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The following dates have been established for processing transactions affecting the 2000-01 fiscal year:
All payrolls and related transactions submitted in accordance with your Agency payroll calendar for June 2001 will be processed as 2000-01 transactions. All negative balances must be cleared by the close of business on June 29, 2001. We strongly recommend that agencies closely monitor account balances in order to avoid delays in paying employees at the end of the fiscal year.
The Conference Committee on SB 2002, Implementing Bill for 2001-02 General Appropriations Act, prohibits the reimbursement for Class C travel on a per-diem basis and does not allow a traveler to receive subsistence allowance. As such, the Comptroller's Office will not process payments for Class C travel incurred during fiscal year 2001-02. Payments will be processed for Class C travel incurred during fiscal year 2000-01 in accordance with published schedules. However, all Class C payment requests for fiscal year 2000-01 must be submitted to the Comptroller's Office no later than July 18, 2001 for processing on July 19, 2001. The Class C payroll scheduled for July 19, 2001 will be the only Class C payroll that will occur during fiscal year 2001-02.
1. Vouchers presented to the Comptroller's Office for payment by 5:00 p.m. June 29, 2001 will be processed as 2000-01 disbursements.
2. Disbursement transactions below the voucher audit threshold must be input into Departmental FLAIR by 6:00 p.m. June 28, in order to be processed as 2000-01 disbursements.
3. Vouchers input into Departmental FLAIR on or before June 28, but not delivered to the Bureau of Auditing by 5:00 p.m. June 29, will be deleted from the Comptroller's pre-audit file. These vouchers will have to be corrected in FLAIR and resubmitted as 2001-02 vouchers.
4. Departmental FLAIR will not process disbursement trans-actions entered on June 29 because the vouchers would not be available until after the June 29 deadline. Departmental FLAIR will generate a Transaction 58 for all vouchers producing disbursements. Consequently, all disbursement transactions including purchasing card and invoice tracking entered into Departmental FLAIR on June 29 will have to be re-entered. FLAIR will purge the voucher print file on the night of June 29 to ensure that no vouchers will print on July 2, 2001.
5. Batch disbursement transactions processed through Departmental FLAIR must be presented to the Bureau of Production Control by 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28 in order for the resulting voucher schedules to be available for printing on the morning of June 29. Batch transactions processed on file transfers by the State University System (SUS) must be received by FLAIR on the night of June 27 in order for the vouchers to be available for printing on June 29.
6. Expense tape batch input into the Central Accounting System must be delivered to the Bureau of Production Control by 1:00 p.m. June 29, 2001. The Bureau of Auditing must receive the supporting documentation by 5:00 p.m. on the same day.
7. No SUS accounting file transfers will be accepted on the night of June 29, 2001. FLAIR will accept only Property update transfers the night of June 29.
1. The Treasurer will receive bank deposit slips that have been validated by 2:00 p.m. June 29 via facsimile or hand delivery until 5:00 p.m. June 29 for processing if the Treasurer receives a confirmation and the deposit is entered into a "T" status in FLAIR prior to 5:00 p.m. June 29. At 5:00 p.m. June 29, unverified receipts on the Treasurer's file will be rejected (placed in "R" status) and returned to the agencies by the Treasurer. On the night of June 29, Departmental FLAIR will purge all outstanding cash receipts records from the cash receipts file. FLAIR will produce a report for each agency that had outstanding records purged. Agencies will need to make correcting entries in Departmental FLAIR for all records purged from the cash receipts file.
2. Cash receipts may be input on June 29, transmitted to the Treasurer, and verified on June 29. Supporting documentation that is validated by 2:00 p.m. June 29 must be delivered to the Treasurer by 5:00 p.m. June 29 in order for the deposit to be posted to fiscal year 2000-01. The Treasurer must be able to read the bank validation on the deposit slips.
3. Those agencies depositing through the Treasurer's concentration system must deliver a bank validated deposit slip on deposits made before 2:00 p.m. June 29 to the Treasurer by 5:00 p.m. June 29. Except for wire transfers, the Treasurer will receipt no deposits made after 2:00 p.m. June 29 for the 2000-01 fiscal year.
4. Cash receipts transactions for current year refunds must be verified by the Treasurer by 3:00 p.m. June 27 in order for the resulting JT-2 to be available for printing on the morning of June 28 and be delivered to the Bureau of Auditing by 5:00 p.m. June 29. Expense refunds verified by the Treasurer on June 29 will remain in the Refund account (001800).
5. Cash refunds in Clearing Accounts must be cleared to the Treasurer by the close of business on June 27 so that they may be transferred to the Treasurer and verified on June 28. Expense refunds cleared from Clearing Accounts after this time will remain in the Refund account (001800)
6. Please review all uncleared Clearing Fund deposits by requesting the Immediate Detail of Clearing Funds Deposits report through the CP function. A report of Clearing Funds not cleared is also available in the standard logon.
7. The Treasurer's last day of processing debit memorandums for returned checks for agencies will be on June 26 for fiscal year 2000-01. The Treasurer's last day of processing debit memorandums for returned EFT transactions will be on June 29 for the 2000-01 fiscal year.
All expense warrants returned for cancellation that are received by 5:00 p.m. June 29 will be processed as current year business. Please note that cancellations for payroll warrants are performed by the agencies and must be both added and approved online by 5:00 p.m. June 29. EFTs marked for deletion by 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 27 will be restored to agency accounts in June 2001. Agencies should review their accounts to ensure that the appropriate prior year cancellation revenue category code, 003700, has been established.
Any refund of overpayment of salary approved by entering the deposit number online by 5:00 p.m. June 29 will be processed in the 2000-01 fiscal year. Please refer to the Payroll Preparation Manual, Volume V, Section 2, for instructions on approving salary refunds.
