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The lunchtime setting in a reserved room at Dave's Dream restaurant in Hollidaysburg on a spring Saturday this year was bright, pastel-colored, with clinking glasses, an abundance of food and drink and every solicitude.
It was utterly safe - unless you calculated the looming certainty that for these men in their late 80s and 90s, such safety can't last.
The scene contrasted utterly with the men 70 or so years ago, when, in their war-trained primes, they endured combat, then captivity - splinters in a cataclysm, embers in a conflagration, self-aware bits playing parts in humanity's terrible adventure.
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Joe Conlon (left) and Roger Bowers talk during a monthly meeting of former World War II POWs at The Dream Restaurant.
Meeting at The Dream Restaurant in Hollidaysburg are (from left): First row — Roger Bowers, Barney Keller, Joe Reasy Sr. Second row — Primo Lusardi, Gabe Bruno. Third row — Joe Conlon, Ken McCracken and Khyle Kline.
And they lived to talk about it.
Joe Conlon, Gabe Bruno, Joe Reasy Sr., Lyhle Kline, Ken McCracken, Roger Bowers, Barney Keller and Primo Lusardi are members of what's left of the technically dissolved, but still functioning Southern Alleghenies Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War.
Each of them were "twice-forged," yet potentially subject to shadowy thoughts, according to Conlon, writing in a ring-bound collection of chapter members' self-authored war and POW stories, first published in 2002, on the urging of member Lewis Fulare.
"Once by the fire of battle and once again by the tenure of his captivity," wrote Conlon, a retired Spring Cove School District teacher. "Given minimal food, shelter, clothing; caged behind wire; dependent entirely on a capricious captor; tortured; force marched over great distances ... denied his basic freedoms and human rights, stripped of his sense of pride and self-worth, denied his human dignity ... herded about like an animal - the prisoner of war survived."
Yet he also "suffered subconsciously from the self-imposed guilt feelings attendant to having lived, to having been spared in battle when friends and comrades were killed," he wrote.
Moreover, he endured being "called coward by a few unthinking critics who, safe at home, had never heard the roar of the cannon ... castigated because, according to a few who were not there, it is somehow more honorable and fitting to die ... as if the airman scrambling out of his plane at 20,000 feet ... had choices."
It was hard, and necessarily lonely, according to Conlon.
A POW "handled the interminable wait for freedom and home and family in the quiet searching of his spirit and of his will ... as the war dragged on and the battle lines approached or moved away," he wrote. "The POW had to find his own way to maintain his sense of individual pride, his sense of self-worth."
For at least some, the monthly get togethers of the group, which began around 1980 with approximately 45 members, helped restore that pride and self-worth - or at least helped them come to terms with what happened to them during the war.
Until he went to counselors at the VanZandt VA Medical Center, who helped get him in touch with the group, Reasy Sr. - a confident retired master electrician in Altoona - virtually never spoke of his time as a POW, said Joe Reasy Jr., who was, astonishingly, a teen before learning his father had been a captive.
"I didn't see this turmoil going on," said Reasy Jr. who asked the Mirror to write about the group.
But getting together with the POWs allowed Reasy Sr. to unburden himself comfortably to people experience. He could "open his heart and clear his mind of the horrors," re-establish himself "as a person living in freedom in America," and begin healing, Reasy Jr. said.
"It liberated him," the son said.
At meetings nowadays, Reasy Sr. might only sit in the corner and twiddle his thumbs, with tears welling up occasionally, but he never misses one, even when other important things come up, his son said.
"They have dramatically changed his life," the son said.
The meetings, for Conlon, are like the bar in Hemingway's short story, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," for the protagonist - somewhere he could sit "and milk a drink until closing time."
They're like family gatherings, said Philip Waite, a Central High School teacher and local historian who was present at Dave's Dream.
Until 10 years ago, Bruno wanted to forget about the Army.
Then he became part of the group, and he felt he "belonged."
He realized it was OK to remember, because what he could remember was "worthwhile," he said.
It's a shame it took so long, he said.
His experience was lighter than Reasy's dark one.
"I probably suffered the least," Bruno said at the lunch.
Other than the first two or three weeks of captivity, when he was close to dying of starvation, "the rest I recall as a wonderful experience," he said.
Still, there are times that "different things grab you," he said. "There's a scar in your system that never goes away."
Editor's note: Most of the information in the following narratives comes from "Stories of Valor," self-written by members of the Southern Alleghenies Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. All but Roger Bowers' was written in the first person in that compilation.
Joe Conlon
Conlon enlisted in 1943 at age 17, trained as a bombardier, took a bullet in the leg on his 13th mission and recovered in six weeks. Then, on his 17th mission, he bailed out when German fighters shot down his plane over Hungary.
Hungarian soldiers and civilians rounded him up with other survivors and took them to an airfield, where the soldiers began taking watches and rings.
He put his class ring in his mouth to protect it.
They went to a prison in Budapest, then, after 15 days, went by boxcar to a German POW camp for allied air force officers.
In early 1945, with Germany trying to keep hold of its prisoners of war as bargaining chips in case of surrender, he left on a four-day forced march in mid-evening, in a blizzard.
That was followed by five days in a box car so crowded they couldn't sit or lay.
That led to another prison camp, which was "a shambles," overcrowded and with little food.
He lived on the ground for two months.
Liberation came on April 29, 1945.
Roger Bowers
Bowers came ashore at Omaha Beach eight days after D-Day.
They climbed down cargo nets into landing craft two or three miles from shore.
The Allies had already penetrated two or three miles inland, but the Germans were putting up heavy resistance through "hedgerow country."
Bowers was a medic.
He wore a helmet with a red cross. That was supposed to prevent the enemy from shooting at him, but it actually was a target.
He went on two or three patrols a week as his 28th Division worked its way across Europe.
He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He ended up a prisoner of war when the Germans overran a position in Luxembourg that included an old castle being used as an aid station.
He looked out a view hole and saw hundreds of men in green uniforms shooting and shouting, and Tiger tanks rumbling down the road.
"The only logical option was to surrender," states the narrative.
But first, he hid a dagger and belt buckle, souvenirs obtained from the enemy that could be fatal if found by enemy soldiers.
The captivity began with a forced march.
They slept in barns and walked through snow two feet deep.
The guards were brutal and warned the POWs that if they stopped or dropped out, they'd be beaten, stabbed or shot.
Then they went by rail for seven days with 70 to 90 men in cars built to hold 40, no heat or sanitation and little food or water.
They reached a POW camp Dec. 27, 1944.
The guards - recovering SS troops and older soldiers, many unfit for combat - lined up the POWs and asked how many were Jews.
Everyone stepped forward.
Each POW received a small mattress and thin blanket. They stayed warm by exercising and huddling under their blankets.
They ate black bread, the recipe for which, according to classified official records by a ministry in Berlin, included "20 percent tree flour," which was sawdust, and "10 percent minced leaves and straw."
One day the horse driven by the man who delivered vegetables to the camp died at the gate.
Next day they had meat in their soup.
The POWs worked all day, often digging latrines.
There were several unsuccessful escape attempts.
They got Red Cross packages, but desirable items were often missing.
The crackers always came through.
Back home, his mother received notification of his status in March 1945.
She previously thought he might have died.
That month, the prisoners began hearing Allied artillery approaching.
The camp doctor on the American side cleverly told the authorities he believed there was a typhus outbreak in the American section of camp, which also included British, Russian and Polish sections.
Next day, the Americans found themselves alone, as the German overseers and the rest of the prisoners headed east.
The Americans soon liberated the camp.
The "typhus" quarantine probably saved their lives.
Bowers lost 100 pounds in 115 days as a POW.
After the surrender of Germany, the Army planned for him to retake basic training, then serve in the Pacific.
So Bowers researched his "combat points" and discovered he had 118, 33 more than he supposedly needed to "earn a ticket home."
Japan's surrender intervened anyway.
Gabe Bruno
The first phase of Bruno's World War II adventure was "probably the most exhilarating period of my life," while the second was just the opposite.
He served the first as a military policeman in the Los Angeles and Hollywood canteen.
That included "a rather intimate conversation with Errol Flynn," and watching Betty Grable dance with soldiers "to the point that she was ready to drop."
He'd provide protection for her and her escort as they went for a rest in back, where she would lay as someone fanned her, until it was time for more dancing.
He served out the second phase as a "casualty replacement" soldier, participating in "a battle that should never have happened," as his 28th Division tried to break through the Siegfried Line on its own.
It's recounted in "Follow Me and Die" by Cecil B. Currey.
Bowers was shocked by the sight of his first dead soldier, a German lying covered in light snow, his hand with a wedding ring exposed.
He was coaxed through a minefield by a lieutenant, who urged him to probe ahead with his bayonet.
And that was all before "two of the most frightening days I ever lived."
He was in a group of about ten soldiers in a forward post, and a lieutenant told them they had to hold their positions at any cost.
He knew what that meant.
His soldiering ended on the way back from an ammunition supply run, when enemy soldiers encircled them, firing with a machine gun.
One of his comrades was killed and he was hit three times.
Then the firing stopped, "and a German who was sitting with a burp gun yelled at us ... 'The war is over for you.'"
He went to one POW camp, then to another near the Polish border - where they were bombed twice, once by Allied planes.
While his stay at the camps "was probably better, or more fortunate, than what some other prisoners of war had to endure," they were always hungry, cold, ignorant of wider events and frightened - never knowing what the Germans would do with them, he said.
The Russians eventually liberated the camp.
Joe Reasy Sr.
Reasy came ashore on Normandy Beach just before dawn June 7, 1944, the day after D-Day.
When the landing craft hit bottom and the front dropped, they were on their own, with gear weighing 80 to 100 pounds.
During the next three days, they advanced by degrees, pushing forward, digging slit trenches under sniper and artillery fire, then advancing again.
On June 12, in an area of hedgerows, German tanks and artillery pinned down Reasy's unit, then German tanks broke through the hedgerows and began driving the unit back, eventually cutting it off.
They held out for darkness, but the Germans closed in and soldiers were getting hit.
Reasy took a bullet in the right wrist.
The unit was down to a dozen men when his commander gave orders for surrender.
They were taken back through the German lines, the wounded in a separate group, under Allied artillery attack, and he was among those placed in a barn the first night.
Then a bus ride, then a walk, then another bus ride, and finally, at a German field hospital, his wound was treated.
He spent a day in an old church, then went to a French hospital, where the wrist and hand were operated on.
He remained in the hospital until the second week of July, then went to a POW camp in France, then on a hungry five-day march, then in a packed box car to Germany, then by foot, then by train again.
The Allies bombed and strafed the railcars, there was no food or water and only room to take turns sitting and standing.
Once, when it rained, they funneled water from a roof opening with cardboard into a tin can to drink.
On Aug. 18, they arrived at a POW camp in Germany.
Water was available for only an hour a day, and when the spigot was opened, prisoners pushed and shoved "like animals" to get a drink.
They went barefoot to preserve their shoes for the coming cold, and Reasy got a foot infection that forced him to hop. A camp doctor wanted to amputate his big toe.
On Sept. 10, with Allied troops closing in, they moved again by box car, and from late September until mid-October, by train back and forth through Germany, with little food.
The weather was growing cold, and prisoners' feet and hands froze.
