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Upper Sandusky
at Bucyrus
Records: Upper Sandusky 6-0, 3-0 NCC; Bucyrus 2-4, 1-2
Coaches: Upper Sandusky Jake Moyer; Bucyrus Aaron Eckart
Last week: Upper Sandusky shut out Wynford 26-0; Bucyrus lost to Colonel Crawford 20-10.
Last year: Upper Sandusky beat the Redmen, 34-21.
Outlook: After last week's win over Wynford, Moyer pointed out that the kids he has in the program right now have never been here.
The Rams are 6-0, 3-0 in the North Central Conference, sharing first place with Galion, which also is undefeated.
Upper Sandusky made the playoffs last season, but did so with a 6-4 record.
For Moyer's players, this is new territory. But he's comfortable they won't be overwhelmed by it.
"Not at this point," Moyer said when asked if the players were getting anxious. "I've tried to keep my finger on the pulse of the team; these kids are the same all the time, they don't show me any nervousness."
The Rams get Bucyrus this week, a team that - despite its 2-4 record - has been tough this season.
"They can be a very tough opponent," Moyer said. "Their kids are very physical."
Bucyrus has one of the best passers in the NCC in Cole Murtiff.
"He does a nice job," Moyer said. "(Bucyrus) took Wynford to the brink a couple of weeks ago, so we have to be wary."
St. Joe
at Hopewell-Loudon
Records: St. Joe 4-2, 2-1 MAL; Hopewell-Loudon 4-2; 2-1 MAL
Coaches: St. Joe T.J. Buckley; Hopewell-Loudon Jeremy Nutter.
Last week: St. Joe beat Lakota, 13-0; Hopewell-Loudon was beaten by Mohawk, 39-20.
Outlook: Nutter wasn't thrilled with what happened last week, when the Warriors' Gunnar Johnson ran wild against his defense, and Mohawk won.
But Nutter knows his squad - and five others - is still in a good position.
"As disappointing as last week's outcome was, we're in the same spot as everyone else," he said. "It's really neat that we're in a four week playoff for the league."
In St. Joe, Nutter sees an offense similar to the one he saw last week against Mohawk. St. Joe's leading rusher is Marcus Kerr, who has run for 777 yards. His teammate, Mitch Gonya, has run for 292 yards.
One other jarring St. Joe statistic? After years of being a pass-happy program, the Streaks have only completed 31 passes this season, a little more than five a game.
Sounds Mohawk-ian.
"It's kind of like, 'here we go again,'" Nutter said. "They run a lot of the same sets, a lot of the same plays [as Mohawk]."
Nutter said his team has to do two things to get a better result Friday.
"We just need to play better defensively and finish drives," he said.
Seneca East
at Mohawk
Records: Seneca East 4-2, 2-1 MAL; Mohawk 2-4, 2-1 MAL
Coaches: Seneca East Ed Phillips; Mohawk Erik Baker
Last week: Seneca East outscored North Baltimore 49-34; Mohawk topped Hopewell-Loudon 39-20.
Last year: Seneca East beat Mohawk 33-12.
Outlook: Both coaches they've never experienced anything quite like it.
Three weeks into the Midland Athletic League's farewell season and six teams are tied for first with a 2-1 conference mark.
I don't think I ever seen that before at this point in the season," Phillips said. "Usually someone's undefeated or stepped out a little bit. It's kinda what a lot of us thought going into the year. There are a lot of good football teams in our league and a lot of balance and so far it's been showing that."
Baker called the logjam "great parity."
Things should clear up some after Friday. Mohawk and Seneca East are each riding two game winning streaks. A big reason for Mohawk's surge has been the running of Gunnar Johnson, who has run for more than 300 yards in each of the last two weeks and was named MAL Offensive Player of the Week twice.
Johnson has been running well all year, but the last two weeks have really stood out.
"We truly believe that changes we made in our conditioning program (cross fit) and adaptations we made to our offense in playing bigger schools in pre-league schedule have created opportunities and Gunnar has made the most of them," Baker said.
Phillips compared defending Johnson to going against St. Joe's Marcus Kerr.
"He's a slasher," Phillips said. "Give him a little bit of space and he can go a long way. It kinda seems like every (team) has one of those, but he's right up there at the top."
Seneca East has a big playmaker as well in quarterback Ethan Caudill.
"No one has really contained Ethan Caudill, maybe Mother Nature (on) a night or two," Baker said. "Coach Phillips and his staff at SE have done a great job in creating an offense around Ethan's skills. Their use of jet sweeps, zone runs and quick passing keep your defense spread and allow them to create match ups in their favor. It will be a great challenge for us."
at Lakota
Records: Carey 3-3, 2-1 MAL; Lakota, 3-3, 0-3 MAL.
Coaches: Todd Worst, Carey; Dave Vodika, Lakota.
Last week: Calvert beat Carey 44-14; Fremont St. Joe beat Lakota 13-0.
Last year: Carey won 59-0.
Outlook: Both enter coming off a league loss and both enter with recent passing success, the latter being a big surprise for each who have been much more prone to the ground game.
The aerial assaults came at the expense of Fremont St. Joe, with Carey's Matt Holsinger going 6 for 8 for 263 yards and four touchdowns two weeks ago in a 46-7 win, while Lakota's Colin Timmons set school game records for completions (25) and yards (323) in a 13-0 loss.
The defenses also enter in similar ways.
Carey sets third against the run (151.7) and second against the pass (107.7). In fact, the only better overall defense than Carey is Lakota, which comes in second against the run (107.7) and third against the pass (123).
But, despite the recent passing success, the offenses are further apart - Carey ranks second in rushing (239.2) and a surprising fourth in passing (154.5), while Lakota enters last overall, ranked eighth on the ground (99) and fifth through the air (148).
The Blue Devils have also shown an ability to bounce back, snapping a two-game losing streak to open the season with a three-game win streak while Lakota has lost its last three games.
Worst said he hopes the Blue Devils can bounce back again, although he thinks they played well below their potential in the loss to Calvert.
"I'm glad the kids are move resilient than the coaches are," he said. "I understand losing a game, but I just felt we didn't perform very well overall. Calvert did a good job, but I can't remember a time when we played so poorly, from one end to the other."
"We made so many mistakes last week in assignments and tackling and handling the ball," Worst said. "We just cut everything back to what we did in two-a-days and got back to the basics."
For the Raiders, those basics involve trying to find a way to return to their season's 3-0 start.
"I think our kids have a lot better attitude than they did a few years ago," Vodika said. "It's just one of those things where we're still waiting for things to come together and we're still trying to put things together. It's frustrating, but at least we're there. I think last week, a couple right moves and we're right there.
"We need to come out and play consistently and get the ball across the goal line," he said. "There's not much rocket science to it, we just have to score more points they than do."
Along with Carey, numbers could challenge that.
The Raiders began this fall with only 24 players, and find themselves without Jordan Jaso (72-410, 4 TDs), who suffered a gash on his leg requiring seven stitches in last week's loss.
"I don't know if we have any big advantage," Worst said. "We've got a few more guys to pick from and can get a few more guys some rest for the end of the game.
"I think they do a nice job up front, offensively and defensively. I know they don't have a lot of kids on the team, but you definitely can't overlook them," he said. "We're going to have to be ready to play a good solid game."
And the Raiders have to step up to stop that, Vodika said.
"We're trying to be a lot more formidable," he said. "Carey's a good football team, they're still hungry to get into the playoffs.
"We play good defense and we're going to try to maintain that and cross the goal line a few times. It's one of those challenges and one of the opportunities," Vodika said. "We've played pretty good, just haven't played good enough."
at Fostoria
Records: Otsego 3-3, 1-2 NBC; Fostoria 0-6, 0-3 NBC.
Coaches: Matt Dzierwa, Otsego; Jim Kelly, Fostoria.
Last week: Rossford won 27-0; Genoa beat Fostoria 70-30.
Last year: Otsego won 22-7.