Proposed or provisional settlement agreements must be received by the Bureau of Auditing, Room 434I, Fletcher Building, or the Bureau of State Payrolls, Room 364, Fletcher Building, not later than 5:00 p.m. June 11 to allow time for review and approval. Previously approved proposed or provisional settlement agree-ments attached to payment vouchers received by the Bureau of Auditing by 5:00 p.m. June 29 will be processed as 2000-01 disbursements.
Timely resolutions of settlement agreements is encouraged and recommended; however, settlement agreements must be submitted with sufficient detail and in a form sufficient to enable a prompt pre-audit. Those settlement agreements with voluminous detail that may hinder timely processing of other settlement agreements should be considered for processing as Certified Forward items. All settlement agreement payment vouchers not meeting the requirements of Bureau of Auditing, Voucher Processing Handbook, Chapter 1, page 10, or the Bureau of State Payrolls' Payroll Preparation Manual will be returned for rescheduling as charges against FY 2001-02 appropriations or certifications forward, as appropriate. Any questions relating to this process and/or documentation requirements should be directed to the Bureau of Auditing or the Bureau of State Payrolls.
1. Because of the heavy workload experienced at year-end, it is our intent not to accept manually prepared vouchers from agencies. Requests for exceptions to this policy should be directed to the appropriate Bureau Chief. Your cooperation in minimizing these exception requests will help us to close out the fiscal year in a timely manner.
2. All negative balances should be cleared by the agencies no later than June 22.
3. All functions of FLAIR will be operational for the entire day on June 29. However, please realize that no disbursement transactions entered on that day will produce vouchers. FLAIR will purge the voucher print file on the night of June 29 to ensure that no vouchers will print on July 2, 2001.
4. Statewide document number will be reset to begin with the number x2000000001 on July 1, where x denotes the data base on which the number is used. The number in the first position is incremented each year to avoid duplication of statewide document numbers across fiscal years.
5. Departmental FLAIR will be available on Saturday, June 23, 2001. However, all work will be processed as Monday input as usual.
No changes are known for the Certifications Forward process on June 30, 2001. Below is a summary of the Certification Forward information:
1. As was done in prior years, the CFI (Certified Forward at June 30, 2000) and NCFI (Certified Forward at June 30, 2001) fields will be available in FLAIR. Certifications forward at June 30, 2001 will be processed based on the NCFI. All items marked for certification on or before June 29, 2001 will effectively be marked in both the CFI and NCFI. FLAIR will read all subsidiaries on the night of June 29, 2001 and set the NCFI to a blank.
2. At the agency's request, FLAIR will reset the NCFI-C on all non-FCO state fund items (except those in SF-8) on the accounts payable and/or encumbrances subsidiaries at 6:00 p.m. June 29, 2001 for certifications forward, and agencies must "unmark" those items not to be certified. Receivables and memo encumbrances without a vendor will not be automatically marked.
Agencies should request automatic marking of subsidiary files in writing by Monday, June 4, 2001. Letters should identify which subsidiaries, if any, should be marked and be mailed to:
Mr. Raymond B. Marsh, Director
No subsidiaries will be marked for requests received after June 15, and telephone requests will not be honored. The letter should also include a request for FLAIR to create an FCO Certifications Forward file from your Projected Information file records, if you so desire. Otherwise, these records will have to be built manually as part of the FCO Certification process. FCO Certifications records from last year have been purged from the file and are not available for update.
3. For those agencies not using the FLAIR automated marking, certifications forward may be manually marked in one of the following ways:
a. Enter the "C" on the appropriate 60, 80, or 90 trans-action (NOT 6S, 8S, or 9S subsidiary updates) as part of the original input. Use this method only after June 30, 2001 because FLAIR will reset the NCFI to a blank on that night and any markings prior to that action will effectively be lost. After June 30, transactions 60, 80, or 90 that carry a "C" will update NCFI (Certification Forward at June 30, 2001) regardless of PPI. However, to record the balance as of June 30, 2001, the appropriate PPI must be entered.
b. Call the items up on subsidiary inquiry/update screens and update them with a blank PPI to carry the "C" in a single update mode. Subsidiary inquiry screens will show both the CFI and NCFI fields.
c. Call the items up on the 1S-X screen and update them to carry the "C" and the date received for accounts payable in a multiple update mode. 1S-X may only be used for items that have no 2000-01 activity.
4. To "unmark" items that will not be certified forward, the item should be retrieved using the appropriate subsidiary update with a Blank PPI, or the IS-X screen (if there has been no current year activity), and erase the "C" in the CF field. This will remove the "C" from the NCFI.
5. Memo Accounts Receivable and Memo Encumbrances without Vendors may not be marked for certifications forward.
6. NCFI will be retrieved from the appropriate subsidiary Payment/Receipt in 2000-01, but may be overridden before processing.
7. As was done last year, Fixed Capital Outlay will be certified forward through the FLAIR Certified Forward system. Consult the EOG Office of Policy and Budget for instructions in this area. In keeping with the policy of prior years, no FCO accounts will carry a certified forward indicator, but instead, will utilize the year indicator to identify appropriations to a specific year.
8. Certified forward processing must run before you close the year and cannot be run on the night of your year-end closing. This process is requested through the PE function. Certified forward information will be transferred to EOG upon request to the FLAIR Help Desk by the agency.
Requests must be called into the Help Desk by 2:00 p.m. on the day that you wish the transfer to occur. Only subsidiary records with positive balances will be processed and reflected on the certified forward reports. The certified forward processing and EOG transfers are separate, independent processes and must be scheduled/requested as such. If you close the year without first completing the certified forward processing, the transaction 07s to record GLs 122xx, 131xx, 134xx, 911xx, and 931xx will not be recorded.
9. You do not have to run certified forward processing before you can pay items to be certified. The prior year, or June 30, 2000, subsidiary file balances are utilized for certified forward processing, but the current year on-line subsidiary function continues with updates to current year balances. Records with prior year balances will not be purged while you are in dual-year processing.
