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If you're waiting impatiently for the Android 2.2 update to arrive on your mobile, then bookmark this page, because we'll be keeping it up to date with all the latest Android 2.2 release dates.
The latest news is that Vodafone has announced the availability of Android 2.2 on the HTC Wildfire. T-Mobile has also followed suit.
Nexus One
First off, the Nexus One Android 2.2 update has finally landed. "This update will be rolled out gradually to phones – and most users will receive the notification by the end of the week," Google said on 29 June.
However, Vodafone UK Nexus One users were upset they weren't able to get the update at the same time – but that's now been rectified according to the network, with the new update coming over the next week or so for all those on contract.
HTC Desire - unbranded handsets
We can also confirm that the HTC Desire Android 2.2 update will begin rolling out from Saturday 31 July. HTC said in a press release: "This update will initially roll out to unlocked HTC Desire handsets. Operator specific versions of the update are undergoing testing and we expect to make them available in several weeks' time."
O2 started rolling out the update on 6 September but had to postpone it due to freezing phones.
However, it is now live - we started to get reports from O2 customers that 2.2 was rolling out on 27 September, confirmed by an O2 representative later that same day.
T-Mobile has confirmed that it is aiming to roll out the T-Mobile HTC Desire Android 2.2 update this September.
UPDATE: Android 2.2 for T-Mobile HTC Desire customers has arrived.
Vodafone has also confirmed that it is working on the Android 2.2 update for the Vodafone HTC Desire, and will ship the firmware "as soon as possible". Vodafone told TechRadar: "We'll update customers when we have a confirmed release date."
UPDATE: Vodafone has now stated that it expects the Android 2.2 update to land around 20 August... although it's still subject to testing and may be a little longer than that.
UPDATE 2: It turns out Vodafone was right on the money - the Android 2.2 release date for HTC Desire owners will begin on 23 August and take up to two weeks to land. Vodafone cited 'getting it right' as the reason for the slight delay, but at least it's nearly here and finally happening.
UPDATE 3: It's here - and apparently it takes 25MB of internal storage to work. So head into your Settings, then About Phone to manually check for the update if you haven't been prompted already.
UPDATE 4: Vodafone has announced the Android 2.2 update is now available for the HTC Wildfire.
On 2 August, Orange said that its Android 2.2 HTC Desire update is four weeks away. "We are working with HTC to bring the 2.2 Android update to Desire customers as soon as we can," said Orange on Twitter.
UPDATE: Looks like Orange fans are going to get the HTC Desire upgrade to Android 2.2 in mid-September, according to Orange's Twitter.
Apparently delays in the shipping of the final ROM to Orange have caused the update to be pushed back, so bad luck for now if you're an Orange-ite.
UPDATE: As of 22 September the Orange HTC Desire Android 2.2 update is rolling out.
UPDATE: The Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update became available for Orange customers from 2 February 2011.
On 3 August, Three announced its HTC Hero and HTC Desire Android 2 upgrade dates. On the HTC Desire Android 2.2 update, Three explained: "HTC are building a specific version for Three which will take them a few weeks. Once we have this version it will be tested, approved by Google and then rolled out to customers."
Virgin Media
Virgin has now also confirmed it will be updating the HTC Desire and HTC Wildfire to Android 2.2 in September, with a Tweet stating: "HTC Desire and HTC Wildfire - great news, we're expecting to release OTA updates to 2.2 (Froyo) early Sep :)".
UPDATE: Virgin Mobile HTC Desire Android 2.2 update is now available.
Other phones
Other phones have confirmed the update – on 5 August, Samsung confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update will arrive in September, and will land on all networks.
UPDATE: The Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update is now due in early November.
UPDATE: As of 1 December, the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update is now available for T-Mobile customers. Or not - on 2 December, T-Mobile said the update had been delayed.
UPDATE: As of 2 February 2011, the Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 update is available for Orange customers.
HTC Wildfire and HTC Legend will also be getting Android 2.2 in Q3 of this year.
UPDATE: HTC Legend Android 2.2 update is here for Vodafone users
UPDATE: HTC announced on 8 December that it is issuing a European rollout of Android 2.2 to HTC Legend handets this week.
UPDATE: On 14 December we reported that the HTC Magic Android 2.2 update is coming to Vodafone users.
Motorola Milestone
Whether the Motorola Milestone Android 2.2 update will arrive is looking a little uncertain after James King, Motorola European marketing director, was quoted by Softpedia as saying "The decision is pending." King went on to add "It is a big undertaking that requires planning and resource and third party coordination to see this all through. As I say, once we have the decision, we will inform."
UPDATE: The Motorola Milestone will be getting Android 2.2, but only in Q4, and 'beginning at the end of the year' meaning it could even be in 2011 by the time it lands.
Motorola Milestone XT720
We're still waiting for information on the HD-recording brethren of the Milestone getting an Android 2.2 upgrade, but given its Asian counterpart, the Motoroi, will be picking it up in Q4, we hope a UK release date is not too far away.
Dell also confirmed at launch that the Dell Streak Android 2.2 update would be coming later this year.
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The state of drunkenness when one becomes nearly or completely comatose. His or her appearance resembles a child with down syndrome or Terri (from whence the term is derived). Alcohol poisoning often accompanies a person when they get this intoxicated. Black outs and tunnel vision are also related. In order for a person to reach Shiavoed, they must first become: tipsy, drunk, smashed, hammered, plastered then finally shiavoed.
Johnny played powerhour at a bar for 5 hours and became completely shiavoed at the end of the night.
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If you do something in a vandalizing fashion without destroying it completely.
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Demonstration classes of the Prelude early music education program will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Cello, violin and flute students will also perform throughout the fair, which will benefit TMA's scholarship, financial aid and professional development fund.
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"I just feel like I let all of my walls down and I just got out there and just did my little dance," Pickler, 26, told PEOPLE backstage after her performance. "I just let myself go. There was a freedom, in a sense, that I felt. I really don't even know how to put it into words. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I feel like I've accomplished so much being here."
Hough, 28, who admitted he and Pickler struggled with the routine during rehearsals, said, "We were super, super nervous, but right before we went on there, I kind of gave Kellie a little pep talk. I was just like, 'This is your dance. There is nobody here that can do this dance but you. This is what you're meant to do.' "
Of the beautiful ballad they danced to – Labrinth and Emeli Sandé's "Beneath Your Beautiful" – Hough said, "We were going to go with a country song, and then I heard this song, and it's like No. 1 in the U.K. When I heard the song, I immediately thought, 'This is Kellie. Seeing into beautiful.' "
Added the ballroom pro, "We all know Kellie's beautiful. We all know that she's fun and light. But see beneath that. Let's see the real you. It felt right."
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City officials are considering building a traffic circle at the intersection of Genesee, Chippewa and Ellicott streets in an effort to make Genesee Street safer for pedestrians.
Other changes could include narrowing a stretch of the street and putting in "bump-outs" to slow traffic.
The discussions are part of an overall effort to enhance the city's downtown, and particularly the outer "gateway" areas on Genesee, Oak and Elm streets. Those are viewed as the entrances to the city's core, and officials want to make them more attractive and appealing, while also making downtown more walkable for both residents and workers.
"This is a major gateway into downtown, so not only are we trying to improve it, but we're trying to make a statement," said David Stebbins, vice president of the Buffalo Urban Development Corp., who spoke about some of the changes during Wednesday's monthly board meeting of Buffalo Place, which oversees the downtown business improvement district.
The state has taken steps to "calm" the traffic on the Oak and Elm arterials by narrowing the lanes and adjusting the timing of the traffic lights.
Stebbins said major property owners on Genesee Street near Oak – M&T Bank Corp., Iskalo Development Corp. and Genesee Gateway – "chipped in" money for preliminary design work and have now passed the task off to the city for further preparation, with a goal of being under construction this summer.
