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  children with DIABETES - Camp Floyd Rogers
Floyd Rogers, then taking a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, had a young child in ketoacidosis and was waiting for their very first shipment to the hospital of the new miracle drug out of Canada, insulin.
Campers are welcomed at Camp Floyd Rogers and are united by a commonality -- diabetes -- and show constant evidence of care and concern for one another.
Camp Floyd Rogers is one of the best ways to teach "Diabetic Survival" to those who have to live with it.
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com /camps/d_07_2h8.htm   (845 words)

  
  Floyd
Camp Floyd Camp Floyd was home to the largest troop concentration in the United States from 1858 to 1861.
Floyd, Iowa Floyd is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 361.
Floyd, New Mexico Floyd is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population of 78.
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 Camp
Alt Camp Municipalities 23 Alt Camp is a comarca (county) in Catalonia.
Camp Hill, Alabama Camp Hill is a town located in 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,273.
Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery is a historic 1862.
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 Floyd's Power Camp - bicycling.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Floyd Landis rode to the PowerCamp headquarters at Temecula Creek Inn on his new bike (this one isn't made by BMC)
CycleOps used the camp to not only show cycling enthusiasts what it was like to live the life of a pro, but also to introduce the world's first wireless power meter.
Introduced at last years Tour de France by Phonak riders Floyd Landis and Oscar Pereiro (who won the mountainous 16th stage), the full carbon SLC 01 frame represents a new direction for BMC that, surprisingly, doesn't stray all that far from the ideals of the alloy lugged Team machine SLT 01.
www.bicycling.com /article/1,6610,s1-3-11-13913-1,00.html   (851 words)

  
 The Daily Herald: Your town. Your neighbors. Your Newspaper. - FAIRFIELD - It's amazing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Camp Floyd was built in 1858 and named after Secretary of War John B. Floyd.
Because Floyd was a southerner, Camp Floyd was renamed Fort Crittenden.
The Camp Floyd and Fairfield area is historically significant because it was an important stagecoach and Pony Express stop.
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 The Prairie Traveler - Itinerary XXVII.
Pleasant Creek.--Near the last camp the road forks, one running to Nephi, a small Mormon village, the other to Salt Creek Canon, which is the one to be taken.
The creek on which the camp is is muddy, with narrow channel.
Spring.--Road for the first ten miles is rocky, when it strikes a spring, where there is a good camp; thence 2 miles to water in a tank, not permanent; thence the road is on a ridge for 6 miles, and is good; thence 3 miles the road is sandy.
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 Diabetes 123 - Camp Floyd Rogers
Floyd Rogers, then taking a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, had a young child in ketoacidosis and was waiting for their very first shipment to the hospital of the new miracle drug out of Canada, insulin.
Campers are welcomed at Camp Floyd Rogers and are united by a commonality -- diabetes -- and show constant evidence of care and concern for one another.
Camp Floyd Rogers is one of the best ways to teach "Diabetic Survival" to those who have to live with it.
www.diabetes123.com /camps/d_07_2h8.htm   (845 words)

  
 Agency history for the Camp Floyd Mining District (Utah), 1870-1897.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Camp Floyd prospectors organized the Camp Floyd Mining District in April 1870, two years before Congress passed a federal mining law legitimizing already established practices of exploring for and claiming mineral wealth in the public domain (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol.
As originally established the boundaries of the Camp Floyd District took in the range of mountains between Rush and Cedar Valleys.
The mining records of the Camp Floyd District were transferred to the office of the Tooele County recorder.
www.archives.state.ut.us /referenc/xml/agencies/2426.html   (694 words)

  
 Utah State Parks - Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn Stae Park
Camp followers soon increased the population of Camp Floyd and Fairfield to 7,000, making it the third largest city in the Utah territory.
Across the street from the Camp Floyd Commissary is the fine Stagecoach Inn, a two-story adobe and frame hotel built by John Carson in 1858.
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum offers a small visitor center, an outdoor picnic area, which may be reserved for group activities.
www.southwest-vacation-travel.net /utah/state-parks/stagecoach-inn.htm   (710 words)

  
 Fort Tours | Camp Floyd
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum is Utah’s link with the Civil War.
The quiet streets of Fairfield hold the secrets of 3,500 troops, nearly one-third of the entire U.S. Army at that time, who were brought to Camp Floyd to suppress the rumored rebellion in Utah.
Used as a strategy by both the Northern and Southern States, Camp Floyd and the Utah War was an attempt to divert the nation’s attention from the issue of states rights and slavery, to the Mormon problem and polygamy.
www.forttours.com /pages/toccampfloyd.asp   (243 words)

