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Softball Battles For MAC Title This Weekend
►WRAPPING IT UP: The Ball State softball team concludes the 2012 regular season this weekend when it hosts Toledo and Bowling Green . . . The Cardinals and Rockets square off in a 1 p.m. doubleheader Friday, while BSU plays single games versus the Falcons Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.).
►FOLLOW LIVE: Ball State fans can follow the action this weekend with live stats for all four games, while Ball State Sports Link Radio (WCRD 91.3 FM) is scheduled to broadcast Friday's doubleheader versus Toledo live over the airwaves and online . . . Fans can also get half-inning updates by following the team on Twitter @BallStSoftball.
►THREE FOR THE TITLE: With wins in three of its four games this weekend, the Ball State softball team will secure its third Mid-American Conference regular season title in the past four years . . . The Cardinals enter the week with a 13-3 (.813) MAC record with Bowling Green (14-4 / .778) and Miami (13-5 / .722) both in the title hunt . . . In addition to playing the Cardinals, Bowling Green opens the weekend with a Friday doubleheader at Miami . . . Given this weekend's match-ups, the Cardinals could win the title under several other scenarios, but winning at least three of four games will secure the crown.
►A LOCK IN THE TOP FOUR: With its 13-3 MAC record, the Ball State softball team has already secured a berth into the 2012 MAC Tournament which has a new format this season . . . The top eight teams, regardless of division, qualify for the event and will be seeded 1-8 based on conference winning percentage . . . The Cardinals have also locked up a top four seed thanks to its record so far and will be guaranteed at least a one-game bye . . . The tournament opens with games versus the four lowest seeds (5v8 and 6v7) with the winner advancing to battle either seed No. 3 or No. 4 . . . The winner of those games will face either seed No. 1 or No. 2 on the second day of the tournament . . . Click the link above for a complete tournament schedule and bracket.
►CARDINALS ALL-TIME: After posting a 3-1 record last weekend, the Ball State softball program upped its all-time record to 812-896-4 (.475) in 37-plus seasons of play . . . Established as a varsity program in 1975, Ball State has won two Mid-American Conference regular season titles (2009 and 2010), two MAC tournament championships (1998 and 2010) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice (1998 and 2010).
►HEAD COACH CRAIG NICHOLSON: The fastest coach in program history to eclipse the 100-win mark, Craig Nicholson picked up his 900th collegiate coaching victory versus Northern Colorado (March 11) . . . In his sixth season as Ball State's head coach, Nicholson has amassed a 199-143 (.582) record at BSU, including a 35-13 record so far in 2012 . . . Under his guidance, the program won its first-ever Mid-American Conference regular season championship in 2009 with the best league record in program history (18-3) and repeated the feat in 2010 . . . The 2010 squad, which set program records for wins in a season (43) and winning percentage in a season (.729), also captured just the second MAC Tournament title in program history to advance to the NCAA Tournament . . . Nicholson owns a 922-233 (.798) career coaching record including his 723-90 mark in 11 years at Central Arizona.
►THE FIRST TO 20: The first team from the Mid-American Conference to reach both 20 and 30 wins this season, the Cardinals enter the week with a league-best 35-13 (.729) overall record and are currently first in the MAC with a 13-3 (.813) conference mark . . . BSU entered the week ranked 25th in the nation among the 289 NCAA Division I programs with a .729 winning percentage.
►SCOUTING THE ROCKETS: Toledo enters Friday's doubleheader with an 18-32 (8-10 MAC) record after going 3-1 in league action last weekend . . . The Rockets split a Friday doubleheader versus Western Michigan winning the first 2-1 (8) and dropping the second 11-3 (6) . . . UT would then sweep a twinbill Sunday versus Northern Illinois by scores of 10-0 (5) and 4-3 . . . Lindsey Tobias leads the Toledo offense with a .349 batting average, 36 RBI and 28 runs scored . . . Brooke Gates is second on the team with a .342 average and has drawn a team-high 12 walks . . . Casi Rohr is UT's ace in the circle, with a 12-20 record and a 5.24 ERA . . . Rohr has struck out 112 batters over 192.1 innings and has held opponents to a .261 batting average . . . Ball State holds a 47-39-1 lead in the all-time series, including 12 consecutive wins . . . Toledo has not won a game in the series since 2005 . . . Last season, the Cardinals scored 7-1 and 13-3 (5) victories in Toledo on April 29.
►SCOUTING THE FALCONS: Bowling Green enters the weekend with a 34-17 (14-4 MAC) record and are only half a game behind the Cardinals in the league standings . . . BGSU will play a doubleheader at Miami Friday, before traveling to Muncie to take on the Cardinals in a battle for the league title Saturday and Sunday . . . Bowling Green posted a 5-1 record last week, starting with a Monday DH sweep of Oakland by identical 5-0 scores . . . In MAC action, BGSU dropped the first game of a Friday doubleheader versus Northern Illinois 4-3, before winning the second 15-2 (5) . . . The Falcons would go on to sweep a Sunday twinbill at Western Michigan by scores of 4-0 and 2-1 . . . Rachel Proehl leads the Bowling Green offense with a .320 batting average and is tied for the team lead with two triples . . . Katie Yoho is second on the team with a .315 average and is one of three Falcons with 10 home runs . . . Bowling Green has a pair of 16-game winners in the circle in Paris Imholz and Jamie Kertes . . . Imholz is 16-8 with a 1.75 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 163.2 innings . . . Kertes is 16-9 with a 2.01 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 167.0 innings . . . BGSU holds a 49-33 lead in the all-time series against the Cardinals, including a pair of one-run, extra-inning wins last season . . . The Falcons scored a 7-6, 12-inning victory April 30, followed by a 5-4, 14-inning win May 1.
►SCOUTING THE CARDINALS: The Cardinals enter Friday's doubleheader against Toledo with a 35-13 (13-3 MAC) overall record after posting a 3-1 mark last week . . . Senior catcher/designated player Amanda Montalto leads the league and ranks 46th nationally with a .406 batting average, while senior shortstop Alison Mercado is second on the squad with a .388 average . . . As a team, the Cardinals are first in the league and 11th nationally with a .320 batting average, including a MAC single-season record 62 home runs . . . In the circle, senior right-hander Audrey Workman has a 3.10 ERA, a 14-10 record and 117 strikeouts over 162.2 innings of work, while classmate Kim Mazzapica is 21-3 with a 3.29 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 155.1 innings . . . As a staff, the Cardinals enter the week with a 3.18 ERA, while limiting opposing hitters to a .260 batting average and just 145 earned runs in 319.0 innings of work . . . Combined, BSU has out-scored its opponents 328-188 this season.
►GOING, GOING, GONE: In addition to leading the Mid-American Conference, the Cardinals entered the week ranked ninth in the nation with a 1.29 home runs-per-game average . . . The Cardinals 62 long balls this season are already 18 better than the previous BSU single season record of 44 set last year and three better than the previous MAC record of 59 set by the 2010 Kent State team . . . Sophomore left fielder Jennifer Gilbert paces the MAC with 16 home runs this year, which ranked her 16th nationally based on her 0.33 per-game average . . . Montalto is second in the MAC with 14 home runs and 36th nationally at 0.29 long balls per game.
►DOUBLING UP: As impressive as the home run total is, the Cardinals are even better when it comes to two-base hits, entering the week ranked second in the nation with a 1.88 doubles per game average . . . Jennifer Gilbert entered the week ranked first in the MAC and third nationally with a 0.38 doubles-per-game average, while Amanda Montalto is second in the league and 13th nationally at 0.33 . . . BSU has collected 90 two-base hits so far in 2012, with the school record standing at 93 set in 2010.
►DON'T FORGET THE TRIPLES: After collecting a pair of triples last week, the Cardinals also broke into the top 10 nationally in triples per game, ranking ninth at 0.31 . . . Jennifer Gilbert is tied for the MAC lead and ranks 21st in the country with four triples, while Amanda Montalto is second on the squad and fourth in the MAC with three triples.
►THE TRIFECTA: The Ball State offense entered the week as the only team in the nation to rank in the top 10 in doubles (second), triples (ninth) and home runs (ninth) per game . . . BSU is also 11th in batting average (.320), seventh in scoring offense (6.83) and sixth in slugging percentage (.550).
