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Matt Pollack saved more than $600,000 over his lifetime so he could live out his last years at his Barker home and tend his garden.
But the 90-year-old man was forced into assisted living because Kenneth Heitzenrater, the man he trusted as a son, swindled him out of that small fortune. Heitzenrater was sentenced Thursday to probation.
"What was important to him was his independence and his garden," prosecutor Heather A. DeCastro said of Pollack, who suffers from dementia. "He had a lot of money and he wanted it for later in life. That's why he didn't spend it."
The power of attorney that Pollack signed in March 2010, when he was still considered lucid, did not include a major gift rider. DeCastro called that "the smoking gun."
"Mr. Heitzenrater had no authority to self-gift, not one cent," the prosecutor said. "In my opinion, this was a case of greed. He took advantage of his relationship with this elderly gentleman. As [Pollack's] mental capacity diminished, so did his bank account."
Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas said she sentenced Heitzenrater to probation so that he can work and improve his chances of paying restitution of $550,686 to his victim. He will be paying at a rate of at least $1,300 a month. She could have sent Heitzenrater to prison for as long as four years.
She warned the admitted swindler that she still could send him to prison for four years if he doesn't pay the money.
Heitzenrater said that it would be difficult for him to repay the money.
"My snowplow business, I pretty much lost everything because of the newspaper [publicity about his crime]," Heitzenrater told the judge. "My construction business is practically nothing. I got to find other work. I don't know how I'm going to find a job, being a felon."
Farkas told him he would have to do anything he could find that was legal.
"It's not supposed to be easy," said defense attorney Jon L. Wilson. "He took money that wasn't his."
Heitzenrater, 50, of Hartland Road, has signed a civil judgment, acknowledging that he owes $624,002 to Matthew Pollack.
"If there's a default, it all becomes due," said William Ilecki, Pollack's civil attorney.
Heitzenrater drew the attention of Barker police a couple of years ago by bragging that he was a millionaire, DeCastro said. The local officers started investigating and got the District Attorney's Office involved.
It took two years to untangle all the records of how Heitzenrater misused the power of attorney Pollack granted him, DeCastro said. By that time, Pollack's savings had disappeared. Diagnosed with dementia and supervised by court-appointed guardian Jill Plavetzki, he was forced into assisted living.
DeCastro, in what was believed to be the first PowerPoint sentencing presentation in Niagara County Court annals, highlighted Pollack's modest ranch house on Quaker Road, including a shot of a closet with two garments in it. He compared that with photos of Heitzenrater's cars, recreational and all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and businesses set up for him and his wife, Tara – Ken's Eats and Treats and Heartland Quilts.
But Heitzenrater said those items weren't the result of the swindle.
"The only thing that was bought with Matt's money was the two businesses and the Chevy Camaro, which I sold and gave the money back," Heitzenrater said.
DeCastro said promissory notes securing a debt from Heitzenrater to Pollack weren't drawn up until after investigators from the District Attorney's Office started questioning Heitzenrater.
DeCastro said an intern in her office, Anthony Rooney, deserves most of the credit for the line-by-line history of how the money was spent. It took Rooney all last summer. The results of his work were stacked in the courtroom – seven cardboard boxes and an accordion folder, in all more than six feet high.
"I met Matt 30 years ago and did all kinds of stuff for him," Heitzenrater said. "I was the son he never had, and he was the father I never had. I guess I've ruined his trust in me. I'm sad. I'm sorry I can't visit him anymore."
That's because Farkas imposed a restraining order barring all contact between the men.
"You were his trusted friend, and now what you've basically done is destroyed the last years of his life on earth by taking away his chance to live in pleasant surroundings," Farkas told Heitzenrater.
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CHESTER, W.Va. - The hunt for the suspect in a violent domestic assault in Chester came to an abrupt end Tuesday afternoon when the suspect jumped off the Jennings Randolph Bridge into the Ohio River.
The suspect's name is not being released pending notification of family members.
Hancock County Sheriff Mike White said the suspect, described as being in his early 50s, had attacked his wife with a pipe shortly after 4 p.m. She was able to escape to a neighbor's house after their adult son intervened. Neighbors tended to the injuries of the mother and son, and called 911 as the suspect fled the scene.
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River rescue units from Chester and Newell volunteer fire departments search the Ohio River for signs of the body of a man who jumped from the Jennings Randolph Bridge late Tuesday afternoon.
According to White, Chester police officers saw the suspect's truck headed west on U.S. Route 30 toward the bridge, but had to turn around in order to pursue him. Once on the bridge, they found his truck abandoned on the right-side shoulder.
"The truck was parked and he was nowhere in sight," White said.
A passing motorist witnessed the suspect stop his truck, exit the vehicle and jump off the bridge, the sheriff said.
Chester and Newell firefighters were called immediately to conduct the water search.
White said eyewitness testimony and evidence found at the scene led police to the conclusion that the man did not survive.
Firefighters "deployed some boats in the water in an attempt to do a rescue, but that became a recovery at this time," he said.
Efforts to drag the river were started, but had to be called off as darkness fell. White says efforts to locate the body will resume this morning.
The suspect's wife and son were taken by ambulance to East Liverpool City Hospital for what White described as significant but non-life-threatening injuries. Both were treated and released Tuesday night.

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CORTINA D�AMPEZZO, Italy
Most people know of Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso and maybe recently heard of American teen skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin.
But who are these other U.S. women finishing atop the podium on the World Cup circuit?
Downhillers Stacey Cook, Leanne Smith and Alice McKennis each are in the middle of breakout seasons. They�ve had so much success that for the first time in recent memory, coaches will have a tough time selecting the four starters for the downhill at next month�s world championships.
Vonn leads the World Cup downhill standings, Cook is second, McKennis fourth, Smith sixth, Mancuso 11th and Laurenne Ross 21st. Of those six, only four get to start the worlds downhill Feb. 10 in Schladming, Austria.
�It�s going to be very difficult,� longtime speed coach Chip White said. �It�s better than squabbling over someone who�s 30th place. It�s definitely a problem, but it�s a good problem.�
While Vonn�s five victories this season all have come in speed events, she hasn�t been alone on the podium.
Cook finished second behind Vonn in the opening two downhills of the season in Lake Louise, Alberta. Smith was second in Val d�Is�re, France, last month and showed it wasn�t a fluke with a third-place result in Cortina last weekend. McKennis had the biggest breakthrough of all, winning the challenging downhill this month in St. Anton, Austria.
All three skiers never before had finished on the podium.
Add two podium finishes for Mancuso in super-G, that�s 12 podiums overall for the speed team. In the country downhill standings, the Americans hold a massive 441-point lead over Switzerland.
Ross, one of the newest members of the team, also has podium potential, as evidenced by her fourth-place finish in a super-G in Tarvisio two seasons ago and a fifth-place result in St. Anton when McKennis won.
It�s clear the U.S. women are the best speed team in the world, and the transformation couldn�t have occurred at a better time � a year before the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Naturally, the team has been asked repeatedly how it became so successful. Smith recounted a conversation the racers had in the team van recently on the subject. It started with some jokes, then got serious.
�First we were like, �We listen to Justin Bieber together, or we all sleep in one big bed every night, or we have these rituals.� But, no,� Smith said. �There�s a lot of hard workers on this team. Everybody wants to help each other out and see each other do well.
�When you see a teammate come down and podium you say, �Hey, I can do that, too.� When you see that with Lindsey and Julia every day, you watch them ski and see what they do, you can emulate that. Obviously, they�ve had a lot of success in the past so there�s a lot to be taken from them.
�It�s kind of nice to be on the U.S. Ski Team right now,� Smith said. �We�re having fun.�
According to White, it�s been a gradual building process to get to this point. He�s been with the team for 17 years and has worked together with head coach Alex Hoedlmoser for 16 years.
Vonn described White�s dedication by recounting how the coach kept working this season after accidentally cutting his finger off with a table saw.
�He had one hand all taped up, and he was still out there carrying gates around and wrenching in gates and working just as hard as he always does even though he was in excruciating pain,� said Vonn, winner of the last five World Cup downhill titles.
While European skiers go home between races, the U.S. team goes on the road for months at a time. Consequently, a family atmosphere develops.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Below are select incidents from the Truckee Police Department's press log for June 18-25, along with previously unreported incidents.
June 14
• The reporting party contacted the Truckee Police department to claim he had lost the California license plate on his motorcycle while riding at Webber Lake.
June 15
• The vice principal of Truckee Tahoe High School called to report vandalism to the football field worth $400 in damage.
June 18
• Officers took a report of minor altercation between two middle school girls. One of the girls began sending threatening text message to the other. The incident was documented and the discipline was handled by the parents.
• A female was seen running down Brockway Road without pants on. She reported that an unknown male had attempted to rape her several hours prior. Later investigation revealed the incident did not occur.
