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Father Zbigniew Sobolewski, Secretary General of Caritas Polska is happy to see the sudden boom in volunteer interest: "In this world, where life is increasingly difficult, it's a great sign of hope for us, that so many young people think not only of themselves, but of others as well, and offer their private time, energy and, most importantly, love, to other people, by getting involved in volunteer work."
According to a report published by the Polish Center for Volunteer Work, the reasons for engaging in voluntary work are religious and moral convictions, self satisfaction and expectations of reciprocity. Fr. Sobolewski of Caritas Polska adds another aspect to the list – a fashion for helping others.
"I think there are many reasons for this sudden volunteer boom. One of them is young people's readiness to help others. It's something of a fashion to be a volunteer. Young people want to get involved in charity and social work, and to think not only of themselves."
Motivation for becoming a volunteer varies but there are some common benefits of volunteer work that may attract young people to undertake unpaid jobs. Anna Kuczyńska of the Polish Sociological Society names just a few:
"These people are more independent, more interested in public life, they start to build social networks. It is a very important experience. You spend your time in a creative way, you learn what responsibility is, you have no problem with cooperation, you have no problem with working in a group. And it gives a lot of satisfaction."
Officially recognized voluntary work is quite a new phenomenon in post-war Poland. It was initiated on a large scale only after the fall of Communism, with the formation of non-governmental organizations. Previously, networks of volunteer activity centers operated informally, basing to a large extent on Catholic parishes around the country.
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new jeans and purple toes? hmmm....feelin somethin fierce huh? BUT MAN a sick tot...poor G-man! (poor pregger mama!)ReplyDelete
Sorry about the sick toddler. Geesh, it's mid May...no more sickies!
I have this mental picture of you inspiring a new super hero, with a baby wrapped closely as you manage to accomplish so much and nurture so many. Always having time for a quick mani-pedi (matching purple of course) to show off those cute sassy sandals, and blog for a few hours while family sleeps, secure in dreams of super-mama's nurturing devotion.ReplyDelete
Oh no! I'm sorry you've got the sickies at your house! We do too! You are one stylin' momma! Saw on Twitter that you got your hair done! Hope you like it!ReplyDelete
So sorry about the sick tot, but new jeans and purple toes are awesome!!! :)ReplyDelete
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You know when you describe something as "sassy" it is something that you feel completely fierce in. Ready to take on all the challenges in the world, or a sick kiddo; whichever comes first.ReplyDelete
Your belly looks so cute! My toenails are peach colored right now AND my husband to helped me finish because he said I looked so pathetic trying to do it myself. :) My red top is from a Motherhood outlet store-most awesome ever and super comfy in this hot weather we have here!ReplyDelete
Awww. Hope he gets better soon and that it does not spreadReplyDelete
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LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man, tied to a Niagara Falls home invasion by DNA and seemingly little else, went on trial Tuesday in Niagara County Court.
Brandon D. Green, 31, of Davison Avenue, could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery and one count of second-degree kidnapping.
Assistant District Attorney Claudette S. Caldwell told the jury in her opening statement that the case hinges on a DNA sample taken from a pair of handcuffs.
"Those handcuffs will be the central piece of evidence in this case," Caldwell said.
Defense attorney Thomas J. Eoannou agreed, laying out his plans to try to shake the jury's confidence in the DNA evidence.
"The DNA doesn't mean for a second that Brandon Green was in that house," Eoannou shouted at the jury.
The victim, a 60-year-old Parkview Avenue man, told police he was awakened in the early hours of May 16, 2011, by three men who had entered his dark bedroom. They apparently wore masks and gloves. One put a gun to his forehead, but all three seemed to have handguns, Caldwell told the jury.
One of the intruders snapped a pair of handcuffs around the victim's wrists. It was on those handcuffs that police later found the DNA of three people, Caldwell said. One was Green, whose DNA was in the state database because of a previous robbery conviction.
Caldwell said Keith P. Meyers of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office forensic lab, who worked up the DNA profile, found that the odds of the DNA coming from someone other than Green were "1 in 319.5 trillion."
Eoannou said Green was arrested in Buffalo in February for "a crime he did not commit and had nothing to do with." He told the jury that DNA can be transmitted through touching and can stay on a surface for years. There will be no evidence placing Green at the crime scene other than "uncorroborated DNA," he said.
Caldwell said that one of the robbers placed a pillow over the victim's face and that he could hear them rummaging through drawers and closets. He said they kept asking him, "Where's the safe?"
The victim at first denied he had one. He was flipped off the bed onto the floor after about 10 minutes, forced into a closet with a shirt over his head and hit in the face, Caldwell said.
She said the man then heard his gas-burning fireplace being removed and knew that the robbers had found the safe. One demanded the combination, and the victim gave it up.
After the safe was emptied, he was sprayed with Mace and left in the closet. He managed to get out a few minutes after hearing a car drive off and called 911.
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Police reported at the time of Green's arrest that the items stolen included a wallet, several rings, $80 in cash, and credit cards. Eoannou said the estimates the victim gave started at $50,000 and later grew to $500,000. Caldwell did not mention a figure in her opening statement.
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WAILUKU - A Kihei man described as a "willing yet unwitting accomplice" in the theft of more than a quarter-million dollars from a Lahaina business was ordered to repay half of the amount embezzled.
David Lundquist Jr., 52, was given a chance to keep a felony conviction off his record if he follows court requirements for the next five years.
He had pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree theft of the money stolen from Sargent's Fine Art from February 2006 to October 2008.
At the time, Lundquist's then-girlfriend, Nancy Rose, was working as a bookkeeper for the business. According to court records, she had access to company accounts when unauthorized fund transfers were made to four credit cards in Lundquist's name and a payment was made to his Cingular Wireless account.
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"He appears to have been a willing yet unwitting accomplice," said Deputy Prosecutor Lewis Littlepage.
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Littlepage said Lundquist appeared to be unwitting because he may not have known the full extent of Rose's involvement and his complicity in the scheme.
Lundquist's credit card statements showed "he did benefit from this immensely," Littlepage said.
