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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the suspension of all operations "not essential to the human safety and preservation of the property"�. This means that field and research activities will be wrapped up as the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) shifts into caretaker status.Funds for the program will dry up on or about October 14, 2013 as a result of the absence of appropriation and the Antideficiency Act just as the 2013-2014 summer austral program would have begun. Because much of the USAP work is dependent upon seasonal windows of opportunity, it will not be possible to restart many science activities for the remainder of the season. Researchers typically study birds, climate, weather and more in the remote and harsh climate.
Typically the USAP Austral Summer Research Program receives grant proposals from all over the country from aspiring scientists wishing to conduct research on Antarctica during the continent's warmest months. These grants are supported by the NSF and administered through the Office of Polar Programs. If an appropriation materializes soon the NSF will make every effort to restore the scheduled 2013-2014 programs to the extent possible.
Typically, about 200 people are flown in to begin preparations for the upcoming research season. The advance group has been preparing the influx of people who come in during the middle of October which is the beginning of the less cold season. Temperatures will only get to an average high of 30° F in the warmest month of the austral summer.
Published program categories for the austral summer include Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences, Earth Sciences, Glaciology, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Organisms and Ecosystems and Integrated System Science. Additionally the Division of Polar Programs supports the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. There are typically about 4,000 people from all over the world researching on Antarctica during the austral summer. Most reside in one of three bases: McMurdo, Palmer and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The research wraps up in the beginning of February leaving behind a scant crew of 1,000 people before the daylight begins to dwindle and the temperatures drop to and average low of -40° F. F stands for "frigid"�. – ENN
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In the middle of November, Raiders owner Mark Davis said he wanted to see progress. Now it's the end of November, no progress has been made, and Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie says the frustration is mounting.
"I know the fans are not happy, I'm not happy, the coaches, I know the players are not happy," McKenzie said, via CSNBayArea.com. "Nobody wants to be, you know, this was a terrible November. This November was just, I mean, it's a bad November. Now, you kind of knew, in September, beginning of the season, going to struggle a little bit. But the November part of the season has not been good at all. And that cannot continue to happen."
When the owner and the general manager start complaining about a lack of progress, that's usually a bad sign for the head coach. So does that mean first-year coach Dennis Allen's job is in jeopardy? McKenzie declined to guarantee that Allen would be back next year, although he did defend the job Allen has done.
"I'm still pleased with Dennis," McKenzie said. "It's like, I'm a rookie in this thing, Dennis is a rookie in this thing. So I'm sure he has some rookie mistakes but overall I'm happy with Dennis."
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Breaker, breaker big mamas and daddy-os, this is Jay "Brick" House comin' at ya! If you have had your ear to the ground lately then maybe you've heard a big rumble lately; namely the resurgance in musical odes to America's concrete cowboy: the truck driver. In honor of the men and women who keep America moving, I'll be reviewing these records by some of the best unknowns and almost knowns in country music and rating them with a Trucker's scale of "Flat Tire" to "18 Wheels."
You trend-obsessed hipsters out there (you know who you are) may think that this celebration of trucking is end-of-the-millennium retro fever for the 1970's brief infatuation with trucking and the CB Radio (as exhibited in pop-culture moments like BJ and The Bear). But this interest in trucking music taps a much deeper nostalgia, which is the desire to recapture the authentic honky-tonk feeling of country music. Truckers represent a last source of the cowboy spirit that makes America, country music and trucking great. From where I stand (sit, actually), we really owe it to our sleep-deprived truckers to listen to the songs that honor them once in a while and to try to understand the things that matter to these folks who spend their lives on the road. In our super-high tech world, where you and I are probably as likely to cruise the information superhighway as we are to drive I-95, we still rely on our tireless truckers to keep life as we know it moving. Take this bumper sticker spotted last month on that super-slab called the New Jersey Turnpike: "When Truckers Stop, America Stops." Without these guys making their runs we would be in a sorry state, desperate for fresh veggies, new CDs and yesterday's paper. So here's to smooth roads, hot coffee and some great trucking tunes.
Rig Rock Deluxea compilation CD from Diesel Only Records features some of the cream of the crop from the ranks of classic country and so-called Americana or alt.country. Crossing musical boundaries from country to rock and folk are some truly stand-out cuts, including a yodeling Don Walser doing an unusually rocking job on "Truck Driving Man." Buck Owens makes his return to recording for this first time after battling throat cancer in "Will There Be Big Rigs in Heaven?" (ya sound great, Buck!). We get treated to a superlative effort from Junior Brown and Red Simpson, "Nitro Express" about driving a big rig loaded up with explosives. Kelly Willis sings a steamy "Truckstop Girl" about another side of trucking - the women a trucker meets while out on a long haul. Son Volt's rendition of trucking classic, "Looking at the World Through a Windshield" is practically reason enough (IMHO) to pick up this disc. My personal favorite track is Kay Adams with BR5-49 on "Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)" about the woman behind her truck driving man. The ensemble finale, "Six Days On the Road" is a fun if slightly unsatisfying version that made me want more from the many artists featured, including Kim Richey, Rosie Flores and Dale Watson. The sheer talent captured on this album makes it as strong as hundred-mile coffee. The life of a touring musician is not so different from that of a truck driver, and the awesome variety of honky-tonkers and rock & rollers on this release are a testament to that road experience. In this case, we are the lucky beneficiaries. Also check out the trucking stories and glossary of lingo in the liner notes. For the variety of artists and the lessons contained within, I give Rig Rock Deluxe a big 17 out of 18 Wheels.
In their most recent release, The Trucking Sessions(Koch Records), Dale Watson and His Lone Stars display the depth of their respect for truckers everywhere with 14 tracks entirely devoted to trucking. This guy is a tremendous talent in honky-tonk who rips the tunes out of his Telecaster and sings in the richest baritone in country (maybe even all of pop) music today. The liner notes reveal that Dale's brother Larry is a trucker and a Dave ("Coffee Coffee, Coffee") Dudley fan who has made Dale particularly sensitive to the trucking life. Dale tells nearly every trucker's story on this album, like the blessing for the road on "Good Luck N' Good Truckin' Tonite" and his heartfelt ballad to the road, "Big Wheels Keep Rollin'," that asks why he stays away from home so long. The pissed-off trucker's lament, "Flat Tire tells of being waylaid with only a "cold cup of coffee and a stale bag of Frito's." "Exit 109" celebrates sex at a road stop with the local pavement princess (a.k.a. hooker), and "Have You Got It On?" features Dale (who, I must say, is pretty f**kin hot) flirting with a PYT in a four-wheeler via the CB Radio. Dale adapts the trucking theme to the traveling musician's story in the autobiographical song "Longhorn Suburban" about life on the road. There are more great tracks on this album, and I highly recommend you truck on out to your local CD megastore (unfortunately the little independents don't seem to carry these honky-tonk trucking tunes) and pick up a copy. On the trucking scale I give this one a whopping 18 Wheels!
