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on October 7, 2012 - 1:07 AM
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On Stevie Johnson's left ribcage is a tattoo of a boy with alien features. The misfit is leaning against a street post that reads "Memory Lane," and he's holding a football in one hand, a basketball in the other. A brick wall is behind him, a boom box at his feet.
"It's a kid on the block," Johnson explained in an interview this week.
Johnson rose from a folding chair in the Buffalo Bills field house, lifted his T-shirt and pinned his chin to his chest to examine one of the many illustrations in his dark mural.
"The kid looks like that because he's alienated," Johnson said. "That's me."
Johnson was an outcast compared to those who succumbed to the gangs, drugs and crime prevalent in the merciless Hunters Point section of San Francisco.
Strengthened by the guidance of his convict-turned-community-activist stepfather and the support of his future wife, Johnson grasped his athletic ambitions and pursued them in earnest, while his gifted AAU teammates – one by one – fell by the wayside.
Johnson will return to Hunters Point this afternoon. He will step on Candlestick Park's grass for the first time when the Bills play the San Francisco 49ers.
A teenage Johnson behind the wheel of a silver Honda Accord learned how to drive in Candlestick's enormous parking lots. His family used to barbecue at Gilman Playground across the street. They would order fish from Two Jacks restaurant a few hundred yards from the stadium.
"It'll be special," Johnson said of playing the team he grew up rooting for. "That's where I'm from, and the 49ers are 'that team.' To come out of the tunnel, it's going to feel good."
Johnson emerged from Hunters Point largely because his personality – perhaps as much as his athletic ability – was unlike that of his peers.
Throughout his life, he stuck out as different. He felt like an alien loner in the hood, but it helped him survive and taught him that long odds could be overcome.
His stepfather's unexpected success in rap music eventually allowed the family to move to Fairfield, Calif., about 35 miles from San Francisco. Johnson attended a start-up high school that didn't offer varsity football until he was a junior. He was lightly recruited, went to a junior college and ended up at the University of Kentucky.
The Bills drafted Johnson in the seventh round. Then he was trapped behind receivers Lee Evans, Terrell Owens, Josh Reed and Roscoe Parrish.
But the kid from Hunters Point continued to survive. Johnson became a full-time NFL starter in 2010 and recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, the first by a receiver in Bills history.
"He always tells me he feels like he needs to work from the bottom up, to prove to his coaches and his teammates what he can do," said Britney Johnson, his wife.
"It's important in his journey that he's been humble and knows – that even though it's in his mind, 'I'm going to be on top; I'm going to be No. 1' – it's not going to always go as planned. But that doesn't mean you give up. He keeps pushing forward to show everyone what he can do."
Positive role model
Andre "Herm" Lewis recalled precisely when his stepson's vision quest to play in the NFL began. It wasn't some flash of brilliance on the field. It had nothing to do with being challenged by a coach or family member.
The moment erupted through tears while waiting in a McDonald's drive-through.
At a family gathering that day, Johnson had done something to anger his parents. Nobody can recollect what, but on the way home Lewis reprimanded Johnson for his behavior.
"He always had this competitive spirit," Lewis said, "and when I would get on him, tears would well up in his eyes, and he would flex his muscles real tight in anger.
"I said, 'Boy, you better get your act together and start paying attention and be more obedient.' And he said, 'It don't make a difference! I'm going to the League!'
"And he said it with so much confidence, enthusiasm and conviction to where – instead of making another comment to belittle or discourage it – I quit talking. I let that statement linger in the air. That was an awakening moment."
Lewis admitted he thought Johnson was being foolhardy, that the chances of reaching the NFL were skinny. But Lewis seized on Johnson's declaration and laid out the criteria his stepson must meet.
"With the way he said it, I didn't want to throw anything in his face," Lewis said. "My plan was, 'OK, you need to do a lot of work. You need to make sure your academics are in order. You respect your parents. You respect the rules and regulations.' "
When Lewis spoke, the Bay area listened. He had spent two years in the penitentiary because of drugs but decided before his release that he wanted to make a difference through community work.
On the outside, he met Johnson's mother, Rhonda, when Johnson was 2 years old. Johnson claimed his father, Steve Sr., remained a positive influence, taking him to the only two games he ever attended at Candlestick Park. But Lewis raised Johnson along with more children that followed.
Hunters Point has an astronomical murder rate and is considered one of the nation's most dangerous neighborhoods. The soil is toxic from the abandoned shipyards. Drug-related violence dominates the neighborhood.
Lewis in the early 1990s became an influential voice who advocated compassion and neighborhood unity.
The San Francisco rap group RBL Posse approached Lewis to deliver a motivational speech as part of its CD. Lewis then released "Trying to Survive in the Ghetto," a popular compilation CD of local artists.
He worked with Master P and JT the Bigga Figga and helped Johnson's first-cousin, Ya Boy, blossom as a performer. Lewis was a regular on the show "Street Soldiers" on San Francisco hip-hop radio station KMEL.
"Every corner, every hood, was beefing with each other," Johnson said. "But the thing about him was, he would put me in the passenger seat and would drive through every set. And he would get love from every set.
"He dang near had the power to stop any beef. He told me 'You got to be versatile. Don't narrow yourself to one group of people. Always show love to others, and they'll show love to you.' "
At the news conference to announce Johnson's five-year, $36.25 million contract in March, he thanked "the O.G. [original gangster] Herm, the one who made me that SF warrior that you guys see."
On Johnson's right shoulder is a tattoo of the "SF" logo used by the San Francisco Giants above the Golden State Warriors logo.
Ringing endorsements
A neophyte NFL fan probably could walk into the Bills' locker room and easily pick out the guy from San Francisco.
Johnson laughed at the idea of somebody pointing at each player and identifying them.
"Football player, football player, football player … weirdo," Johnson said. "I don't know anyone else in the league with a dermal anchor in their face."
That's the stud Johnson has implanted his left cheek. He has more ink in his body than this morning's edition of The Buffalo News. He frequently displays his tattoos in magazines and advertisements. And he's a fashionista with a penchant for the flamboyant.
Johnson, who has dabbled in rap and has performed with the artist Game, is an eclectic spirit.
