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The End of the Impotence: Theriot's Homerless Streak is Broken
Ryan Theriot's grand slam on Friday put the Cubs ahead to stay, as did his first-inning home run on Saturday.
Friday's blast ended a string of 620 at-bats and 157 games in which Theriot had failed to homer. In terms of GP, Theriot's homerless string was the 15th longest among Cub non-pitchers since 1954.
The list of 15 follows:
- Don Kessinger (5/15/66 through 9/3/68) 404 G
- Larry Bowa (5/13/83 through 8/11/85), 310 G
- Mick Kelleher (4/17/76 through 10/5/80), 304 G
- Don Kessinger (8/16/72 through 7/11/74), 279 G
- Rey Sanchez (8/30/92 through 7/2/95), 256 G
- Richie Ashburn (4/12/60 through 10/1/61), 255 G
- Ivan DeJesus (5/28/80 through 10/4/81), 223 G
- Don Kessinger (7/13/74 through 9/28/75), 220 G
- Don Kessinger (4/24/70 through 6/11/71), 202 G
- Doug Dascenzo (5/5/91 through 10/4/92), 197 G
- Don Kessinger (7/4/71 through 8/13/72), 185 G
- Scot Thompson (7/4/80 through 7/19/83), 179 G
- Larry Bowa (4/5/82 through 5/7/83), 165 G
- Jimmy Stewart (4/18/65 through 5/14/67), 158 G
- Ryan Theriot (4/16/08 through 4/30/09), 157 G
That's a whole lotta shortstops and a whole lot named Kessinger. For what it's worth, Theriot had a far higher batting average (.311), on-base percentage (.387), and slugging percentage (.360) during his homerless streak than anyone else in this group.
And now, in 2009, he has as many home runs as Derrek Lee and Milton Bradley.
Stats from Baseball-Reference.com Play Index
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and courtesy of ye olde world o' roto:
"Dating back to last year, he had gone 40 straight games (43 including the postseason) without driving in more than one run."
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Wow I never realized Scot Thompson had a complete lack of power. I remember him as a pinch hitter on some of the first Cubs teams I remember seeing around 82 or 83. And this was a guy who played first base quite a bit. A player like this today would pretty much be laughed out of the league. Even Doug Mienkiewicz hit doubles in his best years.
Thompsons career OPS was 640 thats sub-Neifi/Miles.
Thompson had 66 career extra base hits in 1391 at bats, to go along with only 17 stolen bases and 97 career walks. But he also only struck out 141 times.
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I have two Scott Thompson memories.
He crashed into the ivy head first catching a fly ball came out with broken collar bone.
He doubled in Philadelphia and he made the turn and kind of walked back to second and Larry Bowa came running up behind him with the ball and tagged him out.
He was kind of the perfect Cub in those days.
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Just as a short point of comparison:
A. 14 HRs in 8,529 MLB PAs
B. 17 HRs in 548 MLB PAs
A. Kessinger
B. My favorite insane pitcher
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Whose got the Cubs record for HR's in consecutive games? Was it Ryno's streak in '89? I think Theriot is going to give it a run.
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Hack Wilson, Sammy Sosa, and Sandberg all had streaks of 5.
Re: Lineup
Ross, Gload or Ross Gload?
Punctuation joke. Funny stuff.
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in the title and not one Cialis or Viagra joke...
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I wish the end of the impotence meant the Indians gave us back Kerry Wood. Or at least his wife. Yeah, that might do it.
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Meet Bob. Bob is feeling pretty good because Bob swings a big stick. He handles a big bat. Opposing players know that Bob provides some stiff competition.
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I thought it was a pun on the Don Henley song...
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could be...I see impotence and I want to see limp dick jokes.
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Skinny Dick sat today...
Re: Z hurt
See? I said that they shouldn't let Zambrano try to hit, he should just strike out every time up.
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Z can't be hurt, I have been told many times the last couple days that the chances of him getting hurt hitting and running are so small that it is stupid for me to even bring it up...:)
Firstly, let's hope it is not serious and that this stops Lou from using him as a PH anytime in the near future.
Re: Z hurt
Did he get hurt PHing?
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Foxsports's blurb on Bradley:
News: Bradley homered in Chicago's 8-2 loss to Florida in 10 innings thursday night.
Two bits of really important news there. The first is that crunch's spelling of 'thursday' is now the agreed one, but more bizarely, somehow Bradley homered 10 times, but the Cubs only scored 2 runs. Maybe the umps are out to get him.
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capital letters are for jerks.
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evidently if you throw marmol 64 pitches over 3 days in a row he needs more than just 1 day off.
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awwwright...leadoff homer, bb...K, popout, K...
What a play by Fukudome to end the game
Cubs Win, 3 of 4, 5 of 8....see, they're awesome
if Z has to sit....
I believe Esmalian Caridad was scheduled to start today for Iowa...looks like it might have been a rainout though.
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He pitched 3 scoreless innings in the suspended game.
Chris Carpenter had a good day for Peoria, and Starlin Castro and Robinson Chirinos hit their first homeruns of Daytona's season.
Anybody else think Caridad sees the majors this year?
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'Grit and Gravy' could have been another name for Theriot and Fontenaught.
We're going to have to come up with some nickname for Chris Carpenter, being that his name is already taken... keeps confusing me. If there is a pitcher called up, I'd suspect he gets the chain re-action promotion to La Florida.
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Groundball machine Ryan Searle pitched well again for Daytona today, dropping his ERA to 1.88, which would make another logical promtion. TN got rained out as well.
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How 'bout "Jesus Carrying Wood Craftsman"? Too wordy?
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Musket says it's day to day... however without him to PH, I hope AramRam is ready to go tomorrow or they may have to use the DL just because of the bench crunch.
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"...or they may have to use the DL just because of the bench crunch."
Alternatively, they could release or DFA Gathright in order to call someone up. They didn't even use him to pinch run today when Z got hurt, choosing to turn to Harden instead. Of course, I suppose one could blame that ON the bench crunch, rather than considering it another situation that exacerbates the bench crunch. To be fair, though, Harden is fast. Funny fast.
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Yeah, Harden runs like someone using a hack in an FPS game. I'd be really interested in him and Gathright doing a foot race to first.
I would guess that you're right about saving the 'bat' of Gathright for later in the game.
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SB: C Crawford 6 (17)
They must have had throwback to 1985 day in Tampa.
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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 05/03/2009 - 4:15pm.
He pitched 3 scoreless innings in the suspended game.
Anybody else think Caridad sees the majors this year?
CHARLIE: I believe Esmailin Caridad will get promoted to the big leagues sometime this year. If the Cubs were to bring him up to replace Zambrano for a start or two and then option him back to Iowa, it wouldn't be any big deal, because Caridad gets four minor league option years since he has completed only one "full season" (2008) going into 2009. And he is 25, so he is probably as physically and emotionally mature now as he's ever going to be. He was developed by the Hiroshima Carp at their Dominican academy, so he knows all about the rigors of hard work. Also, Piniella apparently liked what he saw of Caridad in ST, keeping him around a little bit longer than was expected.
But Randy Wells would probably be the best bet to succeed at the big league level as a starter right now. A rubber-armed convetrted catcher and a Jon Lieber clone, Wells is 26, he's already on the 40-man roster, he throws strikes, he gets a lot of ground balls, and he has pitched well at Iowa so far this season. But he also hasn't pitched for several days because of the rain out at Memphis this weekend, so he might be out of synch to replace "Z" in the Cubs rotation on Friday.
It's also possible that if Zambrano can't make his next start, that Jeff Samardzija will start in his place, and Chad Fox will get brought up from Iowa. C. Fox has pitched very well at AAA and appears to be healthy, but even if he were to break down later this season, the Cubs could always put him on the DL and use his spot on the 40-man roster as a post-season roster exemption (like they did last year), presuming the Cubs make it to the NLDS.
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Can it possibly be a coincidence that if you rearrange the letters in Theriot and add a D at the end, you get Thteroid, which is how a person with a speech impediment would say steroid? Spooky...
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The New Logo
I really like it. Would suggest that you put slightly recessed boxes around all the letters, and pull the 'E' forward so it doesn't look like an 'F', or do the new letter with the final 'R', since that's how a scoreboard operator would probably do it.
