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A Quick History of Quick Divorces in Reno

Cindy — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:35:25 +0000

While Las Vegas may be thought of as a place to get married quickly, nearly a hundred years ago Reno, Nevada, already had the reputation as a place to go for divorces. In 1910, the city was considered the divorce capital, allowing residency requirements in the city to be shortened, and therefore allowing divorces to be as fast as possible.

Known as the Biggest Little City, Reno today may be known more for the Comedy Central program, Reno 911. However, this comedy doesn’t begin to explore the history of this small place and the need its citizens and tourists may have for a bit of Reno Law.

Quickie divorces have been available in Nevada even earlier than 1898, when lawyers of more populated cities, such as New York, discovered that the divorce laws in Nevada had not changed since the state was a territory. It wasn’t until 1913, when social movements to reform morality across the United States forced the hand of state representatives and caused them to change the half-year residency requirement to a full year, which was the same requirement of every other state. If a married couple wanted a quick divorce, they could no longer go to Nevada to do it.

Business owners and those representing the desire to again reduce the requirements to six months began lobbying the state legislature, and three years later, in 1915, their wish was granted. Reducing the wait for a divorce to six months allowed revenues to increase so much that there was another push for the residency laws to be changed to a three month wait in 1927. In 1931, the residency laws changed again. Now only a six week wait was required.

Because of these changes, the Nevada six week requirement allowed 517 divorce suits with 331 decrees to be declared in the first month that the new requirement took effect. No longer were people turning to lawyers in Los Angeles and cities in other states, but to Nevada.The number of divorces began skyrocketing: In 1926, there were 1,021 divorces; in 1927, 1,953 divorces; in 1931, 5,260 divorces! By the time a decade had passed, in 1940, Nevada was carrying out 49 out of every 1,000 divorces in the United States.

This raked in a good deal of money, bringing in an estimate of about five million a year to Nevada’s hotels, restaurants, merchants, and casinos. Because of its proximity to California and Hollywood, there were a great number of celebrity divorce cases filed in Reno as well, including such people as Jack Dempsey, Mary Pickford, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and Estelle Taylor.

Today Reno is no longer the center of divorce the way it once was a hundred years ago. People may head for Reno to enjoy its natural settings more for its proximity to Lake Tahoe or to see its local museums, such as the National Automobile Museum or the Thermal Sky Sports. People may even just want to see where the exteriors for Reno 911 were taped. Still, it may yet be another 100 years before Reno’s legend as a divorce capital fully becomes history.

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The origins of the American flag

Cindy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:49:50 +0000

Before the stars and stripes was adopted, the colonies and militias in America had many different flags including the famous Rattlesnake flag with the motto, “Don’t Tread On Me.” Another interesting navel flag had a white background and a green pine tree and the motto, “An Appeal to Heaven.” However, many of the flags used were actually a version of the British Union Jack. Obviously, as the colonies prepared for war against Britain, they needed a new flag!

So what are the origins of the American flag? No one really knows for sure, but many historians believe the story Betsy Ross told her children about sewing the first American flag. She said three members of the secret Continental Congress, George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, came to visit her in late May 1776 and asked her to make them a new flag. Since she sat next to George Washington at church and was married to George Ross’ nephew, it shouldn’t be a surprise they chose her. As a widow with an upholstery business, Betsy had made many flags before.

Apparently, when the three men visited her, George Washington showed her a design with a six-pointed star that had been designed by Congressman Francis Hopkinson. However, Betsy whipped out her scissors and showed the men how she could fold a piece of cloth and cut a five pointed star with one snip. Impressed, the committee agreed she could do the flag. Her story is that the flag was finished by June and then flown when the Declaration of Independence was read at Independence Hall for the very first time.

Betsy would be widowed two more times during the war, along with having the British take over her house to quarter soldiers. When the British left, she joined the war effort by weaving bags to hold gunpowder for the soldiers in Washington’s army.

When the war was over, the Continental Congress declared on June 14, 1777, that there would be a national flag with 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white stars on a blue background. The Congress hoped the American flag would unify the country since the end of the war had once again brought out the differences between the states.

How did the American flag get the nickname “Old Glory?” When those divisions led to the Civil War, a very large 10-by-17 foot American flag, owned by a Massachusetts sea captain named William Driver, got the nickname “Old Glory” because it survived several attempts by Confederates to destroy it. Afterward, the flag flew over the Tennessee statehouse as a memorial of the undivided Union.