Junior Brown is known for his novelty songs like, "Venom Wearing Denim," "Joe the Singing Janitor," and "Surf Medley," which features parts of surf classics like "Pipeline," "Walk Don't Run," and best of all, "Secret Agent Man!" These plus the title track make up some of the best of Semi-Crazy, Junior's 1996 release on Curb Records. Junior's near-virtuoso guitar work on his signature double-necked steel/rhythm guitar, which he calls the guit-steel, graces the album with some truly hot licks. "Semi-Crazy," is a rollicking vocal duet between Junior and Red Simpson. In it they wonder about the sanity of living a trucker's life, but can't deny the powerful hold it has. Red Simpson's gravelly voice really delivers on lines like "I been drivin' so long I got diesel in my blood and 90 weight oil on my brain." Accompanied by Junior on the guit-steel it's a fitting tribute to the trade. The cover art on this disc is especially fun as it features the band standing on the back of an old truck cab. But my favorite trucking moment comes at the end of the title track, a conversation between Junior and Red in genuine CB lingo. Keep on the look-out for Junior because his live act is hard to beat in New York City's overly techno-hyped and too cool for me scene. As much as I love Junior, this disc only rates a 12 of 18 wheels, simply because I wanted to hear more trucking tunes.
Maine's Diesel Doug and the Long Haul truckers' 1997 effort "An Angel Not A Saint" on Sad Bird Records opens with "Never Lookin' Down." This song reminisces about virginity lost in the back of the cab, while hauling paper from the mill in Westbrook, (possibly the stinkiest town in all of the Great State). It's hard to beat memories like those, even when they're not yours. The road theme is carried on in the plaintive sounding "Not Much To Say" where the road serves as a metaphor for the future. The last track on the album, "18 Wheels of Love" is a real country twanger that tells the familiar story of a truck-driving man who wants to get home to his cutie-pie to relieve "the tiger in his jeans." This album reeks like your local beer joint at about 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning in July, which is pleasant only for the dim memories of Saturday night. Singer Scott Link's flat singing voice makes it unlikely that Diesel Doug will get beyond bar band status, though if I happen to be riding through the Pine-Tree State, I might check them out at Gritty McDuff's, home to some of Portland's finest micro-brews. Despite the effort behind the music, plus the hot mama tattoo art on the cover, I give these guys a Flat Tire! Sorry Doug!
Sonny George's 1998 release Truckin' Countryon Spinout Records is destined to become a modern classic in the world of trucking music. Sonny takes on some themes not typically covered in your average macho gear jamming tunes, all the while making some joyful country-punkabilly noise. "The Ballad of Big Joe" which is probably the only song that celebrates that rare breed of cross-dressing drivers is the most unusual on the disc, and damn funny too. "The Ghostman Trucker" tells of a driver returned from the dead and features a great retro-guitar sound. The instrumental tune, "Jackknife," features a great punk-rock sensibility that got me just a little rowdy. "The Truck Stops Here" is a twist on the usual story, with Sonny singing the part of the spouse left at home waiting for his trucker-gal to put the hammer down and come on home to him. The last cut on the record, "Truckin' Country" is a love song dedicated to the genre and it's heroes, Dave Dudley, and C.W. McCall, among others. Sonny's album features some pretty goofy Adobe Photoshop art on the cover, along with vintage road maps and kudos to the American Trucking Association, the Tennessee Department of Highways and our beloved Brotherhood of Teamsters. If you want to hear the future of trucking music, this is it, a righteous album that I give 17 Big Wheels. Definitely check this one out for your next road trip.
Continuing with the punky-trucking feeling is the Cowslinger's That's Truckdrivin'a 1995 EP from Sympathy for the Record Industry. Opening this effort is "Queen of the Truck Stop" a trucker's homage to the waitresses who keep them nourished while on the road. "18 Wheels to Hell" has a Sex Pistols-esque sound and lots of screaming. Otherwise it's kinda hard to tell what's going on in this track. "One Cup of Coffee" is a rousing celebration of a couple of truckers' best friends on the road, coffee and cigarettes, with more of a rock sound than some of the others. The best track on this record is the Cowslinger's rockin' cover of "Truck Driving Man" the Terry Fell's 1954 classic. That's Truckdrivin'is fun listening, but somehow I don't' imagine our drivers rocking out to it and it really is too short for a long haul. If you find it in your local used record store, by all means pick it up, but unless you are a serious collector of trucking music you probably won't be missing much if you skip this one. I give this effort 12 out of 18 Wheels.
On a completely different trip from the rest is Gene Tracy, the truck stop comedian. I listened to a couple of his tapes, A Truck Stop is the Best Place To Eatand 69 Miles to Gene Tracyand while I respect the role that humor plays in keeping our drivers' spirits high, Gene really doesn't offer much you haven't heard before. Especially if you were in the Army or had a particularly goofy father, cuz Gene's material is pretty old. Did you hear the one about driver for Dixie Truck Line? How 'bout the Amazon called Hurricane Gussie? Well, even if you haven't heard these you've heard some like them if you've ever swapped jokes with Beavis's dad. Gene sprinkles his routine liberally with some of his favorite words, like "pussy", "titties" and "lesbian." Maybe I'm just a liberal, East-coast, feminist, snob, but after a while it gets tiresome, even if some of the jokes are funny. I imagine that on a long haul a Gene Tracy tape would provide some yuks for the guys, but I'll leave that to the truckers to enjoy and I recommend that you do the same. I do grudgingly give Gene Tracy 10 out of 18 Wheels, 'cuz, believe it or not, I found myself laughing too.
There's real talent out there spending time and energy to recognize the contributions of truck drivers to every day life in the good ole US of A. We couldn't get by with out them and its' damn near time we all took note of this fact. So the next time you've got your hammer down on the super slab, give your friendly trucker a wave, and maybe he'll blow the horn for you. Take note of the address on the driver's side door, and recognize, that man is a looong way from home and needs all the help he can get to make it through the night. So keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down! Over and out.
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The Shareholder Letter You Should, But Won't, Be Reading Next Spring
Dear Shareholder:
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
I am referring to your board's decision to approve a massive share buyback and huge special dividend last summer, when the buzzwords going around Wall Street were "returning value to shareholders."
Why we did it was this: a smart banker from Goldman Lehman Lynch & Sachs came in, all gussied up and looking sharp, and made a terrific PowerPoint presentation to the board with multi-colored slides that showed how paying a special $10 a share dividend, plus buying back a bunch of our stock at the 52-week high, would "return value to our shareholders."
We should have thrown the fellow out the window, along with his PowerPoint slides, but what happened was, my fellow board members and I were so busy deleting emails from our Blackberries that we just didn't notice the last slide showing (in very tiny numbers) the "Trump-style" debt we would be incurring to do so.
We also missed the footnote showing the fees that would go to Goldman Lehman Lynch & Sachs for the courtesy of their showing us how to wreck our balance sheet.
Those fees, I am embarrassed to say, amounted to more money than we made the quarter before we "returned value to shareholders."
But the fact is, we'd been getting so much pressure over the last few years from the hedge fund fellows who own our stock for ten minutes tops, not to mention the so-called "analysts" on Wall Street (around here we call them "Barking Seals"), to do something with the cash...well, the truth is we just couldn't stand answering our phones any more.
So, in order to finally start getting things done instead of spending all day explaining to these hedge fund fellows and the Barking Seals on Wall Street why we weren't "returning value to shareholders," we decided to do the big buyback and the big dividend.
And for a few weeks there, it was pretty nice.
The stock jumped, the phones stopped ringing, and the Barking Seals started congratulating us on the conference calls instead of asking us when we were going to get rid of our cash.
