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U.S. steps up surveillance of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The unexpected appearance of an unarmed, conventional U.S. aircraft only added fuel to already simmering online opposition to the American UAV campaign. "It caused a [public relations] nightmare," a Yemeni official in Washington says, referring to the audible drone emanating from the Lockheed Martin-made P-3 Orion circling overhead.
Some panicked Sanaa residents mistook the unidentifiable object for one of the Pentagon or CIA-operated UAVs that had reportedly killed four suspected Al Qaeda suspects earlier that morning, including one featured on the "25 Most-Wanted Terrorists" list announced by Yemen's supreme security committee.
Despite the image problems created by the aircraft, the Yemeni official says it works. "It's perfect for pin-pointing and intercepting signals. On the spot. Instantly," the official says. "We need it."
The escalation of U.S. security actions in Yemen accompanied the State Department's Aug. 2 worldwide travel alert, warning of the increased potential for terrorist attacks in the Middle East and North Africa and the temporary closure of 19 U.S. embassies and consulates, including in Sanaa.
The extra precautions taken here are a function of the Yemeni government's acknowledged inability to contain Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings divided the government and military forces. This culminated in the transfer of power from President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who served for 33 years, to his deputy of almost two decades, Abd Rabu Mansur Hadi, in February 2012.
Despite a year and a half of reforms and capacity-building efforts under Hadi, the Yemeni official says, "We don't have a functioning military."
AQAP's insurgent tactics during this period have further raised its profile as the principal terrorist threat to U.S. homeland security, owing to a series of attempts to bomb U.S. bound-airliners, beginning with the "underwear bomb" plot on Dec. 25, 2009.
Washington responded to that near-miss with record levels of counterterrorism aid, totaling $181 million in fiscal 2010. The majority of the funds, allocated from the Defense Department's Section 1206 train-and-equip authority created in the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, benefitted Yemen's dilapidated air force with the purchase of four Bell Huey II helicopters, upgrades and parts for about 10 existing helicopters and a CASA CN235 twin-turboprop transport aircraft upgraded with intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (Istar) capabilities.
Two single-turboprop Cessna C208s purchased under Section 1206 Authority in fiscal 2012 will be furnished with weapons and a signals-intelligence system comparable to the P-3 Orion, the Yemeni official confirms.
Last summer, U.S. officials told Aviation Week that they expected the C208s' eight pilots and eight maintainers, along with the CN235's six pilots and 22 maintainers, to be finished with training and ready for combat in Yemen by June or July of this year. But deteriorated security conditions since 2011 have forced virtually all military-to-military cooperation to take place outside of Yemen, which has contributed to delays.
When the short-takeoff-and-landing transports eventually do arrive, they will be in high demand. Yemen's elite U.S.-trained and -equipped counterterrorism forces have been largely unable to reach remote high-altitude areas where AQAP sanctuaries are concentrated due to the dearth of both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. The number of helicopters now on hand, according to the Yemeni official, can barely mobilize units in and around major cities. On Aug. 6, aggrieved tribesmen in Marib province east of Sanaa shot down a military helicopter responding to clashes involving the repair of state oil infrastructure that locals had sabotaged.
To accommodate these competing demands while accounting for U.S. budget constraints, U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command is seeking donor support for the purchase of five additional used transports—three CN235s and two Lockheed 100s—in fiscal 2013.
According to Yemen's state news agency, SABA, the Pentagon announced in early July a military assistance package to Yemeni border guards, which includes 12 Seabird Seeker light observation aircraft equipped with electro-optic and infrared sensors enabling night-vision capabilities and an integrated air-ground-maritime communication infrastructure, which will include 48 maritime, land- and vehicle-based surveillance stations. SABA stated that the aircraft have been designated to counter arms- and drugs-smuggling, as well as thwart terrorist militants sneaking into the country.
How much of an impact these investments will make is unclear, however, given the volume of contraband flowing ashore along Yemen's 1,906-km (1,184-mi.) coastline and across its porous 1,458-km land border with Saudi Arabia. The $40 million counterterrorism package is part of fiscal 2013 Section 1206 Authority outlays, according to a Pentagon statement. The ongoing show of U.S. air power is a direct reflection of Yemen's divided, under-trained and under-equipped security forces in the face of these challenges.
Yet, despite 11 reported U.S. UAV attacks since July 27, which Hadi said in an Aug. 22 speech had killed 40 militants, AQAP's senior operational leadership appears to remain intact. In the speech at Sanaa's police academy, Hadi defended the legitimacy of the U.S. UAV campaign and announced he had requested this technology from Washington.
One significant effect of the combined upsurge in kinetic and non-kinetic aerial tactics has been to raise AQAP's operational risk while shrinking its operational freedom. In response to the conspicuous presence of the P-3 Orion, for example, AQAP operatives were forced to limit all forms of electronic communication. According to a Yemeni intelligence source, this may have helped avert planned and potential attacks in the capital. Indeed, AQAP's senior religious figure attributed the recent death of the organization's co-founder and second-in-command, Said al-Shihri, to a U.S. UAV strike that had detected his mobile-phone signal.
The alleged promotion of AQAP's founding leader, Nassir al-Wuhayshi, to general manager of global Al Qaeda operations—roughly the equivalent of consigliere to Osama bin Laden's successor, Ayman Zawahari—may have been linked to the Aug. 2 threat alert. As a result of the leadership shake-up, command of Yemen's franchise has devolved to AQAP's notorious Saudi bomb-maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, who, like Shihri last November, reportedly survived an Aug. 10 UAV strike in southern Lahj province that killed two others, though U.S. officials have yet to definitively confirm or deny those reports.
In the meantime, according to the Yemeni official, Hadi is willing and able to sustain heavy UAV strikes. "Tier 2 [militants] are freaking out," the official says. "AQAP wants revenge."


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The reports are in and they confirm what we already know about Portland's tight housing market. It has tightened further in the last six months.
Our partners at Multifamily Northwest presented the Apartment Report yesterday, a bi-annual publication that includes rent and vacancy data collected from the Portland metro area and throughout the state. Data and market perspectives are garnered from appraisers, lenders, brokers, economists and developers specializing in the multifamily industry.
According to the survey, apartment vacancy is down in the last six months, from 3.55 percent in April to 3.11 percent today.
Meanwhile, rents are continuing to climb in this landlord's market. Market rate rents have increased on an average of 6.8 percent in Portland since April. Rents in older buildings have risen closer to 4 or 5 percent. This presents heightened challenges for those living in poverty who are already struggling to afford a home.
At the Portland Housing Bureau, we have developed the Portland Housing Growth and Opportunity Analysis, a locational framework that guides our investments. We invest in changing neighborhoods with high opportunity that are at risk of gentrifying. That way, residents can continue to live in places with access to vibrant cultural resources, great schools, fresh food, living wage jobs and excellent public transit.
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The numerous awe-inspiring projects adorning the production floors of Hong Kong and mainland China print suppliers always get PW itching to feature these unbelievable objects that pass for books. However, nondisclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses often play havoc with this wish. But persistence does pay off. So here are several randomly chosen outstanding projects—approved by the respective publishers for this publication—that best exemplify the suppliers' production capabilities and innovativeness.
