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To be totally honest, when the doorbell rang earlier today and the UPS man handed me an Amazon package, I could not for the life of me recall what I had ordered. It was only when I opened the package and saw the box within for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" that I remembered pre-ordering one the day it was initially announced over two months ago.
Phil's Fire HD 8.9" should arrive on Monday and team will take it from there, but in the spirit of the unnecessary yet mandatory unboxing, I fired up the video camera to get one done. Check out the video above to see what's in the box, the Epic Mickey ad on the start screen, and how the HD 8.9" sizes up to Apple's iPad. For more information and to order, you can jump over to Amazon.


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Colloquia: Alumni Return to Classroom as Teachersby Public Affairs Staff • June 6, 2008 Share:
Stephen Goldsmith '68 - Do Ideas Really Matter?
Howard W. Hewitt - Former Indianapolis Mayor and Professor of Government at Harvard University Stephen Goldsmith '68 shared conservative views with a touch of pragmatism and "at least pretending to be bi-partisan" point of view.
Mixing self-deprecating humor with insight and drawing from his wealth of political experience, he shed light on his years as Indianapolis mayor and his vision and concerns about the future.
He often cited Joe O'Rourke and Ben Rogge as huge influences on his career and thinking. Goldsmith, who also serves as Chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, talked about the upcoming election.
He first tackled entitlement spending by putting it into perspective. He noted that by 2050 it will take the entire federal budget to fund Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Anyone paying the 35 percent income tax now would have to pay 70 percent to fund the entitlement programs 42 years from now.
"And this election will help frame the rest of this century," he said. "The stuff (economics professor) Ben Rogge taught us here at Wabash College is going to play is self out in the next few months."
He marveled at the enthusiasm and fund-raising success of Barack Obama. He said college age students are more engaged in community service now than any time since the Second World War "Senator Obama has tapped into that. But it's not just a phenomenon of the left; it's something we should all tap into."
Goldsmith spent considerable time on education after quipping he had done "about everything you could do wrong" while Indianapolis mayor.
"If we're going to have a successful and prosperous country, we're going to have to have a well educated population. We can't have the high school drop out rates at 50 percent in the inner cities."
He said those who don't get a high school diploma become consumers of government instead of contributors to society. "The role of government is to create public value, not wealth. If you help someone accomplish something then that's good."
After his colloquium Goldsmith did some one-on-one mentoring with two Wabash students. Read about that here.
Max Servies '58: A Conversation About Wabash Athletics
Jim Amidon — Max Servies '58, back on the Wabash campus to celebrate his 50th class reunion, delighted the audience at a colloquium session at which he talked about the history of Wabash athletics. Prior to his retirement, Servies had been head wrestling coach for 40 years and served as director of athletics for more than 30 years. He remains the longest serving coach in Wabash's vast athletic history.
"The athletic program at Wabash has always been under the auspices of the president of the College," he said. "It was always meant to be educational. Our coaches were teachers and taught us not only how to win tough games, but to learn from the tough losses."
Servies is also the author of a book, Some Little Giants, which traces the history of Wabash athletics to its beginnings in 1866. That was the year Wabash defeated Asbury (later DePauw) 45-32 in a nine-inning baseball game, which Servies said, "Officially started our athletic school spirit."
"Our history in athletics has been about having fun," he said. "Having fun is the most important part for our athletes. You can have fun in both wins and losses, from generation to generation."
Servies touched on some historic milestones and key events in Wabash's athletics past. He cited the spirit and excitement generated in 1876, America's centennial year, when Wabash celebrated with a 35-3 baseball victory over Asbury.
He spoke fondly of the old Polytechnic Gym, which was built in 1872 but eventually became "a museum that housed dinosaur bones." Later that building was razed to build Chadwick Court in 1916, which was then the envy of every college and university in the state.
Servies noted Wabash's 4-0 win over Butler in the first intercollegiate football game played west of the Allegheny Mountains. Jesse Taber, an accomplished tennis player, "kicked four goals in the victory," according to the Hall of Fame coach.
Two years later, Wabash claimed the state intercollegiate football championship. Returning from Franklin College by train to the Plumb Street Station near campus, the team was greeted by hundreds of shouting fans. It was there that Wabash established its official team color (scarlet). After heliotrope had been suggested, team manager and star Billy Martin shouted, "Hell no, we want blood!" to the delight of the assembled masses.
Servies laughed with the audience when he described Wabash's 1889 football game against Purdue. The rivals from the north came down via the Monon rail line to Crawfordsville with a team comprised of more than undergraduate college students. "Angry Wabash students followed the Purdue players all the way to the station after the game, calling them blacksmiths, hayseeds, cornfield sailors, rail splitters, and finally boilermakers. And that name stuck," said Servies, who is a member of the Indiana Wrestling and Football Halls of Fame.
Max gave special attention to the Wabash-DePauw rivalry, especially in football. The rivalry began in 1890, the same year Army first met Navy, and ended with a 0-0 tie.
Other high points of Servies' talk included:
• Francis Cayou's 1904 team — local newspapers called the players "Good Little Men," which the Chicago Tribune later changed to "Little Giants" because of Wabash's fighting spirit against much larger teams.
• Basketball coach Ralph Jones' work as Wabash's basketball coach. "Ralph Jones built a powerhouse — he had what the newspapers claimed a world championship team in 1908," said Servies. "They were 24-0!"
• "Pete Vaughan was the man as a coach in football and basketball in the 1920s," said Servies. Vaughan coached two "Wonder Five" basketball teams, in 1922 and 1925, and from 1921 through 1927, his football team beat DePauw seven times in a row with six shutouts.
"Track coach Owen Huntsman was like a father to me," recalled Servies. "When I came back here to coach in 1960, Mr. (Garland) Frazier assigned me to Owen. Now Owen was a great teacher and a great coach, but he was never a super organized guy. I didn't know anything about track, so it was my job to try to help get the little things done."
Servies concluded by speaking with pride of some of the accomplishments of the coaches he hired as director of athletics. "I'm proud especially of Frank Navarro's 1977 football team that played in the Stagg Bowl; Mac Petty's 1982 basketball team that won a national championship; Stan Parrish's run as football coach; and Rob Johnson's effect on school spirit and sportsmanship. Those things make me very proud."
Richard B. Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D. '83 - How Philanthropy Can Rescue the Health Professions
Kim Johnson - Richard B. Gunderman '83 is a physician-ethicist who is concerned about why so many physicians are currently unhappy in their chosen professions. He presented a colloquium session titled "How Philanthropy Can Rescue the Health Professions."
"Let physicians do what they care about most," Gunderman said. "It's about the love of our fellow human beings. Generosity and compassion are the remedies to what is ailing modern American medicine."
In his presentation, he cited a recent survey by the American College of Physician Executives that found two-thirds of physicians have experienced emotional burn out, one third have suffered from depression or family discord, and 60 percent of physicians have considered leaving medicine.
Gunderman believes the root of the problem is low physician morale from physicians being forced to make medicine about seeing more patients and generating more revenue rather than caring for people.
He explained that where physician morale is high, patient satisfaction, trust, and confidence in the physician is higher. Patient well-being and compliance in prescribed treatment is also higher when the physician has greater job satisfaction.
The solution, he said, is found in the quote "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give."
"Our most precious resource is not the MRI machine or the CT machine but it is inspiring the next generation of physicians."
Richard Gunderman is a Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy at Indiana University, where he also serves as Vice Chair of Radiology and Director or Pediatric Radiology. He is a Fellow of the Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence and serves on the Board of Governors of the Kinsey Institute and the Institute for Advanced Study.
He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Wabash College, and his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, as well as a M.P.H. from Indiana University.
Reminiscences—Emeritus Professors Vic Powell H'55 and Hall Peebles H'63 Share Stories from Their Years Teaching at Wabash. (Click Here for a Photo Album.)
Norman Schumaker '63—"Failing at Retirement
Steve Charles—Scientist/Entrepreneur Norm Schumaker '63 has led, founded, or co-founded four cutting-edge technology companies since leaving AT&T Bell Laboratories" New Materials and Technologies division in the early 1980s, hence the title of his presentation: "Failing at Retirement."
