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"It was such a happy day," Gore, 35, told PEOPLE. "My husband Patrick and I chose the spot in Carpinteria because there is an enormous Torrey pine tree there, in a beautiful field next to a coffee shop and a bike shop."
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She admits, "Once we started talking, we didn't want to stop. We took a walk to get coffee, ended up having dinner and afterwards dancing at the Biltmore [Hotel], where he sat down at the piano and played – he's an amazing pianist and songwriter."
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As for the music, "Patrick has played piano at many ceremonies, so he asked his friend Sarah Farmer, whom he'd worked with, to officiate," she said. "Only people who could come on short notice joined, so we hope to find a nice way to share the moment with more family and friends in the future."
Fortunately, as she noted, "Patrick's family, and my mom, dad and sister, were able to make it in town – and for us, the ceremony was just perfect. Once we decided to do it, it came together like magic."


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How nice of Patrick to mention Mr. Colson, and to say what he said about owing his career to the venerable coach. I also loved that he specifically mentioned Hanyu as skating so superbly. Good sportsmanship in a winner is always an attractive trait. I just found his program on YouTube, and I could watch it with insights provided in the article.
Thank goodness the men's long program contained so many wonderful skates! Between Hanyu, Joubert, Chan, Takahashi, and some of the others, it became a really rewarding competition to watch. We certainly can't say this year that the winner was the least bad of the skaters. All of the top guys did themselves proud.
I always have weird falls, he (Chan) joked. It isnt me if I dont make at least one freaky mistake."--That says something weird about figure skating. Someone who makes at least one freaky mistake is arguably the world's best figure skater ever.
Thank you for a great interview and article.
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And I love that Yuzuru never forget about people who experience the distaster in his home region, I hope his skate last night will give people hope.

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The law firm of Goldberg Segalla appointed Kerry Schiller chief operating officer. Schiller has held senior posts at Eversheds in London; Ashurst, where she was head of operations for Asia and helped launch the firm's Hong Kong office; and, most recently, Dentons in Asia. She received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Niagara University named David Cristantello vice president for institutional advancement. Cristantello was vice president for external relations at Daemen College. He earned a Ph.D. and master's degree from the University at Buffalo and an undergraduate degree from SUNY Oswego.
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Damon Morey named Abigail D. Flynn-Kozara special counsel in the firm's labor and employment department. Flynn-Kozara was an associate at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago, and Reed Smith in Chicago and Pittsburgh. A University at Buffalo graduate, she received her J.D. from the Drake University School of Law.
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NEWELL, W.Va.-Just two months after taking legal action to protect its valued Fiesta trademark, the Homer Laughlin China Co. has settled its lawsuit against two American retailers that were accused of selling counterfeit Fiesta dinnerware, an attorney said Friday.
In exchange for Homer Laughlin dismissing the lawsuit, the two defendants-the Fayetteville, Ark.-based Hanna's Candle Co. and The Bazaar Inc., of River Grove, Ill. -have agreed to stop selling what Homer Laughlin characterized as cheap Chinese knockoffs of Fiesta, said Pittsburgh attorney Charles B. Gibbons.
The 2,334 dinnerware sets, which bore a close resemblance to Fiesta and were sold under the name Carnaval, will be recalled and donated to homeless shelters and food banks in the Fayetteville, Ark., area, said Gibbons, legal counsel to Homer Laughlin.
"Usually, the remedy in these cases is the destruction of the illicit goods, but, in this case, Homer Laughlin is donating the goods that have been called back, to food kitchens and other agencies that provide assistance to the poor," Gibbons said. "I think it's a pretty good insight into the nature of the company."
Gibbons said the settlement brought an unusually quick resolution to the federal case, partly because of the retailers' cooperation and partly because it accomplished Homer Laughlin's goals for its popular Fiesta brand.
"It takes what we charged was a copycat product and gets it out of the marketplace. It provides for the recall of the product. ... It's not available anywhere now, to the best of our knowledge," Gibbons said.
In the course of pursuing the lawsuit, Homer Laughlin learned that the imitation Fiesta dinnerware was entering the United States through a Chinese importing company operating in California, he said. It was then being sold online and in retail outlets such as Boscov's department stores in the Pittsburgh area.
Gibbons said Homer Laughlin will send a "cease and desist" letter to the importing company and continue its efforts to determine the Chinese source of the imitation product.
"We do not know where the product is being made in China," Gibbons said. "Homer Laughlin does historically police the market and will be on the lookout for this product in other places. If we can trace it back to this importing company in California, then we will take direct action against them. They'll be hearing from us."
Homer Laughlin, the last major dinnerware manufacturer in the United States and one of the largest employers in the East Liverpool area, filed the trademark infringement lawsuit in May in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The lawsuit charged the companies with violating the Lanham Act, the federal trademark law passed by Congress in 1946. The law prohibits, among other things, trademark infringement, trademark dilution and false advertising.
The lawsuit accused the companies of exploiting the popularity of Fiesta dinnerware by selling cheap imitations that mimicked everything from Fiesta's Art Deco design features and bright colors to its packaging and product offerings.
The Carnaval brand, although "strikingly similar" to Fiesta, lacked the Homer Laughlin brand quality, led to confusion in the marketplace and deceived the buying public, the lawsuit said.
The Bazaar Inc.'s website (TheBazaarInc.com) featured four-piece Carnaval dinnerware sets in lime, orange and yellow-at a price of $27 per case. Those offerings were no longer available a day after the lawsuit was filed.
Gibbons said the Carnaval line, unlike some products that claim to be as good as certain name brands, was a violation of trademark law because it clearly was made and marketed to look like Fiesta. "When you copy a product and then pass it off (as that product), that's where you're running afoul of the Lanham Act," he said.
The settlement was announced on the same day that members of the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association were in East Liverpool for sightseeing and shopping. Members, who are in Coraopolis, Pa., for their annual convention and who toured the Homer Laughlin plant in Newell on Friday, were happy with the news of the settlement.
"It's their brand, and they have to protect their brand," said member Sean Harper, of Dallas, Texas.
Harper said trademark infringement also hurts the consumer and collector. "It's a big thing. We want to buy in confidence. We want to know that's what we're getting," he said.
Harper said some collectors like to buy products that complement Fiesta dinnerware, "but they won't buy fake Fiesta." Collectors are especially attuned to the potential presence of Fiesta knockoffs in stores and online, he said, naming one major U.S. retailer where Fiesta imitations have been spotted.
Gibbons said Homer Laughlin will continue to do what it has to to protect its trademarks, especially Fiesta.
"We protected our product (and) the intellectual capital in our product," he said. "That's what a company has to do. You've got to take action to protect your own intellectual property and do it quickly."
