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Moneygram International (NYSE:MGI) lets customers send money through a worldwide network of over 190,000 agent locations in approximately 190 countries and territories.[1] MGI has traditionally relied on fixed fees on its services for profit, but also invests the float, or temporary cash it holds for clients who are sending money.
Money transfers, which are the lifeblood of Moneygram's business model, are heavily dependent on immigration patterns. The bulk of the volume of money transfers each year come from immigrants sending cash home to their families.
In February 2008, MGI agreed to sell a 63% stake of itself to an investment group lead by Thomas H. Lee and Goldman Sachs Group (GS) in return for $710M of investments.[2]
In 2009, MGI earned a total of $1.17 billion in total revenues. This compares to its previous year's total revenues of $1.27 billion. However, despite the decrease in total revenues, MGI was able to actually improve upon its net income situation. Between 2008 and 2009, MGI's net income increased from a net loss of $261 million in 2008 to a net loss of just $2 million in 2009.
MGI divides its business into two main functions:
MGI caters primarily to "unbanked" or "underbanked" consumers who need to transfer sums of money quickly and painlessly, but do not have access to, or choose not to use, traditional banking institutions. The company achieves this through a worldwide network of agents, totaling 190,000 locations in approximately 190 countries (prominently the United States, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom).[1] Among the services in this segment, consumers may transfer direct sums of money internationally, purchase money orders and pay bills electronically or by phone.
MGI provides check processing, money orders, and official check outsourcing services. Through its subsidiary, Financial Services Management Corp. (FSMC), the company offers high volume check processing and disbursement, often related to rebates and government programs. MGI, as the leading national issuer of money orders, sells money orders through financial institutions to individual consumers. Lastly, the company's official check outsourcing services facilitate the issuance of official checks by financial institutions. As a medium of transaction more reliable and trustworthy than personal checks, official checks are used when the payee requires further assurance. MGI provides services that allow financial institutions to securely print official checks at multiple locations, thus lessening the need for other forms of transactions, such as wire transfers.
Maintaining MGI's agency Network is essential to MGI, which relies on an international network of retail agents for its Global Funds Transfer segment. Furthermore, a substantial portion of its transaction volume is generated by a limited number of agents. Any decision by an agent to discontinue business with MGI, or reduce its own size, will adversely affect MGI's profits because MGI relies on these agents to provide customers with access to its services.
Meeting regulations is difficult given MGI's involvement in a wide range of countries. The company is often subject to complicated and occasionally contradictory regulations. [3] For example, it must abide by the requirements of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which prohibits MGI from operating in certain countries. Furthermore, domestic and international laws related to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism often affect MGI's operations. The company often cannot directly enforce these regulations upon its agents because agents are essentially independent businesses, and MGI does not have the resources to individually ensure each agent's compliance. However, MGI must suffer the consequences of any failures to follow regulations, including loss of licenses, terminations of contracts, and official fines.
Because its operations are inevitably tied to those of its agents, MGI's performance relies upon the performance of its agents. At any one time, MGI has on average $1.2 billion in credit exposure to its agents in the form of money orders, money transfers, and bill payment. As such, it faces significant risk from agent default and fraud, and may suffer second-handedly from any failures of its agents to attract customers. Furthermore, operating through agents limits MGI's control over its own reputation, which will change according to that of its agents. [4]
The money transfer business relies in part on immigration patterns, when individuals move toward economic prosperity in order to send money back to their native countries. Any disruptions, such as wars, acts of terrorism, and health emergencies, may adversely the flow of immigration, and adversely affect MGI's operations.
MGI competes with most institutions providing money orders and money transfer services. Its primary niche - Global Funds Transfers - is concentrated with a small number of large competitors and many small ones.[5] Most prominently, Western Union Company (WU) has an agent base that is three times that of MGI, and controls a 17% market share.


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Wheaton College hosts symposium, exhibit on child slavery in Haiti
Wheaton College's Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI), in partnership with the Restavek Freedom Foundation is hosting a symposium on Child Slavery and Trauma in Haiti at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 in the Phelps Room of the Todd M. Beamer Student Center.
Restavek is a form of modern-day slavery that persists in Haiti, affecting one in every 15 children -- around 300,000 in all. Typically born into poor rural families, restavek children are often given to relatives or strangers. In their new homes, they become domestic slaves, performing menial tasks for no pay.
The symposium will include presentations by Dr. Jamie Aten and Dr. David Boan, co-directors of Wheaton's Humanitarian Disaster Institute, Joan Conn, executive director of Restavek Freedom Foundation, and Dr. Rev. Wismick Jean Charles, Chancellor of University of Notre Dame -- Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
In addition to the symposium an exhibit titled "Restavek: A Day in the Life" will be on display from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the connecting Fireside room. The exhibit is designed to shed light on the restavek system of child slavery in Haiti. It features video, large-scale visuals, audio and authentic Haitian articles, including a rigwaz whip still sold in markets today. It includes interactive stations that offer insight into the abuse, isolation and exhaustion typical of the restavek.
HDI is a college-wide interdisciplinary research center at Wheaton College dedicated to helping the vulnerable and underserved domestically and internationally. HDI is partnering with Restavek Freedom Foundation, Regent University's Child Trauma Institute, and local Haitian institutions to end the practice of restavek and heal the children affected by trauma.
Both restavek events take place in the lower level of the Beamer Center, located at 421 Chase Street in Wheaton. The exhibit is intended for an audience 12 years old and older. For more information, about the exhibit or the Center, call (630) 752-5104.
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Once upon a time it could plausibly be said, as it was by Charles Wilson, what's good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa. A traditional bankruptcy would have been good for GM and maybe for the country, but GM certainly does not look to be good for the country in the Age of Obama.
As American taxpayers continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into GM, the government is expected to take 70 percent of GM equity in return. I find that almost unbelievable and difficult to understand. Will GM ever turn a profit again when it is restructured along politically acceptable lines? Or will it just become another ward of the state?
Valuing GM as an ongoing concern, what is 70 percent of the equity in GM worth? One looks in vain in stories such as this one by Michelle Maynard and David Sanger in the New York Times earlier this week for any thoughts on that question. Time's David von Drehle imputes the question regarding GM's profitability to "skeptics of the Administration's action" and addresses it this way:
Is it feasible now for GM and Chrysler, which made money on pickups, SUVs and minivans, to small-car their way to prosperity? U.S. carmakers have not earned a dime selling automobiles in a decade. "There's no question it's a challenge," a task-force official allowed. "It's something the domestic car companies haven't done successfully in the past." Whether it will work in the future is "a fundamentally significant question."
So it's a good question, worth digging into. Von Drehle contemplates the future of GM psot-bankruptcy and wonders if taxpayers will see a return on their "investment." Von Drehle writes:
In other words, for all the number-crunching and all the brute financial haircuts involved in these bankruptcies, at heart they are animated by the audacity of hope. The hope that Fiat's Sergio Marchionne can translate his turnaround mojo into a language Chrysler can understand. The hope that, having poured at least $1 billion into the innovative but commercially suspect Chevy Volt plug-in, GM can pivot into less costly hybrid and high-efficiency diesel technologies. (Perversely, the Administration might hope for $4-a-gallon gasoline to aid that quest.)
