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q&a with brian herlihy of seacom
In light of our feature article in this edition of Africa Telecoms, briefly describe how you feel about Seacom assisting with breaching the digital divide in Africa?
SEACOM is providing a large broadband connection to global networks. Consumers will be using the internet in ways they wouldn't think of today: on-demand movies, music, home-made video, watching news programs, etc. With new web applications and uses being discovered daily, the potential economic benefits of affordable bandwidth are endless. In Africa, it is projected that there will be a major demand for bandwidth driven by some of the following "hotspots":
• Tanzania is growing a logistics hub for eight East & Central African countries
• Uganda and Zambia are set to develop strong pharmaceutical research centres
• Kenya is looking at becoming a call centre hub with a major focus on Small & Medium Enterprises
• Rwanda, which has developed a visionary broadband strategy, is looking to establish a hub of bilingual call centres.
SEACOM often hears stories about the impact of inexpensive bandwidth on global Internet content in Europe, North America and Asia; however, SEACOM has seen much African-produced content that will vastly benefit the world. Recently, we met with a research group that is gathering data from traditional healers on homeopathic medicines. We were amazed to learn of the information being gathered and the potential to add to medical research globally. SEACOM's partnership with southern African research and education networks through TENET (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa) will facilitate faster development by providing subsidised international bandwidth to research and education networks across 40 universities. These education and research institutions now have 50 times more bandwidth at the same annual cost prior to the arrival of SEACOM. Bandwidth now equals the amount which was available to the entire Southern African population in 2008. TENET owns the capacity for the remaining life of the cable, resulting in substantial annual savings whilst enabling the affiliated institutions to develop and increase their international research collaborations and distance learning programmes. SEACOM is working to replicate this programme in East Africa.
Do you have an example of this scenario already or is it too soon?
We've already seen a decline in international long haul prices at the end consumer level. In East Africa specifically, Kenya's progressive approach to telecoms, has resulted in large amounts of bandwidth being made available at a fraction of the cost, resulting in a reported 200% increase in data traffic within 14 days of SEACOM's launch. South Africa has disappointed SEACOM in translating low cost international bandwidth into reduced consumer price. This is largely due to the major operators investing in their own cables and slowing any adoption of our cable. They also have a large consumer dependence on the incumbent's terrestrial backhaul and last mile, limiting the ability for ISPs and operators to pass on savings. There has been a marked improvement though. In September 2009, for example, MTN announced a 50% increase in capacity for certain corporate clients in South Africa while Telkom and M-web also announced similar increases. Connectivity is now available, and it's up to governments and internet service providers to pass on savings and capacity to their customers, circumventing constraints and bottlenecks wherever possible.
What is your opinion regarding cheaper broadband which will benefit those who already have access to the internet against those of those who currently have no access ?
Through supplying plentiful bandwidth at a fraction of the current cost, there is no doubt that SEACOM's arrival opens up unprecedented opportunities for governments, business and ordinary citizens alike. They can finally make use of a network which forms a platform to compete globally, drive economic growth and enhance quality of life. Providing broader access to Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Africa is a catalyst to unlocking sustainable economic and social development. By supporting a broad range of stakeholders its possible to develop, create growth and promote the continent as a serious player in the global economy.
From this point onwards, what do you think the next step is?
Now that Africa has a solid fibre backbone what more is needed in order to finally bridge the digital divide? An open and liberal approach to telecommunications is essential. Governments hold the key in allowing businesses to exploit ICT-linked opportunities which will enable the acceleration of broadband penetration. There is also the catalyst effect that needs to be considered. Undersea cables will justify an investment in national fibre, fibre to the home, new wireless networks, data centres, call centres and BPOs.
What has been the biggest hurdle thus far with the Seacom Project?
SEACOM is offering one, seamless product to end-users, across 11 sovereign nations. Some of our challenges were tax and contract related. SEACOM, as an international entity, had to figure out how to sign contracts at a local level and then deliver that product throughout all the countries we were involved with. SEACOM had to use its subsidiaries and local partners in each one of these countries, who were already licensed and established, to carry communication infrastructure. You're trying to set that up in a very short period – keeping in mind that construction of the cable is really only 18 to 24 months. The availability of human resources which could interact with a venture such as SEACOM was also a challenge in some countries.
With only a small amount of capacity sold thus far and a total expected capacity of 1280Gbps, what is the projected time-frame that Seacom is working towards in having the full capacity sold and used throughout Africa?
We have seen capacity purchase continue at a healthy pace since the launch. In fact, we were pleasantly surprised to see East Africa leading the charge. As demand increases and users find new ways to utilise the Internet and overall connectivity, we will experience an exponential trend in capacity requirements leading to more purchases. From an investment perspective, we expect a return on this investment within five years.
In your estimation, what effect will the partnership with Altech's KDN have on Broadband access in Central Africa?
From the outset of the project, we realised the importance of connecting inland countries to the international network and many countries set out to deploy massive terrestrial networks in anticipation of the arrival of real and affordable international bandwidth connectivity. With more and more countries getting connected to the rest of the world via the SEACOM system, it is only a matter of time before we see the direct socio-economic benefits this will have on the entire region. The African market for international bandwidth is expected to swell within a short period of time, with a significant portion of this new demand coming from East and central Africa. Altech and SEACOM have taken a giant step towards unlocking this enormous potential in East Africa. Our success would not be possible without the infrastructure which links our beach landing stations to metropolitan PoPs (Point of Presence). KDN's extensive inland infrastructure in East Africa will link our landing station in Mombasa to Nairobi, then on to Kampala and Kigali. In addition, we hope to connect Kigali and Addis Ababa soon and will continue to explore further opportunities across central African countries.
Are there future plans to extend the SEACOM network to the west coast of Africa or is the current network as far as the project is planned at the moment?
Although no specific plans are in place at this point, we will continuously evaluate all opportunities and strategic options to compliment and improve our current offering.
What impact will SEACOM's cable have on traditional voice communications in Africa or is SEACOM purely going to provide data services to the continent?
Access to previously unobtainable, cheap and easily available broadband will allow East and Southern Africa to connect to international broadband networks. The infrastructure should see Africa becoming a major competitor for call centres/business process outsourcing (BPO), research and education. Financial, manufacturing and other sectors will bring down their cost of doing business while increasing their productivity. This will, in part, be possible through the provision of cheaper traditional voice calls using fibre networks. As an example, Gateway Communications has purchase significant capacity on SEACOM.
ip-peering federation for south africa by Richard Smuts Steyn
Democratising Telecoms In South Africa... and beyond
Partnership Will Help Operators in Emerging Market Offer VoIP and Next-Generation Services Easily and Cost-Effectively.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Multisource, the South African wireless services provider, and London-based XConnect, providing next-generation interconnection and carrier ENUM-registry services, have formed a partnership to help South African service providers take advantage of growing opportunities in the country's increasinglycompetitive telecommunications market.