Belly of the Beast
hybrid from the Muskat article linked above and the Sun-Times (Toni Ginnetti):
"I tried to initially [take Zambrano out], but he told me that it was more of a cramp than anything else," Piniella said. "After a pitch, he realized it was more than that. I tried to get him out initially, and he talked me out of it.
At first he tried to convince trainer Mark O'Neal and Piniella it was only a cramp. After one pitch to the next batter, Alfonso Soriano, ''he realized it was more,'' Piniella said. ''We did the right thing by getting him out.''
Zambrano then slowly walked back to the dugout. The problem is in the "belly" of the (left) hamstring, Piniella said.
Zambrano's next scheduled start is Friday in Milwaukee.
''I'd say it's in jeopardy,'' Piniella said. ''And if I had to guess, I'd say no. We'll see. I'd guess we'd have to do something to bring up a starter, but let him get his [MRI].''
MRI results to be released today (MRI was done sunday after the game).
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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HARRISBURG - Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies.
If the former Penn State defensive coach is sentenced Tuesday to a long state prison term, he will find himself far removed from the comfortable suburban life he once led, placed under the many rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Even Sandusky's own attorney believes that whatever sentence he gets, at age 68 Sandusky will likely live out his days inside a state prison. Prison officials, written policies and former offenders provided a detailed look to The Associated Press about the regimented life behind bars that Sandusky faces.
Sandusky has been housed in isolation inside the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte since his conviction in June on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, and he has spent his days reading and writing, preparing a statement for sentencing and working out twice a day, defense attorney Joe Amendola said.
"Jerry is a very likable guy - he gets along with everybody," Amendola said last week, as he worked with Sandusky to help get his affairs in order, including a power of attorney and updated will. "He's a model inmate. He doesn't cause problems, he's sociable, he's pleasant."
Assuming Judge John Cleland gives him at least two years - the minimum threshold for a state prison sentence - Sandusky's first stop will be the Camp Hill state prison near Harrisburg, where all male inmates undergo a couple weeks of testing to determine such things as mental and physical health, education level and any treatment needs.
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Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing Tuesday that is likely to put him in state prison for the rest of his life for molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years. Some questions and answers about what he can expect:
Prison officials will decide that after testing and classification at a prison outside Harrisburg.
A wedding ring without gemstones, a basic watch worth $50 or less, a religious medal, eyeglasses and dentures.
About 6,800.
There are no special units for sex offenders in Pa. state prisons.
Prison jobs typically pay 19 cents to 51 cents an hour and include kitchen work, maintenance and other jobs. For the few positions in asbestos abatement, pay can be $1 an hour.
State prison inmates have access to a shared television and can buy one for their room, although they must pay the cable bill. He likely would be able to see most, if not all, Penn State games.
State prisons offer two hot meals of the three each day.
Purchases up to $60 can be made once a week, or $75 during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. Items include noodles, coffee, nuts, pastries, pickles, cheese, crackers, tuna, over-the-counter medicine, dental care items, boots, sneakers, greeting cards and batteries. The ability of an inmate to purchase goods depends on his or her security level - minimum, medium or maximum. That gets established after evaluation by prison officials, and it can change depending on behavior behind bars. Friends or family outside can put money on an inmate's books though JPay.com, a prison system for them to buy him credits for the prison store.
Games, creative arts, wellness education and approved inmate organizations.
Guitar, keyboard, harmonica, recorder and electronic drums.
Those items include weapons, cash, civilian clothing, implements of escape, pornography and cellphones.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Prison officials will assign him a security level risk and decide which "home prison" to send him to.
Although Sandusky's home in the Lemont area of State College is only a couple miles from Rockview state prison, there is no way to predict where he will end up.
Older inmates sometimes end up at Laurel Highlands, which can better treat more severe medical problems, or Waymart, a comparatively lower-security prison in the state's northeastern corner.
The roughly 6,800 sex offenders are scattered throughout the prison system, which has no special units for them. Treatment is available for sex offenders, and those who hope to be paroled must participate.
"My guess is he'll wind up in a minimum-security facility, and probably a facility for nonviolent people," Amendola said.
A convicted sex offender who spent 10 years in prison and who works with other released sex offenders through the Pennsylvania Prison Society, said Sandusky won't be able to keep a low profile.
"You can have some control over how obscure you are as a prisoner," said the 52-year-old man from the Philadelphia suburbs, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the stigma attached to sex offenses.
"You can either make yourself standout, or you can stay closer to the woodwork. There's no hiding that man."
The state will provide him with clothes, shoes and bedding, and the first set of toiletries. He'll be able to bring a wedding ring without gemstones, a basic watch worth $50 or less, eyeglasses and dentures. Sandusky uses a machine for sleep apnea and takes medications.
State prison menus rotate monthly, and two of the three daily meals are hot. Exercise rules vary, but inmates generally spend an hour or more a day in the yard, which might entail walking, playing ball or lifting weights. If he's at a prison that allows baseball or softball, the bat has to be tethered and secured to the backstop. In the kitchen, knives also are tethered.
Inmates can buy a television with a 13-inch screen for their cells, at a cost of about $275, with prison-designed programming of about 15 channels that costs some $15 a month. The channels include the networks but no R-rated movies or shows with a lot of violence.
He'll be able to watch college football, including Penn State, when the games are broadcast on ESPN or another major network.
"A lot of guys live for it," said the man who works with released sex offenders. "Football season is huge."
Sandusky, a regular attendee at a Methodist church in State College, will be able to go to religious services.
There's also a shared television in the day room, a common area where inmates congregate when not confined to their cells. The guards usually decide what channel to have it on. Cards are popular, as are dominoes and board games.
If he has a musical bent, Sandusky will have a list of approved instruments to choose from for purchase.
Sandusky, who has a master's degree, will be encouraged to work, and most inmates do, although it's not technically mandatory. An inmate's first job is often in the kitchen or doing janitorial work, while more coveted occupations include maintenance, landscaping, clerical work or tutoring.
The pay barely covers the cable bill: 19 to 51 cents an hour, with a 30-hour work week. Some of that money may go to pay fines or costs, or toward the $10 copay for a doctor visit.
If people on the outside put money on his account, it also can be deducted to pay any fines and costs.
For those who can afford it, the commissary sells snacks, cigarettes and toiletries. He'll be able to have books and magazines sent to him inside prison, but if personal property starts to pile up, officials will direct him to box it up and send them home.
Most Pennsylvania prison cells are designed for two people, but it's possible he could end up in his own cell or in a small dormitory.
Visiting rules vary by institution, but all visits last at least an hour, and facilities generally allow two or three visits per week, with five to eight visitors allowed at once. Inmates can have up to 40 people on their visiting list.
There's another possibility for Sandusky, said Bill DiMascio, executive director of the prison society: They could swap him for an inmate in another state.
"They might even put him in a federal prison," DiMascio said. "They have some other options."
If Sandusky writes a book, state law will prevent him from making any money off of it.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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Border Dispute Casts Shadow on Li's India Visit
NEW DELHI—Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India on Sunday following a border dispute that is likely to overshadow the visit.
Tensions on the nations' boundary in the Ladakh area in the western Himalayas flared in mid-April, when India said China had pitched tents 12 miles within its territory and responded by moving more troops into the area. China, which won a 1962 war against India over the still-contested border, denied any incursion.
Mr. Li's visit, his first overseas since becoming prime minister in March, comes after troops from both sides withdrew on May 5 to positions held before mid-April, ending the standoff.
India and China for decades have been rival regional powers. In recent years, as trade between the countries has boomed, they have attempted to smooth over regular border disputes.
Bilateral trade rose by about a third to nearly $76 billion in the year ended March 31, 2012, and the countries hope to boost it to $100 billion by 2015.
But the recent standoff indicates that the border issue remains an obstacle to closer ties.
A senior Indian official said New Delhi was unclear whether Beijing had ordered the alleged incursion or it was the result of an unsanctioned decision by a low-level Chinese officer on the border.
"However much progress we make in other areas of our relationship, we will have to find a resolution to the border," a senior Indian official said. "It has reminded us once again that the border issue is something that is stand-alone. We will have to negotiate this carefully."
