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Bruce Booth, Contributor
I write about emerging life-science startups and the industry.
Everyone has heard of the monster returns to some venture funds from high-flyng social media and technology companies: Facebook's potential 800x for Accel, Google's 350x for KPCB and Sequoia, Zynga's 100x+ for Union Square, Foundry, and Avalon. These single big tech wins returned (or will return) multiples of their entire funds.
The sad reality is that these types of "halo deal" wins just don't happen in Life Science venture capital investing. We have great success stories in the 5x-15x range, like Amira, Avila, Enobia, Plexxikon – but 100x+ returns aren't in the genetics of our ecosystem. The venture model in LS is about higher consistency and lower rates of failure, as discussed previously in this blog.
But this lack of massive outliers has important implications for what the optimal fund size should be in Life Science venture capital, and how to deliver returns to LPs. This subject has been explored by others: Bijan Salehizadeh's blog on the historic returns by fund size, and Kevin Lalande of Sante Ventures has a well written whitepaper on why venture doesn't scale, especially in LS.
Fundamentally, returns at the fund level all come down to a relatively simple math problem: cash in, cash out. VCs hope (aspirationally) to achieve 3x gross returns for their Limited Partners, which after fees and profit sharing ends up near a net return of 2.25x. In a textbook venture fund cash flow J-curve, this equates to about ~25% net IRR over the 10-year life of the fund. Most LPs would be very pleased with those outcomes. In the 2000s, as noted before, the entire asset class under-delivered those expectations, but it's still the goal of most early stage venture firms.
So what's the math for what it takes to achieve a 3x gross return for a fund? "Cash in" is obviously a function of fund size. "Cash out" – or distributions paid out upon exits – is highly dependent upon two critical variables: exit sizes and ownership at exit.
Here's a table that captures the magnitude of the returns required to achieve a 3x fund as a function of fund size. Assuming a range of possible average ownerships across the entire portfolio of 10-40%, the table highlights the implied total aggregate value of all the portfolio companies of the fund.
For example, for a 3x return with 20% average exit ownership, a $150M fund requires over $2.2B in total value to be created by its portfolio companies, and a $600M fund requires $9B. Those are very big numbers, and the latter one is bigger than all the M&A exits of last year, the best in recent memory. The numbers above are so large as to be amorphous and hard to digest. When we consider what those values imply about the deals specifically, the challenge becomes clear.
To do that analysis requires a few assumptions: I've assumed smaller funds have fewer deals (a $150 fund has 15 deals) and larger funds have more (a $600 fund has 30 deals). Fewer deals than this will increase the numbers below dramatically. I also generously assumed that two-thirds of the deals are positive (>1x), and the remaining third goes to zero (performance well above industry-wide distributions). With these in mind, the figure below captures the relationship between the average exit value across the portfolio of these "positive" deals, and the average ownership. Each of the isoquant lines represent what's required to reach a 3x gross return for each fund size. The takeaway: the numbers required for the average deal are staggeringly large for the bigger funds.
For example, at an average 20% ownership, a $600M fund needs 20 of its 30 deals (all the ones that are positive) to be valued on average at $450M. This is an average valuation for all the winners. For reference, according to BioCentury data, there have only been 17 venture-backed M&A deals from 2007-2011 with disclosed upfront payments bigger than $400M, and only a small handful of IPOs to break that valuation in their offerings. The top decile of all exits in LS are above $400M. So to hit 3x on a $600M fund essentially means that fund has to own 20% of every great top decile deal over an entire investment cycle, and own only those winning deals, not the mediocre ones. Similar math problems constrain $450M funds, as they need on average 20% ownership of 15+ deals worth over $400M. This doesn't seem feasible in biotech.
On the other hand, for smaller funds, the math might begin to work. To hit 3x, a $150M fund needs to have 20% average ownership across 10 exits with an average value of $200M. Since these are averages, even just one deal with 30% ownership exiting at a $400M valuation has a big impact on the average. The distribution of returns to achieve this 3x outcome is certainly still challenging on a $150M fund, but I'd argue it's at least in the realm of the possible.
As noted above, a fund's returns or "cash out" is a function of both exit values and ownership stakes. Both of those variables have real constraints on them that make the biotech venture fund math problem very challenging for large funds:
So with these constraints, and the simple math on what it takes to deliver returns, what's the optimal fund size going forward? Only time will tell, but the cards are clearly not stacked in favor of delivering great returns from large funds in the Life Sciences. It's fair to say that a $250M fund has math on its side – and on the LPs side.
The above analysis comes with a few caveats:
A couple final comments on the theme as well:
At the end of the day, fund returns are all about the math of "Cash-in, Cash-out". And achieving what could be deemed attractive "Cash-out" metrics has a lot to do with the "Cash-in" part of the equation.
Cash returns? According to publicly disclosed state pension fund data, Atlas Venture Fund VI (2001 vintage) had returned 26% of commitments in a 10 year period. Atlas Venture Fund VII (2005) returned less.
Perhaps a decade isn't enough to give one of their funds a fair shake. Their two preceding funds (Atlas Venture Fund IV and V) also returned less cash than they took from Limited Partners.
Interesting analysis, but I wonder if it captures the real issue. All the math in you analysis scales linearly, and the return probabilities are not tied to the size of the investment. Some factors do not scale though, like the average size of an exit which has a cap. For all of that, if you follow the logic, basically the smaller the fund the better the performance – ?
In my view, the real reasons for this phenomenon are the ones that often are mentioned. Smaller funds typically have fewer investments, and each gets more attention by the GPs. The fund can also focus on areas it knows well, etc. Larger fund size IS also driven by the larger management fees, and typically have GPs that are less familiar with the space they invest in.
As one who is often on the other side of the fence – seeking investments from VCs – I see this phenomenon directly. There is a big difference between funds that know its space well, and those that tend to rely outside experts and/or the reputation of for instance an academic founder. Typically I see a better expertise in an area in smaller more focused funds. I believe that this is the main reason for the better performance of smaller funds – Life Science is a complicated area, and if you don't know what you invest in very well, your chances of success go down.


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Is there a broader plan for the Middle East? Who will assume power if the Syrian regime is crushed? How will punishing the country's leadership for using chemical weapons deter such acts in the future?
Typically during public forums, U.S. Rep. Todd Young primarily fields questions. While he answered inquirers from the audience in New Albany on Wednesday, Young also asked several questions of his own as they pertained to the big topic of the week, Syria.
And until President Barack Obama can provide answers to those questions, Young said he's "leaning no" when it comes to voting in favor of bombing Syria.
"I hope a contingency plan has been formed. I haven't seen one yet though," Young told a crowd of about 60 people who gathered at Indiana University Southeast to hear him speak.
Though Obama has pledged not to send troops to Syria, Young said he's cautious of further destabilizing the region through military action.
Garnering more allies including partners in the Middle East who'd be willing to address the situation in Syria through economic, humanitarian and possibly military actions would be wise, as entering a conflict without support from other countries is not a favorable proposition, Young continued.
"Certainly I think robust diplomacy is needed here," Young said.
Obama announced on Saturday that he would seek approval from Congress to intervene in the civil war following reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime used chemical weapons against rebels and civilians.
The attack last month allegedly killed more than 1,400 people including at least 400 children.
The Senate is likely to vote next week when it reconvenes on measures related to approving military action there.
According to an Associated Press report on Thursday, 34 senators either support or are leaning in favor of military action with 26 opposed or leaning against and 40 undecided.
Young, R-Ind., conceded on Wednesday that he has yet to take part in a classified briefing about the alleged chemical attack.
The Obama administration has held some private meetings with congressional members about the situation in an attempt to gain support for military action.
Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week the administration isn't planning on going to war with Syria.
"The president is asking for permission to take a limited military action, yes, but one that does not put Americans in the middle of the battle," he said.
Young blamed the escalation in Syria on a number of causes including the historical and cultural differences in the country.
He also said removing U.S. military from Iraq has allowed the country to be a "fly over" for Iran to assist Syria.
Russia has also complicated the issue, as the country along with China have blocked U.S. attempts to garner U.N. action against Syria, Young continued.
He was asked several questions by the audience related to Syria, and Young insisted that Obama needs to be more forthcoming with information related to the conflict and in providing a plan for what happens after the attacks.
"I think they need to be addressed before we take military action there," Young said.
Syria could be a national security threat if it has weapons of mass destruction, but simply bombing the country won't fully eliminate that problem, he continued.
Young — who will be up for re-election in Indiana's 9th District next year — also answered questions about the national deficit, college tuition and the tax code during the forum.
Young, who is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, is pushing for Congress to reform the nation's tax code.
He said simplifying the code and lowering taxes on businesses would boost the economy, and he's confident some action will be taken possibly this year to reform the system.
Young's stop in New Albany was one of several public forums he held during congress's August recess.
Congress will return to session on Monday.

