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Genealogy Gems in School Records and Memorabilia
I was recently contacted by a young lady who had read my Genealogy Tips in Memory of My Mother blog post. She had recognized her grandmother in a picture of the Howard University 1946 May Queen and Court. The lady wanted to know if I had any other Howard University memorabilia from that time period.
School records and memorabilia are a great resource for family history research. The young lady's email caused me to think of several places she could look for information about her grandmother's college days. Below is a list of resources and repositories for finding information about your ancestors during their school days:
- Family Papers. Ask other family members if they have any schools records or memorabilia. My mother preserved a lot of her school records and memorabilia. She had her report cards from elementary and high school, as well as her college transcript. She had college graduation programs not only from the year she graduated but several years before and after she graduated. She also had a photo album that contained many pictures of college buddies on campus.
- School Board. The school board is a good resource for information on your ancestors during there time in grade school through high school. School records such as enrollment forms, attendance rosters, grade reports, disciplinary actions are often part of the administrative files maintained by the school board. These records can provide insight into the name and addresses of parents or guardians, birth dates and even the name and location of previous schools attended. Notes written by the teacher in the attendance roster recording the reason for the student's absence can provide information on a death or illness in the family or relocation to another area. School boards also maintain a collection of yearbooks which are also a great source of information.
- Local Newspaper. Local newspapers often print list of students who made the honor roll, participated in student conferences or recently graduated. They also write articles on student achievements such as winning an award at the local science fair or a sporting event.
- University Library. Most Universities keep a copy dissertations and theses written by students. If your ancestors received a Master's or PhD, check the university library catalog to see if there is a copy of their dissertation or thesis. Depending on how long ago the document was written it may be located in off-site storage. However, if you submit a request the library will retrieve the document for you.
- University Archive. Many schools maintain files on all of their alumni. The files may provide insight into their activities while a student at the university and after they graduated.
- Alumni Relations Office. Most alumni relations offices publish magazines or newsletters that contain articles on the accomplishments or passing of alumni. Check with the alumni office of any schools where your ancestor attended to see if they maintain an archive of these publications
- Admissions Office. Even if the person never graduated from the school, the school may have information. One of my ancestors died before he completed college. I wrote to the school and received a wealth of information about him including his application, letters from students who knewn him and a letter his mother wrote to the school after his death.
- School Newspaper or Magazine. Your ancestor may have written an article for the paper or contributed in one way or another.
- Alumni Associations for Organization. If your ancestor participated in a sorority, fraternity or some other national organization, check with the alumni chapter in the area where they attended school as well as lived to see if the organization has any information on them.
- Local Library. Libraries often maintain an archive of memorabilia from schools in the community. Check with the local library in the communities where your ancestors attended school to see if they have copies of news articles, yearbooks and other memorabilia and ephemera for the school your ancestors attended.
When contacting the University give the individual's full name, school attended, and dates of attendance graduation (if known). Some schools have specific procedures for requesting information and may charge a fee. Other schools do not provide any information because of their privacy policy. It never hurts to ask, you may be surprised at what information you may find.


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In my mind, there is nothing more courageous, more inspiring and more captivating than watching someone who has never done something commit to actually attempting it.
A very good friend recently completed her first half marathon. And not just any half marathon, either. It was the 50th Caesar Rodney Half, held mid-March in Wilmington every year since 1964. The pressure of running her first 13 mile race, in front of people she knew, in the single largest race in the state must have been tremendous.
Afterwards, it was like watching an actor who had never had a starring role in as much as a commercial all of a sudden win an Academy Award. She thanked everybody from her training partners to her friends and supporters to the guy at the deli counter and even the folks from whom she bought her running shoes. But she took no credit for herself. Odd.
The professional athlete, who earns a living as he or she pursues sport, usually has a large support structure behind them. This cadre of supporters includes coaches, massage therapists, teammates, researchers, and nutritionists. These athletes are very good and even the slightest omission in their preparation can be disastrous.
But for most of us, we just run. Some of us will use a coach or a team setting. Some of us will utilize the services of massage professionals or dietary gurus, some of us probably have an active account and huge credit limit with Barnes & Noble for coaching books and "how-to" guides. The generality of it is, we run.
In my mind, there is nothing more courageous, more inspiring and more captivating than watching someone who has never done something commit to actually attempting it.
Whether the deed is completed is secondary to me – it's the ATTEMPT that is brave.
I graduated from high school in 1981. My father was a two pack a day smoker of unfiltered cigarettes (a habit left over from his Marine Corps days of the early 1950s). That spring before commencement, he committed to me to stop smoking (cold turkey) AND run a 5k race with me two weeks after my graduation.
The Capitol 5000 was one of the biggest races in central PA during its day. It was held in late June and drew some zippy runner-types. My dad lined up with the rest of them (and me) and attempted a 5k! He broke 25 minutes… first race ever. In 1982, he ran under 24 minutes. And then never raced again… and hasn't picked up a cigarette since, either.
My running and the running of others may have influenced him to get out there and attempt it, much as my half marathon friend had been moving in the direction of a 13 mile race since the first day she laced up a pair of shoes and, bravely, headed out the day for a walk/run. But you know what? No coach, no massage therapist, no teammate can instill bravery in the attempt… that was all them.
At the recent Indoor Track & Field Master's Championships, held in Landover, MD, I witnessed a 95-year-old gentleman run the mile in 14 minutes. He didn't get there by accident or fairy dust or support from a national shoe company. He got there by showing a little bravery. It was all him – and some help of the local deli counter dude, I'm sure.
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Dover residents now know the value of their electric utility. The next question is: do we sell it or keep it?
For the first time since the city of Dover brought its electric utility online in 1921, residents now know how much the entire system is worth: approximately $200.6 million.
Members of Dover City Council's Utility Committee were given the news during its Monday night session.
That figure reflects the value of all assets assigned to the system, to include equipment, land, and contracts and agreements made with the city.
It also takes into account any depreciation due to the age of parts of the system and any inefficiencies due to outdated equipment or operating inefficiencies, said Gerald C. Hartman, vice president of GAI Consultants of Pittsburgh, Pa., who wrote the report.
Council commissioned the $117,500 study in September to get a handle on how much the system is worth.
Then, as during the April 8 meeting, committee chairman David Bonar emphasized that there are no plans to sell the utility.
"What we've done is for the first time in 90 years is to put an appraisal together of our entire electric utility," Bonar said. "We wanted something to tell us what the entire system is worth."
"It will be up to council, at some point, if they want to pursue a possible sale," he said.
Personally, Bonar added, he would be very reluctant to recommend the city sell the system, primarily because it guarantees a steady income. The electric utility pays for itself and also contributes approximately $8 million annually to the city's general fund.
That contribution could change should someone else take over.
"I'm not comfortable with not being able to guarantee that income should a future council decide they want to dip into potential profits we may make from the sale," Bonar said.
City Manager Scott Koenig also said the reason for the study was to gather information about the system itself, not because of any possible sale.
"The point was to give the city a level of confidence in the quality of our electrical system," he said.
Keonig acknowledged the Delaware Electric Cooperative had obliquely mentioned the possibility of either joining the city in running the utility or buying it outright. However, he again stressed there have been no discussions with anyone about selling the system and no offers made by anyone for buying it.
He echoed Bonar in saying the city would be handing over control of the system if it were sold, as well as possibly giving up the guaranteed income from the utility.
In the end, Bonar said council accepted the GAI report for what it is: a benchmark on the worth of the city's electric utility, something city council can use in making future decisions for the good of all city residents.
"It's up to us as council to utilize our electric utility and our city services as a tool to attract new residents and new business to the city," he said.
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Thomas Earl Eason, 25, of Pueblo West and Briana Thomason, 19, of Pueblo, were taken into custody shortly after 4 p.m. when a Cañon City police officer observed a vehicle that matched the description of one reported stolen to the Pueblo Police Department. As the officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the 400 block of Barrett, the vehicle sped away. Following a short high-speed pursuit, the officer called off the pursuit for safety reasons.
Shortly after that, another officer observed the same vehicle traveling east on Central Avenue and also began to attempt to make contact with the suspect vehicle. It sped away again and entered Van Loo Street that ended at a closed gate. The two suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
An emergency telephone notification was sent to the neighborhood alerting citizens to be aware of the fugitives being sought in the surrounding area.
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Eason is being held for investigation of second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft, vehicular eluding, reckless driving, driving under revocation, reckless endangerment and third-degree criminal trespass.
Thomason is being held for accessory to second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft and third-degree criminal trespassing.
