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When you start hemodialysis, you must make many changes in your life. Watching the foods you eat will make you healthier. This publication will help you choose the right foods.
Print this publication and use it with a dietitian to help you learn how to eat right to feel right on hemodialysis. Read one section at a time. Then go through the exercise for that section with your dietitian.
Once you have completed every exercise, keep a copy of this publication to remind yourself of foods you can eat and foods you need to avoid.
My dietitian's name is _____________________________Phone ___________________
Food gives you energy and helps your body repair itself. Food is broken down in your stomach and intestines. Your blood picks up nutrients from the digested food and carries them to all your body cells. These cells take nutrients from your blood and put waste products back into the bloodstream. When your kidneys were healthy, they worked around the clock to remove wastes from your blood. The wastes left your body when you urinated. Other wastes are removed in bowel movements.
Now that your kidneys have stopped working, hemodialysis removes wastes from your blood. But between dialysis sessions, wastes can build up in your blood and make you sick. You can reduce the amount of wastes by watching what you eat and drink. A good meal plan can improve your dialysis and your health.
Talk with a dietitian to learn how to eat right on hemodialysis.
Your clinic has a dietitian to help you plan meals. A dietitian specializes in food and nutrition. A dietitian with special training in care for kidney health is called a renal dietitian.
You already know you need to watch how much you drink. Any food that is liquid at room temperature also contains water. These foods include soup, Jell-O, and ice cream. Many fruits and vegetables contain lots of water, too. They include melons, grapes, apples, oranges, tomatoes, lettuce, and celery. All these foods add to your fluid intake.
Fluid can build up between dialysis sessions, causing swelling and weight gain. The extra fluid affects your blood pressure and can make your heart work harder. You could have serious heart trouble from overloading your system with fluid.
The best way to reduce fluid intake is to reduce thirst caused by the salt you eat. Avoid salty foods like chips and pretzels. Choose low-sodium products.
You can keep your fluids down by drinking from smaller cups or glasses. Freeze juice in an ice cube tray and eat it like a popsicle. (Remember to count the popsicle in your fluid allowance!) The dietitian will be able to give you other tips for managing your thirst.
Your dry weight is your weight after a dialysis session when all of the extra fluid in your body has been removed. If you let too much fluid build up between sessions, it is harder to get down to your proper dry weight. Your dry weight may change over a period of 3 to 6 weeks. Talk with your doctor regularly about what your dry weight should be.
My dry weight should be _____________.
Many foods contain water.
Even though you are on hemodialysis, your kidneys may still be able to remove some fluid. Or your kidneys may not remove any fluid at all. That is why every patient has a different daily allowance for fluid. Talk with your dietitian about how much fluid you can have each day.
I can have _____ ounces of fluid each day.
Plan 1 day of fluid servings:
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ with breakfast.
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ in the morning.
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ with lunch.
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ in the afternoon.
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ with supper.
I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ in the evening.
TOTAL _______ ounces (should equal the allowance written above)
Be careful to keep track of your fluids and other foods.
Potassium is a mineral found in many foods, especially milk, fruits, and vegetables. It affects how steadily your heart beats. Healthy kidneys keep the right amount of potassium in the blood to keep the heart beating at a steady pace. Potassium levels can rise between dialysis sessions and affect your heartbeat. Eating too much potassium can be very dangerous to your heart. It may even cause death.
You can remove some potassium from potatoes by dicing or shredding them and then boiling them in water.
To control potassium levels in your blood, avoid foods like avocados, bananas, kiwis, and dried fruit, which are very high in potassium. Also, eat smaller portions of other high-potassium foods. For example, eat half a pear instead of a whole pear. Eat only very small portions of oranges and melons.
You can remove some of the potassium from potatoes by dicing or shredding them and then boiling them in water. Your dietitian will give you more specific information about the potassium content of foods.
Make a food plan that reduces the potassium in your diet. Start by noting the high-potassium foods (below) that you now eat. A dietitian can help you add other foods to the list.
Talk with a dietitian about foods you can eat instead of high-potassium foods.
Instead of _________, I will eat _________.
Phosphorus is a mineral found in many foods. If you have too much phosphorus in your blood, it pulls calcium from your bones. Losing calcium will make your bones weak and likely to break. Also, too much phosphorus may make your skin itch. Foods like milk and cheese, dried beans, peas, colas, nuts, and peanut butter are high in phosphorus. Usually, people on dialysis are limited to 1/2 cup of milk per day. The renal dietitian will give you more specific information regarding phosphorus.
You probably will need to take a phosphate binder like Renagel, PhosLo, Tums, or calcium carbonate to control the phosphorus in your blood between dialysis sessions. These medications act like sponges to soak up, or bind, phosphorus while it is in the stomach. Because it is bound, the phosphorus does not get into the blood. Instead, it is passed out of the body in the stool.
Taking a phosphate binder helps control phosphorus in your blood.
Before you were on dialysis, your doctor may have told you to follow a low-protein diet. Being on dialysis changes this. Most people on dialysis are encouraged to eat as much high-quality protein as they can. Protein helps you keep muscle and repair tissue. The better nourished you are, the healthier you will be. You will also have greater resistance to infection and recover from surgery more quickly.
Your body breaks protein down into a waste product called urea. If urea builds up in your blood, it's a sign you have become very sick. Eating mostly high-quality proteins is important because they produce less waste than others. High-quality proteins come from meat, fish, poultry, and eggs (especially egg whites).
Poultry and fish, like broiled flounder, are good sources of high-quality protein.
Meat, fish, and chicken are good sources of protein. Talk with a dietitian about the meats you eat.
I will eat ______ servings of meat each day. A regular serving size is 3 ounces. This is about the size of the palm of your hand or a deck of cards.
Try to choose lean (low-fat) meats that are also low in phosphorus. If you are a vegetarian, ask about other ways to get your protein.
Low-fat milk is a good source of protein. But milk is high in phosphorus and potassium. And milk adds to your fluid intake. Talk with a dietitian to see if milk fits into your food plan.
I (will) (will not) drink milk. I will drink ______ cup(s) of milk a day.
Sodium is found in salt and other foods. Most canned foods and frozen dinners contain large amounts of sodium. Too much sodium makes you thirsty. But if you drink more fluid, your heart has to work harder to pump the fluid through your body. Over time, this can cause high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.
Try to eat fresh foods that are naturally low in sodium Look for products labeled low sodium.
Do not use salt substitutes because they contain potassium. Talk with a dietitian about spices you can use to flavor your food. The dietitian can help you find spice blends without sodium or potassium.
Find new ways to spice up your food.
Talk with a dietitian about spices and other healthy foods you can use to flavor your diet. List them on the lines below.
Spice: _____________________________
Food: _____________________________
Calories provide energy for your body. If your doctor recommends it, you may need to cut down on the calories you eat. A dietitian can help you plan ways to cut calories in the best possible way.
Some people on dialysis need to gain weight. You may need to find ways to add calories to your diet. Vegetable oils-like olive oil, canola oil, and safflower oil-are good sources of calories. Use them generously on breads, rice, and noodles.
Butter and margarines are rich in calories. But these fatty foods can also clog your arteries. Use them less often. Soft margarine that comes in a tub is better than stick margarine. Vegetable oils are the healthiest way to add fat to your diet if you need to gain weight.
Hard candy, sugar, honey, jam, and jelly provide calories and energy without clogging arteries or adding other things that your body does not need. If you have diabetes, be very careful about eating sweets. A dietitian's guidance is very important for people with diabetes.
If you need to get extra calories, vegetable oils like these are a good choice.
Vitamins and minerals may be missing from your diet because you have to avoid so many foods. Your doctor may prescribe a vitamin and mineral supplement like Nephrocaps.
Take only the vitamins your doctor prescribes.
Warning: Do not take vitamin supplements that you can buy off the store shelf. They may contain vitamins or minerals that are harmful to you.
Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly UsedEighteenth EditionJean A.T. Pennington and Judith S. DouglassJ.P. Lippincott Co. 2004ISBN: 0-7817-4429-6
The Complete Book of Food CountsSeventh EditionCorinne T. NetzerDell Publishing Co. 2005ISBN: 0-440-24123-5
Nutrition and HemodialysisNational Kidney Foundation30 East 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10016Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210
How to Increase Calories in Your Renal DietNational Kidney Foundation30 East 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10016Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210
Kidney HELPER Phosphorus Guide (chart or poster)Available from Consumer MedHelp, Inc.2437 Bay Area BoulevardPMB 128Houston, TX 77058Phone: 877–248–2331 or 281–486–9258Fax: 281–576–8990Internet: www.consumermedhelp.com
Picture Renal Diet (poster)Available from University Hospital, Food and Nutrition Services619 South 19th StreetBirmingham, AL 35233Phone: 205–934–6375Internet: www.uabmedicine.org/for-healthcare-professionals/renal-nutrition-education
These cookbooks provide recipes for people on dialysis:
The Renal GourmetMardy PetersISBN: 0-9641730-0-XEmenar Incorporated13n625 Coombs RoadElgin, IL 60123Fax: 847–741–8696Email: email@example.com: www.kidney-cookbook.com
Southwest Cookbook for People on DialysisDeveloped by the El Paso Chapter Council on Renal Nutritionand the National Kidney Foundation of Texas, Inc.Published by a grant from Amgen Inc.Internet: www.epogen.com
Creative Cooking for Renal DietsCleveland Clinic FoundationISBN: 0-941511-00-6Senay PublishingP.O. Box 397Chesterland, OH 44026Phone: 866–648–2693Internet: www.patientsupport.net
Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic DietsCleveland Clinic FoundationISBN: 0-941511-01-4Senay PublishingP.O. Box 397Chesterland, OH 44026Phone: 866–648–2693Internet: www.patientsupport.net
Cooking for DavidCulinary Kidney CooksP.O. Box 468Huntington Beach, CA 92648Phone: 714–842–4684Email: email@example.com: www.culinarykidneycooks.com
You and your doctor will work together to choose a treatment that's best for you. The publications of the NIDDK Kidney Failure Series can help you learn about the specific issues you will face.
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This year Michael has been nominated for 6 Juno Awards including Artist of the year and the CTV Fan Choice Award. We want to thank Bungalow-b for their continued support over the years by sending a Bungalow-b fan club member to the Juno Awards! Here's how to enter... Michael was nominated for song of the year for 'Home' and made a music video for this song. In the music video what was color of the mailbox that Michael mailed a letter back 'home' in? One (1) grand prize winner will be awarded two (2) tickets to the Juno Awards show in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada!
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SYCAMORE Pure joy.
Those might be the only words to describe the look on Sarah Parker's face after each one of her 30 kills Thursday night.
But she didn't discriminate. She got just as giddy when one of her Mohawk teammates did the same against New Riegel.
In the end, there was plenty to celebrate for the Warrior faithful as Mohawk beat New Riegel, 25-15, 23-25, 27-25, 25-21.
"It was definitely the hype of the game, the atmosphere, the intensity that everyone brings," Parker said. "It's one of the things that we've been thinking about this game (for awhile)."
For the Warriors, it was a little revenge for a team that went to the state semifinal, but didn't win the Midland Athletic League, falling to the Blue Jackets in the regular season.
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"There's always a few you have circled. This was one," Mohawk coach Eric Hoover said. "I'll betcha we were circled on their schedule as well. I told some of the players and (New Riegel coach) Cindy (Walerius) after the game, I wish we could play every night because this was fun. It's a great challenge and I wish we could play them every night."
Mohawk (9-1, 5-0 MAL) got its revenge in the postseason, knocking off New Riegel in the district tournament. And that's the point that Walerius focused on after the game.
"It's going to be a tough loss. We know how good they are and it's going to be difficult for anyone to beat them in our league," she said. "We (said) 'This isn't the tournament. This is the regular season. The feeling you have right now, you can still do something about it. If this was a tournament game, you'd be done. But it's not.'"
The Warriors came out on fire, leading 8-3 before the Blue Jackets (12-1, 4-1 MAL) called a timeout. Mohawk went on a 10-6 run to stretch it to 18-9 before New Riegel called another timeout. A number of hitting errors led to Mohawk taking the first game.
New Riegel led the second game early, 8-4, before letting the Warriors tie it at nine. But a Blue Jacket 9-1 run, including five straight points under the serving of Brittany Gillig, made it 18-10. Mohawk charged back with a run of its own, 12-3, to tie it at 22. Some hitting errors and a Taylor Arbogast kill gave the Blue Jackets the final 25-23 margin.
The third game was just as back and forth, with Mohawk taking an early 10-6 lead, forcing a New Riegel timeout. Whatever Walerius said worked as the Blue Jackets raged back to knot it at 14 and subsequently take an 18-14 lead. Hoover burned both of his timeouts in the span, in an effort to stop the hemorrhaging.
"I felt like we weren't being confident. All of a sudden, when you start doubting yourself, you start going for balls that aren't yours. You're not confident that your teammates are there. We got a little antsy and just started throwing our hands up at balls that we had somebody else ready to play the ball. I told them to just relax and just play," Hoover said. "You have to play those balls under control and we got out of control there for a little bit, but we were able to regain it and get back into system."
A block by Clara Adelsperger did just that, sparking a 5-1 run that ended with the two teams tied at 19. The two teams continued to trade points until it was 25 all. With that, it was Kasey Adelsperger who finished the game with a pair of kills to give Mohawk the victory.
Mohawk led 7-3 in the fourth game but the Blue Jackets came back to lead 15-11. A 5-1 spurt by Mohawk left the two teams tied at 16 but it was the closest New Riegel got the rest of the game.
"It was a good game. We knew it was going to be like this. Their serve was what really caught us off," she said. "They served really aggressively and our serve receive, honestly, that was the worst I've seen it all year but of course we haven't played this kind of competition either. Their serve really had us rattled."
Parker finished with 22 digs and six blocks. Her setter, Ashley Parker, finished with 53 assists, pushing her past 2,000 in her career and into the top 32 in the state record books.
"They told me I was close but I never knew when it was going to be and I never focused on it," she said. "I just focused on setting the ball to the hitters and it never really crossed my mind that I was this close to it, or that I was going to get it this game. It was definitely a surprise."
One of the biggest beneficiaries of those sets has been Sarah Parker, who said Ashley is a reason she's successful.
"I wouldn't trade her for anything. She's a great team player. She always has been. I couldn't ask for a better teammate," Sarah Parker said. "She's willing to adjust. If you want the ball lower, (you just have to ask). She has thick skin and it helps because as a setter, (the ball) has to be there."
Taylor McClain had 25 digs and Lynsey Trusty had 24 to go with Ashley Parker's 16. While Sarah Parker outhit the rest of her team (30-28), Kasey Adelsperger added 14 kills and Aubrie Flodd had nine.
On the other side of the net, Kara Scherger had 16 kills and 22 digs. Arbogast had 12 kills and 21 digs while Lauren Ladd had 11 kills and 17 digs. Cassandra Acree doled out 27 assists.
While the league came down to these two teams last year, Hoover said the MAL race is far from over.
"It means that we're one of two teams that don't have a loss in the league. One of our goals is to win the league and obviously this is a huge, huge hurdle toward that goal," Hoover said. "We got some tough games left for sure. Tiffin Calvert doesn't have a loss and Fremont St. Joe only has one and we go to both those places. Those are going to be tough. It just kind of gives us a little confidence and we felt like they took it from us last year and it kind of puts us in the driver's seat a little bit."


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A woman who lay in a coma for 42 years died on Wednesday at her Florida home. Edwarda O'Bara was only 16 years old in 1970 when she lapsed into a coma. She fell ill after having a reaction to her diabetes medication. For the next 42 years Edwarda's family would remain by her side, caring for her every need.
