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Elevator Will Not Fall
Yes No Good Bye
by Jane Rule
From Taking My Life. Published by Talonbooks in 2011. Jane Rule is the writer of novels, essays and collections of short stories, many of which have been nominated for and won awards, including the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award. She died in 2007.
In February, a month before my seventeenth birthday, I enrolled as a student at Mills. Mother came down from Reno to take me to Hink's to buy the furnishings for my room. I had been at home with her for the week before, buying more clothes than I'd ever imagined owning. Never having gone to college herself, Mother enjoyed all the preparations even more than I did, and laughed when she later read the instructions to parents that she shouldn't have come with me and influenced my choices. Mother has always been a follower of the dictum, "When all else fails, read the directions."
I did not settle easily into my first term of college. I was not as grateful as I should have been for my "provisional" status, proud of my academic record and still righteously indignant at what had happened to me. But I was not as confident of myself as I tried to appear. I had read nothing but required texts, some poetry and books about the lives of doctors. I had to bluff a background assumed for those students professing an interest in literature until I could, with years of all-night reading, make up for my earlier indifference. At that time, I was a slow reader though I had a good memory for what I had read. I couldn't spell.
I not only didn't know what was expected of me in assignments, I didn't know that anything in particular was expected. Asked to write a character sketch, I wrote three pages on Ann's hands. The paper was returned with every line crossed out and a question mark at the end. In a humanities course which was supposed to challenge our cliché-ridden young minds to some originality, I was simply suspicious of questions like, "Does a drowning man really drown?" I didn't want to be made a fool of by a bunch of condescending, smart-aleck male professors. In a course on religions of the Far East, the other students were all seniors in religion and philosophy with a vocabulary I didn't understand at all. At the final exam, the kindly professor said, "Miss Rule, if you don't understand the question, just write what you know about the main words in the sentences," advice I followed for an hour of the three allotted. I had no more to say.
The remedial reading course I was required to take because of my low test scores was taught by a woman with a bad stammer which at times reactivated my own. Her advice, to read the first and last sentences of a paragraph and guess what was in between, was beyond my skill at reading poetry and religion texts, political argument and history.
I did not, of course, accept my failures humbly. I blamed the courses, the teachers, the texts, venting my anger and frustration on anyone who would listen, from impatient teachers, to my adviser, to the dean.
My complaints were not limited to my academic experience. I was amazed and appalled at the restrictions under which I was expected to live, signing in and out of the dorm, having to get signatures if I was to be away for the night. Because the only room available was a single on senior corridor, I was daily reminded of my lowly status and lack of privileges compared to the students I lived among. They were a friendly group, willing to sympathize with me and occasionally smuggle me out with them for a beer drinking evening. They'd grown restless, too, with the hall meetings at which we had to vote on such things as whether we'd wear cotton dresses and sandals; skirts, sneakers and loafers; or formal dresses, stockings and high heels at our next open house.
Though I was an independent spirit, I was a domestic infant. I not only didn't know how to do my laundry (I sent my clothes out all through my years at college), but Mother had always washed my hair. I came from so private a household that the casual nudity in the washrooms was actually embarrassing to me. I contrived to find times when everyone else was out to use the facilities.
The suspicion, apparently so often entertained by so many people, that I was a sexual adventurer, seemed the more ludicrous for someone as young and physically shy as I was.
I did make friends of sorts. Alette, a Dutch girl who had spent three and a half years in a Japanese concentration camp in the Dutch East Indies, lived next door to me. When I was at my most impatient with the restrictions and requirements of my new life, she would counter my complaints by comparing the college to the camp. She would point out the abundance of quite good food, of hot water, the freedom to walk about the beautiful campus, to play tennis, ride, swim. The restrictions were, after all, only silly, not cruel. She wasn't pious about it, simply detached and realistic. She was herself marking time until June when her fiancé would arrive from Australia and they would be married. She spent a lot of time writing letters to him.
Occasionally, she'd talk about her experience in the camp, being in charge for a time of rationing rice, a grain at a time, to the other women and children. She said she'd never again be as close to people as she had been then; it was a closeness with a price too high to pay voluntarily.
Sometimes I made her laugh. Perhaps that was why we could be friends. She could temper my bewildered anger, and I could distract her from a deep, private mourning. Thirty-five percent of the women had not survived. Fifty-five percent of the men in the adjacent camp died. Alette's father had been beheaded.
Just behind the Mills campus was Oak Knoll Naval Hospital where Libby had been. Now it was filled with men in the final stages of rehabilitation, learning to use artificial limbs. Mills students were asked there as volunteers. I went once or twice, but I had no idea how to deal with their bitterness, the pressure of their need to be reassured sexually. I was afraid of them and ashamed to be. I could not as easily dismiss them as the sexually confident, socially ambitious Mills students did, as "creeps" and "weirdos."
Our own self-obsessed and sheltered life in that oasis of beauty and luxury seemed to me peculiar and unreal. I took as many weekends as I was allowed to visit my grandmother and, therefore, Ann. The baby was born shortly after I arrived at college and named Carol after Ann's favourite sister. When I was with them, I shared Ann's preoccupation with her. In a way I didn't much think about, Carol seemed somehow mine as well.
At her christening, however, I listened with some dismay at my duties as her godmother concerning her spiritual life.
Among the seniors, there were others like Alette announcing engagements, planning weddings. Most of them were also working hard to prepare for comprehensive exams and, if they were music majors, proficiency concerts. My corner room faced the music building. Perhaps some of the confusion of my own preparations had to do with nightly listening to the sounds from practice rooms: harpsichord, flute, piano, harp, voice. The seniors had time, too, for parties: receptions after concerts, major dinners with each faculty, engagement parties, balls. Sometimes I was included, but often I felt like a wardrobe mistress backstage, preparing all those attractive young women for their parts in a public show which had nothing to do with me. I did not usually mind.
As I had in high school, I invented a male figure for myself, this time called Sandy rather than David, far away not in the war but in New York. I received enough letters from Ann, addressed in her bold, androgynous hand, to make my story credible and excuse me my weekends without dates. The few details I offered about him, that he lived in a basement apartment two blocks from the Empire State Building and was an artist, were facts about Ann. Perhaps I should have invented him near at hand for Ann who still pressed me toward a required initiation into heterosexual life. I resisted on moral grounds, but, in fact, I had no gift or taste for men, except as friends.
Never having technically made love with Ann, thinking of her always as Henry's wife and now Carol's mother, I had no concept of being faithful to her, but I was both too preoccupied with her and too uncertain that anyone else would understand those feelings to wish any sort of intimacy.
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The programme will consist of a limited number of contributed talks. These talks are intended to guide discussions and interactions, with most of the meeting being unscheduled and reserved for collaboration.