SUMMARY Each agency can assist with closing the 2000-01 fiscal year in the following manner:
1. Make every effort to submit substantially all your vouchers to the Bureau of Auditing by Friday, June 22.
2. Carefully check cash and appropriation balances in all accounts to ensure that sufficient amounts are available. This will eliminate delays or rejections of payments due to funds shortages.
3. Agencies using selected operating accounts for consolidating salary payments must adjust these accounts to reflect the correct salary disbursements before the close of the fiscal year. Transfers of salary charges must be made to the applicable accounts to eliminate year-to-date negative disbursement balances.
4. Carefully review year-to-date balances in all accounts to ensure that appropriations are not over-expended and that atypical balances do not exist. Generally, accounts must not be closed out showing atypical year-to-date balances.
For additional information, please contact the following:
Bureau of Accounting: 410-9951, SC 210-9951
Your assistance and cooperation are appreciated.


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This blog is dedicated to providing updates on the New York Islanders arena situation.
February 20, 2013
A Thought on the latest Wang News
A lot of Islander fans are excited with the news that Wang has contacted the Rhine Group about selling the Islanders. However, in my mind if Wang will remain the Islanders majority owner for a long time to the dismay of many. I believe that it is more likely that Wang is interested in gaining minority partners to add new capital to the team. This capital would help the organization in many ways, but I believe its main purpose would be to buyout the coliseum lease early. This would allow for Wang and his partners to benefit form the projected increase revenue Brooklyn offers now. The only way I see Wang selling the Islanders outright is if someone is will to cover the loses he has suffered while owning the team. Unless that happens I can't see Wang turning his back on the opportunity to make back some of his money with the new stabilize foundation he created for the team in Brooklyn.
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It has long been said that John Hurt is portraying the incarnation of The Doctor between Paul McGann and Chistopher Eccleston whether it's due to rumours or due to the leaked mention from the royal visit, however the latest IDW only solidifies this.
The latest IDW comic, issue #12, has been released and it solidifies the position all the more. It has been approved by the BBC, and shows the Last day of the Time War and its destruction. The first two pages, pictured below, shows Time Lady exclaim that the incarnation of The Doctor who used The Moment, had rejected the name of "The Doctor". This echoes Smith's statement in The Name of the Doctor, "But not in the name of The Doctor".
You can see the relevant pages from the comic below (click to enlarge):
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
IDW Cements John Hurt's Role in 50th
By PCJ at 03:43
Labels: 12th Doctor , 50th Anniversary , Doctor Who , John Hurt , the end of time , time war
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That almost makes me want to buy that issue... shame it's not in the Prisoner of Time series I'm actually bothering to read. I picked up the 11th Doctor's present IDW series a year or two ago and there was a robot dinosaur as his companion... needless to say I didn't know what was going on and it didn't hold my interest.
- 20 August 2013 at 07:06
Now I'm curious what happened to the Matrix...50th plot?
- 20 August 2013 at 11:49
'The matrix will preserve its memory' - perhaps a way for Gallifrey to return without the daleks
- 20 August 2013 at 19:37
it sounds interesting
- 21 August 2013 at 00:31
There's a more recent series of 11th Doctor Comics from IDW and they have been quite good, the series that involved the Dinosaur was really hit and miss.
- 21 August 2013 at 02:09
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If we remember our mothers for their loving, quiet influence, then our fathers must stand as unsung heroes. Too often relegated to practical, financial, logistical and practical roles, we could easily lose sight of their contributions, sacrifices and influences. It's our mothers who often bask in the recognition of a successfully brought up child, but somewhere—steadfast, proud, courageous, but out of the limelight—stand our fathers. On Father's Day, we honor their sacrifices and commitment.
Have you ever wondered how Father's Day originated? History.com provides some fascinating facts and details. The holiday's first celebration took place in West Virginia in 1908, and was a one-time event to commemorate fathers who had been lost in a mine explosion.
In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, raised by a widower, actively campaigned for a Father's Day in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. Her campaign produced results any father would admire: In 1910, Washington State held its first state Father's Day. But the holiday only spread slowly through the following decades—a delay often caused by fathers themselves. Men scoffed at the sentimentality and attempts to commercialize fatherhood, leading to gifts ironically often paid for by the fathers. Meantime, Mrs. Dodd had established a tradition of wearing a white rose to honor a deceased father and a red rose for a father still living.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson "honored the day by using telegraph signals to unfurl a flag in Spokane when he pressed a button in Washington, D.C." Eight years later, President Calvin Coolidge encouraged states to observe Father's Day, purportedly calling it "the occasion to establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and also press upon fathers the full measure of their obligations." June 19th slowly became a recognized and celebrated holiday, and in 1972, President Richard Nixon established the third Sunday in June as a national Father's Day—trailing the creation of Mother's Day by 58 years.
If you need a little inspiration, you might enjoy these tips from the article, "Give Him a Father's Day He'll Never Forget." You could also make Dad a batch of homemade BBQ sauce or take him on a perfect picnic.
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They always do fun energetic song but this seems a little more smooth. Ya know what I mean?
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Baby Sign Language: 21 Words and Signs to Know
Open up the lines of communication with your infant with signs for "more", "done", "eat", "change" and other signs for everyday items.
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Sign: More
According to Nancy Cadjan, President of signbabies.com, a line of books, seminars, DVDs, games and flash cards that advocate baby sign language, babies are developmentally ready for their parents to start signing to them after 4 months old, but won't be able to sign back until 7-9 months, when they have better coordination.
What to help give your little one a head start? Download these free baby sign language flash cards.
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Sign: Done
This sign will help babies transition from one activity to the next. It also helps Mommy explain that something is all gone.
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Sign: Sleep
Signing to baby that it's time to sleep is a good way to start the bedtime routine. Even better: when she lets you know she's tired by using the sign.
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Sign: Medicine
This sign comes into handy when babies are teething and want to tell you they want medicine to ease their pain.
