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BEDFORD - With only one senior in a lineup dotted with some promising underclassmen, Penn Cambria coach sees a bright future for his team.
The problem for the young Panthers Tuesday night was they were facing a far more experienced Bedford that's tuning up for this weekend's Thomas Subaru Tournament.
After the Panthers, who entered with an 11-7 record, won two of the first three bouts in the upper weights, the Bisons, ranked second in the Mirror rankings, reeled off five straight pins from 113 to 138, finished with seven falls in all and cruised to a 53-15 win.
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Bedford's Toby Brett goes for the pin against Penn?Cambria's Mike Eckenrode at 138 pounds.
"We were a little outmanned there," PC coach Todd Niebauer said. "We knew coming in Bedford was a pretty good team. I hate to tell my kids that's not as good as Bedford has been in the past how many years. My kids fought pretty well, but I think they realize where they need to be in a year or two."
"I've been there," Bedford coach Brian Creps said of PC's situation. "I know what that's like, but they're doing well. They're holding their own against most of the teams around, and that goes to show down the road they'll be pretty solid.
"We were obviously heavily favored in a lot of those matches, and our kids' experience showed tonight. We were aggressive knowing we have to wrestle again [tonight against Richland], and they wanted to get home and get some sleep."
The meet started at 195, where PC's Henry Schlosser (20-5) was leading Daryl Stiffler, 3-0, in the second period when he bar-armed Stiffler to his back and got the pin in 3:55 - his 14th pin of the season.
At 220, PC's Seth McLendon made a first-period takedown of Chance Williams and a second-period escape stand in a 3-1 win. The 285-pound bout appeared headed toward overtime, but Bedford's Nate Shoemaker took John Wilkinson down with 5 seconds left to win, 4-2.
"We liked where we started," Niebauer said. "It couldn't have been any better for us. But you knew it was coming. You knew the hammers were coming."
With no PC 106-pounder, Creps moved freshman Jonathan Gabriel (19-1) up to 113, where he pinned freshman Zach Stevens with a low-leg cradle in 1:06.
Jake Warren moved up to 120 and cradled Ryan Biter for the fall in 36 seconds. Top-ranked Ryan Easter (19-1) built a 7-0 lead on freshman Austin Farabaugh at 126 before hooking up a cradle. The end came in 1:30.
At 132, Garrett Thomas (18-2) held a 4-1 lead over sophomore Dominic Farabaugh when the pin came in 3:39. Leading 5-0 at 138, Toby Brett (16-3) reversed sophomore Mike Eckenrode (18-6) to his back and pinned him in 2:18, giving the Bisons (13-2) a 33-9 lead.
"We bumped up so Gabriel could get a match. It's been awhile since he had a match," Creps said. "It kind of turns into a good spot for us and bad spot for other teams whenever you can line up Gabriel, Warren, Easter, Thomas and Brett. There's nowhere to hide."
Bedford's Kenny Collins scored two takedowns of Aaron Hogue in the first period for a 4-1 lead, but Hogue made a comeback. He got an escape in the second and two stalling points in the third, but came up short, 5-4.
The Bisons started hammering again, with top-ranked Tanner Williams earning a 15-0 technical fall over freshman Jacob Driskel (17-7) at 152, and top-ranked Caleb Grimes pinning Brendon Myers in 1:29.
After PC's Matt Wyland won by forfeit at 170, Bedford's Michael Brett (14-4) closed the meet with a pin of Matt Smith in 52 seconds at 182.
"You can dance around and go find weak competition, and it gives your sense of false hope," Niebauer said. "We need to get in tangles like that. It's not like I want my kids to go out and get packed in the first period, but you have to realize where you need to be."
195-Schlosser, PC, pinned Stiffler, 3:25; 220-McLendon, PC, dec. C. Williams, 3-1; 285-Shoemaker, B, dec. Wilkinson, 4-2; 106-No bout; 113-Gabriel, B, pinned Stevens, 1:06; 120-Warren, B, pinned Biter, :36; 126-Easter, B, pinned A. Farabaugh, 3:39.
132-Thomas, B, pinned D. Farabaugh, 3:39; 138-T. Brett, B, pinned Eckenrode, 2:18; 145-Collins, B, dec. Hogue, 5-4; 152-T. Williams, B, tech. fall Driskel, 15-0, 3:49; 160-Grimes, B, pinned Myers, 1:29; 170-Wyland, PC, won by forfeit; 182-M. Brett, B, pinned Smith, :52.
Records: Penn Cambria (11-8); Bedford (13-2).
JV winner: Swindell, B


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - With the General Election a little more than a month away, Washoe County is looking for poll workers to help on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. U.S. citizens who are registered to vote in Washoe County can become paid volunteers to work at some of the County's 90 polling locations.
Approximately 35 paid volunteers are needed to work at the polls on Election Day and as emergency back-up workers. In addition, the county is looking for individuals to help deliver food to polling places and to serve at Election Central fielding calls from voters throughout Election Day.
"Any United States citizen who is registered to vote in Washoe County is eligible to become a poll worker," said County Registrar of Voters Dan Burk. "Poll workers must be able to follow directions, have the stamina to work the long Election Day and be able to handle situations in a professional manner, even during the stress that can come as part of the job."
All workers, regardless of position or assigned duties, are compensated for their service.
"Many of our volunteers return every election year because they enjoy the experience," said Burk. "But we are always in need of more citizens to act as election officials."
Poll worker information and application forms are available online at www.washoecounty.us/voters/electionworkers.html or by calling the Registrar of Voters Office at 775-328-3670. Residents may also stop by the Registrar of Voters Office in Reno, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 1001 E. 9th St., Building A, first floor.
Residents who wish to register by mail may pick up voter registration applications at the County libraries and most post office branches. They can also register at the DMV or go online using the Secretary of State's voter registration program at www.RegisterToVoteNV.gov.
However, they can only register through these means through this coming Saturday, Oct. 6. After that, individuals can register or make a change to an existing registration only at the Registrar of Voters Office through Oct. 16.

