut of a live competition that runs nightly through THURSDAY, with entertainers Blake Shelton, Kelly Rowland, Michael Bolton, Nick Lachey, and Patti LaBelle trying to create America's greatest choir in their respective hometowns. The ensembles are voted off by viewers. The winning troupe chooses a prize to help their community. Nick Lachey promotes the new show THIS MORNING on "Live With Regis & Kelly" (syndicated/CTV).
• OneRepublic – The "Apologize" band is on "The View" (ABC/CTV).
• Plain White T's – The "Hey There Delilah" alt-rockers are on "Last Call With Carson Daly" (NBC).
• Sean Kingston – He performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC).
BODY CLOCK 'CONTROL SWITCH' FOUND:
Researchers say they have identified the chemical switch that controls the genetic mechanism regulating people's internal body clocks. Although the process involves complex genes, the whole mechanism is controlled by a single amino acid, a building block of protein. It is hoped the discovery may lead to more effective drugs to treat jet lag, sleep disorders and related ailments. (Maybe [co-host] will even start showing up on time in the morning.)
– BBC News
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A BS snapshot of who were are and what we do …
• 86% of men and 32% of women say that when they met their partner, it was love at first sight.
• 66% of children invent an 'imaginary friend' at some point in their lives.
• 61% of us say the person we least look forward to receiving a gift from is grandma, followed by in-laws and an ex-.
• 59% of women prefer 'good guys' over 'bad boys'.
• 52% of us say we've sung "Singing in the Rain" while taking a shower.
• 15% of dog owners met their future spouse while walking the mutt.
IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN:
A new list of the 'Greenest Hypocrites of 2007′ centers out those who claim to promote environmentalism but only as long as it doesn't affect their own energy-hogging lifestyles. At the top of the list is Al Gore, who uses about 20 times more energy than the average American and destroys a little piece of the atmosphere every time he jets around the world to give another inconvenient speech. Also on the list: Madonna, whose latest tour created 440 tons of carbon pollution in 4 months of flights between venues; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who claims California will be a leader in the fight against global warming, but only as long as he can still drive a Hummer and fly in a private jet; and any rock star who played at the "Live Earth" concerts, which used up oodles of energy without changing much in return.
– Fox News
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According to a new study, 1-in-7 people (14%) say they have been told a relationship is over via text message or email. While hiding behind technology might appear a cowardly way of splitting up, it's at least a bit braver than the 4% who simply drop all communication with their former lovers without notice.
TOP-GROSSING TOURS '07:
5. Rod Stewart … $70 million
4. Kenny Chesney … $71 million
3. Justin Timberlake … $127 million
2. Genesis …$129 million
1. The Police …$212 million
– "Billboard Boxscore"
• In 2004, labor unions in Austria demanded that retail stores limit Christmas carols to 1 hour a day, claiming that their incessant playing constituted 'psychological terrorism' to employees.
• Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
• Some 500 million online greetings have been sent worldwide in 2007, according to estimates from the Greeting Card Association.
• In Australia, where summer is about to kick in, decorative spray tan stencils in the shape of holly, bells, and Christmas trees are currently in high demand.
1946 [61] Eugene Levy, Hamilton ON, movie actor ("American Pie 1-3", "Best in Show")/former TV actor ('Stan Shmenge' and many other characters-"SCTV")
1949 [58] Paul Rodgers, Middlesbrough UK, rock singer (now lead singer of Queen-'Untitled 16th Studio Album' due in 2008, ex-The Firm-"Radioactive", ex-Bad Company-"Can't Get Enough", ex-Free-"All Right Now")
1958 [49] Mike Mills, Orange County CA, rock bassist (REM-"Imitation Of Life", "Losing My Religion")
1966 [41] Duane Propes, Arlington TX, country bassist (Little Texas-"Life Goes On", "My Love")
1974 [33] Giovanni Ribisi, LA CA, movie actor ("The Flight of the Phoenix", "Cold Mountain") UP NEXT: Director James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" (2009).
1975 [32] Milla Jovovich, Kiev, Ukraine, movie actress ("Resident Evil", "Zoolander")
1979 [28] Ryan Key, Jacksonville FL, rock singer/guitarist (Yellowcard-"Lights & Sounds", "Ocean Avenue")
• "Audubon Christmas Bird Count" through JANUARY 3rd, when more than 40,000 North American bird watchers will conduct the annual numbering of our feathered friends. ("1,502 [bam!] … 1,501 …")
• "First Flight Anniversary Celebration" will be held at Kill Devil Hills NC. A tradition since 1928, it honors the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk NC December 17th, 1903. 104 years ago at 10:35 am ET, the first sustained motorized aircraft flight travelled a total of 850 ft. Orville Wright was the pilot, winning the honors in a coin toss. Wilbur got to run alongside.
• "National Maple Syrup Day", honoring the great Canadian taste treat that requires a second mortgage on your house to purchase. There are over 12,000 maple syrup producers in Canada, accounting for more than 85% of world production. The province of Québec is the world's top-ranking maple syrup producer, accounting for more than 70% of all production.
• "National Maple Syrup Day", the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate this delicious North American treat. Native Americans were the first to harvest and boil the sap of the maple tree into a thick syrup. Canada makes more than 80% of the world's supply. The state of Vermont is the biggest US producer, followed by Maine, New York, and Ohio.
• "International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers", the 5th annual when organizers are asking sex workers and their customers around-the-world to gather at 5 pm local time to honor prostitutes who have been killed while 'on-the-job'.
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• "Saturnalia" began, the week-long festival in ancient Rome honoring Saturn the planter god, which was marked with these lasting traditions: the exchange of gifts, illumination of lights, and the closing of businesses. Early Christian church leaders scheduled "Christmas" at this time of year partly to counteract this extremely popular but disapproved pagan celebration.
1959 [48] 1st movie to open simultaneously in major cities as "On the Beach" opens in 17 cities (movies now often open simultaneously worldwide)
1994 [13] Pop diva Celine Dion marries her manager Rene Angelil on the same day actress Heather Locklear marries Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora
TODAY'S FIRST . . .
1791 [216] A traffic regulation in NYC establishes the 1st 'One Way Street'
1965 [42] 'Largest-Ever Newspaper', a Sunday edition of the "New York Times", runs 946 pages but is modestly priced at just 50 cents (or about 5 cents a pound)
1991 [16] NBA's 'Most Lopsided Game' as Cleveland beats Miami 148-80
[Tues] International Migrants Day
[Sat] Winter begins
THIS WEEK IS . . .
Gluten-Free Baking Week / Halcyon Days / International Language Week / Tell Someone They're Doing a Good Job Week
BS U-PICK HOLIDAY QUIZ:
• Which of the following carols was originally written for Thanksgiving?
a. "Joy to the World"
b. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
c. "Jingle Bells" [CORRECT. It was composed in 1857 by pastor James Pierpoint for children celebrating Thanksgiving in his Boston Sunday School.]
• Which province donates a giant evergreen each year to the city of Boston MA?
a. Nova Scotia [CORRECT. Each year what is known as 'The Boston Christmas Tree' is donated to the people of Boston as a thank-you for their assistance after the 1917 Halifax Explosion.]
b. Quebec
c. British Columbia
• Who composed "The Nutcracker"?
a. Mozart
b. Tchaikovsky [CORRECT. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completed it in 1892.]
c. Rodgers & Hammerstein
BS WEB GOODIES:
• Might be the perfect holiday trip – a jaunt to Vegas for a tribute performer revue … by dwarves. The show features Mini-Britney, Mini-Elvis, Mini-Madonna, Mini-Tina Turner, Mini-Sonny & Cher, and … Mini-Vanilli. Huh?
NET: http://www.littlelegends.com/
• Bald cat? Not a problem, thanks to 'Kitty Wigs'. Huh?
NET: http://kittywigs.com/wigindex.html
What's orange and fizzy and comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve? Fanta Claus.
Today's Question: The availability of THESE have increased by 30% in just the past 2 years.
Answer to Give Out Next Show: Gift cards.
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Q: Force return from function while debugging I am debugging a program in MATLAB R2016a and would like to return from a sub-function without completing the function. For example, you can write in code:
if(conditionMet)
  return;
end