The partnership, known as XConnect SA, will establish a multilateral peering federation, which will offer operators advanced VoIP and next-generation network (NGN) peering capabilities via an in-country interconnection hub. The Federation will provide a simple, cost-effective means for exchanging traffic within Southern Africa and globally. The newly appointed CEO of XConnect SA, Christopher Geerdts, said the partnership underpins the principles of Interconnect 2.0, ushering in the next generation of VoIP in South Africa. "Our vision is to democratise voice and multimedia communications by empowering telecommunications players to focus on growing their core businesses whilst reducing barriers of complexity and costs," he said. He added that one of the key benefits of Interconnect 2.0 is the 'IP-all-the-way' principle, which ensures that the quality of calls is maintained and multimedia services can be fully utilised. The Federation services will be launched in May, enabling operators to interconnect their networks and to route calls seamlessly and efficiently through a scalable, multilateral interconnection hub. This single regional hub, enabling multi-lateral IP Interconnection and Peering is based in Telehouse at Teraco in Johannesburg. The single hub will offer, for the first time in Africa, two significant and primary benefits, namely a single point of interconnection between all providers, and subsequently policy management of the interconnection point for those service providers. This considerably reduces the overall costs of managing a complex set of interconnections, in addition to managing interoperability issues between protocols, particularly when set within the imminent multimedia and High Definition (HD) voice environment.With fibre connectivity bringing the possibility of more and improved services, at lower costs, South Africa is on the cusp of a genuine democratisation of its telecoms environment, and a paradigm shift from simply a VoIP environment to a SoIP (Services over Internet Protocol) landscape. The possibility of HD voice and improved multimedia services become a reality through the creation of this single regional hub. In April 2010, U.S. VoIP service providers offering highdefinition (HD) voice services participated in a trial of the world's first IP-peering federation created for exchanging HD voice traffic. HD voice reproduces human speech with substantially greater clarity, depth and nuance, using codecs that capture more than double the frequency range of traditional circuit-switched calls while generally requiring less bandwidth. The rich, naturalsounding quality of HD voice calls often is likened to that of face-to-face conversations. As a result, fixed, mobile and Web 2.0 service providers are increasingly adopting HD voice as an added value because it enables superior-quality voice communications compared with those supported by the legacy PSTN. However, most HD voice services today are available only within a given operator's network. Global utilisation of HD voice will require crossnetwork calling, with the entire call path and all endpoints supporting the rich features. The Global Alliance of Federations was set up to enable this. XConnect CEO Eli Katz comments: "Our Interconnect 2.0 services are ideally suited to helping operators in South Africa overcome the challenges of next-generation interconnection and peering. The federation will enable easy interworking and interoperability between fixed, mobile and Web 2.0 networks." The Global Alliance enables members to deliver advanced IP services across regional and global networks, as well as decrease costs and increase service quality. In addition to reducing termination costs, service providers are spared the considerable time and resource allocations of establishing and maintaining separate interconnection agreements with each of numerous providers. End-to-end IP interconnection also allows for higher call quality than the PSTN can support, as well as multimedia features. "With the proliferation of IP and VoIP players, the complexities and associated costs of interconnecting operators and telecommunication networks have become central concerns for South African service providers," said Multisource CEO Richard Smuts-Steyn. "To compete successfully in our country's emerging telecoms market, operators need a secure and scalable point of interconnection and the comprehensive services our federation will offer."
"As we enter an era of explosive growth in South Africa's VoIP market, in terms of services and complexity, service providers are looking for solutions that can offer more cost-effective ways of communicating and carry the functionally rich bouquet of multimedia communications from end to end," he added. Smuts-Steyn noted that interconnectivity extends beyond traditional voice connections to include the multimedia environment. For example, he said: "When you talk with someone on Skype, you are able to use both voice and video. When you break out of the Skype environment and connect to a cell phone, you lose the valueadded video connectivity. This is because many networks do not support the complexity of multimedia interconnection. The new federation will provide technically elegant interconnect across all mediums."The ultimate goal of this partnership is to create a virtual network and provide regional services that instantly integrate with all networks globally, and create a truly global service similar to markets in Europe, North America and the Far East. Within a regional context, the agreement keeps Africa at the forefront of developments in ICT and ensures that the momentum of the last decade towards ICT's as enablers of development and change remains unabated.
Sidebar: THE 2008 ALTECH RULING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA
The 2008 Altech Ruling by the South African High Court, under Judge Davis heralded the era of true liberalization for the country's telecom sector. The Transvaal Division of the High Court ruled in favour of an urgent application brought by Altech Autopage Cellular on the question of whether VANS are allowed to self-provide (build their own networks or lease these facilities from companies such as Telkom). "It is declared that the applicant [Altech Autopage] was entitled to self-provide its own telecommunications facilities from 1 February 2005," acting judge AJ Davis wrote in his judgment. The South African landscape shifted from 2 fixed, and 3 mobile providers (Telkom, Neotel, Vodacom, MTN and Cell C) to up to six hundred fully converged license holders with provisioning rights). According to Alison Gillwald, Director, Research ICT Africa!, The EDGE Institute, "The judgement cuts through the defence of the Ministry and ICASA that any automatic granting of network licences to former VANS operators would result in absurd proliferation of network providers that was not sustainable in terms of the scarce resources required to do so." This he points out, is simply not correct. Only spectrum is scarce and it is anyway licensed separately. The real cost of building and operating a network would anyway inhibit all 600 potential applicants from operating a network. The benefits to the consumer cannot be under estimated, yet an immediate constraint becomes the ability of multiple service providers to interconnect, and the regulations thereof. ICASA's Regulations on Interconnect specifies that all providers must interconnect upon request, by law. The days of bi-lateral interconnections are numbered with the requirement for a shift to multi-lateral agreements becoming essential.
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Taliban 'tweets responsibility' for Kabul attack
A spokesman for the Taliban on Twitter has confirmed the Islamic fundamentalist group was responsible for the gunfire attack on an international compound housing military contractors in eastern Kabul, Afghanistan.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted:
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The attack began earlier today when a convoy of vehicles belonging to foreign forces were attacked by a car explosion, according to reports.

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Rigging for tarpon is relatively simple. I start with a 3-foot Bimini twist tied to 5 feet of 80-pound leader with a Bristol knot, and with a short piece of 90-pound fluorocarbon between the mono and the circle hook. Of course, you can use all mono or all fluorocarbon, but I think you get more bites with fluorocarbon. Slide your float of choice (brightly-colored foam floats are easier to see than cork versions) onto the leader before you tie on the hook and secure it at the top of the heavy leader. That's it.
RODS: Spinning or conventional rods with lots of lifting power.
REELS: Spinning or conventional reels capable of holding at least 200 yards of 20- or 30-pound-test with strong, smooth drags.
LINES: Mono or braid, 20- to 30 pound.
BAIT: Live silver mullet, dollar-sized crabs, large pilchards or, in a pinch, pinfish.


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Production designer Thomas A. Walsh has been elected president of the Art Directors Guild (ADG) for a two-year term by the general membership of ADG, effective January 1.
At the same time Jim Bissell was elected vice president for a two-year term. Also elected for two-year terms were Tom Taylor, formerly ADG vice president, to the office of secretary, while Michael Baugh and Bill Creber were re-elected ADG treasurer and administrator, respectively. Outgoing president Jack De Govia opted not to run for re-election after serving two terms as president.
Walsh's career has embraced production design work for feature films, Imax/Omnimax, television, documentaries as well as Broadway and regional theatre. He has been a member of the Guild's executive board for two years, chairman of its Film Society for the past three and a member of the board of directors of the recently-formed Center for Film & Television, a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve outstanding design achievements and engage in numerous ancillary design activities.
Further ADG elections are now underway to select five from among six members to serve two-year terms on the Guild's executive board. Continuing as trustees are Jan Scott (with two years to serve) and Dahl Delu (with one year to serve). Other continuing board members with one year left in their terms are Cate Bangs, Rick Carter, Jim Newport and Vickie Paul. Serving on the Guild's nominating committee were Paul Peters, Christa Munro, Dan Lomino, Chris Burian-Mohr and Michael Corenblith. Scott Roth is executive director of ADG.
President-elect Walsh won a prime-time Emmy and an ADG Award nomination for Buddy Faro in 1998. Walsh is a leader in designing for Imax and two of his projects received Documentary Academy Award nominations (for The Living Sea, 1995; and Dolphins, 2001). He served as Tony Walton's associate designer for several years on Broadway, working on such Tony-winning shows as I'm Not Rappaport, The Real Thing, and My One and Only. Walsh is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts.


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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Free Wi-Fi could be coming to the New York City area's major airports.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is set to vote Wednesday on a plan to offer free access at Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia airports, to a point.
The Record newspaper reports passengers would have to pay after 30 minutes.
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San Juan Range > Handies Peak > Climber's Log
Handies Peak Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2005
|7/3/05 - East Ridge from Grizzly Gulch
11/3/07 - From Boulder Gulch. Climbed with two neighboring 13ers to the east (13,795 and "Campbell Creek Peak").