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quote: The ongoing smartphone patent war continues to be a war of attrition in which no decisive "knockout" blow is likely in the very near term, but Apple is making ever more progress forcing its competitors to modify their products in order to work around some of Apple's original ideas, which is what Steve Jobs wanted them to do.While one or two wins of this kind won't be enough to change consumer preferences, the aggregate effect of the enforcement of half a dozen or more patents of this kind could make an appreciable difference in user experience. And from a mid-term to long-term point of view, any such patent has more competitive impact than design-related rights.Apple is fighting for long-term opportunities. As long as it doesn't come under enormous pressure, it can afford to crack one nut at a time, country by country. In this you-win-some-you-lose-some game, a substantial drop-out rate is less important than steady progress. A high hit rate is of course desirable, and the extent to which Motorola, Samsung and HTC defend themselves successfully is nothing short of impressive, but if the hit rate isn't extremely high, it just means that it takes a patent holder more time and money (both of which is not an issue relative to what's at stake) to get to a certain level of success. With a large and rapidly-growing portfolio, bringing larger numbers of parallel patent assertions in ever more jurisdictions is a justifiable and easily affordable way of compensating for a limited hit rate. Also, the hit rate that patent holders achieve appears to be significantly higher in most other jurisdictions than at the ITC.Every single patent like the one on flipping pages in a photo gallery can contribute to differentiation and help avoid commoditization. In some cases, users wouldn't ever talk about the difference between a workaround for a patent and the patented method, but several such differences could still have a subconscious effect and make one platform appear more user-friendly and more fun to use than the other.
quote: It's a big boys game and big boy rules.
quote: One of the popular misconceptions about Apple's patent campaign is that the outcome they are seeking is to ban competing products
quote: Apple put a lot of effort into making very distinctive products and having a very distinctive brand
quote: Although a ban might fortuitously (from Apple's point of view) temporarily prevent one or more of their competitors from selling in various markets they know that there is absolutely not the remotest chance that they could prevent their competitors from selling competing products for any length of time, or even permanently.
quote: By blatantly stealing like in this example of a fuel cell battery.
quote: You're like a rabid sports fan when they talk about "their team". Oh this season we went all the way to the championship. My team is so great, my players did really well meanwhile completely oblivious that they're on the sidelines looking in. A psychologist would have a field day with you Tony. Crazy old man.
quote: You're like a rabid sports fan when they talk about "their team". Oh this season we went all the way to the championship. My team is so great, my players did really well meanwhile completely oblivious that they're on the sidelines looking in. A psychologist would have a field day with you Tony. Crazy old man.
quote: Generally in my experience when people start attacking people personally it's because they have run out of ideas to use in retort but want to say something to cover that up.
quote: By the way when did supporting a sports team become something despicable?
quote: What's more mentally healthy, posting comments about stuff you own and like or posting comments about stuff you don't own and don't like? You tell me.
quote: To expand upon your later point, though.. Apple in no way cares about product differentiation it seems by their actions.. Honestly, I don't own a smartphone -- I still talk to people with my mouth rather than my thumbs, and honestly don't see the need to be 'connected' when I can get away from my desk.. But from what I know of Android users -- the last thing they want to do is be confused for an iPhone user, that is.. at least if they based their purchase off of Android-fanboy sentiments rather than choosing a product that fits their needs and demands.


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NIAGARA FALLS – A fall groundbreaking is anticipated for the final phase of the city's new train station near the Whirlpool Bridge.
The city has received federal approval to seek bids on the final phase of its International Railway Station and Intermodal Transportation Center, including actual construction of the station building, site work, the passenger platform, final track alignment and streetscape work.
Public advertising for the bids should begin in about a week, said Thomas J. DeSantis, the city's senior planner, in an email. Once bids are received, the City Council must award a contract before work can begin.
The budget for this phase of construction is $25.6 million, with the bulk of the funding – about $22.4 million – coming from the federal and state governments. The city's share will be about $3.2 million.


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Leetonia - James E. "Jim" Stelts, 81, of 3997 Leetonia Rd., died at 4 PM Friday, December 28, 2012 at his home. Born on November 24, 1931, Jim was the son of Charles L. and Ersol (Halverstadt) Stelts and lived in the Leetonia area all his life. He graduated from Leetonia High School in summer of 1949 and was a member of the 1947 Class B State Championship football team his junior year.
Jim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1952 and served with the infantry operating the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) as member of his four-man Fire Team with Dog Co., 7th Marines in Korea. He received the Purple Heart Medal and the Purple Heart Gold Star for combat injuries suffered on hills Carson and Reno in 1953. He also received the Navy Occupation, Korean, United Nations and National Defense Service Medals while reaching the rank of corporal before his honorable discharge in January of 1954. He later joined the Tri-State Korean War Veterans Chapter 126 where he served as president for eight years.
Jim graduated from Youngstown State College in 1966 with a BA in Business Administration and a minor in Economics while working at Eljer Corp. in Salem. During his 43-year career with Eljers, he worked his way from foundry laborer to plant superintendent, eventually retiring in April of 1991. He also was a Master Mason with Leetonia Lodge #401 and a member of the Leetonia Ruritan Club. He was a life-long member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church where he served as a Sunday School Superintendent with the Service Men's Class. He was elected to two terms as a Salem Township Trustee and also served as president of the Columbiana County Trustees Association. He also was elected to one term on the Leetonia Schools Board of Education. He enjoyed SCUBA diving, becoming a master diver in 1983. He also enjoyed fishing, boating, clamming and crabbing during his numerous trips to Chincoteague Island in Virginia. He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed gardening and was a member of the Ohio Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. He also was an avid reader, especially of military and American history, and was devoutly committed to his family and grandchildren.
Jim is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Buckley, whom he married March 2, 1956. He also is survived by his brother, Philip (Beth) Stelts of Center Valley, PA, and three sons; Thomas (Tanya) Stelts of Salem, David (Carol) Stelts of Edinburg, PA, and Richard (Melanie) Stelts of Leetonia. He also has three surviving grandchildren; Matthew (Angela) Stelts of Cleveland, Kaitlyn Stelts of Salem, and Nathan Stelts of Leetonia. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Nancy (Stelts) Tsipis.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2012 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Leetonia, with Pastor Kari Lankford officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakdale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia, from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday and at the church one hour prior to the services. Leetonia Lodge #401 F.&A.M. will conduct Masonic Services at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial tributes may be made to the St. Paul's Brick Fund at 29 Spruce St., P.O. Box 167, Leetonia, OH 44431.
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Albert E. Martin, the longest-serving current member of the Lancaster Public Library board, has retired after 40 years of service.
Martin, 84, joined the board in 1972 and early on helped to plan for the move to the library's current home at 5466 Broadway.
He served as president, vice president and secretary of the board more than once over the past four decades and also was an officer with the county-wide Association of Contract Library Trustees.