He possesses that freethinking, cool, sexy, funky hipness that San Francisco is known for.
His swag has helped him assemble an impressive endorsement portfolio. He's a spokesman for VIZIO televisions, Skullcandy headphones, Hornell-based Pant Saggin Dezign apparel, Deuce watches and Northtown Auto.
Johnson has a show, "Street Games," on YouTube channel The NOC (Network of Champions). Johnson approaches random people in New York City and asks them to perform challenges or participate in pranks.
"Stevie was a guy we pinpointed early on as somebody we wanted to work with," said Erik Kesten, executive producer for the NOC. "He's an up-and-coming player with a big cool factor off the field. He's really magnetic.
"We're trying to create a brand that's a cool place for sports fans to see what athletes are like off the field and away from mainstream outlets. A guy like that is perfect for us."
Sponsors who spoke to The Buffalo News were unanimous in their praise of Johnson as a regular guy who's a joy to work with, especially when compared to other athletes or celebrities.
"Stevie's got a big heart," said Curt Flaitz, co-founder of Pant Saggin. "He'll do anything for anybody. He's happy to be where he's at.
"He's accomplished things, and he's had better offers since he met us. But he's stuck with us. He's loyal and just true to his word."
Stevie's moments
Johnson and his stepfather quickly affirm Johnson's flamboyance comes from his mother. Johnson expresses his connection – how else? – with a tattoo that takes up his entire right forearm. Flames rise from his wrist, where "Rhonda" is written in script, up to his elbow. A bird takes flight amid the fire. Above, it says "Live to stay fly." Underneath, "Why not?"
Over the past couple years, Johnson's expressiveness and independent streak have captivated and infuriated Bills fans.
In 2010, he revealed his "Why so serious?" T-shirt against the Cincinnati Bengals and made the infamous God tweet after dropping the winning overtime touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 2011, the NFL fined him for mocking New York Jets receiver Plaxico Burress, who had accidentally shot himself in the leg and went to prison. Bills coach Chan Gailey yanked Johnson from the season finale after being penalized for another T-shirt message.
For all of Johnson's cosmopolitan tastes, outside-the-box thinking and financial wherewithal, however, the people closest to him seem to have a lot of fond Wal-Mart memories.
At the store on Southwestern Boulevard in Hamburg, agent C.J. LaBoy has witnessed Johnson pay for a stranger's television, and for a man's whole cart of food and clothes for his family.
"The guy was speechless, total shock," LaBoy said of Johnson's cart purchase. "Afterwards, they hugged. The man thanked Stevie profusely, and they took some pictures.
"I've seen him do it many times, and this was before his new contract. He does it because he feels so blessed that he wants to do something for somebody else."
Wal-Mart also is where Johnson and his wife bought their first wedding rings. When Johnson went to play for Kentucky in 2006, he summoned Britney from California to help keep him centered.
Each other was all they had. They got married in a Lexington courthouse. Nobody from Johnson's family was there. He had no best man. The witnesses were one of Britney's coworkers and the coworker's mother.
"We didn't have much, but we worked with whatever we had," Britney Johnson said. "I was just thankful to have someone I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
They've been married for five years and have three children, but Johnson has promised to renew their vows with a traditional wedding. Johnson will formally propose to her – he didn't the first time – and they'll throw what should be the biggest reception of Johnson's life.
"I can't tell you that I would be in the NFL if it wasn't for her," Johnson said.
With his first NFL paycheck, Johnson went to the McKinley Mall and bought Britney a diamond ring. He slid it into the box of a video-game he'd also purchased and tried to spring a surprise by asking her to play it with him. Problem was, she doesn't particularly enjoy video games.
"She wasn't going for it at all," Johnson said. "I thought, 'Man, this isn't working out like I expected it to.' I almost forced her to open up the video game.
"My proposal, I'm still working on that to give her something special. I've got to make it work because that was so weak."
Until then, Johnson's homecoming today will do just fine as a party.
Britney said her husband is on the hook for about 50 tickets for family and friends, but about 100 people are expected for a pregame tailgate in the same Candlestick parking lot where Johnson learned to drive.
"Every single person I know that's going to be watching this game," Johnson said, "is going to go, 'Good job, Steve.' But they're going to be going for the 49ers. So I want my Buffalo Bills brothers to go out there and win this game.
"Then when I go back home I can go, 'Yeah, we beat y'all in your house.'"
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After disappointing results at the Mercer Classic this weekend, the Stetson men's soccer team returns to Florida for a Wednesday night matchup against local rival UCF this week. The Hatters (1-3-1) and the Knights (1-2-2) kick off at 7:00 p.m. in Orlando.
Through five contests in 2013, Stetson head coach T. Logan Fleck has used 13 new players, eight of which have made appearances in the Hatters' starting lineup. Senior Chase Rodgers has started all five matches, while freshmen Gianluca Carbone and Sebastian Contreras have played in and started four out of give for the Hatters.
Tickets for Wednesday's game at the UCF Soccer Complex are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. Call (407) UCF-1000 for more information.
For fans unable to make it out to the game, there will be live stats and a subscription based live video stream available on UCFKnights.com. As always, the @StetsonMSoccer Twitter feed and the Hat-Alerts text messaging service are also available for in-game updates.
• The Hatters have scored five goals in 2013, each recorded by a different player; senior Evan Jimmo, freshman Gianluca Carbone, senior Chase Rodgers, senior JJ Bostic, and junior Dwight Lodge.
• Senior Andreas Schnabl's shutout against UMass Lowell was the 13th of his career, which is a school record.
• Schnabl also currently tops the Stetson record books with a career goals-against-average of 1.26.
• Schnabl's eight saves against Grand Canyon tied a career best (Also 8 at FIU on 9/9/11). It tied for the most since Logan Potter's 13 vs. Lipscomb on 10/9/09.
• 13 new players have seen action this season, and eight have started. Moreover, nine freshmen have appeared in matches in 2013, and four have been in the starting lineup.
• A similarly young UCF squad welcomes Stetson to Orlando with a 1-2-2 overall record. The Knights' lone win came against FIU, and their two losses were to North Florida and Old Dominion.
