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Rumor has it that Disney is working on a live-action remake of 1950's animated masterpiece Cinderella. According to our sources, Johnny Depp is in negotiations to play the prince, Ilene Woods will reprise her role as the title character, and the part of the fairy godmother will go to either Harvey Fierstein, John Pinette, or (as a last resort) John Travolta.
Due to concerns that boys may not be interested in the film due to Cinderella's association with princesses, the 3D, live-action movie will be titled Kick Ash.
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Struggling Pools topple Blades
Two goals from veteran striker Steve Howard helped Hartlepool to a surprise 3-2 success at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Last Updated: 29/12/12 6:52pm
Two goals from veteran striker Steve Howard helped Hartlepool to a surprise 3-2 success at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Hartlepool ended their miserable 22-game winless run and the Blades' unbeaten home league record.
Lifelong Sheffield Wednesday fan Ritchie Humphreys also found the net for the visitors, with Michael Doyle and Harry Maguire scoring for the hosts, who began the day top of League One but slip to second place after this shock defeat.
Bottom-of-the-table Pools took a surprise seventh-minute lead when Howard headed home Evan Horwood's pin-point cross.
Buoyed by that early goal, the visitors put the Blades' defence under pressure for a spell with Howard missing the target after being put through on goal. Jonathan Franks also put an effort off target.
The hosts then enjoyed a good spell of possession with Nick Blackman having a shot on the run saved by Scott Flinders.
But a 30th-minute error from Flinders brought the Blades level, Doyle's 25-yard shot slipping through the goalkeeper's hands and into the back of the net.
Humphreys put Hartlepool back in front with a near-post shot after 54 minutes, George Long got a hand to the ball but could not keep it out.
Howard handed them a two-gaol cushion with a looping header from James Poole's cross in the 72nd minute.
The visitors hung on until stoppage tim when Maguire's 12-yard finish made it 3-2 but it was too little, too late for Danny Wilson's side.

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Watch this page for the most recent district talk about the budget challenges we are currently facing in USD #400.
Jan. 26
TOPEKA (AP) — The bitter legal battle in Kansas over education spending is garnering national attention, thanks to the defiant tone struck by conservative Republican leaders as they wait for a state Supreme Court ruling on whether public schools are entitled to additional tax dollars.
Top Republicans in the GOP-dominated Legislature contend the Supreme Court doesn't have the authority under the state constitution to tell lawmakers how much to spend on schools.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is with them, pointedly calling out the Supreme Court in his State of the State speech last week with five of the seven justices present.
With their public statements, Brownback and GOP legislative leaders suggest they're prepared to ignore a Supreme Court decision that mandates a massive increase in spending, as a lower court did last year.
GOP conservatives were similarly defiant in the last round of school funding litigation, but they now have enough political clout to block compliance, and some have suggested going further, taking steps to rein in the courts.
The tone worries educators, teachers and some parents. It's one thing for governors and legislators who aspire to slash taxes and shrink government to criticize or delay a court ruling but another for them to refuse to comply altogether or to attempt to reduce the courts' power. "That kind of thing could snowball around the country," said David Sciarra, executive director of the Newark, N.J.-based Education Law Center, which filed a brief in the Kansas case. "People are really watching Kansas to see how the governor and Legislature respond."
Parents of more than 30 students and the Hutchinson, Wichita, Dodge City and Kansas City school districts sued the state in 2010, arguing that it was not living up to its obligations under the state constitution.
In the last round of litigation, ending in 2006, the Supreme Court declared that the constitution's mandate for lawmakers to "make suitable provision" for financing the state's "educational interests" means they must spend enough money to give every child a suitable education.
A three-judge panel in Shawnee County last year ordered the state to boost annual spending on schools by $440 million. If the Supreme Court takes a similar tact, Brownback's signature fiscal and economic-stimulus policy — income tax cuts worth $3.9 billion over the next five years — is threatened.
That is, if Brownback and lawmakers attempt to comply. Brownback signaled the opposite in his State of the State address last week, declaring that the state constitution gives only the Legislature the power to set school funding.
"Too many decisions are made by unaccountable, opaque institutions," the governor declared. Lawmakers stood and applauded, with a few cheering, as the Supreme Court justices sat in silence.
Before lawmakers opened their annual session last week, Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, noted that five of the seven Supreme Court justices were appointed by Democratic governors and called the court "very invasive."
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff King, an Independence Republican, said the "heart of the litigation" is whether elected officials or the court control budget and tax decisions.
And House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, said in an email statement Friday, "Directing taxpayer dollars to the various funding obligations of the state is strictly the job of the legislative branch."
But attorneys who file funding lawsuits and experts who track them contend education is different because each state's constitution contains a provision requiring it to provide adequate public schools.
Sciarra said past Kansas court decisions pushed the state to a "modern" finance system, in which funding decisions are based on the actual costs of providing an education, not political considerations.
Michael Rebell, a Columbia University professor who led a nonprofit group that sued New York over education funding, said Kansas already is known for its "dramatic showdown" in its last round of litigation.
In 2005, the Supreme Court ordered additional spending, based on a legislatively commissioned cost study, and conservative Republican legislators resisted. In 2005 and 2006, a coalition of Democrats and GOP moderates controlled education funding issues in the Legislature, and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius was governor. Rebell said the "defiant talk" now in Kansas is stronger than elsewhere — and a refusal to comply with a court order on education funding is rare.
"It obviously would strengthen the hand of governors and legislators who are not eager to comply with court orders," Rebell said. "That will create a buzz."
Educators find the prospect disconcerting. "We cannot honestly sit down with a 6-year-old and tell them, 'There's been a budget cut and I don't have time to help you,"' said Leigh Ann Rogers, a first-grade teacher at Forest View Elementary School in Olathe and the mother of a high school freshman and graduate. "It's the years of cutting and squeezing and getting every drop out of the turnip. People are getting weary."
But the prospect is serious enough that it's already been discussed by attorneys for the parents and districts suing the state, said John Robb, one of them. "We're in new territory here," Robb said. "We've seen talk — lots of talk — but we've actually not seen it in action."
The USD #400 Board of Education regular monthly meeting was held in the SVMS/SVHS auditorium on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Continued discussion of the 2014-15 district budget was once again the major topic of the agenda. Nearly $400,000 must be cut from an already tight budget.After several years of making cuts and eliminating programs, class sections and building budgets, it becomes obvious that we can't just trim budget lines to come up with that amount of money. The major cuts must come from our largest budgeted items, which are personnel and programs. Employees will be affected. Here is a pdf of the powerpoint that was presented:
1. Approval of Regular Agenda
2. Approval of Consent Agenda
3. Patron Concerns
There will be no committee reports this evening.
4. Budget Discussion for FY'15
5. Upcoming Board Meeting Dates
6. Principal Reports
7. Executive Session
8. Additional Items
Proposed budget for FY 2015 presents both short- and long-term challenges
By Duane Goossen, Director of the Kansas Division of the Budget.
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers will face difficult budget decisions when they return to the Statehouse for the 2014 legislative session. The Kansas Health Institute has produced an issue brief that details this situation and projects the combined impact on revenue that the 2012 and 2013 tax bills will have over the next few years.
A preliminary budget has already been approved for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which runs from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. However, policymakers will need to consider extensive revisions in order to balance expenditures with projected revenue and leave a 7.5 percent ending balance, as required by Kansas law.
A change in Kansas tax laws in 2012 and 2013 caused projected collections to be significantly lower in FY 2014 and beyond. This has created a budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year. Last session, legislators modified some of the tax cuts and tried to reduce spending in order to close the gap. However, even with those changes, approved spending exceeds revenue.
Projections show that the gap between expenditures and receipts will widen over the next several years, unless difficult decisions are made to bring them into closer balance.
To further complicate matters, there is pressure to increase spending. For example, a lawsuit before the Kansas Supreme Court could produce a ruling that requires the state to increase school funding levels. Medicaid spending and contributions to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) are also likely to increase yearly. And there have been specific requests to increase funding for corrections, higher education, the judicial branch, state employee salaries, and other state services.
"Kansas lawmakers face difficult choices concerning the budget in the upcoming legislative session," said Duane Goossen, KHI vice president for fiscal and health policy and a former state budget director. "Their decisions will provide a visible reflection of their policy priorities as we head into an election year."
As I stated in my comments a couple of weeks ago, I'm concerned about losing the money somewhere else in the state funding formula in order to fund kindergarten. There is serious discussion about attacking at-risk programs because some legislators felt they were over-funded last year, and there is no plan as to where the Gov. will find the extra 80 million to fund the program.
A loss in At-Risk and a gain in kindergarten funding would not be a "wash" for our district. USD #400 is among many districts that charge parents for the all-day program because of budget restraints. We promised our patrons that if the program was ever funded, we would pass that savings along to them, and relieve parents of the kindergarten fee. So in essence, the district could lose additional dollars. We do hope that it gets funded, but not at the expense of any of our other programs.
