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As of late September, the 36-bed facility was about $32,500 ahead of budget projections for the year, according to Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District Board chairwoman Joey Allred.
"It's actually doing pretty well," Allred said Nov. 26.
Canyonlands Care Center accountant Tom Lacy now expects the facility could end the year with $60,000 to $80,000 more than district officials anticipated when they prepared the 2013 budget.
The district's 2013 budget, and the tentative budget for the 2014 fiscal year offer a window into its ongoing recovery.
Earlier projections showed that the center's enterprise fund would operate at a loss of $571,380 for 2013. But Lacy said he now believes the actual operating loss should be around $500,000. That figure does not include depreciation or bond-related costs.
The tentative 2014 budget also includes the $571,380 figure. However, Lacy anticipates that the actual outcome will look substantially different as a result of rate changes and other factors.
"If our occupancy stays at or near what it's been, we should be substantially better [next year]," he said.
According to Allred, two main factors account for the recent improvement in the care center's financial position: Medicaid funding per resident day is up from $153 to $172, and perhaps even more importantly, more than $1 million in mineral lease money has come in since last December.
"That's really what saved us," she said.
Just this week, district treasurer Ken Ballantyne deposited another mineral lease check for well over $100,000, and more money for the last two months of the year is on its way.
The care center is also collecting more money from its private-pay residents, Lacy said. The facility recently increased its private-pay rate from $171 to $200 per day. Center administrators are also working to obtain Medicare licensure, which will allow it to provide higher-level care, he said.
The facility still faces a number of challenges moving forward.
To begin with, the center can't rely on the increased Medicaid funding rate over the long term. The $181 figure is only in place for one year, until the start of next August.
Likewise, Allred noted that mineral lease funding is an unpredictable source of revenue.
"While we think it will be going up, we can't be sure of that and we don't know how long it will last," she said.
As it is, the care center's revenues still aren't high enough to offset its even higher operating expenses.
By Lacy's estimates, the facility spends an average of about $212.65 per resident each day on food and laundry services, medical care and supplies, utilities and other costs, not including principal, interest or depreciation-related expenses.
Although the center has been able to cut some costs, Allred said its Moab Regional Hospital bills alone run an average of $30,000 to $40,000 per month.
Staffing and employee benefits are another significant expense, but Allred doesn't see any way around them.
"If we went to the minimum [federal staffing] requirements – and we're pretty close – it would make for possibly diminished-quality care, which we don't want," she said.
Lacy noted that the care center is continuing to seek legislative changes that could enable it to drop out of the state's employee retirement system, which could save the facility about $150,000 per year.
As it works to address that issue and other financial matters, the special service district's board has eyed the possibility of finding an outside entity to manage the facility. At one time last summer, the board even considered a company's offer to buy the care center.
That offer faded away, and after he delved into the management idea, CHCSSD Board vice chairman Doug Fix came to believe that the district was not on the right track.
Fix said he now thinks the board should explore the possibility of leasing the care center out to another entity; other trustees seemed to agree with him.
The board on Nov. 21 unanimously approved a motion that sets up a three-member committee to work on a formal lease proposal. It also authorizes district officials to contact four entities to find out if any of them are interested in the lease option. As an alternative, it seeks legal direction on how the district might be able to proceed with a long-term management proposal.
If it chose that path, Fix said, the district would need a considerable amount of legal help.
"We're talking about an enormous amount of work," he said.
Revised state laws that deal with management proposals are just too complex, he said, and they may have created a less favorable alternative to a lease option.
According to Fix's interpretation of the recent changes, the district would be required to spell out the terms of a management-type contract in advance.
"We [would] have to make some decisions as to things we thought would be left open," he said.
On the other hand, a lease option would give the district much more flexibility and control, he said.
In recent months, representatives from three different entities voiced an interest in managing the care center. Two of those representatives said outright that they are not interested in leasing the facility.
Still, Canyonlands Care Center Administrator Roy Barraclough suggested that the district could ask them if they would consider a lease under specific circumstances.
Others said the district should consider the possibility of reaching out to a fourth entity: Moab Regional Hospital.
"No one is in a better position to give us a better deal than the hospital," Fix said.
CHCSSD Board trustee Tom Edwards said he believes the board should approach the hospital before turning to anyone else.
But Allred noted that the district is legally obligated to widen the field of potentially interested parties.
"We have to put it out to everyone," she said. "It has to be competitive."
Hospital secures more DSH seed money
Moab Regional Hospital officials can rest easy now.
On Nov. 21, the hospital secured the final chunk of matching "seed money" it needed in order to receive more than $1 million in federal reimbursements for care the hospital provides to individuals who cannot afford to pay for medical services. The Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District board voted unanimously to commit $140,000 to the facility.
The commitment, along with an additional $230,000 from other donors, will allow the hospital to unlock up to $1.12 million in state-administered funding from Medicaid's Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program.
The program compensates hospitals for the costs they incur to care for low-income and uninsured patients.
In the last three years alone, Moab Regional Hospital has provided $10.2 million in uncompensated care to the community. About 80 percent of that care has benefited county taxpayers, according to MRH board chairman Mike Bynum.


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This illustrated talk discussed the Central Asian and Afghan origins of the Mughal Empire of India (1526-1739/1858) as revealed in the Turki or Chaghatai Turkish autobiography of the founder of the Empire, Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur (1483-1530). Babur's autobiography is one of the most important historical sources for the Timurids, the fifteenth century descendants of Timur, and a major literary monument of Turki, the literary language of Babur and Timur's other progeny.
Barbur is not the elephant from the children's story,' joked Stephen Dale as he took the podium. Founder of the Mughal Empire, Barbur was descended from Timur on his father's side, and on his mother's side from Chingis Khan: an unbeatable lineage. Barbur commissioned the production of a remarkable autobiographical text that long preceded any noteworthy European biographical texts, and could be considered one of the most impressive biographies ever produced by a monarch of any historical era.
Dale framed his discussion of Barbur's autobiography by posing two overarching questions: what did Mughal culture represent at the time of the Mughal invasion of India (1526); and how did Barbur consider himself and his culture distinct from the Hindu Rajput empire that sat alongside his own?
Barbur was born in the Farghana valley, the Silk Road stop where the Chinese acquired the fine horses typically represented in Chinese manuscripts and paintings. He later lived in Samarkand, then moved down to Kabul and Herat, and towards the end of his life successfully conquested northern India and established his capital in Agra, fifteen miles north of Delhi. With the aid of a mix of photos and anecdotes and illustrated folios from Barbur's autobiography, Dale immersed his audience in the rich and diverse world of 16th century Central Asia, highlighting the complex interplay of various cultures, trade routes, and dynasties of the time. Despite the Mongol influence on the area and his Mongol lineage, Barbur did not speak Mongol and was most certainly not a man of the steppe; his autobiography depicts a highly sophisticated, urban lifestyle involving a great deal of beautiful gardens, wine and poetry.
Gardens, according to Timurid court culture, should involve strict geometric planning and flowing water. Barbur describes his visit to a village called Istalif, north of Kabul, and declares 'I ordered this meandering stream to be made straight' and 'after I did that, the garden became good.' Dale pointed out the Greek terminology used by Barbur to describe the geometric qualities of the gardens. He also highlighted the frequent mingling of Turkish and Persian in Barbur's mileu: an urban Turk who mostly spoke Persian was called a sart and one anecdote of the time called upon such a character to drink extra!
