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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 report on Monday, a review of other countries' intellectual property laws and enforcement standards. The Report lists countries that are singled out for having "bad" intellectual property policies on a tiered set of "watch lists": the Watch List and the Priority Watch List. The USTR uses the threat of placement on one of these Watch Lists to pressure other countries to adopt heightened copyright, trademark and patent laws that mirror or in some cases exceed U.S. law. By being placed on this list, the USTR hints at the possibility of trade law repercussions.
The campaign of attacks targeting Syrian opposition activists on the Internet has taken a new turn.
Kuwait's Information Minister, Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, announced last week that Kuwait plans to pass new laws regulating the use of social networking sites such as Twitter in order to "safeguard the cohesiveness of the population and society." The Information Minister's announcement reflects growing panic over comments in social media deemed to incite the mounting sectarian tension between Sunnis and Shi'ites throughout the region.
No sooner did a mandatory data retention law go into effect in Austria this month than thousands of Austrians banded together in a swift opposition campaign to overturn it. The Austrian law originated as the misshapen offspring of the 2006 European Data Retention Directive. Led by AK Vorrat Austria, a working group against mandatory data retention, the pushback against this mass-surveillance law demonstrates that opposition remains alive and well six years after the European Union adopted the infamous Directive.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was dealt a major blow on April 12 when MEP David Martin, the European Parliament's rapporteur for the agreement and member of the Committee responsible for delivering the recommendation [doc] to European Parliament to adopt or reject the agreement, announced that he would be recommending a "no" vote. While the prospects of the European Parliament ratifying the agreement seems to have fortunately lessened, it does not mean that it's a fait accompli that the European Parliament will reject ACTA. As we've noted before, ACTA is a plurilateral agreement designed to broaden and extend existing intellectual property enforcement laws to the Internet. It was negotiated in secret by a handful of countries, in a process that intentionally bypassed the checks and balances of existing international IP norm-setting bodies without any meaningful input from national parliaments, policymakers, or their citizens. In our second post on the ACTA State of Play, we'll look at what's happening in Europe and why we should all be keeping a close eye on what's happening in Brussels. (For those interested in US developments, please see our previous post here).
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On July 29, Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn graciously presided at the main hall, 100th Year Somdech PhraSrinagarindra Building, to promote the "Dr.Namjai" T-Shirts. The profit went to "Homeless Sick Animals Fund" under the Animal Hospital, Kasetsart University.
Thereafter, H.R.H. opened "Dr.Namjai" Store, which she kindly bestowed the name (namjai: generous) for the purpose of urging Thai people to be generous towards homeless and sick animals, handed an owl emblem to represent the store. Chakkri Bongkot Villa and Kasetsart Animal Hospital have jointly established the store for the fundraising project to help homeless animals with sickness, which is called Homeless Sick Animals Fund. Products of the store are T-shirts, ceramic cups imprinted with pictures of royal pet dogs, cloth shopping bags for green world, and so on. You can find these products at "Dr.Namjai" stores located at Chakkri Bongkot Villa, Kasetsart Animal Hospital, Central World, Siam Paragon, and The Mall Bangkapi. The opening ceremony will be held at Central World on August 24.


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The Farm is literally just minutes from AuSable River fishing, swimming, picnicking; canoeing/kayaking/tubing and launch sites. In addition, the Huron National Forest and AuSable State Forest offer hundreds of miles of trails for Hiking, Horseback Riding, ORV, Motorcycle and Groomed Snowmobile trails. By the way, ORV's are allowed on all Oscoda County Roads... Hey Golfers; ever heard of Garland? Just 13 miles away! Not a bad drive to enjoy a few great ones...
Our Farmhouse: Our quaint and cozy farmhouse, with a wrap-around valley view country porch, sleeps 4 to 6 and has been fully renovated (inside and out/top to bottom); especially the refurbishment of the original farm-grown and on-site milled hardwood flooring throughout, including the two upstairs bedrooms. The farmhouse features air-conditioning units on both floors; propane heat; free wifi: HD TV; Satellite DIRECTV; and Blu-ray Disc/DVD Player. Carbon dioxide, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and emergency lighting also provided. For your arrival security, a pre-assigned coded entry pad (no keys) awaits your private code input. For your convenience, the entry pad allows you to enter your own private entry code for the duration of your stay.
The Living Room consists of a full size La-Z-Boy Sleeper couch that pulls out to comfortably sleep two. An HD TV with DIRECTV and Blu-ray DVD/Disc player rounds out this entertainment center.
Kitchen and Dining Room: The Fully-Equipped Tiled Kitchen, with two tiled entries, is all stainless steel with two electric stove tops, each with overhead venting; oven; micro-wave and oven combination; dishwasher; ice making side-by-side refrigerator/freezer; 12-cup automatic drip coffee maker; electric can opener; blender; mixer; safety toaster; dish towels and wash cloths; and Amish made Hickory cabinets. A gas grill, located just off the end of the lower deck, is also available for your outdoor grilling.
The Dining Room, located between the kitchen and living room, is very handy for preparing and serving snacks or meals from the peninsula stovetop kitchen counter. An antique dining room table, with an overhead stained glass chandelier, can seat six and can be extended to comfortably seat more (or, if nothing else, for the convenient placement of food). It is a warming experience having dinner, and through the dining room windows, watching big snowflakes floating down.
Our Property: The 80 acres consist of rolling/hilly meadows overlooking an awesome panoramic view of miles of the AuSable River Valley Forest; and a 3 acre, spring(s)-fed, stocked pond (beach deep up to 36 feet) featuring a 'right-on-the-shoreline' finished fishing cabin that offers electricity, propane heat, ceiling fan, covered porch and raised fire pit.
The property is as natural as natural can get. . . Groomed trails lead down from the meadows, through hardwood and evergreen forests (consisting of beautiful wooded valleys with four flowing streams) to and through beautiful cedar swamps.
