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GS Review: Death of Wolverine (Potential Spoilers)
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Greetings and felicitations, Malefactors! It is time for another GS review. Today I am going to review the already known Death of Wolverine 4 issue miniseries written by Charles Soule and art by Steve McNiven.
The reason I really wanted to do this review was because Wolverine is a very special character to me, having been my favorite character as a child when I originally watched the X-Men cartoons back in the day before I ended up becoming more of a Cyclops fan as I got older, but Wolverine has always managed to stay in my top 3. We all knew this death was coming as Marvel hyped it up months ago and with 3 months to die and coming off a horrible first run with Cornell, whom planted the seeds early on, and then proceeded to do an equally if not worse run after that. When you go from having a killing machine character to making him scared to shave and complain about allergies to his "big character growth" being him defeating his arch-nemesis with a punch while in his underwear, I take a bit of issue with that. Enough of my little rant, let's get down to it.
In a quick summary and in case you haven't read the series, the basis for this mini is that Wolverine has a bounty on his head. So Wolverine goes off on a spree to find out. He steamrolls through fodder, a lot actually, and he starts to face off against a lot of people from his past. We see Logan fight the likes of Nuke, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, an encounter with Ogun and so on. Fast forward, and we learn the bounty was put on him by Dr. Abraham Cornelius. Logan confronts Cornelius and deals with him and his creation and then Logan does end up dying. Lots of stuff in between that happens and a lot of excellent fights, but I don't want to spoil too much.
There are a lot of pros about this series.
- Soulverine over Cornellverine- I loved what Charles Soule did with Logan. If you have a moderate amount of interactions with me, you probably know I absolutely hated Cornell's run on Wolverine. But Charles Soule absolutely killed it with Wolverine, no pun intended. For years we have had a poorly consistent take with Logan (not uncommon among writers), but he's been more controversial with his whole becoming of a headmaster and "think about the children" attitude, but at the same time two other writers will still have him walking knee deep in blood because, hey, it's Wolverine. Soule does a find job mixing these two developments and balancing them really well, which I think hasn't been much at all over the last couple of years. What I mean by that is Wolverine is still kind and caring, but one wrong move and you lose a hand...or two. His scene with Ogun/Kitty (before knowing it was Ogun), was an awesome scene. The dialogue and the art helped it. At the end of the final issue, pay attention to the panels, and the same thing. So he does touch on Wolverine's caring side, but he plays with Logan's beastliness and savageness as a fighter quite a bit during the action scenes. So to me, this is probably the most balanced Logan we have had in awhile and it sucked it only lasted 4 issues before his inevitable death.
- Story- The story felt mostly natural. To me, this didn't feel forced, it felt organic. Between how the pacing went with setting up the plot, Logan's tendencies and his death, it fit mostly well. Overall, Soule had 4 issues to work with, and he put in a lot of past Wolverine stories, faces, and references into this series. I felt like he truly cared about the character, the fans and wanted to give Logan a proper send off, which he almost did. A lot didn't feel out of character, and while some flaws stuck out to me that didn't make a whole lot of sense, there were only a couple, so that didn't bug me.
- Logan Can Fight!?- Remember how Logan is supposed to know almost every martial art and can bust out fancy karate moves every now and then? Charles Soule does. We finally get a reminder that fighting Wolverine that was a solid fighter for consistent issues instead of him going "ragghhh" and stabbing stuff, which he did even without his healing factor and for some reason forgot how to dodge (Cornell did it). Logan was vicious in his fight with Nuke. He took out fodder bare-handed and was blocking swords with his knuckles, and kicking people around like nothing. When Kitty was resisting Ogun, then you can see him blocking and defending against his attacks almost casually. I do feel none of the big fights were super exciting and drawn out, but Logan desperately needed to be touched up on that he can be brutal or technical, (see differences between his fight with Nuke and then his fights against Viper's goons or Ogun/Kitty).
- The Art- I like the majority of things that Steve McNiven draws, but I felt he was really top notch in every issue of this series. He normally has a very clean style to me, but this showed he can be almost cinematic in his approach and be gritty with it, too. When Logan slammed Nuke's face off, it was brutal. When Kitty ripped Deathstrike's hand off, that was brutal. Logan looked messed up in a lot of his panels, or you could tell he was getting tired and so on. From issue to issue, he just looked a little more beat up. But we also get scenes like the garden with Kitty and the artwork was beautiful for it. So McNiven does a fantastic job switching and setting the tone of the scene rather quickly when he needed to. He also did a couple of flashback panels during some of the important scenes, which I would group in with past references, but awesome nonetheless. (look at his fight with Sabretooth and his death are the ones that stick out most to me)
Just some examples.
