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Leave it to new Bend Mayor Jim Clinton, perhaps the record-holder on the losing end of 6-1 votes in his years on the city council, to wrap up the new council's first, at-times contentious discussion of the controversial $68 million Surface Water Improvement Project by garnering a 7-0 decision – and a fast one, no less.
"Let's see if we can make a little progress in the next five minutes," Clinton said, looking at the clock tick toward the regular 7 p.m. meeting time after the council had spent more than an hour of its work session wrestling with whether and, if so, how to change course on the project that's already been tied up in court by its critics.
He posed the question to colleagues: Do you favor the city giving up its dual sources of water – from the Bridge Creek tributary of Tumalo Creek, and from groundwater wells – and to move to groundwater alone?
It was a work session, so it was more a nod of heads – but each councilor gave a one-word answer: "No."
That result brought some laughter on an issue that's been anything but fun for the city since the massive water project ran into stormy opposition – and a court fight that prompted a project halt last fall. Some, though not all of those foes feel that the city should drill more wells and end its century or so of pulling water from the creek.
But at the end of the night, after dealing with other business, the council came back to the water project issue, largely because a hearing is scheduled in just two weeks on one related, appealed item, the city's Public Facilities Plan. And on a 4-3 vote, the council decided the city should stay the course on the $20 pipeline replacement/intake facility project, facing a tight schedule even if the city prevails on those court appeals.
Many of those critics no doubt were disappointed by the new council's first water project decisions, especially since new councilors Victor Chudowsky, Doug Knight and Sally Russell won in part due to the criticism of the city's process and plans. Though the planning has gone on for years, with plenty of public meetings, some still insist that the public has not been asked the community, in the right times and ways, what it wants to do.
(And one big factor that can't be avoided: The city says nearly $15 million of the $20 million price tag for the water pipe/intake facility work already has been spent -- so the new councilors likely have found that, timing-wise, this ship has, for the most part, sailed -- and changing course could be even costlier.)
The split breakdown among councilors was less clear on related issues, such as whether to change course on ay membrane filter water treatment to meet the EPA's 2014 water-treatment deadline for the city – one City Manager Eric King says the feds already know cannot be met, due to the court injunction and its delays.
Clinton kept working to keep the council on track, framing the issues with questions revolving a March 2012 council resolution that modified the water plans, but pulled back to study mode on the water treatment options and on a planned hydropower plant to garner revenue. Even with those changes, Clinton had cast one of those lone no votes on the resolution, saying the city was spending too much and had moved too fast.
As is turns out, King told councilors Wednesday night that the last in a series of water rate hikes last summer means no more rate increases will be needed to pay for the new water pipeline or intake facility.
Whether the treatment plant will require higher rates depends in part on whether the membrane filter or a cheaper ultraviolet filtration system is employed. (And then there's the cost of replacing an untold number of other aging, failing water pipes buried across the city.)
"Are we continuing the same path, or wanting to look at other options?" Clinton said.
Councilor Mark Capell said the decision last March was "an effort to compromise," and he still supports the resolution. Like the critics, he said he'd like to put more water into Tumalo Creek, but he said that means more work with the Tumalo Irrigation District, which withdraws the majority of water that leaves the creek.
As for the big cost, Capell said he's thinking long-term, such as the future cost of electricity for those groundwater well pumps: "Do you want free water that flows by gravity, or to pump it at a cost out of the ground?"
Knight appeared to be the strongest supporter of revisiting the entire pipeline issue
"I do agree with Mark that we need to take a long-term approach to infrastructure solutions," said the former long-time planning commission member. "To me, that means minimizing our capital up-front costs."
"I believe we have taken our eyes off the ball on meeting EPA compliance," he said, instead spending $21 million on a new pipeline – without proof, in his view, that the current, leaking, decades-old pipes can't be repaired instead.
Knight offered up this analogy: "It's a little like invading Iraq when we should have been concentrating our efforts in Afghanistan."
Russell voiced a similar view: "I think it's time for us to stop and take a look at this project. The city has a lot of infrastructure needs." And she said she thought the city had "lost sight of the rest of the water system that serves the city," and what it'll need.
(Later Wednesday night, by the way, the council had another unanimous vote, directing staff to proceed with some short-term sewer fixes while a citizen panel keeps working on the long-range issues)
At that point in the water discussion, Capell – who said last month he was looking forward to less "boring" council meetings -- began to bristle and make that happen, noting the pressing deadlines to get water pipe work done during low summer flows, before an upcoming Skyliners Road rebuilding project.
"You're going to end up delaying the project, which loses the season this full to put pipe in the ground," he said. "The minority opinion, in opposition of this project – because they can't win the argument, they delay the project until they win. They delay and delay and delay, and end up costing the city money."
"I wouldn't put it that way," Knight said, noting that The Bulletin saw the fall election as a "mandate" to revisit the water project.
"I don't agree," Capell replied.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Norman Church was obsessed with winning the 2013 Lipton Cup Regatta off the Atlantic waters of New Smyrna Beach. So much so that he skippered "Obsession" into victory in the Spinnaker Class.
The regatta was held Saturday and Sunday with the first day much rougher going in the choppy waters.
"Building seas became quite a challenge resulting in four competing boats retiring with equipment or crew problems on Saturday," the Smyrna Yacht Club said in a press release. "Sunday, light and shifty easterly breezes slowly increased providing for a fair and competitive race course."
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Dennis Jones, one of the Sunshine State's top cops, wants to come home. The Tallahassee police chief and former Daytona Beach police chief is among seven semi-finalists to become New Smyrna Beach's next police chief.
Jones, by far is the most experienced and high profile of the seven semi-finalists to lead the New Smyrna Beach police force. He and Acting Police Chief Michael Brouillette, the only New Smyrna Beach PD applicant, have the strongest name recognition among the seven in the running to replace Ron Pagano who retired in December.
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Memorial service for George Richard Snedegar, age 75, of New Smyrna Beach, who died Saturday at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Care Center, Edgewater, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Grace Fellowship Church of the Nazarene, Oak Hill, with Pastor John F. Hay, officiating.


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Arrest made in armed robbery case MARTINSBURG - Berkeley County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 20-year-old Martinsburg man in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Friday morning at......
No follow up at all by the Journal on the fellow killed by police in Martinsburg the other night. Surely they could find SOMETH ING out??? Why did Tasers fail? Who was he? Who were the officers involved? How many fired? Was he really on the ground when killed? C'mon folks, this is supposed to be a newspaper, not a police blotter.
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By AlexJordan
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I like this case a lot. It's sturdy and good looking leather. I also like the double zipper, and that 2 of the corner bands that hold the iPad in place are not the typical rubber band but a detailed leather design. My only complaint is that one of the bands does cover the hole for the earplugs. I have to slip it out of that band in order to plug in the headphones. The other 3 bands are still strong enough the iPad in place though.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I absolutely love this iPad case. It's been a joy to use daily during the 3 months since I purchased it. The case is wonderfully designed with lovely, soft leather and sturdy fittings of the highest quality. It is also highly functional in every way. The iPad is easily recharged while remaining in the case. The straps have not been a problem in the iPad's function. I can press side buttons with the strap in place. For the top button, I press over the strap. I also insert headphones without removing it from the case - just temporarily adjust one strap. The stand also works perfectly and is a great option to have. This case keeps my iPad safe, secure, and beautifully protected everywhere I go. I highly recommend this case. I would also purchase this case if it were available for the iPad mini.