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Port Arthur's top two graduating seniors have worked diligently on the path to academic success, and now their interests are taking them separate ways.
Michelle Pham, 18, is Memorial High School's valedictorian. She will be attending the University of Texas in Austin, where she will study pharmacology.
An Vo, this year's salutatorian, plans to stay home and focus on a technical career — likely to become a process operator at one of the area plants.
Pham graduated with a 5.71 grade point average, while Vo earned a 5.69.
"I was not expecting to be at the top of my class," Pham said.
Her family and friends inspired her to work hard toward a goal of academic success.
"My family and friends pushed me to do my best and did not let me give up, even when I was done trying," Pham said.
The lifelong Port Arthur resident said she is excited to be moving to Austin, and hopes her career as a pharmacist takes her to either the Houston or Austin area.
Though she aspires for a more populous area, Pham said she will miss her teachers at PAISD, as well as her friends, who are all going their separate ways.
Pham is the daughter of Chi Le and Tiet Pham.
She is a National Honor Society member, and vice-president of Umoja, a national organization that equips young people to succeed in college.
She is also a member of Students Against Destructive Behavior (S.A.D.D.) and a Word of Mouf member.
Like most young people she like to relax and have fun, but spends time on the weekends at her family's restaurant, Uyen's on Gulfway Drive.
When time allows, she volunteers at Port Arthur's Hospitality Center.
Memorial's salutatorian sees himself self-employed in 10 years, owning his own business.
Vo believes having a solid plan for the future is instrumental in any type of success.
"You should know what you want in life, and establish long and short term goals," he said.
While attending Memorial High School, Vo said he was inspired by everyone he met in one way or another.
"Negative or positive, everyone I have met has influenced me to be the person I am now," Vo said
While in high school, Vo founded Memorial's juggling club.
He enjoys playing the guitar, drawing, photography, beatboxing, and is an avid Tetris player.
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Harball Hockey's Grand Finale - 2004 National Hardball Championships
2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships, Burlington, WA, Friday, July 16, 2004
Tom Hughes
July 29, 2004
2004 National Roller Hockey Championships
Friday, July 16, 2004
The 2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships came to an exciting end in Burlington, Washington on Friday, July 16th with a very thrilling and well fought game for first place in the World Class Men's Division. The Warriors, from Olympia, Washington overcame the challenge from the Rolling Phantoms of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, to become the National Champions. This was a quick moving, well executed, competitive game that went right down to the final whistle. Even though the Rolling Phantoms put up quite a fight, the speed and execution of plays from the Warriors helped them to hold off the attack by the Rolling Phantoms. This was another game that was very exciting and entertaining for the spectators. Congratulations to the Olympia Warriors for a very well played tournament.
The final results for the Bronze Division include: 3rd Place-the Loggers from Burlington, WA; 2nd Place-the Hurricanes #2 from Beremerton, WA; and 1st Place-the Thunderbirds from Utica, NY. MVP for the Bronze Division went to Bill Schmelcher from Utica, NY with 14 goals and 7 assists, and the Best Goalie Award went to Alfonso Davis from Utica, NY with 8 goals against.
The final results for the Silver Division include: 3rd Place-the Can-Am from Washington; 2nd Place-Salt Lake City, UT; 1st Place-the Hurricanes from Bremerton, WA. MVP for the Silver Division went to Jim Trussell from Salt Lake City, UT with 3 goals and 2 assists, and the Best Goalie Award went to Patrick Hird from the Can-Am with 4 gaols against.
The final results for the World Class Men's Division include: 3rd Place-the Raiders from Cumberland, MD; 2nd Place-the Rolling Phantoms from Boyertown, PA; 1st Place-the Warriors from Olympia, WA. MVP for the World Class Division went to Gustavo Arevalo from Lubbock, TX with 15 goals and 7 assists, and the Best Goalie Award went to Bill Mahay from Bremerton, WA with 12 goals against.
Friday's game results were:
Bronze Division: Hurricanes #2, Bremerton, WA - 2, Thunderbirds, Utica, NY - 5 Sno-Devils, Alaska - 4, Loggers, Burlington, WA - 4 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA - 4, Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 3
Silver Men's Division: Salt Lake City, UT - 2, Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA - 3 World Class Men's Division: Cretins, OR - 0, Americans, CA - 5 Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA - 7, Redwood City, CA - 1 Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 6, Colts, Lubbock, TX - 4 Rolling Phantoms, Boyertown, PA - 3, Warriors, Olympia, WA - 5
The Conclusion of Junior and Ladies Divisions - Hardball Hockey Championships
2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships - Burlington, WA Thursday, July 15, 2004
Thursday, July 15, 2004
The Junior Division and the Ladies Division concluded today. Final results in the Junior Division include: 3rd Place-the Warriors from Olympia, Washington; 2nd Place-the Hurricanes #1 from Bremerton, Washington; 1st Place-Chowchilla, California. MVP for the Junior Division was Nick Robinson, from Chowchilla, CA with 11 goals and 2 assists. The Best Goalie Award went to Nick Phelan from Chowchilla, Ca with 7 goals against. The final results for the Ladies Division were: 3rd Place was the Hurricanes #2 from Bremerton, WA; 2nd Place was the Thunderbirds from Utica, NY; 1st Place was the Hurricanes #1 from Bremerton, WA; MVP for the Ladies Division went to Heather Acquaviva from Utica, NY with 12 goals and 1 assist. The Best Goalie Award went to Danielle Walters form Hurricanes #1 with 2 goals against.
The game results for Thursday were:
Junior Division: Hurricanes #2, Bremerton, WA - 0, Chowchilla, CA - 8 Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 1, Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA - 3
Ladies Division: Sno-Devils, Alaska - 0, Thunderbirds, Utica,NY - 10 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA - 5, Chowchilla, CA - 1
Bronze Division: Warriors, Olympia, WA - 3, Thunderbirds, Utica, NY - 8 Sno-Devils, Alaska - 2, Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 3 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA - 3, Loggers, Burlington, WA - 5
Silver Men's Division: Warriors, Olympia, WA - 3, Can-Am, WA - 4
World Class Men's Division: Cretins, OR - 0, Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 8 Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA - 1, Rolling Phantoms, Boyertown, PA - 4 Colts, Lubbock, TX - 3, Redwood City, CA - 5 Americans, CA - 1, Warriors, Olympia, WA - 7 Cretins, OR - 1, Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA - 7 Americans, CA - 3, Raiders, Cumberland, MD - 8 Rolling Phantoms, Boyertown, PA - 8, Redwood City, CA - 2 Warriors, Olympia, WA - 4, Colts, Lubbock, TX - 3
2004 National Hardball Hockey Recap for Wednesday, July 13
2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships
July 15, 2004
Burlington, Washington
The Freshman Division played out to an end on Wednesday, July 13, 2004. The final results were: 3rd Place was the Raiders from Cumberland, Maryland; 2nd Place was the Thunderbirds from Utica, NY; and 1st Place was the Hurricanes from Bremerton, Washington. MVP honors for the Division went to Shawn Schmelcher from Utica, NY with 29 goals and 1 assist. The Best Goalie Award went to Derrick Barger from Bremerton, WA with 7 goals against.
The Results from Wednesday were:
Freshman Division: Hurricanes #2, WA - 2, Warriors, WA - 5 Cumberland, MD - 2, Thunderbirds, NY - 8 Hurricanes #2, WA - 1, Sno-Devils, Alaska - 0 Thunderbirds, NY - 6, Warriors, WA - 2 Cumberland, MD - 5, Hurricanes #1, WA - 5
Junior Division: Chowchilla, CA - 4, Warriors, WA - 0 Ladies Division: Sno-Devils, Alaska - 3, Hurricanes #2, WA - 5 Hurricanes #2, WA - 2, Thunderbirds, NY - 8 Bronze Division: Thunderbirds, NY - 2, Sno-Devils, Alaska - 0 Cumberland, MD - 3, Hurricanes #2, WA - 6 Loggers, WA - 2, Warriors, WA - 1 World Class Men's Division: Cretins. OR - 1, Warriors, WA - 5 Americans, WA - 4, Hurricanes, WA - 3 Raiders, MD - 3, Redwood City, CA - 1 Boyertown, PA - 6, Colts, TX - 1 Cretins, OR - 1, Boyertown, PA - 9 Raiders, MD - 3, Warriors, WA - 5 Hurricanes, WA - 4, Colts, TX - 3 Americans, WA - 6, Redwood City, CA - 2
PeeWee Divisions Wrap Up Contending at the Hardball Hockey Nationals
2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships - Results for Tuesday, July 13
July 14, 2004
The Pee Wee and Midget Divisions finished up their portion of the 2004 National Hardball Roller Hockey Tournament in dramatic fashion with a first ever tie for First Place. The final placements for Pee Wee were; 3rd Place went to the Red Dogs from Hoquiam, Washington and the tie for 1st Place went to the Hurricanes from Bremerton, Washington and the Loggers from Burlington, Washington.
MVP for the Pee Wee Division was Brandt Johnson from the Loggers with nine goals and one assist and the best goalie was Bobby Watrous from the Hurricanes with five goals against. The final placements for the Midget Division were; 3rd Place was the Hurricanes #2 from Bremerton, Washington, 2nd Place was the Loggers from Burlington, Washington, and 1st Place went to the Hurricanes #1 also from Bremerton. MVP for the Midget Division was Tyler Jesiel from Hurricanes #1 with 6goals and 1 assist and the Best Goalie Award went to Ryland Paval from the Hurricanes #1 with 3 goals against. The results from the rest of Tuesdays games are: Pee Wee Division: Loggers, Burlington, WA - 2, Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA- 1; Red Dogs, Hoquiam, W- 2, Loggers, Burlington, WA - 4
Midget Division: Hurricanes #2, Bremerton-0, Hurricanes #1, Bremerton-8; Hurricanes #2, Bremerton-0, Loggers, Burlington-6
Junior Division: Hurricanes #1, Bremerton-4, Warriors, Olympia-2 Ladies Division: Rollin Tuff, Chowchilla, CA-2, Hurricanes #2,Bremerton-4; Thunderbirds, Utica, NY-0; Hurricanes, Bremerton-4 Bronze Division: Hurricanes #1, Bremerton-8, Sno-Devils, Alaska-4; Thunderbirds, NY-5, Loggers, WA-2; Raiders, Cumberland, MD-0, Warriors, WA-2; Loggers, WA-3, Raiders, MD-0; Warriors, WA-1, Hurricanes, WA-3; Sno-Devils, AK-2, Hurricanes #2, WA-4 Men's Division: Warriors, WA-1, Salt Lake City, UT-2 World Class Men's Division: Cretins, OR-0, Colts, TX-8; Warriors, WA-7, Redwood City, CA-0; Americans, WA-2, Boyertown, PA-6; Hurricanes, WA-0, Raiders, MD-4
The 2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships Kick Off with Intense Competition
The 2004 National Hardball Hockey Championships - Burlington, Wash.
July 13, 2004
2004 National Roller Hockey Championships The 2004 National Roller Hockey Championships got underway in Burlington, Washington on Sunday, July 11th with a day full of highly competitive games in all seven divisions and culminating with a well planned Opening Ceremony. The results of the first days games are:
Pee Wee: Red Dogs Hoquiam,WA 1 Loggers Burlington,WA 7 Hurricanes, Bremerton, WA 8 Red Dogs, WA 0 Midget: Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA 9 Loggers, Burlington, WA 2 Loggers, Burlington WA 6 Hurricanes #2, Bremerton, WA 1
Freshman: Thunderbirds, Utica, NY 2 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA 6 Sno-Devils, Anchorage, AK 2 Warriors, Olympia, WA 5 Raiders, Cumberland, MD 6 Hurricanes #2,Bremerton, WA 1 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA 8 Sno-Devils, Anchorage, AK 0
Ladies: Rollin Tuff, Chowchilla, CA 4 Sno-Devils, Anchorage, AK 3 Hurricanes #2, Bremerton, WA 1 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA 6
Bronze: Raiders, Cumberland, MD 1 Thunderbirds, Utica, NY 9 Hurricanes #1, Bremerton, WA 3 Hurricanes #2, Bremerton, WA 4
Senior Men Silver: Salt Lake City 3 Can-Am, Linden, WA 3 The Opening Ceremonies, with Master of Ceremonies - Jim Stevenson, began with a U.S. Navy Color Guard presenting the Flag, followed with a great performance of the National Anthem by Donna Baldwin. The 1969 National Roller Hockey Championship Team, which just happened to be from Burlington, Washington, was introduced and then members of the past and current Junior, Ladies, and Men's United States World Teams were presented. The speakers for the Ceremonies included: the Director of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Dick Irwin and the Executive Director of USA Roller Sports, George Kolibaba. The Opening Ceremonies were followed with an exhibition game between Team Canada and Klamath Falls, Oregon, with the Canadians winning 5-0. The Ceremonies and exhibition game were a perfect ending to the first day of the Championships. The second day of the 2004 National Roller Hockey Championships in Burlington, Washington featured a fast paced fierce competitive battle between the Warriors from Olympia, Wash. and the Hurricanes from Bremerton, Wash. This was the one game everyone was planning to watch during the tournament, and it turned out to be even more exciting and close than anticipated. The teams battled for 40 minutes, which seemed to go by too fast for the spectators, and ended up in a 3-3 tie. The spectators hope both teams win all of their remaining games, which would place them in a sudden death playoff game at the end of the week. This would be a great way to end our week of National competition.
The results of Monday's Games are:
Pee Wee: Loggers, WA 2 Hurricanes, WA 4 Red Dogs, WA 1 Hurricanes, WA 4
Midget: Hurricanes #2, WA 1 Hurricanes #1, WA 7 Hurricanes #1, WA 9 Loggers, WA 1
Freshman: Sno-Devils, AK 2 Thunderbirds, NY 8 Warriors, WA 2 Raiders, MD 3 Hurricanes #1, WA 7 Hurricanes #2, WA 1 Sno-Devils, AK 0 Raiders, MD 6
Ladies: Thunderbirds, NY 3 Rollin Tuff, CA 3 Hurricanes #1, WA 8 Sno-Devils, AK 0
Bronze: Thunderbirds, NY 5 Hurricanes #1, WA 4 Warriors, WA 3 Sno-Devils, AK 3 Loggers, WA 3 Hurricanes #2, WA 3
Senior Men Silver: Hurricanes, WA 5 Warriors, WA 3 Senior Men World Class: Americans, WA 4 Colts, Lubbock, TX 4 Hurricanes, WA 3 Warriors, WA 3 Raiders, MD 1 Boyertown, PA 6 Cretins, OR 3 Redwood City, CA 8


