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We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Matthew Alsfeld, 16, of Foster, RI and Putnam, CT, died unexpectedly at home Saturday. A student at Ponaganset High School, Matt also worked part time at the Golden Greek Restaurant in Killingly, CT. He was a member of the Ponaganset Chieftans... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Matthew Alsfeld created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Jacquelyn Sophie Brechtel Clarkson died peacefully on June 26 Jackie was born in New Orleans on January 17 Her father was the legendary coach who co-founded the New Orleans Recreation Department of Sports and the Arts for children in 1946 Jackie began a 50-year career in real estate during which she owned or managed three major firms REALTOR Institute designation and held the CRB and CRS certifications She was extremely proud to serve as the second female President of the Louisiana Realtors Association Jackie was elected to represent New Orleans City Council District “C,” which encompasses one-fifth of the city historic preservation and economic development issues Jackie brought the House of Blues to the French Quarter and coordinated the transformation of the Fisher Housing Development into a neighborhood in Algiers As a leader in re-invigorating New Orleans’ cultural economy Jackie brought artists back to Jackson Square and worked tirelessly to clean up the French Quarter the heart of New Orleans’ tourism economy With the assistance of the New Orleans Ballet Association she brought the children’s ballet back to NORD gymnasiums She was so proud that over 22,000 children from every walk of life participated in this program Many students went on to greater opportunities in dance She was also a founder of the Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee which helped bring more troops to the city with hopes of encouraging their retirement in New Orleans Jackie was elected to the Louisiana Legislature as a State Representative where she focused on landmark legislation for women’s health and safety neighborhood preservation and governmental reform She was the lead author of the first genetic testing bill in Louisiana - and one of the first in the country - that blocked insurance industry discrimination based on the results of DNA testing She also authored legislation that broadened access to mammograms Her “stalking” bill moved Louisiana to the forefront for effective prosecution of that criminal offense Jackie was integral in the development of the LSU/ Tulane Cancer Research Center Consortium the LSU/ Tulane academic teaching hospital and the V.A The highlight of her legislative career was securing the initial funding for the National World War II Museum ensuring it would be built in New Orleans and not Washington she co-authored the state tax credit legislation that created “Hollywood South.” In 2002 Jackie was elected to the City Council again representing District “C.” When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 she stayed at “Ground Zero” and helped bring in state and federal assistance to the city She was elected to Councilmember-at-Large in a special election in 2007 and was re-elected to this position in 2010 she served as President and Vice-President of the City Council Under Mayor Mitch Landrieu as City Council President and Budget Chairman she helped restore the city’s bond rating and authored legislation that placed the Office of the Inspector General and its budget in the City’s Charter She led the re-opening of the Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts and helped secure a public-private partnership to reopen the Saenger Theatre One of her most incredible accomplishments was authoring legislation that created the city’s first Master Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and placed it in the City’s Charter This ensured that economic development would progress in harmony with historic preservation When the Naval Support Activity was scheduled for closure she authored legislation that created Federal City at that location ensuring that the Marine Reserves and the Coast Guard 8th Naval District were retained It was done in coordination with the Belle Chasse Naval Air Station These coordinated projects ensured that three billion of the five billion of the military’s economic impact on the region was retained including an Honorary Doctorate degree from Our Lady of Holy Cross College the American Spirit Medallion from the National World War II Museum VCPORA’s Schwartz-Gage Award for French Quarter Historic Preservation induction into the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame Military recognized Jackie for her service Naval Station designated Jackie an Honorary Admiral; the Coast Guard gave her a special Commendation and the U.S Marines held a special flag ceremony in her honor Following her 2014 retirement from public office Jackie was invited to be Louisiana’s Honorary Consul for Lithuania As the granddaughter of an immigrant from Lithuania Jackie worked diligently to further trade between Louisiana companies and Lithuania’s port city of Klaipeda the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Lithuania bestowed its Medal of Honor on Jackie She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years Jackie is also survived by her five daughters She was the proud grandmother of William Michael Sanders She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved sister Jeanne Brechtel Battistella; and her brother An ecumenical funeral service will be held at St Visitation will be held at the WWII Museum Freedom Pavilion (Red Door Firehouse Entrance at 1043 Magazine Street Parking garage is located at 1024 Magazine Street Visitors will be subject to security screening donations can be made in her name to the NOBA/NORD Center for Dance (nobadance.com) Mount Olivet Episcopal Church (mountolivet.org) and The National World War II Museum (nationalww2museum.org) Professional services entrusted to Mothe Funeral Homes (mothefunerals.com) Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors ← → Germany is on track to generate more than half of its electricity from renewables this year Speaking at a conference organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, economy minister Robert Habeck said that Germany has seen a boom in renewable power, Reuters reported In the first half of this year, renewables, including hydropower and biomass, accounted for 52 percent of power production in Germany 2023 will mark the first full year in which the nation generates more than half of its power from renewable energy Unlike these power sources, offshore wind continues to stutter. 