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Sign: Eat
Stay consistent with your signs. Use them frequently—every time you engage in the activity or say the word. When you're eating, use the "eat" sign and say, "We're going to EAT. Do you want to EAT? Let's EAT another bite of cereal."
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Sign: Milk
When signing, remember that context is important. Sign "milk" while feeding your baby a bottle or while nursing—not when you're doing other things.
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Sign: Change
"Change" is an important sign because it gives your baby a heads up that you're transitioning from play to diapering—something he probably won't want to do. Signing "change" will help them understand the toy break is temporary. When you're done, sign "done" and say, "We are DONE," so that your baby knows changing time is over. According to Cadjan, many parents report that when they use the "change" and "done" signs, the struggle of diaper time goes away.
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Sign: Help
Should you step in to help, or let baby figure things out on his own? This will let him communicate when he needs your aid—or that he wants to help you.
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Sign: Bath
Teach your baby words he'll be able to practice often, like "bath," since you do it every day.
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Sign: Play
Don't worry about teaching all the signs at once; just choose a few to start. When you think your baby is getting the hang of it and signing back, you can slowly add more signs to his repertoire.
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Sign: Banana
Teaching your baby signs for foods can help you get an idea of his favorites. "Banana," a common first food, is a good one to try.
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Sign: Water
Don't expect the signs to look perfect. Babies might do the signs a bit differently, since their fine motor skills are not as advanced as yours are. If you think your baby is trying to sign something, help her out. Say, "Oh! Are you signing WATER? Do you want some WATER?" and continue to make the sign correctly.
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Sign: Book
Foster an early love of reading with the simple sign for "book."
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Sign: Dog
Many signs are easy to remember since they mimic a motion you might already be using. Patting your leg to call a dog is instinctive, making this sign feel very natural.
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Sign: Cat
Maintain eye contact whenever you sign to make sure your baby sees your hands clearly. This is key to helping her make the connection between the sign and the word.
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Sign: Share
Be patient—and don't pay compare your baby to the champion signer at music class. It takes some babies longer than others to have the dexterity to sign, but keep at it.
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Sign: Bread
Some babies will grunt or pant when their parents sign, others will laugh or smile—all are indications that your baby is receptive to your communication.
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Sign: Ball
Don't set aside time to sign, just incorporate it into your day, keeping it simple and fun.
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Sign: Please
Here's a sign that teaches communication skills and manners. You're welcome!
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Sign: Thank You
Baby sign language proponents say that signs not only help your child communicate with your earlier and more easily, it also helps them speak sooner too.
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Sign: Apple
Your signing vocabulary can grow with your baby's interests, so that she'll more easily (and gladly) make the connection. For example, if you notice she likes books with animals, teach her words like "dog" and "bird." If she likes apples, teach her this sign.
Visit signbabies.com for more information on baby sign language.


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NWSB Insider and Washington State Cougars' blogger Jordin Ereth hands out his game balls from Washington State's huge win over the USC Trojans on the road. Damante Horton obviously played a huge part for the Cougs, scoring their only touchdown of the game while the rest of the defense stepped up in a big way as well.
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From The Files Of September 7, 1989 '89 Pennsylvania State Police from the Mc- Connellsburg station, in cooperation with the state police aviation patrol of Harrisburg,
discovered a plot of 141 tall marijuana plants in Thompson Township last Friday, August 31. Police said the plot was spotted from the state police helicopter on land owned by the Fulton County Sportsmen's League within about 200 yards of the site of a plot of 156 plants discovered by police on August 24. Police played a hunch in returning to the area of the August 24 find and were able to spot the second plot from the air. No arrests have been made as yet but the investigation is continuing.
McConnellsburg's Busch Grand National driver Tom Peck took fifth place in Saturday's Gatorade 200 for Busch Grand National cars at the Darlington International Speedway in Darlington, S.C. Tom's super finish earned him $5,350 and also moved him into 10th place in the BGN point standings.
A Berkeley Springs couple were given a $5,000 reward last week after turning over to the FBI, a bag containing $50,000 they had found in the Valley Mall in Hagerstown. The bag had fallen off a Loomis Armored truck while it was being transferred from the Farmers and Merchants Bank branch at the mall.
Sixteen-year-old Mike Banzhoff became the youngest champion of Great Cove Golf Club on Monday with a low total of 224 in championship play. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmert Banzhoff of McConnellsburg. Named as woman's champion was Lorraine Milroth.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Huston Richards on July 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dixon of Riddlesburg on August 25; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sponsler of McConnellsburg on August 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Beegle of Crystal Spring on August 28; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hoover of Breezewood on August 31.
Deaths: Alvin T. Lynch, Mercersburg; Ernest Snyder Sr., Six Mile Run; Madeline Buterbaugh, Warfordsburg; Merle Gutshall, New Oxford; Estalene Wink Gregory, Big Cove Tannery.
Melissa Hoffman and David Cross were united in marriage July 15 at Hancock Methodist Church. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoffman of Big Cove Tannery and Mrs. Carol Kuykendall of Mc- Connellsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cross of Hancock.
M. Rebecca Culler and William C. Miller Jr. were married June 3 at Warminster, Pa. The bride is the daughter of Fred and Violet Culler, Chambersburg. The groom is the son of William and Barbara Miller of Stamford, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Snyder of Burnt Cabins announce the engagement of their daughter, Gladys, to David Carns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carns of Newport, Pa.
Marriage licenses: Kent Stains, Hustontown, and Jill Deshong, Harrisonville; Robert Geedy, Fannettsburg, and Effie Locke, Fannettsburg.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 6, 1979 '79 Labor Day weekend, usually a final chance for relaxation for the summer, was a busy weekend for Tom Peck, who entered seven
races in four days and managed to pick up a championship along the way. Peck started out the weekend on Friday evening at the Williams Grove Speedway. But Peck's late model Camaro lost oil pressure in the qualifying heats and he had to drop out of the race. Saturday was much luckier for Peck as he placed first in two of the three feature races held at Jennerstown Speedway. In a third feature race at Jennerstown, Peck was almost bumper to bumper with the lead car when he spun out and still came back to place sixth.