And these hopes float on the audacity of deficit spending. By the time taxpayers are done cleaning up the books of the two companies and refilling their tanks with enough cash to keep them going — along with their finance arm, GMAC, and their key suppliers — the public price tag will exceed $100 billion. Add billions more in subsidies for researching and developing green technology and still more billions in tax credits to motivate buyers to go green. If someday GM and Chrysler become consistently profitable, the government loans will be repaid and both companies restored to total private control. The operative word being if.
In other words, the answer to the question whether GM will ever become "consistently profitable" is no. How about occasionally profitable? I thnk the answer is no. How about profitable? I think the answer is no. If a reporter for Time can say it (almost), surely it's past time to point out that the Emperor is wearing no clothes rather than celebrating the Emperor's wife.


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I have loved cheese ever since my first processed cheese slice. Graduating to brick and mild cheddar, I was envious of my sister who would relish Danish blue, spread in celery sticks. But I eventually graduated into a wide world of food that had cheese on the top of the list.
Many of my profound eating experiences have been of cheese. The first Vacherin Mont D'or, fragrant in its cedar cuff and deliciously funky in the centre, with a texture like buttered velvet. Buffalo milk ricotta in Italy that almost made me fall on my knees, it was that good. Gouda flecked with potato peels, seaweed, or fenugreek seeds. Going on Sunday car trips for cheese curds made in the Ottawa Valley, then eating most of them on the way home.
And there have been some startling moments too. Norwegian Gjetost, Gouda with whole cloves, and an assortment of sheep's milk cheese, so strong I was left speechless, still have me wondering.
There is no other agricultural food product that is wrapped in such history, technique and intrigue. Cheese tells the tale of its origin, the animal that produced it, the sun, wind and soil and the cheese maker that created it.
I still go in search of the great cheese experience and luckily, a lot of them are made right here in British Columbia. My sister still tops me though; she had the foresight to move to France, right beside the Italian border where great cheese is always moments away.


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In Haunting Ground, players take on the role of Fiona Belli, an 18 year old girl who is the sole survivor of a tragic car accident that has claimed both her parents. When she regains consciousness following the accident, she finds herself locked up in an unfamiliar old castle, with no clear way out. As she makes her way through unsettling surroundings, she encounters an array of strange inhabitants and learns that she has become the heiress of the mysterious castle upon her parents' death. Fiona also comes across Debilitas, a deformed and disturbed man who chases her relentlessly. Luckily, she meets a white shepherd dog named Hewie who has also been trapped in the castle. By saving him from the shackles that imprison him, an instant bond is formed.
Though Fiona is a physically weak character, she must use her wit and cunning to unravel the castle's puzzles and figure out what is happening and why. Hewie will be a vital resource in surviving this ordeal as he has strengths where Fiona does not. As players develop trust and foster their relationship with Hewie, he will be much more willing to help Fiona progress through the game. He can use his heightened sense of smell to locate items, utilize his smaller size to access hard to reach areas and attack or distract enemies so Fiona can escape their clutches. The success of this partnership will be crucial if they both hope to stay alive.
Haunting Ground combines a compelling ambiance of terror and solitude with challenging puzzles and a unique gameplay approach.
Haunting Ground includes the following features:
- Unique partnership dynamic – In order to succeed, players must foster the complex connection between Fiona and Hewie which evolves as the game progresses
- Realistic canine model – Hewie was created using motion capture and studying a real dog to convey true behavior and movements in the game
- Classic commands including attack, come, go, sit, stay and more
- Hewie displays a variety of reactions to each command
- The stronger the bond between Fiona and Hewie, the more likely he will be to obey her commands
- Engrossing atmospheric effects - Extra touches heighten fearful situations:
- Control pad mimics Fiona's pounding heartbeat
- Fiona becomes more difficult to control the more time is spent near an enemy
- If Fiona is not able to escape a threatening scenario, the screen becomes grainy, changing to black and white and eventually sending her into panic mode
- Only by evading the perils can everything return to normal
- Music adapts to gameplay, changing relative to the enemies' proximity and threat level to Fiona
- Enemies can hear and will react to sounds in the game, so Fiona must be careful when treading near them
- Likewise, Hewie can hear noises and alert Fiona to impending danger
- Fully interactive environment - Players must cleverly hide behind objects to escape from enemies and utilize objects in the vicinity to solvepuzzles
- Cinematics directed by Naoto Takenaka – In order to provide the right sense of fear and a haunting atmosphere, Takenaka, a Japanese film director and actor, has been enlisted to manage the in game cut scenes
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In just four short years, the Pirate Soul Museum has joined the ranks of "must see" attractions in the Conch Republic capital of Key West.
You hit Key West, you must go pet one of the descendants of Ernest Hemingway's cats at the Hemingway house, get your picture taken by the "Southernmost Point" marker, have a drink at the legendary Captain Tony's and celebrate the sunset on Mallory Square.
And then you get your "argh's" out with the pirates at Pat Croce's interactive museum of piracy at 524 Front St.
Croce, a onetime physical therapist turned sports executive (he was president of the Philadelphia 76ers), entrepreneur, motivational speaker and pirate buff, brings showmanship and computer interactivity to his collection of genuine pirate gear for a bang-up appreciation of the men and women who sailed under the Jolly Roger.
Cutlasses, flintlocks and a real pirate treasure chest (complete with hidden compartments, it belonged to Thomas Tew), pirate dinnerware, bottles and the sorts of things that constituted pirate booty (real "pieces of eight") and items salvaged from the wreck of Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, some 500 artifacts in all, give the exhibition authenticity. Cannon, a mock-up of a ship's deck, and collected pirate paperwork (treasure maps) in a re-creation of a pirate's tavern further explain the world of the real Captain Jack Sparrows of the Caribbean.
Blackbeard's talking disembodied head greets you, and graphic representations of pirate punishment (the cages their bodies were hung from in England) flesh out your experience. Anne Bonny, Black Caesar, Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, Calico Jack, they all be here, though the infamous Blackbeard takes center stage, as he should.
Put on headphones and sit in the dark of "the bilge" as an audio version of a pirate's life of rats, dank darkness, paranoia and battle plays out. If they would add scents and light effects (maybe some reddish cannon flashes), the impact would be even greater.
It might all be in fun, but if you take the time to read through the interactive histories, study the maps and learn the pirates' fates, you and your kids will gain a whole new appreciation of what it meant to "take the oath," live by "the code" and yo-ho-ho your way to fame, fortune and most likely an early grave.
They don't keep pirate's hours, either. The museum ($13.95 for adults, $7.95 for children) is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day of the year.


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Former Hills star, Lauren Conrad has moved on to bigger and better things. Lauren is now working on a movie deal for her debut book L.A. Candy, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the past 14 weeks, since its release in June.
Similar to Lauren's life, L.A Candy follows a 19-year-old girl, Jane Roberts who relocates to Hollywood and becomes a famous reality star.
"Lauren, who became an icon in that reality show world, came to us with a structure of how to tell the story in an interesting fashion that was separate and apart from the book," Temple Hill producer Marty Bowen said. "We loved her take. Her book is an honest portrayal of what it must be like to set out to be normal, then sign on to become famous and eventually realize, wow, this isn't at all what I'd planned for myself."
According to PEOPLE, Lauren has no plans to act in the movie. She also plans to write two more books in the series and will serve as the movie's executive producer.


