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We feel like MTV felt twenty years ago," says Marc Juris, the president of Fuse, a small but flourishing cable channel that's staking its future on a simple idea: Music television should play music videos. So far, the results are encouraging: Fuse more than doubled its reach to 31 million households in the last twelve months, though that's a long way from the 86 million homes MTV reaches or the 49 million households of MTV's music-video spin-off MTV2.
Fuse, which debuted in 1994 as a tiny U.S. offshoot of the Canadian music station MuchMusic, hired TV vet Juris away from American Movie Classics last year to overhaul the network. His plan: aggressively target twelve- to thirty-four-year-olds with interactive video shows, including the high-concept IMX, through which viewers can monitor their online trades of "shares" of bands on a stock ticker while watching videos.
Fuse has been emphasizing metal, hip-hop, punk and emo. "The good thing about the channel is that it is seriously concentrating on rock music," says Linda Ferrando, senior vice president of Atlantic Records. Ferrando credits Fuse's support of Taproot for the metal band's near-gold sales. Pete Loeffler, lead singer of alt-metal band Chevelle, agrees. "[Fuse] really supports rock music," he says, "our fans always say they saw us on there."
Fuse's competition doesn't seem worried. "That 'Where are the music videos on MTV?' thing," says David Cohn, general manager of MTV2. "I'm not sure anybody's that fussed about it except Fuse. And you notice Fuse never mentions MTV2." Still, the channel recently made a failed attempt to lure Fuse's breakout-star VJ, Juliya, for Headbangers Ball.
Fuse programming essentially centers around music videos, a strategy that MTV all but abandoned after learning it was difficult to get ratings with music clips. To date, ratings for Fuse have been decent -- though not great enough to kill the infomercials that still populate the channel.
Juris remains optimistic, citing the success of iTunes as his inspiration. "I believe that we've seen the beginning of a revolution in how music is distributed and disseminated to people," he says. "We want to be a part of that."


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I once had a professor who loved to tell stories about Tom Waits. The only one that stuck with me was about Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan. Apparently when Waits was agonizing over whether he should abandon a record label, Brennan remarked, "Who needs money when you have complete freedom?" I don't know whether the quote is true — my professor had a way of using culture to justify his questionable lifestyle choices — but the sentiment is useful when thinking about Ultrasonic, the new no-budget thriller from director Rohit Colin Rao. Made without much money, Rao squanders his freedom by producing something so bland it's almost bizarre.
Rao has more control over his work than the typical filmmaker. In addition to directing, Rao also co-wrote, shot, and edited Ultrasonic. He even composed the score. Despite all this power, Rao's film is wholly inert, as if he's too timid for anything bold or daring. His film's hero reflects this viewpoint. Silas Gordon Brigham stars as Simon, a low-key musician and piano instructor who begins to hear a strange noise. The noise becomes a distraction, causing him to alienate his wife Ruth (Cate Buscher). Simon then seeks help from Ruth's brother Jonas (Sam Repshas), a delusional conspiracy theorist.
Rao's achievement is purely financial: made for a slim $20,000, Ultrasonic looks polished and professional. Unfortunately, his success begins and ends there, as the film neither evokes paranoia nor dread. Its slogging pace is earnest, but there is literally no shift in tone once Simon begins to hear the sound (he describes the noise, but we never hear it). Simon does not treat his problem with urgency, so audience disinterest soon follows. Jonas makes connections between the sound and a government surveillance program, but thanks to simple confirmation bias, his ideas do not hold up against the most basic scrutiny.
Ultrasonic is shot in and around the District of Columbia, and Rao tries to make good use of his hometown location. Simon and Jonas ride the DC metro system, for example, to get a census of where the sound is loudest. Jonas's theory is that the government is using mind control where the poor people live, and he stratifies the city by quadrant. He says the "nice" neighborhoods are in Northwest DC and the not so nice ones are in Southeast, when geography is much more complex than that. This kind of lazy delineation only makes Jonas seem more half-baked, calling into question why Simon bothers listening to him. By the time Rao wraps it all up, the suspension of disbelief is lost.
