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1 MOUNT HOLYOKE LODGE
1.1 PAST MASTERS
2 REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
2.1 ANNIVERSARIES
2.2 VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
2.3 BY-LAW CHANGES
2.4.1 75TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, MARCH 1944
2.6 GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
2.7 DISTRICTS
MOUNT HOLYOKE LODGE
Location: South Hadley Falls
Chartered By: William Sewall Gardner
Charter Date: 06/08/1870 1870-124
Precedence Date: 03/30/1869
George E. Fisher, 1870, 1871
Lewis B. Hooker, 1872, 1873
M. V. B. Jenkins, 1874
Charles Church, 1875
James O. Walker, 1878, 1879
William N. Price, 1880
Phillip Hyde, 1881-1883
Horace W. Gaylord, 1884; SN
Earl M. Scott, 1885-1887
Sebertrum E. Bliss, 1888
William H. Smith, 1889, 1890
Myron H. Judd, 1891, 1892
Fred M. Smith, 1893
Will W. Gaylord, 1894, 1895
Frederick B. Herrick, 1896
Albert D. Cook, 1897
Albert G. Hahn, 1898
Henry E. Gaylord, 1899
George M. Selfridge, 1900
Harrison E. Dunbar, 1901
Harry E. Brainerd, 1902, 1903
Charles W. Bartlett, 1904
Ray P. Scott, 1905
David E. Hattiman, 1906
Hugh Sinclair, 1907, 1908
Ernest T. Brown, 1909, 1910
Charles H. Smith, 1911; SN
Frederick H. Webster, 1912
Leon H. Dunklee, 1913
Albert Hagar, 1914
David Glassford, 1915; N
William H. Downs, 1916
Marine Cooper, 1917, 1918
Ralph N. Bachelor, 1919
Alexander B. Sinclair, 1920
Irving Royston, 1921
Robert Hall, 1922
George F. Canney, 1923
James C. Weir, Jr., 1924
Norman H. Richards, 1925
Dwight H. Eaton, 1926
James J. Ingham, 1927
William H. Brown, 1928
Albert Sorton, Jr., 1929
Carl A. Carlson, 1930
Ralph H. Burnett, 1931, 1932
Ralph B. Wilson, 1933; N
Ronald Astley, 1934; N
Robert A. Brainerd, 1935
Stanley A. Scott, 1936
Edwin A. Lewis, 1937
Samuel A. Watson, 1938
Harold Hansen, 1939
Clarence H. Smiledge, 1940
A. William Astley, 1941
Charles J. Buss, Jr., 1942
J. Holden Camp, 1943
Joseph G. Griffin, 1944
Ernest C. Smith, 1945
Joseph J. Lacey, 1946
Huey H. McKay, 1947; SN
Edger G. Thompson, 1948; N
William A. Green, 1950
Charles Lempke, Jr., 1951
Carlton O. Stiles, 1952
Robert T. Hardy, 1953
Robert W. Wilson, 1954
Kenneth A. Snape, 1955
W. K. Brooksbank, Jr., 1956, 1982
Ernest E. Perron, 1957
Thomas S. Simpson, 1958
Clarence C. DeWolfe, 1959
Philip Hano, 1960
Alfred P. Charron, 1961
David W. Lewis, 1962, 1963
William H. Colgan, 1963
Allen W. Stewart, 1964
Harrison B. Fecteau, 1965
Frank Obremski, Jr., 1966
Jos. R. P. Champagne, 1967
Raymond I. Duff, 1968
Wilfred O. Hatch, Jr., 1969
Francis R. Dressell, 1970; N
Albert D. J. Asprey, 1971
Richard B. Scott, 1972
Walter E. Schmitter, 1973
Kenneth S. Wilson, 1974
Ronald E. Jackson, 1975
Kenneth C. Haskins, 1976
Leonard A. Neumann, Jr., 1977
Louis Laferriere, 1978
Robert Martin, 1979
Robert W. Tucker, 1980
James D. Hoisington, 1981
Philip Hano, III, 1983
William I. Mandell, 1984
Eugene G. Anderson, 1985
Christopher D. Bascom, 1986
John M. Gauger, 1987; PDDGM
William P. Daly, 1988
Raymond J. LeClair, 1989
John E. Wehr, Jr., 1990, 1999
Henry A. Fusari, 1991, 1992
James A. Cassidy, 1994, 1998
Donald L. Grise, 1995
Donald T. Cherry, 1996
Mark C. Mueller, 1997; PDDGM
Clark Stevens Mandell, 2000
Mark A. Cohen, 2001
Michael Wehr, 2002
Donald Sargent, 2003
Brian T. Gibbons, 2004
Edward L. Alford, 2005; PDDGM
Paul A. Cataldo, 2006, 2007; PDDGM
Robert D. St. George, 2008, 2009
Ralph Lamy, 2010
Karl Ferguson, 2011
Tyler W. Seavey, 2012
REFERENCES IN GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
Petition for Dispensation: 1869
Petition for Charter: 1870
1919 (50th Anniversary)
1969 (Centenary)
1994 (125th Anniversary)
VISITS BY GRAND MASTER
1870 (Gardner; Constitution of Lodge and installation; Special Communication)
1881 (Lawrence)
1914 (Eugene B. Sheldon, Acting Grand Master; Cornerstone laying)
1915 (M. Johnson; Hall Dedication; Special Communication)
1919 (L. Abbott; 50th Anniversary)
1944 (A. Coolidge; 75th Anniversary; Special Communication)
1949 (Keith; reception for Senior Grand Warden Ronald Astley)
1969 (Jaynes; Centenary; Special Communication)
1984 (Richardson)
1987 (Ames; awards night)
1990 (Darling; installation)
1993 (Lovering)
1994 (Lovering; 125th Anniversary; Special Communication)
2004 (Hicks)
2009 (Pageau)
BY-LAW CHANGES
1944 (75th Anniversary History, 1944-55; see below)
1969 (Centenary History, 1969-131)
1994 (125th Anniversary History, 1994-73)
75TH ANNIVERSARY HISTORY, MARCH 1944
History of Mount Holyoke Lodge, by Historical Committee
R.W. Ronald Astley, Chairman
R.W. David Glassford
Wor. Harry E. Brainerd
Twenty-five years ago, March 29, 1919, one of our most esteemed members, Worshipful Fred M. Smith, presented a history of Mount Holyoke Lodge on the fiftieth anniversary celebration. The first portion of that history is worthwhile repeating tonight because it would remind us that history truly repeats itself. He wrote:
The last four years for the world. . . . the last two years especially for this country, has been a history making epoch, such as the world has never witnessed before. The overthrow of dynasties, of Kings and Queens, and crushing of long matured and carefully laid plans for world dominion, the rise of democracy, the deeds of valor, the long sufferings and great sacrifices) the great works accomplished, the saddened homes and communities, the ultimate triumph of right, have all been such that they will remain indelibly recorded on the memories of this generation and generations yet to come, and last till time shall be no more.
A lodge is a certain number of Masons duly assembled, legally constituted, having the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, with a Charter or Warrant empowering them to work.
Seventy-five years ago, four years after the Civil War, a group of respected Masons and citizens of South Hadley evidently read and re-read this important paragraph of Masonic law and decided at that time that it would be well to petition the Grand Lodge for a dispensation for a Lodge, to be known as Mount Holyoke. Perhaps this group looked out over the Connecticut Valley at the Mount Holyoke range and from this picture of strength and beauty decided to name this child of Masonry Mount Holyoke Lodge, knowing that in its growth there should be strength to support and beauty to adorn all great and important undertakings.
Early in 1869, an application was made to the Grand Lodge for a Dispensation which was granted on March 30, 1869, by Most Worshipful William Sewall Gardner, Grand Master, and Right Worshipful Solon Thornton, Recording Grand Secretary. In his report to the Grand Lodge in 1869, Right Worshipful D. W. Crafts, District Deputy Grand Master of the 10th Masonic District, in which the Lodge was first assigned, truthfully said that Mount Holyoke Lodge was an offspring of Mount Tom Lodge. He then enumerated the signers under the dispensation, stating that with one exception, all had been dimitted from Mount Tom Lodge. The fifteen petitioners for a dispensation were:
Rev. George E. Fisher
James O. Allen
Benjamin C. Brainard
R. Ogden Dwight
George F. Bassett
John A. Smith
Martin V. B. Jenkins
Irving W. Brown
Karl August Kappell
Emerson B. Judd
Frederick W. Moos
Rev. Richard Knight
The officers under the Dispensation were:
Rev. George E. Fisher, Worshipful Master
Emerson B. Judd, Senior Warden
William Harris, Junior Warden
R. Ogden Dwight, Secretary
Benjamin C. Brainard, Treasurer
The petitioners for a Charter, none of them superstitious because there were thirteen, received this Charter June 6, 1870, and this document was signed by William Sewall Gardner, Grand Master; Samuel C. Lawrence, Senior Grand Warden; Richard Briggs, Junior Grand Warden; Solon Thornton, Recording Grand Secretary. A listing of the thirteen Charter members and the Lodges in which they received their.degrees are as follows:
Rev. George E. Fisher, Hope Lodge, Gardner
James O. Allen, Frederick Lodge, Connecticut
William Harris, Star Lodge
Benjamin C. Brainard, Apollo Lodge, Connecticut
R. Ogden Dwight, Mount Tom Lodge
George F. Bassett, Mount Tom Lodge
John A. Smith, Mount Tom Lodge
Martin V. B. Jenkins, Mount Tom Lodge
Richard Green, Mount Tom Lodge
Irving W. Brown, Mount Tom Lodge
John Sinclair, Mount Tom Lodge
Karl August Kappell, Mount Tom Lodge
Emerson B. Judd, Mount Tom Lodge
Frederick W. Moos, Mount Tom Lodge
Rev. Richard Knight, Mount Tom Lodge
The history would not be complete without a recording of the first officers who worked under the new Charter, and these officers were installed July 25, 1870.
Worshipful Master: Rev. George E. Fisher
Senior Warden: James O. Allen
Junior Warden: William Harris
Treasurer: Benjamin C. Brainard
Secretary: John L. Mathews
Senior Deacon: George F. Bassett
Junior Deacon: John A. Smith
Chaplain: Rev. Richard Knight
Marshal: Martin V. B. Jenkins
Senior Steward: Richard Green
Junior Steward: Irving W. Brown
Tyler: John Sinclair
Mount Holyoke Lodge was organized in the old school building on School Street and has occupied six locations during lhe past seventy-five years. The first lodge-room was in the Glasgow Company's building on School Street and remained there a trifle over four years. The Lodge then moved to the Graves and Walton Building at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets, which was afterwards known as Dudley's Hall. The entire third floor of this building was occupied by Mount Holyoke Lodge. On September 5, 1885, this building was destroyed by fire and all of the property of Mount Holyoke was destroyed with the exception of the present jewels, which were in a case on the wall of the Tyler's room, similar to the one now used. This case fell face downward, and protected the jewels, which were found later in the day by Brother Serbertrum E. Bliss.
The oldest recording in the Secretary's book is dated October 2, 1884, and Brother Thomas Van Riper, Secretary, closed his report as follows: "No further business appearing the lodge closed in peace and harmony." During these past seventy-five years peace and harmony truly has prevailed, else this Lodge would not have gone forward as it has, in the Masonic way of life.
Our oldest living Past Master, Worshipful William H. Smith, received his first appointment, that of Junior Deacon, by the late Worshipful Earl M. Scott on November 13, 1884. His presence here tonight thrills the Brethren of Mount Holyoke because he "knocked at the door of Freemasonry" on November 23, 1882, and has continued his interest in our institution up to the present time, a period of sixty-two years.
The first mention of charity outside of the Lodge is listed in the February 4, 1886, records: "On motion the treasurer was ordered to forward $5.00 to Grand Secretary for Texas Sufferers."
