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To think of his high school career, sometimes Giovanni Montalvo is surprised he even graduated from South Park High School.
After he missed a lot of classes and did what he thinks of now as bad things, he got a $7.25-an-hour job cleaning toilets, which he hated.
"Ah, man, never mind," he sighed, thinking of it.
Back then, when he looked at successful, well-dressed people, it seemed like there was a gulf between him and them. He thought he was not the sort of person they could possibly care about.
Last summer, his perspective, and even his personality, changed when a friend persuaded him to go to a training class at the Moselle Street CRUCIAL community center on Buffalo's East Side. There he met men working with the Skyview training program, learned about how to interview with eye contact, met a GEICO insurance recruiter who seemed genuinely interested in helping, and things started to change.
"I think I was a rebel to everything," said Montalvo, 19. "I didn't think that people that had good jobs really cared … It changed my whole thought process."
The Skyview training centers, founded four years ago by former collection agency manager Orlando Perez, feature an eight-week program that teaches "soft" people skills used to answer phones and interact with others responsively, along with more technical skills, like computer basics. Another downtown center, a division of the University at Buffalo, has a similar emphasis, along with a sharpening interest in medical-related training to supply workers to the expanding Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
"My goal is to see what is needed related to the allied health field," said Julius Adams, executive director of the University at Buffalo's downtown Educational Opportunity Center, adding that this will include technicians and other emerging needs. "It's an exciting time to help people reinvent themselves."
Skyview's "soft" focus has been helping its clients qualify for a range of jobs at call centers, security firms and the expanding downtown casino. So far 150 have graduated, with about 90 percent still employed. A $250,000 grant from the state Department of Labor helped Perez expand to four community centers this year and last – the Moselle Street center, Hispanics United on Virginia Street, FLARE Community Center on Leroy Avenue and the Matt Urban Hoper Center on Paderewski Drive. Funding lasts through August and targets 124 at-risk young people, 18 to 24, in need of work.
"There are thousands of open jobs in Buffalo," said Perez. "There's truly a skill gap between the jobs that are available and the people that need them."
Skills that work
The region's employee prospects can be seen in two parts, he said: Well-educated alums who graduate from highly ranked schools like City Honors, go to college and get good jobs at banks and businesses, and those left behind.
Students like Montalvo, who have gone through a failing school like South Park, one of the lowest ranking in the city, need basic math, reading and interpersonal coaching.
"I had an employer tell me that somebody answered their cellphone during an interview," said Perez, 40. "Nobody ever told a person that that's not appropriate."
He thinks of his clients as his children. Many have not had parental support that can help with success in school and the workplace.
"I do a lot of the employer outreach," he said. "I bring the employers in. I do a lot of the matching of kids to job opportunities."
Employers who work with Skyview graduates include health care and hospital companies like Catholic Health and Kaleida, and banks like M&T. "The skills that we teach are transferable," Perez said.
A young woman who finished Skyview training about two years ago got a career after starting out taking food orders at Buffalo General Hospital. Yanely Reyes is now studying hospital business administration at D'Youville College and earning about $20 an hour dispatching hospital services from a Kaleida Health Services call center to clean spills and deliver food. "She loves it," Perez said.
UB's Educational Opportunity Center lures about 1,900 people every year, including immigrants and refugees, who come for its job services: from high school General Equivalency Diplomas, to the "soft" people skills and training in Microsoft software, Adams said.
Employers have been asking for training in professions that require certification, such as how to follow federal safety policies. Classes at the Educational Opportunity Center, which are free to those who qualify, lead to certification in dental assisting and nursing assisting, he said.
By this summer, the Washington Street EOC will be open in a new location along the medical corridor, an opportune spot for job-seekers as it is next to potential employers and the Buffalo Education Training Center on Ellicott Street.
"Our goal is to take advantage of the fact that we're moving," Adams said.
Seneca Gaming Corp. is also gearing up for change. When its new city casino is finished in the fall, it will have almost 500 positions to fill – from table games dealers, cashiers, kitchen staff, servers and executives to accountants, maintenance workers and electricians.
Some of the casino's difficulties in finding qualified candidates relate to basic work habits and the so-called soft skills: The casino is open 24 hours and workers need to fill three shifts, yet some don't come to work on time.
"I know as simple as that sounds. You need to have phenomenal attendance," said Brandy Owens, director of recruitment for Seneca Gaming. "From the moment that we hire everybody, we cannot stress it enough. It's critical."
Owens met with Perez before the winter holidays and was thrilled at the prospect of hiring workers trained at Skyview.
"We really are, honestly, excited," she said. "To be able to have these people, that's going to save us so much time in recruitment."
Going big
As Christmas approached, Montalvo got a warm reception from prospective employers, too. It seemed that after almost every stop, he was asked back for a second interview. "I've got employers calling me constantly," he said. "Sometimes I have to say, 'No.' "
He soon accepted two job offers that came within a week of each other: a part-time limo driver at the casino and a full-time post as a security guard with U.S. Security Associates.
That was a big change from last summer's experience. At an interview for a job at Walmart he didn't get, he wore dirty sneakers, an untucked shirt and pants drooping below the waist. When he was asked to describe a long-term goal, he said it was to work at the store.
He's since learned the importance of dress pants and wing-tip dress shoes and ambitious goals. "I had to go big," Montalvo said.
He also learned that getting a specific job at a specific place, like Walmart, is a short-term goal. In the almost six months that have gone by since his Skyview training, his ambition has grown.
Now, he says, as his career unfolds and he tries different jobs, he'd like to work toward starting a business, being an entrepreneur and having something to do with helping young people like him.
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Disney's 1o1 Dalmatians, Kids is the familiar tale of kidnappers, puppies and villains. In a loving home in the city of London, human owners Roger and Anita live happily with Dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita as they raise their Dalmatian puppies. Everything is quiet until the monstrous Cruella De Vil, Anita's former classmate, plots to steal the puppies for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of London as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen.
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At the Croswell, Disney's 101 Dalmatians, Kids is directed by Wynne Marsh and Beth Hale. Samantha Bretz is the show's choreographer. Scenic Design is by Keith Holloway and Terry Hissong. Kelvin Roberson is lighting designer, Tyler Miller is sound designer. Costumes have been designed by Emily Gifford.
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Two weeks into his new job as the states top insurance regulator, Ray Farmer sat in a sunny corner of his office, a spectacular perch on the 10th floor of a skyscraper across the street from the Statehouse.
