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John McLoughlin Birch '30
A retired physician whose remarkably long and active life ended only two days short of his 103rd birthday, was born on July 11, 1907, in Utica, NY. A son of Alfred C. and Mabel McLoughlin Birch, and a graduate of New Hartford High School, "Johnnie" Birch came up to College Hill from Utica in 1926 and joined Theta Delta Chi. Besides intramural athletics, he played varsity hockey for three years, lettering in the sport.
After leaving the Hill short of credit hours for a degree in 1930, John Birch went to work for his grandfather at the McLoughlin textile mill in Utica. When that knit goods manufacturing company fell victim to the Great Depression in 1934, he sold insurance for a few years while taking courses in summer school at Syracuse University. Fifty years later, the credits earned in those courses were accepted by Hamilton's faculty as fulfilling his requirements for graduation, and he was belatedly awarded his A.B. degree in 1990.
In 1939, following the recommendation of a physician he admired, John Birch decided to pursue a career in medicine, and at the age of 32 he enrolled at the College of Osteopathy in Philadelphia, PA. He received his O.D. degree in 1943 and established his osteopathic practice in Hanover, PA, the following year. He remained in Hanover for 20 years, finding great satisfaction in practicing family medicine, which often included house calls. He thereafter decided to switch to internal medicine, and, while approaching age 60, completed his residency in that specialty at York Memorial Hospital in York, PA.
Having a desire to live near the ocean, where he could enjoy sailing, Dr. Birch moved in 1966 to Maine and began practicing internal medicine in Waterville. While there he chaired the department of osteopathic medicine at Waterville Osteopathic Hospital. He soon moved again, to Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, ME, where he would not only practice but continue to see elderly patients at their homes or in nursing homes until he finally gave up his medical license at the age of 88.
Ever genial and imbued with kindness and consideration, always eager to help others, John Birch had a positive attitude toward life that was inspiring to those privileged to have known him. Beneath his geniality, however, was a steely determination never to be dissuaded from the goals he had set. He never forgot the advice dispensed by his old Hamilton hockey coach, Albert Ira Prettyman, to "maintain your forward lean." Whether striving for goals on the ice or in life, John Birch always leaned forward, with his goals firmly fixed in sight and mind.
Evidences of John Birch's determination were many. Well in advanced age he never failed to take a daily early morning swim, even on his 100th birthday. In his 90s he took for the first time to such domestic chores as doing the laundry and ironing, and quickly mastered both. At age 99, he could not be deterred from raking his yard, and did so with rake in one hand and cane in the other. And, always an inveterate reader, he decided at age 100 to tackle James Joyce's Ulysses for the first time.
Besides swimming (and in his younger days sailing on Casco Bay), John Birch was intensely committed to keeping in touch with friends and to travel. Well into his 90s he would drive considerable distances to visit old friends, including college classmates. Passionately devoted to Hamilton, he eagerly volunteered to assist the College in any way he could, and for the last 18 years of his life he was the faithful class correspondent for this magazine. He continued to keep in touch with classmates and report on their activities until he had outlived them all. In addition, he was a frequent visitor to College Hill and never missed a class reunion, including the 75th in 2005.
The great affection in which Dr. Birch was held became evident at his 100th birthday celebration in 2007, which was attended by many of his former patients. They traveled many miles to return to Cape Elizabeth for the occasion, and included among them was a woman whose 12 children were all delivered by Dr. Birch. Mentally alert until the end, John M. Birch died on July 9, 2010, at a hospice in nearby Scarborough. The last known survivor of the Class of 1930, he was predeceased in 1998 by his wife of 67 years, the former Dorothy I. Dixon, whom he had married on June 27, 1931, in Hall, NY. She was the sister of his Hamilton classmate Edward S. Dixon. Surviving are his son Jeremy D. Birch '59, and his daughter, Deirdre Larson, who had for years assisted her father in transmitting his class notes to the Hill. Also surviving are five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, as well as his devoted friend and companion in recent years, Ruth McLean, who had often accompanied him on his travels. In addition, among Dr. Birch's other relatives is his nephew, Charles E. Dixon '59.
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William Louis Reinig '33
A retired State of Idaho research director, grew up in New York City, where he was born on June 7, 1911. His parents were Louis Reinig, a custom tailor, and the former Annie Weber. "Bill" Reinig was graduated in 1928 from Morris High School in the Bronx and came to College Hill the following year. He joined the local fraternity, Beta Kappa (later Chi Beta Sigma), and played intramural sports. After leaving the Hill with his B.S. degree in 1933, he returned to New York City and eventually found employment in the copper industry during that era of the Great Depression. In 1940, he acquired an M.A. in history from Columbia University.
Bill Reinig studied law for a year at St John's University before entering military service in 1942. Commissioned as an officer in the U.S Army, he saw action in the European theater as a platoon leader during the Battle of the Bulge, and earned a Combat Infantry Badge with three battle stars. Although released from active duty as a first lieutenant in 1946, he remained in the Army Reserve, eventually retiring in 1971 as a lieutenant colonel.
After the war, Bill Reinig went out West to visit his sister in Idaho and there decided to stay. While employed as an adjudicator for the Veterans Administration in Boise, he met Ida (Pat) Murphy, and they were married in January 1947. Bill was subsequently employed in Idaho State's Department of Public Assistance and became its director of research. Following his retirement in the early 1970s, the Reinigs moved from Boise north to rural Garden Valley, ID. There, Bill gathered wood from the nearby hills to fuel his three wood-burning stoves. He and Pat also traveled extensively, including several trips to Europe, and attended some 25 Elderhostel programs in various parts of the country. While at home, they participated in community activities such as fund-raising and improvement projects, and Bill also served on the board of his church.