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Cadet joins to honor Soldier's legacy
August 1, 2012
By: Hannah Van Ree
U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
Choosing to join the U.S. Army is a big decision. Some Cadets know from a young age that they want to join the military, while others decide in college. For Cadet Paul Klotz a somber day two years ago defined his future and caused him to make the commitment.
"I don't know, it's just that funny feeling you get where you want to do something that matters for yourself and for others, and the motivating factor for me to actually join was him," said Klotz, from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
The "him" Klotz refers to is the late Green Beret Sgt. Todd Pruett.
Pruett had served in the U.S. Army Special Forces for many years until his honorable discharge. He then rejoined his family floor covering business and coached sports in his West Bend, Wis. community.
"Todd was my friend and mentor. I grew up with his kids and he was my coach growing up," said Klotz.
Pruett passed away after a courageous battle with acute leukemia. The community had embraced the Soldier, holding bone marrow drives and wearing shirts with the slogan "Do it for Pruett" throughout town.
One of the drives was held at Klotz's parent's grocery store, 'Klotz Piggly Wiggly' in their hometown.
The retired Soldier passed away on July 4, 2010, a day that changed Klotz's life.
Klotz, still in college, decided to join the Army ROTC program and become an Officer.
Klotz's plan is to complete the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) and graduate college next year with his social science degree, after which he will join the infantry.
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The suicide pilot who flew a small plane into an Austin, Texas office building apparently left behind a multipage manifesto ranting about his troubles with the government and the Internal Revenue Service, complaining that "I have just had enough."
The pilot, identified by authorities as Joseph Stack, a software engineer who lived in a north Austin neighborhood, raged about U.S. tax policies, the health care system and even his business failings and tax problems in Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s."I am finally ready to stop this insanity," Stack wrote in a posting at a Web site called embeddedart.com. "Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let's try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well."
According to federal law enforcement authorities in Washington, Stack started a fire at his home, then flew the small Piper aircraft into the Echelon 1 building in northwest Austin, which houses a large IRS contingent. Next door was another building where the FBI maintains a resident agents office.
Stack wrote that he began the blog "many months ago," triggered by his realization that "there isn't enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken." He called his missive a "rant,'' and said, "desperate times call for desperate measures."
He went on to complain about "a handful of thugs and plunderers,'' and mentioned auto executives, the American medical system and drug and insurance companies.
Although much of what he said was difficult to follow and incoherent, he talked about losing more than $40,000 over ten years, which ''set my retirement plans back to O." He went to engineering school, apparently in Harrisburg, Pa., where "I was living on peanut butter and bread (or Ritz crackers when I could afford to splurge." He said he once considered supplementing his diet with cat food.
But his main beef came in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He said he spent "$5,000 of my pocket change and at least 1,000 hours of my time'' complaining to Washington and state officials. "I spent countless hours on the L.A. freeways driving to meetings,'' he wrote, though he was unclear what he meant.
Finally, he said, it was "bye to California. I'll try Austin for a while." But he said he could not make it in Texas either, and "to survive, I was forced to cannibalize my savings and retirement, the last of which was a small IRA" retirement account.
"So we come to the present...'' he wrote. "...In a government full of hypocrites from top to bottom, life is as cheap as their lies and their self-serving laws." He added, "I have had all I can stand."
The posting was signed: Joe Stack (1956-2010) and dated on Feb. 18.
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World Superbike has a serious venue problem, as only two of its fourteen races are outside of Europe — a market with a significantly depressed sport bike market. With both WSBK and MotoGP fighting for venues in developing regions, it looks like World Superbike is first to score the lucrative Indian market.
Signing an agreement with Jaypee Sports International Ltd (JPSI), a subsidiary of the private Indian engineering and construction conglomerate Jaypee Group, the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) will host a round on the World Superbike Championship Calendar.


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Ocean State Theater to raise curtain in Warwick this December
The Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) announced Tuesday morning that they plan to raise the curtain on a new theater at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard this year. The former Verizon Fios Headquarters is now a vacant industrial space, but Amiee Turner, producing artistic director for OSTC, hopes the venue will produce a show in the soon-to-be-theater as early as December.
"It's very, very thrilling," said Turner.
OSTC has been the producing entity at Matunucks' Theatre by the Sea since re-opening in 2007. Turner said she has been looking for a way to do year-round theater in Rhode Island, and thinks Warwick will serve as the perfect location to do so.
"It's the center of the state … and it's so close to the station district," she said. "It's easy for everyone to get to. It's ideal."
Turner and OSTC have been looking at buildings in various cities in Rhode Island for the past three years. When a potential deal for a building in East Greenwich fell through last year, OSTC set their sights to Warwick. Steve Soscia, the building's owner, helped OSTC with the application for a special use permit for the building.
What was formerly a Verizon Fios Headquarters zoned light industrial will soon be a bustling arts hub.
"This is incredibly good news," said Mayor Scott Avedisian on Tuesday morning. "This is a fantastic development."
Avedisian said the building's close proximity to the expanding Station District could mean great things for Warwick.
"It does tie into a lot of positive development for the city," he said. "We've got the station development down the street. We're trying to redevelop the whole area, and this is an ancillary development that adds to everything going on here."
Avedisian referenced data from a 2010 Theatre Communications Group survey that said non-profit theaters, like OSTC, contributed $1.9 billion to the national economy. In addition to the economic benefits, Avedisian said the new theater is a promising cultural development, too.
"The arts are a public good," he said.
Randall Rosenbaum, executive director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, said the new theater would undoubtedly bring people and business to the mainly industrial stretch of Jefferson Blvd.
"This will, I believe, over time, recast this area," he said. "If it's a place that a person wants to go to, other businesses will crop up over time. This will be another tool in the toolkit of making this a destination."
Renovations at the more than 21,000-square-foot building will begin next month. Turner said the process would be expedited because no demolition is required. The multi-million dollar project will be phased in over the next two to three years. Karen Kessler, spokeswoman for OSTC, said the company has received significant help from Soscia, and has also secured financing from Pawtucket Credit Union. OSTC will use operating revenue to cover part of the costs and will launch what Kessler calls an "aggressive" campaign to gain support from the Rhode Island community.
The theater itself will seat roughly 425, and Turner hopes to have it completed in time to stage a holiday show this December.
"It's very ambitious," she said of the timeframe. But Turner isn't making any promises yet, and said the December date is still tentative.
The building will also hold a costume and props shop, administrative offices, a rehearsal hall and dressing rooms. Because the theater will be an Actor's Equity, or union theater, Turner expects to hire out-of-state actors. Housing them will be an issue she'll tackle in the future, though she said she hopes to bring permanent residents to the state.
"We hope to create more Rhode Islanders through our year-round job opportunities," she said.
As for whether or not OSTC will remain the producing entity at Theatre by the Sea, Turner said negotiations with Bill Hanney, the theater's owner, are still underway.
"It's our intention [to stay at Theater by the Sea]," said Turner. "We're all working towards the same goal."
Turner hopes Warwick will become a sister location to Theatre by the Sea in Matunuck. They plan to offer children's programming and classes, as well as performances throughout the fall, winter and spring.
"It's always something we've wanted to do but couldn't do at Matunuck," she said.
At Tuesday's press conference, the OSTC board, city officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce alike were buzzing with excitement over the arrival of a new arts venue in Warwick.
"We've also been embraced by the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce," said Turner. "We feel very welcomed. We look forward to a long, long life here in Warwick."


