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The History and Craft of Spying With Nigel West
Program Number:
Start and End Dates:
1/2/2014 - 1/10/2014
10/28/2015 - 11/5/2015
1/2/2016 - 1/10/2016
3/26/2016 - 4/3/2016
6/11/2016 - 6/19/2016
10/22/2016 - 10/30/2016
8 nights
England, UK:England
Price starting at:
$2,555.00 -
Price may vary based on date, departure city
Program Type:
History & Culture
Activity Level:
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15; 7 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners
Meal Options:
Low Fat; Vegetarian; Low Salt; Gluten Free
Immerse yourself in the world of spies, lies and intelligence with renowned author and intelligence expert Nigel West. Consider the impact of espionage on history from World War I to today�s global conflicts. As a special feature, join theater producer and director Giles Ramsay for a briefing in preparation for a London theater performance. Hear a journalist on "the state of the nation."
� Intelligence historian, author and �experts� expert� Nigel West leads your foray into the world of espionage.
� Spend a full day at Bletchley Park, code name Station X, to learn about code-breaking and the Enigma machine used during WWII.
� Enjoy a London theater performance.
Activity Particulars
Walking up to one mile per day.
Date Specific Information
1-2-2014, 10-28-2015, 1-2-2016, 3-26-2016, 6-11-2016, 10-22-2016
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Itinerary Summary
Arrival London, 7 nights; departure.
Overnight flight from U.S.A.
1 night
Arrival London
7 nights
From the code-breaking of the �Zimmerman Telegram� in World War I to the latest in aerial reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles in use today, survey the history of spying with world-renowned intelligence author Nigel West. Enjoy a full-day field trip to Bletchley Park, the National Codes and Cipher Centre, the historic site of secret British code-breaking activities during WWII. Hear the tales of spies and strategic deception and as a highlight see the Enigma machines, including the rare �Abwehr G312.� Visit the Block B Exhibition Centre and museum which depicts the incredibly complex processes of decryption, see the collection of Churchill memorabilia that captures the spirit of the great man, and uncover spy sites throughout London.
It was the seat of an empire on which the sun never set. It has been Merry, Dickensian and Victorian. It has given us common law, Shakespeare, tennis, the Rolls-Royce and the Beatles. England and its people have played an outsize role in shaping world history. It is a country whose past, politics, culture and characters never cease to captivate.
Four-star hotel near London�s West End.
Road Scholar Instructors
These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur.
Nigel West
Nigel West is a military historian specializing in intelligence and security issues. In 1989, he was voted The Experts' Expert by a panel of spy writers. He is the European Editor of the Washington D.C.-based International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and a lecturer at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Alexandria, Va. In 2003, he was awarded the U.S. Association of Former Intelligence Officers� first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award.
Giles Ramsay
Giles Ramsay is an independent theatre director and producer who specializes in creating new work with artists in developing countries. He is the Founding Director of the charity Developing Artists, a Fellow of St. Chad�s College, Durham University and Course Leader in Theatre at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has devised and instructed on Road's Scholar programs since the early 1990's and has run theatre projects in countries ranging from Kosovo to Zimbabwe.
Meals and Lodgings
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
London, England, UK:England
7 nights
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Four-Star Hotel
Located close to West End. Was formerly Radisson Edwardian Grafton Hotel. Name chamge.
Contact info:
130 Tottenham Court Road
London., W1T 5AY UK:England
phone: +44 20 7388 4131
Room amenities:
Air-conditioning. Direct dial telephone with personal phone numbers. Satellite TV, hairdryer, mini bar, in room safe, iron and trouser press, and tea and coffee making facilities. Complimentary wireless Internet access. US 110v sockets.
Facility amenities:
Restaurant, bar, business centre, fitness room and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Smoking allowed:
Elevators available:
Additional nights prior:
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Travel Details
Start of Program:
A light lunch is served in the hotel. Welcome meeting is at 5:00pm in the hotel. You will be staying at
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
that night.
End of Program:
After breakfast on departure day. Breakfast ends at 10:00am and check out is by 11:00am. You will be staying at
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
the night before.
Required documents:
The Participant Information Form is required. Participant Information Form.
Parking availability:
(For Independent Travelers)
Train or bus availability:
As above.
To Start of Program
London, England
Nearest city or town:
Nearest airport:
London Heathrow and Gatwick.
Transportation to site:
If arriving and departing on group travel days. Complete the Participant Information Form on-line. Or in the complete the form in the preparatory materials and return to Road Scholar in the UK Please include departure and arrival date, departure airport, airline, flight number, arrival airport, date and time. We recommend completing the form on-line as information will be kept for future programmes Nearest underground is Warren Street-adjacent to the hotel on the Victoria and Northern lines. Take the Heathrow Express to Paddington and a taxi from there. The Heathrow Express is a fast and frequent train service from Heathrow terminals to Paddington. Trains run every 15 minutes and the journey time from Heathrow Central for Terminals 1 and 3 is 15 minutes; passengers at Terminal 4 may use the free transfer shuttle Heathrow Connect to Heathrow Central; 21 minutes from Terminal 5. Fares, in 2010, start at �16.50 for a single and �32 for a return. Tickets may be purchased at the station or via the web www.heathrowexpress.com/Home From Gatwick take the Gatwick Express to Victoria and a taxi from there. The Gatwick Express is a fast non-stop train service from South Terminal to Victoria. It runs every 15 minutes and takes 30 minutes. Fares, in 2010, are �16.90 single; �28.70 return. Tickets may be purchased at the station or via the web www.gatwickexpress.com
From End of Program
London, England
Transportation from site:
Program Only Participants (POP) will be transferred on group arrival days so long as they complete the Participant Information Form found within the program materials and are arriving/departing on the group travel dates. Reverse the above arrival arrangements.
Additional transportation information same as above
The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.
Daily Schedule
Day 1:
(Thursday, January 2)
In Transit:
Overnight flight to London.
