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Nanotechnology analogies and policy

There’s a two part essay titled, Regulating Nanotechnology Via Analogy (part 1, Feb. 12, 2013 and part 2, Feb. 18, 2013), by Patrick McCray on his Leaping Robot blog that is well worth reading if you are interested in the impact analogies can have on policymaking.

Before launching into the analogies, here’s a bit about Patrick McCray from the Welcome page to his website, (Note: A link has been removed),

As a professor in the History Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara and a co-founder of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society, my work focuses on different technological and scientific communities and their interactions with the public and policy makers. For the past ten years or so, I’ve been especially interested in the historical development of so-called “emerging technologies,” whenever they emerged.

I hope you enjoy wandering around my web site. The section of it that changes most often is my Leaping Robot blog. I update this every few weeks or so with an extended reflection or essay about science and technology, past and future.

In part 1 (Feb. 12, 2013) of the essay, McCray states (Note: Links and footnotes have been removed),

[Blogger’s note: This post is adapted from a talk I gave in March 2012 at the annual Business History Conference; it draws on research done by Roger Eardley-Pryor, an almost-finished graduate student I’m advising at UCSB [University of California at Santa Barbara], and me. I’m posting it here with his permission. This is the first of a two-part essay…some of the images come from slides we put together for the talk.]

Over the last decade, a range of actors – scientists, policy makers, and activists – have used  historical analogies to suggest different ways that risks associated with nanotechnology – especially those concerned with potential environmental implications – might be minimized. Some of these analogies make sense…others, while perhaps effective, are based on a less than ideal reading of history.

Analogies have been used before as tools to evaluate new technologies. In 1965, NASA requested comparisons between the American railroad of the 19th century and the space program. In response, MIT historian Bruce Mazlish wrote a classic article that analyzed the utility and limitations of historical analogies. Analogies, he explained, function as both model and myth. Mythically, they offer meaning and emotional security through an original archetype of familiar knowledge. Analogies also furnish models for understanding by construing either a structural or a functional relationship. As such, analogies function as devices of anticipation which what today is fashionably called “anticipatory governance.”They also can serve as a useful tool for risk experts.

McCray goes on to cover some of the early discourse on nanotechnology, the players, and early analogies. While the focus is on the US, the discourse reflects many if not all of the concerns being expressed internationally.

In part 2 posted on Feb. 18, 2013 McCray mentions four of the main analogies used with regard to nanotechnology and risk (Note: Footnotes have been removed),

Example #1 – Genetically Modified Organisms

In April 2003, Prof. Vicki Colvin testified before Congress. A chemist at Rice University, Colvin also directed that school’s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology. This “emerging technology,” Colvin said, had a considerable “wow index.” However, Colvin warned, every promising new technology came with concerns that could drive it from “wow into yuck and ultimately into bankrupt.” To make her point, Colvin compared nanotech to recent experiences researchers and industry had experienced with genetically modified organisms. Colvin’s analogy – “wow to yuck” – made an effective sound bite. But it also conflated two very different histories of two specific emerging technologies.

While some lessons from GMOs are appropriate for controlling the development of nanotechnology, the analogy doesn’t prove watertight. Unlike GMOs, nanotechnology does not always involve biological materials. And genetic engineering in general, never enjoyed any sort of unalloyed “wow” period. There was “yuck” from the outset. Criticism accompanied GMOs from the very start. Furthermore, giant agribusiness firms prospered handsomely even after the public’s widespread negative reactions to their products.  Lastly, living organisms – especially those associated with food – designed for broad release into the environment were almost guaranteed to generate concerns and protests. Rhetorically, the GMO analogy was powerful…but a deeper analysis clearly suggests there were more differences than similarities.

McCray offers three more examples of analogies used to describe nanotechnology: asbestos, (radioactive) fallout, and Recombinant DNA which he dissects and concludes are not the best analogies to be using before offering this thought,

So — If historical analogies teach can teach us anything about the potential regulation of nano and other emerging technologies, they indicate the need to take a little risk in forming socially and politically constructed definitions of nano. These definitions should be based not just on science but rather mirror the complex and messy realm of research, policy, and application. No single analogy fits all cases but an ensemble of several (properly chosen, of course) can suggest possible regulatory options.

I recommend reading both parts of McCray’s essay in full. It’s a timely piece especially in light of a Feb. 28, 2013 article by Daniel Hurst for Australian website, theage.com.au, where a union leader raises health fears about nanotechnology by using the response to asbestos health concerns as the analogy,

Union leader Paul Howes has likened nanotechnology to asbestos, calling for more research to ease fears that the growing use of fine particles could endanger manufacturing workers.

”I don’t want to make the mistake that my predecessors made by not worrying about asbestos,” the Australian Workers Union secretary said.

I have covered the topic of carbon nanotubes and asbestos many times, one of the  latest being this Jan. 16, 2013 posting. Not all carbon nanotubes act like asbestos; the long carbon nanotubes present the problems.

Environmental decoherence tackled by University of British Columbia and California researchers

The research team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) proved a theory for the prediction and control of environmental decoherence in a complex system (an important step on the way to quantum computing) while researchers performed experiments at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) to prove the theory.  Here’s an explanation of decoherence and its impact on quantum computing from the July 20, 2011 UBC news release,

Quantum mechanics states that matter can be in more than one physical state at the same time – like a coin simultaneously showing heads and tails. In small objects like electrons, physicists have had success in observing and controlling these simultaneous states, called “state superpositions.”

Larger, more complex physical systems appear to be in one consistent physical state because they interact and “entangle” with other objects in their environment. This entanglement makes these complex objects “decay” into a single state – a process called decoherence.

Quantum computing’s potential to be exponentially faster and more powerful than any conventional computer technology depends on switches that are capable of state superposition – that is, being in the “on” and “off” positions at the same time. Until now, all efforts to achieve such superposition with many molecules at once were blocked by decoherence.

The UBC research team, headed by Phil Stamp, developed a theory for predicting and controlling environmental decoherence in the Iron-8 molecule, which is considered a large complex system.

Iron-8 molecule (image provided by UBC)

This next image represents one of two states of decoherence, i. e., the molecule ‘occupies’ only one of two superpositions, spin up or spin down,

Decoherence: occupying either the spin up or spin down position (image provided by UBC)

Here’s how the team at the UCSB proved the theory experimentally,

In their study, Takahashi [Professor Susumu Takahashi is now at the University of Southern California {USC}] and his colleagues investigated single crystals of molecular magnets. Because of their purity, molecular magnets eliminate the extrinsic decoherence, allowing researchers to calculate intrinsic decoherence precisely.

“For the first time, we’ve been able to predict and control all the environmental decoherence mechanisms in a very complex system – in this case a large magnetic molecule,” said Phil Stamp, University of British Columbia professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics.

Using crystalline molecular magnets allowed researchers to build qubits out of an immense quantity of quantum particles rather than a single quantum object – the way most proto-quantum computers are built at the moment.

I did try to find definitions for extrinsic and intrinsic decoherence unfortunately the best I could find is the one provided by USC (from the news item on Nanowerk),

Decoherence in qubit systems falls into two general categories. One is an intrinsic decoherence caused by constituents in the qubit system, and the other is an extrinsic decoherence caused by imperfections of the system – impurities and defects, for example.

I have a conceptual framework of sorts for a ‘qubit system’, I just don’t understand what they mean by ‘system’. I performed an internet search and virtually all of the references I found to intrinsic and extrinsic decoherence cite this news release or, in a few cases, papers written by physicists for other physicists. If anyone could help clarify this question for me, I would much appreciate it.

Leaving extrinsic and intrinsic systems aside, the July 20, 2011 news item on Science Daily provides a little more detail about the experiment,

In the experiment, the California researchers prepared a crystalline array of Iron-8 molecules in a quantum superposition, where the net magnetization of each molecule was simultaneously oriented up and down. The decay of this superposition by decoherence was then observed in time — and the decay was spectacularly slow, behaving exactly as the UBC researchers predicted.

“Magnetic molecules now suddenly appear to have serious potential as candidates for quantum computing hardware,” said Susumu Takahashi, assistant professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Southern California.

Congratulations to all of the researchers involved.

ETA July 22, 2011: I changed the title to correct the grammar.

China’s nanotechnology rise

Eric Berger’s blog, SciGuy, recently highlighted some data about the number of nanotechnology/nanoscience articles published by Chinese researchers. You can see the entry and the table listing the world’s most prolific (overwhelmingly Chinese)  nanotech authors here. It’s interesting to contrast this data with a Nature Nanotechnology editorial from June 2008 where they had tables listing the countries with the most published nanotech articles and the most frequently cited articles. At the time, I thought China was under-represented although I don’t state it explicitly in my comments here.

