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Windows 8 start screen will appear with a a lock screen similar to Windows Phone 7 and be displayed with s a clock, upcoming calendar item and notification and customisation of this screen will be possible.
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Disney's New Tron: Legacy Site Comes to Life Using IE9 with HTML5 After my recent visits to numerous Universities across the UK, I am aware a number of you have been teaching HTML5 for a number of years as part of your curricula. Therefore I thought you may be interested in the following examples of HTML5.
Check out what Disney Publishing was able to produce using Internet Explorer 9 hardware acceleration and HTML5.
The website takes Tron fans through an original, interactive adventure, raising the bar for what an interactive, graphic novel can be. IE9 features such as hardware-accelerated HTML5 canvas, audio tags, and fast JavaScript engine were critical in bringing the site they imagined to life.
There are also numerous other show case sites from BMW, SKY, Wired, Top Gear and many more… the sites are specifically designed and developed for IE9 and HTML5 visit the beauty of the web showcase site to see the power of IE9 and HTML5.
UK Academic community, This evening Microsoft is announcing something very special. which I know a lot of you will .
Check out the live stream from MSDN Channel9
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Steve Plank, or "Planky" as he is more usually known, works for Microsoft in the UK's Developer and Platforms group. His focus is on Microsoft's cloud technologies such as office 365 but especially Windows Azure - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/plankytronixx/
The Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 (Microsoft RDS) is a Windows based environment for academic, hobbyist, and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. All previous editions of Microsoft RDS 2008 R2 (Express, Standard and Academic) have been combined into one new version, RDS 2008 R3 and can be downloaded at no charge from MSDNAA or DreamSpark.
The Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 R2 is no longer available as a standalone product and is now included for no charge with RDS 2008 R3. RDS 2008 R3 includes a lightweight asynchronous services-oriented runtime, a set of visual authoring and simulation tools, as well as templates, tutorials, and sample code to help you get started.
The key problem with both games and robots has been the cost and complexity of producing the necessary building blocks that faculty can use to create computer science assignments. By partnering with faculty who are domain experts in robotics and teaching, Microsoft External Research has collaborated with many institutions and researchers to advance state-of-the-art curricula, coupling existing practices with compelling, practical, and affordable robotics technology.
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This morning Microsoft UK are holding a special event for the UK Academic community on the Kinect for Windows SDK! Its been an awesome day so far and.. I will be blogging more about todays event and presentations.
Kinect SDK Beta Launch Content
Microsoft has produced over 4 hours of Channel9 Live content that includes developer talks, demos from Code Camp. For those of you whom were unable to attend todays event you can watch the Kinect for Windows SDK launch at channel9.msdn.com/events where you can download all the sessions and slides.24 hours prior to the event hosted a Code Camp with 30+ students, pro devs, hackers and enthusiasts who all built projects on top of Kinect.
Coding4Fun's Kinect Project Gallery !
Coding4Fun Toolkit
A handy developer API for things like converting a byte array to a bitmap for Windows Forms and WPF or getting the distance of a particular pixel in one line of code.
Kinect for Windows SDK VB Samples
All of the SDK samples have now been ported over to Visual Basic Express
Kinect cursor
Brian Peek built an awesome Windows cursor that includes click and click/drag support
Kinect Paint
A fun, Metro-esque designed paint with your hands app (Drawing the word "cool" with a "caffeinated" apperance) from Evan Lang and Laurent Bugnion.
Clint's awesome Kinect-enabled drivable Lounge chair!
Kinect for Windows SDK Quickstarts
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Installing and using the Kinect Sensor
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Kinect Beta Launch Live Event
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Kinect Project Post - Welcome Post
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To download software from the Faculty Connection site or to access faculty only material in the Faculty Connection Resource Center a faculty member will need to become verified. What this means is the person will need to submit proof they are a faculty member and not a student.
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BizSpark Network Partner Programme Guide, which explains how 3rdparty organisations like Universities can participate.
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Amazing story of the power of the Imagine Cup. This months Microsoft Health Tech Today
We are excited to announce this week's episode of Health Tech Today, features a country winner of the 2011 Imagine Cup Windows Phone 7 competition with Lifelens from a team of students from UCLA, University of California, Davis, Harvard and the University of Central Florida.
Lifelens was designed in less than six months, this app came out of as the U.S.A winning entry to Imagine Cup 2011 Windows Phone 7 Application competition. Lifelens is a revolutionary new mobile app to detect malarial parasites.
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** ':( EVERYBOPY READS THE CLARE SENTtNEL ALL HOIVIE PRINT 4> established 1878 *- TfflS"^EEK^^rF*9raE_T 84 COLUMNS 1680 INCHES " <J>_ -* GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1943 New Series Vol. 51, No. 34 GLARE SCHOOL TO GRADUATE 52 FRIDAY, JUNE 4 ' ____-__-_--——. Dr. Arthur Secord of U. of M. Commencement Speaker The annual Junior-Senior Banquet for Clare High School was held Thursday evening, May 20th, in the Methodist church parlors and was served by the ladies of the W.S.C.S. The tables were attractive in patriotic colors and miniature flags. Dr. John H. Hall gave the invocation. Jim Chapman was the toastmaster and introduced the speakers. Gary Coveart, president of ,the Junior class, gave tlie toast to the Seniors and Wes Samborn gave the response. Mr. Bates was the main speaker and chose as his subject "Communique, Operations Are Proceeding According to Plan." Miss Geraldine LeRoux favored the group with a piano solo and played the accompaniment when the audience sang the class song, "On Clare High School," as the Closing number of the program. The Prom started at 9:00 o'clock at the high school gym. The theme of the decorations was that of a night club with military decorations. A thirteen piece orchestra played for the dancers and had many special numbers of their own The Grand March was led by Garry Coveart and Miss Eileen House. The first number of the floor show was Ann Bicknell and Joan Perry who sang, "Rose Ann of Sharing Cross," and "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight." Bob White sang two songs, "Please Think of Me," and "For Me and My Gal." Joe Methner played several numbers on his electric guitar and Miss Emma Lou Rogers, the orchestra vocalist, sang two songs. Class Night This Evening At eight o'clock this Friday evening, May 28th, the 1943 graduating class will present their annual Class Night program. The stage of the high school auditorium will be camouflaged to represent a street scene directly in front of a USO canteen. The time will be one year from today. With Albert Hodson as Master of Ceremonies, the Class Will, written by Gene Maxwell; the Class Prophecy, by Al Hodson; and the Class