Boundary discussions will feature more prominently than planned during the Chinese delegation's four-day visit to New Delhi and Mumbai, the official added.
Mr. Li met on Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and will meet Monday with Sonia Gandhi, president of the country's ruling Congress party. He travels Tuesday to Mumbai, the financial capital.
In a statement released upon his arrival in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, Premier Li said he wanted to "hear from our Indian friends on how to take ties forward." Mr. Li added that he was confident his visit would "boost cooperation and trust" between the two nations.
In a news briefing on May 14, Hong Lei, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the two prime ministers would have "an in-depth exchange of views on China-India relations."
Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank, said India had bet its growing trade ties with China could mute political disputes—a hope that isn't playing out.
"Now India is discovering the hard way that politics and economics are going in opposite directions," Mr. Chellaney said.
For India's military, a border incursion by Chinese troops is worrisome, said Gareth Price, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, a London-based foreign-affairs think tank. However, he said, for those involved in trade, the border dispute is insignificant.
"If you are a businessman doing big business with China, then you don't care about an incursion somewhere up in Ladakh," Mr. Price added.
Trade was supposed to be the focus of Mr. Li's maiden visit to India. China exports huge amounts of goods such as telecommunications and power equipment to India.
New Delhi, which runs a wide trade deficit with Beijing, wants better access to China for its information technology and pharmaceutical products. India's trade deficit with China jumped 42% to nearly $40 billion in the latest fiscal year. China is now India's largest source of imports, recently overtaking the U.S., Germany and Japan, according to Indian government data.
A trade delegation, including China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will meet Indian officials in New Delhi for talks on bilateral trade Monday, and Mr. Li will visit three chambers of commerce in Mumbai on Tuesday.
India will likely raise the lopsided trading relationship with its Asian rival, the Indian government official said.
Many economists say India will achieve trade parity with China only when it develops a more mature manufacturing base.
New Delhi remains frustrated that trade talks that began in late 2010 have yet to yield significant benefits for India.
"The priority is to set the relationship with the new Chinese administration," the Indian official said. China completed its once-a-decade leadership change in March.
Mr. Li will depart India on Wednesday morning for Pakistan, where he will stay until Thursday, on the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari. Though the new government, elected at the May 11 polls, won't be in place, Mr. Li will meet Nawaz Sharif, who is expected to become the next prime minister; Mr. Sharif heads the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the rival to Mr. Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party.
A spokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a news briefing in Islamabad on May 16 that "the friendship with China is the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy."
The decadeslong alliance between Pakistan and China is based on mutual animosity toward India. For Pakistan, China is a crucial alternative strategic ally to the U.S., as relations between Islamabad and Washington frequently sour.
Pakistan, which is desperately short of energy, is in talks with China to buy a 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor, a concern to Washington and a potential breach of the regulations that govern trade in civil nuclear technology. It is possible that a deal on the reactor could be announced during Mr. Li's visit.
—Will Davies and Saeed Shah contributed to this article.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - In the wings and hallways leading to Shepherd University's Butcher Center gymnasium, scores of soon-to-be university graduates waited anxiously Saturday for word to begin the procession that would culminate with a walk across the stage to accept their degrees and begin a new life's journey.
Some were nervous, filled with the stomach encroaching-butterflies that typically precede any defining moment in a person's life. Others were as calm as the tranquil weather outside, awaiting patiently to turn the page to the next chapter of their lives.
Mackenzie Frampton, a graduate from Harpers Ferry, said the one thing going through her mind prior to the start of Shepherd University's 140th commencement ceremony was a nervous feeling she might accidentally fall when the time came to finally receive her diploma.
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Graduates listen intently Saturday during Shepherd University's 140th commencement ceremony.
"I am excited to be finished. I actually finished in the summer, but I'm finally getting to walk, so I'm excited," said Frampton, who graduated with a degree in sociology.
Another graduate, John Frick, of Greencastle, Pa., took on a stoic demeanor as the time came for the ceremony to begin.
"This is what you work for. This is what it's all about. You go for your four years with this goal in mind to cross the stage and graduate. It's just the end of a chapter in your life, and it starts the next chapter," Frick, who was also graduating with a degree in sociology, said.
Irrespective of their pre-ceremony temperaments, Elizabeth Ann Greer, who provided the student welcome address at Saturday's graduation, reminded her fellow graduates that they were celebrating a momentous occasion.
For many, she said, the journey wasn't easy. While challenging and exhausting both physically and mentally, she said that, nonetheless, Saturday's reward was priceless and worth the stress.
"We rose to the occasion and in most, if not all cases, exceeded all expectations. We are the future learning from the traditions of our past while questioning and celebrating the events of the present. Shepherd University has been our home, the place we have come over a set number of years to receive an education that is invaluable," said Greer. "Education is the one thing that can never be taken from you, so always be open to it, embrace it, maintain and continue to develop it."
Saturday's recipient of an honorary degree and guest commencement speaker, David K. Hendrickson, told graduates that 31 years ago he was just like them, anticipating graduation and thinking anxiously about the future to come.
"College, as we all know, was a time to learn many lessons both in and out of the classroom. In many ways, it defines who you are and who you will become," Hendrickson said.
A graduate of West Virginia University and the West Virginia University College of Law, Hendrickson is the founding managing partner of Hendrickson and Long, and is an inductee into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has also been recognized by several national publications, including Chambers, USA, Best Lawyers in America and Litigation Magazine in the area of corporate litigation.
Hendrickson is also the chair of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, which he began serving on in late 2006. He served as the commission's vice chair for two years and as the commission's chair for the past four years. Nationally, Hendrickson has represented West Virginia's higher education system as a member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) Council of Board Chairs.
"You have earned, as graduates, a tremendous gift -a college degree. But the learning has just begun. Some of you will, after today, go on with more formal education while others have completed their quest. Either way, what you now know and possess is a skill, which no matter what discipline you are in, will guide you for the rest of your life," Hendrickson said.
Upon reflecting on what words of wisdom he wanted to impart to the Class of 2013, Hendrickson asked graduates to expand their knowledge; to thank those that helped them along the way; to give back; and, to live their dreams.
"Wherever life's roads take you, you will always be looked upon as an ambassador of this fine institution. Serve it proudly," Hendrickson said.
Before graduates received their degrees, Nicholas Eugene Mummert, a graduating senior, provided some closing remarks and a few last words of advice.
"It would be selfish for me to say we did this all on our own. If it wasn't for the family, friends, staff and faculty - many of which are here in this room sharing this moment with us - we would not be sitting here receiving our degrees today. Thank you to everyone in this room that wouldn't give up on us," Mummert said.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.


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Feb. 28, 1953 – Feb. 26, 2013
Richard A. Muscarella Jr. of Alden, retired president and owner of Ashland Pest Control Inc., died Tuesday in Terrace View Long-Term Care Center from complications following a long illness. He was 59.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School and joined the company founded in 1968 by his parents, Alice and Richard Sr., who provided commercial and residential service throughout Western New York.
After Mr. Muscarella became president of the company when his father retired in 1979, he and his wife continued to expand its service area. The company has handled pest control for the schools in Buffalo and Williamsville and most of the area's hotels. He retired due to ill health in 2009.
He earned Integrated Pest Management accreditation from both Cornell and Purdue universities, and served on the IPM Board for New York State. He also worked closely with Cornell Cooperative Extension and developed IPM guidelines for the food service industry through the National Pest Management Association.
Mr. Muscarella was a board member of Athletes in Action and Kingdom Bound, and worked with members of the Buffalo Bills in Teen Challenge, Sports World Ministries and Christian Men's Ministry. He also was active in the annual Frank Reich Call to Courage Award. He held a men's prison ministry at Attica Correctional Facility on a weekly basis.
He was a candidate for the Alden Central School Board of Education in 2005.
Surviving are his wife of 37 years, the former Martha Senft; three daughters, Michelle Thompson, Elizabeth Domonowski and Rebecca; his mother, Alice; two brothers, Michael and Donald; and a sister, Roseann.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Lovejoy Gospel Church, 5423 Genesee St., Lancaster.


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"Buffalo Quickies," Alleyway Theatre's long-running festival of short plays, has always been a happily mixed bag.
The program disappeared from the theater's lineup last year. Fortunately, it was reinstated at the request of some vocal supporters.
