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European Commission
Brussels, 18 July 2012
Report on Progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism in Romania
Why does the Commission report on progress in judicial reform and the fight against corruption in Romania?
Upon accession of Romania on 1 January 2007, certain weaknesses remained in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption that could prevent an effective application of EU laws, policies and programmes, and prevent Romanians from enjoying their full rights as EU citizens. Therefore, the Commission undertook within the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism1 (CVM) to assist Romania to remedy these shortcomings and to regularly verify progress against four benchmarks set for this purpose. These benchmarks are interlinked and should be seen together as part of a broad reform of the judicial system and the fight against corruption for which a long term political commitment is needed.
How does the Commission report on progress in Romania?
The Commission's reports under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) have been published twice a year since 2007. The reports are based on contributions from the Romanian Government, as well as from the Commission services, Member States and NGOs. The most recent reports in July 2011 and February 2012 charted the legislative, institutional and policy developments relevant to judicial reform and the fight against corruption.
In 2011, the Commission announced its intention to use the summer 2012 report to make a review of progress over the full five years since Romania's accession to the EU in 2007. This report therefore takes a five-year perspective and is able to look at longer-term trends and the extent to which policy initiatives have been carried through into implementation.
What does today's report say?
Today's report summarises the Commission's serious concerns in relation to recent challenges to the rule of law by the Romanian Government and Parliament. It includes a number of urgent recommendations which have already been the subject of commitments made by Prime Minister Ponta to President Barroso.
In its assessment, the report concludes that progress has been made since 2007. However, the objectives of the CVM have not yet been met and the benchmarks have not been satisfactorily fulfilled. Reform is not yet sustainable and irreversible.
Many of the building blocks are now in place, particularly in the legislative framework, and the focus is shifting to implementation. Romania has created the basis for a substantial modernisation of the Romanian judicial system. Institutions like the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) and the National Integrity Agency (ANI) have demonstrated a convincing track record in the pursuit of high-level corruption. The judiciary has recently been able to handle the most sensitive cases and to affirm its independence. A solid national anti-corruption strategy is now being implemented. At the same time, the report also shows that ownership of reforms remains variable. Current political controversies in Romania pose a serious threat to the progress achieved so far, and have underlined that many reforms have not yet taken root.
What are the next steps?
The most important immediate step is for the government and the key institutions of Romania to demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law and to judicial independence. This requires a number of urgent steps by the government and Parliament. For this purpose the Commission has included a number of specific and urgent recommendations to Romania to which Prime Minister Ponta committed in a letter to the President of the Commission on 17 July. These commitments include the repeal of emergency ordinances regarding the powers of the Constitutional Court and the eligibility rules for the referendum on the impeachment of President Basescu, the respect for decisions of the Constitutional Court and of the Romanian Constitution, and to the appointments procedure for key positions including the Ombudsman, the General Prosecutor of Romania and the Chief Prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate. These commitments furthermore include refraining from Presidential pardons during the interim Presidency and from appointing ministers with negative integrity rulings. They also cover the adoption of procedures regarding the resignation of Members of Parliament with final decisions on incompatibility, conflict of interest and high-level corruption.
In addition to these urgent recommendations made in light of recent events, the Commission also extends a number of other recommendations to Romania in the areas of judicial reform, accountability of the judicial system, transparency and consistency of the judicial process, effectiveness of judicial action, integrity and fight against corruption.
Given current uncertainties, the Commission will adopt a further report under the CVM for Romania before the end of 2012. In this report, it will look at whether the concerns it expresses regarding the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary have been addressed and whether the democratic checks and balances have been restored. The Commission will monitor progress closely, with regular missions, as well as frequent dialogue with the Romanian authorities and with other Member States.
What are the four benchmarks set for Romania?
The following benchmarks have been set for Romania in the context of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism:
1. Ensure a more transparent, and efficient judicial process notably by enhancing the capacity and accountability of the Superior Council of Magistracy. Report and monitor the impact of the new civil and penal procedures codes.
2. Establish, as foreseen, an integrity agency with responsibilities for verifying assets, incompatibilities and potential conflicts of interest, and for issuing mandatory decisions on the basis of which dissuasive sanctions can be taken.
3. Building on progress already made, continue to conduct professional, non-partisan investigations into allegations of high level corruption.
4. Take further measures to prevent and fight against corruption, in particular within the local government.
Where can the report be found?
The report is available on the following website:
Commission Decision 2006/928/EC of 13 December 2006 establishing a mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 56).
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This is the stage that all climbers want to win. Those mythical 21 hairpin bends have become synonymous with the Tour de France and a year without the Alpe seems somehow to have something missing. This is a long stage that takes in the familiar – but no less brutal – Cols du Galibier and Croix de Fer, although as a change they are tackled in a different order from usual.
In all likelihood, the main contenders will sit behind their team-mates for as long as possible and look to make their move on the final steep climb to Alpe d'Huez. The non super-climbers high up in the overall – if there are any left at this stage – will be looking to hold on for as long as possible. For the sprinters however, this will be a day of pure suffering.
