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Children in the Lowcountry are learning the joys of giving early in their lives. Today we recognize a donation from the children at First (Scots) Presbyterian Kindergarten in the amount of $780.50, their highest total to date. We applaud their generosity, which can go a long way toward helping neighbors in need like Joslyn.
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To donate to the Good Cheer Fund, go to goodcheerfund.com. For more stories, go to postand courier.com/goodcheer.
Joslyn lives with her elderly parents and two aunts in a small house near Hampton Park. All of the elder generation have medical issues that Joslyn attends to daily. Caring for them has become her full-time job.
Because the entire household lives on a very limited fixed income, there is usually little to spare by the end of the month and generally not enough food to provide for everyone adequately.
Your generous donation can help a local agency provide Joslyn with food gift cards so she can offer her family a nutritious Christmas dinner to make the holidays a bit brighter.
Donations to The Post and Couriers Good Cheer Fund have helped the less fortunate in the Lowcountry since 1927. The six charitable organizations sharing the funds collected are Carolina Youth Development Center, Lowcountry Food Bank, Salvation Army, Star Gospel Mission, Association for the Blind and Coastal Catholic Charities. Every cent of the money raised goes directly to the agencies as there are no administrative costs involved.
Send tax-deductible contributions to the Good Cheer Fund, c/o The Post and Courier, 134 Columbus St., Charleston, SC 29403-4800. Donations also may be made in person or online at www.goodcheerfund.com.
To be listed in the paper by Christmas Day, contributions must be received in our office by 11 a.m. Monday.
For more information, call 937-4831.
The children at First (Scots) Presbyterian Kindergarten 780.50
Thanks to Tim, Beth, Patty, Eileen and Kevin McCrary from George 25.00
In honor of: Libby Conway, the best Momma/Mama. Love, Ruthie, David, Cord and Cate 50.00
In honor of my husband, Col. F. Nick Wackym who has been my familys salvation this tragic year from Linda 100.00
In honor of our grandchildren: Skylar, Michael J., Parker, Hailey, Jacob, Zolten, Cody, Tyler, Savannah, Izabelle, Kammi, Mannat and Iaaisha 50.00
Employees at L-J Inc. 250.00
In joyful thanksgiving for our grandchildren: Michael Lawrence Runey V, Barry Bear High III, Mary Banks High and Anne Lewis High 100.00
In honor of Irene O. Rosenthall 100.00
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Hahn 50.00
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Moore 50.00
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Curry 50.00
In honor of our grandchildren: Stephen, Evan, Shelby, Ansely, Kayla and Watts 50.00
H. C. Burn 150.00
Ann, George and Azalie McCrary, Annette Odom, Al, Annie, Bert, Gene and Jackie Gould 25.00
Julius H. Mappus, husband and father 100.00
Jennifer Lauren Petit, Daddy, Mammy and Pappy 100.00
My father Edward B. Hanahan 200.00
Our grandfather Oliver M. Rutledge 200.00
Mama Net with love from Brooks and Maggie 100.00
Janett Harken. Love, Harry 50.00
John C. Conway. Love, Sam 50.00
Henry B. Smythe, our Grandfather. Love, Cord and Cate 50.00
Tigger Smythe, our Dandy. Love, Cord and Cate 50.00
My best little buddy, Carlton. Love, Cord 25.00
Dr. Raoul B. Conway, forever Peter Pan. Love, your sis Tink/Wendy 25.00
Dr. Raoul B. Conway 25.00
Rosemary and Charles Rowland. Love, Ruthie 25.00
Philip and Elizabeth Lawler 25.00
Our brother and uncle, Guy Smythe 25.00
Joan Clarey and Bob McDowell from Ronnie and Patsy Banks 200.00
Otto and Kathryn Strock 100.00
Walter L. Moring 25.00
John W. Sandefur 50.00
Charles W. Sandefur Sr. 50.00
Melissa Conroy Dunn 50.00
Jane White, John White, Nancy White, Jonathan Greer and Ryan Campbell 100.00
Stewart Poulnot, John Kennedy, Butch Matz, Donna Smith and Kate Waring 100.00
Betty and Don Buhrmaster 100.00
Aileen Meetze 100.00
Bama and Grandaddy from Barbara, Morgan, Fran, Sallie, Hattie, Liza, Archie, Ashley, Bissell, Thomas, McLaine, Annie, Michael, Baker, Rob, James, Locke and Cordes 200.00
RoJo from Petrel Crew 200.00
Anne, Tina and Beth from Dick and Mary 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Conlon and Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Bischoff from Dick and Mary 100.00
Ralph Renken and our wonderful son Matthew, both gone too soon. Love, Linda 200.00
Our mother Matteline Moulds Halley, brothers Jr. and Ernie, sisters-in-law Debbie and Allison, our cousin Matthew Middour and niece Cassandra McClain 50.00
Jimmy and Maude Hall 100.00
Jack and Odeline Young 100.00
Fred Snelling 100.00
Mr. Wilkie 100.00
Shorty Crane 100.00
James Preister 100.00
Marion, Bill and Tina Spell 150.00
Marian Birlant Slotin, George and Lyl Birlant, Alex and Birdie Slotin, Robert Ashton and Gertude Schlosser 118.00
Our daughter Ashley Martin 50.00
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News about Zoning, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 8, 2016
Justice Dept investigates violation of federal religious land-use laws in Bensalem, Pa, after Bensalem Township zoning hearing board repeatedly denied Muslim congregation's application to build mosque in area despite approving other religious construction projects; suspected discrimination against Muslim community is compounded by political environment that has persecuted group. MORE
Jul. 26, 2016
David Dunlap Building Blocks column looks at factors, including construction of 40-story Equitable Building in Lower Manhattan, that drove creation of 1916 Zoning Resolution, United States first zoning code. MORE
Jun. 13, 2016
New York City Education Dept, in effort to balance school attendance, is mulling complicated proposal to move public schools and students on Upper West Side; plan, which would essentially rezone schools in neighborhood, is dividing neighbors. MORE
May. 26, 2016
New York City Buildings Dept orders DDG Partners to halt construction on luxury condominium tower on Upper East Side; stop-work order says developer has improperly created four-foot-wide lot to skirt zoning regulations and build taller structure than cited in plans. MORE
Apr. 23, 2016
Editorial supports Mayor Bill de Blasio's rezoning plan for East New York, Brooklyn, and applauds Councilman Rafael Espinal for his courage in backing it; holds neighborhood will be better off with strict zoning plan mandating affordable housing and programs to protect tenants from greedy landlords. MORE
Apr. 4, 2016
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column cites New York City's push toward loosening of building restrictions, combined with inclusion of affordable housing in new developments, as promising solution that could help make cities more accessible to all socioeconomic classes. MORE
Jan. 6, 2016
New York City Education Dept approves plan to rezone two Brooklyn schools, shifting Dumbo neighborhood from zone that serves Brooklyn Heights to one that serves Vinegar Hill; plan, which aims to alleviate crowding at mostly white elementary school, has raised complicated issues of gentrification, class and race. MORE
Dec. 17, 2015
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio administration officials defend his affordable housing plan at zoning hearing convened by New York City Planning Commission. MORE
Nov. 28, 2015
Editorial describes scene at community board meeting in East Harlem about rezoning plans proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, aimed at preserving affordable housing, where skepticism among renters was rampant; suggests meeting was emblematic of feelings of many city residents to plans; urges de Blasio to do more to reassure voters plans will be as effective as he claims. MORE
Nov. 24, 2015
New York City Education Dept says students receiving free or reduced-price lunches at Public School 307 in Brooklyn will be given admissions priority for half of seats in each class at school; announcement comes in response to concerns that plan to redraw two Brooklyn school zones would would push out poor students at school in favor of affluent white children. MORE
Nov. 21, 2015
New York City Education Dept announces seven schools will be allowed to reserve slots for low-income children or children from non-English speaking families, part of effort to address segregation in city schools; six of seven schools are unzoned and all of schools are elementary schools. MORE
Nov. 19, 2015