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Jess Lehman hoping to make most of final Gophers season
University of Minnesota director of women's track and field Matt Bingle won't be going to war anytime soon, but if he did, he knows who he would want with him.Without a doubt, it would be Jess Lehman.Formerly Jess Herauf, the Minnesota track and ...
Jess (Herauf) Lehman competes in the heptathlon high jump during the NCAA Division I outdoor track and field championships in June 2015, in Eugene, Ore. (Submitted Photo by Becky Miller / Gopher Athletics)
By Colton Pool
University of Minnesota director of women's track and field Matt Bingle won't be going to war anytime soon, but if he did, he knows who he would want with him.
Without a doubt, it would be Jess Lehman.
Formerly Jess Herauf, the Minnesota track and field athlete and Dickinson native has earned the reputation of toughness with her coaching staff.
"If you're going to war, you want her in your corner," Bingle said. "You always want kids like that. You definitely want her on your side."
The three-time all-American multi-event athlete is in her third year of being a team captain and has been a staple for the Gophers program, Bingle said.
"People feed off of her. She's been a good leader," Bingle said. "A lot of people look up to her because they know she's going to work for everything that she's gotten. (Her teammates) really look up to her, and she leads by example. She's a total team player and takes care of every girl on the team. She wants to do the right thing and treat people the right way. She's the ultimate teammate.
"I really don't want her to leave. She's been here for five years, but I could use another five at least."
Nonetheless, Lehman will compete in her final Big Ten outdoor track and field championship starting on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.
"We are just so excited to go out together, and everybody is ready to have a great weekend," Lehman said. "There's so much positivity going into this weekend."
Lehman, a five-time all-Big Ten selection and three-time national qualifier between the indoor and outdoor seasons, has won two indoor conference pentathlon championships - and was the first Gopher to do so since 2008.
"She's just a great competitor. She's able to focus on the task at hand," Bingle said. "We always talk about doing your job. She's been able to separate a lot of her feelings and emotions and focus on what's going on in that moment. There's a lot of talented people, but there's not a lot of talented people who can separate that and keep your emotions in check. She's just really great at that.
"And she's tough, man. She's super tough. She's a workhorse. That's something you don't coach."
What's allowed her to be a successful college athlete, Lehman said, was time management skills. The elementary education major who is getting her master's degree is a three-time academic all-Big Ten recipient and was a US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-academic and Capital One Academic all-district honoree in her career.
Though, with the help of her coaches and teammates, she had to learn pretty quickly how to survive even her freshman year.
In her first year of college as a redshirt, Lehman added to her repertoire of javelin and hurdles to become the multi-event athlete she is.
Though it wasn't pretty at the beginning.
"A lot of us didn't know the seven events, so we were learning from scratch," Lehman said. "There were a lot of ugly practices freshman year. Looking back, I can't even imagine how our coach dealt with that. If he was laughing, he was hiding it very well."
Lehman's said her relationships with her teammates - including training partners Alex Beckman, Amanda Beckman and Audra Winter - and coaches have also led her to her success.
In fact, Lehman became so close to Bingle that she began babysitting for him. Bingle became a friend with Lehman's family, including with her parents Carol Herauf and TJ Herauf, through Lehman's career.
So much so, Bingle's daughter was a flower girl when Lehman married Jon Lehman, a former Gophers track and field thrower.
Bingle said Lehman has become like another daughter to him.
"There's no one better than her. She's just a great young woman who comes from a great family," Bingle said. "She's like family to me. She's an exceptional person.
"She's worked hard and is very motivated to get herself better, and that's a tribute to her. She's turned herself into a high-caliber athlete. That's a tribute to her work ethic and commitment to getting better."
Nonetheless, the 2011 Dickinson High graduate still moved more than 500 miles away from home for her college experience.
Lehman admitted the Twin Cities is a trek from home - she's nearly memorized her stretch of Interstate 94 - but committing to Minnesota was a decision which has paid off.
"Just seeing how the girls interacted with each other and the family atmosphere that they stand for, it really attracted me," Lehman said. "I just fell in love with it. It was a pretty easy decision. That family atmosphere is stronger than ever. It's just a great school to be at."
And Bingle has seen plenty of growth out of Lehman, including an uncanny work ethic.
That's how she's taken her events like javelin throw in high school from 140 feet, 6 inches in high school to 159-07 and her long jump from 17-11 to 19-10.
"She came in as a high school kid and now she's a married woman," Bingle said. "She's really changed and matured over the years and got focused and committed. She's just a driven young woman."
Lehman always wants best for the team, Bingle said, which has made her an exceptional leader.
But she is still looking for big results for the last events of her career.
"I think we're going to go out with a bang," Lehman said.
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Dickinson State Track and Field teams compete at UND Open
Brantley III sets second all-time record in shot put, Wrzesinski breaks school and North Star record in 60 meter hurdles
By James B. Miller, Jr.
Dickinson defeats Jamestown 86-80 in double overtime nail-bitter
Entering the game the Midgets and Blue Jays were tied in the WDA standings, and owing to a clutch performance Dickinson came away with a crowd pleasing win.
By Josiah C. Cuellar
Blue Hawk wrestling dominates at Tyler Plummer Classic
Engwitch and Speelmon take home belt buckles in victory at memorial home tourney
Blue Hawks defense holds #1 Mayville State to 50 Points in statement win
Before a packed crowd at home, Dickinson State dominated the Comets going 45% from the floor, grabbing 48 boards and double-digits in assists

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Q: Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of products stock I have to calculate my products stock cost, so for every product after each buy, i have to recalculate the Weighted Average Cost.
I got a view thats bring me the current product's stock after each in/out:
document_type   document_date   product_id  qty_out qty_in  price       row_num stock_balance
SI              01/01/2014      52          0       600     1037.28     1           600
SI              01/01/2014      53          0       300     1357.38     2           300
LC              03/02/2014      53          100     0       1354.16     3           200
LC              03/02/2014      53          150     0       1355.25     4           50
LC              03/02/2014      52          100     0       1035.26     5           500
LC              03/02/2014      52          200     0       1035.04     6           300
LF              03/02/2014      53          0       1040    1356.44     7           1090
LF              03/02/2014      52          0       1560    1045        8           1860
LC              04/02/2014      52          120     0       1039.08     9           1740
LC              04/02/2014      53          100     0       1358.95     10          990
LF              04/02/2014      52          0       600     1038.71     11          2340
LF              04/02/2014      53          0       1040    1363.3      12          2030
LC              05/02/2014      52          100     0       1037.78     13          2240
LF              15/03/2014      53          0       20      1365.87     14          2050
LF              15/03/2014      52          0       50      1054.19     15          2290

I want to add a calculated WAC field as above:
document_type   document_date   product_id  qty_out qty_in  price           row_num     stock_balance   WAC
SI              01/01/2014      52          0       600     1 037,28        1           600             1037,28000000000
SI              01/01/2014      53          0       300     1 357,38        2           300             1357,38000000000
LC              03/02/2014      53          100     0       1 354,16        3           200             1357,38000000000
LC              03/02/2014      53          150     0       1 355,25        4           50              1357,38000000000
LC              03/02/2014      52          100     0       1 035,26        5           500             1037,28000000000
LC              03/02/2014      52          200     0       1 035,04        6           300             1037,28000000000
LF              03/02/2014      53          0       1040    1 356,44        7           1090            1356,48311926606 --((1357,38*50)+(1040*1356,44))/(1090)
LF              03/02/2014      52          0       1560    1 045,00        8           1860            1043,75483870968 --((1037,28*300)+(1560*1045))/(1860)
LC              04/02/2014      52          120     0       1 039,08        9           1740            1043,75483870968
LC              04/02/2014      53          100     0       1 358,95        10          990             1356,48311926606
LF              04/02/2014      52          0       600     1 038,71        11          2340            1042,46129032258 --((1043,75483870968*1740)+(600*1038,71))/(2340)
LF              04/02/2014      53          0       1040    1 363,30        12          2030            1359,97000000000 --((1356,48311926606*990)+(1040*1363,3))/(2030)
LC              05/02/2014      52          100     0       1 037,78        13          2240            1042,46129032258
LF              15/03/2014      53          0       20      1 365,87        14          2050            1360,03301857239 --((1359,97551136621*2030)+(20*1365,87))/2050
LF              15/03/2014      52          0       50      1 054,19        15          2290            1042.71737568672 --((1042.46129032258*2240)+(50*1054.19))/2290

There is only one and just one document type 'SI' (initial stock) for each product, and the price associated with it is the initial WAC.
Here is a SQL Fiddle sample.
If someone can help with this, i can't figure it out.
Edit: I've juste updated the calculated numbers by increasing precision by displaying 9 numbers after the decimal point.