• Officers contacted a subject on Donner Pass Road. The subject occurred to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The subject was arrested and booked into the Nevada County Jail in Truckee.
June 19
• A student pulled the fire alarm as a joke for the last day of school. The student ran from school employees when he was told on by another student. When he was located, he was transported to Truckee Fire Station 92 to speak to a Fire Captain about the dangers of this prank.
• Officers stopped a subject for a Vehicle Code Violations. The subject was found to be DUI and was arrested. He was booked into Nevada County Sheriff's Office in Truckee without incident.
June 20
• Officers took a report for an accident including bicyclist on Donner Pass Road. The bicyclist was transported by Truckee fire to Tahoe Forest Hospital with minor injuries.
• A victim contacted the police department to report that an unknown person has been vandalized his mailbox on numerous occasions. The victim wanted the incident to be documented for informational purposes.
June 21
• A husband and a wife got into a verbal argument over plans to divorce. During the argument the husband forcefully removed keys from his wife's hands which cost some fingernails to be torn off and her palm suffered some scratches. The husband was booked for Domestic Violence Assault.
• A boyfriend and a girlfriend got into a physical fight over the ending of their relationship. The girlfriend was arrested for spousal battery.
• During the cleanup of Truckee Thursday, a citizen reported a suspicious package. An officer investigated the package and discovered it contained a small amount of suspected cocaine. The contraband was booked into evidence with no suspect information.
• A subject called Truckee Police Department to report she had been in Downtown Truckee this last Thursday and she wanted to report an unexplained memory loss after drinking alcohol in one of the Downtown businesses. The subject requested a report to be taken for information purposes.
• While a teacher was working in the school after hours, a student of the school opened the windows and peered inside in the building. Nothing further occurred, but a report was taken.
• An intoxicated person was in a verbal argument with his ex-girlfriend in the alley to the rear of a Donner Pass Road bar. She repeatedly told him to leave her alone and he would not. He was arrested for public intoxication.
June 23
• A loss prevention officer witnessed two suspects shoplift makeup items and headbands, and attempt to leave the store without paying for the items. The suspects were detained and later cited and released for shoplifting. The case was forwarded to District Attorney 's office for prosecution.
• A citizen came into the Truckee Police Department lobby to report a non injury accident he was involved in over the weekend. Report was taken for information only.
June 24
• A juvenile reported that he was accosted and assaulted by an intoxicated male. The male was located and initially arrested. However it was determined that the juvenile had fabricated the story and the adult was released.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Incline High School Highlander Battalion is off to another fast-paced and exiting start to the school year. This year, the Highlander Battalion boasts 103 cadets, making up 37 percent of Incline High School's population. This is the highest enrollment rate of all JROTC programs in the Washoe County School District.
The upperclassmen leaders have so far been enjoying leading the new cadets, and the new cadets look forward to the wealth of opportunity that the Highlander Battalion provides.
Freshman cadet Scott Jones expressed, "I am really excited about joining the varsity air rifle team, and moving up through the cadet ranks."
The Incline Highlander Battalion began the school year strong by participating in several community events. Incline JROTC's new Battalion Commander, C/LTC Daniel Baron and new Command Sergeant Major, C/CSM Elizabeth Resney, kickstarted the year by introducing the JROTC program to incoming freshmen and their parents on Aug. 17 at the Freshmen Orientation. After introducing the program, the cadets who attended this event then gave tours of the high school to the incoming freshman class.
Once the school year started, the Highlander Battalion immediately began helping out the Incline Schools and the Community. The Highlander Cadets were honored to help out with the Incline Elementary and Incline High School Back to School Nights. On Sept. 4, 10 cadets helped out at the Incline Elementary School Open House. These cadets were a huge help to IES by directing parents to classrooms.
On Sept. 19, 15 cadets guided parents at Incline High School's annual Back to School Night, where they not only helped direct parents to their children's classes, but also answered any questions that any of the parents had.
Third year cadet and upperclassman, Michael Berge, stated that, "It was a great opportunity to meet the parents of the new cadets that I now have the privilege of working with."
On Sept. 27, in order to give Middle School students a taste of the JROTC leadership program, the Highlander Battalion set up a ropes course at Incline Middle School. The students had a great time navigating three different low rope obstacles that required both balance and coordination.
More than 20 cadets volunteered at the local I-CAN Run this year. These cadets helped set up the event on Aug. 31. Four cadets created a color guard and presented colors. The cadets also supported the event and helped clean it up on Sept. 1.
The Incline Highlander Battalion is looking forward to participating in several events for Incline High School's Homecoming on Oct. 19. The Battalion will begin the festivities by marching in the Homecoming Parade. This will be followed by a tailgater where cadets will enjoy a meal before the football game.
Before the beginning of the game, the Battalion will have a color guard that will present the colors and 12 cadets will then present the Garrison Flag, which measures 20x30 feet.
Finally, the cadets will present the Homecoming King, Queen, Princes, and Princesses by creating the Saber Arch with eight cadets to show honors.
C/CSM Elizabeth Resney stated that, "Homecoming is a great time to meet other people in the battalion and just have fun."
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OP, I think if you're that concerned he will flood your bathroom you can always say something like "The bath curtain has a tendency to blow out if you're not careful and then the floor floods.". That way you're not accusing him and he shoud get the idea to be careful about the curtain. (Can't guarantee, but it might work.)As far as the length of the showers I think you should just let it go for while he's there unless he will be there for an extended amount of time.
If it's a party for adults, you don't bring a baby to it. Babies aren't adults.
Quote from: Hotdish on October 31, 2012, 02:40:00 PMIf it's a party for adults, you don't bring a baby to it. Babies aren't adults.Are we having a party in the shower now?
OP--Some clarifications here: He has a long history of not thinking for himself. It isn't really his fault because his parents have done all the thinking for him and continue to do so. I saw him about a year ago and nothing had changed. I try very hard to treat him as an adult when I'm around him to give him some practice but he can get himself into some bad predicaments on his own.
My brother announced that he would be staying at our house without them, it was not my idea but I didn't see how I could say no since we have a guestroom. He'll be here 5 days.
I'm thinking mom & dad don't want to share a room with their son and would rather not pay for him to have a separate room either.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
By A.M. Sheehan
The Journal Scene
Twenty-two-year-old Kristen Dias moved to Summerville from California when she was 16. She graduated from Summerville High School in 2009, went to Trident Technical College for a bit and then decided what she really wanted was to join the fire department. So she did.
In January of 2011, Dias joined Summerville Fire Department as a firefighter. Having already earned her EMT qualification on her own, Dias went to the fire academy to learn firefighting. She works C-shift for SFD, 24 hours on, 48 hours off, is the routine.
Now, after two and half years, she says she will go back to college, part time. She also has her eye on working her way up the promotions ladder at SFD.
"I would like to get my Intermediate EMT or Firefighter Paramedic qualification," she says. "I am starting the promotions book for third driver."
Third driver is one step under engineer, she explains. You fill in for the driver; manage the pump/water supply, and such.
"I am not a math whiz, but I am getting it!" she laughs.
What she really loves, she says, is being "first due."
"It's an adrenaline rush."
First due is the first engine to arrive at a fire and the first firefighters to go inside a burning building.
Although she has yet to fight a huge (commercial) fire, she has fought a rolling (fully involved) structure fire.
"I haven't been exactly scared," she says, "but very much aware. You think what could go wrong and you have a back-up plan to get you and your team out of a situation."
She remembers getting toned out for a structure fire. When they arrived the roof/attic was fully involved.
"Cpt. Terry Keefer and I made entry through the front door and walked down the hall," she recalls, "the fire was rolling over our heads. He told me to get on my knees and aim the water into the attic space to attack the fire."
Ceiling bits – Sheetrock and wires – were falling.
"There was a lot of smoke and then the radio is telling us to exit…I was actually nervous at that point, there was a lot of heat," she continues.
They got out.
"I like to think my crew and I have made a difference in people's lives," she says, "being able to help when everything possible is going wrong for them. There's a sense of pride in that."
Dias also works part time for C & B Fire Department in Sangaree.
What does she do to relax? Cross fitness.
"It's a hobby," she says.
She also enjoys fishing and kayaking. Most of all, though, she likes hanging out with her twin sister.
"I am going to be an aunt," she says with excitement, "on September 27!" Dias noted that family comes first in her life.
Dias loves to travel as well. She wants to get her degree in some health/medical field; she isn't quite sure which yet.
She admits her parents worry about her but "I would like to think they think highly of my career choice," she says.
Her dad was a firefighter in New Jersey for eight years, she says, which might, possibly, have influenced her choice a bit.
"I like helping people, I like the physical aspect and I like showing people that girls can do it!"