Berger was inspired to write his commentary after seeing Eric Drexler’s posting on the topic (Oct. 30, 2009) but I’m directing you to Drexler’s followup comments where he provides some context for better understanding the statistics and cites sources that discuss the matter at more length.

The general consensus seems to be that some of China’s nanotech research is world class and the quality of majority of the research papers is either very good or improving rapidly.

There’s also this from the Center for Nanotechnology in Society University of California Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB) paper, Chinese Nanotechnology Publications (scroll down the page to IRG 4-3 to read the full abstract),

China’s top-down and government-centered approach toward science and technology policy is succeeding in driving academic-publications output. By 2005 China had equaled or possibly surpassed the U.S. in terms of total output for academic/peer-reviewed publications, with a substantial increase in publication rate from around 2003. … We examined US and Chinese nanotechnology trends in the scientific literature and found that Chinese nanotechnology output is growing rapidly and will likely [outperform?] US output in terms of quality as well as quantity within a decade or less (Appelbaum & Parker 2008).

I include this portion of the abstract because  the phrase, “China’s top-down and government-centered approach to science and technology” points to something that’s not explicitly noted in the abstract, cultural and political climate. Nor was it noted in Bruce Alberts’ speech (in my Is science superior? posting) and as Inkbat noted in her comments to that posting. (My apologies to Mr. Alberts if he did make those points, unfortunately his speech is not available on the conference website so I’m depending on attendee reports.)

It’s a tricky matter trying to compare countries. China has more people and presumably more scientists than anyone else, all of which should result in more published articles if the area of research is supported by policy.

One of the issues for Canada is that we have a relatively small population and consequently fewer scientists. I commented on some work done by M. Fatih Yegul (in June 2008) where he contextualizes the number of Canadian articles published on nanotechnology and our focus on collaboration. Here’s part 2 of the series where I mentioned the numbers. (I did not post much material from Yegul’s paper as he was about to present it an international conference and it had yet to be published. I just checked today [Nov.4.09] and cannot confirm publication.)  My comments from part 3 of the series,

It’s all pretty interesting including the suggestion (based on a study that showed Canada as ranking 6th in numbers of science articles published from 1995-2005) that Canada is performing below its own average with regard to nanotechnology research.

I don’t know if the situation in Canada has changed since Yegul wrote and presented his paper but I strongly suspect it has not.

As for the roles that culture, social mores, history, and political environment play, I just can’t manage more than a mention in this posting in an effort to acknowledge their importance.

Do check out Rob Annan’s posting today (Nov. 4, 2009) about Science and Innovation in the wake of the 2009 Canadian Science Policy Conference.

Alberta and Texas collaborate on nanotechnology and greenish energy; a meta analysis of public perceptions of nanotechnology risks; how scientists think

The Premier of Alberta (Canada), Ed Stelmach, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rice University (Texas, US) President, David Leebron, to collaborate through nanoAlberta (Alberta Advanced Education and Technology) and the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (Rice University). The two institutions will collaborate in the energy, environmental, medical,  agriculture, and forestry sectors. From the news item on Azonano,

Wade Adams, director of the Smalley Institute, said the interests of nanoAlberta and those of his team at Rice are perfectly aligned. “We want to help them figure out how to extract oil from their resources in a more environmentally friendly way, a more efficient way and one that will cause less damage to their own territory as well as provide oil for the needs of the human race, as they become a more important source of it.”

When I read the title for the item I thought they were referring to green or bio fuels but, as you can see from the quote, the intention is altogether different. From a pragmatic perspective, since we have to depend on fossil fuels for a while longer, it’s best if we can find more environmentally friendly ways to extract it while developing other renewable sources.

This reminds me of the recent invite I received from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) for the Perverse Incentives: The Untold Story of Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuels event held on Sept. 18, 2009. Unfortunately, the webcast isn’t available quite yet but I think that in light of this memorandum it could be interesting viewing and might provide a critical perspective on the initiative.

PEN is holding another somewhat related event on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 at 12:30 pm EST, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology, and Biofuels: What does the public think? If you’re in Washington, DC, you can attend the event live but you should RSVP here, otherwise there’s a live webcast which is posted a few days later on their website.  (There’s a PEN event tomorrow, Sept. 23, 2009 at 12 pm to 2:30 pm EST, titled Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies. If you wish to attend the live event, you can RSVP using the link I’ve posted previously. If you’re interested in this event, in June I posted a more complete description of it here.)

One more Canadian development on the nanotechnology front, a meta analysis of 22 surveys on public perceptions of the risks and benefits of nanotechnology has been published at Nature Online as of Sept. 20, 2009. The article (lead author from the University of British Columbia, Canada)  is behind a paywall but you can read more about it in the news item on Nanowerk (from the news item),

Previous studies have found that new and unknown technologies such as biotechnology tend to be regarded as risky, but that’s not the case for nanotechnology, according to this research. People who thought nanotechnology had more benefits than risks outnumbered those who perceived greater risks by 3 to 1 in this study. The 44 percent of people who didn’t have an opinion either way surprised the researchers. “You don’t normally get that reluctance,” says Terre Satterfield of the University of British Columbia in Canada, lead author of the study and a collaborator with CNS-UCSB [Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California, Santa Barbara].

In almost three years of scanning, I don’t think I’ve ever seen two announcements that both feature a Canadian nanotechnology development of sorts. This is a banner day!

Topping today off, I’m going to segue into How Scientists Think.  It’s a paper about how scientists creatively problem solve.  From the news item on Physorg.com,

Her [Dr. Nancy J. Nersessian] study of the working methods of scientists helps in understanding how class and instructional laboratory settings can be improved to foster creativity, and how new teaching methods can be developed based on this understanding. These methods will allow science students to master model-based reasoning approaches to problem solving and open the field to many more who do not think of themselves as traditional “scientists.”

I’ve been interested in how scientists think because I’ve been trying to understand why the communication with ‘non scientists’ can be so poor. To some extent I think it is cultural. After years of training in special skills and a special language, scientists are members of a unique occupational culture, which has given birth to many, many subcultures. People who are immersed in their own cultures don’t always realize that the rest of us may not understand what they’re saying very well. (Try reading art criticism if you don’t have an understanding of art history and critical theory.) That’s my short answer and, one of these days, I’m going to write a paper with my long answer.

I had every intention of writing another part of my science communication series today but I have a couple of projects to start or finish and these series postings take more time than I have to spare.


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[On Jewish people]Well in my humble opinion, i would'nt call some one satanic unless that is what they profess. What i do however know is how much control they have in this country that is not their native land. I'm talking about america. I live in New York and they practically run this city. Now that i'm totally disgusted with. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate anyone. I was an auxillary police officer for a year and we were instructed that if ever an altercation came about between them and us we could not arrest them. They have their own police here. whenever the police is called , theirs show up first once they r involved. There's alot of domestic abuse that coes on behind their closed doors. they show up b4 the regular cops, talk the women into not pressing charges and the regular police never gets a chance to even see the women or lend their assistance. I tell u this goverment of ours put them b4 everyone. They have so much more rights over people here and the government wonders y their is so much racial tention. And they wonder y the crown heights riot happened? please.

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Why do I not believe that Jews have their own police?

6/14/2008 3:29:07 AM

What i do however know is how much control they have in this country that is not their native land.
Not to be mean or anything, but you are a black woman. This is as much their native land as it is yours.

6/14/2008 4:28:16 AM

Brian X

Even more so for the Jews, as their "homeland" is not in any meaningful sense the homeland of all Jews, nor is it much like what its founders at the end of the 19th century envisioned.

No, the US is a homeland for American Jews just as much as it is mine, or Delese's, or any other American's, born or naturalized.

6/14/2008 6:14:20 AM

I wish I were Jewish.

6/14/2008 8:26:57 AM

Do they allow illiterate people who fantasize to be police auxiliaries? Maybe that's why it was only for a year. Sorry, I'm not American, but I don't believe a word of this.

6/14/2008 9:37:41 AM

Well in my humble opinion

Dosn't sound humble to me.

And how did this fool ever make it through school.

6/14/2008 10:25:58 AM

So much lying squeezed into only 201 words.

6/14/2008 10:39:46 AM

Freemasons are having a good time there.

6/14/2008 10:51:36 AM

Someone bring in the pie chart.

But this is made of so much crap. Lying for Jesus!

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Nokia Pureview 808 was the last Symbian OS phone

Nokia looks to brighter future

While bragging that it sold 4.4 million Lumia smartphones and generated a $585 million profit in Q4 2012, Nokia slipped a rather interesting statement that the Nokia 808 preview was the last Symbian OS device from Nokia.

The rumors regarding the death of Symbian have been floating around for quite some time and despite the 2.2 million Symbian OS smartphones sold in Q4 2012, it is still nowhere near the 4.4 million units of Lumia Windows Phone smartphones. Symbian OS has its share of glory since around 1998 but with the introduction of Android it was pretty clear that it would not survive.