The Pond-Side Finished Fishing Cabin makes for an excellent hangout for tubing, catch and release fishing, etc.
The farm house was well prepared and very accommodating. We loved the front porch for morning coffee and watched the birds. We saw the pileated woodpeckers which was a first. The hummers came regularly. We also experienced a group of about 20 wild turkeys - adults and young and younger ones. The children loved fishing in the pond and paddling their kayaks.
My husband and I enjoyed every minute of our stay! From the very well kept property/trails/pond. The house and all provided inside. The porch/bird feeders/wildlife. The quiet of the area. We rode ATV's on 4 different trails in 4 days, trailered 2 days within a 1/2 hr. Was also nice to ride around the property. Absolutely everything was spot on! A very relaxing place to stay!
The Farm was the perfect ending to our Family vacation, providing an environment of peace and quiet that we desperately needed. From the moment we entered, the careful attention to detail, and the simple beauty provided by Tina and her Team was superb! While enjoying the many amenities this property provides, it also provided us the opportunity to explore the beautiful AuSable river area. We plan to return!
This rental located right in the heart of Amish country is a true gem. The only word I can use to describe this home is AMAZING! Its clean, up to date, and has everything you should ever need. They have thought of everything! We spent our days walking/running the groomed trails and exploring the woods on the property. We also spent a lot of time down at the fish house located next to the awesome pond on the property that is great for swimming or fishing, as it is fully stocked! The kids loved feeding the fish and "walking them" around the pond. We swam, fish, explored, flew kites and played hide and seek. There was NEVER a dull moment and the kids (age 7 and 4) never complained of being bored once! Thanks for sharing this amazing place with our family! We will defiantly be back soon :)
This farm is beautiful. The house is very clean and well maintained, as is the entire property. The owners have thought of everything that you could possibly need for a comfortable stay. From the kitchen supplies to the fishing pole, there was nothing missing. We experienced the lovely views, bird and wildlife viewing, exploring the trails in the woods, and having a campfire at night. The pond is teeming with fish, and there is a sweet little house down at the pond too -- even a paddle boat. We relaxed in chairs on the porch with a view of the valley, and life was good!
If you are looking for a calm, quiet, restful setting on a farm in the country, this is the place. I can't wait to go back.
This property was everything we needed and then some! The area dirt-bike trails were good. The trails on the property were great for a quick ride. We caught some nice fish in the pond and enjoyed the fire pits. No problems in the house. Very nice and clean. Tina was easy to deal with and responsive.
We had such a great time. Loved the 3 acre pond and fishing cabin along with the trails through the woods. The farmhouse was beautifully decorated and loved the kitchen. Very peaceful property. Loved the fact that the Ausable was right down the road which was awesome. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful home with us. We would definitely rent it again!
Located in Northeast Michigan in Oscoda County. 4 Miles West of M-33, Between Cherry Creek Road and Kittle Road.
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UK hack-attack
- June 2010
- UK attack the Netherlands, although quite unclear exactly why, it was suspected the UK´s CP account was hacked via a advertisement [1].
- President Garmr reacted with a counterattack and conquered East of England in the process, which was later returned via an RW.[2]
UK friendly attack
- October-November 2010
- PHOENIX asked the Netherlands to let them be wiped by the UK in order to close all current wars[3]. This so the Netherlands would function as a buffer between the UK and Poland, which just conquered Lower Saxony and Bremen[4]. Because the country was wiped, all political parties were gone. Due to a plead to the admin the biggest ones were returned.
Poland invasion
- January 2011
- Poland declared the Netherlands "Natural enemy" and attacked the Eastern Netherlands, although we stood a good 15 battles against the giant, we eventually were overrun. It is speculated that because of the effort of former ally Hungary (recently stepped out of PHOENIX) we didn't prevail. After East fell, the rest of our country was quickly wiped of the map. [5]
- Later that month the Netherlands was able to reconquer Eastern Netherlands and Northern Netherlands through RW's[6]
- Positive aspect of the wipe is that it resulted in that all parties were moved to Poland, thus creating the opportunity for the Dutch to only create 1 party for a period of time, in order to counter any future PTO's, which many parties had been suffering from the previous months.
- February 2011
- talks were started with the Polish on what terms the regions were maintained under Polish control. There were talks about the Polish hiring the Dutch regions.
- March 2011
- the New Polish CP decided they didn't want to pay rent for the Dutch regions, and conquered Eastern Netherlands for use of it's cattle.
- Poland declared Netherlands Natural Enemy and wiped the Netherlands of the map for the second time.
- Poland did pay 40 gold to recover the loss of the only political party
- Poland declared Netherlands Natural Enemy and wiped the Netherlands of the map for the second time.
- the New Polish CP decided they didn't want to pay rent for the Dutch regions, and conquered Eastern Netherlands for use of it's cattle.
- 25: a futile resistance war in Eastern Netherlands was attempt by Jamesw to get the regio out of the hands of Poland[7]
Serbia Passing through
February 2011
- Serbia was planning to rent the region of East England from the British.
- At first their plan was to pass through Belgium, but as soon as that got out, France (under influence from USA and PANAM) ceized the Belgium Territories
- While Poland invaded the Netherlands, Serbia passed through the Netherlands to reach region of East England, after declaring us natural enemy, they wiped the Netherlands of the map.
- Serbians were kind enough to pay for RW's and 40 gold in order to pay for the loss of the only political party.


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The Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly among the teams talking to Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka.
According to CBS Sports, the Blue Jays have had multiple discussions with Tanaka's representatives, Excel Sports Management. But there are apparently a dozen teams involved with trying to sign the free agent righthander who went 24-0 with the Rakuten Golden Eagles last season in Japan.