• The all-time series between Stetson and UCF dates back to 1972 and is comprised of 44 meetings. The Knights hold a 31-10-3 advantage.
• Last season the Hatters and the Knights tied 0-0 as Schnabl became the all-time leader for shutouts in Stetson history.


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Sandra Bullock Gets Naked in Shower Scene with Chelsea Handler
Sandra Bullock got naked in the shower with Chelsea Handler for the season premiere of Chelsea Lately on Monday. The purpose of the good, clean fun? To lecture the similarly naked Handler to "stop calling yourself the white Oprah," and, among other pieces of advice, to "stop sleeping with your guests."
"That's why I don't want to do your show. I don't want to sleep with you," Bullock jokes.
"I don't sleep with that many anymore," replies Handler, "just some of the rappers." (Handler and 50 Cent dated "very casually" last year.)
"You have a responsibility to be a respectable talk show host, okay? This comes directly from Oprah's mouth to my ear, to my mouth, out of my mouth, into your ear, down your body, out your vagina, up my vagina and out my ass," Bullocks bellows in a take-charge voice.
The theme of the lecture, says Bullock, is that Handler has become a disappointment. "You have a responsibility to be a role model to young girls and gay and questioning men," the Oscar winner tells her. "And you need to lay off the booze."
"I'm not drinking nearly as much as I used to drink," says Handler.
"Okay," says Bullock, "did I say you could talk?"
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Iceland Coming In From The Cold
Posted 17 February 2012 - 05:43 PM
Interesting that Iceland is being brought back in from the cold at such a pivotal time.
The fact they had their own currency and were able to devalue to 'get the bad stuff' over quickly has brought them back from the cliff edge much quicker. Complete bust to something approaching normality in just three years. A greek would snatch your hand off for a piece of that!!
Posted 17 February 2012 - 05:49 PM
Posted 17 February 2012 - 05:52 PM
That's a bit unfair:
Icelandic people are more willing to sail into the unknown than the Greeks, just look at their histories...
Posted 17 February 2012 - 06:51 PM
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 06:58 PM
Why has devaluation helped?
I say...default has done the job nicely, and that financialisation of everything Icelandic made everything too expensive to sell.
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 07:07 PM
"Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy" ~ David Korten
"To think output and income can be raised by increasing the quantity of money, is like trying to get fat by buying a larger belt" ~ John Maynard Keynes
Libertarian = someone who acquired capital via system he claims to oppose, now wants to lock in gains
"Just tax the land as high as possible, everything else as little as possible" Me 2015
The problem with rentier capitalism (as I see it) is that eventually you run out of other people's productivity Me 2016
Posted 17 February 2012 - 07:32 PM
Why not? If they devalue by 60% then almost all tourist going to the Med would go there, and they have full employment before the summer's out.
Small economy innit. Wouldn't work for Greece
I getting ready on Hire Your Own Island for Week buy button.
Posted 17 February 2012 - 08:00 PM
Posted 17 February 2012 - 08:20 PM
Just the same as in the UK, we could devalue all we like, but cuts in government spending are still required.
Posted 17 February 2012 - 09:02 PM
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 09:17 PM
You cannot really compare the two. Iceland was brought to its knees by its banks, but the government was otherwise living fairly well within its means. The problem in Greece is that the Government is borrowing just to keep paying bills, and is living way beyond its means. Devaluation in Greece - if it had its own currency would not help at all. It woul still need to implement massive cuts, which is what the Greeks don't like.
Just the same as in the UK, we could devalue all we like, but cuts in government spending are still required.
Also the problems Iceland had (the banks) while serious, weren't long term. They just let the banks go bankrupt, and rebuilt from there.
It doesn't have problems of tax collection, corruption, embezzlement, bureaucracy etc. that Greece has, that will take years to fix (if at all).
Posted 17 February 2012 - 11:45 PM
They are very family centric and have a tiny population compared to the land mass.
Greece was screwed before the banks helped them "improve their quality of life" and simply doesn't have the social cohesion of iceland. They also owe several magnatudes more.
In this glorious nation of ours, if you work hard and keep your head down for 25 years then you too can aspire to own one-eighth of a one bedroom flat in Manchester.
My mum and day always tell me how important it is to save to buy a house. They should know, it took them nearly 6 months to save for theirs. As teenagers, they bought a 3 bed semi.
Posted 18 February 2012 - 08:17 AM
Hell, they paid back their IMF loan early. That should be good for an upgrade. Arresting and prosecuting bankers should also put the fear into the ratings agencies.
I'm waiting for the case of the Greek People versus Goldman Sachs to be drawn up and taken to the EU.
Posted 18 February 2012 - 05:03 PM
You cannot really compare the two. Iceland was brought to its knees by its banks
I'd venture to suggest that Iceland is comparable to many. Tiny Ireland was brought to its knees by banks. Iceland also had a rash of overbuilding property no one was ever going to buy. And people buying Range Rovers ( 'Game Overs') on credit.
The difference is that Iceland wasn't held to ransom and usury (or 'rescued') like its bank-stricken counterparts. It wasn't forced to privatise its only assets - like selling its thermal energy to Deutsche Thernalkom - and it didn't have the ball and chain of EU regulation preventing it from utilising local resources (like whale blubber) to revitalise the economy. Most of all, it wasn't forced to recapitalise its criminal banks, a la Ireland and Greece.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 05:46 PM
Prior to the banks turning up and f*cking everything up, iceland was fine.
They are very family centric and have a tiny population compared to the land mass.
Greece was screwed before the banks helped them "improve their quality of life" and simply doesn't have the social cohesion of iceland. They also owe several magnatudes more.
You clearly don't know what you are talking about. in Greece family is far more important than in most other European countries, also social cohesion among common people is far stronger than in center-north Europe (where individualism is king), the difference is in Greece (like also in Italy, but not as strongly) the state is seen as an intruder/oppressor rather than part of social life.
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Did Sasha Cohen's sister, Natasha, ever skate?
Alexe Gilles, Piper's twin, skated at a Canadian sectional competition this year (did not win, but placed pretty high, if I recall correctly?).
I believe I had read a while back how Galindo was pleasantly surprised and honored that Yamaguchi brought her daughter to him. Nice that the former partners have reconciled to this extent.