Farmer, 66, spent the past 33 years as a lobbyist with the American Insurance Association in Atlanta. He was poised to retire when Gov. Nikki Haley last month selected him as the new director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
The S.C. Senate still must confirm him, but Farmer already has begun educating himself about the departments challenges. The agencys needs are many and its direction has been uncertain for more than a year, after its previous director, David Black, abruptly resigned.
Black, a former Liberty Life Insurance executive, gave no reason for his departure, leaving speculation that he had a falling out with Haley.
In an interview, Farmer described his previous work as a lobbyist, regulator and insurance adjuster. He talked about his plans to expand the agencys hours and improve customer service. Questions and answers were condensed and edited for clarity.
Q: The mission of the insurance department is to balance the needs of consumers with the needs of insurance companies to stay solvent and financially strong. As a lobbyist, you represented one side of that scale, the insurance companies. How would you answer critics who say you cant properly balance the needs of consumers?
A: Its pretty simple. I was a regulator, and Im still a consumer. So I know exactly what a consumer is looking for and how to protect consumers. And I have a basic understanding of what it takes to keep a company interested in doing business in this state. ... I think I provide a unique perspective.
Q: Are you surprised that people might be critical (of your past experience as a lobbyist)?
A: No, Im not surprised that someone who doesnt know my entire background would say that.
Q How did you get into the insurance business?
A: I went as an undergrad to the University of Southern Mississippi, and I majored in insurance. They called it finance with an emphasis on insurance then, and I had been leaning that way, toward insurance, anyway. I had a mentor in high school who was an insurance guy and a friend of my parents. We had a lot of career discussions then, and so after college I went to work with an independent adjusting company called Crawford & Company for three years.
There I learned about the basics of policies and how law applies to insurance, but I learned a lot more about human nature. As an adjuster, as soon as you met people, you knew they were under some level of stress. And if you were able to solve that problem and restore them back to the way they were, you had a good day.
I eventually started law school at night. I wanted to try do something else. (He described then how he joined the Georgia Department of Insurance, where he handled bankrupt insurance companies, liquidations and companies in receivership.) And this eventually grew into a larger position as deputy of enforcement. ... Our job was protecting the public from companies that were violating the law. I enjoyed that job. From the Georgia Department of Insurance, I went to AIA (the American Insurance Association).
Q: What did you do at the AIA?
A: I was a vice president. Its a trade association of property and casualty companies that write every line of property and casualty insurance in every state. I had responsibility over the Southeast. It was more of a government-affairs job, but as a service to our members we also did an annual report where we looked at every state and made comments on different areas, a snapshot that (companies) could use to decide whether they want to do business in a state and how much.
Q: So how did South Carolina compare?
A: It has always been a business-friendly state. In the mid-1990s, auto insurance lines wouldnt write in this state because of the residual market and the way the laws were. At that time, when a policyholder got a bill, the premium had a surcharge on it, so whether you were a good driver or not, you had to pay a percentage. In that case, the consumers spoke to their legislators, and the legislators responded to their constituents.
Q: Now the auto insurance side is seen as a success story, right?
A: It brought in more companies and they started competing among themselves. I think competition is the bottom line and the driver of any effort to control costs or provide more service to the policyholder.
Q: But home insurance rates are among the highest in the nation and especially on the coast. Are they too high?
A: We havent had an outcry. Pick any kind of a product. As a consumer Im going to say that Im paying too much for a product. But the question is whether Im getting value for what Im paying, and I think the answer is yes.
Q: How did you end up getting this job?
A: It came out of the blue. I was well on the way to retirement, and I got a call from someone in the governors office wanting to know if I had an interest. I never had given it one minute of thought. My wife and I talked about it, and I decided to pursue it. ... Im not ready to retire.
Q: What are your goals?
A: I have two instructions from the governor, and theyre pretty clear. One is customer service and the second is to grow the industry. (Farmer described how beginning Jan. 2, the agency will stay open until 7 p.m. to take consumer complaints and inquiries. The agency also will open its one-person office in Charleston to consumers. Previously, the Charleston office handled only industry issues.)
Q: How satisfied are you with customer service right now?
A: Were good, but with anything else, we can always do better. Thats why were going to expand the hours.
Q: How many people focus on consumer affairs at the agency now?
A: In the agency overall we have about 85 people, and pretty close to 10 in the consumer affairs section for the entire state. They are extremely busy. Last year they handled 60,000 contacts, inquiries and complaints.
Q: So thats about 220 complaints and calls a day. Insurance is very complex. Can you really expect good service from just 10 people?
A: I was talking to the supervisor this morning, and there was an instance last week where a lady had concerns about an annuity. It was two companies and involved about $100,000 apiece, and once we got involved, we were able to solve the issue. And the lady now has both payments from the annuity for $200,000. Thats a success story and there are a whole lot of them.
Q: The department collects a vast amount of information that, if organized properly, could be a huge help to consumers, especially when they shop for insurance. But the departments website is pretty horrible and far behind other states.
A: I agree with you. Ive looked at the website. Ive got a lot of high priorities, and thats right up there. ... We will improve the website.
Q. Are you moving to Columbia?
A. Yes I am. Im at a good point in life. Our kids are grown and were moving to Columbia. This is a great opportunity for us to serve citizens of this state.


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"We're going home for Thanksgiving," Lambert said after Thursday's awards. "We'll have four days there, and again for Christmas. We never see each other, so we cherish every moment together."
She added: "We're in L.A. right now, and Blake is still doing [The Voice]. He has just been working his butt off right now, and his schedule is so crazy but it's worth it because he's representing country music."
It was a special kind of togetherness – an artistic one, channeling family grief – that led to the couple's biggest success Thursday, as their powerful duet "Over You," about Shelton's brother's death more than 20 years ago, was named song of the year. (The pair also won male and female vocalist of the year, and Shelton was named entertainer of the year.)
Crying All NightNo wonder Lambert, 28, was crying afterward.
"To write a song with your husband about his brother passing away, and then his dad passed away in January, and I got to put it on my record and it went No. 1," she said. "It's been my goal since I started writing songs to write the song of the year, and I just won it with my husband. Who could ever dream that up?"
She added with a laugh: "We're on a cloud right now, I can't even think, this night is all so unreal ... I've cried all night. ... My tough exterior is now disheveled."
For his part, Shelton, 36, reflected on the song that means so much to him.
"I wanted her to record it," he said. "I didn't want to go there every night of my show. I wanted to be proud of it. I didn't want to be in it again every night. So she cut it, and it was meant to be. Everything that was meant to happen with that song happened as it should."


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SUNSET — Future ACC-affiliated bowl games will have plenty of moving parts, but flexibility and finances benefit from six new agreements announced Thursday by the league.