Tanaka began meeting with teams Wednesday in Chicago and is expected to chat with a number of other teams Friday in the Los Angeles area. It is unknown if the Blue Jays were among the teams Tanaka would sit down with in L.A.
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We've seen a number of leaks pertaining to the Motorola DROID RAZR Ultra and Motorola DROID RAZR M Ultra; now we have another clue that tells us that the next DROID models are on the way. Both unannounced models appeared on a Cellebrite machine. A picture of the display was sent to us by one of our loyal readers...
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2. abcdefgh (banned) (Posts: 471; Member since: 29 Mar 2013)
its becoming less intresting day by day.....
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^ They were interested enough to click on the article and leave comments lol
Excellent battery life, build quality, and reception. Can't wait!
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Exactly this. I'm excited
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What is interesting is between these two models on the screen is the XT 1060 and that's supposedly the Moto X but it isn't listed.
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After a long period of time again Motorola is coming with cool features and stunning quality
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I think I'll keep an eye out for the RAZR M ultra ;)
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Not interested.
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I'm pretty dang excited for the Ultra. Since Verizon can't run a Nexus or Google Edition device, the Ultra is as close to a stock superphone as we'll get.
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Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease with broad clinical signs and symptoms which is diagnosed based on a persistent blood eosinophil count of greater than 1500 cells, various end-organ damages (including skin, heart, lung, nervous system and digestive system etc.), and with exclusion of known secondary causes of hypereosinophilia.
HES has a high morbidity/mortality rate. The major treatment of HES has been systemic corticosteroid and other chemotherapeutic drugs (for example, hydroxyurea and interferon) with the intention to lower eosinophil counts and therefore to slow down the progression of disease. Even though corticosteroid and other therapies can effectively reduce eosinophilia in some patients, some may eventually become nonresponsive and intolerable to the amount of side effects of the long-term therapy with these medications.
Mepolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to human interleukin 5 (hIL-5) and inhibits its activity. Previous human experience has shown it has been effective in reducing blood eosinophilia in atopic and HES patients and has alleviated some HES clinical signs and symptoms. This study intends to further evaluate the corticosteroid-sparing and clinical benefit of mepolizumab in HES.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Hypereosinophilia Hypereosinophilic Syndrome |
Drug: mepolizumab |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Study to to Evaluate the Corticosteroid- Sparing Effects of Mepolizumab in Subjects With Hypereosinophilic Syndromes (HES) and Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Mepolizumab in Controlling the Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Subjects With HES |
- Proportion of subjects who achieve a total daily prednisone dose of </=10 mg for a period of 8 consecutive weeks
- Assess the effect of mepo in lowering prednisone dose and blood eosinophil count, improving HES-associated skin manifestations, improving quality of life (QoL), safety and tolerability.
Enrollment: | 86 |
Study Start Date: | March 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | May 2006 |
Primary Completion Date: | May 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Documented history of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES)
- Eosinophil count greater than 1500 cells for 6 months
- Signs and symptoms of organ system involvement
- No evidence of parasitic, allergic or other causes of eosinophilia after comprehensive evaluation.
- Achieve and maintain a stable prednisone (corticosteroid) dose prior to starting study medication.
- Not pregnant or nursing.
Exclusion criteria:
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
- Lymphoma, hematological malignancy, advanced and metastatic solid tumors
- Chemotherapy, radiotherapy or interleukin 2 treatment.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00086658
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Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials | GlaxoSmithKline |
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Responsible Party: | GlaxoSmithKline |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00086658 History of Changes |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00081445 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
100185 |
Study First Received: | July 7, 2004 |
Last Updated: | April 16, 2015 |
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Hypereosinophilia mepolizumab anti IL-5 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Syndrome Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Disease Pathologic Processes |
Eosinophilia Leukocyte Disorders Hematologic Diseases |
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Nyloncraft of Michigan is expanding in Fayette Township, just north of the city of Hillsdale, with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Thursday. The expansion is expected to generate $4.7 million in new private investment and add 42 new jobs.
"Nyloncraft is an important employer in Hillsdale County, and its investment means Michigan residents will get good jobs that could have gone to other states," said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. "It is through the efforts of the Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale County and Fayette Township that this expansion is taking place, and we are pleased to support the collaboration."
Nyloncraft of Michigan, headquartered in Mishawaka, Ind., specializes in injection molded technologies. The company plans to discontinue operations at its Fort Wayne, Ind., facility and transfer manufacturing to its facility in Hillsdale County. The expansion is aided by
a $150,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. Fayette Township is to offer support in the form of a property tax abatement.
Job seekers interested in Nyloncraft may contact Lyndsey Miller at Elwood Staffing, 3232 W. Carleton Road, Hillsdale, MI 49242, or call 517-437-0440.
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PHOENIX -- In case anyone was wondering, Giants slugger Barry Bonds is now wearing what he called a girdle to contain his sore left side, but he's no longer wearing a brace on his surgically repaired right knee, which he said on Wednesday night before hitting the 717th homer of his career is vastly improved over earlier in the season.
"It still gets sore. It still swells up, but it recovers a lot faster," Bonds told about a half-dozen writers who gathered by his locker before batting practice. "[The injuries] come with age and time and wear and tear. People say you should wait until you're 100 percent, but I don't think any baseball player has played after the first day of Spring Training at 100 percent."
As if to prove the point, Bonds had his best offensive night of the season in the Giants' 11-4 victory over the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. He went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks (one intentional) and a season-high four runs batted in, giving him 28 for 2006. His fifth-inning single high above the 420-mark in center would've been a home run at AT&T Park and was the third ball hit by Bonds gobbled up by that high fence in center this season.
"I've been playing pepper with that wall all year," Bonds said afterward.
But he saved the best for last on a night when his teammate, Steve Finley, opened the game with his 300th career homer to join Bonds and his late father Bobby as only the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to make the 300-homer, 300-steal club.