►MONTALTO IN THE RANKINGS: Amanda Montalto enters the weekend as one of the greatest sluggers in MAC history . . . BSU's career leader in home runs (37) and doubles (54), she ranks among the top five in the conference in both categories . . . Akron's Kelli Metzger (1996-99) is the MAC's all-time home runs leader at 57, while Ohio's Jenn Morris (1996-99) is the league's all-time doubles leader with 55 . . . With five more RBI last week, Montalto ranks second in league annals with her school-record 150 career RBI and trails only Metzger's total of 167 . . . Her 102 career walks are also second in program history and third in league annals.
►"O CANADA": For the past three years, sophomore outfielder Jennifer Gilbert has played in numerous international competitions as part of the Canadian National Team Program . . . This past December, Gilbert (who was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) helped guide the Canadian Junior Women's National Team to a fifth-place showing at the ISF IX Junior Women's World Championship in Cape Town, South Africa (Dec. 6-17) . . . In the event, Gilbert hit .411 with 14 hits in 34 at bats, including a grand slam . . . Gilbert also played for the 2010 Canadian Junior Women's National Team and the 2009 Canadian Women's U16 National Team.
►SCORING MACHINE: Jennifer Gilbert enters the week ranked first in the MAC with 59 runs scored, 11 more than the next closest player in teammate Amanda Montalto . . . Only 28 players in the nation average over a run per game, with Gilbert ranking fifth among them at 1.23 . . . Gilbert is also the league's RBI leader at 50 and entered the week ranked 25th nationally at 1.04 RBI per game . . . Factoring out 16 RBI for her 16 home runs (so the runs are not counted twice), Gilbert has been directly responsible for 93 of BSU's 328 runs this season, which equates to 28.4 percent of Ball State's scoring offense.
►THE STREAK IS ON: Freshman designated player/outfielder Hanne Stuedemann enters Friday's doubleheader versus Toledo having reached base safely in each of the past 39 games . . . After failing to reach base safely in her first five collegiate games, Stuedemann's streak includes reaching base on a hit in 29 games, by a walk eight times and being hit by a pitch twice.
►WALK THIS WAY: In addition to being the league's top hitting team, the Cardinals have also shown tremendous patience at the plate with a league-leading 184 walks . . . Entering the week, Bowling Green was second in the league with 159 walks . . . Amanda Montalto ranks fifth in the MAC with 28 free passes, while sophomore third baseman Audrey Bickel, Hanne Stuedemann and sophomore first baseman Taylor Rager are tied for sixth with 24 each.
►MAZZAPICA TOPS THE MAC: Ball State senior right-hander Kim Mazzapica enters the weekend ranked second in the MAC with 21 wins this season . . . Her 21-3 overall record and .875 winning percentage both lead the league, and she is the only regular starter with an unblemished conference record at 9-0.
►CARDINALS SHOWING THE GLOVE: With BSU ranking in the top 10 nationally in nearly every offensive category, it's easy to forget about the Cardinals' top-notch defense . . . BSU entered the week ranked 42nd among the 289 NCAA Division I teams with a 0.969 fielding percentage . . . The Cardinals have also turned a MAC-best 30 double plays and rank first in the nation with a 0.63 double plays-per-game average.
►IN A PINCH: Sophomore infielder Lauren Schroeder made the most of her two pinch hit appearances last weekend at Buffalo, collecting her first two career home runs . . . Schroeder's first blast was a three-run, game-winning shot with two outs in the sixth inning Saturday, which also happened to be her 20th birthday . . . On Sunday, she belted a two-run blast in the fourth to give BSU a 6-0 edge.


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2015: Atlantic Sun Pair of the Year ... Atlantic Sun Pair of the Tournament ... Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference ... Two-time Atlantic Sun Pair of the Week (Mar. 31, Apr. 7) ... Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar ... Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... Posted a 24-4 record in dual matches at the No. 1 position with Kaley Melville ... Won 22 dual matches in a row at one point including all 12 against A-Sun competition (8-0 in regular season, 4-0 in A-Sun Championship) ... Clinched the A-Sun Championship for Stetson with a 2-0 victory over Mercer in the final ... Picked up a crucial win vs. Georgia State in the Hatters' 3-2 win in the AVCA Championship ... Earned Stetson's highest-ever seed for the AVCA Pairs Championship (#8), and competed against USC.
2014: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...Recorded a 12-12 mark overall in dual matches and 5-3 in regular season A-Sun play as the #1 seed…Won A-Sun matches against UNF, FGCU (twice), and Mercer (twice)...Also won non-conference matches against Tulane, Warner, Florida Atlantic (twice), and Georgia State (twice)…Advanced to the Gold Bracket quarterfinals at the Fiesta Pairs Tournament after going 4-1…Picked up a win over Mercer in the A-Sun Championship…Competed in the AVCA Collegiate Pairs Championship with partner Kaylee Anderson.
2013: Atlantic Sun First-Team All-Conference selection ... Atlantic Sun Pair of the Week with Julie Bassett (Mar. 13) ... Went 12-12 overall, including nine wins at the no. 1 pairs position ... Went 3-1 at the Beach N Boards Fest in Cocoa Beach, knocking off the 2012 A-Sun Pair of the Year (UNF) and earning Pair of the Week honors ... Went 4-4 in A-Sun play.
2012: Tied for second on the team with 16 victories, recording 16-19 overall record ... Paired with Julie Bassett to make an appearance in the inaugural AVCA Collegiate National Championships where they won one match ... Won 14 matches with Bassett and two with Maren Rygh.
Indoor Career: Started in all 123 matches she played in and saw action in 443 of a possible 444 sets … Completed her career playing in 330 consecutive sets … Led the team in kills in each of her four years … Is Stetson's all-time leader in attack attempts with 4,157 … Finished her career ranking second in school history in kills (1282) and third in digs (1203) … 64 times with 10+ kills … 59 times with 10+ digs … 41 double-doubles … Is the only player in school history with more than 1,200 kills and 1,200 digs.
2013: Atlantic Sun All-Conference, Second-Team Honors ... Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, Sept. 23 … All-Tournament Team, Wyoming Invite, All-Tournament Team & co-MVP, Stetson Westin Classic … Played in all 34 matches, starting each one … Set the single-season record for kills (417) in the rally scoring era ... Was just the seventh Hatter ever to record 400 or more in a season ... Ranked second on the team in digs (354) … Notched 59 blocks to go along with 24 assists and 23 aces during 126 total sets … Recorded 14 double-doubles … Finished the season ranked eighth in the A-Sun in kills … Was one of just three players in the A-Sun with 400 kills and 300 digs ... Racked up 20+ kills on three occasions, including a school single-match record 28 in a win vs. UNF (Sept. 20) … Had 21 kills in season opening win vs. Drake (Aug. 30) … Notched 20 at Mercer (Oct. 26) … Recorded 20 digs at UNF (Nov. 5) … Compiled five blocks in a match three times, vs. Providence (Sept. 7), against Jacksonville (Sept. 21) and vs. ETSU (Nov. 2) … Notched 12 kills and 23 digs vs. FGCU in opening round of A-Sun Tournament (Nov. 21).
2012: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team ... Led the team in kills (342) and kills/set (2.74), and ranked second in digs (348) and digs/set (2.78) ... Became the first Hatter in 10 years to have over 300 kills and 300 digs in the same season ... Named to the Clarion Classic (Stetson) and Spartan Classic (Norfolk State) all-tournament teams ... Recorded double-digit kills 14 times, double-digit digs 18 times, and nine double-doubles ... Tallied 19 kills and 16 digs vs. Florida Atlantic (Aug. 31) ... Collected 19 kills and six blocks in win vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 7) ... Registered a career-high career-high 25 kills vs. The Citadel (Sept. 14) ... Picked up a career-high 24 digs vs. Mercer (Sept. 21) ... Put down 18 kills in only three sets vs. USC Upstate (Sept. 28).