A retired Dresser Industries engineer, Martin also is active in the Lancaster Presbyterian Church.
Last year, he urged town officials to rededicate a 1912 plaque honoring Lancaster veterans of the Civil War that once stood outside the Lancaster Opera House, later was lost to history and recently turned up in the basement of the Lancaster Historical Society.
Martin's retirement went into effect Jan. 1 and Linda VanNortwick was named to replace him on the six-member board.
"He has worked tirelessly to ensure that library patrons benefit from knowledgeable and committed staff, an exceptional collection of books and materials, and the most current services in technology and programming. His fellow board members will miss his representative voice, his progressive thinking, and his wisdom," Trustee Suzanne Jacobs said in a statement on behalf of the board, which held a dinner late last week to honor Martin for his service.
Also this week:
•The Village Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway.
•The School Board also meets at 7 p.m. Monday, in the board room of the former Central Avenue Elementary School, 149 Central Ave.


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At the age of 7, Bob Sheetz would sit in the office of the Sheetz Dairy Store at 2601 Fifth Ave. and listen to his father, Gerald, and grandfather, J.E. Harshbarger, talk about the business.
"Dad had a two-sided desk. He put me on the other side of his desk. Until I was 15, I listened to those two. I heard all of the decisions being made and saw the results. Most of them were good," Bob Sheetz, 78, recalled from his home in Florida.
Bob Sheetz, who retired from Sheetz Inc. in 1984, said he received a different kind of education than many people.
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"I saw what worked and didn't work, how they handled people. I got to see all of that at a young age," he said. "When I took over, I wanted to make changes. I changed the structure of the business."
After graduating from Altoona High School in 1952, Bob attended Penn State Altoona, but he didn't like it, said his younger brother Steve, now chairman of the board at Sheetz.
Bob decided he wanted to go into business for himself and approached his father about buying the dairy store, where he had been working on Fridays after school and on weekends.
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He thought he could improve on the groundwork his father had laid.
"I told my father the changes I wanted to make. He said the store never showed a profit. I said, 'I know how to make money at the store.' He tried to talk me out of it," Bob Sheetz said. "I had $990 in my savings account at First National Bank. I went to the bank and pulled out all of my money. I came up with $1,006."
His father advised him to pay $900 and said, "You keep the $90 that was left. You will need it for cash to open the next day."
Sixty years ago this month, that's how what has become a convenience store empire - with 431 stores throughout six states - was born.
Humble start
Sheetz took over ownership of the first Sheetz store on Nov. 1, 1952. The building today houses the office of Magisterial District Judge Todd F. Kelly.
Bob made some changes so the store was more than just a dairy store. It also included a restaurant and deli.
"We had a deli and a little kitchen where Aunt Bess was the cook. She was a great cook. She made potato and macaroni salad and baked ham, which led to a catering business in the late 1950s and early 1960s," Steve Sheetz said, adding his sisters Nancy and Marge worked in the dairy store.
Steve, who had started working for his brother while in junior high, said the brothers were always looking for new ideas to make money. Bob and Steve were later joined in the business by brothers Joe, Charlie and Louie.
"We knew the lunch breaks at A&P, Butterick and Veeder Root. We had a panel truck to serve lunch at the car shops in Hollidaysburg. We had sandwiches and chocolate milk," Steve Sheetz said. "We had a tricycle with an ice cream cooler. It was hard to pedal, but we filled it with novelties and would go to A&P to sell novelties."
Bob Sheetz said revenue for his first year in business was $38,600. In the most recent fiscal year 2011-12, which ended Sept. 30, revenue was $6.5 billion.
Bob Sheetz started to expand by opening the second store at Pleasant Valley Boulevard and 22nd Street (near Bishop Guilfoyle High School) in 1962 and opened a third store in Hollidaysburg on Blair Street in 1968.
Steve managed the Hollidaysburg store while he was a senior at Penn State, where he graduated in 1969 with a degree in business management.
From 1 to 100
Growth continued, and Sheetz doubled its number of stores from seven to 14 in 1972.
"It was in Bob's head to open 10 stores," Steve Sheetz said. "When we opened number 10 in Huntingdon, Bob said, 'Brother, let's open 100.'"
His brother was driven to succeed, Steve Sheetz said.
"Of all the qualities he had, the most important was he was driven to win, and there was no stopping him," Steve said. "People said you couldn't be open 24 hours, you couldn't sell gas and food at the same location. The things we were told we couldn't do, Bob was the guy who was driven to win and made it happen. He found a way."
Bob's son, Stan, now the company's president and chief executive officer, called his father "a great businessman and entrepreneur."
"He was very driven to grow and succeed in the business," Stan Sheetz said. "We also found he was very goal-oriented."
Bob admits he's a competitive person.
"I was the most competitive guy you would be around in your life," he said. "I had to be the best. If I wasn't, I drove everyone crazy until I got better at it. I was definitely driven to win. I thrived on competition. I wanted to give our customers a better offer than our competitors. I wanted our employees to treat our customers with the greatest respect - be fast, friendly and show respect."
Pumping gas
Many changes have been made over the years, which have led to success.
Self-service gasoline was added in 1972 at Sixth Avenue and Lloyd Street. By 1975, all Sheetz locations were selling gasoline.
The decision to add gasoline stemmed in part from the elimination of the blue laws, which prohibited larger stores from doing business on Sundays.
"We did a massive business on Sunday. We were exempt from the blue laws because of the number of employees," Steve Sheetz said. "The grocery business went away with the blue laws. We began to search for a new source of revenue, so we looked at gasoline. We had to re-invent ourselves after the blue laws went away. The blue laws were a big deal in affecting our business thinking."
Sheetz stores became operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the mid-'70s.
Adding gasoline pumps provided additional income, but the gas pumps played an even bigger role after MTO - made-to-order food - was introduced in 1987 and rolled out in all stores in 1991.
"We did a revolution to a new model," Steve Sheetz said. "It was more about immediate gratification: Food and drinks made to order. We put more gas pumps in to attract more people.
"To this day, we fight the image of being a gas station in some markets. In new markets they don't know the breadth of Sheetz. They just see the gas pumps."
Family connections
Sheetz hit the 100-store mark in 1983, and Bob retired a year later, handing over the leadership of the company to Steve and later to Stan.
"I gave them anything they needed. I never second-guessed them," Bob Sheetz said. "Those guys [Steve and Stan] are good and know how to run the business."
Sheetz believes the company's people have been a key to success.
