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Thanks for Onsted Christmas adoption
Thanks for Onsted Christmas adoption
To the editor,
Onsted Middle School and Communities in Schools of Lenawee County recently took on the task of adopting some students in need for this upcoming Christmas season. Feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to begin, I went to a few staff members to "pick their brains" and to my amazement the staff stepped up and delivered.
Helping out 27 families/students is a true testament to the community, staff, anonymous donors and all volunteers who were involved. This event was put on with such passion, heart, soul and endurance from all involved.
It is with great appreciation to everyone that was involved. I honestly could not have done any of this without all the help! It truly is an honor working with all of you! Thank you to the following (I do apologize if I forgot anyone): Faith Baptist Church — Adult Sunday School, ProMedica Bixby and Herrick Hospital employees, Dr. Craite and employees — Onsted Dentist, The Look Hair Salon — Adrian, Cambridge Township Fire Department, Wives of Cambridge Township Fire Department, Gateway Church, Adrian Family Dentistry and Dr. Ross, Grace Point Evangelical Free Church — Adult Sunday School, Bunco Babes of Limerick, Victory Custom Apparel — Onsted, Onsted Middle School Student Council, Michelle Waters, Sue Lafollette, Jodi Marsh, Stefanie Wetherby, Heather Smith, Brandy Jacobs, Marilyn Roeder, Val Cherry, Jeff and Sue Thompson, John Osborn, Bill Morse, Karla Reid, Tom and Dori Durbin, Dave Gifford, Jennifer Smith, Nancy Armstrong, Dawn Clark, Renee Kelly, Melissa Marks, Jennifer Schoonover, Carrie Pennington, Brandon Arnold, Deputy Sherriff Sikkenga, Dan Scholz, anonymous supporters and the junior varsity girls basketball team.
Andrew Fork
Communities in Schools of Lenawee
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Aluminum has been an integral part of shipbuilding for more than a century. Its structural strength and light weight make it ideal for replacing steel in ships' superstructures.
In a century's time, the average weight of ships has more than doubled, making the use of aluminum attractive to shipbuilders despite the cost of the metal, which can run as much as four times the cost of low-carbon steel. Now aluminum might be coming into its own as a material of choice for a new generation of U.S. Navy vessels designed to protect American interests around the world.
At roughly one-third the weight of steel, aluminum has long been used for the construction of lifeboats, motor launches, patrol boats, yachts, cabin cruisers and search-and-rescue vessels. Aluminum also has come into its own in the past quarter-century in the cruise ship industry, used for such structures as deckhouses, hatch covers, ladders, gangways, stack enclosures, bulkheads, fuel tanks, lifesaving equipment and deck plates.
With contemporary cruise ships exceeding 100,000 tons in gross weight, more than twice the weight of the White Star Line's RMS Titanic more than a century ago, naval architects and shipbuilders have turned to aluminum as a suitable replacement for steel without sacrificing strength. The faster a vessel and the more weight it can carry translates into a quicker return on investment, which has become one of the main selling points for the use of aluminum in shipbuilding in the 21st Century.
Less weight also means more speed. In 1895, a Scottish shipyard built a 190-foot-long aluminum gunboat for the Imperial Russian Navy that boasted a then-record speed of 32 knots. Later that year, the aluminum yacht Defender won the America's Cup. In more recent years, Australia, with thousands of miles of coastline, has pioneered the use of aluminum for high-speed ferries. The country has built as many as 85 fast ferries for use both in Australia and New Zealand and for export to Europe, North and South America and the Middle East.
In 1990, the shipyard of Australia's Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd. built the first all-aluminum fast ferry, a 242-foot catamaran with a speed of 39 knots. By 2010, Incat Tasmania was producing 365-foot fast ferries made of marine-grade aluminum that can carry as many as 1,000 passengers and more than 300 vehicles at speeds up to 40 knots. In the early 21st Century, Incat Tasmania began successfully bidding for aluminum transport vessels for both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. Dubbed "wave piercers" by the media, the transport vessels are typically designed atop an aluminum catamaran hull and can deliver as many as 350 combat troops at a time, plus their equipment, at more than 40 knots.
In 2005, Austal Ltd.'s Benchijigua Express emerged as the world's largest aluminum vessel. The 417-foot ferry employed in the Canary Islands on the Tenerife to Gomera and Palma run can haul nearly 1,300 passengers and more than 340 vehicles at speeds of 40 knots.
Speed, strength and weight were all considerations when the U.S. Navy awarded bids in December for 20 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)—littoral refers to the shallow water between low and high tide—capable of operating in shallow coastal waters. The first of a total of 55 LCS are expected to enter service between 2012 and 2020.
In what might be a first, the Navy split the initial contract between two shipbuilders. Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., in partnership with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA, will build 10 conventional steel mono-hull vessels at Bay Shipbuilding in Marinette, Wis., on Lake Michigan, while the other 10 will be built by Austal at its shipyards in Mobile, Ala. The Australian shipbuilder will build an aluminum trimaran LCS that one observer likened to a Klingon warship from Star Trek. The orders for the two vessels will provide thousands of jobs each in northern Wisconsin and coastal Alabama.
The hull and superstructure of the Austal version of the LCS will be marine-grade aluminum, while the superstructure of the Lockheed-Fincantieri version also will be marine-grade aluminum.
The LCS, able to operate in water as shallow as 20 feet, will be designed for interdicting everything from Somali pirates to Caribbean drug runners and North Korean patrol boats. Armed with 2-inch guns and short-range missiles, the 417-foot LCS is designed to operate at speeds of up to 50 knots, more than enough to chase down almost anything afloat anywhere in the world.
Critics, including Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.), question why the Navy has obligated itself to two competing versions of the LCS. But the Navy counters that the competitive nature of the contract will allow it to save as much as $100 million on the cost of building each of the $600-million vessels. The Navy also says it will use the two designs to determine which will win the final contract for the rest of the 55-vessel fleet. BILL BECK
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He wants to be on the field and he needs to be on the field, he said.
"There's no other place I'd rather be," he said Tuesday at CU's weekly press conference. "I'm out there with my brothers, people I've spent four years with here, five years even. It's definitely where I fit best."
Polk missed five games in a row with a high ankle sprain before returning last Saturday in CU's 50-6 loss at Southern Cal.
"I'm getting to the point where I don't think that my ankle is going to get to 100 percent, but it's just something you have to work around," he said. "I was sitting out (Arizona State on Oct. 11) and I was thinking maybe one more week will help it a lot. That week went by and I'm kind of at that point where it's just something I'm going to have to play with. I've played through injuries before. It's just another obstacle to overcome."
Younger players have said all year they missed Polk's leadership and his knowledge in getting people lined up. Polk had seven tackles, but said presence on the field didn't have the impact he wanted it to have. .
"That's something I have to fall back into," he said. "It was great to be out there, but at the same time I have things I need to work on. It's been since Colorado State (on Sept. 1) that I've played. I need to work on being able to get people in the right position and I need to work on some individual things myself."
This week won't be any easier.
"It's, without a doubt, going to be a great challenge, but one we're looking forward to," Embree said.
Embree praised Oregon's high-octane offense but said he was more impressed with the Ducks' defense. That's a bad combination for a CU team that has allowed 42.6 points per game on defense and hasn't scored a touchdown on offense in six quarters.
"You have to play error free on your side and then you have to force them into some mistakes and hopefully that's enough to be able to win," Embree said.
CU is making its first trip to the state of Oregon since 1986. Since 2005, only two BCS teams have allowed more points per game over a full season than CU is allowing this year: Kansas in 2011 (43.8) and Washington State in 2008 (43.8). This season, Baylor is allowing 44.0 points per game. CU has lost nine straight against ranked opponents, and 19 straight road games against ranked opponents.
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Dennis Ko - 2014 Merck-ICAAC Young Investigator Award Laureate
Dennis Ko, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center has won a 2014 Merck-ICAAC Young Investigator Award for his innovative and multidisciplinary research on the genetic basis for pathogen susceptibility in humans. Samuel Miller, University of Washington, describes Ko "as a uniquely qualified individual with the talent and ability to become a leader in biomedical science."
In 1997, Ko received a B.S. from Cornell University and later he obtained a M.D. and Ph.D. from Stanford University where he worked in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Scott. Using a combination of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, and animal models, he pioneered a new subject in the lab examining how genetic alterations lead to the neurodegenerative lipid disorder, Niemann-Pick type C (NPC).
As a post-doctoral Life Sciences Research Foundation fellow in the lab of Miller, Ko developed a novel screening method termed Hi-HOST (high throughput human in vitro susceptibility testing) for identifying human genetic variation that affects cell-based readouts of bacterial infection. Through this approach, he was able to discover unexpected cell biology involving Salmonella-induced cell death and identify genetic differences important for sepsis.
Ko joined the faculty of Duke Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Medicine, and the Center for Human Genome Variation in 2012. In addition to studies of host variation to Salmonella, his laboratory has expanded the pathogens under study with Hi-HOST to other bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The long-term goal of the research is to fully understand human genetic variation for traits important for infection and inflammation that impact human disease.


