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A $50,000 grant to the Charter School for Applied Technologies will be used to buy equipment for its advanced manufacturing experience lab, which provides high school students hands-on experience to pursue manufacturing careers in the region, officials said.
The grant, from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation, was announced Monday afternoon at the Town of Tonawanda campus. It will be used to buy table and band saws, a sander, drill press, planer/joiner, laser printer and a computer numerical-control milling machine, among others things.
"The lab will be used to build more focus on the biotechnology and advanced manufacturing fields to help boost the Western New York economy," said Susan Toomey, director of development at the school. "Local organizations, such as Greatbatch, GM, Moog and the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, have been giving us details of the skills they are looking for in employees."
The Patrick P. Lee Foundation, created by the industrialist father of former Rep. Christopher J. Lee, funds nonprofit organizations in the areas of medical care and research; education; human and community services; and behavioral health in Erie and Niagara counties and parts of South Florida.
Last year, it joined with Erie Community College in offering a pair of two-year, engineering-based scholarships for students at the technologies charter. The annual scholarships cover tuition, school fees, books, a laptop computer and engineering calculator, and tutoring and guidance services throughout the student's college courses.
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Since 2008, downstream purification issues have become progressively more acute problems for biomanufacturers. But that's begun to change this year, according to results from BioPlan Associates' 9th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers.
In our study of 302 global biomanufacturers, we found that there are now fewer downstream processing "acute" problems (typically, capacity bottlenecks in chromatography and ultrafiltration steps), and more "chronic" ones associated with general operational inefficiencies. Facility budgets are funding downstream purification solutions that reduce the number of steps, improve performance, and lower costs.
Compared to prior years, we are seeing a notable decrease in the percentage of global biomanufacturers that expect to move away from Protein A purification. For example, the industry's interest in alternatives to Protein A for existing production units dropped from 27.1% in 2009 to 15.5% this year (Figure).
Although a majority of respondents are still interested in improving their downstream processing, and Protein A chromatography, they display less conviction about actually doing so. From our report, 21.1% of respondents said they had investigated alternatives to Protein A to improve downstream purification operations (down from 31.1% in 2011), but just 11.8% had actually switched to alternatives.
Some of this may be attributable to a gradual lessening of impact of downstream chromatography on capacity levels. This year, 17.5% of respondents said that chromatography steps create "significant" or "severe" capacity constraints at their facilities. That's a slight increase from 14% last year, but is lower than in prior years (2010: 18.9%; 2009: 21.6%; 2008: 20.2%).
There appear not to be any major advances on the immediate horizon for capacity improvements in chromatography. This may be affecting the extent to which respondents are considering alternatives. When we asked respondents which downstream purification technologies they are considering, we found that disposable ultrafiltration systems are in the most demand, by 47.1% of respondents, followed by buffer dilution systems/skids, use of high capacity resins, in-line buffer dilution systems, and single-use disposable TFF membranes. We also found that 23.5% are considering the use of filters instead of resin chromatography.
Perhaps in response to a lessening demand for chromatography alternatives, our study shows that vendors are placing significantly more emphasis on new product development in disposable/single-use devices, and less on chromatography alternatives. Of 35 broad areas of new product development, the top new downstream areas that vendors are currently working on include:
1) Disposable/single-use filtration
2) Chromatography, disposables
3) Chromatography, alternatives to Protein A
The impact of downstream chromatography steps are leveling off and becoming more of a chronic vs. acute problem. This is the result of step-wise improvements in downstream operations.
Development of new, innovative technologies in purification continues to be funded by vendors (although not at the level seen in recent years), and downstream innovation is being actively sought by end-users. So within five years it is quite likely that single-use, simplified, and/or continuous-process purification may emerge that will change the way biologics are purified.
Eric S. Langer ([email protected]) is president and managing partner at BioPlan Associates. The 2012 Ninth Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production is part of the series of annual evaluations by BioPlan Associates.
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Many local restaurants help to showcase the region's cultural and ethnic diversity while serving as economic anchors in their neighborhoods.
As the industry prepares to launch Local Restaurant Week on Monday, the owner of one participating business thanks a supportive community for convincing him to call off plans to close.
Jerry Scharf operates Scharf's Schiller Park restaurant on South Crossman Street, one of the area's last remaining authentic German taverns.
He talks with The Buffalo News' Brian Meyer about a volatile industry and the importance of Local Restaurant Week. Here is a summary of some of the issues that is part of the weekly "In Focus" series.
Meyer: You almost closed last summer. What prevented you from going dark?
Scharf: The overwhelming response of Western New York. The people just came through in masses. We've never seen that kind of volume before.
Meyer: Did they stay, though?
Scharf: I've had people that said: "We used to come like once a year, now we're coming maybe every couple months just to make sure that we can keep you going."
Meyer: You are one of about 200 local restaurants that are participating in Restaurant Week, April 22-28. How important is this type of an event as it relates to generating long-term customers?
Scharf: I find a large number of new customers that come through that do come back. You win them over with your specials and your cuisine. If you can save people [money] and they feel they're getting a good value for their dollar, they will come back again.
Meyer: A lot of restaurants are doing the $20.13 [specials].
Scharf: Exactly, For lunches we do two meals for [$20.13]. For dinner, we do almost a full-course dinner for [$20.13].
Meyer: You mentioned the chains. Deep-pocketed corporations in almost all instances. Many times, if not most times, with locations near the malls ... Is it a losing battle for the small, family-owned independent?
Scharf: I think it's what caused us ... to be close to going under. Because our neighborhood really doesn't have all the shops, the mom-and-pop stores that used to draw people to the neighborhood. At one time, you used to be able to get everything on Genesee Street. Now, there are other businesses there which people [who] are our customers wouldn't frequent.
Meyer: You said [before the interview] that "the restaurant business isn't nearly as fun as when my mom was running it."
Scharf: That's the truth ... there's more regulation. You are being scrutinized a lot tighter by government and by the health department. It's really gotten a lot tougher. It used to be a lot easier for her in her days. And she put in long hours. She was open until four in the morning and back down here at eight o'clock in the morning cooking. But she had more fun doing that than us with the shortened hours ...
Meyer: There's a lot of talk, at least in some circles, about the momentum that we see in some pockets of Buffalo. Canalside. The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The Elmwood [Village], etc. Do you see any momentum [in Schiller Park]?