I dunno,but I think she took gymnastics when young with Sasha.
I know for awhile that Viktor Petrenko's daughter Viktoria trained, and she looked very meticulous in terms of technique, but I don't know whether she still skates.
How great that Klimova and Ponomarenko's son is skating. I have such an affection for them--probably my favorite ice dancers ever. And I love a lot of ice dancers!
Really? That's an interesting crossover. Good to hear that Viktoria is enjoying a sport she chose.
Katia Shpilband just finished fourth at Midwestern Sectionals in Junior Ladies and will be moving on to Nationals. Her step sequences and basic skating are to die for. (DUH!)
The daughters of Naomi Lang, Shae Lynne Bourne, and Natalia Michkoutienok all skate. Natalia and Naomi were posting on facebook about how excited they were when their daughters landed their first axel.
Maybe one day, Natasha Hanline (Natalia's daughter) will skate with Artur Jr!
Given their age gap, I don't see that happening, even if Natasha ever decides to switch to pairs when she gets older. But, there may be hope for another "Mishkutenok & Dmitriev" team if Natalia's daughter ever skaters with Artur's youngest son, who according to Wikipedia, is around 4 or 5 years old.Maybe one day, Natasha Hanline (Natalia's daughter) will skate with Artur Jr!
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I mentioned upthread that I thought Maxim Naumov skates. He does, and he qualified for junior nationals at the Juvenile level this year. Daniel Petrenko (Vladimir's son and Viktor's nephew) qualified in novice men.


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The Stetson women's golf team will be back on the course Monday and Tuesday as they head to Greensboro, N.C. for the annual Starmount Fall Classic.
The tournament is played at the Starmount Forest Country Club which used to regularly host the PGA Tour's greater Greensboro Open, an event won there four times by Sam Snead and once by Byron Nelson, amongst others. For this tournament, it will set up as a 6,265-yard, par-71 course. The 16 teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 more on Tuesday.
The Hatter lineup in the piedmont will feature a trio of seniors in Mallory Viera, Jenna Hoecker and Ryan Ashburn, plus a pair of freshmen in Alessandra Kutz and Giulia Vandenberg. Stetson head coach Floyd Kerr hopes this unit will represent the school well in a good field.
"This will be a stronger field and a more demanding golf course than the GolfWeek tournament where we finished fourth," Kerr said. "Starmount Country Club is hilly and you have to play every club in your bag. We must identify key shots on certain holes to be successful. Every hole is different and has challenges unique to that hole. To play well there you need to be very tuned in mentally and have very good decision making for the entire 18 holes."
A pair of Top 50 teams, Campbell and Chattanooga, await in Greensboro along with solid clubs from James Madison, Elon and Richmond. Stetson will get a look at fellow Atlantic Sun Conference members Jacksonville and North Florida. A pair of ACC teams, Clemson and Maryland, will also be at the Starmount Fall Classic. Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Western Carolina, Wofford and UNC Greensboro complete the 16-team field.
"To be a contender there we will have to play some of our best golf," Kerr said. "I think, currently, we are in a position to do that. I believe from top to bottom our team is hitting the ball very well. If we can stay focused, we can have a nice finish there."
The Hatters started the season in solid fashion, placing fourth out of 12 teams at the season-opening Golfweek Program Challenge in Pawley's Island, S.C. Individually, Viera (+5, T7th), Hoecker (+7, T9th) and Kutz (+7, T9th) all placed in the event's Top 10.
Vandenberg played in the Golfweek event, and also saw action last week at the Lady Falcon Invitation at LPGA International in Daytona Beach where she was 19th overall. Ashburn made her season debut at the Lady Falcon, tying for 31st overall. Sammi Smith was the top Hatter in Daytona Beach, tying for seventh, and earning a place on the team's roster for its next event, the LPGA Xavier Invitational, which will also be held in Daytona Beach, October 4-6.


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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Testimony in the ongoing lawsuit between the national Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, and the Diocese of South Carolina wrapped July 25.
The Diocese, which filed suit against the church in January 2013 and maintains that it legally broke away from the church in 2012, brought suit against the church in January 2013 over who is the rightful owner of the Diocese name, seals and symbols and some $500 million in property and assets.
The Diocese has for some time disagreed with the national church on matters of theology, morality, and polity, which ultimately led to its decision to break away from the Episcopal Church in 2012, according to Diocese officials. While such issues as same-sex unions and ordination of gay clergy have caused some friction, Diocese officials say it left the church only after the church attempted to remove Lawrence from his post as Bishop of the Diocese -- some nine years after the church appointed its first openly gay Bishop an action the Diocese believed to be outside of the churchs authority.
The Diocese has asserted that it has always operated as an entity separate from the church in daily operations and internal governance. The diocese has existed as a not-for profit corporation since 1973.
This has been an exhausting ordeal for everyone, noted Rev. Jim Lewis, Canon of the Ordinary for the Diocese of S.C.
The Episcopal Church maintains that the Diocese is part of the church and as such is subject to church law under the First Amendment, not state corporate law. The church says that the Dioceses contention that it controls the diocese as a nonprofit corporation under South Carolina law is incorrect, and that the Churchs right of religious freedom under the First Amendment to determine its leadership and governance according to church law should be upheld. The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, under its bishop, the Rt. Rev. Charles G. vonRosenberg, is the diocese that is recognized by The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.
Judge Diane Goodstein, who is trying the case, stated several times during the trial proceedings that South Carolina law does not permit her to consider arguments that the Episcopal Church is a hierarchical institution that has the authority to prevent dioceses from leaving the denomination.
Goodstein told the court that she would be rendering a decision later in the year.
Holly Behre, spokeswoman for the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, said that the argument does come down to a constitutional question. That is, if one applies secular law to the situation, then that essentially allows the state to direct the actions of the church.
No one is forcing those who wish to leave the church to stay, she said. But the contention is that the church should have final authority over a diocese or a parish that came into being as a sub-unit of the church not secular law.
In fact, concern over the issue is such that the the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Methodist Church joined the Episcopal Church in South Carolina as amici curiae, or friends of the court, regarding a similar situation that occurred within the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, in 2008. Amicus briefs are filed by those who are not parties to an appeal, but have a strong interest in the subject matter.
