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June 11, 2010

Pinvestigation: A Wonderful World of Color

The series ‘Walt Disney’ series moved to NBC in September 1961 to take advantage of that network's ability to broadcast in color. In addition, Walt Disney's relationship with ABC had soured as the network resisted selling its stake in the theme park before doing so in 1960. In a display of foresight, Disney had filmed many of the earlier shows in color, so they were able to be repeated on NBC. To emphasize the new color feature, the series was re-dubbed Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and retained that moniker until 1969. The first NBC episode even dealt with the principles of color, as explained by a new character named Ludwig Von Drake, a bumbling professor and uncle of Donald Duck. Von Drake was the first Disney character created specifically for television.

After Disney died in December 1969, the show was retitled and changed its ‘direction’ as ratings slipped and the Walt Disney Productions fortunes slipped as the box-office sales for recent movies sunk, and sunk, and the show went more towards Live Action movies, like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and others.

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Many years later, in 2007, Walt Disney Imagineeering announced the new nighttime light and water spectacular, Wonderful World of Color, which would take place on Paradise Bay in Disney’s California Adventure. Many fans thought that it would be reviving a ‘classic’ show as a nightly spectacular. Unlike the past Disney’s California Adventure nighttime show, LuminAria, World of Color would use no fireworks, just lights, and water to put together a kaleidoscope of color performance.

Construction for the water show began with the draining of the lagoon on November 3, 2008. Construction on the platform began on January 5, 2009. The water was refilled in Paradise Bay in November 2009. Testing began during and after park hours in January 2010. A 25-minute video of sequences from the show was posted on YouTube by a hotel guest on April 7, 2010. Many sequences originally announced were missing and new ones had been added. The first public performance was held on June 5th for the creators of the show and guests. In the week leading up to June 11, private viewings for cast members, contest winners, and a celebrity-filled media opening will take place.

The show will include the use of 1200 fountains that can shoot water up to 200 ft in the air. Each fountain is equipped with an LED light ring. Other water features include a 380-foot-long mist screen on which images will be projected. Fire nozzles will be capable of shooting flames up to 50 ft in the air. Fog and lasers will be used.  A large frame was installed in the lagoon, to create Chernabog of Fantasia, but the tower has not been used since May 2010. Mickey's Fun Wheel will have its lights synchronized throughout the show. There are also projection domes that rise out of the water to create planets and an underwater musical band, among other things. (Check out this video below by the Disney Parks Blog that shows Paper artist Megan Brain making some pieces for the show)

Searchlights and other light towers will rise from boxes bordering Paradise Bay. Special animation sequences were created using paper animation by paper artist Megan Brain, who created many characters for the show. The music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England with over one hundred musicians. Australian Choreographer Joshua Horner created a unique interpretation of the music for the Disney Creative Entertainment team thus serving as another source of inspiration for the movement of the water fountain sequences. (Check out the videos below from the Disney Parks Blog that go behind the scenes to see how the recorded the Night on Bald Mountain, how a professional dancer interpreted the music and helped the team develop the fountain movements, and how the developers thought to use the lasers and lights of the show.)

A viewing area, now known as Paradise Park, was built specially for World of Color. Situated along the northern shore of Paradise Bay, the viewing area can hold up to 6,000 spectators at full capacity. It is multi-tiered, similar to the viewing area for Fantasmic in Disneyland. It features trellises, flowers, and an interactive play fountain during the day. Construction walls surrounding Paradise Park went up in January 2009. As of mid-April 2010, the construction walls have been removed and several smaller barriers are in place to prevent guests from accessing certain areas. On May 31, 2010, the play fountain was turned on for the first time. As of June 7, 2010, the current barriers have been removed and all of the park is now open, including the wooden boardwalk.

Here is some concept art for the show released from the time it was announced in 2007, until now.

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Here is a look at the water fountain rig that was constructed in Paradise Bay.

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Check out this set of videos by All Ears Net during a test run in mid April 2010, taken from the Grand Californian Villas.

Now we have images from various sites, such as Disney Parks Blog and DL Today, of the actual show from the previews Disney has given over the past week. (NOTE: Pictures not in order of actual show)

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Finally, we’re onto the pins of the World of Color, though not officially debuted yet (until today) there are a few great pins for this show already released, most are from Walt Disney Imagineering.

This first set was released in Summer 2009, and was a pin representation of the construction walls that were up.!BruIhMQBWk~$(KGrHqYOKiwEvP(  plnBL07tMMoNw~~_12

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Onto the Walt Disney Imagineering pins! This first one was released as apart of the newest ‘series’ of Mickey’s Sorcerer Hats, this one was inspired by the World of Color.pin77901

This logo pin (and lanyard) released by WDI featuring Tinkerbell.pin77906

Sebastian inspired by the paper art used in the show, in the Under the Sea segment.pin77696

The Sultan’s Palace, from Aladdin, used in the A Whole New World segment, inspired by the Sand art used in this segment of the show.pin77902

Chernabog’s head, from the Night on Bald Mountain segment.pin77905

These final pins are from elements that were originally planned for the show, but scrapped days before the official previews began. First, we have Squirt, which would have been a character taken from Walt Disney’s name in the beginning quote, and was thought to be the ‘personality’ of Walt Disney.pin77903

This final ‘set’ is from the Alice in Wonderland Segment which was scrapped, almost entirely, except for the Cheshire cat and a brief clip of Alice falling down the Rabbit hole at the end of the show.wdiwocpins

Finally, we have a great set of three videos on a new site, Club D23, be sure to check them out! (NOTE to help viewing, if it you don’t care if they in HD, I suggest moving the ‘resolution’ from 720p HD to 360p. The viewing will be easier and the videos will load quicker)

Pictures and Information from Disney Parks Blog, Pin Pics, All Ears Net, Disneyland News Today, and LaughingPlace

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Building Unity Farm - Creating an Animal Community

On our journey to become small scale farmers, we've visited many New England farms, orchards, and CSAs.   We've had 3 major lessons learned:

*Create the infrastructure you need before adding animals to the property
*Do not acquire more animals than you can manage
*Ensure the animals are compatible with each other and that you'll have a healthy community with symbiotic relationships

Infrastructure - many farms we visited had inadequate or temporary fencing, created or patched after an animal escaped or was injured trying.    Often there was little advance thought to manure management, workflow, and access for humans and machines.    In laying out our fences we placed gates on every edge and sized them based on the need for animal and equipment flow patterns.   The inputs and outputs of food, water, and manure formed the requirements for design before anything was built.

Number of animals - Today we have 50 animals, which enables us to give personal attention to every one.   Each night we examine all our chickens and guinea fowl to ensure they are healthy.   Every day the Great Pyrenees get two runs around the forest and orchard.    For alpacas and llamas,  we trim their toenails, clean their ears, examine their skin, weigh, and measure their body scores every month. This month we found a small ear abscess on one of the alpacas and performed an incision and drainage to accelerate healing.   My wife and I, plus the monthly help of the original alpaca breeder,  constitute enough resources to give personalized attention to every animal.   Many farms we visited had sick, underweight, and overcrowded animals that exceeded the capacity of the farmers to care for them.

Community - we chose our animals carefully.   Our guard llama lived her entire life with alpacas and was familiar with guarding duties.   Our alpaca spent their entire lives together as a herd.   Our chickens were hatched together on the same day.   The guinea fowl were all part of the same flock.    The dogs have bloodlines from the same breeder and grew up together.    We were very careful to introduce the llama to the alpaca so that each had enough space to acclimate to each other.   We introduced the dogs one at a time to the alpaca, and separated the dogs from each other until they established a relationship through a fence.   The chickens and the guineas shared a two room coop for months until we opened the door and enabled them to interact.  They now roost with each other.

The end result has been a harmonious community at Unity Farm.  The photo above shows Shiro, our 83 pound Pyrenees puppy, sleeping with Stanley, our 106 pound alpaca "puppy".  The dogs and alpacas curl up together for warmth on cold winter days like today, when it's 6 degrees in the barn.

We're very satisfied with our community of animals and will be very judicious in adding more.   This spring and summer we are removing an old hot tub on the property and replacing it with a koi pond, engineered to stay partially unfrozen during the winter.   We may consider adding indian runner ducks
once we have a small pond for them near the barnyard.

We will not add sheep or goats because they will bring unique diseases and parasites to the herd of llamas and alpacas.    Every expert we've spoken with has suggested that public health/population health management of barnyards is best when species diversity is limited.

That's our animal community.    Thus far, the citizens of Unity farm are thriving in it.

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LampChamp Turns A Lamp into a Charging Station

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South Dakota

Grant County, South Dakota

Anderson, Emanuel

Bartlett, George W.

Buttke, William

Ebsen, Mrs. Peter

Folk, Barbara Giessinger

Folk, John

Folk, Michael

Folk, Nicholas

Folk, Scholastica (Schnellbach)

Folk, Stephen

Giessinger, Odelia Keller

Heller, Andreas

Helwig, Irene Thuringer

Lee, Mary

Maudlin, Stanislaus

McCormick, Donnalene Prior

Mireau, Moses

Patridge, A. L.

Seeley, Jesse T.

