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I just saw a new classroom message from D&W posted on firstpost.com. It covers the topic of "fair play" and includes how one handles a close defeat. It is delightful and ends with Meryl and Charlie's version of Gangnam style. I'm sorry that I do not have the expertise to create a link for you, but I am hoping that with this information someone more adept than I am will be able to create one. Good luck!
And here it is:
How wonderful is this? Just one of the many reasons I love this team.
Hahahaha- the dance clip at the end. And that's why Meryl won the dance-off during the Ice tour this summer and Charlie lost in the first round.
She doesn't take herself too seriously. You can tell he's a lot less comfortable really cutting loose.
Thanks as always for sharing your firsthand reporting, KKonas.
And thanks for your thoughts on my Chobani question in the other thread.
Nice photo of Davis/White in Giselle costumes for GPF practice at Sochi rink:
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The photo shows both the senior and junior American finalists.
Davis/White Giselle photo is featured on the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee home page at the moment:
to D/W on their historic and well deserved 4th GPF title!
I am so happy for Charlie and Meryl. Congratulations to them for their 4th GPF title and for
their two beautifully skated programs.
Just tremendous! Aren't we ice dance fans lucky to be around right at this moment?
Fun stuff!
D/W and most of team Japan. Such a cute photo! Also love Meryl's dress!
Charlie's mom got a photo of the two of them at the gala as well:


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Steve Ott wasn't Sabres coach Ron Rolston's first choice for the shootout Thursday.
He wasn't No. 2 or 3, either.
In fact, Rolston had to get all the way down to the sixth shooter before giving Ott a tap on the shoulder, but the coach was rewarded for his decision when Ott scored what proved to be the winning goal for Buffalo in a 5-4 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in front of a delirious sold-out crowd in First Niagara Center.
It's the second straight game Ott has scored the deciding goal for Buffalo, following his overtime winner in Montreal on Tuesday.
"Every guy in here has moves that they've done since they were a junior," said Ott, who came in full speed on Toronto goalie James Reimer and beat him with a backhand to the right post. "Tonight, I was lucky to beat him."
"I think his skill is underrated," said captain Jason Pominville, who skated on the top line with Ott and center Cody Hodgson. "He can make plays and finish, so it's fun being out there with him."
This was Ott showing his entire repertoire Thursday — good and bad. He laid out Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski with a Carubba Collision-worthy hit in the first period, but then at the end of the shift took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty — for blowing a kiss at Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf.
"I guess you're not allowed to blow guys kisses on the ice," Ott said. "I'll stick those kisses back and keep them in my mouth."
Toronto scored 15 seconds into that man advantage, putting the Sabres in an early hole that got bigger just over a minute later when Nazem Kadri tipped in a shot to make it 2-0.
That had the "Go, Leafs, Go" chants echoing throughout FNC, but Ott helped cut into the deficit when he assisted on Tyler Ennis' goal later in the first period that made it 2-1 and set up one of the most exciting games of the season.
"Honestly, that's easy energy you can take from the crowd," Ott said. "At times, obviously, I was a little too emotional and cost my team a little bit there, but lucky enough, we continued to push back and throughout the game I thought we were pretty solid."
Ott's shootout attempt was just the fifth of his career, and second successful one. He now has 17 points in 31 games, and leads the team by a wide margin with 130 hits.
"Just the grit he plays with on a consistent basis for us provides a lot of energy for our players and the bench," Rolston said.
Ott played on the top line because leading scorer Thomas Vanek missed his fourth game of the season. Vanek was hit by a Christian Ehrhoff shot Tuesday night in Montreal and suffered a lower-body injury.
"He's better today," Rolston said before Thursday's game. "He feels, actually, good. We're starting the process, so we're hoping to get him on the ice tomorrow."
Vanek was joined in the press box by forward Nathan Gerbe, who was a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
"I think he's working hard, but we have to make some tough decisions right now in our lineup," Rolston said of Gerbe. "I can only have 12 forwards in there and [he] was a player that I think didn't give us a reason to keep him in right now. And that's what he has to work for."
Burly forward John Scott was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the past three games.
The Maple Leafs were without forward Joffrey Lupul, who was hit with a two-game suspension Thursday afternoon for a hit to the head of Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman on Wednesday night.
Sabres President Ted Black was in Rochester on Thursday morning to make an official announcement regarding a regular-season outdoor game being played in December by the Amerks.
That game will be part of a 10-day outdoor hockey festival that will take place at Frontier Field, home of the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. The Amerks will kick off the event against an opponent to be determined, while the Rochester Institute of Technology will hold a men's and women's hockey double-header. The RIT men's team will host Atlantic Hockey rival Niagara, while the women will play Clarkson.
The rink will also host several Section V high school hockey games, and blocks of ice time will be made available to the public.
"While the chance to play an outdoor game will be an exciting opportunity for our players and coaches, the event as a whole will allow the entire community to share in a special experience," Black said in a news release.
The festival will run Dec. 13-22. Dates and ticket information are to be announced.
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Oklahoma City mother sentenced in 3-year-old's death
Victoria Phanhtharath sentenced to life in prison
An Oklahoma City mother was sentenced to life in prison Monday for in charges related to the 2011 death of her 3-year-old daughter.
Victoria Phanhtharath was sentenced to life in prison and must serve at least 35 years, according to the Oklahoma County District Attorney's office. Phanhtharath pleaded guilty before Judge Kenneth Watson to a count of permitting or enabling child abuse-murder and two counts of enabling child abuse.
Phanhtharath is cooperating with prosecutors making a case against Freddy Mendez, who was Phanhtharath's boyfriend at the time and is accused of killing Alexis Hawkins. Court documents show Alexis Hawkins was beaten and hit her head on a hard surface.
That trial is scheduled for May 6.
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EAST PALESTINE - Village high school students tapped into a mix of emotions this week as David Kohout, executive director of Talk Is Cheap, challenged them to achieve greatness.
The two-and-a-half hour assembly touched on the high and low points of life, and students reacted to Kohout's transparency about his own life struggles with silent respect.
But while Kohout spoke about serious matters, he also used humor to reach out to the students, evoking roars of laughter-usually at the end of a tense moment.
Other times he let the students reflect on the serious stuff, leaving jokes for another segment.
"Some of you have had unmentionable things happen to you," he said, but encouraged them that it's not their fault and they should never feel like losers.
"I believe I am standing in the presence of greatness," he said.
The statement was repeated several times throughout the assembly, with Kohout leaving off the last word, "greatness," for students to say. At first, the response was weak, but as the assembly went on students said it with more conviction.
He told them to consider each other and be respectful because they don't always know what is going on each other's lives.
"You don't know some of the student's stories in this room and you should tread lightly," he said.
He then challenged them to make a decision: Bitter or Better. How would they respond to things in their life? Would they become bitter, or make it better?
"I can't change you, but I can make you think," he said.
He also spoke to students about suicide-which he had even considered at one point in his life, and about how he
had used drugs and alcohol during his high school years in Boardman and graduated in 1981 with a 1.68 grade point average.
He told them that, just like some of them, he had acted out in school to mask his own unhappiness. He said his life changed after someone told him, "God loves you."
He said that although, unfortunately, he isn't necessarily free to discuss God in schools, the point was that he was able to change after getting the focus off of himself and on the bigger picture, and they should do the same.