2011: Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...started all 27 matches for the second year in a row...team-high 286 kills...her 3.04 kills per set ranked 10th in the Atlantic Sun...ranked third on the team with 224 digs...added 17 assists, 13 aces, 28 blocks...double-digit kills in 16 matches...10 matches with 10 or more digs...10 double-doubles... named to the Clarion Classic all-tournament team...tied career high with 18 kills and had 10 digs Sept. 17 vs. Florida Atlantic...10 kills, 10 digs Sept. 3 at IUPUI; 17 kills in the second match that day vs. Eastern Michigan...15 kills, 12 digs in Sept. 9 win over Bethune-Cookman...17 kills Sept. 10 vs. Wofford...16 kills, 15 digs Sept. 16 vs. Hampton...18 kills, 10 digs Sept. 17 vs. Florida Atlantic...16 kills, 10 digs Sept. 24 vs. Jacksonville...11 kills, career-high 19 digs in Sept. 27 win at Bethune-Cookman...back-to-back double-doubles vs. ETSU (15 kills, 16 digs on Oct. 14) and in win over USC Upstate (15 kills, 12 digs on Oct. 15)...15 kills and 16 digs in Oct. 29 win over FGCU...12 kills, 10 digs in Nov. 5 home finale vs. Mercer.
2010: Started all 27 matches and played in all 98 sets at outside hitter...led Stetson with 237 kills (2.42 kills per set)...hit .130 on the season...24 assists, 11 aces and 27 blocks...second on the team with 277 digs...double-digit kills in 11 matches...double-digit digs 16 times...recorded eight double-doubles...18 kills and 17 digs vs. Kennesaw State (Oct. 16)...18 kills and 11 digs in win at Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 10)...17 digs and 11 kills vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 3)...11 digs, 10 kills vs. USC Upstate (Sept. 16) with 16 digs and 13 kills against USC Upstate the following day as well...13 kills, 11 digs vs. SIU Edwardsville (Sept. 18)...11 digs, 10 kills at UNF (Oct. 1)...13 kills, 12 digs at Campbell (Oct. 9)...15 digs vs. Mercer (Oct. 15)...14 digs vs. Belmont (Nov. 5).
High School: Two-time All-Conference and All-Area honoree at Watertown-Mayer HS...First Team All-State...tallied nearly 900 kills with more than 600 digs and 100 blocks in her varsity career...played for Coach Janis Runka with the WMHS Royals...was named tournament MVP after leading club team Mizuno Northern Lights to AAU national championship...three varsity letters in golf...four-time All-Academic honoree in her conference.
Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Bonnie Melville...born March 11, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga. ... majoring in Communication Studies.
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COLUMBIA — One of the biggest question marks coming into the 2013 season for South Carolina was who would replace wide receiver Ace Sanders.
Coming Up
Who: North Carolina (8-4, 5-3 ACC in 2012) at No. 6 South Carolina (11-2, 6-2 SEC in 2012)
When: Thursday, 6 p.m.
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia
Radio: WWIK-FM 98.9
Line: South Carolina by 11
Sanders, who led the Gamecocks with 47 receptions in 2012, left early for the NFL. His departure was supposed to be softened with the return of Bruce Ellington — the two-sport star who had become USC's go-to receiver late last season.
Ellington, however, might not be available when the sixth-ranked Gamecocks open the season Thursday night against North Carolina. The former Berkeley High School star has missed almost the entire preseason camp after injuring his hamstring during the first week of practice. Instead of getting ready to become the Gamecocks' No. 1 option in the passing game, Ellington has been reduced to a spectator during practices.
"It's boring being on the sideline," Ellington said. "It's hard coming out here watching the guys go through practice and not being able to do anything. I want to be out here. I want to be helping out, but I can't. Hopefully, I'll be out there (Thursday)."
Ellington, the Gamecocks' top returning receiver with 40 catches for 600 yards, tried to take part in a full practice as recently as Sunday, but tweaked his hamstring again and the doctors shut him down.
Ellington's status remains in doubt and probably won't be determined until after pregame warm-ups.
"It's a day-by-day thing, Ellington said. "There's not any pain when I'm jogging, but when I hit full speed I feel it a little bit. But I think I can fight through it."
Throw in starting tight end Rory Anderson, who injured his hamstring and is not expected to play against the Tar Heels, and the Gamecocks receiving corps gets very inexperienced, very quickly.
If Ellington is unable to play, the Gamecocks will have to rely on a group of wide receivers, tight ends and running backs who combined had fewer receptions than Ellington did in 2012.
Damiere Byrd (14 catches, 366 yards, 3 TDs), Nick Jones (12-197-0), Shaq Roland (5-80-1), tight end Jerell Adams (4-90-1) and running back Mike Davis (5-35-0) have never been huge factors in the Gamecocks' passing game. Shamier Jeffery, the younger brother of South Carolina All-American Alshon Jeffery, has been praised by the coaching staff during preseason camp but has yet to catch a pass in a game.
"A lot of these guys haven't played much, haven't caught many passes, so it's going to be interesting to see how it plays out," USC head coach Steve Spurrier said. "We got Shamier Jeffery ready to play, Damiere Byrd, Shaq Roland ready to go, and Kwinton Smith, K.J. Brent. So there is several unknown players. We're going to try to get a bunch of them in there. Guys that seem to catch the ball, make a few plays, will stay in there and play more."
Ellington agreed, and noted that true freshman Pharoh Cooper, who was moved from cornerback to wide receiver two weeks ago, could contribute right away.
"I think everyone is going to do very well," Ellington said. "Guys have been preparing for this. I think they're ready for it and I think they're going to show what they got."
Jerell Adams and Drew Owens are expected to see more playing time than normal at tight end with Anderson on the sidelines.
"They're both going to get in there," Spurrier said.
USC quarterback Connor Shaw said he's had plenty of time to get comfortable with his other receivers.
"They (Ellington and Anderson) got hurt so early in camp that we've had a good amount of reps with the other guys," Shaw said. "We've had some guys really step in and do a good job. They'll be ready."
But Shaw doesn't think it will come to that.
"We've got some guys that are banged up, but I think it's just precautionary," Shaw said. "I'm confident that they'll play."
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Dendreon is laying off 25% of its workforce in an attempt to offset slower-than-expected sales of its first marketed product, Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) for prostate cancer. The total employee-related cost of the restructuring is expected to be approximately $21 million ($5 million noncash) and result in about $120 million in annual savings.
About 500 employees will be cut, mainly in manufacturing and back-office administrative positions, with no impact to sales and marketing where the company expects to make additional select hires, according to Howard Liang, Ph.D., and Jonathan Eckard, Ph.D., biotechnology analysts at Leerink Swann. "We view DNDN's restructuring plan to be sensible, and the maintenance of and continued investment in sales and marketing efforts to be likely received well by investors," Drs. Liang and Eckard note.
FDA approved Provenge, an autologous cellular immunotherapy, in April 2010 for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. The drug brought in almost $48.04 million in sales last year and was predicted to achieve $350–400 million in revenues during 2011.
This August, however, Dendreon backed off those estimates, saying only that it expects modest quarter-over-quarter revenue growth for the remainder of this year. The firm as well as analysts are blaming the slow uptake on doctors' concerns about reimbursement; Provenge is a $93,000 treatment.
"Provenge provides patients with a clinically meaningful survival benefit, a manageable side effect profile, and a short duration of therapy," points out Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., president and CEO. In the pivotal study on which FDA approval was based, the drug extended median survival beyond two years, demonstrating a median improvement of 4.1 months compared to the control group. Risk of death was reduced by 22.5%.
Dendreon reported August gross revenues of approximately $22 million. The firm is now banking its plan to educate doctors and on the reimbursement paradigm under the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) recently established National Coverage Decision (NCD) and issuance of a product specific Q-code.
"Dendreon reported August gross Provenge sales of $22 million, and September orders at the beginning of the month are higher than at same point in August," Drs. Liang and Eckard report. "We view these growth trends in the midst of turmoil and uncertainty within the organization to be encouraging. The addition of 70 more practices infusing Provenge at the end of August (370) versus the end of July (300) also suggests that there is still growing physician demand for access to the therapy, and the key will be to turn them into repeat customers and have more physicians use the drug on a sustainable basis."
As of August 31, the company had cash, cash equivalents, and short- and long-term investments of approximately $600 million dollars. Given reduced spending levels following the restructuring, Dendreon expects to have sufficient cash to enable the company to achieve a cash flow break even position in the U.S. at an annual run rate of approximately $500 million in revenue.
To fulfill a post marketing requirement, Dendreon will conduct a registry of approximately 1,500 patients to further evaluate a potential safety signal of cerebrovascular events. In four randomized clinical trials of Provenge in prostate cancer patients, cerebrovascular events were observed in 3.5% of patients in the treatment group compared with 2.6% of patients in the control group.