In a true testimony of unconditional love, Edwarda's parents Joe and Kaye began the decades-long vigil over their beloved daughter. Each day they fed her, gave her medication, read to her and played music for her. They also made sure that she was turned every two hours as well. Her parents continued this regimen until her father passed away in 1976 and her mother in 2008.
Edwarda's sister Colleen O'Bara then assumed the mantle as her caretaker until her death on Wednesday.
"She taught me so much, and I'm talking about now, after she was in the coma. She taught me so much about unconditional love that I couldn't say I had it before. She taught me about patience that I didn't have before," said Colleen O'Bara in an interview with The Herald.
The family's heart touching devotion to their loved one inspired a 2001 book called, "A Promise Is A Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother's Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us," and a song entitled, "My Blessed Child."
The family's uncompromising love also attracted people from around the world to come and visit their home.
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Kit Hackett is on a roll.
The Durango High School girls tennis player won all three of her matches at No. 3 singles Friday in the Western Slope Open at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
Hackett beat Poudre Valley 6-0, 6-0, Denver East 9-3 and Chatfield 10-6.
She also was the only Demons� tennis player to get a win in Thursday�s dual match with Steamboat Springs.
�Everybody got a win under their belt, and that did help,� DHS first-year head coach Laura Ehlers said of Day 1 at the Western Slope Open.
At No. 1 singles, Erin Neale lost to Ralston Valley 7-5, 6-0, then beat Poudre 10-5 before losing to Heritage and Steamboat 10-1 and 10-2, respectively.
No. 2 singles player Jamie Wanzek beat Denver East 7-5, 6-3, then lost to Pueblo West 6-2, 6-4, Palmer Ridge 10-1 and Heritage 10-1.
�They�re really trying to hang in. Totally, the scores do not reflect how hard and the good quality of playing for Durango,� Ehlers said.
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The University at Buffalo is shutting down its controversial shale institute amid mounting public scrutiny and criticism.
UB President Satish K. Tripathi made the announcement Monday in a campus email, which offered several reasons behind the decision to close the university's Shale Resources and Society Institute despite the fact that it opened less than a year ago.
At the heart of the matter was growing public suspicion and a "cloud of uncertainty" hanging over the institute and its research on the natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
Ties to the oil and natural gas industry – both real and perceived – compromised the appearance of the institute as an independent entity conducting objective research on an inflammatory public issue.
"Research of such considerable societal importance and impact cannot be effectively conducted with a cloud of uncertainty over its work," Tripathi wrote.
"Because of these collective concerns, I have decided to close the Shale Resources and Society Institute."
Opponents of fracking applauded the news.
"[UB] really stood up for principles of academic integrity by shutting down the institute," said Kevin Connor, co-director of the Public Accountability Initiative, a watchdog group critical of the institute and its initial findings.
"There have been a series of missteps in the administration's handling of this, and I think they finally got it right today."
UB's decision to close the institute is an about-face from April, when the institute was unveiled.
A month later, the institute released a controversial report that fracking – a drilling technique that pumps water, sand and chemicals into the shale so the gas can escape through its pores – has become safer, thanks to state oversight and better industry practices.
Opponents concerned about fracking's environmental risks pointed out the authors' ties to the oil and natural gas industry.
John P. Martin, the institute's director, is in Saratoga Springs and does consulting and public relations work for the energy industry. The report's lead author, University of Wyoming Professor Timothy J. Considine, has conducted other research with funding from the drilling industry.
Meanwhile, sloppy errors in the report, accusations that parts were plagiarized and questions about the way it had been peer-reviewed fueled concerns about academic integrity and suspicions that results were influenced by the oil and gas industry.
UB said that it received no funding from the industry, but a coalition of faculty and students continued to demand that the university release more details about the funding, founding and staffing of the institute.
Their opposition was heard all the way to Albany, where the board of trustees for the State University of New York wanted more information, too.
UB provided a report to SUNY in September, but the university pulled the plug on the institute before the SUNY board came to any conclusion on the matter.
Connor credited the UB faculty members and students – the UB Coalition for Leading Ethically in Academic Research – who raised questions about the institute in the last several months.
"It's been a long effort," said English Professor James R. Holstun, chairman of the UB coalition. "This decision offers an opportunity for the UB administration to enter more directly into the nationwide conversation about conflict of interest, academic integrity and the responsibility of public higher education to its owners: the public."
In his email, Tripathi said he decided to shut down the institute after consulting with faculty members, Provost Charles F. Zukoski and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, E. Bruce Pitman.
As part of his reasoning, Tripathi said the institute lacks the faculty with the background in natural gas production from shale.
Also, he said, UB needs to further clarify its policies for accepting research funding to avoid potential conflicts of interest in the future.
The president reiterated that it's imperative that faculty research meet rigorous standards of academic integrity, transparency and ethical conduct. Tripathi further explained that he still wants UB to play a lead role in researching energy and environmental issues.
"To do so," Tripathi said, "we need to be deliberate and thoughtful, with an eye toward the long-range implications of this research, which has tremendous local, national and global impact."
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LISBON - The school board was pleased with the student safety forum hosted last month.
The February forum was addressed at this week's board meeting, with school Superintendent Don Thompson saying he was pleased with the outcome despite the small crowd. Board member Gary Peruchetti agreed.
"I thought it was well presented," with good information provided by each building administrator on what the district has done to protect students in case of an attack, Peruchetti said.
The community forum was for parents, students and interested citizens to learn about the district's existing school safety plan and changes being considered. School boards are required by law to update their plans every three years.
Board member Jeff Elliott said he took the small crowd to mean parents must "feel we're pretty safe, or more people would've come to the meeting. That's what I took from the meeting."
In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Lisbon administrators already attended a school safety seminar hosted by a Columbiana police officer. Thompson also reminded the board that the Ohio Police Officer Training Academy will host a day-long safety training seminar for administrators and teachers on March 27.
The board then voted to approve the amended safety plan, which runs 49 pages in length. The plan now includes an evacuation component.
In other news, the board approved the 2012-13 graduating class of 69 students, which is the smallest that Thompson could recall. "Whether its the smallest ever, it's probably close. This is indicative of where we are," he said.
In other action, the board:
- Accepted the resignation of assistant baseball coach Dave Rutecki due to a scheduling conflict and hired Dom DeFilippo as assistant boys track coach.
- Accepted a $700 field trip grant from Target, with the money to be used by junior high school science teacher Beth Hiscox, who applied for the grant.
- Hired Hayes Lawn Care of Lisbon to provide mowing services for $400 per cut, not to exceed 21 cuts this year. Thompson said this represented a slight increase from last year's contract.
- Hired Scott Gallo as stadium caretaker for the next 12 months at $12 an hour, not to exceed 600 hours, and Frank Morrell as a part-time seasonal stadium custodian for the year at $9 an hour and not to exceed 400 hours.
-Accepted the resignation/retirements of biology teacher James Watt and gifted teacher Mary Kay Washam.
-Contracted with Land Approach LTD of Salem to provide turf maintenance services for the football field, at a cost of $1,940 for the 2013 season.
During the student highlight portion of the meeting, the board honored the students who participated in the art program at the elementary school. The students were Julia Long, Alex Schreffler, Mickenzie Shaffer, Joe and Kara DiLudovico, Emma Thompson and Aaron Hinchcliffe, and Mindy McGuire.
The board scheduled a work session on finances at 4 p.m. April 17. Its next regular meeting is 5 p.m. April 9.


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Flowery description of a ghetto blaster or large portable music player often carried around in the late 20th century and played at full volume by many of Britain's ethnic population.
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Densely-populated Tokyo offers travelers low-cost lodging in pods not much bigger than a coffin
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An Entity. A demigod. Roams the world amongst us showing us the way, one incredible feat at a time.
Yo, that dunk was nuts!! Dude what a Shont...