The unauthorized transfers were used to pay off outstanding balances on the credit card accounts, according to court records. The transfers were discovered around the time Rose was fired after company officials discovered Rose had not paid employee payroll taxes and the company was being assessed penalties by the IRS, according to court records.
"I can promise that I will never be back here again for the rest of my life," Lundquist said in court Jan. 17.
Littlepage said that Lundquist has no prior criminal history.
Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza had agreed to be bound by a plea agreement calling for probation and no jail for Lundquist.
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Sink your toes into the sand, suck on that coconut and sit back with a sigh -- yep, it's hard to believe anywhere can be this beautiful, but the South Pacific really is. Palm-fringed islands, turquoise lagoons and luscious scenery interplay with underwater worlds, ancient cultures and urban groove. Get over the legendary paralysis that afflicts travelers to this region and you'll find the South Pacific is infinitely more than leisurely dips in aquamarine waters and lengthy spells lying on blonde beaches...though they'll do to start.
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Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mike Henderson carved a niche for himself as a session guitarist over the years in the Nashville studio scene before he began recording under his own name with his own blues band, the Bluebloods. He began playing mandolin and moved from Missouri... more
Critics around the world rave at Mike Henderson's riveting blues guitar. Whether with his bands like The Bluebloods, with whom he's put out two CDs on Dead Reckoning, or his current Mike Henderson Band, or supporting people like Mark Knopfler, Mike has the critics and fans alike awestruck at his power!
Starting off in bluegrass bands playing fiddle and mandolin, he joined a blues band just for something different. These early experiences led to a style of guitar playing he describes as "half Bill Monroe and half Muddy Waters." Upon moving to Nashville, he joined a band called The Roosters, which included Kevin Welch, Gary Nicholson, Harry Stinson, Glenn Worf and Wally Wilson.
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Conventional methods for protein expression rely on bacteria, yeast, plant, or mammalian cell lines. Many proteins, however, cannot be manufactured in these systems, including those with novel chemical modifications such as non-natural amino acids.
Sutro Biopharma says its open cell-free synthesis (OCFS) method rapidly makes proteins that cannot be produced by conventional systems. The OCFS technology acts more like a biochemical system than living cells, so conditions can be exploited to make proteins of interest.
"It's 'open' in the sense that different reagents can be added in a combinatorial fashion to find the right conditions for optimal protein synthesis," says William J. Newell, CEO.
James Swartz, Sc.D., created the OCFS technology at Stanford University. Swartz removed the ribosomal machinery needed for protein transcription and translation from Escherichia coli and then transformed the key components into a cost-effective platform for protein manufacturing. The ribosomal machinery is contained in a cell-free extract that can be modified to carry out reactions under conditions that living cells cannot tolerate.
Swartz helped start Sutro Biopharma in 2003, based on the intellectual property that he developed surrounding the E. coli cell extract and its modifications. The cell-free expression system can produce peptides, cytokines, antibodies, and other proteins in either small laboratory batches or larger quantities.
"The cell-free extract is the same regardless of the peptide or protein that will be synthesized. That's a fundamental difference that distinguishes our method from other cellular expression systems," says Newell.
Among the challenges Swartz faced was how to fuel large-scale protein production. For small laboratory research, ATP fuels the ribosomal machinery, but the amount of ATP required for large-scale protein synthesis is cost prohibitive.
Swartz solved the problem by using cheaper energy sources to activate oxidative phosphorylation pathways, which, in turn, generate ATP for the ribosomal machinery. "This is a fundamental part of the IP that we licensed exclusively from Stanford," says Newell.
A major advantage of Sutro's platform is that non-natural amino acids can be introduced to produce novel protein therapeutics for scientific exploration. Other systems that incorporate non-natural amino acids involve orthogonal tRNA cell-based methods and extensive protein engineering, and they take months to years to perfect.
In contrast, Sutro's OCFS technology allows non-natural amino acids to be added directly in a highly predictable way, and proteins are rapidly generated in a days or weeks, Newell explains.
New versions of peptides and proteins, which are more specific or potent than natural ones, can be made through the incorporation of non-natural amino acids. Rather than being restricted to the 20 natural amino acids, focused libraries of non-natural amino acids expand Sutro's toolkit.
"In our process it takes five to six hours to make and screen variants with non-natural amino acids," says Newell. The platform combines rationale combinatorial chemistry with protein engineering, an approach similar to that used for screening small molecule drugs.
In just days, "you can identify a lead candidate, use small combinatorial libraries to iterate around the lead, explore the space, and quickly winnow down candidates and keep the best ones," Newell says.
The trick to working with non-natural amino acids is finding ways to insert them into an exact location within a protein structure in order to generate a homogenous, reproducible protein product.
Researchers at Sutro Biopharma developed analytical methods to ensure that non-natural amino acids are conjugated at exact sites and remain intact during scale-up, important features for both protein manufacturing and regulatory control.
Sutro Biopharma collaborates with other companies to design peptides and proteins. In 2010, the firm also began using its platform to pursue therapeutic opportunities in-house.
Its first major collaboration was initiated in January 2011 with Pfizer for undisclosed targets. The partnership gives Pfizer access to peptides that are difficult to produce with conventional technologies.
As projects progress to clinical-stage development, Sutro can provide initial quantities of cGMP product from its new cGMP facility that is scheduled to open early in 2012. Sutro likely will supply partners with its cell-free extract for protein manufacturing, which can be used by any contract manufacturing facility.
"There's nothing magical about the manufacturing setup if you have the ingredients and know the process," says Newell.
A recent study in the July 2011 issue of Biotechnology and Bioengineering showed that Sutro's OCFS technology platform produces high yields of synthesized proteins with straightforward downstream purification processes.
In the study, the bioactive cytokine human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor was produced at linearly scalable levels of up to 700 mg/liter in 10 hours. Since publication, batch efficiency has doubled, says Newell, demonstrating the potential of the company's OCFS technology for cGMP manufacturing.
Other companies sell cell-free protein expression kits, but they sustain only tiny amounts of protein, Newell notes. The advantages of Sutro's system include its scalability to commercial size batches, use of low-cost energy sources, and ability to incorporate non-natural amino acids.