In late October, they reached a northern prison camp, near the Baltic Sea, where he spent the winter. They got a slice of sawdust fiber bread and two walnut-sized potatoes a day. They collected twigs during work detail as fuel for the barracks stove. A Methodist layman held Sunday services. They held lice contests, collecting them from their bodies. Twenty-five was a respectable number.
In May 1945, they heard "heavy equipment coming from the east."
The guards threw down their guns and ran, and Russian tanks ran down the barbed wire fence, liberating the camp.
After walking off in search of the American lines, they encountered a Russian Army unit, whose members were suspicious of them. One of their own, however, could speak German, and was able to communicate with a female member of the Russian unit who also spoke German from time she had spent as a POW, according to Reasy Jr. That allayed the Russians' suspicions, and they provided transportation to the American lines. She probably saved their lives, Reasy Jr. said.
In Fort Dix, N.J., Reasy Sr. made the obligatory call to Blair County - the Army didn't want surprises in the case of POWs returning home - opting to call his girlfriend's house in Tyrone, telling her he'd be home next day.
His girlfriend - who eventually became his wife - misinterpreted and thought he meant his own home in Hollidaysburg, which is where she was when Reasy Sr. arrived in Tyrone as intended next day. So his future father-in-law had to drive him south for the reunion to take place.
Lyhle Kline
Kline joined the service as a draftee in 1941 and trained with a unit that used broom handles and stove pipes because rifles and mortars were scarce.
He became the leader of an anti-tank gun squad and went to North Africa. Two days after he survived his truck turning over onto the guardrails on a road in the Atlas Mountains, his unit deployed near the front lines in the desert.
After two days of being shelled, there was a tank battle.
"Morale went from high to low in minutes," Kline wrote. "At first we thought our tanks were clobbering the Jerries. We soon found out it was the other way around."
Stuka dive bombers knocked out the Allied tanks, which had no air support.
They held out for two days, then were ordered to retreat.
There was nowhere, really, to go, so like other POWs in the European Theater, he got to hear the English phrase the German soldiers learned: "For you the war is over."
The German military was far superior to that of the Allies at that time, he wrote.
They were taken to Tunis and flown to Italy, where he was spit on and made the target of thrown garbage. He worked there a week burying oil drums.
Given the choice of remaining or heading to Germany, he chose the latter.
At a POW camp near Munich, he engaged in trading between the American and the French side of camp, which involved moving through a wire fence with a hole they could open and close between guard checks.
"So many things happened that were fun," he said at the lunch.
Once, with three loaves of bread from the French side under his shirt, he couldn't fit through the hole, so he tossed the bread over.
In March 1943, he was taken to a camp in eastern Germany, where he spent 21 months.
The prisoners tried to make it livable.
They had a radio and small stoves to heat water.
"We believe we had one of the best and cleanest places," he wrote.
He avoided using straw for his bunk, not wanting a haven for fleas and lice, setting up a hammock instead, with a back support and tobacco juice along the edges to keep the lice away.
"One of the first lessons I learned after a few weeks of feeling sorry for myself was to stay as active as possible," he wrote.
He set up a routine of push-ups, chin-ups and walks around the compound.
Starting in late summer 1943, Red Cross packages began arriving, with biscuits, coffee, Spam, bully beef, sugar, cigarettes, prunes, raisins and chocolate.
The YMCA sent sporting equipment, books and musical instruments, and they set up a band called the Yankee Doodlers, which put on shows the German officers attended with their wives.
They established baseball teams, whose players included Mickey Grasso, who later played for the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians.
One inmate traded cigarettes with the Germans for a 35-mm camera, then took snapshots of camp activities, actually creating a video.
During the winter, they played cards, debated and planned what to do when they got home.
Still, there wasn't enough food, and he went from 192 pounds in Africa to 140 pounds in three months.
And the cold could be unbearable.
In early 1945, with the Russians bearing down, the Germans moved them.
They took only what they could carry, but he had hoarded a fair supply of food. One of their group spoke German, which helped them wheedle their way into the house of a family in whose barn they had been sleeping one night for a late snack of bread, sausage and wine.
At one point, they passed through a slave camp.
"[T]he prisoners were chained at the ankles and forced to carry logs the size of a telephone pole," he wrote. "I remember boxcars with bodies frozen and stacked."
Yet the German people they encountered were "mostly considerate," he wrote.
It helped to have the German-speaking POW with them.
At a new prison camp, some men had to live in tents, and the Russian section lacked for food and medical attention.
"The Russian government was not a member of the International Red Cross; therefore, the German government did not have to follow the rules of the Red Cross," Kline wrote.
The Russian Army liberated the camp on April 12, 1945.
The Russians didn't let them go immediately, however, possibly, the Americans thought, because they hoped to get paid for restoring them to their own lines.
So after three days, Kline and two others took off.
They got bikes from a town, headed to the front lines, got turned back by the Russians, located an English-speaking officer who promised to fly them to the American lines, but they ended up in a wagon pulled by horses instead, and were in Poland in an apartment when the war ended.
They traveled west by truck and by foot with thousands of other refugees, until they reached the American lines.
"We were finally free," Kline wrote.
He got back home to North Ebensburg for the first time in five years on June 27, 1945.
The whole experience taught him a lesson: "how to prepare yourself for the world you live in," he said at the lunch.
Ken McCracken
On Kenneth McCracken's 15th mission as a tail gunner on B-24 bombers, two bursts of the flak "that seemed to come from everywhere" set fire to the plane and knocked two engines out, forcing those who could to bail into the Baltic Sea.
Two had gone down with the plane, two drowned, two were captured by boat and four landed close enough to shore they were captured by shore parties.
At a prison camp, there was solitary confinement and rough interrogation, according to the book.
They were considered spies, because they had come down near the Peenemunde V-2 rocket base, McCracken said at the lunch.
At one point, when information they were providing wasn't satisfactory, the Germans threatened to shoot them, he said.
McCracken spent eight months in the infamous Stalag Luft IV in Poland, according to the book.
Then with the Russians approaching, the Germans moved the prisoners out in groups of hundreds on an 87-day, 600 mile forced march.
"Some call it the Black March," he wrote. "Some call it the Death March. I call it simply Hell."
They lived off the land, taking what they could steal and kill in the barnyards, he said at the lunch.
Liberation came six days before the war in Europe ended, while they were still on the road.
He started in a group of 300.
There was less than 200 left when it was over.
"You can imagine what we looked like," McCracken said at the lunch. "[But] they haven't got me yet."
Barney Keller
Keller was a Browning Automatic Rifle soldier.
He saw heavy action, Waite said.
He was point lookout for an encampment in Czechoslovakia at the end of the war, when he fell asleep.
He awoke to find three German soldiers surrounding him.
Not long afterwards, a German captain lined them up in front of a machine gun for execution.
Another officer stopped the execution, however, and they were taken to a chicken coop, fencing in about 20 of them.
While there, a woman would come and work adjacent potato fields.
She would offer them items, and she seemed to like Keller.
After a few days, realizing they could lift the bottom of the fence, they left, despite having no maps.
But the battle lines were "really mixed up" in Czechoslovakia by then, Waite said.
And the woman from the potato fields?
"She's still waiting," Keller said.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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Science courses at the high school level address literacy in the form of vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and writing. The science courses also help students to prepare for further study in college as they pursue careers in technology, medicine, engineering, manufacturing, and other related science fields. The courses are based on the principle that an understanding of science is necessary in the modern world and can be the key to using technology, making healthcare decisions, conserving our planet, and countless other facets of everyday life. And by applying principles to everyday life, the science curriculum encourages students to investigate, explore, experiment, and hopefully- to learn to love science.
The high school science curriculum is organized into five courses:
For additional curriculum details, visit the high school Science course overview page.
High School Social Studies Course Overviews
The study of high school social studies includes learning about many different disciplines. History, economics, geography, law, sociology, and anthropology are some of the important studies covered at the high school level. Authentic tasks, primary sources, and artifact lessons teach high school students to learn as the scholars do, using modern and historical resources. Our high school social studies courses are designed to help build an informed and balanced view of our interconnected world, while providing a strong background to assist in your student's overall college and career readiness.
The high school social studies curriculum is organized into five courses:
For additional curriculum details, visit the high school Social Studies course overview page.
High School Elective Course Overviews
Time4Learning offers both Health and Economics / Personal Finance as optional elective courses at the high school level. Both courses are designed to give students real-life skills and important know-hows to promote a healthy, happy, and financially stable life, both in college and throughout their adulthood.
The high school electives include two courses
Time4Friends - Time4Learning High School Social Network
Time4Friends is a Facebook-like community created exclusively for Time4Learning high school students. Students can create a personal profile, post comments, upload pictures and videos, and comment on other posts. Only active Time4Learning high school students, their parent or guardian, and a handful of approved Time4Learning moderators can access Time4Friends, making it a secure and safe environment. Before students can use Time4Friends, parents must give them access through the parent administration page. If a parent wants to deny access, they can do so at any time.
High School Curriculum - College and Beyond
Time4Learning high school offers an online curriculum made up of courses that correlate to state standards. And because Time4Learning is not a school, it cannot be accredited. However, Time4Learning is used by accredited schools, and has printable reports that can be included by parents as part of a homeschool portfolio or student transcripts.
For homeschoolers who plan on attending college or applying for scholarships, accurate record keeping throughout the high school years is important. This can take the form of a more formal transcript, or a simple portfolio of your child's accomplishments.
Many colleges and universities require documentation to rank students alongside publicly and privately educated students applying for admission. Homeschoolers can easily put together a portfolio or transcript of the subjects their child has focused on in the high school years. A portfolio simply includes samples of the homeschooler's work, details of their accomplishments, and possibly letters of recommendation, and standardized test scores. A portfolio is beneficial for unschoolers, or those who have focused on a particular area of study during high school because it allows the student to showcase their particular talents and interests. According to the HSLDA, "Many colleges now routinely accept homeschooled students, who typically present ´portfolios´ of their work instead of transcripts".
A transcript, on the other hand, is geared toward traditional high school coursework. Homeschoolers can list their courses, course descriptions, and even grades received on the document. Most colleges and universities will readily accept a homeschool transcript, if prepared well. There are software programs and websites that can aid in the preparation of homeschool transcripts.
As the acting "teacher of record", it is up to the parent to compare Time4Learning with state standards to make sure students satisfy requirements for graduation. It is also the parent's responsibility to submit transcripts to the state in order to receive credit for their work. Because Time4Learning is not a school, students do not automatically graduate upon completing our courses. We can, however, provide families with the materials they need to satisfy graduation requirements.
Do you have broader questions about high school? Visit our homeschool high school information page for tools, tips and resources.


