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Karen Graves is not only a professor of education, she's also a historian of the discipline. So it's not surprising that she was the 2011-12 president of the History of Education Society, and this month she gave the Presidential Address at the organization's 52nd Annual Meeting in Seattle.
In her address, Graves took on two examples of discrimination and intimidation in the history of American public school education. First, the 1977 Anita Bryant "Save Our Children" campaign to repeal a county ordinance in Florida that prohibited discrimination against gay and lesbian citizens in employment, housing and public accommodations. And second, the Briggs Initiative in California, just a year later, that would have banned gay and lesbian teachers, as well as any teacher who publicly supported gay rights, from working in California public schools.
"Anita Bryant and John Briggs used the education of students as a rhetorical tool to target gay and lesbian teachers," Graves says. "Their camp exploited teachers as a wedge in the battle over gay rights."
Graves' address was based on years of scholarly writing and research on the larger issue of discrimination on the basis of sexuality in education history. "Since the beginning of the American public school system, teachers have faced autonomy issues," says Graves. In her book And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida's Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers, she discusses another particularly dark moment in Florida's history when LGBTQ teachers became the target of the state government.
In 1956, shortly after Brown v. Board of Education, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared that state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional, a group of legislators organized the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, commonly called the Johns Committee. According to Graves, the Johns Committee was formed with the intent of stopping desegregation in the state.
But because of the strong organization of the NAACP, the Johns Committee became bogged down in court cases. No one really knows why, but the committee switched its focus from race to sexual orientation and began to target the LGBTQ community of teachers.
Between 1957 and 1963, more than 100 teachers were fired for being gay or lesbian. According to Graves, the committee acted on hearsay. "Committee investigators threatened to take the targeted teachers to court, but they couldn't really, because they didn't have much to stand on," Graves says. And those who were questioned, regardless of their actual sexual orientation, lost their jobs.
It was an era when emotions were driven by the Cold War and the fear of the racialized, sexualized "other." "That was really what was going on then," Graves says. "And teachers didn't have a strong history of resisting."
The ease with which school officials dismissed teachers on the basis of sexual identity paralleled a longstanding lack of respect for teachers' professional autonomy, Graves points out. "Certain aspects of the teaching profession—in particular, the feminization of the workforce—have distinguished it from other types of public employment, and historically, the public has taken great latitude regarding supervision of teachers' lives in and outside the classroom." Today, gay and lesbian teachers remain especially vulnerable in the 29 states without employment discrimination laws that guard against dismissal on the basis of sexual orientation.
In the past few Ohio General Assemblies, equal-employee legislation has been proposed and defeated. Similar legislation has not been approved in Florida, the state where the LGBTQ witch-hunt came to light most forcefully, Graves says.
"We are living right now in a time where K-12 teachers are being attacked from almost every angle," says Graves, "by both major political parties." Over the years, conditions that enable teachers to stand up for the rights of themselves and of their students have, generally, improved. But respect for the complexity of teachers' work is key. "I think if public schools are going to be strong and remain strong, teachers need to exercise more autonomy," Graves says. "In the best of worlds, that is difficult because we're talking about a public school system that serves many constituents. That's not an easy thing to navigate."
Despite dark periods like the purges in Florida, the process of education has always given Graves hope. "We know that when teachers and students are given support and the resources they need, the results are much better," Graves says. "It's not like we don't know what to do."


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Elise Shelton Signs With East Carolina University
Elise Shelton has signed a national letter-of-intent to attend East Carolina University and play basketball for the Pirates beginning with the 2012-13 season, according to an announcement Thursday by head coach Heather Macy.
"Elise fills an immediate need for our basketball program," Macy said. "She provides us with size, a presence in the post and experience. Her skills, ability and work ethic will fit nicely with our returning pieces."
Shelton, a 6-4 center, played at Phoenix College last season, where she averaged a double-double with 14.7 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. She also produced 3.4 blocks per contest. Shelton led the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) in rebounding and blocked shots, was fifth in field goal percentage and eighth in scoring.
"From the moment I arrived for my visit to East Carolina, I was welcomed with open arms by everyone from the coaching staff and team to even the waitress at the Cracker Barrel," Shelton remarked. "I felt that everyone was genuinely kind and concerned for one another. It was that family atmosphere, hunger to succeed and passion for the game of basketball that stuck with me as I boarded my flight back to Phoenix. While my rational mind told me to be patient, the truth is, my decision was already made."
For her efforts during the campaign, she was named Third-Team All-ACCAC and Second Team All-Region. Shelton posted 21 double-figure scoring games in 27 outings and 17 double-digit rebounding efforts while pacing the squad with 15 double-doubles.
Her most impressive performance of the season occurred on Feb. 11 when she scored 18 points and pulled down 26 rebounds to go along with two blocks against Scottsdale Community College. Shelton was 9-for12 from the floor in that game and was 163-for-346 during the season.
"Elise Shelton will be greatly missed here at Phoenix College," head coach Kristine Kincaid said. "It is impossible to imagine but she is still growing. East Carolina is inheriting a great person as well as a solid post player. We wish her much success and look forward to following her career at ECU."
The Phoenix, Ariz., native played her prep basketball at South Mountain High School where she averaged 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game her senior season. The Jaguars advanced to the Arizona 5A Division II state semifinals on the way to posting a 20-5 overall record and 11-1 league ledger. South Mountain was also ranked No. 24 in the state by MaxPreps.com at the conclusion of the campaign.

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One hundred fifty Washington County families are suing over a gasoline spill that forced many residents out of their homes.
The lawsuit against Westshore Pipeline was filed in court Monday.
A pipeline ruptured over the summer, spilling 55,000 gallons of gasoline in the town of Jackson.
Many homeowners have not been able to use their well water because of elevated levels of benzene.
The homeowners are asking for compensation for economic and emotional damages.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act approved last week by the U.S. Senate, ensuring President Obama will soon sign into law a measure he supports that promises to help smaller businesses—and, he hopes, improve his re-election prospects with voters worried about job creation, given more than three straight years of unemployment rates above 8%.
By a 380-to-41 vote, the House approved HR 3606, which supporters say will encourage businesses to create jobs by lowering hurdles to going public and complying with the laws governing public companies, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Among its provisions, the JOBS Act exempts companies from the full reporting requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) for their first five years after going public, or until they reach $1 billion in revenue—a provision nicknamed the "on ramp" for initial public offerings. That provision alone should save companies up to $2 million a year—and be of particular benefit to biopharma companies by allowing them to spend more of their money on disease research, according to the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), among groups supporting the bill.
"This legislation incentivizes and encourages capital formation for small, emerging biotechnology companies, speeding the development of new cures and treatments for patients living with debilitating diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's, and HIV/AIDS," BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood said in a statement soon after the JOBS Act's passage.
BIO also cited a recent survey by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) showing a 41% decrease by venture capital firms in the amount of money they invested in biopharmaceutical companies over the past three years. The survey also showed 40% of respondents forecasting they would further decrease their investment in the sector over the next three years.
"The JOBS Act will help revitalize an IPO market that has suffered in recent years under the weight of market volatility and one-size-fits-all regulation," Paul Maeder, general partner at Highland Capital Partners and chair of the NVCA, said in a statement after the bill's passage. "The passage of this legislation sends a strong and welcome signal to our most promising companies that the U.S. capital markets system is open for business."