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One of the best years in American film history was supposed to come to a triumphant conclusion Sunday night with a serious Oscar throwdown between Steven Spielberg's historical epic "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's tense and gritty take on the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Some other very good films -- "Argo" and "Silver Linings Playbook" -- were also in the hunt. But in early January, nearly all the Oscar pundits, from insider blogs and critic surveys to the statistical analysis of economist David Rothschild who writes for the Huffington Post, had the two films based on actual events in a slugfest for best picture.
But, as has often been the case in the race for the Oscar, things changed -- and very quickly. The result of all the twists and turns of this particularly unusual awards season have the Hollywood gods smiling down upon "Argo" -- yet another movie based on real events -- as the prohibitive favorite to take home the gold statute.
The Ben Affleck thriller about the rescue of American hostages from Tehran, Iran, in the 1970s has made a huge comeback to favorite status. But the turning point for the film came with a snub that seemingly knocked it out of the running for the top prize.
When the Oscar nominees were announced Jan. 10, there were two stunning absences -- both in the best director category. One was Bigelow; the other was Affleck. Their failure to make the list unleashed an uproar in film industry circles. No one had a quarrel with any of the five directors nominated, but Bigelow and Affleck had been considered sure things.
As things go in Hollywood, "it might as well be raining tadpoles," New York Times film industry writer Michael Cieply wrote at the time.
All kinds of reasons were offered for the snubs. The most plausible is that the voters in the directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (who decide the nominees) may have assumed that Affleck and Bigelow were such locks they decided to throw a vote the way of Michael Haneke ("Amour") and first-timer Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
But no film has won the top prize without its director at least being nominated for best director since 1989, when "Driving Miss Daisy" won even though its director, Bruce Beresford, was snubbed. So, it appeared "Lincoln" (Spielberg is a director nominee) had grabbed a commanding lead, and the chances of "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" had been dealt a serious -- if not fatal -- blow.
In the case of "Zero," that proved to be the case. Battered by controversies over its accuracy and the visceral reaction of filmgoers (including some Academy voters) to the movie's torture scenes, it quickly faded from contention. That Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and Sony Pictures, the movie's studio, were slow in responding to the criticisms and rather strained when they finally did certainly didn't help.
In addition, because of those torture scenes, "Zero" really doesn't make you feel that great about America. "Argo" and "Lincoln," on the other hand, make you feel pretty darn swell about your country. (That some of the heroes in "Argo" are characters based on real-life filmmakers who helped in the escape certainly didn't hurt the film with Academy voters.)
But while "Zero" was fading, Affleck, who is well-liked and regarded within the business, and "Argo" took off on incredible run through the major pre-Oscar awards. Affleck won best director and "Argo" was named best drama at the Golden Globes -- with the crowd at ceremony, including many likely Oscar voters, giving both director and movie roaring ovations.
"Argo" went on to win best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG's equivalent of best picture), Affleck won best director from the Directors Guild and, on Feb. 10, "Argo" snagged best film and best director from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
In pool, they call that running the table.
One unintended side effect of the "Argo" surge is that some of the drama has been drained of what had been a particularly competitive Academy Awards. In fact, many of the leaders in the top Oscar categories now appear to be mortal locks, starting with "Argo."
Daniel Day-Lewis has been the runaway leader for best actor since "Lincoln" premiered in the fall. Anne Hathaway, Fantine in "Les Miserables," became the front-runner for best supporting actress almost since the first film clip of her singing "I Dreamed A Dream" was released. Nothing has changed since.
Despite the occasional gaffe in her acceptance speeches, Jennifer Lawrence ("Silver Linings Playbook") has emerged as a heavy favorite to top Jessica Chastain ("Zero") for best actress. (One hedge: If rumblings in Hollywood are to be believed, 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva of "Amour" is coming on late as a possible spoiler.)
The only top category that remains a true horse race is best supporting actor, where any one of four out of the five nominees could win. Good luck in the office pool picking a winner from among Tommy Lee Jones ("Lincoln"), Robert De Niro ("Playbook"), Christoph Waltz ("Django Unchained") and Alan Arkin ("Argo").
At the end of the evening, though, you can count on some true emotion when Affleck is among those who will receive the best picture Oscar. It will be a rare case when a snub from your peers worked out just fine in the end.
And the next day: well, there are going to be more than a few folks feeling badly for Spielberg, who has not won a best picture Oscar since "Schindler's List" 20 years ago. He may have seen this all coming when, after losing to Affleck at the DGA Awards, he sighed, "There have been moments when I wish it was a slightly less incredible year for movies."
For the latest on the Oscars, film news and more, follow Charlie McCollum at Twitter.com/charlie_mccollu.


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Northeast Elementary School Principal Joan Crowl made good on a promise to her students Thursday.
Last fall, Crowl promised if and when her students met a goal of reading 50,000 books, she would spend a day in an animal or bird costume. Northeast students surpassed their reading goal earlier this month, so Thursday, Crowl donned a penguin suit and greeted her students in the cafeteria during the noon lunch hour.
Unfortunately for Crowl, the high temperature in Glenwood Thursday was 67 degrees, a little bit on the warm side for a penguin.
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The teams of Adam and Blake sing live on 'The Voice' after Flo Rida and Christina Aguilera opened the show with 'How I Feel.'
Team Adam: James Wolpert, Grey, Will Champlin, Preston Pohl, Tessanne Chin.
Team Blake: Shelby Z., Nic Hawk, Ray Boudreaux, Austin Jenckes and Cole Vosbury.
Tomorrow night Team CeeLo and Team Christina take the stage.


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Life is all about attaining balance, we are told. That becomes literally true as we age.
Balance can begin eroding in our 50s. Sometimes that's a result of losing strength in our legs and core, the muscles controlling much of our "getting around" movements. Equilibrium tends to decline as we age, and so does our eyesight, leaving our sense of visual markers less acute.
Health experts estimate that about one-third of all seniors slip and fall each year. Sometimes they stand up and brush themselves off with nothing but a red face and perhaps a bruise to show for it. Other times, the consequences are far more severe, including broken bones and concussions.
Beyond that, a decreasing lack of confidence in their own mobility can be just as debilitating. Dare I climb these stairs? Will I stumble stepping off the curb or getting into my car?
But exercises that focus on balance can help keep this at bay. Starting in middle age, it pays to work on balance, building a baseline that will serve you in good stead as you enter retirement and beyond.
"When people retire, that's often when they become more sedentary," says Mary Schiavono, health and wellness coordinator at the Central YMCA in downtown Denver. "Balance starts to go. You just have to educate them to keep moving."
Schiavono says it doesn't take a big investment of time or equipment.
"They need to find a routine and do it three times a week, but it's only 15 minutes," she says. "It's simple, a short duration and has great benefits. You can always get your balance back."
At 63, Denver resident David Martinez is an active guy. He hikes, climbs and bicycles, but also officiates at high school baseball and basketball games in central Colorado.
He understands how important balance is to these pursuits and wants to preserve his own. So 18 months ago he began doing simple workouts on a Bosu ball, the hemispherical ball with a squishy half-moon bottom and rigid plastic platform topping it. (Actually, top and bottom can be reversed, depending on the exercise.)
"At first I struggled just to stand on top of it," Martinez says. "Then I started doing more advanced movements, like squatting with my hands held out in front of me holding a wooden bar or towel.
"It's paid off. For one thing, it's helped my hiking in rough terrain."
Like so much in life, improved balance involves practice. No, you won't be doing gymnastic floor exercises at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. But with a modest, three-times-a-week investment, you can boost your balance to a new level.
Schiavono offers four basic exercises to start improving your balance. All of them can be made easier to accommodate skill levels, including outright beginners.
A couple of tips: Don't do these with your eyes closed, and it's wise to have something at hand to grab, such as a chair. Also, use slowly controlled movements.
Many other exercises can also help, even something as simple as heel raises that get you up on your tiptoes. You can find more routines at eldergym.com.
Schiavono knows how tough it is to stick with a program. "You have to pick exercises that can be finished in a short time."
1. Step Up
This exercise involves using a step-stool or bench of a comfortable height. Do 8-12 repetitions for each leg. The prop is optional, especially for beginners. If you're not comfortable holding an object, just extend your hands.
How to: Stand on the stool. Holding a small ball or pillow, extend your arms up at a 45-degree angle while lifting and extending a leg behind you. After your 8-12 repetitions, switch legs."You can start out holding nothing -- no weight, no prop,' Schiavono says. "You can add weight as you get more proficient.'