Unfortunately, not only did getting rid of our cash and taking on a huge debt load NOT "return value" to you, our shareholders, it actually crippled the company for years to come.
For starters, as you know, the aftermath of last summer's sub-prime debt crisis is forcing perfectly fine companies to liquidate businesses at fire-sale prices…but we can't take advantage of those prices, because we have no cash. And thanks to the debt we incurred "returning value to shareholders," the banks won't loan us another dime.
Secondly, as you also know, we've had to lay off hundreds of loyal, hard working employees to pay the interest expense and principal on all that debt, because unlike Donald Trump, we actually repay our debts.
Furthermore, as you probably don't know, we've also scaled back some interesting research projects that had great long-term potential for the company, but were deemed too expensive to continue in light of the fact that we have no cash.
Now, I'd feel a heck of a lot worse about all this if we were the only company suckered into buying our stock at a record high price and paying a big fat dividend on top of it.
But I'm happy to report there were others who also did the same stupid thing.
For example, Cracker Barrel, the restaurant chain that depends on people having enough money for gas to get to its stores along Interstates across America, spent 46 bucks a share for 5.4 million shares of its stock early last year to "return value to shareholders."
Cracker Barrel's stock now trades at $39.
And Scott's Miracle-Gro, whose business is so seasonal it loses money two quarters out of four, put over a billion dollars of debt on its books with the kind of special dividend and share buyback we did.
Health Management Associates—a healthcare chain that can't collect money from about a quarter of the patients it handles—paid shareholders ten bucks a share in a special dividend to "return value to shareholders" and then missed its very next earnings report because of all those unpaid bills and all that new interest expense it was paying.
Oh, and Dean Foods, a commodity dairy processor with 2% profit margins, returned all sorts of value to shareholders early last year—almost $2 billion worth—just before its business went to hell in a hand basket when raw milk prices soared.
So, you see, everybody was doing it.
And boy, do I wish we hadn't.
Jeff Matthews
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The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations. This commentary in no way constitutes a solicitation of business or investment advice. It is intended solely for the entertainment of the reader, and the author.
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- jmf said...
BRAVO from Germany!
- pondering said...
Isn't there a worn out metaphor that covers this? I think it has been updated recently to include especially well educated MBA's. I think it went...fools and their money. This is why Buffet remains such a fascinating data point.
- Stevo said...
You were shur right about Dean Foods. It has got to have the dumbest management in the World (or they are pretty clever and filling their own pockets at the expence of thier shareholders) The big payout dividend and subsequent addition of expensive debt don't make a lot of sense. Dean could go down the milk hole again.
- whydibuy said...
Well, its the quick & easy way to bump up the share price, put your stock options in the green and cash in without actually doing any nuts and bolts drudgery of running a business. Its financial alchemy. It works like magic in the short term....and thats all your really worried about anyway. You can't blame 'em. They're just following the governments example of please 'em now and let someone else worry about the consequences further down the road.
- buckeye1 said...
Barking seals reference is absolutely hilarious. I plan to use that phrase often.
- BelowTheCrowd said...
I think you got the investment bank name wrong. Wasn't it actually Morgan Lehman Lynch & Sachs?
(I mean, just to be fair...)
- Chris Fischer said...
I agree with some of the posters here. You'd be exactly right in the hindsight sentiment of management, assuming management was really interested in the long term health of their enterprise instead of lining their own pockets now.
This reminds of when Blockbuster paid out the same kind of special dividend ($5/share, which was pared back from a $8/share dividend that Wall St. wanted) financed by 1.2 billion of so between $300M of new notes issued and a credit line for rest. From an operational standpoint, that seemed very questionable, given that Blockbuster was fighting lots of new competition (Netflix, etc.), revenues were declining and it wasn't exactly raking in cash.
However, since Viacom held a 80% and was spinning it off, to me it just looked like Viacom selling off a large percentage of its stake, taking the cash and running.
Look at what BBI has done since.
My question is, what kind of bank is foolish enough to lend them that money (at a rate of something like LIBOR + 1% or so) especially onsidering that the $300 million of notes issued held a 9% interest rate (in 2004, when short term rates were around 1% and long term was around 4%.)
- Scott said...
Great posting! We all loved it at Steadyhand.
Scott R.
Steadyhand Investment Funds
- Anonymous said...
I have to disagree somewhat with your characterization that stock buybacks when funded with debt offerings are necessarily a "bad" thing for shareholders.
One benefit when using debt to fund a stock buyback is that the interest expense paid on such debt is usually tax deductible which, in theory, should add back to earnings in the form of lower tax outlays.
In addition, corporations add call features to bonds so that, in light of interest rates falling, those bonds can be retired at below market prices, reducing interest expense (I could be wrong on both points here).
One of the key questions regarding stock buybacks is, what is management's motiviation for doing so? Is the objective simply to increase all shareholder value or, more likely, to increase the value of option holders such as corporate executives at the expense of non-employee shareholders?
I included an academic study here so your readers can see what I am referring to.
Interesting post which deserves further exploration.
- Jeff Matthews said...
Aaron: I actually didn't mean to characterize debt-funded share buybacks as "bad."
In fact, when done at intelligent prices, for intelligent reasons, they are quite good.
I could name a dozen that have added great value to shareholders if I thought about it. (Washington Post is a case study in successful, value-added buybacks).
What they would all have in common is this: they were done at times of depressed valuation, when the stock market wasn't valuing the business correctly in the board's eyes.
The buybacks I'm specifically criticizing are those done a peak prices, where the economics are questionable even if, theoretically, they add a penny or two to earnings...all for the sake of a meaningless mantra.
And you should add Expedia to the list--they could have bought their stock at $15 a year ago, but they waited a year and decided it was better to pay double that price. Why? Ask Barry. And the bankers.
- Z said...
In financial theory, a share buyback indicates that the company has no other comparable investment alternatives. In other words, they don't have any new products they can introduce, improvement projects that can undertake, companies they can purchase, marketing campaigns they can produce, etc. Wall Street has spun share buybacks and returning cash to shareholders into something positive, but it really is an admission of defeat.
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Suriname's strained relations with the Netherlands and the United States improved somewhat in 2011 following the 2010 election of former dictator Desiré Bouterse as president. He had been convicted on drug-trafficking charges in the Netherlands, and has been accused of killing his political opponents in the 1980s.
The Republic of Suriname achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975, after more than three centuries of colonial rule. A 1980 military coup led by Desiré Bouterse established a regime that brutally suppressed civic and political opposition and initiated a decade of military intervention in politics. In 1987, Bouterse permitted elections, which were handily won by the center-right New Front for Democracy and Development (NF), a coalition of mainly East Indian, Creole, and Javanese parties. The National Democratic Party (NDP), organized by the military, won just three out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.
The army ousted the elected government in 1990, and Bouterse again took power in a bloodless coup, but international pressure led to new elections in 1991. The NF again won a majority in the parliament, which chose the NF's candidate, Ronald Venetiaan, as president. Power passed to the NDP in the 1996 elections, with Bouterse ally Jules Wijdenbosch as president, then returned to the NF and Venetiaan after early elections in 2000.
