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Nola Mearl Adcock – Abilene Reporter-News

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Nola Mearl Adcock

ODESSA — Nola Mearl Adcock, 90, died Friday, April 22, 2011. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at Wingate Cemetery in Wingate. Arrangements by Acres West Funeral Chapel.

Sylvia Beatrice ‘Bea’ Atwood

Sylvia Beatrice “Bea” Atwood, 84, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Services 11 a.m. today at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Interment to follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Ela Beth Bailey

Ela Beth Bailey, 88, died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Houston. Arrangements pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Skipper Driver

GARDEN CITY — Skipper Driver, 67, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in Temple. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Big Spring. Burial to follow at the Garden City Cemetery. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel.

William Frank Dunham

EARLY — William Frank Dunham died Friday, April 22, 2011. Visitation 6–8 p.m. Sunday at Heartland Funeral Home. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at Eastlawn Memorial Park.

James Gemberling

James Gemberling, 75, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Arrangements pending with Community Memorial Funeral Home, 1443 N. Second St.

Bonnie Mae Head

SNYDER — Bonnie Mae Head, 99, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. Service 1 p.m. today at Bell-Cypert-Seale Chapel. Interment to follow at Hillside Memorial Gardens.

Mary Alice Henington

SWEETWATER — Mary Alice Henington, 89, died Friday, April 22, 2011. Arrangements pending with McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Jodena Honeycutt

Jodena Honeycutt, 89, died Friday, April 22, 2011. Arrangements pending with North’s Funeral Home, 242 Orange St.Gary Martin

Gary Martin 50, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. Arrangements pending with Dove Funeral Home.

Jimmy Parker

Jimmy Parker, 61, formerly of Stamford and Aspermont, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Service 11 a.m. Mondayat Double Mountain Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Aspermont.

Ofelia Perez

WESTBROOK — Ofelia Perez, 74, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. Service 1 p.m. today at the Rock of Salvation Church in Loraine. Arrangements by Wright Colonial Funeral Home.

Dollie Fletcher Scott

COLEMAN — Dollie Fletcher Scott, 85, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Coleman. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman.

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas, 65, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Arrangements pending with Dove Funeral Home.

Jasbo Whitfield

SONORA — Jasbo Whitfield, 28, died Friday, April 22, 2011. Arrangements pending with Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman.

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Four scoreD years

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Frederick’s Café Nola to welcome American rockers Mason Porter

Pennsylvania-based roots-rock band Mason Porter has released two full-length albums since their self-titled debut EP dropped back in 2008. Their latter works were christened with mysterious, almost mystical, names mirroring the American music experience the band hopes to convey: First “Thunder in the Valley,” then “Story of the Rifle.”

Another EP is in the works and should be available later this year, says cofounder and mandolinist Joe D’Amico, but the band is keeping details closely guarded.

“The title has not been agreed upon,” D’Amico says. “I don’t know if I should say.”

After all, a strict, professional code exists, even among buddies.

And good pals is just what the members of Mason Porter have grown to be, says D’Amico, although when they assembled in 2006 outside of Philadelphia in the little town of West Chester, Pa., the core group – D’Amico, guitarist Paul Wilkinson and upright bassist Tim Selfo – were little more than acquaintances.

“There was just sort of a folk music scene happening in town at the time,” D’Amico says. “We all met at different parties and stuff, hanging out. We all came from a different group of friends. Some of us went to college together; some of us didn’t. It started out as an informal thing – and then grew.”

And how.

“The band has grown from a trio to … a quintet,” says Wilkinson.

Along the way, Mason Porter – named for a distant troubadour relative of D’Amico’s – picked up drummer Pat Hughes, dobro player Brad Hinton and sometimes sit-in Bob Beach on harmonica.

According to Wilkinson, the sound of the band is somewhat elusive.

“The term ‘folk-rock’ comes across as kind of cheesy to me,” he says. “But we’re definitely folk-based with a rock edge. Some people might say ‘Americana,’ but that’s also a bit hard to pinpoint. We’re rootsy, with a modern twist.”

Following four short years of modern twisting, last summer, the musicians took a bow at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

“It’s a very prestigious fest, so we were very excited and honored to be a part of it,” D’Amico says. “We met a lot of people and got a lot of great reviews. It opened a lot of doors for us. For a band just starting out, it let people know, ‘Hey, maybe we should pay attention to these guys.’”

The band has since shared the stage with national acts like Peter Rowan, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Carrie Rodriguez.

“Inspiration comes from a lot of different places, you know? A lot of times, the big act you open for isn’t necessarily the one that inspires you,” D’Amico says. “Sometimes it’s the local guy sitting in the corner who writes great songs.”

Guys, perhaps, like the musicians comprising Mason Porter once were.

Still, D’Amico says, sharing the mic with the big guns has its perks.

“It looks good on the resume,” he says.

Whatever the title, the new EP will feature a shift in instrumentals, says Wilkinson – placing an emphasis on electrical guitar, rather than acoustic.