"What are the reasons one retires?" Schumaker wondered aloud, offering answers ranging from "time to pursue hobbies" to "time to travel" to "raising grandkids."
"In other words, you retire to do the things you want to do," says Schumaker, who most recently retired from Infineon Technologies after helping to start the company in 2006. For Schumaker, those things include "the race for success," "the challenge of the hunt," and "the enthusiasm you find working with young people."
"Students and young people consistently revitalize you."
Schumaker, who holds a degree in chemistry from Wabash College and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from MIT, called establishing these companies "a roller coaster ride of success and failure."
Perhaps the greatest success is Molecular Imprints, a developer and manufacturer of nano-lithography systems that allow for cheaper and faster production of semiconductor and optical-electronic parts that was named the "Most Promising Technology of the Year" in 2005 by the Electrical Engineers Times. Schumaker provided seed money for the company and became its president and CEO after two professors from the University of Texas approached him with the technology and asked his help getting the company started.
In a recent issue of Wabash Magazine, Schumaker had this to say about the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur: "In all the successful entrepreneurs I have met, as well as all successful scientists, the will to succeed was an apparent and strong motivating factor in their character. An almost messianic faith in their vision and product led them to the success they desired."
Schumaker has patented seven inventions and served on advisory panels for the National Academy of Science. Audience members at Friday's talk included chemistry professor Scott Feller and Lon Porter, who hosted Schumaker four years ago when the entrepreneur met with their classes for presentations on science, technology, and the businesses of the future.
Dr. Mark Doyle '98 - A White Wally in a Post-Apartheid South Africa: my post-graduation journey from the research bench to the Peace Corps and back again
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After finishing his Ph.D. in molecular biology in 2004, Dr. Mark Doyle '98 wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life. He had spent some time volunteering in the past and decided he would take off a couple years to focus on that.
In his colloquium session titled "A White Wally in a Post-Apartheid South Africa: my post-graduation journey from the research bench to the Peace Corps and back again" he talked about his two years volunteering in South Africa at a high school.
More than 200,000 Americans have volunteered for the Peace Corps with about 8,000 people currently volunteering. Volunteers range in age from young adults to retirees in their 80s. Doyle said, "I'm long for the day I'll retire so I can go back."
While in South Africa he worked at a high school training teachers. "Being a product of America gives us a functional set of skills we often take for granted," Doyle said. While it seems obvious to Americans what to do with a computer, even simply turning it on is not common knowledge in many other parts of the world.
Doyle did in-service programs for teachers encouraging them to do hands-on activities with students in biology. After a about a year he realized computers were the way to get teachers interested so he developed a 14-week computer curriculum from "the power button and double-click through basic skills in Word and Excel," he said.
"There is a lot of money in South Africa and it is easy to get computers in schools but once there, they just sit because no one even knows how to turn them on. Teaching the computer course was one of the most meaningful parts of what I did during my time there."

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Brighter Services needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 106 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Commercial janitorial/logistical maintenance service provider. Logo must represent a "green" type of maintenance service (green = environmentally safe). Need logo that captures Fortune 500 company cliental. Currently thinking of a logo with sun rays and green background however, I am open to all ideas.
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The path to IT Transformation can be daunting. Say you start with a clear idea and decide to take the actionable steps recommended by the experts: Plan, Assess, Design, Migrate and Manage, and Optimize. But then, as always, reality happens:
- The budget shrinks or expenses are higher than anticipated.
- You can't find enough employees with the right skill sets.
- You thought you had conquered sprawl, but a business unit has an extra database platform you didn't account for in the beginning.
- Hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities were unaccounted for, leaving you open to cyberattacks.
Unfortunately, the list of potential pitfalls is long. But there are ways to avoid problems. You can start by identifying issues that may pop up at each stage of the journey. Here's a guide to some of the key questions you should be asking and steps you should be taking:
Plan: Have you identified all stakeholders and gained consensus on how IT will contribute to the overall business strategy? This will help you determine which workloads, applications and IT systems to outsource. Have you identified security needs and risks? Have you identified governance issues and created a communication plan?
Assess: What do you discard, what do you keep, and what areas of the business and infrastructure are affected? At this stage, you should inventory and evaluate all areas of IT, including workloads, applications, workflows, systems and data centers. Remember, IT Transformation is not just about technology; it's about people and processes.
Design: Is your new solution scalable and cost-effective? Are your platforms stable, resilient and secure? You should be designing your architecture and processes at this point in the journey, which means accounting for all new business requirements and identifying—and resolving—any security, hardware and network dependencies. Can you do this alone, or do you need outside consulting? Have you identified and researched potential suppliers? Are you ready to choose providers and sign contracts?
Migrate and Manage: Are you ready to test your plan and conduct a proof-of-concept migration? Make sure you install the proper security measures during all phases of the migration. If necessary, be prepared to re-architect applications for the cloud. And, please, have a continuity and contingency plan. Once you've migrated your first round of data and applications, you can move other applications according to your project plans. Make sure you can manage the day-to-day elements of your new state with close monitoring of performance. The last thing you need is dissatisfied customers or employees.
Optimize: With IT Transformation, you are never done. Done well, it can be a virtuous circle, feeding on successful customer engagements and interactions. But success takes constant vigilance. Have you identified the new focus and role of IT? How are you measuring success? How will employee culture evolve? IT is now much more tightly aligned with the business, which means IT leaders have to be thinking beyond technology: Is IT meeting the needs of customers and employees? Can IT attract and retain top talent? Is IT driving innovation?
Ready for your journey? Before you get started, take a moment to review our interactive infographic covering the same theme we've discussed here: Navigating the Treacherous Terrain of IT Transformation. It provides more detail on dealing with potential pitfalls (and it's a bit more fun). Once you've explored the infographic, learn even more with our new ebook, "The CIO's Survival Guide to IT Transformation."
And when you're ready to venture into the world of IT Transformation, we're here to help. Our Professional Services team has successfully guided many travelers along this journey—and we can do the same for you.


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"Since the three years I've been here, we've never watched the film with the quarterback. But after practice we watch the film with the quarterbacks. When there comes a ball that's an incompletion I always ask, 'What do you think Russ,' and then he'll say what he thinks and then I'll say what I think, Sidney will say what he thinks. We're all on the same page I think. We still got some work to do but we're all on the same page and moving in the right direction."
- Golden Tate on one of the many traits of Russell Wilson that has changed the very nature, and trajectory, of this Seattle offense.
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From The Files Of July 27, 1989 '89 Fulton County Area Vocational Technical School Superintendent of Record William Printz and Gary Truax, president of the votech
school's joint operating committee, shared the honors at groundbreaking ceremonies July 19 at the site of the vo-tech building trades program's student home building project. Vo-tech students will construct a house on the lot along U.S. Route 522 in Ayr Township which was purchased by the program from Rudy Smith of McConnellsburg.
A Cumberland, Md., man charged with the shooting death of his stepdaughter and the wounding of his wife and stepson at their Black Oak Road summer trailer on July 16 was returned to Pennsylvania July 19. Police said Winford Melvin Jr. waived extradition from Virginia at a hearing last Wednesday and was returned here by local state police. Melvin wound up in Winchester, Va., following the shootings at his family's Bethel Township summer home on the evening of July 16.
Max "Dutch" Fraker of Fort Littleton will be celebrating his 84th birthday this Friday, July 18.
The 56th annual Knobsville homecoming will be held July 29 at the Methodist Church and picnic grounds.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Emerson of Hancock on July 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Waldon of Rockhill Furnace on July 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bard of Needmore on July 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lynch of Doylesburg on July 20.
Frank and Carolyn Hollenshead of Needmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Jeanne Diane, to Timothy Kenneth Leedy, son of Kenneth and Shelby Leedy of Chambersburg.
Linette Hamil and David Printz were united in marriage June 3 at Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren in Needmore. Parents of the couple are Larry and Connie Hamil of Needmore and William and Joyce Printz, also of Needmore.
Marriage licenses: Robert Hahn, McConnellsburg, and Gerri Pine, McConnellsburg; Robert Morgan Jr., McConnellsburg, and Tammy Seiders, McConnellsburg.