Outlook: When your team is winless, it's sometimes difficult to see the progress.
Fostoria tumbled through an 0-10 season last fall and enters this week still searching for a victory, giving up slightly more than 52 points a game this year while scoring just 58 total. The Redmen are also young, with sometimes seven or eight underclassmen on the field at one time, while two of their now-former veterans ran afoul of the law.
Added onto all that is this week is Friday is Fostoria's homecoming game, a cringe-inducing event for many coaches. Except for Kelly.
"With the season that we've had, the things we've endured, homecoming is a very small distraction. We just talked about what we want to do, what we want to achieve, which is go out and get a win," he said. "We want them to have fun, but we also want them to make good decisions and we talked to them about that."
And keep making progress, such as they did last week: their first points in the first half this fall, an interception returned for a score, twice being no more than one score behind Genoa in the first half, scoring more than two TDs for the first time this year, and one player who ran for more than 100 yards and another who passed for 175.
"We're the young team that keeps trying to build, and we'll keep doing that," Kelly said.
"When you have a young team like we do, anything you can do is a shot in the arm. We had some times when we made some plays against [Genoa's] varsity," he said. "That defensive touchdown with Juan Mendez was a big shot in the arm for us. That was pretty important."
Mendez's pick 6 got FHS within 13-6 of Genoa in the first quarter last week and sophomore Cordero Diaz tossed TDs of 68 and 78 yards to Jayden Stanton, with Stanton adding a 62-yard scoring run and Ryan Phillips galloping 45 yards for another touchdown en route to 119 rushing yards.
Kelly said he hopes that kind of play continues this Friday against Otsego. The Knights might not have Genoa's win-loss record, but he said they will still bring the challenges with a balanced offensive attack and a defense that just attacks.
"They like to bring a lot of pressure on defense. We're going to have to offset that with some things," Kelly said.
"We'll have to be efficient in the run game," he said.
Diaz should help.
He played last year for the Redmen's junior varsity before getting hurt midway through the season, then moving to Upper Sandusky.
The sophomore returned this fall to FHS, but OHSAA transfer rules required him to sit out the first five games, although he was allowed to practice.
His return last week helped the Redmen take some steps forward, which should continue for the rest of the year, Kelly said.
"He understands the system, understands what we want to do," Kelly said. "Cord gives us a lot of things in the running game and passing game."
Crestline at Buckeye Central
Records: Crestline 1-6, 0-3 NCC; Buckey Central 1-6, 0-3 NCC.
Coaches: Lee Hurst, Crestline; Jeffrey Niedermier, Buckeye Central
Last week: Crestline lost against Riverdale 48-27, Buckeye Central lost to Galion 46-0.
Last year: Buckeye Central won 36-7.
Outlook: A repletion of pride and integrity is the key for Buckeye Central heading into its home game against Crestline Friday night.
With both teams sitting at 1-6 and 0-3 in the NCC, respectively, being able to display a winning attitude is what Bucks coach Jeff Neidermier looks to instill in his young team.
After losing to undefeated Galion and going through a rocky road in the first half of the season, the upcoming game against Crestline could be a shot needed to move forward.
"Playing in the NCC and being such a small school, of course it's rough on us to lose, seeing that we've been in almost every game." Neidermier said. "Comprised of mostly sophomores and juniors, it's important to us to finish strong. Moving into the Northern Ten Athletic Conference next year, we are going to be competing with more division six-and-seven teams. To have momentum on our side and finishing strong, we can look to build on our program."


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Was he right? Or did the victory go to one of the men, Marko Germar or Tadd Gadduang? Read on to find out.
Spoiler Alert: Winner to be announced.
With 11.5 million votes, Lythgoe was right: The competition came down to the two women.
Melanie Moore was crowned America's Favorite Dancer with 47 percent of the Top Four vote.
"You two are both exquisite dancers, you have both been amazing," Emmy-nominated host Cat Deeley told the dual finalists – both female for the first time in the show's eight seasons – only moments before announcing the winner.
In the end, with confetti falling upon the stage and pyrotechnics lighting up her face, Moore was crowned America's Favorite Dancer.
"Thank you," was the only phrase Moore could utter as tears streamed down her face before she was lifted in the air by the entire Top 20.
With 32 percent of the vote, Mallory came in second; Germar, third; and Gadduang, fourth.
Tough ContestWhat began with a pool of thousands nine weeks ago was whittled down to only 20 dancers vying for $250,000 prize and a sponsorship deal – but in the end, only four could make it to the finals.
Moore, 19, of Marietta, Ga., had been the frontrunner from the beginning of the season when she and Germar wowed the judges with their statue routine. With every new partnership, Moore threw herself in to the material and was often called not only a dancer but also an "actress."
Mallory, 23, of Bakersfield, Calif., began the competition tied to Alexander Fost, a partner with whom she had trouble finding a connection. But once she broke free she jumped to the head of the pack with routines both emotional – like her wall routine with season 7's Kent Boyd – and powerful, like her breakfast table routine with season 4's Twitch.
Germar, 22, entered the competition after being shot in the shoulder a few years ago, but he never let his injury hold him back and was deemed by judge Mary Murphy to be "a beast just like the girls." A self-confessed "crier," the Guam native was moved to tears earlier this season when his mother flew in to watch him dance.
As the Final Four's only B-Boy, Gadduang, 25, of West Valley City, Utah, was deemed the underdog because he was forced to dance out of his style all season long. He is the only finalist who was perpetually in the bottom this season, but his "sweetie-pie factor" won Murphy over.

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Ctrl H is a magical formula that will INSTANTLY fix an excel spreadsheet that has been corrupted in format while being exported from the eXchange. The actual orgins of Ctrl H remains somewhat of a mystery. Some say it's witchcraft, some say black magic, while other believe the Devil himself came up from the depths of Purgatory just to give this power over. Many don't even know eho holds the key and only people granted special permission can tap into this great power.
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Police have released a picture of the man who robbed a Fulton Bank in downtown Reading on Thursday.
The holdup happened around 12:30 p.m. at the Fulton branch in the 200 block of North 5th Street.
The robber got cash and fled the bank on foot, last seen heading north on 5th Street, police aid.
If you can help police catch the crook, you can call Crime Alert Berks County with your anonymous tip. The toll-free number is 877-373-9913. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.


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Volunteer forum & helping children in Chechnya
04 January 2006, 10:45
by Titov Anatoli
Moscow, Russia: Service for Peace, recently held a volunteer Forum for students in cooperation with Moscow State University, the United Nations Volunteers, the International Association of Volunteers Efforts(IAVE), and Sozidanie, a national charity, on 12 December in Moscow, for International Volunteer Day (IVD).
According to statistics 43 per cent of people in Russia has desire to participate in volunteer activity, but, in reality, only 1 to 2 per cent is participating.
Volunteerism is not fully developed in Russia. Young people, especially students have a lot of energy to do something. Also they are very capable. The only thing is missing to become volunteer is experience. We decided that in connection with IVD, we will make an event which will stimulate volunteerism among university students.
Together with several partner organizations we held a volunteer forum at the Moscow State University. Active students from several universities were invited, and they had intensive learning program: UN Volunteer who works with the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees offered a report about UN Volunteers activity around the world. The national IAVE representative shared her vision how to develop volunteer movement in university or college. Discussions, project presentations were also very exciting. This Forum also was a basis for cooperation and declaration of plans for 2006.
This forum became a starting point of two long-term projects for disabled children in Moscow and helping children in war-torn Chechen Republic.


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Now Mary's eating chocolate-covered wasabi peas! She's totally going through a food swing...
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When someone's mood changes in direct relation with being hungry.
Man, Sam is having food swings again. I hate it when he's hangry like that. He should eat something before he hurts someone.
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the fluctuation of appetite from day to day, whether it's between types of food or level of appetite.