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- 1979
A Not-So-Pink Beginning
Jim and Judy Moore welcome their second child, Alecia. Though Alecia (who will become known to the world as Pink) enjoys a middle-class upbringing in Doylestown, Pa., outside Philadelphia, family dynamics are tense. By 3, she is already drawn to the rebellious stance of a rock star. "I've never fitted in," she tells The Mail in 2006. "I just wanted to get the hell out of that town and get on with my life."
- early 90s
Troubled Teen
After her parents' divorce, Pink becomes an angry child. "I was never allowed to go over to any of my friends' houses when I was little, because I was the bad influence," she tells the Sunday Telegraph in 2007. "None of their parents liked me and my own parents were scared to death of me – and for me." By 13, as a regular in the Philly club scene (writing songs, dancing and singing backup), Pink is into drugs, drinking, and heavy partying. At 15, she takes a near-fatal overdose of crystal meth, angel dust, ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana. Arrests for petty theft and trespassing follow.
- 1995
Precocious Talent
At 16, Pink gets her first record deal. Antonio "L.A." Reid (right) of LaFace Records, signs her as part of Choice, a female R& B/pop trio. Two years later, without much success in the studio, Choice disbands and Reid encourages Pink to go solo. It is around this time that she dyes her sometimes-green hair pink and chooses the name to match.
- 2000
Pop Debut
With her first solo album, Can't Take Me Home, 20-year old Pink sells 3 million records, largely on the strength of three Top Ten singles, "There U Go," "Most Girls" and "You Make Me Sick." Her R&B sound is largely manufactured, and she knows it. "There was no blood, sweat or tears on my first album – and no emotional exchange between me and the musiciains," she tells London's Daily Mail in 2006. "R& B is a conveyor belt."
- 2001
Grammy Acclaim
With Christina Aguilera, Lil'Kim and Mya (right), Pink contributes vocals to a remake of the song, "Lady Marmalade," for the movie-musical, Moulin Rouge (starring Nicole Kidman). The collaborative single soars to No. 1, and at 22, Pink earns a Grammy award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. "When I won the Grammy I was happy and my parents were proud, but I felt like I was winning it for the team," she tells Playboy.
Into Her Own
Striving for a more representational sound, Pink brings in producer Linda Perry for her sophomore album, Missundaztood. Fueled by "Get the Party Started" and "Don't Let Me Get Me," the album sells 10 million copies worldwide and establishes Pink as a pop-rock staple. "Missundaztood gave me a sense of freedom and purpose," she tells Billboard. "It allowed me to exorcise a lot of my demons. The world has become my therapist. And it helped me to feel better about being an outcast, knowing that there's so many other people that share my pain."
- 2003
A Stumble of Sorts
Pink captures her second Grammy with the lead single "Trouble" from her third album, Try This. The album, harder-edged than Missundaztood, fails to scale the charts, and fans find it lacking. Sales reach only 700,000 in the U.S.
- 2006
I Do
After four years of on-and-off romance (which includes a brief tryst with Tommy Lee), Pink and motocross racer Carey Hart marry on a Costa Rican beach. She wears a white dress ("to be a girl for a change") at an elegant affair with a rock and roll vibe (their first dance is to a song from Natural Born Killers). "I became traditional and annoying and emotional," the new Mrs. Hart tells PEOPLE. "We always talk about how, when we have kids, what are they going to rebel against? They'll end up playing chess and wearing little uniforms!"
Still Kickin'
Pink address both personal ("Who Knew") and political ("Dear Mr. President") concerns on her fourth album, I'm Not Dead. The No. 1 single "Stupid Girls," with its enormously popular video, shows her at her pointed best, lampooning the celebrity crazed culture of Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears. "It was more of a social commentary on these girls, who think they have to be stick thin and have the latest handbag," she tells The Mail. "There's nothing wrong with being sexy, but you have to be sexy for yourself, not society."
- 2008
Broken Hart-ed
Pink announces her separation from Hart, saying on her website, "The most important thing for you all to know is that Carey and I love each other so, so much...We are best friends, and we will continue to be." Hart later appears in her video for her breakup hit "So What".
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Summerville Orchestra Friends is holding their fall fundraiser, a Harvest Dance on Sunday, October 13 from 5-9 pm at Miler Country Club, 400 Country Club Blvd, Summerville.
The dance will include a cash bar, DJ, delicious food and desserts, a dance demonstration, and silent auction. The Summerville Community Orchestra is a major cultural asset in the community. Its musicians are a diverse group of talented professional and amateur volunteers who share their love of music through orchestra performances. For tickets to the event, call the Miler Pro Shop at 873-2210 x1.
Tickets are $35 per person or $250 for a table of eight in advance or $40 per person at the door (cash and checks only). All proceeds will benefit the Summerville Community Orchestra.
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Please Kenny, don't bring the logo hunter back. I know we won a Cup and got to a Finals Game 7 with him, but he's definitely not what we need right now. Too much of a perimeter player that constantly takes low percentage shots. He could be clutch at times, but was usually just really frustrating to watch. For whatever reason, Babcock loved him though.
I'd rather acquire nobody at all than get Sammy back. If you guys feel the same way, maybe there's a slight chance the Wings' office will read this. Haha...I doubt it.
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PITTSBURGH - It's almost time to tear that last page off the calendar and start the new year.
But before the new Justin Bieber calendar is posted, it's time to look back on the year that was.
The Pirates teased, then disappointed. Again. The Steelers' season is ending before December does. The Penguins lost in the first round of the playoffs before the NHL lost more than half a season. Pitt didn't make the NCAA Tournament. Duquesne changed coaches. Again.
It wasn't a great year, but it was eventful. So test your knowledge by grabbing a pair of sharpened No. 2 pencils and tackling the annual dozen puzzlers.
1. The Pirates desperately need:
a. More hitting
b. Better pitching.
c. A season that ends on July 31.
2. Paul Chryst's greatest contribution to Pitt is:
a. Establishing a winning attitude.
b. Building a recruiting base.
c. Staying.
3. The Steelers can finish no better than 8-8, which suggests:
a. They struggled.
b. They underachieved.
c. Maybe Bruce Arians wasn't their biggest problem.
4. The ball drop is the key moment in New Year's Eve at Times Square. This means:
a. The crowd will chant the countdown.
b. Tradition will be observed.
c. Dropped ball? The Steelers' Mike Wallace should participate.
5. Which couple had the stormiest relationship in 2012?
a. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
b. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
c. Big Ben and Todd Haley.
6. The Steelers' meaningless season finale led to:
a. Soul searching.
b. Regrets.
c. Bargain ticket prices on a cold day.
7. The Penguins' playoff loss to the Philadelphia Flyers was:
a. Unexpected.
b. Disappointing.
c. The original hockey work stoppage of 2012.
8. Where should a couple go to be alone?
a. A small restaurant.
b. The balcony of a movie theater.
c. The upper deck at Heinz Field for Youngstown State-Pitt game.
9. What is the most exclusive club?
a. U.S. Presidents
b. Baseball players with at least 500 home runs.
c. Robert Morris season ticketholders.
10. The number 3,000 represents:
a. A milestone number of hits in a baseball career.
b. An excellent season yardage total for a quarterback.
c. How many times the Chevy commercial with the guy who looked like Santa saying, "Oh, it's casual Friday" ran last week.
11. Most grandmothers:
a. Are kind.
b. Are very special.
c. Could steal a base on Rod Barajas.
12. The Steelers' striped throwback jerseys were:
a. Interesting.
b. Controversial.
c. The team's worst idea since Huey Richardson.
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The Stetson lacrosse team's home opener scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. has been postponed to Monday at 4:15 p.m. due to inclement weather in the Pacific Northwest.
The Hatters will host its second ever home opener against Oregon at the Athletic Training Center. Stetson, who began play in 2013, enter this weekend's match-up at 0-1 after dropping their first contest to No. 3 Syracuse, Jan. 24 at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
Oregon's trip to DeLand will mark the start of its 2014 campaign as the Ducks will take on Coastal Carolina in Jacksonville following their date with Stetson. The U of O finished 2013 at 8-9 and 3-5 in conference play.
Last season head coach Nicole Moore's squad dropped its first home game of the season to Liberty in what was the first of seven home contests for the Hatters. Like in 2013, this year's home opener will also mark the start of a lengthy home stand, as Stetson will play five straight at the ATC and eight of the next nine including Sunday's match-up with the Ducks.
Game time is set for 4:15 p.m. in DeLand and admission is free. For those not in attendance, the action can be seen live on HatterVision. Live stats, the @StetsonLacrosse Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts are also available for in-game updates.


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Patient Care
Multidisciplinary Clinics
Recruitment in medical oncology has allowed for the continuing expansion of our multidisciplinary clinic offerings. The multidisciplinary setting allows patients with certain malignancies to see all their different physicians (medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon, et al) in one clinic appointment. Their cases are discussed at tumor board conferences prior to the patients' appointment so that state-of-the-art patient care can be discussed and treatment plans implemented. This setting allows the medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and surgeons to discuss the different cases as a group.