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Economists say we are on the road to recovery from the recession and certain indicators of financial health are on the rise, like fewer unemployment claims and wage growth. New jobs are also on the rise, but the climb is slow and, according to a new report, not all job opportunities are good ones.


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Older News » Whooping cough alertLast updated 10:56 AM on 15 September 2011
NSW Health is warning parents to be on the alert for whooping cough following an increase in the number of school-aged children diagnosed with the disease over the last few weeks.
Whooping cough – also known as pertussis – is a serious respiratory infection that causes a long coughing illness, and can be life-threatening for babies.
Older children can bring home whooping cough from school or childcare and the infection can then be passed on to babies in the home.
Boosters are important
Whooping cough boosters are important for older children at four years and later in high school because immunity fades with time. This means that children and adults can still get the infection even if they've been immunised against the disease.
Whooping cough starts like a cold with a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, a mild fever and an occasional cough. The cough usually gets worse and severe bouts of uncontrollable coughing develop. This can be followed by vomiting, choking or taking big gasping breaths which causes the "whooping" sound.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Sherwood Brown scored 22 points and Florida Gulf Coast rallied, then held on to beat Toledo 72-66 Thursday in the title game of the Atlantis on the mainland tournament.
The Eagles (4-2) were behind 37-27 at halftime but shot 60 percent after the break - and finished at 50 percent overall. The final score was Florida Gulf Coast's largest lead of the game.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Pop music loves him. The art establishment shuns him. At the age of 80, British artist Peter Blake is revered for his celebrated "Sgt. Pepper" Beatles album cover yet at the same time dismissed as too "cheerful" to be one of the greats.
Regularly stroking his wispy silver beard, and supported around a central London gallery by a walking cane, the man dubbed the "godfather of Pop art" still struggles to come to terms with his place in the world of contemporary culture.
"It's a cross I bear," he said of the fact that his art is not taken as seriously as that of some contemporaries.
"Perhaps it's surprising that at my kind of age and with my infirmities I'm still cheerful," he told Reuters at the Waddington Custot Galleries where his latest show, "Rock, Paper, Scissors" has just opened.
Surrounding him are works ranging from some of his earliest watercolours executed in 1948 when he was 16 to "The Family", a sculpture he completed just a few days ago.
What is striking is just how lively they are - plastic figures of Snow White and 30 dwarves crowd outside a model of a Swiss chalet in one humorous work, and the six-foot-long "A Parade for Saul Steinberg" is a model bursting with color and references to popular culture.
Blake concedes that he is often left having to defend his work in a world where "serious" art is cherished above all.
"Painters all have a different reason to paint - it could be politics, it could be angst, it could be anger. My reason to paint is to make magic and to make cheerful things."
He has compared himself to contemporaries like Frank Auerbach, 81, whose dark oil paintings are increasingly sought after by collectors.
"Compared to that I am light, I have to accept that," Blake said, adding that he is a great admirer of Auerbach. "It is the reason I am quite often aesthetically undervalued."
The art market clearly ranks his peers above Blake, including Auerbach and David Hockney, whose "Beverly Hills Housewife" fetched $7.9 million at auction in 2009.
But more of a bugbear is being overlooked by Tate Modern, the most important British gallery for modern and contemporary art which, ironically, gave a major retrospective this year to a much younger artist whom Blake helped nurture - Damien Hirst.
After uttering a few choice words in what he himself called a "rant" to a newspaper against the influential Tate director Nicholas Serota, he sought to strike a more conciliatory tone.
"Oddly enough Serota came in earlier to see the show," Blake recalled. "I said, 'Look it's not personal. You're the director of the Tate ... and if I don't fit into your scheme I'm not that bitter about it. It's a fact. I don't hate you.
"I think he was slightly embarrassed because I have been quite voluble about it. He accepted it."
What Serota would have seen at the exhibition was an artist still bursting with ideas in a phase of life he describes as an "encore" to the main acts of his career.
Blake named the show after the children's game "Rock, Paper, Scissors", and the childlike runs throughout.
"Rock" represents sculptures, some of which are occupied by superheroes, Boy Scouts, toy soldiers and knights alongside the more sobre "Army" consisting of human figures made up of wooden blocks topped by bowling balls for heads.
"Paper" covers works on paper that include Blake's portrait of Queen Elizabeth commissioned by the Radio Times for the cover of its 2012 Diamond Jubilee souvenir issue.
"Scissors" stands for collage, and the works range from abstract 1950s creations to a series of scenes of prominent London landmarks like Westminster Abbey and Piccadilly Circus populated by comic characters, animals, skeletons or horses.
Asked how his recent work compared to earlier "acts", he replied: "It's not a development, it's a leaping about.
"I describe my working methods as being like a big oak tree and the trunk is and has always been that I am a figurative painter of a certain kind of realist style - I was when I was 16 and I still am. But the branches of the tree are these excursions into other art."
Blake was producing art by 1945, aged just 13, and in the 1950s and "swinging 60s" emerged as one of the frontrunners of pop art which drew on popular culture and advertising to subvert the traditions of mainstream art.
He is best known for designing the album sleeve for the 1967 Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", featuring a collage of famous figures behind the band members dressed in bright military-style regalia.
It is one topic Blake is keen to avoid.
"Best if you don't," he replied with a grin, when asked if he was willing to talk about a design for which he was paid a reported 200 pounds. "I'd much rather talk about this work."
That album has led to a lifelong association with British pop music, including designing sleeves for charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 and Madness's latest album as well as the BRIT Award statuettes earlier this year.
Blake, it is clear, is still going strong, but only recently the outlook was far less rosy.
"All last year I wasn't very well, and I was talking often about the fact that I was working on this show and I hoped I would live long enough to go to it," he said.
"The question is there in the background, of mortality, but I've cheered up a bit and I'm not so unwell and I'm not forecasting my own death yet."
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)


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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Fishermen using illegal nets are suspected of killing dozens of dolphins that were found this week off Sri Lanka's northwest coast.
Sayuru Samarasundara, head of Sri Lanka's National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, said Thursday that the dolphins were killed after they became stuck in a type of net that is banned in the area. He said police had arrested two people suspected of using the illegal nets.
Samarasundara said he saw eight dead dolphins, but local media reports say at least 42 dead dolphins were found Tuesday.
Kapitiya, the area where the dead dolphins were found, is a popular tourist destination famous for dolphin watching. Sri Lanka's Fisheries Ministry has said it will not tolerate any illegal fishing methods in the area.


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The Particulars
The fifth-ranked Harvard women's hockey team heads into the final weekend of the regular season looking to grab important conference points. The Crimson currently sits in a tie with Rensselaer for third place in the ECAC Hockey standings with 26 points, trailing Cornell and Clarkson by four points in the conference standings. Harvard can finish as high as tied for first in the ECAC and as low as seventh, depending on how the upcoming weekend works out.
Follow From Home
GoCrimson.com will provide live statistics for this week's games, all home games and most road contests this season. Live audio and video is available for both games this weekend at Stlawu.edu/athletics and ClarksonAthletics.com.
Series History
Harvard and St. Lawrence have met 43 times, dating back to the first meeting between the conference rivals in 1983-84. The Crimson owns a 27-11-5 record against the Saints and has won the last two meetings between the schools. Earlier this season on Nov. 7, Harvard shut out St. Lawrence, 3-0, at Bright Hockey Center. Christina Kessler made 14 saves for the win and clean sheet, while Kate Buesser scored twice, including an empty net goal, and Ashley Wheeler added a tally.
