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Deakin has signed an agreement with the Dongfang Turbine Company, one of China's largest state-owned enterprises.
Electrolyte scientists dare to dream
The world's leading electrolyte scientists have converged in Geelong for ISPE-14.
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A new process to separate blends of cotton-polyester material provides a major breakthrough for recycling textile and other waste.
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Biodegradable polymers are widely used in biomedical applications, particularly in tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery. We investigate the synthesis, processing and application of biodegradable polymers.
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Novel biodegradable PPG-PEI crosslinked copolymers were prepared from poly(propylene glycol) (PPG)-type epoxy resin and poly(ethylene imine) (PEI). Chinese hamster ovary cells were cultured on the PPG-PEI copolymers. The cell viability rate, relative to tissue-culture polystyrene, increased from 49% to 125% with increasing PEI content from 18.5 wt% to 40 wt%. Although epoxy monomers usually exhibit cytotoxicity, the epoxy groups were exhausted via curing reaction in the fully crosslinked copolymers. The PEI-cured PPG epoxy resin, i.e. PPG-PEI crosslinked copolymers obtained in this study, showed excellent biocompatibility.
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Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(Nα-Boc-L-tryptophan) (PEG-PBTrp) diblock copolymers and poly(Nα-Boc-L-tryptophan)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(Nα-Boc-L-tryptophan) (PBTrp-PEG-PBTrp) triblock copolymers of various molecular weights were synthesised via ring opening chain polymerisation of the NCA terminated Boc protected L-tryptophan amino acid, for the purpose of drug delivery applications.
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Incognito to demo IPDR system at Cable Show
Incognito Software announced a system that will enable cable operators to finally make sense of the data generated by their headend equipment.
CMTS systems generate Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) data, which theoretically can be interpreted by operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) to make the delivery of services more efficient.
The problem, Incognito explains, is that even when MSOs "leverage data already collected by their CMTSs, the problem has always been the easy and immediate reconciliation between subscriber knowledge and usage profiles."
To solve the problem, Incognito has developed what it is calling a turnkey integrated activation and IPDR platform. The company has integrated its Service Activation Center, a centralized service activation and management solution, with its Bandwidth Activity Reporter, an IPDR network intelligence reporting solution.
Together, these two products eliminate swivel-chair environments involving bandwidth intelligence and subscriber service management. This level of visibility and control opens the door for new revenue opportunities, such as targeted product add-ons, usage chargeback and speed trials.
"The launch of the world's first and only turnkey integrated service activation and IPDR platform is going to make managing services and subscribers much easier," said Stephane Bourque, president and CEO of Incognito Software. "Our customers will be able to gain total control over subscribers, services and bandwidth, as well as fine-tune product offerings based on actionable service intelligence from the network, thus keeping them one step ahead of subscriber demands."

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• Henry Kravis failed to come to terms with top banks on financing for his all-important $26 billion buyout of First Data, the first in over $300 billion worth of LBOs that the banks need to get off their books. Negotiations will be pushed back another week, but it's not looking good. [DealBook/NYT]
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- When Cancer Comes Back: Cancer Recurrence
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What happens if treatment is no longer working?
How do people cope emotionally when cancer recurs?
Not everyone has the same emotions and thoughts when cancer comes back. And not everyone has the responses shared here, but many have concerns and questions like these.
"I am so angry and upset! The cancer was gone! These are supposed to be my golden retirement years. Now I'm facing more treatment. It's all my doctor's fault."
It's understandable to be very upset when you expect one thing to happen and the opposite does. The last thing anyone expects is to have to go through more treatment for a cancer that they thought was gone. It's normal to want to blame someone. A natural choice is your doctor. After all, this is the person who treated you the first time and said you appeared to be cancer-free. If you're like most people, you really wanted to believe that you'd be cancer-free forever. Now you're hearing the bad news about recurrence, finding out about a new treatment plan, and here you are going through a difficult time – again.
You may think your doctor didn't do something right during your first treatment. Maybe you think your doctor did not follow up with you closely enough. Or maybe you feel you were not listened to as closely as you should have been. Whatever your feelings, they must be dealt with now. There are some things you can do to help resolve any issues you have at this time. You might try discussing your concerns with your doctor. See if you can clear up any bad feelings you have about how your treatment was handled.
It's highly unlikely that any doctor would intentionally not treat you as well as possible the first time. When you think about it that just doesn't make sense. Your doctors want you to do well; this is what makes the doctor successful, too. But if you feel it's not possible to work with your current doctor, it may be wise to find a new one. You might find that a fresh start with a new health care team will help you improve your attitude and feel better about your current situation.
Feeling angry and upset about a cancer recurrence is completely normal, and you might need support and someone to talk to about these feelings. There are different sources for this type of support. For some, their support community is their place of worship. For others, a formal support group or online support group can be helpful. Other cancer survivors who have faced recurrence can understand and offer support like no one else. Still, some people prefer the privacy of one-on-one counseling. Ask your friends, family, or a trusted doctor for a referral. Just make sure that you are finding an outlet for your feelings. You deserve to be heard.
Some degree of depression and anxiety is common in people who are coping with cancer recurrence. But when a person is emotionally upset for a long time or is having trouble with their day-to-day activities, they may have a depression or severe anxiety that needs medical attention. These problems can cause great distress and make it harder for you to follow a treatment schedule.
Even if you are clinically depressed or anxious, you have some things going for you.
- Depression can be treated and treatment usually works well.
- Improving your physical symptoms and taking action may help make your mood better.
- You have already been in a battle with cancer once and you learned a lot along the way. Try the things you that helped you then. Those same relationships and coping skills may help you now.
Family and friends should watch for symptoms of distress. If they notice symptoms of depression or anxiety, they should encourage the person to seek the help of a health care professional. Anxiety and clinical depression can be treated many ways, including medicine, psychotherapy, or both. These treatments can help a person feel better and improve the quality of their life.
"I am only 35 years old. How am I supposed to deal with cancer recurrence? I'm too young to die."
Cancer is hard at any age, but it's especially hard to cope with when you are young and believe you have a full, long life ahead of you. Cancer recurrence may seem even more unfair then. Worse, it's often more aggressive in the younger cancer survivor – it may grow and spread faster. This aggressiveness means that it could come back earlier and be harder to treat.
Having a recurrence does not mean you will die, but there's no denying that it's something you will and should think about. It's a painful prospect, one that calls for thoughtful processing and even preparation. First of all, a talk with your doctor can give you some idea how realistic your fears and concerns are. Even when you're healthy, it never hurts to be prepared for the chance you could die. You'll want to make plans for your family if the worst happens.
You need to get support that works for you so you can talk about and express your feelings about recurrence. You can also learn more about yourself and explore the meaning of your life. Sometimes our lives have a purpose and meaning we cannot see clearly. It can be very helpful to discover that purpose and take pleasure from it when it seems there is no hope.
"How do I deal with the sense that recurrence means things are hopeless?"
There are different ways to look at and talk about cancer that has come back. Many things can affect your outcome. Is there a chance you might not survive your cancer recurrence? Yes. Does that mean there's no hope? No. When cancer comes back, you may find that your hopes are very different from those you had when you were first diagnosed.