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|Cotati Oktoberfest scheduled for Oct. 13
Get out your lederhosen and practice your yodeling for the upcoming sixth annual Cotati Oktoberfest on Oct. 13 from noon-6 p.m. at La Plaza Park in Cotati.
This event will feature German food, fresh craft brews on tap, the requisite oompah-pah music by the Karl Lebherz Band, polka dancing, and various contests.
Microbrews by Lagunitas Brewing Company, grilled bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, gingerbread, pretzels and collectible glass steins will be available for purchase. A full Bavarian bratwurst meal with one drink (beer, wine or root beer) is $15, beer or wine is $5, and admission is free.
Contests include the Wiener Dog Races at 2 p.m. (for speedy dachshunds), the Tankard Hold (for men) at 3 p.m., and the Stein Race (for women) at 4 p.m. – no entry fee required. Winners of each contest will receive a cash prize of $50.
For more information or to get an entry form for the Wiener Dog Races, call 795-5508 or email email@example.com.


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Chad A. Powell '03
Chad A. Powell
Keller, Texas
Computer Engineering major
Resident of Fowler Hall
"To everyone whom I never had the opportunity to meet, I'm sure I would have loved to be able to call you a friend."- Chad Powell, Valedictory Speech, May, 1999
Son - Brother - FriendIf you did not have a chance to know Chad, we wanted you to see him through the eyes of his friends and family."A model of honor, true character, and loyalty. He honored his life with integrity, his family with love and devotion, his community with leadership, friendship, and service, his God with commitment and passion""A born leader, very intelligent, adventurous, fun loving, always thought of others, and he never met a stranger""An amazing mind, a loving heart, and a great sense of humor""Among his many passions were Scouting, computer programming, rock climbing, playing the guitar, running, Special Olympics, and making people smile""An Eagle Scout who lived daily the Scout Oath and Law""Did everything with a purpose and inspiring conviction. He just believed in 'things important' ""Possessed a unique, unbridled enthusiasm for living""A person who challenged himself to achieve the extraordinary"
By the way Chad lived his life, he taught us, "It's not about how much you take. It's about how much you give." May the spirit he possessed never pass from our hearts.
|Chad Powell Portal Memorial.pdf