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Alexander Elementary thanks GM club
Alexander Elementary thanks GM club
To the editor,
For the past five years, members of the GM Salaried Retirees Club have helped support, through time and talent, an after-school engineering program for some fourth-graders here at Alexander Elementary School.
This past fall, this group gave of themselves once again, culminating in a demonstration of learning by students on Dec. 18. Parents, grandparents and visitors were treated to the toy skimmer simulation students worked on for months. Students from our school have been privileged in many ways to work side by side with members of this fine organization.
On behalf of the 2012 class of the GM "A World in Motion" program, I'd like to thank Mike, Pat, Doris, Dian, John, Bill and many others whom I may have omitted who, over the years, have enriched the lives of our students. Thank you for making Alexander a great place to be!
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Les Misérables
It took almost twenty minutes for Tom Hooper's manic insistence on live singing from the cast of "Les Misérables" to win me over - and it took Broadway veteran Hugh Jackman in the protagonist role of convict Jean Valjean, breaking parole as he sets out on a new, Godly path in life, to do it. For a while, the novelty of the idea carries the film, particularly during Anne Hathaway's gutsy rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" - and that despite the uncomfortable, superfluous extreme close-ups Hooper forces down his audience's gullet every time a person is singing solo; he's unwilling to let us forget that dammit, these people are singing live! Ooh hey, here's another plaintive song from someone living out a life of misery - let's zoom in to be sure you know it's all live! Did I mention that the actors sing live? Perhaps we should zoom in closer to make sure it's really, really clear.
It's no wonder the cast is filled with film stars; stage actors would have had difficulty performing with a camera four inches from their faces.
Ironically, the gamble pays off, particularly for Jackman and Hathaway - particularly Hathaway, whose performance as Fantine, the factory-worker turned whore who dies and entrusts her daughter Cosette to the reformed Valjean, will justifiably earn her awards. Some of the unknown actors - notably Samantha Barks as Éponine and Eddie Redmayne as Marius - also fare well with Hooper's one-shot mania. While those performances are ringing through the theatre, the film soars with lush orchestrations and the beloved melodies of Claude-Michel Schönberg (if not the occasionally unfortunate translations by Herbert Kretzmer of Alain Boublil's original French lyrics). The fact is, it's almost impossible to screw up "Les Misérables" on film, given its hugely successful stage incarnations; people have been waiting for the musical to hit the screen for decades.
Hooper nearly accomplishes the task. As a foil to Hathaway, Russell Crowe's Javert is barely tonal, his voice emanating like a choked, thin wheeze. Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham-Carter manage to make the Thénardiers largely un-funny. And Aaron Tveit is the most uninspiring Enjolras I've seen. Even Amanda Seyfreid, who does her best with the shallow character of Cosette, is out of her vocal league singing the higher soprano parts. Unfortunately, many of these actors also receive Hooper's close-up treatment, which underscores their inability to measure up to the more effective performances.
Much of these shortcomings might have been more effectively masked had Hooper not made so much of his central conceit (did I mention they sing live?) - and the film might have been able to rise despite them were it not for Hooper's inability to film scale. "Les Misérables" on stage is a larger-than-life production, made so by its towering sets and smart use of turntables on a largely empty stage to give the impression that Paris in the early 1800s is sliding past the proscenium. On film, "Les Misérables" should have felt epic, particularly in an age of escalating budgets and CGI. Hooper spends too much time servicing the musical and literally no time attaching the plights of its characters to the causes of the insurrection - which, incidentally, were widespread famine and cost of living increases compounded by a cholera epidemic that wiped out 18,000 Parisian residents. The uprising itself involved thousands of insurgents and 25,000 soldiers who pinned them to the Faubourg Saint-Martin, where nearly 800 people perished. In the film, Hooper makes the event look like two dozen students threw some rubbish into the street and a few of them were killed by a small phalanx of national guardsmen led by a mouthy Frenchman with a megaphone.
The survival of hope in the face of incredible adversity and the determination to stand up for what is right in the face of overwhelming oppression is the central theme of Victor Hugo's novel, and on stage that theme rings to the balcony; it's lost here. Instead, "Les Misérables" has been reduced to the exploitation of a gimmick. True fans of the show might sing along with Anne, Hugh and Russell in the moment, enjoying the music in an incarnation that doesn't cost them $100 - but they'll ultimately wonder why the film comes with a stale aftertaste.