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SAN FRANCISCO – Bryan Scott couldn't get through a decent meal last Sunday without being tortured by the embarrassing loss to the Patriots. The defeat chased him around like an unrelenting pest, badgering him all the way to Niagara Fallsview Casino before pulling up a chair and harassing him over dinner.
Scott couldn't elude the 52-28 blowout at Ralph Wilson Stadium and afterward he couldn't resist pouring over the gruesome details. He needed to see the humbling experience from the outside. And with that, while waiting for his meal, he reached into his pocket for answers.
"I had access to it on my phone,'' Scott said. "I was at dinner with my family at a restaurant and I was pulling it up on my phone."
Roll the tape, and the loss was enough for Bills Nation to lose its collective appetite. The Bills were brutal against the Pats, hardly an anamoly. They had rehearsed their postgame speeches numerous times with a litany of uninspired cliches, how they needed to keep a short memory, learn from their mistakes, put the game behind them and – the mother of them all – step up.
So, yes, it was refreshing to hear Scott confess four days afterward, after sifting through the carnage several times on his iPad, that the loss turned his stomach. The Patriots rolled up 45 points in the final two quarters, the most allowed in any half in Bills' history. Buffalo surrendered 580 total yards, second-most in franchise history. It was another among many mortifying losses to division rivals at home.
"Yeah, I was sick," he said. "If you're not sick to your stomach, what are you doing here? I know most guys were. I thought about it all day when we left. I thought about it all night. I don't think I went to bed until 5 o'clock in the morning, to be honest. The agony of defeat is what you call it."
Pardon him for the cliche; applaud his honesty.
No matter how many times they say a loss is a loss, players suffer a little more after getting walloped than if they play well in defeat. No athlete worth his jockstrap forgets humiliation. They remember one-sided losses like the names of their boyhood enemies while forgetting wins like polite, quiet kids who did as they were told.
"The emotions of a loss are stronger than the emotions of a win," said defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt, who was also up half the night reviewing the game. "It shouldn't be that way. That's sick. It's really, really, twisted. It truly is."
Bet your first-born child that the San Francisco 49ers reviewed videotape of the New England game, too, and enjoyed the show in preparation for today's matchup at Candlestick Park. The Niners, favored by 9ø points, must be salivating over the opportunity to establish their running game against the Bills' porous defense.
Alex Smith is no Tom Brady, of course. He's not even Peter Brady, but he has an accurate arm and plays within a conservative passing game. In simple terms, he's smart and doesn't kill his team. He'll notice when the Bills have their "little guys," as Brady called the Bills' nickel defense, lined up against the Niners' two tight-end scheme.
Last week, the Niners dominated the line of scrimmage while nine ball carriers combined for 245 yards rushing in a 34-0 rout of the Jets. This time, the Bills aren't going to chasing no-names Brandon Bolden and Stephen Ridley all afternoon but an established star in Frank Gore behind a very good offensive line. Wannstedt counted 14 missed tackles against New England, which he said was more than Buffalo had in the first three games combined.
It looked like 1,400.
"We're going to find out about the running game this week, I can guarantee you," Wannstedt said. "We're ready for the challenge. We've had a good week of practice. From a coach's standpoint, you always base things on how guys practice. Are they preparing? What's their energy level like?"
Here's another a valid questions: Is Mario Williams prepared to play with energy?
The Bills raised the standards when they signed Williams, who has underachieved since he arrived. They beefed up their front seven and promoted Wannstedt with the idea they can solidify their defense and help their offense. Buffalo's defense wasn't any better through four games than it was last year.
It's worse.
The Bills were 26th in total defense last season, one spot higher than they were this year at the quarter pole. Only two teams have allowed more points after Buffalo coughed up 100 against the Pats and Jets. New England had 247 yards rushing last week after taking advantage of the mismatch up front. It doesn't bode well against San Francisco, which averaged 167 yards rushing, most in the NFC and third-most in the NFL.
"The sense of urgency is definitely on us," linebacker and eternal optimist Nick Barnett said. "Without a good defense, it's hard to win a championship. It's hard to get to the playoffs. We know that a lot [falls] on us. We have a lot of pressure, obviously, because of how we look on paper and how we should be.
"I don't shy away from it. I think we should be better than what people think of us. [But] it's way too early to be sticking your head in the oven. I'm not happy with the last game, but I definitely feel we're way better than that."
It's time the Bills stop talking and start proving they can compete with good teams. Second-year coach Jim Harbaugh led the Niners to within a whisker of the Super Bowl, losing in overtime to the Giants in the NFC championship game. They're built to contend. The Bills should have the most charming home on the street considering how many times they've attempted to rebuild. They need to clean up the clutter.
Yeah, I know the facts show the Bills are 2-2. They're tied with the Patriots atop the AFC East. The reality is the Patriots are two plays from being 4-0 while the Bills are two cupcakes – Kansas City and Cleveland – from being 0-4. Despite all the offseason changes, not much has changed.
In the five years since Scott arrived, the Bills have a 4-18 record against AFC teams that made the playoffs the same year. Even that record comes with an asterisk. One victory was over the Colts, who at 14-1 had greater goals in mind in 2009 when they benched Peyton Manning for most of the regular-season finale.
The 2012 Bills aren't the 2009 Colts, who discarded that loss before boarding the team bus. Buffalo is closer to the 2012 Colts. Still, they can erase the memory of last week with a win today. But it means beating a quality team, on the road, that's sitting down for a feast.
"We've had two bad games, two positive games," Scott said. "If we string along some victories, where the defense comes out and shows what it's capable of doing, this will all be forgotten."
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Here are three scenarios that may help you invest today to meet your future retirement income goals.
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Additional annual savings is how much money in excess of your current retirement savings you would need to save each year until you turn 65 in order to meet your desired annual retirement income goal.
Including CoRI™ exposure in your portfolio may narrow your retirement income range, which could increase the probability of meeting your income goal, and may reduce the additional amount you would need to save from now until retirement.
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With a Conservative portfolio, you could save an additional every year until you turn 65, and your annual retirement income could fall between - .
With a Moderate portfolio, you could save an additional every year until you turn 65, and your annual retirement income could fall between - .
With a Moderate with CoRI exposure portfolio, you could save an additional every year until you turn 65, and your annual retirement income could fall between - .
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The sample portfolios are based on the asset class allocations as shown when clicking on the information icon adjacent to the "Sample portfolios" header in the tool. See "About the Asset Classes" below for descriptions of the asset classes. The asset classes were selected to broadly reflect the types of core equity and fixed income exposures that are commonly included within diversified portfolios. The "Moderate with CoRI exposure" sample portfolio replaces the "Moderate" sample portfolio's fixed income allocation with CoRI exposure and is intended to show the potential role of including CoRI exposure in a portfolio. Other asset classes not considered in the portfolio illustrations may have characteristics similar or superior to those included in the analysis.