Deaths: Elmira B. Ray, McConnellsburg; David L. Drenning, Harrisonville; Mildred Tice, Tuscola; Patrick Cisney, Shade Gap; Herman Garland, Hagerstown; K. Ruth Miller, Greencastle; William Davis Jr., Mc- Connellsburg; Esta Clark, Warfordsburg; Earl Akers, Crystal Spring; Ethel Truax, Mercersburg; Velma Leidig, Shippensburg; Helen Edwards, Quincy, Pa., formerly of Waterfall.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of July 26, 1979 '79 Another migrant bear was sighted on Saturday in Fulton County. Jim Bradnick watched the bear in a field with some cattle
across the Little Aughwick Creek at Burnt Cabins, then it crossed the road heading north. It was later sighted about half a mile away.
The 1979 Fulton County Little League champions, the Pirates, finished the season with 22 wins and one loss. Members of the team are Joe Murdock, Matt Cover, Jeff Garber, Brian Souders, Todd Garber, Troy Ott, Todd Strait, Mark Peck, Kim Butts, Kenny Welsh, Amy Jo Booth, Chris Culler, Shane Mellott, Travis Fore and Wayne Kendall and coaches Allen Cover and Loy Garber.
A natural gas discovery near Keyser, W.Va., has sparked speculation about increased exploratory drilling, some of which could take place in the Fulton County area. The discovery is located in a 650-milelong geological area known as the Eastern Overhurst Belt. Fulton County lies within that area, as do parts of Bedford and Huntingdon counties. The companies are waiting to see how productive the Keyser wells will be before investing the huge costs required in drilling operations.
Engagement: Adonna Reba Norma Hill and Samuel Grant Iverson announce their engagement. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hill of Warfordsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Grant Iverson of Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Clarence Barnett Jr. of Hustontown underwent open heart surgery last Wednesday at Harrisburg Hospital and is improving well.
Specials at the IGA: sliced bacon, 98 cents lb.; Banquet cooking bags, 29 cents; Clorox bleach, 9 cents/gallon; Filbert's soft margarine, 69 cents, 1-lb. bowl; sirloin tip steaks, $2.29 lb.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beiler Jr., Spring Run, on July 14; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robbie L. Breakall of McConnellsburg on July 14; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Murray of Warfordsburg on July 14; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pine of Mercersburg on July 14; twin sons to Mr. and Mrs. David Longacre of Dry Run on July 18; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hill of Needmore on July 20; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Moore of Needmore on July 20.
Joanna Kay Lynch and Glenn Edwin Mellott were united in marriage at St.Thomas Episcopal Church on June 16. Parents of the couple are Mrs. Margaret Lynch and the late Roy Lynch of Hancock and Mrs. Mary Mellott and the late Hubert Mellott of Needmore.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 7, 1969 '69 The week of August 18-23 will be "Fair Time" in Fulton County. The Fulton County Fair is now recognized by the Department
of Agriculture as one of the better fairs in the commonwealth. According to Dwight Howner, director in charge of county fairs, the local exposition has a well-rounded program.
One-hundred-twelve Airstream families attended the first Pennsylvania and Keystone Unit rally which was held at the fairgrounds in McConnellsburg on August 1, 2 and 3. The majority of the Caravanners were from Pennsylvania. On Friday, a tour included the Great Cove Golf and Recreation Club; Rankin Mellott's 1917 steam engine, the only known grist mill in operation in Pennsylvania today, located at Webster Mills and owned by D.K. Morton Jr.; a tour of the Fulton County Courthouse, and John Kelso's antique automobiles. The evening program included films, square dancing and refreshments.
Loot amounting to $5,999, which was taken from the Fort Loudon branch of the National Valley Bank and Trust Co. of Chambersburg during an armed robbery on Friday afternoon, was recovered by police on Monday in a mountainous area near Caledonia.
Specials at the A&P: frozen chicken breasts, 2-lb. pkg., $1.39; haddock fillets, 69 cents 1-lb. pkg.; longhorn cheddar cheese, 75 cents lb.; Ann Page salad dressing, 49 cents qt. jar.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark and three children of Hustontown recently spent their vacation on a fishing trip in Canada.
Engagement: Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Mellott of Big Cove Tannery announce the engagement of their daughter, Shirley Eileen, to Mark Clifford Seville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Seville of McConnellsburg.
Marriage licenses: Bliss Pittman of Mercersburg and Ella Mae Bivens of Harrisonville; Harry Kershner and Audrey Jane Thomas, both of St.Thomas; Clair Traxler of Blairs Mills and Nancy Keebaugh of Hustontown.
Deaths: Clarence H. Deshong, Needmore; Daniel Barnhart, Hustontown.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Thanos of McConnellsburg on July 28; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Feagley of McConnellsburg on August 1; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richards of Needmore on August 1.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 6, 1959 '59 Miss Eliza Corbin of State College underwent major surgery last Tuesday at the Public Health Hospital in Baltimore.
Paul Seiders is now off the critical list at Hahneman Hospital in Philadelphia after undergoing delicate heart surgery last week.
Miss Ella Kendall is now a guest at the Decker Nursing Home.
State unemployment compensation checks totalled 145,306 last week, with a monetary value of $4,017,177.
Increased interest was shown in the Fulton Chamber of Commerce and its aims last Wednesday when 23 members turned up at Hamil's Restaurant for the regular luncheon business meeting. The main business at the meeting last week was a discussion of the proposed parking lot behind the Harris Hotel, the VFW building and the K.G. Richards building (A&P) with a view to expand it in the future. Work will begin on this project in about three weeks. It was also announced that house numbering will soon be required by a borough ordinance.
New Mexico police are still investigating the death of Donald Eugene Cromer of Armington, N.M., a native of Fort Littleton. Cromer was found dead on July 27 of a gunshot wound, at a spot about 70 miles from his home in New Mexico. Missing since June 15, his body was found about 150 feet from his parked car.
Allen Lee Smith of Amaranth will graduate from the Shippensburg State College.
Mrs. Marie Mellott of McConnellsburg, Miss Helen Edwards of Waterfall and Rev. J. Carl Williams of Mc- Connellsburg have been appointed by Gov. David L. Lawrence to serve on the Fulton County Assistance Board.
The Army will draft 9,000 men in October, an increase of 2,000 over the August and September calls.
Recent births at the Berkeley Springs Hospital included a daughter on July 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Hixon of Amaranth and a daughter on July 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Clem Smith of Amaranth.
Augustus B. Ruppenthal of Hancock and Melvin Crist of Needmore have been named as members of the American Tree Farm System.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Linthurst took their daughter, Jane, to the Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg where she will be hospitalized for three weeks.
On August 16, a special rededication service will be held at Cedar Grove Christian Church, Warfordsburg. Both the church and basement have been entirely renovated.
Miss Nancy J. Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Naugle of McConnellsburg, has been accepted for admission in the freshman class at Wilson College in Chambersburg.
William Fisher Morton and Nancy Lee Pyles were married on Sunday afternoon.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Souders of Harrisonville on July 22; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Decker of Harrisonville on July 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. William E.Whiteside of Amaranth on July 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gress of Mc- Connellsburg on July 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Blair Hann of Big Cove Tannery on July 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fisher of McConnellsburg on July 30.
Paul E. Walters Jr. and Lois V. Barton were married on June 28.
Death: Mrs. William H. Clevenger of Amaranth.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 11, 1949 '49 According to Ray Robinson, supervisor of the Fulton County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, records were computed on 418
cows, owned by 24 members, during the month of July. The high herd during the month was owned by Mifflin Carnell of Warfordsburg, whose 14 cows average 952 pounds of milk and 36.6 pounds of fat.
The Fulton County Fair will be held this year from Wednesday, August 31, through Saturday, September 3.
Jack Hill of Cove Gap, who recently completed a year's apprenticeship with a Chambersburg cobbler, has leased Oscar Unger's shoe repair shop on the courthouse square.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Cunningham will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on August 16.
Roger, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mellott of McConnellsburg, received a fractured vertebrae in the neck recently when he dove into a swimming hole and hit his head on the bank.
Carl Paylor, local athlete, was injured in a baseball game at Lockport last Thursday night when he was spiked in the right hand by an opposing player sliding into third base.
