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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Joan Pennington has never been one to sit around twiddling her thumbs.
She was the first female chemist at the E.I. DuPont de Nemours explosives plant in Birmingham, Ala. She worked for 28 years for Dow Chemical Co. in various research positions in Texas and Louisiana. During her years of work as a chemist, Pennington and her husband, Don, also a retired chemist, raised three children. In their spare time, they did parent volunteer work - Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Sunday school teachers, Methodist Youth Fellowship counselors, room mother, Little League coach and team mother. When she retired from Dow in 1990 as a senior research manager, Joan Pennington had 50 people working for her.
Within a year of her retirement, Pennington was working again, this time as a volunteer.
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In this photo, Principal Donna Wallette, left, and Joan Pennington, right, walk to the tutoring area of Magnolia Woods in Baton Rouge, La. Pennington is a retired chemical engineer who volunteers full time at Magnolia Woods running the reading and math buddies program for Volunteers in Public Schools.
"I was always interested in literacy and started volunteering with VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) as an adult literacy tutor for the East Baton Rouge Adult Education Program," she said. "I did that for 16 years, but somewhere along the way, I thought that I ought to work on the front end of this. I saw how devastating it was that kids couldn't read."
In 2004, while she was still doing the adult tutoring, she started working at Magnolia Woods Elementary School as a Reading Friend in the VIPS Everybody Reads program. In 2005, she became the Magnolia Woods team leader for Everybody Reads and the Math Friends program, Everybody Counts.
Almost every school day, Pennington is at Magnolia Woods acting as liaison between the school and VIPS and between the school and volunteers, recruiting and training new Reading and Math Friends and providing ongoing support to the volunteers. She has also worked with about 28 children as a Reading or Math Friend. "In recent years, I have worked mostly with kindergartners who enter school unprepared," she said.
Children at Magnolia Woods mainly come from the Gardere Lane and Mayfair areas. About 13 percent of the students are having to learn English. Two percent are mainly white or Asian, and the remaining are African American, said Donna Wallette, who has served 12 years as principal of Magnolia Woods. Because the students come from mainly rental areas, the school has about a 50 percent mobility rate. Many are from single-parent families. Ninety-five percent are on free or reduced lunch. "They have a lot of burdens to overcome to be successful," Pennington said.
The tutors work one-on-one with kindergarten through third-grade students in 30-minute weekly sessions. They help the kindergartners develop pre-reading skills - learning their letters, sounds and numbers and eventually recognizing a few words by sight. "Many of the kids come in and start kindergarten so far behind," Pennington said. "We tutor kindergartners to try to boost them up."
With the first-, second- and third-grade students, the tutors work on reading fluency, comprehension and vocabulary building. "If they are not reading pretty well by third grade, they will eventually fall behind," she said.
Pennington oversees about 70 reading tutors and eight math tutors. About a third of the tutors are from First United Methodist Church, which partners with Magnolia Woods and Bernard Terrace. St. John's United Methodist Church and Highland Presbyterian Church also provide tutors and contribute to the school financially and in other ways.
"We also have LSU students who tutor math and some LSU Honors students who are tutoring our English second language kids," Pennington said. The tutors use provided materials as well as books they have accumulated over the years.
"Reading and Math Friends wear two hats," Pennington said. "One is as a nonjudgmental adult friend who cares enough about a child to come regularly, once a week, to be a friend to him and secondly as a reading and math tutor to help build those reading and math skills."
The teachers and principal tell Pennington that the tutors are making a difference with the children and that they can see improvement in their reading skills, but the tutors are always hoping for more. "Our kids don't read for fun," Pennington said. "They consider it a chore that they have to do for school. If we can get a child where they enjoy reading and are reading fluently enough, it's a lifetime gift, but we don't often make it."
Don Pennington also worked at Dow and later as director of intellectual properties at LSU. He is a Reading Friend as well as the school's volunteer handyman. "This is a whole school of women," Joan Pennington said. "There are broken hinges on cabinets, and shelves need building. He single-handedly installed more than 850 bookbag hooks to keep book bags off the classroom floors. The teachers and kids love him."
The Penningtons enjoy volunteering together. For 12 years while Joan Pennington was doing adult literacy tutoring, Don Pennington volunteered as a board member and chairman for Employment Development Services, which finds jobs for handicapped workers across the state. "One of the things Don and I enjoy about our volunteering at Magnolia Woods is that it is a common interest, and we can do it together," she said.
Claudette Powell, a retired teacher from North Louisiana, is a first-year Reading Friend to a kindergarten student who is learning English. "We love getting teachers," Joan Pennington said.
Frances Falcon, who is in her fifth year as a volunteer, uses letter blocks to work with Breanna Scott, 5. "She knows her letters and can go through the sounds using the building blocks," Falcon said. "We are doing the groundwork for reading."
The VIPS and First Methodist volunteers provide many other support services to the school. The Methodist Women redecorated the teachers' lounge. The volunteers provide refreshments for meetings and events. They assist the librarian with two book fairs during the year. They often serve as monitors during testing. They host teacher appreciation breakfasts and lunches, assist with landscaping at the school, provide financial assistance, get Christmas gifts for school-selected children and provide many other helpful services.
Wallette is grateful for her volunteers. "My gosh," she said. "Those are the ones that walk on water. They do such a service to the children. They are our cheerleaders, someone on our side walking in our shoes. Someone to lift us up.'
The job can be extremely rewarding for the volunteers. "Just seeing a child improve is tremendously satisfying. To see them begin to read, to see their little eyes light up, it's wonderful," Pennington said. "The need is so great."


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"It's one of the hardest things, to be a bastard for two hours and 40 minutes," Stamos tells PEOPLE. "It's exhausting."
"I'm not used to that as an actor, to make people not like me," he says. "I spent 30 years doing the opposite! But I know that I'm not doing the piece justice or the character justice if I don't lean into making him the snake that he is."
Stamos, 49, stars in the political satire (which ends its run Sept. 9 and will include a benefit performance for his charity, Project Cuddle Sept. 7) alongside James Earl Jones, Kristin Davis, John Larroquette and Cybill Shepherd. And he names the Broadway play among his top career accomplishments.
"This show reinvigorated my love for theater. It's magic. ... I don't remember the last time I felt like this."
The actor – who's had memorable roles on ER, Glee and several TV movies and Broadway shows since his Full House days – does reveal that he had a tough time with his character's southern accent in the play. "I just don't have a natural ear for accents; I worked on it so hard," he says.
Which got us thinking ... what other confessions might this star (who can even make Greek yogurt sexy) have to get off his chest? Spill it, Stamos …
He Really Digs James Earl Jones"In the very little rehearsal I had with him was we instantly became fond of each other," Stamos says of Jones, whom he calls "my personal hero." But after playing it cool, "I gave up about a month ago and now I follow him around the theater," adds the actor with a laugh. "I'm always hanging out in his dressing room."
He also bonded with Broadway first-timer Davis, who leaned on Stamos in her debut. "It was funny because I was Mr. Rock around her, trying to be really calm, and someone she could lean on and feel safe with on stage," says Stamos. "Come the first night, I was a wreck and she was cool as a cucumber."
He's Addicted to Twitter"I spend way too much time on it," he admits. "It's a double-edged sword: it's so great to be in touch with your fans, but the trap is that you're not really experiencing something. You're thinking, 'How am I going to Tweet this?' "
Case in point? While decompressing after a recent show in his dressing room, "Bill O'Reilly and Perez Hilton came to my door," says Stamos. "Sounds like the beginning of a joke. It was pretty interesting negotiating the two of them. And all I [cared] about was getting a picture for Twitter." (If you're on a desktop, see the photo in the carousel above.)

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Scientists are developing an ultrasensitive biosensor into a point-of-care diagnostic platform that they claim can detect and size the smallest virus particle, or potentially a single protein molecule, in a patient's blood, urine, or saliva sample within minutes. The Whispering Gallery-Mode biosensor developed by researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) derives its name from the Whispering Gallery in the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the acoustics of which allows a single whisper to be heard throughout the gallery space.
The amplified biosensor developed by Stephen Arnold, Ph.D., and colleagues effectively measures changes in resonance frequency in a glass sphere as it is contacted by a virus particle or a protein. Experiments reported by Professor Arnold and colleagues showed the platform is capable of detecting MS2, the smallest RNA virus particle known to man, which has a mass of only about 1% that of an influenza virus.
The basic technology underpinning the sensor is thus: Light from a tunable laser is guided down a fiber-optic cable, and its intensity is measured by a detector at the distal end. A small glass sphere is contacted with the fiber, and this diverts the path of the light and causes it to orbit within the sphere. This change is recorded as a resonant dip in transmission through the fiber.