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A Dover man was being held in the Morris County Jail today on charges he shot a Morristown woman in the head Thursday night, authorities said.
Henry Telfair, 60, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm for unlawful purposes and possession of a handgun without a permit, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi.
Just before 10:15 p.m., Dover police found the 40-year-old woman in a BMW near Telfair's home on Fox Hill Drive. She was slumped over the front seat of the car and bleeding from the mouth, authorities said.
Telfair and the woman, who was not identified, were familiar with each other, Bianchi said in a statement. A firearm was found at the scene, he said.
The woman was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital by a New Jersey State Police helicopter and remained in critical condition Friday, Bianchi said.
The prosecutor's office and police on Friday were investigating why the woman and Telfair were together. The Morris County Sheriff's Office is assisting in the investigation.
Superior Court Judge Salem Vincent Ahto set Telfair's bail at $250,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at (973) 285-6200, the Dover Police Department at (973) 366-0302 or the Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers Program at (973) 267-2255.


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Wednesday, February 12
7:00 am Breakfast Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Morning Coffee
8:00 Plenary Keynote Session (Click Here For More Details)
9:45 Refreshment Break and Poster Competition Winner Announced in the Exhibit Hall
10:35 Chairperson's Remarks
Alan B. Carter, President, MDx Consulting
10:40 ConfirmMDx for Prostate Cancer: Navigating a Dynamic and Challenging Reimbursement Landscape
Jan Groen, Ph.D., CEO, MDx Health
Molecular diagnostics have lead to a significant improvement in diagnosing, treating and managing patient care. Despite significant advancements, labs and MDx innovators are faced with challenges encompassing coding, billing, and attempting to obtain coverage and fair reimbursement. The evidence bar is rising, with the burden on the MDx laboratory to prove clinical utility. In this case study we discuss the challenging reimbursement path for a new epigenetic test for prostate cancer.
11:10 Found in Translation: Taking the Cardiac Biomarker ST2 from Discovery to Clinical Adoption
James V. Snider, Ph.D., President, Critical Diagnostics
This presentation will touch on the discovery research and original identification ST2 as a potential cardiac biomarker. The emphasis though will be on the effort to develop a validated assay and the clinical evidence to justify routine clinical use of ST2 as a cardiac disease patient management tool, and will conclude with a discussion of the regulatory and reimbursement landscape.
11:40 Better Clinical Outcomes through Cardiovascular Genomics
Lon Castle, M.D., Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs, CardioDx
As the upcoming tidal wave of genomic tests floods the market, the molecular diagnostic industry will be faced with convincing payers that a new test provides enough value to warrant reimbursement. This presentation will focus on how a company can navigate the evidence development process in order to sail through a payer's technology assessment committee. The importance of testing the waters with an internal economic forecast modeling the impact of coverage will also be discussed.
Sponsored by12:10 pm Optimize for Variant Calling Confidence: Impact of Sample Type and Analytical Methods on NGS Data QualityMilos Popovic, Technical Product Manager, Seven Bridges GenomicsSeven Bridges Genomics, in collaboration with DNA Genotek, will present data and best practises for variant calling based on whole genome sequencing of DNA from matched pairs of saliva collected and stabilized with Oragene vs blood. When introducing personalized medicine offerings it is imperative to consider all parts of the patient value chain from sample collection to processing and validated results. Optimizing the patient experience, ensuring quality samples and future-proofing lab analysis through high quality specimen inputs is key to enabling successful, scalable health solutions.
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12:25 Luncheon Presentation: Meeting the Clinical Utility Needs of Payers and Regulators for Molecular Diagnostics
David Parker, Ph.D., Vice President, Market Access Strategy, Precision for Medicine
Judi Smith, Vice President, in vitro Diagnostics and Quality, Precision for Medicine
Increasingly, the FDA and payers are requesting clinical utility evidence as part of their approval and acceptance processes for molecular diagnostics. Precision will explore how the type of diagnostic test, its regulatory status, and its clinical application affect clinical utility evidence development. We will take a deeper dive into how various designs could meet stakeholders' needs and, in turn, affect the ROI on evidence development.
1:00 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall and Last Chance for Poster Viewing
1:40 Chairperson's Remarks
Harry Glorikian, Managing Director, Strategy, Precision for Medicine
New Frontiers in Medical Diagnostics
Carlos Cordon-Cardo, M.D., Ph.D., Professor & Chair Pathology; Professor Genetics and Genomic Sciences; Professor Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai Hospital
With the dramatic increase in data being generated by molecular diagnostic devices (NGS in particular), very few clinical decisions are "binary" in nature today. Further, new technologies and clinical findings (mutations, pathways, drug resistance profiles) are being introduced regularly. To help compensate for the complexity and data overload, clinicians are hopeful that clinical decision support systems will meet the challenge. The panel will discuss their aspirations for these systems and whether existing solutions are solving their needs.
Additional Panelist:
Kathryn A. Teng, M.D., FACP, Director, Center for Personalized Healthcare, Staff Physician, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, CWRU Lerner College of Medicine
Christopher D. Gocke, M.D., Pathology; Hematology Molecular Diagnostics and Program Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
EU Regulatory Keynote
3:15 Chairperson's Remarks
Richard A. Montagna, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Rheonix, Inc.
3:20 Diagnostics Regulation and Policy in the EU
Hans-Georg Eichler, M.D., Senior Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
3:50 Refreshment Break
4:00 Chairperson's Remarks
Dalia Cohen, Ph.D., Founder & President, ALN Associates
4:05 Big Data's Big Role in Understanding Complex Diseases
Andreas Kogelnik, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Director, Open Medicine Institute
The Open Medicine Institute (OMI) is effectively applying a collaborative, "big data"approach to understand and address complex diseases including: Autism, Lyme, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson's, and various cancers. This presentation will discuss the creation of a patient-centric infrastructure that handles and analyzes genomic sequencing information, bio-sampling data, physiology tests, basic research, patient experiences and physician evaluations to deliver needed information about a range of diseases.
4:35 Progress on Aggregating all the World's Genetic Tests into a Single Assay
Randy Scott, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, InVitae
Technology is moving rapidly to enable massively parallel genetic testing. The ability to sequence DNA, however, is only the first step in building the infrastructure to analyze, store, manage, and interpret medical genetic information for patients. InVitae is focused on building the infrastructure to bring more comprehensive genetic testing into routine medical practice throughout the world.
5:05 Big Data Analytics and the Future of Healthcare and Drug Development
Iya Khalil, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, GNS Healthcare
5:35 Close of Conference Program