Dr. Carol Sherman
Philanthropic donations also assist the Division in recruiting new faculty. Louis DeWolff has donated $1 million with matching state funds to create the Grace DeWolff Endowed Chair in GI Medical oncology. This endowment was given in honor of his wife and in gratitude for her excellent medical care provided by Dr. Carol Sherman. Additionally, Mr. Davison Pierson donated $100,000 to create the Davison and Catherine Pierson Endowed Lectureship in Lung Cancer. This endowment was given in appreciation of care provided by Dr. Carol Sherman.
Hollings Cancer Center
The Hollings Cancer Center is the largest academic cancer center in South Carolina. It is the state's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center and one of fewer than 70 NCI centers in the U.S.
Founded in 1993 and named for former US Senator and South Carolina Governor Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, the cancer center serves a culturally and socio-economically diverse state whose populations experience unique and urgent disparities in cancer incidence and mortality.
As the state's foremost cancer treatment and research center, Hollings unites more than 150 experts in treatment, research, education, prevention and control, and outreach to address South Carolina's significant cancer problem.
The center's resources extend throughout South Carolina via partnerships with other healthcare organizations ensuring that all patients in the state have access to our innovative and compassionate care.
Patients are at the center of everything Hollings does. For the 27,000 South Carolinians who will be diagnosed with cancer this year, the Hollings Cancer Center is leading the way in changing what is possible in cancer care.
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program
The Bone Marrow Transplant Program performs autologous, related and unrelated allogenic transplants using full preparative regimens and newer reduced intensity regimens. The BMT program is also a member of the National Marrow Donor program and a member of the IBMTR center. The program participates as a full member in the Southwestern Oncology Group (SWOG) and Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB).


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Allen Firestone contemplates the next few hours as he stares into teh 2,500-degree inferno.
Wearing sunglasses and a black bandana, Firestone, 60, resembles an aging rock star as he pops a stick of gum into his mouth. He offers one to his instructor, Rahman Anderson, and both men work the gum hard as they get ready to play with fire.
Firestone's day job is orthodontics. When he's not straightening teeth, he thrives on the thrill of manipulating molten ingredients into fine glassworks. For the past year, Anderson has helped Firestone and other aspiring artists live their after-work dream at Glass Axis, a funky, uniquely artistic place for hobbyists and professionals to ply their craft.
Located inside a warehouse in the Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights, Glass Axis attracts people who share a passion for glass.
"I think it looks really seductive," says Anderson, 33. "All the fire, the hot stuff, it's very exciting."
Firestone's goal in this studio session is to fashion a realistic-looking human head out of glass. He pulls a pipe that's as long as a broomstick from one of the fire pits, gripping it by its rubber-edged handle. Transferring the pipe to a second fire pit, Firestone gathers a ball of white-hot glass on the opposite end of the pipe, immerses it in a trough of cool water and begins shaping the glass to conform to the wooden mold before him.
Holding the pipe as though it were a clarinet, Firestone blows a puff of air into one end, watching the blob of glass slowly expand into an egg-shaped bubble on the other. When Anderson nods approvingly at his student's progress, Firestone exhales a sigh of relief.
For Firestone, working at Glass Axis is at times both frustrating and rewarding. He's been taking lessons for more than three years.
"It's not easy, but it's doable," he says. "There's an edge to the process. You can't go make a call in the middle of working on it. This is time-sensitive and heat-sensitive. There's always a little pressure going on.
"When you feel good about the final product, you're going to high-five the person you worked with, because you did it."
Firestone is one of many Columbus-area professionals blowing off steam by glass-blowing at Glass Axis. There are also doctors, lawyers, CEOs and college professors taking classes or renting space there. For all of them, the craft offers an artistic outlet and a relief from their daily grinds.
"Glass appeals to those who can't creatively express themselves in their professional lives," says Jim Kennedy, 59, president of Twenty First Century Communications in Columbus, and one of a dozen glass enthusiasts who helped establish Glass Axis in 1987.
Open seven days a week, Glass Axis is a nonprofit organization operating on donations and money made from workshops, ranging from $25 to make an ornament to $435 for 18 hours of advanced instruction. Those not needing a tutorial can rent space by the hour.
Kennedy's interest in glass-blowing took shape while he was enrolled in a continuing-education class on the subject at The Ohio State University. When the program folded, Kennedy and his fellow enthusiasts decided to create a place where they could develop their artistic skills.
The original Glass Axis, housed in a former casket company in what's now the Arena District, quickly became a place where fine-arts students could continue their studies and produce a body of work after graduating from college. In 2001, Glass Axis moved to its current location. It contains a hot shop with a furnace where artists gather molten glass, and a "glory hole," a glass-blowing term that refers to a high-temperature chamber where paperweights and vessels are molded. There's a warm shop where torches and kilns are used to melt and fuse glass. And there's a cold shop where glass is shaped without heat. Bleachers are set up to accommodate people who want to watch.
Students as well as professionals display their art in the adjoining gallery, where prices range from $10 to several hundred dollars.
Kennedy, who has master's degrees in economics and business administration, looks forward to Thursday nights, when he escapes the stress of working in crisis communications by indulging in a bit of glass-blowing.
"When you have a piece of hot glass at the end of a pipe, you can't be thinking of anything else," he says. "You're working with heat, and at most you have an hour to work on a piece. It provides immediate satisfaction."
Glass Axis instructor Kami Meighan, 27, says the medium appeals to people who are up for a challenge.
"It's really a scientific [process]," she explains. "No matter how well you think you've conquered a skill, there are always other techniques to pursue. It's endless in terms of the challenge and strategy involved. That's appealing to people, especially people who are driven and in a professional environment. [Glass-blowing] has all the aspects of a game in that sense."
Andy Hudson, 59, admits he easily spends $400 a month on his glass-blowing hobby. The associate director of medical education for OSU's College of Medicine works with a partner and rents the use of the glory hole for six hours a week. He's blown glass since 1968, and says he was inspired by "a bunch of old hippies."
"It got my attention," Hudson says. "I tried it the first time and I was hooked."
Hudson gives much of his work to friends and family members. But he does make a tidy profit. Like clockwork every September, Hudson begins work on the hundreds of Christmas ornaments he fashions at the rate of a dozen per hour. He sells them to art museum gift shops, including those at the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Columbus Museum of Art, earning $3,000 a year.
Back in the studio, Firestone continues to work facial details into his glass head as Anderson watches. Anderson calls himself a glass journeyman who's worked with famed glass sculptors Dale Chihuly and William Morris.
"Anyone whose curiosity is sparked should at least stop in and sit in the bleachers," he says.
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Located within a 5-minute walk of Pacifica State Beach, Pacifica Beach Hotel is within a mile (2 km) of Rockaway Beach. This 52-room hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like free breakfast, an indoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Also close to this Pacifica hotel are Sharp Park Golf Course and Pacifica Pier.
Free continental breakfast is included with your stay. Enjoy a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, or relax with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Pacifica Beach Hotel's 52 rooms are air-conditioned and provide microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers. 32-inch TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Free local calls, ironing boards, and desks are other standard amenities.
Property features
Pacifica Beach Hotel features an indoor pool, free WiFi in public areas, and a meeting room. There's free parking if you drive. The 24-hour front desk has staff always at the ready. This hotel also has coffee/tea in a common area.
- Free continental breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
Pacifica Beach Hotel525 Crespi Drive Pacifica CA 94044
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 600 square feet (56 square meters) include a meeting room. This Victorian hotel also offers an indoor pool and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Pacifica Beach Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 52
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Restaurant
- Year Built 2003
- Conference space size (feet) - 600
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 56
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Indoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Television
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Puerto 27 - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specializes in Peruvian cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
You need to know
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Only service animals are allowed
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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - If it's New Year's, Jackie Greene must be at the Crystal Bay Casino.
This New Year's Eve marks the third consecutive holiday run of shows for Jackie and friends in the Crown Room. On Saturday, Greene, his band and the Mother Hips open the run with sets and collaborations throughout the evening. This is always one of the most fun shows of the year and sells out in advance.
On Sunday, Greene is featured solo and duo in a more intimate environment with just 250 tickets available, along with a limited number of VIP tickets for the show, which will include special seating, early entry and a private meet and greet with Jackie.
Finally, Green and his band bring in the New Year on Monday with a show that will carry over to 2013 with confetti, party favors and a free champagne toast at midnight.
The Black Crowes on Dec. 26 announced Greene has joined the band and will play on the "Lay Down with Number 13" tour which starts in the United Kingdom on March 24.
