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Main Street to Mainframes
Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie
Harvey K. Flad - Author
Clyde C. Griffen - Author
SUNY series, An American Region: Studies in the Hudson Valley
2010 Helen Wilkinson Reynolds Award, presented by Dutchess County Historical Society
Tells the story of Poughkeepsie's transformation from small city to urban region.
The history of growth, decline, and revitalization in Poughkeepsie, New York, parallels that of many other small northeastern cities. Main Street to Mainframes tells the story of Poughkeepsie's transformation over the past three centuries—from an agricultural market town, to a small city with a diversified economy centered on Main Street, to an urban region dependent on the success of one corporation—and how this transformation has affected the lives and landscape of its inhabitants. As it adjusted to major changes in agriculture, transportation, and industry, Poughkeepsie was also shaped by the forces and tensions of immigration and race. The voices of immigrant and migrant newcomers, from the Germans, Irish, and African Americans of the nineteenth century to the Italians, Poles, and Latinos of the twentieth, enliven the narrative and offer personal perspectives on the social and demographic shifts that have taken place over the years. The book also places Poughkeepsie in the context of the mid–Hudson Valley's other cities—Kingston, Newburgh, and Hudson—as they competed from the colonial period onward. Finally, the book examines recent revitalization efforts based on tourism, culture, and the arts.
More than just a local history, Main Street to Mainframes addresses important issues in urban and regional planning, community development, and sociology. Like a palimpsest, Poughkeepsie shows how past landscapes live on in the present, and how, over time, popular perceptions both shape and reflect urban and rural realities.
"…remarkably informative … The book is an engaging read … [and] perhaps the best handbook to my hometown." — Jerome Hodos, Journal of Regional Science
"…[Flad and Griffen's] thoroughness, careful research, and cogent writing offer the serious student of historical-urban geography and urban landscapes a useful and interesting evaluation of Poughkeepsie and the central Hudson Valley. The utility of this volume will last for a long time … this volume adds much to the literature on small city development, landscape change, and historical geographic studies of American places. Many should read this volume." — Pennsylvania Geographer
"With an intimate knowledge of the region, [the authors] have compiled a detailed account of their hometown and the surrounding mid-Hudson River valley hinterland … Flad and Griffen chronicle some of the most important trends that have affected not only Poughkeepsie but other older cities in the northern United States." — Journal of American History
"…an ambitious examination of Poughkeepsie and the broader Mid-Hudson region in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries … Flad and Griffen bring to their study a devotion to Poughkeepsie as community and shared landscape and present a compelling argument for why understanding history is essential to shaping a more inclusive society and economy in the decades to come." — Hudson River Valley Review
"…a thoughtful, comprehensive portrait of Poughkeepsie's growth from colonial outpost to thriving waterfront city…" — Chronogram
"This is a profoundly important book, a model community history from a cross-disciplinary perspective that concentrates on the transformations of the land and the built environment. It is also timely. It makes clear that, in Poughkeepsie's case at least, revitalization has just entered an important phase." — Field Horne, Conference on New York State History
At Vassar College, Harvey K. Flad is Professor Emeritus of Geography, and Clyde Griffen is Lucy Maynard Salmon Professor Emeritus of American History. Griffen's previous books include Natives and Newcomers: The Ordering of Opportunity in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Poughkeepsie (with Sally Griffen) and Meanings for Manhood: Constructions of Masculinity in Victorian America (coedited with Mark C. Carnes).
Part I. Before 1900
1. The Valley Setting
2. Poughkeepsie Grows from Village to City
3. Improvements and Conflicts in the Late Nineteenth Century
Part II. A Diversified Industrial Economy and Society
4. The Cityscape at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
5. A New Wave of Immigrants Changes the Citizenry
6. Municipal Reform and Urban Planning
7. Changes to the Space Economy Between the Wars
8. Business and Labor in the 1920s and 1930s
9. Depression in FDR's Home County
Part III. IBM Remakes the Region as Its Largest Employer
10. Technological Revolution Transforms the Region: IBM
11. IBM Triumphs with the 360 Mainframe Computer
12. The Quest for Inner-City Revitalization: Urban Renewal
13. Social Planning—The Model Cities Experiment
14. Issues and Causes of the 1960s
15. Change in Higher Education in the Valley
16. IBM Downsizes, but the Valley Recovers
Part IV. Postindustrial Poughkeepsie and the Valley
17. The Nonprofit Service Sector Grows in Importance
18. Main Street Struggles to Return Amid Suburban Sprawl
19. Civic Identity and Social Change in the 1990s
20. City and Region at the End of the Twentieth Century
21. Main Street and the Twenty-first-Century Cultural Landscape
Epilogue Main Street Revisited
New York/Regional
Urban & Regional Planning
48768/48767(JP/LDS/FK)
Albany Institute of History and Art
Panorama of the Hudson River
Set - Hudson Valley Voyage AND Hudson River Valley Calendar 2009
Stopping the Plant
New York State in the Year 2000
In Defense of Mohawk Land
The War That Wasn't
Grain Dust Dreams
The Smalbanac
Richard Varick: A Forgotten Founding Father


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2) iPad and iPhone. Quick on-the-run type of notes or a bit longer with the iPad and a bluetooth keyboard.
3) Storage. Back that *beep* up! Dropbox or any cloud-type storage. Folders on your laptop, computer, wherever. SD Cards. I have a case that holds up to 10 cards. It's slim and I can use the cards for the laptop and my cameras. Thumb drives, external hard drives. You get the idea. Copy your WIPs to various folders in different locations and devices so your back ups have back ups of the back ups. You feel me?! Trust me, people, many a tear has been shed, many a hair has been pulled. Don't let this happen to you. You'll be left a saline-deprived, dehydrated, tear duct shriveling bald-spotted hot mess.
5) Reference. Anything to do with craft and research in the form of physical books, ebooks, mp3s, podcasts, vlogs, and the like.
6) Music. I like classical music or OSTs from film and television. The track varies, depending on the scene I'm working on. I also have a playlist that serves a purpose similar to those used for running, driving, or an 80's movie training montage. You know, anything to get you into the writing 'zone'.
7) Believe it or not, mirrored closet doors. My apartment came with them. I figure, instant dry erase surface for mind mapping, checklists, etc.
8) Low-tech: Paper and writing implements. You do not have an excuse. Get those words out. When the tech dies–EGADS–you can and must keep going. Has JJ Abrams taught us nothing?
9) Sustenance. Is it sad that I put food so low on the list?
10) Sleep. Yes, I know that sleep and floor-to-ceiling mirrors don't fit inside a Bug-out Bag. But in this case, the bag is a metaphor, much like the camp, itself. I'm not trying to be deep–too soon for that–but I should probably break it to ya. Camp NaNo is neither a camp nor a nano. Discuss.
This list is by no means exhaustive. What are your must-haves to get through writing challenges?
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Well. My mind does a few loops on those mirrored wardrobe doors – most newer Aussie houses have these too. My bedroom doesn't, but my daughter's has a whole wall of them. Maybe we should swap..
Your kit is pretty similar to my own, aside from the Mac – I'm on Windows. Would love an Air, also, just for the inner geek satisfaction.
Love your Bug Out Bag. Scrivener is a terrific tool, tho mostly I use it after the 1st incredibly rough draft stage — it helps me so much in moving around scenes and not losing track of where everything is.
LOL You get used to the frazzled reflection that gives you the look of, "Yeah. You wrote that. So what? What's next?" Just be careful if you stop mindmapping/brainstorming and answer back. You might end up spending the better part of an afternoon talking to yourself in the mirror. True story.
I need to find something like Dragon for my windows based machines. i would love to dictate while driving or walking.
Well you're in luck! Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the Windows-based version and is ready for all your dictating needs.
Want to dictate on the go? Dragon also has dictation apps for iOS and Blackberry. You can dictate at varying lengths and email yourself the text.
Okay, a disclaimer. I am in no way affiliated with the people behind Dragon. I smiled at your comment and suddenly pictured a black and white version of you with complete with infomercial narrator rhetoric.
In truth, there are tons of dictation software and apps. You might want to check apps for your particular phone, but the tech is there and a lot of apps are free. It's an amazing resource when you can brainstorm and multitask–or just rest the digits for a bit.
My 'bag of tricks' includes my handy (sometimes trusty) Dana Writer. When that fails, my journal and favorite pen. The playlist with the fitting music for the project, a secret stash of Frangos chocolates for when I hit the benchmarks and plenty of plain paper for doodling/plotting. As for the mirror-as-memory-board: the best thing ever!
I've read good things about the Dana Writer. That might come in handy to curb my constant need to edit while I go. I'm getting better at resisting, but it's a pickle. Plus, I like the portability of it and how I can focus on writing without popping on the internet. But then, how will I blog with all you lovely people?
I love your "Bug Out Bag". I think we all have our own little things we need. For me it is college rulled binder paper and my PhD .7mm mechanical pencil. Those are two of my must have's. I have my laptop and then my netbook if I need something smaller. Both of which are equiped with Scrivener. My printer, printer paper and lots of extra ink as the way I edit is I print of my chapter and then start marking up my work with my PhD mechanical pencil. I enter my changes into Scrivener, reprint and reread through. My hot pin binder and Avery tabs to keep things organized. These are my must have's.


