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October 3, 2013
Motorized wheelchair operators got a lesson in safety on Wednesday afternoon. The two-hour seminar, titled "Pedestrians on Wheels," was held at the Center for Independent Living, 24 E. Third St....
Good point reader 2. And, sometimes pedestrians walk in the street because sidewalks can be dangerous.
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Robert, the law considers motorized wheelchairs or power chairs pedestrians,not vehicles. Like any pedestrian, sometimes people in power chairs need to cross streets. Their learning how to do that more safely benefits drivers as well as the "pedestrians on wheels."
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robert72, you are not getting off the hook that easy. Many scooter or chair users travel in the street because of so many bad sidewalks. I use a walker with wheels and I travel in the streets outside of the downtown area many times because of very uneven sidewalks. I walk, facing traffic, like the law suggests on roads with no sidewalks. If you are suggesting "riders" must use sidewalks only, they you are forcing them to stay home if they live where the sidewalks are bad. Also, you were VERY offensive in calling them "lazy scooters" or "obese transporters". May you find yourself in need of one of these devices some day and may you be called lazy or obese and see how you like it. Jerk!
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Twinder, please read the article:
All attendees received a card for their chair or wallet with numbers on it for city codes enforcement and the non-emergency number of the county emergency communications center.
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wow. IGNORANT JERK.... people dont just RIDE a scooter or wheelchair because they are lazy or fat you dumb piece of crap. no one CHOOSES to be in a chair.. lazy sscooter or obese transporter shows your lack of respect for human kind. people have internal issues YOU cant see. one may have heart troubles, nothing wrong with their legs at all, but if they walk from gods country to the front of the store their heart could allow them to die right in front of you, but do you care? NOPE cuz youre an ignorant jerk. One isnt always obese because they are lazy or eat mcdonalds day in day out. there are medical issues for that too. a skinny person may hv had a car accident that messed up their back and now they cant move properly, hence gaining wait, or lymphedema. Mature please.
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Whose bright idea was it to have people tying up the 911 center with calls about bad sidewalks? The Tele-communicators at 911 cannot do a thing about a bad sidewalk. Just what should they do when they receive one of these calls? Send police? Dispatch a fire engine?
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You think he hears "in 5 minutes" a bit too much around here?
I went to a concert last night. I ended up feeling a little, let's say, old. I wrote about it over at Chicago Moms.
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It's like that around here too!
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While at the hospital yesterday we felt old noticing all the doctors are significantly younger then Steve and me!
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Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in ice dance?
Who do you think will take gold at the GPF in ice dance?
I voted for D/W herem but in my predictions I chose V/M: thta's because I actually think D/W will win this (they always peak earlier in the season and GPF seems not really a lucky competition for V/M!), but I hope Tessa and Scott will do a miracle and show that what I've just written is wrong!
Virtue & Moir.
It's a toss up really between D/W and V/M. Just like the Judges I feel it is very difficult to choose between them. They're both so incredibly good. But, as FSGMT remarked D/W generally peak early in season so my bet's on them. But who knows what will happen this weekend? Good luck to all of them!
I voted for V&M, even though D&W have looked a bit stronger this season. Might be wishful thinking; I just really want to see V&M's terrific programs skated lights out this week.
I did not vote, since I am not certain whether V/M or D/W will win the GPF. As FSGMT mentioned, typically V/M peak later, while D/W peak earlier. History would seem to favour D/W. However, many people (including several Figure Skating celebrities) think V/M have a very strong FD, if they can iron-out the technical kinks.
D/W debuted their routines at SA in October, then had about 6 weeks until NHK to tweak the routines based on the feedback received from the judges. V/M also debut their routines in October at SC, then had 2 weeks to tweak the routines before skating again at COR. Afterwards, the situation reversed. D/W have had 2 weeks since NHK to further tweak their routines, while V/M have been working on theirs for the past 4 weeks. However V/M may have a disadvantage, since they have not received any recent competition feedback about the tweaks they have been making over the past month. The GPF will be their feedback for Canadians, 4CC, and Worlds.
I am sure Tessa and Scott would like to win the GPF, since it is the one competition they have never won. However I suspect if they had to choose between GPF and Worlds, they would likely prefer to win Worlds because it is in their home town/country. If Tessa and Scott are planning to retire after Sochi, Worlds in London may be their last chance to experience some of what they felt after winning Gold in Vancouver.
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I think it'll be D/W because they usually beat V/M at the GP Final, but it could very well be V/M. I think V/M's short dance is not as good as D/W's though.
I want D/W to win this and everything this year so that NEXT year will be even MORE nail-bitingly exciting.
I would love to see I and K and W and p take over from D and W and V and M. In fact I would be thrilled if Davis and White retired now and did show skating/ They are wonderful Disney characters; their look is perfect but that is sadly wishful thinking. I think they want OGM like P and T though with a much better chance.
VMDW own gold!
You know shows like the skating and gymnastics spectacular or whatever disson does. Yeah if they want to make a good living as skaters they need to compete until 2018
Well, I have to confess that I voted for who I would like to win, rather than who I think will win.
I think Scott and Tessa will win it.
But, I voted for Nathalie and Fabian. Even if they are an outside bet, you can NEVER discount them. So I was absolutely amazed that nobody had voted for them until I came along.
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Music group Celtic Woman is making a round trip to its Irish roots in America, including a stop in State College.
Celtic Woman - comprised of vocalists Chlo Agnew, Lisa Lambe and Susan McFadden, and violinist Mairad Nesbitt - kicked off an American four-month tour in February and will land at Penn State University's Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, according to a Celtic Woman press release.
Formed in 2004, the group plays "Irish traditional music with memorable original compositions and contemporary pop standards," the release said. The concert will include fan favorites such as "You Raise Me Up" and "Orinoco Flow."