Mary's food swings were so bad that guys didn't enjoy taking her out to dinner much.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Truckee has become an exceptionally forward-looking community with a diversity of organizations and programs vectored toward both environmental and economic sustainability. As a way to consolidate information about all of these efforts, the Truckee Green Network (TGN) was developed by members of the Tahoe Donner Green Club. "The Truckee Green Network will provide a one-stop source for those interested in knowing what is happening in our community in this arena," said Sue Sorensen, president of the Green Club. "Through our past summer programs focusing on the many issues of environmental stewardship and sustainability, we became aware of how much opportunity and need there is to get people actively involved in supporting the numerous, excellent programs being undertaken in Truckee. The Truckee Green Network will facilitate this by eventually showcasing all of the many organizations and town initiatives involved in the 'greening' of our community." Visit www.tgnw.org for information.
TGN's background
John Sorensen, a former Silicon Valley aviation technology entrepreneur, spearheaded the website development with the help of Bob Miller, Wolf Creek Lodge co-housing resident. Upon retiring to Truckee, John became involved in Truckee's green organizations and initiatives. He saw both a need and an opportunity to create a communication hub where community members and visitors could get current information on who's doing what and ways to get involved. According to John, "The TGN website will provide a comprehensive source of information including green organizations' mission descriptions, links to their websites, and an event calendar all in one place. The Truckee Green Network is a way to bring diverse talents, interests, and resources to bear on our local environmental and sustainability projects and issues as people become aware of all the dynamic organizations in our community and choose where to participate and lend their support."
The Goals of TGN
With its multitude of eco-organizations, Truckee has many green activities throughout the warm-weather months. However, sorting through numerous websites trying to locate these eco-friendly events and resources can be cumbersome and time-consuming. Now, with ease and speed, those who want to get involved will be able to quickly access information for all of Truckee's green organizations. Additionally, Sue comments that "with this increased awareness of green events through the website, TGN will also serve to increase the buzz about the fact that Truckee is on the leading edge in using renewable energy, restoring our river watershed and forests, protecting and preserving our open spaces, re-cycling, green construction, and general conservation."
As it launches, TGN is featuring five local organizations, or Partners, representing five different aspects of green living: Mountain Area Preservation Foundation, Sierra Green Builders Association, Slow Food Lake Tahoe, Town of Truckee's 'Keep Truckee Green' project, and the Truckee Trails Foundation. "Our immediate goal for the coming year is to populate the website with the rest of the outstanding, related organizations in our community," said John. "In addition to this, we plan to provide regular partner updates, disperse regional green news, address resident suggestions, and measure sustainable living transition progress."
Get involved
At www.tgnw.org, it's easy for both residents and visitors to get involved. Residents can learn more about each partner and follow their events on the TGN calendar, or sign up to receive information through the TGN newsletter. Viewers can easily share the website on their social networks or join the TGN Facebook Fanpage. Highlights and information will also be regularly added to the TGN blog, where people can also comment and share their feedback. TGN has ongoing costs to operate so supporters can also choose to help by making a small donation on the website.
TGN will include and promote nonprofit and city or regional organizations that fall into one (or more) of the following sustainability categories: conservation and alternate energy generation, construction and site development, environmental protection and restoration, general sustainability (e.g. re-cycling program), sustainable food systems, and trails and transportation. Any organization doing work in these categories is invited to email email@example.com or log on to www.tgnw.org for more information on being included on the website.


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Help for Heroes nurturing Paralympic talent
14th November 2012
New facilities to help wounded war heroes use swimming and other sports to adapt to their new life have opened at the Help for Heroes flagship Recovery Centre in Wiltshire.
The innovative facilities form part of an ongoing national programme of four recovery centres that will be complete by 2014 and include a 'SwimEx' adjustable multi-depth pool with a treadmill simulator, to allow users to begin walking or running in a limited weight-bearing environment.
Swimming and other sports are often the primary catalyst on the pathway to recovery and give confidence and independence to people who have suffered a life-changing injury.
Bryn Parry, CEO and Co-Founder of Help for Heroes said: "Taking part in sport is often the first step towards acceptance of a new life after injury. It gives someone the self-belief to move on to the next stage of their life, whether it's learning a new skill or finding long term employment after the Armed Forces."
Help for Heroes have also announced their partnership with the British Paralympic Association following this summer's Games and outlined plans to support the wounded from now to Rio 2016 and beyond into making the progression towards representing their country in Paralympic sport.
The partnership will give our war heroes the opportunity to take part in Talent ID days and fast-track the next David Weir or Claire Cashmore to progress to an elite level, or help them take it up as a career.


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Joseph D. Kearney, dean of the Law School and professor of law, joined Marquette as an assistant professor in 1997. He became an associate professor in 2001 and a professor and dean in 2003. As dean, he helped lead the Eckstein Hall project. Kearney is a nationally recognized scholar whose work has appeared in the flagship law reviews at Chicago, Columbia, Marquette, Northwestern, and Pennsylvania, among other journals. Kearney continues to teach each semester, with classes ranging from advanced civil procedure to a Supreme Court seminar.
From 1990 to 1995 and again from 1996 to 1997, Kearney worked on commercial and regulatory litigation with an emphasis on appellate practice at Sidley & Austin in Chicago. In 1995-96, he was a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Portland, Ore., in 1989-90. Kearney is admitted to the practice of law in Illinois, Wisconsin and various federal courts.
Kearney earned a bachelor's degree in classics from Yale University in 1986. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and received the Bishop Berkeley Award, which is awarded to a student in Berkeley College "who has best realized the intellectual potentialities of the university."
He received his J.D. from Harvard University in 1989, where he graduated cum laude. He was executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Kearney is a native of Chicago and graduated from St. Ignatius, the city's Jesuit high school.


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The Western New York chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors awarded members for service to the industry and for the largest deals of last year.
The chapter honored University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Dean Robert G. Shibley with its Meritorious Service Award, for a "prominent public servant who has exhibited leadership and devoted his or her career in service to the commercial real estate community."
Dennis Greco, founder of brokerage firm Greco Real Estate, received the group's Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership and career.
The group cited Steven Blake of CBRE Buffalo for winning the Transaction Volume Award, for participating in 27 deals last year. Joseph Deck of Realty USA was the first runner-up.
David Schiller of Pyramid Brokerage Co. received the award for the Largest Broker-Assisted Lease Transaction, for arranging the long-term lease of 97,000 square feet of space at 1760 Wehrle Drive in Amherst to PHH Mortgage Co.
Blake of CBRE was first runner-up for leasing 150,000 square feet to Northrop Grumman Systems in Amherst, followed by Bob Schell, managing partner of Pyramid, as second runner-up, for leasing 60,000 square feet at Waterfront Village in Buffalo to Travelers Insurance Co. Deck received honorable mention for leasing 21,000 square feet to Planet Fitness at the Maple Crossing Plaza in Amherst.
Robert Starzynski of CBRE Buffalo won for the Largest Broker Assisted Sales Transaction, for the $8.154 million sale of the Idlewood apartment complex in Lewiston last year. First runner-up was Blake, for the $6.9 million sale of a warehouse at 2777 Walden Ave., followed by Chris and Dennis Greco for selling an 82-unit apartment complex at 905-916 Delaware Ave. in Buffalo for $5.8 million. Honorable mention went to Gary Greco for selling Chateau Estates & Chapel Park Villa Apartments, with 66 units and 24,000 square feet of retail space at 7008 Erie Rd. in Derby.


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LISBON - The Family Recovery Services has purchased the vacant office building formerly occupied by the local office of the Veterans Services Commission to meet a growing demand for services.
The FRC is located on North Market Street in the office building behind the former Veteran Services building, which is owned by Dale Sanders. FRC Chief Financial Officer Millie Burton said the 4,376-square-foot, two-story building was purchased from Sanders for $170,000.
The FRC provides a variety of drug and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment/counseling programs and services for people and businesses, funded mostly with state and federal tax dollars. It employs 33 workers at its North Market Street office and a satellite office on Brookfield Avenue, from where the FRC runs a prevention education program. Burton said they intend to retain their other North Market Street building and move the prevention education program to its new North Market Street offices once its Brookfield Avenue lease is up in September 2013.