New York City Education Dept is dropping proposal to rezone several elementary schools on Upper West Side; proposal was met with outrage by parents, as it would have shifted many families from zone of high-performing school with predominantly white student population to school with mostly black and Hispanic demographic that was categorized 'persistently dangerous' for 2015 school year. MORE
Nov. 15, 2015
Real Estate Q&A answers questions from across New York on whether a co-op doorman should attempt to mediate a verbal dispute between residents, how to determine if one's residential street is also zoned for business, and legality of building cabana in private backyard of co-op unit. MORE
Oct. 5, 2015
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio visits St Rita's Roman Catholic Church in East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn to promote rezoning and development plan that would bring classrooms, parks, bike lanes and low-cost housing to area; residents, suspicious of gentrification sweeping other areas of Brooklyn, have regarded plan warily. MORE
Sep. 23, 2015
Plan to rezone area around two Brooklyn schools, moving students from mostly white PS 8 in Brookyn Heights to mostly black PS 307 nearby to relieve overcrowding, has drawn opposition from both communities; situation points to effects of gentrification on area and difficulty of integrating a single school in New York City which, despite its diversity, has a largely segregated school system. MORE
Sep. 22, 2015
Zoning rules proposed by de Blasio administration would require developers building in certain areas of New York City to set aside 25 percent of units for affordable housing; requirement, known as mandatory inclusionary housing, would first apply to East New York, Brooklyn, and is part of mayor's goal to create 80,000 affordable units by 2024. MORE
Sep. 8, 2015
The Appraisal column; many New York City property owners, who were given lucrative zoning variances in exchange for creating public spaces in buildings, have since closed or curtailed use of areas; notes Department of City Planning, which regulates privately owned public spaces, is often unaware of use violations. MORE
Jul. 8, 2015
Katonah, NY, small town in Westchester County, adopts zoning change limiting new retail stores to 4,000 square feet, effectively blocking plans by CVS Health to open larger outlet. MORE
Jul. 4, 2015
Many residents and business owners in hamlet of Katonah, NY, are opposing plans for large CVS Health store, fearing its arrival will force closing of Katonah's one independent drug store and local shops selling many of the items CVS would offer; opponents have collected petition signatures and local Town Board may vote on zoning amendment that would reduce scale of any new stores in downtown area. MORE
Aug. 4, 2014
Boom in barn weddings in rural areas across the country is pitting owners who say they need the revenue against neighbors who worry about noisy intrusions on rural life; grooms and brides say barns are part of cultural shift away from traditional weddings; some small towns with ambiguous zoning laws have been forced to examine their regulations to figure out whether renting barns for weddings is legal. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Bertram Dahl, self-described high priest of Paganism, is at odds with officials in Beebe, Ark, over opening a Pagan temple next to his house; says he is being discriminated against, but officials say dispute is simply over zoning regulations. MORE
Jun. 11, 2014
Editorial praises New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for reviving Michael Bloomberg's rezoning plan for East Midtown with a wiser approach; warns trick will be to balance ambitious growth with sensible preservation to make sure transportation grid is strengthened for an influx of workers. MORE
Jun. 8, 2014
The Upshot; New York City's inclusionary zoning program allows developers to build larger buildings than otherwise permitted if they set aside 20 percent of units for affordable housing; Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to make program mandatory, but housing activist Nathan Newman warns that program is economically wasteful, suggesting that developers be allowed to put cash into fund for more effective affordable housing elsewhere. MORE
Apr. 26, 2014
New York City Council has been a reliable ally and cheerleader for Mayor Bill de Blasio's agenda during his first few months in office, but some cracks have begun to show; skirmish over Council's role in approving development projects that require changes in the city's zoning ordinances has caused Council to grapple with how close its working relationship should ultimately be with mayor. MORE
Dec. 16, 2013
Bloomberg administration is pursuing more than $12 billion worth of real estate projects in its waning days, in attempt to shore up Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's claim to having transformed face of New York City; diverse raft of projects epitomizes Bloomberg's focus on development, for which he has rezoned nearly 40 percent of the city during his 12-year tenure. MORE
Dec. 7, 2013
Federal judge rules that predominantly white village of Garden City, LI, intentionally discriminated against blacks and Hispanics when it enacted zoning change in 2004 favoring building of townhouses or single-family homes over modestly priced apartments. MORE
Dec. 3, 2013
Rep Darrell Issa proposes amending the 1910 Height of Buildings Act, which sharply limits height of buildings in Washington; defenders of law say it preserves unobstructed views of the capitol's historic architecture. MORE
Dec. 1, 2013
New zoning regulations will open Mexico's Guadalupe Valley to urban and suburban development, threatening character of rustic wine region; scientists say arid valley cannot sustain intensified development and many residents believe deal is part of familiar government corruption. MORE
Nov. 14, 2013
New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio pledges to work with City Council to rezone area around Grand Central Terminal after Bloomberg administration withdraws its plan for swath of Midtown glass towers that would dwarf Chrysler Building; proposed projects may still go forward, but de Blasio is said to want to review plans before proceeding. MORE
Nov. 13, 2013
Bloomberg administration is withdrawing proposal to rezone 73-block area in East Midtown Manhattan into district of sleek glass office towers, after facing City Council opposition; startling end-of-term setback for Bloomberg captures ascendency of a powerful liberal bloc in New York politics and demonstrates how swiftly Bloomberg's vision of corporate-friendly government has fallen out of favor. MORE
Nov. 11, 2013
Editorial contends New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to rezone 73 blocks in East Midtown needs work; suggests City Council either refashions proposal or rejects it to allow the next mayor's input; cites concerns about plan, including possible transit bottlenecks, air rights of buildings, proper vetting of public spaces, and preservation of existing neighborhood. MORE
Oct. 24, 2013
Zoning ordinance that effectively bans hydraulic fracturing in Dryden, NY, is being challenged in court, and lawsuit could decide future of oil and gas industry in state; ruling in case before New York State Court of Appeals could settle long-simmering issue of whether state's municipalities can ban controversial drilling method. MORE
Oct. 22, 2013
Bloomberg administration is scrambling to gather enough City Council votes to enact mayor's final plan for reshaping New York City skyline with new generation of ever-taller skyscrapers; proposal would rezone a 73-block area surrounding Grand Central Terminal and allow the kind of sleek skyscrapers the administration says are necessary for the city's premier office district to stay competitive with other world capitals. MORE
Oct. 1, 2013
Editorial commends New Jersey Supreme Court for rejecting Gov Chris Christie's effort to undermine its 30-year-old-ruling in the Mount Laurel fair housing case, which limits use of exclusionary zoning to prevent construction of affordable housing; notes ruling has encouraged the construction of tens of thousands of homes for low- and moderate-income working families. MORE
Aug. 30, 2013
Op-Ed article by Prof Kenneth T Jackson warns New York City is in danger of losing its status as financial, cultural, media, retailing and fashion capital of the world because of local attitude that prefers preservation over development; contends those who oppose rezoning changes like the East Midtown plan do not understand that they are compromising the future of the city. MORE
Feb. 11, 2013