Day 2:
(Friday, January 3)
Arrive To:
Check in to the hotel.
A light lunch is served in the hotel.
Free afternoon. Welcome meeting with course director, Nigel West, at 5:00pm in the hotel.
In the hotel.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Lunch, Dinner
Day 3:
London Spy Sites
(Saturday, January 4)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Lecture by Nigel West in the hotel on " The Impact of Espionage on History: From the Zimmerman Telegraph to Iraqi WMD."
In the hotel.
Spy sites in London by coach. Explore Birdcage Walk, Parliament Square, Ebury Street.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4:
Nigel West on Sources of Intelligence
(Sunday, January 5)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Lecture by Nigel West in the hotel: Sources of Intelligence: Aerial Reconnaissance, Satellites and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
At leisure.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Day 5:
Bletchley Park Churchill's "Station X".
(Monday, January 6)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Full day field trip to Bletchley Park, the National Codes and Cipher Centre, the historic site of secret British codebreaking activities during WWII and birthplace of the modern computer. Hear the tales of spies and strategic deception and as a highlight see the Enigma Machines, including the rare 'Abwehr G312'. Visit the Block B Exhibition Centre and museum which depicts the incredibly complex processes of interception, decryption, translation, interpretation and analysis that were needed to produce the vital intelligence that proved so important in ending the war. See the collection of Churchill memorablia captures the spirit of the great man. Churchill had significant links with Bletchley Park and famously said of the workers at the Park 'The geese that laid the golden eggs - but never cackled'.
Taken in Bletchley Park.
The field trip continues. The coach departs Bletchley Park for the hotel at 3:30pm.
In the hotel.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6:
Theatre performance and guest lecturer, independent theatre producer Giles Ramsay.
(Tuesday, January 7)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Free time.
3:30pm Theatre performance briefing by Giles Ramsay.
Pre theatre dinner out at the famous Criterion Restaurant with Giles Ramsay.
Theatre performance in one of London's leading theatres. Strangers on a Train at the Gielgud Theatre. 7:30pm. Two strangers. One conversation. The perfect murder. A seemingly innocent conversation soon turns into a nightmarish and dangerous reality for Guy Haines when he meets Charles Bruno on a train journey. Ahead lies a lethal nightmare of blackmail and psychological torment that threatens to cost Guy his career, his marriage and his sanity. His choice: to kill, or to be framed for a murder he didn't commit. Get on board for the West End's most gripping new thriller, as the classic Strangers on a Train opens at the Gielgud Theatre on 2nd November. Written by Craig Warner and based on Patricia Highsmith's acclaimed novel, inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's legendary movie, this new stage production stars in alphabetical order Laurence Fox, Jack Huston, Christian McKay, Miranda Raison, Imogen Stubbs and MyAnna Buring.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7:
Lecture by Nigel West on "Managing Human Intelligence".
(Wednesday, January 8)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
Lecture by Nigel West in the hotel on "The Wilderness of Mirrors: Managing Human Intelligence".
Free time.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Day 8:
Guest lecturer -top journalist in conversation with Giles Ramsay.
(Thursday, January 9)
Full English breakfast in the hotel.
A top London journalist discusses the "State of the Nation" with Giles Ramsay. Followed by a round up with Nigel West of The Spy World: Current issues.
Free time. Drinks reception for before dinner.
Farewell dinnner in the hotel.
At leisure.
Radisson Blu Grafton Hotel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9:
(Friday, January 10)
Depart From:
In the hotel.
Meals Included:
Important information about your itinerary:
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information featured on this website. Itineraries are based on our best information at this time. Circumstances beyond our control may require us to adjust itineraries or other details. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Information will be sent to you from your Program Provider approximately three weeks prior to the program start date. The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.
Suggested Reading List
At Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Chiefs of Britain's Intelligence Agency, MI6
Author: Nigel West
Description: This is the story of the heads of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. It contains numerous anecdotes and is fully up to date, and is written by acclaimed author and intelligence expert Nigel West. This remarkable book tells the story of that role, from Smith-Cumming to Scarlett, and each of the other twelve C's in between. For the first 85 years of the SIS, known variously as 'the firm', 'the funnies' and, within the Foreign Office, 'the friends', its existence and the identity of its Chief were subject to the strictest secrecy. Its only official recognition was the wartime designation MI6, by which the service continues to be commonly known today.
Deceiving the Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess
Author: S.J.Hamrick
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence
Author: Nigel West
Description: Launches a new series of Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence that examines the shadowy world of spies - providing the most detailed, comprehensive, and accurate information available on a topic that has proved notoriously difficult to research. Offers insight into the history and operations of British Intelligence through its more than 1,800 entries, covering a vast and varied cast of characters, the spies and their handlers, the moles and defectors, the political leaders, the top brass, the techniques and jargon, and the many different offices and operations. Features 16 black-and-white photographs, an extensive chronology, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)
Author: Nigel West
MI6 and the Machinery of Spying
Author: Philip H.J.Davies
Description: A detailed study of the management of the British intelligence organisation, MI6.
Mask: MI5's Penetration of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Author: Nigel West
My Silent War
Author: Kim Philby
New Cloak, Old Dagger: How Britain's Spies Came in from the Cold
Author: Michael Smith
Description: Offers insight into the role of British spies during the Cold War, including the activity of the SAS in MI6 operations. The book charts developments since the cessation of hostilities in the Cold War.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Chiefs of Britain's Intelligence Agency, MI6
Author: Nigel West
Philby: KGB Masterspy
Author: Philip Knightley
Secret Intelligence: A Reader
Author: Christopher Andrew, Richard Aldrich, Wesley Wark (editors)
Description: This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and the ongoing debate about the future of intelligence. The subject of secret intelligence has never enjoyed a higher profile. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, Madrid and London, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the missing WMD, public debates over prisoner interrogation, and new domestic security regulations have all contributed to make this a 'hot' subject over the past decade.Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field, this book provides key readings and supporting material for students and course convenors. It is divided into four main sections, each of which includes full summaries of each article, further reading suggestions, and student questions: the intelligence cycle Intelligence, counter-terrorism and security ethics, accountability and control intelligence and the new warfare.