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Al Woody's 6:20 Funny
Press One Joke
I was at the Town Center yesterday and got beaten up by a woman. I was on the elevator when this beautiful woman with a great bust got on. I was staring at her boobs when she said would you please press 1. So I did. I don't remember much after that.
Cross Eyed Cow Joke
One day, a farmer was tending to his livestock when he noticed that one of his cows was completely cross-eyed. He called up a veterinarian friend of his who told him to bring in his cow. The vet took one look at the cow, stuck a tube up the cow's butt, and blew into the tube until the cow's eyes straightened out. The vet charged the farmer a hundred bucks, and the farmer went home happy. About a week later, the cow's eyes were cross-eyed again, but this time the farmer figured he could probably take care of it himself. So he called his hired hand over, and together they put a tube up the cow's butt. The farmer put his lips to the tube and started to blow. Strangely, nothing happened, so he asked his hired hand to give it a try. The hired hand removed the tube, turned it around, put it in the cow's butt and started to blow.
"What are you doing?" asked the farmer, horrified.
"Well, I wasn't gonna use the side that YOU had put your lips on."
I found the remote Joke
After nearly 50 years of marriage, a couple was lying in bed one evening, when the wife felt her husband begin to massage her in ways he hadn't done in quite some time. It almost tickled as his fingers started at her neck, and then began moving down past the small of her back. He then caressed her shoulders and neck, slowly worked his hand down, stopping just over her stomach. He then placed his hand on her left inner arm, working down her side, passing gently over her buttock and down her leg to her calf. He proceeded up her thigh, stopping just at the uppermost portion of her leg. He did the same on her right side, then suddenly stopped, rolled over and became silent. As she had become quite aroused by this caressing, she asked in a loving voice, "Honey that was wonderful. Why did you stop?" To which he responded: "I found the remote."
Dog Joke
Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street when they see a beautiful, enticing, female Poodle.
Singing Frog Joke
A drunk walks up to a barkeeper one day and says, "If I show you a trick will you give me a free drink?" The Barkeep says "Depends on how good of a trick it is."
The Drunk reaches into his pocket and pulls out a frog and places him behind the piano. The frog starts to play the sweetest jazz riff the barkeeper has ever heard. He pours the drunk his drink.
The drunk, after killing his drink says, "If I show you another trick can I have another free one?" The barkeep says "If it is anything like that last one, you can drink free all night."The drunk reaches into his other pocket, pulls out a rat, sets it on top of the piano, and the rat starts scatting along with the frog."
Impressed, the barkeeper starts to pour drinks as fast as the drunk can drink 'em. After several hours, a big time Hollywood agent walks in, sees the act and franticaly asks the barkeeper who it belongs to. The barkeeper points tothe drunk who is passed out on the floor.
The agent wakes him up and says, "I will give you 1 Million dollars for that act." The drunks says "not for sale". The agent says, "Ok, 100 grand for just the scating rat."The drunk say, "deal" The agent writes the check and leaves with the rat.
The barkeeper looks at the drunk and says, "Are you nuts? You had a Million dollar act that you just broke up for a whimpy 100 g's?"
The Drunk says, "Relax, the frog is a ventriloquist"
Wedding Dress Joke
No Sex Joke
A crusty old marine corps colonel found himself at a gala event downtown, hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely young, idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the colonel for conversation. She said, "Excuse me, sir, but you seem to be a very serious man. Are you this way all the time, or is something bothering you?"
"No," the colonel said, "just serious by nature."
The young lady looked at his awards and decorations and said, "It looks like you have seen a lot of action."
The colonel's short reply was, "Yes, a lot of action."
The young lady, tiring of trying to start up a conversation, said, "You know, you should lighten up a little - relax and enjoy yourself."
The colonel just stared at her in his serious manner.
Finally the young lady said, "You know, I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but when is the last time you had sex?"
The colonel looked at her and replied, "1955."
She said, "Well there you go; you really need to chill out and quit taking everything so seriously - I mean, no sex since 1955, isn't that a little extreme?"
The colonel, glancing at his watch, said in his matter-of-fact voice, "Oh, I don't know. It's only 2130 now!"
Blonde Snow Joke
On a bitterly cold winter morning a husband and wife in Winnipeg were listening to the radio during breakfast.
They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the Snow plows can get through. "
So the good wife went out and moved her car....
A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park
your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snow plows can get through. "
The good wife went out and moved her car again.
The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must
Then the electric power went out.
The good wife was very upset, and with a worried look on her face she said, "I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snow plows can get through?"
Then with the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are married exhibit, the husband replied, "Why don't you just
leave the bloody car in the garage this time."
Clone Joke
A scientist managed to clone himself, but the clone had one major flaw - it couldn't stop swearing and behaving in a disgusting manner.
The scientist knew that although he had made one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, there was no way he could present such an embarrassing example to the world's press, so he decided to kill the clone and make a less offensive replica of himself.
The scientist took the clone to the top of a high cliff with the intention of pushing him over the edge.
"Where are you f-ing taking me, you silly old c**t?" asked the clone as they walked along the cliff edge.
"Just for a nice bit of fresh air" said the scientist, unconvincingly.
"You're going to f-ing push me over the ******* cliff aren't you, you f-wit!" screamed the clone as he tried to run away.
Unfortunately for the clone, this proved somewhat difficult as he had his trousers around his ankles and was quickly caught by the scientist and tripped up.
Quick as a flash, the scientist rolled him off the edge of the cliff and watched him fall to his death.
Several weeks went by and the scientist was wracked with guilt and decided to go to the police. Based on the fact that the clone was not officially alive, he was sure he would get away with it.
In the police station he told his story, confident that he could not be charged with anything. After much deliberation the chief inspector decided to arrest the scientist.
The scientist was shocked and asked on what charge was his arrest based on.
"Well sir, I am arresting you for making an obscene clone fall."
Let's Talk Joke
Two strangers are sitting in adjacent seats on an airplane. One guy says to the other, "Let's talk. I hear that the flight will go faster if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The other guy, who had just opened a book, closes it slowly, takes off his glasses and asks, "What would you like to discuss?" The first guy says, "Oh, I don't know... how about nuclear power?" The other guy says, "Okay, that could make for some pretty interesting conversation. But let me ask you a question first: A horse, a cow and a deer all eat the same stuff, but the deer excretes pellets; the cow, big patties; and the horse, clumps of dried grass. Why is that?" The first guy says, "I don't know." The other guy says, "Oh? Well then, do you really think you're qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know crap?"


