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World Book Night is fast becoming My Favourite Night Of The Year. After we stormed it last year at Arcadia, I was incredibly nervous about doing it all over again this year. For one thing, the event is a lot BIGGER (which is of course fantastic) and a lot more events were happening all over Leeds, so the competition was intense. Also, how the hell was I supposed to promote an event on a Monday????
Of course all my fears were unfounded because it turns out that people just chuffing love books, and more importantly love booze and books, so a jam packed pub enjoyed a heady night of both.
Oh yes, and there was a buffet.
We started out with a table full of The Player of Games by Iain M Banks, donated by my gorgeous and wonderful friend Matt who was a bloody rock throughout, and was happy to talk about the wonder of reading and introduce the concept of the Travelling Suitcase Library whilst I was busy flapping around put bits of cheese on sticks. I was giving away one of my favourite books I Capture The Castle by Dodie. Later in the evening the lovely Gemma donated her book, Touching The Void. Gemma is a climber herself and had already given some to her climbing friends, a great idea and I hope it goes well!
Then the lovely L donated her copies of Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist (who I was very excited to discover has a new book out!!! I love his writing, even though it is terrifying!).
And there were so many more! I was flitting about all over the pub for most of the evening (we managed to take it all over, even so far as making the quiz upstairs do a book round! Thanks Will!) and so didn't even get to properly meet some of the givers, but thank you to all who contributed copies of How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff, Misery by Stephen King, Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson, even more Player of Games, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. We gave away an estimated 200 World Book Night Books in the end. Thanks especially to the Leeds Library Service who turned up promoting their event The Big Bookend in June (of which more later...) and let me rant about the promotion of reading for pleasure by librarians for a while...bliss! It was lovely to meet every single one of you.
On the other side of the room, a marvellous thing was happening. Not only was tonight a World Book Night event, but the Travelling Suitcase Library was propping up the bar too in its own quiet unassuming way. Fisticusfts were breaking out over the massive range of books being swapped, as people turned up with a bag full, and took two away. About 300 books must have been passed through that suitcase, which is looking a little battered, by the end of the night!
Again, it was marvellous to have such interesting conversations with such a range of people about books-I especially loved the couple arguing over Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and whether Jane Eyre was a horror already or not. I also got to do my favourite thing in the world and mock ridiculous scifi covers with the lovely Leigh of The Good Stuff blog. Oh and drink heavily. The Ram Tam was delicious, Arcadia, thank you.
There was such a range of people at the event! Regulars, locals, students, Buns and Roses WI ladies who made me feel very unstylish, The Yorkshire Rad Fat Society (all power to you!), scifi nerds who got to geekgasm over the lack of a spaceship on a cover, vintage lovelies squealing over who they want to be more, Topaz or Cassandra (Topaz, always Topaz), sporty types, booky types, not-so-booky types. Every single one left with a pile of books. My quote of the night has to go to my friend Chris, who saw a book from the Travelling Suitcase Library, read the 'grrrr guns' cover, and said 'it's by a Marine! That's going in MY pocket'.
To Jane and Alex from http://www.forbookssake.net/ for a lovely afternoon in Cafe164, and for Sara for letting me do a book swap there.
To Arcadia, for once again proving that it's not just a pub, it's a family. Tom, Pyke and Sarah you guys were STARS and BRILLIANT, and Rhian, thank you xx
To L, C and C, for listening to my every more nervous rants, and appreciating my buffet efforts. I love you guys and I really hope you enjoy your holiday books!
To J, L, W, L, L, H and A, for the giggles and for ignoring me when I'd had a few!
The Barbara and the Leeds Libraries, you rock beyond measure.
To L and D, thank you for the cake and congratulations!
To K for Lifts and Dips (recipe PLEASE)
To M for everything xxx
And to everyone who turned out on a Wet Monday Night, to celebrate reading for pleasure! Thank you!
Jess xxx
World Book Night at Arcadia
(I have taken photos. Just as soon as I can figure how to get them onto my computer, this piece will include photos...)
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- liannejhare said...
It was lovely to meet you. I hope we see you again for more book related fun in the future!
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It's a phenomenon called "the transfer of wealth" and what that means is in Ellis County alone in the years 2010-2020, $800 million will transfer through estates from one generation to the next. The transfer of wealth figure for Trego County during that same time period is $184 million and for Rooks County, $92 million. On one hand, that's good news in that the monies being transferred are staying within the family.
On the other hand, a great deal of that money being transferred is in fact leaving local communities and in many instances leaving the state of Kansas, because younger family members are moving away from home. According to a recently updated, transfer of wealth study by Wichita State University, $79 billion will be transferred by the year 2020 in Kansas and that figure will grow to $598 billion by the year 2064.
Our local Heartland Community Foundation has joined the 70 other community foundations in Kansas in a new program called "Keep 5 In Kansas" which means finding a way to keep 5 percent of the wealth being transferred in Kansas, preserved and invested in communities across the state. If that can be done before the year 2020, up to $4 billion would be kept and utilized in communities statewide and in Ellis County alone, that figure would be $40 million.
So how do we go about "Keeping 5 In Kansas?" Think for a moment about what matters most to you. Is it the church where you worship or the schools your children or grandchildren attend? Are you concerned with the parks where kids play or is it a local charity that you care deeply about? Is your passion higher education or supporting your local hospital? How can you ensure that the things that make your community unique and the things you love continue to exist long after you've gone?
Here's how Bernadine Sitts, a retired and beloved school teacher in Garden City, now deceased, chose to keep it in Kansas: Bernadine shared her estate with the school system in her hometown. She reached out to the local community foundation and established a scholarship fund for high school graduates who had attended the intermediate school named after her. Shortly after that gesture she established a second fund to take care of the needs of "her school" into the future.
Whether you are a potential donor, a professional adviser, a local nonprofit director or someone who's simply concerned about the future of your community (like Ms. Sitts), connecting with your local community foundation is the first step toward a better tomorrow not only for your community but also for the state of Kansas.
In years past, most families lived in the same community and thus wealth was easily passed from generation to generation and it stayed locally. That lifestyle has changed. Many families now live hundreds of miles apart. Once the family wealth leaves a community, it may never return. Community foundations hope to encourage residents to designate a portion of their estates, or 401 (k) and IRA accounts, life insurance policies or land to current permanent endowments or to establish new ones. This is a wonderful way to leave family legacies and to support the area the donor has loved so much for so long.