Scharf: I see stability here. It has not gotten that bad yet. There are still businesses on Genesee Street. They just cater to a different clientele than we do. They refurbished the park about 12 years ago and it has brought life back to the park. It has brought families back to the park, instead of the teenagers and the riffraff that were around prior to the refurbishing.
Meyer: ...But it's a perception issue, isn't it?
Scharf: Absolutely. So many people are just plain afraid. I've gotten letters from people saying "we can't come down there anymore because we're just afraid, and we wish you would move to the suburbs." The funny thing is, no customers have ever been harmed, knock on wood.


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Stetson University's softball program produced an almost perfect year in terms of academic success. Of the Hatters' 16 players, 14 earned recognition on the Atlantic Sun Academic honor roll for the 2011-12 year.
Two Hatters – seniors Carolyn Boyd and Grace Turner – received the A-Sun Commissioner's Scholar recognition. That honor was awarded to just 46 student-athletes from across the league and requires a GPA of between 3.6 and 3.79 upon graduation.
"They are both good student-athletes and work very hard," head coach Frank Griffin said of Boyd and Turner. "They met expectations. We try to recruit the best students that can play the game of softball. I am very proud of the girls."
Stetson had three other players selected to the Conference Scholar's List for having a GPA of at least 3.4. That list included a total of 406 student-athletes from around the league, 55 from Stetson.
Junior Chelsea Whalley and sophomores Chrissy Morello and Meredith Owen were named to the Conference Scholar list.
The Hatters also placed nine others on the All-Academic team for posting a GPA of at least 3.0.
That list includes: seniors Brittany Knipp and Chelsey Trotto, juniors Jordan Cleghorn and Tara Formisano and freshmen Courtney Brandt, Taylor Cochran, Kandice Kuder, Demi Meza and Allison Sutherlin.
Overall, the A-Sun recognized 1,416 student-athletes as All-Academic selections for their work in the classroom by reaching the 3.0 mark. Additionally, 89 percent of the A-Sun's 18 championship teams had at least half of the student-athletes on their rosters earn All-Academic recognition.
Stetson was one of four league institutions to have had more than 70 percent of its student-athletes recognized for having a grade-point average of at least 3.0. Stetson had 139 of its 197 student-athletes who competed in the Atlantic Sun recognized.
"I applaud all who continue to successfully achieve as student-athletes," A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart said. "To see nearly two-thirds of our student-athletes earn this level of academic distinction means that they certainly are committed to the A-Sun's mission of 'Building Winners for Life.'
"It is important to recognize that this is a team effort, due to the commitment of the athletic administration, coaches and staff of our member institutions, who daily serve as the catalysts for such impressive development of our young people. Congratulations and thank you again to the institutions and to each student-athlete for providing such an outstanding representation of the Atlantic Sun Conference."


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The eighth annual Barnard Global Symposium will take place in Paris, gathering hundreds of prominent European leaders in business, government, and the fashion industry to talk about women's roles in the workplace and beyond.
Professor David Weiman, Alena Wels Hirschorn '58 Professor of Economics and Faculty Director of the Empirical Reasoning Center has been named a 2016–17 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar.
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Pine-Richland boys basketball coach Brian Gaetano was happy, and why not?
Gaetano's Rams overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and rallied to beat host Altoona, 55-48, in the opening round of the 2012 Altoona Area Holiday Basketball Tournament on Thursday night at the AAHS Fieldhouse.
"This is a wonderful tournament," Gaetano said. "We love coming here, and playing in a gym like this.
"They treat our kids so well, and we love coming here."
Pine-Richland trailed 15-7 after one quarter, 25-17 at the half and 35-33 after three.
The Rams finally took their first lead, 47-45, when Dean Steliotes nailed a one-hander from the corner with 2:14 remaining, and they were able to hold on down the stretch.
"Obviously, getting a win the first night is hard," Gaetano said. "We travel, and it takes us a little while to get started. But, our kids were tough down the stretch, and now we'll get ready to play an early one [Friday]."
Pine Richland will face Euclid, Ohio in the boys championship game at 2 p.m. today.
Altoona jumped out to a 10-2 lead and led 15-7 after the first quarter, thanks to seven points from DeShae Lee. With Steliotes hitting a pair of 3s, Pine-Richland tied the game at 17-all before a pair of putbacks by Manny Span and buckets by Lee and Kevin Givens regained the upper hand for the Mountain Lions at the half, 25-17.
"Turnovers really killed us," Altoona coach Paul Hasson said. "We turned the ball over [six times] in the third quarter after we had command of the game at halftime.
"It wasn't that intense of a press," Hasson said, "but we just didn't take care of the basketball. Plus, the whole second half, we didn't run our offense. We had too much one-on-one.
"I thought we outplayed them for three quarters," Hasson said, "but they took control in the fourth quarter.
"Turnovers and not running our offense ... that was the story of the game."
After Steliotes' deuce put PR on top, 47-45, Sam Dunsmore's driving layup gave the Rams a four-point advantage. A pair of free throws by Lee and 1-of-2 by Brandon Lytle cut the deficit to 49-48 with 50 seconds left, but that was the Lions' last gasp.
After making 1-of-2 fouls, Pat Sullivan rebounded a miss and scored on a putback to give Pine Richland a 52-48 lead with 40 ticks to go.
"Pat's an experienced guy for us," Gaetano said. "He's a tough player for other teams to deal with because he has the size [6-feet-5] to play inside but he has guard skills.
"That [putback] was a huge play for us."
Pat Sullivan hit another free throw moments later and Shea Sullivan got a breakaway layup to seal it with 14 seconds left.
Steliotes led PR with 17 points while Dunsmore added 12, Shea Sullivan 11 and Pat Sullivan 10. Lee paced Altoona with 17 and Span added 10.
"We made a concerted effort in the second half to not let [Lee] touch the ball," Gaetano said. "Shea Sullivan did an outstanding job with that because [Lee] was having his way with us the first half."
Game notes: Pine-Richland made seven 3s, Altoona none. ... Altoona had a 25-19 advantage in rebounds, but turned the ball over 13 times, including 10 in the second half. ... Rams were guilty of 10 turnovers. ... Lions meet West Catholic in the boys consolation tilt at 6 today. West Catholic lost to Euclid, Ohio, 58-28, in the other first-round game Thursday as Anthony Coleman scored 13 points for the winners. ... Prior to the Altoona-Pine-Richland game, a moment of silence was held in memory of former AAHS boys coach John Swogger who passed away Christmas day.