If the condition is met, it will force the function to end early and continue in the caller code. While I am debugging, I would like to force the function to end early as if I had encountered a return command. When I simply type return while in debug mode, nothing appears to happens. Is there a way to force a function to end early and continue running?

A: According to MATLAB Central and Undocumented Matlab, there is an undocumented function feature() that could be used in your case like this:
if feature('IsDebugMode')
   return;
end

A: I think it is not possible in general with the current release of Matlab.
If you know at beforehand at which place(s) you potentially want to return from your function while debugging, you can use the following trick.
function yourFunction ()
    breakDebug = false;
    ...
    if breakDebug
        return; % location at which you may break your function during debugging
    end
    ...
    return;
end

By setting breakDebug while debugging, the program will break at your next potentially break location.

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Strategy and Competitive Advantages
Minutes and Meetings
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Quarterly Earnings Release
Presentations & Conference Calls
Fundamentals and Spreadsheets
Quotes and Charts
Register / Mailing
1) Where are CCP's shares traded?
The Company's shares are listed for trading in the Bovespa under the symbol "CCPR3". CCP has entered into an agreement with the Bovespa to list its shares in the "Novo Mercado" the highest level of the differentiated corporate governance practices.
2) What are CCP's common shares rights?
Each share in the Company grants the respective holder the right to a vote at the annual and extraordinary general meetings of the Company. Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws and the Regulations of the Novo Mercado listing segment, CCP may not issue shares that do not grant holders the right to vote or that restrict voting rights in any way.
Furthermore, pursuant to the Company's Bylaws and to Brazilian Corporate Law, holders of shares in CCP have the right to receive dividends or other distributions carried out related to the shares, in the proportion of their interests in the Company's total capital stock.
In the case of the winding-up of the Company, holders of the common shares have the right to receive capital, in the proportion of the shares held, following the fulfillment of all of the obligations of CCP. Shareholders also hold the right of first-refusal in any subscription of new common shares issued by the Company, except in specific situations provided for by Brazilian Corporate Law.
Pursuant to Brazilian Corporate Law, the Bylaws of CCP and the resolutions adopted by the Company's shareholders at the general meetings of shareholders may not deny shareholders any of the following rights:
the right to participate in the distribution of profits;
the right to participate, in the proportion of the shareholder's interest in the capital stock of CCP, in the distribution of any remaining assets in the event of the winding-up of the Company;
the right of first refusal in the subscription of shares, debentures convertible into shares or warrants, except in certain circumstances provided for by Brazilian Corporate Law;
the right to oversee, as provided for by Brazilian Corporate Law, the management of the company's business; and
the right to withdraw from the Company in the cases provided for by Brazilian Corporate Law.
3) What are the transfer restrictions of CCP shares?
Each purchaser of CCP common shares in the United States will be deemed to have agreed not to deposit such common shares into an unrestricted global depositary receipt facility for as long as those shares are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and to have represented and agreed as follows:
the purchaser: (i) is a qualified institutional buyer and is aware that the sale of CCP common shares to it is being made in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such acquisition will be for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer; or (ii) a person who, at the time the buy order for the common shares was originated, was outside the United States and was not a U.S. person (and was not purchasing for the account or benefit of a U.S. person) within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act;
in making its decision to purchase the common shares, the purchaser: (i) has made its own investment decision regarding the common shares based on its own knowledge; (ii) has had access to such information as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the common shares; and (iii) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and expertise in assessing credit, market and all other relevant risk and is capable of evaluating, and has evaluated independently, the merits, risks and suitability of purchasing the common shares; and
CCP common shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under the Securities Act and may not be re-offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except: (i) (a) to a person who the purchaser reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (b) outside the United States in a transaction complying with Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S or (c) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available); and (ii) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States.
4) How individuals not resident in Brazil can invest in CCP shares?
p>The investors residing outside Brazil, including institutional investors, are authorized to acquire securities, including CCP shares, at the Brazilian stock exchanges, as long as they comply with the register requirements under Resolution nº 2,689 and CVM Instruction nº 325, of January 27, 2000, and amendments.
The investors registered under Resolution nº 2,689, except for certain circumstances, may carry out any type of transaction in the Brazilian capital market involving a security traded in the stock exchange, futures market or organized over-the-counter market. The investments in and remittances of, outside Brazil, earnings, dividends, profits or other payments related to CCP shares are carried out through the foreign exchange market.
To become an investor registered under the provisions of Resolution nº 2,689, an investor residing outside Brazil shall:
– appoint representative in Brazil, with powers to perform actions relating to its investment;
– appoint an authorized custodian in Brazil for its investment under Resolution nº 2,689, which must be a financial institution duly authorized by the BACEN and CVM; and
– through its representative, register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM and register the investment with the BACEN.
Securities and other financial assets held by non-Brazilian investors pursuant to CMN Resolution no 2,689 must be registered or maintained in deposit accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the BACEN or the CVM. In addition, securities trading is restricted to transactions carried out in the stock exchange or through organized over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM.
5) How and when does CCP disclose its information?
All CCP's material facts, earnings results and other notices to the market are published simultaneously at CVM/Bovespa and at the investor relations area of the Company's website (www.ccpsa.com.br).
Complete financial statements are published annually on the newspapers "Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo" and "Valor Econômico". Quarterly financial statements, press releases, presentations, material facts and notices to shareholders are available in the investor relations area of CCP's website (www.ccpsa.com.br). Other information about the Company also may be obtained on the website of São Paulo Stock Exchange (www.bmfbovespa.com.br) and at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil – CVM (www.cvm.gov.br).
6) How can I contact the investor relations area?
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3600 – 14º andar – Itaim Bibi
CEP: 04538-132 – São Paulo/SP – Brazil
Phone: (+5511) 3018-7601
Fax: (+5511) 3018-7680
www.ccpsa.com.br
Thiago Muramatsu
ri@ccpsa.com.br
Any questions not related to analysts and investors must be directed to CCP's Contact Form
7) Why does CCP calculate EBITDA?
From time to time, CCP discloses so-called non-GAAP financial measures, primarily EBITDA. EBITDA represents profit (loss) before income and social contribution tax for the fiscal year or period, excluding the effects of the financial result, depreciation and amortization, including amortization of goodwill. EBITDA is not Brazilian or the U.S. GAAP measurement, does not represent cash flows for the periods presented and should not be considered alternatives to net income as an indicator of CCP's operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as an indicator of liquidity. EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning and CCP's definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA as used by other companies.
Although the EBITDA does not provide, according to the Brazilian Accounting Principles (BR GAAP) or the U.S. Accounting Principles (US GAAP), measures of the operational cash flows, CCP management uses EBITDA to measure its operating performance. Additionally, the Company management believes that disclosure of EBITDA can provide useful information to investors, financial analysts and the public in their review of the Company's operating performance and its comparison to the operating performance of other companies in the same industry and other industries.
Legal Notes and Risk Factors
CCP © 2018 - All rights reserved