Editorial raises concerns about new redevelopment plan for office buildings issued by New York City for East Midtown; praises Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his planners for making promising start, but warns that it should not be rushed and city must take time to get zoning changes right. MORE
Jan. 29, 2013
Editorial calls on New Jersey Supreme Court to reaffirm its 1983 ruling in Mount Laurel fair-housing case when it hears cases two cases brought before court by Gov Chris Christie and some wealthy communities; observes that 1983 decision greatly influenced fair-housing policy across nation by holding that municipalities had obligation through zoning to help meet their region's need for affordable housing. MORE
Nov. 29, 2012
Park Slope Community Education Council approves elementary school rezoning proposal designed to relieve overcrowding in neighborhood's well-regarded public schools; council members call measure an imperfect but necessary solution. MORE
Nov. 26, 2012
New York City Council panel will consider new zoning regulations that will reduce how many parking spaces must be built with new residential developments in Downtown Brooklyn, which has many public transportation options; new zoning will allow developers who already have excess parking to reclaim unneeded space for other uses. MORE
Oct. 18, 2012
New York City Education Department proposes new boundaries for some of Brooklyn's most-sought-after elementary school zones, all in and near Park Slope, drawing anxious parents to an auditorium to see the redrawn map for the first time. MORE
Oct. 16, 2012
Proposals to shuffle or eliminate zone lines in Washington Heights section of Manhattan and in Park Slope, Brooklyn are raising alarms among parents and real estate brokers; zoning, which can inflate property values on certain blocks, also determines where children attend school. MORE
Oct. 7, 2012
New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's administration officials say district around Grand Central Terminal needs new zoning laws allowing for taller towers; proposal has stirred criticism from some urban planners, community boards, and City Council members, who contend that Bloomberg is acting hastily. MORE
Aug. 31, 2012
Justice Louis B York of State Supreme Court in Manhattan rules that a 2001 New York City law was unconstitutional in seeking to reduce the number of stores and clubs that offer a mix of sexual content and other materials in neighborhoods where X-rated establishments are banned; ruling questions whether city's real intent is to regulate the content of expression, a violation of rights to freedom of free speech. MORE
Jun. 29, 2012
New York City Council approves a zoning change meant to stop the proliferation of impersonal bank branches and other large storefronts along the major commercial avenues of Manhattan's Upper West Side; new rules limit the widths of new storefronts on Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues to 40 feet, and 25 feet for banks. MORE
May. 14, 2012
Chain-store opponents in Vermont, who have fought successfully against brands like Target and Wal-Mart, are turning their attention to chain dollar stores, smaller discount retailers that have thrived in the state during the recession; chain dollar stores have so far successfully skirted Vermont's famously strict land-use laws, which has caught their opponents off guard. MORE
Apr. 27, 2012
New York City Council is expected to vote to update zoning regulations to catch up with the Bloomberg administration's environmental image and make it easier for builders to increase structures' energy efficiency and put gardens on rooftops; zoning changes would affect building types as varied as office towers, warehouses and apartment buildings. MORE
Apr. 26, 2012
Queens may see changes to its skyline if New York City Council approves amendment to zoning rules that would allow the installation of rooftop signs, large enough to be seen from Manhattan, on non-residential buildings. MORE
Feb. 3, 2012
New York City planning officials propose an amendment to the zoning laws for Manhattan's Upper West Side that would limit the ground-floor width of new stores to 40 feet on certain streets, and 25 feet for banks; intention is to slow the proliferation of large chain stores and preserve the neighborhood's commercial character and vibrant street life; supporters hope the plan could serve as a blueprint for other neighborhoods fighting to maintain space for small stores and local shopkeepers. MORE
Oct. 20, 2011
Op-Ed article by Jerold S Kayden, professor of urban planning and design, holds Occupy Wall Street protests at Zuccotti Park have highlighted the inadequacy of New York City laws regarding privately owned public spaces; says absence of anything specific in zoning text, along with almost no monitoring of owner conduct, has benefited self-interested management. MORE
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Rezoning Plan for Manhattan Elementary School Draws Anger From All Sides
New York City is trying to change school zone lines on the Upper West Side, but after countless meetings addressing the proposals, a consensus has not been reached.
September 30, 2016, Friday
'The Market Is Saturated': Brooklyn's Rental Boom May Turn Into a Glut
With 19 residential towers under construction or recently finished in just one section of the borough, developers worry about oversupply.
August 30, 2016, Tuesday
MORE ON ZONING AND: Renting and Leasing (Real Estate) , Real Estate and Housing (Residential) , Affordable Housing , Zoning , Brooklyn (NYC)
Underground and Over the Top in the Hamptons
Finished basements have been a cost-effective way to increase living space, but builders in the Hamptons say restrictions have accelerated the trend.
August 28, 2016, Sunday
MORE ON ZONING AND: Real Estate and Housing (Residential) , Hamptons (NY) , Basements and Cellars , Restoration and Renovation , Spas , Exercise , Zoning
The Heavy Cost of Zoning
A signature achievement became a powerful exclusionary tool, a land use expert says.
August 12, 2016, Friday
MORE ON ZONING AND: Land Use Policies , Zoning , Suburbs , New York City
Owners of Grand Central Drop Lawsuit, Clearing Way for a 1,401-Foot-Tall Skyscraper
The withdrawal of the suit, which accused a developer of denying the terminal owners their air rights, removed the last legal hurdle to construction of an office tower known as 1 Vanderbilt.
August 11, 2016, Thursday
Great Wine Is Not Enough on the North Fork
A small family winery runs afoul of zoning rules, and apparently compromise is not an option.
August 10, 2016, Wednesday
MORE ON ZONING AND: Southold Farm & Cellar (Southold, NY) , Wines , Agriculture and Farming , Zoning , Land Use Policies , State Liquor Authority , Southold (NY) , Meador, Carey (1979- ) , Meador, Regan (1979- )
Township Saw a Zoning Issue. The Justice Dept. Saw Religious Discrimination.
As anti-Islamic rhetoric and discrimination surge, the federal government is emerging as a bulwark in defense of embattled American Muslims.
August 8, 2016, Monday
MORE ON ZONING AND: Muslim Americans , Mosques , Discrimination , Zoning , Justice Department , Pennsylvania , Land Use Policies
In Gowanus, a People's Housing Plan to Challenge the Mayor's
This Brooklyn neighborhood is joining East Harlem and six other districts that Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration will try to rezone to accommodate more housing.
August 2, 2016, Tuesday
Zoning Arrived 100 Years Ago. It Changed New York City Forever.
The 1916 Zoning Resolution was responsible for the reduction in population density of Manhattan, as well as curtailing sidewalk, subway and traffic congestion.
July 26, 2016, Tuesday
After Iraq, Trying His Hand at a Project Closer to Home: Brooklyn
Tucker Reed, who worked on reconstruction projects in Iraq and since 2011 has been the president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, is stepping down.
July 11, 2016, Monday
40 Percent of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today
In Manhattan alone, roughly two out of every five buildings are taller, bulkier, bigger or more crowded than current zoning allows. And often that can actually be a good thing.
Which Buildings in Manhattan Couldn't Be Built Again Today?
Over the last century, changes in zoning have created a unique predicament for nearly 40 percent of buildings in Manhattan. Find out which of Manhattan's 43,000 buildings defy their zoning restrictions.
Hollywood's Small-Town Charm Meets Mini-City Planning
A rezoning plan that would turn parts of Hollywood into a mini-city has won the support of key Los Angeles officials and set off a storm of opposition from residents.