"We've got a great team here at Sheetz. We've been very fortunate to have my father get this started the way he did and run that growth period up to 100," Stan Sheetz said. "Then Steve led us. We went through some major transitions, the entrepreneurial phase my father was king of."
"We are nothing without our people, hiring and training people in the Sheetz culture," Bob Sheetz said. "We have to give customers what they want and give them the best service we know how to give. We have to continue to be inventive and creative. They tell us what their needs are. In the old days we had a jingle that said, 'We keep on changing for you.'"
Sheetz has been listed among the best places to work in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina.
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Sheetz officials admit there were some struggles over the years - such as 1972 when the number of stores doubled from seven to 14 and in the mid-to-late 1980s, Steve Sheetz said.
"In both cases we tried to grow the business faster than we grew our people. That got us in trouble. We went from seven to 14, and we weren't ready for that growth. We found out how much we didn't know, and we had to get good trained people to open stores," Steve Sheetz said.
In 1987, Steve said he and Louie Sheetz, now executive vice president of marketing, visited Hagers- town, Md., to get input from convenience store customers. They talked to 80 customers - 40 who used Sheetz and 40 who used the competition.
"We found out that people wanted fast service, friendly people, quality products and clean locations," Steve Sheetz said. "They said, 'We want you to be open when we want you.' People wanted a clean appearance with lots of lighting. We took what the customers wanted and made that our mission. We really had our eyes opened."
Constant change and re-inventing itself have been keys to Sheetz success. Today, the company has 15,000 employees across six states - Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
"We started with food and beverages. Then we added convenience items, health and beauty products, newspapers and dairy products. In 1972, we added a third leg. We added gasoline," Steve Sheetz said.
Today's modern Sheetz stores are called convenience restaurants, with the first one opening in 2004 at 17th Street and Pleasant Valley Boulevard.
"What defines us now is the convenience restaurant. That is the best of the convenience store, while keeping the gas and core products. We will continue that with quality food and indoor and outdoor seating," Steve Sheetz said.
Expansion plans
As the company has moved well past 400 stores, officials are now talking about a much higher goal.
"We are well on our way to 1,000," Bob Sheetz said.
"We expect to open 34 or 35 stores a year for the next five years. Maybe eight to 10 of them will be rebuilds, a net of about 25 a year. Our plans take us to 2018 without pushing geography," Steve Sheetz said.
A lot of that growth will be in North Carolina, where Sheetz has swelled to 47 stores.
Today, Sheetz ranks 28th in the number of convenience stores in the United States, according to the latest figures from the National Association of Convenience Stores.
The company's vision is the same as it was 60 years ago.
"We are transforming to the next generation of Sheetz stores - the convenience restaurant. We need to continue to create the business that will put the Sheetz as we know it today out of business. We need to stay in touch with customers to see where they want us to go," Steve Sheetz said.
Sheetz Inc. is about more than just stores. The company added a distribution center in 2001 at the Walter Business Park near Claysburg and followed that with Sheetz Bros. Kitchen in 2008.
The distribution center enabled Sheetz to control when its trucks could deliver products, and by making its own baked products and sandwiches at the kitchen, it wouldn't run out of products.
Fresh deliveries are made from the $46 million 140,000-square-foot Sheetz Bros. Kitchen next to the Sheetz Distribution Center to more than 350 stores in six states.
Innovative, ready-to-eat food products are made at the kitchen, as well as bakery items and MTgo! foods. Meanwhile, Sheetz will build a second distribution and food production center in Burlington, N.C., which is expected to open in 2014.
The opening of the $32.8 million center is expected to create 254 new jobs. The move is a key element in the company's rapid expansion plans for new convenience restaurants, particularly in its North Carolina and Virginia markets. The distribution center will be similar to the company's facility in Claysburg.
"Once North Carolina opens, we will be set up to distribute to every store we open within that area, and that adds to our efficiency," Stan Sheetz said. "Once the new center opens, we will serve about 120 stores from there. There will be many more new stores in the southern end of our operating area than the north end. They will see more growth than the one here in Claysburg."
A 10,000-square-foot Sheetz Health and Wellness Center designed to benefit Sheetz employees is under construction and expected to open later this month. The center will include a wellness center, fitness center and conference center.
The wellness center will provide high-quality primary care, health assessments, lifestyle coaching and disease management services.
The fitness center will include treadmills, bikes, cardio equipment, free weights and more, and the conference center will include two rooms and be able to accommodate about 100 people.
Friend to the community
Supporting and giving back to the community has always been important to the Sheetz family.
"When we grew up, every Sunday, the routine was to go to church and go to the store on Fifth Avenue. We had a list of shut-ins and women living by themselves. We would take a week's worth of groceries to them," Steve Sheetz said. "Mom and Dad were always about helping people."
For example, earlier this year an estimated $400,000 was raised during the 14th annual Sheetz Family Charities "For the Kidz" Golf Classic. The money will be used to provide Christmas presents for more than 6,200 children this holiday season in conjunction with the Salvation Army.
Each year, Sheetz donates more than $2.5 million in cash and products to worthwhile community endeavors and is the largest contributor to Special Olympics in Pennsylvania, having donated
"about $1.5 million over 20 years," Steve Sheetz said.
Joe Hurd, president and CEO of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce, calls Sheetz a "shining star" in terms of recognition for the area.
"Not only have they built a business that is incredibly well known because of the tremendous growth they have had, but they also have done it so well. When trying to identify to people who aren't familiar with where you are from, you can always mention Sheetz. They have an incredible reputation not only for the service they provide but it is unparalleled in the way they provide it," Hurd said. "From the chamber standpoint I can tell people that aren't from here that Sheetz, of all of our businesses, they are stellar."
Many customers cite convenience as their main reason for being Sheetz customers.
"I don't go inside too much but my wife uses it a lot as she travels the area. You can get the same stuff at every store. It is all about brand recognition and convenience," said Jeff Englert, Altoona.
"I travel 60,000 miles a year. Everywhere in my territory they have a Sheetz. I pop in twice a day. You can get your gas and are on your way," said Dave Reimer, Altoona. "Sheetz is like one-stop shopping. They are always trying to get better and change is inevitable. I tip my hat to them. They do a phenomenal job."
Customers have mixed opinions on Sheetz's decision to sell beer at their 1900 Pleasant Valley Blvd. convenience restaurant.
Sheetz began beer sales Feb. 1, 2007. After several stoppages in sales stemming from opposition from the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania, sales resumed May 6, 2010, and have continued since.