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Celtic Woman (from left) Susan McFadden, Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew and Mairéad Nesbitt) poses in front of their audience at a show.
Laura Sullivan, director of marketing at Eisenhower Auditorium, said Celtic Woman has appeared in State College before, but this is its first time at the auditorium.
"Celtic Woman is quite popular. The group has been named Billboard World Music Artists of the Year for the seventh time. They sell millions of records worldwide and are filling theaters and arenas regularly," Sullivan said.
"Since their March 2005 American debut on public television, this all-female, adult contemporary ensemble has gone on to achieve world renown success. public television specials, frequent touring and adoring fans have propelled the group to international stardom."
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What: Celtic Woman
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Penn State University, Eisenhower Auditorium
Tickets: $99, $69 and $39. Tickets are available at www.cpa.psu.edu or by calling 863-0255 or 800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets will also be available at Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center and Bryce Jordan Center.
The group recently completed their "A Christmas Celebration The Symphony Tour North America" last year, according to a Celtic Woman website. They will tour in Europe in October.
Audiences will see another side to the musicians who have made somewhat of a return to their roots with this tour, Agnew told the Mirror.
The show offers a "roller coaster" of music, she said. Tranquil moments during what she said is a "feel-good" concert include when it is only the vocalists in the group on stage singing "Danny Boy" with violinist Mairead Nesbitt.
Agnew said the show focuses mainly on vocals. It also has such elements as a band, a bagpipe player and an Irish dancer.
The concert, which celebrates Celtic life while including some world music, allows the audience to leave behind their troubles, Agnew said.
"Having sold nearly 3 million concert tickets worldwide, Celtic Woman has won a dedicated and loyal audience in America, where their elaborately staged, visually stunning concert tours consistently draw sellout crowds," the release said.
"Singing songs of love, loss, hope and inspiration, Celtic Woman celebrates the emotional resonance of Ireland's centuries-old musical and cultural heritage while taking advantage of the limitless options of state-of-the-art production. The result is a breathtaking musical and theatrical experience to be enjoyed by multiple generations of concert goers."
Those dedicated fans include ones from Pennsylvania, Sullivan said.
"The group has a strong Pennsylvania following and their national tour includes stops in Lancaster, Erie, Shippensburg, Scranton, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in addition to University Park," she said. "We are expecting a very enthusiastic audience here just three days after St. Patrick's Day."
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I've recapped Oprah's Favorite Things here, if you want to see my take on it. I found this year's episode hard to watch, to be honest.
The way the audience gets so unbelievably excited and on fire (or "on far" as Oprah would have said it in her Macon accent today) for these things, these things like bath-sized forty-dollar soaps and $190 lounge pants and a fridge that can tell you the weather forecast.
But how excited are we in our hearts about our spiritual life. Or our love life? You know, the things that, like, really matter?
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Chassis: Computer cut composite fiberglass chassis
Drive: Rear wheel
Brass bushings support the rear axle and front wheels
Suspension: Adjustable pull rod rear suspension
Gearbox: Open with rear pinion and spur gear
Differentials: No differential model has a solid rear axle
Tires: 1/10 scale foam pan car style on black rims on the rear and
rubber o-ring style tires on black rims on the front
Wheels: Black plastic, multi-spoke on front and rear (the photo shows
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Suspension: Adjustable pull rod type
Camber Tie Rods: Fixed
Steering Tie Rods: Adjustable
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One 13" Wheelbase Funny Car Kit, mounted rear foam tires,front o-ring
tires and wheels, 81 tooth spur gear (48P), 20 tooth pinion (48p),
brass bushings, clear polycarbonate body with window mask and wing
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Radio: 2-Channel with 1 Servo (two servos required if you are going
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Radio Batteries: (8) AA size
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Motor: 550 size motor of modelers choice
Battery: 6-cell stick or side-by-side with standard connector
Charger: AC/DC timed or peak for 6-cell battery
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Wheelbase: 11" (279mm)
Gear Ratio: 4.05:1
Tires- Front: 1.5" diameter O-Ring style
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Length: 19.5" (495mm)
Width: 7" (178mm)
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Acrylic on canvas. Signed in lower right "Forsyth 1979." 24 x 36 inches. Mounted on wood frame backing to total dimensions of 31 x 43 inches. Signed by Duke Snider in the upper right corner of the background mounting (not on the painting). Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+. SOLD FOR $1,972.00
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quote: And how in purple hell would most people do this? I don't know about you but my family is asleep at night. Most families are in fact. Short of charging an EV overnight, which again most people don't have, what could the public possibly do to "even out demand"?


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Living the traditions, visions and values of the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City is a regional medical center that meets the needs of residents in a 33-county area of western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota.
In addition to the main hospital in Sioux City, Mercy-Sioux City owns rural hospitals in Primghar, Iowa, and Oakland, Nebraska, manages hospitals in Pender, Nebraska and Hawarden, Iowa, and operates a primary care clinic network, specialty care clinics and home health services. Mercy also partners with other community healthcare providers to sponsor a regional cancer center, paramedic services, hospice services, a freestanding surgery center and a variety of other health services.
Mercy-Sioux City is also home to the only Level II Trauma Center in western Iowa, and provides a vital, lifesaving link to rural areas via Mercy Air Care, the hospital's helicopter ambulance service.
Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City is a member of Trinity Health, Livonia, Michigan. As Mercy continues to position itself as Siouxland's most trusted health partner for life, it will always keep in focus its central mission - providing extraordinary care for patients in the communities it serves.


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"Time to get our 'Fash-On'." -Walmart Commercial selling clothes to girls/young women.
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A Manheim girl has died after being struck by a stray bullet while visiting relatives in Maryland on New Year's Eve.
