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UPMC, Highmark move to end dueling antitrust cases
PITTSBURGH -- Attorneys for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and health insurer Highmark Inc. have agreed to end their dueling antitrust lawsuits at the urging of a federal judge.
But interested observers contend the settlement doesn't resolve an ongoing dispute over a contract set to expire in 2014 that would make most of UPMC's doctors and hospitals out-of-network providers for Highmark customers. That means it would cost Highmark customers more to use UPMC services.
UPMC has more than 20 hospitals, including in Erie, and 3,200 physicians. It also has a health-insurance plan that competes with Highmark, the region's largest insurer, which has millions of customers.
The antitrust settlement will probably do little to keep down prices for Highmark customers because of the ongoing contract dispute, said Jim McTiernan, a vice president with Triad USA, a company that helps employers manage health benefits.
State Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, has sponsored legislation that would require all hospitals to accept all insurance coverage in an effort to end the UPMC-Highmark infighting.
The antitrust settlement "may resolve these two lawsuits and get them off the docket, but I don't know that there is any other benefit to the community," Frankel said.
UPMC has refused to extend an agreement to keep its hospitals and doctors in Highmark's provider network, in part, because Highmark has built its own hospital network to compete with UPMC. The Allegheny Health Network controls seven western Pennsylvania hospitals.


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Final Fantasy VIII
i wanted to like this oneBy Goshyn 00 Score:
Apr 01, 2007 8:32PM PST
But that's about where the fun stops. About. The game was fun up to about disc 3, no spoilers. But there was plenty of stuff to do to keep you sidetracked. Which was the first problem. There was just so much to do. While the draw system seems innovative at first, as the game goes on it begins to show it's true colors. Finding rare Magic used up in tough boss fights can be a chore, and managing GF's can be quite the hassle if not even confusing at times.
The main thing that let me downt he most though was the story. While the gameplay is satisfying for a bit, in an RPG the story is the real make or breaker here. The game starts out like every other Final Fantasy. You have basically no clue whats going on aside from you're a student in this school for mercenaries. You eventually fall into something much bigger in a sturggle for the world of course and by Disc 2-3 a blossoming love story is present. But just as things are progressing at a nice romantic pace Squall goes from tough guy to whipped in .02 seconds. Then the entire story takes a dive bomb into science fiction land until the climax where the entire thing goes on an Acid trip and just leaves you bewildered.
So while the game is fun at first, by the end of disc three, the whole thing spirals into a frustrating acid trip that just leaves the player more confused than accomplished.
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While none of these things were in any way severe enough to really cause us an unpleasant vacation....the following things are the reasons why I did not give five stars:
-we never saw the cruise director except on the television screen which was a disappointment from the cruise directors we have experienced with Royal Caribbean.
- I never had a hot shower once while on-board. Our shower usually ranged from warm to lukewarm. One time it was best described as cool.
-I was quite disappointed by the store on-board in its extremely pitiful supply of medicine and personal care items. I didn't want to pack a mini-pharmacy but I should have. I wrongly assumed that I could purchase anything I needed on-board. There were a few items like some Bonine pills and Advil. I find it amazing that with so many people away from home, eating huge amounts of unfamiliar foods that Carnival has zero stomach relief products to buy. Not a pepto tablet anywhere in sight. If you think there's a chance you might need it....bring it with you.
-I had two interactions with the guest services desk and they provided the customer services that I needed. The service was satisfactory but I was a little surprised at how unfriendly the service was. I felt like I was bothering them. However, all other staff we encountered on the ship were very friendly.
Overall......a very positive experience and a vacation we will not soon forget!


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Unasur unable to agree on secretary; closes all ports to 'illegal' Malvinas flagged vessels
The presidents of Unasur (Union of South American Nations) meeting at a summit in Guyana paid homage to former president Nestor Kirchner, agreed to incorporate a "democratic clause" to the group's charter, left for next month a decision on who will be named the next secretary general and had a special mention to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the UK. Argentina also revealed that the post should be occupied by an Argentine.
The democratic clause imposes sanctions on any member country of Unasur that breaks or attempts to break constitutional rule or the democratic system. Sanctions will be: suspension at the UNASUR; partial or total close of borders; suspension of commerce, air and maritime traffic, communication, energy provision and services; promoting penalization and political sanctions.
The clause has been taken as a priority after the recent conflict in Ecuador (when part of the police forces mutinied and attacked President Correa), and the coup in Honduras on June 28, 2009.