Lawson L. Cunningham, well-known and highly respected citizen of New Grenada and for many years one of the News' most faithful correspondents, died at his home on Tuesday.
Birth: a son on August 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lynch of McConnellsburg; a daughter on August 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pittman of McConnellsburg; a son on August 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Truax of Harrisonville.
A wedding dinner was held on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Van Horn Sr. of Wells Tannery in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Van Horn Jr. of Chambersburg.
Deaths: Mrs. Nellie Josephine Litton of Charleston, W.Va.; James W. Hedding of Orchard Cossing, Blair County.
70 Years Ago
From the Files Of august 10, 1939 '39 Deaths: Mrs. Jehu (Elizabeth Cowan) Booth of Clear Ridge; Alexander Mellott of Akersville; Mrs. Sarah Luemma Mellott Minnich
of Sipes Mill; Pastor Charles W. Seville of Topeka; Nancy P. Grissinger of Decatur, Ill.
The first tragedy on the Pennsylvania Turnpike occurred on August 5 when a 20-ton boulder broke loose from the ceiling of the tunnel job near Somerset, crushing the scaffolding on which the men were working.
Nearly 50 young people and children of the Hustontown charge are attending the Bible School and camp at Kiwa-Li-Rota at Entriken.
Ned Knepper, one of Taylor Township's road supervisors, was injured about the face while dynamiting stumps on Saturday. He was clearing land for a new election house and was too close to a charge of dynamite which exploded prematurely. For a time, it was feared he would lose his sight, but Dr. E.H. MacKinlay informed the News on Wednesday that his eyes are coming along very well and that he will not lose his sight.
Arnold F. Deshong and Hazel B. Truax were married on July 30.
Licking Creek Township has made application for departments of home economics and vocational agriculture.
Railroad history was found in Fulton County - the county without a railroad - last week when two representatives of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad called on Rev. William J. Lowe. They secured photographic information from the pastor's collection of rare locomotive pictures. These photos, covering more than 100 years, were collected by Rev. Lowe during the time he held a position as locomotive designer for the Reading Co. in the Reading Locomotive Shops. The pictures, many of which will appear in a historical volume to be issued by the Reading Co., are said to be of great value, many being the only ones in existence.
A unique birthday party was held last Thursday for Jack and Naomi Wildoner. Their birthdays are on the same day, August 3. Jack was 9 and Naomi was 6.
Admitted to the Everett Hospital the past week were Mrs. Anna Strait of Harrisonville for a gall bladder operation; Mrs. George Sipes of Webster Mills for a minor operation; and Mary Ann Gordon of McConnellsburg for an operation on her eye. Gail Fraker and Caroline Buterbaugh of McConnellsburg underwent tonsil operations.
The Breezewood Band will present a sacred concert at the Union Lawn Service on Sunday evening.
The Department of Public Instruction has announced that Miss Jeanne Cutshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cutshall, was the winner of the state scholarship exam given on May 5. She will receive $100 for each of her years in college.
Prof. Heil, principal of the Green Hill School, has resigned to accept a similar position at the St. Thomas School.
The local Lions Club was the sponsoring organization for a similar club which was launched in Everett on Friday night with a charter membership of 20. Eight local Lions attended the opening dinner meeting.
Mrs. Mary Harr received lacerations of the right temple and contusions of the right jaw when she was struck by a car as she was walking along Route 522, a short distance north of Mc- Connellsburg on Saturday.
Mrs. Rush Barmont entered Chambersburg Hospital on Tuesday for an operation.
Miss Ruth Woodall is vacationing at a dude ranch in the Poconos.
Joanne Decker marked her seventh birthday on August 5.
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From The Files Of August 8, 1929 '29 A Butler woman was killed in a two-car accident on the Lincoln
Highway near Dale Oakman's residence, near Harrisonville, last Thursday.
Death: Mrs. Parthena Mellott Truax of Needmore.
The Pigeon Cove Fire Co. was called one day last week to fight a fire in Willard Palmer's hayfield.
James Hendershot of Warfordsburg left on Sunday for Chicago where he will take a course as an electrician.
Dorsey L. Shepler and Margaret Kinter were married on August 5.
A kitchen shower was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Hollinshead on July 31 in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. Myles Lashaw Jr.
Oran Eldon Cooper and Bessie Louise Harris were married on August 1.
Melvin, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall, received a broken left leg last Monday when a tree his father was cutting lodged in a sapling and, finally breaking loose, fell on the boy.
Bruce Appleby of Clear Ridge celebrated his 18th birthday on Saturday.
J.N. Duvall, the last Civil War veteran in Wells Township, was taken suddenly ill last week and is now a patient in Roaring Spring Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wible of Knobsville are the proud parents of a new baby girl.
Mrs. Ingle Smith of Northcraft celebrated her 55th birthday on Saturday.


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Roberta Gehlke recorded one of the best seasons in school history as a junior...Named a Second Team All-American for the second year in a row and First Team All-Big West for the third straight year...Only the second player in school history to be named an All-American twice in her career...One of the best all-around players in the nation, she led the Big West Conference in kills (5.05) and digs (4.08) per game...Finished with 555 kills, the third highest single-season total in school history...Also had 449 digs, the seventh highest single-season total in school history...Became the school's all-time leader in career kills when she captured her 1,548th career put-away vs. UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on December 6th...Was named Big West Player of the Week twice during the season...Had double-digit kills in 30 of her 33 matches played...Had double-digit digs in 24 matches...Had career-highs in both kills (32) and digs (25) against top-ranked Long Beach State at the Thunderdome on October 2nd...Broke her own single-match record with 87 kill attempts against Long Beach...Also had 31 kills and 14 digs versus Pacific at the Thunderdome on October 3rd...Led UCSB in kills in all three NCAA Tournament matches...Was also named the MVP of the Red Raider Classic after leading the Gauchos to the championship...Was also named co-MVP of the Judy Bellomo Classic.
Gehlke followed up a stellar freshman season with an even more impressive sophomore campaign...Named Second Team All-American as well as First Team All-Big West...Led the Big West in total kills with 540, the third highest total in Gaucho single-season history...Finished with averages of 4.25 kills, 2.83 digs and .36 blocks per game as a sophomore...Her 4.25 kills per game was fourth on the all-time single-season list...Had double-digit kill performances in 28 of UCSB's 37 matches...Had 15-plus kill performances 14 times, 20-plus kills eight times and 30-plus three times (30 and 31 vs. Long Beach and 31 vs. UCLA)...Not only did she set a career-high 31 kills vs. Long Beach on November 4th, she set a then school record for attempts in a match with 83, breaking the previous record of 80 held by Judy Bellomo, who did it twice in 1987...Was named Big West player of the Week on October 13th after averaging 5.63 kills and 1.75 digs per game in matches versus Long Beach and Pacific.
An outstanding freshman season culminated in her being named the Big West Freshman of the Year...Became just the second Gaucho ever to earn the honor, joining Kim Keys who was honored in 1992...She was also named First Team All-Big West and AVCA All-District...Finished the year with 480 kills, 371 digs and 28 service aces...Her 4.13 kills per game was third best in the conference...Her 371 digs and 3.2 per game average was best in the Big West...Appeared in 31 matches and a team-high 116 games...Led UCSB in kills on 17 occasions...Went over the 20 kill mark eight times...Set a season-high with a 28 kill performance against USC in the championship of the Santa Clara tournament...Other 20 kill matches came against San Diego State (20), Oral Roberts (24), Stanford (23), Loyola Marymount (26), Pepperdine (23), Pacific (20), and Long Beach (20)...Led the team with 24 double-digit dig matches...Had a season best 22-dig performance against Pepperdine.
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Prepped at Mater Dei High School...A three-time All-CIF selection...A First Team Mizuno All-American and Student Sports Magazine All-American...Named the Mater Dei MVP and South Coast League MVP...Named First Team All-County...Played club for Nike OC and coach Charlie Brande...Named the MVP of the Nike Fall Classic in Las Vegas, the California Challenge and the Orange County All-Star game...Led Nike OC to the Davis Tournament title two consecutive years.
Roberta Anne Gehlke was born on March 18, 1978...The daughter of Robert and Barbara Gehlke...Nicknamed Robi.