PINE RICHLAND (55): S. Sullivan 5 0-2 11, Steliotes 6 2-2 17, Dunsmore 4 2-3 12, P. Sullivan 3 4-6 10, Jackson 1 0-2 2, DiNucci 1 0-0 3, Hartmann 0 0-0 0, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Switalski 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 8-14 55.
ALTOONA (48): Lee 5 7-8 17, Dry 4 0-0 8, Lytle 2 1-2 5, Acrie 3 0-0 6, Span 4 2-2 10, Givens 1 0-0 2, Berardinelli 0 0-0 0, Pope 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0, Hancock 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 10-14 48.
Pine-Richland.............7 10 16 22 - 55
Altoona15 10 10 13 - 48
3-point goals: Pine Richland 7 (Steliotes 3, Dunsmore 2, S. Sullivan, DiNucci.
Officials: Searer, Thompson, Heider.
Records: Pine-Richland (6-3); Altoona (4-3).


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Chicago Cubs Draft History
We've had a few draft history pieces over the years, a 3-part series I did back in 2005( the third part is particularly gruesome) and one by reader "Real Neal" last year. Reader "Wiscgrad" has put one together for this year and I'll be adding it to the "TCR Junk Drawer" as soon as I get a moment. Unfortunately, I'm having some issues getting it translated to HTML (particularly the pictures), so the PDF file is down below for your reading and viewing pleasure.
Chicago Cubs Draft History (PDF File)
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As some ESPN hack would write for the talking heads :"the Good, the bad, and the Ugly of the Cubs draft history." Good job, Rob.
To change the subject entirely, I would love the Cubs to get C.C. Sabathia, but not for ARam. Cliff Lee might be pitching outside of his level, so I'm wary of that guy. AJ Burnett is an oft-injured malcontent. No thanks. We're chock full of pitchers that are head cases.
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Huh? People are saying ARam for CC? That would never happen.
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What? Where was the Aram rumor from?
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Kevin Goldstein's mock draft has the Cubs picking...
... a slow and steady riser, as the Cubs have been in on hard and heavy to see the last few starts by Illinois high school star Jake Odorizzi. He has the kind of velocity, command, and clean mechanics rarely seen from the cold-weather states.... consistently touching 95 mph with his fastball while showing a much-improved breaking ball.
Selection: Jake Odorizzi, RHP, Highland HS (IL)
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not killing the messenger here...nonetheless...
mock drafts past the first 5 or so picks are pretty f'n lame.
cubs got way too deep of a pick to even narrow it down to 3-5 possible picks, especially in this very weak draft class. very very very weak...there's like only 1-2 highschool pitchers worth drafting and some of the best college arms are relievers.
btw, if pedro alvarez makes it past AAA with his swing i'd be amazed. someone will blow million on him in the first 10 picks, though (probably top 5).
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Not doubting you or anything Crunch because I have no clue about this, but out of curiosity, what makes you think Alvarez's swing is worse than MLB scouts think it is? Have you seen him play?
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yes, seen him play...also seen video (god, i love the new era of video-on-demand coming from all over the place along with nearly every cell phone having a camera).
about his swing...i dont really think scouts think its better than i think it is...at least i dont think too many expect him to be a guy who's a top tier talent. he can move the bat through the zone, but he really loves chasing anything high which he can do something with his aluminum bat and wrist/hand speed. he's is the most polished bat in the draft, but he's not THAT polished. it's a weak draft class all around.
about his glove/arm...average at best for both. lotta people on the fence about whether he'll be able to stay there and if he might/should end up in LF/1st. doubt anyone will draft him and do anything but stick him at 3rd to begin with, but how long can he stay? with an arm that's barely 3rd base quality and average D...he'd need some good power for that...
which brings me to the power thing. i've been sold on him being a guy with a great swing...fast swing...but his power stroke *seems* to be aluminum bat influenced and since coming back from his hamate bone removal it's really showed.
that said...he does have the tools and he's very athletic. he's also the most polished bat in the draft. he'll have a lot going for him coming into this draft that would be overshadowed in other draft classes. a lot of what's moving him up (besides his actual #s performance) is how athletic he is. he's not fast by any means (kinda slow), but he's not lazy and there's a lotta teams who would love to try to mold him into the guy he could be.
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Nice article Wisconsin!
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The CC for Aram is from Goatriders. No sniping please; I found it preposterous as well. Not a rumored trade, just some random idiot's idea.
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The moment we have all waiting for is finally near. Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal is currently just hours away from happening for the second time since December 2010. Rematches in boxing are typically unwarranted and very boring.
We're hoping that's not the case this time around.
Bernard Hopkins has been running his mouth like crazy leading up to this bout. Some people will be tuning into this fight just in hopes of watching The Executioner get knocked out. While that's not likely to happen, Pascal did knock down the 46-year-old twice in their first bout.
During their first match, Hopkins and Pascal fought to a controversial majority draw. This time around, we're hoping the result is less controversial and more decisive. In addition, it would be nice if these two decided to put on a show for the fans and let their punches go more often.
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The Stetson sand volleyball team wrapped up the Fiesta on Siesta Key tournament with bracket play on Sunday.
In the Fiesta Fun competition, Stetson pairs played in four different brackets. The format was single elimination matches of one set to 25. Tiffany Creamer and Kristin Lind shined in the B bracket as they made it all the way to the finals before falling 25-19 to Florida International's Kristine Monforte and Martyna Gluchowicz.
"Kristin and Tiffany were a strong pair today," head coach Kristina Hernandez said. "I am proud of them for making it to the finals. They played tough against FIU in the finals match and battled every point. It was fun to watch."
Creamer and Lind went 3-1 for the day, defeating teams from Grand Canyon, Florida Gulf Coast, and North Florida. Several other Stetson duos gave strong performances. In the D bracket, Erika White and Kara Young reached the semi-finals while Madison Tormey and Stephanie Marin finished in the quarterfinals. Jordann Dierickx and Maren Rygh, who also competed in the B bracket, made it to the quarterfinals.
In the top bracket of Fiesta Fun, Stetson's Julie Bassett and Rachael Farrell picked up wins against pairs from Florida International and Florida Atlantic. The duo advanced to the semi-finals, but they were unable to defeat College of Charleston's Sloane White and Andi Zbojniewicz.