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Mineral Wells Index
— By CLINT FOSTER | Lone Star News Group
MINERAL WELLS – Patrol Officer Chad Davis, Mineral Wells High School class of 1994, is recovering after he was wounded in the Granbury shooting Friday that killed gunman Ricky Don McCommas and Hood County deputy Lance McLean.
Davis' mother, Mineral Wells resident Peggy Smith, said her son was shot in the upper part of his right shoulder, shattering his humerus. She added that the bullet went out through his back. Davis also caught some shrapnel – broken pieces of metal – in his left knee, possibly from a ricocheting bullet or metal from McCommas' van.
"He's swollen and in a lot of pain," Smith said. "But his spirits are extremely high."
McCommas fled a home 10 miles north of Granbury in a white van after he shot deputy McLean in the head, who had responded to a disturbance call. Davis then spotted the suspect's van in downtown Granbury, made the call on the radio, and pulled McCommas over in the town square.
"Then [McCommas] immediately gets out and [Davis] said the scariest moment was looking squarely at the guy in the eyes before he opened fire," Smith said.
What ensued in the middle of historic Granbury outside of City Hall was an extended gun battle. According to a report from the Dallas Morning News, McCommas was using a heavily modified assault rifle, which he had been known to sell out of his home. Davis returned several shots, as did other law enforcement officials. After as many as three dozen bullets were exchanged, McCommas died with several gunshot wounds.
Davis was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth by air ambulance. Smith said he was in ICU for a day and was then moved to a different room on Saturday. She added that he would be released later in the day.
She said that members of the Fort Worth Police Department stayed with her son in his hospital room both night and day, all weekend.
Smith said her daughter-in-law called her with the news Friday morning that her son had been shot.
"I just broke down," Smith said of hearing the news on Friday. But by Monday, she said, "[I'm] just hanging in there with him and making sure he gets what he needs. It's still hard."
Granbury Chief of Police Mitch Galvan "has been absolutely wonderful," she added.
Officer Davis could not be reached for comment.
Deputy McLean died at John Peter Smith Hospital on Saturday in Fort Worth. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Clint Foster writes for the Mineral Wells Index. Index staff writer Libby Cluett and the Associated Press contributed to this article.


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PORTLAND -- One person was killed in a shooting in Northeast Portland Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The shooting was reported just after 2 p.m. at the Valero gas station on Northeast Killingsworth near 57th Avenue, said Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau.
Arriving officers found the victim in the parking lot and medical responders determined the person had died.


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---- — Starting pitcher Ricky Perry of Derry tossed five shutout innings, allowing one hit, to lead the 13U Bobcats in a 2-0 victory against the host Concord Cannons on Sunday morning.
Perry also had two hits and stole five bases in one of the team's best all-around performances of the season. The efficient righty faced 18 batters -- only three more than the minimum -- while striking out two and walking one. Mitchell Fama of Derry sealed the shutout with four scoreless innings of relief, notching five strikeouts.
Joseph Quintal of Bedford singled and scored the first run in the fourth inning. In the eighth, Alex Pelham of Litchfield reached on a walk and eventually scored on Quintal's laser-single to center field, giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. Perry went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a bunt single, while Fama went 1-for-4 and helped manufacture the game's first run.
The Bobcats improved to 5-1 in the Middle School Division of the Granite State Fall Wood Bat League.


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The U.S. House of Representatives needs to take more time to debate and rewrite a bill targeting so-called patent trolls because several provisions would hurt legitimate patent holders, several critics of the bill said Tuesday.
The House is scheduled to vote on the Innovation Act as soon as this week, but members of the higher education, venture capital and other industries called on Congress to refine the legislation before passing it.
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The Innovation Act is good "for people who don't like patents and would like them all to go away," said John Vaughn, executive vice president of the Association of American Universities. University researchers often invent products that are manufactured by private companies, and the bill, as written, is "going to disrupt this system," he said during a press briefing Tuesday.
The Innovation Act, sponsored by several members of the House Judiciary Committee, including Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, targets businesses that use patent licensing and lawsuits as their primary source of revenue. These patent assertion entities (PAEs) are often called patent trolls, but it's difficult to define trolls in a way that protects legitimate inventors who choose not to make products based on their patents.
The bill would require plaintiffs in patent infringement lawsuits to identify the patents and claims infringed in initial court filings, in an effort to reduce complaints about PAEs filing lawsuits with vague patent claims. The bill would also allow judges to require that losing plaintiffs pay defendants' court fees.
In addition, the bill would allow courts to delay massive discovery requests from patent infringement plaintiffs until the patent claims have been interpreted by the court, and it would allow manufacturers and suppliers to intervene in patent litigation against their customers. In recent years, some PAEs have targeted end users of technologies that allegedly infringe their patents in an effort to collect more patent license fees or court awards.
The bill has split the U.S. technology industry, with many large companies and trade groups supporting the bill.