One of the most interesting excerpts from the records is dated August 26, 1886, and reads: "Lodge was opened on M.M. degree in due form. The Lodge was then formed in procession.and marched to the Connecticut River R.R. Depot and took a special train to Northampton assisting in the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new county court house at the above named place, after which all marched to Round Hill and partook of a clam-bake and then returned.to the Connecticut River R.R. Depot and took a train to Holyoke and marched to the lodge room. The lodge was closed in due form. Thomas Van Riper, Secretary." The invitation for this ceremony was extended to Mount Holyoke on August 5, 1886, by Jerusalem Lodge of Northampton.
As previously stated, fire destroyed the Lodge on September 5, 1886, and the Grand Army Post immediately extended an invitation to use their rooms until permanent quarters were obtained. Two evenings after the fire, a meeting was held in Grand Army Hall by a special telegram dispensation received from Most Worshipful Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. At the second meeting held in the Grand Army Hall, September 27, 1886, an invitation was read from Mount Tom Lodge extending the use of their rooms together with the paraphernalia until the Lodge obtained suitable rooms. Mount Tom Lodge at that time was located on High Street in Holyoke. We readily accepted this kind invitation and remained at Mount Tom until January 6, 1887, at which time it was voted to return to the original home on School Street, at an annual rental of $100.00 Per year. Our return to South Hadley Falls was on February 3, 1887, after holding six delightful meetings within the Mount Tom Lodge rooms.
Through an invitation received from Hampden Lodge in Springfield, we find that Mount Holyoke Lodge again took part at a public ceremony on F'ebruary 22, 1889, at which time we assisted in the exercises of laying the corner stone of the Post Office Building in Springfield.
You and I think little of the many conveniences that we have at the present time, but in going through the records, we find that on March 7, 1889, an interesting motion was made: "Moved that a committee of three be appointed to confer with the Electric Light Co., in regard to electric lights - Bros. F. M. Smith, S. W. Johnson and S. E. Bliss were appointed."
In 1889 the Johnstown Flood caused nation-wide interest and sympathy. Mount Holyoke Lodge, in a small way, voted to assist the sufferers by sending $25.00 to the Grand Secretary of Pennsylvania.
Mount Holyoke has been honored by having four District Deputy Grand Masters and the first appointment was Right Worshipful Horace W. Gaylord, who made his official visit to the Lodge on October 24, 1889.
A very few years ago our own Grand Lodge strongly recommended that the Treasurers and Secretaries of all Lodges should be bonded in order to protect the individual Lodge and to make for a better business structure. On November 7, 1889: "Moved that the Treasurer give a bond of $1500.00. Carried." It is quite evident that our fore-fathers in Masonry had the same thoughts as we folks of fifty-five years later.
During the past year, perhaps because of the war, Lodges have had heavy schedules, such as two degrees in one evening or a business meeting and a degree which has sometimes caused the work to continue until a rather late hour. Here is a meeting in Mount Holyoke recorded on November 15, 1889:
Open Lodge in due form.
Installation of Officers by Rt. Wor. Horace W. Gaylord.
Lodge of M.M. closed and a Lodge of F..A. opened.
Bro. S. E. Bliss was again initiated E.A. for practice.
Lodge of E.A. was closed and a Lodge of F.C. opened.
Bro. S. E. Bliss was again passed to the degree of F.C. for practice.
Lodge of F.C. closed and a Lodge of M.M. opened.
Lodge closed in peace and harmony.
On March 3, 1892, it was moved that the Lodge accept the proposition of Mr. Carey for the whole of the top and part of the second floor of his block on Main Street (over Lane's Market), at a rental of $200.00 per year and amended that the Lodge take a lease for ten years. The committee who arranged this contract consisted of Brothers H. W. Gaylord, J. W. Bean, F. M. Smith, E. W. Thompson and H. E. Gaylord. It is of interest to note that sn August 4, 1892, the Lodge "moved the furnishing committee use a good generous sum to furnish the new Lodge Room. Carried."
The first meeting in the new Masonic Hall (Carey Building) was held on November 3, 1892, and at that meeting Brother Fred M. Smith was elected Worshipful Master. On the 25th of November a public installation of officers was held and 325 were present. The mernbers now living who were present at that meeting are Worshipful Brothers Wm. H. Smith and A. D. Cooke and Brother Charles P. Hennick.
On January 4, 1894, an application from the Brethren of South Hadley was received asking permission to apply for a dispensation to form a Lodge ar South Hadley. Permission was granted by Mount Holyoke Lodge, but fortunately for all, nothing further developed along this thought.
An invitation from the committee on the celebration of the 150th anniversary of South Hadley was read on July 2, 1903, and a committee appointed, with Worshipful Fred M. Smith as Chairman. A month later this terse statement is recorded: "Report of Committee on float that they had performed the duty assigned them."
Again, this time on November 1, 1906, modern conveniences were in the minds of our Brethren when it was moved that the Lodge install gas in the kitchen.
One of our most beloved District Deputies, Right Worshipful Clarence A. Brodeur, on his visit to Mount Holyoke on April 18, 1907, presented remarks and suggestions from the Most Worshipful Grand Master in relation to a Masonic Home in Massachusetts. One month later the committee that was appointed reported favorable and it was then moved that Mount Holyoke contribute to the expense five per cent of the gross receipts every year for five years. In the address of the District Deputy nine years later, he said: "that Mount Holyoke Lodge stood at the head of the honor list in regard to the Masonic Home Fund having paid $758.58."
On August 7, 1913, it was voted to vacate the present quarters in the Carey Building at the expiration of the present term, namely: September 1, 1913, and it was further voted that a committee be appointed to negotiate with the Directors of Iona Lodge of Odd Fellows at South Hadley Center for the temporary use of their hall. We immediately changed our location to the Odd Fellows Hall, holding the first meeting on September 4, 1913, and continuing until we entered the present building. During the time that we held our meetings ar South Hadley Center, the members of Mount Holyoke formulated plans for a building of our own. The Mount Holyoke Masonic Association was organized and chartered, and immediately secured the land from the Carew heirs; also by an exchange of a small portion of this with the Congregational Church.
The corner stone of our new Masonic home was laid on September 26, 1914, with appropriate Masonic ceremonies. Right Worshipful Eugene L. Sheldon, Acting Grand Master, opened the exercises while members of the Grand Lodge Suite had places on an improvised platform. The officers of Mount Holyoke Lodge stood in a semi-circle before the stone and the invited guests were seated in the building. The address was delivered by Right Worshipful Clarence A. Brodeur, Acting Deputy Grand Master, and then principal of the Westfield Normal School. Perhaps the most impressive pan of this memorable occasion took place when three blasts of the bugle signified to those present that the stone had been laid according to the ritual of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge and that the srone had been laid level, square and plumb.
The oficial Grand Lodge Suite composed:
R. W. Eugene L. Sheldon of Easthampton as Grand Master
R. W. Clarence A. Brodeur of Westfield as Deputy Grand Master
R. W. Chauncey E. Peck of Wilbraham Senior Grand Warden
R. W. Edwin L. Davis of Chicopee Falls as Junior Grand Warden
Wor. Lewis N. Richards of Holyoke as Grand Treasurer
Wor. J. E. Bronson of Holyoke as Grand Secretary
Bro. Rev. H. H. Morrill of Springfield as Grand Chaplain
R. W. Harry P. Ballard of Maiden as Grand Marshal
R. W. Charles C. Spellman of Springfield, Past Grand Warden
R. W. Edwin A. Blodgett of Springfield, Past Grand Warden
R. W. William E. Gibbs of Westfield, D. D. G. M. 18th Dist.
R. W. Arthur P. Delabarre of Conway, D. D. G. M. 14th Dist.
It was on March 4, 1915, that Mount Holyoke Lodge held its first meeting in this temple, with an out-turning of members such as had never before been seen in the history of the Lodge. The following month, April 10, 1915, the temple was formally dedicated by the officers of Grand Lodge. Again Mount Holyoke Lodge had the opportunity of witnessing our Ancient Grand Lodge Ceremony, with Most Worshipful Melvin M. Johnson, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, dedicating the building with Corn, Wine and Oil. The dedicatory address at this ceremony was delivered by one of the outstanding Masons of our time, Right Worshipful Frederick W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, who spoke on "Universal Benevolence."
The Grand Lodge oficers present at this meeting were:
M. W. Melvin M. Johnson, Grand Master
R. W. Edwin A. Blodgett as Deputy Grand Master
R. W. George C. Thacher, Senior Grand Warden
R. W. Thomas T. Booth, Junior Grand Warden
R. W. Charles H. Ramsay, Grand Treasurer
R. W. Frederick W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary
Bro. Rev. Francis L. Beal, as Grand Chaplain
R.W. William M. Farrington, Grand Maishal
Wor. Robert G. Wilson, Senior Grand Deacon
Wor. Frank Vogel, Junior Grand Deacon
Wor. D. Edward Miller as Senior Grand Steward
R. W. Edwin L. Davis as Junior Grand Steward
Wor. George W. Chester, Grand Tyler
Our own Right Worshipful David Glassford was Worshipful Master of Mount Holyoke during this period of our history.
It was on January 4, 1917, that the Worshipful Master announced that Mount Holyoke had again been greatly honored by having one of our members appointed Distict Deputy Grand Master of the 17th Masonic District - the late Right Worshipful Charles H. Smith, who served Masonry, and particularly this District, well during his two years as Dbputy.
From the records of November 7, 1918, it was voted that the delegates to the Grand Lodge be instructed to vote to retain the old custom - one black ball to reject a candidate. Many times this question has been brought before Grand Lodge and it is interesting to note that our members of twenty-five years ago believed in the same method as practiced today.