Regarding the Falklands conflict several articles of the final declaration state that all Unasur ports will be closed to vessels operating under the "illegal flag of Malvinas".
This last statement and another referred to "vulture funds" or the organized hold-outs of sovereign bonds that do not accept debt rescheduling programs and demand full payment of capital and interest through international courts were seen as triumphs of Argentine diplomacy.
Before the official opening of the summit Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa (whose country held until Friday Unasur's presidency) asked for a minute of silence to honour the memory of former Unasur Secretary General Nestor Kirchner who died of a heart attack a month ago. As the minute concluded the dignitaries present applauded and cheered.
In her speech Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner praised her husband's will to walk down a path in the region from which there's no way back and said that reaffirming the organization's direction is the best way to honour his memory. "His goal was achieving growth and tirelessly fighting inequality and social differences"
Mrs Kirchner then thanked her peers from Brazil and Venezuela. "We have to remember him fondly. I would have loved to have him a few more years with me, but God only knows why these things happen. I would love to thank Lula da Silva, because along with him my husband could prove that there was no animosity between Argentina and Brazil. And also I would like to thank President Chavez for helping Argentina when no one would".
Finally Mrs Kirchner recalled her husband as "a great creator of paradigms in South America and he was a unique, unrepeatable and wonderful man. He lived his sixty years intensely". "Reaffirming Unasur direction is the best way to pay homage to Kirchner".
Brazilian president Lula da Silva also praised the former Secretary Genral saying "he will always be a source of superior inspiration for the region's politicians", He added that "his dreams were shared by all South Americans".
However in spite of the speeches and praise for Mr. Kirchner the presidents were unable to agree on a name for the next Secretary General.
Correa said "we must keep sounding and talking", and recalled that when the post was created it was agreed it had to be a former South American president.
Several names had been originally floated: Brazil's Lula da Silva who steps down next January and Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez.
However Lula da Silva has his own plans to promote Brazil in Africa and Argentina would never accept Tabare Vazquez because of the long conflict over the pulp mills and it is known that there was personal animosity between the Kirchner couple and the former Uruguayan leader.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez added that the next Unasur secretary general did not necessarily have to be a former president, "there are great personalities that could very well be nominated, but I won't advance names".
Nevertheless he agreed that a decision should be reached at the coming Ibero-American summit scheduled for early December in Mar del Plata.
Brazilian sources in Montevideo said that following talks with several Unasur countries, the name of Marco Aurelio Garcia was seen as a strong candidate. Garcia is President Lula da Silva's foreign affairs advisor and has been the driving force behind the creation of Unasur and promoting other regional integration processes.
Under Brazil's long term strategy, Unasur in a near future should begin talks to join up with the Caribbean and Central American group of countries.
The Georgetown summit ended with Ecuadorian president handing the Unasur pro-tempore presidency for the next twelve months to his Guyana counterpart, Bharrat Jagdeo.
Out of the twelve member presidents, only eight were present since heads of state from Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay could not attend.


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Windy conditions continue and are the main feature in Wednesday's forecast for Sacramento.
A cool start kicked off the day, with temps in the low 40s across the Valley under mostly clear skies.
Temperatures will warm up a bit this afternoon with a persistent wind. Winds will be in the 15 to 25 mph range for most of Wednesday.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Kimberly Mineard became the bride of Michael Steiner on Sept. 2 at the First Christian Church in Chester, W.Va.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mineard, Las Vegas, N.V.
The groom is the son of Patricia Steiner, North Industry, and the late Carl Steiner.
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The ceremony was performed by Minister Phil Fairchild officiated the ceremony.
The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents.
Elizabeth Somerset, Bowie, Md., served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Shannon Rhoades, Weirton, W.Va.; Stephanie Mineard, sister of the bride, Martinsburg, W.Va.; and Bethany Cowart, sister of the bride, Chester, W.Va. Flower girls were Keira and Aryanna Walters, nieces of the bride, Martinsburg, W.Va.
Performing the duties of best man was Charles Dickerson, East Sparta. Groomswoman was Jasmine Steiner, daughter of the groom, Kent. Ushers were Jeff Click, New Cumberland, W.Va.; and Tim Fenton, Chester, W.Va.. Ring bearers were Brayden Mineard and Jaylen Cowart, nephews of the bride, both of Chester, W.Va.
Amber and Brittany Mineard, Hookstown, Pa., cousins of the bride, registered guests and distributed balloons.
Bob Calhoun, Weirton, W.Va., gave a reading, and Wayne and Heidi Berk, St. Clairsville, provided special music.
