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Browns Potential Free Agent Target DE Brandon Graham Staying with the Eagles
Back about week ago Bill Barnwell of ESPN reported that the Browns could have their eyes on a couple big name free agents, both of which were defensive ends.
One of those big potential gets for the Browns is now off the table, as today the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with defensive leader Brandon Graham on a three-year deal.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports the deal for Graham is worth about $40 million.
"Brandon is not only a special player, but a special person. Here's a guy who's never had a bad day," Eagles VP of player personnel Howie Roseman said on NFL Network on Friday.
While Graham is officially off the board as a potential get for the Browns, they could still make a push for the second name on the list, soon to be Los Angeles Rams free agent Ndamukong Suh.
Suh just went to his first Super Bowl with the Rams, and last offseason inked a one-year deal with Los Angeles worth $14 million. Suh is a former first round pick, second overall selection of the Detroit in 2010.
He could be a fit for the Browns, but now with Graham not available, there's going to be quite a bit of competition for Suh's services should the Rams not get a deal done and he hits the open market.
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Anonymous tipster sends this - the incentive prize 100 GameStop managers can win, based on breaking launch night sales quotas for Resident Evil 5. Those who don't make quota have to wear Sheva's cheerleader skirt.
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Guard accused of having sex with corpse in hospital storage room
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis hospital security guard was arrested after witnesses told police they saw him having sex with a corpse, according to WREG.
Cameron Wright, 23, was charged Thursday with abuse of a corpse.
Two witnesses told police they saw Wright in the act with a female corpse in the hospital's body storage room Wednesday.
According to court documents, Wright admitted to the crime.
St. Francis Hospital said in a statement that the guard, who worked for a contractor, has been terminated by the company:
"Treating those we serve with dignity and respect is our top priority. The behavior of this individual does not represent what our hospital stands for, and these actions are completely unacceptable. We are saddened by this incident, and we are empathic and sympathetic to the family of the patient. We contract with U.S. Security Associates for our hospital's security services, and all officers are required to undergo thorough background checks. The security guard involved in this situation has been terminated."
Methodist University Hospital confirmed that Cameron Wright previously worked as a security guard there, but hadn't been employed at the hospital in more than a year.
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, which licensed Wright as an unarmed security guard, said a search of their records showed no criminal record nor any complaint history.
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Bassem Youssef: How A Plant-Based Diet Changed His Life
Carly Grijalva 7 years ago
We all know Bassem Youssef for the funny guy that he is, and for his breakthrough satire series that overtook Egyptian TV for the better part of three years. His ambition for causing a stir and creating change hasn't stopped with El Bernamag, though, and we were lucky enough to talk to him about his current passion.
For those already familiar with Egypt's local health trends and figures, you may have already heard the buzz around Bassem being a vegan; a person who eats no animal meat or bi-products like eggs, butter, milk or cheese. Depending on your opinion, you may think this is great or completely crazy, but if you've been keeping up with us at TDC you'll know there's a noticeable difference between eating vegan and eating plant-based, and Bassem wasn't afraid to set the record straight. "I don't like the word veganism", he told us. "Veganism has acquired sometimes…a bad name to it Because some of its followers as they focus on ethical treatment of animals, which is very noble of course, but some of them do it through putting everyone onto a guilt trip. Unfortunately many humans don't care about Killing other humans let alone killing animals. So I don't get the ethical part into the conversation (although I am a big advocate on that) and I concentrate on directing the talk to one's health ; do that because it is healthier for you. Yeah , humans are selfish like that."
"The other thing is that many people who call themselves vegans are very unhealthy. They eat a lot of meat substitutes, fake meat, fake cheese, fake milk. They eat sugar. They eat deep fried stuff…That's why I prefer the word 'plant based whole food diet'. It's plant based that's vegan, and whole food that's minimally processed."
"Everyone has their price", so the saying goes, and public figures especially feel the pressure and become guilty of this. So often we see those we look up to sell out or be bought into an industry we never expected to see them embrace (Messi, please put down that Pepsi!). And before September 15th, 2013 the self proclaimed "junk food junkie, sugar addict, cheese lover" that was Bassem Youssef, could have done the same. Since the day when his transformation to eating a strictly plant based diet began, Bassem hasn't strayed from his passion. He gave us the scoop on facing his price tag when he confessed, "A year and an half ago I turned down one of the biggest commercial deals in the history of the Middle East because I would be the face of a soft drink campaign…I can't be a reason for poisoning young people while I'm not allowing it in my house. It would be very hypocritical. That was something that I did and I did it out of conviction. I look at this stuff and I see poison, I don't see products."
So what has to be behind a conviction causing someone to turn down millions of dollars?-knowledge and experience! Bassem began eating plant based after his friend, Nader Montasser's switch to a plant based diet kept him from being the victim of debilitating multiple sclerosis, and by doing his own research (he is a doctor after all). Not only did Nader not suffer degeneration from this disease like doctors had predicted, but he thrived and maintained his great health and athletic abilities in the process. Since then, Bassem's own experience has spoken for itself by the changes he's undergone. "In the beginning it was very apparent. I felt the energy. I was a chronic insomnic, I had fatigue issues a lot and instantly I felt very energetic and my sleep was better. Now as I go on, [I] don't feel it because it becomes like clothes on your skin. But when I cheat, I feel the difference. I feel being down, being tired…I actually had black rings underneath my eyes, and they went away."
It's easy to look at Bassem before and after to see the differences; glowing, evenly colored skin, much thinner, all paired with the fact he looks ten years younger. But all that caters to the exterior, superficial side of a plant based diet, and that's not what it's about.
Aside from his own transformation, Bassem has unsurprisingly been gracious enough to "sponsor" those around him. Mostafa Helmy is just one example of that. So what exactly does the Dr. do to keep those he's mentoring on track? "I send them articles to read, videos to watch, infographics to look at. I called Mostafa about 45 times in 60 consecutive days."
No, Dr. Youssef is not a telephone stalker who keeps calling after you've told him he's got the wrong number. Anyone who has undergone a lifestyle change completely on their own knows how difficult it can be to stay committed, and so did he from his own experience. "I was calling him almost every day, because this is a psychological support system. What I did with Mostafa I've done with other people. I call them and address their concerns and I address their cravings. I say, 'I know how you're feeling now…but remember this is happening because so and so is happening in your body, and this is the reward you're going to [get]'. This support system, this mentorship…it works. It's wonderful…and it's different for each one."
