Ronald Dra Graham, age 53, of Buena Vista, Georgia passed Saturday, December 1, 2007 at
Vistacare Center, Columbus, Georgia.
Funeral services were conducted 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Josh B.
Gibson Center, Rogers Street, Buena Vista, Georgia. Interment followed in the Mount Olive
Baptist Church Cemetery, Moody Rd., Tazewell, Georgia.
Ronald was born November 28, 1954 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama to Nathan H.
Graham and the late Joyce Adair Graham. He was united in holy matrimony to the former
Debra Porter on May 21, 1994.
He was a 1972 graduate of Etowah High School, where he was an outstanding football
player wearing number 77. He was a 1976 graduate of Livingston University where he
acquired his B. S. Degree in Education. As a football player at Livingston University, he was
lettered and once again he was blessed to wear "77" on the football field. In 1996 and
1998, he received his Master of Science (MS) Degree in Guidance and Counseling and
Education Specialist from Troy State University in Alabama. In 2006, he received his
Commercial Truck Driving Certificate from South Georgia Technical College of Americus,
Georgia. In June of 2007, he received his Driver Education Certification from Albany State
University, Albany, Georgia.
His career in the field of education and coaching reaches across his home state of Alabama
and Georgia. He touched the lives of many young athletes, guiding them to become good
sportsmen on the field and in everyday life. He left a mark of excellence in the schools and
community of Tallassee, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama, Coweta County, Georgia,
Harris County, Georgia, Talbot County, Georgia, Kendrick High School, Columbus, Georgia,
Terrell County, Georgia and Webster County, Georgia. At Fort Valley State University, he
was the defensive coach coordinator for the Wildcat Football Team. In May 2006, he retired
after 30 years of dedicated services from the Board of Education in Terrell County, Georgia.
In January 2007, he once again entered into the teaching and coaching profession at
Webster County High School to teach Drivers Education and to develop and enhance their
sports program.
His community activities included the following: serving as the first black County
Commissioner of Marion County, Georgia, affiliated with West Central of Georgia, affiliated
with Family Connection of Marion County, instrumental in organizing the Buena Vista
Motorcycle Club, Chartered Initial Member of the Kappa Alpha Psi - Iota Theta Chapter and
a member of the Georgia Association of Educators.
Survivors include a beloved wife of 13 years, Debra Porter Graham, Buena Vista, Georgia;
three loving children, Johnathan Graham (Ashley), Hinesville, Georgia, Jona R. Graham,
Montgomery, Alabama and Sgt. Jena Graham, Ft. Benning, Georgia; four loving
grandchildren, J'ona Graham, Kelvin Kendrick, II, Trevell Graham and Quincy Graham; loving
father / stepmother, Nathan H. Graham (Sandra), Attalla, Alabama; two devoted siblings,
Michele Graham Bradford, Southside, Alabama and Celeste Graham, Birmingham, Alabama;
father / mother-in-law, Harrison Porter (Ida), Buena Vista, Georgia; a loving niece,
Joycelyn Bradford, Southside, Alabama; an aunt / uncle, Helen Woods (Bill), Youngstown,
Ohio; brothers-in-law / sisters-in-law, Calvin Swan (Thelma), Newark, New Jersey, Mary
Swan, Brooklyn, New York, Ann Germany (Anthony), Stone Mountain, Georgia, Doris
Caldwell (Wilile), Decatur, Georgia, Bobby Porter, Buena Vista, Georgia and Harrison Porter,
III (Linda), Cuthbert, Georgia; a special nephew, DeWayne Harris and a special niece,
Jalandra Harris. His special sons include, William Vincent Huff, DeMarco Mitchell and his
special team Central Hawks Football Team of Talbotton; a host of beloved cousins, other
relatives and friends.
Vistacare Center, Columbus, Georgia.
Funeral services were conducted 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Josh B.
Gibson Center, Rogers Street, Buena Vista, Georgia. Interment followed in the Mount Olive
Baptist Church Cemetery, Moody Rd., Tazewell, Georgia.
Ronald was born November 28, 1954 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama to Nathan H.
Graham and the late Joyce Adair Graham. He was united in holy matrimony to the former
Debra Porter on May 21, 1994.