In other Buffalo Place matters:
• Pressure is mounting on the city to begin work on the 500 block of Main Street, including Fountain Plaza, to restore two-way car traffic.
If construction work hasn't started by June 1, the city will lose the $15 million TIGER grant for the project.
• Buffalo Place is now seeking applications for vendors both for the Downtown Country Market and the summer concert series.
• Security concerns are improving downtown, with graffiti, bank robberies and car break-ins on the decline, and overall crime down in certain areas.
Police are still targeting panhandling and vagrancy "in areas we know it's occurring," and they're working to bring down the potential for "intermittent acts of violence" in the Chippewa Entertainment District, said B District Police Chief Brian Patterson.
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5 Excuses We Make for Doing Terrible Things
#2. "I Wasn't Really Trying, LOL!"
Also Known As ...
"Oh, these old rags? It's just some old clothes I threw together" and "You like my crappy drawing? It's just something I farted out in an hour."
This one is so subtle that if we didn't devote any serious thought or analysis to it, it would slip right by most of us, completely unnoticed. It normally only gets a surface glance because it comes across as very innocent and forgettable. The reason is because it sounds like we're just being gracious for the compliment, but we're also being humble in accepting it, saying that we didn't intend for the target of the praise to be anything special. We weren't striving for glory -- we were just going about our daily lives when this thing that you liked happened to fall out of our ass along the way.
But that's actually where the problem lies. What we're actually saying, even if it's only on a subconscious level, is that this thing that the other person liked -- the thing that they thought was good enough to give us vocal praise -- came out that awesome with virtually no effort on our part. So if that was created while we were just half-assed dicking around, imagine what we could do if we really put in the time and effort!
"Man, I could headline packed, standing-room-only venues!"
"You can't even fathom the amount of pure, untapped talent that I have bottled up inside of me. If I ever choose to unleash it, the world will never be the same."
Why That's Dangerous
It's a means of setting up yet another safety net that prevents us from committing to a full-on effort of any sort for any project. Rejection sucks, and in any profession or classroom, it is absolutely going to happen. In the gritty, real adult world, there is no such thing as someone pitching a perfect game. We are going to eventually have an off day, or accidentally over-season a dish, or sing a bad note, or ejaculate too early on our porn set ... any one of a billion reasons for putting out subpar work.
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We're human, and that's a hard bitch of a reality to admit. That faults are expected of everyone because they are as unavoidable as a boner at the Tomb Raider booth at Comic-Con. But for many people, that rejection, or even the idea of having to face failure, is unbearable, so we insinuate a wealth of hidden talent that we're just too humble to display.
So now, if we actually do try but happen to put out something shitty, that same fallback line is right there for easy use: "You don't like it? Oh, that's totally understandable and expected. I barely even put any thought or effort into it. It's just a throwaway thing I did for shits and giggles and not worthy of judgment." It's a near perfect means of avoiding ownership of failure, and that's not good for anyone who plans on getting better at their craft or just growing as a person. We all have to be able to step back, accept those occasional shortcomings and learn what kung fu style we need to use in order to kick their ass. To recognize them for what they are and say "What can I do to eliminate those mistakes on the next project?"
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There are people out there who get so deeply rooted into this type of thinking that they sabotage entire school careers with it. Doing everything half-assed because the idea of failing is so horrifying, they can't allow themselves to be put into that position. It's better to be putting out average work with flippant attempts than to put your entire heart into a project and have it crushed with a bad review.
#1. "I'm an Asshole, and I'm Proud of It!"
Also Known As ...
"I don't take shit from anyone" and "I say what I want. If other people can't handle the truth, they can fuck off!"
I've known soooo many people like this. The Internet is saturated with them. And let's get this straight right off the bat: It is NOT the same as "I speak my mind" or "I'm opinionated." Huge difference. Being opinionated or outspoken is a perfectly legitimate personality type, even if it's annoying to some people. What I'm talking about is the needlessly aggressive bullshit where a person tries to justify being an asshole by wearing it as a badge of honor. Guys who say, "Yeah, I know I'm a dick -- who cares?" Using it as a sign of toughness and strength. Or girls who hold up "I'm a bitch" as a false torch, confusing it for "strong" and "independent."
People treat it as if it were a heightened level of dominance that others should strive to achieve. It is not. It's being combative, purely out of a love for confrontation. There's a rush a person feels when they verbally beat down someone else and make them concede their point of view. What that person doesn't realize is that most of the time, the only reason the other person is backing down is because it's the closest exit from the conversation and the annoying mouth that it's escaping.
"You're such a dumbass, thinking you could have a political debate with a guy like me. Stupid."
I don't know who decided that this is a desirable personality type, but it seems to me that the only people who honestly think that are the ones who are that way. In reality, it's a coward's means of not owning up to the fact that they never learned how to speak to or respect another human. A way of covering up the fact that they never learned lessons that the rest of us learned at age 8.
The sad part is that this is an extremely easy frame of mind to fall into because every conversation turns into a competition, and the reward for "winning" is feeling like the world's smartest badass. It's walking in, thinking you're Dwayne Johnson:
And walking out feeling like the Rock:
"Seriously, do you smell what I'm cookin'? Or are you just pretending to get a whiff?"
Why That's Dangerous
Once you fall into that pattern of communication, it's virtually impossible to concede anything to anyone in almost any situation. Not just the people you're comfortable with, like family and friends, but people of actual authority, like bosses, police officers and the government agency tasked with greenlighting your methods of curing homosexuality.
Once "I'm a badass whose will can never be bent" sets in, you've actively placed yourself in a position where, in your mind, you are always right, and nobody can convince you otherwise. The real trap is that we've created a culture that promotes this as a lovable, quirky character, rather than a festering, infected pus sack of a human. Dr. House is a classic example. Dwight from The Office. Bender from The Breakfast Club. Han Solo. The list is miles long.
That guy.
In real life, it's hard for anyone to stand beside you when you need them because you're such an inexcusable prick that you've created a world where people prefer that a catastrophe keeps you away from them. Instead of extending a hand to help you up, they picture extending a foot to crush your windpipe.
But you don't care -- you're an asshole, and you're proud of it. Fuck anyone who doesn't agree with your attitude. They just can't handle how edgy you are.
John has a Twitter, where he regularly types random things that he's usually ashamed of later.
For more Cheese, check out 5 Unexpected Causes of Awkward Conversations With Your Kids and 5 Unhelpful People You Meet in Every Hospital.


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HEDGESVILLE - Three people were arraigned Friday on felony charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin, according to court documents.
Patrick Nelson Drury Jr., Peter Alan Mynheir Jr. and Jessica Marie Ryan were arrested due to their alleged involvement in a controlled purchase of heroin.
The buy, which took place in Eagle Plaza in Hedgesville, was conducted by a drug task force and a cooperating individual, a criminal complaint said.
Drury was also charged as a fugitive for charges in Washington County, Md.
If found guilty, the three face up to 20 years of incarceration and fines totaling $35,000.
Mynheir was also arraigned Friday for unrelated felony grand larceny charges, according to court documents.
He was arrested after a video at Quad Graphics showed him allegedly removing a box of scrap copper metal from the building that was never found, a criminal complaint said.
Scraps similar to what was taken from Quad were found in Mynheir's girlfriend's car, the criminal complaint said. When asked, Mynheir's girlfriend said she sold what he gave her, but that she did not know what it was.
If found guilty, Mynheir faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of $2,500.
Two arrested for drug distribution
MARTINSBURG - Travis Eugene Trout Sr., 28, and Brandi Marie Clevenger, 21, were arraigned under felony charges of distribution of heroin and conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to court documents. The two were involved in a controlled purchase of the drug Thursday along Hedgesville Road, a criminal complaint said. If found guilty, the two face up to 20 years in jail and $10,000 in fines.