When a virus particle then makes contact with the sphere, it changes the sphere's properties, causing a detectable shift in resonance frequency. However, the smaller the particle, the harder it becomes to detect and record these changes. This means that previous biosensors based on spherical optical microcavity technology haven't managed to detect anything smaller than a flu virus because the background noise is just too great, Professor Arnold's team explains. Large viruses, such as influenza, generate enough of a disturbance to be detected, but smaller particles such as the polio virus, or proteins, require greater sensitivity. To increase sensitivity of such a system further the NYU-Poly team has built in a means to amplify the signal.
They boosted sensitivity to a record-breaking level by effectively pasting gold nanoreceptors onto the resonant microsphere, which act to enhance the surrounding electric field and make even the smallest changes in resonance frequency easier to detect. Each gold nanoreceptor is treated with ligands to which the proteins or viruses bind.
Interestingly, the inspiration for the platform came to professor Arnold during a concert by violinist Itzhak Perlman. "I was watching Perlman play and suddenly I wondered what would happen if a particle of dust landed on one of the strings," he explains. "The frequency would change slightly, but the shift would be imperceptible. Then I wondered, what if something sticky was on the string that would only respond to certain kinds of dust?"
The NYU-Poly team aims to develop the Whispering Gallery-Mode biosensor technology into a diagnostic and proteomics platform that could be used in the laboratory, field, or doctor's office to rapidly detect antibodies, virus particles, or even disease-related biomarkers for detecting subtypes of cancer. Professor Arnold et al., describe the biosensor in Applied Physics Letters. Their paper is titled "Taking whispering-gallery mode single virus detection and sizing to the limit."
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HTC Touch Diamond ReviewHTC Touch Diamond 9
The Messaging screen allows users to view the full message onscreen in TF3D. Flicking up and down moves between messages, and tapping a message brings up the threaded conversation in the WM environment, a new feature of WM 6.1. For MMS the media shows up as an attachment, which is launched by its respective application.
On the Mail screen the user sees a different envelope for each email account they have set up. The envelope is open, and the emails appear as letters coming out of the envelope. The user only gets a snippet of the message here, but tapping on it will bring up the full message in the WM environment from which the user can reply.
The onscreen keyboard remains the biggest sticking point for critics, but HTC has revamped their offerings from the original Touch. The 12 and 20 key keypads still remain (like a standard phone and SureType-esque, respectively) but have been reworked a bit. The 12 key T9 keypad, or "Phone Keypad" as HTC is now calling it, has been especially improved. There are now four columns instead of 3, meaning the dialing buttons are smaller, but the space key has been enlarged (our biggest gripe with the Touch) and the buttons are still plenty big for typing. Another large improvement is that users can now select the Full QWERTY HTC keyboard. On the Touch this only appeared when in a password field, but now users can choose it whenever. Despite the small keys it is surprisingly accurate and we were typing error-free right away. The SureType-like "Compact QWERTY" keypad remains unchanged, save for the re-skinning. Other keyboard options are the small Microsoft QWERTY pad, Block Recognizer, Letter Recognizer, Transcriber and of course third-party alternatives like SPB and TouchPal. We still wish HTC offered haptic feedback for their keypads, but at least they are easier to use.
Connectivity and Data:
The Touch Diamond is a Tri-Band GSM device. HTC claims that the quad-band radio found on nearly every past HTC device was a casualty of the Diamond's diminutive dimensions, but we're sad to see this move nonetheless. Because of this there will be several variants of the Diamond to support the different bands used in different markets. It features GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA data speeds, the latter maxing out at 7.2Mbit/s.
The Diamond packs a Wi-Fi b/g radio to allow for data transmission when off the cellular network. Native GPS allows the user to get turn-by-turn directions with third party programs such as Google Maps or Garmin. Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR is available for short-range wireless connection, and pairing is usually automatic so the user doesn't have to enter in passcodes.
For now there is no U.S. HSDPA support so customers who import the device will be relying heavily on the Wi-Fi. The North American version, supporting the 850/1800/1900Mhz bands, is expected in the second half of this year. Furthermore, it appears that the Diamond will also come in a CDMA flavor and be headed to Sprint late this year.
One of the standouts of the Touch Diamond is the browser, powered by Opera. It is a customized version of the yet-to-be-released Opera Mobile 9.5, and unlike Opera Mobile 8.x it is powered by Opera Mini's Presto engine. Browsing is, in short, fantastic. Complex HTML pages are rendered flawlessly, panning and zooming is fluid and simple, full-screen mode is automatic and it supports tabbed browsing. Pages are loaded as an overview and the user can easily drag the page to pan around. A double tap zooms in on the selected area and another double tap zooms back out. When zoomed in the browser renders text to fit the view, eliminating the need to constantly drag back and forth to read a paragraph. Rotate the device900 in either direction and the page moves to landscape view nearly instantaneously.
Pocket Internet Explorer is of course available as well, but we fail to see why it would ever be used.
The phone syncs with a PC via ActiveSync (Windows XP) or Mobile Device Center (Vista.) Users can choose to sync any number of items, such as contacts, calendar, tasks, favorites, notes, media and more. We tested it with ActiveSync and had no issues syncing with our existing Outlook database. Officially there is no Mac support, but programs such as Missing Sync can remedy this. The phone also gives you a Mass Storage mode option when you connect, enabling use of the device as a USB drive.
44 Comments
1. numetheus (unregistered)
AWESOME! At least they put in a browser by default that is not the standard IE. Pocket IE is great for tiny pages, but is woefully slow and renders complex pages well. Heavy browsing on Pocket IE was painful and cumbersome. Browsing on the iPhone by comparison was a dream, and that is one reason why iPhone is so popular. Give it a good browser, and it will be a good iPhone competitor ... not until then. I absolutely hate WM just because of the browser, and the alternatives for it render better, but still a clunky experience when compared to iPhone. The new opera may change that. Also, why resistive touchscreen? Capacitive is much better suited for finger use.
2. zephxiii (unregistered)
The poor performance on AT&T is most likely due to the devices lack of 850mhz. I would imagine you were in a 850 area for AT&T, and often any 1900mhz isn't built out for solid coverage.
3. (unregistered)
wow, how is average joe rating so high, usually would be complaining about the price and it so glossy and fingerprintable. and usually for corporate you would complain highlty about no qwerty keyborad, very biased opinions ah
4. (unregistered)
how do you get biased out of that, and why would average joe be any different than other categories for fingerprints? sounds like youre biased
5. (unregistered)
iPhone is also an expensive one, but everybody is getting one and even jailbrakes it! Its the same for the Diamond: with that design and interface it is targeted to both highend/business users and to the Joe who wants iPhone-like touch-thing.
6. VZWGuy1 (unregistered)
how do I get this UI on my touch?
8. (unregistered)
the touch doesnt have the power to run it
7. (unregistered)
What about GPS? Is it any good?
14. (unregistered)
It is both
9. (unregistered)
do you need to be connected to the internet for the weather updates to work?
10. (unregistered)
To answer #12 comment. Yes, how else are you gonna get updates.
11. Genious (unregistered)
Built-in weather station, duh!
12. (unregistered)
Quiksilver meter and worker ants in the phone. That's how they did it in the AAAWWWLD days.
13. (unregistered)
Yep, that's how it wurked on my good ol' iPhone Classic -_-
15. (unregistered)
Err... your first paragraph put me off this review. The original Htc Touch came out 4 months before the iPhone, so it was hardly trying to capitalise on the popularity of that phone!
20. (unregistered)
because the iphone was announce before the touch so the touch was based on what apple was to release maybe?
27. (unregistered)
anyone ever realize that apple wasnt the original creator of touch screen phones. why do you people always have to push the fact that every touch type phone is to compete with the iphone. i know some phones look way too much like the iphone, but that doesnt always mean that every new touch screen phone was made to compete.
16. (unregistered)
that doess not look like the best internet on a phone at all. I did want to mention this but when I used my brother's ipod touch, the internet browsing was a lot smoother. When moving through a page, everything seems to flow with hyour touch.But everything seems so slow to me in the touch. When he flips through albums and pictures, the touch seems so unresponsive. Maybe its just that the guy doesn't really know how to use the phone that well. But what I like is how the very bottom bar looks very smooth and slides with ease wehn sliding through the menu. That's the only smooth and responsive thign that I've seen on the phone so far.
17. Barry (unregistered)
Probably a dumb question, but I read the review and didn't seem to see this answered. Does Diamond have 3G connectivity? If not, how would the internet speeds compare with the 3G connectivity coming out for the iPhone 3G? Also kind of off topic, but the ability to sync with Exchange, use Word and Excel are big sticking points for me - are all 3 of these options available on the iPhone 3G or will I have to get a phone like the Diamond with Windows Mobile? Thanks again. I'm torn between the iPhone 3G, the Diamond and the Touch Pro so I'm not sure which way to go yet.