The bride is currently employed as a case manager at the Wheeling Homeless Coalition.
The groom is employed as a union operating engineer with Local 18 in Akron.
After a honeymoon in Virginia Beach, Va. the couple reside in East Liverpool.


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I don't mind Smith in GR if Redden were to pan out. I don't like it but I view it the same way I view Nyquist starting in GR to begin the season. And I wouldn't mind losing Emmerton, since I don't think he has much of a future here anyway. He's got that feel to him like he'd do well on another team. Rare but it happens. And I've supported him and think we rip on him way too much. He's very solid defensively, doesn't make many mistakes and is a good but not great 4th line guy and sometimes that's all you need. But sometimes you take a chance if it's staring you in the face. At the end of the day, you don't base this decision on hope, you bring him in for a try out. See if he can still skate. I get this feeling if we signed another bottom six guy with some unfounded reputation for being "solid" for 1 year 700k we wouldn't have an issue with it. Or if we're paranoid, get him to sign a two way deal and tell him if he can play his way onto the team that he'll get a spot. It's Redden, it's not like he can be picky.
And yes, players coming to Detroit more often than not will play better. Just like any very good team. That's how hockey works and we've seen a ton of examples. Don't even try to claim otherwise. We're the reclamation destination of choice.
A few thoughts:
- To lose a player on waivers to bring in Redden would be a waste of resources. Use those resources instead (Emmerton, Mursak, or Kindl) to package with picks and/or prospects to bring in a proven NHL quality d-man to help the bottom pairing now.
- It's a 48 game season. Every game counts & if you get off to a slow start, your season my very well be over. Can you take the chance on giving regular ice time to a guy who hasn't proved he can hack it in the NHL since the 2007-08 season?
- Redden hasn't played since last season as he's not on the Whale's AHL roster this year. How many regular season games can you afford to give him to get into playing shape?
- At this point, Smith brings far greater value to the big club's lineup than Redden can. Hell, Mike Commodore would bring more value than Redden at this point.
- Two way deal? No, there will be some team (Islanders) that will give him a 1 way contract & a roster spot. Let him sign somewhere else.
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My networking textbook from my university days is as follows:
Computer Networks and Internets, Second Editionm 1999
Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-083617-6
It goes into a lot of detail about everything, including network
algorithms, topology, hardware, etc. The Dummy's book is a good
starting point, and don't forget it was designed for dummys - people
that have no clue what they're doing, and it sounds like you do. So, if
you really want to know about networks, go to your local Chapters
bookstore (do they have those in the US?) and take a browse through it.
BTW, just noticed a URL on the cover (silly cover is white text on a
white background :P) http://netbook.cs.purdue.edu Hey, that web site is
really handy, check it out.
Hope this helps.
Paul Mak
email@example.com wrote:
> I have bought and read "Networking and System Integration for Dummies."
> But even this book will have things like a topic on DHCP as a possible
> strategy against static IPs--but without ever saying how one is even
> supposed to go about setting a static IP. (I know that they should all
> be in the range 10.0.0.0 -> 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 -
> 172.31.255.255, or 192.168.0.0 -> 192.168.255.255, yet nothing says
> what you are supposed to do with the number you have chosen to apply it
> to an actual machine.)
> I have read how TCP/IP works many many times (and the OSI stack), and
> how collisions can slow down an ethernet so it is best to split things
> where there might be issues, but have yet to see anything which will
> tell me that between a switch, router, hub, patch panel (?), computer,
> and who knows what else, what order everything is supposed to go in to
> actually create an ethernet and then connect that to a T1 or other
> outside line.
> There seems to be this very thin layer of basic knowledge that all
> resources seem to assume you already know--or that it is all plug n'
> play so there is no need to know it (in the case of a home network.)
> Please if anyone knows of any book which actually lays out these basic
> core items, please tell me the title. Ideally I would be able to
> understand a full corporation networking system to a level that I would
> know enough to be able to understand why say a UPnPing network camera
> will not be visible to the outside world (simply a matter of tracking
> down what the outbound port is and asking our network guys to open
> perhaps?) or being able to design a secure network for a web
> application package without having to ask someone else whether or not
> the relationships between the servers I would hope for are possible.
> Thank you,
> Chris Williams


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CHARLES TOWN -Charles Town native Matti Hixson is among 17 renowned tattoo artists from across the country currently vying for the title of "Ink Master" on Spike TV's tattoo reality-competition series of the same name.