Unfortunately Bassem can't call you and tell you to put down the chips when you're feeling stressed. Sad, we know. But what he did reveal to us about the medical transformations his friends with chronic illness underwent under his support of a plant based lifestyle left us completely in awe. Bassem explained how in Mostafa's case, the initial goal was weight loss, "And next to that there was a lot of collateral benefit that he [got]. Like these ulcers on his legs that never healed, they healed for the first time with no medications. Other people are different. For example you have someone who has a clear cut goal of 'I want to lower my cholesterol', 'I want to lower my uric acid'…and I work with them and tell them do the tests and let's just monitor that next to [the diet]. It's amazing you know, in a couple of weeks, three weeks, I find cholesterol is coming down from 350 to 160, 170 and it's without medication, they're off the cholesterol pill."
Additionally, he has witnessed firsthand the transformation his dear friend, Hoda Rashad underwent in dealing with Mixed Connective Tissue disorder, another autoimmune disease that attacks the body. Cutting out animal products and going plant based allowed her to live a fully functional life, which she had never truly experienced before. Oftentimes there are changes that occur in our body we're not even aware of, but Bassem's eyes have also witnessed the change he's made in his friend's life; "…with Hoda, she was very sick [before] and now when she eats a little bit of cheese her joints swell up. Instantly. I've seen her wedding ring get stuck on her finger and she couldn't get it off…it was amazing".
So what is a Dr. to do with all these new findings?-Act, of course! Though he's already been helping friends and loved ones, Bassem is planning to expand his vision to be accessible to the public. "I have a business plan that I've been trying to implement for over a year", he told us when asked if he ever thought of doing more, on a wider scale. This is great news for those of us who are looking for support, but aren't lucky enough to be a part of his daily call log. That being said, we had to know what's blocking this seemingly unstoppable personality. "It is extremely difficult to break taboos that people are used to and it is even more difficult to break people's habits…"
Okay Doctor, we'll put the chips down (sigh).
Stayed tuned for Part II, where we will be breaking down Bassem Youssef's diet, and the knowledge and resources he had to share with us, plus his tips to get you started living a plant based lifestyle.
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07-CI-284, filed 8/10/07; Midland Funding LLC of San Diego, Calif. v. Melvin Newton of Newton Lane in Campbellsville. Plaintiff alleges defendant owes on account, $1,035.16, interest and court costs. The defendant was served 11/3/07.
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TCMS Honor Roll
Taylor County Middle School has released its honor roll for the second six-week grading period. Students listed follow.
Campbellsville man involved in LaRue wreck
A Campbellsville man managed to keep his rig from overturning after it was struck by a passenger vehicle on Campbellsville Road in LaRue County on Wednesday morning.
Randy Wayne of Campbellsville said "the hood flew up" on impact, so he "just held it straight and hoped for the best."
The rig, carrying a load of logs to Elizabethtown, crossed the roadway, jumped a culvert and crashed through a plank fence. It came to rest in Ron Rogers' front yard.
Buffalo firefighters responded to the scene.
'Gianni Schicchi'
Campbellsville University presented the comic opera "Gianni Schicchi" on Nov. 17-19.
The storyline revolved around the death of a wealthy man, Buoso Donati, and his relatives who were hoping to be left something of value in his will and the schemes they performed to get their hands on his money.
The English version of the opera was under the direction of Dr. Mark Bradley, CU professor of music. The play was accompanied by Carla Farias of Brazil.
Honeycutt speaks Chinese for mayor
Owen Honeycutt recently amazed an audience and the mayor of his town when he asked in fluent Mandarin Chinese, "I study Chinese right now and was wondering if you think it will be useful to me in the future here in Denver?"
Honeycutt, a student at Denver International School, in Denver, Colo., is the son of Michelle Honeycutt. His great-grandparents are Pearline Smith of Campbellsville and the late Robert L. Smith.
Drama students to stage 'A Cardinal Christmas Celebration'
Taylor County High School drama students will present "A Cardinal Christmas Celebration" on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Students will stage "Stocking Stuffers," a one-act Christmas play by Geff Moyer. Other entertainment will include monologs and music.
The event begins at 7 p.m. in the TCHS gymnasium and cafeteria. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Children age 3 and under will be admitted for free.
For more information, call Karen McAnelly at 849-2301.
Officials discuss fire substations
It's been his mission for nearly a decade and he thinks it could lower insurance rates for Taylor County residents.
At this month's regular Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates heard a report from Taylor County Firewise Board members George Wilson, Tom Fisher and Howard Dobson about the possibility of opening fire substations in Taylor County.
Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers said the establishment of substations in Taylor County has been a mission of his since 1999, and the substations would help improve fire protection and lower homeowners' insurance costs.
CES names Writers of the Week
Campbellsville Elementary students who were recently named Writer of the Week for their respective grades are from left: Heather Bailey, Daniel Silva and Madison Dial. The recognition took place during the school's Celebration Assembly.
Landfill closed in one of state's largest efforts
While it may be one of the largest landfill closures in state history, the City of Campbellsville didn't spend a dime to close its Red Fern Road site.
The $7.5 million effort to close the City's landfill was expected to wrap up last week, according to Bill Hall, landfill manager. The completion brings to a close a 25-year effort.
The landfill hasn't been used since 1982 and the City has tried to close it ever since.
"We've sent off request after request and they were coming back way more than the City could afford."
Health Department offers free rat bait
Taylor County Health Department will be giving away free rat bait Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the County Road Garage on Pleasant Drive. The garage is located across from UPS.


You may be feeling pretty good about things in the business right now. You've survived the recession with minimum casualties, and the business may even be starting to grow. You've got a good team of people on staff who are great fun, and may even socialise with each other. Of course, there are the odd pranks and silliness, but it's all good for morale, right? Being best buddies with your colleagues keeps things ticking along nicely. Everyone is relaxed and easy-going. Are you headed for a fall? Don't get complacent, get compliant!
While mucking about and having a laugh keeps everyone in good spirits, all too often someone takes it too far and an accident occurs. No matter how small or minor the repercussions of the incident, it is imperative it is reported correctly and acted upon. In workplaces like factories, warehouses and building sites, colleagues work hard in difficult conditions for long hours. Camaraderie is essential to keep things ticking along and build team spirit, but usually, the workplace is too hazardous for jovial jokes and silliness. Someone has to be a killjoy, and that may have to be you.
Safety wear is essential in any hazardous environment. This could include high-vis jackets, ear defenders and steel toe boots. It is unacceptable ever to be without these items, but who is policing the employees? All hazardous workplaces should have a health and safety officer. Their full-time job is to continually risk-assess, and ensure the safety of all employees in the workplace. If at any time anything is falling short of the strict government regulations in place, it is on their head.
Most companies can't afford to keep someone on staff all year round to maintain the high standards of safety and compliance expected in the workplace. Instead, businesses can outsource this essential role to companies like praxis42.com. These compliance experts are health and safety specialists. They can audit the entire business across multiple sites, and provide risk assessment reviews, training and fire risk management. Usually, outsourcing provides your business with an agent who is experienced and qualified to strategically review your risks and needs. It saves you time and money trying to recruit an equivalent officer, which can be very difficult for small town companies.