Poem, by Loree Allen will be. presented and will offer quite a bit of entertainment. There will also be a Class History, and the class themselves will sing the Class Song, written by Bernard Wyman. The committee in charge of producing this Class Night program is composed of the following members: Carl Cappaert, Janet Duncan, Erma Ott. and Pete Creguer. The public is cordially invited and there will be, of course, no admission charge. (Continued on Page Eleven) 2nd Lieutenant John G. White MASONS ATTEND GRAND LODGE IN LANSING TUES. Brother of Ed. Johnston Elected Grand Marshal John G. White, of Clare, received his commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 'Coast Artillery Corps upon successfully completing the officer candidate course at the Antiaircraft Artillery School, Camp Davis, N. C, on May 20, 1943. The newly commissioned local officer will take up his new duties in the Antiaircraft Artillery after a short furlough. The course at the Antiaircraft Artillery School is one of the most difficult of the officer candidate tests in the army. Not only do candidates have to meet the high standards of leadership necessary to all officers, but they must be able to master and put into practice the complicated technical art of Antiaircraft Artillery. Their studies and practical work involve mainly the means and actions by which swift flying enemy aircraft can be shot down or kept from successfully performing bombing missions. In addition, A. A. officers must be able to put their guns to use in other artillery purposes, such as antitank. Lieut. White is spending this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George White, and family, enroute to Camp Horan, California. CHANGE TO NEW AIR RAID SIGNAL SYSTEMJAY 1ST Signal Tests and Black-outs Planned for Near Future Worshipful Master Jesse Hampton, delegate' from John Q. Look Lodge No. 404, P. & A. M., accompanied by Fred Schaaf, representative from John J. Carton Lodge No. 436, of Harrison,, and Ed. Johnston, of the Clare Lodge, attended the ninety-ninth annual communication of the Grand Lodge .of Michigan, held jn. the Masonic Temple at Lansing, Tuesday, May 25th. Hugh H. Johnston, of Traverse City, brother of Ed. Johnston, of Clare, was the principal speaker at the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of John Q. Look Lodge, March 31st of this year, and was elected Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., of Michigan, at the Communication Tuesday. The local brothers enjoyed the privilege of seeing Grand Marshal Johnston elected and installed in 'his new office by Past Most Worshipful Grand Master Albert Young, of Escanaba. W. M. Jesse Hampton was honored by the M. W. Grand Master by appointment as a teller and acted in this capacity throughout the election of Grand Lodge officers. The following Grand Lodge officers were elected for the ensuing year: M. W. Grand Master—Albert A. Hughes. R. W. Deputy- Grand Master—Paul O. Strawheckes. R. W. Senior Grand Warden—J.' Kenneth Lyons. R. W. Junior Grand Warden—Roscoe J. Burch. R. W. Grand Treasurer—Hugh A. MacPherson. R. W. Grand Secretary—F. Homer Newton. R. W. Grand Lecturer—Francis B. Lambie. R. W. Grand Chaplain—William C. Donald. W. Senior Grand Deacon—Clarence A. HOoper, W. Junior Grand Deacon—Hazen P. Cole. Grand Marshal—Hugh H. Johnston. The meeting was an outstanding success and was attended by 1500 Master Masons of Michigan. The one hundredth annual Communication will be held in Detroit next year. Donald Burton Prisoner of Japs in Philippines Mr.. and Mrs. George Burton* of Wise township, received word May 6, that their son, Donald, Seaman First Class, is a prisoner of tlie Japs in the Philippines. He was previously reported missing May 9, 1942. Donald enlisted in the Navy November 29, 1939, and had been in the Philippines since February, 1941. The last word his parents received from him was December 5,1941, just two days before Pearl Harbor. CHARLES J. GRILL SUCCUMBS TO ILL HEALTHSATURDAY Services Held Wednesday for Veteran Clare Jeweler FUTURE FARMERS ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR Chapter Completes Three Successful Projects During Past Year Last Tuesday the Clare Chapter of the F.F.A. met for the election of next year's officers and the following were elected: President—Melvin Allen. Vice President—Joe Methner. Assistant Vice President — Herb Randall, Jr. Secretary—Dean Shaver. Assistant Secretary—James Ostrowsky. Treasurer—Paul Williams. Assistant Treasurer—Melvin Rutter. Reporter—Bob Moline. Assistant Reporter—Herb Randall, Jr. Student Council—Wallace Rillet. Conductor—Bill Archambault. Watch Dog—Ronald Arnold. During the school year the F.F.A. has completed three projects, the first of which was selling Farm Bureau seeds, the total of which was ?238.00. The second was the selling of treated seed potatoes to the community schools and individuals which amounted to $64.18. 4 The third was a forestry project on the Clare High School land where 2500 baby trees were planted, This summer the boys intend to take up sheep dipping with the chapter sheep dipping tank. The services of the retiring officers in the interest of the chapter and its projects is greatly appreciated by the members. , Michigan's new air raid warning signal system, which went into effect May 1, is expected to result in many requests for an early trial of the plan, and defense councils are being urged to overlook no opportunity to acquaint the public with its details. The changeover to the new system was ordered by Capt. Donald S. Leonard, Director of Civilian Defense, for the increased convenience and improved protection of the public and to lessen the strain on communication facilities. It is the first regulation to be issued by Capt. Leonard under the authority of the State's new civilian defense act and has the effect of law. The system is the outgrowth of regulations put into effect in Sault Ste. Marie several months ago by the U. S. Citizens Defense Corps of Michigan and since approved by the Eastern Defense Command and adopted by many j states. It provides Michigan with a uniform warning plan. The principal features are: 1. Introduction of a public "Blue" warning signal—a two-minute steady blast on horns, sirens or whistles—to indicate a raid is PROBABLE, Civilian Defense will mobilize. All lights must be turned out, unless specifically exempted, but traffic may continue with vehicle lights on low beam and pedestrian movement is permitted. Workers remain at jobs. x 2. The sounding of the "Red" public warning—the familiar fluctuating note on sirens and intermittent blasts oh horns and whistles for three minutes —to indicate that a raid is IMMINENT. Civilian Defense is mobilized. Traffic stops, except for emergency vehicles. Passengers, drivers and pedestrians must take shelter. All lights are blacked out, except for authorized emergency lights. 3. Introduction of . an additional "Blue" public warning—a two-minute steady blast—to follow all "Red" (Continued on Page Twelve) LITTLE KAY PHILLIPS SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS AT CLARE HOSPITAL B * SHOP OPEN AGAIN Starting Monday. May 31st, my machine shop will be open for business, Frank Nash assisting. John Nbrthon. 