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I fell in love with this case and would have ordered it even with the former bad review. I then realized that theres no opening for the camera eye. Needs a little tweaking.I've ordered from Levenger for years and have great confidence in your company.Cathy
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I just got this - my wife ordered it for my birthday. Unfortunately I will be returning it. It is beautiful leather but is not functional.The straps cover all of the iPad side and top buttons. You cannot insert headphones into it without removing it from it.Further, my wife ordered expedited shipping to get it on my birthday. It arrived two weeks later because of backordered and we were still charged the expedited shipping.
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quote: "Yeah, just in case you won't be able to download your music in few years (And that's the real plan), the only thing that will be left to you is to ''stream'' to your devices, then, once you're not connected, you have nothing. During a flight travel for example, will you have what you paid for ? NO ! Sorry, but the music market will be more restricted if they choose to kill your abilities to download to a device. Only persons that have connectivity will be able to reach their paid music, and again, we don't have infrastructure all over the world to support this. But there is a way to make those services more atractive to the consumer (sorry for my sarcasm), in the EULA : Clause 2: ''You don't ''have'' the music, you only rent your music stored in our servers, then you cannot download or record your music under the DMCA terms, you have to provide your own connection, and if your ISP can't handle the stream with mettered plans or traffic shape, it's not our problem... ''


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This room can accommodate up to 6 wheelchair spaces.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Vaqueros needed another stellar performance Saturday if they were to achieve what few thought they could at previously undefeated Truckee last month.
They didn't get it.
After drawing first blood with a 61-yard touchdown drive, visiting Fernley coughed up the ball three times in the first half, and the three-time defending state champs jumped all over the mistakes en route to a 47-13 win in the opening round of the Division I-A postseason.
"We like that result much better," said Truckee head coach Bob Shaffer, comparing the result to the previous meeting, a 7-0 Fernley win on Oct. 6 that snapped the Wolverines' 41-game unbeaten streak.
"They (the Vaqueros) played - not flawlessly, because they had a lot of big penalties too - but near flawlessly last time. And we couldn't do anything right," Shaffer continued. "This time our defense bent at times but didn't break, and our offense took advantage of some things they saw on film from the last time we played them."
The Wolverines, seeded No. 1 out of the North at 8-1, picked on the Fernley secondary in particular. Senior quarterback Erik Holmer was up to the task, as he put a number of deep balls on his receivers' hands and finished 10-of-17 for 215 yards, with five touchdown tosses and no interceptions.
His favorite target on the deep ball, senior Jake Pettit, caught three passes for 123 yards, with touchdown plays of 53 and 40 yards in the first half.
The Wolverines scored six unanswered touchdowns after Fernley's initial score. They led 20-7 after one quarter and 40-7 by the half.
"Too many turnovers," said Fernley head coach Chris Ward, summing up what went wrong for his team, which entered as a No. 4 seed at 6-2 in league. "It was the reverse of what happened last game. They turned it over to us (last game), and we turned it over to them (on Saturday). They are good, though. And we had breakdowns on defense."
Fernley's turnovers proved costly indeed. Each one led directly to a Truckee touchdown, and after the Vaqueros had seized the early momentum with their scoring drive to open the game, then forced a punt on Truckee's first possession.
But their troubles were just beginning. On the punt, Julian Aguirre managed to pick up an errant snap that skipped off the turf and barely kick it away as two Fernley defenders closed in on him. The short punt bounced in and out of the hands of Fernley's Jake Compau, and several Wolverines pounced on it at the Fernley 33-yard line.
Five plays later, Holmer hooked up with Tyler Griffin for a 6-yard touchdown pass. Beau Hogan and Salyas Conner blocked the PAT to leave the score 7-6, Fernley, midway through the first quarter.
Four plays into the Vaqueros' next possession, senior tight end Zak Pettit broke into the backfield and chased down quarterback Skylar Williams, who retreated and then fumbled when Pettit hit him.
Truckee recovered at the Fernley 10-yard line, then scored two plays later when Holmer hit Tyler Curtis with a short screen, and Curtis lowered his shoulder and plowed through a tackle at the goal line.
Fernley punted on its next possession before the Wolverines added a third touchdown of the first quarter. After driving from their own 26-yard line to the 47, Holmer spun a deep ball down field to Jake Pettit, who grabbed it in stride and took it the distance. Louden Smith kicked through the extra point, and Truckee led 20-7 with less than a minute left in the quarter.
The Vaqueros opened the second quarter with another turnover, this time when workhorse running back Paul Bustamante, who finished with a game-high 130 yards rushing on 34 carries, lost the ball in a pack of Truckee tacklers.
Truckee senior Javier Virrey found himself in the right place at the right time, as the ball bounced into his hands, and he sprinted 60 yards for another Truckee touchdown. The two-point conversion failed, leaving the score 26-7.
The Wolverines added two more touchdowns in the first half.
After forcing a Fernley three-and-out on the next possession, Holmer and Jake Pettit again connected on a 40-yard touchdown pass to complete a 73-yard drive.
Truckee benefitted from some good fortune on its final drive before the break, as Smith caught a pass in the end zone after Bustamante tipped it. Smith kicked the extra point, and Truckee led 40-7 with 26 seconds remaining.
The Vaqueros pieced together their best drive late in the third quarter into the fourth. They drove the ball 76 yards in 15 plays, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Williams. The kick missed as Fernley narrowed the lead to 40-13.
The Wolverines answered with a touchdown of their own after driving 55 yards. Following a personal foul on the Truckee coaching staff that resulted in a third-and-long from their own 45-yard line, Holmer again threw a bomb in the direction of Jake Pettit. The big senior used his speed to reach the pass before making a reaching grab that sent him tumbling with his forward momentum. He leapt to his feet and held the ball up to the overflowing Truckee crowd.
"I was pretty amazed, actually," he said of the catch.
Five plays later, Lance Bokinskie pounded the ball into the end zone with a hard run from 7 yards out. Thor Retzlaff kicked the extra point to extend the lead to the final margin with 6:41 remaining.
"It's nice," Jake Pettit said of the redemptive win, although he stressed that the Wolverines' goal was not to earn revenge, but rather to advance one step closer to their final goal of a fourth consecutive state championship. "We played really well in the first half. The second half we let them drive the ball on us, which was disappointing. We like to play all four quarters."
Truckee will now host second-seeded Cheyenne out of the Southern Division I-A in a state semifinal Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Cheyenne (9-2 overall, 5-0 league) defeated Boulder City 30-23 in the first round.
In the other semifinal, top-seeded Moapa Valley from the South will host second-seeded Lowry from the North on Nov. 10.


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BEDFORD - For the second year in a row, Maria Snyder can call herself a District 5 champion.
The senior from Northern Bedford won the District 5 tennis championship on Tuesday at Bedford High School, thanks to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Windber's Catie McClain in the finals.
"I was happy with how I played. I thought I played pretty well," said Snyder, who beat Cheyanne Feathers from Windber in the finals last year. "I think I had more confidence this year. I was more relaxed and I think I was able to hit the shots that wanted to hit during more crucial points in the match."
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Northern Bedford does not have a tennis program so Snyder, who runs cross country in the fall for the Panthers, cannot play in real competition until the postseason, which began on Monday. That was when she was able to see her finals competition, McClain, in action.