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Kentucky Speedway
hosted all three NASCAR premier series this past weekend. The Camping World Truck Series ran the UNOH 225 on Thursday night. The Nationwide Series Feed the Children 300 was held on Friday night. On Sunday, after a rain-out on Saturday night, the Sparta track was the site of the Sprint Cup Quaker State 400. Also listed below are quick notes on the ARCA Series and four NASCAR 'Home Track' racing series.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 3rd Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts with a lap of 29.406 seconds, 183.636 mph. His qualifying speed set a track qualifying record previously held by Jimmie Johnson (181.818 mph) from June 30, 2012. This is his 12th pole in 486 NSCS races. It is the No. 88 Chevrolet SS driver's first pole and third top-10 start in 2013 and his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway. Earnhardt led 10 laps but, while leading, was hit by debris from Denny Hamlin's blown tire. After repairs he managed a 12th place finish.Did Not Qualify: No one, only 43 teams entered the event.Race Winner: Matt Kenseth won the 3rd Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts, his 28th victory in 489 NSCS races. This is the No. 20 Toyota Camry driver's fourth victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the top rookie finisher. The No. 17 Ford Fusion driver started 13th and finished 17th. He was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY contender in the event was Danica Patrick (finished 23rd). Stenhouse is currently 20th in the 2013 point standings.Contingency Awards:- Jimmie Johnson won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (182 of 267).- Johnson also won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap. The No. 48 Chevrolet SS driver earned the award for his ninth place finish.- Kevin Manion, crew chief on the No. 1 Chevrolet SS driven by Jamie McMurray, won the Moog Problem Solver of the Race award. The award goes to the crew chief that improves the most from first half of the race to the second half utilizing the 40 best lap times (improved 0.167 seconds). McMurray started the race in 23rd place and finished in second. He moved up two spots to 19th in the 2013 standings. - Matt Kenseth wins the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Toyota Racing Development (TRD) won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Kenseth.'s No. 20 Toyota.- Carl Edwards won the Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap award given to the driver displaying the Sherwin-Williams decal who clocks the fastest lap of the race. The No. 99 Ford driver started second, led 35 laps and finished in 21st place.- Edwards also won the Duralast Brake in the Race award given to the highest eligible driver in the running order at the time of the first caution of each race.Points Leader: Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 38 points over Carl Edwards.NSCS Top 12 (G/L):1. Jimmie Johnson 02. Carl Edwards 03. Clint Bowyer 04. Kevin Harvick 05. Matt Kenseth 06. Dale Earnhardt Jr. +17. Kyle Busch +18. Martin Truex Jr. +29. Greg Biffle -310. Joey Logano +411. Kasey Kahne 012. Jeff Gordon +1Next NSCS Race: Coke Zero 400, Saturday night, July 6, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide Series Time Trials: Austin Dillon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 13th Annual Feed the Children 300 with a lap of 30.724 seconds, 175.758 mph. This is the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro driver's eighth pole in 59 NNS races. It is his fifth pole and 13th top-10 start in 2013 and his third pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway. Dillon led 18 laps in the race and finished in sixth place.Did Not Qualify: No. 92 Dexter Stacey.Race Winner: Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski won the rain-shortened 13th Annual Feed the Children 300, his 22nd victory in 197 NNS races. This is the No. 22 Ford Mustang driver's second NNS victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2013. It is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in six NNS races at Kentucky Speedway. Keselowski is ineligible for driver points in this series.Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro driver, started 21st and finished seventh. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders earning him the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award.Contingency Awards:- Camping World Truck Series driver Matt Crafton won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. The driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro earned the award for his third place finish. He is ineligible for points in this series.- Crafton also won the Duralast Brake in the Race award given to the highest eligible driver in the running order at the time of the first caution of each race.- Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Toyota, won the 3M Lap Leader award for leading the most laps (74 of 170). He is ineligible for driver points in this series.- Joe Gibbs Racing Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in Kyle Busch's No. 54 Toyota.Points Leader: Regan Smith leads the point standings by 8 points over Sam Hornish Jr.NNS Top 10 (G/L):1. Regan Smith 02. Sam Hornish Jr. +13. Justin Allgaier -14. Elliott Sadler +15. Austin Dillon -16. Kyle Larson +17. Parker Kligerman -18. Brian Vickers +19. Brian Scott -110. Trevor Bayne 0Next NNS Race: Subway Firecracker 250, Friday night, July 5, 2013 at Daytona International Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck SeriesTime Trials: Ryan Blaney won the Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 3rd Annual UNOH 225 with a lap of 30.829 seconds, 175.160 mph. This is the No. 29 Ford driver's first pole in 17 NCWTS races. It is Blaney's fifth top-10 start and fourth consecutive top-10 start in 2013. He led 28 laps in the race and finished in fifth place.Did Not Qualify: No one, only 36 teams entered this week.Race Winner: Ty Dillon won the 3rd Annual UNOH 225, his second victory in 33 NCWTS races. This is the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado drivers' first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2013. It is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Kentucky Speedway. Dillon's win makes him the youngest NCWTS race winner at Kentucky Speedway; he is 21 years and 4 months old.Rookie of the Race: Ryan Blaney won the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award since his fifth place finish was better than the rest of the 2013 ROTY contenders.Contingency Awards:- Ty Dillon won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award. It is given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Roush-Yates Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. The award is determined by qualifying and finishing position of the truck. They supplied the engine in Blaney's No. 29 Ford F-150 (started on pole, finished fifth).Points Leader: Matt Crafton leads the standings by 22 points over Jeb Burton.NCWTS Top 10 (G/L):1. Matt Crafton 02. Jeb Burton 03. Ty Dillon +34. James Buescher +15. Johnny Sauter -16. Ryan Blaney +17. Brendan Gaughan -48. Miguel Paludo +19. Darrell Wallace Jr. -110. Timothy Peters +1Next NCWTS Race: American Ethanol 200, Saturday night, July 13, 2013 at Iowa Speedway.------------------Other Racing Series
ARCA Racing Series presented by MenardsJune 30, Herr's Chase the Taste 200 at Winchester Speedway - Winner: Frank KimmelNext: July 21, Ansell ActivArmr® 150 at Chicagoland SpeedwayPoints Leader: Frank KimmelNASCAR K&N Pro Series EastJune 22, NKPS East Langley at Langley Speedway - Winner: Dylan KwasniewskiNext: July 13, NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Columbus Motor Speedway Points Leader: Dylan KwasniewskiNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestJune 22, Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway - Winner: Derek ThornNext: July 27, Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 at Colorado National SpeedwayPoints Leader: Michael SelfNASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesJune 22, Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Winner: Peter ShepherdNext: July 7, Jiffy Lube 100 at Circuit ICARPoints Leader: D.J. KenningtonNASCAR Toyota Series (Mexico)June 30, Regia 200 at Autodromo Monterrey - Winner: Daniel SuarezNext: July 28, Chiapas 240 at Autodromo de ChiapasPoints Leader: Antonio Perez


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Clifford "Kip" Kirkland, 77, of Machesney Park, Ill., died at home on March 15, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 27, 1935, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Cliff and Mary Wyllie Kirkland.
Clifford "Kip" Kirkland, 77, of Machesney Park, Ill., died at home on March 15, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 27, 1935, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Cliff and Mary Wyllie Kirkland.
He is survived by wife of 51 years, Diane (Williams) Kirkland; children Paul (Erin), Valerie Lawrence, David (Heather), Todd (Katie) and Scott (Catherine); grandchildren Kelsey (Nathan), Zachery, Paige, McKenzie, Sydney, Lucy, Briana and Julia; and brothers Jerry (Nancy) and Bruce (Sue).
He was preceded by daughter Sandra.
Kip served in the Army from 1955-1958, including the Army Security Agency at Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa. A tireless student, Kip began his career at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., graduated with a degree in accounting and industrial management from Lawrence Institute of Technology in Detroit, Mich., fulfilled a successful career in Information Technology with White Farm Equipment and Solvay Animal Health, Charles City, Iowa; Dayton Power and Light, Dayton, Ohio; Camcar Textron, Rockford, Ill.; and Nebraska Public Power District, Brownville.
After reluctantly "retiring," he worked as executive director of Poplar Grove Wings & Wheels Museum for several years, feeding a lifelong passion for flying.
Throughout his life, Kip eagerly gave time to countless community and charitable efforts, most recently serving for seven years as a Mended Hearts volunteer with Diane at the Swedish American Hospital, Rockford; as an active member of Christ United Methodist Church, Rockford; as a member of the Alpine Kiwanis Club and the newly formed Loves Park Kiwanis Club.
Memorial service celebrating his life will be Monday, March 25, at 11 a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, Rockford, Ill. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for benefit of Christ United Methodist Church.
For online register, maps or directions, visit weltefuneral.com.