2. One-Legged Dead Lift
How to: Standing upright with a light weight in your right hand at your side, bend from the waist and extend your left leg behind you, lowering the weight to the ground. Then return to the upright position and lift the weight over your head and bend your left leg into a right angle, as pictured, with your thigh parallel to the floor. Do this for 8-12 reps. Switch the weight to your left hand and repeat the exercise with your right leg."You don't want to go to fast with this one,' Schiavono says. "Don't whip it along. It's actually easier to do them when you do them fast, but It's actually easier to do them when you do them fast, but a dynamic motion doesn't really help improve your balance.'
3. Bosu Squat
This exercise uses a Bosu ball, a hemispherically shaped exercise device available at most athletic stores.
How to: Place the flat side of the ball on the floor. Steadying yourself with a chair if needed, step onto the ball and balance on both feet. Slowly lower yourself into a squat, with your hands extended in front of you parallel to the floor. Hold for five seconds. As you improve, try holding a light weight and extend the time you're in the squat position.
4. Seated Leg Lift
The best benefits for this exercise will come using a Versaball, a round, bounceable ball you can sit on. These are available at most sporting-goods stores, but you can also use a chair.
How to: Sit on the ball or chair and stabilize yourself, then lift one of your feet up from the floor, keeping your knees bent. If you're comfortable doing so, perform bicep curls and overhead presses using whatever weight you are comfortable with. Do this with both legs for a combined workout time of 5 minutes.
"This workout automatically fires up your core,' Schiavono says.


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GREENCASTLE — It may be a new season, but the expectations remain the same for the Greencastle-Antrim boys basketball team.
Coming off last year's 23-6 campaign capped with a trip to the state tournament, the Blue Devils enter the upcoming 2012-13 schedule as a perennial contender in both the Mid-Penn Conference and District 3, returning a core group of talent looking to write the next chapter in a recognized tradition.
Surely, the graduation of twins Denver and Denton Cordell along with Corey Meyers will undoubtedly leave voids on a team in search of its third-straight Colonial Division crown.
Fortunately, G-A has several experienced pieces already in place capable of carrying the workload.
"We are a senior-oriented group with most of our guys being in the program for the last three or four years," G-A head coach Gary Martin said, now in his third season at the helm. "I feel like this team is built for the long haul. We might not win our first 19 games like we did last year, but I definitely think we're going to play some good basketball."
Orchestrating Martin's scheme will be senior point guard Zach Faulkner, who emerged as one of the area's elite a year ago. Faulkner's average of 12.4 points per game was second on the team to only Denver Cordell (15.4), flourishing throughout his junior season. Now, Faulkner returns as G-A's solidified centerpiece, showcasing a potent balance of aggression and patience.
"Having Zach back is huge," Martin said. "Being his third year, he's heard it, he's seen it and he knows how to run our system. We are expecting him to be a leader for us, getting guys involved while still putting up good numbers."
Committed to an up-tempo attack on both ends, G-A will unveil the tallest starting lineup of Martin's tenure, with the trio of Brandon Puffenbarger (6-10), Austin Scott (6-4) and Joel Zola (6-4) giving the Blue Devils a noticeable height increase across the floor.
Zola returns to his starting role following a breakout sophomore season, averaging 8.1 points per game in his inaugural varsity campaign. Puffenbarger, who received valuable minutes a year ago, has earned the nod as a senior with Scott returning to the lineup after missing last season due to a torn ACL he suffered in the fall of 2011 playing football.
The boost in size has allowed Martin to critique his approach, hoping to utilize his collection of big men underneath instead of relying so heavily on the perimeter shooting that has paced G-A's recent success.
"We gained some height and we're much bigger than we have been in years past," Martin explained. "We will be looking to pound the ball inside a lot more instead of working the perimeter as much as we did before. We're going to be deliberate in our approach and try to get to the free throw line. We want to look inside first, but also have the ability to shoot the 3 if it presents itself."
Joining Faulkner along the perimeter will be Danny Stepler, who assumes a starting spot after providing a spark off the bench throughout last season's memorable run.
"Danny has done a nice job for us in a supporting role," Martin said. "He's shown that he's ready to start and he's earned that opportunity."
The Blue Devils also possess a wealth of depth, with the likes of Holden Baker, Matt Montedoro, Eli Englehart, Sam Sprague, Jeremiah Barber and Wayne Kline all poised to make an impact when called upon.
"We've got a lot of talented guys capable of contributing off the bench," Martin said. "There might be a couple of surprises with some of our younger kids that we have practicing with us and we're definitely confident in all of them."
Despite a few personnel changes, the goals remain the same, with G-A eyeing another deep postseason push, checking off various accomplishments along the way.
"The goals haven't changed," Martin said. "We want to win the division, win the Mid-Penn, win districts and ultimately, win a state title."
G-A's journey begins Friday night when the Blue Devils take on the hosting Indians of Waynesboro in the annual Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament. The semifinal contest is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to Saturday's championship game against either Chambersburg or James Buchanan.
"We're excited for the Tip-Off Tournament," Martin said. "We get to play one of our rivals in Waynesboro on their home floor, so it's going to be a nice challenge to start the season. We're going in as the defending champions of the tournament and we're looking forward to the opportunity."
Gary Martin (head coach, 3rd year), Mark DeCarli, Wayne Walters, Garon Gembe.
Varsity roster
Seniors—Holden Baker, Zach Faulkner, Brandon Puffenbarger, Austin Scott, Danny Stepler.
Juniors—Jeremiah Barber, Eli Englehart, Matt Montedoro, Joel Zola.
Sophomores—Wayne Kline.
Freshmen—Sam Sprague.
Dec. 7 vs. Waynesboro in Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament at Waynesboro, 8:30 p.m.; Dec. 8 vs. Chambersburg or James Buchanan in Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament at Waynesboro, TBD; Dec. 11 vs. Waynesboro*, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 15 vs. Delone Catholic, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 17 at Gettysburg*, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 19 vs. Boiling Springs*, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 21 at Shippensburg*, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 28 at Richard Doub Tournament in Williamsport, Md., TBA; Dec. 29 at Richard Doub Tournament in Williamsport, Md., TBA; Jan. 2 vs. Middletown, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 4 at James Buchanan*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 8 vs. Big Spring*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 11 at Waynesboro*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 14 vs. Southern Fulton, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 18 vs. Gettysburg*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 22 at Boiling Springs*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 25 vs. Shippensburg*, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 26 at Northeastern York, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. James Buchanan*, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 1 at Big Spring*, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 2 vs. Chambersburg in Dunks For Drew Tournament at Chambersburg, TBA; Feb. 6 at Carlisle, 7:30 p.m.
*—indicates Mid-Penn Colonial Division game (Boiling Springs is a new member for the 2012-13 season, replacing Northern York)


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ADRIAN — After owning two separate Awesome Finds and Designs locations in Lenawee County, and eventually closing both in favor of marketing her wares online and via booth sales, Marilyn Marr found that popular demand was leading her to open a new brick-and-mortar location.
"So many people wanted me to reopen," she said. "There was nothing in Adrian like my store." In fact, Awesome Finds and Designs had even earned a Best Antique Shop in Lenawee County honor.
And so, late last year, Marr opened Awesome Finds — she dropped the "and Designs," which referred to the interior-decorating side of her business, because she realized she was much more interested in "finds" than in "designs" — at 123 W. Maumee St. in downtown Adrian.
Marr's shop specializes in vintage home and garden decor, including tables, chairs, desks, lamps, hardware items such as pull knobs, garden items like flowerpots and watering cans, and salvaged materials including doors, posts, and iron scrollwork and grates. She paints the furniture herself.
"There's always something you can decorate your home and garden with," she said, and her store is laid out in such a way that shoppers can visualize how the items would look in their own homes.
Also among her wares at present are vintage furs, both faux and real; new and vintage purses; textiles; vintage jewelry and clothing; antiques; and men's and women's leather jackets. Perhaps her most unique items right now, she said, are old carts with iron wheels and wooden tops "that make really unique coffee tables or end tables," she said.
More items come into the shop every day.
While most of the merchandise is vintage, some is new.
"It can be one year old or 100 years old, but it has to be quality," said Marr.
She purchases items from a variety of sources, including estate sales, auctions, dealers, and even family and friends. As she's looking for treasures, she always keeps in mind that her customers are looking both for quality and for things they can't buy off the shelf in a typical retail store.
"I try to find things that are unique, that people can't find anywhere else," she said. And she enjoys the quest: "The fun for me is in the hunt."
The Adrian native runs her shop with the help of her daughter, Christina Cantu. "We make a great team," Marr said. "She's a social person, and she works well with customers."