The Nokia 808 Pureview, a device which showcases their imaging capabilities, according to Nokia, looks to be the last smartphone and Nokia's three-volley salute for Symbian.

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Monday, May 3, 2010

To Wit or to Wheat?

One of my favourite beers that I like to brew has the "brand" name LimeLight. LimeLight, for those not in the know is my take on a Belgian witbier, but instead of curacao orange peel, I use lime peel, I use just one type of hop, the noblest of noble in my opinion, Saaz, and usually I ferment said brew with Wyeast's Belgian Wit.

My first batch of LimeLight this year was given the working title LimeLight 2.0, a reference to the fact that I was expecting it to be different from the original LimeLight that I brewed back in Prague, largely because I assuming the malt extract I was using was different. However, using Munton's wheat extract didn't change things dramatically and 2.0 was a slight, although definite, upgrade on version 1.

I planned to make a batch of 2.0 for the wedding of a friend in Greenville, South Carolina, that Mrs Velkyal and I went to last weekend. As it was, when I went to the homebrew shops here in Charlottesville, neither of them had the required yeast, and time was short to order it from Northern Brewer. Invention being the mother of necessity, I decided to use Wyeast's Belgian Wheat for the fermentation process, and hope the differences weren't huge. Thus LimeLight 2.1 was born.

Stuart Howe, over at Real Brewing at the Sharp End, posted last week about yeast, which was almost serendipitous as I had decided to post about the difference the yeast strain makes in two batches on the same beer, what I wasn't expecting was just how different the two beers are. Here is LimeLight 2.0:

and here is 2.1:

Quite a difference there in colour, the original is golden with an orangey depth to it, whereas 2.1 is coppery orange. I have read that yeast can affect beer colour, but I wasn't expecting that difference. Reviewing my brewing notes, yes I am that sad, and there were no significant differences between the two brews other than the yeast. So I need to ask those brewers more experienced and skilled than I, is it possible for yeast to make such a difference in the beer colour?

In terms of flavour, 2.1 has a more pronounced booziness, which in turn brings out the spiciness of the coriander, and has a fuller body, which would make it an excellent autumnal beer, as the nights draw in and the leaves turn the colour of the beer. 2.0 however, is dry and crisp, bursting with a lemony citrusness that makes it ideal for hot summer days, cold from the fridge.

It would seem then, that the yeast strain, even two which seem very similar according to the description in the catalogue, can make a huge difference in the beer. Naturally, this opens all kind of avenues for playing around with my homebrew, avenues that of course need to be taken, just to see where they go.

  1. Could another contributing factor be the age of the extract?

  2. That is something that crossed my mind - so I am planning to re-do the experiment with a couple of 1 gallon carbabies, so that they have the same wort and the only difference is yeast.

  3. Extract can darken when it older

    Was the difference in colour in the extract use for the yeast starter?

  4. Given the size of my batches, only a couple of gallons, I don't do starters - I find that the Wyeast smack packs have enough viable yeast to do the job.


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Titans Have "One" Thing on Their Minds at Blair

May 25, 2006

Fullerton, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton (40-13, 15-3), winners of every Big West Conference series this year, head to Long Beach State to take on the 49ers needing just one win to claim the outright title of Big West Conference Champion in the final series of the year. Fullerton has secured at least a co-championship with the 49er if they are swept this weekend at Blair Field, but that will take quite a performance by the conference foes which will have to face a trio of Titan10-game winners in Wes Roemer, Lauren Gagnier and Dustin Miller (who are a combined 31-5). Long Beach State (29-24, 12-6) will finish no worse than second place in conference but are still on the bubble and are in desperate need of wins this weekend if they want an at-large berth to the 64-team NCAA tournament.

THIS WEEKEND: Friday, May 26 at Long Beach State, 6:30 p.m.
at Blair Field (GT, WEB, TV)

Saturday, May 27 at Long Beach State, 6:30 p.m.
at Blair Field (GT, WEB)

Sunday, May 28 at Long Beach State, 1:00 p.m.
at Blair Field (GT, WEB)

(KSPA - AM 1510, WEB - fullertontitans.com, GT - GameTracker TV - CSTV)
Times are Pacific. * Indicates Big West Conference Game

TITANS ON TV: Cal State Fullerton will have its first game of the season televised by CSTV on Friday, May 26, when the Titans take on Long Beach State at Blair Field. Check your local listings for specific channel information in your area.

CSTV.com has also made the Cal Poly series from Goodwin Field available via the web in their XXL package. Visit CSTV.com for more information.

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AGAINST USC (MAY 23): A two-out RBI single to center by Danny Dorn (Diamond Bar, Calif) in the top of the eleventh inning lifted the Titans to a 6-3 non-conference tilt with USC on Tuesday night. Dorn's hit was the game-winner, but it was Brett Pill's two-out RBI Triple off Trojan ace Ian Kennedy in the top of the ninth, that kept the Titans alive.

David Cooper drove in three runs and Pill had three hits to lead the Titans.

Ryan Paul earned the win, going two innings (tying a season-high), while Cory Arbiso notched his second save of the year.

Turner extended his hitting streak to 12-games, while Blake Davis, went hitless for just the sixth time all year to break a 21-gamer he had going.

LAST WEEK: Outstanding performances by seniors in their final regular season games at Goodwin Field clinched a share of the Big West Conference championship for the Titans on Sunday. Dustin Miller pitched a 5-hit shutout and Justin Turner hit a home run for the only run of the game as the Titans completed a sweep of Cal Poly SLO. Fullerton needs to win only one of three games this weekend at Long Beach State for the title outright and the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Despite a mid-week loss at San Diego State, which snapped an 11-game winning streak over the Aztecs dating to 1984, the Titans remained No. 2 in the Baseball America national poll.

Fullerton overcame the indefinite loss of closer Vinnie Pestano, whose presence was missed Tuesday in San Diego. There, the Titans blew leads of 6-0 and 8-6 when SDSU scored three times in the eighth inning to overcome Danny Dorn's 5 RBI.

Against Cal Poly, Ryan Paul got the closer's role on Friday and Saturday and responded with two saves. He got the final two outs and stranded the tying runs in scoring position on Friday night for a 6-4 win and came on to get the final out with the tying run at the plate in Saturday's 3-1 victory. On Sunday, Coach George Horton let Miller close his own deal despite hitting a batter with two outs in the ninth.

On Friday night, Dorn's two-out, two-run single broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning. Jared Clark doubled home Dorn to offset a Cal Poly run in the ninth inning. Wes Roemer got the win to improve to 10-1 despite giving up a long two-run home run to Jimmy Van Ostrand in the fourth and a game-tying RBI double to Grant Desme in the top of the eighth. John Curtis singled home the first two Titan runs and Turner tripled home a go-ahead run.

On Saturday night, Brett Pill's fifth home run broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning and he singled, stole second and scored on a Dorn single in the eighth for an insurance run. Brandon Tripp's triple led to the first CSF run. Lauren Gagnier (11-4) and three relievers stranded 12 Mustang runners, three times leaving the bases loaded.

On Sunday, Miller pitched to only six men over the minimum while striking out eight. Turner's home run came in the sixth off Casey Fien, who also lost Friday night's game in relief. Fien allowed only 3 hits on Sunday and faced just two men over the minimum. Fullerton becomes the first team in the nation with three pitchers in double digits in the victory column.

VERSUS THE 49ERS: The Titans have a 101-53 Div. I record against Long Beach State since 1975. The lopsided records even up a bit in the George Horton Era, as the Titans are just 34-28 since the 1997 season. The two teams have met just once in the post season where Long Beach defeated the Titans 4-0, to eliminate them from the 2002 Stanford Regional.

Earlier this season (Mar. 24-26), the Titans took three straight form the 49ers in a non-conference three game series at Goodwin Field (2-1, 7-4, and 6-2).

A WINNING TRADITION: Cal State Fullerton reached the 40-win plateau for the 22nd time in the 32 seasons of Division I baseball with a 6-3, 11-inning victory over USC on Tuesday night (May 23). The Titans have never won less than 30 games or finished the season with a losing record, as Larry Cochell's 1989 Titans captured the lowest win total in the school's history with a 30-27 record.

SERIES BUSINESS: Fullerton has now accumulated 13 series wins in 15 opportunities posting a 35-10 record in those three-game weekend games. The Titans have captured eight of those 13 via the 3-0 sweep of their opponents, with the last victims being Cal Poly, May 19-21. The Titans have dropped just two series thus far, one to Stanford (0-3) and the other to Rice (1-2). Both losses in Houston came late in the game, with tie games going into the ninth inning.