He then told them to never think of themselves as failures and that even if they are making poor decisions, it's not too late.
"In my home you aren't allowed to say 'can't,' 'never,' and 'always.' You will believe what you say," he said.
He said students diagnosed with "disabilities" shouldn't see themselves as any less, and not think of themselves as "disabled" but "different." He also told the boys to treat the girls with respect and that they should be viewed as a treasure, not a target.
Several times he stressed the importance of leadership, and pointed students toward books like "Good to Great" by Jim Collins and others by John C. Maxwell.
When he wasn't speaking he showed video clips to make a point.
"You're not a loser you're a chooser ... I am standing in the presence of..."
"Greatness," they responded.
High School Principal Laura Griffiths said Kohout was invited to speak because she wants students to know that they matter.
"It concerns me when they don't. I see kids that are hurt and just need encouraged," she said.
She and Kohout taught together in the Boardman school district for 11 years.
Kohout also said during the assembly that he is making a promise to the district he will back to speak in the future. He said the commitment is not one he makes with other districts but that he chose East Palestine because he wants to see it move forward.


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PORT ROYAL - Echoes of a song hum softly from a farm kitchen in Spruce Hill as a group of women prepare lunch for their families and visitors.
As they chop tomatoes or roll dough, some sing quietly to themselves as a way of devoting their daily task to God.
Worship is an active experience that involves more than just meditating at Gita Nagari Farm in Spruce Hill, explained Parijata Devi Dasi, who, with her husband, Dhruva Das, helps to run the project.
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A priest at Gita Nagari Farm in Spruce Hill participates in a worship service at the farm's temple Monday. The farm will host a public festival July 30.
Photos submitted by ORTRUN GATES and PARIJATA DEVI DASI
A washed chariot stands in preparation for the ISKCON festival Ratha Yatra, which will be held on July 30 in Spruce Hill, near Port Royal. The Hare Krishna community that organizes the festival welcomes the community to attend.
Raksha Authar, from South Africa, prepares lunch Monday at the Gita Nagari Farm in Spruce Hill.
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A chariot holding deities Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Krishna, and his brother Baladev and sister Subhadra is pulled through the fields of a farm in Spruce Hill during Ratha Yatra, or the Festival of Chariots, in July 2010.
Affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, also known as Hare Krishna, the farm community is made up of a small group of people who center all of their actions around their faith.
Everything from milking and feeding the animals, to cooking and cleaning, managing and gardening is done as a tribute to God, Parijata said.
Rather than call their duties chores or tasks, the community refers to their actions as service, she said.
A monotheistic branch of Hinduism, ISKCON was introduced to the U.S. in the 1960s by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda. The faith recognizes Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has reincarnated in different forms throughout history.
Krishna devotees teach that people are not their material bodies, but are eternal spirit souls, and that all beings are interrelated through God, according to information on the ISKCON website, www.iskcon.com. Their goal in life is to develop their love of God through practicing bhakti yoga, or devotional service that spiritualizes all human activities.
To achieve this, they chant and meditate on the name Krishna with the mantra, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare; Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Ram Rama, Hare Hare."
Roughly interpreted, the mantra means "Please, my dear Lord, please engage us in your service," Parijata said.
Worship is a way of life on the farm, her husband added.
"At the end of the day, we are a community that focuses on God as the center," Dhruva said.
The community abstains from eating meat, drinking alcohol or caffeine, gambling, smoking and illicit sex, Parijata said.
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The 350-acre Gita Nagari Farm, bordered by the Tuscarora Creek, includes 75 acres of hay, 25 of corn and 1 of produce; the rest is pasture or forest land. It is one of only a handful of farming ISKCON projects in the U.S.
In last four years, the community has been more active in pursuing organic gardening and local outreach through a community supported agriculture program and other venues, Dhruva said.
One of their goals is to create a sustainable living environment on the farm, Dhruva said.
This year, they are growing spelt - an old form of wheat - for flour, corn and the other typical vegetable garden crops, a hay field, and herbs both for medicinal and cooking purposes, his wife said.
Recently, the farm received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to fix the barn and install a tank to collect manure and pipe it into the fields.
The farm also is the home to various animals, including 15 cows. The community believes the cows' purpose is to provide milk and work the land, not to be killed for meat, Parijata said.
They run an adopt-a-cow program that rescues cows from slaughter houses and gives them a peaceful "retirement" at Gita Nagari, she said.
Currently, five adults and four children live and work on the farm, though several other ISKCON families live nearby, Parijata said.
Often, they host visitors in their guest houses, which also are available for groups to rent.
Local business people and neighbors also frequent the farm to help with maintenance, construction work and crops. Parijata said they have friends among the locals, including within the Amish and Mennonite communities.
Parijata said their lives are not very different from other farming families - "except we don't eat meat," she said, chuckling.
They rise early to worship at 4:30 a.m., then take care of their morning chores and prepare for breakfast. Like a typical farmhouse, their entryway floor is lined with rubber boots and dirt from the fields. Fresh produce sits in buckets and baskets on the kitchen counters.
Outside, the rows of dusty vegetable plants stretch out in front of wavy hay fields. Plows and farm vehicles are scattered around the faded white barn.
Attached to the main house is the temple, kept bright and clean for the deities. Around the maroon walls hang colorful Indian-style paintings of deities interacting with humans, and portraits of important figures. Long windows bring daylight into the room.
At the front of the glossy wood floor is an altar of marble tile that stands behind doors that open like a stage. Elaborately dressed deities stand on the colorful altar, adorned with golden crowns, jewels and fresh flower garlands.
They bathe and dress the figures every day as a way to enforce that God is a person, Parijata said. "Our understanding is that God is a person, but a supreme person."
The deities on the altar represent God in his different forms, or relationships, Parijata said, likening the forms to roles one human can play as both a mother, daughter, sister and friend.
Ratha Yatra
Ratha Yatra is a 2,000-year-old festival celebrated around the world. In India, the festival occurs during our winter months; but in the U.S., the festival happens in the summer, Dhruva said.
The Spruce Hill event is unique because of its country setting, his wife added. Typical U.S. festivals are held in major cities where there are larger ISKCON groups.
On July 30, the farm will host its 35th annual festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vendors will sell Indian clothing, T-shirts, books, jewelry and more. A food court will feature Indian and western vegetarian specialties. There will be tours of the farm's organic garden and the temple, a milking demonstration, petting zoo, carriage rides and a log-sawing contest. Music, dancing and a free vegetarian feast will be held at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 532-5331 or visit www.gitanagari.org.
At noon, the highlight of the festival - a parade of the deities - will take place.
Every year, the festival goers pull a chariot ridden by Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Krishna, and his brother Baladev and sister Subhadra. Accompanied by instruments, dancing and singing, the chariot stops at the top of a hill where the followers offer arati, or items of affection, to the Lord, Parijata said.
The deity's unique form at Ratha Yatra, Parijata said, is explained in two ways.
The first tells of a queen who glorified him so reverently that his eyes widened, his limbs withdrew into his body and his mouth formed in a large smile.
In the second story, a king wanted a carving of God and commissioned an artisan to create the statue. However, the artisan made the king promise that he would not be disturbed during the process. Weeks went by and while the artisan was carving, the king's curiosity got the better of him. He peeked into the room and broke his promise. The artisan quit the job, leaving the unfinished God to be worshipped in his incomplete form.