34.2 NOTICE With Decoration' Day falling on Sunday this year it has always been customary that the post office observe the following day.. This year, on account of the war conditions, there will be full delivery service jn, city and on rural routes and post Office will he open. Monday, ,May. 31, at tegular hours. Francis Jackson, Postmaster. Laid at Rest in Coleman Cemetery Tuesday Morning May 25 Little Kay Janette Phillips passed away at the Clare Hospital, Saturday evening, where she had been confined for seven days of a ten day illness of measles followed by pneumonia. Kay Janette Philipps was born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips, Jr., February 7, 1937, in Warren township, Midland county, Michigan, and passed away at Clare, Michigan, May 22, 1943, at the age of six years, three months and fifteen days. She completed her studies-this year in the Kindergarten of the Coleman school where her sunny and loveable disposition had won her many friends, who with the family, will mourn her passing. She is survived by the parents, one sister, Joy Lee; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips, Sr" of Clare, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Isham, of Leslie; othe relatives and the many friends. Private funeral services were held from the Thurston Funeral Home at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, with Dr. John H. Hall officiating, and the little body was laid at rest in the Coleman cemetery. Chas. J. Grill, well known and highly respected local jeweler for the pasf thirty-four years, passed away here at 11:00 o'clock Saturday evening, following a heart attack the preceding Tuesday evening. Although he had been in failing health for some time, he had been in the jewelry store until a few days before his demise. Chas. John Grill was born in Sweden, April 13,' 1866, and passed away in Clare, Michigan, May 22, 1943, at the age of seventy-seven years, one month and nine days. He* was brought to America by his parents when seven years of age and the family settled in Reed City, where Mr. Grill grew to manhood. In 1892 he was united in marriage with Miss Effie Loy, who died in 1897. When he was twenty-one years of age, Mr. Grill had the misfortune to lose his right hand, except the thumb, while working in a sawmill. This necessitated a change of occupation for a livelihood, and having learned the jewelry business with his father he naturally turned to this trade. Then he learned to write with his left hand and learned telegraphy. He was employed in the railroad tower at Clare for some nineteen years, where he worked nights, -and spent his afternoons in the jewelry shop. He entered the Illinois College of Optometry and graduated in 1903 and became an efficient and trusted optometrist in Clare, where he has been in business for thirty-four years. He became asssociated in business with his son-inJaw, George White, and for twenty-two years the business has been conducted under the name of Grill & White. So great was his sense of need for an education and so-strong was his determination to have it that he entered grade school when twenty-one years (Continued on Page Twelve) Memorial Day Program SUNDAY, MAY 30TH, 1943 JMeet at Clare City Park, 1:00 p. in. (EWT) Line of March, 1:30 p, m. American Legion Color Bearers and Guard Clare High School Band—Bandmaster Henry Garen Spanish American'War Veterans. Walter H. Larman Post No. 128, American Legion American Legion Auxiliary. Veterans of Foreign Wars American Red Cross and Junior Red Cross. Civilian Defense Units Fraternal Organizations. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Arrive at Cherry Grove Ce.metery, 2:00 p. m, . Invocation—Dr. John H. Hall. . Selection—High School Band. Address of Welcome—American Legion Commander Wm. Harger. Quartet Selections—Mixed Voices. ' Address of the Day—Rev. Earle E. Redman. Salute to the Dead—Under Corporal James A.,Clute. The National Anthem—High School'Band. Taps—Bernard Wyman. Echo—Beverly Sowle. MRS. E. GARVER PASSES AWAY AT SON'S HOME FRI. Barbara Houghton Wins Scholarship at Central Mich. Barbara Houghton, a sophomore at j Central Michigan College, was award- r-« in • " t-T^l^i EV^rv-. '' e*l a scholarship at a breakfast given Funeral Services Held From, ou Sundayj May 16; by the Associated Brown Corners U. B. [Women Students, an organization ^-,, . j composed of all women students on ■^nurcn ltlle campus_ jt annually gives two scholarships to two outstanding girls on the basis of scholarship and ability. Barbara recently participated in the annual college Girls Glee Club Con-, cert, and in the college production" "The Sleeping Beauty." She is a Mrs. Emma Garver, a resident ot Arthur township for many years, passed away at the home of her son, Forest, of Hatton township, Friday* of last week. Emma Heilman Garver, the daugh-j graduate of Clare High School with YOUNG PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE AT CLARE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday evening, May 30th, the young people of the First Baptist Church of Clare are taking complete charge of the evening serviee. It will be a .well rounded program with both vocal and instrumental numbers by our young people. There will be quite a number of them taking part in this service. Donald Woolston will be bringing the message for this occasion. Junior Schlafley has charge of the program committee and he will have several surprises in store for us. We give every young person aroUmi Clare a special invitation to attend this youth service. Coirig and bring someone with you for you Will enjoy the service, Rey, Earle E. Redman, METHODIST CHURCH DEDICATES SERVICE FLAG LAST SUNDAY Two Gold Stars Commemorate Deeds of Departed War Heroes .1 Sunday morning, May 23rd was a special day for the Clare Methodist Church, when the Dedicatory Services were conducted for the beautiful Service Flag presented by the High School Hustlers Class. Twenty-four members of the class composed the choir and Miss Vena Lee Gillespie presided at the organ. Miss Jackie Frey rendered the vocal" solo, "The Lord's Prayer." The choir gave the selection, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Jack Sternaman and Miss Kennetha Barnes assisted as ushers. Dr. Hall gave the sermon address, "Devotion and Duty to God and Country," in a very appropriate and fitting manner. The presentation of the Service Flag and reading of the names honored, was given by Miss Roberta McKnight, and was accepted by Jay Bellinger, one of the trustees of the church. Dr. Hall conducted a very impressive dedication service. After the benediction, "Taps," and "The Echo," were played on the organ by Miss Gillespie. More than, ninety names of boys and girls in service, have been placed on the flag stars, and several names were unintentionally.- omitted but will be added in the near future. Names were read of those who expect to be called soon. Two gold stars appear on the flag, for Robert Pettit and Mervin Robinette. ter of Mary and Jacob Heilman, was born April 26, 1870, in Henry county. Ohio and passed to her heavenly home May 21, 1943, at the age of seventy three year. On October 24, 1889, she was married to Charles Garver. They lived in Ohio thirteen years hefo're locating in Clare county, Michigan, where they spent the remainder of their lives. She is survived by eight children, Walter, Mrs. Mabel Leeth, Forest, at whose home she died, Mrs. Florence Kever. Mrs. Beatrice Acre, and John, all of Clare, Ray of Lyons, Colorado, and Mrs. Alta Beattie of Marine City, Michigan; thirty-eight grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Martha Heilman, of Napoleon, Ohio; and Mrs. Kathryn Brubaker, of Defiance Ohio; one brother, William Heilman, of Defiance, Ohio; and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, son Roy, six sisters and three brothers. Many years ago she was converted and joined the United Brethern •Church and remained a faithful member till death. Funeral services were held from the Brown Corners United Brethren Church at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday after noon, with the Rev. Marion E. Burkett officiating, assisted by the Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt and the Rev, E. M. Roush, of Carson City. Interment was made in Cherry Grove cemetery. the class of '41, a*nd is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Houghton. NOTICE CLASS OF 1940 ______. s Due to war conditions, and so many of our boys being away in service, the annual class reunion will be cancelled for the duration.