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So, I made a cat bed for my cat. I make these every now and again, because they're easy and cheap to make. Plus, the cats love them. They take about a yard of fabric, and I normally use the box that bottled water comes in as the base. I decided I would document the process here for your entertainment.
Step one: Cut a piece of fabric that will fit all sides of the box that you have.
Then serge elastic around the edges. Stretching well as you go.
Smack the cat in the head...repetedly...because she's chewing on the elastic.
Get attitude from cat.
Add fill of your choice:
Add dopey cat: Volia! Cat bed!

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The Bohemian Rhapsody star has officially joined a selected few as the honoree of the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award.
Rami Malek has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival for his acclaimed performance as Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury in the biopic film, Bohemian Rhapsody.
“In the film Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek fully brings to life and embodies musical legend Freddie Mercury, in what is truly an outstanding performance for this fine actor,” said festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “For his portrayal that is garnering much critical acclaim, it is our honor to present the 2018 Breakthrough Performance Award to Rami Malek.”
Past recipients of the award include Mahershala Ali, Mary J. Blige, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Hudson, Felicity Huffman, Brie Larson, Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike and Jeremy Renner. According to Deadline, in the years Ali, Cotillard, Hudson, Larson and Nyong’o were honored, they went on to win an Oscar.
Malek is set to receive the honor at the Film Awards Gala on Thursday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival runs January 3-14.


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Here’s the thing: If you work for Disney, and then you grow up, you must do something to distance yourself from The Mouse. You must either have a quickie wedding in Vegas followed by a marriage that lasts 55 hours, or make a sex tape, or accept a movie role playing a prostitute. If you’re Ashley Tisdale, it’s all about the slutty music video, complete with sultry camera gazes.
What do we think of her new song, “Crank It Up”? Overproduced? Weak vocals? I’m rocking out to an old Bangles CD right now, so I’m no one to judge.
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this video is so stupid
Her shoes are hot… thats the only good thing about the video. She doesnt have the face/body to do slutty. I’m sorry, but she really doesnt
I agree. She is dressed slutty – but her physical apperance SCREAMS disney star or the sweet girl next door. She looks like she is playing dress up and prancing around day dreaming she was a naughty girl.
I second the previous comments. The song itself sounds like made for radio spawn of gaga and recent britney.
Didn’t Heidi what’s her name already do this song?
I still think that her nose could’ve changed more during her “deviated septum” surgery. It doesn’t match the rest of her face yet. Keep choppin’ there sister.
I lasted 1 minute, the song sucks and so does the video.
Stick to what you’re “good” at, Tisdale – Disney.
Apparently that word wasn’t descriptive enough (“too short”)..
So, “Super Lame”
oh god, i can’t do it. it’s incredibly lame.
and why is it seemingly impossible for her to be sexy, i wonder?
I knew it was a matter of time before she went slutty. Just waiting for Miley cyrus to do the same.. UGH
34 seconds and I wanted to punch something. I’m sorry, but Ashely Tisdale is not and will never be “sultry”. It’s too late, she’s too Disney.
the problem is that is super cliche sexy…which only makes it seem even more like a desperate attempt.
She could have done more subtle sexy and also hired someone to make a good video and sing her vocals…then maybe it would have worked.
This girl is 24? I don’t believe it. I would have bet someone money that she was 18 at the most.
She sort of looks like Samantha Fox. Ugh, I’m old.
britney spears wannabe
I know its pop music, so when pop stars rip off fellow pop stars or try to add their own ‘original and creative ideas’ to an already overdone theme, I shouldn’t get so annoyed. Yet I do lol.
Ok first shitty video. She’s trying to copy Britney as far as style. (Also notice one of the lyrics said “in the zone?” lol.)
Secondly…Ever since Lady Gaga did the song ‘Just Dance’ (which I love) everybody and their mother have been trying to do one too…first Cascada with her single ‘Evacuate the Dancefloor’ and now Ashley…with..this…
I use these three songs as examples because they are heavily synthesized club songs that are basically about, partying/dancing/etc. All three also have random male rappers interuptting the vocals.
Anyways sorry for the rant, but please tell me I’m not alone in seeing these similarities?
As for Ashley, I don’t think anyone is ever going to pay attention to her unless she dies…not to be mean…but yeah lol. I don’t think she could even pull off the quickie marriage or head shaving thing.
homegirl cannot dance…
it’s so annoying when female celebs put out these “look at me… i’m sexy after all” really clearly trying to hard and being controlled my the record label sort of singles… a little originality never harmed anyone..!!
right on right on
It serves its purpose…its a pop song…and its really NOT that bad. I mean, the gd miley cyrus song is 50 times worse.
Let’s call it boring and go on with our lives
totally cringed while watching parts of this. i felt dirty. like a 45 year old man perving on some young child. even though i’m a girl in her mid 20’s. it was THAT BAD.
Its like the music director said “be sexy Ashley” and she went ‘ermmm ok’ and hasnt a clue! The song will do well in clubs because its a good club-song, but the video is a joke! She’s awkward, cant seem to dance without a step-by-step guide, and doesn’t seem to understand her own sexuality to portray it to a camera as being ‘sexy’! All-in-all that was awkward to watch! And what the crap were the tacky angel wings about?! (‘dark angel’/’slightly naughty’ – i get what they were TRYING to do, but wrong artist to do it with)
All of it felt a bit like trying too hard!
And – oh my gosh look at me ranting – that bit where she is against the wallpaper (FYI how many video directors are gonna over-use THAT crap shot forever – get over it please) when she did a ‘showing your booty’ body curve thing (i have no idea how to describe that but hope u get the gist) she looked robotic. It was like she was attempting to do that move with a full back-brace on!
Ashley Tisdale NIP SLIP online at…
Enjoy!!! She pretty sexy…
Good Quality video… ;-)
Put pussy in the vid

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Writer receives backlash after tweet about Japanese Indy 500 winner
Takuma Soto made history Sunday by becoming the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500, marking a big moment for the Formula One's popularity in his home country and another major win for Andretti Autosport.
A Denver sportswriter, however, wasn't OK with the triumph.
The Denver Post's Terry Frei wrote in a since-deleted tweet "Nothing specifically personal, but I am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend."[image id='4919522d-60e9-4866-b0fd-075741645087' mediaId='923b1160-db83-449f-80aa-b686c8b04697' align='center' size='medium' share='true' caption='' expand='true' crop='original'][/image]
The comment was quick to draw backlash over social media and garnered a rebuke from his employer, with the Post releasing a statement saying the tweet "does not reflect the standards and values of our organization" and it is "treating this as a personnel issue."[twitter align='center' id='869016305667526657' username='denverpost']https://twitter.com/denverpost/status/869016305667526657[/twitter]
Frei also released a long statement apologizing for the tweet and to Sato.
After saying he "fouled up," the writer gave background on his father flying a P-38 fighter in the Pacific during World War II, as well as other veterans who lost their lives in the war with the Japanese."
"I am sorry," he wrote. "I made a mistake, and I understand 72 years have passed since the end of World War II. ... I know better, and I'm angry at myself because there was no constructive purpose to it."[twitter align='center' id='869036468429127680' username='TFrei']https://twitter.com/TFrei/status/869036468429127680[/twitter]


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May 16, 2016, by Anum Yoon – The real cost of war is more than just the national debt. It’s also the hardships faced by men and women after leaving the service and returning to civilian life.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) undoubtedly ranks among the most debilitating hardships returning servicemen and women can face. It’s extremely widespread, with about one in three veterans reporting symptoms of PTSD.
What if we told you men and women experienced different types of PTSD? It’s true – and modern research is showing us why. Quite a few persistent myths surround PTSD – and equality between the genders is one of the most common.