Additional Annual Savings
The additional required savings is derived by calculating the savings rate that will make your estimated annual retirement income equal your desired annual retirement income, within the range shown, at age 65. This calculation considers your current retirement savings, the assumed return of the sample portfolio, and the assumed return of additional annual savings over time. The assumed return of the sample portfolio is calculated using each applicable asset class's assumed return as set forth below (see Long-term Capital Market Assumptions).
Annual Retirement Income Range
The annual retirement income range is derived by growing your current retirement savings and additional annual savings over time by the assumed return of the sample portfolio in order to calculate a minimum, maximum, and average projected portfolio balance at age 65. The minimum and maximum balances reflect the assumed volatility (risk) of the applicable asset classes in the sample portfolio (see Long-term Capital Market Assumptions). The annual retirement income range is derived by dividing these three projected portfolio balances by the CoRI Retirement Index level that corresponds to your age, and applying a 68% confidence level, which reflects an assumption that your estimated annual retirement income at age 65 is expected to fall within the range shown +/-1 standard deviation. Standard deviation is a statistical measure used to estimate how dispersed calculation results are, in relation to an average or expected value.
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Long-term capital market assumptions refer to BlackRock's return, risk and correlation expectations for each asset class. (Correlation measures how asset classes move in relation to each other). These assumptions are based on historical asset class returns (as reflected by certain indices), proprietary models, BlackRock's subjective assessment of the current market environment and forecasts as to the likelihood of future events.
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MSCI ACWI ex-US Investable Market Index
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Because of the inherent limitations associated with the use of illustrative asset allocations based on capital market assumptions, investors should not rely exclusively on the asset allocations shown in the CoRI tool when making an investment decision. The illustrative asset allocations cannot account for the impact that economic, market, and other factors may have on an actual investment portfolio. Unlike actual portfolios, the asset allocations shown in the CoRI tool do not reflect actual trading, liquidity constraints, fees, expenses, taxes and other factors that could impact an investor's realized future returns.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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US Large/Mid Cap Equities are based on the Russell 1000 Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization sectors of the U.S. equity market.
US Small Cap Equities are based on the Russell 2000 Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market.
International Equities are based on the MSCI ACWI ex-US Investable Market Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the large, mid- and small- capitalization sectors of developed and emerging markets countries.
US Bonds are based on the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the total U.S. investment-grade bond market.
CoRI exposure is based on the BlackRock CoRI Retirement Indexes, which are a suite of fixed income indexes designed to track the estimated cost of future lifetime retirement income.
Asset allocation and diversification strategies do not assure a profit and may not protect against loss. The two main risks related to fixed income investing are interest rate risk and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity, less government regulation and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments. Small-capitalization companies may be less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their securities may be more volatile and less liquid than larger capitalization companies.
IMPORTANT: The projections or other information generated by the CoRI tool regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results.
This information should not be relied upon as investment advice, research, or a recommendation by BlackRock regarding (i) the use or suitability of the indexes or (ii) any security in particular. Investors should consult their financial advisor to evaluate their investment needs.
The CoRI Retirement Indexes and the CoRI tool do not guarantee future income or protect against loss of principal. There can be no assurance that an investment strategy based on the CoRI Retirement Indexes or the CoRI tool will be successful. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
The CoRI Retirement Indexes and data are subject to change. Data shown is for informational purposes only and does not represent an actual account. The CoRI tool is based on CoRI Retirement Index levels that are updated daily, so results may vary with each use and over time. The CoRI Retirement Indexes and CoRI tool do not reflect the fees, expenses and cost that may be associated with an annuity or any other retirement income product that an individual may purchase, or any assumption that such a product will be available for purchase at the time of retirement. Actual investment outcomes may vary. Although the CoRI tool provides an estimate of the amount of money you need today for every dollar of annual income you want in retirement, this estimate is not a guarantee. A number of factors may contribute to variations in retirement income.
The CoRI Retirement Indexes are maintained by BlackRock Index Services, LLC (the "Affiliated Index Provider"), a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., that designs, sponsors and publishes indices for use in portfolio benchmarking and portfolio management. While the Affiliated Index Provider publishes descriptions of what the CoRI Retirement Indexes are designed to achieve, the Affiliated Index Provider does not provide any warranty or accept any liability in relation to quality, accuracy or completeness of data in respect of the CoRI Retirement Indexes, and does not guarantee that the CoRI Retirement Indexes will not deviate from their stated methodologies. The Affiliated Index Provider does not provide any warranty or guarantee for Affiliated Index Provider errors.
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At 1:02 a.m. Sunday, a caller from the 100 block of Bank Street in Grass Valley reported a "drunken wedding party smoking marijuana;" about 20 people were in a room. The party was moved to a banquet room. Officers could not find anyone smoking marijuana.
For more highlights from area law enforcement dispatch reports, read on.
Editor's note: The Police Blotter consists of excerpts from dispatch reports by area law enforcement agencies. These reports are public record.
77 calls for service
7:26 a.m. - A person reported the rear license plate of a vehicle had been stolen on the 300 block of South Church Street.
11:20 a.m. - A caller from the 300 block of Mill Street reported a locked vehicle was broken into during the night.
11:45 a.m. - A caller from the 200 block of East Main Street reported a man had been camping in a tent near Wolf Creek for three days.
1:13 p.m. - A caller from the 400 block of South Auburn Street reported about 30 youths were "throwing things at cars and smoking cigarettes," and it was an ongoing issue.
8:55 a.m. - A counterfeit $100 bill was received at a business on the 700 block of Taylorville Road.
10:52 a.m. - A motorcycle was reported down and possibly under the guard rail on Highway 49 at Highway 20.
12:26 p.m. - A caller from Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital reported locating a homeless camp and asked that an officer make contact before dismantling the camp.
1:39 p.m. - An employee from a business on the 100 block of West McKnight Way reported a person had tried to steal items from the store. Police found the man at a nearby business, and the items were recovered.
2:49 p.m. - Several people flagged down an officer regarding a man's "bizarre behavior" at the Post Office.
1:47 p.m. - Several people called to report a fight between a transient man and woman on Brunswick Road near Sutton Way. The man had a shopping cart.
3:30 p.m. - A caller from West Main Street reported a television with the glass side down on the sidewalk. The caller warned "if someone were to drop it, the compression could kill someone and gas coming out could be noxious." The beat officer was advised.