The small town of Embrun must think all of its Christmases have come at once as this is their second stage of the Tour this year (they have been awarded the start of stage 15 due to rock falls in the Alps forcing a course change.) Alpe d'Huez on the other hand has hosted the Tour 25 times since that first time in 1952 when Fausto Coppi won, this equates to almost every other year.
Last time the Tour finished here, in 2006, it saw the emergence of Fränk Schleck (CSC) as a future major force in Grand Tours as he dropped riders like former Giro d'Italia winner Damiano Cunego (Lampre) on the way to victory.
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As Mobile Reshapes Payments Business, Fiserv Combines P2P Payments & Mobile Banking Offerings
As consumers become more comfortable and engaged with the concepts of mobile wallets, mobile payments and other forms of digital payments transactions, the financial technology community is taking notice. For example, more than 16 billion person-to-person payments are made each year, according to McKinsey & Company. A 2012 Forrester Research report found that 51% of tablet banking users and 46% of mobile banking users would like to make person-to-person payments via their devices. Even though there is still considerable uncertainty about how things will play out in terms of standards, revenues and regulation no one wants to be left out of the race to dominate the mobile money space.
Accordingly, this week Fiserv, Inc., announced it has integrated its Popmoney person-to-person payments (P2P) service with its Mobiliti mobile banking and payments platform. P2P payments can now be initiated directly from a user's mobile banking account. Consumers also can manage incoming payments and review their transaction histories.
[Read: P2P Payments: Why Banks Need to Dive In Now]
As a result of the integration, Popmoney is available within the Mobiliti mobile banking user interface, making it easy for users to manage their mobile banking and payments activity from a central hub, according to Fiserv. In addition to enhancing the functionality of Mobiliti, the integration expands the reach of the Popmoney network. Mobiliti is used by more than 1,300 financial institutions, Fiserv reports --a number that is likely to grow dramatically. According to the 2012 Fiserv Consumer Trends Survey, the number of U.S. households using mobile banking increased 33% from 2011 to 2012, to almost 25 million households.
The Popmoney service also is integrated into Fiserv's CheckFree RXP electronic billing and payment solution and Corillian Online and Virtual Branch online banking solutions, and is available as a standalone service. Popmoney currently is offered at more than 1,800 participating banks and credit unions, or anyone can sign-up at Popmoney.com.
Banks have not been leading the charge on mobile payments. But, according to Rahul Gupta, group president, Digital Payment Solutions, Fiserv, it's logical for banks to pay a leading role in the P2P payments space. "For many consumers, their financial institution is the ideal hub from which to manage the many types of payments they make each month -- from paying bills to paying other people," said Gupta, in a press release. "The integration of Popmoney with Mobiliti gives financial institution customers another convenient way to access person-to-person payments, which will drive adoption and use of both services."
Fiserv customer Golden 1 Credit Union is one advocate of this trend. "As more of our members adopt and experience the benefits of mobile banking, they are ready to go beyond basic access to account information to use the service in new ways," said Donna Bland, president and CEO of Golden 1 Credit Union (Sacramento, Calif.).
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A District and a school using data effectively to determine teacher effectiveness and target instruction in the classroom to raise student achievement.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most people still think the U.S. gambling industry is anchored in Las Vegas, with its booming Strip and 24/7 action, a place where years of alluring marketing campaigns have helped scrub away the taint of past corruption.
In just a decade, however, the center of gambling has migrated to the other side of the world, settling in a tiny Chinese territory an hour's ferry ride from Hong Kong. The gambling mecca of Macau now handles more wagers than all U.S.-based commercial casinos put together, and many of those bets end up swelling the balance sheets of U.S. corporations.
But as U.S. gambling companies have remade Macau, Macau has also remade them.
Chasing riches, these companies have been hit with allegations of improper conduct, prompting investigations and serious questions about how closely U.S. authorities are watching the corporations' overseas dealings, and what, if any, real repercussions they could face. Could these corruption claims revive the specter of gambling's bad old days, when Sin City casinos kept mobsters flush?
"There are some countries where you either have to pay to play and break the law, or you have to not do business there," casino consultant Steve Norton said. "I think the jury's still out on Macau."
Macau is the only place in China where gambling is legal. Each month, 2.5 million tourists flood the glitzy boomtown, most nouveau-riche Chinese who sip tea and chain-smoke as they play at baccarat.
The former Portuguese colony has long been known for its gambling but used to offer a seedier experience, with small-time gambling dens crowding up against textile factories and gangs, prostitutes and money-launderers operating openly. That was the scene in 1999 when China assumed sovereignty of Macau and opened it to outside gambling operators.
"It was a swamp," said Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, as he looked back on his early venture in an obscure city where Chinese officials envisioned resorts. "Everybody thought that I was crazy."