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LucasHall needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
We are a small company that provides information technology and other professional services to public and private sector clients within the United States.
Our DoD and Homeland Security division provides the following services to defense-related federal agencies:
• Strategic Planning and CIO Support
• System Certification and Accreditation (C&A)
• System Integration
• Database Administration
• Network Engineering and Administration
• Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)
• Scientific, Engineering, Technical Assistance (SETA)
• Human Capital and Risk Reduction
• Budgeting and Financial Management
• BRAC Support
1. US Defense-related federal agencies
2. The US Federal Government as a whole
3. CIO's and Program Management Offices within the US Government
Active Military personnel typically live their days through rules. Rules and Order keep soldiers safe. Chaos is frowned upon, and therefore a logo that is more structured and orderly will appeal to uniformed soldiers. Patriotism is strong with Government employees, and patriotic symbols will draw good attention.
Our Company has 5 Divisions. Each division has its own logo/icon that represents its function and gives itself a unique identity.
Our 5 current Division Icons can be found on our homepage, in the bottom right corner. We are looking to replace the "Defense" Logo/Icon for our Dept of Defense and Homeland Security Division:
The ideal logo/icon, would marry the Federal Government/Defense concept with the Information Technology expertise that we provide.
We would love to have the logo incorporate the EAGLE from the Great Seal of the USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_…ted_States).
1. Be Creative
2. If possible, use a similar eagle as found in the Great Seal of the USA.
3. No Kid Cartoons – we are a Professional company.
4. A Strong/Bold/Powerful image is preferred
5. No Typeface/Words
6. OPTIONAL: Feel free to integrate the "H" in the design. (Use Attached Image).
Our Company Colors are:
Medium Blue: #438bca, RGB(R-67, G-139, B-202) CMYK (C-73, M-37, Y-0, K-0)
Dark Blue: #0d5aa3, RGB(R-13, G-90, B-163) CMYK (C-95, M-70, Y-4, K-0)
Light Blue: #aad3f0, RGB(R-170, G-211, B-240) CMYK (C-31, M-7, Y-1, K-0)
Required Files:
Adobe Illustrator (.ai) or Photoshop (.psd), 300dpi.
Thanks in advance!
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Children wait for an eye examination in the kindergarten of Lunca de Sus in Transylvania, Romania. Volunteer doctors travel around Hargita county twice a year to examine and treat children in need at local hospitals and schools. Pictures taken between May 7 and May 10, 2012 and made available today.
European Pressphoto Agency photographer Balazs Mohai followed a group of volunteer doctors and dentists this month as they dispensed treatment to children living in rural communities in Romania's Hargita county, part of the historical region of Transylvania.
The International Children's Safety Service sends a team of medical professionals around Hargita twice a year to examine and treat children in need at local hospitals and schools, irrespective of national, political or religious affiliation.
Related stories:
- PhotoBlog: Three-day free clinic offers care to underinsured, uninsured in Appalachia
- PhotoBlog: Nepal's 'magic' eye surgeon brings light back to poor
- PhotoBlog: Russian train brings medical care to remote areas of Siberia
- LIFE: W. Eugene Smith's groundbreaking 'Country Doctor' photo essay, 1948
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Volunteers Adrienn Szabo, left, and Eniko Grozdics examine children in a kindergarten in Armaseni.
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Volunteer dentists Daniel Kepes, left, and Kiyan Ojtun Arda examine a boy in Sandominic.
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A girl waits for an eye examination in the kindergarten of Lunca de Sus.
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Children play outside a kindergarten in Armaseni as they wait for a medical examination.
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Volunteer medical workers have dinner in Sandominic after completing their work for the day.


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If you are dealing with or have dealt with any sort of abuse at any point in your life, then you may be familiar with the stress and trauma that can occur as a result. The Stopping the Violence Program exists so that you don't have to go through it alone.
Counsellors provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for women to explore the effects of violence in their lives. Counselling is tailored to meet the individual needs and goals of each woman.
We Operate in Fernie, Sparwood,and Elkford
For more information please contact us
Parent-Tot Fun Times
This free drop-in program is a rich environment for parents to interact and bond with children aged 1 through 6. Parent-tot Fun Times also provides opportunities for parent to learn valuable parenting skills from early childhood professionals and guest speakers.
At a typical drop-in, parents can expect to participate in a sing-a-long, story telling, and a craft with their child.
Parent-tot fun times will benefit parents by:
Providing support and an opportunity to meet other parents with young children
Suggesting activities and other ways of supporting your child's healthy development
Offering information, resources, and referrals to other services based on your needs
Mondays in Fernie at the Fernie Family Centre (521 4th Ave) from 9:30-noon
Tuesdays in Sparwood at the Rec Centre (above the arena in the hall) from 9:30-noon
Wednesdays in Elkford at the Congregational Church (500 Alpine Way) 9:30-noon
for more information contact Nikole Sharpe firstname.lastname@example.com or check them out on Facebook.
The goal of the Bellies to Babies program (formerly Better Babies) is to help mothers grow the healthiest baby possible. This program is for moms-to-be and new moms in the Elk Valley and South Country, and can provide the following free of charge:
Nutrition and health counseling
Bi-weekly drop-ins with lunches and guest speakers
Individual visits
Prenatal vitamins
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Prenatal Education
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Coffee, Sex, and Other Weird Ways to Not Get Sick
By Laurel House, Planet Green
You know about antioxidants and you've been religious about your daily dose of Vitamin C, but what else can you do to keep that tickle from creeping up the back of your throat or waking up in sweat-wet sheets and a chill shivering along your spine? Here are some of the weirder, but still efficient ways to keep those sick bugs at bay:
1. Kiss (and while you're at it, have Sex)!
Yes, kissing can help you fight off colds and flu! By exchanging bacteria back and forth, you are actually enhancing your body's natural defenses and boosting your immune system. But that's not to say you should go out and give a big smooch to any sicky around you…
Up the ante and have sex! Performed once a week, sex has been shown to increase immunoglobulin A (IgA) production, an immune-boosting protein that helps keep pathogens at bay.
Related: 5 Reasons to Have Sex Today!
2. Listen to music.
Research has shown that those same sex-boosted IgA proteins also rise when listening to music like jazz, bluegrass or soft rock for 30 minutes, particularly during some of the most elevated sick-inducing moments: stress. Even after the beat is turned off, the IgA production goes on for another 30 minutes.
Related: Play Music, Heal the Soul
3. Walk Really Fast, But Don't Run!
Research has revealed that a brisk walk 45 minute walk, four or more days a week can improve your immune system and minimize sick days. But don't run! Overexerting yourself (particularly if you're already feeling slightly under the weather) can do you in and send you straight to bed.
Related: Is Walking Enough of a Workout?
4. Don't Blow Your Nose.
When you're sick you nose tends to get stuffed up with mucus. Instead of fulfilling your urge to do a big hearty blow, take a decongestant or gently blow each nostril individually. Why? Blowing hard can actually push the mucus up into your sinuses, risking getting even more sick!
Related: Fascinating Facts About Sneezing
5. Get Hot!
Studies show that, similar to drinking lots of water when you're sick, sitting in a hot sauna can detox a cold right out of your system.
Related: Health Benefits of Saunas
6. Avoid the Desert (or any hot and dry climate).
Dry desert air is a breeding ground for colds and flu. The reason? Viruses tend to survive longer in moisture-sapped air, making airborne illnesses more readily present. Have a sicky in your house? Get a humidifier.
Related: How to Stop a Cold
7. Drink Coffee!
Viruses, in particular that gross Swine that's going around, take about three days to incubate (in your body) before you know you've come down with the dreaded flu. Drinking hot liquids, including coffee (!) can help wash the virus out of your mouth and down into your stomach where it can't grow due to the acids. Not a coffee drinker? Chicken soup, tea, or just hot water have the same effect. Gargling with very salty warm water can also derail a virus. The other place a flu likes to incubate is your nose. Doing a nasal flush or even just swabbing your nostrils with rubbing alcohol can kill the virus before it takes you down.