3:57 p.m. - A caller from the area of Arcadia, Castlemont and Lidster streets reported motorcycles "up and down the street in excess of 80 mph."
1:02 a.m. - A caller from the 100 block of Bank Street reported a "drunken wedding party smoking marijuana;" about 20 people were in a room. The party was moved to a banquet room. Officers could not find anyone smoking marijuana.
205 calls for service
9:44 a.m. - A caller from the 10000 block of Durbrow Road reported the theft of aluminum wire; bout 600 yards had been dragged to a neighboring property. A deputy responded; the wire was not recovered, but "the money they received from selling it was turned over to the victim." A Grass Valley man was arrested at his residence and booked into jail on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and violating probation; bail was set at $1,000.
1:31 p.m. - A vehicle stop on the 11000 block of La Barr Meadows Road led to the arrest of two Grass Valley men. One was arrested for violating felony parole; he was being held without bail. The other was arrested on a Shasta County warrant regarding license requirements; bail was set at $10,000.
3:14 p.m. - Lake of the Pines security reported a goose with wire wrapped around its feet. The goose was able to fly.
3:19 p.m. - A be-on-the-lookout alert was issued for a parolee who allegedly allowed an ankle monitor to go dead and who also "tested positive recently." He was last seen on the 500 block of South Auburn Street and on Torrey Pines Road. He was wanted for violating parole.
4:05 p.m. - A man on the 10000 block of Gautier Drive reported a fight with a teenage boy. At 5:17 p.m., a man said he was at the hospital emergency room with his son, who had been injured in the fight.
5:27 p.m. - A caller from the 11000 block of Banner Mountain Trail reported the motion detector for the basement door had sounded. Homeowners had found a bear in their basement earlier in the week and wanted to alert authorities.
9:59 p.m. - A fight was reported on the 11000 block of Lake Wildwood Drive. Everyone had been drinking. A man was unresponsive on the front porch.
11:50 a.m. - Extra patrol was requested in Steep Hollow.
3:11 p.m. - A caller reported a man in a ditch on Highway 49 at Carriage Road. A deputy arrested an Auburn man and booked him on suspicion of drunk and disorderly conduct. He was released on $750 bail.
4:36 p.m. - Lightning was reported on the 14000 block of Idaho-Maryland Road.
5:16 p.m. - A caller from the 15000 block of Nugget Street reported a large fire.
3:21 a.m. - A vehicle accident was reported to be blocking a roadway on Highway 20 at harmony Ridge. A caller reported "someone in a black Chevy was shooting at him." A white truck with a lumber rack was reported to be involved. Six shots were heard fired. The California Highway Patrol arrested a Grass Valley man at Highway 20 near Steep Hill and booked him on suspicion of driving under the influence. The man was released on $1,400 bail.
6:56 a.m. - A fight was reported at a business on the 13000 block of Highway 174 in Cedar Ridge. A man was reported to be "coming at employees" while "armed with a broken bottle;" the man was bleeding from his mouth. A person was arrested and booked on suspicion of aggravated assault and burglary.
47 calls for service
3:26 p.m. - A man called twice saying his wife refused to complete a custody exchange. An officer was with a couple regarding a custody issue and found there was no custody order. A Grass Valley man was arrested at the Rood Administrative Center and booked on suspicion of violating an order against domestic violence; he was released on $750 bail. A vehicle was towed from the 300 block of Railroad Avenue.
6:45 a.m. - A man was causing a disturbance and yelling profanities on Broad Street at North Pine, and he "appeared to be having some sort of psychotic episode." The man had been seen earlier on the Broad Street overpass leaning over the edge. At 10:05 a.m., a man with a similar description was reported on the 16000 block of Old Downieville Highway walking through a caller's yard.
7:22 p.m. - A man from the 800 block of Nevada Street reported he was being assaulted by his wife. A Nevada City man was arrested and booked on suspicion of battering a spouse and violating a restraining order. Bail was set at $5,000.
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DELAND, Fla. - The Stetson men's soccer team (1-4-0) scored first, but was undone late, falling to Florida International (6-1-1) by a score of 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night. Junior Evan Jimmo scored the lone goal for the Hatters, his first of the season.
Stetson was on the offensive early, forcing FIU goalkeeper Robin Spiegel to make a save within the first few minutes of play on Jimmo's first attempt towards net. Senior Jonathan Mendoza then made a valiant effort on goal in the 11th minute, playing a big touch towards the middle of the field and striking the ball over Spiegel from about 30 yards out. Unfortunately for the Hatters, it connected with the cross bar.
Jimmo finally opened the scoring with just 13 minutes to play in the half, finishing on a left-footed strike on one touch. The junior forward was fed a pass around the six yard line from sophomore JJ Lofthouse-Smith, who received a ball and carried it to the end line before playing it back to Jimmo for the score.
The Hatters finished the half with an eight-to-six shot advantage, and three corner kicks to FIU's two. Goalkeeper Andreas Schnabl didn't have to make a single save in the frame, as the Stetson defense was tight against the Panther attack.
The momentum began to change hands as the second half started. FIU recorded a couple of quality chances early, including a one-v-one with Schnabl that the goalkeeper had to force wide by charging at the Panther, and a clearly open net that was shot well over the goal by a wide open FIU forward.
The Hatters weren't without their opportunities in the second half though. Mendoza and senior Kai Eckenrode played a picture perfect give-and-go down the left side of the field, before the former played a ball back into the box for Stetson to capitalize on. The pass rolled through both squads and was eventually cleared by the Panthers.
FIU tied the game with a score in the 60th minute of play. Colby Burdette and Icaro DeOliveira put a couple of passes together before finding Gonzalo Frechilla towards the right side of the box. The Florida International junior ripped a shot straight into the near upper 90, not giving Schnabl a chance at the save.
The two teams fought back and forth throughout the rest of the half, with Stetson's best chance coming off the foot of Eckenrode. After receiving a ball at the top of the box, the forward turned on a dime and fired a low shot aimed right towards the corner of the net. Spiegel was able to just tip it out of play.
Another 13 minutes later and the game went to extra time in DeLand. With under two minutes remaining in the first 10 minute overtime period, FIU handed Stetson its first home loss of the season, as Lyle Lindquist stole the ball from the Hatters and played a long ball up to Burdette at midfield. The sophomore carried it all the way to net, beating Schnabl and giving his Panthers a 2-1 victory.
And evenly played match throughout, Stetson outshot FIU by a mark of 13-12. The Hatters finished with just the three corners, while the Panthers added four in the second half for a total of six. Schnabl tallied just one save the loss, and Spiegel totaled five in the victory.