A Rogue Homeless Shelter
Dan de Vaul houses dozens of homeless men and women on his ranch in central California, but neighbors and the authorities take issue.
Portrait of a Vermont Town
Hoping to avoid conflict that often stymies planning, officials in Starksboro, Vt., are asking Middlebury College students to help steer new development.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
A group of American revolutionaries stationed on a small Charleston island on June 28, 1776 made that day special by preventing the capture of Charleston from a fleet of British Navy ships.
A group of children, parents and Fort Moultrie re-enactors made June 28, 2013 special too, as Sullivan's Island celebrated Carolina Day and the efforts of those soldiers 237 years ago.
"Remember, a good soldier can fire three times in a minute," a demonstrator in Revolutionary War style attire told about a dozen children. They held wooden toy guns and followed instructions on how to fire a musket.
The American revolutionaries from hundreds of years ago were led by Cols. William Moultrie, the island's namesake, and William Thomson. When they managed to hold off nine British ships from taking Charleston, it symbolized the first victory in America's fight for independence.
Fort Sumter National Monument hosted Carolina Day celebrations this past Friday afternoon, which included weapons demonstrations, medical programs and insight into camp life.
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Gibbes Museum of Art has partnered with Roper St. Francis to create a series of events – including conversations, panel discussions and workshops – that highlight the connection between art and healing. On Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., the museum will host a conversation and reception with USAF Surgeon Dr. Darrin Clouse, historian Dr. Walter Edgar and Gibbes Museum Curator of Exhibitions Pam Wall, moderated by Dr. Jeb Hallett, Roper St. Francis surgeon, around the Photography and the American Civil War exhibition. "We are honored to welcome this panel of experts to our ongoing Art of Healing series. The discussion will highlight the captivating connections between art, history and healing as seen through Photography and the American Civil War," says Gibbes Museum Executive Director, Angela Mack. The panelists will include:
An enthusiastic interpreter of South Carolina and Southern history, culture, and life, Dr. Walter B. Edgar does so in a public forum in his weekly radio series on South Carolina ETV Radio: Walter Edgar's Journal, and as a frequent speaker to many historical, civic and other organizations in South Carolina, across the United States, and abroad.
Dr. Darrin Clouse is consultant-emeritus to the USAF Surgeon General for vascular and endovascular surgery. He is professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the University of California, Davis in Sacramento, and is co-director for the David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC) Joint Heart, Lung and Vascular center, Travis AFB, Calif. Currently, he serves as the military program director and associate program director of the integrated vascular surgery residency and fellowship at UC Davis, DGMC, and VA Northern California. He has served two tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as the theater consultant for vascular surgery.
Pam Wall is the curator of exhibitions at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Prior to her tenure at the Gibbes, she worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Washington and Lee University and an M.A. in Art History from the University of South Carolina.
The panelists will discuss the exhibition Photography and the American Civil War and the evolving role of the camera in the nation's bloodiest war.
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quote: Oil is made up of Hydrogen and Carbon chains. Both also very abundant in our universe but that has nothing to do with how easily it's found on our planet. Using your logic, this means Oil is limitless, we just need to find a magic way to make it right?
quote: Hydrogen is NOT found naturally on our planet. It is too light so any free hydrogen tends to float into space. So the problem with Hydrogen is that you need to produce any that you require. There is no known easy way to produce Hydrogen except by using natural gas. But if you're going to use natural gas, why in the world wouldn't you burn that to begin with?
quote: The EV crowd and most scientists recognize that electricity is already a part of our lives. We've mastered producing electricity and as the years go by we're getting more efficient at producing it. Where I live, we're mostly powered by hydro-electric dams so in a sense, my Volt is powered by moving water. We're familiar with batteries as they power a lot of electronic gizmos and it isn't a hard shot to realize that they could power our cars too.
quote: Compare this to Hydrogen. Pure hydrogen is found nowhere in our day to day lives. I think the only place I've ever heard of it being used is if you're a welder. Hydrogen is common in water but I don't think anyone in their right mind believes that you can just pour water into your car and it will magically work right?
quote: Car companies promoting hydrogen for two reasons. They first want to pick an alternative technology so impractical that it completely kills the dream to go there. It's like your friend telling you, you need to climb Mount Everest before you can climb a small hill.
quote: Second the other dirty secret they never tell you is that hydrogen is produced by natural gas because trying to produce it with water is so inefficient, you're better off charging a battery. So your "hydrogen" car is actually a very overpriced "natural gas" car. This puts you back in the same boat as an oil car. So what was the point?


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TOWN OF NIAGARA – A hit and run crash was reported on Lockport Road Monday night but Niagara County sheriff's deputies aren't sure that the injured teen actually was struck.
There was no description of the vehicle or signs of a crash, sheriff's officials said.
Alex Barry, 17, of Garlow Road, who said he was hit by a car, remained hospitalized Tuesday in Erie County Medical Center. Information about his condition and extent of his injuries was not released.
Barry was found along the road, complaining of widespread pain, and said he was struck by a vehicle just before 9 p.m. in the 6300 block of Lockport Road, near Military Road, Undersheriff Michael Filicetti said.
"His story was very vague and at one point said he wasn't even sure he was hit by a vehicle. We are still trying to determine what happened," Filicetti said. "We found no evidence of a vehicle, no skid marks and no signs of a crash."
Because of Barry's report and signs of memory loss, protocol determined that he be taken by Mercy Flight to ECMC, the undersheriff said.
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when u put peanut butter on your naughty place an let ur dog lick it off.
Sally's hands were too cold to finger herself so she grabbed some skippy an her dog an gave herself the old peanut butter trick
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Chad, in the mood for a Peanut Butter Wonder, opened a jar of Jif, spread it all over his testes and had his two dogs lick it off while he jerked his wiener.
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Green Day took Broadway by storm with their hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT, which is more-or-less a stage adaption of their record-breaking album by the same title and also features select music from 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day b-sides, and the song "When It's Time." The musical tells the story of three disillusioned young American men who look for meaning in modern American life. With only a week until the show hits Houston stages, I chatted with Cason Higgins, who plays the adventurous drug dealer St. Jimmy, about the rock musical.
BWW: How did you first get involved in theatre?
Carson Higgins: When I was in elementary school, my fourth grade teacher actually told my mom that I was too energetic for the classroom [Laughs] and that I needed some sort of outlet. She recommended to my mom this children's theatre group in my town, and she said, "Maybe you should put him in the play. He seems to like to entertain everyone during my class, so why don't you put him somewhere he can do it and it's allowed." [Laughs] That's honestly where it all started for me.
BWW: When did you know you wanted to perform professionally?
Carson Higgins: I can't think of an exact moment, really. It's been the only thing I've ever really wanted since I can remember wanting anything. I guess when I was around 10 years old, my grandma took me to see THE LION KING, the Broadway show, and I already knew all the songs and everything. But, when I saw it on stage I thought, "Oh! People do this for real on stage?" [Laughs] That's kind of where that started for me. It's when I saw THE LION KING.
BWW: How did you come to be involved with the National Tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT?
Carson Higgins: I was on season 10 of American Idol. I got to about the top 50, and someone who I knew a little bit-they were like a family friend and a manager of actors-contacted me. He said, "Carson, I had no idea that you could sing. Why don't we meet up and talk?" So, I met up with this guy. I say "this guy," but he's someone I knew. He just started sending me out for stuff, and the first thing he sent me out for was the First National Tour of AMERICAN IDIOT. I went and auditioned and got to final callbacks. I'm from Los Angeles, and for the final callback, I had to fly to New York. It was very exciting, but I didn't get the part. I thought, "Oh well. It was cool just to get that far."