But Christopher C. Cain, a partner with Foley & Lardner, told GEN the JOBS Act is less designed to thaw the chilly VC market than to give biopharma startups access to alternative funding sources.
"One of the things I read online that I think was very catchy was that it is moving investments and startups out of the 1%, those wealthy individuals and venture capital firms that have the financial wherewithal to make these investments, and making these startups available to those outside the 1%. It is meant to provide a more diverse base which can include unaccredited investors in certain circumstances, to make non-venture capital funding more of an option where it is now," Cain said. "Now, if you can't find friends and family or a superangel network, often a VC or VC firms are the only way to raise money."
The JOBS Act will expand the eligibility requirements of SEC Regulation A by raising the limit on how much companies conducting direct public offerings can raise, from the current $5 million to $50 million. Regulation A offerings would be exempt from state securities laws, provided that the securities sold are offered or sold through a broker-dealer, offered or sold on a national securities exchange, or sold to a qualified purchaser as defined by the SEC.
The measure will also increase the limit that requires private companies to register with the SEC, from the current 500 shareholders to 2,000 shareholders.
Another component of the JOBS Act requires the SEC to revise Rule 506 of SEC Regulation D, by removing the current ban on general solicitation or advertisements, including social media, in private placements of securities, provided that all purchasers in the private placement are "accredited investors." The revision is designed to allow greater exposure to investments for a wider range of potential investors.
The JOBS Act is intended to encourage "crowdfunding" by exempting from SEC registration rules any transactions to offer or sell crowdfunded securities by businesses raising up to $1 million within a 12-month period—or up to $2 million if the company provides audited financials within that 12-month period.
The crowdfunding provision includes an amendment added to the bill in the Senate (S. Amdt. 1884) by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Scot Brown (R-MA) on a 64–35 vote. The amendment requires operators of crowdfunding portals to register with the SEC and promise to deliver information on investments they offer without promoting them, while limiting through scalable investment caps how much investors can invest based on their income—a maximum of 2% of investors' annual gross income for individuals earning up to $40,000 a year; up to 5% for investors earning up to $100,000 a year; and a cap of 10% for those earning above $100,000.
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Crowdfunding by itself is less likely to aid biopharma startups than startups in other industries since most such companies require multiple millions of dollars to conduct research and carry out clinical trials.
"If you're a biotech startup and even if you provide audited financial statements [and thus can raise] $2 million, for a very IP-intensive, clinical-trial intensive company, that may be helpful as part of several raises or a multi-stage raise that you have to do, but it's not going to be the panacea fix-all. But I don't think it was meant to be," Cain said.
"For the biotech company, it's going to be less used, but it's still useful in the sense that it may be a good ramp-up," Cain added. "If they can purposefully use the $1 million or the $2 million, if they can get that, moving them closer down the path toward commercial fruition or closer to clinical trials or they get more patent applications in, it may push them to the stage where a venture capital or a sophisticated angel network is willing to invest a larger sum. So I think it still has value in that regard."
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Boobs that hang like balls.
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A womans bosom, being the female "testicles"
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The Berkeley County man accused of 43 counts of ill-treatment of animals has pleaded guilty to 10 of the charges. The other 33 were dropped as part of the plea deal.
The grisly discovery of hundreds of dead dogs and dozens of dogs clinging to life at a property outside of Goose Creek made national news in early 2013.
Loney Garrett, 66, was working with Berkeley County Animal Control at the time of the seizure, according to Garretts lawyer Melisa Gay.
He was trying to comply, Gay said.
Garrett declined comment to the media after the hearing.
Gay described Garrett as a good man who was trying to help the animals.
It just got out of hand. This is not a person who viciously did anything, Gay said. He is an older man who, unfortunately, other people would basically dump dogs on.
She said that things got worse on his property in 2011 when Garrett went in for prostate cancer surgery and his son did not properly care for the dogs.
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A 'Quest' is a 150-year-old English tradition that has been transplanted to Vermont by an organization called Vital Communities. Participants follow clues that are found in a book titled Valley Quest, which takes them on 89 different treasure hunts across Vermont and New Hampshire. Each quest in the book contains riddle-like clues and maps for the hunt. The quests are designed to teach adults and children about the natural and cultural history of the communities they live in. At the end of each quest the participants find a treasure chest containing a journal for the questors to sign and leave messages in, a stamp with which to stamp their quest books, and more information about the community.
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Have you seen your Nutcracker yet? If you have, and if you're impressed, here's your chance to vote for a Dallas nominee for the 6th annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award. The winner of the "Nutty Award" and the title of "best loved Nutcracker," which will get a cash prize to be used toward their education programs, will be determined by popular vote, which means the decision is up to YOU. You can find the details on how to vote on the Goldstar site.
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An AStar helicopter equipped with the Cineflex V14 (a high-definition gyroscopic camera) captured the stunning images as it swooped over mountains, valleys, rivers, gorges, skyscrapers and towns to showcase the natural beauty of the region. Pennsylvania counties featured include Allegheny, Beaver, Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, Lawrence and Somerset.
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Miami senior QB Stephen Morris should be 100 percent healthy tomorrow, according to head coach Al Golden.
Duke redshirt senior S/CB DeVone Edwards will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL and MCL.
LSU fired HC Les Miles.
Notre Dame fired DC Brian VanGorder.
An NFC scout believes Alabama senior ILB Reuben Foster will get drafted earlier than expected.
Baylor junior WR K.D. Cannon exited Saturday's victory over Oklahoma State in the third quarter with a groin injury.
Baylor sophomore WR Ishmael Zamora caught eight passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 35-24 win over Oklahoma State.
Baylor redshirt senior QB Seth Russell completed 18-of-28 passes for 387 yards, four touchdowns and an interception in Saturday's 35-24 win over Oklahoma State.
Louisville sophomore QB Lamar Jackson completed 22-of-44 passes for 417 yards, five touchdowns and an interception while rushing for two additional scores in Saturday's 59-28 win over Marshall.
Louisiana Tech redshirt senior QB Ryan Higgins completed 36-of-59 passes for 504 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's 38-34 loss to Middle Tennessee.
Arizona junior RB Nick Wilson (leg) is being held out of Saturday's game against Washington.
Colorado freshman QB Steven Montez was a magician in Saturday's 41-38 win over Oregon, completing 23-of-32 passes for 333 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing for 135 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries.


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Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a diagnosis largely based on laboratory findings. Similar to multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), SMM is characterized by the presence of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow. Usually, these abnormal plasma cells secrete abnormal antibodies (monoclonal or M-proteins) and/or free light-chains (FLCs), which can be detected in blood and/or in urine.
All healthy humans have plasma cells in the bone marrow. These plasma cells are part of the immune system. One of the hallmarks of plasma cells is that they produce immunoglobulins, which help protect the body against infections. Normally, about 1-3% of all the cells in the bone marrow are plasma cells.
Occurrence of an M-protein and/or free light chains (FLCs) in the blood and/or in the urine will usually not produce any symptoms. As a general rule, detecting a lower concentration of M-protein and/or FLCs is typically not a concern and, per current clinical guidelines, extensive testing is generally not required unless there are symptoms that warrant a greater index of suspicion on the part of your physician. For individuals who have higher concentrations of M-protein and/or FLCs in the blood and/or the urine, a bone marrow biopsy and imaging of the skeleton is recommended based on current clinical guidelines.