In 2001, Fred Derby—the star witness in the trial of Bouterse and others for 15 political killings committed in December 1982—suffered a fatal heart attack that initially appeared to rob the prosecution of key testimony. However, the government vowed that testimony given by Derby during a preliminary hearing would be submitted at trial.
In 2004, the NF government's fiscal austerity program helped to stabilize prices and the economy, though the policy's negative side effects led to increased voter discontent. In the May 2005 elections, the NF managed to remain the single largest political force, but its failure to win a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly prevented it from electing a president. In August, a United People's Assembly consisting of 891 members—including national, regional, and local lawmakers—gave Venetiaan his third term as president, with 560 votes for the incumbent versus 315 for the NDP's Rabindre Parmessar.
In 2007, Suriname's courts ordered officials to proceed with the long-delayed prosecution of Bouterse and nine other suspects for the 1982 "December murders." Bouterse denied involvement in the killings, although in March 2007, he accepted political responsibility and offered a public apology. The trial, regarded as a landmark test for Suriname's judicial system, began in November 2008. It advanced during 2009, following frequent delays, and featured the testimony of six bystanders who had fled the country and settled in the Netherlands after witnessing the executions.
Bouterse's Mega Combination coalition—comprising the NDP and three smaller parties—won legislative elections held in May 2010, capturing 40 percent of the vote and 23 seats in the parliament. The NF placed second, with approximately 32 percent of the vote and 14 seats. In the July presidential election, Bouterse won with 70.6 percent of the parliamentary vote, defeating NF candidate Chandrikapersad Santokhi. As president, Bouterse had the power to grant amnesty to those involved in the 1982 murders, but the charges had not been dropped by the end of 2011. The ongoing trial was suspended again in October, when 19 defense witnesses failed to appear.
Only Bharrat Jagdeo, neighboring Guyana's president, attended Bouterse's August 2010 inauguration. International travel was also difficult for Bouterse, with an Interpol warrant out for his arrest and a drug-trafficking conviction in the Netherlands still outstanding. However, he remained protected from arrest in Suriname because the country lacked an extradition treaty with the Netherlands, and as head of state, he was immune from prosecution abroad.
Foreign relations, which had been damaged following Bouterse's election, underwent some improvements in 2011. In August, the Netherlands announced that it would cooperate with Suriname on trade and economic issues, as well as on containing illegal immigration. The United States announced its intentions to normalize relations with Suriname after the country repaid a portion of its U.S. debt; in October, the two governments signed a antinarcotics agreement. Suriname also hosted several international conferences during the year that helped raise its stature before the international community.
Suriname is an electoral democracy. The Organization of American States reported that the 2010 legislative and presidential elections met international standards. The 1987 constitution provides for a unicameral, 51-seat National Assembly, elected by proportional representation for five-year terms. The body elects the president to five-year terms with a two-thirds majority. If it is unable to do so, a United People's Assembly—consisting of lawmakers from the national, regional, and local levels—convenes to choose the president by a simple majority. A Council of State made up of the president and representatives of major societal groupings—including labor unions, business, the military, and the legislature—has veto power over legislation deemed to violate the constitution.
Political parties largely reflect the cleavages in Suriname's ethnically diverse society, although political-racial discord is much less acute than in neighboring Guyana. Suriname's major parties include the NDP, the National Party of Suriname (NPS), and the People's Alliance for Progress. The NF is a coalition of the NPS and several smaller parties.
Suriname has been plagued by corruption cases in recent years, and organized crime and drug networks continue to hamper governance. In December 2010, President Desiré Bouterse fired Martinus Sastroredjo, his minister of spatial planning, land, and forestry management, after Sastroredjo refused to resign over a controversy involving his wife and a land application.
The constitution provides for freedoms of expression and of the press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. Some media outlets engage in occasional self-censorship due to fear of reprisal from members of the former military leadership or pressure from senior government officials and others who object to critical stories about the administration. However, the trial of Bouterse for the "December murders" has been freely covered by the local press. There are two privately owned daily newspapers, De Ware Tijd and De West. A number of small commercial radio stations compete with the government-owned radio and television broadcasting systems, resulting in a generally pluralistic range of viewpoints. Public access to government information is legally recognized, though it is very limited in practice. The government does not restrict access to the internet.
The authorities generally respect freedom of religion and do not infringe on academic freedom.
Freedoms of assembly and association are provided for by the constitution, and the government respects these rights in practice. Workers can join independent trade unions, though civil servants have no legal right to strike. Collective bargaining is legal and conducted fairly widely. The labor movement is active in politics.
The judiciary is susceptible to political influence and suffers from a significant shortage of judges and a large backlog of cases. The courts and prisons are seriously overburdened by the volume of people detained for narcotics trafficking. Police abuse detainees, particularly during arrests. Suriname is a signatory to the 2001 agreement establishing the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final venue of appeal for member states of the Caribbean Community, but has yet to ratify the CCJ as its own final court of appeal. Suriname is a major transit point for cocaine en route to Europe, and poor law enforcement capabilities have resulted in a rising tide of drug money entering the country.
Discrimination against indigenous and tribal groups is widespread, and Surinamese law offers such groups no special protection or recognition. As a result, Amerindians, who live mostly outside urban areas, have only a marginal ability to participate in decisions affecting their lands, cultures, traditions, and natural resources. Tribal people known as Maroons are the descendants of escaped African slaves who formed autonomous communities in the interior during the 17th and 18th centuries. Their rights to lands and resources, cultural integrity, and the autonomous administration of their affairs are not recognized in Surinamese law. In September 2009, some 65 Guyanese migrants were forcefully deported from the western districts of Suriname during "Operation Koetai." The deportations, while aimed at cracking down on smuggling and other illegal border activity, fueled tensions between Guyana and Suriname. However, a November 2010 agreement to seek Chinese investment to build a bridge between the two countries indicated that the incident had not damaged relations.
Constitutional guarantees of gender equality are not adequately enforced. Human trafficking remains a problem, and the country lacks a comprehensive law specifically banning the practice. However, several organizations address violence against women and related issues. In July 2011, a member of parliament denounced homosexuality and called on the government to state its position, but it has not adopted an antigay policy to date.


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Chandler Taylor and Keith Hopkins, members of The First Tee of Brunswick County, attended a Golf Eagle and Ace Academy July 29-Aug. 3 in Nashville, Tenn. Forty-two participants from 21 chapters of The First Tee in nine states attended.
The week was an immersion in golf with two 18-hole rounds, eight nine-hole rounds and clinics dedicated to full swing, short game and course management. Each participant received a SeeMore Putter, a pair of Callaway golf shoes and other Callaway products, including hats, balls and equipment.
Last month I started a series called "Pro Profiles," which will feature some of our local golf professionals. Today, the series continues with David Kjome, director of golf at St. James.
David is called K.J. by most of his friends and associates. He is tall and tanned with a killer smile. If I were casting a movie with a golf pro in it, I would put David (or someone just like him) in the role.
The Beachcombers played a captain's choice event Carolina Shores. First: Harry Haggerty, Jim Quigley, Bob Brownley and Jim Beairsto at 5-under par. Second: Stu Cleveland, Fred Ortiz, Ed Kinney and Bill Cameron at 2-under par. Third: Ed Hennessey, Bob Smith, Bob Byrne and Larry Bollinger at 1-under par.