A: You need to use recursive CTE:
SQLFiddle
with recursive
stock_temp as (
  select
    *,
    row_number() over(partition by product_id order by row_num) as rn
  from
    stock_table
)

,cte as (
  select
    document_type, document_date,
    product_id, qty_out, qty_in, price,
    row_num, stock_balance, rn,
    price as wac
  from
    stock_temp where document_type = 'SI'

  union all

  select
    sub.document_type, sub.document_date,
    sub.product_id, sub.qty_out,  sub.qty_in, sub.price,
    sub.row_num, sub.stock_balance,  sub.rn,
    case when sub.qty_in = 0 then main.wac else
    ((sub.stock_balance - sub.qty_in) * main.wac + sub.qty_in * sub.price)
      / ((sub.stock_balance - sub.qty_in)  + sub.qty_in) end as wac
  from
    cte as main
    join stock_temp as sub
      on (main.product_id = sub.product_id and main.rn + 1 = sub.rn)
)

select * from cte

A: I have spent several hours on this moving average! Mainly because of the not reliable window function first/last/nth_value, according to Postgresql documentation on window functions:
This is likely to give unhelpful results for nth_value and particularly last_value.
The answer is incomplete. Things to do:

*

*make WAC stay the same value when qty_in = 0 (now it is zeroed out)

*WAC is not calculated based on previous WAC but on "previous" price, that's why there are increasing differences between WAC calculated by me and presented by You

SQLFiddle

A: Here what i did using function:
CREATE TYPE stock_table_with_wac AS
   (document_type character varying,
    document_date date,
    product_id bigint,
    qty_out double precision,
    qty_in double precision,
    price double precision,
    row_num bigint,
    stock_balance double precision,
    wac double precision);

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION calculate_wac_value()
  RETURNS SETOF stock_table_with_wac AS
$BODY$
    DECLARE
    r_article stock_table_with_wac%rowtype;--maintain the liste of all products with there wac's value
    r_in_out_article stock_table_with_wac%rowtype;--Each other records
    BEGIN
    --For each products
    FOR r_article IN SELECT *, price FROM stock_table where document_type='SI' order by row_num
        LOOP
        return next r_article;
        FOR r_in_out_article IN SELECT * FROM stock_table where document_type<>'SI' and product_id=r_article.product_id order by row_num
        LOOP
        --If there is an entry calculate the wac
        if r_in_out_article.qty_in >0 then
            r_in_out_article.wac:=((r_article.price * (r_in_out_article.stock_balance - r_in_out_article.qty_in)) + (r_in_out_article.qty_in * r_in_out_article.price))/(r_in_out_article.stock_balance);
            --Update the wac value of the product
            r_article.price:= r_in_out_article.wac;
        else --The waca value still inchanged:
            r_in_out_article.wac:= r_article.price;
        end if;
            RETURN NEXT r_in_out_article; -- return current row with caluculated wac if any
        END LOOP;
        return next r_article;
        END LOOP;
        RETURN;
    END
    $BODY$
  LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE
  COST 100
  ROWS 1000;
ALTER FUNCTION calculate_wac_value()
  OWNER TO postgres;

select * from calculate_wac_value();

It seems to have a correct output. Is it a good idea to process like this?

A: There already is a aggregate function in C for PostgreSQL available, and it will probably calculate much faster than any solution in SQL:
https://github.com/Kozea/weighted_mean

A: I have used the data provided in the following article which was meant for FIFO logic.
https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/sql/performance/set-based-speed-phreakery-the-fifo-stock-inventory-sql-problem/
Here, the returns are considered, but I take them at average price.
Here is the table structure:
ID  ArticleID   TranDate    TranCode    Items   Price   WACPrice    WACRunningTotal
1   11782   2009-01-01 00:00:41.000 IN  809 256.82  256.82  NULL
2   16967   2009-01-01 00:00:50.000 IN  372 134.44  134.44  NULL
3   13078   2009-01-01 00:01:21.000 IN  532 201.69  201.69  NULL
4   10918   2009-01-01 00:01:34.000 IN  717 348.79  348.79  NULL
5   18871   2009-01-01 00:01:34.000 IN  1045    88.25   88.25   NULL
6   22379   2009-01-01 00:03:01.000 IN  401 326.59  326.59  NULL
7   24049   2009-01-01 00:03:24.000 IN  222 54.54   54.54   NULL
8   12570   2009-01-01 00:03:33.000 IN  731 29.25   29.25   NULL
9   10327   2009-01-01 00:03:33.000 IN  407 222.69  222.69  NULL
10  21548   2009-01-01 00:03:49.000 IN  400 254.05  254.05  NULL
11  15155   2009-01-01 00:03:51.000 IN  719 320.02  320.02  NULL
12  22706   2009-01-01 00:04:00.000 IN  331 25.91   25.91   NULL
13  19126   2009-01-01 00:04:16.000 IN  289 305.47  305.47  NULL
14  21722   2009-01-01 00:04:39.000 IN  434 3.80    3.80    NULL
15  20811   2009-01-01 00:05:57.000 IN  1043    316.57  316.57  NULL
16  21998   2009-01-01 00:06:01.000 IN  1009    15.18   15.18   NULL
17  12928   2009-01-01 00:06:45.000 IN  1122    265.71  265.71  NULL
18  14150   2009-01-01 00:07:36.000 IN  730 148.91  148.91  NULL
19  22307   2009-01-01 00:08:09.000 IN  986 184.38  184.38  NULL
20  17472   2009-01-01 00:08:34.000 IN  1182    62.73   62.73   NULL

please follow the ddl statement in the above mentioned post.
I have use Cte, but for 1000001 records, it maxes out the maxrecursion count.
So I created a procedure to execute by one item id which can be iterated by another procedure.
I have added two columns to the stock table, WACPrice and WACRunningTotal.
please find my code below:
    alter proc sp_GetInventoryDetails_ByWAC
-- sp_GetInventoryDetails_ByWAC 10017
@ArticleId int
as
begin

-- select * from #stocktemp order by trandate
--select *, 0 as WACRunningTotal into #StockTemp from stock where articleid=10000 order by TranDate;
;WITH y AS
(
  SELECT articleid,TranDate,trancode, items, rn = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY TranDate)
    FROM stock where ArticleID =@ArticleId
), x AS
(
    SELECT articleid, TranDate,trancode, rn, items, rt = items
      FROM y
      WHERE rn = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT y.articleid,y.TranDate,y.trancode, y.rn, y.items,case when y.TranCode='OUT' then x.rt - y.items else x.rt+y.Items end
      FROM x INNER JOIN y
      ON y.rn = x.rn + 1
)

update st set st.WACRunningTotal=x.rt
from stock st
inner join x on x.ArticleID=st.ArticleID and x.TranDate=st.TranDate and x.TranCode=st.TranCode and isnull(st.WACRunningTotal,0)=0

OPTION (MAXRECURSION 0);

;WITH    StockCTE
          AS (SELECT    articleid,
                        items,
                        WACRunningTotal,
                        WACPrice,
                        trandate,
                        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY articleid ORDER BY trandate) RowNum
              FROM      stock where ArticleID =@ArticleId),

/* CleanStock - A recursive CTE. This runs down the list of values for each stock, checking the Price column, if it is null it gets the previous non NULL value.*/
        CleanStock
          AS (SELECT    articleid,
                        items,
                        WACRunningTotal,
                        ISNULL(WACPrice ,0) WACPrice ,/* Ensure we start with no NULL values for each stock */
                        trandate,
                        RowNum
              FROM      StockCTE cur
              WHERE     RowNum = 1
              UNION ALL
              SELECT    Curr.articleid,
                        curr.items,
                        Curr.WACRunningTotal,
                        case when Curr.WACPrice=0 then  prev.WACPrice else ((curr.WACPrice*curr.Items)+(prev.WACRunningTotal*prev.WACPrice))/curr.WACRunningTotal end as WACPrice,
                        Curr.trandate,
                        Curr.RowNum
              FROM      StockCTE curr
              INNER JOIN CleanStock prev ON curr.articleid = prev.articleid
                                           AND curr.RowNum = prev.RowNum + 1)