"Our system gives people an opportunity to explore a wider space in a faster timeframe in the protein research and manufacturing space," says Newell.
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quote: Another article stated that refiners have already over the years taken out 90% of the sulfur. To take out a small percentage more will cost just as much as it did to get to the 90% level.
quote: He has stated numerous times that since he can't get what he wants through new legislation he will steer the EPA to deliver essentially the same goods.


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The Stetson volleyball team came up on the short end of a five-set thriller in its season opener Friday morning, falling to Jacksonville State 3-2 (21-25, 25-13, 25-15, 26-28, 15-13) at the ISTAP Invitational in Montgomery, Ala. The Hatters (0-2) also dropped an afternoon match to South Dakota 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-16).
"The first match was a good match, we played hard and we followed the game plan," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "Even though Jacksonville State had a statistical advantage over us in almost every category, we still had a chance to win and almost pulled it out. We didn't execute as well in the second match but a lot of the credit should go to South Dakota. They played very well."
Junior middle hitter Ellen Hawks led the Hatters with 16 kills and six blocks on the day, while senior libero Monique Russell picked up a combined 39 digs.
"I was real pleased with Ellen, she had a great match for us against Jacksonville State," Loesch said. "Mo had 28 digs which was awesome, I couldn't ask for much more from either of them. We had pretty balanced contributions from everyone else."
In the first match of the day, Stetson grabbed an early 1-0 lead before Jacksonville State rallied to win sets two and three. After staving off three match points to win game four 28-26, the Hatters quickly fell behind 5-1 in the decisive fifth set. After a quick rally to tie game 7-7, Stetson again fell behind 11-8 and later 14-11. Kills from Hawks and classmate Kaley Melville brought Stetson within one point of Jacksonville State, but the Gamecocks (1-0) were finally able to nail down the final point to claim the victory.
Hawks led the Hatters both offensively with 11 kills and at the net with four blocks. The defense was led by Russell who recorded a match-high 28 digs, just one shy of her career-best.
Melville finished with 10 kills and 10 digs, marking her 19th career double-double. Senior Kelli Carneal registered eight kills, 15 assists, three blocks, and a pair of aces.
Several Hatter freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the match. Outside hitter Cailyn Prewitt registered eight kills and a block assist, setter Kayla Weller collected 16 assists and four digs, middle hitter Morgan Pautsch tallied three kills and three blocks, while defensive specialist Alexa Drost picked up two digs.
Jen Meyer led Jacksonville State with 19 kills.
In the second match of the day, South Dakota used a 10-1 run midway through the first set to grab a 1-0 lead. The second set remained a much tighter affair from start to finish, but the Coyotes put together a late spurt to move ahead 2-0 in the match.
The Hatters stayed close early in the third set, but once again a 7-1 Coyotes run midway through the frame allowed South Dakota (2-0) to finish off the 3-0 victory.
Hawks again led the Hatters with five kills and two blocks. Russell picked up 11 digs increasing her career total to 978, just 22 shy of 1000. Carneal dished out 12 assists.
Stetson will return to action at the ISTAP Invitational with two more matches on Saturday. The Hatters will face host Alabama State at 2 p.m., and then will match-up against Tennessee State at 6 p.m.


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I found an awesome collection of Bernard Waber books on ebay and they came yesterday. We tore into the package and immediately began reading. I love all the little stories in Nobody Is Perfick. One of my all-time faves is Ira Sleeps Over (when I was a little girl, I had a blankie I slept with every night, even at sleepovers) and one of my sweet boys has something he sleeps with, too.
My favorite thing about reading stories to my kids is when they lean in close, whether in my lap or by my side, I can turn or bend and kiss their heads and breathe in their hair. And even this morning hubby was reading Lyle Finds His Mother to Ivy and I caught him kissing her cheek just like I do...
I confess sometimes I find myself wanting to check my phone or email too much in the presence of my children.
A must read: New York Times: The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In
I've been keenly aware of it since the kids have been off school this week and needing so much more of my attention. I want them to remember reading together, the best books, and not watching TV or getting into trouble or just flat out being ignored or dismissed while I have my face behind my laptop, or my attention on my phone instead of on their beautiful face.
Of course, I work at home, so there is a required amount of screen time, and so often I thought I was doing better than others since I never watch TV in front of them- but- I'm still plugged in.
And of course I'm sure there's plenty of people out there whose heads are about to fall off from all the nodding because they don't EVER do this in front of their kids, so, if it's not being on the computer for you it could be something else, whether it is keeping a clean home or holing up in the kitchen always cooking or watching your soaps or being too involved in your church or bible study or whatever. Whatever is stealing you away from the valuable time you should be spending elsewhere.
While not always reasonably possible every single moment (hey, nobody is perfick), my hope for my family is that there is more eye contact and physical touch and hands-on-creative time and [good] music and dancing and book reading and adventure than screen time, even in this very plugged in world we live in today.


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It has been a busy summer for members of the Stetson baseball team who have been playing throughout various leagues around the country.
In the Northeast, sophomore pitcher Mitchell Jordan led the Ocean State Waves to a 21-15 record, helping maintain third place in the Southern Division in the New England League. Jordan has been a very solid pitcher for the Waves with a stingy 1.98 ERA in 31.2 innings. Jordan was also awarded a spot on the NECBL All-Star team for his performance while his team advanced to play for the league championship.
A pair of Hatters, junior catcher Patrick Mazeika and junior infielder Kevin Fagan, have been playing with the Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod League. Both struggled at the plate, with Mazeika hitting .207 with a pair of home runs and 10 RBI in 30 games while Fagan hit .150 with six RBI in 24 games.
Junior catcher Wade McNabb has spent the summer in the New England Collegiate League. He played four games for the Boxton Rox, hitting .211, before moving on to the Martha's Vinyard Sharks where he played 18 games, hitting .146.
In the Valley League, it has been a terrific summer for senior Garrett Russini who carried his impressive collegiate season into the summer. He is hitting .346 with four doubles and 17 RBI in 13 games for the Waynesboro Generals, who have advanced to play for the league title. His teammate, and current Stetson infielder, Kyle Pitts also is having a productive summer, hitting .270 in 27 games with six doubles and 13 RBI.