Women and PTSD Risk Factors
Because of the renewed push to make women eligible for the same combat roles as men, we owe it to our female soldiers to understand just what they’re up against. The research so far is striking. It turns out that women are more than twice as likely to develop PTSD symptoms then men.
Just as important as the rates at which men and women experience PTSD are the ways in which this condition manifests. For instance, men with PTSD are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol in order to cope with their emotional pain. Women, on the other hand, are less likely to feel emotions at all. Depression and anxiety are more common in women than in men.
Of course, there are different risk factors for the two sexes, as well. Women in the armed forces are more likely to become victims of harassment or even sexual assault, both of which are prime candidates for inducing PTSD. Compounding the problem further, women are more likely than men to blame themselves when such an event does occur.
How to Recognize PTSD Symptoms
Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’re not guaranteed to suffer from PTSD simply because you’ve had a stressful event. That’s why it’s essential to understand the outward signs of PTSD – not just for ourselves, but for our loved ones, as well.
You might have a case of PTSD on your hands if you’ve experienced or identified any of the following symptoms:
- Sudden or frequent mood swings – Those who suffer from PTSD often admit to a difficulty feeling emotions, or not feeling them as strongly as before. Anger, loneliness, disinterest and general nervousness can all indicate PTSD.
- Sudden changes in behavior – Self-destructive or outwardly hostile behavior, where none existed before, can also shed light on a potential PTSD diagnosis.
- Difficulty sleeping – People who suffer from PTSD are likely to experience chronic sleep problems, such as difficulty staying asleep, nightmares and night terrors or even severe insomnia.
- Substance abuse – PTSD sufferers are more likely than the general population to resort to drugs and alcohol, and men are more likely than women to do the same.
If you or someone you know is exhibiting any of the above symptoms, it’s time to get the psychological, and perhaps even pharmacological, help you need to move towards recovery.
The Good News
The good news about all this: A PTSD diagnosis is far from certain, even if you meet some of the above criteria, and even if you’ve experienced a traumatic event.
Existing mental health problems can cause a predisposition for Post-Traumatic Stress, as can a past sexual assault or even a no-fault injury. The quality of our social safety nets can also play a role, and includes family, friends and even government support institutions. If those suffering from PTSD do not have anywhere to turn, their symptoms will only worsen.
The ultimate message here is that mental health issues often don’t get the attention they’re due in this country. Until we recognize that we need to treat the whole body – including the mind – a full reckoning with PTSD and its symptoms will remain a pipe dream.


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Although DaVinci is a noble name for any horse, the name Dynamite would have been more accurate for my volatile and explosive pinto. When we first brought him home, just a few seconds of eye contact would set him off and I was left in a cloud of dust with only a trail of loose stool leading me to his whereabouts.
Later as his confidence grew, I could lead him around the neighborhood as long as I had his target stick, aka security blanket. Whenever he got scared he’d nervously search for the stick and touch it, receiving a click and food reinforcer. Often he didn’t want the food. Just his muzzle touching the spongy end of the stick was enough of a reward and a way to ground him. If he got really scared he’d assume the crab position, where all four legs would splay out in bizarre crouch as if we were experiencing an earthquake. I guess he figured the wider his stance the more stable he’d be. If I were into extreme sports this would have been the time to hop on his back as he wasn’t standing much taller than a St. Bernard.
For three years, I never, ever pushed beyond what I thought he could handle. Well, one time, I did when I completely blew his trust with the fly spray incident, but even then I stopped before we both reached meltdown. For three years I’ve carried a nagging fear revolving around these questions:
- What would happen if he really exploded?
- Would he flip over?
- Would he jump on me?
The veterinarian that came to pull DaVinci’s coggins definitely felt the “Jump on me” question had a good chance of being answered.
In the past six months with DaVinci, I’ve experienced some of the most rewarding moments with any horse. He’s literally transforming before my eyes into, well, an almost-normal horse. The moments where he drops his head, heaves a deep sigh and softly places his forehead into my arms, it’s an almost palpable moment where he’s saying I’m getting there. After a few seconds of appreciating his offer, my mind of course, say’s “You’ll have arrived when you let me fly spray you!”
I get the feeling that in DaVinci’s world, the bottle of fly spray is the equivalent of Satan in a bottle. The hissing and gurgling and spraying never ceases to send him over the edge. I’ve actually been able to spray a cloth with fly spray (while he watches) and then run the cloth over his body. This is huge for us. Number one, the scent of sulfur, I mean fly spray, usually would send him packing. Two, he’s letting me touch him with something that has something on it.
A few hot, hellacious days ago, something possessed me. I wanted to see what would happen if I pushed DaVinci beyond his comfort zone. Up until this point, with the exception of the earlier incident, I’ve created a relationship with him based solely on positive reinforcement. No punishment, no negative reinforcement. For three years he’s been basically unhaltered, working with me at liberty. I even trim his hooves while he’s unhaltered and unrestrained.
The only caveat with that is, normal horsemanship requires a horse to be restrained. I figured he needs to learn that being restrained doesn’t have to be painful. So I put his halter on him with a long lead and proceeded to show him that sunscreen being placed on his muzzle won’t kill him. We’ve worked with this before, allowing him to smell the baby sunscreen, touch the bottle etc, but I had never been able to actually place it on him because he’d run away. This time I decided, no running.
I placed the sunscreen in my hand and lifted it to his muzzle. With his head high, eyes wide, he began to back away, but he came to the end of the lead and stopped. I attempted again, and he backed, so while he was backing, I walked with him and smeared a little sunscreen on his cute pink muzzle. He lifted his head, I expected a rear, and then he stopped. I kept reciting, with a smile in my voice, “You’re like a baby at the beach.” I massaged his muzzle and soon his eyes drooped with half lids. He liked it. He didn’t like the initial impact of the goo on his face, but afterwards, he appeared to be enjoying himself.
Moral of that story, I pushed him and he was fine. Actually better than fine. So the next day I was going to try my luck with Satan in a bottle. I was prepared to spend all day showing him that fly spray does not hurt, does not burn, nor does it send you to hell.
Last year he learned to enjoy the blast of a hose with a pressure nozzle. He loves to stick his nose in the spray and drink the water. The sound of the pressure hose is, in my opinion much louder and forceful than a fly sprayer could ever dream of being. So I decided to compare and contrast. I filled a spray bottle full of water and led him to the pressure hose. I sprayed him with the hose, set it down, then I picked up the spray bottle. I then ‘tried’ to spray him. Important note, I was spraying very lightly to minimize the sound of the hiss.
Again, I think he saw himself face to face with pure evil. His eyes got all googly and he began his turbo back up. He forgot that I had the lead rope in my hand. He came to the end of the lead, and I stayed with him, following him with the spray bottle, and yes, I was squirting it. When he stopped backing, I stopped, and took a break and we went back to the pressure hose. We repeated a few times until he let me spray his muzzle with the spray bottle of water.
It seems for DaVinci, if he can face something head on, directly, he’s much more confident. When his teeth were floated, as long as the dentist stayed directly in front of him, he was fine. The moment he tried to pat him on the side of the neck he was airborne.
I eventually abandoned the pressure hose and focused only on the spray bottle. I was so fascinated that he was fine with me standing directly in front of him squirting his muzzle. I began to squirt his chest. This was scary for him and he began to back and back and back, so I stayed with him.
At times I saw he was going to lose it, so I let him do some self-lunging, where I offered him the space to run around me. After a few laps he decided it was too much work and he looked at me. We tried again. We repeated the same backing up dance combined with lunging and, after about five reps, he stood quietly to be sprayed in the chest.