Man charged with grand larceny
SPRING MILLS - A Hedgesville man faces felony charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit grand larceny, petit larceny and conspiracy to petit larceny, according to court documents. John Robert Ridgely, 32, was arrested after he was allegedly caught on tape removing four computers and three televisions from the Spring Mills Walmart store over the course of two months. If found guilty, Ridgely faces up to 16 years in jail and fines totaling $13,500.
Man arrested for embezzlement
MARTINSBURG - Christopher William Murry, of Martinsburg, was arraigned Friday under one felony charge of embezzlement, according to court documents. The charges were placed after Murry, an employee of Weis Market, allegedly activated five Visa gift cards. The store's loss totaled in more than $2,000. If found guilty, Murray faces up to 10 years in prison.
Man charged with public intoxication
MARTINSBURG - Franklin D. Gaskin Jr. was arraigned Friday for misdemeanor charges of two counts petit larceny, public intoxication and two counts tampering with a vehicle, according to court documents. Gaskin was arrested after an officer witnessed alleged suspicious behavior and smelled alcohol on his breath. If found guilty, Gaskin faces one year in jail and fines totaling $3,100.
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Still stinging a bit from getting forced out at St. Francis, Don Friday dreaded the thought of not coaching anywhere this upcoming basketball season.
"There were no offers," Friday said, "because in our industry, the window of opportunity is really late February until the Final Four, and I missed that window of opportunity."
Then late last week, an opportunity did come Friday's way, and Monday he was named an assistant coach at Susquehanna University.
It's a big drop from Division I head coach to Division III assistant, but Friday is thrilled just to have a chance to coach. He will be working for Susquehanna head coach and longtime friend Frank Marcinek.
"It's an opportunity to be in the game, simple as that," Friday said by phone Monday night. "It's a chance for me to go to work with a guy that I have great respect for, I've known a very long time. He's giving me an opportunity to come in and be part of his program and fit in."
Friday was ousted at St. Francis on April 18 following a 6-23 season and 32-86 record in four years with the Red Flash. He was replaced the next day by one of his assistant coaches, Rob Krimmel, and that quick decision caused controversy because there was no coaching search and because Krimmel is the son of the athletic director, Bob Krimmel.
Friday wouldn't discuss the events that played out at St. Francis, but he did say, "Obviously it's a bitter pill to swallow when you really enjoy what you do, but things happen sometimes when you least expect it."
Friday worked some basketball camps during the summer and said, "There was no opportunity for me" in the coaching ranks. He recently moved his family - wife Amy and 13-year-old son Donald - from Ebensburg to Pottsville.
Friday enjoyed being able to focus on his family during his months away from coaching.
"I became one hell of a father to my kid," he said. "I pitched wiffleball, I played home run derby, I rode go-karts, I played Tom Brady in the backyard as the quarterback, I picked him up from school every day, and I made my son - and my wife - the focus of my life," he said.
"I spent a lot of time with my family. I cooked dinner and made lunch for my wife every day. I did stuff that over the last nine years as a head coach and over the last 13 years as an assistant coach that I didn't do. A couple of my really good friends in the business reminded me that my No. 1 job was being a dad."
But he couldn't wait for an opportunity to get back into coaching, and he's very appreciative Marcinek offered him a job.
"I look forward to having Don become a vital part of our program," Marcinek said in a statement.
"He did a great job at Lycoming and St. Francis and brings a strong work ethic along with invaluable coaching and recruiting experience. He has recruiting contacts throughout the entire coun


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Business groups
•Daemen College's Global & Local Sustainability Program Lecture Series, 7-8 p.m., Daemen College, Schenck Hall, Room 202, 43 Main St., Amherst. Program: "History of the Industrial city: Buffalo, Past, Present and Future," presented by Clinton E. Brown, founder of Clinton Brown Company Architecture. Free and open to the public.
Professional groups
• The Buffalo Niagara Travel Professionals, networking and dinner meeting, 5:15 p.m. Hard Rock Caf� Niagara Falls, 333 Prospect St., Niagara Falls. Cost: $25, member; $30, guest and late fee.
Business groups
• BNI Executive Marketing Team, breakfast meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Buffalo Airport, 4600 Genesee St., Cheektowaga. 818-2526.
• Rotary Club of Buffalo Sunrise, breakfast meeting, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Saturn Club, Founders Room, 977 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Cost, $15. Information, 667-6613.
• The Parachute Group, a networking group for downsized employees and career changers, 10 a.m., Lakewood Town Offices (upstairs), 20 W. Summit St., Lakewood. Call 276-1127.
•Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature and Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, lecture discussion series, "Imagine The Arts as Our Universal Language: Why The Arts Matter," noon-1 p.m., Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square. Speaker: Robert M. Bennett, Chancellor Emeritus, NYSED Board of Regents. Information, www.buffaloah.com.
• The Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders young professionals group, ProMix, professional mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., New Era Cap Co. caf�, 160 Delaware Ave. Program: Patrick Finan will lead a workshop on visioning during the event. Cost: $5, members; $15, nonmembers. Registration, visit www.amherst.org or 632-6905.
• Executive Taking Action Forum, Life Coach Roundtable, a leadership and personal development networking group, 7 p.m., Holiday Inn Buffalo Airport, 4600 Genesee St., Cheektowaga. Reservations, 202-8423.
Business groups
• BNI Advantage, networking meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., Wheatfield Recreation Center, Church Road, North Tonawanda. Call 433-2402.
• The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce, morning business exchange networking group meeting, 8 a.m., Dutch Mill Family Restaurant, 5259 Broadway, Lancaster. Call 681-9755.
• Pro-Net Professional Networking Group meeting, 8:30 a.m., Amherst Chamber of Commerce, 350 Essjay Road, Suite 200, Amherst. Reservations, 632-6905.
• The Parachute Group, a networking group for individuals who are in career/job transition, 10 a.m., Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. Call 276-1777.
• Working for Downtown, Brown Bag Lunch Series, noon-1 p.m., Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square (second-floor meeting room). Program: The Graycliff Estate: Wright on the Lake, presented by June Crawford, co-chair, Wright on the Road Program. Required reservations or to order a $10 box lunch, contact Lynn Waclawek, firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Business Helping Business, (BHB), networking meeting, 4:30 p.m., Pearl Street Grill, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo. Information, www.bhbwny.com or 926-8341.
• The Canisius College Women's Business Center, "Sister Mixer,"winter networking event, 5-7 p.m., Larkin Center of Commerce, 701 Seneca St., Buffalo. Fee, $30, person; free, WBC clients. Hors d'oeuvres, desserts and beverages served by Everyday Gourmet. Registration, 888-8280 or canisius.edu/wbc. Information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
• Buffalo Niagara PDMA Winter Meeting and intellectual property expert panel discussion, 5-8 p.m., Hodgson Russ, 140 Pearl St., Suite 100, Buffalo. Information, www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=55.
• The Buffalo Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, dinner and networking meeting, 5:15 p.m., Millennium Hotel and Resort, 2040 Walden Ave., Buffalo. Program: "Meetings, Virtual Teams: How the Move to Virtual is Affecting Admins." Information and reservations, 874-1006 or 923-4811 or debbie email@example.com.
• The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of New York State Women, networking dinner meeting, 5:30 p.m. Protocol Restaurant, 6766 Transit Road, Williamsville. Cost: $30, member; $35, guest. Registration, www.bncwomeninc.org.
Seminars and classes
• "How to Avoid Probate & Estate Taxes," presented by Robert Friedman, 6 p.m., Montgomery Park, 6363 Transit Road, E. Amherst. Registration, 631-9999.