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Episode 8 Preview See how Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be.
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Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, CALL THE MIDWIFE follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. In Season 4, the community prepares to enter a new decade — the 1960s.
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Episode 1 | Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 8pm
Nurse Barbara Gilbert arrives at Nonnatus and, after a disastrous start, earns the respect of her colleagues by helping a new mother overcome difficulties. Trixie faces one of the most emotionally draining cases of her career, and the Turners broker a domestic deal that breaks the mold for the 1950s and 60s. Sister Evangelina finally agrees to undergo tests for her abdominal pain.
Episode 2 | Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 8pm
Two things become clear: new nurse Phyllis Crane is not going to fit in easily and Sister Julienne and a prospective benefactor knew each other many years ago. Meanwhile, everyone involved in a difficult birth is overwhelmed by the outcome, Patsy is poised to take over as scout leader and Tom dampens Trixie's plans for an extravagant engagement party.
Episode 3 | Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 8pm
A mother's life is turned upside down when her husband is arrested for gross indecency with a man. After Nurse Crane meets a clearly malnourished pregnant woman, a home visit reveals that she has given a false address and seems to have disappeared. Trixie is delighted when Tom asks her to oversee an official church duty. At Nonnatus House, Sister Monica Joan deliberately undermines Fred's attempts to bring a rat infestation under control.
Sister Winifred's eyes are opened to Poplar's seedy underworld when she cares for an expectant prostitute. Meanwhile, Barbara struggles to understand why an expectant father would put undue pressure on his wife to bear a son, and Sister Monica Joan feels redundant as the busy midwives go about their work. The bishop's meeting with Tom leads to an argument between Trixie and Tom.
Sister Julienne questions the nature of absolute faith when she meets a Christian Science couple who refuse medicine for their newborn. Things become more complex when they're accused of harming their child. Meanwhile, Barbara tries to communicate with a pregnant woman who can't speak English. Using the woman's young son to translate presents a new set of problems. Sister Mary Cynthia returns, and Fred meets a woman who catches his eye.
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A secret romance faces heartbreak when teenager Paulette becomes pregnant, a situation complicated by her diabetes and her boyfriend's criminal past. Nurse Crane helps support the young couple, but Paulette's life is endangered when the two run off together. Meanwhile, a group of itinerants comes to the attention of the Nonnatus team when Noakes accuses them of theft. The midwives are drawn into their closed world when they treat a newborn. Patsy organizes a fundraising square dance, to which Fred asks Violet on a date.
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Shirley and Marion, each pregnant with her first child, meet again. The old school friends are now worlds apart, but are brought together later in an unexpected way. Elsewhere, Barbara makes a revolutionary suggestion to help Sister Mary Cynthia's bedsore patient, Tommy. However, it turns out that his wife, Gert, most needs care. The love between Tommy and Gert makes Fred think about taking the next step with Violet.
Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be, while a case of morning sickness proves more serious than initially suspected. Elsewhere, Fred's daughter is less than delighted about his forthcoming wedding.
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Westminster congregation still serves and worships despite displacement
March 27, 2013 NathanKeyPresbyterian News and Analysis1 Comment
A devastating tornado that caused substantial damage to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, Miss., has not hampered the congregation's ability to worship and serve the Lord.
Members of Westminster have been sharing facilities with the congregation of a local Methodist church for worship services while insurance adjustments and, ultimately, repairs to their sanctuary take place.
"We were offered an opportunity to worship at Parkway Heights Methodist Church, and we have been doing that for six weeks now," Westminster Pastor Steve Ramp said. "That has worked out beautifully and has been very nice for all of us. We've had some joint services, gotten to know a lot of other people and made some new friends. It has been really meaningful."
Ramp explained that Parkway has an 8:30 a.m. contemporary service on Sundays before leaving the sanctuary for Westminster to have its 9:30 a.m. service. Parkway's members then have their 11 a.m. traditional service. On Wednesdays, the two churches share a meal together before splitting for their evening services.
"The hospitality factor from the Methodists has been so warm and inviting," Ramp said. "We feel like we are partners, and it means a lot to them to be able to help us. They don't just say that, they mean it, and our folks feel very comfortable with them.
"(Parkway members) have a beautiful, spacious facility and have been so cordial. It really has taken a lot of angst out of this situation for us."
That angst was brought on by the tornado that ripped through Hattiesburg Feb. 10. The Westminster sanctuary that had stood for more than five decades was battered and beaten by the powerful EF3 tornado packing winds of 145 mph that ripped through the south-central Mississippi town around 5:20 p.m. (CST).
Left along the tornado's path were downed trees, power lines, flipped and smashed cars, and heavily damaged homes and buildings. The twister caused damage that probably will reach into millions of dollars for the church, ripping the roof off the sanctuary, blowing out windows and leaving gaping holes in the walls of the structure. Three other buildings on the grounds – including one that housed the offices of the Mississippi Presbytery – also were destroyed by the storm's ferocity.
While things are working well holding services at Parkway Heights, members of Westminster want to return to their own facility. That will take place, but it may be a while.
Ramp said there was good news regarding the damage to the Westminster property. Two different structural engineers examined the sanctuary and adjoining structures, and both determined that the structural integrity had not been compromised. Therefore, repairs rather than reconstruction are in order.
"We were told the structure had been deemed repairable," Ramp said, noting that the foundations, sanctuary and first floor of the facility were in pretty good shape. "It will be a massive remodeling project, but it can be repaired."
While there is damage throughout, the bulk of the work will take place on the second floor and roof areas.
Ramp said the steel rafters were twisted and tangled, the woodwork was ripped apart, all the windows were blown out, and the roof was blown off the structure during the tornado, leaving some gaping holes. All of that will have to be addressed, in addition to any other repairs.
Three buildings adjacent to the sanctuary were destroyed, and the church already has received payment in the amount of $400,000 for them from the insurance company. However, adjusters still are crunching the numbers for the sanctuary and adjoining wings of the church to determine the damage. Though no dollar amount has been given yet, Ramp anticipates the damage assessment will be substantial in light of the damage caused by the tornado.
He said a meeting has been held with church members to apprise them of the situation and what will take place.
"We've told them we are going to make the repairs and be stronger than ever," Ramp said. "We're hoping that within a month we'll be ready to start repairs. It would be awesome if we could do that, but we don't know. We're probably looking at a year, maybe more, before we can move back in. That's still an unknown right now."
In the meantime, Westminster members can cling to the fact that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, albeit a faint one right now. It will come into clearer view and get brighter as the process goes along.
"It's been really heartwarming to see all support we've been given," Ramp said. "We've gotten so much response from churches here and across the country. The EPC, PCA, PCUSA, Methodists, Baptists – it's just been outstanding to see so many help with their contributions and work at the church."
Ramp said he attended a Rotary meeting not long ago and was handed a check for $1,000 to assist with the repairs. A church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., suffered a similar situation at Easter two years ago. Because of that common experience, the Tuscaloosa congregation sent $5,000 to aid the relief effort.
Plenty of cards and letters of encouragement have been passed along with the financial support.
"It really does say that denominational lines and issues that exist mean very little when things like this happen," Ramp said. "When it comes right down to it we see people in great need and our hearts go out to them, very generously and very willingly. We're all in this together, and that's how it should be. The world is watching, and this makes a strong statement for the very Body of Christ to operate in a unified way. It's very encouraging to see that."
The relief fund for Westminster Presbyterian Church has been established at BancorpSouth in Hattiesburg, and more than $90,000 has been contributed to assist with expenses related to the damage caused by the tornado.
"Our local bank, BancorpSouth, has been very helpful handling a Relief Fund for us," Ramp said. "They log in receipts and send us the information so we can include them in our records, and the Presbyterian Women can write personal thank you notes. It makes us feel valued, loved and hopeful."
To contribute to the fund, make checks payable to Westminster Presbyterian Church Relief Fund and send them to BancorpSouth, Attn. Debbie Hudson, 124 Hardy St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
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Guess who's taking over the menu at Heritage Public House?
I'll give you a hint at which Santa Rosa restaurateur is taking over the food operations at Heritage Public House (1901 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa): His chicken wings are second to none and his burger is hands-down, my favorite in Sonoma County.
You guessed it (or maybe you didn't); Josh Silvers of Jackson's Bar and Oven (and the former Syrah Bistro) has been tapped to overhaul the gastropub's menu come mid-April. Boom! Here's why you should be stoked, too.
1. The beer is just going to get (even) better: The pub is also a working brewery, and home to Bloodline Brewing Co., launched last fall. GM Roman D'Argenzio and his team will be focusing on increasing production of this already-acclaimed brewery. The pub will continue to serve an impressive variety of California crafts brews on tap as well.
2. Outdoor patio: Silvers plans to close Heritage Public House for about a week in mid-April to update the restaurant, revamp the outdoor beer garden and add more tables.
3. Beer-worthy food: Dishes like ale-braised short ribs, grilled salmon with hard-cider cream sauce, beer-steamed mussels, wings and burgers (natch), fresh oysters and "Brewer's Fries" (with garlic and brewer's yeast), along with Gypsy Girl sausages, a smoked chicken Cobb salad and hearty black barley risotto will keep both diners and drinkers happy.
4. The prices are right: Silvers gets that the pub is a college favorite, so smaller plates will be priced for student budgets. Larger plates will range from $15-$23, with sandwiches and salads somewhere in between.
5. Fish and chips stay, the sheet pans go: Heritage has had solid beer-battered fish and chips since opening in 2012, but serving them on a sheet pan got old. Silvers plans to keep fish and chips on the menu, but class things up a notch with, uh, plates.
BiteClub will have a first look and all the details on the new menu when it debuts in late April.


