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Alex Curtis has quickly become one of the most radical and influential voices on the racist right. The San Diego-based Curtis hopes that a violent revolution will topple the United States government, which he considers "a Jew-occupied government," and replace it with a "race-centered" government, with citizenship and residency restricted to "those of pure White ancestry."
Curtis envisions a two-tiered revolutionary hate movement. The first tier is "above ground" and meant to spread "divisive or subversive" propaganda that will "guide the underground." In the "second tier" are "lone wolves," racist "combatants" acting alone or in small groups of three or four, who will "chip away" at the government's infrastructure "by daily, anonymous acts."
"Violence is going to happen," Curtis contends, "because the governement that occupies our people and nation is ruthlessly and violently murdering our race."
Curtis sees himself as a propagandist sowing the seeds of a racist revolution, and he predicts that "lone wolves" will reap the harvest.
Alex Curtis employs the Internet, his Nationalist Observer magazine, and his telephone hotlines in an attempt to make his destructive fantasies a reality. Through his "privately-controlled media," he claims to "reach 100s - 1000s of the most radical racists in the world each week." These extremists can view his Web site, sign up for his E-mail mailing list, or call his phone lines without him knowing who they are. Then, they may choose to act on his fiery rhetoric.
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Array Tape: A specialized Array Tape (Figure 1) was designed to perform AlphaLISA assays in low reaction volume. The Array Tape, thin and bendable, is spooled onto compact reels (90 mm wide by 560 mm in diameter) holding in excess of 200 microplate equivalents for assay processing. Indexing holes running along the edge of Array Tape guide the fully automated movement of the plastic strip through discrete, inline modules where individual arrays of reaction wells are independently processed.
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AlphaLISA Kit Human Insulin (AL 204 C)Human Immunoglobulin G (AL 205 C)Human Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (AL 208 C)
The AlphaLISA standard curve was performed in accordance with the kit protocol in a miniaturized reaction volume. Briefly, serial dilution of analytes were prepared in the AlphaLISA buffer. The assays were performed in 384-well Array Tape designed for the protein assays. Experimental runs were completed using 5 µL reaction volumes by adding 0.5 µL of analyte from the dilution series, 2.0 µL of acceptor beads, and 2.5 µL of donor beads. Additional assays were completed using bead dilutions of .6x and .3x. All other methods were identical to published methods.
The AlphaLISA assay, human insulin, Immunoglobaline G, and human necrosis factor TNF-α were successfully performed in Array Tape. The signal count obtained from the Araya was plotted against the analyte concentration (Figure 2). The lower detection limit (LDL) was calculated by the mean of background plus three times Standard Deviation. The LDL obtained for human insulin, IgG, and TNF-α 3 pg/mL, 300 pg/mL, and 3 pg/mL, respectively, were equal to reported results in the kit insert.
In addition, these results were compared with the published report of these kits for LDL and dynamic range. The results obtained from the experiments shows that the performance of the assays were very similar to the reported results.
The Array Tape system is a proven automation platform ideally suited for AlphaLISA assays. The assay sensitivity was successfully achieved in the miniaturized volume in Array Tape. In this case, the sensitivity appears slightly better in small assay volume. Findings from the experiments clearly show the sensitivity of the assay has been achieved in Array Tape at reduced volumes, thus offering a significant reduction in the assay cost.
The Array Tape platform has been successfully deployed to automate SNP genotyping. The modularity of the platform provides a unique opportunity to automate AlphaLISA processing. The Array Tape Platform can be configured as a turnkey operation to generate the highest quality data in a miniaturized volume without interference. Sample in, data out.
Satish Rai, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is director of scientific operations at Douglas Scientific. AlphaLISA® is a trademark or registered trademark of PerkinElmer. Douglas Scientific is not a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier of PerkinElmer products.
Satish Rai, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is director of scientific operations at Douglas Scientific. AlphaLISA® is a trademark or registered trademark of PerkinElmer. Douglas Scientific is not a manufacturer, distributor, or supplier of PerkinElmer products.
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LISBON - The state has agreed to move the location for a large traffic control box to prevent it from blocking the illuminated sign outside the Methodist Church,
Speaking at this week's village council meeting, street foreman Jim Oliver reported the compromise suggested by the Ohio Department of Transportation has met with the approval of church officials.
ODOT recently replaced traffic lights at several intersections in town, including the intersection at South Market and East Washington streets, where the church is located.
At the Sept. 10 council meeting, church representatives told council that as part of the project ODOT intended to install a 5-foot-high traffic control box on the church lawn and partially in front of the illuminated church sign. Officials claim the control box would be located beyond the ODOT right-of-way on church property.
Oliver reported this week they met with ODOT representatives, who determined the control box was just three inches onto church property. As a compromise, however, ODOT agreed to move the yet-to-be installed control box from the lawn on East Washington Street to the sidewalk on South Market Street.
The dispute became a mini-controversy after a church member attended a later council meeting asking for village help in seeking an injunction against ODOT to block the project. A church official later contacted the village, saying they had no intention of taking legal action and the person who made such a claim was not speaking for the church.
In other business, council amended its schedule to meet only once instead of twice in November and December. The vote to do so was 3-1, with Council member Willis Coleman casting the only dissenting vote because he wanted to stick with the regular schedule of the second and fourth Monday of each month. Absent from the meeting were council members Roger Gallo and Jeff Snyder, both of whom were working.
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Amanda Bynes was hospitalized Monday night on an involuntary psychiatric hold after she was seen near a gas can and a small fire on a household driveway in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
After questioning Bynes, sheriff's deputies determined she needed to be placed under the 5150 hold, which police, social workers and other mental health professionals have the authority to use if a person is considered a danger to themselves or others, or is gravely disabled.
"When we receive a call on something like this and someone is behaving unusually in front of a deputy trained to evaluate the possibility of needing a mental health evaluation, we can bring them to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours," says Ventura County Sheriff's Captain Don Aguilar.
"If someone is having a behavioral issue and they can't care for themselves, then we step in and we try to give them assistance they need to get them going in the right direction."
It was not immediately clear why Bynes, 27, was in Thousand Oaks; this is the community where she grew up.
Bynes is now under the same 72-hour lockdown applied to Britney Spears in 2008. Spears's affairs remain under the control of her father acting as a conservator.
Earlier this month, Bynes showed up in a New York courtroom wearing an aqua-colored wig to face a charges of reckless endangerment and attempted tampering with physical evidence after allegedly throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment window and smoking marijuana in the lobby of the building on May 23.
The actress underwent a psychiatric evaluation following her arrest, and has said she plans to sue the NYPD for "illegally entering my apartment, lying about drugs on me and lying about me tampering with non existent drug paraphernalia."