Alan L. Rupe, a lawyer for the school districts and students seeking increased funding, criticized the state leaders for passing a tax cut, "and then stand here to plead they cannot increase funding to schools."
Ray Merrick, the Republican speaker of the House, told the Kansas City Star that he did not see the Legislature "going along with what the courts say." (see entire article - New York Times)
Closing Vision_Tek will not save the district any money. The USD #400 Board of Education is working to examine all aspects of the budget and reviewing all programs and services offered for our students. "We are spending a great deal of time determining how we are going to balance the 2014-15 budget."
As the Board works to set priorities for the next school year, one area that will not be cut is Vision_Tek. The building has proven to be a major benefit to the district, not only by serving students and the community, but it also produces considerable revenue for Smoky Valley.
The district does not require that programs such as Industrial Arts, Family and Consumer Science or Music produce revenue enough to sustain their programs. These programs are put in place because they are good for our children. Vision_Tek is also producing amazing results for a large number of SV students in the area of technology. But unlike any of the other district services, it does produce enough revenue to benefit the district and keep the building operating without financially taxing the budget.
Revenue Generating:
Unfortunately many of our programs will be threatened with cuts and reductions because of the State's economic situation. Cutting the Vision_Tek program will not save the district money. The losers would be the students, the community and the district budget. Closing the facility would force us to cut something else in order to make up for the lost revenue that the center generates.


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Saturday, February 27, 2016 (2/27/2016)
Scott Pellegrom
ATL Drum Collective
503B Amsterdam Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
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Carl Allen
University of Louisville School of Music
2301 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
"Carl Allen holds a Bachelor�s Degree in Jazz Studies and Performance from William Patterson College in New Jersey. Between recording, touring and producing, Carl also serves on the jazz faculty at Julliard and conducts clinics worldwide."
Monday, February 29, 2016 (2/29/2016)
Gregg Bissonette
Marcus High School
5707 Morriss Rd.
Flower Mound, TX
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Gregg Bissonette is a graduate of North Texas State University. Today he is heavily involved in teaching private lessons and conducting workshops all over the world. He has also just released a instructional DVD: Musical Drumming In Different Styles.
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Temple University
2001 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
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"Steve Fidyk is a jazz drummer, educator and author. He is a member of Jazz Studies faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia, and has authored, The Drum Set SMART Book, Inside the Big Band Drum Chart, and an instructional DVD entitled Set Up and Play!"
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"Danny Seraphine is one of the world�s most highly-respected and influential rock drummers. He began playing at age nine and studied percussion at DePaul University. He is very active in teaching as a clinician, and is featured at drum festivals worldwide."
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Tennessee PAS Day of Percussion
191 Court Square
Huntingdun, TN
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This is a must read if you wan't to speed up your everyday tech life and wan't to know some great tricks which can save your time (maybe life). Some of the hacks and tricks are so simple yet so powerful, that at the end of this article you'll gain enough knowledge to become speedman (if not superman). Happy Reading !!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT's nationally-ranked No. 6 women's track and field team took on Division I rivals from Harvard University, Boston University and the University of Northeastern in the Battle of Beantown on Friday, finishing third out of the four squads. The Engineers managed to post some impressive individual performances among the competitive field.
Perhaps the most impressive performance of the meet belonged to the MIT pole vaulters, as junior Lauren Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and freshman Joanna Chen (Richland, Mich.) achieved season-best marks in the event. Kuntz cleared the bar at 11-11.75 feet to earn second place in the event and improve upon her own sixth-best mark nationally. Chen recorded a new personal best by vaulting 10-11.75 feet, finishing fifth overall.
At 800 meters, three Tech runners were able to set a personal best, posting three of the top seven times in program history. Freshman Cindy Huang (San Jose, Calif.) was the first across the finish with an MIT rookie record time of 2:17.84. Sophomore Alexandra Taylor (Harbor Springs, Mich.) was right behind Huang in 2:19.79 and freshman Margaret Coad (Arlington, Va.) rounded out the group with a personal-best time of 2:20.20.
Senior Portia Jones (New York, N.Y.) ran a pair of solid races taking second in both the 200m with a time of 25.17 and the 400m with a time of 57.13 seconds. While not even a season best, her time in the 400 would be good for the third best in Division III this season.
The 4x400 relay squad made up of Jones, senior Jamie Simmons (Carlsbad, Calif.), sophomore Jacqueline Brew (Amherst, N.H.) and freshman Madeleine Bairey (Pebble Beach, Calif.) posted a season-best time of 3:57.26, good for third best in the NCAA on the year.
The distance medley relay also recorded a season-best time, as Huang, sophomore Brooke Johnson (Shoreham, N.Y.), senior Martha Gross (Short Hills, N.J.) and junior Marie Burkland (Almont, Mich.) finished in third place with a time of 12:42.07, this year's third fastest in Division III.
Tech will compete at the Valentine Invitational next weekend at Boston University while also hosting its second Coed Invite of the season. The pair of invitational meets mark the final competition for the Cardinal and Gray before the New England Division III championship in two weeks.


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Blake Shelton has some celebrating to do this week, as he just notched his twelfth consecutive No. 1 single!
The country star made history by marking the most consecutive No. 1s in monitored country airplay history with 'My Eyes,' featuring 'The Voice' competitor Gwen Sebastian. Amazingly, Shelton actually broke his own record — earlier in 2014, 'Doin' What She Likes' nabbed the title as the eleventh No. 1 single in a row.
Overall, 'My Eyes' — the fifth single off 'Based on a True Story…' — is Shelton's seventeenth No. 1 hit, which shows just how popular the hitmaker is among country fans. The latest song has proven to be one of his fastest-rising singles to date, as it reached the top of the chart in a remarkably short 11 weeks.
'My Eyes' may be super steamy, but Sebastian explains that her relationship with Shelton is akin to a brother-sister bond … but she quickly got used to singing those provocative lyrics to her former coach on 'The Voice.' She also recently talked about the possibility of 'My Eyes' going No. 1, explaining that "if it doesn't, it's my fault." Thankfully, Sebastian's talent combined with Shelton's equaled a No. 1 hit.
Currently, Shelton is on his Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014, which will stop at Wrigley Field and Madison Square Garden along the way. The show hit the road a week ago with the Band Perry, Dan + Shay, and Neal McCoy playing as openers. The tour runs through the beginning of October, ending in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Green Dancer
This is what Lofoten are famous for! Northern lights above while the land itself is lit by the Full Moon. Aurora borealis over Skagsanden beach, Lofoten, Norway
Reinefjord once more
Night Ride
On the way to Nusfjord, Lofoten, Norway
The most photographed place of Lofoten. Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Shades of Winter
Red rorbuer cabins - the traditional fishermen's homes, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Turbulent Bay
When we first visited this location the conditions were rather tough, thick layer of clouds made everything around us grey and flat. Few days later I had the next chance. This time the sky was clearer, the tide was higher with bigger waves and, as a bonus, a hint of pinkish alpenglow coloured the sky. You can really visit a spot like this over and over again and every time you end up with completely different images.
Skagsanden Beach
This is what Lofoten are famous for!
Pink Veil
This beautiful pink cloud appeared just before sunrise and hang there for at least half an hour, giving us plenty of time to try any possible composition. Nesstraumen, Flakstadøya, Lofoten, Norway
Winter Mood
Red beach shack, Ramberg beach, Flakstadoya island, Lofoten archipelogo, Norway.
One of the best known and most photographed views from Lofoten. Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Magic Moments
Unbelievably beautiful morning light, Lofoten, Norway
Wintry Fjord
Set Free
Aurora borealis over Skagsanden beach, Lofoten, Norway
Hamnøy Classic
Extremely beautiful and colorful Arctic pre-sunrise light over mount Festhæltinden and Eliassen Rorbuer cabins.
Moonlit Mirror
Moonlit Torsfjorden, Lofoten, Norway
Neverending Sunset
We were on the way from Leknes airport to our final destination and all of a sudden we forced the driver to stop. It was our first sunset on Lofoten and my first picture taken during that trip, literally.
Waiting for Aurora
Another evening and waiting for Aurora's spectacular show. She didn't come up but it didn't mean lack of other opportunities. Toppoya, Lofoten, Norway
Evening's Haukland
Haukland Beach, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway
Mighty Olstinden
Softly lit Olstinden accompanied by Supermoon ending its journey through the sky.
Glimpse of Light
Vikten Beach, Flakstadøya, Lofoten, Norway
Home By The Sea
Small fishermen's house on the rocky edge of Toppoya island, Lofoten, Norway


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From Polipo's site:
- "Polipo is a small and fast caching web proxy (a web cache, an HTTP proxy, a proxy server). While Polipo was designed to be used by one person or a small group of people, there is nothing that prevents it from being used by a larger group."