From Asia Pacific Offset
BMW: Culture is a book that drives, literally. The first 108 pages detailing BMW's 40 years of cultural commitment are printed on wood-free stock. The rest is hollowed out for a remote-controlled car mechanism that allows readers to drive the book around the room. Hand-numbered, each of the 1,488 copies is signed by Grammy Award–winning graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister and sports a unique cover. Put together, the 1,488 covers would depict a bird's-eye view of BMW's Munich headquarters.
Another branded book, Chronicle Books' Heights: An Intimate Look at Bombardier Business Aircraft, has its matte silver foil cover UV-printed to give an ethereal feeling, with a glossy scuff-free lamination applied for additional protection. The inside pages have four-color printing with spot metallic PMS colors and spot varnish. It comes with a custom slipcase with tray and ribbon lift.
From C&C Offset Printing
C&C has produced an intricate pop-up book measuring 20 cm×16 cm that celebrates six traditional Hong Kong festivals. "It has 15 spreads, and some parts of the pop-ups required paper engineering and special materials that had never been used in a book before. The most interesting and complex section for us was one particular spread that uses fiber bulbs," says assistant general manager Kit Wong, pointing out that the spreads increase in complexity as one flips through the book. "There were also many small parts that required meticulous printing to get the perfect color and alignment. In fact, it took us two months after the concept was accepted to iron out the engineering part and plan the most efficient production method to print and assemble this complex title. The amazing sales figures and reviews for this book certainly make the time and effort spent worthwhile."
From Imago
A slipcased deluxe edition with 10 bound-in envelopes, a bound-in fold-out poster, and 17 envelopes of various sizes pasted to the pages, Theodore Gray's Elements Vault (Black Dog & Leventhal) certainly presented an unusual challenge. "The pasted envelopes contain various printed and sourced elements, including a vintage postcard in vellum and a piece of cubic zirconium in clear PET plastic. The cubic zirconium envelope also contains foam backing for both presentation and practical purposes, as it helps to prevent the edges of the gem from scratching other pages in the book," says regional sales director Linda Readerman. The book also features a piece of Teflon tape (affixed directly to the page), glow-in-the-dark ink, a Silly Putty–like substance made in part from boric acid, and a piece of real gold (in the form of a delicate sheet of gold leaf). "The gold leaf is wrapped with a piece of art card and inserted into a sealed envelope," Readerman says.
Then there is Cars (Disney/Pixar), a wire-o book and kit with a set of custom-made interchangeable wheels that can be affixed to the card-stock punched-out cars. The set also contains two sheets of reusable plastic stickers that can be applied to both the wheels and the two giant fold-out racetracks included with the book. The cars, once punched out, can be stored in a bonus pop-up garage that comes with the set.
From Leo Paper
A children's publisher came with a proposal to add a digital component to enhance sales of one of its frontlist titles. Taking a traditional lift-the-flap storybook, the team worked closely with the publisher to integrate narration and sound effects, and add digital flaps to bring a new dimension to the storytelling and characters. "We also developed a range of in-story innovative activities that were integrated with FamLoop to turn the reading session into a family-bonding experience. Our digital solution allows designers to enhance the print asset and seamlessly convert it into the ePUB 3 standard to support multimedia applications," says general manager Alvin Lai, whose team developed the FamLoop platform with strategic partner MotherApp. "We help publishers speed up new product development by enabling the launch of enhanced children's e-book apps within a few weeks. FamLoop helps publishers to launch digital books in the Apple AppStore, test the market, and generate revenue in the global e-book marketplace with minimal upfront investment."
From Midas
Imagine making a case-bound book measuring 23 mm×6.5 mm×34 mm in 12 designs. "Everything had to be done manually because of its small size, and the main challenge was to control the quality of millions of copies of the book and meet the high quality standards set by the Japanese client. The production lead time given was also very short," says general manager Annie Wong. The eight spreads with self-ends were made of a perforated sheet forming 16 panels and then accordion-folded and glued. The front and back panels were glued to the case with the Japanese-style paper sleeves wrapped over the outside cover. Each minibook was then individually polybagged and packed into a tuck-end box (40 mm×17 mm×25 mm). "The packaging had to be done carefully, as the finished products will go into a Japanese candy factory's auto-packaging line for final assembly," Wong explains. "Any difference in shape or dimension will make the line stop, causing great inconvenience and affecting productivity."
From Regent
With custom real metal casings, leatherlike covers, and a working mechanical latch, the anniversary edition of Rise of the Runelords (Paizo Publishing) easily doubles as a campaign prop. Inside the presentation case is a gorgeous hardbound collection of the entire Runelords campaign packed with removable maps and player handouts, as well as a collection of 15 beautiful archival prints of the campaign's key iconic characters and original cover paintings. "Aside from the need to source for multiple accessories and different materials, we had to deal with stringent quality checks on every item and a short time frame for assembling the whole package. It tested our ability to deliver on time and on budget," says U.S. sales director Valerie Harwell, adding that the edition, which debuted at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, was especially challenging because of its custom casing mold. "It is the first of its kind in the industry and was a show-stopper."


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With its aluminium hull, the T Series is ideally suited for beaching roles. These smaller boats can be dragged onto beaches or slipways where gravel, shingle and hard surfaces can be less than friendly to GRP hulls which can be prone to deep scratching and the wear and tear of frequent abrasion.
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Setting the record straight: The parallel lives of Tigers Jaw and Three Man Cannon
Ben Walsh likens it to being in a relationship with someone nearly eight years when they to suddenly tell you, "I can't do this anymore."
"Obviously it took us by surprise when they told us that they weren't going to continue on with the band," he says of when three of the five members of his Scranton-bred, indie-leaning pop punk band Tigers Jaw decided to leave. "We kind of weren't sure what was going to happen."
Walsh and band mate Brianna Collins broke the news that vocalist/guitarist Adam McIlwee, bassist Dennis Mishko and drummer Pat Brier to fans via their Tumblr page in March 2013. Many followers interpreted the message as a definite end of the band. But now it's more than a year later, and Tigers Jaw's just released its third LP Charmer – an album that debuted at number 49 on the Billboard charts, and one the departed members still helped Walsh and Collins record when they decided to carry on as the band's sole permanent line-up.
"We talked about the record and got them back on board because it was something that we all worked so hard on and were really proud of the songs," Walsh says, adding that more than half of the songs for the album had been written when McIlwee, Mishko and Brier announced they were leaving. "We all wanted to see it come into fruition."
What came to fruition on Charmer is what Walsh calls the band's most cohesive record, and what Collins says is "exactly how I was picturing our band would sound recorded at the time." If the album art for their break-out 2010 self-titled release – an unidentifiable 20-something preparing to eat a slice of stringy cheese pizza – was a sign of Tiger Jaw's then youthful energy, Charmer's artwork – an ornate doily handmade by Collins – is an apt sign of the band's maturity.
"There's a mix of slower, more delicate parts and there's plenty of faster, more hard-hitting parts as well," Walsh says of the album. "We were able to cover a lot of ground on the record, and still managed to make it sound pretty cohesive. We were able to experiment a little bit more with dynamics and layering not only vocals, but layering acoustic guitars and things like that that we haven't really done a lot of in the past. Another big difference was getting Brianna more involved with writing and singing."