I went back to Los Angeles and was auditioning for things, and I did a couple of little things here and there. The office of AMERICAN IDIOT called me personally and just said, "Hey! You were in a small group of people that we really liked last time. You didn't quite get cast, be we really like you. Would you be willing to come back and try again?" I said, "Absolutely." So, I came back and did the whole process over again. Only this time I got the part.
BWW: How did you prepare for the character of St. Jimmy?
Carson Higgins: [Laughs] St. Jimmy is an interesting character to prepare for. [Laughs] I mean, if you were going to go full out in preparing for this guy, you might wind up dead because he's a lunatic. He's like a... God, how do you describe him? He's like part demon and part god of some kind. [Laughs] He's just a very rambunctious fellow. He also turns the lead character on to heroin, so if I were to start doing that I'd probably wind up in a big mess. So, for me, personally, I just kind of channeled my inner rock star and my inner lunatic and just tried to go out there and make my presence known the best I could.
BWW: What is your favorite aspect of AMERICAN IDIOT?
Carson Higgins: I think its originality is a big part of why myself and a lot of people like the show. It's definitely not your normal musical. I say "normal" loosely. Not many musicals are the same, but when you say, "I'm going to see a musical tonight," there's a connotation that you put on that. Maybe tap shoes and a lot of smiling, lovebirds, and stuff. [Laughs] This is a much more in-your-face, hard edged rock show that has a heart in the center of it. My favorite part is just how unlike any other show it is and how much it stands out in musical theatre as something very unique.
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The collaborators initially connected in 2011 when Gaga was performing at the Robin Hood Foundation charity gala and the duo will release their jazz album, Cheek to Cheek, on Sept. 23. Their first single, "Anything Goes," debuted Thursday. Listen below.
"When we were there, I sang a jazz song, 'Orange Colored Sky,' " she says. "Tony heard me sing it, and he asked to meet me after the show. And I said, 'Oh my gosh! Tony Bennett's here!' "
The classically-trained musician and one-time Tisch School of the Arts student says she was "so nervous" to meet the legend.
"I fixed my hair, and my mom was fixing her makeup, and then we went back to meet him," Gaga says. "He said, 'Do you want to do a jazz album together?' And I said, 'Yes, of course I do!' "
"How about that?" Bennett added with a chuckle.
Before recording their own album, Gaga and Bennett – both native New Yorkers – teamed up for "The Lady is a Tramp" on his 2011 album, Duets II.
But what can Little Monsters expect off the new record?
"I listened to the album: I was blown away, and I've known her for how long?" says longtime friend Lady Starlight. "People forget she's first and foremost a musician. She's so legit it's not even funny. It'll be nice to prove to people who don't believe that she can sing or are critical."
All it takes is a gander online to see the "Poker Face" singer and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" crooner keep in touch outside of the recording studio. Not only did Bennett invite her to lecture with him at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, he also drew one of her tattoos!
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Police were called to a home on Thursday afternoon after getting a call about shots being fired.
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Even with the 2,500th worker on board at GEICO's Amherst customer service center, the insurance giant is keeping the "Now Hiring" sign turned on.
"It ain't over yet, fellas. We're going on from here," said Warren E. Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns GEICO and The Buffalo News. "People go where they're welcome, and Western New York has its arms out."
GEICO still has room to expand at the $40 million customer service center it opened in the CrossPoint Business Park in Amherst in September 2005, but company executives declined to set a long-term growth target for the facility.
With 2,500 employees now on the books and room for as many as 3,800 workers at its 251,000-square-foot Amherst center, GEICO CEO Tony Nicely said the insurer, for now, is working toward hitting the 3,000 mark, which would match the insurer's employment at a customer service center it operates on Long Island.
GEICO executives also praised the local workforce for its productivity and dependability, and said those traits played a big role in the company's growth over the last 10 years.
"We have a lot of really outstanding people in Buffalo, but the good news is we are still hiring," said Richard Hoagland, GEICO's regional vice president in Buffalo.
GEICO, which received $100 million in Empire Zone tax breaks spread over 14 years as part of the incentive package that brought the service center to Amherst, reached its goal of hiring 2,500 workers two years ahead of schedule.
With its rapid growth in the Buffalo Niagara region, GEICO now plays a major role in the Buffalo Niagara economy, going from a company that had no presence here a decade ago to one that now ranks among the region's 25 largest employers. GEICO alone accounts for one of every 200 private-sector jobs in Erie and Niagara counties.
"It's great for Western New York," said Amherst Supervisor Barry A. Weinstein. "Western New York is a great place to live if you have a good job."
GEICO, which advertises that its associates receive starting salaries of more than $30,000 a year, also has become an important source of jobs for local college graduates, who often struggle to find employment here and move out of the area to find positions in their chosen field that also meet their pay demands.
And it was that pool of workers – and the reputation of local workers for working hard and being dependable – that helped attract GEICO to the region in the first place.
"It's the workforce," Nicely said. "We're fortunate to have numerous institutes of higher learning here, and they're all producing really great people. And people here value a job. They want to work hard. They want to be dependable. They want to show up. They want to service others. That's what you're looking for."
The GEICO Northeast Operations Center in Amherst handles sales, customer service and claims for New Jersey and New England. It also is one of three GEICO locations that sells other types of insurance to customers, including homeowners insurance.
A driving force behind GEICO's growth in Amherst has been the growth of the insurer's overall business. Buffett noted that GEICO was the nation's seventh-largest auto insurance company when Berkshire Hathaway acquired complete control of the insurer in 1996. It now is No. 3, behind State Farm and Allstate, but Nicely noted that its market share, at just under 10 percent, still leaves plenty of room for growth. GEICO is the largest auto insurer in New York, insuring 1.65 million families in the state, and close to 2.5 million vehicles, Nicely said.
Nicely said Buffalo News Publisher Emeritus Stanford Lipsey was a relentless advocate for Western New York as a site for a GEICO customer service center.
"He always told Warren and me that if you located anywhere, you ought to check out Western New York, but more specifically you ought to check out the greater Buffalo area because if you ever located here, you would never be sorry," Nicely said.
"It took a long time for us to need that growth and need that extra location. And when we were looking around, all over the place, Stan made sure we came here – and we came more than once to take a look at Western New York. Are we happy that he caused us to be here."
Buffett said the workers at the Amherst service center stand out.
"I, along with Stan, told Tony 10 years ago that if he would locate this service center in Buffalo that he would never regret it, that he would find wonderful people up here, that this would be one of the best performing centers measured by any metric we could come up with," Buffett said.
"Now you've made an honest man out of me," Buffett told several hundred GEICO's workers Wednesday. He said Nicely "was a believer then, but he's really become a believer as he's watched the development of this office over the 10 years."
GEICO began hiring locally in March 2004, pledging to have 650 employees by 2006 and 1,800 by 2012 – targets that the insurer easily surpassed.
"They could pick any region to locate these jobs," said Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy.
"It doesn't have to be in Amherst or Buffalo. It could be in any one of the other 49 states or different regions … They chose here because of the workforce. They put a stake down in the ground here that really made a huge difference."
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A 29-year-old West Side man pleaded guilty to a Black Rock home invasion, and two others who lied to a grand jury about his whereabouts at the time of the crime also admitted to perjury charges, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Rodney Curry, of Dewitt Street, faces 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree burglary. He is scheduled to be sentenced before Erie County Judge Sheila A. DiTullio on Dec. 10.