Aaliyah Boyer, 10, was with family in Elkton, Md., celebrating the new year when she was hit.
Boyer was outside watching fireworks with her cousins and parents when they said she just collapsed.
When the paramedics arrived, her family realized she was hit on the top of the head by a stray bullet.
Police said it came from a gun someone fired to celebrate the new year.
Boyer died Thursday morning at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
Manheim Central school officials said counselors are available to support students, staff and parents.


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15.2 inches of snowfall measured at Erie International Airport
More than 15 inches of snowfall has been measured today at Erie International Airport, according to the National Weather Service.
At 7 p.m., 15.2 inches of snowfall was measured at the airport since midnight.
A meteorologist with the weather service office in Cleveland tonight said snow was falling in Erie "a couple of inches an hour" from about 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Complete snowfall totals for today won't be available until after midnight, the weather service said.
Snowfall eased early this afternoon after several inches were dumped on the region this morning.
Those conditions quickly changed for late-afternoon commuters when the snowfall returned, bringing diminished visibility and treacherous driving conditions.
Cars and trucks were stuck in ditches and stalled in medians across the Erie region, with state and local police assisting drivers from 4 p.m. into the evening hours.
A handful of motorists at 4:45 p.m. stalled on a hill on lower State Street as they drove up from the Bayfront Parkway.
A tractor-trailer unable to get traction closed all of Depot Road in Harborcreek Township at about 5 p.m. for a few hours, police said.
A one-car accident on Zimmerly Road in Millcreek Township left four people with minor injuries. The driver suffered injuries to the face and neck, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
A lake-effect snow warning and a windchill advisory have been issued for the region until Wednesday at 7 a.m., as National Weather Service forecasters are calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow Tuesday during the day and another 3 to 5 inches Tuesday night. The forecast calls for a windchill well into the negative numbers tonight through Tuesday night.
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on February 6, 2013 - 12:01 AM
By Chris Gabrieli
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's new budget includes an important proposal that, if passed, will put New York at the forefront of an exciting educational movement to rethink the school calendar.
The proposal creates a $20 million grant program that will provide funding to select schools that significantly expand the school day, school year or both, increasing the amount of learning time by at least 25 percent. More time does not mean, though, that participating schools will just do more of the same. On the contrary, they will implement proven strategies that they don't have time for within the constraints of a traditional school calendar.
For starters, schools will be able to provide a richer, more rigorous curriculum. Over the last decade, public schools have prioritized the tested subjects – reading and math – at the expense of other critical subjects, like science, history, civics, art, music and physical education. More time in school means restoring these subjects in a well-rounded curriculum.
With expanded time, teachers can regularly analyze student data to identify specific areas where individual students are struggling, and then provide more-personalized instruction. Recognizing that children learn in different ways and at different paces, this individualized approach helps teachers target support to children who need it.
More time means more opportunities for teachers to collaborate on instructional practice and hone their skills in the classroom. Surveys show that teachers want more time both in the classroom and with their peers. Finally, expanded time means that schools can offer enrichment programs, from field trips and hands-on learning to elective courses taught by community experts, which make school more engaging.
Schools can deploy these strategies piecemeal without expanded time, but more time allows schools to implement all of them, and in a thoughtful, coherent way. When combined with a culture of high expectations, the effective use of student data and a commitment to teachers' collaboration and development, expanded learning time produces impressive improvements in teaching and learning. Particularly for students in high-poverty schools, expanded time provides educational opportunities that they would otherwise forgo.
In the decades since I was a kid growing up in Buffalo, the city has lost more than half of its good-paying manufacturing jobs. Most of today's middle-class jobs, in sectors like health care and higher education, require a new set of knowledge areas and skills. The traditional school calendar simply doesn't give schools enough time to teach these skills and fully prepare all students for success in college or careers. The governor's proposal would give schools and students the time they need to succeed.
Chris Gabrieli, a Buffalo native, is co-founder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning in Boston, Mass.


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Legendary The Band drummer Levon Helm is "in the final stages of his battle with cancer."
Helms's wife Sandy and daughter Amy made the announcement late Tuesday on his website.
"Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey," they wrote. "Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration ... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage ... We appreciate all the love and support and concern."
The Arkansas-born Helm played in a rockabilly band in the late 1950s before moving to Canada and joining guitarist Robbie Robertson and three other musicians to form what would become Bob Dylan's back-up band in the mid-1960s.
Later called simply The Band, the group featured Helm's drumming and vocals on such songs as "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" until their final performance in 1976, which Martin Scorsese filmed as the movie The Last Waltz.
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More Children With Sleep Problems Seek Overnight Tests
Washington, D.C.
As more research spotlights the damaging effects of a poor night's sleep on children, a growing number of kids are undergoing pricey, sci-fi-like overnight sleep studies.
The studies, conducted at hospitals and free-standing sleep clinics, are used to diagnose slumber issues like sleep apnea as well as to get at the root cause of behavioral and attention problems.
Recent studies have linked sleep problems in children to a host of issues including obesity, learning and memory problems and an increased risk of developing mental illness—particularly anxiety disorders and depression—later in life. The growing number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism is spurring interest in sleep, too, as sleep problems are common in these kids. As many as three-quarters of children with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions have insomnia.
Also, the symptoms of ADHD and sleep problems can look quite similar. "We see more and more parents who come in saying, 'My pediatrician wants to put my child on Ritalin because he thinks he has ADHD, but I want to make sure there's not a sleep problem,' " says Judith A. Owens, director of sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Sleep-deprived children are "fidgety, distracted, inattentive and may have a short fuse," says Merrill S. Wise, a sleep medicine specialist at the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center in Memphis, Tenn.