In the absence of so called 'end organ damage' (one or more of these: hypercalcemia, renal failure, anemia, bone lesions), individuals who have M-protein concentrations of 3 g/dL or greater, 10% or more abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow, or a combination of these, will be given the diagnosis SMM. In individuals who lack end organ damage, in whom the M-protein concentration is less than 3 g/dL, and in whom the percentage of abnormal plasma cells is less than 10, will be given the diagnosis MGUS. In contrast, multiple myeloma is characterized by more than 10% abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow, detectable M-proteins and/or FLCs in the blood and/or urine, and the presence of end organ damage.
Follow-up is required for all SMM patients indefinitely. Your physician will monitor M-protein levels, blood counts, and a few other standard blood/urine tests regularly. Per current clinical guidelines, SMM patients are typically seen once every 3 months in the beginning. if stable, the follow-up can be less often (4-6 months), and if stable for more than 5 years, even less often (6-12 months).
The major reason for the close clinical follow-up is the increased risk of developing multiple myeloma. At this time, there is only limited information on this topic in the medical literature. Based on retrospective data from the Mayo Clinic, on average, the risk of progression from SMM to multiple myeloma is 10% per year for the first five years. Thereafter the risk goes down to around 5% per year for the subsequent five years. After 10 years of follow-up, the Mayo Clinic study showed very similar risk of progression from SMM to multiple myeloma as prior studies have found for MGUS (~1% risk per year on average). Based on crude clinical markers and a restricted number of patients, two risk-scores have been published in the literature, with the aim of defining risk groups for progression from SMM to multiple myeloma. Mayo Clinic has reported the size of the M-protein, the percentage of plasma cells in the bone marrow, and the occurrence of abnormal FLCs in the blood to be associated with a higher risk of progression. SMM patients with only one risk factor had a 25 percent risk of developing multiple myeloma at 5 years, and for SMM patients with three risk factors, the risk was over 75 percent at 5 years. The Spanish PETHEMA study group has done similar work and reported immunosuppression (decreased levels of normal immunoglobulins) and a high proportion of abnormal (vs. normal) plasma cells in the bone marrow (greater than 95%) to be associated with an increased risk of developing multiple myeloma. Patents with both these factors had over 75% risk of progression at 5 years of follow-up, while those with none of these factors had only a 5% risk at 5 years. These heterogeneous risk patterns suggest that SMM is not one biological entity, but rather a mix of subtypes with different biology and different risks. Clearly, more research is needed to better define risk on an individual level: who is at high risk of progression, and who is not? Such studies are under way.
Current clinical guidelines state that treatment for SMM is not required in the setting of standard clinical care, although research protocols are in existence for patients at centers that specialize in the treatment of SMM. At this time, there is no scientific data to support the initiation of therapy for SMM outside a clinical trial. It is important to assess effects and side effects from therapies given to patients diagnosed with SMM. Clinical studies are needed to determine if treatment of SMM translates into meaningful clinical outcomes. There are ongoing treatment studies for SMM patients in the U.S. and Europe.
As mentioned above, more research is needed to better define risk for individual patients. Prospective clinical studies focusing on molecular and imaging changes over time will likely be of major importance to better understand mechanisms of transformation. Ideally, such efforts could lead to the development of new treatment studies designed to delay and/or prevent multiple myeloma for high-risk patients. Given that a recent prospective study found that virtually all multiple myeloma patients run through a preceding precursor state (i.e. MGUS and/or SMM), future studies focusing on mechanisms that can be used to prevent and/or delay transformation have the potential to significantly change outcomes for myeloma patients.


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The Primetime Emmy Awards kept things modern Sunday night, awarding the first two trophies of the telecast, live from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, to Modern Family stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell for their outstanding supporting roles on the ABC comedy as husband and wife Claire and Phil Dunphy.
"I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy now," Bowen joked as she accepted her award.
Burrell paid homage to his late father in his acceptance speech – also with a sense of humor.
"'Why do you have to look like a harlot?' " he imagined his father wondering about his decision to go into acting, where he frequently has to wear makeup. "I would say, 'Dad, just think of me as a very masculine lady.' " His ABC show won the first four awards Sunday night, and Modern Family won best comedy series for the second year in a row.
Back for MoreIt wasn't the only déjá vu moment of the night.
For the fourth year in a row, Mad Men secured its reign in the outstanding drama series category, besting HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones, as well as The Good Wife, Friday Night Lights and Dexter. The show has not lost this category since it was first nominated in 2008.
Jim Parsons, of The Big Bang Theory, picked up outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, his second Emmy. And Melissa McCarthy, of Mike & Molly, earned her first-ever Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series.
Dramatic WinsJulianna Margulies took home top dramatic actress honors for her role in The Good Wife, nabbing outstanding lead actress in a drama series.
For his outstanding actor win, Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler's name was squealed by (count-'em) four angels – former and new Charlie's Angels Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor, Annie Ilonzeh and Drew Barrymore.
Sixty-year-old Margo Martindale, who played the tough mom and moonshiner Mags Bennett on Justified, was stunned by her first Emmy nomination and win.
"Sometimes things just take time, but with time comes great appreciation," she said fighting back tears, while also lauding her "kick-ass cast led by Timothy Olyphant."
Supporting actor in a drama series winner Peter Dinklage, meanwhile, had a tough act to follow.
"Wow, I followed Martin Scorsese – my heart is pounding," he said when accepting honors for his portrayal of Tyrion on Game of Thrones, thanking network HBO for letting "artists create." He also thanked his amazing wife and his "dog sitter, Kitty, for taking care of my dog Kevin back in New York while I am here."
Also earning bragging rights: Guy Pearce and Kate Winslet were both recognized for their roles on period drama Mildred Pierce.
Click here for a full list of Emmy winners.


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Australian slang for someone who is useless. Someone who is not worth Tupperance or two bob. A person who wastes oxygen which could be better use to someone else
A person you know who is hopeless is the group's "tuppy"
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a word for the 'nether regions' of a woman.
George didn't half rag me about last night, my tuppy is killing.
di Natasha 22 novembre 2003
a womens vagina another word for a females private part
eg i want some tuppy
or i would love to fuck that tuppy
or i would love to fuck that tuppy
di jjbaby 06 novembre 2007
Synonymous with pussy. Use tuppy whenever the word pussy could be used. To describe a guy that is acting like a pussy, or any reference to a female.
1. "Likes go find a party with some tuppy, this place is a total sausagefest."
2. "Dude, quite being such a tuppy and take this shot of whiskey."
2. "Dude, quite being such a tuppy and take this shot of whiskey."
di Schadowhauk 25 agosto 2006
very tired or sleepy; act of being exhausted
Lilly was tuppies because she hadn't slept all day.
di Zack Brodersen 28 novembre 2007
self-inflicted male camel toe. hold onto your pants with your feet together and pull up vigorously. if properly executed this will separate your junk and make an impressive male camel toe.
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A man who isn't just a good bloke, he is the BEST bloke. He is a typical aussie man. He never says anything bad about his mates, and his always making people around him seem better just because he is such a good bloke. He is the man that everyone wants to hang out with coz ya can always have a few beers with him and just talk shit.