Police arrested Curry on Aug. 28, 2011, for the gunpoint burglary during which a woman and her two children were terrorized. Four intruders wearing bandannas broke into the home.
The victim caught a glimpse of Curry but not the others. No other arrests have been made. The victim knew Curry, and authorities do not believe Curry chose the home at random.
Cynthia Rashad, 42, who is Curry's aunt, and Kevin Mateo, 28, a friend, each told a grand jury that Curry was with them at the time of the home invasion.
An investigation that included collecting and analyzing cellphone records showed Rashad and Mateo had lied to the grand jury, said Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.
Sedita cited Buffalo Police Detective Margaret Dragone and Assistant District Attorney John Feroleto for foiling their "despicable plot to deceive the grand jury."
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While the Octet platform can enable fast titer measurements, Pfenex Expression Technology can help accelerate development of protein leads into clinical studies by assuring first time, significant production of virtually any aglycosylated protein in a scalable system within five weeks. Specific components of the platform were designed to ensure soluble and active expression through the avoidance of proteolytic clipping and post-translational modifications along with enhancements to solubility through protein-folding improvements.
The Pfenex Expression Technology platform has been constructed to assess the performance of thousands of host strain/plasmid combinations in parallel to rapidly identify production strains for proteins that cannot be expressed in any other system. Host strains include those with one or more deletions in protease genes, co-expression of folding modulator proteins, proteins involved in disulfide bond creation, along with combinations of these.
Genetic control elements on expression plasmids (promoters, ribosome binding sites, secretion leaders) have been combined to generate >100 off-the-shelf, unique, rapid cloning vectors, allowing control of protein expression and quality.
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Sriram Kumaraswamy, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is product manager at ForteBio. Jeff Allen, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is director of analytical biochemistry at Pfenex.
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LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Historical Society seeks volunteers to lead school and group tours through its five-building complex at 215 Niagara St.
Museum staff and veteran volunteers will train tour leaders, called docents. An application process and training program will be scheduled later this winter. Docents lead groups of 10 to 15 students or adults on tours lasting 60 to 90 minutes. Schedules vary and are flexible.
The museum buildings date from the 19th century and contain period rooms and exhibits relating the history of Native Americans, early settlers, the Erie Canal, transportation, business and industry, the Civil War and the Victorian era. Information on volunteering is available by calling Education Coordinator Ann Marie Linnabery at 434-7433.


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to put something into a drawer/box and forget about it for a long term.
to have unfair idea of what type sb or sth is.
to have unfair idea of what type sb or sth is.
That reports were only partly implemented or worse still, just pigeonholed.
He's a musician who can't be conveniently pigeonholed.
He's a musician who can't be conveniently pigeonholed.
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Describes a person who's actions are as annoying as what comes out of a pigeons butthole: Slimy, white, and runny little shit that nobody likes and is hard to get rid of
Annoyed driver: That damn Pigeon Hole just cut me off!
作者 mr.purple 2015年4月28日
A glory hole from the ceiling like a bids eye view.
She was so tall she could easily do a Pigeon Hole with out a ladder.
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Used by young children as a substitute name for the word Vagina whilst in grade (primary) school.
Sal's nephew is learning "new things" in school. Apparently boys have willies and girls have PIGEON HOLES!!
When a man in a fivesome with one girl goes and shares one of her holes with another man. Double Oral, double anal or double vaginal sex.
Based on the mathmatics principle
Based on the mathmatics principle
Last night me, larry, jim, and bob were fucking lucy. Fucking bob instead of waiting his turn pigeonholed with larry and got his ass beat.
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someones open ass hole
i left a deposit in her pigeonhole last night. Now its as big as a duckhole!
作者 nicky winma 2006年11月20日
To pigeon hole is to have male homosexual sex using ranch dressing as the lubricant, thus when it's over, the ranch dressing oozes out, like pigeon shit.
Dude, Garrett pigeon-holed Sloan!
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OLD FORT - Hunter Perry scored his 1,000th career point Friday night.
Outside of that, there was little that Old Fort coach Eric Hoover was real happy about after his team drilled Seneca East, 77-45.
"He's worked so hard on his offensive game. He has such great offensive skills to go along with his quickness and his improved strength," Hoover said.
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Old Fort's Hunter Perry shoots over Seneca East's Brady Ferres during Friday's game. Also looking on is Seneca East's Ethan Caudill (10) and Hunter Saylors.
Perry had an all-around special night with 23 points, nine rebounds and eight steals for the Stockaders (5-1, 3-0 Midland Athletic League). Maison Steyer was right behind him with 19 points, seven boards and three steals.
While those were nice numbers, Hoover was frustrated with a lot of other aspects of Old Fort's game.
"Really after the first quarter, we didn't do much. We got out of control on offense. We got lazy on defense," Hoover said. "We were kind of selfish on offense; we weren't moving the ball like we did to get the lead. We were giving up too many easy shots. I'm not as happy as I should be with a win."
The Stockaders came out with the pedal to the floor, utilizing 10 Seneca East turnovers on their way to a 23-5 lead after the first quarter.
"We did a good job early of forcing turnovers and getting easy ones and building that big lead early which was what I was hoping to do, so I was pretty happy about that," Hoover said.
Seneca East coach Joe Nowak said his young team took a little while to get going.
"It was nerves and we're young so the first quarter is going to be a little rocky for us," Nowak said. "That and playing against a team like Old Fort that can jump on you early like that makes it tough to come back from."
After that abysmal first, Seneca East (0-7, 0-3) stayed with the Stockaders until halftime, 44-26. But things went back the way of the Stockaders in the second half as Old Fort outscored its opposition, 33-19.
Old Fort owned the glass, 41-29, with 12 offensive rebounds, and forced 25 turnovers. The Stockaders held the Tigers to 14 for 44 shooting while shooting 31 for 64 themselves.
"I don't know that we let off the gas. We just weren't getting the good shots we were before," Hoover said. "We were making one pass and chucking up the first pass we could get off instead of making three, four, five passes and getting a better shot that we have a much better chance of making. We had so many fast breaks that we didn't get anything out of."
One of the bright spots was Steyer's offensive efforts, where he scored 13 of his 19 points in the first quarter.
"He had a great first half for us offensively," Hoover said. "There's going to be openings in the defense because Hunter is going to draw so much attention, as he should. And Maison did a good job of taking advantage of it and finishing in and around the basket in the first half."
Three Seneca East players reached double figures: Jack Daniel (15), Adam Hall (14) and Ethan Caudill (12). Hall and Caudill led the team in rebounding as well with six and five caroms, respectively.
Nowak felt quite differently about his team's effort than his counterpart.
"The guys played hard. That's the hardest we've played and the best we've played all year so far," Nowak said. "The scoreboard doesn't necessarily show, but effort-wise and teamwork-wise, that's the best we've seen on the year so far."


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The American Red Cross was assisting one adult after fire tore through a two-family house on Ivy Street Wednesday evening, Buffalo Fire officials reported.
Firefighters responded to the 7:03 p.m. alarm of fire at 125 Ivy St., where the fire started in a rear first-floor bedroom. The upper apartment was vacant but the lower apartment was occupied by a single person, fire officials said.
The fire resulted in $60,000 damage. A dog and a cat perished in the blaze. The cause remained under investigation late Wednesday.


