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An adjective that describes a bad girl who needs to be punished (usually by fucking her), or a lady who wears tight, revealing clothing. Can also apply to a female who is into bondage.
The naughty demoness wore nothing but leather and lace during her reign of terror. But at least she was a hot babe.
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A way of describing something in way that shouldn't be good, and yet somehow is.
That pink shirt is naughty
po NaughtyBoy Новембар 28, 2004
Slang term to describe a woman's innocence that is only skin deep. See naughty librarian. Naughty can be used to decribed a chick that is hot as fuck. Credit goes to C. Geer for this definition since he thinks I always steal his ideas.
Dayamn!! Did you see the tits & ass on that chick? NAUGHTY!!!! Julie looks like a naughty librarian when she wears her glasses; thus, she is fine as bizalls brizuther.
po Mattyboyee Јун 2, 2003
Naughties is the word to describe the 2000s decade, such as the ninties or the eighties is used to make reference to their respective decades.
Hey, do you remember the naughties?
po Mike James Новембар 18, 2004
Someone who has done something wrong in the things they say, the actions and gestures they do or the way they act. As a result of this, the person in question to be punished: punish
Alex has been a Naughty boy and as a result he needs to be punished. Bring on the sex toys and take off the clothes and lets do some riding already!
po DJ Shadow Април 4, 2004
Sexual acts, usually used playfully.
OMG AMANDA, me and Jenna just did some naughties. BE JEALOUS.
po devineatsmetal Октобар 11, 2007
Females that are consedered "perfect 10's".
Jake: "Did you see those naughtys?"
Aaron: "HELL YES! They looked FINE!
Aaron: "HELL YES! They looked FINE!
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Remini's vital portrait contextualizes Smith's enduring contribution to American life and culture within the distinctive characteristics of an extraordinary age.
©2002 Robert V. Remini; (P)2002 Books on Tape, Inc.
"Impressive scholarship with a riveting narrative." (The New York Review of Books)
"Joseph Smith (Unabridged)"
Whether or not you like Joseph Smith, I think you'll find this book somewhat lacking. If you are LDS and believe Joseph Smith is a true Prophet of God, you'll be disappointed in how skeptical the author is; given his knowledge, background, and the wealth of information he was given for his book. Conversely, if you think Joseph Smith was a pretender and liar; you'll be disappointed in the author's care of Joseph's history and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The author misses the point that the works of Joseph Smith comprise the keystone of one of the fastest growing Churchs in the world; thus you cannot ride the fence on Joseph Smith or the Book of Mormon; he was either a Prophet or a liar and the Book of Mormon is either a book of God or a book of satan. If you are seeking a definitive characterization of Joseph Smith because you want to know the truth about Joseph, you'll not find it in this book. The author is all over the playing field trying to cover both sides of his issue.
Love him or hate him, you'll find yourself bored. He presents information more or less neutrally, but this presentation also lacks any of the personalization needed to suceed. Perhaps the narrator might share some of the blame, but it's hard to imagine making an intensely debated historical figure intensely, painfully boring.
"Out to Prove a Point"
Mr. Remini tries hard to objective, but his unstated thesis comes through clearly: Joseph Smith and his works are simply a product of the times. He honestly tries to be fair, but cannot get beyond his own preconceived notions-- he does not try to present a Latter-day Saint explanation for significant events (e.g., that the Book of Mormon addresses modern concerns not because it was written in 1830 but because it was written anciently with an eye toward modern times). As a scholar of the Jacksonian era of American history, Mr. Remini reads into nearly every aspect of the Mormon Prophet's life something reflective of this thesis. An example: the "Word of Wisdom" (the Mormon "health code") was a product of the temperance movement. Another example: the priesthood government of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was (and presumably still is) a reflection of populist democratic sentiments. I had hoped this book would help place Joseph Smith more clearly into the context of his times. Instead, I heard the times placed into Joseph Smith's life. On the technical side, the reader might have done well to talk to a Latter-day Saint or at least check the pronunciation guide in the Book of Mormon. Nearly every Book of Mormon name is mispronounced and is jarring to the Latter-day Saint ear.
"Historical context"
The author's a historian who typically writes about 19th Century American Presidents. This book describes Smith's life and its influences, such as the Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny, books that had speculated about Native American origins, political paranoia, vigilante mobs, etc.
"Poor reading."
I would recommend it based on that the entire book isn't "common knowledge".
The narrator seemed quite unprofessional. Mispronouncing several names that were repeatedly used, and reading without break until his strong voice at the beginning of the chapter turned into a raspy old voice by the end of the chapter.
The book was written well enough, that I wouldn't mind a follow up book on the successor of Joseph Smith; Brigham Young and learning more about the 2nd prophet.
"Competent historical overview of Joseph Smith"
This history is pretty much the history that everyone hated in High School. It competently covers dates and events. It misses the profound, on occasion mumbles a sentence or two about the controversy. Whether one likes or dislikes Joseph Smith, he is not a boring historical figure. Everything that he did had a profound effect on everyone around him. I am not sure how a history of such a person become a jumble of dates and events.
No, but I am suspect about this author.
I don't think the reading of the history was the problem. However, the narrator completely missed the pronounciation of key Book of Mormon Characters. But this summarizes the entire book, not even motivated enough about this history to even get the names correct. Someone who was really interested in this history would have nailed such detail.
Not even sure what this means
This is a non emotional, a disinterested history on Joseph Smith. Was the motivation of writing this book to get benefit of the Mitt Romney effect?
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Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 9:21 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 9:21 a.m.
MIAMI | Two young men who became "stranded and disoriented" while taking part in a python hunt in Florida's Everglades were rescued Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The Broward County sheriff's office said in an email Thursday night that units responded to a call about the missing men at about 4 p.m. Air rescue units began a search of the area, and the hunters were found about a half-hour later at a location 15 miles west of U.S. 27 at the northernmost border of the county. A helicopter landed in the Everglades and transported the two men to rescue units a few miles away.
The news release said the victims, ages 22 and 25, "complained of lightheadedness and weakness and were suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration." Firefighters were told they were from Tennessee. The men, who have not been identified, were treated at the scene and declined to be transported to a hospital.
More than 1,500 participants of a month-long python challenge have helped to capture 50 Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission updated the counts Tuesday for the "Python Challenge." The competition began Jan. 12 and ends this Sunday.
No one knows for sure how many pythons live in South Florida. Wildlife officials say eradicating pythons from the Everglades was never the goal of the challenge. Instead, they hoped to raise awareness about the snake's threat to native wildlife and the fragile Everglades ecosystem. The snake faces both state and federal bans.
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In an ideal world, the deputy would be starting his shifts at the sheriff's substation in Elma Town Hall – just as a labor arbitrator says he should.
But town leaders in Elma have a grudge against Sheriff's Deputy Timothy J. Higgins. Weeks ago, in early April, they demanded he not set foot in Town Hall on Bowen Road or on any other town property, reportedly because he threatened them.
The arbitrator said he found "not one scrap of evidence" to support their contention.
Still, Sheriff Timothy B. Howard and his second-in-command, Undersheriff Mark N. Wipperman, honor the town's wishes.
"They own the property, they are the landlord, they provide us with that station free of charge," Wipperman said. "We are simply complying with their demand."
So Higgins starts his shifts by retrieving his patrol vehicle from a back lot at Erie County-owned Elma Meadows Park – neutral land.
He has no desk, no land-line telephone, no locker, no ready supply of standard department forms. He goes to substations outside his territory to charge up his radio. He stops at restaurants to hit the bathroom.