"I don't like them selling beer. We have enough bars," said Larry Ramsey, Altoona.
"I don't see a problem with selling beer. Pennsylvania is behind the times anyway," said Jamie York, Hollidaysburg. "What is the difference whether you buy beer here or at TK Subs? A six-pack is a six-pack no matter where you buy it."
National reputation
Sheetz is well thought of on a national basis.
"I think that if you look at reputations within the industry, Sheetz is unquestionably in the top 10 for innovation and execution," said Jeff Lenard, vice president, Industry Advocacy, of National Association of Convenience Stores.
Stan Sheetz was recently named a 2012 Golden Chain Award winner by Nation's Restaurant News. The award recognizes leaders in the restaurant industry who have consistently demonstrated improved overall business performance and growth.
He said he did not see it as a personal award.
"To recognize a company that came out of the convenience store business as a national operator of restaurants is great. It is a validation of what we have been trying to be here for years, to make us a food destination for our customers," Stan Sheetz said. "We were included with Bonefish Grill, a national chain; it is really an honor to be included with big operations like that. It is for the company and everything we have done, not for me."
Bob Sheetz, who lives in Boca Raton, Fla., remains actively involved as part of the company planning team.
"I still spend part of every day thinking about our family business," he said. "I still love it. It will be a part of me until the day I die."
Internal changes
The Sheetz family is poised for the future.
The company recently announced that Joe Sheetz Jr., executive vice president of finance and store development, will advance to the position of president and CEO at the conclusion of the current fiscal year in October 2013.
Current president and CEO Stan Sheetz will move into the role of chairman, while Steve Sheetz will leave his chairman seat to fill a newly created position of family council chairman.
The new position will allow Steve Sheetz to represent the Sheetz family shareholders in company-related issues while remaining as chairman of CLI Transport, Sheetz's dedicated fuel carrier, and keeping his seat on the Sheetz board of directors.
"The future looks very bright," Stan Sheetz said. "We have great people here at Sheetz, a great culture. We have a drive to improve on everything we do and a drive to grow and continue growing.
"We serve a million customers a day," he added. "Why shouldn't we serve 2 million?"
Some younger members of the Sheetz family, including Adam, Bob's grandson and Stan's son, and Ryan, Louie Sheetz's son, will also help lead the company business into the future.
"These younger guys are real involved in the business. They are on our planning team. They have master's degrees - Ryan from Penn State and Adam from Emory University," Bob Sheetz said. "Those two young guys are as sharp as anybody in the company. They are good thinkers and planners, and they are creative. They have the pulse on what we need and how to keep changing for our customers. We think the company is in good shape."
Adam and Ryan Sheetz, both 29, are glad to be a part of the family business.
"I always wanted to join the family business. I felt it would be a pleasure to work for my family. I feel extremely lucky to work for a high performance company and my family every day," said Adam Sheetz, director of store operations for North Carolina. "I feel a lot of pressure, not externally, but internally there is pressure on how we perform."
"I didn't think there was an expectation to join the business. I just had a natural interest. I had a great deal of respect and admiration and pride in my father and his generation on how they grew the business," said Ryan Sheetz, director of supply chain. "There was no pressure or expectation. If you made that decision, you needed to get your hands dirty and earn your keep. I wouldn't have it any other way. You want to prove to yourself and the rest of the organization you are good enough to belong here and earn your spot."
Both are excited about the future of the company.
"We need people to consider the Sheetz name when they need a meal on the go. We need our name to be recognized like McDonald's and the like. Around here you can probably say we have already achieved that. In the newer markets, it is a bigger challenge," Adam Sheetz said.
"Adam and I are focused on what we are doing today. We have aspirations to advance to a significant leading role," Ryan Sheetz said. "Our focus is doing a good job today to try to add value to the company and do the right things. The bigger picture will take care of itself if we work hard today."
Mirror Staff Writer Walt Frank is at 946-7467.


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Born October 16, 1990 in Santiago, Dominican Republic ... Son of Cristogal Perez and Luisa del Cormen Jimenez of The Bronx, New York ... Has three sisters -- Emely (12), Karen (8) and Esmely (4) -- and a brother Jayden (1) ... Majoring in Elementary Education at Stetson.


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A little salsa goes a long way in these quick, no-fuss sandwiches. Perked up with sweet peppers, they're flavorful, fun and ideal on busy weeknights. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 8 slices rye bread
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 cup fresh salsa, well drained
- 3/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- In a small skillet, saute peppers in oil until tender. Spread four bread slices with mayonnaise. Layer with peppers, salsa and cheese. Top with remaining bread. Butter outsides of sandwiches.
- In a small skillet over medium heat, toast sandwiches for 2-4 minutes on each side or until cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.
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For the last decade and a bit beyond, the words luxury and Canisius were rarely if ever intertwined. The Griffs weren't good enough to rest players with an eye on the schedule's next game. Nor were they deep enough to rotate nine players without a marked drop-off in talent level. They had to go hard, game in and game out, and even then the wins came with a maddening infrequency.
What transpired at the Koessler Center on Monday night was straight out of the scrapbooks of days long gone by. Canisius gave center Jordan Heath the night off to rest an ankle tweaked on Saturday at Syracuse. Coach Jim Baron divided minutes as if it was imperative everyone got an ample piece of the pie. And still the Griffs accomplished their mission with gusto, celebrating their first home game in 27 days with an overpowering 82-54 victory over Longwood.
Guard Isaac Sosa set the Griffs (7-2) on course by picking up where he left off at Syracuse. Sosa nailed five threes against the Orange and upped the total to eight in scoring a game-high 24 points against the Lancers. Alshwan Hymes (18 points) buried another four treys, but there was more to the Canisius attack than life behind the arc. Forward Chris Manhertz muscled inside for 13 points and nine rebounds while center Freddy Asprilla went for nine points, five boards and drew two charges.
The game spoke to the Griffs' depth. Their two leading scorers, Billy Baron and Harold Washington, combined for eight points, 26 under their combined averages, yet save a few brief moments the outcome never seemed in doubt.
Longwood (3-8) opened the second half with six straight points, drawing within five, before Sosa resumed his barrage with a straightaway three. A short while later he buried another, this one from 25 feet coming off a screen, and the Griffs were back in charge with a 47-36 advantage.
"Isaac stepped up and that's what he does," said Canisius coach Jim Baron. "If you give him time and space he has that uncanny ability and I've constantly challenged him as far as stepping up and being able to knock it down."