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possession of cocaine with intent to sell; warrants for sale of cocaine Sandbox VR was founded in California in 2016 and received a whopping $80 million in venture capital by 2019 Then came the pandemic: the company had to close its locations in the U.S and Asia and file for bankruptcy a short time later But Sandbox VR caught itself and reported another investment of 37 million US dollars at the end of 2021 The company now has nearly 30 locations in the U.S. Sandbox VR's first location in Germany will open in Alsfeld in central Hesse The town is located about 100 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main The fact that Sandbox VR is coming to Alsfeld is thanks to Torsten Schneider a laser tag arena and a Hologate arcade with his "Next Level" world of experience Schneider has been in negotiations with Sandbox VR for a year and will now open the first EU location after extensive construction work Sandbox VR can only be experienced in London The investment costs totaled 1.5 million euros including the move to a new location and the financing of another future site The technical equipment alone cost up to 500,000 euros "The biggest challenge was to build the system here in Germany which had previously only been built in other countries around the world and to convert those to fit Germany," says Schneider The Alsfeld site will feature two play areas known as "Holodecks," each measuring 50 square meters Each holodeck is designed for up to six players at a time who can move freely within the playing area they will be able to play with or against each other Sandbox VR is based on an elaborate camera system that transmits every movement to the VR game via tracking balls on the players' bodies and feet can be seen in real-time in virtual reality Visitors wear vests for haptic feedback and They carry a laptop in a small backpack that sends the movement coordinates to a server The site will offer six different VR experiences each lasting about 35 minutes (not including onboarding) "Deadwood Valley" and "Deadwood Mansion," in which you must survive a zombie invasion while in "Ambersky 2088" you have to fight your way through a future dystopia "Curse of Davy Jones" is set in comic book style on a pirate ship The highlight is a "Star Trek: Discovery" experience More games are to be added in the coming years The Alsfeld location is just the beginning for Sandbox VR there are more locations planned in Germany - together with us Here we want to go even further in the direction of the Rhine-Main area and another location in southern Hesse possibly in the catchment area of Mannheim and Heidelberg we will have built up the necessary know-how to spread Sandbox throughout Europe from Alsfeld," says Schneider The price is 50 euros per person on weekends The price includes a compilation of the best moments from the VR game mixed with reality Sandbox VR opens at 5 p.m. on Oct. 17. That evening, there will also be an opportunity to learn about the technology and, of course, test Sandbox VR. Schneider recommends reserving seats in advance by phone or online Note: Links to online stores in articles can be so-called affiliate links MIXED receives a commission from the provider Sandbox VR promises full-body VR with friends I visited the first Sandbox VR arcade in the EU While standing in a room full of real virtual people with the VR headset I stumble through the semi-darkness with a dark box on my head trying not to stub my toes on the table leg if I could see the people in the headset outside the headset If I could virtually put my hand on someone's shoulder and feel a real shoulder To find out, I tried out the first Sandbox VR Arcade in the EU together with real people are strapped into the extensive equipment: backpack PC There are several exclusive games to choose from each with a playtime of about half an hour We start with a zombie shooter and can select our weapons via a staff member's tablet where tracking cameras are installed all around and some fans provide wind in certain game scenes In each arena can play up to six players at the same time The game starts with a short tutorial that explains the game mechanics This is also where we see ourselves digitally as avatars for the first time and two employees bring us controllers that match our weapon selection we learn how to revive fallen players: put a hand on their shoulder but one that my brain can process immediately This is where the power of Sandbox VR's tracking comes into play Then it begins: The four of us are standing on a street and waves of zombies rush at us from several directions The gamer part of my brain immediately wants to stand with its back to the wall but virtual locomotion is not an option - indeed that would be a no-go for a VR arcade that wants to reach as many people as possible So we pull ourselves together and shoot in all directions Occasionally zombies jump on our backs - then only teamwork helps but are revived directly or help each other back on our feet The physical presence of the others is subtle we never crash into each other - the tracking is very precise Whoever rescues survivors from the zombies gets extra points After mowing down zombies for half an hour and we see our score and ourselves