"I got to see what her serve was like, the pace of her ball," Snyder said. "She played very well. She hit some nice shots."
Snyder will begin state competition play on Friday, Nov. 2, in Hershey.
Tigers edge Altoona
Hollidaysburg earned both doubles matches wins from the teams of Nur Cardakali and Alyssa Kustenbauder and Mariah Turiano and Alyssa Pheasant, leading Hollidaysburg past Altoona, 3-2.
Maisie Supp captured a singles victory for the Lady Tigers, who remain undefeated (16-0). Ashli Livermore and Lauren Lucas won singles matches for Altoona.
SINGLES: 1, Livermore, A, def. Lanzel, 6-1, 6-2; 2, Lucas, A, def. Ellis, 6-2, 6-3; 3, Supp, H, def. Dizon, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1, Cardakali-Kustenbauder, H, def. Seidel-Hollingsworth, 6-4, 6-2; 2, Turiano-Pheasant, H, def. Letscher-Nagle, 6-0, 6-2.
Records: Hollidaysburg (16-0); Altoona (13-2)


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Safe Electricity Urges Caution and Awareness
Independence Day, Memorial Day, and Veteran's Day are all popular times to fly the American flag. Safe Electricity urges you to keep electrical safety in mind if you plan on flying a flag.
Never raise a flag near power lines. Even if you feel confident that you will not hit power lines, a gust of wind or unsteady footing could quickly change your plans. You be at least 10 feet from power lines at all times.
It is a common misconception that electric lines may be insulated; that is rarely the case. Wires may have a coating to retard weathering, but the coating does not provide a insulation If you come in contact with a power line, or are holding something that touches a power line, there is nothing stopping the electricity from running through you as it tries to reach the ground. The high voltage power lines carry can seriously injure or kill.
If overhead lines create a hazard on your property, call your utility company to discuss options for moving the lines or underground installation of the wires. If power lines around your home are aging, contact your utility to repair them. Never try to move a power line yourself.


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COLUMBIA — Almost two years after the messy divorce ended, Mike Davis' wounds are still fresh.
South Carolina's running back once saw himself in orange and blue, doing the Gator chomp in The Swamp. Davis was expected to be a key member of Florida's 2012 signing class, so long as it didn't recruit another running back after he committed.
James Davis said the Gators gave his younger brother their assurances, but it didn't last long. When Florida tried to woo five-star prospect Keith Marshall, who eventually signed with Georgia, it was an irrecoverable breach in trust.
"They didn't express to us they were recruiting another running back or anything," James Davis told The Post and Courier on Thursday. "They just kind of go out and do it. It opened up the door. I knew at the moment, Mike, he didn't like it. He felt like they weren't honest and they were being disloyal."
Usually, James Davis said he caught red flags before there was a problem. The former Clemson running back knew the recruiting process well from his own experiences. When Florida went against its word, his brother was blindsided. USC coach Steve Spurrier tried to downplay his running back's personal connection to Florida this week. Mike Davis isn't the only Gamecock who de-committed from the Gators, he said. Defensive end Chaz Sutton and cornerback Victor Hampton did the same.
Still, the bitterness persists. On Saturday, when South Carolina hosts Florida for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN2, there will be a message behind each yard Davis gains.
It's etched on Davis' arm, a new tattoo the sophomore tailback got last week when his team was on a bye.
James Davis saw the tattoo for the first time when his brother visited home over the weekend. He knew exactly what it meant.
"All it said was 'loyalty,'" James Davis said. "I was like, 'Wow.' I couldn't believe it. So I think this one definitely is personal."
Personal, because of the way Davis feels about his current teammates and coaches, but also for the emotions he harbors against the team he once thought would be his.
Now, Davis finds himself in the midst of a breakout sophomore season with the Gamecocks. He was named one of 10 semifinalists Thursday for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation's top running back. His 1,384 yards from scrimmage, and 1,058 rushing, lead the SEC this season.
On Saturday, he'll get a chance to show the Gators what they're missing.
"I think Mike's definitely going to have to carry them — definitely in this game — because just looking at Florida's defense, they're still pretty good," James Davis said. "And they're very good against the pass. I think this will definitely be a game that Mike can showcase himself on in a national spotlight.
"He's really trying to have the best game of his career."
Davis was unavailable to the media this week. Using Twitter, the sophomore still made his feelings clear to the public.
"Y'all know I was committed to UF right .." Davis tweeted Sunday morning.
"Never been so eager to play #hungry" he tweeted a couple hours later.
James Davis said he's talked to his brother every day this week, keeping him calm. It's a long way to Saturday, even longer when one game means so much. He's told his brother to approach it as "just another game," though it's clear he won't.
James Davis said South Carolina's blowout loss at Florida last season didn't help heal his brother's wounds. He made one thing clear — two years is not enough time to get over the past. This week, that could change.
"I don't think he's gotten over it because he hasn't beaten Florida," James Davis said. "I think once he gets a win under his belt, maybe it will calm down. But, me personally, I don't think he's gotten over it because he went down there and stunk it up last year.
"So I think this year, definitely, he's looking forward to trying to get this win. After that, maybe it will calm down, but it's definitely not over, no."


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Commercial brands and marketing agencies see DVR ad-skipping as the moral equivalent of Old Testament baby-killing. Devices like DISH Network's Hopper will skip the commercials when replaying a television show, and networks are furious. The television networks feel that ad-skipping infringes their copyright, brands and advertisers feel the technology robs them of their financial and creative investment, and cable carriers are working on patents for devices that display different ads whenever the DVR viewer attempts to skip ads.
The debate has been disruptive and not in the good way. The four major television networks have all filed lawsuits against DISH Network. DISH has sued them all right back. The stakes are high, as the only party involved whose livelihood is not fundamentally threatened is the trial attorneys.
The topic was bound to come up when DISH Network cofounder and chairman Charlie Ergen took the stage as keynote speaker at the D: Dive Into Media Conference Monday night in Dana Point, Calif. Mr. Ergen faced some pretty hostile questioning. Moderator Peter Kafka's first question was, "Why do you want to kill ads?"
Mr. Ergen's response indicated a possible third path -- wherein brands and networks still advertise, consumers see the only most relevant possible ads and the inefficiencies of the marketing industry are minimized.
"I don't want to kill ads. I think advertising is great, and I'm very aware that there are multiple revenue streams in television," Mr. Ergen told the audience, in remarks thoroughly transcribed by Engadget. "But I also don't want to put my head in the sand, and I think the world is changing. As a consumer, I don't want ads that aren't relevant."
"For example, a single mom may not need that testosterone ad. The broadcast industry is slow to adapt to that," Mr. Ergen noted. "It makes sense to give people more targeted ads that make sense to them -- you can run fewer ads and make more money. Our vision is just to do it another way."
To hear Mr. Ergen tell it, technologies like the Hopper can help TV marketers compete better with Internet marketers. "The technology has changed, and we have to look at the total universe of what we compete against," he said. "All of their [web-based] products skip commercials -- on the Internet, you're commercial-free on many things." Mr. Ergen noted Netflix and Amazon Prime as such examples.
In other words, ad-skipping technology may be here to stay, and marketers need to find ways to adapt. One way is to increase product placement inside the content of the programming. (Consider how many Apple logos the viewer sees in a single episode of Netflix's new series "House of Cards.") Another method is a choice of ads, as pioneered by the streaming service Hulu.