One of the more fascinating animals on the Carolina Coast is the alligator. On hot summer days, you can see them, lying like logs along the rivers, marshes and ponds in Brunswick County.
If the golf course you play has rivers, marshes and ponds, it's almost a given that there will be gators on it.
Aug. 13 was ace day for the Brick Landing Plantation LGA. The low net score of the day won ace of the month honors.
The first flight winner was Jean Lakey with a 66. Keith Webb was second with a 72 and Irene Dowdy was third with a 74. Barbara Karkut won the second flight with a 62. Shirley Dowd was second with a 63 and Cathy Shanley was third with a 71. Peggy Campana won the third flight with a 61 and took ace of the month honors. Bernice Logan placed second in the flight.
I first met Steve Mona when he spoke at the annual meeting of the Carolina Golf Course Superintendents several years ago in Myrtle Beach, S.C. At that time, he was the CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing Steve again. He was in Brunswick County speaking before 15 members of The First Tee from seven chapters in North and South Carolina. This was the annual Summer Leadership Academy at St. James Plantation, an event that has been hosted by The First Tee of Brunswick County for four straight years.
The First Tee of Brunswick County received its charter in 2005 and began programs in February 2006. Since then, the local chapter has grown and flourished through community support, donors, parents and guardians, and enthusiastic kids.
Each year, more than 400 children are reached through after-school and Saturday programs and summer camps. Another 6,500 Brunswick County students receive the National Schools Program of The First Tee through their physical education classes.
The Ocean Ridge Sunday Couples League played its annual club championship tournament July 19 and July 26. A third day was scheduled for Aug. 2, but stormy weather shortened the day to a nine-hole regular competition at Lion's Paw.
The July 19 couples event on Panther's Run consisted of nine holes of alternate shot on the front nine, where both teed off, then selected the best drive and proceeded to alternate shots through the last putt on hole 9. On the back nine, the format was a two-person scramble, with two required drives from each player.
Brunswick County golfers Greg Hensley and Landon Patterson have qualified to play in the Tarheel Youth Golf Association Tour Championship.
The two-day event will take place Aug. 12-13 at Monroe County Club.
To be invited to the 84-player field for the championship, a golfer had to win one of the 18 tournaments and/or be one of the top seven players in points.
The competition was intense: 900 rounds of golf played by 428 participants on 18 courses from June 23 to July 22.
Rivers Edge is open for play.
After struggling with inconsistent greens for several years, the owners and managers of Rivers Edge bit the bullet this summer and closed the course for two months to install new Paspallum grass.
Rivers Edge has long been a local treasure, one of those courses that locals and visitors alike clamor to play. As one visiting friend said to me, "It's worth the extra money. I love the course!"
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Hatfields and McCoys: A Good Feud Never Dies
Moonshine-swilling and banjo-plucking get their moment: A nonfiction book about the Hatfields and the McCoys, "The Feud" by Dean King, is one of several new takes on this family revenge story. Ellen Gamerman reports.
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Congratulations to the girls listed below for making the 2016 LGLLS 8-10 All-Star Team:
Reily Donohue
Carley Lobb
Ella Meehan
Samantha Taylor
Devon Yi
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Maddy Flicker
Alyah Hindi
Isabella Spendolini
Calleigh Schroeder
Kaitlyn Bronowicz
Lauren Sontoni
Summer Schwedes
Heather Donohue
Scott Bronowicz
Shannon Spendolini
This talented group of girls went to Bridgewater, VA to represent LGLLS in 8-10 Virginia State Softball Tournament.
Friday, July 8 vs District 13 – won 13-2
Saturday, July 9 vs District 5 – lost 1-14
Sunday, July 10 vs District 1 – lost 5-9
Monday, July 11 vs District 14 – won 15-3
Tuesday, July 12 vs District 6 – won 13-3
Even though the girls did not win States, they had a great time – trading pins with the other teams and meeting college players from JMU. AWESOME!
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PointWallet is a travel rewards hub that allows users to aggregate all their airline, hotel, and credit card rewards programs in one place, providing a snapshot of their current rewards balances across all programs in one location.
PointWallet is comprised of a website, PointWallet.com (which hasn't launched) and an iPhone application.
Business and casual travelers (some frugal), iPhone users and just about anyone who suffers from this problem: having multiple airline rewards programs and no easy way to manage them and make choices over which carrier to fly based on the miles that they have.
Create a 1) PointWallet logo that will look good on a variety of mobile phone screens as well as on a web page. In addition to the PointWallet logo, create a 2) iPhone icon which will need to be designed as part of this project as well. This icon will be the application icon on the iPhone used to open PointWallet mobile on the iPhone device.
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- PointWallet should be one word
- PointWallet is a centralized store of reward program miles, points or any program currency as "wallet" suggests
- Not opposed to wallet imagery, but would like to see more creative approaches to representing that very concept more abstractly
- Like the idea of red and blue as the primary colors with white as well. This is not a strict requirement.
- iPhone icon should be identifiable with the PointWallet logo whether it says "PointWallet" in it or not (which would be difficult to include the text given the space)
- "Motion," "storage" and "security" are some concepts that would be nice to come through in the designs
- iPhone icon should be 60x60 pixels
I look forward to your submissions! I will be checking the context at least bi-daily and providing feedback. Thanks for your interest.
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Hasbro Inc. is expanding on the animated series, B-Daman Crossfire by bringing the series to the physical and digital play space with a new B-Daman toy line and app. The new animated series, B-Daman Crossfire, will air during Saban Brands' Vortexx on The CW, the Saturday morning programming block beginning August 17. Hasbro is working under license from newly established, Manhattan-based rights management company Sunrights Inc., and with a development and manufacturing collaboration with Tomy on these products.
The new series, B-Daman Crossfire, takes place in East City, where the newest toy, B-Daman, has become all the rage. The series follows Riki Ryugaski, a quirky schoolboy with an appetite for adventure and mystery. After attending his first B-Daman tournament with friend and classmate Sumi Inaba, Riki develops a strong interest in the toy. Upon hearing a rumor about a secret B-Daman tournament that only a select few can participate in, Riki's curiosity grows and he becomes determined to learn more.
With the launch of the new B-Daman toys from Hasbro, kids can choose which figures' personality and fighting style best represents themselves in the B-Daman marble battles. Whether players want to enhance their rapid-fire, power, or precision skills in solo play against B-Daman targets or advance to competition levels with fellow battlers in engaging arenas, B-Daman play allows kids to create their own set of rules and games.
In addition, the new B-Daman line of toys will offer kids the opportunity to connect the physical figures with a digital experience. Players will be able to scan any B-Daman figure via the B-Daman app (available now for Android & Apple devices) on their mobile devices. The app recognizes the toy and allows the user to choose a figure for a digital experience. Kids can also manually enter their toys into the app by using a 14 digit numerical code found on cards included with each toy. Additionally, the codes can be used online to unlock virtual B-Daman figures and gain access to exclusive digital content on the B-Daman Battles website. The B-Daman experience allows kids, both in the physical and digital world, to battle opponents from around the globe anywhere at any time.
The products include the B-Daman Figure, B-Daman Figure with Accessory, B-Daman Break Bomber Battlefield Arena, B-Daman Surge Strike Arena, and B-Daman Vertigo Spin Arena, which are available at most toy retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.