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Iris Crescent in Wrockwardine Wood, Telford consists predominantly of terraced houses. Properties on Iris Crescent typically have values around £100,000 - £100,000, with larger terraced houses and townhouses valued at around £100,000.
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When Gmail launched with its threaded conversation view feature as the default and only option, people sure didn't like it and Google quickly allowed users to turn it off. That was quick.
On mobile phone, though, you were stuck with it.
But here's some good news for users conversation view haters: you can now turn it off on mobile, too.
The ability to turn off conversation view is now rolling out to all Gmail app users on iOS and Android . So if you want Gmail to simply show you all emails as they arrive, without grouping them to"make them easier to digest and follow," you're now free to do so.
If you've always just left conversation view on by default, maybe now is a good time to see if you like the old-school way of looking at your email better. But it's pretty much a personal preference.
To make the change, simply tap on your account name in the Settings menu and look for the "conversation view" check box. That's it. Peace restored.


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Q: Excel Left Find Last Hyphen I have data that may look like this CSP1-MNL or CSP-CX-MNL.
What I want is to get the first part of that code. (e.g. CSP1, CSP-CX).
I got the location by extracting the last 3 letters by using the formula =RIGHT(Q13,3).
I just need to extract the first part but there is the problem that the code may have 1 or 2 hyphen.
What I expect is CSP-CX to be extracted from CSP-CX-MNL
but I just got CSP.