12/29/11 - Winter ascent via Boulder Gulch from Cataract Gulch TH (winter closure).
|Posted Jan 2, 2012 9:45 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2011
|Posted Oct 29, 2011 1:04 pm
|Ted Eliason
|Very scenic summit
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|Follow up after an Uncompahgre repeat. An easily obtained summit in good conditions with spectacular views of the grenadiers to the south.
|Posted Oct 13, 2011 7:37 pm
|Timothy Pearl
|First SJ 14er.
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011
|Perfect morning outing up Grizzly side. Wildflowers going off! With Eric n Lily.
|Posted Aug 8, 2011 11:22 am
|with philmont kids in 2002, we went straight up from the parking lot, probably class 2...san juans, the most beautiful CO range. would like to tag it again on the hardrock 100 soon...
|Posted Jul 16, 2011 5:25 pm
|From American Basin
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 1981
|Climbed with my Father
|Posted Jun 6, 2011 10:40 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2002
|One of my favorites.
|Posted Apr 23, 2011 4:41 pm
|American Basin
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2006
|Fun hike. Two guys enjoying Coors Original at the summit helped us point out other familiar 14ers. Didn't stay too long, as thunderstorms loomed.
|Posted Apr 19, 2011 11:42 am
|With Sunshine and Redcloud
Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
|This was a nice easy hike from American Basin. Surprised at all the snow in September.
|Posted Feb 18, 2011 1:20 am
|Beautiful Hike!
|Just a great all around hike/climb. Views were exceptional.
|Posted Feb 7, 2011 7:48 pm
|From American Basin
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
|Awesome father's day jaunt with the old man.
|Posted Feb 4, 2011 12:58 pm
|American basin
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
|with wild flowers everywhere
|Posted Jan 13, 2011 12:24 am
|San Juan Backpacking
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2010
|Done along with 5 other 14ers during a week long backpacking trip in the San Juans. Did the standard route. Beautiful hike!
|Posted Dec 20, 2010 9:09 pm
|Grizzly Gulch
|I've done it from American Basin, too. Fun quick hike.
|Posted Dec 17, 2010 2:14 pm
|Montana Matt
|Grizzly Gulch
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2009
|Amazingly gorgeous hike. I was very grateful to have Leah with me to share it with her.
|Posted Dec 11, 2010 1:47 pm
|September 2001?
|Posted Oct 24, 2010 7:04 pm
|Beautiful fall day
Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2003
|Short-sleeved t-shirts on top - perfect day from Grizzly Gulch.
|Posted Oct 11, 2010 1:00 am
|Late Afternoon Summit on Beautiful Sunday September 19th 2010
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010
|Wanted to tackle a 14er for the weekend, decided Handies was close and accessible. No snow or inclement weather, no wind, temps in the sixties+. When NOAA idnicates weather like this - don't feel discouraged about late starts. Started at 12:45 or thereabouts, summited about 3:30PM, back at Jeep @ 5:15PM. What took me 1.5 hours from lake fork area only took me 30 minutes back, was back at American Basin Parking area in about 1hr and 15 minutes. If you haven't traveled Alpine Loop before from Silverton, do be prepared with a high clearance 4X4 vehicle with skid plates + AT tires! I've taken my Grand Cherokee and Commander thru this area, no problems but if you don't have skid plates and AT tires you risk sidewall punctures and oil pan punctures. Info online is lacking coming from Silverton - my simple notes is 5.9 miles from Animas Forks, basicly up over the pass and down and right at botton of Cinnamon Pass is the turn to American Basin and the trail head.
|Posted Sep 24, 2010 2:37 am
|Sarah Simon
|Via American Basin
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010
|In Colorado, September can be summer, September can be winter, and...if we're lucky...September just acts like September. Warm, crisp, clear, sunny days...not too hot, not too cold. No snow, no thunderstorms. We slept until 7:30 AM, ate a big b'fast, left the Bed & Breakfast at 10:00 and didn't reach the trailhead 'til 11:00. I love this time of year...when it behaves like September.
|Posted Sep 19, 2010 11:06 pm
|Brad Snider
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2010
|Enjoyed watching the sunrise from Handies summit to end my 2010 trip to Colorado. Hiked in from American Basin.
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Accommodation Kenya Mombasa Mtwapa Creek Villa
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***FREE FULL BREAKFAST, WiFi and sunloungers*** The OCEANFRONT VILLA is situated at the most beautiful shores of the Indian Ocean inlet Mtwapa Creek within 6000 m2 of land engulfed by palms, Bougain Villeas and other tropical plants. Deluxe en-suite guest rooms with ceiling fan, new split air conditioning (Use of air con for an extra charge of 8 €/day), mini bar fridge, king size bed, mosquito net and Ocean/Creek view.
The exclusive private natural stone pool of 16 x 12 x 2.8 m is placed between the villa and the creek. For nature lovers there are several guided walking tours around the Mtwapa Creek.
If your choice is half board (+10 EUR per person/day) or full board (+16 EUR per person/day) you can indulge in your meal either in our 110 sq m wide and 6m high Matiti style salon - which includes a hand carved mahogany bar and sitting lounge - or on the veranda overlooking the pool and stunning view of the Mtwapa Creek.
Villa Annchen provides a complete private atmosphere, available for you are 4 en suite double bed rooms with king size beds furnished with African carved hardwood made with exceptional attention to detail and design. The rooms are simple yet sophisticated oozing African culture and luxury.
Ceiling fan, low sound split air conditioning (air conditioning NOT INCLUDED in room rates. Usage for extra charge of 8 EUR per room per day), mini bar fridge, king size bed, mosquito net and private bath with bathtube in every bedroom.
AIRPORT TRANSFER available on request for € 25 (1-3 person) or € 45 (4-7 person).
Villa Annchen is situated at Mtwapa Creek, 15 km north of Mombasa.
If you come from Nairobi/Mobasa/Airport you have to look in Mombasa for the direction MALINDI / KILIFI/ MTWAPA to the North Coast.
You must cross the NYALI BRIDGE, after crossing you drive 15 km till you reach the MTWAPA CREEK BRIDGE. After crossing Mtwapa Creek you reach Mtwapa. Villa Annchen is situated waterfront at Mtwapa Creek 1.8 km after Moorings Restaurant at Mtomondoni (Mtomondoni Creek Road).
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fabulous family vacation getaway in New Smyrna Beach
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This a a very spacious, newly updated oceanfront condo on the no-
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DEE NICE is one of those DJ's who just doesn't let himself get locked up in his style.
He plays HOUSE, ELECTRO, TECH HOUSE, PROGRESSIVE, MINIMAL and DEEP TECHNO - all with the same gusto. His facility to adapt and the groove of his sets makes him one of the popular DJs in Paris.
"When a track is good - be it House or Techno - as long as it grooves, I play it" We can leave categories to the disk shops: it's all about electronic music".
This Frenchman - a native of the Caribbean - has lived in a musical environment since day one.
Born into a family of musicians, he grew up with Black music: Soul, Funk, Jazz- And it's still this music which rhythms his life.
After having started at Folies Pigalle (Paris) over eight years ago, DEE NICE very quickly affirmed his style and found his place in the sun amongst the best of the DJ crowd.
Perfectionist and meticulous, he's always wanted to bring on a personal touch to his sets, by playing accapellas and by selecting his music very carefully.
With his increasingly acclaimed talent, he didn't waste any time putting that talent to practice by getting a foothold in Paris' famous "Queen" club for the "WadKlub" nights organized by WAD magazine.
He then followed up by playing in most of the big Parisian nightclubs: "Red Light", "Bains Douches", "Studio 287"" Just to mention a few of them.
Moreover, DEE NICE is the only DJ who can accumulate such footholds in several Parisian nightclubs, an irrefutable proof that his talent transcends the exclusive cleavages which divide rival clubs.