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Joshua Landon Jeffreys and Brandy Nicole (Robbins) Brackett, of McAlester, have announced their upcoming marriage this fall.
Joshua Landon Jeffreys and Brandy Nicole (Robbins) Brackett, of McAlester, have announced their upcoming marriage this fall.
The groom-elect is the son of Jim and ReNae Jeffreys, of Canadian. He is the grandson of the late John and the late Alice Jeffreys and Elaine Bernard, of McAlester, and the late Billy Roy Taylor.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Sean and Jana Brackett, of Harrah. She is the granddaughter of Daniel and Janet Brackett, of Seminole, and Shirley Robbins, of Chickasha, and the late Raymond E. "Butch" Robbins Jr.
Josh Jeffreys graduated from Savanna High School in 2003 and earned his bachelor's degree in Biology at East Central University in 2006.
He currently works at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant as railroad transportation.
Brandy Brackett graduated from Seminole High School in 2002 and earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communications at ECU in 2006.
She currently works with Lifetouch Photography in the Church Directories and Portraits division as a photography sales specialist.
Their ceremony will take place at 2 p.m., Oct. 12, 2013, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 325 E. Washington Ave., in McAlester, with the Rev. Stephanie Swinnea officiating. The All Saints' choir will be directed by organist Sally Hanway, featuring harpist Linda Paul, of Tulsa.
The Maid of Honor Genieve Taylor, of Oklahoma City, bridesmaid, Heather Dorantes, of Carrollton, Texas, groom's nephew, Jace Jeffreys, and the bride's father will present the bride to the groom who will be beside his Best Man, and brother, Jordon Jeffreys, of McAlester, and groomsman, Cody Jennings, of Muskogee.
A reception will follow at the McAlester Country Club until midnight.


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Thanks very much for the personal and prompt response. 2,196 descendants of Captain John is astounding but not too surprising considering he had, by my searches, 31 grandchildren; a GREAT start.
(If you've never read "Adam's Curse", by Bryan Sykes, it makes interesting reading on the spread of DNA down through the generations. Apparently a third of all Asians are descended from Genghis Khan.) Anyway, I'm descended from John's son Charles via HIS son Charles; from which of Charles senior's four children do you descend? I have attached an Excel copy of my family tree, if it comes through this email, and you can see the Worthington section on page 4, bottom right. My interest, other than playing with spreadsheets, is to find the other siblings of my string, down through the generations.
The fact that you know how many descendants are from Captain John and Charles means there's info out there. Is it consolidated anywhere?
Your blog is amazing. By the way, are you aware that the Worthington House at Monacacy Battlefield was bought by John Thomas Worthington, Captain John's 3rd great grandson by John's son John? Per my cousin Fred Jenkins who I believe you know or know of. Keep up the good work. Almost forgot, I had planned on attending the Worthington reunion last year but didn't make it. I live not far away in Kennett Square, Pa. You met my sister Janet. Our sister Peg Ellis is who you apparently received much research info from, as you mentioned in you blog report.
John Worthington Austin
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Please email me your spreadsheet to:
hrworth at gmail dot com
DNA results are interesting, and J2 is the term I think you are suggesting. Don't know about Genghis Khan though.
I know Fred and met many others (not Fred) at the Reunion this past summer. Had a great time.
I was born and grew up in Chester County.
Here is a link to a Descendant Chart of Capt. John.
It may not be current, but it is online.
You are descendant of Charles Jr (1736 – 1799) while I am descendant of John (1733-1803). My family left Harford County between 1815 and 1866. Don't know off the top of my head when.


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DUNSTABLE -- Dunstable has snagged a state award for having one of the most informative and user-friendly websites among all Massachusetts communities.
Massachusetts Municipal Association has selected Dunstable as the winner of its Municipal Website Award under the category of towns with a population of less than 5,000.
The town overhauled the site about a year ago, making a $3,595 one-time expenditure to have it designed by a professional. Since then, town workers, including Board of Selectmen secretary Danice Palumbo, Town Clerk Carol Skerret, Planning Board and Water Commission secretary Cheryl Mann, have constantly updated the contents to provide residents with up-to-date information, according to Selectman Kenneth Leva.
Before redesigning the website, residents Kathy Icenogle and Frank O'Connell volunteered their time to maintain the site, Leva said.
There was one winner for each of four population categories, and Westford grabbed the award for towns with a population of less than 50,000. Websites are judged on their interactive features and convenience offered -- such as ability to apply for permits and pay bills -- as well as the robustness of the search engines and the availability of up-to-date public records, such as meeting minutes, among other factors.
Leva said he was planning to attend the MMA's Annual Meeting and Trade Show in Boston on Saturday, Jan. 26. to accept the award on behalf of the town.
Dunstable's website can be found at http://www.dunstable-ma.gov/.