“We’re making a slight change in direction,”he says. “We’ll still have the same vibe, the same three-part harmony, but we’re moving more toward rock than folk.”

Mason Porter performed at Cafe Nola almost a year ago, exactly, and the band is looking forward to their return engagement on Friday.

“We really enjoyed it,” says Wilkinson. “The food was delicious, people offered us couches that night. It’s a good stopping point on our way to Richmond, Va.”

D’Amico agrees.

“It’s a great venue,” he says. “We’re going to have a good time. We perform a high-energy kind of show. We go from fun and upbeat to beautiful harmonies … Some bands are just rock, rock, rock. We kind of play in between those stereotypes. We’re about the songs, you know?”

Mason Porter

-When: 9 p.m. Saturday

-Where: Café Nola, 4 E. Patrick St., Frederick

-For information: 301-694-NOLA

www.cafe-nola.com

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Asian markets boosted by US earnings – The Associated Press

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Asian markets boosted by US earnings

(AP) – 27 minutes ago

BANGKOK (AP) — A rally among U.S. technology shares spurred by results that beat analyst expectations boosted stock markets in Asia on Thursday.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.6 percent to 9,662.67, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.2 percent to 2,195.80, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.7 percent higher to 24,071.15. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China were also higher.

Asian tech shares enjoyed a spillover effect after earnings reported by U.S. technology behemoths like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. beat analyst expectations.

Elpida Memory Inc., Japan’s cutting-edge chip maker, rose 2.8 percent. Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor soared 6.4 percent and LG Electronics rose 1.8 percent.

Rising crude prices, meanwhile, helped oil-related stocks. Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest energy explorer, jumped 4.3 percent. China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, rose 1 percent. PetroChina Co. Ltd. was also up 1 percent.

Oil prices have increased 20 percent since the beginning of the year as investors anticipated rising global demand and unrest in North Africa and the Middle East threatened oil fields and shipping lanes vital to world supply.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 75 cents to $112.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $3.17 to settle at $111.45 on the Nymex on Wednesday.

On Wall Street, strong earnings from technology companies including Intel sent stocks sharply higher. The Nasdaq composite index had its biggest one-day jump in six months, and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in nearly three years.

Intel rose 7.8 percent after the chip maker reported that its income rose 29 percent in the first quarter because of rising demand for personal computers. The results easily beat analysts’ expectations and allayed concerns that surging sales of tablet computers would hurt Intel’s results.

Apple announced late Wednesday that its earnings had nearly doubled, helped by demand of its iconic iPhone. Apple said net income for its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 26, was $5.99 billion. That’s up 95 percent from $3.07 billion a year ago.

Yahoo Inc. rose 4.6 percent after reporting that cost-cutting efforts pushed its earnings above Wall Street’s expectations. IBM Corp. also beat earnings expectations.

The Dow jumped 1.5 percent to close at 12,453.54. That’s the highest close since June 5, 2008. The Nasdaq rose 2.1 percent to 2,802.51. The tech-heavy index hadn’t jumped that much since Oct. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.4 percent to 1,330.36.

Stocks took a steep slide Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt in the next two years. The Dow lost 140 points.

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Asian markets boosted by US earnings – The Associated Press

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Asian markets boosted by US earnings

(AP) – 28 minutes ago

BANGKOK (AP) — A rally among U.S. technology shares spurred by results that beat analyst expectations boosted stock markets in Asia on Thursday.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.6 percent to 9,662.67, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.2 percent to 2,195.80, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.7 percent higher to 24,071.15. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China were also higher.

Asian tech shares enjoyed a spillover effect after earnings reported by U.S. technology behemoths like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. beat analyst expectations.

Elpida Memory Inc., Japan’s cutting-edge chip maker, rose 2.8 percent. Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor soared 6.4 percent and LG Electronics rose 1.8 percent.

Rising crude prices, meanwhile, helped oil-related stocks. Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest energy explorer, jumped 4.3 percent. China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, rose 1 percent. PetroChina Co. Ltd. was also up 1 percent.

Oil prices have increased 20 percent since the beginning of the year as investors anticipated rising global demand and unrest in North Africa and the Middle East threatened oil fields and shipping lanes vital to world supply.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 75 cents to $112.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $3.17 to settle at $111.45 on the Nymex on Wednesday.

On Wall Street, strong earnings from technology companies including Intel sent stocks sharply higher. The Nasdaq composite index had its biggest one-day jump in six months, and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in nearly three years.

Intel rose 7.8 percent after the chip maker reported that its income rose 29 percent in the first quarter because of rising demand for personal computers. The results easily beat analysts’ expectations and allayed concerns that surging sales of tablet computers would hurt Intel’s results.

Apple announced late Wednesday that its earnings had nearly doubled, helped by demand of its iconic iPhone. Apple said net income for its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 26, was $5.99 billion. That’s up 95 percent from $3.07 billion a year ago.

Yahoo Inc. rose 4.6 percent after reporting that cost-cutting efforts pushed its earnings above Wall Street’s expectations. IBM Corp. also beat earnings expectations.