From that day on, DEE NICE plays frequently abroad, bringing with him the recipe which has made his success: 'Music is like a bubble in which you trap people inside. There are three elements to make people dance to a cut: rhythm to get those legs moving, melody to get those hips and shoulders moving and voice (or harmonies) to get that head starting to swirl '".
DEE NICE has notably played in clubs such as La Rocca (Belgium), Cookies (Berlin), Via Notte (Corsica), Paradise Garage (Portugal), Sonar Festival (Barcelona)- Just to mention a few of them.
These are all clubs with an international reputation, and they all appreciated the quality of his work. He often goes back to mix for them.
In 2006, he was booked to play at the closing of "Space" in Ibiza (Spain). He didn't go unnoticed there, playing over six hours in Red Box, upstairs at "Space". "I started at half past midnight and I was supposed to play until 2 in the morning. Not seeing the DJs who were scheduled to play after me, I played until 7 in the morning" It was by far the best of my experiences as a DJ''.
And it was no coincidence that the following year, the promoters of the Saturday night evening at "Space" - "Gorgeous Ibiza" - called upon his services to be one of their new resident DJs.
DEE NICE is currently a resident at "Folies Pigalle" (Paris) - at the very hype "Paris Paris" club (Paris) for its "WadKlub" evening - at "40 Seconds" (Berlin) for its "My DJ" evening - at "Space" (Ibiza) for the "Gorgeous Ibiza" evening - and at the "Oasis" club (Hammamet, Tunisia).
DEE NICE often has the opportunity to play with the big names of the electronic scene such as TOM NOVY, ERIC MORILLO, SANDY RIVERA, DAVID MORALES, LOUIE VEGA, AXWELL, SANDER KLEINENBERG, TIMO MAAS. He even developed lasting friendships with some of them.
A DJ before being a producer, his work with the French label Paradise Records has enabled him to do remixes for DINO LENNY, ELIO RISO, RACHAEL STARR, JESSE GARCIA, DJ GEE, SWEN WEBER.
And so he can express himself fully and give his vision of a cut; working in close collaboration with this label, he has already made about ten remixes and several compilations.
Currently focalising on his own productions, he spends most of his time during the week in his studio and on weekends in the clubs, where he finds the source of his inspirations.
This workaholic always has another surprise up his sleeve. His next objective is to place his productions on the best charts.
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Synapsis rocks next with a full ep from G. Marcell called The Coming (Future). In this four tune project G. Marcell shows off his melodic skills with many nice melody and bass line phrases. The dance energy is non stop and as the ep progresses so does the deepness. Perhaps the future is all ready here, let's listen to the the sonic waveforms.
Barbarix///A stuttering bassline begins the ep as the beat drops, melodic notes appear that starts to vary in note length. Percussion beats as toms hit in between the quarter notes. Sounding like the name with the rough and taking no prisoners textures.
Silent Rush///Next up is a tune where the tones stay in the higher note registers. The bass line is sneaky as the note timbre begin low and tail off to higher tones. Syncopation everywhere as the beat drops after a few intro phrases. Droning notes help to fill out the tune, later a chord progression opens up with new melody notes added, causing a nice B section. Banging percussion all the way through.
Warped Mind Structure (People)///Though the beat is 4/4 the elusion of a break beat is perceived as the toms syncopate. A deep bassline kicks in to anchor the beat. Even deeper chords come in afterward to emote feelings of the past. People can you feel this? The bassline subtly becomes more complex as time floats by.
DirtyAsDistortion///Ending this 12″ with another grimey bassline is very fitting, a manic bass rides as the kick hits. Notes drone at the top, then suddenly a string melody line comes in, adding feelings to the mix. But the melody only last a moment as the bass line beats only to re-appear again. Yeah work it out.
Four jams moving in unison to bang the box!
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Murph Tone Jack Session Remixes have come up, I was planning to do a remix vinyl for at least a year. And finally the opportunity came up for me to get four reinterpretations from Chicago producers Chicago Skyway, G. Marcell, Ike Release, and Steven Tang. Their contributions expand the Jack Session with deep and rhythmic tunes that will rock from warehouse to boats.
Chicago Head (Chicago Skyway Remix)///The remix 12″ begins with hihats, melodies, and a train trip that explores the jack. Bouncing melodies accompany a story about life perceptions. The subtlies of the beats showcases Skyway's drum programming.
Tender B (G. Marcell Tender Touch Remix)///The A side ends with classic G. Marcell percussion and drowning pads. Meanwhile the chords move in the background as a secondary broken kick pattern comes forth. The tune slowly builds and breaks as the kick drum pulsates.
Technicals (Ike Release Remix)///The B side begins with squelchy bass lines and some Murph Tone percussion sounds. Re-triggered percussion move around as the bass line continues to to tap the frequency spectrum to emotive rawness.
Tender B (Steven Tang Remix)///Ending the 12″ is a deep house jam that has the chord sound changed with a new bassline and string melody. Nice and deep is this tune.
Subtleties in music inspired the jack session album as the remixes follow this same ethos. This is the conclusion of the Murph Tone Jack Session.
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008 materializes from Spirit of the Black 808 with a "12 called Guerilla Shit. SB808 manifests three rough, rugged, and raw tunes in which the waveforms are stopping eardrums and woofers meanwhile experimenting but still staying true to the Chicago ethos. So we at Synapsis continue to push the underground music; hence guerilla shit!
King Kong///Percussion rings out while tom drums began as the focal point of the tune. The attention torch is passed when a detuned bass melody begins to ring out notes. Periodically vocals come and go for most of the journey while some bass staccato sounds augment the piece. This tune begins the EP with an eerie feeling as the melody line continues to articulate long and slightly dissonant notes.
Guerilla Shit///Raw percussion begins as toms bang and synth lines pulsate. Chords come in early to join the flurry momentarily. Vocals ring out as a brother tries to catch your attention. Jack mode grabs the soul as the track continues to groove. "Man, you just got hit with some Guerilla Shit!"
4dabrothasthatainthere///To finish off the EP we have the most experimental tune holding down the B side. Slowed down acid lines begin while a voice gives a shout out to the fallen brothers. Emotive chords sound as the percussion moves and moves. After each phrase new sounds and rhythms proceed to fill out the beat while a subbass plays in the lowest note registers. Meanwhile the acid line is steadily tweaking to provide a journey.
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The Sun God materializes some celestial beats into existence from the sun. Our sun is one of trillions in the universe and some say they are the evolution of souls. This alias by Jamal Moss continues to channel this energy into waveforms with a three track concept titled Root Frequencies Project. Tough tunes that channel beats, melodies, and rhythms that are typically celestial in nature. Sometimes harsh but always soulful and raw. That's how we like it over here, so let's get to the sound samples:
A1.Root Frequencies///Pulsating synths begin as crunchy drums roll on to support the flurry of melodies that appears. Polyphonic synths continue to rang as the arrangement develops and the percussion begins to pick up. There are much happenings in this tune as it runs for 13:00 minutes of crunchy textures.
B1.Memory Disruption///Jack mode in full effect, the tune starts in main swing as one synth is hitting on all the 16th notes within the beat. The drums are moving as that first synth falls into the background and a new string line appears to speak. The bassline comes in to complete the jack groove.
B2.Hashish///This last tune of the project which will definitely attack the senses. Vocals, flange, and toms are in the forefront as a b sections arrives with more percussion, more flange, and a distorted bass lick. Later variations of A and B patterns ring out as the song continues in this fashion with slightly more schizo-frantic movement until completion.
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Innerspace Halflife Tour early 2013
It has been a minute since I have updated this space with a post, but I had to decompress from the EU trip. Overall the trip consisted of seven countries in little under two months. I rocked dj sets and live PAs as Innerspace Halflife. In the previous post Stockholm was rocked, so now we are back at our base in Berlin as we rock T Room session.
During the next week before I go to Brescia, Italy to play Disco Volante.
After experiencing Brescia for a short time, I drink some fine wine and home cooked food. Thinking about how special Italy is in general, I got to get down on some rotary knobs and snapped off.