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In a defensive struggle on Friday night, New Albany evened its record at 1-1 at John Lidy Field with a 14-7 loss to Castle. It was the Knights' fourth straight victory over the Bulldogs.
Castle got on the scoreboard first midway through the second quarter. Following a Tuwan Payton fumble at the Castle 23-yard line, the Knights went on a 14-play, 77-yard drive that ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by junior Christian Peach. Knights' place-kicker Ryan Arseneaux missed the extra-point kick and Castle led 6-0 with 7:21 left in the second quarter.
After a botched snap on a New Albany punt attempt that put the ball at the Bulldog 15, the Knights were on the verge of entering the end zone again. On first-and-goal at the New Albany 2, Bulldog senior Jeffontae McClain intercepted a short toss by Castle quarterback Will Randell at the 2-yard line.
New Albany quarterback Zach Donan made the Knights pay on the next play.
On a option keeper, the junior ran into a pile of Knight defenders near the line of scrimmage and then shifted left and kept on running
along the Castle sideline. Donan ended up with a 98-yard touchdown run, and following a good extra-point boot by kicker Vincent Falcone, New Albany took its first
lead of the night at 7-6.
The Bulldogs tried to add onto their advantage before halftime, as Falcone attempted a 49-yard field goal with 18.8 seconds remaining in the first half. Falcone's kick had the distance, but the ball floated wide of the left upright to keep New Albany's lead at one point.
A pair of Bulldog penalties helped the Knights score their second touchdown of the night.
Peach capped off a nine-play, 87-yard series with a 5-yard TD run to give Castle the lead back at 12-7. During the drive, New Albany got called for a 10-yard defensive holding infraction and a 15-yard personal-foul facemask penalty. Both infractions resulted in first downs for the Knights. Castle (1-1) used some trickery to convert the two-point conversion.
Randell acted like he was signaling a play to his wide receiver when Peach received a direct snap. Peach then pitched the ball to wideout Zach Lockyear, who then threw a dart to Randell in the right side of the end zone to put the Knights up seven.
Twice in the fourth quarter, New Albany got the ball inside the Castle 10. It failed both times to at least tie the game. The Bulldogs drove the ball to the Castle 5 early in the fourth. On fourth-and-goal, Donan tried to hit wide receiver Ravon Wright on a fade route in the left corner of the end zone, but the ball went over Wright's head, giving the ball back to Castle on downs.
On third-and-11 at the Castle 42, Randell was forced to throw an incomplete pass after getting pressured by New Albany's Damian McDuffy and Ethan Atkins. After the Knights punted the ball to the Bulldog 26, New Albany drove the ball down to the Castle 9 to give it a first-and-goal.
The Knights' defense sniffed out back-to-back quarterback keepers by Donan to put the ball at the Castle 21. Then on third-and-goal, Castle senior Tanner Weisheit sacked Donan for 9 yards to push the ball back to the 30.
On fourth-and-goal, Donan launched a pass to tight end Jared Jones in the back of the end zone. Jones caught the ball but he was out of the end zone to conclude New Albany's chance of going 2-0.
The Bulldogs will host Jennings County in its Hoosier Hills Conference opener next Friday.
New Albany 0 7 0 0— 7
Castle 0 6 8 0—14
Second quarter
C — Christian Peach 1 run (kick failed), 7:21.
NA — Zach Donan 98 run (Vincent Falcone kick), 3:31.
Third quarter
C — Peach 5 run (Will Randell pass from Zach Lockyear), 2:44.
New Albany (7-17-53-0): Donan 7-17-53-0.
Castle (6-19-77-3): Randell 6-19-77-3.
New Albany (46-274): Tuwan Payton 29-169, Donan 13-106, Ravon Wright
2-(-4), Falcone 2-3.
Castle (47-190): Peach 37-170, Randell 5-1, Matt Fuller 5-19.
New Albany: Jared Jones 2-8, Wright 3-23, Keaton Stout 2-22.
Castle: Ben Ison 2-19, Evan Watkins 3-30, Jace Parus 1-28.


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PEG GATZKE, 91, of Traverse City, passed away Dec. 8, 2012, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10:30 a.m., at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
ROBIN RENEE KESTELOOT, of Grayling, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
Cremation has taken place. A private family service was held.
The family chose Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City, to handle the cremation.


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LAKEWOOD RANCH -- After patiently waiting for months, the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority was finally able to finalize its purchase of five acres from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch to build a $2.4 million maintenance facility on Wednesday.
At $25,000 per acre, the cost of the transaction was $125,000.
The IDA was waiting on approval from Manatee County Building and Development on its site plan before making the purchase. The site plan was approved Nov. 14.
"We are expecting to break ground in mid-January," said Ryan Heise, operations manager for the IDA.
The maintenance and operation staff is expected to make the transition to the new facility the first week of September 2013.
The new facility is currently out to bid, with responses due on Dec. 13. The IDA held a pre-bid meeting for contractors to make proposals to construct the building. The contractors in attendance at the meeting were Manasota Construction, Walbridge,
Willis A. Smith, Halfacre Construction, Crowley Services Inc., Magnum Builders, Power Contracting and Universal Engineering.
Preparing the site for construction will cost the IDA $525,179.
The IDA's lease on the existing facility, a set of portables located adjacent to Pinnacle Academy on Lorraine Road, will expire next October. Pinnacle Academy, a private, nondenominational school which specializes in the education of children with autism and related disorders, is in talks with SMR, the developer of Lakewood Ranch, about purchasing the land used by the current maintenance facility.
Financing the facility, however, is still an ongoing process. In July, the IDA approved a motion to pursue a 12-year bank loan plan on the facility, but a lender has yet to be chosen.
Lakewood Ranch's Community Development District 2, which serves the Country Club and Edgewater neighborhoods, will be the lead agency on financing the $2.4 million maintenance facility. Steve Zielinski, chief financial officer of the IDA, said District 2 was the most attractive option for financing the facility because it financed the building of town hall years ago.
The new facility will include storage and vehicle areas, a 2,578-square-foot fleet bay, offices for staff, a conference room, showers, restrooms and a break room. The IDA board approved expanding the design of the facility by 2,100 square feet to include a drive-through bay, increased storage room and a covered parking area for vehicles. The alterations increased the total cost by $200,000.
The original cost estimate was $2.2 million.
Nick Williams, East Manatee reporter, can be reached at 941-748-0411 ext. 7049. Twitter:@_1NickWilliams


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By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff
Another big field of golfers is expected for the Second Annual Monster Ball Craig Bowers Memorial Golf Tournament this week in Greenville.
The first tournament last August had enough two-player teams to fill six flights. Kevin Bowers, one of the tournament organizers, said he's expecting about the same number of golfers. The tournament's been moved up to June this year.
"We've lost a few of the non-golfers that just played for support but we picked up a few golfers," he said.
The 36-hole tournament is set for Saturday and Sunday at Wright Park Municipal and Oak Creek Country Club with tee times at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
They've added a special tournament this year for the juniors, a four-player scramble that starts at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Wright Park. The event is for players ages 12 and under and has a $25 entry fee. For additional information, contact Kevin Bowers at 903-461-5422 or Bo Hartline at 903-457-2996.
The two-player scramble has an entry fee of $350 per team, with a first-place payout of $1,500.
Billy Blankenship and Eric Kelly fired a 59 at Wright Park and a 61 at Oak Creek to win the championship flight in 2012 by six strokes with their total of 120. The teams of Alan Hawkins and Corey Stone and Jon Milton with Tony Griffith tied for second with 126s.
Other winning teams included Matt Neyra and Lauren Wensel in the first flight (64-61-125), Toby Hooten and Danny Ray Bowman (65-68-1334), Brian Gibson and Kyle Gibson in the third (65-62-127), Clayton Hunter and Steve Sewell in the fourth (68-62-13), James Smith and Larry Milton in the fifth (70-68-138) and the team of Don Johnson and Frankie Morgan in the sixth (76-72-148).
The event is named for Craig "Monster" Bowers, who grew up in Greenville and was an avid golfer as well as a high school baseball and basketball player, assistant basketball coach and an assistant principal in Royse City. Bowers died in a skiing accident in Colorado in 2012.
Proceeds from last year's tournament benefitted a college scholarship fund for his children, the Greenville YMCA and the Hunt County Children's Advocacy Center.
Kevin Bowers said this tournament means a lot to Craig's family.
"Just kind of carrying on the tradition, his name and his legacy," he said. "Keeping all that alive. All the family is really involved in it."