Once you have had a thorough audit of your needs, it may be necessary to implement some changes, and update your regulatory paperwork. Again, this can be outsourced, saving you valuable man hours and ensuring it is done right first time. Health and safety companies can also investigate any accidents that occur in your workplace, and will work with you to ensure things are put right.
As a manager, it is incredibly difficult to keep up with all the changes to regulation and keep an eye on all your employees antics. If you feel that, despite your best efforts, things may be difficult to keep on top of, it is essential you find someone to take that role on. The welfare of your employees must be a priority at all times. It is not just a moral obligation. The law stipulates no employees should ever be in danger in the workplace. Their long term health must be protected and monitored too.
If your business is growing, it can be very easy to lose sight of changes down on the shop floor. Staff morale may be higher now than it has been for a while, but happiness amongst your employees is not a sure sign their workplace is a healthy one. A health and safety officer should regularly be surveying the staff to ensure their training is up to date and that they understand the current regulations fully. If the staff is negligent in terms of their behaviour or willingness to wear protective gear, it is still your responsibility to ensure they are safe. This may involve removing them from the work area, or retraining as a priority. You cannot miss a beat.
If something does go wrong, you cannot be held liable if you implemented everything you were legally required to. Accidents do happen. Having a fully qualified and experienced compliance officer working for the company will limit their occurrence and impact. Outsourcing is a sure way to be certain you are covered in such circumstances if your business is not in a position to hire someone.
If you are unsure where to turn to for help with compliance, start by browsing online for companies that specialise in this area. It is essential you keep up with the latest government regulations regarding health and safety in the workplace, and these too can be checked online. All businesses require fire safety compliance to regulations. Even if you don't operate a warehouse, you will be required to ensure your employees' safety. Illness or accident can cost hundreds of work hours in time off. Taking extra care of your employees can save your business a fortune.
In the office, fire regulations apply. Additionally, working with computers can be damaging to your staff's health. Posture and eye health should regularly be checked, as sitting for eight hours a day staring at a computer screen can be harmful. Risk assess for trip hazards and food hygiene in the kitchenette too. If the staff receive stationery orders, train them in how to lift heavier boxes safely. Repetitive strain can occur for typists, but simple wrist supports for the keyboard can help prevent this.
In the warehouse, high visibility vests are essential, as lighting can be poor when surrounded by stock. Ensure painted color lines are visible on the floor. These allocate walkways, stock areas, and paths for rolling machinery like forklifts. Hard hats are likely to be needed as well as steel toe boots. In colder climates, you may need to provide work jackets and gloves.
In the factory, all machines must be regularly maintained and be fitted with emergency shutdown buttons. All operating staff must be fully trained to use the machines. Provide regular breaks away from the environment.


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Lookeba: Memwires Of My Hometown
copyWrite By Mark House
Born in Anadarko and raised in the rural community of Lookeba, Oklahoma, I've always been proud of my small town Caddo County roots and upbringing. From 1962 to 1976, I belonged with a family of people who lived and worked together towards higher education and brighter futures. As well, we all seemed to watch out for each other in a way that only family would and could care to do. There seemed to be enough issues to eliminate the idea of perfection, but, none more than what normal families and communities would be expected to endure and conquer.
A significant memory of youth includes searching for and gathering empty pop bottles to cash in for deposit at Ingram's Grocery Store in Lookeba.
I found every pop bottle I could with great effort to feel and hear the jangle of some small change in my pocket just long enough to walk next door to Mrs. Ingram's dime store and buy a few packs of baseball or football cards. In our current environment filled with instagram, facebook, cell phones, video games and world wide webs, the experience might seem a bit mundane. But, to me, it was huge. Mrs. Ingram always kept them up on the shelf behind the counter and over to the left a bit.
With what I thought at the time was hard work, the potential reward of getting one of my favorite players from the St. Louis Cardinals or Minnesota Vikings from within the small wax paper packages was indescribable. A dime would buy a pack of ten cards and there was always a tasty piece of chewing gum found inside. A real nice bonus in case all I got was some Steelers and damn Yankees.
I can't remember exactly why I started liking the Vikings from Minnesota as they were and remain at a distance and actually lost four Super Bowls at the time of my youthful football fan evolution. I learned later in life that my great great grandparents William and Emilie (Wilcowsky) Schimmel moved to Lookeba in the early 1900's from New America, Minnesota. Relative or not to my Skol fandomship, it is quite a coincidence to discover.
I do know exactly why I became a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals aka the "Redbirds." Both my grandmothers, Sue Schimmel and Zoma House loved redbirds so I sorta took a liking to the Cardinals as my baseball team under the influence of a duel grandma's love for the real deal. As well, the Cardinals were the only team, at the time, that were remotely broadcast over the air waves that could reach Lookeba. The voice of Jack Buck via KMOX in St. Louis via KNOR in Norman reached out with some AM static to stir my imagination with thoughts of becoming a big league pitcher.
Listening to the St. Louis baseball games over the sometimes static filled AM airwaves of KMOX radio was a big thrill as a young fan of the Cardinals.
My youthful days spent growing up in Lookeba were not unlike most other young men of the times. School seemed to last forever and the summers filled with little league baseball could not last long enough. A simple existence with simple pleasures are missed. Riding our bikes wherever we wanted and mostly whenever we wanted. Sometimes all the way to grandma's house and back which was a big thrill. A long three miles but a big thrill none the less.
A post game soda cold with ice and a frito chili pie from a small concession stand invades my memory bank when I think of best moments. A personal window of time that seemed to open and close faster than a young kid can swing a little league bat and soak it all in for what it was truly worth.
A personal and adventurous embrace with little league baseball including a "Coke And A Smile" at Johnny Bench Field in 1971.
As life moves on, things can change and those best moments and dreams of becoming a big league pitcher can quickly become memories written about in blog form. Time spent as part of a small community family can become history before your own eyes. A personal and individual history that is fondly remembered and now recognized as a very brief but special window of life's time within a community's lengthy existence.
With age, I've gained enjoyment from exhuming historical details about things that interest me. Whether it's an old cap, a rare image or facts about my hometown, I've found interesting details are sometimes lurking just beneath a surface that deserves looking underneath with a youthful curiosity.
This philosophy is what brought me to research the true roots of where I came from. It has been such an intriguing adventure of documents, data and images that have fused together in a way that seems interesting enough to share. While everyone, including myself, can make the mistake of thinking time started when they were born, it can be an amazing awakening to look back farther than your mind can imagine and see what you can discover.