At 32, Greene has accomplished what many artists strive decades for. He has recorded seven albums of original work, an EP, DVD, and a recently released book of lyrics. Greene has been involved in many high-profile side projects. Included in his endeavors are performing with Levon Helm at Levon's famous "Ramble" and featured performer at Warren Haynes annual Christmas Jam.
Green has a reputation for putting on an energetic live show and has earned the respect of critics and musicians across the country. He tours 100 to 125 dates per year, playing to a devoted and growing fan base, and has been featured at many high-profile venues and festivals.
While difficult to categorize his music (frequent comparisons are to Bob Dylan and the Band), there is a consistent influence of Americana Roots Music that runs through the themes in his large musical catalog. At times, his songs are playful - other times they are sorrowful. But always, they are soulful.
Greene's most recent release isn't an album, its a book. Written and self-published, "Gone Wanderin' -The Songs Of Jackie Greene," is a comprehensive collection of Green's works from 2001 through 2011.


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What is your story? How are your other kids doing?
Let's also bump this thread when we see a will it happen again thread.
Dez + Nick since 06/2000
NUCB, AP mama to
Miss Elliot Joyce - 03/09/10 Hayden Mark - 09/13/12
I sure like the idea of a support thread like this! Ds is now 17 months as of tomorrow (amazing), and is doing great, but it's been a long road. We tested high-risk on the 2nd tri serum screen, which was the first sign something was off. It turned out that it was clear that there was growth restriction from about 22 weeks as his head was 50th but his abdomen was less than 3rd, and he was 11th overall. He maintained that for a while, and then somewhere in between my 30 week and 34w 5d u/s, he took a big hit and his head dropped to 6th, everything else less than 1st. They took him out at 34w 5d at 3lb 3oz and 15.25in. He spent 2 weeks in the NICU, though lucky it was just to grow and feed. He fed better with us and we were there around the clock, so they let us take him home when he was just 3lb 12oz and 17in. We had a million appts with specialists and started therapy privately (after being very disappointed by EI)) at 6 months. He also needed two surgeries for hypospadias, a helmet for plagiocephaly, and has a few "benign" neurological issues. Today, he's about 31in and between 21-22lbs, so I feel his growth has been great! He is a VERY picky eater still and only takes a limited amount, so we rely still on fortified toddler formula and pediasure. He's come so far though. HE went from maybe a word or two at 15 months to now a list of 30-40 words, and as of a few days ago he's a walker!
Needless to say, we are hoping round 2 is a bit smoother! I am already being monitored by MFM closely and am on baby aspirin and a low dose of lovenox to help ward off IUGR. They say the liklihood of it happening again is less than 15%, so I am hoping to be spared the IUGR roller coaster this time! Hopefully we all will be!
my first was IUGR 40 weeks 5 pounds 3oz
my second and third were "big" 6 pounders (6lbs and 6lbs 3oz)
and my 4th was also IUGR 37 weeks 5 pounds even.
i am not pregant again :)
Avishag ('07) IUGR, Oren ('08), Hila ('10), Yahel ('11) IUGR/FTT, Tagel ('13) IUGR/preemie Adele ('15) IUGR and #7 due Dec 2016
KirRoyal - I know, the pediasure is expensive! Some people do carnation instant breakfast added to milk, which is supposed to have a similar effect and be cheaper. The toddler formula is pretty darn expensive too ($30 for a tub of powder, which we go through in about 1-1.5 weeks). We fortify it so it is 24 cals/oz, so less cals than the pediasure. We've also had a lot of luck with a really high cal yogurt I found called Liberte. It's about 270 cals per container and I add some honey too, and he eats one every night with dinner (at least for now). They are expensive too though of course at 1.50 per!
First pregnancy with early, severe IUGR with bad outcome and now almost there with this normally growing boy. My blood work did not show much except for MTHFR mutation and placenta showed somes signs consistent with either clottting disorder or autoimmune isssue but nobody really knows why IUGR happened. I am on Lovenox , apirin, incr folic acid this time just in case.
I am 28 wks with my 3rd child. My first was 8lbs 14oz, my second was IUGR arriving at 36wks 6days on her own weighing in at 5lbs 4oz. We did not have any NICU and she is now 20 months and though small (in 9th percentile) doing great.
I had 18 wks ultrasound and baby was measuring 50th percentile, at 22 wk we were at 37th percentile, and just yesterday at 28 wk we are down to the 18th... looks like we will be riding the IUGR roller coaster again.
Anyone else have a similar experience or going through this now?


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Guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Jerry Garcia
was best known as a founding member of
the Grateful Dead
, the rock band for which he served as de facto leader for 30 years, from 1965 until his death in 1995. Concurrently for much of that time, he also led his own
Jerry Garcia Band
), and he performed and recorded in a variety of configurations and a variety of styles, particularly styles of folk and country music, sometimes switching to banjo or pedal steel guitar for the purpose. But
the Grateful Dead
remained his primary musical outlet, and he performed thousands of concerts with them and appeared on dozens of their albums (many of them live recordings), 28 of which reached the Billboard chart during his lifetime, including the million-sellers
Workingman's Dead
American Beauty
Europe '72
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead
, What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of the Grateful Dead, and
In the Dark
, and another eight that went gold.
The Grateful Dead
were not primarily a singles act, but
composed or co-composed the music for four of the six singles the band placed in the Billboard Hot 100, "Uncle John's Band," "Truckin'," "Alabama Getaway," and the Top Ten hit "Touch of Grey," as well as his only solo chart single, "Sugaree." In addition to his musical efforts,
was viewed as an icon and spokesman for the hippie movement of the 1960s, the counterculture fueled by psychedelic drugs and rock & roll that
the Grateful Dead
embodied for their fervent fans, the Deadheads, as well as to the public at large.
Jerome John Garcia
, named after the show tune composer
Jerome Kern
, was born August 1, 1942, in San Francisco, CA, the second son of Jose Ramon Garcia and Ruth Marie (Clifford) Garcia. His father was a Spanish immigrant who had been a clarinetist/saxophonist and bandleader until a dispute with the musicians union led him to give up music as a profession and buy a tavern; his mother had been a nurse before her marriage.
displayed an early interest in music and took piano lessons as a child. He suffered two early traumas. At the age of four, he lost the top half of the middle finger of his right hand in a wood-chopping accident; the following year, his father accidentally drowned while fishing. His mother took over management of the tavern, and he was sent to live with his grandparents for the next five years, moving back in with his mother after she remarried in 1953. The family lived in various locations in San Francisco and its suburbs, and
attended several different schools where he was an indifferent student, forced to repeat eighth grade. He showed greater interest in art, attending the California School of Fine Arts during the summer of 1957, and for his 15th birthday that year, his mother gave him a guitar (after he convinced her to take back the accordion she had given him at first). Soon, he was playing in bands in high school. He continued to be uninterested in studying, however, and in January 1960, at the age of 17, he dropped out. In April 1960, he enlisted in the Army, but he proved unsuited to Army life and was dishonorably discharged in December 1960.
Now 18 years old,
moved to Palo Alto, CA, where he lived informally over the next several years, playing in clubs and bookstores near the campus of Stanford University and encountering many of the people he would work with for the rest of his career. Among them was the aspiring poet
Robert Hunter
, who would become his lyric partner, but who now played bass with him in a duo, Bob & Jerry, and later in other groups. The early '60s was the period of a folk music revival, and
became an avid student of folk, old-time country, and bluegrass music, playing both the acoustic guitar and banjo in ad hoc groups with names like the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers, the Wildwood Boys, and the Hart Valley Drifters over the next two years. In the winter of 1962-63, he met Sara Lee Ruppenthal, an undergraduate student at Stanford, and they formed a duo called Jerry & Sara. They married on April 25, 1963, and their daughter Heather Garcia, who later became a classical violinist, was born on December 8, 1963.
With his marriage,
settled down somewhat, taking a job teaching in a music store. During 1964, he began playing in a jug band,
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
, that also featured guitarist/singer
Bob Weir
and singer/harmonica player/keyboardist
Ron McKernan
). At the turn of 1965, the group took up electric instruments and became a rock & roll band, adding drummer
Bill Kreutzmann
and renaming themselves
the Warlocks
Phil Lesh
, another friend of
's, joined on bass by June 1965, and in December the quintet first performed under its new name,
the Grateful Dead
. Their first single, comprised of the traditional songs "Stealin'" and "Don't Ease Me In," was released by Scorpio Records in June 1966, and
was the lead vocalist on both tracks. That fall, he took a step toward greater recognition outside the band by serving (without credit) as the producer of fellow San Francisco rock band
Jefferson Airplane
's second album,
Surrealistic Pillow
. In addition to helping with arrangements and playing guitar on the LP, he also suggested its title, but he was barred contractually from being named the album's producer, instead being listed as "musical and spiritual advisor." Meanwhile,
the Grateful Dead
signed to Warner Bros. Records for the release of their first album, The Grateful Dead, in March 1967. Featuring the
-written song "Cream Puff War," the LP peaked in the Top 100. By this time,
was separated from his wife, from whom he was later divorced, and living with Carolyn Adams (aka Mountain Girl), the woman with whom he had the longest relationship in his complicated romantic life. The couple had two daughters, Annabelle, born in 1970, and Theresa, born in September 1974.