In 2012, there were 2,517 sleep centers accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, of which 623 saw patients younger than 13. In 2007, there were 1,395 accredited centers; 493 treated children. More adult sleep centers are starting to see children, too, partly because of an increase in adult patients who are choosing at-home sleep studies, says Dr. Owens. Pediatric sleep specialists tend to be pediatricians who then have acquired a subspecialty certification in sleep medicine from the American Board of Pediatrics.
Sleep studies cost between $2,000 and $5,000 and are mostly covered by insurance.
On a recent Tuesday night, 5-year-old Mason Brock, a toy dragon and two wrestling action figures by his side, was doing an overnight sleep study at the Children's National Medical Center to find out why he snored. He had seven colorful wires attached to his head, more stuck to his legs, and two bands wrapped around his torso.
"I snore like an engine on top of a car. Daddy said that," he said.
The most common sleep problems in children are difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep and overall insufficient shut-eye. Another growing problem is sleep apnea. Usually thought of as an adult disorder, sleep apnea—in which children frequently stop breathing or have episodes of reduced airflow during sleep—afflicts between 1% and 3% of children, though many doctors believe the number is greater.
The biggest red flag is loud, persistent snoring, says Haviva Veler, director of the Weill Cornell Pediatric Sleep Center in New York, which opened in 2012. "If you hear it outside the room" it is a problem, she says. "So many kids snore and parents think it is normal and cute. They don't know it is actually a symptom."
The major causes of sleep apnea in children are enlarged tonsils and adenoids, tissue in the back of the nasal cavity. Between ages 3 and 5 "the airway is still small but the tonsils and adenoids are at their largest," says Jodi Mindell associate director of the Sleep Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. As in adults, obesity can cause sleep apnea, too.
During a sleep study, wires attached to the head monitor brain waves that reveal which stage of sleep a person is in. Leads attached next to the eyes can capture eye movement, useful for revealing when a patient is in rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep. Leads on the legs measure limb movement. Bands around the chest and abdomen can show how hard a child is working to breathe. Probes at the nose and mouth measure air flow and temperature. A monitor placed on a finger measures blood oxygen levels.
Sleep studies are sometimes used to diagnose so-called parasomnias such as sleep walking and sleep terrors. They also can help identify restless leg syndrome, a chronic neurological disorder often characterized by the urge to move the legs. Sleep studies don't usually need to be done on children who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. For those kids, there tend to be behavioral reasons for their sleep problems, such as caffeine use, TV watching before bed or other issues such as anxiety.
There are unique challenges in doing sleep studies on children. Technicians at pediatric sleep centers must be adept at getting even squirmy toddlers to tolerate wires on their heads. (At Weill Cornell, technicians wait until children are asleep to put on the facial leads.)
An hour past his usual bedtime, Mason was awake and transfixed by the glowing orange light on the oxygen monitor taped to his finger, ET-style. He put his luminous finger in and out of the mouth of his green, plastic dinosaur doll. Kike Ogbonlaiye, the sleep technologist, was watching this on a small black-and-white monitor. When Mason began fiddling with the probe near his nose, she said into a microphone that could be heard in his room, "I can see you. Don't touch it." Mason stopped moving.
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Here are factors that sleep experts say to consider when deciding whether a child could benefit from a sleep study:
- Does loud, persistent snoring occur more than three times a week?
- Is it accompanied by choking or gagging sounds?
- Can the snoring be heard from outside the child's room?
- Is a potty-trained child wetting the bed at night?
- Does the child seem tired during the day despite getting enough sleep?
- Are there daytime behavior, attention or mood problems?
Source: Judith A. Owens and Haviva Veler
Children's sleep is different than grown-up sleep. Kids spend a lot more time in deep sleep and in REM sleep. "This is why when your kid falls asleep in the car, you can take them in [the house], change them and they never wake up," says Dr. Mindell. Sleep terrors happen during deep sleep, which is why kids tend to outgrow them by puberty.
If sleep apnea is caused by enlarged tonsils and adenoids, the treatment is often surgery to remove them. Some doctors will first try a course of antibiotics and nasal steroids to shrink the tonsils and adenoids.
Vikash Modi, a pediatric otolaryngologist at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Komansky Center for Children's Health, says about 80% of his practice consists of "kids that snore and have difficulties with sleep." There have been advances in tonsil surgery in recent years. In the past, the entire tonsil was removed. Now, surgeons remove only about 95% of the tissue. This reduces the risk of bleeding and means much less pain for the child, says Dr. Modi.
If obesity is the cause of sleep apnea, children are often put on a weight-management program. And as with adults, they are often prescribed continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP treatment. With CPAP, a machine pushes air into the airway, preventing it from collapsing. The machines are the same for adults and kids, but a child-sized mask is used. Dr. Mindell says her clinic now has about 300 children on CPAP.
In a small study published in 2011, after obese adolescents with sleep apnea were prescribed CPAP and actively used it, their attention and grades in school improved.
Matteo Battisti wasn't even 2 years old when his mother, Nicole, became concerned about his breathing during sleep. "You could hear him snoring from the next room, followed by these gasps and choking noises," says Ms. Battisti, a stay-at-home mother in Manhattan. "He was so tired during the day and irritable."
So Ms. Battisti took Matteo, who turns 3 in June, for a sleep study at Weill Cornell, where he was diagnosed with sleep apnea. He had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids in January. Now, Matteo no longer snores. "To see him breathe and sleep so soundly and peacefully, it makes me feel good," Ms. Battisti says.


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2007 SCE FCU Annual Report
SCE FCU is Well-Capitalized as Future for the Banking Industry Looks CloudyApr 15, 2008 | Annual Reports
2007 proved to be a very challenging year for many financial institutions across our nation. Fortunately, SCE FCU was able to produce some solid gains even in this difficult environment. We topped $400 million in total assets, setting a new record for the organization. Total loans increased $21 million for an 8.4% growth rate, exceeding an aggressive budget of 6.4%. Total shares increased by $13 million for a 4% growth rate, also above the 3% anticipated for the year.