Nevertheless, he and the two American competitors that tried their luck there succeeded spectacularly. Now operating four booming casinos in Macau, Adelson described Sands as "an Asian company" with a presence in America. He makes far more in China than in Las Vegas.
"This industry is supply-driven, like the movie 'Field of Dreams:' Build it and they will come." he said. "I believe that."
If Adelson's words and jack-o'-lantern smile suggest all is right in the globalized casino world, consider where he made these statements — on the witness stand in a Vegas courtroom this spring, defending his company against one of his former Macau consultants.
A jury in May found against Adelson, awarding the consultant $70 million for helping Sands secure a lucrative gambling license in Macau. Sands immediately appealed.
The company is also accused of making improper payments to a Macau lawmaker and collaborating with the Chinese mafia. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating. Sands says it's done nothing wrong.
It's not just Sands facing legal and regulatory troubles connected with Macau. Two of the other three major U.S. gambling enterprises are, too: Wynn Resorts Ltd. and MGM Resorts International. Both Sands and Wynn are facing related lawsuits from shareholders who claim Macau mismanagement has damaged the companies.
— Wynn is being investigated by the Justice Department and the SEC over a $135 million donation to the University of Macau Development Foundation in 2011. Wynn co-founder Kazuo Okada characterized the donation as "suspicious" in a 2012 letter to the SEC. He noted that the Development Foundation's lead trustee is also a member of the Macau government, and said that the donation coincided with Wynn's request for land to develop a third casino.
"I am at a complete loss as to the business justification for the donation, other than that it was an attempt to curry favor with those that have ultimate authority for issuing gaming licenses," said Okada, who is now under Department of Justice investigation himself for possible bribery in the Philippines, and has fallen out with his former Wynn colleagues. Okada denies wrongdoing.
If his claim is true, the Wynn payment could violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA — a law that bars U.S. companies from paying off officials to win business overseas. Wynn says it acted properly and had no need to buy-off authorities. Nevada regulators, in a separate investigation, found no wrongdoing.
— MGM got into trouble with New Jersey regulators when the company opened a Macau casino with Pansy Ho, the daughter of a gambling kingpin allegedly linked to Chinese gangs. The state found the partnership "unsuitable" in a 2010 report, and forced MGM to sell its stake in an Atlantic City casino. MGM denied that there was anything inappropriate about the relationship, began the process of selling its stake, and did not cut ties with Macau.
Two years later, MGM CEO Jim Murren stands by that choice, saying: "The Macau market is now larger than the entire U.S. gaming market."
Last winter, New Jersey agreed to consider MGM's application for a renewed license.
— The Sands inquiries stem from a pending wrongful termination case brought by former Sands executive Steve Jacobs in 2010. Jacobs claims that Sands' China subsidiary did business with known gangsters, tacitly condoned prostitution and made inappropriate payments to an attorney who was also a Macau lawmaker. Jacobs claims Sands paid the lawmaker to help settle various regulatory issues in Sands' favor.
Sands has denied all claims, but recently said in an SEC filing that an internal audit had found possible breaches of a section of the FCPA that requires public companies to file proper financial statements and maintain a system of internal controls.
Justice Department spokesman Michael Passman declined to comment on the probe. Sands says it is cooperating with federal prosecutors. Spokesman Ron Reese said the company is diligent wherever it operates.
Sands opened for business in Macau in 2004, at the beginning of a massive boom in China's economy. The company now earns two-thirds of its revenue there. Wynn Resorts now makes nearly three-quarters of its revenue in Macau.
But like early Las Vegas, Macau has a long history of ties to crime syndicates — in this case secretive brotherhoods called triads.
The history and regulations governing the enclave continue to make it tricky for modern casinos to avoid gangs, illegal money transfers and at least the appearance of bribery.
Businesses operating there can expect allegations against them, true or not, said Bill Weidner, who was president of Sands until 2009.
He added: "Macau is their country, not ours, and it's their system not ours, and it operates differently than ours. It's not better or worse, just different."
One contributing factor is China's capital controls, which restrict the amount of money that citizens take out of the country, including to Macau, which like Hong Kong, is a semi-autonomous region with its own financial system. Another is the lack of reliable credit risk information in China, which makes it hard for casinos to figure out whom they should lend to.
So-called junket agents provide an easy fix. They use their networks on the mainland to identify wealthy would-be gamblers, whisk them to Macau's tables, lend them money, then settle up when they get home.
Junket operators often assume management of a casino's private VIP room. Casinos provide the facilities, dealers and chips in return for a cut of the profits. Baccarat played in VIP rooms accounts for two-thirds of Macau's $38 billion in annual gambling revenue.
While many junket operators in Macau are law-abiding, some have documented ties to organized crime.
The enclave has seen a spate of killings and kidnappings associated with debt collection, including one grisly case last year in which two men were stabbed to death in their four-star hotel room, discovered by a friend who had come to lend them the money they needed.
Today, U.S. companies are tweaking their flagship Las Vegas casinos in Macau's image — importing Asian pop sensations, Chinese delicacies and baccarat, now Nevada's biggest moneymaker. They've set up Macau-style VIP rooms that employ junket operators.