Tucholke, Mary

Wolite, Henry August

Obituary contributed by Susanne Bain

Residence: Milbank
Birth: Aug 08, 1917 (near Eden)
Parents: George and Johanna (Wier) Thuringer
Baptism: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Eden)
Marriage: Max Helwig (in Eden, SD)
Death: Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 (Milbank, SD)
Age: 93
Funeral: "Thursday" (Immaculate Conception Church, Waubay)
Burial: Waubay Catholic Cemetery
Education: Eden, SD
Occupation: Telephone operator, house cleaner, babysitter, caretaker for church, cafe in Ortley. Retired 1987.
Locations: Milbank, Waubay, Eden, Grenville, Ortley.
Organizations/Civic: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Altar Society; Waubay Senior Citizens.
Preceded in death by: son and daughter.
[Survivor information omitted for privacy]

Aberdeen Daily News (4 Apr. 1911) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Jesse T. Seeley, a pioneer resident of Milbank, died last week at Lake City, Minn., where he had resided for a number of years.

Aberdeen Daily News (30 Apr. 1912) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Emanuel Anderson, a pioneer of Big Stone township, Grant county, died last week, aged 81 years. He was a native of Sweden, but came to America many years ago. Five sons, three daughters and thirty-nine grandchildren survive him.

Aberdeen Daily News (9 Dec. 1912) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Mrs. Mary Lee for a quarter of a century a resident of Milbank, but who moved to Three Forks, Mont., last year, died at her home there, aged 59 years. Three sons and three daughters survive her.

Aberdeen Weekly News (23 July 1914) transcribed by FoFG MZ

William Buttke, an old settler of Grant county, died on Thursday of last week, aged 89 years and five months.

Aberdeen Daily News (29 May 1887) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Geo. W. Bartlett, city marshal of Milbank, died suddenly Friday from heart disease.

Aberdeen Daily News (19 Aug. 1913) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Henry August Wolite, a resident of Milbank for fifteen years, died there on August 11, aged 54 years. The widow and a family of twelve children survive, two other children having died in infancy. He was a native of Germany, but was brought to America when a child.

Aberdeen Weekly News (24 Mar. 1902) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Milbank, S.D., March 21. � A. L. Patridge died at his home here this afternoon of Bright�s disease. He came here in 1879 and engaged in farming. Mr. Patridge was a strong Republican and was a member of the territorial legislature at Bismarck and later of the state legislature at Pierre. He was a man who will be much missed in the town and in his neighborhood. He was 52 years old and leaves a wife and five children.

Memorial Leaflet
Contributed by Jacque McDonnell
Transcribed by Pamela J. Hamilton

Donnalene Ann (Chickee) Prior was born September 4, 1934 at Big Stone City, South Dakota to Welcome E. and Charlotte (Moss) Prior and died July 22, 1985, following a lingering illness at Long Beach, California at the age of 50 years, 10 months and 18 days.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She received her education in the Highmore and Sisseton Schools before moving to California.

She was united in marriage to James McCormick at Long Beach, California in 1950. To this union one daughter was born.

She was employed as a medical receptionist and was very active in her faith.

Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen Breske, Webster; one granddaughter, one grandson; her father, Welcome Prior, Sisseton, her mother Charlotte Weber, Highmore; two sisters, Bonnie Hayberg, Aurora, Illinois; and Charlotte Elis, Cheyenne, Wyoming; her grandmother, Edna Moss, Highmore; and my other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her husband James in 1975.

Michael Folk Dies; Funeral This Morning

Funeral services for Michael H. Folk, 29, of Milbank, will be held today (Wednesday) in the St. Lawrence Catholic Church at 10a.m. with Father Carlton Hermann officiating at the rites. Mr. Folk died Sunday at St. Bernard's Hospital following a long illness with muscular dystrophy.

Born November 15, 1948, he was the son of Joseph and Lorene (McNiff) Folk. He attended St. Lawrence School through the fifth grade when he transferred to the Crippled Children's Home at Sioux Falls. He attended school there, graduating in 1968. He also completed a two-year correspondence course in business and income tax reporting as well as studying and obtaining a license to operate a ham radio in 1975. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith in St. Lawrence Church.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lorene Folk, Milbank; three brothers, Leonard of Canton, William, of Huron, and Mark, of Milbank; and three sisters, Mrs. Maurice (Kathleen) Peterson, St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Dick (Janice) Bennett, Mt. Horeb, Wis., and Miss Mary Folk, of Ambler, Pa. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph, who died in 1972.

The pallbearers will be Charles, Gerald and Leo Folk, Gregory Pew, Bernard Popowski and Lloyd Smith. Burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery. The Mundwiler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A Prayer Service and Rosary were held Tuesday evening in St. Lawrence Church. The Rosary was led by Mrs. Marguerite Johns and Mrs. Margaret Evens.

Grand County Review, Milbank, SD, December 7, 1977, page 6.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

Funeral Mass For Steve Folk To Be Friday

Funeral services for Stephen "Steve" Folk, 79, of Milbank, a retired farmer, will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Father Paul McHarness officiating. Mr. Folk died Monday at St. Bernard's Hospital following a long illness.

Born in Russia, Oct. 20, 1901, he was the son of Nicholas and Charlotte (Schnelbach) Folk. He attended school in Russia. he came to this country with his parents who settled at Grand Forks, N. Dak., later moving to Milbank in 1917.

On Oct. 28, 1924, he married Barbara Giessinger at Milbank. They farmed in Geneseo Township until 1967 when they retired and moved to Milbank. Mr. Folk was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and was a member of St. Lawrence Church. He was also a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and had served on the Geneseo Township School Board for a number of years. Mrs. Folk preceded him in death on March 11, 1975.

The Folks were the parents of six sons and 12 daughters, who all survive. They are Albert, Eugene and Donald, all of Corona; Edward, Leo J. and Charles, of Milbank; Mrs. Clifford (Helen) Wibeto, Sioux Falls; Mrs. Harold (Lillian) Jorgenson, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Florence Jankord, Yankton; Mrs. Dale (Jeanette) Spahr, Mrs. Arvid (Mary Jane) Whiting and Mrs. Joe (Diane) Van Hout, all of Milbank; Mrs. Richard (Rosella) Lewno, St. Helens, Ore.; Mrs. Bert (Teresa) Hyatt and Mrs. Arvid (Elvina) Boerger, Twin Brooks; Mrs. Lawrence (Lucille) Rademacher, New Ulm, Minn.; Mrs. Jim (Barbara) Graham, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Rusty (Angela) Davis, Spirit Lake, Iowa; 85 grandchildren, and 54 great grandchildren.

Also surviving are two brothers, Philip, of Milbank, and Lucas, of Osborne, Idaho, and three sisters, Mrs. Al (Frances) Kirtzbein, Montevideo, Minn., Mrs. Ralph (Elizabeth) Christianson, Ortonville, and Mrs. Gus (Margaret) Halmadge, Riggin, Idaho. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.

The pallbearers willbe Glenn and Randy Folk, Doug Hyatt, Dean and Neil Folk and David Wibeto. Interment will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Visitation will begin Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in the Mundwiler Funeral Home.

Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, October 22, 1980, page 2.
Contributed by Suzanne Folk

Mrs. Steve Folk, 68, Dies; Leaves 18 Sons, Daughters

Mrs. Steve (Barbara) Folk, 68, of Milbank, died last Tuesday following an illness of about a week. The mother of 18 children, she had enjoyed good health until her last illness. Last October she and her husband had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. She leaves 131 descendants, including all of the children, 86 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.

The daughter of Ignatz and Theresa (Lemmer) Giessinger, who immigrated to this country from Russia, she was born October 14, 1907, at Big Stone City. She attended Geneseo rural school in Roberts county. Her marriage to Steve Folk was solemnized at Milbank October 28, 1924.

Mrs. Folk was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic church and the Ladies Altar society.

She is survived by her husband; six sons, Albert J., Eugene A. and Donald I., of Corona, and Edward, Leo J. and Charles S., of Milbank; 12 daughters, Mrs. Harold (Lillian) Jorgenson, of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Richard (Rosella) Lewno, St. Helens Ore., Mrs. Lawrence (Lucille) Radermacher, New Ulm, Minn., Mrs. Jim (Barbara) Graham, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Rusty Angela) Davis, Okoboji, Iowa, Mrs. Clifford (Helen) Wibeto, Sioux Falls, Mrs. Florence Jankord, Watertown, Mrs. Dale (Jeanette) Spahr, Mrs. Arvid (Mary Jane) Whiting and Mrs. Joe (Diane) Van Hout, Milbank, Mrs. Bert (Teresa) Hyatt and Mrs. Arvid (Elvina) Boerger, Twin Brooks.

Also surviving are 86 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; six brothers, Ignatius Giessinger, of Englewood, Colo., Arthur, of St. Cloud, Minn., Lucas, of Clear Lake, Walter, of Big Stone City, and Peter and Philip, of Milbank, and five sisters, Mrs. Jerry (Mary) Schmidt, of Minneapolis, Mrs. Mike (Ann) Foley, of Lake Orion, Mich., Mrs. Elmer (Elizabeth) LeMaster, of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Theo (Cecelia) Wiseman, of Twin Brooks, and Mrs, Mike (Katherine) Schliesman, of Milbank.