Spy: A Handbook
Author: Harry Ferguson
Description: Former MI6 officer Harry Ferguson gives behind the scenes information including things not shown on screen. Spy also goes beyond the techniques of espionage to examine a range of issues facing today's intelligence services? the morality of using assassination and blackmail, the heroes and villains of the espionage world, and how modern terrorists are able to evade detection by Western intelligence organisations.
The Spying Game
Author: Michael Smith
Description: Espionage exerts a hold on the public imagination. "The Spying Game" covers economic intelligence and the fight against organised crime as well as the activities of MI5, MI6, the Defence Intelligence Staff and GCHQ.
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All day field trip to Bletchley Park, Station X, home to Alan Turing's Enigma machine and Churchill "goose that laid the golden egg" during the 2WW.
A journalist/broadcaster will tlak about "The State of the Nation".
One London theatre performances preceeded by guest lecturer Giles Ramsay, theatre producer to review the play you will see.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Less than a year after establishing local operations, The BID Group of Companies, a British Columbia-based equipment manufacturer for the forest industry, will expand its Comact Equipment U.S. Inc. manufacturing facility in Dorchester County.
The capital investment, totaling $1.8 million, is expected to generate approximately 60 new jobs more than doubling the facilitys current employment.
The company made the announcement May 21.
Comact, located at 176 Academy Road in St. George, will add more than 3,500 square feet to its existing 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space to accommodate another line that will produce log and timber-handling equipment primarily used for sawmills. The company began production in St. George during the fall of 2013.
We are proud to announce this expansion to assist with the growing forest industry requirements in the South. Our decision to relocate some of our manufacturing to South Carolina in 2013 is paying off for us and our customers and we look forward to growing our business in Dorchester County and specifically the great community of St. George, said BID Group CEO Brian Fehr.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley welcomed the news.
In 2013 the BID Group chose to locate in our state and less than a year later they are ready to expand a clear indication that South Carolina has the workforce and business environment companies need in order to succeed in the global market, Haley said. We celebrate BID Groups decision to invest $1.8 million into Comact and create 60 new jobs.
It is impressive that in less than a year since locating in Dorchester County, Comact is already expanding their St. George facility, Dorchester County Council Chairman Bill Hearn said. We welcome their growth and look forward to our continued partnership with Comact.
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- Network: TNT
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2009
- Critic Score
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Mainly, underneath the sitcom setups and witty banter, this show moves to the pulse of the ad game. The mystique and power of raw ideas push this story as surely as they push the characters of "Mad Men."
Trust Me, a TNT series set in a Chicago advertising agency, is clever and likeable.
The first pair of episodes augur a breezily entertaining addition to the TNT stable of dramatic originals.
Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny, who created Trust Me (and have been writers on "The Closer") are former admen themselves; they chose the milieu to explore the creative process among a group of people with a collective-neuroses score high enough to maintain a smart and breezy comedy.
Trust Me is a neat spin on this ancient tradition--and in fact, I shall grandly state that it is, in both its lovable and off-putting elements, a workplace drama for our time.
Everything happens quickly -- scenes, cameos, comments and quips fly by. But nothing is throwaway or stupid, and in the midst of laughter, the emotion, when it comes, feels real. That's good acting. It also happens only when writers respect their audience.
Right out of the gate, the series is surprisingly solid. What it ultimately becomes bears watching.
No, it's not "quality cable TV" or Top 10 list material, and it's marred by lapses into character cutesiness. But still, I liked it. It's likable.
As it is, Trust Me, which perks along energetically but lacks emotional heft, may be one of those shows that stacks up on my TiVo, along with other shows I don't get around to viewing.
The show is a modern Mad Men, but without the mystery or the allure. Trust Me all too often feels like going to work.
For fans of "Mad Men," Trust Me offers a modern, more recognizable ad agency world but the tone of TNT's series is completely different. It is not "Mad Men: The Next Generation," not by a long shot. And the show's quality lags leaps and bounds behind.
This is an hour-long drama trying to cross Mad Men with Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talk dialogue. It's a clever concept that curdles with cutesy self-consciousness.
"Mad Men" is the genre's gold standard, and the inevitable thematic comparisons just accentuates Trust Me's flaws, making the show seem even more dispensable.
While it's nice to see McCormack and Cavanagh back in episodic form, their similarities diminish their interplay, inasmuch as it's not a reach to envision both in either role. Everyone else pretty much falls into predictable archetypes, from the nerdy young creative team to Griffin Dunne as the constantly frazzled boss.
Though it features dialogue delivered rapid-fire like the best David Mamet plays, the show isn't quite sure what it wants to be.
Cavanagh and McCormack bring what you know they will--an effective mix of fast talk and easy delivery to pitch the partners' situations, which range from silly to predictable.
The series is set in a world that praises the lie, and if the creators can mine that vein for inspiration and avoid falling for the conventional TV drama traps, they could have a better show to sell to their advertisers.
Trust Me shares another characteristic of those series("Nip/Tuck" and "Mad Men": dumb, numbing soullessness. It has the emotional intricacy of a Ritz cracker.
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 6 out of 10
Mixed: 2 out of 10
Negative: 2 out of 10
SteveWMar 17, 2009Show is incredible. Its an amazing show and keeps you on your feet. Addicted!
mathewiMar 16, 2009Great show both leads have great chemistry and are brilliant together.
GaryAMar 2, 2009Best show on TNT. A nice break from all the Cop drama. Better than Mad Men IMHO.


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Genomic selection, the use of markers across the whole genome, receives increasing amounts of attention and is having more and more impact on breeding programs. Development of statistical and computational methods to estimate breeding values based on markers is a very active area of research. A simulated dataset was analyzed by participants of the QTLMAS XIII workshop, allowing a comparison of the ability of different methods to estimate genomic breeding values.
