Did you know that some of the first people to take vacations were chronically ill people? Doctors started recommending travel for those with chronic physical and mental illnesses in the 19th century. Doctors today still recommend doing things that reduce stress; getting away from it all.
Most of them likely don't realize that travel itself can cause stress for people with chronic health conditions. For me, vacation – particularly to a destination on the ocean, is both restorative and exhausting simultaneously. Let me try to explain.
Last week, my husband and I joined my Dad and other members of my family at a beach house in Cape San Blas, FL. It is a beautiful area of Florida where the beaches are still natural, the towns still small, and the buildings (no larger than two stories) are built in harmony with the dunes.
It is about as low key as vacation gets. Still, it was hard on me. First of all, we drove 14 hours to reach this little corner of paradise. A car drive like that stiffens my body and amplifies the intractable migraine I live with. Even with muscle relaxers on board and enough lidocaine to numb an elephant, it's not easy.
Then there is the beach itself. Heat, bright light, and exposure to sun are all triggers for migraine and dysautonomia. A few hours on the beach leaves me feeling dizzy, weak, nauseous, and exhausted.
Why bother then? There are a few reasons I consciously chose to take this trip. First, it was an opportunity to spend time with family members that I don't often get to see. I will do a lot for family, but this was also for me. I try not to let my illness stop me from enjoying the things I love and having rich life experiences. The ocean falls solidly among my favorite things in the world. It is in the sea that I feel most connected to this earth, and all of its inhabitants. It reminds me that while I am small, my potential is infinite. So while a beach vacation leaves me physically exhausted, mentally it leaves me refreshed.
I needed that. Although I'm still exhausted from the trip home I don't regret it for a second. I spent Father's Day with my Dad, celebrated my anniversary in style, hunted for shells, stood in the surf, and splashed with my nephews. On the way home I spent time with my grandmother in Georgia – the woman who I consider my spirit animal. Even if it was just a week, and even if I slept A LOT, I was truly LIVING last week rather than just existing. Sometimes, it's worth the price we pay to really live.
Thank you ! My lawyer has said I cannot travel with my COPD, and I've been fighting him tooth and nail on this issue as one can be sick anywhere. You explained perfectly why it's important AND beneficial despite the repercussions.


text:
//___________________________________________________________________________________
//
//  Copyright (C) 2019, Mariusz Postol LODZ POLAND.
//
//  To be in touch join the community at GITTER: https://gitter.im/mpostol/OPC-UA-OOI
//___________________________________________________________________________________

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UAOOI.SemanticData.BuildingErrorsHandling;
using UAOOI.SemanticData.InformationModelFactory;
using UAOOI.SemanticData.UAModelDesignExport.XML;

namespace UAOOI.SemanticData.UAModelDesignExport
{

  /// <summary>
  /// Class ReferenceTypeFactoryBase.
  /// Implements the <see cref="UAOOI.SemanticData.UAModelDesignExport.TypeFactoryBase" />
  /// Implements the <see cref="UAOOI.SemanticData.InformationModelFactory.IReferenceTypeFactory" />
  /// </summary>
  /// <seealso cref="UAOOI.SemanticData.UAModelDesignExport.TypeFactoryBase" />
  /// <seealso cref="UAOOI.SemanticData.InformationModelFactory.IReferenceTypeFactory" />
  internal class ReferenceTypeFactoryBase : TypeFactoryBase, IReferenceTypeFactory
  {

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NodeFactoryBase" /> class.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="traceEvent">The trace event.</param>
    public ReferenceTypeFactoryBase(Action<TraceMessage> traceEvent)
      : base(traceEvent)
    { }

    //IReferenceTypeFactory
    /// <summary>
    /// Sets a value indicating whether this <see cref="T:UAOOI.SemanticData.InformationModelFactory.IReferenceTypeFactory" /> is symmetric. The Symmetric attribute is used to indicate whether or not the meaning of the reference type is the same for both the source and target nodes.
    /// If a reference type is symmetric, the InverseName attribute shall be omitted.Examples of symmetric reference types are "Connects To" and "Communicates With". Both imply the same semantic coming from the source node or the target node.
    /// If the ReferenceType is non-symmetric and not abstract, the InverseName attribute shall be set. The optional InverseName attribute of LocalizedText ia a inverse name of the reference,
    /// i.e.the meaning of the type as seen from the target node. Examples of non-symmetric reference types include "Contains" and "Contained In", and "Receives From" and "Sends To".
    /// </summary>
    /// <value><c>true</c> if symmetric; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
    /// <remarks>Default Value is <b>false</b></remarks>
    public bool Symmetric
    {
      set;
      private get;
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a new inverse name.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="localeField">The locale field.</param>
    /// <param name="valueField">The value field.</param>
    public void AddInverseName(string localeField, string valueField)
    {
      Extensions.AddLocalizedText(localeField, valueField, ref m_InverseName, TraceEvent);
    }

    //internal API
    internal override NodeDesign Export(List<string> path, Action<InstanceDesign, List<string>> createInstanceType)
    {
      ReferenceTypeDesign _ret = new ReferenceTypeDesign()
      {
        InverseName = m_InverseName,
        Symmetric = this.Symmetric,
        SymmetricSpecified = this.Symmetric
      };
      Update(_ret, path, createInstanceType);
      return _ret;
    }

    //private
    private LocalizedText m_InverseName;
  }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
The Podcast Macabre
"Keep repeating: It's only a podcast. It's only a podcast. It's only a podcast . . . "
Libsyn Podcast Page
Cave Radio Broadcasting
[TV Review] The "State of the Union" of…FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, Season 4A
by Joe Meyers
***THE FOLLOWING CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS***
I admit I was seriously skeptical about the "crossover" with THE WALKING DEAD and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD when it was first announced. I couldn't wrap my head around how they were going to make it work. Thankfully, any and all doubts I had about the event have been entirely erased. The new showrunners, Andrew Chambliss and Ian B. Goldberg, have course corrected the series with Season 4A of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD in a big bad way.
The start of Season 4 had us time jumping all the way to events after the Season 8 finale of THE WALKING DEAD, as Morgan (Lennie James) decides enough is enough with Rick Grimes and Company and he begins a trek out west. I'm actually glad they chose Lennie James to move to FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, because he's such a great actor and Morgan deserves more of the spotlight than he was getting on AMC's flagship zombie series.
Along the way we meet the rest of the new characters for this year. John Dorie (Garret Dillahunt) has immediately become my favorite character in the Walking Deadverse. His sweet, odd, retired police officer, and sharpshooter worked his way into my heart from his first scene. I'm really enjoying Maggie Grace's Al, short for Althea, as well. Having her act as a journalist, documenting the stories of people she comes across, was the perfect way to find out what happened to the core cast from the end of season 3, as well as information on some of our newcomers. Thankfully, Al is much more than just a plot device character. Topping off our new characters is the mysterious June (a.k.a. Naomi, a.k.a. Laura), played by Jenna Elfman, who ends up being a major player in the show's new direction.
Eventually John Dorie, Al, and Morgan run into the old guard of Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey), Victor Strand (Colman Domingo), Luciana Galvez (Danay García), and Nick Clark (Frank Dillane) all looking worse for wear. I enjoyed the interactions between the two groups, and this is where the season really kicks off. We have several different plot threads running across two timelines for this first half of the season. We find out John Dorie is looking for the love of his life, who up and left him one day. Over the course of several episodes we get more information on "Naomi"/"Laura"/June, and find out she's the one John Dorie's been looking for. Alicia, Victor, Luciana, and Nick's journey from the end of season 3 until now gets teased out through the entirety of season 4A, with the culmination of the story ending at the close of the mid-season finale.
Over the course of the first eight episode, we lose two major characters who've been with us since the start of the series. The first to meet his end is Nick Clark. Now, I wasn't the biggest fan of this character at the beginning, but I grew to really enjoy him on the series. I was unaware that Frank Dillane had requested to be written out of the show, so Nick's death was a total shock to me. His exit really reminded me of Tyrese's good-bye seasons ago in THE WALKING DEAD. While it was alluded to over the course of these eight episodes, the fate of Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) was held until the mid-season finale. I don't think it was a shock to anyone that Madison was dead with the way the older group were acting, and the fact she was only seen in the flashback plot. Unlike Dillane, Kim Dickens did not ask to leave the show as it's been revealed the new showrunners made the call to shake things up.
I know both of these deaths have angered some longtime fans, but I welcomed them. It truly does show that on FEAR THE WALKING DEAD everyone truly is in danger. Now I want to tune in every week because I'm unsure of what will happen next. This has sorely been lacking in THE WALKING DEAD for some time, and I hope they take a page from this series when they return for season 9 at the end of the year. As for FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, this is now "must see TV" for me, and I can't wait for the mid-season premiere for episode 9 on August 12th, 2018.
Author podcastmacabrePosted on June 13, 2018 Categories Blog, TV ReviewTags #FearTheWalkingDead #FtWD #Zombie #HorrorTVShows
Previous Previous post: [Film Review] Hereditary
Next Next post: [TV Review] AMC's "The Terror"
First Cut Is The Deepest: Chris Duck (Co-host of The Podcast Macabre) January 15, 2020
Episode 203 – Annie, Are You Ok? – Castle Rock S2 Recap (Part One) January 13, 2020
Episode 202 – Ringing In The New Year January 6, 2020
Episode 201 – Streaming Screams: Fall/Winter 2019 December 16, 2019
Episode 200 – DAY OF THE ANIMALS Commentary Track December 9, 2019
Keep Repeating: It's Only a Podcast
The Podcast Macabre is dedicated to a love of all things horror. Join Chris, Jenny, and Joe, three lifelong lovers of the genre, as they chat about films, TV, books, and everything in between and beyond. Be warned of various random segues, bad jokes, and NSFW humor while they're at it, too.
The Podcast Macabre – Facebook
The Podcast Macabre Blog at WordPress.com.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
News Internet Now you can try Windows 11 in Browser without installing a thing,...
Now you can try Windows 11 in Browser without installing a thing, here's how
Isha Kohli
Since Microsoft has revealed its new Windows 11 everyone wants a piece of this new OS, for which they have to register for Windows Insider or reinstalling their operating system. Well, thanks to a developer named Blue Edge (thanks TechQuilla), who has created a web app that lets you try and experience the features and feel of Windows 11 in browser (Chrome, Firefox, even Safari) without installing a single thing.
Blue Edge said, "This open-source project is made in the hope to replicate the Windows 11 desktop experience on the web, using standard web technologies like React, CSS (SCSS), and JS."
As per the project's official GitHub page, initial development only took a few days and a couple of days for collecting Windows 11's art assets such as UI icons, another couple of days planning, and almost another week of programming. The developer got inspiration from a video in which the YouTuber "Code With Harry" built a version of Windows 11 in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The developer developed the project on the React JavaScript framework, which allowed him to recreate Windows 11 for the web and it is not a full-fledged recreation as it only imitates the look and feel of Windows 11.
By running Windows 11 in browser, you can experience the new desktop, Start menu, Windows Store (shown above), Search menu, and the Edge Browser. Presently, there's no option to check out the new File Explorer and it shows a "coming soon" web page.
The performance is not as smooth as the actual operating system as it's just a web app to show how things would look once you upgrade to the new version of Windows 11.
Click here to check it by yourself.
Also, Microsoft has recently dropped an official ISO file for its latest OS, which will let you get you all the major Windows 11 features so far. The new devices launching in Q4 of 2021 will feature the new Windows 11, with a free upgrade for current Windows 10 users set to deliver in the first half of 2022.
Previous articleNike is developing Biodegradable Sneakers out of Carbon
Next articleGoodboy Galaxy Is Coming To PC, Game Boy Advance, And Switch
http://craffic.co.in/