Why, Logan? - What I mean by this is somethings Logan did were questionable to me. Primarily this was in the the 2nd and 3rd issues. One of them to me was when Deathstrike was going to kill Sabretooth and Logan said no....because he's suffered enough and poisoned and why would he care.(?) Idk, it bugged me. This is the same guy he thought he beheaded in the wilderness and left it at that. I get Wolverine's code of honor sometimes and Soule needed Sabretooth alive, but that irked me a bit. The other one was in issue 3 when Ogun offered him more healing serum, and my good friend and CV staff member, @k4tzm4n touched up on this quite nicely in his review of the issue I will link here. So he is about to face the man who set the bounty on him, but denies any serum? Hmm...just in case why not take some?
Final Issue -- So we get this big build up, and we see the real reason Logan was brought back by Cornelius, and we get the touted perfect weapon that is above Wolverine. Well, his name is Major Spark and just see how he is dealt with and you will figure out what I mean. Also, I felt like this issue was really rushed. It felt like Soule wanted to do a lot more with it, but just didn't have the room. Some things in this issue felt abrupt and the last villain is one of them to me. So I think while the intentions were good and this issue, given a couple more pages, could have been awesome. Still, the issue wasn't bad, but just not what I expected. And Logan's actual death itself was meh.
The Death of Wolverine was overall a good mini. I think the problem with Marvel hype is it is usually 90% sh*t. Soule lived up to the hype for the majority of the series. I felt there could have been things that were done better, but overall, the characterization of Logan was better than it has been in a few years. The story was solid. The art was fantastic, and the mini was really good with bringing so many different pieces of Wolverine's life, be it events or characters, and tying them into the scene at hand with only 4 issues to do it with. When Marvel does decide to bring Wolverine back, I really hope they give Soule the reigns to Logan. I think it was a fitting ending and despite my opinion of the last issue, I felt like Marvel has found their current niche writer for him.


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Just a thought; Now that there is a new sensor type, I'm sure that there is opportunity to find a new way to make level logic. Also, because things can float, and the water level can change, it may be possible to reduce the number of connectors by having things float or sink. If you want a lot of things to be triggered by one switch, make some slot-shaped DM with a piece of floating material that can move up and down in the slot, make them all at the same height, and wire the switch you want to control all of these things to a environmental water control thingy. I'm thinking this is how it would work:
Switch activated
Water level increases (or decreases)
Floating pieces that have mag keys float (or drop down)
So, instead of having pistons (or the like) and all of the wires going to them, you have one switch and one water control thingy.
I would look into this now, but I have some homework that I should be doing. I'll post more later.
Ok, so I tried some things out. It looks like this would be useful for controlling devices that use a common input. Not so much for certain individual gates, though. I could be wrong, and I'll investigate this more, but the connector-less directional OR gate I made uses 2 mag keys and 4 mag switches. Not very efficient, and is pretty slow. On the other hand, because the water level stays at a certain height (depth?) until another global water object is activated, it could effectively be used as a multi-input perm switch. Also, water can be tweaked to have waves, so some oscillation-based devices could possibly be simplified.


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By Judy Berthiaume
|Kristy Van Lanen with residents of the Durban Children's Home.
Twice a day Kristy Van Lanen looked on as more than a dozen HIV-positive
South African children took their anti-retroviral medication. It was
amazing, yet heartbreaking, to see how easily the kids — ranging
in age from 2 to 12 — took the medication without complaint.
"It was such a sad sight to watch the children — even the 2-year-old — line up for their daily medication," said Van Lanen, a December 2007 social work graduate who completed an internship last fall at the Durban Children's Home in South Africa. "Almost all of them acquired the disease at birth. It makes you wonder what their life will be like when they get older and what opportunities will be available to them.
"I think about how many children in the United States complain about not having material things like new clothes or a new cell phone," Van Lanen said. "Yet all these children want here is an opportunity to live and be something in the world."
Van Lanen and Ashley Walsh opted to complete their required semesterlong social work internship at the Durban Children's Home, an agency that houses 75 children and provides much-needed services to many others. Agency programs range from caring for HIV-positive orphans to substance abuse treatment to supporting children — some as young as 10 — who are caring for younger siblings after their parents have died or left them.
Van Lanen and Walsh shared a small living space in the agency's Amaqhawe Care and Health Center along with 16 children who were HIV-positive.
"I love to travel and experience new things, and I love to help people, so the idea of doing my internship in a place where social work is in high demand really excited me," said Van Lanen, whose extensive international experiences have included two yearlong tours in Iraq and Kosovo as a member of the Army Reserve's 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion out of Green Bay. "But while I was so happy to be there doing my internship, at times it could be very heartbreaking."
While Van Lanen lived in the special needs unit, much of her work was with the drug rehabilitation program, serving as a case manager to two children, ages 13 and 11. In addition, she worked with children in a program designed to help get teenagers off the streets and on a better path.