Asian visitors now account for 9 percent of tourists to Las Vegas, up from 2 percent in 2008. And the Strip is preparing to welcome its first Asian-owned casino: a multi-billion dollar Chinese-themed extravaganza called Resorts World.
One reason casino bosses are dreaming up ways to lure Macau customers to Las Vegas is that Nevada imposes one-fifth of China's 39 percent tax on winnings. "They can make a lot more money from a big gambler here," said David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
But some of the problems associated with Chinese gambling halls may be migrating to the Strip as well.
In March, a man police described as an enforcer for the Taiwan-based triad United Bamboo began serving a life term for stabbing a man to death in a karaoke bar near the Strip. Prosecutors said he'd been sent to collect a $10,000 gambling debt.
Last year, the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network warned casinos to monitor junket operators and report suspicious activity. The warning followed media reports that Sands allowed a man named as a triad member in a congressional report to move a $100,000 gambling credit from Las Vegas to one of its Macau casinos.
Unlike some other states, Nevada allows junket operators to work in casinos without the full suitability checks required for key employees. Some Hong Kong operators licensed in Nevada have been found unsuitable by other jurisdictions, including Singapore.
"The reason why we don't do a full giant investigation on them is that they have no control over the casino operations; they are basically travel agents and hosts," Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett said. If another jurisdiction finds fault with a junket operator licensed in Nevada, state regulators will simply ask the operator to submit to a suitability workup, which is tantamount to telling them to get out, Burnett said.
Still, regulators are not blind to the link between junkets and triads.
At a hearing in June, Burnett said it is "common knowledge that the operation of VIP rooms in Macau casinos had long been dominated by Asian organized crime."
In the 1980s, state regulations, along with an FBI crackdown, helped push out the mob bosses who had taken refuge in the gambling world and usher in the industry's modern corporate era.
Today, states can impose fines or revoke licenses if any U.S. companies are found to have acted improperly in Macau. But regulators have rarely taken such action, preferring to wait until federal probes are complete.
Conventional wisdom is that no U.S. companies will lose their licenses over the allegations, even if proven true. At worst, they could get fined, said Michael Paladino, of the credit rating agency Fitch. "They can handle that," he said, noting that the largest FCPA fine to date — imposed on an engineering firm for bribery — amounted to about $1 billion. That's less than one month's revenue for Sands.
Meanwhile, gambling companies have achieved their own version of outsourcing, according to I. Nelson Rose, a professor at Whittier Law School in California who writes a blog called Gambling and the Law.
"Macau forced the casinos to see that they could become like other large U.S. corporations: Set up their plants and operations in other nations and make far more than they can being stuck just in Las Vegas," he said.
Sands, Wynn and MGM have structured their China operations as subsidiaries that could eventually be spun off entirely.
As Adelson, the Sands chief, appeared in court this spring, a former rival, Phil Satre, who headed Harrah's Entertainment, followed the coverage. Harrah's, the nation's largest casinos company when Satre stepped down in the early 2000s, was later renamed Caesars Entertainment Corporation.
While Wynn, MGM and Sands have taken off, Caesars has been left behind. Caesars did not apply for the finite number of gambling licenses in Macau in the early 2000s for fear of upsetting domestic regulators.
At that time, Satre said, the U.S. gambling industry had at last gained a legitimacy and mundane familiarity that had been unthinkable a generation ago. He said he didn't think American regulators would tolerate any hint of ties to criminal activity in Asia.
"There are some things that still have to play out, but when I look back and think about the opportunity to go back in Macau," Satre said, "I'd probably take a different posture."


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CANTON, N.Y. – The Harvard men's hockey team held a 26-25 shots advantage, but was victimized by three third-period goals as the Crimson dropped a 4-2 final to St. Lawrence Friday night at Appleton Arena. Harvard falls to 7-16-3 and 4-13-2 in ECAC play while the Saints move to 16-11-4 and 9-6-4 in league action.
For the fifth consecutive game, senior Marshall Everson recorded a goal. The five-game point streak ties a career-high for Everson and marks the longest goal streak of his career. The senior now has seven goals in his last five games. Alex Fallstrom also tied a career-high point streak with an assist on the night, giving him five straight games with a point.
An unfortunate boarding call on the Crimson just 59 seconds into the game saw the Harvard penalty kill tested early, but the unit was up to the task, aided by a key save from Raphael Girard. When the Harvard power play got its chance four minutes later, the Crimson was sure not to waste the chance. Luke Greiner dug the puck out from the right corner and dished it back to Danny Biega at the blue line. The senior wristed a shot on goal that was stopped by the Saints' Matt Weninger, but Everson, who was well positioned in front, turned and fired true for his team-leading 11th goal of the season at 5:39.