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It doesn't look like the ExtJS Pivot Grid has this implemented.  Before I try to copy/adapt the regular grid's logic into the Pivot Grid, I'd like to know if anyone has already come up with the solution for this.  If so, would you please be so kind as to share it?
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Decisions made on fall high-school sports season
Ben Stoterau
It will be a year unlike any other when it comes to high-school sports in Minnesota, as the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) came out with its decision on the upcoming season Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 4).
The MSHSL Board of Directors met to discuss the 2020-21 fall activities season and, based on votes taken by the board, the following actions pertaining to fall sports were approved:
The fall 2020 season for soccer, girls swimming and diving, cross country and girls tennis were all approved with stipulations. All of those sports will have a reduction in the number of contests, limitations on the number of contests per week, no large invitational events and a post-season or season culmination yet to be determined.
"We're still in the process of putting together the bones of a schedule right now," Redwood Valley Activities Director Andy Ourada said. "It's looking like potentially seven cross country meets and 11 girls tennis matches but all of that is still undetermined."
The cross country meets will be limited to just three teams participating in each event and as mentioned, a postseason Section and state meet is still very much up in the air.
Football and girls volleyball, meanwhile, were unfortunately not given the 'OK' to move forward in the fall and will be moving to a "fourth season" at a yet to be determined time (most likely March through May and taking place following the completion of the winter sports season).
The exact dates are yet to be determined, but the framework allows for a shortened season sandwiched between winter sports and spring sports.
The timing could get interesting weather wise with an outdoor sport like football being played in March, and the move will also require that the spring sports season begin well over a month later than usual and running through into the summer (possibly into July).
"The league didn't want to place football and volleyball on top of traditional spring sports so this is where we're at," Ourada said."I don't think anybody is completely sure exactly what it's going to look like, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there."
The football and volleyball programs will be allowed to have limited practice only contact this fall. The length and dates will be coming in the near future.
Similarly, the league will be allowing spring sports the opportunity to have limited practice only contact this fall since they missed last spring.
According to Ourada, in the coming days and weeks, updated schedules for cross country, swim and dive (Redwood Valley is part of a cooperative with Marshall), and girls' tennis will be posted on the district Web site.
At this time, those sports are scheduled to start practices Aug. 17. Announcements regarding the practice only sports will be made once the final parameters have been established.
According to the MSHSL, the first week of practice will focus on implementing effective protocols and routines for pre-participation screenings, effective social distancing, compliance with all health recommendations, establishment of pod limits of 25 or less and additional actions that mitigate the spread of disease and enhance safety of students and coaches.
Athletic programs must follow the identified protocols for students or coaches who have tested positive, are experiencing symptoms consistent with a COVID-19 diagnosis or who have had exposure to an individual who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
The first day of competition is the later date Aug. 24 or the first possible date of competition as identified in the 500 series of MSHSL bylaws per each activity. Interscholastic scrimmages will not be allowed.
The number of teams involved in a competition will be limited to three teams.
Season length will be reduced to 80 percent or less of the limit identified in bylaw 501.
The number of competitions will be reduced to 70 percent or less of the limit identified in bylaw 501.
Competitions must be held with local opponents, defined as teams within a conference, district or section or are identified as local by school administration.
Competitions held with opponents from other states are required to meet the following:
Full compliance with all requirements of the MSHSL and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Opponents from other states may not exceed a distance greater than 75 miles from the Minnesota member school.
"The actions taken by the MSHSL are unprecedented in the history of the league," Ourada said. "We know that there will be many conversations happening in local homes and there will be many questions. We will be learning more in the coming days about what the schedules for fall will look and what restrictions will be in place for football and volleyball in a practice only model for this fall. We will continue to communicate updates to the public as we get them."
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I've got to go with Philly here. They finished with the fifth best record in the league last season, and even though they didn't improve much on paper from a personnel standpoint, they should see some improvement from the natural progression of their young players. If Fultz finally provides something and Simmons develops any semblance of a jumper, they could be a 55+ win team next season.
Jazz for this spot. sucked that Rubio got hurt. would have been a good series with Houston.
Probably not. Rockets were 4-0 against the Jazz in the regular season with all four wins coming by double digits. Throw in the their five meetings in the playoffs, and Houston was 8-1 against the Jazz with all eight wins coming by at least 10 points. Rubio is a solid player, but he's not making nearly as much of a difference in that series as everyone on PSD seems to think.
The Thunder's improved defense with a healthy Roberson, along with a couple quality bench additions, put them barely ahead of Utah and the 76ers for me. We all know they were a different team defensively with a healthy Roberson, and now they aren't saddled with Mr. Marshmelodramatic. They got deeper this offseason, including a backup point guard who could be better than Utah's starter and a backup big who could potentially defend four different positions. They have some pretty good options defensively to throw at Mitchell, Simmons and Embiid.
Why is it a joke? Because your Lakers aren't higher?
With Lebron playing 37 minutes a night over 82 games last season, his Cavs went 52-30, or the 6th best record in the league. And now he's playing with a brand new core of players that we've literally never seen on the floor together. Just for some background, when he came back to Cleveland to play with Kyrie and Love in 2014-15 (on a much more talented team), that team went only 53-29 in its first season together, or the 7th best record in the league.
So explain to me why this Lakers should be in the top 5 going into the season right now. Because I'm not nearly as confident in them as you seem to be.
not a believer in Philly? Or just believe Utah/OKC is better?
I think people are giving the Thunder way too much credit here. Before Roberson went down with the injury, they were 29-20, or a 59.2 percent win percentage, which would equate to about one half of a win over the course of a season better than they finished. And getting Melo off the roster may help them in some ways on paper, but they're essentially replacing his 16 inefficient points per game with Schroder and his nearly equally inefficient 19 points per game from last season. Plus, the guy can't shoot the 3-pointer to save his life, and the Thunder were already only 23rd in 3-point shooting percentage last season.
Even if Schroder does fit into that offense (I'm not sure how), I just don't see how that OKC team will be significantly better than last season. And I certainly don't see them as better than Philly or a healthy Utah team with Mitchell being a year older/better. Hell, I might even prefer Lebron's Lakers to OKC at this point. At least I know a team with Lebron will have some semblance of an offensive flow and will be able to compete come playoff time.
So long as Philly has two lead guards in Simmons/Fultz that simply can't shoot (or even hit FT's at a respectable rate), all the smart teams/coaches will exploit the hell out of them in the playoffs (see: Boston). I need to see improvement + adjustments there before they're to be taken seriously.
Believer in Utah and Mitchell's ability to vault into the elite offensive realm this year, and I think a year of synergy between PG and Westbrook helps them tremendously. Specifically without Melo crowding their offensive abilities.
Y'all are sleeping on the Spurs.
Cavs would be higher and right about here, with Lebron, right? that's where you would probably rank them, definitely above Toronto. All good, yo7 guys can rank them all you want, see you at Staples, going to enjoy watching Harden shut down Bron.
lol @ the Cleveland article.
Clearly they underestimate Lebron and what he brings to the basketball court. Only Lebron fans like "us" know what he can really do.
Lakers. They have the best player in the NBA plus some solid roleplayers. You can put Lebron on almost any team and they're automatically contenders.
Cavs would be higher and right about here, with Lebron, right? that's where you would probably rank them, definitely above Toronto.
Over last year's Toronto team? Maybe. But this is a different team with a much better No. 1 player. Part of that also has to do with postseason performance. With Lebron moving to the West, things are going to be a hell of a lot tougher than what he's used to in the East. I think Toronto will finish with a better record than the Lakers, and I think they're far more likely to advance to the conference finals and the championship than the Lakers are right now.
going to enjoy watching Harden shut down Bron.
to be fair they tied last year.
Homer vote Denver. MPJ surprises wins ROY and has a Donovan like effect on the Nuggets and catapults up a tier or two from last year lolol.
OK Mods can change my vote then. I'm going with OKC, if it comes down to those two squads.