/* Update the base table using the result set from the recursive CTE */
    UPDATE trg
    SET trg.WACPrice = src.WACPrice
    FROM    stock trg
    INNER JOIN CleanStock src ON trg.articleid = src.articleid
                                AND trg.trandate = src.trandate and trg.ArticleID=@ArticleId

/* Display the results */
SELECT * FROM stock where ArticleID=@ArticleId order by TranDate

--drop table stock

end

This will yield result as
StockID ArticleID   TranDate    TranCode    Items   Price   WACPrice    WACRunningTotal
20119   10017   2009-01-06 10:37:40.000 IN  1088    27.91   27.91   1088
69802   10017   2009-01-20 00:40:44.000 OUT 39  0.00    27.91   1049
71338   10017   2009-01-20 10:42:25.000 OUT 967 0.00    27.91   82
91638   10017   2009-01-25 21:54:14.000 OUT 75  0.00    27.91   7
130881  10017   2009-02-05 14:38:34.000 IN  1061    312.18  310.3168    1068
174059  10017   2009-02-17 09:00:34.000 OUT 779 0.00    310.3168    289
188516  10017   2009-02-21 06:46:01.000 OUT 264 0.00    310.3168    25
192423  10017   2009-02-22 08:53:40.000 RET 8   0.00    310.3168    33
228070  10017   2009-03-04 02:24:26.000 OUT 30  0.00    310.3168    3
235671  10017   2009-03-06 03:59:49.000 IN  750 9.78    10.9773 753
247309  10017   2009-03-09 08:36:20.000 OUT 44  0.00    10.9773 709
249207  10017   2009-03-09 21:38:26.000 IN  256 155.09  49.2082 965
253665  10017   2009-03-11 02:42:14.000 OUT 379 0.00    49.2082 586
254121  10017   2009-03-11 05:59:00.000 OUT 527 0.00    49.2082 59
263772  10017   2009-03-13 20:46:09.000 OUT 11  0.00    49.2082 48
271272  10017   2009-03-15 22:09:04.000 OUT 34  0.00    49.2082 14
273709  10017   2009-03-16 13:51:34.000 OUT 1   0.00    49.2082 13
274065  10017   2009-03-16 16:13:02.000 OUT 5   0.00    49.2082 8
275679  10017   2009-03-17 02:38:20.000 IN  1165    217.19  216.0443    1173
280661  10017   2009-03-18 10:59:20.000 OUT 1053    0.00    216.0443    120

I am now working to find the COGS.