Lyme Bay Press has been making Letterpress plates for many years now and we ship all over the world to printers large and small. Polymer Printing plates have been a welcome addition to the letterpress printing community due to the freedom it gives you over your work. There are no limits to fonts or images, just send ove your artwork and we'll make a plate.
Lyme Bay Press was founded to meet the clear need within the letterpress community in the UK for an equivalent make ready system to that developed by our good friends in the States, Boxcar Press. Many have found the cost prohibitive with shipping and it was impossible to get the sought after 1.52 polymer plates here.
We've now developed the full package (including plates) and our mission statement is to provide it as economically as possible to other working presses in the UK and Europe. We're all die hard letterpress fanatics here (is your press a she? You're probably a fanatic too…) committed to the letterpress revival.
We've been a working press (before taking on LBP) for many years bringing our expertise in the letterpress art form to a variety of client sectors, we also offer a full range of commercial letterpress printing services.


Warehouse management and scheduling is a vital part of cost management and customer satisfaction.
AutoScheduler is a project planner for the warehouse that starts with a customer order and ends with delivery to the customer – which is really where AutoScheduler begins!
Working back from the shipment it interrogates the system to make shipments easier to fulfil and predict problems early – do you have these products in the store; are they in the right place; in the right order.
AutoScheduler makes sure that everybody is working to a common plan and that double handling and transfer shipments are considerably reduced – saving you time and money.
Getting products that have been ordered by your customers out to them on time and in the most efficient way is a critical component of cost management.
With multiple products for delivery to the same customer you need to make sure that the products ordered are in the right place at the right time and ready for loading.
AutoScheduler is a project planner for product storage and transport which starts with each customer order and ends when each order is delivered.
AutoScheduler has been installed at over 30 Procter & Gamble warehouse sites in the United States, Europe and China. Orbit Systems continues to provide software upgrades and system support as part of the service.
If you would like to know more about AutoScheduler contact us here.


text:
SeeBrake Real-time Truck & Trailer Brake Monitoring
info@seebrake.com
SeeBrake Overview
Trailer Solution
System Benefits
SeeBrake Team
History of SeeBrake's Evolution
by Judith C. Clark, President of SafetyWatch Technologies, Inc.
The thought of a SeeBrake system first emerged out of discussions with the fleet manager of a large Petroleum hauler who was tired of his trucks being pulled over, put out of service for brakes only to find they weren't out of service (OOS). After battling it out in court, the tickets would be expunged. Yet the data resulting from his OOS remained in U.S. DOT's data base. It was then pointed out to me that this bogus data would be used for DOT's own purposes, mostly against the trucking industry. I was asked if there could be a brake pushrod reporting system developed.
An easy task given my networks, or so I thought. This was almost 1997.
The project went from electronic engineering that couldn't do much with devising something at the brake which could report data. So I took the project to Los Alamos National Laboratory whose engineers couldn't solve the problem, they brought in Lockheed Martin's Advanced Missile Design Team who also failed.
With this 20 year history, the current team solved the problem coming up with the design that you see today. A rugged design meeting military spec'd component parts! The three original beta trucks had over 400,000 miles when the trucks themselves were retired from the fleet. Today's long haul tractor-trailer has a bit over 600,000 real road miles as of October, 2018 and in all weather and road conditions. The system itself had no errors or failures that weren't either man or environment-caused.
The following is why our component parts have held up for so long:
There are three grades of electronics. SWTI has opted for Military grade because of its broad temperature survivability and reliability. Below lists temperature ranges of each grade:
Commercial: 32 degrees Fahrenheit to 158 degrees Fahrenheit
Industrial: - 40 degrees Fahrenheit to 185 Fahrenheit
Military: Minus - 67 degrees Fahrenheit to + 257 degrees Fahrenheit. Military Specification further tested to survive chemical road conditions, vibration, and strain.
SeeBrake survives in the tough environment at the brake because its component parts are manufactured to Military Specification Standards. They're also produced by highly reliable manufacturers.
This Standard maximizes:
Commoditization
SafetyWatch Tech.
Safety Watch Technologies, Inc. is a private company and at this time is not listed on any publicly traded exchanges.
Email: info@SeeBrake.com
Website: www.SeeBrake.com
© 2018 SafetyWatch Technologies, Inc. Designed by NetStepInc.com


text:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/teslas-inclusion-in-the-s-p-500-leaves-less-room-for-some-sectors-51608851739
Make Room for Tesla–and Less Room for Energy, Financials, and Materials
This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron's.
Make Room for Tesla
U.S. Investment Policy Notes
CFRA
Dec. 23: On Monday, Dec. 21, Tesla (ticker: TSLA) replaced Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) in the S&P 500. Tesla was added to the S&P 500 Automobile sub-industry index within the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector. Since Tesla is now the fifth-largest company within the S&P 500 by market value, sector weightings will change—one quite dramatically. In particular, the Consumer Discretionary sector grew by 13.6% from its Dec. 18 representation within the S&P 500 of 11.2% to the 12.8% exposure as of Tesla's date of entry on Dec. 21. In order to make room for Tesla, all other sectors initially shrank from as little as 1.2% for energy, to as much as 1.9% for financials and materials.
—Sam Stovall
Green Light for Bank Buybacks
Ivan Feinseth Market View 360
Tigress Financial Partners
Dec. 22: Late last Friday, the Federal Reserve announced the results of its second round of stress tests, allowing the nation's largest banks to resume share repurchases in Q1 2021, subject to certain limitations, as long as Q4 results meet required levels. The sum of common dividends and share repurchases cannot exceed average quarterly reported net income throughout 2020. The good news is that strong banking results throughout this year, with feared loan-loss levels that never materialized, have helped improve banks' profits, along with their currently cheap levels of valuation versus book value. Expectations are that the six largest banks could repurchase a total of $11 billion worth of stock in the first quarter of next year.
All the major banks gained yesterday on the news, along with many banks announcing new share repurchases. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) announced a $30 billion buyback. Morgan Stanley (MS) announced a $10 billion share repurchase. Both Citigroup (C) and Goldman Sachs (GS) said they would resume share repurchases next year. The news and announcements highlight the strength in the financial sector and a significant turn in business trends.
—Ivan Feinseth
Don't Fear Rising Bond Yields
Paulsen's Perspective
The Leuthold Group
Dec. 22: The relationship between bond yields and the stock market changes dramatically, depending on whether the 10-year bond yield is above or below 3%. When bonds yielded higher than 3% (almost three-quarters of the time since 1900), the stock market did best when yields dropped (+11.7% annualized return), and struggled when yields rose (-0.2% annualized return).
Nevertheless, with yields below 3%, their impact is nearly the opposite. Stocks increased at just a +4.2% average annualized pace when yields declined from sub-3% levels (only one-third of the gain experienced when bond yields fell from above 3%), and amazingly, when yields climbed from sub-3%, the stock market rose at a +16.8% average annualized clip! Moreover, the frequency of monthly stock-market advances, when yields move up, is also shockingly different. The stock market rose 52% of the time when yields increased from levels above 3%. But, when yields rose from an initial level below 3%, the stock market moved up 68% of the time!
—James W. Paulsen
Market Mania!
Crosscurrents
Crosscurrents Publications
Dec. 21: We can now safely state that the current environment is the biggest stock-market mania in history, bigger than even the Roaring Twenties that ended in the Great Depression of 1929-1932 and, yes, even bigger than the fantastic tech mania that gripped the nation into the March 2000 peak. We can make this claim based on valuation measures such as Robert Shiller's CAPE (cyclically adjusted price earnings ratio), now at 33.77, the second highest in history, and the S&P 500 P/E ratio at 37.38, also the second highest in history. In this case, we are ignoring the huge spike in the P/E that occurred in 2008 as earnings contracted precipitously. Neither the Roaring Twenties nor the fantastic tech mania can even remotely match the longevity of this period, despite the sudden and remarkable 27-session 38% collapse that began in February. This was certainly not a typical year!
The last two overly enthusiastic periods ending in 2000 and 2007 were both followed by the worst bear markets in decades, both down 50% from their peak. We are certain that a replay will occur. If our historical and long-tern technical studies pan out, stocks are headed for a 51.5% hit from last Friday's peak.
—Alan M. Newman
Non-U.S. Stocks Look Alluring
The Market Strategy Radar Screen
Oppenheimer Asset Management
Dec. 21: The decline of the U.S. dollar this year has enhanced returns for U.S. investors in most foreign stocks and indices tied to foreign equity markets. In many markets, local currency returns are substantially lower than returns priced in dollars.
The dollar's strength over the past few years had been derived from multiple factors, including the relative strength of the U.S. economy, the dollar as a safe-haven asset, and the favorable yield differential of U.S. Treasuries when compared with international sovereign yields.
In our view, the recent weakening of the dollar presents American investors the opportunity to buy foreign stocks ahead of what we expect will be both a domestic and global economic recovery as the world moves (with the aid of vaccines of efficacy) toward a post-Covid 19 environment.
While we can't predict with any certainty that the dollar will stay at recent levels or even move lower from current levels, past history suggests that as the U.S. moves toward an economic recovery in a post-crisis environment, U.S. consumers' appetite for imported goods and leisure and business travel to foreign destinations will likely boost foreign currencies, helping foreign countries—particularly those that are export- driven, and those that are U.S.-citizen travel destinations—move toward economic recovery and expansion at a faster pace, which in turn could boost foreign equity prices.
—John Stoltzfus
Bitcoin Heads Toward $50,000
Equity Strategy
BTIG
Dec. 20: Over the three years since the late-2017/early-2018 bubble burst, cryptocurrency has come of age, with digital assets gaining acceptance from consumers and businesses, and increased interest from institutional investors and governments. So too are financial markets in cryptocurrencies coming of age—Bitcoin futures open interest is six times higher in 2020 than at the beginning of 2018, as a two-way market develops.
Headed into 2021, key fundamental drivers—asset diversification, rising rates and deficits, an incoming administration more sympathetic to the asset class, and newer investors' comfort with technological innovation and greater tolerance of volatility, whether in stocks or cryptocurrencies—set the stage for Bitcoin to reach $50,000 next year.
—Julian Emanuel, Michael Chu
To be considered for this section, material, with the author's name and address, should be sent to MarketWatch@barrons.com.