The Crimson is 13-4-0 in 17 meetings against Clarkson. The Golden Knights defeated Harvard, 2-1, back on Nov. 6, as Kaitlin Spurling netted the lone Harvard goal. Christina Kessler recorded 20 saves between the pipes.
Last Time Out
After falling in overtime at Rensselaer, 3-2, Friday, Harvard responded with a 2-1 victory at Union Saturday afternoon. Randi Griffin scored the game-winner on the power play, while Kate Buesser notched Harvard's other goal. Kylie Stephens made her first start of the season, stopping 13 shots.
Legendary: Head Coach Katey Stone
Katey Stone is in her 16th season as the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey, and she brings a 336-142-26 (.693) record into Friday's game. Stone is now only one win shy of tying the all-time Division I record for victories, held by Laura Halldorson (337 wins), who coached at Minnesota and Colby.
Stone, who ranks second all-time in Division I victories, has led Harvard to all seven of its NCAA tournament appearances and has guided the Crimson to 10 Beanpot titles. Stone is also the active leader in victories among Division I women's hockey coaches.
Clean Sheets
With its 1-0 win over Northeastern in the Beanpot final Feb. 9, Harvard now has recorded seven shutouts this season. Laura Bellamy has earned three clean sheets, as she also shut down Union Jan. 22 and Boston College Feb. 2. Six of the Crimson's seven shutouts have come at Bright Hockey Center. Senior Christina Kessler has recorded 25 shutouts during her career at Harvard, a program record.
Road Warriors
The Crimson has played nine road games this season, going 5-3-1. Harvard has two road games left in the regular season, beginning with the contest at St. Lawrence Feb. 19.
License to Kill
The Crimson boasts the nation's sixth-best penalty kill unit, stopping 97 of 108 opponent power plays (.898). The Crimson also has a shorthanded goal to its credit this season, coming off the stick of Jillian Dempsey in a 4-0 win over Union Jan. 22.
Down The Stretch
With two conference games remaining entering the weekend, Harvard sits in a third-place tie in ECAC Hockey with a 12-6-2 record and 26 points. The Crimson is tied with Rensselaer and trails Cornell and Clarkson (30 points) by four points in the standings. Harvard leads Quinnipiac (25 points), Princeton (24 points) and St. Lawrence (23 points) going into the final weekend.
The top four teams in ECAC Hockey will earn home ice for the quarterfinal round Feb. 26-28. Harvard would currently be the fourth seed in the tournament because of tiebreakers.
To Be The Best ...
With its 1-0 win over No. 9 Northeastern Feb. 9, the Crimson stands at 5-2-3 against ranked foes this year. Harvard was 2-6-1 against top 10 opponents last season.
First Thing's First
The Crimson was 18-0-2 when scoring first and 1-10-1 when the opponent lit the lamp first last season. So far in 2009-10, Harvard is 15-2-2 when netting the game's first goal and 2-4-2 when the opposition scores first.
Crimson Leading The League
Kate Buesser, who was twice named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week this season, is second in ECAC Hockey with 30 points in conference games and is second in assists with 18. Buesser is also fifth with 12 goals in ECAC Hockey contests. Rookie Jillian Dempsey (9-11-20) ranks eighth in conference points among all players and second among freshmen in the league.
Defender Leanna Coskren is tied for first with 10 power-play points (4-6-10), is tied for third with four power-play goals and stands tied for second with three game-winning tallies to her credit. Coskren ranks tied for third among defenders with 15 points (6-9-15). Cori Bassett also stands in a tie for third in defender scoring with 15 points on four goals and 11 assists.
Beanpot Returns To Cambridge
The Crimson scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over No. 9 Northeastern at Bright Hockey Center Tuesday, as Harvard captured its 13th Beanpot title. Liza Ryabkina netted the game-winner, giving her five goals for the tournament and was named unanimously as the Beanpot MVP. In net, Laura Bellamy recorded her second straight tournament shutout, making 27 saves. For her effort, Bellamy took home the Bertagna Award, given to the Beanpot's top goaltender.
The World's Best
A trio of former Harvard standout skaters have been named to the 2010 U.S. Women's National Team, which will compete at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Angela Ruggiero '02-04, the Patty Kazmaier recipient in 2004, Julie Chu '06-07, the winner of the Patty Kazmaier trophy in 2007, and former All-American Caitlin Cahow '07-08 were named to the American team. On Team Canada, Harvard will be represented by two-time Patty Kazmaier Award winner Jennifer Botterill '02-03, and Sarah Vaillancourt '08-09, who was named the top women's college hockey player in 2008. Overall, Harvard has had nine current and former women's hockey players represent their countries in the Olympics since 1996.
When The Game Is On The Line
Nine different Harvard players have scored a game-winning goal this season -- Kaitlin Spurling, Liza Ryabkina, Jillian Dempsey, Leanna Coskren, Anna McDonald, Cori Bassett, Kathryn Farni, Kate Buesser and Randi Griffin. Ryabkina has a team-best four game-winning tallies, while Coskren and Spurling have three game winners apiece.
Scoring In A Bunch
As a team, Harvard ranks first in ECAC Hockey with 3.20 goals per game, having scored a league-best 64 tallies in 20 conference games entering the week. The Crimson is averaging 3.60 goals per contest in Ivy League games, good for first in the Ancient Eight.
A Balanced Attack
The Crimson has had 14 different players score at least one goal this year, as the team has netted a total of 76 goals. Sixteen players have at least one point to their credit. Harvard had 15 different players light the lamp last season, scoring a total of 95 goals.
Hot Hand
Liza Ryabkina established a new career high, scoring four goals, including three in the third period alone, in Harvard's 5-0 win over Boston College in the semifinal round of the Beanpot Feb. 2. Ryabkina, who also had the game winner in the Beanpot final Feb. 9, notched two power-play tallies and scored two even strength goals. Her four goals mark the most for a Harvard player since Sarah Vaillancourt '08-09 lit the lamp four times in a 5-2 win at Cornell Feb. 13, 2009.
Spreading The Puck Around
The Crimson has 11 players who have reached double digits in points: Kate Buesser (33 points), Jillian Dempsey (22), Liza Ryabkina (17), Cori Bassett (16), Leanna Coskren (16), Kathryn Farni (15), Randi Griffin (14), Anna McDonald (12), Kaitlin Spurling (11), Katharine Chute (10) and Josephine Pucci (10).
Just Win, Christina!
Senior goaltender Christina Kessler is 64-16-6 (.779) in her career in net, placing her first on Harvard's all-time goalie wins, as she passed Ali Boe '06 with a 5-1 victory against Colgate Jan. 16. Kessler currently holds the NCAA career record with a .9413 save percentage, as she has stopped 1,863 of 1,979 shots faced during her career. Jessie Vetter (Wisconsin 2006-09) owned a .941 save percentage to set the record (2,175 of 2,312, .9407).
Harvard Against The Ivy League
The Crimson owns a 6-2-2 against opponents from the Ancient Eight this season. In its last eight games against Ivy League teams, Harvard is 6-0-2, most recently defeating Yale, 4-3, Feb. 6 The Crimson finished the season second in the Ancient Eight after winning the conference crown in each of the last two seasons.