"I feel that I will be a better social worker after my experiences there," Van Lanen said of the long-term benefits of the internship. "I've worked with people who have drug problems, kids who grew up in the streets, children who are HIV-positive and kids who are now orphans. My clientele base was quite diverse there. With each new contact, I learned something new."
Like Van Lanen, Walsh also worked primarily with the agency's drug rehabilitation program for boys as well as with the program that helps get children off the streets and into schools.
Walsh said the experience provided her with skills that will allow her to work with a variety of populations once she enters the social work field, noting that prior to her internship in South Africa she had been out of the United States just once.
"This internship has opened my eyes to some of the thoughts and feelings that minorities experience," said Walsh, adding that she and Van Lanen were the only two Americans working at the agency. "It is difficult to live in a culture where you don't speak the native language. It's not only the verbal language that is difficult but also the nonverbal language."
The other agency workers spoke their native Zulu, the food was different from anything she had experienced before and security concerns limited when and where they could go, Van Lanen said of the challenges the students faced during their time in Durban.
Despite those challenges, the internship was an experience that will shape their lives in positive ways in the years ahead, Van Lanen and Walsh said.
"I now know that international social work is my passion," Van Lanen said. "I love working in different countries and helping people. I plan to continue doing social work in other places around the world, hopefully to make the world a better place to live."
Walsh, who also graduated with a degree in social work in December 2007, plans to work with disadvantaged individuals and families.
"I will be better able to empathize with clients because of this experience and the awareness it has brought," Walsh said, adding that the experience also has motivated her to travel more to gain an understanding of different cultures.
UW-Eau Claire has been placing social work students in internships in South Africa for eight years, said Nick Smiar, a professor of social work who initiated and oversees the international social work internship program. To date, about 40 students have completed their internships at Durban or other established agencies in South Africa, he said.
Smiar has had personal and professional connections in South Africa
for 19 years, relationships that made it possible to create internship
opportunities for his students, he said.
Students, who have long been aware of his work with child welfare programs in South Africa, began asking nearly a decade ago about internship possibilities there, Smiar said. It took time and a great deal of work, but Smiar was able to create an international internship experience that also allows students to fulfill all other program and accreditation requirements.
Students must pay their own travel expenses to get to South Africa, which is a considerable amount, Smiar said. But once they are there, two of the three agencies house and feed the interns, making it much more affordable for many students, he said.
"It's a wonderful opportunity and great experience for our students," Smiar said. "They are exposed to a variety of programs and gain experience caring for and treating young people. They are interacting with children and observing and discussing child welfare with professionals at the agency. They are applying what they've learned in our classrooms and using those skills in a real-world setting. It really is a life-changing experience."
The students find their experiences in South Africa so rewarding that many return to campus wishing they could go back there to begin their careers, Smiar said. That's impossible because American social workers would be taking jobs away from South Africans, something that the government would not allow, he said. Instead, the students seek out rewarding career opportunities closer to home or in other parts of the world, he said.
Returning students also often have reverse culture shock; they're overwhelmed by the consumerism they see in the United States after spending a semester with people who live such elemental lives, Smiar said.
"They do a lot of soul searching during this internship and come back with much broader views," Smiar said of the personal growth he sees in students who participate in the program.
During their time in Durban, the students make significant personal and professional contributions — contributions that are meaningful to the children with whom they interact as well as to their South African colleagues, said Premilla Pillay, a social worker from the Durban Children's Home who works closely with the UW-Eau Claire interns while they are in South Africa.
"These students bring another culture, and our young people are very curious," said Pillay, who spent time last fall on the UW-Eau Claire campus during her first visit to the United States. "Because of their newness, these students can reach out in a different way to our young people. They bring enthusiasm and passion, and they share their culture with our youth."
By exchanging cultural information, the students help the children develop pride in their own culture, Pillay said.
"Many of our young people want to be Westernized," she said. "But the students' interest in their South African culture reinforces the children's pride in their heritage."
The students also bring with them knowledge about the American social work profession, which greatly benefits social workers in South Africa, Pillay said.
The social work department currently has three active internship sites in South Africa, Smiar said, noting that he tries to ensure that two students are placed at each site so they don't feel so isolated.
Smiar said the internship program has been so successful and the student interns so impressive that he has been approached by other agencies in South Africa asking to participate.
"We can't make use of all the possibilities that exist for our students in South Africa," he said. "I think that's a reflection on the quality of our students and our program."
Judy Berthiaume is director of the UW-Eau Claire News Bureau.


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Unionville welcomes Christmas with parade
Unionville's holiday festivities began Saturday at 3 p.m. with food sales, arts and crafts and other activities.
About 4 p.m., the annual Christmas parade began, which for the fourth year was sponsored by Unionville American Legion Post 535.
While some had attended the parade in past years, some viewed it for the first time Saturday.
"It just grows each year," Bill Alexander, a member of American Legion Post 535, said in reference to attendees and vendors at the annual event.