The pallbearers were grandsons, namely, Gary Hamman, Milwaukee; Richard Jankord, Rapid City; Mike Spahr and Glenn Folk, Milbank; Randy Folk, Corona, and David Wibeto, Sioux Falls.

Her funeral was conducted friday morning at St. Lawrence Catholic church by the Rev. John Nieborski. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

The Mundwiler Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, March 19, 1975, page 4.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

Mrs. Edward Giessinger, 82 years of age, died at the home of her son, Andrew Giessinger, on Sunday evening, May 4, the cause of her death being cancer. Her husband died on July 13, 1913.

Mrs. Giessinger, formerly Odelia Keller, was born in Ukrane, Russia, December 8, 1846. She was united in marriage to Mr. Giessinger in 1868. To them were born nine children, six of whom are still living. They are: Constantine of Hazen, N.D.; Mrs. William Schwartzenberger of Calgary, Alberta; Mrs. Mary Swengler of Aberdeen; Mrs. Joseph Hoffart of Hazen, N.D.; Joseph and Andrew Giessinger of Milbank. There are also 18 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held from St. Lawrence church Wednesday morning, Msgr. F.P. Grabig officiating and interment was made in St. Lawrence cemetery.

Milbank Herald Advance, Milbank, SD, May 7, 1930, page 1.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

Vernon Woman, Stricken Early, Sunday Morning

Mrs. Peter Ebsen, a pioneer and highly respected resident of Vernon township, passed away shortly after 2:00 Sunday morning at the home of her son-in-law, Edward Wellnitz, following a sudden heart attack. She had enjoyed her usual health prior to the attck, and had been in this city Saturday shopping.

The deceased was born in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, August 17, 1870, and had reached the age of 67 years, 9 months and 1 day. When still a small girl she accompanied her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ladwig, to this county when they homesteaded in Vernon township which had been her home ever since with the exception of a nine year residence in Revillo. she had long been an attendant of the Lutheran church north of Albee, or in Revillo.

On February 22, 1899, she was united in marriage with Peter Ebsen, who preceded her in death. Children who survive are four sons, William, Frank, and Walter Ebsen, Vernon township, and Hubert, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and three daughters, Mrs. Gust (Ella) Wellnitz, Mrs. Edward (Milly) Wellnitz, and Sophie, all of Vernon. One daughter preceded her in death.

Other immediate relatives suriving are three brothers, William Laswig, Madison township, and Arthur and Max of Adams township, and two sisters, Mrs. Reinhold Moilette, and Mrs. John Conrad, Revillo. Also 15 grandchildren.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock this Thursday afternoon at the Edward Wellnitz home, and 2:00 o'clock at the St. Paul Lutheran church north of Albee, following which internment will be made in the Revillo Cemetery.

Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, May 12, 1938, page 1.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

Mrs. Mary Tucholke, County Resident 57 Years, Died Monday

Mrs. Mary Therese Tucholke, for over fifty-seven years a resident of Grant county, died Monday morning in the St. Bernard hospital at the age of 90 years.

Recently she had been making her home with her son, Anton, near Labolt and was looking forward to her ninety-first birthday on Monday, March 25.

The daughter of William Tucholke and Tena Vogelsang Tucholke, she was born in Germany on March 35, 1879, and came with her parents to this country when she was two and a half years old. They settled in Manchester, Wisconsin, where she attended school and was confirmed in the St Paul Lutheran Church on June 1, 1879.

In 1880 the family moved to Grant county and settled two and a half miles north of Albee.

On June 21, 1883, she married William Tucholke. They lived on a farm three miles west of Albee until 1907 when they moved to a farm near Labolt, where they lived all the rest of their lives. Mrs Tucholke spent fifty seven years there.

Of their ten children, seven survive. They are Emil, Otto and Mrs. Emil Sackreiter (Hattie), all of Milbank; William of Correll, Minn.; Walter of Revillo; Mrs. Gordon (Dena) Burchell and Anton of Labolt.

She was preceeded in death by her husband, one son, Ben, and two daughters, Martha Tucholke and Mrs. Oscar (Amanda) Sackreiter.

Other survivors are one sister, Mrs. Ida Tucholke, and one brother, Paul Vogelsang, both of Revillo, and 27 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.

Funeral services are planned for Friday afternoon at 1:15 in the Emanuel Funeral home at 2:00 p.m. in the Grace Luthern Church at Labolt. Burial will be in the Albee town cemetery.

Chosen as casket bearers are Harvey Sackreiter, Milbank; Willis Sackreiter, Revillo; Alvin Sackreiter, Clinton, Minn, and Marlowe Tucholke, Odessa, Minn.; and Wilfred Tucholke, Danvers, Minn.

Milbank Herald Advance, Milbank, SD, March 14, 1957, page 6.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

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The Rev. Stanislaus Maudlin, OSB, 89, a monk of Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, died at St. William's Nursing Home in Milbank Sunday, Jan. 22. Funeral Mass will be held at Blue Cloud Abbey Thursday, Jan. 26 at 11:00 a.m. Mundwiler Funeral Home of Milbank is in charge of arrangements.
Father Stanislaus was born in Greensburg, IN, on Dec. 16, 1916. He entered the Order of St. Benedict at St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, in 1934 and professed final vows in 1938. In 1942, he was ordained to the priesthood. He was assigned to St. Ann's Mission, Belcourt, North Dakota, the following year. Named superior of St. Michael's Mission, St. Michael, North Dakota, he remained there for six years, followed by assignment to Immaculate Conception at Stephan, South Dakota, where he served the parishioners of Stephan, Fort Thompson, Big Bend and Pierre. He returned to Belcourt, North Dakota, for a brief time in 1966.
He was a founding member of Blue Cloud Abbey in 1950. In 1967, he was named the Executive Director of the American Indian Culture Research Center at Blue Cloud, a position he held until his death. Bishop Paul V. Dudley of the Sioux Falls Diocese named him Vicar for Indian Ministry and this past December, he received an honorary doctorate from Mt. Marty College in Yankton. Soon after this, he suffered a stroke.
Survivors include: a brother, Joseph Maudlin of Diamond Bar, California; and a sister, Sister Marie Kathleen Maudlin, O.S.F. of Oldenburg, Indiana.

Note: died Jan. 22, 2006

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Nicholas Folk Dies Suddenly At Home Here
Nicholas Folk, well known resident of this city and of the Linden Beach and Corona neighborhoods, passed away suddenly at his home in this city last Saturday morning of a heart attack, the end coming while he sat in a chair. However, he had been serious ill for about two months that his demise was not entirely unexpected.
Deceased was born in Odessa, Russia, and had reached the age of 68 years two months and 28 days. He spent his boyhood near Odessa and at the age of 23 years was united in marriage with Scholastika Schenelback in 1898. Nine years later the family came to America and located near Grand Forks, North Dakota, where they lived for 10 years. In 1917 they came to Milbank and after spending a year here located on a farm near Linden Beach where they made their home until retiring from farming and coming to this city to establish a home six years ago. Five years ago Mr. Folk sufferred a stroke and had been a partial invalid ever since.
Mr. Folk is survived by his wife and 10 children. The later are Philip, Ned, Stephen, Frand and Joe, of this city and locality; Lucas and John, Smelterville, Idaho; Mrs, Paul Cloos, Webster; Mrs. Alfred Kurtzbein, Montevideo, Minn., and Mrs. Ralph Christianson of Wilmot. Also 43 grandchildren, one great grandchild, two sisters, Mrs. John Feist and Frs. Frank Feist, both of Grand Forks, N. D.
Deceased was an honorable, industrious man, devoted to his home and family and always a dependable friend and neighbor.
The fineral services were held at St. Lawrence church on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock by Rt. Revd. Msgr. Grabig. Burial was in St. Lawrence cemetery. Six sons of the deceased acted as pallbearers.
[Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, September 23, 1943, page 1 - Submitted by Suzanne Folk]

Scholastica (Schnellbach) Folk
Mrs. Nick Folk Dies; Had 149 Grandchildren
Mrs. Nick Folk, 85, long time Milbank resident, known as "Grandma" to 149 grandchildren and great grandchildren, many of them residents of this community, died at 12:25 a.m. Friday at St. William's home. Death came suddenly, following a day's illness.
Mrs. Folk, the former Scholastika Schnellbach, was born in Odessa, Russia, on Sept. 15, 1875. She attended grammar school and spent her early life there. Her marriage to Nickolas Folk took place at Odessa in February 1897. The couple migrated to the United States in 1907 and lived at Grand Forks, N. Dak., for 10 years before coming to the Milbank community in 1917. They reared a family of seven sons and three daughters, all of whom survive their mother.
A lifelong practitioner of the Catholic faith, she was a member of St. Lawrence church and of the Alter society of the church. Cheerful and pious, she was devoted to her family and nome, and took pleasure in her many grandchildren. She was highly respected by all who knew her.
Her survivors are her sons, Phillip, Ned, Frank, and Joe D., of Milbank; Steve and John, of Corona, and Lucas, of Osburn, Idaho; her daughters, Mrs. Gus (Margaret) Halmadge, of Riggins, Idaho; Mrs. A. R. (Frances) Kurtzbein, of Montevideo, Minn., and Mrs. Ralph (Elizabeth) Christianson, of Brookings; 58 grandchildren and 91 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, two grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
The Requiem Mass was celebrated Monday morning at St. Lawrence church by the Very Rev. Thomas J. Shanley. Burial was made in St. Lawrence cemetery.
The pallbearers were Joseph C., Leonard and Gerald Folk, Milbank; Albert Folk, Corona; Alfred H. Kurtzbein, Hopkins, Minn., and Ronald Christianson, Brookings.
[Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, November 17, 1960, page 1 - Submitted by Suzanne Folk]>