We observed our fiftieth anniversary on March 29, 1919, with Worshipful Ralph Batchelor presiding in the East. Mount Holyoke was again pleased to welcome our Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, Most Worshipful Leon M. Abbott. It was at this meeting that Most Worshipful Leon M. Abbott presented to one of our Past Masters, Worshipful Henry E. Gaylord, a Henry Price Medal for work well done.
On September 11, 1920, the Brethren of Mount Holyoke had the pleasure of attending the laying of the corner stone of the Masonic Temple in Holyoke. The Lodges in Holyoke and our Lodge in South Hadley have always extended hands of friendship across the Connecticut River, and it is only natural that we, too, were proud and happy. on this occasion. Our own Brother William Taylor Ramsay of Mount Holyoke Lodge, both an operative and speculative Mason, placed the corner stone. At the next regular meeting of Mount Holyoke, it was voted to extend an invitation to the Holyoke Lodges to use our Temple during the completion of their new building.
The Henry E. Gaylord Fund was started on September 6,1923, with a donation of $100.00 to be used for charitable purposes. Worshipful Henry E. Gaylord was the sponsor and the fund continues to be active in our Lodge. Along this same thought of charity, we notice that we voted that $50.00 be taken from the Charity Fund to be applied to the Mississippi Flood Fund of the Grand Lodge. This is another instance where the Brethren of Mount Holyoke extended their charity beyond the confines of our community.
Sadness comes to all Lodges and we in Mount Holyoke suffered a great loss on January 7, 1928, when our beloved Past Master, Worshipful Fred M. Smith, passed along to that undiscovered country. We in the Lodge and in this community were deeply appreciative of the service he rendered to his town, to the state and to the nation, as a sincere, loyal and patriotic citizen. It was through his untiring efforts that we of today have this building which we call our Masonic Home.
Honorary Membership in Mount Holyoke Lodge is rather a rarity because our records show that only three have received this honor. Right Worshipful Archibald A. Brooks of Mount Tom Lodge received honorary membership on December 1, 1932, and once again these two Lodges, Mount Tom and Mount Holyoke, were brought closer together in a Masonic way. Two years later, October 4, 1934, Right Worshipful Edwin Lyman Davis of Belcher Lodge, Past Deputy Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, was elected to honorary membership. For many years, Right Worshipful Brother Davis has been a vital part of our Lodge and it was quite fitting that he should become an honorary member of Mount Holyoke.
By appointment of Most Worshipful Claude L. Allen, Right Worshipful David Glassford of Mount Holyoke served our 17th District as District Deputy Grand Masrer during 1935-1936. This honor was deeply appreciated by our Lodge and our Disrict truly benefited through the splendid leadership of Right Worshipful Brother Glassford
The flood of March 1936 caused very heavy damage to our community, particularly to the business district, which was completely inundated by the waters of the Connecticut River. The C.C.C. boys stationed at Belchertown were called to our town to sand-bag the bulkheads at the dam and during their stay in South Hadley Falls, were housed in our Temple. Seventy army cots were placed in the banquet hall and also on the first floor of the building and we were pleased to be able to do our "bit" for those boys during those critical days. The four smaller rooms in the Temple were used.by the following merchants and they remained with us until their places of business were reopened:
W. C. Cowan Drug Company
Lane's Market
Miller Barber Shop
Bradley Tailor Shop
The Worshipful Master also extended invitations for the use of the Masonic Apartments to St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the Red Men.
Most Worshipful Joseph Earl Perry appointed the fourth District Deputy Grand Master from our Lodge in 1939 and 1940, with Right Worshipful Ronald Astley serving the Lodges of the 17th District during that time.
On F'ebruary 15, 1940, Right Worshipful Roy Perry Miles, then Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge, was received in Mount Holyoke as Acting Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. It was at this meeting that Right Worshipful Brother Miles was presented an honorary membership in our Lodge. Regarding Right Worshipful "Roy" we can only say: "To know him, is to love him" and this is the sentiment of our Lodge to him.
Appropriate exercises were observed on April 27, 1940, at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of our Temple, with Right Worshipful Brothers Edwin L. Davis and Henry O. Holley as the speakers and Right Worshipful David Glassford as Historian.
The only Honorary Life Membership in Mount Holyoke is one that was presented to Right Worshipful David Glassford on November 6, 1941, after faithfully serving as Master, District Deputy Grand Master, Master of the 16th Lodge of Instruction and twenty-two years as Secretary of Mount Holyoke. The Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal was presented to him in 1938.
Regarding finances, during World War I and II we purchased War Bonds to the extent of $1200.00. On January 1, 1945, the Mount Holyoke Association Bonds mature and it is pleasing to know that the accumulated face value and interest now amount to only $1600.00. To our Building Association, we are truly grateful for this Masonic Home that they so graciously built for us Masons of today and the manner in which they have so ably financed this project.
For many years, we in Mount:Holyoke have been privileged in having as our tenants and our friends The George E. Fisher Chapter, No. 115, Order of the Eastern Star, who have aided the growth of our Lodge by their untiring efforts to assist at all times. To this splendid organization we are thankful.
This is the recording of seventy-five years of history in Mount Holyoke Lodge - a Lodge that is a vital part of our very lives. Yes, we are proud to be Masons - proud of our Lodge, Mount Holyoke, and we charge our members of the future to carry on this same tradition in Masonry.
And now to Mount Holyoke, we say: "May the Lord Bless you and keep you, may He cause His face to shine upon you, now and always."
1886 (Dispensation to meet in Holyoke due to fire, 1886-129)
1887 (Granting of replacement charter due to fire, 1887-18)
1903 (Case of a rejected candidate, 1903-85)
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
Edward L. Alford, DDGM, District 27, 2007, 2008
Ronald Astley, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1939, 1940; Senior Grand Warden 1949; N
Paul A. Cataldo, DDGM, District 27, 2009, 2010
Francis R. Dressell, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1979, 1980; N
John M. Gauger, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1993, 1994
Horace W. Gaylord, DDGM, District 16 (Chicopee), 1889, 1890, 1891; SN
David Glassford, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1935, 1936; N
Ronald E. Jackson, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1983, 1984; Deputy Grand Master 1985
Huey H. McKay, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1967, 1968; SN
Mark C. Mueller, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 2002
Charles H. Smith, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1917, 1918; SN
Edgar G. Thompson, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1955, 1956; N
Ralph B. Wilson, DDGM, District 17 (Holyoke), 1949, 1950; N
1869: District 10 (Springfield)
1883: District 16 (Chicopee)
1911: District 17 (Holyoke)
2003: District 27
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If you've reached that crucial stage in setting up a small business – the one where you need to start thinking about spending some cash on IT – we have good news for you. St. Patrick's Day, the Irish saint's celebration, means more than excess Guinness, leprechauns and vivid green hats. A few choice tech manufacturers are offering deep discounts as part of their St. Patrick's Day Sale. Here's our guide to capitalising on this for small businesses.
Sales on St. Patrick's Day are going to work a little differently to how they did on Black Friday. The first difference (across the majority of suppliers) is the requirement of eCoupon codes to claim sales. For Lenovo, this is STPATRICKS, for Guinness it's GETGREEN15: the codes will be tied to St. Patrick's Day in some way. MyVoucherCodes, StPatrick'sDaySales.net and FatWallet are all good places to hunt down these snippets of pure financial joy.
Even if you're only picking up a couple of items, it will help you to pick them from the same source. If you're buying Lenovo, go Lenovo. If you're buying from Amazon, stick with them. Why? Consumers rarely see any advantage from sticking with the same e-Vendor (beyond the odd newsletter or targeted promotion). Businesses, on the other hand, are priority customers in any retailer's eyes: they can provide a consistent, manageable revenue stream that can be pipelined for maximal effect. Buy from the right people, and tell them – until you're red in the face – that you're a business, want to do continued trade with them, and expect to be treated with higher sensitivity than Joe Average. And, you'll want money off stuff. It's the price vendors pay for consistently predictable incomes.
If you have the cash on-tap, picking up otherwise expensive items at sale-discounted prices is always a great idea. Whether it's a staff holiday at reduced cost (check out Expedia's St. Patrick's Day sale, and bear in mind Tip 2) or some server infrastructure you might need in a few months, purchasing now can improve cashflow later down the line. Bear in mind that high technology and consumables are excluded from this tip: not only do their values tumble rapidly in comparison to others (read: that sale price will be the RRP in six months' time), but they can be easily replaced or displaced by newer, more functional technology entering the same space. You'd hate to shell out a few thousand dollars on the latest server tech to find that it's virtually obsolete when you get around to deploying it.
Sales – such as those around St. Patrick's Day – are always an opportunity for the risk-friendly early startup to capitalise on lowered set-up costs. However, they can also be a serious draw to those who might have just received investment and feel they have cash to spare. If this is you, exercise extreme caution: spend as if your funds were ten percent of their actual value. That initial cash bump may well save your firm's bacon one day: liquid assets are better than useless, high-tech ones.