From 2014 through 2019, a pecking order has been established for postseason opportunities going to an array of teams, from the conference champion to a 6-6 qualifier.
Adding to the College Football Playoff, South Florida's Orange Bowl and New York City's Pinstripe Bowl, the ACC will take involvement with a combination of at least six other bowls going forward.
Those are the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Tex., the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, the Music City Bowl in Nashville, the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville and, conditionally, the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.
Notre Dame becomes part of the ACC's bowl participants in 2014.
"We are extremely pleased to announce relationships with this outstanding collection of future bowl partners," ACC commissioner John Swofford said in a release. "Each of these premiere bowls is recognized for its excellence, and they collectively combine to offer our 15-member league more flexibility, improved financials, marquee matchups and attractive destinations."
Unless the ACC has one of the four schools selected to the College Football Playoff, the league champ will play in the Orange Bowl as in the past — unless that bowl is hosting one of the semifinals, in which case that team would go to either the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) or Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta.)
The Russell Athletic Bowl would get the next ACC selection. In years the ACC takes on the Big Ten in the Orange Bowl, the Capital One Bowl — usually an SEC-Big Ten battle — drafts the next available ACC representative.
After that comes the Sun, Belk, Pinstripe and either Music City or Gator Bowl. More bowl agreements are expected to be announced in the near future.
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It's not just college football fans who get antsy counting off the days of June, July and August.
"I mean, I miss it. It's my favorite time of year," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday. "To be honest with you, it's the easiest time of year for me, because there's just so much structure. So I really look forward to the season, and I love being with the players every day. That's my favorite part of this job.
"Let's face it: we live in the South, and people love college football."
To be sure, Swinney and his coaching staff are soaking up the final periods of solitude from the daily grind.
As Swinney spoke, he wasn't on a practice sideline and wasn't flanked by whizzing footballs or panting players. The visual background was a vast horizon of a state park, as Swinney invited school officials and area media to join him in a day on the golf course, benefitting from a rare day of sunshine this summer.
Yet there was an urgency to Swinney's voice. A sense he can't wait to see how close Clemson can come to matching — or even exceeding — the potential so many have lavished upon the program for this 2013 season.
Obviously, it opens with a bang: Georgia visits Death Valley Aug. 31, in a matchup of programs combining for a 23-4 record last year and harboring national championship dreams going forward.
"Every opening game always presents challenges," Swinney said, "because you have more time to prepare for that one game than you do any game the rest of the year."
All about the D
If the Tigers' offense plays anywhere in the stratosphere of how it performed the previous two years, a winning season should be a given apart from any other factor.
It's the defense, under second-year coordinator Brent Venables, which holds the key to unlocking Clemson's ceiling. After more than a decade at Oklahoma, Venables has now been in the Upstate for longer than a year, a value not lost on his boss.
"This time last year, compared to where we are now, is just night and day, for everything. New voice, with so many new faces," Swinney said.
There will still be some rebuilding, of course. Leading 2012 tackler Jonathan Willard graduated, and so did three key defensive backs in Rashard Hall, Xavier Brewer and Jonathan Meeks.
However, besides losing Malliciah Goodman, the defensive line features plenty of returning experience. Both tackles (Grady Jarrett and Josh Watson) and two linebackers (Stephone Anthony and Spencer Shuey) are more accustomed to what Venables asks of a defense that shaved 4.5 points per game off its defensive scoring average from the 2011 conference championship squad.
"Obviously, you expect growth, improvement, more consistency," Venables said. "There's no question we've developed more quality board across the board. I feel like we've got a much better understanding of our personnel; what we can, what we can't do."
In Venables' first crack, the Tigers yielded 69 plays going 20 yards or longer, a number Swinney insists on decreasing for an encore.
"Big plays is our No. 1 objective, defensively this year," Swinney said. "If we cut those in half, we're going to be a much better defense.
"People have been not very complimentary of them — we were a very average defense last year. I really feel like that's changed," Swinney added. "I feel like when it's all said and done, that defense will be a strength for us. And we need it to be a strength if we're going to really be a great football team."


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October 1, 2016
Alfred Edward 'Bud' 'Ace' Leupold
Alfred Edward "Bud" "Ace" Leupold, 83, passed away on July 27, 2016 in Wenatchee, Washington. Born Sept. 4, 1932 in Bracken, Saskatchewan, Canada, moved to Vancouver, B.C. and then to Seattle in his early teens. Bud graduated from Lincoln High School, attended Seattle University, was in the U.S. Navy, a retired Seattle firefighter and business owner. Bud loved the outdoors and playing cards. He is survived by his children Kathy (Gary Hansen), Jerry (Vicki), Janene (Mark Mullen) and Kim (Dwayne Deiner), numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and his sister Betty Kuhn. There will be a Celebration of Life Sept. 17, 2016 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bothell, WA from 2 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Washington Council of Firefighters, www.wscffburn.org, PO Box 6383, Kent, WA 98064.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
September 31, 2016 15:12
George "Bud" Kapral
George "Bud" Kapral passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
Bud was born on April 15, 1926 in Ronald, Washington to George and Garnet (Darby) Kapral. He spent his childhood in Roslyn, Washington where his father was a coal miner. He attended school in Roslyn and Cle Elum, graduating in 1944, where he made and kept lifelong friendships. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy three days after his high school graduation and served his country for two years.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
August 17, 2016 19:01
Robert 'Bobby' Craig Duncan
He was born July 11, 1956 in Moscow, Idaho to Robert and Jody Duncan. He graduated high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1975. He enjoyed moving around frequently in his early life as part of his father's military career, spending several years in both Panama and Indonesia. He served in the National Guard for six years, and was very proud of his military heritage. After returning to Leavenworth, Washington, he began working with his father as a general contractor in the Upper Valley at Duncan Construction. He took great pride in his work, with one of his most notable accomplishments being the completion of the Stehekin School in 1988.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
August 10, 2016 17:32
David Keith Lawson
David Keith Lawson, 78, born in Dixon, Illinois and retired Seattle Fire Fighter, died July 7, 2016. Son of Charles and Hazel Lawson, loving father of three, Dave passed away after a long struggle with his health. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Pelletier (Rick Pelletier), daughter, Leslie Lawson and son David Lawson (Cindy Lawson), brothers Charles Lawson (Cora), James Lawson (Bonnie), and sisters, Patricia Warner (Don), and Joy Pankhurst (Courtney), his gandchildren Monica, Stachia and David Paul and two great grandchildren, Wyatt and Addison.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
August 2, 2016 19:12
Leila Kristiansen
Leila was born in Seattle on June 15, 1934, the daughter of Leo and Frances (Hartwig) Jasperson. She died on a summer day in Gig Harbor on June 27, 2016, and is greatly missed.