Bynes was silent in court as she was told to return Aug. 26 for another hearing.
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Safety Process Patterns in the Context of IEC 61508-3
Vuori, Matti; Virtanen, Heikki; Koskinen, Johannes; Katara, Mika
Publication type: Laitosraportti - TUT Publication series
Issue date: 2011-06
Citation: Vuori, M., Virtanen, H., Koskinen, J. & Katara, M. 2011. Safety Process Patterns in the Context of IEC 61508-3. Tampere University of Technology. Department of Software Systems. Report 15. Tampere, Tampere University of Technology. 128.
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Standards can be difficult to comprehend and to implement in practice. This is due to many factors, such as the generic nature of standards in using concepts and vocabulary of any particular context and also the specific nature of the standards, which makes them refer to and acknowledge only the issues that they have been authorised to tackle – the idea being that there are other standards for other issues. Safety-related standards can thus be difficult to grasp and the IEC 61508 series is no exception. While one expert in a company may have the time and capability to fully understand the standard, it needs to be communicated to others so that it is practiced in projects and other day-to-day activities. Some external help is clearly required. Training is one route, and even it needs more understandable descriptions so as to communicate the issues. A process pattern is a concept that aims to present important aspects of an activity with a modular expression that can become familiar to personnel. In fact, the pattern descriptions highly resemble the description used in many companies, such as: • Process description cards used as instructions. • Templates of use cases used in software development. Therefore, in the Ohjelmaturva project we have done research on the use of safety process patterns to help in utilising the IEC 61508 standard series (2nd edition) and especially its third part (IEC 561508-3 2nd ed.) which concerns software development. This report presents a) some ideas behind the patterns aiming to give guidance to future pattern developers and b) a preliminary pattern collection. The patterns presented in this reports do not form a complete collection of all necessary patters, nor do they cover all aspects of the standards, but present a view to the standards that in our opinion does not have conflicts with the standards and can greatly aid in their understanding and utilisation. Note that this report mostly addresses issues of the traditional V-model based development. For an analysis of how the standards' requirements could be fulfilled in an agile development process, see the sister publication to this report, "Agile Development of Safety-Critical Software" (Vuori, 2011).
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WINGATE - Second-seeded Hollidays-burg had rallied from two goals down to tie the game at 2-2, and goalkeeper Justin Hann had made some big saves on State College attempts.
But, just as the District 6 Class AAA boys soccer championship appeared to be headed toward overtime, State College's Joe Thomas turned the Golden Tigers' Halloween chillier than the cold, damp Wednesday night conditions they were playing in at Alumni Stadium.
Thomas' third goal - on a breakaway - came with 2:50 left in the game and gave the top-seeded Little Lions a 3-2 win. It was the Lions' second straight district title.
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Hollidaysburg's Tyler Miller battles State College's Ngamassi Herrman in the District 6-AAA title game.
"It's obviously disappointing," Hollidaysburg coach Craig Shale said. "We got ourselves back in the game. We gave them two goals. It could have been anybody's game. I thought it was going to go overtime, but they took their chance well."
"We've not trained for six days," State College coach Dan Ortman said. "So, it was a bit difficult. I think it was quite exciting. Usually, we're a little more comfortable on the ball, but we were a little bit more panicky because Hollidaysburg would go through the middle of the field. In the end, we got a break."
The Lions (12-5-2) got two goals in the first 17:46 from Thomas, but Shale wasn't worried.
"We've got goal-scorers on this team," Shale said. "There's no way we were going to get shut out. We've got some kids that can strike a ball. It was good to get that goal just to go back at halftime 2-1."
Hollidaysburg (13-4-1) got on the board with a goal from Zach Franks, who booted one from about 35 yards past starting goalie Nate Davis.
The Tigers tied it with an Eric Miller goal 6:51 into the second half past backup goalie Ty Leway. Some of the players on both teams play on the same traveling team in the offseason, so it was fitting it came down to the end.
In a very physical second half, Thomas slipped away from a Tiger defender and scored his third goal.
"Tonight was his game," Ortman said. "He missed another breakaway, and I'll talk to him about that later on. He's a good player."
Hann, a senior who came into the district title game two years ago off the bench and had a big game, made eight saves in this one, including a couple off boots right in front of the net.
"Justin is a great goalkeeper," Ortman said. "I think in the first half, he might have saved one with his face. I know a couple years ago he won it for Hollidaysburg against State College with an unbelievable performance."
The Tigers had one last chance when Franks' shot went over the goal with a minute left in the game.
"It thought we took it to them," Shale said. "They [State College] are a good team. They played a tough schedule, but our guys gave as good as they got. I thought we gave them a great game.
"We didn't have the tough schedule that State College had, but we played well as a team, and I think we showed it tonight."
State College2 1 - 3
Hollidaysburg 1 1 - 2
First Half: SC-Thomas (Christie), 35:38; SC-Thomas (unassisted), 22:14; H-Franks (unassisted), 9:26.
Second Half: H-Miller (unassisted), 33:09; SC-Thomas (Edwards), 2:50.
Records: State College (12-5-2); Hollidaysburg (13-4-1).


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The Stetson men's basketball team (10-13, 7-5) held USC Upstate (13-12, 7-5) to just 38.0 percent shooting en route to a 73-66 victory on Thursday evening at the Edmunds Center. The Hatters overcame 21 turnovers and 16 Spartan offensive rebounds to record their 10th victory of the season, the most since 2008-09.
"I'm glad to get the win regardless of how it came," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said following the game. "It was incredibly ugly, and the turnovers were the biggest part of that. That's all we worked on the last week of practices, so it's so frustrating to see us go right back out there and turn the ball over, but to come away with a win in spite of that is really big for our team."
Turning the ball over has been an issue for the Hatters as of late, but unlike the first two times this season that Stetson gave it away 20 or more times - at VCU and at FGCU - the team used other successes to come away with the victory.
Stetson held Upstate's two top players, reigning A-Sun Player of the Year Torrey Craig and reigning A-Sun Freshman of the Year Ty Greene, to a combined 9-of-40 (22.5%) from the field. Greene, who led the Spartans with 18 points the last time these two teams met, was held scoreless in the second half.
"Obviously the defensive numbers give us a chance," Alexander said. "We didn't play great offensively. Our shooting percentage was fine, but we didn't have a great night. Defensively we kept ourselves in the game, and that's why we won it. That's the difference between our team now and our team earlier this year."
