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Seventy-three top students in their freshman year of study at Saint Vincent College were inducted into the college's chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, a national academic honor society, at a formal initiation service on February 16 at the Fred M. Rogers Center. Saint Vincent College has had a campus chapter since 1994 to honor excellent academic achievement by students in their first year of study in higher education. Members participate in numerous service projects throughout the year. The initiation service was coordinated by Alice J. Kaylor, dean of studies and administrative advisor; Dr. John J. Smetanka, vice president for academic affairs, academic dean, and faculty advisor; and chapter officers Amanda Slowey, president; Aliethia McLeod, vice president; Carly Meholic, secretary; Patrick O'Reilly, treasurer; Elizabeth Susko, editor; Clayton Nanassy and Lauren Fockler, historians; Rebecca McGrail, junior advisor; and Zachary Tackett, senior advisor. Dr. James Kellam, assistant professor of biology, who was also initiated as an honorary member, gave the keynote address. Honored students (listed with their major and hometown) include Autumn C. Adomaitis, Accounting, Derry; Darren P. Anderton, Biotechnology, Jeannette; Sarah A. Ank, Sociology, Elizabeth; Julianne E. Bartko, Undecided, McKeesport; Alexan M. Bartos, Undecided, Harmony; Ellen M. Boller, Biology, Latrobe; Celeste D. Brasile, Physician's Assistant, Latrobe; Zachary A. Capobianco, Communication, Londonderry, New Hampshire; Benjamin J. Carnahan, Biology, Avonmore; Mary K. Cassidy, Music Performance, Bridgeville; Vincent M. Centore, Biochemistry, Canonsburg; Michael B. Couser, Biochemistry, Belle Vernon; Ashley M. Darby, Communication, Pittsburgh (15237); Emily M. Davis, History, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; Alan J. Deglmann, Computer Science, Harrison City; Jennifer L. Desalvo, Mathematics/Engineering, Pittsburgh (15205); Kathleen M. Dillon, Computer Science, North Huntingdon; Kailey E. Dunmire, History, Zelienople; Sarah J. Ellenberger, Early Childhood Education, Ligonier; Jacob J. Ferguson, Biochemistry, Butler; Angela M. Fidazzo, Psychology, North Huntingdon; Lauren Figurelli, Accounting, Pittsburgh (15239); Sabrina L. Filkosky, Early Childhood Education, Altoona; Maura M. Fitzpatrick, Finance, Cranberry Township; Fabio S. Flesik, Middle Grade Education, Greensburg; Sarah T. Fultz, English, Wheeling, West Virginia; Ryan M. Gilbert, Graphic Design, Delmont; Courtney D. Grondziowski, Psychology, Crafton; Danielle E. Guindon, Psychology, North Smithfield, Rhode Island; Emma M. Hamling, Art Education, North Haven, Connecticut; Tessa E. Hennessy, Early Childhood Education, New Market, Maryland; Anastasha M. Homa, Psychology, Elizabeth; Samuel E. Homan, Economics, Grove City; Emily L. Johns, Accounting, Wexford; Jillian Kegg, Middle Grade Education, Johnstown; Jessica L. Kissel, English, Latrobe; Cara Krinock, Biology, Bradenville; Cody W. Lambert, Biology, Brownsville; Gregory A. Love, Computer Science, Avonmore; Amanda N. Marker, Biochemistry, Acme; Chelsea R. Marsh, Pharmacy, Latrobe; Nicholas J. Maxson, Spanish, Greensburg; Katlyn M. Mazzaferro-Romanish, Physics, Coral; Samuel J. Morris, Mathematics/Engineering, New Alexandria; Joni L. Mulvaney, Art Education, Bakerstown; Rebekah R. Musho, Finance, Latrobe; Brooke D. Naglic, Finance, Bedford; Michael D. Orange, Biology, Latrobe; Kathryn E. Ordiway, English, Saint Marys; Alexis M. Oropallo, Biochemistry, Friedens; Jordan L. Pogue, Early Childhood Education, Pittsburgh (15239); Nathaniel W. Porter, Biochemistry, New Alexandria; Victoria A. Sarver, Accounting, Bethel Park; Candace F. Scanga, Biology, Gibsonia; Alexander B. Schwartz, Mathematics/Engineering, Pittsburgh (15236); Alexander J. Scialabba, Criminology, Law and Society, Butler; Miranda S. Senchur, Communication, Pittsburgh (15239); George T. Shaw, Business, Murrysville; Helena Shoplik, Psychology, Pittsburgh (15228); James M. Singer, Communication, Latrobe; Benjamin J. Slomski, Political Science, Erie; Alex P. Smaracheck, Biology, Charleroi; Charles W. Smith, Biology, Hancock, Maryland; Bridget M. Synan, English, Munhall; Moriah L. Taylor, Anthropology, McKees Rocks; Amanda L. Traficante, Psychology, North Huntingdon; Hannah Truong, Early Childhood Education, Jeannette; Rabia Uddin, Political Science, Greensburg; Ryan C. Wagner, Business, Mount Pleasant; Brock A. Westerbeck, Biology, Latrobe; Amanda M. Wrobleski, Pharmacy, Pittsburgh (15236); Alexis N. Zawelensky, Marketing, Uniontown; and Kelsie C. Zoppetti, Undecided, Latrobe.