The simple way to improve Ultrasonic would be to have a stretch where the audience hears the sound Simon does. It could actually add tension, and reflect Simon's rapidly-deteriorating sanity. When a character is potentially losing his mind, a reliable way to immerse viewers is to shoot from the character's perspective. Instead, we have long scenes in which Simon and Jonas ride public transit and have patient conversations with their indoor voices. There is little doubt Rao starts with an intriguing premise. He just lacks the necessary imagination to escalate it.

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.- Bishop Joaquin Piña Batllevell of Iguazu, Argentina, said this week measures proposed by authorities to combat AIDS, such as the distribution of condoms, "many times are neither the most adequate nor the most effective."
In his message titled "The Fight Against AIDS," the bishop recalled that according to UN data, three million HIV victims died in 2003, while the number of those infected is believed to be 42 million.
Bishop Piña warned that although Africa is the most affected continent, countries such as Argentina are not exempt from this pandemic. He said that for this reason it is urgent that adequate methods be applied.
He lamented that "despite many speeches," authorities only know how to distribute condoms, and as a result "each day there are more people infected and more unwanted pregnancies."
"Could it be that safe sex is really not that safe?" he asked, warning that perhaps "because of so much propaganda young people say, let's try it," or they do not think about the consequences when they see it is so easy to do.
Sex-ed and AIDS
Bishop Piña said sex-ed for young people is necessary but when it is not done correctly "it can be a weapon that turns against us." He added that rather than talking to them about sexual initiation, young people should be "educated about love and responsibility."


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Amendments adopted amid controversy
Waldoboro — Following a 30-minute public hearing, then 40 minutes of debate April 22, the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen — at the strong urging of Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs — voted 5-0 to accept the changes to two attachments in the Waldoboro Solid Waste Disposal and Required Recycling Ordinance.
More than 35 residents of the combined Waldoboro, Cushing, and Friendship area were in attendance.
Selectman Ron Miller brought up several objections to the amendments, primarily the length and complexity of the document and the unsatisfactory procedural methods regarding complaints that had been brought to the attention of Public Works Director John Daigle, Briggs, and selectmen.
Attachment B outlines that any complaint shall be directed to the Transfer Station Manager and, if necessary thereafter, to the Transfer Station Committee in writing.
Daigle stated the Transfer Station Committee has not had any incidents documented.
"The chain of command has been the issue," said Daigle.
"This committee oversees the operation, why wouldn't you want them involved," said Selectman James Bodman, following comments by both selectmen Miller and Carl Cunningham regarding their beliefs that "committees don't have any authority" to deal with problems.
"The committee seems to think that they have more power over the process. That's 'our call'," said Miller.
Briggs attested she will be working closely with Daigle on all complaints to reach a resolution.
Terry Gifford, owner of Joe's Rubbish Removal, addressed some concerns she had with the operation as well, however was reminded "there is a process" by Briggs.
"I will not accept somebody making unfounded accusations of a public employee in a public setting," said Briggs in a followup conversation April 23.
Addressing Miller's other concern of the length and complexity of the ordinance with the amendment changes, Butler said the committee was dealing with an old document.
"The recycling rate was 10 percent. We had to try to think of most things that needed clarification," said Transfer Station Committee Chairman Robert Butler.
He noted the two major accomplishments of the changes were clarifying how discretionary authority is used and how to further insulate the town manager and selectmen to make sure it is as nonpolitical as possible.
"All three towns have something to say about how it works," said Butler.
He also said the changes had to clarify how to get to the recommended 30 percent recycling.
"It was a collaborative effort," said Selectman Ted Wooster, who also serves on the Transfer Station Committee.
Further discussion uncovered the existence of a pamphlet that briefs residents on the transfer station requirements and the more in-depth clarifications can be found in the ordinance — satisfying the concern of the length and complexity which defines the 33-page ordinance.