A best case scenario was analyzed by the organizers where QTL genotypes were known. Participants submitted estimated breeding values for 1000 unphenotyped individuals together with a description of the applied method(s). The submitted breeding values were evaluated for correlation with the simulated values (accuracy), rank correlation of the best 10% of individuals and error in predictions. Bias was tested by regression of simulated on estimated breeding values.
The accuracy obtained from the best case scenario was 0.94. Six research groups submitted 19 sets of estimated breeding values. Methods that assumed the same variance for markers showed accuracies, measured as correlations between estimated and simulated values, ranging from 0.75 to 0.89 and rank correlations between 0.58 and 0.70. Methods that allowed different marker variances showed accuracies ranging from 0.86 to 0.94 and rank correlations between 0.69 and 0.82. Methods assuming equal marker variances were generally more biased and showed larger prediction errors.
The best performing methods achieved very high accuracies, close to accuracies achieved in a best case scenario where QTL genotypes were known without error. Methods that allowed different marker variances generally outperformed methods that assumed equal marker variances. Genomic selection methods performed well compared to traditional, pedigree only, methods; all methods showed higher accuracies than those obtained for breeding values estimated solely on pedigree relationships.
When methods for selection based on many markers across the genome, or genomic selection, were first described [1] the application of genetic marker data in plant and animal breeding programs was still limited [2]. In subsequent years the use of individual markers in breeding programs has increased [3,4]. With the availability of assays that provide genotypes for 50,000 or more markers for each individual, the application of genomic selection has started to take hold in recent years. Especially in dairy cattle the use of genomic selection is becoming common practice [5,6]. In other species the application of genomic selection is being considered or evaluated [7-9].
Methods to deal with these large number of markers in breeding programs were first proposed by [1] after which a number of alternatives have been suggested; e.g. [10,11]. Most methods have been evaluated in simulations and sometimes on real data. Analyses applying genomic BLUP methodology as defined by Meuwissen et al.[1], or applying Ridge Regression (RR) [12], assume the same variance for each marker. A series of well-known methods are those named BayesA, BayesB, etc. BayesA assumes the same a priori variance for all markers, where effects are drawn from one distribution [1]. BayesB divides the markers in 2 groups: one group that contributes to the genetic variance and have the same a priori non-zero variance, and another group whose effect are supposed to be zero [1]. Another variant, sometimes referred to as "BayesC", considers two distributions: one with large effect (that are assumed to be linked to a QTL) and one with small effects (that are assumed to be not linked to a QTL) [11,13].
The organizers of the previous QTL-MAS workshop initiated a comparison of methods using a simulated dataset which resembled a population one might encounter in litter-bearing animals. They concluded that models that include markers as fixed effects were unlikely to provide any gain from the use of markers, while random effects models and especially the Bayesian analyses were most promising [14].
We aimed to compare methods that estimate genomic breeding values (GEBV) in a dataset that one might encounter in both plant and animal breeding programs and added the complexity of repeated measures over time. Participants of the current QTL-MAS workshop 2009 were invited to predict GEBV and describe their methods and results. Predicted GEBV from the different methods were submitted to the QTL-MAS workshop and compared to the simulated or true breeding values (TBV).
Simulated data
18 QTL were simulated affecting a trait called yield that followed a logistic growth curve. The growth curve was determined by 3 parameters and for each parameter, 6 QTL determined the genetic value with one large QTL (50% of genetic variance) and 5 smaller QTL. Phenotypic values for the parameters were simulated with a heritability of 0.50. Workshop participants were provided with genotypes for a set of biallelic markers that did not include the genotypes for the 18 QTL. Data available to participants of QTLMAS XIII consisted of 100 full-sib families which resulted from factorial mating of 20 female and 5 male parents. Each full-sib family consisted of 20 offspring. Parent-offspring relationships were provided, but relationships between parents were not. All offspring had genotypes for 453 markers, distributed over 5 chromosomes of 1 Morgan each. Phenotypes were provided for the offspring of 50 full-sib families and consisted of cumulative yield values at 5 different points in time, the last time point being 530. Further details of the simulation are described elsewhere [15] and the dataset is available from http://www.qtlmas2009.wur.nl/UK/Dataset. webcite
Best-case analysis
The workshop organizers applied a "best-case" analysis to the simulated data to provide an upper bound of the expected accuracies of the contributed analyses. This best-case analysis made use of additional information which was not provided to the workshop participants. The correct model, a logistic growth curve, was used to estimate 3 growth curve parameters from phenotypes for each individual. More importantly, the true genotypes of the QTL were used. Workshop participants could apply the correct growth model without knowing this was the case, but the actual genotypes could not be used. In the best-case analysis, the true QTL genotypes were used as the only variables in a multitrait fixed regression model to estimate the QTL effects on the 3 growth curve parameters. The estimated growth curve QTL effects were subsequently used to predict breeding value for yield on time point 600 for the unphenotyped individuals.
Prediction strategies
QTLMAS XIII participants were asked to predict breeding values for the unphenotyped offspring (n = 1000) at time point 600. Timepoint 600 was outside the range of time points for which phenotypes were provided. Several strategies could be followed: 1) predict phenotypes at time point 600, using any of several methods, and use these to predict breeding values, 2) use a function to describe the observed phenotypes, predict breeding values for the parameters of this function and use those to calculate EBV at time point 600, 3) predict breeding values for the 5 different time points and use these to extrapolate to time point 600, using any of several methods.
Comparison of predicted breeding values
Accuracies of GEBV, reported by workshop participants on unphenotyped offspring, were calculated as the correlation between the GEBV and the TBV. Bias was assessed from the regression of TBV on the GEBV. The ability of methods to identify the best individuals was assessed from the rank correlations of predicted and TBV of individuals in the top 10% of TBV. Mean squared prediction error was calculated after predicted and TBV were centered on zero. The variances of GEBV were calculated and reported as a proportion of the variance of TBV.