He arrested someone the other day, but – barred from the substation – he asked another deputy to take the defendant in to handle the paperwork. It's not clear what he'll do if called to testify in Elma Town Court, as deputies often must.
The arbitrator determined in late March that Howard exiled Higgins from his regular Elma-area territory to Grand Island and kept him there without good reason, violating the labor agreement that lets deputies bid for their work assignments based on seniority.
Howard, as told, returned Higgins days later to District 3, which includes Elma, Marilla and Wales. But to meet Elma's demand, Howard banned Higgins from the sheriff's substation in Town Hall.
Hoping to avoid showdown
The president of the patrol deputies' labor union, Daniel E. Walczak, says Higgins deserves to be treated like every other deputy in District 3. Walczak said he hopes the matter will be resolved when he and Higgins meet today with top sheriff's officials.
The sheriff's team worries that Elma will throw the sheriff's patrol out of Town Hall – even though the Republican-controlled board and the Republican sheriff are friends.
"We do not want to put us in a situation where we could be asked to leave that station," Wipperman said.
What if Howard told the Elma board members that they cannot make him bar a deputy from the substation? Would the Town Board tell the sheriff to find quarters elsewhere?
"I would hope it wouldn't come to that," Town Supervisor Dennis M. Powers said.
Powers contends that Higgins threatened the Town Board when talking with a town employee amid a simmering political feud.
Higgins says he threatened no one when talking early in 2012 with former Elma councilman and current town prosecutor Dean S. Puleo. Nonetheless, the supervisor says town leaders are justified in barring Higgins from town property now that he again patrols the town. After the arbitrator March 25 ordered Higgins returned to District 3, Powers again stated the Town Board's resolve.
"The Elma Town Board is extremely disappointed with this decision," he said in a letter to Wipperman on April 9, "and remains adamant that the Town of Elma does not want Deputy Higgins to be in or on any town-owned property."
Higgins prefers District 3 for at least a couple of reasons. First, it is closer to his home than Grand Island. Also, with three town courts in the district, deputies can get more "court time," which is paid at the overtime rate. That added about $5,000 a year to Higgins' gross wages.
The wheels for the dispute started turning before the talk between Higgins and Puleo.
"A lot of this was ridiculous from the start," Puleo said. "Frankly, Tim and I were friends. I thought we were friends. And then, because of some political affiliations, this all came about. This is part of a bigger story."
During the 2011 election season, Higgins openly favored incumbent Joseph A. Sakowski for town judge when challenged by Puleo, a local lawyer and a town councilman at the time. Puleo's campaign was hit hard when a domestic incident report about him went public, and Sakowski won the race.
Puleo suspected that Higgins unearthed the Sheriff's Office document. He says he kept copies of the derisive statements that Higgins made about him on his Facebook page. But an internal investigation cleared Higgins of all allegations.
Political retribution suspected
Then came phase two. Higgins and some other deputies would moonlight as part-time court officers in Elma. To Higgins, the job was worth about $4,000 a year – until the Town Board, including Puleo, voted just weeks after Election Day in 2011 to replace the current court officers with officers employed by the state court system.
Higgins suspected that the sudden terminations were political payback, and on Feb. 15, 2012, he filed a notice of claim against the town, signaling his intent to sue. After protests from town leaders, the sheriff bounced Higgins to Grand Island within days.
The arbitrator, Michael S. Lewandowski, said in his review that the sheriff could indeed reassign a deputy to avoid a conflict of interest between a deputy and a local government. But Higgins' supervisor told him he could return to District 3 if he dropped the claim, and Higgins did so on April 2, 2012.
With that, Howard lost his reason to deny his most-senior patrol deputy the work assignment he favored. "The justification for reassignment disappeared," Lewandowski wrote, because the town's other accusations were either "not true or unsupported."
The arbitrator said Higgins should be compensated for his lost court time and his extra expenses commuting to Grand Island starting from April 2 of last year.
Higgins is a son of Thomas F. Higgins, the Erie County sheriff from 1986 to 1997. As a young deputy in the late 1980s and early '90s, Higgins was named in four lawsuits alleging brutality or false arrest. A trial on one lawsuit revealed that Higgins' superiors found he had trouble controlling his temper. Higgins, who acknowledges his past, remained on the force under two subsequent sheriffs and many more supervisors.
Prosecutor is 'a little afraid'
Puleo called Higgins a loose cannon.
"I'm a little afraid. I sent a letter to the sheriff, to Sheriff Howard, putting him on notice that, with all due respect, if a sheriff's deputy vehicle pulls me over, I am not stopping my car. I am not getting out of my vehicle," he told The Buffalo News. "I am going to call 911 and ask to have a state trooper there because I don't know what these guys are capable of. Again, I am familiar with this guy's history."
Yet Puleo said he and Higgins will have to work together if Higgins must testify in a criminal matter that Puleo prosecutes. On those occasions, Puleo said, Higgins would have to enter Town Hall.
Higgins recently asked Powers through an intermediary for a chance to see if the two can work this out. Powers says he's willing but wants to poll the Town Board first.
"I personally don't have an ax to grind with Higgins other than this incident," Powers said. "There's nothing that he has done to me personally."
But he summed up the board's sentiment so far: "From our point of view, what has changed? We all feel that nothing has changed from the town's standpoint," he said. "He can say whatever he wants to say. The arbitrator can say whatever they want to say. What has changed?"
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Scholars declare we study history to help preserve the past and also to help predict the future. In this case, history almost repeated itself.
Nearly 35 years to the day, Mike Veeck, then in promotions department for the Chicago White Sox the team that was owned by his Hall of Fame father, Bill Veeck staged Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, a stunt where disco records were exploded between games of a two-night doubleheader against the rival Detroit Tigers.
And as it has been duly documented, the promotion that signaled the unofficial end of the disco era, backfired as a near-riot funneled onto the field causing the second game to be forfeited. The unplayed game remains as the last American League contest to be forfeited. As a result, Mike Veeck was fired as the White Sox director of promotions.
Tonight, the Charleston RiverDogs, the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees, celebrated the 35th anniversary of the promotion by exploding the music and memorabilia of pop stars Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus after their 9-7 victory over the Augusta GreenJackets. The explosion took place on the field, and resulted the same way with excited fans wanting to storm the field, but ballpark staff and security preventing any such activity. The event also marked the end of Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus music ever being played over the loudspeakers at a RiverDogs home game again.
Fans that brought the Bieber/Cyrus music and memorabilia to Saturdays game received admission for only $1. The game was sold out.
This time, however, no second game will be forfeited (the two teams are scheduled to play at 5:05 p.m. Sunday) as security prevented the potential riot. And as a result, RiverDogs General Manager Dave Echols announced that this time, team president Mike Veeck will not be fired.
Im thrilled that this promotion was able to come and go without anyone losing their job, said Echols, who was hired by Veeck to be the GM a decade ago. Of the many outrageous and fun promotions we have had over the years, this one might take the cake.
Mikes obviously a creative guy who is the best ever at what he does, but this time he might have outdone himself with the Bill Veeck Bobble-Leg and Disco Demolition Night 2 on the same night, Echols added.
According to baseball analyst Jeremiah Graves, To this day Disco Demolition Night stands in infamy as one of the most ill-advised promotions of all-time, but arguably one of the most successful as (many) years later were all still talking about it.
This time, Disco Demolition 2 was deemed a success and Veeck will survive this one.
One can get into the Hall of Fame by batting .300, Veeck said. With my .500 average with Disco Demolitions, I still have a chance.