Photo: Among those participating in the initiation service for the Saint Vincent College chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, national academic honor society for freshmen, were, from left, Dr. John Smetanka, vice president for academic affairs and faculty advisor; Dr. John Aupperle, lecturer in theology and campus minister, who gave the invocation and benediction; Dr. James Kellam, assistant professor of biology and keynote speaker; Amanda Slowey, president of Alpha Lambda Delta; and Alice J. Kaylor, dean of studies and administrative advisor. Seventy-three first year students were initiated and 63 seniors received their honor cords at the Feb. 16 ceremony at the Fred M. Rogers Center.
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Refuse companies: Safer in wee hours
March 27, 2013
Representatives for two refuse companies said it's safer for everybody when they pick up garbage in the wee hours of the night, though some Salem residents apparently wish it was quiete....
And I agree WatchDog, not everyone works 9 to 5. I wish the people would realize this when they start shooting off fireworks two weeks before the 4th of July and don't stop until a week afterward, and the police turn a blind eye, probably figuring, oh well, as long as they stop by 11PM or midnight, no problem, that's still a good 6 hours of sleep for most people. Not me.
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I believe that the police should force them to drive on the correct--the right--side of the road. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've been driving to work around 330AM and almost driven off the road because I see a garbage truck ahead of me, lights way up high, on the wrong side of the road, and naturally go to drive around him on the right side, assuming he is on the correct side of the road. What makes it worse is that his headlights are right in your eyes.
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Make that another one of Nestic's "anonymous" busy bodies tying up council!
One nigt a week this anonymous person and her kids gets woke up and loses 10 minutes of sleep? If I could be so lucky!
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Maybe we can have City council discuss the noisy trains running through the City at all hours when people are trying to sleep? Maybe they can discuss the noise from emergency services, fire, police & Medical transports when people are trying to sleep? Maybe they can discuss the noise these school buses make picking and dropping off these noisy kids when people are trying to sleep? Maybe they can discuss the noise that darn life flight makes coming in and out of Salem Hospital when people are trying to sleep? Maybe they can discuss these noisy Salem City workers taking care of our streets when people are trying to sleep? Heck, maybe we can do something about these noisy kids out playing during the day in the summer when people are trying to sleep?
Or maybe they can discuss the fact NOT EVERYBODY in this City has a 9 to 5 and weekends off life and tell this busy body to get real and send her packing for wasting Council's time!
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The workers safety and lives are much more important than the inconvenience of being disturbed while sleeping.
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With all the concern about safety these companies ought to have their drivers dim their headlights when picking up garbage. I have on several occassions been on my way home from work during the "wee hours" on US 62 and between Damascus and Salem and I have almost hit workers coming out from behind their trucks. I can't tell if the truck is stopped or moving until I'm right up on it and then I can't see much of what's going on rear of the headlights if it is stopped.
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Adamek vs Cunningham II was a RAZOR CLOSE drawish kind of fight.
I just finished watching Adamek vs Cunningham II, cause I didn't have time yesterday. But I checked boxingscene yesterday and saw how everybody said it was a clear robbery and at least a 8 rounds to 4 victory for Cunningham.
Now after scoring the fight, I have to strongly disagree with the opinion of most pple here. Because the fight was RAZOR CLOSE from start to finish and I scored it for Cunningham by only 1 point and I can see a draw as well.
I gave Adamek rounds 5,6,8 and 9
I gave Cunningham rounds 2,3,4,10 and 12
I scored rounds 1,7 and 11 a draw.
I agree though that the fact that Michael Buffer announced the fight as a draw at first and then changed it to an Adamek win was very shady to say the least.
That being said, it was a very close fight and Cunningham might have edged it. And I remember one thing during watching the NBC broadcast: at the beginning of the 12th round commentator Freddie Roach said he has it dead even and that the winner of this (last) round wins the fight. I looked on my scorecard and I had it exactly the same: 4 rounds each with 3 rounds even and then I felt Cunningham edged the last round.
So no way was it a "robbery" or "at least a 8 rounds to 4" win for Cunningham.
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seriously, what is it about? Cunningham is in a razor close fight and doesn't get the decision and everybody cries robbery cause he didn't get the decision on american soil?
If Cunningham vs Adamek II was a "big robbery", then Mayweather vs Cotto was a HIGHWAY robbery
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Look Adamek is nothing more than a C Class fighter.