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Featured Golf News
Korda Two Up in China
Jessica Korda has fired rounds of 64 and 68 to take the halfway lead in the inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic. The $1.8 million event is taking place on the Nicklaus Course at Pine Valley Golf Club in Beijing, China.
After recording nine birdies on the par-73 course Thursday, Korda tacked on seven more - against two bogeys - Friday to reach 14-under 132, two strokes ahead of China's Shanshan Feng, who carded a 64 in the second round, and fellow American Stacy Lewis (66).
"I started a little slow today, but all in all I think it was a great day," said Korda, whose only win came last year in the Women's Australia Open. "I putted really well, just kind of did the same things I was doing the first day. A little different score (than Thursday), but I'm not really disappointed with that."
Korda noted that Beijing's notorious pollution - which was eased in the first round due to China's weeklong National Day holiday that is coming to an end, affected the players. "The smog that's coming in right now, it's making it heavy, and it's harder to breathe out there. You cough a lot."
After opening with a 70, heavy crowd favorite Feng was a bit calmer Friday and it helped her play. "Today I was like, 'I'm going to give it all.' This is the time."
Three behind Korda is her fellow first-round leader, South Korea's Na Yeon Choi, who followed up her 64 with a 71. No. 1-ranked Inbee Park has shot rounds of 69 and 68 and is now at 9-under 137.
"It was much better ball-striking than yesterday," said Park, a three-time major winner this year. "But I think I missed only one green out there today, gave myself a lot of opportunities."
For all the scores, visit www.lpga.com.
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Days before another disappointing season ended, Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria knew his team needed hitters if the Marlins were going to improve in 2014.
When Loria told Marlins special assistant Andre Dawson about this, Dawson told him the three priorities where Loria needs to acquire bats are at third base, first base and catcher.
"You are in dire need of offense, and it's going to cost money," Dawson, the 1987 National League Most Valuable Player and Hall of Fame inductee, told the Miami Herald. "You have to spend to win, and you might have to overpay.… Jeffrey said on the last homestead that we have to get hitters in here and he's going to."
Well, last season's payroll was around $37 million, so if Loria plans to bring in some players with heavy lumber, payroll will have to increase. Now, we're not expecting Loria to break the bank, but we do expect more impact signings than, say, inking Placido Polanco to a $2.75 million contract. After all, Loria can sign anyone he wants, including you and I to minor league deals.
But who can Loria find at those three positions Dawson pointed out? And how much will it cost? And even if Loria finds the right player within his currently unknown 2014 budget, would that free agent even want to play for Loria?
Let's delve in and see what's available at those positions, in terms of most needed, and what realistic move the Marlins could make to acquire the bat they need.


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Stories for December 13th 2012
Brazilians dissatisfied with Judges and Police, trusts Armed Forces and Catholic Church
A majority of the Brazilian population, 63% is dissatisfied with the performance of the police forces and 90% considers the justice system 'too slow" according to a survey from the Getulio Vargas Foundation think-tank Law School, released this week.
International tourism reaches a billion and the industry celebrates
One billion tourists have traveled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30% of the world's services exports. On the symbolic arrival date of the one-billionth tourist, 13 December 2012, UNWTO revealed the actions tourists can take to ensure their trips benefit the people and places they visit, as voted by the public.
Chavez in critical condition with three months to live, says Venezuelan doctor
Venezuelan doctor Jose Rafael Marquina, who is based in the US and is known for his accurate prognoses on President Hugo Chavez's health, told a local Florida radio that the Venezuelan leader Chavez has "between two and three months to live".
Royal Navy shows the flag in Gibraltar waters; 197 Spanish unlawful incursions this year
A Royal Navy warship used a routine logistical visit to Gibraltar on Wednesday to patrol British waters around the Rock. The highly unusual move came a day after an incursion by a Spanish Navy vessel and against the background of diplomatic tension between the UK and Spain over the waters row.
Rousseff warns austerity measures alone are not sufficient to address economic crises
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff criticized in Paris policies that are limited to austerity when facing crises because they are not effective in economic terms and only generate 'more recession and unemployment".
UK reaffirms commitment to trilateral dialogue on Gibraltar, despite Spain
The British Government reaffirmed its commitment to trilateral dialogue, despite claims from Spain that London and Madrid would discuss the waters row on bilateral terms leaving Gibraltar aside. A spokesman for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office said trilateral dialogue was the only acceptable mechanism for "formal" talks about Gibraltar.
Spanish navy patrol challenges Gibraltar and the Foreign Office
A Spanish warship made a two-hour incursion into Gibraltar waters on Monday evening, in a defiant response to Britain's warnings to stay away. The incursion came just hours after the British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, told the House of Commons that Britain would take "a grave view" of any violation of British sovereignty in Gibraltar waters.
Panama files dispute before WTO against Argentina's trade restrictions
Panama filed a dispute against Argentina at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday alleging the government of President Cristina Fernandez had broken WTO rules by discriminating against imports of goods and services.
IDB 6bn loan to reduce development disparities in Argentine Northern provinces
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a credit program for Argentina of 6 billion dollars until 2015, destined to works in the region known as Norte Grande, and Greater Buenos Aires, the Economy Ministry stated in a communiqué.
US court ruling against Argentina threatens Greek Collective Action Clause
A legal clause that is the key to smoothing future debt restructurings could be undermined by a US court ruling that Argentina must pay creditors holding its defaulted debt.


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JACKSON, MI – A shortage of bus drivers is making some Middle School at Parkside students tardy for school and their parents unhappy.
For about two weeks, approximately 23 Parkside students at a bus stop near the intersection of Francis and Wilkins streets have sometimes waited until just three minutes before their classes were due to start to board their bus to school, said Lisa Neino, whose son is one of them.
"It's a huge problem," Neino said. "My son has algebra first hour and I think this affecting his grade in the class. We want our children to be at school when they are supposed to be."
It's also a safety issue, Neino said, because sometimes the buses that do pick up the children on their way to and from school also are overcrowded.
The Jackson School Board voted in June to privatize its transportation department to help overcome a $2.3 million 2013-14 budget shortfall. Jackson Public Schools currently is contracting with Portage-based Michigan Education Transportation Services for drivers and mechanics.
The issue here is that JPS routes recently have been short three drivers, as one took time off after an incident on the bus and, once trained, two others took jobs at other districts where transportation isn't privatized and drivers still receive state retirement, JPS Superintendent Dan Evans said.
"METS also has different procedures for hiring that takes longer," Evans said. "But I have been assured that we will get additional people on board this week."
JPS transports about 4,500 students to and from school each day, Evans said.
"This situation is unacceptable, and I know it has caused anxiety," he said. "I have told the company that we need to have extra drivers hired so we have more than enough on hand if something like this happens."
Parkside principals also did spot checks on buses on Monday, Oct. 14 to make sure overcrowding was being contained, Evans said.
There is a shortage of school bus drivers throughout the state of Michigan, with many school websites running continual advertisements seeking qualified drivers.
School bus drivers must have a commercial driver's license, good driving record and a lack of felony convictions. They also must pass a stringent physical, and they undergo random drug and alcohol screenings.