By definition, community foundations are tax exempt, autonomous, non-sectarian, philanthropic institutions created by and for the people of a local area. Their long-term goal is to serve local communities by building permanent funds supported by many donors. Community foundations also act as trusted knowledgeable leaders in assisting individuals, families and businesses with their charitable giving decisions.
Through the "Keep 5 In Kansas" program, we all have an opportunity to build a better future for local citizens. By keeping just 5 percent of the wealth currently being transferred we can strengthen the places we call home, improve our quality of life, and create a legacy that will benefit generations to come.
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It looks like moviegoers who go see it in IMAX, however, might just get a super brief glimpse at the sixth installment. Scooper 'Renata' contacted IMAX who told her that there will be a 15 second teaser for "Half-Blood Prince." Our guess is that it's just announcing that the movie is coming to IMAX as well.
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But hey, I could be wrong. Whaddaya say, @TorontoPolice Tweeter dudes? Yeah, Jeff Bangild and Tim Burrows and Tony Vella and Peter Sloly, I'm looking at you. Should be pretty easy to out this worthless piece of shit, no?
I mean, you don't want the whole force to be condemned over the actions of a few bad apples, do you?
After all, don't cops make a big deal of it when witnesses don't come forward?
And it's not as if this asshole's buddies would suddenly go deaf, dumb and blind or anything, is it?
Because God knows, if the rest of you just look the other way when scumbags like this do their thing, then how are you any better than they are? And you wouldn't want people getting the idea you just cover for the bullying pigs in your midst, or that your dysfunctional organizational culture enables this kind of crap or anything, would you?
Well, you do like to go on about how important it is for you to rebuild your relationship with the community and earn our trust. I'm sure you'll do the right thing. And monkeys will fly out of my ass.
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It's been a journey of several years; I started The MCN in January 2011, to counteract the fact that McGill students were being handily beaten out by Queen's and Ivey students who had been preparing for consulting since early in university.
Since then - the site has grown substantially, with about 1,500 members worldwide, an Advisory Board of consultant and ex-consultants in North America and the Middle East, and dozens of students who have made it through the recruitment process largely due to their own intelligence and initiative but also in small part (I like to think) due to the resources available here.
That said, after 3 years at Oliver Wyman, I decided to quit and pursue a Master's in Public Policy in Boston. As a result, I will be maintaining the site sporadically without any major overhauls, contrary to what I've been doing over the past few years. I will still be around and happy to help those who are interested in the field, however I have made the decision to go down a different path that will likely not include consulting in my future.
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hints at gentler approach with new coach Mauresmo
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[June 10, 2014]
By Martyn Herman
LONDON (Reuters) - Brad Gilbert was hired
to turn a fledgling Andy Murray into a physical powerhouse, while the
Scot turned to Ivan Lendl for some of the ruthless streak that made the
Czech-born American a multiple grand slam champion.
At different stages of his career both worked wonders for Murray
as he broke into the upper echelons of men's tennis and then, after
some close shaves, delivered two grand slam titles and an Olympic
While those two appointments appeared self-explanatory, his choice
of former Wimbledon women's singles champion Amelie Mauresmo, as his
new coach, is an intriguing one and it dominated the chat on Monday
as the grasscourt season moved into full swing.
"She was a great player, a thinker, and I'm sure any path Andy wants
to take she can help him along," former grand slam champion Mats
Wilander said at Queen's Club.
Murray, too, is a deep-thinker about his tennis, a player who has
never been afraid to do things his own way.
While the carrot and stick approach employed by Gilbert, the man who
wrote a book called 'Winning Ugly', and Lendl's straight talking
helped the 27-year-old Scot take huge strides, it appears he has now
reached that stage in his career when he wants a gentler presence in
his corner.
"I have started to listen to my body a lot more because, over the
years, you start to pick up some things," defending Wimbledon
champion Murray, who had back surgery last year, told the BBC when
the questions inevitably turned to his new coach.
"I think it's important that the people you work with respect and
understand and listen, you know, to how you're feeling, as well,
because you can't just be pushed extremely hard every single day.
"I need to pick my moments during the year where I really go for it
in training. That was one of the reasons... For me, it didn't feel a
strange thing to do."
So few tennis players, male or female, hire female coaches that
Murray's decision was bound to have some scratching their heads.
But, he said, he does not care what others think.
"A few people have come up to me and sort of asked if it was
serious," he said." But I don't really care whether they think it's
a good or bad appointment. It's whether it works well for me and my
team, and hopefully it will be a good move for my career."
Murray's decision to go with Mauresmo could cause some logistical
issues as she will not be allowed in the men's locker room at
Wimbledon, where Murray will defend his title later this month.
"I mean, obviously, you can't sit down and chat in there, but
there's enough places where you can chat. The players' lounge is
pretty large," Murray said.
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In a quirk of the draw at the Aegon Championships this week at
Queen's Club, Murray's first opponent will be Mauresmo's compatriot
Paul-Henri Mathieu, who welcomed the news.
"I think she has a lot of experience in the game, and for sure, she
loves tennis," Mathieu told reporters. "She always played with a
passion and, I think, like Andy.
"I don't think it's bad. Maybe we're going to see more and more.
But I like the fact that Amelie is going to train Andy. Going to
bring something new in our sport."
The tranquil surrounds of Queen's Club, where Murray is also
defending champion this week, will provide a low-key start for
Mauresmo in her new role, but she can expect the TV cameras to be
trained on her every facial expression once Wimbledon begins.
In her playing career, she was not always comfortable with the
pressure of her home slam at Roland Garros, but Murray sees their
shared experiences as a positive.
"I think she was quite open and struggled a bit with the pressure
(at the French Open)," Murray said of the 34-year-old wine
connoisseur who is also France's Fed Cup captain.
"Someone that's been through those experiences themselves maybe
would have handled things differently.
"I'm not sure, but it's good to have someone to talk to about those
things and those feelings. And, you know, she's won Wimbledon
herself -- and it will be interesting."
Murray's first match under Mauresmo's watchful gaze will be on
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State Main Street program reorganizing
Executive directors from 23 Kansas downtown programs gathered Friday in Hutchinson to revitalize the Kansas Main Street organization that was shuttered through Kansas Department of Commerce budget cuts in September.