Although all the tracks on
the Grateful Dead
's second album, a combination of live and studio recordings called
Anthem of the Sun
released in July 1968, were credited to the group as songwriters,
had enlisted his friend
Robert Hunter
to write lyrics to some of the songs, and the
songwriting partnership officially premiered on the band's third album,
, released in June 1969. (Actually, all the songs on the album were written by
, and
Phil Lesh
The Grateful Dead
favorite "Dark Star," a
collaboration, was given its definitive live reading on the band's next album,
, released in November 1969. By this point,
had begun to work extensively with other musicians while maintaining his tenure in
the Grateful Dead
. Taking up the pedal steel guitar, he helped form
the New Riders of the Purple Sage
with singer/songwriter
John Dawson
and guitarist
David Nelson
, the latter one of his old friends from his Palo Alto days, the band filled out by
Grateful Dead
Mickey Hart
(a drummer who had joined
the Grateful Dead
in 1967). This country-rock outfit began opening shows for
the Grateful Dead
. At the same time,
was doing recording sessions with other musicians including
the Jefferson Airplane
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
(the pedal steel on the hit "Teach Your Children" from
Déjà Vu
), and
It's a Beautiful Day
Marrying Maiden
), among others. His first track as a solo performer was "Love Scene," which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1970 film Zabriskie Point. He also began playing in a pickup band in a club in San Francisco with keyboardist
Howard Wales
, beginning a string of gigs that would lead to
the JGB
, although the more immediate result was his first "solo" album, an LP actually credited to
and him, called
, released by Douglas Records in 1971.
's and
the Grateful Dead
's interest in country-rock was explored on the band's fifth album,
Workingman's Dead
, released in May 1970, and
composed or co-composed seven of its eight songs, including "Uncle John's Band," which became
the Grateful Dead
's first chart single.
American Beauty
, their sixth album, released that November, continued in this style, and
was involved in the writing of seven of its ten songs, among them "Friend of the Devil," later covered by
Counting Crows
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
, and
Chris Smither
, among others, and "Ripple," later covered by such varied artists as
Rick Danko
Perry Farrell
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
, and
Chris Hillman
The Grateful Dead
reverted to a more eclectic style after these two popular albums, but the self-titled debut album by
the New Riders of the Purple Sage
, released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1971, continued in the country-rock sound.
amicably exited
the New Riders
that fall, but played on their next album,
, and later produced their 1974 live album,
Home, Home on the Road
. Also something of a follow-up to
Workingman's Dead
American Beauty
was the first half of
's debut solo album for Warner Bros. Records,
, released in January 1972. (The second half contained more experimental fare.) The LP, featuring the chart single "Sugaree," reached the Top 40. Shortly afterwards, Fantasy Records released
Heavy Turbulence
, an album credited to keyboardist
Merl Saunders
, but actually featuring
's club band, which now was co-led by
, who had replaced
. The band also would feature on the
Fire Up
(1973) and on the double LP
Live at Keystone
, recorded in July 1973 and released in the spring of 1974.
the Grateful Dead
's seventh album, a live double LP titled
Grateful Dead
(and sometimes called "
Skull & Roses
" for its cover illustration and to distinguish it from the band's debut album), had appeared in September 1971, featuring two new
songs, "Bertha" and "Wharf Rat." Their eighth, a triple LP called
Europe '72
, released in November 1972, introduced such
compositions as "He's Gone," "Brown-Eyed Woman," and "Tennessee Jed." While continuing to perform with
the Grateful Dead
and with his club band with
Merl Saunders
founded a third band in the winter of 1973, returning to his love of bluegrass and playing banjo in a group called
Old & in the Way
that gave its first public performance on March 1. Along with
, the members included mandolin player
David Grisman
, guitarist
Peter Rowan
, and bassist
John Kahn
(also in the band with
), with the fiddle chair held by either
Richard Greene
Vassar Clements
. This group lasted a year and cut a live album that was released in 1975 by Round Records and made the Top 100. Round Records was a subsidiary of Grateful Dead Records, which the group founded in 1973 upon the expiration of their contract with Warner Bros. The label's first release was
Wake of the Flood
the Grateful Dead
's first studio album in nearly three years, which appeared in October 1973 and featured five songs composed by
among its seven selections.
In June 1974, Round Records released
's second solo album, which, like his first, was called
. To avoid confusion, fans began calling it
Compliments of Garcia
because of the legend "Compliments Of" that appeared on a sticker on promotional copies sent to radio stations, and it later was officially retitled
. The album featured no new compositions by
and was more in the mode of his club band, with numerous cover songs. Nevertheless, it reached the Top 50. Within weeks, Grateful Dead Records released a new
Grateful Dead
studio album,
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel
, which featured five new
songs among its eight tracks. In October 1974,
the Grateful Dead
played a series of shows at the Winterland theater in San Francisco that were filmed and recorded, preparatory to taking a hiatus from concert work. That had no effect on
's other live work, however. His band with
had acquired a name,
the Legion of Mary
, and it continued to perform steadily into the summer of 1975, when it broke up. Also in 1975,
broke up with his common-law wife, Carolyn Adams, and began a relationship with aspiring filmmaker Deborah Koons. But when that relationship ended in 1977, he returned to Adams.
Notwithstanding their touring hiatus,
the Grateful Dead
released a new studio album,
Blues for Allah
, in August 1975, with most of its songs composed by
. Having split up
the Legion of Mary
put together the first group formally called
the Jerry Garcia Band
that fall with his longtime sidekick, bassist
John Kahn
and, initially, pianist
Nicky Hopkins
(soon replaced by
Keith Godchaux
, a member of
the Grateful Dead
since 1971) and drummer
Ron Tutt
. The band was featured on
's next solo album,
, which was released in February 1976, although half of the tracks featured
the Grateful Dead
. The album was also split with regard to material, consisting half of covers and half of new
songs. Like its two predecessors, it was moderately successful, peaking at number 42 during 14 weeks in the charts, indicating that
's solo albums were selling to a segment of
the Grateful Dead
audience marking time between the main band's releases.
The Grateful Dead
returned to touring in June 1976 and shuttered Grateful Dead Records (temporarily), signing to Arista Records after issuing a live album culled from the October 1974 Winterland shows, Steal Your Face. Meanwhile,
was heavily involved in editing footage shot at the shows for what became The Grateful Dead Movie, which opened on June 1, 1977. The first
Grateful Dead
Arista album,
Terrapin Station
, followed on July 27, 1977,
co-composing the sidelong suite "Terrapin Part One."
was also contracted to Arista as a solo artist, resulting in his fourth solo album,
Cats Under the Stars
, released in April 1978. Credited to
the Jerry Garcia Band
, the album consisted entirely of original compositions by members of the group with lyrics by
Robert Hunter
composed or co-composed five of the eight tracks. Despite being such a full-fledged effort, the album failed to reach the Top 100.
The Grateful Dead
followed in November 1978 with their next studio album,
Shakedown Street
, which featured only three
songs. Toward the end of the year,
formed a jazz-oriented group called
that included
Merl Saunders
and played mainly around the San Francisco Bay Area for the next nine months. In October 1979,
reorganized the group, again under the
banner, with
, keyboardist
Ozzie Ahlers
, and drummer
Johnny d'Fonseca
. Over the next three years, the band would have seven different lineups, with only
a constant.
In April 1980,
the Grateful Dead
Go to Heaven
, which would turn out to be their last studio album for the next seven years. Only two songs on the disc were
songs, but one of them was "Alabama Getaway," a chart single. In the fall, the band did a series of shows at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and Radio City Music Hall in New York that were recorded and filmed, the recordings resulting in the live albums
Dead Set
, while the video footage produced a closed-circuit simulcast, a TV special, and a home video, Dead Ahead. This was the last recording
the Grateful Dead
did until 1987. On December 31, 1981, backstage at a concert,
married Carolyn Adams, apparently largely for tax reasons; the two had broken up sometime before.
released his fifth solo album,
Run for the Roses
, in October 1982. It contained three songs on which he got songwriting credits, along with covers of songs by
the Beatles
Bob Dylan
, and it just reached number 100.