TOURNEY TALK: The Titans have made 27 NCAA Regional appearances in their 31-year Division I history and have not missed the playoffs since 1991. The 14-year run is the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. Only Miami (33), Florida State (28), Clemson (19), and LSU (17) have longer streaks. Fullerton has advanced to Omaha 13 times, winning the College World Series in 1979, 1984, 1995 and 2004.

MILLER POW HONORS: Diamond Bar-native Dustin Miller became the second Titan pitcher to win the Big West Pitcher of the Week award this year by tossing a complete game, 1-0 shutout against Cal Poly, as named by the Irvine-based conference office May 21. Miller earned his tenth win of the year, allowing only five hits while striking out eight as Cal State Fullerton captured at least a co-championship in the conference on Sunday. He faced six hitters over the minimum to become the Titans' third 10-game winner, joining Wes Roemer and Lauren Gagnier. Miller last won the weekly honor on Mar. 31, 2003, for the Titans' 7-5 win over Long Beach State. Wes Roemer has earned the honor three times this season.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Cal State Fullerton hurlers Wes Roemer (Glendora, Calif.), Lauren Gagnier (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Dustin Miller (Diamond Bar, Calif.) became the first trio of Titan arms to each win 10-or-more games since the 1995 squad (Ted Silva - 18, Tim Dixon - 13, and Jon Ward - 10) did it en route to winning the national championship. Even better, they became the first trio to accomplish the feat in the regular season. In all, Cal State Fullerton has had three squads (2006, 1995, and 1994) with three pitchers with wins in double-digits and one with four pitchers earning 10-or-more in 1979.

PUTTIN' ON THE HITS: Justin Turner picked up eight more hits last week to tie Cal Poly's Josh Lansford with the conference lead with 80 hits (as of May 21). On Tuesday (May 23), Turner extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a ninth-inning infield single, increasing his season total to 81. Blake Davis comes into this weekend ranking third in the conference (behind Turner and Lansford) with 74 total hits. Davis' 21-game hit streak was snapped on May 23 at USC. Brett Pill also ranks in the top ten with 67 knocks, good for seventh place in league.

QUALITY TIME: The Titan weekend rotation has put together 30 Quality Starts (six-or-more innings with three or less earned runs) in 41 starts as a unit. Wes Roemer (12 QS), Lauren Gagnier (11 QS) and Dustin Miller (7 QS) are a combined 31-6 on the season with all three starter's ERAs under 3.01. Roemer ranks second in conference with a 2.16 ERA, with Gagnier (2.63) and Miller (3.01) also ranking in the conference's top ten at 4th and 8th, respectively. The trio is leading the Big West Conference in wins with Gagnier topping the league with 11 while Miller and Roemer are tied with 10 apiece. The Titan pitching staff is the only one in the country with three ten-game winners.

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE: Junior Ryan Paul and freshman Cory Arbiso have picked up where closer Vinnie Pestano (out since May 10 with an arm injury) left off. The pair has combined for four saves (two each) in five opportunities, with the lefty Paul also going 2-1. Both hurlers have posted 0.00 ERA over the six-game span (including the one Pestano left on May 10 vs. USC) that has included 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

BEST IN THE BIG WEST: The Titans, who have secured at least a tie for the Big West Conference championship, top the eight team field of competitors in team batting (.309), team pitching (2.75 ERA) and team fielding (.977). The Titans also lead the league in slugging (.444), on base percentage (.383), runs scored (338), hits (567), RBI (311), triples (20) and total bases (814). The Fullerton hurlers are also leading the conference in opponent's batting average (.222), wins (40), fewest runs allowed (175), fewest earned runs allowed (146), and fewest walks allowed (109).

EARLY AND OFTEN: The Titans are nearly perfect when they score in the first inning, going 15-1 and are a dominating 29-5 when they score first. When the opponent scores first and when they score in the first inning, the Titans are 11-8 and 5-4, respectively.

SWIPED: Justin Turner (Bellflower, Calif.) is fifth in the conference, stealing 18 bases in 24 chances. He is seven off the Big West lead held by UC Riverside's Brett Bigler who has swiped 25 bases. Blake Davis is second-biggest thief with 11 bags in 18 chances.

SEEING TRIPLE: Shortstop Blake Davis (Fountain Valley Calif.) has moved into the No. 2 all-time position behind Dante Powell for most career triples by a Titan with his conference leading four triples this season. Davis now has 13 career three-baggers and now trails Powell by five for the top spot.

WALLACE WATCHES ROEMER: Right-handed Cal State Fullerton pitcher Wes Roemer (Glendora, Calif.) has been named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, an award former Titan Kurt Suzuki took home in 2004 as the nation's best collegiate baseball player. Roemer joins 29 other candidates vying for the annual honor bestowed by the College Baseball Foundation in Lubbock, Texas. The awards banquet will be held Monday, July 3, 2006, on the campus of Texas Tech University and will be nationally televised by the Fox Sports Network. The list of 30 will be slashed down to three at the completion of the Super Regional and announced on June 15, 2006, at the College World Series.

DICK HOWSER AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Wes Roemer (Glendora, Calif.) was named to a list of 16 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Award announced by The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, working in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday (May 18). The 2006 Dick Howser Trophy will be given to the top player in collegiate baseball. The membership of the NCBWA will choose the Dick Howser Trophy based on three rounds of voting. The 2006 winner will be announced at the College World Series in Omaha on Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. (CDT).

ROCKET-WORTHY: Wes Roemer (Glendora, Calif.) joins nine other college hurlers who remain in contention to be honored as the top pitcher in college baseball with The Roger Clemens Award. The 3rd Roger Clemens Award will be presented at the Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston on July 12. Roemer, now a semifinalist in two national awards has posted a 10-1 record and a 2.16 ERA so far this season, and has struck out a conference-leading 107 hitters to just four walks. The Titan righty, started the season going 65 2/3 innings without issuing a single walk.

SPECIAL INVITE: USA Baseball announced May 16 that Titan pitcher Wes Roemer (Glendora, Calif.) and 19 other collegiate players have accepted invitations to participate in the 2006 USA Baseball National Team Trials. The Trials will be held June 22-July 1 in exhibition games played against teams in the New England Collegiate League. The USA Baseball National Team will be selected from a pool of 36 players, of which an additional 16 have yet to be determined. The official 22-man team roster will be announced on July 2. If selected to the squad, Roemer will become the Titans' 16th player to play for National Team and it will mark the third consecutive year the Titans will have represented the country (2005: Blake Davis, 2004: Mike Lamb, Mike Rouse, and Ricky Romero).

IN A PINCH: George Horton's bench has been very productive, pinch-hitting at a .371 clip as a team (23-for-62). Part-time designated hitter, David Cooper (Stockton, Calif.), has contributed eight of those 23 hits himself, going 8-for-12 (.667) from the bench, followed by Jared Clark, Matt Fahey and Bryan Harris, who each have tallied three knocks apiece.

A TALE OF TO SEASONS: Senior Danny Dorn's production has significantly increased since returning from a month-long absence in the starting lineup from Mar. 12 to Apr. 13. The senior form Diamond Bar, Calif. started off the season posting a respectable .317 batting average, but had just nine RBI and 0 home runs in the first 19 games of the season. Then, on the cusp of needing shoulder surgery, Dorn decided to rehab the shoulder to spare his season, and the team is sure glad he did. Since returning to the starting lineup, the outfielder is hitting .343 in 18 games since returning, with 4 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 21 RBI from the No. 4 hole in the lineup.

ANOTHER HORTON MILESTONE: With three conference games remaining, head Coach George Horton has a chance to tie and pass Fresno State's Bob Bennett (187 wins in 15 years) as the second-winningest Big West coach in the conference history. Horton, has compiled 185 conference wins over his nine-plus seasons, tying and passing his predecessor and mentor Augie Garrido in the Pacific series Apr. 21-23. Former Long Beach State manager Dave Snow holds the conference record in victories with 218 over 13 seasons. Horton is a collective 441-184-1 (.704) in his 10th season as the Titan skipper and is just over half way to his predecessor's 875 career wins in a Titan uniform.

STREAK SNAPPED:For just the sixth time all season (53 games), Blake Davis went hitless against USC Tuesday night (May 23) to snap his season-best 21-game hitting streak. Throughout the streak, his second of 17 games or better, Davis hit .430 (37-for-86), tallying seven doubles, two triples, two homers and 14 RBI. The streak that lasted for more than a month (Apr. 7 - May 21) also produced a team-leading nine stolen bases for the junior and boosted him to the top spot in batting average in the conference.