No matter how many times people watching from the sides of the parade route had seen the parade, a lot of them said they enjoyed the overall atmosphere of the event even if Saturday was the first time they had ever attended.
"It's a good community parade," Mya Honeycutt, who saw it Saturday, said.
Like Honeycutt, others said they enjoyed the friendly, community atmosphere of the parade and the activities prior to it.
"Here, it's focused straight on Unionville," Brian Sossamon said in reference to the parade.
He grew up in Unionville and remembers watching the town's Christmas parade as a child and is glad to see his children be able to now watch and participate in the parade. To him, the Unionville parade is great because it focuses specifically on the town and the local community, he said.
"I like it because of the food and the people and it's really awesome," Jessica Best, 10, who attended the parade with her mother and sister Saturday, said.
As vehicles from local fire departments, members of marching bands, ROTC groups, area organizations and others made their way down the parade route, people of all ages and even a few dogs could be found watching from both sides of the street. Often people could be seen waving to each other and scooping up the candy that rained down on the street as parade participants tossed it into the crowd.
"I like the community atmosphere of it and getting to see everybody you know," Pam Williams, who attended Saturday's parade, said.
Like Williams, many at the parade knew other attendees or knew of someone marching or riding in the parade. Candy from parade participants, cotton candy and funnel cakes for sale along the parade route and seeing Santa Claus were some of the things people said they liked most about the annual event.
After the parade, Unionville's 13th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting was scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. with Maggie Hamilton performing during it. Spiced cider and refreshments were also available for attendees at Unionville's town hall.
Also on Saturday, Christmas in Downtown Monroe ran from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. and included the arrival of Santa Claus at 6 p.m. as well as a Tree Lighting with Mayor Bobby Kilgore at 7 p.m. and other activities.
On Sunday, Indian Trail held its Christmas parade, which was sponsored by Union West Rotary and the Town of Indian Trail at 3 p.m. There was also a Tree Lighting in the town at Crossing Paths Park that began at 5:30 p.m.
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It's that time again, when the entire globe descends on the San Diego Convention Center for the biggest movie/TV/comic book extravaganza of the year. Screen Junkies will be at Comic-Con 2011 in full force with our backpacks and sunscreen because God forbid our little nosies should get burned. Be sure to let us know what you're interested in seeing covered. I know last year you guys asked for a bunch of TV coverage, and it looks like you're going to get the same this year, especially on opening day. Comic-Con kicks off with a ton of TV panels, including Game of Thrones, Archer, Dexter, and Beavis & Butthead (YAY!!!!!). There's also an indie vampire movie entitled Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 making an appearance in Hall H in the morning. I don't think the organizers are expecting much of a crowd for that one. I just hope no one gets stabbed in the face with a pen this year over a seat. I still have significant loss of my peripheral vision.
Here are our picks from Thursday's schedule. You can check out the entire schedule HERE.
11:15-12:15 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1— Summit Entertainment presents a sneak peek at the highly anticipated next chapter of The Twilight Saga. This is a must see for fans interested in the story's final chapters. You'll see exclusive footage from The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 and be treated to a filmmaker and cast Q&A session providing details on the first half of the epic two-part finale. Hall H
2:00-3:00 Napoleon Dynamite— Original cast members from the hit indie film including Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Sandy Martin, Diedrich Bader and executive producer Mike Scully (The Simpsons) present a new series following your favorite awkward teenager like you've never seen him before — animated! Join us for a sneak peek at never-before-seen footage of the newest member of FOX's Animation Domination lineup and a "sweet" Q&A session. Room 7AB
3:00-4:00 Game of Thrones Panel and Q&A session— Based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, HBO's Game of Thrones concluded its 10-episode debut season on June 19. The series, executive produced and written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen as they vie for power in a land where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. Some of the cast featured in the first season and appearing on this panel are (in alphabetical order) Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, and Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo. Moderated by George R. R. Martin, who also serves as a co-executive producer and writer on the series. Ballroom 20
3:15-4:30 20th Century Fox— At past Comic-Cons, 20th Century Fox has previewedIndependence Day, X2 Avatar, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. You won't want to miss the excitement this year, as Fox presents first-looks at some of its most-anticipated pictures of 2011 and 2012. Hall H