During the debate, Briggs brought up the fact that when she was interviewed she was asked how she would retain and obtain volunteers for the town.
"You do that by respecting their time, energy and recommendations," she said. "I urge you to pass these ordinances, if nothing else to show the respect to this volunteer group and to move us forward."
The motion to vote was called and the amendments to Attachments A and B were unanimously approved 5-0.
The Transfer Station Committee had unanimously approved the changes at its March 26 meeting.
At that meeting, the committee agreed to change the wording to clarify the issuing of waste hauler licenses and collection of fees. Also agreed upon was the minimum goal of 30 percent recyclables, and "only garbage shall remain for deposit into the Transfer Station compactor after such separation."
Daigle informed the committee that individual haulers are more than meeting the 30 percent recycling guideline. If permitted users do not have 30 percent, transfer station staff can open the bags and charge the applicable fees.
Daigle further stated there are still only two haulers out of 11 that are not in compliance.
Further amendments were made to the Fines, Penalties and Sanctions section of the ordinance. Butler suggested that a recent incident demanded extensive clarifications to ensure everyone understands violence in the workplace.
Instead of referencing OSHA regulations on the subject, the committee agreed by consensus that the lengthy explanation — as amended — will further a better understanding of what constitutes workplace violence.
"We believe the changes are a step forward and represent an improvement," said Butler in an email correspondence April 23.
He further stated the committee will continue to review the ordinance in light of feedback from the public.
"Like any ordinance, it is a work-in-progress," said Butler.
Courier Publications reporter Beth A. Birmingham can be reached at 594-4401 ext. 125 or via email at email@example.com.


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Why are children so cruel?
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Burnham II 10, Morganians 5
BURNHAM II battled to a narrow 10-5 victory over local rivals Morganians on Saturday – and were made to work hard throughout.
The first half was cagey affair, with Burnham dominating possession and territory but failing to make it pay.
The sides headed into the break level, but Will Conway opened the scoring with a well-taken penalty shortly after, to give Burnham the lead.
The first try wasn't far behind as Maka collected Conway's chip ahead, before feeding Donnelly who slid in under the posts.
Conway added the conversion to give Burnham a 10-0 lead.
Further reinforcements were poured in, in the form of Sam Weeks and Sean Lloyd – but the home side began to throw everything into the game.
They mounted attack after attack into a Burnham defence that held up extremely well - and it was only after considerable concentrate pressure that in the final minutes of the game they were able to cross the line via their scrum half.
However, it was all but the final action of the game and Burnham left with a win.
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Russia urged Israel on Monday to reconsider plans to expand Jewish settlements on occupied land after Palestinians won de facto UN recognition of statehood, saying building new homes would undermine any chance for direct peace talks.
In a statement issued a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brushed off condemnation from the US and European nations, Russia also criticised Israel's announcement it was withholding Palestinian tax revenues. Russia "views these Israeli intentions with the most serious concern", the Foreign Ministry statement said. (Reuters)


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NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Consumer confidence in the United States rose for the second consecutive month in December, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
After hitting a two-year low in August and posting a slight gain in September, confidence slipped again in October.
The index then jumped sharply from 40.9 to 55.2 in November. In December it climbed to 64.5, the Conference Board said.
The index uses 1985 as a base year, assigning it a value of 100.
The index is now back to levels seen in April, when the economy was frequently defined as being in the early stages of a recovery.
"Consumer assessment of current business and labor market conditions improved again," said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center, in a statement.
"While consumers are ending the year in a somewhat more upbeat mood, it is too soon to tell if this is a rebound from earlier declines or a sustainable shift in attitudes," she said.
The monthly Consumer Confidence Index is based on a survey of 5,000 households.
In November, the number of respondents indicating economic conditions were "good" rose from 13.9 percent to 16.6 percent. The percentage of respondents indicating conditions were "bad" fell from 39.9 percent to 38 percent.
The percentage of respondents indicating jobs were "plentiful" rose from 5.6 percent to 6.7 percent while the number indicating jobs were "hard to get" fell from 43 percent to 41.8 percent.