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Those driving into or out of Charleston might have noticed a new building sort of messing with them.
East Central Lofts, a new four-story brick and metal apartment building, sits at 274 Huger Street but is probably noticed far more by motorists traversing the spaghetti between Interstate 26 and the Ravenel Bridge.
Christian Sottile of Savannah-based Sottile & Sottile architects says the building took the shape it did because it had to fit into two contexts: Huger Street and the freeways flying above it.
"The highway wraps around the building," he says. "The building and the highway are sort of dancing with each other."
Specifically, the parts of the building closest to passing cars have a scattered, apparently random window pattern that minimizes noise and loss of privacy. And it also has two large copper-clad windows, which Sottile dubs "monocles," that spy wryly at passing traffic. And one corner is chamfered where a ramp passes close by.
In many cities, motorists whiz by the upper floors of old architecture. One prime example can be seen by those crossing the James River to enter downtown Richmond, Va., on Interstate 95.
"You feel something really wrong has happened to these buildings," Sottile says. "They're scared in some way or they're vulnerable in some way."
By contrast, he says, East Central Lofts "knows the highway is there and it's pushing back. It wants to confuse you a little bit. We wanted this building to send a complicated message to the motorist as you're passing by. It's not going to reveal all its secrets. It's messing with you."
The building also gets away with one of the biggest signs ever allowed in peninsula Charleston: an "East Central" mural painted by David Boatwright.
While its lettering is crisp and new, Boatwright has used a touch of yellow to make it look a little aged, harking to a time when more buildings were painted.
"The large East Central sign makes the point this is a historic neighborhood of Charleston," Sottile says. "It's less that 'This is East Central Lofts' and more that this is the East Central neighborhood."
Sottile also designed One Cool Blow, the mostly residential complex a few blocks to the northeast.
Both Cool Blow and East Central sport strong vertical design elements, as does the other very visible building in this area, the 1980 office building at 960 Morrison Drive.
"The design process in a lot of ways was similar," Sottile says of the two.
"We spent a lot of time looking carefully at the context, the history of the area and the development of streets over time," he says.
Sottile's local partner was MacMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, and architect Eddie Bello says the lofts themselves range from a small studio size to two bedrooms, and every one of its 74 units has a tall ceiling and a large expanse of glass along one wall, similar to what's often found in an old industrial building.
"This project is avant garde from a programming standpoint. It offers that compact urban loft," Sottile adds.
"It puts Charleston in a class of cities like New York and San Francisco that are exploring the idea of micro-lofts as a strategy for urban living."
One day, the building may be even more successful in relating to its other context, Huger Street, though it may take time.
True, the project should get credit for adding a curb, street lawn and trees and a new sidewalk where none had existed. And it should get credit for tucking all the auto parking around back, away from the street.
Still, those currently walking by will see little other than a few doors and bike racks behind a glass window.
Bello says this ground-floor space is designed to house some combination of small shops and offices, but they aren't finished because developers decided the demand isn't there.
Once those spaces are filled, the building, and its immediate neighborhood, will rise to a new level.
Reach Robert Behre at 937-5771 or rbehre@post andcourier.com.


text: The Salem High School Chapter of National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony on Feb. 28 with an impressive candlelight ceremony. Current officers conducted the program. Salem City Schools Superintendent Tom Bratten addressed the students. He was joined by Dr. Joseph Shivers who encouraged the new members to always do good things for others at home, at school and in the community. The guest speaker was Todd Olson, a former SHS graduate and class valedictorian. He is the current president of BOC Water Hydraulic Corporation in Salem. A portion of his speech focused on the letter "P." He emphasized to the graduating seniors as well as the new inductees to have a Purpose, Plan and Passion for whatever they pursue in their lives. Robert Viencek, NHS advisor, congratulated the 35 new members. Front row, from left, Alex Weikart, John Cappuzzello, Shane Alesi, Michael Anzevino, Tylor Bricker, Eric Collins, Nathan Eisel, Brandon Auckerman; second row, from left, Annaliese Radcliff, Cyrena Cooper, Rachel Menegos, Carson Herron, Camrin Costal, Brook Ackerman, Kristen Brown, Emma Wilson, Kaitlyn Dillon; third row, from left, Carli Hochadel, Mary Cappuzzello, Hannah Carner, Megan Lehwald, Macy Goodman, Erica Kyser, Nicole Goontz, Cassandra Wood, Brittany Skiba, Courtney Wagoner, Anna Wyss; back row, from left, Daniel Rumsey, Ryan Hoover, Dominic Righetti, Max Wolfgang, Francisco Lopez, Zachary Maenz, Caleb Holbert. (Submitted photo)


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text: Men's Basketball Outlasts Spartans in 77-73 OT Win January 18, 2014 Behind a 24-point outing from senior Willie Green and redshirt-freshman Brian Pegg's second career double-double, the Stetson men's basketball team held on for a 77-73 overtime victory against visiting USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon at the Edmunds Center. "This was a tough basketball game," Stetson head coach Corey Williams said. "We knew that coming in. They have excellent basketball players. I thought our guys fought for the entire game. They fought through regulation, and they fought in overtime." The Hatters (5-14, 3-4) scored the final four points of regulation on two free throws by Green and Pegg, and a tip-in by Pegg to tie the game and put it into overtime. Pegg's successful tip after a 30 second timeout tied the game at 70-70 with 41 seconds to play. After the Spartans' (9-10, 2-4) final possession of regulation opened with a missed three-pointer, it continued thanks to an offensive rebound that went out of bounds off of the Hatters. With only 14 on the clock Stetson decided to use its final foul to give to disrupt Upstate's rhythm, and giving the Spartans' only seven seconds to work with. The Hatters locked down on defense, forcing a turnover in the final seconds as senior Raymone Andrews slid in to steal a pass into Ricardo Glenn in the post. Stetson held USC Upstate scoreless for the final 2:53 of the second half, and the defensive stand continued to start the overtime period. The Spartans weren't able to get any points on the board in the extra period until there were just 54 seconds remaining in the game. Stetson held Upstate with a point for nearly seven minutes at the most crucial time of the contest. Green's jumper from the baseline put Stetson up 72-70 less than a minute into overtime, and the Hatters used their defense and their ability to get to the line to close out USC Upstate 77-73. Stetson knocked down five free throws in the final 3:41 to secure the victory. Coming in as the second best rebounding team in the Atlantic Sun Conference, USC Upstate failed to outrebound Stetson as the Hatters pulled down 41 to the Spartans' 39. Pegg led the way for Stetson with 13 boards, while adding 10 points for his second double-double in the last four games. The Hatters did a tremendous job of sharing the ball on Saturday, compiling 22 assists on 26 total field goals. It was a season high for Stetson and marked the first 20-assist outing for the squad since Jan. 31 of last season against Jacksonville. "Guys are being unselfish, they're looking for their teammates, and everybody's buying in," said Williams. Andrews, after sitting out against ETSU, came back to lead the way with eight helpers. The point guard came into Saturday second in the league during conference play with 5.4 assists per game. He improved that mark to over 5.8 assists per game this weekend. Pegg and senior Hunter Miller, who started in place of Andrews for the second straight game, added four assists each. Both only turned the ball over once, which was crucial for the Hatters who finished with just 12 turnovers as a team. Miller added nine points in the victory. Green was as effective as ever on the block and from the baseline, recording double figures for the 13th time, and totaling 20 or more for the fourth time this season. The senior scored 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 8-of-11 from the line. Junior Kentwan Smith added 12 points, senior Aaron Graham chipped in with eight, freshman B.J. Glasford totaled seven, Andrews finished with five, and junior Kyle Sikora scored two. USC Upstate's dynamic duo of Ty Greene and Torrey Craig led the way with 20 and 17, respectively, but it took them a lot of shots to reach those totals (18 and 21). Graham and Miller were integral pieces on the defensive end of shutting down the Spartans' top scorers. Stetson will return to the court on Thursday, playing at Kennesaw State at 7:00 p.m. The game will be featured on ESPN3, as well as the Hatters Radio Network. "We are starting to learn how to win," Williams said. "You can see it in their eyes. These close games have allowed us not to get rattled, and to execute under duress." Print Friendly Version More Headlines


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EAST LIVERPOOL - The Potters want to be represented in Columbus.