In 2005, advanced age prompted the Reinigs to move to Emmett, near Boise, closer to their children. William L. Reinig, a faithful and constantly supportive alumnus, was still residing in Boise when he died on October 12, 2010, in his 100th year. Predeceased by his wife of 62 years, he is survived by two sons, Darrell R. (Ron) Reinig and William L. Reinig, Jr., as well as five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
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Theodore Cronyn II '35
A longtime reporter for the Associated Press, was born on December 3, 1912, in Brooklyn, NY. The son of Thoreau and Chita Kraft Cronyn, he grew up in Plandome on Long Island, where his family had moved when he was seven years old. "Ted" Cronyn entered Hamilton in 1931, following his graduation from Manhasset High School. He joined Alpha Delta Phi and remained on the Hill for three semesters.
Ted Cronyn began his career in journalism on the rewrite desk of the New York City News. He subsequently joined the editorial staff of the New York Herald Tribune. Drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II in 1942, he soon joined the staff of the newly founded Yank, the Army's weekly newspaper for those serving overseas. He was a reporter and photographer for Yank, and later, while assigned to the 11th Armored Division, covered the Battle of the Bulge.
Discharged as a technical sergeant after the war, Ted Cronyn joined the Associated Press in New York City. For 30 years until his retirement in 1977, he covered with great integrity headline news and newsmakers in the City, and particularly federal court cases from the Alger Hiss trial to Watergate.
Theodore Cronyn died at his home in Darien, CT, on July 9, 2010, at the age of 97. He is survived by a sister and nieces and nephews.
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Richard Joseph Govern '36
Who took up golf as a boy and never stopped playing the game, and carved out a career as a professional golfer, grew up in Stanford, NY, east of Oneonta, where he was born on October 25, 1913. A son of Joseph L., a surveyor, and Katherine More Govern, he entered Hamilton from Stanford Seminary and High School in 1932. He became captain of the varsity golf team, on which his younger brother Fred also played, as well as the College's golf champion. Concentrating in chemistry, he earned his B.S. degree in 1936.
Dick Govern, who years later cheerfully admitted that, although he valued it highly, he had done nothing with his Hamilton education but play golf, turned professional in 1938. He won the first event he entered, the Central New York Open in Syracuse. After three years as the golf pro at Skaneateles Country Club, he joined the U.S. Army in 1942, following U.S. entry into World War II. He served with the Air Corps for 39 months through the end of the war, 11 of them in the Pacific theater.
Discharged as a staff sergeant in 1946, Dick Govern returned to golf as assistant pro for a season at Cooperstown Country Club and then two more years back at Skaneateles. In 1948, he was appointed the golf pro at Vestal Hills Country Club in Binghamton. By that time he had not only won the Central New York Professional Golf Association Tournament and set course records, but also achieved recognition for his long driving while playing on the PGA winter tour. During the off-season he worked for General Electric Co. in Syracuse.
Dick Govern remained at Vestal Hills for 27 years until his retirement in 1975. That year, he and his wife, the former Anne O'Hara, whom he had wed in Skaneateles on November 27, 1948, moved to Sun City, AZ. There, Dick continued "with undiminished enthusiasm" to play golf four or five times a week and serve as membership and handicap chairman of the Sun City Men's Golf Association. A proud member for 67 years of the PGA, he had been named Professional of the Year by its Central New York section in 1970 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2001.
Richard J. Govern, a devoted alumnus and former president of the Southern New York Alumni Association, was still residing in Sun City when he died on January 9, 2011, at the age of 97. In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by four sons, John M. '71, Daniel J., Michael J., and Joseph A. Govern, as well as seven grandchildren. His brother, Frederic B. Govern '36, predeceased him in 2008.
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Samuel Lyon Lake '39
Samuel Lyon Lake '39, a retired insurance claims supervisor, ardent alumnus, and musician, was born on October 17, 1916, in New York City. A son of Howard C., an attorney-at-law, and Elizabeth Lyon Lake, he grew up in Pleasantville, north of the City, and was graduated in 1934 from Pleasantville High School. In recommending Sam for admission to Hamilton, the school's principal noted that he was "outstanding in music," but added that he was "somewhat of an introvert." If that was indeed so, he soon came out of his shell to take a prominent part in campus life and play the central role in its musical activities.
Sam Lake came to College Hill in 1935 and joined Delta Kappa Epsilon. He went out for soccer, played tennis, and lettered in hockey, but his primary extracurricular focus was firmly fixed on music. A trombone player, he served for three years as director of the College's 30-member Band and also organized and led its popular Octet. In addition, he sang in the Choir, was interclass sing leader, and took over leadership of the students' own Glen Lane Orchestra, a dance band that not only traveled throughout much of the East but also played its way across the Atlantic to Europe under Sam's baton. Tapped for Pentagon, he left the Hill with his diploma in 1939.
Sam Lake gravitated back to New York City, where he went to work for NBC in Rockefeller Center as a tour guide and usher for network radio shows. He was just getting into NBC's sales department when he drew a low number in the newly introduced military "draft" and decided to volunteer for the National Guard. Naturally, he joined his unit's band. When the Guard was federalized in early 1941, he went on active duty and was soon transferred to the Army Air Corps. He served for just a year before receiving a medical discharge.