A destination wedding is just a pleasant kidnapping where you pay your ransom in advance.
Slow and steady wins the disgrace. See Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder in #DestinationWedding. In theaters August 31, On Demand and Digital September 7.


text:
<?php

/**
 * Pembuatan schema Model
 *
 */
class Tagihan_m4l extends Abstract_model {

    public $table           = "billsummary";
    public $pkey            = "";
    public $alias           = "b";

    public $fields          = array();

    public $selectClause    = "b.account_num, a.account_name, b.invoice_net_mny/100 tagihan, b.invoice_tax_mny/100 ppn, (b.invoice_net_mny/100) + (b.invoice_tax_mny/100) total, to_char(bill_dtm,'YYYYMM') period ";
    public $fromClause      = "billsummary b join account a on a.account_num = b.account_num ";

    public $refs            = array();

    function __construct() {

        parent::__construct();
        $this->db = $this->load->database('tosdb', TRUE);
        $this->db->_escape_char = ' ';
    }

    function validate() {

        if($this->actionType == 'CREATE') {
            //do something
            // example :
            //$this->record['created_date'] = date('Y-m-d');
            //$this->record['updated_date'] = date('Y-m-d');
            //$this->record[$this->pkey] = $this->generate_id($this->table);
        }else {
            //do something
            //example:
            //$this->record['updated_date'] = date('Y-m-d');
            //if false please throw new Exception
        }
        return true;
    }

}

/* End of file Users.php */


It was a hot spring day in 2012 when the four of us set off in the big silver Ute-the F250-to buy two coloured cross breed wethers from the Loman's property, Lucinvale, at Mt Bryan in South Australia. The hankering to own a small flock of coloured sheep lay deep within until a family member generously offered that a few sheep could permanently co-habit with their two resident house paddock lawn movers. Seizing the moment, travel plans were laid and a new family agrarian adventure was underway as we headed north through Adelaide and up the Barrier Highway. Over 220 kms later we arrived. Fifty or more 6 month old wethers stood silently, motionless yet hesitantly in the yard. With a racing heart, the combination of heat, excitement and a flutter of nerves, I walked into the yard with Mrs. Loman to commence the selection process. Sheep scattered, turned, propped and scattered again as we hand-picked a multi-coloured flock of five handsome boys. After a complimentary shear and drench, the F250 was loaded with the new cargo and we headed for home. The exceptional colour range and fleece quality of the Loman's flock made it impossible to stick to the original plan of two sheep.
My spinning dream was about to come true. Images of, baskets filled with hand spun black, chocolate brown, white, dark steely grey and silver grey skeins of wool, me turning the drum carder and experimenting with blending the fleeces and multiple pots of natural dye, made from foraged botanicals, to dye the white fleece filled my mind. The sense of achievement, reward and fatigue silenced me during the long trip home.
It didn't take long for the boys to settle in with Star and Gerry, the two resident Border Leicester x Merino lawn movers. Tamed by the constant loving attention and handling by my sister- in- law, a true animal whisper, they have been named Frank, Cheeky, Sammy, Woody and Chocko. Living an idyllic life they reward us with what they do best – beautiful fleece.The cross between Corridale, Romney Marsh and Finn produces as truly magnificent hand spinning fleece. Kept coated except for shearing, their fleeces are clean and free from seeds and general pasture debris. With a consistent staple length of 13 cm of the past four yard and 25- 30 microns, it's lustrous with a soft handle and is easy to spin. A hand spinner's delight and perfect for garments that are worn close to the skin and sooooo much easier than spinning fine Merino fleece.
Each year, come September/October the boys are penned overnight for a morning shear and drench. After being shorn, relieved of a full fleece, they run playfully and nudge each other in typically boyish fashion.Sadly, Chocko with his cool surfer-boy dredlocks, passed away last year, but his fleece lives on. I have two precious fleeces left, one of which is currently being spun as a special memento for the sheep whispering shepard, my sister-in-law, their loving protector.
Frank's fleece has won several agricultural show awards and perhaps 2017 will give me enough time to present a coloured fleece or two in the coloured sheep section at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo. Gerry and Star have also joined the heavenly flock, but Star's garments continue to keep out the winter chills.
My trusty spinning wheel rests silently, majestically in the lounge room waiting to be summoned into action. Its rhythmic motion and medative power is calming and sooths jaggered nerves from a working week. The strength, luster and the rich lanoline of the fleeces harmonise with the rhythm of the wheel and the steady ease of my hands. The transformational process of sunlight to pasture, pasture to fleece, fleece to yarn and finally spun woollen yarn to hand crafted garments for loved ones is an ancient craft that is as perpetual as the motion of the spinning wheel itself. It's just another part of the universal jig saw puzzle but it defines me, centre's me and is a joyful expression of love, life and happiness.