Sosa came out sharper than the claws on the Griffin. He scored the first Canisius basket on a trey from the corner and added two more from the wing before the game was 2½ minutes old. And when he wasn't beating the Lancers over the top Manhertz was tormenting them on the inside. The two combined for the first 20 Canisius points as the Griffs built a 39-28 halftime advantage.
It's almost as if the Griffs take turns lighting it up from the perimeter. Four of them have at least 14 makes through nine games and each has had at least one three trey night.
"It takes a lot of pressure off me," Sosa said. "To be honest this team has a lot of talent and a lot of people can shoot and I've never been on a team like that. And that's why I think I can get a lot of open looks. I think we're a very unselfish bunch, and that obviously helps."
There's no telling how many threes Sosa might have rung up had this been a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game. But Canisius played at Syracuse 48 hours prior, and the Griffs are at Temple Wednesday night. Taking all that into consideration, Baron spread the minutes around, with no one playing more than 29 minutes and eight playing at least 20.
"The bench stepped up and that's how these guys practice," Baron said. "We play against each other, we work against each other and they know that when I put them in the game I expect them to be aggressive. ... We need to have that kind of confidence as we move forward."
Canisius steadily pulled away in the second half. An Asprilla layup with 5:09 remaining pushed the lead to 20. Sosa's eighth and final three made it a 30-point margin with 33 seconds left. Sosa finished one shy of the school – and Koessler Center record – of nine threes Hymes set two years ago in a 33-point victory over Northwestern St.
In women's basketball, St. Bonaventure hosts Kent State at 7 p.m. tonight. Bona evened its record at 6-6 with a win over Canisius on Sunday.
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08-09 Roster and Dollars (Cap Hit)
Below is a very early depth chart for 08-09 with cap hit (note: NOT 08-09 salary). Estimates have the cap around 53-55, so we'll say 54M to make it fun.
- Roloson (3.667M UFA SUMMER '09)
- Garon (1.1M UFA SUMMER '09)
DEFENSE-$14,393,000 (with 3 rfa's to sign)
- Souray (5.4M)
- Staios (2.7M)
- Pitkanen (2.4M rfa summer '08)
- Greene (1.15M rfa summer '09)
- Grebeshkov (.95 rfa summer '08)
- Gilbert (.907 rfa summer '08)
- Smid (.886 rfa summer '09)
- Horcoff (3.6M UFA SUMMER '09)
- Stoll (2.2M rfa summer '08)
- Reasoner (.950 UFA SUMMER '08)
- Cogliano (1.133 rfa summer '10)
- Penner (4.25M)
- Torres (2.25M)
- Moreau (2.00M)
- Nilsson (1.013M rfa summer '08)
- Thoresen (.570 rfa summer '08)
- Hemsky (4.1M)
- Pisani (2.5M)
- Brodziak (.497 rfa summer '09)
- Gagner (1.625M)
- Stortini (.534 rfa summer '08)
- Dollars Spent before UFA/RFA: $46,382,000
- Approx. Cap Room: $7,618,000
- UFA's: Horcoff and Garon are a year away but should be signed this summer, Reasoner is a free agent this summer.
- Approx $$ for those UFA's: What's fair for Horcoff? 5.5M? What about Garon? 4M? Reasoner I assume is 1.1M. My understanding is that none of these signings will have an impact on the 08-09 numbers (in Horcoff and Garon's case, anyway) so total cost increase for next year would be limited to Reasoner's small raise.
- RFA's: Pitkanen, Gilbert and Grebeshkov on the blueline are all rfa's in the summer. Stoll, Nilsson, Thoresen and Stortini are rfa's this summer up front.
- Approx $$ for those RFA's: What's fair for Pitkanen? 4.5? What about Gilbert? 3M? Grebeshkov I'd suggest gets the small raise required by the CBA, and while we're at it Stoll probably would be in that general area too. Nilsson wouldn't be getting a big raise and should they make the team in the fall Stortini and Thoresen would get small raises too. So, if we estimate an increase to keep rfa's in the $5M (per year) number would that be fair? Increases to Pitkanen and Gilbert, and then the minimum allowed for the others should they make the team? That puts the number at $51,582,000 (including Reasoner's raise) and gives Kevin Lowe about 2.5M to play with in free agency.
- Home Improvement: Anyone on the farm? Schremp's cap hit is $775,000 and for Reddox it's $508,000. Pouliot (942k), Jacques (668k).
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MOUNT UNION - A growing line of cars kicked up dust as they turned carefully onto the dirt road entrance leading to Agape Farm in Mount Union.
Drivers were greeted immediately by a lighthearted woman who walked up to each window to greet visitors and hand out tickets.
"Are you pumped?" she asked enthusiastically.
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Discussing some of the concerts they attended at the 35th Annual Creation Festival are, from left, Isaac Hassinger, Jordan Hassinger, Beatriz Montesino and Ryan Losch. They are members of two Juniata County youth groups who camped June 25 to 29 at Agape Farm in Mount Union.
Juniata County youth play a card game at their camp site during the Creation festival. Pictured are, from bottom left, Brooke Maneval, Amber Knouse, Dexter Ehrenzeller, Kelsey Maneval, Derek Beitz, Cole Walters and Kyle Lynch.
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One after another, the cars made their way past sprawling fields and pastures filled with thousands of camp sites, featuring anything from standard tents and RVs to more creative make-shift showers and shelters fashioned out of horse trailers.
The 35th Annual Creation Festival was under way, and thousands of people had already traveled from all over the northeast to be there - the rest were on their way. Among them was a group of 30 youth and adults from Central Pennsylvania Youth Ministries of Juniata County and FX Cafe.
Derek Beitz, of Mifflintown, said it was his first year at the festival. By Thursday morning, he explained the experience so far as "loud" and "moving."
"I don't think you can expect all this," before you come, he said, looking out over the farm. "It's really awesome."
While Beitz described his first days there, others gathered at the group's picnic table for a card game. Several said they were looking forward to upcoming concerts from Skillet and Chris Tomlin and enjoyed a dance party with Family Force 5 the night before.
Amber Knouse, of Richfield, said the dance parties are her favorite part of the festival. Despite sweltering heat and elbow-to-elbow audiences, she said the experience is what keeps her coming back. This was Knouse's fourth time at the festival.
"It's really fun with all the bands," she said.
Compared to last year, Faith Forrey, of McAlisterville, said Creation 2013 was already "a lot better ... a lot crazier."
