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When A Work of Art Calls Out to Youby Steve Charles • January 29, 2012 Share:
"Sometimes a work of art calls to you to pay attention," President Pat White said Friday at a gathering to thank Joanne and Gary Reamey '77 for their gift to the College of eight prints from renowned artist Mauricio Lasansky's "Kaddish Series."
Gary Reamey knows that call well.
He was moved by "The Kaddish Series" the first time he saw the prints during a visit to the Sherwin Miller Museum of Art adjacent to the Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Health Care Center where his mother spent her last days. A follow-up to Lasansky's famous "Nazi Drawings," which expressed outrage at Nazi atrocities, "The Kaddish Series" was a response of peace marking the survival of the Jewish people despite the horrors of the Holocaust. Like the Kaddish mourner's prayer from which it draws its name, the Series is a statement of faith, hope, and healing in the face of personal loss.
Given in memory and honor of his mother, Norma Lou Sherrow Reamey, Gary Reamey's donation of the series to the College is its own statement of hope and healing in the face of loss. The story of how the work found its way to the College is a testament to the power of art and the unexpected connections that bind us.
"My mother spent the last three weeks of her life in this health care center, and my brothers, our families, the kids were there," Reamey told the gathering on Friday. One of the two best facilities of its type in Tulsa, the Jewish Center was the only one with available space. Reamey was surprised to find it connected to a well-known and celebrated art museum.
"I had time to visit the museum often, and the first time I recognized the name of Bilsky, and I read about the Bilsky Brothers."
The brothers had saved more than 1,000 Jews in Poland by leading them to a forest and hiding and protecting them there. Edward Zwick's 2009 film Defiance was based on the brothers' efforts
"I recognized the name because I had bought my house from one of the Bilsky brothers," Reamey explained. He had not known their history.
But it was "The Kaddish Series" in the museum's exhibit area that riveted Reamey's attention.
"I just kept coming back to these," he said. "Finally I asked my brothers, 'What if we bought these prints and gave them to the college?' They said, 'That's a great idea.'"
Reamey called the Lasansky studio. The artist is 97 and retired, so he talked with Lasansky's son.
"He explained that they had four of the series left, but that they only sold these to museums," Reamey recalled. "Like any good Wabash man I kept the conversation going, and I told him about my mother, and about my desire to give them to Wabash College.
"At end of the conversation he said, 'You know, I think my father would like these to be at Wabash.'"
But the unexpected came soon after his mother died. Reamey decided to have his mother's DNA tested. As he spoke at Friday's event, Reamey took a moment to compose himself before telling the rest of this story
"One month after she passed away, I found out that my mother was Jewish," Reamey said. "So as it turns out, in a way, Lasansky and I are brothers…"
Thanking the Reameys for the gift, Professor and Chair of the Art Department Doug Calisch also paid tribute to "professors like David Greene, Fred Enenbach, and Greg Huebner H'77."
"Back when Gary was a student here, they taught students about the power and significance of the arts. My guess is that that's where the groundwork for a gift like this started."
"We talk about how a Wabash education is 24/7, inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and that the experience of our learning about complicated human experience happens when we might be walking down a hallway, a gallery, looking at a work of art, seeing something we haven't seen before," said President White. "Sometimes a work of art calls out to you—obviously, these reached out to Gary and Joanne—as something we need to pay attention to, and that call to attention that all great art beckons us with is met with a response from a liberally educated person. These works will become a part of the lived experience and education of Wabash men."
"Of course, I will think of my mom whenever I come back to Wabash and see this art," Reamey said after the ceremony. "But I'm told that students are already stopping to look at them, pausing to think about them."
Sometimes a work of art calls out to you.
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The Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in his debut
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In 2009-2010 (Sophomore): Justin continued in the fall exactly where he left off in the spring of his rookie season, posting wins in both singles and doubles play...went 7-3 in his fall tournament action in singles and was 4-3 in doubles.
In 2008-09 (Freshman): Justin went unbeaten with an 8-0 record in the OVC, and finished the year with a 16-8 overall record in singles including a 15-5 mark in dual matches...was 13-5 at No. 4 and 2-0 at No. 5...in doubles play, he went 12-8 overall including a solid 12-4 record when teaming with Oscar Pachon at No. 3 position...named the OVC Freshman of the Year.