The fourth season of the reality television series premiered Tuesday on the cable channel, and contestants on the show are competing against each other until only one is left standing during the season finale in May. Airing every Tuesday night at 10 p.m. on Spike TV, the winner of the competition will be awarded $100,000, an interview in Inked magazine and the coveted title of Ink Master.
A self-taught artist, Hixson, 29, has been a professional tattoo artist for about the past 10 years. Hixson said he was initially contacted to be on the show last season, but things didn't work out as planned. He was later invited back to be a contestant season four of the show, which is filmed in New York City.
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In this screen capture from spike.com, Charles Town native Matti Hixson is seen in a promotional video for "Ink Master," which airs on Spike TV on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m.
Above is an image of one of Hixson's pieces.
"I'm hoping I'll get more exposure. I definitely will regardless if I win or not. The main thing though was just to represent West Virginia, the place where I came from, and really to just let people know that we're not just a whole bunch of West Virginia jokes walking around," Hixson said.
Hixson's mother attended art school, his father is a talented musician and his sister is a visual artist. Hixson said art is something that he has always enjoyed ever since he was a small child.
His journey to become a successful tattoo artist started a decade ago when he learned he was going to become a father. At the time, Hixson had been getting by waiting tables and washing dishes for about years. The impending birth of his daughter, Jolie, now 10 years old, motivated him to pursue a career in ink.
"I had always been an artist. I really always loved it, and I started getting tattoos around that time. It just was kind of what I wanted to do, and pressure about having a kid really just made get off of my (expletive) and try it," Hixson said.
His started his career at Cherry Bomb in Martinsburg. About two to three years after becoming a tattoo artist, Hixson began attending tattoo conventions where he got his first big breaks.
"I went to go hang out at them at first, but then I met people who put them on and a lot of different artists. We started to build relationships, I started to work at the shows and then from there I just kept meeting new artists, new shop owners and everything," Hixson said.
At the moment, Hixson travels to various tattoo shops, such as one in Virginia Beach, where he works as a guest tattoo artist. Hixson said one of the things he enjoys most about being a tattoo artist is meeting different people and listening to the stories about the tattoos that they have or want to get. His specialty is "color realism," which Hixson explains is taking an image from a photograph and recreating it on someone's body.
The competition on "Ink Master" is tough, Hixson said. Each week, "Ink Master" puts artists through a series of tattoo challenges designed to test the artists' technical skills and creativity. Contestants must create an original tattoo by command on what the show calls a "human canvas," according to the show's website.
Each episode focuses on a different style of tattooing. After every challenge, the contestants face a panel of judges made up of series host Dave Navarro; tattoo artists Chris Nunez and Oliver Peck; and a series of guest judges. Each episode, one person is eliminated until a winner emerges at the grand finale, according to the show's website.
"You are working with a lot of really good artists, so it's been hard at times (and) it's been really fun at times. The best thing about it is just the positive reaction I've gotten from people back home," Hixson said.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.


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The Greening of the Proxy Season
Investors are targeting more companies than ever before with environmental proposals. And they're going beyond oil to homebuilding, retail, and more
Dan Nielsen is on a mission. As a manager of the pension fund for the United Methodist Church in Evanston, Ill., he helps steer $14 billion in assets into "socially responsible" investments. He won't touch companies that make money from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography, or weapons. And each year, he looks beyond those sectors to target companies in the fund's portfolio where he thinks improvements need to be made.
Nielsen, who has an MBA from the University of Chicago, says he shows companies how social issues affect shareholder value. He's made headway with companies like Wal-Mart (WMT), developing a code of conduct for supplier factory conditions in countries like India.
Now, as he heads into the 2007 proxy season, Nielsen is pushing companies to adopt more green business practices. He's hoping that retailers will cut down on the energy they use in their stores, property managers will manage buildings more efficiently, and homebuilders will build houses that use less gas and electricity.
"We're approaching the environment as a moral issue—as God's creation," says Nielsen. "But climate change also impacts a company's bottom line, and more mainstream investors are ready to address it."
He's making some progress. He helped persuade Circuit City (CC) to boost the energy efficiency of its stores. And after submitting a resolution to Horsham (Pa.) homebuilder Toll Brothers (TOL) that called for the company to report to shareholders on its efforts to boost energy efficiency, enough progress was made for Nielsen to withdraw the resolution. "It was just what we wanted," he says. "They agreed to look into how they use energy and how they measure it, and make it public this spring. They're starting to see that energy efficiency gives them the edge in the marketplace."