It's All Over
Harvard is 109-2-5 (.961) since the start of the 2004-05 season when leading after two periods. The Crimson is 15-1-1 (.912) in this category this season. Harvard's lone loss came at Rensselaer Feb. 12, as the Crimson fell, 3-2, in overtime after holding a 2-0 lead in the third period. The Crimson led, 1-0, through two periods of play.
Stopping The Puck
Since stepping into the starting role, goaltender Laura Bellamy stands third in the country with a 1.26 goals-against average, while boasting the nation's sixth-best save percentage (226 of 240, .942). She owns a 7-3-1 record good for a winning percentage of .682, the ninth highest mark in the country. Christina Kessler ranks third with a save percentage of .944 (351 of 372) and stands fourth with a 1.39 goals-against average. Kylie Stephens earned her first start of the season Feb. 13, picking up the victory in Harvard's 2-1 win at Union. Stephens made 13 saves and has a 2.65 goals-against average on the season.
Hall of Fame Inductee
Former Harvard standout Tammy Shewchuk '00-01 was inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame during a ceremony between the consolation and championship games at Bright Hockey Center Feb. 9. Shewchuk is second all-time in Women's Beanpot history with 25 points in eight games, having scored nine goals and handed out 16 assists. She helped Harvard win three Beanpots in 1999, 2000 and '01. Other Crimson Beanpot Hall of Fame Inductees include Jennifer Botterill '02-03 (2008) and Cheryl Tate '82 (2009).
Welcome To The Show
Harvard freshmen have had the scoring touch this season, led by Jillian Dempsey who is second on the team with nine goals, 13 assists and 22 points. Kaitlin Spurling (8-3-11) and Josephine Pucci (4-6-10) have also been scoring threats. Spurling is also tied for second on the team with three game-winning goals.
Storied Program
With its 3-0 victory over St. Lawrence Nov. 7, Harvard earned the 500th victory in program history. The Crimson owns a 515-293-42 (.631)record over its storied 31-year history.
A Stone Wall
The Crimson earned back-to-back shutouts against Minnesota Dec. 4-5, marking the first time that the Golden Gophers were held scoreless since Feb. 2, 2007. The Crimson had not recorded consecutive shutouts since holding Cornell without a goal during the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals Feb. 27-28, 2009.
Bright Spot
The Crimson was 9-4-2 at Bright Hockey Center last season, while posting a 9-5-1 mark on the road. In 18 home games this season, Harvard owns a 12-3-3 record on home ice, and is 5-3-1 in road contests.
Hot Streak
Entering Friday's game at St. Lawrence, Harvard has won seven of its last eight games and is 8-2-0 in its last 10 contests.
Red Lights
Harvard ranks second in the nation in scoring defense, allowing only 1.44 goals per game. The Crimson also ranks fourth in scoring margin (+1.37), sixth on the penalty kill (97 of 108, .898), ninth in combined special teams (118 of 228, .518) and 10th in scoring offense (2.81 goals scored per game). Harvard has also been successful on the power play, scoring 17.5 percent of the time (21 of 120), good for the 13th-best mark in the country.
Rank And File
Harvard is ranked fifth in the latest USCHO.com national poll and sixth in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine national poll, tying the highest the program has been ranked this year.
Crimson Among The Nation's Best
With 0.74 assists per game, Kate Buesser ranks 17th in the nation in this category. Buesser also stands 19th with 1.22 points per contest. Liza Ryabkina has four game-winning goals, ranking her eighth, while, at the blue line, Cori Bassett is averaging 0.59 points per game, placing her 16th. Among all of the country's rookies, Jillian Dempsey stands eighth with 0.81 points per contest.
Trophy Case
Christina Kessler made 15 saves for the shutout in Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team's 9-0 victory over Switzerland in the gold-medal game of the 2010 MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany Jan. 4-9.
Solid Start
In 10 career starts, Laura Bellamy owns a 7-3-1 record with three shutouts. She has won her six of her last seven games in net, including the Beanpot and stopped a career-high 37 shots in 4-1 win at Dartmouth Jan. 29.
Shining All-Stars
Seniors Cori Bassett and Anna McDonald and junior Kate Buesser each earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey All-Star Team, which faced the U.S. Women's Hockey National Team in an exhibition game Jan. 3. McDonald scored a goal, while Bassett and Buesser each had an assist.
Hall Of Fame Worthy
The 1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team, which included three former Crimson players, and was led by head coach Ben Smith '68, was recently enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Dec. 1. The 1998 U.S. women's roster included former Harvard skaters Sandra Whyte '92, A.J. Mleczko '97-99 and Angela Ruggiero '02-04. The team was inducted at The Westin Boston Waterfront hotel in Boston.
Tip Of The Caps
Liza Ryabkina recorded Harvard's first hat trick this season, scoring four times in the Crimson's 5-0 win over Boston College in the opening round of the Beanpot Feb. 2. Ryabkina netted three of her goals in the third period, qualifying for a natural hat trick. Harvard players had four hat tricks in 2008-09, including one by Ryabkina.
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This is for everyone who worked on the road project on Whitestown Road.
PennDOT, you did a great job. From Silo the project manager to Mike the engineer, the "Z" man and all the other gentlemen and lady who worked the job site.
To all my neighbors, wasn't the lack of traffic nice for just a week?
I've waited 24 years, and my neighbors have waited 40 years, for this to be fixed.
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Three Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $488,000 in Connection with Orchestrating Several Fraudulent Schemes
Defendants Allegedly Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Unemployment Fraud and Larceny Schemes
A special statewide grand jury returned indictments against Elis Reyes, age 26, of Bronx NY, his mother Teresa Cruz Colon, age 51, of Leominster, and co-worker Atia Dobson, age 31, of Fitchburg, charging the following:
Elis Reyes
Unemployment Fraud (32 counts)
Larceny over $250 (34 counts)
Forgery (5counts)
Identity Fraud (6 counts)
Intimidation of a Witness
Teresa Cruz Colon
Unemployment Fraud (13 counts)
Receiving Stolen Property (13 counts)
Atia Dobson
Larceny over $250
Identity Fraud (6counts)
"We allege that Mr. Reyes and his co-defendants devised multiple schemes to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Commonwealth and businesses at a time when many people are out of work and struggling to make ends meet," AG Coakley said. "These types of crimes not only hurt employers in Massachusetts, but they also put a significant strain on the state by draining resources needed to help individuals that are legitimately unemployed."
In May 2010, the Attorney General's Office began an investigation after the matter had been initially investigated and referred by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development's Department of Unemployment Assistance (EOLWD/DUA). Authorities allege that Reyes orchestrated three distinct unemployment fraud schemes between 2006 and 2010 in which he defrauded the state and also two additional criminal schemes in which he allegedly defrauded private companies.
Initially, Reyes worked for a staffing company that placed temporary workers in various businesses. One of the companies that used the staffing company was a Leominster based manufacturing company that went out of business in 2006. The manufacturing company contacted the EOLWD/DUA in order to prepare the EOLWD/DUA for individuals who would apply for unemployment benefits as a result of the company's closing. Authorities allege that Reyes used his knowledge of the company's situation to steal over $53,000 in unemployment benefits for employees who never worked at the manufacturing company. The checks issued by the EOLWD/DUA were allegedly deposited to bank accounts owned by individuals associated with Reyes, and his mother, Teresa Cruz Colon.