John Folk
John Folk, who made his home with his son Nick and family, out near Big Stone lake, passed away on Friday of last week of general debility, aged 80 years 7 months and 24 days. He was born in Odessa, Russia, December 20, 1850.
Deceased and children came to America in 1905, shortly following the death of Mrs. Folk, locating first at Grand Forks , N.D., and coming to this locality about 20 years ago and residing here ever since. Mr. Folk had been in failing health for more than two years past, failing gradually, and the end was not unexpected. The immediate relatives left to mourn his passing are his son Nick and two daughters, Barbara Fiest and Margaret Fiest, both of Grand Forks, N.D.
The funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Monday fornoon at St. Lawrence Catholic church in this city. Msgr. F.P. Grabig officiating. Interment was made in St. Lawrence cemetery.
[Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, August 20, 1931, pg 1. - Submitted by Suzanne Folk]

Andreas Heller

Andrew Heller is steadily growing weaker, and there seems to be little hope of his recovery. Everything possible is being done for his relief, but he is undergoing a great deal of suffering.
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Andrew Heller, an old settler in Vernon Twp., who located here in 1881, died last Saturday and was buried Monday at Revillo. The deceased was about fifty years of age and leaves a wife and eight children.
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[Grant County Review, Milbank, SD, August 14, 1902. - Submitted by Suzanne Folk]

The Wilmot Republican, Wilmot, South Dakota
December 24, 1915, page 1.

Contributed by Suzanne Folk

A Real Pioneer Gone Beyond

Moses Mireau, who years ago was chairman of the board of County Commissioner of Roberts County, having served with L. S. Hougen and Fred Dittes in that capacity in the late eighties, passed away in Ortonville on December fourth.
Mr. Mireau had an interesting career that would fill a book, which is of especial importance to our readers for the reason of his association with this section of the county in the early days.
The Ortonville Journal of recent date had the following to say about him: Moses Mireau was born of French parents in the Province of Quebec, Canada, in April 1834 or 5, and died Dec. 4, 1915, at his home in Ortonville at the ripe age of 81 years. His parents gave him an academy education and wanted him to study for the priesthood, but his religious conceptions changes and altered the whole course of his life. Early in life he came to Minnesota to work for various traders, until 1862, when he attempted to establish an Indian trading post on Big Stone lake, but the Indian war broke out and compelled him to flee for his life. He was the last man, and some say the only white man to escape from an upper window in the house at Redwood Falls which was surrounded by Indians. He took refuge among the trees and was not found. He came back to Big Stone Lake in the winter of 1865 or 6 and located two miles above Hartford in 1867 and Linden Beach in 1869.
The deceased was probate judge in 1880 of Grant County S. D., and County Commissioner for several years. In 1896 he came to live in Ortonville where he spent the evening of his life. He owned the boat livery.
Because of his heroism and zeal in the Indian war the state of Minnesota awarded him a pension. Those who knew him intimately and for a long time crown his old age with these words of commendation: He was a man well informed and well liked by all who knew him. No one could say aught against Moses Mireau. Most honest man I ever knew. Never wronged any man. Whatever he told you was the truth.

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My experience: Learning and being inspired to make a change

Sandra, Outreach volunteer

“I started volunteering at Project Genesis after receiving help concerning a problem with my landlord. I decided to volunteer with the Outreach program.

After becoming a volunteer, I started attending activities and workshops at Project Genesis, including one on welfare. At the discussion, two workers were explaining everything there is to know about how welfare works, how to apply, and some of the challenges faced by people who need to receive it. They talked about changes in the law, the Emploi-Québec program, and how these changes would affect people receiving welfare. A lot of people present shared their personal experience and troubles, what they’ve been through at the hands of the agents there and the program in general. It was a great learning experience. I don’t always follow the news, so for me to hear about the upcoming changes helped a lot to figure out what is going on and what is about to happen.

At the time of this event, I, myself was a recipient of welfare. I was in the process of looking for a job but I couldn’t find anything ,so it really shook me to my core to hear some of the horror stories because I felt like if ever my check was to get cut off, it would be impossible for me to take care of my family. As a single mother of 5 children, I felt like it was time for me to think of a plan B, and to act quickly. Since I wasn’t having luck in the job search department, i decided to take another route so I’m currently back in school, studying to become a medical secretary.

The highlight of the discussion was the many diverse testimonies of the participants. When you hear what other people have gone through, you can relate –  it can help you, it can inspire you, it can motivate you. And for my part, it definitely gave me a big push and hopefully I will never need to go back to welfare. There’s a feeling of insecurity when you’re on it that I don’t need to feel anymore.”

Sandra, Outreach volunteer

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Researchers from UCLA and the University of Connecticut have designed a new biofriendly energy storage system called a biological supercapacitor, which operates using charged particles, or ions, from fluids in the human body. The device is harmless to the body’s biological systems, and it could lead to longer-lasting cardiac pacemakers and other implantable medical devices.   The UCLA team was led by Richard Kaner, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and of materials science and engineering, and the Connecticut researchers were led by James Rusling, a professor of chemistry and cell biology.

A paper about their design was published this week in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.   Pacemakers — which help regulate abnormal heart rhythms — and other implantable devices have saved countless lives. But they’re powered by traditional batteries that eventually run out of power and must be replaced, meaning another painful surgery and the accompanying risk of infection. In addition, batteries contain toxic materials that could endanger the patient if they leak.

The researchers propose storing energy in those devices without a battery. The supercapacitor they invented charges using electrolytes from biological fluids like blood serum and urine, and it would work with another device called an energy harvester, which converts heat and motion from the human body into electricity — in much the same way that self-winding watches are powered by the wearer’s body movements. That electricity is then captured by the supercapacitor.   “Combining energy harvesters with supercapacitors can provide endless power for lifelong implantable devices that may never need to be replaced,” said Maher El-Kady, a UCLA postdoctoral researcher and a co-author of the study.

Modern pacemakers are typically about 6 to 8 millimeters thick, and about the same diameter as a 50-cent coin; about half of that space is usually occupied by the battery. The new supercapacitor is only 1 micrometer thick — much smaller than the thickness of a human hair — meaning that it could improve implantable devices’ energy efficiency. It also can maintain its performance for a long time, bend and twist inside the body without any mechanical damage, and store more charge than the energy lithium film batteries of comparable size that are currently used in pacemakers.   “Unlike batteries that use chemical reactions that involve toxic chemicals and electrolytes to store energy, this new class of biosupercapacitors stores energy by utilizing readily available ions, or charged molecules, from the blood serum,” said Islam Mosa, a Connecticut graduate student and first author of the study.

The new biosupercapacitor comprises a carbon nanomaterial called graphene layered with modified human proteins as an electrode, a conductor through which electricity from the energy harvester can enter or leave. The new platform could eventually also be used to develop next-generation implantable devices to speed up bone growth, promote healing or stimulate the brain, Kaner said.

Although supercapacitors have not yet been widely used in medical devices, the study shows that they may be viable for that purpose.   “In order to be effective, battery-free pacemakers must have supercapacitors that can capture, store and transport energy, and commercial supercapacitors are too slow to make it work,” El-Kady said. “Our research focused on custom-designing our supercapacitor to capture energy effectively, and finding a way to make it compatible with the human body.”   Among the paper’s other authors are the University of Connecticut’s Challa Kumar, Ashis Basu and Karteek Kadimisetty. The research was supported by the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and a National Science Foundation EAGER grant.   Source and top image: UCLA Engineering

MIT-Nanowires 070715 -1 Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed

 Wearable electronic devices for health and fitness monitoring are a rapidly growing area of consumer electronics; one of their biggest limitations is the capacity of their tiny batteries to deliver enough power to transmit data. Now, researchers at MIT and in Canada have found a promising new approach to delivering the short but intense bursts of power needed by such small devices.

The key is a new approach to making supercapacitors — devices that can store and release electrical power in such bursts, which are needed for brief transmissions of data from wearable devices such as heart-rate monitors, computers, or smartphones, the researchers say. They may also be useful for other applications where high power is needed in small volumes, such as autonomous microrobots.

The new approach uses yarns, made from nanowires of the element niobium, as the electrodes in tiny supercapacitors (which are essentially pairs of electrically conducting fibers with an insulator between). The concept is described in a paper in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces by MIT professor of mechanical engineering Ian W. Hunter, doctoral student Seyed M. Mirvakili, and three others at the University of British Columbia.