Is this Charlie Ergen advocating for positive change in the advertising industry, or is he just defending the turf in the market that his company has cornered?
Do realize that the Hopper does not eliminate all television advertising entirely. The Hopper only skips advertising in a specific segment of programming -- only prime time shows, only shows aired on network (and not cable) TV and only in re-watching sessions 24 hours after the original broadcast. The Hopper cannot skip ads during a live broadcast.
That said, DISH is actively tinkering with their technology. They just introduced a new second-gen Hopper with Sling that allows viewers to send their recorded programming for viewing on a mobile device. That device won a Best of CES 2013 Award, had the award revoked after CBS objected and then had the award re-instated after CES objected to CBS' objections. And DISH's new web-only commercial is unlikely to make any friends in the advertising industry.
"We're not afraid of change," Mr. Ergen said at the conference. "When you run a business, you can fight change or embrace it -- long-term, it's less risky to embrace it. You can lead it and make the rules (or be a fast follower), or be a slow follower and pay more later."
Or, if the TV networks have their way in court, you pay more because your company was on the losing end of some major litigation.
This article is part of Allvoices' series on ad:tech, the largest, longest-running digital marketing and technology event. Check out allvoices.com/adtech for more of Allvoices' ad:tech coverage. This series is supported by ad:tech.


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quote: Isn't the military the only part of the goverment budget that isn't getting decreased funding? Healthcare and education can go to hell but you gotta keep expanding the military. Don't expect this trend to change any time soon.
quote: Note how the military supposedly want the technology for injured soldiers. God forbid anyone having the idea that it could be used for injured people that aren't linked to the military.
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Pier Paolo Claudio, M.D./Ph.D., and Richard M. Niles, Ph.D., of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program have co-edited and written articles in an ebook entitled "Nutrition and Cancer: From Epidemiology to Biology." This ebook is one of the latest efforts of cancer researchers at the Marshall University Nutrition and Cancer Center, where the role of nutrition in cancer is actively and successfully investigated. The ebook contains a collection of scientific articles, written by researchers and students in the Marshall University Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
The purpose of this publication is to educate and inform the public regarding the latest knowledge on nutrition and cancer. It focuses on the role of various nutritional components in cancer prevention, as well their present and future use in cancer therapy. According to Dr. Pier Paolo Claudio, "This e-book will be of interest to researchers in the nutrition and cancer field, physicians in family and community medicine, internal medicine and oncology, as well as dieticians providing counseling to cancer patients and cancer survivors."
Dr. Niles says that the best description of the importance of this book can be found within the foreword, written by Dr. Gary Meadows of Washington State University:
"While we as individuals cannot modify our genetic makeup and may have little control over the multitude of carcinogens in our environment, we have the power to make healthy diet-based choices that can significantly modify cancer risk and progression. The authors have structured this book not only to review the epidemiological studies that support the roles of selected nutrients/phytochemicals in cancer control, but also they review the cellular and molecular pathways involved in their action as well as the clinical data related to their efficacy in cancer treatment. Consequently, this book has wide appeal not only to researchers in the nutrition and cancer field, but also to oncology practitioners, dieticians, as well as cancer survivors, who are interested learning how healthy dietary choices can enhance their quality of life."
According to Dr. Niles, editing the book involved reviewing each chapter and making suggestions for improvement of the content handwriting. He also co-wrote a chapter with Dr. Rankin on resveratrol, found in high concentration in red wine, and its ability to inhibit the development or progression of certain types of cancer. Dr. Claudio co-wrote an article with Ph.D. candidate M. Allison Wolf on isothiocyanates, phytochemicals found in cruciferous vegetables, which his lab found to target carcinogenesis during tumor initiation, promotion, and progression.
The following authors and articles are found within the ebook:
Richard M. Niles, Ph.D. and Gary O. Rankin, Ph.D.
Resveratrol, A Phytoalexin with a Multitude of Anti-Cancer Activities
Jamie K. Lau, Kathleen C. Brown, Aaron M. Dom and Piyali Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Capsaicin: Potential Applications in Cancer Therapy
W. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids as an Adjuvant to Cancer Therapy
Richard Egleton, Ph.D.
Green Tea Catechins and Cancer
Kinsley Kelley Kiningham, Ph.D., and Anne Silvis
Receptor Independent Effects of Retinoids
Vincent E. Sollars, Ph.D.
Epigenetics as a Mechanism for Dietary Fatty Acids to Affect Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells And Leukemia – Royal Jelly for the Blood
Monica Valentovic, Ph.D. and Nalini Santanam, Ph.D./M.P.H.
Nutrition, Oxidative Stress and Cancer
John Wilkinson IV, Ph.D.
Is there an Etiologic Role for Dietary Iron and Red Meat in Breast Cancer Development?
M. Allison Wolf and Pier Paolo Claudio, M.D./Ph.D.
Isothiocyanates Target Carcinogenesis During Tumor Initiation, Promotion and Progression
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A woman driving the wrong way on the Niagara Thruway in the Town of Tonawanda Tuesday night struck another vehicle head-on, leaving her with multiple broken bones and the other driver with minor injuries, state police said.
Shortly after 8 p.m., Anita Sardina, 65, of Amherst drove through the toll booths at the South Grand Island Bridges driving south on the northbound side. She crashed into a car driven by Timothy Dzierba, 66, of Grand Island who was in the left lane of the northbound side.
Sardina suffered numerous broken bones.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
JW Aluminum normally makes aluminum, but in the first week of August the company helped make a school supply drive a success.
Over the course of a week various departments had a friendly donation competition between employees at the Berkeley County aluminum company, located just outside Goose Creek on Old Mt. Holly Road.
The donations were part of Berkeley County School District's "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive.
As of Aug. 9 the district had collected a total of 11,591 items with a retail value of $13,366. There were additional donations of $15,227.
JW Aluminum collected 4,237 school supplies for BCSD plus 10 backpacks stuffed with supplies and notebooks to be given to children at the Callen-Lacey Center for Children, a Berkeley County emergency shelter.
On Aug. 6 at 9:30 a.m. a BCSD school bus pulled into the JW Aluminum parking lot as employees from the plant and the district gathered around the bus and boxes containing the donations.
Employees celebrated by handing out a trophy to the winning department and pendants to the departments that collected the second and third most supplies.
"It first started as a fundraiser and turned into a competition between departments," Todd Gross of the winning maintenance department said. "It's for the Berkeley County kids. Everybody is a winner.
"We hope we can take a little pressure off the kids and teachers. It's something that bonds us together. We like helping the community."
"We placed second," Paul Shaw of the IT department said. "It was very competitive. The competition was one week. We ran it on a points system."
"We're honestly just doing it for the kids," Nicole Byrn of the accounting department said. "We feel as though Berkeley County is our home. It's where we're based.
"It's a wonderful feeling to give back to the community."
On Aug. 3 "Stuff the Bus" buses rolled into the Walmarts in Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville to aid in collecting donations.
Donations can still be made at the school district up until Aug. 19, the first day of school.
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4 new infantry-based maps for Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC available for free to all BF3 players
Free download available in celebration of Battlefield 4 multiplayer reveal.
Battlefield 3 DLC goes 50% off on Xbox LIVE
BF3 DLC temporarily reduced to half price ahead of Battlefield 4 release.