St. Lawrence nearly level the score on the ensuing rush, but a probing shot clanged off Girarad's left pipe and sailed wide. The Saints took advantage of a man advantage on a delayed penalty just past the midway point of the first to level the score. The hosts were able to get their goalie off the ice for an extra skater, and Kyle Flanagan's shot got past Girard at 11:20 to knot the score. Girard made six more saves through the end of the period to keep the score tied at 1-1 heading into the break.
Back-and-forth play was rampant throughout the second period, but the teams combined for just 12 shots on goal in the frame. The Crimson's best chance came on a broken play during a penalty kill when Greiner won a footrace with a retreating Saints defender, only to have the puck poked away by Weninger who had floated well out of his crease. The puck came to Dan Ford near the blue line and Ford blasted a low line drive that Weninger turned away standing in between the faceoff circles.
The third period started favorably for the Crimson as Jimmy Vesey gave Harvard a 2-1 lead just 1:15 into the frame. Vesey tipped a faceoff back to Alex Fallstrom who took a few swipes at the puck, trying to fire a shot on goal. Fallstrom dove forward and clipped a puck off Colin Blackwell, and the puck found Vesey on the back door with Vesey shoveling it home.
The home crowd made itself a factor following the Vesey goal and the Saints responded with a pair of goals just 12 seconds apart to take a 3-2 lead. A power-play marker by George Hughes at 8:14 knotted the score at 2-2 and Greg Carey's effort 12 seconds later would stand as the game-winner. Patrick Doherty converted a 2-on-1with 5:05 to play to ice the game for the Saints.
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Michael John Neill - 6/8/2005
From Their Mouth to Your Computer Screen
While it would be nice for our ancestors' information to instantly appear on the computer screen, most of us know that it simply does not work that way. This week we take a look at the steps that data took to get from our ancestors' mouth to our computer monitor. Being aware of these steps is crucial to effectively searching for ancestors in transcriptions, indexes, and other finding aids.
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Few of us were present when our ancestor gave the answers to the census taker or the records clerk. There is no way for us to know exactly what question came out of the clerk's mouth and how this question was interpreted by our ancestor, particularly if he or she could barely understand the language the records clerk used. Even if the ancestor understood the question perfectly, there are additional considerations. Did the person answering questions have a German accent? Did she have an Irish brogue? Did he insert a guttural sound into the name that might have been interpreted as an extra letter? Did your ancestor have difficulty speaking? Did your ancestor fail to give complete answers? Did your ancestor even really understand the questions, even if they spoke the same language?
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Did the clerk ask for clarification or just spell a name the way it sounded? Did he even care if he spelled the name correctly? Did he spell your Danish ancestor's last name the way a Swede would spell it because many other immigrants to the area were Swedish and not Danish? Did the clerk say the question in a way that was confusing to your ancestor? Did the clerk have difficulty understanding your ancestor and wrote down his best guess instead of clarifying the answer with your ancestor? Was the census taker a German native who insisted on spelling even the English language last names the "German way?" Did the records clerk put down "Germany" as the place of birth because that was easier than writing down Wildbrechtrode, Thuringen, Germany?
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Did the clerk have handwriting that was very flourished and difficult to read? Was his handwriting sloppy? Did his letter "u" look like a letter "n?" Did he use an ink or a pencil that has faded over time? Was the document written on low-quality paper? Is there an inkblot right over the most crucial word in the entire document?
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Many of the documents used by genealogists were not originally stored under the most ideal conditions for long-term preservation. Some are still not stored under such conditions. Extreme heat or cold, mildew, water, insects, or other environmental factors could easily have impacted the condition of the records used to create an index or a finding aid. Bottoms of pages may have worn away after years of use. Pages may have fallen out and gotten lost as the binding of the book deteriorated beyond repair. Does the transcription of finding aid you are using make it clear whether such issues were encountered when the records were read? Were original documents folded, creating an illegible line of text that invariably is the most important line in the entire document.
the Transcriptionist's Eye
Is the indexer using the original document or a microfilm copy? Is that microfilmed copy the only copy and a poor copy at that? Is the transcriptionist familiar with the last names of the area or the language the individuals listed in the records likely spoke? I recently helped someone find their family in the 1880 census only and realized that the last name of Pundt had been transcribed as Bennet. When the microfilm was viewed, it was easy to see how the interpretation was made. I might have thought it was Bennet myself. The handwriting was faint, the "B" was difficult to read and the other letters before the final "t" were not clear. I would not have read it as Pundt, but it was (based upon the first names that all matched the family group of the researcher).
the Database Entry
Those who key in data occasionally make a mistake. For this reason, vary which search box you leave empty when performing online searches. Use wildcard operators and Soundex options when available. And if the records are not impossible to search one at a time, consider a manual search of the information page by page. You never know what you might discover.
the Researcher's Search Technique
Are you considering all the possible variant spellings? Is there a chance that you do not understand completely how the search interface works? Are you assuming something about your ancestor that is not true and is this assumption hindering your search? If an online database is being used, are as few search boxes as possible being filled in? The more boxes that are completed when performing a search, the more narrow the search and the greater the chance the desired entry is not located.