After three years of dreaming of fly spraying him, it finally came true. Ultimately I wished I could have sprayed him at liberty, but I think the restraint had its place for increasing confidence for both of us. I got to see that DaVinci didn’t freak out when he was pushed with something very frightening. He got to see that although I used pressure, I didn’t hurt him. The difference in his temperament afterward was dramatic. It seemed like he acted so much more confident, like we were war buddies and survived a traumatic event together and there was nothing left to fear.
Although I used pressure through restraint, I think it served a purpose. It brought him to a place where he couldn’t use his usual avoidance tactic of running. I wanted to see if he’d pull out a complete melt down, but he didn’t. Because he was restrained, it made him face his fear. During this time, I did allow him to move his feet, but he could never completely escape me or the spray bottle.
I think this encounter falls into the 95% positive reinforcement and 5% negative reinforcement guideline. Throughout the day I see my horses spending over 95% of the time in a state of moving towards something that feels good. The other 5% or less, they’re moving away from something that doesn’t feel good, and usually that’s Romeo’s back feet, or Juliet’s snarling teeth.
For three years, I used every method of positive reinforcement I could with DaVinci. When it came time to pull out a little pressure, we both were ready. I do believe there is a place for pressure, but it’s a whole lot more digestible from the horse’s point of view if it’s served with a heaping plate of something that tastes and feels great.
Oh, and I forgot to add, the folks that came to see us after meeting DaVinci about two and half years ago when we first got him told me that they thought he had improved 150%.
There’ve been so many times when I thought DaVinci was beyond repair. A breakthrough like this, albeit a very slow motion breakthrough, shows me that persistence is a beautiful thing, as it’s given me a surge of hope. Courtesy of this crazy horse, I find myself looking at all the seemingly irrepairable areas in my life and I can’t help but smile. I’m finally understanding what it means to say, things are not always what they seem. Case in point, it’s a horse that showed me this!

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Vietnam’s TTC Group, a sugar, energy, real estate and tourism conglomerate, is planning to spend up to $1 billion on solar projects to meet the increasing domestic demand for power.
“Vietnam always needs more power every year for its expanding economy,” CEO Thai Van Chuyen told Bloomberg in a Thursday report.
“The recent pricing set by the government is reasonable, development costs are much cheaper and coal-fired power plants have caused so many concerns,” he said.
The Ho Chi Minh City-based company wants to build 10 to 20 solar parks that are expected to start operation next year to generate as much as 1,000 megawatts annually.
As planned, it will fund 30 percent of those projects and is currently in talks with banks and financial institutions for the remainder, according to Bloomberg.
TTC Group’s Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company will supervise 80 percent of the development, while TTC Sugar, which plans a Singapore listing in two years, will develop the remaining 20 percent, said the Bloomberg report.
Investing in renewable energy is an emerging trend in Vietnam and projects worth billions of dollars in total have been registered in this sector across the country, which is facing a power gap.
The increasing demand for energy and the limited amount of fossil fuel are the first reasons for this new investment trend in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Tuan, a senior energy official at the industry and trade ministry, told VnExpress on Tuesday.
With the development of new technologies, the cost of producing clean energy has dropped from VND3,500 to VND2,200-2,500 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), Tuan said.
He added that privileges for solar power project investors are another reason for this trend. The government has raised the buying price from 7.8 to 9.35 U.S. cents/kWh, offered investors tax incentives and cut land use fees.
Vietnam will need to invest $74 billion in coal, gas, wind, solar and hydro power plants through 2025 as power demand doubles, Bloomberg New Energy Finance wrote in a report in March.
Last year, the government revised down its output target for coal-fired power plants to 53.2 percent of the total power generation by 2030 from the 56.4 percent previously projected.
Vietnam is aiming to produce 10.7 percent of its total electricity through renewable energy by 2030, mainly solar and wind energy, up from the 6 percent previously planned.


Privateer Press pulls the covers off the mystery miniature. Come get the final reveal of the upcoming kit for Warmachine
You all have guessed for three weeks – and Privateer has decided to spill the beans:
“The Berserker warjack chassis is among the oldest still in service in the Iron Kingdoms. While some have questioned its continued use due to the volatility of its aging cortex, few can argue the merits of these brutal machines. Soon after the first Berserkers proved their worth in battle, hacking into infantry with its twin axes, the Khadoran High Kommand borrowed its chassis to develop other equally brutal machines. With the Mad Dog trampling forward to crush enemies with bloodthirsty glee and the shield-bearing Rager standing firm as an imposing eight-ton bodyguard, these warjacks are far from obsolete upon the modern battlefield.
One kit. Three ways to wage war. Choose wisely.“
~Get ready for more teasers in the days ahead (and this kit of course).


You may be wondering what the advantages of stainless steel are. This article will provide some information about this metal and what it can do for you. Stainless steel is corrosion resistant, durable, and maintenance free. Furthermore, it is 100% recyclable. This is why it is a favorite among architects and building owners. Stainless steel is an excellent choice for many applications. In fact, it is the most popular type of metal used in kitchen appliances.
Advantages of Stainless Steel
One of the main advantages of stainless steel is its ease of cleaning. This makes it the preferred material in areas that require high hygiene standards. It can be cleaned very easily since it has little to no crevices or dips. Additionally, the lack of crevices and dents makes it easier to clean than other materials. Stainless steel is also highly resistant to chemicals. This makes it a perfect choice for any commercial or residential application that requires sanitary conditions.
Another advantage of stainless steel is its anti-corrosion properties. It will not break or rust even in extreme environments. The steel’s corrosion resistance is determined by the percentage of chromium content. Lower chromium content works well in wet environments. Higher percentages are needed for acidic and alkaline environments. In addition, over 50% of the world’s stainless steel is made from recycled metals, meaning it takes less energy to refine the material and is more durable than traditional steel.
Stainless Steel is Eco-friendly
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Stainless Steel is also an Economical Choice for a Variety of other Applications
Stainless steel has a sleek appearance and can complement any theme. It is easy to clean, is durable, and doesn’t fade or smudge. It also is easy to work with and has an endless number of possible finishes. This material is popular in many applications including architecture, monuments, vehicles, jewelry, and more. So, why not give stainless steel a try? You’ll be glad you did! The benefits of stainless steel are unbeatable!
Stainless steel is a low carbon steel with a high concentration of chromium. The chromium in stainless steel makes it extremely corrosion resistant. This property makes stainless steel a good choice for pharmaceutical research and food and beverage processing. Furthermore, its low initial cost and low maintenance make it an excellent investment in a long-term. In addition to being a great choice for healthcare and food processing applications, stainless steel is also an economical choice for a variety of other applications.
Stainless Steel is a Durable and Highly Conductive Material
Stainless steel is aesthetically pleasing. Its sleek and modern appearance is both functional and beautiful. No other building material can compete with the natural aesthetic beauty of stainless steel. Stainless steel also resists corrosion and water stains, making it perfect for both high and low temperatures. Manufacturers also add chrome to the metal during fabrication, which binds with oxygen to create a film on the metal. The corrosion resistance of stainless steel makes it an ideal choice for kitchen appliances.
Stainless steel is a durable and highly conductive material. It can resist atmospheric corrosion caused by chlorine and acids. It can also withstand high temperatures and pressures. This quality makes it a popular choice in the food and beverage industry. Moreover, stainless steel is easy to clean. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! It’s hard to think of a single application where stainless steel is not the right choice.


An overlay network is a communication network constructed on top of an another communication network. The nodes of the overlay network are interconnected with logical connections, which form an overlay topology. Two overlay nodes may be connected with a logical connection despite being several hops apart in the underlying network. Overlay networks may define their own overlay address space which is used for efficient message routing in the overlay topology.