Though incomplete, the followers continue to worship him in that form, Parijata said.
Two stories are told about the origins of the Festival of Chariots, Parijata said.
In ancient India, the culture housed a form of the deity in the temple and allowed only certain castes to view him. The Lord, however, wanted to make himself more available to all people. So, he asked to be brought out into the street one day for everyone to see him.
"The principle is that God is available to everyone beyond social, economic, race ..." Parijata said.
According to the second story, the deity catches a cold from being bathed and enters two weeks of convalescence; he goes away to recover, and no one is allowed to see him. On the 14th day, he returns healthy for the feast.
The waiting, absence from him makes his followers anxious, Parijata explained. They develop more affection for him in the period of waiting, she said.
At the end of the two weeks, his followers are overjoyed to see him again, she said.
The festival is meant to include people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, Parijata said.
At Gita Nagari, Parijata and Dhruva said they hope to continue sharing an attitude of welcome and acceptance through the festival.
"We want to create a neighborly mood," Parijata said.


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How is it such a thread does not exist? (or have I missed it *gulp*).
Everyone needs food to live, except those weird skinny bitches that we all hate. WE ALL HATE.
Does anyone here like to cook? Any like whacking it to food porn aka admiring the beauty of colourful, delicious food through various facial and hand gestures?
What's the weirdest thing you tried, want to try? What shows do you like?
e.g I watch this a lot, though the title is ironic 0_o
Also shameless self-promotion of an awful attempt at blogging. I'm so behind the times.


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Should armed resource officers be placed at schools to prevent a repeat of tragedies such as the recent mass shooting at Newtown, Conn.
So by 'intelligent' logic, accidental deaths are no big deal?
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If you think criminals are going to obey stricter guns laws, then you are a special kind of stupid!
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I am a gun owner and support how things are now. Crazies will always get them, but making it harder for those stressed and over medicated is far from infringing upon anyone's rights. As stated I am a gun owner and believe most should be able to purchase. I do not support the NRA as I personally believe they would make a lot more progress if they were mpt terrified of making their goal manipulating facts. Guns serve one purpose, to kill. Let's admit it and move forward. It is not 1776 and the Constitution was meant to be a living document. No one is defending themselves from the US millitary. Some countries with much tougher gun laws have more violent crime and some have less. I personally am annoyed when people take everything the NRA says as gospel.
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Where is the common sense here? Arming anyone does no ensure a a situation like this is avoided. A class of kids could easily overtake a cop and access the weapon. Also let's say a cop must use deadly force against one of them. The guy will be scrutinized forever as if he did or did not do the proper thing. Sometimes we need to realize mass murderers are not sane. You cannot prevent them from happening by arming people or disarming people. Everyone wants to say arming is the answer, but there is no guarentee doing so would have saved a life at Sandy Hook. Adding guns and ammo (and coats) to a school is insane because 'maybe' an armed guard 'could' have saved one in 15 million. We are worried about schools now, but it could be a hospital or anywhere.
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If politicians and stars are guarded with armed guards, why not our children? "Gun Free Zones" are a joke and schools need to have at least one security guard/administrator/teacher armed. Shame on people for not wanting to protect our children. Take away more from the prisoners and give that money to defense for our students!
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Maybe we should look to other countries with minimal crime statistics and try to learn something from them.
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I agree we need more and better mental health screening and treatment. However, the reality is that we are broke. We borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend. So, without increasing our deficit, how should we proceed? Something has to go. What should that be? I think that is the question we need to ask.
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Gun violence and violence in our society as a whole represents a truly complex problem. As I see it, you have the conservatives blocking any solutions on two fronts. They say no to any common sense gun restrictions and no to appropriating monetary resources for mental health wellness. The government is not the problem, conservative reactionaries in the Republican Party are the problem.
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But they do need them almost daily @ Williamsport. In most cases, It really would be rediculous. And yes, the crazys are always going to manage to pull something off. And I agree with the bullying, also.
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I think all options are a good start, but what about starting even earlier, and taking more time and resources to address things like bullying. Bullies themselves can also be a victim, perhaps not at school, but at home. Kids need to know they have some kind of outlet where they can feel safe to tell a trusted adult things they may not want to talk about at home or with friends. Let's address issues that cause people to become violent first. A little kindness can go a long way.
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There are crazies in the world. Nothing you can do.
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I think it is a combination of all three. I am not suggesting a complete overhaul of the 2nd Amendment. I think the survey required a pro-gun, anti-gun response. As to resource officers, a police officer is great. Not sure this can be done at every school by the police. Is there a huge liability issue if it is not a police officer?
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They already have a armed resource officer at Williamsport, been there for years.
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This is an incredibly biased survey that lends itself toward arming people at schools. It's disappointing that the "Yes, No, Other" options are not actually each asking our views of a single topic, but are, rather, asking a variety of questions masked as the same questions.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hamas Sickos
The reaction of Hamas leaders should make us wonder if they are fit to govern Gaza or they have taken over the territory by force and terror.
Imagine the sheer magnitude of destruction and death. Yet these bunch of Hamas fighters shed no tears, feel no remorse for the death of their own people.
Muted criticism and condemnation against Hamas and their reaction only reinforces the hypocrisy of this world.
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well.....berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu memikul.
did it really shows that they didnt really care? probably they're celebrating something else... like inability of Israel to totally destroy them?
i dont think it is possible for us to just sit and put a comment, without really going through it.... most probably we will loose all of our senses, given the situation....
but it is a fact that they were democratically elected before they were pressurized to step down by foreign powers.
You should understand the way Hamas govern before making such statement.... Hamas represent Jihad.... Fatah represent a country..... for Hamas, death is like an industry for them, that is why they are not afraid of death.... real muslim are not afraid of death.... death while protecting their palestine is considered an honour in Islam.... that is what Islam called Jihad..... so I suggest you change the tagline.... they are not sickos, they are warriors..... perhaps, think before you talk.... otherwise you'll get yourself into trouble.... this is a sensitive issue dude.....
- I said...
Hamas doesn't care about people any more -- their own or otherwise. All they care is about their struggle. They are very clear about who they are fighting against, but not who they are fighting for. Why else will they taunt their foes and then hide amongst their own, inviting retaliation and reprisal on the innocent?
you are absolutely correct! well said indeed. HAMAS are terrorists, they have no remorse for the death of their own people. Despite the deaths of thousands, HAMAS still cheered on for more bloodshed, pervertedly making use of innocent deaths to proclaim more bloodshed so that more $$donations will pour in for them. Let's not be fooled anymore by such terrorists who makes use of innocent lives
Easy for you to pass judgement. Probabaly if you are in the same situation like they are, seeing babies, children and loved ones being killed (not just during the last 'massacre'), hungry because of supplies being blocked etc etc, then maybe you wont be so fast to call people 'sickos'. Remember they were given the mandate to govern but instead of being given the chance, financial aid were blocked, cooperation with other counties were forbidden etc. Suggest you go live there for a while then come back and tell us whether they should just sit back and wait for the so-called International community to help.
- Jamna said...
This is what people outside Palestine don't understand. Palestinians love freedom and dignity more than they love their lives, family and worldly affairs.
They have decided to sacrifice everything at their disposal to end the occupation. They simply refuse to live under occupation, at all cost.