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Felician College is a private institution that was founded in 1942. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,775, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 27 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Felician College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), Tier 2. Its tuition and fees are $29,990 (2013-14).
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Felician is an independent co-educational Catholic/Franciscan College founded and sponsored by the Felician Sisters to educate a diverse population of students within the framework of a liberal arts tradition. Its mission is to provide a full complement of learning experiences, reinforced with strong academic and student development programs designed to bring students to their highest potential and prepare them to meet the challenges of the new century with informed minds and understanding hearts. The enduring purpose of Felician College is to promote a love for learning, a desire for God, self-knowledge, service to others, and respect for all creation.
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When applying to Felician College, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due June 10. The application fee at Felician College is $30. It is least selective, with an acceptance rate of 89.8 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
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Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Felician College is 12:1, and the school has 81.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Felician College include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 68.5 percent.
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Felician College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,775, with a gender distribution of 26.4 percent male students and 73.6 percent female students. Felician College is part of the NCAA II athletic conference.
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Felician College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, health service, and health insurance. Felician College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Felician College.
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Paying for School
At Felician College, 84.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $12,202.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
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Six-hundred-thousand dollars will land in the hands of Kent State University official's hands soon after Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Tim Ryan announced the airport in Stow will get a Federal Aviation Administration grant.
The money will be used to identify future needs of the airport and benefit the administration's master plan.
The two politicians offered these quotes in a press release:
"Kent State University Airport provides important travel services to Stow and Kent-area small businesses, pilots, and visitors. This funding will improve the safety and efficiency of the airport so it can remain a reliable option for the region," Brown said.
"This grant for Kent State's Airport will help the university continue to meet the aviation needs in our area while balancing the surrounding community's interests and maintaining high environmental standards," Ryan said. "Investments like this will continue northeast Ohio's growth as a transportation center and support the infrastructure required to keep flight paths safe and accessible in the area."


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Chuck Hogan Reads @ The Book Shop Somerville:
Chuck Hogan is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including THE TOWN (aka PRINCE OF THIEVES) and DEVILS IN EXILE. THE TOWN was awarded the Hammett Prize for excellence in crime writing, and made into the movie starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, and Jon Hamm. He is also the co-author, with Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, of the internationally bestselling STRAIN trilogy: THE STRAIN, THE FALL, and THE NIGHT ETERNAL.
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Rockport Music presents Jason Vieaux, classical guitar
Fri, May 10, 2013
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Venue: Shalin Liu Performance Center
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One of the "youngest stars of the guitar world" (New York Times), guitarist Jason Vieaux is highly acclaimed for his effortless technique and the range of color in his playing. He performs in both recitals and with symphonies around the country and serves as chair of the guitar department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Whether it's interpreting a Bach suite, transcription of a Piazzolla tango, or jazz standard by Pat Metheny, Vieaux's virtuosic playing has been described as "spun magic," creating cinematic vistas with a single instrument. "...among the elite of today's classical guitarists." Gramophone
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Pella —
Richland was located two miles east of Otley on Coolidge Street near the intersection with 190th Avenue. Built on land owned by Geert Dykstra, it probably derives its name from the rich land surrounding the school. In 1959 the building was auctioned off and purchased by Mrs. Ralph (Marie) Dykstra. According to a story in the Pella School History book, the only vandelism suffered by the little school was having the outhouses turned over nearly every year at Halloween.
Teacher Marjorie Boot Vos, a longtime teacher who taught in both country and Pella schools, told me that the only unusual memory she has of this school is that a skunk took up residence under the building.
Among her students were the Pol children. I talked with Jeanette Pol Van Hal who told me there is just one year difference in age between each of the four siblings. Her mother, she said, was very busy but still managed to make the girls' clothes, including their underwear from feed sacks. Sometimes they wore their brothers' overalls. Her two brothers got up early to help with chores and went home right after school to help with the farm work. They had only one bicycle which the boys usually rode while the girls walked the mile to the school.
She recalls that every morning someone put out the flag but if a rain came up they brought it back in as it was very important to keep the flag dry. They often skipped recess to allow for a longer noon hour when condiditons for sledding were good. One year their teacher became pregnant and two or three others finished the year. "That wasn't a very good year," she said. (Imagine how difficult it must have been for the students in the late 19th century who routinely had a different teacher for each of the three terms)
Teachers included Algie Kelsey 1891, Gertie Prickett, George Douwstra 1895, Katie Ver Heul 1898, Elizabeth Gosselink 1899, Mae Fisk, Grace Hawthorne 1900, Elizabeth Van Nimwegen 1901, Lula Marshall 1902, Harrie Harmsen 1903-04, Marinus Vander Linden, Maggie Van Zee 1905, Caroline Gezel 1906, Hattie Harmsen 1907-08, Marie Vander Busse, HattieHarmson 1909, Hattie Harmsen 1910-16, Anna Brummel 1917, Hattie Harmsen, Lola Comer 1918, Raymond Vos, Miriam Fetcher 1919, Grace Pannekoek 1920-21, Rosetta Walraven 1922, Harriet A. Toom 1924, Leona Bogaard 1925, Jeanette Kentz 1926, Jeanette Rouwenhorst 1927-28, Leona Arends 1929, Mrs. Lena Schippers 1930-31, Henrietta Van Roekel 1932-33, Ada Van Dusseldorp 1934, Mae M. Vogelaar 1935-37, Irene M. Vriezelaar 1938-39. Emily Hiemstra 1940, Alta Beyer 1941, Mrs. Vyola M. Tuttle, Ruth Van Essen 1942, Marjorie Boot 1943-45, Beulahdean Bos1946, Darlene Bevan 1947, Ellen Karr 1948-49, Jo Ann Crawford 1950, Mrs. Mabel Bogaard 1951-56, Mrs. John H. Rozendaal 1957.
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TAZEWELL, Va. —
He was born May 28, 1927 at Durham, NC and was a son of the late Benjamin Louis Susman, Jr. and Ann Land Susman. He was of the Jewish faith.
Dr. Susman attended Duke University and the Southern College of Optometry. He began his practice in 1951 in Bluefield, WV. From 1953 until 2007 when he had his first stroke, he practiced optometry in Tazewell, VA where you not only received excellent eye care, but you got his famous lollipops, recipes, enjoyed his wonderful sense of humor with his jokes, and relaxed in the rocking chairs. Dr. Susman was an active member of the American Optometric Association, the Virginia Optometric Association, and the Lonesome Pine Optometric Association. He thought Tazewell, VA was the greatest and most beautiful place in the United States. He loved his community and his state and served them well. His true love was for the children of Tazewell County. Because he wanted to insure that all the students in Tazewell County would have the best education possible, he served on the Tazewell County Board of Education a total of 17 years. He worked to get grant funding for a fully equipped Health Clinic in the schools. He was Past Chairman of the Virginia State Mandated School Health Advisory Board. Some of the other ways he helped his community and state were by serving on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors, the Tazewell Town Council, the Tazewell Planning Commission, the Governor's Advisory Council, the Virginia Commission for Local Government, and the Commission for the Economic Development of Southwest Virginia. For 58 years he was a member of the Tazewell Lion's Club. He was Past President of the Tazewell Lion's Club, Tazewell Jaycees, and the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce. He served in the Navy during World War, II and was a member of the American Legion Post #133 in Tazewell, VA.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his only brother, Alan Susman. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He leaves to cherish his memories, his loving wife, Shirley Godbey Susman, who was so blessed to have him in her life; three sons, David Susman and wife, Kathy of Lexington, KY, Jayson Susman of Clearwater, FL, and Shannon Susman of Savannah, GA; his wonderful granddaughter, Allison Susman of Lexington, KY; sister-in-law, Sally Susman of Beckley, WV; niece, Robin Wartella of Beckley, WV; two nephews, Tom Susman of Charleston, WV and Ben Susman of Beckley, WV; special cousins, Emily Land Young of Wilmington, NC; Margie Land Murray of Denver CO. He is also survived by his Godbey family who loved him dearly; sisters-in-law, Nancy Wallace of North Tazewell, VA, Bertha Hancock of Wytheville, VA, Juanita Lowe of Hollywood, FL, and Doris Godbey of Daytona Beach, FL; brother-in-law, George Godbey and wife, Marilyn of Richlands, VA. Many loving nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews. His special girls from Heartland Therapy, Beth Matthews of Bluefield, WV, Bethany Ray of Cedar Bluff, VA, Billie Carol Keene of North Tazewell, VA, Kelli Orr of Richlands, VA, Liz Martin of Chilhowie, VA, Shellie Stout of Rosedale, VA, and Wendy Dillon of Tazewell, VA; his special kids, William and Abby Matthews, Peyton and Madyson Dillon, and Grayson Orr.
Funeral services for Dr. Benjamin L. Susman, III will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, VA with Rabbi Stanley Funston officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. Relatives and Friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home after 12:00 p.m. (noon), Friday, July 5, 2013.
Donations in his memory may be made to: The Tazewell High School Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund; PO Box 255, Tazewell, VA 24651.
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Tazewell, VA will be serving the family of Dr. Susman and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.