Best-case analysis
The regression model applied directly to the QTL genotypes resulted in the highest accuracy (0.985) and rank correlation (0.935) of GEBV with TBV of unphenotyped individuals. However, regression of TBV on GEBV resulted in a regression coefficient of 0.847, relatively far away from 1 compared to other methods, The variance of GEBV was also higher (34.3) than the variance of the TBV (25.3) and higher than the variance from any other estimation method.
Prediction strategies
All authors applied a procedure with two or three steps. In most cases two steps were used with one step to predict phenotypes or breeding values at time point 600 and one step to estimate genetic effects for the markers. The order of these two steps varied and various methods were applied for both extrapolation to time point 600 as well as for the estimation of marker effects.
Two step strategies
Three authors [16-18] started with predicting phenotypes on time point 600 which were then used to predict breeding values. Phenotypes were predicted using a Logistic model (model 5) or a Gompertz model (models 1 to 4). Predicted phenotypes at time point 600 were subsequently used in single trait analyses to predict EBV at time point 600.
Three authors [19-21] started by predicting EBV in single trait analyses applied to each of the time points at which phenotypes were available and subsequently used those EBV to extrapolate to an EBV at time point 600. Extrapolation to time point 600 was done using quadratic regression (model 6) or linear regression (models 7 to 18). Linear regression models only used the last 3 time points.
Three step strategy
One author [17] (model 19) applied a three step strategy where first a growth model was used, then a model to estimate marker effects and finally again a growth model to predict EBV at time point 600. In step 1 the parameters of a Gompertz model were estimated for each of the individuals with phenotypes. Marker effects were estimated for each of the 3 parameters in the Gompertz model in the second step. The third step used these estimated SNP effects to calculate the EBV of individuals at time point 600.
Comparison of predicted breeding values
A number of different estimation methods were applied by participants (Table 1). Apart from the prior knowledge analysis performed by the organizers, no fixed effect models were applied to obtain GEBV. One participant [19] applied a pedigree BLUP model (model 8) as one of their approaches which ignored all marker data. We termed 2 models as being a "genomic BLUP" implementation, which meant that each marker was assumed to have the same variance that was not (re-)estimated in the model. The other 16 models were termed "Bayes" models, which meant that they considered a priori assumptions for the marker variances, and estimated the marker variances conditional on the a priori assumptions and the estimated marker effects. All implementations differed in some aspect. The two genomic BLUP implementations used either a genomic relationship matrix [20] (model 6) or a Ridge Regression approach [18] (model 5) both of which are equivalent to a genomic BLUP implementation [22,23]. It needs to be noted that model 6 did not use all available marker information but limited itself to a single chromosome. The 16 models classified as Bayes applied various forms of marker selection or separating markers into groups with different expected effect sizes. Only one group [19] applied the use of haplotype information in some of their models using either identity by descent matrices based on 2 locus haplotypes (model 9) or identity by state haplotypes (models 10 and 11).
Table 1. Extrapolation, prediction and estimation methods
The lowest accuracy was 0.647, obtained with pedigree BLUP (model 8), clearly below the second lowest model (model 6) with an accuracy of 0.751. All other methods performed markedly better than the genomic BLUP model 6 (Figure 1). The other genomic BLUP model (model 5) showed an accuracy of 0.889 which was within the lower half of the range of the Bayes models. Accuracies obtained with the Bayes models were between 0.857 to 0.945. The model with the most accurate predictions (model 3) had an accuracy just 4 percent below the results of the best-case analysis.
Figure 1. Accuracy of contributed GEBV Ordered values for accuracy of predicted breeding values for phenotype at time point 600. Prediction using pedigree (▼), genomic BLUP (○), Bayes (●), best case (▲) models and true breeding values (♦).
Rank correlations
Rank correlations were calculated from the ranking of the top 10% of individuals, based on TBV. The range of rank correlations for the Bayes methods was 0.691 to 0.816 (Figure 2). The two best methods switched positions when measured on rank correlation versus accuracy but overall the evaluation of methods based on accuracy was very similar to evaluation based on their ability to rank the top individuals (correlation = 0.91).
Figure 2. Rank correlations of contributed GEBV Ordered values for rank correlations between the predicted and true breeding values of the top 100 TBV individuals. Prediction using pedigree (▼), genomic BLUP (○), Bayes (●), best case (▲) models and true breeding values (♦).
The pedigree BLUP analysis was found to have a regression coefficient that was closest to 1 (Figure 3). The genomic BLUP method by Schulz-Streek 5 also yielded a regression coefficient very close to 1, while the variance of GEBV from that model was approximately twice the variance of EBV obtained with pedigree BLUP (Table 2, Figure 4). Regression coefficients of Bayes models ranged from 0.804 for a Bayesian implementation of LASSO (model 2) to 1.16 for a BayesB implementation (model 16).
Figure 3. Bias of contributed GEBV Ordered values for regression of simulated on predicted breeding values. Prediction using pedigree (▼), genomic BLUP (○), Bayes (●), best case (▲) models and true breeding values (♦).
Table 2. Results from comparison to simulated breeding values (TBV)
Figure 4. Variance of contributed GEBV Ordered values for variance of predicted breeding values. Prediction using pedigree (▼), genomic BLUP (○), Bayes (●), best case (▲) models and true breeding values (♦).
Prediction error
Average prediction error was largest for the pedigree BLUP EBV, which is due to the relatively low accuracies for this method and hence significant shrinkage of the resulting EBV (Figure 5). Smallest prediction errors were obtained with the most accurate prediction method (model 3). Average prediction error showed a very strong correlation with accuracy (r = -0.99).
Figure 5. Prediction error of contributed GEBV Ordered values for mean squared prediction error of predicted breeding values. Prediction using pedigree (▼), genomic BLUP (○), Bayes (●), best case (▲) models and true breeding values (♦).