During the four-hour session the directors, under the guidance of Ron Kelley, a successful Hutchinson businessman and longtime Kansas Main Street and Downtown Hutchinson activist and volunteer, worked through articles of incorporation that had been drafted by Kelley.
The articles, signed by eight directors and Kelley, were unanimously approved. The directors who signed the document will become the new organization's board of directors.
"After losing the state's support for Kansas Main Street and the state coordinator position, we felt we needed to establish a state association," said Beverly Schmitz Glass, Ph.D., executive director of the Garden City Downtown Vision program. "We not only need to meet the Nation Main Street criteria to be an accredited program, but also continue to focus on central business district revitalization while growing the organization to include more communities at new membership levels."
"There's a lot of work yet to be done, but we are excited to be moving forward when many thought we would just lock the doors and go home," he added.
The name Kansas Main Street, Inc. was retained and the domain secured, as was the original website. The new bylaws for KMSI were discussed with additional work and review forthcoming. The directors voted Kelley as president, Glass as president-elect, and Casey Woods, Emporia Main Street executive director, as secretary-treasurer.
"I think Kansas Main Street directors understand that helping our state's small businesses, entrepreneurial development, and community growth is simply too important to ignore," said Woods. "There is no other entity that blends successful economic and community development efforts like KMS and with over $570 million in economic development activities generated in Main Street Communities that range in size from Peabody to Overland Park, Kansas citizens are still demanding a program like Kansas Main Street to help put our economy on a positive trajectory."
The next step is to convene the new board of directors, work out the details of the inaugural membership levels, and flesh out the education and training calendar including determining the host cities.
Peabody Main Street Association Executive Director Shane Marler was one of the eight directors signing the articles of incorporation.
"I was pleased to put my name to that document," he said. "The Main Street organization has made a significant impact on our community and I look forward to assisting in its rebirth."
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Top 10 albums of 2012 critics' picks: Alex Hudson
Much of my 2012 consisted of my best friend making fun of me for being a hipster thanks to my interest in local DIY cassettes. Screw you, buddy! Here are the albums that I listened to while I was waiting for my tape deck to rewind.
White Lung
With punk shouts, jagged-glass guitar leads, and the odd earworm of a chorus hook, Sorry is 19 minutes of pure, pulse-racing adrenaline. If you felt like getting sweaty and bloodied up in a mosh pit at any point in 2012, this was the perfect soundtrack.
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Clear Moon
With a sublime blend of atmospheric folk, ambient synth textures, stoner-metal noise-mongering, and nature-obsessed lyrics, Pacific Northwest songwriter Phil Elverum not only created the best album of the year…
Mount Eerie
Ocean Roar
…he created the best two. As the title indicates, Ocean Roar is a little stormier and heavier than its counterpart, Clear Moon, but the waves of distortion are every bit as gorgeous as the strummed acoustic guitars.
Celebration Rock
"Remember that night you were already in bed, said 'Fuck it,' got up to drink with me instead." That lyric, taken from the alt-rocking "Younger Us", sums up the live-in-the-moment spirit of the Vancouver duo's triumphant sophomore disc. After I'm done writing this, who wants to find a party to crash?
Jack White
The former White Stripes frontman has been living in Nashville for a few years now, and the Music City influence shines through on his first-ever solo album. Blunderbuss takes timeless country elements and gives them a weirdo twist thanks to dizzying song structures, screeching guitar leads, and the occasional garage-rock face-melter.
A.C. Newman
Shut Down the Streets
A.C. Newman's Shut Down the Streets is what happens when a power-pop mastermind settles down, has a son, and grieves the passing of his mother. It's significantly mellower than what we're used to hearing from the New Pornographers leader, but this autumnal foray into ornate folk is his best album in years.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Mature Themes
Is Ariel Pink a musical genius or an utter moron? The answer, of course, is "Both." Somehow, ridiculous excursions like "Schnitzel Boogie"—a baffling tribute to Pink's favourite breaded meat—make glorious pop nuggets such as "Only in My Dreams" all the more satisfying.
Music for Keyboards Vol. II
This free digital mix tape employs an undeniably silly concept, as all 14 tracks are instrumental noodles roughly based on Blink-182's "What's My Age Again?" What's unexpected is how blissfully serene the results are. If Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker had geared their music toward spa patrons instead of suburban youths, the original version of the song might have sounded more like this.
Frankie Rose
Frankie Rose has served time in Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, and Dum Dum Girls, but her greatest career accomplishment to date is shedding the fuzz of her past bands and embracing the Cocteau Twins for this cosmically inclined daydream of a record.
The bleary, reverb-swathed indie-pop tunes on Oshin sound about two years behind the times, but Beach Fossils guitarist Zachary Cole Smith's jangling guitar licks are fantastic, so who cares? Eat your heart out, Real Estate.


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MILWAUKEE – Ernesto Frieri's comeback is now complete.
A couple of weeks after he had lost his closer job with a string of bad games, he had perhaps his most impressive performance in two seasons with the Angels.
"He was as locked in as I've seen him all last year and this year," Manager Mike Scioscia said after Frieri's five-out save locked up the Angels' 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
The Angels completed their nine-game trip with eight victories. While the standings don't give much to play for, you wouldn't have known these teams were playing out the string if you watched the epic 12-pitch eighth-inning duel between Frieri and Brewers No. 3 hitter Jonathan Lucroy.
"They were both battling," said J.B. Shuck, who watched from left field. "It was fun to see who would get the better part. Thank goodness Ernie did."
Shuck's three-run double and Kole Calhoun's second RBI of the day gave the Angels' a 5-3 lead in the seventh, and they maintained that lead in the eighth, when Dane De La Rosa began to crumble.
A reliable late-inning reliever for most of the season, De La Rosa issued two walks and a gave up a hit, forcing Scioscia to go to Frieri with one out, the bases loaded and the heart of the Brewers order due.
That Scioscia would turn to Frieri in a spot like this speaks volumes about how far the pitcher has come in a few weeks. On Aug. 6, Frieri had allowed 12 earned runs in 42/3 innings over his previous seven games, with three losses and two blown saves.
"One month ago," Frieri said, "I wasn't having fun. I was worried about some stupid things."
Frieri, who implied that issues beyond baseball were distracting him, said he relaxed, and his results have been better. The confidence has come back too.
He needed every bit of confidence — as well as his 95 mph fastball — to get Lucroy. Lucroy fouled off nine of the 12 pitches Frieri threw him, including missing go-ahead hits by inches on each foul line.