4:00-5:00 Archer Screening and Q&A— This animated half-hour comedy revolves around the spy agency known as the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) and the lives of its self-involved employees. Series creator Adam Reed (Sealab 2021, Frisky Dingo) and the show's voice-over actors discuss their daunting and enigmatic work of espionage, reconnaissance missions, and undercover surveillances — which are all actually unmitigated occasions for the ISIS staff to undermine, sabotage, and betray each other for personal gains and prosperity. Panelists include H. Jon Benjamin (Bob's Burgers, Jon Benjamin Has a Van) as the highly skilled yet incredibly vain master spy Sterling Archer; Aisha Tyler (Talk Soup,CSI) as fellow agent provocateur Lana Kane; Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) as the easily intimidated comptroller of ISIS, Cyril Figgis; Judy Greer (Mad Love, Arrested Development) as the loquacious secretary, Cheryl/Carol; Amber Nash (Frisky Dingo, Aqua Teen Hunger Force) as the discordant director of human resources for ISIS, Pam Poovey; andGeorge Coe (Funny People, Curb Your Enthusiasm) as Sterling's elderly and always-exploited butler, Woodhouse. Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
5:00-6:00 Beavis & Butthead— In 1993, Mike Judge (creator of Beavis and Butthead) and MTV knocked their heads together and launched a cartoon series starring a couple of lunkheads and unwittingly started an animated pop culture revolution. Now, Beavis and Butthead are coming back to MTV in 2011 to unleash on music videos, Jersey Shore, viral videos, and more. See the first footage from the new episodes, and join Mike as he discusses the duo's return to MTV! Room 6A
5:30-7:30 Showtime : Tired of Ordinary Television?— This year at Comic-Con, Showtime saves! The casts and creative forces behind Dexter and Shameless give sneak peeks into the new seasons. And be the first to see an exclusive look at the new Showtime original series Homeland. Ballroom 20
6:00-7:00 Entertainment Weekly: The Visionaries: A discussion with Jon Favreau and Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Pop Culture— EW moderates an in-depth conversation with Jon Favreau (Cowboys & Aliens) and Guillermo del Toro (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark), two filmmakers at the forefront of bringing geek culture to the masses and making blockbuster art out of pulp fiction. They will discuss their inspirations, their current work, and how they strive to put a personal stamp on blockbuster entertainment. Plus: How is new technology changing the way stories are produced and viewed? And what do they think the pop culture universe will look like a decade from now? Moderated by Jeff "Doc" Jensen.Hall H
6:15-7:30 Wilfred Screening and Q &A— Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings, Happy Feet) stars as Ryan, a young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with Wilfred, his neighbor's canine pet, played by Jason Gann (The Wedge, Mark Loves Sharon), who co-created and starred in the Australian version of Wilfred in 2007. While everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, Ryan sees a crude and surly man in a cheap dog suit. Elijah and Jason, along with Wilfred co-stars Fiona Gubelmann(Californication, Cold Case) and Dorian Brown (Roommates, Psych), executive producer David Zuckerman (Family Guy, American Dad, King of the Hill), and co-executive producer/director Randall Einhorn (The Office, Modern Family) discuss bringing this unique, live-action comedy to life. Room 6A
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Barbara Ann Bignell passed away at Highland Park Care Center on July 13, 2013 at the age of 87.
She was born at her grandmother's home at 903 Laramie in Alliance on March 14, 1926 to Lester Joseph and Phyllis Alberta (Thompson) Herman of Lakeside, Nebraska. She shared her birthday with her mother.
She attended Lakeside Public School and graduated from Alliance High School in 1943. While she attended AHS she boarded with the Girard family who were life long family friends. She attended Secretarial School in Greeley, CO and had her 1st job as a secretary for Dr. Robert Morgan.
In 1949, while rooming with her best friend Jeanne Bignell, she met Jeanne's older brother Bill, who became the love of her life. Barb and Bill Bignell were wed on July 3rd 1950 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This love was cut short when Bill died on May 2, 1989.
Barb worked for Black's Open Range and Hayward's Open Range for 20 years. She was active in St. Matthews Episcopal Church where she served on the Alter Guild for many years. She loved her volunteer jobs at the Box Butte General Hospital, The Mission Store and the Knight Museum and she brought a smile wherever she went. She and Bill traveled to Santa Fe for many years where they enjoyed a shared love of Native American art.
She is survived by daughters Becci (Don) Thomas, Susi (Rick) Ehrett and Mindi (Chic) Keeley all of Alliance; 7grandchildren: Kelli (Corey) Richter of Scottsbluff, Chad (Lisa) Thomas of Alliance, Eric (Casey) Bignell of Alliance, Nathan Keeley of Portland, Oregon, Dr. Kendra (Lew) Procacci of Missoula, MT, Andy (Jana) Thomas of Colorado Springs, CO and Kristin (Grant) Price of Helena, Mt. She is also survived by 10 great grandchildren: Sydney & Jaylen Bignell, Katen, Kyler and Carson Thomas, Marley & Maya Thomas, Case & Kellen Procacci, Arlo Price and her brother Bruce (Shirley) Herman of Joliet, MT along with several nieces and nephews.
Barb was preceded in death by her husband Bill, her parents, brother Tommy Herman, great grandson Layne Thomas and great granddaughter Ella Richter.