In the almost three months since Awesome Finds opened, Marr said she and Cantu have been quite pleased with how business has started out, with customers coming to them not only from around Lenawee County but from places like Toledo, Jackson and Ann Arbor as well. "We are very happy," she said. "A lot of our old customers are happy to see us back, and they're spreading the word."
Awesome Finds' business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The shop can be reached at 920-4433 or via Facebook.
This article was written based on information provided by the business.
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ADRIAN — After owning two separate Awesome Finds and Designs locations in Lenawee County, and eventually closing both in favor of marketing her wares online and via booth sales, Marilyn Marr found that popular demand was leading her to open a new brick-and-mortar location.


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Credit Card scam
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The Boonville Area Chamber of Commerce issued a statement regarding a report from a business in Boonville about a scam going around. The company goes by the name of Credit Card Association and claim that they work for VMS (Visa, Mastercard Services).
The report states that the company will tell you that you have been overcharged on your merchant account and that if you could fax them a copy of your most recent statement they could verify and get you some money back that you have overpaid.
This is just a phishing scam and they are trying to obtain your personal and business information for their gain.
This scam has been used for personal credit cards in the past and it appears that they have now moved on to merchants.


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I have used several colors (resistances) of this putty and found them to vary appropriately from one color to the next. The 2 oz. size is perfect for hand exercise and they have retained their elasticity from use to use, I am very satisfied.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires that MSDS/SDS be available to employees for potentially harmful substances handled in the workplace under the Hazard Communication regulation.


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The event will also serve as the kickoff for booth sales at retail locations throughout Colorado.
During Cookie Media Day, Girl Scouts of Colorado is asking everyone from girl scout members to adult volunteers, families, donors, partners, alumnae, staff and friends to talk on social media about real-life skills learned through selling Girl Scout Cookies.
Take to you or your company's Facebook or Twitter that day and talk about Girl Scout Cookie time, share a personal story or talk about what you've learned about Girl Scots and why people should support Girl Scouts by purchasing cookies and make sure to link to Girl Scouts of Colorado website (www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org) for all the details on buying cookies.
Prizes, such as free Girl Scout Cookies, will be given away throughout the day on Girl Scouts of Colorado's social media channels, including Facebbook and Twitter.
For more information on the event visit, gscoblog.wordpress.com.
There will also be another opportunity for cookies at the second annual Pawnee Lodge Winter Reception, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Pawnee Lodge, located at Pioneer Park.
In addition to the delicious variety of 2013 Girl Scout Cookies, the reception will feature at hot beverage station where visitors will enjoy flavored coffees, hot chocolate and hot apple cider. Local girls will also be selling cookies to take home at a booth in the lodge.
Besides food and drinks there will be a wide variety of Girl Scout merchandise for girls, alumnae and parents.
Plus, a variety of winter-themed silent auction items will be available for guests to bid on, with all proceeds benefiting Logan County Girl Scouts and Pawnee Lodge.
Admission to the reception is free.
Contact Elizabeth Winn at email@example.com or (970) 319-3037 to RSVP.
The Girl Scout Program is the largest girl-led business in the country and serves as the largest entrepreneurial program for young girls.
Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls develop five essential skills: Goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.
Selling cookies is directly related to Girl Scouts goal of helping girls realize their full potential while becoming strong, confident and resourceful citizens.
To learn more about how you can be part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience by visiting girlscoutsofcolorado.org, calling 1-877-404-5708 or emailing email@example.com.
Callie Jones: (970) 526-9286; email@example.com. Follow @cjones_JA on Twitter.


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Like other families out there, my family enjoys spending time outdoors. We love to hike, go camping, hunting and one thing that we love to do at all different times of the year is fishing. A few years back, we lived fairly close to a lake that we spent most of our free time at. This was a place that we first taught our daughter to fish at. We spent most of our summers at this lake, fishing and swimming. My husband celebrated his very first Fathers Day, the day after I got home from the hospital with our son, at the lake. Mind you, we met up with our friends that day to show our new baby off. Robert spent his first weekend home from the hospital, at the lake fishing. It also helped with his jaundice to be in the sun that weekend. The first time we took my daughter out fishing she was about 2 years old, and that day she ended up catching 3 fish with a Barbie fishing pole, while the other four men that were there never even got a nibble. After that first trip my daughter became a natural fisher. While most kids who would be at the lake would gross out and scream when they got a catch, my daughter was ready to take her catch home and clean it then cook it for dinner!! I think that is the what my kids love about fishing. Not only do they get to catch their fish, but we help them clean their fish and they also help cook it for a meal, so they appreciate the whole process more! Every year for Christmas we renew our annual fishing licenses, so that we can continue to enjoy that family activity together. Recently we took the Anglers Legacy Pledge. With this pledge we pledged to share our love of fishing with at least one new person each year and to pass on our shared knowledge, traditional skills with our friends and family. We love taking our kids and showing them how to fish and appreciate their catch, we also love teaching them about the different fish that we might come across. Since Robert was born, he has gone with us on regular fishing outings, and Estrella has been going since she was about 2. In all we have enjoyed every single outing. I find that taking the kids fishing we can talk, and the kids really seem to open up. When we go fishing, we all know that we are going to be there for a while and that catching the fish might take a while. During the time we are waiting on the catch, we can talk and really bond. It is a time that we dont have the computers, video games, cell phones or TVs to distract us. We can talk and listen to one another, we also can have a lot of fun. Which, I dont think we have ever gone fishing where we dont have fun. Being on a very tight budget, we cant afford to go on vacations, and to go to theme parks, so we make the best of what we can do, and fishing is one of those activities that you dont have to spend money to do. We use worms, which we can get in our back yard, and which the kids find to be very fun to get for fishing! Fishing is also one of those activities that doesnt hurt the environment. We dont have a boat, so we fish off shore, on a dock or in the marina if it is open. We use worms for bait and the rules for us being outdoors is, "Take out what you take in" that way there are not any lines or trash left behind. We also love to go fishing at all times of the year, whether it is cold or hot, as long as its not raining or snowing that day we can go fishing and have fun! We went fishing last weekend with Robert and he, as always, loved it. We did not catch anything that day, but the catch really isnt what is important when you go fishing with your kids, it is the bonding that really matters!! Since we have such a huge love for fishing in our home, we were sent a great fishing package. We were sent a very cute photo frame for us to put a family fishing photo in, a very chic message in a bottle that was just way too cute, and a very cute tin that looks like a tackle box with a $100 gift card from Bass Pro Shop!! My husband opened the package and was like a little kid at Christmas when he saw the gift card, then when I told him how much it was for, he ran to the computer to start shopping at one of his favorite stores, lol! Well I will be giving this same great package to one of my amazing readers, so you can make that Big Manly Fisherman in your life all giddy this Christmas!! Also, take the Anglers Legacy Pledge with your family over at TakeMeFishing.org:
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In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an Ark to save creation from the coming flood.
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In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an Ark to save creation from the coming flood.
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Here's a feat: taking what is likely the oldest, most well-known story in the world, and making a retelling feel inventive. Over the course of its two-and-a-half-hour runtime, Darren Aronofsky's Noah takes many forms - Tolkien-esque fantasy, trippy psychological thriller, merciless dissection of the dark points of abject faith - never feeling too rigidly confined to the parameters of the familiar tale that we've all experienced in the form of bedtime stories, religious education lessons, and vegetable-laden cartoons. As many forms as the parable has taken over the past few thousand years, Aronofsky manages to find a few new takes.
The director's thumbprint is branded boldly on Russell Crowe's Noah, a man who begins his journey as a simple pawn of God and evolves into a dimensional human as tortured as Natalie Portman's ballerina or Jared Leto's smack head. Noah's obsession and crisis: his faith. The peak of the righteous descendant of Seth (that's Adam and Eve's third son - the one who didn't die or bash his brother's head in with a rock), Noah is determined to carry out the heavenly mission imparted upon him via ambiguous, psychedelic visions. God wants him to do something - spoilers: build an ark - and he will do it. No matter what.
No matter what it means to his family, to his lineage, to his fellow man, to the world. He's going to do it. No matter what. The depths to which Aronofsky explores this simple concept - the nature of unmitigated devotion - makes what we all knew as a simplistic A-to-B children's story so gripping. While the throughline is not a far cry from the themes explored in his previous works, the application of his Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, and Black Swan ideas in this movie does not feel like a rehashing. Experiencing such modern, humane ideas in biblical epic is, in fact, a thrill-ride.
Although Aronofsky accesses some highly guttural stuff inside of his title character, he lets whimsy and imagination take hold of the world outside of him. Jumping headfirst into the fantastical, the director lines his magical realm with rock monsters - Watcher angels encased in Earth-anchored prisons as punishment for their betrayal of God - and a variety of fauna that range in innovation from your traditional white dove to some kind of horned, scaled dog bastardization.