Do you know collo? he is the best bloke going round
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on February 7, 2013 - 11:02 PM
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On Thursday morning, I asked Lindy Ruff if there had ever been a point during his time in Buffalo when he felt he was getting stale, and that a change of scenery might be the best thing for him.
"You know what?" Ruff replied. "When you get in these situations, you try to reinvent a lot of stuff. We went through a process this summer where we met with players and took a lot of input, traded some ideas."
Ruff used the word again in his next breath. He said he had "reinvented" himself several times over the years, using information he had gathered at various international events to update his coaching style and reinvigorate his team.
So there you go. The team that has lost seven of its last nine, the sloppy defensive squad that has now allowed four goals or more in six straight games for the first time in the 15-year Lindy Ruff era, is actually the reinvented Buffalo Sabres.
Make what you will of Thursday night's 5-4 shootout home win over the Canadiens. If you want to see it as evidence of an imminent turnaround, as a sign that the Sabres are on the verge of some heroic Stanley Cup run, be my guest. A late rally over a Montreal team that was playing its second game in as many nights doesn't change the fact that the Sabres are a struggling team right now, a team with a fragile competitive identity. Ruff thinks he has remade them, but they look mainly confused and unfocused, like a team that has tuned out its head coach.
Why would this come as any surprise? Last spring, after missing the playoffs, a group of Sabres aired their frustration with Ruff on locker cleanout day. They made it evident that his methods of communicating had worn thin. Later, the players had an animated clear-the-air session with Ruff.
In most NHL cities, where the coach and general manager aren't a conjoined entry, Ruff would have been fired. That's what happens in pro sports, and particularly in the modern NHL. The coach's message wears thin, the players get fed up, management whacks the coach.
But this is Buffalo, where owners come and go, but the Ruff/Darcy Regier tandem soldiers on, Cupless and undaunted. It's where owner Terry Pegula, a fawning fan, defends the status quo and extends his general manager after the team misses the playoffs for the third time in five years.
Regier saw that his players had turned on his coach and took drastic measures. He traded Derek Roy, who was one of the players griping about the coach. The message was sent, as Pegula had made clear when he came to town two Februarys ago: Lindy ain't going nowhere.
So what happened? In the first 10 games, the Sabres were worse than ever. Defensively, they were perhaps the worst team in the NHL.
Entering Thursday's home game against Montreal, they had allowed the most shots and the most goals in the league, and they were staggering along near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Ruff wanted them to be "tough to play against" this season. What a concept! They have been exactly the opposite, the kind of soft opponent teams can't wait to show up on the schedule. Winless? Struggling to score goals? The Sabres have just what ails you.
The one thing you could usually count on was that Ruff would get his team to play defense, within his "system". The D has been brutal, a reflection of the team's unwillingness to invest the effort necessary to win in the NHL. When players see that the coach and GM are above reproach, why should they feel a great sense of accountability?
Presumably, there would be no excuses this season. Before the opener, goalie Ryan Miller said "We'll see what kind of team we are really quick." When the team lost seven of eight, Miller said it was no time for panic.
That's the prevailing sentiment with this sorry franchise, that firing a coach is the equivalent of panic. Never mind that the Kings fired Terry Murray during the season and won the Stanley Cup last year. Or that Pittsburgh did the same thing and won the Cup in '09.
Coaches have a short shelf life in this sport. There have been 170 coaching changes since Ruff and Regier took over in 1997. What, they're all wrong and the Sabres have the secret?
Ken Hitchcock has been fired three times since beating Ruff in the Stanley Cup finals in 1999. It doesn't make him a bad coach. He took over the Blues during the season a year ago and led them on an astonishing regular-season run.
Peter Laviolette beat Ruff in the conference finals in '06 and won the Cup with Carolina. Two years later, he got fired. A year after that, he took the Flyers to the finals. Laviolette won a playoff series each of the last two seasons (beating the Sabres in one of them), but his job could be in peril again.
Good coaches lose their jobs in sports. Ruff is a good man and a good coach. I used to think he had greatness in him. That seems a long time ago now. It's hard to argue for him being among the elite coaches when his team is going on six years without a Stanley Cup series win.
Staying too long in one place has diminished Ruff. It's a rare privilege for an NHL coach to remain in one city for 16 years, to see his kids grow up in one place, to be a revered Buffalo guy.
But it comes with a price. Ruff has grown too comfortable, a prisoner of low expectations. Most of the great coaches validate themselves by winning in more than one spot, by proving that their coaching acumen is transportable. Scotty Bowman comes to mind.
Ruff is beyond his expiration date. And when a coach stays too long, he becomes defined by his weaknesses, not his strengths.
He has mismanaged his backup goalies for years. His power play lacks imagination. Young, skilled offensive players tend to regress on his watch (Drew Stafford, anyone). He is not getting enough out of Tyler Myers, a prized organizational asset. One can only wonder what might come of Mikhail Grigorenko in this stagnant culture.
Even when Ruff has a player performing at an MVP level, he can't get it right. As of Wednesday, Thomas Vanek was only 50th among NHL forwards in ice time.
Ruff wants to believe he has reinvented himself. He's tried, I'm sure. But he's rationalizing. Deep down, he must know that being forced to coach elsewhere would have helped his legacy. He says it's fresh, but it sure looks like the same old thing.
Firing him now would seem like an act of mercy, like doing the man an overdue favor.
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5 Tips for Drinking Responsibly (While at Work)
The science is in. If you're reading this at work, you should probably be drunk right now. Of course, by "science" I mean "an ABC News story" and by "drunk" I mean "having a drink or two."
But still, the word is out. More and more offices are letting their employees have a couple drinks at work thanks to the fact that drinking at the office, provided you manage your consumption, can promote creativity. Read that again slowly if you need to. I'm not talking about being fall-off-your-bar-stool-drunk at work. Nobody is creative when they're hammered, and besides, the bar stool at your desk would be a dead giveaway. But a drink or two can help give you a creative edge over your office rivals. Like how Mark McGwire figured out that drinking all that milk would make him hit a ton of home runs back in 1998.
"I extracted the growth hormones and injected them in my ass!"
I know, you're probably nervously sputtering, "But, but, but ... my office doesn't allow drinking on the clock!" Of course it doesn't, and that makes the opportunity even greater! If no one else in the office gets to drink, that means you get to be the Barry Bonds of the joint by harnessing all of alcohol's career-improving benefits for yourself. You're probably doing a disservice to your company by not having a cocktail in your hand right now. You want to finally land that promotion that's been eluding you for years, don't you? Well, with a little pre-planning, you can get the daytime drinking bump even if you work in a dry office.
#5. Choose Your Booze Wisely
Sorry, Southern Comfort fans, there's only one reasonable choice when it comes to deciding what to imbibe at the day job. That, obviously, is vodka. While it's a total myth that vodka has no scent, it is far and away the easiest scent to conceal. See, all alcohol smells like alcohol. The only difference with vodka (or gin, but yuck) is that it doesn't smell like alcohol and oak barrels or alcohol and hobo piss (that means you, Steel Reserve).
The champagne of hobo piss.
Sure, you can't down an entire fifth of vodka on the bus to work in the morning and expect people to ignore the fact that you're breathing fire at 9 a.m. But if we're just talking a couple of drinks, you won't find a much easier crime to conceal than cubicle boozing with vodka.