"Working with Will had a huge impact," adds Collins of Studio 4's Will Yip, who produced the record. "Layering vocals and all of his little input and ideas that were really on the same page with, at least in my opinion, what we were trying to do."
Walsh and Collins have been through a lot in the past few years that has forced them to grow up, not only stemming from their experiences with Tigers Jaw. Both came to the end of college and were faced with many new responsibilities, along with new freedoms. It's this transition that Walsh is responsible for Charmer's darker vibe, both lyrically and in the way it sounds.
"There's still a lot of energy put into it," he says. "Maybe [it's] not as raucous as some of the earlier stuff, but just as much enthusiasm was put into these songs as any other songs that we've written, if not more."
Though he's sometimes heavily influenced by what he's going through personally, writing for Charmer was the first time that Walsh really turned to another medium for inspiration. More specifically, it was interplay between characters on the show Twin Peaks, which is even cited by name in the song "Nervous Kids." Both Walsh and Collins really enjoy the show.
"It's so interesting. It's so in depth and the themes are so dark," Walsh says. "I got pulled in by just the small town interactions that everybody has, where there is so much going on underneath the surface. I think that's the really cool thing, you go to a place that may be completely different than what you expected based on its outside appearance. I think there are a lot of themes on this record of duality, and things that can maybe be taken more than one way. That's definitely something that we pulled from a lot of the stuff that happens in Twin Peaks."
While they're not writing music or binge-watching TV, both Walsh and Collins have also almost completed all requirements for becoming teachers in their designated fields – Collins for art whilst living in Kingston and Walsh for speech therapy while working at a school in Central Pennsylvania.
"Nobody at my job knows what I do," Walsh says. "None of my kids, none of my coworkers or anything, know that I play in a band or anything like that. It's kind of a strange separation. It's almost like working two full-time jobs [because] we don't work with a manager, so we both have a lot of extra responsibilities apart from our jobs and also from writing and practicing music. So it's a lot, it's a big commitment, but it's been totally worth it."
"It was weird today, I had to tell my bosses that because they were like, 'What are your plans for the summer?' being like, 'Yeah, I'm traveling and having a life. I am actually in a band,'" adds Collins. "'My hair will be blue tomorrow, so be warned.'"
Tigers Jaw will start their summer tour on Monday when they headline Union Transfer. Playing in Philly feels much like playing to a hometown audience, Collins says, with Walsh adding that it's one of the next best things now that Scranton is almost devoid of places to perform.
They'll be supported by a new live line-up, including Elliot Babi from Touche Amore on drums, Luke Schwartz from Make Do And Mend on bass and Jake Woodruff from Defeater on guitar.
"It's definitely different working with different musicians when we've played with the same people for so long," Walsh says. "It's sort of refreshing. I kind of miss the styles of the guys who aren't in the band anymore, but at the same time it's cool having some new experiences and drawing influence from the new people we're playing with."
Walsh says that he's still very much on good terms with the band's former members. McIlwee is still making music under his solo moniker, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, while Brier and Mishko remain in Philly's own Three Man Cannon.
"They've always been one of my favorite bands and they don't get nearly as much attention as they deserve," he says of Three Man Cannon, who released a new album just one week before Charmer was scheduled to drop.
"Hopefully more people start to pay attention. I've definitely been seeing them get some more press, seeing song premieres on different websites and stuff, which is not something their band has really gone after too much in the past. But it's really nice to see them getting some credit for the great art that they create."
When news broke that Three Man Cannon was set to release its new LP, Pretty Many People, on May 27 via Lame-O Records, most headlines made sure to include that the band featured "ex-members of Tigers Jaw." Drummer Pat Brier deems that widespread association, well, kind of silly.
"Dennis and I, we were in Three Man Cannon for about two years before we joined Tigers Jaw," he says. "We weren't actually in the band, we were just filling in. … For me, and I think Dennis and I have talked about it, it's so silly because none of us really thought about it like that with either band. It's something that is very much, unfortunately, fabricated. Not fabricated, but just totally taken out of perspective." Continue reading →


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I got a message in my nanoHUB inbox about the follow-up to a support ticket. The message should include a link that I could click on to go right to the support ticket. Instead, I had to type most of the URL and copy/paste the ticket number. As a rule, all of our messages should end with a URL that takes you right to the ticket, question, wish, etc. (Follow example in the wishlist messages.)


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All of the commentators to the Feb. 19 In Theory question, "Should the military test spirituality?" — even those who correctly pointed out that such testing makes a travesty of our Constitution's separation of church and state — missed a vital point.
No one mentioned one infamous soldier who would undoubtedly have passed the test with flying colors: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a devoutly religious man who murdered 13 of his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood in November 2009. I'm sure he "often found comfort in his religion and spiritual beliefs," and in difficult times, prayed or meditated.
Yes, our soldiers need and deserve counseling to help them come to terms with the horrific experiences they have had in the military, and the terrible things they have done. But to be effective, counseling must reach the soldier where they are and respect who they are, not attempt to impose any particular set of beliefs.
I would like to say that I expected better from our military. But then, Hasan was an Army psychiatrist.
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text: Hi there, I'm very interested in languages, and especially in their phonetic aspects. I'm bilingual in French and English, although I do have more vocabulary in French since I've always studied in french. I also know a little spanish, and I'm learning swedish for the only reason that it just sounds beautiful. Anyhoo, I was wondering what you guys think is the hardest language to master in terms of pronunciation. Forget about grammar, vocab, reading, writing, etc. I think spanish is pretty easy to pronounce, since it has very little phonetic diversity, although it's sometimes spoken incredibly fast. But I think anyone can pretty much "imitate" a spanish accent fairly decently. English, on the other hand, and many germanic languages, is much more difficult to pronounce because of its many vowels and diphtongs. I also think french is very hard to pronounce, because it doesn't really sound like any other language. All of its vowels have this distinct "french" sound to them . I have yet to hear a non-native speaker pronounce french accuratly. Japanese is fairly easy to pronounce, except for the "u" sound which is quite tricky. Arabic just hurts my throat (and I lived 10 years in saudi arabia) Tell me what you think !


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This week I was pinning a fair bit over on Pinterest and I realized that I pin a lot...but I rarely go back through my pins to see what I have! So I did just that and picked some of my favourite pins for this week's Friday Faves.
Enjoy the eye candy :) (All images via my Pinterest - if you are going to Pin anything please go to either my Pinterest page or the source to repin)
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Today we are pleased to announce that Gist has joined Research In Motion® (RIM®). We're excited that the Gist team is joining RIM and bringing their expertise in providing customers with a contextualized, streamlined, and consolidated view of information about their contacts to the BlackBerry platform.
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Like most everyone else, Kyle Blanks saw it on television, the fight between Carlos Quentin and Zack Greinke and the benches-clearing brawl that ensued between the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Difference is, that crazed scene would mean the difference between Blanks being a major-league and a minor-league player.
"I can't look at it like that," said Blanks. "Whatever happens, happens."
What happened was, Blanks showed up back in the Padres locker room at roughly the same time Quentin withdrew his appeal of the eight-game suspension that resulted from the imbroglio with Greinke. The suspension left the Padres with a 24-man roster over the next eight days and without a regular left fielder, so Blanks was summoned from Triple-A while relief pitcher Thad Weber was optioned to Tucson.