Battlefield 3 under denial of service attack
EA and DICE doing what it can to return players to the game and Battlelog.
Honourable Mention 2012: Battlefield 3
Dave couldn't think of a game that was actually released this year.
Battlefield 3 update tweaks Armored Kill gunship, adds option to remove minimap
Further balancing and tweaks coming to Battlefield 3 tomorrow.
Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Update 4 nerfs M16A3, removes invulnerable helicopter exploit
Weapons balancing, persistence and vehicle fixes head up list of changes in latest Battlefield 3 patch.
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The 600 square-foot School House Suite is a completely renovated 1850 school building sitting by the pond, with views all around of woods, water, field and barn. It's beautifully furnished, and has an adjoining bluestone patio with teak table, chairs, chaise and rocker. The School House has heated floors for the winter and central air conditioning for the summer. The sitting room and bedroom have 11-foot ceilings; the sitting room has a gas fireplace and Sony plasma wall TV. The bedroom has a king bed, a second Sony plasma TV, IPOD / IPHONE Docking station, DVD player with 250 movies, and Bose Wave Radio/CD player. There is a door from the bedroom to the patio, and pocket sliding doors between the bedroom and sitting room.
The spacious bath has a two-sink vanity, a 2-headed shower and a Jacuzzi bathtub. There's nothing like it anywhere else in the Berkshires.


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Lasers: from CD players to Blu-ray, our consumer tech lives just wouldn't be the same without them.
But out in the real world, these pinpoint rays of light are being put to some fascinating - even scary - uses that simply boggle the mind.
Here are seven great examples...
1. Airborne lasers
Thanks to a government preoccupation with lasers that stretches back to the Reagan era, the US military has poured billions of taxpayers dollars in to projects that could see Star Wars-style weapons appear on the battlefield or even in the skies.
[Picture credit: Boeing]
One such project is the USAF Airborne Laser - a massive device housed in the body of a Boeing 747-400 that uses vast amounts of chemicals to deliver a high power beam that can shoot missiles out of the sky. In a very real sense it's also a project that may not yet get off the ground - the astronomical costs are forcing cost-conscious senators to question the validity of it altogether.
2. Incredibly fast cameras
Developed by scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles, STEAM (Short-Time-Encoded Amplified Microscopy) is currently the world's fast camera, taking 6.1 million pictures a second and at shutter speeds of 1 trillionth of a second. No happy snapper, this.
[Picture credit: UCLA]
The camera uses an infrared laser, with light beamed at different frequencies for every one of its 3,000 pixels, to capture objects that are normally not bright enough to see. The next challenge for the UCLA team, led by Keisuke Goda, is to increase the resolution to many million pixels, while also increasing the amount of pictures that can be snapped to 100 million per second. Unfortunately you're unlikely to find the camera in your local high street any time soon - it'll be used to capture sub-atomic particles.
[via Wired]
3. Higher capacity optical discs
This one's a bit closer to home. General Electric, venerable US maker of everything from solar panels to domestic appliances, has developed a holographic optical disc the same size as a DVD - and it uses blue laser technology to harness it.
[Picture credit: General Electric]
The disc currently has a maximum capacity of 500GB - 10 times that of the highest capacity Blu-ray discs. General Electric says discs - and presumably players - could be on sale within the next couple of years, leading to all kinds of exciting possibilities for next-gen games consoles like the Sony PlayStation 4 and, of course, for watching 3D or even Ultra HD movies on future TVs.
[via DailyTech]
4. Atom-teasing optical tweezers
You're working in a science lab and your job today is to grab hold of an individual cell under a microscope, twist it, turn it and generally move it around. How? You obviously can't use conventional instruments, which is why optical tweezers were developed instead.
Optical tweezers focus beams of laser light which attract or repel individual particles, enabling you to manipulate them every which way you like. Future optical tweezers should now be even more useful than before thanks to the pioneering work of scientists at Pennsylvania State University. They've come up with an L-GRIN fluid lens that enables optical tweezers to be used with even greater precision.
[via Physorg]
5. Battlefield lasers like you've always dreamed of
Last November, Northrop Grumman announced Firestrike - a ruggedised laser weapon capable of delivering 15kW power per unit, with the ability to combine these units into even more powerful weapons - great for taking out baddies on the battlefield.
[Picture credit: Northrop Grumman]
Northrop Grumman went several steps better last March, finally announcing a 105kW laser, the first to be dubbed 'weapons-grade' - that is capable, reliable and powerful enough to be used in theatres of war on land, at sea or in the air.
What's different about this laser weapon is that it's solid state - there are no vast vats of chemicals sloshing around like in the USAF Airborne Laser, arguably making it much more fit for purpose as a military weapon in the long-term - something on which most military experts and US government sponsors seem to agree.
6. Lasers in any colour you like
One of the biggest obstacles to the more widespread uses of lasers is that scientists, engineers and consumer tech makers have to keep coming up with new materials and techniques to produce lasers of different colours.
That may sound silly, but it's well-known that Sony spent millions of man hours and piles of cash on searching for the secret to blue laser light creation for Blu-ray - the chief reason being that different colour lasers have different focal lengths, which in Blu-ray's case enables the pits on a Blu-ray disc to be packed in more tightly, increasing storage capacity. Phew.
[Picture credit: University of Rochester]
Scientists at the University of Rochester say they've cracked that conundrum by coming up with a new kind of nanocrystal that enables different colour lasers to be made from the same materials, making them much cheaper and easier to produce - and that could have profound implications for the gadgets we know and love: imagine a pocket money PS3, for example.
[via Physorg]
7. Making stars on planet Earth
The Large Hadron Collider may or may not turn the Earth into a massive black hole, but over at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US, scientists are working on something even more exciting - the creation of stars on Earth.
[Picture credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]
Its National Ignition Facility (NIF) houses a network of 192 lasers, the light from which - it is hoped - can be amplified and filtered to eventually create nuclear fusion - the atomic reaction that gives our sun its awesome power.
[via Wired]
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I took Ivy to get new boots today. She had asked for PINK BOOTS for Christmas but we have our first snow today! Couldn't wait. And then of course I had to get her a fancy pink hand warmer muff because oh my goodness I had one when I was a little girl. She is still wearing it in the house. It has a little buttoned pocket and everything.
The boots are L'amour from Piper in Valpo (as is the muff), dress is Beetlejuice via Gilt Kids, long sleeve tee from Tea Collection (today is the last day for free shipping on any order! Use code: WOWFREESHIP ), and leggings are H & M.
I'm kind of boggled we are so close to Christmas. I am normally a little farther along with my shopping and am so not this year. I made a little gift guide with some local flair and online mentions as well over here today. And I do still want to make some food gifts for Christmas - getting ideas from gift baskets I see and thinking about how I can totally make something like that (I like the sea salt and seasonings idea.) But I said the same thing about creating our own wrapping paper and just bought three adorable rolls at Target last night, so. Anyway!
I'm also really glad I didn't post the super depressing stuff I wrote last night. Today is indeed a new day. Oh I still saved it in drafts and will be working on it accordingly.
My mom and I are going to see The Joffrey Ballet's The Nutcracker in Chicago (we have press tickets sweet) - it's opening night! and we have snow! happy! yay.