Do you have a recommendation as to what particular vodka brand works best in a professional setting? Did the voice that just asked that question in my head sound exactly like a better and stronger version of me? The answer to both of those questions is "yes."
Mostly, I recommend buying what you can afford. That said, there's a huge difference between cheap vodka and expensive vodka. The main difference being that the latter is distilled several times to be as smooth as possible and the former is probably just filtered through the mesh covering that's used to keep body hair from going down the drain of the bathtub of the Russian housewife (the anti-Communist propaganda kind, not the mail order bride kind) who brewed it up. In other words, the cheaper the vodka, the more impurities it will have, and that could very well mean a little bit stronger of a smell. I'm not saying you have to be a dick and buy that vodka that P. Diddy makes, but shooting for something in the mid-level price range wouldn't be the worst idea. At the very least, buy Smirnoff.
But there's more to drinking at work than just buying the right vodka, isn't there? Yes, Me 2.0, there is. Let's talk about concealment.
#4. Don't Bother With Flasks
You're probably thinking that drinking at work presents the perfect opportunity to use that flask you have tucked away in your kitchen cabinet. If you do think that, let me ask you a question. Why do you even have a flask? How much of an alcoholic are you that you need to carry a little with you to fill in the gaps created by driving from drinking spot to drinking spot? Nobody needs a flask -- that's why seeing someone carrying one is only slightly less shocking than seeing someone carrying a gun. It's equally shocking if you carry a flask that looks like this, though.
Probably even more so, because at least you stand an outside chance of saving your life with a gun. Carrying a flask just means that your life is already in shambles and you probably aren't worth saving anyway.
One solution to the concealment conundrum (condolences for the unnecessary alliteration) is to just stop at a gas station on the way to work and pick up a half-pint of vodka and one of those gigantic fountain sodas. If you can find a 44 ounce, go for that. Nothing below 32 ounces, though. You're packing a lot of booze into a small area. You're going to need all of that extra soda or whatever else you choose to cut your poison with (I usually went with lemonade). Otherwise, you might as well just be sipping pure gasoline from a straw.
However, if going raw dog (so to speak) on a bottle of vodka isn't intimidating to you, or if for some reason walking around your office with a Big Gulp is unappealing to you, there's another solution that should be right up anyone's alley. Just pour your vodka into a water bottle. Congratulations, you now have enough shots to last you a week. Maybe treat yourself to an assortment of mixers from the break room vending machine as well. You deserve it.
#3. Mints Are a Bad Idea
When your breath is reeking of alcohol, the natural inclination is to pop a mint or a stick of spearmint gum into your mouth to mask the scent. But just as putting deodorant on an unwashed armpit won't make people think you've just stepped out of the shower, adding mint to your alcohol breath won't make the booze in your system any less noticeable.
What you want here instead is some of that wacky multifruit-flavored Trident Layers gum that all the ad agencies are cranking out quirky commercials about (probably because they're all drunk).
This man has already been typecast as the "Nobody pays me in gum" guy.
Look for anything with the word "tropical" in it, or, even better, something with fruit that most people don't eat regularly, like guava or pomegranate. Everybody knows that Doublemint doesn't also faintly smell of alcohol. But how can a person be so sure that the same is true of dragon fruit if they've never known of it anywhere other than in the piece of gum you're chewing?
That's right, they can't. And that's why gum that includes a bunch of exotic fruit flavors is your best bet. Put a few sticks into your mouth, and if someone in your vicinity comments on the fact that the air smells faintly of booze, know that you have nothing to fear. Just say, "Oh, it's this gum I'm chewing. Tropical Mango Acai Berry Blast, they call it. Smells like alcohol, kind of. I wish it got me drunk like alcohol, though!" And then walk away, because that was a really dumb thing to say in light of all the drinking at your desk you've been doing in the made-up premise of this article.
Supplement your gum with a steady diet of Fritos or whatever other snack you know is going to give you dragon breath. Basically, you want to have so many scents coming out of your mouth at the same time that nobody will be able to accurately place each and every fragrance.
A lesser person would make a joke here about your mom having a similar problem identifying all of the cocks coming into her mouth, and I just did.


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If you notice areas of your soybean field aren't producing as well as you would expect, dig up some roots.
Poorly nodulated roots may mean these plants aren't getting the nutrients they need to produce top yields.
On average, a soybean crop needs 315 pounds N per acre, about 60 percent of which (190 pounds) goes to seed production and 40 percent (125 pounds) goes to stover and roots.
In most cases all of this need can be supplied from the environment and additional nitrogen isn't necessary. (In sandy or low organic soils or for yields over 70 bushels per acre additional nitrogen may be recommended.)
Soybeans fix nitrogen from the atmosphere when nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria are present in the soil.
Nitrogen fixation is a result of the symbiotic relationship between rhizobia and the soybean plant and is evident in nodules on soybean plant roots.
Most studies show that between 50 percent and 60 percent of the nitrogen is from N fixation.
A well nodulated plant should have five to seven nodules on the primary root.
Checking for nodulation now can help you assess your field and make adjustments for the next crop.
However, checking as early as two weeks after emergence allows you time to apply nitrogen during the season if plants are not developing nodules. (The best time to apply nitrogen in soybean is between flowering and pod fill.)
Inoculating Soybean Seed
The least expensive way to supply nitrogen to soybean is by inoculating the seed at planting.
Research in Michigan on new ground where soybeans had not been grown showed as much as a 45 percent yield increase for soybeans that had been inoculated compared to those that hadn't.
Michigan soils generally have higher organic matter and greater mineralization; Nebraska growers might see an even higher difference. (See the Michigan State University article, "Soybean Seed Applied Inoculation.")
For fields where soybean has not been grown previously, inoculation is essential. For such fields, a soil-applied inoculant may provide greater yield potential than a seed-applied inoculant.
For fields where soybean has been previously grown, either a soil-applied or a seed applied inoculant is good insurance for providing adequate nitrogen for the crop.
In fields where soybeans have been grown previously, sometimes reinoculation is necessary.
Seed-applied inoculum was used but apparently was not applied evenly to the seed.
For more information on this and related topics, see "Nutrient Management for Agronomic Crops in Nebraska" (EC155), a 176-page comprehensive guide for Nebraska crop producers. ❖


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Bowling: All Children's Hospital Visit
Thursday morning provided both a break from football and from Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl beach activities. The four Cardinals captains were joined by cheerleaders and Charlie Cardinal, along with four UCF Knights and Tampa Bay sports icon Mike Alstott, while visiting All Children's Hospital.
Keith Wenning, Scott Kovanda, Connor Ryan and Travis Freeman took Ball State hats and t-shirts around to the kids. The quartet stopped for pictures and conversations with kids an their families along the way.
The visit was in conjunction with the Mike Alstott Family Foundation. A six-time Pro-Bowler, and Purdue grad, Mike Alstott became a legend in the Bay Area during his career with the Buccaneers. The Foundation, created in 2007, exists to "uplift the minds, hearts and spirits of kids and families." Alstott serves as the Bowl Ambassador for The Beef 'O' Brady's role, a position he's held for five years.
Visiting All Children's Hospital was just the beginning of a packed day. From there the Cardinals traveled to a luncheon with 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, practice, beach time at the "Battle of the Bands," the Block Party at Fergs, dinner and meetings.
