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SOURCE: Tennis Industry Association
April 22, 2014 09:00 ET
PlayTennis.com Is Helping More Americans Get Active, Have Fun and, Simply, Play Tennis; And the Gains Are Showing Up in the Latest Sports Participation Research
PlayTennis.com Is Helping More Americans Get Active, Have Fun and, Simply, Play Tennis; And the Gains Are Showing Up in the Latest Sports Participation Research
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC--(Marketwired - April 22, 2014) - As more Americans of all ages look to get in shape, lose weight and maintain their fitness, they increasingly turn to technology to help them find, track and organize their activities.
One of the most complete websites dedicated to healthy activity is PlayTennis.com, which helps tennis players and non-players alike get into the game and find programs, lessons, partners, equipment, and much more. And importantly, the most recent independent sports participation research shows that more people are getting out on the tennis courts.
Supported by the sport's major stakeholders and managed by the Tennis Industry Association (TIA), the PlayTennis.com website is an "unbranded" portal that connects people to tennis and keeps them engaged with the sport. The website was developed through a cooperative effort by the tennis industry -- something unique in the recreational sports world -- and designed to convey a simple, unified message.
"We simply want to get people to play tennis," says Greg Mason, president of the TIA, which is the not-for-profit trade association for tennis. "Not only is tennis one of the healthiest sports for kids and adults of all ages, but also it is fun, social, and active. With PlayTennis.com, we want to help more people get out on the courts, more frequently."
The free, interactive website is accessible on all digital platforms -- computers, tablets, and mobile phones -- and allows beginners and tennis players of any ability level to find tennis programs, courts, partners, teaching professionals, retailers, gear, leagues, and instructional content.
PlayTennis.com currently contains data and information from more than 384,000 tennis players, 15,400 tennis facilities with nearly 100,000 tennis courts, more than 8,600 tennis professionals, and nearly 7,000 tennis retailers. Much of the data is accessible to consumers through easy search functions. "To date we've seen over 120,000 unique visitors who have utilized the various search functionalities on PlayTennis.com to connect to other players, retailers, coaches, and more," says TIA Executive Director Jolyn de Boer.
To re-launch the site last year, the TIA collaborated with tennis industry partners including the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA), Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), U.S. Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), Tennis Channel, TENNIS Magazine, and Tennis.com. Tennis industry manufacturers and organizations donated more than 600 prizes, which the TIA gave away from last fall through March 2014, including autographed racquets, merchandise and the grand prize of two tickets to the 2014 US Open.
"As a single source for information about tennis, how to get in the game, and how to play more frequently, PlayTennis.com is unique in this industry," says Dave Haggerty, the USTA's chairman of the board, president and CEO. "It's a website that can be supported and promoted by all industry stakeholders and will help to grow initiatives and programs, including 10 and Under Tennis and Youth Tennis, and will help to create more frequent players."
PlayTennis.com also is helping to drive other industry-related initiatives, such as the "Tennis Tune-Up" campaign, designed to get players to restring their racquets or buy new equipment, shoes, apparel and accessories that will help "tune-up" their games. Also, the industry-wide "Try Tennis for Free" promotion for May 2014 is being driven through PlayTennis.com. Tennis providers such as teaching professionals and tennis facilities are encouraged to register to offer a free lesson, clinic or other free program or event to beginning or returning players to get them into the sport. Consumers can search for "Try Tennis for Free" providers at PlayTennis.com.
"The tennis industry is unique in that when it comes to growing this sport, we all work together for the common good," de Boer says. "And we're seeing the positive results of these collaborative efforts with initiatives such as PlayTennis.com, Youth Tennis, Cardio Tennis, and more."
Newly released participation data from 2013 supports this claim. According to the 2013 Physical Activity Council (PAC) "Play Report" -- the nation's largest annual participation study measuring sports and fitness participation in over 115 different activities -- tennis participation in the U.S. grew 4% in 2013, while Cardio Tennis participation grew 9%. (Cardio Tennis is a crossover fitness and tennis program designed to give players an active, fun workout in which they'll burn lots of calories, improve their tennis, and train in their target heart-rate zone. Created in 2005, Cardio Tennis now has 1.4 million participants, and has even spawned a more fitness-intense spinoff through TRX, called TRX CardioTennis.)
"PlayTennis.com is a one-stop-shop to get people into the game, and it will be a key element in the continuous evolution to make tennis more accessible to everyone," says de Boer. "We are already seeing great results of this industry's joint efforts, and we will continue working collaboratively to bring more people into the game, because it will help not only grow this sport and this industry, but also will help keep consumers active and healthy."
To learn more about the site, visit PlayTennis.com or contact the TIA at email@example.com.
About the TIA
The Tennis Industry Association, the not-for-profit trade association for tennis, is THE unifying force in the tennis industry whose mission is to promote the growth and economic vitality of tennis by working closely with the U.S. Tennis Association and industry partners to develop and implement initiatives to increase tennis participation and improve the health of industry businesses. Core TIA activities include producing more than 70 research reports annually on participation and consumer/trade research, in addition to Grow the Game Initiatives such as PlayTennis.com, 10 and Under Tennis, the GrowingTennis System™, Tennis Welcome Centers, Cardio Tennis, Careers in Tennis and Tennis Tune-Up Campaign. Visit TennisIndustry.org or call 866-686-3036.
TIA Board of Directors
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|System: X360, PS3, Wii
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: FreeStyleGames
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Activision
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 19, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-3
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Leon Hendrix III
June 10, 2010 - In October of 2009, DJ Hero broke the music genre monotony. On the heels of the release of Guitar Hero 5 in September, the rhythm-based game attracted music fans everywhere by shedding the rock and roll mantle and attracting an entirely new demographic of primarily hip hop and pop fans.
DJ Hero sold nearly 800,000 units within four months and Activision knew it had a hit, with what it called the 'highest grossing new IP of 2009'. By targeting a much younger audience of gamers who aren't so metal savvy, Activision created a new reason to purchase plastic music accessories. With five Guitar Hero games on the market and a sixth in development, a boatload of spin-offs and band-specific games, and even a burgeoning handheld series to manage, Activision has more than enough fingers in the rhythm game pie. Still, the publishing giant has decided to stick in its thumb one more time and with any luck pull out a sweet new plum with DJ Hero 2. We checked out the game at Activision's recent Editor's day.
DJ Hero featured over 100 licensed tracks and 93 original mixes from famous mix masters like DJ AM and Cut Chemist. Part of the game's charm was the super eclectic mix for sounds and sights; artists from Eminem to Blondie provided songs and, in some cases, their likenesses for in-game avatars. The result was a delightfully diverse array of songs for gamers to scratch and spin and a brand new controller with which to carve out a slick beat. DJ Hero 2 will feature all new tracks, including 70 unique mixes, six new game modes, and new artists and DJ's like Lil' Wayne and Chemical Brothers. Developer Freestyle Games is bringing back much of the same gameplay from the first game and focusing on creating a much more social experience for their new sequel. There's a lot of new content for fans of the original to get excited about, but Freestyle is bringing a lot of the old school back for the remix.
The demo was narrated by Jamie Jackson, Creative Director at Freestyle Games for DJ Hero, and nothing has changed about the original control scheme, but that is to be expected. Sporting a giant helmet in the shape of one of the game's brand new DJ avatars, Dead Mau5, Jackson and another Freestyle rep battled it out in one of the games brand new gameplay modes. Unlike its predecessor, DJ Hero brings a brand new edge to multiplayer.
Following its much more social design philosophy, Freestyle is adding full microphone support and an all-new DJ Battle Mode. This brand new, two-player competitive mode is inspired by hip-hop music more than the other primarily dance- or club music-inspired mixes. The battle was furious and looked pretty entertaining, but one of the most interesting features was the revamped Freestyle gameplay. Fans of the original game will recall that Freestyle gameplay allowed you to put your own spin on a song by injecting selected prerecorded segments during set points in the mix. Critics of DJ Hero felt that this was little more than a gimmick, especially since gamers couldn't get extra points for these segments. It amounted to little more than an excuse for gamers to hear random new sounds in the midst of their songs and ultimately, more of a distraction then a necessary gameplay feature.
In DJ Hero 2, Freestyle samples are pulled from mixes along with crossfades and scratches recorded by the pros. Jackson hopes it will add all-new control to players' repertoires. In addition to this freestyle element, DJ Hero boasts a much more robust online mode (all of the multiplayer modes will be available online), though not much was spilled about improvements to online rankings or leaderboards, which were a point of some criticism with the last game. Party Play will be making the jump from Guitar Hero over to DJ Hero 2 and along with the brand new mic support and, presumably, returning guitar support, it could mean a huge boost to DJ Hero 2's already strong multiplayer appeal. Much like the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, a lot of the success of games in the rhythm genre relies on their ability to generate excitement as a group experience. The mix of melodic nostalgia and competitive or team play is a potent combination and it could mean big things if Jackson's team manages to inject more of it into DJ Hero 2.