By "crazier," she referred to new experiences, meeting new people and bonding with the friends she came with.
But church leader Matt Werner, of Centre, Juniata County, said the camping and concerts are accompanied by a deeper purpose - Creation changes lives.
"Last year, three kids ended up making a serious commitment to Christ," he said.
Even though Creation typically attracts tens of thousands of attendees each year, volunteer youth leader Justin Berkheimer said teenagers don't always come to the event expecting to be moved closer to God. Some, he said, are just in it for the bands and activities - at least in the beginning.
"There's something about the speakers here ... they know how to hit them," he said.
Berkheimer, who has been attending the festival for about eight years, said those who speak at the event seem to know exactly what to say to reach people whose hearts are not in the right place.
"You can feel the Lord move in the place," Beitz said.
The festival continues through tonight with performances from Petra, for KING & COUNTRY, Aaron Shust, Plumb and Skillet. Tony Nolan is scheduled to speak. The festival will end with a fireworks display beginning around 11:15 p.m.
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Most of the videos are only a couple of minutes long, but all of them convey something essential about the human experience as expressed through art.
In the months to come, you can view performances by actors, musicians, dancers and even visual artists.
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If you have a nightmare of a boss, oftentimes it will affect your life beyond office hours.
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The recent article regarding a request from the eLearning Cafe to utilize the public library for free raises a number of questions and concerns.
The fact that eLearning Cafe claims nonprofit status does not mean they cannot afford to pay rent like any business. Have they submitted financial statements that indicate their revenue and expenses? Is Ms. Kelly compensated with a salary from the revenue generated? If so, how much?
The proposal that eLearning staff and volunteers will perform the same duties as a librarian is not realistic. Librarians go to school and receive extensive training in order to work in a library, something that I doubt eLearning staff and volunteers have done. It also makes one wonder how they can perform the duties of a librarian simultaneously with their duties as eLearning staff and volunteers. Which job would they be doing while at the library? Serving the library customers or their own?
The location in the library where the eLearning Cafe wants to run their business is a quiet, lovely spot where one can sit and read or work without distraction. Bringing in their own computers, customers and staff will be highly disruptive and inappropriate for a library environment. And what is to prevent other businesses, for profit or not, from wanting to use a public resource for private use?
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A political puppet of large companies whose main goals in life are getting rich and destroying the planet in the process.
That's not a president, that's a prostitute!
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George W Bush is America's greatest village idiot.
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Perhaps the worst, most hypocritical, idiotic president the U.S. has ever had in office (and anyone who supports him and his war effort in the Middle East needs a foot broken up into his/her ass and his/her facts straightened out).
George W. Bush is a dick!
додав The smarter, more knowledgeable citizen of America 24 Червня 2003
A reason to move to Canada.
I can't take four more years of dingus ruining our country, I'm moving to Canada!
додав John 01 Вересня 2004
The butt of all jokes, he not only embarrassed America, but the whole human race.
There was no way in hell that George W. Bush excel in a Ivy League school because he lacks intelligence.
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Ouf! I did it! There's no going back, but this really is just the very beginning. I have mentioned before on this blog how life takes so many different turns and we do things we never expected. This adventure is no exception. I have been researching owning a retail yarn store for several years. This didn't happen overnight, but it has happened much more quickly than expected. This was my retirement plan for a brick and motar (love that expression!) shop. And now, here I am perhaps ten years from retirement with an online shop. I really couldn't be more excited, scared, but excited!
Writing and sharing this blog with you has helped me clarify my goals and values. These reflections gave me the focus, the raison d'être, of my shop. The following is from my about us page:
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One of the major goals of the emerging area of synthetic biology is to design and build engineered biological systems in a reliable way, as engineers today design integrated circuits based on the known physical properties of their materials. It is foreseeable, thereby, that the last two steps in such a workflow would be to convert a large digitized sequence stored in a computer into a real DNA molecule (as large as a chromosome) and then to install it in the right contextual host.
Three fundamental shortcomings to these processes are 1) gene synthesis, editing, and assembly reactions are less successful with larger constructs, 2) long DNA molecules are sensitive to in vitro manipulation, and 3) a variety of organisms are refractory to transformation. To help overcome these difficulties, we have developed a set of tools based on well-characterized biological properties such as homologous recombination and DNA conjugative transfer.
The DNA assembly strategy uses a proprietary enzyme mix based on the "chew-back and repair" principle exploited by homologous recombination. Up to four DNA fragments can be simultaneously recombined into any linearized vector, typically in 30 minutes, without extra DNA sequences, restriction endonucleases, or ligation reactions. Adjacent molecules of sizes ranging from 50 bp to 10 kbp must share unique common end sequences that can be incorporated by PCR amplification. To facilitate the design, an intuitive webtool assists in delineating the constructs, intermediate molecules, and required oligonucleotides.
A number of cloning configurations were successfully tested using fragments of different sizes resulting in final constructs of up to 40 kbp (Figure 1). Results showed that between 100 to 10,000 colonies per plate are obtained with cloning efficiencies ranging from 72% to 98% depending on the assembly's complexity.
In order to further modify an existing construct without having to recreate the whole assembly de novo, we have developed a multisite-directed mutagenesis approach based on homologous recombination that results in high efficiencies even when applied to relatively large episomes. The strategy is summarized in Figure 2A.
Plasmids of up to 14 kbp are subjected to a 12−20-min methylation reaction followed by 12 to 18 cycles of either a single multiplex or three independent PCR reactions. The mutation site in each oligonucleotide must be flanked with at least 10 unchanged nucleotides at both sides. After amplification, an aliquot of the reaction is subjected to a 15-min pulse of recombination activity, followed by transformation into One Shot® MAX Efficiency® DH5α™-T1R cells, where the methylated template is degraded by the mcrBC restriction system.
The high mutagenesis efficiencies observed (between 70% and 95%) significantly reduce the number of clones needed to be validated compared to other methodologies (Figure 2B). The approach also works with sites in close proximity (Figure 2B) and with oligonucleotides harboring up to 12 degenerated nucleotides for single-site and 3 degenerated nucleotides for multisite mutagenesis (not shown).
Once the molecules are assembled and edited, ex vivo manipulation becomes particularly challenging as very large episomes are extremely susceptible to physical damage and not easily transformed into the final host. To overcome this limitation we elaborated a simple in vivo transfer method based on an established triparental interspecies plasmid conjugation. A diagram of the approach is shown in Figure 3A.