text:
Tag: Mchenry maryland history
Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years
Speed boat mode!!
Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years. Deep Creek Lake is coming up on its 91st anniversary of existence! Maryland's largest freshwater lake is loved by many and has an interesting history. Deep Creek Lake encompasses about 3900 acres with 65 miles of shoreline. This man-made lake got its start in 1925 as the result of an effort undertaken by the Youghiogheny Hydro Electric Corporation to harness the power of the Youghiogheny River. A 1300-foot-long impoundment dam was constructed to stem the flow of water. Thousands upon thousands of trees were removed from the area to be flooded and 15 miles of primary and secondary roads were relocated. It was estimated that it would take close to 6 months to fill the new Reservoir but heavy rains and snowfall quickened the process to only a couple of months.
Deep Creek Lake Dam
On May 26th 1925, the hydroelectric plant kicked in the service with water from the lake transported to a Powerhouse through a 7000-foot tunnel. A remarkable feat at the time. Although the lake was constructed originally to harness energy it has become Maryland's favorite recreational lake for fishing, boating and plane ole relaxing. The lake is responsible for transforming the economy and quality of life here to all Garrett County residents and the many thousands of visitors and homeowners who call this place home. The lake is an economic engine for Garrett County spurring growth in the tourism industry and generating millions in property tax revenue. In the heat of summer, it is estimated that we see half a million visitors that enjoy the area. Through its many personalities of the past, Deep Creek Lake has evolved into a place where families create and retain lifetimes of memories.
Get lost at Deep Creek
Posted on June 15, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Deep Creek Lake Activities, Deep Creek Lake History, Deep Creek Lake MarylandTags deep creek dam, Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years, deep creek lake history, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Youghiogheny Hydro Electric Corporation, Youghiogheny RiverLeave a comment on Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years
Deep Creek Lake History-How was McHenry Maryland named?
Dr. James McHenry, Secretary of War during the administrations
of Presidents Washington and Adams, purchased
almost 1,000 acres in the Buffalo Marsh area
which is today known as Marsh Run Cove or McHenry
Cove. After James and his son William died, a nephew,
John McHenry, moved to the Buffalo Marsh property.
After the death of John and his wife, the land passed
through many hands but today we know the area as
McHenry.
Posted on June 4, 2013 March 14, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake HistoryTags Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, deep creek lake history, deep creek lake maryland real estate, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, Deep Creek Realty, Dr. James McHenry, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & SalesLeave a comment on Deep Creek Lake History-How was McHenry Maryland named?
Maryland in the War of 1812-A Living Historical Event
The Short History of the War of 1812 in Maryland
Maryland in the War of 1812-A Living Historical Event.The most forgotten war in America's history is the War of 1812. Overshadowed by the Napoleon's War in Europe, the War of 1812 today is a forgotten war. Although the major campaigns were fought in the Great Lakes and Canadian region, a campaign was launched by the British that focused on our nations newly formed capital city of Washington during the late summer of 1814.
On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain. The reasons for a war was because the Royal Navy was boarding US ships and taking back English escaped sailors. William Cobbet an Englishman said "They seemed to be wanting just such a war as this to complete the separation of England from America; and make the latter feel that she had no safety against the former but in the arms of her free citizens." During the beginning of the War of 1812, the American territory was penetrated at three different points, by way of Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Mississippi.
The British began an offensive campaign of capturing Washington in the summer of 1814. With much speculation of invasion, the Americans began construction of earth works on Fort McHenry by winter of 1813 to initiated preparations for a defensive campaign. The final year of the War of 1812 was distinguished by a greater invasive vigorous British force than what had earlier distinguished them.
As preparations on the Chesapeake were carried out, Captains Michael Sluss, Jacob Row, and Privates Michael C. Adelsberger, James Storm, Felix B. Taney, Jesse Nusseur, John Wetzel, and Peter Remby were all men from the Emmitsburg area, who joined the Maryland Militia to help defend Baltimore and Washington from the threat of a possible British infringement. Although Emmitsburg was a forgotten footnote in American history, the Toms Creek area became famous due to one individual, named Francis Scott Key.
Francis Scott Key (son of General John Ross Key) was born on August 1, 1779, in western Maryland on the family estate outside of Tom's Creek called Terra Ruba. He was the son of an established Maryland family, and attended grammar school at Annapolis when he was 10 years old. At the age of 17, he graduated from St. Johns College in Annapolis and moved to Frederick, Maryland. He became a lawyer in Frederick until he moved to Georgetown. By 1805 he had established in law practice in Georgetown, Maryland and became one of the best lawyers in Washington. Francis Scott Key was a religious man and was involved in the Episcopal Church. Although opposed to the war, he served for a brief period with the Georgetown Light Field Artillery.
During the Battle of Bladensburg, Key was assigned of giving out field positions to the American troops. As the British began preparations to attack Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key was taken into captivity while arranging Dr. Beans' release and witnessed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Baltimore Harbor. He often wrote poems and the sight of the American flag still flying over the fort at daybreak inspired him to write the poem entitled "The Star-Spangled Banner," which he set to the tune of an old English drinking song called, "To Anacreon in Heaven.
President James Madison warned his cabinet that he expected the British to attack Washington. The president then selected General William Winder to command a newly created Tenth Military District that covered Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia.. With much debate with the number of troops he had in his command, he could not order the defenses of Washington to be reinforced by additional troops until there was imminent danger.
August 24, was a day that America would rather forget. It was this day that Bladensburg was fought and is when Washington was taken by the British. During the morning, the British had marched for seven miles to Bladensburg. The British army still felt the swaying of the sea in their knees and the hot weather forced some of the soldiers dropped dead in their tracks. As British approached Bladensburg, the danger became more than threatening, as they clashed for three hours with a much stronger American force. The tired soldiers of the British came onto the field without their Sharpshooters. The Americans thought how strange for the British to engage without support of their Sharpshooters. The Americans had thought a quick victory was at hand.
The defenses on the American right flank consisted of the Baltimore Artillery, who was entrenched on a knoll over looking the bridge that the British had to use. The Secretary of State James Monroe had arrived on the field and helped changed General Tobias Stansbury's deployments giving the Americans a chance for victory. General Stansbury's command fired a massive volley at the on coming British allies under Duke Wellington, as they began to scatter.
Seeing the British approach and the deployment of their artillery the Baltimore artillery held off the British. As the British began to charge the bridge, Colonel Thornton gave the order to his command to charge. The Baltimore artillery had no chance to fire the oncoming British as Colonel Thornton's early charge did not allow them time to weaken the army. The British seeing the American advance, the red coats hurried as they placed their three cannon and began to fire at the defenses of the Americans. As the British engaged Colonel Thornton's small army, they began to break through.
The British soon advanced on Colonel Wadsworth's Baltimore Artillery, seeing the British charge, Wadsworth gave the command "load" as the Americans mistakenly placed the wadding in the barrel of the cannon, before placing the charge of powder, and this left the Americans fleeing, leaving both cannon behind. The 5th regiment was ordered to support the Baltimore Artillery; soon they were repulsed as rockets flew in the air. The British with three cannon and the Congreve Rocket petrified the militia as they broke and fled after a few volleys were fired. The right of the American army began to splinter, as General Winder pleaded with these men not to retreat and advance the British. The whole right flank of the American army started to retreat. Out of 1350 men the Americans had only fifty stayed and fought before they to retreated. The Americans were breaking giving the National Turnpike to the British, as the militia was in full flight as they were insufficiently trained to withdraw in good order. At this point private Henry Fulford quoted "Our main objective was to flee from the British and head to a near by swamp."
The Americans received reinforcements from Commodore Joshua Barney and 400 sailors and marines who arrived at Bladensburg and formed the third line of battle. The sailors and the marines held as long as they could while the Americans retreated. The only defense of the Americans had to slow the British advance on Washington, was a battery of five naval cannon. Only the sailors and marines held firm, but the British eventually maneuvered around them. Commodore Joshua Barney and his battalion were the only Americans to gain credit for the day. President Madison was tracking down the Secretary of War to find out what steps were in the works to meet the final British assault, he was shocked and disheartened to find out there was no plan. By 4:00 P.M. the Battle of Bladensburg was over, it had lasted three hours.
The position of American troops at Bladensburg was improperly coordinated. General Winder himself contributed to the defeat by ordering the militiamen to retire before they were properly deployed. The battle of Blandensburg became known as "The Bladenburg Races." After a few hours rest the British formed up and continued on toward Washington.
By dusk, the British approached the heart of Washington bearing a flag of truce and demanded surrender. Suddenly from a house window the flag of truce is fired upon. The British troops rushed into the house where the shots had been fired from, and put all who were found in the house to the sword and then reduced the house to ashes. They went onto burn and destroy every building connected to the government. This was a major embarrassment to our nation, which resulted disastrously to the Americans as important historical landmarks and official government documents were destroyed. The British stayed in Washington for two nights as the city laid in agony. The weather had turned for the worst, as a storm made landfall. Not knowing when the broken American army would try and retake Washington, the British to abandon Washington the next night.
Early September, after their success in Washington, the British decided to follow up with an attack on Baltimore. This city was an attractive target not only because it was a large commercial center and an important base for privateers but also because it was such a hotbed of algophobia. On the afternoon of September 11, General John Stricker of the American army marches out of Baltimore toward North Point with 3,200 men. That evening he encamped seven miles from the city near the Methodist-meeting house. The next morning a British force of 5,000 landed at North Point under the command of General Robert Ross and Admiral George Cockburn.
At 7 A.M. on September 12, General Stricker receives word of the British landing and orders all baggage to the rear, while he arranges his brigade into three defense lines at the narrowest point between the Patapsco and Back Rivers. At noon the two forces met and a brief skirmish erupts. During the skirmish, British General Ross was killed. The command was then given to Colonel Arthur Brooke. Colonel Brooke brings up the Light Infantry and Rocket Batteries and encounters General Stricker's 3rd Brigade. Unable to hold his left flank against a British flanking assault, he orders an orderly fallback to the defenses of Baltimore City on Hampstead Hill. By 4 p.m. General Sticker the burning of a large ropewalk (a long, low building used for manufacturing rope for ships), creating "a very brilliant light" that temporarily causes panic in Baltimore. British warships began to sail up the river to take position two miles from Fort McHenry.
By 5:30 A.M. on September 13, the British warships commence the bombardment of Fort McHenry, their artillery quickly replied. British warships then move and anchor out of range from the fort's cannon. While on land at north Point, the British push forward and try to out flank the American right, but is countered. As the British return to their former position east of Hampstead Hill, Colonel Brooke considers a frontal assault at midnight upon the American left flank. If he would pursue this plan, he would need the British navy to distract the Americans. As the British continued to attack Fort McHenry, a British mortar shell make a direct hit on Bastion Number 3 dismounting a 24-pound cannon and killing Lt. Levi Claggett and Sergeant John Clemm of the Baltimore Fencibles.
The British, believing they had executed severe damage, moved nearer to the fort. With the British ships now within range of the fort's guns, the American defenders respond with all available guns, scoring several hits. As the land battle of North Point was underway, Colonel Brooke receives a message from the Vice Admiral that the ships cannot lend support to his assault because sunken vessels and the extensive American shore batteries block the channel. The British intend to engage the western shore batteries and create a diversion in hopes of pulling the Americans from Hampstead Hill to support the threat on Fort McHenry and the backdoor of their defenses, favoring an assault by Brook's forces on Hampstead Hill.
The British continued their march to Baltimore. After getting within sight of the cities defenses, the British decided to turn back because they could not lure the Americans out from their defensive works. Meanwhile Cohchrane had brought up his bomb and rocket ships to attack Fort McHenry. Major George Armistead stood with 1000 men to defend the fort. Cohcrane wanted to silence the guns of the fort so that he could bring in the smaller ships and then weaken the American lines.
As midnight approached the British flotilla proceeds with its diversionary plan up the Ferry Branch, Colonel Brooke has already decided to withdraw the Army and return to their shipping at North Point. Brooke's decision would not reach the Navy in time to cancel the Ferry Branch offensive. The American defenders at Forts Covington and Babcock discover the British flotilla offshore and open crossfire on the barges. Two barges are sunk. After the bombardment, Fort McHenry ceases its fire against the British ships. By 7 a.m. the next morning, the British cease-fire and begin to withdraw. As the last British ship sails down river, Fort McHenry raises the Star-Spangled Banner over the ramparts. That evening, a small cartel vessel passes Fort McHenry and docks at Fells Point and on board is Francis Scott Key.
The British bombardment of Fort McHenry began at 5:00 a.m. on the morning of September 13, as a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key watched the red glare of the British rockets, the bombs bursting in air over the Fort and wrote a poem about the flag that was still flying over the fort after a siege of three days and nights. The British gave up the siege and retreated, the Americans had held out, it was a heartening victory and a version of Key's poem would become our National Anthem.
After the War of 1812 Francis Scott Key continued practicing law. He was the district attorney in Washington, D.C. until his death on January 11, 1843. He is buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. "The Star-Spangled Banner," which Francis Scott Key wrote became our country's national anthem in 1931.
Today, Tera Ruba (Latin for Red Earth) stands as a monument in honor of Francis Scott Key outside of Toms Creek in the small town of Keysville. The only monuments for their brave acts during the War of 1812 are the tombstones in which these soldiers of Emmitsburg sleep. In James Helman's 1906 book A History of Emmitsburg history he lists those who are buried in the Cemeteries around the Toms Creek area and they are as follows:
Michael C. Adelsberger
Jesse Nusseur
Paxton Peter Remby
Capt. Jacob Row
Capt. Michael Sluss
James Storm
Felix B. Taney
John Wetzel
A personal note: While researching this article, I ran into two of my ancestors who fought in the War of 1812. Private Miller Junkins, died December 1, 1814 and Private John Durst who served in the First Rifle Battalion Maryland Militia. My mother has always told me Francis Scott Key is a relation in my family heritage.
STORY -JOHN MILLER
Posted on May 14, 2013 March 30, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake History, Deep Creek RealtyTags Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, Deep Creek Lake Activities, deep creek lake history, deep creek lake maryland real estate, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & SalesLeave a comment on Maryland in the War of 1812-A Living Historical Event
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland-Fast Facts
Total Shoreline: 65 miles
The Length the Lake:11.6 miles
Lake Elevation: 2,462
Area of Lake: 3,900
Summer Bottom H20 Temperature: 49F
Summer Surface H20 Temperature: 73F
Average Depth: 26.5 feet
The Maximum Depth: 72 feet
Approximate Depth of Ice in Winter: 18"
Elevation: 2466
Posted on August 14, 2012 April 1, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake History, Deep Creek Lake MarylandTags Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, Deep Creek Lake Activities, Deep Creek Lake Facts, Deep Creek Lake Fast Facts, deep creek lake history, Deep Creek Lake Information, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, Deep Creek Realty, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & SalesLeave a comment on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland-Fast Facts
1884 Oakland Train Station-Deep Creek History
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realto
1884 Oakland Train Station
History Buffs, have I got something to share with you that is a mere 15 minutes up the road from Deep Creek Lake. Next time you are here at the lake get on 219 south and head to Oakland; you will be rewarded for your efforts once you get to the 1884 Oakland Train Station! This beautifully architected building is actually the 3rd building to occupy this location through the years. The first was a small two-story wooden building that was constructed after the railroad arrival in 1851. Unfortunately, a fire from the nearby Glades Hotel consumed the railway structure in 1874. During the interim, a one-story building was erected to serve as the train station until the current masterpiece was built in 1884. Original architect E. Francis Baldwin described his creation by using the term "Queen Anne Style", which is highlighted by the rounded telegraph tower and roof that really gives the building its signature personality
The town of Oakland purchased the entire train station property in 1998. It has since become the center piece of Oakland's "revitalization work" that was finished in 2000. There was a time in history when steam locomotives were the norm, and a 250,000 gallon water tank that stood 50' tall occupied the East side of the station. It remained in tact until the 1920's when it was de-constructed.
Oakland was once a very busy hub for transportation greeting 8 long distance express passenger trains a day in the 1940's and 1950's. During this time you could hail a train in St. Louisand be in Washingtonin in almost 24 hours. What a remarkable trip that must have been winding and carving through this amazing land at a wonderful time in history. Take your own trip back in time and try to put yourself back where the roar of the train whistle echoed through the foothills of beautiful Garrett Countyand the roots of train travel were paving the way to the industrial revolution.
Posted on October 4, 2011 April 4, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Activities, Deep Creek Lake HistoryTags 1884 Oakland Train Station, Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, Deep Creek Lake Activities, deep creek lake history, deep creek lake maryland real estate, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, Deep Creek Realty, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Oakland Maryland Train Hub, Oakland Train Station, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & SalesLeave a comment on 1884 Oakland Train Station-Deep Creek History
Trail To Kendall-Garrett County History-Deep Creek Lake
Deep Creek Lake Garrett County History "Trail To Kendall"
Garrett County's history is immense and vast. If you look hard enough you can find little nooks and crannies from the past that are very interesting to explore and visit. Sometimes no matter how hard you look all you will be left with are just memories of another time in American history. This weekend, I stumbled upon a hike along the Youghiogheny River, upriver from Friendsville, that leads to the once thriving old lumber town known as Kendall. My wife, Betsy, and I took our French Mastiff down the trail that starts on the Eastern Side of the Yough right under the I-68 highway bridge, the bridge that spans the river, and headed two miles to this mysterious extinct town.
Facts. In 1889, the Confluence and Oakland Railroad was extended upriver from Friendsville along the Youghiogheny River to start a new milling operation in Garrett County. Immediately, houses, a church, and a school were erected to become home to the many workers brought in by the sawmill operation. The first company to build a sawmill was Yough Manor Lumber Company and the town birthed its first name of Yough Manor. Next came in A. Knapp Company, which setup a stave mill in 1891. The town's name was then changed to Krug after Henry Krug who was an A. Knapp Company official. Then during the early 20th century the town took its 3rd and final name of Kendall after the Kendall Lumber Company that operated there for a fair amount of time until the timber business diminished in the 1920's. The McCullough Coal Mine Company was the last company to operate in the town. The Confluence and Oakland Railroad was removed in the 1940's and the buildings and houses that were remaining completely disappeared. They say that all that remains now are a few house foundations and piles of saw dust. We would soon find out…
During our hike along the river, we had the beautiful spring thaw flowing down the river to our right and had numerous runoff branch streams screaming off the mountain to our left. Our dog, Mali, pounced down the bank of the river throughout our entire hike trying to catch some mysterious critters that we never did see surface! Her nose was buried in the dirt trying to locate a scent that may give her a clue as to where the mystery rodents were hiding. We walked for about 1-1/2 hours, and to be honest with you, never saw any remnants of the old town of Kendall, like old foundations or piles of sawdust. We did see a man-made "wall" of some sort along the way but really the star of the hike was… well…the hike! We kept an eagle eye out for the town of Kendall but had an excellent time exploring a unique and special area that even my 12th generation Garrett County wife, Betsy, had never experienced before. If you are looking for a nice place to relax far away from the crowds, where you can walk through the footprints of our past down a rail line to significant Garrett County history then put the Trail to Kendall on your lists of things to experience.
Side fact. Did you know that Wisp Resorts ski in/ ski out community Kendall Camp was named after this mysterious old town?
Posted on March 24, 2011 April 4, 2016 Author Bob HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Activities, Deep Creek Lake HistoryTags Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, deep creek lake hiking trails, deep creek lake history, deep creek lake maryland real estate, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, Deep Creek Realty, Friendsville MD History, garrett county history, Hike To Kendall, hiking deep creek lake, Hiking Garrett County, Mchenry maryland history, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & Sales, Trail To Kendall, Trail to Kendall HistoryLeave a comment on Trail To Kendall-Garrett County History-Deep Creek Lake
Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History
A Little Deep Creek Lake Garrett County History
Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History. Long before Deep Creek Lake came into existence it had plenty of history pre-dating the area as we know it now. Native American artifacts uncover that many tribes like the Cherokee, Delaware (Lanape), and Shawnee have extensive history here in Western Maryland. The Mingo Tribe were indigenous people to the area who annually returned to mountaintops to hunt, fish, plant crops, and trade. There is evidence left from floods through the Potomac River Valley that indicate that some villages have been in existence for over 2000 years.
The first known permanent resident /settler of the Garrett County area was John Friend Sr., who came from the Colony of Virginia with his brother Andrew and son Gabriel in 1762. Eventually they ended up at an Indian village along the Youghiogheny River, which now bears the family name, Friendsville.
In 1872, they divided Allegheny County and formed Garrett County, which was the last County to be formed in Maryland. The county was named after railroad executive, industrialist, and financier John Work Garrett who served as president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858-1884. An interesting fact to note is that the Maryland-Pennsylvania line was surveyed and marked by astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon. This famous dividing point became known as the Mason Dixon Line, which symbolized the cultural boundary between the Northern and Southern United States, Garrett County representing the South.
In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson signed a bill from the United States Congress setting aside money for building the National Railroad. This was to be the first federally constructed highway in the nation stretching from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling, West Virginia. As Americans, we all are very fortunate to live in the greatest country in the world that possesses abundant history and keeps us grounded on where we have been and where we are going in life.
Posted on March 11, 2011 April 4, 2016 Author Betsy Spiker HolcombCategories Betsy Spiker Holcomb Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake History, Deep Creek Lake MarylandTags Betsy Spiker Holcomb real estate, Betsy Spiker Holcomb Taylor-Made Vacations and Sales, Deep Creek Lake Activities, deep creek lake history, deep creek lake maryland, deep creek lake maryland real estate, Deep Creek Lake Real Estate, Deep Creek Lake Realty, deep creek real estate, Deep Creek Realty, Friendsville MD History, garrett county history, Maryland history, Mchenry maryland history, Taylor Made Real Estate, Taylor Made Vacations & SalesLeave a comment on Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History