Investigators discovered two more schemes Reyes allegedly orchestrated to steal unemployment benefits. In the first scheme, authorities allege that Reyes created his own staffing company, Abeitus Solutions (Abeitus), which he incorporated in Leominster. Reyes registered Albeitus with the EOLWD/DUA and authorities believe fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits for over a dozen "employees:" employees he claimed were terminated from his company. Based on this false information, the EOLWD/DUA paid over $228,000 in unemployment benefits to individuals who purported to work for Abeitus. Authorities allege that Reyes had these checks sent to addresses associated with himself and his mother, who investigators believe also cashed and deposited these checks.
In March 2009, Reyes incorporated another staffing company, Itane Ventures (Itane). In this instance Itane was a totally fictitious company. Authorities allege that Reyes again filed fraudulent unemployment claims for fake employees who had been laid off from Itane. As a result of these false statements, Reyes improperly received nearly $125,000 in unemployment benefits.
As the investigation progressed, authorities discovered that Reyes had also orchestrated two other schemes in which he stole from his former employers. Investigators uncovered that Reyes and his co-worker, Dobson, stole $77,000 from a temporary staffing agency where both of them had worked. Reyes accomplished this by contacting the staffing company, using a false identity, and falsely requested the placement of temporary employees. The staffing company, believing that these temporary workers were actually working at a company, issued checks to these employees for their services. In reality, none of these alleged "employees" performed any work at all. Authorities allege that Dobson would retrieve these checks from the staffing company and give them to Reyes.
Reyes also perpetrated a second similar scheme while working at another staffing company. Reyes allegedly placed several temporary employees in different companies, one company did not even exist, for work that was never ordered or performed. As a result of this fraudulent scheme, Reyes' employer issued checks for these employees even though they did not exist and no work was performed. Authorities allege that Reyes was stole $5,000 from this employer based on his fraudulent actions.
On October 20, 2010, a special statewide grand jury returned indictments against Reyes, Colon and Dobson. Reyes is currently being held in federal prison on an unrelated matter. A warrant has been issued for Reyes' to appear in Suffolk Superior Court to be arraigned on these charges. Dobson and Colon are expected to be arraigned in Worcester Superior Court on November 17, 2010.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Stephen Adams and Jennifer Cotter, both of AG Coakley's Insurance and Unemployment Fraud Division and was investigated by Luke Goldworm and Massachusetts State Police of the Attorney General's Office and Mark St. Onge and Joshua Nussey of the EOLWD/DUA.


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Kenneth Stevens, 84 - August 26, 2009
Kenneth Lee Stevens, 84, of Farnam died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at Lincoln.
Memorial services were held at the Farnam United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 23, with the Rev. Tess Hufford officiating.
Stevens was born Sept. 18, 1924, at Dwight, to Everett Lee Stevens and Lillian (Hunt) Stevens. The family lived in the York area on farms at Dwight and Benedict.
He then resided in York with his grandparents while his father was in a military hospital in South Dakota for a year. The family moved with their three children to a ranch on East Deer Creek, north of Ingham, in the fall of 1934. He attended the Ingham schools, graduating in 1941 as valedictorian.
Stevens enrolled at the University of Nebraska on a regents scholarship until the fall of 1943 when he enlisted in the Army.
He served in World War II with the 36th Infantry Division out of Texas in Austria, France and Germany where he received the Purple Heart.
Following his honorable discharge in 1945, he returned to the university where he met his future wife, Joan High of Bertrand. The couple were married on May 31, 1949. Following his wife's graduation, they returned to live in the Ingham and Farnam areas. Three daughters were born to the union. His wife preceded him in death on Dec. 28, 1990.
Stevens was a rancher and a rural mail carrier, starting with a 25-mile route from Ingham and finishing 31 years later with 150 miles out of Farnam and Eustis. He also authored a book on the history of Ingham.
He married fellow adventurer Betty Thompson Hoppe on April 2, 1994, and together they visited 49 states, Canada and Mexico.
Stevens avidly pursued water and grass conservation, always looking for ways to be a better custodian of the natural resources in his care, according to family members.
He was a lover of family, good food, nature and adventure as well as history, reading and enjoying the hills of Lincoln County, the family said. He is remembered for his kindness and sense of fun.
Stevens was preceded in death by: his parents, Everett and Lillian; his first wife, Joan; sisters—Gwen and Dorothy.
Survivors include: his wife, Betty of Farnam; his daughters—Nancy (John) Gumb of McCook, Betsy (Kyle) Stevens-Spilker of DeWitt, and Sara (Kevin) Stevens-Stehl of Bertrand; grandchildren—Erin (Dallas) Schwenka of Minden, and great-grandson Brycen, Julie (Edgar Alconera) Gumb of King of Prussia, PA, Bill, Jack and Pete Spilker of DeWitt, Dustin Stehl of Omaha, Brandon Stehl of Kearney, and Shelby and Riley Stehl of Bertrand; step-children—Weldon and Paula Hoppe of Colon, Sharla and Brian Rader of Henderson, Wendel and Donna Hoppe of Montgomery, TX; 10 step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law—Doris High of Grand Island, Ruth (Irvin) Hess of Farnam, Pat (Ron) Benning of Batavia, OH, and Sally Thomas of North Platte; brothers-in-law—Swede Fastenau of Bertrand and Robert High of Lincoln; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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Like, what is Ben Affleck's favorite sport.
Every week, your Vulture staff takes a moment to reflect on the Really Big Questions from the past seven days in entertainment, mulling the meaning of what just happened in the world of showbiz while simultaneously contemplating our own mortality. We're not going to kid you, folks: It's all pretty deep. This week, in addition to freaking out about a small mole on our left arm, we debated the logic of letting Jeff Zucker run another TV network and asked, one more time: Why, Lindsay Lohan? Why? In case you missed these great moments of pop culture dissection and debate, here are ten of the entertainment-related questions that haunted us this week, and the answers which put our minds at ease — for now, at least.
1. Which Boy Meets World alum will participate in the upcoming sequel, which won't, and what does it all mean?
Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel are signed on for Girl Meets World. Rider Strong is not. As for the last question, that's above our pay grade, but we did offer producers our advice for how to ensure this very important effort doesn't, you know, suck.
2. What upcoming Oscar movie features lots of unexpected cameos, including one by a burly Parks and Recreation star?
That would be Zero Dark Thirty, and no, Nick Offerman is not in Kathryn Bigelow's much-anticipated film about the capture of Osama bin Laden. But Chris Pratt is! Vulture caught an early screening of the likely Academy Award magnet, and we filled you in on our first impressions of how we think it will play with Oscar voters here.
3. Which now-legendary indie filmmaker didn't believe it the first time one of his films made the cut at Sundance?
Paul Thomas Anderson, who tracked down Sundance festival director John Cooper to make sure he didn't just dream the news that his 1993 feature Cigarettes & Coffee was headed to Park City. Cooper filled us in on the range of emotions associated with being accepted (or rejected) by the Cannes of the art house world. In other Sundance news, we revealed a slew of 2013's scheduled films here, and even more (including two from James Franco) here.
4. Did CNN really hire the worst network executive ever as its new chief?
No! Ben Silverman will not be running CNN. But someone nearly as despised by Hollywood — Jeff Zucker — did get the job. While he may have helped run NBC into the ground, we argued that he might do better at the all-news network.