Before Tech: Justin was coached by Earl Grainger... achieved a ranking of three in South Africa... participated on the Junior ITF circuit with a noticeable win over Mohamed Safwat of Egypt, was was then ranked 42 in the world... played first team rugby in high school and was awarded full colors in tennis during his sophomore season.
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That's the advice of Lenore Skenazy, author of the book Free-Range Kids and founder of the movement with the same name. Writing in her "Oddly Enough" column at Forbes, she gives three reasons why "the sex offender registry is making our kids LESS safe":
Recently I consulted my local Serial Killer Registry and found out I'm living next door to a guy who killed three lunchroom ladies when they refused to give him seconds on the chili!
Oh please. I'm kidding. There's no registry of murderers out there. There's no armed robber registry either. Not even one for drunk drivers. No, the only easily available registry for all Americans to consult is the Sex Offender Registry. Because ex-sex offenders are so much scarier than murderers?
No, the reason there's now a sex offender registry in every state ... is that sex offenders have become the focus of intense parental fear. Who could blame us moms and dads, when we hear about kiddie kidnappings 24/7 on the news? The problem is not with nervous parents. The problem is with the registries. Turns out, they're worse than useless.
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Primarily affluent women ages 30-60 years of age that want to get hot, sexy, tight and toned bodies but are looking for an "exclusive club" feel. These women are not the spandex-wearing health club gym rats. Just regular moms, career women, and retirees who want a better body and life. We like our business to feel like more of a social club than gym and would like to blow them away with the look and feel of our facility.
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Google and eBay have joined forces in a pay-per-call deal which could act as a catalyst in helping the emerging channel gain a much bigger foothold.
The partnership means that click-to-call ads will appear globally on both companies' websites (and also that Google's text ads will appear exclusively on eBay properties outside the US), according to ClickZ News.
Internet users will be able to speak to eBay vendors or Google advertisers on the telephone, using eBay's Skype techology or Google Talk. A joint billing platform will enable both companies to benefit from ensuing revenues.
Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence, told ClickZ: "[The eBay/Google deal] is very significant because Google has the dominant market share, so it instantly exposes the model to a wider audience of advertisers, gives pay-per-call more credibility, and provides much more traffic volume to pay-per-call."
The move by Google (also reported in the New York Times) follows AOL's decision a few months ago to offer pay-per-call services in its search results.
The development will be watched with interest by other key players in this embryonic marketplace, not least by MIVA, a performance marketing network offering pay-per-call services (based on Ingenio technology) which has been working hard to establish the channel.
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by Sally Cohen
Edward Prath joined Wyndmoor Hose Company No. 1 in 1939 at the age of 19, and he proceeded to hold various line officer or business officer roles in the company for 20 years of his 40-year volunteer service to the firefighting department. Possibly his most significant contributions to the company were related to his innovative knowledge of engineering.
Chief Prath was commissioned in 1956 to begin planning the design and purchase of a new "Utility Truck" for the company. Knowing the needs of the community, Chief Prath drew the plans to design a truck that actually met the specifications of a modern day "Heavy Rescue Truck." By December of 1959 the truck that Chief Prath designed had arrived.
According to John Fleming, a spokesman for Wyndmoor hose Company No. 1, "In June of 2006 his apparatus was purchased back by Wyndmoor Hose Company using privately donated funds pledged to be used for something to benefit the company in a 'non-operative function.' The 1956 Mack Rescue Truck is currently being restored. (Videos of this apparatus can be found on the homepage of the company's website at www.wyndmoorfireco.com.)
"In 1973 Chief Prath again led Wyndmoor Hose Company in making history by purchasing the first 'Jaws of Life' in Montgomery County. The $4000 purchase drew the attention of Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Joe Rizzo as he wrote a letter stating he was 'very pleased' by Wyndmoor Hose Company's purchase. Shortly thereafter 100 firefighters congregated in Wyndmoor to witness a demonstration of the new equipment."
The dedication of Chief Edward Prath to Wyndmoor Hose Company No.1 will not soon be forgotten. He shaped the focus of the company toward rescue operations: "saving lives" and not exclusively fire suppression. Chief Prath remained active with the Company until his death on January 31 of this year at the age of 91.
Prath was the husband of Jayne W. Prath. He is survived by his sister, Shirley Fitzpatrick, sister-in-law Trudi K. Prath and nieces and nephews. His funeral service was held Feb. 6 at Grace Lutheran Church in Wyndmoor, and he is interred at George Washington Memorial Park.