Sophomore pitcher Griffin Fuller is also playing in the Valley League, for the Covington Lumberjacks. In 10 appearances on the mound he has a 1-1 record with a 5.49 ERA in more then 39 innings of work. He has piled up 21 strikeouts while walking just six.
Stetson junior pitcher Josh Thorne is having a very nice summer for the Bethesda Big Train out of the Cal Ripken League. His 1.98 ERA in 12 relief appearances have helped lead the Big Train to a dominant 31-9 record, which tops the league. His 20 strikeouts are first on the team for relief pitchers who haven't started any games. He was selected as an All-Star in the league.
Another current Stetson athlete who had a hot summer on the diamond is sophomore infielder Colton Lightner. He hit .317 in 32 games for the Deland Suns in the Florida Collegiate League. His teammates, Josh Powers, Jake Pequignot, Danny Miller and Frankie Romano, also saw action in the league. Pequignot hit .234 in 21 games for the Suns while Powers hit .192 in 24 games while also posting a 1-0 record on the mound with a 3.14 ERA in four appearances.
Miller and Romano both pitched for the Leesburg Lightning. Miller appeared in five games, posting a 1-2 record with a 7.80 ERA while Romano appeared in 10 games with a 1-2 record, and two saves.
Sophomore outfielder/pitcher Eliot Shapleigh had a nice summer for the Winter Park Angels, leading them to a 14-6 record which was tops in the league, helping the Angels to a league title while earning MVP honors in the championship game. Shapleigh hit a solid .275 with three doubles and 13 RBI in 17 games. As a pitcher, Shapleigh made five appearances, going 17 innings and striking out 15. He also made the Futures League All-Star team as a pitcher.
Future Hatters also had success this summer. Shelton Schimming played for the DeLand Cudas in the Florida Futures League, hitting .259 in 19 games, earning a spot in the All-Star game. Austin Hale joined Shapleigh with the Winter Park Angels and hit .271 in 21 games.
Ben Onyshko pitched for the Canadian Junior National Team during a tour of Cuba while Vance Vizcaino posted a .365 average for the Kernersville Bulldogs in the Carolina-Virginia League.
Stetson will begin their offseason workouts later this fall after the students return to classes in August. The Hatters will face the Canadian U18 National Team at Melching Field on October 5 in their annual fall exhibition game.


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March 21, 2013
BERKELEY SPRINGS —That a young man named Matt would wind up on a wrestling mat makes too much sense esoterically. Still, Matt Parkinson made his mat time matter this season....
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WOODSTOCK, Ont. — A 17-year-old hockey player has been charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with an on-ice incident during a game earlier this year in Woodstock, Ont., police said Wednesday.
Police say they received a criminal complaint on Jan. 14 alleging that a player was assaulted by another player during a hockey game in the city the previous day.
Video of the game was reviewed and witnesses interviewed, and police say the Crown attorney's office was also consulted about whether charges could be laid "in the forum of a hockey game."
"We are very well aware the subject of this investigation has garnered intense public attention across Canada and we respect there are passionate opinions on both sides of the physical aspect of hockey," said Woodstock police Chief Rod Freeman.
"The decision to lay a criminal charge was not taken lightly and was based on an objective review of the evidence, including video evidence, and on factually based legal opinions from the Crown attorney's office."
The 17-year-old who is charged cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
He's to appear in court in Woodstock on July 11.
Like to hear some opinions. Two basic schools of thought here:
1. He instigated the events by being unsportsmanlike through snowing the goaltender of a losing team and proceeded to not defend himself. You can't poke the bear and then cry victim.
2. What lead to the altercation is irrelevant. The actions taken on by the opposing teams player have no place in or outside a rink. The assault was excessive and he should be charged accordingly.


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Accused drug dealer Kenneth J. Piner Sr. of Altoona took the witness stand Monday afternoon to tell a Blair County jury that he became involved in the cocaine business after he hurt his shoulder and back in a workplace accident and then became addicted to pain pills prescribed by a doctor.
Piner said he had a good job with Galliker's Dairy in Johnstown until he was injured by what he called a "blowback" from one of the company machines.
He said until that point he had a wife and family but his marriage became strained after the accident because he was paying $60 a pill to feed his habit.
He decided to get into the cocaine business so that he could trade cocaine for the pills he needed.
His attempt to satisfy his habit without depleting the family bank account didn't work.
Piner said his wife, who is now deceased, changed the locks on their residence and he had to find another place to live.
He moved in with a young Johnstown woman who allegedly was also addicted to opiates.
They eventually came to Altoona to live with his daughter and then the couple moved into the Corner Bar and Grille at 1001 Eighth Ave., which police said was being used by a local drug ring to distribute cocaine throughout the city.
At the time of his arrest in November 2011, Piner and his girlfriend, Aubrey Moore, had moved to the Hitching Post, a city bar.
Piner was in the process of remodeling it into a soul food restaurant, which he said is one of his passions. That restaurant was to be a legacy for his children, he said.
Piner, 52, was caught on a cellphone conversation taped by police stating he didn't want any "dirty money" invested in the restaurant.
In answering questions from his attorney, R. Thomas Forr Jr., he said he knew that police, if they ever arrested him, would take that legacy from his children if cocaine money was used to remodel it.
Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron, presiding over the Piner trial, decided late Monday afternoon to recess the trial which was in its ninth day of testimony.
Piner will be the first witness today, and he is expected to deny his involvement in the Altoona-based cocaine ring operating out of the Corner Bar.
Police have charged that Piner was part of the organization which brought large amounts of cocaine from Baltimore to Altoona in 2010 and 2011.
He is charged with six drug sales to police informants, but the most serious charges against him stem from a shipment of 365 grams of cocaine that was intercepted by police as it was being transported to Altoona early on Nov. 4, 2011.
He is charged with conspiring with leaders of the organization, identified by police as Damion Floyd and Rodney Williams of Baltimore and Jermaine Samuel, Natasha Miller and Shonda Hicks of Altoona.