To be more precise, the type of cancer you have and your response to treatment will dictate your outcome. Today, a cancer recurrence may not mean you'll have a very short life. Advances in cancer treatment and the management of treatment side effects continue to improve. There's no denying the situation is more serious if the cancer has come back, but for many people this simply means that treatment will be different and perhaps more aggressive than it was at first.
At the same time, cancers that come back or get worse despite treatment tend to be harder to treat and control. It's important for you to talk to your cancer care team. They can give you a good idea of what you can expect to happen. It may be that your cancer is not likely to be cured, but there are things that can be done to keep it from growing. You and your family should be clear about the goal of any treatment. With any new treatment, ask if the goal is cure, control of the cancer, or comfort.
It's often very hard to think about starting more treatment for cancer. You might feel discouraged, but there often are more (or different) treatment options available. If you feel unsure about more treatment, it may help to get a second opinion from a doctor at a cancer center or university teaching hospital. Ask about your options, their pros and cons, and likely outcomes. Make sure you have covered all your bases and given yourself every chance to get the best treatment available to you. Even if the doctor tells you that your cancer can't be cured, you might learn that there is a chance of another remission from the cancer. Or you might decide that the outcomes of certain types of treatment aren't worthwhile to you. Your doctor can still help you if you choose treatment aimed to make you feel better without taking more chemo or radiation.
"The cancer has already spread to many parts of my body. Should I still think about more treatment?"
There is no one answer to this question. It depends on the type of cancer, how it's affecting you, what your health care team is telling you, and what you and your family are thinking and feeling about the situation. During cancer treatment (even if the treatment isn't working well), you're under a doctor's care, the cancer's progress is being slowed, and side effects and symptoms are being watched and treated. For some, getting cancer treatment helps them feel better and stronger, because they're doing something to fight the cancer. For others, being in treatment works the opposite way – it might make them feel more tired or less free. Only you can decide how you want to live your life. Of course, you will want to hear how your family feels about it, too. Their feelings are important since they are living through the cancer with you. But keep in mind, the final decision is up to you.
Whether or not you want aggressive cancer treatment, you should always get supportive or palliative care. It's used along with more aggressive treatment, but is better known for its role in making you more comfortable when aggressive treatment is no longer working.
Palliative care is treatment of symptoms – it's not expected to cure the cancer, although at least one study suggests it might prolong life. It's care that focuses on making your life the best it can be, even if there's not a good chance of curing the cancer. This means treating and controlling symptoms like nausea, pain, tiredness, or shortness of breath. Sometimes medicines are used, but other types of treatment may also be used. Most cancer care teams give palliative care, but it may also involve other specialists (surgeons, pain control specialists, and others as needed).
Along with people getting treatment that is expected to cure the cancer (curative treatment) and those getting only palliative or supportive care, there are people who are treated for cancer for long periods of time. Treatment is given even though a cure isn't expected. For many patients, cancer can be controlled this way for years. Treatment can be used to shrink the cancer, help relieve symptoms, and help you live longer. Even though it can be hard to do, many families adjust to this kind of treatment schedule. See the section called "Treating cancer as a chronic illness."
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Altvater: Tom Watson goes 'old school' for Ryder Cup teamWritten by Fred Altvater | | email@example.com
Even though the 2014 Ryder Cup will not be contested until the third week of September, it attracts media attention year-round.
Captain Tom Watson announced earlier in the week that Raymond Floyd would join the team as an assistant captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup squad.
Floyd's last appearance in a Ryder Cup was more than 20 years ago and he will be 72 years old when the matches are held at Gleneagles in Scotland.
Floyd will join two-time U.S. Open champion 63-year-old Andy North as assistant captain for Watson.
From 1969 to 1993, Floyd was a member of eight U.S. Ryder Cup teams and amassed a total record of 12-16-3. He also captained the 1989 U.S. team that battled Europe to a 14-14 tie at the Belfry.
At 64 years old, Watson was a surprise choice to captain Team USA. He appeared in four Ryder Cups 1977, 1981, 1983 and 1989. His overall record of 10-4-1 is one of the best of all time and he was the captain of the victorious 1993 U.S. team.
PGA President Ted Bishop was on the job a little over one month in December 2012, when he made a surprise announcement and named Watson captain.
The U.S. had just suffered one of its most crushing defeats at Medinah in September and the Europeans have been dominating the Americans, winning seven of the last nine Ryder Cup matches.
Bishop felt it was time to do something different. He went "old school" and picked a proven winner to captain the 2014 U.S. team.
Watson won eight career major titles, five of which came at Open Championships held in Scotland. By choosing Floyd and North as his assistant captains, he is continuing the "old school" theme for this Ryder Cup team.
Watson and Floyd are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame and North won two U.S. Opens.
The three men account for 14 career major championship victories and a cumulative Ryder Cup record of 22-23-4.
Watson, Floyd and North were serious no-nonsense type of golfers, who relied not only on accuracy from the tee, but each possessed fantastic short games.
They have experience. When they talk, professional and amateur golfers should listen.
Phil Mickelson will probably be one of the oldest members of the 2014 Ryder Cup Team. He, along with Zach Johnson and Tiger Woods grew up around Watson, Floyd and North and have an appreciation, as well as respect for, their accomplishments.
Younger players like Dustin Johnson, Harris English, Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley were born in the 1980s when Watson's, Floyd's and North's careers were wrapping up.
Jordan Spieth will not turn 21 until July this year, a full 50 years younger than Floyd. All three U.S. Team captains are old enough to be his grandfather.
Watson is betting on all that experience to motivate the younger team members to appreciate the importance of the Ryder Cup and bring it back to the U.S. from Scotland in September.
Will "old school" be the determining factor at Gleneagles?
Probably not, but it will sure be fun watching the younger professionals relate to and interact with these veteran captains.
(Background information for this article from: http://www.rydercup.com/usa)
Fred Altvater offers golf tips and videos at www.toledoohiogolflessons.com. Email him at BackNine@toledofree press.com or follow him on Twitter @tolohgolfr.
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Click to stay on this image and caption. Durga Shrestha, right, is one of the 1,530 women who lost family members to disappearances during the conflict in Nepal. AP's partner, NEFAD, is helping wives like Durga to remember their loved ones through embroidery, using funds from AP's Nepal appeal. NEFAD's founder, Ram Kumar Bhandari, left, coordinates the project.
Click to stay on this image and caption. These young women were among 1,005 Nepali villagers screened for uterine prolapse and other ailments at a recent health camp organized by Care Women Nepal in eastern Nepal. The costs were covered by AP's appeal for Nepal. Read our coverage by clicking on the news bulletin, below left, and the blogs of Peace Fellow Maya Washington.
Click to stay on this image and caption. AP's Nepali partner CONCERN is taking 25 children out of the brick kilns and placing them in school, with funding from AP's appeal for Nepal. An AP team visited some of the children in the district of Ramechhap, pictured left. Read the blogs of Peace Fellow Joty Sohi.
Health Camp Keeps Prolapse at Bay in the Mountains of Nepal
July 27, 2015
Jitpur, Nepal: Over a thousand Nepali villagers, mainly women, visited a 2-day health camp in the mountains of eastern Nepal, to be screened for uterine prolapse and other serious conditions. The camp was organized by AP partner Care Women Nepal and attended by APl. Read more…..