The pleasures of any short-play festival include the knowledge that a lackluster piece of theater will soon be over, from the hope that it will be replaced by a much better one, and from the sense that a good play must be intensely savored before the curtain comes down.
Alleyway's 22nd presentation of bite-sized morsels of theater allows for all those emotions and more.
It started in wonderfully promising fashion, with local playwright Donna Hoke's clever comedy "Face Time," in which two minor acquaintances (Joyce Stilson and Bethany Sparacio) meet in a supermarket line only to discover they're already intimately familiar with one another's lives. The culprit, perhaps predictably, is Facebook. Hoke's punchy piece confronts the strange feeling most Facebookers among of us have experienced, of knowing far too much about people we see on the street. It also serves as a smart commentary on technology's constant intrusion into the social sphere.
Next up was Judy Klass' "The Poe-Ster," a sophomoric glimpse into the life of a depressed college dorm-dweller (Sparacio) written in the style of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Despite a few funny lines about Adderall and other vagaries of contemporary college life, Klass' piece proves that even short plays can stretch their conceits far too thinly. It might have worked if it had been half as long.
DonnaMarie Vaughan, another local playwright and filmmaker, presented the moving and carefully constructed piece "Full Circle," in which Darryl Hart plays a man whose wife was killed by a drunk driver.
Hart's character visits his wife's grave and works through his sorrow, anger and finally his appetite for revenge. Though it could also use some paring down, Vaughan's play weds its straight-ahead concept with simple and straightforward writing.
Camilla Maxwell's abysmal "Pet Envy," a nonsensical story about two girls and their pets, was made worse by cloying performances from Stilson and Sparacio.
"Heart and Soul" is George J. Bryjak's refreshingly bizarre riff on the consumer appetites of middle-class Americans. In it, Stilson plays an unrepentant capitalist who shuns charities and promotes the healing virtues of retail therapy. Roger VanDette, playing a man in crisis over how to solve the problems of the world, is an easy mark for this brand of Ayn Rand-ian happiness and morphs before our eyes into a kind of purring consumerist creature. This one's a winner.
"Charming," Mark Harvey Levine's comedy about an ex-gay on a date gone wrong, is clever in spots but a bit too pat in its resolution to be believed. Levine's "Misfortune," in which a couple on a date (played by VanDette and a particularly funny Stilson) at a cursed Chinese restaurant, is much more successful if only because it's much more absurd.
This "Quickies," if you're keeping score, goes four for seven. That's not a bad record for this Buffalo staple, and ought to make short play fans happy that Alleyway has decided to keep the project on its calendar.


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In what appears to be a tragic accident, police said a father struck his 3-year-old son with a SUV Wednesday in Lodi.
The boy later died at a nearby hospital, according to a news release from the Lodi Police Department.
Officers learned of the wreck just before 11:30 a.m., near Tree Court.
The boy suffered severe head trauma and officials pronounced him dead at Lodi Memorial Hospital.
Police spent some time Wednesday inspecting the front end of the vehicle, which was believed to have been the point of contact in the crash.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Winter sports can be a divisive issue. There are skiers and snowboarders, freestylers and racers, visitors and locals. But perhaps no two groups are as sharply divided as snowmobilers and cross-country skiers.
On one hand you have the purists, skiers and snowshoers who want to keep motorized vehicles off the trails. On the other, you have snowmobilers who say that their sport is just as valid as the quieter pastimes and don't want limits on the terrain they can ride.
The current issue concerns the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit's Forest Plan update, and whether the plan will recommend other areas in the basin for a wilderness designation. If more wilderness is approved — a lengthy decision that ultimately only the U.S. Congress can make — the Dardanelles and Freel roadless areas could become off-limits to snowmobilers and mountain bikers.
Members of the Tahoe Sierra Snowmobile Club met Tuesday to discuss the plan and the potential restrictions with two Forest Service representatives. The meeting marks a first step toward real organization for the group, TSSC member and event organizer Hanna Bernard said.
"I think we've let things happen because we haven't been organized in the past. There has been effort and there have been groups working really, really hard, but we have not reached out to every single snowmobiler in town the way we're trying to do this time," Bernard said.
More than 50 people gathered at Tep's Villa Roma restaurant to learn more about the Forest Plan, voice their concern regarding closures to motorized vehicles, and take advantage of the public comment period that will close at the end of August.
The updated plan, which has been in the works since 2004, is currently in its final 90-day public comment period. According to USFS spokeswoman Cheva Heck, the agency welcomes all community input in the form of letters and emails. At the moment, there are four alternatives under review, with the final environmental document slated to come out by the end of this year.
When LTBMU Deputy Forest Supervisor Jeff Marsolais and Denise Downie, co-leader on the document's planning team, arrived at the meeting, they were there to honor the agency's commitment to listen to the public. In USFS uniforms, the two stood out among a crowd that hasn't always seen eye to eye with the organization.
"We're not very inconspicuous back here, are we?" Marsolais joked as he stepped in front of the audience.
Most of the comments directed at Marsolais and Downie concerned past trail closures to snowmobiles, the threat of more restrictions to come and what many at the meeting perceived as an unresponsiveness to the voices of South Lake Tahoe residents.
Marsolais insisted that the Forest Plan does take feedback into account and was developed with a variety of interests in mind.
"Folks are on different sides of the fence. When you look at what we've presented here in terms of the draft Forest Plan, particularly regarding snowmobiling, what we're trying to do is represent the range," Marsolais said. "We've developed a series of alternatives that in our mind represents the range of issues that we've heard all the way along through public scoping."
Alternatives A through D represent a variety of options, from maintaining the status quo to augmenting developed recreation opportunities by 5 to 15 percent to recommending thousands of acres of new wilderness areas.
To some, like Snowlands Network President Gail Ferrell, that range may not represent enough.
Snowlands, an organization founded in 2001 to protect opportunities for human-powered winter recreation like cross county skiing and snowshoeing, has 500 members who hail from Western Nevada to the Bay Area, all united by a passion for nonmotorized winter activities.
"We want them to address snowmobile impacts. Snowmobiles, because they're motorized, have impacts on the environment. It has wildlife impacts, habitat impacts, bear impacts. And there are impacts on fellow forest users," Ferrell said.
Ferrell said she would like to see the Forest Service expand winter recreation opportunities for skiers and hikers where they can enjoy the wilderness without the accompaniment of a motor.
But for the riders at Tuesday's meeting, snowmobiling is no less valid a sport than skiing, and many expressed concerns that rideable areas might continue to shrink because of a lack of organization.
"The other side is organized. It takes every single one of you push as hard as you can or you will lose your place to ride. The other side assumes they are the guardian of the environment, that you don't care about the environment. That's not true, because you all live here because of it," Leader of the Strategic Marketing Group Carl Ribaudo said at the snowmobilers' meeting.
No land management plan will come easily, Marsolais said. The number of recreationists has grown, with 1.4 million registered snowmobiles in the U.S according to the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association website. The National Sporting Goods Association reported 2.26 million cross country skiers nationwide in its 2011 annual sports participation report.
"There's no easy land management decision left in this county. Everything comes with trade-offs. It will be based on science, it will be based on public comment, it will be based on principals and values," Marsolais said.
To comment on the Forest Plan, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about the plan, go to the LTBMU website at www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu.


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Finnish figure skater Jenni Saarinen was born 9 March 1999 in Espoo, Finland.
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Since Nicky Slater reckons that she is a star for the future, I thought I would get in early and start a fan thread for Jenni Saarinen!
OK, so the fact that I have a specific question I want to ask about her might have something to do with it too...
Ever since I saw Jennis name on the entry list for the 2013 Junior Worlds, I have been wondering something:
Does anybody know if Jenni is in any way related to the (still much-missed) Finnish motorbike racer Jarno Saarinen?
Jarno Saarinen was the 250cc World Champion in 1972, and is still the only Finn to win a tarmac motorcycle world championship. But he died the following year in a crash during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
As I wasnt born until 12 years after his accident, I dont know anything about Jarnos family. So, I dont know if he managed to have any children, or if he had any siblings, that Jenni might be descended from.
Now, I know from her ISU Bio that Jenni is originally from Espoo, while Jarno was from Turku. Although the 2 towns are 100 miles apart, that is not much in a country as large as Finland. So, it might be possible that they are related in some way.