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How Ukraine Is Swapping Dead Russians For Living Ukrainians
The harsh arithmetic of war: six Russian dead for two Ukrainian POWs. JL
Illia Ponomarenko reports in Kyiv Independent:
The invading army's dead soldiers will redeem themselves in death and help save the living. Six of them will be exchanged for two Ukrainian soldiers taken as prisoners of war. In March, a force of five Russian BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles and a T-90 tank rushed towards Rusaniv to try to seize a bridge across the Trubezh River. (But) the 72nd Ukraine Mechanized Infantry Brigade were lurking in the woods. The BMPs went up in flames. The escaping crews were killed in a shootout. Through negotiations via unsecured communication lines, with the help of civilian mediators, the exchange takes place as agreed upon by officers from both sides.
Ukrainian emergency response workers dig into the fresh soil by a riverbank.
"Careful," they tell each other. "Just like that. Remove the upper layer bit by bit."
Every strike of the spade unearths new items in the moist dirt. Parts of cloth tatters, boot bottoms, traces of clotted blood.
Then, blackened hands appear. The workers endure the subtle smell of death rising from underneath the soil.
"Alright, get those stretchers and lashings. We got another one almost ready."
It's an unmarked communal grave, one of many begotten by the brutal mayhem of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Inside that pit near the town of Rusaniv east of Kyiv, several Russian soldiers were given an improvised burial courtesy of the local townsfolk, saving their bodies from animals and decomposing in the open.
A fierce clash with Ukrainian forces defending the capital spelled their quick and bitter end.
But in a twist of dark irony, the invading army's dead soldiers will redeem themselves in death — and help save the living.
Six of them will be exchanged for two Ukrainian soldiers taken as prisoners of war in a rare instance of an unofficial swap between the opposing armies on the battlefield.
And unlike so many other Russian dead, these were taken from their unmarked grave in the Ukrainian meadows to eventually find a final resting place back in their homeland.
The end of the Russian combat task team near Rusaniv, some 40 kilometers east of Kyiv, was brutal.
Throughout March, the Russian military was on the ride, trying to get a foothold east of the capital.
Failing completely to seize or blockade the city of Sumy, let alone take control of swathes of territory in Ukraine's northeast, the Russian forces desperately needed to secure the long line of communication between Russia and Kyiv, the Kremlin's main target.
For Russian forces near Sumy, the only path to Kyiv runs nearly 300 kilometers along the H07 highway in the woods, where their convoys are extremely vulnerable to Ukrainian mobile anti-tank units.
Early in the morning, a force of at least five Russian BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles and a T-90 tank rushed east towards Rusaniv to try to seize a bridge across the Trubezh River on the H07 road.
The offensive was doomed.
Ukrainian troops with the 72nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade were lurking in the woods next to the road.
The ambushed T-90 tank was the first to burn up just 100 meters from the bridge. Its charred hulk still stands on the roadside, cannon cocked up in the air.
At least two other BMPs tried to escape the ambush and swerved off the road into the meadows closer to the river bank.
Labyrinthine track marks on the ground show that the cornered beasts were maneuvering hard in a desperate fight for their lives.
Nonetheless, both of them went up in flames by the river. The escaping crews were killed in a shootout.
"Here we go," Ukrainian soldiers say as they show some of their war trophies: the Russian 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade insignia torn off the killed enemy troops' fatigues.
"That was them. They managed to go a pretty long way."
The Russian 21st Brigade is no stranger in Ukraine.
According to numerous pieces of evidence, the brigade's formations, which are based in Russia's Orenburg Oblast, are known to have been involved in the massacre of Ilovaisk in August 2014, where hundreds of Ukrainian troops were slaughtered while marching through a pre-agreed withdrawal corridor.
Now, eight years later, the tables have turned.
Over 20 days into its all-out invasion of Ukraine, against expectations, Russia has been stalled in most of its attack axes. Fierce Ukrainian resistance inflicted heavy casualties on the invaders.
According to official Ukrainian estimates, between Feb. 24 and March 21, Russian forces have lost 15,000 men, more than in both of Russia's multi-year wars in Chechnya combined.
U.S. intelligence is more conservative, placing Russian casualties in Ukraine at 7,000. Yet this still suggests that Russia's losing troops at the fastest rate since World War II.
On March 19, the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S.-based center, concluded that "Ukrainian forces have defeated the initial Russian campaign of this war," which included operations to seize Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and force a change of Ukraine's leadership.
According to the estimate, the Russian campaign against Ukraine has culminated and is now "very unlikely" to be able to meet its objectives, except for limited advances in some parts of the country.
What may follow is a grueling stalemate, during which Russia will continue to bomb Ukrainian cities in a bid to break the Ukrainian will to resist, experts believe.
Dying nameless
The destroyed Russian BMPs contain many things left behind by their killed former operators: standard "Army of Russia" ration packs, toilet paper, parts of medical kits, toothbrushes, pieces of Russian dark-green camouflage fatigues.
Russian crews practically lived inside their vehicles, keeping all personal effects close at hand.
They also didn't seem thrilled with the Russian military rations, which have gained notoriety during the war.
Many Russian prisoners of war said the MRE ("meals ready to eat") kits allocated to them were long expired, due to severe food supply issues in the Russian military.
The infantrymen killed near Rusaniv seem to have shared this opinion: Their rations were left largely intact. Instead, they had a large stock of Russian-made snacks, as well as cheap canned fish products from Ukrainian supermarkets.
None of the assault's participants had any identification documents with them.
"They simply take the IDs away from them before the attack," Ukrainian soldiers say.
"No service cards, no dog tags, nothing. We don't get it – did their commanders believe they would fight harder if left to die nameless?"
Ukrainian soldiers carry spades following an exhumation of Russian military service persons outside Kyiv on March 19, 2022 (The Kyiv Independent)
Some of their names are recovered anyway.
Among the rubbish falling off the destroyed BMPs, one can find a couple of Russian bank cards bearing their owner's name: "Aleksandr Gagarin."
It is impossible to know which of the nameless bodies used to respond to that name in life.
Another piece of evidence is a name tape, knifed off a killed soldier's fatigues: "Lubsandabayev B.N."
A simple search of Russian social networks indicates that a man named Bair Nikolaevich Lubsandabayev, an ethnic Buryat, was most likely 24 years old, born in the town of Tsagatui between Lake Baikal and the Mongolian border.
His mother Ariuna is an elementary school teacher in Tsagatui, and he has a sister named Ayana.
In his school years, he was fond of futsal and nature studies, as mentioned in local newspapers.
A Russian military publication says in December 2018 he graduated from Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School in the city of Blagoveschensk and later served with "a motor rifle brigade in the Orenburg Oblast" — that is, the 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.
By all appearances, he was killed in that attack near Rusaniv — 5,000 kilometers away from his hometown in Buryatia.
The rest of Lubsandabayev's comrades in arms remained nameless to the Ukrainian troops.
'They won't bite'
Ukrainian soldiers hurry the emergency service workers along and bring more spades to help them out.
The Russian forces are still only about three kilometers away. The Ukrainian military does not want to take chances and hopes to leave the exposed terrain as soon as possible.
The deal is simple: Six Russian bodies for two living Ukrainian soldiers held captive following the latest fighting in the area.
Emergency workers hastily load up the blackened cadavers on stretches and drag them to the riverbank.
An inflatable boat will transport them one by one to the other side, where a pickup truck is waiting.
Through negotiations via unsecured communication lines, with the help of civilian mediators, the exchange will take place soon, as agreed upon by officers from both sides.
"Don't you worry, they won't bite," Ukrainian soldiers smile as they watch civilian volunteers cautiously looking at decaying bodies laid on the road next to the car.
"They're not dangerous anymore. They are now helping us get our guys back."
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A gritty tale of family and a love that holds no bounds, from the best-selling author of Nobody's Girl and A Father's Revenge. Celia Frost has always thought herself a cut above the other residents of Lark Rise in Battersea. When her beloved son, Thomas, starts seeing Amy Miller, a girl from the bottom of the Rise, Celia disapproves, thinking her common. When Celia's husband leaves her and Thomas announces he is to marry Amy, she is more determined than ever to split them up.Celia needs an ally, so she writes to her elder son, Jeremy, asking him to come home. Jeremy's arrival unleashes a tide of jealously and hate. He wants everything that belongs to Thomas - especially Amy. As Jeremy's dangerous obsession for his brother's wife grows, Amy must fight for her marriage, and her baby. The heartbreaking new novel from the bestselling author of A Father's Revenge and Nobody's Girl.