• Peregrine's Landing Senior Community, Medicare Made Easy, 6-7 p.m., 575 Cayuga Creek Road, Cheektowaga. Reservations, 893-3000, Ext. 102.
Professional groups
• The Western New York Chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of REALTORS, (NYSCAR) Annual Awards Dinner and installation of officers' ceremony, 5:30 p.m., Acqua Restaurant, 2192 Niagara St., Buffalo. Information and reservations, Nick Malagisi, 633-9601; Alan Hastings, 886-3325 Ext. 13 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Business groups
• BNI Platinum, networking meeting, 6:45 a.m., Milos Restaurant, 5877 Main St., Williamsville. Information, 864-0478.
• BNI Pinnacle, networking meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., Transit Valley Country Club, 8920 Transit Road, East Amherst. Reservations, 585-704-4383.
• BNI Signature, networking meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., K of C Banquet Facility, 2735 Union Road, Cheektowaga. Information, 886-1257, Ext. 201.
• The WNY Business Alliance, business-to-business networking meeting, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Millennium Hotel and Resort, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Call 310-3235.
• The Western New York Business Network Group for professionals, 7:45 a.m., Comfort Inn, 1 Flint Road, Amherst, Information, 553-8883.
• Western New York Farm Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., today and Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday. Showplex On The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. Free admission and parking. Information, www.wnyfarmshow.com.
• Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola, presentation, 4-5;30 p.m., Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St., Amherst. Program; "The 2013 Challenge: Simple Strategies to Protect Your Business." Networking cocktail reception to follow. Cost, $15 donation to Girls on the Run. Reservations, firstname.lastname@example.com or 854-3400 Ext. 230.
• Working for Downtown, Thursday in the City, 5-8 p.m., Papaya, 118 W. Chippewa St. Information, www.workingfordowntown.org.
• Rotary Club of Buffalo, Enchanged Evening, 5:30 p.m., Hotel@Lafayette, 391 Washington St., Buffalo. 854-3397.
• The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Student Star Awards Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Romanello's South Restaurant, 5793 South Park Avenue. Information, 649-7917.
Seminars and classes
• Buffalo Chapter of Project Management Institute, 8 a.m.–noon and 12:30–4:30 p.m., Classics V Restaurant, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. A.M. Program: Project Management Basic Toolbelt Skills: "Project Roles and Responsibilities." P.M. Program: PM Advanced Toolbelt Skills: "Procurement Principles." Earn 4 PDUs each class. Information, visit www.pmibuffalo.org.
• The Amherst Chamber of Commerce's February Tools for Prosperity workshop, 8:30-10 a.m., Roberts Wesleyan College Buffalo Extension Campus, 6500 Sheridan Dr., Williamsville. Program: Leadership Effective Assimilation Process (L.E.A.P). Cost: $5, members; $25, nonmembers. Registration, 632-6905 or www.amherst.org.
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• Niagara Frontier American Society for Training & Development (NFASTD), 7:30-9:30 a.m., Millennium Hotel and Resort, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Topic: "Motivating Audiences: Ten-Minute (or less) Energizers, Icebreakers, and Activities for Promoting Teamwork, Engagement, Creative Problem Solving and Laughter." Cost; $20, members; $30, nonmembers. Registration, http://astdniagara.org.
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• BNI Enterprise, networking meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst. Information, 316-2302.
• BNI Circle of Excellence, networking meeting, 6:45-9 a.m., Milo's Restaurant, 5877 Main St., Williamsville. Call 408-2525.
• United Way Leadership Society Speaker Series, noon-1 p.m., United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Board Room, 742 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, Program: Result Driven Coaching and Development, presented by the Medaille College Leadership–Management Council. Reservations, 887-2746; information, www.uwbec.org/leadership.
• Erie County Industrial Development Agency Governance Committee meeting, 2:30 a.m., ECIDA, 143 Genesee St. Confirmations, 856-6525, Ext. 136.
Feb. 11
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• The Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Policy Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., ECIDA, 143 Genesee St., Buffalo. Confirmations, 856-6525, Ext. 136.
• Swiftwater Sail and Power Squadron, board and membership development program, 8 p.m., VFW Frontiersman Post 7545, 110 Elgin St, Tonawanda. Information, 688-5439.
Feb. 12
Professional groups
• Buffalo Chapter of Project Management Institute, monthly dinner meeting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Classics V Restaurant, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Program: "Taking it to the Next Level– a Project Review." Earn 1.5 PDUs. Information, visit www.pmibuffalo.org.
Business groups
• Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce, NetWorks!, 5-7 p.m., Stuffed Chocolate, Ltd, 136 Walton, Amherst. Cost, $5. Reservations, 684-5838.
• The American Business Women's Association of Western New York (ABWA), professional networking event, 5:30 p.m., Parings Wine Bar, 5893 Main St., Williamsville. Cost, $15, includes appetizers and cash bar. Advance registration, www.abwawny.com/events; click on the February 12 event link. Information, email@example.com.
• The Canisius College Center for Professional Development, "30-Under-30" young professionals networking event, 6-8 p.m., Milos Restaurant, 5877 Main St., Williamsville. Open to the public.


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Demi Lovato is taking a chance.
The teen star – who entered treatment for "physical and emotional issues" last October – will not be returning to her hit Disney Channel series, Sonny with a Chance.
"It made sense for me to go ahead and leave the show to focus on my music," Lovato, 18, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "It's kind of sad for me that a chapter of my life has ended but there couldn't be a better time for me to move on."
"I don't think going back to Sonny would be healthy for my recovery," says Lovato, who returned to Los Angeles in January after completing three months of residential treatment. "Being in front of a camera would make me nervous."
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Lovato's career took off after starring in the Disney Channel's 2008 original movie Camp Rock, opposite the Jonas Brothers. Next came Sonny with a Chance, which debuted in 2010.
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To learn more about Demi Lovato's struggle with eating disorders, what her life was like in treatment and all about her life now, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
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"Nothing was found and that's the good news; just as we anticipated it would be," Hollen said, adding that he should see the full report by Friday.
Hollen said ACH recommended to the State Historical Preservation Office that the project be permitted to resume as scheduled. Hollen said he is still anticipating an April 1 start date on the National Guard Armory and convention center project.
"That was the good news. I didn't expect anything different," he said. "If the weather cooperates like it did last year, we'll start earlier once we get an approved permit from the Bureau for Public Health."
Hollen reported at a Buckhannon City Council meeting last week that three potential archaeological sites had been identified on the land designated for the construction of waterlines to the future armory. A Phase I archaeological survey was required at that point before officials could proceed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's preliminary engineering report and loan application process to fund the project. The process should continue without further delays.


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Nine Nevada County wineries will offer wine tastings and barrel samplings at one location during Saturday's second annual "Grape Affair."
Burch Hall Winery, Indian Springs Vineyards, Iron Mountain Winery, Sierra Knolls Vineyards & Winery, Sierra Star Vineyards & Winery, Smith Vineyards & Winery, Double Oak Vineyards & Winery, Nevada City Winery and Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery will participate in the Nevada County Winery Association-sponsored event.
"We wanted everyone to get a chance to see us all, it's a great venue for wine tasting and to get a sense of the Sierra Foothills wine," said Julie Holmes, Indian Springs Vineyards tasting room and retail sales manager. "Grape Affair," held again this year at Indian Springs Vineyards, is open to anyone 21 and over.
"Grape Affair" also includes gourmet appetizers from Alta Sierra Country Club, smooth jazz by Cool Heat and vineyard tours. Educational displays include topics such as common wine aromas and vine growth stages.
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General Motors has partnered with Google to provide a mobile application available with the Chevy Volt that will enable a person to locate the vehicle in a parking lot via their cell phone.
Can't count how many times that little gadgetry would come in handy, huh?