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Get ready for the green proxy season. As public companies mail out their proxy statements in preparation for their annual meetings, shareholders will find more environmental resolutions in them than ever before. Forty-five such proposals have been filed at 35 companies, according to Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisory firm. That's up from 36 proposals last year.
In addition to filing more proposals, green activists are broadening the scope of the companies they're soliciting. In the past, most environmental efforts have focused on energy companies like ExxonMobil (XOM), General Electric (GE), Chevron (CVX), and ConocoPhillips (COP), or automakers like Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM). Many of these companies are still on activists' radar screens, especially Exxon, which faces five environmental proposals this year. But shareholder groups are increasingly turning to other industries, from homebuilders to retailers and beyond. At financial giant Wells Fargo (WFC), they're calling for greenhouse gas reduction goals, and at Prudential Insurance (PRU), it's a draft of a climate change strategy.
Activists like Nielsen are increasingly focused on homebuilders like Toll Brothers. Nielsen and his peers are urging homebuilders to at first disclose their energy usage and then start setting targets on being more efficient with every brick they lay. These eco-activists say that greening operations today will bring both a better reputation and bigger profits. In all, 10 building companies have been targeted with energy-efficiency resolutions.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation, a charitable organization with a $525 million endowment, developed the template proposals for Nielsen and other investor groups, and has submitted resolutions at several builders, including Centex (CTX) and Standard Pacific (SPF).
Some Cooperate, Some Fight
"Global warming is a challenge to Corporate America's ingenuity, from homebuilders to retailers to oil companies," says Leslie Lowe, director of the energy & environment program at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a shareholder advocacy group. "There are capitalists who own significant positions in these companies saying, 'You can do better. And if you don't, the market will punish you.'"
Advocates like Nielsen say it can be an uphill battle, but a growing awareness of environmental issues is leading to success. Of the 2007 homebuilder resolutions, nine have been withdrawn because the parties negotiated successfully, including Toll Brothers and D.R. Horton (DHI), which have agreed to public reporting on energy efficiency.
But three have been omitted following successful company challenges at the Securities & Exchange Commission. The SEC can omit resolutions if companies successfully challenge them, most often on the grounds that the proposals suggest interference with the "ordinary business" of a company.
Homebuilders on the Spot
Some companies choose to fight the shareholder resolutions head-on with hard-hitting counterproposals. In response to Nielsen's proposal pushing for a "sustainability report" that details the company's efforts on environmental and social issues, homebuilder Lennar (LEN) wrote in its proxy statement that the board does not advocate "monitoring social and environmental issues" that "have little to do with the business of running a profitable company." The proposal will go to a vote at the Mar. 28 meeting.
Though consumer support for all things green has exploded recently, this may be a tough time for homebuilders to fundamentally change their ways. The housing slump has hammered their financial results and stock prices in recent months. Just on Mar. 9, Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) reported a net loss of $57.3 million for the three months ended Jan. 31, compared with an $81.4 million profit in the year-earlier period (see BusinessWeek.com, 3/9/07, "Hovnanian's Florida Burn"). With losses piling up, builders may be reluctant to take on new green initiatives, which can raise the costs for them and for home buyers.
For shareholders like Nielsen, winning isn't everything. The proxy votes are typically nonbinding, so whether they receive 9% of the vote or 90% they serve only as a recommendation. Still, Nielsen and others say they'll continue pushing for greener practices. They figure they want to do whatever they can to make sure companies are building a better future.


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LEWISTOWN - William Robert "Bill" Frazee Jr., 78, of Lewistown, died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.
Born July 21, 1935, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late William R. Frazee Sr. and Marie (Frances) Frazee.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor T. (Taylor) Frazee, on Jan. 4, 2009.
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He is survived by: his children, William R. Frazee III, of Perry Point, Md., John Taylor Frazee and wife, Dawn, of Hyde Park, N.Y., Teresa Marie Frazee, of Jane Lew, W.Va.; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister, Nancy Marie Frazee Hale, of Lewistown.
Bill was a 1953 graduate of Lewistown High School, and a 1961 graduate of Millersville State Teachers College, where he received a bachelor's degree in science.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Korean Conflict on the USS Bennington.
Bill was an Industrial Arts Teacher for 25 years at Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson, N.J., where he was a wrestling coach for 14 years. He was a designer of stage productions from 1958 to 2000 at Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School and also did professional and amateur productions.
He was a member of the Mifflin County Planning Commission from 1988 to 1992, and from 1992 to 2007 he was the code enforcement officer for Granville Township, Mifflin Borough and Lewistown Borough.