2-step and 3-step methods
Accuracy of GEBV from the 3-step method (model 19) was 0.897, which was very similar to the average accuracy, 0.893, of all the other Bayes methods. Because the simulated QTL affect the parameters of the true logistic growth curve it might have been expected that methods that look for associations of markers with these underlying parameters had an advantage. In this dataset this does however not appear to be the case. It was found that extrapolation to time point 600 was not a big challenge because for most individuals this time point was within the part of the growth curve where growth was almost linear. In fact, two authors extrapolated exactly this way, by linear regression on the last three time-points and obtained high accuracies. The impact of methods for extrapolation would have been bigger when a time-point closer to the asymptote would have been chosen. However, extrapolation of the data was a secondary objective of the QTLMAS workshop whereas comparison of methods to obtain GEBV was a primary objective.
Bayes and genomic BLUP methods
QTL contributing to the three parameters of the growth curve were unequal in size. This was expected to favor Bayes methods over genomic BLUP methods that assume the same variance for all markers. This difference was not directly apparent from the results presented in this comparison as one of the genomic BLUP models (model 6) resulted in a lower accuracy (0.751) compared to all other marker methods while the accuracy (0.889) from the other genomic BLUP method (model 5) was higher than some of the Bayes methods. The GEBV from model 6 were obtained using a genetic covariance matrix build from a subset of 90 markers that were selected from only the first of the five chromosomes. The resulting GEBV may have reduced accuracies compared to other methods because not all information was used. However, a method which only selected 14 markers (model 7) still gave a high accuracy (0.930). These 14 markers were selected based on a QTL analysis while the 90 markers selected for model 6 were selected solely on the fact that they map to chromosome one.
Most likely the use of a polygenic component increased the accuracy of model 5. While a polygenic component was not used by model 6, some of the Bayes methods did include polygenes (models 7 to 18). In addition to the relatively high accuracy, the best genomic BLUP model (model 5) produced unbiased GEBV where many of the other methods showed moderately to severely biased results.
The structure of the data was such, that full sib families were either completely genotyped, or completely not genotyped. This structure was chosen, to avoid that models would benefit too much from close relationships between the animals in the training and validation data. The larger the distance between training and validation, the more emphasis on LD information to predict GEBV of animals without phenotypes [24]. Bayes methods can employ LD to focus variance on specific parts of the genome, where genomic BLUP methods only employ the genomic relation over the whole genome. Therefore, in addition to the small number of QTL with relatively large effect, most likely the population structure was also more beneficial for the Bayes compared to the genomic BLUP models.
Number of markers included in the model
The proportion of markers, π, selected into the model or into the distribution of large marker effects was reported by Pong-Wong and found to be relatively high, even close to 1 for one of their methods where they tried to let the model decide on the value of π . Nevertheless, the proportion of markers that was included in the distribution of markers with large effect in more than half of the cycles (i.e. that had a posterior probability > 0.5), was limited. The posterior proportions in the various distributions were not reported by the other authors. Results obtained with a method that solely included 14 markers (model 7) show that very high accuracies could be obtained, at least in this dataset, with a small number, and a small proportion of the total number of markers selected into the model. The 14 SNPs included in model 7 were selected based on their association with the phenotype and analysed with a Bayes model. Preselection of SNPs and analysing them as fixed effects has not been considered by any of the participants. Results from QTLMAS comparison in 2008 [14] as well as the first comparison to genomic BLUP, BayesA and BayesB [1] already showed a low accuracy for these fixed effects models which can be expected when many markers are available to be selected into the model.
Accuracies of GEBV were always higher than those estimated based on pedigree alone (model 8). Methods that allow different variances of markers generally performed better than genomic BLUP methods that assume equal variance for all markers but differences were not very large, except when only a portion of the genome was used (model 6). The best Bayes method achieved an accuracy that was 0.056 higher than the best genomic BLUP method. The simulated QTL varied strongly in size which will have favored the Bayes methods in the comparison of accuracies between the two types of methods. The highest accuracies obtained were very close to those from the best case analysis, where knowledge about QTL genotypes was used. Methods to extrapolate to time point 600 from the observed phenotypes at time points up to 530 appear to have had a minor impact on the accuracies of GEBV.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
JB performed the comparative analyses, MC performed the best-case analysis, JB and MC drafted the paper. All authors contributed to the design of the study and the methods for comparative analyses. CM, MB and AC contributed to discussion of the results and revision of the paper.
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Will antigay expert witness's scandal cause legal fallout?
By now, I expect all of you know about the antigay "expert" caught flouncing around Europe with a cute little "rent boy." Most of the commentary I've seen has focused on George Rekers's audacity and hypocrisy. (My favorite of these is by English professor Christopher Lane, author of the book, Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness, an expose on the inner workings of the American Psychiatric Association, writing over at his Side Effects blog.)
But today's New York Times has the story I've really been curious to see, about the potential legal ramifications. Rekers has been a high-profile expert witness for years, jetting around the country to testify about how gay people are mentally imbalanced and their children troubled. Florida paid him $120,000, for example, to testify in support of a state ban on gay adoptions; he also wrote an expert declaration in California's legal battle over same-sex marriage.
As John Schwartz reports:
[T]he scandal may affect more than Dr. Rekers's reputation. They say it places obligations on those who have relied on Dr. Rekers to inform the court in at least one continuing case to modify or withdraw their arguments.The full story is HERE.
"Each lawyer must tell the court if he comes to know that one of his witnesses has given 'false' testimony," said Stephen Gillers, an expert in legal ethics at New York University. That could come into play if the expert is discredited, he added….
The practical effect of the Rekers scandal on the legal movement to restrict gay rights is unclear. He is not the only expert espousing such views. Another Arkansas case concerning restrictions on gay adoption is under way, for example, and Dr. Rekers is not part of that case.