The Wyndmoor Hose Company invited residents of Wyndmoor and other nearby communities to memorialize Chief Prath last Saturday afternoon, June 2, at the site of the first firehouse in Springfield Township, the Joseph B. Timoney Memorial Park, at the corner of Queen Street and Mermaid Lane in Wyndmoor.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Comic 448: Global Nonsense
I wonder why he didn't make this a "My Hobby:" comic? It seems pretty natural - "My Hobby - Referring To My Internal Clock By Where It Seems To Be." Whatever.
Seriously - and I won't mock for this because it's not something I can argue about - did anyone actually find this funny? Not just "cute" or "amusing" but if you read this and actually laughed or something close tell me. I just can't believe it's possible.
By the way - if any of you loyal readers are on the xkcd forums, I would totally piss my pants in excitement if you started a thread on this blog. Yeah I'm full of myself, is that not OK? Send me a link - firstname.lastname@example.com
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High five for recognizing an old format dressed up into a different delivery. Hey, at least this means fewer "Look At Me" starts to comics.ReplyDelete
I seriously hope your entry here isn't the end of an era before you get name-called out of existence. WHY MUST YOU HATE OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK CARL, THAT'S JUST SAD.
Never fear, I will not be name called out of existence. I've found the last bunch of comics truly boring, so that's why I've been kind of lame recently. Maybe I should make the pie chart about Romance vs. Sarcasm vs. Math vs. Language I keep talking about.ReplyDelete
Read Eastern Standard Tribe, then you'll get the joke.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 5:58 PM
i happen to live with Non-24-hour circadian rhythm disorder and thought it was hilarious.ReplyDelete
Because that is my life, that is how people greet me when they see me in their mornings. they ask me what time zone I'm in this day or this week.
I think any sentence can be improved by starting it with "Because I happen to live with a non-24-hour circadian rhythm, ..."ReplyDelete
"Because I happen to live with a non-24-hour circadian rhythm, I couldn't finish that pizza."
"Because I happen to live with a non-24-hour circadian rhythm, I killed your dog."
- AnonymousOctober 4, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Whoever wrote this obviously has no taste in good sarcasmReplyDelete


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Blazers take to the ice (outside)
Game takes fans and players back to hockey's roots.
January 17, 2011
By Mike Killeen
Susan Welz is a certified public accountant. January means the start of the tax preparation season.
"It's my busy time of year," Susan said.
But nothing was going to stop her from watching her daughter, Rachel, and the rest of the College of Saint Benedict hockey team play the first outdoor women's Division III hockey game Saturday, Jan. 15 at Bernick's Outdoor Rink, Sartell, Minn. Not the cold. Not the wind. And certainly not form 1040A.
"I said, 'This is going to be the first Division III women's outdoor game, and I am taking off," said Susan, who drove six hours from Oconomowoc, Wis., with her husband, Bruce, to watch the game.
Susan was part of chilly crowd of several hundred people who huddled around the rink and watched Concordia-Moorhead beat the Blazers 9-1 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.
"I thought it was really awesome," said Rachel Welz, a junior defensive player for the Blazers who scored CSB's only goal in the second period. "They've introduced the Winter Classic into the NHL (an annual outdoor game played on Jan. 1 each year), and it's going back to the roots where hockey started."
"It's kind of cool to see how the NHL picked it up, and Michigan and Michigan State's (men's) teams set the record for attendance (over 113,000 fans watched their outdoor game Dec. 11 at Ann Arbor, Mich.). I think it's really sweet, in the same season, we can be part of making history," Rachel added.
The outdoor game may have taken fans back to hockey's roots, but there were plenty of modern touches. The rink was bordered by fiberglass boards. Plexiglas, netting and wire protected the fans from errant pucks or sticks, a public address announcer updated game developments and a warming house was available for fans (the players retreated to locker rooms in nearby Bernick's Arena between periods). Players also used hand and foot warmers to keep toasty.
And, some oddities showed. This may have been the first hockey game where sunglasses were part of the game attire for fans. Players wore eye black - like baseball or softball players - to cut down on sun glare. At one point, trainers on the CSB bench found their water bottles frozen just minutes into the game.
Susan said she had never watched her daughter play an outside game before. "It's actually fun to be closer to the rink," she said. "The sounds of the game are much better than being in the stands."
Also watching her first game outdoors was Bonnie Milton from Maple Grove, Minn. Her daughter, Abby, a former CSB player who graduated in 2009, drove from Fargo, N.D., to meet her mom and several other former Blazers' players and watch the game.