How did the American flag come to look like it does today? From 1777 through 1960, Congress added stars and stripes to show the new states added to the Union. However, the current design of the American flag was actually done as a class project by a 17-year-old high school student named Robert Heft. His teacher did not like his project and gave him a low grade, telling him she would only raise his grade if he got it accepted by members of Congress. Hess took that as a challenge, and his design was accepted in 1959.

Today’s flag has seven red stripes alternating with six white ones. These 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies. There are 50 white stars for the 50 states on a background of blue. The red on the flag symbolizes valor, while the white symbolizes purity and the blue is for justice. The American flag is the most recognizable symbol of the United States.

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History Through the Eyes of Shakespeare

Cindy — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

When looking at history, one of the interesting perspectives to take on is considering various historical figures in the context of today. For instance, could you imagine what Aristotle might have though if he’d had access to Galileo’s telescope, at the very least, and the technological advances that have occurred throughout the centuries? Where would his mind have taken us from this point forward if he’d had all of human history to contemplate, rather than only the early years of Greek civilization. In addition, can you imagine what Shakespeare would have written and for whom he would have written it, if he were writing for today’s stage? And for that matter, would he be writing for the stage or for the screen, or for both? Perhaps he would have been more comfortable with the novel, which wasn’t nearly as popular as the Elizabethan stage. And it’s also interesting to wonder if Shakespeare, Aristotle and others would be Marlabs customers today, or what types of software and database management sources they would use.

Looking at the contributions Shakespeare made to the world through his writings can be a good place to begin a study of the impacts he may have had on today’s world. Of course the question includes the implication he was living in today’s world, because he does continue to effect it, profoundly, though he lived four hundred years ago. And discussing which medium he would have chosen if writing today, as well as to which audience he would have been catering is a popular topic of discussion for many academics and Shakespeare fans alike. According to literary critic and professor Harold Bloom , Shakespeare is largely responsible for the invention of the human. This means that the basic archetypes that form our personalities today were constructed by none other than Shakespeare himself, and it was his view of the humans and our world that determined to a large extent the direction in which society evolved.

That’s a pretty large thesis, and it’s not my intent here to argue or support it, though I admit to being both a Bloom and Shakespeare fan. However, with that idea proposed, it puts a new twist on what effects Shakespeare may have had on our society, as without his writings four hundred years ago, we would not be the individuals, cultures and societies that we are. That’s a difficult thing to quantify in any objective fashion, though a couple of things are very likely. One is that Shakespeare would most definitely have taken advantage of the technological resources available today, and a professional software company like Marlabs offices should be effective at calculating the effects removing Shakespeare from the sixteenth century and repositioning him here.

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A City on Sandstone

Cindy — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:32:31 +0000

If there’s ever any doubt that there’s no longer a relationship between people and the earth they walk on, just ask anyone in Sydney about sandstone. What is now conceived of primarily as a building material, at least in public discourse, is in fact the foundation of the city, in more ways than one. And any lengthy discussion about sandstone in the city will invariably lead much further into the past than more tourists and travelers have time for. It is terribly interesting, however, and well worth the long hours it would take for any reasonable introduction. There are plenty of tours for tourists, and there are histories included in a number of local attractions. As if that isn’t enough, the Australian national character is generally one given to friendliness, the kind that can lead to long conversations.

However one gets their Sydney history, it’s probably necessary to take it just like anything else. Small doses at first, until the curiosity becomes unbearable, then it’s time to dig in and really get one’s fill. Any story of sandstone will necessarily need to place it in terms of its usefulness to human beings, and that would lead to the first known human uses for it. In Sydney, human occupation goes back at least 45,000 years, and there is evidence of sandstone in carvings from 30,000 years ago. The Aboriginal people in this area of the world are the Eora (the usual story here is that the name means, “from this place,”), and people of the Dharug, Dharawal and Kuringgai language groups. The stories of the Dreamtime are also in this region, so any discussions of Sydney’s history would have to center here in some significant way.

Most of the information available in the city, however, will relate to the material and its relationship to European settlements from the 18^th century forward, and its uses today. From any perspective, commercial uses for sandstone are rather sumptuous, making it a very useful and pliable material. History of the European settlement of the area shows that there were some very strong opinions about the quality of sandstone in certain areas, dividing these into three zones called Paradise, Purgatory, and Hellhole. These were so called for their range of usefulness, in terms of softness. This is just one example of how the sedimentary stuff could affect how people viewed the world, but also gives weight in time to how people today perceive themselves in Sydney. The connections between people and stone are stronger than one might think.