After graduating from high school, Leila worked for the Seattle Post Office as a mail carrier. Later, Leila worked as a school bus driver for 17 years for both the Wenatchee and Leavenworth School Districts and owned and operated her own yarn and gift shop during 12 of those 17 years in Leavenworth.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
July 19, 2016 18:49
Nancy (Hart) (Jansson) Fallert
Nancy Irene (Hart) (Jansson) Fallert, 68, died June 18, 2016 at Central Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. Nancy was born July 6, 1947 in Seattle, Washington to Robert and Marian (Stewart) Hart. Her parents were teachers at Angle Lake Elementary School for many years. Nancy graduated from Highline High School in 1965. She attended Western Washington State College in Bellingham, received her Bachelor's degree, and followed her parents into teaching. Nancy, as Ms. Jansson, taught for a number of years at Lake City Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington, and several more at Mann Middle School (Iva Alice Mann Junior High School,) also in Tacoma.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
July 12, 2016 18:11
Henry 'Hank' Radach
Henry "Hank" Radach, 83, a resident of Cashmere and a former resident of Leavenworth, passed away on June 16, 2016 at his home in Cashmere.
He was born to John and Natalia (Deidy) Radach on March 9, 1933 at Alfred, North Dakota. He moved to Cashmere WA when he was still a toddler. Hank attended Cashmere school with one of his achievements being awarded with School Safety Patrol in 1947-48. Later Hank left the family home to live with his sister Mary and her family. He was drafted into the Army in Feb., 1953 and completed his active duty at the end of two years and completed full service in Nov., 1961. During his time of service he was stationed in Germany, one of his duties was to chauffeur a general.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
July 12, 2016 18:07
Helen 'Duffey' Bergen
Helen M. Bergren "Duffey" was the fourth of five children born, Aug. 7, 1928, to Nancy Margaret Johnson and Joseph C. Duffey, a World War I veteran. According to Helen's older sister, Betty, their mother did not quite make it to the hospital, and Helen was born outside the hospital in the car.
On the one hand, this aversion to hospitals was an ironic start to an individual who would spend so much time in hospitals as an R.N. On the other hand, it suited Helen's wild and adventurous spirit which was the first of many acts to define her full, fascinating, and unconventional life.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
July 12, 2016 18:05
Sheila C. Scott
Sheila C. Scott, died at home on Sunday June 19, 2016 with family by her side in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Sheila was born in 1933 to Florence and Leo Murray in Lumberton, Canada. She was third of nine children. Her father was a saw filer, her mother a homemaker.
She grew up mainly in the Leavenworth-Peshastin, Washington area, although later the family moved and lived in several cities on the west coast. After Sheila graduated from Leavenworth High School, she attended Deaconess Nursing School and graduated Cum Laude in 1954.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
July 5, 2016 19:46
Maxine Lorraine Miller
Maxine Lorraine Miller, 86, of Gresham, Oregon, passed away on June 23, 2016. She was born on Jan. 4, 1930 in Goshen, Indiana to George and Lucy (Abrogast) Chard. She graduated from Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Washington and married Graham Oscar Miller on Aug. 22, 1948. Lorraine and Graham lived in Renton, Washington for many years and were active with the Square Dance Club, Garden Club and members of The First Baptist Church. Lorraine worked for 30 years as a drafter for Milmanco Drafting before retiring. Lorraine loved gardening, people watching, and time spent with her children and grandchildren. She was a giver and well k
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Burnett won three individual events for the second-consecutive season, broke three school records and broke the Big 12 record in the 500 free. Burnett's individual wins came in the 200 free (1:45.22), 500 free (4:38.40) and 1650 free (16:04.26). Burnett finished her conference championships career with nine individual victories. Burnett was named the 2013 Big 12 Most Outstanding Women's Swimmer and garnered the award for the third-consecutive season after earning the same honor in the Big East from 2011-12.
"What an exciting end to our week," coach Vic Riggs said. "Overall, 13 school records, five Big 12 Champions, one Big 12 meet record and one women's swimmer of the meet is excellent."
Week 1: Christal Caldwell, Women's Basketball
Week 2: Haily VandePoel, Women's Swimming and Diving
Week 3: Hailey Barrett, Women's Tennis
Week 4: Christal Calwell, Women's Basketball
Sydney Cummings, Women's Track and Field
Week 5: Petra Zublasing, Rifle
Week 6: Kaylyn Millick, Gymnastics
Week 7: Petra Zublasing, Rifle
Week 8: Rachael Burnett, Women's Swimming and Diving
This Week in Women's Basketball
The West Virginia women's basketball team enters its final regular-season contest at 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday as it faces the Texas Longhorns in Austin … WVU holds a 2-0 all-time series advantage with Texas.
Last Week in Women's Basketball
The Mountaineers went 1-1 in last week in a two-game home stand, defeating Kansas State, 66-57, and falling to No. 1/1 Baylor, 80-49, on Saturday … Saturday's attendance of 13,447 set an all-time WVU women's basketball record for the largest crowd at the Coliseum.
Notes & Quotes
Following Tuesday's game, the Mountaineers head to Dallas for the Big 12 Championship held at the American Airlines Center, March 8-11 … the Mountaineers are now 17-11 overall and 9-8 in the Big 12 Conference and are looking for a bid to the NCAA Tournament … junior Christal Caldwell led the Mountaineers in scoring in each game last week and continues to lead WVU for the season with 13.0 points per game … senior Ayana Dunning was recognized at Saturday's game, as it was her final game as a Mountaineer in the WVU Coliseum … Dunning is currently the second-leading scorer for WVU, with 10.3 points per game and is the leading rebounder with 6.3 rebounds per game.
This Week in Track and Field
Freshman Kelly Williams is the lone Mountaineer that has the chance to compete this weekend at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Mar. 8-9 in Fayetteville, Ark. … Williams' fate in the mile will be decided at 6 p.m., tonight when the top 16 in each individual event is released.
Last Week in Track and Field
Williams ran at the Columbia Last Chance meet in New York, N.Y., on Saturday and finished second … her time of 4:36.77 was almost two seconds faster than her previous personal best and currently ranks No. 17 in the country.