After the Hatters sprinted out to an 8-5 lead through the first 2:53 of the first half, neither team scored for the next 4:24, as turnovers and missed shots plagued both squads. But after Greene made it 15-15 on a layup with 11:06 to play in the period, a three-pointer by junior Aaron Graham broke the final tie of the game and gave the Hatters a lead it would not relinquish for the rest of the contest.
Back and forth action continued until Stetson used a 7-2 run to take a 36-29 lead with 2:37 to play in the frame. A jumper by junior Chris Perez, a triple by junior Hunter Miller, and a left-handed hook by senior Adam Pegg gave the Hatters the slight advantage.
Unfortunately for Stetson, Upstate ended the half with five straight points to give the Hatters just a 36-34 lead at the break. Stetson benefited from 57.7 percent shooting from the field, and 12 points from Pegg during the period.
Junior Willie Green opened the second half with a dunk and a tip-in, and scored nine of his 11 total points in the first 8:10 of the period to lead the Hatters to a nine-point advantage by the midway point of the frame. Stetson extended its lead to 55-46 on a baseline runner by senior Joel Naburgs with 10:18 remaining.
The Hatters led by as many as 11 points. Miller's second three of the half and a post bucket by Pegg gave Stetson double digit leads at the 8:11 mark and the 5:38 mark in the second period, respectively. A timely three pointer and five free throws down the stretch gave Perez the Hatters' final eight points of the 73-66 victory.
It was Pegg, however, who led all scorers with 19 points in the contest. The center, who struggled offensively during Stetson's two losses in Jacksonville last weekend, got right back on track with an 8-for-12 night, and just one turnover.
"That was huge to have him back in what we're accustomed to seeing from him," Alexander said of Pegg. "Nineteen points on 12 shots is very good. The more he understands that his effort offensively to get open and demand the ball helps our team, the better we're going to be."
And help the Hatters it did, as Stetson shot 50.0 percent (27-of-54) from the floor and 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from beyond the arc in the victory. The four second half triples were noticeable, as Stetson had failed to knock down a second period three in its previous trio of losses.
Green finished with a solid overall night, scoring 11 points, grabbing nine rebounds, and dishing out five assists. Perez totaled 16 points while adding seven rebounds and three steals. Graham chipped in with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
Craig led the Spartans with 16 points, while Fred Miller and Ricardo Glenn added 11 points and 10 points, respectively. Jodd Maxey led all players with 12 rebounds in the loss. Upstate shot just 38.0 percent from the floor, marking the second straight game Stetson held its opponent to less than 40 percent shooting.
Stetson will next host ETSU on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3:15 p.m. The game can be watched on HatterVision and ASun.TV. Audio will be available on WSBB 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and MyAM1230.com.


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on December 27, 2012 - 1:00 AM
, updated December 27, 2012 at 7:07 AM
By Rocco Termini
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, after his recent veto of the increase in the historic tax credit, had pledged to improve the current program in his 2013-2014 state budget. I would like to suggest some methods to make the program better for the state of New York and the development community:
• The program is scheduled to sunset in 2014. We need to reauthorize the program for a 10-year period. This will allow adequate planning time for some large, complex projects.
• New York State requires that the purchaser of the state credits must also purchase an equal amount of federal tax credits. This bundling significantly reduces the market for both federal and state credits. As a consequence, there are dramatically fewer bidders for the credits. This lowers the prices obtained. The buyers of these credits know that these restrictions have substantially lowered the list of possible bidders. This has allowed them to pay less for the credits. This means a historic project gets approximately 68 cents to 48 cents for every $1 in credits. It would cost the state no more to unbundle, but would provide more equity for difficult development projects.
• The state's behavior has also reduced the value of the credits. Three years ago, Gov. David A. Paterson enacted a law that would limit the amount of tax credits a company could take yearly to $2 million. This severely impacted the return companies received from purchasing credits, because if they purchased more than $2 million they had to take them over multiple years. The new Legislature should exempt this program from any post-tax and budget Legislature changes.
• Because of the lack of confidence and therefore the slim market for the credits, the state should allow the developers to take a non-taxable, refundable credit.
This would work similar to the Empire Zone Real Property tax refund. A developer would get a $1 refund for every $1 in state credits. This would cost the state no more but would provide approximately 32 cents more in equity for the development. The refund would be fully taxable for federal tax purposes but would be offset with first-year depreciation.
• Regionally significant projects should have no cap on them. Before these projects are eligible, they must be approved by the Regional Economic Development Council. Each region would be limited to two projects per year and councils would meet quarterly to approve projects. This would allow the state the power to control the cost.
These changes would cost the state no more than the current program but would be more efficient and produce more equity, which means more projects and more jobs.
Rocco Termini is president of Signature Development in Buffalo. His company recently restored the Hotel @ the Lafayette.


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|Unexpected Angular Dependence of X-Ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism
Using spectroscopic information for magnetometry and magnetic microscopy obviously requires detailed theoretical understanding of spectral shape and magnitude of dichroism signals. A research team at ALS Beamline 4.0.2 has now shown unambiguously that, contrary to common belief, spectral shape and magnitude of x-ray magnetic linear dichroism (XMLD) are not only determined by the relative orientation of magnetic moments and x-ray polarization, but their orientation relative to the crystallographic axes must be taken into account for accurate interpretation of XMLD data.
The Ni2+ moments in NiFe2O4 films are coupled ferromagnetically and can be aligned in any in-plane direction by external magnetic fields of about 0.5 T. The angular dependence of the XMLD signal across the Ni L2,3 edges was determined by rotating the orientation of x-ray polarization E and external magnetic field H relative to the crystalline axes. E makes an angle relative to the [100] crystal axis. XMLD spectra were determined with H and hence the Ni moments parallel and perpendicular to E, varying the orientation of E relative to the crystal lattice. A strong anisotropy of the XMLD signal can clearly be observed. In particular, the Ni L2 XMLD signal reversed sign between = 0º and 45º and disappeared almost completely for = 90º. This demonstrates that the spectral shape of the XMLD signal depends strongly on the orientations of E and H relative to the crystalline axes. This must be taken into account for a correct interpretation of the XMLD for magnetometry and microscopy applications.
Theoretical expressions for XMLD angular dependence can be obtained from symmetry considerations. The knowledge of only two "fundamental spectra,'' I0 and I45, is needed for a correct description of the entire angular dependence. There is excellent agreement between the experimental data for I0 and I45 and the modeled angular dependence. Additional confirmation was obtained from atomic multiplet calculations. The researchers fit the experimental spectra using the calculated dipole transitions Ni 3d8 → 2p53d9 in an octahedral crystal field. Agreement of the calculated I0 and I45 when compared with the experimental data is remarkable. All experimentally observed features are reproduced by the calculation. Only the intensity of the XMLD feature at 855.5 eV appears overestimated.