Likely the only reason Blanks wasn't starting in left field for the Padres on Opening Day was the presence of Quentin. Blanks was a scourge in Cactus League play, batting .354 with three home runs, 14 runs batted in and 17 runs scored, and the Padres wanted him to build on that with as many at bats as possible in Triple-A. He was hitting .296 for Tucson before being recalled to San Diego.
"Things were going well," said Blanks, a four-year veteran whose career has been impeded greatly by myriad injuries. "It feels the same as it did in spring (training) … I definitely feel comfortable, so regardless of how long I stay, I like where I'm an now and just want to stay there. That's going to take care of the future for me."
Somewhat oddly, as Quentin began his suspension with Sunday's game, Blanks was limited to pinch-running duty in the ninth inning. Jesus Guzman played the entire game in left field.
"Guzzie's a player, that's why," said manager Bud Black. "Guzzie's a major league player."
Cycle-free ... still
Everth Cabrera knew how close he was to the cycle. What he didn't know, apparently, was how long the Padres have gone without one.
As in, never.
Players get close to the first cycle in Padres' history at least a few times every season, never quite pulling it off, and now it was Cabrera's turn. Needing a double to follow his triple, single and home run Saturday night, he stroked a ninth-inning single up the middle.
"I was trying," said Cabrera. "I knew what I had to have. I hit the ball good and firm. I turned around (first base) thinking, maybe, maybe, but no way I can go to second. But I wanted it. "
Cabrera said he's been one hit away from the feat a few times, usually needing a home run to complete it. Asked what it would have meant to be the first in franchise history to hit for the cycle, Cabrera instead was surprised to learn that it's still unprecedented in San Diego.
"Amazing," he said, "but it will happen."
• Logan Forsythe will have the protective boot removed from his right foot. At that time, the infielder said, the medical staff will determine the progress in Forythe's recovery from plantar fasciitis.
• A hitless game Sunday dropped center fielder Cameron Maybin's average to .067.
• Before the two-run homer he surrendered to Todd Helton, Padres reliever Dale Thayer had struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings and not given up a hit all season, that spanning 20 at bats. The walk he issued before the homer, however, was his fifth.
• The Rockies have now won each of Jorge de la Rosa's last eight starts against the Padres.


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Documents released yesterday in Milwaukee show that then Archbishop Timothy Dolan suggested transferring $59 million to a cemetery trust fund in 2007 to protect it from the claims of victims of sexual abuse by local priests.
According to the Huffington Post, in a letter to a Vatican official Dolan, now cardinal archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, wrote that transferring the assets would provide 'improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability.'
For years Milwaukee harbored some of the country's most notorious pedophile priests, including Lawrence Murphy, who allegedly molested as many as 200 boys during his two and a half decades teaching and leading Saint John's School for the Deaf in Saint Francis, Wisconsin and Sigfried Widera, who faced 42 counts of child abuse in Wisconsin and California.
Dolan has for years denied that he sought to shield the funds. But the Dolan letter published yesterday, which was sent in 2007, confirms that the Vatican moved quickly to approve his request.
The speed with which they transferred the funds contrasts sharply with the years it took to remove known abusers from the priesthood, some critics have observed. In one case, the Vatican reportedly took five years to remove a convicted sex offender from the priesthood.
5,000 pages were made public yesterday as part of a bankruptcy proceeding. The files also reportedly include correspondence in which Dolan informs the Vatican that proposals to change statutes of limitations on sex abuse claims could adversely affect the Milwaukee archdiocese.
The portrait of Dolan that emerges in the papers is of a meticulous administrator concerned to protect an institution's assets while defending its reputation.
Documents confirm that payments were made to induce some priests accused of sexual abuse to leave ministry and give up their faculties.
The current archbishop of Milwaukee, Jerome E. Listecki, last week warned Catholics in his archdiocese that the newly released documents could shake their faith, before attempting to explain the actions of church leaders while offering apologies to victims.
The records released in Milwaukee yesterday represent only a fraction of the full record and more will be published shortly, but already they confirm what has previously been hinted in the past by litigants.
In a statement yesterday Dolan claimed he welcomed the revelations: 'I welcome today's voluntary release of documents by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that contain information and details related to sexual abuse by clergy, and how the Archdiocese of Milwaukee responded to it.'
Dolan's statement concluded: 'The sexual abuse of minors is a crime and it is a sin. The Church must remain rigorous in our response when an allegation of abuse is received, and ever-vigilant in maintaining our safeguards to do all that we can to see that children are protected.
'It is my hope that the release of these documents will also help to show how the Catholic Church in the United States has become a leader in dealing with the society-wide scourge of sexual abuse, and help other groups and organizations who are also seeking combat this evil.'
The newly released documents reveal Dolan's skills as a crisis manager and what some have called a corporate-style turnaround specialist.
Meanwhile victims on Monday called for a federal investigation into Dolan's actions and those of his predecessors.
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DON'T MISS: "New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark" — Jenny McCarthy and Fergie host this prime-time tribute to the man who, since 1972, had taken great joy in counting us down to midnight. Clark, who died in April, is remembered via clips of past festivities and never-before-seen archival footage. Also included: Performances by Taylor Swift, Neon Trees, Flo Rida and Carly Rae Jepson. The celebration continues after the retrospective as Ryan Seacrest, who joined Clark as co-host in 2005, leads viewers into the new year. 8 p.m. Monday, ABC.
SUNDAY: The "Call the Midwife Holiday Special" finds the good-hearted nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House caring for an abandoned newborn while scrambling to find the mother who left the baby on their steps. 9 p.m., PBS.
MONDAY: "Live From Lincoln Center" presents "One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch." It's a rousing tribute to the famed composer-conductor, who died last summer. Audra McDonald is our host. 8 p.m., PBS.
MONDAY: "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" has the host of "The Voice" kicking off the celebration in prime time from New York City's Times Square with plenty of musical accompaniment. 10 p.m., NBC.
TUESDAY: In the 90-minute season opener of "Dance Moms," we learn that Abby is steaming mad because the girls have been blowing off their classes. Her response? An open audition for new dancers. 9 p.m., Lifetime.
WEDNESDAY: "Life on Fire" is a new documentary series that offers viewers an up-close look at volcanoes and the effect they have on the environment around them. Jeremy Irons narrates. 10 p.m., PBS.
WEDNESDAY: The crazy creepiness continues on "American Horror Story: Asylum" as the Monsignor (Joseph Fiennes) has a run-in with the devil and Dr. Arden's (James Cromwell) experimenting comes to a surprising conclusion. 10 p.m., FX.
THURSDAY: We've got a shocker on "The Big Bang Theory." Sheldon, yes Sheldon (Jim Parsons), is accused of sexual harassment by several of his female co-workers at the university. How can that be? Must be a horrible — and funny — mix up. 8 p.m., CBS.
THURSDAY: "Buckwild," a new reality series that follows nine brash, fun-loving young adults in West Virginia, has been called "The Redneck Jersey Shore." Don't say we didn't warn you. 10 p.m., MTV.