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DEFINITION An original object or document: the raw research or first-hand information. Comments on, interpretations of, or discussions about the primary or original source. Provide background information or compilations by synthesizing information gathered from other sources, usually secondary sources.
TIMING Primary sources usually come first in the timing of scholarly publication. Secondary sources usually come second in the timing of scholarly publication. Tertiary sources usually come third or last in the timing of scholarly publication.
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EXAMPLES Politics
(studying terrorism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks) National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. (2004). The 9/11 Commission report: final report. New York: Norton. Carpenter, T. (2005, Winter). Missed Opportunities: The 9/11 Commission Report and US Foreign Policy. Mediterranean Quarterly, 16(1), 52–61.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Library database)
Encyclopedia of terrorism and political violence
EXAMPLES English
(studying creative writings about terrorism) Updike, J. (2006). Terrorist (a novel). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Steyn, M. (2006, July 31). Why John Updike's book is a bomb. Maclean's, 119 (29), 58–59.
Literature Resource Center (Library database)
Miller, R. (1988). The literature of terrorism. Terrorism 11 (1), 63-87.
EXAMPLES Psychology
(studying the psychological effects of the 9/11 Attacks on children) Schuster, M. A., B. D."A National Survey of Stress Reactions After the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks," New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 345, No. 20, November 15, 2001, pp. 1507–1512. Alexander, G. (2007). International relations theory meets world politics. In Understanding the Bush Doctrine: Psychology and strategy in an age of terrorism (pp. 39–64). New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
PsycINFO (Library database)
Kazdin, A. E. (2000). Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
(studying bioterrorism) United States. (2003). Project Bioshield Act of 2003 report (to accompany H.R. 2122). Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O. Alexander, D., & Klein, S. (2003, December). Biochemical terrorism: too awful to contemplate, too serious to ignore: subjective literature review. British Journal of Psychiatry, 183 (6), 491–497.
Biological Sciences (Library database)
Pilch, R. F., & Zilinskas, R. A. (2005). Encyclopedia of bioterrorism defense. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-LISS.
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The Nigeria Police Force now has a new special unit, DAILY POST reports.
The new unit is the Special Constabulary Police.
Officers, who were listed as special constables into the new unit had their passing-out parade across the federation on Friday.
The special constables, DAILY POST learnt, are to perform the much-talked about community policing duties.
In Ogun State, about 320 new officers were said to have been arrested trained at the Police Training School, Iperu.
The Commandant of the training school, Abdulsalam Razaq, said the new intakes were indigenes of the 20 local governments in Ogun.
According to him, they would be deployed to their various local governments to assist the police in modern policing and to stem the spate of crimes in their communities.
Rasaq disclosed that the special constables have been well trained on how best to perform police duties, intelligence gathering and respect for human rights
In his words, the parade reviewing officer, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, urged the newly recruited officers to make good use of the trainings they have received some far.
Adamu, who was represented by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, appealed to the special constables to perform their duties diligently in life with internal best practices.
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For a very long time now, I've been wanting to to a hand drawn "wallpaper" inspired by Schumacher's Birds & Butterflies wallpaper. I had planned to use it on my music room walls, but that plan changed. Then I thought I might be able to use it on my breakfast room walls. But when I came up with my new decorating plan for my dining room and entryway, I decided to work it into the design by using it on the entryway wall.
I didn't want to to copy the Schumacher design exactly. I wanted something inspired by it, but also different. So several months ago, I asked my mom to come up with a similar repeatable design, and here's what she gave me.
If you want to use this design, you can click here for a larger version.
I had it printed on a transparency at Office Depot, and then used an overhead projector that I purchased on Ebay for about $60 to project the image onto the wall. Then I used a permanent black marker to draw the design.
A while back, someone commented that I should use Marks-A-Lot brand markers and avoid Sharpies for this project because Sharpies tend to fade over time. (At least, I think that's the reason she gave.) I tried to find a Marks-A-Lot, but checked at two places (including Office Depot) and couldn't find one. So instead, I purchased a big Sharpie and a package of the Office Depot brand permanent markers. The Sharpie was difficult to work with, but the Office Depot brand markers with the chisel tips worked perfectly!
This actually went much faster than I thought it would. I had planned to start much earlier in the day, but then I waffled back and forth between using the green background or repainting the background white. My mom did two mock-ups for me, one with a white background and one with the green, and I decided that I didn't like either one. The white was too jarring, and the green was too dull. So I mixed one part Feng Shui (the green) and one part Polar Bear (my white trim color) and made a lighter green for the background. I guess it was really humid yesterday, becasue it took all afternoon and part of the evening to paint two coats of the background color and wait for them to dry enough so that I could start drawing the design.
I didn't actually get started until 7:30pm, and I worked until around 11:00pm. But during that time, I also took a break and cooked dinner, and then sat and relaxed with Matt for about an hour while we ate dinner. So I would estimate that this took me just under two hours.
Yes, I've decided to go with butterflies, too. As much as I'd like to leave them off and just stick with birds, I really think they add some balance and interest to the Schumacher wallpaper. Something just seems a little off when I leave them out. Anyway, I'm hoping to have a finished mural to show you tomorrow! And this mural, just like wallpaper, will be used as a backdrop for something that I'll hang on the wall. More on that later.
Next Post Hand Drawn Birds & Butterflies Entryway Wall Mural - Finished!
This is going to be stunning! I can't wait to see the finished product. I really love the direction this space is taking.
Yes. I agree. I look forward to your posts everyday. They inspire me to have no fear and keep creating!
This will really spice up your entry! Lovely!
I knew the birds and branches were coming back! I love it just done in that little area!
I knew it too! I figured this is what yesterday's post was about! I look for your updates everyday!!
I'm happy you decided to add the butterfly's! What would the design be, without them?? They actually make "it", to me anyway! Kudos!!
I agree! Actually butterflies mean something special to me so I'm happy to see a few!!
That is absolutely stunning! I'm seriously amazed — it is so beautiful!
You can get an Art-o-graph art tracer and skip the part of having a transparency printed. You just set the Art-o-graph on top of what you want to trace and it projects it onto the wall.
POSCA paint markers are the bomb. You might even want to try the POSCAs for the birds and butterflies. They are expensive, but they are glossy and beautiful and it's paint instead of ink.
This is such a cool project and I absolutely love what you have done so far.
Wow this my be my favorite Kristi project yet! Are you going to paint the moulding surrounding the area a different color to frame it out, or leave it green?
Cool! This room is going to be so light and bright. Do you need to add some kind of sealant over the marker so it doesn't fade or smudge over time? Or do you paint over the marker with black paint and an artist brush? Curious how this is done.
I was wondering about this too. I'm guessing you're going to cover the magic marker with something. My son does projects with paint markers from office max.
It's exciting to see the birds n butterflies design finally come alive.
I think I've figured out what your "problem" is: you have way too many great ideas and not enough house to use them all! But, if that's a problem, it's good for us who read your blog. Carry on, Fearless One!
That is beautiful, I'll be watching for the final reveal! I'm glad you are adding the butterflies.
I might do this on my kitchen wall!!!!!!
Absolutely beautiful and such a personal touch!
Please pst directions and tools used for transfer of mural.
By the way I love the direction you are going now. Love, Love, the table.
I love it! I think it will be beautiful!
Wow – between you and your mom, the level of talent – WOW. I think someone else or lol, many others have said it: It is inspiring – VERY – the way you are kind of like the energizer bunny… Nothing stops you and if Plan A doesn't work, you keep chugging right on into Plan B. THIS inspires the heck out of me… Just keeping this inspiration in MY head makes it easier when my own Plan A's don't work… So keep on keeping on and THANK YOU!!!
Can't wait to see how the butterflies and birds turn out.
Are you planning to put a clear coat over it? I remember reading somewhere that someone did a sharpie project like that in a bathroom and the moisture made the ink run. If you've ever looked closely at permanent marker on a shiny surface, it more or less sits on top like paint. Even in a dry living room, I think I'd want the added surety of a clear coat.
This will be a stunner! Even without the birds and butterflies, it grabs your attention.
This is just fabulous – LOVE IT!!!
Oooooo! Can't wait to see what colors you use for birds and butterflies!
Love this…and love the upper comment ….you are "fluid". I too make mistakes and keep reworking til I get what I love. Lots of twists and turns. You use way more color than I do but l love seeing what you do each day. Can't wait to see your finished room. It will be lovely.
Swoon! This looks amazing. Its even better then what I imagined from your earlier plans!
So unique and beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished project. What a VERY cool idea.
I am so happy for you! I see you in this and that is exactly what it should be!
we could superimpose on it.
Thanks so much Kristi – you inspire me every day and everything that you finally decide upon just seems so right for the space.
Ditto on what was said earlier about just not doing it but doing it until you are content and loving the final result. You give others great courage! Thanks Kristi for truly being yourself and sharing so broadly.
In order to protect it I would tape it off and spray it with a can of artist quality "fixative". Then I would brush on polymer matte medium (professional modge podge). If you use the matte medium without the fixative I wouldn't be surprised if even permanent markers would bleed. The polymer will go on opaque but will dry clear.
You are hugely gifted and talented and a big inspiration!!!!
Just beautiful. You're so very generous for sharing and allowing use of the image.
I think it looks beautiful!! I used sharpies and folk art craft paint for a mural in my son's bedroom when he was born. We repainted about eight years later. At that time, I had some crackling in the paint on just the wall that shared the exterior of the house, and no fading or problems at all with the sharpie lines!
happy to see this in your new house. Just lovely !
Very pretty. I can't wait to see the birds added.
We use Marks-a-Lot at work and they are impossible to find. We buy online. But, right now The 99 cent store in Waco has them in a 3 pack for 99 cents.
I buy Marks-A-Lot online at Quill.com. Hope this helps some of you. Fab job, Kristi!!!
Please don't take offense when I say that I've always had misgivings about this project when it's come up before. But, to the surprise of no one, your creative vision far surpassed my imagination. This looks fabulous! I can't wait to see the finished product.
Love it! Yesterday, I suggested maybe painting the overmantel, behind Mom's picture, the green of the room, but your blended green for the mural is really nice, so now, I would suggest that.
Ditto all of the preceding comments. I most admire you for your perseverance. I LOVE that wall. You have inspired me, again, because I saw a desk on Etsy that had this type of design on top. I wanted it so much but really couldn't rationalize the cost. It was worth every penny but . . . Also, none of my artistic friends could figure out how to replicate it. Now I know and will try this on one of my thrift-store desks! Big thanks.
I knew you would implement your custom Schumacher inspired wallpaper somewhere, and here it is. I thought too, it would be in your breakfast room, but it's looking so amazing in your entryway and what a way to make a statement when someone enters your home. You're totally brilliant with what you create as always Kristi. I cannot wait to see the entryway and dining room completed and styled. You have us on tender hooks in anticipation of your blog reveal each day!!!!
The mural looks very cool!
Just a thought, if you're not into butterflies, how about dragonflies?
I have a PB duvet in my guest room called "Fauna" with birds, butterflies and dragonflies. I like that the dragonflies look a little "buggier".
OH MY GORGEOUS! Don't know if you received the photos of the bird mural in our state's Governor's Mansion dining room that I took when I attended a tea, but yours is even better! Absolutely stunning!
The best use of your design EVER!!!
This is truly stunning. I hope your birds and butterflies will be sort of mutted. Why aren't you doing it on the side walls? It is such a statement for the entrance of your home, I think it would be beautiful. You keep talking about the humidity and the paint not drying. Aren't you using your central air? I thought that was the whole purpose of having it? You mentioned that you were going to put something over your mural. Unless it is some sort of artistic finish, please don't do it. Don't hang something on that wall. It is too beautiful to be covered.
LOVE! That is seriously all I can say. It's Perfect!
I LOVE this! I am so happy you are now showing the results of your decisions and not getting so much influence from others. You need to follow your heart here! And look what results from that!! So beautiful and unique!
Hey, your dining room drapes got a positive mention on http://laurelberninteriors.com/ even though they are only photoshopped into the photo. Not sure Laurel realized that but it is nice to see your idea in the "what to do" category.
Holy Crap! You are so creative! This is gonna be gorgeous! I'm Lovin it!!!
THAT is going to be awesome! I can't believe how fast you got it done. Wait, yes I can, because it's you doing it! You are incredible!
Do I see the paint pan sitting on top of the coral dresser? Does this mean maybe the top is going to get redone? Or is this a different dresser? Or maybe you are just not a messy painter, and can afford to not cover the entire room to avoid paint mishaps?
Can't wait to check your posts every day, to see what's new!
Absolutely love! Its going to be beautiful!
I will have to remember this post! You did a really good job!
Oh, I can't believe how you've turned this project around! It's looking absolutely "you"! Love this turn of events, and kudos to you for figuring it out!
Perfect, perfect, perfect! =D This room is going to be beautiful. It's true, you're so flexible and hard working, it's amazingly inspirational.