"Julie and Rachael made it to the semis in their bracket, but ultimately we couldn't defensively stop Charleston," Hernandez explained. "However, as a pair they improved tremendously over the weekend on some things we've been working on."
The Fiesta Pairs tournament also continued on Sunday as the top two seeds from each team faced off in bracket play. These matches were single elimination with regular scoring. In the gold division, Kaley Melville and Kaylee Anderson earned a dramatic victory Florida International's Cupp and Toghiyani (21-14, 19-21, 21-19). Melville and Anderson fell 21-7, 21-12 to Florida State's top seed of Aurora Davis and Jace Pardon in the quarterfinals. The duo finished the weekend with a record of 4-1.
Stetson honored their seniors Jordann Dierickx, Katie DiGirolamo, Kara Young, and Rachael Farrel prior to the start of play.
"I want to congratulate the seniors on a great weekend of play," Hernandez said. "All four seniors advanced on the first day, and Jordan made it to the quarterfinals with Maren today in their bracket. All of them continue to get better and set their standards of play high."
With regular season complete, Stetson now looks forward to Atlantic Sun conference tournament this weekend. The Hatters will face Jacksonville at 11 a.m. on Friday in Fort Myers, Fla.


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Autumn is a great time to plant trees and shrubs. Cool temperatures make it easier to work outside, and adequate moisture ensures that trees will survive through the winter. Safety should also be a consideration in tree-planting, and Safe Electricity has tips to make sure your trees are out of harm's way.
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4:45 p.m.: Tanker explosion risk prompts evacuation
March 14, 2013
Danger of an explosion has prompted emergency personnel to evacuate everyone in a 300 foot radius from a propane tanker that has been burning for a week along Talbott Road in Belington....
Now just how many had to be evacuated ? How many days did the fire burn before they evacuated . This headline made you think half the town was evacuated . This was not a mass evacuation like the paper wanted everyone to think. Like 5 people .
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Wow, how lucky are the people in Barbour County to have such dedicated and knowledgable volunteer fireman.
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September 12, 2013
On Wednesday, as we all made our way through the working day, echoes of President Obama's confusing speech on Syria bouncing around in our heads, occasionally a resident would stop, turn to the......
Democrat Socialist agenda: Equality.
Is this really what the DNC has become? Yeah...it is. Is why we're LEAVING you all behind.
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Bwahaha...oh the day can get a lot darker.....just wait until Obama the deranged lunatic gets his QUADRUPLE utility rates in place for you all. You will be sitting in the dark because you can't afford the bills.
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Thanks Anti..and What for showing us all how 'little' education you have. Seriously, ANti....your poorly written and poorly worded statements make one wonder if you're not still in elementary school. I would hate to think you are an adult and still speak like a 10 year old, but seems to be the pattern with left-leaning liberals. Hmm...THink it would do YOU better to stay quiet then open your mouth and prove your ignorance like you do everyday. Pathetic. Only one that laughs at what you say is you. No one else even 'gets' what you're trying to say. You make NO sense. Maybe to a 3rd grader.
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Obama ILLEGALLY bypasses Congress; starts war in Libya. Then our Libya embassy; BENGHAZI.........gets attacked and Obama and Hillary do NOTHING to help the American workers there. They sit and WATCH them get murdered by MUSLIM TERRORISTS. Then Obama and Hillary and democrats LIE to us and say they weren't terrorists; it's over a stupid video NO ONE SAW!!! STILL to this day......Obama has done NOTHING to bring JUSTICE to those murdered there.
Democrats DO NOT CARE!
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WHo says DEMON-RATS don't like WAR???
Obama the Democrat WarMonger. Makes Bush look passive. Obama SAID he would end Iraq war.........he LIED. Obama INCREASED more soldiers into Iraq, and then increased the war in Afghanistan...........Obama PROMISED to shut down Gitmo............Gitmo is STILL there. Obama and democrats blamed Bush for $1.99 gallon gas.........Bwahaha..........yet the hypocrites say NOTHING now that Obama has gas prices at $3.00 to $4.00 per gallon.
Yep; if you have NO brain cells; vote democrat; you need someone to tell you what to do, how to do it, what to say, and when to bathe, eat, brush your teeth. You ARE that stupid!
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Obama's "Weapons of Mass DISTRACTION." It's what he does when he doesn't want YOU to know his next harmful move. Watch the other hand!
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Things would be much better if Sarah Palin and John McCain would have won. She could see Syria from her house. Bush caused 2 wars with no end! WOW
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Obama's wanting to help muslim murderers in Syria is CONNECTED to what they did in Benghazi; Fast & Furious is still active....except NOW it's furnishing weapons to murderous rebels in another country.
Obama administration has a lot of innocent blood on their hands!
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Obama and his VP just keep proving how totally clueless they are on the safety of Americans and on foreign policy.
Remember how Obama and all the radical democrats yelled that "they" would "talk" to all our enemies and they would be nice and then they'd all start to like us here. Pfft~! Totally inept and brain dead all radical liberals are. They are so uneducated in the world and how things WORK because well, honestly....its' that dirty little 4-letter word that gets them every time. W-O-R-K!
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Let's see it's ok to bomb someone like in Iraq but when women and children are gased with chemical weapons we should do nothing. so the next time any other act like this happens we should stay out of it. U can't have it both ways either we stand up for these types of things or we don't regardless of the patry of the President. The problem this time is The guy in the white house is Black simple as that if he's for it the GOP is against it.If Bush was in office we'd bomb the*****out of them no problem
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I think what 'Pure' is saying is that he will remain a no-conservative puppet even if he himself doesn't agree with the politics. He must secretly hate himself. And is too stupid to know why.
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Emmerton, Miller/Eaves, Abdelkader, Helm.
I won't blame the last guy as much as I'll blame the first three, but our PK hasn't been up to snuff the last 2/3 years and obviously this year it has been a disaster.
It's almost as if Babcock has this mindset: the guys on the 3rd and 4th lines will play the penalty kill.
If that is his thought process, considering who are our 3rd and 4th line players, then it is flawed. Penalty killers need to have a high hockey IQ. They need to be able to anticipate where the puck is going, play angles, and have the athleticism to attack the puck carrier without putting the rest of their linemates in jeopardy.
We used to field our best players on the PK: Pav, Hank, The Captain, Fedorov, etc. I realize that using Pav and Hank on the PK now is risky due to endurance issues, but we lost a 2-0 twice because of taking stupid penalties and then the PK couldn't hold up.