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LOCKPORT – Niagara County sheriff's deputies are investigating the Tuesday break-in of an Akron Road apartment.
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JAMESTOWN – A Pennsylvania Avenue man who was on the city Police Department's Top Ten Most Wanted list was arrested late Wednesday morning following a brief standoff, officials said.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. — If high heel shoes were comfortable and practical, men would wear them too. Men are just as smart, and as practical, as women, aren't they? Barack Obama is smart. He knows a brilliant idea when he sees one. He doesn't wear high heel shoes.
If high heel shoes were such a great idea everyone would wear them — football players, soccer players, skateboarders, paddleboarders, marathon runners, even ballet dancers. Coal miners and Navy Seals in combat, maybe not so much.
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is incredibly smart. Some say he may even be smarter than Obama, if that is possible. Harry knows all Republicans in the country breathe fire, drink sewer water and don't pay taxes. A little bird told him. You won't see Harry Reid wearing high heel shoes. That's why they never show his feet on TV.
High heel shoes are the dumbest thing ever invented. They must be the most uncomfortable shoes a human can wear. You can't wear high heel shoes and have both feet planted firmly on the ground. Let's face it, people who wear high heel shoes need to settle down. Every step you take you risk breaking your ankle. Walking on your tippy toes, with your heels up, must be hard on your quads and calves. Good practice for skiing perhaps, but not conducive to stopping. There should be a speed limit for high heels shoes.
Mitt Romney is a smart guy. He doesn't wear high heel shoes. Maybe if he did he would be less stiff and more hip, the main criteria for becoming president, according to some.
The women's liberation movement thought it was making a big revolutionary statement when women burned their bras 50 years ago. Bra burning was supposed to symbolize women freeing themselves from male dominance. It is not known which causes more toxic fumes when burned, Republican bras or Democratic bras.
Burning high heel shoes would have been a more effective offense against men.
I would research the origins and history of the dangerous shoes, but I'm afraid it would sound like I was writing about a serious topic.
So, why do some women still wear high heels? They say they have no choice because their job requires it. They have to follow a strict dress code, written by men, to succeed professionally. That makes sense. How can you climb to the top of the ladder of success unless you conform and wear shoes no sensible person would ever climb a ladder in?
Nonsense is the price we have to pay sometimes for living in a free country.
I could never date a woman who wears high heel shoes. Barefoot women have more common sense. High heels are as dumb as an electric hair dryer on a back packing trip.
Rumor has it that men invented high heels to watch women wiggle when they walk. But, when some women walk in high heels, they wiggle like a dump truck with bad shocks carrying two big boulders bouncing side to side with so much force you can measure it on the Richter Scale. The whole frame and body could blow a weld and collapse.
I saw a young hostess at a fancy Tahoe restaurant who appeared to be no older than 22 or 23, wearing high heels. She probably didn't get the memo from the women's liberation movement.
Where is Gloria Steinem now that young women really need her?
I watched the ambitious hostess working really hard over the Labor Day weekend, walking all around the dining area, measuring about 4.2, and I ached with empathy.
I saw her at the grocery store later rubbing her ankles in line at the check stand. I had just seen her at work, so I said, "You sure got out of those high heels fast!"
She laughed with joy, free at last in her tennis shoes, as light as a feather and relieved.
Bob Sweigert is a Sierra Sun columnist, published poet, former college instructor and ski instructor. He has a B.A. and an M.A.T. from Gonzaga University. He has lived at Lake Tahoe for 30 years.


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At the Hotel du Cerf in Soubey, the starting point of this easy but lengthy hike, one theme reigns supreme - fish. And this does not only refer to the menu - the restaurant is also the "base camp" for fishing enthusiasts.
From there the trail follows the river further towards Tariche. Should you find yourself on the wrong side of the river here because you've crossed the Doubs back at La Charbonnière, have no fear. Just a wave and a shout, and the landlord is on his way with his boat to fetch his guests for lunch. And the speciality of the house? Why trout, of course!
Located close to the French border, this riverscape offers many a surprise with its wealth of flora and fauna, and its peacefulness is enchanting. The historic city centre of the little medieval town of St. Ursanne has changed very little over the centuries, with its 14th to 16th century townhouses recounting its history. The most famous sights are the monastery with its cloister and the Roman-Gothic collegiate church, both of which date back to the 12th century.
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COLUMBUS - More than 50 Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Center students came home Wednesday with gold, silver and bronze medals from the 62nd annual SkillsUSA Ohio Championships.
Sixteen of them earned gold and are to go on to the National Leadership and Skills Conference June 23-27 in Kansas City, Mo.
Senior Sentinel medical technology students Sidney Baker of Columbian High School and Megan Somodi and Ashley Perry of Calvert Catholic High School competed in the career pathway showcase with their hands-only CPR project, earning gold.
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Megan Somodi (center) hugs teammates Ashley Perry (left) and Sidney Baker after they won gold medals in the career pathways showcase health competition at State SkillsUSA Wednesday in Columbus. To view more photos from this event, visit cu.advertiser-tribune.com.
Gold medal winners for Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Centers
The team worked with Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division and Mercy Tiffin Hospital to help teach hands-only CPR to schools and the community.
"This is fantastic," Somodi said.
"We worked really hard and practiced our speech every day in front of our class and other classes," Perry said.
Tyler Tran, a senior digital technology student from Vanguard and Fremont Ross High School, earned gold in the computer programming contest.
"I'm really excited," Tran said. "I was nervous throughout the competition, but was confident in my abilities. I am excited for the opportunities competing at nationals will bring."
Julianna Reed, a junior digital technology student who is homeschooled, earned gold in the masonry competition.
"I did not expect to win," she said. "I am going to practice as much as I can for nationals."
Vanguard medical career students Ashley Duncan and Tiffany Colston also earned gold for their individual contests.
Duncan, a Fremont Ross senior, came out on top in the basic health care contest.
"I'm excited and proud. I worked really hard," Duncan said.
Colston, a Port Clinton senior, said earning gold this year is a great feeling.
"Last year, I came to state and went home with bronze," she said. "I feel more accomplished for earning this for myself."
Logan Walker, a senior in the building trades program and from Columbian High School, completed his gold-medal-winning plumbing contest with 15 minutes to spare, he said.
"I am ecstatic," Walker said. "There were times of stress, but I was able to pull through."
Walker said he has learned not to be overconfident and keep calm.
"I don't go in with a chip on my shoulder. I always think there is someone better than me," he said.
The Vanguard health knowledge bowl team also earned gold and will go to nationals. The team includes medical career students Brittany Miller, a senior from Clyde High School; Morgan Binkley, a junior from Gibsonburg High School; and Deanna Davis and Emily Woughter, seniors from Fremont Ross.