Unlike Squid, Polipo is very light on resources and simple to configure. This makes it ideal for single user systems and other uncomplicated setups. Do keep in mind; however, that this versatility comes at a cost; Polipo will increase its space usage without restriction as it is not aware of how big its disk cache grows. This perceived fault is by design, since omitting these sanity checks drastically reduces Polipo's memory usage and overall toll on the system. A practical way of restricting disk usage is by making Polipo run as its own user and employing disk quota.
The following covers installing and setting up Polipo.
Install Template:Package Official using pacman:
# pacman -S polipo
Alternatively, install the newer development branch polipo-git from the AUR instead.
Improving Polipo
Run Polipo as designated user
Polipo should run as an unpriviledged user. Such a user can either be created or reused:
# mkdir /var/cache/polipo # groupadd -r polipo # useradd -d /var/cache/polipo -g polipo -r -s /bin/false polipo
To make sure all files and folders are created before you start polipo as an a designated user. Start and stop the Polipo.
# /etc/rc.d/polipo start # /etc/rc.d/polipo stop
While other daemons start as root and drop priviledges as soon as possible, polipo runs as the user that invoked it. If polipo is invoked from Template:Filename, change the invokation line from
[[ ! -d /var/run/$DAEMON ]] && install -d $DAEMON /var/run/$DAEMON /usr/bin/$DAEMON $ARGS >/dev/null 2>&1
[[ ! -d /var/run/$DAEMON ]] && install -d $DAEMON --group=polipo --owner=polipo /var/run/$DAEMON su -c "/usr/bin/$DAEMON $ARGS" -s /bin/sh polipo >/dev/null 2>&1
It is then also necessary to change ownership and/or permissions of several files and directories written by polipo:
# chown polipo:polipo /var/log/polipo # chown -R polipo:polipo /var/run/polipo # chown -R polipo:polipo /var/cache/polipo
Although a better choice is to create a directory Template:Filename owned by the designated user and set polipo's log file to Template:Filename via the logFile variable in the config file.
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Add it to Template:Filename to start it automatically at boot:
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs polipo crond)
Multiple instances
Polipo can also run without super user privileges. To do so, first copy Template:Filename to a suitable directory:
$ cp /etc/polipo/config.sample ~/.poliporc
Edit it so that it points at a writable location, instead of Template:Filename:
# Uncomment this if you want to put the on-disk cache in a # non-standard location: diskCacheRoot = "~/.polipo-cache/"
Create the cache directory:
$ mkdir ~/.polipo-cache
Finally, launch Polipo with the new configuration:
$ polipo -c ~/.poliporc
Management is mostly performed in Template:Filename. Most users can opt for using the sample configuration file, which is sufficient for most situations and well documented.
# cd /etc/polipo; cp config.sample config
One element of configuration that warrants mentioning is polipo's default behavior of blocking outbound connections by port. There are two variables in polipo's config file that control allowed outbound ports.
allowedPorts specifies ports for outbound HTTP connections. It defaults to 80-100 and 1024-65535.
tunnelAllowedPorts specifies ports polipo will allow tunnel traffic to as well as HTTPS traffic. By default it is much more restricted: "It defaults to allowing ssh, HTTP, https, rsync, IMAP, imaps, POP, pops, Jabber, CVS and Git traffic."
If you see a "403 Forbidden Port" error message from polipo when attempting to browse to a host:port, you need to configure polipo to accept traffic to more ports for either HTTP or HTTPS. To set them wide open, add the following to Template:Filename:
allowedPorts = 1-65535 tunnelAllowedPorts = 1-65535
Unlike other proxies, Polipo needs to be restarted after alterations.
Set the browser so that it uses
localhost:8123 for proxying. Be sure to disable the browser's disk cache to avoid redundant IO operations and bad performance.
Instead of manually configuring each browser or other utilities that might benefit from Polipo's caching, one can also use iptables to route traffic through polipo.
After installing iptables, add the appropiate rules to Template:Filename:
*nat :PREROUTING ACCEPT [0:0] :POSTROUTING ACCEPT [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0] -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -m owner ! --uid-owner polipo -j ACCEPT -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8123 COMMIT
This routes HTTP traffic through Polipo. Remove all proxy settings from browsers, if any, and restart iptables.
Privoxy is a proxy useful for intercepting advertisement and other undesirables.
According to Polipo's developer, in order to get the privacy enhancements of Privoxy and much (but not all) of the performance of Polipo, one should place Polipo upstream of Privoxy.
In other words:
- point the browser at Privoxy:
- and direct Privoxy traffic to Polipo:
forward / localhost:8123in the Privoxy configuration file.
Tor is an anonymizing proxy network.
To use Polipo with Tor, uncomment or include the following in
socksParentProxy = localhost:9050 socksProxyType = socks5
DansGuardian is a web content filter. The only difference to using DansGuardian with Polipo (rather than squid or tinyproxy) is that in Template:Filename the proxyport needs to be set to polipo's 8123:
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"We're ready for a dwarf in Fitting Room 2," the voice intones.
In recent days, the costume shop has been transformed into a world of dwarfs and giants, gods and goddesses, maidens and monsters. Some can grow taller or smaller, like Alice after those "Eat Me" and "Drink Me" treats in Wonderland. Body parts and clothing accessories defy all conventional rules of proportion.
"It blurs the line between what's a costume and what's a set piece and what's a prop," observes John Musselman, administrative assistant for the shop, from his post at the front desk. "Some amazing things are going on back there."
Fitting Room 2 may be ready for a dwarf, but on this particular morning, less than three weeks before opening night, Los Angeles Opera is nowhere near ready for the first chapter of its most ambitious undertaking to date: the company's $32-million production of Richard Wagner's four-part mythological epic about gold and greed, "The Ring of the Nibelung."
The first opera of the four, "Das Rheingold" (The Rhinegold), opens Saturday; "Die Walküre" (The Valkyrie) begins April 4, and "Siegfried" will be unveiled Sept. 26. "Götterdämmerung" (The Twilight of the Gods) is scheduled to arrive at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on April 23, 2010.
After that, three performances of the four operas in sequence will be given between May 29 and June 26, 2010, as the centerpiece of a citywide Ring Festival L.A. That mega-event, still in gestation, will take place from April 2010 until the following June.
Scampering through the costume shop, paintbrush in hand, is the director-designer at the helm of all four operas, Achim Freyer This bearded, 74-year-old German, sporting black Converse-style sneakers and a swirling meringue of white hair, has become -- with all apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien -- L.A.'s new Lord of the "Ring."
Now you see him, now you don't; he's tweaking the seam of a big-shouldered overcoat or painting red veins on the white of an enormous eyeball. Freyer's daughter Amanda, who serves with her father as costume designer, is also busy in the backroom with a brush.
Freyer's mission: to create a timeless world for Wagner's epic that pays homage to its distinguished history yet rejects all previous staging conventions. "We have so many technical things that Wagner did not have," he says.
Filling many roles
Wagner coined the German word gesamtkunstwerk in 1849 to refer to an operatic performance encompassing music, theater and the visual arts. Freyer tends to use it too.
The director -- who confesses "my English is small" -- communicates with non-German speakers during rehearsals with the translating help of Christina Baitzel, whose official title is not translator but special assistant to L.A. Opera General Director Plácido Domingo for the "Ring."
Even with little knowledge of German, one can pick out the word gesamtkunstwerk in Freyer's speech several times as he discusses the challenge of serving as a costume designer, member of the lighting design team and stage director of "Das Rheingold," tasks that usually fall to three people.
When he switches to English, Freyer's brief words sum up the personal toll of the job that has already gobbled up four years of his life: "I have too many to do!"
After decades of gloomy Northern European winters, the Berlin-born Freyer, when in Los Angeles, likes to follow the sun.
Before and after the morning session in the costume shop, he participates in a series of rehearsal-break conversations held in plastic chairs in the alley outside the opera's rehearsal space at Pico and La Brea. But he makes a habit of dashing to place the chairs at the best ray-catching angle depending on the time of day -- never mind that the ideal position might also heighten the possibility of being backed into by a truck.
In the sun, Freyer's hair looks less like meringue and more like a white-hot flame as he talks about how he got cajoled into this gargantuan undertaking by the late Edgar Baitzel, formerly L.A. Opera's chief operating officer.
Before his international career as a director of theater and opera, Freyer trained as a painter, and about four years ago he had reached a point in his career when he'd decided to give up stage work to "paint, paint, paint, all the time."
That was just about the same time that Baitzel approached Freyer about directing a new "Ring" cycle. Baitzel died last year of cancer; Christina Baitzel is his widow.
Freyer says that Edgar Baitzel, also a German native, chatted with him about doing a production of "The Threepenny Opera" by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill -- a logical choice for Freyer, who was a Brecht meisterschüler (master student) and has staged work for the Berliner Ensemble, founded by Brecht and his wife, Helene Weigel, in 1949.