FRIDAY: The fifth and final season of "Merlin" opens with Colin Morgan returning in the role of the geeky, but brave young wizard who had awesome magical powers way before that Harry Potter kid did. 10 p.m., Syfy.
SATURDAY: In Season 2 of "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off," Team Ray and Team Fieri welcome Hines Ward, Carnie Wilson, Johnny Weir, Kathy Najimy, Dean McDermott and Gilbert Gottfried to their culinary throw-down. 9 p.m., Food Network.
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2006 Mainship Pilot 30-II
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- Year:
- 2006
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Length:
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Whether you fish, dive, or cruise, the Pilot 30-II can fit the bill. The Open Express' elongated cockpit will allow for plenty of anglers and the wide covering boards will accept a battalion of rod holders. A fresh water washdown and optional swim platform with ladder will please the diver and his crew and the bridgedeck settees will double as extra bunks for the overflow of family and friends or just a great place to tune up a tan.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Hull Shape: Semi-Displacement
LOA: 33 ft 1 in
Beam: 10 ft 3 in
Maximum Draft: 2 ft 11 in
Bridge Clearance: 8 ft 0 in
Headroom: 6 ft 4 in
Dry Weight: 10000 lbs
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 1x Cummins 220 220 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: (38 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (175 Gallons)
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Yanmar 315 Diesel Engine; Fighting lady yellow gel coated hull and swim platform; Claret boot stripe; Antique White deck and cockpit; Captain Blue bimini top and enclosure; Custom Captain Blue exterior seating; w/ gold & burgundy stripes; Gold Rum Runner II embroidered logos on helm seat backs; Rum Runner II Logos on the deck sides; Custom burgundy and gold forward queen berth cover; Custom Brisa Golden ultra leather interior seating; Ocean Aire deck hatch screen and shade combo; 15" flat screen TV with stereo, CD and DVD player; Air conditioner with reverse cycle heating; Bow thruster with black bottom paint; Dripless shaft log; Lounge seat backrests; Oil exchanger system; Radar arch; Stainless steel bow cover; Stainless steel aft hawse pipe chafe rope guards; Magma propane grill.
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Forest first; Trees second.
Focused on Real & Knowable facts that filter through the "experts" fluff and media hyperbole. Where we've been, what the future may hold and developing a better way forward.


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Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver UEENEEC025B, 'Participate in refrigeration and air conditioning work and competency development activities'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Participate in refrigeration and air conditioning work and competency development activities' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Comply with refrigeration and air conditioning industry/enterprise work policies and procedures
Industry/enterprise policies and procedures for all work activities are identified and obtained.
Clarification on how particular work is to be carried out and the procedures involved is sought from the immediate supervisor/appropriate person.
Unexpected situations are dealt with safely and in accordance with industry/enterprise policies and procedures, and with the approval of an authorised person.
Monitor and respond to a personal competency development plan.
All aspects of the competency development plan are confirmed in consultation with appropriate persons.
All components of the competency development plan are followed diligently.
Opportunities to practise skills and apply knowledge relative to a particular competency are pursued.
Assistance is sought from appropriate persons to overcome difficulties in developing skills and applying knowledge relevant to a particular competency.
Progress in competency development is self-monitored against the competency development plan and industry/enterprise policies and procedures.
Modifications to the personal competency development plan are made in consultation with appropriate persons.
Obligations are met for periodic and timely reporting of competency development activities.
Periodic competency development activities report is validated by an appropriate person in accordance with industry/enterprise policies and procedures.


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Emily@HB needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Happy Blankie
Happy Blankie is a juvenile product and clothing line specializing in high end items sold in boutiques and fine department stores. We are planning a company launch in November with a PR push for the holiday season. For every blankie bought, we will be giving one a way to sick children, orphans, victims of disaster, etc.
Babies to teens and adults as well.
The story is that Happy Blankie was developed by a 7 year old boy who helped create the original logo. We want it to be happy, fun and colorful yet simple. We also want to incorporate our new tag line "smile on" into the logo. Our website is down right now but please see our current logo on our blog: http://HappyBlankie.blogspot.com
We're really excited to see your ideas! :)
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STM32F4 series of high-performance MCUs with DSP and FPU instructions
The ARM® Cortex®-M4-based STM32F4 MCU series leverages ST's NVM technology and ART Accelerator™ to reach the industry's highest benchmark scores for Cortex-M-based microcontrollers with up to 225 DMIPS/608 CoreMark executing from Flash memory at up to 180 MHz operating frequency.
With dynamic power scaling, the current consumption running from Flash ranges from 89 µA/MHz on the STM32F410 up to 260 µA/MHz on the STM32F439.
The STM32F4 series consists of eight compatible product lines of digital signal controllers (DSC), a perfect symbiosis of the real-time control capabilities of an MCU and the signal processing performance of a digital signal processor (DSP):


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20 Years Ago
From The Files Of May 28, 1992
Chilly temperatures and threatening skies didn't deter a large crowd from gathering at Union Cemetery on Monday to remember those who died in America's wars. Col. Jerre Mellott, retired from the United States Air Force, was the featured speaker for the observance.
A Crystal Spring woman was killed and a Warfordsburg man seriously injured when their ultralight crashed in Mellott's Quarry, Hancock, May 23. Don Whiteside of Warfordsburg and Monica Hess of Crystal Spring were riding in Whiteside's two-seat ultralight when it crashed into a 50- foot cliff at 8:07 p.m. Saturday. The couple had been flying along with Whiteside's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Marc Whiteside, taking off from a small field near Hancock Saturday evening.
Dr. Christopher Lorentz and his wife, Melissa, were married in Baltimore on Thursday, May 14.
Local milk hauler H.J. "Jim" Culler was featured in an article in last Wednesday's Morning Herald and was pictured with his collection of toy pedal tractors, the envy of collectors on a national level. Culler also collects full-scale antique farm machinery and has also restored a 1945 Ford flatbed truck, the same model as the one he began hauling milk cans with in 1946 from which his present fleet of milk tankers grew.
A Mercersburg woman gave birth to twins after being involved in a head-on accident along Pa. Route 16 in Ayr Township last Saturday morning. Police said that Katja Harryman of Mercersburg gave birth to a boy and girl at Chambersburg Hospital Saturday morning. Mrs. Harryman was listed in satisfactory condition in Chambersburg Hospital Tuesday evening, while the newborns were transferred to Hershey Medical Center. Police said Christopher Gurly, Greencastle, was eastbound on Route 16 and drifted into the westbound lane and struck head on a 1987 Oldsmobile operated by Chauncey Harryman of Mercersburg. Police said Mrs. Harryman was taken to Fulton County Medical Center but was transferred to Chambersburg where she gave birth to the twins.
Deaths: Frances Fix, 62, McConnellsburg; Daniel Ramsey, 52, Breezewood; Roy Kunkle, 82, McConnellsburg; Jobe Lanehart, 65, Odenton; Monica Hess, 23, Crystal Springs; Mulford A. Garland, 75, Warfordsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gobin III of Arlington, Va., announce the birth of a daughter, Leah Southall Gobin, Thursday, May 20, at 7:55 a.m.