The bank loan is for 10 for years at a fixed rate of 5.01 percent but amortized for 15 years, but Burton said the plan is to pay off the loan in 10 years, with the monthly payments being $1,810. Moving the Brookfield Avenue operations to North Market Street will save the FRC $2,760 it is paying in monthly rent, the savings from which will be applied to the bank loan starting next fall.
Burton said they needed the extra room as they continue to add services and add more staff to accommodate their growing list of patients.
"Our staff is growing, as well as our clientele," she said.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Color psychology takes on added significance in the dining room because color, research clearly shows, profoundly influences appetite. Did you know that changing a restaurant's color scheme has been known to make a failing success restaurant a success, despite their excellent food?
Clear colors have the same stimulating effect on appetites as they do on atmosphere. Blue is particularly restful, encouraging leisurely meals. Full-strength red is exciting and to be used with discretion, but lighter shades, such as rose, or pinkish hues are pleasant to eat by. Yellow is it's usual gay and sunny self. Neutrals tend to liven up dining rooms with positive and effective color splashes.
In the presence of food, stick to clear lighter shades of green. I also recommend avoiding shades of purple such as lavender and violet, as they tend to be appetite suppressants. Likewise, using drab colors in your dining room decor are rarely successful.
Since most dining is done at night, it's important to test colors under artificial light. It turns some colors muddy, and would ultimately make food look less appealing.
Lighting should be flexible to allow different levels of light for many activities. A central chandelier can be controlled with a dimmer switch.
— Kristen Fencl, CID, is an interior decorator and owner of Decorating Dens. Learn more at www.decdens.com/kristenf, or call 775-832-8012.


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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Life can make us better or make us bitter.
It is a truth many people have come to realize and have passed down to others as I am passing on to you.
Life is not a bed of roses. For most of us it has been hard; and the smiles that many of us carry are not the result of a life of ease but of having been in the trenches.
The fight is never over. As long as we are alive there are going to be struggles but we have learned to take a punch, even fall down, but better than that we have learned how to get up and go on again.
If you have ever felt discriminated against, unfairly treated, even abused by family, friends and even strangers, take heart. Life has not singled you out for unfair and cruel treatment. Others have walked that road and not only survived but were victorious.
One of my favorite bible characters is Joseph. If there was ever someone who went through some hard times and was treated badly, unfairly and wickedly it was Joseph. If you are bitter right now, or you know someone who is bitter against someone, especially a family member, invite them to read this article and let them stack up their life against Joseph's.
Often times we are bitter because we think our situation is worse than anyone else's. We believe no one has ever been where we have been or through the things we have been through. But that feeling might be because you don't know what so many others have been through. You see their battle scars but you don't know the battles they have fought.
As many of us preachers like to say, "You see my glory, but you don't know my story."
Joseph started having a hard time from he entered his teenage years. His brothers didn't like him because his dad liked him too much. In other words he was daddy's favorite son.
Then Joseph had a few dreams that suggested he was going to be boss over the rest of the family. That was enough to let his brothers see red and decide that they wanted to get rid of him.
When I say get rid of him I mean kill him. Do you have a brother or sister planning your murder? If you haven't been through that you don't know what hard times are.
The brothers finally settled on selling him as a slave to some slave traders who took him to a foreign country. They then fabricated some evidences and told their father that Joseph had an accident and he was dead. They even brought back a part of his clothing properly "doctored up" as evidence that he was dead.
Imagine being a free man and sold as a slave by your own family members and taken to some country overseas. For most of us we would be spewing venom, wanting revenge. We would be so focused on revenge we would hardly be able to focus on anything else.
It would color our attitude and negatively affect everything we do. By this time Joseph is only 17 years old. He is suffering from some psychological trauma, some anger issues and diagnosed with some kind of emotional or mental disorder; and some people would even declare he would be maimed for life with severe trust issues and long term anger problems.
Unfortunately for Joseph that is not the end of his problems. There is more to come.
Join me next week for the conclusion of "Better or Bitter: It's your choice," the true story of the life of Joseph.
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From farm to fridge, we all play a role in reducing food waste.
by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
We waste 40 percent of all food. Forty percent of the calories we produce in the U.S. are lost across the food chain and go unconsumed," noted Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland, at a recent event hosted by Charleston|Orwig.
Throughout his presentation, "The food not eaten: Why we waste nearly half of our food and why it matters," Bloom focused on how we can shrink the staggering volume (160 billion pounds) of food we waste each year. Across the food production and consumption chain, this equates to a $240 billion economic loss.
As an aggregate, households are the largest source of food waste. Nearly 25 percent of home food will be thrown away or run down the garbage disposal.
We routinely hear the statistic though that we will need to feed 9 billion people by 2050. Compounding this, with so many food insecure Americans, how do we justify wasting a quarter of the food we bring into our homes? Bloom highlighted five reasons waste has become the "norm":
- Abundance - In the U.S. we produce twice the amount of calories that we need per person. Food is everywhere and it is constantly available. As we are constantly confronted, it impacts our relationship with food.
- Food is cheap - The percentage of our disposable income that is spent on food is at an all time low. We spend less on food in the U.S. than any other nation. If we paid the true cost, we may not be as caviler.
- Superficiality - For many in our nation, appearance trumps taste; we want food to look just so. There is a cost to perfection.
- Massive portion sizes - Often, we are provided or dole out more food than an individual can realistically consume in a sitting.
- Lost food knowledge - As a culture, we have stepped out of the kitchen. We are no longer sure if food is good or not largely due to the use of expiration dates. While expiration dates are everywhere, they are not required by federal law and don't speak to food safety, only food quality.
Bloom went on to note that while there isn't fabulous data documenting this, English-speaking countries lead the way in food waste. The U.S. takes the cake though, wasting more than any other nation in the world.
In America, excess exists with hunger; 15 percent of Americans are food insecure. Redistributing 2 percent of food waste could end hunger in our nation. We will never completely eliminate waste, but must find solutions to limit it.
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Delores Powell laughed at the question about her brand-new Jamaican restaurant, Mama's Kitchen.
"The best thing on the menu?" she repeated. "Wow. People have different likes. I think everything is so good I cannot specifically say."
When pressed, she mentioned her favorite, oxtail – not oxtail soup.
Powell, known for being the recipient of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in November 2009, today will celebrate the opening of Mama's Kitchen, at Massachusetts and Plymouth avenues, on Buffalo's West Side. The small takeout restaurant is almost directly across the street from the home she shares with four of her seven children, and about six blocks from the Peace Bridge.
The menu features Jamaican-style escovitch fish, jerk chicken, brown stew chicken, curry goat or chicken, fried dumplings and the Jamaican national dish, ackee and saltfish. And the oxtail that makes her so proud. She cuts up the oxtail, cooks it on the stove top with spices and seasoning, then serves it with gravy and rice.
"People tell me they've never tasted anything like this oxtail before," she said. "I do have some secrets in the sauce."
Powell is biased, of course, but she was asked what a native would say.
"If a Jamaican come here, they would say, 'Yes, mon, it's good food.' "
Opening her own restaurant has become a second dream come true for Powell, following the dramatic makeover of her family's Massachusetts Avenue home more than three years ago.
"Ever since I was a little girl – I grew up in a big family, my mom had 17 children – since I was 8 years old, I was cooking for the family," she said.
And she remembered her mother's words to her: "When you get married, I don't want your husband to send you back home because you couldn't cook."
Powell marvels at her own good fortune, after some very tough years.
"Before 'Extreme Home Makeover,' I felt like a caterpillar, something that is ugly," she said. " 'Extreme Makeover,' that's when the cocoon burst, and I emerged as a butterfly.
"Indeed, we can look at this butterfly and see how beautiful it is, but we never stop to think of the stages that the caterpillar goes through to become the butterfly."