But, Freyer recalls with a laugh, Baitzel told him, " 'The Ring' is better," in an offhand manner that suggested trading a single piece of musical theater for some 15 hours of Wagner was akin to choosing an apple instead of a banana.
Freyer resisted; he considered himself not only done with stage work but also finished with Wagner. "I had done 'Tristan und Isolde.' That was enough," he exclaims, referring to a 1994 production in Brussels.
But then, Freyer says, he and Baitzel, who had overseen productions of the complete works of Wagner in 1983 as assistant manager of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany, started talking of gesamtkunstwerk, the blending of disciplines. "I thought, I can make a painting with the story," Freyer says. "I think I can do the gesamtkunstwerk. I tried to find a way of painting with theater, and with music."
L.A. Opera's dream of presenting the "Ring" predates Baitzel and Freyer. In 2000, the company announced plans to mount a "Ring" cycle staged by German director Peter Mussbach in collaboration with Industrial Light & Magic, George Lucas' special-effects team, but the post-Sept. 11 economic slowdown scuttled plans for a high-tech "Ring," whose budget estimates had gone as high as $60 million.
At that point, Freyer was not on the "Ring" radar -- but in the next few years he established himself as a force at L.A. Opera with two notable productions: in 2002, a controversial, abstract staging of Bach's B-minor Mass that led to boos in the audience and angry letters to The Times and, the next year, a well-received production of Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust," featuring giant masks, flying effects and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus appearing as 54 angels' heads popping up through holes in the stage.
In new territory
Says Domingo of the Bach production: "It was my first season as an artistic director, and I wanted to program works that hadn't been seen here before. The Mass wasn't even an opera. I thought it was a fantastic production, but perhaps some audience members thought it was eccentric to see a sacred oratorio in an opera house, no matter how interesting the staging."
(Of people who bring such preconceptions with them into the theater, Freyer says cheerfully: "Not my problem.")
Still, adds Domingo, "Any resistance to Freyer's style was swept away with his production of 'Damnation of Faust.' Although he is one of the great theatrical geniuses of our time, his work was little known in the United States. We knew he would be able to give us a breathtaking 'Ring' that would fit in with what I see as L.A. Opera's vision . . . innovative, imaginative and thought-provoking."
Capturing the drama
For his part, L.A. Opera music director James Conlon -- who counts among his credits nine Wagner-heavy years as chief conductor of the Cologne Opera in Germany -- is confident that Freyer is capable of creating the "timeless, placeless place" in which the "Ring," Conlon believes, must exist.
"I think the power of myth always goes beyond the mundane," the conductor says. "The biggest cliché of the last few decades has been to reduce the subject to a specific.
"I've seen Marxist 'Rings,' Freudian 'Rings,' Jungian 'Rings,' 'Rings' in tuxedos -- all the things that in the '50s and '60s were considered rebellious are clichés now," Conlon continues. " 'The Ring' is Freudian and it's Jungian and it's Marxist and it's Keynesian and Buddhist and Christian -- it's all of those things, but not one of those things."
Another of Conlon's "Ring" requirements: that the visuals not upstage the opera. Although he does not name names, he says that film or stage directors who occasionally drop in to stage an opera often forget that. "In the case of Achim Freyer, he has lived with opera as a part of his culture -- he's not someone who's 'dropping in' on 'The Ring,' " Conlon says. "The drama is in the music."
Freyer agrees -- but among his many dreams is to stage a "Ring" without music, with actors speaking Wagner's text to emphasize its poetry. He'd also like to stage Dante's "Divine Comedy" someday and has his eye on mounting "Les Chants de Maldoror" (The Songs of Maldoror), a poetic French novel about an evil misanthrope consisting of six cantos written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautréamont. The work has been cited as an inspiration by Surrealist painters including Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp.
"I have only dreams," Freyer says -- not a wistful suggestion that there are many things in life he can only dream of but instead an assertion that there's no room for anything less than dream-worthy in his life.
While in Los Angeles, despite the demands of "Ring," Freyer plans to continue another of his dreams: his painting.
His 1970 watercolor "Seestück" (Seascape) is on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through April 19 in the exhibition "Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Culture." And L.A.'s Ace Gallery plans a show of his work in 2010 in conjunction with Ring Festival L.A.
"It is completely separate, but it is the same person," Freyer says of himself as director and as visual artist in his quirky, gesamtkunstwerk-y way. "I do 'The Ring,' and I paint."
And despite his initial reservations, "The Ring" now holds a place among his dreams.
"When I hear a work for realization, it's like I am pregnant, and I must give birth -- I know, the image is very feminine," he says. "The piece is so strong and so hard and so philosophical and so political that I must tell it on the stage."


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Micromanaging isn't a bad thing when it comes to growing peanuts. Just ask Al Sudderth, who averaged 6,494 pounds per acre this past year.
His achievements led to his selection as the 2010 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Award winner for the Lower Southeast Region.
"We're a small enough operation that we can be precise in all we do, so you could say we micromanage our crop," says Sudderth, who farms in southwest Georgia's Calhoun County. "We calibrate our equipment each week during the season, and we're always in the field on time, weather permitting."
In addition to 460 acres of peanuts, he also has 800 acres of corn, and 200 acres of cotton. All the peanuts are on a four- and five-year rotation, a program he has followed for many years.
He farmed in partnership with his father, Alvin, from 1989 until 1996, when he began managing the row-crop operation and his father began running 10 poultry houses.
Another part of the operation is Lizard Lope Lodge, offering duck, quail, hog and deer hunts for about 60 days during the farm's off-season.
Sudderth says he has followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a long-time yield champion in Georgia.
"We've been fortunate to keep up our yields with the help of new varieties," he says, adding that his entire acreage this year will be planted in the GA-06G cultivar.
He tries to begin planting towards the end of the window recommended by the Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Index or Peanut Rx.
"We've been extremely pleased with GA-06G, in both yield and grade. We had poor weather conditions during harvest last year, and we were afraid of what some our yields might be. In one field, I'm sure we lost 1,000 pounds because the rain set in and peanuts lay on top of the ground for three to four weeks."
For controlling peanut diseases, he utilizes a nine-spray program, including a combination of Abound, Tilt/Bravo, Provost and Bravo 720. The last application of the season might not be made in some years, depending on weather conditions.
Sudderth's peanut weed control program begins with Dual and Sonalan, coming back with Storm, 2,4-DB, Gramoxone and a surfactant. He then follows with Basagran and 2,4-DB, if needed to target specific weeds. This year, he'll be using Valor to help out with a beggarweed problem.
"We haven't had a problem yet with resistant pigweed in peanuts. We've seen some in our cotton, but less than 2 percent. It has helped that we have stayed with our yellow herbicides for so long, along with the Dual. It should help us by going with Valor in peanuts."
Sudderth plants a cover crop on his peanut land for erosion control and conservation purposes, and then turns it under. He plants twin rows. The entire peanut crop is under irrigation, mostly center pivots, using both surface water and wells. He grows Foundation Seed for McCleskey Mills.
"We're not using a formal irrigation scheduling program," he says. "We've used some soil probes in the past. Peanuts are like corn — you know how much water the crop needs at certain stages of growth, and you make sure it gets it. We have more than 20 rain gauges placed throughout our farm, because we might get 8/10 inch in one location and 4 inches at another."
Sudderth scouts all of his crops for insects on a regular basis. "For the past two years, we've had more trouble with worms — foliage feeders — and we've had to make multiple applications. We sprayed for worms three times last year."
Even with one of the worst harvest seasons in recent memory, Sudderth's 6,494 pound yield per acre average in 2009 was his best ever. "Our highest yield before year was 5,700 pounds. I give most of the credit for last year's success to the GA-06G variety. It held up even with the poor harvest conditions.
"Improved varieties give us a yield advantage, along with things like twin rows, rotation and irrigation. Variety is what is really getting it done for us now. In addition to a high yield, last year's crop graded well, at an average of 79. We even saw some 82's for the first time."
When peanuts become completely dry, it's difficult to separate them in the combine, says Sudderth. "I'd rather be harvesting peanuts at 18-percent moisture and dry conditions — that's when we can do an excellent job with almost no losses. Last year, when they got down to 9 percent moisture, we couldn't separate them. We windrowed the peanuts and picked them again with a hay rake."
Listing his keys to achieving efficiency in peanut production, he also mentions the value in recent years of converting from diesel power to electricity.
"We're in the process of completing this conversion. We're now at about 85 percent all-electric over 1,500 acres, after beginning the conversion four years ago. Another cost savings has come from the use of drop nozzles on our center pivots, which we began installing 10 years ago, even before cost-share assistance was available."
Auto-steer systems on two of his tractors also have helped to increase efficiency, especially with digging peanuts, says Sudderth. He also places a large value on his labor — four full-time employees, including one who also works at the hunting lodge during the off-season.
"All our workers specialize in something. One does all the irrigation and spraying and has over 20 years' experience. Another plants all the corn and cotton and has been with me, and with my dad, for 30 years. Our man who plants and digs peanuts has been with us for more than 30 years, and another runs the lodge during the off-season and helps on the farm."