Three and one-half decades ago, Veeck recalled the inaugural incident by saying, The second that first guy shimmied down the outfield wall, I knew my life was over!
The irony to the entire event was that Saturdays game was also Bill Veeck Bobble-LEG giveaway to the first 1,000 fans. Both the head and the wooden leg of the Hall of Fame legend bobble.
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Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog and Happy Thanksgiving! A quick taste of early fall weather will be erased as winds shift to the northwest and wintry temperatures hit the area. In today's blog we discuss when to expect the cold, and when a few snowflakes are possible.
After one of the warmest Thanksgivings on record for Milwaukee, a signature of this year's LRC weather pattern will arrive, an extreme cold front. The front will swing temperatures almost 30 degrees in 12 hours. After highs in the 60s for Thanksgiving, readings will be stuck in the 30s on Friday!
Along with the cold, gusty northwest winds will add an additional chill to the air. The Future wind chills map below shows frigid readings in the teens and 20s at noon Friday. Dress warm!
For those wishing for snow, patience is recommended. A few flurries are possible on Friday, but no accumulation is expected.
Early next week, likely Tuesday or Wednesday, snow showers or flurries may brush the area. Many computer models keep the bulk of the moisture to our south, but just a slight shift north and more precipitation would be possible in southeast Wisconsin. We need to keep a close eye on this system. Below is the GFS forecast map valid at 9pm Monday. The green on the map represents precipitation.
Overall travel weather across the Midwest looks pretty good over the 4 day holiday weekend. Just prepare for the cold and you should be okay. Look for updates on the threat of snow or no snow right here in the blog in coming days.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and follow me for updates throughout the day on Twitter @jnelsonweather
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One of the sexiest men on earth. He is a talented piercing artist, and was an awesome president of an atheist organization. He is all around an amazing person with gorgeous tattoos. Both women and men find him irresistible.
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The human drug...awesome, lovable, great, fun, crazy, wild, randomly different, and peaceful.
She is a Darcy, well my Darcy.
lovablechick가 작성 2008년 04월 14일 (월)
The sexiest, coolest, funniest, most awesome kid alive.
Martial arts master.
Martial arts master.
I love Darcy!
Darcy took on the entire bar last night and was the only one left alive at the end.
Darcy took on the entire bar last night and was the only one left alive at the end.
talkhard818가 작성 2008년 11월 05일 (수)
a term, usually shortened to darc (pronouced dar_ss) used in reference to people with great skill or an adjective for an astonishing feat
that chick is so darcy!
that guy is so darc at football
that trick was darc
that guy is so darc at football
that trick was darc
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n. Derived from the sexiest literary man ever--Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the epitome of brooding manliness and the male protagonist of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice--someone (typically male) who exhibits Mr. Darcy-like qualities (i.e. hotness, taciturnity, excellent penmanship, etc.).
adj. Displaying such Mr. Darcy-like characteristics.
adj. Displaying such Mr. Darcy-like characteristics.
n. What a dreamboat! That guy is SUCH a darcy!
adj. That man is so darcy. Just look at him, standing there, brooding and looking generally displeased with everything. I'd tap that.
adj. That man is so darcy. Just look at him, standing there, brooding and looking generally displeased with everything. I'd tap that.
thefancyapple가 작성 2009년 08월 29일 (토)
A center of attention he loves being seen, but is misunderstood but once you get to know the real him he will be hard to let go, I party animal at best he will good to school or work every day with a smile on his face, always has something on his mind weather it be good or bad, He loves flirting with girls and wants to get to know them more works great in pairs and will always try and lead the team even if he is not sure what he is doing, He is a bit of a nerd but is also a hard working person who will always be the first to do something if it means getting out side, He is the nicest guy you will even meet if you ever find a Darcy do not let him go.....imbrace him with open arms and never try and hurt this guy he has a sad past that he wants to forget.
Oh a met this guy he is so great
Ah so you must have found a Darcy then...I wonder if he is single?
Ah so you must have found a Darcy then...I wonder if he is single?
Zangtar king of the moon가 작성 2011년 01월 18일 (화)
generally she is a hot girl although can vary. addictive personality she is wild and good to talk to, always cheerful and fun to be around and never peaceful until asleep. generally a very athletic and successful person that is modest about her achievements
Did you see what Darcy did at that party, yeah that was wild such a Darcy thing to do
leomessi10가 작성 2011년 12월 23일 (금)
sexy, talented, under-rated goddess. bassist for the smashing pumpkins. better than melissa auf der maur.
d'arcy can kick melissa's ass.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
After withstanding its first summer on Isle of Palms, creators of the wave dissipation system say the wall is working according to plan.
"It's working great," said Deron Nettles, inventor of the dissipation wall protecting the Seascape Villas on Isle of Palms. "We saw the nor'easter come through earlier this summer. There's only a foot or two of the system exposed now. The system is such a small footprint and is allowing the beach's natural ebb and flow."
The 144-foot portable wall in place at the Wild Dunes resort is the second version of the system installed at the site and serves as an improved edition of its 88-foot trial predecessor.
Structures like seawalls have been banned under state beach management laws since 1988, but on June 6, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed bill S.1032 to "allow the use of pilot projects to address beach or dune erosion and to allow continued use of these projects under certain circumstances."
Nettles teamed up with Citadel engineering professor Tim Mays to tweak the system and collect results to verify its usefulness. The new wall is stronger, embedded up to 15 feet deep, while the original was closer to six. Nettles expects to release the summer's numerical results from the improved system later this week.
"First we confirm the structure hasn't been damaged and it hasn't," Mays said. "We use surveys to look at the volumes of sand in front of the structure, charts and plot graphs to analyze the data. I could not be happier with the results.
"We can actually see the beach is lower around the sandbags and quickly goes up to the other side of the structure."
The polyvinyl and polyethylene system is designed to break up the energy of storm waves that are causing the erosion while allowing water and fine sand to pass back through the wall.
The flow is intended to mimic that of a natural, unassisted beach. It also allows sand to slowly build behind the wall, another useful step in helping to preserve the eroding shores.
"Realistically, the beach will always need nourishment, but at times, that resource of sand isn't available for certain areas," Nettles said. "If the resource isn't available, you can install the system to protect the structure until it is. This isn't a permanent alternative, but a tool to work in conjunction with nourishment. And a better alternative than sandbags."
Following Hurricane Arthur and Tropical Storm Bertha that moved up the East Coast this summer, several of the sandbags that neighbor the dissipation system could be found empty, stuck in the sand and shoreline, while the dissipation system worked properly. Some who helped clean up the bags even placed them behind the dissipation wall, where they'd be protected from the ocean.
"I grew up on these beaches my whole life and I want to protect the area by whatever mean necessary," Nettles said. "It gets to the point, seeing these bags out there all the time, where it's pretty discouraging. That's one of the reasons I came up with the system."
The tip of Isle of Palms' extreme vulnerability to beach erosion made it an ideal test site for the system. Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is now encouraging the installation of the system in different areas to collect more data.
Nettles has begun marketing the system in target areas with erosion issues. Garden City, Pawleys Island and Daufuskie Island are among the possibilities. Nettles says one of the system's greatest features is its ability to conform to most any area's needs from the dunes to underwater.
"We're trying to allow homeowners in the state of South Carolina to have one more option to protect their properties," Nettles said.
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Dave Burkholder has been on the bench for every game in Niagara men's hockey history. He started with the Purple Eagles when they did, 17 years ago, as an assistant coach. Twelve years ago he took over as the program's head coach.
On Nov. 30, he reached a milestone, nabbing career win No. 200.