At long parties called sefid where women also drank, attendees would compose poetry, sing, discuss politics and military campaigns, and exchange satirical banter. Such parties were the social focus of the courtly lifestyle, and seemed to have been fairly inclusive and laid-back affairs. During the daytime, Barbur would have sometimes ridden twenty miles into the mountains to take in the scenery of changing leaves. Dale pointed out that, despite Barbur's adherence to Islam, the mosque was clearly not the central focus of Timurid court culture. The autobiography does not once mention his attendance of a Friday prayer.
Barbur's impressions of India highlight cultural differences between Central Asia and the subcontinent. He found India chaotic and immediately set about commissioning carefully designed gardens. His aesthetic snobbery may have been a bit superficial, but his criticism of the caste system came from the heart. The epic gatherings he was accustomed to having in Samarkand or Herat - laissez-faire parties involving much 'coming and going'- were curtailed by the hegemony of the caste system which dictated that only certain people socialize under certain circumstances.
In the question and answer session following the lecture, one audience member inquired about the Sufi scene of the era, and if Barbur may have participated. Dale described the importance of the Nakshabandi order that Barbur was born into: at the time, this was a prevalent, fairly conservative order whose leader was the single largest land owner in Central Asia upon his death in 1490. Land came to the order through various channels, including by way of poor peasants who were seeking to retain use of their land and prevent it from confiscation by government or tax collectors. As a Sufi, Barbur would have likely dismounted and made prayers at various local shrines, and this practice may have been more socially, spiritually, and regionally significant for him than standard Friday prayers.
This rapporteur's summary was prepared by Sara Swetzoff.
Stephen F. Dale is an Islamic historian who specializes in and teaches courses on the history of the eastern Islamic world, specifically India, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. He took his undergraduate degree from Carleton College and both of his graduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, and previously taught at the Universities of Chicago and Minnesota.
Professor Dale has conducted research on one of the oldest Muslim communities in the Indian subcontinent, the Mappilas of Malabar or Kerala in southwestern India, and on Indian merchants who conducted trade in Iran, Central Asia and Russia in the early modern era. He is currently at work on a biography of Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, the founder, in 1526, of the Mughal (Mughul) empire of India; a project that involves research in most of the areas of Professor Dale's interests. His most recent publication dealing with Babur's life was an article in the August 1996 issue of the Journal of Asian Studies entitled, "Poetry and Autobiography in the Babur-nama."
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Using VBScript to automate ThinApp
If you want to automate processes around ThinApp or you just want to extend the functionality of the product, you can use the integrated ThinApp SDK. Tim wrote a great article about that on hi blog HorizonFlux.com. If you're interested please visit his website.
Most of the times when I talk to our customers they want some functionality in ThinApp which it doesn't offered out of the box. For example:
- Allow to run a virtualized application only until a specific date.
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- Allow an application only to be executed when user is inside the corporate office.
- Messure the usage of an application.
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As the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, Hogue was nominated for the weekly award, which was chosen by a representative of the USBWA board of directors from a list of Division I conference players of the week.
Hogue, a 6-6 junior transfer from Yonkers, N.Y., led the unbeaten Cyclones to wins over Auburn and Northern Iowa by averaging 19.5 points and 15.0 rebounds. Last Monday, in a 99-70 win over Auburn in the Big 12/SEC challenge he collected with career-highs of 22 points and 16 boards, recording the Big 12's first 20-point, 15-rebound performance of the season. Then, on Saturday, he then followed with a 17-point, 14-rebound effort in a 91-82 overtime win vs. UNI, recording his third double-double of the season.
For the week, Hogue shot 70.6 percent (12-17) from the field, while making 3-6 (.500) from 3-point range and 12-18 (.667) from the free-throw line.
This is the fifth season that the USBWA has selected a national player of the week. The weekly Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week will be considered for the Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list, which will be released at mid-season.
Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the USBWA will name finalists for the award, which is voted on by the entire membership. The winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy presented by Aflac will be presented by its namesake, Oscar Robertson, at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 15, 2013, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award and the Integris Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award will also be presented at the gala to be held annually the Monday following the NCAA Men's Final Four.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America team since the 1956-57 season. For more information on the USBWA and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, contact executive director Joe Mitch at 314-795-6821.Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, the most comprehensive college basketball publication in the world, returns for its 33rd season, bigger and better in 2013-14. Blue Ribbon – long-known as "The Bible of College Basketball" – gives its readers the most thorough, up-to-date and timely evaluations of every Division I team in the country. For more information about Blue Ribbon Yearbooks, visit blueribbonyearbookonline.com.


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I saw a demo of a very early version of the game being played on PC. Like the original, Metro: Last Light hits that combination of art style and visual fidelity that stops anyone in their tracks. Details abound in every environment both below and above ground. The developer's attention to detail makes it easy to get sucked into the game world. And it's punctuated by the fictional elements such as a pneumatic sniper rifle that comes of as completely believable as something hand-made a gunsmith in this bleak, industrial world might fashion. Metro: Last Light's demo also highlighted the game's use of dramatic lighting. The contrast between the gloomy dark of the underground and the stark, glaring ruin of the surface goes a long way in setting the tone of the game. Much of what I saw was underground, where the only light is artificial. In a stealthy section of the demo, the sense of tension was quite strong watching the light beams of a patrol come through a tunnel. But it looked like it also helped make it easier to tell where you would and wouldn't be seen, allowing you to sneak behind unsuspecting enemies for a stealth kill. Anytime stealth comes up in a game I get a little wary. It requires sophisticated AI to create a believable set of enemy behaviors to try and overcome. Too rigid and it feels like a machine; too aware and difficulty can spike making it hard to play. On that count, AI is another of the developer's core elements expressly targeted for improvement. BOOM video 9196 Even when not sneaking, Metro: Last Light promises to retain its feeling of a shooter that plays at a more measured pace. It does not seek to be an over-the-top run-and-gun experience. The world it takes place in is still very inhospitable and there's an underlying theme to the game of needing to be conscientious about every resource used. Again, light, ammo, and air are precious resources, and must be treated as such to ensure survival. This demo, though, set out to prove that Metro: Last Light deserves mention in any discussion of the most impressive shooters currently in development. It did so rather emphatically. Watching it will certainly elicit a lot of "wows" from the crowd. For example, the demo's concluding chase sequence--featuring a tense running escape through an underground military rally followed by a rail car pursuit--demanded the attention of all who witnessed it. It's up to Metro: Last Light to deliver on that promise with a glitch-free, smooth gaming experience when it arrives. One thing it shouldn't be, though, is a surprise.
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United yet to table Arturo Vidal bid
Manchester United have still not made a bid for strongly-linked Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal amid reports of concern over his knee problems, sources have told ESPN FC.
- Horncastle: Vidal throne remains in Turin for now
New United boss Louis van Gaal had been expected to table an offer for the Chile international -- but no official approach has yet been forthcoming despite reports suggesting a club-record 47 million-pound offer.
Vidal, 27, first identified as a target by former Old Trafford manager David Moyes, underwent knee surgery in May.
Summer transfer window roundup
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- Smith: Transfers more important than the game?
- Macintosh: We worship goals, not balance sheets
Chile manager Jorge Sampaoli said that was the reason United had not pressed ahead with a move for him, telling El Mercurio: "The problem in Vidal's transfer from Juventus to Manchester United for 80 million dollars is the doubt that Van Gaal has with respect to the improvement of Arturo's knee."