On the other hand, in a country with as small a population as Finlands, it is possible that Saarinen is a very common surname! So, it might be just coincidence.
I just dont know enough about Finland to judge whether it is plausible.
So, can anybody shed any light on the matter?
Before I go, may I just congratulate Jenni on her results in Junior Worlds. She was the youngest girl in the competition, so to finish 14th overall out of such a big field was brilliant! Considering she is so young, her performances in both the Short (19th/45) and the Free (13th/24) were very impressive.
OK, so she is not yet in the same league as Elena Radionova or Annabelle Prölß, who were born in the same year but are already big stars. But the potential is there...
Update: June 2015
Jenni Saarinen was born in Espoo, Finland, in March 1999. She is managed by 2009 European Champion Laura Lepistö, who was also born in Espoo.
Jenni has been competing on the international circuit since the 2011-12 season, when she was competing at Advanced Novice level. In December 2011, she finished a credible 4th in her international debut at the NRW Trophy in Germany. In February 2012, she won her first international medal when she won the silver at the Nordic Championships, held that year in Finland. And then, a month later, Jenni came back from 5th in the SP to win her first international gold medal at the Coupe du Printemps in Luxembourg.
She moved up to Junior level in the 2012-13 season, and instantly made her mark by winning the gold at the Ice Star in Minsk. This was followed by a bronze at the Coupe de Nice, a gold at the Finnish Championships, and a gold at the Nordic Championships. Towards the end of the season, Jenni made her debut at the Junior World Championships in Italy, where she finished 14th.
The 2013-14 was to be even more successful. At the start of the season, Jenni appeared at 2 Junior Grand Prix events. She was 4th in the SP at the Baltic Cup, and 6th in the SP at Czech Skate. Unfortunately, multiple falls in the Free Skates at both events dropped her down the order. But, she still managed to finish in the top 10 overall at both events.
She quickly bounced back from any disappointment, though, by having a clean sweep of 1st places at the Finnish Championships, followed by a gold in one of the Junior competitions at the Bavarian Open, and then another clean sweep of 1st places at the Nordic Championships (where she also achieved her international PB). She also improved her overall position at Junior Worlds, finishing 13th.
This season (2014-15) has been a transitional year for Jenni, as she has been competing in Junior and Senior events.
At the start of the season, she finished 9th in both her Junior Grand Prix appearances. She was actually 3rd in the SP at the Japanese round, but any chances of a podium were undone by FOUR falls in the FS.
But, she quickly bounced back in the senior competitions that followed, with 5th at the Finlandia, a bronze at the Volvo Open in Latvia, and a silver at the Finnish Championships. Significantly, she was 1st in the SP at the Volvo Open, and only Kiira Korpi was above her in all the results tables at Nationals. Returning to Juniors, she finished 4th at the EYOF in Austria, and then repeated her 13th position from the previous season at Junior Worlds (albeit with a lower score).
Finally, Jenni capped off the season by winning her first senior gold medal at the Nordics. The interesting thing to note here is that she did not win either segment she was 2nd in both the SP and the FS. But, it was different skaters that won each segment. So, it was actually Jennis consistency that won her the competition.
If Jenni can continue to be consistent like this, rather than having wildly different positions in each segment (like she has done at every Junior Grand Prix she has competed at), then we have the makings of a very good skater.
And having Laura Lepistö in her corner will be a great help for Jenni.
Over the past decade, Kiira Korpi and Laura Lepistö have had a lot of success. But despite this, things were looking very worrying for Finnish Skating as, for a long time there, it looked like there was nobody to succeed them.
Well, there is now!
Biographical Info
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Social Media
2014-15 Season
SP: Flamenco by Ikuko Kawai
FS: El Falso Delphos, L'Atelier, Nas Ruas De Lisboa, and Una Maquina De Escribir (all from El Tiempo Entre Costuras) by Cesar Benito
2013-14 Season
SP: Flamenco by Ikuko Kawai
FS: Solitary Hill, Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, and Wind
2012-13 Season
SP: To The Fair (from Beauty And The Beast) by Alan Menken, and The Euphorium (from Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium) by Alexandre Desplat
FS: Pop Quiz And The Time Machine Montage by Danny Elfman, and Fairytale
by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2011-12 Season
Personal Best Scores
Date Competition Score Short Programme 04 February 2015 ISU World Junior Championships 55.43 Free Skate 30 August 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix Ljubljana Cup 93.11 Overall 0205 Oct. 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate 142.98
Date Competition Score Short Programme 27 February 2014 Nordic Championships (Junior) 51.89 Free Skate 15 February 2015 Nordic Championships 95.98 Overall 1115 Feb. 2015 Nordic Championships 146.07
Date Competition Score Short Programme 14 December 2013 Finnish Junior Championships 57.17 Free Skate 21 December 2014 Finnish Championships 104.19 Overall 1921 Dec. 2014 Finnish Championships 157.00
Competitive History
Date Competition SP FS Overall Pos Score Pos Score Pos Score 201415 Season 1115 Feb. 2015 Nordic Championships 2 50.09 2 95.98 1 146.07 0308 Feb. 2015 ISU World Junior Championships 8 55.43 15 84.07 13 139.50 2530 Jan. 2015 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival 8 43.69 3 85.24 4 128.93 1921 Dec. 2014 Finnish Championships 2 52.81 2 104.19 2 157.00 0509 Nov. 2014 Volvo Open Cup 1 50.05 4 91.25 3 141.30 09 12 Oct. 2014 Finlandia Trophy 6 48.55 4 95.61 5 144.16 1014 Sep. 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix Nagoya TV Cup 3 55.20 12 74.24 9 129.44 2730 Aug. 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix Ljubljana Cup 10 43.21 6 93.11 9 136.32 201314 Season 1016 Mar. 2014 ISU World Junior Championships 8 53.76 13 87.26 13 141.02 27 Feb. 02 Mar. 2014 Nordic Championships (Junior) 1 51.89 1 97.89 1 149.78 29 Jan. 02 Feb. 2014 Bavarian Open (Junior Ladies I) 2 45.32 1 90.82 1 136.14 1315 Dec. 2013 Finnish Junior Championships 1 57.17 1 96.91 1 154.08 0205 Oct. 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix Czech Skate 6 54.98 11 88.00 7 142.98 1821 Sep. 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix Baltic Cup 4 46.85 11 70.78 10 117.63 201213 Season 25 Feb. 03 Mar. 2013 ISU World Junior Championships 19 44.95 13 84.86 14 129.81 31 Jan. 03 Feb. 2013 Nordic Championships (Junior) 2 46.30 1 88.95 1 135.25 1921 Dec. 2012 Finnish Junior Championships 2 44.95 1 93.69 1 138.64 2428 Oct. 2012 Coupe de Nice (Junior) 4 45.01 3 87.09 3 132.10 Oct. 2012 Finnish Junior Championships 1st Qualifying 42.64 51.05 2 93.69 0709 Sep. 2012 Ice Star (Junior) 2 44.24 1 84.37 1 128.61 201112 Season 1618 Mar. 2012 Coupe du Printemps (Novice) 5 32.97 1 66.48 1 99.45 0912 Feb. 2012 Nordic Championships (Novice) 3 36.33 2 64.12 2 100.45 Jan. 2012 Finnish Junior Championships 2nd Qualifying 29 Nov. 04 Dec. 2011 NRW Trophy (Novice) 4 40.05 5 59.70 4 99.75 201011 Season 26 Feb. 2011 Tampere Competition 2 06 Dec. 2010 Santa Claus Competition 2
201415 Season
6th March 2015: Junior World Championships FS (No Commentary)
21st December 2014: Finnish Championships FS (No Commentary)
20th December 2014: Finnish Championships SP (No Commentary)
11th October 2014: Finlandia Trophy FS (No Commentary)
10th October 2014: Finlandia Trophy SP (No Commentary)
13th September 2014: Nagoya TV Cup FS (No Commentary)
12th September 2014: Nagoya TV Cup SP (No Commentary)
30th August 2014: Ljubljana Cup FS (No Commentary)
28th August 2014: Ljubljana Cup SP (No Commentary)
201314 Season
16th March 2014: Junior World Championships FS (No Commentary)
14th March 2014: Junior World Championships SP (No Commentary)
15th December 2013: Finnish Championships FS (No Commentary)
5th October 2013: Czech Skate FS (No Commentary)
3rd October 2013: Czech Skate SP (No Commentary)
20th September 2013: Baltic Cup FS (No Commentary)
19th September 2013: Baltic Cup SP (No Commentary)
201213 Season
1st March 2013: Junior World Championships FS (British Commentary)
1st February 2013: Nordic Championships SP (No Commentary)
October 2012: Finnish Championships 1st Qualifying FS (No Commentary)
October 2012: Finnish Championships 1st Qualifying SP (No Commentary)
September 2012: Ice Star FS (No Commentary)
September 2012: Ice Star FS (No Commentary)
201112 Season
11th February 2012: Nordic Championships FS (No Commentary)
11th February 2012: Nordic Championships FS (No Commentary)
9th February 2012: Nordic Championships SP (No Commentary)
January 2012: Finnish Championships 2nd Qualifying FS (No Commentary)
1st December 2011: NRW Trophy FS (No Commentary)
30th November 2011: NRW Trophy SP (No Commentary)
201011 Season
12th March 2011: Finnish Championships SP (No Commentary)
26th February 2011: Tampere Competition (No Commentary)