Multiplayer was the star of the DJ Hero 2 show on our visit to LA, but solo gamers won't necessarily be left out. A brand new Empire mode will allow gamers to experience the journey of an up and coming DJ. There wasn't much more than the company line on this new play mode, but if you want to bet those subway tokens it's probably pretty safe to assume the mode will resemble Guitar Hero's single-player mode. DJ Hero 2 will bring all the flavor of the original and Freestyle's got plans for a whole lot more to keep fans excited. Activision is definitely itchin' for your scratch - stay with us for the review of DJ Hero 2 and find out if they deserve it.
Leon Hendrix III
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When Palestinian youths threw stones at an Israeli car traveling in Samaria, 3-year-old Edel Biton was seriously injured, and her mother and two older sisters suffered moderate injuries. The first responder to arrive on the scene was Israeli Arab paramedic Muavia Kabaha.
Kabaha was also the first to arrive two years earlier when Palestinian terrorists broke into the Fogel family home as they slept in the settlement of Itamar, killing the parents and three of their six children, including a 4-year-old boy and 3-month-old infant. Kabaha, who has often heard chants of "Death to the Arabs!" at the scene of terrorist attacks, is caught between a rock and a hard place. "At these moments I am kind of split," he says. "I help wherever I can. But I'm an Arab, and that's just the way it is."
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Sun Life Financial Inc will sell its U.S. annuity business for $1.35 billion to a firm connected to Guggenheim Partners in a deal that should reduce the exposure of the insurer's earnings to market swings and boost its cash levels.
Even so, shareholders pulled Sun Life's stock down by 2.5 percent on Monday after the Canadian company announced the deal, which will reduce its book value and core earnings.
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"The financial implications are more negative than we had assumed both in terms of the book value decline and the ongoing earnings impairment," CIBC World Markets analyst Robert Sedran wrote in a research note.
Delaware Life Holdings, which is owned by Guggenheim clients and shareholders, will rename itself Delaware Life Insurance Co following the purchase. Guggenheim will provide investment management services to the new company.
New York-based Guggenheim, which has about $160 billion in assets under management, had in recent weeks emerged as the lead bidder for the Sun Life assets, outbidding at least two other parties, sources told Reuters in November.
Sun Life, Canada's No. 3 insurer, said last year it would stop selling variable annuities and individual life products in the United States to focus more on group insurance and voluntary benefits.
Variable annuities are retirement products that guarantee the investor a minimum monthly payment.
They have become a source of earnings volatility for Sun Life in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, because of low interest rates and Canadian accounting rules that force insurers to take upfront losses on products that will not come due for years.
Weak equity markets and low bond yields sent Sun Life's profit down by 87.5 percent during the second quarter of 2012 and caused losses during the third and fourth quarters of 2011.
The deal will cut Sun Life's profit by 22 Canadian cents per share annually, and reduce the company's book value by C$950 million ($963 million), the company said in a statement. According to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, Sun Life was expected to earn C$2.53 per share on a net basis in 2013.
It is also expected to reduce the company's earnings sensitivity to equity markets by 50 percent and its sensitivity to interest rates by 35 percent, compared with its sensitivities as of September 30.
"This transaction represents a transformational change to the company's business and supports our strategy of improving our risk profile and reducing the volatility of earnings," Sun Life Chief Executive Dean Connor said on a conference call.
The deal will also boost Sun Life's cash position by C$1.9 billion.
Sun Life shares were down 2.5 percent at C$27.14 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday afternoon.
Sedran said the earnings and book value reductions were worse than he had expected.
"Moreover, while the decline in the earnings sensitivity to market variables improves the risk-reward profile, we did not view those sensitivities as excessive to begin with," he said.
However, he said the deal will free up time and capital that would otherwise have been engaged in what is essentially a closed business, which is a positive.
Morgan Stanley & Co advised Sun Life on the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the second quarter next year.
(Additional reporting by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay in Bangalore; editing by Frank McGurty and Matthew Lewis)
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35395, Children's Songbook, The Gospel, Book of Mormon Stories, 118-19
1. Book of Mormon stories that my teacher tells to me
Are about the Lamanites in ancient history.
Long ago their fathers came from far across the sea,
Giv'n the land if they lived righteously.
2. Lamanites met others who were seeking liberty,
And the land soon welcomed all who wanted to be free.
Book of Mormon stories say that we must brothers be,
Giv'n the land if we live righteously.
Optional verses for "Book of Mormon Stories":
3. Alma was rebellious, and he fought against the right.
Then one day an angel came to turn him to the light.
Struck before his brethren, Alma learned humility.
Then he taught in the land righteously.
4. Don't forget Abinadi, who stood before the king.
All chained up from head to toe, the gospel he did bring.
If he would deny it, then the king would set him free.
He was true, and he died righteously.
5. Ammon was a missionary serving Lamanites,
Tending King Lamoni's sheep for several days and nights.
Robbers came; he saved the sheep by fighting fearlessly.
He had learned he could live righteously.
6. Once two thousand sons of God were called to fight the foe.
Marching as an army into battle they did go.
They believed that Christ the Lord their guardian would be.
They had learned they should live righteously.
7. Samuel the Lamanite, high on the city wall,
Came to warn the people, and repentance was his call.
Arrows could not hit him, for a man of God was he,
And he taught in the land righteously.
(Slowly and reverently)
8. After Christ was crucified and died for you and me,
He came forth to teach the truth to all who would be free.
Hands were laid upon each child. He blessed them tenderly,
And they lived in the land righteously.
Words and music: Elizabeth Fetzer Bates, b. 1909. © 1969 IRI
Optional verses: Nancy K. Daines Carter, b. 1935. © 1986, 1989 IRI
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Obituaries January 16,2013
Nicholas A. Bliven
Nicholas A. Bliven, 29, beloved son of Laramie Bliven and George Bliven, was suddenly called to heaven to be a special angel on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
He was born in Miami, Florida, lived in Lowell as a child, and came home in February 2012 to start anew with his family in Derby Line. Although Mr. Bliven had experienced many difficulties in his life, he remained strong, never gave up, and was determined to get well and have a happy life.
He was a kind, loving, gentle man who loved to cook and was hoping to attend the New England Culinary Institute and eventually own his own restaurant. He also loved to draw and spent much of his time honing those skills. He had a special connection with his niece Hailey, and they enjoyed playing Xbox, being artistic and just spending time together.
Mr. Bliven had four beautiful children who he loved dearly and two others who he also loved and embraced as his own. His heart ached every day that he was not with them. Unfortunately, he had to leave them in Tennessee to get well with the goal of providing them with a better life. He loved the outdoors, had hiked part of the Appalachian Trail, and always wanted to return and complete the trail from start to finish. Anyone who really knew him knew they were blessed that he was their friend.
Mr. Bliven is survived by his beautiful children: Ryleigh, three months; Tristan, two years; Dante, four years; Jaelynn, six years; Trinidee, 13 years; and Andree, 14 years; by his partner, Sabrina Proffitt, of Morristown, Tennessee; by his mother, Laramie Bliven, of Derby Line; his father, George Bliven, and his wife, Cathy, of Port Angeles, Washington; two loving sisters: Hilary Bliven and her partner, Courtney Forbes, of Homestead, Florida, Sydney Bliven and her partner, Anthony Columbia, of Newport Center; his special niece Hailey Bliven of Derby Line; his maternal grandparents Beryl and Clayton Foss of Sebastian, Florida; his paternal grandfather, Seth I. Bliven, of Sebring, Florida; his uncles: Glenn Foss, Dale Foss, and Steve Greenbaum; his aunts: Chris Ellen Bliven and Margaret Gandee; his nieces: Sanya and Gemyah Allen; his nephew Joshua Allen; and a few very special close friends.
There will be no calling hours and a private memorial will be held at a later date for the family.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Vermont (NAMI) 162 South Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont 05676-1519.
We will miss you until we meet again, but we are at peace knowing that you are at peace. We know you will be watching over us from heaven.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
We have a lot to be thankful for. After 95-plus good years, Dad died on the morning of January 3, 2013.
He was born on June 2, 1917.