But the most winning elements of Noah, and easily the most surprising, come when Aronofsky goes cosmic. He jumps beyond the literal to send us coursing through eons to watch the creation of God's universe, matter exploding from oblivion, a line of creatures evolving (in earnest) into one another as the planet progresses to the point at which we meet our tortured seafarer. Aronofsky's imagination, his aptitude as a cinematic magician, peak (not just in terms of the film, but in terms of his career) in these scenes.
With all this propped against the stark humanity of his story - not just in terms of Crowe's existential spiral, but in character beats like grandfather Methuselah's relationship with the youngsters, in little Ham's playful teasing of his new rock monster pet - Aronofsky manages something we never could have anticipated from Noah. It's scientific, cathartic, humane. Impressively, this age-old tale, here, is new. And beyond that feat, it's a pretty winning spin.
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DURHAM, N.C. - Duke senior wide receiver Conner Vernon became the ACC's all-time receptions leader with seven catches for 93 yards and two touchdowns to lead Duke to a 42-17 victory at Wallace Wade Stadium this afternoon. Redshirt sophomore Anthony Boone, in his first career start, completed 18-of-31 passes for 212 yards and four touchdowns.
Duke improves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. The 5-1 mark is the best six-game start to a season since 1994, while the 2-0 conference record is also tops since 1994. The Blue Devils outscored the Cavaliers 28-0 in the second half to remain 4-0 at home in 2012.
Vernon passed Clemson's Aaron Kelly as the career receptions leader with 239 catches. He is now 288 yards shy of breaking the ACC record for career receiving yards held by Florida State's Peter Warrick.
Boone had an outstanding first career start, tying the Duke record for touchdown passes by a quarterback in his first career start, while his 212 yards rank ninth.
Senior Walt Canty headlined Duke's defensive efforts with 14 tackles, including five solo stops and three tackles for loss. Jordon Byas made 11 stops with six solo, while Kenny Anunike had six tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss. Ross Cockrell registered his eighth career interception and career-best fourth of the year, while redshirt senior Tony Foster pulled in his first career pick to help lead the secondary.
The game got off to a quick start with Virginia and Duke combining for 28 points in the first quarter and putting up 290 yards of combined offense. The Blue Devils scored twice in 2:16 for a 14-7 lead before the Cavaliers responded with 10 unanswered points for a 17-14 halftime advantage.
Virginia opened the contest with an eight-play 83-yard scoring drive to take a 7-0 lead just 3:16 into the game. Bolstered by a pair of long completions from quarterback Phillip Sims to receiver E.J. Scott, Cavalier tailbacks Perry Jones and Kevin Parks combined for 38 yards, including a seven-yard dash by Parks into the end zone, to put Virginia in front early.
The Blue Devils responded immediately with a career-long 54-yard touchdown pass from Boone to Crowder to even the score. Boone started Duke's opening drive with a 14-yard rush to the Blue Devil 39-yard line. Juwan Thompson picked up seven more yards to move Duke closer to midfield and set up the long strike to Crowder. Boone found a wide-open Crowder at the Virginia 20. The sophomore receiver eluded a pair of Virginia tacklers and found the end zone for his fourth career touchdown reception.
The Duke defense came up with its first big play of the afternoon on the next Virginia possession as Foster intercepted Sims at the 40-yard line. Three plays and 37 yards later, the Blue Devils were in the end zone again for a 14-7 lead. After breaking the ACC all-time record for career receptions with the second play of the drive, Vernon capped the series with a 37-yard reception in the left corner of the end zone for the seven-point lead with 8:09 left in the first quarter.
With Duke scoring consecutive touchdowns in just 2:16, Virginia answered with the longest drive of the afternoon, shaving over seven minutes off the clock to even the score at 14. Sims completed the balanced 15-play series with a 12-yard pass to Paul Freedman to close the first quarter.
After combining for 28 points and 290 yards of offense in the opening 15 minutes, the scoring pace slowed in the second quarter. Duke and Virginia put up just 154 yards of offense through the first 14:34 of the stanza. The Cavaliers, however, capitalized on the final 26 seconds and used consecutive long plays to end the half with a 39-yard field goal and a 17-14 halftime lead.
The Blue Devils' defense was the story of the second half as they held Virginia to 140 yards of offense and without a score, after allowing 321 yards of offense in the first half.
Duke's defense helped the Blue Devils end their 26:23 scoring drought, forcing the Cavaliers to punt from the back of the end zone. A 31-yard punt return by Vernon with a 10-yard penalty tacked on the end of the run landed Duke at the 12-yard line. One play and six seconds later, junior running back Juwan Thompson put the Blue Devils in front with a 12-yard scamper into the end zone.
Aided by the outstanding defensive efforts, the quick-striking Duke offense took advantage of another short field by going 45 yards in four plays for a 28-17 lead at 7:30 in the third quarter. Running for 30 of the 45 yards in the drive, Jela Duncan completed the drive with an 11-yard dash up the middle to become the fourth Blue Devil of the afternoon to find the end zone.
Vernon and Boone connected for the second time of the afternoon with a 45-yard strike between two Cavaliers for a 35-17 lead with 14:01 left to play. The two-touchdown performance for Vernon was the fourth of his career and the second of the campaign.
With 2:48 left in regulation, Duke finalized the 42-17 score with a 34-yard run up the middle from Thompson for his second touchdown of the game and eight rushing touchdown of his career.
Duke travels to Virginia Tech next, taking on the Hokies at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lane Stadium. The game will be televised live by the ACC Network.


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I was looking at the little slip of paper and wondering whether anybody collected such things when I realized the snow must be getting into my brain. Of course somebody collects these. It's not possible that there's a non-collectible left on the planet, thank you eBay.
"Please Note: This book is bound with a flexible binding, stiff enough so that it will not sag on a book shelf. It is not to be handled in the same manner as books with limp bindings. When turning the pages, place forefinger INSIDE of cover, and thus avoid bending the cover sharply back and perhaps creasing or bending it."
This was laid into copies of a textbook called "Applied Mechanics" about 90 years ago. I think the placing is appropriate. I probably wouldn't have understood anything inside the textbook either. I can't quite figure out from these instructions how I'm turning the pages or holding the book, but perhaps it's one of those things that are easier to do if you don't try to describe the process. (As in "Do you breathe in or out when you putt?")
I've never had one tell me where to put my forefinger, but I have seen these little notes many times, sometimes bound just inside the front cover, sometimes loose. Ah, what a world it was before the eBook, my children! Publishers were so wrapped up in producing beautiful books that they laid awake at night worrying that you didn't know how to operate them. Yes, I know your Noodle (half Nook, half Kindle) has an instruction manual, too, but that's different. This was just a piece of paper: modern technologists aren't happy unless the manual weighs more than the device.
Some of them ask you to warm the book up first: opening the cover and pressing down on the hinge, opening to about page 20 and pressing down on the hinge, opening a few more pages and…. Other publishers preferred the William Matthews method, in which you open the front and back covers, holding all the pages upright, and then release a few to the left and right, allowing them to express their individuality (and NOT breaking the spine of the book.)
Books which were unopened, with pages still fastened to each other so they couldn't be read until the purchaser freed them, often came with directions on how to "open" the book. They seem to have leaned toward blunt weapons—a sharp knife might cut into the page instead of staying neatly on the crease—but this is by no means unanimous, either. Using your forefinger was especially frowned upon.
The untutored, who are on their way to the text to find out whether Drusilla marries kind, calm Lloyd or steamy, passionate Blake, have no time for these niceties. If you're not planning to read the book a second time, what difference does it make if you damage the binding, knock the cover loose, or put your forefinger in quite the wrong place? I sympathize, really I do: a book you can't open without doing damage to the book isn't much use. On the other hand, I'm the lad who has to resell what you've read and then donated.
Some people do it, you know: donations come in with all the books so pristine, so unread-looking ("tight" is the bookseller word for it) that you can't help wondering whether they were purchased just to fill shelves, and were discarded so a new load could update the decoration scheme.
But now I know: it's all in the forefinger.
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LONGMONT -- The clash of satellite imagery titans came to an end Monday when DigitalGlobe announced that it will acquire its biggest rival, GeoEye.
October 1992 -- President George H.W. Bush signs into law the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Commerce to permit the full commercialization of space images by privately owned and operated satellite companies.
January 1993 -- WorldView Imaging is granted the first license to build and operate a satellite system and sell the images it acquires commercially
January 1995 -- The commercial remote sensing division of Ball Aerospace merges with WorldView, creating EarthWatch Inc., which will be headquartered in Longmont.