/ Lifestyle / How are Ketones Used for Energy?
How are Ketones Used for Energy?
When it comes to what does and doesn't work in terms of effective weight management and lifestyle changes, ketogenic living has definitely made a mark in the industry of health and wellness. If you join the keto-community, you can hear real testimonials from people just like yourself who have seen incredible results by switching to a ketogenic lifestyle.
We know ketosis works by the visible results people see in the mirror and by the success stories we hear time and time again. The other reason we bank on ketosis helping people like yourself is that it comes down to being a science. Based on the way the body works and natural reactions to dietary changes, ketogenic eating effects overall fat burning and has been proven.
Ketosis is a process our bodies go through on a daily basis regardless of what macronutrients you are eating. Switching your diet to low carb choices, focusing on healthy fats and proteins while avoiding sugars, will just increase your ketogenic state and speed up your natural fat burning ability. Our natural calorie burning ability is quite high and many of the calories we consume are just to keep our body going day by day, but too many excess calories or glucose spikes could sabotage your weight loss goals.
When we consume too many carbohydrates or excessive protein, our bodies begin to break this down as sugar, otherwise known as glucose. Too much glucose is the contributing factor to unwanted weight gain and inability to shed those last few pounds. Note that glucose is needed for the creation of ATP (an energy molecule), which our bodies need for daily energy expenditure and body functions. There are two main processes that happen with too much glucose present in the body.
Glycogenisis occurs when excess glucose is converted to glycogen and stored by the liver and muscle tissue. It's been estimated that only half of your daily energy needs can be stored as glycogen.
Lipogenisis is related to there being enough glycogen present and any extra glucose present will be stored by the body as fat.
Glucose is necessary in small amounts but too much glucose is linked to fat storing in the body as well as a myriad of health issues. So what happens when we reduce glucose in the body? Ketosis and ketone production begin.
When the body has limited access to food or when you are on a ketogenic diet, the body will start creating molecules called ketones and burning your own fat stores. This is caused by our body's natural ability to switch metabolic pathways, which is the way our body will break down fat, protein and carbohydrates for ketone energy.
Ketones are created when the body starts breaking down fats and creating fatty acids, being burned by the liver via a process called beta-oxidation. The result of this process is what produces ketones that are then used for fuel as opposed using glucose which is usually a primary source. When the body has no more glucose or glycogen, ketosis will begin and your body will start to use your fat stores as you primary energy source - this is the reason why the state of ketosis is so handy for those looking to manage their weight, safely and naturally. These fatty acids are used in place of glucose by the brain when food intake or carbohydrate intake is low. Research shows that the body and brain actually prefer to use ketone energy and that it is up to 70% more efficient in doing so.
In retrospect to evolution, using ketosis for energy makes perfect sense. Our ancestors didn't have a readily available high carbohydrate diet like we have now and intermittent states of fasting would have induced ketosis.
We know that ketogenic eating involves eating higher fats (the healthy kind) and getting the right amount of protein. The protein sources may vary depending on your dietary restrictions, preferences and location. As long as you are eating enough protein and fats each day, your body will naturally encourage the liver to into gluconeogenesis from the fatty acids and amino acids ingested.
Eating too much protein can actually kick you out of ketosis and about 56% of excess protein will be turned into glucose in your bloodstream. On the flipside, if you are not eating enough protein and fat you will eat into hard earned muscle tissue. Eating keto can be easy, so don't stress too much and just track your macros to make sure you are on track with what your body needs. As soon as you are in the swing of things and have gotten your meal prep and planning down to a science, thinking too hard about what to eat will be a thing of the past.
Don't fall for the trap of the "starvation diet" as not getting enough vital nutrients and calories is bad for your health, and any initial weight loss will quickly be gained once normal eating is resumed. Ketosis can easily and healthily be achieved through proper nutrition. The ketogenic process is designed to preserve your lean muscle and use your body fat, thus creating a weight loss effect that is healthy and sustainable.
It's important to know that building a healthy lifestyle change and getting results has a lot to do with your relationship to food, knowing what works and just sticking to your guns about your plan. New ketogenic eaters can find plenty of support in the Kegenix™ community, where plenty of people are sharing tips, tricks and delicious ketogenic recipes.
Ketosis is a natural reaction in the body and is safe, efficient and muscle preserving. Ketones are used for energy when we kick start our bodies into "ketosis" where the liver starts using fat for fuel.
Learn more about the nutritional ketosis diet, the benefits of keto energy and kick start your keto power today.