The XA spectra are determined by electric-dipole selection rules restricting the set of final states reachable from the ground state. This gives different transition probabilities from the exchange-split core levels to the crystal-field-split empty d states. The calculations show that the angular dependence of the XMLD signal disappears when the crystal field splitting goes to zero. Therefore, anisotropic XMLD is a property of the cubic wavefunctions for the d states with respect to the spin quantization axis, not the anisotropic spin-orbit interaction.
Research conducted by E. Arenholz (ALS), G. van der Laan (Daresbury Laboratory), R.V. Chopdekar (Cornell University and University of California, Berkeley), and Y. Suzuki (University of California, Berkeley).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Operation of the ALS is supported by BES.
Publication about this research: E. Arenholz, G. van der Laan, R.V. Chopdekar, and Y. Suzuki, "Angle-dependent Ni2+ x-ray magnetic linear dichroism: Interfacial coupling revisited," Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 197201 (2007).


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Again, Serena Williams fans barely had time to settle in with a crepe and Kettle Korn.
Her Family Circle Cup opponents dont work weekends, or so it seemed.
Serena, 30 and playing as well as ever, had herself quite a Sunday on Daniel Island. In no particular order, the richest, most accomplished player on the WTA Tour:
Won the singles final with a 6-0, 6-1 beatdown of No. 9 seed Lucie Safarova that looked similar to her 6-1, 6-1 semifinal rout of No. 2 seed Samantha Stosur.
Said she will move to Paris.Confirmed her love for banana pudding.
Served hard.Served notice.At this pace and in such a good place, Serena is sure to surge back to No. 1 this summer. Always formidable and insightful, she was more than that this week.
Unflappable. Always gracious. Healthy and appreciative after injuries ruined the first half of her 2011 tennis plans. Joyful.
Im just focused on the moment. Im living in the present, Serena said. Sometimes my mind does wander a little bit, but, for the most part, Im just not thinking about too much.
Serena will jump a spot to No. 9 in the WTA Tour rankings. You have to respect the top eight players, but there is nothing No. 1 Victoria Azerenka, No. 2 Maria Sharapova, No. 3 Petra Kvitova or anyone else can do if Serena is playing this well.
As ESPN2 analyst Pam Shriver said Sunday, while tour depth has never been better through 100 players, the top three are by no means better than ever.
Which is why Serena will pounce, the way she did after winning the 2008 Family Circle Cup. She went on to win four of the next eight Grand Slam singles finals.
What can you do?
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska wont stand in the way.
Ask Stosur, ranked No. 5.I mean, what can you do, the straight-shooting Australian said after losing to Serena for the second time in three weeks.
No. 6 Caroline Wozniacki didnt return to Daniel Island to defend her 2011 Family Circle Cup title but might have been too distracted following boyfriend Rory McElroy at the Masters to effectively deal with Serena.
Wozniacki spent the week filming a music video in Poland and hosting her own tournament in Copenhagen.
Her tweets from the weekend:Enjoying a nice dinner on a boat in Copenhagen
Looking out the window and snow is falling hard outside Thought we were wwwin April.
Nice round for @McElroyRory (Friday)!
True, Williams benefited from a short quarterfinal Friday when Sabine Lisicki bowed out with an ankle injury down 4-1 in the first set. Safarova played singles and doubles Saturday. Stosur because of bad weather Thursday night had to play five-plus sets Friday.
Paris calls
But no excuses, the dominated agreed.
It wasnt bad luck, Stosur said. She beat me fair and square.
If this wasnt Safarovas best week of professional tennis, it was real close to her quarterfinals run at the 2007 Australian Open. She celebrated doubles triumphs earlier this week with Pavlyuchenkova, enjoying themed dinner outings tied to their respective countries.
It was funny, she said after reaching the final. We said two days ago it was Russian Night. Then it was Czech Night.
So, Lucie. Where do you go on a tight schedule for good Czech food in the Lowcountry of South Carolina?
Czech Night? she said. We ended very late. It was, like, 10. So we went (right across Seven Farms Drive) to Wasabi for sushi.
Keeping with the international theme, Serena will move from South Florida to Paris.
I love it there and I just I need a change, Serena explained.
What better house-warming gift than a French Open trophy?
Reach Gene Sapakoff at 9t37-5593 or via Twitter @sapakoff


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on November 26, 2012 - 4:09 PM
Shoppers were not the only ones busy on Cyber Monday.
So were federal investigators in Buffalo, who marked the day by shutting down 15 websites allegedly selling counterfeit New Era caps and other sports merchandise.
For the third year in a row, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a global operation targeting websites that prey on unsuspecting consumers.
In Buffalo, they focused on websites selling knockoff sports products, including New Era Cap Co. merchandise.
"These are not victimless crimes," said U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. "When you buy counterfeit merchandise, you're not only hurting the company, you're hurting the company's employees."
As part of their investigation, federal agents made undercover purchases from websites suspected of offering counterfeit products and, once the goods arrived, attempted to confirm their authenticity.
If the goods were found to be counterfeit, the government then obtained court-approved seizure orders that allowed them to shut down the websites and obtain their domain names.
In a related case, agents also arrested Gary C. Hammer, 47, of Cheektowaga, and charged him with selling fake Microsoft software on Craigslist.
"It's not only illegal, it's a danger to the consumer purchasing it," said James C. Spero, special agent in charge of the Buffalo office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
Spero said counterfeit software can pose a risk to buyers, who may use it to store important personal or financial information.
"As far as we know, this is the first time he's been involved in this type of activity," Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo said of Hammer.
The investigation into the 15 websites is continuing. One of the focuses will be the individuals who sold the knockoff caps and merchandise. So far, no arrests have been made.
Spero said the fake caps were made in China, but investigators are uncertain whether the sales involved distributors or middlemen in the United States.
The government's nationwide crackdown targeted online retailers offering a wide range of counterfeit goods and resulted in the seizure of 132 websites.
The seizure of counterfeit websites has become an annual Cyber Monday ritual of sorts. It also came two months after Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., called for stronger action against manufacturers of counterfeit products, many of them in China, and the websites that market them.
Schumer said that New Era has lost $300 million in sales because of counterfeit caps and suggested the illegal activity has put the Buffalo-based company at risk.
Monday, Schumer announced that the U.S. Trade Representative's Office has communicated New Era's concerns about knockoff caps to high-level Chinese government officials. In addition, a Chinese website that provided a vehicle for counterfeiters to sell their products has removed 380 listings for New Era products, he said.