December 1997 -- The EarlyBird 1, EarthWatch's first satellite, is launched but fails in orbit four days later. It is later declared a loss by the company.
November 2000 -- EarthWatch's QuickBird 1 is declared a total loss after it fails to reach orbit.
September 2001 -- EarthWatch changes its name to DigitalGlobe.
October 2001 -- DigitalGlobe successfully launches QuickBird 2.
September 2003 -- DigitalGlobe announces a $500 million contract with the National Imagery and Mapping Agency to provide satellite images for government use.
October 2004 -- DigitalGlobe moves its headquarters to the Boulder County Business Center on Dry Creek Drive.
September 2007 -- DigitalGlobe launches the Ball Aerospace-built WorldView-1 satellite.
May 2009 -- DigitalGlobe goes public and starts being traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DGI.
October 2009 -- The WorldView-2 satellite, also built by Ball, is successfully launched.
July 2012 -- DigitalGlobe acquires a majority stake in its biggest rival, Herndon, Va.-based GeoEye, for an estimated $453 million.
The combined company will be called DigitalGlobe and its headquarters will continue to be in Longmont, according to a company spokesman. The satellite company employs about 675 people, most of them in Longmont.
In what DigitalGlobe is calling a merger, 64 percent of the new company will be owned by DigitalGlobe, it will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the DGI symbol and the company's top two executives, president and CEO Jeffrey Tarr and Gen. Howell M. Estes III, chairman of the board of directors, will remain in their roles. The new 10-person board of directors will be made up of six people from DigitalGlobe and four from GeoEye.
Matt O'Connell, president and CEO of GeoEye, will continue to work with the new company in an advisory role once the acquisition is completed.
The cash and stock deal is worth $900 million, according to DigitalGlobe. The sale price was $453 million, and the additional amount is GeoEye debt assumed as part of the deal, according to the spokesman.
Tarr was unavailable for comment Monday, but in a statement issued Monday, Walter Scott, executive vice president, chief technical officer and a founder of DigitalGlobe, said that the news is good both for his company and for Longmont.
"This combination is about growth and building an even better company for the future," Scott said in the statement. "In particular, we expect the combination will lead to an even more stable revenue base that will allow us to expand R&D and build better products, and we will need smart and dedicated people from both DigitalGlobe and GeoEye to drive that innovation. We are pleased that the combined company will continue to be headquartered in Colorado and are also committed to maintaining a significant presence in the areas where both companies currently operate."
Herndon, Va.-based GeoEye employs about 700 people total and more than 200 at its two facilities in Thornton, which serve as the primary operations center for the company's IKONOS satellite and the secondary operations center for the GeoEye-1 satellite.
DigitalGlobe, which was founded in 1997 as EarthWatch, has three satellites of its own circling the earth: QuickBird, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2.
The two companies each have one satellite under construction: GeoEye-2 and WorldView-3, the latter of which is scheduled for launch in 2014.
Under terms of Monday's agreement, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, shareholders of GeoEye will receive either $20.27 in cash, 1.425 shares of DigitalGlobe Inc. stock, or a combination of 1.137 shares of stock and $4.10 per share in cash for each of their GeoEye shares.
The cash offer represents a 34 percent premium over GeoEye's closing stock price Friday of $15.17.
The deal is worth about $453 million based on GeoEye's approximately 22.4 million outstanding shares.
Bouncing bids back and forth
Monday's announcement comes about 21/2 months after DigitalGlobe rejected a takeover bid from its smaller rival.
In May, O'Connell sent Tarr a letter in which he suggested GeoEye pay $792 million in a 50-50 cash and stock deal to buy DigitalGlobe. DigitalGlobe's response was that the offer "substantially undervalues" DigitalGlobe's worth.
GeoEye's market capitalization at the time -- its share price times the number of outstanding shares -- was about $551 million, while DigitalGlobe's was about $766 million.
News of the GeoEye bid to buy DigitalGlobe broke on a Friday, May 4, and by Monday DigitalGlobe had announced a counteroffer to buy its Virginia-based rival -- the third such bid it had made in as many months.
Terms of those bids were apparently similar to what was announced on Monday, with DigitalGlobe owning more than 60 percent of the combined company.
The U.S. government is the biggest customer of both companies, primarily through the $7.3 billion contract that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has through its EnhancedView program.
Rumors of budget cuts by Congress to U.S. intelligence programs, specifically EnhancedView, have been rampant for months, but last month DigitalGlobe was given assurances from the NGA that 100 percent of its funding -- $250 million -- would be left intact for this fiscal year. GeoEye, however, was not given the same assurance.
Monday's deal, which still needs approval from shareholders of the two companies and from regulators, is expected to be finalized by the first quarter of 2013.
John Cody, president and CEO of the Longmont Area Economic Council, said that following the news from May a lot of people had expected something to happen with the two companies, and this outcome is a good one for Longmont.
"I think it's all good. It makes perfect sense," Cody said Monday. "The only thing that surprised me a little bit about it is that sometimes I think the government likes to have more than one provider.
"Overall, as far as we are concerned, as far as Longmont's concerned, this is a positive thing."
DigitalGlobe's shares (NYSE: DGI) went up 82 cents Monday to $15.04 a share.
GeoEye's shareholders had a much more enthusiastic response to the deal; its stock (Nasdaq: GEOY) jumped $5.26 a share -- a nearly 35 percent increase -- to close at $20.43 a share.
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The legislation would ban the procedure at 12 weeks if a fetal heartbeat is detected using an abdominal ultrasound.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed legislation banning most abortions 12 weeks into pregnancy, rejecting what opponents said would be the most restrictive restriction in the U.S.
The legislation would ban the procedure at 12 weeks if a fetal heartbeat is detected using an abdominal ultrasound. The Democratic governor's veto come less than a week after the state enacted a 20-week ban. That restriction went into effect after the Legislature overrode another veto by Beebe.
Beebe's objections to the 12-week ban echoed those he had to the 20-week ban. He said the 12-week ban contradicts the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion until a fetus could survive outside the womb. A fetus is generally considered viable at 22 to 24 weeks.
"Because it would impose a ban on a woman's right to choose an elective, nontherapeutic abortion well before viability, Senate Bill 134 blatantly contradicts the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court," Beebe said in his veto letter. "When I was sworn in as governor I took an oath to preserve, protect and defend both the Arkansas Constitution and the Constitution of the United States. I take that oath seriously."
The Republican-led Legislature approved the measure last week. The sponsor said he would ask the Senate to override Beebe's veto of the 12-week ban on Tuesday. It takes a simple majority of the House and Senate to override a governor's veto. Republicans hold 21 of the 35 Senate seats and 51 of the 100 House seats.
"I'm disappointed for all of the unborn children that could have been saved in this bill, but I have faith that the 70 percent of the Legislature that voted to pass the bill will be there to override this veto," Sen. Jason Rapert, a Republican from Conway, told reporters after the veto was announced on the Senate floor.
Beebe had previously said he found the 12-week ban even more problematic than the 20-week one. He wouldn't say whether rejecting the 12-week ban was an easier decision.
"Both of them are constitutional issues. I don't know if you'd characterize one as easier than the other," Beebe told reporters after issuing his veto. "It becomes a question of what is the constitutionality of the bill."
The 12-week measure includes exemptions for rape, incest, the life of the mother and highly lethal fetal disorders. The original version of Rapert's bill would have banned abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, but he changed the measure after facing resistance from some lawmakers.
Beebe said he did not plan on reaching out to lawmakers in the House or Senate to ask them to uphold his veto. At least one Democrat who voted for Rapert's bill said he would likely oppose overriding the governor's veto.
"I can't imagine I'll vote to override it," said Sen. Larry Teague, a Democrat from Nashville. "I think it's probably less constitutional than the first one was."
No Democrats voted in the Senate to override Beebe's veto of the 20-week measure last week, and only two of the 48 House Democrats supported the override.
The Senate approved the ban on a 26-8 vote Thursday moments after approving the override of the 20-week prohibition along party lines. The House approved it a week earlier on a 68-20 vote.
The measures are among several abortion restrictions Arkansas lawmakers are considering after Republicans won control of the House and Senate in November.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas has vowed to sue to overturn the 12-week ban if it's enacted.
"Despite continued attacks on women's health care from the Arkansas Legislature, Gov. Beebe has remained steadfast in his support for women's health care," said Jill June, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. "Unfortunately we can't say the same about extreme lawmakers pushing these dangerous bills."
If lawmakers override Beebe's veto, the 12-week ban would take effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns. The Legislature is not expected to adjourn until later this month or next month.