In speaking to the jury Monday, Forr said, "It is our position Kenny Piner never entered into an agreement with Jermaine Samuel, Natasha Miller and Shonda Hicks."
In a statement Piner gave police after his arrest, he said he had multiple sources for his cocaine, including Gene "Shorty" Carter and Thomas Rhone of Altoona and cocaine dealers in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Arlington, Va.
Carter is serving a minimum of 104 years in prison for his Altoona drug activity while Rhone was sentenced last year to a minimum of 20 years.
Forr told the jury that Piner didn't even know the real names of Floyd and Samuel. Floyd went by the name of "Benny" while in Altoona and Samuel was known only as "Shawn."
Piner knew the general operation of the drug organization and that large amounts of cocaine were coming from Baltimore, but he had no part in paying for or bringing the drugs to the city, Forr said.
An Altoona native, Piner is expected to testify to this today.
The defense is expected to lash out at the confidential informants who purchased cocaine from Piner on behalf of police.
The first defense witness was Tracy Piner, Ken's sister, who admitted to being a crack addict and who testified that one of the confidential informants was smoking crack the day he allegedly purchased it from Piner.
Her testimony was a defense attempt to show that the informant was a liar, because he testified earlier in the trial that he did not renew his cocaine habit until after the alleged sale between he and Piner on Nov. 30, 2010, at Tracy Piner's apartment.
Forr also intensely cross-examined Agent James Walstrom, who supervised drug operations for the Pennsylvania Attorney General in seven central Pennsylvania counties.
Walstrom presented a chart showing who was in the organization.
Floyd was the perceived leader with Williams the Baltimore supplier.
Miller, Hicks and Samuel took care of the day-to-day operation, Walstrom's chart showed.
That chart also depicted Ken Piner, his brother, Stephen, and his nephew, Glenn, as major distributors of the cocaine once it was processed for sale at the Corner Bar.
Forr, referring to taped phone conversations, listed the names of nine individuals who were heard purchasing cocaine for sale but who have not been arrested.
He wanted to know why their pictures were not on the chart.
Walstrom said the reason they weren't on the chart is because they haven't yet been arrested.
The agent also estimated that between July 15, 2011, and Oct. 17, 2011, the organization made a profit of $134,750, based on the sales police knew about and tracked.
He estimated Ken Piner was making the equivalent of $82,125 per year selling $50 baggies of cocaine.
Mirror Staff Writer Phil Ray is at 946-7468.


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What Can I Do If I'm At Risk for Pancreatic Cancer?
There is no sure way to prevent pancreatic cancer. But knowing the risk factors is a good first step toward reducing your risk of pancreatic cancer. Use your risk factors to plan a course of action. Also, let your doctor know if you have a family history of pancreatic cancer. And, know the symptoms of pancreatic cancer. If you notice any, see your doctor right away.
Make healthy lifestyle choices
Taking action to try to lower your risk for pancreatic cancer may also lower your risk for other cancers. For example, not smoking may also lower your risk for lung, esophageal, stomach, head, neck, bladder, and some other cancers.
Talk with your doctor or nurse about things you can do that may lower your risk for pancreatic or other cancers. Here are some actions they may suggest:
Don't smoke. If you do smoke, stop.
Lower the red and processed meat in your diet.
Reduce the amount of charred, well-done meats in your diet.
Eat more fruits and vegetables.
Avoid too much weight gain and exercise regularly.
Be safe on the job
Exposure to certain chemicals may raise your risk of pancreatic cancer. If you work with chemicals often, be sure to follow guidelines for safe use. Your employer or union safety director can give you guidelines for safe use of chemicals. You can also check with these organizations.
Call the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, at 800-232-4636, or check the website.
Call the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at 800-321-6742. Or check the website.
Can I get checked for pancreatic cancer before I have symptoms?
Screening tests check for disease in people who don't have symptoms. There are no recommended screening tests for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer has been called a "silent" disease. This is because it does not have many symptoms until the cancer has spread to other organs. The early symptoms may be very vague and not specific to the pancreas (such as back pain). For that reason, it takes a while for many people with pancreatic cancer to get a diagnosis.
If you have symptoms that might be related to pancreatic cancer, your doctor will do a series of tests to see if the symptoms are from cancer or from something else.


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UIAA Environmental Objectives and Guidelines
Adopted at the UIAA General Assembly / 4 October 1997 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenija
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1. This policy statement provides an outline of the main environmental issues that concern mountaineers. It recognises that the term "mountaineering", as practiced by UIAA member federations, includes all aspects of the following activities: climbing, hiking, trekking and ski touring.
2. It considers both the effects of mountaineering on the environment and also the role that UIAA hopes mountaineers will play in helping to secure a sustainable future for the mountain environment.
3. These objectives and guidelines provide the framework, which member federations follow when supporting mountaineering activities. They will help member federations to ensure that mountaineering activities are sensitive to environmental needs and will assist efforts to protect cliff and mountain areas from adverse environmental impacts, from whatever source.
They are based on international guidance on conservation and sports activity and UIAA policy statements and reports. These are listed in the Annex.
4. Central to the UIAA's work is the belief that the freedom to practice mountaineering, from the high, remote mountain peaks to the lowlands and coastal cliffs, is of great value to many of the world's citizens. The freedom to climb is part of the wider need for people to have access to land and water for the appreciation of nature and scenery, as recognised by the World Conservation Congress in 1996. It also encompasses the need for adventure, physical exercise and the mental and social dimensions of the sport of mountaineering.
Promoting the recognition of these values amongst the wider community is an important starting point for achieving the wider UIAA environmental objectives.
5. The UIAA recognises the enormous value of mountain areas as reservoirs of biological diversity; as places of great spiritual and historic interest; as places with spectacular natural phenomena associated with climate and geology, and as the location of some of the world's most beautiful and peaceful landscapes. These range from places that are remote, wild and natural to places of inhabitation, often with much modified landscapes of great cultural value. The UIAA recognises that such areas often contain fragile, easily damaged ecosystems and local lifestyles, which are sensitive to external intrusion.
