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Oklahoma prisons: 99.2% filled
Oklahoma prisons: Situation normal, all filled up
From: Tulsa World.
The Legislature needs to grant Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones the additional $66.7 million he is requesting for prison operations and staff retention for fiscal 2014.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=61&articleid=20130128_61_A11_CUTLIN804961&allcom=1
The same news elsewhere:
Oklahoma needs more prison beds, corrections director says
From: News OK
Law cited in growth
The inmate population growth is attributed to a state law that requires inmates convicted of certain violent crimes, including murder and manslaughter, to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole and inmates drawing longer sentences, he said.
The number of prisoners increased about 900 in the past year, Jones said. The agency was able the past couple of years to renovate buildings on prison grounds into bed space, but no spare buildings are available. The state has a growing backlog of inmates in county jails, Jones said. About 1,700 are in county jails now, up from 650 in 2000. Since 2003, the state consistently has been backed up by 1,000 inmates or more.
When county jails go over their capacity, they face fines and disciplinary action from the state Health Department.
Overcrowded jails can invoke the so-called 72-hour rule to get state prisoners transferred or scheduled to be moved in that time period.
Jones suggested lawmakers consider contracting with one of two empty 2,100-bed private prisons in the state, in Watonga and Hinton, and place prisoners there. County jails receive $27 a day to hold state prisoners; the state this year will pay about $22 million to the counties, Jones said. Placing the prisoners in one of the private prisons is estimated to cost $29 million.
Read more here: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-needs-more-prison-beds-corrections-director-says/article/3748924?custom_click=pod_headline_politics
Note from OK PW: We could ask ourselves how this is possible? And why do we need more prisons? We need (more and better) communities, education, health care and jobs, to prevent more people from going to prison or jail because of crimes committed. We need to look at poverty and the culture of want, greed. When we have learned, we will invest in prevention.
Posted in 2013, budget, Oklahoma, overcrowding	| Tagged 2013, budget, Oklahoma, overcrowding
CCA giving Sayre cops "the runaround" on prison riot
Interesting follow-up coverage from what appears to be the Oklahoman's on-line edition, newsok.com. In addition to exploring the attempts of local police to investigate the riot, it goes into the distribution of California prisoners in for-profit facilities across the country.
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Cause of October prison riot in Sayre continues to be withheld
The cause of the Oct. 11 riot at a private prison in Sayre has yet to be released due to ongoing investigation by local authorities.
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.com
SAYRE — Nearly a month after a riot that injured inmates at a private prison in western Oklahoma, prison officials say they do not have a cause that they can release.
They will say that 16 of the inmates who were hospitalized after the riot have since been released, but they won't say what types of injuries they suffered in the Oct. 11 melee.
Mike Machak, spokesman for Corrections Corp. of America, said it's too early to release details on the riot at the North Fork Correctional Facility.
"While we are not aware of any criminal charges that have been filed, we do know that the Sayre Police Department's investigation is ongoing," Machak said.
"To that end, we do not want to release details that might undermine those ongoing efforts."
Sayre Police Chief Ronnie Harrold said he has yet to receive anything from the prison regarding the riot. He said he thinks something is close to happening, but that the prison corporation has "been giving us the runaround."
"It's coming close to the point where we would expect for them to turn it over to us," Harrold said. "At some point, if they want charges filed, they'll have to turn it over to us."
Prison spokeswoman Michelle Deherrera said the riot erupted just before noon, and the help of local law enforcement agencies was required to subdue the prisoners.
In addition to the 16 inmates who required hospitalization, another 30 were treated at a medical facility at the prison, she said.
Deherrera said no prison staff members or assisting law enforcement officers were injured.
The more than 2,000 prisoners held at the private prison are from California. Machak said inmates from Colorado, Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Vermont have been housed at the prison over the past 12 years.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website, the state has more than 9,588 inmates serving time in out-of-state prisons.
In addition to North Fork, Arizona has two prisons that house 4,596 inmates from California. A facility in Mississippi has custody of an additional 2,592 prisoners.
California began transferring prisoners to out-of-state facilities in 2007 to alleviate overcrowding and restore rehabilitation programs in its state-run lockups, according to the California department's website.
The move to transfer the inmates was prompted by an executive order issued in October 2006 by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and was expected to be a temporary measure to allow prison reform in California.
Posted in 2011, California, California prisoners, CCA, CDCR, north fork correctional facility, Oklahoma, prison riot, sayre	| Tagged 2011, California, CCA, CDCr, North Fork Correctional Facility, Oklahoma, out-of-state transfers, prison riot, private prisons, Sayre
Oklahoma Prisoner Put to Death With Animal Euthanasia
(ChattahBox U.S. News)—Facing a shortage of drugs normally used in human executions, prison authorities in Oklahoma used a three-drug cocktail—including an pentobarbital, an animal euthanasia drug–to execute a murderer yesterday, Reuters reports. The prisoner, John David Duty, was convicted of murdering his cellmate with a bed sheet in 2001.
Prison officials said there were no issues with the use of pentobarbital, which has never been employed in an American execution before. Attorneys had appealed its use, but a federal court in Oklahoma and an appeals court upheld its use as part of the execution, Reuters notes.
Posted in 2010, executions, John David Duty, Oklahoma, pentobarbital	| Tagged 2010, death penalty, death penalty in Oklahoma, executions, John David Duty, Oklahoma, pentobarbital
Oklahoma House panel looks at children of incarcerated parents
Posted on September 15, 2010 by internationalprisonwatch
Lawmakers say they will try again to get a task force formed next year to examine the issue. A professor tells a House committee that children of incarcerated parents are more prone to use alcohol and drugs and develop criminal behavior.
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Oklahoman
Read more: http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-house-panel-looks-at-children-of-incarcerated-parents/article/3495105#ixzz0zckYvJOo
Posted in 2010, children of those incarcerated, Oklahoma	| Tagged 2010, children of those incarcerated, Oklahoma
Oklahoma's prison system at a glance
A very short bit of information:
From NewsOK (The Oklahoman)
Oklahoma leads the nation in the number of women put in prison, per capita. It is fourth in the nation in the number of men incarcerated, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Read more: http://newsok.com/at-a-glance/article/3494056#ixzz0zcfy7KOJ
Posted in 2010, Oklahoma, prisons	| Tagged 2010, Oklahoma, prisons
Oklahoma prisons often top 99 percent capacity
Posted on August 12, 2010 by internationalprisonwatch
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Published: 8/12/2010 2:25 AM
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20100812_16_A8_TAFTTh694797&archive=yes
TAFT – The state's prison population routinely hits 99 percent of capacity, the Board of Corrections was told Wednesday.
"We have been over 99 percent in the last 30 days more times than in history," Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones told the board at its regular monthly meeting at the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft.
As of Aug. 2, state-run prisons were operating at 98.85 percent of capacity with 18,326 offenders, according to a population analysis provided to board members.
The 99 percent figure includes contract beds at halfway houses, private prisons and county jails.
Jones said operating at such a high percentage of capacity makes it difficult to transfer inmates among facilities. "If we had to vacate a housing unit, there is no place to go," he said.
The agency would normally rely on vacant private prison beds, among other options, but it does not have the funds to pay, Jones said.
"Our system is locked up, for lack of a better term," he said.
State agencies have been cutting budgets as a result of declining state revenue.
Jones said the Department of Corrections will ask lawmakers for a supplemental appropriation of up to $40 million to reduce the number of furlough days its employees have to take during the current budget year and to pay for offender growth.
The agency is operating at 70.9 percent of its authorized level of correctional officers, Jones said.
Board member David
Henneke said he was concerned that the elimination of prison treatment programs due to budget cuts could result in some offenders not being able to perform assignments ordered by the courts.
As a result, they could wind up with longer stays in prison, Henneke said.
Jones said the agency has tried to educate judges and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board about the lack of programs currently available inside the system.
Posted in 2010, Oklahoma, overcrowding	| Tagged 2010, Oklahoma, overcrowding
al Jazeera English: Dying inside: Elderly in Prison
Posted on June 8, 2010 by californiaprisonwatch
This was aired on Al Jazeera English, from June 5th 2010:
The US' massive prison population is getting older.
Long sentences that were handed out decades ago are catching up with the American justice system.
Prisons across the country are dedicating entire units just to house the elderly.
During difficult economic times, the issue has hit a crisis point. Estimates are that locking up an older inmate costs three times as much as a younger one.
How are prisons dealing with this issue? Who are the prisoners that are turning gray behind bars?
Josh Rushing gains exclusive and unprecedented access to jails and prisons across the country to tell the story.
Posted in Al Jazeera, Elderly in Prison, Elderly Prisoners, media, New York, Oklahoma, Prisonwatch (all other categories), videos	| Tagged 2010, Al Jazeera, Elderly in Prison, media, New York, Oklahoma, Prisonwatch, videos