The 20-week ban took effect immediately.


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Serge Ibaka was not suspended for last night's game, which was an all-around joke, but fantasy owners wouldn't complain as he moved toward his normal 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting with six rebounds, two blocks and a three. Russell Westbrook AKA 'The Glare' scored 37 points on 15-of-29 shooting with 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals, and Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine boards, five assists, three steals and three blocks.
Metta World Peace (16 points, three treys) turned his ankle late in last night's game, so Earl Clark (13 points, 11 boards, one block, one three, 30 minutes) and Antawn Jamison (eight points, eight boards, one three, 22 minutes) get even more standing in their current roles as the last men standing in L.A. Kobe Bryant left briefly due to his right arm pain, but returned to the game to finish with 30 points on 8-of-19 shooting (3-of-7 3PTs, 11-of-12 FTs) with three rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes. As usual, count Bryant out going forward at your own risk. Steve Nash scored 20 points with four rebounds and four assists and with the upcoming four-game week he looks like a solid bet for a little bit, but then a two-game week kicks in following that and is a thorn in Lakers owners' sides.
Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points on 6-of-13 shooting (3-of-6 3PTs, 8-of-9 FTs) with three rebounds, eight assists, one steal and one block, while Marcus Thornton hit 12-of-21 shots for 32 points with five treys, four boards and two assists in 35 minutes off the bench. This production was always available to Keith Smart, who chose to disrupt team chemistry to give Aaron Brooks countless minutes. Brooks passed through waivers without a single claim early this week. Thornton should be owned in all formats even if Keith Smart could decide that Thornton doesn't play well after 32-point outings on Tuesdays in March and bench him.
DeMarcus Cousins was awful last night but salvaged a 1-of-12 shooting line with eight points, 13 rebounds, three assists and a career-high five blocks. Tyreke Evans scored seven points on 2-of-5 shooting (including a three) with one rebound and two assists, and while I'd stick with him in general he could get into the pouting stage of the season where he's mad he's not dominating the ball. John Salmons scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting (including three treys) with four rebounds, two assists and a block, and he'd be the first guy I'd sit in order to get Jimmer Fredette extended minutes but what do I know I'm just friends with a doctor. When Salmons comes back to earth shooting the ball I'd think well after everybody has figured it out the Kings might decide it's time to let the kids play.
The Nuggets have owned the Kings this season and last night's win was easy to see coming, and so were the big lines in the box score. That's because the Nuggets like to get out and run and the Kings don't like to run back, and if they do run back the idea of transition break defense often gets confused for breakdance fighting, or just fighting in general (refs, fans, you name it). Ty Lawson scored 24 points with seven assists and a full line, Kosta Koufos did what big men do to the Kings with 15 and eight with a block, Danilo Gallinari bounced back from a chilly pair of outings to score 23 points with five treys, four rebounds and four assists, and Kenneth Faried went for 19 and 12 with a steal and a block.
With the starters humming, Wilson Chandler (four points, 1-of-7 shooting, four rebounds, three steals, 21 minutes) and Corey Brewer (five points, two steals, 21 minutes) never got going, which is why we've pegged them as deep league assets only.
It was same story, different night with the Sixers losing to the Celtics at home in a snoozer game. Jrue Holiday was his normal solid self with 18 points, five boards, 10 assists and four steals, and Evan Turner hit just 6-of-19 shots but managed 18 points to go with nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Thaddeus Young scored 19 points on 9-of-20 shooting with 10 boards, two steals and one block, and Dorell Wright stayed on the radar with 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting, seven boards, two steals and two threes in 23 minutes. Wright could be worth a short-term look while Nick Young (ankle) appears to be out for the next week, but there's a lot not to like here. Royal Ivey saw 37 minutes and scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting with two rebounds, three assists, two threes, and three steals, and I'd rank him slightly behind Wright if you're looking at short-term pickups, hopefully in deeper formats.
The Celtics were more than happy to pick up the tab on the aforementioned snooze-fest, taking a road win over the Sixers that at least had a few fantasy surprises. The biggest of which was the outburst from Avery Bradley, who hit 10-of-15 shots (including two threes) for a season-high 22 points with seven rebounds, five assists and one steal in 34 minutes.
Between he and Courtney Lee (five points, 2-of-7 FGs, four rebounds, four assists, three treys, 29 minutes) I like Bradley because at least he presents some unknown upside, whereas Lee is mostly a known commodity at this point. I'd say Bradley is worth an add in standard leagues after this performance, but I'm couching my enthusiasm until he can do it again against a team not circling the drain. Lee left the game with an eye injury but it was hard to tell if he was benched for that or just because of the game flow, but any time off would obviously help Bradley and the Celtics' favorable schedule helps everybody.
Jordan Crawford scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting (including two threes) with four rebounds, three assists and one steal, but putting up numbers has never been his problem – getting playing time is the issue right now. He played just 16 minutes last night and that number needs to rise before owners should make any moves toward the waiver wire.
Byron Scott said he was "not impressed" with Marreese Speights' 23-point outburst, which at least gives me some comfort as I pitched him to the wire in a big money format a week or so ago and had to watch a potential breakout. Tyler Zeller will play and Dion Waiters is still questionable as the two battle back from illness. Bradley Beal (ankle) is doubtful for tonight's game, so give the Wizards wings Trevor Ariza and Martell Webster added consideration.
Gary Neal (Achilles, foot) is probable tonight, adding to the flavor of the Spurs' four-man point guard rotation. Carmelo Anthony (knee) is day-to-day and an MRI revealed no structural damage. Some rest here could do him good. Goran Dragic (back) will play tonight, which was aided by the fact the Suns have not played since Friday. Danny Granger (knee) is questionable for tonight and really is questionable for this year as he suffered a setback. Owners will want to watch this closely.
Zach Randolph (ankle) is still limping badly and looks real iffy for tonight, and with Darrell Arthur (neck and his back) out the window is open for Ed Davis to have a nice night. Kirk Hinrich is having trouble putting pressure on his foot and Nate Robinson was a must-add player as of yesterday. Carlos Boozer (personal) should play tonight.
Andrei Kirilenko (quad) and Nikola Pekovic (ab strain) will not play in any of the Wolves' next three games, keeping the door open for Derrick Williams, Dante Cunningham, and Greg Stiemsma in their respective roles. Mo Williams (thumb) practiced on Tuesday but will not play on Wednesday, and it's probably time to stash him. Al Jefferson (ankle) is doubtful to play tonight and competing ideals are going to be tested – Jefferson's desire to get back on the floor and the Jazz's desire to let the kids play.
Jermaine O'Neal looks like he'll miss all of this week due to his daughter's heart surgery, and our thoughts will be with him hoping she has a swift recovery. Andrew Bynum (knee) is staring down a lost season, which is why he's not on any Rotoworld rosters this year.


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Modern technology is pretty tripped out. I'm currently at 37,000 feet with the Wi-Fi crawling, packed like a sardine next to what appears to be the first old guy ever to mutter 'get off my lawn'. But because of Twitter and all of the other tools we have at our disposal -- I might very well be writing the first Rotoworld column from the sky. It was just four years ago when newspapers were doing quarterly blog updates during the games and Twitter wasn't even a thing. I'm pretty sure Twitter and all of this information overload is rotting my brain, but as they say 'when in Rome.'
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Andre Drummond's owners got some great news when Jason Maxiell was ruled out for the year due to a detached retina. Unfortunately the big man was clearly tired and only gave owners four points and four boards in 20 minutes. This was to be expected on some levels, and hopefully with a day off he can get his wind back.
Jose Calderon returned to Toronto and got emotional to the tune of 19 points and nine assists, and Brandon Knight struggled scoring five points on 2-of-8 shooting with four boards and two assists. Knight will be a dice-roll in standard formats the rest of the way out, but if healthy he will get all the minutes he can handle. Owners can certainly do better in standard formats. Rodney Stuckey played well with 18 points, four boards and six assists, but one look at his game log should remind owners that he's as risky as Knight if not more. At least he's healthy, however.
Jonas Valanciunas is paying me off handsomely right now. He scored 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting with six boards and five blocks, and the only thing bugging me is that the Raptors didn't decide to unleash him sooner. Rudy Gay has bounced back nicely after a back injury threatened to derail his season, scoring a season-high 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting with four treys and a full stat line.