Notes & Quotes
Williams' time in the mile is currently ranked No. 3 in WVU program history … for only running in the event three times in her career, Williams now owns the No. 3 and No.4 rankings in WVU program history. "Kelly smashed her best time. She was the first collegiate across the line and this performance moves her up on the national list and lands her in the run to make the NCAA Indoor Championships. We feel very fortunate that she regained enough strength off of her sickness through the Big 12 Championships to be able to come here." -coach Sean Cleary
This Week in Wrestling
WVU (2-10, 0-3 Big 12) heads to Stillwater, Okla., for the Big 12 Duals on March 8 and the Big 12 Championships on March 9.
Last Week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers were idle.
Notes & Quotes
Nathan Pennesi (141) leads the Mountaineers with 21 victories this season … Pennesi, who suffered a broken left third metacarpal nearly three weeks ago, is set for a return at the NCAA Championships should he qualify … Shane Young (125), who is looking to become the 15th grappler in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, is second on the team with 12 victories … in its last non-conference dual meet of the season, WVU defeated Clarion, 18-15 … the win was secured in the dual meet's 10th and final match by heavyweight Phil Mandzik … the win – a 5-1 decision – was Mandzik's ninth of the season.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
The teams are idle this week … select individuals will participate in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships and NCAA Swimming Championships.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
Both teams competed in the Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships last weekend at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas … the women placed second with 576 points, while the men placed third with 788 points.
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers totaled 13 school records, five Big 12 Champions, one Big 12 meet record and one women's swimmer of the meet … senior Rachael Burnett picked up victories in the 200 free (1:45.22), 500 free (4:38.40) and 1650 free (16:04.26), all in school record times with the 500 free also registering as a Big 12 record … senior Mandie Nugent won the 200 fly at the conference meet for the fourth consecutive season with a time of 1:55.82 … the men's 400 medley relay team of Andrew Marsh, Christopher Brill, Julien Vialette and Nathan Cobbe placed first in 3:17.99.
This Week in Rifle
The No. 1-ranked West Virginia rifle team heads to Ohio State to shoot at the 2013 NCAA Rifle Championships on March 8-9 at Converse Hall and French Field House, in Columbus, Ohio.
Last Week in Rifle
The Mountaineers were idle.
Notes & Quotes
At last year's NCAA Championships, senior Petra Zublasing won the air rifle title with a 696.2-combined score … the team finished second in air rifle with a 2350 mark on day two of competition … the Mountaineers shot 2297 in the smallbore relay on day one … their aggregate score of 4647 was good enough for sixth place … the team won their fourth straight Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship title on Feb. 23-24 at Mississippi's Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center, in Oxford, Miss. … the team shot 2370 in air rifle and 2335 in smallbore for a two-day total of 4705 for the win in both disciplines and overall … Zublasing, 2013 GARC Shooter and Senior Shooter of the Year, won the smallbore discipline title on day one with 595 (199 prone, 199 standing, 197 kneeling) in the open relay and 101.4 in the final for a 696.4 score.
This Week in Women's Tennis
WVU (2-7) takes on California (Pa.) on Friday, March 8, at 3 p.m., at the Ridgeview Racquet Club, then welcomes Rutgers on Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m., at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
Last Week in Women's Tennis
The Mountaineers were upended by Virginia Tech, 5-2, on Saturday, then rebounded for a 5-2 victory over Marquette on Sunday.
Notes & Quotes
Hailey Barrett and Ikttesh Chahal finished the weekend with unblemished singles records, as they were victorious in each dual meet … during Sunday's match, the winning doubles combos for WVU were Barrett/Chahal and Vivian Tsui/ Irinka Toidze … the doubles win was the first of the season for Toidze and Tsui … it was the third doubles win for Barrett and Chahal … in singles play, Audrey Wooland and Toidze recorded their first wins of the season … Emily Mathis leads the team in combined victories (10) and is tied in doubles wins (6) and singles wins (4) … Barrett is tied for the lead in singles wins (4), while Mathis' doubles partner, Wooland, has six doubles wins.
This Week in Gymnastics
The No. 21-ranked Mountaineers close out their regular-season road schedule at George Washington on Sunday, March 10, at 1 p.m., at the Charles E. Smith Center, in Washington, D.C.
Last Week in Gymnastics
The then-No. 16 Mountaineers (10-7, 1-1 Big 12) scored 196.375 and finished second in its home quad-meet on March 3 … No. 13 Denver scored 196.8 and finished first, while George Washington placed third (195.3) and Temple finished fourth (191.625) … WVU finished first on beam with a season-high 49.225 score … the team also won vault (49.05) and placed second on bars (48.825) and floor (49.275) … junior Hope Sloanhoffer finished first overall with a 39.225 mark, while senior Kaylyn Millick scored 38.875 and placed fourth … senior Alaska Richardson and freshman Jaida Lawrence tied for first on vault with 9.875s … junior Erica Smith paced the team on bars with a fifth place, 9.8 showing … WVU used five scores of 9.8 or better on beam to power to its season high, including a second place, 9.875 showing from Sloanhoffer … Smith, Millick and sophomore Lia Salzano all scored 9.85 and finished third … Millick was again stellar on floor and tied for the win with a 9.925, while Richardson finished third with a 9.9.
Notes & Quotes
WVU's score was its 13th-best in program history and its second-best of the season … The Mountaineers have scored 196.0 or better in all four of their home meets, a feat only achieved in 2004 … the team's beam score is its best since earning a school-record 49.55 at Pitt with James Madison on March 9, 2004 … the mark is just short of the team's best home beam score of 49.3, last scored against NC State and Ohio State on Jan. 18, 2004 … Sloanhoffer's all-around score is her second-best mark of the season … Lawrence and Richardson have combined for seven vault wins this season … senior Chelsea Goldschrafe earned a career-best 9.775 in her first bars appearance of the season … sophomore Dayah Haley also scored a season-best 9.775 on bars … Haley made her season debut on beam and tallied a career-best 9.725 … the routine was only the second of her career; the first came in her collegiate debut in 2012 … Goldschrafe also matched her career high of 9.85 on floor … WVU continues to lead the all-time series against DU, 4-3 .. the Mountaineers improved to 44-1 against GW and 41-1 against Temple.
This Week in Baseball
The WVU baseball team will play five games this week, beginning with the home opener on Tuesday at 3 p.m., against Eastern Kentucky at Hawley Field … WVU then travels back south to Port Charlotte, Fla., for the Snowbird Baseball Tournament … the Mountaineers will play Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Maine and Iowa.
Last Week in Baseball
The Mountaineers played in the Caravelle Resort Baseball at the Beach Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … WVU defeated UMBC (4-0), while falling to Indiana (8-5) and Florida Atlantic (6-5).