But Burkholder didn't want to talk much about his 200th win. Most coaches are uncomfortable with talking about those types of accomplishments. And what's more important to Burkholder, he didn't want to disrupt the flow of his team, which is ranked No. 18 in the country, on an 11-game unbeaten streak and undefeated in Atlantic Hockey.
"This team is on a hot streak and with how well they're playing as a team and what they've been able to accomplish so far, I didn't want to take away what the main story line should be," he said.
"This is a pretty close program and I still talk with a lot of our alums. It's refreshing and kind of neat to have the relationship that I do with some of our past players. I've been on the bench for every game in 17 years of our history and it's been a lot of fun. I feel very honored."
What this team has done is take control of Atlantic Hockey at the midpoint of the season. Niagara is 9-0-0 in conference and four points ahead of second-place Holy Cross, and is 10-2-3 overall.
Goaltender Carsen Chubak leads the country in goals against (1.20), save percentage (.962) and shutouts (five), and he leads a penalty-killing unit that ranks seventh in the country and has been the most consistent part of Niagara's hot streak.
"That starts with Carsen," Burkholder said. "Your goalie has got to be your best penalty killer. We've taken our share of penalties and we get a lot of momentum from those kills. That's the one thing that hasn't wavered is our penalty kill."
Winning also requires scoring and Niagara's top line of Giancarolo Iuorio, Ryan Murphy and Marc Zanette has been providing the lion's share of the offense. Iuorio leads the country in goals with 12 in 15 games. Murphy has 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists) while Zanette has 11 (3 goals, 8 assists).
But as powerful as that top line has been, Burkholder would like to see some more scoring develop throughout the lineup.
"[Iuorio] is flying around the net. Zanette is the engine that makes the line work with his work ethic and speed and Murphy is a good blend of physical and skill," Burkholder said. "It's a tough line to defend ... but to win a championship, you need to spread out the scoring. No question about that."
Niagara hosts RIT next Wednesday, then takes its midseason break before coming back with a non-conference game Dec. 29 at Bowling Green.
Iuorio and Chubak earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month and Goalie of the Month honors for November. Iuorio had eight goals and five assists for the Purple Eagles in a 7-0-0 month while Chubak posted a 0.71 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage to go with 214 saves in 420 minutes of work in November.
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The Meisches' contribution represents 25 percent of the $300,000 needed to build the new facility. More than $233,000 has been raised.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — It's not every day you come across a rock music legend stranded in the Sierra.
But that's what happened on Friday, Aug. 23, when singer-songwriter Neil Young's one-of-a-kind, $1 million hybrid electric vehicle broke down on Interstate 80 near Donner Summit.
Officers with the Truckee branch of the California Highway Patrol came upon the stranded Young and helped him get the remastered 1959 Lincoln Continental off the highway.
After posing for a few photos and signing autographs, Young repaired the custom-built LincVolt car and was back on the road, said CHP Public Information Officer Pete Mann.
The car is touted as the world's first full-sized luxury series hybrid electric car powered by biomass, according to the LincVolt website. Learn more at www.lincvolt.com.
The Toronto native told CHP he drives the LincVolt across North America promoting green, sustainable living and encouraging less dependency on oil. He was on his way to a green festival in Canada, he told officers.
Young — whose full name is Neil Percival Young — is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer both as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield.
He is best-known for the songs "Heart of Gold," Down by the River," "Cowgirl in the Sand," "Ohio" and "Rockin' In The Free World," among several other major hits.
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Taking a girl from the bar to a Big Lots parking lot to have sex because you don't want her to know where you live. Those engaging in the act must discard used prophylactic paraphernalia onto the parking lot for others to sadly discover.
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Jason Collins, the professional basketball player who recently announced he's gay, will have no trouble fitting into an NBA locker room, according to one All-Star.
"I'd play with him on my team," Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace told PEOPLE at the Showtime pre-fight party before the Floyd Mayweather Jr./Robert Guerrero bout in Las Vegas. When asked whether Collins would be accepted in an NBA locker room, World Peace's answer was simple: "Of course."
With Collins's historic announcement in Sports Illustrated, he became the first active player in American team sports to publicly announce he's gay. For World Peace, though, the outing wasn't a big deal.
"Everybody deserves their own preference and [to] live their life the way they want," he said. "For me, it wasn't big news for someone to come out gay. I don't care. It wasn't a big deal. I think whatever he wants to do is okay. That's the unique thing about people. Everybody is different, and they can choose how they want to live."
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Sex with lack of protection, condom-less. Is used mostly in the gay community to solicit intercourse without a condom with strangers. Synonym of Bare Back sex.
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Heidi and I had raw sex on the floor of her apartment, we couldn't make it to the bed.
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We're outside the Mercy Corps office in Gashamo, Ethiopia – a bone-crunching nine hour drive from Jijiga, the regional capital. It's early in the morning, and the noisy generator is cranking out its last few minutes of power before we shut it down for the day.
Ethiopia: Despite rains, drought is far from over
On the road halfway between Gashamo and Jijiga, we spent the night with a local family. As we sat and talked on the front stoop, the evening was pleasant, the full moon bright. Then in a matter of an hour or so, I watched the clouds roll in and the stars wink out.
Ethiopia: 'You gave my baby a second life'
When Istohil Sheik Ahmed Abdi brought her 9-month-old son Sahane to the Mercy Corps mobile clinic in her area, she hoped to learn why he was so weak. The baby cried constantly, was vomiting and refused to nurse. He had a high fever.
Ethiopia: When no tears come
There was already a crowd at the mobile health site when we arrived. The veranda was a colorful swirl of fabric. Most of the women had a bulge at their side, belly or back that turned out, when unwrapped, to be a baby.
Libya: Youth on the frontlines
Young people here in Libya are looking to promote positive change and have been significant in Mercy Corps' efforts.
Ethiopia: Bigger harvests, safer food
I'm writing from under my mosquito net in Jijiga, Ethiopia. If you don't know where that is, don't feel bad. I didn't either. I looked it up before I left home, of course, but Google maps only showed a big empty expanse that I suppose is meant to indicate sand.
Kenya: Cash grant, food provide relief to family
I met Sangaba Abdi Gullet at Barmil during our cash distribution activities. She looked more distressed than the rest of the beneficiaries. From her face, we could tell she'd been through very tough times.
Kenya: Drought pushing food prices up
Here's an example of how prices have skyrocketed in Kenya because of the drought. The conversion rate is simple: 100 Kenyan shilling equals a dollar.
Kenya: 'Our camels are so weak, we have to help them stand up'
Chief Saladi Ibrahim shakes my hand and manages a smile. As we sit down in the hut, he pauses to gather his thoughts. He is clearly troubled. He's been chief for 17 years, and his village of Dela, like the rest of Wajir County, is in a terrible time.
Kenya: Pressing for time
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PLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) - A West Texas university has fired its chief financial officer amid accusations he used the school's money to pay off debts he and his wife incurred.
Wayland Baptist University in Plainview confirmed Thursday it has dismissed James E. Smith. An affidavit submitted with a lawsuit filed this week by the university says Smith admitted embezzling about $40,000 over a four-year period.
The affidavit says officials became concerned after a financial review of recent campus construction pointed to irregularities. Executive Vice President and Provost Bobby Hall says in the affidavit that Smith admitted his involvement and says he was unable to repay the university.