Friday's fifth Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl is being played at Tropicana Field at 7:30. The game is one of 10 nationally that pitts two nine-win teams and one of only three played in a baseball stadium. The Cardinals are also the first MAC school to participate in the game, the sixth bowl in Ball State's modern era.


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An apologetic robber stole about $100 at gunpoint from a 7-Eleven store at 2458 Delaware Ave. this morning, Northwest District police said.
The store clerk told police that the robber entered the store shortly before 11 a.m. and pulled a black pistol from the left side of his waistband. She told officers that the robber said, "I'm sorry I have to do this. Give me the money in the register." The clerk surrendered about $100 in small bills, and the gunman fled north on Delaware Avenue, police reported.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Every December for the past four years, the sanctuary at Sierra Bible Church has been transformed into a facsimile of first century Bethlehem. The streets of this Bethlehem are filled with men and women, boys and girls in period dress. You will see pilgrims who have been called to Bethlehem to be counted in a census decreed by Caesar Augustus. Roman soldiers and tax collectors keep a wary eye on the unsuspecting pilgrims. The streets are lined with shops, filled with food and first-century crafts ready to serve the weary travelers. One enters the city through a stone archway where you are likely to pass by some of the livestock of the region. Throughout the night a rumor circulates a band of shepherds has been visited by angels announcing the birth of a child, who is found with his parents in a stable, because there was no more room in the inn. What you will see and hear in this Bethlehem is a retelling of the story of that first Christmas.
A Night in Bethlehem will be held at Sierra Bible Church, 11460 Brockway Road in Truckee. The gates to Bethlehem will open Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is a community event for the entire family. This hands-on Holy Land experience is free of charge. Go to the little town of Bethlehem for the festivities, mingle with shepherds, enjoy some delicious food, and make your own crafts. Discover why Christmas is celebrated.


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The 2013-2014 college basketball season kicks off today with 19 of the 25 AP Preseason Top 25 teams playing somewhere.
This year, there are at least three Rock River Valley players playing Division I basketball.
- David Brown (Hononegah) is in his senior season at Western Michigan.
- Armani Flannigan (Boylan) will play his first season at North Texas. Flannigan transfered there after playing two years of junior college basketball at Central Wyoming State.
- And Fred Van Vleet (Auburn) returns for his sophomore season at Wichita State after playing a key reserve role in the Shockers' run to the NCAA Final Four.
Those three are among more than 80 local players the Register Star knows of having playing in D1 men's basketball. We've compiled a database of past players with their year by year statistics searchable by player, high school, college and year.
It's highly likely there are several Division 1 players we still don't know about. If you notice someone is missing from our database contact Alex Gary at email@example.com or 815-987-1339.
We're working on a database for women's players next week.
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Electric motors and lithium-ion battery packs are not the same size or shape as an internal-combustion drivetrain. That seems like it would be pretty obvious, but so far, the makers of electric cars have mostly designed their vehicles to look as much like the rest of the cars on the road as possible. Some of them even have grilles, for some completely unknown reason. But now Rinspeed, a small Swiss firm, has plans to make a completely different kind of electric car. Called the microMAX, it is designed as an urban vehicle for use as a taxi or small bus.
The vehicle is actually only about the same length as a Mini, but thanks to a layout made possible by the electric drivetrain, it offers up a surprising amount of interior space. The idea is for the microMAX to be used for ride share purposes in city centers. The vehicle's designer, Frank M. Rinderknecht, explains "Modern ride share centres nowadays are web-based or smartphone-based. They operate in real time: you need to go to work on a regular basis or want to go somewhere right now and in no time at all, you find the driver that'll give you a ride. microMAX with its unique upright seats is the perfect 'thing' for swift short-distance transfers – the car to go with the app," in a report from Green Car Congress.
The interior can also be fitted with a coffee maker, a refrigerator or any number of different entertainment options. The huge amounts of glass were obviously the vision of someone who has never left their car in a parking lot in Phoenix for an hour in the heat on an August afternoon, but the microMAX would really be better suited to European cities anyway. It would be particularly well-suited for Geneva, and this is indeed where it will make its official debut in March. Whether this specific vehicle makes it to the US, or even sees production at all, it has to be said that this kind of different thinking is generally a positive thing for the EV, and Rinspeed deserves credit for this much at least.


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Five minus two.
To some, it's a first-grade arithmetic question. But solving it in several recently downsized town governments equals plenty of headaches, according to a recent sampling of local supervisors and council members.
"The amount of time wasted with a three-member board and the rules [constraining] a board of three members eclipses the monies saved," said Steven J. Walters, Hamburg town supervisor. "There is a net loss."
Added West Seneca Supervisor Sheila M. Meegan: "There's no savings involved here at this level of government … only missed opportunities."
On Election Day, voters in Alden and West Seneca will get a chance to add back a pair of town board members, thanks, respectively, to ballot propositions initiated by a citizen petition drive and a town board resolution.
Whether the "upsizing" push-back is about correcting an error or "right-sizing" town government, civic activist Kevin P. Gaughan, who has led the downsizing charge across the region over the last five years, unequivocally calls it "a mistake."
"I'm going to pose a simple question: Since the board has been downsized, have your town services been diminished?"
Gaughan said he intends to ask Alden and West Seneca voters that question during door-to-door stops and community meetings in an effort to preserve his downsizing victories before the Nov. 6 votes.
"People, not politicians, will decide this, and I strongly believe it's a wonderful thing," Gaughan added.
Gaughan blasted West Seneca town officials last week for unilaterally placing the issue before voters despite the fact that a citizen's petition fell about 200 votes shy of the required number to get it on November's ballot.
West Seneca voters, at Gaughan's urging, approved downsizing the board from five to three members in 2009 by a 6,245-4,252 vote. West Seneca and the Town of Evans were the first two towns to institute smaller boards starting in 2010.
Although West Seneca Town Board members suggest their resolution putting the proposition before voters again was about saving the costs of an "inevitable" special election costing the town $10,000 or more, they have, in recent months, grumbled about being shackled by state law governing open meetings.
That's the most common theme heard from elected officials and citizen upsizing activists in the towns affected by downsizing, including Alden, Orchard Park and Hamburg. Those three are concluding their first year with smaller boards. Because two of three board members creates a quorum, board members in those towns can't legally talk about town business, even casually, outside of duly-convened public meetings. That, they say, is causing the wheels of town business to grind.
"Things are taking longer to get done," Walters said. "We are spending more time on projects than we used to, and time is money."
Watching that in action at Alden Town Hall helped spur citizen activist Gary Wagner to solicit signatures there to get an upsizing vote on the November ballot. "Just for a simple copier – I've seen the rep come to Town Hall, go in and talk to the supervisor, come out and go in and talk to one council member and then another council member," Wagner said. "[The three-member board] is just not practical for something that simple."
"They can't get anything accomplished. We're spinning our wheels."
Alden Supervisor Harry F. "Bud" Milligan said he believes his office has amassed "too much power" because of the reduced board size. "The board can't talk to each other," said Milligan, echoing the prevailing sentiment. "I'm seriously thinking if we don't go back to five members, I'm considering seeking a term limit for the supervisor."
In Orchard Park, Councilman David R. Kaczor said it's possible costs might increase there because of the downsizing. Town Board members there involve themselves in "much more than policymaking," he said.