6th December 2010: Santa Claus Competition FS (No Commentary)
Other Videos
8th June 2015: Triple lutz combo Jenni Saarinen (performlive)
21st December 2014: Kiira Korpi, Jenni Saarinen ja Viveca Lindfors SM-taitoluistelun mitalihaastattelussa (Skating Finland) [Interview with podium finishers in Finnish Championships]
16th November 2014: Jenni Saarisen haastattelu, 2. SM-valintakilpailu, Tikkurila, Vantaa (HSK - Helsingfors Skridskoklubb rf - Helsingin Luistinklubi ry) [Interview with Jenni after Volvo Open]
3rd November 2014: Finlandia Trophy Espoo 2014 Jenni Saarinen Interview (Skating Finland)
11th February 2012: Jenni Saarinen won silver medal in Novice Girls in Nordic Championships at Vantaa (Valo Mediapalvelu)
Articles And Video Interviews
15th February 2015: Jenni Saarinen of Finland wins the Senior Ladies (Nordics 2015)
21st December 2014: Kiira Korpi Suomen mestariksi (Kokkolan Taitoluistelijat)
6th November 2014: Nuori suomalaisurheilija ei hätkähtänyt varustekommellusta (Ilta Sanomat)
November 2014: Jenni Saarinen ja Petra Laakkonen pronssimitaleille Riikassa! (Tappara Taitoluistelu)
10th October 2014: 15-vuotiaat lupaukset väläyttivät Finlandia Trophyssa (Kainuun Sanomat)
15th March 2014: Tapparan Jenni Saarinen luistelee kahdeksantena luisteli sormi verisenä (Aamulehti)
21st November 2013: Tauko ei lannistanut Jenni Saarista (juniori TAPPARALAINEN)
30th September 2012: Jenni Saarinen säihkyi junioreiden ykköstähtenä (Hämeen Sanomat)


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on February 7, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Last Tuesday, Rochester Institute of Technology held its fourth annual high school programming contest. Six high schools from Western and central New York participated.
A total of 15 teams consisting of three students each were given one computer to work with. For three hours, the teams worked on solving eight programming problems that ranged from easy to difficult.
Contest organizer Paul Tymann said, "I always try to design the problem set so that every team, regardless of ability, will get one or two problems correct. I also want to keep all of the teams working on problems until the very end. So there need to be some difficult problems in the mix as well."
The competition was intense, and no team completed more than five of the problems.
Michael O'Gorman, a senior at Williamsville North High School, said, "The problems were either at or above AP [Computer Science] level."
Team rankings fluctuated, so the outcome was far from certain.
Bhaskar Roberts, a sophomore at Williamsville North, said, "My team was in first place for about the first half of the competition, but then a team from [behind] eventually won."
Although the competition is designed for students with programming experience, anyone can compete.
"Basic problem-solving and programming skills are all that is needed to be successful," Tyman said.
The winners of the competition were: Webster Schroeder High School, first place; Ithaca High School, second place; and Nichols School, third place.
Kathan Roberts is a sophomore at Williamsville North High School.


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Ailing California teen Kevin Cordasco shushed anyone who dared to speak whenever he watched his beloved Breaking Bad from his hospital bed.
And on Sunday night, his family is convinced, he was watching the long-awaited final season's opener in his own way, from somewhere, and acknowledged the nod to their astute young superfan.
The critically acclaimed AMC series dedicated Sunday's episode to Cordasco, who, at age 16, died in March after a seven-year battle with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer.
Before his death, the Calabasas, Calif., teen had befriended star Bryan Cranston, show creator Vince Gilligan and others affiliated with the show, who knew they needed to do something to memorialize the preternaturally wise teen, whose insights even contributed to a new plot-line this season.
"It was just heartwarming," Kevin's mom, Melodie Cordasco, told the Los Angeles Daily News about the episode dedication on Sunday. "I know my son was sitting there, watching it [saying], 'Mom, Look, I made it!' It was overwhelming – the feeling, the love and support."
Kevin's introduction to the Breaking Bad family happened last September, when series star Bryan Cranston and his wife visited the teen in the hospital for three hours after learning about his condition via emails originating from the teen's godmother, who has connections to the entertainment industry.
Kevin "loved Bryan because he was real," Melodie Cordasco told the News. "He's loving and kind. He was just a great guy to Kevin. Every time Kevin would email him, Bryan Cranston within half an hour would respond back to Kevin."
The meeting was a dream come true for Kevin, who felt a connection to Walter White, Cranston's character on the show.
"Bryan Cranston is diagnosed with what could have been a terminal illness, a cancer in the first episode," said Kevin's father, also named Kevin Cordasco. "He then began to live his life. I think that Kevin connected with that character, moving forward and never looking back, never asking why ... [Kevin] didn't let his cancer stop him from doing anything."
Kevin clearly also made an impact on Cranston, who persuaded show creator Vince Gilligan to visit Kevin in October. Later, Cranston returned with costars Bob Odenkirk and Anna Gunn. The teen also spent about five hours with the writers.
One chat Kevin had with Gilligan went on to influence a plot twist on the show, confirmed executive producer Melissa Bernstein, who refused to divulge what it was, for fear of a spoiler.
And while the show also invited Kevin to join them in New Mexico for filming in February, he was too sick to travel. The writers then offered him a chance to read the script for the show finale, provided he signed a confidentiality agreement. Only Kevin declined, in part because he worried he might blab.
Still, the opportunity to get close to the people on the show "meant the world to him; they have no idea how they impacted my son," Melodie Cordasco said. "He talked about it all the time," and on her son's bucket list, she said, "was to meet Breaking Bad."
Breaking Bad Season Opener Dedicated to Teen Superfan Who Died of Cancer
Courtesy Cordasco Family


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Intelligent Interpretation of Machine Condition Data
Lumme, Veli
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2012-12-10
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication;1096
University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Automaatio-, kone- ja materiaalitekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Automation, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Department: Konstruktiotekniikan laitos – Department of Mechanics and Design
This dissertation argues that classification is an effective tool in the prediction of machine condition. A system based on continuous learning can be developed to automate the laborious process of interpretation of symptoms derived from collected data into various normal and fault modes. In order to defend these arguments, the study seeks to explain, how prediction works and how the results can be evaluated. The study explores the philosophy of condition monitoring in assuring the safe and uninterrupted operation of machines. Condition monitoring provides essential information for the maintenance and operability of process plants. Vibration monitoring is considered as one of the most important techniques to offer adequate and reliable information to maintain rotating machines in a condition, where they can perform their required functions without failure for a specified time period, when used under specified conditions. In addition of detection and collection of data that indicate the state of a machine, condition monitoring includes the examination of symptoms and syndromes to determine the nature of faults or failures. High confidence level is required in both diagnostics and prognostics, because misinterpretation of condition related data may lead into severe economic consequences. The diagnostics of machine condition is laborious and challenging. It requires a lot of analyst's effort and time to detect an anomaly and even more to identify a fault mode. This study presents methods to predict the current condition of machines using training data collected from various normal and fault modes on the same machine or substantially similar machines. Learning algorithms offer possibilities to increase the confidence level of prediction. The study presents results on practical experiments to demonstrate the principles of continuous learning processes. The experiments rely on data collected from wind turbine gearboxes, which are extremely difficult to be diagnosed, because of the large amount of data and symptoms. The study proofs that significant improvements to current confidence level of prediction can be achieved by the use of learning systems
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in San Diego included the presentation of new data from Phase III trials evaluating Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and AstraZeneca's dapagliflozin, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly's linagliptin, and Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec.