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Ridiculous comparisons don't bolster argument
I am tired of reading or hearing people make comparisons such as "cars kill people - do you want to outlaw cars?" or "children die in swimming pools - should we outlaw swimming pools?" Neither cars nor pools were designed and intended to be used to kill. Automatic weapons, however, specifically were. There are a lot of points that can be legitimately debated, but this particular sort of comparison is disingenuous and deflective. A gun can be compared to other objects designed and intended to be used to kill. A poison, for example, could be used as a comparison or an IED. A pool? A car? Let's stop being silly.
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Chick-fil-A has agreed to stop funding antigay groups, a Chicago alderman told the Chicago Tribune.
The fast food chain drew controversy this year when its president made public statements against same-sex marriage.
Proco "Joe" Moreno is the alderman who opposed a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant on Chicago's north side. He told the newspaper he would now allow the chain to open the store after the company agreed to include a statement of respect for all sexual orientations in an internal document, the paper said.
He said the company also promised its nonprofit arm would not contribute to groups that oppose gay marriage.
The memo, to be called "Chick-fil-A: Who We Are," will be distributed to all corporate employees and restaurant operators, Moreno told the paper.
It will say the company is committed to treating "every person with honor, dignity and respect -- regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender," the Tribune reported.


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"Texas Southmost College is special to me because it provided a strong, solid educational framework and core curriculum that was the foundation on which I built my career. I will always be grateful that I had the opportunity to attend such an outstanding institution and grow both academically and personally."
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Since a foot of snow fell Thursday, municipalities have had two days to force residents and businesses to shovel their sidewalks.
So far, most have not.
And don't expect bulldog enforcement anytime soon. Many major communities, like Amherst and Cheektowaga, don't send out code enforcement officers to check for sidewalk clearing compliance unless someone calls with a complaint.
As of Friday afternoon, how many uncleared sidewalk complaints had each of these towns received?
About three.
"The only thing we can do is respond to complaints," said Thomas Adamczak, supervising code enforcement officer for the Town of Cheektowaga. "We've lost a position this year; the Town Board has not filled them. So we're between a rock and a hard place. It's been that way for a number of years. We're reactive, not proactive."
In Amherst, where Building Commissioner Thomas Ketchum estimated that roughly 25,000 properties have public sidewalks, the response was similar.
"I don't have enough staff to even come close to enforcing this 100 percent through the Town of Amherst, so we largely react to problems we're aware of, and problems that come into our office."
From town to town, public officials said they have generally fielded only a handful of complaints about uncleared sidewalks. When complaints do come in, though, inspectors will often canvass the block.
Buffalo Public Works Commissioner Steven Stepniak said the city's 311 complaint system had received 56 calls regarding snow-covered sidewalks since the storm, which is actually below average for a storm of such magnitude.
He and others, however, said they expect the number of complaints to grow after the holiday week passes and school resumes.
However, municipalities are dealing with a more frequent complaint – snowplow operators digging out one property only to dump the snow on an adjacent property, or one across the street.
In both the City of Niagara Falls and the City of Buffalo, officials said, inspectors check out main commercial strips for sidewalk and snowplow violations.
"That's the first thing we tackle," said John Caso, deputy director of Public Works for the City of Niagara Falls.
That's not the case everywhere.
Along stretches of Transit Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard on Friday, some businesses had cleared their sidewalks, but others hadn't, leaving few long stretches for any pedestrian to easily travel without using the street.
At the spot where three teenagers were killed in February 2001 after being struck while walking in the street, the sidewalk was still buried as of late Friday afternoon. A collision shop at 2753 Niagara Falls Blvd. had sidewalk snow depths of 1 to 2 feet in places.
Ketchum said he assigned a code enforcement officer to check into that spot Friday after The Buffalo News mentioned it to him Thursday.
Bus stop areas near sidewalks are another issue.
Rich McCarthy of North Buffalo said he was outraged when he opened Friday's paper and saw a photo of a woman standing in busy traffic because of an uncleared sidewalk.
Then he went to his bank in Kenmore and saw nearly the exact same thing: A woman getting off a Metro bus who had no clear path to get to the sidewalk.
"How many people have to be killed?" McCarthy asked. "Every year, this just seems to go away until someone is killed and then it goes to the forefront."
He complained to Village of Kenmore officials, who said they would look into it.
"You've got the ball being tossed in every court instead of someone going out and taking a shovel and being proactive," McCarthy fumed. "Send someone out to look at it? Why don't you send someone over with a shovel and a camera? You're going to send a letter that gets there two weeks from now, and the snow's going to be melted and it won't mean anything."
Lancaster has far fewer properties with sidewalks than cities or first-ring suburbs, but it is also far more proactive in policing its residential subdivisions, said Supervising Code Enforcement Officer Jeffrey Simme.
Though his Building Department has only received a handful of complaints, like other towns, he said, his inspectors have already issued 50 to 60 warnings to residents regarding their sidewalks since the storm passed.
"We don't wait," he said.
All communities have the ability to issue appearance tickets in serious cases, but the willingness to do so varies.
In the overwhelming number of cases, violators receive a warning, especially if they are first-time offenders. That's typically enough to ensure compliance, officials said.
"If people would just work with us," Caso said, "it would be so much easier."
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I was working for a Cargo airline in the 1980's and 90's. I had several jobs throughout my career, but none as difficult as the Deice Manager. The Deice Manager was responsible for ensuring that that the aircraft were cleaned before each flight during inclement weather and didn't leave any adhering frozen precipitation before takeoff. The job also meant the Deice Manager represented the airline and voted within the confines of the SAE sub-committees guidelines in the US and the ISO standards in Europe; the SAE and ISO were standards and procedures that were followed for operating aircraft, consistency in fluids and standardized training.
It was easy for my bosses and their bosses to be arm chair quarterbacks after the operation was over and critique (yell) me because no one understood Deice and what was needed to make it happen. Man I hated that job, so in 1995, when I was told that I was going to start training a replacement for my job, I cracked open a bottle of Jack and watched the sun come up and go down. It went up and down a few times that day.
My replacement, Mike, was a well-liked, simple, honest man with a heart as big as the shirts he wore. Mike was rotund fellow from the Appalachian Mountain Region of Kentucky and carried a lot of weight within the organization; I mean a lot of weight. It took 3 acres of cotton just to clothe this man and he had to wear bell bottomed T-Shirts. To top it all off, Mike was bald and his head we perfectly round; you could have labeled the back of his head Brunswick and it would have matched............................I loved this guy. He could dish it out as well as he could take it.
Mike played some college football in Texas; it was one of the smaller conferences; they probably drew their plays in the dirt because he did seem to be longing for some common sense and battlefield education. Our first assignment together was to travel to the SAE/ISO meeting in Vienna, Austria. I assumed this would be his first trip on an aircraft, from the look on his face, I knew it was; since we were a cargo craft, we had to sit in the cockpit with the flight crew and follow below deck communications (no talking below 18000 feet) and were trained in the escape route. Our escape route was a small hole in the roof of the cockpit. We were flying on a 747. Most aircraft in our fleet would have door slides but the 747 used inertia reels that were attached to the inside of the aircraft. On escape, a person would grab a reel, climb to the window in the top of the fuselage, exit the window and push away from the aircraft. The whole idea behind the inertia reel is that is slows you down the closer you get to the ground (about 50'). Mike didn't look to comfortable with that idea and he looked even less comfortable with trying to grease through the exit access area of 3 feet in diameter. We looked at each other and knew he wasn't going to fit....................at this point we both stopped listening to the route plan because we knew that we had to land safely to make it, everything else was just a waste of time...............there wasn't any way we were going through the hole because Mike was the first in line. The rest of us would be stuck watching a pair of legs while the aircraft blew up. Mike and I prayed and strapped into our 5 point harness for the long ride to Europe.