Ultimately, no matter which side prevails in the lawsuit, people on all sides agree that no one will win if there can be no reconciliation.
I find it heartbreaking that this has happened there are people on every side of the issues and I have friends on all sides who I love deeply, Rev. Rick Luoni of St. Georges Epsicopal Church in Summerville said. I have no animosity, just heartbreak. I pray for reconciliation; I pray for love; I pray that hearts and minds will be opened and will allow God to lead us to something beyond anything we could imagine.
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MTV picks up popular 'Buckwild' for second season
February 7, 2013
MORGANTOWN — The reality show "Buckwild" about some wild young West Virginians will be picked up for a second season, MTV announced Wednesday....
I know somebody who works with MTV and she says they plan to include the GAR gang next season. They will follow the GARCAR to various early teen and prepubescent boy events.
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There was a first season? LOL
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Shouldn't this show be on National Geographic or Documentary Channel? Har har...
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Australian researchers have developed a new diagnostic test for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that can predict its genetic risk in babies and older children.
The test is based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of individuals with ASD from the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange database. The SNPs were mapped to gene pathways derived from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes in order to identify affected cellular processes and develop the test—a genetic diagnostic classifier consisting of 237 SNPs in 146 genes.
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. . .so Board Chairman Bill Everett referred to Marlena Myers as he called for a round of applause for the Scrumptious Kitchen Tours guiding light at the celebration of its first decade. The occasion was last Saturday nights Sponsors Gala and Auction at Bud and Peggy Knights Party Barn, benefiting the Dorchester Childrens Center.
Noting that he expected Marlena to be good for another 10 years, Bill went on to present the premier accolade of the evening, the Bert Cicenia Award, to Ralph Phillips. Bill said Ralph raised between $150,000 and $180,000 over the years, making him responsible for 10 percent of the fundraising budget. This caused Bill to quip that, Ralphs wife Kay, (Children in Crisis executive director), told me that Ralphs friends cross the street when they see him coming!
More applause. More laughter. More fun and more fund raising via the silent and live auctions, ably conducted by Master of Ceremonies, Al Bradham, became the order of the evening. Fund Development Director Bob Ingram said there were over 300 Gala guests and the auctions were very successful with some folks getting some real bargains. Jim Hamilton, who with his wife Lisa, had their home on tour the next day, said that the event really brought the community together. He then joined in the witty gaiety by commenting that he cant wait until next years Kitchen Tour, especially with it being in someone elses house!
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That ravioli was absolutely delicious, said guest Susan Bohm, who with her husband Frank attended their first Gala. The food was splendid, agreed Frank, and the servers and chefs more than accommodating in telling us about the food adding to the pleasure. It was just very nicely put together.
Susan said it was wonderful to see people elegantly clad for the occasion. Most times nowadays you go out and its so casual, maybe a pair of dress slacks, but Saturday night was a feast for the eyes as well, she said. The men looked so handsome and it was such fun seeing all the cocktail fashions the ladies wore! This years theme was Fire & Ice and attendees were encouraged to wear red or blue to add to the festivities. All those delightful styles also looked natty on the dance floor as guests enjoyed the mellow tunes and tones of Robert Pratt and his Palmetto Dance Band.
Marlena said earlier this week that it was a tremendous success because the efforts of everyone came together to make it all happen: the Golf Tournament, the Gala, the Kitchen Tour, and the weather it just couldnt have been better.
The old childrens tale of that too-little blue engine repeating its motto of I-think-I-can and successfully pulling the too-long train over the too-high mountain teaches the value of optimism and hard work to adults alike.
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So what have we been doing all day, now that the boys are back in school and it's just Ivy and me?
Well, the first day, we chased the school bus to take pics of Gray going to his kindergarten class. And then we went to Target. Of course. And then kind of milled around, napped, and such. Yesterday Jeff was off so in the morning I worked for an hour at a coffee shop and then we walked downtown to have lunch and visit the splash pad.
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Now, I'm about to join her outside, dancing to Bob Marley with no pants on and maybe do some knitting while she "does beauty shop" to me and the ponies. (I'll keep my pants on.)
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I am in total agreement with retired police officer Allen Scioli's My View column about the insanity of the public owning military-style assault weapons and his associated point: "A police state certainly seems to be our future."
I hunted when I was a kid and my first woodchuck was shot because I knew of a particular habit they had that made them vulnerable. The essence of hunting is knowing something of your prey. It is not having maximum firepower.
I was very happy when the governor rammed (and it was that) through the state's latest gun control law. Personally, I see no need for most members of the public to be able to buy any semiautomatic weapon, be it hand or long gun. Nothing needs a magazine of more than six rounds. This is one less than the new law, but I choose that number because it includes most revolvers.
My "no semiautomatic" clause would exclude a double-action revolver and, I believe, almost all pistols. And no hunter needs a semi-automatic long gun. A bolt-action, lever-action or pump-action is all that's needed. And for home defense, Vice President Biden is right – a shotgun is best. As for heading for a police state, in my opinion we're well on our way.
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I became very angry when I read of the mini libraries being erected in the Parkside neighborhood. This simply should not be necessary.
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I now live in East Amherst, where I am fortunate to be a patron of the Clearfield branch. My grandchildren live in the Central Park area. I believe they have a right to a quality library like the Clearfield in their neighborhood. After all, those residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the city.
When the county closed both the Fairfield and Hertel branches, it promised that North Buffalo would soon get a nice new library. What happened to that promise? The proposed kiosks will never be able to compete with a full-service facility. I believe the county should erect a library to serve the highly educated residents of that area.
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University at Buffalo employee Dawn Baumgarten has been hawking Kids Day editions of The Buffalo News for five years at the same corner of Delaware Avenue and Summer Street, yet she never ceases to be amazed at the generosity of passing motorists on their way to work.
"When they stop at a red light, people are pretty willing to roll down their window," said Baumgarten, director of annual programs at UB's Office of University Development.
"We've had some people who stopped to buy the paper, and they'll give you a $20 bill and don't want the change, so people are very generous," she added.
The News' 31st annual drive to benefit Women & Children's Hospital and other charities drew hundreds of volunteers who rose early in the morning and worked in small teams across Western New York, where they sold copies of the paper for $1.