"He's one of the toughest players I faced this year," Frieri said. "I made good pitches and he fouled them off. He's a fighter. He's a great hitter. I'm glad I got him out. … I made a great pitch against a really good hitter."
On Frieri's eighth 1-2 pitch, he got Lucroy to swing through a fastball, up and away. After that, Frieri blew through Khris Davis, striking him out on three pitches. Frieri struck out the first two hitters in the ninth, and then got a flyout to end it, finishing off his 30th — and most memorable — save of the season.
"That's incredible," Scioscia said. "He just kept making pitches. That's about as clutch as you can get."
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Romantic Getaway
Shay Bennett returns to the island of St. Lucia with her steady boyfriend, Michael Powers, for a little romance. But two days into her vacation, she discovers him in bed with an island slut. Enraged, she kicks him and the slut right out of her resort's room, ending their three-year relationship. Disillusioned by love, she goes to The Pulse Club, intending to get her groove on—dressed for a sexual escapade of her very own.
Will Linden succumb to an island fling?
Linden David Stewart, CEO of Stewart International, a Maryland-based company, has just signed a contract to provide office supplies to all of the island's resorts and hotels. He and two of his employees saunter into the club for drinks and to unwind. The moment the hazel-eyed, caramel beauty bumps his shoulder and invites him to dance with her, he doesn't hesitate. His radar lights up, and her scent calls out to him. One night of sex turns into seven days of sexual bliss.
Can two people from different ethnic backgrounds fall in love?
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In case you were wondering what the J3 stands for, it is my initials. Yes, JJJ – Jennifer Jean Johnson!
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As reporters huddled Wednesday outside the office of an attorney hired by the woman who claims to be the Baltimore County winner of last Friday's Mega Millions prize, we wanted to know a bit more about her than the fuzzy bits revealed thus far.
So, we checked out her Facebook page.
Fact Number One: On Facebook, she goes by the name Sheila Paraison, not Mirlande Wilson, the name she has been giving reporters for the last week. (The New York Post uncovered the Facebook page.)
Wilson, a single mother from Westport, first told reporters that she had the ticket to a share of the record-breaking $656 million jackpot. She said she went into a lottery pool with her McDonald's co-workers but she wasn't sharing the money because she'd bought the winning ticket on her own.
Hysteria ensued, but Wilson/Paraison never showed the ticket.
And each of her remarks in front of the cameras and reporters seemed flakier than the last.
More Facebook facts:
• She's a fan of Joel Osteen.
• She has 277 friends. (That was earlier today. About a hundred more people had joined her friend list by 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• She likes the movie "Takers."
• And -- interestingly -- her favorite TV shows are "Jerry Springer" and "Maury."
• Her profile quote: "I belive things happen for a reason and if you be patient maybe that thing will make sense soon or later."
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The McDonald's worker also says she's worked at the United Nations and studied at University of South Florida.
And last January she uploaded a picture of a giant lottery-esque pile of money.
Her status update from yesterday: All my true friend know im not greedy a person i don't want da money it made my life a living hell already im gonna give it all to rebuild haiti yall can chase all want my life and, my children it more important for money
The update from March 31, the day after the Mega Millions drawing: I, think my misery it ove thank u lord money can changes somebody.


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Ancestry.com Offers Free Public Access to nearly 60 Million Historical World War II Records in Remembrance of the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
Collection includes the most comprehensive set of WWII Navy Muster Rolls ever released online and exclusive Pearl Harbor veteran records
PROVO, UTAH – (December 2, 2011) – In remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which marked the United States' entrance into World War II, Ancestry.com (Nasdaq: ACOM), the world's largest online family history resource, today announced it is offering six days (December 2-7) of free access to its entire World War II Collection. One in five Americans is a direct descendant of a WWII veteran, with four out of five having a WWII veteran in their families, according to research done by Ancestry.com[1]. The Pearl Harbor attack spurred millions of Americans into military action. By the end of the war, nearly 16 million Americans had served in the U.S. Armed Forces - more than a quarter in the U.S. Navy.
Highlighting the World War II Collection is the release of the World War II Navy Muster Rolls (1939-1949), which includes more than 33 million records detailing nearly all enlisted personnel who served aboard a U.S. Navy ship between January 1939 and January 1949, including more than 2,400 Americans who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Muster Rolls provided quarterly reports of personnel assigned to a ship, duty station or other activity. These reports noted sailors who experienced significant changes in status, such as promotions, transfers, leave or time in the infirmary. In addition to all enlisted men, the Navy Muster Rolls also include selected officers, female officers of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, wives and daughters of Navy personnel and civilians. Nearly anyone searching for a family member who was enlisted in the Navy during this time period should be able to find their records in this collection. These new U.S. Navy Muster Rolls and the entire World War II collections can be found atwww.ancestry.com/pearlharbor
Carol Horner-Iacona of San Marcos, Texas has utilized the U.S. Navy Muster Rolls to create a book of memory honoring her father who served as a Seaman First Class V-6 aboard the U.S.S. Helena, which was torpedoed on the morning of December 7th in Pearl Harbor. Charles Horner, now 91, was unable to speak of his experience in the war until recently. The records Carol has uncovered have helped fill in the gaps to a family story she hopes is never forgotten, including more than a dozen records of his service during WWII, including the Muster Rolls detailing his post on that fateful day at Pearl Harbor.
"The attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the United States into the deadliest conflict in world history," said Donald L. Miller, critically acclaimed author of The Story of World War II and host and associate-producer of the new HBO documentary, He Has Seen War. "Only 11 percent of World War II veterans are still alive today, and as many of these veterans continue to pass on, our connection to these historic events is being lost. By making these records available, Ancestry.com is helping to keep the stories of these brave men and women alive."
Ancestry.com is further expanding the World War II collection by making these new records available as part of the free access promotion:
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) Database- This collection contains more than 120,000 records from 1949 to 1976, including headstone images and photos of names on war memorials. Seven hundred veterans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor are buried at the Cemetery. This is the second largest final resting place for crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941, the primary resting place being the USS Arizona Memorial.Together these two locations comprise the majority of the 2,402 Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Also buried at Punchbowl Cemetery are veterans of the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. This unique collection is available only on Ancestry.com and offers families the opportunity to pay their respects and discover information about their ancestor's final resting place.