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Honey comb figurines are designed by the talented illustrator Ingela P Arrhenius with OMM Design. Each one of these is adorable and perfect to be used to make paper garland, as a pop up card, decoration on a gift box, for a mobile project or mix them up to create a playful scene on a wall.
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Misys opens centre of excellence in Beijing in response to significant growth in Chinese business
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No.1 for capital markets in China stepping up investment in R&D and people…
Misys plc, the global leader in treasury, capital markets and banking software solutions, today officially opened a new centre of excellence in Beijing, the latest of six such facilities the firm has worldwide. Misys invests approximately 20% of global revenues back into research and development each year and the new centre will allow the company to design and develop solutions to address local market requirements and service its expanding client base in China and the Asia Pacific region.
Misys has over half its employees in Asia, serving nearly 400 customers in the region and 1,300 customers globally, including the world's top 50 banks. The company has had a presence in China since 1993 and in Asia for over 30 years. In China the employee base has doubled in the last year with plans to grow it to 300 in the next year to support its expanding customer base and a new graduate program is being introduced at the Beijing centre. Misys has more than 40 customers in China, including Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Development Bank, China Everbright Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Misys has become the leading provider of technology solutions to China's growing banking and asset management industries, supporting Chinese banks as they continue to globalise their operations and expand internationally. The company has also used its international presence and experience to provide solutions and support for global banks planning to expand their businesses into China.
Mike Lawrie, Chief Executive Officer for Misys, said, "We have been a committed partner to China's rapidly growing financial services sector for nearly two decades, working alongside all the leading players. The opening of our new centre of excellence in Beijing is extremely exciting as it reinforces our long-standing commitment to R&D and means that we can take our local investment and market knowledge to serve Chinese and international banks more effectively in the country."
Ed Ho, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Treasury & Capital Markets, commented, "The financial services sector in China is facing many of the same challenges as clients in other regions, such as increased regulatory scrutiny as a result of Basel III. We have been able to provide financial institutions in China with comprehensive solutions to deliver a high standard of risk management systems in response to the China Banking Regulatory Commission's requirements. Another example is how we have supported the roll out of innovative structured products with our award-winning derivatives trading solution, which allows far more sophisticated functions than traditional systems."
Mr. Ho continued, "Most recently, we have worked with a number of banks to develop innovative systems to support the growing demand for more complex products, such as interest rate swaps in RMB. The fast-paced growth in wealth management in China is another area where we have been able to bring our vast global experience to bear in developing strong localised risk management systems."
Recent new clients in China include Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Shin Han Bank, Harbin Bank, China Bond Insurance Company, Chinese Mercantile Bank and Ning Bo Bank.


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With Maine's marriage equality bill LD 2020 having passed the state's Senate Judiciary Committee and now heading to the floor for a full vote, a lot of work is being done to show the Senators why voting in its favor is the right thing to do.
Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition knows the strength of our movement is in our stories and have released videos of same-sex couples telling how marriage would protect their families.
In the first video, Maine Parents Rodney and Ray talk about why marriage equality will be good for their son, Ethan. The second, Terry and Tamiko talk about how being married would benefit their two children, Cam and Sooki.
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Omnicell, Inc [1]. introduces its fourth generation Omnicell® G4 platform that includes 11 products to advance medication and supply automation management. The new platform offers a single unified database across the continuum of medications maintained in automated dispensing cabinets with a new intuitive user interface across the products. The G4 platform is designed to help hospitals closely manage medication and supply inventory to reduce costs, comply with increasingly stringent regulatory pressures and safeguard the patient. The G4 platform's single database across automated medication dispensing cabinets decreases the risk of human error and saves significant pharmacy time by eliminating the need for repetitive entry of drug formularies and rules in multiple locations.