in a virtual mirror we are led to a large monitor where we see a best-of from our VR adventure they have to dance around in a circle - from the outside and the high-quality tracking captures the sometimes admirable footwork of the fighters He has been running Escape Rooms and the VR arcade Hologate in the small town of Alsfeld for a few years now which probably doesn't exist anywhere else and its proximity to his office allowed him and his staff to build it up piece by piece He tells me that this has been a real challenge in parts: for example Sandbox VR has all kinds of standards for components but they are geared toward the American market the VR arcade in Alsfeld is a kind of test run with which Torsten and his company have gained valuable experience Is a VR experience like Sandbox VR different from home VR Their weaknesses are quickly noticed by experienced gamers who are used to their own VR headset and PCs with modded Skyrim Arcade games are more about the shared experience: Sandbox VR promotes the social component of VR gaming through gameplay elements The strength of the arcade lies in its social focus and in bringing friends and sometimes younger and older generations together Those who remember a time when there was no Beat Saber or shooters like Pavlov may recall that local social VR is fun much of the joy of VR was in the moments when you showed your friends and family demos you'd seen far too many times One of my fondest VR memories is an evening that started like this when we discovered the GORN demo on itch.io Arcades like Sandbox VR tie into such experiences with simple games But instead of just watching someone enjoy VR you share that experience simultaneously in VR and in the real world Someone present in reality is just a little more with you than someone you're just sharing a virtual space with Investment fund Igneo Infrastructure Partners is now the official new majority shareholder in Germany’s B+T Group the fund acquired a 90 per cent stake in the family-owned environmental services company whose activities also include the operation of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) power plants All of the necessary approvals have now been granted Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0recyclingnoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video and social media platforms is blocked by default. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy John Laurito of Johnston has verbally committed to the United States Military Academy at West Point 160-pound forward who scored 31 points as a junior at the St Paul’s School in New Hampshire last season Laurito will play his senior year in prep school and then a season of junior hockey before enrolling at Army in 2016 “I was mostly talking to (Division III schools such as) Bowdoin I had some interest but no offers from D-I schools,” Laurito said That changed after the Beantown Spring Classic in March Coach [Army assistant Eric] Lang saw me play at the Beantown and shot me an email It’s a beautiful place and there’s so much history there I knew it would be an honor to both serve my country and play [Division I] hockey for Army,” Laurito said will work out four times a week with trainer Rodney Millette at the West Warwick rink this summer and play in some tournaments and showcases “It’s a lot more relaxing knowing that I have somewhere to play in college Now I can just focus on playing hockey and on school I don’t have to worry about the college part of things,” he said Jamie Armstrong of Warwick and Jonathan Alsfeld of Cranston were chosen in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft on Saturday an All-State winger at Hendricken last season was taken in the sixth round by Acadie-Bathurst a 1997 birth date who played for the Junior B Cranston Reds last winter will attend Moncton’s rookie/prospects camp later this month If he is not in Moncton’s plans for the 2014-15 season Alsfeld said that he probably will play for either the New Jersey Junior Titans or the East Coast Wizards Both teams are members of the Eastern Hockey League 145-pound Alsfeld is working out after school with Paul Kenny at Northeast Sports Training in an attempt to add muscle who is headed to the Avon Old Farms School in the fall said that he will attend camp with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League Muskegon selected Armstrong in the second round of the USHL futures draft in May he has no plans to go to Acadie-Bathurst’s camp this summer who will share the team captaincy with linemate Mark Naclerio next season will attend New Jersey Devils rookie camp next month who will be a freshman at Brown in the fall was one of 119 NHL draft prospects invited to the recent NHL Scouting Combine in Toronto said that he had interviews with seven NHL teams who recently finished his junior year at the Williston Northampton School will play for the Junior Bruins of the United States Premier Hockey League next season the 18-year-old Borges centered a line with ex-Mount St Charles teammate Tyler Scroggins and Max Willman The two teams in the Stanley Cup finals have a few Providence ties Providence native Jack Ferreira — an All-State goalie at La Salle Academy and an All-American at Boston University in 1965 — is the special assistant to Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi who scored the overtime winner for the Kings in Game One is the grandnephew of former Providence Reds great Zellio Toppazzini who played for the P-Bruins from 2008 to 2012 who was Henrik Lundquist’s backup in Game One played one game for Providence in January before signing with New York New York assistant coach Dan Lacroix scored 15 goals and recorded 266 penalty minutes in 40 games with the P-Bruins in 1994-95 the son of former Providence College star Randy Wilson and a former netminder at Lake Superior State has joined the Army coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach Mahoney-Wilson was the goalie coach for the South Shore Kings last season.