- Closed Monday As is customary when a National holiday falls on Sunday, the Clare bank, clothing, dry goods and shoe stores, grocery stores, hardwares, jewelry stores, five and ten cent stores, dry cleaners, barber shops, beauty shops, elevators and lumber yards, will be closed all day and the meat markets will close at noon, on Monday, May 31st This action is taken as a patriotic gesture on the part of these business firms and their patrons are requested to make purchases on Saturday to fulfill Jheir requirements over the holiday week end. Clare Chamber of Commerce. TIN CAN SALVAGE Tin cans will be collected in the City of Clare the first, Thursday of each month, AH are urged to have their tin calls properly prepared and placed at the curb In containers, on the flrst Thursday morning of each month in time to be collected hy the" city trucks, Your government needs the tin for the ! armed forces ahd your cooperation will Virginia Foell Maxwell, Secretary, be afefcre-iated. PHYSICAL EDUCATION EM0NSTRATI0N WELL ATTENDED MONDAY Grade and High School Groups Present Interesting Program TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS PASTWEEK END Glare Young Man Critically Injured Sunday Morning Two persons were fatally injured I and another critically injured in auto- I mobile accidents in, this area the past week end. j Herman O. Burrell, 32, of Temple, | died in the Clar.e Hospital Monday morning from injuries sustained when ! he lost control of his car at' the intersection of old US-10 and new US-10 near the east city limits of Clare early Sunday morning. In this accident Burrell suffered concussion'of the brain; Ivan Upthe-> grove, 21, of Clare, suffered concussion, and hemorrhage,of the brain and shock; and Robert Chapman, 18, of Clare, suffered shock, contusions, lacerations and sprains. The boys drove up in front of a local restaurant early Sunday morning and Burrell and Upthegrove went in' for a sandwich, while Chapman remained in the car and fell asleep in the rear seat. ' Burrell later drove the car east on Fourth street, apparently to take Upthegrove home, but was not familiar with the highway at the east edge of town and in attempting to manipulate the Sharp curve onto new US-10 struck the safety curb and lost control of the car, which crossed new US-10 and crashed into a culvert "on the northeast side of the highway, At 6:00 o'clock Sunday morning a passing motorist discovered the wrecked car and its occupants and', notified night clerk James Tatman at the Hotel Doherty who notified offi- ocrs und an ambulance was called and. brought the injured to the Clare Hospital. Chapman was released from the' hospital Tuesday, but Upthegrove will! be confined there for some time. It was reported from the hospital Thursday afternoon that Upthegrove was expected to recover. Burrell is survived by his wife and. three small children. Fatal Accident Saturday Elvin Valentine Ockert, 30, was fatally injured within a mile of his farm home, one and a half miles west, and one-half mile south of Beal City,, at about 3:00 .o'clock Saturday afternoon, when he apparently suffered a- heart attack and lost control of his car one and a quarter miles west of. Beal City. He was taken to the Central Michigan Community Hospital at Mt. Pleasant, where he passed away an hour later. Wreck Near Loomis Four persons were injured at 4:15" o'clock Sunday afternoon, when ears driven by Stanley Wlock, 55, of Harrison, and John W. Harvey, 66, of Cadillac, crashed head-on a little more (Continued on Page Twelve), i In spite of the rainy weather, the Physical Education Demonstration was well attended Monday evening. The program was presented by the Clare School Physical Education Departments in the gym, under the direction of Miss Urquhart, for the grades, Coach'' Leo Brown, high school, and Miss Geraldine LeRoux, music. The program was as follows: Patriotism, Sixth Grade; "Jolly is the Miller," ( a singing game), second grade; Imitations to music (elephants, bunnies and airplanes), third grade; Relays, fourth grade: A Maypole dance, fifth grade; stunts and tumbling, seventh and eighth grade girls; First Aid on a Picnic, ninth grade girls; Volleyball, seventh and eighth boys, directed by Gordon Helmbold. At the intermission, a Victory Band, with Tommy Burdo as guest conductor, entertained the group in a pleasing manner. They were in costume and were members of the Junior Band. The second half of the" program was presented by the Physical Fitness class of high school boys, giving fine demonstrations of the work accomplished this year, under the direction of Coach Leo Brown. AMERICA'S DEPARTED* HEROES OF TWO WARS TO BE HONORED HERE Legion Auxiliary to . Distribute Commemorative Poppies Tomorrow America's dead of two wars Will be honored tomorrow when millions of Americans will wear red poppies as a symbol of remembrance and tribute. Here, as in other cities throughout the country, women of the American Legion Auxiliary will be on the streets at an early hour with baskets of poppies. A large corps of volunteer workers has been organized by Elma Clute, Poppy Chairman, to distribute poppies to everyone in th city. The poppies have been, made by disabled war veterans at Battle Creek, who have been working at their beds and in the hospital work room during, the winter and spring. This occupation*, has helped them pass "the long hospital days pleasantly, has enabled', them to earn money .and has been, valuable in promoting recovery. While distributing the .memorial- flowers, the Auxiliary women will re-- ceive contributions for the Legion and, Auxiliary rehabilitation and welfare funds. All of the money Contributed will go into these funds, the Auxiliary workers serving without pay. Poppy contributions form an important part of the funds which support the vast humanitarian efforts of the Legion/* and 'Auxiliary for the disabled veterans, and children of the dead and ' 'disabled of both wars. More than 13,000,000 poppies were * distributed by the Auxiliary last year * and the number worn* tomorrow ia:-, expected to be substantially larger.. The; local Auxiliary unit is* prepared! to supply a poppy to everyone In the; city, and believes there will be few; who will fail to honor the war dead and aid living war victims by wearing. the little red flower of remembrance tomorrow. " '
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It's been along time since movie goers got a chance to see a movie for a dollar and a half and got a bargain at the concession stand as well.
But that's what you'll find at the Morris Theater in Daingerfield. First opened in 1949 by Walter and Beverly Bass's grandparents, three generations have kept the movie filled with loyal customers.
The Morris is open 365 days a year and even prices at the concession stand are pretty much as they were in the 1960's.
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July 29, 2008 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the only national nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to advancing workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, expects nearly 3,000 attendees to gather at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, September 10-13 for the annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit. For more information or to register, visit www.outandequal.org [1]. The early bird registration deadline is August 8, 2008.
The Out & Equal Workplace Summit attracts human resources and diversity professionals, LGBT employees and straight allies to share best practices, vital information and resources to address workplace issues that impact LGBT people. The Summit's programmatic line-up includes more than 150 workshops, world renowned keynote speakers, panel discussions, numerous networking opportunities, and pre-Summit seminars designed around timely issues that affect the ever-changing workplace.
The theme of this year's conference "Creating Connections: Building Progress Together," embraces the philosophy that safe and equitable workplaces for all will result when individuals build, cultivate and educate their professional and personal networks on the societal cost of discrimination.