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FBI: Town of Madison man tried to buy radioactive material in order to kill someone
MADISON (WKOW) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says a Town of Madison man was arrested and faces a federal charge for trying to buy radioactive material with the intent to kill someone.
The FBI says in March and October 2018, 30-year-old Jeremy Ryan tried to buy a lethal dose of a radioactive substance on the Internet.
Investigators did not identify Ryan's alleged target.
Agents arrested Ryan in Black Earth on Wednesday. After the arrest, FBI agents searched Ryan's home in the 300 block of Munn Road.
Officials say there is no danger to the public associated with these enforcement actions.
The FBI says Ryan is charged with attempted possession of radioactive material with intent to cause death. The charge carries a maximum term of life in prison.
Dane County sheriff's officials confirm to 27 News the suspect is the same man who ran for office against House Speaker Paul Ryan. He's also well known as a regular demonstrator at the state Capitol.
When at the Capitol, Ryan could always be seen riding his Segway because of a lifelong heart condition.
Ryan was also well known by local police and the feds. He has been cited at least 30 times near the Capitol and was once prosecuted by the Justice Department.
A law enforcement official tells ABC News, Ryan is expected to appear in federal court on Thursday.
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Summer vacations are a family tradition. This June, you can take all your cats and kittens on a SPAYcation. The Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP) is offering free spay & neuter surgeries for cats and kittens this June. Caretakers of stray or feral cats can take advantage of this offer as well.
Qualified cat owners are eligible for free surgeries June 17 - June 21.
Kittens need to be at least eight weeks old and weigh 2.5 pounds. Surgeries are performed by licensed veterinarians, and costs are subsidized through charitable donations. Over 500 spay/neuter surgery spots will be available the week of June 17 - 21 as part of this campaign.
"As the days get longer, the cats start to reproduce at a much higher rate. Two cats can become 100 cats in a matter of months," said Dr. Kris Otteman, OHS Director of Shelter Medicine. "With 17,000 cats entering our area shelters annually, we need to focus on finding good homes for them, without a flood of kittens adding to the overpopulation."
This feline overpopulation is exactly what the ASAP member shelters are working to reduce through the Spay & Save program and special offers like SPAYcation.
How to Qualify: Qualified cat owners must live in Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington, or Clark Counties AND receive government assistance, such as Medicaid, food stamps, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Section 8/Public housing, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Oregon Health plan and Subsidized Lunch Program funding.
How to Participate: Call 1-800-345-SPAY for a cat you own; or 503-797-2606 for feral cats. Free spay/neuter appointments will be scheduled for June 17 - June 21, 2013 only.
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I am looking for folks who do K9 contracting. Time in the service is about up and am looking at possibility of contracting after I separate. I am looking at SOC and AMK9. Most of what I have been reading here is old post, so im looking for some up to date experiences. If you could give me some current insight it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Director Lysa Heslov's documentary, "Served Like a Girl, provides a candid look at several American women as they transition from active duty to civilian life after serving tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The wounded U.S. female service personnel often return to a stark reality, one that is rarely discussed or considered. Struggling with PTSD, homelessness, broken families, serious illness, physical injuries, and the aftermath of military sexual abuse, these amazing women find ways to adapt and overcome debilitating challenges through participation in the "Ms. Veteran American" competition. Guided by event founder and veteran, Jas Boothe, the women leverage their experiences gained through competition to recover the parts of themselves and their personal identities they had lost on the battlefield. Called "Engaging, honest and powerful," this film is a beautiful tapestry interlaced with poignant moments, social commentary, and humor.