Related: 8 Reasons to Drink Coffee


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Cold Finish Carbon Steel Flat Bar 1018 (40mm x 4mm x 60" long) is the most common grade of carbon steel and is commonly found in a wide variety of applications including structural and manufacturing. Cold Finish Flat Bar 1018 has high strength and good ductility but offers poor corrosion resistance, it is also machinable, weldable and is heat treatable.
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California Department of TransportationDate: December 15, 2011
District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: Jim Shivers or Colin Jones
Phone: (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3189
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $401 million in new funding to 39 projects that will help strengthen the state's economy by creating jobs and providing congestion relief for travelers statewide.
"The benefits these projects bring to California are a huge boon to the economy today," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty, "and the investment in our transportation system will continue to serve travelers for generations to come."
Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, will supply $327 million in funds to 10 projects, including $42 million toward the purchase of 42 new passenger rail cars. They will be put into service on all three state-supported Amtrak California routes – the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin and Pacific Surfliner. This supplements $168 million from other sources, including $68 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
To date, the state has allocated more than $11 billion in Proposition 1B funds for transportation purposes statewide.
Highlight of the funding allocations include:
- $355,000 allocated to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) for the Phase One extension of a Bicycle/Pedestrian Path on South River Road from Navajo Road to Creston Road in the City of Paso Robles. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) also allocated $800,000 for Phase Two of this project for a total of $1.55 million.
- $11 million to Caltrans to improve rail safety on the Pacific Surfliner corridor section from San Onofre to downtown San Diego.
Please see the attached file for more information about all projects that received allocations today.
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If you are running an online business and you are looking to take it up a notch, you may want to consider getting yourself a website designer to make your website stand out even more. Of course, standing out does not mean crazy flashy, but more professional looking and easier to navigate. Having this sort of appeal and user-friendliness will surely give your website a distinct and substantial edge over your competition.
When you know that you do not have the skill to design your website yourself, hiring a professional web designer may be the right thing to do. This is not only a smart investment on your part, but it may also be that added boost to make your website afloat. If you have ever visited boring websites and did not stay long enough to explore it, then that is what visitors to your website will likely do if they find a boring website. Having the right mix of pleasant, eye-catching, and user friendliness on a website is important.
If you plan on getting a web designer or an seo for your site we recommend checking www.emethod.ca/calgary-seo/ for seo, there are some things you might want to take into consideration. The first will be to hire someone that is from your locality or city area. While it may be tempting to hire professionals from off shore, there are many disadvantages to this, especially on the matter of explicitly explaining some of the finer details that you want. This is why if there is a good website designer from within your area, then they will be the ideal ones to hire. If you live in the province of Alberta, you will find that there are many talented Calgary website designers out there. Calgary web design companies are highly skilled in designing appropriate websites for the type of niche or business that you have.
Another thing to consider when hiring a web designer will be to check their portfolio of past web design projects. This will allow you to judge if they have the necessary skill to create the vision that you have for your website. The website design Calgary web designers have is very brilliant and elegantly designed. If you want to be flashy, they can accommodate your request while still keeping that professional look of your website. This is why many businesses from Alberta trust the design skills of Calgary web design companies because they really know what they are doing when it comes to web design.


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i agree with what toris said here:
"Don't be under the illusion that paypal will look after you if you get shafted. I lost £500 in an ebay transaction 2 years ago. When paypal had finally completed their inefficient and laborious investigation, all they recovered was what was left in his account (£70) as he'd spent most of it while they were f**k about.
The whole ebay/paypal system is a victim of it's own success but they really don't give a s**t as long as the money keeps rolling in.
With this in mind, I don't think you're significantly safer by paying the recipient in the usual way."
read paypals fine print. this is probably in there. i dont trust ebay or paypal.


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Monday, April 26, 2010
Leisei's Birthday
We celebrated Leisei's Birthday at the LA Zoo . . . We got there around 2 PM ahhh . . . All the animals were taking naps :) Well we still loved the landscape of the Zoo and light Spring breeze felt on our faces while riding the shuttle bus. Inspired by their colors, sounds & rhythms. So ORGANIC!
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My mother only bothers calling me on Saturday mornings unless there has been a massive upheaval in her world, and even then she's lucky to catch me awake to answer the phone.
When she called me this past Saturday morning she startled me from my slumber. I rushed to call her back believing some traumatic Sanders family event had befallen upon us all, but alas no such tragic episode transpired. My father was fine. My parents' house wasn't on fire. Her cable television was working properly.
What was the problem then?
"There's a dead tabby cat in my yard," she shrieked. "I don't know what to do!"
"Well since it's probably too late I guess CPR is out of the question," I responded. "But look on the bright side; you could always make a stew for dinner tonight."
I live in a small village of 600 that seems like it's inhabited by no less than 6,000 felines. Perhaps hearing the rumor that my mother owns or otherwise tends to a dozen cats at any time, it is my belief they travel to this small town in hopes of becoming an indoor kitty and achieving the American dream.
In a small burg like Laura, Ohio, every cat that roams the streets has a distinct personality, and for that reason I give each one nicknames. Some have been cute kittens, audacious alley cats, muscular mousers, and well-traveled tom cats.
Some of the cats were even possessed by Satan himself.
Only a small sampling of these quirky cats and their nicknames reads more like genetic Biblical lineage. Bologna, Barnabas, Bruiser, Brooklyn Brawler, (I Call the Big One) Bitey, Beardo, Bartholo-Meow, Barry I, Barry II and Barry III, even though technically Barry III was a confused raccoon — and that's just the Bs!
From the description my mom gave me on the phone, which I confirmed upon visiting the kitty crime scene, the deceased feline was one I referred to as Baby Flea, a name derived by me since the cat resembled a smaller version of one of my house cats, Professor Flea.
After summoning her middle son to somehow rectify the situation, my mother had no idea what she actually wanted me to do with the cat. Throw it away like a discarded Pepsi can, I wondered. Should I recommend my cat stew idea again to her, I thought. No, no, I realized, I need to use some corny cat puns to lift dear mom's spirits.
As we both stood over the remains of the orange tabby she seemed at a loss for words. I asked her if the cat had her tongue. She cracked an awkward smile. She was grinning like a Cheshire cat. She speculated out loud what might have killed the cat. I took an exaggerated sip of coffee like some kind of slack-jawed jerk and told her simply, curiosity — that, or anti-freeze.
"Too bad this cat didn't have nine lives," I snickered.
"Are you finished?" she scolded.
"Almost. Look what the cat dragged in?" I whispered to myself. "Yes, now I'm quite finished."
My mother wanted me to inspect the cat to determine a cause of death.
That's what I love about my mother. She thinks the world of me and is apparently under the impression that I am a qualified CSI (cat scene investigator) or a competent kitty coroner.
I picked the deceased cat up, held it in the air and attempted to search for clues as people walking to the nearby post office tried not to stare at the peculiar scene.
"Don't worry," I reassured them loudly, "this cat died of natural causes. Move along, there's nothing to see here."
I decided Baby Flea deserved a proper burial, so I asked my mother to bring forth a plastic bag. I got the deceased cat halfway in before I realized the bag was too small and that I would need a much larger bag. I apologized to my mother.
"I'm sorry," I told her, "for letting the cat out of the bag."


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Arkansas judge says he will rule in state marriage case within 2 weeks
April 18, 2014
Yesterday in Little Rock, Arkansas, Circuit Judge Chris Piazza heard three hours of arguments in a case filed on behalf of a wide array of plaintiffs seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples or respect for such marriages in Arkansas. At the end of the hearing, Judge Piazza said that he would rule on the case within the next two weeks.
If the judge rules in favor of marriage and does not stay the ruling, same-sex couples in several Arkansas counties may be able to marry soon after. Whatever the judge rules, it is likely that the case will be appealed - but because it has been filed in state court, it would be appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court and could see resolution within a year.
At yesterday's hearing, lead attorney Cheryl Maples delivered passionate closing arguments, saying, that the plaintiffs "only want to exercise the exact same privileges that everybody else in Arkansas has." The Arkansas Times, who attended the hearing, reported:
In the midst of her impassioned argument, Maples began naming Arkansas couples who wish to be legally married. As she did, the couples silently stood in the gallery and remained standing as she spoke, sitting when she finished with their stories: a gay couple who had been together for 12 years who have built a business together and are soon to have a child through a surrogate; a lesbian couple who want to put both their names on a child's birth certificate, the couple quietly putting their arms around each other as Maples spoke; a man retired after 21 years in the Navy who wishes to marry his partner. Maples said that gays and lesbians in Arkansas don't have the resources of the groups that helped bankroll the effort to ban same-sex marriage in Arkansas, but they deserve their rights.