Labor Day weekend must have had a special significance this year for Ida Litton of Thompson Township. After the holiday, Ida returned on Tuesday, like most of us, to her job. But for Ida, Tuesday was the last day she will ever sit down to work at the Waynesboro Knitting Co. On Tuesday, Ida became the first retiree at the Mc- Connellsburg plant. She began work for the Sagner Co. making finished pockets 23 years ago. When the company moved to new quarters on the northeast end of town, Ida moved with them. And when the company left the area, Ida went to work for Waynesboro Knitting. She returned to the building where she had begun employment in 1956. And that's where co-workers held a party Tuesday celebrating her retirement.
Specials at the IGA; Spam luncheon meat, $1.09; Maxwell House instant coffee, $3.99, 10 ozs.; Red or Golden Delicious apples, 99 cents, 3-lb. bag; Charmin bathroom tissue, 79 cents, 4 pack.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Detwiler of Hustontown on August 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Iden of Greencastle on August 28; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Gordon of Mc- Connellsburg on August 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swope of McConnellsburg on August 29; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Santos of Greencastle on August 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Carmean of Warfordsburg on August 29; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Swope of Harrisonville on August 31.
Deaths: Mary E. Runk, Hustontown; Esther Heefner, Mount Union; Edna Shatzer, Chambersburg; Erma Plessinger, Warfordsburg; Ruth N. Croft, Mercersburg; Harry Kint, Crystal Spring; Emma E. Miller, Three Springs; Ruth C. Harley, Mount Union.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 18, 1969 '69 At 12:50 a.m., on Saturday, John Bivens of McConnellsburg, janitor at the local school, was held at gunpoint and robbed of $765
after his hands and feet were trussed and a pillowcase was pulled over his head. Chief of Police Merrill Seville told a News reporter that Bivens was sleeping on the bed in the nurse's room in the elementary building after completing his night duties when he was awakened by a noise in the adjacent secretary's room. Bivens was able to free himself after about 15 or 20 minutes and drove to the state police barracks, at which time Chief Seville was called to investigate. The investigation showed that the men had entered the school shop building by breaking a window on the west side of the south section, where they took an electric drill and a wrecking bar. They then entered the elementary building by breaking a window on the east end. Chief Seville said that this was the first armed robbery investigated in the borough in the 21 years he has served in the police department.
Marriage licenses: Dale Everett Harvey of Fayetteville and Anna K. Peck of Greencastle; Howard E. Kelly Jr. and Bonnie I. Crouse, both of McConnellsburg.
Pvt. James Schriver, son of Mrs. Hilda Schriver of Warfordsburg and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Richards, will leave soon for 13 months of duty in Korea.
Specials at the A&P: country-style spare ribs, 89 cents lb.; Ann Page peanut butter, 69 cents 1-lb. jar; smoked fully cooked hams, 49 cents lb.; Maxwell House instant coffee, $1.39 3-lb. cans.
Miss Ruthann Morse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morse of Pendes, Neb., was married on August 14 in the Hustontown Methodist Church to Sgt. William Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stevens of Hustontown.
Deaths: Tammy Sue Cromis, infant daughter of Robert and Estalene R. Cromis of Hagerstown; Ida Hess of Waynesboro; Clarence O. Slates, Three Springs.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wright of Needmore on September 8; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith Jr. of McConnellsburg on September 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stains of Needmore on September 11.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 17, 1959 '59 Sometimes there are 53 weeks in a year, or at least part of weeks. This happens to be one of those years, with 53 Thursdays, which
means that readers of the News will gt 53 issues of the paper this year for only $2.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Johnston of Mercersburg took their son, Roy, to Penn State on Sunday where he enrolled as a freshman in the College of Agriculture.
Mrs. Audrey Greathead and family drove to Ligonier on Sunday to see the gathering of the clan MacDonald and to watch the Highland games, kilted pipe bands and dancers.
Harvey Unger is now a guest at the Decker Nursing Home, having been transferred from the Medical Center.
The Rev. David R. Hoover will leave on Saturday for Buffalow, N.Y., where the Supreme Council of the Northeastern Masonic Jurisdiction will confer on him the honor of being accepted as a 33rd Degree Mason. This is the highest Masonic honor that can be attained.
Stephen Harris, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Harris of McConnellsburg, was injured on Friday evening when he darted in front of a moving car. Examined by Dr. Lorentz at the Medical Center, he was found to have a fracture of the small bone in the left arm, a deep cut on the back of the head and bruises.
An exciting meeting of the local Lions Club was held at the Narrows Gun Club when a 4-foot rattlesnake with 16 rattles and a button "crashed the party." Spotted by the president, Marlin A. Shearer, it was quickly annihilated by Thad M. Shimer with a stout club. The members were then entertained by Dr. Frank Alexander and Jack Kelso, who skinned and dissected the reptile, giving a short discourse on the snake's anatomy. A good time was had by all!
William Shaffer Jr. of McConnellsburg has enrolled at Penn State to study forestry.
Anne Sutherland Foster has enrolled as a sophomore at the Charles E. Ellis School for Girls, Newton Square, Pa.
Next week, The First National Bank will have on display an exhibit of a rare, ancient coin, made during biblical times. The coins will be loaned by the Federal Reserve Bank.
The Fish Commission on Friday disclosed plans to convert the Meadow Grounds into a large lake.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kendall of the Virgin Islands announce the birth of a daughter, Rebecca Laura, on August 24. Mrs. Kendall is the former Pat Shockey of Chambersburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sanbower of Rouzerville on September 8; twins, a boy and girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Clark M. Brant of Hustontown on September 9; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clemmie Chilcote of Harrisonville on September 9; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards of Mc- Connellsburg on September 13.
Unemployment compensation checks issued last week totalled 158,232, with a monetary value of $4,546,859.