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri -- who sat out his club's recent friendly against an Indonesia Super League XI -- has expressed confidence that Vidal would stay in Serie A.
Sporting director Giuseppe Marotta has said he would have to ask for a move in order for the club to allow him to leave.
Van Gaal has already brought in one central midfielder, signing Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao for 28 million pounds.
As we count down to kickoff on Aug. 16, ESPN FC previews all 20 teams in this season's competition. Can Burnley, QPR and Leicester stay up? Will the new signings of Alexis Sanchez, Diego Costa and Adam Lallana help usurp Man City's crown? Will Manchester United get back on track under Louis van Gaal?
But United fear they will be thwarted in their attempt to bring defender Thomas Vermaelen from Arsenal.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed at a news conference on Thursday that United have made a bid for Vermaelen, but also revealed he would rather sell the defender to a foreign club.
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Indonesia and Australia lift titles at AVC Beach Volleyball U-21 Championship
Chennai, India, May 19, 2013 – The AVC Beach Volleyball U-21 Championships came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday. Mohammad Ashiya and Rendy Licardo of Indonesia defeated Kazakh pair Vladislav Pustynnikov and Sergy Bogatu 2-1 to capture the men's gold. Australia's Mariafe Artacho and Jessyka Ngauamo took the women's title with a straight set win over the Japanese duo Chiyo Suzuki and Satono Ishitsubo.
Twenty-two teams from eight countries competed at the three-day event. In the men's tournament, Mohammad Ashiya and Rendy Licardo of Indonesia made the finals with a 21-12, 21-17 win over Kazakhstan 2's Viktor Pestov and Kirili Gurin in the semifinals.
Once there, they found Kazakhstan 1's Vladislav Pustynnikov and Sergy Bogatu tough to overcome. They took the first set 21-16, but the strong Kazakh duo came back to clinch an exciting second set 21-19 and level the score at 1-1. The Indonesians were ruthless in the tiebreaker, however. They won it 15-10, taking the gold medal in 47 minutes.
In the third place playoff, Australia's Tomas Hodges and Malachi Murch, who earlier lost the semifinal to Kazakhstan 1's Vladislav Pustynnikov and Sergy Bogatu (21-15, 21-14) regained form to beat Viktor Pestov and Kirili Gurin 2-0 (21-14, 21-19).
In the women's event, Australia's Mariafe Artacho and Jessyka Ngauamo won their Sunday semifinal against Indonesia's Nanda Ragillia and Tyas Maria Dwining 2-0 (21-10, 21-14), setting up a fixture with Japanese pair Chiyo Suzuki and Satono Ishitsubo. Once there, the Australians won in straight sets (21-11, 21-12) to take the title.
The Japanese pair had earned their final spot after winning a hard-fought semifinal, where they rallied to beat Kazakh duo Bakhtygul Samlikova and Lyubov Bogatu 2-1 (15-21, 21-18, 15-13). Later on Sunday, the Kazakhs east past Nanda Ragillia and Tyas Maria Dwining of Indonesia 2-0 (21-12, 21-12) to win the bronze medal.
The top six national federations qualified to play in the 2013 FIVB U21 World Championship to be held in Umag of Croatia. They are Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Australia, India, Oman and Japan in the men's event and Australia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and India in the women's.
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1. Mohammad Ashiya/Rendy Licardo (INA)
2. Vladislav Pustynnikov/Sergy Bogatu (KAZ 1)
3. Tomas Hodges/Malachi Murch (AUS)
4. Viktor Pestov/Kirili Gurin (KAZ 2)
5. Yogaraja Chitairaipandi/ Rajkumar Chandran (IND 1)
5. Shanakar Vaspari/ Maheshkumar Charka (IND 2)
7. Aaron Pereora/ Javid Khan Samsu (IND 3)
7. Faisal Alshezawi/Ahmad Albalushi (OMA 1)
9. Mekan Massarov/Begli Myratgeldivev (TKM 1)
9. Adam Aljalabdubi/Faisal Alhashmi (OMA 2)
9. Satonori Hasegawa/Yu Hidaka (JPN2)
9. Ezizmyrat Gayipov/Agageldi Chariyev (TKM 2)
9. Kai Kurokawa/Yuto Iwashita (JPN 1)
14. Behnam Tavakovli/Kambiz Kalteh (IRI 1)
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5. Deepika Rajamanikam/ Eshwari Sekar (IND 1)
7. Anusha Vengadan/ Athira Kanayamparambath (IND 4)
7. Anila Savio/Aswathi Veluthondi Kunnu (IND 3)
9. Nivya Pannerselvam/Banu Priya Srinivasan (IND 2)
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Kenneth Harris Plummer Sr. passed into the loving arms of God on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
Born Oct. 11, 1923, in Waverly, Va., Ken was the son of Edward DeWees Plummer and Jessie Harris Plummer.
He is survived by his wife, June Orndorf Plummer, and his children, Carol Ann Ness (Tom), Kenneth Harris Plummer Jr. (Cheryl), Lynn Orndorf Heinrich (Bryan), James David Orndorf, (Ellen), Dr. Timothy John Orndorf (Lois), Douglas Ray Plummer (Robin), Dr. Thomas Patrick Orndorf (Carol) and Clifford Earl Plummer (Nancy). He is also survived by 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and his only surviving brother, Alvin Jesse (Jim) Plummer of Hagerstown, Md.
Ken's first wife, Dorothy Scruggs Plummer, passed away in 1968.
Ken had a lifelong passion for photography and he attended photography school in New York City and Hagerstown Business School after graduating from Hagerstown High School in 1941. Following his service to his nation in the U.S. Navy in World War II, Ken owned and operated The Photo Center in Chambersburg from 1946 to 1950. He became a partner in E.D. Plummer Sons Inc. in 1950, retiring as president in 1982.
Ken was a man who firmly believed in service to his nation, his church and his community. He was a member of Kiwanis and served on the Board of Directors of the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors and the National Board of Directors of ABC.
Ken was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he served on the board of trustees and taught the Open Door class for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Board of Laity of the Central Pennsylvania Conference, Board of Health and Welfare Ministries, and was Conference Lay Leader for many years. Ken was elected to the Board of Global Ministries of the National United Methodist Church in 1976 and served on the Board of Health and Welfare Division and the World Division. He was a member of the World Methodist Council and represented the American Methodist Church at the British Methodist Council in 1989. He also was a member of the Development Committee for Africa University, and was elected president of the National Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders in 1986.
For 20 years, Ken served as a trustee of Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. He also was on the Board of Governors of Wesley Theological Seminary for 12 years.
Ken was also a founding director of the Center for Spiritual Formation and chaired the building committee that completed the Center at Orchard Hill.
Ken was a direct descendant of Robert Plummer, whose Quaker homestead became the Friends Boarding School in Barnesville, Ohio. He has been involved in the restoration of the original Plummer House.
With all of his service and dedication to his family and his church, Ken's most valuable achievement in his eyes was the construction of the chapel at Camp David. He was working there when President Kennedy was assassinated and neither he nor the servicemen stationed there had anywhere to go and pray. Thus, a lifelong ambition was born, and through the formation of the Camp David Chapel Fund Inc., which Ken chaired, the money was raised from many denominations and many faiths. The chapel was dedicated in 1991 and rededicated in 2001 as an ecumenical place of prayer and worship.
The viewing will be Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 750 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's, with a luncheon to follow. Interment will be Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at the church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 750 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201 or The Center for Spiritual Formation, 64 E. North St., Carlisle, PA 17013.
Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.


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I downloaded Playon last night and watched some video on my PS3 and iPhone. Looks nice, but there were a few times the videos wouldn't play. Not sure what is causing that. I didn't have a lot of time to keep trying it, but an anxious to see how the rest of the two week trial goes.
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Maybe it's a blessing that I have been involved in this industry for over 30 years ... such that I fully and completely understand what Mr. Philippe Kahn of Borland International referred to as "a sip from a firehose."
It seems to me that this peculiar aspect of "our mutual obsession" is presently catching you off-guard. :-) Perhaps no one clued you in, yet, that "in this (still...) very crazy business of ours," you need to find a way to learn to expect it.
Fact is ... you will always find yourself to be, as you say, "out-gunned." In other words, you will never find yourself in the happy position that the digital computer does not possess any means by which it can blow you completely out of the water. You will always find yourself utterly overwhelmed (but only if you choose to be ...) by "what you didn't even know that you didn't know." Believe it or not ... this is par for the course.
Welcome to our mutual obsession. C'mon in, the water's fine ... they're coming to take me away ha ha ...
And please rest assured ... I am quite (sober and) serious. The actual situation that you now find yourself in, albeit "a sip from a firehose," can in fact be dealt with, and even treated as (ha ha!) ... well ... not quite ;-) ... "normal."
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|Senior Associate Director of Athletics
Joan Taylor began her career in the Brown University Athletic
Department in September 1969 as Head Coach of Women's Tennis
and Instructor in Physical Education. She served as head coach
until 1978 when she was named Assistant Athletic Director and
Assistant Coach of Men's and Women's Tennis. As an
administrator in the athletic department, she was responsible for
the scheduling of all contests for men's and women's
sports, team travel arrangements for women's sports, and the
procurement of officials for men's and women's sports.
In 1989, Taylor was promoted to Associate Athletic Director taking
on the added responsibility of Compliance Coordinator and also was
named the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA). The NCAA requires that
the highest-ranking female administrator involved with the conduct
of the intercollegiate athletics program be designated as the SWA.
Promoted to Senior Associate Director of Athletics in 1996,
Taylor's current responsibilities include overseeing NCAA/Ivy
compliance, contest scheduling and officiating, certifying
student-athlete eligibility, and preparing NCAA and Ivy League
reports. She supervises the Assistant Athletic Director for
Compliance, the Assistant Athletic Director for Physical Education,
Recreation, Intramurals and Club Sports, and the head coaches in
the sports of men's basketball, men's crew, men's and women's
fencing, men's lacrosse, men's and women's squash, women's soccer,
women's skiing, women's tennis and men's and women's water
Taylor has served on a variety of ECAC, IVY, and NCAA committees including the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee, the ECAC Women's Ice Hockey Executive Committee, the ECAC Softball Championship Committee, the ECAC Eligibility Committee, and the Planning Committee for the Silver Anniversary of Women's Ivy League Championships. She is Brown's representative to the RIAIAW (Rhode Island Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) and is a member of NACWAA (National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators).
Taylor is a native of Bristol, CT and a 1961 graduate of Springfield College with a B.S. degree in physical education. Prior to coming to Brown, Taylor taught physical education in Westport, CT and Wethersfield, CT and also served as a guidance counselor. While doing graduate work in counseling at the University of Bridgeport, Taylor worked as a Residence Counselor at the university. Summers were spent teaching and coaching tennis at camps in CT and PA. Taylor currently resides in Barrington with her husband, John. They have two children, Steve and Janet, and five grandchildren, Ian, Cameron, twins Keith & Curt, and Ruth.


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Wednesday on Newsmax TVs Americas Forum, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) was asked if there is any current interaction between ISIS and Mexican drug cartels he said yes and added they are talking to each other.
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After a morning of hearing arguments, Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina made the call but says the decision didn't come easy.
"Teachers deserve ten fold what they earn, the public simply can't afford to pay them what they're worth," said Judge Aquilina.
Lansing School District teacher Jim Allen is one of many looking closely at the court battle over Public Act 300, a new law that requires school employees to pay more for healthcare and pensions.
"I realize there needs to be some changes made but blaming the teachers for the shortfall is not right," Allen said.
Teachers' unions asked the judge to strike down parts of the law, including the increase in pension contribution. They say it's a breach of contract and unconstitutional.
"Persons entering into public school employment were told they can rely on these terms," said attorney Mark Cousens.
Assistant Attorney General Patrick Fitzgerald countered saying there is no contract.
"There is no language in the statute that states the pension formula provided herein shall remain permanent throughout a members service."
Judge Aquilina did rule in favor of the unions on one thing, that giving school employees just 52 days to decide which type of retirement contribution they'll make is unconstitutional.
Attorneys say that means implementation of the law remains suspended.
Allen thinks the changes would ultimately affect the bottom line of many teachers, but the state says it's also about its bottom line and that P.A. 300 helps to fill a $45 billion hole in the school employee retirement system.
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Skip to comments.Possible Victims Come Forward in Bad Butt Injections Case: Officials
Posted on 11/22/2011 6:11:52 AM PST by Morgana
Several people have come forward claiming a transgender woman, who was arrested for allegedly injecting toxic substances into a woman's buttocks, performed similar procedures on them, health officials said Monday.
Oneal Ron Morris, 30, bonded out of jail after being arrested on Friday at a North Lauderdale home. She was charged with practicing medicine without a license with serious bodily injury after an investigation by Miami Gardens Police and the Florida Department of Health.
The Florida Department of Health was told by a victim in 2010 that Morris allegedly injected treatments into the victim's buttocks, which resulted in life-threatening injuries. That victim was treated at several hospitals, had to go through surgeries, and was under the care of 24-hour home health aides for a long time, said Jennifer Hirst, DOH deputy press secretary in an email statement. There was also permanent scarring at the injection points.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcmiami.com ...
"Bad Butt Injections " - isn't that a tittle of a flick?
Just read the headline...so they're finally going after Barney Frank? :)
Stupid people doing stupid things......it's certainly a crazy world out there!
or at least a TV show - bad butts, bad butts, whacha' gonna' do, whacha' gonna do when they come for you...
Paging Sir Mix-A-Lot
I make it a strict policy to never allow a transgender women to put anything in my buttocks...
"Bad Butt Injection" — sounds like the name of a homo-punk band.
You may not be aware of this, but about 25 years ago, there was a lady...who shared your screen name..Morgana..she was very, VERY well endowed, I mean spectacularly so...and she achieved a small measure of celebrity/notoriety by attending various athletic events..and at some point md game, jumping out of the stands and chasing down a player to give him a "bodacious" embrace..the camera loved her..as she "bounced" along..becauseshe never wore a bra...
Were she still, well..."practicing" her art today..she'd be a YouTube sensation, except that now anyone who goes on the field gets jail time...
'Tis a far, far different world today..
I remember that pic..it's George Brett...
I trust you're far more circumspect..(g)
***Bad Butt Injections - isnt that a tittle of a flick?***
Oh, I thought this had something to do with Penn State.
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An Ashland man overdosed on heroin Friday night at Creekside Pizza Bistro, a popular downtown restaurant and bar, police said.
Drug paraphernalia, including a bag of syringes and a burnt spoon, was found at the restaurant after the 34-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was rushed to the hospital, according to police.