Funeral services will be held at St. Matthews Episcopal Church on Friday, July 19, 2013 at 2 p.m. with Fr. Coke McClure officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, July 18 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Bates-Gould Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Alliance Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Barb's name may be sent to St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Prairie Haven Hospice or to the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com. Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


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Theme parks building on record revenue
MASON, Ohio -- A new roller coaster at southwestern Ohio's Kings Island theme park is expected to contribute to another year of record revenue and attendance for its parent company.
Sandusky-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. owns the park in Mason, near Cincinnati, as well as Cedar Point in northern Ohio.
Net revenues last year reached $1.14 billion.
A record-breaking 23.5 million visitors in 2013 attended Cedar Fair's 15 amusement and water parks in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan and Canada.
The company is expected to get an attendance boost out of the new Kings Island coaster called Banshee, which debuted with the park's opening for the season on Friday, according to the Dayton Daily News.
The $24 million ride is being touted as the world's longest inverted roller coaster.
Cedar Fair is investing about $145 million this year in new rides, technology and other park improvements across the company, including the new Banshee steel roller coaster, Frole said.
About $120 million was spent in 2013.
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Editor's Note: This article marks the debut of Yucatan Living's newest member, Katalina McNulty. Katalina will be staying on top of the music and performance events in Merida and around the Yucatan for Yucatan Living. In addition, she will be writing articles and reviews about the music events. Welcome, Katalina!
I have always been a music aficionado, worked in the music industry in the 70's and have attended more concerts than I can even remember (yes, some of them in the 60's and that is why I don't remember them!). I am one of those old hippies who still believes that music can change the world and bring about world peace.
Since moving to Merida I have made it my mission to listen to the local music and learn some of its history. The Museo de la Cancion Yucateca is located on Calle 57 between Calles 48 and 50 near Mejorada Park, and has been a wonderful resource for me.
To familiarize some of you with the local musicians, the following is a brief overview of five of the most important local musical acts. I have seen them all several times. They have proven to deliver consistently high quality performances and have an extensive repertoire.
Los Juglares
These four men represent the romanticism and joy of trova music in Yucatan. They are two sets of brothers, all of whom play guitar and harmonize. In addition, they have an incredible array of local trova music and Mexican standards. Their enthusiasm is infectious and they make whatever concert they give become "the party" you don't want to miss. My favorite part of almost all local music is when the band has the audience sing along and Los Juglares are the masters of audience participation. They will actually stop singing and playing and the song continues on because the whole audience is singing along. It catches your soul and lifts it up. Everyone participates, sings, and laughs, and it expresses the joy I identify as the Yucateco spirit of community.
Los Juglares has represented trova, Yucatan, and Mexico in over 22 countries around the world and, somehow, they still have time to play in the club they own, El Rincon Bohemio (the Bohemian Corner) on Calle 72 Av. Colon con Reforma No. 400, planta alta. (For reservations call cell phones: 9991-63-57-10 or 9992-42-12-68. Because of their popularity, reservations are often a good idea.)
Los Juglares last big concert was the postponed Mother's Day Concert on June 7th at the Teatro Daniel Ayala. There were two shows at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM. The show was fabulous, fun, entertaining, engaging, participatory and just an all around blast! They had several guests: two male vocal soloists, Norman Uribe on piano, Ivan Barrientos on drums and a full mariachi band to add another dimension to their special evening. To add to my own enjoyment, my favorite percussionist plays with Los Juglares when he is not playing with the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten. Los Juglares have a new CD called Para la Reina de Reinas (For the Queen of Queens).
Yahal Kab
Yahal Kab had their 30th anniversary party at the Teatro Jose Peon Contreras on October 27. In that concert, they had three varieties of music they have played throughout the years: indigenous, trova and son (a musical genre from Cuba). Yahal Kab's membership includes: the two Vega brothers (do you think I have a thing for brothers?), Ricardo is the leader and guitarist/singer and Alvaro is a flautist and sax player; Lazaro Gonzalez is lead singer, with a great voice for Cuban music, and five other musicians. All of the members of Yahal Kab are excellent musicians and their anniversary celebration included other musician friends who joined them in their celebration. The son music played by Yahal Kab is my personal favorite because I love dancing to the happiness in that groove. Yahal Kab plays at the La Parrilla on Montejo some Wednesday nights, at the Del Bosque Salsa Bar and Grill (reservations 928-09-50) and they appear at festivals. Yahal Kab is a little harder to find than Los Juglares since Roberto is also the director of the Rondalla de la Escuela de Trova (one of the Instituto Cultura de Yucatan music schools) at "Juan Acereto" Cultural Center, which teaches the youth of the state to carry on the tradition of trova.
Ligia Camara
Ligia Camara is an incredible pianist and singer. She has a smile and an energy that makes you want to be her friend. She is personable and you can feel the joy in her music when you listen to her. I have seen her play as part of the Cinco Pianos, Cinco Pianistas group, solo, at La Ermita Park and with Frank Dominquez, a famous Cuban composer and pianist, at an evening honoring him. She is a large woman with a large heart with which she completely embraces her audience.