Orchard Park has no human resources director, controller, financial director or full-time planning official. Board members have historically performed those duties.
"It's a way of … saving the costs of hiring personnel," Kaczor said, explaining that board members in Orchard Park review town insurance, negotiate union contracts and serve as liaisons to recreation, information technology, economic development and police in town.
Now that the board has lost 40 percent of its members, that means the workload has almost doubled for those left. It may require the town to hire additional help to perform those duties, he said.
"Most people didn't realize that when they were voting on the issue," Kaczor said.
Gaughan sharply rebutted complaints about the Open Meetings Law, saying it encourages good government and forces public servants to discuss all their business publicly. He further explained the sole purposes of a town board is to "number one: adopt a budget, and number two: set overall policy."
"In my experience, I've never seen a town board member pick up garbage or plow a street or walk a police beat," Gaughan said. "That's what I have to get people to realize."
Former West Seneca Supervisor Wallace C. Piotrowski, who lost his bid for re-election to Meegan last November by a vote of 7,367-6,643, championed the downsized board and said in the two years he served on it, it worked successfully and just as it should have.
"It sure prevents the town board members from speaking with one another," acknowledged Piotrowski. "But, what are they speaking about? The goal is to prevent back-room deals."
Piotrowski also criticized current West Seneca board members who have, since putting the proposition on the ballot, gone mum as to their stance on downsizing. Both Councilmen Eugene P. Hart and John M. Rusinski have reiterated an indifference to three-or five-member boards in recent weeks, saying they seek only "what taxpayers want."
"They have an opinion," Piotrowski said. "We as residents have a right to know. Are they for big government?"
In a recent letter to Meegan, Hart and Rusinski, Gaughan accused the West Seneca officials of "whining," "bickering" and making "endless excuses for purposeful failure."
Gaughan insisted elected officials must "work harder, do more with less and adapt" as well as charging "voluntary citizens committees" to help with the town's work.
"Citizens, in particular senior citizens, are very eager to contribute to their community and their government," Gaughan said.
It's not that easy, according to Walters, however, who said that Hamburg has tried the idea. "We have 19 voluntary committee boards to assist the town," Walters said. "Probably about 40 percent of the seats are vacant."
Hamburg officials have advertised in an attempt to fill the seats to no avail.
"There were a couple of boards that are basically defunct because they're not volunteering," Walters said.
For instance, Hamburg's town parks board was set up in 2010 "in anticipation of the downsizing," explained Walters. "In two years, we had not one single volunteer. So, we took it off the books."
That's just another example of failed local governance if you ask Gaughan. "Devising and creating a structure (for citizen committees) takes time and effort on behalf of politicians," said Gaughan.
There is no current effort, so far as town officials are aware, to place the issue before the voters again in Orchard Park or in Hamburg, where a brief movement last spring to upsize the board quickly fizzled. Town officials in those communities insist upsizing is a question best left to the populace to initiate.
"I don't think anyone on our board thinks downsizing was a wise decision," said Kaczor. "[But] we serve the people, and if people think a smaller government is better, we serve the will of the people."
Added Walters: "We would respect a petition drive that came through."
At least one local community shows no inclination to return to the larger town board – the Town of Evans. Taxpayers there voted in 2009 to downsize from five members to three.
"I haven't heard that anyone even wants to think of going back to five people," said Ed Conboy Jr., co-chairman of Evans United Taxpayers.
The taxpayers group helped mobilize the votes needed to back Gaughan's downsizing proposal. It passed 2,222-1,326. Some acknowledge the dissatisfaction was aimed at town leadership and frustration over reassessments on homes.
"So far we've been happy with the three-member board," said Conboy.
Town officials aren't raising the issue, either.
"No," said Supervisor Keith E. Dash. "That's not on my radar. Not right now."
Dash doesn't get the sense that public sentiment in town has changed. Besides, he said, the timing wouldn't be right. There would be a cost associated with putting the issue up for referendum, Dash said, and officials in the cash-strapped town don't want to spend the money.
But, said Dash – who opposed the downsizing as a councilman in 2009 – that doesn't mean returning to a five-member board won't come up again in the future.
"Let's see how it plays out in the other municipalities," Dash said.
News Staff Reporter Jay Rey contributed to this report. email: email@example.com


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A word used by a lot of people with sub-standard schooling when they mean to say 'bought'
I sold my lung and brought a new car!
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the common thoughts of bros and the ability to think similarly to other bros.
"Wow bro, we were just thinking the same thing!"
"Seriously, we just had some broughts..."
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When challenged to bring it or bring your shit, go to the challenging party and proclaim loudly "brought". Should the party not be wanting to engage in the activity at which they wish to challenge you, then they suffer humiliation from thier peers.
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Sons and Daughters Day: Five tips to make the most of it
As you delve further into your family history you will undoubtedly invest many hours into the pursuit. Whether that is painstakingly searching census records, gathering information from older relatives or, indeed, networking with others online, it is easy to become protective of your family tree and records. Why keep it all to yourself though? It's easy to get your kids involved without letting them loose on your hard work.
The most beautiful and probably one of the most important aspects of tracking your family history, is the ability to share it with the young people in your life. That way, you can get them excited about their heritage and if you're lucky, you'll have a protégé to take the genealogical reigns in later life. So, why not make the most of Sons and Daughters Day and try a couple of MyHeritage's top tips with your offspring?
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Milan is a city of style and substance, most recognised for its contribution to international fashion, finance and football. A major player in global economics, the north Italian hub is rich with exciting cultural showcases. Fashion jumps straight from the catwalk to streets, as the city reigns as a haute couture powerhouse. Religion and art are showcased on almost every street corner in beautiful historic buildings. While football fans from all corners of the globe converge on the San Siro stadium to support home-grown heroes A.C Milan and Inter Milano.
Boasting a history that dates back to 400BC, Milan is steeped in heritage and spills with things to see and do. Marvel at the gothic façade of the Duomo di Milano, in the main square of the city. Visit the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie to view Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper. Get cultured at art museum, the Pinacoteca di Brera, or La Scala Opera – one of the most prestigious opera theatres in the world. Window shop the boutiques of Prada, Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo and Valentino. Watch the world's most fashionable and beautiful people parade up and down the streets of the Quadrilatero d'Oro. And barrack for European Cup and FIFA World Cup winning football teams, A.C Milan and Inter Milano at the San Siro.
Milan is recognised as the fashion and design capital of the world. Home to Europe's biggest furniture and design fair, Fiera Milano, and the world-famous Milan Fashion Week, the city's retail scene boasts a celebrated reputation. Acclaimed Italian and international design houses dot the city, offering ample opportunity to spend big. Milan's most prominent retail zones include the Quadrilatero d'Oro (The Golden Rectangle) and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele – inner-city hives that host flagship stores by Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani, Chanel, Missoni and Versace. While Milan's shopping scene is known to attract the rich and famous, it also caters to those on a budget, with a number of outlets like Serravalle, Il Salvagente and Dmagazine, which sell designer factory seconds, samples and last season's garbs at discount prices.