In a classic seven-pitch at-bat in the ninth inning against Diamondbacks reliever Jose Valverde with runners on first and second, Bonds crushed a full-count pitch on a line just above the 10-foot fence in right field. It was his first three-run shot and ninth homer of the season and pulled him within 38 of Hank Aaron's all-time leading 755.
"It was a fastball," Bonds said of the pitch thrown by Valverde, the 423rd pitcher to allow at least one homer to the lefty-swinger in his 21-year career. "It was a record day. It was awesome."
Bonds, back in the lineup against the Diamondbacks for the second straight evening, has said that his continued good health would be the determining factor regarding whether he comes back next season. And the health of his knee, which has been repaired four times since 1999 (including three last season) is of paramount concern.
Because of the sore side, Bonds sat five games in a row through Sunday after playing in 48 of the team's first 58 games.
In pursuit of second place on the all-time home run list, Bonds has played through pain in his knee, bone chips in his left elbow, a bad back and the sore side. He missed all except 14 games last season after the trio of knee surgeries. Of the four in his career, the first three were to remove or repair meniscus and the final one was to flush out a potentially lethal bacterial infection.
Nearing his 42nd birthday on July 24, Bonds is coping with a bone-on-bone arthritic condition in a knee that is bereft of cartilage and meniscus. Earlier in the season as he played every day, Bonds was caught in a cycle of swelling that never seemed to end. Yet, he didn't want to sit until he passed Babe Ruth with his 715th homer, which he finally did on May 28 in the team's 50th game. Bonds has nine homers on the season, four in his last 99 plate appearances through Wednesday night's game.
Bonds has started seven of the 15 game since then and was told by manager Felipe Alou he would sit on Thursday for the series finale here so he can play all three games of an Interleague series against the Mariners in Seattle beginning on Friday night. That's probably one of the main reasons why his knee has begun to settle down.
"Truthfully, I think my knee has finally rolled into recovery from the surgery," Bonds said. "I put a lot of pressure on it right away to come back. I've never really allowed it to calm down. Over time it's kind of healing itself. My body is just getting used to it. Because I came back [last] September it wasn't really healing. The first month of season it was more painful than I thought it was going to be."
Still, Bonds said that it wasn't the wrong approach to come back last season, even though he waffled about it all summer. When he finally returned on Sept. 12 after missing the season's first 142 games and taking two weeks of batting practice, Bonds hit five homers in his first 36 at-bats. But by the end, when he missed the season's final four games, Bonds could barely walk.
Thus, he had to return to rehab where he spent the next month just trying to regain strength in the knee and when this season began he tried to wear a soft brace to protect it.
"No, it was good," Bonds said about his brief return last season. "It was good for me and the team. It didn't set make back this season. I've been here since Opening Day. I've played. I have no complaints. I didn't know what it would be like in an every day situation. When you do something like that it's going to take its toll. I'm enjoying myself right now.
"I may not be the ballplayer I once was, but I'm a happier person. I'm a lot happier."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: On the day of San Antonio's 1891 ``Battle of the Flowers,'' Ada Bauer, chafing under a teacher's criticism of her essay on women's rights, stands over a well and wishes she ``lived a hundred years from now.'' On the same day in 1991, Amber Burak- -who's just learned that her parents are divorcing and who's distressed by the children's troubles in a home where her mom is a social worker--makes the same wish in reverse. Both come true. In alternating chapters, using parallel experiences, each girl makes friends, endures the rigors of a children's home, and is taken in by the other's parents. With each era viewed from the perspective of the other, the wealth of social history here is put into sharp relief, with some surprising similarities (there were drug addicts and unhappy marriages in 1891, too) as well as advantages and disadvantages in each. While bringing in many amusing details (neither girl's money is usable--inflation renders Ada's worthless; Amber's coins bear unknown faces) and several serious themes (Ada's heritage is German; Amber is Jewish, with a passionately anti-German grandfather, a Holocaust survivor), Griffin keeps events moving briskly and gets the girls home again via a clever mechanism, meanwhile making some satisfying revelations about Ada's later life and its impact on the characters of the present. Thoughtful, expertly plotted, richly imaginative and entertaining. (Fiction. 10-14)


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It's been a while, but another actor has been injured during a production of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" on Broadway. Daniel Curry, who dances in the show, was seriously injured Thursday (August 15), after his leg appeared to be pinned in a trap door, the New York Times reports.
The performance was immediately halted, while a saw was used to cut a whole in the floor to free the performer, according to an audience member. Curry, who plays one of the show's nine Spider-Man dancers, was immediately transferred to the hospital. The performance did not resume.
Two member's of the show's production team say they believe the accident was the result of either an issue with the computerized equipment that controls the various stage elements or possibly human error.
Early in its Broadway run, the musical was met with a slew of serious injuries, including an incident that saw actor Christopher Tierney falling 20 feet, due to an improperly secured safety harness in December 2010. He eventually recovered and returned to the show the following April.
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture launched the 4th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture contest, asking Missourians to help capture the unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs and videos.
The contest, which will run through July 1, asks amateur photographers across the state to submit their best images of a beautiful Missouri farm, of a farm tractor that has been in the family for years and the fun and excitement of a child at agritourism operation.
"This contest will allow Missourians to share their favorite moments with others who share a love for agriculture and those that want to learn more about life on the farm," said Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler. "Every farm in our state has a story to tell and this is a great way to capture those stories and to share them with others. I look forward to seeing the outstanding work of Missouri farm families and our rural communities come through in every photo."
The Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest is open to Missouri's amateur photographers of all ages. Participants may enter up to three photos in each of the five categories. Categories include: The Beauty of the Farm, Faces of the Farm, The Farming Life and The Pride of the Farm. The Children's Barnyard a special category for budding photographers ages 12 and under, is back for the 4th annual contest as well.