To Powell, there's a lesson there, about having faith in God and never giving up on a dream, no matter how impossible it may seem at some point.
City and WNY AmeriCorps officials are hailing the new restaurant as part of a continued transformation of Buffalo's West Side, the site of some 119 neighborhood projects in 2009. Mayor Byron W. Brown also will be on hand for the opening at 12:30 p.m. today.
"Since 'Extreme Home Makeover,' I have seen dramatic changes all over the West Side," Powell said, crediting PUSH Buffalo, the Breakout project and some city initiatives, including garbage cleanup and police presence.
"One thing I can tell you for sure, police have been here like never before," she said.
On Saturday afternoon, Powell talked while about half a dozen family members made posters and blew up balloons for the restaurant's grand opening. They were quiet, almost studious, working in a home that is as clean and neat as a pin.
"This is a blessing to us," she said. "I couldn't afford to build a house on my own. So I knew if I got a house, I would keep it neat and clean. Under no circumstances will we let it fall apart."
The tiny takeout restaurant, with a few stools inside, will be open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Friday.
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Saturday, the Richmond Forum ended its current season with Robert Reich and Charles Krauthammer debating the American Social contract. In addition, organizers announced the next line-up of speakers for the next season beginning in the Fall of 2012 and extending into Spring 2013. The Richmond Forum takes place in the Landmark Theater in Richmond's historic Fan district, just three blocks away from Richmond's premier bed and breakfast.
The season opens with Platon, internationally known photographer, whose portraits of key figures have appeared in Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, and the Sunday Times – in addition to his Person of the Year covers for Time Magazine. He published "Platon's Republic" in 2004 and to coincide with publication his work was exhibited in New York. HIs second book "Power" was published last year and includes portraits of over 100 leaders. Platon will appear on November 17 and discuss "International Portraits of Power."
On January 5, 2013 Steven Spielberg, acclaimed filmmaker, returns to Richmond to take the stage with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer-Prize-Winning historian to speak about "Bringing History to Life on Film." Spielberg recently wrapped up filming his biopic on Abraham Lincoln here in Richmond, which was based in part on Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals:The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln."
For the first ever Friday Forum, Former President Bill Clinton will take the stage at the Landmark to discuss "Embracing Our Common Humanity" on February 8th.
Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman, who was severely injured in an assassination attempt in 2011, will appear at the Forum with her husband, Mark Kelly, to discuss "American Spirit" on March 9th.
The series will close with Jane Goodall, famed anthropologist who studied chimpanzees in East Africa, on April 13th.
Current forum subscribers have until May 5, 2012 to renew their subscriptions for the next season. Any available new subscriptions will go on sale May 14th. Season tickets for the five programs range from $160 to $260. Contact the Richmond Forum through their website www.RichmondForum.org.
Originally conceived by members of the First Unitarian Church in Richmond in 1964, the Richmond Public Forum brought internationally and nationally known speakers to Richmond to enlighten, educate, and entertain audiences. Speakers included notables like Henry Kissinger, Shirley Chisholm, and Moshe Dayan – to name a few. In 1980, after 16 years, the Forum ceased operations. In 1986, the Richmond Forum revived as a nonprofit educational organization presenting Ted Koppel, ABC news journalist, as its first program. For over twenty years, The Richmond Forum has presented and produced programs that stimulate, inspire, and inform its patrons. Many of which have been "one and only" type events – available no where else. Tickets are available on a subscription basis, but often single event tickets are available.
The Landmark Theater opened in 1927 after seven years of planning and two years of construction. The theater was purchased by the City of Richmond from the Shriners in 1940 and the City embarked on a renovation to restore its splendor in 1994/5. Some of America's greatest entertainers have appeared on stage beneath its towering minarets and desert murals. The Landmark is also home to the Broadway in Richmond series, featuring Broadway plays and musicals.
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Exercise is key to a long, healthy life. Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week cuts your chances of having high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol by up to 40 percent. It also plays a major role in lowering your risk of heart disease.
"Exercise is one of the most effective treatments for cardiovascular disease. It improves blood flow and heart function, reduces bad cholesterol and is one of the most effective treatments that increase the 'good' cholesterol in your blood," said Dr. Scott Woodfield, cardiologist with Trident Health System. "More importantly, it doesn't have to cost a thing; it can be done by nearly anyone; and there are no worries about side effects, interactions with other medications, or allergic reactions! You don't have to run a marathon or play an organized sport. Just get out there and enjoy some moderate exercise regularly."
In fact, studies have shown that exercise can be a more effective tool against heart disease than medication. A National Institutes of Health Diabetes Prevention Program study showed that people at high risk for diabetes and high blood pressure who added 150 minutes a week of physical activity lowered their risk of cardiovascular disease more than those taking the diabetes medication metformin.
At the Starting Line
If you are beginning to exercise regularly for the first time, consult a physician to make sure you are healthy enough for an exercise routine. The American Heart Association (americanheart.org) offers the following tips for getting started:
• Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
• Start slowly and build up to at least 30 minutes of activity. If you don't have a 30-minute block of time, break the time into two 15-minute or three 10-minute segments.
• Exercise at the same time each day so it becomes a regular part of your life.
• Drink plenty of water before, during, and after exercising.
• Find a buddy to join you. You are more likely to stick with an exercise plan if you have company.
• Note your activities and subsequent energy level on a calendar to keep track of how exercising makes you feel.
• Do a variety of activities to keep your interest up.
• Don't get discouraged if you have to stop for a while. Start again gradually as soon as you can.
• Don't exercise right after meals, when it's very hot, or when you just don't feel well.
Sneak It In
Exercise doesn't always have to come in the form of a structured activity. Adding physical activity to your daily routine in any form benefits your heart. Take an extra step and make exercise a routine part of your day. Some ideas for incorporating exercise include:
• Walk when the opportunity is available. If you live close enough to a store or work just down the street from a restaurant, take the opportunity to walk there instead of driving.
• Institute a ban on elevator use. Climbing a few stories will raise your heart rate and strengthen your legs.
• Play with your kids. Tag, swinging, and riding bikes all count as physical activity.
• Park farther away from the door at the mall or grocery store and walk. Pushing the extra weight of the shopping cart will add to the benefits on the walk back.
The death rate for heart attack patients who participated in an exercise program was 20 to 25 percent lower than those who did not.
A person's fitness level is a more important predictor of death than established risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Most risk factors can be lowered or eliminated through exercise.
Moderately active people have a 20 percent lower risk and highly active people have 27 percent lower risk of stroke or stroke death than inactive people.
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CRESSON - There was a lot of hype and anticipation for Friday's Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup between Bishop Carroll and Penn Cambria.
The Huskies were 10-2 overall and 4-0 in LHAC Section 1. The Panthers also were 10-2 overall and 3-1 in Section 1.
The battle for first place attracted a full house at the Penn Cambria gym, but the battle on the court never materialized.
Carroll took control midway through the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 56-45 win.
"What a great atmosphere to play in," said Carroll coach Cosie Aliquo. "It was almost like a playoff atmosphere. The fans were great on both sides, and it was just a great game to be part of.
"Trust me, they are good," he said of Penn Cambria.
Obviously, the Carroll coach has a lot of respect for Penn Cambria, and PC coach Jim Ronan had similar feelings about Aliquo's team.
The Huskies forced the Panthers into eight first-quarter turnovers and jumped out to a 15-10 lead.
"Those turnovers knocked the wind out of us," said Ronan, "and got us out of our gameplan."
"That [early turnovers] was important," Aliquo said. "I told our guys if we got down at the beginning, we'd have to come back as a team."
The Huskies didn't get down, though. They used only six players but all of them contributed to the win. Sophomore guard Brandon Martinazzi led the way with 21 points, Scott Ranck had 11 while David Maruca (eight), Nik Suckinos (seven), Mitchell Madonna (six) and Marcus Lee (three) combined for the other 24.
"Scott Ranck hit some key buckets early, and got us off to a great start," Aliquo said. "We wanted to press their guards, and it worked to our advantage."