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2018 marks 82 years of tradition that everyone has come to know and love as "The Marcus Community Fair". This annual event has always had a strong focus on family, and serves as a showcase of the talents of our youth, and others of all ages, by providing a means of education, exhibition, and competition. The Fair highlights our community's ties to agriculture, industry, and businesses— all of which provide the backbone to the community. The Fair has also become an annual reunion where old friends and family have an opportunity for reaquaintance, and remembrance. 2018 is the 34th straight year of free gate admission. Generous local supporters make funding possible through various fundraiser's, county funding, state funding, grant writing, and. The Marcus Community Fair provides a significant economic impact on our community, and in turn, the State of Iowa. A twenty-member board works diligently year round to find, promote, and schedule activities and it works hard at maintaining an expanding fair grounds worthy of such an event. Other volunteers serve on committees and help with numerous tasks during the Fair. Without this kind of support, the Fair Marcus has today would not exist.
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Buck hunters in Fulton County experienced "a fantastic kill for
Monday and Tuesday," as buck season opened Monday, November 30. Game Warden Mark Crowder estimated the kill at 450 on the first day and at 300 on the second day.
One business has opened and another will open this Saturday at the Country Corner Plaza in McConnellsburg. Best Way Pizza opened December 4 and offers pizzas, hot and cold subs, stromboli, etc. Olde Tyme Cleaners will open December 12 and is owned by Janet Henry of Hustontown.
Forbes Road School Board re-elected Lynn Knepper as board president at the board's annual reorganizational meeting December 2.
Southern Fulton School Board re-elected Neill Miller to a fourth-consecutive oneyear term as board president at the annual reorganizational meeting December 2.
Fulton County Commissioners Tuesday gave tentative approval to a proposed 1993 county budget of $2,851,850 which calls for no increase in taxes.
Volunteers who ring the bell for the Salvation Army's Kettle Drive were surprised to find on Monday morning that the chain which holds the kettle was stolen sometime over the weekend by someone apparently lacking in true Christmas spirit. Sister Margie and all the volunteers who ring the bell at the BiLo so that we may help our fellow man all year deserve better than such nonsense as this.
Jeff Shearer was named "Rookie Of The Year" at Hagerstown Speedway's annual banquet Saturday night.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Keefer of Hancock on December 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester King of Chambersburg on December 5.
Deaths: Kathryn Divens, 87, Mc- Connellsburg; Robert Ott, 74, McConnellsburg; Lilah Beidel, 87, Shippensburg; Sheldon Flasher, 82, Three Springs; J. Blanche DeShong, 87, Harrisonville; Norman Edwards, 82, Martinsburg; David Hann, 70, Warfordsburg.
Deonna Carbaugh and Jeffrey Carmack were united in marriage September 19 at Meadow Grounds Lake, McConnellsburg. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carbaugh of McConnellsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carmack of Hustontown.
Andrew Park Jr., Orbisonia, and Kara O'Neal, Roaring Spring, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 16, 1982
To date, Joseph Strait of Harrisonville, who is 78, is the person who can claim to be the oldest World War II veteran in Fulton County. Mr. Strait says he was drafted in October 1942 at the age of 38 and honorably discharged from the Army Engineers at Camp Meade, Md., in 1943.
A Bedford-based machine shop specializing in material handling equipment for the military has expanded into the former Mellott Motor Sales, McConnellsburg building and plans to establish a new larger operation in Fulton County within six months.
Harry Hawkins of Hustontown, who was shot in the abdomen the first day of buck season by an, as yet, unidentified hunter, underwent further surgery last Tuesday for the removal of his spleen.
Despite good hunting weather and 400 more doe licenses in Fulton County than last season, the kill as of 2 p.m. Tuesday was down approximately 10 percent compared with the same period last year.
Specials at the IGA; bananas, 4 for $1; turkeys, 55 cents a pound; sugar, 79 cents, 2-lb. bag; Kraft cream cheese, 79 cents.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson Jr., Greencastle, on December 7; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hull of Hancock on December 10.
Deaths: Carl Pittman, Needmore; Mrs. Evelyn Cunningham, Salem, Ohio; Blanche Barmont, St. Thomas; Fred Houck, Robertsdale.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 28, 1972
Miss Ada Adams, daughter of Mrs.
Dolly Adams of McConnellsburg, is a member of the Madrigal Singers of Shippensburg State College who are making a concert tour of Southern cities this week.
Sgt. Richard L. Kelso, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Kelso of McConnellsburg, recently helped launch a U.S. Air Force Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan M. Wright of Waterfall was celebrated the afternoon of December 17.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gale Mellott of Mc- Connellsburg on December 17; a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Curfman Jr., Three Springs, on December 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Daryl L. Scott of Harrisonville on December 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Seville of Mercersburg on December 21; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams of Orbisonia on December 22; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Horton of Three Springs on December 22.
Marriage licenses: Barry Mellott of Needmore and Sharon Clark of Hancock; C. Richard Mosemann Jr. of Warfordsburg and Linda Russell of Landisburg, Pa.; Phillip Lane of Three Springs and Leah Stains of Fort Littleton; Craig Cutchall of Hustontown and Barbara Black of Waterfall.
Engagement announced: Mr. and Mrs. Bernard P. Barnhart of Needmore wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lois, to Dale R. Deneen, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Deneen of Chambersburg.
Marine Sgt. Roger L. Hensley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hill of Hancock, received the Good Conduct Medal first award aboard the aircraft carrier USS America in the Western Pacific.
Specials at the IGA: sauerkraut, 2-lb. bag, 35 cents; pork loins, 89 cents lb.; liquid Wisk, 69 cents, quart container; IGA potato chips, 49 cents; Campbell's tomato soup, 10 cents a can.
Airman Harold B. Garlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garlock of McConnellsburg, has graduated at Chanute Air Force Base, Ill., from the U.S. Air Force jet engineer mechanic course conducted by the Air Training Command.
Deaths: Don Chesnut, former sheriff of McConnellsburg; Theo Keefer, Big Cove Tannery; Brint Hess, Fayetteville.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of January 3, 1963
The barn on the Cletus Hann farm at the foot of Sideling Hill Mountain was completely destroyed by fire last Wednesday night. Two collie dogs housed in the barn perished in the fire and a quantity of hay and farm machinery destroyed. Icy roads delayed the arrival of fire units.
On Sunday night firemen extinguished a fire at the Jim Culler home from an overheated open fireplace, which damaged wood in the partitions between the hall and kitchen and basement.
The new 5-cent stamp for letters goes into effect on January 7.
Cheryl Ann Gibble, Shade Gap, was born on January 1, the first baby born at the Medical Center in the new year.
Floyd Peck of Attica, and formerly of Fulton County, has been installed as deputy grand master of the 16th Ohio Masonic District. He is the brother of Mrs. Jeannette Gordon and Howard Peck of Mc- Connellsburg.
Roger E. Miller of Hustontown suffered severe head injuries when the car he was driving hit a bridge abutment on Route 76 then bounced across the highway and over a guard fence, coming to rest on its top. Miller was thrown onto the road. A car driven by John D. Fields of Clear Ridge stopped to avoid hitting the unconscious youth, and his car in turn was hit by one driven by Jim M. Mellott of Harrisonville.