"I am pumped. My team worked really, really hard and practiced a lot," Woughter said.
Collison repair contest gold medalist Dustin Benner said he feels awesome and happy. Benner, a senior from Hopewell-Loudon High School, practiced since the regional competition.
"This competition takes a lot of hard work and practice," he said. "It was good and challenging."
Other gold medal winners were Vanguard seniors Felix Rodriguez and Charlie Young, digital technology students, and Brendan Scherf, an electrical trades student, all from Fremont Ross.
Samantha Hannigan, a senior in the design, engineering and architecture program at Vanguard, was honored as the state T-shirt design winner. The design was a silhouette of Ohio with a ribbon wrapped around it.
Instructor Tonya Breidenbach said her design was very "eye-catching."
Hannigan, of Gibsonburg, used a similar design last year at nationals, but didn't place, Breidenbach said.
Outstanding Achievement Awards were given to Vanguard-Sentinel with Vanguard Tech Center earning gold and Sentinel receiving silver.
Other medalists were:
Crime scene investigation team of public safety students Phillip Stanley, a junior from Upper Sandusky High School; Danielle Swanagan, a senior from Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow School; and Nicholas Vogel, a junior from Columbian.
Health knowledge bowl team of medical technology students Becka Heidler, a senior from Columbian; Mackenzie Moyer, a junior from Columbian; Dominic Solis, a junior from Upper Sandusky; and Krista Ward, a senior from Old Fort High School.
Team works team of Daniel Arbogast, a building trades junior from Hopewell-Loudon; Tyler Lewis, a building trades senior from Columbian; Jonathan Lotycz, an electrical trades junior from Old Fort High; and Cliff Miller, an electrical trades junior from Columbian.
Telecommunications cabling - Logan Royster, a digital technologies junior from Port Clinton.
Computer programming - Michael Lay, a digital technologies junior from Port Clinton.
Technical computer applications - Devin Beaver, a digital technologies junior from Port Clinton.
Entrepreneurship team of digital technologies students Christian Hinson, a senior from Fostoria High School; Jacob Harvey, a senior from Lakota High School; Barbara Sprauer, a senior from Lakota; and Lindsay Flick, a senior from Fremont Ross.
American spirit team of medical aide students senior Dana Englehart, junior Hannah Pena and junior Heather Toller, all of Fremont Ross.
Design digital technologies team of digital, engineering and architecture students Zachary Ferguson, a junior from Fremont Ross, and Joshua Briggs, a junior from Columbian.
Automated manufacturing technologies team of precision machining students Caleb Feasel, a senior from Columbian; Jared Feasel, a senior from Columbian; and Chase Snyder, a senior from Upper Sandusky.
Automotive refinishing - Austin Parrott, a collision repair senior from Columbian.
Chapter display team, including Lauren Somodi, a cosmetology junior from Calvert Catholic; Cody Kuhn, a building trades junior from Calvert; Nick Shumaker, an electrical trades junior from Fostoria High School; and Kalob Vargas, an electrical trades junior from Columbian.
Computer programming - Arville Tackett Jr., a digital technology senior from Seneca East High School.
Industrial motor control - Cale Felter, an electrical trades junior from Seneca East.
Nurse assisting - Ciara Long, a medical technology senior from Mohawk.
Team works team, including Olivia Borer, an electrical trades senior from New Riegel High School; Garrett Crapo, an electrical trades senior from Seneca East; Jared Downs, a building trades senior from Seneca East; and Jerad Raypole, a building trades senior from Mohawk.


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smeggypants wrote:Yup you could certainly program a button click able to toggle the size of the list - I was wondering if a cookie value could be used to customise various view features and save them per user. It would annoying to have to expand a list everytime you returned to the main page
Sounds like a good idea
More messing about for you though Smeggy. Would it be difficult to do?


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There is a growing need for education and awareness-raising to inform the debate about how children use mobile phones.
Mobile operators need to adopt a consistently responsible approach in order to protect and support younger customers, whilst ensuring the mobile experience for young people is positive and enriching.
The GSMA leads several initiatives related to young people's use of mobile services to:
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- promote the safe and rich use of mobile services for the benefit of young people
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- provide a better understanding of how young people across the world use their mobile devices.
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"The finale was on a Wednesday," she tells PEOPLE, "and by Friday, I was back in Kentucky for a rehearsal dinner, and I was married on Saturday. It was a whirlwind week."
Bland, 23, tied the knot with Jared Hines in a traditional, relaxed ceremony in the chapel at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. "I wasn't a bridezilla," says Bland. "I was pretty easy to please. All that mattered to me was that I was getting married."
Not that the details didn't matter. About 275 guests attended the ceremony. The couple had seven bridesmaids wearing light pink and seven groomsmen in gray suits. The flowers were white.
"Everything was so airy and dainty," Bland tells PEOPLE. "That's the opposite of what I normally do, but I really wanted it to be light and pretty."
Bland chose an off-the-rack strapless gown from Oleg Cassini. "People always said you'd know when you found the right dress," she says. "I had tried on gowns all day, literally 25 dresses, and this was the last one I put on, and I fell in love with it. It's simple and timeless."
Rather than going to a reception hall, Bland chose to have the dinner on the grounds of her aunt's farm. Guests dined on spinach stuffed pork, Hawaiian chicken, garlic mashed potatoes and string beans.
"I didn't make it a country theme," she says, "but I wanted it to be outdoors. Just laid back and casual." The ceremony ended with the release of several Chinese lanterns and a fireworks display.
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Bland, a former Miss Kentucky Teen USA, admits to having some nerves on the morning of the wedding.
"I had some butterflies," she says, "but once I got to the church, we did a first look where Jared and I could be together and have a quiet moment alone. It was very emotional. At that moment, I knew that everything was going to be perfect. And it was."


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Location: Costa Rica
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz / Las Cruces Biological Station, Organization for Tropical Studies
Large areas of agricultural land in some tropical regions are being removed from production due to complex socioeconomic forces, and rates of recovery on these lands are highly variable. Despite the fact that secondary forests play a critical role in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and conserve biodiversity, there is a lack of economically-viable and ecologically-sound strategies for restoring the extensive areas of tropical lands where natural recovery is slow. Hence, a decade ago we initiated a large-scale experiment to ask how and where to invest limited resources for restoring tropical forest. Specifically, we tested the novel idea of planting tree islands of different sizes, as a restoration strategy that is less expensive and better simulates the natural recovery process. We replicated our experiment at numerous sites with a range of surrounding forest cover so that we could (1) evaluate the importance of proximity to remnant forest on the success of restoration efforts, and (2) be able to generalize our results, given that results of restoration strategies are notoriously site-specific. Between 2004 and 2006, we set up thirteen ~1-ha experimental sites at 1000-1400 m elevation in southern Costa Rica.