  
 New Mexico Forts: page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nearby was Camp Carson (between the fort and the river) and Camp Mischler (south of the fort), temporary posts for militia aiding in the defense of the fort in 1862 against the Confederates.
Camp Wheeler was originally established here to protect the local copper mines, located three and one-half miles south of town.
It was proposed to be renamed Fort Webster (3) to avoid confusion with Camp Floyd in Utah.
www.geocities.com /naforts/nm2.html   (1313 words)

  
 Chargers.com - Rookie free agents need special skills   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Floyd stands 6-foot-5, making him a large target, but the Chargers can find other free agents with his size to play the role of a backup receiver.
In the Rookie Orientation Camp, Mini Camp and Offseason Coaching Sessions from May through the end of June, the Chargers worked the rangy Floyd at “gunner.” That’s the punt-coverage position when a player splits wide, must beat a defender at the line and be the first down field to hopefully make the tackle.
Floyd is competing at receiver, where the Chargers plan to use a variety of players to fill roles.
www.chargers.com /news/headline_print.cfm?news_key=1746   (1112 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Camp Floyd: Adults can journey to the past with the children
The camp, which is held at Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park in Fairfield, brings to life as accurately as possible the life of a Union soldier during the 1800s Civil War time period.
It was the first adult camp the park has ever held, and the first overnighter, said Sgt. Jared Pedrosa, a re-enactment soldier from Eagle Mountain, although the staff has held three, three-day youth camps this summer and is considering hosting a Boy Scout camp.
Under the direction of park ranger Mark Trotter, the camps bring to life as accurately as possible the life of a Union soldier during the period.
www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650193835,00.html   (778 words)

  
 Utah State Parks & Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Fairfield -- Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum, in conjunction with the American Fork Cemetery Committee, hosts the second annual Camp Floyd Pageant Saturday, September 13 from noon to 7 p.m.
Theatrical performances depicting life at Camp Floyd are presented throughout the afternoon.
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum is located in the town of Fairfield, 20 miles southwest of Lehi, on State Highway 73.
www.stateparks.utah.gov /press/default.php?DateCode=31   (217 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Camp Floyd would be dismantled and $4 million in army surplus sold for a few cents on the dollar.
The only thing remaining of the camp is the old graveyard, which contains the headstones of 84 people, most of whom died of disease, malnutrition and exposure during the three-year period.
Camp Floyd was across the river and outside of town.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,505036599,00.html   (714 words)

  
 Utah History To Go - Camp Floyd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Named for Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, the post housed the largest concentration of U.S. troops to that time, in what immediately became the third largest city in Utah.
Camp Floyd was a product of the so-called "Utah War." Influenced by rumors of rebellion in Utah, President James Buchanan ordered 2,500 soldiers led by General William S. Harney to the territory in May 1857.
By midsummer of 1861 Camp Floyd/Fort Crittenden was abandoned.
historytogo.utah.gov /campfloyd.html   (544 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
Floyd Landis has just returned from his new team Phonak's training camp in Majorca, Spain where, according to Landis, the team showed its confidence and commitment to the coming season.
The camp is a chance for weekend racers or recreational cyclists to ride with Floyd and with the Saris Powertap, while information gathered by the Powertap is analyzed by Dr. Allen Lim.
Floyd Landis: It was good, team morale was good considering all the BS that's gone on.
www.cyclingnews.com /riders/2005/interviews/?id=floyd_landis05   (1266 words)

  
 Utah Forts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It was used as a training camp during the world wars, and was also used to house German POW's.
Replaced by Camp Douglas, the military transferred the reservation to the Interior Department in 1884.
A temporary Federal tent camp on the north-bank of the Timpanogos River.
www.geocities.com /naforts/ut.html   (1397 words)

  
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CAMP FLOYD* (Utah County) was established on July 4, 1858, by Brigadier General Albert Sidney Johnston.
He was in command of the Utah Expeditionary Forces composed of approximately three thousand men, freighters, camp workers, and numerous camp followers.
He made the change because of the strong anti-union tendencies that were then openly manifested by John B. Floyd, the U.S. Secretary of War.
www.uen.org /ucme/media/text/ta002520.txt   (382 words)

  
 Boxing News - BoxingScene.com - :: Articles : BoxingScene Staff Predictions; Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd was elusive, he would box, he would dance and his style never made him a crowd pleaser.
Floyd Mayweather is going to have the roughest time of his whole career, and he won't emerge from this one unblemished.
I personally feel that Floyd will never give Gatti the chance to land a flush shot and will likely wear him down enough in the late rounds that Gatti's punches will be zapped of their pop.
www.boxingscene.com /?m=show&id=1427   (3023 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2000-01 NBA Preview - Postcard from Bulls camp: Floyd has tough coaching job ahead - Wednesday October 25, ...
Few NBA head coaches have a tougher job this season than Floyd, who it should be noted also praised some of the play during the scrimmage.
But with eight new players in camp, including Ron Mercer, Brad Miller, Dragan Tarlac, as well as rookies Marcus Fizer and Jamal Crawford, to a team that finished 17-65 a year ago, it's clear that Floyd's patience -- if not his vocal chords -- will be strained this season.
Floyd, 30-102 in his first two seasons, has had to teach the team's triple post offense to a revolving door of players during his time in Chicago.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/2001/preview/news/2000/10/14/bulls_postcard   (318 words)