In Gaza, being a fighter is a JOB. And if you want to stay employed as a fighter, there must be fighting. There must be foreign aid pouring in to pay your salary and to buy your weapons and ammunition. And since there are no other jobs, donning a Hamas "badge" is the only option. And if you a Hamas fighter, you can tout your gun around, and no neighbours are gonna rob you, and you can probaby get some fringe benefits. Otherwise you are dead duck in the poor neighbourhood. Pretty much like joining the "hood" in a slum area.
- amoker said...
"Palestinians love freedom and dignity more than they love their lives, family and worldly affairs."
That is something new to me. Means for freedom and dignity is worth more than lives? I think what Kay Peng is saying is that as a government mandated to protect its people, HAMAS should have approached this differently. Why give excuse to Israel to attack and kill again?
I think the Hamas leader's are cowards of the biggest degree. They hide somewhere else and use children as shields and here we have people sympathizing them and providing aid.
What a shame..
Kay Peng
Please be sensitive on certain issue. and please think properly before u wrote and labelling somebody as sickos.YOu are nature enough to understand this.
No. I agree with KKP. We need an alien force to zap them to atoms.
Face the fact. The hamas will never ever beat the israelis even in a 1000 years. People give chan and you gloat. Pick someone of your size lah if you want to fight. If israelis really want to go all out, hamas will be totally annihilated in less than 24 hours! In a fight, isnt it either you die or I die? By prolonging the fight, both sides suffer. Bystanders take sides and the whole world suffers.
Read the history. Talk to the Palestinians. Engage with the people who were involved in the Palestinian refugees. Understand from those who were in the Palestine during the battle and appreciate who helped who. Please don't make comments with the wrong facts at hand. Please don't make judgement without understanding the whole picture. Please don't. Thank you.
Dear Mr Khoo
I thought I'd share with you this piece which could be something that will probably shed some light. Happy New Year!
Avi Shlaim, who is professor of international relations at Oxford University once served in the Israeli army. He recently wrote an interesting article which was published in the Guardian newspaper in the UK.
How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe - Oxford professor of international relations Avi Shlaim served in the Israeli army and has never questioned the state's legitimacy. But its merciless assault on Gaza has led him to devastating conclusions.
The only way to make sense of Israel's senseless war in Gaza is through understanding the historical context. Establishing the state of Israel in May 1948 involved a monumental injustice to the Palestinians. British officials bitterly resented American partisanship on behalf of the infant state. On 2 June 1948, Sir John Troutbeck wrote to the foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, that the Americans were responsible for the creation of a gangster state headed by "an utterly unscrupulous set of leaders". I used to think that this judgment was too harsh but Israel's vicious assault on the people of Gaza, and the Bush administration's complicity in this assault, have reopened the question.
I write as someone who served loyally in the Israeli army in the mid-1960s and who has never questioned the legitimacy of the state of Israel within its pre-1967 borders. What I utterly reject is the Zionist colonial project beyond the Green Line. The Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the June 1967 war had very little to do with security and everything to do with territorial expansionism. The aim was to establish Greater Israel through permanent political, economic and military control over the Palestinian territories. And the result has been one of the most prolonged and brutal military occupations of modern times.
Four decades of Israeli control did incalculable damage to the economy of the Gaza Strip. With a large population of 1948 refugees crammed into a tiny strip of land, with no infrastructure or natural resources, Gaza's prospects were never bright. Gaza, however, is not simply a case of economic under-development but a uniquely cruel case of deliberate de-development. To use the Biblical phrase, Israel turned the people of Gaza into the hewers of wood and the drawers of water, into a source of cheap labour and a captive market for Israeli goods. The development of local industry was actively impeded so as to make it impossible for the Palestinians to end their subordination to Israel and to establish the economic underpinnings essential for real political independence.
Gaza is a classic case of colonial exploitation in the post-colonial era. Jewish settlements in occupied territories are immoral, illegal and an insurmountable obstacle to peace. They are at once the instrument of exploitation and the symbol of the hated occupation. In Gaza, the Jewish settlers numbered only 8,000 in 2005 compared with 1.4 million local residents. Yet the settlers controlled 25% of the territory, 40% of the arable land and the lion's share of the scarce water resources. Cheek by jowl with these foreign intruders, the majority of the local population lived in abject poverty and unimaginable misery. Eighty per cent of them still subsist on less than $2 a day. The living conditions in the strip remain an affront to civilised values, a powerful precipitant to resistance and a fertile breeding ground for political extremism.
In August 2005 a Likud government headed by Ariel Sharon staged a unilateral Israeli pullout from Gaza, withdrawing all 8,000 settlers and destroying the houses and farms they had left behind. Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement, conducted an effective campaign to drive the Israelis out of Gaza. The withdrawal was a humiliation for the Israeli Defence Forces. To the world, Sharon presented the withdrawal from Gaza as a contribution to peace based on a two-state solution. But in the year after, another 12,000 Israelis settled on the West Bank, further reducing the scope for an independent Palestinian state. Land-grabbing and peace-making are simply incompatible. Israel had a choice and it chose land over peace.
The real purpose behind the move was to redraw unilaterally the borders of Greater Israel by incorporating the main settlement blocs on the West Bank to the state of Israel. Withdrawal from Gaza was thus not a prelude to a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority but a prelude to further Zionist expansion on the West Bank. It was a unilateral Israeli move undertaken in what was seen, mistakenly in my view, as an Israeli national interest. Anchored in a fundamental rejection of the Palestinian national identity, the withdrawal from Gaza was part of a long-term effort to deny the Palestinian people any independent political existence on their land.
Israel's settlers were withdrawn but Israeli soldiers continued to control all access to the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air. Gaza was converted overnight into an open-air prison. From this point on, the Israeli air force enjoyed unrestricted freedom to drop bombs, to make sonic booms by flying low and breaking the sound barrier, and to terrorise the hapless inhabitants of this prison.
Israel likes to portray itself as an island of democracy in a sea of authoritarianism. Yet Israel has never in its entire history done anything to promote democracy on the Arab side and has done a great deal to undermine it. Israel has a long history of secret collaboration with reactionary Arab regimes to suppress Palestinian nationalism. Despite all the handicaps, the Palestinian people succeeded in building the only genuine democracy in the Arab world with the possible exception of Lebanon. In January 2006, free and fair elections for the Legislative Council of the Palestinian Authority brought to power a Hamas-led government. Israel, however, refused to recognise the democratically elected government, claiming that Hamas is purely and simply a terrorist organisation.
America and the EU shamelessly joined Israel in ostracising and demonising the Hamas government and in trying to bring it down by withholding tax revenues and foreign aid. A surreal situation thus developed with a significant part of the international community imposing economic sanctions not against the occupier but against the occupied, not against the oppressor but against the oppressed.
As so often in the tragic history of Palestine, the victims were blamed for their own misfortunes. Israel's propaganda machine persistently purveyed the notion that the Palestinians are terrorists, that they reject coexistence with the Jewish state, that their nationalism is little more than antisemitism, that Hamas is just a bunch of religious fanatics and that Islam is incompatible with democracy. But the simple truth is that the Palestinian people are a normal people with normal aspirations. They are no better but they are no worse than any other national group. What they aspire to, above all, is a piece of land to call their own on which to live in freedom and dignity.