A: There are several examples here in SO with what you need. Also, you were kind of close using RIGHT, but you need a different approach.
According to your post, you want to extract always all chars except the last 4 ones (-MNL). So you just need a LEFT to extrat all except the last 4 chars.
Try something like: =LEFT(A1;LEN(A1)-4). It should work for you, or at least give you a starting point.


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TLT Jacoby Creek partnership awarded
Fairborn Daily Herald
YELLOW SPRINGS — The Tecumseh Land Trust's "Jacoby Creek Partnership" proposal was selected for funding this week by the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
The award includes up to $1.44 million in federal funding for improving conservation practices and preserving farm and forest land in two sub watersheds of the (state and national) Scenic Little Miami River – Jacoby Creek and Yellow Springs Creek.
Twelve local and state partners will match at least this much value, through funding or expertise for the project, with the aim of improving water and habitat quality. The project period is five years, and the land trust will be contacting eligible landowners soon about potential benefits of the project for them.
NRCS selected a total of 91 Regional Conservation Partnership Projects for funding in 2018. NRCS plans to invest approximately $220 million in these projects all across the country. This program is a part of the Farm Bill, and emphasizes innovative and committed public-private partnerships that improve water quality.
Tecumseh Land Trust's proposal, and the Jacoby partnership emerged after a critical piece of farm and natural land went to auction in the winter of 2017. The land trust, its supporters and the Village of Yellow Springs raised funds to work with potential "conservation buyers," who would minimize commercial and residential development on the land by managing it permanently for agriculture and conservation purposes. Conservation buyers were found, among them Community Solutions, a local nonprofit. They secured the largest parcel of the property at auction, and committed to preserve at least 80 acres of the property through a permanent conservation easement.
Soon after the auction, the village and the land trust agreed that action was needed to protect as much as possible of the long desired "Jacoby Greenbelt" area, around the village, as soon as possible. The land trust invited other organizations to join the Jacoby Partnership Project, including The Nature Conservancy, Xylem/YSI and Central State University, the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Yellow Springs School District, Ohio EPA, Antioch College, and the Clean Ohio Local Agricultural Easement Purchase and Open Space programs. All eager to collaborate to demonstrate improved water quality in the watershed, and Community Solutions is offering their new property to be a demonstration site for best practices and stream restoration.
Tecumseh Land Trust is a local, member supported, nonprofit organization that has protected more than 26,000 acres and 42 stream miles in southwest Ohio. In addition to more than 150 farms, the land trust protected over 1000 acres in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve, also a part of the Jacoby Greenbelt.
"Our members, including the new contributors to the Jacoby Farm auction fund, make all our work possible," says Krista Magaw, Tecumseh Land Trust executive director. "The love of the land and the water unites us. That and our desire to protect this bounty and beauty for the next generation."
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Pyramids of the Anunnaki Giants?
The revelations continue as we further explore the information coming out of the Ecuador jungles. What you see here is soil being cleared from the side of a large hill to reveal cut and dressed stone blocks. These appear quite smooth surfaced, barely aged thanks to the protective layer of earth. Between the blocks there appears to be a hard bonding substance like cement, or actually more like concrete. Just how long ago this structure was built and how many centuries passed before it was abandoned and then eventually swallowed completely by the local environment, this all remains a mystery. Some evidence is emerging from the site that can help us theorise on timing. The different look of the hidden blocks and those exposed are one of the first clues, it takes time to really weather a stone, to have it eaten away by the acidity of the rain for example.
In this second image we observe the stark difference between the newly uncovered stonework and that of the already exposed wall. The working hypothesis at present is that either an earthquake or a tropical rainstorm induced land slide caused the soil and plants of one wall to come sliding down. This is most likely the case. What we can see by comparison of the two walls is that the event that caused the wall to become exposed must have happened centuries ago, the stonework is extremely eroded on the visible wall. I am not qualified to give an accurate projection of how many centuries it would take to turn the wall in our first image into that seen in the second image – my guess is several at least. This certainly helps to reinforce the suspicion that this is a truly ancient site, much older than others already known in Ecuador, click the embedded links to see structures built by the native Inca , Canari or Cara peoples for examples.
The blocks range in shape and size across the pyramid wall, it appears highly chaotic in style and would pose interesting construction problems for the engineers and builders of the time it was built. We see similar stone-working at ancient sites in Peru, for example the fort at Sacsayhuaman which although attributed to the Inca is actually claimed by local Indians to have been built by a giant bird that came from the sky with the ability to melt rocks. Sounds more like a visitation from a race of extraterrestrials with advanced technology than some kind of insane local building project, especially when we consider the weight of some of the blocks, almost 200 tonnes. How can we readily credit a supposed primitive technology with easily working with gigantic blocks, that even today would be almost impossible to work with for a building construction?
One of the most captivating features of the pyramid wall seen at the jungle site here, has to be the evidence of some kind of strange mortar between stones. It is generally held that the Inca did not use mortar but rather made blocks that would fit perfectly together. Yet in this case we see what certainly appears to be a bonding material remaining between some of the large cut stone blocks. A closer look leaves us scratching our heads as it now seems to perhaps we are looking not at a cement, but some kind of vitrified material, was the stone itself melted by some advanced technology, whether heat inducing or chemical? Though many blocks seem free of this substance we can again attribute that to a very long period of rainfall – the substance looks tough and I imagine a great deal of time passed before it was eroded away. Evidence for other examples of vitrified stone has been seen elsewhere at ancient sites in Latin America.
Yet none of what we have already discussed is really good evidence for my stating in places that this is a lost pyramid city of giant people. Yes there are legends in the area of giants, and at other sites in Ecuador remains or artefacts have been found that do seem to prove a presence of incredibly large people. What really strongly points towards this habitation having housed the same race of giants is the presence of extremely oversized hammers, or at least the stone hammerheads. Assuming these were attached to hard wood handles they would be of both incredible size and weight, making their use as tools impractical for a typical Inca or indigenous Indian, these being generally slight built people of around five foot or so. Who on Earth would make a hammer like this as a real tool? Remember also that any work would be done in the incredible heat and humidity of the Amazon jungle, how long could anyone swing such a thing before collapsing from heat exhaustion? I have been unable to match this object to anything known in Inca archaeology, and in fact there is simply nothing like it in the Ecuadorian museum of cultural history, located in Quito, that would suggest any of the known civilizations of this region.
In the video linked here is some of the most incredible footage of the never before seen large megalith located here in the jungles of Central Ecuador. We call for your support in ensuring the site is mapped properly, preserved adequately and made fully public.
This is all about information that the world needs to become aware of, we are just messengers. The wisdom of the ancients, and the evidence of their civilizations, is now in the process of returning to the awareness of people all over this planet.
I admire your work. You mention in the video about the vitrified rock, and that is very interesting. The comet debris field is localized, in Bolivia. Ecuador should not have been affected.
Is the vitreous rock on all 4 sides? If only on two sides, is it the North and East side?
Are the pyramids oriented to the cardinal points?
Are all pyramids oriented the same way?
I am particularly interested in giant races. What is the height of the average doorway?
Do you have the height of a skeleton?
Sorry, I have a lot of questions.
I am going to write another article to make much of this clear – will be online shortly.
This new discovery in the interior jungle of Ecuador should be addressed with an Email to the President of Ecuador and the corresponding ministers to pay attention to this and open or create roads to be able for the equator archaeologists and geologists to go there in another expedition to do all the work plus some workers financed by some of the Universities of Ecuador and amplify the enormous work that have to be done there, at least for the following years and then create this place as a Second Machu Pichu found in Ecuador. If the government of Ecuador did not respond to this, it would a great lost to Archaeology and History of Ecuador and the World.
Good news for you, we are fully in contact with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Patrimony – rest assured that everything is being done correctly by us and the government is very happy with what we have done so far with them. Sadly other people have been going to the site without contact to the government and we do not know what they are doing there – possibly artefact theft. Security for this site is now very urgent!
Remember we did not discover this site and have never been there – we are beyond any suspicion of wrong doing in the eyes of the government.
I was going to write a long comment, but for now, I will wait until we know the door height, and the estimated height of the race that built it. There are burial sites all over North and South America, where giant races have been discovered. It is these unknown races that I seek, in particular.
Looking forward to learning more about the site. I hope the Ecuador government provides security soon, to protect the evidence.
Yes we will all have to see how this develops and what evidence remains at the site by the time officials get there!
My name is Arthur Faram and I am offering my services in performing a Geographological survey on your Ecuadorian Pyramid. I have already performed studies on the Yonaguni, Japan Pyramid, the Bosnian Pyramid and the Indonesian Pyramids. The findings were spectacular and particularly helpful in dating the culture and defining their territories.
Only the preliminary findings have been published and can be found at http://www.thefaramfoundation.com, on the Worlds International Research Society's website and on the Bosnian Pyramid website. The final conclusions are much more spectacular.
If I may be of assistance please contact me by email.
I am a rather simple man, but even so I find that the assumption of an oversized hammer means oversized person. Honestly I know pretty much nothing about this subject and don't want to demean or offend in any way. But If I as a normal sized human was using a tool like that I doubt that I would be swinging it. Rather I would hold it in the place I wanted the pressure to go while someone else hit the back end of the hammer. I may just be a simple carpenter but if I had to use it that would be my method.
I can't help but wonder why a race advanced so much as to be able to turn stone to liquid would need stone hammers.
There is no proof that this race melted stone, really there has been almost zero scientific investigation. At the present there is largely just speculation based on the images and video. If they did melt stone that does not mean they could not have an underclass of servants that did not have access to such technology and needed old fashioned tools. Who knows? We really know almost nothing of this culture.
This is not a hammer. It looks more like metal cramps or brackets to hold large stones together.
After making a noch, they melt the metal an put inside.
You can find this metal objects at Puma Punku (Bolivia) or Persepolis (Iran)!
I live in Ecuador and am curious as to why there are no place names given such as province or nearby towns. That would seem a requirement for any true account.
I am not yet involved in the research on this pyramid. I am still awaiting their response. Usually they do not give the site location until the research is done to prevent looters.
Sadly I did not have GPS equipment due to lack of funds so I do not have an accurate location to supply you for your purposes. If I return with the equipment I will mark the site and we can discuss again. There was a government report that had some grid refs which I think I linked to in the most recent article on my exploration, if not I can dig it up.
Dear Bruce, I'm an international TV producer based in Ecuador. I have contacts worldwide from major networks that may be very interested in documenting this discovery. Please let me know your thoughts and comments.
My direct mail is frenton_bruce@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to discuss this.
Video link within the text block is deleted from you tube, any chance you could re upload? it I've seen this subject mentioned few times but no good pics or videos.
There are lots of great pictures on this website over the various articles on this subject, also vids on my Youtube channel. The video in question, however, was not one of mine. I will be uploading more of my own video material in the very near future, I suggest subscribing to the newsletter as those people will see all my exclusive content before everybody else.
Hello Bruce: Congratulations on your phenomanal historical find! I hope for Ecuador's sake it will take this very seriously and push for more funds to make it an archiological site like Ingapirca!From other readings, I heard that there maybe a portal to the Inner Earth from this site. It may explain Giants and higher technologies.The Tayos Caves and the Metal Books all have a connection with this site. It would be good to contact the local shamans for more insight to the spiritual connection there!
The Ancient Aliens program on H2 would probably be interested in this project!
Incredible findings, needs to do more work on this direction in different sites in the world.
I've been there 2x. Yes its an interesting site. Some of the comments in the article, however some of the assumptions are sending things in the wrong direction. For example – the hot tropics idea – First of all, this site is in the cloud forrest at about 1800 m elev or more than 4000 feet elevation. Its rainy and cool, not so miserably hot that one could not swing a big hammer all day. These are tough people – even today.