The hunting lodge seemed like a logical next step, he says, since his father had always rented out a large portion of his hunting land.
"This gives us the opportunity to do a better job of managing the property. A lot of people would rent the land but not use a quality deer management program. Having the hunting operation allows us to better utilize our land. Before, we would maybe get a crop every third year from our bottomland with drain tiles. Now, we flood it with rice, grain sorghum and corn and do an early release on mallard ducks. We're getting an income from bottomland that previously would wash out."
Last year, Sudderth began nighttime wild hog hunting excursions, and it has proven to be a very successful venture. "Four years ago, wild hogs destroyed a portion of our corn crop, so we started investing in night vision equipment for hunting them. It took only one year to pay for our first night-vision scope. We've reduced our hog damage from 10 percent to 15 percent to about 3 percent."
Sudderth and his wife, Suzanne, are the proud parents of three daughters — Anna Grace, 6; Ava Christine, 5; and Vivienne Joy, 2.
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Chris Avellone sure is in a chatty mood as of late (We're in no shortage of Chris Avellone interviews lately) but if your like me and can't get enough of Obsidian's creative director and co-founder. El Pixel Illustre has offered an English translation of a Spanish interview they conducted with him recently, including an unexpected ending. Here's a few Fallout-themed snippets:
You've worked in quite a few games now. What project are you most proud of?
Planescape and the Fallout DLCs (Dead Money, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road) are the titles I'm most proud of – on all four, I was effectively Project Director and had the most freedom, so the fact that you own your mistakes as well as the praise generates a certain amount of pride. Also, almost all of them were under the radar, so they didn't come under as much scrutiny as other titles going on at the time – Torment because of Baldur's Gate, and the DLCs because no one gives a shit about DLC as long as it can boost sales of the original, blocks rentals and sell-backs-to-the-store, and be potentially rolled into a larger edition and make more money, so you have more freedom over the narrative, release dates (digital release is sooooo much better than physical copies when it comes to putting out a game, and I'd argue it makes for a better game as well as helping the environment), game titles (there is no way we could ever named a triple A sixty-buck title "Old World Blues" and gotten away with it), themes, and playing around with game mechanics to try out new ideas.
Have you checked out the "Fallout 2 Restoration Project" patch? Are you happy with all the cut content finally seeing the light of day, or maybe you would have preferred it to remain unseen?
I have not, unfortunately, and if Killap was brave enough to try and resurrect any of that content, more power to him – we certainly couldn't get to all of it, but I don't think the game suffered from it (and we were still able to put parts of the Fallout 2 stuff in FNV and the DLCs, although it's mutated quite a bit since when we first imagined it). I am glad that someone was able to make use of the editor we worked hard to get released a long time ago – I was worried no one would do anything with it.
Finally, one of the guilty pleasures I've been enjoying since the first Fallout is creating a character based on social and mental skills, and then play the whole game as a ruthless bastard taking advantage of everyone. What's your favorite play style?
That would be it, although I try to be the nice smooth-talking skilled professional who wanders into town and disarms everyone with witty one-liners. Which is a power fantasy, because my real life is nothing like that.
By the way, Fallout 3 is an embarrassment to the whole series, so thanks for putting it back in its rightful place with New Vegas. No, this is not a question, but we had to say it anyway.
I'd have to disagree, and without breaking down the argument into a treatise, one thing that F3 clearly nails about the Fallout universe is open-world exploration, and I thought they did a great job with that. I've already given critiques on F3 previously – ultimately, I believe it was a good game for many reasons, and I learned a lot design-wise from playing it and examining the editor-mechanics they used for constructing an open-world.
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I purchased this through a friend from Hong Kong where the Burberry line can be found at Faces in Tsim Sha Tsui. It costs HK$245 (S$43), not cheap but quite close to the price of a Chanel lipstick (S$44) lipstick in Singapore.
It is richly pigmented and applies with a creamy, velvety finish. It doesn't have that slick feel of Za Plumper Lips but applies with greater opacity. It also feels creamier and less dry than my Chanel Rouge Allure #147 Maniac. I wore this for about four hours and it did not bleed or dry out my lips. However, if you have very dry or peeling lips, I recommend using a lip balm first to help the lipstick apply more smoothly.
Instead of the usual click catch mechanism, Burberry lipsticks have a magnetic closure that is designed such that the cap always falls and aligns with the bottom half in the same way. The packaging looks and feels classic and elegant.
The shade is very aptly named as it has a pink undertone just like the hibiscus flower, and no unflattering orange tones. If you are not used to wearing such a strong colour, you can always apply a bit at the centre of the lips and then blend it out with your fingertip for a sheer tint of colour. For a very clean well-defined outline, it is best to use this together with a lipliner and apply with a lipbrush but I'm usually too lazy to bother using both.
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- doggybloggy said...
I love my mandolin but you do have to be careful - very careful...your dish looks great.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
A fabulous dish!Healthy and tasty!
- August 21, 2009 at 12:47 AM
- Nutmeg Nanny said...
I'm with doggybloggy on this one. I have damaged my finger just using a grater....lord knows what I could do with a mandolin...eeek! BTW I'm totally with you about kids and eating things that are cut in shapes. It's amazing what they will eat if it looks fun:)
- August 21, 2009 at 12:52 AM
- ♥peachkins♥ said...
It looks cute!
- August 21, 2009 at 4:35 AM
- Sweet and Savory said...
I just ordered a mandolin and can't wait to get it. I wanted it for vegetables to and seeing this recipe, I see I made a good choice. I will have to wait to get it to try this.
- August 21, 2009 at 7:46 AM
I got a mandolin for my wedding and was too scared to use it for a while :) But if you're careful it's actually ok, and it makes the food looks so pretty!
- August 21, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- maybelle's mom said...
i am frightened by my mandolin. but clearly i should break it out--look at how great this looks,
- August 21, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Reeni♥ said...
This looks so delicious with the cream sauce! I have a mandolin still in the box - you inspired me to try it out.
- August 21, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- nora@ffr said...
yumm!! vat ahealthy looking tasty dish!! as usual i adore ye food photography!1 keep it up!!
- August 21, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Soma said...
weird looking device LOL.. i have heard that they are magic. but they always makes me think of a musical instrument. this is a nice side recipe.
- August 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Chef Fresco said...
How simple, yet delicious! I want one of those mandolins! Except I would definitely dice my finger too. . .
- August 21, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- LK- Healthy Delicious said...
such a pretty pile of squash, and sounds delicious with the feta sauce too! I want a mandolin so badly, but I can't justify buying any more kitchen gadgets for a while.
- August 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- Erin said...
a mandolin is towards the top of my "to buy for the kitchen" list. It seems like something I could really use! Things like these sticks would be so much easier on the mandolin than with a knife... although maybe my goal should actually be to keep trying to improve my knife skills! :)
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We all love parties, whether it be a fancy wedding party or some casual get-together in Salt River . If you are throwing a party in a restaurant, then you need not worry about the catering. However, if you plan to arrange a party at your house, you can well imagine how difficult it could be to cook food for 20 to 30 guests. In such a case, it is advisable that one hire a good catering service to do the job.
Corporate social gatherings are staple in every business or industry. It is when important matters related to the trade are discussed such as in conferences and summits. The attendees of these business gatherings are employees of the company or corporation plus other stock holders or potential business partners for a possible collaboration. And where there are gatherings, big or small, there should be foods and drinks available for all participants. These provisions are served and supplied by particular catering services which are equipped to host such commercial events.
How to Host an Unforgettable Company Event
Careful and strategic planning is of the essence in hosting a company event. Hosting a simple domestic party is already a strenuous job, much more when holding a business gathering as there are a lot of professionals and business executives who might grace the special corporate event. There are a lot of things to be prepared such as the venue and the catering services. First and foremost the organizer should consider what effect the affair should have or what theme is applicable for the day's purpose. This is important in order to provide an atmosphere for the attendees that are conducive and perfect for socialization and business entrepreneurship. After determining this, the location or the venue where the event will take place can be selected. The place must be perfect enough to accommodate the number of expected guests. It should also be a place that conforms to the ambiance the organizer wishes to provide the event's participants. Aside from these, the place of the gathering must, with all possibilities, be situated in an area that is accessible to all employees and guests of the gathering. The seating arrangement is also one to include in the planning.
Another consideration essential to the event's planning is the budget. The organizer must include in the budget not only the venue or the chairs to be seated on by the attendees but also the food provision and catering services for the conference.
The Best caterer for the Corporate Event
While it is true that catering services are abundant in number these days, not all are capable of hosting a formal dining experience. Some caterers are only adept at cooking delectable dishes while there are also those catering services which can offer an excellent service complete with awesome cuisines, themed arrangement and excellent professional services. Such catering services are required for the business conferences.