Like other radical movements, Hamas began to moderate its political programme following its rise to power. From the ideological rejectionism of its charter, it began to move towards pragmatic accommodation of a two-state solution. In March 2007, Hamas and Fatah formed a national unity government that was ready to negotiate a long-term ceasefire with Israel. Israel, however, refused to negotiate with a government that included Hamas.
It continued to play the old game of divide and rule between rival Palestinian factions. In the late 1980s, Israel had supported the nascent Hamas in order to weaken Fatah, the secular nationalist movement led by Yasser Arafat. Now Israel began to encourage the corrupt and pliant Fatah leaders to overthrow their religious political rivals and recapture power. Aggressive American neoconservatives participated in the sinister plot to instigate a Palestinian civil war. Their meddling was a major factor in the collapse of the national unity government and in driving Hamas to seize power in Gaza in June 2007 to pre-empt a Fatah coup.
The war unleashed by Israel on Gaza on 27 December was the culmination of a series of clashes and confrontations with the Hamas government. In a broader sense, however, it is a war between Israel and the Palestinian people, because the people had elected the party to power. The declared aim of the war is to weaken Hamas and to intensify the pressure until its leaders agree to a new ceasefire on Israel's terms. The undeclared aim is to ensure that the Palestinians in Gaza are seen by the world simply as a humanitarian problem and thus to derail their struggle for independence and statehood.
The timing of the war was determined by political expediency. A general election is scheduled for 10 February and, in the lead-up to the election, all the main contenders are looking for an opportunity to prove their toughness. The army top brass had been champing at the bit to deliver a crushing blow to Hamas in order to remove the stain left on their reputation by the failure of the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in July 2006. Israel's cynical leaders could also count on apathy and impotence of the pro-western Arab regimes and on blind support from President Bush in the twilight of his term in the White House. Bush readily obliged by putting all the blame for the crisis on Hamas, vetoing proposals at the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and issuing Israel with a free pass to mount a ground invasion of Gaza.
As always, mighty Israel claims to be the victim of Palestinian aggression but the sheer asymmetry of power between the two sides leaves little room for doubt as to who is the real victim. This is indeed a conflict between David and Goliath but the Biblical image has been inverted - a small and defenceless Palestinian David faces a heavily armed, merciless and overbearing Israeli Goliath. The resort to brute military force is accompanied, as always, by the shrill rhetoric of victimhood and a farrago of self-pity overlaid with self-righteousness. In Hebrew this is known as the syndrome of bokhim ve-yorim, "crying and shooting".
To be sure, Hamas is not an entirely innocent party in this conflict. Denied the fruit of its electoral victory and confronted with an unscrupulous adversary, it has resorted to the weapon of the weak - terror. Militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad kept launching Qassam rocket attacks against Israeli settlements near the border with Gaza until Egypt brokered a six-month ceasefire last June. The damage caused by these primitive rockets is minimal but the psychological impact is immense, prompting the public to demand protection from its government. Under the circumstances, Israel had the right to act in self-defence but its response to the pinpricks of rocket attacks was totally disproportionate. The figures speak for themselves. In the three years after the withdrawal from Gaza, 11 Israelis were killed by rocket fire. On the other hand, in 2005-7 alone, the IDF killed 1,290 Palestinians in Gaza, including 222 children.
Whatever the numbers, killing civilians is wrong. This rule applies to Israel as much as it does to Hamas, but Israel's entire record is one of unbridled and unremitting brutality towards the inhabitants of Gaza. Israel also maintained the blockade of Gaza after the ceasefire came into force which, in the view of the Hamas leaders, amounted to a violation of the agreement. During the ceasefire, Israel prevented any exports from leaving the strip in clear violation of a 2005 accord, leading to a sharp drop in employment opportunities. Officially, 49.1% of the population is unemployed. At the same time, Israel restricted drastically the number of trucks carrying food, fuel, cooking-gas canisters, spare parts for water and sanitation plants, and medical supplies to Gaza. It is difficult to see how starving and freezing the civilians of Gaza could protect the people on the Israeli side of the border. But even if it did, it would still be immoral, a form of collective punishment that is strictly forbidden by international humanitarian law.
The brutality of Israel's soldiers is fully matched by the mendacity of its spokesmen. Eight months before launching the current war on Gaza, Israel established a National Information Directorate. The core messages of this directorate to the media are that Hamas broke the ceasefire agreements; that Israel's objective is the defence of its population; and that Israel's forces are taking the utmost care not to hurt innocent civilians. Israel's spin doctors have been remarkably successful in getting this message across. But, in essence, their propaganda is a pack of lies.
A wide gap separates the reality of Israel's actions from the rhetoric of its spokesmen. It was not Hamas but the IDF that broke the ceasefire. It di d so by a raid into Gaza on 4 November that killed six Hamas men. Israel's objective is not just the defence of its population but the eventual overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza by turning the people against their rulers. And far from taking care to spare civilians, Israel is guilty of indiscriminate bombing and of a three-year-old blockade that has brought the inhabitants of Gaza, now 1.5 million, to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
The Biblical injunction of an eye for an eye is savage enough. But Israel's insane offensive against Gaza seems to follow the logic of an eye for an eyelash. After eight days of bombing, with a death toll of more than 400 Palestinians and four Israelis, the gung-ho cabinet ordered a land invasion of Gaza the consequences of which are incalculable.
No amount of military escalation can buy Israel immunity from rocket attacks from the military wing of Hamas. Despite all the death and destruction that Israel has inflicted on them, they kept up their resistance and they kept firing their rockets. This is a movement that glorifies victimhood and martyrdom. There is simply no military solution to the conflict between the two communities. The problem with Israel's concept of security is that it denies even the most elementary security to the other community. The only way for Israel to achieve security is not through shooting but through talks with Hamas, which has repeatedly declared its readiness to negotiate a long-term ceasefire with the Jewish state within its pre-1967 borders for 20, 30, or even 50 years. Israel has rejected this offer for the same reason it spurned the Arab League peace plan of 2002, which is still on the table: it involves concessions and compromises.
This brief review of Israel's record over the past four decades makes it difficult to resist the conclusion that it has become a rogue state with "an utterly unscrupulous set of leaders". A rogue state habitually violates international law, possesses weapons of mass destruction and practises terrorism - the use of violence against civilians for political purposes. Israel fulfils all of these three criteria; the cap fits and it must wear it. Israel's real aim is not peaceful coexistence with its Palestinian neighbours but military domination. It keeps compounding the mistakes of the past with new and more disastrous ones. Politicians, like everyone else, are of course free to repeat the lies and mistakes of the past. But it is not mandatory to do so.
• Avi Shlaim is a professor of international relations at the University of Oxford and the author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World and of Lion of Jordan: King Hussein's Life in War and Peace.
check this out...
- Azra Banu said...
We refer to your post 'Hamas Sickos' Tuesday, 20th January 2009.
The Palestinian tragedy, which has been around longer than many of us, deserves an objective and fair study that must go beyond the latest monstrosity in Gaza and must take into account all the stakeholders.
Hamas is the democratically elected voice of the Palestinian people, winning an overwhelming electoral vote in 2006. They are first and foremost a resistance movement, established at the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada of 1987 – 1994, a resistance against Israeli occupation.