While thumbing through various historical images at an Oklahoma City antique market one day and a few years ago, I ran across some that were most interesting and of my hometown. More recently and while scanning through the archives of Oklahoma's magnificent History Center, I ran across some interesting and old articles about my hometown. I believe my attempt to merge these antiquated images with the somewhat distant, rare and time eroded information will be of great interest to some. Maybe to those who were born and raised in my hometown or have just traveled through or even just visited family or friends there at some point within the sun dial of their lifetime.
In search of these details past, it was certainly exhilarating to discover a newspaper supplement published within the "Lookeba Index" in a previous century on March 12, 1914. Many will be surprised to learn that citizens of Lookeba enjoyed reading their own hometown newspapers in the early parts of the last century. This particular supplement from the Index seems to fairly and accurately document exactly what I was looking for. The earliest history of my hometown. This would be the decade of its birth and its genesis of existence that began in 1901.
John Dunn served as one of three different publishers of the Lookeba Index which existed from 1909 to 1916.
It is my hope that some will enjoy the historical documentation of Lookeba's genesis as written in supplement form by one Daisy Dean. Daisy notes information assistance coming from Rachel Hageman, Wilber Hadley, Claude Nickell, Ernest Hageman and Arthur Hageman. At the time of the printing and distribution of Daisy Dean's special supplement on March 12, 1914, John Dunn was recognized as the publisher of the Lookeba Index.
"Lookeba - a peculiar name for a town. How it came by that name no one knows certainly. But the majority of its inhabitants seem to believe the origin of the name to have been with Mrs. Loo, who took the first syllables of the names of the 3 townsite holders, Loo, Kelly and Baker, and formed the word Lookeba. But however it came by its name, we know it is Lookeba, and we know that had the townspeople been allowed their choice, we would now be living in Oakdale instead of in Lookeba.
The first settlers came here in the spring of 1901, and a year later the townsite company bought 160 acres of land - eighty from Mr. John Digman, and eighty from Miss Carrie Oplinger. A section line passes through the center forming the main street of the town and another, the boundary to the east. The grassy slopes of four hills form a sheltered valley; black-jack, cottonwood, walnut and elm trees furnished shade: there lies Lookeba.
From its Caddo County, Oklahoma Territory (O.T.) genesis in 1901 to a transformed and thriving township by 1910, Lookeba was an infant community born adjacent to the soothing and clear flowing waters of Sugar Creek.
In the south part of town near the Chickasha gin, there used to stand a little house built of pine. It is not there now, and nothing is left whereby we may know its exact location. That was the home of Miss Carrie Oplinger - and the first house built in Lookeba.
The same spring the townsite was laid out, the farmers graded Rock Island railway, and in the summer the track was laid. On the morning of September 28, 1902, the startled trees echoed for the first time the shrill whistle of the locomotive, and the prairie, so long hidden from civilization, trembled for the first time beneath the form of the "Iron Horse." The mail bags were exchanged. Then it was off to the next stop - but it had left a promise of future development; and the hope of greater prosperity; the opportunity to "make good."
A rare visual of the Rock Island Railroad Depot in Lookeba as photographed in the early 1900's. The railroad, arriving on September 28, 1902, was considered a vital element of early day economic and physical growth for this new township in Caddo County, Oklahoma Territory.
In August, of 1902, a post office had been erected. Prior to that time the mail had been brought from Binger three times each week, and was distributed on sideboards set up on posts in front of Mr. Scholten's tent, located in the northeast part of town.
After lengthy discussion it was decided that a schoolhouse should be built. It was not a fine house, nor very large, but it supplied the demand at that time. On December 1902, school opened, with Mr. Otis Russell in charge.
As needful to a community as a school is religion of some form. As was common in small towns a Union Sunday School and a United Bretheren Church were organized. No church was built, meetings being held in the schoolhouse. Rev. Mr. Johnston was the pastor.
Lookeba teacher Thresha Driscoll with her students in 1907. The very first Oklahoma Territorial students in Lookeba attended a makeshift school house that opened in 1902. This makeshift school house was also utilized as a location of church gatherings by Reverend Johnston of the United Bretheren Church.
But to bring people into a locale there must be the promise of better homes, more opportunity, some faith in a betterment of their conditions. All depends on the productiveness of the soil, and what hope can these be for a place where irrigation is practically impossible and where it never rains? That seemed to be the proposition here, for from the time the first settlers came, not a drop of rain had fallen. The third of May, 1903 brought the longed-for rain. It began with a mist and ended with a fall of water that spread Sugar Creek all over the bottom land, forcing Mr. Beach's - and others living on low ground to vacate their homes in the middle of the night and wade through water waist deep to dry land. No serious damage was done, and indeed, most people counted it a very fortunate event. Like the Nile, Sugar Creek has overflowed its banks each year since, and like the Nile, it seems to carry new life to the worn out fields. There has never been a complete crop failure in our locality since that flood.
Then the business men began to come in. G.W. Knapp established the first store - "The Summit Grocery," The Mayberry-Wise Hardware, and H.N. Christian's Department Stores followed. The cotton yield that fall justified the farmers in establishing the Farmers Gin, and the Nickell and Allen gin was also erected that year. This year 1903, the Methodist Church was organized.
Lookeba's Methodist Episcopal Church Ladies Aid Organization was formed in 1903 to provide assistance and support for settlers residing in one of Oklahoma Territory's newest townships. Standing (left to right) is Mrs Will Hadley, Mrs. Ethel Wheeler, Mrs. H.N. Christian, Mrs. John Chambers, Mrs. Will Scholten and Mrs. Albert Koontz. Seated (left to right) is Mrs. Charles Wise, Mrs. H. Meyers, Mrs. Ed Hadley and Mrs. Ellen Chambers. Photograph is that of Mrs. Titus and standing front right is Mrs. Prosser.
But as yet, not a town - only a settlement. We had no rights as a people, we could not act as a body. What was done had to be done by individuals. In 1907 the town limits were surveyed, and ours became a real miniature city in 1908. The council consisted of W.E. Dean, E. McKinney, and O.M. Hadley. H.E. Warren acted as clerk, I.T. Nickell as treasurer and Clayton Babb as marshal. Of course if the marshal had anything to do, there would be need of a jail, so that fall, in order to protect its rights, Lookeba built a jail - otherwise known as "Clate Babb's Hotel." So far as I know there has been but two lodgers there each for but a night.
In 1909 our school district was consolidated with a strip of country east of here, making our district three miles wide and six miles long. Three wagons were employed to bring the children in from the country. A four room schoolhouse was built in the southwest part of town, the exact center of the district. It stands on a hill where it watches the town and guards it against giving way to the popular feeling of more cotton and less school. Three teachers were employed.
A view from the south side of Lookeba's magnificent four room school house which was actually completed in the year of 1910. The school was located at the top of the hill and overlooked what was now recognized as an official chartered town within the state of Oklahoma which was granted statehood within the Union of the United States three years earlier in 1907.