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Q: Oneway service methods Tell me, please, what's different in declare two methods
service MyService {
  void test1();
  oneway void test2();
}

Manual says

The oneway modifier indicates that the client only makes a request and does not wait for any response at all. Oneway methods MUST be void.

But any void method says that the client does not expect any results. Then why oneway?
Or the difference is that the normal method is executed synchronously and the client returns only after the method has been tested on the server, and oneway was pulled and forgotten? And as a consequence, from oneway can not come an exception

A: Your last assumption is accurate!
Quoting The Programmer's Guide to Apache Thrift:
"Oneway functions are distinct from normal functions in that calling normal functions, such as "void myFunc( 1: i16 val );" always results in a response message from the server. This may seem strange in the context of a void function, however, while void functions do not return anything at the application level, the Processor does send an RPC response back to the Client proxy. When this response arrives the Client proxy returns from the call made by the user code in synchronous interfaces. One reason for this synchronization is that any normal function may throw an exception, even a void function. The user code must wait for the server response to know that the function, even a void function, completed successfully.
Because oneway functions do not receive a response of any type, it is impossible for a oneway function caller to know when or if the call completed. In cases where a client needs to notify a server, without regard to the result, oneway is a good option. Onway functions can have parameters like any other function but should be declared void (the IDL Compiler warns about non-void oneway return types and never returns anything to the client of a oneway call)."

A:
But any void method says that the client does not expect any results. Then why oneway?

Because that particular assumption is wrong.
Compare this:
  service Foo {
     void bar() throws(1: SomeException ex)
  }

with this:
  service Foo {
     oneway void bar()
  }

Can you spot the difference (besides the oneway keyword)?
Even a void method can still return something: exceptions.
This is not the case with oneway: Exceptions are here disallowed by design, because oneway can be translated as "fire and forget".