Failure to find the desired entry in an online finding aid is not always the fault of the researcher. Sometimes our ancestor is just not in the records. Sometimes he gave misleading information. Sometimes the clerk did not care how the name was spelled. Sometimes the keeper of the records was not concerned with preserving the records. Sometimes the transcriptionist makes a mistake. It is those sometimes that get us in trouble. Think about all the steps that information took from your ancestor's mouth to your computer screen. Remembering these steps may help you to keep your failed searches in perspective.
Additional Reading from This Column
Michael John Neill is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is currently a member of the board of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) www.fgs.org. He conducts seminars and lectures nationally on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry Magazine and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at email@example.com or visit his website at www.rootdig.com, but he regrets that he is unable to assist with personal research.
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Insurgent Games was founded in 2009 by Micah Lee and Crystal Mayer out of their San Francisco studio apartment. For a couple of years they happily made iPhone and Android games. They quickly realized that unless you're incredibly lucky, it's hard to make enough money developing indie mobile games to pay San Francisco rent. So Micah got a full time job and Crystal moved on to other things.
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Clinical Glaucoma Fellowship
The Clinical Glaucoma Fellowship at the Yale Eye Center is a one-year program, usually beginning in July. The Glaucoma Fellow becomes an active member of the Glaucoma Section, working closely with the clinical faculty — Christopher Teng, MD and Ji Liu, MD — and the Glaucoma Resident in the clinical and surgical care of our glaucoma patients.
The 5000-square feet Glaucoma Clinic includes an array of state-of-the-art equipment including:
- 12 fully equipped examination rooms
- a laser treatment room with argon, SLT, YAG, and diode lasers
- a perimetry suite with Octopus, Humphrey, and Goldmann perimeters
- a photography and optic disc imaging room with state-of-the-art fundus cameras for color stereo and nerve fiber layer photography, Spectral Domain OCT, and a confocal laser tomography system (HRT3)
- anterior segment evaluation with UBM and Visante OCT testing
A portion of the fellow's week is spent on this service, examining patients with faculty members and performing laser surgery, which includes trabeculoplasties, iridotomies, and cyclophotocoagulation.
Surgical Procedures
Incisional surgery is performed at the Temple Surgical Center and also at Yale-New Haven Hospital. In all, there are four dedicated, fully-equipped operating rooms with ceiling-mounted or floor-based operating microscopes. Surgical procedures performed by the Glaucoma Section include:
- trabeculectomies with and without antimetabolites
- drainage implant devices
- trabeculotomies and goniotomies (for childhood glaucomas)
- clear cornea phacoemulsification with foldable lenses
- combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy for patients with co-existing cataracts and glaucoma
The fellow will either assist a faculty member in these procedures or serve as primary surgeon with assistance by a faculty member. In some cases, the fellow may also be asked to assist a resident in surgery, especially at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital.
The Glaucoma Fellow has certain independent responsibilities in addition to his/her training at the Glaucoma Clinic and Temple Surgical Center.
- As a Clinical Instructor faculty member, the fellow participates in the on-call schedule with other faculty members. This involves backing up the residents for night-time and weekend emergencies and occasionally assisting the residents in or performing emergency surgery.
- The Glaucoma Fellow is also responsible for examining patients together with the residents one-half day per week in the hospital-based Eye Clinic. This is one source of the fellow's salary.
- The Fellow also participates in the Glaucoma Conferences and various other activities.
Although this is a clinical fellowship, participation in research projects is encouraged and desired. We anticipate that one or more of the research projects performed by our fellows will lead to publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- The research projects are primarily of a clinical nature, such as clinical drug trials, and provide another source of income for generation of salary. Although basic research is not a typical part of the clinical fellowship, the laboratories of Dr. Miguel Coca-Prados and Dr. Ron Adelman are available to those with special interests. In some cases, a two-year fellowship can be arranged, with one year in the laboratory.


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This is our last day at the Family History Library. Not forever, but for this trip in 2010. While we are tired to the bone, we still are enthused about our research. We will miss not being able to walk into a library and find film, fiche and books that may solve our genealogy problems.
We have met some nice people, both patrons and volunteers. After two weeks they know us and we know them. Then they will make friends with other people who frequent the library. One exciting thing was when I heard a genealogist on the elevator. Instantly I knew her southern accent and asked where she lived ... Arlington, Virginia. Nope, I was wrong and then she explained she grew up in northeast Tennessee. I was right on the mark and we discovered family connections.
Looking at my stash of copies, let alone hand written notes and saved files on the computer, I will be until Christmas getting everything sorted and properly entered. It will actually be like Christmas opening the boxes of papers I am taking home.
The next challenge will be repacking to attend the Family History Expo in Loveland, CO in a few weeks. Maybe I should not unpack!
YYGG #1 -- Ruby


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Ben Henry Pumphrey III, 62, of Carlisle, Ky., formerly of East Stroudsburg, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, due to complications with asthma.