Mr. Ogle established a printing office that spring and printed the first editions of a newspaper all our own - The Lookeba Index, and it is yet the only paper printed especially for the town news.
After a series of Revival meetings Rev. Mr. Dodson organized the Baptist Church.
Lookeba has had in its history but one fire. About midnight Feb, 22, 1910. Mr. Prossers who were living in the hotel at that time, awoke to find their building in flames. The towns people were quickly summoned, but all effort was of no avail, for by two o'clock the hotel, drug store, pool hall and a general department store were in ruins. The block has not yet been wholly rebuilt.
After much argument with the governor, it was decided that some of the prisoners from the state penitentiary should come here and construct a road of about ten miles through Lookeba. In July 1911, one hundred men arrived, and amid a crowd of people who had come to view the "convicts," they journeyed to their camp west of town. The people seemed to think of them of some sort of humanity but hardly as men.
The roads were greatly bettered by their work.
The advancement of our town since then has been chiefly in a business way. At present there are twenty business houses in Lookeba kept at work, and two seed houses were established in December, 1913. Last year Lookeba shipped out 362 carloads of products while only 87 were shipped in. Ours has grown from a few farm houses and a post-office, into a real , live, thriving town, well fitted to supply the needs of the people who live here."
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Opt Outside: Fun Summer Things to Do in Franklin + Leiper's Fork
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It's no big secret that while I love every corner of my state, Franklin has always been one of my very favorite parts of Tennessee, ever since I was a small girl. There are so many things to do in Franklin and Leiper's Fork; as an adult, I love it for the elevated food scene, the historical memorials that are so tastefully done and the outdoor activities that seem to be around every corner.
This post was last updated in April 2022.
There's nary a place I'd rather be than Franklin in the summer.
What to Do in Franklin in the Summer
Heading to Williamson County this summer and looking for things to do in Franklin and its surrounds? Here's what we suggest.
Bike Out to Leiper's Fork with Pedego
There are few things that SVV loves more than getting into the outdoors at a slower pace than a drive-by. Add in two wheels, rolling Tennessee countryside, sprawling estates, and an electric trigger to pedal the wheels of the bicycle and he's close to achieving nirvana and in danger of winking out of existence.
This Pedego affiliate, right in the heart of downtown Franklin, is your go-to source for touring the surrounding area in comfort. Owners Bob and Kem Harris have developed a unique system of guided excursions that address groups interested in scenery, history, architecture and a combination of all three.
In addition to being a retailer of the electric-powered and pedal-assisted revolution sweeping the country, they also offer familiarization tours of the region with knowledgeable docents that light a fire in the imagination of the history of this pivotal nexus of control during the Civil War.
We hopped on the 30-mile, round-trip tour to Leiper's Fork, which was hilly in parts, but exactly where the pedal assist comes in handy. I'm not going to lie: I tried to use my legs as much as possible, but on the way back, I settled into cruise-control mode.
We left from Pedego's downtown location, pedaled along the greenway and out Highway 96, crisscrossing its arteries as we went. Antebellum homes, farms and verdant land dot the landscape like jewels of American Exceptionalism so if you're into this sort of thing, take this tour!
For those who don't have as much time to spare, there are also 90-minute historic homes and Downtown Franklin tours offered regularly, as well as the option to rent a bike and go at your own pace. Whatever you do, you must see this slice of Tennessee heaven from the seat of a Pedego. Just think: You'll earn your beers—and whiskey—with all that cardio! Check out all available tour options here.
Play on the ropes at SOAR Adventure Park
If you think there's an adventure park within a 30-mile radius and I'm not going to do it, well, then you don't know me at all. Fellow fitness lovers out there, can you relate? I can't help but love any excuse to act like I'm 12 again and scamper all along a huge tower like the one at SOAR Adventure Park. Again, IT'S CARDIO. (That's my excuse at least.)
Started by a fellow professional mascot (yes, that is indeed a career!), SOAR is located right off of I-65 and has four levels comprising more than 110 elements. Even cooler is the fact that the team there swaps out a few elements each season, so it's always-changing.
With a mini-golf course, trampolines, ropes course and a new bar with adult beverages, this destination in Franklin hits all the sweet spots of DINKs and DEWKs, and is a fun trip all around. The upper level parts of the course are legit challenging for even the most athletic in the family and are harnessed by a unique system of clips that make it impossible to be in danger of falling at any point. The kids course, at ground level, is designed for intro-level climbing and scampering while the mid to upper levels require real skill to complete.
Great for corporate bonding, birthday parties and all manners of celebration, the facility hosts groups for retreats and adventure activities on a regular basis.
Go for a Stroll in Owl Sanctuary
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, created by Huldah and Walter Sharp in 1959 around the same time that they gifted the Cheekwood estate to the city of Nashville for use as a public garden and fine arts center, is dedicated to the preservation of indigenous plants and animals. The story of Huldah and her husband building their home along the ridge of this expansive 150-acre property is a study in how environmental protection can be harmonious with development.
In the late 1990s, an Eagle Scout helped transform the land into a veritable mecca of local flora and fauna and the legacy of the Sharps lives on to this day. The sanctuary houses 2,000 species, including seven species of owls, and boasts a network of trails to hike that paint the picture of landscape in Tennessee before colonization. The owls alone, several right there in protective cages, are wonders of predatory life that prowl the night in our woods, but in addition, the property is a fantastic representation of the inherently wild lands that we inhabit here in Tennessee.
Drive Out to the Natchez Trace Bridge
One of the most striking photo opps near Franklin is from below the concrete, double-arch Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge spanning Birdsong Hollow. Stretching 1,572 feet long above State Route 96, the bridge is located at milepost 438 and was completed in 1994.
You can take photos from beneath the bridge by driving out Highway 96 from downtown Franklin and parking in one of the many spots just beneath it, alongside the grassy field that spans the bridge's undercarriage. Or you can drive atop the bridge and look down from the windy Natchez Trace Parkway itself. Note: If you're a videographer or photographer, this is considered national park territory so drones are not permitted. While it's stunning awash in greenery, the bridge is one of my very favorite spots in Franklin to visit in fall during peak foliage, as well.
Paddling Up the Harpeth River
I'll be honest: On both of our day trips out to Franklin in the past month, we were rained out in what can be typical Southern summer weather: perfectly sunny and dry for a week, followed by scattered, unpredictable rain showers for a few swampy days. I was really looking forward to taking our paddleboards out, but the weather was not on our side—this time. That said, ever since, we've had gloriously warm and perfect paddling weather, so if you're looking for more active things to do in Franklin this summer, this is the perfect idea for you.
photo: Matthew Maxey/Visit Franklin
We own our own set of boards, but for those who are visiting and don't, you can rent standup paddleboards, canoes or kayaks from Paddle Dog Adventures by the hour. Last winter when I was playing around Franklin for the day, we actually rented boards from Paddle Dog Adventures and did a little SUP yoga out on Westhaven Lake, which is temporarily closed for renovations but where PDA often operates out of.