Although his family was from Cookshire, Quebec, Canada, Dad was actually born in Auburn, Maine, on June 2, 1917. His parents had come to the U.S. looking for work, leaving the family farm behind for now. When our dad was approximately age two, they went back to the family farm in Cookshire. There was one more trip back and forth within a couple of years, but only for a short time. Dad left school in the seventh grade. Like his father used say, "that was enough education and there was work to be done on the farm." So there was mostly farming in the warmer months and logging in the winter. Dad even spent time logging in the U.S. over the years.
Sometime during this period of his life, the girl on the farm down the road, our mother Jeanne Carrier, must have caught his eye. In the late thirties, he went to Hartford, Connecticut, to live with an uncle and work in a factory there. While he was in Hartford, World War II broke out, he was drafted into the American Army in 1942, and was honorably discharged in 1946. He didn't waste time going back to Canada and finding our mother who had been working at a hotel cooking and waitressing. They were married on June 24, 1946.
Our Mom working at a hotel must have given them the idea because that same year, they purchased a hotel in Lyndonville with another couple. Within a year, they sold their share and purchased the Valley House Hotel, later called the Valley House Inn, in Orleans, in 1947. Over the next 33 years, they build many lifelong friendships and memories too numerous to mention. They would continue to play a part in the Valley House until it was destroyed in a tragic fire in January 1998.
While at the Valley House, they had three boys: Michel, Frank, and David. David and Frank would purchase the hotel from them in 1980 with David as manager and Frank as silent partner until its loss in 1998. Dad and Mom moved back to her family farm in Cookshire and they lived in that area until their passing. They made frequent trips to Orleans and to many places in Europe and the U.S. visiting their children and family over those retirement years.
Fern and Jeanne would spend 64 years together prior to Mom's passing at the age of 92 in September 2010. Both folks lived good lives right up to their passing, so we feel truly blessed.
Dad was predeceased by his brother Raymond and sister Therese.
He has one surviving brother, Noel, who lives in Sherbrooke. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Dolores Reid, in Scotland. He leaves behind his son Michel and daughter-in-law Elaine who live in Texas; their daughters Cynthia and Jessica, as well as Pamela; son Frank who lives in Florida; and son David and daughter-in-law Louise who live in Orleans; and their children Rance and Celeste. He also leaves behind five great-grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass was celebrated on January 12 at St. Camille Catholic Church in Cookshire, Quebec, with plans to have a family gathering at the spring interment in celebration of their lives.
Glenn M. Bowen
Glenn M. Bowen, 80, of Newport Center died peacefully on Monday, January 7, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born on August 30, 1932, in Newport Center, a son of Frederick and Asenath (O'Brien) Bowen. In 1950, he graduated from Newport High School.
On July 2, 1955, he married Helen Armstrong, who survives him.
Mr. Bowen was a self-employed farmer for many years and he also drove a school bus for North Country Union High School. He was a member of the Newport Center Methodist Church. He loved gardening, maple sugaring, and in his younger years he enjoyed fishing, including ice fishing, camping, traveling, and tinkering around his home, and he did many projects for his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife Helen Bowen of Newport Center; by his children: Jean Hammond and her husband, Charles, of Newport Center, and Debra M. Bowen and her fiancé, Steve Register, of Live Oak, Florida; by his grandchildren: Jesse Hammond of North Troy, and Chris Hammond and his wife, Emily, of Newport Center; by his great-grandchildren: Madison and Tyler; by his sisters: Lois Rockwell of Newport Center, and Nelda Hodek and her husband, Hank, of Florida; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his sister, Eunice Koniezny.
Funeral services were held on January 12 in Newport.
Spring interment will be in Newport Center Cemetery on May 25 at 11 a.m.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Newport Center Methodist Church, care of Charles Drown, 334 Cross Road, Newport Center, Vermont 05857; or to the Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Niles O. Gray
Niles O. Gray, 67, of Coventry died peacefully on January 8, 2013, in White River Junction.
He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior in June 2012 and is now present with the lord.
He was born July 29, 1945, in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire, a son of Earl and Margarett (Edwards) Gray.
On February 10, 1990, he married Monique Boutin, who survives him.
He enlisted into the United States Army where he received the Purple Heart, serving his country during the Vietnam War. Mr. Gray was an inventory clerk for Ethan Allen Manufacturing for 35 years.
He enjoyed the small farm and the animals that were on it. He really liked his tractor. He was a family man who enjoyed his children and grandchildren. He was loved by everyone and always enjoyed the company of his family.
He is survived by his wife, Monique Gray, of Coventry; by his children: Paul Gray and his wife, Kathy, of Island Pond, Travis Gray of Hawaii, Steve Belley and his companion, Danielle, of Quebec, Gaetan Belley and his wife, Trisha, of Quebec, and Johanne Collins and her husband, Cliff, of Newport Center; by ten grandchildren; by his sisters: Gleigh Heath and her husband, William, of Island Pond, Anna Johnson of Orleans, Charlotte Gunn of Island Pond, Patricia Gray of St. Johnsbury, Ginny Wing and her husband, Alan, of Island Pond; by his sister-in-law Gunda Gray of Danville; by dear family friend Diane Brindley; and by several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his daughter Wendy; by his brothers Earl and Glenn Gray; and by his sister Marilyn Wade.
Funeral services were held on January 11 at the Grace Brethren Church in Irasburg with the Reverend Scott Libby officiating.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the VA Medical Center for the Hospice Suite, Building 31, Ground Floor, 215 Main Street, White River Junction, Vermont 05009.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Award of the Army Commendation Medal
The following award is announced: US51546346 Private First Class E3 United States Army Company A 2d Battalion 18th Infantry; Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device August 1966: July 2, 1966: Gray-Niles
Republic of Vietnam
For Heroism: While conducting search and destroy operations in Loc Ninh Province near the Cambodian border, his unit was attacked by a numerically superior insurgent force armed with automatic weapons, small arms, grenades, rocket launchers and mortars. During this action, he displayed outstanding valor and exemplary courage while inflicting heavy casualties upon the Viet Cong. With complete disregard for his personal safety, he repeatedly exposed himself to intense hostile fire in order to place highly effective fire upon insurgent positions. During the entire engagement, the only concern of this outstanding soldier was for successful completion of his mission. The rapidity and aggressiveness with which he followed the orders of his superiors were in large measure responsible for his company's achievement. In repelling the repeated insurgent assaults, he gave material aid to the overwhelming success with which the 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry accomplished its mission. Private First Class Gray's actions are keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army. By direction of Secretary of the Army, under the provisions of AR 672-5-1.
Fratia L. Marsh
Fratia L Marsh, 84, of North Troy died on January 14, 2013.
She was born May 17, 1928, in North Troy to Melvin Dunn and Mary E. Dunn.
She graduated from North Troy High School and the University of Vermont School of Nursing. She was a clinical instructor for UVM's school of nursing before moving back to North Troy after marrying William "Bill" Marsh in July of 1955.
Mrs. Marsh was a nurse at the Orleans Hospital before becoming a school nurse responsible for the schools of North Troy, Troy, Jay, Lowell, Westfield, and Newport Center for many years. She was also a longtime member of the Troy School Board. She loved her job and cared deeply for her students and her community. She was always willing to help others in the community in any way she could.
She is survived by her son Peter and his wife, Eleanor (Evans) Marsh, of Huntington; her grandchildren Megan and Christopher also of Huntington; her sister Lois Guyette and children David, James, Carol, Robert, and John; her brother James Dunn and his wife; her sister-in-law Muriel Dunn and children Dennis, Cheryl, Robert, Terri, and Judy; several grandnieces and -nephews; her husband's nephews and nieces Carolyn Marsh, Carmi Michael Marsh and his wife, Pierrette, and Judy Hughs.
She was predeceased by her husband, Bill, less than a week ago. She stayed strong for him for many years but was ready to leave this earth with him. Their bond was strong and apparent to all who knew them. Mrs. Marsh was also predeceased by four siblings: Grover or "Buddy," Dorothy, Roberta, and Jimmy.
In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that contributions in Mrs. Marsh's name be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855, or to North Country Hospital, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Funeral services for both Mr. and Mrs. Marsh were scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday January 16, 2013 from 9 a.m. until the hour of the funeral. Spring interment will be in Newport Center Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
William K. "Bill" Marsh
William K. "Bill" Marsh, 89, of North Troy died on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
He was born on July 23, 1923, in Morrisville, to Carmi R. Marsh and Louise E. Marsh. He graduated from North Troy High School in 1941. He was a member of the 1938 North Troy High School state baseball championship team.