Updates on the man's condition were not available but he appears to have survived the overdose, said Sgt. Bob Smith with the Ashland Police Department.
"This young man's lucky he's alive," he said.
Officers were called to the scene at 5:25 p.m. Friday after Ashland Fire and Rescue learned that the medical emergency was due to a drug overdose, Smith said.
The incident, which occurred at a restaurant frequented by local families, was an unusual one for Ashland, he said.
"We don't respond to many heroin overdoses inside of a business," Smith said.
The overdose shows how harmful drugs such as heroin can be, he added.
"Heroin is a very dangerous drug and this is just an example of how dangerous it can be," he said. "And I think that if you don't believe that there are drugs in the community then you are naive. Every community is impacted by these dangerous drugs."
Contact staff writer Hannah Guzik at 482-3456 ext. 226 or email@example.com.
Man hospitalized after heroin overdose at Creekside Pizza
An Ashland man overdosed on heroin Friday night at Creekside Pizza Bistro, a popular downtown restaurant and bar, police said.


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Regional college notebook: Newtown day at Sacred Heart
Updated 11:57 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Regional notebook
SHU HOSTS NEWTOWN COMMUNITY DAY: Sacred Heart will host Newtown Community Day on Feb. 23 during the men's and women's basketball doubleheader at the William H. Pitt Center. All Newtown residents will get free admission with a valid ID for Sacred Heart's doubleheader with Northeast Conference rivals Quinnipiac (women, 1 p.m.) and Central Connecticut (men, 3:30).
UB GYMNASTICS: University of Bridgeport senior gymnast Monica Mesalles Sallares is tied for fifth place in the nation at all levels of intercollegiate gymnastics (NCAA Divisions I, II, and III) in the floor exercise event. Mesalles Sallares and her UB teammates will compete in a quad meet at Yale on Saturday afternoon.
SOKOL HIRING: Stephen Sokol, the former assistant golf professional at H. Smith Richardson Golf Club in Fairfield, has been named the men's golf coach at Post University in Fairfield. Sokol, the 2001 NCAA Division II national champion and an Academic All-American at Florida Southern, is an active touring pro and also works at Orange Hills Country Club.


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Angela (nee Pretty) Woodford
Passed on: January 23rd, 2013
Passed peacefully away at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, age 89 years, formerly residing at Maloney's Personal Care Home, the Goulds. Predeceased by parents Samuel and Ida Pretty, son Ian (1985) and husband Alex (1989), brothers Sam Pretty, Tom Pretty and sisters Margaret (nee Pretty) Evans and Muriel of Thunder Bay. Survived by loving son Don (Peggy); beloved grandchildren Ian and Peggy Angela of Ottawa; sister-in-law Carmel Woodford; niece Donna Lee Copetti of Toronto; nephew Michael Woodford of Ann Arbor, Mi; and niece Heather-Ann McDonald. Also leaving to mourn very special friends and relatives the Robson Family (Gary, Donna, Tina, and Terry), Allison Smail (Blake) of St. Joseph's Island, Ontario, Marie (Pretty) Smith of P.E.I., and Joe Woodford of Moncton, also a large circle of nieces and nephews. Resting at Caul's Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation on Friday, January 25th from
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 at 11 a.m. from St. Patrick's Church, Patrick Street. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Flowers will be gratefully accepted or a donation may be made in her memory to a charity of one's choice. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.cauls.ca.


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RIVERTON � The tandem of Carlie Cuffle and Morgan Heckman helped Riverton improve to 7-0 on the season with a 51-41 victory over Athens on Monday.
Cuffle scored 20 points and Heckman finished with 18.
Morgan Wells scored 19 points for Athens, including 14 in the first half.
Jenkins leads Trojans to win
AUBURN � Taylor Jenkins scored 13 points and Auburn put together a strong second half in a 48-27 win over Decatur Lutheran.
Jenkins scored 11 in the second half as the Trojans outscored the Lions 35-17. Auburn led 13-10 at the half. Mackenzie Taylor added nine points with one 3-pointer for Auburn.
Balanced Bullets defeat Tri-City
WILLIAMSVILLE � Farah Abu-Tayeh, Marah Abu-Tayeh and Kaylee Burton each scored nine points and made a 3-pointer to lead Williamsville past Buffalo Tri-City 43-40 in a non-conference game.
The Bullets, who trailed 26-20 going into the break, outscored the Tornadoes 23-14 in the second half. Tri-City�s Bethany Daniels led all scorers with 20 points.
IN OTHER NEWS: Pleasant Plains used balanced scoring in its 52-8 victory over Petersburg PORTA. ALI PANKEY scored 10 points and EMILY YAKEL added nine for Plains. . . CARLY CAMERON scored 16 points and KENNAH WHITE contributed 10 in Hillsboro�s 53-22 win over host Alton Marquette. Hillsboro outscored the Explorers 34-12 in the second half. . . White Hall North Greene led 39-2 at the half and defeated Jacksonville ISD 69-9. TABITHA HAWK scored 13 points and ALLY ROESCH netted 10 in the win for North Greene. . . Host Astoria South Fulton beat Beardstown 63-27. Beardstown�s AILEANA RAWLINS scored nine points in the loss.


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By Ben Levisohn
Who doesn't love a quality stock? Buying companies with strong balance sheets, decent growth and chunky dividends was one of the most popular themes in 2012. In 2013, however, it been working, at least not in the emerging markets.
Societe Generale's screen for such companies in the emerging markets includes companies like South Africa's Sasol (SSL), Russia's Uralkali (URALL), the Czech Republic's Cez (CZAVF) and Indonesia's Indo Tambangaraya (PTIZF). And its performed terribly so far in 2013. An equally-weighted basket of such stocks has dropped 0.6%, according to Societe Generale, 2.4 percentage points less than an equally-weighted basket of all emerging market stocks.
Why are investors turning a cold shoulder to quality income? It could be because of their greater risk appetite, which may have them seeking out riskier stocks. Or it could be the country selection, which is weighted heavily towards South Africa and Malaysia, neither of which have performed well this year. The iShares MSCI South Africa Index (EZA) exchange-traded fund has dropped 5.8% so far this year, while the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index ETF (EWM) has dropped 5.4%.
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Talk:African Americans
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Sorry for asking, but where did the name of M.O.B. and North Holland Hustlers come from? I never heard those names in the game, never saw it in police database and never heard about it from gangsters on the streets. M.O.B. and N.H.H. is the same gang for me, with the same members. Just African-American criminals, just like it was said in CW. --Orto Dogge 22:04, May 3, 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, North Holland Hustlers were mentioned in LCPD database in Jayvon Simson and Marlon Bridges dosiers. What about M.O.B.?Orto Dogge 22:32, May 3, 2010 (UTC)
- I was right. There is only one black gang in the city, according the game data files. There is no M.O.B. at all. Page. Gotta. Be. Deleted.Orto Dogge 15:57, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- I can't agree with you... For example, Gambettis, Messinas, Pavanos etc. are different mobs, aren't they?
- But they all come from Italy. Or let's take GSF & Ballas (afro-american as N.H.H and M.O.B). Can they be united? Of course no. (AlSar)
- Families of Commission all mentioned in LCPD database. M.O.B. never was mentioned nowhere. This name doesn't even exist. They're just black criminals. --Orto Dogge 16:50, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- I agree that it's questionable, but it's obvious that M.O.B and N.H.H is not the same gang. Instead of occupying neighbouring borougs, they control very distant
- ones.