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Payments News Update – May 27, 2021
Legal and Regulatory Developments
SPOTLIGHT: European Commission Plans to Hit Facebook With Official Antitrust Probe
PYMNTS – May 26, 2021
The European Commission (EC) is launching an official investigation into allegations that Facebook engaged in anti-competitive behaviors, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (May 26). The EC is also doing a deep dive to get a sense of Facebook's classified advertising tactics and will determine if it undermines competitors. Officials have so far hit the social media giant and its rivals with several rounds of questions regarding Facebook's classified advertising division.
At issue is whether the social network manipulated its classified ad business by pitching its Marketplace services for free to its 2 billion users. Facebook's fee-free Marketplace was rolled out in 2016 and gives users the ability to buy, sell and trade goods. . . .
What We Learned From the Epic Games v. Apple Lawsuit
CBS News – May 27, 2021
The future of Apple's App Store is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.
The dramatic trial between the Fortnite video game developer and the iPhone maker came to a close this week. Developer Epic Games offered final arguments to bolster its case that the tech giant runs a monopoly that forces developers to use Apple's in-app purchase system, which gives Apple a 30% cut of all sales. The company wants Apple to scrap mandatory in-app purchases and to permit App Store competitors to distribute iOS apps. . . .
Tech Giants Accused of 'Gatekeeping' Mobile Payments in Australia
ZDNet – May 26, 2021
Google and Apple are facing yet another probe of their anti-competitive practices in Australia, this time over the saturation of the market both players have in the mobile payments space.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services recently opened an inquiry into mobile payment and digital wallet financial services, with particular reference to the nature of commercial relationships and business models, including any imbalance in bargaining power operating between providers of mobile payment digital wallet services and financial services, merchants and vendors, and consumers. . . .
DC Attorney General Sues Amazon on Antitrust Grounds, Alleges It Illegally Raises Prices
CNBC – May 25, 2021
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday he's suing Amazon on antitrust grounds, alleging the company's practices have unfairly raised prices for consumers and suppressed innovation.
Racine is seeking to end what he alleges is Amazon's illegal use of price agreements to edge out competition; the lawsuit also asks for damages and penalties to deter similar conduct. The suit asks the court to stop what it calls Amazon's ability to harm competition through a variety of remedies as needed, which could include structural relief, often referred to as a form of breakup. Shares of Amazon barely moved on the announcement, down 1% as of Tuesday afternoon. . . .
BofA Inks $6M Deal to Settle Credit Card Autopay Suit
Law360 – May 24, 2021 (subscription required)
A proposed class of roughly 100,000 consumers asked a New Jersey federal judge on Monday to preliminarily approve a $5.95 million settlement that would resolve claims that Bank of America tricked its credit card holders into choosing the highest interest option for their monthly payments, in violation of debt collection law.
The proposed deal would create a $5.95 million common fund financed by the North Carolina-based bank, in which class members would receive automatic checks proportional to the interest that they paid. The interest period runs from the time a consumer's "Amount Due" payment option was available to when their "switch of payment options from 'Amount Due' to 'Account Balance' became effective," according to the motion. . . .
European Central Bank Warns of Pricing Pressure from U.S. Payment Firms
American Banker – May 20, 2021 (subscription required)
The European Central Bank made a veiled threat to commercial banks that are extracting fees from real-time payments, stating the levies stand in the way of progress. The warning comes as more U.S. firms build out their own competitively priced faster-payment systems.
At a central bank forum this week in Finland, Fabio Panetta, a member of ECB's board, praised the EU's progress toward ensuring pan-European instant payments by the end of 2021 via the Target instant payments settlement service. "But we know the private sector, by contrast, has made far less progress on this front," Panetta said in his address. . . .
FCA Extends SCA Deadline by a Further Six Months
Finextra – May 20, 2021
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to delay the implementation of strong customer authentication rules by a further six months in an effort to minimise disruption to consumers and merchants. Initially scheduled for introduction on 14 September 2019, the rules – which demand a two-step verification process for all online purchases over EUR – have suffered a series of rolling setbacks amid mounting pressure from merchants and payments players.
In a statement, the FCA says: "This further 6-month extension is to ensure minimal disruption to merchants and consumers, and recognises ongoing challenges facing the industry to be ready by the previous 14 September 2021 deadline. The new 14 March 2022 deadline is the latest we expect full SCA compliance for e-commerce transactions. . . .
The Fed This Summer Will Take Another Step in Developing a Digital Currency
The Federal Reserve is moving forward in its efforts to develop its own digital currency, announcing Thursday it will release a research paper this summer that explores the move further. Though the central bank did not set any specific plans on the currency, Chairman Jerome Powell cited the progress of payments technology and said the Fed has been "carefully monitoring and adapting" to those innovations.
"The effective functioning of our economy requires that people have faith and confidence not only in the dollar, but also in the payment networks, banks, and other payment service providers that allow money to flow on a daily basis," Powell said in a video message accompanying the announcement. . . .
European Central Bank Castigates Banks Over Instant Payment Fees
PayPal's success is inviting regulators to launch more antitrust probes into payment processing giants to give fintech startups a fighting chance, according to market stakeholders and analysts.
The fintech behemoth, founded by the fabled so-called "PayPal Mafia" that included the tech tycoon Elon Musk and investor Peter Thiel in 1999, is riding high on a mounting wave of digital payments after Covid-19 caused online shopping and contactless payments to surge. The company has just had its best first quarter ever, with its revenue jumping by 31% to $6.03bn on the back of processing $285bn in transactions over the period, up 50% from 2020. . . .
SPOTLIGHT: Square Preps Savings, Checking Account Offers for Consumers, SMBs
Square is said to be getting ready to provide savings accounts and checking accounts to small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 24).
Signs of the plan show up in hidden programming language in a recent update to the company's app for the Apple iPad and iPhone, according to Bloomberg. That code refers to savings accounts in addition to checking accounts and notes that the latter type of account will connect with the firm's current business debit card. Moreover, the code hints that Square will set itself apart by avoiding monthly service fees and charges connected with overdrafts and minimum balances, Bloomberg reported. . . .
Apple Is Looking to Strike Deals With 'Alternative Payments' Providers