Amidst a steeply declining housing market, we funded $23 million in real estate loans for our members. With all of the very unsettling news about failing banking and investment companies during 2007 and into 2008, we proudly share with you that all of our loans, equity and real estate in particular, are evaluated on the foundation of sound underwriting policies and are reviewed regularly by external auditors under the supervision of your Supervisory Committee. We did not and do not engage in sub-prime lending and we have no sub-prime loans in our portfolio. Your Credit Union is as safe and sound as ever and finished the year in a strong financial position with a capital ratio (net worth) of 11.52%, well above the rate threshold of 7% considered well-capitalized by our federal regulators.
We also offered new and enhanced services for members. Among them:
Relationship Pricing – Offering extra rewards to members (free services, pricing discounts, and rate bonuses) based on the number of the products/services and the volume of deposits and loans a member has with the Credit Union. And, accounts from the same household can be linked to provide an opportunity for everyone in the family to enjoy greater benefits. Participation pays off – which follows the true definition of a cooperative.
Debit & Credit Rewards – Members can now earn rewardspoints on signature-based purchases with their Visa Check CardAND on all purchases with their Visa Platinum Rewards CreditCard. Debit and credit points can even be combined for greaterearning power. And, members of the same household cancombine points.
Business Visa Platinum Rewards – Businesses can nowtake advantage of our great rates and fair terms with anotherproduct offering – the Business Visa. Like our consumer PlatinumRewards card, there's no annual fee and the fine print is fair.
We thank everyone who helped us achieve these accomplishments:
To our members who are participating and benefiting from our competitive services and prices, we thank you and applaud youfor taking advantage of all of the benefits of your cooperative. We do realize that some of our members may be caught in this financial crisis and may have less than desirable loans with other financial institutions. We would like to remind you that we are your Credit Union and we will help you in any way we can to make it through this difficult time.
To the members who volunteer on our Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee and other Board Committees, we thank you for your commitment and your invaluable contribution.
To our employees who not only work hard to serve members but also believe in serving the community, we thank you for contributing 764 volunteer hours in 2007 with a wide variety of local organizations and for facilitating 39 financial education workshops reaching 666 participants.
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DeLAND—The Atlantic Sun Conference announced its annual baseball awards on Tuesday, and three Stetson Hatters were among those honored.
Patrick Mazeika and Garrett Russini were named to the all-conference second team, while Taylor Cockrell was named to the all-freshman team. Voting was done by A-Sun head coaches.
Mazeika, a sophomore first baseman, enters this week's A-Sun Championship in Fort Myers batting .366 with 17 doubles, two home runs and 22 RBI. He owns a .487 slugging percentage and a .492 on-base percentage. Mazeika ranks among league leaders in batting average (5th), on-base percentage (2nd), runs (t-10th), hits (t-7th), doubles (t-5th) and walks (5th).
In conference play, Mazeika batted .411 with one home run and 10 RBI.
Russini, a sophomore catcher, joins Mazeika on the second team. Stetson's top run producer and power threat this season, Russini is currently batting .301 with 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 36 RBI. He leads the team in doubles, triples, homers and RBI, ranking among league leaders in doubles (3rd), triples (t-4th) and total bases (t-7th).
Russini hit .359 with four home runs and 27 RBI in A-Sun play.
Cockrell is enjoying a strong rookie season on the mound for the Hatters. The right-hander has appeared in 18 games, including 13 starts, and owns a 5-4 record and 4.28 ERA. In 90.1 innings he's struck out 69 batters and walked just 27. He has the most wins by a Stetson freshman since 2008, and he's thrown more innings than any Stetson freshman since 1999.
Kennesaw State's Max Pentecost was named Player of the Year. FGCU teammates Michael Murray and Jake Noll earned Pitcher and Freshman of the Year honors, respectively. FGCU head coach Dave Tollett was named the league's Coach of the Year.
The Hatters open A-Sun Tournament play at 1:15, Wednesday, against Mercer.


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on January 15, 2013 - 2:23 PM
NEWFANE – The owner of a Main Street business reported an attempted break-in overnight Sunday.
Niagara County sheriff's deputies reported someone pried open a sliding service window at Tammy Joe's Cafe at 2911 Main St. A piece of wood was inside the window, preventing it from opening, according to deputies. Damage was listed at $300.
A crime scene unit was called to investigate when a fingerprint was found on the outside of the window, deputies reported.


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Where to stay in Paris: The Hôtel Ritz
If, as a hotel, you own the name which brought about the word ritzy, an adjective that means impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish, then you've probably done something right. Something perfect, actually, if we're being technical.
And indeed, the Hôtel Ritz Paris has. The first hotel ever to bear the name of its founder, César Ritz, the palatial landmark in the heart of the French capital has accommodated some of the most important, and most powerful people in history since it opened its doors in 1898. Having survived the test of time, being operational for the last 114 years, and Hôtel Ritz Paris effortlessly maintains its legendary status as the arbiter of French luxury to this day.
In our recent trip to Paris, we stayed at the Ritz to see for ourselves if its essence lives up to the opulent façade that outsiders can only view from a distance.
Any image of the Ritz's entrance can be considered a work of art
French luxury – often imitated, never duplicated
As soon as we got out of the car at Place Vendôme, we were instantly greeted by the hotel's understated, yet inexplicably beautiful entrance – any decent photo of which could be exhibited in an art gallery.