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Surrounded by shredded wrapping paper, I sat cross-legged in the living room on the cold wood floor. But it didn't matter. Nothing was as cold as Hoth. I held the Rebel Snowspeeder in my lap as tenderly as if I'd received a puppy. The pilot was snug in the cockpit, ready to fire his grappling hook at the legs of any wayward Imperial armored walkers.
The Star Wars universe existed not only on the screen, but also day-to-day in my imagination, aided by plastic X-Wings, Landspeeders and eventually a Millennium Falcon and AT-AT that my brother and I played with incessantly. The toys, treasured stiff-armed heroes, were the fantastical made real. On a rainy Seattle afternoon they could turn a couch into an impregnable Imperial base or a dark closet into a merciless black hole.
The return of Star Wars in the form of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens means reconnecting with the origins of our inspiration and imagination. And that was his intent.
From reader to writer, exploring the known world to the unknown one, this film's arrival comes at a perfect time for me. Ghost Fleet is rooted in my interests in conflict and diplomacy, war and peace, that developed out of the Star Wars trilogy, Starblazers, Robotech and other stories from those elementary-school years.
Read my article with P.W. Singer at The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog on how the science in Star Wars is actually real.
Listen to the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) Real Time Strategy Podcast on Star Wars: Battlefront where we play the video game and discuss everything from the ethics of Rebel tactics to Imperial military healthcare for Stormtroopers.


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Chair, Moms for Liberty DuPage
IPSD 204 Board of Education Candidate
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Shannon is the Founder and President of Awake Illinois. Born and raised in IL, she is the first woman in her family to receive a college degree after attending University of Illinois (2002). She and her husband of 19 years have three children (14, 11, and 7) and two giant, scraggly old English sheepdogs. Shannon is a Naperville resident who has been actively involved in:
Serving on the PTA
Leading Community Fundraisers and Philanthropy
Activism for Parental Rights, Equality in Education, and Civic Empowerment
Chairing Moms for Liberty DuPage County
She became an "accidental activist" during the reopening public schools effort and decided to run for the local board of education in Fall 2020. During the school board campaign, she was called a "White Supremacist" and a "racist" by local extremists for her pro-constitutional platform. However, she can take the punches and her determination was only further reinforced and fueled.
Her advocacy is firmly rooted in her Christian Faith and she felt called to start this nonprofit organization. In May 2021 she launched Awake IL as a registered 501(c) to build a grassroots movement of fellow parents and citizens who are committed to protecting ALL children, our liberties, and our American way of life. She also is chair of the Awake IL PAC to support candidates who will uplift the American values of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
In November 2022, she announced she isn't running for IPSD 204 BOE and will focus on full time statewide advocacy.
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Administration has the final decision as to when or whether the grade 7-8 laptops, as a group, go home.
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It's November, and we are officially entering the holiday season. It's the most wonderful time of the year, yes, but it is also the BUSIEST time of the year as well. I find myself constantly rushing here and rushing there just trying to keep up. One thing that I find can get a little lost in the holiday shuffle are my pets.
I have three of the most adorable, lovable pets you have ever met!
There's my pug Louie. He is so laid back and snuggly. He knows no stranger, and everyone loves him.
Then there's Lizzie-Jane, our chihuahua. Lizzie-Jane is a diva. She has a princess prance and the attitude to match, but you can't help but to melt when she crawls into your arms for a cuddle.
And finally there is Tomee Girl. Tomee Girl is our queen bee. She keeps everyone in line and no one doubts who's in charge. She is also very mothering. lol She is constantly grooming our dogs, and I'm pretty sure she is convinced that Lizzie is part cat.
It's easy to take their presence for granted when life gets crazy, so that's why I decided to treat them the other day when I was doing some grocery shopping at Kroger.
I was really impressed at the selection of both dog and cat foods they have, as well as treats for each.
I picked up some Purina Beniful Incredibites for the dogs. I love that the first ingredient is meat and that there is no sugar added, not to mention they are just the right size bites for my little dogs.
Then I grabbed some Fancy Feast Purely for the cat. I love that it features real sea food, chicken, and beef with no added bi-product or fillers.
As I walked further down the aisle I was totally inspired by the toy section they had available and decided I was going to pick up a couple new toys for the dogs and make a puzzle box for my cat. Let me show you how I did it!
First I picked up an inexpensive storage container, a few cat toys, and some Frisky's Party Mix.
Then I cut two hole in the lid of the container that are large enough got my cat to get the toys out of. To keep from injuring my cat I put tape around any sharp edges.
Then I placed the toys in the container.
I placed the lid on top, and you are ready to go!
As you can see from the video, she really enjoyed it!
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The two little dogs got new beds a couple of years ago, courtesy of reward points we had accumulated. Also new plush toys from the discount store, on clearance.
What great ideas you have, and this post is beyond adorable!! I really enjoyed reading this.


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Written Statement - Statement announcing the consultation on the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales.
Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales
The Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales was abolished on 25 June 2013 by the UK Government without the consent of the National Assembly for Wales. In taking this action the UK Government extinguished a well functioning system that benefited farm workers and the wider industry.
Following the decision of the Supreme Court that the Welsh Government has the right to determine such matters in Wales and the subsequent Royal Assent of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (The Act), I am today launching a 12 week formal public consultation on the functions of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales (the Panel) to inform the creation of a body that will underpin the development and professionalism of the agriculture industry in Wales.
The Act underpins the Welsh Government's vision of a professional, profitable, sustainable agriculture industry in Wales, delivered in no small part by having a well motivated, well trained, appropriately remunerated workforce. The Act not only retains a well established and functioning remuneration system in Wales that values qualifications, hard work and motivation, but also recognises the quickly changing environment of the sector. Therefore, under the Act, the Panel will have the powers to advise the Welsh Ministers on any existing and emerging issues relating to the Welsh agriculture sector, including amongst others retaining qualified workers and attracting new talents in the sector.
Well trained and skilled employees are generally better motivated and more productive, leading to increased profits and professionalism on a wide range of important issues, including on farm health and safety. By establishing a body that recognises the importance of skills and provides incentives for additional training, the Welsh Government aims to support the development of the agriculture industry in line with the Welsh Government vision alongside a number of important reviews, including those carried out by Gareth Williams on Working Smarter and Kevin Roberts on resilience within the industry.
The Panel will provide advice to Welsh Ministers that supports a career matrix that rewards agricultural workers in Wales on the basis of their qualifications and skills. This will not only encourage Welsh agricultural workers to seek career progression and development in the sector but it will also attract new talents and fresh ideas into the industry.
The agriculture industry is crucial to the overall development of the Welsh economy. Land used for agricultural purposes accounts for approximately 84% of the total land area in Wales and the sector alone is worth over £150 million (Gross Value Added) to the Welsh economy. This figure does not reflect anything like the full value-added to the Welsh economy when we take into account food production, environmental management services and other economic multipliers arising from agriculture.
The consultation opened on 7 August 2014 and will close on 30 October 2014. It can be accessed at
This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.