Apple is looking for a lead negotiator to strike partnerships with "alternative payment" partners, according to a job listing posted on Tuesday. The role, according to the listing, would include screening potential partners, negotiating and signing deals, and launching new programs and features for Apple's Wallets, Payments, and Commerce team. It will also work with Apple Pay teams.
"Lead the partnership program with key players in the Alternative Payments ecosystem, covering the complete process of partner identification, business case development and socialization, partnership negotiation, contract signing and execution, go to market launch and continued partnership value growth," the job listing says. . . .
Big Banks Look For Post-Pandemic Rebound of Credit Card Revenue
Reuters – May 24, 2021
Big U.S. banks are prepared for credit-card balances to start ticking up again this year as pandemic restrictions ease and stimulus checks stop arriving, setting up the industry for a bump in one of its most profitable businesses.
Lenders, including Capital One (COF.N), Citigroup (C.N) and JPMorgan (JPM.N), have been sending out more promotions to enroll new customers and encourage borrowers to spend, said Andrew Davidson of marketing-tracker Mintel Comperemedia. Some 260 million offers were sent in March, the firm estimates. Banks have increased digital marketing, too, on Facebook, Instagram, video sites and podcasts, he said. . . .
Are European Merchants Paying More Than Ever to Accept Card Payments?
The Paypers – May 21, 2021
In 2020, a study by CMSPI and Zephyre found that, on average, European merchants were paying more to accept each card transaction than they had prior to regulation. This significant finding was based on fee increases alone. However, card fees are only one part of the story; in this article we explore how a shift towards ecommerce, an evolving Merchant Service Charge, and changes to the payments mix have meant that merchants are now battling a rising tide of acceptance costs on multiple fronts.
For European retailers, nothing has been more pivotal – and costly – in the last year than the COVID-19 pandemic. What many merchants did not bargain for, however, is that part of this cost would come from their payments arrangements. . . .
QR Codes and Digital Wallets Are Gaining Popularity Fast Among Consumers
Digital Transactions News – May 21, 2021
Quick Response codes are one of the many payment options to flourish as consumers embrace digital and contactless payments in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, says a report from Blackhawk Network Inc.
Of the 13,000 respondents surveyed across nine countries representing nearly half of the world's card-payment volume, 18% say they used a QR code or barcode for payment for the first time during the pandemic, and 40% say they are using them more frequently. The technology is also catching the attention of consumers who do not use the technology, with 30% of non-users saying they are interested in using QR codes or barcodes for payment. . . .
Plaid and Square Partner on Easier ACH Payments for SMBs
Financial services company Plaid announced Thursday (May 20) it has formed a partnership with Square to help U.S merchants process automated clearinghouse — ACH — payments without having to hold onto sensitive banking info. "Now merchants can accept ACH payments through Square Invoices and developers can enable ACH payments through Square Web Payments SDK, without worrying about bank authentication or any managed payment complexities," Plaid said in a blog post.
It works like this: Square employs a tokenized check system that uses Plaid to connect customer bank accounts for bank payments. The system has a verification option that lets customers enter their bank login credentials to connect to an account and allow for payments. . . .
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Jasmine Plummer
By Vidhi November 4, 2019
Quick Facts of Jasmine Plummer
Full NameJasmine Plummer
NicknameJasmine
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceUnited States of America
EthnicityMixed
ProfessionFootball and Basketball Player
Online PresenceTwitter
Today we will be talking about an American sports personality, who is widely known as a professional Football and Basketball player. She made a headline as the first female quarterback in the 56th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl at the age of 11. The star is none other than Jasmine Plummer.
The 2008 film The Longshots, which is portrayed by Keke Palmer, is adapted from Plummer's experience. Currently, she serves as a women's basketball team of Joliet West High School in the position of a point guard.
Early Life of Jasmine Plummer
Although Jasmine has gained a massive fame from her career, she loves to keep her profile low key and doesn't share much about herself to the media. So far, there is no detials about he date of birth and place. However, she might be born in the early 90s.
Her mother Cassandra Johnson raised her in Harvey, Illinois. Besides, she began playing football with her neighborhood from the age of eight. Apart from the above facts, there are no further details about her early life and educational background.
Jasmine has just achieved professional fame and the reports of her professional earnings are not yet in the press. As a college player, Jasmine currently plays basketball, representing a Joliet West High School team.
There are reportedly no salary criteria for high school players, but it is reported that the player representing college or school will get a full ride to college or school. So, as a professional player, we can confirm that Jasmine still has to earn a salary. Besides, she must be earning some sorts of money from additional sources as endorses and other promotional campaigns.
Age, Body Measurements
Since Plummer hasn't revealed her exact date of birth, we are unable to confirm her age. She may be around the late twenties or early thirties. She has black hair and a pair of black eyes. In addition, she has high cheekbones with a sharp jawline that defines her facial structure.
Being a sports personality, Jasmine holds an athletic body figure. Similarly, she stands tall at a decent height.
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Coming upto Jasmine's personal life, she might have dated amazing personalities in the past. However, her current relationship status is single. There is no information about her boyfriends and relationship history. It seems like, Plummer prefers to keep her personal life quite a low key.
Plummer hasn't dropped a single hint about her relationship status as opposed to her professional career, but maybe she's in a secret relationship with her likely boyfriend or husband.
Furthermore, she is not active in any kind of social media, and this may be the reason that there is not much information about her personal life. She has actually maintained a low profile life and is never seen speaking in the media about her personal life.
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Fred Johnson, the uncle of Jasmine, recognized her potential and eventually began to train her. She then became a female quarterback at the age of 11 to bring a football team from Pop Warner to the national championships.
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However, she left football despite playing for a long time and started playing basketball. She is currently playing as a point guard on Joliet West High School's women's basketball team. She wants to become a professional basketball player or a soccer player in the coming days.
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Daniel McCook Jr. (July 22, 1834 – July 21, 1864), one of the famed Fighting McCooks, was a brigade commander in the Union Army who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, during the American Civil War.