Ligia Camara recently played at Teatro Peon Contreras with one of her long time friends and fellow pianists, Mario Esquivel. The evening was called Two Pianists and Four Pianos because they each used a piano and an electric piano. These two talents are top notch and that evening, they covered some of their favorites such as jazz standards, bossanova and blues. The energy between them was playful and fun to be around. It was predominantly piano music duos with Ligia singing a few solo songs in her clear, strong, well projected and beautiful voice.
Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten
The Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten just celebrated its 67th Anniversary at the Teatro Peon Contreras. I learned a lot from Profesor Luis Perez Sabido, who introduced each song and gave some of the history of the orchestra. The director is Pedro Carlos Herrera Lopez, who is also an accomplished pianist and arranger. The Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten has traveled to entertain the President of Mexico at his official home, Los Pinos, several times, and they have not only represented the State of Yucatan throughout the nation of Mexico, but around the world. Last year the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten even gave a concert in Merida, Venezuela.
The Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten consists of around 30 performers, of which over 12 are guitarist-singers who stand up to sing every few songs. The only thing better than the lovely trova music of the State of Yucatan, which usually includes three instruments, is when the orchestra includes many more instruments, similar to the tradition of a jazz big band. My personal favorite is the young Julian, the tall percussionist standing in the back of the band, fully animated and embodying the music as he moves. Overall, the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten boasts a great mix of older and younger generations, which seems to indicate that the music is healthy and will carry on. In addition, there are four soloists who regularly perform with the orchestra, all of whom are local favorites: Eduardo Rosado (a true jewel of a man and voice), Jesus Armando (Khaki's favorite), Nancy Mas (soon to be having a "20 Years in Yucatan" celebration concert) and the amazing Maricarmen Perez.
I especially enjoy Maricarmen, a lovely singer and guitarist whom I have seen in both the trova singer star role in and solo with her guitar at the Jazzin' Merida club on Friday nights. She is a master at both. Her day job is working for the State Cultural Institute as the new representative to the extranjero community, a job recently created for her since she speaks English so well and she has already become a dear friend to several of us. At Jazzin' Merida, Maricarmen sings bossanova, Mexican standards, lullabies and jazz. Her voice is lilting and, to me, feels almost hypnotic. Maricarmen reminds me of Astrud Gilberto, another singer I adored, who sang with Antonio Carlos Jobim many moons ago. When fronting the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten Maricarmen is a beautiful woman with traditional dress and is able to command the stage even when she has an orchestra of thirty people behind her! She is a fabulous singer, a delight both professionally and personally, and part of the community I hope to get to know better here in our adopted home.
Las Maya International
Las Maya International is a famous long term, all-women band that has travelled all over the world representing the Mayan culture. The band was formed in 1955 (that's 54 years ago!) and is still going strong. We are lucky enough to still have two of the original members still playing with Las Maya International: Judith Romero, exceptional pianist and leader, and Yolanda Pacheco, who plays 7 instruments with enthusiasm and the skill of years of playing. You really want to see the way Yolanda shakes a maraca! These women are in their 80s and 90s respectively. They give me hope of maintaining the joy of life for many years to come. This band is a delight and, for anyone who needs a lift or is beginning to feel their age, come join in and let Las Maya International raise your spirits.
Upcoming Event Note: Las Maya International will be playing as part of the Instituto Cultura de Yucatan Primavera Festival on Friday, June 26 at 9:00 PM at the Teatro Peon Contreras. The event is free, but a ticket for two should be picked up in the ticket office of the theater as soon as possible before the event.
Rubi, currently the lead singer with Las Maya International, is a beautiful petite woman with a large voice that portrays the romance of the trova music in Merida. Rubi also has her own band and I have seen her play with them at both the Music Museum and at the Serenade in Santa Lucia Park on Thursday nights. Rubi is yet another powerful singer who exemplifies the local trova music and has made me want to learn more.
Upcoming Event Note: Rubi will be playing with her own group at the Music Museum under the stars with the Los Condes Trio on June 24th at 9:00 PM. The donation is $10.00.
Keep Listening!
So now you know who I enjoy listening to and learning from here in Merida. There are endless more groups to be added to my favorites and many more I haven't heard yet, but I will persevere and keep listening to get to know more about this incredible culture where we have been so welcomed.
I am also excited to be Yucatan Living's newest correspondent, and to share the enthusiasm I have found for the music of Yucatan with you. It is my sincere hope that you will learn to enjoy it as much as I do.
If you have something to add to the article above, please send any comments or corrections because I am always learning. Since I attend several music events each week, please look for me and say "Hello." I am the tall gringa with short gray hair and usually some brightly colored dress. Should I be dancing, feel free to join in!