"We have another daughter, Madelyn, who is a sophomore at CSB. She's competing at the dance team competition in Florida," Bonnie said. "Our choice was, do we go to Florida or do we watch the outdoor game? We took the Minnesotan choice."
Amy Glaeser-Hedtke '05 played for the Blazers from 2001-05. She now lives in St. Cloud, and came out because she thought "it would be kind of cool" to see the first outdoor game.
"Not only is it a great thing for Minnesota sports and Minnesota hockey, but its great publicity for the area as well," Amy said. "Honestly, I didn't think they'd have lines painted on the rink. This is for real!"
Sami Massey, a first-year student at CSB, went to the game to cheer on her roommate, reserve goalie Sammi Gagnon.
'It's a lot more hard-core out here than inside with the weather," said Sami Massey, from Rosemount, Minn. "Just everything feels a little different. But it does make me appreciate what fans went through watching outdoor hockey."
"It was the experience that we were looking for, and we ended up having a great day for it," Blazers' coach Patrick Michaud said. "It was a lot of preparation, and you really have to thank the people from Bernick's Arena and the city (of Sartell), who put a lot of extra time and effort into doing this game."
Many would like to see the game continue on a yearly basis.
"I'd love it if we did it again next year. It was so much fun," Rachel said.
"I would be here," Susan added.
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We are kicking off our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide with the Roku HD-XR player. Why? Well, we think that it's the perfect time to introduce someone to the new hotness that is TV, delivered over the web, and right into the living room. Sure, Netflix has come to the Xbox 360, but if you want streaming access to the Netflix service and don't own a game console, this is your cheapest barrier to entry. The HD-XR model also gives you access to the Amazon Unbox catalogue, as well as the entire MLB game service as well, if you are subscribed.
Definitely a great gift for movie buffs, the Roku HD-XR player is able to stream over 12,000 movies and television shows from the Netflix Watch Instantly catalogue, and over 45,000 from Amazon Video on Demand. It connects to your home network through an ethernet port, or over Wi-Fi, connecting at up to 802.11n if you have it. There's also a USB port on back, which Roku says is for future use. Our guess is that they'll be allowing the device to read from an external USB drive, which would be stellar.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: VUDU $99 for a limited time ($200 off!)
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If you, or someone you love, is a big movie buff with an HDTV, we have to recommend the VUDU Christmas Special that is going on right now. The VUDU set-top box normally sells for $299, but for a limited time it can be had for just $99. Now, you also have to buy $50 in movie credits, so the total cost would be $149, but that $50 is would go towards rentals and purchases of VUDU content, including their fantastic HDX 1080p movies. Rentals cost from $1-4 dollars, and purchases are obviously higher.
We recently reported on a lot of the Internet content that has also just made its way to the VUDU service, so all in all, we think this would make a nice gift - either for someone else, or for yourself. Our only complaint with VUDU remains that their speeds are limited, which provides a very, very poor experience if you want to rent HDX content. No matter how fast your Internet connection is, VUDU caps downloads at 4.0 Mbps. That means that my super fast 50.0 Mbps FiOS connection means absolutely nothing, and I still have to wait hours before I can watch an HDX flick. If they got rid of that, it would unleash HDX, their flagship offering. A personal niggle for sure, though. If you don't care, pick one up!
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We typically reserve the Holiday Gift Guide for items that you should be able to get your hands on throughout the shopping season, but we felt that this Lost Season 1-3 DVD deal on Amazon was way too good to pass up. For today only, you can get the first three seasons of Lost on DVD for just $58.99. That is a savings of 67%, or $120.98 off the regular price of $179.97. That is ridiculous. Ridiculously delicious, that is. If you Lost as much as we do, you'll know that this is a true bargain.
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Sure, Netflix has come to the Xbox 360, but if you want streaming access to the Netflix service and don't own a game console, this is your cheapest barrier to entry. Definitely a great gift for movie buffs, the Roku Netflix player is able to stream over 12,000 movies and television shows from the Netflix Watch Instantly catalogue. The set-top box currently outputs at 480p (DVD quality), but we know that high definition streaming is on the way. The box is tiny, so it takes up barely any space, and setup takes just a couple of minutes - very simple. Of course, a Netflix subscription is required, but once you have that, everything else is a piece of cake.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Fisher-Price Elmo Live
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Once again, Elmo is here to take over the holiday, causing parking lot brawls between otherwise-normal parents. Back in 1996, Tickle Me Elmo flew off store shelves. 12 years later, Elmo Live tells jokes, sings songs, plays games, and tells stories. Oh, and he still laughs too. The biggest change, though, is thatElmo's mouth actually moves when he talks, along with the rest of his body. He also moves his arms, nods his head, stands up, sits down, among other things, all with a squeeze of his foot. I was at Target the other day, and almost every shopping cart with a kid in it had one, and at one moment, I literally heard 7 of these things going at once, simply due to the carts being in close proximity. This is one of the big toy gifts this year. Elmo Live sells for $65.99, but we found it on Amazon for 9% off, at $59.88.
Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Mophie Juice Pack 3G
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Yeah, we know that the iPhone is probably a little rich to purchase for someone during the holidays, plus there's the whole activtion conundrum. Instead, focus on the people who already own the iPhone 3G, and get them an accessory that we absolutely love. The Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3G gives the iPhone more than double the battery life that it has on its own. That means you get up to 250 hours standby time, 6 hours talk time (or 12 hours if on EDGE), 28 hours audio playback, and 8 hours video playback. The cost on this one is $99.95, and is totally worth it for iPhone road warriors.
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OCEAN CITY — Bridges are a hot topic around Ocean City these days, and this week, the conversation about the two major conduits into Ocean City ranged from worry to wishful thinking.
As the apex of the Route 90 Bridge over Assawoman Bay gets a major overhaul, some in the town's hierarchy are quietly concerned about the status of the other bridges in town, after it was revealed that the St. Martin's span of the bridge also showed some signs of deterioration.
Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) District Engineer Donnie Drewer updated the Mayor and Council on the current Route 90 Bridge (Assawoman span) project on Tuesday, noting that the project is still on schedule for a mid-December completion, but he thwarted concern about the safety of the St. Martin's span of Route 90 after Councilman Doug Cymek challenged him on it on Tuesday.
"We inspected the St. Martin's span the same day that we found the problem on the Assawoman span of Route 90," said Drewer. "We did find some similar concrete spawling and deterioration, and there are signs of exposed reinforced steel in a few places, but in no way is it in as bad of shape as the Assawoman span, and it's not an emergency situation by any means."
SHA spokesman Charlie Gischler told The Dispatch last week that if one were to look underneath the St. Martin's span of the Route 90 bridge, it could appear to the untrained eye that the deteriorating concrete creates the same weight limitations and structural concerns as the Assawoman Bay span had, which led to its closure and the current replacement of 85 feet of bridge.
"It's more of an aesthetic problem than a structural one," said Gischler. "Our engineers and inspectors found the St. Martin's span to be structurally sound and although we will repair the spawling concrete under that bridge, it will not be a major project that causes any big inconvenience to the public."
Gischler also noted the fact that deteriorating infrastructure in this country, mainly bridges and roadways, is a growing concern, and as a result of trying to be proactive, Gischler said that the SHA has offered up a piece of the Route 90 Bridge that is being replaced to be used for testing in Washington, DC by the federal government.
"They are going to do tests to see why the pre-cast concrete is deteriorating before it is supposed to be, and explore ways to make infrastructure not only in Maryland, but also the whole country, safer and more durable," said Gischler.
On Tuesday, Drewer's report to the Mayor and Council prompted Mayor Rick Meehan to broach the subject of the eventual dualization of the Route 90 Bridge.
"I think your estimated date for completion is very reasonable for the scope of the work that has to be done," said Meehan, "and we as a community would like to thank (the SHA) for that, but I would like to note that I still feel that the number one priority concerning bridges in this area for the future is the dualization of Route 90 and I think what has happened makes this very evident."
Meehan said that he believes that the dualization, or essentially adding a parallel bridge span next to the current Route 90 bridge, would be vital for emergency and evacuation situations, and to ease the flow of summer time traffic. Meehan also told Drewer that he believes that the state should consider the dualization of Route 90 well before it moves forward with it's long-term plan of building a brand new Route 50 Bridge, estimated to be in the $400 million range.
"I know that the Route 50 Bridge project is probably 20-25 years away, but I don't think that we can wait 20 years to dualize Route 90," said Meehan. "Route 90 is really the direct connector from both Route 113 and Route 50, and this current project shows us just how important that roadway is to the town of Ocean City. From a time standpoint, Route 90 is the quicker way in and out of town, especially if you look at all the development that has taken place along the Route 50 corridor. So in my eyes, Route 90 is the option that would stabilize entry into Ocean City."