Our results thus far show that plantation and island restoration strategies increase seed rain and seedling establishment to a similar degree over natural recovery plots. Second, in our system there is a critical minimum island size (~100 m2), where tree islands effectively enhance bird activity, seed rain, and tree establishment as compared to smaller islands or no planting. Third, planted islands are expanding due to both tree growth and new recruitment, and at some sites islands have coalesced. Finally, planting tree islands results in higher canopy heterogeneity and less impacts on nutrient cycling than the plantation-style planting approach. Together these results show that planting tree islands is an effective and comparatively cheaper approach to accelerate tropical forest recovery that better simulates the natural recovery process than a traditional plantation-style restoration approach.
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Mozart is born, Auschwitz is liberated, Elvis releases "Heartbreak Hotel," tragedy claims the crew of Apollo 1, Michael Jackson's hair catches fire, and Steve Jobs unveils the iPad, all on this day.
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SXSW scene photos: Would you give this guy on the street a hug?
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Meranda Smock waits for potential customers with her pedicab on 6th Street during their visit to Austin, TX for SXSW on March 13, 2014.
SXSW photos: The wild scene; bullriding; rappers in the street, Keith Urban; Willie Nelson
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SAN FRANCISCO � In a perfect playoff world, Stephen Strasburg might be on the mound in the nation�s capital, Mariano Rivera closing it out in the Bronx and Melky Cabrera delivering a timely hit by the bay.
Bartolo Colon would be starting for Oakland, Ryan Madson pitching the ninth in Cincinnati.
Call this the depleted postseason. American League, National League, the division winners and the wild cards, almost every club headed to the playoffs has dealt with a devastating loss of some sort.
Workload, injuries and performance-enhancing drugs � there are all kinds of reasons teams are playing several men down.
Many are left saying ouch in October as the new-look playoffs begin.
The Bay Area took the biggest hit � with a long list of absent players on the Giants and Athletics. Each club seemingly moved forward unfazed, with San Francisco winning its second NL West title in three years and Oakland capturing the AL West crown on the regular season�s final day against the two-time reigning AL champion Texas Rangers.
�Twenty-nine teams are going to finish with a loss, and I�d say the No. 1 reason is health, which makes it more spectacular where we are,� Oakland�s Jonny Gomes said.
Both teams also lost a key player because of PEDs, both to positive testosterone tests exactly one week apart. First it was Cabrera on Aug. 15, then Colon on Aug. 22.
�I think every team, when something like that happens, they try to make a statement, to bring the best they can bring, because they still have a job to do,� Giants center fielder Angel Pagan said. �And it�s about believing if you have enough, too. All these teams, they believe that they can get it done. They have enough to go out there and compete and win. That was our mentality since Day 1. We knew that we didn�t have our closer, but we also knew that we had a great bullpen.�
Ending Strasburg�s season early was a front-office decision. Washington made the call to shut down its prized pitcher based on workload after 159 1/3 innings and a 15-6 record. Since early May, the New York Yankees have coped without career saves leader Rivera, who underwent right knee surgery in June.
Cabrera tested positive for testosterone and received a 50-game suspension in mid-August. The Giants since decided not to bring him back at all in the postseason if they�re still playing when he�s eligible � happy with the current roster and certain their public image would take another hit because of PEDs.
Cincinnati missed Madson, who�s out for the year with a torn ligament in his elbow, and fellow relievers Nick Masset and Bill Bray also were lost before the year began. Even manager Dusty Baker spent a stint away from the team for 11 games � including the NL Central clincher and Homer Bailey�s no-hitter recently while healing from a mini-stroke and irregular heartbeat.
Texas trudged along after starter Neftali Feliz underwent elbow-ligament replacement surgery this summer and is without former postseason star Colby Lewis.
Then, there�s 2011 World Series star Lance Berkman of St. Louis recovering from his second knee surgery of the season Sept. 11, and long-gone Tigers All-Star Victor Martinez is healing from his own knee operation.
The Yankees won the AL East and earned the AL�s No. 1 seed with a rout of the rival Red Sox in Game 162, but they might have been in a far more favorable position and resting the regulars with Rivera still around.
�It�s hard to say. You don�t know where you would be at,� manager Joe Girardi said. �Injuries are hard to predict, when you�re going to have them and how you overcome them and what the guys do. ... Obviously we�re all a little bit curious, but I don�t think it�s anything you can predict. But it does seem like we�re getting healthier.�
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter lost three leadoff hitters to injury. Nolan Reimold and Brian Roberts both underwent season-ending surgery, and Nick Markakis broke his left thumb last month when hit by a pitch from New York�s CC Sabathia.
The Braves lost starter Brandon Beachy, who was tied for the best ERA in the majors when he went down in June and underwent Tommy John surgery.
Strasburg�s last start came Sept. 7, when he lasted only three innings and allowed five earned runs against Miami. While the Nationals were expected to let him pitch one more time, he was shut down the next day.
He was out on the field, celebrating with teammates Monday night when the Nationals clinched the NL East title. Strasburg sported his white uniform pants yanked up to his knees and flip-flops, saying, �Just a great feeling, to be a part of this.�
�We�re not here without Stephen,� Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said. �He�s the No. 1 starter on the team with the best record in baseball and the National League East champs, so he�s a huge part of what�s going on here and will be for a long time to come.�
In San Francisco, the Giants lost All-Star game MVP Cabrera to the 50-game drug suspension after already playing without All-Star closer and 2010 major league saves leader Brian Wilson since he underwent Tommy John surgery in April.
�The dynamic hasn�t changed. It shows a team�s character and how resilient they are with taking a loss like that,� Wilson said. �The system is what works here, no single player is the reason. You can take key players out but the system works because we all pull for each other, and we all play for one common goal.�
Wilson, with that big bushy black beard, was a star face of San Francisco�s improbable championship run two Octobers ago.
�We lost Wilson as the closer; I was out for two months and on the DL twice; we lost Melky,� Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval said. �That was a big deal. He was one of the best hitters for the team. We�re fighting. We never lost the faith. We came here, and we were patient to win the games. When you lose guys like that, your teammates get your back.�
Across the bay in Oakland, the A�s are without several starters in what became an all-rookie rotation. Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head with a line drive from the Angels� Erick Aybar on Sept. 5 and underwent surgery for an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture.
He is back with the team, and his jersey hangs in the dugout.