Federal authorities also offered consumers tips on how to avoid buying counterfeit products. They noted that many counterfeit sites sell their items at prices that are too good to be true and often use improper grammar or incorrect spellings on their web pages.
They pointed to one of the New Era knockoff sites that listed itself as "New Ear."
"Spelling and grammar [are tip-offs]," said Nicholas Peruzzini, a special agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "The grammar is incorrect in a lot of these."
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Market Efficiency, Long-Term Returns, and Behavioral Finance
Eugene F. Fama
University of Chicago - Finance
February 1997
Market efficiency survives the challenge from the literature on long-term return anomalies. Consistent with the market efficiency hypothesis that the anomalies are chance results, apparent over-reaction to information is about as common as under-reaction. And post-event continuation of pre-event abnormal returns is about as frequent as post-event reversal. Consistent with the market efficiency prediction that apparent anomalies can also be due to methodology, the anomalies are sensitive to the techniques used to measure them, and many disappear with reasonable changes in technique.
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Here's a Christmas miracle – a celebrity couple who are sticking to their word about having an amicable divorce.
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom, who after three years of marriage split in October, stepped out together in New York CIty on Christmas Eve with their son, Flynn.
The pair are putting the needs of their almost-3-year-old first. "We love each other. We're a family," Bloom, 36, said shortly after their breakup.
"We're going to be in each other's lives for the rest of our lives," he said of the Victoria's Secret supermodel, 30. "There's no question that for the sake of our son and everything else, we're going to support one another and love each other as parents to Flynn."
"Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for," he continued. "But we're adults … We love and care about each other. Most of all, we love our son."
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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Bunker Hill:
My name is Kelsey Parsons. My number is 304-240-2975. My dog was stolen last night and dropped off on 81 towards Tabler Station. She's a lab with a white spot on her chest and a white left paw. She is all black and has a pink collar. Her name is Daisy and we would really like her back. Thank you.
From Tampa, Fla.:
I was visiting my mother several months ago up here in Inwood and I lost my wallet at the Walmart. Some person was honest enough to turn it into the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department and I finally got my wallet back. I appreciate the person who turned it in, your honesty, and also the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. Thank you very much!
From Hedgesville:
My main concern is this new president we are going to have. Mitt and his running mate saying that he's going to try and save social security. Social Security does not need saving. They need paid back from the federal government all the federal government has stole from medicare and social security and the thing will be in fine shape after that.
From Martinsburg:
At age 81, a lifelong Martinsburg resident and a high school graduate I have enjoyed the American Dream since day one. The best life America or the world had to offer. Unfortunately, it is sad, my children and grandchildren will not enjoy this good life since today's liberals took the wrong path towards socialism which always ends in death and destruction as in Germany, Russia and the Middle East.
From Charles Town:
I was wondering if anyone had a theory as to why we were lucky enough not to have the stink bugs this year. I would appreciate any input. Thank you!
From Hedgesville:
To the Hedgesville caller claiming that Paul Ryan wants to end birth control: Take it from a nurse, no politician can end birth control. Only your physician can end it by not writing you a prescription or perhaps you could end it by buying a smartphone instead of condoms. Get a grip.
From Martinsburg:
I just want to say thank you to The Journal for the Unsung Heroes series they are featuring now in our paper. It really helps us know what sacrifices have been made in the past by veterans so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have to day. Their service is the basis of our whole government, being protected by them and served by them in the many wars and in peace time. So thanks again for really nice articles that highlight that.
From Berkeley County:
Congress, the Post Office's Board of Directors and the Post Master General are all working hard to destroy the U.S. Post Office as reported by the high tower low down and other sources. Just one more way the rich and powerful want to destroy our access to freedom of information and many other freedoms so the rich get richer and the middle class becomes poor.
From Middleway:
Several people told me that the best and least expensive food at the Jefferson County Fair was sold by the Ruritan Club and to boot all their profits are given back to the community.
From Martinsburg:
In regards to the supporters of Sheriff Bobby Shirley collecting money for him to help pay his lawyer: I understand how people feel about this guy robbing the banks or whatever he did wrong but clearly the tapes show that Shirley and the other officers were beating this guy. Don't get me wrong, I would have kicked him a little bit myself, but clearly it shows that they were beating this individual.
From Martinsburg:
If you don't like Fox News then that's your opinion but when you say Fox News does nothing but lie about the president then that is an accusation. So if you are going to preach it, prove it. Write in the problem you have and then why it is a lie.
From Bunker Hill:
I was told by DOH, in March, that a study had been done for a stoplight in Bunker Hill, and it would be installed. Five months later, no stoplight, but 3 recent wrecks. I see DOH is pretty busy adding and shuffling cones on the north end of 81. Please take a few hours, put up the stoplight, and save a life in Bunker Hill. The life you save is a loved one.
From Martinsburg:
Think the State ought to look into cuts within (1) the jail and (2) welfare system; for folks that collect instead of getting off their lazy butts and getting a job.
From Maritnsburg:
Notwithstanding Monday's Journal Junction comment that Happy Retreat has been sold, I can assure you it has not. That is why there is a big "for sale" sign in the front yard. If someone wants to buy it (and put in a miniature golf course, even!), he or she should contact Kevin Coomler, the realtor.
From Washington, D.C.:
"Let's put rich white guys back in the White House." Mitt Romney
From Martinsburg:
"Every year the BCYF has food-eating contests. Every year someone complains."
And every year the obesity problem gets worse. Is it any wonder?
From Janesville:
Women shouldn't moderate presidential debates. First they should never question men. Bible and the Pope say so. But mostly their brains aren't built for it. They will overheat and expand.
From Inwood:
The London Olympics, great success! Romney wrong again.
From Inwood:
Paul Ryan would end Medicare by turning it into a voucher program, cost Seniors 6,350 dollars a year, and won't keep pace with medical care costs. President Obama's health care law has already saved Medicare recipients nearly 4 billion on prescription drugs.
From Martinsburg:
I would just like to thank all of the dedicated volunteers who made this years BCYF amazing. With it being my last year I could not have asked for a better week. If only more community members would be involved, and truly see what the youth of the county is capable of, they would understand and appreciate the agriculture of Berkeley County.
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From Martinsburg:
I seen in the paper that the Smith-Butts family reunion was cancelled. The old reunion was, but the new fun reunion is not canceled. It will be at the War Memorial Park on August 19th. Family and friends, I hope I see ya'll!