Memorial Quilts Take Center Stage at Srebrenica Anniversary
July 13, 2015
Potocari, Bosnia: BOSFAM's memorial quilts provided a dramatic backdrop as the former US President Bill Clinton joined other dignitaries to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide on July 11. Mr Clinton urged the world to never forget or repeat Srebrenica. Read more…..
Srebrenica Quilt Display Will Cap 20 Years of Advocacy and Anguish
July 7, 2015
Srebrenica, Bosnia: Weavers from the Bosnian women's group BOSFAM will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre on July 11 with a powerful exhibition of quilts that carry the names of over 350 massacre victims, including their own relatives. Read more…..
UN to Peru – Find the Disappeared and Protect Their Families
June 22, 2015
Lima, Peru: Acting on information from the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF), an AP partner, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances had called on the government of Peru to clarify the fate of over 15,000 Peruvians who disappeared during Peru's dirty war against terrorism. Read more…..
Nepal Update: Pennies Help to Turn Bricks to Books
June 17, 2015
Washington DC: Anna McGuire, 12, is collecting spare change to support AP's appeal for Nepal and take Nepali children out of the brick kilns. Anna began her campaign with 3,900 pennies. Read more…..
Peace Fellows to Tackle the Legacy of War and Disaster
June 9, 2015
Washington DC: AP is deploying ten Peace Fellows to community-based partners this summer. Five Fellows will tackle the legacy of war in Bosnia, Peru, Mali, Nepal and Vietnam. The rest will work for women and children in Nepal, Morocco, Palestine and Uganda. Read more…..
Help Us to Protect Women and Children After the Earthquakes
June 1, 2015
Washington DC: AP has launched a new appeal for three Nepali partners on Global Giving. The money will enable Care Women Nepal to organize a health camp for rural women. CONCERN will rescue children from brick kilns. NEFAD will support families of the disappeared. Read more…..
Rebuilding Nepal – How You Can Help
April 29, 2015
Washington DC: AP is seeking funds to help three civil society partners respond to the devastating earthquake. AP has sent 35 Peace Fellows to Nepal since 2003 and built strong partnerships. Read more…..
Transgender People from India Reach out to Massachusetts through Quilting
March 31, 2015
Gujarat, India: Artists from the transgender and gay community in India are appealing for an end to discrimination through a spectacular quilt called Henna Pride. The quilt went on display recently for the first time at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Read more…..
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|Dryers - Benefits of the Automatic Dry Cycle
|The automatic dry control feature, on GE dryers, is designed to help prevent clothes from overdrying. Overdrying may reduce the life of the fabric.
To avoid overdrying, the automatic dry feature helps determine the amount of time necessary to dry a load of clothes. By continually sensing the temperatures of the air in the dryer drum, the thermostat controls the heat source (heater coils or gas valve) and the advancement of the dryer timer.
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acorn squash, halved and seeded
1/4 cup
butter, divided
1/4 cup
packed brown sugar, divided
Very, very easy and husband-friendly. I added a tiny pinch of sweet pumpkin pie spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, and cloves to the brown sugar, and then served it pooled in the shells, letting the diners mash it themselves to their heart's content. Some preferred to scoop out plain chunks and dip into the carmel sauce in the middle.
This is definitely an easy recipe to make, but I didn't think it was spectacular. I prepared as directed, but I think I should have taken the advice of another reviewer and added additional spices.
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SOOO Much faster than baking and just as tasty! My boyfriend would make this for me in the oven once in awhile but stopped because it took so long. I am adding it back into our meals thanks to this receipe. I made it today and it turned out great!
This summer my husband introduced me to acorn squash. He said his mom made it alot growing up. I sliced this into 1" sections and covered with 1" of water and cooked for 10 in the microwave. Brushed with butter and sprinkled with brown sugar
This is delicious and so quick and simple to make.
I served this as dessert after a light lunch to company. Everyone loved it! It is perfect as written but I added a few Craisins and chopped walnuts before serving just for color and texture. Excellent. Thanks for sharing!
This recipe was really good as long as you were able to dip the squash in the syrup. Once we ran out of syrup the rest just seemed too bland. Rather than doing this in the microwave, I baked it in the oven at 350 and it ended up taking just short of an hour. I also sprinkled the squash with pumpkin pie spice for extra flavor. Next time I will make it extra healthy by adding extra butter! :-)
What at easy recipe! I didn't take the squash out of the shells, pulled the flesh from the skin and mixed it with the melted butter and brown sugar in the hollow and just ate it from the shell. Next time I think I will do as you suggested, and remove the flesh with the butter and brown sugar, mix it up and serve it that way, I think it would be better, even thought we really enjoyed it the way I did it. I may try using a little less brown sugar and butter next time, I think I'd like more of the squash flavor, although my husband may not agree with that! We at this with roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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Calories: 204
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Eastern Wayne 46, Southern Lee 38
No. 7-seeded Eastern Wayne (11-7) took the lead for good in the third quarter and got past the visiting No. 26 Lady Cavaliers (11-12) in the first round of the state tournament Monday night in Goldsboro.
Junior point guard Jasmine McIver led the Lady Cavs with 18 points and three steals. Senior Jordanna Kalkhof scored 13 points, including 4 of 8 three-point shooting. Junior center Makenzie Cicogna totaled 18 rebounds, six blocked shots and three assists.
Southern Lee led 17-16 at halftime before Eastern Wayne won the third quarter 19-8.
Union Pines 64, Southern Durham 47
The No. 4 Lady Vikings (21-2), the season champs of the Cape Fear Valley Conference, advanced past No. 29 Southern Durham (10-13) Monday night in Cameron. Union Pines hosts No. 13 Havelock (14-9) in the second round at 7 p.m. tonight.
Sophomore guard Maresa Smith paced a balanced Lady Viking offense with 12 points and five rebounds.
Tiffany Hicks had 11 points and 20 rebounds. Lexie Coxe scored 11 points including three three-pointers. Stephanie Johnson had nine points and five rebounds. Nyona Shields had seven points and five assists.
The Lady Vikings led 28-18 at halftime.
Triton 50, Cleveland 45 - OT
No. 14-seeded Triton (10-13) won overtime 13-8 to advance past Two Rivers mate No. 19 Cleveland (13-10) on Monday night in Erwin.
After Cleveland topped the Lady Hawks in both regular season meetings, Triton beat Cleveland during its three-game run to the Two Rivers Conference Tournament title, then again in the opening round of states.
Octavia Hart led the Lady Hawks with 15 points, five rebounds and three assists. Tarica Worney had 13 points and nine rebounds. Adaisha Harris had three points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Triton plays at No. 3 West Craven (22-1) in the second round at 7 p.m. tonight.
Terry Sanford 44, Northwood 40 - OT
No. 22 Northwood (16-7) nearly upset No. 11 Terry Sanford (18-5) in Fayetteville Monday night. Terry Sanford outscored the Lady Chargers 7-3 in overtime.
Terry Sanford travels to play No. 6 South Johnston in tonight's second round.