Paddle Dog Adventures also offers two-hour guided tours that take you a couple miles down the 125-mile-long Harpeth River on weekends. Fun fact: For those or you attending Pilgrimage, you can also put your kayak or SUP in the Harpeth River, paddle downstream and arrive right by the festival grounds. There's a free parking beach where you can lock up your equipment until it's time to return home again.
Where to Stay in Williamson County
While the Williamson County county seat is Franklin, it also comprises Brentwood, Arrington, Thompson's Station and Leiper's Fork. You may be familiar with the latter because it houses such celebs as Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, but it's also a delightfully charming village of sorts with high-end boutiques and antique shops that's just a 15-mile drive through pastoral Tennessee countryside from downtown Franklin. In other words, it needs to be on your radar.
Leiper's Fork is unincorporated, meaning it's technically part of Franklin, but it has a distinct vibe all its own—and there's no better place to test the waters and get to know the local culture than at Pot 'N Kettle Cottages. Started by a husband-and-wife team who resided in California at the time, this rental company owns four enchanting cottages in Leiper's Fork, each one completely unique and also affordable.
We stayed in the Tin Roof Cottage, which could easily have housed my entire family with its three bedrooms and two bathrooms spanning two floors and nearly 1,400 square feet. I immediately fell in love with everything about the decor, but in particular obsessed over the kitchen with its tin-paneled backsplash and red accents. The only downside about our stay was that we were only there one night! It's such a relaxing space that I needed at least three to catch up on all my reading and lounging.
Pot 'N Kettle has partnered with Delivery Dudes, who will stock your fridge in anticipation of your arrival. Consider it your local answer to Instacart—but with booze! You can call them 24 hours in advance (or more) before your arrival and place your order.
Where to Eat in Leiper's Fork
Leiper's Fork is full of iconic restaurants—I've long been a fan of the 51-year-old Country Boy Restaurant for breakfast and, of course, the original 66-year-old Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant for any meal and late-night music—but on this overnight trip, we discovered a new-to-us spot: 1892.
Highlighting traditional Southern favorites—like deviled eggs, which you will never see me turn down, not to mention the short rib mac and cheese—1892 plays up seasonal ingredients and features equal parts game and fish on the menu. In true Tennessee fashion, we sat out on the patio and sipped local brews out of mason jars, and it was just the perfect summer evening.
Upcoming events in Williamson County:
Arrington Vineyards Harvest Party. Held at the dreamiest vineyard in Tennessee, owner and one-half of country duo Brooks & Dunn Kix Brooks puts on a free show every year. Typically, a few friends surprise him, as well; last year, it was none other than Ronnie Dunn and Reba!
Great Americana BBQ Festival. More than 60 teams compete in a Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned competition, and guests can try it, too. Plus: live music and a Tennessee Distillers Tasting Tent to sample the best spirits from across the state.
Pilgrimage Festival. One of the state's best music events, hands down, this two-day music extravaganza takes place at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm, within walking distance to downtown Franklin, and this year features headliners Foo Fighters, Keith Urban and the Killers. You better believe SVV and I will be there!
Pumpkinfest. Middle Tennessee's largest family festival lines Franklin's Main Street to showcase southern makers, foods, drinks, live music, and of course all things pumpkin! Kids (and kids at heart) are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes too!
Have you been to Franklin in the summer? If so, what's your favorite summer activity?
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Hi Kristin ! I really admire the spirit you have to try out all the interesting adventurous activities around and paddling on those amazing paddle boards does sound exciting! Keep up the good work. Lovely pictures too!
Looks like a lot of fun! I love cycling so would enjoy this place for sure. The weather looks perfect!
Emily Hines
That little house is too cute!
I like how you always try to combine activity with food whenever you travel. That's the perfect way to travel in my opinion 🙂
Kalyan Panja
There are loads of things to do across Franklin! I have never been to this part of USA before and now I am itching to check it out!!! 🙂
Thanks for the awesome ideas on things to do in Franklin. Because even though I work in Franklin, I don't take much time to explore and have fun! Thats about to change.
It is fun to read your blogs and you are enjoying your life fully and hope you will continue it. Tennesse is a great state to live in and to hang out.


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Three New Companions Announced For Doctor Who
The BBC have announce three companions for Jodi Whittaker's 13th Doctor and they are played by Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. Also announced is that the new series will air in the Autumn of 2018 with ten fifty minute episodes with the premiere episode being sixty minutes long. You can read more about the new series in the press release below.
New York – October 22, 2017 – When Jodie Whittaker takes over as the Thirteenth Doctor on BBC AMERICA's global hit show Doctor Who next year, she will be joined by an all new regular cast.
Announced today, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill will line-up as the new regular cast on Doctor Who.
Bradley will star as Graham, Tosin will play Ryan and Mandip will play Yasmin.
Also joining the series in a returning role is Sharon D Clarke.
New head writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch), who made the decision to cast the first ever woman in the iconic role, is also shaking up who will travel with the Doctor in the TARDIS, with a team of new characters.
In more exclusive news, it is confirmed that the new season will be a ten-week run of fifty-minute episodes in Fall 2018, kicking off with a feature-length hour for the opening launch.
Chris Chibnall says: "The new Doctor is going to need new friends. We're thrilled to welcome
Mandip, Tosin and Bradley to the Doctor Who family. They're three of Britain's brightest talents and we can't wait to see them dive into brand new adventures with Jodie's Doctor. Alongside them, we're delighted that Sharon D Clarke is also joining the show."
Jodie Whittaker says: "I am so excited to share this huge adventure with Mandip, Tosin and Bradley. It's a dream team!"
Bradley Walsh says: "I remember watching William Hartnell as the first Doctor. Black and white made it very scary for a youngster like myself. I was petrified but even though I'd watch most of it from behind the sofa through my fingers, I became a fan. I then queued up for ages to get into the Carlton picture house in Watford to watch the great Peter Cushing appear as the Doctor in a full-length feature film made in glorious color. Am I thrilled to be part of this whole ground breaking new dawn for the Doctor?? Oh yes!"
Mandip Gill says: "I am over the moon to be joining the Doctor Who family. This is an iconic show with an amazing fanbase and I look forward to everything that brings. Certain roles seem unattainable and this is one of those, so much so I didn't believe it to be true for the first few weeks. To be working alongside the likes of Jodie, Bradley and my old friend Tosin is thrilling. This show is worlds away from the work I've done previously and that's the part that excites me the most."