Like their countrymen, the Milanese are known for their love of eating. However, while central and southern Italians live on pasta and tomato-infused dishes, the Lombardy region (of which Milan is the capital) enjoys a diet that focuses on rice, maize, meat and dairy products. Typical Milanese cuisine includes risotto alla Milanese (saffron risotto), ossobuco (cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth) and cotoletta (a fried cutlet cooked with the bone in). Traditional Milanese dishes can be enjoyed at cafes, trattorias and restaurants all throughout the city – in particular in areas like Brera, Garibaldi and Navigli. As a centre of global finance, the city also hosts a number of world-class restaurants and cafés, most of which can be found in the city's historic centre.
In Milan a good meal or social occasion is generally washed down with a glass of wine. The world-famous Lombardy wine region is on the city's doorstep, and sparkling wines like Franciacorta, Grumello, Sangue di Guida and Bardolino are regional staples. On top of the region's long love affair with wine, Milan also embraces cocktails – a culture that perfectly complements the city's reputation for fashion. Cocktails are best enjoyed during aperitivo, a social and relaxing pre-dinner drink tradition designed to open the palate. Milan is also a great destination for coffee. Espresso bars dot the city, offering locals and visitors a comfortable place to meet, work or relax. Milanese coffee is served fast and short, normally in the form of a caffè lungo macchiato or cappuccino scuro.


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Fundraising software developer SofTrek promoted Andre Bickford to manager of software engineering. Bickford joined the company in 2008 and holds a bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo. Also, the company promoted Steven Birnbaum to vice president of client solutions. Birnbaum, who has been with the company since 2011, was director of business development.
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel partner Gayle Eagan received the Vision Award from Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York. The award is given to those members of the advocacy community who are dedicated to identifying and responding to trends in aging.
MedTech , an active association of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technology companies, their suppliers and service providers, and research universities appointed Jessica M. Crawford president of the association. Moog Inc., Greatbatch, IMMCO Diagnostics, Applied Sciences Group, Polymer Conversions and the University at Buffalo and the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics are Western New York members of the association.
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Coverage Pointers, a bi-weekly electronic newsletter from Hurwitz & Fine Insurance Coverage Practice Group is now available as an "app" at both the iPhone App store and the Android Marketplace.
IRS HELP of West Seneca donated 100 new Barbie Dolls to Roswell Park Cancer Institute for young girls with cancer.
Gentle Dentistry of Lancaster is holding its third annual food drive for the Food Bank of Western New York through Dec. 19. Patients and the community are asked to bring nonperishable food items to the location at 5007 Transit Road, Depew. The WNY Food Bank, located at 91 Holt St., Buffalo, distributes millions of pounds of food to needy people throughout the region each month.
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A pair of chinese statues usually placed at the entrance of a building to ward off evil spirits. One has its mouth open to suck the spirits in, the other has its mouth closed to trap them.
There were a pair of foo dogs sitting at the entrance of that chinese restaurant
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phrase used when getting someones attention. used in casual conversation.
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Sony is one of the largest electronics makers in the world. The company is big in gaming, TVs, and computers among other categories and is working hard to bring next generation devices to market. Sony bet big on OLED screens for TVs and was the first to bring an OLED set to market with its 11-inch XEL-1 OLED TV which debuted in late 2007. The XEL-1 was undeniably sexy, but it was small and had a price equating to about $1,744 USD when it debuted in Japan. Sony announced in November of 2007 that it would be bringing the XEL-1 to America. In early 2008, Sony announced that it was spending $200 billion on OLED manufacturing technology. Today the OLED screens used in TVs are hard to mass produce and have high defective rates making them expensive to produce. Sony also now has competition in the OLED TV market from rival electronics firms. Sony announced this week that it is pulling the plug on its OLED TV in Japan. Sony cites sluggish demand as the main reason for stopping sales reports Reuters. Sony does plan to continue selling the XEL-1 in America and Europe. OLED TVs promise significant improvements over LCD sets for users with less power consumption, thinner screens, and better image quality. The problem is that the screens are difficult to make and expensive to produce. DisplaySearch analyst Hisakazu Torii said, "As flat panel TVs are getting bigger and cheaper, hurdles for OLED models have become higher, at least in the short term." Sony will continue to sell the XEL-1 in Japan until its current supply runs out. A Sony spokesman said that the company intends to continue to consider new products and applications for OLED screens. Estimates have Sony selling only 2,000 OLED TVs in all of 2009.
The Financial Times reports that the reason Sony is removing the OLED set from the Japanese market is a regulatory change that meant the TV would have to be redesigned and with the low demand it wasn't feasible for Sony.
quote: Maybe in the near future Samsung will have a moderate sized TV featuring AMOLED.
quote: You think we'll be buying 46" $1,000 AMOLED TVs in five years? FIVE? Today you can only get ONE OLED TV: an 11" Sony XEL-1 for $2,500. It's been out for two years and hasn't seen a competitor, replacement or price drop larger than $300. In 10 years we should be lucky if we can buy a 46" OLED PERIOD. There's too much wrong with OLED at the moment, and the worst of it is the limited lifespan.


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More speed for less effort.
If you watched so much as one stage of one Grand Tour this year, you saw some of the riders occupying the top spots riding the Osymetric Chainrings. But, if you're like most people, you were scratching your head every time the camera panned to the drivetrains. Not quite an oval, and certainly not an ellipse, the Osymetric Chainring is its own shape — and we're happy for that. Oysmetric delivers greater efficiency, increased power, and requires less user effort than standard round rings.
Now, before we get into explaining the Osymetric, we want you to abandon any preconceptions or memory comparisons of failed experiments like Biopace. This isn't to say that those engineers were wrong to pursue these designs, they simply never perfected the technology. We think that this is due to a fear of breaking free from the parameters and presets of what cycling componentry is supposed to look like. However, Osyemtric has realized that the best look for a bike is crossing over the finish line in first place. That's why Osymetric isn't afraid to appear obtuse in its aesthetic.
The concept behind Osymetric is relatively easy to grasp. On a standard chainring, power isn't applied equally throughout a revolution of the crankarm. For simplicity's sake, let's divide a revolution into four quadrants. We'll call twelve and six o'clock Top Dead Center (TDC) and Bottom Dead Center (BDC), respectively. The horizontal position of three o'clock can be called just that. It is within the angle between the horizontal position and BDC, that power is most predominately exerted. However, the acute radii between the horizontal position and TDC and BDC are relative dead spots for power. Osymetric's shape directly reflects this data. It works on the objective of minimizing the time spent in dead spots, while maximizing the time spent within the radii of efficient power exertion -- horizontal. Basically, this means that, as the operator, you can apply more force while spending less energy. In fact, Osymetric's design minimizes torque and effort by creating a nearly constant angular velocity. This means that while your gear inches are maximized and extended in the power position, the ring changes shape at the dead spot to speed you back to the power position.
Osymetric's testing has shown that its Twincam shaped rings provide an average of 10% increase in watts per revolution. Also, with the near elimination of 'rest' in dead spots, Osymetric claims an average of 12% reduction in lactic acid buildup. And despite the Twincam shape, Osymetric does not require a special chain. Osymetric acknowledges that it takes around one hour for 95% of users to 'get used to it.' So, we suggest resigning your final judgement till your muscle memory adjusts.
The Osymetric Chainring Shimano/SRAM 130mm BCD is available in the color Black and in 42, 44, 52, 54, and 56 tooth options. Please note that this is designed for Shimano and SRAM cranksets with 130mm BCDs. We are also offering the Osymetric in a compact, 110mm BCD chainring size.
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