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Snow is so fun and magical when you are a child, and Rosie is at such a fun age for snowy weather. It has hardly snowed here though, so we have had to come up with creative ways for the girls to get to play in the snow this Winter. We had a melting snowman bath, a Frosty the Snowman Bath, and now I created yet another indoor snow day for the girls, this time with a bath safe sensory snow.
Snow Play in the Bath
Unlike the other snow themed baths we have done, for this one I created an actual sensory snow for Rosie and Jewel to play with! This bath snow is super simple to make and 100% tub safe! All you need is baking soda and water. That's it! To make the bath snow slowly add water to the desired amount of baking soda until it is mold-able and damp but not too wet. If you accidentally add tooo much water just add more baking soda. Then pop the snow in the freezer for half an hour or longer before it's time to play. This makes the snow cold and crunchy JUST LIKE REAL SNOW!
This homemade snow feels so amazingly real! It is 100% tub safe, too! Baking soda quickly dissolves in water meaning it won't clog your drains and will actually clean them! Baking soda is also great for skin and gives kids bath water a therapeutic attribute.
The girls loved exploring the cold white fluffy snow!
They loved making snow balls and throwing them at each other, too!
To make a Snow Storm in a Jar you will need:
- Baby Oil
- Iridescent Snow Flakes or Glitter
- Water
- Alka Seltzer
- A jar, vase, or similar
Fill the container 3/4 with baby oil and 1/4 with water. Add as much iridescent snow as you desire. We purchased our snow from Walmart, but they also have it at most craft stores. Once the snow settles at the bottom of the jar add alka seltzer tablets. We purchase generic alka seltzer at Walmart for under $3. You can break them in four and add a piece at a time or add more for a bigger snow storm.
Given the snowy white color of all the materials and the shine of the glass the snow storm effect was hard to capture with the camera, but it was BEAUTIFUL!
The girls also loved splashing around in the snowy water. To make it I added a few drops of blue food coloring to the bath water along with imitation snowflakes and buffalo snow.
We finished our indoor snow play off by taking whatever snow was left and using it for a little magic snow ball play. Since the snow is made of baking soda it is MAGIC when placed in vinegar!


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Reflecting broader industry trends, the owner of the largest and oldest bank based in the Charleston region swung to a profit for 2012 as conditions continued to stabilize for the lending business.
First Financial Holdings Inc., parent of First Federal Bank, said it earned $6.8 million, or 41 cents a share, in the last three months of the year.
For the same period of 2011, the North Charleston-based company reported a $14.6 million profit, but that figure included a $12.7 million onetime gain from a large sale of troubled loans and other assets.
For the full year, First Financial earned $24.9 million, or $1.51 a share, compared with a 2011 loss of $30.6 million.
The fourth quarter continued First Financials progress to produce solid operating trends in the core franchise and stable credit quality, said Wayne Hall, president and CEO of the parent company and its banking subsidiary.
Hall said the bank made consistent progress last year in boosting fee-based revenue and improving profit margins.
We are pleased with the earnings momentum we are building and the potential to improve performance and enhance shareholder value, he said in statement.
Also, First Financial said it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents a share Feb. 22 to stockholders of record as of Feb. 8.
Other locally based banks also have recently reported improved earnings for 2012, including Southcoast Community Bank and the Bank of South Carolina. Founded in 1934, First Federal is the largest among them, with $3.2 billion in assets and about 70 branches.


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I think this will be like the maltby deal. I can't see him wanting to play in the ahl. And if he does play on the wings then it will be because he earned it. Maybe he busts his ass in the offseason and gets in beast mode for one last hoorah. Or maybe his body can't do what his mind wants to and he realizes it and hangs em up. His knees are pretty much shot.
This will be exactly like the Maltby situation... which was an embarrassing for the organization and the player. I don't think Cleary sees himself as anything but a viable NHLer and he'll be pissed if/when they try to send him down. Remember him bitching about being a healthy scratch?


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A team of Temple University students and alumni will bring the experience surrounding the London Olympics into the homes of Philadelphians through TUTV, templetv.net and TUTV's social media sites.
Five students from the School of Media and Communication and the Center for the Arts will be among the legions of reporters documenting one of the world's biggest events. But instead of focusing on the sporting events and the medal count, the students will do stories on the impact the Olympics has on the city as part of the "London Olympics Television Workshop," a course supported by the Kal and Lucille Rudman Media Production Center.
They will create content for a 30-minute television program that begins July 26 and will air each Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. on TUTV throughout the Olympics. The show, "Temple @ the London Olympics," will be hosted from inside Annenberg Hall's TV studio 3 by a team of students and alumni. The crew in London will file their stories in advance, but join the in-studio crew live via Skype.
"What I'm looking forward to most is being back in Studio 3 with my peers, because this time it feels like it is on a much larger scale," says Lindsay Keeler, BTMM '12, who will be one of the in-studio anchors. "Being able to put on a show centered around the Olympics, one of the most watched events on television, and having it air in the fourth largest television market in the country is an opportunity that for someone my age is a dream come true."
Two of the students on the ground in London, Film and Media Arts majors Jake Rasmussen and Ryan Geffert, are getting their first taste of practical journalism through this workshop experience.
"I have never made a journalism-type news piece, so this will be a challenge for me. However, it is a challenge I am willing to take," Rasmussen says. "It can improve my editing skills and expand my knowledge of video making."
The team members, who are supervised in London by Assistant Professor William Mooney, have been working since May to plan the details of their project, from story ideas to equipment needs. Before their departure, they recorded stories with Temple and local connections. Journalism students Hope Janelle Berninghausen and Isabel Garcia spent a day at the equestrian Olympic trials in Devon.Matt Repino and Lindsay Bitler, both of whom will work on the show from the on-campus studio, help test out the Skype feed before the crew departed to London.
"Preparing for London has been very exciting. We have been out shooting some stories and making contacts for while we are in London," Berninghausen said. "I am looking forward to just being there and the hustle and bustle of all the people and news organizations."
Paul Gluck, associate professor of Media Studies and Production and general manager of TUTV, says the students' time in London will be invaluable.
"This experience will help them cultivate strategies, tactics and techniques that will serve them will for the rest of their professional lives," Gluck said. "The sheer scale of the story will capture their imaginations, while offering an incredible challenge."
The Crew
It takes dozen of people to produce a show like this on TUTV. Here are all of the people who have been an important part of the process:
Quinton Bosman
Isabel Garcia
Hope Janelle Berninghausen
Ryan Geffert
Jake Rasmussen
Lindsey Bitler, BTMM '12
Lindsay Keeler, BTMM '12
Keaton Nichols
Rob Czyzewicz, BTMM '10
Kevin Downs
Francis Hilario
Elizabeth Iezzi, COMM '12
Derrick Q. Lewis
Kevin Manley
Aria Niayz, BTMM '12
Ankit Patel
Matt Repino
Professor Jack Klotz
Vince Leonard
Professor Amy Caples
Jeff Cronin
George Cummings
Assistant Dean Don Heller
Bruce Byker James
Jack McCarthy
Professor Patrick Murphy
Bella Pezzati
Rob Velez