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Vietnam, Laos intensify cooperation in inspection work
Vietnamese Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Government Inspector General Bunthoong Chitmany have shared experiences in steering and managing inspection affairs, settling denunciations and complaints, and combating corruption.
VNA Thursday, July 26, 2018 17:43
Top Lao leader receives Vietnamese Party officials
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 21:18
Vietnam – Laos theoretical workshop closes
Thua Thien-Hue, Laos' Salavan province step up cooperation
Vietnamese, Lao localities work to build peaceful borderline
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 21:32
PM looks to maintain high-level visits between Vietnam, Laos
At the talk between the Vietnamese and Lao Government Inspectorates held on July 26 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Government Inspector General Bunthoong Chitmany have shared experiences in steering and managing inspection affairs, settling denunciations and complaints, and combating corruption.
At their talk in Hanoi on July 26, both officials spoke highly of the results of cooperation between the two Government Inspectorates, and agreed to further intensify friendship and cooperative ties in the time ahead.
They discussed measures to organise training courses for Lao inspectors in 2018 and 2019.
Khai took the occasion to extend his profound sympathy to the Lao Party, Government and people for the great losses caused by the recent dam collapse in Attapeu province.
He expressed his hope that the Lao people will soon be able to stabilise their lives and recover production.
The Lao official thanked Vietnam for its sympathy and assistance in addressing the consequences of the incident.
He expressed his belief that the effective cooperation between the Government Inspectorates of Vietnam and Laos will contribute to bolstering the traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.–VNA
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Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 21 stressed the significance of the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People's Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure, describing this as an important political occasion and a chance to exercise the people's right to mastery.
The Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam was held from March 27-31, 1982 in Hanoi. The Congress reviewed the victories that the Party and people have won in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland since 1975.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 21 congratulated Joseph R. Biden Jr. on taking oath as the 46th President of the US.
The fifth National Party Congress in March 1982 vowed to devote all efforts for the socialist Fatherland and the people's happiness.
2020 a successful year of people-to-people diplomacy: Official
2020 was a successful year of people-to-people diplomacy, Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), has said.
13th National Party Congress – new milestone in Vietnam's development process
The 13th National Party Congress will mark a new milestone in the development process of Vietnam and its Party, as it will shape the country's future and propel its international integration, said Nicolas Dervaux, Representative of the Governments of the French-Speaking Community of Belgium and the Walloon Region in Vietnam.


One constant in the universe is that human beings don't like doing things we're not good at. When we put forth our very best effort and still struggle or fail, many of us will be reluctant to engage in that activity again. These events—especially if repeated—can spin off into further complications: we compare ourselves with others who don't struggle, and then we feel broken, inadequate or lacking in some way, thereby introducing shame into our inner dialog. Shame is defined as the feeling of humiliation that accompanies the belief that our troubles are caused by being defective, and therefore, there's no way out or through. When hard work and personal best effort don't result in success, discouragement follows.
But what if the bulk of our days—in fact, our lives, month after month, year after year, is comprised of tasks that we're not good at? Such is the life of a dyslexic student. The final coup de grâce occurs when parents and teachers send the message that the student just isn't trying hard enough.
Most adult dyslexics who share their personal stories mention that their feelings of shame created a significant barrier to living with dyslexia. That was certainly my case. Children fear to reveal to parents and teachers that they cannot read. If they don't know they are dyslexic and don't understand dyslexia's many implications, they feel ashamed. Most think that they are stupid because they can't keep up with their classmates in reading, writing, and spelling. Also, the challenges in memorizing things in sequence affect many aspects of learning and performance. Shame has a crippling effect—if we're failing because we're defective, and working harder hasn't worked, we may feel like there's no solution.
Dyslexic pupils were particularly vulnerable to negative reactions from parents, teachers, and peers. Most educational models value results, not effort, and when results are not forthcoming from the dyslexic student, most parents and educators express disapproval. The easiest thing for observers to conclude is that the student simply doesn't care enough to do the hard work that will get the job done. Here's the thing: character assassination rarely leads to an efficient support system.
Don't make dyslexia a big secret. If something is a secret, it's scary. It is human nature to fill information voids with worst-case scenarios. Ironically, a decision made to protect a child from a diagnosis of dyslexia can often breed shame and fear.
When a student who has been tested for dyslexia sees parents and teachers whispering together, it screams of shame. Parents and teachers can help prevent this by discussing a diagnosis of dyslexia openly with the child in a way that won't cause them embarrassment.
Help your children be their own advocates. In time, they will have to speak up for themselves in order to receive the assistance or accommodation they need in a learning environment, so get them involved in their own education at an early age, keeping their level of involvement age-appropriate.
If your child shows signs of dyslexia at a young age, consider having them tested. It may be easier for them to know early in their school careers that they have an actual, specific problem that many other people share than to spend years feeling stupid or bad about themselves because, for some unknown reason, they can't keep up with other students.
Help your children discover and focus on their strengths.
Identify and address the obstacles your child faces—dyslexia is a very personal experience, various difficulties present themselves in varying degrees and aspects, and a customized plan will maximize results and minimize stress on the child.
Help your children develop patience, tenacity, and perseverance.
Introduce your child to the multitude of successful dyslexics in our world. More and more adults are 'coming out' about their struggles with dyslexia: Steven Spielberg, Magic Johnson, actors Henry Winkler, Mark Ruffalo, and Tom Cruise, attorney David Boies, businessmen Charles Schwab and Richard Branson, and more! The more dyslexics your child can see having successful, fulfilling lives, the more they will believe they can succeed as well.
Effectively communicating the causes of your child's struggles helps defuse the foundation for shame, identifies the way through these challenges for the child, and clarifies the next steps they need to take. We can all contribute to an educational system that helps struggling readers believe they can succeed and that gives them needed tools and support.