Mesmerised, we made our way in, only to breathe in a distinct air of old-world exclusivity, of important history – something Dubai has clearly been trying to imitate, but couldn't quite duplicate. Right then and there, we knew we were in the right place.
Executive Room at the Hôtel Ritz Paris
The excitement grew more as we were escorted towards our Executive Room – is it as beautiful as it is in the photos we saw as we booked? Who are we kidding – photos are supposed to glorify products, right? And obviously, it wasn't, but it was amazingly close.
We weren't disappointed at all with the indulgent interior, the decor, the mouldings and the original paintings. We almost regretted staying at such a divine hotel – we knew we'd have trouble finding the motivation to get out of our room and do what we went to Paris to do in the first place. Next Page >>
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They don't call it Jackass for nothing.
But even Bam Margera, MTV's clown prince of puerile stunts, was conceding Monday that he might have gone too far.
Not by kayaking over a 100-foot cliff, or driving into a wall, or letting himself be Tasered.
No, Margera held a gun to his pit bull puppy's head, or so it appeared in a photo he posted on Twitter. The accompanying tweet read: "Penny pooped in my bed. Not too fond of that. If it happens again, Penny goes Bye Byes."
The ensuing outrage left the 33-year-old Brandon Margera pleading his love for animals, and wishing he had made it clear the gun was a fake.


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The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women is leading a community effort to create a permanent tribute to honor victims, celebrate survivors of domestic violence and raise awareness of the issue.
The group will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, 724 Delaware Ave.
About three dozen community volunteers have come together to develop ideas and plan logistics. Suggestions include a tree grove or garden.
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Arabic is the official language in Egypt, with many spoken variations such as Egyptian Arabic and Sa'idi Arabic. As a former British colony, most locals have learned English in school.
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January 7 – Eastern Orthodox Christmas
January 25 – Egypt Police Day
12 Rabul Awal (Feb/Mar) – Prophet Mohammed's Birthday
April 25 – Sinai Liberation Day
May 1 – Labour Day
July 23 – Revolution Day
1 Ramadan (Aug/Sep) – Ramadan
October 6 – Armed Forces Day
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The official currency is the Egyptian pound. The subdivision is the piastres (at 100 piastres per pound). The exchange rate as of May 2010 is £5.6 Egyptian pounds to US$1.
Only bigger hotels and restaurants will accept credit cards so make sure you have cash on hand. Counterfeit and obsolete notes are usually not a problem.
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BLOOMVILLE - Mayor Bob George made a proposal to Bloomville village council at its meeting Wednesday night, and all agreed it was a good idea.
George suggested that the community center be opened up possibly once a week for village senior citizens to congregate, play cards, have coffee and visit. He said there is currently no place in Bloomville for seniors to go. Clerk-Treasurer Janis Weasner said at one time seniors would meet once a month for a potluck. He is asking for input from the community, by calling the village office or contacting George.
George voiced concerns to Police Chief Howard Minzer regarding detours in the area due to road work, and the increasing number of vehicles coming through the village. He is concerned because children are using the streets for play.
Insurance representatives from Burnhan and Flowers, representing the Public Entities Pool of Ohio, and the Hyland Group, representing the Ohio Plan, gave presentations on their coverage. Current coverage is set to expire Oct. 21. The incumbent, Hyland, was chosen by council unanimously to continue coverage.
Ordinance 2012-2 was passed as an emergency, setting up the details for a village auction by sealed bids. The bids will be opened Nov. 7. Included in the sale is a 1991 Chevrolet dump truck, 1998 Chevrolet Blazer, a mobile generator and office
Street Superintendent Rick Dentinger gave council an update on potential pool repairs. Two companies are being considered, one involving a liner and another utilizing spray-on epoxy. Council is to invite the representatives to see the pool and give estimates. Dentinger also will solicit references to be reviewed.
Dentinger asked for guidance on the purchase of a 1984 pickup truck for consideration as a salt truck. Council authorized Dentinger to negotiate a price.
George announced a Halloween party to be held 1-2:30 Oct. 13 at Bliss Memorial Public Library. Activities are to include a costume contest, games, crafts and a hayride. Councilman Tracy Meadows agreed to stand in for George as a costume judge. The party is open to children through grade 4.
Other discussion
There will not be a flu shot clinic in the village this year. Contact the Seneca County General Health District for information.
Everyday, daylight hours recycling drop-off begins this month at Bloom Township Garage, 8284 E. Twp. Rd. 62 for glass, metal and plastics and paper. For information, contact OSS Solid Waste District at (888) 850-7224 or visit
Village office closed Monday for Columbus Day.
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Ticket-holders stood in a mile-long line for the chance to see Obama
Published August 22, 2013
David Carlone knew there would be a line to see President Barack Obama speak at UB Thursday.
What he didn't anticipate was its length – about a mile long, stretching west from Alumni Arena to the Student Union down Putnam Way past Capen Hall. It then snaked around the Natural Sciences Complex and continued east to Capen's other side, and all the way back to Park Hall.
"I was kind of hoping there'd be a separate student entrance," Carlone, a master's student in geology, said half-jokingly at the end of the queue.
No such luck. But the line moved forward, allowing 7,200 students, faculty, staff and community members into Alumni Arena to see the first sitting U.S. president speak at UB since Millard Fillmore in 1853.
Despite the wait, which lasted as long as four hours for some people, the atmosphere was mostly calm and friendly. Friends brought each other refreshments while others snapped pictures or texted on smartphones. The crowd moved past souvenir hawkers, protesters, television cameras, security details (including U.S. Secret Service agents) and student volunteers wearing lime green shirts.
Here's a 60-minute snapshot of the experience.
Laura Gagliano and Jessica Marshall, both recent graduates of Williamsville East High School, are in front of Alumni Arena. Both waited seven hours at UB on Tuesday to secure general admission tickets to the event.