He was the devoted son of the late Ben and Viola (Ballard) Pumphrey. Ben attended school in Kentucky at Millersburg Military Institute, Henry Clay and Bellevue, all in Kentucky, where he graduated in 1968 with honors. He was a member of two state-champion track and field teams, and earned his Eagle Scout award. In 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati, where he was a member of the Bearcats football squad and track team.
Following graduation, Ben studied in Israel to further his understanding of Old Testament scripture and how it affects modern Christianity.
Ben married Terrie Spino of East Stroudsburg in Cincinnati in 1980. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Lexington Theological Seminary, and was ordained as a minister of the Disciples of Christ Church. He pastored churches in Carlisle and Ewing and Montgomery counties in Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.
He later taught mathematics at Westside High in New Jersey, New York Military Academy, and Millersburg Military Institute and Oneida Baptist Institute in Kentucky. Ben assisted his father coaching football and track at several Kentucky schools. He later worked at Hutchinson McNeil Software as a computer programmer while attending Villanova University near Philadelphia.
Ben worked as a system analyst for Penske, Connie Mortgage, Shop-Vac and Asbury Park Press. He also taught computer classes at Northampton Community College. He was a member of First Christian Church in Carlisle, Ky.
He is survived by his wife, Terrie; their daughters, Sarah (Andrew) Bucci of Rocky Hill, Conn., and Rachel Pumphrey of East Stroudsburg; his sister, Laura (Patrick) Conley, of Paris, Ky.; his niece, Elizabeth (Eric) Buckley and his nephews, Carter (Christina) and Joseph Conley, all of Lexington, Ky.; and his infant granddaughter, Olivia Bucci.
A memorial service will be held in June.
Ben Henry Pumphrey III
Ben Henry Pumphrey III, 62, of Carlisle, Ky., formerly of East Stroudsburg, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, due to complications with asthma.


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PERTH (Reuters) - Spain secured a surprise victory in the Hopman Cup with a comeback triumph against Serbia in the final of the mixed teams event in Perth on Saturday.
Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues beat the more fancied pairing of Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic 6-4 7-5 in the deciding mixed doubles to secure a 2-1 win.
World No.1 Djokovic had already defeated Verdasco 6-3 7-5 in the opening singles before Medina Garrigues survived a tense clash against Ivanovic, 6-4 6-7 6-2.
"Thanks to Fernando because without him, the doubles would have been impossible," Medina Garrigues said.
Verdasco led Djokovic 3-0 in the second set of their singles rubber before being overhauled. "It's difficult to play against a player like him," Djokovic said. "He's very aggressive and serves over 200kmh."
Djokovic is chasing his third successive Australian Open at Melbourne Park from January 14.
He suffered a shock loss to Australia's Bernard Tomic during the round robin stage of the Hopman Cup but recovered with back-to-back singles wins against Andreas Seppi and Verdasco.
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Radishes are typical finger food snacks and can be part of a simple or elaborate meal.
If you haven�t tried the beautiful, large and flavorful radishes at the Lenoir County Farmer�s Market, then you are missing out. Radishes pack a punch with the slight element of heat, and provide a nutritional bonus as well.
They are ideal for weight loss, filling and loaded with dietary fiber and vitamin C. They also relieve congestion and aid in respiratory healing.
While radishes show up mostly on vegetable trays, there are many ways � from simple to complicated � to incorporate them into mealtime.
Red Radish Salad
2 teaspoons sugar
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup sour cream
8 red radishes, thinly sliced
2 Delicious apples, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 fresh cucumber, thinly sliced (seedless is preferred)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Salt and black pepper
Combine sugar, lemon juice and sour cream in a medium bowl. Add radishes, apple and cucumber. Toss in dressing to coat. Season with dill, salt and pepper, toss again; serve.
Radish and Tomato Salad
1 bunch radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 stalks celery, inner stalk with leaves, sliced
2 quarts grape tomatoes, sliced in half
4 green onions, thinly sliced
One 8-ounce container mini mozzarella balls, drained
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Add the radishes, celery, tomatoes, green onions and mozzarella to a medium bowl and toss. Drizzle with olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.
Glazed Radishes
About 20-25 large fresh red radishes, ends trimmed
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Cut small radishes in half; slice larger ones three times or more, depending on size. In a 12-inch skillet, combine radishes, butter, sugar, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has reduced and radishes are tender and glazed, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve.
Quick Pickled Radishes
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
Coarse salt
15 medium red radishes, ends trimmed, thinly sliced
In a medium bowl, stir vinegar, sugar and 2 teaspoons coarse salt. Add radishes and stir to combine. Let stand 30 minutes before serving. Use within a few hours or refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
Spicy Radish and Corn Salad
4 ears corn
6 radishes, trimmed, halved and thinly sliced
1 jalape�o pepper, finely chopped (remove ribs and seeds for less heat)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
Coarse salt
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook corn until fragrant and tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove ears and completely cool under cold water.