At the end of her statement, Maples became so moved that she had to stop a moment to compose herself when she mentioned her daughter, who is a lesbian. Though her daughter is not a plaintiff in the case, Maples told the court that she had filed the lawsuit for her, because someday if Maples' daughter decides to get married, she wanted her to be able to be legally married in the state of Arkansas. After Maples finished, the gallery gave her a long round of applause. Though the bailiffs in Piazza's court stirred at the outburst, the judge allowed the applause for Maples to continue until it tapered off.
The plaintiffs in the case, Wright v. Arkansas, include 20 different same-sex couples, plus three children of same-sex couples, and one woman seeking respect for her marriage to a woman for the purpose of divorce. Freedom to Marry spoke with one of the plaintiff couples, John and Robert, last year.
Cheryl Maples told Freedom to Marry that the plaintiffs represent a wide array of important reasons that same-sex couples want to marry - and that these families encapsulate why the freedom to marry is so important in Arkansas, and across the country.
Learn more about Wright v. Arkansas, and follow all of the marriage litigation across the country - 62 different lawsuits in 30 different states or territories.


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Let Harry be with the children
Prince Harry stepped out in public for the first time since his Vegas adventures a couple of weeks ago - at the WellChild Awards last night in London and at the Paralympics today (more on this later) but not before the UK tabloids printed an interview with a woman, Carrie Reichart, who claims she was one of the people randomly selected to go up to his suite.
I can't be bothered to summarise the account of a party girl. You can read about it here. These are the key points: Harry was running around naked and made out with more than one girl, including Carrie herself, who says they bonded over being British and that they made out for 15 minutes but that she didn't f-ck him. According to Carrie the prince was wasted (obviously) and at one point he supposedly pressed himself up against the glass window and shouted something to the effect of "look at the royal jewels!"
Ok, for real?
He calls his own junk the "royal jewels"?
What does his grandfather call it? Check out these hilarious photos of the Queen, Prince Philip, and Prince Charles at the Braemar Games the other day in Scotland. First of all, I love seeing old granny laughing! Look at her! It's almost a giggle! Anyway, as you can see, the Duke of Edinburgh is wearing a kilt. And nothing underneath. And, well, he forgot that there are photographers at every angle. Gossip Cop spotted it first and I've been debating on whether or not to buy the picture and zoom in there to see (in the low resolution shot, Jacek says there's something "shining" between his legs) but, um, that's little bit offside, isn't it?
As for whether or not Carrie's story checks out - the Palace has already dismissed it and God I wish she didn't go to a bullsh-t, highly unreliable British outlet with her account and now, hilariously, her ex-husband has stepped forward telling Celebuzz that she's an opportunist who did it for the money and by the way, she's not 32, she's actually 40. So... pretty much your standard Vegas experience.
But they're sending him back out now showing his best face. Who can resist Harry with the children!? And the athletes? And his sad face. And his happy face. And his flirty face. And...his bicep...?
See this is what happens. The scamp f-cks up and then the scamp somehow charms his way back. You know, the only person it stopped working on was Chelsy Davy.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Do book awards have a future?
In the past couple of years I was invited to judge novels for two major crime fiction awards. I accepted both times, not because I'm a glutton for punishment (although that might have been a factor) but because I wanted to know what the juried awards process was like on the inside.
We all quibble with the nominations and winners of the so-called "fan awards" given at conferences – the Anthonys, the Agathas, etc. – but in the end we accept that the people who pay to attend the conferences have the right to honor the books they like the most. The juried awards, though, provoke the same critical questions year after year. How can a small panel of people be trusted to choose the "best" books of the year? How could so-and-so's brilliant work be overlooked? Why does she-or-he rack up so many nominations (and wins) while other worthy writers are slighted? Why are some obscure works nominated instead of books and stories "everyone" has read? And, of course: Why are so few women writers nominated for certain awards?
Many people, most of them writers, seem to assume that bias drives the decision-making. I wanted to find out if that was true. I especially wanted to find out if my own judgment would be fair or if I would feel a tug toward books written by friends.
I don't know what went on the heads of other judges, but I can say honestly that I was as fair as I know how to be, and I didn't observe any bias on the part of other judges. I'm acquainted with a lot of the writers whose books I was judging. Some are my friends. But personal feelings for the writer never influence me when I'm reading, and they didn't influence me as an award judge. Furthermore, I never gave a thought to the author's gender while I was evaluating a book. All I cared about were the words on the page.
I can't go into detail about any books I judged, but I have to say I was amazed by the number of ineligible novels that were submitted. Most entries come from publicists at publishing houses, and I don't think they bother to read the guidelines when they mail tons of books to awards judges. They throw everything into the pot and, apparently, hope the judges don't pay attention to the guidelines either.
But let's get real. A cooking or craft cozy, while it must have suspense in order to succeed as a mystery, probably won't win a thriller or suspense award. To be considered in those categories, the thrills and suspense must be primary, not secondary. The same goes for "romantic suspense" novels in which the suspense vanishes for long stretches while the romance plays out in the foreground. These books face a lot of world-class competition from authors who always put the crime story first. Different awards exist for different kinds of books, and I find the claims of bias a bit baffling. After all, Lee Child doesn't complain because his books are never nominated for the Agatha Award.
I accumulated a big stack of books that had little or no chance of winning the awards I was judging. I gave all of them to a library book drive organized by Mystery Writers of America. I thank the publishers for their contributions to an underfunded library system in Mississippi.
As I completed my judging duties, the digital revolution was getting underway. E-books were, and are, threatening to take over the publishing business and relegate printed books to secondary status. That makes me wonder if I was one of the last participants in an awards process that will soon be obsolete. When major authors take their work directly to e-publishing platforms, leaving Big Publishing behind, and midlist and small press writers conclude they can make more money by getting out of print and self-publishing their novels as e-books, will mystery awards be rendered meaningless?
If the awards are to continue, shouldn't they include all books, regardless of platform? If all books are included, the number submitted for awards consideration will be staggering. Will awards committees become huge and the process of dividing up the books for judging impossible to manage? If e-books kill mass market paperbacks, as is predicted even by professionals in traditional publishing, will entire award categories vanish and all books be lumped together? That, of course, will further diminish each individual writer's chance of being honored.
Will there still be a place for awards in the publishing world of the future? What do you think? Do awards serve a purpose? Are they worth keeping? If so, how do we do it?
13 comments:
- caryn said...
I wonder if there shouldn't be a category for various awards for ebooks. It seems like it's unrealistic to include all of the ebook offerings along with the print books for all of these awards as well. Also, and I'm sure I'll make some authors angry with this, the standards for wht is available in ebooks is apparently nonexistent. There are some very good book that are only available in eform, but a lot of the eform only things seem to be a little less than great.
- April 20, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Sheila Connolly said...
Do you find yourself wondering if it is the publishers that encourage these contests? Goodness knows they're quick to slap "XYZ Winner!" on the cover, if it happens, just as they're eager to put "National Best Seller!" when a book has hit the top twenty for books sold in malls on a Tuesday. Does it matter to readers? (Apparently marketing departments think so.)
As a veteran judge of a couple of "name" contests, and a former coordinator for an RWA-sponsored contest, I have to say I was often conflicted when reading some entries. I would read a book and enjoy it, but I would know that it didn't stand a snowball's chance of finaling in a particular contest. Luckily in most cases the winners stood out for the majority of judges.
Having said that, I would hesitate to categorize those winners, save that the writer either presented an entirely fresh and distinctive voice, or (in the case of some well-established authors) they just did everything right.
- April 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
"They just did everything right" -- Sheila, I think that's the mark of a professional. I know publishers love it when their authors win awards, but writers love awards too. I'm not sure they mean anything to readers. Those of you who are readers but not writers: Do awards influence your book choices?