But it was a close fight, they hating cuz Adamek is Euro and Cunny is American. It is what it is.
Adamek still got wobbled by a range finder jab though and would get brutally koed by Haye.
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When press row, the announcers and people in forums have it for Cunningham at over 95%, and Adamek wins with a 3 and 4 round advantage on 2 score cards, what do you call that?
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Anybody who wants to tell me Cunningham "clearly" won this fight, doesn't know what he is talking about.
Almost every round was very very close.
EDIT: now I watched press scores from here: http://fightscorecollector.blogspot.co.at/
almost EVERYBODY from the press who scored it for Cunningham, had it 115:113 which is 7 rounds to 5 which is VERY CLOSE.
I also had it for Cunningham, but only by 1 point.
So I have no problem with anybody scoring it 115:113, but those people who cry robbery and say it was at least 8 rounds to 4 are ....well....
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couldn't give a ****, the pair of them are worthless and not going anywhere.
Hardly going to send shockwaves through boxing is it
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There was e.g. Malignaggi vs Juan Diaz I which was in my opinion a fight in which Malignaggi pretty clearly won 7 rounds and Juan Diaz pretty clearly won 5 rounds. So I agree in that fight it was wrong to give Diaz the win.
But when you look at Cunningham vs Adamek II, then you can see that there were almost no rounds which one fighter clearly won cause all of them were pretty much razor close.
So in a close fight like that, I really cannot understand the argument that it was a robbery, even if I would have scored it 7 rounds to 5 for Cunningham (which I didn't)
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Athletes older than 50 who want to have fun while testing their muscles should join the Golden Games, Paul Kowalski of Altoona thinks.
Kowalski, who is 65, said people who are a little younger often miss out on the fun.
"A lot of people in their 50s don't realize it's out there," he said of the competition. "They think they are too young. That it's for old people."
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(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) Paul Kowalski of Altoona practices throwing the shot put for the Golden Games to be held in June. He said he discovered how fun the games can be while he was in his 50s.
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Sabby Pierannunzio of Altoona plans to compete in Wii bowling at the Golden Games.
He said they can compete in a number of events that are grouped in five-year increments, according to age.
Kowalski is in his 11th year of participation and has tried his hand at basketball, bocci, golf, the home run derby, archery, tennis, billiard, swimming, rifle, archery, track and field events and other competitions.
Angel Dandrea, community services program supervisor for Blair Senior Services, said the Golden Games feature 40 events, including Intellectual Games, such as crossword puzzles, single and double-deck pinochle, a spelling bee, trivia and word search.
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Sabina "Sabby" Pierannunzio, who teaches Healthy Steps in Motion and low impact aerobics at the Central Blair Senior Center, leans more toward the intellectual games.
"I like word search," she said. The Altoona resident also will take part in the spelling bee and trivia competitions.
"I do it for the challenge," she said. "It makes my brain work."
When she is not at the center, Pierannunzio enjoys bowling, so she also plans to test her Wii bowling skills.
With 40 events, the Golden Games attract a lot of competitors. Dandrea said about 300 Blair County residents take part in the event annually.
The 12th annual Golden Games will be held from June 1 to 27 at various sites in the county. The fee is $8 for those who register between April 15 and 29 and $10 for those who register from April 30 to May 17. The fee includes a Golden Games T-shirt and admission to the opening and closing ceremonies. Registration forms are available at Blair Senior Services in Altoona.
Dandrea said many participants practice year-round in anticipation of the games.
"We encourage the games to be fun, as well as to enhance the personal growth and development of the individual physically," she wrote in an email.
"Some participants are more focused on improving their personal score from last year. Others participate to reunite with friends or meet new people with common interests," she said.
She said it is an opportunity to learn a new sport.
"Many of the participants enjoy sharing tips and teaching others how to play," she said in the email. "There is great sportsmanship and camaraderie throughout the events."
Kowalski, who has been athletic all his life, said he likes to do a variety of events and has won 135 medals over the years.
A former bodybuilder, he has earned titles such as Mr. Altoona, Mr. Central Pennsylvania, Mr. All South and Mr. New York State.
The recent recipient of a new knee, Kowalski said he used to like the running events the best, but now favors throwing events.
"It's a normal thing for me," he said. "I played softball and baseball."
His favorite is the javelin. It takes a lot of technique to throw that," he said.
The games give him options, and he has looked forward to the contests ever since he learned about them a decade ago.
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The Xpansion system design enables an operator to observe the first 10 top plates of the bioreactor using an iLine® (Ovizio) holographic microscope for observing cell morphology and confluence alongside the different culture. The mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are shown displaying fibroblastoid morphology and the automated cell counting of the microscope help to optimize harvest time.
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Roughly 30,000 cells/cm2 were achieved after 6–10 days depending on the cell lineage and the serum batch (not shown) with viability above 97%. The Xpansion bioreactor includes a sampling port enabling metabolites follow-up. Metabolites profiles are similar (not shown), and demonstrate that the cell behavior has not been affected by the cultivation in the Xpansion system.