I noticed Miller, Emmerton, and Abdelkader particularly last night how they would stay in the box and not pressure the puck carrier whatsoever and to boot they were playing pretty deep inside the blue line giving the point men A TON of space.
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Symbols are sometimes powerful. Last Sunday morning, the preacher emphasized a point in his sermon by waving his Bible in the air. It looked tattered. Well-used....
You can find out the problems with Levin's book at foavc****. Also you can read the 746 applications from 49 states at this site. Levin does not even mention these applications. Nor does he mention that 8 of his 12 amendments have already been proposed by the states.
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THAT is the problem. MOST politicians only 'carry' the Constitution around for 'looks' and we should all know by now that "looks" are deceiving. None of them actually have READ nor can COMPREHEND the Constitution. That is evident by all the UNconstitutional bills and taxes and laws that they heap upon the People to keep them all OPPRESSED, POOR and BEGGING for govt help. SOme of us though will work TWO jobs before begging a stinking socialist arrogant bunch of clowns with power and money hungry characters for anything. ONLY when the lazy naive voters awaken from their false feelings of 'believing' this bunch of liars, fakes and frauds will the stupidity stop!!
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Agnoni, Liberty, observed their 30th wedding anniversary Sept. 10, 2012.
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Mrs. Agnoni, the former Leigh M. Nienhueser, is a native of Cogan House. She is the daughter of Mary Jane Krotzer, Liberty, and the late Ira Nienhueser. She graduated from Liberty High School in 1981 and from Boces Nursing School, Binghamton, N.Y. She is employed by ManorCare Health Services as a licensed practical nurse.
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Mr. Agnoni, a native of Trout Run, is the son of Laura Mae Agnoni, Williamsport, and the late Victor Agnoni. He graduated from Liberty High School in 1981 and received an electrical degree from the former Williamsport Area Community College in 1983. He is employed by Shop-Vac Corp.
They are the parents of three daughters, Lauren Jane Miller, Olivia Grace and Abby Hope, all of Liberty, and a son, Lucas R., Williamsport.
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Career Services has been one of Mississippi College's most beneficial services to me throughout my junior and senior year. I started going to career services to learn more about potential internships and jobs that interested me and would use my accounting degree. A Career Services professional helped me improve my resume and also provided me with interview coaching. One of the things that makes Career Services at Mississippi College stand out, is the level of interest they showed in my future and well being. It was not just a systematic style of coaching and advising. I was advised and coached on a personal level, which also fostered a mentoring environment. Throughout my senior year, I applied for and interviewed for multiple different financial positions throughout the Metro Jackson area. I honestly believe that it was because of the excellent advice and coaching I received from Mississippi Colleges Career Services I received an offer from each employer. I have accepted a position with Community Bank and am looking forward to beginning my professional career this June. I am extremely thankful for MC's Career Service. I recommend that all MC students take advantage of this phenomenal resource, no matter your field of study.
Mississippi College Career Services is one of the most helpful assets that MC has to offer. I started going to career services every semester since my sophomore year just to "talk shop" about where my degree would take me. They helped advise me when I was considering changing majors by opening my eyes to careers that other majors offered. The staff always was interested in my future and I always felt more confident about the direction I was headed after college with the guidance given by the team. Career Services not only helped me change majors but it also connected me with a great part-time job through Career link that allowed me to have income while I was in school. Most of all I am thankful for the interview and resume coaching Career Services equipped me with so I can confidently go into any interview feeling prepared for anything. By having these skills I have a full-time job at Republic Finance once I graduate from MC. I am more than thankful for the guidance that Career Services has given me and am blessed to have a job when I graduate.
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The sounds that fill camp tonight are those of our campers rockin' out and relaxing in their PJ's. What songs to sing? What dreams to dream? Come out tonight and find out! We will get cozy for bed as we join the rest of the Ojai Valley Inn for the evening's Dive-In Movie feature at the Main Pool.
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HAMBLETON - Tucker County High School students are working on the character trait of giving for December, and they spent the month collecting gifts for Toys for Tots.
Lauren Smith, school guidance counselor, said, "We wanted to choose activities of giving that help the community. I called and talked to Canaan Valley, and we partnered for the activity.
Tucker County High School students collect Toys for Tots, and the house that collected the most, the Teal House, collected 77 presents. Mike McRae of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots presented students with a certificate at the school Thursday. Teal House students received a pass for tubing at Canaan Valley Resort, and Performance Motors of Elkins and Parsons donated $100 for a pizza party.
"They offered free tubing passes for the kids collecting the most toys. Also, Performance Motors of Elkins and Parsons will be donating $100 for a pizza party for those students collecting the most toys."
Last month, students collected canned goods and donated them to local food pantries.
"We delivered so many cans," Assistant Principal J.R. Helmick said. "It was part of our November month of gratitude, another character-learning opportunity."
Sarah Hines, advertising representative for Performance Motors, said the company decided to donate $100 for gasoline and pizza after being contacted by McRae.
"He told us about other dealers who have offered incentives to help with the toy drive, and we decided to help," Hines said. "With kids seeing what the winners received, we hope it will help grow the Toys for Tots collections for next year."
Toys collected include 12 by the Black House, seven by the Blue House, 53 by the Brown House, nine by the Green House, 24 by White Blue House, seven by the Orange House, 10 by the Pink House, 58 by the Red House, 43 by the Silver House and 16 by the Yellow House.


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The financially troubled The Residences at Kapalua Bay has been sold for $100 million to a entity incorporated in Delaware, the court-appointed commissioner in the foreclosure case said Thursday.
First Circuit Judge Bert Ayabe in Honolulu on Thursday confirmed the sale of the foreclosed ultra-luxury condominium and time-share project to Island Acquisitions Kapalua LLC, said Honolulu attorney and court-appointed commissioner George Van Buren, in an email.
In December, an auction was held for the residences, with the highest bid coming in at $55 million from Island Acquisitions Kapalua LLC.
But on Thursday at a scheduled confirmation hearing, the sale was reopened because at least one new bidder came in at 105 percent of the current top bid, or $57.75 million.
There was further bidding, with Island Acquisitions again coming out on top with the winning bid of $100 million, Van Buren said.
He added that it generally takes two months before the property is conveyed to the purchaser. After closing, Island Acquisitions will own the majority of the units in the development, he said.