Nanotechnology researchers have been working to increase the performance of supercapacitors for the past decade. Among nanomaterials, carbon-based nanoparticles — such as carbon nanotubes and graphene — have shown promising results, but they suffer from relatively low electrical conductivity, Mirvakili says.

In this new work, he and his colleagues have shown that desirable characteristics for such devices, such as high power density, are not unique to carbon-based nanoparticles, and that niobium nanowire yarn is a promising an alternative.

“Imagine you’ve got some kind of wearable health-monitoring system,” Hunter says, “and it needs to broadcast data, for example using Wi-Fi, over a long distance.” At the moment, the coin-sized batteries used in many small electronic devices have very limited ability to deliver a lot of power at once, which is what such data transmissions need.

“Long-distance Wi-Fi requires a fair amount of power,” says Hunter, the George N. Hatsopoulos Professor in Thermodynamics in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, “but it may not be needed for very long.” Small batteries are generally poorly suited for such power needs, he adds.

“We know it’s a problem experienced by a number of companies in the health-monitoring or exercise-monitoring space. So an alternative is to go to a combination of a battery and a capacitor,” Hunter says: the battery for long-term, low-power functions, and the capacitor for short bursts of high power. Such a combination should be able to either increase the range of the device, or — perhaps more important in the marketplace — to significantly reduce size requirements.

The new nanowire-based supercapacitor exceeds the performance of existing batteries, while occupying a very small volume. “If you’ve got an Apple Watch and I shave 30 percent off the mass, you may not even notice,” Hunter says. “But if you reduce the volume by 30 percent, that would be a big deal,” he says: Consumers are very sensitive to the size of wearable devices.

The innovation is especially significant for small devices, Hunter says, because other energy-storage technologies — such as fuel cells, batteries, and flywheels — tend to be less efficient, or simply too complex to be practical when reduced to very small sizes. “We are in a sweet spot,” he says, with a technology that can deliver big bursts of power from a very small device.

Ideally, Hunter says, it would be desirable to have a high volumetric power density (the amount of power stored in a given volume) and high volumetric energy density (the amount of energy in a given volume). “Nobody’s figured out how to do that,” he says. However, with the new device, “We have fairly high volumetric power density, medium energy density, and a low cost,” a combination that could be well suited for many applications.

Niobium is a fairly abundant and widely used material, Mirvakili says, so the whole system should be inexpensive and easy to produce. “The fabrication cost is cheap,” he says. Other groups have made similar supercapacitors using carbon nanotubes or other materials, but the niobium yarns are stronger and 100 times more conductive. Overall, niobium-based supercapacitors can store up to five times as much power in a given volume as carbon nanotube versions.

Niobium also has a very high melting point — nearly 2,500 degrees Celsius — so devices made from these nanowires could potentially be suitable for use in high-temperature applications.

In addition, the material is highly flexible and could be woven into fabrics, enabling wearable forms; individual niobium nanowires are just 140 nanometers in diameter — 140 billionths of a meter across, or about one-thousandth the width of a human hair.

So far, the material has been produced only in lab-scale devices. The next step, already under way, is to figure out how to design a practical, easily manufactured version, the researchers say.

“The work is very significant in the development of smart fabrics and future wearable technologies,” says Geoff Spinks, a professor of engineering at the University of Wollongong, in Australia, who was not associated with this research. This paper, he adds, “convincingly demonstrates the impressive performance of niobium-based fiber supercapacitors.”

The team also included PhD student Mehr Negar Mirvakili and professors Peter Englezos and John Madden, all from the University of British Columbia.

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Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Powershell UK User Group November Meeting

Richard has confirmed details of the next Powershell UK User Group Meeting.

Date: Thursday 20th November
Time: 6.30 - 9.30pm
Location: Memphis Room, Building 3, Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading

Powershell Introduction: Objects and get-member
PowerGUI SQL Server Reporting Services powerpack
Powershell in SQL Server 2008

If you want to attend please send an email to so that you can have a badge waiting for you on arrival.

These are always great events and are well worth attending for anyone with an interest in Powershell (or even SQL this time!). There'll be free pizza too. :-)

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Hostess with the Mostest

When I was recently asked to share some organizing tips for hostessing, I was reluctant.  There will be seasons for every single one of us when we feel like our homes are not organized, and I would never want you to pass up a hostessing opportunity because of that.  Being a gracious hostess is about your attitude.  The way you greet your guests, the way you listen when they are talking, your comfort level at having them in your less than perfect home.

So, before you read on, please believe that you can still have someone over even if your living room is stacked with furniture and you have portable heaters all over the place and you can only sit on kitchen stools or dining chairs because you have no other furniture.

Okay.  Now let's talk about some things you can do to be organized before your guests arrive.

Whether you have lots of space or barely any, there are steps you can take to make your entrance guest friendly.  If you keep guests' coats in the closet, make sure you have extra hangers and push your jackets aside to make some room.  If you have enough room in your entryway, put up some hooks that are special for guests.

A rug, especially something with a bit of depth like shag, will keep your visitors from that wet floor dance when they come in with snowy boots.

It's nice to have a chair if you have space, so people who need to can sit to put on footwear.  A mirror is helpful as well in case someone wants to do a quick once over before coming in.
Don't forget to pop a little pretty into your entrance to help your friends feel welcome.

Potty Talk:

No joke.  I have had the empty roll experience on more toilets than I can tell you.  Just the other day it happened to me in a restaurant.
Please, please, please keep spare rolls in the bathroom!
I fell in love with this idea that I saw on the Jones Design Company blog...brilliant!

I also think a garbage can is essential in your guest can be kinda awkward without one.

Corral the Clutter:

I am a huge fan of the tray.  I use them all over the house from my nightside table to my coffee table.  Trays come in all shapes and colours.  They look pretty and are useful to corral your stuff.  If you need more space when you are entertaining, it's easy to move a tray to create more room.

House of Turquoise
 If you have an ottoman in your entertaining area, a tray makes a perfect spot for guests to place their drinks or snacks.

House of Turquoise
Even my in my temporary living room I have my trusty trays out.

Way up there in the first photo, I really wanted to make excuses for my unfinished door frame and my lack of baseboards.  And did I mention that I want to paint the wood on that turquoise chair to match the love seat?  But when someone comes over and you spend your whole time apologizing, it sorta starts to feel a bit uncomfortable.  So, no apologies please.  I'm not perfect, neither are you.  Come in and let's have a great time enjoying each other's company.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Patience is a Virtue

Oh. Yah.
The ribbon appeared.  That's right.  In my ribbon box...where I did not ever look.
  These things happen to the most organized.
(no age comments please)

Now the scarves are all hung behind the mirror with care.

In case anyone (besides Jake) is waiting on the edge of their seats to see Room Number Four, I apologize.  A key piece of furniture for the redo is in that room with the load of furniture in front of it.  Hopefully, soon I will have a basement storage room to move all that stuff into and Jake's room can get done!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Don't Call the Stuff Police

If you have anti-stuff issues, please stop reading now.

I've been living in reno land since the Spring.  Which means I have not had access to my storage room for quite awhile.

Yup.  That's it.  Way back there.  Even if I did haul all that stuff out of the way, the room itself is FULL of everything I had in the basement as well as items from the main floor where the reno is happening.

Since we started renovating I've been on a few trips, had a birthday, Christmas has come and gone.  Not to mention yard sales and Kijiji.  So yah...I have some stuff hanging around and nowhere to store it.

Ugh.  My great little gift storage room turned into a dumping ground.

Oops.  Because even when parts of your home are in chaos, there are things you can do to keep your living space normal, and that is important so that you can feel some sense of peace even if, you know, half your main floor is ripped apart and your basement is still unliveable and you can't use your front door still (just for example).

So today I pulled all that stuff out.

Darla, who should be on salary, and I sorted everything into bins according to which room it will eventually go into.  And here we are, 12 bins later.  If you want to say, LADY, you have a lot of stuff, then what I have to say to you is, I KNOW.  But by reno end, I will have gained 1700 square feet (plus my porch).  So, I think it is not smart to purge anything until I am sure it will not be needed.

And now my little gift/craft room is back to normal and it feels much more peaceful up here.

Now let's play a little game.  I thought when I got that big pile out of the way, I would find my brown ribbon which I need to add some new scarves to my scarf collection.

But it was not there.  And it is not in my sewing area.  ARG.
So?  Where would Shannon store her ribbon???
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Day 16 ~ Cook Books

One of the best decisions I ever made in the organizing department was to donate all my cook books.  I used to have a bunch.  They took up all sorts of space.
And now?
I have this.

The thing was, I'd use 3 recipes from one book, 2 from another, and in a huge stack of books maybe only 20 or 30 pages were actually ever getting looked at.
So one summer I made it my project to write out all my favourite recipes on cards.
I colour coded various categories.

And now this is the amount of space my recipes take up.  I have some loose papers in there - recipes I've printed off the internet or ripped from magazines.  When I have some spare minutes I'll write them on cards too.  I have lots of extra cards so that I can keep on adding new recipes whenever I need to.