After fixing the harness, I looked at Mike and noticed that he was colorless and looked quite putrid. After lifting off, mike stayed in his harness for approximately 1 minute. We were supposed to stay confined to our seats until 18000 ft. because all of the unexpected things can happen during that part of the ascent and descent. Well, Mike didn't make it. He quietly slipped into the head and I didn't see him again until I had to go get him (somewhere over Scotland) and reload him in the seat. He was green.
We had a three hour layover in London. While waiting on another cargo aircraft to ferry us to Cologne, Germany, we decided to get something to eat. Mike's color had improved but I didn't think he would want to be ordering, but he did; I knew he was hungry because he had given up everything on the plane. The closet caf� was a fish and chip place outside of the gateway, so we headed that way. Normal company per diem was $25 a day in the states and was quite different in Europe. Since the dollar was so weak (in the 90's), the per diem was $125 a day. I never told Mike that. Also, keep in mind that portion sizes in Europe are smaller than in the US. The Europeans think we over indulge (and we do).
I could tell from watching Mike order that he wasn't able to break down the exchange rate in his head; he looked like a monkey doing a math problem. Mike decided to forgo per diem and just order. Mike ordered a Cheeseburger, fries and a LARGE coke. He actually asked the waiter, "How do you say Coke"? The waiter responded, "Coke". I thought I was going to lose it. I told Mike that some things translate to all languages and since Coke was made in America and everyone drank it, he could just say Coke.
When the waiter brought his order, I could see the confusion on his face. The cheeseburger was open-faced without garnishing, the fries looked like something that your grandmother didn't mash all the way and the coke was served in a 6 1/2 ounce glass bottle with a glass on the side. Of course this portion size hasn't been served in the U.S. since the 70's, but it always seem to be the best tasting Coke size.
After eating we received the bill and I told Mike what his bill translated to in dollars. $26.45. Mike's lip started quivering and he looked up at me and said, "I'm still hungry". I told him I understood and told him that would have to hold him until tomorrow so he needed to make sure it stayed down this time. Stayed down, ha.......I knew that was coming up on the next ride.
When we got back to the gateway, the manager told me that the revenue flight had been canceled due to mechanical and we could ride with the morning cargo packages on the next outbound Leer to Cologne. I guess I need to explain a Leer; Leers were usually passenger aircraft that were built in the 70's and 80's to carry famous people around the world. Since the economy was down and the market was flooded with these fast, light creatures, some were converted to cargo aircraft. A Converted Leer means that the seats were taken out along with the toilet.
I thought to myself, "Oh, crap". I didn't say anything to Mike and we loaded on the aircraft. He noticed something wasn't right when the pilot told us to find a seat in Arabic and started laughing. Mike's head turned towards me so fast you could actually see vapor trails around the features of his profile; it looked like a Steven Segal movie in slow motion. I pointed to a place on the floor and said sit there. I explained it would only be a 20 minute hop and there shouldn't be any problems.
We weren't into the flight 5 minutes and we hit the worst turbulence I had been in, except for the Bermuda Triangle. The Aircraft dropped so fast that Mike's 400 lb. frame lifted into the air and slammed into the bulkhead. You know what I saw next.......come on, guess. That's right; I saw his cheeseburger, followed by mashed potatoes (no lumps this time) and a carbonated beverage. Mike was colorless; I wish I could say he was odorless.
After arriving at the Cologne gateway, a limo picked us up and took us to our hotel. We were to catch a ride out the next morning to board a train to Vienna, Austria. The limo ride to the hotel did not prove to settling on Mike and his stomach was still nervous when we arrived at the hotel. We got to our room and Mike made his first pit stop the restroom. He called, "JJ" after being there for less than a minute. When I walked in, there was my Appalachian buddy looking perplexed. I looked to see what he was staring at and noticed that there was a toilet and a bidet. Before he could say anything, I walked over to the bidet and pushed the button and he quietly leaned over the toilet and finished regurgitating. As I was walking out, I turned around and said, "You do know that is not a water fountain, right". And when he looked at me I knew he was confused. I explained what the bidet was for and I think he vomited harder.
I knew Mike wasn't going to be any good to me at the meeting or on the train so I contacted SAE to find out when the votes were. As it turned out, both votes that we were interested in were on the first day of the meeting. I called the gateway and arranged a round-trip flight (for one) to Vienna and cancelled the train tickets. The stay in Europe was supposed to be a two week adventure (with Mike adventure was not the word for it).
When Mike woke later in the morning, I explained the situation to him and told him I would return tomorrow night and I had already made travel arrangements home and we should be home within 48 hours. I also told Mike to stay in the room and order off the menu (charge it to the room).
After arriving back at the hotel after the meeting, I gathered up the rest of my items and Mike and we headed back to the gateway and another Leer jet (I didn't let him eat breakfast that morning, but I knew it wouldn't matter.....I saw him sneaking candy bars when I woke up in the middle of the night). I handed Mike a vomit bag that I had taken off the previous flight and thought this would be enough to get us to Stansted, England; it was, Hooray. We went directly to the gateway and the manager said that he could get us directly out on a non-revenue Airbus; this was a brand new aircraft and this scared the crap out of me and rightfully so. What do kids do with new toys -- they test them. And that is exactly what the pilot was planning on doing, so I decided to wear a headset just to listen in. Mike wanted one too, but I waved him off. He was nervous enough.
The pilot approached the runway and I heard him contact the tower. "Requesting Max altitude and Max Velocity within this airspace". The tower replied, "Wait flight 0999, confirming". The Tower responded a little later, "Go for max velocity and max speed". I looked at Mike's face and it was the biggest grin you could get.....what did he care he had a toilet. The first officer (right seat) turned around to ensure everyone was in the 5 point harness and then gave the Captain the nod. The Captain floored it. The fat on Mike's face started moving toward the back of the plane along with his head. His eyes were looking at me trying to speak, but he knew it was quiet below 18000 feet. The aircraft seemed to rotate after about 10 feet and shot straight up like a rocket. Mike's face was making shapes that I had never seen before and the colors he was producing were beautiful. We finally reached our ceiling at about 45000 ft. and leveled off. The flight at this altitude is quite smooth and Mike started to look peaceful, but unbuckled the harness and leaped to the head. He came out 30 minutes later.
He reached for the cooler. I waived him off.
He started to open a snack. I slapped it out of his hand.
The pilot asked if anyone was hungry. Just as Mike was starting to shake his head yes, he looked and me and he shook his head no.
As we began approaching our destination we began slowly descending and at 18000 feet the Pilot contacted the control tower for landing instructions; I'm still wearing my headset. The tower said you can circle and get in line 10 miles back (the tower likes to separate aircraft about 5 miles) or you can cut in front and descend quickly. I knew which one the pilot was going to pick and I was ready. The pilot banked hard right (the aircraft was between a 45 and 90 degree angle. I looked at Mike and he went completely gray and I noticed a quick vurp (vomit burp) and then it came out. The first Officer was screaming and the pilot slowly rotated back to normal operating parameters and landed the aircraft. After the aircraft parked, the flight crew started talking loudly (uh, screaming) to Mike and asked why didn't he tell them he got motion sickness (I was actually thinking the same thing)? And Mike blurted back, "If I would have known that I would be flying with the six flag's bunch I would have told you something. Hell, they don't make a pill for this crap".
Mike departed the aircraft. The flight crew started laughing, eventually. I didn't see Mike for about 3 days and we never talked about it again. We ended up going back to Europe later in the year; more on that story later. Oh, I did finally tell Mike about the per diem.