When a distributed application is deployed in a computer network, the individual nodes on which the application is running need to be able to discover and communicate with one another. A solution to this problem is the overlay network. The overlay network interconnects all the application nodes and provides the basic communication primitives such as flooding, random walks or point-to-point overlay message routing and multicast.
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A Phoenician man who lived in Carthage more than 2500 years ago had European ancestry, scientists have said. An analysis of his DNA has revealed he belongs to a rare European haplogroup - a genetic group with a common ancestor.
Though Phoenicians have a rich written history, their home cities in Lebanon and Syria have rarely been subjected to archaeological excavations, so not much is known about where they came from.
The latest study, published in journal PLOS ONE, sheds a new light on the origins of this population - one of the great early civilisation of the Mediterranean during the second and third millennium BCE.
Maternal ancestor in Europe
The research team sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the 2500-year-old Phoenician man known as the "Young Man of Byrsa" or "Ariche". This young male was found buried on Byrsa Hill, in the city of Carthage (Tunisia). His ancient DNA is the first to be obtained from Phoenician remains.
The scientists discovered he belonged to a rare European haplogroup called U5b2c1. This likely links his maternal ancestry to regions under Phoenician influence on the North Mediterranean coast or the Iberian Peninsula.
"U5b2cl is considered to be one of the most ancient haplogroups in Europe and is associated with hunter-gatherer populations there. It is remarkably rare in modern populations today, found in Europe at levels of less than one percent", lead author Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith says.
"Interestingly, our analysis showed that Ariche's mitochondrial genetic make-up most closely matches that of the sequence of a particular modern day individual from Portugal".
European traces in Africa
The discovery is also interesting because it provides the earliest evidence of a European mitochondrial haplogroup in North Africa.
Previous research has found haplogroup U5b2cl in the remains of two ancient hunter-gatherers recovered from an archaeological site in north-western Spain. The researchers believe their lineage remained in the lands north of the Mediterranean, even after Phoenicians arrived. Their descendants then ended up in the north of Africa.
"While a wave of farming peoples from the Near East replaced these hunter-gatherers, some of their lineages may have persisted longer in the far south of the Iberian peninsula and on off-shore islands and were then transported to the melting pot of Carthage in North Africa via Phoenician and Punic trade networks."

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Many people want to get into bars and clubs but are not yet old enough to be legally allowed inside. As a result, they turn to fake IDs in order to get in. However, this is illegal and can have serious consequences, both for the person using the fake ID and for the establishment that accepts it. This is why it’s important to know how to spot a fake id. In this article, we’ll go over the five key things you should look for when trying to determine if an ID is real or fake.
1. The License Number
One of the easiest ways to spot a fake ID is by looking at the license number. This number is unique to every driver’s license and should be the same on the front and back of the ID. If the number is different or doesn’t match, it’s likely a fake.
2. The Holographic Decal
Many real IDs have a holographic decal or emblem on them that adds an extra layer of security. These decals should be visible when the ID is held at an angle and should be difficult to replicate. If the decal looks flat or is easily copied, it’s likely a fake.
3. The Microprint
Another feature of real IDs that is difficult to copy is microprint. This is a small type that is difficult to read without a magnifying glass. If you suspect an ID is fake, try looking at it under a magnifying glass to see if the microprint is present and readable.
4. The Photo
One of the most important things to look for when trying to spot a fake ID is the photo. If the photo doesn’t look like the person presenting the ID, it’s likely a fake. Additionally, the photo should be clear and in focus, not blurry or distorted.
5. The Information
Finally, it’s important to look at the information on the ID. Check to make sure the name, birthdate, and address all match up and are spelled correctly. Additionally, check to see if the ID has any misspellings or other errors. While these mistakes may be innocent, they can also be a red flag for a fake ID.
Spotting a fake ID can be difficult, but by paying attention to these five key things, you can increase your chances of identifying fraudulent IDs. Remember, if you suspect an ID is fake, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Don’t be afraid to ask for additional identification or to deny entry to someone if you can’t verify that their ID is legitimate. By doing this, you can help keep your establishment safe and out of trouble.
The first thing to look for is the photo. Does it match the person presenting the ID? If not, be sure to ask for a different form of identification. The background should also match that of an official government-issued ID with lines and patterns unique to each state or country.
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Hey! Happy Monday! Sorry, but that seems to be the way I always start my posts at the beginning of the week. I don't use the computer a lot of the weekends, if at all, so I feel like I'm reentering the world of the internet and a cheery greeting seems necessary. Please forgive me if I repeat myself!
Anyway, this post is reminiscent of my past menu of the week posts which almost always went live on Mondays. With fall upon us there are tons of new recipes to try - everything hearty and cozy and always delicious. Brussels sprouts are not a vegetable I would usually eat, but they're in season so when my mom gave me two pounds from the garden I decided to experiment. Here are three stellar sprout recipes you should have in your repetoire...
whole grain spaghetti with Brussels sprouts and mushrooms - Giada never lets me down, and this recipe is no exception. How can you go wrong with crème fraîche? However, I highly recommend skipping the salt and pepper at the end of the recipe and seasoning to taste instead, or else you run the risk of your dinner being severely oversalted. (I originally found the recipe in Weeknights with Giada which had lots of other yummy recipes... definitely worth checking out!)
Brussels sprout lemon pizza - We love pizza around here, but we tend to stick to the same old toppings - usually pineapple or peppers and onions - so when I saw this recipe in Whole Living a few months back I dogeared the page for future use. I couldn't believe how amazing the lemon slices were, so don't skip them!
salmon and Brussels sprouts with ginger scallion sauce - I tried this recipe from Dinner A Love Story a while back and wanted to bring it back into the rotation. We have salmon a lot but I never do much with it, so this is an easy way to spice things up.
Do you have any fall recipes that I should try?
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The “new” Chuwi Hipad Pro LTE tablet which now appeared in 2022, and comes with Helio G95 chipset. The refreshed version of the Hipad Pro tablet that we could see in July 2021 powered by Snapdragon 662 returns with a new release. Also for almost $300.
Chuwi brand that has in its portfolio not only tablets, but also laptops and even Mini PCs, introduces an improved version of the tablet’s HiPad Pro LTE. Apart from the “heart replacement” which is currently the Mediatek Helio G95 chip, the specification is similar to most of the current competition tablets as well as to Chuwi’s HiPad Air.
Availability and price
Currently, Chuwi HiPad Pro tablet with 10.8 “2K screen, 7000mAh battery and the mentioned Helio G95 chip can be found on Aliexpress. The tablet is available in the Official Chuwi store from $297.99 (after discounts) to $357.99, the price includes a pen and a bluetooth keyboard.
Chuwi HiPad Pro Helio G95 LTE Tablet Features
First of all, it is a well-made tablet with an aesthetic blue / silver aluminum casing. Measures 155.34*242.60*2.49mm. Chuwi HiPad Pro is a tablet with a 10.8-inch 2K (2560×1600) IPS screen, equipped with 8GB RAM DDR4 and 28GB of UFS 2.1 storage. In addition, we have a TF card slot that supports micro SD cards up to 128GB and USB 3.0 Type-C port.
In the new 2022 version is powered by Mediatek Helio G95 chip (MT8789, Cortex-A76 cores operating at 2.05GHz, Cortex-A55 cores operating at 2.0GHz). Graphics are supported by Mali-G76, MC4 800MHz. It is worth mentioning that HiPad Pro LTE runs on Android 11.
Besides, Chuwi HiPad Pro LTE tablet supports Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G & 5G Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi. Of course, also 4G LTE (network and calls). HiPad Pro Helio G95 tablet has built-in 8MP rear camera, and a 5MP front-facing camera (in a hole-punch cut-out in the display), and quad speakers. Adittionally, has 7000mah high-capacity battery.