6. The UIAA recognises that mountains are often the source of products essential to humankind as a whole. Of these, the supplies of pure water in the streams and rivers that drain from the mountain ranges are of supreme importance. Similarly the UIAA recognises the use of mountain areas as the source of forest and agricultural products, of minerals and energy supplies. The UIAA emphasises, however, the need to extract these products in ways, which do not compromise the environmental quality of mountain areas.
7. The UIAA welcomes the role of mountain tourism in supporting local economies, including the production of locally marketed products, and recognises the need to maintain local land management skills. The UIAA is also concerned to ensure that the activities of mountaineers help to sustain local communities in ways, which are beneficial to mountain people as a whole and are acceptable to the mountaineering community.
8. The UIAA believes that mountaineers, as well as many other people and organisations, should be very concerned about the future of the mountain environment. The following types of impact threaten the integrity of mountain ecosystems and mountain communities and as such threaten the future enjoyment and participation in mountaineering.
9. The loss of biodiversity due to forest destruction, overgrazing or excessive burning. Such impacts can have profound effects on the natural vegetation cover, richness of animal species and the loss of soil and vegetation through erosion. The wild, unspoiled character of mountain areas is diminished.
10. Massive or intrusive changes to the landscape. Large scale mineral workings, hydroelectric or water supply schemes, roads, railways, pylons and telecommunications structures, ski slope facilities and buildings, especially those associated with some tourism developments and industries, can give cause for particular concern.
11. Climate change and pollution, through the contamination of air or water and the intrusive noise of motor vehicles and aircraft. There are virtually no mountain areas in the world where the signs of pollution are absent and the whole world is affected by the processes of climate change. Mountaineers need to consider to what extent their own activities are contributing to pollution problems and how, in relation to wider society, mountaineers can use their influence to make the world a less polluted place.
12. The overuse of sensitive areas. Excessive numbers of visitors, including mountaineers, is leading to the degradation of some mountain environments through the overuse of sensitive areas or the lack of adequate standards of mountaineering conduct. Such damage is occurring to relatively small areas in many mountain ranges and is less significant than some of the other factors, which affect mountain environments as a whole and are mentioned above. Such overuse, is however, seen to be highly significant where it impacts on some of the world's most famous locations, such as the base camps around the highest mountains, along the most popular trails used by mountaineers, trekkers and pilgrims, or at cliffs and crags beloved by climbers, birdwatchers and botanists. It is essential that trekking organisations, mountaineering expeditions and climbers recognise these concerns and adopt best practice techniques.
13. The UIAA believes that mountaineers can best meet their environmental responsibilities, as well as helping to safeguard mountain land and local communities, through a process of integration. These are the key requirements:
· 13.1 Persuading decision makers that mountains and mountain people are important and responsible mountaineering is an activity is deserving of the highest levels of support.
· 13.2 Widening support for the concept that freedom of access, exercised with responsibility, is an integral element of mountaineering, often associated with strenuous physical and mental endeavour, risk and adventure and a relative absence of rules and regulations.
· 13.3 Recognising that travel through beautiful places is an essential element in many mountaineering experiences and mountaineers should endeavour to keep those places beautiful.
· 13.4 Developing and promoting mountaineering techniques that have a minimum impact on the environment, including travel and transport arrangements which minimise pollution and the depletion of fossil fuels and the use of recyclable materials.
· 13.5 Supporting arrangements, which help to protect mountain areas and improve the well-being and prosperity of local communities, on the assumption that such arrangements have been agreed with mountaineering interests through a process of prior consultation and negotiation, e.g.:
· 13.5.1 Supporting the establishment of protected areas, such as national parks and reserves, to safeguard the finest mountain wildlife and scenery, so long as these are effectively managed, well integrated with local community needs and sensitive to mountaineering requirements.
· 13.5.2 Supporting, where necessary, regulatory arrangements, which are acceptable to mountaineering interests and capable of being, applied equitably, preferably under voluntary agreement arrangements.
· 13.5.3 Supporting fair and equitable measures which help mountaineers to contribute directly to the economic prosperity and environmental well being of local communities, through the purchase of goods or services or through reasonable taxation or fee arrangements.
· 13.6 Supporting educational work, which develops a greater understanding of the character and use of mountain environments. Encouragement will, in particular, be given to the incorporation of aspects of environmental education into the training programmes for mountaineering instructors and guides.
· 13.7 Promoting consultation arrangements between mountaineering federations and organisations representing citizen groups, governments and international organisations on the development of land use, energy and transport policies which affect mountain areas.
· 13.8 Developing partnerships between mountaineering organisations and other organisations with an interest in protecting the mountain environment, supporting its wise use and maintaining greatest possible freedom of access.
14. These key requirements define the main scope of UIAA's environmental policy and provide a basis for member federations to promote mountaineering activities, which take account of the main environmental considerations.
International guidance:
1. Resolution on public access to land and water, supported by the UIAA and passed by the World Conservation Congress of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Montreal, Canada, 1996.
2. Declaration on Sports and Environment issued by the International Olympic Committee, 1996.
Policy statements and reports approved by or noted at UIAA General Assemblies:
· Kathmandu Declaration (1982)
· Matsumoto Mountain Protection Report (1992)
· Target programme to reduce trash (1992)
· Resolution on touristic flights in mountain areas (1994)
· Guidelines for ski alpinism competitions (1994)
· Policy on competition climbing (1995)
· Minutes of Cape Town Conference on "Access and Conservation Policy" (1995)
· UIAA Expeditions Code of Ethics (1987)
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what would happen to naruto if he was stupider than now, i think he would go crazy and fall off a tree because he forgot to jump
i guess he wouldn't accompish his goal as the next Hokage if he was stupider than now. I like watching the show Naruto. ^__^
for a character that epitomizes stupidity/ just plain cluelessif he has to drop even deeper into stupidity the consequencesmay be dire for the ninja folk of konoha for even the Kyuubimay outsmart little naruto and well lets just say in may make things a little interesting The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
I don't think he can get any dumber than he is. Paris Hilton and Naruto stand at the pinnacle of stupidity. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
The word of the underword is unanimous with that statement!!! The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!