"I haven't had anyone ask for any change. I got a $20 from someone, and they didn't even want a paper," said Mark Russell, a member of Baumgarten's team who flagged down motorists at the corner of Delaware Avenue and North Street.
Over in the city's Black Rock neighborhood, just outside the SUNY Buffalo State campus, members of a Iota Phi Theta fraternity and a sister sorority, Omega Phi Beta, also rose early to pitch in.
It was a first-time endeavor for Edward Ogunyemi of Iota Phi Theta as he flagged down motorists on Grant Street near Amherst Street. The freshman, who hails from Brooklyn, said sales of the special edition newspaper were fairly brisk at around 8:30 a.m.
"Me and my brothers have been out here since 6 a.m.," said Ogunyemi. "This is probably about my third stack."
About three miles north in the Town of Tonawanda, the pace was no less frenetic as Melody Baldauff worked the median at Sheridan Drive and Military Road.
"We already went through our first 200 papers. We've got another 160. I got out here about 5:45 a.m.," said the town resident.
"I'm just a stay-at-home mom. I buy every year when I see them out, and I said, 'Gee, I'd really like to do that.' So I pulled together a group of girls, and they decided to do it with me, and here we are," Baldauff added.
As motorist Dario Gray approached the southeast corner of Sheridan and Military, an impatient motorist at his rear prevented him from making a stop to purchase a Kids Day paper from Diane Baldauff, Melody's sister.
Undaunted, Gray, a University Emergency Medical Services employee, turned the corner and pulled into a nearby service station, where Baldauff dashed off to meet him.
"I work with children every day, so I know what the benefits of supporting Kids Day are," said Gray, a resident of the town, who also works with pediatric patients at Buffalo General Medical Center.
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2005 Kid's Bush/Hitler Art Gets Award, 2010 Kid's Obama/Commie Art Gets Censored
It is, as we all know, the year 2010 and the era of Obama has fairly begun. Accordingly the commissars of good art taste in our schools have spoken: no kid's artwork that makes The Obammessiah out to be a commie will be allowed. Interestingly there was another time, another year when things were different. In 2005, as it happened, another kid's Bush-is-Hitler artwork received a wonderful award for it's inventiveness. How times have changed, eh?
Back in those hoary years of 2005 when the evil, evil Bush was destroying the world, our schools were happy to host kid's art that made Bush out to be one of the worst human beings in history. Bush-is-Hitler was so acceptable to our schools that Jeffery Eden, a 17-year-old student, was celebrated when he created his award-winning Bush diorama that, juxtaposed "Hitler quotes with statements by Mr. Bush, Nazi swastikas with American flags, desert-colored toy soldiers with olive plastic figures."
Young Mr. Eden's "work" was so wonderful he was awarded a "silver key at the Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards." His Charelstown, New Jersey teacher, Lynn Norton, was so proud of him she gave the budding Leonardo an "A."
Eden's "work" was less than worthy as art being exclusively a political statement. All it consisted of was some photos cut out of a magazine and a couple of kid's toy soldiers pasted on a hunk of cardboard. Junk as art, really. Yet these Bush hating school thugs were overjoyed at this hack-work.
But, that was 2005 when dissing a president was all the rage in our schools. Today is another era, apparently, for today a child in Hallsville, Missouri has had his piece of art pulled because it depicts Obama surrounded by symbols of communism certainly associating Obama with that evil, failed ideology.
Art teacher Brittany Williamson said that her student simply wanted to "get a reaction" with his CommieObammie painting. She thought the painting was quite well done, too. Art wise, she is quite right, too. Compared to the 2005 garbage, this CommieObammie piece is technically good. But school administrators were not so sanguine.
Although Williamson thought the Hallsville High School sophomore's painting was "an amazing piece," it received not-so-amazing critiques from some school staff and visitors who complained to Williamson and Superintendent John Robertson. The painting was taken down Monday after being displayed for nearly two weeks.
The school would not identify the name of the student.
So, here we have a wonderful juxtaposition of how our schools treat presidents. Unsurprisingly it looks like what we have here is the idea that Bush/Hitler is goood, but Obama/Commie is very, very baaaad. Should we be surprised that our left intoxicated schools excoriated Bush and were consequently happy to allow students to wallow in Bush Derangement Syndrome while they are now so sycophantic for Obama that they will allow no criticism at all?
I guess there is no reason to be surprised as it seems pretty much par for the course for our fetid elementary school systems, but it is worth noting nonetheless.
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MORGANTOWN - "Yes, I'm aware of the chatter," Athletic Director Oliver Luck said of unconfirmed reports that defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel may leave West Virginia University.
"I expect all of our coaches to come back next year," Luck said. "But I am aware that they could have options."
Casteel, who has been at WVU for 11 years, was asked a week ago whether he had any plans after Jan. 4.
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"No, I don't have any plans," Casteel replied. "I am under contract through 2012." The other defensive coaches also have contracts for next season.
Luck said two-year contracts for coaches were established by Ed Pastilong, his predecessor, and that procedure has continued. However, Luck maintains that since Casteel is the coordinator he has a year beyond. Therefore, Casteel's contract extends an extra year, through 2013.
However, scuttlebutt persists that Casteel will rejoin Rodriguez, newly named head coach at the University of Arizona. The two had worked together at WVU previously.
Luck pointed out, however, that Casteel did not accompany Rodriquez when he left West Virginia for Michigan four years ago.
Another unconfirmed report making the rounds is that Dave Lockwood, WVU's coach of the cornerbacks and defensive special teams players, also will join the Arizona staff and would recruit in the East.
Lockwood, a WVU graduate who played football under Don Nehlen, has been coaching for 23 years - five at his alma mater.
If Casteel does leave, Luck wouldn't have to look far for a successor. Steve Dunlap, who is the current coach of the Mountaineer safeties, spent several years as defensive coordinator in the Nehlen regime.
He has spent 25 of his 35 years coaching at WVU. His 1996 defensive unit ranked No. 1 in the nation in total defense. It also was No. 2 in scoring defense.
Dunlap also served short stints as an assistant coach at N.C. State, Syracuse and Marshall.