Lack of accurate information about Google’s Widevine L1 RM necessary for streaming Netflix, Prime Video etc. However, we can expect that it will be implemented as in the case of the competition.
As mentioned, the Chuwi HiPad Pro (2022) can be purchased with the tablet n pen (Chuwi H6 stylus) as well as the tablet n bluetooth keyboard.
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- The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Managers (the “Board of Managers”).
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- Decisions concerning the business affairs and operations of the Company shall be made by a majority vote of a quorum of the members of the Board of Managers.
- Board of Managers shall consist of persons who are Owners or Executive Officers of Members from the following Member Classes and Member Sub-Classes:
- Seven (7) Managers shall be selected from the Franchisor and Network Members; provided that at least one (1), but not more than one (1), such Manager shall be a Network Member representative, and the Manager representing the Network Members shall rotate each term between a representative of each Network Member;
- Five (5) Managers shall be selected from the Large Broker Member Sub-Class;
- Three (3) Managers shall be selected from the Mid-Sized Broker Member Sub-Class; and
- Three (3) Managers shall be selected from the Small Broker Member Sub-Class.
- The members of the Board of Managers shall not receive any compensation from the Company for their service
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- Sell or otherwise dispose of more than one-half of the business or assets of the Company; merge the Company into or with another entity, or acquire all, or substantially all, of the assets of another entity, or controlling interest in another entity’s stock or equity interests;
- Change the business of the Company from the Purposes and Objectives set forth in the Operating Agreement
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Non stick aluminum is perfect for baking the pieces.
We use melted isomalt nibs from CakePlay for the initial hold of the pieces then go over with brown royal icing for a secure finish.
Here is a sneak peak at my gingerbread house that is currently under construction.
If you would like some tips and tricks on how to build your own house you can check out my link here.
Here are some links to my past gingerbread houses if you are looking for some creative inspiration!
Looking for another dessert for your Thanksgiving table? Give this Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Pecan Crust a try!
The great thing about this dessert is you can make it a day or two in advance. The flavors are reminiscent of a pumpkin pie but with a twist. The pumpkin cheese cake has a wonderful spicy pumpkin pie flavor and a smooth creamy cheesecake texture that marries well with the spicy crispy crumbly gingersnap pecan crust.
The sour cream topping has a touch of bourbon and creates a nice, cool not-to-sweet addition to this cheesecake. I followed most of the recipe with a few changes below and I also baked my cheesecake in a waterbath. I have the directions below if you'd like to do that as well.
You can find the entire recipe here. Start by inverting the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan (this makes it easier to remove the cake from the pan), lock into place and spray with Pam. Cover the bottom and sides of the pan with heavy duty aluminum foil. Set aside.
Gingersnap Crust: I like a substantial crust so I doubled the recipe and instead of graham crackers I used gingersnaps for a more festive flavor. Here is the doubled recipe with gingersnaps:
1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs (around 25-30 gingersnaps finely ground in food processor)
1 cup finely chopped pecan (I tossed them into the food processor with gingersnaps)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 stick butter, melted and cooled
Stir everything together in a bowl until well combined. Press crumb mixture into prepared springform pan, pressing evenly up the sides and onto the bottom. Chill crust for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. I used a waterbath to bake my cake. Fill a large stock pot with water, heat until simmering. You will also need a roasting pan to place the cake and water into for the waterbath.
Topping:In a small bowl mix together the sour cream, sugar and bourbon. Keep in fridge until ready to use.
Filling: In a medium bowl whisk together the pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, cream, vanilla and bourbon. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment stir together the granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt and spices (I substituted with 1 Tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice and additional 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg for a bold flavor). Beat in the cream cheese at high speed until creamy and smooth, around 3 minutes. Reduce speed and add the pumpkin mixture and beat until smooth and combined. Pour filling into crust then put springform pan into the roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into pan to come half way up the sides of the springform pan. Bake for 45 minutes then reduce temperature to 325 and bake for another 30 minutes. Sides of cake should look set with slightly jiggly center. Remove cake from oven but do not turn off!
Spread topping over cheesecake and place pecans halves around the top of cake, then return to oven for another 5 minutes. Turn oven off and prop open door. Leave cake in oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack for 15 minutes then chill, covered with plastic wrap, overnight before serving. To serve, remove side of pan and bring to room temperature for best flavor.
When October hits, pumpkin mania begins! These Buttery Pumpkin Cookies are a great addition to the group. These soft and moist cookies are buttery and pumpkin flavored with the perfect amount of spice.
The brown sugar butter glaze adds a sweet toffee-like flavor that nicely compliments the pumpkin. I added a little sprinkle of fall leaf quins for a little festive color. Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the entire recipe here. Start by lining a baking sheet with parchment or silpat and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cookies: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter for 30 seconds, then beat in the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla until incorporated. Beat in the pumpkin. Beat in the flour.
Drop 1/4 cup (#16 scoop) of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet. Bake for 13-15 minutes (I baked mine for 15 minutes). Let cookies cool on a wire rack before adding glaze.
Glaze: in a small sauce pan over medium heat melt the butter and brown sugar together. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar. Immediately spoon glaze over cooled cookies. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice and leaf shaped quins if desired.
These Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect fall dessert. Because you bake these up in a 9 x 13" pan they are perfect for taking along to a party or potluck at work. The cake is a moist, flavorful pumpkin spice studded with mini ginger chips for a little sweet heat and chopped nuts for crunch. The recipe calls for toasted walnut but I used toasted pecans for their seasonal flavor. The typical cream cheese frosting get a flavorful twist with the addition of real maple syrup.
The recipe itself is versatile, you can follow the full recipe using a half sheet pan and get 4 dozen 2" bars or use the scaled down recipe like I did and get 3 dozen bars. Either way everyone will enjoy this fall favorite. Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the entire recipe here. I will give instructions for the scaled down recipe. Start by lining a 9 x 13" baking pan with parchment paper. I used binder clips to hold the edges of the paper to the pan. Set aside.
Cake: Beat the oil and sugars together until well blended. Beat in the eggs and pumpkin. Stir in the baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Note: I used a FULL tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice instead of scaling back for the smaller recipe. This gave my cake a terrific spicy flavor. Gently stir in the flour until just combined. Stir in the ginger chips and chopped nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 20-30 minutes or until completely cooled.
Frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter together. Beat in the maple syrup then the powdered sugar and salt. Frosting should have a nice spreadable consistency.
Frost the cooled bars and sprinkle with more chopped nut. Let the frosting sit for 15 minutes then remove cake from pan and cut into bars.
I found this delicious Triple Peanut Cookies recipe in the 2015 Fall Baking by Better Homes And Gardens Magazine. The magazine is filled with pages of mouthwatering desserts, many made with all of falls best: cinnamon, ginger, caramel, apple....
...but these peanut butter cookies caught my eye. Who can say no to a trifecta of peanuts! The huge cookies bake up with a slightly crisp edge and a soft center. The peanut flavor is composed of peanut butter, peanut butter chips, and chopped salted peanuts. This cookie is for all the peanut butter lovers in your life. Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the recipe here (click where is says inside) on page 32 of the magazine. Start by lining a baking sheet with parchment or silpat and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees if you will baking these the same day. I chilled the dough overnight and baked the next day.
In a medium bowl whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together the butter, peanut butter and shortening for 30 seconds. Beat in the sugar mixture for 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour and stir in peanut butter pieces. I like to chill this dough for 30 minutes or overnight before scooping.