The technology, which is expected to be available after the Volt launches later this year, follows the announcement made in January at the Consumer Electronics Association trade show in Las Vegas about the smartphone app that will allow Volt owners 24/7 connection and control of vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely.
The OnStar Mobile Application allows drivers to communicate with their Volt from Droid by Motorola, Apple iPhone and Blackberry Storm smartphones. It uses a real-time data connection to perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors.
The Chevrolet Volt OnStar smartphone application is designed to enhance the overall Volt ownership experience with interaction and control never offered before on any electric vehicle.
The application will include a number of functions like displaying charge status – plugged in or not, and voltage (120V or 240V); providing the flexibility to "Charge Now" or schedule charge timing; sends text or email notifications for charge reminders, interruptions and full; and remotely start the vehicle to pre-condition the interior temperature.
"The Chevrolet Volt ushers in a new era of automotive technology and calls for a new level of connectivity and control," said Walt Dorfstatter, president, OnStar.
OnStar's real-time data connection also helps drivers maximize the environmental benefits of owning a Volt, even when not in the vehicle. The application's intuitive Charge Status feature simplifies setting the charge time.
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HEBRON - Successful cross country runners are never satisfied.
"I'm just really frustrated," said South Range senior Tim Nichols, who finished 12th in the Division III state cross country meet in becoming the first Raider boy to stand on the podium three years.
Senior Nate Boyer also had tears in his eyes after placing 16th in Division II - the highest finish ever by an East Liverpool boy.
"I wanted it to be the best race of my life," Boyer said. "If you're not on top, it's not the best race of your life."
West Branch senior Drake Lohnes had his worst showing at state in three years, placing 42nd in Division II.
"It was a poor performance," Lohnes said. "I don't know why. I didn't run well and didn't perform well."
It is the third state appearance for all three area standouts and they know it is all part of the game for distance runners.
"Anything can happen in this type of race," East Liverpool coach Scott Thornberry said. "At this level of competition, in any sport, the average person doesn't know what you are facing."
Boyer grabbed the 16th and final spot on the podium in Division II, completing the 3.1-mile course at National Trail Raceway in 16 minutes, 11 seconds.
He was in better spirits after stepping off the podium with a medal.
"A little bit," Boyer said.
"I could sense it was harder on him because there were people up there he's beat," Thornberry said.
Boyer was in seventh place after the opening mile before slipping back.
"I think I got trapped behind (at the start) a little bit," Boyer said. "I wanted to try to draft off the leaders and save something to try to catch them.
"I usually take it to them and they took it to me today."
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary senior Mick Iacofano topped the 150-runner field in 15:32, knocking over a minute off his 23rd-place time last year. Defiance senior Abel Flores was the runner-up for the second straight year.
"Everyone was on top of their game today," Boyer said. "Everyone had the same game plan."
The previous best finish by an East Liverpool boy was by Mark Montgomery, who was 39th in Division I in 2002.
"He'll understand that more later on," Thornberry said.
Boyer said Saturday's race will motivate him during track season.
"I'll be back and I'll attack harder," Boyer said.
Lohnes, who nipped Boyer to win the Boardman regional meet last weekend, was 42nd in 16:37.
"I'm happy made it here, but I didn't perform today," Lohnes said. "It's pretty disappointing."
He never was able to get close to the front.
"Warming up, I kept telling myself, 'I'm fine. This is what I've put all the time this week training for,'" Lohnes said. "The start didn't go well. It didn't happen today.
"I didn't want it to end like this, but it did."
Like the others, Nichols is one of the top runners to come out of his school. He placed 12th out of 143 Division III boys runners on Saturday in 16:04, his best time in three state appearances.
"I wasn't happy with it," he said. "I had a really bad start and got boxed in."
Nichols was 11th as a junior and 15th as a sophomore.
Versailles senior Samuel Prakel repeated as the Division III state champion in 15:16, finishing 4 seconds ahead of Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas senior Cory Glines.
Meet notes
- Even with the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy this week, the course and parking lots held up.
"The course was in decent shape," Boyer said. "It had a little wear and tear from the race before."
- Boyer was 10 seconds off his personal best of 16:01.
"You really can't compare courses," Thornberry said. "That's why we emphasis place over time in cross country."
Parks, Lightfoot sport solid showings
HEBRON - After earning All-Ohio honors in track, United junior Allison Parks and Minerva senior Kaele Lightfoot followed it up as All-Ohioans in cross country.
Lightfoot was 11th in Division II and Parks placed 13th in Division III at Saturday's state cross country meet at National Trail Raceway.
"Eleven is my lucky number," Lightfoot said as she pointed to her jersey number.
A former state track champion, Lightfoot was 11th out of 145 Division II girls runners in a personal-best 18 minutes, 41 seconds over the 3.1-mile course.
"My senior year, my last race - I'm super excited," she said.
Lightfoot didn't take the lead like she did last year and picked her spots this time.
"I kept working," she said. "I made sure I didn't get in a fog while running. I got through it."
She had enough left for the finish.
"I placed myself where I wanted to," she said. "It's the state meet, you just go."
This was her fourth trip to the state cross country meet and the first time she was on the podium.
"I'm extremely happy," Lightfoot said. "I PR'd (personal record) by seven seconds.
"It's cross. I wasn't looking to get first or second."
Dayton Oakwood freshman Mary Kate Vaughn won the race by 39 seconds in 17:41.
"All of us just let her go," Lightfoot said. "She's really good."
Parks was 13th out of 141 Division III girls runners in 19:00, missing her personal best by one second.
"I am super excited with how I did today," she said. "I loved the race I ran. I had some great competition."
Parks got caught in some traffic at the start and worked her way through the field.
"I had to make up for what I did," she said.
Running in a pack down the final stretch, Parks used her track speed to surge ahead for her 13th-place finish.
"I knew if I would just cruise it in and get 17th," Parks said. "I decided to kick it in and see what I get."
Coldwater sophomore Sarah Kanney won in 17:58 after placing ninth last year.
A two-time state qualifier in both cross country and track, Parks is not going to overboard on goals for the future.
"I just want to get better," she said.
Cole event
- Burton Berkshire coach Julie Cole, a 1979 graduate of Lisbon High School, was recognized at the state meet Saturday for receiving the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award.
She has been teaching and coaching at Berkshire since 1985, leading 16 girls teams and seven boys teams to the state cross country meet.
The Berkshire girls finished seventh in Division III on Saturday.
Meet notes
- Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary won the Division II girls team title for the fourth straight year with 53 points. The Irish featured three of the top 14 finishers, including state runner-up Rachel Iacofano, a freshman.
- Lightfoot said she has been in contact with "a lot of colleges" but is leaning toward Southern Mississippi, whose coach made surprise visit to Saturday's state meet.
- Parks will begin basketball practice on Monday as the United girls will be aiming for a fifth straight Inter-Tri County League upper tier title.
"It's a different kind of hard," she said.


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The ability to accurately assess the response to treatment in AL is critical, since without a consistent method, it next to impossible to assess the efficacy of competing therapies currently used for this disease. Radiolabeled amyloid P component with iodine 123 or iodine 131 is a useful imaging agent for detecting amyloid deposits. Serialized scans have been used to assess the response to therapy and have demonstrated regression of established amyloid deposits after successful interruption of immunoglobulin light chain production. The SAP scan does not distinguish AL from other forms of amyloidosis, but imaging will detect deposits in the spleen, liver, and kidneys in 87%, 60% and 25% of patients, respectively. Because of the cardiac blood pool, the SAP scan is not generally useful in detecting myocardial amyloid deposits and is usually used in conjunction with echocardiography. Plasma clearance of radiolabeled amyloid P component has been shown to correlate with survival. Rapid plasma clearance is associated with a high body burden of amyloid. Imaging studies do not correlate well with the clinical degree of organ dysfunction. As an example, hepatic involvement with an SAP component scan is common, but palpable hepatomegaly in AL is only seen in approximately 15% of patients (1).