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The roster for the 2013 Stetson Women's Cross Country team leaves little room for doubt that this is the best squad in school history. With senior Sabrina Guzsvany (a 19:50 5K PR), and sophomores Adrienne DeVita (19:15 best) and Trixi Menge (19:36) already having proven themselves on the college level—as a freshman Menge finished first on the team in all but one race in 2012--it is no wonder that Coach Joe Matuszczak starts the season in the best of spirits. But wait. There's more to come…literally. Among the incoming freshmen are Clarissa Consol (with a 19:55 while competing for Crystal River High School in Fl.), Valerie Hiller (19:39 at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Ct.), and Amanda Spring (18:44 at Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Fl.). Amanda joins the program with a high school time that is six seconds under 2010 graduate Coleen Mulholland's SU school record.
To that sensational six we now add Laconia, New Hampshire's Samantha "Sami" Hicks. At 5'9" and 120 pounds, she looks most like a high jumper, which was one of her many high school events, that included—but were not limited to--the 200 (27.6), 400 (60.0), 600 (1:43.90), 800 (2:19.32), 1000 (3:01.91), 1500 (4:54.50), 1600 (5:00), mile (5:17.02), 3000 (11:00.30), 3200 (11:26.45), and long jump (14'1"), all of which help to explain why she would try to throw the javelin…once. Sami, in fact, qualified for seven events at the 2013 NH State Meet.
"And I high jump," she added. "I finished second in the 2013 New Hampshire Meet of Champions (5'3")."
Sami was also second at the 2013 (5'0"), and the 2012 (5'2") NHIAA State Meets.
Anything else?
"All through high school I played basketball. I was F-S-S point guard, but in my senior year I played center."
It was, however, that 18:17 in the 5K that will catch a harrier fan's eye.
"The Nashua (NH) course is pretty fast," she said modestly.
So I asked her: "Why Florida?"
"I hate being cold; I don't like the winter," Sami verified. "I wanted to go to school in Florida, and I was the one who contacted the coach (Matuszczak). They (Stetson) were the ones who offered me the best scholarship.
"I am majoring in Early Childhood Education, and would like to find a job teaching, although I am not sure where yet. I don't know if I would like to come back to New Hampshire."
Training in and around Laconia, on the very edge of the White Mountains "The Sami Show" has made a successful "run" for five years now.
According to his article entitled Sign of the Times—appearing in the Laconia Citizen on May 17 of this year--Patrick McHugh says this of her signing a national letter of intent to attend Stetson:
Surrounded inside the Laconia High School cafeteria by family, friends, coaches, teachers and administrators, the Sachem senior signed her National Letter of Intent Thursday to attend and run cross country at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
The declaration drew cheers from onlookers who praised the 18-year-old for her accomplishment.
"Sami, you represent the model of what we hope Laconia students become," said LHS Principal Jim McCollum. "We are all so proud of you."
Sami is the holder, both as an individual and relay team member, of numerous records at Laconia High School, including the 400, 800, 1000, 1600, and 5000 meter runs, and is a four time state champion between track (the 1600 in 2011, and the 1000 in 2011 and 2012) and cross country (2012), the end of a process that began in middle school.
"I started in 8th grade, in Laconia Middle School. We didn't really have a lot of kids in our school. (On the cross country team) there were probably like three or four girls, and maybe four or five guys. We ran at two miles all season. I don't remember my times; it was a long time ago.
"In high school I ran cross country and track. We were Division 2 when I ran the 18:17. We were Division 3 this year."
Those athletic divisions are much smaller than Floridians might be accustomed to. New Hampshire, with 1.3 million people, is a fraction the size of Florida. The majority of New Hampshire's people live in the downstate cities of Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua, and Concord. Laconia, in north-central NH, is a city of approximately 16,000 people (a little over half that of DeLand), and her former high school has 611 students, ¼ that of Stetson. One of Laconia's most notable alumni, however, is one Steve Stetson, an all-Ivy league quarterback at Dartmouth College, which went 24-2-1—winning three Ivy League Championships--in his three years on varsity (1970-72). Although he went on to coach on the college level, it was, unfortunately, while Stetson—the college—took a break from the sport. Rumors that he had been considered for their new non-scholarship program, premiering August 31st, are interesting, but probably unfounded.
Back to that 18:17.
"It was my sophomore year. That's when I ran my best times."
Times that included an 18:40, with which she won the USATF National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championship, Intermediate Division, on December 11, 2010.
"But my junior year I hurt my hip, and was out for half the season. I didn't run all summer, and going into that fall I went into high mileage—we were doing like ten or 11 miles, with hills…uphill all the way. The last mile I had to walk the whole way, it hurt so much. I was out half the season. My first race back was the Manchester Invitational (which she won in 19:22)."