The selected provider must be able to interpret what the event organizer requires and apply this. Caterers who can prepare various dishes to suit whatever palates and gastronomy of any provenance, culture and religion may also be hired as there will be diverse people of different backgrounds attending the corporate meeting. The catering services suited for a corporate occasion must be flexible, capable of multitasking and most of all, serve the most delectable and freshest dishes to everyone in the conference. If this caterer can think of a more ingenious and clever concepts suited to the event, the better.


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Justin Bieber Gets Japanese Symbol Tattoo [PHOTO]
David Letterman is going to be mad! Weeks after the late night talk show host jokingly gave Justin Bieber a hard time over his brand new 'Believe' tattoo, which he inked on his left arm in black lettering when his album dropped, the 'Boyfriend' singer is sporting another piece of new ink.
The latest addition to his collection? A very stylized version of the Japanese Kanji symbol for "music," inked on his right arm, in almost the same spot as his 'Believe' tatt.
The Biebs arrived at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney, Australia on July 17 for his exclusive acoustic concert wearing a white shirt and a denim vest, but it was his ink that had people talking. It's a small piece, but it's located in a prominent spot on his body, for all the world and Beliebers to see…and gawk at.
While Letterman busted the singer's chops (and subsequently apologized for being "snappish" with The Biebs), the teen is not deterred by comments on his increasing inventory of ink. In fact, he seems content on adding to his tattoo collection with frequency. He made headlines earlier this year for the Jesus Christ portrait he had inked on the back of his left calf.
It looks like JB is collecting tattoos that have incredible personal significance to him. He is a musician by trade and a Christian, and his tatts reflect those loves.
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Kudos to a microsite that really isn't one
There's a great article on Search Engine Land that gives an overview of our ūmi home telepresence area, and, probably unintentionally, underscores the strategy we followed in our new design system: Create a system that's flexible enough to create "microsites that aren't really microsites."
For those who don't know, a microsite is a separate small web site that companies set up to focus on a specific topic or promotion. For instance, a soft drink company might set up a microsite around a specific promotion it is doing around a sporting event. The advantage of a microsite is that it is very focused, so there are no distractions from a bigger corporate web site. It focuses on a single topic and place.
But there are usually big disadvantges, including these:
- Microsites usually aren't connected at all to the main company site, which means that users who need more information can be lost. Or, if they go to more supporting information from the corporate site, they're off into a different navigational space and may never be able to find their way back.
- Microsites often have a completely different domain from the main company site, which means search engines often don't associate them with the parent company, and that can hurt their ranking when people search on Google, Bing or the other search engines.
- Microsites can be expensive to create and maintain, since they usually involve inventing a completely different design system and then maintaining separate templates, content and infrastructure.
So, when we set out to create a new design system for Cisco's web and mobile sites, we had an express goal of supporting something that would have all of the advantages of a microsite, but with none of the disadvantages. I was heartened to read Search Engine Land review, which thinks we've succeeded:
From a user experience perspective, it is a stand-alone property. And that's important here because people interested in Umi—a high-definition video conference system that hooks up to your TV and broadband Internet connection, for spread out families and long distance relationships—are intrigued by a very specific solution.
They're probably not weighing a decision, "Should I buy this or maybe check out a new firewall?" So Cisco has eliminated almost all non-Umi distractions.
The basic templates we use for everything from ūmi home telepresence, to home networking, to Borderless Networks are similar, which means not only a consistent experience for our visitors, but also a lot less reinventing of the wheel for us. But, since the templates can support a "walled garden" idea such as the one we've adopted for ūmi home telepresence, we can have the advantage of a microsite too.
One way we tie everything together — while still allowing it to be separate when needed — is with the simple idea of hover navigation over the logo. And, regional navigation along the top bar (for instance, for the home-focused site area) helps visitors navigate to related products. You can see related implementations of the same navigational model on Cisco.com, our blog site, and you'll be seeing it on many other of our site areas over time.
P.S. Here are some pictures of the ūmi site.
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April 4, 2012
Take It With a Genealogy Grain of Salt
I was puzzled as to why I'd saved it but figured there had to be an article featuring someone I knew. Sure enough there was. The article was a glowing report of a man, we'll call him Sam. Let me preface this with the fact that I knew, and still know, Sam very well.
The article revealed that Sam had a high-paying career and was also a rather successful emerging artist (I use the word artist to describe actors, writers, poets, painters, sculptors). Sam worked part-time to support his art and his yearly wages which were given in the article were extremely good.
The article portrayed Sam as a very successful person pursuing his dream while earning a more than decent living. A descendant finding this article 50 or 100 or more years from now would be thrilled to think their ancestor was such an amazing person!
But the author of the article only knew Sam for a brief moment in Sam's life. I've known him for a very long time and also know what has happened to Sam over the past 24 years since the article was written.
The truth is that Sam has made bad choices in his life. The details are personal so I will simply say that his path in life was a downhill one, not the successful one portrayed in the magazine. He is not a successful artist. He no longer has a high-paying career.
He's a very different person from the person portrayed in the magazine article. Reading it made me realize that as genealogists we should not rely on one article or one obituary to paint the full picture of an ancestor's life. These are all subjective views written at a specific moment in time. Take it with a grain of salt. Or at least recognize that it's only one small piece of a person's entire life.
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- Diane B said...
This is an interesting perspective on media coverage. Thank you for sharing this! It's a good thing to keep in mind. Of course facts can be noted incorrectly but as you say it's important to remember that even the most accurate story is still only the perspective of that moment.
- The Grandmother Here said...
This posting brought three thoughts to mind:
1. Money isn't what's important in life.
2. Another example is eulogies at funerals. Some times you wonder if they are talking about the person you knew.
3. Megan Smolenyak said, in her most recent book, that ages in a census should be "taken with a grain of salt."
- Devon Lee said...
What a great insight. I've been looking at city directory information to fill in the story of someone between census. It is pretty eye opening, and yet I still have to take that with a grain of salt as well. The full story comes to life the more pieces we use, doesn't it. In any case, thank you for this post.
- Cheri Hopkins aka You Go Genealogy Girl #2 said...
Interesting post and a great reminder to us all, thanks!
- Cheri Hopkins aka You Go Genealogy Girl #2 said...
Interesting article and a good reminder to us all, thanks!
- Marian Pierre-Louis said...
Very good point!
- Karen Packard Rhodes said...
As a genealogist, I have learned to make that "reasonably exhaustive search" to find as many sources as I possibly can for each datum in an ancestor's file.
As a historian, I have learned to be skeptical of my sources, and try to parse out what is REALLY being said, the story behind the words. You have made an excellent point.
- Susan D. said...
A very illuminating post - and sad too. It shows how we should not make snap judgements on people at any one point in time.


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College football coaches won't be the only ones calling the shots at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
Dozens of Tournament of Roses Assn. workers are now planning every game detail, including the timing of the traditional B-2 flyover and the toss of a specially minted silver coin to determine who will receive the kickoff. The busiest invisible hands belong to Tournament of Roses Senior Game Manager Edward Corey and Game Manager Ted Tompkins.
Corey, prepping for his 35th Rose Bowl, coordinates each moment from the sidelines. When the college bands start to play, it's because Corey said go.
Tompkins -- a La Crescenta resident who works as a commercial real estate broker in Glendale -- must have everyone and everything in place for Corey. Praised by Rose Bowl Game Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Ash as the organization's top playmaker on the fly, Tompkins stands ready with spare coins in pocket for the toss and contingency plans in mind for potential miscues. This will be his 40th Rose Bowl Game.
"Our goal is not to be seen," said Corey, 51. "Our jobs are done best if no one knows we're here."
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"Coretta" cast casts support for Hatten
"A Song for Coretta" cast members (Roslyn Washington, Ghandia Johnson, Taylor Raye, Kylee Chariese Wellons and Lynnette Holmes. Photo by B. Arnold King-Hall.
Imagine what it must be like to have to finish up the Shadow Theatre's run of "A Song for Coretta," in the wake of last week's acrimonious resignation of artistic director Keith L. Hatten?
But soldier on, the five women are, through March 13, and they want the world to know they support the newly departed Hatten.
You can read the most recent news on Shadow's troubles here; you can read about Hatten's resignation here; and you can read our review of "Coretta" here
Here's an unsolicited statement submitted to The Denver Post by cast members and others in the Shadow family:
"Contrary to all that has been said and written, the majority of us as artists and community did support Keith Hatton and his efforts as artistic director of Shadow Theatre Company. We also acknowledge and support the hard work of L.J. Harker, who volunteered many, many hours in the area of grant writing. (Read about Harker's deparrture here).
We witnessed the same artist/board struggle with Keith's predecessor, Jeffrey Nickelson, and with previous theater companies before that. We realize how much more is at stake than personal and petty victories. We have a strong, loving theater family that spans 30-plus years that is now being tested by wills and egos.
Sadly it is all being done in the name of theater and Jeffrey Nickelson, something and someone we all professed to care about.