Notes & Quotes
Left fielder Jacob Rice once again led WVU at the plate with a .500 batting average (7-for-14) with two runs, one double and four RBIs … designated hitter Matt Frazer got out of a slump this weekend and finished 4-for-9 with two runs, two doubles and two RBIs … left-handed pitcher John Means earned his second win of the season against UMBC, allowing no runs on three hits in7.0 innings with five strikeouts.
"He was unbelievable. Anytime you throw a shutout you know you're not going to lose the game. He went out and mixed two pitches, he didn't have his breaking ball today. His fastball and changeup were really good and early in the season you're trying to find those guys that can pitch on the weekends in conference play. He's earning some more time every start." – Coach Randy Mazey on John Means.


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What: Mark OConnor in concert.When: 6 p.m. Friday,Where: Charleston Day School, 15 Archdale St. downtown.Tickets: Concert $10; concert and meet-and-greet at Gage Hall $25.More info: Jen Hamrick at jenhamrick firstname.lastname@example.com you goWhat: OConnor Method Camp CharlestonWhen: July 30-Aug. 3, half-day and full-day programs available.Where: Unitarian Church, 4 Archdale St., Charleston.Price: Registration fee is $60 plus the cost of the selected program. Programs range from $40 to $385. Optional meal plans are also available.More info: www.oconnor methodcampcharleston.com.
I cant tell you how many times I was frustrated with music as a youngster and wanted to quit, especially in my classical phase, says Mark OConnor, today among the most celebrated violinists and composers on the international scene.
I know very well what its like. When I was young, we had to scramble to find some teachers for me. I was very challenged, but my family was very resourceful. What a tragedy that would have been for me had I not continued on.
OConnor, who will attend the second annual OConnor Method Summer Camp here, says that he devised the teaching approach that bears his name in part to circumvent this kind of attrition.
The thing we do not want to do is teach a 5-year-old for two years, it not turn out very well and they quit. Once a student is a teenager and they can easily make some of their own musical choices, thats a different story.
My method is really about getting a firm foundation in playing this beautiful instrument the biggest reason I created this method. Too many thousands of young people were quitting in droves, leaving them and their parents unhappy.
Directed by Pamela Wiley, OConnor Method Camp Charleston runs Monday through Friday at the Unitarian Church downtown, with headquarters at the Mills House. OConnor will perform 6-8:30 p.m. Friday at Charleston Day School, with the event to be followed by a meet-and-greet 9-10:30 p.m. in Gage Hall.
The American System
Performer, composer, teacher and recording artist, OConnor has a career and repertoire spanning classical, jazz, bluegrass and other musical forms. As a youth, the Seattle native won national string instrument championships on the mandolin and guitar as well as the violin, and as a teenager he toured with such legends as French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Above all, he considers himself and his method to be grounded in, and informed by, the American Music System.
The method is largely drawn from my own education, says OConnor, who has been producing camps for 20 years. I thought in terms of two general descriptions: the actual method, which is (laid out) in the series of books we have published, and another body of source material that I often refer to as the American System, which is what I came out of.
It is a form of learning music that really can only happen, historically, in the U.S. There were several different traditions involved in learning American music, and the American System has supplied us with some of our greatest musicians from Louis Armstrong to Vassar Clements. The list is endless. Its an incredible system.
OConnor, having tapped into that larger tradition and refined it, says that the commonly used terms American Music System and American Music Movement are not exactly interchangeable.
Academically its a system, emotionally its a movement. Its a movement involving our history, our environment. Its whats happening on the ground, and its moving at a rapid pace, especially in string playing in the academic setting. There had been almost no movement in jazz strings and bluegrass strings and other kinds of traditional music until recently.
OConnor says his method approaches teaching in a more holistic way, and that embracing the symphonic orchestra is a central part of it. Orchestral music offers a firm foundation from which to learn and to appreciate different styles and different tempos.
I believe in orchestra. I believe in ensembles. I believe in many, many string instruments playing together. But these are things that are nonexistent in bluegrass music, for example. The method itself is very inclusive, and of the American environment.
And in the American environment is orchestra. We brought it here in the 1840s, and this is a part of our culture, too. American composers composing for orchestra, especially people like George Gershwin and Aaron Copland, are also a part of our culture.
Wiley, re-energized as a fiddler and teacher after contemplating retirement six years ago, heartily concurs.
The OConnor method makes American music primary, not supplemental, something on which you can build your technique in classical music, blues, jazz or what have you, says the Jacksonboro resident, who commutes each day from her home to her teaching post at Charlestons Hungry Monk Music. It lays the foundation for all those styles.
Teaching teachers
For OConnor, one of the most rewarding facets of the Charleston camp, his first employing the OConnor method, is having it spring up with his director of education and teacher trainer at the helm.
Its fitting because Pam Wiley is such a great leader who sets a great example for future teacher trainers and future camp directors. Several teachers attending the camp are also interested in starting their own OConnor Method Camp within the next year.
It was part of the plan to have camps emerge as part of a sequence: introducing the method, having teachers trained, and having it be taught in studios and in schools, and then have summer camps. The trajectory was in place from the beginning.
The goal, especially in an era of decreased financial support for (and emphasis on) the arts, is to replace the network of support and direction that once was commonplace.
Whats been happening in the American system is that in the past, everybody had their teachers and family and a community that supported music. But we are in a different era now and we do not get those opportunities.
A lot of string playing and string students fall between the cracks, and what I wanted to do was put a methodology together that featured our very best material, material Ive been thinking about for decades. Then to weed through that and get the very best material in a sequence that mattered, that will connect the right dots and not repeat the technical issues youre already learned.
That material, the core of Western classical violin training, is built on the work of giants Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, et al. and this material is itself a huge part of his method, says OConnor.
In the last 10 years, Ive really honed in on the material and methodology.
Reach Bill Thompson at 937-5707.
Mark OConnor instructs a group of Charleston students at last years OConnor Method Camp here. The Charleston camp, which starts its second run Monday, is the first to employ OConnors teaching method.×
Internationally known violinist Mark OConnor will be in Charleston on Friday to perform a concert as part of the conclusion to the summer camp that bears his name.×


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LOCKPORT – A Level 1 sex offender who allegedly left the state without permission pleaded not guilty to a two-count felony indictment in Niagara County Court Thursday.
Derrick J. Houser, 26, whose last registered address was on Cedar Avenue in Niagara Falls, is charged with failure to report a change of address and failure to disclose all his Internet identifiers. Both are required under New York's Sex Offender Registration Act, Assistant District Attorney Robert A. Zucco said.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Assembly could make history this week as a special committee considers whether an embattled colleague who's been arrested twice, hospitalized for a mental evaluation and banished from the legislative building is fit to serve in the Legislature. The saga of Steven Brooks is one of several weighty topics lawmakers will confront when the eighth week of the legislative session begins Monday.