"There was talk last year, too," Luck recalled, referring to Casteel possibly leaving. But he stayed with us.
Casteel and his staff replaced seven starters who graduated in 2010, and the defense continued to improve as the Mountaineers finished with a fourth consecutive 9-3 record.
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The vehicle first went off the right side of the road, then crossed back over both lanes before hitting an embankment and overturning. Sharon Livesay, of Kingsport, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives say she was not wearing a seatbelt.
Investigators are not sure what caused Livesay to lose control of her car.
"Witnesses say the driver was not speeding at the time of the crash," says Sullivan County Public Information Officer Leslie Earhart. "It's still under investigation."
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Junior, girls, final results:
1. Lyydia Määttänen, 130,17 (age 14)
2. Ljubov Efimenko, 127,83 (age 13)
3. Jenni Saarinen, 123,61 (age 13)
Young girls, and top 3 all new names and first time in the juniors. Ljubov is talented, and was noticed even here last year, but something had happened in the SP: was only 6th, but won the free.
Ladies, Kiira is leadning as expected after the SP.
She finally did it. But exactly when she doesn't really need it. I mean she did a clean SP this season only at Finlandia and Nationals, but never in GP. She really need it clean at Euros if she dreams of gold. That would also be my dream, Kiira european champion but I want her to do that with her maximum of potential so that I don't have to hear that she didn't deserve it and it is all beauty PCS. Clean SP and 3-3 and both triple lutz and triple flip in LP. That would be her chance. And I am very curious to see in an hour how she handles the LP, because even when she did the unexpected lutz and flip together with a clean 3-3, she couldn't do both 3 loops and I really don't get it. 4 competitions and never 2 triple loops in the long program and this is her favourite jump, maybe she should reconsider and replace one of them with a second salcow.
Go, Kiira! Please, at least at Nationals I want to see that beautiful programs of yours with more than 5 triples just beacuse you really can do it!
Where can I find videos? Scores? Results? And, did Kiira receive something around 70 for her her SP?
Oh, Kiira only 103 points in LP! With one point deduction and including home bonus, the worse performance of this season. I appreciate she "chose" to do it here and not at Euros but even so... I wasn't expecting such a low score. Kiira you are driving me crazy!! I hope this will wake you up. Too many ruined chances (second after SP in both 2012 an 2010 Euros and first in 2010) and it is such a pity, every year the same story, she can;t handle the LP.
Who will be the second entry of EC?
Juulia Turkkila. She finished second.
Alisa was today the only lady, who had good program technically and got the best TES. But she needs more speed and must work with her presentation. Juulia and Kiira .
Kiira: 2T (instead of 3T-3T), 2Lz (instead of triple), 1F(istead of triple), 3Loop<( instead of 3L-2T), 3S-2T-2L, 3Loop, 2A-2t (she added the 2T beacyse she missed the first 2 combinations). Just 2 clean triples. And all this after such a good SP.


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Initiative on Dimensional Tolerances in Construction
Mark Macy, P.E.
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Nashville and Davidson County
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The U.S. Access Board, the federal agency that develops accessibility guidelines under the ADA and other laws, is developing an initiative on dimensional tolerances in the design and construction of curb ramps, sidewalks and walkways. Additionally, the Board wants to look into slopes, flatness, smoothness and planarity with respect to the various materials used for interior and exterior walking and rolling surfaces. On March 16, 2007, the Board invited a group of key design and construction principals to their offices to assist in this initiative. APWA, as a recognized leader in the management of the public right-of-way, was asked to designate and send a representative for their 29,000 members.
The participants included representatives from the following organizations:
At the March 16 meeting, Lois Thibault, Coordinator of Research for the U.S. Access Board, reviewed the following objectives for the project:
The meeting began with presentations from three experts in the design of accessible facilities:
Their papers can be found on the Access Board website at http://www.access-board.gov/news/tolerances-workshop.htm.
Following a short presentation by each of the above speakers, the participants discussed tolerances for various walking surface characteristics for which there are currently no applicable industry tolerance measures: walkway slope, flatness/planarity and smoothness. For example, everyone agrees a cross-slope of 2% allows positive drainage and is tolerable for a person in a chair to traverse, but you can't build it perfectly at every place every time. If the tolerance was +/-1%, it would allow a slope between 1 and 3%, but according to previous studies, a cross-slope of 3% is 50% harder to traverse by a person in a chair.
Additional points summarizing the discussion include:
The primary intent of the Access Board is to encourage the industry and trade organizations to update their standards, specifications, guidelines, etc., to include dimensioning and measurement protocols appropriate for the design and construction of accessible routes. Plans for the next phase of the project include the following:
Workshop participants will be invited to recommend strategies, expertise, and targets for involvement in the initiative. It is anticipated that many, like APWA, will want to stay involved in support of the ongoing effort, which will be overseen by David Kent Ballast, AIA, CSI, of Architectural Research Consulting, Inc., the author of the newly updated Handbook of Construction Tolerances, Second Edition, published this year by Wiley. The Board will track progress in a planned series of presentations to industry meetings. For more information or to make recommendations on the initiative, contact Lois Thibault (email@example.com).
Mark Macy is a member of APWA's Utilities and Public Right-of-Way (UPROW) Committee and SAFETEA-LU Task Force, and represents the public works field on the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Board of Directors. He can be reached at (615) 862-8764 or email@example.com.


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Before their wedding, he suffered serious injuries after a fall from the roof of a four story building in 2011 and spent nine months in recovery. Shortly after, he admitted to Anderson that "he wanted to have children and grow old with me," she said at the time.
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The Austin Seven had a four cylinder engine and the coupe model sold for about $450, less than a Ford V8 roadster. Initial sales were promising but the Depression killed the enthusiasm and production stopped in 1934. In 1937 the company president, Roy Evans, reorganized as the American Bantam Car Company and produced a more streamlined version of the Austin. However, the American Bantam never caught on and production stopped in 1940. American Bantam built some Jeeps for the U.S. Army through 1941 and matching trailers until 1956, when the company was dissolved. Today the American Austin and American Bantam are popular among hot rodders and drag racers.