By that time, the United States was engaged in World War II and Sam Lake became part of the civilian war effort. He went out to Seattle, WA, in 1942 and joined the Boeing Company's flight test unit, testing B-17s and B-29s. He would continue to reside in the Seattle area for the rest of his life. With the war's end in 1945, he enrolled in the University of Washington Law School at the behest of his father. At the same time Sam was playing with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. After a year of law school, "the music won out," and he left the law to pursue his musical interests while making a living as a claims manager for the Great American Insurance Co. (1947-54). In Seattle, he met Shirley A. Lewis, and they were married on October 22, 1949, in Raymond, WA.
In the meantime, while he retained ties to Boeing as a contract engineer and administrator, Sam Lake's fondness for sailing prompted him to become owner and operator of Bay Marine Sales and Service Co., a boat and outboard motor business (1954-62). Thereafter, he returned to the insurance field and was employed until his retirement as claims supervisor for Great American. Through the years, he remained actively engaged as a musician, and even organized his own dance band, "Men of Note," which played at weddings and other special events in the Seattle area.
In retirement, Sam Lake indulged his fondness for golf and tennis when not cultivating his berry patch adjacent to his Mercer Island home and making lots of homemade jam, which he generously shared with all his friends. He also engaged in community volunteer work, selling Christmas trees to benefit local charities and raising money for the Lions Club eye bank. In 1998, in recognition of his volunteer services, Sam was presented with Lions International's highest award, the Melvin Jones Fellowship.
Sam Lake, an intensely devoted alumnus, never ceased to be closely connected with the College as well as his fellow alumni. Not long after his arrival in Seattle, he took the lead in organizing the Northwest Pacific Alumni Association, served as its president, and was for many years its secretary. He was for the past 28 years the Class of l939's faithful correspondent for this magazine and flew countless times and thousands of miles across the country to attend events on College Hill, and not only reunions. He was an ever genial, low-keyed, and virtually ubiquitous presence at alumni gatherings on the Hill. He will be greatly missed.
Samuel L. Lake, a longtime resident of Mercer Island, near Seattle, died on August 16, 2010, in his 94th year. Into his 10th decade he remained remarkably agile mentally and physically, negotiating the steep hills of Seattle with ease. He is survived by his wife of 60 years as well as three sons, Randolph L., Samuel L., Jr., and David M. Lake, and 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Adele Tobin.
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08-13-2005, 12:18 AM #1Junior Guru
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I mean - wow!
Right now I am exchanging series of tickets with http://www.PowerVPS.com support team. I am installing RubyOnRails on my VPS and they are hand-guiding me. I could probably ask them to do it but I want to learn new things. And my god - the support ticket response time is measured in seconds! Not to mention that their local time at the moment is around friday night / saturday morning!
This thread is a thank you to PowerVPS from a happy (and honest) costumer!
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Hey Jpetrov...Tone will be pleased
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PVPS has a great weekend/Night team ^^ Not some outsourced company to take care of it.
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jpetrov, I can totaly understand your happiness It's just at least the same level of "feeling safe" I have with my provider.
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Responding To An Unfair Attack
Wednesday - May 25, 2005
I always welcome letters to the editor, both pro my opinion and con. Most people understand the basic protocol of responding to a specific columnist: State the column title to which your letter refers, then use a quote or two to reference the point with which you are taking issue (or praising!), being careful to accurately represent, in context, what the columnist wrote.
Then again, some people simply write untruthful personal attacks. Todd Shelly of Honolulu wrote this in the May 11 MidWeek Letters page:
"When will Susan Page acknowledge that there is no evidence linking Saddam Hussein and Iraq with the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center?"
How about right now, Mr. Shelly? There is no such evidence. At least none has been found. And I had that opinion long before the 9/11 Commission Report came out (I have read it, see pages 334- 337, 10.3 "Phase two and the Questions of Iraq").
Now, when will Mr. Shelly acknowledge that there is no evidence I've ever said Saddam was linked to the 9/11 attacks? Or produce a column or quote in which I have ever said this link existed? He can't, of course, because I have never said it, written it or thought it. Here is an example of a reader scapegoating a columnist to further his own agenda. Of course, it's his right to speak his mind, but not by assigning false words to me.
But since Mr. Shelly mentioned Saddam Hussein, am I glad he's behind bars? You bet: For the future threat he posed (imagine if he were around to form alliances with terrorists now!); for gassing his own people (mass graves still being found); for fostering terrorism by paying families of Palestinian suicide bombers; for praising the 9/11 attacks, for shooting at our pilots enforcing U.N. Security Council restrictions after Gulf War I, and for many more evil, murderous deeds, which will be further exposed at his trial.
But, frankly, why are we even talking about Saddam Hussein? He's been history since he crawled out of that spider hole in 2003. It's way past time to move on. There are free elections and democracies budding in the Middle East. Even former President Clinton said last Wednesday during a meeting in Copenhagen with the Danish prime minister and several Danish lawmakers that the political changes in Iraq are good for the Middle East.
"There is no point living in the past," he said. "Look at where we are now. Everyone, all freedom-loving people, would be better off with a genuinely representative, effective, free government in Iraq whatever your feelings are about what went on before." Ever the wily politician, Clinton sees success in Iraq as one bandwagon to jump on during Hillary's quest for the White House in 2008.
Today's story isn't one of gloom and doom, but of the heroics of the Iraqi and Afghan voters. It's about our military personnel and their commitment, dedication and bravery in bringing about success and, ultimately, a great shot at peace in regions historically plagued with brutal, oppressive governments.
Mr. Shelly also wrote: "Apparently unable to access any credible news source, Ms. Page still equates Bush's invasion of Iraq with a global war on terror."
The credibility of mainstream news sources such as Newsweek (bogus Quran flushing story) and CBS News (Dan Rather's bogus Bush National Guard story) is tarnished. So, it's true, Mr. Shelly, I prefer firsthand information from those in the military who have actually been in Iraq and Afghanistan, such as top commanders Brigadier Gen. George Trautman, III, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Deputy Commanding General, U. S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific.