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REEDSVILLE- When local little girl Mina Phillips, 5, of Reedsville, started making a prayer shawl with her church group, she never imagined that her craft would not only end up in Haiti, but also make her a new friend.
Now, a year after the project started, not only has Mina provided another young girl with a beautiful gift, but she also has a new companion, who will be moving to the United States later this summer.
Mina, who is a member of Explorer Girls at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lewistown, began her prayer shawl last April, when two woman from the church came to the group meetings and began teaching the girls how to knit for their craft award.
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Mina Phillips, 5, of Reedsville, proudly displays a frame containing a picture of the recipient of her prayer shawl, Francesca, age 4, from Haiti.
Explorer Girls, a group for girls in preschool through 12th grade, is a program that was brought to St. John's in an effort to bring young girls from the community together for a time of fun and fellowship. At the weekly meetings, the girls get a chance to interact with each other through various activities, and they are given the opportunity to learn and grow in the Bible.
The shawls the girls learned to make are part of a ministry that began more than 10 years ago.
The creator of the ministry, Janet Bristow, said the shawls are "... universal and embracing, symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving, God. They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify. Those who have received these shawls have been uplifted and affirmed, as if given wings to fly above their troubles ..."
Mina has been attending the club since she entered preschool, and said she enjoys it very much.
Though Mina was only 4 years old when the girls began learning how to knit, she wanted very much to be able to do what the older girls were doing, so her grandmother, Susan Phillips, stayed to help her.
Mina picked a gold ball of yarn to use, and she and her grandmother slowly began working on rows together. Phillips would then knit some rows herself while Mina held the ball.
When asked what her favorite part of knitting was, Mina said without hesitation, "holding the ball!"
The pair kept their ball of yarn and the project in progress at home, working on it when there was time, and they also took it to the club meetings for about three weeks. The shawl was 7 inches wide and 14 inches long upon its completion.
When Susan Shawver, another member of St. John's, went on a missions trip to Haiti, she took Mina's prayer shawl along. It was given to a little girl, age 4, named Franchesca, who was living in an orphanage in Haiti. It seems as the miracles the Prayer Shawls are told to bring have indeed done so for the little girl. Mina and her family recently found out that Franchesca is being adopted by a family in Ohio. Though the process for adoption from Haiti is a lengthy one, the family is hopeful that Franchesca will arrive in Ohio sometime this summer.
Mina said she hopes that after Franchesca's big move to the United States that they can be pen pals. She also said she would like to meet Franchesca someday.
For more information on the Explorer Girls group, which meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays during the school year, visit the club website at eglewistown.org/ or visit the facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/174003029370557/


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MARTINSBURG - Despite concerns of Eastern Panhandle residents, the West Virginia Public Service Commission said it will not launch an investigation of Potomac Edison's billing practices at this time, according to an agency spokesperson.
Locals took issue earlier this month with unexpected increases in their power bills and have reached out to lawmakers and community members alike to discuss the problem.
Todd Meyers, a Potomac Edison spokesperson, said problems with billing were related to the company's changing meter reading routes, which resulted in back-to-back estimated bills for many Eastern Panhandle customers. The company also cited bad weather and increases in cold weather as the culprit for inconsistent meter reading and higher bills.
Martina Johnson, of the PSC, said via email the power company is supposed to do an actual meter reading every other month, with estimated readings in between. Exceptions to this "should be reasonable" Johnson wrote, and the reasons Potomac Edison gave are considered as such.
The WVPSC had its own analysts look at the region's winter weather, Johnson said.
"They determined that the winter heating season was 25 percent colder in the Eastern Panhandle, specifically in February and March of this year," Johnson said.
Johnson said the PSC also takes into account the weather when things like meter reading "go off track."
"When you take the extreme winter weather into consideration, it turns into a safety factor for the company employees who would be doing the meter reading," Johnson said.
More than 100 informal billing dispute complaints from Potomac Edison have been filed with the PSC since January 1, according to Johnson's email. There were only 33 complaints filed in the same period of time in 2012, Johnson said.
After reviewing both individual customer complaints, as well as the information Potomac Edison provided, Johnson said the Commission is satisfied with its process of handling the complaints.
"At this time, the Commission does not see the disruption associated with launching a general investigation," Johnson said. "If in the future the Commission sees something that warrants a further review, this is something (it) would look into."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendaJN.


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The Curve are in last place and would have to jump four teams to do it, but manager Carlos Garcia believes his club still has a good chance to make the playoffs with one month remaining.
"It is realistic," Garcia said.
"I think these kids have enough talent, enough tools to be able to overcome that hump," the manager added. "Definitely we've come a long way, and I want to see them excel."
The Curve have played significantly better in the second half, but they let two close games slip away over the weekend to wrap up a homestand. Akron rallied in the ninth inning to win Saturday night, and Sunday the Aeros won, 4-3, before 6,262 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The Curve are 6 games behind first-place Harrisburg in the Western Division and 6 games behind second-place Erie. The good news is Altoona has games left against those teams - seven against the Senators, four against the SeaWolves - but the bad news is they're also behind Bowie, Akron and Richmond in the standings.
The Curve would need to finish at least in second place to reach the playoffs, and they have 30 games left to make up the ground.
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Tonight: Idle
Next game: Tuesday at Binghamton, DH at 5:35 p.m.
Record: 53-59
"If you see Erie, they don't have a great team, and they're probably four or five games over .500," Garcia said. "Harrisburg is a team we're going to play a few times, and hopefully we can have a great series with them.
"It's not like I'm unrealistic," Garcia added. "The numbers can be there."
The Curve have the second-worst record in the Eastern League, but as Garcia said, mathematically there is still some reason for hope. One big winning streak of five or more games probably would put the team right in contention down the wire.
"Yeah, sure, why not?" third baseman Adalberto Santos said of the playoff possibility. "Why would you ever shoot for something low? That's what we're shooting for, make the playoffs, keep playing well, keep playing team baseball and anything's possible."
The players, Santos mentioned, appreciate hearing their manager talk about the playoffs being a goal, even if it would seem like a long shot.
"Him wanting those goals makes us want those goals and makes us push more, and he pushes us to get there," Santos said.
The Curve were in position to pick up a win Sunday, tied 2-2 in the seventh, before Akron scored twice off reliever Zack Thornton (1-1). The Aeros had taken a 2-0 lead in the fifth off Altoona starter Nick Kingham, but Santos doubled home two runs to tie it in the sixth.
Down 4-3 in the seventh, the Curve failed to cash in on a one-out, bases-loaded opportunity as Alen Hanson grounded into a crisply turned 3-2-3 double play. Hanson, the prized shortstop prospect just up from Single-A Bradenton, is off to a slow start, hitting 4-for-28 (.143) in six games.
Akron starter Toru Murata (5-5) gave up three runs in 6 1/3 innings for the win, while Jose Flores worked the ninth for his 12th save.
Game recap
Key player: Akron RF Carlos Moncrief went 2-for-5 with two big RBI hits, a triple in the fifth and go-ahead single in the seventh.
Key play: SS Alen Hanson bounced into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded and the Curve trailing 4-3 in the seventh.
Key stat: There were three balks called, including two on back-to-back plays in the first inning by Akron's Toru Murata, which led to Aeros manager Edwin Rodriguez getting ejected.
How they scored
Top 5th: Lindor singled, scored on Aguilar sacrifice fly (0-1); Hunter singled, scored on Moncrief triple (0-2).