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on February 11, 2013 - 11:47 PM
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The Buffalo Bills have started paving the way for new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine to bring in some of his own.
They did so Monday by releasing two of their veteran leaders on that side of the ball in strong safety George Wilson and linebacker Nick Barnett.
Both players were entering the final year of their contract; by releasing them the Bills saved a combined $6.425 million against the 2013 salary cap.
Both Barnett and Wilson started all 16 games for the Bills in 2012, finishing first and second on the team in tackles, respectively.
"Moves like the ones we've made today are never easy, but we have to do what's best for our team and keep moving forward," General Manager Buddy Nix said in a news release announcing the moves. "We've got some good young players on our roster who we feel are ready to take the next step and they will now have the opportunity to do so. We thank both Nick and George for everything they've given the Bills organization and wish them nothing but the best for the future."
Barnett, who will turn 32 in May, started all 32 games with the Bills in his two seasons with the team after being signed as an unrestricted free agent from Green Bay shortly after the NFL lockout ended in 2011.
On the NFL's official transactions list, the reason for Barnett's termination is listed as a failed physical. He appeared on six weekly injury reports during the season – Week Three and Weeks 13-17 – each time for a knee injury. He was listed as probable in each instance, except for Week 15, when he was questionable.
Barnett tweeted the news of his release, saying in part on the social media website: "Thanks to all the great Fans and friends I have met in Western New York. It was Truly a pleasure being apart (sic) of that organization and culture, Very unfortunate we didn't get the Bills to the playoffs but I know you You guys will have many successful years ahead of you."
The 10-year veteran made a team-high 112 tackles and two sacks last season playing weakside linebacker in defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt's base 4-3 scheme.
Wilson is a seven-year veteran who served as a defensive captain and NFL Players Association team representative.
Wilson, who turns 32 next month, made 104 tackles and defended five passes, but failed to record any "big plays," registering zero sacks, interceptions or forced fumbles. In two close losses – to Tennessee in Week Seven and St. Louis in Week 14 – he dropped would-be interceptions late in the fourth quarter that would have sealed two Buffalo victories.
"Those are the plays you end up replaying in your head over and over again and wishing the ball would have bounced your way," he said after the loss to the Rams.
Wilson began his NFL career as a wide receiver, but could never get a foothold at the position as he bounced between the practice squad and active roster from 2004-06, appearing in just three games and failing to make even a single reception.
His career took off when he switched to safety prior to the 2007 season. He's made 55 career starts since that time, registering 410 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 12 interceptions and three forced fumbles. Wilson's best season came in 2011, when he made 106 tackles, six passes defensed, four interceptions and two forced fumbles in 13 games.
Nicknamed "The Senator" among media members because of his oratory skills, Wilson was one of the Bills' strongest voices of leadership in the locker room. This past season was the fifth consecutive one he was voted as a team captain, the first four of which came on special teams.
Wilson has also been heavily involved in the Western New York community during his time with the Bills, twice being named the team's Walter Payton Man of the Year (in 2009 and 2011). He's started his own S.A.F.E.T.Y. Foundation, served as a spokesman for the American Red Cross and worked closely with the NFL's Play 60 challenge to encourage physical fitness among children, among other community endeavors.
Wilson began splitting time last season with Da'Norris Searcy, who will be entering his third year in 2013. The Bills' other starting safety, Pro Bowler Jairus Byrd, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, but the team can keep Byrd by using its franchise tag.
Under Pettine and new coach Doug Marrone, the Bills want to reshape a defense that finished 26th in the league in scoring by allowing 27 points per game. Pettine has been part of rebuilding a defense before.
When he followed Rex Ryan to the Jets from Baltimore in 2009, a significant part of their master plan was to sign former Raven defenders who could communicate the system to their new teammates.
The top two targets were linebacker Bart Scott and safety Jim Leonhard, who speak the same language as Pettine. Scott and Leonhard made the on-field calls and explained the adjustments.
Ryan and Pettine also added former Ravens defensive end Marques Douglas and defensive tackle Howard Green in lesser roles.
"They've all done a tremendous job of spreading that knowledge and getting those guys to understand the system, the subtleties and nuances of it," Pettine said during his first Jets season.
Given the Bills' needs at safety and particularly linebacker, the same plan could be in place here.
Coincidentially, both Scott, who's expected to be released by New York, and Leonhard, who will be an unrestricted free agent, could be available again. Additionally, both of the Jets' starting safeties – Yeremiah Bell and Pro Bowler LaRon Landry – are scheduled to become free agents.
"One of the hardest things when you get in a new system is to first to learn the system, but the second part is the language and the communication," Scott said shortly after signing with the Jets in 2009.
"I think it helps because they can listen to us make the checks and then they can start to get the gist of it."
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A University at Buffalo student faces arson and drug charges after police said he set himself on fire after dropping a butane torch while smoking marijuana from a bong in his North Campus dorm room Thursday evening.
Alec Seidenberg, 19, of Ardsley, Westchester County, suffered burns on his feet and face and was taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.
"Apparently he was done smoking, and dropped the butane torch on the floor," said UB Police Chief Gerald W. Schoenle Jr. "It started him on fire. He brushed the fire off himself and the room caught fire."
A woman identified as Seidenberg's girlfriend also suffered minor burns, and was treated and released from ECMC.
The fire was reported at 6:17 p.m. in Seidenberg's fourth-floor room at Spaulding Quad Building 1, police said.
Damage has been estimated at $250,000, police said.
Campus police arriving on the scene found a working fire with alarms sounding and about 200 students evacuating seven buildings, Schoenle said.
Students were allowed to return to their rooms at 9:30 p.m. Nineteen students who lived on the fourth floor of Spaulding Quad Building 1 are temporarily being housed in local hotels, said Schoenle.
A fourth-floor hallway in Building 1 suffered some smoke damage, police said. The alarms triggered by the fire automatically shut the building's fire doors and helped confine the fire to Seidenberg's room, Schoenle said.
"The fire was brought under control in 20 minutes," Schoenle said.
The Getzville Fire Department responded to the alarm. Fire departments from Ellicott Creek and North Bailey served as back-up.
In addition to arson, police charged Seidenberg with possession of a small amount of marijuana and other charges.
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