- yes m.o.b, and n.h.h. are different the lcpd database does speak about a firefly projects gang so we should call them the firefly projects gang.
- I never heard this name in game so the best variant may be to rename article to 'Firefly Projects Street Gang' or smth like this. (AlSar)
- They also spawn in Acter, Northwood, East Holland and North Holland. And in Firefly Projects as well. It's just African-American criminals. Not even Hustlers, because only two notable members of NHH were Marlon and Jayvon. We gotta think about this problem and the name of new article. --Orto Dogge 17:00, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, where the 'M.O.B.' name come from then? Somebody's thoughts? And this phrase depicted in the article?
BTW how you add your name and time after you posts? (AlSar)
- There is a button "Signature" above, homeboy.
Look at the history of the article and you will see, that everything started from little article from ONE user, who wrote about gang in Firefly Projects. Somebody found this gang and add info about cars, then weapons, then appearances, then about affiliations and then all GTA community start thinking, that M.O.B. is the real deal! This is insane. Nobody wanna check nothing. And everybody believe, that there are Torres Cartel, Leftwood Hispanic Street Gang, Jewish Mob and M.O.B. in the city. No one know, why Jamaican called Hillside Posse or why Alderney Mob called Pegorino Family. And everybody believe, that there is real Gunthugs MC Clubhouse in Tudor. Insanity. I can't believe that everybody so lazy, than can't check anythyng by himself. --Orto Dogge 17:12, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- Tnx for showing signature, man. So this name is fake and all info is practically 'sucked from a finger'? LOL.
- You mean that I can suggest the name "AAGNAWHH" (African-American Gangsters Not Affiliated With Holland Husltlers) and it'll be considered as an official name later.
- GTW is not so exact that I thought before. Then article should be renamed, but not deleted. AlSar 17:24, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- Ha-ha, comrade,I understood that you Russian after this "sucked from the finger"! No way other countries have this phrase too! Я тоже русский.)) Рад встретить земляка здесь, тем более настолько заинтересованного.)
M.O.B. as Money Over Bitches was joke of black gangs to disrespecting of real Italian mobsters. Of course everybody believed, that this is the really name, because it came straight from the hood. I think, we need the article about African-American criminals in LC and articles about gang of Clarence Little in East Holland, gang with Jermaine Andrews as a member in Firefly Projects, North Holland Hustlers and little black gang in Acter. --Orto Dogge 17:30, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- I know that you're Russian. Это именно я писал про Раскалова, Петровича и ты мне даже сообщение слал. Ответ наконец прочитай!
- Closer to the article: I don't think that many pages will help. I suggest creating "Afro-American Gangs in GTA IV era" just like http://gta.wikia.com/Cosa_Nostra
- It should bear a link to NHH page and state some info about EHH and MOB, noting inofficiality of MOB's name AlSar 17:51, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
- Look at Jermaine Andrews file in the LCPD Database. It just called it "African-Americans in the Broker" or something. I'd check it out myself, but I don't have access to my PS3 right now. And the name "M.O.B." is said by some members of the gang ("What does M.O.B. stand for anyways?"), but it doesn't neccesarily mean that this is the gang's name. GTA: Chinatown Wars just calls the gang "African-Americans". -- Master Sima Yi 06:18, May 8, 2010 (UTC)
M.O.B. is just an abbreviation in black people community. And african-americans everywhere in the city can say this. So, may be I missed something, but what did you mean? Dosier of Jermaine says "African-American Street Gangs in Firefly Projects".--Orto Dogge 11:21, May 8, 2010 (UTC)
New name
After playing online for a while I have found that the same models that appear in Firefly Projects, and Acter are the same ones used for the Jamaican Gang in Turf Wars. MOB was not a good name, and Firefly Projects Gang wasn't explanatory enough for both territories. The current name could redirect to either Jamaicans, or Jamaican Gang and could have a disambig message (not to be confused with the Hillside Posse which should remain.) --Gta-mysteries 07:57, June 18, 2010 (UTC)I
It's clear enough that they're Afro-Americans, that's why they can't be of Jamaican origin. Then, they don't have ties with Hillside Posse which would be logical Multiplayer models are not exact, just to represent gangstersAlSar 08:45, June 18, 2010 (UTC)
I'm not saying that multiplayer can be exact, but in this case it is. Look at the Russian Mafia. Same models, and the Jamaicans are for the ones you would find in Acter. At some point it was in the article but got erased. I'm not saying the Jamaicans in Alderney have connections with the Hillside Posse, just that they have similar names. --Gta-mysteries 22:10, June 18, 2010 (UTC)
Why not just name the article to "African Americans", like they are referenced to in GTA: Chinatown Wars? It is the only given name in any of the games. We shouldn't make one up ourselves when there already is one just because the given one is "unfitting" or whatever. -- Master Sima Yi 16:09, July 3, 2010 (UTC)
African Americans are an ethnicity, not a gang. The current name is fine. Cerebral plague 17:42, July 3, 2010 (UTC)
- I know African Americans is an ethnicity, but they are listed like that in the gang list. And your personal opinion is that the current name is fine, but it isn't a fact. The guys who hang out in North Holland, East Holland and Acter are the same guys as these. -- Master Sima Yi 08:11, July 4, 2010 (UTC)
M.O.B is their name, as clearly seen in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Chimpso (Talk) 08:42, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Could you show us where that is said? -- Master Sima Yi 08:43, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- When you play the Drug Dealing mini game, they are referred to as the M.O.B when the player receives e-mails and deals with them. I have known them to alwys be M.O.B. Chimpso (Talk) 08:47, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Could you show us a picture or something showing that? Because all I see is "African Americans". -- Master Sima Yi 08:50, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- I think he is referring to "The Mob," I played all of the games thoroughly, and repeatedly. The African American gangsters in Chinatown Wars are just "African Americans," while the unspecified Italian criminal organization(I don't want to say mafia, because made men do not peddle drugs on the streets) are referred to as "The Mob." If you would just pay closer attention to details, you would notice that "The Mob" have common Italian names. Also, the only reference in the entire continuity of the current GTA4 universe to "M.O.B." is a random African American criminal saying "Does the B stand for Bullshit or Bitches?" D16x 08:53, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Someone already changed all the names on the articles. But if I remember correctly, it is mentioned somewhere in the drug dealing e-mails sent to the player during the game. But you may be right, they may be referring to "The Mob" (have not played CW in a long time, so I may be wrong). Chimpso (Talk) 08:58, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
Look at this video. The first name was in GTA IV. The NHH is in the Firefly Projects. And was the original MOB the gang with the overweight African Americans? Because I've seen other black gangsters. Here are some pictures:
And which platform do you have GTACW for Chimpso? And which one do you have Master Sima Yi? The platforms could be differing.