Bottom 6th: Vasquez singled, Maggi singled, both scored on Santos double (2-2).
Top 7th: Lindor walked, scored on Moncrief single (2-3); Hunter doubled, scored on Holt groundout (2-4).
Bottom 7th: Howard singled, scored on Vasquez single (3-4).


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An animal-rescue operation called Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue on Bowen Road in Elma has been raided by officers from local law enforcement and the SPCA Serving Erie County, as five pit bull terriers were seized and taken to the SPCA's Town of Tonawanda shelter.
Gina M. Browning, a spokeswoman for the SPCA, said Eric Gray, the operator of Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue, a 15-year-old not-for-profit organization, has been ordered to appear in Elma Town Court for proceedings in the animal-cruelty case April 4.
Browning said the raid on the shelter at 610 Bowen Road began early Tuesday afternoon. No spokesmen for Smilin' Pit Bull could be reached to comment Wednesday night.
The organization's Facebook page lists it as a public charity focused on helping needy pit bulls in the Northeast. It says the organization is "committed to increasing pit bull awareness and to furthering responsible dog ownership."
Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue has been controversial in recent months. A Facebook group called "The Truth About Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue," which started Jan. 11, includes dozens of stories from people who say they have had experience with the organization.
Those making critical comments identified themselves as one-time foster families for dogs from the group, people who adopted dogs from the group, or people who were once active in other ways with Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue.
Some of them complained that dogs had been denied veterinary care for injuries or illnesses and had deteriorated while in the group's care. Others said dogs had been confined to crates for extended periods.
Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue's Facebook page and its companion website include a forum discussing many aspects of pit bulls, from veterinary issues and training to diets and sports.
A posting by Smilin' Pit Bull Rescue says, "This site journeys through our past 15 years of owning and rescuing this wonderful breed."
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A celebration of life for Margaret Louise Decker will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Redmesa Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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|Superconducting Topological Insulators
Three-dimensional topological insulators (TIs), discovered experimentally in 2007–2009 by a Princeton–ALS collaboration, are a promising platform for developing the next generation of electronics. Electrons within one nanometer of a TI's surface move at high speeds in a "light-like" fashion. The quantum interactions that generate these electronic states cause individual electrons to be spin polarized even at room temperature and to strongly resist scattering from defects, naturally achieving some of the most desirable traits for computing components and next-generation "spintronics" technologies. More recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies performed at ALS Beamlines 10.0.1 and 12.0.1 by the same collaboration have paved a way for these novel material properties to be taken even further. Their studies showed that by doping the TI, bismuth selenide, with copper, it's possible to make the topologically ordered electrons superconducting, dropping electrical resistance in the surface states all the way to zero.
It's been broadly known that electrons at the surface of a TI move with no mass, in a way that's mathematically equivalent to light (but 1000 times slower). In studies of copper-doped bismuth selenide, the researchers observed that electrons below the surface (in the bulk) are also "nearly-light-like" and, in a table-top setting, exhibit relativistic effects such as mass dilation that are usually associated with particles approaching the speed of light in a building-sized particle accelerator.
The connection between TI electrons and the physics of special relativity may at first seem like a mere mathematical oddity, but in fact it's critical to understanding the behavior of superconducting electrons for technological applications. Because of the light-like, spin-locked behavior of the electrons at the surface, it's impossible to describe superconducting behavior there using any standard theory. Based on this property and the number of points of quantum connectivity observed between different types of electrons in the material (a "topological" quantity), the researchers were able to establish that only two classes of theories can reasonably describe the superconducting behavior, each with novel physical properties that have been achieved in no other known material. Distinguishing between these theorized superconducting states of matter ("non-Abelian Majorana superconductor" and "topological superconductor") will require future nano-engineering and quantum measurements.
In addition to providing an incremental advance in material capabilities for technological applications, the unusual forms of superconductivity in TIs may in the future provide the basis for a whole new type of computer. If copper-doped bismuth selenide is the world's first non-Abelian Majorana superconductor, as seems most likely from current research, electrons on its surface will readily form stable vortices (whirlpools) with an intrinsic quantum memory of their positions relative to other vortices. By manipulating the relative positions of vortices, it's thought that the basic operations of quantum computing may be performed in a perturbation-resistant and fault-tolerant way. This property of quantum memory comes from the unusual laws of motion for topological electrons and is related to a type of fundamental particle called a Majorana fermion that has been theoretically postulated but does not appear to exist naturally in the universe. By creating new laws of electronic motion different from those that exist anywhere else in normal matter, TI superconductors can cause electronic vortices on their surface to become Majorana fermions.
The successful introduction of superconductivity into a TI is a long-anticipated achievement, and the resulting novel properties, such as relativistic electrons and quantum memory, will undoubtedly provide the basis for ongoing device-development projects. In a larger context, these results begin to give a richer perspective on the broad range of new physical phenomena that can be achieved with TIs and are only a first step in exploring their applications under a wide range of physical environments including magnetic fields, electric fields, nanoscale interfaces, and various quantum-interacting systems.
Research conducted by L.A. Wray (Princeton University and ALS); S.-Y. Xu, Y. Xia, Y.S. Hor, D. Qian, R.J. Cava, and M.Z. Hasan (Princeton University); A.V. Fedorov (ALS); and H. Lin and A. Bansil (Northeastern University).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation; and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Operation of the ALS is supported by DOE BES.
Publication about this research: L.A. Wray, S.-Y. Xu, Y. Xia, Y.S. Hor, D. Qian, A.V. Fedorov, H. Lin, A. Bansil, R.J. Cava, and M.Z. Hasan, "Observation of topological order in a superconducting doped topological insulator," Nat. Phys. 6, 855 (2010).
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Ranging from Healthy Workplace Audits to comprehensive assessments, OHI assessments rely on techniques including web-based surveys, focus groups and individual interviews as a way to provide an organization with data that can be used for action planning and intervention design.
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Keep your quilting fresh with modern quilt designs taught by Elizabeth Hartman, author of the popular blog "Oh, Fransson"! Create seven modern quilts using a variety of creative techniques including improvisational piecing, piecing on a paper foundation, and machine appliqué. Let Elizabeth walk you through her design process and favorite techniques for everything from creating useful tools for your sewing area to fabric selection and planning your quilt compositions.
Meet your instructor, Elizabeth Hartman, and discover what you'll learn over the course of this class, including improvisational piecing, paper piecing, raw edge appliqu� and more!
Arrange your work in a way that maximizes inspiration and organization. Elizabeth describes ways to set up and use a design wall, and other tools to use in your work station to make the quilting process easier.
Choose your favorite colors and patterns in this creative exploration of solid and print fabrics, including Elizabeth's design pointers on how to choose fabrics that offer aesthetic and user-friendly appeal for your quilts.
Embrace the art of randomness, which -- as many quilters know -- can be extremely challenging for people who are used to methodical design practices! Elizabeth walks you through the techniques to create her Scattered Squares quilt, including labeling, sewing and pressing advice.
Explore techniques used to create Low Volume Tiles, resulting in a subtle and beautiful quilt. Learn how to cut and organize your pieces before constructing and arranging the blocks with Elizabeth's help along the way.
Discover the joy of improvisational quilting! Make and square up your blocks before making a Modern Crosses quilt top with step-by-step instructions. You'll also see various alternative examples that will spark new creative design ideas.
Try a twist on the traditional Log Cabin method with the Wonky Log Cabin. Discover unusual fabric choices and methods for making the blocks, adding sashing and squaring up each block to create this fun and whimsical quilt.
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