It has been suggested that the dearth of recordings by either
the Grateful Dead
in the early and mid-'80s was partly the result of the guitarist's drug usage during the period. Always known for his affection for psychedelic drugs (and arrested in 1970 and again in 1973 for possession of them, though without being forced to go to jail),
apparently had moved on to harder drugs by this time. On January 18, 1985, he was arrested again, this time for possession of cocaine and heroin. He again avoided jail time by agreeing to seek treatment, attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and do a benefit concert. Along with his drug usage, his smoking and other unhealthy behavior contributed to a physical decline during what turned out to be the last decade of his life. On July 10, 1986, following a strenuous
Grateful Dead
tour, he fell into a diabetic coma lasting three days and nearly died. (During his convalescence, Adams and his daughters by her moved back in with him.) He returned to playing with
the JGB
in October and with
the Grateful Dead
in December, and for a time seemed to have a new lease on life.
One result of his resurgence was personal. Despite his reconciliation with Adams, he became romantically involved with a
Grateful Dead
fan, Manasha Matheson, who gave birth to his fourth daughter, Keelin Noel Garcia, on December 20, 1987. (In 1989,
again split up with Adams and lived either alone or with Matheson.) On a professional level, his return to health brought about the first new
Grateful Dead
album in seven years,
In the Dark
, released on July 6, 1987. The double-platinum Top Ten album featured four
songs, among them "Touch of Grey," which became
the Grateful Dead
's only Top Ten single. After touring to support the album,
did a special series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Broadway in New York City in October 1987, leading an acoustic string band in the first set and
the JGB
in the second. The shows resulted in a live album,
Almost Acoustic
, credited to
the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
, released by Grateful Dead Merchandising in 1988.
The Grateful Dead
continued to tour extensively, and
began to increase the geographical reach of
the JGB
, for instance doing a two-week tour in September 1989 that hit many of the same arenas
the Grateful Dead
usually played.
The Grateful Dead
Built to Last
, which turned out to be their final studio album, on Halloween 1989. Featuring three
songs among its nine tracks, It did not match the success of
In the Dark
, but went gold.
In February 1991,
added a third steady group to his schedule, appearing in an acoustic duo with his old friend
David Grisman
at the Warfield and, shortly after, releasing the album
Jerry Garcia/David Grisman
's Acoustic Disc label. Warfield shows from 1990 with
the JGB
were the source for Arista's two-CD set
Jerry Garcia Band
, released in May 1991,
's first solo chart album in nine years. Still, the bulk of the guitarist's time was given over to the regular touring he did with
the Grateful Dead
. On August 4, 1992, four days after his 50th birthday, he was reported to have fallen ill again, although he was not hospitalized this time. On October 31, 1992, he returned to performing with
the JGB
. In December, he separated from Manasha Matheson, and in 1993 he resumed his relationship with Deborah Koons. After finalizing his divorce from Carolyn Adams in 1993, he married Koons on Valentine's Day, 1994.
's musical relationship with
found him collaborating with the mandolin player on a series of recordings, and another duo release,
Not for Kids Only
, appeared in September 1993. That year,
the Grateful Dead
were the most successful touring act in the U.S., grossing $45.6 million. In 1994, they grossed $52.4 million, but fell to fifth place in the face of stiffer competition. Meanwhile, they had begun to delve into their archives for vintage live recordings to satisfy the demands of the Deadheads, releasing such albums as
One from the Vault
(1991), recorded in 1975, and
Two from the Vault
(1992), recorded in 1968. The summer of 1995 found
the Grateful Dead
as usual playing outdoor stadiums, and they finished the run with a show at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9. It was the band's last concert. A week later,
checked into the Betty Ford Clinic, his first-ever attempt at formal rehab to kick his heroin habit. He stayed a couple of weeks, but did not complete the clinic's one-month program. On August 8, he entered another rehab facility in Forest Knolls, CA. In the early hours of August 9, 1995, he died there in his sleep of a heart attack at the age of 53.
eschewed the title of leader of
the Grateful Dead
, his significance to the band was obvious, and the surviving members' announcement in December 1995 that the group was breaking up without him was no surprise. (In 1998, some former members toured in band called
the Other Ones
. Later
, and
, with other added musicians, performed as
the Dead
.) Also attesting to his importance, a lengthy string of posthumous releases continued to appear.
The Grateful Dead
's series of archival concert releases became an assembly line, helping to ease the loss of touring revenue to the organization.
culled a number of albums from the sessions
played in his studio (
Shady Grove
So What
The Pizza Tapes
Been All Around This World
[2004]). And a
archival concert release series called Pure Jerry was launched on a
Jerry Garcia
label by the guitarist's estate. There were also extra-musical products. During
's lifetime, his artwork attracted attention and was licensed by a tie company, and there was a flavor, Cherry Garcia, named after him by an ice cream maker. Such marketing also continued after
's death, assuring that his name would be remembered, if in some odd connections. For the most part, however, it seemed that he would continue to be associated with
the Grateful Dead
and that, in time, practically every note he ever played would be available to be heard by his fans.
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on March 20, 2013 - 9:46 PM
, updated March 21, 2013 at 11:24 AM
When First Niagara Financial Group's board gathered Tuesday for its regularly scheduled meeting, the Buffalo-based bank's directors were feeling the same pain as its shareholders.
The 10 directors who didn't work for First Niagara – only one of whom has ties to Western New York – owned shares worth a combined $11.5 million, and each of them had suffered steep personal losses in the value of their stake in the bank. One director, Carl Florio, had seen the value of his First Niagara stock drop by more than $3 million since joining the board in 2009.
So it was against that backdrop – with First Niagara's shares tumbling 42 percent over the past three years – that the board cut the company's ties with John R. Koelmel, the chief executive officer who had guided the bank on an aggressive acquisition binge that turned it into a regional banking power.
But now, analysts and local investment advisers expect First Niagara to put a heightened focus on melding those recently acquired banks into its operations in a way that boosts efficiency and enhances its profits. They expect the bank to seek out cost cuts beyond the $40 million in planned cost savings and five to 10 branch closings that First Niagara had been planning this year under Koelmel's initiative to accomplish the same goal.
"They need to focus on profitability," said Joseph Curatolo, the president of Georgetown Capital, an Amherst money management firm. "They need to take a break [from acquisitions] and probably shed what isn't working."
First Niagara's recent acquisitions have been outside its traditional upstate New York service territory, and the bank had limited cost-savings opportunities because the newly acquired banks didn't overlap with its existing branch network, said Gerald T. Cole, vice president of Arbor Capital Management, an Amherst money management firm.
The board named Gary Crosby, First Niagara's executive vice president, as the bank's interim chief executive officer and said it would launch a national search for a permanent replacement.
"This has always been a very independent-minded board, with a clear vision: To establish a formidable presence in the Northeast region and a dominant one in upstate New York," Joseph Fenech, an analyst at Sandler O'Neill Partners, said in a report. "We think the board will continue to drive the longer-term strategy and will likely focus its search for a CEO that it believes can execute well on that vision."
First Niagara, under Koelmel, was remarkably successful in turning itself from a small Western New York savings bank into a Northeastern banking power, with branches stretching from Buffalo to Connecticut and down to the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets in Pennsylvania. But critics, including analysts and some shareholders, have said First Niagara overpaid for some of those acquisitions.
"While the timing was unexpected, the announcement itself does not come as a complete surprise," Fenech said.
Even Robert G. Wilmers, M&T Bank Corp.'s chairman, hinted in his letter to shareholders included in M&T's annual report this year that he thought the $1 billion price First Niagara paid to acquire HSBC Bank's upstate branch network was too high. "Every transaction has its own risks requiring a cautious approach to pricing," Wilmers wrote. "We were less confident about the benefits of such an acquisition and, in the end, fell short of the eventual pricing."
While First Niagara is vastly more profitable than it was before the buying binge began with its 2007 acquisition of Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, First Niagara's shareholders did not share in the benefits from the stronger earnings, because of the way the bank paid for its acquisitions: by issuing and selling millions of shares of additional stock.
So while First Niagara's profits last year of $168 million were 91 percent higher than they were in 2008, the bank's earnings per share – a common measure investors use to value stocks – actually fell by more than half, from 81 cents per share to 40 cents per share. First Niagara now has more than three times as many shares in circulation as it did in 2008 – the product of a series of stock sales that raised the money the bank needed to fund its five-bank buying binge.
On top of that, it slashed its dividend in half in 2011, to 8 cents a share, to conserve capital to afford the HSBC deal. But that also angered many shareholders.
First Niagara's tangible book value – a measure of how much the bank would be worth if it were liquidated – has dropped by 30 percent since just before it closed its $1.5 billion acquisition of New Alliance Bancshares in New Haven, Conn., in April 2011.
"I think the bank should spend a few years knitting together what it has acquired in recent years and growing tangible book value and earnings per share," said Harvard Winters, the author of a banking industry research publication that has been critical of First Niagara's acquisition binge.
Fenech, an analyst, downplayed the possibility that the First Niagara board would look to sell the company.