Mr. Marsh enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, where he served in the 268th Field Artillery Battalion. He was wounded in Germany in 1944 and discharged in 1945. He went on to graduate from the Boston University College of Business Administration in 1949. He held several positions: cost accounting clerk for Owens Illinois Plywood Company and Green Mountain Power Corporation; a comptroller for Owens Illinois Plywood Company; business manager for the Vermont Department of Forests and Parks; and he also served as Deputy Finance Commissioner and Director of Financial Operations for the state of Vermont from 1961 to 1978. He retired in 1978 due to ill health.
He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by his wife Fratia, who he married in 1955; his son Peter and his wife, Eleanor (Evans) Marsh, of Huntington; his grandchildren: Megan and Christopher, also of Huntington; his nephews and nieces: Carolyn Marsh, Carmi Michael Marsh and his wife, Pierrette, and Judy Hughs and husband, Mark; his sister-in-law Lois Guyette and her children: David, James, Carol, Robert, and John; his brother-in-law James Dunn and his wife; his sister-in-law Muriel Dunn and her children: Dennis, Cheryl, Robert, Terri, and Judy; and by several grandnieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers: Frederick and Carmi W. Marsh.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, at 4670 Darling Hill Road, in Newport. Friends may call at the funeral home on January 16 from 9 a.m. until the hour of the funeral.
Spring interment will be in Newport Center Cemetery with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions in Mr. Marsh's name be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855; or to North Country Hospital, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Kenneth John Powers
Kenneth John Powers, 90, of Newport died peacefully on January 10, 2013, at his home.
He was born April 5, 1922, in Derby, a son of Claude and Lena (Ellis) Powers, and also of his stepfather, Ernest Baraw.
He was a veteran of World War II and served in Germany and France in an infantry unit, where he met and married the love of his life, Jacqueline. They were married for 68 years. He was an office manager for Nadeau's Auto Parts and Salvage. He was employed for H.P. Hood and Sons, and he retired from Waste USA.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing, going to hunting camp with his son Richard and grandson Scott. He was known as the Old Man of the Mountain. He also enjoyed gardening, reading on his porch, taking care of his house, and visiting with family. He would help anyone in need. Mr. Powers held memberships with St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #798, both of Newport.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Powers, of Newport; by his children: Shirley McFadzean and her husband, Verne, of Alburg and Richard Powers and his wife, Rachel, of Coventry; by his grandchildren: Julie Terrazzano of Georgia, Deanna McFadzean of St. Albans, Kathleen Shedd and her husband, Jay, of Fairfax, and Scott Powers of Atlanta, Georgia; by his great-grandchildren: Garrett, Abby and Val, Jenna, Olivia, Ricky, Nichole and her husband, Landon, and Chloe; and by his great-grandson Brantley.
He was predeceased by an infant brother, John, and infant daughter, Linda Lee.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855, or to the Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Vida Mary Powers
Vida Mary Powers, 84, died on Tuesday morning, January 8, 2013, in her home in the village of West Charleston, after a short battle with cancer.
She was surrounded by her family in her final weeks and did not suffer thanks to the services of the Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice care, with her granddaughter Summer Brunelle serving as her care provider.
She was born on February 17, 1928, at the Doncaster farm on the shores of Little Salem in Derby. Her parents were Vernon Doncaster and Annie (Aiken) Doncaster.
She grew up on the Doncaster farm on Little Salem in Derby, and often told stories from the old days of doing the farm chores, living off the land and attending the one-room schoolhouse. A few of her favorite stories were about her father making her clean and eat Salem horn pout (which she hated), being tricked by her brother Wayne into doing his work, and how her brothers taught her to swim across the "neck" between Little and Big Salem by telling her to watch the dog and do as he did.
She lived in the village of West Charleston her entire adult life. Her white house on the hill was known by most in the community and was a common gathering point for family and friends over the past many decades. She loved gardening and working in her flowers every day, never resting if a weed or grub was in one of her beds. She was the family matriarch who gladly opened her home as the focal point for the extended family and friends. She was not shy about giving her family advice and often drilled the lessons of living frugally and within your means. Many recall the traditional Sunday gatherings at the home place to gossip and play cards while enjoying her delicious culinary creations that became know as the "Sunday Special." She was proud of her associate's degree in teaching that she earned at night while raising a family, making many long drives to New Hampshire to attend classes. She enjoyed teaching Head Start in Island Pond and Newport for many years and often ran into her old students when she was out shopping or yard-saleing. She discovered traveling when her son Gary moved away, and enjoyed many trips to Florida, Arizona and Indiana.
In recent years, she enjoyed getting back to Salem Lake to enjoy pontoon rides and family visits on the deck. She also loved to go to the local restaurants with her daughter Beth, her husband, Clifford Crowe, and his mother, Kitty.
She is survived by her children: Beth Crowe and her husband, Clifford, of West Charleston, Marsha Brunelle and her husband, Victor, of West Charleston, and Gary Powers and his wife, Jennifer, of Lafayette, Indiana; her brother Wayne Doncaster and his wife, Betty, of Irasburg; her seven grandchildren: Jeffrey Powers, Summer Brunelle, Gabriel Brunelle, Megan Timmons, Casey Powers, Marshall Powers and Annie Powers; and by her great-grandchildren: Kylie Monfett. Ricky Mislick, and Jacob Brunelle. She also had many nieces and nephews, and was especially close to Cheryl Lawson, Keith Austin and Kathy Currie, whom she helped raise after her sister Vivian's early passing. She was predeceased by her husband Ray Powers in 2005; and by her siblings: Wendell Doncaster, Vivian Austin, Joyce Jennesse and Otis Doncaster.
A memorial service was held on January 11 in Newport.
Memorial donations may be made to the Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Richard D. Talbot
Richard D. Talbot, 76, of Jay, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at his home.
He was born on June 3, 1936, in Springfield, Massachusetts, a son of William and Ruth (Johnson) Talbot. On June 14, 1962, he married Shirley Riendeau who survives him. The couple celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 2012.
Mr. Talbot entered the United States Marines, where he served his country during the Korean War. During his lifetime, he was a traffic manager for General Instrument Corp., from where he retired. He was an NRA patron member, PVA life member, DAV life member, and a member of the American Legion Post #28 of North Troy. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Springfield, and from the Hartford School of Criminology in Hartford, Connecticut. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and their visits. He enjoyed woodworking, landscaping, and carpentry.
He is survived by his children: Luke Talbot of Island Pond, John Talbot and his wife, Kasey, of Newark, Matthew Talbot and his companion, Amber Lyon, of Westmore, Janelle Light and her husband, Robert, of Morrisonville, New York, and Beth Fitzgerald of Westfield, Massachusetts; his grandchildren: Travis, Abel, Robert (R.J.), August, Molly, Savannah, and Kaeleigh; a great-granddaughter, Evelyn; and by several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his sisters: Eleanor McNulty and Mary Agnes Funai and her husband, Fran. He was predeceased by a son and daughter, and by two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held on January 12 in North Troy. Spring interment will be in Jay Cemetery with full military honors.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Shriners' Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Dorothy E. Whipple, 83, of Newport died on January 12, 2013, in Newport.
She was born October 3, 1929, in Orleans, a daughter of Elmer and Greta (Dunham) Hilliard. In 1950 she married Leland Whipple, who predeceased her in 1986.
Mrs. Whipple worked as a nurse's aid at the Maple Lane Nursing Home for over 20 years. She also was employed at the soup kitchen at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Newport. She held memberships with the American Legion and VFW auxiliaries and the Orleans Senior Center. Her hobbies included knitting, fishing, crocheting, doing puzzles, playing bingo, and attending to her houseplants.
She is survived by her children: Barbara Jean Bushaw of Burlington, Bruce Whipple and his wife, Darlene, of Newport, Karen Conley and her husband, Jesse, of Barton, Kim Whipple and companion, Debbie, of Orleans, Mark Whipple and companion, Kerry, of Orleans, Chris Whipple and his wife, Kris, of California, and Colby Whipple of Brownington; by her 11 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by four brothers: Warren, Clayton, Marvin, and Maynard (Stub); and by two sisters: Verna Coburn and Verla Drake.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter, 502 Strawberry Acres, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
A tribute:
Farewell to Merle Benway, an old friend
by Roland K. Bickford
First of all, I would like to apologize for not speaking at Merle's day of celebration. Valerie asked me to speak, but I was speechless.
Yes, I could say a lot about Merle. One thing he did was always give me a chance at things, like plowing and sanding Dexter Mountain with bald tires on the truck. What an experience it was sliding down backwards three times. Then he'd say, "Come with me, sonny," and up the hill we'd go. No problem. He knew how to make them old town trucks plow and how to break them, too.