Kyrie Irving did not play last night as a part of his prescribed rest and he won't play in back-to-back games, and he's going to be a bit of a roller coaster down the stretch. I still think he's startable, but owners should be glued to the updates. C.J. Miles was also a scratch due to an ankle injury, leaving the backcourt empty for Shaun Livingston and Wayne Ellington. Livingston scored 14 points with five boards, six assists and two steals. He needs a prolonged absence by Irving to be reliable for owners in weekly leagues. In a daily league, you might want to stick with him and deploy him accordingly if you need a low-end asset.
Marreese Speights matched a career-high with 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting, eight boards, a steal and a block. Start him at your own risk since he has not been able to string anything together this season. Ellington was pedestrian with 10 points, four boards and two assists, but if Miles stays out for any length of time he could have some sneaky value. Overall, his value proposition took a hit with Irving's return.
Ivan Johnson couldn't repeat on his big night over the weekend, playing just 19 minutes with seven points and five rebounds. Devin Harris went off with a season-high 25 points, three boards, seven assists, and three treys. If you can guess when to play him you should be playing the lottery while you're at it. Al Horford returned from an illness and put up 16 points with six rebounds.
Manu Ginobili (hamstring) will miss 3-4 weeks, capping off a pretty frustrating season for the guy. I pined for him a few times early in the season and I'd probably do it again, since I'm always seeking upside out of waiver wire decisions, but it's fair to say that owners did better if they simply ignored Manu when he was floating around the wire.
Tim Duncan (knee) and Kawhi Leonard (knee) were both rested last night, and I was concerned enough about Leonard getting another day of rest that I benched him in a weekly league. For a young guy, it's a bit weird that he's still getting rest, even if it's Pop we're talking about here. Tiago Splitter took advantage with 13 and 11 to go with a steal and block. It's hard to predict consistency for him, but he's well-positioned to hold low-end value.
Kevin Garnett (ankle) would be playing if it were the playoffs, and I get the sense that one day he'll just surprise everybody by beating his timetable. Can you bet on that? Only if you're cool with the gamble. Paul Pierce got the same rest for his ankle last night, leaving the Celtics with a skeleton crew. Avery Bradley got back on the board with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and not much else, but with Doc Rivers giving his vets rest he should be a decent bet for low-end value. Jeff Green scored 10 points with seven rebounds and five assists, which seems disappointing these days, and everybody else was pedestrian at best for the Celtics.
Nikola Pekovic returned from an ankle injury to score 29 points with five boards, a steal, and a block, and Andrei Kirilenko finally had a nice game with 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. Get AK-47 back into lineups if he wasn't there already.
Jameer Nelson (ankle) did not play last night, and he's like a lot of older guys during silly season – he could play the next time out or be a total wash. I'd try to hang on with the hopes he can turn it around, but in the meantime the Magic are primed for fantasy success. Beno Udrih might have scared away owners before his recent surge, which he kept pursuing to the tune of 17 points, 10 assists and three triples. With Nelson's health a question mark I've been all about gambling that Beno can keep it up. Moe Harkless scored a career-high 28 points and Tobias Harris went for 18 and 11 as these two continue to run wild for Orlando.
James Harden (foot) and Chandler Parsons (illness) were ruled out a few hours before last night's game, which probably put owners in a panic when it came to starting them in weekly leagues. Both guys have been in the DNP crosshairs for a bit now, and hopefully the Rockets get them going on Wednesday against the Kings. I rolled the dice on Harden, particularly because he faces some patsies this week. Jeremy Lin went for 19 and 11 with the pattern cleared out for him, and Omer Asik went nuts for 22 and 18. Francisco Garcia started for Parsons and scored 14 points with five assists, four threes and three blocks. I thought he could be intriguing in the Rockets' offense, but being real he'll only have value if both Harden and Parsons continue to miss time.
Byron Mullens (ankle) did not play last night and hopefully owners have moved on in most formats. He showed some promise early in the year, but he's another guy that has been more trouble than he was worth with all the inconsistency. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist did not play due to personal issues, and his inconsistency has also made using him a struggle. I swerved away from Josh McRoberts this week, and he showed me who was boss with eight points, 10 boards, four assists and a steal. He's certainly worth a look in most formats. Kemba Walker scored 27 points with a full line in the Bobcats' loss to the Bucks.
Larry Sanders has been relatively quiet lately but he went huge last night with a career-high 24 points and 13 boards. He didn't have a block for the second game in a row, but if he's going to beast like that owners will take it. The blocks will obviously come around. J.J. Redick made an appearance with 20 points, but he's still only a 3-point specialist. Mike Dunleavy scored 15 points with seven assists, and he's in the same boat as Redick but with a bit better balance in the box. Brandon Jennings hit just 6-of-15 shots, but finishing with 19 points, six assists, and four treys at least Doc isn't going through convulsions anymore.
LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) did not travel to Utah for last night's game, which makes sense when you consider the Blazers are basically out of the playoff chase and they have a five-game homestand starting on Wednesday. Meyers Leonard wasn't quite as good as this weekend, but he did the trick with 12 points, seven boards, three assists and a block in 41 minutes. He's showing some consistency lately when given a heavy workload, but a return by Aldridge could muddle that equation. Damian Lillard played through shoulder pain and finished with 17 points and a full stat line.
Derrick Favors is starting to flirt with bigger lines more frequently, and last night he posted 18 points with seven boards and a steal. Mo Williams went for 20 and nine with six 3-pointers, and the Jazz have unsurprisingly righted the ship after realizing that Al Jefferson works much better later in the shot clock. Go figure.
Yes, the lack of oxygen in this cabin and this old dude refusing to give me elbow room on the plane have made me resort to really bad rap puns. But hey why not, as Roy Hibbert's late season turnaround continued last night when he went for 26 and 10 with a steal and block, and Paul George went for 23 points, six rebounds, 10 assists, four steals, a block and two threes. Geez. David West joined the fun scoring 16 points with seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in 36 minutes. It looks like the rest accomplished its goal, and West should be locked into lineups.
Blake Griffin brought his calf injury into last night's game and did well to score 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five rebounds and a steal. It's not ideal, but at this time of year owners should just be glad he's playing through it. Matt Barnes is dealing with an ankle injury and he put up another pedestrian line of eight points on 3-of-4 shooting with two threes, five boards and an assist in 27 minutes and that was it. He's somebody you can drop for a hot free agent. Jamal Crawford got his name called with 25 points in the loss.
Ty Lawson's owners got horrible news yesterday when George Karl said he hoped Lawson could return "in a couple of weeks." I've had a lingering concern for the past two years that Lawson's nagging injuries would catch up with him, and this one has him on the cut list unless you're trying to grind a game or two out of him in a Roto league. Even then, I still wouldn't hesitate to find greener pastures.
Joe Johnson (heel) hopes to play on Wednesday but didn't sound totally convincing, but at least owners will get an update today. C.J. Watson proceeded to make noise once I finally forbid myself to say his name, but he's still just a desperation play.
CHI @ WAS: Bradley Beal (ankle) reported no pain after his surprising and effective return to action on Sunday. I somehow scooped him up in a deeper big money league that I'm trying to win, so needless to say I'm ecstatic. He still has to hold up his end of the bargain, but regardless he's a must-start player for the aggressive fantasy owner. Nene (knee) hopes to play limited minutes tonight, but it sure looks like his season will grind to a halt. Trevor Booker and Kevin Seraphin are worth watching, but still aren't must-grab players until they can fully prove themselves.
NY @ MIA: The Heat are going to take a day-to-day approach with their Big Three going forward. To get it out of the way I don't care if players are rested intentionally, but I understand complaints from people paying to go see the stars. I have put absolutely zero thought into this, but Frank Isola had an interesting strategy the league could use. If a team is up on another team by 10 regular season games, then they would host all but Games 3 & 4. This gives the top teams incentive to keep playing. While we're BSing here, I also like the idea that top seeds get to pick their opponents. That would make for one interesting TNT special. Owners simply have to watch the reports and see if they can get an angle on these guys. Otherwise, there won't be that much science to it.
Tyson Chandler (neck) is questionable for tonight and having plenty of neck and back issues of my own, I can only imagine what it's like to deal with that as a professional athlete. I also know that they can come and go or linger with no real rhyme or reason. I gambled on him in a weekly league that I don't have a whole lot riding on, but needless to say I felt there was at least a chance for him to return.
DAL @ LAL: Steve Nash (hamstring) is doubtful for tonight after missing practice yesterday. Steve Blake is a viable spot-start if Nash doesn't go. I'd try to hold onto Nash if I can, but he's not a must-own player at this stage of the game. O.J. Mayo's disappearance is more than just Dirk's arrival, but some combination of injury issues and a loss of confidence. He practiced fully yesterday and hopefully his (non-shooting) shoulder injury disappears faster than Mayo has recently.


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