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  1. I have enjoyed following you along in your challenge so far! Just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Leibster Award http://www.cherryblossomlove.com/2012/10/liebster-award.html


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The Making of Mary and the Witch's Flower

This 40-minute documentary goes behind the scenes at Studio Ponoc to chronicle the making of their debut animated feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower. Narrated by Hana Sugisaki (the voice of Mary) and Hiroko Kimata, this program follows producer Yoshiaki Nishimura and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi during the production and promotion of their film.

Expect a cameo appearance by Studio Ghibli founders Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki near the end, as the finished movie is shown to Yonebayashi's mentors (Hayao Miyazaki declined to attend, but gave Mary and the Witch's Flower his thumbs-up). All parties involved see Studio Ponoc as the child of Ghibli, and wish for its success. The movie went on to moderate success at the box office; hopefully that was enough to convince investors to support more features (four short film projects are currently in production).

This video does include English subtitles. I wouldn't at all be surprised if this is included as a bonus feature on the inevitable GKIDS Blu-Ray/DVD.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

I was interested to read the comment last week of the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, Markus Killick, on the need of a mature financial market such as Gibraltar to have a Financial Ombudsman.
By coincidence I was contacted two weeks ago by people who bank on the Rock asking me could I give them a contact for such a person. I thought about it and suggested they contact the FSC and the Government’s own consumer service. In the event I understand they contacted both, received a reply from neither, and ended up closing their account.
The point is there are two aspects to the day to day banking and investment services in Gibraltar. The first is Gibraltarians themselves and it seems incredible in this day and age they have no access to redress should they not be happy with the service they receive because the FSC, in the words of Mr Killick himself: “Whist we investigate complaints, this is from the perspective of assessing whether a regulatory breach has occurred rather than for redress.”
However Gibraltar’s financial centre is international which in its simplest form see Britons and other foreigners living in Spain using the Rock’s banks and investment companies. This is a more complicated group because their home experience has been when they have encountered a problem or needed to make a complaint there is an Ombudsman to fight their corner. When they experience such difficulties in Gibraltar they are shocked to find they are on their own, which in turn damages the Rock’s standing.
The fact that Mr Killick has come out to demand an Ombudsman either on the UK or Malta model is important because he is a financial expert whose views are taken seriously. It would appear the chief minister has turned a deaf ear to pleas for an Ombudsman from the now leader of the opposition, Fabian Picardo, over a six year period. Indeed such a proposal formed part of the GSLP’s manifesto at the last election and was marked for priority action if they had won.
Commenting on Mr Killick’s statement in the FSC’s annual report Fabian Picardo said: “There has been an obvious need for an Ombudsman to defend the consumer both in the day to day dealings with financial institutions but also in such cases as those which arose with TEPs. It is has been obvious to consumers, it has been obvious to the Opposition, now it is obvious to the FSC and the only person it doesn’t seem obvious to is the Chief Minister.”
Picardo added: “The need for a Financial Services Ombudsman is important not only for Gibraltarians but also for the Rock’s international standing as a financial services hub. Gibraltarians are amongst the thousands that use Gibraltar’s financial institutions and when they encounter problems find there is no means of redress if there is no regulatory breach in their complaint. That is why Gibraltar needs a Financial Services Ombudsman on the same basis as currently exists in the UK so all the customers of our banks and other institutions have this facility which is vital for our mature finance centre. I know that most if not all the financial institutions with a presence in Gibraltar would welcome this also.”


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AML Certification courses in India

There are many AML Certification courses in India. Some of them are global and some of them are local.Globally, there are several renowned certifications focusing on enriching AML or Compliance related topics and can be very helpful.

AML Certification courses in India

Most of the AML Certifications in India help the professionals to get their resume recognized by adding the certifications such as Certified Anti Money Laundering Experts. Certifications show that professionals are out of the crowd and are equipped with the required knowledge to work in the AML and Compliance domain.

Contents of AML Certification courses

AML Certifications help the professionals to distinguish themselves from the crowd and it also adds the knowledge and value to the professional who is studying the subject of Anti Money Laundering. Globally, there are many certifications which offer a good curriculum. However, Money Laundering is a technical subject which needs to be understood in the local parlance. There are different criminal challenges faced by different countries, Drug Trafficking may be the most popular crime in Columbia but Human Trafficking may be the biggest challenge before Thailand. Financial Terms used in every country may also differ. In such scenario the professional actually gain the insights when they study the local laws. One of the most popular AML Certifications in India is Certified Anti Money Laundering Expert Program, which is designed for the Indian bankers and compliance professionals. This program emphasize on the local laws and the local terminologies which are used by the Law enforcement agencies and the compliance professionals.

Cost of AML Certifications

Ambitious professionals always look forward to go global, however the cost of the global certifications play a major barrier in completion of the Certification process. One should do the cost benefit analysis of completion of certifications. Some AML certifications in India are focussed on KYC alone. It is necessary to understand that KYC is a very very small part of the Money Laundering Process. There are many other aspects involved in the process of money laundering and the cost of certifications vary when the practical case studies are discussed.

Certified Anti Money Laundering Expert program covers many aspects from KYC, PMLA to various case studies. This program is offered by Indiaforensic Center of Studies and the payments are required to be made in Indian Rupees. It costs Rs. 18500 for an individual to complete the certification.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Escape from Alcatraz?

First let me say that anyone who took the Alcatraz tour in the 80's, needs to revisit the Island for their upgraded better than ever tour! Its an audio tour now, and I was very impressed! You walk through the prison with someone telling you where to go, stop, turn, look...etc...The chatter behind the narration actually put you in there with the residents! Most people wouldn't see the above picture in their minds eye of Alcatraz, but I did. While huffing and puffing up the hill ( or down , cant remember which) ( damn I need a personal trainer) I spied this beautiful steep staircase leading nowhere? Was it manual labor? Its just beautiful to me! I yelled for Blima to get the shot as we passed. ( good job buttercup)
The only residents now are the birds. All of the laughing seagulls. For awhile I was blissfully happy listening, then I wanted to tell them to shut the hell up! (working on my last nerve) It occurred to me that they weren't laughing at all. They were telling us to get off their island! yep yep yep... back off people, we own this joint! Walt and I came close to a nesting pair on a short rooftop, and boy did Pappa gull go insane with his chatter....
So what I'm trying to say is.... Go to San Francisco! Take the tour!( the one ON the island, not just a boatride around) See the beautiful wildlife, plant life, landscape, views of the city.... and the prison history was a bonus:)

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The Sarah Bear said...

Ok, that's one stop on your whirlwind week adventure... I WANT MORE! I know you must have seen/done so much... keep 'em comin' honey!

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Women's Navigating With Map & Compass Class
May 19th, 2018

Greenough Park Pavilion
1629 Monroe St Missoula, MT

Feel empowered when you're in the backcountry by knowing exactly where you are and where you're going by using a map and compass. Learn hands-on orienteering in a supportive space at this all-women's navigation class. Register below. In this outdoor workshop, cartographer Amelia Hagen-Dillon will teach you to use a map and compass to plan a route and stay on it. You'll learn how to read a topographic map, the parts of a compass, and how to use a map and compass in tandem. You'll be able to pinpoint your location through triangulation and then navigate to new locations by following a bearing. Each participant will get their very own Cairn Cartographics map of the Missoula area. We will have a few compasses on hand for participants to use, but please bring your own if you have one. (Many phones have compass apps.) The class will begin at the Greenough Park Pavilion for the classroom portion, and then we'll hike to Waterworks Hill for hands-on practice. Please dress appropriately. This class is a collaboration between Cairn Cartographics and Ecology Project International (EPI), a local science education nonprofit. All proceeds from the class support EPI's #STEM4Good campaign to engage more girls in hands-on science and empower them to pursue careers in STEM. To learn more about the campaign, please visit EPI's website.

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Gladys and David Blank Home Page

Welcome to the Gladys and David photo albums.

There are over 9000 photos divided into 39 libraries which then divide into 250 different albums. This represents a distillation from some 32,000 photos originally taken.

  • Click on any picture to enlarge it.
  • Once you enlarge the photo you can view a slide show whose button is in the top right hand corner. Beware that the speed of the slide show is a function of your internet connection speed.
  • The photos vary in quality as they were taken over the past hundred years with a myriad of cameras.

Some of the libraries are quite unique:

Gladys celebrated her 70th in Jerusalem in June 2014. Gladys invited her family and friends to a tour of the Jerusalem Bird Research facility followed by a sumptuous brunch.
Friends and relatives wrote letters which were incorporated into a book. Click here to view this as a PDF file.
David produced a movie of Gladys' first seventy years.
Grandson Daniel took pictures as did Gil Krispin and the Kolkers.

Dr. Fritz Blank, my late father, accumulated many quotations that he considered noteworthy. These have been edited into a a very small book which can be viewed by clicking here.

My dear family, put together a book for my 65th birthday. This was a huge effort as they contacted people all around the world to write something about me. Click here to see the result.

The website blankgenealogy.com continues to be a work in progress. To date it has some 18,500 names, 3,100 photos, 2,500 documents of the various families from which Gladys and I stem.

The photographic history of Gush Katif are on a separate website www.gushkatif.net

A picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy!