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The women of The Talk have had plenty to chat about lately behind the scenes.
The cast – Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler – are going entirely makeup free for the live season premiere of the CBS show on Sept. 10 (2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT).
Even guest Jamie Lee Curtis will be completely natural.
"I had a lot of trepidation when we decided to do this," Chen tells PEOPLE. "We know there are people who are going to say, 'Oh, my God, no wonder they wear so much makeup.' "
But Chen says that the episode is in keeping with the show's philosophy.
"We kind of tell it like it is," she said. "We decided the ultimate way to be real and authentic would be to go on without our fake hair, fake eyelashes, five pounds of TV makeup."
"It's a fun idea that not many women would feel comfortable doing," she adds. "Luckily, what makes our show work is that the women who sit at that table are comfortable enough in their own skin that we'll all take that risk."
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Even online, their categories are lacking and they are the equivalent to Amazon. Choose a Category (Action, Adventure, etc.) sort by price. Amazon has those same features. Steam doesn't even bother to have a "Games on Sale" link. You have to browse everything or search to see if the game you want is on sale.
Check out their advanced search options - it's still much better than Amazon's main Digital Downloads store. You can at least filter out demos, DLCs, limit your search based on prices, publishers, developers, or only look up games with multi-player or only games with achievements, etc. It's a lot more featured than Amazon's, which just has a sort function in their main store.


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The Saint Vincent Gallery will present an exhibit, "German Baroque Master Drawings: From the Saint Vincent Art Collections," from Sept. 14 to Oct. 7. It opens with a free public reception on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition will feature 40 drawings from the late 16th to early 18th centuries collected in the second half of the 19th century by the founder of Saint Vincent College, Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. The works are master drawings by German Baroque artists, with subject matter ranging from classical mythology to secular and religious scenes as well as landscapes. They were acquired by Wimmer during his various trips to Europe and brought back to Saint Vincent to use as teaching tools for students studying art. The drawings have never before been publicly exhibited and have not been seen by art students for more than 40 years. The exhibition curator is Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., gallery director and curator of the Saint Vincent Art Collections. In conjunction with the exhibition, a display honoring the 125th anniversary of the death of Boniface Wimmer will also be on view. Entitled "Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur Deus," the display will feature photographs, documents and various objects owned and used by Wimmer. It is curated by Jordan Hainsey and will be on view until December 9. German Baroque art is not as well known or studied as the art produced during this period in southern Europe, especially Italy. One of the last major exhibitions of German Baroque drawings was in London, England, in 1975. Baroque art is characterized by the use of chiaroscuro, an Italian term meaning light and shadow. It is also known for incorporating drama and depicting movement. Frequently, it is described as exuberant and exhibiting clarity. The movement started in Rome in the late 16th century, and spread throughout most of Europe. It remained popular in northern Europe until the mid-18th century. The Gallery is located on the third floor of the Robert S. Carey Student Center and is accessible to the physically challenged. It is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Mondays. Other times are available by appointment. Following this exhibition, The Saint Vincent Gallery will present the 4th Nationwide Catholic Arts Competition Exhibition Oct. 30 to Dec. 9. For further information: http://gallery.stvincent.edu or 724 805-2197.
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When someone straight beats on another person, usually with alot of extreme force
He just was molly wopped with that bat
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That's a blogger's opinion based upon 32 games played.
2010-2011 New York Islanders NHL 32 GP 3 Goals 18 Ast. 21 Pts.
Here's THN assessment:
ASSETS: Has plenty of offensive capability, including the skills to play the point on the power play. Is aggressive by nature. Skates very well and is at his best in an up-tempo system.
FLAWS: Lacks discipline as a defender, including his positioning, decision-making and being overly aggressive. Lacks ideal size and reach.
CAREER POTENTIAL: Aggressive defenseman with all-around ability.
This is why I'm saying it's important to know what role he's going to be filling. The tendency is to want whatever guy that's coming in to be in your top pair, which he won't be. Compare everything above to Rafalski over the last two years and you have a guy who's scored more points, is younger, and plays about the same amount of ice time, and is much more aggressive, but who may turn the puck over or get beat on defense. Gotta remember that Rafalski was among the team leaders in turnovers and didn't have the legs to play good D anymore so was often getting beat. Essentially you've got a guy who has most of the same flaws as Rafalski has had for a couple of seasons now but is bigger, younger, faster, and tougher, and you can get for a couple million dollars cheaper, but still gives you Rafalski level points and plays the same role as Rafalski on the PP. He doesn't have to be Nic, or Kronwall, or Stuart, he just has to be better than Rafalski was for less money and you've come out ahead. I think he is, and I think it's a no brainer...unless Bieksa is coming in around the same money haha (he'll get paid more though), then all bets are off.


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Homeless man beaten with stick in front of my home in Cedars neighborhood of Dallas
For most of my journalism career, I've written about crime. Now and then, it shows up on my doorstep.
Late Monday night, my fiancée and I took our dogs out in our gated front yard in the Cedars neighborhood south of downtown Dallas. My fiancée noticed a man threatening another man with a large stick down the street.
I called Dallas 911 and reported what we'd seen. I told the dispatcher that the men were walking north on our street, toward downtown. I gave as good a description as I could of the two men, and I was told police were on the way.
The men continued to bicker, now in front of our home. Five minutes passed.
As we watched from inside, the man with the stick started beating the other man, including on his head. He knocked the victim into the street. A car drove past without stopping.
I called 911 again as soon as the assault began. This time, I was admittedly more animated and insisted that police and an ambulance get to the scene immediately.
Officers got there within a few minutes of my second call, but the attacker ran away with some of the victim's belongings, which made the crime an aggravated robbery. The responding officers searched but weren't able to find him. I came outside to speak to officers and the victim.
The victim, who said he was homeless and that his name was Ira Wrigley, 47, was bleeding from his mouth. That didn't stop him from asking me repeatedly for money. Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics treated him on the scene and quickly left. Minutes later, he told a Dallas police officer he wanted to be taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Paramedics returned and, despite the man's pleas, refused to take Wrigley to the hospital. The injuries to his face and head didn't warrant transportation by ambulance, they told him. He could go to Parkland on his own.
Luckily for Wrigley, one of the Dallas officers agreed to take him to the hospital. He got in the back of the police cruiser with a bag of snacks and water that my fiancée packed for him.
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The act of essentially having an orgasm when you get/or are watching someone else get a clutch round of kills in Call of Duty's Search and Destroy gamemode.
OMG i had a clutchgasm when i kill all 6 of those n00bs with my sniper
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Bureaucracy keeping schools from thriving
January 30, 2013
It's all about change. The recent firing of the State Superintendent of Schools is all about change....
A $750,000 study to tell us what we already know.
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It is very common knowledge that when one is given something for free, they rarely place the appropriate value on it.
Give everyone vouchers, let there be some accountability and competition. Then, at least you will see some positive reforms to public education.
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"The audit found that West Virginia has the most bureaucratic school system in the nation. This fact has prohibited efforts by our governor and our legislators from being successful in bringing about changes needed in our public schools. The audit pointed out that seniority protection of teachers has prohibited the most qualified teachers from being placed in the classroom. They also called attention to the fact that the principals in our school system lack the authority to place the best teachers in their schools." This is pathetic and unfair to WV students! Now that the money has been spent on the audit and the problems identified, why aren't these problems being addressed and solved? It is unbelievably shocking that the appointed WV state Board of Ed. members serve a NINE YEAR term! Surely one easy fix would be to reduce the length of their appointments.
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"Give everyone vouchers, let there be some accountability and competition. Then, at least you will see some positive reforms to public education."
Louisiana tried and it was ruled unconstitutional. As the resident constitutional expert, can you say with 100% certainty that if tried here it would be constitutional?
There was also a study done regarding this same plan in Milwaukee and the results showed no improvement in reading or math afetr one year. Perhaps it may take more time, but preliminary results show no improvement. How long should this be tried before we can say yea or nay?