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Tegan and Sara
Big. There really are no other words that truly encapsulate Heartthrob, the latest effort from Calgary-born sister duo Tegan and Sara. Musically, sonically, melodically, thematically and, yes, ambitiously, the album is writ in uppercase and bold, an electro-pop record meant for heavy rotations, larger rooms, DJ remixes and massive mainstream success. It's a calculated decision -- although one that's not entirely out of character or jarring in the sense of the evolution of their 15-year career -- and one that yields results that are as immediate as they are catchy. Most of the songs such as first single Closer, with its undercurrent of OMD, and I Couldn't Be Your Friend, which finds some sweet jangle inside of the robo-programming, benefit from their inflated approach and go down so easy, begging repeated returns. The only problem is that sometimes, when everything is painted in broad strokes, some of the little things, the subtleties and the smaller emotions, a sense of soul, intimacy -- foundations that the pair have built their collective career on -- get lost for the sake of that bigness. Take a song such as Now I'm All Messed Up, which, reigned in, synthed back, could be the gut-punch of past T&S heartbreaks, but instead sounds like something Rihanna could cover with little alteration. That, though, is obviously something Tegan and Sara are willing to sacrifice when looking at the big picture.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
-- Mike Bell, Postmedia News
Justin Bieber
Believe Acoustic
The good news is that Believe Acoustic is more palatable than the disc that gave birth to it. Believe, Bieber's platinum release from last summer, was as pedestrian as pop product gets.
This unplugged companion to the No. 1 hit album helpfully strips away by-the-numbers studio gimmickry and lets seven of Believe's 13 songs - eight if you count the limited-edition bonus track She Don't Like the Lights - live or die on their own merits.
And Biebs really plays by the rules. There's no audible cheating here - just crisp acoustic guitar, in most cases, and the hyperactive Bieber pipes, which seize the opportunity to take it up a notch on the grandstanding. Overcooked, pointless melismas? There's another one around every corner.
The most interesting contrast comes with All Around the World, which improves on the overdone original and stakes out its own turf. The simple, elegant and almost-soulful I Would, one of the three new tracks, also stands out from the pack.
But while the unadorned takes of these tween anthems are vaguely refreshing in their own way, the stark setting really only serves to underline how weak and formulaic the likes of Boyfriend and As Long As You Love Me really are.
Rating: 2 out of 5
--Bernard Perusse, Postmedia News
Black on BLonde
"I'm from the land of ice and cooling," K-os rhymes on Mojo On, the wonderfully manic rap that lands part way through the hip-hop half of his new double album. CanCon content is further provided by a parade of homegrown guests, including Metric's Emily Haines, Bedouin Soundclash's Jay Malinowski, Sam Roberts and, most curiously, 1980s refugee Corey Hart. The album itself, the promotional folks at Universal Canada dutifully report, was recorded at the abandoned Laurel Creek mansion of Hayden Christensen (Who? Oh yeah, that Canadian dude from those Star Wars films). But despite all the representation from the homeland, BLack on BLonde certainly eschews Canuck modesty with its sheer ambition and rock-star pretence. It's being dubbed Canada's first double hip-hop album, but that's a bit of a misnomer since half the album is dedicated to K-os's growing skills as a rocker. Both sides work. The hip-hop is epic and cinematic, hitting a peak with the haunting, Haines-aided One Time. The rockers are just as good, particularly the sun-soaked pop of Don't Touch. All in all, it showcases an artist whose ambition and gifts seem perfectly in synch.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
-- Eric Volmers, Postmedia News
Yo La Tengo
Few bands in the world of indie rock have endured as long as Hoboken, New Jersey's Yo La Tengo. Over 25 years into its career, the trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew remains one of the leaders of the genre. On Fade, Yo La Tengo does away with some of the over-the-top jam explosions found on its last few records, delivering 10 songs over 45 minutes -- the classic rock album recipe. Yet behind Fade's apparent simplicity lies one of the most ornate albums Yo La Tengo has ever released -- a disarming, romantic collection covering all of the band's touchstones ranging from jangly existential opener Ohm ("This is it for all we know/So say goodnight to me/And lose no more time resisting the flow") to Hubley's lovely Cornelia and Jane, all shimmering guitars and softly blown horns. Produced by Tortoise's John McEntire, who replaced longtime partner Roger Moutenot, Fade is a stunner.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
--Francois Marchand, Postmedia News
Get Up!
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
Folk rocker/slide guitar guru Ben Harper and blues harpist Charlie Musselwhite have crossed paths a number of times in the past: They met in 1996 and performed a session with John Lee Hooker the following year, and they met again at a few more sessions the following decade, with Harper playing on Musselwhite's Grammy-nominated Sanctuary, while Musselwhite appeared on bonus material for Harper's Both Sides of the Gun. Get Up! is a record close to 20 years in the making, a traditional blues experience that feels exactly as it was recorded: real and raw and, unfortunately, a tad uneven. The main highlight is easily stripped-down duet You Found Another Lover (I Lost Another Friend), while the electrifying stomper I'm In I'm Out And I'm Gone and the soldier's lament I Ride At Dawn aren't far behind. Backed by a tight three-piece, Harper and Musselwhite's Get Up! is about as old-school blues as it gets.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion targeted the Syrian Interior Ministry building Wednesday in the capital, Damascus, state TV said. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad have been making inroads in their advance toward Damascus, the seat of the government, in recent weeks. Fighting has intensified in the southern districts of the Syrian capital and its suburbs.
The conflict started nearly 21 months ago as an uprising against Assad, whose family has ruled the country for four decades. It quickly morphed into a civil war, with rebels taking up arms to fight back against a bloody crackdown by the government.
According to activists, more than 40,000 people have been killed since March 2011.
Rebels have targeted the center of Damascus with bomb attacks in the past, most dramatically in July when they detonated explosives inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed four top regime officials, including Assad's brother-in-law and the defense minister.
An al-Qaida linked group, Jabhat al-Nusra, has claimed many deadly blasts inside Syria.
On the political front, more than 100 countries recognized a new opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people during an international meeting being held in Morocco. The U.S. also has declared the coalition is the "legitimate representative" of its country's people. The moves open the way for greater humanitarian assistance to the forces battling Assad and possibly even military aid.
But the presence of extremist groups among the rebel forces has raised concerns in the U.S. and other nations that are supporting the opposition in Syria but do not want to see extremists gain power in the region. The U.S. has blacklisted Jabhat al-Nusra — Arabic for Victory Front — as a foreign terrorist organization and said the group was part of al-Qaida in Iraq.
Al-Nusra fighters appear to be among the most effective fighting forces on the rebel side, spearheading many recent gains.
Western officials have raised concerns that an increasingly desperate Assad might unleash his chemical weapons stockpiles against rebels.
Syria is believed to have a formidable arsenal of chemical weapons, including sarin and mustard gas, although its exact dimensions are not known. Syria is not a signatory to the 1997 Convention on Chemical Weapons and thus is not obliged to permit international inspection.
The government in Damascus has been careful not to confirm it has chemical weapons, while insisting it would never use such weapons against its own people.
On Wednesday, Human Rights Watch accused the Syrian military of using air-delivered incendiary bombs in at least four locations across Syria since mid-November. Such weapons can contain any number of flammable substances, including napalm, thermite, or white phosphorus, and are designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injuries. They are not considered chemical weapons.