DESIGNATED HITTER: Titan designated hitters are hitting just .220 on the season (36-for-164) with 1 home run and 34 RBI. The most productive bat has been freshman David Cooper (Stockton, Calif.) who has hit the only HR of the five who have been penciled in to the DH spot, and has driven in 24 runs. Cooper has seen the most time there (32 games) and is hitting just .240 (25-for104) in that role, while Bryan Harris (.250, 0 HR, 8 RBI), Clark Hardman (.237, 0 HR, 9 RBI), Jared Clark (.067, 0 HR, 1 RBI) and Eric Echevarria (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) round out the others who have had a crack at hitting for the pitcher.


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This week's Memory Jogger, submitted by sisters Judy Knepper Appleby of Waterfall and Harriet Knepper Peak of Carlisle, pictures the fourth grade class at Wells-Taylor Elementary School, Waterfall, during its first year of operation in 1955. Pictured, left to right, back row: Teacher Eleanor Laidig, ?, ? Romig, Dennis Ritchey, Tim Mosebey, Clyde Knepper, ?, Pearl Summers, Hope Henry, ?, ?; middle row: ?, ?, Brenda Autobelli, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Martz, Donnie Eisaman, ?; front row: Joe Helsel, ?, John Fogal, Nancy Johnson, Rhonda Eller, Joyce Knepper, Sandy Doyle, Sherilyn Rouzer, Mary Jane Souders, ? Anderson, Katie Johnson This week's Memory Jogger, submitted by sisters Judy Knepper Appleby of Waterfall and Harriet Knepper Peak of Carlisle, pictures the fourth grade class at Wells-Taylor Elementary School, Waterfall, during its first year of operation in 1955. Pictured, left to right, back row: Teacher Eleanor Laidig, ?, ? Romig, Dennis Ritchey, Tim Mosebey, Clyde Knepper, ?, Pearl Summers, Hope Henry, ?, ?; middle row: ?, ?, Brenda Autobelli, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Martz, Donnie Eisaman, ?; front row: Joe Helsel, ?, John Fogal, Nancy Johnson, Rhonda Eller, Joyce Knepper, Sandy Doyle, Sherilyn Rouzer, Mary Jane Souders, ? Anderson, Katie Johnson 20 Years Ago

From The Files Of June 29, 1989 '89 Thanks to the tremendous efforts of about 75 firefighters, under the direction of Mc- Connellsburg Fire Chief Pete Lynch, downtown

McConnellsburg was spared a disaster and, even more importantly, a tragedy, early last Friday morning, June 23. What the downtown area got was the gutting of a landmark and the scorching of two others. It was a disaster for Gerald L. Dupert 27, of Mc- Connellsburg, who had recently purchased the building at 212 Lincoln Way East from Jack Shimer and begun Dupert's Family Restaurant. The fire apparently began in the area of a basement apartment on the west side of the Dupert building.

The past week's violent weather caused problems in several areas of the county and surrounding areas. Last Tuesday night, a violent thunderstorm struck the area, particularly hitting the northern end of the county hard. Sinoquipe Scout Reservation Camp director told the "News" that the Boy Scout camp was flooded last Tuesday night when it was hit by what he estimated was fourplus inches of rain in less than two hours. Last Tuesday's violent storms were just a prelude to those which hit the region Saturday evening. Trees were downed in several parts of the county. But the county may have been lucky Saturday as a tornado struck the village of Cassville in southern Huntingdon County, about 15 miles north of Waterfall. Two dark funnel clouds hit the village, destroying Wright's carwash, tearing the roof off a mobile home and downing many large, old trees and blocking the village's roadways.

This is carnival week at Hustontown Fire Co. There will be entertainment and activities every evening along with rides, eats, etc.

Kelly Glee and Mark Evjene were united in marriage in an outdoor ceremony June 3 at Buchanan State Park in Cove Gap. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Glee of McConnellsburg. The groom is the son of Mrs. June Evjene of Deer Lodge, Mont.

Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bonebrake of Harrisonville on June 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Norris of Woodvale on June 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Raph Berkstresser of Needmore on June 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mellott of Big Cove Tannery on June 20; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martz of McConnellsburg on June 20; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Bookheimer of Mc- Connellsburg on June 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Northcraft of Chambersburg on June 22.

Marriage licenses: Marlin Bacher, Fair Play, S.C., and Catharine Brenneman, Harrisonvile; William Hoffman, McConnellsburg, and Marianne Sickles, McConnellsburg; Kevin Hensley, Hancock, and Janet Ebersole, Hancock; Ned Richardson, Crystal Spring, and Karen Pulcine, Crystal Spring; Adam Leavelle, Broad Top, and Andrea Hartman, Hummelstown; Harty Barnett, Mc- Connellsburg, and Annette Guessford, McConnellsburg.

Deaths: Charles Waters, McConnellsburg; Mary Shives, Hancock; Nellie Cromer Brindle, St. Thomas.

30 Years Ago

From The Files Of June 28, 1979 '79 Fourteen-year-old Michael D. Seville, Mc- Connellsburg, was slightly injured last Monday when he was knocked from his bicycle

by a car. Police said the accident happened on the Cito Road when the young cyclist made a left turn and was struck by a 1972 Mercury.

Union textile workers in McConnellsburg voted unanimously last Friday to end their nine-week-old strike against Waynesboro Knitting Co.

Lisa Mellott, 7-year-old daughter of Mrs. Patricia Mellott of Hustontown, was listed in satisfactory condition on Tuesday following emergency surgery on Monday for partial amputation of her foot, which was mangled in a lawn mower accident. The accident occurred at the home of her grandfather, rural mail carrier Clarence Barnett, on the outskirts of Hustontown, where her 17-year-old brother was mowing the lawn on a riding mower. He did not know his sister was anywhere near the mower.

After a grueling day trial, 25-year-old Richard Allan Milan of Kalamazoo, Mich., walked from the Huntingdon County Courthouse last Wednesday night a free man. Minutes earlier a Huntingdon County Criminal Court jury had found him not guilty of criminal homicide in the shooting death of Michael James Hess, a member of the Lancaster Pagan Motorcycle Club. The killing took place at a bluegrass festival at Harper Memorial Park, near Shade Gap, last July 22.

Marriage licenses: Theodore B. Woodring, Mercersburg, and Deanna Lorraine Atkins, Millersville, Md.; Larry A. Shoemaker, Big Cove Tannery, and Karen Tresa Spade, Needmore.

Specials at th IGA: Royal gelatin, 6 packs for 99 cents; IGA catsup, 3 for 87 cents; Seltzer's Lebanon bologna, $2.19 lb.

Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Fultz of Berkeley Springs on June 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dougals Watkins of Waterfall on June 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Horne of Shirleysburg on June 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Mellott of Needmore on June 20; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Fogal of Waterfall on June 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Terence Powell of Berkeley Springs on June 22.

Deaths: Ira W. Bain, McConnellsburg; Arthur R. Black, Huntingdon; Orrin L. Shaw, McConnellsburg; Miss Leotta Wheeler, Hancock; Lorraine R. Goble, Harrisonville.

40 Years Ago

From The Files Of July 10, 1969 '69 A total of 15 marching bands and majorette groups, 15 fire companies and equipment and numerous floats and other marching organizations

will be featured in the annual firemen's parade, which will get under way in Mc- Connellsburg Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

FFA students from Fulton County were in the spotlight at the 1969 mid-year convention at University Park this past week. Bryan Lane of the Forbes Road Chapter won the FFA public speaking contest and may eventually compete in the national contest at Kansas City in October. Duane Johnston of the McConnellsburg FFA will enter the dairy products contest at Kansas City this fall since he won a second place at Penn State. Rodney Keefer and Gary Decker of McConnellsburg were winners in their respective contests. Rodney won a first place silver certificate in agriculture mechanics, while Gary received honorable mention in dairy judging. Other McConnellsburg FFA members taking in the activities were George Mellott, livestock; Peter Naugle, forestry; and Ronald Martz, FFA State Band. Carl Detwiler and Donnie Truax of the Forbes Road Chapter worked together as a team to win a second place in the small gas engines contest. Other students from Forbes Road were: Mike Keebaugh, delegate; Kenneth Keebaugh, land judging; Dale Drenning, forestry and Glenn Kesselring, machinery adjustment and farm power. Students representing Warfordsburg were David Beale, band; David Smith, band; Dale Deneen, floral design; Lex Mellott, agricultural salesmanship; Tom Strait, forestry; and Bill Shives, forestry.

Marriage license: Dennis Gress and Darlene Keefer, both of McConnellsburg.

Specials at the local IGA: Libby tomato catsup, 19 cents, 14-oz. bottle; fruit cocktail, 25 cents, 1-lb. can; Chef Boyardee cheese pizza, 59 cents; cantaloupes, 33 cents each.

A community swimming pool, which was constructed in two months following a year of planning, was dedicated on June 28 at Three Springs, which has a population of slightly more than 400 residents. The $150,000 swimming complex consists of a "Z" shaped 62,000- square-foot pool, bathhouses and children's wading pool, all entirely fenced in.