NCHSAA 1A State Tournament - first round
Mount Airy 80, Chatham Central 49
No. 8 Mount Airy (19-4), also the Lady Bears, defeated No. 9 Chatham Central (13-10) Monday night. Mt. Airy led 56-27 at halftime.
Chatham's Lady Bears finish the season 13-10.
Boys basketball
NCHSAA 1A State Tournament - first round
Chatham Central 81, West Montgomery 73
Senior forward Zack Burke poured in 37 points leading the No. 10-seeded Bears (14-9) over Yadkin Valley rival No. 7 West Montgomery (8-15) Monday night.
Burke made 13 of 19 field goals while getting 19 rebounds and four steals. John Thomas Moore scored 17 points and Scotty Polston added 11 points for the Bears.
The Bears and Warriors split four meetings this season.
Chatham Central goes on the road again, to No. 2 Winston-Salem Prep (19-4), for the second round at 7 p.m. tonight.
North Moore 45, Pine Lake Prep 41
No. 4 North Moore (16-7) edged No. 13 Pine Lake Prep (11-11) in a first round game in Robbins Monday night. The Mustangs host No. 12 Mount Airy (15-8) in the second round at 7 p.m. tonight. Mount Airy defeated No. 5 North Stanly 71-66 on Monday.
NCHSAA 3A State Tournament - first round
McMichael 69, Triton 55
No. 29 McMichael (12-11) upset No. 4 Triton (17-6) Monday night in Erwin.
Da'Kyrian Brown scored 26 points and Quan Mills scored 24 as the visitors had four players do all the scoring.
Tyler Vaughn led the Hawks with 14 points and D'Angelo Harris added 13 points.
Triton ends the season as season and tournament champion of the Two Rivers Conference.
West Brunswick 68, Union Pines 49
No. 5 West Brunswick (16-6) defeated the visiting No. 28 Vikings (11-12) in the first round Monday night. Gary Cheers scored 24 points to lead West Brunswick.
NCHSAA State Tournament
Second round games
Boys basketball
1A - No. 10 Chatham Central (14-9) at No. 2 Winston-Salem Prep (19-4) - 7 p.m.
1A - No. 12 Mount Airy (15-8) at No. 4 North Moore (16-7) - 7 p.m.
3A - No. 25 Southern Lee (14-9) at No. 9 Eastern Alamance (21-2) - 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
No. 13 Havelock (14-9) at No. 4 Union Pines (21-2) - 7 p.m.
No. 14 Triton (10-13) at No. 3 West Craven (22-1) - 7 p.m.


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Chitkul is the last inhabited village near the Indo-Tibet border. The Indian road ends here. During winters, the place mostly remains covered with the snow and the inhabitants move to lower regions of Himachal. Potatoes grown at Chittkul are one of the best in the World and are very costly. Chitkul, on the banks of Baspa River, is the first village of the Baspa Valley and the last village on the old Hindustan-Tibet trade route. It is also the last point in India one can travel to without a permit. Of particular interest at Chitkul are its houses with either slate or wooden plank roofs, a Buddhist temple and a small tower. However, there has been an increased use of tin-roofs, especially the high school and the army/ITBP barracks.
The Kagyupa Temple has a highly valued old image of the Shakyamuni Buddha, a Wheel of Life mandala and four Directional Kings on either side of the door. Chitkul is practically the last point of the famous Kinner Kailash Parikrama as one can hitch a hike from here onwards. After one crosses over the 5,242 m high Charang Pass, it is a long and steep run down through slithery scree slopes to Chitkul(3,450m). The powerful goddess of Chitkul is the only non-Buddhist deity to which respect must be paid by the Parikrama pilgrims. It is believed that the local Deity is related to the Deity of Gangotri and till recently the locals would carry the Deity to Gangotri on foot over high mountain passes.
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A method includes inputting into the computer a digital content file of the merchant, the digital content file including a header with information related to purchasing a digital content product and the digital content product in encoded form. The computer reads the downloaded header and displays at least some of the information related to purchasing the digital content product while concurrently downloading the encoded digital content product into the computer.
1. A method for using a computer by a broker to encrypt digital content product files of a merchant that are hosted at a merchant web site, the method comprising the steps of:
inputting into the computer an identification of the digital content product files designated for encryption together with the web site location of the digital content product files and information required to access the digital content product files;
via the computer, connecting to the web site and accessing and encrypting the digital content product files designated for encryption; and
storing the encrypted digital content product files at the web site.
2. A method as recited in
3. A method as recited in
4. A method for distributing from a first computer digital content products for purchase, the method comprising the steps of:
encrypting a first digital content product file;
statically storing the encrypted first digital content product file at the first computer;
storing a second digital content product file in unencrypted form at the first computer; and
inputting a request into the first computer for downloading from the first computer to a second computer at least one of the encrypted first digital content product file and the second digital content product file;
wherein at times when the request is for the encrypted first digital content product file downloading the encrypted first digital content file to the second computer, and at times when the request is for the second digital content product file dynamically encrypting the second digital content product file and sending the second digital content product file in encrypted form to the second computer while maintaining the storing of the second digital content product file in unencrypted form at the first computer.
The instant invention is directed to online transaction systems and more particularly to the selling and buying of a digital content product online.
In today's society with the proliferation of personal computers in the home and the ability to easily connect to the Internet, electronic shopping has become much more common. In the most common scenario, a buyer wishing to procure an item from a merchant visits the merchant's web site. The web site allows the buyer to select the desired item to ascertain its price and to purchase the item if so desired. Once the buyer clicks on an icon designating the intent to buy the item, the buyer is immediately confronted with a screen that needs to be filled in with the personal profile of the buyer. Typically, the buyer is required to provide, as a minimum, their name, address, and a credit card number to which the cost of the purchased item is to be charged. Additionally, the buyer may be asked if they want their personal profile saved so that the data they just entered will not have to be reentered each subsequent time they wish to purchase an item from that same merchant. If the buyer desires the personal information to be saved, they will have to provide a user name and an associated password. The user name and password need to be provided each time the buyer wants to purchase an item from the merchant's web site in order for their personal profile data to be automatically made available.
While the above payment system is currently used, it has a number of serious drawbacks from both a merchant and a buyer perspective. First, it is a single merchant/multiple buyer system. Therefore, each time a buyer wants to purchase a product from a different merchant a complete registration/personal profile data entry must be completed for the specific merchant's system. Since different merchants often require user names and passwords of different character lengths or require specific alphanumeric combinations for such user names and passwords, the buyer is often presented with the situation where multiple user names and passwords must be remembered and correlated with the correct merchant for each purchase. Secondly, where credit card payments are utilized, the buyer still receives a credit card bill so that the online transaction doesn't have the feel of a cash transaction. Thirdly, from a merchant's perspective, in the situation where very low cost items are being sold online, it is not economical to permit these items to be paid for by credit card. That is, credit card companies might charge 20-35 cents and an additional charge of 2-3% of the item value per credit card transaction. Accordingly, the credit card transaction costs associated with low cost items (for example under $5.00) effectively prevent a satisfactory profitable sale of such items in this manner. These low cost purchases are referred to as "micropayments" and most often are associated with the sale of articles or magazines that could easily be sold and delivered online in a digital format if the micropayment profitability problem was overcome.