Unfortunately, there's a lot of "campaigning" for the fan awards given at conferences. My reaction to this kind of thing is always negative. At least the campaigning is cut to a minimum and doesn't count for much in the case of awards given by panels of judges.
- April 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Beth Anderson said...
There is already a completely ebooks award, the EPPIE. Authors who only publish in ebooks should submit there, and the competition is always hot. The winners can be proud of their awards because it's not easy to win an EPPIE. The substandard books are winnowed out quickly. A good book is a good book, and it has to be good to win. The EPPIES have always been that way for the same reason Caryn mentioned. Quality of the book.
The NY Times has added an ebook category as a separate part of their List. That's good news for ebook only writers. They're being noticed also, but on the basis of sales, not necessarily quality.
So are the print books.
For the big print book awards, my opinion is that the criteria should stay as it is. If a book is both print and e, as most are today, the submissions should be print only. I'd sure hate to be a judge for one of those awards and have to wade through the thousands of ebooks that would be submitted if it's allowed, and you have to know they would be if authors are allowed to enter their own books.
Maybe the criteria should always be that publishers have to be the ones to submit. Some are, but I'm not sure which is which. That might be a good list to see on this blog. What ARE the various criteria for the different awards?
- April 20, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
Authors are allowed to submit books themselves for some of the juried awards.
- April 20, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Jeri Westerson said...
The book award that I judged one year was the same thing, Sandy. Many sent that were not eligible. And part of the eligibility was that it had to have been released in hardcover, if memory serves. I think there was also a paperback category. Makes sense to also have an ebook category.
I had well over 80 books to get through and I did my best to ignore covers, publishers, and authors, reading them as blind as I could. What I found was that big name bestsellers from big houses were usually the best written. I was a bit shocked, but there was a clear delineation. That being said, there were a few smaller names from small houses that stood out too, some of which ended up in the top ten before we eliminatd down to five. Among the judges for our category, we all had picked, idependently, quite a few of the same books. So there was some value in a judged contest such as this.
- April 20, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
For one award I judged, all of the judges chose, independently, the same nominees -- and we all agreed on the winner. No discussion necessary. Quality really does stand out.
I was surprised that some publishers submitted paperback reprints of books originally published in hardcover in the paperback original category. Did they not read the rules, or did they hope the judges wouldn't notice the books had been published before in hardcover?
- April 20, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- Larry Marshall said...
Book awards, bestseller lists, and most other forms of acknowledgement of quality have always made the mistake of obfuscating the quality judgement with judgement of medium. The notion that a book is a hardcover says nothing of its quality relative to a paperback.
The only thing that has changed is that the industry is railing against the shift to eBooks and those handing out awards see them as 'different' in some way. When everyone comes to understand that it's the story that matters, not how its presented, awards and bestseller lists will maintain their relevance.
Cheers --- Larry
- April 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
Some wonderful books are published as paperback originals. That's a good way for a talented new writer to find an audience.
- April 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Good points made here, Sandy. I wonder if it's going to be possible to find judges as the number of entries gets bigger and bigger and bigger? It's very daunting to be a judge these days.
I agree that the campaigning is off-putting. And how embarrassing to learn your publicist has entered your work into a contest it's not suited for!
- April 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Sally said...
What I dislike about the "fan" awards that are voted on at conferences is that the process discriminates against writers and readers who cannot afford the money or time off from a day job to attend the conference. This means only a small segment of people can vote. To be fair, allow all members of SinC or MWA or RWA or whatever to cast electronic votes for certain awards.
- April 20, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Nancy A. said...
As both a reader and writer, I have to say that with so many choices out there, I often zero in on books that are nominated for awards. If nothing else, it certainly ups the author's name recognition.
- April 20, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- jenny milchman said...
Let me just say that I am grateful for all your hard work, Sandy, and that of the other judges, and I hope awards are here for a long, long time. As long as books are, and long live books :)
- April 21, 2011 at 1:51 PM


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This one was a very odd one for me. It is definitely a unique book and you are very right, I will always remember it! :)ReplyDelete
Great review!
While I greatly admire McEwan's prose, the scenario in Saturday was ludicrous. First, to have all of that happen to Perowne in just one day is implausible enough, but even worse is how his daughter subdues the intruder with poetry (akin to "music soothing the savage beast") and how it's Perowne himself who performs emergency brain surgery on a man who just earlier was intent on killing the entire Perowne family. Sorry, not buying any of it.ReplyDelete
Andy, sounds like you didn't much "enjoy" this one.ReplyDelete
Pete, I don't agree with some of what you say here.ReplyDelete
For instance, the daughter's poetry reading had an unexpected effect on the villain because of the brain disease he suffered from, one that leads to suggestible and very sudden mood swings. i think that explains what happened that day as regards his complete change of attitude regarding rape and worse.
I can also see how the brain surgery might have happened...the bad guy was taken to the nearest hospital, I assume...one that just happens to be in his victim's neighborhood (home invasion, after all) where the "expert" at that kind of surgery turns out to be his very victim. He was on call for especially complicated cases and he got the call from a staff completely unaware of the relationship between him and the patient.
As for his day...yeah, that's a lot for one man to have happen in a day, but far from impossible.
I don't find this plot to be any more unlikely than dozens of other books I have read in recent years.
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I'm glad you gave this a good review. I did it as an audio book during my commuting time. The prose is delicious and I savored the extremely detailed day. Plausibility wasn't a problem for me but I can see how it would be stretching reality for others. This book, more so than Atonement, made me a McEwan fan.ReplyDelete
Libby, what makes the day plausible for me is that one surprising incident seemed to lead directly to the next, often as not. This was far from an ordinary day in the doctor's life, so I can see how he would have had the endurance to pull it off...once.ReplyDelete
I've only read this one and Atonement, myself, but I'm going to read more of McEwan in the future. I love his prose and characters.
Agreed, Sam.ReplyDelete
What a terrific review. I loved Saturday as I have loved all of McEwan's novels, my favorite probably being On Chesil Beach. His short stories elude me, but I think he is a genius at the novel. With him, it's always about little antecedent events that lead to an overwhelming crisis. One of my fave-authors, and you've written such an across-the-gamut yet unspoilered review.
You make me want to re-read the thing.
Thanks, Cip. Sounds like I need to finally get to "On Chesil Beach." Too damned many great books out there...ReplyDelete


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Both of these articles are more destructive than positive. They make broad generalizations with little actual substance. Guess what? There are horrible parents out there. For some kids, the best part of their day is being with loving and supporting teachers at schools. There are also parents out there that due to working conditions are simply not home when kids are home. It is the teachers at school that Couture claims are "hurting" our children that are there to pick up the pieces and help a kid learn and grow as a person and a student. Regardless of what systems are in place, it is still individuals that make the difference.
Yet, there are great parents out there…lots of them. They support teachers and help in any way they can. Many of them are members of PTOs and volunteer as schools. When their kids get home from school, they are there to help them with homework and be loving and caring parents.
On the other side of things, yes there are bad teachers out there. Some are mean to kids and some are "hurting" kids. I am not now nor will I ever defend these teachers. They should be removed from classrooms immediately. However, to assume that due to a few bad apples we have to condemn a profession is ridiculous. There are also bad mechanics out there but I still take my car to get fixed by one. In addition, there are bad barbers out there, but I am not swearing of haircuts and growing out my hair. I work with amazing human beings that choose to dedicate their lives to helping kids learn and grow on a daily basis. This is something that should never be condemned no matter what systems might be in place.
There are also amazing teachers out there. I should know because I teach with many of them every single day. The give selflessly of themselves to ensure every kid is loved, nurtured and inspired in the short time they are together. I see them working tirelessly to help kids regardless of what the parental support is at home. They do this even within the system that many claim is broken and not working.
For every bad parent out there, there are millions of good ones. For every bad teacher out there, there are millions of good ones. In my classroom I teach my students that we don't make judgments or assumptions about people. Both Clark and Couture make judgments about groups of people possibly based on their prior experiences. I choose to treat people as individuals and teach my students the same. One of my students got picked on by an 8th grade student. Did I tell him that all 8th grade students are bad and should be avoided? Nope, because that would have been wrong.
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