Deaths: Dortha M. Evans, Greensburg; Charles H. Mann, Waynesboro.

Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Needmore on July 3; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pittman of Mercersburg on July 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Seiders of McConnellsburg on July 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Snow of Fort Loudon on June 28; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Myers of Mc- Connellsburg on June 27.

50 Years Ago

From The Files Of July 9, 1959 '59 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stadler of Silver Spring, Md., took their daughter, Claire, to New York City where she and friends boarded a plane

for a six-week vacation in Europe. In Switzerland, she will visit her father's relatives.

Miss Harriet Sloan left on Saturday on a conducted bus tour out of Baltimore which will take in the Grand Canyon, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Chief Merrill Seville issued warning to motorists that parking against traffic is a violation of the law, adding that offenders in the future will be prosecuted.

Mrs. C.B. Chubb is recuperating at home after undergoing oral surgery last Thursday at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown.

Miss Martha Lodge is spending this week in New York City on a buying trip for her store.

Ensign Eddie MacKinlay is now stationed at Mayport in Florida.

David Kendall, Allen Cover, Dale McQuade, Dick Ray and Bob Kendall were released from the armed forces recently after serving their two-year compulsory service.

An ordinance has been passed by Borough Council to bring into the borough limits the annex of the Mc- Connellsburg Joint School property.

Work was begun this week on a rollerskating rink at the Ambrose Game Farm and Zoo.

Gene R. Mellott, aviation structural mechanic second class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L. Mellott of Needmore, is scheduled to graduate from the Parachute Rigger School on July 16 at the Naval Air Technical Training Unit in Lakehurst, N.J. One of the prerequisites of the school for graduation is for a student to make a freefall jumping a parachute personally packed by himself.

Larry Royce Smith and Doris Laverne Chesnut were married on June 21.

Ten families with homes on the Medical Center Street joined together on July 4 for a community picnic supper on the lawn of the home of Dr. and Mrs. G.T. Lorentz. A total of 35 adults and 16 children attended.

A Broad Top City man and a 16-year-old Saxton boy were struck dead by lightning last Wednesday afternoon while observing a timbering operation near Woodvale. E. Clair Shore, Huntingdon County coroner, said that Franklin Figard, 25, and Michael B. (Nick) Brennan were killed instantly when a bolt of lightning crashed down through a tree and bounced over to a chain saw that one of the victims had picked up.

State unemployment checks last week totalled 134,720, with a monetary value of $3,647,731.

The Warfordsburg Lions Club, in conjunction with the Fulton County Red Cross Chapter, will sponsor swimming lessons this year for youths in the lower end of Fulton County. The classes will be held at Berkeley Springs.

The local school board has accepted the resignation of Ronald Chaney, geography and science teacher in the junior high school.

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Terry L. Higgins to Vaughn L. Hoover.

Elton Marshal Bequeath Jr. and Helen Deanne Keebaugh were married on June 6.

Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bard of McConnellsburg on June 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hann of Harrisonville on July 1; twin sons to Mr. and Mrs. John Witner of Warfordsburg on July 2; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McQuait of Hustontown on July 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark of Hustontown on July 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parson of Pleasant Hill are the new proprietors of the Atlantic gas station at Burnt Cabins.

Mrs. Catherine Appleby of Burnt Cabins, who had been living alone since the death of her husband, Bruce Appleby, is now living in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Foreman of Carlisle. Although Mrs. Appleby, who is approaching 90, was still able to do her own household chores, her relatives felt it necessary that she have a certain amount of care.

Mrs. Sarah Everts of Needmore is seriously ill.

Homer Mellott of Needmore was injured when his tractor upset, breaking his collarbone and ribs.

Ralph Ritz of Amaranth is up and around after a week in bed due to a bad case of mumps.

William Ott, an aged man who lives in the home of Mrs. Bessie Glunt, received a bad cut on the leg by a power saw, which required seven stitches to close.

Deaths: Walter Scott Smith of Warfordsburg; the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne Regi.

60 Years Ago

From the Files of July 14, 1949 '49 The efforts and dreams of many hard working Fulton countians will begin to materialize on Saturday of this week when ground

will be broken for the Fulton County Medical Center. The ceremonies will be held on the 1-1/2-acre of land donated by Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Morton of Hagerstown. Credit for the original movement to build a medical center goes to the Green Hill Civic Club, which advanced the idea on November 4, 1946.

Births: a son, John Emeron, on June 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Plessinger; twin daughters on July 12 to Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sponsler of Harrisonville.

Lyle Duffey was elected commander of the local American Legion on Monday night.

Russell Carnochan, manager of Austin's Furniture Store here, has set up two television sets in the store, both of which will be operating well off an antenna.

The state will have a one-day doe season this year.

Deaths: Florence V. Hess of Needmore; Ms. Margaret Bradnick of near Knobsville.

70 Years Ago

From The Files of July 13, 1939 '39 Deaths: Henry A. Comerer of McConnellsburg; Roy Waite of Three Springs; James Albert Ensler of Martinsburg.

A report issued this week from the county superintendent's office shows that 85 students graduated this year from the four high schools in Fulton County.

Dr. D.R. Sipes has returned to Everett Hospital after completing an intensive post-graduate course in general traumatic surgery at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Ill.

To curb the excessive speed through town, new 25- mile speed limit signs have been purchased by the borough and will be placed along routes 30 and 522 within the borough and will be placed along routes 30 and 22 within the borough limits.

WPA layoffs have accounted for an increase of 22,260 cases in the relief rolls in the state since April 15.

Mrs. Anna Mumma of Laidig has been admitted to Everett Hospital for observation and study. Treated at the hospital dispensary were J.F. Stenger of Mc- Connellsburg, x-ray of the right knee; Daniel Winters of McConnellsburg, x-ray and treatment of a fractured rib; Cloyd B. Souders of McConnellsburg, treatment of contusions of the chest; Aubrey B. Hicks of Wells Tannery, treatment of lacerations and fracture of the nose; Norman Hess of Saluvia, lacerations of the left elbow.

Sheriff Ross W. Hamil noted this week that there have been no sheriff sales in the county since January 1, 1939.

Inez Fields, Bernice Fields and Marian Morton of McConnellsburg and Evelyn McElhaney of Lurgan left this week on a trip to Chicago, Canada, the World's Fair and other points of interest.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray of East Lincoln Way are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son on Wednesday.

A minor accident occurred on Sideling Hill on Saturday when cars driven by Clarence Johnson of Wells Tannery and Beatrice Parsons of Saluvia collided.

Prof. Harold C. Welsh was installed as president of the local Lions Club on Tuesday evening at a ladies' night dinner. He succeeds Thad M. Shimer of the Fulton Motor Sales. Close to 50 Lions and their ladies assembled for a delicious dinner and interesting program.

Hildebert Smith and Mary Smith were married on July 9.

The Enterprise Electric Co. is now building a line from New Grenada at Three Springs.

Miss Helen Truax of Warfordsburg is a patient in the Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore where she underwent a serious spine operation.

80 Years Ago

From The Files Of July 11, 1929 '29 Two representatives of the Manufacturers Light and Heat Co. called on Burgess W.H. Nesbitt on July 4. After some discussion, the gentlemen left with the burgess an agreement to be signed by the council and an ordinance which must be passed. If the agreement is signed and the ordinance passed, then the company will install a pipeline over the mountain and supply McConnellsburg with natural gas. The agreement gives the company the right to dig up the borough streets and alleys to install lines, but it stipulates that the company restore the streets and alleys to as good a condition as it found them. If the company is given the permission to install "the fuel of the future" here, the service charge will be on a graduated scale to each consumer, the cost getting smaller in proportion to the amount used.

Deaths: Simon H. Garland of Brush Creek Township; Mrs. Charles Mellott of Pleasant Ridge.

Raymond McCleary and Lillian A. Burkett were married on June 29.

Albert Miles Latshaw Jr. and Lorella Hollenshead were mar- ried on July 2.

The local school board has elected Miss Alegra Gluck of Chambersburg as teacher of art and music in the borough school, completing the teaching roster for the coming year.

During the electrical storm last Friday afternoon, lightning struck the home of Elbert Lake in the East Extension, doing considerable damage. The bolt also struck 7-year-old Estalene Lake, knocking her unconscious for some time and rendering her hand and foot useless until the next afternoon. The same bolt set the house afire and only through the prompt work of Vernon Schooley, who was working nearby, was the Lake home saved. During the same storm, lightning struck the cupola of the Lutheran Church and a falling board just missed Jeanne Greathead, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. W.H. Greathead.

A contract for $1,140 per year for four years has been awarded to Clyde Sponsler for daily delivery of mail between Everett and McConnellsburg.