18. (unregistered)
HSDPA means actually 3.5G, so the answer is yes. Actually iPhone 3G seems to support only lower speed 3.6 Mbps HSDPA while Touch Diamond offers 7.2 Mbps. However, probably this is not very relevant since in mobile phones, CPU/graphical processing power is becoming nowadays more critical than download speed. In terms of Word/Excel, the big differentiator between iPhone and Touch Diamond is the editing capability. Exchange should work on both platforms, still iPhone 3G functionality needs to be assessed. My advice would be: if you want a small/compact device go with Touch Diamond, if you absolutely need a keyboard wait for the Touch Pro, or go for the iPhone 3G if you like the iPhone interface,prefer more storage space for music and don't care about camera and size.
19. VAPCMD (unregistered)
If reception was as poor as indicated below...how did this phone get a 10 for connectivity ?? The reception, on the other hand, wasn't so hot. We tried both an AT&T and T-Mobile but had issues with in-building reception. With AT&T we could barely, and often couldn't, hold a signal even outdoors in places where we know AT&T works well. Furthermore, some users may not be able to get EDGE data with AT&T. T-Mobile was a decidedly better experience, though still not great in areas such as office buildings or malls. For now we are forced to use the 1900Mhz band, which does not penetrate buildings as well as 850. This could have played a factor in our reception issues so we will reserve our final judgment for when the US version comes out. For now, however, importers beware!
21. (unregistered)
cnet uk gave this phone4 5.9 for unresponsive screen and really slow interface
22. (unregistered)
If verizon got this phone, it would be hilarious if they put their own interface on it.
23. (unregistered)
no it wouldn't, so the interface wouldn't be so damn slow
24. (unregistered)
I like the phone overall. The iphone just doesnt cut it for business purposes. Major gripe: After less than 3 weeks my usb cord shorted and does not connect to activesych. USB is NOT covered under warranty, so I would have to buy another (after spending $600 + on the phone)
25. SprintDude (unregistered)
Honestly i think Sprint should of focused more attention on HTC products much more than on the Garbage INSTINCT You cant even customize anything on the phone, but all i can say is the Diamond and the Rafael is going to be some Awesome phones!!!
36. treybezy (unregistered)
how is the instinct garbage? i have had it for 3 weeks and yes you cant really custimize it at all, but its still very great
26. Ben Cain (unregistered)
I have had the Touch for 5 weeks and what a nightmare of a phone. The lag is almost so slow that I can mak e acup of tea and come back to it before it has moved from one page to the next. The connectivity is slow and haphazard that it makes it impossible to have any confidence in the phone. Also, the screen isn't even straight in my phone. Rubbish- 0 stars
28. Ratman (unregistered)
Yeh Did you update the device firmware HTC released an update to improve useability
29. benko (unregistered)
i plan to buy this touch diamond. is ti really that slow? and gps can trust that gps if i go somwhere and whose maps it is using? how long baterry can handle in stand by mode? how much is it costs right now? a lot of questions i hope somebody will answer.
30. (unregistered)
Too bad it doesn't have a Micro SD slot....
31. SamOakley (unregistered)
I agree with anonamous (34.) incidentally does anyone know how the cpu performs? I have a Tytn and after about 3 months it has slowed down markedly. Probably because it's clogged up with old photos etc... still, that and the occasional bug are my only gripes with the tytn. This looks much better though would be interested to do a side by side comparison.
32. Don Hawkins (unregistered)
so,....is the diamond and the iphone way ahead of the touch? My touch is slow, locks up, is hard to hear rings, and callers, runs out of juice way before the 4 hour rating or are these super phones more of a gimmicky thing than truly hi tech functional tools? I need a power phone first and internet second as i practically live on my cell phone or would the best advise be to stick o a simple phone and skip the razzle dazzle
33. (unregistered)
That's my question....Do I wait for the diamond to come out (It's supposed to be soon) or do I go with a Blackberry? I don't think the Iphone is really an option for me, as I don't know how or where to get it, or how to attach it to my company (I'm with telus and they don't offer the Iphone). When I went to Telus, the rep told me that the Touch was garbage (the first one) he said so many people had problems with it freezing, and then they'd have to shut it down, and he really didn't recommend it. He told me to get the Blackberry curve. I want a phone mainly for web. Checking my e-mail, Facebook, and IM....And to use as a phone...Music, camera, text, not all that important. I'm not that technical, so something easy to use is best! Please help!!!
34. (unregistered)
just get a blackberry fellas
35. (unregistered)
Does this phone operate as a wireless modem? I have a PPC 6700 and although my phone connects to my laptop via bluetooth, the webpages do not load into IE, Flock, etc. Will Opera improve the situation, or do I need a custom tweak to my web browser or OS to make it work? Thanks.
37. Taxidermista (unregistered)
I don't understand, where the hell is the GPS module review?? It's the main feature of this phone!
38. Paul (unregistered)
Hi, are you going to post an updated review for the Sprint version of the Touch Diamond?.. given there's added features and upgraded hardware? Thanks.
39. (unregistered)
can you talk and browse on the internet?
40. (unregistered)
I must be unlucky, this phone is a peice of junk - constantly crashing, otherwise tediously slow. It has so many problems and glitches that I would never touch HTC again!
41. johnconnor2811 (Posts: 2; Member since: 19 Jul 2009)
HTC is a good phone
42. johnconnor2811 (Posts: 2; Member since: 19 Jul 2009)
Watch the comparison between the HTC touch Diamond,Apple iPhone 3G and new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic....and pick your choicehttp://www.techgodown.com/htc-diamond-vs-iphone-vs-nokia-5800/
43. Colorado real estate (unregistered)
HTC is more of smaller and thinner type than of iPhone. I think both phone companies are great. By the way, awesome post! Thanks for sharing this article. Colorado real estate
45. natalie (Posts: 1; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
i had this phone for 3 yrs and loved it. when it first came out it was $900!!! i had the money and really wanted it, so i got it. then about 5 days later i dropped it in a lake while fishing. i jumped in a found it. i took the whole thing apart and let it dry for 3weks. it was fine there was nothing wrong with it at all. this is the first phone i have ever paid that much for and it was the longest ive ever owned a phone and it was my favorate. it did everything i needed. the only complaint is that it could b slow at times. but then a kid stole it along with my money and he did the same to my bestfriend and stole her iphone, and money that was hidden in her bra, while she was sleeping he took it and she put it there to hide it from him. i hope the kid who took it will get what he has diserves! and i hope we get out items back but i would love to buy another htc just cant afford it right now:(
HTC Touch DiamondOS: Windows Mobile Professional 6.1
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|2.8 inches, 480 x 640 pixels (286 ppi) TFT
|3.2 megapixels
Qualcomm MSM7201, Single core, 528 MHz
|4.01 x 2.00 x 0.45 inches
(102 x 51 x 11.5 mm)
3.88 oz (110 g)
|900 mAh, 5.5 hours talk time


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Chancellor Professor Department of Medical Laboratory Science University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts
There are a number of factors that are likely to increase your comfort with a medical test. Understanding why a test has been ordered for you can improve your attitude toward the procedure. Knowing how it will be conducted can help you feel more in control of the situation during the test. Understanding the concept of reference ranges can help you process what is garnered by the test. Before Your Blood Draw
Technique for Blood Draws
Reference Ranges
The interpretation of any clinical laboratory test involves comparing the patient's results to the test's "reference range." Reference ranges are highly complex because they reflect a highly complex world. There can be variations in test results due to collection, storage, transport and preparation techniques, types of instruments used, etc.
Just as no two automobiles run exactly the same way with exactly with same gas consumption, no two instruments run identically. Instruments age differently depending on use rate, maintenance, stability of electrical source, etc. In addition, there are dozens of reagent manufacturers; each with subtle differences in the composition of the reagents, ranging from minute variation in water quality to different sources of material. There are again dozens of manufacturers which make supporting supplies such as pipets, weigh boats, etc. There may be differences in the plastic composition, the amount of water trapped during processing, the accuracy of their volume makers, etc. Altitude, humidity, and temperature variation all play a part in the pre-analytical phase of testing as well. Particle counters in hematology are quite sensitive to changes in humidity while many chemical analyzers are sensitive to temperature changes. Just as your method of cooking changes at high altitude, people respond similarly to the changes at high levels. Hemoglobin increases as the oxygen percentage in the atmosphere decreases.
There are multiple methods to measure the same analyte. For example, there are a minimum of four different methods for analyzing blood glucose. One method measures glucose and a number of other substances called reducing agents, which include vitamin C. Its reference range is 80 - 120 mg/dL. Another method measures three sugars, one of which is glucose. This is a much narrower range and so the reference range of this method is 70 - 110 mg/dL. A third method analyzes only for glucose and uses an enzymatic method. A fourth method, also used for glucose alone, uses an electrical conductivity measurement. These two glucose-only methods have different reference ranges.
Then you need to look at specimen collection. To continue with the example of blood glucose, capillary blood gives a higher level of glucose than serum. Serum collected in a red-stoppered tube will gradually decrease its glucose level as the cells in the blood use the glucose prior to testing, while a blood specimen collected in a gray stoppered tube will not. If a specimen will be tested within a short amount of time, either collection process is adequate. If the specimen is to be transported or stored, then either the collection tube or a method of stabilizing the glucose is required.