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As in many malignancies, response to treatment has a profound effect on survival. Hematologic responders have superior survival to nonresponders, even in a landmark analysis to correct for early mortality. Organ responses, however, are time-dependent and renal responses have a median time to response of a year and can be delayed up to 36 months after transplantation. Hematologic responses can be seen in as many as two-thirds of patients with complete hematologic responses in a third. The definition of a complete hematologic response requires a negative immunofixation of serum and of urine as well as an immunoglobulin free light chain ratio that is in the normal range. A partial hematologic response requires a 50% reduction of a serum and urine M protein, if they are measurable, and a 50% reduction in the level of the abnormal free light chain, whether it be kappa or lambda. Response rates appear to be dependent on the dose of melphalan administered as part of conditioning. At 200 mg/m2, complete hematologic response rates are seen in 55%; and at lower doses in only 35% (4). Response to therapy in patients with AL can be defined either by improved organ function or by hematologic responses comparable to those seen in patients with myeloma. All patients who have a measurable serum or urine monoclonal protein should be monitored for changes in the size of the peak after a therapeutic intervention. For patients who only have a free light chain, the nephelometric free light chain assay is essential in monitoring for a decrease in circulating free light chain levels. In one study (5), chemotherapy resulted in a significant reduction in amyloidogenic free light chains, and patients with a normalized kappa to lambda ratio had an improved prognosis.
Free light chain responses also seemed to parallel decreases in the NT-pro-BNP levels in cardiac responders to therapy. For patients in whom free light chains decreased by more than 50%, the NT-pro-BNP concentration decreased by a median of 48%, whereas in patients without a free light chain decrease, the NT-pro-BNP concentration increased by 47% (6). The NT-pro-BNP decrease was greater in complete responders than partial responders. A decrease in circulating free light chains and NT-pro-BNP level translates into improved survival.
Organ-based response criteria have been defined for patients with amyloidosis and reported in a consensus paper. Fundamentally, for renal amyloid, a 50% decrease in 24-hour urine albumin excretion is required, for hepatic involvement a 50% reduction in an increased serum alkaline phosphatase concentration is required. Echocardiographic response and progression of amyloid is difficult to assess because of variability in estimates of the septal wall thickness. Neurologic responses, although uncommon, can be documented by electromyography.
Achievement of a hematologic response is an important predictor of prolonged survival after high-dose therapy for patients with AL. The degree of response is important because those people who achieve a complete response have a better survival than those who achieve a >50% reduction in light chain, and both groups do better than patients who fail to achieve a 50% reduction. The hematologic response is a good surrogate marker for survival. One unanswered question is whether patients who do not achieve a complete response should receive some form of maintenance or consolidation chemotherapy to try and further depress their light chain levels. In a study from the National Amyloidosis Center in Great Britain (7), free light chain concentrations were measured in 262 patients, 137 who received cytotoxic chemotherapy. The five-year survival in patients who had a 50% reduction was 88%. Those who did not have a 50% reduction had a five-year survival of only 39%. This suggests that a 50% reduction in the urinary protein is an important and valid endpoint in assessing outcome. Sanchorawala (8) and colleagues assessed serum free light chain responses after high-dose melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation. A complete response rate of 41% was seen. In this study, if the free light chain concentration decreased by more than 90%, the likelihood of clinical improvement was greater and longer survival was noted regardless of whether the patient fulfilled strict complete response criteria. In a review of autologous stem cell transplantation from the UK, a reduction in the serum free light chain proteins was seen in >50% in 83% of evaluable patients. This hematologic response translated to an overall median survival of 8.5 years for those patients who survived over 100 days (9).
Therapy A controversy in the treatment of AL is the role of stem cell transplant compared to conventional chemotherapy to suppress the amyloidogenic light chain. The Italian Amyloidosis Treatment Group reported the use of melphalan 0.22 mg/kg and dexamethasone 40 mg both for four days every 28 days. Forty-six patients were treated. The response rate was 67%, 33% complete responses, 48% organ responses, only two treatment-related deaths in the first 100 days, and a projected median survival of 5.1 years.
The IFM presented a small phase 3 study at the American Society of Hematology in 2005 randomizing patients to this regimen or to high-dose therapy with stem cell transplant. The complete response rate, objective response rate, organ response rate, and overall survival were no different between the two groups. The combination of thalidomide with dexamethasone was reported in 31 patients to produce a 48% hematologic response rate and a 26% organ response rate. The combination of cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, and reduced dose dexamethasone has been reported in 75 patients to produce a hematologic response of 75% and an organ response of 21 to 27%. Lenalidomide, when combined with dexamethasone, has been reported to be active in amyloidosis, producing hematologic responses in 60% and organ responses in 30%. The median time on therapy is 5.3 months. Bortezomib appears to be active in amyloidosis. When 18 patients were treated, hematologic response was seen in 77%, complete in 16%, and organ responses in 27%.
Transplantation for amyloidosis has been used because it is efficacious in the treatment of multiple myeloma, and AL patients have a low tumor mass. Stringent patient selection is required, and only 25% of patients seen at Mayo Clinic are eligible for high-dose therapy. Of 270 transplanted patients, 94 achieved a complete response and 105 a partial response. Median survival is 80 months. The chemotherapy dose has an impact on survival. Patients receiving higher-dose chemotherapy tend to have higher response rates. Patients with three or more organs involved have a treatment-related mortality that approaches 30%. When the BNP is >170 picograms/mL pretransplant, the median survival is significantly shorter at 25 months. (10). Mayo 100-day mortality is 11% but has fallen to 8% in calendar year 2006. Optimal therapy for AL has yet to be defined.
References 1. Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN, Pepys MB. Amyloidosis: a review of recent diagnostic and therapeutic developments. Br J Haematol. 1997;99:245-256. 2. Cheng AS, Banning AP, Mitchell AR, Neubauer S, Selvanayagam JB. Cardiac changes in systemic amyloidosis: visualization by magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol. 2006;113:E21-23. 3. Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Katzmann JA, et al. Absolute values of immunoglobulin free light chains are prognostic in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Blood. 2006;107:3378-3383. 4. Gertz MA, Lacy MQ, Dispenzieri A, et al. Risk-adjusted manipulation of melphalan dose before stem cell transplantation in patients with amyloidosis is associated with a lower response rate. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004;34:1025-1031. 5. Matsuda M, Yamada T, Gono T, et al. Serum levels of free light chain before and after chemotherapy in primary systemic AL amyloidosis. Intern Med. 2005;44:428-433. 6. Palladini G, Lavatelli F, Russo P, et al. Circulating amyloidogenic free light chains and serum N-terminal natriuretic peptide type B decrease simultaneously in association with improvement of survival in AL. Blood. 2006;107:3854-3858. 7. Lachmann HJ, Gallimore R, Gillmore JD, et al. Outcome in systemic AL amyloidosis in relation to changes in concentration of circulating free immunoglobulin light chains following chemotherapy. Br J Haematol. 2003;122:78-84. 8. Sanchorawala V, Seldin DC, Magnani B, Skinner M, Wright DG. Serum free light-chain responses after high-dose intravenous melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation for AL (primary) amyloidosis. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2005;36:597-600. 9. Goodman HJ, Gillmore JD, Lachmann HJ, Wechalekar AD, Bradwell AR, Hawkins PN. Outcome of autologous stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis in the UK. Br J Haematol. 2006;134:417-425. 10. Gertz MA, Lacy MQ, Dispenzieri A, Hayman SR, Kumar S. Transplantation for amyloidosis. Curr Opin Oncol. 2007;19:136-141.