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Time for state to finally solve its transportation woes
November 19, 2013
It's not a stretch to say Pennsylvania's roads and bridges may be in greater need of repair and modernization than any state roads in the country....
Here's some more info on Soros.
See: Billionaire's play different hands on Oil and Gas.
Houston Chronicle 11-16-2013
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That's funny because George Soros owns major stock in Pioneer Natural Resources a oil and gas company.
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The gas industry poured $1.3 million into Corbett's first campaign.
See: followthemoney dot org
Oil and Gas, Influence and Lobbying
See: OpenSecrets dot org
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"What happened to the relief the taxpayers were promised by all these politicians while they were stuffing gas money in their pockets?" - BornHere
WHICH politicians...in particular...were "stuffing gas money in their pockets"??
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Hi nobud, what I was trying to say was after 5 years of gas drilling (and profits for the companies) Pa. still has a collapsing infrastructure and no money to pay for it unless it comes from the taxpayer.
What happened to the relief the taxpayers were promised by all these politicians while they were stuffing gas money in their pockets? It always falls back on the residents to pick up their tab.
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Born, I'm not sure all Act 13 monies were to be used for any one set of priorities. That said, have you ever seen any pol hold true to what they say taxes will be used for? Remember the windfall of billions the states received from the tobacco companies? Oh, everyone was all for it, punish those darn corporations,…that money was used in the general funds and for pet projects and to get pols reelected. Nothing new here. But! There is something new, an attempt to cut the cost of projects by allowing contractors to hire staff at wages that are similar to those of the area. Maybe this way we can get more done with our limited resources.
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The funding for this WAS called ACT 13.
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New York Golf Economy Report Shows Important Impact
On the heels of a similar golf economic impact report for Washington and other states, a similar analysis has been completed for New York that shows its link to golf history extends past its roots in popularizing the game within this country. New York also is a state where golf is a key industry contributing to the vitality of its economy from employment, capital investment, tourism, significant charitable donations and the export of goods and services.
Those findings and more are part of a New York Golf Economy Report, commissioned by GOLF 20/20 for the New York Alliance for Golf Task Force and prepared by SRI International. The study was released March 10, in Albany, N.Y., in conjunction with the New York State Turfgrass Association's Advocacy Day.
As the birthplace of the United States Golf Association (1894) and the PGA of America (1916), New York has 818 courses, 38 golf resorts, and it's hosted four U.S. Open Championships in the past decade and hosts as many as nine annual championships, including showcase events of the USGA, PGA of America, PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA Tour - all which enhances the game as a benchmark in the Empire State's economy.
According to the New York Golf Economy Report, the golf industry generates a total economic impact of $5.3 billion, supporting nearly 56,600 jobs with $1.6 billion of wage income.
The golf economy encompasses the facilities and the other core industries that produce goods and services used to operate these facilities and play the game. At the same time, the charitable giving attributed to the game of golf in New York approached $125.6 million in 2007.
"Golf's impact in New York is a reflection of its passionate sports enthusiasts, who take pride in the game and recognize how the sport adds vitality to the state by providing thousands of jobs while at the same time preserving open space and addressing environmental concerns," said Jay Mottola, executive director of the Metropolitan Golf Association. "Golf has provided citizens of New York with a healthy industry that has a significant impact on economic growth by driving tourism, residential development and retail sales, while also generating millions for charitable causes meeting the environmental concerns."
The New York Golf Economy Report is supported by the New York Alliance for Golf Task Force is made up of following associations: Metropolitan and New York State Chapters of the Club Managers Association; Long Island, Hudson Valley and Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association Chapters; Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA); the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA); the New York State Turfgrass Association (NYSTA); the Central, Metropolitan, Northeastern and Western New York PGA Sections and certified public accounting firm Condon O'Meara McGinty & Donnelly.
In 2007, New York's direct golf economy of $2.9 billion made golf comparable to architectural services ($2.7 billion), women's apparel manufacturing ($4.4 billion), and semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing ($8.2 billion). Golf brings visitors to the state, generates retail sales, increased tourism, spurs new residential construction and creates demand for a myriad of goods and services.
The report, prepared by SRI International, was commissioned by GOLF 20/20. The continued health and growth of the golf industry has a direct bearing on jobs, commerce, economic development and tax revenues.
Among the findings in the New York Golf Economy Report:
. New York's 818 golf courses, 64 stand-alone ranges and 86 miniature golf facilities generated more than $1.5 billion of revenues.
. New York's 38 golf resorts and nine annual championships spurred $520.2 million of golf-related tourism spending.
. Out-of-state shipments by New York golf apparel and equipment manufacturers and magazine publishers were approximately $352.3 million.
. The total amount of charitable giving attributed to golf in New York approached $125.6 million.
For details of the complete report, visit www.mgagolf.org.
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It's Homecoming Week at Shepherd! This year's Homecoming events will kick off Monday, October 1 and wrap up on Saturday, October 6 with Shepherd's football game against West Virginia Wesleyan followed by the post game party at the Clarion Hotel. To view photos of last year's Homecoming, visit our Flickr page.
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The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, 858 W. Fourth St., will host its second Coffee Hour at 10 a.m. April 12 in the museum community room.
Combining the Thursday morning Coffee Hours with its Sunday afternoon society programs, the lecture series will explore aspects of the Civil War. Historical organizations throughout the country are honoring the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861 and ended in 1865.
Carolyn and Norman Ludwig will be the guests for the Coffee Hour. Carolyn portrays Matilda "Tillie" Pierce Alleman, whose life was changed forever as the Battle of Gettysburg unfolded in front of the 15-year-old eyewitness.
Later a resident of Selinsgrove, Tillie's experiences were recorded in her book "At Gettysburg: Or What a Girl Saw and Heard of Battle."
Norman will portray Lt. Colonel W. Willard Smith, acting provost marshal in Gettysburg. Norman will speak of the aftermath, recounting how the souvenir hunters and looters were punished by having to bury the dead.
He will poignantly recall how the community reacted to the presence of Smith's unit.
The Ludwigs are members of the Civil War Heritage Foundation. The Coffee Hour is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served.
For more information, visit www.tabermuseum.org or call 326-3326.


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'Deathtrap' brings chills and thrills
|The SecondStory Repertory, Redmond's professional theatre ensemble, presents the hilarious murder mystery "Deathtrap" by Ira Levin, from Nov. 2-24 at its theatre in Redmond Town Center.
Going Out: Rep's 'Proof' makes for riveting drama
|The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Proof," by David Auburn, is currently on stage at Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Fall City Arts Council season begins with Chamber Winds
|Rainier Chamber Winds open the Fall City Arts Council's 2001-2002 season on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in a classical concert of music for chamber winds.


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Stuffed Animals are Like Family — No Matter Your Age! (Video)Sunny Chanel
Someone significant was missing from Jessica Crawford's life. He wasn't a friend or family member, but he was equally significant. Her beloved white teddy bear, Whitey, was packed away in a box, worn and ravaged by years of love. His nose was missing, his eyes had fallen out, a dog chewed off one of his ears, and (gulp) his head was even detached from his body. He had seen better days, for sure, but Crawford had fond memories of her long lost friend. "Anytime I cried, I ran to Whitey," Crawford told Inside Edition."He soaked up a lot of tears."
Although Whitey's "life" seemed to be over, this tale has a very happy ending. Crawford's fiancé, Vas Alli, decided to surprise her by restoring Whitey to his former self. He spent weeks researching vintage teddy bears to see how Whitey looked originally. He then took the destroyed bear to a doll hospital in New Jersey where Whitey was completely transformed to his original state. Alli then boxed up the bear and presented him to Crawford as a Christmas present. She opened the box, quickly examined the "new" bear and then it hit her, it was Whitey. And you know what tipped her off? His scent.
"Oh my God, are you serious?" Crawford declared as she hugged him and began to cry. "I smelled him and knew exactly what it was."
And that's what killed me, that this bear not only held such significance for this now grown woman, but that his smell, a scent she recognized from the years she held and cuddled him, stayed with her all this time. My own child has a stuffy that she loves and adores. She's so protective of him that she won't let me share his image or his name in pieces I write (I've asked her before). I totally respect that. He is incredibly special to her and a dear friend, albeit an inanimate one. I would never ever take him to a lab to see what kind of bacteria could be hiding in his matted fur. The poor bear has been covered in puke, peed on by our dear-departed dog, splattered with milk, dragged on the floor, and generally kid handled every day for the last six years.
As it turns out, this is just part of the experience of having a beloved stuffy. The New York Times gives a shout-out to Dr. Donald Woods Winnicott, a prominent pediatrician and psychoanalyst and his 1953 article, "Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena — A Study of the First Not-Me Possession." He wrote:
"The parents get to know its value and carry it round when traveling. The mother lets it get dirty and even smelly, knowing that by washing it she introduces a break in continuity in the infant's experience."
Stuffed animals (or other beloved objects) play an important role, they form "a bridge between the mother and the external world." The meaning and power given to these objects can last a lifetime. The New York Times notes that "Twenty-five percent of young women going to college take along something identifiable as a childhood transitional object." They may not need them for comfort each and every day, but they will never be forgotten, as is evident in the touching video of Jessica Crawford and her reunion with her bear Whitey (which you can watch below).
Do you remember your childhood stuffy?