There were no fatal accidents on the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the holidays despite snow, freezing rain and high winds.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tadesco, Lubrock, Texas, on December 16. Mrs. Tedesco is the former Shirley Taylor of McConnellsburg; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bard of Mars, Pa., formerly of McConnellsburg, on December 15.
Miss Beulah Johnston, who has lived with her sister, Dr. Jean Johnston, in London for the past several years, returned to her home last Sunday.
Mrs. Esther Kerlin of Knobsville suffered a heart attack last Saturday.
Miss Grace Wagner thanks the people of Knobsville who purchased a television set for her for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mannign of Warfordsburg had 42 guests for Christmas dinner – their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Morningstar on December 24; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Chamberlain, Robertsdale, on December 28; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin, Dry Run, on December 28; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hedge, Orrstown, on December 29; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Junior Kuykendall, McConnellsburg, on December 30.
Robert Albert Barnhart, Warfordsburg, was discharged from the armed forces at Fort Polk, La., on December 24.
Deaths: H. Frank Bratton, McConnellsburg; Mrs. James V. Carlin, Richmond Furnace, mother of Mrs. Kenneth Shaw of Burnt Cabins.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of January 1, 1953
A one-car accident brought grief to five families when two youths were killed and three seriously injured at 12:30 a.m. on December 25. The tragic holiday crash occurred on the Breezy Point Road, about one and a half miles west of Knobsville, when the car ran head on into a tree along the narrow country road. Killed instantly were Samuel E. Seville, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Seville of Fort Loudon, and Freddy R. McCoy, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCoy of Fort Littleton. Injured were Lewis F. Bowden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowden of Fort Littleton, severe head injury with possible brain damage, compound fracture of the right thigh, compound fracture of the left ankle and lacerations of the right leg, face and scalp; Guy E. Johnson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson of Shade Gap, internal injuries and multiple rib fractures; and Carl Sheffield, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sheffield of Fort Littleton, fractured left arm, lacerations of the face and multiple bruises of the body. McCoy was an electrician and Seville a laborer at L.B. Smith Ordinance Plan.
Charlie Croft, a recent patient in Chambersburg Hospital, was discharged in time to spend Christmas at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Lake of town celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary December 25.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kendall of McConnellsburg on December 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pool Jr. of Burnt Cabins on December 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQuade of McConnellsburg on December 28.
Rep.-elect Merril W. Kerlin will take office in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 6. This will be his first term in the lawmaking body.
Lynn Stanley Bard and Mary Elizabeth Knauff were married December 24.
Mrs. Susan Steach of McConnellsburg will observe her 86th birthday next Tuesday.
Franklin E. Lynch, radioman first class, USN, is now serving aboard the fleet tug USS Luiseno with the U.S. Second Feet.
Woodrow Malot, who is employed in New York state, is spending the holidays with his family at Hustontown.
Alice C. Harper of Neelyton spent Christmas in the Trite-Henry home at Center.
It's a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Crawford of Amaranth, born last Saturday at Berkeley Springs Hospital.
The new arrival at the Benard Barnhart home at Needmore has been named Lois Margaret.
The biggest bargain we have seen for years is Uncle Davey's 10-cent box of cornflakes at Needmore.
Pvt. Wm. Roland Henry of Clear Ridge arrived home from Korea last Friday evening.
Deaths: George C. Sipes of McConnellsburg; George E. Williams of Knobsville.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 31, 1942
The December meeting of the War-
Nee-Do Club was held at the home of Mrs. Logue Wink in Needmore when the members filled 40 baskets to be distributed to the sick and aged of the community at Christmas.
Death: Mrs. Maggie B. Small Wilkinson of Fayetteville.
A service flag was dedicated at the Sideling Hill Christian Church on Sunday. The flag contains 35 blue stars representing the boys of the church now in the service of their country.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wermick of Mc- Connellsburg announce the birth of a daughter, Linda Jane, on December 19 at Everett Hospital.
A letter received by Mrs. Reed Wible of Murrysville states that her brother, Staff Sgt. Alvin Taylor, is "safe with the Army Air Corps somewhere in the Pacific War Zone." Sgt. Taylor is a son of Mrs. Sarah Taylor of McConnellsburg.
More than 100 couples enjoyed the dance in the high school auditorium on Monday night, sponsored by the War Morale Dance Club.
Harry M. Johnston, local merchant, received a cablegram on Christmas Day from his sister, Dr. Jean Johnston of London, England, in which she sent greetings from two Fulton County boys who were spending Christmas with her. The cablegrams imply the last names of the boys but is supposed that the two were Clarence Winegardner and Robert Lynch of McConnellsburg.
Pennsylvania's three former living governors – John K. Tenor, Gifford Pinchot and George H. Earle – have been invited to the inauguration of Gov.-elect Edward Martin on January 19.
Virginia Fields, Betty Lea Washabaugh and Irma Louise Johnson, all students at Thompson's Business College in York, are spending this week at their homes here.
Miss Betty Helman, a student nurse at Altoona General Hospital, spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Helman.
Mrs. Jennie Wible spent the holidays with her son, Pvt. Finlay Wible, at Langley Field, Va.
John Culler, suffering from a back injury, was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Monday.
Ira Bechtel of Websters Mill is seriously ill in Chambersburg Hospital where he is under the care of Dr. Seaton.
Fuel oil shortages and plenty of stove wood are creating a strong demand for wood-burning stoves this year.
C.E. Parker of Painesville, Ohio, lost his black collie puppy and phoned a newspaper to place a lost advertisement. The girl at the classified desk started to take down the dog's description, then suddenly flushed in anger. she snapped: "You needn't swear about it." Patiently, Mr. Parker spelled out his pet's name: "Dammit."
A turkey dinner was served on Christmas Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Brant of Laidig in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Vensel, who were married the evening before.
McDowell Houck of New Grenada butchered a hog last week that dressed out at 527 pounds.
Glen Winters of Thompson Township is under the care of a Hagerstown physician. He was helping his brother, Otis, to butcher and lifted too heavily, spraining a ligament in his back.
Hilda Knepper, a senior at Indiana State Teachers College, spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Knepper of Center.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hopkins of Mc- Connellsburg have received word from their son, Merrill, that he is "somewhere in Africa."
John P. Lamberson and Helen E. Litton were married on December 28.
B. Hiley Shimer and Marian E. Morton were married December 25.
J. Frank Alexander and Doris E. McKenzie were married December 26.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 29, 1932
Deaths: Mrs. Elmira Harvey of Saxton; Mrs. S.Q. Mellott of Jersey
Shore; Mrs. H. Scott Unger of Mowersville; Rev. Elias Camride Bedford of Beverly, W.Va.; Mrs. Margaret Hoper of Altoona; Mrs. Sarah Flowers Ward of Buck Valley; Mrs. Emma Harmon of Black Oak Ridge.
Thinking some larger animal had killed his pet dog, Howard Seburn of Buck Valley set a number of traps about his place last week and was surprised to find he had caught a full-grown eagle. This kind of bird measured nearly 7-1/2 feet across the wing.
All the larger streams in Fulton County were stocked with black bass and brook trout the past November, the Fish Commission announced this week. All the fish were over 6 inches.
County Superintendent B.C. Lamberson is attending the State Education Meeting in Harrisburg this week.