"It's exciting because we are the students that the president plans to talk about," says Gagliano, who plans to study communications this fall at John Carroll University.
Marshall, who will attend Cooper Union in Manhattan, says they've met some "great people" waiting in line this week.
Marion Grace of Williamsville is also in front of Alumni Arena. She voted for Obama, volunteered for his campaign, donated money toward it and attended his inauguration in Washington D.C. Suffice to say, she is a fan.
Her involvement in politics began in the early 1970s when she resided in California. Asked what Thursday's event meant to her, she replies, "It's special. He's the greatest president. He really represents the people of this country and the people of this world."
Event organizers begin to allow people inside Alumni Arena.
Max Mertel, originally from the Rochester area, is a graduate student in communication at UB. Despite waiting in line since 6:45 a.m., he is in good spirits outside the Center for the Arts.
"I'm feeling comfortable. I'm feeling excited. It's a good atmosphere and a good crowd," he says as people move steadily toward Alumni Arena.
Neil Singh and Manish Kulkarni, both from India, have been waiting almost as long as Mertel. They are near Slee Hall, not far from a few dozen protestors who are speaking out against hydro-fracking, the guilty verdict of soldier Bradley Manning and other issues.
Kulkarni, an MBA student, says he is concerned about the rising cost of higher education. He says he hopes Obama can work with Congress to secure and promote programs that help the middle class.
Neither Kulkarni nor Singh has ever seen Obama in person.
Jesse Mallen is standing outside The Commons. Having already earned an English degree from UB, he is now working toward a degree in computer science.
He says he hopes that Obama will address matters of privacy, such as the recently disclosed information that the National Security Agency has been conducting surveillance of U.S. citizens.
Standing on the sidewalk outside of Capen Hall, Kevin Lin says he is excited to see Obama. He is a doctoral candidate in UB's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
The crowd grows quiet, as the line is moving slower.
Carlone, the geology master's student, has just stepped into the line, which snakes around the academic spine and ends between Park and O'Brian halls. Despite the long wait ahead of him, this is an opportunity that he can't pass up.
"I'd like to be able to tell people that I saw Obama," he said.
The crowd eventually made its way into Alumni Arena. People roared as Obama, shown on the video screen above the basketball floor, stepped out of Air Force One at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
As the audience waited for the president, jazz music filled lulls between the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem and remarks from UB President Satish K. Tripathi, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and UB student Silvana D'Ettorre, who introduced the president.
Kudos to the Special Events staff for the organization of this auspicious occasion. From the distribution of the tickets to the flow of the crowd in and out of the arena, the staff had been prepared to run the event smoothly.
The way the event was run was almost as impressive as having President Obama speak to UB's 7,000-plus audience.
This was a truly memorable experience from start to finish.
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WTAJ-TV newscasts soon will be taking on a new look.
"We are re-doing the entire set. The newscasts will be in HD [high definition]. The clarity will be much better. Everything is getting upgraded from the studio cameras, set, graphics and logo," said Vice President and General Manager Phil Dubrow. "We are adding a new weather lab and adding weather cameras around the viewing area."
The HD newscasts will join the rest of the WTAJ-TV programming - both CBS and syndicated - that is already in HD.
The studio size also is being increased by 40 to 50 percent, Dubrow said.
He said the project cost is in the "hundreds of thousands of dollars" and is to be completed by the first of February.
"This is probably the largest project ever undertaken here. Our company [Nexstar Broadcasting Group] is doing it at many stations across the country. We are the first to have it done this year. It will change the way people see things. The clarity will be better," Dubrow said. "Everybody is jazzed up; there is a lot going on here."


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July 2010
In This Issue:
Social Security Celebrates 75th Anniversary; Commissioner Asks Americans To Share Their Stories
Easier Than Ever To Get An Answer
Life Expectancy Calculator Helps In Retirement Planning
Social Security Joins In Celebration Of ADA's 20th Anniversary
Social Security Celebrates 75th Anniversary; Commissioner Asks Americans To Share Their Stories
On August 14, Social Security the most important and successful domestic program in our nations history turns 75.
One of the ways we are celebrating is by asking members of the public, as well as current and former employees, to share their personal stories and reflections about how Social Security has touched their lives.
If you or your clients want to share a personal experience or reflection in writing, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/75thanniversary/stories.html. In addition, learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/open/contest/index.html about how you can submit a video as part of our new contest – How Social Security Has Made a Difference in My Life.
Easier Than Ever To Get An Answer
It's never been easier to get an answer to a Social Security question. That's because we recently redesigned our "Frequently Asked Questions."
The new page resembles a search engine. Simply type in your question, or some key words, and you'll get links to quick answers that relate directly to your subject matter. The redesigned page also features a faster response time. Because it is such a simple page, it's easy to use even when you're on the run with your mobile device.
Try it out now: visit www.socialsecurity.gov and select the "Have A Question? Find An Answer" box at the right side of the page. Find all the answers you need about Social Security at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Life Expectancy Calculator Helps In Retirement Planning
When your clients are planning for retirement, one important detail to consider is life expectancy. How long a person is expected to live can have a significant effect on the decision of when to retire, and studies indicate that people tend to underestimate how long they are likely to live in retirement.
That's why Social Security offers a new online Life Expectancy Calculator. The calculator is designed to give a rough estimate of how long a person can be expected to live based on averages.
Learn more about the Life Expectancy Calculator and try it out. It only takes a minute, and you can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/lifeexpectancy.htm.
Social Security Joins In Celebration Of ADA's 20th Anniversary
On July 26, the nation marked the 20th anniversary of landmark civil rights legislation – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). President Obama issued a proclamation on the anniversary, stating "In honor of and in solidarity with all Americans with disabilities and their loved ones, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA, and recommit to build a more just world, free of unnecessary barriers and full of deeper understanding."