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Come into the communion chamber of the heart with me as we meditate in perfect clarity on your divine plan….
May the Love of the Holy Spirit descend in this hour upon you, my beloved friends. Friendship with the Holy Spirit is the greatest gift of friendship that you will ever know; for that intimate relationship with the very person of the Great Lord, the Maha Chohan, will lead you into that holiness which should be the goal of every keeper of the flame of life. Holiness is the quality most conveyed by this son of fire and is the reason why we chose this one to represent that Spirit on behalf of all the chohans and on behalf of all life.
Holiness is the need of the hour. Where this sacred gift is both emulated and offered, brother to brother and heart to heart, there is the quelling of carnality and of the ego-self and the raising up of the spiritual realm within the lives of all such that all can see and know the true fire of God resident within all life. Holiness is the balm of sensitivity that breeds compassion, respect and all the virtues that saints of the true Church and of the community of lightbearers must possess. Holiness engenders that one-pointed vision of each soul as blessed and borne on the wings of eternal love, truly cared for by the Mother, protected by the Father and directed by that Spirit that knoweth whereof it cometh and goeth, for it is the living fire of God.
As you develop the sensitivity of how to communicate in loving grace, using words which extol the beauty of the soul in the true knightly grace that each deserves, you will begin to know how we, as ascended masters, do commune with and work with each other. For having all entered into that sanctity of oneness with the divine self, we have entered that unity within all where all communication is both instantly perceived and understood and where there simply is no division but oneness of purpose born of that Holy Spirit.
When you enter into the relationship with the Holy Spirit as your mentor, friend and personal coach, you have the greatest guru available to assist you in pursuing the highest calling, the quickest path home, and the purest way to accomplish those God-dreams which you know are more real than the seeming reality of this plane in which you temporarily dwell!
Come into the communion chamber of the heart with me as we meditate in perfect clarity on your divine plan, which must include the gleaning of a greater quotient of fire from the eternal flame that burns on the altar of our retreats. Close your eyes and see yourself dressed in white garments lined in gold, clad with golden sandals and beaming with the radiance of your divine presence shining through your entire being.
See yourself in your youth in that visage of purity that you knew before you entered the lower realms of this earth on a sphere which was free of pollution, newly created of etheric fire. Know who you are now in the eyes of God whose love for you is still as real and strong and vital as when you were first sent forth as a new and pure living spirit. Now utilize this vision of your soul as the pure and radiant one to see all other souls populating this world as pure souls also clad with the robes of grace and holiness that you wear.
Cannot holiness and reverence for each one now become a permanent quality that you exhibit, that you share with all? Cannot you see the beggar or the youth with his temporary outer garments of unreality actually as the real soul that he is? For when your vision is pure, you raise up that one. And as your vision becomes more powerful through the intensity of its backing by your decrees, you can literally change the earth and its peoples by this holding of the immaculate concept for all.
Oh, how I would continue to teach you about the holiness of cosmic beings whose auras are so vast and expansive that they literally hold great stellar systems within their perfect gaze, their single-eyed vision of perfection of all that is included in their sphere of influence. Can you imagine what would happen if these immortal ones would for an instant lower their vision from that perfection that is the Spirit most holy within all?
Yes, we have created worlds and you are creating your world daily. Would you create a sphere of loveliness garnished with Venusian culture, ensconced with those transcendental images of glory that can only raise one's spirit unto the living presence of love, able to view the bridal veil of the Cosmic Virgin who nourishes all?
Dear hearts, as you extol holiness, earth shall be raised unto the glory of Aquarian love, which is a love that you can scarcely now imagine. Virtue, grace, beauty and compassion can be won when you are wed to the reality, that God-reality that is the very living presence of the Holy Spirit.
You will become God incarnate when you want to be. But this panting for and deep desiring for the Beloved will only come when your holiness is real, not contrived through outer display or a need for outer recognition but won through an inner fire of humility, sanctified by the grace of the Maha Chohan.
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My project at Dumbarton Oaks was to prepare a manuscript of a comprehensive monograph, complementing the technical archaeological final report (submitted in 2003 to the monograph series IAA Reports), on the Church of the Kathisma situated near Jerusalem. The church was excavated under my direction on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The excavations revealed a large octagonal structure (41 x 38 m) with an unusual complex plan. Three strata were recognized (dated to the fifth, sixth, and eighth centuries CE). Archaeological evidence indicates that during the eighth century the building was used simultaneously as a mosque within the church.
My goal this year was to update and pursue a thematic expansion of my dissertation, namely, to put the Kathisma within a broader Christian and Islamic context. Topics included the history of the building; pilgrimage; the beginnings of the veneration and cult of the Theotokos in the Holy Land and abroad; mutual influences between Jewish, Christian, and early Islamic traditions; architecture and art, such as the influence of the Kathisma on other martyria, including the Dome of the Rock; and the artistic influence of the wall mosaic of the Dome of the Rock on two important floor mosaics in the Kathisma.
Besides completing a draft of my projected book, a year of residence at Dumbarton Oaks enabled me to meet and exchange views with different scholars (Dumbarton Oaks staff, fellows, and visiting scholars), thus yielding new ideas for future research.