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We surveyed over 2,000 UK adults (including many of our customers) and found that putting on weight/overeating was cited by 38% of respondents as their main concern (aside from catching coronavirus). It was by far the most popular answer, ranking higher than money (11%), not seeing family or friends (11%) and mental health (9%).
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In Birkenhead, 22% of respondents said they had put on more than a stone, with an average weight gain of 7lbs. St Helens and Stoke residents also had an average weight gain of 7lbs.
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p38 JACKSON SQUARE
By Henry Renshaw
On early maps of New Orleans are delineated the boundaries of the Place d'Armes. It was used for the evolution of troops; it served also as a resort for citizens to while away their leisure.
Thrice within its limits has been enacted a significant formality, making known to the people a change of domination.
At the arrival of O'Reilly in the summer of 1769, the flag of France was lowered and that of Spain was raised; on November 30th, 1803, the fluttering symbol of French sovereignty took the place of the Spanish standard; in the following month the tri-color of France gave way to the starry emblem of the United States.
About the end of 1848 or the beginning of 1849 there returned to Louisiana, from over the sea, a lady of great wealth and high degree. She had lived for a long period in France.a In consequence of the revolution which ushered in the Second French Republic, she withdrew from Paris to England there to await the restoration of tranquillity in France. She sojourned for a time in London. Wearied by disappointing delay, she availed of the opportunity afforded by her self-imposed exile to visit New Orleans, where she had property to which she wished to give personal attention. Arrived in Louisiana she dwelt sometimes at New Orleans, her native city; at other times in its vicinity.
She previously had interrupted her residence in France to view again the scenes familiar to her girlhood, but the visit now being discussed was rendered memorable by the construction of buildings with which she graced the city.
This lady was Micaela Leonarda Antonia Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba, only daughter of Andres Almonesterb y Roxas from his marriage with Louise de Laronde of this city.
Andres Almonester was a native of Andalusia, Spain. He came to New Orleans where success rewarded his enterprise. He accumulated riches. From his abundant estate he gave bountifully for charitable and religious purposes; he held authority civil and military. His benefactions received royal recognition. He was created a Knight of the order of Charles III. The ceremony of his reception as such took place in this city on the evening of September 8, 1796.
p39 Baron Joseph Xavier Delfau de Pontalba was present at the ceremony. Describing the celebration, he says, that the reception was in accordance with custom. Almonester was enveloped in the order's great robe, whose train was carried by three servitors clad in red. An immense crowd followed him, as in this style he passed from the church to his dwelling. Thus enrobed he placed himself at the door of the drawing-room where he affectionately kissed on both cheeks all those who approached and greeted him, they being in number more than three hundred. About 8 o'clock in the evening he caused to be sent up from the Place a balloon accompanied by a small display of fire-works. After a collation, consisting entirely of sweetmeats, the guests prolonged the gaiety until 10 o'clock at night.
The Baron adds that a person who was present throughout the festivity told him its details, as he did not himself enter the house of the newly received Knight, there being between them unsettled business affairs; and that as long as these were unadjusted, he wished to see Almonester only from a distance.
Years afterwards the Baron's son married Almonester's daughter.
Almonester died in New Orleans in April, 1798, at the age of seventy-three years. He was buried on the 26th day of the same month in the cemetery of the parish of St. Louis in this city.
On November 11th, 1799, his body was disinterred and ensepulchred in the Cathedral which, by his munificence, arose in the place of the church which had been destroyed in the conflagration of 1788.
The registry of the transfer of his remains is to be found in the archives of the Cathedral and is attested by Fr. Antonio de Sedella. The entry is headed by the letters
R. Y. P.
presumably representing the words Requiescat in Pace. (The I and Y with the Spaniards formerly being, to some extent, interchangeable.)
The remainder of the record is in Spanish, of which the following, with the abbreviations filled out, is a translation:
"By order of His Catholic Majesty, el Señor Don Carlos IV (whom may God preserve) and at the solicitation of the Most Illustrious Señor Diocesan Don Luis Peñalver y Cardenas, most worthy first bishop of this province of Louisiana and the Floridas, there was disinterred from the common cemetery of the Faithful, the body of the distinguished benefactor of this Holy Cathedral Church of New Orleans, Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, founder of the three p40 churches in said city; whose very pious works are not only useful to religion but also to humanity.
"He was a native of Mayrena de Alcor, province of Andalusia in Spain, in the Archbishopric of Seville; he died on the twenty-fifth of April of last year, ninety-eight, and today, the eleventh of November, ninety-nine, in the presence of the aforesaid Most Illustrious Prelate, and all his clergy, there was given honorable sepulture with all possible funeral pomp to the revered remains of the aforementioned deceased; which are buried at the foot of the marble step of the altar of the Most Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of this Holy Cathedral Church."
There is a discrepancy between the foregoing record and the inscription on the slab set in the floor of the Cathedral, as to the day on which Almonester died, the date of his death as graven on the stone being April 26, 1798.
El Sr. Dn. Andres de Almonaster y Roxas
(with a closeup of the inscription)
In the presbytery of the Cathedral is a full length portrait of Almonester, which bears the date 1796. A statement at the bottom of this painting recites that he was the founder of the Cathedral, of the church of the hospital of St. Charles, and of the church of the convent of the Ursulines. These, manifestly, are the three churches mentioned in the record of his second burial.
Micaela Almonester was born November 6, 1795. She was confided to the care of the Ursuline Nuns for her education. When not quite sixteen years of age she was married to Joseph Xavier Celestin Delfau de Pontalba. The contracting parties were cousins, although not of near kinship. The groom was a few years the senior of the bride he having been born July 6, 1791. Their marriage was solemnized October 23, 1811, by Fr. Antonio de Sedella. The record thereof is elaborate and interesting, setting forth the among other things that the sponsor or protector of the marriage was the renowned French Marshal, Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, who, by procuration, was represented by Bernard de Marigny y Mandeville.
In the year of their wedding the youthful couple embarked for France. There they established their residence. Many years elapsed. The marriage was an unhappy one, and the discord between the spouses resulted in a separation from bed and board.
Having returned to New Orleans Mme. de Pontalba proceeded with her purpose of improving her property. This property, facing the Place d'Armes, had been owned by her father, who had bought the ground from the city, the city having acquired it by grant in 1770 from O'Reilly, acting in the name of the King of Spain. Upon this p41 ground Almonester had put up buildings of which the lower portion was used for shops and the upper portion was used for residences.
By Act of March 8, 1836, the legislature had divided the city into three municipalities, in the first of which lay this property of Mme. de Pontalba.
In a communication from her by her agents, which on August 26, 1846, had been brought before the council of Municipality No. One, it is set forth that Madame de Pontalba desiring to aid in the embellishment of her native city proposes to cause to be torn down the two rows of buildings fronting the Place d'Armes, from Chartres and Conde Streets to the levee and to replace these buildings by edifices according to the plan submitted to the Council, but that she will consent to carry out this project only if seconded by the Council.
Reference is then made to certain arcades already proposed on St. Peter and St. Anne streets, opposite the Place d'Armes. The communication further sets forth that Mme. de Pontalba's intention being to cause to be constructed edifices much more important than those proposed at that date, the following requests are made:
First, that the authorization for the construction of the arcades be enlarged with regard to the position of the columns supporting the arcades.
In the second place that the new edifices be exempt from city taxation for twenty years from the date of their completion.
The Council among other resolutions bearing upon this proposal adopted one which declared that from the completion of the edifices which Mme. de Pontalba proposes to erect opposite the Place d'Armes according to the plans annexed to her petition, these structures shall be free from the payment of city taxes for this the period of twenty years; provided that the entire front of said structures in St. Peter and St. Anne streets shall be finished in all particulars according to the plans furnished.
On August 6, 1849, there was brought before the Council a letter from Mme. de Pontalba stating that, relying upon the resolution in her behalf, she had contracted with Stewart & Co. for the demolition and reconstruction of that part of the Place d'Armes forming on one side the corner of Chartres and St. Peter and on the other, the corner of St. Peter and Levee.
At the same session of the Council claiming that she had not complied with her contract, and that they were without authority to grant such privileges, declined to recognize the exemption.
Notwithstanding the refusal of the exemption, Mme. de Pontalba persisted in her purpose and enriched the city with architectural p42 adornment. As appears from the chronicles of the Council her plan as time sped by underwent alteration and grew gradually in grandeur producing in final development the stately rows of buildings flanking the northerly and southerly sides of the Place d'Armes.
By the end of 1850, the structures known as the Pontalba buildings were finished. An item in the Delta of January 3, 1851, refers to their recent completion. They aroused the admiration of the citizens. Even in their tarnished beauty they are fair to look upon and please the sight by their noble proportions; their spacious verandas; and the elegance of the tendril-like iron work which, enclosing the balconies and protecting the little windows aligned below the cornice, displays with frequent repetition the interlaced initials of the families of Almonester and Pontalba.c
About the date of Mme. de Pontalba's visit, the Place d'Armes was a portion of enclosed ground, provided with benches, and divided by pathways into patches overgrown with common grass. Along the inner side of the iron railing which surrounded it, extended aº broad and shell-paved avenue over which swayed and rustled the ample leafage of a double row of sycamores.