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My son has been diagnosed with segmental NF1 since he was a baby. He has numerous cafe a lait macules on his right leg and hip spreading onto his spine but not crossing it and not going as high as his ribs. He is now 3yrs old and complains of pains in his legs. It seems to come and go, sometimes he seems to walk quite normally, but on other occasions he walks with a distinct limp. His gait is frequently odd looking, he struggles to climb stairs, cannot pedal a bike and doesn't really run. Sometimes he moves pretty fast but it's more a very quick waddle! Some days he will walk a reasonable distance but at other times he won't even walk to the car! He frequently wakes during the night with leg pains, and will sometimes stop playing and start crying in pain. Because he's so young, it's been hard to get him to tell us where the pain is without leading him, but he seems to say pretty consistently that it's his legs. He's been seen by a podiatrist, who said he had flat feet and a hypermobile hip but didn't know if the NF could be implicated. Supports in his shoes and physio have definitely helped, but there are days when he still really struggles.
Thing is, everyone says that segmental NF1 doesn't cause any systemic problems. COULD it be the cause of his pain? He has just had an MRI done of his lumbar and sacral spine but we don't have the results yet.


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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Fans of the Charleston RiverDogs may not be able to run forever like Forrest Gump, but they can lace up their running shoes and head to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for the 11th Annual "Run Forrest Run" 5K Race presented by Fleet Feet Sports on Saturday, April 19 at 4 p.m. before the RiverDogs game against the Rome Braves.
The course is TAC certified and features split times at each mile marker with chip timing for quick and accurate results.
Proceeds from the rain-or-shine event benefit the MUSC Storm Eye Institute.
"This race is fun for all ages and caters to every type of participant," said RiverDogs Vice President of Special Events Melissa Azevedo. "Our 5K race begins in front of The Joe and finishes at home plate where runners are greeted by RiverDogs players and coaches."
With the Cooper River Bridge Run just two weeks prior to April 19, the top eight local finishers will be invited to participate in the "Run Forrest Run" 5K Race.
Pre-registration by April 17 cost for the race is $30, and includes a race packet, T-shirt, one ticket to that evening's RiverDogs game against the Rome Braves (6:05 p.m. first pitch), an in-game awards ceremony and a post-race party with dinner provided by Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Late registration and walk-up after April 17 is $35. T-shirts are available while supplies last.
Additional game tickets are $7 each and can be purchased at packet pick-up.
Race packets may be picked up on Friday, April 18 at Fleet Feet Sports in Mount Pleasant from noon until 6 p.m. On-site registration and packet pick-up on race day will open at 1 p.m. at Joe Riley Park and close at 3:45 p.m. before the 4 p.m. race begins.
Registration forms are available online at www.rileyparkevents.com or www.active.com. For more information, please contact Kristen Wolfe at 843-577-DOGS (3647).
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Nearly two out of every three adults in the United States is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight.
Experts often rely on a formula called the body mass index to determine if person is overweight. The BMI estimates your level of body fat based on your height and weight.
The risk of many medical problems is higher for adults who have excess body fat and fall into the overweight groups
If you are overweight (or obese):
Klein S, Fabbrini E, Romijn JA. Obesity. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 36.
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Cecelia R. McBride, 93, of Gerrardstown, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at the Grenich Care Home.
Born Jan. 15, 1920, in Charles Town, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. Riddleberger and Sadie F. Kingan Riddleberger.
She is survived by four children: two sons, Harry "Sink" McBride of Leetown and Patrick McBride and wife, Yvonne, of Gerrardstown; two daughters, Sharon Homchick, of Denver, Colo., and Shannon Rutherford and husband, Kip, of Gerrardstown; four grandchildren, Megen McBride, Ian McBride, Lindsey Rutherford, Tiffany Lidie; and two great-grandchildren, Blake and Thomas Lidie. She is also survived by a niece, Billie Propps; and a nephew, Raymond W. Riddleberger Jr.
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Cecelia R. McBride.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. McBride; brother, Raymond "Reddy" Riddleberger; sister, Louise Pringle; and nephews, Abner Riddleberger and William Pringle.
Cecelia graduated from Charles Town High School and attended Shepherd College. Her favorite childhood memory was roller-skating around the sidewalks of her hometown, Charles Town. She was a member of the Gerrardstown United Methodist Church. She worked at the VA Medical Center and then took time to raise her children. Later Cecelia worked for Berkeley County Schools as both an aide and secretary. Then she returned to the VA Medical Center, where she then later retired. Cecelia's greatest joy and pride was her family. She loved the beach, spoiling her grandchildren, and adopting stray pets.
The family wishes to express thanks to Melissa, Cassie, Dina, Debbie and Pat, her friends at Grenich, and a special thanks to Cathy Brown of Hospice.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the South Berkeley Chapel with Pastor Gary Sieglein officiating. Interment will be at the Gerrardstown Presbyterian Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the South Berkeley Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 Waverly Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25403.
Online condolences may be offered at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com.


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A string of dangerous wildfires in has ripped through San Diego County this week, prompting evacuations, sparking "firenadoes" and causing extensive damage. Take a look at images.
Nine fires have destroyed at least eight houses, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses in San Diego County since Tuesday.
The wildfires have burned more than 10,000 acres of brush land so far.
The hardest-hit areas were in San Marcos and Carlsbad, a suburb of 110,000 people that lifted evacuation orders late Thursday.
Nearly 16,000 evacuation orders were issued in San Marcos and nearby Escondido Thursday. Since the fires started burning, officials have told 125,000 people to leave their homes.
More than 2,500 firefighters are working across San Diego County aided by water-dropping aircraft.
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With its nostalgic timber houses, the many dispersed holiday chalets and hotels dating from the belle époque period, this Bernese Oberland holiday resort has retained all the character of a picture-postcard mountain village. Opening widely to the south west, the terrace guarantees above-average hours of sunshine. Since 1893, car-free Wengen has been able to be reached from Lauterbrunnen via the Wengernalp railway; cars remain parked in Lauterbrunnen.
The key excursion destinations within the Jungfrau region can all be reached easily from Wengen. Climbers on the Eiger north face – one of the world's most spectacular and difficult climbing faces – can be observed by telescope from the Kleine Scheidegg. Provided you change trains on the Kleine Scheidegg, the Jungfraujoch can even be reached by railway. And you can reach the Schilthorn summit from the valley floor resort of Lauterbrunnen via Mürren or Stechelberg.
Over 500 km of marked walking trails and 15 mountain cableways in the nearby surroundings lead to the most beautiful vantage points of the Jungfrau region; take for example the classic panorama route between Wengen and the Kleine Scheidegg, which offers up a particularly impressive view of the rock massif of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Those who like things a bit more spirited might like to try their skill at paragliding, river rafting or canyoning. But for eye-popping amazement, you should walk the Eiger Trail at the foot of the Eiger north face, a medium-difficulty mountain walking tour.