In addition to the above, other issues confronting electronic payment systems which must be overcome before widespread acceptance by merchants and buyers alike is achieved include:
Yet another problem confronting online transactions concerns the efficiency at which digital data is processed. Buyers, in particular, want information presented to them without delay. Accordingly, improvements to online transactions systems are required to more efficiently provide buyers with real time information.
The instant invention provides an improvement in online transactions by utilizing a method of inputting into the computer a digital content file of the merchant, the digital content file including a header with information related to purchasing a digital content product and the digital content product in encoded form; and the computer reading the downloaded header and displaying at least some of the information related to purchasing the digital content product while concurrently downloading the encoded digital content product into the computer.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the preferred embodiment given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Each participant 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, and 118 is equipped with a computing system to facilitate online commercial transactions. The buyers 102, 104 have a personal computer 122 including a display 123. The merchants 106, 108 have personal computers 124. The web site hosts 110, 112 have a computer server 126. The credit card company 114 has a server 128. The bank 116 has a minicomputer 130 and the payment broker 118 has a server 132. It is to be understood that the computing units shown in the preferred embodiment are by way of example and not limitation. That is, any participant can use any available computing unit or units that are capable of providing the functionality hereinafter described including minicomputers, PC servers, networked systems, laptops, notebooks, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, cell phones, wrist watches, and the like.
All of the computing units 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, and 132 communicate with each other via the public network 120. The functional relationship between each of the computing units 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, and 132 as described hereinafter permits the supply and purchase of items that can be transmitted as digital content over the public network 120. Such digital content items include, but not limited to, newspaper/magazine articles, pictures, movies, sound recordings, and data such as marketing data, business ratings, mailing lists, templates, etc..
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Payment broker computer 132 includes a central processing unit 154, RAM 156, ROM 158, a merchant database 160, a merchant account database 162, decryption software 164, encryption software 166, a buyer database 168, buyer vaults 170, a broker merchant web site 172 and a broker buyer web site 174. When a merchant 106 wants to register with the payment broker's 118 service in order to sell digital content via the online payment system 100, the merchant 106 connects to the broker's merchant web site 172 via the public network 120 utilizing the browser 144 (step 300 ). The merchant 106 indicates the desire to register by clicking on an icon at the broker's merchant web site 172 (step 300). The payment broker computer 132 then requests information from the merchant 106 such as name (of individual or company), mailing and e-mail addresses, work/fax numbers, merchant bank and appropriate account numbers for receiving payments, a merchant password, and the merchant interbank account transfer number (step 302). Upon receipt of the aforementioned information by the broker computer 132, via a secure socket layer (SSL) connection, it is stored in the merchant database 160 (step 304). The broker computer 132 then returns to the merchant computer 124 encoder utility software 150 and a merchant registration file that is stored in merchant registration file store 152 (step 306). The merchant registration file includes a merchant identification (ID) and a merchant secret key "Km" which are also stored in the merchant database 160. The broker computer 132 establishes a merchant account in the merchant account database 162 which is correlated to all of the merchant specific information in merchant database 160, including the merchant registration file information (step 308). At this point in time, the merchant 106 is fully registered with the payment broker computer 132 (step 310).
Referring to
A description of the operation of the online payment system 100 will now be described with reference to
The file 180 has a name which includes a first MIME type that the browser 176 recognizes to activate the plug-in 178. Additionally, the header 202 includes a second MIME which identifies the file type of the digital content being sold. This second MIME allows the plug-in 178 to identify to the browser 176 the digital content file type so that browser 176 can render (i.e. display, play, save, print) the decrypted digital content as described in more detail below. Furthermore, the header 202 may include a third MIME which is used by the plug-in 178 to identify to the browser 176 the file type of the product preview 204 to enable the browser to activate the product preview 204. The header 202 also includes unencrypted data including the product ID, the random number associated with the item in producing Kprod, the merchant ID, the price and any other relevant data the merchant 106 chooses to include. Additionally, the header 202 includes a Message Authentication Code (MAC) created by the encoder utility software 150 based at least in part on the merchant key "Km" and other data in the header 202 such as the product ID. The complete file 180 is then posted by the merchant 106 at their web site 181 in any conventional manner such as by e-mail, FTP, browser transfer, file copies, or Microsoft's Web Publishing Wizard (step 508). The other data that may be included in the header 202 includes product name, type currency for price, product description, merchant name, rating of file content, rating system, date of encoding, product version #, expiration date of file, MIME type of preview 204, and URL (or email address) for notification of sale. It should be noted that while the length 200 and product preview 204 are shown separately from the header 202, they could be included as part of the header 202.
Referring specifically to
Once the buyer decides to purchase the digital content 206 of the downloaded file 180, the plug-in 178 generates a purchase request that is sent to the broker server 132. The purchase request is created by the plug-in 178 by digitally signing information contained in the header 202 such as the product ID and the price together with the buyer ID and signing this information with the private key KBV of the buyer 102 (step 616). In addition to the purchase request, the header 202 information of file 180 is also sent to the broker server 132. The purchase request and header 202 are sent to the broker computer 132 via a SSL (step 618). The broker computer 132 obtains the public key KBU of the buyer from the buyer vault 170 and uses it to verify the signed header information in the purchase request using the same algorithm stored in the decryption unit 164 that the plug-in 178 used to sign the information (step 630). A comparison of the decrypted information is made with the header 202 information included in the purchase request (step 622). If the decrypted header information matches the corresponding header 202 information sent as part of the purchase request, verification of the buyer's purchase request has successfully occurred (step 624). If there is not a match, the transaction is terminated (step 625). Assuming verification is successful, the broker computer 132 then calculates a MAC in the same manner that the merchant 106 calculated the MAC contained in the header 202 using the merchant specific data residing in the merchant data base 160 (merchant key Km obtained by correlation to merchant ID in purchase request) together with the other information needed to calculate the MAC and contained in the header 202 (step 626). If the broker calculated MAC matches the MAC in the header (step 628), verification that the header 202 information is actually that of the merchant 106 occurs (step 630). Thus, if an unscrupulous buyer attempted to change, for example, the price in the header 202, a MAC match would not occur and the transaction would be terminated (step 632). Therefore, a reliable price check mechanism is incorporated in the online payment system 100.
Once the above purchase request and MAC verifications occur, the broker computer 132 checks to determine if the buyer's account in vault database 170 has sufficient funds to pay for the item to be purchased (step 634). If the answer is "NO" the buyer will be prompted via a dialogue box to provide additional money for their account (step 636). The buyer 102 can then authorize the broker computer 132 to obtain additional funds authorization from the credit company 114 (step 638) or cancel the transaction (step 640). If authorization for additional funds is selected by the buyer, the broker computer 132 electronically communicates with the credit company server 128. Once the additional funds are received and placed in the buyer's vault 170 (or if the answer at step 634 is YES), the broker computer 132 debits the buyer's vault 170 for the price of the item to be purchased and credits this amount to the merchant's account 162 (step 644). The broker computer 132 then generates a receipt which is signed using the private key "Kbroker" of the broker 118 and also generates the product key "Kprod" based on the header 202 information and the merchant 106 related information stored in the merchant database 160 (step 646). The receipt and product key "Kprod" are sent to the buyer computer 122 (step 648). The receipt is stored in memory 190 as proof of payment (step 649). The product key "Kprod" is used by the plug-in buyer 178 decrypt the encrypted digital content 206 of the file 180 (step 652). The decrypted digital content 206 is sent to the browser buyer 176 for subsequent display, printing, or storage by the computer 122 (step 654). Subsequent to this activity the broker computer 132 sends funds equivalent to the total amount stored in the merchant's account 162 on a regular basis (such as nightly) to the designated merchant's account at the merchant's bank 130 and resets the merchant's account 162 to zero.