I'd like to thank his daughter Valerie and son-in-law Larry for calling Gary and I to go and see Merle for the last time, and also for everything they did for him until the end.
Merle and I had our ups and downs, but whenever either one of us needed a helping hand we were always there for each other.
Farewell for now, Merle, until we meet again.


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Lamar theatre presents Arthur Miller's 'A View From the Bridge'
The role of the overprotective patriarch is common in Hollywood films —Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes in "Meet the Parents," John Lithgow as the Rev. Moore in "Footloose." In television, it was John Ritter as Paul Hennessy in "Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter." Hennesy's eight rules warned: use your hands on my daughter and you'll lose them after; you make her cry, I make you cry; and bring her home late, there's no next date. But this strict paternal style of discipline and advice often ends in tragedy. Remember "Romeo and Juliet"?
The tyrannical yet loving father figure is also seen in Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge." Eddie Carbone is the overprotective uncle of Catherine, a young Italian girl popular with the boys and smitten with Rodolpho, a sly lady's man and the cousin of Eddie's wife, Beatrice. Rodolpho is visiting from Italy and seeks to gain American citizenship at any cost, even if that means winning the heart and hand of a naive Catherine, who's looking for love despite her uncle Eddie's discontent.
Lamar University Theatre and Dance will present Miller's searing drama of love and revenge Sept. 26-29. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. each night, with 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Sept. 29. Tickets are $15 for general admission; $10 for senior citizens, students and LU faculty/staff; and $7 for LU students.
In "A View From the Bridge," the audience is presented with a slice-of-life look into at a blue-collar Red Hook, Brooklyn family trying to make ends meet during a time of industrial decline following World War II.
The director
Steven Hoffman, 22, of Beaumont, has been a stage actor since he was 11 years old and is director of Lamar's presentation of the play. He is a senior at Lamar with hopes of attending graduate school to study directing.
Hoffman was born in Elmira, N.Y., less than 300 miles away from the setting of the play, and said he is thrilled to have received the opportunity to direct the Arthur Miller work.
"Lamar asked if I was interested in directing their next show, 'A View from the Bridge,' and I immediately said yes knowing I couldn't turn down a main-stage production of a favorite playwright," Hoffman said.
The cast is comprised of well-seasoned actors as well as student actors who had to earn their spots, Hoffman said.
"Every single one of them auditioned and earned the parts they have," Hoffman said. "The student actors have to work diligently, and show no signs of being 'young' actors. Joel Grothe, assistant professor at Lamar, has been acting for many years, and as the lead actor, knows just how to take the stage."
Hoffman said he believes Southeast Texans will be able to relate to the work ethic and emotions of the lead character, Eddie.
"I believe we have the perfect audience in this area," he said. "Our main source of income and livelihood revolves around the blue-collar working man. Eddie works every day, all day, to provide for his family. Anyone can respect this and honor this, but Arthur Miller offers us more than just that. We see the working man's thoughts, emotions and desires."
Male aggression and dominance are key in the play and are displayed through a boxing match between Eddie and Rodolpho, as well as through a pivotal test of strength and knife fight between Eddie and Marco, a cousin of Beatrice who acts as a protector for Rodolpho.
But the play has a touch of feminism, as well. During arguments with Eddie, Beatrice takes up for Catherine, asking him to let his niece mature into a woman and make her own decisions. We see Beatrice, played by Maci Mcfarlin of Nederland, offering advice to young Catherine, played by Natalie Marie Sell of Spring, and encouraging her to break free of her uncle's overprotective reins.
"Throughout the play, we are led to believe Eddie has a little too much love for Catherine, but how much love is too much?" Hoffman asked. "Many people would argue there is no such thing as too much love."
"A View From the Bridge" was nominated for two Tony awards in 1983 and 2010 and won a Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 1998. It also won two Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Play in 1998 and 2010.
The play will be presented in the Lamar University Theatre at 4400 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway on the Lamar campus.
Call (409) 880-2250 for reservations and additional information, or visit lamar. edu/theatre.


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To run NH5J in Nemu set 800016D4 to always return: 810016D4 1000.
Nagano Olympics implemented a strange anti-flashcart strategy. In the Japanese version (NH5J) a test against the ROM's first 256 bytes occurs at 800016BC. This test causes a bit of a problem for some emulators, such as the debugging tool Nemu.
First up: they needed a way around the test on their own dev devices. So, if the value at BFF00000 is b'KMC\x00', it skips everything outright.
Next, they load two ranges from cart space and compare them. First is 256 bytes from B0000000--the normal bootstrap. The second is to load 256 bytes from B1000000. The second one is what kills certain emus, since this is not a "valid" cartridge address under their model. On a mismatch it posts two messages and returns, which in turn (should) send the game into an infinite loop.
This is a fairly clever trick. On actual hardware when you read past the physical cart size it will mirror cart contents at certain addresses. Therefore, with a real cart present these two regions match. On a 256Mb V64jr. though you would be reading the contents of the cartridge plugged into the back.


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consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz ( (7-14:28), ), (4) the first half of Hezekiah's reign ( 14:28-35 ), (5) the second half of Hezekiah's reign (36-66). Thus, counting from the fourth year before Uzziah's death (B.C. 762) to the last year of Hezekiah (B.C. 698), Isaiah's ministry extended over a period of sixty-four years. He may, however, have survived Hezekiah, and may have perished in the way indicated above.
The book, as a whole, has been divided into three main parts:
The genuineness of the section Isaiah 4066 -66 has been keenly opposed by able critics. They assert that it must be the production of a deutero-Isaiah, who lived toward the close of the Babylonian captivity. This theory was originated by Koppe, a German writer at the close of the last century. There are other portions of the book also (e.g., ch. 13; 24-27; and certain verses in ch. 14 and 21) which they attribute to some other prophet than Isaiah. Thus they say that some five or seven, or even more, unknown prophets had a hand in the production of this book. The considerations which have led to such a result are various:
The arguments in favour of the unity of the book are quite conclusive. When the LXX. version was made (about B.C. 250) the entire contents of the book were ascribed to Isaiah, the son of Amoz. It is not called in question, moreover, that in the time of our Lord the book existed in the form in which we now have it. Many prophecies in the disputed portions are quoted in the New Testament as the words of Isaiah ( Matthew 3:3 ; Luke 3:4-6 ; 4:16-41 ; John 12:38 ; Acts 8:28 ; Romans 10:16-21 ). Universal and persistent tradition has ascribed the whole book to one author.
Besides this, the internal evidence, the similarity in the language and style, in the thoughts and images and rhetorical ornaments, all points to the same conclusion; and its local colouring and allusions show that it is obviously of Palestinian origin. The theory therefore of a double authorship of the book, much less of a manifold authorship, cannot be maintained. The book, with all the diversity of its contents, is one, and is, we believe, the production of the great prophet whose name it bears.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Isaiah, The Book of". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".


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MIAMI LAKES, Fla. – Barry University's softball team swept a pair of games from cross-town foe St. Thomas Saturday afternoon taking game one, 4-3 before winning the nightcap, 2-0.
Game One
Barry (9-2) jumped out in front in the first inning when Camille Czarnecki belted a two-run double to grab the early lead.
St. Thomas (3-4) answered in the bottom half of the frame with a pair of runs, capitalizing on the wild pitch that allowed Jessica Matias to score. Cristina Sacramento added an RBI single to tie the game at 2-2.
The Bobcats struck once again in the bottom of the second when Carson Catasus scored on a defensive miscue to take a 3-2 lead.
In the third, the Bucs were able to tie the game at three. Kayla Ogle got things started with a walk. After stealing second and setting herself up in scoring position, Ogle scored on Hunter Mars' RBI single to tie the game 3-3.
With the game tied in the sixth inning, Cheyanne Head singled and stole second to spark another scoring opportunity for the Bucs. Ashley Fernandez followed with a single to put runners on the corners, setting up the stage for Kristina Pazienza who drove in Head with a sacrifice fly. Alexis Kent added some insurance with an RBI single to plate Fernandez and the Bucs cruised to the win.
Taylor Sabol (2-2) picked up the win for the Bucs after tossing six innings in relief, in which she scattered four hits and allowed one unearned run while striking out two.
Catasus was tagged with the loss for the Bobcats after surrendering two runs on three hits in two innings of work.
Game Two
In the nightcap the Bucs were limited offensively to just four hits and a pair of runs, but that is all that was necessary for Brittany Pugh and company.
Mars and Copeland led-off the top of the fourth with back-to-back doubles to spark the Buccaneers' rally. Mars would eventually score on a wild-pitch and Pugh helped her own cause, driving in Copeland for the game's second run.