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We have all heard and discussed the issue of Google's sandbox or "aging filter", whether or not it exists, and how to avoid it. As far as most Internet marketing experts know, Google has some kind of aging filter and it was originally designed to combat spammers trying to launch new websites to the top of the search results pages (SERPs). Some of these tactics include the basic black hat SEO practices like link farming and duplicate content – basically short cuts that will only end up hurting you in the long run. Regardless, Google decided to put a stop to this and one way was to implement the aging filter, the idea being that new sites should be given time to naturally mature in content and relevance.
And NO, it does not matter how well optimized a site is. Many businesses will drive themselves (and their Internet marketing company) crazy trying to understand why they do not rank well for their main search terms despite well planned comprehensive organic SEO strategies. The bottom line is that the aging filter affects different sites in different ways. You could launch three brand new sites the same day and use similar SEO practices and their time in the aging filter could differ dramatically.
Admit that your webiste might be in the aging filter and that you might have 6 to 12 months before you will see decent rankings. Admitting it is half the battle!
Stay positive and stop checking for your results every half hour. Focus on building relevant and meaningful content, and continue to develop your site and improve functionality and user experience.
Focus on other Internet marketing efforts to drive traffic to your site: PPC, social media optimization, PR, and other online media buying can be good alternatives. If done correctly, these can all provide a good ROI.
DO NOT forget about optimizing for Yahoo and MSN! These sites will drive great traffic and show great results much faster than Google. Google isn't the only game in town!
Buy older or expired domain names. The age of your domain can have an amazing impact when proper organic SEO practices are used to optimize the site. Usually, the older the better.
When developing a new site, launch a landing page and start adding content! Your new website might take 6 months to finish but in the meantime you have started the clock and Google will be caching your pages and fresh content.
We can't avoid this unfortunate reality so we have to focus on strategies that will suffice for the time being. Once your site comes out of the aging filter you want to be ready for the new and exciting traffic you will experience. All of the hard work you did to optimize the site and continually add content will pay off. You just might have to wait a bit.


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Tropical Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets Cuba
Tropical Storm Marco was falling apart Monday but setting a messy stage for the arrival of Laura as a potentially supercharged Category 3 hurricane along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Laura was just south of Cuba and not expected to weaken over land on Monday before moving into "very warm and deep" southeastern Gulf waters. Forecasters raised the ominous possibility that this "could trigger a brief period of rapid intensification," potentially reaching winds of more than 110 mph (177 kph).
"There is definitely a possibility that it could be a little bit stronger and be a Category 3," said meteorologist Benjamin Schott, who runs the National Weather Service office in Slidell, Louisiana.
The two-storm combination could bring a history-making onslaught of life-threatening winds and flooding along the coast, stretching from Texas to Alabama, forecasters said.
"What we know is there's going to be storm surge from Marco, we know that that water is not going to recede hardly at all before Laura hits, and so we've not seen this before and that's why people need to be paying particular attention," Gov. John Bel Edwards warned at a Sunday briefing.
Visible GOES-16 satellite image of Tropical Storm Marco (left) and Tropical Storm Laura (right) at 12:50 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 23.
State emergencies were declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, and shelters were being opened with cots set farther apart, among other measures officials hoped will curb coronavirus infections.
"The virus is not concerned that we have hurricanes coming, and so it's not going to take any time off and neither can we," Edwards said.
Louisiana and Mississippi evacuees can't forget the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when catastrophic flooding breached the levees in New Orleans and as many as 1,800 people died.
August Creppel, Chief of the United Houma Nation, was concerned about the group's 17,000 members, spread out over six parishes along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. He's already been in contact with the Red Cross to get supplies once the weather eases.
"I'm very concerned for my people," he said. "We know our people are going to get hit. We just don't know who yet."
The double punch comes just days before Katrina's August 29 anniversary. Creppel took part in a ceremony Saturday at the Superdome in New Orleans that included Native American singing and prayers to commemorate the hurricane's 15th anniversary.
Marco's top winds dropped to 50 mph (80 kph) and was centered about 85 miles (135 kilometers) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and heading northwest at 10 mph (17 kph) Monday morning. Forecasters expected it to remain just offshore Tuesday as it weakens and dissipates, leaving a flooded coastline ahead of Laura's surge.
Laura's center, meanwhile, was skirting Cuba's southern coast on Monday after causing the deaths of at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, knocking out power and causing flooding in the two nations that share the island of Hispaniola. The deaths reportedly included a 10-year-old girl whose home was hit by a tree and a mother and young son who were crushed by a collapsing wall.
Laura's top sustained winds were 65 mph (100 kmh) on Monday morning, but one computer model showed Laura can gain more than 60 mph (100 kph) to its wind speed over the next 48 hours, which is 4.8 times more than average for that time period, University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said Monday.
The hurricane center is predicting Laura will reach 105 mph, but acknowledges that could be conservative. McNoldy said he expects the storm to reach major hurricane status of at least 111 mph.
"I think it can definitely strengthen more than what the official forecast is," McNoldy said.
Marco not only weakened overnight losing hurricane status because of decapitating high level winds, its center is so messy and torn apart that most of the storm's fury is to its northeast, along the Florida panhandle, University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said Monday.
"It does look to be a bit of a mess right now," McNoldy said.
For the residents of the Louisiana coast, "they're certainly lucky that Marco is not worse than it is," McNoldy said. "This will come and go and they can get ready for Laura. That'll be the main attraction."
Just as the small-in-size disorganized Marco is being torn apart by wind shear, the larger more classic Laura is about to head into the bathtub -warm waters that are a hurricane's feeding grounds. And the winds that are hampering Marco won't be a factor, McNoldy said.
Rain bands from both storms could bring a combined total of 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain to parts of Louisiana, potentially raising the storm surge to more than 10 feet along the Louisiana coast line and pushing water 30 miles (48 kilometers) up the rivers in a worst-case scenario, Schott said.
Sarah Manowitz, responsible for four bars in the city's French Quarter, saw too it that windows have been boarded up, and she's battened down her own house and filled her tub with water. She's remaining on site, counting on a "community of people" that looks out for each other during storms.
"We're all going to help each other share food, share whatever supplies," she said.

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With a few days off of work in Southern Oregon in early June I began to look into boating options. I had heard great things about the Cal Salmon river, and with it only being 3 hours from the Grants Pass area it was the obvious choice. I headed down to the Nordheimer campground on a Friday night and hoped that I would run into some boaters there for the weekend.


Discussion in 'Hardware Rumors' started by rice_web, Jan 30, 2002.
On February 28th, Apple vice-president of education products and solutions, Cheryl VeDoe will be attending the North Dakota Tech Expo. The event is sponsored by eight organizations and will most likely be the spot of the release of the G5. This is the big one folks! No need for Steve Jobs to present such a product, when a seemingly unknown Apple employee will be displaying Apple's latest and greatest in Minot, ND!
Tickets are selling fast as everyone in town realizes that this is the big day for Apple, and Minot is home of all Apple lovers in the midwest, where at least seven people use Macs. Oh, it's going to be fun!
Why on earth would Apple's Education VP present the G5? At the North Dakota Tech Expo, of all places?
Steve will present the G5 at a MW Expo. And nothing anyone can say will change my mind on that. The G5 is a very big thing.
I certainly hope you're joking... otherwise you are hopelessly deluded!
That event will NOT, I repeat, NOT be the venue for the introduction of the G5 chip. It will actually happen in my living room on my birthday in March...Steve has already set it up.
I think we will see G5 Macs sooner that we think, but there is no way that anybody but Steve would introduce them.
When was the last time macs were equal (only in numeric terms) to Intel?
There is no way that they would release the G5 in North Dakota. It has to be a place with lots of media coverage like MWNY. MWNY is the place!
sorry to anyone who lives in ND but its empty boring and whatever few people who live there are either old farmers or fat @$$ slack jawed yokles. No nothing will be announced there except maybe a store. And another thing my grampa who was born there was inducted to the tech hall of fame there for revolutionizing aluminum window manufacturing.
When is MWNY? What day, month, etc?
MacWorld NY is July 16-19, 2002.
North Dakota isn't that bad! Sure you have to drive at least one hundred miles to see a city of 10,000 or more, but life isn't so bad. But for those who didn't notice, this WAS a joke. I was just poking fun at the fact that Apple is actually visiting North Dakota. It must be because our school system uses Macs only.
No way! Apple just released the speedbumped G4s. They won't release a new PowerMac only one month later!
I can't believe he promised voicegy the launch as well.
I've already booked a markee and the south London brass and wind players (which features a chap with a G5 powerbook which his teacher ordered) as Steve requested. Damn, and what on earth am I going to do with 450 crates of miller lite?
Dude, Woz gave me this quantum pocket-dimensional supercomputer with a portable interface that looks like a magic 8 ball.
I asked it about G5............It came up: "Don't hold your breath."
Just read this on the wire service.
"NASA will purchase the first 1500 Dual G5 to aid in the attempt to estimate where the next high orbit satellite will fall.
I'll help you drink them.
Does this mean Apple is going to include a 12-pack with every tower? I think the whole key to this Digital Hub thing is free beer. And maybe a printer that rolls doobies for you?
Why Febraury 21st, it is sooner than Feb 28, MWNY, or MWT, and most importantly it's my birthday, apple has never let me down. I know they will come through for me this time.
What in the name of everything good and decent in this world of ours would convince apple to let the VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS INTRODUCE THE FREAKIN G5!!! It doesn't make any sense.
Steve Jobs will do it. He won't let anyone else do it.
...snicker....I guess some people will never understand sarcasm.
I read that Jobs was given a bunch of those black mocknecks from a friend that's a designer or something....so he wears them everyday..."
you ever wondered why he always has that little persistant cough while presenting, there was a flaw in the lung pumps and when they start to dry out he looses BS capacity, also the reason for the ever present bottle of water ..well we think it is water..it is actually refined machine oil.