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Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
Asplund Garage –
In 1917 Albert Asplund started in the automobile repair business at 618 Second Street NW in Minot. During the year of 1918 he acquired the Pullman franchise and sold several cars. After a year of sales he dropped the franchise and went back to only repairing automobiles. His son, Wendell, always worked with his father. In 1941 they built a new building at 110-112 Second Street. Eventually they took on the Studebaker franchise. Later the Studebaker franchise was closed and Asplund's became the first Toyota dealer in Minot
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Minot Typewriter Co. –
The Minot Typewriter Company was started in 1942 by George Osdoba. It was located at 106-A West Central Avenue. In 1944 Truman Graves joined the staff. When Osdoba retired in January 1961, Graves acquired sole ownership of the company. When the computer age started the days of the typewriter became nonexistent. I was just informed that one of George Osdoba's daughters still lives in Minot near the Arrowhead Shopping Center. Eventually a gentleman named Truman Graves gained ownership of Minot Typewriter. Graves was an avid and quite accomplished trap shooter.
Ads of Interest – November 1963
– Minot Federal Savings (Midwest Federal or the Big "M" Building) was new. During normal business hours daily tours were being offered with free refreshments and free brochures …. Arrowhead Shopping Center was advertising the fact that 2nd Avenue was now paved all the way to the shopping center …. Prices on a local car dealer's used car lot – 1958 Ford Fairlane - $285.00 .. 1959 Pontiac Catalina - $995.00 .. 1961 Ford Fairlane - $1065.00 …. Vince Lee's Bottle Shop on 3rd Street NE was advertising the right wine for any occasion …. Self Service Furniture had a Full size crib and mattress for $29.95 (They were located on South Broadway across from Ryan Chevrolet) … And White's Dairy was advertising BEEP – A fruit flavored, dairy processed breakfast drink ….
Brannan Drapery Studio
Brannan Drapery Studio – Brannan Drapery Studio opened on May 1, 1957. Leo Brannan was the owner. Brannan Draperies specialized in custom made draperies, slipcovers and bedspreads. The offered their services for the home and also for office and professional buildings. Brannan Drapery Studio was located at 6 North Main Street.
Tempo – More Advertised specials – 1963 – For the automobile Tempo was offering a pair of 15 inch snow tires for $27.95 .. no more down and payments of $1.23 a week …. A 6/12 volt battery charger was $2.97 …. Gas line antifreeze – 14 cents a can …. Battery booster cables were only $1.07 …. A wooden snow brush for 23 cents …. Tempo also had an ad running featuring winter footwear for the family …. Girl's snow boots - $2.68 pr …. Women's snow boots - $4.28 pr … Men's four buckle overshoes - $4.58 pr …. Men's insulated pac boots - $4.38 pr
Western Paint
Western Paint – Western Paint opened in 1960. They were located on First Street NE, just two blocks north of the Clarence Parker Hotel. Western Paint was the authorized dealer for Benjamin Moore Paints. They also did glass replacement on windows and mirrors handled carpet, linoleum and window treatments. This location just opened a few weeks ago as The Starving Rooster restaurant.
Specials – 1963 – The Jupiter Store in Minot was located at 8 South Main Street. The building is now the home of Western Paint Home Center. In 1963 the newspaper ad featured these specials for the Christmas shopper. A boy's or girl's 26 inch bicycle for $29.88…. ¼ inch electric drill - $7.72 …. 6 big rolls of Christmas wrapping paper – 88 cents …. Sorry game - $2.27 …. Monopoly game - $2.99 …. Ladies Dusters - $1.88 …. Men's thermal sox – 2 pr – 66 cents …. A 4 foot aluminum, Christmas tree - $2.87 …. A 6 foot tree for $4.68 …. And an 18 ounce can of mixed nuts for 57 cents
Western Paint - 1964
Minot Insurance Agency –
Montgomery's of Minot – In 1907 RE Barron and HW Montgomery formed a partnership to take over the insurance department of the Second National Bank. (The Second National Bank later became the 1st Nationa Bank in Minot). In 1908 they incorporated as The Minot Insurance Agency. Their office was in the Renwald Land Agency at Main Street and First Avenue SW. After a couple moves, in 1928 they finally located in the First National Bank Building on Central Avenue and Main Street.
Olson Electric
EN Olson Electric Works – Olson Electric Works was founded on December 29, 1927 at 109 -111 First Street South East. Initially Olson Electric manufactured wind chargers and storage batteries for use on the farm. After REA's (Rural Electric Cooperatives) became popular they switched to sales and servicing appliances and electric motors. They also repaired and did electric motor rebuilding. Olson Electric also carried a full line of appliance parts, and all parts needed for electric motor repair.
City BakeryInter
City Bakery in Minot began in 1914. In the beginning deliveries were made in horse drawn wagons by the owners, Stein Johnson and Frank Sampson. The nicest of the delivery wagons was enclosed and made in Philadelphia. There was one employee at the time, Salem Blomberg. Prior to closing, City Bakery was owned by Olger Barnsness. Their motto was "Fresh from the ovens daily". City Bakery was located at 210 South Main Street. During the flood of 1969 the City Bakery vans were used at night to deliver food and beverages to volunteers working on the dikes.
Interior - City Bakery
Main Motors
Main Motors was located at the intersection of Main Street and 4th Avenue. At one time Main Motors was owned by Missouri Valley Motors of Bismarck. On April 1, 1960, four people purchased the business and changed the name to Main Motors. Those four included Don Moe, Alvin Officer, Bert LaHart and Sam Marshall. In 1960 Moe and Officer bought out the other two and became the principal owners. In March of 1963 Main Motors was moved to a new location at 108 #rd St. and became Lahart-Moe Inc. The business was franchised through and sold all Chrysler products. Eventually Don Moe would buy out Lahart and move the business to 3615 South Broadway under the name of Don Moe Motors. Through other owners and name changes the business became Minot Chrysler Center and is now known as Minot Automotive Center, selling Chrysler and Toyota products.
Main Motors - 1950's
Grow Clothing
Another business that was located on the north end of Main Street in the early 1900's was Grow Clothing. They were across the street from the Dacotah Hotel ( about where the SOO Line Depot is now). In 1905 Grow Clothing was holding a gopher tail contest. The reason was to help the farmers reduce the gopher population that was damaging crops. The contest was open until July 3rd with prizes being awarded on July 4th. The winner received a $20.00 suit of clothes. Anyone turning in over 100 gopher tails was to receive a prize. In 1907 the business ran into hard times and in 1910 Grow Clothing was Purchased by the Cohn Clothing Co. In 1916 the store was purchased by MG Olson and became part of the Olson Men's stores which had locations throughout the state.
FW Roach Elevator
FW Roach Elevator – one of the first grain elevators was built and managed by FW Roach. The earliest information I have is a picture from the early 1900's and the article in the Ward County Independent on Sept. 27, 1905 in which he stated … "When Marketing your grain, visit the Roach Elevator and I feel certain you will be satisfied with the treatment you receive. I can guarantee to give you price equal to any in the state. I am determined as one grain man to make Minot the best marketing point in the northwest. Remember the FW Roach Elevator near the Great Northern Track in Minot." Roach was also one of the earlier land developers in the Minot downtown area.
FW Roach Elevator about 1900
Memories of the Past #5 -
On the corner of Central Avenue and 1st to the East of Main there is a big brick building (across from the parking lot now that used to be the hotel) there was a discount women's store back in the early 60's, I don't remember the name of it. Then it was a Joseph's hairstyling college for a good number of years. Now it sits empty.
At the turn of the century this building was home to the Grand Forks Grocery Co. . In the early 1900's it was purchased by some local men and became the Minot Grocery co. which eventually evolved into Nash Finch.
Minot Grocery Building
Memories of the Past #4
- Rick's Jewelers on Main Street used to be Sharks Men's Store. The American Cafe still has the same front but is Abacadabra balloons now. I think, after looking around, that Fiancee was Bader's Women's Wear and the Buttrey's store was a couple of doors south. There was also Taube's somewhere on Main street. I noticed "The Fair" sign is still on Ellisons front overhang.
What used to be B&B Drug, Minot Business College, Gaffaney's and Northwest Sporting Goods on 1st Street (west of Main) is all parking lot!! In that same block there was also the 13 Club and McCurdy's Café. Across the Street was Toivo's Jewelers and The Legion Club just north of American State Bank.
North Main Tavern located in the same block as the First National Bank, north of Central Avenue on the west side of Main St. The Covered Wagon was located a door or two up from the American Cafe on the east side Main St, south of Central Avenue. These were the first bars to have the dancing "go go girls" in Minot. Shortly thereafter Gordon's Holiday Spot – Sundowner Lounge and the 13 Club on 1st St. got them. Gordon's is now Hibachi restaurant. Trails West Bottle shop was I think the Sundowner and then SideKicks. Back in the middle 60's Gordon's Holiday Spot lounge-bar the band "The Evans Sisters and Carl" played. It was a pretty popular night spot at the time.
Covered Wagon Bar
Gordons Holiday Spot Menu
On First Street, mid block between Central Avenue and 1st Avenue was Minot Bowling Lanes (it was upstairs also) owned by Fred George . Harry's Tire Service was next door. )The Bowling Alley was above Harry's Tire)…This Bowling alley at one time had human pin setters, they used to hire high school kids to do it. (The people who ran the Bowling Alley lived in an apartment on the top floor of the building. Not sure when it closed but then in the mid-60's it was a place to take your slot car as it had a big track for racing slot cars.
Also, just west of Woolworths on Central Avenue was the Singer Store and a Drug Store and I don't remember the name of that one. (There was also a women's hat shop on the same block of Central Avenue, between 1st Street Southwest and Main St.)
Central Ave. Looking east from Broadway - 1940's
Memories of the Past #1 - Carl's Music Shop was at one time The Minot Accordion Shop and it was located where I Keating is. He sold Accordions and Guitars mainly and also gave music lessons for the accordion. (In the mid-sixties, Carl's Music Shop was located in the Flat Iron Building on Central Avenue).
On the East side of First Street there was B&B drug with a cafeteria below it and it had the most luscious caramel rolls in the morning!! On street side, one door down and up the stairs was the Minot Business College. In the mid-60's Minot Business College moved up on South Hill to what used to be a convent. Not sure when it closed It was owned by Lloyd Hansen. (This is now Apartments at the intersection of 3rd Street and 14th Avenue SE…. By Rosehill Cemetary).
Flat Iron Building - Central and Broadway
The Barrel becomes The Keg
The Barrel Pt 5 -- After the war, when gas rationing disappeared, the Minot Barrel grew in popularity. Ruth Sethen bought the Barrel from Muzzy and added a dining room and painted the Barrel White. In 1949, Ruth sold the Barrel to her brother Robert Sethen. He operated it until 1955 when he sold it to Rodney Lovdahl, one of his employees. Lovedahl changed the name to the Keg and operated it from 1955 to 1968. The Keg was severely damaged by the Flood of 1969 and was finally demolished in 1971. The other Barrel root beer stands met the same fate. They deteriorated and were eventually destroyed. The only Barrel still in operation is in Grand Forks and it is known as the Kegs. It consists of the original Grand Forks Barrel and the one from Wadena which was moved to Grand Forks. It did survive the Grand Forks Flood of 1997.
The Keg - Barrel - Part 4
The Barrel Pt 4 – Harry Muzzy ended up building 8 Barrel root beer stands. Three in North Dakota…. Minot, Devils Lake and Grand Forks. One in Montana …. Great Falls. Four in Minnesota…. Crookston, Dilworth, Detroit Lakes and Wadena. The Muzzy's hired local couples to supervise the root beer stand and they supervised the chain from their home in Crookston. Harry Muzzy visited each Barrel monthly and did all the repair work himself. Cecile Kerns managed the Minot Barrel and became known as the "Hamburger Queen". After closing her stand in the summer, the Hamburger Queen and helpers would go out dancing to the sounds on the big bands in the area. When the carhops and cooks came in the music would stop and the band would play "Roll out the Barrel" in their honor.
Note - The Keg in background
The Keg - Part 3 - Minot Gets A Barrel
The Barrel Pt 3 – Harry Muzzy built the second barrel in Minot, next to the Minot City Ballpark and across the street from the city zoo. He used 117 pieces of 1 inch by 6 inch tongue and groove lumber sixteen feet long to form the outer shell of the structure. Local lumber yards had to shape and bevel the wood in order to fit in the top and bottom hoops. It was during the time of the Depression and lumber yards and carpenters were happy to have the work. When completed Muzzy began selling soft drinks, ham sandwiches and hot dogs with sauerkraut to Minot residents. The root beer logo was Triple XXX. The logo stood out prominently on the front of the Barrel root beer stand. This logo and the novel shape attracted and kept customers.
The Keg -- Part 2 - Harry Muzzy