Jane Rubeck of McConnellsburg is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Stacey Lynn Clippinger, to Jonathan Charles Helman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Helman and Ms. Carla Helman of McConnellsburg.
Marriage licenses: Clay Pittman, Monroeville, Ohio, and Jean Williams, Monroeville, Ohio; Todd Hege, Mercersburg, and Margaret Keefer, Mercersburg; James Wiser Jr., Three Springs, and Susan Benson, Three Springs; Randy Long, Baltimore, and Carole Beers, Rockhill Furnace; Thomas Rubino Jr., Falls Church, Va., and Rachel Brown, Arlington, Va.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 3, 1982
At Cowans Gap State Park over the weekend there were about a thousand campers taking advantage of the hot weather and an estimated 9,500 day visitors used the park on Memorial Day.
After falling slightly for two months in a row, unemployment in Fulton County shot back up to 25 percent in April. Unemployment had fallen to 21 percent in February and to a low of 20.7 percent in March, but jumped back to 25.3 percent, almost as high as the 26 percent rate recorded in January, which was a record high.
In Pennsylvania, at least eight persons were killed in traffic accidents during the holiday weekend. None were reported in Fulton County.
Commencement exercises for Southern Fulton will be held June 10. The class of 1982 will be represented by class speakers Sharon Smith, Kathi Swadley, Mark Booth and Teresa Shives, who hold the four highest scholastic averages in the class. Commencement ceremonies for 87 graduating seniors will be held on June 4 for McConnellsburg High School. Class salutatorian is Tricia Glazier and valedictorian is Karen Gordon.
Area students named to the spring dean's list at Shippensburg State College are: Eileen Price, John Fraker, Daniel Waltz, Sherry Northcraft and Karen Sigel.
Specials at the IGA: Little Friskies cat food, 79 cents; Crisco oil, $1.99, 48 ozs.; Purex, detergent, $4.39; boneless chuck roast, $1.89 lb.; large eggs, 65 cents; strawberries, 79 cents a pint.
Birth at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith of Artemas on May 25.
Deaths: Beulah B. Cutchall, McConnellsburg; McCellan Kerlin, Mt. Union; Robert W. McKelvey, McConnellsburg; Oleta Ray, Warfordsburg; Geneva Beam, Akron, Ohio; Darrell G. Fleming, Blairs Mills; Martha Pebley, Windber; Charles R. Aughinbaugh, McConnellsburg.
Marriage licenses: Jerris Weller, McConnellsburg, and Shelby Bottenfield, Needmore; William Reihart and Kenya Gaus, McConnellsburg; Glenn Pittman, McConnellsburg, and Nancy Decker, Harrisonville; Chris Stains, Fort Littleton, and Anna Kerlin, McConnellsburg.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 15, 1972
The 1970 Census of Housing counted 3,911 housing units in Fulton County – and 2,965 of these households had at least one television set and 636 of those were UHF-equipped, the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, announced last week.
Miss Chery Peck, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Peck of Big Cove Tannery, was crowned 1972 Poppy Queen of the 17th District of the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars on June 11.
The McConnellsburg Spartan Band will provide music throughout the evening at the annual Strawberry Festival, to be held on the courthouse lawn this Saturday.
Marriage licenses: Ronald Lee Souders of McConnellsburg and Bonita Louise Gracey of Waterfall; Percy Wilbur Peck Jr. of Waynesboro and Carol Ann Mellott of Needmore; Stephen Carl Seiders of McConnellsburg and Naomi Diane Conn of McConnellsburg.
Over the weekend, John Gracey took fourth place in the 1972 Pennsylvania State Smallbore Rifle Position Championship Match, held at the Wilkes Barre Rifle and Pistol Club's range.
A Needmore girl has been given a special award for a trophy catch that she landed during April from Fulton County's Barnetts Run. Fisherman Penny Lee Garland, 6, has been given a Pennsylvania Angler Magazine Fishing Citation for her catch of a 33-inch, 2-3/4 pound eel, caught on April 19.
Engagement: Mr. and Mrs. George N. Mellott of Harrisonville wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Bonnie Catherine, to Randolph Irwin Keefer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W. Keefer of McConnellsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Mellott of McConnellsburg cele- their golden wedding anniversary on May 7 at their home in Webster Mills.
Miss Trudy Mellott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Mellott of Three Springs, graduated form the Capital City School of Nursing in Washington, D.C., on June 4. She is a graduate of the Forbes Road High School and entered the nursing school in September 1969.
Deaths: Clarence J. Everts, Big Cove Tannery; Mrs. Mamie Seville, Big Cove Tannery; James Heefner, Waterfall; Jesse S. Bussard, St. Thomas.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Buterbaugh of Fort Loudon on June 2; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Peck of McConnellsburg on June 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Middaugh of Shade Gap on June 4; a son to Mr. and Mrs. William D. Strait of Warfordsburg on June 9.
The 89th annual Shade Gap Picnic, one of the area's big outings, will open July 31 and continue through August 5.
Marine Cpl. Norman R. Rhodes, son of Mrs .Margaret Rhodes of McConnellsburg, participated in the training exercise "Exotic Dancer Five in the Camp Lejeune, N.C., area.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 21, 1962
A McConnellsburg man died on Saturday in
Chambersburg Hospital following a shooting incident at 2 a.m. on Friday in which he shot and wounded his estranged wife in the knee and her sister in the back, then shot himself three times in the chest with a .22 rifle. The shootings occurred on North Second Street outside the homes of the victims.
Roger Elvey has purchased Kerlin's Greenhouse from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kerlin, and it will now be known as Elvey's Flower and Garden Shop.
Robert L. Garlock's 1912 International "high wheeler" and John J. Kelso's 1911 Model "T" Ford won first-place trophies at the Antique Automobile Club of America's spring meeting in Altoona last weekend.
Fred A. Thomas of Beavertown has been named assistant county agent for Fulton County.
Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Matthias of Burnt Cabins will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary on June 29.
Mrs. Ida Nesbitt will be 91 on Thursday, June 28.
Former residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mellott of Gettysburg announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Lynn, on June 6.
The following Methodist ministers have been given charges in Fulton County: Rev. George Chayer to Burnt Cabins; Rev. Francis Yarlett to Hustontown; Rev. Gerald Wagner to McConnellsburg; and Rev. McCleland Fortney to Warfordsburg.
The following applied for marriage licenses: Gerald F. Peters, Scotland, and Catherine L. Bookheimer, McConnellsburg; Paul L. Hamil, McConnellsburg, and Verna M. Shindleman, Fort Littleton; Robert J. Reeder and Ruth C. Gordon, both of McConnellsburg; Rodger P. Bledsoe, Richmond, Va., and Alexandria Jane Stewart MacKinlay, Mc- Connellsburg.
Steve Trott, a member of the singing group "The Highwaymen" of "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" fame, visited his grandmother, Mrs. John Spangler of McConnellsburg, on Monday after appearing on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on Sunday night.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will erect 25 miles of medial guardrails in areas considered to be the most critical on the toll highway.
Born: a daughter, Sherry Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Northcraft of Warfordsburg on May27.
News of men in service: James Mellott of McConnellsburg was recently promoted to specialist four in Germany where he is serving with the Third Armored Division. Larry Gene Chubb of McConnellsburg and Gerald Lloyd Hendershot of Amaranth entered active duty in the armed forces on June 13 in Pittsburgh.