The choice is yours, a full free day in Manchester or a visit to the Manchester Art Gallery. To commemorate 500 years since the passing Leonardo Da Vinci, the gallery's showcasing 12 of the Renaissance master's greatest drawings in the Royal Collection. This exhibition ends in just a few days, so this is your very last chance to experience this once in a lifetime exhibition in Manchester!


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Russia's DIA seeks to recover $565 million from Nota-bank's ex-managers
17:35 12/10/2018 The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to recover 37.3 billion rubles ($565 million) from nine former managers of Nota-bank.
Moscow court extends detention of three defendants in Argentina-Russia drug case
16:43 12/10/2018 Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention for three defendants in a criminal case over attempted cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia for a month.
Prosecutors appeal Russian priest Grozovsky's sentence for pedophilia
15:35 12/10/2018 Russia's Prosecutor General's Office filed an appeal against a 14-year prison sentence given to Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky for sexual abuse against underage pupils of orthodox recreation camps, that had already become effective.
Russian court detains Far Eastern ex-mayor until December 12
14:59 12/10/2018 The Blagoveshchensk City Court in the Russian Far East has ruled to detain the former mayor of Svobodny town Yury Romanov charged with abuse of office until December 12.
Two ex-emergency officials to remain detained in Kemerovo mall fire case
11:59 12/10/2018 The Kemerovo Regional Court has upheld a lower court's ruling to extend detention for two ex-Emergency Ministry officials Grigory Terentyev and Alexander Mamontov involved in a case over tragic fire in Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall that left 60 people dead.
Moscow court rules Donstroy co-founder owes $168 million to Vnesheconombank
10:51 12/10/2018 The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a motion filed by Vnesheconombank seeking to include a 11.1-billion-ruble ($168 million) debt owed by Donstroy company's co-founder Maksim Blazhko into the list of creditors' claims.
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Ex-rector of St. Petersburg Agrarian University to stand embezzlement trial
14:47 15/07/2019 Investigation into the former rector of the St. Petersburg Agrarian University Victor Yefimov charged with embezzling of 28.6 million rubles (over $450,000) has been completed.


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Matilda - The Musical Tickets
Matilda the Musical tickets are on sale now and going fast!
Time Magazine's #1 show of the year is now going on tour across North America in 2020 off Broadway.
Based on the novel written by Roald Dahl, the musical's narrative centers around a young Matilda, a precious 5-year-old girl with the gift of telekinesis, who loves reading, and has to overcome being sent away to a boarding school and helps her teacher reclaim her life!
Things start to ramp up when Matilda's parents send her to the ghastly Crunchem Hall, where she meets the diabolical Miss Trunchbull, who seems to have Matilda's number. With the help of her friends and teacher Miss Honey, Matilda will forge a plan to free the school from the vice grips the headmaster Miss Trunchbull has on Crunchem Hall.
This Musical is so heavily regarded by the public and critics alike, winning a slew of awards throughout it's multiple productions including a Critics' Circle Theatre Award, Theatre Awards UK, 7 Olivier Awards, a New York Drama Critics 'Award, Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award for best Musical of a Book.
To back up the acclaim the musical has had worldwide, this show stayed on Broadway for a stunning 1,555 performances! You do not want to miss this masterful production of an amazing book turned Musical.
Not only is there amazing production quality, the instrumentation uses a ten-to-thirteen-piece orchestra, including keyboards, reeds, brass, strings, and percussion that has won plenty of awards in its own right!
This musical is sure to be a hit for fans of all ages, whether you love Musicals, or you're looking to bring your kids or younger siblings it is sure to appeal to anyone!
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Attention, hazmat haulers hauling into Canada: The federal transportation ministry no longer accepts a hazardous materials endorsement as the sole evidence that a driver has completed necessary training.
Additional proof is now required in the form of a certificate of training, according to Transport Canada. These certificates, obtained at the completion of required training, must be available to show to inspectors, said Transport Canada Spokeswoman Maryse Durette.
"Canadian legislation requires that a person who handles, offers for transport, or transports dangerous goods be adequately trained and hold a training certificate. Their training certificate is their proof of training and must be provided to an inspector upon request," Durette told Land Line on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The requirements for U.S. drivers are set out in section 6.3 of Part 6 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. There is no change for Canadian drivers, who are already required to carry a document as described in section 6.4 of the regulation.
The new regulation has begun with a six-month awareness program, which will end in March when full enforcement takes effect.
"Some enforcement personnel and some in the trucking industry are under the impression that the hazmat endorsement on the back of the hazmat carriers' driver's license meets American requirements that are equivalent to Canadian training requirements," Durette said.


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Blairstown Elementary School
1 Sunset Hill Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825
Grades PK-6
Students at this school are making more academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state.
Test scores at this school are about the same as the state average, though still below the top-performing schools in the state. Because test scores in some states are so low, many students at this school may not be performing at grade level.
Ask the school what it's doing to help students who are behind. Understand what on-track learning looks like, and ask the school what it's doing to accelerate progress for students.
Underserved students at this school are performing about as well as other students in the state, but this school may still have achievement gaps.
Does this school offer opportunity for all its students, or leave some behind? Successful schools understand how to close the achievement gap.
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School leader: Ms Susan Elias


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The final countdown of 2013 is on and as I write this Tom and I are finally getting some much needed time to reflect on the past year and plan for the next one. We didn't want to close the year without posting anything about this one so here we go..
Timbermill officially launched in April 2013 and Tom and I threw ourselves into the unknown world of running a small business. There have been many ups and downs over the year, and boy oh boy have we learnt a lot. Every day brings a new challenge, a new reward, and occasionally a new kind of meltdown. But the long hours, no weekends and strange eating patterns aside this has possibly been the best year ever. We are so looking forward to bringing Timbermill into the new year even bigger and better whilst still keeping our goals and vision in tact.
The main point of this post though is to thank everyone for getting us to this point, every little thing matters so much and a big thank you for helping us bring the dream to life.
So heres to a big 2014, we are so excited to sharing it with you.


Hydrating is important: Hydrate plenty in summer to combat the heat. The best solution for brides is to use a hydrating lotion. Ideally, water is the best remedy for fixing up your skin as it helps in flushing out toxins from your body making you feel refreshed during the hot days.
Cleansing is a must: Use a gentle skin cleanser twice a day with tissue or water. This cleanses without irritation to leave your skin soft and smooth. This mild, soap-free formula removes dirt, make-up, and impurities and also helps retain the skin's moisture.
For brides with oily skin, it can be a challenge to cope with make-up. Hence, investing in a cleanser which helps in getting rid of the skin's grease and grime, is a good bet. It is kind on sensitive skin and perfect for those who suffer from acne.
Replenish the skin's moisture: Summer can be harsh on your skin and last-minute breakouts, darkening and dullness can stress out any bride with dry skin. Choose a moisturiser which is light weight, yet rich in macadamia oil which helps to hydrate and nourish the skin. Make sure it is specifically formulated to soothe dry skin and is non-greasy, non-irritating and non-comedogenic since this will eliminate clog pores.