"We also think the company has a strong desire to remain independent," he wrote.
And while First Niagara's stock price is depressed, its main market across upstate New York generally is viewed as stable, without the rapid growth that many buyers seek in a deal.
"There wasn't exactly a bidding war for those HSBC branches, so I don't think there are a lot of people clamoring to get into upstate New York," said James P. Julian, executive vice president at Robshaw & Julian Associates, an Amherst money management firm.
First Niagara also disclosed Wednesday that Koelmel will receive a severance package worth an estimated $5.45 million, because his departure is being treated as "a termination by the company for reasons other than for cause."
Koelmel's severance includes two years of his base salary, totalling nearly $2.9 million, along with more than $2.5 million from the bank's incentive programs for top executives. He also will receive $10,000 for outplacement services.
As interim CEO, Crosby will receive a pay package worth more than $2.65 million. He will be paid an annual salary of $655,000, an 11 percent increase from his base pay in his former job as executive vice president. He also will receive $1 million in First Niagara stock and another $1 million cash bonus once his term as interim CEO is completed.
The value of Crosby's severance package also was sweetened, and he will be eligible to receive more than $1.5 million in incentive pay if First Niagara meets certain performance targets.
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Arrests Made in Diamond Heist
Diamonds, Bags of Cash Are Recovered in Sweep Across France, Switzerland and Belgium
BRUSSELS—Three months after masked robbers stole more than $50 million in diamonds from the belly of a plane about to leave Brussels Airport, police in France, Switzerland and Belgium detained more than two dozen people and confiscated a "significant" stash of diamonds and cash.
The sweep began Tuesday when one person was arrested in France and eight others were brought in for questioning in Switzerland, according to Swiss and Belgian authorities.
Then, in early-morning raids Wednesday, some 250 Belgian police officers arrested 24 people in the Brussels area, said Anja Bijnens at the state prosecutor's office in Brussels.
The person arrested in France is believed to have been one of eight heavily armed robbers, disguised as police, who sped onto the tarmac of the Brussels Airport on Feb. 18 in two vehicles equipped with blue flashing lights.
Without firing a shot, they stole 120 packages of diamonds that had just been loaded into the hold of a Fokker-100 regional jet bound for Zurich, then escaped back through a hole cut in the perimeter fence.
Belgium has begun extradition proceedings for the suspect in France, Ms. Bijnens said. Further details about the person weren't disclosed.
Of those arrested in Belgium, about 10 were already known to the police, she said. It was unclear if any of them were among the robbers.
Late Wednesday, a judge ordered 14 of the 24 Belgian suspects released, said Jean-Marc Meilleur, another spokesman for the prosecutor's office, according to Reuters. All of them were between 30 and 35, he said.
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Law-enforcement officials in Geneva said that they had detained two people late Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the heist. Six others also brought in for questioning were later released.
The two still in custody are a businessman and a lawyer accused of receiving stolen goods and obstructing justice, the statement said.
Swiss police also are working to establish the value of a "significant amount" of diamonds that were recovered, the statement said. The police also confiscated 100,000 Swiss francs ($107,000).
A Geneva regional justice department spokesman said Geneva police got involved in the case two months ago, during a separate investigation into a foreigner in the region.
Authorities had put the person under surveillance and then began to suspect the person was connected with the Brussels robbery, the spokesman said. Geneva authorities then cooperated with their Belgian counterparts. The person wasn't identified.
Ms. Bijnens said Belgian police also recovered an undisclosed amount of cash. She said the investigation is continuing and also involves police in Luxembourg.
The declared value of the stolen diamonds, a mix of rough and polished stones, was about $50 million, according to a spokeswoman for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, a coordinator for local diamond traders.
The heist—one of the biggest diamond robberies in history—occurred just after a shipment of diamonds from Antwerp, a leading diamond center, was loaded onto the Swiss International Air Lines flight, which was being operated by Helvetic Airways.
The robbers used speed and surprise to execute the bold theft, which took only a few minutes, authorities said at the time.
The thieves, who carried automatic weapons, appeared to have had inside information, people familiar with the investigation said soon after.
Brussels Airport, the main shipment point for diamonds entering and leaving Antwerp, has since tightened its security for shipments of valuables.
Antwerp, the world's leading trading center for diamonds, has been hit by a string of robberies in recent years.
In March 2010, gunmen disguised as police or security guards held the family of a partner at the Indian diamond firm Karp Impex hostage and forced him to hand over diamonds from his office vault. A similar hostage-taking/robbery was reported last October.
In April 2011, an armored truck carrying diamonds from Brussels Airport to Antwerp was reportedly sprayed with automatic gunfire on the road in an unsuccessful robbery attempt.
—Marta Falconi in Zurich contributed to this article.
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The sweep began Tuesday, when French police arrested one person and Swiss police arrested six others, said Anja Bijnens at the state prosecutor's office in Brussels. The person arrested in France is believed to have been one of eight heavily armed robbers, disguised as police, who sped onto the tarmac of the Brussels Airport on Feb. 18. An earlier version of this story incorrectly gave Ms. Bijnens's last name as Begnans, as well as the date of the heist as Feb. 16.


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on January 27, 2013 - 12:11 AM
LEWISTON – From the start of the season, Dave Burkholder talked about the depth of his Niagara hockey team.
It's one of those qualities championship teams need and one that the Purple Eagles have needed to display as of late.
With five players out of the lineup with injury, including leading scorer Giancarolo Iuorio, Niagara has still found a way to win. And score. And score often.
Saturday night five different players scored for Niagara as it outlasted RIT, 6-4, in front of 1,559 at Dwyer Arena. After a tie against the Tigers in Rochester on Friday, the Purple Eagles solidified their first-place standing in Atlantic Hockey with a 14-1-2 mark in league play.
"We've got a bunch of injuries and when those guys are in the lineup we have four solid lines," said junior forward Ryan Rashid, who had a goal and an assist. "Guys have really stepped up and fortunately have stepped in … Guys who generally aren't in the lineup have been and in a big rivalry against RIT to take three out of four points, you've got to be happy with that."
The Purple Eagles jumped to a 3-0 lead not even 10 minutes into the game. It started with a power play goal from Rashid. Then defenseman C.J. Chartrain found himself alone in front of RIT starting goaltender Josh Watson and finished a beautiful play for a 2-0 lead. Just 49 seconds later Marc Zanette extended the lead.
RIT got on the board with a power play goal by Mike Colavecchia to make it 3-1 at the first break.
Niagara held the lead despite RIT controlling the flow of play and taking a 21-10 lead in shots on goal.
"If anyone should have had a 3-0 lead in the first period, I thought it should have been us," RIT coach Wayne Wilson said. "You've got to find a way to win the game when you control the first period."
The Tigers battled back in a wild and wide-open second period in which six goals were scored, four of them on the power play, between the two teams.
RIT's Chris Saracino scored on the power play just 1:35 into the period, making it a one-goal game.
But the energy would swing back and forth in an up-and-down, physical battle. Niagara got power play tallies from Chartrain and Patrick Dijak.
Adam Mitchell scored for RIT, but Dan Koelenda answered for Niagara. Greg Noyes of RIT scored on the power play with 1:38 left in the period to make it a 6-4 after two periods.
"They have one of the best power plays in the country," Burkholder said. "Our goal tonight was to stay out of the [penalty] box and you look at the box score and we took slashing, hooking, tripping. That will kill you against a good RIT team.
"It's never going to be perfect. I thought it was a gutsy win on a night that the momentum swings were unbelievable. There's a lot of character in that room and we stuck with it."
Each team scored three times on the power play, with Niagara taking 11 shots with the man advantage.
Carsen Chubak gave up four goals to RIT, but he came up with several big stops including a glove save with 22 seconds left to preserve the win for Niagara. He finished with 35 saves.
Niagara, 15-4-5 overall, hosts Bentley next weekend for 7:05 games in Dwyer Arena on Friday and Saturday.
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Patch: Man busted for creating fake gift cards at Wauwatosa bar
UPDATED 8:16 AM CDT Apr 12, 2013
Our news partners at the Wauwatosa Patch report that a Greenfield man is in trouble after creating fraudulent gift cards at a Wauwatosa bar.
The Patch reports that Adam Podkomerski, 28, of Greenfield, is charged with three counts of theft by embezzlement after creating phony gift cards at Mo's Irish Pub on Blue Mound Rd.
Police said he used them to pay customer tabs and then pocket customers' cash.
To read more details from the Wauwatosa Patch, click here.
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Caterpillar is another one. I think it was the last reporting period of last year that CAT said they had no profits from US operations for three straight quarters but had huge gains in most overseas markets.
They went on to say that if the trend continued they may have to consider moving a large portion of their operation to over over seas locations to be closer to what is becoming their core business. The said to continue to pay taxes on repatriated earnings did not make sense.