Guy Pearce (b. 1967), actor, was born in Ely, England, and arrived in Australia at the age of 3. After a five-year stint in Neighbours (1986-1990), and a year-long tour as Danny in a production of Grease, Pearce landed a principal role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) as flamboyant Felicia Jollygoodfellow. The film's international success brought him to the attention of Hollywood, and led to his being cast with Russell Crowe in L.A. Confidential (1997). As the driven Ed Exley, Pearce was a revelation. His subsequent films have included the cannibalism romp Ravenous (1999), Rules of Engagement (2000), the acclaimed Memento (2001), The Time Machine (2002), in which he reprised the role originally played by fellow Australian Rod Taylor, and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He has also made Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002), The Hard Word (2002) in Australia as well as Nick Cave and John Hillcoat's The Proposition (2005). More recently he has appeared in TV miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) for which he won an Emmy and was nominated for a Golden Globe, as well as Jack Irish (2016). He has appeared in Hurt Locker (2008), the King's Speech (2010), Animal Kingdom (201), Prometheus (2012), and Flammable Children (2017) with Kylie Minogue.


With regards to learning ways to go through in English, lots of long run TOEFL check takers often evaluate every term for which means.
They break down the word into its roots, and translate what each and every element of this means https://britishlifeskills.com/b1-english-test/. They appear for the relationship amongst the terms inside their native language to that of English. And eventually, they utilize the term to create sense of your sentence, very similar to how 1 places the final jigsaw piece in place to complete the puzzle.
To be a TOEFL prep mentor, I know that it is a vital element to discovering how you can study in English. Soon after all, for those who cannot figure out a procedure to be aware of what every word suggests, then how can you expect to obtain the complete image?
…And they are often overlooking the large image by itself.
Will you be Earning This TOEFL Prep Error?
It is humorous how alike indigenous and non-native English speakers are. Native English speakers often read for satisfaction or for entertainment. Non-native English speakers read through to enhance their vocabulary as well as their capacity to have an understanding of this language.
But when it comes suitable down to it, both equally teams are overlooking a very important aspect of any standardized screening practice: they're not looking at for significant uses.
Around the Take a look at of English for a Overseas Language, the test makers know that you're likely to approach those people hard looking through passages with one particular objective in your mind: to know and display what the text signify. But it is simply not sufficient to interrupt down a examining passage into very small parts. You have to take a look at the looking at passage as being the sum of its sections; like a way of knowledge not merely what the terms suggest, but the primary suggestions and themes behind it likewise.
But in an effort to realize success within the looking at segment from the TOEFL examination, you may have to acquire about the job in the active reader: a person who types a mental design on the passage in his head, and utilizes several ideas which the creator constructs to variety a complete photo.
To paraphrase, you have to keep your distance through the text. Don't get psychological around comprehension or misinterpreting what every word usually means. As an alternative, your electrical power is best used getting analytical on the passage by itself, rather then battling to discover every single unique word that means.
So in summary, how in case you method your TOEFL prep for anyone challenging looking through passages?
• Don't get way too connected to figuring out what every single term signifies on the TOEFL exam. It is really much better that you understand the key concept on the looking at passage itself.
• Generate a mental map of exactly what the writer is attempting to argue. Each and every new notion should make up a vital section of that mental map.
• Usually locate the primary concept of a passage, even when the issues you should not explicitly inquire you to definitely. Accurate solutions tend to depth the primary thought in the reading through passage in a single kind or another.