Deaths: Mrs. John W. Michael, Hancock; Mrs. Alice R. Criswell, Huntingdon, formerly of Wells Tannery; Mrs. Ida Ingham of Shrewsburg, Pa., mother of Mrs. Mary Hoover, McConnellsburg; Adda C. Tice of Washington, D.C., formerly of McConnellsburg; Jesse Earl Shaffer of Everett; Mrs. John Sixeas, Greencastle; Mrs. Carrie Walker, Hustontown.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 19, 1952
Foster Ambrose's Game Farm Zoo near Mc-
Connellsburg is now headed for national recognition if a present experience by Mr. Ambrose continues favorably. After seven years of failure, Ambrose "hit the jackpot" on Monday when 12 chicks were hatched form a cross between a Lady Amherst hen and an Achinese golden cock. Game propagators have been trying for years to raise chicks from this cross, but so far no one has met with any success. According to records, last year a man in Osterburg, Pa., came near success when he hatched one bird from this cross, but it died before maturity. The 12 chicks that Ambrose now has from this cross are the only ones known to pheasant fanciers in the United States. If these 12 survive, they will be the only ones in existence. In all probability they will be named after the man who raised them. When asked how much his newly hatched birds might be worth, Ambrose said that no price could be placed on them yet, but they would be "plenty."
Miss Judy Guyer is spending this week as a counselor at Camp Kanestake at Spruce Creek
Roy Bohn of Glassport and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Middaugh of Kingston are spending this week in McConnellsburg, preparing for their personal property sale on Saturday .
William Anderson of Laidig received a broken shoulder bone, a broken hip and other injuries when he fell from a ladder while painting the Fairview Methodist Church last Tuesday.
Vernon Kuykendall of Big Cove Tannery was instantly killed last Sunday in a motorcycle-car accident near Berkeley Springs. Mrs. Kuykendall, who was riding on the motorcycle with her husband, received a fractured pelvis and a fractured right hip. She is a patient in the Berkeley Springs Hospital.
Mrs. Harold C. Welsh was called to Philadelphia last week when her brother, Charles F. Wilkinson, was killed when a truck he was repairing slipped from a jack and crushed him to death.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Morrow Johnston of Cito on June 12; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ritchey of Mc- Connellsburg on June 15.
Harry Kline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kline of Harrisonville, won a silver certificate in poultry judging during FFA Week at Penn State. He placed 15th in a field of 140 boys.
Rev. Carl Buterbaugh, whose home is at Cito, has been appointed pastor of the Montandon Charge.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Grace Kesselring to Dale Feight.
Gilbert Edgar Deshong and Donna Lucille Bard were married on June 7.
Deaths: Rev. Parker Gardner of Jersey Shore, Pa.; Mrs. Lettie B. Deshong of Needmore.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 18, 1942
A two-week drive for scrap rubber will begin throughout the nation on June 15 in an effort to make available the estimated two-to-three-year supply of rubber now lying around as scrap.
Death: Mrs. Daisy Ann Fix of McConnellsburg.
The successful and colorful career of Hon. George B. Mellott came to an end on Sunday when he was stricken with a heart attack. Three-time Democratic representative in the state legislature, he was the proprietor of the Mellott Hotel in McConnellsburg for the past 25 years.
James C. Anderson, science teacher at McConnellsburg High School, has accepted a similar position at State College.
At a meeting on Saturday evening, Fulton County Republicans elected J. Edward Palmer as county chairman, Paul Shimer and Mrs. George Tritle as vice chairman, John W. Mentzer as secretary and Grant Spade as treasurer.
Pvt. Guy Glunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Glunt of Burnt Cabins, is now stationed at Camp Cooke, Calif.
Harry Wesley Mellott and Jean Murcelle Morton were married on June 11.
Mrs. Floyd Daniels received word on Monday of the death of her sister, Mrs. Frank Hockensmith of Johnstown.
Miss Loriel Booth of Newburg is now at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erby Booth, recuperating from a serious spinal operation performed at Washington County Hospital on May 28.
Word has been received here that Pvt. Donald Helman has landed in northern Ireland.
Extensive remodelling is being done this week at the Pen Mar Store in anticipation of the opening soon of Fulton County's first "self-service" store.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 16, 1932
The George Washington Memorial Plantation of the Buchanan State Forest will be dedicated on
Sunday afternoon. Thirteen hemlocks, representing the 13 original colonies, were planted on Sideling Hill to form the memorial. County superintendent B.C. Lamberson of McConnellsburg and Howard Cessna of Bedford will deliver the main address.
Deaths: Mrs. John Wright of Back Run; Mrs. Henrietta Erskine Carson of Wheeling, W.Va.
A picture of Dick Fraker is printed on the front page of this issue with an article telling of his election as captain of the baseball team at Juniata College.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sloan and daughter Doris miraculously escaped death on Saturday when their car was demolished after being struck head on by another car from Chicago. The Sloans were en route from their home in Portage to McConnellsburg, where they were to be guests at a dinner in honor of the 81st birthday of Mr. Sloan's mother, Mrs. Josephine Sloan.
A letter in this issue from Dr. Albert S. Stevens describes present conditions in Iowa, as follows: nonemployment, bank failures, foreclosures of mortgages, bootleggers, business failure, suicides, political aspirants, divorces, city councils bonding sites for entertainment to be paid for by inbrated creasing taxes – a "not very optomistic picture of the future."
A public sale of the R.M. Cline and Morgan Cline property on Saturday brought low prices. The McDowell Hotel and garage in rear was bought for $6,300 by Jas. J. Harris. The garage and dwelling on Lincoln Way was bought for $3,000 by Mrs. Edna Cline. A store and dwelling in Fort Littleton was bought by Mrs. George Sheffield for $215.
Dallas M. Shaw and Martha A. Davison were wed May 8.
Earl Morton has been confined to his bed for the past month due to illness.
Margaret Rexroth has returned home after being a patient for several weeks in a Philadelphia hospital.
The McConnellsburg graduating class, chaperoned by Prof. Harold C. welsh and Miss Olive Lodge, enjoyed a sightseeing trip to Washington.
James Hendershot of Warfordsburg advertises the establishment of an automobile electrical shop in Hancock.
Al, the simonizer, is back at his shop near Black's planing mill in McConnellsburg.
Harvey Bergstresser of Hustontown has an ad in this issue advertising genuine Rock of Ages monuments and markers.
Five-year-old Eddie Flowers of Hancock escaped serious injury one day last week when he was thrown from a horse.
Geraldine Flowers, 3-yearold daughter of Elmer Flowers of Hancock, received a severe gash on the head and other injuries when struck by a car driven by Miss Mary Ann Cohill.
Mrs. Lester Sheffield of Fort Littleton has been seriously il for two weeks, also Mrs. W. M. McClain of Robertsdale.
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Neuropathy during seroconversion, false negative?