Marshall Sigel is erecting a new dwelling house on his farm near Amaranth.

Miss Cora Oakman, a nurse in training at Chambersburg Hospital, is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Oakman.

Because of a slumping work, Clarence Bender is home from his job in Michigan. He drove a new motorcycle home, traveling almost 500 miles in one day.

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Schools Oppose Philadelphia Casino

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A synagogue and two schools near the site of a proposed casino in Philadelphia are taking action to block the project.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Friends Select School and Mathematics, and the Civics and Sciences Charter School on Thursday filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Commission opposing the proposed casino.

The institutions say the Provence Casino, proposed by developer Bart Blatstein’s Tower Investments, would be incompatible with the synagogue and schools.

The 424,000-square-feet project would include a casino, concert hall, restaurants, and a nightclub at the former home of The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.

Tower Investments spokesman Frank Keel says they’re puzzled by the petition, since they’ve met with community groups and worked on a significant security plan.

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Heath E. Combs -- Furniture Today, August 13, 2013

This Simply American 45This Simply American 45-inch-wide entertainment unit in light cherry finish will be offered by Auburn USA, a domestic maker launching in Tupelo with an assortment of home entertainment and office pieces.
AUBURN, Ky. - Auburn USA, a supplier offering domestically made home entertainment furniture and office items, will launch in Tupelo this week.
     The company includes several former employees and sales representatives of the now defunct Eagle Inds., which shut down earlier this year. James Bond, a former Eagle employee, is sales manager.
     Auburn is a division of Colonial House, a maker of cherry and walnut furniture here since 1947. The Auburn division is producing from a 40,000- square-foot factory here and can add capacity, Bond said.
     "We're just working, taking our time, putting the company together and putting it together right," Bond said. "We're not going to have 1,400 SKUs. We're going to make it as easy as it can be made."
     Bond said Auburn consulted with dealers on popular heights and lengths for entertainment in its product line. It is giving retailers the ability to change door panels, colors and heights of the units.
     Groups are available in oak and poplar hardwoods. The company is offering 40- to 90- inch-wide consoles, each about 36 inches tall and 17 inches deep, Bond said. A 40-inch console will retail from $299 to $399.
     Auburn will have 45 consoles available to order in Tupelo and it will also offer bookcases. It will show some of the Colonial House line at the show and plans to introduce home office at the fall High Point Market and bedroom in 2014, Bond said.
     Consoles feature inset doors, magnet door catches, and custom door and bookcase options like choice of flat panel, plain glass, bead board, or raised panels. Finish options include medium oak, dark oak, light cherry, dark cherry, bright white and black.
     Auburn will focus on classic American styling. Depending on what custom options dealers want, units will have traditional, transitional, coastal or contemporary looks, among others, Bond said.
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Welcome to the Arcane Asylum! Created by the one and only, Ester Arcane. A man with various sick and twisted dreams. This building has been known for the death rates of many patients, nurses, and doctors. As always every mystery comes with a twist! Here you'll also meet one of the most greatest mass murders and even have the honor to be possibly killed by them. Welcome to the world of darkness that will ravage your mind with questions that will leave you in the...

Asylum of Blood

History of the Asylum
Long ago, demons, angels, humans, and other beings had roamed along each other. Though humans began to gain jealousy towards the others, angered by the fact they couldn't gain the abilities the others could. With that, they began to cause havoc amongst the people, even killing their own kind in Tarry Town, causing a huge commotion that the races couldn't live in common.

With that, the asylum was born. It was mainly a whole facility made to conduct experiments on humans and other breeds alike, hoping to share some abilities for their own selfish purposes. Power is what the basic mortals wanted to gain their hands on in order to live their life with minimal suffering. The outcome was rather disastrous of course. Killers rose into the world, now more powerful with their hatred fueling all intentions. The asylum had no longer become an experimentation facility, but rather a prison to hold the 'insane'. Now people live in fear, hoping the walls could hold those fears within them but let's be real..That's not possible.

Being tricked by false amends, Ester was able to trap a demon forever, giving the facility the amount of power it needed in order to survive. Her soul is bound to the facility and she is not allowed to die unless that seal is broken by Ester. One night, he had vanished, leaving the Asylum under the care of multiple corrupted officials. Such as the mayor of Tarry Town..the officials within New Harlem City as well. Frustrated by the outcome, the demon had no choice but to live out her days within the asylum as a nurse. Will you be able to spot her? Who knows.

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The second-ever commando to get a carded release, this animated The Clone Wars edition of Republic Commando Boss is really a nice toy and an unfortunate reminder that he's got a few brothers that haven't yet been rendered in plastic.  There's an awesome, clever backpack accessory and the figure's chunky build is really quite excellent. Be sure to check out all the stuff you can store in the backpack, too, when you read on!


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10 Talents That Drive Entrepreneurial Success
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10 Talents That Drive Entrepreneurial Success

Gallup has identified the behaviors we have consistently observed in highly successful entrepreneurs

Highly talented entrepreneurs exhibit behaviors that are markedly different from those of their less talented peers.

What separates successful business owners from less successful ones?

What are the traits and behaviors that drive an individual to start, sustain, and grow a successful company?

Do entrepreneurial attitudes toward autonomy, risk, work, and income affect business outcomes?

Intrigued by these questions and many others, Gallup studied 2,500 entrepreneurs to understand the actions and decisions that lead to venture creation and growth. After years of research and hundreds of interviews, Gallup has identified 10 specific talents that drive business success -- 10 behaviors we consistently observed in highly successful entrepreneurs.

Over the last few years, Gallup's assessment of 2,500 U.S. entrepreneurs found that higher levels of entrepreneurial talent significantly increase one's odds of business success. Highly talented entrepreneurs, compared with their less talented peers, are:

  • three times more likely to build large businesses and to grow them significantly
  • four times more likely to create jobs
  • four times more likely to exceed profit goals
  • five times more likely to exceed sales goals

In another study of 111 small businesses in Nebraska, Gallup found that highly talented entrepreneurs exhibited distinctive behaviors. These behaviors caused the highly talented entrepreneurs to outperform others by 22 percentage points in year-over-year profit growth. Compared with their less talented peers, highly talented entrepreneurs:

  • were more likely to clearly articulate the competitive advantage of their companies to their clients
  • were more likely to make decisions about pricing and product or service development with their customers in mind
  • spent a great deal more time planning for growth and aligning employee responsibilities with company goals
  • were more likely to align employees' strengths with their roles, thus maximizing employee engagement and increasing individual performance

As you can see from these studies, there is a clear positive relationship between entrepreneurial talents and business creation and success. Business-building talent affects behaviors that in turn influence entrepreneurial outcomes.

Innate or learned?

Is entrepreneurial talent innate or learned? An example of two violinists with differing levels of talent can help answer this question. Sally has an innate ability to identify the pitch and tone of a musical composition. By the age of five, she could learn music by ear and created perfect first drafts of her compositions. She has precise rhythmic ability and can reproduce an exact musical note without an external reference. Martha, Sally's classmate since elementary school, has a keen sense of music but lacks some of Sally's innate musical abilities.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder Order Now

Irma Järvelä, a medical geneticist at the University of Helsinki, and her colleagues found that about 50% of musical ability is heritable (genetic). In other words, nature accounts for almost half of the observed differences in musical ability. This means Sally has an innate advantage over Martha.

High levels of innate talent do not mean that deliberate practice and hard work are unimportant. Rigorous practice, self-motivation, and support from family members, mentors, and teachers will certainly help both violinists fully realize their musical ability. But Sally, with greater natural talent for music, will see much greater returns compared with Martha, who has less natural musical ability.

Similarly, in the realm of entrepreneurship, innate talents seem to make some people better at noticing new business opportunities and more likely to be risk-takers, natural salespeople, and adept at cultivating social networks -- all traits that drive entrepreneurial success. If you do not have these traits, you could try to learn the behaviors associated with a trait or take business classes, but Gallup's research suggests that you would have to do a considerable amount of work and might still achieve only average performance.

Business support programs can teach you basic management, accounting and finance, or marketing skills. They can provide technical assistance. Mentors and coaches can give you advice, share their own experiences, and be your support system through the entrepreneurial journey. But support programs and coaches cannot teach you to recognize opportunities or to become a risk-taker. Nor can they teach you how to best use social networks to further your business interests. Just as genetics has a role in someone's musical ability, Nicos Nicolaou of Cass Business School, City University London, and Scott Shane of Case Western Reserve University found that the tendency toward entrepreneurship is between 37% and 48% genetic.

In sum, you are likely to be most successful when working with your dominant natural talents. Training and education will certainly help you achieve excellence in an entrepreneurial role, but success will come easier if you have an inherent talent for the role. This means that identifying your entrepreneurial potential is critical. After identifying your potential, you need to apply systematic and continuous effort to nurture your innate ability and to manage your areas of lesser ability.