He was a 1972 graduate of Etowah High School, where he was an outstanding football
player wearing number 77. He was a 1976 graduate of Livingston University where he
acquired his B. S. Degree in Education. As a football player at Livingston University, he was
lettered and once again he was blessed to wear "77" on the football field. In 1996 and
1998, he received his Master of Science (MS) Degree in Guidance and Counseling and
Education Specialist from Troy State University in Alabama. In 2006, he received his
Commercial Truck Driving Certificate from South Georgia Technical College of Americus,
Georgia. In June of 2007, he received his Driver Education Certification from Albany State
University, Albany, Georgia.
His career in the field of education and coaching reaches across his home state of Alabama
and Georgia. He touched the lives of many young athletes, guiding them to become good
sportsmen on the field and in everyday life. He left a mark of excellence in the schools and
community of Tallassee, Alabama, Etowah County, Alabama, Coweta County, Georgia,
Harris County, Georgia, Talbot County, Georgia, Kendrick High School, Columbus, Georgia,
Terrell County, Georgia and Webster County, Georgia. At Fort Valley State University, he
was the defensive coach coordinator for the Wildcat Football Team. In May 2006, he retired
after 30 years of dedicated services from the Board of Education in Terrell County, Georgia.
In January 2007, he once again entered into the teaching and coaching profession at
Webster County High School to teach Drivers Education and to develop and enhance their
sports program.
His community activities included the following: serving as the first black County
Commissioner of Marion County, Georgia, affiliated with West Central of Georgia, affiliated
with Family Connection of Marion County, instrumental in organizing the Buena Vista
Motorcycle Club, Chartered Initial Member of the Kappa Alpha Psi - Iota Theta Chapter and
a member of the Georgia Association of Educators.
Survivors include a beloved wife of 13 years, Debra Porter Graham, Buena Vista, Georgia;
three loving children, Johnathan Graham (Ashley), Hinesville, Georgia, Jona R. Graham,
Montgomery, Alabama and Sgt. Jena Graham, Ft. Benning, Georgia; four loving
grandchildren, J'ona Graham, Kelvin Kendrick, II, Trevell Graham and Quincy Graham; loving
father / stepmother, Nathan H. Graham (Sandra), Attalla, Alabama; two devoted siblings,
Michele Graham Bradford, Southside, Alabama and Celeste Graham, Birmingham, Alabama;
father / mother-in-law, Harrison Porter (Ida), Buena Vista, Georgia; a loving niece,
Joycelyn Bradford, Southside, Alabama; an aunt / uncle, Helen Woods (Bill), Youngstown,
Ohio; brothers-in-law / sisters-in-law, Calvin Swan (Thelma), Newark, New Jersey, Mary
Swan, Brooklyn, New York, Ann Germany (Anthony), Stone Mountain, Georgia, Doris
Caldwell (Wilile), Decatur, Georgia, Bobby Porter, Buena Vista, Georgia and Harrison Porter,
III (Linda), Cuthbert, Georgia; a special nephew, DeWayne Harris and a special niece,
Jalandra Harris. His special sons include, William Vincent Huff, DeMarco Mitchell and his
special team Central Hawks Football Team of Talbotton; a host of beloved cousins, other
relatives and friends.
Tea-upon-ice is a beverage consisting of tea or tea extract infused into heated water and served upon ice. It was invented and popularized by the Internet blogger . The first verifiable mention of tea-upon-ice came in an Ocelopotamus blog post on August 10, 2007 called
The birth of tea-upon-ice
The recipe for tea-upon-ice was given in that original post, as follows:
'Having made some hot tea by the normal infusion method, on a whim I poured the tea over some cubes of frozen water, thus lowering the temperature of the tea and transforming it from a steaming hot beverage into a refreshing chilled one. I call this invention “tea-upon-ice.”'
Unfettered usage of recipe granted by inventor
The idea of securing legal protection for the intellectual property inherent in the concoction of this refreshing drink occurred to Ocelopotamus, who wrote:
'I briefly considered applying for some sort of patent, but then my humanitarian side asserted itself. This idea must belong to the world, I scolded myself, there in the kitchen of my home.'
Popularity of tea-upon-ice
The popularity of tea-upon-ice quickly spread. An accounting of Ocelopotamus's bemused realization of the sudden ubiquity of his invention was given in a follow-up blog post on August 15, 2007. In that post, Ocelopotamus describes his reaction to encountering his beverage at a local restaurant in Chicago, albeit under a slightly different, less attractive name (that of "iced tea"):
'I discovered this when I was out dining with a friend, and he casually asked the waitress for a glass of “iced tea.” I was so pleased by this small tribute to my invention that I didn’t even bother to correct him for getting the name wrong. And I was prepared to chuckle at the puzzlement of the waitress when she asked him to explain this unheard-of thing he’d just asked for.