Bill was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Lewistown where he served as Junior Warden for 13 years.
He was also a member of the VFW Post No. 7011 and Lewistown, American Legion Post No. 90, Lewistown. He was past master of Mystic Brotherhood Lodge No. 21, F&AM Red Bank, New Jersey, and a member of the Lewistown Lodge No. 205, F&AM.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown, with Father David Zwifka officiating. His family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. April 10, at the church. Private interment will be in St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Bill's memory can be made to the Mifflin County Library, 123 N. Wayne St., Lewistown, PA 17044.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of the Heller-Hoenstine Woodlawn Funeral Home, 200 N. Main St., Lewistown.
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We have cruised on a number of lines, and my parents took many cruises on HAL prior to it being taken over by Carnival. While first time cruisers would be very happy with it, we were somewhat disappointed. The little touches are not there anymore. Service is inconsistent; food is not up to the standard we expect of a luxury line; things that were previously complimentary (e.g. soft drinks) are now charged to your account.
Something as simple as a hot dog from the grill on the pool deck - the buns were stale, there was no relish available. The cook appeared to have no familiarity with an American hot dog, being Indonesian as many HAL crew are, not his fault - but this indicated a lack of training on the part of the food service department.
The breakfast buffet was very disorganized - poor traffic flow. On other lines, there are stewards available to help you, but it was very difficult to get the attention of staff if something was needed. Probably a symptom of More personnel reduction. Also, not enough seating for the volume of people at peak times.
In summary, it is obvious that Carnival has taken over what used to be one of the world's top luxury lines. Unfortunately that is no longer true. Less
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A special jointly-sponsored Jewish Studies conference will be held October 26-27, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Midwest Jewish Studies Association (MJSA) and an inaugural event of the DePaul University Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies (DCJLJS). Special keynote addresses will be delivered on the State of Jewish Studies (sponsored by the MJSA) and on Jewish Copyright Law (sponsored by DCJLJS and the DePaul University Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT)). The conference is hosted by the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, at its stunning new campus and with kosher catering at Spertus' Wolfgang Puck Café. Please join us for this special and historic event.
The conference welcomes proposals in all areas of Jewish Studies: from any discipline (history, philosophy, literature, religion, sociology, music, etc.) and from any time period (ancient to contemporary). The MJSA encourages panelists to address pedagogical aspects of their topics, and papers centered on pedagogical issues are most welcome. This year, topics in areas of Jewish law are particularly encouraged. In addition to regular conference sessions, special breakout sessions involving works in progress in the legal academy will be scheduled.
All interested scholars and professionals of Jewish Studies and Jewish Law, including advanced graduate students, are cordially invited to submit proposals for papers, presentations, and workshops. Proposals may be for complete sessions or for individual papers. Proposals must include a 200-word abstract defining the primary themes, conclusions and sources utilized in the research as well as a complete CV. Session proposals must include abstracts for 2 to 3 papers, CVs for all participants, a general explanation of how the papers are related and what the general significance of the panel is, as well as the name of the chair of the proposed session. Individuals willing to chair a session (rather than give a paper) are invited to submit a CV, with an indication of areas of expertise.
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PARIS — Trade shows in the French capital are bracing for a tough second half of the year, even as they shift exhibition dates for greater synergy.
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"For the first three months, clothing sales in France are down four percent according to our preliminary results. March was very bad, with an 11 percent decrease, mostly caused by the bad weather," said Gildas Minvielle, head of the French Fashion Institute, IFM's economic observatory. "We can expect a slight improvement for the second half of 2013 over the same period in 2012, which was terrible. IFM is forecasting a decline of around 2 percent in clothing sales for 2013."
Richard Simonin, president and chief executive officer of the perfumery chain Limoni Group, said, "The outlook is not bright. There are tough times ahead for French retailers. Consumers are more and more cautious, confidence is very low so they are reducing their spending and changing their behavior, becoming more selective in how they shop."
Held historically in September, two major shows — Who's Next Prêt-à-Porter Paris and Bijorhca — had been pushed forward to June in 2012 so as to coincide with the beginning of the international retailers' buying schedules. According to the Who's Next Prêt-à-Porter Paris and Bijorhca organizers, however, the date change had a major impact on French retailers because of the coincidence with the first weekend of the sales period in France.
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Both are rescheduled for the following week, mirroring local lingerie fair Mode City, which falls on the second weekend of the sales period in France. Mode City and textile fair Interfilière Paris are set run from July 6 to 8, also at the Porte de Versailles.