One question that had to be asked—because Stetson has cross country, but does not have track—would she miss the latter?
"I enjoy cross country a lot more than track," she volunteered, "because I don't like running around and around a track. I like running in the woods."
Although Stetson has neither a track, nor woods, it does have warm winters, flat running routes, and meets in places that feature some of the fastest XC courses in America. All of which will—hopefully—end up in Sami's second successful trip to Alabama, site of this year's NCAA Division 1 Southeast Regional Cross Country Championship.


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A Buffalo man charged with beating another man with a shovel last week ended up in more trouble after police said he tried to flush crack cocaine down a toilet in the Erie County Holding Center.
Kristopher Kumro, 45, was taken to the holding center about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, after he was charged with beating a man with a shovel in the first block of Greene Street, Buffalo police said.
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The time in and around Christmas has always been one of my very favorites, and for many reasons – the festivities and food, get togethers with family and friends long distant, the decorations, the well-wishes that come from near and far – and even the shopping believe it or not (I love to go into the stores when they are abuzz to pick out "the perfect gift" for loved ones!) But probably as much as any of these, it is the music that accompanies the arrival of Christmas that I love the most. Christmas songs at this time of year can seem ubiquitous of course – some very sappy, and others very trite ("Grandma got run over by a Reindeer" comes to mind…). And yet, for those songs that maintain their focus on the real "reason for the season" – the birth of Our Lord Jesus in that stable in Bethlehem – there is still something good and wholesome and profound in walking all around the city and hearing everywhere you go music that heralds the arrival of Our Savior.
I have some favorite Christmas songs of course; on the top of my list has always been "Do You Hear What I Hear" – which I always thought was a "traditional" song, but in doing some research for this post discovered was first written in October 1962 making it just a little bit older then I am – how is that for a little bit of unwelcome information! Interestingly, the song was written in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a plea for peace in a world threatened with nuclear annihilation. The reason that I love this song in not only for its melody – which of course is beautiful – but most particularly for its message: the lyrics relate the story of Jesus' birth but actually do so in a very ambiguous manner. Jesus' name in fact is never actually mentioned. Instead He is spoken of as simply "the Child" – the Child who is simultaneously "shivering in the cold", "sleeping in the night" and who will bring us "goodness and light". The anonymity of the Christ Child in the song is to my mind reflective of the circumstances of Jesus' actual birth – far, far away from the political, religious and economic power centers of Rome and Jerusalem in the tiny little backwater village of Bethlehem, and not even in an inn, but in a place where they kept the animals. The song continues to reflect the humble circumstances of Christ's actual birth in the manner that it relates how the news of Jesus' arrival is passed along – beginning with the lowly little lamb – most certainly one of the least of God's creature – up to the Shepard Boy, who then tells the mighty King, who eventually proclaims the message to people everywhere. In spreading the word of Jesus' Nativity, the song very much takes the route that God Himself actually takes in the Gospels: beginning in the stable, moving out to the Shepherds in the fields, then on to the Magi from the East and then out to every corner of the world. In a very sublime way, this simple song communicates God's gentle ways of speaking to the human heart – not with bombast and ostentation, but instead in the beauty of simplicity and honesty.
Another favorite at Christmas is a bit more offbeat – not so much for the song as for the version that I like. The song is "We Three Kings of Orient Are", and it too is beautiful, and it is also "traditional" in that very real sense, being that it was written in 1857 – making it considerably older then me thank goodness, and sharing with me only the fact that our origins both trace to New York City. There are very many magnificent recordings of this song and I appreciate them all, but the version that I most particularly like is the one released in 1997 by the New York down-town Rock and Roll song-writer and performer Patti Smith on the album "A Very Special Christmas 3" – which was issued by the Special Olympics organization to raise funds for their excellent programs for special needs children. Smith's rendition of the song is a bit different from the others that you sometimes hear – very atmospheric in nature; the song intersperses verses from the Gospel of Matthew regarding the visit of the Magi to the crib in Bethlehem (Matthew 2: 9-15) with the verses of the traditional song sung in a very foreboding, gothic manner. Melody is a very powerful conveyor of mood, and to be quite honest I think that this almost off-putting arrangement that Ms. Smith couples the lyrics and Matthew's Gospel account to communicates very effectively the very humble, vulnerable and dangerous circumstances of Jesus' actual birth. When recounting the Christmas story – which has been sentimentalized by the media and trivialized by commerce – we need to remember that Mary and Joseph lived within a Palestine that was occupied by the ruthless forces of the Roman Empire, the journey that they took from Nazareth to Bethlehem on the orders of the dictatorial occupying power Emperor Caesar Augustus was a long, dangerous and arduous one – especially for the pregnant teenage Mary. Upon arriving in Bethlehem of course the Holy Family found themselves homeless, and were forced to take lodging in a dirty animal stall that would today probably be comparable to giving birth in a commercial garage. Then upon the birth of the Christ Child, there was the threat of death from King Herod the Great – a thug and local puppet enforcer of Roman authority so threatened by this humble birth that he murdered countless other children in a fruitless attempt to retain his worldly power. As a response to this very real threat, the Holy Family was then forced to flee to a foreign country, which of course would render them as refugees in today's world. This is the actual story of Christmas – without the sentimentality and saccharin coating we sometimes try to place upon it. Perhaps we do so because we do not want to imagine Mary, and Joseph and Jesus Himself in such humble and vulnerable and dangerous circumstances – perhaps it frightens us to do so. But being frightened by the circumstances of Jesus' humble birth is the exact opposite of what God intended to communicate on that first Christmas night. We need to recall that the first words that the angels heralding Jesus' birth spoke to the shepherds in the fields were "Do not be afraid!" By choosing these exact circumstances in order to become flesh and blood, Jesus is teaching us all a lesson: these circumstances never diminished the inherent human dignity of His Holy Family – no, instead they show us that human dignity is never dependent on where one is born, on whether one has a home or not, on whether one is rich or poor, on whether one is welcome or unwelcome. Jesus' birth into difficult circumstances should remind us all that – like Him – every person we encounter must be valued as preciously as we would value the Christ child Himself – this I believe is and remains the true message of Christmas.