Entries will be judged on visual impact, creativity, memorable content and image quality.
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Last weekend along with the bridal party, I hosted a garden party bridal shower for a good friend of mine. It was a beautiful hot summer day, and what helps shade you from the sun and goes perfectly with a garden party? Yep...A Fabulous hat! So the guests were asked to wear a fab hat and join us for a Botanical Bash!
The Bride was presented with a choice of hats. It was a surprise to her so she wasn't equipt with her own.
I used a variety of galvanized cans for the centerpieces.
Cute little lanterns filled with water and petals
A special little area created for the bride.
Thirst quenchers
This Ginger Lemonade was a hit! It was gone in no time.
Hat box cake
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Botanical Bash Bridal Shower
Posted by Natasha Bascom at 10:16 PM
Labels: Bridal Showers
8 comments:
- justfineinflipflops said...
This is really beautiful. I love the glass jars filled with water and petals. Very creative!
- August 3, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- My Dream Ring said...
Such a cute shower idea.
- August 3, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- OCEP said...
Congrats to another successful event. Everything look wonderful.
- August 3, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- pixelhazard said...
Oh I love those glass drink dispensers. Yum iced teas
- August 3, 2009 at 9:11 PM
- lisalyn said...
Beautiful!! Love the little lanterns. :)
- August 4, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- Jess Jinn said...
OMG this is beautiful!! I love all those hats and those little lanterns, too. Aaww...kudos!
- August 4, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- The Bridal BFF said...
That was a beautiful cake!
- August 6, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Natasha @ Fête Fanatic said...
Thanks Ladies!
- August 18, 2009 at 12:53 PM
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Student Reflection - Section 4: Student Reflection
Cows and the Ozone
Lesson 7 of 10
Objective: SWBAT answer questions about key details from an informational text.
Common Core Connection
This standard is about analyzing text closely to ask and answer questions. So, I try to do both in this lesson since it is one of the last lessons in the unit. Asking students to generate questions from the picture and key words is highly complex, because they have to make the connection that bold words, title, and pictures represent what is in the text. Then finding specific answers to those questions is risky, because they may not be there. This is a totally student driven lesson where I facilitate, and support them in their quest for information, which makes learning more meaningful.
Lesson Overview
In this lesson I chose two interesting text. First of all just the title makes me want to read Cow Power for the guided practice, and Record Breaking Year for Ozone Hole makes me quite curious. Finding interesting text really helps the students stay engaged throughout the lesson, and many interesting texts are complex.
We do Transitions every twenty minutes or so and I made a video to capture this. We also work in small groups (Partners) throughout the lesson and I included a video of this as well.
Introductory Activity
First I tell the class the lesson plan and that today we are going to learn about cow power. So, this has them laughing and curious. Then I play this video. This lays the foundation for the complex issues in the cow power text.
Last, I share the lesson goal. I can answer questions about the details in a text.
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I reached down and helped Matt slide his briefs down. He shifted to kick them to the floor as he looked me deep in the eyes and eased his huge cock into me. "Oh Matt," was all I could say as he worked himself up to a steady pace. After a few hours of Saturday morning fun, Matt went to get dressed as I grabbed a shower. It felt like I had a gallon of Matt's hot cum inside of me. I came downstairs to make breakfast for us when I was greeted by the most amazing smell. Matt was in the kitchen wearing khaki shorts and a red t-shirt. While it was easy to get distracted by the sight of his ass, I was equally impressed by the delicious breakfast he made. I grabbed a slice of crisp bacon and sipped some coffee and said "You really have some impressive skills there boy." "You know about most of them," Matt said with his familiar sexy grin as he came around behind me wrapped his arms around me. This was the kind of intimacy I never got from John.
I knew it was a matter of moments before Matt's hot seed flowed inside of me, but I wanted to really enjoy the moment. It was August already and Matt had to get back to school for football practice. He wasn't moving back into the dorm just yet, but he was busier than ever with his summer job and his side stripping gig. Now, he was going to be busy getting ready for football, which would involve more of his time since he was the new quarterback.
John wasn't being as careful as he used to be. His excuses seemed more obvious than ever and he's now out of town on most weekends. It didn't seem like John wanted to end the marriage. It was more like he didn't want to have to explain another divorce to his friends or his boss. He was vying for a big promotion and wanted to make a good impression. Matt knew he would be busy as the weeks before school started up again grew closer. He had been fucking me every single day for the past few weeks in what seemed to be his way of making it up to me.
I screamed Matt's name as I had yet another orgasm as Matt continued to pump away. He was even more amazing in bed. He seemed more intense and more determined to make each session last as long as possible. It wasn't unusual for the sheets to be drenched with sweat and cum by the time Matt and I finally finished. He was still fucking Mrs. Miller, but to her it was just sex. One day over lunch I asked her if she had feelings for Matt. I was just casually asking and not trying to be jealous. I actually got turned on watching Matt fuck. I just wanted to make sure she wasn't getting feelings for him. So I guess it was borderline jealousy.
She came right out and said she loves her husband and it's just pure sex on the side with Matt. I had that feeling by the way she treated him like a piece of meat whenever I caught them fucking from my usual perch at the top of the staircase. She would smack his ass and yell at him to fuck her like the fuck machine he was. After one of their fucks, I was in the shower with Matt and noticed some deep scratches in his back. He said Mrs. Miller was a total freak. He told me about one time when he was fucking her in her garage and she kept smacking and pinching his ass the whole time. Another time he was fixing her car and she got down on the ground and gave him head while he finished working on her car. Susan actually told me about that one before Matt did.