Although St. Thomas out-hit the Bucs, 7-4, Pugh was able to scatter all seven hits without allowing a run and finished the complete-game shutout with five K's.
Sacramento (2-1) took the loss for the Bobcats, allowing two runs in four innings in relief of Catasus.
The Bucs return to action on Wednesday when they battle Palm Beach Atlantic in a double-header that is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
Live-stats and video broadcast will be available through the Barry University's athletics website, GOBARRYBUCS.COM.


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Talk:Reviewer File Limitation
I like suggestion 1. Related to the listbuilder to select files for a reviewer, I think that we can use a selectable grid instead. It is already used in other places where you want to set the visibility of the files or want to choose which one will be sent to next stage. It has the advantage of letting the editor donwload and see the file, see notes, etc. The only thing that we should add to the interface is a select/deselect all button, so users can easily interact with many files.
--Beghelli (talk) 16:29, 29 April 2013 (PDT)
Point taken -- and I wonder if we shouldn't try conserving real estate by putting it in an accordion. It'll be sometimes used in OMP and less frequently in OJS. By default it should include all the files selected for that review round.
--Alec (talk) 17:03, 29 April 2013 (PDT)
I have a strong preference for suggestion 2, maybe because this was what I had already been thinking of, and I think there's real value in using the same kind of patterns throughout the system for users' sake.
Given that the copyediting grid isn't specced out fully, but that there may be substantial room to provide a good general suggestion, I like the Copyediting Suggestion 2 as an overall general solution. I envision this as a "File consideration" grid:
- you have a list of files associated with that particular stage of the workflow, all listed on the grid;
- you can click an "assign" button to assign users (in the most general case, anyone in the system, but this could be controlled to allow eg. only copyeditors, or reviewers, etc.);
- the "assign" button brings up an email notification, along with a list of the files which can be checked (& a "select all" option);
- after a user is assigned, they are listed under each file name they have been assigned to, with a clear indication whether they have responded or not & links to their response (the image for Suggestion 2 at http://pkp.sfu.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Copyediting captures this more or less perfectly).
It would be great to eventually/possibly also include some information in the "Consulted by [copyeditor/reviewer/etc.]" checkbox to express the user recommendation, if one is available. So for example the checkbox might be red if a reviewer recommends rejecting the article; green if accept; yellow if heavy revisions required. In the case of copyeditors, maybe this wouldn't be an option at all -- there's just considered (checked) or not considered (unchecked).
--Jmacgreg (talk) 17:07, 29 April 2013 (PDT)
I agree with James when he talks about consistency. But I don't know if review process should be more complicated. Does users need all that power? (single response, text and files, for each file assigned; overall view of each assigned user and it's response state, task notification for each assigned file, etc). If we think that this is going to really help more than complicate, then sure, we should go that way. But if we think that the majority of users will only work with reviewers assignment to the review round, not limiting files viewing or expecting a single response for each file, than I think that suggestion 1 is better, because it allows advanced users do what they want and don't complicate things for the others.
Still thinking in suggestion 1, we can even go further and initially present just an unchecked checkbox with something like this: "Do not allow all files visible to reviewer". If users want to restrict access, they can click on that checkbox and only then the selectable files grid should be visible.
--Beghelli (talk) 17:49, 29 April 2013 (PDT)
I really like Bruno's last suggestion. Assign reviewers to a review round and use "do not allow all files to be viewable by reviewer" and then choose the files to be associated with the reviewer. There could be a grid row action that lets an editor view which files have been assigned to a reviewer, and edit that list. From a database perspective, it would be a matter of relating files to a particular review assignment, instead of relating them via the review_round_files table.
--Jnugent (talk) 10:43, 30 April 2013 (ADT)
This is sounding pretty good.
The checkbox "do not allow all files to be viewable by reviewer" is basically equivalent to hiding the grid in an accordion (details-on-demand). I slightly prefer the accordion, but not a big deal either way.
--Alec (talk) 08:01, 30 April 2013 (PDT)
What I tried to acomplish with the checkbox is the "don't make me think" principle.
Users that don't want to define visibility will read the checkbox and just leave it unchecked. They will never see the grid. The problem with the accordion is that it cleary shows to users that there is hidden content. So, for example, we can't use the same text with the accordion: "Do not allow all files to be viewable by reviewer", because it is not clear which decision users made. To make it clearer what decision the user is taking with accordion without having to opening it, I think that we will need more text to really explain that.


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|STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 27
The second Servicing Mission installed solid-state data recorders on HST. The volume capacity of these recorders is roughly ten times that of the mechanical tape recorders in use for Cycles 1 through 6. Coupled with changes to the ground system and the flight software of the second generation instruments designed to fully exploit this capability, this translates into a greatly increased capability for parallel observing.STIS can be used to observe simultaneously with ACS, COS, NICMOS, WFC3, or FGS. Figure 3.2 shows the HST field of view following the installation of COS and WFC3 during the HST Servicing Mission 4. The three infrared cameras of NICMOS (which themselves could be operated in parallel), STIS, ACS, COS, and WFC3 are shown, with their fields of view drawn to scale, in their relative focal plane positions. The three STIS cameras share a common field of view; only one can be used at a time.The policy for proposing for parallel observations and technical advice on parallel observing are provided in the Call for Proposals/Phase II Proposal Instructions. We remind you that there are two types of parallel observations:
• Both coordinated and pure parallels must be explicitly proposed in Phase I. Implementing parallels requires significant resources; only those recommended by the TAC process will be implemented. If you are considering coordinated parallels, you may wish to consider constraining the orientation of HST, to place an object of interest in the parallel instrument's field of view. ORIENT constraints do affect observation scheduling, however, and should not be entered lightly (see Chapter 11).Observations for which STIS is the parallel instrument are likely to be most useful when the full STIS field of view is used. If you wish to use a small slit, then STIS should be used as prime, and the other imaging instruments used in parallel with it.If STIS is used as the secondary instrument in coordinated parallel observations, the STIS exposures cannot contain both external and internal exposures. Assuming the first exposure is external, all STIS exposures will be declared external. Therefore no internal exposures are allowed. This includes any user specified internals, such as fringe flat fields, as well as automatic internals, such as auto-wavecals. If STIS is used as the prime instrument, this restriction does not apply.For coordinated parallels where STIS is prime, automatic wavecals occur during the visibility period - not during occultation. Since many CCD observations request CR-SPLITs, in general, this is not an impact for STIS CCD coordinated parallels. However for long MAMA exposures, auto-wavecals that would have occurred during occultation in the absence of coordinated parallels are now shifted into the visibility period. This reduces the time available for science exposures. In addition, the buffer management overhead associated with the last MAMA science exposure now occurs prior to the auto-wavecal, further reducing the time available on target.CCDFLATs for fringe correction of long wavelength CCD exposures can be taken in the same orbit as the coordinated parallel and forced into the occultation period when the prime STIS CCD exposures fill the visibility period. The CCDFLAT exposures are required to be specified outside the Prime + Parallel Group. However, they should be specified immediately after the last parallel exposure and they can be grouped as a non-interruptible sequence with the Prime + Parallel Group by highlighting both the Prime + Parallel Group and the CCDFLAT exposures then selecting Edit-Group-New Sequence in the APT menu toolbar and specifying that the CCDFLAT sub-exposures occur during the same orbit as the STIS observation they will correct.The MAMA detectors cannot be used for pure parallel observing. For Cycle 25, coordinated parallels will not be allowed with STIS MAMA imaging modes and the STIS NUV-MAMA PRISM mode. However, coordinated parallels will be allowed with other STIS MAMA spectroscopic modes, provided that an explicit ORIENT is specified and precise RA and Dec coordinates for the parallel field are given. The MAMA detectors are subject to bright object protection limits; see Section 2.8.Three types of STIS exposures which have particular scientific utility with STIS as the parallel instrument are:
• Optical imaging taking advantage of the ability to go deep very fast with the 50CCD wide-open mode.
• UV slitless spectroscopy (available only for coordinated parallels with exact ORIENT specification).


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Egypt's Prince's Beauty. For rzenteno. HD Wallpaper and background images in the disney crossover club tagged: photo.
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Rapunzel & Ariel
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Cinderella and Ariel
Disney Crossover Family
penny and jenny
Ariel in Cinderella's Ballgown
Alice in Fantasia
An Owl disney family
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Will you be my Valentine, Pocahontas?