You want the most accurate results possible but is there any difference between a glucose of 110 and 110.0001? There are instruments which will give you extraordinarily accurate results but sometimes that level of accuracy is not warranted. Other methods might lessen a tad on the accuracy without giving up the quality of the information. You want the earliest possible information but increased sensitivity comes at the price of increased false positives, which give everyone extra stress and increased testing to prove if the result was really clinically important. Besides, the more sensitive the test, the more expensive it is. I might choose the most expensive glucose test if I were in the laboratory at the Joslin Diabetes Clinic, where world class research into glucose management might justify it. I might choose an over-the-counter glucose machine if I were running a cardiac rehab clinic where diabetics might come. Community hospitals tend to have instruments with the broadest level of reliabillity and consistency. Tertiary care centers tend to have instruments with a higher level of sensitivity that might be a little more finicky. Finally, we get to the important part the patient population. You are part of a greater population. You do not expect the same results from a group of pediatric patients as from a group of geriatric patients. Reference ranges are developed to reflect the patient population that the laboratory serves. And, since the ranges that are developed are averages, not a definition of "normal," the best way to look at those values is as a reference. Statistics work only on populations, not on individuals, so the best comparison for you is to compare your current results against your own previous reports. Physicians look to these comparisons to give them a sense of change over time. Typically, a change seen in three consecutive tests, or a significantly large change between two tests, is considered reason to re-evaluate the situation. For example, a hemoglobin dropping from 15.0 to 14.8 to 14.4 to 14.0 would be considered significant as would a drop from 15.0 to 13.0 So, a good practice would be to keep track of all of your results on a chart so that you (and your physician) can see the movement on a graph instead of trying to compare individual numbers.


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While it may have been a good 40 years since Bette Midler last sang "Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match" in Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof, the Divine Miss M is now ready to play matchmaker herself – to Jennifer Aniston.
"She needs an exciting guy, like a race-car driver," Midler, whose Las Vegas revue The Showgirl Must Go On marks its 100th show on June 7, told PEOPLE about Aniston. "I think she needs somebody who cherishes her, but also somebody who's going to give her a run for her money."
Still in full matchmaker mode, Midler, 63, said, "She should find somebody who is really hot, who's not in show business. Somebody with a lot of money, and she should live the large life and forget about these a--holes. She's a great girl. She's got everything going for her."
As for the Friends star's romantic past, Midler said she had had high hopes for Aniston and Vince Vaughn, who dated from 2005 to 2006. "I actually thought Vince Vaughn was great," she said. "He's hilarious, he's good-looking. I mean, I thought he had it all." But adds Midler, "I don't really know them, but I like them, I like to watch them, I enjoy them."
And what about another Aniston ex, John Mayer? "Well, he's a good-looking guy," Midler says of the musician, whose on-and-off relationship with Aniston ended earlier this year. "I've got to say, I watched it for awhile, but I have no opinion. I just read a few of the blogs."
Asked if perhaps Aniston should post a profile on an online dating service, Midler said with a laugh, "Oh, please, you mean JDate? Put her up on JDate and see how she does!"
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The letter from George Rose headlined �Syllabus for a crash course in compassion� (Herald, Nov. 11) was excellent!
The one improvement I suggest is that the title of Kipling�s poem be corrected. Wikipedia has it incorrect as �The Gods of the Copybook Headings.� That shocked me, for when I was a child in the 1920s, my dad and I enjoyed this poem. Its last stanza was:
�And when all this is accomplished
�and the brave new world begins,
�Where each man insists on his merits,
�And no man desists from his sins,
�then as surely as water will wet us,
�as surely as fire will burn.
�the gods of the copybook maxims
�with terms and slaughters return.�
The word �maxims� emphasizes the social and moral tinge, and assumed that readers knew what copybooks were. Some later reader changed that word to �headings,� which explains �copybooks� and �maxims� to readers but loses the socio-moral punch.
Wikipedia has a few other changes from Kipling�s original that have been made through the decades, less important than the above.
Rose�s selection of examples for his �crash course in compassion� is great! His 10th example, Kipling�s poem �If,� he calls an Ode to Obama, speaking directly to Obama.
I like to alter Kipling�s words from �If you can,� and begin each line with �Can you?� ending with a question mark. That gives us a punch with each line!
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quote: What's crazy is that these $100,000+ cars are eligible for government subsidies of around $7,000. I find that a bit... rediculous.
quote: British sports car maker Lotus helped with basic chassis development. The Roadster has a parts overlap of roughly 6 percent with the Lotus Elise.
quote: All normal cars are hit with a 180% tax
quote: Still the crazy bit is I live in the happiest nation in the world. We may pay in big taxes but it all comes back. Education is free, health care is free... if one does the math it is actually not a bad deal.
quote: The United States' Government simply can't spend money more efficiently and wisely than the private sector.
quote: Our current regulation stemming from from the depression era tend to be good intentioned but has serious repercussions.
quote: BTW: Your mentioning the private US healthcare system and efficiency in the same paragraph had me rolling on the floor laughing
quote: Reclaimer77 - how do you know someone used multiple accounts to vote you down? I'm sorry but to me that sounds more like you're being a bit paranoid:-)
quote: frankly you're one of the people which post comments that deserves the -1.
quote: OH please. How am I condescending and self righteous by saying 120% or whatever car tax is freaking insane?
quote: So if you're a weak minded poorly informed person, you can influence discussion and speak your opinion without actually having the brains to put them into words, or the guts.
quote: But most -1's here aren't deserved, certainly nothing from me.
quote: So if you're a weak minded poorly informed person
quote: Can you really say that its that bad to not have a choice if you are given a logically fair deal that works as it is supposed to? What would you rather be able to choose? Think of how much time and effort and money could be spent on other things that should be more important than the name of your college or what health insurance carrier you have? If the end result is the same then who cares?
quote: People in the US complain constantly about paying too much in taxes and fight every increase everywhere, but are not willing to pick up the bill for this stuff on their own.
quote: And if having an open market is always the best choice then why can you go to many other countries and receive the same level of health care by doctors who studied in the US in a better furnished hospital with more comforts and more room and a much longer recovery stay than the same EXACT procedure in the US?
quote: 1. We do pay too much in taxes.
quote: 2. What bill are you saying we don't want to pick up? We fund more of everything in the world than any other country.
quote: We aren't even in the top twenty in the world for highest taxes per our income.
quote: If being number 21 is "too high" for being one of the richest countries in the world, where do you think we should be?
quote: I mean that if some poor 18 year old girl down the street with a crappy McD's job cant afford to go to college or go to the doctors for a broken leg, what are her options (in a humane world?)
quote: Is that because our taxes are low, or because our incomes are so high?
quote: No, you suggest a one dimensional metric. The real gauge is looking at WHAT is being done with the money. An example: Here in California, we've been throwing more and more money at our education system, hiring a ridiculous number of non-teaching personnel and giving raises left and right. And over the years, as education sucks up more and more money, dropout rates have gone up. They're absolutely unacceptable. That's how I can tell taxes are too high: They take more money and produce crappier results.
quote: As low on the list as possible, and no lower.
quote: Go to the doctor, get her leg fixed, and let the taxpayer foot the bill; as a people we can't stomach the situation you just described, which is why hospitals can't deny treatment.
quote: It is based as how much money is left over at the end of the year to spend on whatever we want so I would say thats both
quote: The topic was the amount of taxes so the conversation is "one dimensional" not just what I suggest. The topic of how efficient our government is with that money is a different conversation all together.
quote: I am merely commenting from the POV of being a US citizen, and since the only ones defending this (and blindly at that) are US citizens I have to be on the offensive to counter the unfounded assumptions that seem to be pouring out.
quote: I also dont mean to imply everything said by everyone has been wrong, but the majority has been merely assumptions by a US citizen that the US is "the best" and they are searching for "reasons" to make that opinion true.
quote: The hospital cannot deny treatment, but will still sue you for the money. Thats why in this country the number one reason for individuals filing bancruptcy is medical bills and expenses.
quote: Thats part of what I meant by in a humane world, I dont consider ruining someones credit as a justified reaction to her having a broken leg.
quote: I also found absolutly no mention anywhere of Canada being able to deny emergency treatment.
quote: Efficiency is at the core; if 1% of your money is taken and wasted, that is too much tax compared to 10% of your money taken and used for things that actually benefit you. Tax is inherently tied to result, and if the results are good, then the tax is worth it.
quote: It is unfounded to recognize a high tax for what it is? I don't think you're going on the offensive, bud; it looks like a defensive tone in your posts. I think you're reading too much into others posts.
quote: I don't see that attitude at all. While it is true that any large enough group of people will have the extremely vocal minority of douchebags that won't listen to reason, the vast majority of opinions from that group will be more reasoned. And while there is some vitriol being used in other posts, I don't see this "US is best" attitude that you seem to observe.