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As Lena Henderson says, she hadn't been expecting to remarry Roland Davis some 48 years after their divorce, but "you never know what tomorrow is going to bring."
All Things Considered today tells the touching story of how the two 85-year-olds are set to tie the knot again on Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y.
Davis and Henderson first married in 1944. After having four children, they split 20 years later. Each of them remarried in subsequent years. Each of them lost their later spouses. Davis' wife died earlier this year. Then, as the Buffalo News reported earlier this week, it was at the suggestion of a daughter (from his first marriage, to Henderson), that he decided to move to the Buffalo area to be near the rest of the family.
The two had stayed in touch over the years and as the prospect of relocating to Western New York started to become real, their conversations "turned to something much more serious," as the News reports:
"We were talking on the phone one day and he said, 'Will you marry me again?' Henderson recalled. ""I said 'well, well ... yes.' "
Davis tells the News that "I always thought it might happen. ... It was always in the back of my mind."
One of the couple's sons died in 1996. The now adult "kids" who survive seem thrilled by their parents' reunion. Daughter Renita Shadwick tells All Things Considered that:
"I see the way that he comes along beside her and wants to help her as she walks inside a building or the way he scoots around her to open a door. I look at the way my mother smiles at him when he's talking about something. Those are the moments I pray that all children are looking at when they are looking at their parents loving one another."
They will tie the knot again Saturday at Buffalo's Elim Christian Fellowship Church. Unlike the first time around, when a justice of the peace did the officiating, the groom had to go to work the next day as a bellhop and there was no time for a celebration, this second wedding has been "blown into great proportions" compared to 1944, Henderson says. In attendance and taking part in the ceremony: Four generations of family, including more than 20 grandchildren and a growing number of greatgrandchildren.
More from All Things Considered's conversations with Henderson and her daughter is due on today's broadcast. We'll add the as-aired audio to the top of this post later today.
The Elim Christian Fellowship Church in Buffalo, New York, will host a special wedding this Saturday between two people who have more than a little history. They're both 85; both grandparents; and both survived the deaths of their previous spouses. Oh, and they divorced each other 48 years ago.
LENA HENDERSON: I never thought that I'd get married again.
CORNISH: That's Lena Henderson. In 1944, she and Roland Davis were high school sweethearts when they married. They had four children before divorcing amicably, 20 years later. Eventually, both remarried. He moved to Colorado; she had another child; and life went on. Then, in 1996, one of their sons died. After that...
HENDERSON: He would call, to see how I was doing. And his wife and I, we would get on the phone and talk to each other. Everything was, you know, nice and friendly. There was no, how come you're calling her? or, how come you're talking to him? - or nothing like that. I had a nice rapport with her.
CORNISH: Last winter, Davis' wife died. His eldest daughter convinced him to move to Buffalo, so he could be closer to the rest of the family. She didn't realize he was already growing closer to her mother - his ex-wife - over the phone. Then, near Easter, Roland Davis popped the question to Lena Henderson - for the second time.
HENDERSON: He says, would you marry me? I say, what? Would you marry me? I say, well - um - hmm. And then I said yes, I will.
RENITA SHADWICK: Immediately, my sister and I began to plan a wedding. That was it. We were sold. (LAUGHTER) Abeedabeedabee - sold! (LAUGHTER)
CORNISH: That's Renita Shadwick, the couple's youngest daughter. She was 6 when they separated, and admits her parents reuniting is a childhood dream come true. Growing up, she never heard them speak ill of each other. But until now, she says, she never realized exactly what she missed by not seeing them as a couple.
SHADWICK: I see the way that he comes along beside her, and wants to help her as she's walking inside of a building; or the way he scoots around her, to open up a door. I look at the way my mother smiles at him when he's talking about something. Those are the moments that I pray that all children are looking at, when they're looking at their parents loving one another.
CORNISH: Four generations will participate in the wedding - daughters as bridesmaids, grandchildren as groomsmen, great-grandchildren as ring bearers. Again, here's daughter Renita Shadwick.
SHADWICK: It is very unusual, I think, but it's also very precious because all of us now, collectively, get to kind of be a part of our past (LAUGHTER) in our future - or in our present. (LAUGHTER)
CORNISH: Shadwick's mother, Lena Henderson, will be sporting a light-gray dress as she marries the man she divorced nearly five decades ago. And she has this advice for anyone who thinks love has passed them by.
HENDERSON: Never give up. You never know what tomorrow's going to bring.
CORNISH: Eighty-five-year-old Lena Henderson will take 85-year-old Roland Davis - again - as her lawfully wedded husband, this Saturday. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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A deputy sheriff still has not been stationed inside the Butler County commissioners' offices, something one commissioner wants to remain that way.
Commissioner James Eckstein said this idea, which was set in motion Nov., 19 by a court order, would be a waste of the $65,000 a year.
But before taking further action on his opinion, Eckstein said he'd like to meet with President Judge Thomas Doerr who issued the order.
Initially, during the commissioners meeting this morning, Eckstein talked about asking his fellow commssioners to vote to ask the judge to rethink his order at the commissioners meeting on Wednesday.
But commissioners Dale Pinkerton and Bill McCarrier said they would like to talk to Doerr, who is on vacation until next week, before solidifying their opinion. Eckstein then agreed with his fellow commissioners' opinion after the meeting had ended and he learned that such a meeting has been proposed by the judge.
When reached by telephone today, Doerr said he hopes to meet on the topic during a public meeting with the commissioners and the Butler County Safety Committee, which includes Sheriff Mike Slupe, chief clerk Amy Wilson, assistant court administrator Tom Holman and court administrator Candice Graff.
Doerr said there was no request, incident, threat or person in particular that prompted his decision. However, Doerr said it was his belief that the atmosphere deteriorated to the point where there is a potential for violence.
But Eckstein said if there's been no violence and no threats, there's "no justification" for the deputy.
Eckstein alleges this use of a deputy is not only a waste of $65,000, but also the judge overstepped his jurisdiction by placing security in the executive branch.
Eckstein alleges he was told by someone that the court order targets him for political reasons "to make it look like I'm not rational person or a good person."
Doerr denies that accusation, saying "if the court wanted to target him (Eckstein), the court order would have named him specifically. Or, I would have addressed him in my public comments afterward. He was not targeted."
Further, Doerr said the court order does not overstep his authority because "this will not interfere with the operations or decision making duties of the executive branch... nobody could reasonably interpret otherwise."
Doerr said he would revisit this decision if a majority of the commissioners asked him to do so. Otherwise, the order calls for the deputy to take the post "be implemented as soon as practical," and continue indefinitely.
Slupe said it's likely the deputy will not take the post until after the proposed meeting of officials.
County records say the average annual cost of a full-time deputy is $52,000: $37,000 in salary and $15,000 in benefits.