Deaths: Paul W. Stevens of Carpenteria, Calif.; Wilbur C. Stevens of Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Reuben B. Mellott of Needmore.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 22, 1949 '49 Twelve ladies attended a meeting on Friday night for the purpose of forming a ladies auxiliary to the McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire
Co. A goal of 50 members has been set and a committee from the fire company will serve a "surprise" luncheon to the ladies at their next meeting.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Norma M. Mellott to H. Richard Ott.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Seville of Big Cove Tannery on September 17; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reasner of McConnellsburg on September 20; a 9-pound son, Howard Lester, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Plessinger of Warfordsburg on August 28.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Buterbaugh of Wilmington, Del., will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on September 28. Mr. Buterbaugh, a brother of George Buterbaugh of town, and his wife left here 35 years ago.
At a special meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday evening, the lands of the Fulton County Medical Center, M.C. and Helen Morton and W. Russell and Mabel H. Kendall were annexed to the borough.
Two 16-year-old Fort Littleton boys were injured last Friday when their 1941 Plymouth ran off the road and hit a light pole. Walter E. Knowles, the driver, suffered lacerations of the left wrist, left side of his face and nose. Fred R. McCoy, a passenger, received injuries to the left elbow and left hand.
Local coin collectors would be interested in an 1897 one-cent piece which Thomas Cromer of Burnt Cabins carries as a good luck charm.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 21, 1939 '39 Dr. Lorenzo W. Swope, one of western Pennsylvania's best-known surgeons, died on September 14, 10 hours after a heart attack. He
was 76 years of age. A descendant of the Revolutionary War figures, Dr. Swope was born at Sipes Mill in 1863. He was president of the Medical Board for West Penn Hospital since 1933. The heart attack came late at night at his home in Homewood.
Deaths: Dr. R.M. Hunter, prominent Huntingdon dentist; Clyde W. Rabenstein of Saluvia.
A huge display, depicting the bountiful crops in Fulton County this year, formed an appropriate setting for the annual harvest home festival in the local Reformed Church on Sunday.
Two men, one from Colorado and the other from Missouri, were instantly killed on Monday morning when their heavily loaded Chevrolet tractor-trailer ran off the Lincoln Highway on a steep grade a short distance west of Fort Loudon.
The only son of Gov. Arthur H. James died Sunday following an emergency operation for appendicitis.
Sponsored by the McConnellsburg Lions Club, the Everett Lions Club received its charter at a charter night banquet on Friday. A large group of local Lions and their wives attended.
Millionaire Charles M. Schwab, 77, died on September 19. He was chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which he founded.
Dr. William J. Campbell, veteran Mount Union physician who was well known locally, was injured Sunday evening when he was struck by an automobile while on his way to church. He was badly bruised and cut and is suffering from shock.
Dr. D.L. Hohman, while working on his cottage in Allen's Valley, was painfully injured when a splinter of wood imbedded itself in his eye. Dr. MacKinlay sent him to an eye specialist in Chambersburg where the splinter was removed.
Frank Alexander has enrolled in the School of Dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh.
John Mentzer Jr. of town is confined to his home suffering from scarlet fever.
Clyde Ott of Knobsville was admitted to Chambersburg Hospital on Saturday where his condition is reported as "serious."
Mary Mellott of Atlantic City has been called home due to the serious illness of her father, Jacob Mellott, of Ayr Township, who is a patient in Everett Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Helman of Cito are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on September 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stenger of Hagerstown announce the birth of twin sons Sept. 15 in Hagerstown Hospital.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of Sept. 19, 1929 '29 Deaths; John R. Foster of Altoona; George D. Piper of
near Shade Gap; Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Duncan of Greencastle; Mrs. Fanny Rachel Sipes of Siloam.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson left on Sunday for St. James School, Md., to resume their teaching in this noted preparatory school for boys.
David Woodall is building a cistern at his new barn. It is situated so as to operate by gravity, the flow to be regulated by spigots.
The corn crop in this area is much below average.
Death: W.L. Johnston of Huntingdon.
William E. Robinette and Vi- vian D. Eichelberger were married on Saturday evening.
Death: James Grere Alexander of McConnellsburg. He was a former sheriff of Fulton County, elected in 1905 and was one of the two men ever elected to that office by the Republican party in this county.
Born: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Divens of Knobsville.
J.K. Johnston and daughter Beulah arrived home last Wednesday after spending three months in Europe.
Larkin Bolinger of Shore Valley received a broken leg last week when a tree he and his father, George Bolinger, were cutting, fell on him.
Death: Joe Addison Cunningham of Englevale, Kan.
Miss Sue Orth fell of the porch at her home at Fort Littleton last Friday, badly injuring her hand.
Rev. Jarrett preached his farewell sermons on Sunday.


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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
If you don't know Michael Clark then it's about time you get...
This is the kind of thing a manager does when he's trying to get fired. Could that be what's going on here?
Coop never seemed to be having much fun anyway, so maybe he has seen the handwriting on the wall and is trying to speed the process along.
I've never understood why he seems so angry, so defensive. He was given the kind of opportunity thousands of baseball men would die for. Yet he never really seemed to embrace the role, never seemed comfortable.
Yes, Cooper is correct that Roy Oswalt hasn't pitched nearly as well as the Astros hoped he'd pitch. Even the great ones sometimes have a bad week or a bad month. Sometimes even a bad season.
Then again, no pitcher in the history of this franchise has pitched better, worked harder or cared more. If there was an issue with Oswalt's effort or his competitive fire or any of the fundamental ways we measure professional athletes, Cooper still wouldn't have been justified in his comments.
Oswalt has earned a certain stature in this game, and if the manager has an issue with him, that issue should always be handled behind closed doors.
"You have to ask Roy," Cooper said when quizzed on a night when Oswalt pitched poorly, in part, because he was injured.
Ask Roy? How about the manager showing the clubhouse he has the back of every player in there?