quote: Yup, sometimes the choices you need to make to save your life or improve your health are difficult ones. I think it's wonderful that those choices exist, as opposed to some government-supplied health care plans that don't allow for some choices.
quote: And I think that's exactly why credit exists, for awful unavoidable emergencies.
quote: If bankruptcy were easy, it would be heavily abused.
quote: I don't know why you'd even look, as I certainly didn't specify "emergency treatment".
quote: And over the years, as education sucks up more and more money, dropout rates have gone up.
quote: The "bill" is any of things we are talking about that are free in other countries, but we have to pay for ourselves here. I mean that if some poor 18 year old girl down the street with a crappy McD's job cant afford to go to college or go to the doctors for a broken leg, what are her options (in a humane world?) Are you going to pay her bill? I dont see many people in this country helping out. I'm not saying that nobody does, but the majority do not. They all want their money to themselves to go buy more fast food or their premium cars or their oversized houses while complaining about having some of the cheapest gas in the world.
quote: Well now I know you're a complete moron and a Marxist.
quote: Yeah you're right dude, people who break their legs in this country are left to wander the streets until they get Gan-green and DIE...
quote: And why is keeping your own money a bad thing? You are SUCH a socialist leftist little fuck. God this angers me!! Stop making the productive members of our society out to be bad people!!!
quote: What's funny is you say all this crap, but I bet you haven't done SHIT for other people anyway. Go ahead and list all the charities you donate to. List all the community groups you participate in. How many homeless have you invited to live in your own house?
quote: That's what I thought. You're full of fucking hot air. Go jump off a roof asshole.
quote: Where is this shangrila of medicine that you speak of? I lived in the UK and the British doctor on base specifically warned me not to use the local hospitals because they had serious issues, i.e. using bedding over without washing, bugs in the ward, and lack of nurses to name a few. A friend experienced all those and more in the local hospital with his wife. You are putting up a lot of misinformation based on BS.
quote: Our system is more expensive because we subsidize most of the drug research by pay full cost while the rest of the world caps those cost by factoring out R&D costs. We also have more advanced diagnostics in our hospitals than most of the world and the latest tech costs money. If someone needs the most advanced procedure they come here, if you want a common procedure for less there are other choices but they come without safe guards. Nothing is free
quote: I prefer debates that use facts, not just your opinion. Anyone can say "your wrong because I said so" so step up and show some factual basis for what you are saying.
quote: Easy example. You stated the "cost" of someones health care is "1000%" higher than whatever other country you brought up. But that's impossible to factually say, because the cost of health care in typical Socialist European nations is directly tied into sales tax, a "VAT" tax, and other taxes. But it's impossible to determine that percentage you gave, because you don't know how much every person buys and contributes to the tax health care pot, do you?
quote: Also those systems have the Government DIRECTLY engaging in cost controls, while our system is still free market. Of course costs look lower when the government is directly setting them, but the only way to effectively control costs is to engage in service reduction. You honestly rather have a bureaucrat somewhere deciding what they will and won't pay for? At least with an Insurance company, you can go somewhere else. What recourse do you have when the government, who runs the system, says they won't cover you? Or that you have to wait 6 months for something? None.
quote: Where is your facts and links that show we pay "1000%" more in health care costs? You're being a hypocrite, you posted no referred facts yourself. And please, I said facts, not the Wikipedia. And we all know how flawed and biased the World Heath Organization's study is, so don't bother with that either.
quote: Plus the premise for your argument isn't grounded in reality. We DON'T CARE what the rest of the world is doing. The rest of the world is SHIT, it's a good thing that we do things different. As bad as our economy is, the European Union is crumbling at the moment.
quote: And by the way, idiot, I guess this is ALL a moot point. Because we stupidly PASSED a European style nationalized Health Care system as of this year. I can't wait, because then every moron like you, when they realize how shitty it is, can finally admit they were WRONG. And that, despite the costs and problems, we already had the greatest system on the planet.
quote: After all, what is life but the pursuit of happiness?
quote: I'm sorry but I think you faith in the private sector is flawed. A private company will always have a #1 priority which is to make money for it's owner.
quote: There are factors that makes it easy for us in Denmark as opposed to the US. For one we are around 5,5 million people
quote: Like for instance they have a highspeed lane on the highway that people are allowed to drive in if they buy a specific card...
quote: Sort of like England... they had true and actual socialism for 6 years
quote: Like for instance they have a highspeed lane on the highway that people are allowed to drive in if they buy a specific card... sounds great right up until there's a slowpoke on the highway in front of you in the "high speed lane" who's just driving in that lane to avoid the traffic. Rather than allow all lanes open to all people they require you to pay 10 pounds or so to drive in a special lane.
quote: To me it sounds like something which would never fly in the UK.
quote: First off, there are many many private companies where the owners have a genuine passion for their product and what they are doing.
quote: With respect, I offer that this is the LARGEST factor.
quote: Your government is socialist, and I don't mean that as an insult, but that's what it is.
quote: The larger the population, the larger a Socialists government becomes. The larger the Government, the more waste, corruption, and inefficiency becomes.
quote: And how about Enron, Fannie Mae and the others!
quote: Your education and health care isn't "free", you are paying several times more than what you could get on a competitive open market for it.


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Yukon Men: Season 1 DVD
Just 60 miles from the Arctic Circle lies a town on the edge of civilization: Tanana, Alaska. This frozen village of 200 is part of an unknown America where men hunt and trap to survive, existing like modern day cavemen. The inhabitants continually battle Mother Nature to seize the narrow window of opportunity to glean resources from the land. The people are not superior hunters but simply competition to the wolves, black bears, and grizzlies also trying to survive on the same limited sources. This 2-disc set reveals why the citizens of this remote village wouldn't have it any other way. Follow these Yukon Men as they struggle to find food and heat and battle life-threatening predators just to survive.
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- DVD Release Date: February 11, 2014
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- Genre: TV Series
- Color: Color
- Release Date: 2012
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Red Hat ships Enterprise Linux 5.9
Red Hat announced today an update of its leading enterprise Linux distribution that keeps pace with hardware, security, developer, interoperability and virtualization improvements.
The last upgrade in the 5 family, version 5.8, shipped last February. Version 5.9 demonstrates the company's commitment to a 10-year suport lifespan for each platform, the company notes.
The company will continue to add value to older Linux platforms to give customers maximum flexibility in how and when they upgrade. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, for instance, moved into beta testing last month.
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Devisal is located in the country outside of Elmwood, in northeast Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1998 as a small part time manufacturer of unique gifts. Photoboat was invented in 2000 as a new way to display your favorite pictures. After years of searching for the right sail material and manufacturing process we finally introduced Photoboat in the summer of 2005. Today we take great pride in making our customers' memories a little more special.


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In this episode, Vittorio Bertocci joins Wade as they explore the Umbraco Accelerator for Windows Azure. The accelerator is designed to make it easy to deploy Umbraco applications into Windows Azure, allowing users to benefit from automated service deployment, reduced administration, and the high availability & scalability provided by Windows Azure. Additionally, Vittorio discusses last week's launch of the Access Control Service 2.0.
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MARTINSBURG - Patrick Morrisey took the oath of office Tuesday in Charleston as West Virginia's attorney general, the first Jefferson County resident to be elected to the office.
"It's been a busy day, but no complaints," Morrisey said in a telephone interview Monday. "We worked hard. We had a good plan."
Morrisey, a Republican, upset five-term Democrat Darrell V. McGraw Jr., garnering 51 percent of the vote to McGraw's 49.
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Patrick Morrisey, left, takes the oath of office as West Virginia's Attorney General Monday on the steps of the Capitol in Charleston. Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Brent Benjamin gave the oath of office. Morrisey was accompanied by his wife, Denise, and daughter, Julia.
Morrisey is the first Republican to be elected attorney general of West Virginia since Howard B. Lee of Mercer County was elected in 1928, according to the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Morrisey also is the first Republican to be elected to a position on the state board of public works since Betty Ireland was elected Secretary of State in 2004.
In addition to the attorney general and secretary of state, the board of public works includes the offices of governor, treasurer, auditor and commissioner of agriculture as well as state superintendent of schools, which is an appointed position.
McGraw was the only incumbent member of the board seeking re-election who was defeated in the last general election.
Morrisey can claim a couple other firsts, also. He is the first person from the greater Eastern Panhandle to be elected to the attorney general's post since Robert White, a Democrat from Hampshire County, was elected in 1876, and the first person elected from the greater Eastern Panhandle to one of the state's constitutional offices since William H. Ansel Jr., a Democrat from Hampshire County, was elected treasurer in 1956, according to the Division of Culture and History.
"The Eastern Panhandle has an opportunity to have a more meaningful role in policy and the law," Morrisey said of his election from the Panhandle. "I'm open to ideas from the Eastern Panhandle, so we can have an outstanding attorney general's office."
He plans to have a listening tour of the Panhandle to meet with business leaders, during which he hopes to identify regulations that impede economic growth, Morrisey said.