As the A�s celebrated Monday night, McCarthy and Brett Anderson stood in the back and watched. They did their part, too, and might still return in 2012 if all goes right. Oakland erased a 13-game division deficit from June 30.
�It really is starting to defy any explanation, where if you even thought about writing a movie about this team I don�t know where you would even pick the narrative to go with this,� McCarthy said. �Things keep going wrong, day after day, game after game, homestand after homestand something happens that we shouldn�t be able to overcome. It just doesn�t seem to happen, whether September and a nightmare schedule or losing three pitchers and having rookie after rookie come through, and unheralded guys step up over and over and over again. It�s just past the point of being resilient. It�s become the norm.�


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BEECH BOTTOM - A paint line idled with the bankruptcy of RG Steel is being restarted under its new owner, Jupiter Aluminum.
Jupiter, headquartered in Illinois with plants in Indiana, purchased the paint line, once a part of RG Steel's Wheeling Corrugating division, several months ago at auction. They'd originally intended to relocate the line, but realized very early on that it made more sense to keep it in Beech Bottom.
Jupiter buys aluminum scrap from manufacturers, scrapyards and customers that it melts to make coils for a variety of end uses, many of them in the building product market.
The company has signed a 10-year lease for warehouse space at the old corrugating property, now owned by Hackman Capital and the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle. The deal gives Jupiter about 110,000 square feet of operating space, including the old administration building.
In addition to the paint line, Jupiter also purchased a slitter line, giving them the capability of cutting coils to different widths, which will be installed at the Beech Bottom site sometime in the next two weeks. Packaging equipment also will be added.
"We'd always looked for ways to extend our business into different product lines or widths," said Jupiter President Paul-Henri Chevalier, adding that the new mill expands his company's product capabilities. "We heard this place was for sale - we looked at it and it was exactly what we were looking for. The line is great, but what's harder to find is a qualified work force. The plant had operated in Beech Bottom until about a year ago, and it had very, very qualified personnel."
Chevalier said some of those workers have now signed on with Jupiter and are currently revamping the equipment in preparation for a restart.
"The first step for us was to refurbish the line, make sure everything will work fine and replace components (in need of repair)," he said. "We have people here who used to operate the line helping us, they know the equipment and how it works. They're thrilled to be here, to be painting it and putting grease back in the bearings and making it work."
He said they hope to be in production by mid- to late-July and will be adding staff as production ramps up. He said that will happen "as the housing market rebounds, it's not going to happen overnight."
Ron Nuckles, general manager of Jupiter's coil coating division, said they've got six employees refurbishing the line now and will be adding more as operations ramp up.
"It makes sense to leave the line here and bring in trained employees," he added. "If we took the line out...it would be well over a year before we could get into production. Here, we can be in production" in six weeks or less.
BDC Executive Director Pat Ford, meanwhile, said Hackman Capital is picking up the tab to bring potable water to the plant and take sewage from the buildings and plants to a treatment facility. Hackman also is renovating the upper floor of the administration building, which Jupiter is renting.
"(They're) investing about a quarter-million dollars" in the upgrades, Ford said. That, plus the jobs Jupiter is creating, bodes well for the local economy, he said.
"They're almost all local hires, and (a lot) will be from Wheeling Corrugating," he said. "So, not only are they bringing people back into the work force, but they've precipitated well over a million dollars in building improvements and a quarter-million dollars in site improvements. It's going to have a huge impact, not only on the work force but also on the tax base and property values in Beech Bottom."
Chevalier, meanwhile, said manufacturing is the backbone of any country's economy.
"We saw this place, we saw what could be done with it," he said. "We saw a lot of potential. There's no reason why we can't revive the place. We're excited, very excited. It's always hard to see a company shutting down, and it's always a pleasure to be part of its revival. We can never get back to the size of the company years ago, but we can revive a part of it."
Chevalier, who was in Beech Bottom Wednesday, said the last time he'd seen the property "it didn't look good, but today it looks great and we're not done yet."
"People are here cleaning, painting, greasing and replacing parts," he said. "They want this line to be back and running; we want that, too."


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Members of the Maple Leaf Society have once again created a very special display for the Mountain State Forest Festival. The exhibit is located in the lobby of Citizens Bank of West Virginia in Elkins.
This exhibition, which includes the gown, train and an oil portrait of Queen Silvia XIX, is the first public viewing of the collection since the reign of Queen Silvia XIX Mary Ann Power Douglas. It is on loan from the former queen's husband, Robert E. Douglas and the Douglas family.
Mary Ann Power Douglas was the first Queen Silvia from Martinsburg. Emily McGibbin Everson, this year's Queen Silvia, also hails from Martinsburg.
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The Inter-Mountain photo by Beth Christian Broschart
The portrate on display was based on the above photo of Mountain State Forest Festival Queen Silvia XIX Mary Ann Power Douglas and is part of the exhibit featuring the dress. The exhibit was created by members of the Maple Leaf Society.
The Inter-Mountain photo by Beth Christian Broschart
A new exhibition, featuring the gown, train and an oil portrait of Mountain State Forest Festival Queen Silvia XIX Mary Ann Power Douglas, is on display at Citizens Bank of West Virginia in Elkins.
Maple Leaf Society President Susan K. Kump said the group is thrilled to be able to share this new display with festival goers.
"We are so pleased to be able to offer the first glimpse of this collection," Kump said. "We extend thanks to the former queen's husband and family for the use of these items."
Kump said Robert Douglas, a Charleston attorney, visited the 2011 display of 31 Mountain State Forest Festival Queen Silvia gowns at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston. This inspired him to lend his late wife's MSFF memorabilia for others to enjoy.
The 1955 Mountain State Forest Festival program lists Queen Silvia XIX Mary Ann Power as the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Garland Power. She graduated in 1955 from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and enrolled in the West Virginia University School of Medicine. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and was elected in 1954 as a member of the Mortar Board, a ranking women's honorary society at WVU. She was interested in swimming, tennis, horseback riding and fishing, and was a highly trained musician.
The queen also had connections with folks in Elkins. She was a Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority sister and roommate of Elkins resident JoAnn Talbott. Douglas' husband attended law school with Dick Talbott, and Mary Ann Power Douglas was a bridesmaid in the Talbotts' wedding.
JoAnn Talbott said the display oil portrait of Queen Silvia XIX hung in the Kappa Kappa Gamma House at West Virginia University for more than a decade.
"Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma were very proud of their sorority sister," JoAnn Talbott said.
The Maple Leaf Society includes all former Mountain State Forest Festival queens, maids of honor, director generals, directors of the queen's department and parents of former queens and maids of honor. The group was established in 2009 by the Mountain State Forest Festival to promote and preserve the heritage of the festival's royal court.