"We were down to 11,000 [visitors], from around 14,000 in September 2011," said deputy and artistic director Richard Martin of Bijorhca Paris, as renamed since January.
He hopes the new dates of the show, which will run from July 5 to 8 this year, will help attract at least 12,000 visitors. This edition includes an exhibition of works by French designer Stella Cadente and photographer Jonathan Icher.
In spite of the date change, Xavier Clergerie, co-general manager of Who's Next Prêt-à-Porter Paris — which includes Fame, Private, Mr. Brown, Premiere Classe, Le Cube and Mess Around — observed a trend toward buying smaller booths. Around 1,700 brands have signed up for the show.
The show attracted 47,064 visitors last year, down 4 percent compared to September 2011, with a 7.4 percent uptick in foreign visitors. It is expected that 40 percent of visitors will be foreign this year, up from 34 percent last year and 32 percent in September 2011.
"We don't intend to move back to the September time slot," Clergerie noted.
He also hopes that a new way to feature accessories, which represent about half of the show's offer, will help.
"We are targeting specialty stores [of shoes, jewelry and leather goods], while we would only focus on ready-to-wear buyers for accessories in the past," he said.
Clergerie also sees potential in the men's wear market, with 270 men's wear brands currently exhibiting, out of a total of about 2,000 brands. Who's Next intends to inaugurate a space dedicated to men's wear starting next season.
"This year, with all shows grouped at the same dates, the synergies will be an asset," said Pierre Gendrot, director of coordination for Paris Capitale de la Création, a collective that groups the French capital's leading trade shows and events in the fashion, accessories and design domains.
Gendrot said the June-July shows in Paris attract around 180,000 visitors and 2,000 foreign journalists, noting an increase in the number of visitors from Japan and South Korea.
"It is a plus to be all together," said Taya de Reyniès, lingerie division director at Eurovet, Mode City's organizer.
Mode City attracted 15,324 visitors last July, on par with 2011, with 73 percent of them foreign. The show is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, focusing on a theme of well-being. De Reyniès said Silent Assembly, a new brand by Kay Cohen, the former designer of Elle Macpherson Intimates, would launch at the show, with an upscale positioning and European fabrics.
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Other brands exhibiting include British brands Aloe and Dirty Pretty Things, couture hosiery brand Barazandeh, Miami-based lingerie brand Cosabella, lingerie designer labels Elise Aucouturier and Vannina Vesperini and Caroline Chhu, a Chantal Thomass protégée.
"Some exhibitors are doing very well because they have creative and upscale products, including from Italy, which makes up over half of our exhibitors," said Philippe Pasquet, chief executive officer of the textile fair Première Vision, which runs September 17 to 19.
Première Vision awarded the Grand Jury Prize of the Hyères 28th International Festival of Fashion and Photography, renamed the Première Vision Grand Jury Prize this year to Finnish designer Satu Maaranen. It will showcase Maaranen's work in Paris, and also at the Première Vision Preview show in New York, which runs July 22 and 23.
Paris shows dedicated to men's wear will take place during the men's runway shows. Among them, Capsule Paris Men's, which will run from June 28 to 30, and Tranoï Homme, which will run from June 29 to July 1.
Tranoï's shows span women's and men's fashions at three venues — Palais de la Bourse, Carrousel du Louvre and Hôtel Artcurial Montaigne — 300 exhibitors and 10,000 visitors, including 700 journalists are expected to attend.
The pre-collection market is developing around the trade-show scene in Paris. A second edition of Vendôme Luxury Preview is due to be held at Hôtel de Noailles, on Rue Saint Honoré, from June 29 to July 2.
"Gradually, this period of pre-collections' presentations in Paris is part of the buyers' planning and therefore we are expecting more and more visitors, and especially more foreign visitors," Vendôme Luxury executive director Carole de Bona explained.
Among visitors who attended last year, she said, were buyers of Le Bon Marché, Barney's New York and Bergdorf Goodman.