--Gta-mysteries Talk 08:40, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
- I have both the NDS and PSP versions. The NDS version shows them as "Jamaicans" while the PSP version shows them as "Yardies". As the PSP version is the latest, I guess Rockstar changed the gang's name as they weren't satisfied with the older one. -- Master Sima Yi 17:59, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
Depending on the actual name this article may need to be split. Which one came first wasn't it the NDS? And was the M.O.B. grouping all three gang types together?--Gta-mysteries Talk 18:06, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Nintendo DS version came out first, you can actually research all that information within the site. M.O.B. isn't a real name, it's something that a random criminal says, "Does the b stand for bitches or bullshit?" M.O.B. is an old term originally made popular by 2pac, which means Money Over Bitches. Before 2pac, it meant "Member Of Bloods." M.O.B. is more of a gang slogan along the lines of an outlaw MCs "FOOF" which would be "Forever Outlaw Outlaw Forever." M.O.B. isn't a name, more of a chant. The only name they are ever given is "African Americans."D16x 15:41, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


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It's a windless morning near the California town of Paso Robles, all birdsong and stillness—until an airplane shatters the calm with the startling brrruuuppp…brruuppp of its rotary engine. A Sopwith Camel crosses the fence and seems to pause, kestrel-like, before alighting on the grass. Rocking on the uneven ground, it taxis to the hangar, where, as soon as the propeller stops, a crewman places an oil tray beneath its nose and begins to wipe down its dripping cowl. The pilot extricates himself from the tiny cockpit and hops to the ground.
From This Story
Javier Arango speaks softly, with a faint accent of his native Spanish. Now 50, he was in high school when his father bought the first of what would become one of the world's finest private collections of World War I aircraft.
"I've been interested in airplanes all my life," says Arango, owner of the Aeroplane Collection and a Board member of the National Air and Space Museum. "Especially antique airplanes, for some strange reason. My original fascination was with the personalities of the first world war, and I read about the aces and what they did and how they flew. In the late 1970s my father and I met some people from Flabob airport, Jim Appleby and Mac McRiley, who built replicas of those old airplanes, and my father had McRiley build a Fokker Triplane for us. That airplane flew in 1981. But we had no idea it was going to turn into a 'collection'!" That replica of the Fokker Dr.1 triplane of Manfred von Richthofen was less a historical artifact than a functional toy.
Externally, it resembled the original, but it had a modern engine, propeller, and brakes, a tailwheel rather than a skid, and a radio, so it could be operated among modern airplanes at conventional airports.
His interest piqued by the Fokker, Arango's father next acquired a Sopwith Strutter replica built by Jim and Zona Appleby. The Strutter—so called because of the arrangement of one and a half struts supporting the upper wing—was a two-seater, much larger than the Fokker. It too had a modern engine, propeller, brakes, and internal structure of welded steel tubing that replaced wood and canvas. But it was not strictly a fighter, and Javier, by now a Harvard undergraduate majoring in the history of science, was principally interested in fighters. So they acquired a third replica, a Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a built by prolific replica builder Carl Swanson of Darien, Wisconsin—like the others, a pastiche of antique and modern components.
As he got older, Javier's interest shifted from the pilots to the airplanes themselves, and he started asking questions like: Were the aircraft very different from what we fly today or were they similar? And how did their designs come about? "So we started collecting really as authentic as we could," he says. "A friend gave me some very good advice about collecting: 'Restrict yourself. Make sure that the collection tells a story.' "
The story the Arangos chose was the evolution of aeronautical technology during the four years of the war. All the combatants built airplanes at a feverish pace, nearly 150,000 of them, mostly fighters or two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, but nearly all were destroyed in combat or accidents. Designed for brief and often inglorious careers, airplanes were made of impermanent materials. Those that escaped hostile fire and takeoff or landing accidents deteriorated quickly in routine use or in storage.
The hectic pace of manufacture and attrition denied manufacturers the leisure to stand back, take stock, conduct research, and methodically conceive a novel prototype. On the other hand, their techniques and materials allowed new designs to be built and tested in weeks. Engineers improvised. Types came and went by the dozen. The choice by governments of which to procure in large numbers and which to ignore seems to have been ruled as often by caprice as by good sense. Some features that appear prescient from our perspective, like the all-metal construction and thick monoplane wing of the Junkers J.1, got nowhere, while others, such as the pointless triplane arrangement initiated in England and promptly copied in Germany, spread like infections before disappearing as suddenly as they had come.
The Dutchman Anthony Fokker was particularly prolific, once bringing eight different prototypes to a German procurement competition. When one of his offerings was passed over, he modified it overnight, re-submitted, and won. Though he was not a favorite of the German general staff, Fokker found ways to sell his airplanes, exploiting his acquaintance with aces like Oswald Boelcke and von Richthofen, who respected him because he was, like them, a virtuoso pilot. Fokker had a great success early in the war with his Eindecker, the so-called "Fokker Scourge" of the summer of 1915, and near the end with the D.VII, the only fighter of the era to have a noteworthy career after the Armistice.
The Arangos began their quest for authenticity by replacing the modern engines and propellers of the airplanes they had with original ones, and removing brakes, radios, and all the other gear required by modern airports. They moved the nascent collection to the family ranch near Paso Robles, about midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, built hangars, dedicated a 2,200-foot stretch of grass to a runway, and scouted the surrounding fields for emergency landing spots. Here, Javier could fly under conditions similar to those for which the airplanes had originally been built: grass fields, and readiness at any moment for an engine failure and a forced landing. Forced landings have been few—one occurred when a pushrod from a rotary's cylinder came adrift and began to tear up the cowling—but to avoid tempting fate, the more valuable airplanes are dismantled and put on a truck if they need to make the four-mile trip to the Paso Robles airport.


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We start off with Vicki's highly anticipated arrival to Heather's clam bake, and the tension between the women could not be any more awkward.
Gretchen and Tamra worry about how to approach Vicki about her controversial face "tweaking." Heather, of course, plays Switzerland and is happy for Vicki and her personal life decisions.
Gentlemen, take notes on Terry's philosophical advice on women: "Asking a woman if they've had plastic surgery is like asking your wife if she's gained weight ... you just don't do it."
You can, however, tell women that they appear to have lost weight. Vicki's response to his weight loss comment was "12." That was a MASSIVE double chin Vicki had if she honestly dropped 12 pounds since the last time we all saw her.
RHOC Drinking Game: Take a sip every time Tamra announces that she owns 51 percent of her and Eddie's fitness business. Trust me. You will be wasted before you know it. She once again reminds us that she is Eddie's boss and sends him away to deal with the gym permits at a city council meeting. Sorry Eddie, no clams for you!
As the final guests arrive to the Dubrow home, Heather assigns everyone to their designated majestic king chairs and puts Tamra directly across from Vicki and her unconditioned hair. In Eddie's absence, the group drills Tamra on her wedding date and claims they are focusing on getting the new business up and running before they start planning the wedding. Damn priorities. Her excuse then becomes "my fiance won't give me the date." Girl, please. If you are truly the "boss" in the relationship you will choose the date!
The food finally arrives. Gretchen doesn't understand how to eat the lobster so "fancy pants" Heather tries to give proper etiquette on lobster dining. Gretchen, between trying to make your own cup of coffee last week and now trying to eat dinner by yourself this week, all I can say is thank god you're pretty.
Heather's elegant Lobster Leg Eating 101 advice? "Chew, chew, chew out and it will cum in your mouth." Ms. Barney seemed to be a pro at it. I don't think she needs any help in that department.
RHOC Drinking Game: Drink every time you hear the words "onion rings." In the past two episodes between Terry, Vicki and Heather, I have been falling off my sofa. The excessive onion ring banter has made me never want to eat, see or hear "onion ring" again. Thank god it wasn't crab cakes that Terry wanted to accompany the lobster.
The notorious "B" word is brought up yet again at the dinner party -- Brooks. Even though they are still madly in love, Vicki needs a timeout with him and says they are in a good place but are taking a step back. Tamra and Gretchen chime in this time asking questions about Vicki and her relationship with Brooks.