Israel is an occupying force, living on stolen land and the Palestinians have borne and withstood the brutality of the world's fourth strongest military force, backed by the mightiest, the USA. In fact the vast majority of people in Gaza are refugees made homeless with the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. These facts are indisputable.
Hamas is not the first to fight Israeli occupation, nor will they be the last. The Palestinians have been resisting the Israelis since their land was first stolen from them. Man's expansive history provides abundant examples of resistance to an occupying force or colonial masters. One need only look at the resistance in Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Algeria even the American war of independence; a pattern repeated through the annals of history across the globe. Where man has been oppressed, he has resisted.
As a resistance movement, it would be expected of them to declare victory, especially when Israel, from the very beginning of the onslaught declared their objective to be the annihilation of Hamas. History again provides ample examples of resistance movements standing defiant.
Whether the world likes it or admits it, Hamas is one of the stakeholders and has a significant role in a solution to this crisis. They are 'kampung boys' if you like it and are highly regarded by their people and have in fact grown in popularity among the ordinary Palestinian since the Gaza massacre.
To label them as 'sickos' would be callous especially if it is based solely on one report.
We attach the following as further reading and understanding. It is an extract of an interview, which can be read in its entirety at
Azra Banu
The Nut Graph spoke exclusively with Australian author and lawyer Randa Abdel-Fattah via e-mail. The Sydney-based Abdel-Fattah is an award-winning novelist who has written three novels for young adults. Her latest book, Where the Streets Had a Name, features as its main characters two teenagers living in Bethlehem, the West Bank.
An Australian of Palestinian and Egyptian descent, Abdel-Fattah has also been active in inter-faith advocacy. She is one of the original members of a Melbourne-Palestinian/Jewish women's friendship group. Abdel-Fattah has also been active in a number of Palestinian human rights campaigns, the Australian Arabic council and various Australian Muslim women networks.
Q. Why is there so much support for Hamas, and so little for Fatah, in Gaza and the West Bank? Why do you think Palestinians are opting to support an organisation that many perceive to be Islamist and terrorist in orientation?
A. I think firstly Palestinians revolted against Fatah because of its internal corruption and seeming complicity with Israel. For example, Israel relies on Palestinians in the West Bank to assist it in rounding up "terrorists". Secondly, at the very least, Palestinians are opposed to Fatah's impotence.
I believe that Hamas won [the previous elections] because it was an alternative to the corruption in Fatah. It was perceived to be a better defender of Palestinians.
Hamas also does plenty of social services work. This arm of Hamas has been a huge factor in swaying public opinion from Fatah. Again, it appears to be a more "caring" alternative to a more elitist Fatah.
Most importantly, the more brutal and belligerent the occupation, the more desperate Palestinians are for leaders to stand up in support of their rights and independence. The nature of occupation determines the nature of the resistance. Fatah failed to deliver so Hamas was a welcome, new alternative to try.
I think it is a gross over-simplification to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation. As much as we may have problems with its charter, it is a resistance movement. Indeed, any organisation deemed to be a terrorist organisation by the West is usually an organisation resisting tyranny and oppression.
We never question why Israelis support their leaders and parties, both left and right, which are the mouth-pieces of the most reprehensible state-sponsored terrorism. The war on Gaza is the clearest example of a state using terror against a besieged and starved people.
Ultimately, we cannot champion democracy when we refuse to accept democratically-elected governments because we don't like them. We may disagree and loathe them, as Palestinians do of every democratically-elected "terrorist" Israeli government, but peace will only come when we negotiate with our enemies. This is the true test of democracy. Israel cannot have it both ways.
hahaha...it sad to see such a fool and naive people over here..how can u judge people based from one sources and u one and only sources is biased..how can u said hamas is terrorist and dont care about their people without doing a deep research about it..what a fool...is sad to some of u guy have degree and master in certain key area but still get fooled by biased media..still cant determine what is wrong and what is right..what a shame and what a waste..a really typical malaysia "nerdy" people..just accpet whatever media say and never try to analysis it..


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The dust has barely settled on the Super Bowl, and the NFL combine has played out for fans who can't lap up enough football news.
On deck in March is the start of the free-agency signing period, which will spark even more interest during what is supposedly the "offseason."
Then comes the granddaddy of them all - the NFL draft. What used to be a one-day affair held on a Tuesday has grown into a monstrosity that has made household names out of people like Mel Kiper Jr. and others in the cottage industry surrounding the draft.
Skeptics will say the offseason is an overblown, hype job staged by the NFL to drown out the start of the Major League Baseball season and, to a lesser extent, March Madness. They'll point to the three-day extravaganza that is the draft and the bar-room-like scene that plays out by fans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Everybody is an expert. Armed with a stack of pre-draft publications, fans instantly morph into their versions of Kiper. Instant evaluations are made on prospects before they've had a chance to be fitted for a helmet or, in some cases, be arrested for the first time.
The intensity in which some fans dive into the draft can be absurd. Ask a guy his anniversary date and you might get a blank stare. Ask him about a favorite prospect and you might get: "Explosive off the line; 4-5 40; 6.5 in the 3-cone drill; 20 reps at 225; 40.5 vertical leap."
There's also a language you need to know if you dare join the zealots. "Bubble" isn't that cool box stuffing you can snap with your fingers. It's the size of the guy's butt. Good bubble means something to scouts that I really don't care to know.
There are "space" players, which has nothing to do with NASA. There are "tweeners" or players that could play one of two positions, which usually means they'll bomb at whatever choice is made.
Then you have to get your techniques down properly. What draft fanatic wouldn't know a good 3-technique tackle from a zero technique? If you don't know the difference, go watch a baseball game.
I've often wondered how scouts would gauge me after one look at my beautifully sculpted body. I'd like to think super blue-chipper, but I'm OK with just blue-chipper.
I could see a scouting report on me that might read: "Waist-bend: hurts when he does it. Light in the pegs (skinny legs) and no loose hips (don't call this guy Elvis)."
It might be better if I stick to reporting, where a good scouting report would read: "Fast fingers (types rapidly) and closes well (meets deadline).
Be prepared for what's coming in the next two months. By the time May arrives you will have seen enough of Kiper and other so-called draft experts to last until at least the first OTA (offseason training activity).
The OTAs should carry you to the minicamp in June, which will take you into that dangerous territory that is the real offseason. It's not a pretty place. No practices; no draft; no free agency; no life.
You wonder how a man can exist without an occasional OTA. Quickly you find relief.
Hello, Canadian Football League.


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Columbiana issues boil order
COLUMBIANA - The city of Columbiana has issued a boil order, until further notice, in effect for the Southern Terrace Trailer Park, due to a water main break.
First Brethren serving dinner
NORTH GEORGETOWN - The First Brethren Church at 27333 Main St. will serve dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today.
Chili, salad, bread, dessert and beverage will be provided free of charge to all who attend. Donations are accepted, but not necessary. A free movie, "The Walk Home," follows at 7:30 p.m. at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 27485 Main St.
Food distribution is Saturday
WINONA - A food distribution is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Winona Friends Church, 4615 Whinnery Road.
The distribution is open to families and individuals residing in the United Local School District.
Center Park Board meets
DAMASCUS - The Damascus Community Center Park Board met Jan. 28 under the direction of President Ken Schwingle. The spring pancake breakfast will be served from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Canyon View Room at Damascus Friends Church. Cost is $6. All proceeds benefit park maintenance.