I figured I would beat them down with the Jack, some official Chicago shit. Unfortunately none of my set was recorded but it will live on in the peeps in attendance minds. I ride back out to Berlin.
While in Berlin we take in some more history and culture before adding to the culture and rocking at the legendary club called Tresor.
This place is located in an old power station which is responsible for breaking in some of the earliest Techno djs to Europe.
I am still house though, however it was an honor to play this show in which I rocked the drum machine and played records…from here Hamburg awaits.
The Smallville crew welcomes us as we ride up north to rock a live PA.
Interesting place as we get to see more of regular Germany and not the enigma called Berlin. The people were very receptive as we closed down the Golden Pudel at 7am on a Thursday night. The Hamburg party people know what's up as we rocked the live beats for them.
Berlin is calling again for a few days as I finish recording an album called Reverse Digital Files and Paris comes into the mix.
In Paris, we got to play records at one of the hottest parties in France. Concrete was off the hook as hundreds of people checked out the set and got down.
Paris is definitely full of flavor, with people from all over contributing to the mix. Young inspired artists exists everywhere as we make way through Paris soaking in the intensive art and culture.
Seeing this beautiful city we were in for another treat as we train it to Bordeaux.
Laid back chilled Bordeaux accepted us with open arms as we shared much food, wine, and culture. Again we got to play records on the iBoat and rock a live PA at Bootleg.
Young generation of party people was there to check us out. The spot was rocked as we made our way up to Manchester.
The north English kick it hard, arriving here we had to go straight to the venue and sound check. However once the party got going it was an Innerspace Halflife take over. There were two PA sessions and two record playing sets involved, we did not leave that party until late morning and people were still going.
Whoa is all I have to say, as the Mancunians like there baselines hard and dirty. Me to, me too. Berlin is calling again.
We rock StudioR and then I rock Prince Charles for Soulmate.
Meanwhile I take in the German culture and partake in eating some döner amongst other German eats. Going out to a few parties and meeting with some peeps I then make my way to Bucharest which is trippy.
The Romanians also know how to get down and party. It is a most peculiar place because of the feral dog situation. Though they are regularly scenery to the locals I however am always astonished when I see these packs. The party was great and met up with some nice friends as I got to rock a proper club. Berlin is calling again…
Learning much about German culture I realize I need to take some German classes and get some real practice, this is a nice thought. I then think of this long last leg of the trip. London is next for a week.
It is very cold and heat comes when Innerspace Halflife comes in to rock Boiler Room, which was a pleasure to say the least. We shared the stage with some serious producers and live acts. It was a solid experience.
Then we rock a dj set at the NTS station for the radio show, banging tunes all Innerspace Halflife.
Later we make another attempt to take over the Dance Tunnel with a live PA and dj sets. Meanwhile taking in all the culture. Amsterdam comes up next as we are winding down.
Not knowing what to expect but realizing that Dutch people have to be one of the tallest groups of humans alive we come here for one day to rock Club Up.
Very bizarre times but met some great people all the while. Rocking a live PA then we take the train through Belgium to rock our last show in Paris.
There is little time to spare as we take in some more French culture before we go to our last event. Batofar is in south Paris and is banging boat party. Feeling lucky to be back in beautiful Paris as we end with a serious live PA session.
After an amazing time and getting some chops on the International stage our trip comes to and end. I met lots of wonderful people and touched and was touched by many people and much music. Must say it was a life changing event, hope to do it again some day.
Stockholm Madness
So first time up north to Stockholm, where it was snowy cold, yet super organized as we took Innerspace Halflife there to bang the Swedes' eardrums at Under Bron!
Done with stop one, making tunes in the dance music party capital octal led Berlin! More later….
hakim murphy
Innerspace Halflife Live PA Session on RTS.FM
2013 starting strong with solo releases and of course the collobaration live PA as Innerspace Halflife. As we improvise and bang out some tunes on the three machines we get ready to take this show on the road. So, ah, yeah Innerspace Halflife Live PA for 90 minutes.
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Innerspace Halflife Live PA
This is the first post from 2013 and I would like to say this year is lining up to be better than 2012. Many new things happening with my solo career and as Innerspace Halflife. I would like to present the first of many Live PA's coming from Innerspace Halflife as a Modyfier podcast.
Read the prose here, and enjoy as there is more great music to come this year from myself and the labels.
hakim murphy
Dance Duo Innerspace Halflife goes old school
In advance to the first Innerspace Halflife show at Smartbar on December 15th for Hugo Ball, a nice little article appears courtesy of Time Out Magazine that discusses some of our philosophies and techniques on music making and presentation. The article can be read here. Shouts out to Jason Robinette for taking the photos, Jennifer Salim for the styles, and Natalie Salim for the make up. It was quite a cold day in December when the photo shoot took place, but as Hannibal from the A-Team always says, "I love it when a plan comes together." More news on the group shortly, so watch this space for details.
Hakim Murphy
009 materializing, this time from G. Marcell titled Sound Extravagance EP. Five musical compositions that are firmly rooted in Chicago but offer much variety to the romanticized concept. G. Marcell's beats hold true to his home town production ethos with sampling, beating arrangement, and spoken word. This aforementioned variety in sound brings great depth to this 12″. Judge for yourself as we get to the soundwaves:
Beatbr8ker///begins with lonely synth string arpeggios that lead into banging drum beats. Interesting movement is a constant as the arpeggiation continues to reinvent itself over and over like an acid line.
SubDivision///beating bassline and drums begin this journey. Marcell portrays great style in minimalist track arrangements as the samples offer the attention with relentless banging drums and bass.
2MinutePleasure///is an interlude that offers the filter sound of the 90's.
She's Fly (Lover Her Conversation Mix)///pulsating old beats begin as the bassline sounds in 12/4, spoken word is begun and piano melodies swirl around to make your head bounce.
UFuseDude///idiosyncratic melodies sound out as the drums move in the background. Droning pads ride underneath the surface as the bassline bounces with long notes.
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Actress Sarah Jane Morris and Rooney drummer Ned Brower welcomed a baby girl into the world over the weekend.
The new mother and former Brothers and Sisters star took to Twitter to share the details with her followers.
Happy to share the good news that I am officially done being pg & am now mother to little GIRL, Beau Katherine who was born on 2/1! In LOVE!—
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KNEŽEVI VINOGRADI, Croatia I try never to waste an opportunity to experience unfamiliar wine, especially in a municipality called "prince's vineyard". I found there's more to drinking in southeastern Europe than Slivovitz, plum's leap to immortality.
Croatia (Republika Hrvatska to the 4.5 million inhabitants), an area about twice that of Massachusetts, in the northwest corner of the Balkans, is a crescent draped over Bosnia. Unlike states farther east, it is predominantly Roman Catholic and uses the Roman alphabet – though Croatian seems impoverished of vowels. Its eastern neighbors, of the Eastern Orthodox persuasion, write with Cyrillic characters. Croatia is urbanized, literate, industrialized. It is a place where "Tito" does not evoke a baseball manager.
Like its neighbors, Croatia has a lot to live down. It was inhabited in prehistoric times, later colonized successively by Illyrians, Greeks, who introduced viticulture, and Romans, who advanced the wine culture. Slavs migrating from the east, settled here in the early seventh century. The area was threatened or occupied in ensuing centuries by Franks, Celts, Ostrogoths, Huns, Mongols, and Venetians, then dominated by Hungary and the Ottoman and Hapsburg empires. After the First World War, Croatia became part of the cobbled-together Yugoslavia ("land of the southern Slavs"). Fascist Croatia's unspeakable atrocities during World War II were followed by inclusion in Tito's nationalistic, communistic Yugoslavia. (Tito, born Josip Broz, was a Croat.) After declaring independence in 1991, Croatia was embroiled in an internecine, uncivil war with the Serbs – the physical scars remain plainly evident. No faction earned merit badges. The Baranja viticultural subregion had been held in house arrest during the war. Fighting ceased in 1995. An un-Balkanlike period of peace and relative prosperity (initially abetted by considerable aid) continues. Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2O13.