According to the company, the technology allows users to upgrade their medication and supply management solutions with the G4 platform at their desired pace and in a modular fashion, without having to do a whole product replacement. Specifically related to the surgical realm, one of the new products in the G4 platform, each connecting to a single unified database, includes the Omnicell Anesthesia Workstation G4, which is redesigned with a more compact form factor to improve ergonomics and enhance workflow—is an automated dispensing cabinet for the operating room that allows for secure, convenient access to drugs required during surgery and documentation of controlled substances while relieving the anesthesiologist of the tedious task of counting medications. Waste is tracked automatically, and the clinician is prompted regarding unreconciled items at the end of the case.
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There are plenty of reasons the invasive weed known as cogongrass sits atop the Georgia Forestry Commission's "most wanted" list.
"It grows almost anywhere and has started showing up in Augusta, too," said Forest Health Specialist Mark Raines, a Waynesboro-based detective of sorts who investigates invasive plant cases for the Forestry Commission's 53-county central region.
The weed forms a dense root mat that makes it resistent to most control methods and chokes out native vegetation and crops including young pine trees. It also depletes soil nutrients.
Federal authorities rank cogongrass No. 7 among the world's worst weeds, saying its infestation covers 500 million acres workdwide.
Since it arrived in Alabama in 1911 aboard shipping containers from Japan, the invasive weed has continued to spread across the Southeast, including Georgia, where state officials are working hard to contain its expansion.
"Every single spot in Georgia we know about is being treated, and will continue to be as long as we have funds to keep doing it," Raines said.
Efforts to slow its spread through Georgia depend largely on landowners who help identify patches of cogongrass, and also includes education programs to help avoid the inadvertent spread of seeds or roots aboard logging equipment.
So far, the weeds are winning. The number of known sites has grown from 96 in 2007 to at least 618 today, with more and more areas in east and central Georgia.
In the Augusta area, patches have been found in areas ranging from a flower bed at the Georgia Welcome Center on Interstate 20 to a field behind an apartment building on Fort Gordon. "There was also a patch found in McDuffie County, along I-20 east of Thomson," Raines said.
No patches have been found in Columbia County, however.
The grass is easily spread, and often travels long distances aboard logging equipment that has been used in Southwest Georgia, where the heaviest infestations are found. Neighboring FLorida and Alabama also have high densities of cogongrass.
"We try to do programs with landowners who lease their lands, or have a lot of timber cutting," he said. "If they have people coming in from out of state, they could be bringing it in with them. Landowners are starting to have people clean their equipment before moving it in."
Cogongrass produces white, gauzy seed heads in the spring, when it is most easily identified. Landowners should watch for those eye-catching flowers, which resemble miniature cattails, and report possible cogongrass infestations to forestry officials.
Citizens who have found the grass in the Augusta area should contact the Georgia Forestry Commission at (706) 437-6896.


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19 June 2014 [11:00] -
Azercell Telecom, the leader of Azerbaijan's telecommunication market, continues to present variety of beneficial tariffs and discounted campaigns for its subscribers this time will please everyone who is planning a summer vacation. So, as of June 13, 2014 Azercell Telecom recalled the deposit, required for opening of the roaming services. Thus, all Azercell subscribers can conveniently open the roaming line and enjoy the services during the trip abroad.
Without the deposit post-paid subscribers can activate, deactivate or check the current balance by sending SMS with the relevant text (START/STOP/STATUS) to a short number 8808. Each SMS sent to this short number will cost 0,01AZN. We also would like to inform that the campaign will last between 13.06.2014 - 31.08.2014. The campaign is also open for the subscribers who have earlier paid the deposit of 150 AZN, as well as for the subscribers with the "Flat Corporate" status.
As of May 21, Azercell subscribers in roaming may enjoy favorable tariff for communication in Russia, Turkey, Georgia and Germany. Thanks to this offer Azercell subscribers in Russia, Turkey, Georgia and Germany will talk in all destinations for only 90 qapik per minute. The subscribers travelling to Georgia will pay with tariff of 47 qapik for 1 minute of roaming calls. Since early 2014 Azercell offered its subscribers number of favorable tariff packs, services and campaigns. The Company will continue to please its subscribers with more innovations further on.