The East Liverpool wrestling team began the season on a positive note this past Saturday by winning two out of three matches at Dover. The Potters will look to continue their winning ways this weekend as East Liverpool hosts the King of the Hill Potter Classic.
The Potters entered this season coming off of a solid season last year.
East Liverpool lost six seniors from last year's squad. They are Kaleb Riggle (126 pounds), Justin Bittinger (138), Mike Williams (160), Malcom Wade (215) and George Thompson (285). Riggle finished the season with a record of 28-10, and he placed sixth at the annual OVAC Tournament. Wade ended up eighth at the conference tournament. Thompson finished the season 32-9, and he placed sixth at the OVAC Tournament.
"I thought we did better than expected last season," East Liverpool head coach Chad Hager said. "We placed in the top 10 of the OVAC tournament. A lot of wrestlers stepped up for us including George Thompson and Malcolm Wade. There is always room for improvement though and I think that is one area that will be improved upon this year."
The Potters finished ninth at the conference tournament. At one point, the Potters were in sixth place.
The Potters return a good nucleus of talent this season.
Sophomore Alex Potts (106) had a strong season as a freshman. So far during his career he has finished eighth at the OVAC Tournament, first at Dover, fourth at the Potter Classic and he finished second in tournaments at Brooke and at St. Clairsville.
Classmate Cody Oiler (120) also has gotten off to good start to his career. Oiler placed eighth at the conference tournament, second at Dover and the Potter Classic and he was third at Brooke and at St. Clairsville. Oiler was also a district qualifier.
Senior Frankie Williams (132) is looking to end his career on a high note. Williams finished eighth at the OVAC Tournament last year, he placed second at Dover as well as at the Potter Classic and at St. Clairsville, he has won the Brooke Classic and he is also a district qualifier.
Junior Kris Bailey (145) is looking to establish himself this year as a strong wrestler. Bailey wrestled his first varsity match last year.
Senior Mack Miller (152) had a solid junior year. Miller recorded 15 wins, including eight pins.
Junior Chad Reed (160) looks to bounce back this season. He was injured last year.
Big things are expected from junior John Miscuk (195/220). Miscuk finished fourth at the OVAC Tournament last year, he was first at Dover and he ended up in second place at Brooke and at St. Clairsville.
Junior Jimmy Lisk (182) aslo returns for the Potters. Lisk won five matches last season.
Joel Cunningahm will wrestle at 113, while Marcus Beebout will wrestle at 138.
"Everyone that is a returning letterman should help provide strength to our team," Hager said. "If the season goes as it should, we have the possibility to send 3-4 to state this season."
East Liverpool has talented group of newcomers in Tim Sarge (106), Julius Davis (126), Tyler Croskey (160/170), Edward Pine (170), Austin Loy (138/145), Jimmy Beaver (195), Nick Cotter (220/285), Andrew Talbert (285), Cole Hamilton (285) and Dustin Shramko (145).
Beaver and Hamilton return to the program. The pair wrestled two years ago before not competing last season.
The Potters have set some pretty high goals for the season.
"We want to have a high placement at the OVAC Tournament, and we want to make a trip to Columbus with some state placers," Hager said.
The Potter Classic is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. today. Wrestling will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and the tournament finals are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Teams from Ohio, west Virginia and Pennsylvania will be competing at the tournament.
"We will get to see a lot of teams within the valley but I would like to get a better look at schools from outside the valley," Hager said. "We will get to see some Pennsylvania and West Virginia teams coming in at our Potter Classic. It would be nice to get into some tournaments with some of the teams that we will meet at the district tournament. I'm still working to make that happen."


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Now, nine weeks after her dramatic transformation, Montag is dealing with the horrified reaction of her mom, Darlene Egelhoff.
"I still can't believe I'm 23 and mom is reacting this way," Montag tells PEOPLE. "I'm nervous to go home and face her – especially with cameras rolling."
A source close to the family tells PEOPLE that Egelhoff "is horrified and having a total breakdown. She can't wait to confront Heidi when she goes home."
Montag's mom, who lives in Colorado where the reality star grew up, will get her wish soon. "Heidi is planning to head back to her small town of Crested Butte very soon," says the source.
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NIAGARA FALLS – When Sharon Lascelle went to bed Sunday night, she left her 5-year-old great-granddaughter, Isabella Sarah Tennant, in the care of a person she trusted.
Less than 24 hours later, Isabella was found dead, a teenager who was supposed to be caring for her was charged with murder, and neighbors and police officials were struggling to comprehend what had happened.
"The great-grandmother is beside herself," said Capt. William M. Thomson, chief of detectives for the Niagara Falls Police Department. "It's a terrible crime. It tears at your heart. I have grandchildren the same age as this victim, and it is horrible."
Police late Monday charged John Robert Freeman, 16, of Sixth Street, with second-degree murder. He's accused of killing the girl with his hands, said police, who found no indication that weapons were used in the death.
Freeman's friend, Tyler Scott Best, 17, a Buffalo resident who has been staying with Freeman for the past year, allegedly helped move Isabella's body. Best was charged with evidence tampering. The two teens are scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. today in City Court.
Family and friends stood under umbrellas in tears Monday afternoon as Isabella's body was recovered and identified after being found in a garbage can in an alley between Third and Fourth streets, just a few blocks from where she went missing.
Isabella, who lived in Cheektowaga, had been staying overnight at her great-grandmother's house on Sixth Street while her mother worked at Player's Sports Bar in Niagara Falls.
Before Lascelle went to bed Sunday night, she allowed Freeman, who was considered a "trusted family friend" into the house to watch Isabella, as he had done on other occasions, police said.
Isabella was reported missing at 6:20 a.m.
Freeman, who was the last person to see Isabella, was immediately brought in for questioning Monday morning, according to Thomson.
Freeman told police he had last seen the girl at midnight, then recounted a story that had nothing to do with Isabella, Thomson said.
Police decided to hold Freeman as a person of interest before charging him.
Bloodhounds from the Niagara County Sheriff's Office initially led investigators to a different site, where they did not find the body.
Best then came to police headquarters just after 9 a.m. and led police to a garbage can in an alley between Third and Fourth, near downtown.
The two friends had placed the dead girl into a trash bag and then into a garbage can, which they moved to the 500 block of Third, authorities said.
Best became involved in the crime only after Isabella was dead, according to police.
"It would have been very difficult to find her without him," Thomson said. "He let us know what he knew. Apparently [he] just assisted after [the fact]."
Thomson said the girl was found fully clothed. He said there were signs of trauma, but no signs that any weapons were involved.
An autopsy is scheduled for this morning in the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office.
"It is very disturbing. We don't have any motive for this," Thomson said.
Capt. Frank Tedesco said police did not put out an Amber Alert, which is used to tell the public that a child is missing and in danger, because there had been no sign of any force.
"You need to suspect there is an abduction and the person is in danger of injury or death," Tedesco said.
"In this case, she was just reported missing. Investigators at the scene saw no sign of any force, [no] hair, blood or anything like that. We put out all precautionary measures."
Worried neighbors gathered near the crime scene Monday and waited anxiously for news.
Jason Pete of Fourth Street, the father of a 3-year-old girl, said he had moved to the area from Myrtle Beach, S.C., less than a month ago and said he never lets his daughter out of their gated yard.
"Nobody is coming in our house," Pete said. "She will never be left alone until she is 30."
Jen Emel, of Fifth Street, and her mother, Danica Fauth, of Willow Street, walked into the alley with five young children after the police left, just to say a prayer for Isabella.
"I can't believe she was just stuffed in a garbage can. We prayed for Jesus to take her to heaven and send that boy to hell," said Emel, who was carrying her 5-year-old daughter.
"My heart goes out to the family. There has been a huge outpouring across the city," Niagara Falls Mayor Paul A. Dyster said at a news conference later Monday.
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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 3.439 million pounds (1,560 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered June through October 2013.
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SYCAMORE - The first thing Maj. Brett Graham did after landing in the United States after a year-long tour in Afghanistan was go to Starbucks and get a "good cup of coffee!"
"There are very few amenities (overseas)," Graham said.