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The 6 Most Effective Ways to Lie on Your Resume
So last week, the CEO of Yahoo! was forced to resign after it was discovered that his resume was not composed of traditional resume things like accomplishments and proper names, and was instead more of an intricate trusswork of deceit meant to snare gullible Yahoo! board members, fooling them into ruining that fine company's reputation. Cracked has covered famous resume cheats before, showing by example how not to get away with lying on your resume.
"But how," our readers might ask hypothetically, a thin sheen of sweat visible on their brows, "might one actually get away with lying on your resume? I have a ... friend who needs to ... steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, and ... needs to pull this job from the inside, I guess? And he'd like to know how to lie on his resume."
Relax, terrible liars, I'm here to help. And, after consulting with experts in deceit, who may have been overstating their expertise now that I think about it, I've compiled the following guide to help you lie on your resume. To better illustrate this advice, I've also included sections from the resume I recently used to reapply for my position here at Cracked, a slightly humiliating chore we have to do semi-annually around here. (It's part of a morale-boosting exercise. [To boost the morale of management. {Who feed exclusively on human misery.}])
#6. Fake Education
Having a certain education is often a minimum requirement for most job postings. That degree is typically the first thing a hiring manager will look for, even if only a tiny fraction of the degree is actually useful to that job, and even if that tiny fraction was forgotten due to the effects of vodka and mistakes. So long as you have the piece of paper, you're good.
And really, why even get the piece of paper? Why not just write down the name of that piece of paper? Can you spell a school correctly? That's basically good enough. Hiring managers are very busy people -- that's why they're hiring, funnily enough. Calling a school and asking about some dickhead's English degree is very rarely done. If you're really worried about this, make up the name of a school in a place that looks like it'd be expensive to call.
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#5. Fake Experience
The "Work Experience" section forms the bulk of most resumes, and with good reason. For HR purposes, past performance is far and away the most likely indicator of future success, and it's here that hiring managers will look to see if you have what it takes to fulfill the role of waitress, or sales manager, or CEO of Yahoo!
When doctoring this section of the resume, you obviously want to paint yourself as the ideal candidate the hiring manager is looking for. But also consider how likely it is that your lie will be uncovered. Hiring managers are most likely to investigate the most important and the most recent jobs, so keep your fabrications minimal there. Save your most creative stuff for the older entries; hiring managers understand it's often not possible to get references for things that happened a decade or more earlier.
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#4. Fake Skills
This is a slightly fluffy part of the resume, where you list the skills you bring to the job. Most hiring managers only give this a passing glance; obviously, the most useful skills will already be reflected in the "Experience" section. It's still useful to have this section in here, however, if only to populate your resume with keywords that will get it picked up by the filters and unfeeling robots who are a sad part of the modern hiring process.
Remember to be careful here. Any skill that is really critical for this position will likely be tested during the interview process, which will be a lot harder to fake your way through.
"No, don't put that in your mouth. Where did you say you learned Excel again?"
Instead, flesh out your skills with phony ones that make you look more interesting. Choose something that will catch the eye, but isn't job-critical; advertising your German-speaking skills is a good way to find yourself trying to fake a German conversation. Try advertising something that sounds kind of impressive, but that no employer will ever use, like orating, or Visual Basic.
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KAYSERI, Turkey, 9 December 2011 – The Turkish Minister of Energy, Taner Yildiz, today tested Turkey's first hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle, developed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO-ICHET).
The Managing Director of UNIDO-ICHET, Mustafa Hatipoglu, and the Rector of the Erciyes University, Fahrettin Kelestemur also took part in the event.
Along with biofuels, synthetic fuels and electricity, hydrogen is foreseen to be one of the future energy carriers in transport and stationary applications. As an elemental gas, it does not contain carbon and its combustion cannot release carbon products into the atmosphere, rendering its use totally clean.
Minister Yildiz thanked the research team for their success, noting that "Turkey is responsibly making research on clean energy and transportation technologies."
Hydrogen vehicles are expected to play a major role in pollution prevention and become part of the transportation system of the future. The United States, the European Union, Canada and Japan have been investing heavily in the development of hydrogen production, storage and use technologies including fuel cells, with hydrogen playing a prominent role in their long-term energy scenarios.
ICHET is a UNIDO project founded in Istanbul in 2004 and supported by the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Its role is to support, demonstrate and promote viable hydrogen energy technologies with the aim of enhancing future economic development, particularly in emerging countries.
ICHET has contracted conversion of gasoline internal combustion engines to use hydrogen and hythane, which is a mixture of hydrogen and methane, to a team lead by a professor of the mechanical engineering department of Erciyes University, Nafiz Kahraman.
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Something that took place today has my heart brimming with thankfulness and hope. Although I choose to not say more than that, I just had to share.
Many moments of the past few years have earned preservation here within my words and punctuations.
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SAXTON - Defense and free throw shooting aren't the most glamorous parts of basketball, but they sure can determine the outcome of a game.
The Tussey Mountain girls basketball team relied heavily on both Thursday to knock off Northern Bedford, 62-55, at a packed Tussey Mountain High School gym.
The Lady Titans went 25-of-31 from the free throw line and held Northern Bedford to just two points during a key stretch of the fourth quarter to secure the win over the Lady Panthers, which beat Tussey by 18 at their gym on Jan. 3.
"We got thumped. We did not play very well," Tussey coach Todd Gates said of the teams' previous meeting. "I knew we were better than that. I didn't know if we were good enough to win, but I knew it would be a much more competitive game this time around."
Olivia Claycomb and Breana Kendrick led the Lady Titans with 18 points apiece. Morgan Lynn just missed a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds. Paige Reed scored nine points as well.
Claycomb was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line.
"I've never had a game where I shot foul shots that well," Claycomb said. "This will definitely boost our confidence to win a high-intensity game in front a packed gym. I like the added pressure."
Trailing 44-40 entering the fourth quarter, Tussey Mountain outscored the Lady Panthers 11-2 over the first 4:45 of the final period to seize control of the game.
After she opened the quarter with a putback, Claycomb sank two free throws on the Lady Titans next possession, and Reed followed with a layup to give Tussey Mountain the lead.
Leah Hershberger made a pair of free throws to pull Northern even, but Lynn's putback of a Claycomb miss and two more Claycomb free throws put Tussey ahead for good.
At that point Gates decided to pull the ball out and run the clock down, forcing Northern Bedford to foul.
"We pulled it out a little earlier than normal because they can score a bunch of point in a hurry," Gates said. "We wanted to make them come out and foul us."
Lynn's 3-point play later in the quarter helped seal the win. After making the first of two free throws, she missed the second but was able to grab the rebound and score from the lane.
"They did a good job on our shooters. Sam Coffman did a good job defending Leah [Hershberger]," Northern coach Todd Eckenroad said. "We need to do a better crashing the boards and work on executing a few other things."
Hershberger still managed to a score a team-high 16 points. Cierra Cottle put in 15 points, and Alyssa Smith added 12 for the Lady Panthers.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (55): Cottle 6 2-3 15, Hershberger 4 4-4 16, Clark 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 4-7 12, Beach 3 0-1 6, Drenning 1 4-4 6, Gochnour 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 14-19 55.
TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (62): Lynn 3 3-4 9, Kendrick 5 6-9 18, Coffman 1 2-2 4, Reed 4 0-0 9, Claycomb 3 12-12 18, Rupert 0 2-4 2, Stoudnour 1 0-0 2. Totals - 17 25-31 62.