Meehan said later in the week that he has been in contact with Governor Martin O'Malley and expressed his desire to dualize the Route 90 Bridge, but he says he realizes that budget concerns and lack of funding will be the main thing keeping this from becoming even a possible reality in the near future.
Meehan says he just wants to keep the idea on the state's radar, and he's seemingly got some support from the City Council.
"Just for evacuation possibilities alone, it makes much more sense to dualize Route 90 than it does to put a brand new bridge on Route 50," said Council President Joe Mitrecic. "The Route 90 bridge closing has affected everyone, and it's causing some businesses to simply fall off the charts, but soon, they will get this current project done, and everyone will forget that it was closed in a few months."
Drewer said that all the materials needed to replace the bridge span over Assawoman Bay are on-site and the removal of the 85-foot span was scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A Franklin County, Pa., jury last week found Johnny Ray Sumner Jr., 21, guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and four other charges.
Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14, according to a news release from the Franklin County (Pa.) District Attorney's Office.
Sumner, whose residence is listed as Chambersburg in court documents, was accused of raping a 6-year-old girl at a homeless shelter. He also was accused of other sexual offenses, the release said.
Because of the age and nature of the case, the child testified via closed-circuit television, the release said.
Sumner was convicted June 13 of five counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, attempted aggravated indecent assault of a child and indecent assault.
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Wmsburgh, Augst. 1st 1765
My Lords
I am now to beg the Favor of your Lordships to intercede with his Majesty to pardon two persons condemned for Murder. One name Francis Kennedy. ... The other is the Case of an Indian Woman named Abigail Briggs tried at the general Court before me and the Council. On the Tryal it appeared that the prisoner and the Deceased a Negro, were fellow servants in the same house, that they were in the Kitchen no one else being present. That a Quarrel ensued and blows given, that the Mistress alarmed with the Noise and the blows went down Stairs, and saw the Negro Man lying dead, knocked on the head with the pestle of a Mortar which was of Wood: which the prisoner acknowledged, and said she took it up as the first Thing she could lay her hands on, to defend herself against the Assault of her fellow Servant. The Negro was old, the Kitchen of Stone, and it was not clear whether the Skull was fractured by the blow or the fall. He had the Character of being quarrelsome she of being a quiet woman. She had been held over from the preceeding Court, her Mistress then not caring to appear against her. Upon the whole my Lords I am fully perswaded, that had she been a white woman, the Jury would have altered their Verdict to that of Manslaughter. The Gentlemen on the Bench with me were of my Opinion. I am with the greatest Respect My Lords Your Lordships most Obedient & devoted Servant.
Fran: Fauquier
To the right honble. the Lords of Trade &ct.
|From the Board of Trade
Whitehall Novr, 8 1765
Francis Fauquier Esqr. Lt. Govr. of Virginia
Enclosure: Warrant for Pardon
[10 October 1765]
George R.
By His Majesty's Command


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We'll not copy exactly what the blog post reads, so be sure to head on over to the Windows Phone Developer Blog article for the full walkthroughs. It's well worth checking out if you're potentially looking at Windows Phone 8.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering bladder cancer experts answer questions about bladder cancer treatment, including the use of adult stem cells to reconstruct the urinary tract; chemotherapy for bladder cancer that has metastasized (spread); and nerve-sparing surgery to prevent erectile dysfunction.
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Nancy M needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
LifeScape Homes - The Art of Home, LifeScape Appraisals, LifeScape Development
As of 4:30 CST on 7/2/09, we would like to continue working with the logos that are not eliminated. No new concepts, from this point forward - thank you!
Original vision is primarily a text-based logo, where LifeScape is larger, and the primary color; with an artsy feel – maybe using sweeping for the L and S. Possibly something where the LS can stand on its own. The company is located in a community that has a river, so that could be an inspiration for the S.
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When you think of TV spin-offs, what shows come to mind? Baywatch Nights, the ridiculous, supernatural Baywatch sister show that starred The Hoff as a detective? Joey, the unwatchable series about the least interesting character on Friends? How about Soul Man, the short-lived Home Improvement spin-off about Mike Weber (Dan Aykroyd, at a career low), the Taylors' priest?