Penn Cambria got 24 points from A.J. Leahey, but no one else scored more than seven.
"I thought our defense on A.J. was outstanding," Aliquo said. "He made some great shots, but he worked for everything.
"It was just as important to stop their other guys," Aliquo said. "If we held A.J. to 15 and other guys got 20, then it wouldn't have worked. But, you're not going to stop A.J. He's going to get his points."
Carroll led 30-20 at the half and 37-27 after three quarters. The Huskies outscored the hosts, 19-18, in the fourth quarter as Martinazzi scored 12 of his team-high 21 points. Martinazzi made 7-of-11 shots and 5-of-5 free throws.
"It was a huge win because it keeps us No. 1 in the conference," Martinazzi said. "We have to take one game at a time, but this definitely was big.
"We knew they'd be tough, and this is a tough place to play."
Aliquo noted that David Maruca hit two key fouls in the fourth quarter and he also pointed to the rebounding of center Marcus Lee.
"It's not just one guy," Aliquo said. "It's a team effort."
It was Penn Cambria's first loss at home, and Ronan said his team has some work to do.
"We had to make some adjustments at halftime and did a good job of defensive adjustments, but we weren't able to get the key basket to put pressure back on them.
"They were able to play relaxed and free, play their style, and did a good job of it."
Ronan was impressed with Martinazzi.
"He's special player, and we knew that," Ronan said. "Part of our gameplan was to lock him up and we did nice job of that the first half, but we had to make some gambles defensively in the second half. That left him open and he made us pay. He's a heckuva ballplayer."
Ronan repeated that turnovers were the Panthers' downfall Friday.
"We've got to find a way to get into our style of game, which is halfcourt, pound it into our big, athletic guys and give them a chance to use the skills they have, and execute down low," he said.
"If we're unable to do that, it makes it difficult for us, and Bishop Carroll exploited that very well."
BISHOP CARROLL (56): Madonna 2 2-4 6, Lee 1 1-4 3, Martinazzi 7 5-5 21, Maruca 3 2-3 8, Ranck 5 0-2 11, Suckinos 3 1-2 7. Totals - 21 11-20 56.
PENN CAMBRIA (45): J. Mardula 0 0-0 0, Behe 3 0-2 7, Leahey 9 0-4 24, Keagy 0 2-2 2, Lawhead 1 0-0 2, Schwaderer 0 0-0 0, Tsikalas 1 0-1 2, Przybys 1 0-0 3, M. Mardula 1 2-4 5. Totals - 16 4-13 45.
Bishop Carroll15 15 7 19 - 56
Penn Cambria10 10 7 18 - 45
3-point goals: Bishop Carroll 3 (Martinazzi 2, Ranck); Penn Cambria 9 (Leahey 6, Behe, Przybys, M. Mardula).
Officials: Larry Stitt, Dave Adams, Tim Hite.
Records: Bishop Carroll (11-2 overall, 5-0 LHAC Sect. 1); Penn Cambria (10-3 overall, 3-2 LHAC Sect. 1).
JV: Penn Cambria won, 49-45.


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The Cincinnati Bengals' ability to identify quality defensive linemen outside the first round of the NFL Draft is fueling their playoff push.
The Bengals snuck into the playoffs with a 9-7 record but looked like one of this season's disappointments with a 3-5 record at midseason. They have rebounded with four straight wins and face a critical home game today against Dallas.
The key has been a defensive line that leads the league in sacks with 31. (Buffalo's defensive line ranks third in sacks with 28.)
The best player on the Bengals' team is Geno Atkins, arguably the best defensive tackle in the league. Atkins leads all DTs with 9.5 sacks. He had 7.5 last year and was second-team All-Pro. A fourth-round pick out of Georgia in 2010, Atkins was viewed similarly to the Bills' Kyle Williams coming out of college. He was very effective attacking the line of scrimmage and playing with leverage but he was considered a bit undersized, at 6-foot-2, 293 pounds. Like Williams, Atkins plays like a rolling ball of butcher knives.
The Bengals' other D-line starters are Carlos Dunlap, a second-round pick from Florida in 2010; Michael Johnson, a third-rounder from Georgia Tech in 2009; and Domata Peko, a 322-pound, fourth-rounder from Michigan State in 2006.
Johnson has eight sacks, Dunlap four and Peko two. The Bengals rank No. 1 overall in sacks with 39.
"We treat it like the Hunger Games," Dunlap told the Cincinnati Enquirer this week regarding the team's pass-rush mentality. "Whoever gets there first. Especially when we know it's a pass, me, Geno and Mike are licking our chops like we hadn't eaten all day. [We] ate at like breakfast, now we got to eat."
Said defensive line coach Jay Hayes: "Basically, [head coach] Marvin [Lewis] and Zim [defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer] have told them how the D-line plays is how we're going to play, and they've taken it as a challenge. They know that for us to do what we need to do they have to come through, and that's what they're trying to do."
Johnson has an elite frame. The knock on him coming out of college was he's more potential than production. Dunlap was widely viewed as a freak athlete but had character question marks. He has had maturity issues in Cincinnati, too, but the Bengals take plenty of chances on character-risk players.
The Bengals started their run with a 31-13 win over the Giants. Since then they've beaten Kansas City, Oakland and San Diego. How legitimate are they? Today's game will be a good test. Next week they visit Philadelphia. Then they face a huge game at Pittsburgh Dec. 23.
Texans D vs. Pats O
The strategic matchup of the week is the Houston run defense vs. the New England run offense in what could be a preview of the AFC title game on Monday night. The Patriots are giving Tom Brady the best running-game support that he's had in his career. They're averaging 147 rushing yards a game, eighth best in the league.
Houston's defense ranks second against the run, allowing only 88 yards a game. New England's three losses this year have come against teams (Baltimore, Arizona and Seattle) with defensive fronts that have dominated the line of scrimmage.
The Pats will spread the Texans out in order to run. New England leads the league in percentage of runs (73.5) against defenses with five or more defensive backs, according to ESPN.com.
As the Bills know, the Pats accentuate that edge by using a hurry-up attack, which allows Brady to exploit the weakness of the defense. The Pats ran 94 snaps (counting penalties) in their win over the Broncos, and they're averaging 80 plays a game.
The teams with the most offensive plays this season: 1, New England (883). 2, Detroit (867). 3, Denver (864). 4, Indianapolis (857). 5, Houston (846).
Tice's ball control
Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice is doing a nice job managing an attack with a sub-par offensive line and playing to the strength of a great defense.
The Bears are 30th in yards gained, but they're 10th in rushing yards and third in time of possession. That's just the way head coach Lovie Smith likes it, keeping his defense fresh. It makes for an interesting matchup today in Minnesota because the Vikings want to execute the same physical style. The Vikes aren't doing it as well. Despite ranking third in rushing and having a solid defense, Minnesota is 28th in time of possession. That speaks poorly of quarterback Christian Ponder's ability to keep the chains moving.
Tice has QB Jay Cutler run a mostly short passing offense, which protects his offensive line.
"We're getting rid of the ball quickly," Cutler said this week. "I think we have good game plans going into it. Mike's done a great job of mixing it up and spinning the play-calling and keeping teams off-balance."
Cobb breaks out
The league leader in all-purpose yards this season is not Minnesota's Adrian Peterson or Detroit's Calvin Johnson. It's second-year quadruple threat Randall Cobb of Green Bay.
Cobb has 675 receiving yards on a team-high 64 catches. He has 132 rushing yards. He has 851 kickoff return yards and 242 punt return yards. That's an even 1,900 all-purpose yards.
If Cobb can keep up his pace of 158 yards a game, he would finish with 2,533, fifth most all time. Darren Sproles set the all-purpose record for New Orleans with 2,696 last year. Fred Jackson is fifth on the list, with 2,516 yards for the Bills in 2009.
He has eight TDs this season, seven receiving, and three kick-return scores in 27 games.