"We just need him to step up to be who he's supposed to be," he added in a parting shot that probably will kill whatever relationship he had with Oswalt.
At times like this, a manager should say this: "Roy was fighting through an injury, and he did what Roy always does. He fought his tail off. He was due to lose a game to this team some time. I have absolutely no worries about Roy Oswalt. There's no one I'd rather have."
Can you imagine Terry Francona or Bobby Cox or Joe Torre saying the things Cooper said? Of course not.
Cooper didn't lose his clubhouse with those comments. He'd lost it long before Tuesday, over weeks and weeks, as players lost confidence in him on a variety of levels.
This simply was one more brick in the wall. When a manager calls out a star the way Cooper did Tuesday, players notice.
They begin to think the manager supports them only as long as they're doing great, as long as they're making him look good. When things go south, they see this manager won't be there for them.
Since Cooper saw fit to call out one guy, he should have listed all the others. How about Lance Berkman, Kaz Matsui, Mike Hampton, Russ Ortiz, Geoff Geary, Jose Valverde and Doug Brocail?
Not one of them has had a good season, and collectively, they're a huge reason the local hardball team is in last place. Then again, Cooper could have done what a really good manager would have done. He could have started with himself.
Cooper could have pointed out that he's not the best communicator, that he needs to do a better job building relationships and that his decisions often leave one wondering what he's thinking.
He might have mentioned that game at Wrigley Field recently when he refused to bunt the potential winning run to third base in the ninth, or he could have brought up his decision to pitch to Alfonso Soriano with first base open in the bottom of that same inning. He might have mentioned that he'd bunted in the first inning of a game in Denver earlier this season as well. Or he could have taken the fall for that lineup snafu last week.
He did, sort of, but also made it clear his coaches were as responsible as he was. He got testy when reporters brought it up.
He wasn't even quizzed about his most embarrassing mistake that night. That was how he remained in the dugout while an umpire and one of his players, Geoff Blum, explained to Michael Bourn was what was going on.
Instead, he pointed out how Oswalt needed to step up. As if that would fix all that's wrong with this team.
The wheels have come off the Astros the last three days. There were fielding errors on Monday and base-running mistakes on Tuesday and a completely lifeless performance on Wednesday.
Cooper's team meeting on Tuesday did nothing. His players seem to have little respect for him, and whatever he says is irrelevant. I don't know if it's his oddball strategic decisions or how he uses the bullpen or his personality.
There was a team meeting last year in which some veteran players believe Cooper wasn't honest. He laid down a new policy about players staying out of the clubhouse during batting practice, and when challenged, he said it was general manager Ed Wade's idea. It wasn't.
Older players are great for a club because of their leadership and work ethic and poise. But when a manager does something like that with a group of veterans, they never forget. There was a degree of respect lost that Cooper may never get back.
Overall, something hasn't meshed between Cooper and his players. The Astros seem headed down a road where they'll be forced to fire the players or the manager, and you know what that decision is going to be.
The Astros are an old, boring, terrible baseball team. They're 14th in the National League in runs and 12th in ERA. Only the Phillies have gotten fewer innings from their rotation. Only the Nationals have blown more save chances.
To hold Cooper accountable for this mess is ridiculous. This team is a product of years of poor decisions. Drayton McLane is to blame and so is Tal Smith, Tim Purpura, Wade and plenty of scouts.
On the other hand, the reconstruction must begin someplace. The Astros need a manager that's passionate and curious and willing to admit what he doesn't know.
Something has to be done about the sloppy play, and to me, that's a manager's job.
It's more a change of style than substance. Would it really make a difference? Who knows? What do the Astros have to lose?
If McLane doesn't understand his mistakes, if he doesn't understand the folly of trading young players for old ones, if he doesn't grasp the importance of player development, very little is going to change.
But it seems now that changing managers would be a step in the right direction. A sad and tough but necessary step.


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The doctoral program in accounting at The University of Texas at Austin involves a full-time integrated program of coursework and research. Accounting Ph.D. students generally also secure at least one term of teaching experience. Because of course sequencing, students begin the program during the fall semester. Prior to registration, the Graduate Advisor will meet with incoming students to determine customized course plans for the first year, including the option of early registration in the summer to secure any necessary math background.
Coursework during the first year of the program focuses on establishing a student's basic research capabilities and providing foundational tools that the student will apply later in the program. These courses include requirements in economics, mathematics, and statistics, as well as an integrated introduction to research in accounting. The first year of the program culminates in the writing of a first-year research paper, which is typically a replication of prior research that the student finds to be of interest. The first-year paper provides an early opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in conducting and communicating academic research.
The remainder of the coursework phase of the Ph.D. program includes required core seminars in empirical-archival, analytical, and behavioral-experimental research in accounting, as well as supporting-field courses that enhance the student's specialized interests.
The second year of the program culminates in a second-year paper, which is a more ambitious exercise than the first-year paper summarized above. Students are encouraged to pursue publication of research projects initiated as a second-year paper, often in collaboration with members of the faculty. In addition to introducing the student to the creative research in accounting, second-year papers can provide another project besides the dissertation that enhances the student's marketability upon graduation.
For a more detailed description of specific courses and supporting fields, please see Courses and Seminars.
The UT Austin doctoral program assumes that new doctoral students have a background equivalent to an undergraduate or master's degree in accounting. This background does not necessarily require a formal accounting degree, so long as the student has taken enough accounting courses to establish a reasonable accounting background (such as an MBA graduate who has taken several accounting courses in the MBA program). Successful applicants who do not have a sufficient accounting background can have the opportunity to take any needed accounting courses in the coursework phase of the Ph.D. program by selecting among the University's master's-level offerings in accounting. However, it is in the applicant's best interest to secure a reasonable accounting background before applying to the Ph.D. program.