Thanks to these selfless men and women, today's Iraq, despite terrorists' bloody efforts to stop democracy's march there, is free from Saddam's tyranny. Iraqis, in fact, can now even write disagreement letters to a free press. But they too — even with newly won freedom — need to keep it honest. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan still need our kokua. Be sure to support our local Foodland and Sack N Save stores who along with MidWeek and the StarBulletin are sponsoring the Support Our Troops with Aloha from Hawaii campaign that will keep care packages going to our Hawaii troops.
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"Trading Places: Commerce Drives Science And Technology In Africa"
Op-Ed, Forbes
November 27, 2012
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
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African countries have long aspired to transition from being raw material exporters to technology-based economies. But this vision has remained elusive.
For decades the continent believed that industrial development would be achieved through increased investment in research and development (R&D) along the paths pursued by industrialized countries. International consultants and United Nations reports bamboozled Africa into believing that allocating 1% of GDP to R&D would do the trick. But the 1%-of-GDP fetish is not just fundamentally flawed, it has also failed to win political support or show positive results.
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I look in the mirror and there he is, my father. He follows me wherever I go, his eyes gazing back at mine in every reflection I see. I feel him with me when I see The Godfather playing on TV, or when I hear Leon Russell singing A Song For You. Or, heaven help me, when I watch Bill O'Reilly – which is pretty much never, now that my father is gone. Though he died 8 years ago today, he's still with me at unexpected moments, or sometimes in a dream.
I hear his voice coming from me when I'm angry, my temper flaring as his did – fast and fierce and then done, chastising myself for what I can't always control – though I'm better at it than he was. His temper was like a living entity when I was a child, just waiting to be awakened. Where did it come from, that fury? That's something I'd ask him if I could bring him back.
And then, in a flash, they would be over, his tantrums. Mine are like that too. A blaze and then just embers.
I clean my house and he's by my side, straightening and spraying and wiping – both of us incapable of sitting amidst clutter or mess, even for a few minutes. Up he would jump when he finished eating, rushing to do the dishes, whether at his house or someone else's. Quickly I grab the piles of newspapers and magazines, placing them in baskets, as though they were never read at all.
I am quick to grow impatient. I'm no good at waiting, being delayed, getting put on hold, standing in line. My father was never late for anything, and neither am I. Impatience was coded in his DNA, as much as his blue eyes, his dislike of coconut, his passion for chocolate. I'm the same.
He liked to laugh, loved a good joke or a funny TV show. He had a great laugh, my father. It was like his voice, deep and booming. I laugh loudly and often, trying to find humor where I can – but like him I also laugh at the absurdity of things with the eye of a cynic.
My father's loyalty to his children was unshakable. Though there were times when he was absent when I was growing up – whether because of work, or his personal issues, or his frequent need for distance from the world (oh how I'm like him that way!), when I was grown, he would show up when the chips were down.
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At the center of him was a basic and genuine kindness and likability that drew others to him all his life. I hope I'm like him in that way.
June 16 of this year would have been my father's 75th birthday. He would have wanted barbecued steaks and a chocolate cake, a day with his kids, sitting outside next to the pool, sunning himself while we reprimanded him for not wearing sunscreen on his bald head – "Don't worry about it!" he would have said, laughing.
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You know what really grates me about it, though? These tech bloggers -- and I know this is unfair. I'm talking to you about something you don't know about. The tech bloggers routinely tell people, "Turn the feature off. It's a battery hog," and, at the same time, they love the exact same thing in Android.
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As a boy, I was a Scout for four years and earned the Life rank. I was an Explorer for another year. I started volunteering with the National Council in the early '90s and joined my council board shortly thereafter.
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I am just turning 59 and find myself frustrated about my physical state. While I realize that this is an immature response to growing older, I am a lifelong athlete who can't do some of the things that I used to do. I am about seven pounds heavy; my cholesterol is creeping up; I am recovering from a skiing injury that I sustained last month. I view the BSA Adult Leadership Walk-the-Walk Activity Challenge to do what I want to do and get into better shape and drop those extra pounds.
Our management consulting firm, Insigniam Performance, has donated its services to the Boy Scouts of America for the last three years.
Boy, am I slow. No, I don't mean my running speed (more on that below). I mean getting myself set up on The President's Challenge Website. After missing some critical emails with usernames and passwords, I finally got onto the website and entered all of my activity for the passed two weeks. The website, http://www.presidentschallenge.org/, is really well done. Unfortunately, the site won't allow me to enter anything previous to 6 June, so that is the beginning of my 6 weeks, unless I find a work around.
I started out with walking as my main activity. The week of the national meeting, I took the train from Irvine to San Diego and back each day. The walk from the San Diego train station to the hotel was 15 minutes, so the round trip gave me 30 minutes each day. Plus I found a great local place to get coffee on the walk.
On Saturdays, Karen and I go to YogaWorks in Laguna Beach and do this fabulous circuit class together. There are elastic bands and ropes attached to the walls and slippery discs to use on the floors. It is an intense 55 minutes of arms and legs and core exercises with some cardio.
On Sunday, we are back at YogaWorks for pilates mat class. I am convinced that Joseph Pilates was a genius; the exercise system that he invented is amazing. The focus of the exercises is on abs, shoulders, butt, and traps. While the class is mostly women, it is a great workout for guys. I have never used the reformer machines; the mat class works fine for me.