BMS and AstraZeneca reported positive long-term data from a Phase III clinical study evaluating their investigational sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin, combined with metformin, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Data from the trial showed that the dapagliflozin-metformin combination maintained reductions in HbA1c levels from 52-weeks to 104-weeks, compared with combination therapy using the sulfonylurea glipizide and metformin.
The study data also confirmed that patients treated with dapagliflozin added to metformin experienced 10 times less frequent hypoglycemic episodes than those treated using glipizide added to metformin. Participants in the dapagliflozin arm also maintained the weight loss they had achieved at 52 weeks through to 104 weeks, while patients in the glipizide therapy arm gained weight in the initial 52-week trial, and sustained this through to 104 weeks.
The firms say the 104-week results are the longest-term clinical data presented to date for an SGLT2 inhibitor. A Marketing Authorization Application for dapagliflozin was validated by the European Medicines Agency in January. FDA accepted an NDA for the drug in March 2011, and has set the PDUFA date for October 28. BMS and AstraZeneca established their type 2 diabetes drug development collaboration back in January 2007.
Boehringer Ingelheim and partner Eli Lilly, meanwhile, reported positive data from a Phase III study evaluating linagliptin (proposed trade name Trajenta® in Europe) combined with metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The results showed that the linagliptin combination therapy was as effective as glimepiride plus metformin in terms of lowering HbA1c levels over two years, but also led to a significantly lower incidence of hypoglycemia (7.5% vs. 36.1%, respectively) and a 54% relative risk reduction for cardiovascular events. Patients treated using linagliptin plus metformin also lost weight over two years, while those in the glimepiride-metformin treatment arm gained weight.
Additional data from a pooled analysis of three Phase III studies showed that patients treated using linagliptin had HbA1c reductions independent of renal function, and in patients with severe renal impairment whose blood glucose levels weren't otherwise sufficiently controlled, linagliptin provided clinically meaningful HbA1c reductions after 12 weeks of treatment.
BI and Lilly established a collaboration to co-develop specific type 2 diabetes candidates in their respective pipelines, in January.
Novo Nordisk's presentations at the ADA meeting included data from two Phase III 52-week trials evaluating the ultra long-acting insulin, degludec, in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The results showed that insulin degludec therapy led to HbA1c reductions of 0.4% in patients with type 1 diabetes, and 1.2% in those with type 2 diabetes, which was statistically noninferior to therapy with insulin glargine. In type 2 diabetes patients insulin degludec therapy was also associated with statistically fewer hypoglycemic events, averaging at 11.1 episodes per patient per year, compared with 13.6 episodes per patient per year for participants treated using insulin glargine.
Rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia were 25% lower among both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients receiving insulin degludec than among those taking insulin glargine. Additional trial data presented at the ADA meeting showed that insulin degludec could be dosed at different times from day to day (up to 40 hours apart) in type 2 diabetes patients without affecting overall glycemic control or risk of hypglycemia, compared with insulin glargine.
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JCESA gets approval for hearing on fee draft
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CHARLES TOWN — More funding. More staff. Updated computer softwar....
Yes, it is the same thing. They didn't have all of their ducks in a row to get it passed last time, so they are coming back again.
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Isn't this the same issue brought up last year that numerous public hearings were held by the JCESA where a TAX [whoops, a Fee] was established for each household and commercial properties?
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JCESA thank you for all you do. I have lived in countries without any emergency services (zero, none, nothing but houses made of grass) and that is sobering that if you go down you are done. I was stationed in a 1st world country were an ambulance arrived with only a non-medically trained person behind the wheel no EMT-P no EMT-B just the driver and he isn't there to tend to your injuries. He would toss the patient(s) into the rear of the meat wagon and off it would go. It was up to the patient not to expire before reaching the hospital. What we need in Jefferson County is many many more young people to volunteer and train as EMS & Fire/Rescue. If you had an extra hundred young people involved you could field and support more units without and cut out a lot of the Admin and Overhead expenses. How does the county encourage volunteers?
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Where is the money going?!?
I don't understand why Jefferson can't seem to do what all of the other counties in West Virginia do and those other counties don't even receive millions of additional dollars in gambling "revenue"!
VERY few counties in West Virginia charge an extra fee for ambulance/fire. And, the ones that do charge a fee aren't usually as high of a fee as the one that Jefferson wants.
Why can't Jefferson manage our resources like the other counties?
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"sick person", dispatch ALS, dispatch BLS, dispatch first due ambulance...might as well run at least a "duty vehicle" also, any wonder why more money is needed? Typical gov't approach, TAX, TAX, oops they are calling it a FEE.
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Interesting that the commissioner that lives in a wealthy neighborhood is the one that wants the fee to be the same for everyone! Bet he wouldn't feel that way if he lived where I do!
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The JCESA needs an overhau! They also need to learn how to manage their multi-million dollar budget before, once again, taxing the people.
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Cricket learns to read
April 5, 2011 - Amy Jo Hanna-Eckenrode
There was a great article in the Altoona Mirror on Saturday, April 2. Click here to read it online (www.altoonamirror.com) about Cricket, a local therapy dog, who lends a paw to help elementary school kids with their reading skills.
It's hard to deny studies and statistics that show companion pets can improve our health (lowering stress, blood pressure, etc.), help people live longer, more fulfilling lives (for said reasons including that they give many people a purpose, a reason to keep plugging along).
I find therapy dogs to be in a class of furry angels all their own. If you've ever had the fortune to meet a dog/cat that has been certified or works as a therapy pet you get the sense that there is just something 'extra' special about the animal. Their keenly intuitive nature, extremely laid back personality holds such a calming/patient element – it's as if these animals were given an extra helping of 'compassion' (if that's even possible) that allows them the patience and understanding to serve as guide dogs and companions to people with disabilities, as well as sense illnesses, including seizures, diseases and other debilitating conditions.
I have had and met many dogs (and a few cats) that I felt would be wonderful therapy pets – the only thing that kept them from that role is actually being trained and certified as such.
Cricket, is a special 14-year-old bearded collie, who actually does more to help the children in her new classroom role by actually doing nothing – physical that is. She has the very important job of listening. And, to some, okay, many of us humans, listening is often a next to impossible feat.
What started as a suggestion from a parent who read about using therapy dogs to help boost children's reading skills, blossomed into reality thanks to an elementary teacher who embraces parent involvement as well as fun and imaginative ways to approach teaching. (Talk about a win-win situation!) The parent, who works in physical therapy, already knew Cricket, who worked as a therapy dog at her place of employment.
I still remember sitting in my kindergarten and first grade classrooms (even though it was like 498 years ago) at a big table with my classmates taking turns reading from a book – the teacher looming over us, scrutinizing every word we uttered. I remember how new and exciting yet very frightening it was to try and sound out those big, endless string of words and sentences. I felt like I couldn't take a breath until I could read my part aloud with as few blunders and stutters as possible. The thought of everyone thinking I couldn't pronounce the words on the pages was almost paralyzing.
With Cricket, however, (sprawled out, relaxed, just waiting for any sort of attention) serving as the main audience provides a completely different environment for the kids. Cricket simply listens. Her presence alone provides a sense of comfort to the kids. They are now the mentor allowing them to feel more in command of the situation. Cricket is non-threatening, she doesn't judge, correct or point out mistakes. The children can maintain a sense of superiority over their canine friend and feel a natural human obligation to care for and nurture her. In such a play role, they can pretend to be teaching Cricket. They know Cricket probably doesn't understand but a few of the words they speak – perhaps they may say, walk, treat, ride, play – but both the kids and Cricket respond to the attention, compassion, love, snuggles and unfaltering acceptance that accompanies the end of every session.