And what about these public funds going to religious schools? They could actually go to some religion you may not endorse.
Before opening the can of worms, why not check out other situations and see what has been happening and be a bit more specific about religion and other issues.
I have no problem with this except to say be careful before you proceed and no money going to religious schoo
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I'm not familiar with the LA decision, but if it was found unconstitutional, it just goes to show you how out of whack our federal system is. If, it violated the LA state constitution, then they should amend it.
I would suggest trying it for longer than 1 year would be a must. Even a unified NFL team of 100 players can rarely change in 1 year--let alone a school system of thousands of vying parents, teachers and students.
If all are given equal money and opportunity to use the money on education where they deem best, then religion isn't a compelling interest and would, therefore, be moot.
A SCOTUS decision (Witters) back in the 80s said that a Washington State student could use his state grant for a Christian college the same as a state school. It didn't mean that the state endorsed the religion, it meant that the student had freedom of association and religion and all students were viewed equally.
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Anyone who cares about their children would remove them from the government indoctrination schools. Both parents working destroys the family and parents pay others to raise their children aka daycare.
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The problem with a certain Berkeley County school is they are so focused on their football program. That is all that matters to that school. Their football players can do whatever the want with no consequences. While the rest of the programs that the kids do are overlooked no matter how good the program is for instance science fair, social studies fair, the ROTC program. The school needs to get their head of the football field & work on the grades of kids & show respect to all the other programs like they do the game of football. Using your brains or groups like ROTC who do so many different things for community service. Those are tne tbings the school should be proud of..
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Amanda L. Wienckowski did not have enough morphine in her blood to cause her to die of an accidental drug overdose, a respected out-of-town pathologist has determined.
And a local ear, nose and throat specialist says that a fractured bone and broken cartilage in the dead young woman's throat indicate that she was strangled.
Those two new developments came out at a Common Council Legislation Committee hearing Tuesday where Chairman Darius G. Pridgen, of the Ellicott District, lambasted the Erie County medical examiner for refusing his request to appear at the session. He called it an "arrogant" gesture, given that Wienckowski's survivors were present and have no objection to a public discussion of her autopsy results.
During the emotional session, Pridgen received assurances from Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant, D-Buffalo, that she will move forward with a County Legislature hearing at which the county's chief medical examiner, Dr. Dianne R. Vertes, will be "strongly urged" to attend and answer questions.
Steven M. Cohen, the attorney spearheading the Wienckowski family's efforts to get the Medical Examiner's Office to revise the death certificate from an accidental overdose to a homicide, said an Albany-area pathologist, Dr. Michael Sikirica, reviewed the county's autopsy results and found that there was not enough morphine to cause death.
This finding, Cohen said, further proves that the 20-year-old Kenmore woman was murdered.
Four years ago, Wienckowski's frozen body was found upside down in a garbage tote outside a church at Clinton and Spring streets on Buffalo's East Side, across the street from the home of Antoine J. Garner, the last person known to have seen her alive and who has been described by authorities as a person of interest in the death.
Cohen provided copies of Sikirica's opinion at the committee hearing. "It is my opinion a morphine level of .08 milligrams per liter is not at all uncommon in habitual users," Sikirica stated.
Wienckowski was known to have struggled with drug addiction.
Sikirica also said, "The extent of the injuries around the decedent's neck, which were carefully and thoroughly documented by Dr. Comparini, indicate direct pressure applied to the neck either during strangulation or during a combined strangulation-suffocation type event."
Dr. Silvia O. Comparini, a West Coast pathologist hired by the Wienckowski family, determined in a second autopsy that Wienckowski was strangled.
Kathy Weppner, a spokeswoman for the family, told Council members that Dr. James F. Chmiel, the ear, nose and throat specialist, determined that bone and cartilage in the woman's neck was crushed and that she could not have survived that type of injury. "About six weeks ago, we met with Assistant District Attorney Christopher Belling and [district attorney's investigator] Joseph Riga at Dr. Chmiel's office, and they were told that the injury to Amanda's neck was not survivable," Weppner said in criticizing District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III for not accepting the findings of Chmiel and Sikirica.
Weppner also repeatedly pointed out that in the second autopsy, Comparini found black-and-blue finger marks on Wienckowski's neck, which further indicated strangulation. "Something has gone very wrong with society when we won't investigate a murder; but steal a garbage tote, and we're all over that," Weppner said, referring to a complaint that had been filed with the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority that led to the discovery of Wienckowski's remains.
A neighbor of Garner had reported the tote missing, Weppner said. Garner remains behind bars on charges from unrelated cases.
Cohen also pointed out that the second autopsy found defensive wounds on Wienckowski's arms, further supporting a case for foul play.
Buffalo businessman Carl P. Paladino, who has supported the Wienckowski family's efforts to get the county autopsy revised, said he spoke with Comparini and was told that there was no way one individual could physically place Wienckowski upside down in a "jackknife" position in the tote.
"So there was an accomplice," Paladino said in joining Pridgen in criticism of the medical examiner. "We have a systemic problem in our Medical Examiner's Office. They never should examine another body. A little girl has died, and our county and city officials deny justice."
Cohen said that Sedita is more than willing to move ahead with a homicide prosecution but that because the medical examiner will not revise the death certificate, it would prove a major impediment at a murder trial.
Grant said she wants the Council to adopt a resolution requesting that the County Legislature move ahead with a hearing on the case so it could move forward at the county level.
"We started penning the resolution 10 minutes after the committee meeting, and it will be filed Thursday morning," Pridgen said Tuesday night.
Leslie L. Brill, Wienckowski's mother, was present at the hearing but was unable to speak because she has a severe case of laryngitis. After the session, she expressed gratitude to all those who have taken up her cause in learning more about her daughter's death.
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quote: I'm not sure I agree with your Windows XP comment. Microsoft started development of Vista/Longhorn and even launched Vista before OSX was really much of a threat at all. If you mentioned innovation that resulted from iOS/iPhone/iPad, then I would agree with you, however.
quote: I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft. If you run the equivalent of VPC on a MAC you get access to basically all Windows application software (although not the hardware). Apple did not lose their way. You must watch this new video below. I know this doesn't show anything for businesses, but my point is about the philosophy that Apple uses. They think scenario. They think simple. They think fast. I know there is nothing hugely deep in this.http://www.apple.com/ilife/video/ilife04_32C.html [Note: link no longer works]I must tell you everything in my soul tells me that we should do what I called plan (b) yesterday We need a simple fast storage system. LH is a pig and I don't see any solution to this problem. If we are to rise to the challenge of Linux and Apple, we need to start taking the lessons of "scenario, simple, fast" to heart.


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Three players in the top 10 in the world golf rankings are part of the field for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, which was finalized Friday, but none of the top four chose to play in the PGA Tour's season-opening event, despite being eligible.
Bubba Watson will be the highest-ranked player in the field, at No. 8, when competition gets under way
on Jan. 4 at the Kapalua Plantation Course. Ninth-ranked Jason Dufner and No. 10 Brandt Snedeker, the reigning FedEx Cup champion, will be playing as well.
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Bubba Watson is No. 8 in the world golf rankings.
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Rickie Fowler is one of eight players who will make his Kapalua debut next week.
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The event is limited to tour winners from 2012. Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Tiger Woods and Justin Rose - Nos. 1-4 in the rankings, respectively - were qualified but opted out. Also eligible but skipping the event are Phil Mickelson, course record-holder Ernie Els and Sergio Garcia, who won at Kapalua in 2002.
The field has two reigning major champions - Watson, who won the Masters in April, and 11th-ranked Webb Simpson, who won the U.S. Open in June.
"Every year that we can get into Hyundai means that we've played well the year (before) and that we've won a PGA Tour event, which is the goal to start every season," Watson said in a tour release. "For us to play in a tournament of champions is an honor. It's great to go there with my family in beautiful Maui. It's a fun golf course and an exciting place to play and start the season."