The Barrel Pt. 2 – The Barrel was part of a chain of barrel shaped root beer stands built by Harry Muzzy and his wife Martha in the 1930's. Muzzy grew up in Minot, worked as an engineer for the Great Northern Railway until 1920. He moved to Crookston, Minnesota and owned a successful cigar store. He had the opportunity to start a root beer stand in Great Falls, Mt. Aware of the success of the A&W Root Beer stands in California, he thought they would be a success along Highway 2 in the northern part of the country. He built the Great Falls stand in the shape of a 2 story barrel. It was a huge success both as a root beer stand and also as a tourist attraction. Muzzy and his wife lived on the second story of the Great Falls barrel.
Harry Muzzy - One of the Original Barrels
The Keg - Part 1
. The Barrel – (the Keg) Pt 1 –This will be a five part History of the Keg
The Barrel root beer stand was built in 1931 in Minot. It was during the great depression, a time of dust storms, drought, heat waves and crop failures. A nickel bought a root beer and a dime bought a toasted ham sandwich. Food was delivered to the vehicles by young carhops. The smiles were free. Some believe the word "carhop" was coined because the waitresses had to hop p on the running boards of the cars to deliver the food. Others say it was a derivative of the word "bellhop" and adapted to the cars.. … Most drive-ins instructed the carhops not to stand on the running boards because it was improper and overly familiar behavior. . The first carhops were not teenage girls, but were adult women who found the tips were excellent even back in the 30's
Raids in the 1930's
Liquor Raid – Destruction Device – at 32 Central Avenue East a device had been constructed so that liquor packed around it would be destroyed by fire when the current was on. The device consisted of a small wire coil in a concrete enclosure. Around the coil were shavings and other flammable material. Mixed in with this were the bottles of liquor. When the current was turned on it would ignite the material and heat the bottles enough for them to be destroyed thereby eliminating evidence. When agents barged into the room, they unplugged the device. The bottles had not heated up enough to explode and destroy the evidence.
Liquor Raid Evidence – A heavy door from one off the raided establishments was removed from its hinges and brought into the courtroom. It has "three thicknesses of lumber and 5 locks" . Officers were impressed by its durability. Also found were hundreds of empty liquor bottles, pretzels and small glasses. Slot machines were also found in some establishments and many Canadian product labels. This led the authorities to believe that the liquor was produced locally and falsely labeled as being Canadian
High Third Ladies
The ladies of Third Street were regular customers at many of the best clothing stores in Minot. They had their own shopping time. Years ago, all the stores in downtown Minot were open every Thursday evening until 9:00 pm. Since the stores were open later in the evening they would open later in the morning, on Thursdays. Many of the stores like S&L, Bader's and others would open between 8:00 am and 10:00 am just for the Ladies of Third Street to shop. They would always pay in cash and were always done shopping by the time the stores opened for regular business. The Ladies of Third Street would spend a lot of money and did not disturb the regular shoppers and could shop in peace.
Third Street Residents
Bck from Vacation
To all who follow this blog....
I was not here the past week as I was burning up (so to speak) on of the two weeks of vacation I have to use by the end of the year or I lose them. This year I am going to try to get all my weeks used ... something that has not happened in a long time.
Suffice it to say the weather cooperated and I was able to get many projects finished around the house before the snowy and colder weather set in...
I did get the house decorated for Christmas, at least the outside of the house. I did not get as much finishing work done on the clocks I am making but I did get a couple new Christmas Items ready for staining.
Now..... back to business as usual... below are a few of my completed projects
Third Street Leadership
This individual controlled what happened on Third Street. Because of his control over the Third Street area, things were rather peaceful. The area pretty much was self policed. One of the local, well know individuals on Third Street, we will refer to him as Jim, had an altercation with the "Mayor" and slapped him. The "Mayor of Third Street" looked at Jim and told him he had until evening to get out of town. Jim left town and went to Winnipeg. Jim did not return until the "Mayor" died.. This occurred on a hunting trip. The "Mayor" and a number of his cronies were out hunting and drinking. The practice was to have someone sitting on the front fenders of the car as they drove along looking for game. They group was driving down a corn field looking for pheasants. When they got to the end they noticed the "Mayor" was not on the front of the car. He was lying in the field. They had run over him breaking both legs. His friends took him to town and to the hospital. He died within 2 days due to an infection. After that, Jim was able to safely return to Minot.
Raids on High Third Street
Back in the 50's, as the story goes, there was a raid on one of the houses on Third Street. One of the women in the house was found hiding inside a kitchen cupboard. She had crawled in and shut the door, hoping to avoid being found. This was a bit unusual as most of the time the establishments in Third Street had advance warning of pending raids by the Police Dept. When the Police Dept was located on 1st Avenue in downtown Minot, it was in the same building as the fire dept. and City Hall. Some of the firemen would watch for unusual activity in the Police Dept and if it was a raid on Third Street, they would call and warn the Third Street businesses. Usually no one of importance was caught in the raids, however many prominent people in Minot would frequent many of the establishments. Because they establishments were usually warned when the raids were about to happen some speculate there was really no need for escape tunnels.
Some of the Ladies of Third Street - 1930's
High Stake Card Games
It is well known that many of the High Rollers of the day would often hold high stake poker games. Many a car was lost and many won over a deck of cards. One of the Bootleggers always claimed the Cadillac's or other cars he won from a well known auto dealer, always ran better than any he had purchased. He claimed that he won as many cars as he had lost. This same Bootlegger had at one time won a house on Third Street in a poker game. He also lost it in a poker game. Before he lost it in another poker game he hired someone to clean the house so he could turn around and sell it. As the cleaning person was clearing out a closet in the basement, she fell through the closet floor into a sub basement below the actual basement. One can only speculate what the lowest level was used for.
Illegal Booze Pipeline
Courthouse to Leland Hotel Booze Line—This is from a listener who used to have a water well drilling company in the area: Apparently at one time there was an underground pipeline that ran from the Ward County Courthouse to the Leland Hotel in Downtown Minot. It seems that when the court would prosecute booze runners during the prohibition days, the judge would dump all the illegal alcohol down a drain. Some enterprising individuals reportedly ran a pipe from that drain, under downtown Minot to the Leland Hotel. The alcohol was collected, processed and served to the guests of the Leland. Apparently many contractors over the years would hit the illicit pipeline when doing underground work in the area. The pipe was always patched and repaired, until they realized that it was not a water line and was no longer in use. At one time there were a number of contractors who were aware of this booze pipeline
Bogus Cashiers Checks
One of the most sensational incidents was when a group of runners came up with the idea of buying a large amount of Canadian liquor and paying for it with cashier's checks drawn on banks that had closed. The runners made sure they stayed south of the Canadian border as the Canadians who sold them the liquor were literally out gunning for them. As one of the group, a runner from Minot said, "They gave us bad whiskey so we gave them bad checks."
Wasting Whiskey
In a report to a federal grand jury in Fargo on October 6, 1920, Judge Charles Amidon reported that there are automobiles loaded with liquor in convoys that have men armed with rifles and sawed off shotguns. He was encouraging the jurors to enforce the law.
On October 25, 1920 a story was printed about $40,000.00 worth of confiscated whiskey being destroyed in Minot. "The fumes of the strong liquor became so dense at one time that some of the officials became nauseated."
Price for a Whiskey Run
The "whiskey sixes" would run to Canada and back in the late spring through the fall, until the snow came. A Whiskey Six was the name given to the big, high powered automobiles used by the booze runners in the days of Prohibition. The favored automobile was the Buick. Minot was a local point for the Whiskey Runners in the era of 1919 to 1921. The price paid to the runners for running from their start to Canada and back varied. The amount ranged from $100.00 to $500.00 per trip. A lot of money was made in a very short time if you wanted to take the risk. In the days of Prohibition even $100.00 was a lot of money.
Heavy Loads of Illegal Whiskey
The runners carried heavy loads in the "whiskey sixes". Where the roads were good, the cars could travel along at speeds as fast a 50 to 60 miles per hour. The runners would travel in a line, or group with the lead car posing as a tourist to flush out the lawmen. The lead car would stall on the road, warning the runners that the law was ahead so they could make their get-away. Another trick used by the runners was to have a woman companion and at times a woman driving the car. The thought being that the lawmen would hesitate to shoot at a car occupied by a woman. It was generally considered by their appearance that these women companions were not home loving housewives.
Whiskey Runners
The Whiskey runners made a lot of money and made it in a hurry. They were flashy dressers, sporting big diamonds, silk shirts, fancy ties and suits. They were also big tippers. One night in Minot a group of them lined up and peppered a bass drum in a Minot dancehall orchestra with silver dollars. The group was trying to break the head of the drum. They eventually ruined the drum but the orchestra was not upset as they got to keep all the silver dollars.
Booze Running Cars - Whiskey Six
A Whiskey Six was the name given to the big, high powered automobiles used by the booze runners in the days of Prohibition. The favored automobile was the Buick. Minot was a local point for the Whiskey Runners in the era of 1919 to 1921. The whiskey running was at its peak during this time. Minot was the last major stop before Canada. The whiskey runners at times would travel in packs with a pilot car ahead to warn the if any lawmen were waiting up ahead. On some days, a whole city block would be lined with "whiskey sixes" waiting for dusk to make their run for the booze. They seldom returned to Minot after getting the load as the main destination was points like St Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux City and Omaha.
Piggly Wiggly on Main Street
The first Piggly Wiggly Store opened in the mid 40's at 213 South Main Street. In 1957, at a cost of $300,000, Piggly Wiggly opened a new store by the Fairgounds. Piggly Wiggly East was one of the largest grocery stores in the state at that time. In 1961 another store opened in the Oak Park Center. The store on Main Street closed in 1960 and shortly after a third store was opened in the Town & County Center. In 1982 the Oak Park store moved to the Arrowhead Shopping Center. At one time Piggly Wiggly employed over 250 people. I worked at the Town & Country store in 1966-67.
Piggly Wiggly on Main St.
East Piggly Wiggly
1967 Largest Shopping Center in Midwest
O n September 16, 1967 plans were disclosed about a new shopping center that was a "certainty" to be developed at the base on north hill on Broadway I Minot – Crestview Development claimed the Center was "an absolute certainty. It's just the details. There's no way in the world it can be stopped". The Center was to be the largest between Minneapolis and Portland and was to include two major department stores, a major drug store, 750 seat theater, and a 50 X 300 foot convention center. For whatever reason it was never built. The location is now the home to the Hampton Inn Hotel on North Broadway.
Booze Smuggling Hearses
Rowan Funeral Home – This information was given to me by Les Maupin back in 1986 while researching Minot for the Centennial. Rowans's Funeral Home was on the corner of Main Street and 2nd Avenue, where Rueb's Camera and Cards was located. Apparently the owners were affiliated with some aspect of the booze running in the days of Prohibition. I was told that the viewing rooms of Rowan's Funeral during this time were home to many high stake poker games. Maupin was not sure if they ever actually held any funerals during this time. During Prohibition, the alcohol was brought in in one and two gallon metal containers. Rowan's Funeral Home would fill a casket, or two, with these cans of booze and load them into the hearse. They had at least one if not more. The hearse would then deliver the booze throughout the country under the guise of transporting a body in a casket. Driving prudently and obeying the speed limits they successfully delivered the product. After all, who would stop and search a casket in a hearse?
Dumping whiskey down the drain
High Speed Auto Chases