First, the inserts are assembled into a high-capacity, broad-host range, and mobilizable plasmid, pYES7L. Then, cells harboring the construct are mixed with helper and recipient cells, incubated for a few hours, and plated onto the appropriate selection agar medium. Assemblies of up to 25 to 40 kbp in size could be efficiently transferred to different Gram (-) bacteria and yeast (Figure 3B). The capacity and host range of the plasmid are dictated by the nature of the DNA replication factors of the host.
By the redesign and reprogramming of existing biological systems, synthetic biology and other fields have underscored the need for robust systems to generate and transfer large DNA assemblies. The approaches presented here enable researchers to readily design, construct, edit, and mobilize plasmids with enough capacity to encode complex genetic pathways. Size and complexity may no longer be limitations to build and transfer DNA. Rather, a better understanding of the cell's physiology is needed in order to fully exploit these and other DNA assembly and transfer technologies.
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Gymnastics Opens Home Season Friday in its CVC Night
Ball State's gymnastics team opens its 2013 home schedule Friday at 7 p.m. vs. Central Michigan in Irving Gym in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
The Cardinals, 0-2 on the season, will open not only the home portion of its schedule, but also the Mid-American Conference season.
Friday's meet is Cardinal Varsity Club Night and all CVC members are encouraged to attend. Admission to the gymnastics meet is free of charge.
Ball State opened the season against the nation's No. 3 ranked Florida Gators before travelling to Iowa, a team that has participated in three straight NCAA Regionals.
The Cardinals are led by a senior class of Nicole Allen, Tiffany Broadbeck, Morgan Coslow, Brittney Emmons and Emily Wehrle.
Emmons won the all-around in Ball State's last meet at Iowa with a 38.525 score. Allen placed second on the vault with a 9.750 mark.
Ball State freshman Denasiha Christian tied for first on the beam with a 9.825, while Angie Hosbach was third with a 9.800.
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LEWISTON – Abdiweli Ali, who took a two-year break from his job as a Niagara University economics professor to serve as prime minister of his native Somalia, will speak about his experiences in the impoverished, war-torn East African nation at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Castellani Art Museum on the Niagara campus.
After his talk, Ali will be joined in a panel discussion by David A. Reilly, associate professor of political science; Brian M. Murphy, associate professor of communication studies; and Khalid Qazi, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York.
Ali joined the transitional federal government of Somalia as deputy prime minister in November 2010. In June 2011, he succeeded to the top job after the resignation of Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Ali served until his term expired in October 2012.


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The College Board has named the Holland School District to its honor roll for both increasing the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses and for improving scores, particularly those who earn 3 or better on the final exams.
Junior/Senior High School Principal Carl Guidotti told the School Board last week, "We are one of 539 schools being honored across the country. This is an opportunity to put Holland on the map again."
In 2008, 33 Holland students were enrolled in AP classes. Over the past few years, that number has risen to 59, in spite of a shrinking student population.
In other matters, school principals reported on how they handled the difficult Monday morning arrival of students after the tragic events in Newtown, Conn. Elementary Principal Michael Dodge said he had several phone calls and emails, but they were mostly positive.
Guidotti said he reminded office staff at the junior/senior high school that they are the first line of defense. He said he reminded them to be vigilant and that it's all right to ask questions of visitors.
Also, district business leader Patrice Beadle offered a preliminary outline of the district's financial obligations, saying the district's contractual expenses will increase by $1.3 million for 2013-14. Those include step increases, health benefits and BOCES obligations. She added that the board would likely need to use some fund balance to meet expenses during the current year. However, she warned, "If we continue to use fund balance at this rate, we will run out of it."
Finally, the board debated whether to continue paying dues to two professional organizations.
The Erie County School Board Association charges $4,000 annually, a fee the district paid in June. The state School Board Association membership fee of $6,700 is now due, Interim Superintendent Sylvia Root said, but is unpaid because of a lack of funds budgeted for professional organization fees.
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hey Cat! you're really cool!!
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Catriona known as Cat (ie) Cat is so cool, we love cat
by cat lover extrordinare February 13, 2010
Total tank of a girl with guns of steel. Can throw boiled eggs and golf balls at dangerous speeds.
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by Snam The Anonymous April 04, 2011
Amazing. Catrionas are exciting, awesome girls. they're bubbly and funny, if not a little away with the fairies! girls called catriona are always a pleasure to talk to and very friendly, not to mention hot!
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A creature that dwells in brothels, wearing tarty little outfits gnawing on green apples. out to lure innocent wannabee doctors, and dressing them up in pointless underwear to be be sold off in tunisia!
but they are wonderful creatures at heart.
but they are wonderful creatures at heart.
Eg. ohh man that Catrionas HOT, she can ravish my green apple any day.
by Kyotee May 17, 2008
Derived from the Abromovich family of wilda-beasts. This hideous Monstrosity is an urban legend amongst university students. Often said to be an awful God-send to the student populous.
Would you rather sleep with a catriona or die a painful death? - Most people would chose death.
by Rory Catriona Owen April 24, 2008
dumb blonde.When someone calls someone a catriona that means that they are hoe-ish and that they are white trash.
Look at that dumb Catriona.
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A gigantic hit of weed, so big that you can't stop coughing for a really long time, but after that, it's smooth sailing...
dang, Craig, if that hit were an animal, it would be a blue whale.
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That guy was being such a blue whale!
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A sex pose in which, you stab your eract penis into your female's nostril, keeping it there untill her face turns blue, then you pull it out and watch the flow of liquid from the nostril, just like a whale.
blue whale :
I 'blue-whaled' your mother last night. and she enjoyed it.
I 'blue-whaled' your mother last night. and she enjoyed it.
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When a individual is lying down on their front, and farts, as if it was from a whales blow-hole.
Works the best underwater however, for the full effect.
Works the best underwater however, for the full effect.
Gross! That was some blue whale you pulled, I could see the water shooting up!!
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BlueWhale or its more common name derived from the latin term "aronus fattius", was used by early 18th century settlers to divide the community into a fittness catagory strongly supported by darwins theory of survival of the fittest. Thus all blue whales were excluded from the community in order to filter out those who were ruining the october harvet through the mass consumption of crops.
Holy shit man look at you lol what a bluewhale!
โดย steve 01 พฤศจิกายน 2004
when some asshole goes into the middle of a lake, drops thier swimming suits, lays out dookie
"dude, liam and bridget saw the blue whale that brendan took"
โดย desicraig 02 กรกฎาคม 2009