Photo from wiki commons: Torridonian sandstone shows strata of arkosic sandstone laid down around 1000 million years ago. Photograph taken in July 1972 {{Geograph|7666|Anne Burgess}}

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Vacation in Boston Provides History Lesson

Cindy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:41 +0000

If you talk about any city long enough it seems like you will eventually run out of new topics to discuss. And while this might be true for many, it is does not begin to describe the city of Boston. It is so full of intriguing contemporary cultural elements as well as amazing historic landmarks and monuments that these alone will take years to discuss so can you imagine if you tried to visit them all? In addition, there have been so many interesting characters that have come out of Boston and captivating events and phases in history that the topics for discussion could go on an on and be categorized in a few different ways.

In fact, complete history lessons could take place during a summer vacation and begin at one of the Boston hotels . For one thing, there is a chance that the hotel itself will be located in an historic building, but even if it isn’t there are numerous landmarks, monuments and other buildings that are located throughout the city and urban center. Paul Revere and the various landmarks that are associated with him and his famous ride that introduced the beginning of the Revolutionary War are just a start. Major historic personalities like Samuel Adams also has some landmarks in Boston, and of course the name is much more associated with the lager of the same name in contemporary society. But his name alone would be a great way to begin one’s exploration of this great city and the consequential lesson in history.

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Kent State University: Remembering May 4, 1970

Cindy — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Many of us remember the Vietnam War and the protesting that occurred on nearly every campus across the country; however, not all have the same memories as students at Kent State University. In the weekend following President Nixon’s announcement that we would be invading Cambodia, anti-war protestors took their displeasure to a new level, including burning down an ROTC building. In response to the violence Ohio Gov. James Rhodes called out the National Guard to assist with controlling the mob. In the past only tear gas had been used to keep the students back but on that spring day nearly 2 dozen National Guardsmen fired into the crowd killing 4 and wounding several others.

The past forty years have been filled with hurt and pain both for the students, their families, and the university, but they will not forget. Memorials have been set up honoring those who died and soon they will be offering guided historical tours.

For more information on the events of that day and what is being done to remember, visit usatoday.com.

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Two Laveaus in New Orleans

Cindy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:42 +0000

New Orleans was always calling to me. I know I’m not alone in this, because there are always the footsteps of others, living and dead, who have been here looking for the traces of Marie Laveau. Of course, tourism being what it is, there are plenty of people who have taken the opportunity to make a little money off of her name. For some of these, I don’t think she herself would have minded, because a lot of her life was characterized by the kind of showmanship that’s been popular for some time, and some of her actions can rival even P.T. Barnum in their ability to convince people that what she has to offer is exactly what they need at that particular moment. But there are also some extraordinary works that suggest she knew some things.

In the kinds of spiritual work where people’s futures, love lifes, and finances are on the table, there is a lot that a business-minded person can do. And in this part of the world, where old traditions come together with a history of poverty and struggle, there are some haunting things that come through at times. When I come here, I like to find a hotel online from this site, get settled in, then head out to explore some of my favorite places, and keep my eyes and ears peeled for the unusual. Opportunities always present themselves.

I’ve spent many hours puzzling over the crosses people carve at her tomb, wondering more about the hands of the carver than the body that might be interred within. We are all susceptible to reading signs that are not there, based on our own desires to see, and to understand. It was certainly operative in the people she worked with, in all the different kinds of council, whether it was the real deal, or parlor tricks. It was also operative when people began to mistake her daughter for another version of her. In the world of metaphor, of course, the daughter is a version of the mother, and Voodou is a system where metaphors can work as well as the original object, so maybe it doesn’t matter, ultimately. But I know I’ll never find any certainty, as her footsteps continue to get more complex with each moment that passes, complicated by the desires of people exactly like me.

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Charlotte then and now

Cindy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:46:33 +0000

Charlotte, North Carolina is a beautiful, warm and charming place to visit. I was surprised at how friendly everyone was, every where we went. I can not argue that southern hospitality is not alive and well in Charlotte.

Our stay in a Charlotte luxury hotels was perfect and relaxing. Everything was right from the friendly staff, the clean and nicely decorated rooms made for a nice stay over all.