Croatia is really composed of two distinct wine-producing nations: the Istrian and Dalmatian coasts and islands on the Adriatic Sea and the inland region (Kontinentalna Hrvaska) beyond the hills. Many of us are aware of plavac mali, the tribidag/crljenak kaštelanski/primitivo/zinfandel scion grown near the coast, but the other Croatia, where I nosed around, is terra incognita. Inland Croatian wine production encompasses several subregions. One of the most notable is the Baranja ("mother wine" in Hungarian), in the northeast corner of the country between the Drava and Danube rivers, north of Osijek, bordering Hungary to the north, Serbia to the east, and the Slavonian oak forest to the west. The area has sizable minorities of Serbs and Hungarians. The prime vineyards lie at about 22O meters on south-facing slopes called by the Romans Mons Aureus ("golden hill"), in Croatian Bansko Brdo or Banska Kosa, usually "Goldberg" on wine labels. While red wines are prominent on the coast – Bordelais varieties, refosco, gamay, pinot crno (noir), and natives – inland vineyards mostly grow whites: graševina, gewürztraminer, pinot blanc, riesling, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, sémillon, and indigenous varieties. The local vignerons believe that one of chardonnay's parents, gouais blanc, is a homeboy.
Graševina is the predominant variety here, widely grown in southeastern Europe, including in the northeast of Italy and in China. It is better known as, depending on where you are, welschriesling, wälschriesling, olaz riesling, laski riesling, rizling vlassky, or riesling italico. Unrelated to true riesling, and suffering in comparison, especially in Germany, graševina deserves more respect.
Podruni Belje is the oldest and largest wine producer in the region. It farms several hundred hectares of vines, and issues forth about three million liters of wine annually from its 5OO-year-old cellar, modernized internally in 2OO9. It is a division of the agricultural giant Agrokor. Let's taste a trio of its vinskis.
Graševina 2O11 Good fruit and finish, texture (like Pinot Gris or Sémillon) and character. Dry. Polished. Very good job. Chardonnay 2O11 Suave integration of fruit with sweet oak. Finishes well. Merlot 2OO9 Light and balanced. Decent finish. Youthful. Hardly remarkable.
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Updated 5 p.m. on Dec. 27
Spokane County Sheriff's deputies are trying to determine the cause of a one-vehicle accident on Dec. 25 that took the life of Bradley J. Updegrove, 45-year-old Deer Park man.
The fatal crash occurred around 9 p.m. at the north 27800 block of Cedar Road (just south of Owens Road). A motorist driving by the area found a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche crashed against a tree. Deputies found the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, without a pulse. Shortly after medics arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead.


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Led by Cheryl Richardson and Reid Tracy(President & CEO of Hay House Publishing), this exciting weekend is designed to give you a framework that will birth a successful public career. The program includes lectures, interactive exercises, and live coaching where Cheryl and Reid will work with individuals to demonstrate key points.
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Join Cheryl for a variety of exciting events. Listen to her and Louise Hay talk about their new book, You Can Create an Exceptional Life. Join aspiring writers who are ready to learn everything they need to know to publish a book. Or, become a successful Mover & Shaker by learning the specific strategies that will help you build an international audience for your work.
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Geometric Ltd. will preview the latest version of its revolutionary solids-based CNC programming solution, CAMWorks® 2013. The first SolidWorks® gold partner CAM system, CAMWorks continues to challenge traditional programming methods. The combination of its patented automatic feature recognition technology and state-of-the-art knowledge based machining, helps users reduce programming time from hours to minutes or even seconds.
CAMWorks 2013 raises the bar with several enhancements including a new Synchronous Machining Module (SMM) focused on simplifying programming of complex mill-turn machines. A first for the CAM industry, CAMWorks 2013 will also introduce the first cost effective true G-code machine simulator, giving its users the ability to create 'first time right' programs for mill-turn and other complex multi-axis machines.
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One man lay dead while another was taken to a hospital in serious condition following a Thursday night shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened about 9:20 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Honore Street, said police News Affairs Officers Ron Gaines.
The men were sitting on a porch when a gunman walked up and fired shots, striking two men, police said. He fled the scene on foot.
Brian Cross, 34, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at 10:03 p.m. at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
A 35-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to Fire Media Affairs.
A third person fled the scene after the shooting but was not injured, according to authorities.
No one was in custody late Thursday as Area South detectives investigated.
Police are investigating the murder of a homeless man who was beaten to death in an alley in Logan Square.
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Prior to joining the 8News team, Ava-joye worked in a number of newsrooms. She worked at WUSA-TV in the nation's capitol. While at WUSA, Ava-joye did many things, including field producing from the Commerce Building overlooking the White House, for President Barack Obama's inauguration.
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Potting was first introduced to Papua New Guinea over two thousand years ago, and remains a flourishing craft there even today. Potters on the Sepik coast of northern Papua New Guinea utilize complex paste recipes to produce their final finished ceramics, often mixing several types of clays and other materials such as beach sands (referred to as "temper") to obtain exactly the consistency and working properties that they favor. During field work on the Sepik coast between 1990 and 1997, Field Museum curator John Terrell and his colleagues collected clays and tempering materialsLearn more about New Guinean Clays


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|Alan D. Schroeder
|Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:02 AM
Feb. 20, 1951-July 17, 2013
He was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Lima, to Carl and Helen (Hoffman) Schroeder. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Delphos.
On Sept. 16, 1972, he married Janice Maag, who survives in Fort Jennings.
Also surviving are four children, Eric (Brandi) Schroeder of Pickerington, Brian (Denise) Schroeder of Kalida, Daryl Schroeder of Fort Jennings and Lynn (Adam) Anspach of Fort Jennings; nine grandchildren, Jackson, Isabella, Juliana, Grace, Lucas and Ivan Schroeder, Madalynn, Joselynn and Jacob Anspach; two brothers, Norbert (Betty) Schroeder and Errol (Judy) Schroeder both of Fort Jennings; a sister, Mary (Ron) VonLehmden of Fort Jennings; and a sister-in-law, Alma Jean Schroeder of Fort Jennings.
His brother, Kenneth Schroeder also preceded him in death.
Alan was a carpenter for Ken Schroeder Builder and a teacher of junior carpentry at Vantage Career Center, Van Wert. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Jennings, the Fort Jennings Lions Club and the Fort Jennings Jaycees.
Alan was a graduate of Fort Jennings High School and Bowling Green University. He enjoyed spending time with his family, golfing and woodworking.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Jennings, with Fr. Charles Obinwa officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Friday at Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Jackson Township and one hour prior to the mass at church Saturday morning. There will be a scripture service at 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alzheimer Association or the Putnam County Hospice.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.lovefuneralhome.com.


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|Putnam and Allen Counties release fatal crash reports for June
|Thursday, July 11, 2013 12:17 AM
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The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition reports there were no fatal traffic crashes on Allen County roadways during the month of June. So far this year, there have been two fatal crashes, resulting in two fatalities. During the same six-month period last year there were three traffic fatalities; however, in all of 2012, there were a total of seven fatal crashes, resulting in seven fatalities.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each traffic fatality has a comprehensive cost of $3,366,388. Total comprehensive costs for 2013 Allen County fatal crashes is $6,732,776.
The Putnam County Safe Communities program reports that for the months of April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 there were no traffic deaths in Putnam County.
The fatality cost in Putnam County for April 2013 to July 2013 was $0.
Mike Klear, Putnam County Safe Communities said, "Please help prevent deaths in 2013."
As of July 9, the state of Ohio preliminary data from the Traffic Statistics section shows 406 confirmed fatalities in 2013 as compared to 576 for the same period in 2012. A decrease of 170 deaths from this time last year. Locally, Putnam County has had zero traffic deaths to date, which is one less than last year at this time.