The universe of such experts, however, may not be large. In describing Dr. Rekers's selection in the Florida case, [Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican gubernatorial candidate] told reporters last week, "There were only two willing to step forward and testify, and we searched a long time."


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- Steve Morse's One Step search engine at jewishgen.org - I would never have found some of my immigrant relatives without his work. I bless him.
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- Familysearch.org - I'm a latecomer, but once they posted Slovakian church records I was hooked.
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- The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University - Early Washington County Court records and much, much more. They keep improving their website (so links keep breaking), but it's been worth staying up to date with them.
- USGenWeb - I still find wonderful information and records here, but it's hard. I know it's volunteer and I'm all admiration for them, but the broken links and limited updates are frustrating. Still, when it works it's a wonder. My blue ribbon goes to the Kansas site run by the Kansas State Library. It's terrific and their Blue Skyways - Heritage site is even better.
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It's not easy to use, Carol. I've given up a couple times, but since I knew where people lived and that they were landowners I persevered. It is NOT user friendly or intuitive. At one point I exchanged at least 4 emails trying to get into their land records. But I'm stubborn ;)ReplyDelete
Excellent list. I hadn't known about the Archives of Appalachia before this - thanks!ReplyDelete
I volunteer w/ the USGenWeb project and yes, I agree that the variation in commitment from the various county coordinators can be frustrating. But, remember, with volunteer submissions from all of us researchers, we can all help make the sites better! I'm active w/ NC, TN and FL so we will continue to do our best to help keep our sites top-notchReplyDelete
Blessings on you, Taneya, for your efforts. It is so worthwhile.ReplyDelete
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My name is Michael Farrell and I am now a Senior studying German Language & Literature with History as my minor. I was lucky enough to take part in a year-long exchange with the Karls-Ruprecht-Universität Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany during the 2008-2009 school year.
Heidelberg is a city with a population of approximately 150,000 people which includes many small districts just like in the greater Fairbanks area. Heidelberg is considered a small yet accessible German town with the nearby hubs of international travel in Frankfurt (about 1 hour with a fast train) and shopping and industry in Mannheim (10 miles and 10 minutes north). A newer addition of a French TGV (Train ŕ Grande Vitesse) train route puts Heidelberg within 4 hours of Paris, France.
Heidelberg is strategically positioned in Germany and small enough for everyone to find a bit of peace and quiet on the Philosophenweg (Philosopher's path) or at the Schloßruinen (Castle ruins). After WWII the American Army established NATO High Command for Europe in Heidelberg and despite the dissolution of the Soviet Union and reunification of a democratic Germany, U.S. soldiers never left Heidelberg. Those native Fairbanksans who travel to Heidelberg for extended periods of time will be able to reminisce as fighter jets, G.I.s and Texan tourists roam around a city they don't understand and try to find people who "English Sprekin?"
The University itself is the oldest (1386) and overall top-ranked in Germany. A Harvard of Europe, this is where the trickiest, most sinister German lawyers come to hone their "skills" and is the scene of the book turned film "The Reader" (Der Vorleser). As well as law, the university has an excellent medical department with one side of the river Neckar dedicated to clinics galore including the hilarious sounding Kopfklinik [head (the body part) clinic] and the Schmerzzentrum (pain center).
As a student one lives in either the Altstadt (old city) or on the other side of the river (Neuenheimer Feld district) . Altstadt residences provide instantaneous access to the Untere Strasse (lower street), a street filled with pubs, bars, nightclubs, discos, one very respectable café (Tee oder Kaffee) and after 22:00 a large number of sloshed college students. The residences near the clinics mean that students must bike, ride the bus or take a taxi to the city (2 miles), but they also attract the envy of Altstadt residents with fancy rooms as well as essential medical services needed after a night on the town.
The German social health care system provides students, travelers, U.S. soldiers and citizens alike with indiscriminate, prompt and professional emergency health care regardless of preexisting condition and without credit card information at a cost of 10 Euros ($14) per month, causing the U.S. military to prefer to send wounded troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to German hospitals with English-speaking doctors rather than American run institutions.
Classes are held in both English and German, so many of the exchange students I met were not studying German, but rather a whole array of subjects such as: law, psychology, anthropology, music, business, etc. For me, striving to continue to learn German in such an international city where some residents only spoke or wanted to speak English was difficult – most younger Germans will answer you in English until you tell them to stop. With enough determination and a stubborn no English policy I was able to continue learning without the feeling that I was "immersed and sinking" in a foreign culture. It turned out that meeting people from New Zealand, Australia, Hungary, France, England, Chile, Spain, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and many other countries gave me the feeling of being a "cosmopolitan" or "citizen of the world."
As well as feeling global, weekends are a perfect opportunity to travel the European continent. Budget airliners such as RyanAir offer destinations from Dublin to Istanbul for as little as one Euro and the Deutsche Bahn train system is a quick and efficient way to get around – just make sure you get on and off at the right places! I was able to visit the Netherlands, France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Austria and many German cities in this way, but in the end I missed my car, my family and our small, friendly town enough to come back…for now!
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An arrest report at the Kingsport Police Department says the incident began at 3:20 Saturday morning. On Stratford Road a pair of officers were walking to their vehicles after attempting to serve a warrant at a residence.
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A guid New Year tae ane and a',
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The New Mexico State women's basketball team (3-6) heads to California to meet UC Irvine on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. The game comes after a week off for the Aggies. The teams last met during the 2012 Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic when NM State picked up a 50-44 win over the Anteaters.
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You can listen to the game live on KSNM AM570 with Jay Sanderson making the call. The pregame show is set for 15 minutes before tip-off. Live stats for the game are available at NMStateSports.com.
Staying Connected #AggieUp
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Up Next
The team continues in California and makes the short trip north to face Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 23. Game time is set for 8 p.m.