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words weren't clear enough to understand
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I received it, with free shipping, but when I sent it back, the return shipping will be deducted from the amount owed to me, and I don't think that is right, because the product was of poor quality to begin with, and I couldn't hear the words from my tv, and that's why I ordered it, so I wouldn't have to have the volume so high, it bothered the rest of the family.
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Chances are you've read rumblings about Fat Princess throughout the web. This surprise PSN game announced at E3 really came out of nowhere. While a title like Fat Princess may sound unappealing, rest assured that this has the potential to become a real multiplayer PSN hit.
How do we describe Fat Princess? We like to think of it as Team Fortress meets Pikmin meets a high-carb diet. Ultimately, Fat Princess is simply a capture the flag game. However, the unique 2D presentation makes it rather surreal. The game supports up to a massive 32 players online, and the smart use of AI ensures that every battle you take online will be fun and exciting. You see, if you can't get all 32 players to play, or if someone drops out in the middle of a match, bots can quickly and transparantly take over. This way, every time you jump online, you'll have someone to play with.
Although there are multiple modes of play, there is usually one ultimate goal in Fat Princess, and that's to capture an enemy's princess and take them back to your own base. Each team will be split to Red and Blue teams, and each side will clash throughout the battlefields. There are a number of hats each player can don, and each hat represents a certain class, which yields certain abilities and powers.
Hats are available at each team's castle, so players can freely swap whenever they spawn. Some of the classes, such as the Warrior and Archer are rather obvious. However, the Priest is akin to the Medic in Team Fortress 2. He can heal others with a beam, and just like in TF2, an effective strategy would be to have the Medic follow a powerful class, such as the Warrior, and rush through.
The Workers can build defensive objects for the castle and can find ore and wood in each level to use as supplies. These tools will be helpful in defending the princess against the other team. Of course, the best defense is to remember the title, and make your princess fat.
Yes, your princess has quite the voracious appetite. By looking for magical patches of cakes which grow outside, you can bring slice after slice of vanilla goodness to your princess. After a few bites, she'll become an overweight glutton, and she'll become quite heavy to pick up and carry. Should the attacking team succeed in picking up the princess, a fat princess would require more manpower. An indicator at the top of the screen will show the sluggish movement of the princess as it gets carried away.
With the title and logo the way it is, it may be hard to think of Fat Princess as a real hardcore title, but that's exactly what it is. Fights always end in bloody messes. After a massive battle, you'll see body parts and blood soaking the entirety of the floor. With its unique art style, high concept, and fun presentation, we can't wait to play Fat Princess when it debuts exclusively on the PSN later this year.


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Dave Dayen reported this morning on Greg Sargent's scoop about big LGBT donors withholding donations from the Obama campaign over the President's refusal to sign an executive order on ENDA. Paul Yandura, spokesperson for Jonathan Lewis (son of Progressive Insurance's Peter Lewis) has this to say to Gregg:
A number of gay and progressive donors, unsolicited, have indicated to us that they aren't considering requests to donate to the Obama SuperPac because of the president's refusal to the sign the order. And those are high-dollar asks, some in the seven digits. We have heard from at least half a dozen major gay and progressive donors that they stand united with us. There is still time for the President to do the right thing and sign this executive order, our great hope is that he does so immediately.
Unless I miss my guess, "we have heard from at least half a dozen major gay and progressive donors" is code for what used to be known in donor circles as "the Cabinet" or "the Gay 8." The group has grown over the years, and it includes many of the biggest Democratic Party donors of the past decade. In addition to Jonathan Lewis, the it includes David Bohnett (Geo-Cities), Jon Stryker (Stryker Corp), Tim Gill (Oracle), James Hormel (Hormel), Henry van Amerigen (International Flavors & Fragrances), Linda Ketner (Food Lion), Weston Milliken (Milliken & Co.), Esmond Harmsworth (Daily Mail) and Laura Ricketts (Chicago Cubs).
While most in the group have already maxed out to Obama campaign and the DNC, that's small potatoes. The Obama campaign has recently been tapping members for multi-million dollar donations to the 527s — but according to Open Secrets, they're all conspicuously missing from the top 2012 election cycle donors.
The White House is pushing back on the Sargent article and telling journalists that there really are no problems. But if that's the case, where are the traditional LGBT 527 donors? They should name the ones that plan to donate.
The decision of LGBT donors to shut off campaign donations over Obama's refusal to sign an executive order on ENDA has tremendous downstream implications. It could have serious consequences for members of congress who rely not only on LGBT donors themselves, but who will need well-funded GOTV support for 2012 as well.
LGBT donors can check to see whether the names of their representatives appear on the naughty or nice lists when it comes to signing the letter to President Obama, asking him to issue an Executive Order on ENDA.
If you haven't already, click here to call and urge your member of Congress to sign the letter urging President Obama to issue an executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors from discrimination.