text:
Copy and Paste and Paste and Paste? Not so Fast…
With the availability of easy information, and the access to so many ideas via the Internet, the awareness of copyright has never been more important. This past week, two events highlighted this: World Book and Copyright Day on April 23 and World Intellectual Property Day on April 26. Activities on both days highlight inventors, designers, and authors whose works have improved our cultural heritage.
In light of these events, today's blog provides a way for us to encourage the promotion and protection of innovation. Whether you're a producer or a consumer, knowing the basics will help you navigate the rapids of information.
Here are some resources to get you started:
Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership by Lewis Hyde
The Complete Patent Kit by James L. Rogers
Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property Law by Jason Mazzone
The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know by Stephen Fishman
Copyright's Paradox by Neil Netanel
The Cyber Citizen's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Internet Law for Your Professional Online Presence by Joy R. Butler
Darknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation by J. D. Lasica
Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyrighted Materials, Online and Off by Richard Stim
Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization by Pat Choate
How to Fix Copyright by William F. Patry
The Illustrated Story of Copyright by Edward B. Samuels
Inventor's Patent, Protect, Produce and Profit from Your Ideas and Inventions Yourself! by Victor N. Vic-Vincent
The Little Book of Plagiarism by Richard A. Posner
The Mom Inventor's Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing by Tamara Monosoff
Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Richard Stim
Patent Pending in 24 Hours
Patent Searching Made Easy: How to Do Patent Searches on the Internet and in the Library by David Hitchcock
The Patent Writer: How to Write Successful Patent Applications by Bob DeMatteis
Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks for Dummies by Henri Charmasson
The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism by Matt Mason
Profit from Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals by Richard Stim
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy by Lawrence Lessig
Copyright Kids
HowStuffWorks: How Patents Work
Legal Information Institute: Patent
Library of Congress: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
NOLO: Patent, Copyright, & Trademark
U.S. Copyright Office
Let's hop into the Way Back Machine – we've a Ticket to Ride all the way to 1965. You remember that year, right? In case you don't, here are a few events that might jog your memory:
In February, Canada gets a new flag (the one with the maple leaf).
My Fair Lady wins the Best Picture Oscar in April.
In August, LBJ signs into law the Voting Rights Act.
Need more? Check out one of the titles below, all of which were on the New York Times Best Seller List for the week of March 21, 1965.
1 – Herzog by Saul Bellow
2 – Hurry Sundown by K.B. Gilden
3 – Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton
4 – The Man by Irving Wallace
5 – The Legend of the Seventh Virgin by Victoria Holt
6 – Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman
7 – Hotel by Arthur Hailey
8 – The Ordways by William Humphrey
9 – The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss
10 – A Covenant with Death by Stephen Becker
NONFICTION:
1 – Markings by Dag Hammarskjöld
2 – The Founding Father by Richard J. Whalen
3 – Queen Victoria: Born to Succeed by Elizabeth Longford
4 – My Shadow Ran Fast by Bill Sands
5 – The Italians by Luigi Barzini
6 – Reminiscences by Douglas Macarthur
7 – Sixpence in Her Shoe by Phyllis McGinley
8 – Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake
9 – Stagestruck by Maurice Zolotow
10 – Catherine the Great by Zoe Oldenbourg
W is for Work
This spring we've been looking at the idea of "work". We've teamed with the Magic Valley Arts Council to help highlight their traveling Smithsonian exhibit The Way We Worked by presenting the Let's Talk About It series on "Working Making a Living, Making a Life." And we're also showcasing some of our historical photographs in a mini-gallery featuring what working was like when the Magic Valley was young.
And beyond all that, I'm sure that spring cleaning is the work that's on the minds of many of us – just thinking about cleaning the closets and getting out in the garden is enough to start my allergies…
With that in mind, here's a list of nonfiction books about people and their work. Whether they tried out something new, or are writing about the behind-the-scenes of their current career path, the people in these jobs offer us a different glimpse of the daily grind.
Aftermath, Inc.: Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home – Gil Reavill
Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT – Jane Stern
Among Schoolchildren – Tracy Kidder
Blue Blood – Edward Conlon
Callgirl – Jeanette Angell
Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler: A Memoir – Wade Rouse
Confessions of a Tax Collector: One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS – Richard Yancey
Cooking Dirty: A Story of Life, Sex, Love, and Death in the Kitchen – Jason Sheehan
Counter Culture: The American Coffee Shop Waitress – Candacy A. Taylor
Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-in-Training – Tom Jokinen
The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef – Marco Pierre White
Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States – Pete Jordan
Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year – Esme Raji Codell
Fire Fighters: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting – edited by Clint Wills
Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library – Don Borchert
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise – Ruth Reichl
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany – Bill Buford
Hey Waitress: The USA from the Other Side of the Tray – Alison Owings
House Calls and Hitching Posts: Stories from Dr. Elton Lehman's Career Among the Amish – Elton Lehman
How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else – Michael Gill
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: Confessions of an Accidental Academic – Professor X
In the Land of Long Fingernails: A Gravedigger in the Age of Aquarius – Charles Wilkins
Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire – Murry A. Taylor
Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail – Caitlin Kelly
Ms. Moffett's First Year: Becoming a Teacher in America – Abby Goodnough
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing – Ted Conover
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America – Barbara Ehernreich
Nursing America: One Year Behind the Nursing Stations of an Inner-City Hospital – Sandy Balfour
On Call: A Doctor's Days and Nights in Residency – Emily R. Transue
Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet – Elliott Hester
Retail Hell: How I Sold My Soul to the Store: Confessions of a Tortured Sales Associate – Freeman Hall
Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Bookstore – Suzanne Shea
Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America – Lily Burana
Teacher Man: A Memoir – Frank McCourt
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter – The Waiter
Weekends at Bellevue – Julie Holland
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do – Studs Terkel
National Library Week 2012!
Next week is National Library Week, so take advantage of the most valuable card in your wallet! Stop by to check out our awesome materials or our even awesomer events; even some of our normal programming has been "revved" up!
On Tuesday (10), join us for a special Book Club, honoring National Poetry Month. We will meet at 5:30 PM and will discuss Poetry 180, a great anthology of contemporary poetry edited by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. The first 10 participants will also get a free copy of this month's issue of Poetry magazine, which is celebrating 100 years of publication!
On Wednesday (11), our resident local historian, librarian Mareda Wright, will be presenting "Life and Art Are One: Jessie Bisbee, Her Husband Clarence, and the Historical Photography of the Magic Valley" at 7:00 PM. She'll talk about her research into the woman behind the man behind some of the area's most iconic images. Check out the Times-News article, too.
Also, we're ready to reveal our newspaper digitization project! Thanks to a stimulus grant, our local Twin Falls newspapers, dating from 1904 through 2008, have been digitally transferred and are now searchable. Of course, the process isn't always perfect, but we think it's a great thing – much better than going through every page! Have fun researching.
Finally, as part of National Library Week, we're conducting a survey to find out what our community thinks. Help us out by letting us know what you like, what you don't, and what you'd like to see us do in the next five years. Click here for the survey!


text:
HomeNewsRegional NewsWife of former President appears before judge investigating assassination of her husband
NewsRegional News
Wife of former President appears before judge investigating assassination of her husband
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)— The wife of President Jovenel Moise, has appeared before a judge investigating the July 7 assassination of the head of state at his private residence.
Martine Moïse had survived the attack where gunmen pumped at least 12 bullets into her husband. She had to be flown to the United States for medical treatment.
Moise in a statement said that she "was in the cabinet to answer questions from the judge to see how the investigation into the death of President Jovenel Moïse can advance."
"I answered all the questions, just under 80 questions over three to four clock hours," she said regarding the appearance before the examining jurist, Garry Orélien on Wednesday.
Media reports had said she was protected by heavily armed foreign bodyguards and a large escort of the Haitian National Police (PNH) when she went to the Courthouse of Port-au- Prince.
In the statement, Moise said that she had become a civil party to the situation "because I want the investigation to advance and succeed.
"All we want, all we are waiting for is that justice be done," she said, reiterating that she will continue to ask for justice for her husband. She said she could not say whether or not the investigation is on the right track, she also encouraged persons with information to participate in the investigation.
"If someone has information about a person who is the subject of a warrant, a search notice, share the info," she added.
Police have arrested at least 44 people, including 18 Colombians and two Americans of Haitian descent, in connection with the assassination of Moise.
Police are also searching for several others, including Joseph Félix Badio, regarded as one of the main suspects in the assassination.
Meanwhile, the former US envoy on Haiti says the United States made a mistake by backing Prime Minister Ariel Henry following Moise's assassination.
Daniel Forte, who resigned in protest last month testified Thursday at a Congressional hearing that Henry's government could not survive "for a minute" without US support and that the new government in Port au Prince is not credible.
Henry was appointed two days before the July 7 assassination by Moise, who had been ruling by decree, ushering in a new crisis in the French-speaking Caricom country already battered by rampant violence and natural disasters.
Foote said he had no personal grudge against Henry but believed the "consensus is nearly unanimous" among the public that the prime minister belonged to a ruling party that was to blame for Haiti's problems.
"Haitians see that as meddling and are not happy and do not see the current interim government as credible," Foote told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Last month, Prime Minister Henry reiterated a commitment to bring to justice, those responsible for the assassination of President Moise, dismissing once more allegations that he had spoken by telephone with one of the main suspects on the night of the killing.
A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that it wanted to "clarify, once and for all, this affair of telephone communication between the Prime Minister and the so-called Joseph Félix Badio" and also to put an end to "the noise orchestrated at the national and international level" around telephone conversations which took place the night of the assassination.
Last month, the country's chief prosecutor, Bed-Ford Claude, announced that he asked a judge investigating the assassination of Moise to charge Prime Minister Henry with involvement in the case over alleged phone calls he made to the main suspect.
The prosecutor is accusing Prime Minister Henry of communicating with Badio, a fugitive who once worked at Haiti's Ministry of Justice and the government's anti-corruption unit and is now being sought by the authorities in connection with the assassination.
U.S. charges 18 former NBA players with defrauding league's health plan
Guterres reiterates call for deployment of international force in Haiti


text:
Q: Passing numerical data between EditText and Variables, and vice versa In the following code, I'm trying to pass numerical data from two EditText fields to two variables, perform a computation (multiplication), then have the result displayed in a third EditText field.
I have tried two different scenarios but whenever I try running the code, the the program crashes. Below is the first scenario:
package edu.arizona.uas.fonji.bmicalculator;