The bid sheet for the 2013 mowing contract may be acquired by contacting Jerry Hollback at 330-537-8647. The contract is due by March 21. Upcoming events include the Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. March 23; and election of officers at the next meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in room 200 at the church. The public is invited.
Dairy Boosters will meet
SALEM - Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Boosters will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ezio's. The business session follows at 12:30 p.m. Items of discussion include the spring banquet, committee assignments and the spring trip.
Food pantry will be open
EAST PALESTINE - The food pantry at Grace Lutheran Church will be open from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Feb. 27 for East Palestine School District residents.
GED practice exam scheduled
LISBON -The official GED practice exam will be given at 10 a.m. March 1 at the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. To register call 330-424-9561 Ext. 190.
SCH co-sponsoring blood drives
SALEM - To help meet the blood needs of area patients, Salem Community Hospital is co-sponsoring two American Red Cross blood drives: from 1 to 7 p.m. March 1 at the Salem Community Center, 1098 N. Ellsworth Ave.; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 6 at the hospital, 1995 E. State St.
According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in America needs blood.
Recipients include accident victims, cancer patients, organ and bone marrow transplant patients, individuals undergoing open heart surgery and premature infants. Appointments may be made by calling 330-332-7227. Walk-ins will be accepted.
Leetonia Class of 1949 will meet
LEETONIA - The Leetonia High School Class of 1949 will meet for lunch at noon March 6 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
Legion sponsoring craft show
ALLIANCE - American Legion Post 166 is sponsoring its spring craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 2 at the post home, 141 W. Main St. There also will be food, beverages, baked goods and raffles.
Gospel Choir will perform
SALEM - Kent State University's Gospel Choir will perform a free concert at 4 p.m. March 2 at the Kent State University City Center, 230 N. Lincoln Ave.
The choir is directed by Dr. Linda B. Walker, a professor at KSU. Founded in 1996 by Walker, the Kent State Gospel Choir has earned an excellent local, regional, national and international reputation.
In 2011, the choir was invited to perform at the Prague Gospel Festival.
Fairfield 1959 Class will meet
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP - The Fairfield-Waterford High School Class of 1959 will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. March 4 at Heck's Restaurant in Columbiana.
Quilt Guild will meet March 5
SALEM - Members of United Quilt Guild will work on unfinished objects when they meet at 9:30 a.m. March 5 at the First Presbyterian Church on East Second Street.
The Market Place Workshop follows at 6:30 p.m.. The guild will celebrate its 20th anniversary with Patterson in charge. Members are reminded to bring finger foods.
SHS Class of 1968 will meet
SALEM - The Salem High School Class of 1968 plans to meet for dinner at 6 p.m. March 14 at Ricky's English Pub.
Women's?Night Out is March 20
SALEM - Vendor and/or advertising tables, sponsorship and event tickets are still available for the Salem Community Center's fourth annual Women's Night Out on March 20.
Women's Night Out centers around information, products and services for females of all ages. Last year's event was sold out, and 400 women are expected to attend this year's event. Participants will enjoy a night of information, dinner, shopping and entertainment by featured speaker Judson Laipply.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the operation of the SCC Children's Fitness Center. Event tickets will only be available through March 11. For more information or to purchase tickets call 330-332-5885 or stop by the SCC front desk.
Advisory Council seeks members
ALLIANCE - The Alliance Community Hospital Patient Advisory Council for Excellence (PACE) is seeking new members to join its committee.
This committee of former patients and caregivers serves to assist ACH in personalizing, humanizing and demystifying the healthcare experience.
This task force is charged with sharing ideas and suggestions in order to establish new initiatives at ACH which reflect the hospital's mission, vision and values and that honor patient-centered care above all else. This workgroup will work with ACH administration to help enact policies and programs that honor the needs and preferences of patients and their family members and visitors.
The PACE group is currently seeking six new members with a vested interest in being involved on this working committee to help improve the healthcare experience and to help ACH better serve the community. PACE is looking for those who have been a patient or caregiver to a patient at ACH within the last 24 months in either an inpatient or outpatient setting.
The council meets on a monthly basis at ACH to regularly discuss opportunities for improvement, to provide input on programs and services and to become knowledgeable spokespersons for the organization.
To learn more about this committee contact Jessica Bloss at 330-596-7516 or Alliance Community Hospital at www.achosp.org.
Local author releases novel
HANOVERTON -Hanoverton author Robert W. Greier Jr. announces the publication of his newest novel, "Hallowing Wings." This novel, the third published by Greier, is now available at Trade-a-Book in Salem, or at many sights online.
Dance is Saturday at Italian Club
SALEM - A dance will be held from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Salem Italian American Club. Music will be provided by Uptown Saturday Night.
Ladies Auxiliary will meet
SALEM - Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 892 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the post home.
Banquet in Salem is Monday
SALEM - The staff of Buckeye School will sponsor the Banquet in Salem from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Building.
The menu offers vegetable soup, scalloped potatoes and ham, green beans, applesauce, fresh vegetables and fruit, and cookies. Additional sponsors are needed. For more information call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169.
Suicide survivors group will meet
LISBON - Help Hotline Crisis Center's support group of the Survivors of Suicide will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Columbiana County Counseling Center on Route 154. For more information call the Help Hotline at 330-424-7767.
SCC holding fitness program
SALEM - The Salem Community Center is hosting a six week Future Fitness program starting March 4. These fitness sessions include exercising from 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays, swimming from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and exercising from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
Participants will learn the basics of exercising and nutrition. Cost for SCC members and non-members is $30. For more information contact 330-332-5885 or Cory Wonner at email@example.com.
Red Cross plans meeting
LISBON - The American Red Cross will conduct a volunteer recruitment and Disaster Action Team (DAT) meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. March 18 at the Columbiana County Emergency Management Association office at 215 S. Market St.
For more information contact Barb Slator, American Red Cross disaster specialist, at 330-312-2258.
Salem Eagles hosting fish fry
SALEM - The public is invited to a fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Salem Eagles Club on North Ellsworth Avenue.
Chicken dinners are also available. Cost is $8.50 per person. A dance is scheduled from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the club. Music will be provided by Roadworks.
Masons hosting breakfast buffet
SALEM-A public breakfast buffet will be served from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Salem Masonic Building, 788 E. State St. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under age 10 and free for children under 2. The menu offers pancakes, waffles, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade sausage gravy, biscuits, homefries, toast, fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee and tea. The building is equipped with a handicapped accessible elevator. Proceeds will be directed to the Salem Masonic Building Fund.
Day of Prayer events planned
SALEM - Salem Church Women United has announced that the annual World Day of Prayer luncheon and program is slated March 1 at Faith Chapel, 511 E. Pershing St. The luncheon, prepared by the women of the church, begins at 12:30 p.m.
An appreciation offering will be taken. Reservations may be made by contacting Pat Wild at 330-337-3914 before Monday. World Day of Prayer is open to men and women of all faiths.


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Good advice Kym. The office root is good isn't it, especially when you have to work back late. Fortunatly we have a shower at work and many a bottom half shower I have had to have so he doesn't smell anythink when I get home
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on February 6, 2013 - 7:56 PM
BATAVIA – The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual award winners, who will be honored at a ceremony April 14 at the Clarion Hotel in Batavia.