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3-point goals: Northern Bedford 7 (Hershberger 4, Smith 2, Cottle); Tussey Mountain 3 (Kendrick 2, Reed).
Records: Northern Bedford (12-6 overall, 9-3 ICC South, 10-3 SHL); Tussey Mountain (13-5 overall, 7-3 ICC South, 8-4 SHL).
JV: Tussey Mountain, 44-20. High scorers-Drenning 10 (NB); Stoudnour 19 (TM).


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"We were getting ready to go home today for hospice care, when he looked at us, smiled, and passed away," Roger's wife of 20 years, Chaz, said Thursday in a statement, shortly after news broke of his death. "No struggle, no pain, just a quiet, dignified transition."
But the loss of the iconic movie critic, 70, has understandably left Chaz "devastated," as she refers to him as "my husband, my friend, my confidante and oh-so-brilliant partner."
"He fought a courageous fight. I've lost the love of my life and the world has lost a visionary and a creative and generous spirit who touched so many people all over the world," she said. "We had a lovely, lovely life together, more beautiful and epic than a movie. It had its highs and the lows, but was always experienced with good humor, grace and a deep abiding love for each other."
Survived by his stepchildren, Sonia and Jay, and grandkids, Raven, Emil, Mark and Joseph, Roger "just yesterday was saying how his grandchildren were 'the best things in my life,' " Chaz says. "He was happy and radiating satisfaction over the outpouring of responses to his blog about his 46th year as a film critic. But he was also getting tired of his fight with cancer, and said if this takes him, he has lived a great and full life."
A day before his passing, the same day of 46th anniversary of reviewing movies, Roger announced his cancer had returned.
"We are touched by all the kindness and the outpouring of love we've received," Chaz said. "And I want to echo what Roger said in his last blog, thank you for going on this journey with us."
His Own Love StoryRoger endured severe bouts with cancer over the last 11 years. Despite the tumors that ultimately changed his face and robbed him permanently of his ability to speak, the popular film critic never dwelled on his bleak status, thanks to his wife.
"When I was essentially helpless, she was my tireless advocate," he told PEOPLE in 2010. "She's my angel."
Roger thought of himself as a fortunate man. He saw his severely debilitated state as an opportunity to have a stronger relationship with the person he loved the most.
"Chaz and I have drawn so close through all of this," he said. "She's the most positive force in my life and I am the luckiest man because of her."
In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment took his jaw and stripped him of his ability to talk and forced him to be fed with a liquid diet five times a day through a tube inserted into his stomach.
"I refuse to become a recluse," Roger said, while communicating by tapping out his thoughts on a laptop and then relaying them with a computerized voice. "I have a crooked mouth and a dressing around my neck. Nothing to be ashamed of."
He knew cancer might someday return and that didn't stop him from living his life. "There are no guarantees," Roger said. "But there is also nothing to fear. We come from oblivion when we are born. We return to oblivion when we die. The astonishing thing is this period of in-between."
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NIAGARA FALLS – Help from neighbors who witnessed suspicious activity led to the capture of a man suspected of burglarizing a Linwood Avenue home Monday and stealing guns.
Q'nique M. McCrimmon, 19, of Ontario Avenue, was charged with three felonies – second-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property – as well as and petit larceny just before 10 p.m., after he was stopped in the 2200 block of Ontario Avenue, city police said.
Three handguns and a starter pistol, valued at $1,300, had been reported stolen just before noon at a home in the 2400 block of Linwood.
Police tracked footprints in the snow and spoke to neighbors who recalled seeing a man walking through yards. They provided officers with a similar description.
McCrimmon, who matched the description, was located and questioned. He was taken into custody at gunpoint and was found carrying a handgun in the right front pocket of his jeans, police said.
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LONDON � A new London exhibition has brought together more than 100 Hollywood costumes, from Darth Vader�s suit to the world�s most famous ruby slippers.
The show, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, aims to tell the story of the process of costume design and how it helps create believable characters, curators said Tuesday.
�It�s not really about the clothes � it�s really about creating an authentic individual, every time,� said guest curator Deborah Landis, who has designed costumes for movies including �The Blues Brothers.�
Many of cinema�s most legendary outfits are here: Charlie Chaplin�s baggy suit, hat and cane ensemble; Holly Golightly�s black Givenchy gown in �Breakfast at Tiffany�s�; Scarlett O'Hara�s green velvet dress from �Gone with the Wind�; and Indiana Jones� leather jacket and fedora from �Raiders of the Lost Ark.�
Among the show�s highlights are Dorothy�s ruby slippers and blue and white gingham pinafore from �The Wizard of Oz,� which were united for the first time since the 1939 movie was filmed.
The museum�s assistant curator, Keith Lodwick, said his team spent five years on a worldwide treasure hunt, borrowing the costumes from museums, collectors and film studios.
There were plenty of glamorous gowns from Hollywood�s best-known screen sirens: Marilyn Monroe�s white halter-neck dress from �The Seven Year Itch�; Elizabeth Taylor�s floor-length cream gown in �Cleopatra�; and Barbra Streisand�s purple evening dress in �Funny Girl.�
But Lodwick said the exhibition also included some unusual choices to surprise viewers expecting just outlandish sci-fi outfits and elaborate period costumes.
�All movie costumes, no matter the genre, are always meticulously researched,� Lodwick said.
Matt Damon�s casual outfit in the �Bourne Identity� action movies, for example, may �look just like a jacket and shirt, but it was meant to make him disappear into a crowd,� he said.
The exhibition will open Saturday and run until Jan. 27.


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Dr. Sanjuana Mendoza came to Greeley 10 years ago and left town with the financial support she needed to expand her medical clinic in Juarez, Mexico, where she cares for the "poorest of the poor."
For the first time, she returned this weekend to show residents what's been accomplished with those dollars, to tell them she's still providing care to the city's most impoverished people despite the violence there, and also to stress that more support is needed.
Mendoza spoke at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Sunday morning, and will be making other stops around town before Tuesday evening, when she'll present at the 16th annual Simple Supper for Kids in Desperate Situations — an event that looks to raise $5,000 to repair a building that will be a new medical clinic for Mendoza in Juarez.
Mendoza's new facility will be one of two projects benefitting from Tuesday's Simple Supper in Greeley.
In all, the event is looking to raise $9,000, with the other $4,000 going toward upgrades for a birthing facility in Nicaragua.
About a decade ago, the Simple Suppler raised the dollars Mendoza needed to expand her Juarez clinic.
Now, after years of working in two small facilities, Mendoza needs to expand her operations again.
Mendoza — who volunteers her medical services, living only on her husband's salary — has maintained a medical practice for about 30 years in Mexico, serving the people who live on the massive dumps that flank Juarez.
Mendoza sees hundreds of patients every week — often sick from infectious diseases or complications from diabetes — and charges her patients, who live on $50 per week or less, only about $2 per visit.
The patients for whom she provides care are so removed from society, she said, that they have no documentation to prove they're Mexican citizens, and therefore, can't receive any support through the country's government health programs.
"They truly are the poorest of the poor," said Mendoza, born in Mexico as the oldest of nine children, who supported herself through medical school by working nights as a hospital aide, and throughout her education, promised to God she would serve only the most needy.
Mendoza doesn't charge her patients for medications, since various pharmaceutical firms provide medication to her clinics at cost, and also refers surgical cases at her clinics to Mexican and American hospitals willing to work with her.