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

public class BmiCalculator extends ActionBarActivity {

Button reset_button, calculate_button;
EditText height_text;
EditText weight_text;
EditText bmi_text;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_bmi_calculator);

    EditText height_text = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.height);       //get value from height text box
    String height_string = height_text.getText().toString();          //convert to string
    final float height_value = Integer.parseInt(height_string);             //convert to number

    EditText weight_text = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.weight);   //get value from weight text box
    String weight_string = weight_text.getText().toString();      //convert to string
    final float weight_value = Integer.parseInt(weight_string);        //convert to number

    calculate_button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.0");
            double adouble = weight_value*height_value;
            bmi_text.setText("Number is " + df.format(adouble));

        }

        });
    }

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.bmi_calculator, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

Having the impression this code crashes because I try to collect the data and convert (height_text and weight_text) outside OnClickListener(), resulting in possibly no data being collected at all I modified it in the scenario below and I also tried to safeguard from run time exceptions such as invalid input as follows:
package edu.arizona.uas.fonji.bmicalculator;

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

public class BmiCalculator extends ActionBarActivity {

Button reset_button, calculate_button;
EditText height_text;
EditText weight_text;
EditText bmi_text;
TextView myTextView;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_bmi_calculator);

    calculate_button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
        float height_value = 0;
        float weight_value = 0;

            EditText height_text = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.height);       //get value from height text box

        try{
            String height_string = height_text.getText().toString();          //convert to string
            height_value = Integer.parseInt(height_string);             //convert to number
        }catch(Exception e){
            myTextView.setText("Error, invalid character");
        }

            EditText weight_text = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.weight);   //get value from weight text box

        try{
            String weight_string = weight_text.getText().toString();      //convert to string
            weight_value = Integer.parseInt(weight_string);        //convert to number
        }catch(Exception e){
            myTextView.setText("Error, Invalid character");
        }

            DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.0");
            double adouble = weight_value*height_value;
            bmi_text.setText("Number is " + df.format(adouble));

        }

        });
    }

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.bmi_calculator, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

In either case, I still can't get this to work properly. How can I fix this problem? The .xml code is listed below:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="edu.arizona.uas.fonji.bmicalculator.BmiCalculator" >
<Button
    android:id="@+id/reset"
    android:layout_width="300dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/calculate"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="26dp"
    android:text="reset" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/calculate"
    android:layout_width="300dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="37dp"
    android:text="calculate" />

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/height"
    android:layout_width="100dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
    android:ems="10"
    android:inputType="number"
    android:hint="height"  >

</EditText>

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/weight"
    android:layout_width="100dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/height"
    android:layout_below="@+id/height"
    android:ems="10"
    android:hint="weight"
    android:inputType="number"
    />

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/bmi"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/weight"
    android:layout_below="@+id/weight"
    android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
    android:ems="10"
    android:hint="bmi">

    <requestFocus />
</EditText>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/report_error"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignRight="@+id/reset"
    android:layout_alignTop="@+id/height"
    android:padding="24dp"
    />

</RelativeLayout>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Destinations Adventures
More Articles From Adventures
Lake Winnipeg Walleye Ice Fishing
January 14, 2015 By Doug Stange
If you want to catch lots of walleyes, including an excellent chance at fish over 10 pounds, we recommend a winter ice fishing trip to Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. We first told the story of this fantastic walleye fishery several years ago. Since then, we've returned every year and have caught hundreds and hundreds of walleyes, including several over 12 pounds.
Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, it runs 250 miles from north to south, although the present fishing is in the southern lake basin, just north of the Manitoba capital city of Winnipeg. Because of its size and its vast shallow basin—it mostly ranges from 10 to 20 feet deep —many anglers are puzzled about how to find fish. We asked In-Fisherman contributor and expert Winnipeg angler Roger Stearns just how he does it.
Roger Stearns with a giant Lake Winnipeg walleye. Jeff Simpson Photo.
"When we're starting from scratch our initial moves are about a mile," he says. :"Drill some holes and monitor your electronics as you fish. If we don't catch or mark a fish in 15 minutes we move another mile. Two-hundred-yard moves on a lake like Lake Winnipeg are nothing. In fact, making small moves while attempting to make initial contact with a school of walleyes is a good way to quickly waste a day."
Once they find fish, Stearns stresses the need to try read their attitude. "Say we are marking and catching some fish," he says, "but only every third fish or so bites. The fish are close to bottom and don't go for aggressive lure movements. We might catch 6 fish in 45 minutes and mark plenty of others.
"Once the bite really tapers off, a small move is in order—say 40 yards or so. We're dealing with neutral to negative fish that are just milling along. They may have just fed or they are waiting to feed when they find baitfish. Meanwhile, we haven't marked baitfish. We run into this scenario a lot. It often takes these fish 3 hours to move 200 yards. To follow fish like these I usually have my partner move with me, but if we're in a group of three or more, we often leave one guy behind as we move. If we get into them again and they're biting better, the stay-behind guy moves to our location. Occasionally, the school reappears under the angler that was left behind."
Now say they find neutral fish mixed in with aggressive fish. They're marking fish on bottom and suspended anywhere from 2 to 6 feet off bottom as well.
"The high fish usually are easy to catch with aggressive presentations," he says. "These are the fish that often go for lipless crankbaits—and the bottom fish often also stay under you and when you work on them with different presentations you often can get some of them to bite.
"So, say two of us put 15 fish on the ice in about an hour. If we're not marking many baitfish we probably hit the tail end of a baitfish collision and the fish are still on the hunt. Suspended fish are hunting fish—and while they may stay in an area for a time, they're likely to be moving, looking to get back into contact with the bait.
"When we move in this instance it's at least 75 yards—sometimes 150. Again, the activity or lack thereof below is all unfolding on our electronics and we're always trying to get a sense which direction the fish are drifting. If there's two of us, one moves and the other stays behind. With more partners, one stays behind while the others move and search for the main part of the school."
Sometimes Stearns and crew get on a really aggressive school. There's baitfish on their screens and they have fish on the bottom and suspended all through the water column, including right under the ice. Stearns: "It wouldn't be unusual to put 20 or more fish on the ice in an hour when we're on aggressive fish. When the bait starts to disappear and the bite slows, we move 100 to 200 yards looking to find these moving fish.
"Again, leave someone behind for a bit if possible. The beauty of fishing on Lake Winnipeg is that you never know when an even bigger school of fish is going to move in from a different direction."
Always nice to have a little intel on where the fish have been. Bait shops and other sources can shorten the time it takes to get on fish. Gathering such information before leaving home is a vital part of fishing.
Donovan Pearase, blackwatercats.com; Guide Lee Nolden, 204/738-2342; Guide Jason Hamilton, jasonhamiltonoutdoors.com
[navionics zoom="7" long="-96.7" lat="50.6"]
Keeping Your Catch on Ice
Gun Dog


text:
Random media ranting
By On the Banks Dec 22, 2008, 6:57am EST
Share All sharing options for: Random media ranting
Paul Zeise seems to be as cranky as usual.
And don't forget Notre Dame is playing against Pitt, against Connecticut, against Syracuse (and they wanted to play Rutgers but of course, Rutgers being Rutgers declined an eight-year deal to play four at Notre Dame and four at the new Giants Stadium because Rutgers wanted the games on campus, which is ridiculous. The amount of money and exposure and the guaranteed national television appearance which would have come from playing at Giants Stadium against Notre Dame would have been far more than any home game against Army or Morgan State or whatever rent-a-win opponent Rutgers wants to bring to its campus) -- so those teams are benefitting from being aligned with Notre Dame
That's funny, I don't recall Zeise personally auditing the Rutgers books. How does he know that the series made financial sense? How does he know who will replace Notre Dame on the schedule (it emphatically will not be a lower-tier opponent, this blog as carried speculation as to who Rutgers is adding in the next few years)? I agree that the Big East still needs to be affiliated with Notre Dame, but Zeise is quite wrong on this.
Basically, the whole problem is that Zeise is making one gigantic assumption. All too often, these bits of "conventional wisdom" are 100% bunk. Case in point:
"Joe has always been loyal to his staff. That's what they've been selling at Penn State - continuity," said Meister. "That's why [Paterno's failure to designate a successor] doesn't make sense."
Outside candidates whose names have surfaced include Temple's Al Golden and Rutgers' Greg Schiano, two alumni who reportedly covet the job.
Greg Schiano is a graduate of Bucknell University.
The fact that Frank Fitzpatrick cited baseless internet speculation in his report might be far worse though.


Cippe Shanghai has attracted both domestic and overseas buyer groups, including Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total, ConocoPhillips, Statoil, Petrobras, Yanchang Group, SHENGLI Oilfield, ZHEJIANG Oilfield, Shanghai Petrochemical, Takahashi petrochemical, ZRCC, GWDC, Bohai Drilling, COSL, Wison Engineering, Qilu Petrochemical, CPOE , Shanghai Offshore Oil Bureau, etc.
• Technology and equipment for geophysical exploration, well logging and drilling ( for onshore and offshore ).
• Technological process and equipment for oil refining.
• Equipment for industrial rinsing, technology and material for anti-corrosion.