"This year's summit brings together a 'who's who' of today's thought leaders," said Selisse Berry, founding executive director of Out & Equal. "In today's competitive labor market, employers who don't take lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality seriously risk losing out to those who do. It's always the right time to do the right thing. And workplace equality for all is the right thing." The Summit aims to raise awareness about the negative impact of employment discrimination and to support businesses and employees to sustain equitable and safe work environments for all.
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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor of the HuffingtonPost.com, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of ten books. She is also co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's political roundtable program. Her weekly progressive commentary is syndicated in newspapers across the country. Her new book, On Becoming Fearless...In Love, Work, and Life was published in September.
Michael Guest enjoyed a distinguished career serving his country in the U.S. Department of State from September 1981 through December 2007. He is now a private consultant. During his 26-year career as a foreign service officer, Guest held a range of demanding executive-level assignments. Overseas, he served with distinction as U.S. ambassador to Romania, deputy chief of mission in the Czech Republic, and deputy political counselor in France. While in Washington, he served as principal deputy assistant secretary, then acting assistant secretary for legislative affairs and a White House assistant press secretary.
Keith Boykin is the editor of The Daily Voice newspaper. He is a host of the BET television show My Two Cents, a New York Times best-selling author of three books, and a frequent political commentator on CNN. Educated at Dartmouth and Harvard, Boykin attended law school with U.S. Senator Barack Obama and served in the White House as a special assistant to President Clinton. Boykin has been actively involved in progressive causes since he worked on his first congressional campaign while still a student in high school. He is a veteran of six political campaigns, including two presidential campaigns.
Donald R. "Don" Knauss was named chairman and chief executive officer of The Clorox Company in October 2006. Prior to joining Clorox, Knauss spent 12 years with The Coca-Cola Company. Knauss previously held a variety of positions in marketing and sales with the Frito-Lay and Tropicana divisions of PepsiCo, Inc. He began his business career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.
Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California, was appointed to his current position in November 2005, following the close of the historic merger between SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. McNeely began his career with AT&T in 1991, as a commercial litigation attorney in Atlanta. Throughout his career he has held numerous positions in the legal and legislative affairs organizations.
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Emergency workers responded to an accident in Harrison County Monday afternoon.
A vehicle was stuck under an 18-wheeler, authorities say, and one person was taken to the hospital.
The accident occurred at Highway 80 and Trinity Industries, near Page Road.
Highway 80 is open, and no citation has been issued to anyone involved at this time, according to officials.
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An historic Williamson County home was destroyed by a fire Wednesday morning.
Crews were called to the blaze off Old Natchez Trace in Franklin about 12:30 a.m., and family and friends could only watch as the once-grand 8,000 square foot Colonial home burned to the ground.
Many people in the community knew the home as the Fairmount Place on Old Natchez Trace.
"It's sort of been the patriarch over this whole valley for a long time, since about 1812," said neighbor Jon Morrissey.
Firefighters ran into issues because the chilly temperatures caused their water to freeze. Since there was no fire hydrant near the house, firefighters had to drive water back and fourth.
Firefighters believe the fire started in the walls, but they are unsure what caused it.
"With the balloon-frame construction, it is two-by-fours from the basement all the way to the attic. It's just a chimney effect. And that's what happened here. It went straight up the wall, straight into the attic. I don't want to say there is no controlling it, but it just gets a headwave from that point," said Capt. Terry Hood, with the Williamson County Rescue Squad.
A man and his dog got out of the home safely during the fire. The Covington family has owned the home since the 1960s, and this is only the latest loss in recent years.
The basement was flooded in 2010, and Mr. Covington passed away just last year.
But at least the memories haven't been lost.
"I got married in the front pasture. We lived here for 11 years. My kids playing, picking the tulips that would come up here and the daffodils," Morrissey said.
The family hasn't decided yet whether they will rebuild.
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Dr. Uwe Leck, an associate professor in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at UW-Superior, is among the invited plenary speakers for the 42nd Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computations to be held from March 7 to 11 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Although Leck has spoken at approximately 50 conferences, including the Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computations, this is his first time as a plenary speaker at this conference. As a plenary speaker, he is one of four main speakers and will give two one-hour talks in the realm of discrete mathematics.
Discrete mathematics excludes calculus and other "continuous" mathematics, instead focusing on objects with distinct, unconnected parts. It is the mathematics of sets whose elements can be counted.
Leck will speak on extremal combinatorics and on design theory, both branches of combinatorics - the study of how certain mathematical objects are arranged or structured. "It's pure math, laying the foundation for possible applications," Leck said. It is implicit in mobile phones, navigation systems in air control, scheduling, algorithms, data security such as online banking, and DVDs among hundreds of other applications.
Although Leck has many published works and a notable speaking past, he hadn't been expecting this invitation. "It's quite an honor. It came as a surprise," he said. "For me, this is quite exceptional."
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Short Sale, You must see this fabulously upgraded, custom built home, located in The Mission Inn's Las Colinas Golf and Tennis Resort! Located at the end of a quiet cul de sac, it offers privacy & no pool side neighbors. It features a very functional open floor plan, that starts with the foyer opening to the dining and living room with custom built in book shelves, 12 foot tray ceilings with crown moldings, then to the family room , kitchen & dining nook. This gourmet's dream kitchen features granite counter tops, 42" solid wood cabinets, an island & a customized walk in pantry where everything is within easy reach. Next to the kitchen is a desk area, perfect for checking your email. Up the gracious stairway is the bonus/ 4th bedroom with a balcony & bath, great as a guest suite with a microwave, & beverage refrigerator. Both the living room & family room overlook the pool with spa. Mission Inn members have access to the 2 golf golf courses, tennis courts, several restaurants, the clubhouse and many other activities
3 Parcels sold together, totaling 9.75 Acres, Mr. Howey's Mousoleum is on the property. Survey and conceptual site plan available. Property may be developed with a zoning change to include commercial with a traffic count (FDOT) between 8,100 & 12,300on the corner and townhomes on the interior. Located directly across the street from Mission Inn Resort and Club. In 2004 Howey Planning and Zoning Board staff report indicated a recommendation to approve change in land use. Boundary and Topographic Survey, Conceptual Site Plan and Planning and Zoning staff report dated 2/2004 available.
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Gumroad Stories: Nathan Barry
Sahil Lavingia on October 11th, 2012
Nathan Barry is a user experience designer in Boise, Idaho, and he recently released his App Design Handbook through Gumroad. He made more than $12,000 in his first day, and has made $23,000+ in the four weeks since it was released. We chatted with Nathan about the book, his launch strategy, and his experience with Gumroad so far. You can follow him on Twitter here.
What are you selling? What's the story behind it?