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Tournament Jan. 4-7, at Kapalua Plantation Course
Charlie Beljan, Jonas Blixt, Keegan Bradley, Ben Curtis, Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Gainey, Bill Haas, J.J. Henry, John Huh, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman, Hunter Mahan, George McNeill, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Scott Stallings, Kyle Stanley, Steve Stricker, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Mark Wilson (eligibile but not playing: Luke Donald, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Tiger Woods).
Defending champion Steve Stricker is the winningest player in the field. He earned his 12th and most recent victory at Kapalua last year. Dustin Johnson's six wins rank second.
Eight players qualified for the event for the first time - Rickie Fowler, Charlie Beljan, John Huh, Jonas Blixt, Kyle Stanley, Marc Leishman, Ted Potter Jr. and Tommy Gainey.
"It's always been a tournament that I've watched, being a tournament of champions and in a way, dreamt of playing," Fowler said in the release. "So I'm excited to get there and play and share it with the family."
As for what he has heard about the event from other players, Fowler said: "It's a fun, relaxing week to start the season. It's a fun course with challenges in elevation and wind coming off the ocean. Just heard it's a cool place and a great way to start the year."
Dufner is one of three players headed to Maui who won twice on tour last year. The others are Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson.
"I'm always excited to go to Hyundai," said Mahan, a five-time winner in his career. "It's our reward for winning - getting to go to Hawaii. It's a fantastic tournament, the staff does an incredible job of running it. Hyundai is a great sponsor and they have shown how excited they are about the event. There is no reason not to go. It's going to be a great week."
The field also includes 12th-ranked Keegan Bradley and No. 13 Ian Poulter.


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Causes Pleasure and Anger. The pleasurable part is pre-ejaculation. The Anger part is post-ejaculation. This is the part where the man becomes mad at himself for wasting 30 minutes of his time. The world suddenly becomes clear and the chemical imbalance is one again balanced. Too bad no man learns this lesson and history repeats itself.
I had a great time jacking off, up until the end.
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Sexually pleasuring yourself either with your hands or a foreign object.
Jacking off is typical amongst most people.
von Bizzle4Shizzle 10. Oktober 2005
rubbin ur penis wit ur hands or objects
it feels wicked good but its not as good as pussy so guys do it when theyre not gettin any
it feels wicked good but its not as good as pussy so guys do it when theyre not gettin any
all guys do it like evry day im doin it right now
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when a guy rubs his big throbbing cock cuz he can't put it in my pussy cuz i am too busy rubbing it to notice him
von sexybabe 21. August 2003
rubbing a smooth long cock up and down and all over, usually using some type of lubricant and usually while looking at chicks getting fucked. after jacking off, you cum all over your own hand.
i love jacking off and then coming in your mothers mouth
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Giving the 'Private' a dishonorable discharge.
Battling the Cyclops. (Or.. how to kill a Tennessee eel.)
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Top 3 Manufactured Composting Toilets for Tiny Homes
My partner and I are about 90% finished with our Tumbleweed Cypress and we saved the best for last - the bathroom! We've decided to go with a composting toilet, and my research began with the simple DIY bucket unit and has now moved onto the more "high-tech" options available. Below I've listed three manufactured compost toilets specifically for tiny homes. Each of these units are self-contained, waterless, and include some form of ventilation and aeration.
I hope this list is helpful but keep in mind that there are many options out there. Choose the commode that works best for your tiny home!
1). Nature's Head
PRICE: $925 / Made in USA
SIZE - 20" toilet seat height X 22" width needed for handle / vent use X 20 5/8" depth required / 28 lbs
COMPOST CAPACITY - approx. 90 uses
VENTILATION - Vent mounted at the side rear of the unit / 12V fan
AERATION - Crank aeration
URINE - Diverts urine into small built-in holding take
INSTALLATION - Video here. Bonus video - Art's Nature's Head
PRICE - $1389 / Made in Sweden
SIZE - 17.3" toilet seat height X 19.95" width X 30" depth required / 48 lbs
COMPOST CAPACITY - Family of four will need to empty container every 3-6 weeks.
VENTILATION - Vent mounted at the top rear of the unit / 12V fan
AERATION - When pressure is added to the seat, the chamber is rotated
URINE - Diverts to a separate waste tank (not included in unit)
INSTALLATION - Video (1/2 way down page) here.
3). Sun-Mar Excel-Ne
PRICE: $1645 / Made in North America
SIZE - 26.5" toilet seat height X 22.5" width X 46" depth needed to empty / 50 - 95 lbs. *Sun-Mar also has a mobile version that is smaller, but requires more electricity.
COMPOST CAPACITY - Family of three will need to rotate chambers every three months. The unique aspect of this toilet is that it has three chambers, allowing compost to fully form in the third chamber.
VENTILATION - Vent mounted at the top rear of the unit / 12V fan optional
AERATION - Crank aeration
URINE- Liquids are evaporated within unit / no diverter. Requires a drain for excess liquid.
INSTALLATION - Video here. Bonus informational video here.
What do you do with the waste after emptying your toilet? You can, of course, compost your waste - that's the whole point! Although, the amount of time required before safely giving your waste back to mother nature depends on several factors, including your chosen unit. I would recommend reading The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins, which has a lot to say on the subject. In fact, I know exactly where you should store this book... right next to your current toilet.
My decision? Drum roll please........ I ended up choosing the Nature's Head compost toilet for our tiny house. The size is a perfect fit for our small bathroom, allowing us to build future storage space around the toilet.
Guillaume (my partner) & Salies (our dog) modeling our new compost toilet!
Jenna Spesard is currently building a Tumbleweed Cypress with her partner, Guillaume, who is a professional photographer and Tumbleweed Workshop Host. After the build is complete, they plan to travel around North America in their tiny house blogging and photographing their adventure. More on their tiny house and giant journey here.


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Every high school athletic director dreams of a smooth transition when one coach leaves and another one arrives on the scene.
For Ron Anders, he believes that will happen with the boys basketball program at Juniata Valley.
Anders, the high school boys basketball coach at Valley the past eight seasons, is now the new athletic director at the school, replacing long-time AD Suz Price, who retired at the end of the school year. Anders' replacement as varsity basketball coach is T.J. Anderson, who was his junior high boys basketball coach the past three seasons.
Anderson was hired Wednesday night by the Juniata Valley School Board. He was one of three candidates, the other being Bill McGinnis, an assistant last year under Anders, and Brock Anders, a cousin of Ron Anders who coached at East Juniata High School last season.
"They were all three very deserving candidates," said Ron Anders, who offered positive input on all three candidates, but who did not have a vote in the hiring. "All three of them had great qualities."
The Mirror was unable to reach Anderson by phone or by social media before press time on Thursday night to comment on the hiring.
A 1994 graduate of T.C. Williams High School in Virginia and a 2002 Straford University (Va.) graduate in Computer Science, Anderson works in computer technical support at Juniata College. He coached under Brock Anders in 2006 at Huntingdon Area High School and also worked with the late legendary basketball coach John Swogger at The Summit Tennis & Athletic Club.
"I've had to replace the junior high position four times in my eight years, and T.J. brought stability to it," said Ron Anders. "This past season the team went undefeated before losing (in the Inter-County Conference championship game). He is very organized and brings a lot of energy. He is very passionate, and he is passionate about the kids."
Ron Anders posted an 89-67 record in his eight seasons, going 19-7 last year. An elementary school teacher in the Valley school district, he believes he was ready for a new challenge.
"I was thinking about stepping down (as basketball coach), and when this opportunity presented itself, it offered me a way to stay involved in sports," he said. "I am taking a breather from coaching, but I might get back into it someday. But this is a good time for me to transition into something else."
Anders feels his program will be in good hands with Anderson, whose uncle, Joe Anderson, is the all-time leading scorer in Saint Francis University men's basketball history.