- U.S. WWII Young Men's Draft Cards -This collection includes draft cards from theseven draft registrations held between November 1940 and December 1942. Because of privacy laws, information on most of these registrations was not previously available to the public. The first installment of these cards includes almost two million filled out by men living in North Carolina who were born between 1897 and 1929.
"World War II impacted millions of American families and we felt this was an appropriate time to make our collection available at no cost to provide the public an opportunity to explore through records, how the War may have touched their families," said Josh Hanna, Executive Vice President, Ancestry.com. "Ancestry.com hosts the largest online collection of historical military records and these new additions to our World War II catalog add further depth to this important collection."
About Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com)
Ancestry.com Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOM) is the world's largest online family history resource, with more than 1.7 million paying subscribers. More than 7 billion records have been added to the site in the past 15 years. Ancestry users have created more than 28 million family trees containing over 2.8 billion profiles. Ancestry.com has local Web sites directed at nine countries that help people discover, preserve and share their family history, including its flagship Web site at www.ancestry.com.
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[1]Descendent/relative estimates were made by constructing a population growth model from 1940-2011, factoring in birth and death rates as well as immigration/emigration rates. This model shows how a specific population (in this case WWII veterans) will have multiplied over the period and what proportion of today's population is made up of their ancestors. Statistics on servicemen numbers was sourced from the Department of Veteran Affairs America's Wars Fact Sheet November 2011. Casualty rates were sourced from the Pacific War Online Encyclopedia.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 14, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard will help kick off the Break the Silence campaign, an effort to increase awareness of elder abuse, on Friday, June 15. Goddard will join members of the Maricopa Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance at 9:30 a.m. to talk about work done by the Attorney General's Office to prevent and prosecute elder abuse and financial exploitation.
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Four Eagles make their presence felt at college rugby's biggest stage
BOULDER, Colo. – Fourteen of college rugby's best teams will ascend onto the pitch at Stanford University from May 9-11 for the 2014 USA Rugby Emirates Airline College National Championships.
Of course, none of these programs could reach the National Round of 4 without the guidance of a tremendous coaching staff, but there is one unique feature shared by four of this weekend's Championship-chasing teams and that is their head coach has been capped by either our Nation's elite women's or men's side – the Eagles.
With a spot in the Women's Division I College National Championship on the line, American International College will battle Stanford University May 9. Current Women's Eagle Mel Denham coaches American International, while Matt Sherman, a member of the Men's Eagles 2003 World Cup team, leads the Stanford Cardinal.
On the men's side of this weekend's College Championships, Life University faces off against Saint Mary's College in a rematch of last year's D1A National Championship match. Head Coach Dan Payne directs the Running Eagles from Life, while Tim O'Brien has been running the Saint Mary's program since 2001. Payne was a backrow forward for the Eagles in the 2007 World Cup, and O'Brien was called on to represent the United States in 1980 and again in 1983.
College rugby has been growing and improving competitively by leaps and bounds, and a lot of that growth can be attributed to coaches, like the aforementioned Eagles, who are passing their knowledge of the sport onto a younger generation.
"I know they look up to me and have a lot of respect for me, and I have a lot of respect for them."
"I've always had the mindset of wanting to coach," explained Payne. "I grew up in a single-parent family, but I had phenomenal coaches. I had great male role models that were my coaches, and I was really indebted to them and the profession of mentoring and teaching through sport."
Payne, who was also at the helm at San Diego State University for a number of years, relishes the opportunity to coach college-aged athletes.
"It's a passion of using rugby as a vehicle to help develop habits that will lead people to not only be successful rugby players, but to use those same habits to make those individuals successful people when they graduate our program," described Payne. "That's the real goal and reward."
Recently reengaged with the American International Women's Rugby Club after participating in the Women's Eagles' two-match Can-Am series versus Canada, Denham's team qualified for the National Semifinals after winning the Women's DI Midwest Regional. Like Payne, Denham believes coaching the game she loves at the college level is especially gratifying.
"They have a lot of dreams, and it's cool to be a part of their lives when they are going through this transition from being a kid to becoming an adult," said Denham. "I know they look up to me and have a lot of respect for me, and I have a lot of respect for them. It's just a cool thing to see them becoming adults."
These National Championship Series-participating coaches are not only improving the growth of rugby in America in the here and now, but their tutelage is sure to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. Payne believes many of his current and former players will make great rugby coaches down the road, including Colton Cariaga.
Cariaga, a former AIG All-American and a 2013 graduate of the Life rugby program, is currently playing and coaching in Ireland. The halfback is earning rugby-specific coaching certifications, which he plans to put to use when he returns to the States with the hopes of developing the sport at the youth, high school and college levels.
Not to be forgotten in the reunion of sorts of former and current Eagles are Scott Lawrence and John Everett, who are assistant coaches for Life and Saint Mary's, respectively.
Lawrence, who Payne describes as, "one of the best, if not the best rugby coach in America," was a consistent contributor for the Men's Eagles during their 2006 season.
Everett is the longtime forwards coach for Saint Mary's, and played for the Eagles in the 1987 World Cup. His knowledge and experience helps the Gaels' forward pack consistently outplay seemingly larger and physically stronger units.
With a wealth of international rugby experience coaching some of the top college programs in the country, there is sure to be some exciting play on the pitch this weekend at Stanford.
The 2014 USA Rugby Emirates Airline College National Championship takes place from May 9 – 11. A schedule of all 13 matches is available at www.USARugby.org. Each match will be streamed live and aired on USA Rugby TV.


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It's the final week of August and the end of a long summer in our house. I enjoy summer for many reasons, also because the days are a nice change of pace from the hectic schedule of the school year. But this summer was different, and I find myself looking forward to a new season, even if it means another busy school year. However, before I can get started on the new school year, I have to get through August, and August is the month I hate most in summer. August is the month when I scramble to find camps for the kids to fill in my big gap in day care; August is the month when summer temperatures heat up and relegate my already restless kids indoors; and August is the month when my temper and my kids' tempers are as short as the days are long. Here's a few other reasons why August is not my favorite month:
1) School Supply Shopping.