To expand her operations, Mendoza was recently offered an older building on the campus of a church in Juarez, on the condition that she'll raise the funds to restore it.
The roof must be totally replaced, and the interior walls repaired and rearranged for examination rooms, reception space and other uses.
The total cost will be approximately $10,000.
The Simple Supper hopes to raise $5,000 of the required funds, with churches pledging to raise the rest.
Hope Cassidy with the local Simple Suppers for Kids in Desperate Situations organization, said last year's event raised $9,000, and she's confident Greeley residents — as they've done every year of the event — will step up again to meet this year's goal.
"We've been so fortunate," Cassidy said, explaining that her organization works with a different non-profit organization each year, and during the last 16 years has helped build schools, housing, churches and medical facilities in Africa, Asia, Central America and South America. "Every year, the people here come through for us."


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Three local people will be honored during the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance Citation Dinner April 17 at the Genetti Hotel.
Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30.
Betsy Rider, owner of Otto's Bookstore, Williamsport, and Dan Klingerman, president and CEO of the Liberty Group, each will receive Brotherhood Citation awards.
Warren J. "W.J." Choate, will receive the Ray Keyes Sports Award.
Keynote speaker for the event will be Barry Morrison, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League.
Rider, a resident of Williamsport, has worked at Otto's for more than 50 years.
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WHAT: Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance Citation Dinner
WHEN: 6:30 p.m., April 17
WHERE: Genetti Hotel
A mother of 10 children, Rider eventually assumed management of the store after her late husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
A booster of downtown Williamsport, she has been involved in the Center City Association and the Downtown Merchants and Business Association.
Rider received the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award, the New Atlantic Independent Bookseller of the Year Award and the NAIBA Legacy Award as the oldest independent bookstore in the U.S.
She formerly worked at WRAK Radio as a copy editor and also with WBRE-TV.
Klingerman's real estate holdings have made a significant impact on the region as well as Williamsport.
Liberty Group manages more than 60 organizations including Williamsport Properties, Danko Holdings, Liberty Hospitality Partners, Infinity OilfieldServices, Fishlips and HUBS Home Oxygen.
Liberty Hospitality Partners LP boasts 12 hotel properties in 12 states.
Klingerman established the Tree House Fund with the First Community Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations that benefit children in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Over the years it has benefited such organizations as Camp Cadet, Daikon Family Services Favors Forward Foundation, Infant Development Program, Lycoming-Sullivan Standards Coalition and Clinton County Special Olympics.
Klingerman is a member of the Susquehanna Health Board of Trustees, First Community Foundation Partners and the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation-Executive Board.
Klingerman makes his home in Loyalsock Township with his wife and three children.
Choate perhaps is best known for his talents on the golf links.
Choate recalls that for years after his day was finished at the family business, Susquehanna Paper and Sanitary Supply Corp., he would head for the golf course and work on his game, many times until it was dark.
He is nine-time men's club champion at the Williamsport County Club and his round of 63 in 1977 remains a modern club record.
For 27 years, he teamed with Joe Reynolds to win 10 Williamsport Country Club Invitational championships, beginning in 1981. The two also finished second six times.
Choate won the Pennsylvania Amateur Championship in 1990 and finished second two other years.
He also played in two U.S. Opens.
Choate's philanthropic efforts were appreciated by area residents victimized by flooding in September 2011 when he delivered huge quantities of supplies to people along Route 87.
The deadline for dinner reservations is April 10. Call Connie Tobias at 447-2182.


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Comments about Levenger 297 Circa Action Method Refills:
After using Circa for school work. I decided to try using this product for everyday work. It's great and was delivered quickly and without damage. I like the dot grid which allows for sketches and drawing which isn't suitable on lined paper. The Orange and Blue colors allow me to quickly differentiate which organization I'm dealing with instead of confusing different customers. This product is working great!
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After using Circa products for years, I decided to try the action method refills. Love the design for taking notes in meetings and the quality of the paper is fine. I use a Mont Blanc Diplomat ink pen and only write on one side. There is slight bleed-through on the reverse, but the front takes ink precisely with clean lines.
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The colors are bright and look great to work with. However I thought I was ordering the junior size, and I was a bit disappointed when they arrived in letter. The page isn't very clear about size.I kept them because it wasn't work the shipping to return and I think they could still be very helpful. Unfortunately I carry a junior sized book with me for all of my client meetings and this just didn't work.
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Great concept, poor packaging
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I've been eyeballing the Circa notebooks for a while, and decided to finally commit after using a friend's and finding it immensely helpful with my class and meeting notes. I was excited to see this Behance paper with what's essentially a "To Do" list built into it, and liked the idea of the dot grid, so I ordered a full pack of 297 sheets of paper. It's pricey, but I've only heard good things about Levenger so I figured it'd be worthwhile.Unfortunately, while the paper is more or less good quality (ink smears a bit from my Pentel G2 pens, but only bleeds through a little) I can't use it in a professional setting for the simple fact that it was damaged in transit. Every single one of my 297 sheets of paper has at least one significantly bent corner. Many have little folds or tears right where the Circa holes are, so I can't move them around for fear that they'll rip.I've loved everything I've received from Levenger before, starting with a wallet I received as a present over three years ago; I can only assume that this was some kind of fluke in the production quality.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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This product gives me lots of format choices in one package. I love the color-coded Action steps in 2 colors to organize different projects. Sheets have a dot grid section for improptu sketches or notes. If I need more space for sketching I simply use the full sheets of dot grid paper. Great way to organize and prioritize projects and action items from meetings or for everyday tasks. I use in my Circa leather notebook along with annotation ruled paper when I need to take lots of notes.
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Bloomington Reads Week
Next week marks the 2nd year for Bloomington Reads Week, a public initiative sponsored by the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools to focus on literacy and the idea of raising a community of readers. This week is filled with fun programs to promote reading including a read aloud event at the Farmer's Market and a Bring Your Own Book lunchtime event on the courthouse lawn.
One of the keystone programs for next week include Scott Russell Sanders speaking about being a writer. He is an award-winning author and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Indiana University, and will speak about his lifelong love of reading and the path that led him to become a writer.
Mr. Sanders is the author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including novels and collections of short stories and personal essays, as well as seven picture books for children. Among his honors are the Lannan Literary Award, the John Burroughs Essay Award, the Mark Twain Award, the Cecil Woods Award for Nonfiction and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Details below:
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UPS Worker Wins Federal Settlement against Teamster Union for Ignoring Her Rights Under Michigan's Right to Work Law
Teamster union officials stonewalled worker's attempts to refrain from dues payments
Traverse City, MI (April 28, 2014) – With free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, a Traverse City UPS (NYSE: UPS) worker has won a federal settlement against a local Teamster union for violating her rights.
Lisa Plamondon, a 30-year UPS employee, won the settlement from the Teamster Local 406 union after she filed charges against the union and her employer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Because Michigan did not have a Right to Work law making union dues payments completely voluntary, Plamondon was a member of the union from 1983 until 1997. In 1997, Plamondon resigned her union membership, but still had to pay union dues and fees to keep her job.
After Michigan's private-sector Right to Work law went into effect, Plamondon sent several letters to the Local 406 union stating that she was exercising her right under Michigan's Right to Work law to refrain from union dues payments.