"Randall Cobb is a playmaker," said Packers coach Mike McCarthy. "That's how we view him. Playmakers need the ball in their hands."
Onside kicks
• Brady is the first starting QB ever to win 10 division titles.
• Calvin Johnson, who leads the NFL with 1,428 receiving yards, is the first player with four straight games with at least 140 receiving yards in a single season.
• There have been 43 games in which the winning points were scored in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime. It's the second most ever through 13 weeks.
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Peter Pan Peter Pan, the delightful tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up, is a children's ballet. Director Monica Ryan choreographs the production with a cast of 70 children. An array of fantastical characters inhabit Neverland including Mermaids, Fish, Indians, Pirates, and Lost Boys. Baldwin High School senior Nigel Armbruster stars as Peter Pan with Adrienne Elion as Wendy and 9-year-old Madisen Albert as Tinkerbell.03/21/2014
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Pittsburgh Philharmonic Concert The Pittsburgh Philharmonic presents some of the best dance tunes in classical music, as Music Director Edward Leonard and the Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra's maestro Pablo Ardiles duke it out as dueling conductors.03/22/2014
New York, New York! Cabaret Evening The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, led by Betsy Burleigh, invites everyone to a cabaret evening at Olive or Twist, to celebrate their upcoming trip to New York City and Carnegie Hall.03/22/2014
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SWAN Day Pittsburgh No Name Players presents Pittsburgh's 5th annual SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day event featuring world premieres by Pittsburgh's female musicians, dancers, poets, theatre artists, visual artists, filmmakers, and fashion designers. Every work will be inspired by interviews with girls and women from the Pittsburgh area.03/23/2014
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I hope that everyone has recovered fully from Halloween….It took me an extra day to get back to normal after a long Friday night. For Halloween I dressed up as Paul Bleeker from Juno (picture to follow). I didnt do anything special, just bounced around Federal Hill.
A lot has happened since my last post and I wanted to catch everyone up to speed. For starters, I have signed to play indoor this year with the Philadelphia Wings and training camp starts this weekend. Needless to say, I am not excited for training camp, but I am excited to get back out on the floor. On top of indoor starting, I have signed a contract to coach the JV lacrosse team at the Gilman School this spring season. I am excited about this opportunity to coach at the high school level and to have total control of the offense.
Other than that, everything is pretty normal. I will repost next week to let everyone know how training camp was. Unitl next time, have a good one….


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An unexpected day when you are supposed to go to school but it is canceled. An unexpected break. An unexpected escape from it all. A day to relax, not a day to catch up on work.
Do what you want on snow days.
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A gift from God.
School was closed today because of a snow day.
by Kranse January 27, 2004
The best school day(s) of the year. Usually despised by those who have to work.
"It's a snow day, so feel free to sleep in."
by Psylicide December 03, 2006
What I hope I have on Monday.
I don't have much work to do, but I still want a snow day!
by Matt I January 22, 2005
A glorious day that is celebrated by sledding, having snowball fights, and building snow tunnels.
I had a snow day once, it was awesome..............
by Theory's Apprentice July 05, 2006
A day in which schools close because of the fear of being sued by ridiculous parents in the event a bus skids on the ice. Most likely to happen in Eastern Pennsylvania when the first flake of snow falls. Immediately, the schools will call in to the TV Stations to announce their closings. Each school is dependent on one another, for once a school delays or closes, all other schools decide to close as well. A school is also forced to close because otherwise students would be exhausted the next morning because they would be up all night watching the chain reaction of schools canceling, only to find out theirs did not.
"Yes! We got a trace of snow and have a snow day! Haha! My cousin's school is out of the chain reaction of schools and he does not have a snow day. I shall call him during his 3rd period class to tease him."
by ssavoy December 05, 2007
Stupidest movie ever period.
I watched Snow Day last night and it was the stupidest movie ever. Chevy Chase was not funny.
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Something magical or mysterious.
That's so mysto
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An abbreviation for mystical.
"It's phony, goddamn it but mysto and after a while it starts to infect you, like an itch, the roseola." p.19 of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe.
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An unsolvable mystery. A man appearing to be a woman or vice versa.
That fella is a real mysto, oh wait, it's not a fella at all.
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An abbreviation for 'mystical'. Coined back in the sixties when any experience with drugs were considered mystical.
Matt: "Yo dude, did you try some of that trippy acid?"
Pete: "Yeah man, it was mysto, dig?"
Pete: "Yeah man, it was mysto, dig?"
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an abbreviation for mystical
Woh, man. This church feels so mysto.
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An abbreviation for "mystical."
It was mysto why there wasn't a definition on Urban Dictionary for "mysto," so I made one, immediately after some dumbass on Slate said there wasn't one, rather than just making one himself.
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NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. - Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort calls Hancock County's lawsuit over the hotel occupancy tax "an ill-conceived attempt to manufacture new tax revenues" for its coffers and blames revenue losses on increased gaming competition from neighboring states.
Mountaineer's answer to the lawsuit in Hancock County Circuit Court asks that the lawsuit be dismissed, stating that the county's case lacks both legal support and logic.
"The sheriff's attempt at taxation alchemy must fail," said the answer filed by Charleston attorney Alexander Macia.
Hancock County Sheriff Mike White filed the suit in September on behalf of Hancock County commissioners after months of discussion about Mountaineer's practice of not charging the 6 percent tax on so-called comp, or complimentary, rooms.
Commissioners contend that the practice, dating back to March 2009, has cost the county more than $500,000 in lost tax revenue. The county's lawsuit, assigned to Hancock County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Wilson, asks for a declaratory judgment in the amount of $600,000 and any other compensatory damages permitted by law.
Mountaineer General Manager Chris Kern has said previously that it is not reasonable to charge a tax for free services. Like many casinos, Mountaineer offers free hotel rooms as an incentive to regular patrons. The casino's "IN Club" loyalty program allows patrons to accrue points based on past gaming that entitle them to, among other things, complimentary rooms.
The county's lawsuit, authored by Weirton attorney Daniel J. Guida, reasons that even though a room is complimentary, it is not free because the gaming patron has earned the room through some sort of reward system. The hotel tax should be collected even on complimentary rooms, according to the lawsuit, because the occupant has paid in other ways-in the form of gambling activity, rewards earned and gambling losses.
Mountaineer's answer said such reasoning is disingenuous. "Simply put, six percent of nothing is nothing, and thus, no tax is now or ever has been due." What's more, the answer claims Mountaineer has never collected the hotel tax on comped rooms.
Mountaineer has 357 hotel rooms at two lodging facilities: The Grande Hotel and The Lodge. According to the lawsuit, Mountaineer "comps" about 4,000 rooms a month to gaming patrons and has not been collecting the hotel tax on those rooms since March 2009.
According to an exhibit included with Mountaineer's legal filing, the number of rooms comped annually by the casino has increased from 10,295 in 2008 to 57,807 in 2012 (through Aug. 31). The figure for 2012 is nearly 72 percent of all the hotel rooms occupied.
Mountaineer's answer asks for a dismissal on four grounds:
* The legislature has determined as a matter of statute that rooms provided based on player history are provided free of charge; where there is no charge, there is no consideration;
* The West Virginia Department of Revenue has opined that the hotel occupancy tax does not apply to complimentary hotel accommodations;
* The Internal Revenue Service treats the complimentary accommodations as a gain to patrons and as an expense to casinos; and
* Past gaming activity cannot constitute consideration for future hotel accommodations because there is no mutuality of obligation.
West Virginia's hotel occupancy tax is imposed on the consideration paid for the room, which is usually a nightly room rate. The West Virginia Code defines consideration as the amount received in "money, credits, property or other consideration" for the right to occupy a hotel room.
While Mountaineer is arguably the biggest tourism draw in Hancock County, its unwillingness to collect the tax on comped rooms hurts local tourism, commissioners claim. That's because the hotel tax gets split evenly between the county, for parks and recreation purposes, and the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, for the promotion of tourism.