Tosin Cole says: "I'm grateful and excited to be a part of this journey with the team. I'm looking forward to jumping in this Doctor Who universe."
Matt Strevens, Executive Producer, BBC Studios says: "I am thrilled to welcome Bradley, Mandip and Tosin to the new Who family. Working with three such talented actors is going to be a lot of fun. The Doctor is in fine company."
Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama says: "The casting of Mandip, Tosin and Bradley is a mark of the new creative ambition Chris is bringing to Doctor Who. He's already made history with the casting of Jodie. These three new characters complete a new and utterly unmissable team aboard the Tardis."
Sarah Barnett, President of BBC AMERICA, says: "Doctor Who fans in America are in for an exhilarating ride as the Thirteenth Doctor and her new friends begin a quite amazing new chapter."
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The America's Cup World Series opened in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon with a trio of Match Racing Qualifiers. Six teams were competing for the three final spots in the Quarterfinals in the first racing of the 34th America's Cup on San Francisco Bay.
The conditions were slightly lighter than what the teams had come to expect on the Bay over the past week when five crews capsized during training sessions. In contrast, today's West-southwesterly winds of 14-17 knots, with tricky currents to navigate, provided more of a tactical test for the teams.
A large weekday crowd lined the shoreline of the AC Village at the Marina Green to take in the action - the boats at times just yards from the coast - eager to see America's Cup racing on the Bay for the first time.
It was a good day for Luna Rossa. Both Max Sirena's Swordfish and Chris Draper's Piranha crews won their matches 2-0 over China Team and Artemis Racing Red, respectively.
"We had a tricky one against Santiago Lange and the Artemis team," said Piranha skipper Chris Draper. "We knew they'd be pretty strong. But the guys made some good reads on the wind shifts to get us in front."
Ben Ainslie's J.P. Morgan team also made a successful debut on the circuit, sweeping past Team Korea.
"We certainly have a lot to learn," Ainslie said. "We had a few issues, but the guys did some amazing work to get us around the course. We had to overtake (in both races) and I think we had a penalty call go against them that helped us in the second race, but the guys did a fantastic job."
Team Korea's gold medal winning skipper, Nathan Outteridge, felt particularly frustrated in his match against J.P. Morgan BAR, after seeing early leads in both races overturned.
"We started well in the first one and then just made one error which gave them the chance they needed," Outteridge said. "Then in the second race, we seemed to be getting penalties for no apparent reason… (and) we basically had to let him go past… We're a bit confused about what happened to be honest."
Due to the penalty situation, the team asked Regatta Director Iain Murray to consider overturning the result and having the race re-sailed. But after consulting the Jury, Murray said the results on the water will stand, as the Rules do not allow for redress.
Racing on Thursday through Sunday (2:00 pm PDT start time from Thursday through Saturday and at 11:30 am PDT on Sunday) will be broadcast live around the world on the America's Cup YouTube channel (subject to territorial broadcast restrictions). On television, coverage is available Thursday through Saturday throughout the Bay Area on NBC Bay Area 11.2, and in California on Comcast Sportsnet California. The Sunday finale will be broadcast live, coast to coast in the United States, on NBC from 11:30 am PDT.


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Is The World On Fire?
June 1, 2020 by Patrick S.
No one could blame you if you looked at the state of the world right now and felt a sense of despair. As if the pandemic weren't bad enough, now the United States is in the grips of public outrage. Protests are growing and quite literally, parts of the country are on fire.
The Covid-19 pandemic still hangs over us and sadly, despite the warnings and guidance from legitimate medical and scientific experts, we have Americans and indeed, people all across the world, protesting the stay-at-home orders. Not satisfied with protesting those lockdown orders, even as they're being lifted, many of those protesters are now causing civil unrest over the fact that they need to wear masks in public and continue to social distance. It makes you wonder, are they ever happy? Do they simply just "fight the system" just for the sake of it? Do they even care about others?
And as if all this wasn't bad enough, we are now witnessing a large-scale social justice movement that has spilled out into our towns and cities. The catalyst was the murder of George Floyd, who was arrested in Minneapolis for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill in a convenience store. The latest development in that horrific story is that it wasn't just Office Derek Chauvin who leaned his knee hard into George Floyd's neck, but two of his fellow officers were also leaning on his body. As you know, George Floyed died as a result of this excessive force. The ensuing social outcry has quickly escalated and spread across the country, as many Americans protest another American citizen dying at the hands of the police — bear in mind, Mr. Floyd told them repeatedly he couldn't breathe and Officer Chauvin refused to relent in his excessive and deadly force against this man.
Before I go on, I think its important to make something perfectly clear: I have a great deal of respect for our Police force and all first responders. However, never can we let that respect stand in the way of knowing right from wrong and those Police who engage in racial profiling or using excessive force against any American citizen, are most assuredly wrong. As a Christian, I will always try to fulfill our sacred obligation to cherish all life and to love and protect each other.
A friend of mine called me today and said "the whole world seems to be on fire." He's right, it does. The pandemic sill threatens us and now, we're engulfed in increasingly violent civil unrest. I asked my friend how all of this made him feel and he said that he and his family feel alone and without any hope. Without any hope? That's a very disturbing thing to hear, especially from a friend. We talked about it and he, like an increasing number of Americans, feel that our national leadership just doesn't care. Our federally elected leadership failed to see the risk the Coronavirus posed, despite being forewarned. What's worse, even when they knew how bad it was going to become, they downplayed it, with the President even calling it a "hoax" perpetuated by the opposing party. When great universities released studies and stats on the virus and made recommendations on how to best respond, president Trump, perhaps feeling the truth was somehow a bad thing, dismissed them as, and I quote "a political hit job."
The United States, which is supposed to be the last sole remaining great superpower, was brought to its knees without a single shot being fired. We descended into chaos — we didn't have the needed supplies and equipment, politicians contradicted medial experts and blamed administrations long out of office and worse, they gave no clear direction. The truth its, whether we like it or not, we were rudderless…plodding along with no cohesive strategy. I don't know about you, but that to me is unacceptable.
To make matters even worse, we now have another Black American murdered at the hands of the very people who are sworn to protect and serve. His crime? George Floyd was accused of attempting to pay with a counterfeit $20 bill. That's it. He didn't go on a shooting spree. He didn't rob a bank and shoot hostages. He didn't plot with foreign terrorists. Nope…he simply and allegedly, tried to use fake money. And he died for that? This man was murdered by the police…for that? Anyone with an iota of compassion should be completely outraged.
We Stand Alone
Once again, our national leadership, which is supposed to be guided by the presidency, responded not with words of healing, but by pouring gasoline on the fire. The protests started out as mostly calm and somewhat restrained…until of course, the president threatened to call in the army, have them all arrested and possibly even more alarming, told his loyal supporters to come encircle the White House and engage in what can best be described as combat against American citizens.