Subsequent to the download of the receipt and the product key by the by the buyer computer 122, the plug-in 178 via the browser 176 displays a post sales dialogue box on display 123 (step 800). The post sales dialogue box queries the user as to whether 1) they wish a refund, 2) they wish to take a survey (with an offer to be reimbursed for their time), and 3) the transaction is complete. If the buyer selects a request for refund, a new dialogue box appears prompting the user to select from among a predetermined number of reasons as to why they desire a refund or to enter their own reason (step 810). This information along with the receipt for the item is signed with the private key of the buyer KBV and sent to the broker computer 132 (step 820). The broker computer 132 utilizes the buyer's public key KBU to obtain the refund information and the receipt (step 822) and checks to ensure that 1) the buyer's account is active, 2) the refund request is for a previously purchased item and 3) a refund has not previously been made for that item (step 824). Additionally, the broker computer 132 ensures that any preset period of time associated with how long after purchase a request for refund can be made has not been exceeded (step 824). If any of the above checks fail the buyer 102 is advised that a refund will not be given (step 826). On the other hand, if the checks are all positive, the broker computer 132 debits the refund amount from a dispute account associated with the buyer 102. That is, for each buyer, in addition to their vault 170 there is a dispute account established at the broker computer 132. The dispute account has a threshold value associated with it that is debited each time a refund is given to a buyer. Thus, for a given refund the dispute account and the merchants account 162 for the merchant 106 selling the particular item are debited by the refund amount (step 828). The money debited from the merchant's account is transferred to the buyer's vault 170 (step 830) and the buyer receives a message on display 123 that the vault has been credited (step 832). However, if the dispute account is decremented to zero or a negative (step 829), a flag associated with the buyer's vault 170 is set from an active status to an inactive status (step 834). At this point in time it is determined if the credit card accepts refunds (step 835), and if it does, any monies in the buyer's vault 170 are refunded to the buyer's default credit card (step 836). If the default credit card does not accept a refund, a message is sent to a general logging device so that a manual refund can be issued (step 838). The buyer 102 then receives a message indicating that their vault is inactive and their remaining money will be credited to the default credit card or returned manually as the case may be (step 840). It is also possible to establish a time limit associated with the threshold value of the dispute account. That is, if the threshold value is not exceeded over a specified period of time, the dispute account is reset an initial value. Moreover, an additional counter can be added at the broker computer 132 for each buyer 102 that keeps track of the number of times a refund has been requested. If the number of requests exceeds a predetermined number, the buyer's vault is rendered inactive. Additionally, while the above described embodiment described the refund account as a descending register which starts at the threshold value and is debited down to zero, one skilled in the art will recognize that the refund account could be an ascending register which adds the refund amounts and inactivates the buyer's vault 170 when the predetermined threshold value is met.
Other features which can be included in the inventive system include tracking the period between disputes or the ratio of actual purchases to disputes and basing either the rendering of the dispute account inactive or readjusting the value in the dispute account on such tracked parameters. Furthermore, the threshold value in the dispute account can be automatically increased based on the amount or number of purchases made by the buyer. This would allow a low threshold for initial set-up of a dispute account but allow the buyer the right to earn additional value to be added to the dispute account based on their buying history.
In addition to the above, the broker computer 132 maintains a transaction log of all buyer and merchant transactions which are viewable by the respective parties via the corresponding web sites 174 and 172. Thus, buyers and merchants have ready access to the status of all activities associated with their accounts. In yet another embodiment the buyers can request a refund on a previously purchased item directly based on the transaction log. Thus, even if a buyer initially (at the time of purchase) does not request a refund, they can request it at a later date (can be limited timeframe).
Furthermore, the broker computer 132 can take a buyer designated request to calculate the actual cost of the item taking into account appropriate taxes and exchange rates. Thus, the broker computer 132 is ubiquitous in that it can accommodate various tax and currency situations and provide the user with an actual cost in their own currency.
In the above described embodiment the encoded digital content 206 is placed on the web site 181 in encoded form (static encoding). A benefit of static encoding is that no software is required at the host web site 181. Thus, static encoding is good for items that will have no content change such as previously written articles or musical recordings. However, if the item for sale is constantly changing data, such as stock information, the static encoding method is not efficient. In this situation, the encryption utility software 150 would be placed at the host web site 126 and the digital content to be purchased would be encrypted dynamically prior to each download of a file 180 to a buyer 102. Thus, for each buyer request for a digital content item a new product key Kprod is generated. This provides increased security since if Kprod is compromised for a single download of a file 180, only that specifically downloaded file 180 is compromised. In the static situation where there is a single Kprod associated with a file 180, if Kprod is compromised any download of the file 180 is potentially compromised. The disadvantage of the dynamic encoding model as compared to static encoding is that it creates a greater burden on the host server 126. The instant invention recognizes the advantages of static and dynamic encoding and in one embodiment contemplates a web site host 126 that has statically encoded digital content which is of a low value and a stable nature and also provides dynamic encoding of rapidly changing digital content and/or high value digital content items. Since the ultimate file structure 180 resulting from either the dynamic or static encoding is the same, the plug-in 178 can effectively perform its designed functions in either situation.
Another aspect of the instant invention relates to the efficiency in operation of the online payment system 100. The plug-in 178 is designed to read the length 200 associated with the header 202 and preview portions 204 of the file 180 so that it knows when the download of those portions of the file 180 have been completed or need to be started. The plug-in 178 permits the interface and exchange of information between the buyer computer 122 and the broker computer 132 as discussed in connection with
In yet another embodiment of the invention it is desirable to ascertain at the time a purchase request is received by the broker computer, if the buyer 102 had previously purchased the digital content item. The broker computer 132 can search the particular buyer's transaction logs to determine if a previous purchase has occurred. If the item was previously purchased, the broker computer 132 will automatically send the product key Kprod to the buyer computer without charging the buyer's vault 170 for a purchase.
An additional feature that may be included as part of the online payment system is that the merchant 106 can include in the header 202 an indication that the merchant 106 wishes to be notified in real time of all sales that have been completed via the online payment system 100. The notification requirement is passed by the plug-in 178 as part of the purchase request to the broker server 132. The broker server 132, upon completion of the sales transaction, sends the details associated therewith to the merchant 106 by posting it to a merchant designated URL or sending it to a merchant provided email address. The URL or email addresses can be included as part of the header 202 or can be predesignated in the merchant data base 160.