Minot was also the home of many high speed automobile chases in connection with the bootlegging activities. One national magazine was quoted as saying "Minot has more high performance vehicles per capita than any other city in America". These powerful cars, Buicks at the time, were the favored car of the bootleggers. One high speed chase resulted in the arrest of the proprietor of the Last Chance Barbershop on Central Avenue. In a shootout, whiskey-runner Avery Erickson was fatally shot by Officer F.S. Fahler, who later died from wounds received in the same encounter. In 1921 when state prohibition forces opened their northwest regional headquarters in Minot, they announced that their cars would be equipped with Browning machine guns. The office was closed a few years later.
Prohibition Poster
Run Booze Get a Free Car
There is a story out there about a well known Booze Runner and free cars. The story says that this individual would offer a free car to anyone who could make three successful runs from Canada to Minot without getting high jacked or stopped by the law. The car was to have been a Buick, reportedly they were the fastest and most powerful vehicle at the time. In fact an entry in a national magazine claims that during the days of prohibition, Minot had more high performance cars per capita than any other city. Back to the free Buick. The problem for any takers on the offer was that if someone made two successful runs, this individual would make sure the third run failed. Since he knew the route and times, he would send his own men out to highjack the shipment so he would not have to give away a Buick.
One of Many Prohibition Posters
Vehicle Turn Around
A scenario for at least one of the Revenuer's in Minot: When his car arrived at their destination there was a "turn around" in the garage . The "Turn Around" was a very large motor driven turn table. Upon driving into the garage, the car would drive onto the "turn around" and the vehicle was turned around so it was facing the same direction it had entered from. This way it could make for a hasty exit without having to back out of the garage. It could just drive straight out, often in hot pursuit of a bootlegger. In my investigations there is a house close to Downtown Minot that has the turn around in the garage. Not sure if it is functional or not.
Still and Booze captured in the 1920's
When the booze running car or cars got to their destination in Minot, a number of scenarios were possible. Some of the garages had special elevators. When the car entered with the booze, it would drive into a special elevator. This would either raise the car up to the floor above or lower it to the floor below. If followed by officers, they would enter the building and find no vehicle. By the time they would conduct a search, the booze would have been unloaded and stashed safely or moved to another location.
Booze Running Decoys
Triple cars – The booze runners would travel in groups of three. Three vehicles, one with the alcohol and two decoy vehicles. The Choice of vehicle back in those days was the Buick. The alcohol was stored in a metal tank under the back seat. All the cars had a tank so all were weighted equally. The two decoy cars were loaded down with bricks. The reason for the equal weight was to leave the same track on dirt, muddy roads or grass when sneaking across the border. If the two decoy cars were not weighted down, the police could follow the car with the deeper tracks. The three cars would travel in line. The Booze car generally drove the speed limit, while the decoy cars would be speeding. If they were chased by the law, the two decoy cars would split and go in different directions. If the decoy cars were caught the worst they would get was a speeding ticket. With the law enforcement people busy with the decoy cars, the booze car was free to travel on to Minot or wherever their destination was.
Dee Dee's Bar & Grill
The Grill was located at 316 third St. SW… The Grill was a part of the area known as "High Third" although it did not have the reputation of some of the other businesses on Third St. Dee Dee Govan operated The Grill for many years. He acquired the property from "Ma" Butler, a legend on Third Street and the subject of another article. Dee Dee served pretty good food and at times would offer coffee laced with liquor, if so desired. After the decline of Third St. The Grill was home to Dee Dee's Hot Tamales. He made them, packaged them and sold them out of The Grill. I was offered a job by Dee Dee selling the Hot Tamales when I was driving truck for Coca Cola Bottling back in the late 60's.
High Third Street
There were a number of businesses that flourished on Minot's High Third Street. Third Street over the years was the home to Bars, Restaurants, Hotels and houses that participated in illegal activities that ranged from illegal alcohol sales during Prohibition, after hour alcohol sales, high stake card games and prostitution. Some of those Third Street Businesses were: The Avalon, The Coffee Bar, Metrol Café (Saul's Barbecue), Famous Pit Barbecue (Twilight Inn & Kay's Café), The Grill, and later after Third Street was shut down, The Flame in Radio City. Business was brisk until 1960 when the Jaycee's mounted a successful campaign to close down the area
The Avalon
The Coffee Bar
Liquor Depot
The Canadian Liquor companies would rent a portion of the railroad depot warehouse in Bienfait. The liquor was stored in a closed off room. They would have a manager in town who would sell what was desired to the bootleggers, not to bars, just to the bootleggers. The depot is still in Bienfait, although it has been moved to different location and is now a museum. However, the original depot was purchased by and moved to a local farmstead about a mile outside of town. The railroad tracks still go through the town. The route out of town goes south to Ross Percy in the Souris Valley, then to Sherwood, splitting off to Columbus and Portal.
1920's Drug Raids
Besides the highly profitable liquor traffic, Minot was also known for other questionable activities. An illegal drug trade flourished but not at the same scale as the liquor business. Between December of 1922 and December of 1924, enforcement officials cracked down on certain hotels, cafes, and other opium dens, most of them on the infamous Third Street. By the end of 1924, the opium and cocaine traffic was about at an end. In one raid on Third Street police confiscated over $100.00 worth of opium in the form of "decks" and "books". The street value of a "deck" was $1.00. A "book" contained three times more opium than a "deck", but it was still a relatively small amount.
Pop Shaw
From conversations with people I discovered the following information. Pop Shaw owned a garage on First Street SW. The garage was on the ground level floor and also in the basement. The basement portion of the garage was accessed by an elevator. There was a bowling alley on the second floor. During the prohibition days the third floor was the home of a gambling parlor and an after hours night club. In the early 1900's Pop Shaw's Garage was integral to the bootlegging business in Minot. Pop Shaw himself was reportedly a somewhat gruff old man. But Pops Shaw was also a shrewd business man. Many people got their start in business in Minot with the help of Pops Shaw. Often times when local banks would not finance or back business ventures Pops would help individuals out if they had a solid business plan and could convince him that they knew what they were doing. Most often the deal was done with a handshake and a promise to repay.
Pop Shaw's Garage
At the turn of the century, the area known as High Third was originally located on 1st Street SW, south of Central Avenue. This area also the future home of Harry's Tire Service, known back then as Pop Shaw's Garage. The garage was on the main floor and the basement, There was a bowling alley on the second floor. The third floor was a gambling den and after hours night club. The garage was next to what is now Bremer Bank, and had an elevator. The bootlegger cars would enter the garage and the owner would ride the elevator down to the basement with the car full of booze. Rumor had it that he would booby trap the car in case someone tried to steal the liquor, lock it up and walk back up via the stairway. No one knew for sure as nobody was about to risk tripping the booby trap. By the 50's the top floor was converted to an apartment where the family that the bowling alley lived.
High Third - The Early Days
Inequity Hollow – Fred Hines at one time was a cab or bus driver in Minot in the early 1900's. He drove for both the Leland Hotel and Waverly Hotel at different times. His task was to pick up and deliver clients to their destinations around Minot. He would deliver his passengers from the railroad stations to the hotels and when the fair was held on south hill, he would transport the passengers to it also. Quote from 1939 article "at that period in Minot's history there was a segregated district of bawdy houses in a coulee southwest of Minot and as a hack driver he was called upon to transport gentlemen of the double standard from downtown hotels to this place which was sometimes called Inequity Hollow." Also North Dakota was under state prohibition at that time, Hines recalls that whiskey was easily obtained in Minot. This area is what we refer to today as 3rd Street Southwest or Minot's High Third.
Robertson Lumber Company
Robertson Lumber yards began in North Dakota in 1881. In 1940 the firm began business in Minot as the Rogers Lumber Company. They were located at 200 1st Avenue SE in Minot. Robertson's featured a full line of building products with easy terms, estimates and deliveries to your door. On December 24th, 1975 a fire raced through the facility. Cause of the fire was not known but the damage was well over $1 million in losses. A temporary office was set up at 119 1st Ave SE, new inventory arrived and business went on. Robertson Lumber would eventually move out to the bypass, just east of the Econostop Truck Stop.
Robertson Lumber - 1960's
Robertson Lumber Fire 1975
Volunteers of America - 1930's
The Great Depression of the 1930's stretched the nation's private social welfare system almost to the breaking point. Volunteers of America mobilized to assist the millions of people who were unemployed, hungry and homeless. Relief efforts included employment bureaus, wood yards, soup kitchens and "Penny Pantries" where every food item cost one cent. The Volunteers of America in 1932 were serving several hundred meals a week to school children at their food station on Second Avenue Southeast. Children sent to the food station are selected from various schools in Minot, according to Capt Richard Das. Volunteers of America was founded in 1896 by social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth. They envisioned a movement dedicated to "reaching and uplifting" the American people. On behalf of the organization, the Booths pledged to "go wherever we are needed, and do whatever comes to hand." In turn-of-the-century America, there was no shortage of work to do. The Volunteers moved into tenement districts to care for people in poverty. They organized day nurseries and summer camps, provided housing for single men and women, and established the nation's first system of halfway houses for released prisoners.
Oak Park Theater
On Saturday, March 27th, 1976 the Oak Park Theater was showing "The Hindenburg", staring George C Scott and Anne Bancroft. The Oak Park Theater also featured Saturday Matinees. This particular Saturday the Matinee was " The Phantom Toll Booth". The theater ad stated: "Mothers, take an hour and a half break and come along with your kids to see this great show. They'll drive you crazy but you will thoroughly enjoy the show. All matinee seats – 75 cents. The upstairs of the theater also had a separate for parents with small children to watch a movie without disturbing the rest of the audience.
I also remember back in the late 60's, the Oak Park Theater would have all night shows on Saturday nights in the summer. The all night shows tended to get a bit rowdy causing the theater to stop having them. The theater closed and became a pool hall for a while and eventually returned as a theater prior to the 2011 flood
The Federal Building - Former Minot Post Office
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Minot Park Board's First Wildlife
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The First Board Meeting – 1915 Tales From Old Timers –
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Oak Park Pool - 1971
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Great Northern Bank to 1st National Bank
1 st National Bank -- 1st National Bank was originally known as the Great Northern Bank when it was established in 1897. The building was...
Westland Oil - 1964
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1970's Entertainment
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KG Men's Store
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Tempo – Queen's Day
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Bars and Restaurants From the Past
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Whilst I have been away from blogging (busy with craft fairs) one thing that I have done is join the Handmade in Europe Guild on Artfire and, I love it! What a great bunch of handmade artisans I am now a part of, we have a weekly chat and run challenges, have the Handmade in Europe blog, are running a tour of our studios with Flappy Flambe (more another time) and help to promote and support each other.
So take a look and see what fabulous talent Europe has to offer the handmade world!
Christmas in July is Here Again!
Now that we are almost half way through July, Christmas descends on Artfire. That's right, it's time for Christmas in July.
At Artfire, there is a new trend set up to feature items ready for Christmas in July, these might be Christmas cards like those from Butterfly-Crafts or items that could be bought early for Christmas presents including jewellery, handmade soap, christmas decorations and bags.
To celebrate Christmas in July, I am offering a 15% discount from all Christmas Cards and Christmas Decorations from the 12th to 25th July (inclusive) if you use the code CIJS2010 at checkout.