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Paige Meredith Brown of Amarillo was named a Jayhawk Scholar for earning a 4.0 grade-point average at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., during the fall semester.
Student-athletes who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale during the spring or fall semester or both are eligible for the honor.
Brown is a junior in the College of Liberal Arts at KU. She graduated from Tascosa High School and is the daughter of Gary and Carol Brown of Amarillo.
Alicia Bowman of Amarillo was named the overall champion public speaker for 2003 by the Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources and Related Sciences organization.
The public speaking contest was part of several competitive student events that took place at the 18th annual MANRRS National Career Fair and Training Contest on March 25-28 in Atlanta.
Bowman presented an eight-minute speech, "MANRRS-Pursuing Excellence in Leadership, Scholarship and Service," and answered questions related to the topic.
Bowman is a junior animal science major at Texas A&M University in College Station. She also is pursuing a minor in speech communication and plans to graduate in 2004. She is the daughter of Theresa Bowman.
Chris Wright was named to the president's honor roll for the fall semester at Rice University.
He is a 2001 graduate of Tascosa High School and the son of Geoffrey and Lacy Wright.
Michael C. Robertson and Joel Jelinek, both of Amarillo, were inducted into the Civic Engineering Academy on April 4 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Robertson earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering in 1976 from Texas Tech.
Jelinek, son of Sharon and John Jelinek and Joy Booth Jelinek, all of Amarillo, graduated from Texas Tech in 1981.
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Blue Jays advance, next up is Ouachita Christian
By Tom Dodge
Next up for the St. Edmund baseball team is Ouachita Christian.
The No. 4-seeded Blue Jays will host the No. 5-seeded team from Monroe in Saturday's quarterfinals. A time has not yet been set.
St. Edmund scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh and final innning to rally for a 8-7 win over Catholic High of Pointe Coupee in the regional round of the Class 1-A state baseball playoffs on Monday at North Park.
Wesley Cachere walked to open the inning and tied the game on Kevin McFarlain's sacrifice RBI.
Adam Wimberly was intentionally walked and scored the winning run when Trevor Hargroder rapped a two-out single into shallow left field.
Tyler Rodriguez homered in both the second and fifth innings to help St. Edmund stay in the game.


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At a recent city Government Study Commission meeting, the commissioners voted 4-3 to specify the full-time mayor and part-time City Council members' initial salaries in the charter they're drawing up.
On Monday, at the urging of Chairman Wayne Hippo, the commissioners revisited the issue, reversing their decision, thanks to a switch by commissioner Richard Fiore - leaving the matter of setting the salaries to a transition team recommendation and, ultimately, City Council.
The charter should create a "footprint," while council should handle specifics, according to Hippo.
"I'm with you!" exclaimed commissioner Dave Duncan.
Otherwise, "it's constraining," he said, in keeping with his repeated mantra that a minimal charter is best.
The commission should trust future councils and not micromanage, he said.
"Duncan's first rule: 'When it doubt, leave it out,'" said City Councilman Dave Butterbaugh from the audience, where he's been for many commission meetings.
Commissioner Richard Flarend argued for setting the salaries, saying that relieves the burden of setting them from City Council, which is often "loath" to be fair to itself.
But charter-set initial salaries have invariably proven to be soon obsolete and were invariably superseded by council-set salaries, Fiore said.
The commission voted to leave an escalator clause in the charter to ensure that if council doesn't adjust the salaries regularly, adjustments would happen automatically, based on local economic conditions.
Later, Hippo urged the commission to consider setting term limits, a recommendation he's made previously.
The lack of term limits is responsible for many of the ills of government, he said.
The Third Class City Code under which the city operates now doesn't set term limits.
Hippo recommended 12 years total as a mayor or on council.
Duncan again applauded Hippo's initiative.
"Term limits are essential for good government," he said.
Commissioner Bev Green called him on that.
Why say less is best on issue after issue, then suddenly want a restriction that isn't currently in place? she asked.
He then explained.
He had lost an earlier fight to require performance evaluations for elected officials, with other commissioners arguing that elections every four years were the equivalent of performance evaluations.
Term limits would serve as a substitute.
"Duncan's second rule: 'When in doubt, throw them out," chirped Butterbaugh.
Duncan grinned.
At higher levels of government, term limits make sense, but with "local politics, the game changes," he said, arguing that because election campaigns are cheap, unseating incumbents is not an insurmountable task.
The voters can enforce their own term limits by voting incumbents out, added commissioner Bob Kutz.
And what if the incumbent is "doing great things?" Green asked rhetorically.
Too often, the electorate is "prey to the great man syndrome," and officeholders are in place too long, Duncan said.
People in power are usually not as irreplaceable as many think, Hippo said.
Ultimately, the commission compromised, setting a three-term limit for
mayor, none for council members.
The commission also agreed to remain silent on whether to establish a pension for the mayor.
The commission debated how specifically to delineate the process for creating ordinances and resolutions.
Under Duncan's principle, the less said the better.
Moreover, a leaner ordinance process can be cheaper and less cumbersome, commissioners argued.
Flarend, however, urged a robust ordinance process, to guarantee that the public gets plenty of opportunity to understand and comment on important council actions.
Eliminating newspaper ads in favor of city website notices could provide that protection without forfeiting the savings, he said.
The discussion came to a head - without coming to conclusion - over whether to require ordinances for sale or lease of city property.
All agreed that it makes no sense to spend hundreds of dollars on ads to sell a sliver of side yard worth $100.
But all agreed they didn't want council to sell or lease Highland Park for a development project without full public participation in the decision.
The commission plans to finish a final rough draft of the charter around the end of May, then hold a public meeting jointly with City Council on June 9.
The commission will hold its last two meetings - to incorporate worthwhile changes suggested at the public meeting and to approve its final report - in July.
The proposed charter will go before the voters in a referendum at the general election in November.
If the voters approve the charter, it would go into effect at the beginning of 2015.
The non-electoral changes - taxing and structural government changes - could go into effect at that time, under the direction of City Council.
The newly reconstituted electoral government wouldn't go into place until 2016, based on the 2015 primary and general election results.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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— TrevorGet a Park Passport. It's an inexpensive souvenir, and a good reminder of your visit. Our family loves to collect them.
Picturesque Fort Washington sits on high ground overlooking the Potomac River and offers a grand view of Washington and the Virginia shoreline. Today, only one silent gun stands behind the masonry wall-the last armament of the powerful fort that once guarded the water approach to our Nation's Capital. The old fort is one of the few U.S. seacoast fortifications still in its original form.When ocean-going warships had wood sides and carried smoothbore cannons, no enemy would attempt to ascend the river before destroying the fort. But changing technology made the fort useless. Our government built concrete emplacements to meet the threat of iron-sided ships and rifled guns. When they became obsolete the post was turned over to the infantry and finally became a military training facility. Over 200 years of army presence has left the park with a diverse group of military structures and a rich history of service to our country and the Nation's Capital.


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