Arthur and Alice
Fair Maiden
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Mother and Daughter
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Human Scar
Pocahontas and Ariel: Best Friends
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Mulan and Pocahontas <3
Creepy Snow and Beast
Mermaid Princesses
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jasmine and alice are ready to kiss
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Reunited (Swan Princess)
Jane Darling love Pipkin:-)
Scar x Zira
Part of a Whole New World
We chose the fire
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Disney Hogwarts
Alice in Charmingland
Alice in Greta's Dress
I cant believe we did this
Whos in the Mirror Today?
Cinderella plays with Scooby Doo
Cody and Jenny
Mermaids of Neverland
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John Smith and Ariel
Mermaids Set 1
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jasmine and alice love
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jasmine and the evil queen kiss
Two Soldiers On A Mission
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Two Mothers
The Princess and The Fairy
Ariel and John
Beauty part 16
Cruella De Vil
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My Darling Vanessa
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Elsida: Stars
Phoebus and Anya
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Jafar and Tzekel-Kan
Stuffing Some Chocolate In Your Face
Boy this love is supernatural, can you feel it?
"Spirit wait!"
Vampire Alice
"When we were children"
"There's no place I'd rather be than here with you"
Ariel & Taylor Lautner
Little Bundle of Darkness
holli and jessica
alice and pinocchio
Aurora as Cinderella
Snow White & Figaro
Centaur Giselle
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Mending his wound
Dancing in Notre Dame
Kerchak's Death
Belle and Jenna
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Far Longer Than Forever
Jane/Jim Hawkins
"You don't have to go"
The Disney Princess Club - Fanfic Cover
The New Waitress
three dreamers
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Hercules and Ariel
Toon Story 2
The Hideout
Mulan/Nita Wedding.
Steele and Georgette
Cinderella & Aurora
Pinocchio and Odette
Ariel & Hercules
Keeping it calm
Love Triangle
Kenai & Poca go to Egypt
Wherever You Will Go
Belle & her cat Figaro
Family Portrait
"Evil Woman!"
Tzipporah and Tarzan's Son
old crossovers:D
Phoebus and Marina
A happy family
Hiccup and Merida
Accidentally in love
"It is you!"
Frollo Seduces Ariel
Seven Brides for Seven Dwarfs
My New Favorite Crossover Couple
Prince Derek's Fan Girls...
Jasmine Takes Pity
My OC [Full Body]
Thumbelina&Peter Pan. <3
Speak Now!
Adam and Giselle (centaurs)
Centaur Arista
Centaur Aladdin
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I've been eyeballing Michael Velliquette's ultra-detailed cut paper reliefs for a while now and they continually get better and better with every year. Having started with surreal landscapes and figurative narratives his new works pictured here have morphed into self contained, ornamental abstractions that look more like rainbow bright totem poles or stretched out musical instruments that have just been painted by a psychedelic poster factory.
Catch these and other works by Michael in NYC from April 2nd-May 8th at DCKT Gallery.


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WASHINGTON, DC -- Too much testosterone can be bad for the brain, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Although both men and women produce the male hormone, too much of it can kill brain cells through a process called apoptosis (programmed cell death).
The research team also studied whether the female hormone estrogen had a similar effect on brain cells but found that it did not. In fact, estrogen was neuroprotective.
The findings indicate that individuals who abuse steroids to enhance performance or aid recovery after exercise could be destroying brain cells, says the researchers.


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I found some pretty nifty Python code online that allows one to calculate Excel-like XIRR, and used the publicly available P9 data as meat for the grinder. This post shares the goodies that came out through the other end.
P9 is a pretty cool savings-and-loan product managed by Start Rutherford and SafeSave. Clients take a certain amount out and commit a significant portion of it to a sort of savings escrow. First, they pay down the loan, and then accumulate up to the amount of savings that is held in that escrow. This mechanism provides an immediate access to cash in the short term, and builds up savings in the longer term.
There are a couple of things that stand out about P9, two of which particularly piqued my interest:
- Clients can take however long they want to pay back the drawn down amount, and they can pay back as often (or not-so-often) as they want, and
- There is no interest rate associated with the draw down, only an up-front charge of 1% or 3%.
So … how long do clients take to pay back? And, how much are they paying for this service in effective interest rates (EIR)? Let's take a look.
(By the way, full product details are here, and various other related research and analysis are here.)
Keeping it short and sweet
P9 has about 800 clients, and they have collectively gone through almost 5,000 cycles. Each of those cycles are counted separately (and not all the cycles are counted here – see fine print below). The overall distribution is like so:
Do you see something interesting here? There are relative peaks around the 30, 60 and 90 day marks. They're not massive, but they are accentuated by the troughs on either side. There is nothing in the product design that would reinforce a 30-, 60- or 90-day cycle, so there must be some kind of external cash flow event these line up would, unless the client is self-enforcing this regularity. Possible candidates could be salaries, remittance inflows and other microfinance institution (MFI) disbursements that do enforce periodicity – but I'm just guessing here.
As of April 2012, 31% of the cycles lasted 30 days or less, 36% between 31 and 90 days, 30% were between 91 and 360 days, and a mere 3% more than 360 days.
Thus, 2/3 of the clients pay back within 90 days, and virtually all do so within the year.
This is good news, in that not only does P9 preserve its capital, but manages to cycle it multiple times within a year. The range of cycle lengths also suggests that there is demand for flexible-duration loan products – a feature that products offered by MFIs sorely lack.
But.. (yes, there's always a "But..") if clients are going through multiple cycles, they are also paying the up-front fee multiple times. And by the laws of compound interest, 2% and 2% tends to add up to more than 4%.
No Surprises with the EIR
How bad could it get? Well, the extreme case is someone going through 1-day cycles of 1%-fee drawdowns. This gives a EIR of 3,500%. You've also probably seen pay-day loans carrying EIRs of hundreds of percents. So hypothetically at least, it can get pretty bad.
This is what it looks like for P9:
The EIRs for the shortest cycles are pretty high, as expected, and tapers off rapidly as cycle lengths get longer.This relationship holds at all percentiles, also as expected:
If you're worried about the 156% in the 90th percentile, note that this is for "30 days or less" bucket, and involves cycles which are a couple of days long, at most.
There is a certain amount of variability in the repayments, as allowed by design, so the EIRs aren't exactly what one would expect with a uniform paydown. If more of the payments happen earlier on, the EIR is bumped; if more of the payments happen later on, the EIR is reduced.
Words of Caution
First, this analysis doesn't take into consideration all cycles clients have gone through. It ignores the about 1,000 cycles that are involved with top-ups, and another 200 that were discarded for various reasons. This leaves about 3,700 cycles for this analysis. Top-ups were ignored because it requires extra-special care when stitching consecutive cycles, and I'll do it when I have some more time.
Second, while EIRs are very useful for analytical purposes for apples-to-apples comparisons, they tend to lose their utility a bit when very short time frames are involved. By virtue of their compounding nature, they assume that all returns will be reinvested continually too, in addition to principal, which is hardly the case in real life from the client's point of view. Thus, the 156% we picked on above very, very probably has no connection to anything in reality in that client's life.
Shout Out
Special thanks to MFTransparency's Tim Langeman who shared the Python code needed to calculate the EIR using cashflow discounting, just like Excel's XIRR function, in this post. His work is based off of Skipper Seabold's post here. It saved me a lot of time being able to re-engineer their work for my needs.


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The first MyTwoCensus eulogy: RIP Andrew Breitbart – The only publisher who gave MyTwoCensus.com a chance at syndication and finding a larger audienceThursday, March 1st, 2012
I woke up this morning to an e-mail from a friend that informed me of Andrew Breitbart's untimely death. At first, I thought it was a joke. But when I learned that it wasn't, I came to the solemn realization that a difficult-to-fill void had just been created in the American journalism landscape.
That Breitbart was only 43 makes this situation even more tragic, because I pictured Andrew being a ball-buster and rabble-rouser for another 50 years. Whenever I reached out to Andrew to give him updates about the 2010 Census, he always took my calls, which is rare in a day and age where people are generally too busy for in-depth communication with one another. Typically, we chatted while he was driving his four children around LA. But he even made time for me between television interviews as he was breaking Page 1 national news. Though he had no reason to, Andrew Breitbart gave me his ear, listening to whatever I had to say.
As a journalism entrepreneuer, Breitbart was like no other. From his days at the Drudge Report, he realized the direction that journalism was headed, and, ironically, helped Arianna Huffington start The Huffington Post. But he also had the foresight to realize that a liberal aggregator needed a conservative counterbalance. And poof, BigGovernment.com was born.