Now onto running. I injured my knee during spring skiing. So I had been limiting myself to walking. After I went to the doctor and he told me to do whatever I wanted, I was walking for about 20 minutes or so and then jogging for 10 minutes. Last week, I was in Racine and found a road near the Marriott with bike lanes on both sides. I went out and walked for 15 minutes and then ran at about an 8:10 minute per mile pace for 15 minutes. I iced my knee, when I got back to my hotel room. The next morning I woke up with no pain, so I ran for 25 minutes and covered almost 3 miles. Today, back at home, I did the same thing at the high school track with no problems. So I think I am back. I love running and have missed it.
By the way, I am down to 189 pounds from 195 when we started the challenge. I have 4 more to go to meet my target.
Let me tell you about stand up paddling (SUPing). It is the bomb in Laguna Beach.
A few years ago, I took a surf lesson from Titus Kinimaka, a legendary big wave surfer from Kauai. While I was on a regular board, Titus was standing on a longer, wider board that he propelled and steered with a long handled paddle. He looked like an ancient Hawaiian chief surfing the waves. I was so inspired by him.
Last year, Karen and I were at the home of some friends in Hawaii. They have a couple of SUP boards and live on a relatively calm cove. We went out on the boards and were hooked. Standing over the water gave us a perspective that blew us away—turtles and coral and fish to be seen with the sun on our backs and the breeze in our hair.
Then we went out in Laguna on a friend's board and bombed (not the bomb). I fell into the icy water every time that I stood up. I felt like a failure and wasn't very interested in SUPing anymore.
Then on a recent trip to the Big Island, we signed up for lessons with Renee from Hulakai and remembered why we loved this sport so much: great exercise, fun, close to nature and a great chance to be together! I realized the our local friend's boards were just too light to support me. We SUPed every day in Hawaii and had a great wonderful time.
When we got home, we bought two boards and a new board rack. Newport Beach has an incredible facility for aquatic sports, the Newport Aquatics Center, on the Back Bay, a pretty flat stretch of water loaded that is also a bird sanctuary. It was a great place for Karen and me to practice and build up our confidence. Several times we went with our friends and with my son and daughter-in-law. (He paddles on Lake Las Vegas.)
On Independence Day, we struck a blow for freedom and went back to the ocean. It was a beautiful day with little wind nor waves. We launch from Fisherman's Cove, paddled out over the kelp bed and headed north. We paddled passed Seal Rocks up to Emerald Bay, back down to Diver's Cove and into Fisherman's Cove. It was glorious. The seals swam right passed up. The sea lions barked and snorted. Visibility was about 20 feet; we could see fish and down into the kelp forest off our beaches. And I only fell 4 times.
SUPing is a great exercise. I combines good cardio with plenty of core strengthening. For us baby boomers, it is close to a perfect exercise. I wish you good paddling!


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A $2 million Holocaust memorial at the Ohio Statehouse is a step away from final approval.
Over the vigorous objections of former state Sen. Richard H. Finan, a Statehouse site-selection committee voted 10-1 yesterday in favor of a memorial design by internationally known architect and artist Daniel Libeskind that prominently incorporates a Star of David. It would be built on the south side of the Statehouse across from the Ohio Theatre.
The full Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, which oversees the Statehouse and grounds, is scheduled for a final vote on the memorial on July 18. Finan is the chairman of the board.
Finan, who believes a Holocaust memorial is inappropriate for the Statehouse, argued yesterday that Libeskind's design does not meet requirements of state law enabling the memorial's construction. Further, he said it could cost the state up to $500,000 in installation costs.
"This memorial does not in any way even mention the liberators," Finan said. "Therefore, it does not meet the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code." He was referring to language in a budget-revision bill approved last year that specified it should be a memorial to Holocaust victims and Ohioans who helped liberate them from Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
However, other committee members, including former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, supported Libeskind's design, provided it is modified to include references to Ohio liberators and others who served in the U.S. armed forces.
"I had two brothers over there (during World War II)," Davidson said. "I would suggest we take a little broader view ... that recognizes the overall effort that won the war."
Finan was backed by Bill Schmidt, a committee member and veteran from Columbus who was held captive by the Nazis. Schmidt urged the committee to follow the requirement that the memorial honor "those Ohioans who participated in the liberation of the death camps" during the war.
Finan said Attorney General Mike DeWine indicated the design is legally defendable, but Finan predicted the state will be sued because of the Jewish religious symbolism many attach to the star in the memorial.
The design features an 18-foot-tall brushed stainless-steel or bronze memorial accompanied by a 40-foot walkway and memorial words etched in limestone. Libeskind's associates said changes can be incorporated into the memorial.
Stephen George, Gov. John Kasich's representative on the committee, proposed that the committee approve the project with the understanding that the design will be "tweaked" with the addition of wording and other information broadening the memorial's focus beyond Holocaust victims.
The $2 million project is privately funded, but necessary site work — including installation of a concrete and steel pad for the 6,000-pound memorial — will be paid by the state. William E. Carleton, executive director of the Capitol Square Board, estimated the work will cost $250,000. He said he hopes it can be included in the biennial state budget, which must be approved by July 1.


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Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority meeting — 10 a.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
Southwest Quay Soil Conservation District meeting — 7 p.m.
Swearing-in Ceremony of Robert Roark as the new Postmaster of Tucumcari — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Tucumcari Post office, 220 S. First St. Refreshments will be served.
Earth Day Activities —8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Tucumcari Elementary School and sixth grade student at the Tucumcari Outdoor Classroom, north of Tucumcari Elementary School.
Banjo Snake Appalachian and Celtic Music Concert — 7 p.m. at Tucumcari High School Auditorium. Information: 461-9679
The Missoula Children's Theatre and the student body of Mosquero Municipal Schools will present an original musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic, "The Jungle Book," at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for students.
Keep Tucumcari Beautiful — in conjunction with the Great American Clean-up beginning at 9 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. Information: Yvette at 461-2143
Bluegrass Music program — 7 p.m. at the Quay County Exhibit Hall, 1000 Camino del Coronado.
Logan-Ute Lake Chamber Chuck Wagon Cook-Off — Ute Lake State Park. Competitors work from authentic chuck wagons and cook in the 1880s cattle drives. Information: 505-487-2722
Upcoming Events
l April 26 — City of Tucumcari planning commission at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall.
l April 26 —Quay County Women Democrats will meet at noon at Mesalands Dinosaur Museum. The museum will furnish lunch. Information: 461-1997
l April 28 — Route 66 Mural Dedication, 11 a.m. at the east wall of Lowes, 105 W. Rt. 66. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V. P. to the Chamber of Commerce at 461-1694.
l April 28 — City of Tucumcari housing authority meeting at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
l April 28 — City Commission meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
l April 30 — Bobs' Budget Pharmacy open house and robot dedication from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the pharmacy, 511 S. Second St. The Robot Dedication will be at 1 p.m. Information: 461-1200
l May 3 — Chamber Board of Directors Meeting , 5:45 at the Chamber office, 404 W. Rt. 66. Information: 461-1694
l May 3 — The Maternal, Child and Community Health Council and the DWI office will hold a joint meeting at 11 a.m. in the back area at Bambino's. District Attorney Ron Reeves will be the guest speaker.
Questions for Reeves must be submitted to the DWI office by April 25.
For more information call the office at 461-6096.
l May 5 — Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Mesalands Community College, 911 S. 10th St. Information: 461-4413.
l May 10 — Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the hospital. The keynote speaker will be Jim Hinton Presbyterian Health Services president and C.E.O.
l May 12 — Tucumcari High School scholarship awards ceremony at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Information 461-3769 or e-mail email@example.com
l May 13 — Free camping on May 13 at Kampgrounds of America.
To list items in the community calendar contact Tova Fruchtman at 461-1952 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline is 10 a.m. the day before the paper comes out.


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Wenatchee Wildfires
Wildfires are sweeping through the Wenatchee area and evacuations are in effect for certain...
Category: Religious News
Presbyterian - Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The First Presbyterian Church in
downtown Colorado Springs has voted to split from its denomination
and align with a new, more conservative organization.
The vote ratifies a decision made by church leaders in January
to leave the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), after the church voted
in 2011 to allow openly gay ministers to be ordained.
Pastor Jim Singleton told members they should contact a pastor
if they are disappointed or angered by the decision.
Of the nearly 1,800 church members, about 1,700 voted to leave
the PCUSA and join the more conservative Evangelical Covenant Order
Of Presbyterians.


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November 2008
Ambient Records
One of the preeminent fingerstyle guitarists on the scene today, 71-year-old Gene Bertoncini has been called "the Segovia of jazz" for his mastery of contrapuntal lines, along with his uncanny melodic invention and harmonic nuance. On this brilliant-sounding CD, recorded in the Super Audio format at Ambient Recording studios in Stamford, Conn., Bertoncini is joined by bassist David Finck and a stellar string quartet—first-violinist Mark Feldman, second-violinist Rob Moose, violist Kelly Dylia and cellist Dana Leong—under the conduction of Michael Patterson, a colleague of Bertoncini's from the Eastman School of Music. While the lustrous tones of Bertoncini's nylon-string Buscarino classical guitar are typically warm and inviting, and his fluid technique is spellbinding, it is the remarkable string quartet that elevates Concerti to a very special place in the guitarist's discography as a leader, which stretches back to 1977's Bridges.
Their radical take on "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," arranged by Fred Sturm, serves as a microcosm for the project. Bertoncini opens with an extended section of beautiful unaccompanied guitar, showcasing his signature contrapuntal genius on the six-string. He drops out and the strings continue the melodic theme like a fugue. Finck then enters with deep, woody tones and walking momentum as he and Bertoncini romp through a swing section with the strings. Finck unleashes a furious solo, then the strings take off on a Philip Glass-like chorus.
On "Every Time We Say Goodbye," a dissonant intro by the strings yields to gorgeous solo guitar work by Bertoncini while the strings set a melancholy mood on the delicate, waltz-time number "For Chet" (either Baker or Atkins, I'm guessing). Finck brings his extensive experience in Brazilian music to bear on a bossa-flavored rendition of "Invitation" and on Jobim's "How Insensitive," along with a buoyant samba romp through the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby." They close on a dramatic note with a medley of Rodridgo's somber "Concierto de Aranjuez" and Chick Corea's vibrant "Spain," which Bertoncini flies over with elegance and élan.


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Optical Zone Comparisons
"Large, true optical
zones can result in
better quality-of-vision
at night when the pupil
enlarges and help to
prevent roubling night
vision symptoms."
Charles R. Moore, M.D., Medical
Director of International EyeCare
Laser Center in Houston.
He is a consultant to WaveLight AG.
Refractive surgery
these days is about
creating enthusiastic
patients with exceptional
quality of
vision. The fact is the quality
of the patient's post-operative
vision particularly at night,
with the specter of glare and
halos, is related in part to the
true optical zone size. This is
something which has been a
key part of the Allegretto
Wave system (WaveLight
Laser Technologie AG,
Erlangen, Germany) from the
start, but which many other
companies have been modifying
in an attempt to keep
up, for some time.
Precision Counts
In the past, we assumed that
the optical zones predicted
by lasers matched the zones
ablated. However, too often
the ablated optical zone was
considerably smaller than the
intended optical zone size.