Finely chop salted peanuts so that you end up with 3/4 of a cup. Mix chopped nuts with 2 Tablespoon sugar in a small bowl. I added a 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside. Using a 1/3 cup scoop, scoop dough into balls and place on prepared baking sheet 3 inches apart. Flatten ball to 3/4 inch and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of chopped peanut mixture. Bake for 14-15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
To kick off fall baking I started with these huge Cinnamon Coffee Cookies. Each cookie is around 4 1/2 inches! These spicy sweet cookies bake up thin with slightly crisp edges and chewy centers. The cinnamon and sugar give these cookies a decidedly fall cozy flavor while the "coffee" is barely a hint to round out this spicy treat. Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the entire recipe here. Start by lining a baking sheet with parchment or silpat and set aside. In a small bowl stir instant coffee (I used instant espresso) into hot water until dissolved.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the shortening and butter until combined. Mix in the sugars, spices, salt, baking powder and soda until well combined. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and coffee. Beat in flour until combined. Chill the dough for 2 hours (or overnight) until the dough is easy to scoop.
In a small bowl mix together 1/3 cup sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon. When dough is chilled, use a #16 scoop and roll balls of dough into the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated. Place on prepared baking sheet, 3 inches apart, and flatten to 3/4 inch thick.
These cookies will spread so do make sure to space them out! Bake for 12 - 15 minutes (I baked mine for 15 minutes). Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes then carefully transfer to wire rack and cool completely. Makes around 14 huge cookies!!
These Bittersweet Chocolate Salted Caramel Mini Oreo Pies are rich and delicious and only require five ingredients (well six if you add the tablespoons of bourbon in the caramel!) and the whole thing is made on the stove top, no oven needed! The crust is a no-bake combination of crushed Oreo Cookies and melted butter pressed into the mini pie pans. The caramel layer is a delicious salted gooey layer (mine was a little too gooey, next time I will make sure to cook it a little longer so that it's firmer) that is easily made on the stove top.
The top layer is a bittersweet ganache made from bittersweet chocolate melted together with simmering cream. Top the little pies with a sprinkle of sea salt for a salty sweet chocolate delight. Make these delicious pies in advance, keep them in the fridge and they are ready whenever you want to present a fantastic dessert! Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the entire recipe here. I made this recipe into mini pies so I divided the mixture between four pies to serve for dinner and placed the rest in individual ramekins for later. You can also make one big pie instead of mini pies. Start by crushing 36 Oreo Cookies in a food processor until you have fine crumbs. Melt one stick of butter and mix into the crushed cookies until completely incorporated. Divide the mixture between mini pie pans and ramekins. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of the pans and up the sides. Freeze the crusts for 10 minutes until set.
While crusts are in the freezer make the caramel. In a small sauce pan combine 8 tablespoons butter with the brown sugar and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture bubbles.
Whisk in 1/4 cup heavy cream until smooth. At this point I added 2 tablespoons of bourbon and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cool caramel for 15 minutes before pouring into crusts then return to freezer for around 30 minutes until just chilled and set.
After the caramel has chilled make the chocolate gananche. Heat one cup heavy whipping cream until simmering and pour over chocolate. Let sit for five minutes then whisk until smooth and glossy.
Pour over caramel then freeze for a final 30 minutes until chilled and set. I then like to move the pies into the fridge for around three hours to set up. Top each pie with Fleur de Sel sea salt before serving.
I came across this easy Strawberry Crostata recipe to use up some more of the delicious in-season strawberries we are enjoying here in Northern California. The crust is a simple rustic form that is folded up over the fresh strawberry filling.
I chose to bake mine in the oven but you can also cook this crostata on the grill! The strawberries are the star in this dessert with their fresh sweet flavor. I added a little Fiori Di Sicilia flavoring because I think strawberries and orange are a perfect pair! The crust is delicious, crisp and flakey. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Here is how you can make your own.
You can find the entire recipe here. Start with the crust.
Crust: In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade pulse together the flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt until blended. Add the pieces of ice cold butter and toss with the flour mixture. Pulse a few times until the butter looks like small peas.
Add the ice cold water 1 tablespoon at a time while pulsing until the mixture looks like sand and clumps together when you squeeze it in your hand. Don't over work the dough or the pastry will be tough and hard. Dump the mixture out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and press the dough together into a disc. Cover tightly in wrap and chill for 1 hour.
When the dough has chilled for 30 minutes start to preheat the oven to 450. When the dough has chilled for 1 hour remove from fridge and roll into a 12 inch circle. Transfer dough to a cookie sheet lined with parchment.
Filling: Wash, hull and cut strawberries into quarters. Set aside. In a medium bowl mix together the cornstarch, lemon juice, sugar, vanilla extra and 1/4 teaspoon Fiori di Sicillia if using. Toss in strawberries and mix to coat. Let stand for 5 minutes then ladle into the center of the rolled dough leaving a 2 inch border of dough. Brush the top of the strawberries with melted strawberry jelly and sprinkle with sliced almonds. Fold over and pleat the edges of the dough leaving an opening in the center. Brush dough with half and half or a beaten egg. Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-27 minutes. I like my pastry really dark ala Tartine Bakery style so I let it bake a little longer. If your pastry is starting to look to dark, tent with foil. The crostata is done when the strawberries start bubbling up around the edges. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving or let cool completely and serve at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.


Would you turn down $45 mil if you knew it was hurting the poor?
CARE, the well-known and respected development organization, says, "You betcha." CARE made international headlines last week when they chose to reject a form of US food aid commonly known as monetization. The NY Times took a stab and explaining the way this type of food aid works:
Under the system, the United States government buys the goods from American agribusinesses, ships them overseas, mostly on American-flagged carriers, and then donates them to the aid groups as an indirect form of financing. The groups sell the products on the market in poor countries and use the money to finance their antipoverty programs. It amounts to about $180 million a year.
Experts agree that this type of food aid undermines local producers and its not an efficient use of resources. We applaud CARE for their bold decision! We can also act boldly by advocating for fairness in our food aid policy under the 2007 farm bill. Instead of using food that is shipped directly from the US to feed people in emergency situation, we believe there should be flexibility to use cash purchases to buy food directly from local and regional producers. In fact, the Bush Administration supports this change and asked for 25% of food aid resources to be available for this purpose in the 2007 farm bill. Let's hope that the Senate adopts this important reform when they consider the bill in a few weeks.
Read more about CARE's decision here.
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Our Rich History - Dating back to the 1800's property has seen farming, Confederate and Union occupations, and a bit of war scars to the buildings.
Rose Hill is an early 19th century federalist style frame house which sits with its original out buildings on approximately 210 acres of rolling Virginia Piedmont farmland. It is located 7 miles east of Culpeper near the base of Mt. Pony by the village of Stevensburg. It sits immediately adjacent to historic Germanna highway (RT. 3) and the old Pennsylvania/Carolina road, now Batna road (RT. 663). The property is owned by Dr. John Ashby Covington and his first cousin Donald C. Wells Jr., both direct descendants of Alfred Lomax Ashby, who purchased the property from Martin Nalle in 1853.
The once prosperous village of Stevensburg built around historic Zimmerman’s Tavern sits next to the old Pennsylvania/Carolina road which was one a main north/south thoroughfare in Colonial times. There is crosses the Germanna highway which is the approximate route taken by Colonial Governeor Alexander Spotswood and his Knights of the Golden Horseshoe who first explored the route west across the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1716. Several persons of note including Thomas Jefferson are known to have stayed in Stevensburg as a way station on their travels.
In the 1930s Mr. Will Walker’s general store was the principal business in Stevensburg. It was there that Carl Covington held his first job. Covington oral family history was enriched by Carl’s many recounted memories of Mr. Walker, his store, the clientele, and the local color of the time.
Rose Hill was originally built by Martin Nalle (1777-1843) in the first decades of the 19th century. The exact dates are unclear, but the construction techniques including the hand split sub-plaster lathework suggest that it was before the 1820s.