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The Windows Phone Storage NuGet packages are designed to make it easier for you to build Windows Phone applications that consume Windows Azure storage services. By using these NuGet packages, you can choose whether to access your Windows Azure storage services account directly from your Windows Phone applications (embedding the storage account information in the source code) or through proxy cloud services (using custom authentication mechanisms).
This video walks you through the process. You can find all the storage NuGet packages on the NuGet Gallery:
Thanks to Damián Martinez Gelabert, Nicolás Bello Camilletti, and Mariano Convertifor for putting this video together.
To learn more about these NuGet packages take a look at the post NuGet Packages for Windows Azure and Windows Phone Developers.
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Is there a way to download f.e. blobs also ? .. (other than making them public - or using a Shared Access Signature which again would involve the need for a 'web/worker' role)
Something like DownloadFile .. ? Seems to me those classes are not implemented ?
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text: Beverly Jayne (Landrus) Rebo, 54, Madera, died Tuesday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Lance K. and Geraldine L. (Brink) Landrus. Surviving are her husband, Daniel Rebo; two children: Kristopher L. of Whiteside and Jessica J. of Houtzdale; a brother, Lance M. Landrus; and her mother-in-law, Anna K. Rebo. She was preceded in death by a sister, Carol J. Smith; and her grandparents: Ashley and Florence Brink and Benn and Wanda Landrus. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 until the 8 p.m. funeral service today, Oct. 5, 2012, at Kruise Funeral Home Inc., Madera.


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First, Kelly Clarkson released an awkward family Christmas photo. Then, Mena Suvari. Now, we have Joe Jonas.
The middle JoBro posted this, um, thought-provoking photo to his Instagram account on Thursday, depicting himself as several years (decades?) older and without most of his thick dark hair.
But if you can manage to look past that detail – and we know it's hard to do – there's also the addition of not one, but two cats to discuss. Much like Suvari's portrait, Jonas's furball appears by his side and also superimposed, floating above him.
Guess the kitty should just be lucky it wasn't forced into wearing an ugly Christmas sweater like Dad.
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New multiplex will feature Cinemark's NextGen Cinema Design Concept with a Cinemark XD auditorium
Plano, Texas -Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world's largest motion picture exhibitors, today announced that it has contracted to purchase land to construct a new 14-screen, all-digital movie theatre in Frisco, Texas. The new theatre complex will be located at Frisco North, a 320 acre mixed use project being developed in partnership betweenErnest MahardandForest City Enterprises. Frisco North, located on the Southwest corner of the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. 380, will feature major retail anchors, entertainment venues, specialty stores and restaurants, as well as other mixed-use components.
Long recognized as a pioneer in the theatrical exhibition industry, Cinemark is taking the cinema entertainment experience to the next level. The newCinemark NextGentheatres will offer the latest technology, cutting edge amenities and customer-preferred options all under one roof. NextGen amenities will include:
- State-of-the-art viewing environment with wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screens available in all auditoriums
- 4K digital projection powered by Barco projectors; RealD 3D capability
- Enhanced, sound systems that will enable customers to hear the movie as the filmmakers intended
- Cinemark's innovative self-serve concession stand - offering freshly-popped popcorn, Coca-Cola fountain beverages and favorite candy brands
- Cinemark XD:Extreme Digital Cinemaauditorium
"We are very excited as this new complex will be the secondCinemark NextGenmovie theatre that we will be offering to our guests in Frisco," states Tim Warner, Cinemark's Chief Executive Officer. "This theatre will be part of a premier shopping destination being developed by Forest City and will quickly become recognized as a preferred location to enjoy a great movie-going experience."
"We have enjoyed our existing partnership with Cinemark and are very pleased to see the expansion of that relationship with this announcement. We know they will provide a quality family experience in this new and exciting Frisco North project," says Maher Maso, Mayor of the City of Frisco.
"We couldn't be happier to have Cinemark join Frisco North. They are a first rate operator and will provide a premium movie experience to the surrounding communities of the North Frisco marketplace," says Brian Ratner, President Forest City Texas, Inc.
About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 467 theatres with 5,259 screens in 39 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of March 31, 2013. For more information go to www.cinemark.com.


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Judith Kellock, sopranoMarch 12, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
Soprano Judith Kellock has been described in the press as "a singer of rare intelligence and vocal splendor, with a voice of indescribable beauty".
Highly acclaimed for her song recitals and chamber music performances, she is also sought after by composers for her interpretation of contemporary music.
Thomas Yee is on the UHM Music Department's piano faculty.
Ms. Kellock's program will include:
Les Illuminations de Rimbaud, Benjamin Britten
Short Songs by young composers
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- Nature, Steven Burke (world premier)
- Forever is Composed of Nows, Eric Nathan
- Margaret, Jesse Jones
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"Chasing Ice" aims to accomplish, with pictures, what all the hot air that has been generated on the subject of global warming hasn't been able to do: make a difference.
The documentary by Jeff Orlowski follows nature photographer James Balog as he documents melting glaciers, beginning in 2007, in Alaska, Iceland, Greenland and Montana. Called the Extreme Ice Survey, the project works like this: Balog sets up still cameras that have been programmed to take a picture, once every hour, for three years, of the same glacier, from a fixed spot. The idea is that those pictures, when played back sequentially in the manner of a time-lapse film, will show a dramatic and undeniable shrinkage that will raise awareness of a problem that's too big and too slow to be seen by the naked eye.
As climate-change skeptics have noted, not all glaciers are retreating; some are, in fact, growing. The number of expanding glaciers, however, is very, very small, according to statistics cited in the film.
Yes, there are statistics. But by and large, Orlowski relies on photographs of what Balog calls the "sculptural," "architectural" and "insanely, ridiculously beautiful" mountains of ice that are the film's shockingly fragile subjects. The visuals are riveting, and they drive home the point that the film makes in voice-over narration by Balog, interviews with glaciologists and climate scientists and occasional charts and graphs: Ice is melting at an alarmingly un-glacial pace.
There's other drama in the film, too. Balog's survey — though "obsession" is probably a better word — is expensive, logistically challenging and plagued by technical difficulties. And Balog himself is also falling apart, as evidenced by the multiple knee surgeries he has undergone (a result of pushing himself up snow-covered mountains and into frozen crevasses, presumably, in pursuit of pictures of ice).