"Deregulation policies would be a tremendous boost to the Eastern Panhandle," he said. "I want to sit down with business leaders to get specific, concrete ways on how government can get out of the way of business."
Morrisey also wants to have a regional office in Martinsburg. He supports the concept of regional offices, he said, but wants to work with the state Legislature on expenditures for such offices.
"My intent is for the Eastern Panhandle to have a very strong voice in the state and the attorney general's office," he said. "The fact that the Eastern Panhandle has an additional representative in state government is good for the state. I campaigned that no part of the state would be left behind."
For now, Morrisey's top priority is to get new personnel in place to carry out the program he ran on, he said.
"We want to do really good legal work for our clients - all the state agencies," Morrisey said.
The 44-year-old New Jersey native worked for a law firm in Washington, D.C. He moved to West Virginia about six years ago.
He 2000, he lost in a primary race for a Congressional seat in New Jersey. His name already has been mentioned to run for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional district. Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito has announced she will run for the U.S. Senate from West Virginia in 2014.
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Teacher Education at Binghamton
At Binghamton, Teacher Education is organized around several graduate programs. Although some of our courses are open to undergraduates as electives, our teacher certification programs are offered at the masters level only.
Our Pre-Service Programs are for students who do not yet have any certification to teach. Our In-Service Programs are for students who already hold teacher certification. Please read about the programs that interest you to learn if you are qualified to apply.
Our Educational Studies program is designed for three types of students
- teachers who do not qualify for one of our other programs
- international students who do not hold NYS certification
- therapists, counselors, and other service providers who want to increase understanding of children or schools, but do not want to become teachers
As you read about programs that interest you, please note any prerequisite requirements and, for your application, specific essays or exams the program requires, as well as application deadlines. Some programs admit students only for the fall; others admit throughout the year. When you have all the information, you will apply to GSE.
With the exception of Educational Studies, all of our programs are designed to correspond with New York State teacher certification, which is organized by age as well as content. See Teacher Certification for further information. NYS requires students to complete 100 hours of fieldwork, linked to coursework, before student teaching. Please read about these Fieldwork Requirements.
Job Outlook and Employment Resources
The demand for teachers in New York State varies by geographical location, grade, and subject. You can make the most of your education if you are aware of which kinds of teachers are needed in which New York State communities and other states. The NYSED Office of Higher Education provides the most current information on teacher supply and demand throughout the state.
These links can aid you in your search for a teaching position in New York State or elsewhere in the country.
• Binghamton University Career Development Center
• New York State Education Department List of Job Banks
• Information About Teacher Certification in Other States
• SchoolSpring.com - The Employment Resource for Educators
• Link to Local Broome-Tioga Component School Districts
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Childhood & Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 6) - MSEd degree
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- Mathematics - MAT --- also see BA/MAT degree option
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- Chemistry - MAT --- also see BA/MAT degree option
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- Physics - MAT --- also see BA/MAT degree option
- Social Studies - MAT
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Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) - MSEd degree
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Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz wants the county to take a lead role in boosting the local economy, its workforce and infrastructure.
The strategy, which builds on plans the county executive alluded to in his 2013 State of the County address, focuses on a variety of local projects in which the county is either the lead or co-leading agency.
"The roles that we play in economic development are fairly large. I don't believe there is another government, other than New York State, that has as much of an impact on this region as Erie County does," Poloncarz said Wednesday, during a meeting with The Buffalo News editorial board.
Poloncarz is scheduled to unveil his "Initiatives for a Smart Economy" during an address at 2 p.m. today in the boardroom of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, 665 Main St., in Buffalo.
"I wanted to figure out what can we do to have an impact in this community beyond just providing the services that our residents expect ... Dream big, but be realistic," he said.
Poloncarz and his team identified what they deemed to be 12 key areas of the local economy upon which they believe county government can have an impact. They are workforce development; smart growth; entrepreneurship; agriculture tourism, energy, binational logistics; international trade; reform and enhancement of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency; land development and redevelopment; quality of life and "blue," or water-based, economy.
Under the broad umbrella of those 12 areas, the team identified 64 specific and attainable initiatives for the county to pursue. The administration also identified partnerships that the county will have to engage in for each initiative and established timelines for when they can reasonably be implemented.
"Most of these can be done in a fairly short period of time – two to three years – and do not require a lot of capital," Poloncarz said.
Some have already started or are being readied. Under the umbrella of workforce development, a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math building is planned for the Erie Community College North Campus in Amherst.
"All of the initiatives here go hand-in-hand with what the economic development entities are doing, but they take it an extra step using the resources that the county government has at our disposal, which will move things forward in a faster manner," Poloncarz said.
There are also initiatives to boost local tourism.
"We're going to invest up to $500,000 in a feasibility study to look at whether we need a new downtown convention center ... We know that if we can triple the size of the convention center's floor space ... it inevitably will triple the economic impact of everyone in Buffalo, because you get that many more people usually staying that one more room-night, which is a tremendous impact," Poloncarz said.
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Nuts of poo dangling from the hair around your ricker.
Bum nuts
by Bob November 24, 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Top Definition
faecal matter that adheres to hairs around the anus
that winnet is a bugger to remove
by Marty March 22, 2005
Dried shit stuck to your arse ring
Barrie Houghton is a Winnet
by Dangleberry February 17, 2005
1) Poo that is found under the males foreskin after poo-sex
2) Poop that has lodged itself and stuck in ur butt hair
2) Poop that has lodged itself and stuck in ur butt hair
1) Three hours after butt-fucking the Rump Raider found his sausage was itching, and upon inspection found a sizeable lump of winnet lurking beneath his man-skin
2) Not wiping is not a good idea - little johnny wipe-alot
2) Not wiping is not a good idea - little johnny wipe-alot
by Monkeyman_00 May 02, 2004
the pieces of poo stuck in your bumhair from not wiping your ass enough
shit i ran out of toilet roll, pieces of poo will gather around the bumhair,called winnets
by stevieb100 October 12, 2007
the bits of shit that are left behind after youve wipped youre arse.
I had several winnets stuck to my a hole, they itched like hell!
by david sidebotham April 19, 2006
General term for the deposition of faecal matter deposited on or around the hair on ya bum. Similar to dewberry but runnier in form. Often reffered to as the masculine version of quimmets
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Security was heightened at four Ken-Ton District schools Monday, after a report to police about a man seen with a handgun at a nearby gas station who was overheard saying, "It's time to lock and load," police and school officials said.
Hoover Elementary and Middle schools, Lindbergh Elementary and Kenmore West High were all in lockdown. There was nothing to suggest a specific threat against schools or children, but school officials acted out of an abundance of caution.
Town of Tonawanda Police Lt. Nick Bado said police got a call about 7:20 a.m. from a person who said he was at the Mobil-Tim Hortons at Highland Parkway and Colvin Boulevard when a man cut through the lot on foot. The witness said the man was in his 60s or 70s, had a white beard and was wearing a gray shirt, jeans and a baseball cap. He appeared to be carrying a black handgun and said: "It's time to lock and load." A letter was sent home to parents of students from the locked down schools.
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Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are making some major post-season plans after getting engaged in Los Angeles over the weekend, PEOPLE has learned.
The New England Patriots quarterback, 31, proposed with a diamond solitaire to the Brazilian supermodel, 28, on Friday.
"He asked and she accepted," a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE. Family and friends were informed over the weekend. An official announcement, as well as preliminary wedding details, are being planned by Bündchen and her closest friends this week.
"The couple is discussing a huge fashionista event in the spring or a more intimate and quicker ceremony in Costa Rica, where Gisele has a home," the source adds.
First Marriage for BothWhile engagement rumors flew – and were denied – before Christmas, the January engagement will mark the first marriage for both.
Bündchen's agent told PEOPLE, "We don't comment on our clients' private lives."
Though Bündchen had ended her longtime relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2005, Brady was romantically involved when the couple met. Shortly after, he broke off his relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.
In August 2007, Moynahan gave birth to Brady's son, John Edward Thomas.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
There was a lot on the line Thursday night when the Summerville and Ashley Ridge boys' soccer teams met for their final game of the regular season.
The Green Wave showed great intensity from the start of the match and the aggressive style paid off as Summerville avenged an early season loss to Ashley Ridge by earning a 2-0 shutout over the Swamp Foxes at Memorial Stadium.
"We knew we needed to win to get a good seed for the playoffs plus they are our rival so we wanted to make sure we were aggressive," Green Wave junior Ryan West said.
With the win, Summerville seized the No. 3 playoff seed for Region 8-AAAA and opened the playoffs Tuesday with a match at Stratford.
Had the Wave (9-8, 6-4) lost to the Swamp Foxes (10-10, 4-6) a second time they would have tied with Ashley Ridge for third place in the region and due to tiebreaker rules been awarded the No. 4 seed. That would have meant opening the playoffs at top-ranked and undefeated Wando.