You can find provisional fatality information along with other resources on the Ohio Department of Public Safety website at: www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/ohio_fatal_stats.stm
"It is up to each of us in Putnam County to be smart and to buckle up, not drink and drive and be aware, not distracted while you are driving on our roadways," Klear said.
The Putnam County Safe Communities Coalition is dedicated to keeping our county roads safe so we don't have to grieve over someone in our county. Please be safe when walking, biking or driving a car, truck, SUV or motorcycle.
The "Safe Communities" program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and/or expand community partnerships to create safer, healthier communities throughout Ohio.
For more information about the Economic Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes or the Putnam County Safe Communities Coalition, feel free to contact Klear at the Putnam County Educational Service Center.


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A tug boat pushing 15 barges crashed into the Ohio River Bridge overnight.
According to Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the tug boat struck a pier on the Interstate 24 Ohio River Bridge that runs between Paducah and Metropolis.
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Men's Basketball Set For First Official Practice
Predicted to finish 9th and 10th, respectively, in the Atlantic Sun preseason coaches' and media polls, FGCU's first practice will begin at 8 p.m. or immediately after the women's volleyball game against Kennesaw State.
"It doesn't matter how long you've been in collegiate athletics, the start of the season is always exciting," said head coach Dave Balza.
The 2010-11 version of the Eagles welcome back nine players, including their top two leading scorers from last season in redshirt sophomore Anthony Banks (12.9 ppg) and senior Reed Baker (11.4 ppg). Banks led the team in scoring and rebounding (6.6) in 2009-10 en route to being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen team. Earlier in the week, Banks became the first player in program history to be named preseason All-Conference by the league head coaches.
FGCU also ushers in an incoming class that was ranked in the top three of the Atlantic Sun by Hoop Scoop Online for the second consecutive year. This year's seven-member class was ranked second in the 11-team A-Sun Conference despite Ole Miss transfer Kevin Cantinol not being included in the rankings. The 6-foot-9, 253-lb. forward is eligible to play after the first semester of classes.
Fans will get a chance to get their first look at the 2010-11 FGCU men's and women's basketball teams on Monday, Oct. 18 during the "Preseason Party" at Alico Arena. Both teams will hold open scrimmages and be involved a three-point shooting contest. The men will also participate in a dunk contest.
The event, which is free to the public, will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner provided by Carrabba's Italian Grill in the Alico Arena VIP Suite for just $10. During the dinner, coaches and players from both teams will mingle with fans. To RSVP for the dinner, please contact Audrey Campbell at firstname.lastname@example.com or (239) 590-7107.
The entire event will run in conjunction with a "Select a Seat Night" where all available seats or seat upgrades for the upcoming season will be marked. Fans will get the chance to test out different seats during all the action and those who purchase season tickets during the event will get put in a special drawing.
Single-game tickets can be purchased through the FGCU Ticket Office in Alico Arena either in person or by phone at (239) 590-7145 beginning on Monday, Nov. 1. Tickets are also available at www.FGCUathletics.com/tickets.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 10:58 PM
on Sep 18, 2013 at 8:41 am
Shortly after Google announced that it was going to offer Austin, TX 1Gb service, AT&T stepped up to the plate, and made the same offer:
AT&T to launch its own 1Gb broadband service in Austin:
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Clearly, Silicon Valley residents are being underserved by AT&T when it comes to adequate residential bandwidth. However, the larger companies have never complained that the telephone/datacommunications services offered by the major California service providers have been so inadequate that they have had to move out of the Silicon Valley/California for better service.
Ultimately, the question is about just how much speed do residential customers need, and at what price?
> The goal is clear: to give every Palo Alto household broadband
> connectivity at speeds greater than 100 megabits per second. The
> service would greatly boost customers' ability to upload and
> download videos, take classes from their homes and take
> advantage of cloud-based technology and of "smart grid"
> services that enable water conservation and energy efficiency.
All of these goals are achievable today, with the bandwidths that are generally available from Comcast and AT&T. (Interesting that downloading e-books, so that Palo Altans never have to go to a brick-n-mortar library again, isn't on this short list.)
It is refreshing to see that the City is considering increasing WiFi coverage around town. At the least, all of downtown, inside the parking structures, and all of the parks should have coverage.
There is a lot of research going on now in the area of "smart cars". So, looking into coverage that would facilitate the next generate of "telemetrics" should be on the City's list of goals for providing municipal data communications services to the public.
on Sep 18, 2013 at 8:59 am
"Clearly, Silicon Valley residents are being underserved by AT&T when it comes to adequate residential bandwidth."
Equally clearly, if AT&T perceived a profitable market opportunity for enhanced residential bandwidth, it would be out there frantically hooking it up.
"Ultimately, the question is about just how much speed do residential customers need, and at what price?"
Yes. Although an undeniable function of government is to promote the public good by supplying otherwise unprofitable infrastructure (think roads for example), can our city afford the money drain of providing and operating a new utility that may, in any case, be obsolete by the time it is built. For example, a few years ago our local FTTH advocates demanded 100 Mbps bandwidth. That setup would already be obsolete, because the standard now is 1 Gbps.
on Sep 18, 2013 at 10:47 am
Almost every other developed nation in the world has faster Internet speed than Palo Alto. This is an embarrassment of global,proportions, considering that we are at the center of Silicon Valley.


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Two of the NFL's top quarterbacks — Drew Brees of the Saints and Peyton Manning of the Colts — have asked to be exempt from the franchise tag as part of the settlement of the "Tom Brady vs. NFL" antitrust lawsuit case, Greg A. Bedard of the Boston Globe is reporting.
With a new Collective Bargaining Agreement almost agreed upon by the players and owners, lawyers for both sides are trying to close all of the outstanding court cases involving the lockout. That includes the "Brady" case, and several of the plaintiffs are expected to ask for compensation in exchange for dropping the case. It was reported earlier Tuesday by Yahoo! Sports that two other plaintiffs, Patriots OG Logan Mankins and Chargers WR Vincent Jackson, also had asked for deals.
Brees and Manning, two of the nine active players involved in the lawsuit, both have a vested interest in not being franchised. Brees' contract is up following the 2011 season and Manning was franchised before the lockout began. If the NFL agrees to these terms, it would allow Brees to work out a long-term deal with the Saints or potentially hit the open market next spring. Manning would be an unrestricted free agent as soon as the league opens its doors.
Last week, both Manning and Brees, along with Brady, issued a statement stating they wanted the lockout to be done in a fair manner for everybody involved.
"We believe the overall proposal made by the players is fair for both sides and it is time to get this deal done," the statement read. "This is the time of year we as players turn our attention to the game on the field. We hope the owners feel the same way."
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This has the potential to be a huge wrench in the plans of the owners, players and NFL fans. If the league is unwilling to meet the demands of these plaintiffs, the players could opt to not drop their lawsuit. A new CBA won't be signed when nine active players are still suing the league, prolonging the lockout even longer. With training camps set to open as soon as this weekend, the two sides need to reach some sort of agreement soon to avoid any further delays.


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Protesters march in Llandudno over Betsi Cadwaladr UHB health plans
Around 300 protesters have marched through the streets of Llandudno to demonstrate their opposition to health service changes in North Wales.
There is anger over plans to move specialist baby care across the border to the Wirral, as well as proposals to close a number of community hospitals and some minor injuries units.
Campaigners today say they are also fearing for services at Llandudno Hospital, where national changes to doctors' training means there is no longer junior doctor cover overnight. As a result, patients requiring breast surgery will be operated on at Ysbyty Gwynedd or Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board says Llandudno wasn't part of the recent consultation, except for it being designated one of the hospital hubs, but confirmed 'a number of significant developments' will be taking place at the site.
Earlier this week the North Wales Community Health Council confirmed it has agreed not to refer the health board's plans to the Health Minister.
But it added there are aspects of the proposals that require 'further consideration', including the subject of community hospitals.
On Thursday, councillors in Conwy passed a motion of no confidence in Betsi Cadwaladr health board - a decision health chiefs described as 'disappointing'.