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Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Todd Russo, REEIS
The fourth in our series of spotlighted Century Club contractors is Todd Russo, President of REEIS, a retrofit company with offices in both Arizona and California. Working with the Foundation for Senior Living and the Arizona Public Service Department, REEIS earned the Century Club Award for 2011 by completing energy efficiency improvements to 854 homes. Here's how they did it.
Business Profile: REEIS
Years in business: 3
Nonprofit or for-profit? For-profit
Number of staff: 55
Number of women on staff: 3
Number of work vehicles/trucks: 18
Average number of jobs completed per year: 1,300
Average job size: $2,800 without HVAC equipment and $12,000 with HVAC equipment
Required staff certifications: BPI, NCI, and RESNET
Additional languages spoken by staff: Spanish
About REEIS's Clients & Services
What geographic area do you work in? We work in Phoenix, Arizona and the Inland Empire, California
What local energy efficiency programs do you work in conjunction with? In Arizona, we work with APS & SRP Home Performance with Energy Star programs, APS & SRP A/C replacement & tune up programs, Energize Phoenix, and Weatherization Assistance Programs. In California, we work with Energy Upgrade California and RPU – Whole House Rebates.
Do you work primarily on single or multifamily homes? Do you also work on commercial buildings? Our primary business is residential but we also have apartments and commercial projects
Do you offer free energy audits or home assessments? We offer free assessments to $599 audits depending on the market and the service. Arizona programs subsidize the audit so the retail cost to consumers is reduced by $200.
Does your company typically do your own test-in and test-outs? REEIS is required to test in and test out and deliver the data; 15% - 20% of our jobs are field checked by the utility company.
Do you receive third-party verification of your services to clients? A percentage of our jobs are third-party checked.
Do you offer financing options for your clients? Yes, multiple options
Q&A With Todd Russo:
Home Energy: What have been the critical success factors for your company?
Todd Russo: Our customer process. Early on, we developed 4 key components which differentiates REEIS from other firms: 1. We looked beyond the disciplines/methodology of the Home Performance with Energy Star, BPI, and RESNET programs when we developed our products and services. These disciplines/methodology are extremely worthwhile but they are incomplete and limited. If your firm lives solely with the principles of the abovementioned firms, you do not always deliver the benefits your clients are looking for. 2. We limit the products and services we offer. We routinely identify products which do not meet our benchmark criteria. We educate our buyers as to why we do not recommend them. 3. Robust training programs. And 4. We developed a proprietary customer management program which affords us the capacity to effectively manage our client relationships and deliver real-time data to our clients.
HE: What do you think is the one most important item for home performance professionals and/or companies to focus on in the next 2–3 years?
TR: Consumer education. We need to develop demand for Home Performance. Educate consumers to look past single source service providers and understand the value of a whole-house solution. Consumers know when they need a plumber, HVAC contractor, electrician, etc., but they are not aware of what home performance is.
You can read the first three articles in this spotlight series by clicking on the following titles: "Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Chad Ruhoff, Neil Kelly Company"; "Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Fred Hutchinson, Hutchinson Plumbing Heating Cooling"; and "Century Club Contractor Spotlight: Hal Smith, Home Energy Performance By Halco."
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
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3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hyatt Hotels Corp [ H ]
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|Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
|1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)
|2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
|3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
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|4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
|5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
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|1. As provided in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
|2. The shares reported in the table above were previously reported pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the reporting person "Pritzker Family U.S. Situs Trusts," which was comprised of a group of U.S. situs trusts and various entities owned, directly or indirectly, by U.S. situs trusts for the benefit of certain lineal descendants of Nicholas J. Pritzker, deceased, and their immediate family members. Thomas J. Pritzker, Marshall E. Eisenberg and Karl J. Breyer served as co-trustees of all such U.S. situs trusts until their resignation as trustees on November 30, 2012, at which time Lawrence Richman was appointed successor trustee of the Reporting Person.
|3. This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the appointment of Lawrence Richman as successor trustee and to report the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership on a stand-alone basis. Mr. Richman, solely in his capacity as trustee of the Reporting Person, has executed a joinder to the Amended and Restated Global Hyatt Agreement, and is thereby subject to the provisions of that agreement. Accordingly, immediately following the appointment of the successor trustee, the shares remain shares of Class B Common Stock.
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Roger D. Hart, age 74, of Centreville, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at his home.
Roger D. Hart, age 74, of Centreville, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at his home.
Roger was born April 30, 1938, in Tully Township, Ohio, a son of James W. and Marceille E. (Wass) Hart.
In September 1972, he married Johnetta Phelps at Centreville Baptist Church.
Roger worked for Centreville Public Schools in the maintenance and janitorial department. He was a member of Centreville United Methodist Church. Roger and Netta were former Centreville Citizens of the Year and was an avid sports fan, especially following the Detroit Tigers.
Surviving are his wife, Johnetta Hart of Centreville; a daughter Debbie Luvyet of Prescott, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Glennice Engle; a brother, Floyd Hart; half-brothers Donald and Chalmer Hart; and a half-sister, Valera Wass.
Relatives and friends will be received from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday at Eley Funeral Home in Centreville. Religious services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Centreville United Methodist Church, with Pastor David Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie River Cemetery in Centreville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Centreville United Methodist Church. Online messages may be left for the family at www.eleyfuneralhomes.com.


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TALENT — An environmental group and the city of Talent have appealed a Jackson County staff decision that would allow an asphalt plant to continue to operate despite concerns expressed by nearby neighbors and the city.
Rogue Advocates appealed the March 25 decision, citing Mt. View Paving's noncompliance with various country regulations, public health and safety concerns and failure to meet federal and state regulations. Monday was the appeals deadline.
Talent cited a failure of the county to collaborate on decisions affecting land now in the county that is slated to eventually be within city limits as required under a joint agreement.
"Essentially the grounds are the lack of compliance with having the city and the county participate in advance with the UGB (Urban Growth Boundary areas) as provided under the areas of mutual planning concern," said City Planner Mark Knox.
A public hearing on the appeals will be held by county land use hearings officer Donald Rubenstein. His ruling would be a final county decision, but the issue could be appealed to the state. A hearing date has yet to be set.
"This issue has been simmering for a long time and the county's unwillingness to enforce land use safeguards for so long is allowing this problem to boil over," said Melissa Matthewson, executive director of Rogue Advocates.
Mt. View Paving has operated an asphalt batch plant at the site just south of Exit 21 adjacent to Bear Creek since 2001. In its staff ruling, Jackson County, based on its ordinances, said the non-conforming use can continue due to historical presence and authorized a development permit to cover structures built without permits.
Residents of Mt. View Estates senior living community, located just across Bear Creek from the plant, held a demonstration on March 2 and have been vocal in their opposition to the plant's continued operation. They and others have expressed concerns about odors, emissions from the plant and its potential impact in the event of a flood.
Mt. View Estate's owner Chris Hudson said in light of the Rogue Advocates' appeal the park will not file its own appeal.
"What we were looking for basically is to have an appeal," said Hudson. "I encouraged the residents not to (appeal) also. There's bigger fish to fry coming down the road."
Should Rubenstein uphold the county decision, Hudson said, any appeal of that action would go before Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals.
"If they are granted the request, we will appeal it," said Hudson.
Mt. View Paving owner Paul Meyer said Monday had not seen the appeals and declined to comment until he had time to review them.
Last week, the Talent City Council authorized staff to file an appeal. The city had requested the plant conform to its flood plain standards and that operating hours be limited. The county did rule to restrict the hours.
"From the city's position, we are looking not just at this issue but at a dialogue with the county on our property," said Mayor Bill Cecil.
In a prepared statement, Rogue Advocates claimed the county has ignored the issue since a first application for non-confirming uses submitted in 2001 was withdrawn. Applications submitted in 2011 were withdrawn before the hearings officer could rule on county decisions to let the asphalt operation continued.
Rogue Advocates attorney Courtney Johnson said Jackson County failed to look at whether historical uses at the site were lawful at the time local zoning codes went into effect, a criteria to approve non-conforming uses.
"Asphalt and gravel are necessary for development, but the point is to get those things in the areas where they won't be conflict with other uses," said Johnson.
Tony Boom is a freelance writer living in Ashland. Reach him at email@example.com.
Group takes fight against asphalt plant to Jackson County
TALENT — An environmental group and the city of Talent have appealed a Jackson County staff decision that would allow an asphalt plant to continue to operate despite concerns expressed by nearby neighbors and the city.