John Chaney, president of the Kapalua Bay Vacation Owners Association, said that the association is delighted that several months of uncertainty have come to a close with the sale. The part-time Maui and Houston resident said via phone from Texas that the association also is looking forward to working with Island Acquisitions on a new strategy for the property.
Chaney declined to disclose details about Island Acquisitions Kapalua, saying that the entity should be the one to tell the press about itself. Chaney did say, though, that the entity is "well-funded."
Island Acquisitions Kapalua LLC was not listed in the state's Business Registration Division online database Thursday.
Overall, Chaney said that the sale was good news.
"Today the sun is shining," he said.
In January, Colorado-based Timbers Resorts took over management of the condominium and time-share project from Ritz-Carlton Management Co. The management issue is separate from the foreclosure case.
Officials from Timbers Resorts did not immediately return messages for comment on the sale Thursday.
Officials from the Kapalua Bay Vacation Owners Association and the Association of Apartment Owners of Kapalua Bay Condominium had said at that time that they were pleased with Timbers Resorts taking over management of the properties.
In December, 65 of the residential condominiums and 567 fractional-ownership interests in the property's 62 time-share units headed to the auction block. The units and time-share interests that were being auctioned off were those that the developer had been unable to sell. The auction also included leasehold interest in The Shops at Kapalua, a spa and other amenities.
When the project opened in mid-2009, on the site of the former Kapalua Bay Hotel, it was touted as "destined to become Maui's most cherished luxury homes."
But project developer Kapalua Bay LLC - a joint venture among affiliates of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Exclusive Resorts and Marriott International - ended up owing more than $304 million in principal and interest on the property.
The land and buildings have a combined assessed value of $284.4 million for tax purposes, according to a fact sheet for the auction.
The residences portion of the project is made up of 84 wholly owned condominiums that were initially priced between $3.9 million and $9.8 million. The project's 62 time-share units each have 12 fractional-ownership interests, and individual interests were initially priced between $350,000 and $850,000.
Lenders for the project - led by German bank Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg - foreclosed on the property in June in 1st Circuit Court.
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Louis C. DeBergalis, a former ironworker and owner of Rod Placing, died unexpectedly Saturday in his Cheektowaga home. He was 69.
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Mr. DeBergalis and a brother, Rocco Jr., also co-owned Rod Placing, a steel reinforcing company started by his father, Rocco.
Mr. DeBergalis enoyed gardening, carving stone and cooking, and was a member of Big Timers Italian-American Club.
Survivors include his wife, Christine; two daughters, Tonya Balash and Jacquelyn Criola; a son, Jeffrey; his mother, Olympia; a sister, Mary Rose Gaughan; and two other brothers, Joseph and Paul.
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Sunday, Nov. 14
2:00 p.m.: Free dance
Of course, the order of skate will not be determined until after the free dance has been competed, and I'll add the extra info to the top of this thread at that time. However, I'm posting the meat of the virtual program now.
For all of the medal contenders except for Riazanova and Tkachenko, Skate America is their second competition on the Grand Prix series. All of them will have spent the time in between, polishing their routines and attempting to improve their levels on elements that didn't score as well as they would like. Most however, will be doing essentially the same routines they performed in their first outing. Some will have made some tweaks and rearrangments of their programs, including Meryl Davis and Charlie White, who felt that the original version of their free dance was a bit too jam packed with tango footwork outside the elements, giving the audience and them no breathing room. The Detroit Free Press has an interview with White and Davis, talking about changes to their programs here:
A preskate America interview with Meryl and Charlie may be downloaded here:
Another interview may be found on the changes they are making to their dances on icenetwork.
Of the couples competing here, Meryl and Charlie scored the highest in their previous Grand Prix
outing, followed by Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier, who won the free dance at Skate Canada.
Vanessa and Paul's new free dance was choreographed by Christopher Dean to "Eleanor Rigby."
Vanessa's costume is bright red, and Paul's is bright blue, representing the colors of the British flag. This program has been very well received. It will be exciting to see how it develops over the season, as they perform Dean's difficult choreography with more smoothness.
Alex and Maia Shibutani earned the third highest score of this group, placing second in the free dance at NHK. Their program to "Smile" and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a very smooth ballroom routine, reminiscent of 1930's musicals.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje's program to the score from "Moulin Rouge" is the most lift-centric
of the top programs. It has four short lifts and two transitional lifts. For my tastes, this is perhaps a bit too much. However, the lifts have very clever entrances, and advance the plot of the story they are telling on the ice.
Finally, Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko have not yet competed on the Grand Prix. Their
free dance, as seen at Nebelhorn Trophy, is set to music listed in their ISU biography as just "Mexico." At Nebelhorn, their free dance was scored just behind the Shibutanis. Their performance gained them the highest base level score of the teams competing here.
Stefanie Frohberg and Tim Giesen GER (ISU World Ranking 41st)
Frohberg and Giesing scored 44.30 in the short dance.
Coach: Rene Lohse
Choreographer: Jutta Deutschland (SD); Denkova and Staviski (FD)
Their FD: La Maza by Silvio Rodriguez, Cuban/Spanish theme
7th at Finlandia in the FD, 65.59
FD Skate Canada 62.10
Cathy Reed and Chris Reed JPN (ISU World Ranking: 27th)1 Sequential Twizzle 4
2 Straight Line Lift4
3 Circular Step2
4 Rotational Lift Blown lift. Not enough rotations. Their performance of their other elements was fairly uniform.
5 Combination Spin4
6 Midline Step2
7 Curve Lift4+Rotational Lift4
8 Transitional Lift; no score
Base: 33.00
If only Chris and Cathy could master the twizzles! They scored 44.40 in the short dance, and are
second on the program today.
Coach: Nikolai Morozov, Walter Rizzo
Choreographer: Nikolai Morozov, Patti Wilcox
Their FD: So She Dances by Josh Groban
For three years straight, National Senior champions in Japan
15th at last year's World Championships
This slow piece of music without any real highs does them no favors.
Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland GBR (ISU World Ranking: 28th)1 Rotational Lift4
2 Straight Line Lift2
3 Sequential Twizzle 3 This had their weakest GOE at Skate Canada. Not surprising. They often have twizzle trouble.
4 Curve Lift2+Rotational Lift4 This was quite nice
5 Circular Step2
6 Midline Step2
7 Transitional Lift; no score 0.00 Very pretty
8 Combination Spin4
Base: 33.00
Penny and Nick's FD is much better than their short dance would lead you to think. They scored 49.43 in the short dance.