While I certainly do not agree with many of the tactics that Breitbart sometimes condoned (specifically, the shoddy editing techniques used by James O'Keefe in his "undercover sting" videos and the whole Shirley Sherrod affair), Breitbart created a strong outlet for investigative journalism at a time when such a practice was vanishing under financial constraints. He did his best to provide an alternative voice to what is dubbed the mainstream media. Breitbart was not afraid to take journalistic risks, and for that, he reaped many rewards in the form of powerful scoops, the value of which he was well aware of.
Yes, he was outspoken, but yes, he had many valid points. Andrew Breitbart did not always agree with the Conservative establishment, as demonstrated by the fact that he joined (and within a year resigned) from the board of GOProud group of homosexual Republicans.
Admittedly, I am yet to read his recent book, a critique of celebrity culture titled Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon — The Case Against Celebrity, but based on the title alone, it seems like something that I will enjoy (and I will now find it for my Kindle).
I personally appreciate Andrew Breitbart because he took a chance on me as a 24-year-old reporter covering a beat (the 2010 US Census) that the mainstream media failed to see as important. Even though few mainstream news organizations have reporters covering demographics issues on a regular basis these days, none of the mainstream media organizations that I reached out to wanted to take a chance by partnering with MyTwoCensus.com, even though it may have filled significant gaps in their reportage.
But Breitbart was different. He took me in board and permitted me to publish whenever I wanted. MyTwoCensus.com has certainly been critical of both Democrats and Republicans, but Breitbart never attempted to censor my critiques of the GOP in any way, shape, or form. (Some people misconstrued this syndication on BigGovernment.com as proof that I was "Conservative" even though I was simultaneously working at ultra-liberal Mother Jones magazine while publishing on BigGovernment.)
Andrew Breitbart, you will be missed. Your vision, strategy, and tactics led journalism into the 21st Century. Your feistiness, entrepreneurial spirit, and willingness to take risks will be difficult to replicate. And on a personal level, I will never forget that you you gave me an audience to publish for and a sounding board to speak with.


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Police Respond To Boro Accident
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg responded to a tractor-trailer accident in McConnellsburg Borough on Tuesday, March 5. Reports state that a westbound 2005 Volvo attempted to make a right-hand turn from Lincoln Way onto North Second Street at 7:09 p. m. The truck's trailer struck a cement pole at the intersection, causing rear axle damage.
Police did not release the name of the driver, but did indicate the person would be cited for failing to drive on roadways laned for traffic.
Man Treated After Accident
A 35-year- old McConnellsburg man was transported to Fulton County Medical Center on Tuesday, March 5, for treatment of unknown injuries suffered in a single-vehicle accident.
According to reports, Michael T. Ritchey was travelling northbound on Great Cove Road when he lost control of his 1990 Ford Taurus at 3:15 p.m. The car travelled onto the berm and into a wooded area before hitting a tree head-on.
Ritchey was wearing a seat belt. He will be cited for failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic.
Dumpster Used
Thirty-nine-year-old Hagerstown, Md., resident John H. Hill has been cited for theft of services after he allegedly disposed of his garbage in an unauthorized dumpster. The incident occurred at the Sheetz convenience store in McConnellsburg on March 2 at 6:35 p.m. Charges will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Local Man Involved In Bedford County Crash
A Harrisonville area man riding a 2009 Yamaha Venture was involved in an accident with a Chrysler Caravan on February 25 in Bedford County.
According to state police reports from Bedford, Kenneth Williams, 62, of Bedford, attempted to make a lefthand turn but turned into the path of a motorcycle driven by Dwight C. Schooley, 53, of Harrisonville. The 9:28 a.m. crash at the Quick 'n' Easy Car Wash occurred along Lincoln Highway in Snake Spring Township.
Man Cited For Trespassing
A 22-year- old McConnellsburg man has been cited by state police for trespassing at the Cardinal Glen Apartments in McConnellsburg.
State police alleged Hakeem Lowry Jefferson was found at the apartment complex on Tuesday, February 26, at 4:15 p.m. Jefferson had reportedly been given prior notice he was not permitted on the property. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Three Accused Of Fight
Three individuals, including two McConnellsburg residents, were involved in a 7 p.m. physical fight at the Cardinal Glen Apartments in McConnellsburg on Friday, March 8. According to state police reports, those involved were McConnellsburg residents Rebecca Lynn Burke, 44, and 33-yearold Richard Douglas Seville, both of McConnellsburg, and George William Houtz Jr., 50.
Pills Stolen
Approximately 40 Hydrocodone pills were stolen from 10676 Lincoln Highway, McConnellsburg, on Friday, March 8, state police reported. The theft reportedly occurred at 9 a.m., and the victim was a 34-year-old Mc- Connellsburg man. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this theft is asked to contact state police Trooper Watkins at 717- 485-3131.
Two Charged In Altercation
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg responded to an incident of harassment that occurred at 421 Lincoln Way East in Mc- Connellsburg Borough.
State police alleged Mark S. Seville, 54, of Mc- Connellsburg, and a 17- year-old McConnellsburg girl were involved in an altercation at 11: 30 a. m. Seville and the juvenile are accused of striking each other during the fight. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Camper Damaged
A 46-year- old McConnellsburg man told state police investigators that unknown individuals dented the side of his camper parked at 409 R&D Lane in Todd Township. The mischief occurred between 11 a.m. on March 4 and 3 p.m. on March 8. Anyone with further information linked to this case is urged to call state police Trooper Miller at 717-485- 3131.
Juvenile Cited In Crash
A 16-year-old Needmore girl was cited following a single vehicle accident along Great Cove Road on Sunday, March 10. State police said the girl was travelling northbound through Belfast Township when her 2007 Ford Focus crossed both lanes of traffic and struck a sign along the berm at 7:30 a.m. The teen driver was treated for moderate injuries at Fulton County Medical Center. She had been wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred just south of the intersection of Wertzville Road.
Orbisonia Resident Faces DUI Charges
A southern Huntingdon County resident was arrested in mid-February for driving under the influence following a traffic accident along Great Cove Road.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg said 22- year-old Colby Gene Barmount was travelling southbound on February 19 when his 1997 Chevrolet S-10 travelled onto the berm. The truck struck a utility pole, shearing it in half with its front bumper. Following impact, police stated the truck spun clockwise down a steep embankment and rolled onto its roof.
Police did not indicate if Barmount was wearing a seat belt or suffered injuries during the 1:25 a.m. accident in Todd Township. Charges against Barmount will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Woman Accused Of Theft By Deception
A 48-year- old McConnellsburg woman is being accused of theft by deception after she tricked people into giving her money.
In an interview with state police investigators, Nancy Louise Stotler said she asked various people between January 1 and February 21 to donate money to help her sister who was reportedly being hospitalized. Stotler allegedly admitted to deceiving people and her sister was never hospitalized.
State police Trooper Watkins is asking anyone who may have donated money to Stotler to contact the McConnellsburg barracks at 717-485-3131.
Two Cited In Fight
Two McConnellsburg residents face charges of harassment following an alleged physical altercation at 45 Hillside Estates in Todd Township. Those charged by state police in the March 7, 2:15 p.m. incident were Hakeem Lawrence Lowery Jefferson, 22, and 42-year-old Antoinette Marie Lowery. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Police Investigating Bus Fire
Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Mike Eppolito of Hollidaysburg is currently investigating a bus fire that occurred along the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 on Sunday, March 10. The 4 p.m. fire in Brush Creek Township reportedly involved a bus belonging to Martz Trailways of Wilkes Barre, Pa. Anyone having any questions or information related to this incident should contact Trooper Eppolito at 814-696-6100.
Antique Door Knobs Stolen
Several antique door knobs were stolen from 641 Everetts Road in Thompson Township between August 19 and August 26, 2012, state police reported. Victim is a 75-year-old McConnellsburg woman. Anyone with further information concerning this burglary and theft is asked to call state police Trooper Sprague at 717-485-3131.
Two Injured In Two-Vehicle Accident
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg were dispatched to investigate a twovehicle accident that occurred along Breezy Point Road Monday morning.
According to state police reports, Shannon A. Kreps, 19, of Warfordsburg, pulled her westbound 1990 Mazda onto the left-hand berm to deliver newspapers. Kreps' vehicle was struck head-on by an oncoming 1999 Chevrolet S-10 driven by Eliza J. Rubeck, 60, of Mc- Connellsburg. Police added Rubeck was heading eastbound and pulled off the Dublin Township roadway while rounding a corner at 6:43 a.m.
Kreps and her passenger, Dylan T. Keefer, 20, of Hancock, Md., both suffered minor injuries. They were transported to Fulton County Medical Center for treatment. They were wearing seat belts as was Rubeck, who was not harmed.
Rubeck will be cited for failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic.