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Universal Electronics Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
– Increases Net Sales 13% and Operating Income 38% Compared to the First Quarter of 2013 –
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2014-- Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI), (NASDAQ: UEIC) reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
"Our first quarter results reflect the continued strong performance across all areas of our business," stated Paul Arling, UEI's Chairman and CEO. "Many of the innovations we developed and patented over the last decade provide us with multiple applications for the advanced technologies of today and tomorrow. UEI QuickSet™ is deployed in over 70 million devices around the world, and our Control Plus technology is being rolled out by a major player in the home entertainment space later this year. We were recently selected by Samsung to deliver the control intelligence that powers its WatchON application in Samsung's Galaxy S® 5 smartphone. In addition, UEI's technology is pre-installed into Samsung's Gear 2, and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches. Wearables are a growing segment within consumer electronics devices, and the smartwatch market in particular is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 70%, from 15 million units in 2014 to nearly 400 million units by 2020, according to Next Market Insights. These are just a few examples of how UEI is expanding into new applications. As increasingly intelligent devices hit the market, UEI's advanced control technologies position us squarely in the middle of emerging trends in the connected home."
Adjusted Pro Forma Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31: 2014 Compared to 2013
Net sales were $129.8 million, compared to $114.7 million.
Business Category revenue was $118.4 million, compared to $104.6 million. The Business Category contributed 91.2% of total net sales in both periods.
Consumer Category revenue was $11.4 million, compared to $10.1 million. The Consumer Category contributed 8.8% of total net sales in both periods.
Gross margins were 28.3%, compared to 28.6%.
Operating expenses were $28.0 million, compared to $26.5 million.
Operating income was $8.8 million, compared to $6.4 million.
Net income was $6.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to $4.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted share.
At March 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents was $90.4 million.
Bryan Hackworth, UEI's CFO, stated: "We have generated a significant amount of cash during the past 12 months as our cash balance has increased to $90.4 million at March 31, 2014 compared to $28.7 million a year prior. We continue to evaluate the potential uses of our cash including internal investments as well as mergers and acquisitions. However, at this time we believe repurchasing our shares is the best alternative given our bright future and our recent trading price. As a result, our Board of Directors has authorized us to purchase up to one million shares. Purchases may be made in open-market transactions, block transactions on or off an exchange, or in privately negotiated transactions."
For the second quarter of 2014, the company expects net sales to range between $141 million and $149 million, compared to $136.1 million in the second quarter of 2013. Adjusted pro forma earnings per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014 are expected to range from $0.56 to $0.66, compared to adjusted pro forma earnings per diluted share of $0.53 in the second quarter of 2013, which has been adjusted to reflect the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense.
UEI's management team will hold a conference call today, Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT, to discuss its first quarter 2014 earnings results, review recent activity and answer questions. To access the call in the U.S. please dial 877-843-0414 and for international calls dial 315-625-3071 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference. The conference ID is 28618053. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and available for replay for one year at www.uei.com. In addition, a replay of the call will be available via telephone for two business days, beginning two hours after the call. To listen to the replay, in the U.S., please dial 855-859-2056 and internationally, 404-537-3406. Enter access code 28618053.
Non-GAAP gross margins, Non-GAAP operating expenses, and Non-GAAP net income and earnings per share are supplemental measures of the company's performance that are not required by, and are not presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP information does not substitute for any performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP gross profit is defined as gross profit excluding depreciation expense related to the increase in fixed assets from cost to fair market value resulting from acquisitions. Non-GAAP operating expenses are defined as operating expenses excluding amortization of intangibles acquired, employee related restructuring costs and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income is defined as net income from operations excluding the aforementioned items and the related tax effects. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial results to GAAP results is included at the end of this press release.
Founded in 1986, Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) is the global leader in wireless control technology for the connected home. UEI designs, develops, and delivers innovative solutions that enable consumers to control entertainment devices, digital media, and home systems. The company's broad portfolio of patented technologies and database of infrared control software have been adopted by many Fortune 500 companies in the consumer electronics, subscription broadcast, and computing industries. UEI sells and licenses wireless control products through distributors and retailers under the One For All® brand name. For additional information, visit our website at www.uei.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words and expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the benefits anticipated by the company due to the continued strength across its entire business; the continued innovation of products and advanced technologies, such as the company's QuickSet™ and Control Plus technologies, that will attract new customers in existing and new markets; the continued expansion of the company's technologies into smart devices (such as smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, IPTV devices, game consoles, smartwatches and over-the-top-services), including the benefits anticipated by management due to Samsung selecting the company to embed its technology into the Samsung WatchON application found in Samsung's Galaxy S® 5 smartphone, and the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo; the successes anticipated by management from the growth expected in consumer electronics, particularly in the Wearables segment; and the other factors described in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results the company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statement due to such risks and uncertainties. The company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Accounts receivable, net 84,762 95,408
Inventories, net 90,172 96,309
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,491 4,395
Income tax receivable 201 13
Deferred income taxes 6,157 6,167
Total current assets 276,183 278,466
Property, plant, and equipment, net 73,516 75,570
Goodwill 30,992 31,000
Intangible assets, net 26,136 26,963
Other assets 5,162 5,279
Total assets $ 417,412 $ 423,733
Accounts payable $ 54,257 $ 58,498
Line of credit — —
Accrued compensation 33,834 38,317
Accrued sales discounts, rebates and royalties 6,255 8,539
Accrued income taxes 704 3,032
Deferred income taxes 302 303
Other accrued expenses 10,388 11,229
Income tax payable 607 606
Other long-term liabilities 2,025 2,052
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding — —
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 22,550,142 and 22,344,121 shares issued on March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively 226 223
Paid-in capital 205,434 199,513
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 871 2,982
Retained earnings 197,805 193,532
Less cost of common stock in treasury, 6,643,109 and 6,639,497 shares on March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (105,281 ) (104,980 )
Total stockholders' equity 299,055 291,270
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 417,412 $ 423,733
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
Net sales $ 129,845 $ 114,722
Cost of sales 93,299 82,173
Gross profit 36,546 32,549
Research and development expenses 4,277 4,241
Selling, general and administrative expenses 26,279 24,413
Operating income 5,990 3,895
Interest income (expense), net (16 ) 9
Other income (expense), net (349 ) (550 )
Income before provision for income taxes 5,625 3,354
Provision for income taxes 1,352 408
Basic $ 0.27 $ 0.20
Diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.19
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Provision for doubtful accounts 61 24
Provision for inventory write-downs 596 573
Deferred income taxes 948 (954 )
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options and vested restricted stock 731 2
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation (723) (37 )
Shares issued for employee benefit plan 347 255
Stock-based compensation 1,678 1,261
Accounts receivable 9,967 1,669
Inventories 4,756 (6,066 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (15 ) (268 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (10,489 ) (14,345 )
Accrued income and other taxes (2,484 ) (731 )
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 13,906 (11,297 )
Cash used for investing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment (2,396 ) (3,058 )
Acquisition of intangible assets (204 ) (291 )
Net cash used for investing activities (2,600 ) (3,349 )
Issuance of debt — 13,500
Payment of debt — (13,500 )
Proceeds from stock options exercised 3,272 593
Treasury stock purchased (405 ) (1,558 )
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation 723 37
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 3,590 (928 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (670 ) (295 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 14,226 (15,869 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 76,174 44,593
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 90,400 $ 28,724
Income taxes paid $ 1,601 $ 1,682
Interest payments $ — $ 22
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL RESULTS
GAAP Adjustments Adjusted
Pro Forma GAAP Adjustments Adjusted
Pro Forma
Net sales $ 129,845 $ — $ 129,845 $ 114,722 $ — $ 114,722
Cost of sales (1) 93,299 (235 ) 93,064 82,173 (277 ) 81,896
Gross profit 36,546 235 36,781 32,549 277 32,826
Research and development expenses 4,277 — 4,277 4,241 — 4,241
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2) 26,279 (2,562 ) 23,717 24,413 (2,182 ) 22,231
Operating income 5,990 2,797 8,787 3,895 2,459 6,354
Interest income (expense), net (16 ) — (16 ) 9 — 9
Other income (expense), net (349 ) — (349 ) (550 ) — (550 )
Income before provision for income taxes 5,625 2,797 8,422 3,354 2,459 5,813
Provision for income taxes (3) 1,352 676 2,028 408 571 979
Net income $ 4,273 $ 2,121 $ 6,394 $ 2,946 $ 1,888 $ 4,834
Earnings per share diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.13 $ 0.40 $ 0.19 $ 0.12 $ 0.32
To reflect depreciation expense of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to the mark-up in fixed assets from cost to fair value as a result of acquisitions.
To reflect amortization expense of $0.7 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 related to intangible assets acquired as part of acquisitions. In addition, to reflect stock-based compensation expense of $1.7 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also, to reflect other employee related restructuring costs of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
To reflect the tax effect of the adjustments.
UEI
Paul Arling, 714-918-9500
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Becky Herrick, 415-433-3777


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Psychology always used to sound too airy-fairy to me, not being from a psychology-type background! I wondered why we would want to fill our kids minds with brain-bending ideas on how the world exists. But then I was introduced to giftedness, and Philosophy for Kids and I realised how beneficial it could be.
Traditionally, philosophy is the discipline primarily concerned with logical, critical and reflective thinking, the development of reasoning competence and the analysis of meaning. Philosophy is thinking dedicated to the improvement of thinking. It is both open-ended and rigorous. Philosophy taps children's natural curiosity and sense of wonder. It engages them in the search for meaning and enriches and extends their understanding. It strengthens thinking and reasoning skills and builds self-esteem. It helps to develop the qualities that make for good judgment in everyday life.
<a href="http://www.debbie.co.nz/2013/02/psychology-or-philosophy-for-kids/psychology/" rel="attachment wp-att-934″> Psychology is the scientific study of human thought, emotions, and actions. Psychology helps us to understand human behaviour. It attempts to explain why we behave in the way that we do and explores questions such as: Why do people take risks? Why do good people do bad things? How does culture influence behaviour? What is the nature of intelligence?
So now that it has been explained a little more, I can see that even Psychology for Kids, or more specifically, Social Psychology for Kids is a great proposition, too. The earlier we understand what makes us and others 'tick', the better we will become at relationship building in the learning community in our schools. In fact, it appears that these two organisations overlap in some respects. It might be that these two different names may confuse those who are less au fait with the terminology.
There are attempts to deal with many of the issues spread throughout curricula in Health and Social Sciences, or in various Skills expected for students to gain in education. I like the way a Saskatchewan website I read recently lays out the Social Psychology Curriculum for their state.
Who Am I? Covering personality, worldview, physical and emotional processes, motivation, perception, learning, memory and intelligence.
How do we act and interact in a social world? In family, social and school settings, honesty, crowds, mobs, gangs, political and social movements, cooperation, competition, humour, leadership, conflict resolution, pro-social behaviours, aggression, social inaction, decision-making, problem-solving, power, compliance, conformity, obedience, coping skills, resiliency, and social justice.
It covers many of the topics I hear talked about in various educational circles – the sorts of topics that encourage students to think and understand and prepare themselves for what they will encounter beyond the school gates. Some of these are also specific hot-topics for gifted students.


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The government of Manitoba, in corroboration with federal authorities, opened an opportunity for foreign Mechanics, Welders, Cooks and Industrial painters who want to immigrate to Canada.
To be eligible, a candidate must possess more than 2 years of work experience in the occupation. There is an English knowledge requirement as well (or French). If a candidate underwent an IELTS test, the results must be recent, no more than 2 years old and the score must be no less than 5 in each proficiency (speaking, reading, writing and understanding). For this program, the candidate must be 21-45 years of age. The applicant also has to have a post secondary education or formal training, for at least one year. The applicants must have settlement funds to support themselves upon arrival to the province and there is no need to have an express entry profile as it applies to other programs.
Whoever wants to immigrate to Manitoba must demonstrate that they don't have any ties to any other province in Canada.
Some other professionals may also be good candidates for this provincial program and they are: Mechanical Assembler (especially trainer assembly), Woodworking machine operators and Early Childhood Educators. Early Childhood Educators are required to have federal express entry profile meaning that they must meet minimum eligibility requirement for federal program and their work experience is with children under 5 years old. Minimum work experience is 2 years in the last five years preceding your application.
There are other ways to immigrate to Manitoba. If you are a business person, have funds to invest in your new or existing business and are ready to take an active role in managing the business, you might qualify to be selected for immigration to this province.
The eligibility for business investors are:
Minimum of three years of full time work experience in the past five years (a candidate has to be actively engaged in their business);
A score of no less than 5 from CLB/NCLC language test;
Minimum of high school level of education;
Preferable age 25-49;
Minimum investment of $250,000 for an eligible business in Manitoba Capital Region;
Minimum Investment of $150,000, if they plan to invest into business outside of the Manitoba Capital Region;
Minimum of $500,000 net worth (your personal assets).
A business investor is expected to create jobs for Canadians within 24 months of arrival as a worker in the province (a successful candidate for this program will be given a work permit for the duration of 2 years at first). The province will grant a business investor candidate the right to make an exploratory visit to Manitoba to conduct business research for their future business investment or proposal.
Provincial government will give a candidate additional points, if their spouses have English language knowledge, they or their spouse have a close relative living in the province, their child has been enrolled in an educational institution in the province, and if they or their spouse completed at least one year of a post-secondary education in Manitoba, or worked in the province for at least 6 months.
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Experienced Social Security disability attorney Tracey Pate discusses five common misconceptions regarding disability insurance.
Will disability insurance allow you to maintain your current lifestyle if you're disabled? How likely is it that you'll need insurance in the first place? Unum, a leading long-term player in the disability insurance market recently released a report based on interviews with 407 individuals. All of the participants submitted claims through their employer group policies with Unum and have been on long-term disability for at least six months. The results disprove some common misconceptions about disability insurance.
Contrary to popular belief, long-term disability does not replace your salary. It provides a buffer, usually about 60% of your normal earnings. This means that most recipients must adjust their lifestyle and rethink their priorities. Of those interviewed for this report, 85% cut back or completely stopped saving for retirement and 58% skipped or delayed medical, dental or vision care for themselves and/or family members.
Understanding the following five myths will give you a better understanding of the Social Security Administration (SSA) system and help you to avoid common – and costly – mistakes.
Worker's compensation will cover me. Worker's compensation coverage replaces lost income from an injury or illness that occurs on the job. However, fewer than 5% of disabling incidents are truly work-related. In fact, ninety percent of long-term disability claims are for illnesses, not accidents, and proving that an illness is associated with employment can be difficult.
I'll probably never need it. The SSA estimates that one in four 20-year-olds will become disabled and unable to work before the age of 67. In 2012, more than 650,000 disabled workers received over $9 billion in long-term disability benefits through employer-sponsored group Unum disability coverage.
I'm a woman … this won't affect me. In a period from 2009-2012, 60% of Unum long-term disability recipients were women.
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I'm too young to think about it. During a period from 2009-2012, 41% of Unum long-term disability recipients were younger than 50 and a third of those individuals were under 40. It's crucial to plan for the worst at any age.
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We found a good hotel to stay near Manali to relax for the night. The temperature was dropping and we could already sense the excitement of playing in snow the next day. The next morning the view from our hotel balcony was more breathtaking than Palampur. We visited Hadimba Temple and had our breakfast at a café situated on Mall Road. We especially searched for a café with television so that we may not miss action of the India vs Pakistan World Cup 2015 match. As Rohtang Pass was closed we decided to go to Solang Valley.
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The first view of Solang Valley was refreshing and all we could see was crowd, snow, paragliders and jorbing balls. We bought ourselves a pair of gloves and jumped into the snowfield.
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After changing our clothes, we had our dinner at a local restaurant. We left Manali in night only and decided to go to Kasauli. We drove all night through rough roads, sometimes going on wrong routes. It was an adventurous journey. I was feeling sleepy and somehow luckily found a tea shop midway. We had our dinner at a dhabha near Mandi. We reached Kasauli in the morning at 7 am.
As soon as we reached Kasauli, it started raining heavily. Somehow we searched and managed to find a hotel to take some rest from our long, tiring and thrilling journey.
Luckily on this road trip, we stayed in hotels which have some mind blowing views from their balconies. Kasauli is a cantonment area in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, so you could hardly doubt about the cleanliness of the place.
We went to Monkey Point, the highest point in Kasauli. It is is situated in 'The Air Force Station' near the Lower Mall region about 4 kilometre from the centre of town. According to myth at the Ramayana while Lord Hanuman was returning from the Himalayas after acquiring "Sanjivani Booti", touched the hill by one of His foot.
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Review of Tuscola's past
Sesquicentennial Edition June 26, 2007
The Tuscola Journal
Category Archives: Sesquicentennial Edition June 26, 2007
The first hotel and fires in Tuscola
The Beach House began its existence as a boarding house on the northeast corner of Ensey and Parke streets. It was then under the conduct of Henry Beach, called "Pap" for short. Some time after his death, the first hotel was burned to the ground, say October, 1869, and rebuilt by Mrs. Beach in 1870. Mrs. Beach proved fully equal to the task of keeping a hotel. The house was second to none outside of large cities; indeed, traveling men preferred the home life comforts here to the more brilliant but not more comfortable caravansaries.
The first hotel was the one on the site now occupied by the so-called Stanley House. It was the Tuscola house. It caught fire at 7:30 o'clock one morning in '64, and was the first chance we had to recognize the firemen of the town. We all did pretty well. Even old Cole Bright had a hole burned in his back and thought Tom Macoughtry did it on purpose. Vanduren spread himself on this occasion and undertook to tell Niles how to put out a house a fire, though he had served his time at the business. Niles and Chappel stayed upstairs just because they could, and tore out bedsteads, smashed looking glasses and pitched furniture out of windows with a vengeance. Most of the furniture was saved but the house went out.
Same way at the Beach House, same site as present location. We got there too late to save the house. Griswold's store burnt where his place now is; got the alarm when it was about over. Again Alf Thayer's stable on Main Street burned. By George! That soared us! It was in close proximity to the north row on Sale Street. If we just hadn't worked like fury, the whole north side of Sale Street would have gone
Luckily water was plenty. We kept everything wet in the vicinity, including the firemen. Niles had just gone into partnership with Davis in the drug business, within 160 feet of the blazing barn, and not a cent of insurance. Perhaps everybody worked hard to keep the fire from Sale Street. Niles had a "posish" on the roof nearest the fire.
Dryer, that's Walt, the druggist that was, was navigating between the comb of the roof and a place where Niles and himself crossed each other in getting a supply of water, for the fellows that took the hot places were allowed to hold them and every time Walt came down from the roof his feet slipped and he slid V-shaped on his broadest part in time carefully calculated to knock the other man's feet from under him at the intersection of their beats. So they both went off the roof together and fell about 40 times, 12 feet in the mud below.
Dryer said this was nothing to what he used to do in Rochester and Penfield, so the other man said it was alright, though, at first he thought it was done on purpose. Ike Jewell said he slid off the roof of that two story building which now stands opposite the Union block, and saved himself by catching with his hands the eaves through; hung there awhile till he got rested, and then drew himself up again. Most any other man would have dropped 40 feet to the ground and killed himself.
The fire cost Alf Thayer 14 head of horses and other property, but it was such a relief to save Sale Street that we fear his great loss was almost forgotten in our great gain. And again, in February 1870, W.H., Lamb's dwelling where L.J. Whyeth now lives, caught fire. Here to use the expression of an insurance man, we literally "clawed it out." We also stopped a fire in Hull's two-story house near the M.E. church.
Newlin's house burned in 1870. We saved most of it. Van Meter's property on Wilson Street quietly burned out without any fuss. These fires, however, sink into comparative insignificance when compared with the fire we talk about. It was the fire "par excellence" so to speak. It began at 10 o'clock at night on the 11th of March "73 in a grocery in Block A, on Parke Street. The place is vacant now, and is nearly opposite the brick barber shop where David Smith holds forth. The Caricos had a large party at the dwelling where Major Conover now lives, and the first sound to persons at a distance was a loud explosion of gunpowder, and then we went to the fire.
The west side of Parke Street was well under way; the heat soon making it impossible to pass the street. We worked very hard on the building opposite, until fairly cooked out. Well she came across the street; we kept backing out and took the only course possible to do any good. We tore out buildings and stopped her on Sale Street, just east of Joe Kornblums. Then we went on the Avenue, merely to satisfy ourselves that commercial block, our pride and glory, was safe. Well it wasn't, but they had been at work, and Jim Trownsell had saved almost all of his large and valuable jewelry stock and afterwards found time to do yeoman service as a fireman. She burnt, around to the present location of VanLankin's shop, and with what assistance we could give by the way of tearing down, she finally went out for want of fuel.
Several active firemen who had sworn off from fires, till apparatus was bought by the city, pitched in, in the usual effective style of active men, and many who were not the oldest of old residents, proved valuable to the impromptu fire department.
Trownsell and the Ervins, for instance, Bob Macpherson, after the fire was under subjection, insisted that his hair and eyebrows were burnt off, and that he was "burnt inwardly." We believe the latter part of his statement, for many of us were in the same interesting situation.
Commercial block, while not as imposing a building as the present opera block whose site it occupied, stood over five handsome store rooms, contained one of the best public halls in the state, 40 x 80 feet, with an arm chair seating capacity of 800, stage, side scenery, ante-room and handsome drop curtain. We were proud of it. In the building was the Masonic Hall conceded to have shown the best floor in the state. No expense had been spared in its decoration, and if the committee had found another spot upon which to delineate another symbol or "totem" with taste and effect, they would have filled it. Here was absolutely nothing saved. It was in the third story and all hoped to put out the fire before the block was reached. But in vain, for it seemed to have got in through the back windows before we realized the fact.
Tuscola has no fire organization. We always hold a meeting after every important fire and pass some resolutions. This seems to stop the fires for a while, but it should not be relied upon as an organization of any great force. One hundred and fifty dollars will buy the necessary ladders, hooks and chains and buckets. It is, since the fire that the people of Tuscola refused to vote a small appropriation for fire apparatus.
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Tuscola city and township history notes offer peek into the past
Early Tuscola events
The first house which appeared in Tuscola was a part of the present dwelling of Thomas S. Sluss, at the northwest corner of Main and Daggy streets. It was placed there by William Chandler, who hauled it from the close neighborhood of Bourbon. He occupied it awhile and sold it, building subsequently the dwelling now standing directly east.
The first house built was the store at the railroad, on the north side of Sale street, long since gone. Simon G. Bassett, brother of Dr. H.J. Bassett, of Tuscola, was the first Postmaster as well as express and freight agent.
The second house built was erected on Parke street, east side, near the present brick, south of Sale street; it was put up by A.L.Otis and was later removed to the south side of Sale street, east of Main street and is now the present residence of Dr. Bassett.
The third house built was the residence of Thomas Woody, erected on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Main Street, whence it was removed. It occupied the site of the present brick on that corner. Thomas Woody was the father of A.M. Woody, who served as May of the city for the four years ending in April, 1883. Thomas Woody, an active Methodist, and before the day of churches, he and his wife with A.G. Wallace and wife, associated with Mrs. Dr. Bassett and Mrs. Kuhn were the only church people in the place who had any aptitude for conducting religious exercises. Class and prayer meetings were held in Mr. Woody's house for several years after Mr. Woody's arrival. He died in November 1883 full of honors.
The first child born in the place was Miss May Wallace, daughter of A.G. Wallace. Mrs. Has. Moore, daughter of William Chandler, moved here from Bourbon at the age of six years and was consequently the first baby in Tuscola.
The first store was a grocery, built on the north side of the court house square by B.F. Lewis now a farmer, who farmer on the northwest of town.
The next store was probably the drug store of Dr. J.W. Wright, which was located in the present one and a half story dwelling, now standing directly east of the old court house. These two proprietors were compelled to yield to the logic of events, both eventually pulling up states and moving down town or up town as the case may be. The Lewis store was removed bodily to Sale Street. The stock was bought by J.M. Ephlin and A.M. Woody, and was the foundation of the large Woody & Russell grocery store. Dr. Wright built a store and dwelling combined on the southwest corner of Main Street and Central Avenue, where he had sole control of the drug business until 1865. He finally went to California, being succeeded in his business by Dr. J.A. Field, who occupied the old stand for a while, and afterward removed to his brick at the southeast corner of Parke and Sale streets, which he built in 1882. H.C. Niles, who had been born to the drug trade, opened a new drug store, in 1865 at the southeast corner of Avenue and Main streets in company with E.C. Siler. The latter sold out to Niles, who joined C.A. Davis on the north side of Sale Street, in a building which was destroyed in one of the great fires, which occurred in October, 1881. The house stood the second door directly west of Goff's Marble Works, which is the first establishment of the kind permanently located at this city.
Mr. R. Gruelle was in the drug business for a few years; also E.L. Smith, who sold out to Benton and he to Foster, who is was later in the business. E.L. Smith after leaving the drug business began the practice of law, and in 1878, he "shuffled off this mortal coil" by cutting his throat in his office, up stairs at the southeast corner of Parke and Sale streets. He was a man of talent in some respects, and could and did make most excellent stump speeches on occasion. The real causes of his self "taking off" were never known.
It is not the intention of this history to give a list of all the business houses in Tuscola, but an attempt is made to show how business started. Niles returned to the southeast corner of Main Street and Central Avenue, and then removed to J.M. Smith's building, corner of Avenue and Washington streets, and joined, as a partner, W.B. Dryer. They were finally succeeded by James D. Higgins, the present druggist on that corner.
The first boarding house or hotel was kept by A.G. Wallace. This building was a large "story-and one-half-house, situated just about where the bank now stands on the Avenue. Mr. Wallace had arrived in the county in 1841, and stopped at a place then widely known as the "Wallace stand," west of Hickory Grove, in the southeast part of the county. He removed to Camargo in 1854, and in 1858 to Tuscola, where he kept hotel as above for about two years. He was deeply interested in and was one of the most active workers for the formation of the new county.
He was the first Justice of the Peace elected in Tuscola, 1858, and in 1859 was elected the first Circuit Clerk and Recorder. He was continuously re-elected until he had several four consecutive terms of four years each. Upon retiring from the office, he conducted for several years a real estate and loan office, and was always an active and leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wallace died on the 27th of July 1879.
The Central House
The Central House was originally erected by Younger, but the business did not appear to suit him and he was succeeded by the Thayers. It is situated on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Main Street, and is a favorite resort of all the country round. Mine host, Archbald, jolly fat and bearded, has the confidence and good will of his guests. This house caught fire one day, but the boys were too smart for it, and didn't have any fun.
Mistaken location
Had the Illinois Central Railroad Depot been located as first intended, all the business of the city, and all of the business improvements would now be grouped about the court house, where they ought to be and Sale street and Central avenue, the present business centers, would have been as bare of business houses as are now the adjoining blocks in the neighborhood of the court house. The blocks and lots north south east and west of the court house would have been solidly built up, at least as much so as Central and Sale streets are today; but they began to build close to the depot, and no one had the courage to make his improvement so far out of town; and indeed it would have taken courage, for at that time the site of the present court house was a howling wilderness; and even after the first court house, the old light two-story frame yet standing north of the court house had been erected, it stood solitary and alone for years; there was not a building, in 1861, between it and the present residence of Dr. J.L. Reat.
Early events
The present court house square had been fenced in with common boards and was the "fair ground' of the first Douglas County Fair. The old court house was used for a "Floral Hall," as it were and a band and speakers stand had been erected in the north side of the square. E. McCarty, Caleb Garett and Ira J. Halstead, secretary were the managers. The first dance was held in the room over northeast corner of Parke and Sale Streets, where Mrs. John Madison danced the first set with Joseph G. Cannon. This old court house was, on its completion, hailed with joy by all who believed in wholesale sociability.
Douglas County formed in 1859
Douglas County Courthouse, date unknown
The towns of the present Douglas County had not been in existence very long before the residents tired of the long journey to Charleston, the county seat. A group of citizens prepared a bill for the state legislature, setting apart the north portion of Coles County as a new county.
The bill was passed in March 1859, and although the area, as now, was predominantly Republican, it was named for Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat. The name of Douglas was accepted because legislature was mostly Democratic at the time. It was planned to change the name at a later date but this was never done. It was actually desired to call the county "Richman" after the first white inhabitant, John Richman, who arrived in Camargo Township in May 1829.
An election was held to determine whether the county seat would be at Camargo, Arcola, or Tuscola. This event turned out to be a farce, with thousands of votes being polled in an area where the citizens were counted in hundreds.
A second election, held May 30, 1859, resulted in the choice of Tuscola. By 1860, the population of the county was 7,140.
A convention was held and the first county officers were as follows: James Ewing, judge; John Chandler, clerk; Andrew G. Wallace, circuit clerk and recorder; Samuel B. Logan, sheriff; William Hancock, assessor and treasurer; and Henry Niles, surveyor.
The people of the county voted in 1867 to adopt township organization and Lucious McAllister of Arcola, Joseph B. McCown of Camargo and Henry B. Evans of Tuscola were named commissioners to accomplish this objective. They divided the county essentially as it is today.
The first supervisors were Caleb Garrett of Garrett, Lemuel Chandler of Bourbon, Asa T. Whitney of Arcola, Oliver C. Hackett of Tuscola, George W. Henson of Camargo, Benjamin W. Hooe of Newman, Isaac W. Burgett of Sargent, and Benjamin Bowdre of Deer Creek.
When it was found that Deer Creek conflicted with a township of Tazewell County, the name was changed to Bowdre, for its first supervisor.
Douglas County found itself in the 15th judicial circuit, which also included Vermillion, Coles, Edgar and Clark Counties. The judges were Harlan, Steele and Davis, the first named presiding in sessions here.
The first court was held in the newly completed Illinois Central depot. Later, court was held on the second floor of the J.M. Maris store, at the northeast corner of Parke and Sale Streets.
City of Tuscola founded in 1857
THE OLD CITY HALL – Was formerly located on Chicago Ave behind the current police dept. It was the building that served as the headquarters for the city of Tuscola for 70 years. It was built in 1888 at a cost of $3,500. The fire house and calaboose was located on the ground floor and the council chambers were on the second floor.
The bell that hung in the balcony served as a fire warning for many years. Later, a siren was used. However, the presence of the bell above tended to make the building less safe for use and it was replace with a new building in 1958. The bell has been hung in Ervin Park as a memento of earlier days.
(Originally published August 13, 1959)
The city of Tuscola was laid out in 1857 by officials of the Town Company, who had acquired the site–approximately one section of land–from the Illinois Central Railroad.
The town was plotted to provide 100 feet of right-of-way, east and west, for a proposed railroad. The Illinois Central had been built six years earlier and the prospect for another road added early impetus for the budding growth of the village.
The first house in Tuscola was moved here from Bourbon. It stands on the northwest corner of Daggy and Main Streets. The first building erected was at the railroad, in which Simon G. Bassett lived and served as postmaster, express and freight agent.
The first store was built by B.F. Lewis on the north side of the courthouse. It was later moved to Sale Street.
The city was chartered October 11, 1859. The first officials were James H. Martin, mayor; and E. L. Jordan, E. Price, M. Pugh and W. Taggart, aldermen.
For many years, much area in Tuscola was used as farmland. With the coming in 1952 of the USI and other allied industries, the need for living space had grown and most of the city area has long since been taken up.
Two new subdivisions adjacent to the city have been established. They are Meadowview subdivision and Southland Acres subdivision. Both are south of Route 36, the southern boundary of the city.
Another addition has been annexed to the city on the north. This is known as Parkview addition. Still another subdivision has been started south of Tuscola on land acquired from Lester L. Smith. This is known as Hillcrest subdivision.
The city now has a population of approximately 4,000 people. About 500 additional people live in area adjacent to the city limits.
The present city valuation is $9,050,648.
City officials now have charge of some 120 acres of paved and oiled streets, a 30-acre park with a swimming pool, a 5,000 capacity amphitheatre, baseball diamonds, restrooms, and scores of picnic tables.
The city operates a sanitary disposal plant, with an original cost of $250,000, and is soon to start the construction of a second plant and tributaries, which will cost $500,000.
A fully equipped volunteer fire department, headed by fire chief Douglas "Lucky" Ball, serves the city. Facilities include two fire trucks and a new firehouse, now in progress of construction.
Another city service is that of garbage and trash disposal, with Charles Dowler in charge.
The present city officials are Roy A. Toomey, mayor; O.B. Moorehead, clerk; O.B. Smith, treasurer; A.C. Baer, city attorney; Raymond Owen, police magistrate; R. E. Burns, Don McCumber, Wilbur Hoel, Walter Steiner, John N. Cunningham, Lewis Consoen, and William Alexander, aldermen.
Newspaper marks change in ownership
Editorial by Robert Hastings (Originally published April 9, 1970)
The transition from reporter to full ownership of a newspaper has been accomplished in gradual steps, due to an interim partnership that has existed between myself and Bert Quackenbush.
Nor are the community or the inner-workings of the paper strange since Tuscola has been my home for over 20 years and The Tuscola Review my means of livelihood for the past 13 years. For these things I am deeply grateful.
If I were new to the community and to the paper it would become necessary to set down a listing of newspaper policies. Since neither is true, and since most of you are acquainted with our policy at The Tuscola Review, we need not dwell on this further.
This does not, however, mean that there will not be changes at The Tuscola Review. The entire staff is constantly striving toward a better paper that is geared to serve a growing community. We have plans, hopes, fears, and regrets, just as does any other small business in these trying times.
As the new owner and publisher of The Tuscola Review, I pledge to our advertisers and subscribers as well as the residents of Douglas County, that I will continue to carry out the high principles always advocated by the distinguished gentlemen who have preceded me in the nearly 100 years of the paper's existence.
I am extremely proud of our staff. We are fortunate to have Allen Mann as managing editor. Mr. Quackenbush has capably pointed out his assets in his farewell.
Our shop foreman, Robert Jackson, comes to us from Sullivan, and the Decatur Herald. He is an accomplished printer and has purchased the W.A. Irwin property which will become the new home for the Jackson family. Included are his wife, Lois, and daughter, Lisa.
Needing no introduction to most of you is our society editor, Mrs. Nora Collins. Mrs. Collins is both my right and left arm, and as you all know, a lady with whom it is a pleasure to be associated. Mrs. Collins has been a member of The Review family for nine years and we sincerely hope she will be with us many, many more.
Another vital member of the family is my wife, Beverly. She daily handles hundreds of details so necessary to any publication, and most important, keeps track of finances.
Our "gal Friday" is Freeda Evans. Freeda sets 99 percent of the news in type, and can be called upon to fill in almost anywhere in our production operation. Mrs. Evans and her daughter, Tammy Jo, make their home at Village Haven, Tuscola.
Rounding out our full-time staff are Larry Schweighart and Terry Bassett. These two young men run the press, cast advertising mats, and carry out the many hundred duties of printers.
Also vital to our operation are the many correspondents who bring you news from all parts of the county.
These are the people who make YOUR newspaper possible. Our best efforts will be put forth at all times to make this a live readable paper, advocating any movement or project for the betterment of the community. We will appreciate your continued good will and support.
Tuscola Journal's history long and storied
Plainly, the Tuscola Journal story is many stories. But, in recording the various phases of the newspaper's first 100 years of existence, the consideration of the guiding hands of the enterprise must take first precedence.
The Journal first saw the light of day (or perhaps literally, the light of a dim coal oil lamp) on a cold night late in February 1864. It was printed in a frame building that stood at the corner of Washington Street and South Central Avenue, and it was the work of the hands of E. C. Siler and Amasa S. Lindsay.
Mr. Siler must have been the more versatile of the two, as he had previously been in the grocery business and was county surveyor and real estate broker. He also had been a partner of Henry C. Niles in a drugstore.
History has recorded little about Mr. Lindsay. However, he must have been active in politics, as he first nominated Joseph G. Cannon for public office at a convention held in 1862 in Tolono. This was, for state's attorney. Later "Uncle Joe" served for 50 years in the U.S. Congress and was the speaker for two terms.
At one time, Mr. Lindsay must have withdrawn from the firm, because in 1866, the publisher of the Journal was listed as E.C. Siler and Company.
No doubt he returned shortly, as on February 24, 1877, there was a publishing change from Lindsay and Chapman, to just Chapman.
Mr. Chapman sold out to John Thomas, (J.T.) Williams, on June 7, 1879. Mr. Williams was the father of the late Miss Elsie Williams, who was Tuscola's librarian for over 30 years. He died at the age of 33 on July 4, 1881. Harry Johnson, who was working in the shop, conducted the paper until the end of that year. Reports have it that he was a man of ability but with an equal measure of fault.
G.M. and E.S. Glassco bought the paper in 1882 and ran it until 1892, when the latter withdrew and W.E. Bond of Charleston became a partner. This firm held forth until 1896, when Samuel Reat and Henry R. Caraway became editors and publishers. Mr. Reat had a long career on the Journal staff. He had been associated with Glassco and Bond and his service was continued for some 15 years.
MR. Caraway has spent six years in college and held the degree of Ph.D.
A.C. Sluss became publisher in 1898. He was a harness maker, who became postmaster and served two terms in this office. Mr. Reat again became publisher in 1900. At that time, the Journal absorbed the Tuscola Republican, which had been founded in 1884 by Dick and Charles M. Chapman. For five years, the paper was known as the Journal-Republican.
During the early years of the century, Mr. Reat was assisted at various times by Judge William H. Bassett, Charles Truitt and Rev. William McFadden. No doubt, the Journal enjoyed some of its best years while Mr. Reat was at the helm.
F.C. Bullington bought a controlling interest in the paper in 1911, and he was assisted by Mr. Reat and Mr. McFadden. Myron E. Bigelow bought the publication in 1914 and operated it until 1920. Previously, he had farmed and had engaged in the hardware business.
S.S. DuHamel, a young attorney and former state's attorney, owned the paper from 1920 until January 8, 1925, when he sold to J.H. Patton. The late Fred "Jack" Haney served as editor for Mr. DuHamel, who was the author of a book on Illinois School Law that was published in the Journal shop.
Mr. Patton sold out to the late John Howk, who took over May 12, 1927. Mr. Howk had been associated with the weekly papers at Neoga, Assumption and Momence. Mr. Howk was succeeded by Ernest C. Foster on December 1, 1936.
Mr. Foster then sold the paper to Robert B. Pickard on April 1, 1938. Mr. Pickard was succeeded by Philip S. White, effective December 1, 1947. Mr. White served the longest continuous term of any of the editors.
While each of the publishers may have had his own ways, which were reflected in the publication, from the political standpoint, the Journal has always been Republican. Some of the men were ardent drys, and others were unprofessed wets. Some had strong tendencies, while other were far less devout.
Some were practical printers, while other had talents of a more literary nature. However, all of them had a common bond in their dedication to get a paper out every week. And this they did, for 100 years.
*The Journal Format
The Journal began its existence as a paper five columns wide and 18 inches deep. It was printed on rag content paper until 1880, when the use of wood pulp in paper-making began. At the turn of the century, it was changed to six columns and the depth of the page was lengthened to 20 inches.
It remained this way until the middle 1920s, when a seventh column was added. In 1944, it reverted to the tabloid size of five columns, 15 inches. Because of this size, it was often referred to as the "little paper." It became a seven-column paper in January 1951, and later in the year, it was expanded to eight columns, with a depth of 22 inches, and this is the format used today.
*The Locations
The Journal has been printed in many locations in downtown Tuscola. For its first 20 years, the printing facilities did not require anything spacious. While the publication required more than "a shirtful of type and a hand press," the mechanical demands were modest.
After its debut in 1864 at Washington Street and South Central Avenue, it occupied various upstairs rooms. In 1868, it was located "upstairs, north side of Sale Street." In 1872, it was located on the second floor of the Commercial Block, which stood on the site of the present Community Building. Four years later, it was to be found in the "Union Block, upstairs, east side of the hall."
It was later printed on the second floor of the Arthur building, Sale and Parke Streets, and was moved to the second floor of the Gus Flesor buildings shortly before the death of J.T. Williams.
The Glassco Bros. moved the plant in 1882 to the Coleman and Bright brick building on the South Central Avenue, in the approximate present location of the McCumber building. The second floor was used as the Masonic hall. It remained there until November 1905, when it was moved to 116 West Sale St.
In 1920, S.S. DuHamel moved the concern to 123 W. Sale Street. Mr. DuHamel had his law office in the front of the building. John Howk moved the Journal to 130 W. North Central Avenue. This home was much enhanced in 1959, when the front office was completely remodeled and a new front installed.
*The Equipment
For the first 50 years of its existence, all the Journal type was set by hand. This meant that each letter had to be placed by hand and then returned to its case after the printing operation. During the 19th century, this work was done mostly by men, but with the turn of the century, women began to be employed at this task.
The first Linotype machine was installed in 1941. By its use, as much or more work would be accomplished in an hour as formerly could be done in a day. And after the type was used it need only be dumped into the melting pot.
The second Linotype, which was far more versatile, was purchased in 1927. For many years, the Journal was printed on a drum type press. Two pages were printed at a time and a sheet was printed each time the drum made its slow revolution.
The subsequent press, purchased in 1930, was a Miehle No. 1 two-revolution. Running at a much higher speed, it printed the sheet on one revolution and then delivered it on the second. It printed four pages at a time.
Additions to the Journal equipment in the 1960s included complete darkroom and photographic equipment, a photo-engraving plant, a proof press, complete casting equipment, an automatic offset press, power paper cutter, heavy duty saw, and a Ludlow typographic machine. The latter machine cast larger sizes of type, which meant none of the newspaper type had to be set by hand.
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In recent years, the NASB has become a more international organization, with our regular participation in HFCC conferences and DRM consortium meetings, and with the associate membership of companies like Comet and Thales (which are based in Europe), TDP from Belgium and VT Merlin Communications from the UK.
We are now pleased to welcome our newest associate member from overseas: TDF, Télé-Diffusion de France. TDF is one the world's major shortwave transmission providers, operating transmitter sites in France, Monte Carlo, Finland and French Guiana. These facilities are used by Radio France International as well as other international broadcasters. The TDF site in French Guiana may offer DRM airtime in the near future.
It is my pleasure, first of all to thank Mr Ilari Anttila, Vice President of Digita for his opening remarks, and to welcome you now on behalf of the HFCC/ASBU association to Helsinki - a beautiful city of nature and architecture and a cosmopolitan capital on the Baltic. We are all very grateful to our Finnish colleagues and to the TDF not only for the invitation at a critical conference planning moment when we simply had no host, but also that they have managed to organise these nice conference facilities around us on such a short notice.
The goal of global co-ordination of short wave broadcasting is now closer than ever. It is good to note for example, that our sister co-ordination group in the Asia Pacific region do not meet in a face-to-face meeting for this season and that they co-ordinate by e-mail. They have accepted our offer to use the combined HFCC/ASBU global B04 database and the online upload procedure. We have already encouraged you to co-ordinate with the ABU colleagues by e-mail during this conference.
Efforts for global co-ordination started more than fifty years ago. We will recall this here in Helsinki during our incoming plenary session debate on the approval of the next (A05) conference venue: Although Egypt has been tentatively accepted by the last May Board meeting, our Egyptian colleagues have had to withdraw the invitation due to internal organisational changes, and to postpone it to a possible future date.
In keeping with an earlier invitation of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters we are now in touch with the NASB colleagues again and have already received their invitation to hold the February 2005 event in Mexico City.
Hopefully therefore, international HFBC co-ordination and management will return to Mexico City after more than half a century. Our prospective one-week Mexico meeting however, will be dwarfed in comparison with the original High Frequency Broadcasting Conference that produced the first-ever shortwave frequency plan. That conference lasted for six months from October 1948 to April 1949 but the Plan had not ever been implemented. Out of the 69 participating countries, only 50 signed. Among those that did not sign had been both the Soviet Union and the U.S. Over-submissions of frequency requirements and the lack of credibility of notifications had been among the underlying reasons not only for the failure of the Mexico City conference but for further attempts in all decades that followed.
The HFCC is on the right track now, and much has changed, but it is a bit sad to realise that after fifty years we still grapple with the same old problem. At least this has been the conclusion after the results of the last IRUS campaign have been evaluated. Admittedly, the schedules of the majority of our members that are kept and processed are accurate and related to the real world. But an evidence of unregistered or wooden transmissions even in the schedules of only a couple of users may lead to a loss of credibility of all our work as well as undermine the present process leading to the completion of the global management of the HF broadcast spectrum.
This is all the more significant now since there is a definite chance that our association will become a more important player in the international radiocommunication field. The application of the HFCC for the membership in the radiocommunication sector of the ITU was filed with the office of the Secretary General in keeping with the conclusions of our past plenary meetings. Unfortunately, due to a procedural mistake it was not submitted to this year's session of the Council of the Union. We have received an apology from the new Head of the International Department of the ITU with an assurance that the application will be duly processed next year.
The ITU sector members may participate in the work of the particular sector, propose items for inclusion in the respective agendas, including the preparatory work associated with the World Radiocommunication Conferences. A suggestion to create a specialised HFCC working group will be placed on the agenda of the Plenary Meeting on Thursday.
Back to our conference work now: the winter season on the Northern Hemisphere is always difficult and the present steady decrease of sunspots will not simplify our discussions of collisions. I have found an advice in the writings of an eighteen-century French philosopher Joseph Jobert that also nicely relates to the problems I mentioned a while ago. He wrote: "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it."
With that thought let me wish all of us friendly and successful collision debates and a good conference.
The B04 HFC Conference was graciously hosted by Digita in Helsinki, Finland. There were 103 participants from 34 countries that attended the conference from August 23rd - August 27. The accommodations at the Holiday Inn were very adequate and the hospitality that Digita showed to each participant was outstanding. A buffet breakfast and a delicious lunch were provided each day of the conference as well as two evening meals. A sincere thank you to the Digita team who did a great job with accommodating all our needs.
Helsinki is a very clean city with uniquely ornamented 19th century buildings. Much of the history of Helsinki goes back 450 years. Today, it is a modern city enriched in history and the Finnish people are very proud of that history. Getting around in the city was very easy. With its inexpensive electric trams that could get you from the hotel to any part of the city, everything was very accessible. So at the end of the conference each day, you could find the delegates experimenting with new foods at the array of restaurants throughout the city.
Jeff LeCureux and George Ross, KTWR-Guam, had the privilege to represent NASB for this conference. Dennis Dempsey and George McClintock were also present at the conference. Most of the collisions for NASB that were on paper were long standing collisions. There were a few new issues that had come up during the conference. One was a possible collision that WRNO had with Vatican Radio. I talked with the Vatican delegates and they were very helpful in correcting this by lowering their power from 500 kw to 250 kw. They assured us also that if they still were interfering, that they would adjust their azimuth so that the collision would disappear.
KTBN also had a collision with Greece on 7505 kHz. The Greek delegates were very accommodating and decided that they would find another frequency so they would not interfere.
Throughout the conference DRM was an important part of all discussions. Michel Penneroux of TDF gave a presentation on DRM. Currently, there are 100 transmitters broadcasting in DRM with 50% of them being in China. Mr. Penneroux also set up a DRM radio in the lobby for the week that was tuned to Issoudun, France on 15790 kHz. It gave the delegates a good example of the excellent audio quality that DRM provides.
James Briggs also gave an excellent presentation. He discussed the many receivers that are already or will soon be out on the market. One was the USB DRM receiver that would be available soon. He said an in car version will soon be available also. He also stated that it is a very realistic goal to have receivers in the market that will only be 100 to 150 euros by late 2005.
One of the highlights of the week was the visit to the Pori transmitter site. We left the hotel at 1:00pm and we did not return until 1:00am. It was a long day but a very enjoyable day. The Pori shortwave center was built in 1988, and covers an area of nearly 100 acres. The transmitter building itself is 36,000 square feet. There are five shortwave transmitters (3 x 500 kW, 1 x 250 kW and 1 x 100 kW) and a 600-kilowatt medium wave transmitter operating on 963 kHz. After the tour of the transmitter site, Digita entertained us with a fabulous buffet dinner.
Before the conference closed, NASB was voted unanimously to become a member of the HFCC. It was also during this time that Dennis Dempsey was able to extend an invitation to the delegates to the A05 Mexico City HFC Conference which NASB will host.
WYFR took a double hit from Atlantic storms. Hurricane Frances rolled in late on the 3rd of September, on a track that took it directly across the WYFR transmission site. The winds damaged the building roof, transmission lines, antenna switches, and antennas. The missing roofing allowed vast amounts of water inside as Frances slowly tracked across Florida, dumping 30 hours of heavy rain here. All the sheetrock (ceilings and walls) in the office area was a loss, as were the carpets. Electrical power was off for a full week.
About a week after all transmissions were restored and at full power, along came Hurricane Jeanne, again on a direct course for the WYFR transmission site, and even stronger than Frances was. That was the evening of September 25. Again there was extensive damage to the building roof, antenna switches, transmission lines, antennas, and to many other miscellaneous items. The electrical power was out for eight days this time. At the time of writing this, all transmission schedules are restored, but full repairs to the building will take months.
The hurricanes also affected NASB member stations WRMI in Miami and WEWN in Birmingham, Alabama, but only marginally. Both stations shut down as a precautionary measure for periods of several hours up to two days when their areas were most affected by high winds, heavy rains and power outages.
At the recent HFCC (High Frequency Coordinating Conference) in Helsinki in late August, the NASB's application for membership in the HFCC was accepted. We have been actively participating in HFCC/ASBU conferences since 2001. The NASB will continue to participate in HFCC conferences and submit frequency schedules as part of the FCC delegation.
In addition, the NASB's offer to host the next HFCC/ASBU Conference was accepted by the delegates at the Helsinki conference. This conference will take place in Mexico City on February 7-11, 2005. Jeff White, head of the NASB's HFCC Conference Committee, will be organizing the event, along with NASB Board member Dennis Dempsey of EWTN Global Catholic Radio and others.
The world's HF broadcasters get together twice a year to plan seasonal frequency schedules at the High Frequency Coordinating Conference (HFCC), which is held in conjunction with the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) seasonal planning meeting. Here, some 80% of the world's shortwave frequency planning takes place.
The HFCC Conference has been going on since 1989, and next February 7-11, 2005 will be the first time it has ever been hosted by broadcasters from the United States -- a joint sponsorship by the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) and the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). Because of visa considerations for certain delegations, the meeting is being held in Mexico City, with the additional co-sponsorship of the government-owned Radio Educación and the privately-owned commercial network Núcleo Radio Mil Communications -- Mexico's two largest shortwave broadcasters.
In addition to the traditional frequency planning work, the Mexico City HFCC Conference will offer delegates the opportunity to hear seminars on topics such as DRM, and to visit the local shortwave stations. Optional sightseeing tours will be available to major tourist sites in Mexico City, the pyramids of Teotihuacán, and a weekend trip to the world-famous beach resort of Acapulco.
The NASB, which is organizing the conference, is urgently seeking sponsors for certain events at the meeting. These are an excellent opportunity for you to promote your company or organization to the major HF broadcasters and telecommunications authorities from 40-plus countries around the globe. All organizations that sponsor one or more of the following events will receive ample recognition at the event itself, plus the opportunity to show a PowerPoint presentation or to give a short talk about their services, and space for an exhibit or table during the conference week. Prices are approximate, depending on such factors as overall attendance, but maximum amounts can be fixed, and partial sponsorships are also possible.
For more information, please contact the NASB's HFCC Conference Chairman, Jeff White, at radiomiami9@cs.com or telephone +1-305-559-9764 or fax +1-305-559-8186.


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New song by Corey Hart
Muriel Doyle May 15, 2021 2 min read
Obviously, the pandemic – and booked it – will allow Corey Hart to spend more time in the studio. Just a few months after launch ShorelineThe singer appears today with a new title, morning sun.
No, Corey Hart has not been idle for the past year. Between his daily tours of the Bahamas where he settled into the turn of the millennium and Scrabble's "mega-competitive" matches with his wife Julie Masse ("She's so strong!", As he specifies), the singer has appealed to pen and guitar to create new material.
"The very strict health measures have been relaxed only in recent months. I did not have a professional plan for 2020, but with the fewest came the inspiration for many songs," the singer explains in an interview with magazine.
New clip
After re-reading the mega success never give up It coped with the epidemic last year, and this winter has landed with it ShorelineDuet recorded with his daughter Dante. This time it is morning sun Presents a song on "Life's Difficult Choices".
However, Corey Hart chose not to appear in The clip accompanying this new titleInstead, he called Alan Froe, an old friend and lead of Canadian band Glass Tiger.
"I felt that if I played the musician, it would be difficult for the audience to distinguish between Corey Hart and the fictional character. Alan was my first choice because I knew he could take advantage of the artistic, contemplative nature of the character," he explains.
Montreller forever
Although Corey Hart has no plans to release an album or EP anytime soon, he does plan to continue introducing new tracks intermittently on the streaming platforms. A francophone project – which prefers to keep the details for the time being – may allow him to reconnect with his fans in Quebec soon.
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Because even if he left Montreal for several years already, he does not intend to forget his origins, rather he intends to deny them to a lesser degree.
"I came from Montreal and he will always stay with me in my head and heart. No matter what years or how far away we are, this bond is constant," he insists.
Muriel Doyle
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British singer Adele will refuse to tour for 10 years for my son
According to the newspaper, the singer wants to leave the stage after his current tour to devote all his time to his son Angelo.
According to a source, Angelo – the No. 1 priority for Adele. She took the boy with him on tour, but next year he will go to school and not be able to travel with the mother. "Adele doesn't want to miss a single moment of maturation Angelo, and her refusal to tour for him was an easy decision," said the source.
However, writes the edition, Adele may consider the option of a series of concerts in Las Vegas – supposedly, the singer wants to move from UK to USA. Earlier media reported that Adele moved from London to Los Angeles.


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