Click here to send us eMail
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Global Greeks: Greek New Zealander Terry Serepisos - Multi Millionaire Property Magnate and Wellington Phoenix Football Team Owner

Terry Serepisos -  New Zealand's answer to  Donald Trump
(Photo Source: The Dominion Post - Andrew Gorrie)

Serepisos to become New Zealand's Donald Trump

By TOM FITZSIMONS - The Dominion Post

He might not have the comb-over, but millionaire Wellington property developer Terry Serepisos is to be New Zealand's answer to Donald Trump.

The Phoenix football team owner has been chosen as the host of a local version of The Apprentice. The reality-TV show, an international hit with Trump as host, pits teams of aspiring entrepreneurs against each other.

One unlucky loser is turfed off the show every week to the words "You're fired", before the eventual winner lands a plum job in the host's firm.

Mr Serepisos told Close Up he was not nervous about the role.

"I guess a little bit, but I'm not shy of the camera, so I'm okay with that." ...

 Terry Serepisos' launch into property began here - Maison Cabriole Apartments
His timing was perfect for buying the ex Wellington Gas Company and turning it into inner city apartments
(Photo source: Sophia Economou)

 Terry Serepisos' characteristic blue columned HQ Century City Towers
 View from Wellington's James Cook Hotel
(Photo source: Sophia Economou)

Things you might want to know about Terry Serepisos

  • Started out in business by opening men's fashion store Trillini, which expanded to six stores around Wellington.
  • Moved into property by buying a derelict Wellington building from Sir Ron Brierley, founder of takeover giant, Brierley Investments for $950,000 and converting it into apartments - The Maison Cabriole Apartments ( photo above).
  • Owns the Phoenix football team, it lost him $2.5m during its first two seasons, but was a move which saved NZ soccer and helped send New Zealand to the World Cup in South Africa later this year.
  • Brought David Beckham and the LA Galaxy to Wellington in 2007....

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Global Greek Music: Mario Frangoulis sings Manos Hadjidakis - Asteri tou Voria - Aστέρι του Βοριά - North Star

In his latest album and tribute to Manos Hadjidakis, Epohi tis Agapis or Season of Love, our tremendously talented Global Greek performer, Mario Frangoulis, sings one of the composer's most beautiful pieces.

Asteri tou Voria, lyrics by Nikos Gatsos shown below, was composed for Elia Kazan's acclaimed film about the massacre and expulsion of the Greeks and Armenians from Asia Minor "America, America" released in 1963.

Τ' αστέρι του βοριά
θα φέρει ξαστεριά
μα σαν φανεί
μεσ' απ' το πέλαγο πανί
θα γίνω κύμα και φωτιά
να σ' αγκαλιάσω ξενητιά

Και 'συ χαμένη μου
πατρίδα μακρυνή
θα μείνεις χάδι και πληγή
σαν ξημερώσει σ' άλλη γή

Τώρα πετώ
για της ζωής το πανηγύρι
τώρα πετώ
για της χαράς μου την γιορτή

Φεγγάρια μου παλιά
καινούργια μου πουλιά
διώχτε τον ήλιο
και τη μέρα απ' το βουνό
για να με δείτε να περνώ
σαν αστραπή στον ουρανό Δίς

Διώχτε τον ήλιο
και τη μέρα απ' το βουνό
για να με δείτε να περνώ
σαν αστραπή στον ουρανό...

There are several versions on YouTube...we are including two more which we think are beautiful - you can choose the one you prefer!

With Manolis Mitsias and composer Dimitri Papadimitriou

With Elena Moudiri-Hasiotou and Katerina Sissini

Two students from the Aristotelian University Theatre School on a school excursion to the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus sing the song a cappella... a lovely goosebump producing version in a sacred setting where the acoustics are superb!

Which one do you prefer?

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Global Greek Issues: Macedonia - What Do YOU Think? Is it Time for Greece to take a Different Kind of Initiative? VOTE NOW!

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Alexander the Great has been a feature of Greek coins and notes for a very, very long time, long before the establishment of FYROM and indeed it's unfounded claims, historically, that it's inhabitants are the direct descendants of one of our most glorious Global Greeks!

Alexander the Great lifetime tetradrachm from Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 336-326 BC

Is it time Greece took matters into it's own hands and went on the offensive?

We at Global Greek World, think enough is enough!

Let's set the cat amongst the pigeons!

The European Central Bank tells us the following:

Once a year, each country in the euro area may issue a €2 commemorative coin.

These coins have the same features and properties and the same common side as normal €2 coins. What makes them different is their commemorative design on the national side. Only the €2 denomination can be used for commemorative coins.

They are legal tender throughout the euro area. That means they can be used – and must be accepted – just like any other euro coin.

Most of these coins commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of historic importance.

The very first €2 commemorative coin was issued in 2004 by Greece to commemorate the Olympic Games in Athens...

We think the time is right, and ripe, for Greece to make a move and issue a  commemorative 2 euro coin in honour of this great Hellene.

After all, we have had Alexander the Great on our coins and notes for hundreds of years, why not now? What is stopping us?

What do you think?

Cast your vote in the sidebar POLL or leave a comment... we're interested in your opinion!

To read more about Alexander the Great depicted on coins and notes throughout the course of Hellenic history from "Numis: Coins and Collecting"   Click here

To read more about the issue on the internet, in Greek  Click here

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Global Greek Issues: "Claiming Macedonia" a Very Interesting Book by George C. Papavizas

"Claiming Macedonia" : The Struggle for the Heritage, Territory and Name of the Historic Hellenic Land,
By : George C. Papavizas
Published by: McFarland & Company, Inc.,
Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London

When I was thirteen years old I asked my grandfather Constantine why he had joined the Greek andartes (freedom fighters) in 1904 and fought for four years in Macedonia against the armed Slavic bands (komitadjides, committee men) of the clandestine Bulgarian Komitet "Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization" (IMRO, Vatreshna Makedonska Revolutionna Organizadja). Still under the Ottomans in the early 1900s, western Macedonia and Krimini, the small village with its four hundred Greek-speaking inhabitants where I was born, were in the forefront of the so-called Macedonian Struggle (Makedonikos Agonas that lasted four years. Looking at me straight in the eyes for a long time in silence, twirling his long moustache, his sixty-year-old weather-beaten face furrowed in deep pain because of the distortion of historical facts on Macedonia emanating from the Slavic north, he said softly with tears in his eyes:
"To make certain that after the Turks, our Macedonia remains Hellenic and my children and grandchildren enjoy freedom as Hellinomakedones" (Greek Macedonians).

Always with a permanent genteel expression evincing compassion and understanding, Kotas, as he was known among his friends and relatives, was a man of genuine affability and modest demeanor, underlined by a powerful mix of genuine Hellenic Macedonian values and an unusually strong commitment to family and the Greek Orthodox Church. Representing an exclusive group of brave men with a tenacious belief in Macedonian Hellenism, Kotas, my hero grandfather, had no bigotry, hate, or chauvinism in his heart. What, then, motivated the prudent and peaceful man to become a guerrilla fighter for Macedonian Hellenism when even the official Greek government kept a cautious and ambivalent approach to the Macedonian problem and a safe distance from the Macedonian Struggle in the early years? Only an intense, innate passion for Macedonian Hellenism's fate and a distaste for history's distortion could incite him to leave his family for four years for the undeclared vicious guerrilla fight against the Turks and Bulgarians. He died of pneumonia at sixty, leaving behind an deep feeling of patriotism for all and an indelible, life-long Hellenic Macedonian legacy that has had a major impact on me, his first grandson.

Sixty years later I was at my son's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Before I sat down, my eight-year-old grandson, Aidan, ran to me and brandished the Scholastic Atlas of the World, published by Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd. in Great Bardfield, Essex. He proudly demonstrated his geography skills by naming several countries around the world without reading the names, leaving his best for the end, the map of Greece. He looked at it for a few seconds, placed his finger on the word "Macedonia," looked at me with his intelligent blue eyes, and said:

"Here, Papou [Grandfather]; I know where Macedonia is, where you were born."

Suddenly, he looked at me again and said, disappointed,

"But - you told me you were born in Macedonia, Greece." ....

To read more from George Papavizas' introduction and find out more about the very valuable background to this book, Click Here

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3 Strong Points to Consider Choosing a Web Hosting Service

What is a Web Hosting Service? Why Websites or blogs need a Web hosting Service?

Before going into details of web hosting service, let us define certain terms related to website or blogs. Website developers or blog developers need a domain name and a web hosting service to promote their niche content to their audience. Beginners may use a free domain and third-party hosting service to promote their content. Two major third-party content management system offer free domains and hosting service are WordPress and Blogger. Both these platforms offer content promotion service through their servers. They host the domain on their  server. This kind of blog or website promotion may not enjoy all the self hosting benefits.

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A well designed website or blog on any niche with value to the audience need a topic related domain name and self hosting service that will boost and enhance the web presence.  The example below will explain this point.

Example of website or blog hosted by third-party is example.WordPress.com – Here example is the domain name and hosted by WordPress.

example for Self Hosted Domain is  example.com – Here example is the domain name and hosted on self hosted servers provided by web hosting service providers. In this example the domain name is a purchased domain and will be unique. The hosting is self hosting purchased from a web hosting service providers. There are many web hosting service providers and domain registrants offering different progressive features to promote their business.