The president faced swift, universal criticism when the made a veiled threat against the protesters, tweeting the incendiary phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Considering he had already threatened to break the constitution and call in the actual U.S. Army, is it any wonder why that tweet led to it being labeled by Twitter as inciting violence. Now of course, as we know factually, president Trump has done more threatening than healing. His focus was not so much on the protests that were engulfing many cities, but on his angry revenge against Twitter by enacting an executive order threatening all social media companies — and we wonder why people feel abandoned? The president of the United States is more concerned with getting revenge for what he considers an insult by Twitter, than he is at restoring peace and calm. In fact, he'd done anything but heal — whether like him or not, there is no denying that he has reacted more like a petulant dictator than the alleged "leader of the free world."
Here are some of President Trump's latest Tweets on this national tragedy:
Great job last night at the White House by the U.S. @SecretService
They were not only totally professional, but very cool. I was inside, watched every move, and couldn't have felt more safe. They let the "protesters" scream & rant as much as they wanted, but whenever someone got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard – didn't know what hit them. The front line was replaced with fresh agents, like magic. Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen. That's when people would have been really badly hurt, at least. Many Secret Service agents just waiting for action. "We put the young ones on the front line, sir, they love it, and good practice." As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser who is always looking for money & help, wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved. "Not their job." Nice!
Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors. These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National Guard NOW. The World is watching and laughing at you and Sleepy Joe. Is this what America wants? NO!!!
Law & Order in Philadelphia, NOW! They are looting stores. Call in our great National Guard like they FINALLY did (thank you President Trump) last night in Minneapolis. Is this what voters want with Sleepy Joe? All Dems!
The Lamestream Media is doing everything within their power to foment hatred and anarchy. As long as everybody understands what they are doing, that they are FAKE NEWS and truly bad people with a sick agenda, we can easily work through them to GREATNESS!
Adding more fuel to the fire, yesterday President Trump declared Antifa to be a terrorist organization, but despite being advised to do so, he failed to also declare the KKK and other organized white supremacist groups as the same. This refusal to do what is right is only making matters worse, especially since a majority of Americans feel that white supremacist's groups are in fact, terrorists.
So, You Don't Like Trump?
Do his Tweets and words make you feel safer or give you a sense of hope? Are they words of healing? Is he uniting, or is he dividing? I guess your conclusion all depends on you, doesn't it? To assume I dislike him would be a mistake. As a Christian, I put my faith above politics in every instance. I don't care whether you're a Republican or Democrat — I care if you're a reasonable, compassionate, intelligent leader. I want to know that you're a healer, a uniter and a doer.
Instead, what millions of people are seeing, is a man who only cares about himself. Like the quintessential bully, he attacks and belittles. People are protesting because they're angry that yet another American citizen has died because of police brutality and for Black Americans, that is something they feel happens far too often to Black men. Their anger, whether people want to admit it or not, is justified. Now you may not like the riots and destruction that is happening and neither do I. But perhaps we would not be seeing this escalation if we had national leadership that helped to cool things down, rather than intentionally heating them up.
Christians Are Told to Love One Another
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." – John 13:34-35.
This to me is crystal clear. We are to always put love first and as we know, if we put love first, we're putting kindness, compassion and understanding first as well, because they go hand-in-hand.
Proverbs 6:16-19: "There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."
Romans 16:17: "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them."
Proverbs 26:20: "For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases."
What we need right now is healing and that comes from understanding. People are scared and unsure. The pandemic still hangs over us and in the U.S. alone, over 100,000 people have died from the illness. People have lost their jobs and families are struggling. We see an escalation in tensions with other nations and now, we have terrible strife and civil unrest at home. We don't need threats or cruel words, we need compassion and guidance. A good leader knows when to attack and when to repair and restore. Ask yourself…what kind of leader do we have?
Political ideology should never take priority over morals — to know right from wrong and to speak up when we see injustice. If you're a Christian, then above all, you know we are taught to always be kind, compassionate, truthful, thankful and merciful. If a person is of another faith or perhaps someone who has no particular belief in a higher power at all, it is still incumbent upon them to be good people and to do the right thing.
For right now, I hope and pray that in this nation and around the world, we start to see some much needed healing. That healing can only come if we look ourselves in the mirror and we answer the question "am I truly a good person who wants to see justice, kindness and fairness prevail?"
Also read: In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality
"Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary." ― Germany Kent
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July 2015 Changes to Employee Share Schemes
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From 1 July 2015, changes to employee share schemes (ESS) will affect the taxation of many startups, unlisted companies and businesses. An employee share scheme is a scheme under which shares, stapled securities, or rights to acquire them (ESS interests) in a company are provided to an employee or their associate in relation to the employee's employment.
The passing of the ESS tax legislation brings in a new chapter in the taxation of ESS. The taxation changes will apply to awards granted on or after 1 July 2015. These changes are a long time coming, with the last round of changes made in 2009. It is highly recommended that employers who implement any ESS should review their current arrangements in the lead up to their next grant cycles. It may be necessary to change their ESS awards in light of the new tax changes. Here is a list of changes for businesses to explore for awards granted on or after 1 July 2015.
Taxation of Shares and Options
Shares and options that qualify for tax concessions will not be subject to Australian tax on grant, vesting or exercise. Capital gains tax will still apply when the shares are sold, which will allow the 50% discount to apply. The ATO provides assistance on how to claim the new start-up tax concessions, including safe harbour valuation methods and required documents to lodge.
There is also a change to rights with an exercise period. Reversing the 2009 reform on bringing forward the taxing time of options from exercise to vesting, the new system will allow options to be granted on or after 1 July 2015. Employees can now hold onto options and will not be taxed until those options are exercised.
For rights with an exercise period post vesting (i.e. ZEPOs), employees are granted more flexibility to manage the taxing time on their rights. If an employee chooses to leave a company, this will be a taxing point for all tax-deferred awards in the eyes of the ATO.
Higher End Options
Due to the changes in the taxing point, premium priced options are now more attractive to the valuation tables for unlisted options, which result in lower taxable values and exemption from Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT). For example, an option with an exercise price equal to 200% of the market value of the share on grant and a maximum four-year life will be treated for tax purposes as being taxable on grant on a nil value. There is no longer a requirement to satisfy the 'real risk of forfeiture' test on the grant of rights if the scheme documentation is appropriately drafted.
LegalVision can assist you with ensuring your ESS documentation is correct. LegalVision has a team of great contract lawyers who can assist you. Please call our office on 1300 544 755 and our Client Care team will happily provide you with an obligation-free consultation and a fixed-fee quote.
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