The online payment system 100 can be provided with further functionality by permitting the merchant 106 to specify in the header 202 multiple prices/rates (e.g., an individual rate and a corporate rate). The plug-in 178 would present to the buyer 102 on display 123 the option of selecting from an individual rate or a corporate rate. If the corporate rate option were selected, the buyer 102 is provided with the details of various corporate rates that are based on the number of copies of the procured item the corporation desires to distribute within their corporation (e.g. 50, 100, unlimited). The buyer 102 then selects the desired rate and the payment process continues in the manner previously discussed. This feature overcomes the dilemma faced by many corporations who obtain an article of interest and then wish to circulate copies throughout the organization. Because of the copyright laws, the corporation needs to obtain the right to make and distribute such copies. The rights can be obtained by signing up with a clearing house or contacting the owner of the copyright directly. The instant invention provides a real time capability for corporations to easily obtain rights for the distribution of multiple copies of an item on an item by item basis.
An alternative method of providing the multiple copy/distribution corporate rate structure is to designate, in the buyer database 168, a designated rate for multiple copies (i.e. 50) that is automatically invoked any time the particular buyer 102 purchases an item. In this situation the buyer 102 would be charged a cost associated with the initial cost of the item as well as the premium charged for the right to make/distribute the designated multiple copies. This feature also permits the customizing of discounts to individual corporations.
Another service that the online payment system can provide is to not charge a corporate client multiple times for content which has been purchased at a corporate rate. When a corporate buyer designates a desire to purchase the digital content, the broker computer 132 would search the transaction logs associated with the corporate buyer 102 to ascertain if anyone else in the corporation had previously purchased the content. If the content had been purchased by someone else at the corporate rate, the product key Kprod would be provided free of charge since the corporation had previously paid for multiple copies. Additionally, in the event that individuals of a corporation independently purchased content based on an individual rate, the broker computer 132 based on the historical logs, could determine for an individual piece of content if all of the individual purchases of the content should be lumped together as one corporate purchase. For example, if an individual purchase of digital content was fifty cents and a corporate rate for 15 copies of the digital content was five dollars, once ten individual purchases were made, the broker computer 132 would not charge for the next 5 individual purchases made by that corporation.
While the above described system shows the encoded files at the host web site, it will be apparent to those possessing ordinary skill in the art that the encoded files could be placed on a CD. Thus, a merchant can provide a catalogue of products that can be purchased. The buyer computer 122 would permit the buyer 102 to select the desired item (file) and then the plug-in 178 would operate in the same way as described above to effectuate a purchase of the item via communication with the broker computer 132. Additionally, the file structure of the claimed invention permits files to be sent by email so that a purchase can be made by accessing the file received by email.
In the above embodiments the merchant 106 encoded the digital content item for sale. However, in an alternative embodiment the payment broker server can perform this function. That is, merchant 106, via merchant computer 124 communicates with the broker's web site 172 to schedule automated encoding by the broker computer 132 of the digital content in directories at the merchant web site 181. They may specify, for example, up to 100 directories to be automatically encoded. For each directory, the following information is provided by the merchant 106:
When the broker system 132 receives a request for the automated encoding, it will schedule automatic encoding and encryption of the specified directory or directories by directly interfacing with the merchants' web site 181. The merchant 106 shall get an email from the broker computer 132 every time files are encoded and stored on the web site 181. The email shall detail the process including byte counts and success or failure. It will also include any charges that resulted to the merchant's account 162 because this service was used.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative devices, shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims. For example, while the preferred embodiment described above discussed the sale and purchase of digital content items, the inventive system can be modified for the purchase of hard goods or services. In this scenario, the digitally encoded content is not required as part of file 180. When buyer computer 122 requests a purchase of the hardware item, the same accounting and verification takes place at broker computer 132. However, instead of a product key being sent to buyer computer 122, only a receipt for the purchased item is sent. The last computer also sends to the merchant a notification of the purchase as well as shipping instructions provided by the buyer as part of the purchase order.
Additionally, while the preferred embodiment described the system as being a prepaid account in buyer vault 170, the vault 170 could be a post purchase vault. In this configuration the vault 170 does not have actual value but accounts for purchases made. The buyer would then be billed separately. Of course, the arrears vault 170 could be set to a maximum threshold in order to put a cap on the amount of charges that can be obtained.
Furthermore, while the dispute account was described as residing at the payment broker site 132, it could also be maintained in the buyer computer 122. In this configuration, a buyer could accumulate refund requests off line from the broker server 132 and have their vault account reconciled at the next communication with the broker server 132. The dispute account threshold values and operation relative thereto would operate in the same manner as at the broker server 132 and would utilize transaction data maintained at the buyer computer 122.
Finally, the refund process of
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Margaret Mae Mosher, 86, of Columbia City, died at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City where she had been a resident since Tuesday.
She was born June 15, 1924 in South Whitley, a daughter of Charles and Pearl (Fiegley) Bates. Her formative years were spent in South Whitley. She graduated from South Whitley High School in 1942 and continued her education at Warner Beauty College in Fort Wayne.
In July 1944 she married Ralph Webber. They made their home in Kosciusko and Whitley counties, moving to Barbee Lake in 1978. Mr. Webber died in May 1980.
In June 1986 she married Cletus Mosher. They always made their home on Barbee Lake. Mr. Mosher died in January 1994. In the mid 1990s she moved to Columbia City.
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Surviving relatives include a stepson, Robert Mosher of Calumet City, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two stepsons, Donald Mosher and Max Mosher; five brothers, Franklin Bates, Cyril Bates, Kenneth Bates, Joseph Bates and John Bates; and three sisters, Lezeth Bennett, June Hughes and Martha Shearer.
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: Wagers by TheHeirOfSlytherin
Short story
Banner by angelic @ TDA.
Harry, Ron, Blaise and Theo make bets on the lives of Draco and Hermione. Who will win?
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Romance Era: Hogwarts Characters: Blaise (M), Draco, Harry, Hermione, Lucius, Narcissa, OtherCanon , Ron Pairings: Draco/Hermione
Advisory: Mild Language, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature
Published: 2011.04.18 Latest Chapter: 2011.05.07 Updated: 2011.05.07 Status: COMPLETED (5247 words)
: Into Temptation by firefly910
Wonderful Banner by Atari @ TDA
For Marauders_MWPP Steamy Make Out Scene Challenge
"I didn't see you in the Great Hall, didn't want to join the party?" she asked him, teasingly.
He looked her dead in the eye and answered "I've always thought that the private parties are the best ones."
Genres: Fluff, Romance Era: Hogwarts Characters: Draco , Hermione Pairings: Draco/Hermione
Advisory: Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse
Published: 2010.12.01 Latest Chapter: 2010.12.14 Updated: 2010.12.14 Status: COMPLETED (3414 words)
: Persuasion by Meg_
Short story
Thanks to 100ways for the lovely banner!!
"It's a funny thing... Heaven, I mean. See you come up here and they pretty much give you every opportunity to go back."
James and Lily are sent back on their 20th death day anniversary to haunt a certain witch and wizard of their choosing. Harry and Hermione are in for quite a surprise! Obviously AU.
Genres: Humor, Romance, AU Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Harry, Hermione, James , Lily Pairings: Harry/Hermione, James/Lily
Advisory: Mild Language, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse
Published: 2010.08.07 Latest Chapter: 2010.11.04 Updated: 2010.11.04 Status: COMPLETED (14517 words)
: The Octane Generation by Over the Rainbomb
Banner by the tofubeaver @ TDA
Smart, reckless, wild, dangerous, destructive, lethal...and they're the good guys...