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Nadine, I _so_ enjoyed your posts about Rachael at Skate America and am glad she is so radiant in person. I've always liked her and as I know I've posted about before, when I made my non-skatefan DH watch both Rachael's and Mirai's programs from last season, he was pretty equally taken by both of them, just commenting that they were different but both great -- that is, that Rachael was equally appealing but not in Mirai's lithe/lissome way but still a charismatic performer with good programs and just simply a different style.
But I wanted to chime in lest your comments on Daisuke go unremarked that -- yeah, Dai has that sex appeal thing. In spades. Absolutely. I can't put a finger on it as you did so well, it's just that while I don't necessarily find him classically handsome, and can't point to a defining feature like he's got great eyes or great hair or whatever, still I must say just wow to the overall package. Oh, yeah. He's got it.
Ok, everyone else can go back to the serious photography stuff and points analysis and all, just had to interject my completely frivolous reactions ...
It was interesting to see the two top Japanese male skaters who maybe the two top world skaters, and how they were judged. How were the results determined?
The only way to determine the Ladies winner was to use the 6.0 system, imo.
I am a huge D&W fan and these programs are doing nothing for me. They are boring. I hope Marlie can get their spark back. I am loving the Shibs and I think Samuelson and Bates will have a fight on their hands next season for that #2 US dance team spot. I loved S&H in the pairs. It is beyond wonderful to see a pairs team who is that young with that level of performance skill. They nailed that country dance!
I rewatched the Skate America D&W FD-the first time I watched it, my heart was in my mouth, worrying about them because they screwed up in the SD, and just about the time I relaxed enough to enjoy the show they fell. I also rewatched the NHK version.
NHK version still does not thrill me at all; they were being way too careful and not performing it, IMO.
When I rewatched the Skate America, I found the part of the dance up to the fall was definitely better, and I was liking it a lot. After the fall, D&W went back to being careful, and the dance went back to being uninteresting.
I hope the third time's the charm (at GPF)
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I'm glad Doris and L'amour said this as I thought maybe it was me. At first I thought that my feeling were just because their last year's POTO FD was one of the best skates I had ever seen....a tough act to follow.....
makes me want a digitally enhanced DVD of the best ice dancers from the 1990-2006 from Russia, Italy and France to compare them to.
Well, it's unreasonable to expect greatness every FD from any team
On my score card, I've liked most of their programs by the end of the season, with the exception of their Kalinka OD. However, both Rigby and POTO grew massively throughout the season and as they did, I became very fond of both.
Eleanor Rigby at Skate America was not a big hit. It was marginally better at TEB. At Nationals, it was a darn revelation!! with Dick Button getting all worked up about it in a very amusing way.
So I'm not giving up on their FD. BTW, I like their SD already, although they haven't yet given a great performance of it, as much as I like any of these mutant hybrid short dances.


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A current round of shows depend on million-dollar multimedia displays like never before, bringing video upstage after years of being relegated mostly to backdrop status.
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Before the season started, Citadel baseball coach Fred Jordan called Hughston Armstrong the Bulldogs' "most improved player."
With the Bulldogs' season almost three-quarters complete, the junior outfielder also is making a run at MVP honors.
Armstrong went 5 for 5 and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday at Riley Park, and The Citadel won 8-7 to sweep Appalachian State and claim its seventh straight victory.
After the Bulldogs blew a 7-4 lead in the ninth, Armstrong led off the bottom of the inning with a single up the middle. He moved to second on Joe Jackson's sacrifice bunt and scored the game-winner on Bo Thompson's sacrifice fly.
"Hughston has been special for us," said Jackson, who hit a two-run home run in the Bulldogs' three-run second inning. "He's come up with big hits, gets on base at opportune times. I mean, that was a big, big lead-off hit in the ninth inning."
The win improved The Citadel's record to 24-17 overall and 12-6 in the Southern Conference, tied for second place with Elon (14-7, .667 winning percentage) behind Western Carolina (15-6, .714) in a tight race for the regular-season title.
It's a place the Bulldogs could not expect to be after a 6-5 loss April 9 at South Carolina. The Citadel scored three times in the ninth to tie that game, only to lose it on Joey Pankake's homer in the bottom of the ninth.
It was a dispiriting 10th loss in 13 games for the Bulldogs, who also lost power-hitting outfielder Tyler Griffin to a broken foot.
But The Citadel has not lost since that low point, rallying for three-game sweeps of Georgia Southern and App State and a midweek win over East Tennessee State.
Armstrong has hit .536 with four doubles, a home run and eight RBIs during the win streak, raising his average to a team-best .407.
But pitching has been the key to the streak. Citadel pitchers did not allow an earned run in three games at GSU, and have an ERA of 1.66 during the seven straight wins, holding foes to a .193 average.
"We've gotten quality starts on the weekend, and our bullpen for the most has controlled the back end of the games," Jordan said. "We've gotten some timely hits and are playing pretty good baseball."
Citadel pitchers held App State (21-15, 10-10) to one earned run through eight innings Sunday, taking a 7-4 lead into the ninth.
But two singles and an RBI double by Hector Crespo gave the Mountaineers life. Citadel closer Skylar Hunter (2-3) gave up the tying runs on a bloop double and a wild pitch, but with a runner at third struck out Noah Holmes and got Jaylin Davis to fly out to center.
That set the stage for Armstrong, who already had doubled twice and scored twice.
"He's been really patient at the plate," Jordan said. "He's not afraid to go to two strikes and get the fastball, and that's what he did there in the ninth."
• Jordan, for one, will be sorry to see App State head to the Sun Belt Conference in 2014-15. The Citadel is 37-3 against App State in Charleston under Jordan, including a 29-2 mark at Riley Park.
• Mason Davis has hit safely in 10 straight games, and Bo Thompson, who walked three times and drove in two runs, has reached base safely in 40 straight games.


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Hundreds stood in a half circle Friday at the Buffalo Zoo, waiting for Luna, the polar bear cub, to make her first public appearance.
Suddenly, the fluffy little bear bounded onto the grass, and the crowd – in some cases packed four and five deep around the enclosure's perimeter, including children home for spring break – cheered, clicked photos and broke into broad smiles.
The frolicking 4-month-old cub – one of only three born in U.S. zoos in 2012 – quickly became acclimated to her new surroundings – including toys and a plastic barrel – sometimes playfully biting Alice Rohauer, the veterinary technician who has served as the cub's surrogate mother.
After a half-hour, she clumsily climbed into a plastic wading pool to take a dip, drawing a small round of applause.
"We're just so excited to have the polar bear here. We've been following her on Facebook," said Angela Snyder of the City of Tonawanda, who was with her children, Katie, 13, and Derek, 4.
"She's even cuter than I thought she would be. And what a personality on her already."
"We came out special to see Luna. She is adorable, and you just want to tickle her tummy when she falls over," said Jennifer Brady of Orchard Park, who was with her three children and three of their friends.
Marissa Smithler drove two hours from Auburn to see the little bear, who was publicly introduced March 1 and has drawn national and international attention.
"It was totally worth coming," said Smithler, as she aimed her large camera lens at the bear. The amateur photographer said she "absolutely" planned to return to see Luna again and looked forward to visiting the zoo, which has a greater variety of animals than cities closer to home.
Sharon Riznik, of Orchard Park, also snapped away.
"I figured it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot to see a little baby polar bear, live and in concert. She's adorable."
Luna's first public romp began limited daily viewing hours for one hour at 11:30 a.m., although visitors are advised to call the zoo at 837-3900 to confirm the cub will be on exhibit. She is also featured daily on closed-circuit television located in the M&T Bank Rainforest Falls exhibit from 1 to 3 p.m.