Early life
McCook was born in Carrollton, Ohio, son of Daniel and Martha Latimer McCook. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Florence in 1858, then returned home to study law in Steubenville, Ohio. He passed his bar exam and moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he formed a partnership with William T. Sherman, Hugh Boyle Ewing, and Thomas Ewing Jr.  The men closed their law office when the Civil War began, and all four would serve as generals in the Union Army. Married December, 1860 to Julia Tibbs of Platte County, Missouri.

Civil War
McCook was captain of a local company of militia, which became part of the 1st Kansas Infantry. When the 1st Kansas marched into Missouri and the Battle of Wilson's Creek, McCook was taken ill with pneumonia and missed the battle where the 1st Kansas suffered over 50% casualties and saw the death of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. Subsequently, McCook was named as chief of staff of the 1st Division of the Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Shiloh. He became colonel of the 52nd Ohio Infantry on July 15, 1862, and commanded a brigade under his old law partner Sherman in the Army of the Cumberland.

He was selected by Sherman to lead the assault on Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864, and took his brigade directly up to the Confederate works. Just before the attack, he calmly recited to his men the stanza from Thomas Macaulay's poem of "Horatius" beginning "Then how may man die better than facing fearful odds?" He had reached the top of the enemy's works, and was encouraging his men to follow him, when he was mortally wounded by a rifle shot to his right lung. For the courage that he displayed in this assault, he was promoted to the full rank of brigadier general, to date from July 16, 1864. He was appointed a brevet major general effective on the day he died, but the appointment was not confirmed by the Senate.

He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

See also

List of American Civil War generals (Union)

Notes

References
 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
 Smith, Ronald D., Thomas Ewing Jr., Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General. Columbia:University of Missouri Press, 2008, .

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1834 births
1864 deaths
People from Carrollton, Ohio
Kansas lawyers
McCook family
Military personnel from Ohio
Union Army generals
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery

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