Charlotte is a quaint city with a beautiful and varied architectural styles. Beginning in 1755 with the building of a house by Thomas Polk at the intersection of two native trading paths. The north south path was part of the Great Wagon Trail that stretched from the northern states through to Florida. This route brought many new settlers though the area, some which stayed, on their way further south. The east west rout is approximately where Trade Street runs currently. The settlement grew steadily in the subsequent decade and became known as Charlotte Town and was incorporated in 1768. By 1770 surveyors had marked off the grid pattern that is the basis for the street layout in Charlotte today.

Charlotte latter served as encampments for both British and American soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Charlotte was nearly destroyed during the Civil War. Post Civil War Charlotte experienced its first boom with the combination of cotton production and being a rail hub. The boom has reinvigorated the city once again as it is referred to as the Wall Street of the South, as many large financial institutions have headquartered themselves there.

Today Charlotte is a mixture of pre Revolutionary quaintness, Antebellum charm and modern high tech. Plain steel and glass towers are contrasted by carved stone and ornate wooden Victorian architecture. Charming streets line with magnolia streets carefully manicured lawns and gardens of southern splendor abound just out side the cities core. Charlotte is a wonderful city to visit for culture, history or business.

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Gairloch, and the Northwestern Coast of Scotland

Cindy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:52:53 +0000

The city of Gairloch, Scotland sits on the incredible northwestern coast. This is one of the locations in the country that offer a bit of all that the Scottish Highlands has to offer. This city has strong ties throughout history to the sea, and has a diverse coastline from sandy beaches to rocky crags and cliffs. Many smaller islands sit off the coast and located inland are many lakes and ponds. This is a hikers paradise, as well as anyone interested in the art of landscape photography, and the mountain ranges are spectacular, views like no where else in the world. The famous harbor of Gairloch is located in Charlestown, close to many Gairloch hotels and various other points of interest in the regions. The Gairloch Golf course is located close to the harbor and sits along the beach-side. There are two beautiful churches from which the Free Church offers some of the most scenic points of view surrounding Gairloch.

The Gairloch Heritage Museum sits north of the city, alongside the Gairloch Lake in Strath. The museum has garnered awards for the vastness of the content and for the approach the curators have taken in setting up the exhibits. This is where the commercial district in Gairloch is located and where many travel to purchase from the variety of boutiques and shops. There are many smaller bed and breakfasts located in Strath , and campsites as well. These sit atop a hill that sits just close to the road that runs along the coast, so parking is easily assessable and one need not travel far in order to be surrounded by marvelous coastal views . One of the most popular activities when traveling through this region of the Highlands, are the cruises that take place in the Atlantic Ocean. These are ventures out into the world of the whales, dolphins and other marine life, just one more incredible photo opportunity. There are many chances to see these giant creatures up close, along with sharks, porpoises and a variety of rare and beautiful bird-life. This is one of the areas of Scotland that those who find themselves in nature will love and cherish.

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The Link Between Globalization and Corruption

Cindy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:00:34 +0000

The advances made in the last few decades in the systems of communication and the technology of information has transformed the ways in which anti-money laundering and anti-corruption organizations conduct their investigations. Now it seems that there is always an escape route which provides criminals with the easy means of vanishing the transactions of money made illegally through the assistance of electronic and computerized transactions.

This is an area of the war against corruption which must be monitored constantly, as the businesses of the world’s more advanced and wealthy nations have an advantage over businesses in countries that have no access to this side of globalization. Globalization and the state of a country’s economy have often times been connected to the evidence found and the occurrence of corruption. Developed countries are proving to be those that are more involved in the laundering of money, of bribery and of corruption. Ironically, corruption and poverty generally go hand in hand, and the gap between the wealthy and the poor gets larger as time passes.

With this kind of link between corruption and developing nations the law enforcement agencies as well as the justice systems are also believed to be becoming more entrenched in corruption. The justice systems of the world must remain honest and with integrity in order to effectively tackle criminal activities, as during this era of the threat of terrorism throughout the globe. Bribery and the threat of other forms of corruption serve to threaten the backbone of democracy and can even encourage some in society and the government in criminal endeavors. Accountability and transparency must be enforced. The public must become aware of the processes and practices of the police departments and the justice systems in order for all the information to remain open and under the careful watch of the public as well as the anti-corruption agencies.

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