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Chaplains George L. Fox (Methodist), Alexander D. Goode (Jewish), Clark V. Poling (Dutch Reformed), and Father John P. Washington (Catholic), are credited with saving more than 200 lives when they gave up their life jackets and their lives when the United States Army Transport (USAT) Dorchester was sunk by a German submarine on Feb. 3, 1943 only 15 miles from its destination in Greenland. The four calmly issued life-belts to American servicemen aboard the troop transport after it was torpedoed.
When the supply of life preservers was exhausted, the four chaplains removed their own life belts and gave them to four soldiers. They then stood on the sinking ship, arms around one another's shoulders and their heads bowed in prayer.
On Saturday February 1st, Bronsted Searl Post 93, American Legion held a ceremony in remembrance of these four brave Chaplains who were willing to sacrifice their lives so that others may live. Deacon Cliff Eggett provided the Homily.
A bell was rung once for each Chaplain. Post Commander Dave Hubatch read a short history of each Chaplain and a candle was lit in their honor.
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They don't talk. They are birds.
But what about all those tweet tweets we hear? Isn't that how they communicate? In their birdy language?
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Me: Look at that guy wear chacos thinking he's cool.
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Independent Health appointed Patricia Clabeaux senior vice president, human resources and organizational development. Previously, Clabeaux was the senior director, human resources, at Kaleida Health. She is a University at Buffalo graduate.
Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo appointed Donna M. McKinney manager of projects and operations. Previously, McKinney was business advisor at the hospital. A Medaille College graduate, she received her MBA from the University at Buffalo.
The United Way of Buffalo and Erie County appointed Joseph Roccisano director of agency relations. Roccisano, with the agency since 2004, is a Cornell University graduate and earned an MBA from Northwestern University. Also, the agency appointed Diane Bessel director of research, investments and advocacy. Bessel holds a Ph.D., master's degree and bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo, She is also a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. Bessel previously was director of community impact at the agency.
Evans Bank named Jeffrey Sentiff branch manager for its newest branch in Williamsville. Sentiff has nearly 10 years of experience in the banking industry, most recently as branch manager for HSBC. He holds a bachelor's degree from Buffalo State College.
Vive Inc., a refugee center in Buffalo, elected Sharon A. Swift president of its board of directors. Swift is an associate at the law firm of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel. A graduate of Canisius College, she earned an MBA and J.D. from the University at Buffalo. Founded in 1984, Vive Inc. has served more than 86,000 asylum seekers from more than 110 countries.
Schroeder, Braxton and Vogt, a financial planning and investment management firm, named Steven Elwell vice president. Elwell, a CFP, is a graduate of Alfred State College. He has worked at the firm for six years and is also the firm's chief compliance officer.
The law firm of Damon Morey named Claire F. Galbraith and Kenneth Graham associates. Galbraith received her bachelor's degree from Emory University and her J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. Graham, a Northeastern University graduate, received his J.D. at the University at Buffalo School of Law.
The Buffalo law firm of Hurwitz & Fine named Marc A. Schulz an associate in the firm's Litigation Department. Schulz, a University at Plattsburgh graduate, earned his J.D. at the University at Buffalo School of Law.
Synacor Inc. appointed Patrick Saladyga project coordinator, TV Everywhere. Saladyga is a Canisius College graduate. Also, the company appointed Chris Hartjes a principal engineer. Hartjes previously worked at Moontoast as a senior server-side engineer.
The March of Dimes honored five nurses the second annual Nurse of the Year Awards Gala. The awardees were: behavioral health, Deborah Finnell, University at Buffalo and Veterans Administration of Western New York; education/research/nurse author, Mary Carey, University at Buffalo School of Nursing; home care, hospice, palliative care, oncology, Pamela Paplham, University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Roswell Park Cancer Institute; performance management/quality & improvement, Sharon Hewner, University at Buffalo School of Nursing; and rising star, Danita Edwards, Erie County Medical Center.


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The study of theology fills several roles within the academic program of Valparaiso University. Education in the Arts & Sciences must seek to understand the profound effect religion has had on our conceptions of human nature and destiny and must probe the interplay between religious belief and aspects of life studied by other disciplines. In addition, Valparaiso's history as an institution founded and sustained by Lutherans explains why the university's General Education requirements include the task of examining, in particular, the shape of the Christian tradition and the perspective it offers for understanding human life.
That perspective also gives structure to the department's course offerings for its major. The Christian faith has authoritative documents (its scriptures); it has a history of thought and institutions; it inculcates a particular way of life; and (as a faith that understands itself in mission to the world) it inevitably seeks to understand and appreciate other religious traditions. Courses in all four of these areas are needed to complete the major.
Why study theology at Valparaiso? Perhaps just for the fun of it! But a major in theology can also provide a pre-professional degree for students who hope to pursue the study of religion beyond the baccalaureate degree or for students who plan to attend seminary or who are training to become deaconesses or to work in youth ministry. More generally, a major in theology can--and does--serve as the focus of a liberal arts education for students who plan no further academic or professional study of theology.
Major: A minimum of 31 credit hours in Theology constitues a major. Courses must include a course in Biblical studies (311-319), a course in the foundations of Christianity (320-329), a course in theology and ethics (330-353 [when topic is appropriate]), a course in religions of the world (360-369), and seminar 493. In addition, majors must take at least five more courses at the 300-level and , in their junior year, must intensify one 300-level course.
Minor: A minimum of 18 credit hours in theology, chosen by the student in consultation with the Chair of the Department or the Chair's designated representative, constitutes a minor. The 18-hour minor requirements includes THEO 200 or, for Christ College students, CC 215.
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In addition to meeting the General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, this major requires a minimum of 40 credit hours: 28 credits in theology and 12 credits in related disciplines that complement the student's ministry objectives. One credit must be earned by intensifying the research and writing component of a 300-level theology course. Intensification is normally undertaken during the junior year in preparation for the senior seminar (THEO 493).
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Theta Alpha Kappa is the National Honor Society for Theology and Religious Studies. VU's chapter, Alpha Delta Upsilon, was founded in 1999. Local chapters are responsible for nurturing excellence in theological studies and honoring those who excel in them. More
Each Spring the Theology Department recognizes the Senior Theology major who has, in the judgment of faculty committee, written the best theology paper during the student's senior year.


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If Tonawanda Coke winds up paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for its conviction in federal court for numerous air and water pollution violations, the money should stay in Western New York, Rep. Brian Higgins said Saturday.
Higgins, D-Buffalo, announced that he is asking the Department of Justice to direct any money received from the company in court fines to go toward relief for local residents who have been directly harmed by Tonawanda Coke's actions.
A federal jury Thursday convicted Tonawanda Coke on 14 criminal violations and Mark L. Kamholz, its environmental controls manager, on 15 counts for polluting the air and ground at and around its Town of Tonawanda plant. The convictions carry possible fines of more than $200 million, and Kamholz faces up to 75 years in prison. Sentencing has been set for July 15.
"We have to establish immediately – even before there is a specific fine – that whatever this company is fined, it should stay in this community," Higgins said in a news conference held outside the gates of the company on River Road.
The company was convicted of allowing unsafe levels of benzene – a known carcinogen – to escape into the air through a bleeder valve; of not installing necessary anti-pollution equipment on cooling towers; and of dumping coal-tar sludge illegally.
Neighbors of the plant have contended for years that they were being exposed to illegally high levels of pollutants and benzene, and have chronicled cases of cancer and other illnesses they attribute to that exposure.
Higgins acknowledged that the full impact of the pollutants on the community could take years to unfold and said he is asking that any fines the company pays be held in a fund to assist residents now and as future illnesses and other problems developed.