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Nieu Loc Thi Nghe
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Design-build portion of phase 1
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Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Over 844 million people in the world live without access to a basic drinking water service, and 2.3 billionhave no access to a basic sanitation service, resulting in avoidable deaths, chronic disease, fewer hours of education and low productivity.
ACCIONA has positioned itself as a key player in the water treatment sector. Its innovative management seeks to resolve the challenges with respect to the shortage of water resources.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy accounts for 74 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Design-build portion of phase 1 for the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe wastewater treatment plant, in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
The consortium consisting of ACCIONA (50%) and VINCI Construction Grands Projets (50% share and lead contractor) won the contract for the design-build portion of phase 1 for the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe wastewater treatment plant, in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) which will have a peak capacity of 480,000 cubic metres per day.
The design-build portion of the contract is set to take five years for completion, including the starting-up process and acceptance of works. The project also calls for operating and maintaining the facility for a five-year period.
The contract, which is financed by the World Bank, is worth €200 million and was signed in Ho Chi Minh City on 8 March 2019. This wastewater treatment plant project will include a pumping station, biological treatment, disinfection, sludge treatment, odour treatment as well as connection to the city's sewage system.
The plant, which will treat wastewater from the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin, will be an essential part of Ho Chi Minh City's second environmental plan and will benefit more than a million residents.
The project will include the hiring of up to 800 local labourers at peak periods. Also, nearly 25,000 hours of training are planned to ensure everyone's safety at the worksite as well as the completed structure's quality at delivery.
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ACCIONA: Design-build portion of phase 1. Operating and maintaining the facility for a five-year period.
Capacity: 480,000 m3/d
Project value: 200M €
Equivalent population: over 1,000,000
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As you start your week: This world wields an unforgiving indiscriminate hammer.
Anyone who fools himself into thinking he's indispensable has usually not suffered the tragedy of losing someone close unexpectedly in the blink of an eye, of fire cleansing his life of everything, or even an aberrant plane falling from the sky. I forget as I go through life that many of those I'm smirking at in disdain for their unrealistic attitude of indispensability have been lucky enough to forego this unforgiving lesson. People who know me often forget that it is an essential part of my minimalist, irreverent nature. I know that several people who know me also misunderstand just how fundamentally different my brain actually works. It's a struggle for me to pretend to care about scratches in the paint, a few dollars in the profit margin, or even that my shirt is inside-out. I've lived half a century, a surprising gift, but I am as equally contemptuous of the incessant importance of trivial concerns as I've ever been. Your next morning is going to meet you with whatever plan is at hand and no matter how well prepared you think you are or how necessary you think your presence might be, the dice are going to roll.