They are:
• Business of the Year: Oliver's Candies, the area's famous confectionery started in 1933 by Joseph B. Oliver in a push cart.
• Agricultural Business of the Year: Empire Tractor, a New Holland farm implement dealer in the Town of Batavia.
• Innovative Community Contributor of the Year: Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden, a recently dedicated park next to the Holland Land Office.
• Special Recognition of the Year: St. Joseph's Catholic School, founded in 1883 and today serving about 300 students. It is the only surviving Catholic school in a city that once had four.
• Geneseeans of the Year: James Neider, active in veterans affairs through a long connection with the American Legion; and Lois Gerace, who heads a local real estate firm.


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Les Miserables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year.\n\nSet against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine\'s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.


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on February 9, 2013 - 12:00 AM
A top state official signaled this week that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may be willing to make changes in his proposal to limit state sales tax breaks available through industrial development agencies in the wake of criticism that the changes could put a damper on revitalization projects in places like downtown Buffalo.
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy said the Cuomo administration is open to considering changes in his IDA reform proposal "that would not knock out projects" that would be aimed at revitalizing distressed areas.
"Clearly there are some unintended consequences that could take place," Duffy said.
"There need to be reforms. Reforms are critical," he said. "But there may be areas that you don't want to miss out on."
The Cuomo plan, tucked within his state budget proposal, would cut in half the value of sales tax incentives that industrial development agencies could hand out to often-controversial retail projects, from doughnut shops and wine stores to car dealerships and restaurants, which critics say serve only a local clientele and generate little new wealth within the region.
The proposal would limit the ability of IDAs to provide tax incentives that include the state's 4 percent share of the sales tax. IDAs still could grant incentives involving the local portion of the sales tax, which in Erie County is 4.75 percent.
But the Cuomo proposal also would reduce the incentives available for other, less controversial projects to renovate vacant buildings, especially in struggling areas such as downtown Buffalo, by limiting the sales tax break to seven "key" business categories. It would prevent the agencies from extending that incentive to retailers or "adaptive reuse" projects that would bring new uses to buildings that have been vacant for several years.
Critics, however, have pointed out that sales tax breaks also have been part of incentive packages that have led to the renovation of several prominent downtown buildings, including the Hotel @ the Lafayette, which received $2 million in sales tax subsidies. Had the Cuomo plan been in place at the time, the value of those subsidies would have been reduced by nearly $1 million.
"It goes against some of the things we've been working toward," said Andrew Rudnick, president of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.
The proposal would not affect the ability of IDAs to grant property tax breaks, which typically are the most lucrative part of an IDA incentive package. Yet because retail projects typically do not qualify for property tax breaks, the sales tax incentive often is the most lucrative portion of the incentive package available to those often-controversial projects.
Duffy said the Cuomo proposal, which would raise an estimated $7 million in revenue for the state during the upcoming budget year and $13 million annually after that, is aimed at curtailing the use of state funds for projects that yield little economic benefit.
"Everybody wants to make sure that every dollar that gets spent has its maximum return," he said. "There is a need for IDA reform."
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Ah, the Notre Dame football legend. The names come rolling off your tongue: Knute Rockne, Johnny Lujack, Paul Hornung, Joe Montana, Rocket Ismail, Tim Brown, Manti Te'o, Sam Young ...
Sam Young?
Even avid Notre Dame fans might not be aware that Young, the Bills' offensive lineman, holds the school record for career starts. Young started the opener as a true freshman for the Fighting Irish in 2006 and went on to start all 50 games in his four years.
He hasn't started a game since. Young, a sixth-round draft choice of the Cowboys in 2010, never panned out in Dallas. He was picked up on waivers by the Bills last year and played four games on special teams. Young has seen spot duty in eight games this season as a backup guard and tackle.
But on Sunday, Young will get his first start since college. An injury to second-teamer Chris Hairston will force Young into action at right tackle against the Rams. Starter Erik Pears went on injured reserve a month ago.
It's hardly the ideal opponent for a player making his first start at right tackle. St. Louis is fourth in the league with 34 sacks. Young — at 6-foot-8, the tallest Bill — will be lining up opposite Chris Long, the Rams' disruptive left end.
"Hey, I don't get to pick who I go against," said Young, a South Florida native. "I'm just told to do my job."
Young can't pick who lines up next to him, either. When he looks to his left, he'll see a guy with even less NFL experience. David Snow, an undrafted rookie from Texas, played in his first NFL game last week against the Jags after center Eric Wood went down with a knee injury.
Snow will be making the first start of his career at right guard against the Rams. Kraig Urbik, the usual starter at right guard, will shift to center to replace Wood. So, in what has been a annual rite, injuries have the Bills playing musical chairs on the O-line.
For some reason, injuries to the offensive linemen come in pairs, like creatures onto Noah's Ark. Cordy Glenn and Kraig Urbik went down in the first New England game. Chad Rinehart and Erik Pears went out for the year after Tennessee. Now they lose Wood and Hairston in the same game.
"It's something we've had to deal with on more than one occasion," said Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. "We'll see on Sunday. I know they're willing to do it, and I can't sit there and worry about all those little things. We can do some stuff to help them out in terms of schemes, but at some point they have to go out there and be productive and win those one-on-one battles."
The Bills' passing game has struggled over the last month or so. The run carried the day against Jacksonville. It's unlikely to go so well against the Rams. They'll probably overload against the run to the Bills' left side, hoping to create long down-and-distance situations.
That's when the Rams will put the Bills' reshuffled pass protection to the test. Even in the best of times, Fitzpatrick often has to get rid of the ball quickly against the rush. Like the Democrats in Congress, he could face a lot of problems from the right.
"Long is a phenomenal player," Young said. "I'm gonna have to do a lot of studying this week, the tendencies and what he likes to do. It's a great challenge for me. I've been here a couple of years now. I'm really just excited to get a chance to show what I can do and help the team."
Snow, who started 32 games at Texas, had a similarly humbling path to his first start. He was signed by the Bills as a free agent after being passed over in last year's draft.
"It really doesn't make a difference how you got here," Snow said.
"You just got to perform when you get here. Buffalo is such a different place from Texas, clear across the United States. We got Canada up here, we got Mexico down there. It's crazy how polar opposite it is. But I love the fans up here. Great football atmosphere and I just love being here."
Snow was assigned to the practice squad in early September, released in October and re-signed the next day. He was promoted to the 53-man roster Oct. 19. He didn't get into a game until Wood went down last week.
"Well, that's the NFL, especially with offensive linemen," said Snow, who graduated from Texas with a degree in corporate communications. "People go down, people get hurt. You've just got to be ready to step up."
Snow has played eight snaps in his career. Young was on the field for 24 plays last week. They say they're not intimidated.
Young said it's tough to go from a four-year starter at Notre Dame to a bit performer, waiting for a chance. He need only look around the locker room to find evidence of what can happen to a player.
Stevie Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick who sat for two years before getting a shot, has the locker to his right. Fred Jackson and George Wilson were undrafted. Fitzpatrick was a seventh-round pick who waited six years to become a starter.
"Go around the league and there's guys that have come from the practice squad and been great players," Young said. "There's first-round busts and first-round great and anything in between. I've learned in my time that it's important to get your foot in the door.
"It's what you make of it when you get in the door that matters."
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