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Julio Hernández Cordón on How His Script About Drug-Dealing Skaters Turned Into a Movie on Blood Traffickers
By Andrew S. Vargas
'Te prometo anarquía'
They say every story has been told a thousand times, but Greek tragedy never tackled the subject of blood-trafficking Mexico City skater kids. Of course, Julio Hernández Cordón's latest feature, Te prometo anarquía (I Promise You Anarchy), is ultimately about love, friendship, betrayal, and all of those timeless themes, but it all takes place in a sordid world of urban adolescence few storytellers have dared venture into.
The follow-up to his equally original DIY docufiction phenom, Marimbas del infierno (Marimbas from Hell), Te prometo anarquía follows two close friends and sometime lovers as they skate through DF selling black market blood, and dealing with the emotional complications of a delicate love triangle. Things then turn deadly serious when a group of blood donors they're asked to round up for some shady underworld figures mysteriously disappears.
Julio Hernández Cordón
The film was executed in Hernández Cordón's signature deadpan style, using non-professional actors, and filmed with a DIY punk-rock spirit that permeates each frame. After premiering at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival, Te prometo moved on to Toronto, San Sebastián, and ultimately made its way back to Mexico in almost back-to-back screenings at Morelia and Los Cabos last month. As part of our coverage of the Los Cabos International Film Festival, we caught an intimate Q&A with Hernández Cordón and Ashauri López (a member of the cast) following a screening of the film (which ended up picking up two awards at the Los Cabos.) Topics ranged from casting on Facebook to the perils of intimacy, and in the end, it was an eye-opening look into the creative process of one of Latin America's most promising young directors.
Here are some highlights from the Q&A with the director and cast.
On Casting in the Age of Social Media
"I like to mix fiction with documentary. I want my stories to feel as real as possible."
I found the principal actors on Facebook; they're not professionals. A friend of mine sent me profiles of different kids who skate. Then I did the scouting based on the videos and photos they post on their Facebook pages. Once I selected him, I asked Pelukaz about his friends, and the rest of the kids who skate are made up of his friends. Then I found Ashauri thanks to the same friend who sent me the profiles of the skaters. He had the habit of putting up a lot of music from Ashauri, or musicalized poems. Obviously I heard them and I was fascinated, so I decided I'd love to use one of his pieces. Then I thought it would be even better if he acted. For me, the fact that Ashauri appears in the film is a sort of homage to all the people who I admire, who believe in the DIY ethic, because Ashauri publishes through social media and the Internet. He's a real punk rock type of guy.
On Keeping Things Naturalistic
I like to mix fiction with documentary. It's not something that I invented – it's been around since the origins of film – but I want my stories to feel as real as possible. I don't ask my actors to speak correctly. On the contrary, they use a lot of unnecessary words, they get tongue tied. I'm happy because it's how people speak in everyday life. In fact, when people talk to me correctly, I get worried. I figure it's a politician or some kind of salesman. So I like that the dialogues are dirty – they contradict themselves, change the subject constantly. I look for naturalism, even though there are people who criticize naturalism in film. But I think there are different ways to tell stories, and that's what I focus on.
On Making a Movie About Skateboarding Vampires
I originally wanted to do a sort of film noir, but not stick so closely the genre. So I liked the idea of making a film about kids who skated because I wanted to show Mexico City in a much more organic way, to see them moving through the city and the streets. On the other hand, the fact that they were skaters made them sort of human vampires…they traffic blood, and the skateboards make them sort of float through the city.
And the blood trafficking thing happened by chance. Initially they were going to traffic cocaine, which seemed sort of cliché. So in a moment of creative crisis, I googled the word "blood" and I started seeing all of these results about illegal blood trafficking in the states of Veracruz, Querétaro, and Campeche. Then I also found out that when the narcos do their operations, they are always accompanied by secret ambulances inside Suburbans that they use to transport their wounded.
On Getting Actors to Do What You Tell Them
"In a moment of creative crisis, I googled the word "blood" and I started seeing all of these results about illegal blood trafficking."
I've always loved working with non-professional actors. I studied at the CCC [Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica] and in our first shorts we had the chance to work with high-profile actors, and it was a nightmare having them on the set. They didn't allow themselves to be directed, and a lot of other things. So I started working with non-professional actors because I really like the tradition of Italian neo-realism, and most of the films I like have that same texture.
Obviously, I know that there are all sorts of different methods, and maybe in the future I will work with professional actors. But for now I'm comfortable with non-professionals. They never ask you "Why?" They just do what you tell them. And the other thing is that they're new faces. You see the film and you're not thinking it's an actor. It's another element that invites you to think that what you're seeing is somehow real. Obviously it has its limitations, because you can't ask [for] certain tones or levels of acting from non-professionals. So in a way, it's also a limitation.
On Love, Betrayal, and Moving On
When your heart's been broken, the person who broke it stays in your mind 24 hours a day, and you can't get rid of him. As much as you try to forget about that person, it's as though he were at your side at all times. So this film is about someone who is in love and can't move on. It's ultimately a film about a betrayal – they betray each other…I think in a relationship there's always one who gives more, and one who gives less…Johnny is the tough one, quote unquote, because he's really the fragile one, but he's more street. Miguel is socially much more limited with his emotions, more conservative, which is what tends to happen.
festival internacional de cine de morelia Julio Hernández Cordón Los Cabos Film Festival Te prometo anarquía


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4 Found for Richard Brooks Movies Online
Bite the Bullet
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western film directed by Richard Brooks. A kidnap-rescue adventure set in about 1917, it features a small group of experts heading into Mexico to free the Mexican-born wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred bandits. The film is based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke.
When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.


The goal of Premier Chiropractic is to provide the unique clinical service provided only by Chiropractors. Our objective is to correct vertebral subluxations of the spine to enhance bodily function. Vertebral subluxations interfere with the proper function of the spinal cord and the nerve system, thereby, reducing the function of the nervous systems ability to coordinate and control the functions of the body.
The techniques utilized at our office are specific chiropractic spinal adjustments. These adjustments are gentle forces that the body can utilize to allow the correction of spinal distortions (vertebral subluxations). When necessary specific analytical tools like x-ray and postural evaluations are used to help in determining the best possible way to correct vertebral subluxations.
From a person's first visit, we will provide important information that will improve your well-being and support your care in our office. We also offer regular health Workshops. These classes provide important information about the body and those actions and activities that can improve your well-being. We encourage you to bring all of your friends and family to our talks and events!
You are always welcome at Premier Chiropractic! The environment at this office is calm, relaxing and family driven.
The peaceful relaxed setting puts everyone at ease. Here families can spend time together in a restful setting.
We are passionate about families here, and we want to help each person in your family achieve his or her health goals. Our comprehensive assessment will help us to learn about each person's complete medical history, current health issues, and health goals, and we will customize our chiropractic care plans to meet the needs of each family member. Drs. Michael and Ericka have experience adjusting individuals of all ages, from the tiniest newborn to the wisest among us.
Children are known for roughhousing and being clumsy, but even when no issues are apparent, you should still seek out chiropractic care for your child. You'd be surprised to see how easily a child's spine can shift out of alignment with simple day to day play. While infants don't move much, they can have significant spinal misalignments from the way they are carried, the way they sleep, or even from the birthing process. Keeping your infants and children under chiropractic care at Premier Chiropractic from an early age will set them up for a lifetime of health and wellness, and become healthy members of our Spring Hill, TN community.
Dr. Ericka is a member of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and has completed numerous hours in specialized pediatric training. She is awaiting certification from the ICPA after completion of 2 research modules and a written exam which is currently being completed. She is the second doctor in the greater Nashville area to achieve this rigorous certification making her expertise significant. She is also certified in Webster's technique, a technique specifically crafted for the needs of pregnant women. It focuses on the proper alignment of the pelvis which optimizes the room for the developing fetus and promotes an easier birth. Dr. Mike is actively working toward certification as well.
If you or someone you love is a senior citizen, don't feel like your health, mobility, or wellness is too far gone to live a full life once again. Whether you've had a previous injury that is still plaguing you, or are experiencing a myriad of health concerns as you age, trust that there is hope.
Drs. Michael and Ericka Montelione at Premier Chiropractic perform gentle and specific chiropractic adjustments so that seniors in our community can find relief and freedom from their health struggles.
Your family matters to you and they matter to us too. We would love the opportunity to serve you and your family with chiropractic care. Our caring staff will explain the process of beginning chiropractic care with Drs. Michael and Ericka at Premier Chiropractic, and they will schedule your consultation at a time that is convenient for you. We look forward to becoming your Spring Hill chiropractor.


Disclaimer: These are generic BASIC technology troubleshooting steps. These should be done prior to more advanced steps in any troubleshooting process.
Restarting a device is the most common troubleshooting step in IT. If you have not done so already it is a good way to clear any potential cache problems.
Go to "Shutdown" or "Restart"
Restarting your application is another way to clear out caches, logging problems, and glitches that might be going on. If you have not restarted your computer or your application it is highly recommended to attempt it.
Do not just minimize or leave the app running. By not stopping the app or program completely you are leaving the session with the error running and exiting the program and entering it without stopping it will do nothing.
Test to see if issue the is persistent.
If it is persistent you know that it was not a random glitch that occurred during your session.
These troubleshooting steps are NOT guaranteed to fix your issue. They are however steps to narrow down the scope of the potential problem.