  
 Utah History Encyclopedia
On 9 November 1858, amid gun fire and patriotic music, the soldiers of Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, raised the United States flag above their newly completed garrison.
Camp Floyd was a product of the so-called "Utah War." Influenced by rumors of rebellion in Utah, President James Buchanan ordered 2,500 soldiers led by General William S. Harney to the territory in May 1857.
Godfrey, "A Social History of Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, 1858-1861," master's thesis (USU 1989); Donald R. Moorman, with Gene Sessions, Camp Floyd and the Mormons: The Utah War (1992).
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/c/CAMPFLOYD.html   (597 words)

  
 Re-enactors honor the fallen at Camp Floyd encampment :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Members of the Utah Civil War Association and other re-enactors held a three-day encampment at Camp Floyd State Park in Fairfield, which includes public tours of the camp, simulated battles, and a memorial service at the military cemetery.
Those who visited the encampment Sunday afternoon were treated to a mock battle between Union troops and a member of their unit who had committed treason and was sniping at soldiers from a grove of trees.
Though the uprising never took place, several of Johnston's men died during their years at Camp Floyd as a result of accidents or diseases.
www.heraldextra.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=56194&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (782 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
The camp is being held between January 21-28 in Temecula in the Southern California wine region in the USA.
Mainly, he said, the purpose of the camp is for him to ride in the sun and have a group of riders to ride with, as well as having people learning about the CycleOps PowerTap.
Floyd Landis enjoys the California sun before heading off to a long European campaign, still confident his team will make it to the Tour.
www.cyclingnews.com /features.php?id=features/2005/floydcamp   (556 words)

  
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Camp Horizons is a private, non-profit agency providing multiple ever-changing programs to meet the needs of children and s who are mentally handicapped.
Camp Kesem National provides college students across the nation with the tools and support necessary to create self-sustaining summer camp programs for children who have or had a parent with cancer.
Camp Kudzu provides camp and educational programs in a fun environment for Georgia's youth with diabetes and their families, which promote self-esteem, leadership, and a chance to excel in life.
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 Camp Floyd and the MormonsThe Utah War
Camp Floyd and the Mormons traces the history of the sojourn of “Johnston’s Army” in Utah Territory from the beginning of the Utah War in 1857 through the abandonment of Camp Floyd in Cedar Valley west of Utah Lake at the outbreak of the Civil War.
Completed posthumously by Gene Sessions, Moorman’s colleague at Weber State University, Camp Floyd and the Mormons is a comprehensive analysis of the history of frontier Utah as a decade of isolation ended and confrontations with the United States government began.
Moorman had unprecedented access to materials in the LDS Church Archives on subjects ranging from the Mountain Meadows Massacre to the Mormon responses to the presence of the army in Utah from 1858 through 1861.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The developing community was rudely challenged when it found itself hopelessly involved with the fortunes of the incoming Johnston's Army of 1858-59.
The army established a nearby camp called Camp Floyd*.
The camp was abandoned in July 1861 as a result of the Civil War.
www.uen.org /ucme/media/text/ta002611.txt   (382 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Camp Floyd shows students' artwork
Art teacher Stephen Bartholomew introduced students to the history of Camp Floyd, the Utah War, the Pony Express and the Stagecoach Inn through histories and photographs of the actual site.
Established in 1858, Camp Floyd was then the largest military post in the United States.
Camp Floyd State Park is located 22 miles southwest of Lehi on Highway 73.
www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635186263,00.html   (214 words)

  
 Daily Herald - Camp Floyd II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This year alone, first-time events will include a fall turkey hunt where only period guns are allowed, a history camp for adults and families, an expanded camp for children, and an exhibit of student art which recreates historic photographs of the era.
During the next couple of years, as it became clear that the popularity of the park was skyrocketing, managers began detailing a proposal for a new visitors center and museum, perhaps as large as 2,000 square feet, he said.
Camp is for both boys and girls, 8 - 11 years of age.
www.harktheherald.com /content/view/169698   (4211 words)

  
 TitansRadio Network Floyd Ready To Get To Work With George
Set to begin his first season with the Titans, fullback William Floyd is looking forward to contributing in 2001.
After a slow start to training camp, Floyd has begun to adjust to the offense.
During his seven NFL seasons with San Francisco and Carolina, Floyd has rushed for a total of 1,141 yards with 20 touchdowns on 355 carries in his career.
www.titansradio.com /news2001/news735450.html   (298 words)

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