Alberta M. "Bertie" Rosenberg, 91, of Red Bud, died July 23, 2013, in Red Bud.
She was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Red Bud, daughter of the late Albert and Florence Eisenbart (nee Disch).
She married Thomas Rosenberg on Dec. 25, 1941, in St. Louis; he preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1989.
Mrs. Rosenberg was a school teacher in Monroe County, mostly teaching third and fourth grades. She was also a homemaker. She loved to sew and quilt, was an excellent cook and loved to bake.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Bud and the Evening Guild. She was also a member of the Home and Community Extension in both Randolph and Monroe counties, and was a member of the Retired Teacher Association and several card clubs.
Survivors include her daughters Sherry (Ken) Gielow of Festus, Mo., and Diane (Rick) Stenzel of Red Bud; grandchildren Liz (Kyle) Dale, Sue (Jim) Bollmeier, Kate (Alan) Barnette, Quent (Amber) Stenzel, Cole Stenzel and Chris Stenzel; great-grandchildren Eliza, Lucy, Jack, Charlotte, Grace, Charlie, Brodie and Tessa; and sister Erna (Sturdy) Sharp of Monroe, La.
Visitation is Friday, July 26, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Red Bud, and July 27, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church, Red Bud.
Funeral services are July 27, at 11 a.m., at the church, Rev. Russell Koen officiating.
Interment will follow at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Red Bud.
Memorials may be made to Red Bud Beautification or St. John's Lutheran Church or School.


Internet service provider Tiscali UK is understood to be in talks with advertising agencies about specific marketing projects.
It is not known whether the move is part of a wider strategic review or a project-only initiative.
Tiscali's most recent above-the-line ad campaign in the UK features an expectant father outside a delivery room preoccupied with the cost of Tiscali's broadband. The campaign was created by Mortimer Whittaker O'Sullivan, which was appointed to handle Tiscali's creative account earlier this year.
At the time of the MWO appointment, Tiscali UK chief executive Mary Turner stated that advertising had been pivotal to aiding the company's growth in the UK in 2004.
Tiscali has used agencies for specific projects. It appointed Amsterdam-based Strawberry Frog to handle the pan-European launch of its Tiscali.plus product.
Tiscali was unavailable for comment as Marketing Week went to press.
Orange will launch a simplified pricing plan next month, based on the behavioural characteristics of customers. The company is using animals to categorise consumers. The launch will be supported by a &£10m ad campaign.


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Q: Ant migration tool edits package.xml? When I run the ant migration tool, it is editing my package.xml file. Weirdly, all it is doing is re-arranging it -- moving tags around -- but it concerns me because it doesn't seem like running the process should edit the configuration files at all.
Is this an expected behavior?
How do I prevent the ant migration tool from editing package.xml? Is there are reason I would want it to change package.xml?
I am keeping package.xml checked into version control, or else I wouldn't have noticed this.

A: If package.xml is the source, and is in the destination/retrieve folder, it'll be updated. Otherwise, if it's elsewhere, or it has a different name, it won't be.
This is a part of the metadata API, and not unique to the migration tool. The migration tool itself just unzips whatever the API returns.


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State-of-the-art visual-inertial odometry.
The visual inertial sensor fusion effort was initiated with the intent of developing a robust implementation of the visual inertial tracker that is found on most mobile phones today.
The visual inertial tracker provides an estimate of inertial sensor calibration parameters such as biases, gravity vector, location of feature points, and the pose of the phone in space utilizing inertial sensor and the camera measurements.
As part of this effort, a new filter has been designed to function in a wide set of feature sparse environments enabling a variety of use cases. For example, the filter can be initialized with only a very small number of feature points in the camera view and can continue to track over short periods of time typically when all feature points are lost. The filter can also address non-stationary feature points and feature points on T-junctions.
In addition, the system has been designed by Qualcomm Research to support applications in real-time at 30Hz. To support this, the tracker run-time is optimized to utilize less than 1 core of a modern smartphone CPU.
There are also additional applications which are envisioned to be part of this project. Some of these include inertial sensor calibration, camera applications (e.g. de-blurring that requires the motion trajectory of the phone), augmented reality games (e.g. augment planes on mobile phone screens on games such that they provide, for instance, the appearance of planes attacking as the user tries to shoot them down), and indoor navigation.
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China will not be fooled
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Some Westerners have always promoted Western-style democracy, freedom and human rights in China. They make political system reform suggestions advocating a multi-party system and check and balances on powers in China, which challenge the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country's current socialist political system. These Westerners think the West's check and balances on power, and parliamentary democracy are the best stuff and should be common.
Most of the values they advocated are non-existent which even they themselves are unable to hold on to. Take the "human rights above sovereignty" theories for example, will Western countries open their borders to let immigrants from poor countries enter freely and offer them jobs? The late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping once said that for the two major issues of world peace and development, neither has been settled. Why? One important reason is the non-democracy of the international relations. Have developed countries ever given developing counties democracy and freedom by transferring their discourse power and discussion right? Never.
The Chinese people did try to copy Western countries' political system and democracy on the path to pursue democracy and freedom, but every attempt was shattered by the big powers and feudalists who only wanted to give Chinese people the freedom of being their slaves.
It is the CPC who led Chinese people liberate the nation and overthrow the oppression of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat-capitalism. Deng Xiaoping pointed out the essence of western democracy, saying that "the democracy of capitalist society is for the bourgeois and the monopoly capital". For disadvantaged countries and their peoples, this rhetoric is nothing but an ideological trap.
Moreover, "separation of powers" is not the universal mode for western capitalist countries. It was the American Constitution that first defined the "check and balance" system. It was surely a progress at that time compared with Europe's despotic monarchy or constitutional monarchy. However, the primary purpose of the system is to confine the powers of the House of Representatives instead of balancing legislative, executive and judicial powers.
The US's ruling parties believe the House of Representatives is the closest to the public with the House's elected representatives. Therefore, the ruling parties set up the Senate above the House of Representatives, and then use the President's administrative power to counteract and suppress the power of the House of Representatives.
Besides, they endow the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the veto right to the House of Representatives. The Chief Justice who is appointed by the President has a life-long tenure. Senators have a 6-year-long tenure while House representatives have only two. How could such a "check and balance" system which suppresses and confines the power of people's representatives be pursued as a model of democracy?
Preconditions of the formation of Western political models were both shameful and noncopiable.
First, the development of Western countries was based on long-term, large-scale, horrifying grabbing and plundering of wealth in history. According to data provided by Western scholars, 30 million Indians were killed over 500 years; the resources-rich South and North American continents were occupied and 50 million black slaves were trafficked to the American continent as unpaid labor.
Second, within the global production and distribution layout, Western developed countries grab the largest amount of profits and their development is based on the exploitation of third world countries. If you remove this wealth base, the so-called voting system, multi-party system will be difficult to exist.
So far, third world countries which copied Western democratic systems are basically not successful. One important reason is the lack of wealth base. If there are huge interest conflicts in a pluralistic society, voting will be invalid and violence will be the way.
To reduce interest conflicts, expensive welfare systems based on state transfers will be relied upon. However, the basis of these systems is the huge resources and wealth exploited globally. If the basis is removed, so-called Western democracy and the well-functioning civil society will collapse. For example, in 2005, riots emerged in Paris and several other big cities in France. More than 400 cars were smashed overnight. The main reason is that a large number of Arabian immigrants, especially youngsters, found it difficult to land jobs after they moved to France.
And they became disatisfied with the society. The deeper, the most direct reason is wealth, because the French welfare system can not cover all immigrants. Let's look at another example, in August 2005, after a hurricane hit poorer southeastern Louisiana and New Orleans states there appeared large-scale armed robberies and rapes in these areas.
Thus the army for hurricane relief had to drive armored vehicles into these disaster-hit areas, heavily-armed. This scenario will never happen in socialist China. Chinese army soldiers arrived in disaster-hit regions only with disaster-relief tools and basic necessities. When people saw the People's Liberation Army, it seemed that they saw the savior. But the US army arrived in the disaster-hit areas with weapon, and its helicopters were shot.
There have been only more than ten Western developed countries since the 18th century. With a population of no more than one billion, this bloc comprises just one eighth to one seventh of the world's total. However, this number has hit the Earth's tolerance limit because of the rapacious lifestyle in the "rich club", a lifestyle that should not be popularized. For instance, the US' per capita petroleum consumption is more than ten times that of China. In the US, every 1.2-1.3 people own a car on average. If it is the same case in China, the number of the country's cars would top 1.6 billion and would definitely devastate the environment. It is very hypocritical for the Western world to hysterically preach the so-called freedom, democracy, human rights and constitutionalism while extravagantly consuming the world's resources and point the finger at the Chinese government.
Late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's comment on this issue is thought-provoking. Deng pointed out that the essence of these problems is that the Western world wants to topple the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party and build a puppet capitalist country. Truth speaks louder than words. If China copies their idealism, such as constitutionalism and values, the country will face social unrest and even the danger of ethnic separatism. Just take a look at what the "peace activists" have done. The Dalai clique aboratively planned t serious violent crimes involving beating, smashing, looting and arson in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region on March 14, 2008.
Incited and supported by the "World Uyghur Congress" headed by Rebiya Kadeer, a group of separatists masterminded and carried out serious violence which left 197 dead and more than 1,700 injured in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 5, 2009. These gruesome facts tell us that China will be in chaos if it implements multi-party or federal systems. The "democracy, freedom and human rights" the Western world is asking for are by no means to emancipate working people from oppression and exploitation. Some countries are trapped in social unrest and political disasters after copying the Western democratic model. There was an old Chinese saying: Replanting the orange tree in an unsuitable area will lead to the deterioration of the orange species. This is the same case with a country if it copies an unsuitable political model.
Undoubtedly, we recognize and will learn from all the civilized accomplishments of human kind including those helpful Western experiences. However, in no way should we copy the Western model from nose to toe. Given the current unstable international situation and deteriorating financial crisis, the socialist system has shown its advantages of pooling efforts for major undertakings. If we simply follow Western models, we will lose the shared ideological base and the strong core of leadership. And in this case the whole country would fall apart and the Chinese nation's rejuvenization would become a mission impossible.
We have seen countless heroes and model workers from all walks of life such as Ren Changxia, Wang Ying, Tan Dong and Guo Mingyi. There are also many soldiers from the People's Liberation Army who risk their own lives in floods relief and earthquake rescue operations. What belief is behind them? The answer is the spirit of serving the people. This is just the soul of the socialist democratic politics and the values our Chinese people follow.
It is certainly very hard for people like "Runner Fan" and Liu Xiaobo to understand the true values. With such values, China has defeated various invaders, produced the A-bomb and H-bomb and launched its first satellite. With this spirit, China can also get over plagues, floods, earthquakes and ice and snow disasters.
Chinese people have their own choices on political roads and do not need any finger-pointing from abroad. It's easy to understand that China would not have seen liberation and development without the Chinese democracy and the common national spirit. Peaceful and friendly Chinese people are making contribution for the world in their own ways. China wouldn't export revolution, hunger or poverty. China wouldn't interfere with internal affairs of other countries. China is the real force defending world peace. However, foes of the Chinese people tend to turn their blind eyes to all these facts.
Chinese people would say no to any nonsense such as "China needs to be colonized for another 300 years". As the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said, "It is just to strengthen the people's regime through using the power of the people's democratic dictatorship" and that is the common aspirations of our Chinese people."
China's road was a new road of independence, hard work, and self-esteem build up by millions of its own people with blood and lives. Liu Xiaobo, who is self-obsessed with the idea of becoming a so-called new political power by selling abstract and meaningless theories and political jargons with western assistance, will eventually be cast aside by the people.
History has proved that: the political road chosen by the Chinese people is the way -- which can bring long-term happiness and well-being, which can prevent China from being split and frequent wars. China led by the Communist Party of China, is a country in which people having become their own master.
Anyone who loves China, has deep sympathy for its public and concerns about its future should take on the responsibility and realize that China must stick to its socialist democratic politics with Chinese characteristics, instead of taking the Western mode. This has been proved most suitable for China's democratic development.