Coach: Evgeni Platov, Philip Askew
Choreographer: Philip Askew
Their FD: Simba Confronts Scar and King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Elton John & Tim Rice
Current British Senior Silver Medallists
16th at European Championships last year
This fall, third at Coupe de Nice, fourth at Nepela Trophy
They stay in lion character throughout.
1 Rotational Lift4
2 Sequential Twizzle 4 Their twizzles at NHK got level 4, but had some problems.
3 Combination Spin4 Their combination spin was weak at NHK>
4 Curve Lift3 This was a highlight for me.
5 Curve Lift4+Rotational Lift1
6 Circular Step2
7 Diagonal Step1 They had problems with this step at NHK, resulting in negative GOE's.
ran out of gas a bit
8 Transitional Lift; no score
9 Transitional Lift; no score nice lift to get 0 points for.
Base 32.50
Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giuletti-Schmitt USA (ISU World Ranking 82nd)
Lynn and Logan scored 52.13 in the short, a very respectable score for them.
Coach: Yaroslava Netchaeva, Juri Tchesnitchenko
Choreographer: Yaroslava Netchaeva, Juri Tchesnitchenko
FD: I Belong To You by Muse; Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix (from "Samson and Dalilah") by Camille Saint-Saens
8th at the most recent US Championships
6th at Nebelhorn
8th in the FD at Nebelhorn (74.23)
The lifts in this program are all interesting and well executed.
WARMUP GROUP 21 Straight Line Lift4 Nice lift
2 Sequential Twizzle 4
3 Curve Lift4+Rotational Lift4 This was their strongest element at Nebelhorn
4 Circular Step1 Their steps were not strong.
5 Curve Lift4
6 Combination Spin4
7 Transitional Lift; no score
8 Midline Step1 This by far their weakest element
9 Transitional Lift; no score
Base: 34.00
Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachencko RUS (ISU World Ranking 34th)
Katia and Ilia's SD earned 55.52, and could well have scored higher, I think.
Coach: Alexei Gorshkov
Choreographer: Sergei Petukhov
FD: Mexico
FD Nebelhorn
Last year was their first as a team.
4th at the most recent Senior Russian Nationals
3rd at Nebelhorn this fall
3rd in the free dance at Nebelhorn (83.61)
Video from Russian Test Skate
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani USA (ISU World Ranking: 14th)1 Diagonal Step3
2 Curve Lift4
3 Rotational Lift4 (reversing)
4 Sequential Twizzle 4
5 Combination Spin4
6 Stationary Lift4 This was by far their best element at Nebelhorn.
7 Circular Step2 This was their weakest, although it did not earn negative GOE.
8 Transitional Lift; no score
Base: 38.50
Maia and Alex are still having a few problems with the Golden Waltz, scoring 56.46 in the short dance.
Coach: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva, J.Johns, A. Lenda
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva
Their FD: Smile (Charlie Chaplin soundtrack); Let's Face the Music and Dance by Irving Berlin
Current US Junior champions
4th at last year's Junior Worlds, 2nd at the previous Junior Worlds
5th at Nebelhorn this fall, due to a fall in the SD.(46.90) They were second in the FD at Nebelhorn, ahead of Capellini/Lanotte.
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje CAN (ISU World Ranking: 10th)1 Spin4
2 Circular Step2
3 Curve Lift4+Rotational Lift4 This is a beautiful lift that works very well.
4 Sequential Twizzle 4 3 sets of very fast ones
5 Straight Line Lift4
6 Diagonal Step2 The Shibutani's last two elements were their weakest in GOE at NHK.
7 Rotational Lift4
Base: 37.00
Kaitlyn and Andrew's short dance was very wonderful, and they scored 59.48 for it.
Coach: S. Bourne, P. Camerlengo, A. Krylova
Choreographer: Shae-Lynn Bourne, Pasquale Camerlengo
Their FD: Sparkling Diamonds; Come What May; El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge soundtrack)
1st place at 4CC's in 2010
3rd at Canadian Senior Nationals
This program has 6 lifts...for me, it is too much about the lifts, althought they are interesting.
1 Circular Step3
2 Sequential Twizzle 2 They had a problem with the twizzles at NHK, resulting in negative GOE
3 Combination Spin4
4 Rotational Lift3 ( interesting entrance)
5 Curve Lift4
6 Rotational Lift3
7 Straight Line Lift4
8 Diagonal Step2 Their diagonal step did not score well either, although GOE was not negative.
9 Transitional Lift; no score
10 Transitional Lift; no score
Base: 35.50
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier CAN (ISU World Ranking: 6th)
Vanessa and Paul did not skate their short dance at their very best, and so are just about a point ahead of Weaver and Poje, having scored 60.41 in the short dance.
Coach: Carol Lane, Juris Razguliaevs, Jon Lane
Choreographer: Christopher Dean, Carol Lane, Juris Razguliaevs
FD Eleanor Rigby by John Lennon and Paul McCartney performed by Joshua Bell
FD from Skate Canada 91.47
1 Combination Spin4
2 Straight Line Lift2 This was their weakest GOE element at Skate Canada
3 Diagonal Step3
4 Sequential Twizzle 3
5 Serpentine Lift4
6 Serpentine Step3
7 Rotational Lift4 This is a very interesting lift
8 Transitional Lift; no score
Base: 37.50
Meryl Davis and Charlie White USA (ISU World Ranking: 1st)
Meryl and Charlie's effort to fix the problems they had with the Golden Waltz paid off, but they had problems with the twizzles (Charlie slipped) and the step sequence. They scored 63.62 in the short dance.
Coach: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva
Their FD: Il Postino (soundtrack) by Luis Bacalov; and Payadora and Recuerdo (Forever Tango) by Lisandro Adrover
Two time US Champions, 2nd at Olympics, 2nd at Worlds, 1st at GPF.
1 Straight Line Lift4 unique lift
2 Circular Step3
3 Sequential Twizzle3
4 Straight Line Lift2+Rotational Lift4
5 Spin4 I like this spin
6 Diagonal Step3 This was their weakest GOE element at NHK
7 Rotational Lift4
Base 37.50


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Alaska or Switzerland?