The program assumes two semesters of calculus and one semester of linear algebra as mathematical background. Entering accounting Ph.D. students who do not have this background can take any necessary courses among the following University of Texas at Austin course offerings. A common strategy is to take any needed course(s) such as linear algebra in the summer before beginning the program, although it is also fine to take any needed mathematical background course(s) after arriving in the fall.
Note: The above courses are required only for students who have not taken similar courses elsewhere.
The following courses establish the economic and statistical foundations of accounting research, and are required of all accounting Ph.D. students:
The program offers five doctoral seminars in accounting, all of which are required. The sequence as a whole gives doctoral students an informed user's appreciation of all major areas of accounting scholarship, as well as the opportunity to specialize in a particular area of interest:
As an applied discipline, accounting draws on theories and tools developed in many other disciplines. Accordingly, accounting Ph.D. students develop two supporting fields of elective non-accounting courses during the coursework phase of the program. The first supporting field is generally topical in nature, such as financial economics, psychology, or behavioral economics, and usually consists of four or more graduate-level courses beyond the core requirements. The second supporting field generally develops specialized analysis skills, such as econometrics or experimental design, and usually consists of two or more graduate-level courses beyond the core requirements.
Ph.D. students with no prior teaching experience are required to teach an introductory level accounting course one time during the program, in conjunction with taking a credit / no-credit teaching seminar to develop the student's teaching skills. If the student's teaching performance is up to his/her potential, this is the only teaching requirement in the program. The program can also offer a second teaching experience to students who would benefit from this opportunity. The goal is to ensure that all accounting Ph.D. graduates of the University of Texas at Austin are proven teachers. Ph.D. students with prior university teaching experience can waive the program's teaching requirement. Specifics are considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.
As the coursework phase draws to a close, a Ph.D. student directs attention to developing a doctoral dissertation. The student evidences readiness for the dissertation phase of the program by passing a comprehensive examination that is administered by the faculty. The student is admitted to candidacy upon successful completion of this examination and formulation of a Supervisory Committee of faculty members who agree to oversee the proposed dissertation plan. A final oral defense of the written dissertation is the final milestone that completes the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Students typically take four or five years to complete the entire program, depending on the student's efficiency in the coursework and dissertation phases.
Since the program's inception in 1934, the University of Texas at Austin has awarded more than 325 doctoral degrees with a concentration in accounting. Recent graduates have accepted accounting faculty positions at universities including Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Illinois, Iowa, Harvard, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Cornell, Wisconsin and Stanford.
The faculty of the Department of Accounting have academic qualifications of the highest caliber, and maintain close links with the accounting profession. All tenure-track accounting faculty are Ph.D's, and many are Certified Public Accountants. Members of the faculty have served in positions of leadership in the American Accounting Association (AAA), and have served as editor or on the editorial boards of the leading academic journals in accounting. Faculty members have also held offices and served on important committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), the Financial Accounting Foundation (which selects members of, funds, and oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board), the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, the American Taxation Association, and other national, state, and local professional organizations.
In addition to a tradition of teaching excellence, UT Austin accounting faculty are highly successful researchers, across a variety of interests in accounting scholarship. The diversity of research interests and expertise of the UT Austin accounting faculty can easily be seen when reviewing a list of their publications in academic and professional accounting journals. This list also evidences the faculty's interest in conducting joint research with both current Ph.D. students and graduates of the program.
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*First-year paper, which replicates prior research and gives the new Ph.D. student an introductory exposure to conducting accounting research.
*Dissertation, in which the student evidences his/her individual ability to initiate, conduct, analyze, and communicate original research in accounting.
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True Wild Life | Wolverine | The wolverine is a medium sized mammal that despite it's bear-like appearance (and it's name) is most closely related to the weasel. The wolverine is known to be strong and vicious and is said to have immense strength in comparison to it's size. The wolverine is found throughout Canada, Europe, parts of North America and the Arctic Circle where the wolverines inhabit mountainous regions and dense forests. Wolverines are also known to venture into more open areas such as plains and farmland when they are in search of food.
The wolverine generally eats mice, rats and other small mammals, birds and eggs during the summer months when these small animals are in abundance. During the bitter winter however, when snow covers the ground, the wolverine tends to hunt larger animals such as reindeer (caribou), sheep and moose. Despite the fact that the wolverine is known to be capable of hunting down and killing animals that are so much bigger than itself, the wolverine tends to prefer to scavenge the kills of other animals such as wolves and bears. The wolverine will let the larger predators hunt the prey down and the wolverine then chases the hunter away by showing its teeth and growling fiercely. Then the wolverine is left to eat the kill. The wolverine uses its large teeth and powerful jaws to crush large bones and eat meat that has been frozen in the unforgiving Arctic winter.
The wolverine also has long, sharp, powerful claws that the wolverine uses to catch it's prey and to defend itself from predators and other wolverines. The wolverine also uses it's claws for climbing and digging. Like the skunk, the wolverine has a strong-smelling fluid called musk which the wolverine uses to warn others to stay away. Wolverines also have a thick coat of brown fur to protect them from the freezing cold temperatures. The wolverine has large feet help it move across the soft snow, with five sharp claws on each foot. Wolverines are highly territorial animals and they will fight other wolverines to defend their territory. Wolverines are not particularly fast movers (although they are known to reach speeds of more than 30mph when needed), so they do not chase or stalk their prey. However, wolverines are good climbers and often rest in trees, where the wolverines wait until the right moment to pounce on their prey from the trees or large rocks.
The female wolverine has one litter every two or three years. She digs a den with tunnels in a snowdrift that is near piles of rocks. After a gestation period of nearly 2 months, the female wolverine gives birth to a small litter of baby wolverines (known as kits), usually 2 or 3 kits are born. The mother wolverines nurses her wolverines kits until they are around 10 weeks old and are then big enough and strong enough to start learning to hunt for themselves. Wolverines usually live to between 8 and 13 years old although some wolverine individuals in captivity have been known to nearly reach the age of 20! The wolverine is considered to be a near threatened species as the wolverine numbers are declining due to hunting and habitat loss.