"T.J. has worked really well with our feeder program. He took the initiative to take the elementary school kids and get them into an AAU atmosphere in Blair County and all over," Anders said. "I think we are going to be very competitive next year. I think he is going to inherit a good team. I am looking forward to seeing what he will bring."


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Acer founder Stan Shih, in a talks with reporters on September 8, commented that Apple's strong popularity is mainly due to its products such as iPad and iPhone, and these products are like mutant viruses, which are difficult to find a cure for in the short-term, but he believes that PC vendors will eventually find a way to isolate Apple and become immune.
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on September 10, 2012 - 6:19 PM
LOCKPORT - A California native pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Monday to charges that he stabbed a man five times July 15 outside a North Tonawanda bar.
Joshua C. Oakes, 25, of River Road, Wheatfield, pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. Deputy District Attorney Doreen M. Hoffmann said Oakes allegedly stabbed Paul Diesing of North Tonawanda three times in the torso and twice in the leg outside Ava's Place on Webster Street.
Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth R. Donatello said Oakes is being held for violating the terms of his parole in another stabbing case, a California guilty plea to first-degree assault, reduced from attempted murder.
County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas increased Oakes' bail on the local charges from $5,000 to $25,000. Defense attorney Kevin Wolf said Oakes has been living in this area for about a year and a half and turned himself in. Donatello said there is a crime scene video showing Oakes drawing the sheath in which the knife was allegedly contained.


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The Voice topped Tuesday with its Season 5 finale.The two-hour episode drew 13.8 million viewers and a 3.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up from last week, but down a full point from last fall's finale and half a point from the spring finale.The Biggest Loser opened NBC's night with 7 million and a 2.0, up a tenth from last week.Best of the Year: Best performances of 2013On CBS, NCIS (19.4 million, 2.8) and Person of Interest (12.1 million, 1.9) both slipped a bit, but NCIS: Los Angeles (15.3 million, 2.4) held steady.ABC's What Would You Do? (2.5 million, 0.7) dropped two tenths.8 p.m.CBS: NCIS 19.4 million viewers (2.8 demo rating)ABC: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (R) 3.2 million (0.8)Fox: Dads (R) 2.4 million (1.0); Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R) 1.9 million (0.7)NBC: The Biggest Loser 7 million (2.0) CW: The Originals (R) 940,000 (0.3)9 p.m.CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles 15.3 million (2.4)ABC: The Goldbergs (R) 3.2 million (1.0); Trophy Wife (R) 2.4 million (0.7)Fox: New Girl (R) 1.5 million (0.7); The Mindy Project (R) 1.4 million (0.7)NBC: The Voice 13.8 million (3.9) [9-11 p.m.]CW: Supernatural (R) 940,000 (0.4)10 p.m.CBS: Person of Interest 12.1 million (1.9)ABC: What Would You Do? 2.5 million (0.7)
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CARLOS VEGA is a veteran homicide prosecutor, putting scumbags behind bars, sometimes for life.
His latest high-profile case: Antonio Rodriguez, the so-called Kensington Strangler, who was convicted Thursday of three counts of first-degree murder, rape and related offenses in the deaths of three women.
With his high-pressure job and a daughter who lives at home, you'd think Vega wouldn't have time for anything else.
But his city salary hasn't been enough to give his daughter and son the schooling he wanted for them. So, for 14 years, he's been juggling two jobs. His second gig? He's a UPS supervisor.
In fact, Vega is one of several prosecutors in the city who have taken on second jobs to make ends meet. Others have been bartenders or waiters. One assistant district attorney recently moved back into her parents' house.


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If home is truly where the heart is, there were plenty of broken hearts this week at The Center with the announcement from the Lycoming County Housing Authority that the tenants must vacate the premises by month's end.
Generations of people who grew up at the facility at 600 Campbell St., or remember their childhoods when a community center was on Walnut Street and later on Park Avenue, expressed heartache at the possible loss of their favorite destination.
A few of them who gathered for the final weeks of Bingo recently talked about how much they would miss seeing children in after-school programs, watching boys skirt around the court in a pickup game of basketball and more importantly - see hungry families served emergency food supplies.
They were told by the authority that they have until Dec. 1 to leave the premises, according to John M. Kiernan, a member of the Campbell Street Family, Youth and Community Center Association Inc. board.
Kiernan said he was willing to facilitate discussions between The Center and the authority.
Many who grew up learning, playing, cooking and eating at the facility have promised they won't go with ease and want to have a say before the doors shut.
"This is not only my second home, it was our school," said Henry Mitchell, son of the late P.D. Mitchell, director from 1943 through 1979.
"It's where we learned how to speak and dress properly," he said. "We learned how to cook, sew and become men and women because we were taught by adult role models who planted the seeds in our heads and hearts."
To fully grasp the impact of the closing, Mitchell recalled his father's role on his life and the lives of others who walked through the community center's doors.
"He was an orphan," Mitchell said. "Dad once told me he didn't want folks to feel the kind of rejection he did."
Born in 1909, P.D. Mitchell grew up in Portsmouth, Va. He became a teacher and athletic coach, marrying a woman from North Carolina and moving deeper into the segregated South, Mitchell said.
One day, the Ku Klux Klan arrived at their door, upset about the black in the neighborhood who had permitted a white boy to run beside him, encouraging the boy to run as fast as he could. The boy turned out to be the local sheriff's son.
"The Klan told my dad and mother and my older brother, P.D. Mitchell Jr., that they had a week to leave or they'd be killed," Mitchell said.
When his father saw a job listing for a director of a community center in Williamsport, he leapt at the opportunity, landing the job and moving to central Pennsylvania, where he taught sociology at Lycoming College and became entrenched in the betterment of the community, through directing the Peter Herdic project and mentoring youth.
"Dad was gone from 8:30 in the morning to 10 at night, so we hardly spoke to him," Mitchell said.
Because of a parentless upbringing, Mitchell said his father invited children to the family home to eat dinner. "He'd have us get up from the table," Henry Mitchell said. "He'd say, 'These kids don't have a home,'" Mitchell said.
When a woman in Mitchell's neighborhood told him to keep off her property when the boy walked to school, the young Mitchell ran home to his father who told him to return the anger with acts of kindness and responsibility. Rather than cross the street, he said carry a broom or shovel on his walk. Whenever it snowed, he was instructed to clear off the sidewalk and her driveway, too.
"I did that for two years," Mitchell said. One day the woman arrived at their door. In her hand was a warm apple pie.
"She was nice to us from then on," Mitchell said. "It's a lesson I tried to teach that my father taught me that has stuck with me ... 'never show them your anger,' he would say. 'It takes two to fight.' "
They were among the many lessons P.D. Mitchell planted in young minds carried through the years.
"I loved being a Center brat," he said.
Earlier this week, after learning of the eviction notice, senior citizens at a Bingo game at The Center broke down in tears at the thought of losing their home away from home.
Many of their memories are of the facility in the days leading up to and after the Civil Rights movement.
"I remember all of the things we did in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King," said Rebecca Baity, who attended The Center when it was the Bethune-Douglass Center.
Her brother-in-law, Bob "Goose" Baity, learned to play basketball on its court, playing for semi-professional teams such as the Billies, a city-based basketball team scoring points in the Eastern Professional League.
For Vivian Belle, memories are bittersweet. Growing up, she attended the facility when it was on Walnut Street.
Thinking back to her youth, she said black children and adults could not use the YWCA pool or locker rooms.
"We could only go into the gym," she said. That's why the place was so important, she said.
For Velna Grimes, board vice president, a commitment to excellence in education of young people - who otherwise might not have enough guidance - was among the most impressionable of her memories.
The P.D. Mitchell Scholarship, established for graduates of Williamsport Area High School, was possible because of contributions and monetary donations, she said.
Baity recalled how proud she was when many students were awarded the scholarships at ceremonies inside the community room and eventually at gatherings at the Genetti Hotel.