Graham has been a science teacher at Mohawk High School since 1997. While on his tour of duty with the Army National Guard, Graham learned he was chosen to become Mohawk High School's new principal.
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Maj. Brett Graham, who recently returned from a year-long tour in Afghanistan, addresses students at Mohawk Tuesday.
"I am proud and excited to be able to work with such great staff," Graham said.
Tuesday, he told Mohawk students of his experiences with the military and the culture of another country.
Graham's job is brigade aviation officer of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. His duties pertained to all aviation responsibilities including planning and executing missions, training and transporting supplies.
To prepare for duty, Graham had to go through medical, driver, leadership, combat and chemical training.
Graham graduated in 1984 from Teays Valley High School in Ashville, enrolled at Otterbein College and joined Army National Guard.
"I was looking for something different," Graham said.
In college, Graham took education classes and thought that becoming a teacher was a back-up plan.
"I want to stress to students that you always need to have a back-up plan," he said.
Graham shared stories of his time overseas and life as a soldier.
"I wanted students to get a perspective on what I've done and gone through," Graham said.
On going back to Afghanistan, Graham said, "not if I can help it."
Graham never was away from his students for long. While overseas, he crossed paths with former students who also were serving in the military.
"It was an interesting twist," Graham said.
Overall Graham enjoyed his experience but is glad to be home.
"I loved working with the people in my unit and the coalition partners," Graham said.
"It reaffirms my faith in good quality people doing a good quality job. I am proud to see students impacted by what it means to serve," he said.
Graham expressed great thanks to the teachers and staff of Mohawk Local Schools.
This was Graham's third deployment. He also served in Kosovo in 2004 and Bosnia in 2005.


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Earlier, I posted my blog on the Top 10 Best NBA Players with a Championship Ring Since 1980. Here is my list of the top 10 best NBA players who haven't won a championship. I look forward to your comments and discussion on which players you agree and disagree should be on the list.
(By next week either Nowitzki or Lebron will be eligible for a spot on the "players with championship rings list".)
10. Dwight Howard – If he comes to the Lakers, he could end up with several rings. He could end up being recognized as one of the most dominant centers of our time. What's
interesting about Howard is the fact that he still has a ton of room for improvement: free throws, inside game, outside shot, not getting as many fouls as he does, and a few other areas. The Lakers have the right center that could teach him a few things about that. Another reason why he should consider coming to the Lakers: his larger than life personality will work well for him in cities such as Los Angeles.
9. Reggie Miller – He was one of the two players that the Knicks didn't want to face in the playoffs. He wasn't intimidated by any player. He played against the best.
8. Dirk Nowitzki – He has been the greatest shooting seven-footer in the game. He has a soft touch and he is definitely someone you would want on your squad. Let's just see
if he'll finish this season staying on the no-ring list or if he gets his first NBA title and fights for a spot on the top list.
7. Dominique Wilkins – He is like a human highlight film. Wilkins had close to 27,000 career points. But he should've done even better.
6. John Stockton – He is one of the top five point guards of all time. He made his teammates look good.
5. Charles Barkley – Here is another one of those players who was not afraid of anyone. He guarded centers better than centers guard other centers. He would put the fear into his competitors. But he played during an era where his team couldn't make it through the Lakers, Pistons, or the Bulls.
4. Alan Iverson – He was hands down the greatest six foot player in the history of the game. He played like he was seven feet tall. He owned the court. He was a four-time scoring champion, MVP, and five different seasons he averaged over 30 points per game. Unfortunately, the 76ers never built a team around him and that's why he's on the no-ring list.
3. Steve Nash – Great point guard with no ring. Two time MVP. He makes the top 3 list because he made his teammates better, like many of the leaders. He could've been better than an Isaiah Thomas, but he needs his Ring. THE RING IS THE THING.
2. Karl Malone – He is probably one of the most dominant power forwards in the history of the game. He is the #2 all-time scorer in the NBA.
1. Lebron James – He's a beast. He belongs in another league. I'm curious what his diet was growing up. He is 6'8, 260 pounds, and all muscle. Are you kidding me? That's a cartoon character! I was disappointed when he went to Miami for many reasons, but it's
his decision where he wants to play. He could easily pass up Kobe and end up being #2 on the top list, but not #1. I'm sure many Lebron fans will not appreciate that, but it is what it is. He may make it off the "no-ring" list by next week if Miami wins the championship, but we'll soon know for sure.


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Bluegrass concert set Saturday
LUCKETTS, Va. - Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers will perform a bluegrass concert at 7 p.m. March 16 at the newly renovated Lucketts Community Center. Tickets are $15 each. Concessions will be available.
In addition, The Country Gentlemen Tribute Ban will perform at 7 p.m. March 23.
For more information, call 703-771-5281 or visit www.luckettsbluegrass.org
Hucklebuck to perform Saturday
MARTINSBURG - Hucklebuck will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at Club 313, 930 Foxcroft Ave. No cover charge.
For more information, call 304-260-0010.
Torch and Twang tribute slated
BERRYVILLE, Va. - Pat Stephens and The Hall Brothers will perform a tribute show to Patsy Cline, "Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch and Twang," at 8 p.m. March 23 at Barns of Rose Hill, 95 Chalmers Court. Advance tickets are $10. Cost at the door is $15.
For more information, call 540-955-2004 or visit www.barnsofrosehill.org.
Friends of Music announce lineup
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Friends of Music has announced the lineup for the much anticipated 2012-13 season:
March 28, 8 p.m.: The Lee Konitz New Quartet;
April 10, 8 p.m.: Bonus Concert with The 5 Browns (not included in subscription);
April 14, 7 p.m.: Masterworks Chorale.
Unless otherwise noted, all concerts will be performed at the Frank Center.
For subscription, ticket and all FOM information, call Melissa Huemfpner at 304-876-5765 or visit www.sufom.org.
Chaise Lounge to perform Saturday
BERRYVILLE, Va. - Chaise Lounge, a witty D.C. jazz band, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at The Barns of Rose Hill. Cost is $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
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We Are What We Are opens as a torrential downpour hits a small upstate New York town. Muddy water fills the street and people stay in their homes for the most part, except for Mrs. Parker, who ventures out to the general store. On the way home, she slips, hits her head and dies, sinking into dirty water beside the road. Upon learning of her mother's demise, Rose Parker, the eldest of the family, is forced into her mother's role of carrying out the family's annual religious ceremony.
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EAST LIVERPOOL-Unionized registered nurses at East Liverpool City Hospital say they are ready to strike at midnight Saturday if they don't have a labor contract by then.
Meanwhile, hospital President and CEO Kenneth Cochran said he expects the nurses to vote on the hospital's latest offer today.
Talks between the hospital and the nurses' union, the Ohio Nurses Association, continued on Thursday. Cochran characterized the negotiations as "civil" but said no new bargaining sessions have been scheduled.
The current two-year contract was ratified in May 2012, when there were 147 registered nurses at the hospital. That contract expires at midnight Saturday.
The nurses "overwhelmingly" voted May 21 for a 10-day strike notice going into their final week of negotiations with the hospital. On Wednesday, the hospital announced that it will not accept any new admissions until the labor dispute is resolved.
The nurses' union responded by saying the hospital's decision was tantamount to "daring the nurses to strike and indicating that a mutually beneficial final agreement may not be in sight."
ONA Labor Relations Specialist Christopher Moses quarreled with the hospital's claim that it had offered the nurses "an excellent wage and benefit package" that included pay increases, tuition reimbursement, substantial time off with pay, health benefit options and a competitive retirement plan.
"ELCH says on one hand they are offering our nurses a generous package, but on the other hand are decreasing pay and benefits, claiming a steady financial decline," Moses said. "They have refused to show us their financials to support their claims until earlier (Thursday) afternoon and have yet to show us a proposal that is a supposedly 'generous' offer to our nurses."
Moses said the hospital is proposing to cut the nurses' "time off with pay" by more than a third and to freeze the nurses' wage scale, while offering a "miniscule" lump sum payment each year, rather than any increase in pay.
The hospital also is recommending there be no restrictions on down staffing or mandatory overtime-both of which can be harmful to patients and nurses, Moses said.
Down staffing can lead to improper nurse-to-patient ratios, and repeated 16-hour shifts can lead to fatigued nurses, he said.
Moses said the hospital also wants to eliminate the nurses' right to negotiate over their benefits, retirement plan and health insurance.