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April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days remaining until the end of the year.
491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
1079 - Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.
1241 - Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi.
1512 - War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix was victorious in the Battle of Ravenna.
1689 - William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain.
1713 - War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
1775 - Last execution for witchcraft in Germany.
1828 - Foundation of Bahia Blanca
1849 - The safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt
1856 - In Rivas, Nicaragua, Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
1865 - Abraham Lincoln makes his last public speech.
1868 - The Shogunate is abolished in Japan.
1876 - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
1888 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.
1899 - Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States.
1905 - Einstein reveals his Theory of Relativity (special relativity).
1919 - International Labour Organization founded.
1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio.
1921 - The Emirate of Transjordan is created.
1921 - Iowa becomes the first U.S. state to impose a cigarette tax.
1945 - World War II: United States forces liberate Buchenwald concentration camp.
1951 - Korean War: President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
1951 - The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its traditional (to the British government) location in Westminster Abbey.
1952 - The Battle of Nanri island takes place.
1955 - The Air India Kashmir Princess downs in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
1957 - Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
1961 - Trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
1965 - The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
1968 - Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
1968 - German student leader Rudi Dutschke is shot in Berlin.
1970 - Apollo 13 is launched.
1979 - Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
1981 - A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt.
1987 - The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
1990 - Customs officers in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
1996 - Panathinaikos becomes the first Greek team to win the European Championships (now Euroleague) in Paris, beating FC Barcelona by 67-66.
1997- Chloe Conaway Zack was born
2000 - AT&T Park in San Francisco, Minute Maid Park in Houston, and Comerica Park in Detroit open.
2001 - The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China after a collision with an J-8 fighter is released.
2001 - Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying game, an international record in which Archie Thompson scored 13 goals
2002 - The Ghriba synagogue bombing by Al Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
2002 - An attempted coup d'état in Venezuela against President Hugo Chávez began.
2003 - U.S. troops take the northern Iraqi city of Mosul without a fight.
2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.
2007 - Two bombings in the Algerian capital of Algiers, kills 33 people and wounds a further 222 others. 2007 Algiers bombings.
146 - Septimius Severus (d. 211)
1357 - John I of Portugal (d. 1433)
1374 - Roger Mortimer (d. 1398)
1492 - Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)
1592 - John Eliot, English statesman (d. 1632)
1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
1721 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808)
1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet (d. 1771)
1755 - James Parkinson, English physician (d. 1824)
1769 - Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. 1809)
1770 - George Canning, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)
1798 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854)
1810 - Henry Rawlinson, English scholar (d. 1895)
1819 - Charles Hallé, German pianist and conductor (d. 1895)
1825 - Ferdinand Lassalle, German politician (d. 1864)
1852 - Cap Anson, American baseball player (d. 1922)
1862 - Charles Evans Hughes, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1948)
1862 - William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer (d. 1938)
1867 - Mark Keppel, Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County (d. 1928)
1869 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1943)
1873 - Edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1955)
1876 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist (d. 1958)
1883 - Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author (d. 1951)
1889 - Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. 1961)
1890 - Donna Rachele Mussolini, wife of Benito Mussolini (d. 1979)
1893 - Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1971)
1896 - Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Quebec novelist (d. 1967)
1899 - Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist (d. 1975)
1900 - Sandor Marai, Hungarian writer (d. 1989)
1906 - Dale Messick, American cartoonist (d. 2005)
1907 - Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor (d. 2001)
1908 - Jane Bolin, first African American female judge (d. 2007)
1908 - Masaru Ibuka, Japanese industrialist (Sony) (d. 1997)
1908 - Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (d. 1992)
1908 - Leo Rosten, American humorist and author (d. 1997)
1910 - António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician (d. 1996)
1911 - Stanisława Walasiewicz aka Stella Walsh, Polish-born runner (d. 1980)
1913 - Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (d. 2006)
1914 - Norman McLaren, Canadian film animator and director (d. 1987)
1914 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
1916 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (d. 1983)
1916 - Howard W. Koch, American film director (d. 2001)
1917 - Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (d. 1993)
1917 - David Westheimer, American novelist (d. 2005)
1918 - Richard Wainwright, English politician (d. 2003)
1921 - Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1925 - Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman and newspaper editor (Quebecor) (d. 1997)
1928 - Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy
1930 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (d. 1997)
1931 - Johnny Sheffield, American actor
1931 - Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer
1932 - Joel Grey, American singer and actor
1933 - Tony Brown, American journalist
1934 - Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet
1935 - Richard Berry, American singer and composer (d. 1997)
1935 - Richard Kuklinski, American mafia hitman (d. 2006)
1938 - Michael Deaver, Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)
1938 - Kurt Moll, German bass
1939 - Louise Lasser, American actress
1941 - Ellen Goodman, American political columnist
1944 - John Milius, American director and writer
1946 - Bob Harris, British disc jockey and presenter
1947 - Peter Riegert, American actor
1947 - Meshach Taylor, American actor
1948 - Marcello Lippi, Italian football coach
1949 - Bernd Eichinger, German film producer
1949 - Carl Franklin, American actor
1951 - Doris McGowen Beck Angleton, American socialite (d. 1997)
1951 - Paul Fox, English guitarist (The Ruts) (d. 2007)
1951 - James Patrick Kelly, American author
1953 - Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
1953 - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium
1955 - Kevin Brady, American politician
1955 - Michael Callen, American singer, songwriter and AIDS activist (d. 1993)
1958 - Stuart Adamson, British musician (Big Country) (d. 2001)
1958 - Brynn Hartman, American murderer (d. 1998)
1960 - Jeremy Clarkson, British journalist
1961 - Doug Hopkins, American musician
1962 - Vincent Gallo, American actor
1963 - Chris Ferguson, American poker player
1963 - Billy Bowden, test cricket umpire from New Zealand
1964 - Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist
1966 - Mason Reese, American actor
1966 - Virgil Runnels III, American professional wrestler (Dustin Rhodes; Goldust; Black Reign)
1966 - Lisa Stansfield, English singer
1968 - Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian author
1969 - Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer (Catatonia)
1969 - Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer
1970 - Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 - Johnny Messner, American actor
1971 - Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein)
1972 - Jason Varitek, American baseball player
1972 - Balls Mahoney, American professional wrestler
1973 - Jennifer Esposito, American actress
1974 - Trot Nixon, American baseball player
1974 - Anton Glanzelius, Danish actor
1974 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian model and actress
1974 - Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player
1974 - Zoe Lucker, British Television Actress
1975 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian author
1978 - Brett Claywell, American actor
1978 - Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1979 - Malcolm Christie, English footballer
1979 - Chris Gaylor, American drummer
1979 - Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
1979 - Josh Server, American actor
1979 - Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician
1980 - Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
1981 - Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model
1981 - Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 - Ian Bell, English cricketer
1983 - Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch racing driver
1984 - Kelli Garner, American actress
1985 - Will Minson, Australian rules footballer
1986 - Roman Heart, American porn actor
1987 - Joss Stone, English singer
1994 - Dakota Blue Richards, English child actress
2002 - Alexa Gerasimovich, American child actress
1034 - Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (b. 1028)
1240 - Llywelyn the Great, King of Gwynedd
1554 - Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)
1612 - Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (b. 1535)
1612 - Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)
1626 - Marino Ghetaldi, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)
1712 - Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)
1723 - John Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)
1798 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)
1856 - Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)
1861 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)
1873 - Edward Canby, U.S. general (b. 1817)
1890 - Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (b. 1862)
1894 - Constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. 1832)
1906 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (b. 1847)
1906 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (b. 1839)
1916 - Richard Harding Davis, American author (b. 1864)
1926 - Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849)
1947 - Louise Peete, American murderess (b. 1880)
1953 - Kid Nichols, American baseball player (b. 1869)
1958 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. 1875)
1967 - Donald Sangster, Jamaican prime-minister (b. 1911)
1970 - Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
1970 - John O'Hara, American author (b. 1905)
1977 - Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1983 - Dolores del Rio, Mexican actress (b. 1905)
1985 - Enver Hoxha, Albanian Communist dictator (b. 1908)
1985 - Bunny Ahearne, British ice hockey promoter (b. 1900)
1987 - Erskine Caldwell, American author (b. 1903)
1987 - Primo Levi, Italian chemist and author (b. 1919)
1990 - Harold Ballard, Canadian ice hockey club owner and executive (b. 1903)
1990 - Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1904)
1991 - Walker Cooper, American baseball player (b. 1915)
1992 - Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter (b. 1920)
1992 - Eve Merriam, American playwright, director, and poet (b. 1916)
1996 - Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (b. 1988)
2000 - Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (b. 1945)
2001 - Sandy Bull, American musician (b. 1941)
2001 - Harry Secombe, Welsh actor and comedian (b. 1921)
2003 - Cecil Howard Green, British geophysicist and businessman (b. 1900)
2005 - André François, French cartoonist (b. 1915)
2005 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer (b. 1907)
2006 - June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
2006 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
2007 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (b. 1925)
2007 - Kurt Vonnegut, American author (b. 1922)
2007 - Ronald Speirs, American Army officer(CO of Easy Company) (b. 1920)
2007 - Janet McDonald, American novelist (b. 1954)
Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Battle of Rivas (State holiday in Costa Rica).
Liturgical feasts Edit
The Feast Day of Martyr Antipas in the Greek Orthodox Church.
In the Catholic church:
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Saint Gemma of Lucca
Saint Godeberta
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A friend told me that Swensen's has the best ice cream in town, and since I'm a big ice cream fan, I just got to try it out! And I still haven't found my holy grail ice cream so who knows, Swensen's may be it!
While waiting for our dessert to come, we admired the Swensen's interior. I mean, look at these portraits.
No need for "Try me" signs, I'm pretty sure you'd want to just by looking at them.
And their glasses? Ain't they cool? I even asked one of the staff if they're for sale. Sadly, not now.
Cozy, indeed! And at last, our sundae had come! And I'm pleased to tell you that I managed to take a picture of it before getting down to business.
You can find them in SM Mall of Asia and in Eastwood.