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February 11, 2013
Randolph County Commissioners decided to take a stand on the 2nd Amendment Thursday, passing a resolution supporting the right to "keep and bear arms." The measure will be sent to elected official....
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wait, Manchin says he would like to see large magazines and automatic weapons looked at and you consider him some liberal nutbag? Have you really gone that far off the reservation?
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Thank you Phil Hudok!! It is initiative like this that we need in Congress - hudokDOTcom for U.S. Senate 2014. Do you really think that Shelly Capito has the same kind of passion for liberty as Phil Hudok? Shelley wouldn't even debate Phil when he ran for her seat in 2010.
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Very proud of the commission for taking a stand on the 2nd amendment. I do though, have an issue with one part of the article? Additional funds for the Kump house? I love all forms of history, from world to national to local, but this is ridiculous! How much money has been spent on this place in the last few years alone? If additional funds are needed, take some initiative and raise them. Stop using tax payer dollars for a pet project when there are so many other needs in the county. I know that a lot of county offices are under staffed to correctly do the work that needs done. With the drug problem seemingly escalating out of control in Randolph County, the funds could be used towards the building of a strong drug task force or put towards another deputy for the sherrifs department.
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I'm also very proud of our commission for their stance on the Second Amendment. It's nice to know that local government hasn't been hoodwinked by the leftists, Obama and Biden, standing on the caskets of the Newtown children to sell Americans more lies. Watch him use emotion to try and sell unconstitutional gun laws during the State of the Union address. He intends to turn the whole United States into Chicago, the murder capital of America.
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Over the years, I have compiled a list of things I absolutely hate. Usually, when I am so compelled as to hate something, the hate is temporary, as I can manage to find some good in just about everything. But some things are without redemption. The top is, and always will be, occupied by the movie, musical or anything related to "Grease." I will not budge on that. The rest has room for fluctuation. Spots are filled by "sweatpants" and "movies about creepy children" and "the word 'hubby.'" However, usually hovering around the middle of the list, sometimes in the 5 to 7 range, is "talking about the weather."
Talking about the weather is one of those things people do automatically, without really realizing why they are doing it or what they expect from the conversation. I guess there are just some formalities that don't really make sense, but are done as a part of socializing and etiquette. Modern folk don't usually believe that saying "bless you" crams your soul back into your nose, but we do it anyway. Weather chat usually just tells you what you already know - it's hot, it's cold, it's gonna rain - but seems well-suited to fill an awkward 30 seconds of elevator-riding or line-waiting.
I am not adverse to having good manners, or taking part in the kooky traditions of society. But when you think about it, talking about the weather serves little purpose. You're not going to change weather. You won't elicit thought-provoking responses from others. It seems almost compulsory, done without thinking. Bill Murray from "Groundhog Day" knows what I'm talking about. This is exemplified by professional cutie pie Zooey Deschanel, who in her iPhone commercial asks Siri, "Is it raining outside?" while standing in front of A WINDOW. Now, I'm sure her skull is filled with brains instead of Urban Outfitter catalogs, but that is just dumb. Mindless weather chat can happen to anyone, even manic pixie dream girls.
There are plenty of other topics that can unite and are common to all of us as humans, such as "I hate when you have to go to the bathroom and there's no toilet paper" or "Gee, I hope our planet is never invaded by aliens." Think of the conversations that could result. Now that's time-killing. Not just a simple "yep," or the looking up at the sky that people do when they're discussing weather. As if a giant black cloud suddenly will roll in, or the clouds will part revealing a shining sun with a big happy face on it.