Beginning in August the kids start bugging to go shopping for school supplies. I try to put off this chore as long as possible, but not so long that the stores run out of supplies. Usually in August, the kids' schools send a list of school supplies they will need. It is usually very specific with things like, "College Ruled Spiral Notebook with Three Subjects and Pocket Dividers," or 3 packages of 150 quantity 4×6 White Notecards, Unlined. Can you tell why I hate shopping for these supplies? Sometimes I feel like I am on a scavenger hunt, and when I am done running between at least 2 stores, hunting for everything on their list in triplicate, I have the pleasure of spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $250.00!
2) Summer Homework Torture
Nico, Erica and Olivia all go to schools which assign summer reading and math packets. The reading assignment also includes an essay which must be turned in the first few days of school. For Olivia, she gets tested on her summer reading. I know the kids should read throughout the summer anyway, but something about this assigned reading makes what I consider a pleasure, a pure hardship for them, and me. In August I become a complete nag about their unfinished reading, essay writing, and math homework. Sometime after the dismissal bell in June and the beginning of August, my kids' brains turn to mush and they cannot write a complete paragraph without constantly interrupting their work with bathroom breaks, trips to the refrigerator, or watching "5 minutes" of television. It is pure torture, watching them "write" the essays. It's usually not until the final day before school that I can light a fire under their *&!$ and they can get their summer homework done.
3) The Birthday Season
In August I begin preparing for the birthday season. Beginning on August 1, we celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. This is the kick-off event for the month of birthday celebrations which culminates in my father-in-law's September birthday. In the coming weeks I will have to plan no less than three of my kids' birthday parties. I like to get the party planning done before school starts so I don't have that to contend with sending out invitations as I cover text books, shop for last-minute school supplies and fill out a seemingly unending stream of enrollment forms, medical clearances and notices of emergency contact information.
4) Summer Let Down
After I am done buying school supplies, nagging my kids about summer homework, and planning birthday parties, I can stop and reflect on the past couple of months. This is when I realize that summer has whizzed by and I feel like I haven't really enjoyed it. Truth be told, even if I could spend my days enjoying all that summer offers, I would probably still be let down when August ends, because as an adult, summer just isn't summer like I remember it. Summers used to be carefree, and fun, with nothing to do spend my days waking late, swimming in my parents' pool, reading books that I chose, watching All My Children, and hanging out with my friends. Sigh. How can I help but feel let down when August comes and, if I am lucky, I made it to the beach a few times, and maybe had a few barbecues. The other day Diego reminded me of all that I am missing from the fun of summer. Juan and I were headed out the door for work, and I suggested to our nanny that she take the kids to the local city pool or maybe a matinée to beat the heat. Diego asked, "Do you have to work everyday? Can't you have summer vacation too?" August reminds me that I haven't stopped enough in the business of the season to enjoy the fun of summer.
So, now that I am wrapping up my summer, and the kids will all be back in school this week, I have planned one last hurrah. This Labor Day Weekend I'll be hosting a barbecue, and I'll be combining it with another birthday party.


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episode 2 seemed fun too, i'm sure i'll finish this series...
on my list Iori leads by VA( i just... love Rie Kugimiya's voice, and her characters... they are always my favourite, no matter what... please forgive me)
but Miki is close second along with takane... Takane is a simple beauty, and Miki is who stands out with her style
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Midonin's The Two iDOLM@STERs Comparison Diary
Week Two
Opening Visuals
iM@S - Dancing
Xenoglossia - Robots, penguins
Ending Visuals
iM@S - Variable
Xenoglossia - Symbolically naked Haruka
Male Surrogate's Career Before The Narrative Begins
iM@S - Producer likely worked a desk job before being promoted to his new job. Tedious, but the rewards are worth it.
Xenoglossia - Imber slept beneath the ground after (according to a single flashback) going on a rampage and blowing up a city. Fun, but not good on your resume.
iM@S - 765Pro is located in a regular office building in the heart of Tokyo.
Xenoglossia - Mondenkind is located in a secret underground base with an ordinary high school serving as a cover in the heart of Tokyo.
Animals With Attitude
iM@S - Hamzou, a mischievous rodent. Likes having his good side photographed, breasts.
Xenoglossia - Bizarre dream penguin. Serves as transition for getting Haruka to the hospital ward.
Primary Outfits
iM@S - Canary-yellow and green outfits.
Xenoglossia - Teal and white school uniforms, pink robot piloting jackets.
iM@S - Fortune and fame. Jobs are infrequent, success brings great rewards in greater Japanese area.
Xenoglossia - Save the Earth by smashing meteors. Jobs are frequent, success brings great relief to entire planet.
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Until next week!
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I really liked this episode. I was NOT ready for the OP, and the ED was pretty nice too. I'm liking all the girls so far, none come across as annoying to me, not even Iori. If I were to pick a favorite girl, right now I'm between Miki and Chihaya. Miki because she's just so goddamn sexy and cute, and Chihaya...well I was spoiled and watched a little bit of Chihaya's route in the game...and I'll just leave it at that
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
Man episode 2 was trash.
First of all this main lead... This guy is incredibly boring. We don't know a single thing about his character other than he might secretly be a pevert or pedophile. Where's the personality? Who ARE you!?!?!?!
And my god, this opening is corny as fuck. Yes this is an anime about idols, get some real music for this! This is trash!
And man, there were some likable girls in the cast but apparently none of them got focus on this episode. Only the chipmunk voice sounding girls got focus. We got a fantastic episode about them learning to be themselves. Holy shit that was original.
Great, we also got a tsundere bitch. A poor girl who cares about food, and two annoying chimpanzee twins. Sorry, this was not fun. There's a way to have light hearted fun and it's not about poorly executed sexual humor.
The future of this anime is going to look bleak for me if I am treated more to this kinda garbage. And for the love of god, incinerate that tusndere bitch's bunny and fire her ass. Rie Kugimiya, please stop using that annoying squeaking. Must you plague me so?!?!
|2011-07-17, 00:06
|Link #255
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
I'm liking this anime as it's showing the girls growth to become better idols instead some silly slice of life. And i'm VERY HAPPY that he appeared!
Here's another VA interview with cast, this episode featuring Yayoi and Ami/Mami's voice actresses.
|2011-07-17, 00:11
|Link #256
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 29
@Reckoner: You really did choose the wrong anime for you, better to drop it as soon as posible, this series is cliche network directed only towards the peoples who wants those cliche, and obviously it seems you aren't the target audience.
|2011-07-17, 00:19
|Link #257
Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
But yeah I do agree about his complaint about Producer-san, it's a bit sad he seemed to have more personality when he was a subtitled camera man. I realize he can get away saying more things as a camera man with his camera rolling.. but still.. I'll rather he be not this bland for the rest of the series.