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The State Board of Education is tackling the problem of what to do now that Common Core has ended in Oklahoma.Video Transcript
EARLIER THIS MONTH THE LEGISLATURE VOTED TO REPEALING NATIONAL COMMON CORE EDUCATION STANDARDS REQUIRING OKLAHOMA TO COME UP WITH THEIR OWN - - BUT A HUGE WRENCH HAS BEEN THROWN IN THE PROCESS - THIS LAWSUIT PKG: SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ALONG WITH PARENTS ARE SUING THE STATE. THEY DON'T WANT ANY MONEY - BUT THEY DO WANT THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN HOUSE BILL 3399. SOT: 52:07 my idea would be to/ go back to common core and modify it 52:11 BILL SHDEED IS A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE PLANTIFFS IN THE LAWSUIT. HE SAYS LEGISLATORS OVERSTEPPED THEIR BOUNDS WHEN THEY PASSED A LAW GIVING THEMSELVES THE POWER TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DRAFTING OF NEW SET OF STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 51:41 33-99 gives the legislature the right to have the final say in everything that we do 51:48 EVEN THOUGH THE LAW IS BEING QUESTIONED - BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED HOW IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED SHOULD THE COURT RULE IN FAVOR OF 33-99. STATE SUPERINTENDENT JANET BARESSI SAID FOR NOW - SCHOOLS MUST GO BACK TO THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN PLACE IN 20-10 BEFORE COMMON CORE. AS FOR THE FUTURE... IT'S COMPLICATED. teri brecheen/ executive director of literacy - green jacket clip 22 13:55 it clearly states in the law that there will be representation 13:59 THIS FLOW CHART LAYS OUT A LENGTHY PLAN TO CREATE NEW ENGLISH AND MATH STANDARDS FOR OKLAHOMA.... WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE... SOMETHING PROJECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS. AND IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN CURRENT STANDARDS... THE STATE COULD SEE MORE FEDERAL REGULATION. clip 48 34:51 what we are looking at as a result of HB 3399 -beyond a doubt - more federal intervention in our public schools yes as direct result -yes 35:05 CLIP 49 - 39:01 it is unfortunate laws have consequences 39:04 TAG THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TABLED ALL PLANS RELATED TO 33-99 UNTIL THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT TAKES UP THE MATTER. A HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 14TH. LIVE AT THE CAPITOL ... KP... KOCO 5 NEWS.
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When Clyde's (Gerard Butler) family are brutally murdered, Nick (Jamie Foxx), the prosecutor, cuts a deal which spares one of the killers from death row. 10 years later, the killer is murdered and Clyde coolly admits guilt whilst warning Nick that he and the system will pay the price for letting him down. Nick now finds himself in a desperate race against time to outwit a brilliant enemy who's hell-bent on destruction and is always one step ahead. View photos from Law Abiding Citizen.
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I take issue on two counts with your article on how PSE&G will limit the harm of towers in environmentally sensitive areas. First, if my own experience is any indication, there will be a gigantic mess left behind. I still await cleanup of tree trunks 4 and 5 feet long left on my property from the spring clearing of my environmentally sensitive backyard.
Second, the "need" for the project is debatable: According to PJM's own documents, any system "stresses" can be directly attributed to the 2,900 megawatts of planned exports of power to New York City and Long Island. The summer peak load growth rate for the four zones in New Jersey (serviced by four separate transmission owners) ranges from 1.1 percent to 2.3 percent annually -- hardly the "emerging emergency" that would necessitate installation of 500-kilovolt lines through residential and environmentally sensitive areas. PSE&G has yet to explain why a project of this magnitude is necessary or why the recently approved wind power development won't mitigate the annual peak load growth rate for New Jersey. Until it does, it should not be permitted to move forward.


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Greg Darby
Greg Darby is a professional Industrial Designer who graduated from CCS in 1996 with a focus in consumer product and furniture design. He began his design career at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he designed and reintroduced two high-end wood office systems for Stow Davis and other various office furniture products for the Steelcase's Wood furniture division.
In 1998, Darby became a senior designer at the Detroit-area design consultancy, Sundberg-Ferar, where he worked for 6 years. While at Sundberg-Ferar, Darby worked on a wide variety of design projects including automotive interior components, medical equipment, residential furniture, and home appliances. He was the design lead for Kenmore Brand refrigeration products for 5 years, where he helped introduce the Kenmore Elite line of appliances and the first contoured refrigerator door to be offered in the US. In 2003 he began working independently where he continues to consults with various Detroit area clients. For 2 years, he taught computer modeling and various Product design courses as an adjunct faculty member, and in the fall of 2005 he became a full time faculty member in the Industrial Design /Product Design department.
As an Assistant Professor in the Product Design Department, Darby directs the digital elements of the curriculum and introduces new digital tools to the department. He has managed multiple corporate sponsored design studios with clients such as Motorola, General Motors, Henry Ford Hospital, Johnson Controls and Shinola, with projects ranging from social responsibility, medical devices, bicycles, automotive interiors and watches. His students have won awards and have been recognized by the IDSA and other various competitions worldwide.
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