Until all personal agendas are set aside, no one will "win" or "move forward" in this situation that so far has only succeeded in "dividing."
As artists, our desire is simple…… to share our gifts onstage with as many people as possible as often as possible. Artists/Board/Community ……WE ALL WIN.
Roslyn Washington
Ghandia Johnson
Hugo Jon Sayles
Dwayne Carrington
Shahadah James
Gwen Harris
Janice Guy Sayles
Kyllee Wellons
Taylor Craft
Lynette Holmes
B. Arnold King
Joseph Fuqua Jones


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While most folks who call a basement or garden level apartment home have to admit they get a bit less sunlight, during the sweltering days of summer it's a perfectly fair trade for a naturally cooler space. But as August fades into September, and the relaxing relief of a cool apartment gives way to chilly mornings and nights, you may want to consider some strategies for keeping your low-level domicile warm.
Want to stay toasty without breaking the bank on gas heat? Consider a few of these excellent suggestions.
1. Pick up a bunch of area rugs. The coldest part of most any home? The floor. Whatever material - wood, carpet or tile - your floors are guaranteed to be the chilliest surface in your apartment. While this is a boon to pets during the dog days of summer, it takes its toll on bare feet during the other seasons. Keep your floors covered with area rugs for a warmer alternative. Part decor, part necessity, choose designs and patterns that flatter your space and keep your toes from freezing as you pour the morning coffee.
2. Install radiant floor heating. Take a step beyond simple area rugs and consider having your whole floor and room warmed by radiant heat. Getting a radiant heat system installed under your flooring will be sure to keep your feet comfortable on even the chilliest mornings, but it'll also warm the rest of the room thanks to natural convection currents. Best of all, it's energy-efficient, which is good for your utility bill and the planet.
3. Pack your home with throws and blankets. What could be more comfortable on a cold evening than curling up on the couch with a blanket. Keeping a collection of throws and blankets around is a fantastic way to ward off any chill. They're also great décor and can add plenty of class to any sofa or couch.
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Solutions in Music aims to contribute to 'solutions' in world harmony, by reducing stress levels on a magnitude through the cumulative nature of corporate organizations, large groups and gatherings and also individual resonation of music - drums.
By bringing groups together in a harmonic gathering, one-by-one, group-by-group, corporation-by-corporation, a unified stress relief is encountered through the rhythmic beat of drumming.
Through this corporate team-building and communication improvements, drumming workshops lead to interaction and musical interplay where an easy, light, benevolent energy blossoms that harnesses group and individual humanity with fun! Healing begins.
Solutions aims to use music as an art form to provide workshops that improve the well being of the body and mind and soul thereby healing the heart beat of the organization.
Keep Your Company's Heart on the Beat of Success!
The ultimate goal is to develop within individuals a space within themselves, where they can feel and be a part of a larger solution.


text: The Dachau concentration camp, northwest of Munich, Germany, was the first regular concentration camp the Nazis established in 1933. About twelve years later, on April 29, 1945, US armed forces liberated the camp. There were about 30,000 starving prisoners in the camp at the time. Here, soldiers of the US Seventh Army document conditions in the camp. They also require German civilians to tour the camp and confront Nazi atrocities.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for factory goods rose in February but a gauge of planned business spending slipped, suggesting factory activity continued to expand at a modest pace.
The Commerce Department on Tuesday said orders for manufactured goods climbed 3.0 percent. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast orders advancing 2.9 percent.
Factory orders were boosted by the aircraft industry, which is prone to sharp swings. Civilian aircraft orders surged 95.1 percent. U.S. manufacturer Boeing had previously reported orders in February for 179 aircraft, up from two a month earlier.
Stock prices extended gains following the data's publication.
Gains in new orders were modest when stripping out more volatile categories. Orders excluding transportation equipment increased just 0.3 percent.
Data on Monday showed slowing growth of factory activity in March, suggesting the economy lost some momentum at the end of the first quarter as the effects of tighter fiscal policy started kicking in.
The factory orders data suggested some of the slowdown due to the fiscal restraint was present in February as well.
Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft - seen as a measure of business confidence and spending plans - declined 3.2 percent instead of the previously reported 2.7 percent drop.
However, this measure of core factory orders has also been quite volatile in recent months. In January, it rose 6.7 percent, the biggest gain since March 2010, according to revised readings.
Other data this year has shown little sign that higher taxes, and the $85 billion in across-the-board government spending cuts that took effect March 1 known as the "sequester," have weighed on economic activity.
The Commerce Department also said orders for durable goods, manufactured products expected to last three years or more, rose 5.6 percent instead of the 5.7 percent gain reported last week.
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From The Files Of October 4, 1990 '90 Forbes Road School Board will sell a 1.28-acre tract of land behind the Dalco sewing plant in Hustontown to the Fulton County Industrial Development Association for $15,000 should the purchase receive court approval.
The September 16, 1990, edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer magazine features a story entitled "The Lost Highway." The feature article retraces the nation's first transcontinental road, The Lincoln Highway, and along the way the story, written by writer William Ecenbarer, makes for some interesting reading about McConnellsburg and other surrounding areas. The magazine's cover also features an old postcard picturing Big Cove Tannery and Mc- Connellsburg from Tuscarora Mountain, Lincoln Highway.
Darryl Heckman of Dutch Corner Road, Todd Township, recently earned his state taxidermy permit from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald McClure of McConnellsburg on September 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Montague of Neelyton on September 26.
Deaths: Daniel Miller, 87, Waterfall; Walter Block Jr., Hancock; Chalmer Sipes, Chambersburg; James Vincill, Warfordsburg.
Marriage licenses: Harry Houck, Hustontown, and Lodema Souders, Hustontown; Todd Fling, Hagerstown, and Linda Wills, Warfordsburg; Elmer Bowman Jr., Hancock and Lori Richards, Hancock; Michael Purnell, Wells Tannery, and Drema Waltz, McConnellsburg; Larry Morton, Needmore, and Kelley Mills, Warfordsburg; David Polk Jr., Marion, Pa., and Edeltrud Shaffer, Chambersburg; Paul Bowers, Warfordsburg, and Laura Yost, Needmore.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 2, 1980 '80 Valley-Hi is again back on top of the legal seesaw over whether that 100-acre development in Brush Creek Township is an incorporated borough. The commonwealth court in Harrisburg handed down a decision which upholds the original 1973 decree by the Fulton County Court of Common Pleas granting borough status to Valley-Hi.
The McConnellsburg firehall took on the look of a national Democratic convention in miniature last Saturday as about 250 Democrats and a few Republicans jammed the banquet room for the annual county Democratic fundraiser.
Firemen from Needmore, assisted by Hancock and Mc- Connellsburg fire companies and a ladder truck from Long Meadow Fire Co., Hagerstown, were able to save a silo on the Robert Souders farm, six miles south of Needmore, after a flash fire in the almost filled structure threatened to destroy it.
Miss Anne Elizabeth Eisenhower became the bride of Paul Mitchell Robinson September 6. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eisenhower, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Minor Robinson.
Marriage licenses: Gerald L. Boynton, Murlow, N.H., and Sharon Wible, Mt. Holly, N.J.; Dennis W. Baylor, Bel Air, Md., and Karen S. Glunt, Shade Gap, David A. Washabaugh II, McConnellsburg; and Tina A. Horton, McConnellsburg.
Specials at the IGA; celery, 39 cents a stalk; whole hams, $1.29 lb.; ground beef, $1.39 lb.; potatoes, $1.39, 10-lb. bag.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Babcock of Fort Loudon on September 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Motto of Everett on September 21; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Berkstresser of Mc- Connellsburg on September 21; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Mellott of Needmore on September 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Zane L. Zirkle of Little Orleans, Md., on September 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Reed Sr., Saltillo, on September 22.
Deaths: Esther J. Davidson, Three Springs; Annie E. Trois, Hancock; Jesse H. Black, Broad Top City; Leroy Brakeall, Needmore; Rolson D. Varner, Orbisonia; Lester J. Wagner, York.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 15, 1970 '70 The first major surge in Pennsylvania hunting activity starts with the opening of the early small game season on Saturday, October 17.
The Great Cove Camporee, held at Hustontown this past week, was rated as a big success. The purpose of the camporee was to open Forbes Road through Fulton County and the Scouts accomplished this mission. It can now be used by Scout units, Cub Scout packs or other units interested in hiking it.
The McConnellsburg Lions Club has announced that the ice skating rink at Sagner Park has been completed and will be ready for use this winter. It is believed that, in the long winter months ahead, the skating rink will be the center of much activity.
Marriage licenses: Glundall Paul Glunt of Burnt Cabins and Janice Fay Zerby of Boalsburg. William Wible of Wells Tannery and Diana Lee Peffer of Wood.
Linda Deshong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Deshong of Harrisonville, enlisted recently in the Women's Army Corps. Linda, a graduate of Central Fulton High School, will take her basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala.