In winter, Wengen is the ideal starting point for the family-friendly ski region of Kleine Scheidegg-Männlichen with 110 km of predominantly easy to medium-difficulty pistes, and the renowned World Cup piste on the Lauberhorn as its crowning glory. The neighbouring ski areas of the Jungfrau region, Grindelwald-First and Mürren-Schilthorn are also readily accessible. The clean air, the long hours of sunshine – especially in winter – the toboggan runs and around 50 km of winter hiking trails also serve to attract non-skiers to the sunny resort.
- Kleine Scheidegg – the Alpine railway station lies at an altitude of 2061 m, immediately at the foot of the world-renowned Eiger north face. It is the starting station for the Jungfraubahn.
- Jungfraujoch – snow and ice are guaranteed on the «Top of Europe» at 3454 m, the ultimate excursion destination in the Bernese Oberland.
- Jungfraubahn – even the railway journey up onto the Jungfraujoch (summit) is spectacular. The two en-route stations of 'Eigerwand' and 'Eismeer' within the 7-km-long rock tunnel have viewing windows for an incomparable panorama and views of the glacier world.
- Männlichen – a cableway leads to the Wengen regional mountain (2229 m) with its easy walking trails and family-friendly pistes, plus wonderful views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau summits. The cable car connects Männlichen with Grindelwald.
- Trümmelbach Falls near Lauterbrunnen – one of Europe's wildest glacier gorges with the waterfalls of the Trümmelbach hidden within rock.
- Panoramic walk from the Männlichen to the Kleine Scheidegg – this delightful, short and simple hike offers unique views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
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- Mendelssohn Music Week – concerts with top-flight musicians are held in Wengen in honour of the renowned composer and painter Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (August).
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WELLSVILLE - Toronto came out on top Saturday at the annual Buck Bailey Tournament held at Wellsville High School.
The Red Knights took first place with 199 1/2 points followed by Edison (113), East Liverpool (108 1/2), Steubenville CC (96 1/2), Crestview (93), Oak Glen (84 1/2), Beaver?Local (71) and Wellsville (66).
A total of 17 schools participated in the tournament.
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East Liverpool's Alex Potts won a 15-3 major decision against Oak Glen's Ryan Debee on Saturday. (Photo by Patti Schaeffer)
The Potters had three wrestlers crowned as champions.
East Liverpool's Alex Potts took first place at 106 pounds. Potts, a sophomore, defeated Toronto's Alex Anderson by major decision, 15-4, in the finals.
Cody Oiler was champion at 120 pounds for the Potters. Oiler, a sophomore, beat Malvern's Nate Gaston by fall (5:01) in the finals.
At 132 pounds, East Liverpool's Frankie Williams took first place by defeating Oak Glen's Alex Shuman by fall (1:12) in the finals. Williams was named the tournament's MVP and won the award for fastest pin, taking down Steubenville CC's Mike Orsatti in just six seconds.
Chad Reed took second place at 170 pounds, while Joel Cunningham finished in fourth place at 113 pounds for the Potters.
Oak Glen's Danny Wyke took third place at 113 pounds.
At 152 pounds, the Bears' saw Will Hogan take third place and Devon Chadwick in fourth.
For Beaver Local, Jason Keyes took the top spot at 126 pounds. Keyes got past West Geauga's AJ Vetturini, 6-5, in the finals.
Another first-place finisher for the Beavers was Daniel Hasson at 138 pounds. Hasson beat Toronto's Jimmy Starkey by fall (4:26) in the finals.
Wellsville's Eric Hardman was third at 160 pounds, while Phillip Thrasher was fourth at 126 pounds.
At 170 pounds, Adam Harless took fourth place for the Tigers.
Beaver?Local will wrestle Tri-Valley on Wednesday at Steubenville in the OHSAA Team Tournament. Wellsville will host Crestview and Linsly in a tri-match Wednesday.
On Thursday, East Liverpool will host Oak Glen in a dual.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
In the case of Berkeley County Council and the appointment of Catherine Windham as Clerk of Council, the third time was the charm as council unanimously approved Windham's appointment during its April 23 meeting.
Windham, who has held the position of Interim Clerk since July 2011, allowed a smile for the first time in over a month.
"I'm just proud to serve the citizens of Berkeley County," she said after the meeting. "I'm just glad the issue is settled."
The dispute over Windham's appointment began during the March 25 meeting of county council when Vice Chairman Dennis Fish sought to appoint Windham, but Supervisor Dan Davis blocked the appointment, saying first the item was never on the agenda, and then saying he had issues with the appointment as he believed the clerk position reported to him.
Fish believed the clerk, since it is appointed by council, fell under the authority of the vice chairman.
Fish also saw to it that Windham received all the pay benefits of the position and did not miss any lost pay or benefits while serving as an interim clerk.
"Catherine has been acting in this position since July 2011," Fish said. "I think she is highly qualified to do this position and congratulations are due for a job well done."
The two sides could not come to an agreement and each sought legal counsel on the matter.
After a meeting involving Supervisor Davis and council members Tim Callanan and Ken Gunn, plus county attorney Nicole Scott Ewing and attorney Josh Whitley, it was agreed the clerk would fall under the supervision of council, with a liaison serving between the clerk and the supervisor's office.
Callanan said the appointment of the liaison, adding these duties to a paralegal from Ewing's office would actually eliminate a position and thereby be an overall savings to the taxpayers.
Davis, Callanan and other members of council were pleased the situation had been resolved through negotiations and in the spirit of cooperation between the supervisor and council.
"I'm glad we were able to resolve this through negotiation between council and my office," he said. "It's always better when you can work together and resolve differences through cooperation and negotiation."
"We've come a long way from where we were four or five months ago," Callanan added.
• In other council business, the first reading of the 2013-2014 budget was read into the record with Fish proposing an amendment to keep the Berkeley County Water and Sanitation budget separate from the Berkeley County budget.
"They are two separate entities in how they operate and collect funds," Fish said. "In the past council always finds a way to comingle these funds and I'd like to see these remain separate and independent."
The supervisor commented that the two budgets are kept separate but are simply combined in a single ordinance in order to save time.
"We merely combined them into one ordinance so we could save time reading them into the record," he said. "They have and will remain separate budgets."
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For the second time in as many weeks, a little boy is dead and his mother's boyfriend has been charged with his murder.
The toddler was identified Wednesday as 1-year-old Austin Smith of Springville. He would have celebrated his second birthday Saturday.