Unfortunately, this is true
even with the newest laser
technologies, such as the Visx
Star S4. With this laser, the
blend zone encroaches on the
true optical zone.
When Visx first obtained
approval of their wavefrontguided
CustomVue platform,
this did not include the
measurement or treatment of
higher-order aberrations. The
Visx CustomVue platform
was also only originally
approved to treat up to 6 D
of myopia and 3 D of cylinder,
which has recently been
expanded. The Allegretto
Wave's wavefront-optimized
approach was initially
approved to treat myopia up
to -12D and 6D of astigmatism
as well for hyperopia up
to +6D and 5D of astimatism.
It wasn't until Visx developed
the Star S4 WaveScan,
that they changed the algorithm
to increase the optical
zone size to more favorably
compare to those created by
the standard wavefront-optimized
Allegretto Wave platform.
Topographical Evidence
The trouble is that when the
effective optical zone is too
small it can result in poor
outcomes for patients.
Consider the following cases,
involving patients who had
undergone standard Visx Star
S3 standard treatment (Figure
3) and Star 4
(Figure 2). In these treatments,
the ablated optical
zone sizes were significantly
smaller than the predicted
ones - all resulting in poor
outcomes. To correct the
problems that resulted, wavefront-
optimized (Figure 4)
enhancements were performed.
With the Allegretto
Wave's wavefront-optimized
(standard) program as seen in
Figure 2, the resultant optical
zone sizes meet the predicted
and Optical Zones
The Allegretto Wave system's
large true physiological optical
zone, results from its optimized
approach. Using builtin
wavefront principles anda
proprietary algorithum to
minimize induction of C 12
and mantain the balnce of
the natural wavefront. The
Allegretto Wave delivers a
larger number of pulses to
the peripheral cornea, compensating
for the more tangential
energy delivered in
this area. This 30% to 40%
increase in peripheral corneal
ablation helps to preserve the
pre-operative aspheristy,
which results in less postoperative
shrinkage of the optical
By maintaining the natural
corneal shape during
LASIK, transition zones are
minimized and a wide, uniform
central optical zone is
created. This leaves room for
the pupil to expand in
mesopic conditions, without
the patient having to visually
deal with zones of competing
powers. This can result in
better quality-of-vision at
night when the pupil
enlarges and help to prevent
troubling night vision symptoms.
It is also possible, if you
have a case with a thin
cornea in which you are conhyperopia
cerned about tissue preservation,
of course to electively
create a smaller true optical
However, it is the
increased optical zone sizes,
available with the Allegretto
Wave, for the treatment of
and hyperopic
astigmatism in postoperative
radial keratotomy cases that
make it possible for surgeons
to safely treat complicated
Figure 1: Corneal topography after Visx Star S3 Standard Treatment with an
8mm blended OZ.
Figure 2: Large, true optical zone after a wavefront optimized treatment.
Figure 3: Patient who underwent a Visx Star S4 CustomVue wavefront-guided
treatment. Note that the resulting optical zone size was ignificantly smaller
than the indended optical zone size (6.00x5.00mm)
Figure 4: Post op topography after a wavefront-optimized enhancement. The
retreatment created an optical zone of 6.62mm as compared to 3.82mm with her
original wavefront guided Visx S4 CustomVue treatment.
A Case of Multiple
Refractive Procedures
It is even now possible to
expand the optical zone in
patients who have been previously
treated with a conventional
laser - even in
patients who have been treated
many times before.
We recently had a case
involving a patient who had
initially undergone RK to correct
myopia back in 1993.
After RK enhancements her
vision ultimately was 20/50
in the right eye and 20/25 in
the left eye.
A decade after her initial
surgery, in 2003, the patient,
who's UCVA had slipped to
20/60 with monocular
diplopia underwent a wavefront-
guided procedure with
the Visx Star CustomVue.
Following her wavefrontguided
custom treatment
with the Visx Star S4, her
UCVA was at the 20/25 level,
but the patient was unhappy
with her quality-of-vision.
The reason appeared to be a
too small optical zone, which measured just 3.85 mm
instead of the intended 6.0 x
5.0 mms (Figure 2). The
patient's UCVA in her right
eye had regressed to 20/100
and she had a best spectaclecorrected
visual acuity
(BSCVA) of 20/40-2.
However, just one month
after undergoing an optimized
retreatment with the
Allegretto Wave in 2005, her
UCVA was 20/25.
By the three-month postoperative
mark, the patient
was telling us how pleased
she was by her improved
quality-of-vision. Her binocular
UCVA was now at 20/16
and her uncorrected monocular
acuity in her right eye was
at 20/25-1. Meanwhile, her
predicted optical zone size of
6.5 mm was actually exceeded
by her postoperative measured
optical zone size at 6.62
mm. (Figure 4). By increasing
her optical zone diameter
and smoothing her ocular
surface, we were able to vastly
improve her quality-ofvision.
This is typical of what
we have been able to accomplish
with the Allegretto
Overall, in my experience
with the Allegretto Wave, I
have found that treatment
with this laser has resulted in
better quality-of-vision post-
LASIK for many patients than
what they attained preoperatively
with spectacles or contact
lenses. No matter what
the pupil size, my patients do
not report glare or halos postoperatively.
With the help of
the Allegretto Wave, which I
have found to be the best in
terms of achieving an
enhanced, uniform optical
zone, I have had first-rate
outcomes and very satisfied


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These are all the News & Announcements posted on Monday, 22 March, 2010.