I snapped back to the here and now as Matt let out a loud moan and yelled "Oh fuck" and declared "I'm fuckin cumming" before blasting his hot cum inside of me. He was completely dripping with sweat as he kept pumping. I heard the sound of his balls smacking and the headboard banging as Matt poured out every drop of cum he could muster. "Holy shit," Matt said with a husky sound in his voice that resonated throughout the room.
Matt got up on his knees and pulled me up with him. We faced each other as Matt instructed me to wrap my legs around him. I grabbed onto Matt's back and starred into his deep blue eyes as he pulled me forward and eased his still hard cock into me. "Getting creative," I said as Matt inched his fat cock into me. "Just enjoy it babe," Matt said with a sexy grin on his face. I felt like I was being impaled. Matt so damn thick and big. It seemed like forever before Matt finished easing his way back inside of me. While resting on his thighs, Matt started to pump his hips. We were holding tightly onto each other as Matt slowly fucked me. Sweat dripped off of our bodies as Matt looking me right in the eyes and leaned forward to give me a kiss that seemed to last forever.
Matt kept up his steady pace and finally erupted inside of me. With his cock still buried inside of me, Matt kissed my neck before slipping his tongue deep down my throat. He slowly pulled his still hard cock out. "I have to get to work this morning and then I have football practice this afternoon. I'm gonna be so fuckin sore," Matt said. "I'm fuckin sore now," I managed to say while catching my breath. "Good," Matt said with a smile as he slowly walked out of the room naked. I glanced up and starred at his amazing ass as I recovered from what had been more than two hours of intense sex.
Later that day, I had lunch with Susan again. She was curious about Matt's abilities, even though she knew perfectly well what the boy was capable of doing in that department. She told me that the hottest sex she ever had with Matt was when he fucked her up against the side wall of the house while her husband was on the patio out back making burgers. She said that he just unzipped his shorts and hiked up her skirt and went to town. She said he ended up pulling out and blowing all over her roses before stuffing his monster cock back in his shorts. He then came with her to the backyard and sat down and had a burger her husband had made when he just fucking her minutes ago. "Matt has balls," Mrs. Miller said. "He sure does," I said as we both laughed. "Any really hot stories," Susan asked me. "Every time with Matt is hot, but there is one time that was especially hot," I said with a smile as I thought back to just last month.
Matt had to go to some awards thing for his college football team. John was out of town again, so I went there to cheer Matt on. After the ceremony, I took Matt out to dinner. Even though it was innocent, it kind of felt like our first real date. We really talked and got to know each other even better. It turns out that me and Matt actually have some stuff in common outside of the bedroom. Afterwards, we got home and Matt had on black dress pants and a white dress. He looked incredibly handsome. Matt went upstairs to get a shower. He was upstairs starting to get out of his clothes when I let out a scream. There was a spider in the sink and Matt came running downstairs with just light blue dress shirt and a pair of white briefs on. He grabbed a paper cup and carried the thing outside into the yard. I playfully closed the patio door as Matt stood there in his shirt and briefs.
I let him in and closed the door as he playfully patted my rear. In a matter of minutes, he picked me up and put me on the counter. I looked into his eyes and started rubbing his rapidly growing cock through his briefs. I told him how proud of him I was for winning those awards. He had set all kind of records for a college freshman football player. He slid my panties off under my black skirt and I reached for the waistband of his briefs and yanked them down as his erect penis smacked against the counter. He was about to unbutton his dress shirt when I told him to leave it on. He pulled me forward onto his cock and picked me and fucked me. He stayed in the kitchen with just his dress shirt - which was now half unbuttoned - on.
We ended up making a banana split to have for a late night snack. He playfully put whipped cream on my nose and I took the cherry and put it on top of his still hard cock and got down on my knees and wrapped my lips around his head and the cherry and managed to swallow the cherry with my lips wrapped around Matt's cock. He stuck around to help me clean up and I smacked Matt's bare ass before he finally went upstairs to finish getting his shower. I have to admit that Matt looked so fuckin hot in his dress shirt and nothing else. My eyes were practically fixated on his muscular bubble butt as he walked upstairs. I finished my flashback as Susan took a deep breath and took an ice cube out of her drink and ran it over her lips. She may have been visualizing Matt's ass with the tip of his dress shirt brushing over his muscular cheeks, but it was the look on our waiter's face that was priceless. I tried not to laugh after he slipped her his number on a paper napkin as we left.
Over the next few weeks. Matt was busy finishing up his summer job and practicing for the upcoming football season. John wasn't home any more than usual. Most of the time he was too tired to fuck or he would do us usually 5-10 minute performance and roll off to sleep. I went off the pill since it had been a few weeks since I had Matt's cock and the few deposits my husband made weren't all that frequent. The mysterious phone calls continued off and on and John made any excuse to go out of town when he could. I did find a prescription of Viagra, but John said he got for us. Our fuck sessions weren't getting any longer, so I had serious doubts, but I let it go. The only other direct hint I got regarding his extra marital activities was the one time I found some condoms in the dryer. They were the regular ones, so I knew they weren't Matt's. I never said anything to John.
One afternoon, Matt had invited me and Susan down to watch one of his practice sessions. Actually, he invited me and Susan ended up coming along too. It was a hot mid-August afternoon. It had been almost a week since I got laid, so the sight of a bunch of college boys in football gear definitely got my mind drifting. Matt looked just as muscular as ever. As quarterback, he was even more defined. It was hard not to notice his big muscles when he caught the ball or tossed the ball, but what really caught our attention was Matt and some of the other guys made contact or when they were running with the ball or making any motions that really showed off their bodies. Let's face it, me and Susan were starring at asses and jockstrap covered cocks. Even with his jock on, Matt had a serious bulge. Matt gave us the occasional wave when he could. By the time we left, me and Susan were so fuckin horny, but we managed to contain ourselves.