And FFS give him a name, they can call him Producer-san 99% of the time but give him a name as well.
|2011-07-17, 04:03
|Link #260
Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
I don't mind shows focused a lot on moe, take a look at Denpa Onna for example. Probably was that this episode not only focused on the least likable characters in the cast for me, the plot and gags floating around this episode were just not to my taste (Which also had to do with which girls they're focusing on). And when producer-san fails to support the show at all, to the point where it doesn't even feel like it matters whether or not he even exists in this show, it just makes me more ragey.
All I think is they can definitely improve upon what I saw in episode 2. Episode 1 was much better, and yes, he does for some reason have more personality while pretending to be a camera man than being a producer...
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Aid for storm damages coming from state
Valdez property owners might be eligible for help
While Valdez may have been spared many of the problems that resulted from the multiple rainstorms that brought high winds and flooding to much of southcentral Alaska, not all property owners got off scot free. This is why the State of Alaska's Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management has included Valdez in its disaster assistance program. It was created as a result of Gov. Sean Parnell's Sept. 21 disaster declaration and a hotline has been set up for property owners to use to report damages and sign up for assistance.
"We did talk to the city (Valdez City Hall) and they didn't have lots of reports of damages," said Jeremy Zydek, the agency's public information officer. Despite this, he is encouraging anyone in Valdez that had even minor damage from rain, flooding or high winds from the storms to call the hotline. "If we can help them, we will. The disaster event was both a wind and rain event."
That means assistance could be available to property owners that had damages from not only flooding, but high winds or rain.
Zydek said there are two reasons that it is important that homeowners fill out the state form for even minor damages.
First, seemingly minor damage can be found to be more extensive during the repair process, which means it can be more costly to fix.
"We can amend their application later" if hidden damage is later revealed Zydek said.
He also noted that minor damage reports from Valdez could help the state obtain federal aid to help finance disaster relief efforts in other parts of the state that were hit hard during the back-to-back storm systems.
"We need to gather that information in order to request a federal disaster declaration," Zydek said.
Property owners in Talkeetna to the Butte were especially hard hit by high water, while Tanacross experienced extensive damages from high winds. Cordova initially had little damage to report, then later experienced several weather related emergencies.
"The disaster event was both a wind and rain event," Zydek noted. "It's not just the flood damage."
Valdez experienced record rainfall during September, with the office of the National Weather Service issuing numerous flood warnings and high water watches throughout the month.
The Valdez weather service reported 26.15 inches of rain for September alone. The average September rainfall in Valdez is 9.61 inches and September of 2011 saw only 7.62 inches.
The almost non-stop rain caused several mudslides along the Richardson Highway during the month, and prompted many homeowners in the 10 Mile area to seek city help in sandbagging properties. The first deluge caused the Solomon Gulch Hydro Plant on Dayville Road to overflow, while other waterways throughout Valdez filled to brink. ADOT was forced to close the Richardson Highway through Keystone Canyon at one point, when the Lowe River rose to lap at area bridges. The last large-scale emergency hit September 23, when the Glacier Stream – fueled by an extreme deluge of excess water – changed its course and cut into the dump road, which remained closed to the public this week.
Property owners in Valdez that sustained damage from the storms can call the state hotline at 1-855-445-7131. The phones are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The individual assistance application period ends on November 20 according to Zydek.
Callers should be prepared to give a description of the losses and damages in addition to home ownership documentation. Insurance information and personal identification are also required for the application.


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Publishers and authors have a lot of misinformation about libraries. This might be a good time to bust the myths.Partnerships -- finding common cause in the connecting of reader and writer -- is the way out of the current conflict between Big Six publishers and America's public libraries. How do we do that? One way is casting libraries as an alternative to Amazon. Just this week, my library put up a link on our website to Bilbary. Wanna buy an ebook? Buy it from our library website and you not only get the ebook, 50% of the sales comes right back to your library. Added value? You bet.
Myth # 1: Libraries just want to buy one copy, then give your book away to the world. The truth: No, we don't. We do want to increase access -- getting more books in more people's hands is part of the library's mission. But we understand and adhere to copyright. We pay for multiple copies in the ebook world, just as we do with print. At Douglas County Libraries, we have our own system to manage ebook checkouts. We apply Digital Rights Management through the industry standard Adobe Content Server, and we check out books to just one person at a time.
Myth # 2. Libraries steal sales from publishers. The truth: No, we don't. Last year, my community of 300,000 people checked out over 8.2 million items. They never would have bought that many copies for their individual use. On the other hand, Douglas County residents did buy a lot of books. We have thousands of "power patrons" (people who visit the library once a week or more). Research conducted by Bowker and Library Journal found that "For every two books they borrow, power patrons buy one. And, maybe most surprising, nearly two thirds of power patrons buy books that they had previously borrowed at the library." That study was based on 2,000 library patrons. Our own study of almost 4,000 Douglas County patrons found much the same thing: The more people use the library, the more books they buy. We don't steal sales; we boost them.
Myth # 3. It's too easy to borrow books from the library. The truth: I wish. There isn't a public library in the nation that can buy enough copies to satisfy public demand. Most popular titles have waiting lists. It's not uncommon for people to wait a minimum of 12 weeks for bestsellers, or even up to a year. Library budgets have taken a hit in recent years. We can't supply all titles to the world; we can barely keep up with our own communities. We're not trying to make things difficult for people, but we can't offer instant gratification, either. We can, however, form new partnerships that make it easier for patrons to buy books.
We'll do that for awhile, then take a look at the numbers. In the short run, it's a customer convenience, and maybe a money-maker. But in the long run, should we allow ourselves to be used to sell books that we can't buy ourselves? Really? Or maybe it makes a lot more sense to use the money we make from these arrangements to buy books from those independent publishers.


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When Alex Hiebert takes the stage as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" at Goessel High School Nov. 9 and 10, her connection to the role of a young Kansas girl trying to find her way home goes a bit deeper than just learning the lines and singing the songs.
"You can find home wherever you are," Hiebert said, at a full costume rehearsal Thursday. "But this year I really had to think about where I wanted to be to finish my senior year of high school."
Hiebert and her immediate family moved to Buhler at the end of summer, but she has many extended relatives and friends still in the Goessel community.