Outdoor Book Drop Now Open
Last week the Logan Library opened a new outdoor book drop near the southwest corner of the library building. We are providing the new book drop to assist busy library users who need to drop off a few items but don't need to come into the library. We hope it makes using the library a little bit more convenient for everyone.
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Dec. 8, 1942: The Portales Daily News: Two Roosevelt County boys had completed an intensive course in aviation mechanics at Shepherd Field, Texas. They were Pvt. Ted Williamson of Milnesand and Pvt. Lonnie W. Butler of Portales.
Portales past: Dec. 8, 1942
Portales past: Oct. 25, 1953
Oct. 25, 1953: The Portales Daily News: Pvt. John W. Berry, whose wife is Mrs. Altha Berry of North Star Route, Elida, was nearing completion of a 16-week training cycle in Fort Leofiard Wood, Mo., with a unit of the 6th Armored Division.
Portales Past: March 6, 1945
March 6, 1945: The Portales Daily News published a letter from Pvt. Kirby Widener, who wrote about life in the Philippines, where he was stationed. "People here live to a ripe old age," he reported in the letter addressed to his dad, J.E. Widener, a local resident. "One man I met was 105 years old […]
10-28 Honors
Pearson Army National Guard Pvt. Seth G. Pearson has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. Pearson earned the distinction of honor graduate during his training. His nine weeks of training included ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Pearson […]


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Is Media Coverage of Africa Fair & Balanced?
WI Web Staff | 9/24/2013, 3:22 p.m.
Media leaders, journalists and strategic thinkers from the United States, Africa and the African Diaspora gathered at the World Bank headquarters in D.C. to discuss the whether media coverage of Africa is fair and balanced, an issue of increased relevance amid the recent siege of the Westgate Mall in Kenya by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab.
Author and journalist Michael Deibert, who has reported from Africa since 2007 and extensively in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expressed his angst in a letter to the New York Times editor on the coverage of the Kenyan attack.
"Quite honestly, as a journalist who has reported on conflict for going on quite a number of years, I was shocked and dismayed by this," Deibert wrote on Sept. 22. "Would the New York Times run photos of blood-soaked dead white Americans after one of the many mass shootings that occur in the United States? I doubt it. That they did so after the mass killings in Nairobi yesterday is very troubling, not just to me, but also to many other journalists, academics and analysts who focus on Africa."
Deibert, a white journalist, wrote that "there are ways to depict violence so that people are not immediately recognizable to their loved ones" and that the victims "deserve some dignity in death. One can show dead bodies without showing their faces, leaving people confronted for the rest of their lives with images of their family members and other loved ones soaked in blood and torn asunder."
Deibert is representative of the various concerns expressed by 31 journalists and media leaders on Sept. 19 at the invitation-only roundtable, which was organized by Wilson Global Communications USA, the Constituency for Africa Ronald H. Brown series and the African Media Initiative of Nairobi.
"For nearly two decades, Wilson Global has been an outspoken advocate for more fair and balanced stories on Africa," said Julia Wilson, CEO and founder of Wilson Global Communications USA who lived in South Africa several years before expanding her international public relations services to Ghana and other African countries. "Our discussions were very timely, and we will continue to press forward to change perceptions. Many people believe the media has wittingly or unwittingly played a particularly debilitating role in shaping Africa's perception as the 'Dark Continent' of war, famine, disease and corruption that has severely hindered foreign direct investment, trade, and diaspora engagement. But those of us who have worked and lived in Africa, and leading economists, acknowledge that Africa continues to demonstrate success in stable governments, rising GDP, and is tapped as the new frontier for trade and investment in the 21st Century."
According to the World Bank, Africa is home to six of the world's fastest growing economies, citing the African countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African Development Bank also projects that most of Africa will attain lower- and middle-class majorities by 2030.
The media roundtable discussions highlighted traditional portrayals of Africa in mainstream and specialty media, and explored ways American and African media can work together as valuable resources for providing balanced news stories that reflect Africa today.
"The inclusion of a media discussion on how Africa is being portrayed in the media in this year's Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series is long overdue and very welcome," said Melvin Foote, president of the Constituency for Africa. "It's time for Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora to tell their own story, and to take ownership of their image in the news."


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GM Bankruptcy & Cadillac
By Gunnar Heinrich
THERE'S just no replacing Cadillac.
As GM files for bankruptcy today, it's worth noting that the second of four divisions that GM intends on keeping is America's last true luxury car maker.
Yes, Mercedes-Benz builds ML and GL-Klassen in Alabama. And true, there is still Lincoln whose Town Cars ferry America's big shots from one city block to the next.
But neither count, really. Lincoln has no soul. And Mercedes-Benz is still very German. It doesn't matter where they build 'em.
So, Cadillac is "ours", for better or for worse. And in recent days, it's been for better.
A quick recap of recent stock.
The CTS is the sharpest midsize luxury sedan on the market. It's just too bad that only the limited production CTS-V truly performs.
And the Escalade still has its over-sized thumb on the pulse of the luxury SUV market. Everyone else (the Europeans, in particular) can't match the large truck's big pimpin' cred. We should also be mindful that this is the only Caddy that still makes into pop culture's lexicon.
The SRX and STS are both due for an overhaul. Hopefully, they'll get just that. The DTS just keeps on tickin' for Florida's senior citizenry.
For its part, the General sees a certain value in a strong Cadillac and has sacrificed stronger divisions – Pontiac – to ensure that the crested wreathed logo lives on to float GM through another day or another bond(s).
Let's hope in this brave new GM to come, the company in its leaner form will be able to further Cadillac by building fewer cars of greater quality that will exceed their rivals -not merely hope to match them.
What else should we expect from the "standard of the world?"