Later that night, I was laying in bed alone again and I just couldn't take it anymore. Matt had moved into a new apartment off campus and he said I could text him anytime I wanted, but I kept it casual. This night, however, I just couldn't hold back anymore. "Get your ass over here now," I texted. "B right there," Matt texted back. I went downstairs and unlocked the door and went back upstairs to bed. About an hour later, I was woken up by the familiar smell of Matt's cologne. "Hey, long time no see," I said as my eyes focused to see a naked Matt crawling into bed. "I see you knew what I had in mind," I said as I felt Matt's muscular body. "Fuck yeah," Matt said with that familiar husky sound in his voice as he eased his swollen cock inside of me.
Matt had the bed shaking. He continued to fuck me with such urgency. It wasn't long before we were dripping with sweat. We paused for a minute to kiss my lips and then my neck. "God damn, you feel so good," Matt said as he picked up the pace. I felt the weight of Matt's hefty balls as he kept up a frantic pace. I had already had multiple orgasms before Matt finally unleashed his load with a loud moan. By now, sweat was pouring off of our bodies as Matt grabbed me and put me on top of him. I took the cue and started to ride him until he came again. I got up on my hands and knees and Matt took the cue and started pounding me from behind. All that I could hear was the sound of Matt's sweat-drenched balls smacking against me as he rammed his cock in and out with incredible force.
By this time, I was screaming so loudly that I was sure that Mrs. Miller heard me from across the street. Matt's cock felt so fuckin thick and big. It was almost unreal how much he filled me up. He just kept ramming with such force that I was screaming non-stop until he finally came with such a force that it literally felt like a fire hose going off inside of me. "I want you to have my fuckin baby," Matt said in his deep, husky voice. "Oh, Matt I love you," I blurted out. I was frozen for a second. I thought for sure that would shut him down instantly. Instead, Matt lowered himself back on top of me and said "I love you too" as he slid his hard cock back into me and started pounding away. With his tongue firmly planted down my throat, Matt blasted one last load of cum into me before we fell asleep together.
The next morning it was a Saturday. I woke up and Matt wasn't there. I wondered if maybe I really did drive him away. Just then, Matt walked back into the room in a pair of white briefs. "Good morning," he said as he crawled back into bed with me. "I had to take a piss and I went ahead and grabbed a shower," Matt said as positioned himself back on top of me. "I just thought....," I started. "Thought what," Matt asked as he I felt his cock start to inflate again through his briefs. "Most guys your age don't like to hear the "L" word," I tried to explain. "I love you too, what's the big deal," Matt said as he kissed my neck. "I love you," I said with more confidence as I ran my hands down Matt's back.
I reached down and helped Matt slide his briefs down. He shifted to kick them to the floor as he looked me deep in the eyes and eased his huge cock into me. "Oh Matt," was all I could say as he worked himself up to a steady pace. After a few hours of Saturday morning fun, Matt went to get dressed as I grabbed a shower. It felt like I had a gallon of Matt's hot cum inside of me. I came downstairs to make breakfast for us when I was greeted by the most amazing smell. Matt was in the kitchen wearing khaki shorts and a red t-shirt. While it was easy to get distracted by the sight of his ass, I was equally impressed by the delicious breakfast he made. I grabbed a slice of crisp bacon and sipped some coffee and said "You really have some impressive skills there boy." "You know about most of them," Matt said with his familiar sexy grin as he came around behind me wrapped his arms around me. This was the kind of intimacy I never got from John.
Later that day, I came back from visiting my sister. I had some stuff she gave me to take home with me. She's more the domestic type than I am. We're both good at cooking, but she's on more a gourmet level than I am. I put the food away in the kitchen and I glanced out the patio doors and saw that Matt was laying in the side of the pool. I thought I would go outside and spend some time with him. I walked over towards him and started talking to him. We just talked about our days and he asked me how my visit with my sister was - just small talk. I walked a little closer and realized that we weren't alone. A brunette was perched between Matt's legs with her head bopping up and down on his cock with his swim trunks lowered past his massive shaft and balls. "I can come back later," I said. "Nah, stay," Matt said with a smile as the brunette glanced up real quick and went back to "work."
"I worked out so fuckin hard today," Matt said as he explained his football workout. "Looks like it's paying off though," I said while starring at Matt's muscular arms and back. "Thanks babe," Matt said as he reached down and shifted the brunette's head some so she could get a better grip with her mouth. After coming up for breath, she cupped his balls and eased his cock back down her throat. "How long has she been at it," I asked casually. "Almost a half hour now," Matt said as he invited me to come watch his first official game a week from now. "Sure, I'll be there. I'll leave my foam finger at home though," I joked. "Bring it," Matt said with a smile as the Brunette appeared to be growing frustrated waiting for Matt to blow as she started jacking him off with his head still in her mouth. "Hey, I brought some food home. Help yourself later," I said.
"This the sister who's the gourmet chef," Matt asked as the unnamed brunette frantically tried to make Matt blow. "Good memory," I said. I only mentioned that once one time when we were in bed together and he managed to member it. John, meanwhile still couldn't remember which sister is which and couldn't care less how either of them was doing. "What all did she make," Matt - who was something of a amateur cook himself - asked with serious curiosity. We proceeded to get into a discussion of food as the brunette continued to struggle with Matt's throbbing cock. "Hang on," Matt said as he grabbed the brunette's head and let out a moan as he blasted a huge load that was soon flowing down her cheeks and into the pool. She eased his cock out of her mouth as Matt started to stroke his still hard cock as the brunette licked his piss slit. In a few minutes, Matt spewed another load all over her face as she licked up what she could.
The brunette got up and grabbed her clothes as Matt casually said goodbye. "So, wanna come in," Matt said as he stayed in his position in the pool with his dick still sticking up. "You're a fuckin god," I said as I stripped off my clothes and joined Matt in the pool. He turned around so that he was in front of me and started kissing me with his big muscular arms keeping me in place against the wall of the pool. Matt managed to kick off his swim trucks as he eased his still hard cock inside of me. Matt looked so fuckin sexy with the water dripping off his body.