The company and surrounding neighborhood became part of the Democrat's congressional district in 2012; before redistricting they were represented by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Rochester.
Directing federal fines back into the damaged communities has precedent, Higgins said, citing several cases, including the Deep Water Horizon settlement, in which money paid by British energy company BP was to be used toward cleaning up environmental damage from the massive 2010 oil spill.
In addition to the federal case against Tonawanda Coke, residents filed a class-action suit against the company in 2010.
Donna Hennessy, whose home is close to the plant, attended Higgins' news conference. She said she has lived in the neighborhood for 32 years and suffers from myelofibrosis, a form of leukemia that has been linked to exposure to benzene, among other causes, according to the Mayo Clinic.
"I'm very happy for the town," Hennessy said of Thursday's verdict, and noted that she supported Higgins' action. However, she said, "I'm not here for the money. I just want them to clean this place up."
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Plural: more than one Beehotch
A couple a Beehotches
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Fags in prison who like to dress like chicks so they can be on the receiving end and like it.
As per Dr. Evil in "Goldmember":
"...and a couple of beehotches. Why not?"
"...and a couple of beehotches. Why not?"
by MC Lucidious Mo'nashiss April 18, 2003
basically a "nicer" way of saying bitch.
plural for beehotch is beehotches.
plural for beehotch is beehotches.
"You two were being stuffy beehotches"
by The Shy Goth January 29, 2004
Men dressed as women in prison so that bigger men can anal rape them without feeling gay.
"Ah, my stall, my moto, and a couple of beehotches. Why not?" - Dr. Evil
"Hey beehotch, bend over!"
"Hey beehotch, bend over!"
by Snoop Dogg March 26, 2003
gay guys who dress up as women so other guys can f*ck them without feeling like theyre losing their masculinity
"Yesterday I went to visit my cousin in prison and he told me a couple of beehotches had a little party going on the night before, if you know what I mean"
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on September 16, 2012 - 12:01 AM
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has ended in New York, following eight days of designers' runway shows unveiling collections for next spring - yes, already! Among the many looks to appear: New takes on nautical (Tommy Hilfiger showed rope-print blazers and pants); lots of bra-style tops (including some from Buffalo native Mara Hoffman) and standout spring coats (DKNY's taxicab-yellow windbreaker comes to mind).
Buffalo Fashion Week
As New York Fashion Week ends, Mercedes-Benz of Buffalo Fashion Week is set to begin. The event, back for the fourth year, kicks off Thursday and features a lineup of runway shows and other fashion events. Local boutiques, designers and retail chains will be participating, along with several designers from New York.
Highlights include the Mainstream Fashion Runway Show beginning at 1 p.m. next Sunday at Walden Galleria (it's free) and a Boutique Show at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Mansion on Delaware Avenue, 414 Delaware Ave. (tickets are $25 online). The Main Runway Event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Statler City, 107 Delaware Ave. Tickets begin at $40. To buy tickets or for more information and scheduled events, visit buffalofashionweek.com.
Fashion tip
Patterned or embellished "smoking slippers" are a popular shoe style for women this fall. But, writes Real Simple magazine, "they look coolest if they don't match your outfit exactly."
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"When I can wear the same thing as the girls on the runway, I've done my job."
- Designer Donna Karan, in the Associated Press, following her DKNY Spring '13 presentation last week in New York.
Runway highlights: Spring '13 styles from New York Fashion Week included these looks, left to right, from DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger and Mara Hoffman.


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|Isotope and Temperature Effects in Liquid Water Probed by Soft X Rays
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The geometric structure of liquid water has been investigated in detail by many techniques, but many details are still under debate, such as the actual number of hydrogen bonds (at a given time) between the various water molecules. Even less is known about the electronic structure. Since it is the intermittent bonding between water molecules that gives liquid water its peculiar characteristics, the electronic structure plays a crucial role in understanding the properties of the liquid state. Consequently, information essential for insight into chemical and biological processes in aqueous environments is lacking. To address this need, researchers from Germany and the U.S. have used soft x-ray spectroscopy at the ALS to gain detailed insight into the electronic structure of liquid water. Their spectra show a strong isotope and a weak temperature effect, and, for the first time, a splitting of the primary emission line in x-ray emission spectra. By making use of the internal "femtosecond clock" of the core-hole lifetime, a detailed picture of the electronic structure can be painted that involves fast dissociation processes of the probed water molecules.
In the past, the investigation of liquids has been mostly limited to experiments focusing on structural information. In contrast, the study of the electronic structure of liquids is a technical challenge that only began to be met in 2002 with the first publications about high-resolution x-ray spectroscopy of water. Recently, the German-American team used soft x-ray emission (XES) and absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to successfully probe the electronic structure of liquids. These element-specific techniques probe occupied and unoccupied electronic states, respectively, and thereby provide deep insight into the local chemical environment of the selected atomic species. The experiments were performed at ALS Beamline 8.0.1 using a custom-designed liquid-flow-through cell with a 100-nm-thick silicon nitride membrane.
The team found that their high-resolution x-ray absorption and emission spectra of normal water (H2O) and deuterated water (D2O) exhibited a strong isotope effect (i.e., a variation between the H2O and D2O spectra). Furthermore, the XES spectra of both showed a splitting of the 1b1 emission line, a weak temperature effect, and a pronounced dependence on the excitation energy. The latter can be best seen in a novel resonant-XES (RIXS) map representation.
The XES spectra can be well described as a superposition of two independent components, but an explanation based solely on the existence of two distinctly different hydrogen-bond configurations in the water is contradicted by the direction and the strength of the observed isotope effect. Instead, comparison of the XES spectra of liquid H2O and D2O, gas-phase water, ice, and aqueous NaOH and NaOD solutions suggests that an ultrafast dissociation of the water molecules is induced by the x-ray excitation and plays an important role for the spectral shape. In this interpretation, the high-energy component of 1b1 is ascribed to intact water molecules, while the low-energy component is related to dissociated water molecules (i.e., one proton is removed). The temperature-dependence is interpreted such that local hydrogen bonds promote the dissociation process. If the temperature is increased, more hydrogen bonds are broken, and consequently the team observed that the fraction of water molecules dissociated by the x-ray beam decreased with increasing temperature.
Thus, additional pieces can be contributed to the liquid-water puzzle: dynamics play an important role in understanding not only the ground-state properties but also the interaction of water with soft x rays. Comparing normal and deuterated water allows us to gain insight into the femtosecond dissociation dynamics of water molecules in a liquid environment, where the involvement of a specific H (or D) atom in a bond promotes the dissociation of the corresponding water molecule. Further experiments will be needed to fully unravel the local geometric and electronic structure of hydrogen-bonded water networks.
Research conducted by O. Fuchs, M. Blum, M. Weigand, F. Maier, and E. Umbach (University of Würzburg, Germany); L. Weinhardt, M. Bär, and C. Heske (University of Nevada, Las Vegas); M. Zharnikov, Y. Zubavichus, and M. Grunze (University of Heidelberg, Germany); W. Yang and J.D. Denlinger (ALS).
Research funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publications about this research: O. Fuchs, M. Zharnikov, L. Weinhardt, M. Blum, M. Weigand, Y. Zubavichus, M. Bär, F. Maier, J.D. Denlinger, C. Heske, M. Grunze, and E. Umbach, "Isotope and temperature effects in liquid water probed by x-ray absorption and resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy," Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 027801 (2008) and Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 249802 (2008).


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