What are the 3 strong points to consider while choosing a web hosting service provider

My preference while choosing a web hosting service provider is

  • After Sales Support:  Never choose a service provider who will sell their service and forget  web hosting service provider. Many web hosting service providers offer  low price tag with great features. Evaluate the offers and make a right decision. If you buy a hosting service for a low price from an unreliable provider, what will you do if there is no after sales support and there is a server down? You can only look at the skies or prying the almighty.
  • Minimum Server Downtime: If there is a server crash or hack and the service provider can not quickly recover the data base you are once again in doldrums.
  • Price and Features: Price tag is of course as important as other points mentioned above. We always look for an affordable, low-priced  web hosting service provider. Is it not?

How to check a web hosting service provider credentials:

  • Find Out how long the web hosting service provider is in the market and how many service accounts he bagged.
  • Read online reviews about the service provider. There will be  pro and con when one look at reviews. Do not be panicky if you see a negative review.  Negative review give more insight into the selection process.
  • Find Out  the offers of the web hosting services  like bandwidth, types of hosting services whether shared or dedicated and the difference in pricing with competitors.
  • Check for hidden costs while offering the support. Web hosting service providers charge extra for support request like back up installation, trouble shoots.

Web hosting price initially will be cheap and as low as $.199 per month. But the renewal cost or recurring expenses will be high after one year. That is where we really have the pinch of the expenditure. Unless the blog or website earns on it sown , it is difficult to keep up the renewal cost. Please do research on the web hosting providers terms and conditions before taking decision.

Other points to consider

There are many more points and they are also equally important while evaluating a web hosting service provider.

  • Start with an affordable shared hosting service and later depending on the growth of your website traffic go for VPS or dedicated hosting services.
  • Check for hosting providers track record and  server details where the website or blog is hosted.
  • Few developers buy domain names because they are cheap. Check whether your hosting provider allow add-on domain hosting and the number of add on domains they allow. It is better to have each domain for each topic to get goof Google Rank.
  • Shared hosting services will serve well with 30000 to 40 thousand traffic per month. If you predict a growth go for dedicated service.
  • Choose a host who offers important features like auto script like Fantastico,  Cron for day-in-day-out operations, .htaccess access for security/page redirects.

  • Check for e-commerce features . e-commerce sites are very powerful and earns more revenue now a days.
  • Look for a hosting service that offer installation backup service and easy menu driven, self-explanatory c panel.
  • Check whether the hosting service supports your own email address for the domain and extend support to POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Auto responders, Email forwards
  • Some blogger use special software to develop their websites using content management systems. Check whether your host supports content management systems like WordPress, Drupal, Dream Weaver, Flash

  • Check whether you host offers free content management  systems with free themes. Paid themes are always costly and many free themes offer similar features. With simple themes one can develop fantastic websites or blogs if and if you work hard and understand the techniques how to do it?.

Web designing is an art. It is not a rocket science. Any one with little practice can become an expert website designer. Watch websites or blogs and learn the ways they have developed the websites or blogs. You can also learn from on-line tutorials the tips and techniques required to develop a website. Over a time You will be  the master of your own.

To summarise the main focal points

  • choose a reliable,loyal and trust worthy web hosting service.
  • Do a thorough research with reviews and company profiles.
  • Keep an eye on after sale support, features of the service and the track record
  • Check on the price tag on first time buy and price for renewals.
  • Check on the hidden costs

Some reliable  web hosting services are Godaddy, HostGator, web hosting pad and Google.


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UMD: A Globally Connected University

Hosting Chinese Guests at UMD

Chinese culture places great emphasis the appropriate treatment of guests. This naturally becomes part of their expectations when they themselves are guests. In order to put your and UMD’s best feet forward, we have the following tips and suggestions:

  • Refreshment Preparation:
    It is important to provide refreshments. If you ask the guests they will most likely say they do not want anything. This is more ritual than truth. You should give every guest something to drink. Chinese guests usually prefer tea or hot water (not ice water) to coffee, but it is best to offer all three. Another option would be to just place a bottle of water at each seating place (room temperature bottles, not chilled). The University Dining Services Goodies to Go(link is external) has boxed hot water that you can order to be delivered to your event site. It is perfectly fine to serve coffee, but please have cream and sugar available. You do not need to offer snacks, but if you do fruit and cookies are usually well received by Chinese guests.
  • Seating Arrangement:
    It will be a good idea to set up tabletop name tents for everyone attending the meeting. These are useful to guide the Chinese guests into their appropriate seats, and help the guests and host to identify each other during the meeting. Make sure to print on both sides of the tents so people can find their seats easily. The head of the delegation should be seated either right next to the highest-ranking host if at a round table or directly across the table from the highest-ranking host at a typical meeting table. The principles sit in the middle, with decreasing rank extending outwards.
  • Meeting Sequence:
    You should send someone to receive the guests from their car/van/bus and walk them to the meeting room. Have your business cards available for exchange when the guests enter the meeting room, exchanging with the delegation head first, then seat the guests.

    It is your responsibility to start the meeting with welcome remarks. It’s very important to acknowledge the head of the delegation and thank him/her for visiting. It might be a good idea to add a very short introduction on UMD in the welcome speech, then allow the head of the guests to give his/her speech. After both principles have made their opening remarks, then substantive discussions can begin.

    It’s very common for Chinese guests to ask for certain data on UMD, such as school ranking, department ranking, major ranking, the number of students etc. Make sure you can answer such questions.

    At the end of the meeting, present a small UMD or Maryland-related gift to the head of the delegation, take a group picture, and walk the delegation to their car.


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There wasn’t a chair in the place….If we were lucky there’d be fish, but if we were waiting for a boat sometimes you’d have to wait all morning long. Course this time of the year it would be desperate because those big doors would be open down stairs and all the breeze would be coming in from the wharves. You had to stand around and wait. You didn’t dare leave because it meant a dollar if you stayed. This was your livelihood. And the top pay that you could make was 33½ cents an hour at that time. And if they wanted you to work seven days a week you worked seven days a week.”

Marjorie Stout When Gloucester was Gloucester: Toward an Oral History of the City, Gloucester 350th Anniversary Celebration Inc. Stout’s later work included directing Action Inc., a social service agency, for over a decade.

“If you look out on the grey green water and you still see the rusting hulls of working fishing boats, this is still Gloucester.” Mark Kurlansky, author submitted quote for the HarborWalk

The present wage payment plan consists of paying the girls on an hourly basis which is at the rate of 70 cent an hour. For this 70 cents, management has only been able to obtain an average of 25 boxes per hour from the girls. This average of 25 boxes was obtained from Gorton’s records which cover a period of five years.

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Prize winning photojournalist, Charles A. Lowe; photos courtesy Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann Museum

iGetNewEngland Features Cape Pond Ice (7:11min)

iGetNewEngland Host Greg Boghosian visits the Cape Pond Ice Company in Gloucester, Massachusetts.


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Gluvna Shimo Hromada Home
Family Owned and Operated since 1912 Lorain, Ohio
John J. Czompoly, Sr.
C.E.I. Avon Lake Retiree
Age 74
Born: March 7, 1943   Died: February 21, 2018

Gluvna Shimo Hromada

John J. Czompoly, Sr., age 74, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at the Mercy New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph on the evening of Wednesday February 21, 2018. John was born in Lorain on March 7, 1943 and remained a life-long resident of the city; he was a graduate of the American School.

Mr. Czompoly was employed as a Maintenance “A” Man at Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company’s Avon Lake Plant; he retired in 1993 following a career that spanned twenty-seven years with the power company. He was previously employed by the American Shipbuilding Company (Lorain) as well as Cromco Burial Vault (Elyria).

A parishioner of the former St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, John enjoyed fishing, vegetable gardening, and tinkering with automobiles in his free time.

He leaves his wife of fifty-five years Marguerite (nee Mate), and sons Michael (Elizabeth) of Lorain, John Czompoly, Jr. of Lima, and Jeffrey (Elizabeth Kildow) of Vermilion. Additional survivors include nine grandchildren, one great granddaughter, and his brother Nickolas Czompoly of Lorain.

John was preceded in death by his father Nickolas Czompoly, mother Mary Czompoly-Ksiazk (nee Dobis), and granddaughter Samantha Czompoly.

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Private funeral services are being conducted under the direction of the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel.

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Kubernetes is a declarative system for automatically deploying, managing, and scaling server-side applications and their dependencies. In this webinar, we will introduce Kubernetes at a high level and demonstrate how to get started using Scylla with Kubernetes and Google Compute Engine.

Join us to:

  • Understand the principles of Kubernetes and how it solves common problems of deploying distributed applications
  • Explore an example configuration of Scylla with Kubernetes that can serve as a starting point for your own system.
  • Get insight into the performance characteristics of Scylla when it it is run in a container (e.g. Docker) and deployed via Kubernetes.

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Jesse Aber-Kucharsky is a Software Engineer at ScyllaDB. Jesse has a strong interest in systems programming and applying math to solve engineering problems. He has worked on the software platform for self-driving cars, NFC drivers for smartphones, and large-scale distributed storage systems. He has a BSc from the University of Waterloo in electrical engineering and an MS in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
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