"The nurses will continue to work hard for the community, despite their frustration with the hospital," he said. "If ELCH truly cares for their nurses and their families, as they have stated, then they should reflect that during negotiations and stop treating them like a disposable commodity."
While declining to discuss specifics, Cochran said the strike notice could jeopardize the impending merger between River Valley Health Partners, which operates the hospital, and Humility of Mary Health Partners.
In February, the River Valley Health Partners board of trustees signed a letter of intent with Humility of Mary to "fully integrate" the two health care providers. The merger will be official later this summer, pending regulatory approval and finalization of terms.
"This is one of the things that concerns (the partnership with) Humility of Mary. We have to have this done for that to happen," Cochran said.
In the event of a strike, hospital officials said certain departments would have to close but that most outpatient departments would remain open.
The Ohio Nurses Association represents the hospital's 133 registered nurses. The licenced practical nurses are represented by another union.
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West Virginians need all the help we can get to improve our public school system....
Liberals don't want you teaching children anything other than what THEY want them to know. They want to "indoctrinate" your children, teach them things YOU as their parents wouldn't teach them; things that go 'against' your principles, morals and relgious beliefs. That is why govt entities only want to work within other govt entities. Immorality begets immorality. They are not tolerant of others yet they scream we should be tolerant of them. It's a double standard. It's another liberal socialist indoctrination plan. I suspect a lot of kids will start to be homeschooled with all the trash liberals keep putting in kids heads in schools these days.
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on October 15, 2012 - 12:30 AM
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A Buffalo public school teacher was recently put on paid administrative leave because of allegations that she repeatedly used coarse language in one of her classes and used Spanish-language expletives to insult students.
Buffalo school officials declined to discuss the case of language teacher Lisa A. Lucente, except to confirm last week that a matter involving Lucente is under investigation.
Lucente, who was working at Community School 53 in Buffalo's Old First Ward, vehemently denies the allegations. In an interview with The Buffalo News, she alleged that she is the victim of a small group of unruly eighth-graders who made up stories about her because they were angry at her for trying to instill discipline in the class.
Lucente, 46, is a tenured language teacher who has worked in the Buffalo system since 2006. She showed The News a certified letter she received Sept. 25 from the district, stating that she was being "placed on administrative leave pending [an] investigation into allegations of misconduct."
She said she was summoned to a Sept. 26 meeting with a human resources official from the district, who told her students accused her of cursing to students in one of her classes and of using Spanish-language swear words to describe students who had upset her.
"I completely deny swearing in the classroom. I did not do that. It's definitely a conspiracy," Lucente said. "What bothers me most is that [Buffalo school officials] never heard my side of the story until they put me on leave, ordered me to turn in my laptop computer and all class materials, and ordered me to stay off school grounds. ... I feel like I have been treated like a criminal. I still have not seen any detailed, written account of the accusations against me."
Lucente also said that one of the students she blames for the complaints – a 15-year-old eighth-grader – told her, "I'll get you fired yet" a few days before she was placed on leave. She said other students in the class have called her crude names and, on one occasion, made fun of her weight.
School district spokeswoman Elena Cala said she could not discuss Lucente's case because there is an "investigation ongoing" and it is district policy not to publicly discuss personnel matters.
Cala said she could not speak in general terms about how the district handles student complaints about teachers.
Philip Rumore, president of the Buffalo Teachers Federation, said the union and its parent, New York State United Teachers, are representing Lucente. The union is "still looking into what happened," Rumore said.
A Buffalo teacher since 2006, Lucente said she received tenure in 2009. She said her current annual salary is $54,000 for teaching Spanish and Italian. This year, she had been working mornings at School 53 on South Park Avenue, where the dispute with students occurred, and afternoons at Houghton Academy on Clinton Street.
According to Lucente, school district officials have told her that several students from one of her eighth-grade Spanish classes at School 53 went to their principal last month with the following complaints:
• That on more than one occasion, she used expletives, in both English and Spanish, in class while complaining about student behavior. The students alleged that she repeatedly used two Spanish swear words – one of them a crude reference to the human anatomy and the other a word for "prostitute" – to refer to unruly students.
• That she told students she was "sick of them" and that "I don't like this school, and I don't like you students."
• That she angrily told students that she doesn't have to follow orders from the school's principal, June Clark, and that Clark "can't fire me" and doesn't own the school building.
• That she told Clark she was "tired of being stuck in schools that are the bottom of the barrel."
"I did tell Miss Clark that I feel like I'm always stuck at the bottom of the barrel – at poor-performing schools with students who are out of control," Lucente said. Clark declined to comment to The News.
Lucente gave The News the names of three male students whom she called "ringleaders" of the group that made complaints about her. She said the three students caused problems in her classroom "pretty much every day this year," talking loudly in class and ignoring homework assignments.
The News attempted to reach the families of the three students named by Lucente. A reporter made contact with one family member, the 32-year-old sister of one of the students.
She said her brother has told his family since the first week of the school year that Lucente was swearing at students in class. She said she doesn't know the whole story about what took place between Lucente and her students.
"He came home that first week and was telling us that she was calling them names in another language," she said of her brother. "Later, he told us she was suspended because a bunch of students went to the principal. He thought she had been fired. ... I don't know if she's a good teacher, but I don't think my brother was making it up about her swearing. He always tells us exactly what goes on at school, whether we like to hear it or not."
Lucente said she has had difficulties with students and administrators at other schools where she has worked, but she told The News that she had "a totally clean disciplinary record" before this incident. School district officials and Rumore said they could not comment on whether that is accurate.
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October 3, 2007
Throwback Thursday: My Girls
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Old friends are the best! Ouch on the broken wrist! How did that happen?ReplyDelete
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Oh gee...I remember that broken wrist story!!!ReplyDelete
I'm always kinda jealous of ppl who've had friends that long. You're so lucky!ReplyDelete
how special is that? you are blessed in so many ways and this is just yet another one of them :)ReplyDelete
How wonderful that your all still good friends. What did you do to your wrist??ReplyDelete
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I remember laughing so hard at Sarah when she did Chris Farley...She is a nut! You have a group of great friends. I remember you changing diapers with 1 hand..you did a great job!ReplyDelete
I think it's so cool you have friends from kindergarten. My oldest friend is from 4th grade.ReplyDelete
Wow! Wish I could say I had a bud left from kindergarten. My oldest is one from high school. The only one.ReplyDelete
What a special thing!
Old friend are the best, nice picture was it plan to all have black shirt!ReplyDelete
I am blessed to have a few friends like that too. :-)ReplyDelete
I'm curious about the wrist too!
That's great. I'm no longer in touch with my grade school friends, but those playground memories are precious to me!ReplyDelete
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awww... its all about the girlfriends! But I too am jealous that you've been blessed with lifelong friends. One downside to moving every two years. :(ReplyDelete
If you get a chance I have a vid up that is mama-hilarious! Wish I was that crafty. Guess ya need sleep for that, eh?
You're so lucky to have old friends like that!ReplyDelete
It is so neat that you guys have been friends so long and are still close enough to hang out.ReplyDelete
You are very lucky to still be close with your school dayz friends. :o)ReplyDelete
Friends for OVER 25 YEARS! WOW!ReplyDelete
My friend in my TT picture don't go that far back! But I consider freshman year of college a long time ago! LOLReplyDelete
Great to have such long time friends!!!
Long time friends are the best!ReplyDelete
That's so cool!!! I love old friends, although I have none with whom I go that far back. Unfortunately.ReplyDelete
you guys are so sweet, my only friend that "old" is my sister. :)ReplyDelete
You can see that you are having a good time and that you are all quite close. Must be a picture of good memories!ReplyDelete
Love the picture! Classy ladies!ReplyDelete
Aww. Aren't friends awesome? I have a friend that I've been friends with since I was in my momma's tummy. There is something special about someone knowing you THAT long and not being in your family. Very special!! I want to hear more about the InStyle event!!ReplyDelete
Aww! How great it must be to have good friends like that! :) Unfortunately, all my kindergarten friends and I have gone our separate paths...ReplyDelete
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Anderson Cooper, who dissed Buffalo's Dyngus Day last year on his CNN show before erupting into a giggling fit, has turned down an invitation to visit the city on this year's most famous Polish holiday.