Identifying entrepreneurial talent

If innate talents are strong predictors of behaviors that affect business outcomes, then it follows that we can study individuals' behavior, identify their intensity of entrepreneurial talent, and then support them to speed the process of venture creation and growth.

During our research, we found a tremendous variety of behaviors among successful entrepreneurs. For instance, successful entrepreneurs effortlessly cultivate deep relationships with customers and employees (trait = interpersonal), are laser-focused on business outcomes (trait = thought process), are creative problem solvers (trait = creative thinking), and are the best spokespeople for their businesses (trait = promotion).

But after analyzing the data and listening to hours of interviews, we distilled everything down to a list of 10 talents that influence behaviors and best explain success in an entrepreneurial role. Every entrepreneur uses some mix of these 10 talents to start or grow a business.

The 10 talents of successful entrepreneurs are:

  • Business Focus: You make decisions based on observed or anticipated effect on profit.
  • Confidence: You accurately know yourself and understand others.
  • Creative Thinker: You exhibit creativity in taking an existing idea or product and turning it into something better.
  • Delegator: You recognize that you cannot do everything and are willing to contemplate a shift in style and control.
  • Determination: You persevere through difficult, even seemingly insurmountable, obstacles.
  • Independent: You are prepared to do whatever needs to be done to build a successful venture.
  • Knowledge-Seeker: You constantly search for information that is relevant to growing your business.
  • Promoter: You are the best spokesperson for the business.
  • Relationship-Builder: You have high social awareness and an ability to build relationships that are beneficial for the firm's survival and growth.
  • Risk-Taker: You instinctively know how to manage high-risk situations.

These 10 talents do not address every factor that affects business success. Non-personality variables such as skills, knowledge, and experience along with a host of external factors play a role in determining business success and must be taken into consideration when theorizing on business creation and success. But these 10 talents explain a large part of entrepreneurial success and cannot and should not be ignored. Understanding and acknowledging your inherent talents gives you the best chance at success.

This article is part of a series on the talents of successful entrepreneurs, adapted from the book Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder (Gallup Press, September 2014). Learn more about the book | Learn more about the assessment

Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal is Senior Researcher, Entrepreneurship at Gallup.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The South Carolina women's golf team posted a final-round 311 (+23) on Sunday to wrap up the Tar Heel Invitational in a tie for 12th place at the UNC Finley Golf Course.

The Gamecocks finished the tournament with a three-round total of 910 (+46).

Junior Samantha Swinehart led South Carolina on Sunday with her second round of even-par 72 of the weekend. A native of Lancaster, Ohio, Swinehart recorded her first top-20 finish of the season and fifth of her career as she tied for 12th with a three-day total of 220 (+4). The finish is the second best of her career.

"It wasn't the finishing round we were hoping for, but we put together two solid rounds," South Carolina head coach Kalen Harris said. "Samantha had a good tournament, finishing 12th. It's nice to see her playing well, as she can make a strong team impact along with Sarah Schmelzel's steady play."

Swinehart started the day on the back nine and moved to 2-under early in the round with back-to-back birdies on holes 13 and 14. However, she gave both strokes back with bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes. She bounced back to make 11 straight pars to close out her round.

Schmelzel carded a 6-over 78 on Sunday as she just missed out on her second consecutive top-20 finish. She closed out the tournament in a tie for 25th with a total of 223 (+7).

Freshman Chelsey Couch, who played the weekend as an individual, was the next Gamecock on the leaderboard as she tied for 47th with a total of 229 (+13) after shooting her second straight round of 75 (+3).

Junior Suzie Lee tied for 67th with a total of 234 (+18) after carding a final-round 81 (+9). Sophomore Justine Dreher shot an 8-over 80 to wrap up the tournament in a tie for 73rd with a score of 235 (+19), and senior Meredith Swanson turned in an 82 (+10) on Sunday to tie for 82nd with a score of 238 (+22).

Tournament host North Carolina shot a final-round 291 (+3) to win the event with a total of 872 (+8). Mississippi and Baylor tied for second with scores of 885 (+21), followed by Duke (887), Virginia (888) and Arkansas (888).

Florida's Isabelle Lendl fired a 3-under 69 to win medalist honors with a tournament total of 210 (-6).

The Gamecocks will wrap up their fall schedule on Oct. 26-28 in the Landfall Tradition at The Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. South Carolina finished fourth at the tournament last season.

T12. Samantha Swinehart (3) 	72-76-72=220 (+4)
T25. Sarah Schmelzel (1) 	72-73-78=223 (+7)
T67. Suzie Lee (5) 		78-75-81=234 (+18)
T73. Justine Dreher (2) 	78-77-80=235 (+19)
T82. Meredith Swanson (4) 	76-80-82=238 (+22)
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"Finally I review one of the NES's most classic games"

Ahh, the Legend of Zelda. Simply the name brings chills down the spines of most video game players. The Legend of Zelda is simply a classic, as a matter of fact it is one of the most classic games ever. It redefined the video game industry as we know it and brought with it some new and exciting innovations (the type of RPG/Adventure gameplay has never been done before, and the game was the first to feature a battery pak to save your game). The game wasn't all that bad either, as it featured sprawling worlds and captavating gameplay. In the end, the Legend of Zelda will go down as one of, if not the best, NES game of all time. (It was also the first million seller as well)

Graphics (5/10): Okay so they're nothing much to look at in the age of Dreamcast and Playstation 2, but they were pretty darn good for a game released way back in 1986. The backgrounds were generally just a solid color (usulally black or brown) and overall the graphics are too plain. The enemy designs are imaganitive and range from a red thing which shoots arrows at you to a yellow thing which flies around trying to kill you (and you cannot kill it!!) Overall, the graphics will be made fun of by those mortals blinded by the graphics of PS2, but since the game is so much fun WHO THE HECK CARES?? Certainly not me.

Music/Sound (8/10): Again, another example of good music, especially for a (here we go again) 1986 game!! The dungeon music was very well done (I actually can recall it from the top of my head, which means its pretty darn good) and captured the dark, deep tone of the dungeon areas perfectly.The overworld map was pretty good as well, who could forget the first time they ever heard the overworld music when they first started playing Zelda?? And the sound effects are good as well (swords sound like swords, enemies dying sound like enemies dying, etc.) The only annoying thing about the sound effects were the sound the text made when it was scrolling. Otherwise, good and solid audio from a system that soom may regard as ''incapable of producing quality music'' (fools...)

Gameplay/Control (10/10): Here we go, the most important part of a game! And The Legend of Zelda fails to dissapoint. The Legend of Zelda was a completely new game for its time. Never before had a game featured the detailed gameplay and mapping that Zelda featured. The game is an adventure game with RPG elements (hearts, magic, etc) Basically you go around killing enemies, collecting ruppees, bombs, and more stuff. You can use rupees to gamble and gain more, or purchase some arrows, bombs, shield, or whatever you want. Bombs can be used to open up hidden passaages in the overworld and are needed to complete some of the dungeons. Speaking of the dungeons, Miyamoto did a wonderful design job on them. First off, you don't have a map to guide you until you find the map. Then you have a map screen on top, but you don't know where you are until you find the compass!! After getting all that stuff you can complete the dungeon (actually you dont have to get them but its a good idea, especially if you're a first time player). There are so much secrets in the game as well, because you can find hidden heart pieces and find some more hidden stuff as well. It takes a while to do it, as well. Sigeru Miyamoto's second NES hit is right here, folks. Great and captivating gameplay that changed the face of video gaming as we know it forever.

Challenge and Replay Value: 9/10

Fun Factor (9/10): The Legend of Zelda is one of the all time greats. While Super Mario Bros. changed the face of video gaming forever, Zelda also did its fair share by introducing a new style of gaming to gamers everywhere: an adventure game with RPG elements. Usually the games just had stages, this game just featured one huge overworld. This game is defiently worth your time and money!!

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5 years ago#1
Hello? Anyone here?

Nova is my favorite character in Starcraft, just because she's that badass.

On a side note, has anyone read the novel?
5 years ago#2
Someday, someone will happen across this board and post. Until then, I will have to keep it alive.
5 years ago#3
Anyone else think that Aaragorn was kinda a jerk to Boromir? I mean, Boromir's just trying to make conversation, and all Aaragorn says is "I have seen the white city."
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The new Predator movie looks pretty awesome.
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It does...saw previews for it when I went to see the A-team
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Can't beat the trailer for the original though

"This time...they picked the wrong man to hunt"
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Top four favorite bands:

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Don't really have a fifth.
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Predators comes out tomorrow. Here's hoping its good.
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tell me how it is
5 years ago#10
I like pie :)
I am not stalking you! Just merely... "investigating" you at every moment :)

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