Imagine the limitless opportunities just waiting to be discovered and tried that would allow us to work ever more closely with our pets to better both of our lives.
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These Charming Dangle Earrings from Rings and Things are great to wear with any outfit. You can make chain jewelry with ease by following these instructions. These simple and elegant earrings also make great gifts for the women in your life!
- 1 doz [use 6] Crystal, Bead, Faceted Bicone, 6mm
- 1 0.5 gross [use 2] French Clip, Plated
- 1 pkg of 100 [use 6] Head Pin, 2", Thin
- 1 pkg of 100 [use 14] Jump Ring, Copper, Oval, Heavy
- 1 pkg of 100 [use 6] Jump Ring, Oval, 3x4mm
- 1 ea Liver of Sulfur, XL Gel, 2 oz.
- 1 spool [use six 5cm pieces] SP Wire, Copper, 16ga, Round, 32'
- Chasing Hammer
- Zebra Stripe, Six-Piece Set
- Steel 4" Square Block
- Wubbers™, Large Square Mandrel Pliers
Method 1 – Cut then bend…
- String selected beads on the head or eye pin.
- Keep about 8mm (1/3") of wire. Cut off any extra.
- Use round nose pliers to grasp the wire just above the bead, at the arrow, and bend sharply away from you.
- Now use small round nose pliers to grasp the tip of the wire, and bend it smoothly around the pliers down close to the beads.
Method 2 – Bend then cut…
- String selected beads on the head or eye pin.
- Use round nose pliers to grasp the wire just above the bead, at the arrow, and bend sharply away from you.
- Keep about 8mm (1/3") of wire. Cut off any extra.
- Now use small round nose pliers to grasp the tip of the wire, and bend it smoothly around the pliers down close to the beads.
Wire-wrapped beaded head or eye pins:
(For best results, use both chain-nose and round-nose pliers.)
- Use chain-nose pliers to grasp the wire just above the top of the bead.
- Use your fingers to bend the wire sharply over the top of the pliers, at a 90° angle. You should have 2-3mm of straight wire between the bead and the bend (less for fine-gauge wire, more for heavy wire or more wraps).
- Use round-nose pliers to grasp a spot just above the bend, and use your fingers to smoothly bend the wire all the way around the tip of the pliers. (For different sizes of loops, bend the wire around thinner or thicker portions of the pliers' tip.)
- Now use pliers to grasp the wire firmly across the loop. Use your fingers or chain-nose pliers to carefully wrap the wire around the stem. For best control, experts recommend you break this step into a series of half wraps.
- Trim excess with flush cutters.
Jump-Ring Hint:
- When you open and close jump rings, twist sideways instead of "ovalling" them. This keeps their shape better, which makes them easier to close all the way.
Chain Links:
- Open un-soldered chain links the same way you would a jump ring.
Double Jump Rings:
- Double them up for extra security, or a chain-mail look.
How to Use Crimps:
- For all crimping, use firm pressure, but don't squeeze so hard that you cut the stringing material or break your tools.
- To simply flatten a crimp bead or tube, use fl at-nose pliers.
- To achieve a smaller, rounder crimp, use crimp pliers.
- Use a crimp cover to hide the crimp inside what looks like a 3-4mm round bead.
- Small center-crimp tubes may require needle-nose pliers or fine-tipped fl at-nose pliers.
- Use the outside indent to shape the crimp into an oval.
- With the cord on either side of the indent, use the inner indent to secure the crimp around the cord.
- Move the crimp back to the outer indent to fold it into a round shape.
Bullion (aka French Wire):
- Cut two pieces in precise equal lengths (approx ½-¾"), add one crimp or bead and one piece of bullion to the end of wire cable. Loop the cable through one portion of clasp and back through the crimp or bead. Pull gently until the bullion is inside finishing bead or flush against the crimp. Crimp closed.
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WAYNESBORO, Pa. - Watching five-year-old Peyton Rauth giggle as her father Jason reads to her in a happy, animated voice, it is easy to see the love shared between the two.
Life at the Rauth residence is much like life at any household: family dinners, Peyton excited for the last day of preschool and many toys. However, devotion to fatherhood is a daily demonstration by Jason, who left his job to become a stay-at-home dad to care for Peyton who was born blind with chronic medical conditions.
Peyton was born March 16, 2008, 11 weeks premature. She weighed a little more than two pounds and had to remain in the neonatal intensive care unit of Johns Hopkins Hospital for the first four months of her life.
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Jason Rauth reads to his five-year-old daughter Peyton, one of Peyton's favorite activities. Jason became a stay-at-home dad after Peyton was born blind and with a rare disorder called septo-optic dysplasia.
Peyton was two months old when doctors discovered she born with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare disorder resulting in multiple medical and developmental challenges and blindness.
Realizing the specialized care Peyton would need, Jason quit his job as a general manager and golf professional to become a stay-at-home father while wife Rochelle remained a nursing director at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg.
"Rochelle had more earning potential than I had in my job, so we made that decision together. Now at this point I can't imagine not being a stay-at-home dad," Jason said.
"He is the better-suited person to be home with her, honestly. I could do it if I had to, but I'm a different support to her than he is," Rochelle added.
After bringing Peyton home from the hospital, Jason said it was a steep learning curve to quickly become knowledgeable and proficient in all of the daily medical care Peyton needed, such as feeding her through a PEG tube in her stomach, mixing and administration of medications, monitoring for sleep apnea and administering oxygen.
"I was a little apprehensive at first, but once you get into a routine it just becomes a part of your daily life. Now she gets some medications a couple different times throughout the day, but it's definitely gotten better," Jason said.
In addition to becoming adept at Peyton's medical needs, Jason also had to master daunting tasks every father faces - like styling Peyton's hair and matching her clothing.
"He can do her hair better than me," Rochelle said with a laugh. "He really takes the lead on getting her dressed, putting her shoes on and doing her hair, not only for school but other times too, like when we're going out."
As Peyton has grown, Jason's duties have evolved. While medical concerns dominated the first few years of Peyton's life, Jason now primarily focuses on transporting Peyton to her multiple therapist appointments and working to improve skills with her at home.
When Peyton attended adaptive preschool for the first time at age three, Jason helped her become accustomed to the environment and interaction with other children.
"I was apprehensive about her adapting to the preschool setting. We were fortunate enough that they would let me stay until she got adjusted," Jason said.
Rochelle said she was terrified for Peyton to begin school, but with Jason's help she was able to overcome her fear.
"I'm the worrier, I'm the mom. As the father, for me, he always makes it so it's okay for me and her. If he's alright with it and he knows that she's going to be comfortable, then I'm alright with it because he knows her so well," Rochelle said, adding that Peyton will start kindergarten in the fall.
Knowing firsthand the challenges families with special needs children face, being a father to Peyton inspired Jason to establish the PAC Foundation as a resource for families with visually-impaired children.
"The foundation is more about providing life-enriching experiences rather than research or things like that. We want the kids to live as normal a life as they can. That's our goal," Jason said.
Through the foundation, Jason and Rochelle have provided adaptive playground equipment to a Franklin County elementary school, iPads for a visually impaired classroom, as well as individualized needs of families in the four-state area.
"They can use (the iPads) to magnify text, and there's an app out there that will read the textbooks to the children so they can stay up (with other students). Instead of having to buy a Braille textbook and having the child struggle reading that, the app will read the textbooks. I believe the app has 20,000 textbooks, so it just helps them keep pace," Jason said.
Although being a father has presented some challenges, Jason said he has never viewed leaving his job and becoming a stay-at-home dad as a sacrifice and is grateful to spend every day with Peyton to watch her grow and learn.
"She learns something new every day, and she does something new every day. She's starting to learn how to type braille, so we do a little bit of that some afternoons. She likes books, she likes to be read to. She likes to tell you what's in the book and to touch and feel the books," Jason said.
"It's easy to get frustrated, especially with a child with special needs, because she can't always voice what she wants and what she needs in that moment. But (being a father) just taught me to take a break, work through our channels with her, and we always get to the answer. It may take a little longer, but we always get to the answer," Jason said.
- Staff writer Samantha Cronk can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext 132, or twitter.com/scronkJN.