"Chasing Ice" will make an impact, that's for sure. Whether it can be said to have been effective remains to be seen. This portrait of a man on a mission moves us, not by showing us what we've already lost, but what's still at stake.


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MARTINSBURG - Foul trouble plagued Martinsburg early on in Saturday night's contest against Musselman at the Fieldhouse.
Despite the foul trouble, the Bulldogs were able to overcome a one-point deficit at halftime and rally for a 66-50 win over the Applemen.
"We got into early foul trouble, and I was glad we were able to do well despite having three starters off the court," Martinsburg coach Wes Hall said. "We played better as a team, and we hope to continue that as the season goes on."
Martinsburg ended the first quarter with a 15-12 advantage as Musselman kept the game close, taking advantage of the Bulldogs' early foul trouble.
With Kiana Bullett on the bench for Martinsburg in the second quarter, the Bulldogs had to adjust their game to the lineup on the floor.
"We took a lot of outside shots," Martinsburg point guard Kieera Basey said. "We wanted to bring the ball into the post more, but with our post presence on the bench, we couldn't do that.
"We just had to do what we could to stay in the game."
While Martinsburg continued its outside shots, Musselman was able to score in transition, tying the contest at 15 with 5:55 to play in the first half and then exchanging the lead with Martinsburg for the better part of the second quarter to take a one-point advantage into halftime.
Following the break, the tide of the game made a complete turnaround as Martinsburg regained the lead in the third quarter.
"We had been getting back on transition defense and boxing out in the first half," Musselman coach Amanda Burge said. "Then, for the first five minutes in the third quarter, we weren't doing that, and it was a complete turning point in the game."
Bullett returned to the game in the third quarter, leading the way with six points as the Bulldogs outscored the Applemen 23-11 to regain the lead and stretch it out to a 11-point advantage.
"Kiana (Bullett) was shooting the ball well in that stretch," Burge said. "We weren't getting out as quickly as we needed to. She was able to establish herself on the low block and get good looks, and we did not do a great job stopping it."
Martinsburg stretched the lead out to 16 before the final buzzer sounded, playing the final four minutes of the contest without Bullett, who fouled out with 3:56 to play in the contest. She finished with a team-high 15 points.
"We played as a team," Hall said. "I don't like seeing one player in double figures, scoring a lot of points, while the rest don't have a lot. That's when we are not playing as a team."
Three other Bulldogs (10-6) reached double digit scoring. Basey finished the night with 13 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Essence Underwood added 12 points, and Brandy James finished the night with 10 points.
Brianna Caison led all scorers with 16 points. Stacy Potter added 13 points, and Logan Kerr finished the night with six points, all of them in the first quarter for Musselman (6-11).


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August 1, 2010 - By CATHY BROWNFIELD, Family Recovery Center
The headline is attention-grabbing, isn't it? According to 2007 statistics, stroke was the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer, according to the Center......
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The recently refinished hardwood floor still gleams in the gymnasium of the Depew-Lancaster Boys & Girls Club, but near the door, you have to cut through a layer of soot to see it.
"This is all going to buckle, once it gets heat," lamented David A. Hoch, the club's executive director, referring to the water damage.
Hoch accompanied reporters and photographers on a tour of the facility Wednesday, to show damage from the New Year's Day fire. He said the refinishing job was completed Dec. 30, two days before the fire.
Village and club officials who hosted the tour vowed there will be a future for the building. The gym and activity rooms below it are part of a concrete-block addition built in 1968 and sustained less damage than the old, wood-frame part of the Preston Street clubhouse, which dates to the 1920s.
"We will rebuild this thing; it will be bigger and better," said Depew Mayor Steven Hoffman, who described the fire as a "tragic event that rocked our neighborhood."
"There's going to be great things to come out of this," added Jeff Kupka, the club's program director.
Some club programs resumed this week in the former Terrace Elementary School, just a block away.
But it will be months before anything can happen at the clubhouse, as investigators work to determine the cause of the fire – electrical is suspected – and claims adjusters sort out the insurance end of things.
Damage was previously estimated at $600,000 by Depew Fire Chief David G. Adamberger.
The building was empty when the fire was reported at about 9:30 a.m. New Year's Day.
Kupka said the fire started in his office, on the first-floor in the old part of the building. It apparently spread upward through ductwork, devastating the second-floor game room.
The odor of charred wood lingers in the air, and holes in the roof helped illuminate the damage.
The spacious room offered Ping-Pong, Foosball, air hockey and bumper pool tables, many of which are littered with pieces of fallen insulation and other debris.
The floor is covered with a thick, soupy mixture of soot, and a firefighter steered foot traffic away from a hole in the floor, where a colleague fell during the firefighting effort, suffering minor injuries.
"Everything's got to be cleaned up, removed," said Hoch, the club's executive director.
The Boys & Girls Club is a community institution, and someone noted that local firefighters' knowledge of the building's layout, acquired through their previous attendance at the club, helped them battle the blaze.
"If you grew up in this area, you spent some time here," commented Julianne Renczkowski of Depew, who was among the group touring the building.
For Kupka, 41, the sense of loss goes deep.
"I can't describe how I feel. You just don't understand," he said, responding to a reporter's question. "It's memories. It's bonding. It's community support. It's overwhelming, actually."
Kupka has been working for the club for 22 years, he said; full-time since 1996. But he said he'd been going there since he was 6 years old.
The club currently has about 250 members.
"Depending on the day and time of year ... we can have as many as 100 a day," Kupka said.
Approximately 40 members have visited the temporary site at Terrace Elementary School the past few days, he said.
Since the fire, the club and village have received an outpouring of support, including offers of paint and heating units, and fundraising activities. Information about how to help will be featured on the club's website: depewlancasterbgc.org.
Firefighters from the Villages of Depew and Lancaster will conduct a boot drive from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 19 to benefit the club.
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June 25, 2013
Would you take your child to the dentist if it was free? Wilson Martino Dental is happy to announce the dates for our 2013 West Virginia Healthy Kids Drive Free Dental Day series....
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