Genres: Humor, Romance, Action/Adventure Era: Next Generation Characters: Albus, Harry, Hermione, OC, OtherCanon , Ron, Rose, Scorpius Pairings: Rose/Scorpius, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Other Pairing
Advisory: Strong Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse, Contains Spoilers
Published: 2009.11.06 Latest Chapter: 2010.04.05 Updated: 2010.04.05 Status: COMPLETED (99839 words)
: The Road Home by Harry_Potter_Mom
2008 Dobby Award Winner for Best Mystery/Suspense, Most Memorable Scene, and Best New Author
Finalist for Most Original Character || Amazing banner by NevillesSoulmate
Caught between two worlds - the girl she once was and the witch she is becoming...
Can Hermione help solve the mystery of this young girl before the magic she carries consumes her?
A decision must be made - will Nyah live without magic or die with it?
Genres: General, Mystery, AU Era: Next Generation Characters: Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Hugo, Molly, OC, Ron, Rose
Advisory: Mild Language, Strong Violence, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2008.02.01 Latest Chapter: 2008.08.28 Updated: 2009.04.26 Status: COMPLETED (89967 words)
: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue by magicinthemoonlight29
Short story
Thanks to circinusphoenix for the fabulous banner!
Hermione has a strange dream about two important boys in her life. Ron holds a white rose, Harry holds a red. The flower she chooses will determine who she truly loves. Meanwhile, Harry also has a dream, leading to further complications. Finding who Harry and Hermione's hearts desire is only the first step on the twisted path that leads to love. (An older story, not as well done but very precious to me.)
Genres: Drama, Fluff, Romance Era: Hogwarts Characters: Ginny , Harry, Hermione, Luna, Ron, Trelawney Pairings: Harry/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Advisory: Mild Language, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2007.11.06 Latest Chapter: 2008.04.29 Updated: 2008.04.29 Status: COMPLETED (12522 words)
: Revealed in a Letter by broomstick flyer
Short story
Hermione, head healer of St Mungo's hospital for magical maladies, receives an unexpected letter, delivered in a strange way, what is revealed in the letter that brings her and her assistant to tears making them cry…..Read on to find out
Genres: Fluff, Romance, Angst Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Harry, Hermione Pairings: Harry/Hermione
Advisory: No Warnings
Published: 2006.10.10 Latest Chapter: 2008.04.24 Updated: 2008.04.25 Status: COMPLETED (3270 words)
: The Fires Within by Violet Gryfindor
As the war against Voldemort tears her world apart, Emilia Goldwyn struggles to escape her cursed past. She has the power to change her fate, but as one tragedy after another strikes, will she find the strength to succeed?
2007 Dobby Winner of "Best Original Character"
2011 Dobby Winner of "Legends: Best Novel"
Genres: Drama, Horror/Dark, Romance Era: Marauders Characters: Lily, McGonagall, OC, OtherCanon , Sirius, Snape, Voldemort Pairings: Snape/OC, Snape/Lily, Other Pairing
Advisory: Mild Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2005.02.12 Latest Chapter: 2008.03.21 Updated: 2013.02.19 Status: COMPLETED (153106 words)
: Desire and Demise by Unwritten Curse
Banner by lily_evans_for_life @ TDA || Prequel to Unrighteous
It's Hermione Granger's seventh year, and things aren't going the way she'd hoped. Harry is off with the Order to fight Voldemort, Ron is slowly pushing her away, and she is beginning to feel a strange connection to someone she's meant to hate: Draco Malfoy. But Draco is hiding something from her, and it may cost her her life. Disregards most of DH.
Genres: Drama, Romance, AU Era: Hogwarts Characters: Draco, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, OC , Ron, Voldemort Pairings: Draco/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Remus/Tonks
Advisory: Mild Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme, Contains Spoilers
Published: 2007.09.08 Latest Chapter: 2008.03.12 Updated: 2008.06.12 Status: COMPLETED (45410 words)
: the present by timeturner
When your past collides with your future, living for the moment is the only choice you have left. A simple wish by one very magical little girl brings Hermione's two conflicting worlds face to face. Draco/Hermione/Sirius
Genres: Drama, Romance, Angst Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Draco, Hermione, Lupin, Sirius Pairings: Draco/Hermione, Other Pairing
Advisory: Strong Language, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2005.11.05 Latest Chapter: 2007.09.07 Updated: 2007.09.08 Status: COMPLETED (78573 words)
: Remembrance by Jessi_Rose
||Amazing banner by Violet *huggle*||&&||Complicated Series 2||
Graduation comes and goes, Voldemort is defeated and life has never been better. For everyone except Hermione. Can she keep her promise? What happens when she comes face to face with her past? Or when time refuses to stand still...
Genres: Drama, Romance, AU Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Harry, Hermione, James, Lily, Lupin, OC, Pettigrew, Ron, Sirius Pairings: Hermione/OC, Sirius/OC, Other Pairing
Advisory: Mild Language, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse
Published: 2006.08.16 Latest Chapter: 2007.07.18 Updated: 2007.07.18 Status: COMPLETED (57218 words)
: I'm Not Neurotic! The Diary of Hermione Granger by Hermione_Crookshanks
Now a Seventh Year and Head Girl, Hermione relays her life in the diary given to her by Harry: from Harry sneaking into her bathroom (and just acting odd), Head Girl duties, NEWTs, and hormones, to Ginny setting Hermione up in hopes of making her less neurotic, Hermione's life is slowly slipping out of her control. COMPLETED.
Dobby Awards Finalist ~ Best Humor Fic.
Genres: Humor, Romance, AU Era: Hogwarts Characters: Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Luna, OtherCanon, Ron Pairings: Harry/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Ginny/OC, Harry/OC, Hermione/OC
Advisory: Mild Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature
Published: 2005.12.28 Latest Chapter: 2006.08.10 Updated: 2006.08.10 Status: COMPLETED (55067 words)
: Murder on the Hogwarts Express by Violet Gryfindor
Sometimes going back to school can be murder. Nymphadora Tonks and Charlie Weasley get caught in the midst of a feud between prefects that turns deadly. Both detectives must sort through red herrings and numerous suspects to find the one important thing: the name of the killer.
2007 Dobby Award Winner for Best Novella!
Genres: Humor, Mystery Era: Pre-Hogwarts Characters: Bill, Charlie, Moody, OC , Tonks
Advisory: Mild Language, Strong Violence, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2005.04.23 Latest Chapter: 2005.09.24 Updated: 2011.04.21 Status: COMPLETED (17570 words)


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Rte I-195 east through Fall River to exit 12. (see below)
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People in town say their own leaders are breaking the law.
Four out of the six trustees on the North Henderson board are under fire after making late water payments.
"I've never had any problems you know and I can't understand why people can't do what they're suppose to do," said resident Shirley Watson.
Documents show that indeed four out of the six trustees had been behind or hadn't paid. Twenty-two people living in North Henderson signed a letter asking the village president to have those trustees removed. The issue was brought up again at a board meeting Thursday, August 14, 2014.
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