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Nov. 2014 (click to enlarge)
Colonial Revival - Bungalow - The porch on the left of the front door was built as an open screen porch and later enclosed.
Shawsheen Village was named after the Native American name for the river Shawshin, which means Great Spring. Prior to Shawsheen Village this area was known as Frye Village. All the streets in the Village were named for Castles & Cathedrals in Great Britain.
York Street takes its name from York Minster Cathedral , seat of the Archbishop of York, second highest office in the Church of England. The Gothic Church is one of the largest in Northern Europe. There is also a York Castle, in York, England. A Norman castle built by William I
The north end of York St. was once part of the Walter Kaye property the and Smith & Dove Manufacturing Co. The Kaye home was moved to 26 Haverhill St. for construction of York St.
Sept. 3, 1920 AT - "Turner Construction to build new warehouse – 300' long 3 stories high on the south side of Argyle. Argyle St. runs from the River to the tracks of the B& M RR and is parallel to Haverhill Street." This house and seven others were first built on the entrance road to Mill #1, (now Brickstone) then named Argyle St. The houses were built in error while Mr. Wood was away on tour in Europe. Upon his return and seeing the homes he was reported to have pointed his cane and said, "removed those home immediately" and so they were all relocated to York St. in the fall of 1921.
Andover Townsman (AT) - May 12, 1922 - The houses on York street extension are all completed, sewers have been put in and at the present time the street and sidewalks are being finished.
This home was built as part of the Shawsheen Village development 1918 – 1924 by William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company. Wood hired about eight different architects to design the homes and structures for the village. Homes were leased or sold through the Homestead Association who had offices in the Post Office building on the corner of North Main & Poor Streets.
A walk down York Street will find a mix of the old and new as Wood moved a few older homes in Frye Village to sites on York St. and Balmoral St. Each home incorporates a different look, style and design modifications, most noticeable with the front door entrances. Decorative details on the corner boards and a variety of ornamental trellises add to the "icing on the cake, of the maintained original designs. Most of the homes now sport a variety of different colors no longer all white with green shutters as dictated in the original deeds.
After the death of William M. Wood on Feb. 2, 1926 most of the residential and commercial buildings were then sold. Some were held by the Wood family in the "Arden Trust" and others with the American Woolen Company, which had been deeded the property in December 1920. The A.W.Co. Board of Directors authorized its President, Lionel J. Noah, to deliver all deeds, as deemed necessary to the Textile Realty for sale on Dec. 29, 1931.
The Textile Realty then transferred ownership to the Andover Shawsheen Realty Company on June 30, 1932, holding the mortgage on the properties. T. Edwin Andrew, treasurer, was authorized to sell or lease the properties. With the Great Depression sales were sluggish and many homes were rented until the economy rebounded.
One of the first occupants of record to lease the home in 1926 were John Everett & Elizabeth Collins. J. Everett was an auditor. They are also here in 1928. J. Everett Collins is remembered in town for founding the Andover Men's Chorus, inducted into both the Andover Sports and Fine Arts Halls of Fame.
The Collins Center for the Performing Arts at Andover High School is named in his honor.
This house was sold to William & Jessie E. Harrison on Mar. 27, 1939. William was a Master Mechanic at the Shawsheen Mill of the A.W.Co. Harrison owned for ten years then selling to William P. & Mary Louise Busby on Apr. 26, 1949. William b. 1917 was a production clerk. Mary b. 1918 a housewife.
Laurie J. & Dorice M. Leger purchased the property Sept. 7, 1961 and owned for seven years. Leger moved to Chandler Rd. and sold to Barbara E. A. McGovern on Oct. 14, 1968. McGovern continues as owner of record for 47 years in 2015. Barbara is a retired school teacher.
Andover Maps, 1852, 1872, 1888, 1906, 1926
Andover Street Directories
Mills, Mergers and Mansions, by Edward Roddy 1982
See Map plan #704 - American Woolen Company - Sept. 1927
#880 - June 1932 - Textile Realty Company lot #25
Fannie S. Smith
Walter A. Kaye - July 7, 1907 - b. 250 p. 315
Henry P. Binney, Trustee of A. W. Co. - Mar. 25, 1916 - b. 362 p. 171
American Woolen Company, Wm. M. Wood Pres. - Dec. 30, 1920
Textile Realty Co., Lionel J. Noah, Pres. A.W.Co. - Dec. 30, 1931 - b. 563 p. 334
Andover Shawsheen Realty Co. - June. 30, 1932 - b. 565 p. 87 - 32th parcel
William & Jessie E. Harrison - Mar. 27, 1939 - b. 621 p. 404
William P. & Mary Louise Busby - Apr. 26, 1949 - b. 722 p. 581
Laurie J. & Dorice M. Leger - Sept. 7, 1961 - b. 943 p. 446
Barbara E. A. McGovern - Oct. 14, 1968 - b. 1116 p. 424
Street York St
Place Shawsheen Village - Frye Village
Historic District Shawsheen Village NRH District
Historic Name Harrison - McGovern House
Construction Date 1920 - 1921
Source ERDS, ENRDL, assessers' rec./style-njs
Architectural Style Colonial Revival
Foundation stone
Wall/Trim clapboard/wood/vinyl covered
Roof gable - asphalt
Outbuildings / Secondary Structures Two car garage
Major Alterations Asphalt shingles replace slate, porch enclosed, vinyl siding
Moved? Yes
Move Details Sept. - October 1921
Setting residential/commerical
Recorded by Stack/Mofford, James Batchelder
Date entered 1975 - 1977, 7/22/2015
Map detail of Shawsheen Village 1921, the first Argyle St


If you want to be productive, you have to crowd out the things that are less important by investing time in your priorities. You have to spend so much time doing the work that moves you close to your goals and vision that you don't have time for things that aren't as important.
If you want to ensure that you make progress on your priorities each day, spend the first block of your productive time there. Before you do anything else, dedicate your time and energy to what's most important to you.
Ninety minutes is enough time to make progress. But if you are going to invest the first ninety minutes on what's important, you are going to have to avoid email, avoid the phone, avoid social media, and accept that some things that would normally command your attention are going to have to wait.
The people who are going to produce results in the age of infinite distractions are going to be those who have no fear of missing out.
If you are uncomfortable missing out on all the distractions and prompts that plague your day and steal your results, what you have to do next is going to make you really unhappy.
If you want to reach your goals and produce results, you are going to have to leave some things undone. You are going to have to accept that you have unanswered emails in your inbox. You will have projects, some important, that don't get a minute of your attention and instead sit stagnating.
It's tough to know that you have work that is not complete—and not getting any closer to being finished. But progress on what's most important means that lesser priorities are treated as such. Completing what's most important crowds out what isn't.
By focusing on what's most important, you crowd out what isn't as important. You say "no" to small things by saying "yes" to bigger things.


Zazuka Quarzett played a gig with Kassiopeia at Junction in Kreuzberg, Berlin on the 19th of July.
Here is a snippet from the audience.
The next performance will be in bek'ech anti-cafe in Wedding, Berlin on the 14th of September.


I live and work in Hull although my practice and methodology is migrant, working with issues that are both local and global; I exhibit locally, nationally and internationally and have been artist in residence at St. Mary's church in Hull for the past three years. This tenure, which I attained after finishing my masters, continued my post-graduation programme of practical/research work exploring changing loci of communication dissemination and the frameworks of social assemblage.
I work across media using and co-opting text and visual sources in both a playful and confrontational way. These moments may be interventions, letters, performance or more traditional methods of interaction and engagement. In all cases these moments are extrapolations of the frameworks we live in. Some of these moments appeared in 'Kunst Heute Internationale 2016'. I also won the short film award for Hull and East Yorkshire in the recent Amy Johnson festival; a one man show 'silent rebellions-louder than bombs' has just closed in Hull and this will be touring in the near future. This show is an entree to a larger event 'A gift for Guernika'.