Oral histories from the family recollect that the “Old Hall” was the first structure to be erected around 1810. The Nalle family lived in this one story, one room, frame building while the main house was constructed over a period of about 7 years.
The mansion house is a 2 ½ frame structure with a back wing and dormer windows and has two large chimneys on either end. It has a full basement with subterranean masonry walls of local stone and brick believed to have been fired on site and composed of local red clay quarried somewhere on adjacent property.
Martin and Eleanor Nalle had twelve children. Martin was both a plantation owner and business man who also owned Nalle’s Grist Mill on nearby Mountain Run. Eleanor died in 1826 and was the first to be buried in the Nalle cemetery located to the north of the main house. Martin died in 1843. The “Nalle cemetery” contains at least 16 graves and was actively used by the Nalle family up until the late 1930s. In 1853, Phillip Pendleton Nalle (1816-1907) also buried at Rose Hill sold the property to his business partner Alfred Lomax Ashby before moving to Greenville Mansion, which he built several miles south of Rose Hill.
Mary Jane Ashby (1842-1904) was the daughter of Alfred Lomax Ashby and Marry Ellen Jones. In November 1868 Mary Jane married Thomas Rosser Covington (1845-1912). He was a veteran of the 9th Virginia Calvary and was born at Dragon Hill plantation in Essex county Virginia. Mary Jane and Thomas Rosser had five children, Mary Eleanor Covington (Mamie), Walter Gregory Covington, Alfred Lomax Ashby Covington, John Austin Covington, and Irene Covington (see family lineage). John Austin Covington (1881-1956) had three children, Alfred Broaddus Covington (1910-1993), Carl Ashby Covington (1914-2000), and Mamie Eleanor Covington Wells (1924-1997).
Not much is known about the events at Rose Hill between 1853 and the Civil War, but it is known that slave labor based plantation activities continued and no discernible architectural changed occurred. In addition to tobacco and wheat, the property was used to raise horses making it a useful site for later occupation by the Union Calvary forces of General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick’s Third Division in 1863-1864.
Brick fragments artifacts and oral memories suggest that the slave quarters were located somewhere to the southwest of the main house below the current barn. Oral recollections also suggest that several of the former slaves remained to live on Rose Hill after the War and they are buried on the property in unmarked sites.
Culpeper County occupied a strategic location between the Rappahannock River to the north and the Rapidan River to the south. Through the county ran the important Orange Alexandria railroad (now Southern Railroad). The country side along this rail line was witness to numerous armed engagements throughout the Civil War. The two most important battles fought in Culpeper County were Cedar Mountain (August 1862), and Brandy Station (June 1863) which was the largest Cavalry battle ever fought in North America.
The County was occupied by armies of both the North and the South at various times. It was headquarters to Union General John Pope in 1862, then Robert E. Lee in 1863, just prior to the Gettysburg Campaign, and finally in the winter of 1863-1864 was headquarters to General George Meade and later Ulysses S. Grant, when over 100,000 Union troops made it their winter encampment prior to the Wilderness Campaign in the spring of 1864.
It was during these years that Rose Hill and the Ashby family was witness to many of these events. Battle damage is today still visible in the attic and front porch of the main house. It is unclear exactly when this damage occurred, but a significant series of Cavalry engagements took place in the vicinity on September 13th 1863. During the action Confederate forces of the 11th Virginia Cavalry commanded by Col. Lunsford Lomax and supported by Col. R. L. T. Beall’s 9th Virginia Cavalry, were pushed back west by Union forces under General Judson Kilpatrick and George Armstrong Custer.
In 1938 newspaper article about Rose Hill suggests that the house was shelled by a Federal battery hoping to get at Confederate soldiers hidden in a “holly planting” just to the west of the main house.
Shortly thereafter Rose Hill was made the winter Headquarters of the Third Division U.S Cavalry under Brig. General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Stories passed down through the years recount some of the experiences of the occupation.
Before the Union troops arrived the family was worried that they would be stripped of food and so hid numerous hams underneath a large dining room table, which they then covered with wooden slats. The family was forced to move into the basement while General Kilpatrick and his staff requisitioned the more comfortable upper stories of the house. Many times the family heard the soldiers complain of how heavy “that table” was as they moved it around never realizing what was hidden underneath.
Don and John’s Grandfather John Austin recalled from his parents that General Kilpatrick treated the family with courtesy and kindness even supplying them with food from his own table on occasion. This is at variance, however with a late post war letter dated (1902) from a Capt. Aaron Levy of the U.S Signal Corps who was also stationed at Rose Hill during the occupation. In that letter he offers apologies to Miss. Ashby for the poor treatment which he felt they endured under general Kilpatrick, including being denied food at one point.
It was during this time at Rose Hill that plans were made for General Kilpatrick and his second in command Col. Ulrich Dahlgren to launch a Cavalry raid on Richmond. The ambitious and ill fated plan was to free the Union prisoners of war impounded on Belle Isle in the James River and in Libby Prison at Richmond. They also planned to possibly capture and kill members of the Confederate government of Jefferson Davis.
During that time of occupation and planning, many Washington notables including Senators and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin were entertained as guests of General Kilpatrick at Rose Hill. There is an amusing account of some of the escapades surrounding the social activities at Rose Hill which are detailed in Virgil Carrington Jones book Eight Hours Before Richmond.
It was later in the War after the occupying Union forces had vacated the home that a young Confederate of the 9th Virginia Cavalry rode up to the house to ask for food. Young Mary Jane Ashby had just baked some fresh biscuits and had dumped them “hot” into Thomas Rosser Covington’s haversack. He later returned after the War to woo and marry Miss. Ashby in 1868 and raise a family at Rose Hill.
It can be noted that Col. Dahlgren’s part of the ill fated Richmond raid met with disaster when he was killed near King William Court House ambushed by the 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Afternoon hunt with Carl Covington and family (Photo by Byrd Evans)
We know very little about the time immediately following the Union occupation and the subsequent post War period. Several stories of the time have been handed down by word of mouth, but the most interesting for the family is how Corporal T.R Covington happened to make the acquaintance of Mary Jane Ashby.
It was late in the War when a Confederate soldier rode up to one of the windows of the house and asked for food. Mary Jane had just baked a pan of fresh biscuits and dumped them “hot” into the itinerant soldier’s haversack. He returned after the war to marry her in 1868. This story is recounted briefly in a 1938 news paper article about Rose Hill in the Culpeper Star Exponent.
Other more apocryphal stories recount only fragments of information, such as how some silver and other valuables were buried and hidden in the “flats”, an area of woods near the Rapidan River. They were not recovered until years later and then only because a loyal former slave recalled their location and assisted the family in retrieving them.
Another account recalls how several former slaves never left the premises and lived out their lives and were eventually buried somewhere on the property. The veracity of this is suspect since Eleanor Covington Wells recalls the story from her father John Austin while Alfred Broaddus Covington denied he ever heard such a story.
Certainly it can be reliably inferred that financial circumstances during the reconstruction period were tenuous as was widely experienced throughout the South. A long letter sent to the family by Thomas Rosser Covington dated February 17th 1908 is the most complete account that we have of his life before and after the Civil War. It comprised 90 hand written pages which Betty Jean (Covington) Vera and her sister Alice have assiduously transcribed.
T.R Covington and Mary Jane Ashby together had 5 children all of whom reached adult hood.
Mary Eleanor Covington (Mamie) b. September 6th 1869
Walter Gregory Covington b. November 7th 1872
Alfred Lomax Ashby Covington b. October 5th 1876
John Austin Covington b. May 20th 1881
Irene Thompson Covington b. January 30th 1887
The T.R Covington family managed to raise and educate all five children and John Austin eventually bought Rose Hill Farm from the others.