Mrs. Harry Reisner has returned to her home in Hagerstown after being a patient for several weeks in University Hospital of Philadelphia.
District Forester Henry B. Philips was forced to resign his position here this week due to a complete nervous breakdown.
Miss Emma Lodge Clevenger is substituting as clerk in the Hays Store for Roy Bohn, who has been in greatly impaired health for several weeks.
Those who ate turkey at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Helman on Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Helman of Mc- Connellsburg; Mrs. Arthur Swisher and son of Mount Union; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Batforff and family of McConnellsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Blane Huston of Hustontown, and Donald Helman.
Mrs. N.E. Ewards of Wells Tannery spent several days last week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Lowry of Altoona.
At the Racket Store: bedroom slippers at 45 cents; Congoleum rugs at $4.75; men's white shirts at 48 cents; handkerchiefs, 2 for 5 cents; lard cans, 38 cents.
The Three Springs correspondent says: "It is a pity that Congress cannot get the beer foam blown off their minds and get down to real sensible business. They have been playing too long already with human misery."


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April 2–3 — Atlanta Screenplay Workshop; Write Your Script in a Weekend
April 24 — The "Hair of the Dog" Comedy Brunch! Hosted by Hollis Gillespie
April 23–24 — Atlanta Spring Writers Retreat Weekend
May 1 — Atlanta's Most Popular Blogging Class
May 31–July 5 — ONLINE COURSE: Novel Writing 101 — Write your Breakout Book!
By Appointment — ONE-ON-ONE 3-Day Creative Writing with Hollis Gillespie
Hollis and Mike Talk About Atlanta's Most Popular Blogging Workshop:
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"Hollis, thanks for being in touch so quickly. Your seminar rocked!! I want to be one of your successes. I'll start with [the agent you suggested] and if a rejection, will just keep going. I did not even realize I was so on fire about getting this book out there, until I felt the full Hollis Effect!!" — Susan Campbell
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"Hollis and crew were positive and upbeat. 'Can't' wasn't spoken. The environment and food were 'quirky and fun,' one of the underlying themes of the workshop and Hollis's principles: build a support system of writers, share your work and contacts, and hit the send, send, send button on your computer made sense. The agent list was an added bonus." — Lynn Hesse
"The Hollis Gillespie workshop was money well spent and the day went by very quickly! Hollis took time with each person to help them clarify details of the story that they'd like to tell, develop a creative title, found similar books to use as examples in a pitch letter and provided a list with a recommendation of an agent (or agents) to contact. Hollis gave concise, realistic feedback to each person. As an added bonus, Michael Alvear spoke and each offered excellent advice. I came home and began work immediately on my story! I'm impressed by Hollis and Michael's philosophy of helping other writers. Thank you for offering this wonderful seminar to AtlantaWriters Club members." — Sharon LeMaster
"It was a great experience and nice to sit around a table with others who are dealing with the same obstacles I am. I liked the advice given to ignore conventions and rules when querying agents and publishers which I will paraphrase: as long as it's well written, go for it regardless of the 'supposed' hurdles or rules. Receiving a rejection doesn't necessarily mean you're work isn't any good or you didn't follow the rules. I liked having published authors talk about their personal experiences and paths to success using somewhat unconventional means. I spent part of yesterday putting the advice in practice and sent out several queries with an entirely different attitude." — Kathy Lewis


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I ask because I know other online comics like Unlike Minerva and Exploitation Now were started all over by their authors, either because they'd rethought the plot of the comic, or had improved in their artwork, or numerous other reasons. Thus, they went back to square one, with all previous material ejected from their sites.
Reading through the archive, it strikes me that we were sorta supposed to recognize Caine when he first popped up, which further makes me wonder if the Dust Bunnies comic strip we read _now_ is the _current_ series!
Any thoughts?


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The first informational meeting about a proposed charter school in Davidson County will take place later this month.
The first informational meeting about a proposed charter school in Davidson County will take place later this month.
Proposed board members for Davidson Academy, Inc. and a representative from the N.C. Public Charter Schools Association will present the informational program at 6:30 p.m. April 16 at the J. Smith Young YMCA, Meeting Room 1.
There will be discussion on charter schools in general with emphasis on the academy that will possibly be in Davidson County, said board president Jane Whitehurst.
"We hope everyone will come," she said. "We want to receive input from the community as well as share information to the community."
A month ago a group of residents applied to use state, local and federal funding to create the county's first charter school. Charter schools are tax-funded schools that are able to operate with fewer regulations.
Board members hope to initially serve 216 students in grades K-5 with an additional grade being added each year until it becomes a K-8 school. The academy plans to use $1.5 million from the funding allocations to Davidson County, Lexington City and Thomasville City schools during the first year of operation, according to its application with the state. Total expenditures for the first year are expected to be around $1.37 million. The board already has $242,300 in working capital.
Whitehurst said they wanted to create more educational opportunities for students because there was a need due to many Davidson County students being home-schooled or attending private schools outside the country.
The mission of the school is to "provide an education for students of all abilities and backgrounds that emphasizes high academic expectations, strong character and individual responsibility." The academy also aims at having parents, students and staff work together to create an environment that develops effective communicators and lifelong problem solvers.
Board members hope to use the Core Knowledge Sequence — a curriculum that revolves around the "knowledge builds on knowledge" idea — in alignment with the N.C. Standard Course of Study, Common Core State Standards and N.C. Essential Standards. Enrichment activities such as Spanish, music, art and physical education will be offered.
A place for the school has not been determined yet. The application stated board members planned to tour the American Children's Home and potentially use it as a initial site, and they have been meeting with a construction company in regards to the cost of building a facility.
The group applied with 70 others across the state to receive money for the 2014-15 school year.
Whitehurst noted they are in the waiting part of the application progress and hope to hear something between May and July from the Public Charter Advisory Council. The council makes the recommendations to the N.C. State Board of Education, which will decide which charter schools to approve.
During that time, the board plans to move forward with spreading the word about the charter school. More information can be found at www.davidsoncharteracademy.org.
Deneesha Edwards can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 213, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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There is a Christian Concert being sponsored by the Manawa-Iola Methodist Church. It will be held Sunday October 2nd at the Manawa Masonic Center. As an evangelist and musician, Mike Rayson travels around the world each year preaching and singing about his love for Jesus. He has traveled the length and breadth of his home country of Australia, and also tours extensively each year abroad in countries like the USA, England & New Zealand. He has also traveled a great deal in Europe. Mike Rayson is all about communicating the wonderful, life giving, relational gift of grace.
So come on out to the Manawa Masonic Center and enjoy an afternoon with Mike Rayson. The concert starts at 1 p.m. and a free will offering will be taken.


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11" Blue Stick ButterflyItem: 102-003
Complete your Party with Butterfly Decorations
The blue stick butterfly is the perfect way to liven up your butterfly party. A festive butterfly decoration to add to your event.
- 11″ long and 6½″ from top to bottom of wing.
- Each butterfly is on a spring that easily attaches to stick.
- 17½″ long green wooden stick included.
These butterfly decorations are perfect for your next butterfly themed party, wedding, or event. Butterfly decorations also make great additions to Easter, and spring time parties. Plus, these bright colored butterflies are a great Alice in Wonderland tea party decoration. No matter what your event, these butterfly decoration will liven it up!