The Center hosted its share of wedding receptions, baby showers, graduation parties, homecoming reunions and special events, she said.
Clara Whaley said the after-school program is what helped to propel her niece, Alisha Coffey, to pursue a college degree.
Whaley recalled the oratory contests, where one year the winner of the speech competition traveled to a state contest in Pittsburgh.
Sam Belle, president of the facility's board of directors, once prided himself as quite the basketball player.
Today, Belle is coach of the track and field for the high school team. Back then, he said he rolled up a rag tightly into a ball and tossed it into a wastepaper can on top of a table. That was the basketball court when the facility was on Park Avenue, he said. "You couldn't bounce it, but you just tossed it around and that's how we learned how to play ball."
Belle said he recently played Santa Claus for holidays. "I was a happy Santa," he said, laughing.
Mayor Gabriel J. Campana said as a boy he learned a lot from programs when the building was on Park Avenue. When asked if he would get involved in the loss of a decades-old facility, Campana said he would remain out of the decision-making.
But he added the philosophy and contributions from generations of those who attended and made these invaluable programs work, will forever serve as a testament to the city's caring community as it strived for cultural diversity.
"I believe the issue is between the authority and the Center board," Campana said. "I respect the authority's leadership and believe whoever owns the building will continue to serve all of the citizens."
While the facility's future remains up in the air, the Rev. John Manno, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Montoursville and a long-time advocate for the less fortunate in the Campbell Street neighborhood, said what is stuck in his mind is the situation at hand.
Manno said everyone's anger must be tempered before anyone jumps to conclusions.
"I believe MeriLyn Severson is a sincere person," Manno said, saying his understanding is the cost of maintenance and upkeep of the structure is behind the housing authority's decision to order out the Campbell Street Association so they can sell the building. Severson is executive director of the housing authority.
"They are restricted by their budgets, too," he said. "I'm hoping and praying for an extension of the deadline before they have to leave the building."
Then he added: "That's a rush."


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Great things have been happening for Stetson Cross Country this year, and it seems that those successes are beginning to accumulate. Recently, it was announced that Amanda Spring was selected as the Atlantic Sun Conference Runner of the Week, the first-ever Hatter so chosen.
That same week, the Mt. Dew Invitational brought with it nearly teams-wide PRs. And this past weekend, the Stetson "A-Team"—Amanda and Andrew—scored their respective team's highest female/male cross country finish of the year, perhaps even in Stetson history, with overall third (women) and fourth (men) place finishes, respectively, in the 11th Annual Embry-Riddle Invitational. But it gets even better.
For more years than anyone can remember, Embry Riddle has dominated Stetson in cross country, ERAU's top five always managing to outscore the Hatters. Riddle has indoor and outdoor track, running three seasons—instead of one—thus creating a huge advantage in their distance runners' training base. For once, however, the Stetson Women's team outdid their cross-county rivals in head-to-head competition, and to make it even sweeter, it came at ERAU's own meet, and thus snapped the host team's six year winning streak.
Despite a heart-thumping uphill start, Amanda Spring took it out like there was no tomorrow, but so did fellow freshman Samantha Hicks, who was hot on her heels. At about the halfway point of the 5K, a surprising and confusing 180 degree turn almost wreaked havoc on their positions in the race.
"It came at the end of the first loop," Spring explained, "where you had to make a U-turn and go back. I followed a male runner who"—because he was running a longer course—"was going straight ahead."
Fortunately, a Stetson Mom was there to see the misdirection and yelled for the top two SU women to turn around. Getting back on track, Spring and Hicks ran neck and neck until the last 800 meters.
"I used the down hills to open some distance, and then kicked it in for the final straightaway," said Spring.
Spring finished first for the team (20:03), Sami Hicks was second (20:08), and Adrienne DeVita third (20:31). While the times were slower than usual for the three--Embry Riddle's Cross Country course is extremely hilly--they still managed to finish 3-4-5 behind Riddle's Ellie Staker (19:20) and Lynn's Gabriella Wuyke (19:43).
Next for Stetson were Daniella Godenzi (ninth overall in 20:58) and Sabrina Guzsvany (11th in 21:08). That made Stetson 3-4-5-9-11, for 32 points. Embry Riddle's women, however, also had 32 points (1-6-7-8-10). Ties in cross country are broken by the sixth runner, who in this case turned out to be Clarissa Consol.
"Up ahead I saw Trixi (Menge) and an Embry Riddle girl," Consol explained. "I thought, 'I have to catch up to them…I have to pass them.'
"I worked all summer on my finishing kick, because I didn't have one last year. Between that and the intense workouts we've had with [head coach] Joe [Matuszczak], I feel that I'm getting stronger. I saw the finish line from the top of the last hill, and gradually picked it up from there. I passed both of them.
"When I got to the gate"—opened to accommodate the finish in the soccer stadium—"I sprinted. I didn't know how close the Embry Riddle girl was, but I had worked hard and didn't want her to re-pass me."
Consol's kick made all the difference, not only in her race against Riddle's Stephany Valesco—who was one second back and coming fast--but in the team race. Because Consol finished in twelfth place (21:23), and Valesco in 13th (21:24), Stetson won the meet. Compare it to a game-ending shoot-out in soccer, or a home run in extra innings; it doesn't happen often, but when it does, that one-place win by a team's sixth finisher is quite dramatic.
"This was a very exciting time, and I was glad to be a part of our success. I hope it continues, and I can also be part of our success at the Conference Championship."
While Consol's "home run" was being scored, the rest of the women's team was still finishing, and they had no idea their team had won. But it would hardly have mattered. In their usual all-out effort, Stetson's Trixi Menge (21:28) finished right behind her, Shelby Block (21:34) behind her, and a sprinting Jessica Cosgrove behind her (21:38). And so it went. There were no personal bests on this course, but a strong measure of personal pride.
The rest of the finishers on the women's team were: Emily Nolen (21:46), Valerie Hiller (23:01), Nicole Garrabrant (23:07), Shannon Harrell (23:10), Emmie Wenzell (23:56), Christine Iseley (24:17), Connie Compton (24:20), and Susan Scaggs (25:48).
As previously stated, ERAU's course is the toughest around, and finish times were certainly impacted, approximately 45 seconds slower than usual for the 5K, and a minute to a minute and a half for the 8K. That made the men's times all the more impressive, as they had to battle 1.9 miles more of sand and hills than the women.
The fastest Andrew Epifanio has run this course was a 29-flat in 2011(he was fifth that year; ERAU's Evans Kirwa won in 26:14.9). This year he took off at a much faster pace, moving up one notch in his finish place, but one minute and 32 seconds in time. The winner of this year's race, in a course record 25:23, was 2012 Olympian Sammy Vazquez, who is an ERAU alumni.
"Embry Riddle is a historically difficult course," Epifanio explained. "I probably started out faster than I should have—5:25 for the first mile—but it didn't negatively affect my race.
"I knew the competition would come down to a race between Stetson and Embry Riddle, so I worked hard to chase their runners down. My finish time was faster than I expected, and one of the Embry Riddle runners, Jacob Dordick, helped me to get a 27:28, my fastest time ever on that course.
"Team-wise, the men did well. Beery"--second on the team in 28:12—"had another excellent race, and several others made good progress."
Andrew Townes, in 18th place, was the last Hatter to go sub-30 (29:51, or exactly six minutes per mile). Cody Malloy (30:23) and Ryan Hodges (30:45) were Stetson's last two scorers. As a team, the male Hatters finished second behind Embry Riddle, 19-46.
Kyle Meerdo (31:41), Jeremy Butler (32:46), Austyn Finnk (34:19), Matthew Ady (34:42—a PR), James Welch (34:45), and Deryck Greene (45:21) completed the Stetson roster.
The next Hatter road trip brings them to the flrunners.com XIV Invitational in Titusville, where the Stetson men finished first in 2012. Both teams will compete at a 5K distance.