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With RH shots we can at least put someone there for the option. I'm not trying to say one of these young guys or Brunner is the next Shanny or Hull. However, even having the option of the one timer presents a facet to the offense that has been lacking. It's one more thing that opposing defenses are going to have to worry about. Who knows, having RH on the off wing also can send it the other way for an LH one timer. Maybe Nyquist or Brunner will flourish there. In any case, it's a step up from the overall look the PP had last year.
Minus Lidstrom, plus Brunner/Sammy.
Sorry, not sold. At all.


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The big sloppy bag look is not my style, so I was hesitant to try this tote but the reviews sold me. It just arrived and I can see this will be my new...Read complete review
The big sloppy bag look is not my style, so I was hesitant to try this tote but the reviews sold me. It just arrived and I can see this will be my new favorite. Very roomy yet it's well-tailored and I have no problem with the strap length; it enables you to hold it close to the body without that bulky crossbody big bag look. The side pockets are beautifully proportioned for my purposes (iPhone, water bottle, slender folding umbrella) and the interior space is ample. I usually don't choose bags that don't zip across the top (security concerns) but the quality magnet along with the bag's thin silhouette alleviate my concerns. And I was worried the lizard/smooth leather contrast in the trims would be too bold, but not at all. This is a gorgeous tote and well worth the sale price!
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I have wanted this bag for a long time - purple is my favorite color and I wanted the "grape" bag. I was a bit disappointed when the bag arrived and it was actually two-tone. The main part of the bag was a plum color and the trim/straps are darker - they look almost blue against the plum. I would have liked the bag to be all one color. I do agree with the other reviewers about the length of the strap. They are too short, and personally, I would have liked it to be larger overall to be called a tote. It is a beautiful bag, but more purse-size for me.
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Dahlia101
from San Francisco, CA
I have this bag in purple and absolutely love it! I receive complements on it very often.It holds even more than you would think. Unlike the other reviewers, the handle length is perfect for me. It fits nicely over my shoulder and I can also carry it with my arm down without it reaching the floor.Love it!
Perfect for me!
By MPGballet
from Las Vegas, NV
I use this bag as my carry-all. I always have my planner, wallet, sunglasses, and phone it it, but often I'm carrying multiple dance shoes, a change of clothes, a book to read, and an iPad all at once, and it all fits, and I can find it all, and I don't look like a pack mule. I love the front zipper pockets and the outside open pockets -- good water bottle placement, as well as quick access to things short term. The phone pocket inside fits my iPhone 5 in its case very nicely, and is easy to get out whether or not I'm holding the bag. This was exactly what I was looking for, a marriage of function and style. At the sale price it was in my affordable range, so, totally the perfect bag for me!
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By JudyE
from Chicago, IL
This bag is slightly smaller than the bag it's replacing, but with the structuring I can still fit everything including iPad or 13" laptop. I like the shorter strap. It lets you carry the bag securely on your shoulder for public transit but still able to reach for Kindle or phone. My only complaint is the visible silver zippers - the bag would look much classier if they were under a placket.
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By kb74
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It's stylish and roomy enough to carry my MacBook Air, notebook, pens, a scarf, a cardigan... seriously, everything I need in the office. So glad I picked this up.
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By julielw
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I'd been eyeing this bag for a few months, and then saw a promotion and jumped at the chance to buy it.It's a great bag: roomy, structured enough, comfortable to carry, very nice-looking, and with plenty of pockets etc. to help keep you organized.To make it completely PERFECT: how about increasing the strap length by about 1 inch? Also, I'd be thrilled if you added a center zippered pocket to "divide" the bag into two sections. And finally, how about offering it in more colors? Celadon green, teal, red, or (my favorite) olive green?I would definitely buy another.
Good quality, great color
By Commom
from Asheboro, NC
I ordered this bag in the purple and I love it! The only complaint I have is that the strap is just a little too short. If the straps were just a little longer, it would be perfect!The quality and color of the leather are great, and it is very roomy!
Great bag
By Colleen
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I recently purchased this bag and I LOVE IT!! Of course, I knew that I would. I have purchased multiple products from Levenger and not one has been a disappointment.This bag is roomy, organized and comfortable to carry. I have used it non-stop since receiving it and I have no doubt that it will be with me for many years.Thank you for your continued craftsmanship.
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By Caterina
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I purchased this in black. It is a nice looking bag, and the leather is of good quality. However, like another reviewer, I am disappointed because the straps are too short, and I cannot keep it on my shoulder. If I was able to, I would return this bag as it was somewhat of an investment in what I hoped would be my daily "go to" bag. Currently, I only use it on occasion.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Sandra Mathias had heard Friday afternoon that someone had been killed in a 40-car pileup on Interstate 80, as a snowstorm swept through the Sierra.
Mathias had also wondered why she hadn't yet heard from her father, a Lake of the Pines resident who had made a trip to a veterans hospital in Reno to have his hearing aids checked.
But early Friday evening, just after watching news of the massive crash on TV, a sheriff's deputy knocked on her mother's door to share word that her dad, Doug Swasey, had died in the crash.
"He was always helping other people," said Sandra Mathias.
And apparently, according to the latest reports from the California Highway Patrol, Doug Swasey was trying to help other people when he died Friday.
"There were some reports that he was putting chains on his truck, but that's not true at all," said Swasey's son, Mark, noting his father's truck had been badly damaged from the accident, but the driver's cab was intact.
"He had survived the wreck and he had gotten out to help someone in another car that had gone under a semi. That's when the chain reaction was
happening, unbeknownst to him, and he got hit by somebody. That's the most up-to-date report we've gotten. We don't know for sure what happened, but it's just like him to be helping somebody else."
Family members say Doug Swasey, 68, was a loving man whose two passions in life were his family and making sure he didn't miss a grandson's ballgame or any other event in their lives. He and Kay, his wife of 46 years, moved just a few miles south from their Lime Kiln Road home, where they lived for more than 20 years, to Lake of the Pines in order to be closer to family.
"He was a business owner here for 46 years," said Mark Swasey, who operates MTS Supply, a wholesale warehouse in Grass Valley. "He was well known - just a great guy with huge heart."
He had owned several businesses in western Nevada County, including Swasey's Hair Center on Brunswick Road in Grass Valley for more than 20 years. He also had owned Hair Unlimited on Joerschke Drive and an RV rental company.