The App Design Handbook is everything I know about designing great iOS applications compressed into 125 pages. Since the iPad came out I've been fascinated with designing for iOS and have quite a lot of success designing and selling my own applications. People kept asking for design tips and practical information, that I had to put it into a book. I didn't want a book about design theory or something abstract, but instead straightforward concepts with real world examples to learn from. All things that will help you craft an app that your users will love.
Why is Gumroad a good fit for the App Design Handbook?
I spend so much time talking in the book about how important it is to design a great user experience. Then when I went to find a payment processor all the checkout experiences were terrible, at least that is until I tried Gumroad. The checkout experience is focused and easy. The attention to detail is fantastic. It would be hypocritical of me to write a book about designing great experiences and then sell it through PayPal when I have Gumroad as an option.
You did something pretty unique with the different tiered bundles, can you explain that strategy a bit? Was it successful?
Yes, I had three different price points. $39, $79, and $169. The base package includes just the book, the next package has a bunch of resources and video tutorials, and the final package also includes code samples and even more resources. The idea was to have something for everyone. Different people are comfortable spending different amounts for training, so the packages let them pick the one that is right for them. If you want videos and code samples then that is available to you, or if you just want the book you can save quite a bit of money.
Was it successful? Yes, very. I made almost as much money from the complete package as I did from the other two combined. Despite selling less than 1/3 the number of copies. Offering multiple packages is the best decision I made throughout this process. It has, without a doubt, made me an extra $10,000.
Did you hear any feedback from buyers on the Gumroad buying experience? Any cool stories from them?
They loved it. Many asked who I used for checkout and how could I get away with not having a dozen fields for the payment information (address, name, etc). Selling with Gumroad was so easy that it immediately made me want to sell more products.
What are your favorite things about the Gumroad platform?
The focus on a great user experience. Even though the platform is new, so many details are just right. That and the support is really good. It's rare that I wait longer than 20-30 minutes for a response to an email. You guys were awesome with answering questions as I got the product setup, and fixing issues along the way.
It is inevitable, when using any software, that something will go wrong. So what matters is how the team handles it when that happens. Gumroad support is very responsive and helpful with useful information. Not canned responses.
What could we do better?
There were a few issues that came up in the process. The two biggest had to do with emails being delivered and the receipts not being detailed enough. So I had to resend a dozen or so purchase emails, but conveniently that is really easy from the seller interface. The purchase receipts took some more time. Many purchasers, especially in the EU, needed detailed receipts for tax records. I made those on my own computer and sent them out manually. It would be nice to have the Gumroad receipt look more official so that it would work for taxes and company reimbursement.
Since I am using the Gumroad modal the browser doesn't display HTTPS in the address bar, making people assume it is not secure. Not knowing the iFrame the payment modal is loaded into does use HTTPS. I brought this up to the Gumroad team and they had a fix within a day. Note that this wasn't an actual security problem (everything always has been secure), just an issue with what users perceived.
I love seeing the rapid improvements to the platform. Thanks for everything!


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Perhaps it's time to scale back military talk and give diplomacy one more try.
By Stefan Wolff
1. The legal foundations for doing so are shaky.
UN Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011 unequivocally states "that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya." Exceptions to this rule may apply, subject to approval by a Committee consisting of all members of the Security Council, to "non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use", "protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only; or "other sales or supply of arms and related materiel, or provision of assistance or personnel." The terms of reference of this arms embargo leave little room for interpretation.


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City suffered another home horror as Oldham boosted their chances of beating the drop with a win this afternoon.
After winning four points from two away games, Phil Parkinson wanted to see that form repeated at Valley Parade.
Instead, the Bantams imploded defensively to slip to their third defeat in four home games.
Oldham struck the opener midway through the first half. Jonson Clarke-Harris headed down at the far post and nobody reacted to James Wesolowski as he charged in to ram home from ten yards.
City switched formations to match up with the Latics, Kyle Bennett playing a more central role behind Jon Stead.
And they were rewarded with an equaliser ten minutes before the break. Matty Dolan played a glorious angled pass into the box where Adam Reach controlled well and then steered a shot past Paul Rachubka.
But City had not learned their earlier lesson and were punished again for more dozy defending right on half-time. Gary Harkins poked a pass behind the back four, everyone froze and Clarke-Harris was on his own to score easily.
It got worse for the home side after 58 minutes when Oldham went further in front, Clarke-Harris finishing off again from a long ball by Jonathan Grounds.
Gary Jones scored with the last kick of the game after sub Mark Yeates had hit the post but it was scant consolation.
Once again, it had been desperately poor fare for the Valley Parade faithful.
Consolation for City, probably nothing more as Jones makes it 3-2 after Yeates hits the post
Four more minutes of misery
Dayton replaces Worrall as Oldham eat up the last few seconds
Gap at the bottom cut to six points...
Yeates is involved for the first time - he gets booked
Brown booked for foul on Reach
Yeates is still alive - and he's coming on for the ineffective Mclean
It's been another flat home display from the Bantams. Worrying shades of Walsall ....
Clarke-Harris on a break looking for his hat-trick but doesn't see Darby coming and the full back nicks the ball away
Ref annoying everyone by insisting a City free-kick in their own half is taken from the exact blade of grass..
And now he's been booked for foul on Wesolowski...
It's not been McArdle's day... he slips over in Oldham box as he goes to shoot from City free-kick
McBurnie clattered by Wilson's high boot. The Oldham centre half gets a booking for that
Worrall pot shot is comfortably saved by McLaughlin...
Oldham boss Lee Johnson told to calm down by the ref after getting over-animated when a foul goes against his team. Not a lot else for him to complain about...
City finally win a first corner but it's pulled up for a foul
Stead's substitution greeted with ironic cheers from the Oldham end - and a few boos in the home stands
Double sub for City: Thompson for Bennett, McBurnie for Stead
The crowd today is 14,920 with 1,322 from Oldham
City have looked awful defensively and the centre halves are opened up again as Philliskirk fires narrowly wide from 20 yards
It's just got a whole lot worse as CLARKE-HARRIS latches on to Grounds long ball and beats off Davies to fire in Oldham's third...
Crucial touch from McArdle to take Worrall's bending cross await from the outstretched boot of Clarke-Harris as Oldham break
Oldham corner clears everybody...
RT @chelsy_x: Get my man on!! #bcafc #believe— @Miztad 05 April 2014
Clever backheel from Dolan to Drury but his cross is headed out. Oldham winning the second ball every time
Grounds shoots from edge of box, Clarke-Harris tries to backheel it on but it rolls harmlessly through to McLaughlin
Crowd growing restless
We are back again as the second half begins with City on the offensive...
Wifi in press box stopped just like the City back four..