Mountaineer's answer asserts that the county is only hurting itself by taking Mountaineer to court.
"Sheriff White has noticed that the golden eggs laid by the goose in his county have gotten smaller due to increased competition from neighboring states. Curiously, his solution to this problem is to neuter the goose so she cannot lay eggs anymore," the filing said. "He apparently believes that he can increase the taxes he collects from Mountaineer by impairing one of its primary means of generating revenue. ..."
The answer states that Mountaineer has sought to meet gaming competition from Ohio and Pennsylvania by increasing the amount of goods and services, including hotel rooms, that it provides at no cost to patrons.
In October, Hollywood Casino Columbus opened in Columbus, Ohio. Similar casinos opened in Cleveland and Toledo in the spring.


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State universities without contract
A strike at Pennsylvania's state-run universities remains a possibility if the state and the union for college professors can't reach a contract agreement.
The strike would include universities like Millersville and Shippensburg.
The professors have been without a contract for more than a year.
Negotiations continued Monday in Harrisburg.
The biggest sticking point is a 35 percent cut to pay for temporary faculty.
"Because the pay for these faculty is so low it's extremely difficult for them to put together a living," said Union Representative Chuck Ward.
Other disagreements center on health care and proposed salary increases over the next four years.
Without a deal, a strike could happen by the end of November.
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SPRING CREEK, Nev. - The Spring Creek boys basketball team hasn't been in too many close games this season, either wins or losses.
On Saturday, they got a lesson in how heartbreaking a close loss can be.
Spring Creek surrendered an 8-point lead in the second half and lost 57-55 to Truckee.
With the game tied at 55, Truckee's Adam Morgan made a wild, running jumper across the lane with 18 seconds left for the go-ahead bucket.
Spring Creek had two chances to tie or take the lead, but a final lob attempt to Star 'Ita on an out-of-bounds play underneath the basket with 2.4 seconds left was knocked away by Truckee.
"We needed to get a bucket, so I put it in the hoop," Morgan said. "I had to make up for the free throw I missed."
With less than a minute in the game, Morgan missed the first free throw of a 1-and-1. Spring Creek got the rebound, but also missed the front end of a 1-and-1 on its possession.
That set up Morgan's final bucket.
He finished with a game-high 21 points, 17 of which came in the second half. David Burnham also finished in double figures for Truckee with 12 points.
The final result ruined 'Ita's best game of the year for Spring Creek and a chance for the Spartans to even their league record at 2-2.
"Those close ones like that are tough to swallow. You're up a little and don't finish at the end," Spring Creek coach Scott Carsrud said. "It would've been nice to be 2-2 instead of 1-3 at this point. We really needed that one."
Behind 13 points in the first half by 'Ita, Spring Creek took the lead midway through the first quarter and didn't surrender it again until the fourth.
Ahead by one, Spring Creek opened the second half with an 8-0 run thanks to two steals and four layups.
However, 'Ita only scored two points in the second half thanks to foul trouble and Morgan took over to rally the Wolverines. 'Ita finished with 15 points for the game and six rebounds.
Nick Oberriter gave Truckee its first lead since the first quarter on a short jumper with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter, 52-53.
Spring Creek tied the game at 53, but Morgan scored another layup to take a 2-point lead. Dustin Shafer then tied the game at 55 with 2 minutes left on a layup plus a foul. He ended up missing the free throw.
"Our league is super competitive with real close games. ... To squeak one out on the right side is good. Our goal is to make the playoffs and you need to win close games," Truckee coach Patrick Irvin said. "We knew coming in rebounding was key and sure enough the last play of the game came down to a tipped ball."
Before Truckee knocked away the lob attempt to 'Ita to end the game, the Spartans had a chance with 12 seconds left, but Jaysen Woodland missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
Truckee wasn't able to recover the rebound and that set up the final out-of-bounds play.
Spring Creek scored six points off of offensive rebounds in the first half, but none in the second.
The Spartans did their best work on the defensive side of the ball. They registered 17 steals in the game, six from 'Ita and many of them ended in fast break layups. Woodland also had four steals and 13 points.
Before Saturday's game, the Spartans only played in one game that was decided by less than 10 points. That was a single-point victory at a tournament in Idaho.
Saturday's one didn't end as well.
"We forced some shots when we should have ran the offense through ... and we have to hit the front end of 1-and-1s down the stretch to win tight games," Carsrud said.
The Spartans were 6-of-18 from the free throw line.
Along with 'Ita, Caden Gunnell and Woodland also sat at times in the second half with foul trouble.
The Wolverines, who lost 70-29 at Elko on Friday, are 2-4 in Division I-A league play and 6-7 overall.
UP NEXT: Truckee is scheduled to host Incline on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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A dumb bitch who uses the wrong hand to make the "L" symbol on her forehead.
As seen in the image above.
As seen in the image above.
Use your right hand, fucktard, so it looks like an "L" to the rest of the world. Using your left makes it an "L" only to you.
by Richard Munch December 02, 2004
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loser – n. A person who has fallen off the social ladder, climbed down the social ladder, jumped off the social ladder, or just never bothered to climb the social ladder in the first place. Upon arrival on the ground, losers begin to befriend fellow groundlings and realize how much fun a person can have when gravity isn't an issue. It is perfectly acceptable to insult losers, because they have nowhere to fall to and it won't hurt much. They will end up laughing about it later, anyways. Every now and then, a loser will glance at the top of the social ladder, but it is never long before they realize how pointless and stupid the top of the ladder is.
person: you're a loser and a nerd, i hate you.
loser: ok
loser: ok
by cardenio April 06, 2005
A word used by many idiots to make them feel better about themselves while laughing at the misfortunes of many people who are many times
1. Depressed
2. Unable to raise their social status
3. Have gone through many hardships
4. Will probably be virgins for a LONG time
5. Have been tormented about being losers for all their life and don't need to hear any more bull shit.
1. Depressed
2. Unable to raise their social status
3. Have gone through many hardships
4. Will probably be virgins for a LONG time
5. Have been tormented about being losers for all their life and don't need to hear any more bull shit.
Hey why do you have a right to complain about someone who is a loser if you aren't? So shut up
by Saihttam March 24, 2005
Apparently it's anyone who doesn't spend all his time and money at the bar every night, someone who doesn't feel the need to get laid every five seconds, anyone who doesn't make a million dollars a day, someone who's at home for more than two hours a day, anyone over the age of 12 who still lives at home with his parents, and anyone who's ever touched a computer or videogame.
What do you mean you're not going out tonight? You must be some loser without a life
by Vostok July 25, 2005
Not a winner.
I won. You lost. You are a loser.
by joe December 15, 2002
A person who is extremely cool and happy with themselves, yet looked down upon for being different. Just because someone is a loser doesn't mean they are not cool. The cool part about being a loser is getting to admit you are one.
Losers are cool.
by Jessi December 30, 2003
Mr.FunSocks is a loser.
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Authorities issued a silver alert Tuesday morning for a missing 75-year-old Palm Bay man, Robert Gamache.
Gamache left his Broyles Drive home just after 2 p.m. Monday and was expected to return about 4 p.m., but he did not. Authorities say Gamache made a purchase at a Shell gas station about 5 p.m.
Gamache was driving a tan Ford pickup truck with a topper and Florida tag 8941BE. He is known to drive south and lose his way, according to police officers.
Authorities say they are concerned for Gamache's health.
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Teen arrested in connection with cemetery vandalism
Dozens of headstones damaged in Deering cemetery
UPDATED 2:31 PM EST Dec 19, 2012
Police in Deering said they have made an arrest in connection with a cemetery vandalism earlier this month.
More than two dozen headstones were damaged at Appleton Cemetery in early December. Cemetery officials said many of the stones dated to the early 1800s and would be difficult to repair.
Police said that following their investigation, they arrested William Segnitz, 18, of Hillsborough, on Tuesday. He was charged with interfering with cemeteries or grave markers, a felony.
His arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 17.
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