He pulled out for a second and did a quick lap in the pool before coming back. He wrapped his arms around me and eased his cock inside of me again. This time he kept going until he came inside of me. He gave me a long, deep kiss before he eased his cock out of me and dived down to get his swim trunks, which he tossed up on the side of the pool. "Let's swim for a while," Matt said. "Alright," I responded as we swam naked in the pool with the light of the full moon and the light from the house as our only illumination. When we got out of the pool, I slipped into my summer dress again and Matt remained naked as we went upstairs to bed. I marveled at Matt's ass as he walked in front of me. I had seen a lot of male behinds in my day, but his was my definition of perfect. By the time Matt crawled into my bed, I was horny again just from starring at his ass. It wasn't long before Matt's hot seed was flowing inside of me again.
About a week later, Susan and I went to Matt's first football - technically preseason game. He was in full uniform though. His team had white and blue jerseys with white pants that left little to the imagination. Susan was literally licking her lips as we sat there and cheered on Matt and his team. "Looks like Matt's wearing a jockstrap," Susan said with her eyes fixated on Matt's ass. It was especially appealing to watch when Matt would dive for the ball and his ass would shake from the force of hitting the ground. Matt wasn't the only hot guy on his team. While I kept my eyes mostly on Matt, Susan was going sizing up all the hot guys on Matt's team. The crowd went wild when Matt's team won. Susan and I went down to the field and made our way over to Matt. He came right over to me and gave me a hug, which would have bothered Susan if she weren't busy chatting it up with one of Matt's teammates. Later that night, Matt was pumped up from the win and had even more stamina.
John was home briefly for a few days. I tried to remind him that we hadn't even had sex for about a month now. He said he was too busy with work and didn't have the energy. I needled him some more, figuring he was just making excuses. I was surprised when John grabbed me and pushed me down on the bed and just starred at me with this wild look in his eyes. I thought for a second that he was either going to hit me or rape me. Then he let me go and went to get dressed for work. Later that day he didn't even bother to come home. He just called and told me he had to run to the airport and he'd be back whenever he could. I found John's prescription of Viagra in his dresser drawer the next day, so I was pretty sure he was getting it up for somebody.
I woke up a few days later the sound of the phone. John called to say he "expected" be home later that day. Matt walked back into the bedroom - still naked with his hard dick swinging between his legs. "Dad's coming home," Matt asked. "Later is all he said," I said to Matt as he crawled back into bed. Matt was back on top of me as my mind drifted to something I had been wanting to tell him all week. He was so preoccupied with getting ready for the game and getting ready for school, that I kept putting it off. Just as Matt was about to cum, I said "I have something to tell you."
"Go ahead babe," he said as he struggled to hold back while easing his huge cock in and out. "I'm pregnant and this time I'm sure and I'm also pretty sure that it's yours since John hasn't fucked me in about a month." I thought Matt was going to freak out, but he just intensified his thrusts and filled me up with his hot cum. I wondered if he even heard what I had said. As Matt clenched his teeth about to cum again, I asked "Did you hear me." "Yep," was all Matt could manage to say before he blew his load into me. What was I going to do now?
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Warnings of fake Christmas goods at Southampton Port.
7 December 2012 Last updated at 02:55 GMT
Christmas shoppers have been reminded of the dangers of buying fake goods after millions of pounds worth of counterfeit items were seized at Southampton Port.
Border officials at the port discovered fake designer underwear worth £1m.
Scanning equipment is used to investigate the contents of containers being imported.
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Harrison "Harry" Phillip Vischer Jr., age 84, passed away suddenly at his home in Leonidas, MI on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, Washington Twp., on October 13, 1928 the son of Mr. Harrison Phillip Sr. and Hazel May (Patterson) Vischer.
Mr. Vischer was a long time Lenawee County resident and had recently moved to Southwestern Michigan.
Harry proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
On August 23, 1952 Harry was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Brighton who preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 2003. Harry was a lifelong salesman and manufacturing representative for garden supplies. He was also a broadcaster from 1978 to 1983 in Bowling Green, OH.
Harry was an avid volunteer for Detroit Receiving Hospital, Jail Minister at both Gus Harrison Prison in Adrian as well as the prison in Coldwater. Harry and Mary were also active in St. Joseph Shrine in the Irish Hills and St. Elizabeth Church in Tecumseh, MI., as well as helping with clothing drives and food banks wherever he resided. Harry was a member of the NAACP Lenawee County, St. Mary's Parish in Adrian, MI. and co-owner of Vischer-Colby Sales.
Mr. Vischer was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Eleanor Brillhart and brother Harold Vischer. He is survived by his sister Betty (Tubby) Toedter of Toledo, Ohio.
He leaves to cherish in his loving memory, three children, Mark Patterson Vischer, of Marysville, TN., James Harrison (Kitrina) Vischer and their daughter, Brandi Lynn, of Three Rivers and Kalamazoo, and Anne Marie Lewis, of Adrian, MI., her former husband Stuart and their children, Angela Kay, of Westland, MI. and Andrew Lewis. Niece (like daughter), Shirley "Tootie" Horn, of Kalamazoo, and granddaughter, Alicia (Jeff) Loomis, of Britton, MI., and several additional nieces and nephews.
The family will celebrate the life of Mr. Vischer on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the St. Joseph Shrine at 11:00am (time) with Deacon Gene Hausmann as celebrant.
Cremation has taken place and interment will be held in St. Joseph Shrine (Irish Hills) Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimers association or the Red Cloud Indian School of Pine Ridge, SD. Envelopes will be available at the celebration of life at St. Joseph Shrine.