The cub has quickly become a marketing powerhouse, helping to raise funds for the 1.5-acre, $14 million Arctic Edge exhibit that will eventually be home to her and other wildlife, including Arctic wolves, bald eagles and Canadian lynx. Zoo spokeswoman Rachel Gottlieb said public contributions have surpassed $130,000 of the more than $550,000 raised over the past month. The zoo needs to raise about $4 million to pay for and then begin work on the exhibit, expected to open in 2015.
"People have been asking us when she was going to be out on exhibit for public display, but I don't think anyone was expecting a crowd quite this size," Gottlieb said.
As Luna scampered about, Donna Fernandes, the zoo's director, walked through the crowd happy to see the large turnout.
"The fact she is just the darling of the community is really gratifying," she said.
Fernandes said she hoped the public support would encourage local governments to dig deeper for financial support.
"I hope when they see how important this cub is to the community, they will make every effort to help us fund the exhibit," she said.
Fernandes laughed as the bear flopped around in the water.
"She's having a lot of fun, and I don't want to pull her out of here," she said. "We just wanted to make sure that if she was stressed out, we wouldn't stress her too long. But she seems to be doing quite fine."
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They're set apart by a few hundred road miles, 3,000-plus feet in elevation and 20 degrees temperature-wise, but the Carolinas coast and mountains share a trait.
Their inhabitants regularly spend spare time on each others' turfs.
Just ask Reggie Bray. Formerly of Hilton Head Island, the marketing director of 6,200-acre Blue Ridge Mountain Club in Blowing Rock, N.C., has lived 25 years in and around North Carolina's high peaks.
"People at the beach go to the mountains; people in the mountains go to the beach," says Bray, who vacationed at Hilton Head this week.
Historically, the bulk of the visitor migration flows uphill but isn't permanent. In pre-air conditioning days, Charlestonians and other coastal residents relocated to the mountains in the summer to flee the heat, returning when the oceanside weather moderated.
"You think about Charleston, an old historic town. The travel patterns to Blowing Rock are 160 to 200 years old," Bray says.
Such upland vacation movements continue today, although the reasons for the trips aren't just climate-related any more. "People escape to the mountains for peace of mind," he says.
Take Mount Pleasant wife and husband Joyce Whitwell and Paul Whitwell. They own a second home in Rutherfordton, N.C., not far from Asheville. The couple enjoys the roomy residence, which they don't rent out. The house serves as an ideal spot to entertain the grandkids.
"It's like a second home: We bought it about eight years ago," Joyce Whitwell says. "The house is new – literally. It's very close to everything: the (Blue Ridge) Parkway, Lake Lure, Carl Sandburg house (in Flat Rock)."
While Charlotte's just an hour away, Rutherfordton is "like an Andy Griffith town," she says. "One main street with everything convenient — antiques, post office, hospital."
In recent years, mountain trips grew fewer for the Whitwells. The grandchildren, now young adults, have "gone their own way," she says. Paul Whitwell, executive chef at Charleston Place, can't free up vacation time as easily.
"It's foolish to have a beautiful home (that goes unused)," she says. The couple recently put the property up for sale for $249,900.
The move comes as the mountain real estate market remains soft, according to real estate professionals and second-home owners.
East Cooper resident Legrand Guerry recently listed his 3,400-square-foot mountain home with scores of covered porches near Mars Hill, N.C.
"It is a beautiful place." An appraisal in 2011 set the value of the now nine-year-old residence at $550,000. "The market has been stalled three to four years," Guerry says. "We just reduced (the price) to $375,000." The tide may be turning. A recent Zillow report predicts an up to 2 percent yearly price appreciation in the mountains. "This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor," he says.
Thomas L. Mathewes II, associate broker with Roadstead Real Estate Advisors in Charleston, joined with an Upstate agent to list a house in Cliff Ridge at Caesar's Head South Carolina. The mountain development stands near the small town of Cleveland. They've priced the home for sale at $699,000.
The mountain market, he says, is "moving slower." Still, a buyer could come from Atlanta, Charlotte or Charleston and make a solid offer. "We just feel like Charleston is a great market for someone looking for second homes," he says.
Just as shoppers can scoop up value-priced properties for sale, travelers can find vacation rentals at competitive rates.
Four related Charleston couples pooled resources to purchase a mountain residence outside Saluda, N.C., that they share for vacation times and also lease out.
"We rent by the weekend and by the week," says Helen "Nitsa" Demos, who with husband Andrew Demos are among the ownership group. "We've had people rent three weeks," she says. Lease and rate information is available at www.saludamountainhome.com.
Before they bought the property, the Demos' would rent mountain homes for vacation trips. On one early July excursion during the Coon Dog Day festival in Saluda, a Realtor lead them to a three-bedroom property that sleeps 12. They rented the home for five years; then it went up for sale and they bought the house.
The ownership couples consist of Andrew and Nitsa Demos, son Harry Demos and wife Lindsey, daughter Andrea and husband Bill Turner and daughter Deborah and husband Brent Jonas.
They're enamored with the quaint town of Saluda, which claims a number of transplanted or vacationing Charlestonians in part because of its location – the first exit off Interstate 26 in North Carolina.
"It's meant less travel time," Nitsa Demos says.
Bray, of Blue Ridge Mountain Club, says the mountain market slogged through a rainy few months but the year's been good. "Our business history is the third and fourth quarter." After the spring and summer downpours, "the fall has been spectacular," he says.
For more information, visit www.blueridgemountainclub.com.
Another mountain resort with an upbeat outlook is The Reserve at Lake Keowee, which stands near the Georgia border in the South Carolina hamlet of Sunset.
"A sign of vacation home sales improvement, the Reserve will open a second phase of its Village Point neighborhood and open a model home within the Village Point neighborhood this fall," the resort said in an August release.
Backers cite National Association of Realtors figures that vacation home sales rose 10.1 percent from 2011 to 2012 and accounted for 11 percent of all purchase transactions last year.
"With the increase in vacation and second home sales in the past year, we want to meet the market demand and continue promoting the Village Point neighborhood," says Rutledge Livingston, director of sales.
Built 12 years ago by Greenwood Development, The Reserve boasts 700 members. The residents take advantage of a 200-slip marina, village center, signature golf course and more than 1,400 acres of parks, preserves, trails and green spaces. Homesites start in the $100,000s and homes for less than $500,000. To learn more, visit www.ReserveAtLakeKeowee.com.
Not every mountain property is included in a resort, however. Some homeowners looking to sell face tough choices as the market just now slowly begins to recover.
Florence Flanagan, whose sister lives in Mount Pleasant, splits time between a condominium in Florida and a house near Cashiers, N.C., in Sapphire Valley. "We've lived here (in North Carolina) for 21 years," she says. "The colors are just beautiful (this year)," she says, citing the leaves changing as fall approaches.
The four-bedroom house provides sweeping views overlooking Hogback Mountain.
"I have a big family, 23 in the immediate family," Flanagan says. There's a large family room, and all the kids bring sleeping bags, she says.
Sapphire Valley provides plenty of amenities including golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a fitness center.
But Flanagan notes that she's getting up in years. She recently put the house up for sale. Originally priced at $600,000, the property's now listed at $375,000.
"It's a beautiful place to live," says Flanagan, who may rent a place after the home sells. "I have mixed emotions."
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This house in the Highlands area shows off an exotic, carpeted bedroom (Provided).×


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Randolph County Fair concludes
September 9, 2013
People from all over the region traveled to Camp Pioneer in Beverly for the Randolph County Fair as it wrapped up this weekend. A classic and antique car show kicked off Saturday's events at 8 a.m....
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Jefferson mum on football coach
Much mystery surrounds 'situation'
September 28, 2012
As Jefferson celebrates its homecoming tonight, the Cougars' football coach apparently might be at home. It appears the Cougars will host Musselman without head coach Richard Mills on the sidelin....
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