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Absolutely Fabulous
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September 24, 2010
Wabash enters Homecoming weekend with a 2-0 record after defeating Ohio Wesleyan 45-21 last Saturday in Delaware, Ohio. The Little Giants will face their toughest test of the season this Saturday against the University of Chicago at 2 p.m. on Sewell Field at Hollett Little Giant Stadium.
Six rushing touchdowns gave Wabash the victory last Saturday, with running backs Vann Hunt and Derrick Yoder leading the way. Hunt scored twice, including an eight-yard scamper in the first quarter to give the Little Giants a lead they would never relinquish. Yoder (left) scored on a five-yard run in the third quarter and led Wabash with 57 rushing yards on 10 carries. The Little Giants scored 21 unanswered points in the third period after taking a 10-7 lead to the locker room at halftime.
Quarterback Chase Belton threw for 159 yards (14-23-2) and ran for another 18 yards, including a 13-yard TD run in the third period. Freshman James Kraus led the Wabash receivers with three catches for 69 yards.
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Russians, Swedes win; top respective groupsby Shawn P. Roarke
Yaroslav Kosov netted a hat trick in the third period and four other Russian players had two points as the Russians routed Germany, 7-0
The Russians have eight out of a possible nine points to temporarily hold first place in Group B. Russia frittered away perfection in the opening game of the tournament, defeating Slovakia in OT to take just two of the maximum three points.
Canada, with six points from two games, plays the United States on Sunday and can re-take first-place with a regulation win against the Americans. The Russians have Sunday off and then play Canada in what could be the deciding game of the group on Monday.
On Saturday, the hosts dominated the Germans (0-3) from the start. Germany plays Slovakia on Sunday and must win in order to have any hope of avoiding the relegation round.
Russian goalie Andrei Vasilevski stopped all 41 shots he faced.
"I think we have more skill on our team, which is why we were able to score seven goals and didn't allow any," Danil Zharkov told IIHF.com. "Now we have a day off to prepare for our next game. It's, of course, going to be a very physical game, and both teams have good goaltenders. I'm really looking forward to it."
The Russians scored three goals in the first period to put the game out of reach early.
Nikita Kucherov scored the opening goal just 78 seconds into the game on a pretty saucer pass from Mikhail Grigorenko. Captain Nail Yakupov and Zharkov scored the other first-period goals
Albert Yarullin made it 4-0 on the power play before Kosov took over the game.
Sweden 5, Latvia 1
Defending champion Sweden remained unbeaten with a 5-1 victory against Latvia Saturday.
With the win, Sweden remains atop Group A with 8 points. Latvia, meanwhile, has yet to win at the tournament and will play in the relegation round.
Sebastian Collberg scored what proved to be the game-winner for Sweden and Viktor Arvidsson had two goals. Emil Molin and Alezander Wennberg each had a goal, as well. Captain Filip Forsberg had two assists for Sweden
Teodors Blugers had the only goal for Latvia.
"I think we played really well," Swedish coach Roger Rönnberg told IIHF.com. "We did everything but scoring in the first half of the game. I think it's a tough situation, just winning the game 2-1 at the start of the third period. But the boys handled the situation really well. They kept their focus, kept shooting."
Despite allowing five goals, Latvian goalie Ivars Punnenovs was the star of the game, making 41 saves. Swedish goalie Niklas Lundstrom finished with 20 saves.
Sweden now has a day off before facing Finland on New Year's Eve in a game that will go a long way in shaping the Group A standings. Latvia finishes with the Czechs on Sunday.
The Swedes will face traditional rival Finland on New Year's Eve. Latvia concludes its round-robin slate against the Czech Republic on Sunday.
"It's going to be a tough challenge for us," Rönnberg said of the game against Finland on Monday. "I think Finland has maybe the best team they've had in my three years as a head coach at the World Juniors. They always put together teams that are working hard, but this year they have really skilled forwards. I think we have to play our best to have a chance against them."


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Fairfielder's 'Wonderful Life' in Westport Saturday
Fairfield playwright Joe Landry found an unexpected annuity in his affection for the Frank Capra holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life."
In 1996, Landry came up with the idea of a stage presentation of the Capra story in the form of a 1940s radio broadcast and the doubly nostalgic concoction has grown into a national perennial.
Last year, 100 theaters around the country presented the show, this year that number is up to 150.
Local theatergoers will have a chance to see members of the original production do the show again when it is presented as a benefit for Music Theatre of Connecticut on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the theater, 246 Post Road East in Westport.
"It has been astounding and I am so grateful," Landry said in a recent interview of the way his show has taken off, as both a professional and community theater staple.