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This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes the new in-memory computing appliances from IBM and SAP that are based on IBM eX5 flagship systems and SAP HANA. We first discuss the history and basic principles of in-memory computing, then we describe the SAP HANA offering, its architecture, sizing methodology, and licensing policy. We also review IBM eX5 hardware offerings from IBM. Then we describe the architecture and components of IBM System Solution for SAP HANA and its delivery, operational, and support aspects. Finally, we discuss the advantages of using IBM infrastructure platforms for running the SAP HANA solution.
This paper is intended for SAP administrators and technical solution architects. It is also for IBM Business Partners and IBM employees who want to know more about the SAP HANA offering and other available IBM solutions for SAP customers.
This paper has been replaced by the following IBM Redbooks publication: In-memory Computing with SAP HANA on IBM eX5 Systems.
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Chapter 1. History of in-memory computing at SAP
Chapter 2. Basic concepts
Chapter 3. SAP HANA
Chapter 4. The IBM Systems Solution for SAP HANA
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I am tired of hearing people my age talk about how confusing all the new technology is. Hey I know, there is a lot going on, but Im convinced that many of us are more intimidated by the idea of technology than by the thing itself. So here are three tips to help you get the jump on all of the new data, devices, and demands they make on your brain and your time.
Tip #1: Stop talking about your age.
There is nothing that makes you sound old like talking about your age. And what does it get you? If you spend your time complaining about how bad your memory is getting or how much you miss typewriters and fax machines, is it going to make your clients trust you more? No. Is it going to make it easier to forward messages, learn keywords for SEO, or manage the content on your website? No, no and no. It will just make you feel and seem older.
Look at it this way, youre not old, youre seasoned! Youre wise! Youre the go-to person because you have lived through a few economic cycles and know more than kids just out of college. So capitalize on your wisdom and experience. Ive noticed that as soon as I pull out a tablet, or smartphone, someone in the room starts talking about being old. Stop it right now! Let your competitor sound like the old, outdated one. You should sound excited about whatever is coming next. Show fearless enthusiasm for new technologies and you will build trust with your target market.
Tip #2: Throw away the instruction manual.
Did you know that your iPhone has a digital recorder on it? Do you know how to quickly scroll to a preset message when you cant take a call, so that your caller sees that you are in a meeting and will call back later? Do you know how to hook your tablet up to a projector? If you are only using the features on your smartphone and tablet that are immediately apparent, you are missing a lot of functionality, and fun. And how do you tap into that? Read the directions? Sure, thats what you mean to do, but when are you ever really going to do that?
Stop feeling guilty about it and throw the manual in a drawer. Now, take out your device and start to tinker with it. If you get stuck, go on YouTube and find a video that shows you how to do what you want to do. There is a video online for everything you want to know. Once you have learned a new skill, take a moment now and then to show younger, hipper people how to use their smartphones or tablets. Its like a drink from the Fountain of Youth!
Many professionals miss the fact that knowledge is power, even when it isnt directly connected to your products and services. The more you know, the stronger your presence is, and the more others will trust you. Remember: as long as you can learn new tricks, youll never be an old dog.
Tip #3: Embrace Social Media
Social media marketing is here to stay. You dont want to be the last one with a horse and buggy when everyone else is sailing down the road in a new car, so dont be the last person to get up to speed on social media marketing. Old techniques like sending out direct mail pieces, making cold calls and booking conference rooms for seminars still have a place in marketing, but only if supplemented by a sophisticated social marketing program.


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Huell Howser, who died Sunday of natural causes at the age of 67, found travelogue gold in our county over a 35-year period. As such, he regularly peppered his television show, KCETs Californias Gold, with all of the various natural wonders and quirky characters the Central Coast has to offer.
I first met Howser in the late 1970s while editing The Cambrian for Ralph Scoop Morgan (an incredible character in his own right). Howser had stopped by the office, asking if I knew of an eccentric fellow who had built a home out of societys castoffs, if not virtual trash by anybody elses sensibilities.
Ah, I replied, you can only mean Art Beal (aka Capt. Nit Wit, aka Der Tinkerpaw because I tinker with my paws).
Goll-ly, that must be the place, he said with puppy-dog enthusiasm in a Tennessee drawl. So with cameraman in tow, we headed to Beals Nit Wit Ridge and were graciously greeted by the captain himself, who stood on one of the sprawling balconies created out of the detritus of paint cans, abalone shells, rocks and parts of washing machines. He happily waved us up.
Howser, as was his trademark persona, was transfixed by the experience almost to the point of rapture. He just couldnt get enough of the rambling structure, nor of the gnomish little man who held his head to one side, peering up at us under heavy brows to accentuate the image that he was a living, breathing leprechaun. Howser was enchanted.
Goll-ly, he kept repeating. I heard that exclamation numerous times over the years as he made multiple pilgrimages to our neck of the woods: walking along Morro Bays Embarcadero, (it was the most magnificent waterfront and fishing village hed ever been in); taking in the North Coast and all it has to offer in the natural beauty of its sea-carved coves; the Piedras Blancas and Port San Luis lighthouses; elephant seals; the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo Countys Octagon Barn on South Higuera Street and, of course, one of his favorite haunts that he found reason to return to time and again, Hearst Castle, where he swam in the Neptune Pool and emceed fundraising events.
But Howser also mined California Gold at Pismo Beach (and attendant Monarch butterfly groves), Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Preserve, Montaña de Oro, our countys two missions, as well as Cal Polys organic agriculture program and Paso Robles wine country. He was a virtual one-man band in bringing the wonders of this county to his audience.
Goll-ly, those in the countys tourism industry should be lighting votive candles in his memory.
But natural and man-made wonders werent the only factors in his striking the mother lode that this county offers; he loved a good human-interest story.
Thus, he featured the likes of Howard Louis, eighth son of Ah Louis, several times on his show before Louis died in 2008; and the venerable, late Virginia Miossi of Pismo Beach (who secured her 15 minutes of Gold fame when Howser was told she was the sharpest historian in town who could spontaneously answer questions without a script).
He simply loved a good story and just couldnt hold in his enthusiasm when he found one; his passion was repeatedly piqued as he found a lot of them in our neck of the woods.
Art Beal died in 1992 at the age of 96 after toiling for 50 years on his Nit Wit Ridge. Huell Howser died Sunday at the age of 67, leaving behind a golden legacy and a deep and abiding friendship with all things San Luis Obispo County.
As he told The Tribune in a 2006 interview: I love the Central Coast. Weve done a lot of stories on the Central Coast and always have wonderful experiences. I wish I could afford to live up there. It has a different feel from any other place in California.
Indeed, Huell. Thanks for mining that gold and the memories.