News of men in service: Airman Rodney A. Keefer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Keefer, has completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. U.S. Air Force Sergeant Duane Ramsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Ramsey of McConnellsburg, is participating in a massive NATO training exercise in West Germany.
Allen Henry has been named instructor of computer science at Penn State's New Kensington Campus. He was a graduate assistant at the main campus for two years prior to going to New Kensington.
Deaths: Solomon Leonard McKee, Needmore; Daisy D. Washabaugh, McConnellsburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Souders of McConnellsburg on October 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Swope of McConnellsburg on October 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark of Needmore on October 3; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bard of McConnellsburg on October 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Warsing of McConnellsburg on October 7; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Barton of Needmore on October 7; twins, a boy and a girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyers of Clear Spring on October 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Mason of Mercersburg on October 7; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes of Greencastle on October 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martz of Hustontown were honored at a 25th wedding anniversary celebration at their home on October 4. The couple's children, Susan and Gary, and Mrs. Martz's mother, Mrs. Myrtle Decker, hosted the surprise affair.
Miss Christina Lou Mellott and Christos Papavasilious were married in Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Washington, D.C., on October 4. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson Mellott of Mercersburg and a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mellott of McConnellsburg.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 20, 1960 '60 An executive committee composed of Max Stenger, Earl Gordon, Eugene Earley, Rev. Benjamin Davis, Lester Carmack, Mrs. Russell Glazier and Mrs. C.B. Chubb has been formed to plan celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the founding of McConnellsburg to be held in 1961.
The Clear Ridge Methodist Church will observe its 100th anniversary on Sunday, October 30.
The McConnellsburg firemen's Halloween parade will be held on October 28.
Applications for the annexation of Ayr and Todd township school districts to the McConnellsburg Borough School District are on the agenda of the State Council of Education meeting on November 10.
James Mellott, 25, of Hustontown, is in Harrisburg Hospital with a broken neck and severe lacerations of the skull. Mellott was working on a timber sawing job at Cowans Gap Lake Thursday when a tree being sawed struck another tree, the top of which fell on his head.
Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Fields Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Washabaugh III attended the seventh World Series game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees last Thursday. The Pirates won.
Mrs. Parker Crouse, RN, and Mrs. Harold Shore attended the 50th anniversary of the founding of the J.C. Blair Hospital in Huntingdon on Saturday. Mrs. Crouse was the highest honor student graduate form this hospital 25 years ago.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Blankley, Needmore, on October 10; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abbott, McConnellsburg, on October 10; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Shives, Harrisonville, on October 12; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Fisher, Hustontown, on October 12; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bivens, McConnellsburg, on October 13.
Statements of conditions of the two local banks as of October 6 show total assets of The Fulton County National Bank set at $5,116,467.74 and The First National Bank at $3,484,088.39.
Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds of last Saturday: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shirk (nee Mildred Hill) and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Strait (nee Doris Peck) of Needmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ward Jr., Warfordsburg, are the parents of a baby daughter, Joann Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Shank, Needmore, are repairing the former Markley home and getting ready to move into their newly purchased property.
The Presbyterian Women's Class will hold a roast beef and ham dinner at Wells Tannery Community Hall. Tickets are $1, adults, and 50 cents for children.
Deaths: Walter Mellott, Needmore; Mrs. Thomas W. Walker, McConnellsburg; Alvin J. Dohner, Bridgeton, N.J., husband of the former Nora O. Fisher of McConnellsburg; Mrs. Belle M. Hess, Warfordsburg; Mrs. Frances Larue Brown, Hopewell.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 19, 1950 '50 Last week the new Fulton County Medical Center recorded its first emergency patient, its first inpatient and the first birth. This week, the first death was recorded. Gary Lee, 3-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Truax, Needmore, died on October 15 of pneumonitis. Apparently, however, many local people don't even know about the local hospital yet. Last week, an Ohio motorist needed medical attention and was brought to McConnellsburg by a passing motorist. Four or five people on the street were asked where the hospital is located. No one knew.
Death: Miss Jessie Wishart of Johnstown.
BM3-C Raymond A. Benz and Edna Lorain Spade were married recently.
Approximately 550 people crowded into the local American Legion home on Tuesday evening to hear the World Famous Claude Thornhill Orchestra. The next band at the Legion will be a return engagement of Blue Barro in November.
A kitchen shower was held Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Truax of Burnt Cabins in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Bricker, who were married October 1. The new bride is the former Caroline Audrey Truax.
Mrs. Madeline Sharpe of Needmore is a patient in Chambersburg Hospital undergoing treatment for a fractured leg received in an automobile accident October 13.
Birth: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lane of Hustontown on October 13.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kline of Fairview celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on October 14.
Deaths: Walter W. Wigfield of near Amaranth; Amanda Robison Lehman; Miss Lessie Rachel Shimer of Mc- Connellsburg; Bundy Oliver Crist of Warfordsburg.
Correction from last week: Mrs. Laura June Martz of Hustontown became the first inpatient at the new hospital, being admitted at 4:30 a.m. on October 5, instead of Mr. Raymond Martz.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 17, 1940 '40 A new, modern hardwood back bar was installed back of the soda fountain at McLaughlin's Drug Store on Tuesday of this week. The new bar is of the same material and finish as the recently installed booths.
Death: Mrs. John J. McDonald of Ransom, Kan.
Claude Chesnut and Helen McLucas were married October 12.
The United States Senate recently confirmed the appointment of Ellis L. Lynch as postmaster of McConnellsburg.
Seized last Thursday evening by Sheriff Porter Duvall and members of the sate motor police, a McConnellsburg stock dealer was arraigned on Friday morning before Judge W.C. Sheely and given a three-year sentence in the Allegheny County Workhouse on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Charged last winter with killing a state trooper in McConnellsburg, the man was acquitted at the March session of court when he testified that a revolver in his pocket discharged accidentally, the shot striking the policeman.
A 24-year-old Thompson Township man was arrested recently on charges of passing worthless checks and lodged in the local jail in default of bail; two checks were issued in the county, one to Gayle Waltz of Needmore for $20 and one to H.P. Charlton of Warfordsburg for $1,000. In addition, warrants on bad check charges have been lodged as retainers against the man, one from Huntingdon County for $200, one from Franklin County for $581.90 and one from Washington County, Md., for $1,400. All the checks were issued for the purchase of cattle and were drawn on The Peoples National Bank of Hancock.
The Young Peoples Choir of the local Methodist Church will go to Duncannon on Sunday where they will present a concert of 15 selected musical numbers.
Miss Geraldine Thomas, who had been quite ill, has resumed her teaching at Warfordsburg.
Parking meters have now been installed on both sides of the street through the business section of McConnellsburg. Although the meters were completed on Thursday, Borough Officer Lynn Bard made no prosecutions the first two days, giving only a warning on Friday and Saturday. The section covered by the parking meters takes in both sides of the street from the first alley west of Second Street to the first alley east of First Street.
Homer Richards, 19, son of James Richards of Big Cove Tannery, while cleaning out a steel barrel with gasoline at his home last Wednesday evening, received severe burns when the gasoline suddenly became ignited. Rushed to the office of Dr. Neill in McConnellsburg, he was then taken to Chambersburg Hospital in the Kelso ambulance where his condition is reported as serious.
The personnel of the Selective Service board of Fulton County was announced on Tuesday by Gov. Arthur H. James, following final approval by President Roosevelt. The first members of the board are John Stunkard of Wells Tannery, H. Scott Alexander of McConnellsburg, and Oscar Litton of Thompson Township. The examining physician is Dr. E.H. MacKinlay of McConnellsburg and the appeal agent is John W. Mentzer of McConnellsburg. The personnel of the local board was recommended by a county advisory board which was made up of Judge W.C. Sheely, County Superintendent H.C. Welsh and the county commissioners, J.S. Alexander, Cyrus Wagner and Ralph Berkstresser.
Ray Kelso and Ione Branthaver were wed Saturday.
Miss Esther M. Mellott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Mellott, was one of the 44 graduates of the Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening.
Three registered Holstein-Friesian heifers were recently purchased by Russell Thomas of McConnellsburg from J. Stevenson of Waynesboro.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 16, 1930 '30 Deaths: Mrs. Fulton Gordon of near Big Cove Tannery; Mrs. Webb Seville, who died while sitting in a chair at her home at Cito on October 10.
The Pen Mar corner in town was the scene of a tragic accident last Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. Jacob Schultz, age about 55, of Union Township, was hit by a state highway truck. The truck, driven by Ernest Cooper, was crossing the street and hit Mrs. Schultz, the rear wheel striking her in such a way as to scrape along the length of her legs. The entire soft part of her right leg, including the tissues and nerves, was stripped from the bone in shreds. The left leg was also badly bruised and scratched. Taken at once to Chambersburg Hospital, her right leg was amputated that same evening.
George R. Snyder and Florence R. Clouser were married on October 11.


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