Weather chat has evolved into a sort of weather-obsession. There are countless services and gadgets and websites and apps and other methods of finding out about the weather in your area, the weather in other areas, and the weather of the past, the future and the present. I've heard tell of people who watch The Weather Channel all day. For fun. There must be some sort of subliminal messages hidden behind the soft rock and clip art of clouds, because The Weather Channel seems to have the sort of effect seen when there is a marathon of "The Golden Girls" or "The Shawshank Redemption" on TV somewhere. Really, what is it with "Golden Girls" and "Shawshank?" I can't not watch either of those. Maybe those shows have subliminal weather reporting going on in the background. Now, that would be interesting.
As Ohioans, we should know better. The saying goes, "If you don't like the weather in Ohio, wait five minutes." We've had earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, fogs, hail, and all manner of meteorological abuse. This past winter, we had a honest-to-Betsy "thunderblizzard," five minutes after which the sun was shining. Even Stan Boney would say that is some messed-up stuff. You can't make this up. So why try to predict it?
It is summer. It is hot. It's gonna be hot. I love it, personally. Bring it on. For me, there are only two kinds of weather, Winter and Not-Winter. Not-Winter, I'll take with whatever lumps come along with it. Barring an outdoor picnic or outing, most days won't be ruined by a little unpredictability. Perhaps a midday rainstorm will change your life. You'll duck under an awning with a handsome stranger or something. Unpredictability is good. That's why we have umbrellas and sweaters and insurance. So toss an umbrella in your bag, and set out into the world, where there's at least a 70 percent chance of adventure.
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On Friday morning, members of the Stetson University men's and women's basketball teams joined with students, faculty and staff at Blue Lake Elementary for a "Safety Walk" to promote safety for those students who walk to and from school every day.
The event was put together by the staff at Blue Lake, who asked for the Hatters' participation to help bring attention to the need for motorist to always be watchful for children while driving through local neighborhoods.
"Stetson is always proud to partner with the DeLand community and this morning was a great opportunity for our team to play a role in that partnership," Hatters men's coach Casey Alexander said.
Members of the basketball team split up to walk with groups of students beginning at 7 a.m. on Friday. The players joined with youngsters to cover the final quarter-mile on their morning trek to school.
After all of the students made it safely to school, members of the Stetson basketball teams were presented with certificates of appreciation by the students, faculty and staff at Blue Lake Elementary to thank them for helping to raise awareness.
"The walk with the kids was a fun event that gave us the opportunity to meet the children in the community," Hatters junior center Adam Pegg said. "It was also a way for them to get to know us as role models."
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Opened since 1978, Kmart on Bowman Road will shut its doors the first of the year. The liquidation sale began last week.
In the weeks prior, items in the store were marked down from 30 to 50 percent.
The aging, 130,000-square-foot Big Kmart in Mount Pleasant is located in a shopping center where many of the adjacent storefronts are empty. The 17-acre shopping center was sold last year in a $5.5 million deal, and Mount Pleasant had once identified the site as one of several that could be suitable for a new town municipal complex.
Kmart traces its roots to the 19th century, when the S.S. Kresge Co. was founded. The first Kmart opened in 1962, the same year as the first Walmart store, and in 1995, the home of the "blue light special," acquired Sears in an $11 billion buyout.
Last year corporate officials had not yet determined if the Mount Pleasant store would be a casualty of mass shuttering.
But signs indicating that everything must go was a sure signal last week.
"The Kmart store in Mount Pleasant will close to the public on a future date, which is not available at this time," said Howard Riefs, director, corporatecCommunications. "In the meantime, the store will remain open for customers. The store will begin its liquidation sale on Oct. 27. Store closures are part of a series of actions we're taking to reduce on-going expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the transformation of our business model. These actions will better enable us to focus our investments on serving our customers and members through integrated retail – at the store, online and in the home. The store in Mount Pleasant has 43 employees. They will have an opportunity to apply for positions at other Kmart and Sears stores," he added.
Riefs said that associates and managers are not permitted to talk with the media, therefore the Moultrie News was unable to obtain any comments.
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First-year Columbian volleyball coach Bill Bonham has a vision for his program.
The former mentor at Buckeye Central, who led that squad to a state tournament appearance last fall, always wants the best.
At Columbian's volleyball camp this week, there was an instructor who knows a little something about that.
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Alyssa D'Errico has a resume few volleyball players anywhere can match. The former Penn State libero was part of four national championship teams with the Nittany Lions, and has since gone on to play professionally in Europe. She also was a volunteer assistant this past season at Georgetown.
This week, D'Errico could be seen working with high school and middle school girls in the Tiffin program, helping to mold them into what she became.
"I'm really happy that she's here, she's helping us out a lot," said TC volleyball player Tessa Fuhrer.
D'Errico, who has a friendship with Bonham that dates back a few years, said she wants to give back to a sport that she loves.