Azercell Telecom LLC was founded in 1996 and since the first years sustains a leading position on the market. Azercell introduced number of technological innovations in Azerbaijan: GSM technology, GPRS/EDGE, 24/7 Customer Care, full-time operating Azercell Express offices, mobile e-service "ASAN imza" (ASAN signature) and others. With 51% share of Azerbaijan's mobile market Azercell's network covers 99.8% of the country's population. By the end of 2013 the number of Azercell's subscribers reached 4.5 million people. In 2011 Azercell deployed 3G and in 2012 the fourth generation network - LTE in Azerbaijan. The Company is the leader of Azerbaijan's mobile communication industry and the biggest investor in the non-oil sector. Azercell is the part of the TeliaSonera Group of Companies, which has subsidiaries in 17 countries with total number of 186 million subscribers and 27 thousand employees.
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Red Hands dig deep to stay on glory path
Longford 0-15 Tyrone 1-17
Tyrone negotiated a potential banana skin at Pearse Park on Saturday evening when they had five points to spare over Longford in a hugely entertaining round two All-Ireland qualifier.
The home side led by a point at the break but 1-3 without reply in the opening five minutes of the second half sent Tyrone on their way to a hard-earned victory and their manager Mickey Harte was naturally delighted with the result.
"We said at half-time that if we didn't win this game in the first 10 minutes we would have great difficulty winning it in the last 10 because things weren't going our way and decisions were hard to come by at some stages and we knew that we had to battle with that and get over that," said Harte.
"I'm very pleased with the work that the players put in and just the sheer determination to get out of here with a result because many teams have known to their cost that it's not an easy thing to do.
"Longford were very prolific in the first half and indeed after the break as well, as I think at one stage they had six opportunities and scored six points.
"So we had to be at our best to get out of here and I think that we saw in spells some of our best football there tonight."
The Red Hands made a number of changes from the starting 15 named earlier in the week but "three of our changes were forced by injury", said Harte.
"Marty Swift, Kevin Hughes and Stephen O'Neill were all injured while Davy Harte has had some treatment for an injury as well, so it wasn't altogether just reshuffling the pack, there were reasons for a number of those and, I suppose, that's what a squad is for.
"It's good for the rest of the players to know that there is a place to be had on this team."
One of those changes, Kyle Coney, opened the scoring for the visitors but by the seventh minute Longford were in front thanks to efforts from Brian Kavanagh and team captain Paul Barden.
It was a good lively opening to the game and that was a trend that was to continue throughout the 70-odd minutes.
Mark Donnelly and the excellent Peter Harte had Tyrone points but it was Longford who led at the end of the opening quarter with a brilliant point from left half back Noel Farrell the pick of the bunch. Colm Cavanagh and Sean McCor
mack exchanged points before Harte ran through to fist over the equaliser.
It was Longford who had the final say of the opening period with another McCormack point to establish a narrow 0-8 to 0-7 interval advantage.
Martin Penrose levelled matters in the first attack of the second half before Tyrone grabbed the only goal of the game for what proved to be a vital score. Philip Jordan and Coney combined for Mark Donnelly to blast the ball into the roof of the Longford net.
Sean Cavanagh and Harte added points and it looked as though the Red Hands would ease to victory, but Longford had other ideas. Kavanagh, McCormack and Francis McGee all had points and going into the final quarter only one scored separated the two sides.
Tyrone, though, showed all their
experience as they moved five ahead again through Penrose and Harte and while an excellent brace from McCormack kept Longford in the hunt they never looked like getting the goal they so badly needed.
With the game in injury time man of the match Harte notched his seventh point of the night after great work from Jordan and moments later substitute Tommy McGuigan claimed the last score of the game to ensure that Tyrone advanced to the next round of the qualifiers.