5. How did David Morrissey prepare for his role of The Governor on The Walking Dead?
He read a lot of books, including George Orwell's 1984. We caught up with the actor as he was working on the season three finale, and he gave us a pretty convincing explanation for why his character isn't quite as evil as he might seem and revealed why one cast mate calls him and Laurie Holden 90210. If that's not enough Dead for you, we also analyzed the many scowls of Michonne here.
6. How many Britneys does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Who knows, but there are six Brits in the video for her new duet with will.i.am, "Scream & Shout." We argued the "robot-bitch club theme" kind of works, even if Ms. Spears does adopt a random British accent for much of the song.
7. What's this week's funniest parody of New Girl?
8. What is Ben Affleck's favorite sport?
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Northwest Territory Family Cabin 8-Person Tent 14' x 14'
I bought this tent with my dad, hoping it would be…
Source: bought it new
I bought this tent with my dad, hoping it would be an awesome tent, but I was wrong. I opened it and it came with no instructions on how to fix it up, and there were parts that were broken so I couldn't even put it together. It was a waste of time and was very unreliable!!!!
- Nice picture of the tent on the bag.
Used two times and the zipper broke and can't seem…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $189
Used two times and the zipper broke and can't seem to find a part or even get any help finding one. Does great in the rain and is good quality BESIDES THE ZIPPER. Super upset.
- Big inside
- Easy to set up
- Didn't get wet
- Zipper
- Zipper
- Zipper
The setup for the tent is awesome. I did it with my girlfriend within 15 minutes. Did awesome in the rain which we had for 11 days straight—nothing got wet inside the tent!
THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM. We had two queen size double high air mattresses and 1 twin kid one! Plus 4 people and all their luggage.
The zipper is the only bad part. It gets stuck to the flap that covers it and jams and breaks. It broke the first days we put it up.. HORRIBLE.
If 8 people share a tent and it fails, then 8 people are homeless. Perhaps two or three smaller tents from a reputable manufacturer are a better choice.
3 years ago
Love this tent. Hate that the zippers and hooks are…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $190
Love this tent. Hate that the zippers and hooks are corroding and falling apart. They should be made of something besides what they are made of. Awesome concept otherwise.
- Big and easy to put up and take down. Love it!
- All zippers and metal hooks are corroding and breaking even though I put it up dry and aired out
This tent is easy to set up and take down. Packs up nicely! Big plus there! Plenty of room. Tall enough for my tall boyfriend!
Love this tent. Trying to repair the breaking hooks and preserve the zippers. Don't want to lose this awesome tent.
Bought this tent/cabin a couple of years ago — 14…
Source: bought it used
Bought this tent/cabin a couple of years ago — 14 by 14 with utility room. Nice tent but getting parts for is impossible. I need a frame for it. The other one was damaged in a storm.
- Lots of room
- Can't get parts for it
It's a real nice cabin, plenty of room, didn't leak, simple to put up, 3 kids room for them and a room for me and the wife. Just wish I could get a frame for it, cost quite a bit.
I purchased this tent 2 years ago, only using it 3…
Design: cabin
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: very difficult
Weight: 50lbs
Price Paid: $179.99
I purchased this tent 2 years ago, only using it 3 times. The first time we set it up, the rain sheet didn't fit, it was too small by 1 1/2 inches so we had to tie it. Other than that we had a great weekend.
The second time however, it rained and the rain cover leaked and it pooled water over the door area, we had the tension cords on as well- that didn't stop the pooling of water. The windows leaked as well as the door, some of the seams leaked too. A friend suggested that I put that "camp dry" on it. She had to do it to one of her tents that she bought. So I treated it with camp dry.
Used the tent a third time and again it leaked, even worse this time. After camping the third time and got it home, re-set up the tent to make sure it dried out good. A nasty thunderstorm came up and ripped it out of the ground...twisted the frame and ripped up the tent..
will not be buying any tents by Northwest Territory again.
I don't like to waste 200+ dollars on something that isn't going to last.
I purchased this tent about two years ago and LOVE…
Design: three room warm weather tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: moderate
Weight: unknown
I purchased this tent about two years ago and LOVE IT!!. There are five in my family and we have plenty of room. I put two queen size air mattress and one twin size air mattress in this tent and still have room to move in it. I love the screen room that it has.
I have had no problems with leaks at all never put any sealant on it. I did have one of the poles that run lenght ways break over the weekend, but it was left unattended at a camp for over four days. I need information about ordering the pole. Does anyone have the information for Northwest Territory?
I bought this tent at K-Mart to take on a family outing.
Design: Cabin Vacation #3 2006 Model
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: difficult
Weight: 15 lbs.
Price Paid: $179.99
I bought this tent at K-Mart to take on a family outing. I was very impressed by the way it looked and the size plus it had that neat screened in area where you could easily sit during rains. I took it home and inventoried the parts in the backyard (always doing this before heading to the woods!)...well several pieces were broke and two were misssing...the inventory sheet had a big note saying...DO NOT RETURN THIS TO THE RETAIL STORE...CALL US...
So I did just that...explained my situation...they wanted me to crawl in the tent and and find a serial # on a tag...I tried but to no avail...mind you..I can't set the tent up because pieces are missing...after 5 minutes of doing this I asked myself WHY AM I DOING THIS?...the first call was friendly...the second call was firm...and the third call was extremely neutral...I felt I was getting nowhere and finally took the tent back to K_Mart for a refund...
I would NEVER buy this brand name again. Their customer service department was a waste of time...I eventually ended up at Dick's Sporting Goods and bought a nice Eureka...everything was there and it set up easily...hope this helps! This is the first review I have written for any product but I didn't want someone else getting ripped off like I felt I did.
I bought this tent and 2005 Memorial Day weekend I…
Design: three room comfort cabin with utility room
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: 40 to 50 pounds
Price Paid: $79.99
I bought this tent and 2005 Memorial Day weekend I spent four days and three nights in it. I had no problems at all and I am trying to find another one to purchase. It is the only tent I have found with a shower already attached. Please contact me because I need another one. I'll be using it four more times this summer and I need an extra.
The only thing I would change is to make shower attachment zip to main tent on the floor level. So you can keep the tent side open without allowing any animals or reptiles in between the tent door and shower doors.
I love this tent! I camped at Ginne Springs and had many requests on where I got it.
We used our tent maybe two times and the seams ripped.
Design: 14 'x 14' cabin cottage
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: definetly need 2 people for setup
Weight: 40 - 50 lbs. with poles
We used our tent maybe two times and the seams ripped. Then there was a rainstorm and the plastic pieces that hold the poles bent and now the tent is useless.
I also thought this was an awesome tent. Like others…
Sleeps: 6+
Price Paid: $179.99
I also thought this was an awesome tent. Like others after a bad rainstorm, even with a tarp strapped in the trees to help protect the tent, it proved to be a very unstable tent. A little rain and a light windstorm broke up poles and tent.
This tent was nice when I first got it, but it could…
This tent was nice when I first got it, but it could not hold up to a little rain and it is falling apart after less than a year.
I was very unimpressed with the quality of this tent.
Ease of Setup: easy
Price Paid: $189.99
I was very unimpressed with the quality of this tent. Within three days the zippers broke, a hole formed in the bottom, the tent teated, etc. I will not buy any products from this company.
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