Now the day's event organizer, speaking at a City Hall news conference Thursday, is taking the invitation to a new level.
"We're going to make his life miserable," Eddie Dobosiewicz said of Cooper, before unveiling a photo illustration of Cooper wearing a crown.
"It appears that Mr. Cooper is too busy to accept our gracious offer to be crowned the first ever Pussy Willow Prince," Dobosiewicz said.
He also has launched a website, www.partypoopercooper.com, to put the pressure on and is urging people to contact Cooper to encourage him to visit.
"We tried taking the high road," Dobosiewicz said.
He said he was told late last week that Cooper has a scheduling conflict and won't be able to make the celebration April 1.
Late Thursday afternoon, Cooper sent out an apology via Twitter.
"Am really sad I will not be able to attend Dyngus Day in Buffalo. It sounds like a lot of fun. i have a work assignment I couldn't change," he said.
Last year Cooper poked fun at the Polish celebration on "Anderson Cooper 360" and his giggling fit and the resulting public reaction made it the show's No. 1 "RidicuList" story of 2012.
Local organizers had tried to capitalize on that publicity by getting Cooper to attend this year's festival.
Dyngus Day is a Polish-American tradition that celebrates the end of Lent. This year's festivities will include a fireworks display, parade and party at the Central Terminal.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Tag Along That Wasn't
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- Angela said...
They are all so cute...I also like the first one best!!
I hope nothing is wrong...you will be missed.
- January 5, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Nan said...
Oh my gosh I would love your extra set of tags. I have this same Material Girl set myself and am just really learning so I would love to see your work you are so good with this tag making. Sorry you are leaving for awhile will miss you. Nan
- January 5, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Nan said...
I'm sorry I forgot to mention which one was my favorite. It's very hard to pick actually as I love them all, but if I had to I'd pick the one with the blond lady with the long hair and the mirror. Thanks Nan
- January 5, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Life At Camellia Cottage said...
I am huge into papercrafting, and making tags is my favorite! Ilove the one for Electrolux, just because of the happy looking image of the girl . . . can anyone really be that happy vacuuming??? So sorry you are leaving blogging, but never say never - you may find your way back eventually! Blessings, Becky G. in GA
- January 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Linda Ruthie said...
I will miss your blog posts but I understand about taking a break. I'll see you over at FlickR for sure.
My favorite of these tags (of course they are all fabulous!) is the Texaco cheerleader. I just love the colors, the image, the balance and simplicity. Or maybe it's just those saddle shoes. :-)
- January 5, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- Creative Breathing said...
Dear Lisa, I know you have been considering for such a long time to withdraw from blogging. I for one will miss your posts and creativity. I absolutely would treasure a last tag from you. Thank you so much for inspiring my own creative journey this past year. Elizabeth
- January 5, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- Patti said...
Oh - I just love each one of these - I just ordered my paper last night - and you are already finished! WOW! I need your energy! They are really cute!!!1
- January 5, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- Donna said...
You are so inspiring! I will miss your posts. I would love any of your tags!
- January 5, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- NanE said...
Your tags are so cute, I could never pick just one fav! I will miss reading your blog but can certainly understand wanting to take a break. I hope you will be back! hugs, Nan
- January 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Scrap for Joy said...
I, too, will miss your blog posts and your creativity! Your tags are amazing and similiar to my plan...love the old advertising ladies...and the Swanson one is especially appealing to me. I will look for you on Flickr Lisa....hope you can come back here some time but Good Luck in whatever you do!
- January 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Glenda said...
I'll miss your blog posts, but look forward to seeing you & your photos on Flickr =).
- January 6, 2011 at 4:47 AM
- Val said...
Sorry to hear about the end of your blog. I do love seeing your projects, including your tags. I love them all, though the food ones would be the most appropriate for me, as I have a very mid-century retro kitchen. The tv dinner one is probably my favorite, with Campbell's soup ranking a close second.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- Jennifer Bontrager said...
They are all so cute that it is hard to pick just one. I think my favorite is the mars bar one but I really love the eletrolux one too. Who am I kidding? They are all adorable. You are so talented!!
- January 6, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- She'sSewPretty said...
They are all adorable Lisa! I hope you don't drop out of the tag swap altogether. I have always enjoyed your cute tags.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Allison said...
We will miss you. LOVE THEM ALL. Material Girl is MY FAVORITE line. The 1st tag is my favorite but they are all fabulous!!!!!
- January 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- bookwormbethie said...
i'll keep an eye out for you on flickr, blogging is sometimes a chore but it's been cool to connect with other fun crafty people. i definitely check into flickr more often than making blog rounds ;)
i've always admired your paper crafting skills. my favorite is the first one with the lady doing laundry!
- January 7, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- Paula Clare said...
Hi Lisa,
I am so sorry to hear that you're leaving blogdom. Probably a wise decision, especially if it's no longer fun but instead a CHORE! That is NOT (in my opinion) what we're here for!
I have been debating the same since family illness has recently overtaken my blog posts...however, I've been assured by friends in blogdom that I can attribute as much time as needed to the sick niece, and they will remain with me when I get back to paper crafting posts!
I hope this is a temporary hiatus, but if not, it's been beyond wonderful getting to know you and your talented way of creating!
I especially love the RC tag...the colors remind me of Sandy's 521 Lake Street, but the drink (one of my old time faves) reminds me of ME! LOVE!
- January 9, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Patti said...
I love the electrolux one - my grama had that goofy looking vacuum. It was a powerful little thing! We called it a weiner dog! Brings back memories! Boo Hoo that you are leaving.
- January 11, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- barncat said...
My extra tags will be going "North To Alaska" to be with Nan. Thanks to everyone who left a nice comment. :)
- January 12, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- bookwormbethie said...
congrats to nan!
- January 14, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Sandy said...
LOL....this is so funny!!!! And your tags are awesome!!!!!! Just love all of the old ad images! I would love one of any of them, but I am probably too late....but I so enjoyed looking at all of them!!!!!
- January 14, 2011 at 3:08 PM
- ~~Carol~~ said...
I'm sorry to hear that you're stepping away from blogging, but I totally understand. I've been struggling with it for the last two months, since my Mom ended up in the hospital and her long recovery since then. But in the end I found it was something that took my mind off of her for awhile. Now I just feel like I don't have anything to say! I'm glad that I will still be able to catch up with you on Flickr. See you there!
Take care,
- January 21, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- Corner Mystery said...
hello friend, nice to know u ^_^
- January 25, 2011 at 8:06 PM
- Celestial Charms said...
Hi Lisa,
Just popping over to say hi. See you will be stepping away, at least for a while. Must say, love those wonderful tags you made. Each one is adorable. Take care!
I'll be looking for ya over in Flickr!
- February 14, 2011 at 12:07 PM
- Amy said...
I could not even pick JUST ONE I loved the most. I too am in E's tag along. I am making mine in Material Girl too. You do Fantastic work.
- February 16, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- mygoodtaste said...
These are wonderful!
- March 1, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- vivian said...
Wonderful awesome tags!! Everyone of them was perfectly sweet!
hope things are better now.
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Hey Charles, amm when you get a chance.. can you ask them about what they are planning about the performance of UI?
I understand performance of javascript and rendering is important, but all these things are already good enough for me in IE8. What I /really/ want is new tabs popping up instantly (now you have to wait one second or more just so that tab shows in the tab bar), IE not half-freezing if internet connection becomes a bit slower and similar.
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To be clear, these conversations are focused on the platform preview bits you now have in your hands - remember that this is not IE 9 the application, but rather an early look at the IE9 dev platform. I know you understand this. I want to reiterate it anyway.
It is showing media faliure when I start to play the video.
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Charles, the quality of these IE9 videos is amazing, especially the camera work and the quality of the encoding.
Thanks. The camera work and production magic is the work of Michael O'Neill, our resident film pro. We will be doing a lot more work together. He's got mad skillz.
Do we get one of those large displays with IE9? Seriously that's a beautiful monitor. What model is it? Must say the IE9 rendering / performance was nothing short of stunning.
One factor, though, is IE9's release schedule. Microsoft reps were completely noncommittal about when the browser would be released, in either a beta or final version. Given the frequency with which we see new editions of Firefox and Google Chrome, it's conceivable that another browser could come out with hardware acceleration before anyone gets a chance to use IE9.
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