Longford: D Sheridan, D Brady, B Gilleran, D Reilly, S Mulligan, K Diffley, N Farrell [0-1], B McElvaney, M Brady, D Barden, F McGee [0-3], P Barden [0-1], D McElligot [0-1], B Kavanagh [0-3], S McCormack [0-6]. Subs – N Mulligan for McElligot, C Smith for Diffley, J McGivney for McElvaney
Tyrone: P McConnell, C Gormley, Joe McMahon, D Carlin, R McMenamin, Justin McMahon, P Jordan, A Cassidy, S Cavanagh [0-2], C Cavanagh [0-2], B McGuigan, P Harte [0-7], M Penrose [0-2], M Donnelly [1-2], K Coney [0-1]. Subs – B Dooher for McGuigan, Sean O'Neill for Gormley, T McGuigan [0-1] for Coney, O Mulligan for Penrose, C McCarron for Carlin
Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan).
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REMEMBERING ANGELA Friends share memories of Tamaqua woman on the one-month anniversary of her murder
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Angela Steigerwalt will be remembered for her ready smile, quick wit and ability to make people she just met feel like old friends.
Now, on the one-month anniversary of her murder, those who knew the Tamaqua woman and loved her are keeping her memory alive.
Gina Hunsicker of Jim Thorpe, who is planning a candlelight vigil, was her best friend. They met when they worked together at the J.C. Penney warehouse in Breinigsville.
Hunsicker, her husband Rob and 22-year-old daughter Gabi were all close to Steigerwalt.
"She had no ill thoughts about anybody or anything. She was the sweetest person I ever met. She cared about everybody. She was an angel on Earth, and I wish I could get her back. We called her Little Miss Sunshine, because she always had a smile on her face, no matter what," Hunsicker says. "I just feel honored that I got to walk in her sunshine for a little while."
Hunsicker, Gabi and Steigerwalt got matching tattoos about three years ago. The heart with a Celtic knot is a symbol of friendship and love.
The friends were together one last time in December, at a friend's birthday party.
"I picked her up. We were there for a while, had a good time. I dropped her off. Usually, we hug and kiss and say goodbye," Hunsicker says, wiping tears. "For some reason, we didn't do that. And that's the hardest part for me, because it was always a hug and kiss and 'I love you' and 'be careful.'
"Her last text message was 'I love you, hunnich'," she says.
Hunsicker says her husband called Steigerwalt his ice cream lady, referring to her joking promise to bring him Leiby's ice cream when he was working near her home in Tamaqua.
Gabi says she first met Steigerwalt, her husband Gary and nephew Todd Deem, at a Lehighton Bike Night. The meeting tightened the close friendship between the two families when Steigerwalt introduced Gabi to Deem. The young people hit it off, and are now dating, Gabi says.
"She always made us laugh," she says.
Gabi smiles as she recalls how Steigerwalt had pet names for her friends. She called Gina Hunsicker 'Cheena Louise'.
"She always called me Gabbich," she says.
Tara Burian of Allentown, also met Steigerwalt at the J.C. Penney warehouse in 2002.
"Angie and I grew closer together as time went on, kind of like sisters. We laughed, cried, argued and talked about each other, but then always made up. We just looked at each other and knew what the other was thinking. She was always someone I could talk to about anything and when I needed to vent she was always there to listen and cheer me up and vice versa," Burian says.
Another co-worker, Cassandra Sabulsky, of Tresckow, remembers Steigerwalt as someone who spread cheer wherever she went.
"Angie was a great girl. She was one of those people you met and instantly get along with. I would come in early in the morning and get a big good morning greet. She was always smiling, along with walking around talking with a fake British accent. She was easy to joke around with, a down-to-earth fun person. If you needed anything, Angie would be the one there to help. She was a great listener and advice-giver," she says.
Jennifer Anderson-Harker, of Weatherly, says she'll always remember Steigerwalt's cheerful way.
"Angie was always smiling and made everyone around her in a good mood. You could tell from the first time you met her she was genuine and I was very lucky to have known and worked with her," she says.
Childhood friend Angela Lopata, of Andreas, remembers Steigerwalt fondly.