In a large bowl, slice kernels from cob (to yield about 2 cups). Toss with radishes, jalape�o, lime juice and olive oil. Season generously with coarse salt. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Fresh Roasted Radishes
Desired number of radishes
Extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Fresh lemon juice
Toss radishes with oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast on baking sheet at 450F, stirring once, until slightly tender and charred, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. Drizzle with lemon juice.
Orzo, Radish and Chive Salad
1/2 cup orzo (rice shaped pasta)
1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4 radishes, quartered and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
Into a small saucepan of boiling salted water, stir orzo and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well; in a bowl combine with mayonnaise and lemon juice, stirring to coat. Stir in radishes, chives, salt and pepper to taste.
Baked Radish Chips
10 radishes
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Thinly slice radishes. Steam in microwave for 5 minutes. Put in a bowl with the spices. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes, flip and bake for another 10 minutes.
Mexican Ceviche
5 large lemons, juiced
1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Tomato and clam juice cocktail
2 white onions, finely chopped
1 cucumber, peeled and finely chopped
1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
3 fresh jalape�o peppers, seeded and minced
1 bunch radishes, finely diced
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
Tortilla chips
Place shrimp in a bowl (chopped or whole). Add lemon, covering shrimp completely. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until opaque and slightly firm.
Add tomatoes, onions, cucumber, radishes and garlic; toss to combine. Gradually add cilantro and jalape�os to desired taste (jalape�o will grow stronger while marinating). Stir in tomato and clam juices to desired consistency. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve chilled with tortilla chips.
Tammy Kelly is director, Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Center, 1791 N.C. 11/55, Kinston, NC 28504. Reach her at 252-527-2191 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Professors Get Ultimate Passing Gradeby Jim Amidon • December 12, 2005 Share:
Wabash College students will burn the midnight oil this week; final exams began Monday morning. While students cram through the night to be prepared, faculty hope they have imparted the lessons appropriately so that the young men they teach excel on their finals.
No faculty member I have ever met enjoys giving out bad grades.
Three faculty members received better than passing grades (and great news) from Wabash President Andy Ford last week. President Ford granted tenure to professors Mike Axtell, David Blix, and Preston Bost.
Tenure in the academy has become highly controversial; at places like Wabash, it's part of the fabric of the institution. Academic freedom and risk-taking by professors is what makes a college steeped in liberal arts traditions walk the cutting edge of teaching and learning.
Yes, tenure boils down to lifetime job security for professors Axtell, Blix, and Bost. If you had the chance to sit in on their classes or see the impact they have on their students outside of class, you'd agree with me that each has earned his position at Wabash.
And all three are quite different in their approach to teaching and learning.
Axtell joined the Mathematics Department at a time when the College was graduating maybe five majors per year. Axtell and his colleagues, old and new, have completely re-energized the department; the number of majors each year has tripled and projections are excellent for those numbers to hold in the future.
Professor Axtell has specialties in areas I can't even pronounce. What I know is that his office door is ALWAYS open. I can't ever recall walking by his office when there wasn't a student in talking with him; there is usually a line of students waiting, too.
On top of that, Axtell was named a Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He and his colleagues won a national grant to establish the Wabash Summer Institute in Algebra, which attracts some of the top undergraduate mathematics students in the country. And Professor Axtell is every student's favorite intramural athlete.
David Blix teaches in the Philosophy and Religion Department. I'll never forget in the hours right after 9/11 when Blix quickly agreed to help us put on a town hall meeting so that local people could better understand the intricacies (and misconceptions) regarding the Muslim religion.
But then again, David Blix almost never says no to anything. He attends every faculty dinner at fraternity houses and the independent men's dinners. He shows up for virtually every visiting speaker or seminar. He's at the organ in the Chapel when we mourn the loss of a loved one or colleague.
And even though he's by far the oldest of this year's tenured professors (Wabash Class of 1970), he never stops learning. He's traveled to Asia and studied the languages to improve his understanding of Asian religions. He's constantly studying and questioning his colleagues for tips to become a better teacher. Blix, too, is a Carnegie Fellow.
If you ask Wabash students who have had David Blix, they'll either say "terrific teacher," "he cares immensely," or "he wrote the best recommendation letter I've ever had."
Preston Bost is the newest tenured member of the Psychology Department, which is transitioning in the last several years. Bost is another fine role model for his students, and his teaching style is unique.
When I think about the psychology classes I took 20 years ago and contrast them with what I've seen when I've dropped in on Professor Bost's classes, I can see why he is incredibly popular with his students. He brings the material to life and encourages his men to experiment. There's hardly a day that goes by when I don't see a student email asking for volunteers to participate in a study of some kind.
All three of Wabash's newly tenured professors differ greatly in style and scholarship. What makes them similar is the impact they have on their students. They make themselves available round the clock, in class and out, and serve as wonderful male role models for the men who take their classes.
It is indeed wonderful news that all three received the ultimate passing grade this fall.
This article first appeared in the Jim Amidon's weekly column in the Journal Review.