如果 divisor 是 0,将抛出 DivisionByZeroError 异常。 如果 dividend 是 PHP_INT_MIN 并且 divisor 是 -1,将抛出 ArithmeticError 异常.
because in case of divisible integers, the result will be integer and there is no risk of float appearing round but below their represented value (like the case (0.1+0.7)*10).
$a and $b really needs to be of type integer though.
If they are too big and indivisible, some precision will be lost during the conversion to float and the result may be inaccurate.


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Jefferson Transit Mission, Values & History
To provide safe, reliable, comfortable public transportation service in Jefferson County which is cost-effective, reduces energy consumption, and contributes to the cultural, environmental, and economic betterment of the residents of Jefferson County.
Our Core Values:
Acknowledgment and Support
Jefferson Transit is the product of the concerted efforts of the employees, the Board, WSDOT, other transit agencies, and the volunteers who devote time to improving Jefferson Transit. We also acknowledge the citizens of Jefferson Transit, the taxpayers, and our passengers for their support of Jefferson Transit. Thank you.
We take responsibility to uphold the mission statement and core values of Jefferson Transit. We display fairness, trust, and good judgment.
Shared Responsibility
We are responsible for the direction and image of the agency.
We recognize that good communication, compromise, and diversity of opinion will strengthen Jefferson Transit.
We take pride in our skills and abilities to provide the community safe, friendly and reliable transportation. We strive for a positive impact through our demeanor and appearance.
We will be stewards of the environment, of our customers, of the most vulnerable in our community, and of public funds. JTA will take an environmental leadership role in reducing both community emissions and JTA fleet vehicle emissions by continuing to invest in alternative fuel vehicles. We will also work to reduce our environmental impacts in ways big and small throughout our operations.
Jefferson Transit is a public transit system that began service in May 1981 after a successful vote by Jefferson County citizens in 1980. Jefferson Transit operates as a Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) in accordance with RCW 36.57A in the State of Washington. Revenue service began in May 1981 and along the Pacific Ocean coast in January 1995. Also in 1995, Jefferson Transit completed construction of a centrally located Park & Ride facility, which became the new hub for fixed-route services. Following the loss of Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) revenue, Jefferson County voters approved an additional 0.3 percent sales tax in September of 2000, and an additional 0.3 percent sales tax in February of 2011 for a total percent of 0.9 percent.
The Jefferson Transit Authority Board of Directors is comprised of all three Jefferson County Commissioners, two appointees from the Port Townsend City Council, and a state-mandated non-voting member representing the interests of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587.
Jefferson Transit has Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative offices at 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend, and Park & Ride facility located at Haines Place in Port Townsend. West End transit service operates out of a facility leased from the Quillayute Valley School District in Forks.