Instead, she walked away without a word, and came back a few moments later with a tall glass of nothing else but my cool, delicious brainchild, tea-upon-ice! It came garnished with a large wedge of lemon, which I found interesting — it’s always fascinating to see the way others embellish and adapt one’s ideas.'
Denial of vainglory by inventor
Tea-upon-ice is free from patent, copyright, or trademark restriction. Anyone is free to use the recipe as given by Ocelopotamus, and no credit to the inventor is necessary. As he modestly explains in the August 15, 2007 post:
'I did make a point of admonishing my friend that he was not to reveal me to the waitress or the other patrons as the inventor of this miraculous drink — I didn’t want a fuss made, or for people to think they must pay me tribute every time they enjoy it. I am not the sort of vainglorious creator who needs everyone kowtowing to him and thanking him all the time!'
Differences with "iced tea"
Mild confusion has sometimes arisen regarding the difference between tea-upon-ice and another beverage, "iced tea." Besides its less-attractive name, "iced tea" is itself already problematic given its confusion with "ice tea." In fact, some say the two (iced tea and ice tea) are the same beverage. The intra-ice(d) tea dispute is of no concern to tea-upon-ice or its inventor, but it does illustrate that "ice(d) tea" is already problematic.
Another difference is that with "ice(d) tea" the emphasis is on what the ice does to the tea -- the "icing" of the tea, if you will. With tea-upon-ice, what the tea does to the ice is underscored, i.e. by pouring the hot tea onto the ice, the ice itself is changed, melted somewhat, its edges (if any) dulled and softened by the tea. Then the cooling process begins. With "ice(d) tea," the cooling process seems to have already begun or indeed even already been accomplished as soon as the beverage exists.
One final difference is that "ice(d) tea" has a completely different page (see earlier link) from tea-upon-ice -- logically, then, this in itself proves the two are different.
The birth of tea-upon-ice
The recipe for tea-upon-ice was given in that original post, as follows:
'Having made some hot tea by the normal infusion method, on a whim I poured the tea over some cubes of frozen water, thus lowering the temperature of the tea and transforming it from a steaming hot beverage into a refreshing chilled one. I call this invention “tea-upon-ice.”'
Unfettered usage of recipe granted by inventor
The idea of securing legal protection for the intellectual property inherent in the concoction of this refreshing drink occurred to Ocelopotamus, who wrote:
'I briefly considered applying for some sort of patent, but then my humanitarian side asserted itself. This idea must belong to the world, I scolded myself, there in the kitchen of my home.'
Popularity of tea-upon-ice
The popularity of tea-upon-ice quickly spread. An accounting of Ocelopotamus's bemused realization of the sudden ubiquity of his invention was given in a follow-up blog post on August 15, 2007. In that post, Ocelopotamus describes his reaction to encountering his beverage at a local restaurant in Chicago, albeit under a slightly different, less attractive name (that of "iced tea"):
'I discovered this when I was out dining with a friend, and he casually asked the waitress for a glass of “iced tea.” I was so pleased by this small tribute to my invention that I didn’t even bother to correct him for getting the name wrong. And I was prepared to chuckle at the puzzlement of the waitress when she asked him to explain this unheard-of thing he’d just asked for.
Instead, she walked away without a word, and came back a few moments later with a tall glass of nothing else but my cool, delicious brainchild, tea-upon-ice! It came garnished with a large wedge of lemon, which I found interesting — it’s always fascinating to see the way others embellish and adapt one’s ideas.'
Denial of vainglory by inventor
Tea-upon-ice is free from patent, copyright, or trademark restriction. Anyone is free to use the recipe as given by Ocelopotamus, and no credit to the inventor is necessary. As he modestly explains in the August 15, 2007 post:
'I did make a point of admonishing my friend that he was not to reveal me to the waitress or the other patrons as the inventor of this miraculous drink — I didn’t want a fuss made, or for people to think they must pay me tribute every time they enjoy it. I am not the sort of vainglorious creator who needs everyone kowtowing to him and thanking him all the time!'
Differences with "iced tea"
Mild confusion has sometimes arisen regarding the difference between tea-upon-ice and another beverage, "iced tea." Besides its less-attractive name, "iced tea" is itself already problematic given its confusion with "ice tea." In fact, some say the two (iced tea and ice tea) are the same beverage. The intra-ice(d) tea dispute is of no concern to tea-upon-ice or its inventor, but it does illustrate that "ice(d) tea" is already problematic.