"One of my favorite coaches in club always preached to us about how it was giving back and paying it forward to the next generation," D'Errico said. "I for sure wouldn't be the player that I am without the generation above me that taught me the game the way that they did. I think the way to grow the game and the way to teach kids the right way to play the game is to give back and make sure you're doing all you can to help the generation below you be better than you were."
Bonham said it's been a good year for the camp; about 60 girls, all from Tiffin, took part. The coach said having someone the caliber of D'Errico is a big boost to the camp, and to the program.
"It's awesome. Where else can you get this?," Bonham asked rhetorically. "We can go to any university, we can go to any college around, we can have anybody come in, but you're not gonna get the caliber of this, and you're definitely not going to get this caliber to come here. We can send kids to a team camp, or an individual skills camp somewhere else, and it's going to cost so much more money, and they might not get any personal attention, and it might not be catered to what we want. But Alyssa's really good at doing what she does, and then asking 'what do you need?'"
D'Errico said she and Bonham have similar teaching philosophies.
"That's why I keep coming back," she said. "I came here when I was still at Penn State, with one of my assistant coaches and another player, and we ran a camp when he was over at Buckeye. And right from the start, we realized we both have similar mottos and very similar viewpoints in how the game should be played, and how you should teach, and the way you should instruct girls so they're growing up to be adults and young adults that are successful in the world."
Bonham said the three day camp has been a group effort. Makayla Agin, one of Bonham's former stars at Buckeye Central who went on to play at Xavier, has been an instructor at the camp, as has Tiffin Middle School coach Amy Cooper, TC JV coach Erin Patrizi and freshman coach Megan Simon. Findlay coach Bob Moran also was at the camp Monday.
Bonham said it's all part of what he hopes to build at Columbian.
"One of the things we were worried about coming back here was, where is the future of this program sitting?" Bonham said. "Are we gonna be able to build it up? Is the interest still there? Well, it is.
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Last week, a reader asked why larger-sized clothing costs a few dollars more than standard sizes.
I explained that it isn't due to the extra fabric used to make the garment; the extra cost covers the price of the scrap fabric left over when the garment's pieces were cut from the cloth, as the scraps are too small to use for additional garments.
It's the cost of making, and buying, larger sizes.
As consumers, we love to get a deal on the things we need, not only groceries but clothing too. I think I've turned clearance clothing shopping into an art form, especially for my children! I'm the one hunting on clearance racks for summer clothes in November, when I can pick up tank tops, shorts and swim trunks in the $2-$3 range. When April and May roll around, I'm buying winter coats for the next season, and so on.
The danger of being an exclusively clearance shopper is that I tend to lose touch with what things "really" cost when they're not on sale. I've done a good job of buying ahead for my kids' needs each year since they were born.
They've always got a full wardrobe the next size up hanging in their closets (clearance tags hanging proudly from each item), all purchased for $3 or less.
Recently, though, my sons needed something that I didn't have in their closets: new sweatpants for a cold-weather scout campout. Easy enough, right? I headed down to a local big-box store, which had a large display of kids' sweatpants for $6.98.
I should mention that one of my sons has contact dermatitis: He's allergic to polyester. Wearing anything with polyester in it results in a nasty red rash that turns into blisters, so checking tags before I buy clothing is an automatic habit.
Enter the $6.98 sweats. They were a 50/50 blend of cotton and polyester, fine for my youngest son, but not for my guy with the sensitive skin. I went to a different store. Then, I went to another.
Each time, I came up empty handed. No one carried 100 percent cotton sweats. I even went to five different thrift stores looking for secondhand sweats made from cotton. Each store carried plenty of sweats, but not one pair of pants that weren't a polyester blend.
I even considered sewing him new sweatpants myself (I'm pretty good at sewing!) but guess what I couldn't find? Even the fabric store didn't carry 100 percent cotton sweats fabric.
What happened? As we all know, mass-produced clothing is inexpensive for a variety of reasons. Polyester blends are cheaper to produce than all-natural fibers. I started researching this topic online and learned that many European brands of children's sweats are still made of 100 percent cotton.
I was also hit with some sticker shock as most were priced around $30 per pair. (Cotton sweats are apparently now a specialty item. Who knew?)
I even saw adult 100 percent cotton sweatpants retailing for more than $44 per pair.
I eventually found a website that sold made-in-the-USA kids' cotton sweatpants for $14.95. I happily ordered them, finally he was covered for his campout. However, it led me to think about the price differences between his cold-weather gear and his brother's. The mass-produced, poly-blend sweats cost less than half of his American-made, cotton sweatpants.
It did make me appreciate the costs of buying specialty items versus mass-produced. And to bring the column full circle, the site from which I ordered the American-made pants charges $1 more per pair for sizes 12 and 14.
If I order him another pair next year, I'll pay a dollar more for them. But I'll do it happily.
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