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By Andy Metzger
State House News Service
BOSTON -- Massachusetts in 2011 missed out on nearly $1.7 billion from multinational corporations and wealthy individuals making use of offshore tax havens, according to a MassPIRG study released Tuesday.
The $1.68 billion kept out of state coffers in 2011 puts the Bay State behind only six other states in the amount of potential tax revenue kept in offshore havens, according to the study, placing it behind Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and California.
"While large multinational corporations such as Apple, ExxonMobil, or Goldman Sachs routinely make national headlines for the billions of dollars in federal taxes they avoid annually by parking profits offshore, the impact of missing federal tax revenues on state budgets has received virtually no attention," read the study.
In California alone, an estimated $7.14 billion in potential tax revenue was protected in offshore accounts in 2011.
The paper was written jointly by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and the Frontier Group, and it was reviewed by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The researchers note that they may be overstating the amount that could be gained by bringing incomes under the jurisdiction of state tax authorities because "if individuals and corporations had to pay taxes on funds currently offshore, they might seek other tax-avoidance strategies, thereby reducing the revenue generated."
The $1.68 billion figure approaches the $1.9 billion Gov. Deval Patrick is seeking to raise for transportation and education.
The study suggests states close several "loopholes" to get ahold of more tax dollars, including decoupling from the federal tax code that allows certain incomes to go unreported, treating the parent and subsidiary companies of a corporation as one reporting entity for tax purposes, and withholding taxes on certain companies that do not comply with U.S. reporting requirements.
The study also suggests more disclosure requirements and for states to urge their congressional delegations to oppose a "territorial" tax system that would allow companies that shift profits overseas to bring that money into the U.S. without paying taxes on it.
Massachusetts collected $13.52 billion in corporate and personal income taxes in fiscal 2011, according to a study by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budge Officers. The $1.68 billion is about 12 percent of the amount collected in 2011.
The 50 states missed out on an estimate of $39.8 billion in 2011 because of individuals and corporations keeping their money in countries with minimal or no taxes, according to the study. Offshore tax havens account for approximately $150 billion in foregone federal tax revenue every year, according to the study.
"These companies and individuals benefit from the taxes paid by other corporations and citizens," the study said, echoing claims made by Democrats about tax-policy fairness issues. "The profits they shelter overseas are generally earned from America's largest-in-the-world consumer market; produced by America's well-educated workforce, which was trained in our extensive public school system; sustained by our road and rail systems that help transport goods to market; and protected by America's strong private property rights as enforced by America's court and probate system."


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Norwich man, son lost for hours at ski resort
Norwich — A Norwich man and his 11-year-old son were rescued in Vermont Saturday night after getting lost for several hours at Mount Pico Mountain Resort during a snowstorm.
Scott Barbarossa, 50, and Zachary Barbarossa lost contact with the emergency crews searching for them when Scott's cellphone battery died shortly after 3 p.m. A rescuer on the phone was about to tell them to walk straight down the mountain to reach a main road, his wife, Jackie Barbarossa, said.
Using tips learned from skiing out west, the two made a snow hut to keep warm and waited for rescue crews to find them. They were discovered on a remote section of the mountain after 10 p.m. Saturday and returned home Sunday afternoon in good condition, never needing hospitalization.
Scott Barbarossa said Sunday afternoon that he and his son, a sixth-grader at Kelly Middle School in Norwich, were skiing on a familiar trail at Pico Mountain in Killington and went back to the same spot for one final run.
Although Scott said they paid attention to trail boundaries, they inadvertently veered too far to the left in an unmarked area, seeing no ropes or boundary markers. Scott Barbarossa said he knew something was wrong when the two of them fell off the back side of a ridge.
"We started hiking hard to the right," he said. "We hiked for an hour and a half. We had to carry the skis, because it was too rough to ski."
At 1:30 p.m., he decided to call for help and dialed 911 on his cellphone, which had just 5 percent of its battery power remaining. He called back a half hour later to give rescuers a better chance to nail down their location using a global positioning system. He called again shortly after 3 p.m. when the two reached a cross-country ski trail to report the name of the trail.
Back at home in Norwich, Scott's wife and Zachary's mother, Jackie Barbarossa, waited anxiously, talking frequently to Vermont state police and rescue personnel.
She said she received a frantic call from Scott at 3 p.m. saying they were lost in the woods and the ski patrol was searching for them. He had to hang up because his cellphone battery was dying.
"I asked if Zac was with him and he said 'yes,' and hung up," Jackie Barbarossa said Sunday afternoon as the two were on their way home.
Father and son had no food or water with them, and decided to make a snow hut and wait it out as sunset was coming at 4:30 p.m.
He said his son "was a little scared, but he was fabulous," helping to build the snow hut and remaining calm throughout the ordeal.
"It was above freezing in there, because it was dripping," Scott Barbarossa said.
Rescuers arrived shortly after 10 p.m., bringing food, water and snowshoes. The rescuers escorted them to an ambulance waiting on a road to take them down the mountain.
Scott, who owns Alarm Design LLC in Norwich, praised ski patrol crews from the Pico and Killington resorts and the Rutland, Vt., police department for their response.
"They checked us out and said our temperature was a bit low, but we were fine," Scott Barbarossa said.
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After a miserable U.S. Open, why the Travelers Championship is the best golf tournament out there


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Beatrice Capra collected a three-set victory , 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, over second-seeded Hayley Carter of North Carolina on Monday to win the 2013 USTA/ITA Carolina Regional Championship at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –Duke University sophomore
"It feels amazing," said Capra. "Our whole team has worked real hard for this tournament and I am real happy with the way the team competed throughout the tournament. Each match I was getting a little bit better and I really wanted to do well here. I am very happy with the way I competed and the way I played. It is a big credit to the hard work we have done."
After dropping the first set 6-3 and trailing 3-1 in the second, Capra took control of the match, after breaking Carter's service to cut the deficit to 3-2. Capra, who is out of Ellicott City, Md., won four out of the next five games to claim the second set, 6-4.
"I thought we competed well," commented Ashworth about the overall team's performance at the Carolinas Regional. "We ended up with two singles and doubles in the quarterfinals. We would have liked to play a little better doubles all the way through, but we had some good singles wins along the way. I thought we played better than we did a couple of weeks ago, which is good. Obviously, with Trice [Beatrice Capra] winning it also was a great thing not only for her but for our entire program. She did a good job representing herself and Duke as a whole."
In the deciding third set, Capra fell in the first game and ended up trailing 2-1, before winning four straight games to take a 5-2 advantage. Carter battled back to break Capra and win the next two games to cut the lead to 5-4. For the second time in the set, Capra served for the match and ended up claiming a 6-4 third set to claim the singles title. The match was very even all afternoon and finished with both players notching an amazing 98 points each.
"There was really no momentum for me in the first and second sets," commented Capra. "I just kept telling myself to keep fighting, make her play every ball and to work hard. Eventually in the third set I broke her and I got my opportunities to close out that set. We were having really long points and it was a three and a half hour match today. Eventually I came out with a win so it was good."
In two years with the Blue Devils, Capra has totaled a 37-6 singles mark, including an 11-1 mark this year.
Capra becomes the second straight Duke standout to win the Carolina Regional Championship as Hanna Mar won the singles title a year ago.


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Joakim Noah is the best. Really. It's easy to love little Nate Robinson, or Marco "The Professional" Belinelli, or even tireless Jimmy Butler. But Joakim Noah? Dude's been cool since his days at Florida. For my money, he's one of the easiest guys in the NBA to root for. This hilarious clapping incident might be one of his top five NBA moments in his already-storied career. I still think his near-fight with LeBron when LeBron was in Cleveland, will never be topped.
His model sister seems cool, too.
Previously: Nazr Mohammed Got Ejected for Shoving LeBron to the Ground as the Bulls Continue to Try to Make This Football
Previously: Nate Robinson Blocked LeBron James [Video]


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