"I really thought seriously about going to Buhler High School for my senior year," she said. "But all my friends are here and Goessel has been my home for so long. I just couldn't imagine graduating anywhere else. I wanted to be here with my friends."
Hiebert, who never had a leading role in a musical before "The Wizard of Oz," said playing the part of Dorothy was something she was excited to do.
"I've always loved the Wizard of Oz," she said. "And Dorothy is such a sweet, innocent, fun character. When I heard we were doing this play, I just had to get the part, I just identify with her so much."
Goessel will be staging the Royal Shakespeare Company version of "The Wizard of Oz" with music and lyrics from the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Herbert Stothart, and John Kane.
Several musical numbers enhance the production, including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," sung by Dorothy Gale, played by Hiebert.
Other cast members include Keenan Stultz, sophomore, who plays Uncle Henry; Georgia Thiesen, senior, doubly-cast as Aunt Em and Glinda the Good Witch of the North; Sarah Booth, sophomore, playing Almira Gultch and the Wicked Witch of the West; Mark Schmidt, junior, as Hunk and Scarecrow; Davis Cook, senior, as Hickory and Tin Man; and Luke Unruh, freshman, as Zeke and Cowardly Lion.
David Hesse, sophomore, plays Professor Marvel and the great Wizard of Oz; Erin Brubaker is the Munchkin Mayor, while Leighton Wagner plays the Munchkin Coroner. Gentry Thiesen plays the Emerald City guard, and Zachary Wiens is Nikko, the Commander of the Flying Monkeys. Pepper Makovec, a live dog, appears as Toto.
"Working with a real animal on stage has been … interesting," Hiebert said. "I thought I had all my lines memorized, but since we added the dog I find it really hard to focus. He does add a fun element to the whole thing though."
Also bringing the stage to life are munchkins, talking trees, citizens of Oz, flying monkeys, and guards, played by more Goessel High School students.
Hiebert said the best part of the whole play experience so far was being able to spend time with friends at practices.
"It's been a really tough schedule," she said. "I don't know how we have all gotten through it, but we have formed some really strong friendships by spending all this time together in rehearsals."
Hiebert, also a member of Elbiata Honor Choir and the GHS volleyball team that recently won Wheat State League and sub-state runner-up titles, said her schedule has been very full in recent weeks.
Musical director Renae Schmidt Peters said the hard work and dedication of Goessel students was evident in their success.
"Sometimes these kids are here from before 7:30 a.m. to after 10 at night," Peters said. "They are all working so hard. They are really bringing this whole show to life. It's just amazing."
Performance times for "The Wizard of Oz" on Friday and Saturday is 7 p.m. at GHS auditorium, with Family Career and Community Leaders group members serving a lasagna dinner from 5:45 to 6:45 in the Goessel High School cafeteria. Admission for the musical is $5 for adults and $3 for children, students, and seniors. Tickets are available from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at GHS office or by calling (620) 367-2242.


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US Innovation: Built On Copying And Permissionless Innovation
from the a-history-lesson deptWe recently wrote about Rep. Marsha Blackburn's nearly 100% fact free oped about how we need stronger copyright and patent enforcement to encourage innovation. I wanted to revisit that article to drill down on one point:
America has always been a society that rewards good ideas and protects property rights in a free-market capitalist system, not one premised on permission-less innovation where others can free-ride or take someone's creation without even asking. It's wrong to deny creators and innovators the fruits of their labor or to deprive them of their individual right to profit for the work they legitimately create.As we noted in response, that's simply not true. And the history of American innovation is actually almost entirely about permissionless innovation and copying someone else's ideas and making them better. Ben reminded us that a few months ago Bloomberg actually had a really detailed discussion of how early US industrialization, led by the same founding fathers of the US, was all about copying others and permissionless innovation. We wrote about this at the time, but it's worth a reminder, just to see how incredibly wrong Rep. Blackburn is in her oped.
That's why the U.S. Constitution under Article I, Section 8 recognized these natural rights and empowered Congress to secure them in a way that advances honest and legitimate activity.
In its adolescent years, the U.S. was a hotbed of intellectual piracy and technology smuggling, particularly in the textile industry, acquiring both machines and skilled machinists in violation of British export and emigration laws. Only after it had become a mature industrial power did the country vigorously campaign for intellectual-property protection.In fact, it was a widely supported view that Americans should flat-out copy the innovations of other countries, and this included direct statements from some of the key framers of the Constitution. Take, for example, Alexander Hamilton, considered one of the key people behind the Constitution. He cowrote the Federalist Papers, and his contributions are considered some of the most important in understanding and interpreting the intentions of the Constitution. So, how did he feel about Blackburn's claim that Article I, Section 8 was recognizing the "natural rights" based on innovation and that it was wrong to "deny creators and innovators the fruits of their labor"? Turns out Hamilton says that Blackburn's interpretation of the Constitution and history are both completely wrong:
The most candid mission statement in this regard was Alexander Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures," submitted to Congress in December 1791. "To procure all such machines as are known in any part of Europe can only require a proper provision and due pains," Hamilton wrote. "The knowledge of several of the most important of them is already possessed. The preparation of them here is, in most cases, practicable on nearly equal terms."Much of the rest of the article gives example after example of how US innovation and industrialization was based on this exact pattern. And, of course, this is not just an American pattern. We've seen how other countries, including Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands used similar techniques to industrialize. Either way, even a basic knowledge of the history of industrialization shows that Blackburn's claims about the Constitution are completely misinformed. And yet she wishes to base a massive policy shift based on these misunderstandings? Yikes.
Notice that Hamilton wasn't urging the development of indigenous inventions to compete with Europe but rather the direct procurement of European technologies through "proper provision and due pains" -- meaning, breaking the laws of other countries. As the report acknowledged, most manufacturing nations "prohibit, under severe penalties, the exportation of implements and machines, which they have either invented or improved." At least part of the "Report on Manufactures" can therefore be read as a manifesto calling for state-sponsored theft and smuggling.
The first U.S. Patent Act encouraged this policy. Although the law safeguarded domestic inventors, it didn't extend the same courtesy to foreign ones -- they couldn't obtain a U.S. patent on an invention they had previously patented in Europe. In practice, this meant one could steal a foreign invention, smuggle it to the U.S., and develop it for domestic commercial applications without fear of legal reprisal.
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