Another difference is that with "ice(d) tea" the emphasis is on what the ice does to the tea -- the "icing" of the tea, if you will. With tea-upon-ice, what the tea does to the ice is underscored, i.e. by pouring the hot tea onto the ice, the ice itself is changed, melted somewhat, its edges (if any) dulled and softened by the tea. Then the cooling process begins. With "ice(d) tea," the cooling process seems to have already begun or indeed even already been accomplished as soon as the beverage exists.
One final difference is that "ice(d) tea" has a completely different page (see earlier link) from tea-upon-ice -- logically, then, this in itself proves the two are different.
citizenM is an Amsterdam based hotel company founded in 2005.
The aim of citizenM hotels is to offer affordable, but luxurious hotel rooms, starting in major European cities.
It's first hotel will open at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in 2008, followed by a second hotel at the Amsterdam Zuidas end of 2008. Plans are to roll out to all major European cities in the years following.
One of the founders of citizenM is Rattan Chadha, who has previously founded Mexx and was involved until it's sale to Liz Clayborne.
Key partners in this prefabricated hotel concept are Philips, Vitra, and .
citizenM has received an award before opening, for Best Innovative Hotel Concept in Midscale, at the in Paris, November 2007
Related subjects
* Rattan Chadha
* Philips
* Vitra
The aim of citizenM hotels is to offer affordable, but luxurious hotel rooms, starting in major European cities.
It's first hotel will open at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in 2008, followed by a second hotel at the Amsterdam Zuidas end of 2008. Plans are to roll out to all major European cities in the years following.
One of the founders of citizenM is Rattan Chadha, who has previously founded Mexx and was involved until it's sale to Liz Clayborne.
Key partners in this prefabricated hotel concept are Philips, Vitra, and .
citizenM has received an award before opening, for Best Innovative Hotel Concept in Midscale, at the in Paris, November 2007
Related subjects
* Rattan Chadha
* Philips
* Vitra
Taarma is a one-man black metal act from Afghanistan, which is currently signed to the German underground metal record label "Ancient Dreams" www.ancientdreams.de. 'Taarma' means 'darkness' in ancient Brahvi language.
Biography
Taarma was formed in late 1999 in the mountainous region of Afghan/Balochistan, the part of Balochistan currently under the occupation and oppression of pakistani army, Black Emperor Jogezai has been credited with starting the area's entire metal movement. Jogezai recorded his first demo in 2003, although it didn't see release until two years later. Shortly after, he signed with the Canadian label Suffering Jesus Productions, which released his debut full-length, 'Remnants of a Tormenting Black Shadow'. Taarma's music is in the 'depressive' or 'suicidal' black metal vein.
Members
*Black Emperor Jogezai - All Instruments & Vocals
Discography
* 2005 - Demo I
* 2006 - Sorrow of My Ancestral Spirits (demo release)
* 2006 - Demo II
* 2006 - Funeral Rehearsal Tape
* 2006 - In Death I Submerge (EP release)
* 2007 - Remnants of a Tormenting Black Shadow (full-length)
* 2007 - Blades of Despair (Demo III)
* 2007 - Ceremony of Self Sacrifice (split with Dér)
* 2007 - Sakraath ul Mauth (Demo IV)
Biography
Taarma was formed in late 1999 in the mountainous region of Afghan/Balochistan, the part of Balochistan currently under the occupation and oppression of pakistani army, Black Emperor Jogezai has been credited with starting the area's entire metal movement. Jogezai recorded his first demo in 2003, although it didn't see release until two years later. Shortly after, he signed with the Canadian label Suffering Jesus Productions, which released his debut full-length, 'Remnants of a Tormenting Black Shadow'. Taarma's music is in the 'depressive' or 'suicidal' black metal vein.
Members
*Black Emperor Jogezai - All Instruments & Vocals
Discography
* 2005 - Demo I
* 2006 - Sorrow of My Ancestral Spirits (demo release)
* 2006 - Demo II
* 2006 - Funeral Rehearsal Tape
* 2006 - In Death I Submerge (EP release)
* 2007 - Remnants of a Tormenting Black Shadow (full-length)
* 2007 - Blades of Despair (Demo III)
* 2007 - Ceremony of Self Sacrifice (split with Dér)
* 2007 - Sakraath ul Mauth (Demo IV)