John Austin married Lucy Virginia Miller in November 1904. She died a month later of “Consumption” (tuberculosis). (Picture gravestone)
He then remarried Irene Haile Broaddus of King and Queen County Virginia February 25th 1909 and had three children.
Alfred Broaddus Covington b. February 5th 1910
Carl Ashby Covington b. November 4th 1914
Mamie Eleanor Covington (Wells) b. October 19th 1974
Sometime in 1909 the newly weds John and Irene were visited by Captain Theodore F. Northrup, who had been among the occupying Union forces under General Kilpatrick in 1863-1864. According to oral accounts John Austin Covington hosted him at Rose Hill and toured him by horse and buggy to many of the previous battle sites where Northrup had fought. Owing to the residual bad feelings, particularly in the Shenandoah Valley, Mr. Covington told people that Northrup was a cousin and not a former Union Soldier. Later Captain Northrup gave to John and Irene a late wedding gift of a bone handled carving set now in the possession of John Ashby Covington.
A letter to John Austin from T.E Northrup dated June 3rd 1912 offers condolences on the death of the “old soldier” T.R Covington earlier that year. It goes on to discuss John Austin’s request for help with a lone on the farm, presumably to “refinance” and reflects the on going financial travails which would burden the family on into the 1930s.
John Austin Covington remained at Rose Hill as a farmer with his two small children during the First World War. The foundations of the Old Ice House and the still existing barn are testament to Rose Hill’s principal role as a small dairy farm which shipped its fresh produce by rail rode out of Brandy Station to Washington DC. Income was supplemented with cash crops and livestock such as wheat, hogs, chickens and sheep, like so many small family farms of the era. Everything was done by horse and by hand as the fist tractor was not purchased until 1947.
No modern historical event left such a deep impression on 20th Century America, as did The Great Depression. Such was the case with John Austin’s family at Rose Hill.
The Stock Market Crash in October 1929 was not immediately felt until the collapse of commodity prices later that year. This was compounded many times over by the Great Drought of 1930. Carl recalled for us that it rained heavily on a late April weekend while some of the Broaddus family were visiting and then did not rain again until February 1931. Crops dried up as did wells and ponds. The family resorted to hauling water from the spring located in the southwest corner of Rose Hill. It remained the only source of potable water for miles around. Only recently has it gone dry as a result of the stone quarry to the west of the farm, which is now cut below the water table.
Immature corn was cut for forage, grazing land and hay fields dried up, but the worst catastrophe was when the wheat crop was decimated by the fungal disease smut. In those days wheat was first harvested by the farmer and then someone brought a thrashing machine from farm to farm to separate and bag the grain. Carl recalled, that as soon as the process began a great black cloud of dust and mold rose over the fields and it was immediately evident that the whole crop was affected.
Eleanor recalls that her father, John, came up to the house in tears holding out a hand full of the blackened grain and saying to Irene “We’re ruined; it’s not worth 10 cents a bushel”.
Debt loomed and many farms were foreclosed. To raise cash, family furniture was sold including the beautiful walnut table under which the “hams” were hidden from the Yankees. In so doing foreclosure was spared for a time and they continued to eke out a living from the farm.
It was during these years that Carl began to work weekends for Mr. Will Walker’s Dry Goods Store in Stevensburg for 75 cents a day. We heard many stories of those experiences with Mr. Walker and of the local clientele who frequented that small town emporium.
Broaddus was grown and had left to seek work in Alexandria. One job included working as a rod man surveying the route now known as the Mt. Vernon Parkway along the Potomac River.
Carl, who was the more scholastically inclined of the two brothers, out distanced the available teaching resources of Brandy High School and was taught trigonometry by the local surveyor, Mr. Boldridge. He later qualified for a scholarship to George Washington University where he studied Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering.
Despite the efforts of the New Deal the Depression continued as Carl worked his way through school sending money home when he could. Just before returning to complete his last year of college one of his mothers sisters while visiting Rose Hill went through his personal belongings, found his checkbook and demanded that he use his remaining balance to pay back a debt his father John Austin owed to her father “Big Daddy” Broaddus.
Lacking the funds to complete his last year of college he asked the Dean of the Engineering School to help him gain admission to the General Electric post graduate Engineering test course in Schenectady, New York. To the surprise and chagrin of a skeptical faculty, he finished number two in the class and gained his Engineering certification and a good job in the electric generating division of the General Electric Company. With his now well paying job he was finally able to clear the debt which had plagued Rose Hill and the family for so many years.
As WWII approached and their US began to rearm, Carl moved back to Washington DC to work in the aeronautical design division of the Navy Department. The day after Pearl Harbor he was assigned to work on the design of a new fighter the F6F Hellcat. (Photo) From there he went on to have a distinguished career in aircraft design and development into the 1980s. In addition he worked out of his home and created numerous inventions for which he held several lucrative patents. His drafting board and papers are on display upstairs at Rose Hill. (Photo) Broaddus enlisted and served as a waste gunner in a B24 flying first out of North Africa, then Italy. He later flew with aerial reconnaissance and has left us with a scrap book collection of unique War era photos.
During this time Eleanor received her Nursing Degree from University of Virginia and later married a Pacific War Navy Veteran, Donald C. Wells. They were married at Rose Hill Farm.
In the 1950s dairy farming operation at Rose Hill was terminated as John Austin and Irene got older. Gradually farming operations ceased all together and the farm was put in the Soil Bank Program for conservation. First Broaddus then Don Wells and John Covington converted a large part of the land into a wild life preserve in cooperation with Quail Unlimited, and the Federal Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program.


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The cause of 23 dead explosions in Zhangjiakou was ascertained: chemical gas leaks in chemical plants, and explosions on the road
Xinhua News Agency, Shijiazhuang, November 30th On November 30th, the Zhangjiakou Municipal Government of Hebei Province held a press conference on the “11·28” deflagration accident to report the preliminary investigation results of the accident. It has been initially found that the deflagration accident was caused by the leakage of vinyl chloride gas cabinet of Hebei Shenghua Chemical Co., Ltd. of China National Chemical Corporation, and the leaked vinyl chloride spread to the road outside the factory area, which was caused by the explosion of open flame.
At 0:41 on November 28, a deflagration occurred near Shenghua Chemical Co., Ltd. in Da Canghe Town, Qiaodong District, Zhangjiakou City. After the accident, Hebei Province and Zhangjiakou City immediately set up an accident disposal site headquarters to quickly carry out on-site search and rescue, treatment of the injured, environmental monitoring, etc., and investigate the cause of the accident. Under the careful guidance and great help of the Emergency Management Department, the accident investigation team selected 15 industry authoritative experts from the China Chemical Industry Association, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd., and the Fire Protection Research Institute of the Emergency Management Department, and invited the public security department to explode national explosion experts. The accident investigation team formed the accident investigation, inspection of relevant materials, access to operational parameters, inquiries of relevant personnel, and technical analysis of experts. It has been initially identified that the direct cause of the “11·28” deflagration accident in Zhangjiakou City is: China National Chemical Corporation Hebei Shenghua Chemical Co., Ltd. leaked the vinyl chloride gas cabinet, and the leaked vinyl chloride spread to the road outside the factory. When the fire broke out in the open fire, 23 people who were waiting for the unloading vehicles on both sides of the parked road died and 22 people were injured. The relevant departments of the province and the city have always put the wounded in the first place and treated the life at all costs. As of now, the situation of casualties has not changed. Among the 22 wounded, 10 were hospitalized in Zhangjiakou, 8 in Beijing, and 4 minor wounded were discharged. The overall condition of the wounded was basically stable.
On the basis of existing work, Hebei Province will thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, scientifically define the responsibility of the responsible person, and handle the accountability and accountability according to the law.


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