Poor #bcafc performance so far, on top for 5 minutes after we scored, Oldham had the best of the rest. Not good enough.— @BCGaz 05 April 2014
Very lack lustre performance from Bradford, very lazy in centre mid and mcardle! #boring #bcafc— @BenRedemtion 05 April 2014
More awful defending as everybody stands still to allow CLARKE-HARRIS to restore Oldham's lead.
Harkins pushes pass through, nobody reacts and the Oldham striker says thank you very much from close range.
City look better for the change, Bennett almost playing as the furthest forward at times
City have switched formation to match up. Bennett playing at the middle of an attacking three with Reach and Mclean behind Stead.
Darby crunches Harkins. Have some of that!
Loan Goal, boom! #bcafc— @AidanFlood 05 April 2014
That's brought the crowd back to life
Dolan picks out the winger with a lovely angled pass and he shows good composure to beat Rachubka to equalise. 1-1
City are level through Adam Reach!
Not enough of a levelling though for ref Keith Hill to award a free-kick...
Surging run by Davies and he's absolutely levelled by Lockwood on the edge of the Oldham box. Like running into a brick wall
One shot, one goal for Oldham. Everyone's a bit stunned apart from the noisy Latics fans
No attempt to make it difficult for Oldham to score. And if anyone in #bcafc midfield would like to join in feel free.— @James_Ashton1 05 April 2014
Poor defending for the goal. Not what you expect from a back four who had kept consecutive clean sheets
Oldham in front as Clarke-Harris nods down deep cross and WESOLOWSKI rams the ball home from ten yards out. 0-1
Jones tries something different with a chipped free-kick but McArdle is penned in by two blue shirts and cannot direct his header
Not a lot going on at the moment other than a few predictable Oldham chants about livestock...
Clarke-Harris tries to flick ball into path of Harkins bursting into the City box. Davies says otherwise with a firm boot...
Bennett seeing a lot of the ball in the early exchanges and has a pop from 30 yards. It whistles into the Oldham fans in the Bradford End
Clarke-Harris climbing all over McArdle at corner and foul given
Ambitious long-range effort by Smith blocked by McArdle but Oldham win the first corner
Now Stead chases down Rachubka and the keeper panics a clearance straight into touch
Mclean hussles possession off Grounds near corner flag and Bennett's cross is nodded wide by Stead
Stead cross plucked out the air by Rachubka to a backdrop of "Just can't get enough"...
Kop in good voice as Oldham get us going kicking towards them.
Mum informs everyone just as we are leaving the pub that she has left her season ticket at home. #bcafc #senility— @James_Ashton1 05 April 2014
Teams are out and we've got a decent atmosphere. Always good to have numbers in the away end
7 vans and about 60 coppers just guided 8 #oafc fans down Midland Road #bcafc— @BcfcBrad1903 05 April 2014
In other news, sounds like Massimo Cellino has won his appeal against the Football League ...
Oldham fans making some early noise. Seem genuinely excited to be the right side of the Pennines..
@ParkerTandA cue either an early bath or injury for Jonny Mac and a painful lesson for #bcafc regarding the goalkeeper situation— @Ianhirst666 05 April 2014
Oldham have named the same side that held second-placed Brentford at Boundary Park last week.
They are expected to line up 4-5-1 wih Jonson Clarke-Harris on his own up front.
OLDHAM: Rachubka, Brown, Wilson, Lockwood, Grounds, Worrall, Harkins, Smith, Wesolowski, Philliskirk, Clarke-Harris. Subs: Gafaiti, Dunfield, MacDonald, Winchester, Dayton, Millar, Coleman.
Win today and were safe in my opinion #bcafc— @footballtweet12 05 April 2014
As forecast, Adam Drury returns at left back for Carl McHugh. It's the only change from the team that drew 0-0 at a deserted Sixfields in midweek.
First-year apprentice Elliott Barker is the back-up goalkeeper on the bench. Fellow youngster Jack Bentley is injured and Arron Jameson cannot be included because there are five loans already in the squad.
With Drury coming back, Chris Atkinson has to drop out for the same reason as Jameson.
CITY: McLaughlin, Darby, McArdle, Davies, Drury, Bennett, Dolan, Jones, Reach, Mclean, Stead. Subs: Thompson, Yeates, McHugh, Bates, McBurnie, Stockdill, Barker.
Seen far too many Oldham fans for my liking already #bcafc #vp #3points #home— @RizzWL 05 April 2014
No team news for another ten minutes or so but wouldn't be surprised to see Adam Drury back in the defence. The left back is over his medial ligament strain and trained without a problem for the last two days.
Good afternoon and welcome from Valley Parade as City look to bring their improved away form back home.
Four points from games against Leyton Orient and Coventry have lifted the Bantams to the brink of League One survival. A first win in four attempts on their own turf would surely finish the job.


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TSP loans, hardship withdrawals hit 10-year high last year
Monday - 1/27/2014, 3:24pm EST
The board processed a total of 291,000 loans and about 138,000 hardship withdrawals last year, according to statistics presented at the board's monthly meeting Monday.
More than 14,000 of the hardship withdrawals taken last year came during the month of October, when partisan gridlock led to a 16-day government shutdown and financial uncertainty and delayed paychecks for thousands of federal employees.
"With government furloughs, our withdrawal and loan rates had shown a meaningful increase," said Renee Wilder, the board's director of enterprise planning. "While the rate did temper at the end of the month, we really did close out the year with higher loan and in-service withdrawals than we have had in the past."
The board is particularly concerned about the longer-term effects of hardship withdrawals, since participants who do withdraw from their accounts early are locked out of making contributions again for the next six months and can't receive matching agency contributions.
The number of active TSP participants is already trending slightly downward, according to Wilder.
"Closing out calendar 2013, we did see some softness in our participation rate," she said. The participation rate under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) declined from 86.1 percent in November to 85.9 percent in December.
Still, the decline wasn't entirely unexpected, Wilder added, because some participants had likely maxed out their contribution limits set by the Internal Revenue Service.
"Typically, we see a meaningful bounce-back at the end of January," Wilder said. "So, we've got our fingers crossed."
Roth TSP gains ground
Despite the slight drop in participation, by the end of the year, TSP plan assets had risen to a high of $397 billion, thanks to the booming stock performance through most of 2013.
Another bright spot over the past year was the ground gained by the Roth TSP option.
Over the course of 2013, the number of TSP participants contributing to a Roth account nearly tripled, ending the year with more than 294,000 participants, according to statistics presented at Monday's meeting. Meanwhile, total assets in Roth plans reached $937 million — a 623 percent increase.
The Roth TSP, which allows participants to contribute after-tax dollars toward their TSP accounts, officially launched in May 2012. But the rollout hit a few snags early on because not all federal payroll processors were prepared for the launch. Active-duty service members, for example, couldn't make Roth contributions until October 2012 — some seven months after the new option was launched.
"But now that we are up and running, I would say it's a very successful program," Wilder told board members.