While each make and model has its own features, some heat pump settings are universal.
COOL MODE: Use during the summer or anytime you want to cool your home. This setting also helps dehumidify.
DRY MODE: The heat pump draws moisture from the room and may cause a slight cooling effect. Use this to help dehumidify.
HEAT MODE: The heat pump produces heat to satisfy the room's selected temperature.
FAN MODE: This mode is used to circulate the air in the room. It can also be adjusted for use in other modes.
AUTO MODE: When in AUTO mode, the unit changes from cool to heat automatically. Use either heat or cool based on the season.
Depending on the location of your ductless heat pump, you may need to set the unit's temperature slightly higher or lower than the desired temperature in the room to find a setting that's comfortable. Think of the temperature on your remote as a comfort setting rather than the exact temperature that you want your room. Remember: the actual temperature setting on your remote is the temperature at the indoor unit, not the air temperature in the room.
"Set it and forget it." Ductless heat pumps are designed to adjust to changing conditions automatically and efficiently. Once you find a comfortable temperature setting on either "heat" or "cool" (we do not recommend using "auto" mode), avoid changing the temperature or turning the unit on and off.
If you're running the AC/dehumidification mode, we recommend running your fan periodically to make sure there's no leftover moisture. Your contractor can tell you how often you should do this.
Back-up heating may be required in extremely cold weather. We recommend setting your existing heating system (oil, wood, electric, or other) as "back-up".
Setting the thermostat(s) of the back-up heating system 5°C below the ductless heat pump thermostat setting will achieve maximum savings.
If back-up heating is required, the existing heating system will automatically turn on to keep your home from getting too cool.
If you have any questions about operating or maintaining your heat pump, contact your contractor directly.
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled public rally in Midnapore on Monday, the Trinamool Congress and BJP have been racing to one-up each other.
Meanwhile, the BJP is trying to draw huge crowds to its farmers' rally.
During Modi's rally, he is expected to detail how farmers have benefitted following the Union government's decision to ensure 150 per cent MSP for farmers for their kharif crops.
"Replicas of farmers sowing a field with a plough have been installed at several places in the meeting venue (the Midnapore College ground). The prime minister will be greeted with a toka (farmer's hat) and gamcha (coarse cotton towel typically used by farmers)," said Rahul Sinha, BJP national secretary.
The Trinamool focused its efforts on the area around the Midnapore College ground, packing the two sides of the approach road with pictures of Mamata Banerjee in addition to party flags flexes and festoons.


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Counterterrorism 2015 Calendar [open pdf - 13MB]
"The US National Counterterrorism Center [NCTC] is pleased to present the 2015 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition, like others since the Calendar was first published in daily planner format in 2003, contains many features across the full range of issues pertaining to international terrorism: terrorist groups, wanted terrorists, and technical pages on various threat-related topics. The Calendar also marks dates that terrorists may believe are important if planning attacks to commemorate particular events. Under US law, NCTC focuses exclusively on international terrorism. There are other organized groups that engage in violent acts-some are criminal organizations with no political or social agenda, and some are domestic terrorist groups; however, this calendar reflects NCTC's international focus. Senior Intelligence Community officials assess the greatest international terrorist threats currently facing the United States come from violent extremists inspired by al-Qa'ida, including its allies and affiliates, who are committed to conducting attacks inside the United States and abroad. These groups promote an ideology that presents a radical vision of Islam that is not followed or endorsed by the vast majority of Muslims. Individuals portrayed in this calendar are all listed on the US Government's Rewards for Justice site or on FBI sites devoted to terrorism. These individuals have been either indicted or are being sought for their involvement in international terrorism."
National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.)
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National Counterterrorism Center: http://www.nctc.gov/
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