The Dow jumped 1.5 percent to close at 12,453.54. That’s the highest close since June 5, 2008. The Nasdaq rose 2.1 percent to 2,802.51. The tech-heavy index hadn’t jumped that much since Oct. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.4 percent to 1,330.36.

Stocks took a steep slide Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt in the next two years. The Dow lost 140 points.

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Asian markets boosted by US earnings – The Associated Press

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Asian markets boosted by US earnings

(AP) – 28 minutes ago

BANGKOK (AP) — A rally among U.S. technology shares spurred by results that beat analyst expectations boosted stock markets in Asia on Thursday.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.6 percent to 9,662.67, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.2 percent to 2,195.80, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.7 percent higher to 24,071.15. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China were also higher.

Asian tech shares enjoyed a spillover effect after earnings reported by U.S. technology behemoths like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. beat analyst expectations.

Elpida Memory Inc., Japan’s cutting-edge chip maker, rose 2.8 percent. Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor soared 6.4 percent and LG Electronics rose 1.8 percent.

Rising crude prices, meanwhile, helped oil-related stocks. Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest energy explorer, jumped 4.3 percent. China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, rose 1 percent. PetroChina Co. Ltd. was also up 1 percent.

Oil prices have increased 20 percent since the beginning of the year as investors anticipated rising global demand and unrest in North Africa and the Middle East threatened oil fields and shipping lanes vital to world supply.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 75 cents to $112.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $3.17 to settle at $111.45 on the Nymex on Wednesday.

On Wall Street, strong earnings from technology companies including Intel sent stocks sharply higher. The Nasdaq composite index had its biggest one-day jump in six months, and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in nearly three years.

Intel rose 7.8 percent after the chip maker reported that its income rose 29 percent in the first quarter because of rising demand for personal computers. The results easily beat analysts’ expectations and allayed concerns that surging sales of tablet computers would hurt Intel’s results.

Apple announced late Wednesday that its earnings had nearly doubled, helped by demand of its iconic iPhone. Apple said net income for its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 26, was $5.99 billion. That’s up 95 percent from $3.07 billion a year ago.

Yahoo Inc. rose 4.6 percent after reporting that cost-cutting efforts pushed its earnings above Wall Street’s expectations. IBM Corp. also beat earnings expectations.

The Dow jumped 1.5 percent to close at 12,453.54. That’s the highest close since June 5, 2008. The Nasdaq rose 2.1 percent to 2,802.51. The tech-heavy index hadn’t jumped that much since Oct. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.4 percent to 1,330.36.

Stocks took a steep slide Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt in the next two years. The Dow lost 140 points.

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Asian markets boosted by US earnings – The Associated Press

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Asian markets boosted by US earnings

(AP) – 28 minutes ago

BANGKOK (AP) — A rally among U.S. technology shares spurred by results that beat analyst expectations boosted stock markets in Asia on Thursday.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.6 percent to 9,662.67, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.2 percent to 2,195.80, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.7 percent higher to 24,071.15. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China were also higher.

Asian tech shares enjoyed a spillover effect after earnings reported by U.S. technology behemoths like Intel Corp. and Apple Inc. beat analyst expectations.

Elpida Memory Inc., Japan’s cutting-edge chip maker, rose 2.8 percent. Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor soared 6.4 percent and LG Electronics rose 1.8 percent.

Rising crude prices, meanwhile, helped oil-related stocks. Inpex Corp., Japan’s largest energy explorer, jumped 4.3 percent. China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, rose 1 percent. PetroChina Co. Ltd. was also up 1 percent.

Oil prices have increased 20 percent since the beginning of the year as investors anticipated rising global demand and unrest in North Africa and the Middle East threatened oil fields and shipping lanes vital to world supply.

Benchmark crude for June delivery rose 75 cents to $112.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $3.17 to settle at $111.45 on the Nymex on Wednesday.

On Wall Street, strong earnings from technology companies including Intel sent stocks sharply higher. The Nasdaq composite index had its biggest one-day jump in six months, and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in nearly three years.

Intel rose 7.8 percent after the chip maker reported that its income rose 29 percent in the first quarter because of rising demand for personal computers. The results easily beat analysts’ expectations and allayed concerns that surging sales of tablet computers would hurt Intel’s results.

Apple announced late Wednesday that its earnings had nearly doubled, helped by demand of its iconic iPhone. Apple said net income for its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 26, was $5.99 billion. That’s up 95 percent from $3.07 billion a year ago.

Yahoo Inc. rose 4.6 percent after reporting that cost-cutting efforts pushed its earnings above Wall Street’s expectations. IBM Corp. also beat earnings expectations.

The Dow jumped 1.5 percent to close at 12,453.54. That’s the highest close since June 5, 2008. The Nasdaq rose 2.1 percent to 2,802.51. The tech-heavy index hadn’t jumped that much since Oct. 5. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.4 percent to 1,330.36.

Stocks took a steep slide Monday after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt in the next two years. The Dow lost 140 points.

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