Trish Duncan said Swasey had been her hairdresser for
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"It's just so sad," she said. "He was the kindest and sweetest man. He'll be greatly missed. He loved what he did, he loved his family."
Mark said when he was a teenager, his father looked for ways to connect with him, which resulted in father and son both becoming Denver Broncos football fans and a pair of bicycle rides from Washington, D.C., back to Nevada County.
The first ride took the duo 32 days to complete in 1985 and they apparently enjoyed it so much that they embarked on another one two years later. Mark said they actually carried a proclamation from President Reagan, acknowledging the bicentennial of the United States Constitution, all the way across the country and presented it to the community at the Constitution Day parade
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"It was just a wonderful experience," Mark said. "It was a very thoughtful and strategic move my dad made to have that kind of quality father-son time together."
Born in Murray, Utah, Doug Swasey moved to Nevada County after serving the country as a member of the Air Force, backing bombers into place after a mission while stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and in Georgia from 1961-65.
He and Kay enjoyed spending time with their family and Doug took particular interest in attending as many of his grandchildren's school events as he could, said their son-in-law Jim Mathias. This past football season he traveled to every game of the Sierra College Wolverines, which his grandson and former Bear River standout Tanner Mathias quarterbacked.
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ALBANY – Many New Yorkers apparently don't agree with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's "progressive" agenda, according to a poll released Wednesday that showed his job approval rating has fallen, hitting its lowest level since the early weeks after he took office in 2011.
Those who say Cuomo is doing a good job as governor dropped to 59 percent, down from his high of 74 percent a month ago, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. Twenty-eight percent of respondents disapprove of the way he is doing his job, up from 13 percent in the previous poll.
Quinnipiac pollsters put the blame on Cuomo's push for the stronger gun-control law that the State Legislature passed earlier this month.
The poll also came after Cuomo signaled in his State of the State address that he was going to use the 2013 legislative session to press for a more left-leaning agenda, including taxpayer financing of elections, relaxation of marijuana-possession laws, a hike in the minimum wage and stronger abortion-access laws.
Cuomo's support fell to just 51 percent among upstate residents, the poll found. He did best among the wealthy, the older and New York City residents.
His job approval ratings had remained above 70 percent during the past two years, through his push to legalize gay marriage and breaking his campaign vow not to raise taxes.
This recent dip was notable because now only 44 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance. A month ago, 68 percent of GOP voters said he was doing a good job.
But the Democratic governor's support also fell among Democratic voters and independent voters, with 54 percent of independents approving of his handling of his office, down 20 points from a month ago.
The poll found 50 percent of voters who live in households with guns approve of his job performance, compared with 68 percent of voters in households without guns.
While 34 percent of New Yorkers say the new gun-control law goes too far in restricting ownership rights, 59 percent of Republicans say it is too restrictive. Twelve percent of Democrats said it went too far, compared with 44 percent of independents.
Overall, 30 percent of all voters polled said the new gun law does not go far enough to improve public safety, while 30 percent said its restrictions are about right.
The poll did not ask about some of Cuomo's other potentially controversial proposals.
On the gun issue, 51 percent of upstate residents polled said the new law goes too far in restricting ownership of guns, compared with 19 percent of New York City residents. Forty-eight percent said stricter gun ownership laws will reduce school violence; 40 percent said armed guards are the solution.
Quinnipiac pollsters put a positive spin on the decline in the governor's approval rating. "With approval ratings that consistently topped 70 percent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the political capital to spend when he set out to pass the toughest gun-control laws in the nation," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "It is possible that the gun law cost him some of that political capital, but a 2-1 job approval rating still makes him the envy of most governors."
Carroll said Quinnipiac will release an additional poll today on New Yorkers' attitudes on a number of policy areas besides gun control.
Cuomo blamed his ratings drop entirely on the gun law that he pushed through two weeks ago and that was passed without the usual three-day bill "aging" process to let the public get an understanding of its provisions before the Legislature voted.
"Not at all," Cuomo said when asked if he was surprised by the sharp drop in his poll standings.
"I understand the political sensitivity of this issue," he said of the gun law, which he called "one of the greatest accomplishments" in his two years in office.
But he suggested his numbers will go back up when people learn more about the law. "The more they hear about the law, the better they're going to feel," he said of its critics.
The poll, taken Jan. 23-28, questioned 1,127 registered voters and has a 2.9 percent margin of error.
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Elastodynamic Response of Thin Circular Cylindrical Shells to Grinding Loads
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Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2011-12-22
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Faculty: Automaatio-, kone- ja materiaalitekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Automation, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Department: Konstruktiotekniikan laitos – Department of Mechanics and Design
This thesis concentrates on mathematical modelling of a grinding system consisting of a grinding machine-tool and a thin-walled roll as a work piece. In this system the roll is subjected to process, grinding forces produced by the contact between the tool and the work piece. The model is presented in two versions. In the first the roll is modelled as a shell by utilizing Love's equations, in the other one the roll is modelled as an Euler-Bernoulli beam. The mathematical representation of the system is based on principles of mechanics of continuum and cutting mechanics, which is expressed by a set of delay differential equations. These governing equations are solved numerically and the response is analyzed in time domain. First, the response is studied in the contact area, then the response is investigated along the whole span of the roll. The analysis is extended by a case, where the roll is supported by an additional support. The dynamic behaviour of the system is evaluated and the models based on two different theories are compared. Finally, technical recommendations that should lead to an improved dynamic performance of the studied system are addressed to industry.
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When people think of the struggles for businesses dealing with government overregulation, they probably have in mind a firm housed in a tall building with lots of people in suits making the big decisions.
But it turns out people whose livelihood depends on Mother Earth deal with the same problems of overregulation.
When state Agriculture Secretary George Greig spoke at a legislative breakfast recently, he said government regulation is the number-one problem faced by Pennsylvania farmers.
He said it is an even bigger problem than input costs that most people would think are the biggest drag on farmers.
He spoke of regulations on everyone from noise and dust control to the application of pesticides.
Greig is a lifelong farmer, so he understands not only the need for some regulation, but the strangulation that comes with too much regulation.
Those regulations include policies added in as part of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, including a manure management manual.
Although the state did not previously have such a manual, it already had a conservation best practices lists that exceeds those of other states in the bay watershed.
The state has 200,000 acres of farmland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, or CREP. Greig wondered, rhetorically, how many acres were enrolled in neighboring states for the program, adding Maryland, "would have to annex Delaware to have that many acres enrolled."
Overregulation. A steeper price to do business than other states. It's not just what people in ties and suits deal with. Folks in blue jeans and flannel shirts deal with it, too. Unfortunately, government overregulation is everywhere.


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