May 13, 2008
Hi Dr. Bob, Please answer, I'm terrified! I had unprotected vaginal intercourse on Dec 19, 2008 with a partner of unknown status. Two weeks later developed weakness, weight loss and just felt horrible. I got better but couldn't gain the weight back. In March 2008 started having tingling and burning pain in my arms, hands, legs, feet, face and trunk and night sweats. I went back to the doctor on May 1, 2008 who did the following: HIV 1/0/2 Abs - ICMA HIV 1/0/2 Abs, Qual Non-Reactive. She also did Sed rate, ANA, CBC, B12 all within normal range. My questions are could the neuropathy I have now be seroconversion and my results be false negative (test was at 17 weeks)? Would the SED rate and ANA still be normal if I had HIV? Could being infected with another STD delay seroconversion? Please help, I have no where else to turn.
Thank you and I will be donating to your fund.
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You had sex December 19, 2008??? Hmm . . . so I assume you're a "Back to the Future" kind of guy, eh? Well, let's assume you had sex December 19, 2007 instead, OK? That you had unprotected sex does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. However, your negative (non-reactive) HIV test results 17 weeks after your potential exposure is definitive. HIV is not your problem.
Regarding your "neuropathy," I would suggest you have an evaluation by a neurologist to ascertain if indeed the symptoms you are experiencing are caused by neuropathy or something else. Anxiety, for instance, can induce similar symptoms.
Sed rate and ANA are not related to HIV. Your doctor probably ordered these tests to evaluate the tingling in your extremities.
Thank you for your donation to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).
Congratulations on dodging the HIV bullet. WOO-HOO! And although I'm confident you've already learned this lesson, don't forget to cover your stump before you hump!
Dr. Bob
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The Bishop Hendricken football team won't say it publicly – or even off the record to me – but I have a sneaking suspicion that they'll be big Cranston East football fans come Thanksgiving Day.
Once the Hawks get their Thanksgiving game against Toll Gate out of the way on the Wednesday night prior to the holiday, they'll want to refocus their attention and well wishes to one of their chief competitors for a Super Bowl crown. For one day, Hawks should become Thunderbolts.
At least they both wear green.
Here's the deal – Hendricken and Cranston East have both clinched playoff spots already. In fact, all four playoff teams are set in Division I with La Salle, Hendricken, East and Portsmouth.
The seeding, though, is not set. Undefeated La Salle is locked in at the top spot, but after that it's a little convoluted. It all comes down to East versus Cranston West on Thanksgiving. East is 5-2 and barely beat 0-8 South Kingstown last week. West is 3-4 and has won three consecutive D-I games. It's usually a very competitive game, and this year should be no different.
If East wins, then Hendricken, East and Portsmouth will all be tied for second place at 6-2. The first two tiebreakers are head-to-head and quality points, but all three teams have beaten each other and all the same teams. So with that tiebreaker out the window, the Hawks would win the second tiebreaker – points allowed – and get the No. 2 seed.
That would leave East and Portsmouth tied for third place, and since East beat Portsmouth, the 'Bolts get the No. 3 seed. The Patriots would be fourth, and everything would fall in to place for Hendricken.
In that scenario, the Hawks would host a semifinal game with East, a team that Hendricken beat 21-14 during the regular season.
That's what Hendricken wants. Trust me.
But throw 'wanting' out the window for a second. It's also something that Hendricken might need. I even have proof (get ready for this stat): since Division I changed its playoff format in 1998 to allow four teams into the postseason – as opposed to simply taking the top two in the division – no non-No. 1 or 2 seed has ever won the Super Bowl.
Let that sink in. No team that was seeded third or fourth has ever won the Division I Super Bowl. In the 14 years that the four-team playoff system has been around, a No. 1 or No. 2 seed has won every single year.
I'd say getting the No. 2 seed is pretty important.
Putting that aside for a moment, though, East beating West is also advantageous to Hendricken in another way.
Portsmouth would play La Salle in the other semifinal. The Rams will probably win, but I wouldn't guarantee it. Portsmouth played La Salle better than any of the other contenders this year (La Salle won 42-25), and the Patriots have the offensive weapons to contend with the Rams.
It would be an upset, but it wouldn't be a complete and utter shock if the Patriots beat La Salle.
So if East wins on Thanksgiving, not only would Hendricken have its most desirable and likely Super Bowl path – a home semifinal game with East – but it would have an outside chance of not seeing La Salle altogether. For those scoring at home, those are all good things.
Then there's the other alternative, which is West beating East on Thanksgiving.
That would not be so good for the Hawks.
In that scenario, East would drop to 5-3 and would be the No. 4 seed. That would leave Hendricken and Portsmouth at 6-2, and Portsmouth would win the tiebreaker over the Hawks thanks to a head-to-head victory.
The Patriots would get the No. 2 seed – and the home playoff game – while Hendricken would get the No. 3 seed. The Hawks would have to travel to play Portsmouth, where they lost 39-13 during the regular season.
That's not a good thing. I'm not saying a Hendricken win is impossible at Portsmouth, just less likely than getting a win in scenario No. 1.
And, on the other side, East beating La Salle wouldn't be nearly as likely as Portsmouth beating La Salle. The Rams and 'Bolts played this year and it was a 41-13 La Salle romp.
There's also this stat in La Salle's favor (regardless of the East-West outcome): a No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 4 seed in the D-I semifinals. Not once.
Realistically, La Salle is probably going to the Super Bowl.
Here's the bottom line – If East beats West on Thanksgiving, Hendricken gets the No. 2 seed and a home game against a team it has beaten, and it will have a great shot to play in the Super Bowl against La Salle. As everybody saw last year, in a one-game season, upsets can happen. Hendricken could win its third straight Super Bowl.
If West beats East on Thanksgiving, Hendricken gets the No. 3 seed and a road game against a team that it lost badly to during the regular season. In that scenario, the Hawks would have to pull two upsets to win the Super Bowl, and they would have to defy history and become the first No. 3 seed to ever do that.
That's the reality of the situation, cut and dry.
So basically, if you're a Hawks fan, player, coach, alum or just one of those weird bird enthusiasts who loves taking pictures of Hawks, Thanksgiving Day football means something this year, even if Hendricken won't be on the field.
Cranston East – a team Hendricken might meet five days after Thanksgiving in a Division I semifinal game – holds the key to the title. East needs to beat West.
It's quite a scenario. Root for the 'Bolts one week, and if all goes well, try to beat them the next.
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No Changes in Restrictions on Gay Blood Donors
June 14, 2010
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A federal policy that bans blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM) should remain essentially unchanged, a federal advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Friday in a 9-6 decision.
The panel said the current policy was "suboptimal," as it allows "some potentially high-risk donations wile preventing some potentially low-risk donations."
Representatives from the AIDS Institute, the Foundation for AIDS Research, and the blood bank trade organization AABB called for a change in the policy, including limiting the ban against donations from men who have sex with men to one year after the last homosexual experience.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), addressed the panel to urge a lifting of the ban.
"This is a discussion with real social significance for gay men," Kerry said. "Today, this lingering policy carries with it a social stigma for this population that is still engaged in battles for civil rights on a whole array of fronts."
Panel members made a series of recommendations that call for screening of blood donors based on individual behavior rather than characteristics of a larger group. The goal, they said, was to increase blood safety and reduce discriminatory aspects of blood donation policy.
One recommendation called for an analysis of the feasibility of prescreening to identify which demographic groups are at greatest risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens.
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