And, in fact, the Roth option has turned out to be a very popular option for the uniformed services, who make up more than 45 percent of all Roth TSP participants.
Will Senate postal bill 'Balkanize' TSP?
Board officials also heard an update on the potential impacts of proposed postal reform legislation that would have an impact on the TSP.
The original version of a draft bill from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would have allowed the Postal Service and its unions to bargain over new postal employees' participation in the Thrift Savings Plan.
But after meeting with TSP officials last month, the committee agreed to amend the bill by limiting the bargaining to TSP contributions — not outright participation — and a requirement that the agency and its unions reach a single option for the entire workforce.
"So, they mitigated our biggest concerns," said Kim Weaver, the board's director of external affairs. "We still aren't wild about the idea of the TSP being Balkanized this way."
The Senate committee plans to mark up the postal reform bill Wednesday.
TSP ends 2013 with nearly across-the-board gains
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I'm working on an academic document with lots of footnotes and endnotes. The body copy is set in Minion Pro and the headings are set in Gotham. Should endnote references on headings or any text within a document that is not the same typeface as the body copy, inherit the type styles of the word they are applied to?
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Hi, typophiles! I usually use the term masthead to refer to the large logo at the top of a front page of a newspaper; I've recently found that masthead actually means something different (list of staff), and that I should be using the term "heading." This seems like a rather broad term, though. Is there a specific term for this section at the top of the front page with the logo, tagline, date, etc?
Greater Albion have jusst released two new families through Fontspring and Myfonts:
Corsham was inspired by traditional stonemason's engraved lettering designs. Designed to be used alone, or in combination with our Corton family, ithas wonderfully lively air, with distinctive lively serifs and beautifully swashed downstrokes. Four faces are offered-regular bold and black weights as well as a condensed form. All faces include a range of Opentype features, including ligatures and old-style numerals. The Corsham faces merge 'olde-worlde' charm with fun character, yet remaining clear and legible for text use.
This rather interesting 'g' appears in headings in Hvem/Hvad/Hvor anno 1952.
Greater Albion have just released two new families through Fontspring and Myfonts.com.
The first of these, Cirflex was inspired by a 1930s shop sign, and makes an ideal typeface for Streamline Era and Art Deco design. Cirflex is offered in regular and bold weights.
Remember those 1970s science fiction dramas which had such charming 'futuristic' sets and backdrops? Remember the intriguing 'future' lettering and signage the set designers would devise-often coupled with interesting 'futuristic' spellings? Movella, Greater Albion's latest release, is something of a new departure for us and is a family of three typefaces inspired by that design ethos. The three faces- regular, italic and the 3d solid form - are all capitals faces which combine a feeling of 'retro-futuristic' design with easy legibility.
Movella can now be found on Myfonts and Fontspring. Here'a sample of it in action:
Greater Albion Typefounders has just launched 'Corton' a pair of display Roman small capitals faces.
Corton was inspired by the traditional lettering on a gravestone in an English village. While that might sound a rather solemn beginning, Corton has wonderfully lively air, with distinctive lively serifs and beautifully swashed downstrokes. Two faces are offered-regular and titular. Between them they are ideal signage and display faces, merging 'olde-worlde' charm and fun character.
Corton is currently available through Myfonts, and is offered at a 35% introductory discount.
Hello. My name is Gokko. i have a web site and just designed. Also it is already incomplete.
In index, below menus part, i have presentation area that done in Flash.
Now, i have to design a few banner/presentation/advert image. So, to use true fonts are very important. For days i am searching tutorial about this subject and finally i've found here. In this way i made a decision to ask to you.
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Taylor Hart: From Duck to Eagle
Chip Kelly didn't just bring his offensive scheme with him to the Philadelphia Eagles. For the second time in his coaching career, he changed a 4-3 base defense to his 3-4 scheme. To ease this transition in Year 2, Kelly drafted a player in the …Read More →


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Today's Front Pages Analysis
Dramatic photos capture California battling wildfires
Flames of red, orange and yellow dominated front pages in Southern California, where wildfires driven by Santa Ana winds have displaced thousands.
The Los Angeles Times led with a photo of the Malibu Presbyterian Church engulfed by flames. Readers of The Sacramento Bee got a closer look at the scene and wind-whipped embers swirling around a firefighter.
"Fires ride the wind," said The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, which pictured the battle from the air and the ground. "About 10 areas from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border catch fire, killing 1," The Orange County Register said.
The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa published Los Angeles Times photos of an Airstream trailer being overtaken by flames and firefighters struggling in the wind. (The newspaper celebrates its 150th anniversary today. It recreated its Sonoma Democrat flag from 1857 in advance of tomorrow's debut of a new nameplate.) The story of the fires was the only story for the Ventura County Star, which filled its pages with five locally produced photos.
In Louisiana, one man's photo appeared with few exceptions. Bobby Jindal, a 36-year-old Republican, was elected governor Saturday night. The Times-Picayune of New Orleans pictured him greeting well-wishers Sunday and noted he would be "up against Demo Senate."
Today's pages allowed for Monday-morning quarterbacking. "Third straight loss to Sox sends Tribe home for the winter," said The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, which pictured "the pain of defeat" for baseball's Indians.
In football, The Washington Post pictured an Arizona Cardinals kicker reacting after a missed field goal gave the Redskins a win. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette showed a Steelers quarterback "Caught in a stampede" in a game won by a last-second Broncos field goal.
"…And sometimes the Bears get you," The Press of Atlantic City said. Eagles fans were stunned by a Bears touchdown pass with nine seconds left. "That's why you stay till the end, folks," the Chicago Tribune advised.
firstname.lastname@example.com Kate Kennedy is front-pages editor at the Newseum.


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Soon I will have a mountain biking buddy.
Remembed why I carry zip ties today. Got buzzed by a rattle snake, saw a Gila monster and tore up my knee. Ohh and broke my super awesome ugly saddle. Just another awesome day of shredding in the desert.
Went to the shop today, the Salsa guys were there and I got a free set of Titanium Flip Off Skewers. Also just got these wheels, 2nd ride on them today. I like them, wish I could have gotten the Crest wheels but I dont trust myself so I decided to get these, they are a little tougher and only 100 grams heavier. So pumped on my bike right now. All I want to do is shred that single track, god I love my bikes!(Taken with picplz.)
I went mountain biking today. Put down a pretty good effort. I have just been riding my road bike lately and I forgot how much fun riding my mountain bike is. I have a lot of fun on my road bike, tons even, but it still doesn't compare to when I ride this machine. Mountain biking brings forth the most fun I can ever have on a bike, even a bad ride is a good ride. Today was a good ride, tomorrow will be as well. Dirt is king.
#mountainbike #xc #cycling
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Creepy. I dont like this "robot progress" business at all.
Lacets de Montvernier by will_cyclist on Flickr.
Yes, please.