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Christmas will be anything but blue for those attending a holiday show in Windber.
Backed by a top-notch band, Scot Bruce is bringing his "Blue Suede Christmas" holiday show to Arcadia Theater at 8 p.m. Dec. 19.
Bruce will offer an Elvis Presley tribute concert featuring the dynamic Christmas songs recorded by "the King," such as "Santa Bring My Baby Back" and "Blue Christmas."
"It's all about the music and a respectful celebration of what was unique about Elvis in his prime," Bruce said in a telephone interview from his Los Angeles home.
"We make it our mission to shift the focus away from the stigmatized caricature that has evolved from the Elvis impersonator scene to recreating the great music."
His four backup musicians play period-appropriate instruments – upright bass, upright piano, electric guitar and drums – to reproduce an authentic sound.
"The band cares about the quality and authenticity of the music as much as I do," Bruce said.
Bruce is no stranger to the Arcadia stage. He has been responsible for two sellout crowds, but this will be his first Christmas show.
"When we talk about the Arcadia Theater, the band and I agree that the audiences are the nicest folks we have ever met," Bruce said.
"We also enjoy the historic vibes of the theater itself. It is a perfect fit for the music we play."
Bruce has all the signature Presley moves down pat, including the swiveling hips, curled lip and droopy, bedroom eyes.
He will hit the stage in full 1950s Elvis garb.
"I used to make a lot of costume changes throughout the show, then realized it was depriving the audience of hearing a few more songs," Bruce said.
Because of his uncanny resemblance to a young Elvis and his ability to sing, strum a guitar and swivel his hips, Bruce's live shows have taken him all over the world to perform his 1950s and '60s era Elvis tribute show.
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, where he was a radio personality and drummer, Bruce moved to Los Angeles in 1990.
While pursuing music and acting as a career and having been a musician and a big Elvis fan all his life, he started performing a 1950s era Elvis show as a way to survive the lean times.
What was meant to be a part-time gig to supplement his income blossomed into a full-time career.
Bruce developed a love of rockabilly during a resurgence of the music by such bands as the Stray Cats.
"It's no coincidence that all roads to that music lead back to Elvis," Bruce said.
"I'm a drummer first, and with my love of rockabilly, I abandoned the classic mullet for a pompadour haircut."
Bruce said he would never presume to say that he has mastered the sounds and stylings of Elvis, although others may argue that point. He is not Elvis and doesn't pretend to be, he said.
"There was only one Elvis, and my tribute is a work in progress," Bruce said.
"It's a show that demonstrates the relevance of Elvis' music even 50 years later."
The audience will get a blend of Elvis hits throughout the show.
People will hear the classic "Blue Suede Shoes" and many others with an ample mount of holiday favorites sprinkled in.
Bruce has performed with the Jordanaires (Presley's original backup group) and, in 2011, appeared as Elvis at 21 as part of a prestigious Elvis exhibit at the Smithsonian.
Martin Guitars has been so impressed with his performances that it presented him with an exact replica of Elvis' original Martin guitar, he said.
"I will be playing the Martin acoustic guitar during the show," he said.
Bruce prides himself on delivering a family-oriented show.
"Very few artists have such multigenerational appeal as Elvis," Bruce said. "Whether they are 4 years old or 84, they all enjoy the music together."
As Elvis, Bruce has appeared in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow.
Bruce also has appeared in recurring roles on the hit soap operas "Days of Our Lives" and "The Bold and the Beautiful." He also performs regularly at Disneyland.
Go, cats, go
Who: Singer Scot Bruce.
What: "Blue Suede Christmas" Elvis tribute.
Where: Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 19.
Tickets: Available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the box office, by calling 467-9070 or visiting www.arcadiatheater.net.
Cost: $30, $37, $39.
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Today: 7:30 a.m.
Business Before Hours: Networking opportunity for regional business owners and staffers. Coffee and cherry-infused breakfast treats from Grand Traverse Pie Company. Raffle drawings, souvenirs and gift certificates to be offered. Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge Law Offices, 101 North Park St.
8:30 a.m.
Cherry Tee Golf Clinic: For beginners and advanced players. Limit first 30 participants. Walk-ins taken as space allows. Call Bay Meadows Golf Course 231-946-7927 to reserve space. Bay Meadows Golf Course, 5220 Barney Road.
9 a.m.
Fun and Games for Special Kids: Fun-filled morning for hearing, visually, physically impaired and developmentally disabled children. Activities include pie making, obstacle course, face painting and a trip to the Midway. Wheelchair repair will be available. Event runs from until noon. Festival Open Space at Grandview Parkway and Union Street.
Seniors Shuffleboard Tournament: Equipment provided, or bring your own. Must be 50 and older. Prizes awarded to top finishers. No fee. Traverse City Senior Center, 801 E. Front St.
10 a.m.
Cherry Connection: Bringing Together Festival, Farm, and Fruit
Join Michigan State University Extension at 100-acre research farm in Leelanau County: Guided orchard tours, kids events, exhibits and samples of cherry products. Cherry Connection Shuttle picks up and drops off on the west side of the Traverse City Visitor's Center on Garland Street every half hour from 9:30 a.m. until noon. At Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center, 6686 S. Center Highway.
Festival Souvenir Tent: Browse T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coffee mugs, hats, kids clothing, cherry jewelry and more. Festival Open Space Marketplace at Grandview Parkway and Union Street.
Kids Bicycle Rodeo: Timed obstacle course. Separate heats for boys and girls and age groups 5-10. Children must bring their own bikes and helmets. Register 9-9:45 a.m. No fee. Grand Traverse Mall parking lot (near Pier One), 3200 South Airport Road West.
Million Dollar Hole-in-One Golf Contest: The closest to the pin qualifiers will return July 6 for a shot at $1 million. Closest to the pin wins a flatscreen TV from Best Buy. Bay Meadows Golf Course, 5550 Bay Meadows Drive.


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The Vampire Diaries returns to the CW with its fourth season on October 11 with "Growing Pains," in which Elena will be transitioning and the others will be helping her. Meanwhile, Klaus is going to still be in Tyler's body. These are two situations where Bonnie's magic could come in handy. Will it?
Vampire Diaries Season 4 Premiere "Growing Pains" Spoilers
TVLine has a new photo from the season 4 premiere, showing Bonnie and Jeremy working on a spell. Executive producer Julie Plec has teased that they "are very bonded to each other. In spite of having found a piece of closure in their relationship, they will continue to be drawn to each other emotionally." However, she wouldn't reveal if that's going to be "romantic or not." They may not have time to figure that out in the beginning of the season considering everything else they'll be dealing with. Bonnie and Jeremy have been through a lot, and it's just going to keep coming. Will their bond deepen with everything going on?
So what spell is Bonnie working in The Vampire Diaries season 4 premiere? She could be trying to figure out if there's a way to make Elena human again. She could be trying to right what she did by putting Klaus in Tyler's body. Once again, they're going to be looking to Bonnie's magic this season, and she's going to be facing consequences for the spell she's done from the witches. What will they think of this latest spell? Will it be something else she has to face the ramifications of?
What do you think of the latest The Vampire Diaries season 4 episode 1 spoilers from the premiere, "Growing Pains"?
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Sharon Burke, representing the Traverse City St. Francis mission group who traveled on a mission trip to Zambia, wrote on behalf of the children and staff at the Kasisi Orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia, to thank the donors who supported the annual trip to Africa in June.
"A special thank you to Munson Medical Center and Eric Warren and Debra Reed of Munson Medical Center's Pharmacy Department for their generous donation of medicines, which were put to immediate use at the orphanage," Sharon wrote. "Sue Gibson, RN, from Northern Michigan Medical Alliance deserves special recognition as well as she took the time to hand-pick items which were generously given to the orphanage."
Sharon went on the explain that each student on the trip carried an additional bag of luggage to deliver the supplies and medicine to the orphanage, which has a small hospital that provides a variety of medical treatment to children in need.
"While the staff at the orphanage was grateful for the many supplies given, Sister Mariola, who heads the orphanage, left a remarkable impression on all with a comment (she) made about the quality of the supplies that we take for granted in the U.S. She said, 'I can't remember the last time we had tongue depressors that didn't cause slivers, thank you so much to the generous people of Traverse City.'"
Sharon also sends a huge thank you to the folks at the Bayshore Marathon who donated medals and countless T-shirts for the children and the village of Kasisi. She said that the St. Francis students held various relays and competitions for the children to win medals and all of the children received T-shirts.
Finally, Sharon acknowledged that none of this would have been possible if not for Father Robbie Deka, who organizes the mission trip each year, and Bill Marsh who kindly donated transportation to and from Detroit.


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Antigua is an amazing Spanish colonial city known for its well preserved Spanish Mudejar influenced Baroque style buildings, ruins and colonial churches. Due to the wealth of cultural importance the town was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded in 1543, Antigua was the third capital of Guatemala and held the title for over 200 years.
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ARC's efficient CFD cluster update using Advanced Clustering Technology (http://www.advancedclustering.com) was featured in a case study showcasing the solution between the companies. The case study 'is a great demonstration of the ARC's response to staying at the cutting edge of technology to provide our customers the most efficient solution as possible and keeping ARC's Elements CFD software... Read More >>
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