At the centre of the Place there was a cannon, the "evening gun," whose report was the signal for the slaves to retire from the streets. With the progress of the night, the watchman at the Cabildo announced the flight of time, and, as he proclaimed the passing of the hours, added the assurance that all was well.
But the Place d'Armes was to be given a different aspect. Its trees were to be cut down and in their stead, were to be plants and flowering shrubs. Against the sacrifice of the trees broke forth public protest. In despite of expostulation the work of destruction went on. On the 29th of November, 1850 the last of the sycamores was felled.
The Place d'Armes lost the sylvan beauty of its trees, but it became a "veritable garden of delight."
At its session of January 25, 1851, the Council of Municipality No. One adopted a resolution which provided that thereafter the Place d'Armes was to be known as Jackson Square and that the Place du Cirque or Congo Square should be designated by the name of Place d'Armes.
There had been in New Orleans a Jackson Square but the area thus distinguished had been ceded to the Federal Government and had been built upon for the purposes of the United States Branch Mint.
Mme. de Pontalba left New Orleans in April, 1851. She went northward by the Mississippi river, the steamer Belle Key carrying p43 her away from her childhood's loved home, which was further endeared to her by grateful remembrance of affection shown her by relatives from whom she was departing.
By the ensuing August she was again in France. Thereafter she made no visit to New Orleans. She died in Paris, April 20, 1874. Her husband's death occurred in 1878.
Towards the end of Mme. de Pontalba's stay in New Orleans, there was renewal of interest in the project of erecting a monument commemorative of the battle of New Orleans. For such a memorial the site had years before been selected and the corner stone been set.
In January, 1840, Andrew Jackson was in New Orleans. On the 13th of that month the corner stone of the memorial of the great victory was laid.
A procession, civic and military, set forth from the State House and, with Jackson in a barouche drawn by four horses, passed along Canal, Royal, Esplanade and Conde streets to the Place d'Armes, a band which formed part of the parade making the air gay with music. In the ceremonies which took place in the ancient Place, the Catholic Bishop and the clergy of the Cathedral participated. As the stone was placed in position Jackson performed the function pertinent to the occasion. Addresses were also among the features of the day.
The exercises having been concluded, Jackson, escorted by citizens and troops, went directly from the Place d'Armes to the steamer Vicksburg, which at its river landing was awaiting him. As soon as the illustrious passenger was received on board the vessel began its voyage.d
Early in 1851 meetings of citizens were held with a view to the completion of a memorial which had been proposed many years before.
Mme. de Pontalba was a great admirer of Andrew Jackson. She is said to have contributed liberally for the construction of the monument.
It was upon the plantation of her uncle Ignace Delino de Chalmette that the battle of January 8, 1815 was fought.
Act 88 of 1852 after a preamble reciting that a large number of citizens of the State have united themselves into an association with a view of erecting a suitable monument to General Andrew Jackson and have by voluntary subscription, raised a considerable sum of money for that purpose, and that the municipal authorities of New Orleans have granted an appropriate site for said monument in the centre of Jackson Square, and that it is eminently just and proper that Louisiana should as a State, and in testimony of her gratitude, contribute to a work destined to commemorate the achievements p44 of the hero, to whose military genius and patriotic devotion she owes the triumph which rescued her chief city from capture by an invading foe, and which illustrates the brightest page of her history, appropriated $10,000.00 as the contribution of the State of Louisiana towards the expense of erecting a suitable monument to General Andrew Jackson, to be erected in Jackson Square in the city of New Orleans.
The Act also carried an appropriation of $5,000.00 "to designate the site of the memorable battle of 1815, near the City of New Orleans."
In 1853 the design for the memorial was adopted; it was to be a bronze equestrian statue of General Jackson.
The contract for the making of the statue was given to Clark Mills.
The statue was completed by December 1st, 1855. It is a replica of the statue at Washington, D. C.
It was intended to unveil the monument on January 8, 1856, but the schooner Southerner on which the statue was forwarded from Baltimore being delayed on the voyage did not reach New Orleans until January 7, 1856. This retarded arrival necessitated a postponement and February 9, 1856, was therefore selected as the day for the unveiling.
In the Daily Picayune of October 31, 1855, is an article entitled "Removing a Corner Stone."
After allusion to the Corner Stone laid January 13, 1840, and the box contained in the stone the article says:
"This stone was removed yesterday in the presence of the members of the Association, and placed in the centre of the pedestal now being erected in the centre of the Square. This removal was rendered necessary from the fact that the stone was originally deposited a little to the left of the exact centre of the Square. The workmen commenced a little after daybreak yesterday morning, and did not reach the box until eleven o'clock, so firmly had it been set originally.
"They first came to a square block of granite on which was engraved "8th January, 1815," and beneath this was another granite block, hollow in the centre, which contained the copper box above mentioned. This was embedded in a mass of bricks and cement which had become as hard as the granite itself. After getting this out of the ground the lower block was carefully removed with its contents and reverently deposited in the centre of the pedestal, and the covering block placed upon it. to show the character of the p45 present foundation for the monument, it will be sufficient to say that it took a man more than three hours to break a hole in the mass of bricks and cement for the reception of this block.
"The Association had a box made and soldered, which they placed alongside of the one just mentioned, containing a copy of the Civil Code, the daily papers, copies of all that principal records of the Association from its commencement to the present time, a brief history of the life of Jackson, the names of the Federal, State and City officers, and the coins of 1855, particularly those pieces which were not in existence in 1840, such as the $3 and $1 gold pieces and the three cent piece. The latter were all new and obtained from the Mint for the purpose.
"It was not deemed necessary to have any parade on the occasion as the corner stone had already been laid with so much ceremony and solemnity in 1840, and so none but the members of the Association were notified to attend. Several citizens, however, got wind of the affair, and about a hundred were grouped around, who manifested much interest in the proceedings, and some of them appeared to be particularly anxious to have the box deposited by General Jackson opened to see what it contained. Of course this was not done, however, nothing but the stone being removed. The box and its contents remain undisturbed in their new resting place."
At length came on the time appointed for the unveiling. The day was bright with sunshine. The city took on an air of festival. An imposing parade gave pomp to the occasion. The thronged verandas of the Pontalba buildings were as hanging gardens, beautiful to behold. A great concourse stirred in the Square below. The streets leading thereto were affluents flooded with human life. To neighboring housetops, to cupola of Cabildo, to steeple of Cathedral, venturous persons had ascended that they might witness the grandiose and inspiriting spectacle.
Shortly after the hour of noon, L. J. Sigur, the orator of the day, was introduced to the assembly. At the conclusion of his address the canvas which was spread over the monument was withdrawn and the statue was disclosed to the public view. Then the roar of cannon, the outbursts of music, the cheers of the enthusiastic multitude blended in a mighty volume of sound. The patriotic tumult having subsided Clark Mills, the artist, explained to the people the idea which guided him in fashioning the statue.
I quote his language as it appears in the press report of that day:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The statue before you represents one who, with a handful of men, proved himself the saviour of your beautiful p46 city. General Jackson is there represented as he appeared on the morning of the 8th of January, forty-one years ago. He had advanced to the centre of the line in the act of review; the lines have come to present arms as a salute to their commander, who is acknowledging it by raising his chapeau, according to the military etiquette of that day. His restive horse, anticipating the next move, attemptsº to dash down the line; the bridle hand of the dauntless hero being turned under, shows that he is restraining the horse, whose open mouth and curved neck is feeling the bit. I have thought this explanation necessary as there are many critics who profess not to understand the conception of the artist."
Shortly after Mr. Mills had finished his remarks, the ceremony of the day came to an end.
It may be that the title of this paper suggests a more comprehensive treatment than I have given. The subject is an extensive one. I have purposed to present only fragments of the story of a small section of the city — a section which retains the lure of beauty and is weighted with wealth of history.
a The house she had built in Paris, the Hôtel Pontalba, is now the official residence of the American ambassador.
b With the flexibility typical of the time, the name is variously spelled Almonester and Almonaster, the latter being favored in New Orleans today. On his tomb it is Almonaster, but this is inconclusive since, as our article mentions, it gets the date of his death wrong; those of you curious enough to read the inscription in the 1796 portrait above, painted during the lifetime of the subject, will have read a third spelling, Almenester. Also inconclusive is the spelling Almonaster in the detailed webpage on him on the official site of his birthplace, since there are — Feb 14 — two big mistakes on that page (the present cathedral is not the one he built, and the buildings on the former Place d'Armes were not built by him, but by his daughter).
c Chapter 8 of Grace King's New Orleans, The Place and the People gives us a more interesting, even sensational, account of the Baroness's life (pp132‑135) including two clear engravings of this ironwork and its interlaced initials (pp128, p154). In addition to Jackson Square, the subject of our article, Micaela de Pontalba left her stamp on the Cabildo as well (King, p280).
d A full, detailed account of Jackson's visit, including the dedication of his monument in the Place d'Armes and the (sort‑of-)dedication of the monument at the actual battlefield site in Chalmette, may be found in Kendall's History of New Orleans, pp148‑150.
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