Is Tamra really always giving the "evil eye" or is that just her natural face? Vicki seems to think the infamous glare is directed toward her once again causing an argument to break out among the ladies. Turmoil between Vicki and Tamra's decaying relationship is brought up which causes Tamra to break down and cry. Being the voice of reason, Heather talks some sense into Tamra who later rejoins the others at dinner.
Alexis and her husband Jim have a romantic date night and take dance lessons. While she is no Lisa Vanderpump on "Dancing with the Stars," Alexis has a fun-filled evening with Jim after sharing some personal and financial struggles they have encountered in the past several years.
Heather serves coffee and "Costco" desserts downstairs when Tamra gets the text from Eddie stating that the permits for the gym were approved. All the women, including Vicki, congratulate Tamra on officially being the owner of a fitness studio. Wanting to work out their differences, Tamra and Vicki literally lock themselves in the wine cellar where feelings are expressed, tears are shed, memories are shared and AN APOLOGY is given!
On the limo ride home, Gretchen continues feeding Tamra's head with opinions about Vicki which puts Tamra between a rock and a hard place. She feels that she is being forced to choose between becoming friends with Vicki and losing Gretchen or keeping things as is.
Alexis shows off her soon-to-open indoor trampoline park that she and Jim are opening. All the random business ventures they are a part of are boosting Jim's confidence, or so Alexis says. Does jumping around all day on a trampoline really make a grown man more secure? While we laugh at the trampoline aerobics, Alexis is going to "laugh all the way to the bank."
Gretchen shows up unexpectedly to see Slade at work -- something she has never been able to do before. Leave it to Slade to be the buzz kill though. He mentions a hypothetical situation that is blatantly Vicki and her recent controversial surgery live ON AIR on his mind-numbing radio show. Hasn't he already done enough damage?
The episode ends with a closer look at little baby Troy who is such a bundle of joy and with Eddie advising Tamra to avoid the drama and stay away from the evil Vicki.
Phrase of the Week: "Let's go hors d'oeuvre it." I love how Gretchen made hors d'oeuvre a verb. Next clam bake you go to, make sure you use that phrase.
Next Week: Gretchen prepares to "pop" kids out, we finally meet the already-annoying new housewife Lydia, and Vicki invites Alexis to Tamara's gym grand opening party.


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Commodity Market Stable Amid Continued Macroeconomic Uncertainty in November
2012-12-12 09:33 ET - News Release
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Commodities were relatively unchanged in November as continued macroeconomic uncertainty weighed on markets.
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Nelson Louie, Global Head of Commodities in Credit Suisse's Asset Management business, said, "Market attention remained on US fiscal negotiations at the end of November. While a deal had yet to be made to avert the Fiscal Cliff, it was clear negotiations between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the President's office were active. What a final deal will look like and when it will be passed is still highly uncertain. Also, Eurozone leaders agreed to release the next tranche of aid to Greece in December, cooling imminent Greek concerns. However, worries over the outlook for Europe in general remain heightened and will likely to continue to feature in the headlines and market activity in the future. Meanwhile, there were continued signs of economic recovery reported during the month of November out of China and the US."
Christopher Burton, Senior Portfolio Manager for the Credit Suisse Total Commodity Return Strategy, added, "There are clearly signs of economic recovery while much uncertainty and potential headwinds remain. As a result, major central banks have generally continued to pursue their exceptionally loose monetary policies in an effort to provide ongoing support to nascent recoveries. Inflation may overshoot expectations if economic activity begins to pick up more robustly than expected or capital markets begin to react to negative real rates with capital outflows and currency depreciation. This scenario could be beneficial for those who use commodities as an inflation hedge."
The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return was up by 0.05% in November. Overall, 12 out of 20 index constituents posted positive returns. Industrial Metals was the best performing sector, up 6.99% for the month. China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index ("PMI") readings continued to suggest recovery and expansion, reversing the summer decline. Base metals were also supported by US October housing starts, reported at their highest level since 2008, being above expectations. Livestock increased 1.48%, led by Lean Hogs, as a result of unexpected gains in pork cutout prices during a time of typically sluggish demand. Hog futures tend to dip at the beginning of November on weakening seasonal demand, as consumers turn to turkey and other meat proteins near the holidays. Precious Metals was relatively unchanged, up 0.25%, as ongoing concerns over Greece and Europe, along with the Fiscal Cliff debate, contributed to heightened volatility in currencies and precious metals. Energy decreased 1.14%, led lower by Natural Gas. However, crude oil and petroleum products increased after a volatile month with market sentiment closely following the Gaza conflict and the subsequent ceasefire. Expectations that Greece would be able to avoid near-term bankruptcy brightened the outlook for oil demand from Europe. Agriculture decreased 2.81%. Soybeans remained under pressure following the release of the November USDA monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand report. Grains were generally weaker amid increased expectations for global supply.
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Credit Suisse's Total Commodity Return Strategy has been managed for 18 years and seeks to outperform the return of a commodities index, such as the Dow Jones–UBS Commodity Index Total Return or the S&P GSCI Total Return Index, using both a quantitative and qualitative commodity research process. Commodity index total returns are achieved through:
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Valentino's New York Style Pizzeria
4813 Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22312 (map); 703-354-8383; valentinosnystylepizzeria.com
Pizza Style: Nominally New York-style
Oven Type: Gas deck
The Skinny: Mediocre NY-style, undone by the sweet stuff.
Price: 14-inch round pies, $11.95 to $18.95. 16-inch square pies, $17.95 to $29.95. 20-inch round pies, $15.95 to $27.95. Also available by the slice.
A solid four stars on Yelp, eighty-six percent like it on Urbanspoon, and many rave that it's the best New York-style pizza in the DC area. Thinking that a great pizzeria had miraculously flown below my radar for all these years, I headed straight to Valentino's in Alexandria, ready to be impressed.
The dining room was sunny and old-school funky, our waitress was helpful, and the large pies were huge—20-inches across. But after my first bite I had only one thought, Domino. Not Domino's pizza—Domino sugar. The sweetness of the sauce was overwhelming and assured me that this meal was going to be a real cloy-fest.
The pies were good-looking and the toppings generous, but treacly pizza is just not my thing. Papa John's has made an empire out of it, and millions of Americans apparently love the stuff, but why? As a rule, I handle sweets as well as the next guy, and have no particular aversion to sugar, but this was beyond the pale.
Looking past the sauce, the crust was flat and featureless in taste and texture. Not offensive in any way, just bland and a little too hard. The owners brag that the sauce and dough are made using only "100% Crystal natural spring water". That's great, but so what if it doesn't make the pizza better?
The cheese was ordinary commercial mozzarella, but would have been fine if the sauce and crust were up to snuff. As for toppings, the sausage was sliced lengthwise (a nice touch) and the mushrooms were fresh-tasting and pleasingly un-rubbery.
Valentino's seems to have quite a following in the immediate Duke Street neighborhood, and offers a pleasant dining experience. A wide range of pies are available by the gargantuan slice, which is unique and brings in the lunch crowd.
There's also an extensive menu of Italian entrées that I was not able to try (though no actual Italian people, as far as I could tell), and the Greek salad was generous and fresh. In fact, frequent shots of the vinegary dressing made it possible to deal with the astonishing sweetness of the pizza.
At the end of the day, Valentino's is New York-style pizza for people who don't really know what that is. In a way, that's fine, and many seem to enjoy it, but those in the know will be disappointed.