Authorities did not release the name of the 16-year-old charged with Austin's murder, because he could qualify for youthful offender status.
The teen and Austin's mother, Ashley Smith, 19, have been dating off and on for the past three years and recently moved into the upstairs of his family's house on Cochran Avenue in Springville, said Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard.
Smith went to work Tuesday afternoon and left Austin and her 3-month-old baby in the care of the teen, Howard said.
"The subsequent investigation revealed that the mother's 16-year-old boyfriend struck the child repeatedly about the face," Howard said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
Why? Howard was asked.
"The child was crying," Howard said.
"There's no explanation for why anyone would strike a child like that," he added.
"You can't suggest any reason that would justify it, but there was some indication that the child was crying just before that."
The tragedy began to unfold sometime around 4 p.m. Tuesday, after Smith left for work, Howard said.
The teen's mother was in the downstairs part of the home Tuesday evening and at one point heard Austin laughing, investigators said.
A little later, she heard a small cry but assumed it was when the teen was washing the boy's hair while giving him a bath.
At about 8:20 p.m., the teenager saw that Austin had stopped breathing and yelled to his mother, Howard said. The teen used his cell phone to call 911.
He was waiting on the front porch when Deputies Ben Pisa, Jason Bouton and Don Hoelscher arrived on the scene. The deputies found Austin in a bedroom and performed CPR on the toddler until paramedics arrived.
Austin was transported to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 9 p.m.
When doctors saw the bruises on Austin's body, investigators turned their attention to the teenager and charged him with first-degree assault.
The teen was arraigned early Wednesday morning in Springville Village Court.
Later in the day he was charged with second-degree murder when an autopsy showed Austin died from blunt force trauma to the head, Howard said.
The teen is being held without bail in the Erie County Holding Center and is scheduled to be arraigned on the murder charge in Springville later this week.
The sheriff Wednesday shot down a story circulating that the little boy had fallen down the stairs.
"It may or may not have happened, but it has nothing to do with the cause of death," Howard said.
"It's another one of those crimes that didn't have to happen," Howard said. "We're not placing any blame on the 19-year-old mother. She actually left and went to work, leaving her child in the care of a 16-year-old person she trusted."
Smith and her two children have been living with the teenager for about the past month, Howard said.
"It's been suggested by others that this is only the second time he's been with the children alone, but he and the mother have obviously been with them quite a bit over the last month," Howard said.
Smith's infant child was not injured.
Child Protective Services placed the baby with other family members.
It's the second such tragedy in two weeks, Howard said.
Earlier this month, Justin Crouse, 30, of Salamanca, was charged in the death of 3-year-old Gage Seneca. The boy was found dead on the morning of March 5 in his home on Sulphur Springs Road on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in Brant.
"There's no excuses. There's no explanation for this," Howard said. "We just can't let it happen."
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With so many vehicles prowling neighborhoods on garbage night, you probably wouldn't think that garbage picking is illegal in Buffalo and some surrounding suburbs.
It is.
Some ordinances not only prohibit unauthorized removal of trash, but go as far as establishing the municipality as owner, once trash and recyclables are placed in the public right of way. Recycling is a source of revenue for them, as well.
And while those who violate the municipal laws aren't pursued by police with the same zeal as used for violent criminals, not all scavengers escape the law.
Don DalFonso, a Buffalo resident who collects scrap metal, will be in Tonawanda Town Court later this month. He was on McConkey Drive on Oct. 1 when he was cited for "interference with waste material set out for collection."
DalFonso admits being a repeat offender. He said that during his Oct. 1 encounter with police, an officer said: "We told you before you're not supposed to be in the town. We don't want you in the town."
There are six to eight other "regulars" in the town whom DalFonso said he recognizes by their vehicles. "They don't get arrested," said DalFonso, who maintains he's being singled out by police.
But police records indicate otherwise.
Since Jan. 1, 2004, 49 appearance tickets have been issued, according to Lt. Nicholas A. Bado, a police department spokesman. There have been seven so far this year.
Penalties begin with a written warning. For a second violation within 12 months, there's a fine of $50. That increases with each subsequent violation within the same 12-month period.
"It's a quality-of-life issue," said Bado, citing disturbances caused by the collectors' vehicles and the mess they sometimes leave behind after picking through the piles.
Further, "We have been able to link people allegedly out garbage picking to other crimes," he said. "It's something we do keep an eye on."
Cheektowaga police have responded to eight calls about garbage pickers since 2010, but nobody has been charged, according to Capt. James Speyer, a department spokesman.
"In those cases, the officer either couldn't find the individual or warned the individual and sent them on their way," the captain said. "A lot of people don't know it's illegal."
If found guilty in Cheektowaga, "scavengers" face a mandatory fine of $250.
Amherst police have responded to relatively few calls about garbage pickers in the past several years, with just two tickets issued in 2011 for code violations, according to Detective Sgt. Daniel L. Lubick.
In each of the four calls this year, officers just advised the individuals, he said.
The penalties in Amherst begin with a written warning for a first offense. Second offenses within 12 months result in a fine between $50 and $100, and it escalates from there.
"You talk to the people who put [recyclables] out – they don't care who gets it," said DalFonso. "Those ordinances are a joke."
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NIAGARA FALLS – Recognizing the increasing use of electronic social networking sites, city school administrators are modernizing their policy to make sure that students and staff understand that fraternization is forbidden even if it is done digitally or outside the classroom and not face-to-face.
"Frequent personal communication with a student unrelated to course work or official school matters [includes] but is not limited to voice or text-based communication via phone, email, instant messaging, text messaging or through social networking web sites," according to a policy draft presented Thursday to the School Board.
It is part of a much larger revision of school district policies that is a work in progress and will be presented later to board members for their final approval.
Maria Massaro, the district's administrator for human resources, said the newly written draft does not change the long-standing policy that the staff "must establish appropriate personal boundaries with students and not engage in any behavior that could reasonably lead to even the appearance of impropriety."
Massaro said the intent is to make it clear in writing that prohibited fraternization between staff and students includes contact through the proliferation of new channels of communication.
Even if a student participates "willingly" in the activity, and regardless of the student's age, "inappropriate fraternization of staff with students is against district policy and may be in violation of professional standards of conduct and New York State law," according to the policy.
Inappropriate employee behavior includes "flirting; making suggestive comments; dating; requests for sexual activity; physical displays of affection; giving inappropriate personal gifts; frequent personal communication with a student unrelated to course work or official school matters; providing alcohol or drugs to students; inappropriate touching; and engaging in sexual contact and/or sexual relations," the policy states.
School employees are expected to maintain "a professional, ethical relationship with district students" conducive to a safe learning environment.
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