Trying to decide where to go for the next vacation, and am inbetween Alaska or Switzerland. Tell me where you would rather go and why.:)
Depends on what you're going to be doing. Both places are opposite ends of the spectrum with how things work.
burtonavenger, I am looking for more backcountry type boarding with fresh powder vs. a place all thrashed up & all icy with people everywhere.
I am leaning toward alaska because I have herd that switzerland is alot like colorado, and I just want to try somewhere new.
BurtonAvenger summed it up pretty well in one sentence.
But let me elaborate a bit more on what he means by that. I've been lucky enough to have been in both places, so I'm not just shooting from the hip. I assume that since you're asking this in a snowboard forum that we're talking about going snowboarding....so let's limit the timeframe to a 5-month stretch from Dec through April.
Switzerland is flat out gorgeous. It's flat out expensive too - now more so than ever with the crappy dollar/euro exchange rate. Most Swiss speak english, but still depending on which part of the country you'd visit you'll get a heavy dose of either french or german. Food is great. Beer is great. Late night discotech raves can be quite memorable. Snowboarding - to get to the heart of the matter - can be really good. You've got more freeride / big mountain orientated resorts as well as several with world class pipes / parks. If there's not good snow early on, the trip could be less about snowboarding and more about the "vacation" (i.e. drink, eat, start smoking if you don't already, and party with eastern euros till the sun comes up).
Alaska is an ENTIRELY different experience.
And if you're talking about Alaska, I guess you'd separate that into trying to go to a pretty darn good resort like Alyeska versus going for heli time. If you're talking a place like Alyeska, Snowolf hit a lot on the head. It's an awesome freeride mountain that gets a poop load of snow. Dec thru like mid Feb can be downright nasty with big storms and reduced daylight. The lodge right there is pretty nice with all the amenities. Girdwood close by has some good local spots, but if you're looking for alaskan cougars and/or some semblance of night life, you'd have to head into Anchorage. Even there, we're not talking euro style / whistler / "resort" community. It's fairly WT (in a good ol' boy way), and the discussions at the bar might be about fishing, hunting, snowmachining, drinking, etc.
But if you're really looking for a memorable time, are ready to rough it a bit, and have the ability to ride steep and deep terrain, getting laps in a heli in AK has ABSOLUTELY NO COMPARISON. It is the mecca of big mountain freeriding. Go in good riding shape. Go prepared for little to no amenities. Don't go unless you've taken an avalanche course, know how to dig out your buddy, and have at least a beacon, shovel, probe & good pack. Go with a crew that fills one heli so that you're not an odd man out. Go with people at roughly the same riding ability. Go prepared to do plenty of day drinking on a "down day." Go prepared for mulitple down days. Don't go for less than 7 to 10 days. Go during March and April.
I spent most of this past April up in Haines (my 3rd time). I've got over a dozen blog posts about my trip archived on the link below, just scroll down and you'll see them all under "Chappy's Daily Alaska Heli & Sled Lovefest"...
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Slightly more than just two cents worth, but hope it helps.....
wow very nice! Ive never done a heli drop but would for sure want to try it. Ill check out your blogs
So if you weren't thinking of a heli trip, then Alyeska would do just fine. Don't worry about the base elevation - especially if you're thinking of going before mid March as you'll have less of a chance for rain instead of snow. And not to steer you off of AK, but it you haven't been to Tahoe with its 14 resorts all within 2 hours of each other, then you're missing out on a trip that should be on your life "to do" list...
I have never been to Tahoe, but I will for sure go there probably this season. This is my big trip for the year I am planning, and am going with most of my family, and my parents are paying for me because it is my graduation present. I really want to do a heli drop & I read/looked at your blogs and they are simply unbelievable. The one problem with the heli drop is #1 no one I am going with is even near experienced enough to do a heli drop & #2 Its a shit load of money. I looked at the SEABA website and they have the snowcat boarding which is a lot more affordable, but still I don't know if anyone I will be going with has near the experience or skill to do back country boarding/ski. Our trip will be in Mid march so aleyska may not be the choice selection. But I am now leaning toward Alaska because I am looking for something geared toward chappy & snowolfs descriptions & everything in AK is a lot cheaper.
My .02 cents if no one is of that level don't do it.
What do you suggest then besides just saying don't do it. Because I am with you on that one, I don't really want to go heli skiing all by my self. It would still be amazing, but I would rather have someone to go with.
Based on what you continue to say, you can't go wrong with Alyeska. All I meant by my "mid March" comment is that depending on Mother Nature and the season, of course, you could get some rain at the base. But then again you could get that at ANY pacific / more maritime snowpack resort from Whistler down to Tahoe.
As another comment on Tahoe, besides all the numerous resorts that are on par or better than Alyeska when talking big mountain / freeride (Sugar Bowl, Squaw, Alpine, Rose, Kirkwood), there is a good cat service Welcome to Pacific Crest Snowcats, Skiing and Snowboarding at Lake Tahoe, California that can "ease" you into experiencing some backcountry riding. But then again, you've got heli and snowcat possibilities while in Alyeska / Girdwood as well.
So go to Alyeska and plan another trip some other time to Tahoe. You'll be stoked......
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"All courts shall be open."
Cleland, the judge appointed to oversee the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case, ruled Monday that reporters are not permitted to use electronic means to do their jobs from the Centre County Courthouse during the jury selection and trial.
It means using Facebook, Twitter and other Internet services for real-time reporting are prohibited.
"All courts shall be open."
But Pennsylvania still lives in a 17th century mentality, even though the concept of open courts have been a part of the fabric of the Commonwealth since 1682.
"That all Courts shall be open, and Justice shall neither be sold, denyed or delayed," reads the first mention of open courts in Pennsylvania as part of the founding documents issued to William Penn, according to the Pennsylvania Legislative Bureau website.
A free society demands an open court system to make sure that justice is fairly and impartially served. It also means to change with the times.
"All courts shall be open."
While Pennsylvania has the constitutional edict to have open courts, our judges have taken an activist, revisionist role in defining what open courts mean.
Cleland used this tact in denying the media's request. He cited Rule 112 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, which bans the use of electronic means to report directly from the courtroom.
Cleland's decision is a violation of the clear language of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
The media are in Bellefonte for the trial, set to begin today.
The public will have to wait for details of the proceedings because Cleland doesn't truly believe in your right to an open court.
And given that he's presiding over one of most high-profile cases in Pennsylvania history, that's disappointing.
- The Altoona Mirror