Looking Back
NM State went 0-2 last week against its two biggest non-conference rivals. The Aggies fell 80-61 to cross-border rival UTEP before losing 65-55 to New Mexico on Saturday. Freshman Brianna Freeman led the Aggies against the Miners with 12 points, while sophomore Sasha Weber led the team with 11 points against the Lobos.
UC Irvine
The UC Irvine Anteaters have a 6-5 record during the 2013-2014 season. Similar to the Aggies, the Anteaters faced Loyola Marymount on Nov. 29, where they won 63-60. They have also faced upcoming NM State opponents, the Idaho Vandals, where they lost 68-63 on Nov. 23, 2013. Camille Buckley leads UCI this season with a 14.7 average and has started in nine games. She averages .438 from the field and averages 10.1 on rebounds. Buckley has 16 assists and steals and totals 132 points since the start of the 2013-2014 season. NM State takes on UCI on Dec. 18 at the Bren Center at 7 p.m.
Series Note
UCI and the Aggies have met 27 times in program history. NM State holds a 17-10 record over the Anteaters with the most recent meeting coming at the 2012 edition of the Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic. During the holiday tournament, NM State earned a 50-44 win over UCI.
Freeman Starts the Doubles
Freshman Brianna Freeman is the first Aggie to earn a double-double this season. She had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Aggie loss to Milwaukee (84-81) during the Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic. The double-double was the first of Freeman's young career as an Aggie.
Garner Starting Hot
Vanessa Garner finished her debut week for NM State with a team-high 19.7 points in the first week for the Aggies. She has scored in double figures in five games this season, making her the leading scorer for NM State. She is averaging 12.7 points per game and set a new career high 26 points in the loss to Loyola Marymount in November. Since then, Garner has not hit double-digit scoring.
Las Cruces Native Steps Up
Redshirt sophomore Elena Holguin scored a season high 19 points at Cal Poly and then 18 in the Aggies 88-56 win over Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 18 and 21). Prior to her double-figure scoring days, Holguin averaged less than 10 points a game and saw a career best of just five points.
Young Starters
The Aggies, starting three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior newcomer, are among the youngest starting lineups in the country. Here is a list of the five youngest teams in the NCAA:
UMBC (Maryland-Baltimore County): 3 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores
Boise State: 2 Freshmen and 3 sophomores
NM State: 3 Freshmen and 1 Sophomore, 1 Junior
Abilene Christian: 3 Freshmen, 1 Sophomore, 1 Senior
Oregon State: 1 Freshman, 3 Sophomores, 1 Junior
Fresh Start
NM State returns two starters from last year and look for replace senior starters Stefanie Gilbreath and Kelsie Rozendaal. Sophomores Abby Scott and Sasha Weber stand as the top returners for the Aggies. Weber returns after starting 24 games, averaging 8.5 points per game, posting 59 assists to go along with the top field goal percentage among the returners. Scott started nine games for the Aggies and averaged 4.7 points per contest. Other Aggies returning for the 2013-14 season include junior Simone Ruedin and redshirt sophomore Elena Holguin.
Last Season
The Aggies ended the 2012-13 season with a 15-16 overall record and 7-11 in WAC play. The season was highlighted by wins over defending Conference USA champion UTEP (69-68) and WAC-leading Utah State (106-94) late in the season. NM State ended the year with a second round loss to top-seeded Seattle U in the WAC Tournament. NM State went into the tournament as the eighth seed and fell 77-53.
Preseason All-WAC
The Aggies were selected to finish third in the Western Athletic Conference media and coaches' preseason polls. Sophomore guard Sasha Weber was picked as a second-team selection in both polls. This comes after being noted as the top returner for the Aggies with 24 starts and 8-5 points per contest.


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CLIFFORD TOWNSHIP — Thieves have stolen two more automated teller machines in Susquehanna County. This makes three in the Clifford area since April.
Surveillance footage from the Clifford Laundromat on Route 106 in Susquehanna County shows that two men entered the laundromat early Wednesday morning, threw the ATM to the floor, and ripped out the wires from another camera.
The whole thing took only 50 seconds.
When you watch that surveillance video, you can see the pickup truck backing up and then shattering the glass door, But what they didn't know was that door was unlocked.
State police believe a dark colored Ford pick up from the late 80's or early 90's then drove down Route 106 in Clifford Township to another store.
A short time later, the thieves took an ATM from Lunkerz Deli. Again shattering the glass door and ripping the camera out of the wall.
Melissa Hernry owns Lunkerz Deli and said you can see the marks where the thieves dragged out the 200 pound atm and now, it's going to cost her.
"With the ATM, the money that was in it, the door, the camera system and everything. It's going to be about $8,000," said the deli owner.
Henry said after this ordeal, she doesn't plan to put another ATM in her deli any time soon.
"Very violated. I was very down yesterday, but today is a new day," said Henry.
People in Clifford say these crimes have many businesses owners – especially those who have ATMs – on edge.
William Conklin regularly uses the ATM machine are the laundromat. He said, "I live in the Clifford Hotel and he just put one in and now everybody's thinking, is he next?"
Last month, there was a similar burglary at Finch Hill restaurant between Clifford and Carbondale.
Again, three people smashed the doors and stole the ATM.
State police have not confirmed if all three cases are connected.


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COLUMBIA CITY — Its coach said it wasn't the most effective performance, but the Columbia City Lady Eagle volleyball team came away Thursday with a Northeast Hoosier Conference win against New Haven.
The Lady Eagles beat the Lady Bulldogs 25-21, 25-16 and 25-21 for the three-game sweep.
According to Columbia City Head Volleyball Coach Trish Hinen, her team had a marathon week, which contributed to Thursday's performance.
"We have had seven matches in six days," she said. "So, it wasn't pretty. We didn't play our best, but it's a conference win."
With the NHC victory, the Lady Eagles are now 2-1 in the league. Overall, Columbia City has a 16-3 record.
New Haven mixed its offense up in several ways, and this allowed the Lady Bulldogs to keep Columbia City guessing.
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