"We played with a lot of heart tonight," Summerville coach Jason Rasner said. "You could tell they wanted this game and they left it all out on the field tonight. It's good to see them so passionate about winning."
Because Summerville prevailed, Ashley Ridge was knocked out of the playoffs as the No. 4 seed went to Bluffton (10-9, 4-6) on a tiebreaker.
West scored both Summerville goals. The first came in the first two minutes of play.
"I was a little surprised we scored so fast," West said. "Brandon Cook played a magnificent ball that trickled through the defense and I just ran onto it and hit it."
Once West gained possession of the ball only Swamp Fox keeper Stockton Blanchard and one other defender stood between him and the net. West out sprinted the player out front and put a shot out of Blanchard's reach and into the right corner of the net to give Summerville momentum early.
The Wave did a good job controlling possession the rest of the half and got off several other nice shots, but the Swamp Foxes defended them all.
Ashley Ridge was more aggressive in the second half, winning more balls and taking more shots than it did in the first 40 minutes. With just more than 30 minutes remaining, Swamp Fox midfielder Manuel Enciso made a nice cross to striker Anson Girone who sent a shot from directly in front of the goal into the net. However, the official ruled Girone was offside.
The Swamp Foxes created other scoring opportunities afterwards, but Summerville keeper Ashton Tanner and the other Wave defenders kept them off the scoreboard.
"We had a great team effort tonight," Rasner said. "I put Madison Socha back on defense to kind of take away some of their speed and he really did a good job. It wasn't just his speed, he also did a good job directing things and providing leadership."
With approximately five minutes remaining, West received a pass just outside of the box and slipped by a Swamp Fox defender. He darted to the left corner of the goal and sent a shot into the net for the 2-0 score.
Results from Summerville's playoff game with Stratford were not available at press time but the winner of that match advances to the second round Thursday to play the winner of the South Aiken/Richland Northeast match. South Aiken is the top seed from its region so if it won the game will be at South Aiken. If Richland Northeast won, the Blazers will travel to the Lowcountry for the second round.
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RENO - David Carter insists that his Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team has not quit on the season.
"I don't think we've lost our fight," Carter said Friday as his struggling Wolf Pack prepared to take on the UNLV Rebels on this afternoon (1 p.m.) at Lawlor Events Center. "The only game that we didn't seem to have the fight to come back was Boise. We still want to win."
The numbers tell a different story.
The Wolf Pack, 12-15 overall and 3-10 in the Mountain West, has lost four in a row, seven of its last eight and 11 of its last 14. The Pack is headed to the first losing conference season since it went 3-13 in the Western Athletic Conference in 2000-01.
The Pack has lost eight Mountain West games by 10 points or less. Even the 2000-01 team only lost five regular season league games by double digits. And now the Pack gets to play a UNLV team that is 21-7, 8-5 and has its sights set on the NCAA Tournament in a couple weeks.
"We're just trying to get any kind of momentum we can," senior guard Malik Story said. "We're not giving up on the season."
The Wolf Pack is coming off arguably its worst effort of the season, losing 73-47 at Boise State on Wednesday night. The Pack has lost each of the four games in its latest losing streak by an average of 16 points and one of those games went to overtime.
"The intensity and urge is just a lot harder now," junior guard Jerry Evans said.
Story admitted that he has seen his teammates check out of games mentally lately.
"We have not gotten the effort we need in certain games," he said. "We've just let a lot of things go to our heads. We have a tendency to hang our heads. I know myself, I've done it."
Story also said the Pack has lost the will to fight in a lot of games this year.
"We let teams jump on us," he said. "And we don't fight back. We're getting punched in the mouth too much. As a team we get too comfortable and don't fight back. I won't say people have quit but if something goes wrong, we'll put our heads down.
"I'm disappointed we've allowed that to happen. As players, we've let each other down this year."
Today's game will be the 75th meeting between the two Nevada schools since the rivalry's first game on Jan. 22, 1962. The Rebels have won 55 of the games (51 of the last 64), including a 66-54 decision on Jan. 29 in Las Vegas.
"We need a big win," Story said.
"It will be good for us to beat the elite teams in the conference," Evans said.
The Wolf Pack is the only school in the nine-team Mountain West that has not beaten at least one of the top four (UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State and Colorado State) teams in the conference.
UNLV might be the Pack's biggest opportunity for a signature Mountain West victory. UNLV has struggled on the road, going 5-6 and losing to Air Force, Fresno State and Boise State. And their best player, 6-foot-8 freshman Anthony Bennett (17.0 points, 8.4 rebounds) has been bothered lately by a sore shoulder that limited him to just four minutes in a win at Wyoming last weekend.
"I really want to beat those dudes," Evans said. "That's something that is on my to-do list."
Evans was a freshman at Leuzinger High in Southern California the last time the Pack beat UNLV, 68-61 in Las Vegas on Nov. 26, 2005. The Rebels have won seven in a row against the Pack.
"Their guys like to trash talk a lot in the summer," Evans said. "And that's something I don't really want to hear. I want to go back home in the summer and have something to talk about."
The Wolf Pack, though, knows that it's not about talk right now. It's about getting headed in the right direction before the Mountain West Tournament begins. As things stand now, the Pack is headed to the play-in game on March 12 against Fresno State.
"We're struggling right now," Evans said. "If we can get it together these last two home games (the Pack hosts first-place New Mexico on March 6), maybe we can make some noise in the tournament. We're losing games right now but we can still get back up and accomplish our goals.
"But we have to perform as players. That's the bottom line."


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6 Video Game Endings That Are Clearly F#@%ing With Us
Via Andydecarli.com
The Game
If you don't know what Mortal Kombat is, we can never be friends. Not even on a "let's just compare genital tattoos" level. This game not only is one of the forefathers of the entire fighting game genre; it revolutionized graphics and the use of gore, and pretty much caused the creation of the ESRB (that little parental ratings box that almost everyone ignores) because of its famous "fatality" ending moves.
Oh, come on, that's just a severed head with his spine hanging down from it. Pussies.
The WTF Ending
Just like in Tekken, the characters have their own stories and their own endings. In the case of one named Jax, that story was pretty simple. He was a cop, partnered with another cop/fighter named Sonya, and they were investigating the case of "Who Gives a Shit -- Just Kick Motherfuckers." At one point, it's presumed that Jax is dead, and Jarek -- the man they were after -- confronts Sonya (keep in mind, this is totally Jax's ending):
It's hard to put into words just how bad that acting is. But if I had to compare it to something in the real world, it would be when a little kid is playing with action figures, and he just starts slapping them together, making up his own little script as he goes along, changing his voice ever so slightly to differentiate between the two characters that he's created. I'm positive that's exactly what's going on in that cut scene.
It starts out with Sonya and the bad guy talking shit to each other. Then the bad guy decides to lunge at her while she's clearly standing at the edge of a cliff -- seriously, even if he connected, he would still be so fucked. But even stranger, as pretty much anyone who's ever seen this ending will attest to, Jarek clearly screams, "I'M SO GAAAAAAAY" as he falls to his apparent death.
I say "apparent death" because seconds later, he appears out of nowhere and pulls Sonya over the edge, killing her. Evidently he just faked the sound of his voice trailing off into the depths, echo and all. Then he stomps on her radio and lets out the single stupidest, creepiest, most bizarre laugh I have ever heard in any format as long as I have been alive. If you don't watch any other part of this video, at least skip up to the 38-second mark and listen to it. And remember while you're listening, someone got paid to do that. And a director listened to it and said, "Yes, this is exactly what we need. Perfect."
Finally, over halfway through his ending, Jax shows up and grabs Jarek (or "Chad Laughstupid," as I call him) by the throat and hangs him over the edge of the cliff. What follows is one of the stupidest exchanges I can remember in a video game. Jarek pleads for his life, demanding that Jax has to arrest him and uphold the law -- because he apparently forgot about the dozen people that Jax just killed for sport in an illegal fighting tournament. He says, "You have to arrest me! Wait, wait! This is brutality!" To which Jax responds, "Wrong, Jarek. This is not a brutality. This is a fatality!"
And then Jax drops Jarek to his death onto a SimCity map.
#2. Dynasty Warriors 5 Turns a Legendary General into an Effeminate Dancer
Via Ultimategame.es
The Game
Dynasty Warriors 5 is based on a 14th century historical novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is considered to be one of the greatest books to ever come out of China. Now obviously, a video game isn't going to live up to an 800,000-word novel that contains literally a thousand characters, but it does what it can. And even if you don't know anything about the book, at it's core the game is you beating the shit out of hundreds and hundreds of punching-bag soldiers. And really, that's all you can ask for in a good game.
The WTF Ending
Then that happened.
The guy in the extremely feminine purple outfit with the flamboyant pink-and-gold feathery weapons is supposed to be legendary Chinese general Zhang He. If you want to read up about the actual man, feel free, but I'm going to just pretend that the depiction in the video is spot-on.
"Has anyone seen my Madonna CDs?"