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Q: PHP PDO can't update records in foreach loop Script searchs through DB and fix broken links. Search and replace functionality works fine, but when trying to save updated data scripts wrights only first raw. I'm stucked! I can use simple mysql_query commands to update data, but needs PDO...
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8');
error_reporting(E_ALL);
echo "Welcome";
$mysql = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=db_name;charset=UTF-8','user','12345');
if (!$mysql) die('Can\'t connect');

$tables = array(
    'categories',
    'news',
    'pages'
);

function getContent($table) {
    global $mysql;
    $fieldnum = 0;
    $fields = array();
    $vals = array();
    $st = $mysql->query("SHOW FIELDS FROM `{$table}`");
    while ($row = $st->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
        $fields[$fieldnum]=$row["Field"];
        $fieldnum++;
    }
    $totalfields=$fieldnum;
    $res = $mysql->query("SELECT * FROM `{$table}`");
    $sql = "UPDATE `:table` SET :field = ':val' WHERE `:idf` = :id;";
    while ($row = $res->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM)) {
        for ($j=0; $j<$res->columnCount();$j++) {
            $rs = str_replace('index.php/','',$row[$j],$m);
            if ($rs && $m>0) {
                if ($table == 'categories')
                $prim= 'cat_id';
                elseif($table == 'news') $prim= 'news_id';
                elseif($table == 'pages') $prim= 'page_id';
                else $prim= $table.'_id';

                            $upd = $mysql->prepare($sql);
                $update = $upd->execute(array(
                ':table'=>$table,
                ':field'=>$fields[$j],
                ':val'=>$rs,
                ':idf'=>$prim,
                ':id'=>$row[0]
                ));
            }
        }
    }
}

foreach ($tables as $t) {
    getContent($t);
}

Need help to fix it!

A: try to fetch all and then go through array
and you do not need to use prepare every time - just once see Example #2
....
$res = $mysql->query("SELECT * FROM `{$table}`");
$rows = $res->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NUM);
$sql = "UPDATE `:table` SET :field = ':val' WHERE `:idf` = :id;";
$upd = $mysql->prepare($sql);
foreach ($rows as $row) {
   foreach ($row as $col_name => $value) {
......

A: prepare outside the loop! you are loosing its value this way, also try $upd->debugDumpParams(); and binding before execution, maybe the values u r binding is not right.

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Population of the Country Assignment | Assignment Help Services
The population of a country increased by an average of 2% per year from 2000 to 2003. If the population of this country was 2 000 000 on December 31, 2003, then the on January 1, 2000, find the population of the country to the nearest thousand


The physics engines bundled in with modern game development IDEs are incredibly powerful and convenient. However, they're also expensive in terms of processor cycles, and they tend to lock you into default behaviors. If you don't need the full capabilities of a physics engine, you're better off coding your own solution.
It might seem strange not to take advantage of built-in functionality, but most games don't need true, complete physics simulation. Platformers, for example, are most likely satisfied with simple collision detection. Mario needs to know if he's touching an enemy, the ground, or a block, and that's about it. Similarly, FPSes need to know if bullets are occupying the same space as targets; they probably don't require, or even want, realistic simulation of objects moving in three dimensions. The things these games actually benefit from can be accomplished with very simple code that doesn't implicate the enormous complexity of a fully-fledged physics engine.
Programming just the physics bits you need has two key advantages. First, it's easier for the computer. There's no good in wasting processor cycles on unimportant calculations; that irks people with strong machines, and cuts out those with older computers entirely. Efficiency might not seem like a bit deal in an era when many laptops have discrete GPUs, but there are potential customers out there who will care.
Second, programming your own physics systems lets you control them precisely. Commercial physics engines aren't appropriate for every project. They come with their own assumptions, defaults, and, well, quirks. Making your own collision detection or gravity allows you to make assumptions, set defaults, and choose quirks that will be ideal for your particular game.
Physics engines are often great–a boon to design. However, that doesn't mean you should adopt them blindly and use them whenever you're doing something vaguely physics-y. Building the (probably few) physics elements you need can offer substantial gains in both efficiency and control over your design.