"It is a tough act to follow," he added of his other playwriting work.
More Information'It's A Wonderful Life' Music Theatre of Connecticut, 246 Post Road East, Westport. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2, 8 p.m. $75-$45. 203-454-3883. www.musictheatreofct.com.
The Landry version of "It's a Wonderful Life" is built on a largely forgotten aspect of commercial radio in the 1930s and 1940s, the presentation of popular contemporary films as radio plays.
Back in the day, audiences had a chance to hear condensed audio-only versions of everything from "Casablanca" to "Jezebel" (sometimes with the original stars, sometimes not).
A lot of the fun in the Landry version comes from the difference between what we see in the studio and what audiences out in radioland are hearing -- including the sources of all of those seemingly realistic sound effects.
"The great thing about (my play) is that it is kind of on autopilot now," Landry said of the way that word of mouth and the number of productions keep building each year.
The MTC production is special to Landry because of its ties to the first staging of "It's a Wonderful Life" and because director Kevin Connors' take on the show won the Moss Hart Award at the New England Theatre Conference.
In some places, the play has become an annual event, in others it has been produced in rotation with other such holiday stage classics as "The Santaland Diaries" and "A Christmas Carol."
"There's a hotel in St. Paul (Minn.) that has done it for a few years now, and others that have done it for six years," Landry said.
Last year, two of the most renowned regional theaters in the country -- Trinity Rep in Providence, R.I. and Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven -- mounted full-scale, professional productions of the play.
"This production is like coming home to me," Landry said of the Westport staging with his longtime colaborator Connors.
"I've had an association with these actors for a long time. As many different productions of this that I've seen, there is something so intimate and homespun about seeing it done at MTC," the playwright said of the less-than-100-seat venue.
"A space that size ramps up the emotions in every direction," Landry added.
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In theory, thinning out traffic in carpool lanes should make traffic move faster. But kicking those drivers out of California carpool lanes had exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study by researchers at UC Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies.
In July, 85,000 owners of hybrid vehicles in California lost the unique privilege of driving by themselves in carpool lanes. Federal law lets transportation agencies push those drivers out of carpool lanes if the average speed in those lanes dips below 45 mph during peak hours.
"Now we've got carpool lanes that are underused, and traffic is more congested," said Michael Cassidy, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and co-author of the study. "This federal policy makes everything worse."
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"It surprised me, and I know how traffic works," said Cassidy. "I thought it might be bad for regular lanes, but it turns out that it's miserable for everybody."
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) spokesman Randy Rentschler said that, although the study focused only on the Bay Area, he had no doubt that the data was correct.
"Traffic is a weird thing," said Rentschler. "When the system is working at maximum capacity, very small changes can have very big effects." He pointed to the use of metering lights to mitigate congestion as another example.
According to the study, the unexpected results were due to a concept called "dual influence." Drivers in faster moving carpool lanes reduce their speeds to avoid collisions with frustrated slow lane drivers, who in turn cut in and out the carpool lane to try to get ahead.
The second factor slowing down traffic is fear.
"When the lane next to me is at 30," said Cassidy. "I'm afraid to drive at 70."
Rentschler said that the report's assertion that letting more cars use the carpool lane improves performance in all lanes begs an important question: What's the best way to get more vehicles into the carpool lanes?
"In this case it was the people who had the money to buy Priuses who were allowed into the lanes," said Rentschler. "But what about people who can't afford those cars?"
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Apple's iPad is gaining fast on Amazon's Kindle in the battle for eBook reader dominance according to a new survey conducted by ChangeWave Research.
The Amazon Kindle (47%; down 15-pts) is hanging on to a rapidly diminishing lead over the Apple iPad (32%; up 16-pts) among current e-Reader owners.
iPad owners are also consuming different types of content (newspapers, magazines etc) that Kindle owners aren't engaging in, and recent market share of the iPad has doubled while the Kindle has seen a quickening decline. In addition, the survey shows 75% of iPad owners are Very Satisfied with their device, while only 54% of Kindle owners could say the same.
We know the iPad does a lot more than a Kindle but this survey was specific to e-Readers, which makes it particularly impressive given the Kindle's head start and the iPad's much higher price tag. It will be interesting to see how market shares shift between the two devices going forward, especially over this holiday season.
What about you, would you prefer an iPad over a Kindle when it comes to reading eBooks, newspapers or magazines? Let us know in the comments!