Everything about him is just so goddamn fun to watch. I keep imagining the director getting a call at like 9 a.m. from a crew supervisor, saying, "Sir, the motion capture model for Zhang He quit. I've got a backup, but full disclosure, she's a stripper I met the other night at a buddy's bachelor party." And at that point, he just didn't give a shit. He hadn't had his coffee or his morning cigarette yet. He was still coming off of a wicked Everclear drunk from the night before. "It couldn't be that bad," he'd think to himself.
Oh, it could. It so could.
So after all the brutality and cruelty of war, Zhang He clinches his victory. He stands before his men to give an inspirational victory speech. They stand attentive and proud. Zhang makes the big announcement and then follows up with "Now, everyone, show your joy. Not with your blade. But with a dance!" Swords go shooting through the air as the men erupt into a perfectly choreographed dance number, backed by the most horrible song you've ever heard. I'm honestly surprised they didn't start stuffing dollars in his pants after a few seconds.
"Um ... sir? Some of the men are starting to question your insistence upon our new uniforms."
#1. Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Is an Animated Nightmare
Via Zeldacapital.com
The Game
At one point in the early 1990s, Philips had a deal with Nintendo to add a CD drive to the console. Nintendo backed out, but the part of the deal that stuck was that Philips would have rights to three Zelda games for their own console called the CD-i. That's about as far as Nintendo took it. They were barely involved at all, and they basically pretended that the games didn't exist when they did come out.
Eh, it just looks like a normal game. What's so bad about that?
As a game, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon was actually praised pretty highly, even though it was just a basic side scroller. That's because at the time, nobody else had put out a game with CD-quality sound and full animation. But after a few years had gone by and the technology made a huge leap forward, people were able to look past the novelty and take a good hard stare at the content. And what they saw was horrifying.
The WTF Ending
Holy mother of Christ, what the fuck did we just see there? Which one of you dirty sonsabitches provoked Satan with a dare?
OK, let's calm down and take this step by step. First, let's just get it out of the way right now that these animations were obviously drawn by one of the producers' children by clinching crayons between their ass cheeks:
"Daddy, is this good? Daddy? Are you awake? Why do you smell like 'grown-up juice' again?"
But even if you can look past that, the conversation sounds like a party game where everyone writes down a sentence, puts it into a hat, and then pulls them out one at a time to make a wacky story. After catching a traitor who tried to murder all the citizens of Hyrule, the king punishes him by making him clean everyone's floors. For attempted genocide.
Then, after a life-risking battle, a goofy-eyed, stupidly smiling Zelda(?) asks another woman, "I wonder what happened to Link?" To which she replies, "Oh, he was a bore, anyway." Then, out of nowhere, Zelda (I'm just going to assume that she's Zelda -- who cares at this point) grabs a mirror out of the second woman's hand, says, "Stop looking at yourself," and flings the mirror across the room ... still with that stupid smile on her face the whole time. The mirror then explodes in midair:
Good thing she threw it when she did. Otherwise, it would have gone off in that woman's hands.
Suddenly, Link is released from the broken mirror! And nobody acts even remotely surprised by this. He just turns around and waves as if that's the way he planned on entering the room. And they go along with it as if he just does this all the time.
He asks, "What happened?" And Zelda says, "Nothing, Link. We were just about to have a feast." And then the most maniacal, mind-twisting laughter erupts for no reason at all, leaving you questioning everything you ever believed about human creativity and our purpose on this plane of existence.
Gaze long into the maw of madness and breathe deep of its putrid breath.
And then that's it. It's over. And you're left sitting alone in front of your computer, wondering how long you've been weeping and if you'll ever truly be able to enjoy the presence of another human again. Because you know that a group of people had something horrible inside of them that made the ending to this game. And if that terrible wickedness existed in those people, then maybe it could exist inside someone you love and trust. And you just don't know if that's a risk you can afford to take. I ... I'm still not sure, myself.
John is a weekly columnist here on Cracked. You can also find him on Twitter and Facebook.


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Kirk Maltby to announce he is retiring
Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:17 AM
Thanks Drew you redundant useless SOB
Wish Malts all the best, never forget the time I urinated beside him in cheli's chili.
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:25 AM
He never had a boatload of points, but you can't fault the guy who has four Stanley Cups as part of his resume. Here's hoping the next part of the journey will be as positive and exciting as the last one was. Thanks for the memories, and all the times at training camp that you were a complete gentleman. You'll be missed.
Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:29 AM
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:36 AM
"All done? Five bucks." - Pavel Datsyuk after an interview
"Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings." - Steve Yzerman
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:39 AM
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:40 AM
It was very exciting watching that Grind Line out there kicking ass. Draper will be lonely now.
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 11:53 AM
Draper is probably a lot closer to retirement than he wants to admit.
I wish he had retired so that Ritola could have been retained, but it wasn't reasonable to expect him to do so.
Edited by Crymson, 12 October 2010 - 11:55 AM.
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:06 PM
So... Maltby what was the point of signing a contract if you was just going to retire?
Many, many thanks for all the years of service, Kirk.
I hope you decide to take up the Wings' offer of a front office job!
I know he was probably due to leave the ice, but this just breaks my heart. SOOO many great memories.
"He even ate with women who at that time were accorded the same status as the family donkey. Are we willing to break bread with, say, child sex slaves, transgender teens and undocumented workers? Because when Jesus comes back to Earth, that's where he'll be hanging."
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:18 PM
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:38 PM
"During Robert Langs time in Detroit, he caused me anguish. Other times he brought me and my family great joy. Robert Lang occasionally coasts, and spends time searching for the best pane of glass to best view the reflection of his flowing mullet. Other times he is a strong-armed force with the puck. I never knew what to expect from Robert Lang. He is The Enigma. " - A2Y
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:40 PM
So... Maltby what was the point of signing a contract if you was just going to retire?
Draper is probably a lot closer to retirement than he wants to admit.
Draper should follow suit
When I read some of the posts in this thread, I am just appalled. Here is a guy that gave his heart and soul to the organization. He was a penalty killer and a grind liner. You don't win four Stanley Cups by accident. Detroit knew what they had here and they treated him well for many years. In return, he gave everything he had to the organization.
Yet, some of the fans on this forum piss on him and other players. Even Lidstrom is a target by some people, which is disgusting being as that we are all fans of the Red Wings here. This isn't the HFboards where there are asshats a plenty out there that like to start flame wars with other teams and fans.
I expect people here will be supportive of their Red Wings and the management. After all, they deserve to have our support being as that they haven't missed the playoffs in 25 of the last 27 seasons and the last 19 in a row. The players have shown that they care about playing in Detroit by giving it their all season after season after season.
Here is Maltby, a player who has given it their all for years. 75% of the posts here have the right attitude, which is supportive and remembering what Maltby brought to the table. The rest of the posters here are true morons. If not for the fact that they don't remember what Maltby did for the organization, but because he is a Red Wing. He will take a job in the front office because the Red Wings care about their players and the players care about playing here. I don't see this kind of commitment from many organizations out there.
Support your Red Wings guys. They are your team. If you don't like the team, go bandwagon on the Sharks and Hawks. I heard they need more fans on the bandwagon these days.
Happy retirement Maltby! You will be missed.
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:41 PM
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"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff." -- The Doctor
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:43 PM
Draper is probably a lot closer to retirement than he wants to admit.
this is draper's last season as a wing. he will retire. i think he probably realized like the rest of us that his career was over 2 years ago.
the grind line was bad ass though. they were awesome for the wings for quite a while and were instrumental in the first 3 cups. time for helm and abby and the other young guys to take over.
Edited by Z Winged Dangler, 12 October 2010 - 12:45 PM.
I like this team.
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:44 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself.
exemplified what it means to be a red wing. Passion, hard work, respect, all around great guy. Thanks Maltby!
My Domain
Posted 12 October 2010 - 12:45 PM
Posted 12 October 2010 - 01:05 PM
It's kinda weird that only Draper, Holmstrom and Lidstrom remain as the wings that have been here since the 97 cup.
Posted 12 October 2010 - 01:05 PM
Posted 12 October 2010 - 01:13 PM
great career and huge thanks for years in service
here's for new life outside of playing hockey. have more time with the family
and enjoy your other hobbies more than before
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Posted 12 October 2010 - 01:15 PM
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Put politics aside and honor World War I vets
January 7, 2013
The last doughboy, Frank Buckles, spent his final years enjoying his West Virginia farm and battling valiantly to do something important for the comrades who passed on before him....
"We simply don't know. Neither did the last doughboy. He thought - naively, it now appears - that Americans could at least put politics aside to honor its World War I veterans.
Was he wrong?"
See: American entry into World War I (Wikipedia)
"From the commencement of hostilities, American business was eager to profit from the sales of arms and other war-related supplies to the belligerents.
A cosmopolitan group of upper and upper-middle class businessmen based in the largest cities took the lead in promoting military preparedness and in defining how far America could be pushed around before it would fight back."
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