A spokesperson for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said:
– Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board spokesperson
We are aware that strong views continue to be expressed regarding our decision to proceed with a number of service changes in North Wales. These have been very hard decisions for the board to make, but we have a responsibility to provide safe and sustainable healthcare services for the people we serve and this is why change is needed.
Regarding Llandudno Hospital, the spokesperson added: "Llandudno Hospital remains an essential part of health service provision in North Wales for the local and surrounding population."


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Is Obama engaging in 'class warfare'?
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On Monday, President Obama proposed extending the Bush tax cuts for families with incomes up to $250,000. For those who make more, the tax rate would rise back to the rates that were in place before the tax cuts of 2001.
This proposal, coupled with the Obama campaign's ads regarding Mitt Romney's wealth and tax shelters, prompted some Republicans to say again that the president is using 'class warfare.' Indeed, a weekend story in The New York Times noted that Mr. Obama made a point of hitting a burger joint while Mr. Romney was at his vacation home in New Hampshire. It was one more attempt by Mr. Obama to portray himself as the champion of the middle class.
But back to taxes. Mr. Obama's plan won't go anywhere. The Republican-led House won't go along, and even some Democrats in the Senate want to extend the tax cuts for everyone, fearing that any increase will hurt the economy. But Mr. Obama and Congress must do something big on taxes this year. The tax cuts expire Dec. 31, and other new taxes kick in. So do mandatory spending cuts from the 2011 budget deal that kicked the problem to this year.
Both parties want to identify with middle-class voters, even as both candidates court wealthy donors. Mr. Obama says the rich must pay their "fair share" while Republicans call it unfair to single out the rich for criticism.
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4.28/5 rDev +7.3%
This is a nice little shop at Pike Place Market. It is a deli/corner store/bottle shop. The selection of bottled beer has expanded over the years. When I was there yesterday, I found three $9 bottles of Ballast Point, Victory at Sea. I bought all three bottles. You can also find a few other San Diego stouts, and a large variety of PNW beers. The food offerings here are pretty good, and the everyone is nice in the shop when you speak with them. Value is great.
I stop in this shop every time I am at Pike Place Market and always seem to come out with one or two bottles of craft beer.
08-12-2014 02:08:35 | More by mabermud
4.28/5 rDev +7.3%
This place has a great selection of PNW beers (and wines!). The food is good too, both grocery items and the fresh sandwiches. I would highly suggest checking out the dry soda wall, as there is a lot of great craft root beers and other sodas that you shouldn't miss out on. I managed to find a HOTD Blue Dot here, which I haven't seen anywhere else in Seattle except Chuck's. The guy who buys their beer (forget his name) is super helpful and knowledgeable. If you happen to be at Pike Place check it out because it's well worth it. They really emphasize small, local and sustainable with all of their items, which is nice to see.
04-28-2013 22:27:06 | More by clintone
3.58/5 rDev -10.3%
I've warmed to this place a lot since my first visit.
They have a decent selection of bombers and sixers in a large refrigerated section separate from the BMC stuff. All the usual suspects you expect to find at a quality beer store. I don't know how they are at landing the special release beers though.
It is a quality place and it's convenient for those staying downtown and their beer buyer is very friendly and knowledgeable. Perfect for the tourist who wants to pick up something to take back to the hotel room or to sniff out something local.
09-13-2010 14:38:26 | More by NWer
New Brunswick (Canada)
3.85/5 rDev -3.5%
Was very surprised to see such a great selection at a grocery store, albeit a higher-quality grocery store. Obviously whoever buys their beer knows what they're doing. Found several things I didn't see at Bottleworks: Mirror Mirror, Black Butte XXI, and Pliny the Elder. They had a lot more than that, however, but I had already done some shopping elsewhere. Prices seemed reasonable to me. Service was typical grocery store service; I just picked out my beer and paid, but I was fine with that.
Definitely worth checking out if you're in the market area.
10-21-2009 13:37:25 | More by berley31
4.35/5 rDev +9%
Have stopped in a few times here since moving to the general area, and they obviously have a good beer buyer. Lots of great stuff ranging from national and local 6-packs to a wide selection of local, OR and CA bombers, as well as a decent selection of Brit, German and Belgian. Rotating specials and reasonable, although not always the lowest prices. Everything I have bought here has been fresh, and they have a nice assortment of food (mostly gourmet) as well. Lots of micro sodas too if you are into that.
05-31-2009 05:43:16 | More by blackc5
3.55/5 rDev -11%
Stopped in here on Monday 5/7 to grab lunch and to check out the beer selection. Bought a nice sandwich that comes with a side of pasta and a pickle. They have a pretty good selection of beers here in the back coolers. Plenty of local six packs, and a great selection of local bombers and Belgian beers. I managed to pick up a bomber of 2006 Alaskan Smoked Porter here for only $5.99. Only letdown was that all the beers are in the cooler, none are shelved, so that taking the beers to go is a bit of a hassle. This place is a nice find in the market area.
05-09-2007 20:00:08 | More by morebeergood
British Columbia (Canada)
4/5 rDev +0.3%
A nice find in downtown Seattle, especially considering DeLaurenti doesn't have the selection it used (at least according to my wife).
Good selection of craft and imported, plus your standard beer selection. Prices compared nicely with other places I've seen. I actually think their oak-aged Yeti was a bit less than Bottleworks.
Selection doesn't compare to Bottleworks, but for a downtown location, it sure carries a wide variety of brews. Nice and close to our hotel too, so if I wanted to make more than one trip, this was no problem. If I'm ever in Seattle again, this is a definite stop for me.
06-11-2006 15:26:25 | More by BDTyre
4/5 rDev +0.3%
This is a very good option for those of us who live downtown. Not the massive selection of say, Bottleworks, but a serviceable one nonetheless. Its typical for me to go here if I'm pressed for time and can't make the jaunt over from Bottleworks. I also go just to support them. Service is friendly and more than an employee or two know a little about beer. The person who does the ordering obviously knows quite a bit, as the selection is pretty fine. First off, there are two coolers full of sixers dedicated to craft beer( Dogfish Head, Anderson Valley, Rogue, Hales, Bridgeport, Hair of the Dog and more) . One cooler full of macro and malternative 6'ers. Another cooler is full of craft bombers. I remember seeing a few varieties of Elysian, Rogue, Stone, Anderson Valley, Great Divide ...
There are a couple rows of imports from Germany, Australia (Coopers and Sheafstout), and the UK. Then there is a cooler dedicated to Belgians and Belgian style beers. Unibroue, Allagash, Duvel, Ommegang, Hennepin, Rodenbach, La Binchoise, Rochefort 10 & 8, Dupont, Scaldis, Orval, plus more that escape me. The Belgian selection here is the standout. Recently I bumped into someone who worked there who said they are planning on adding another cooler or two of Belgians. Sounds like a good idea to me!
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Tired of the winter weather and getting cabin fever? Want a night out to listen to Southern Gospel Music at a place that doesn't charge to get in and within a short driving distance? What better way to celebrate spring than coming to The Barn (www.thebarn-pana.com) on April 2 and hear those Wanda Mountain Boys (www.wandamountainboys.com).
The Barn is still bringing quality and sincere Southern Gospel Music with groups like The Wanda Mountain Boys and 2011 will be no exception. The people have come to expect and hear the best in Southern Gospel Music at The Barn. The program starts at 7:00 p.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m. Joanne Clark, The Barn Lady, will open for this wonderful sincere group.
As always Love Boxes are by the entrance doors of the auditorium and all the donation in those boxes go to the group. A donation box for The Barn is in the Product Room for those who wish to help with the expenses for The Barn.
We have a fun year scheduled with events at The Barn in conjunction with the singing, with our Ice Cream Social, The Annual Best of The Barn, Anniversary Month, Hot Potato Bar, Pie Month and Christmas cookies and candies.
For more information contact Joanne Clark (217)825-6713 or Judy Smith (217) 539-4221 The reserved seating tickets for The Best of The Barn will be available May 1, 2011.
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