"I think of the Brownie troop we were in together. I particularly remember marching with our troop in the Andreas Halloween Parade, the year our costumes were to reflect what we wanted to be when we grew up, and how Angela and I both dressed as nurses," she says. "As a child Angela was a sweet, kind soul. She had a gentle and friendly spirit about her that just shone so brightly."
Several other friends have found solace by sharing their thoughts about Steigerwalt on a Facebook page, In Loving Memory of Angie Stagz.
Steigerwalt's uncle, Donald Serfass, with whom she enjoyed a close, loving bond, shared a glimpse of his niece's vibrant soul.
"Angela also learned to appreciate antiques at an early age, which is unusual for a child."
He took her to the Kutztown Antiques Extravaganza in 1993.
"She looked around and fell in love with a black amethyst Mt. Pleasant bowl made by the L.E. Smith Glass Co. It's a 1930s, Depression-era piece that appears to be black, but when you hold it up to the sun, you can see it's actually purple," he says.
"Angela was fascinated by it, and so I bought it for her. She always cherished that bowl," he says. "I gave her my Mickey Mouse collection, too, because her face lit up when she saw it."
He recalls her passion for the Philadelphia Eagles.
"I think she was northeastern Pennsylvania's No. 1 cheerleader for that team," he says.
Steigerwalt collected all kinds of pig figurines, and loved pizza.
"But she also enjoyed Pennsylvania Dutch pepper cabbage, a sweet-and-sour side dish made by my mother," Serfass says.
"After my mother died, Angela figured out how to make that dish, and was proud to serve it at Thanksgiving in honor of her grandmother. In fact, she wrote about it on Facebook to tell everyone she had perfected the recipe.
"That's the kind of person she was," he says. "Everything in life has meaning and significance, and Angela was aware of it."
Angela Steigerwalt's accused killer Anthony Darrell Heath is in Lehigh County Prison, awaiting a preliminary hearing.


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Whether dancing around the living room on a rainy day or singing along to the radio, school-age kids love listening to — and participating in — music.
And there are loads of good reasons to encourage this enthusiasm. Research shows that kids who are actively involved in music (who play it or sing it regularly):
One study demonstrated that second-grade students who were given keyboard training while also using math software scored higher on proportional math and fractions tests than students who used the software alone. And students who have been involved in public school music programs score higher on their SATs than those who don't.
But the best reason to encouraging a love of music might just be that it's fun. Kids (and many adults) enjoy few things more than singing, dancing, and listening to music.
Listening to a wide variety of music improves a child's ability to analyze and comprehend it. The early elementary years are the perfect time to expose kids to everything from classical to country. Most are open to experiencing many musical styles until around the third grade, when they start to prefer popular music. (Studies have also shown that kids in grades four and up prefer music with a faster tempo — so get ready to rock & roll if your child is approaching middle school.)
Fill your child's life with as much music as you can. Some ideas:
You may be wondering if your music-loving child is ready for lessons. Most kids are ready for formal music instruction between ages 5 and 7. The piano is a logical place to start — kids who learn keyboarding skills also learn the fundamental musical concepts needed for other instruments or even for vocal music. String instruments are another good place to begin. Brass or wind instruments can be more physically challenging and may not be appropriate until the fourth or fifth grade.
If piano lessons were a dreaded chore for you growing up, they might well be for your child. Likewise, if you force musical training, your child likely won't embrace it. But if your child expresses an interest in learning to play an instrument and seems consistently and genuinely enthusiastic, consider giving it a go.
Ask yourself these questions before starting lessons:
Whether you choose to begin instrument lessons or not, your child should get some music instruction at school. Elementary school should provide opportunities to sing, play instruments, listen to music, and understand the role music plays in our culture. Your child also will probably get some basic instruction in reading music, writing music, and understanding music theory.
Most grade schools also have a choir or band. If not, churches or community organizations often have musical groups open to kids.
Music is inherent in all of us. In fact, researchers now think it may predate language in human development. So whether your child becomes a concert pianist or simply enjoys singing in the shower, encourage that love of music!
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