Social Security joins with the nation in observing this occasion, and notes our strong history of helping people with disabilities. We administer two important disability programs that pay over $11 billion per month to more than 12 million people with disabilities. We also offer work incentive programs to people who receive disability benefits but who would like to go to work.
Learn more about disability benefits at our disability website: www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/links_disability.htm
Find out more about Social Security's work incentives: www.socialsecurity.gov/work
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|Metal-Ion-Mediated Reactions
While mononuclear, polynuclear, and polymeric metal complexes are most often synthesized by the reaction of a metal precursor and a presynthesized organic ligand, it is also possible to generate the ligand in situ from an easily available organic compound. This approach allows the reactivity of the metal ion to activate a proligand, transforming it through an in situ reaction, sometimes providing coordination compounds with ligands not accessible by conventional organic synthesis. The intense interest in the reactivity of coordinated ligands is mainly due to the necessity of interpreting the mechanisms of homogeneous metal-catalyzed processes, in which a substrate is activated upon its coordination to one or more metal sites. A coordinated oxime group contains three active sites (C, N, O) for reactivity.
Researchers from Patras (Greece), Nicosia (Cyprus), Karlsruhe (Germany), Zaragoza (Spain), and the ALS at Berkeley Lab have studied metal-ion-mediated reactions of 2-pyridinealdoxime (the simplest 2-pyridyl oxime and the only aldoxime in this family) and observed novel transformations of the ligand. A cationic nitrato zinc(II) complex possessing both the 2-pyridinealdoxime and picolinic acid ligands have been prepared from the reaction of zinc nitrate and the oxime ligand in refluxing methanol. The formation of the complex is triggered by the zinc ion-assisted hydrolysis of an amount of 2-pyridinealdoxime to the corresponding aldehyde, followed by the atmospheric oxygen oxidation of the latter to picolinic acid. The authors believe that metal-mediated reactions of 2-pyridyl oximes are still in their infancy; ongoing studies in their groups reveal impressive transformations.
The preliminary results of this research are in press in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Dalton Transactions (DOI: 10.1039/c1dt11881a) and the Communication has been selected as a Dalton Transactions Hot Article.
The zinc(II)-assisted transformation of 2-pyridinealdoxime to picolinic acid and structural features of the resulting cationic complex; this transformation illustrates the rich reactivity chemistry of the coordinated oxime group.
Work performed on ALS Beamline 11.3.1
Citation: K.F. Konidaris, C.D. Polyzou, G.E. Kostakis, A.J. Tasiopoulos, O. Roubeau, S.J. Teat, E. Manessi-Zoupa, A.K. Powell, and S.P. Perlepes, "Metal ion-assisted transformations of 2-pyridinealdoxime and hexafluorophosphate," Dalton Transactions, (2012). DOI: 10.1039/c1dt11881a
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'Big Sur' to elicit some big laughs
BERKELEY SPRINGS - "Big Sur," a thought-provoking comedy, will open for seven shows at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Ice House. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 12; 3 p.m. May 13; at 7 p.m. May 17; at 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 19; and at 3 p.m. May 20.
For more information or reservations, call 304-258-2300 or visit www.macicehouse.org.
2012 CATF to start July 6
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The 22nd annual Contemporary American Theater Festival will be held July 6 through 29 throughout Shepherdstown. Plays include "Gidion's Knot," "The Exceptionals," "In a Forest, Dark and Deep," "Captors" and "Barcelona."
Tickets range from $30 to $230. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 800-999-CATF.
Full Circle theater lineup announced
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Full Circle Theater Co., at 113 S. Princess St., will present the following productions:
May 11 to 22: "The Waiting Room";
July 13 to 22: "Hedda Gabler."
For more information, call 304-268-7798 or visit www.fullcircletheaterco.org.
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FREDERICK, Md. - The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre presents its productions:
To June 2: "Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical";
May 24 to 26: "Rent";
June 15 to Aug. 25: "Footloose"; and
Through July 14: "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley."
Shows run every Friday and Saturday evening, with some Sunday evening performances, as well as select Saturday and Sunday matinee performances.
For more information, call the box office at 301-662-6600 or visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.
The MET announces shows
FREDERICK, Md. - The Maryland Ensemble Theater will present:
May 10 to June 3: Hoe Down Jamboree;
May 19 to June 10: "Heidi."
For more information or tickets, call the MET Box Office at 301-694-4744.
Wayside Theatre performances set
MIDDLETOWN, Va. - The Wayside Theatre will present the following performances:
June 2 to 30: "Hank Williams: Lost Highway";
July 14 to Aug. 11: "Private Lies";
Aug. 25 to Sept. 22: "Tuna Does Vegas";
Oct. 6 to Nov. 3: "Wait Until Dark."
For more information or tickets, call 540-869-1776 or visit www.waysidetheatre.org.
Little Theatre to host 'The Porch'
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Winchester Little Theatre will present the following performance:
May 11 to 26: "The Porch";
June 23 to 30: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs";
July 21 to 28: "Honk!";
Aug. 31 to Sept. 15: "Death Trap."
For more information or tickets, call 540-662-3331 or visit www.wltonline.org.
Old Opera House 2012 season set
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House will present the following productions:
Friday to Sunday, 11 to 13: "The Fox on the Fairway";
Sept. 6 to 9, 13 to 16: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels";
Oct. 19 to 21, 26 to 28: "The Sugar Bean Sisters";
Dec. 6 to 9, 13 to 16: "Scrooge".
For more information or tickets, call 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.
Apollo Theatre to host productions
MARTINSBURG - The Apollo Civic Theatre will present the following main-stage production:
May 11 to 13, 18 to 20: "The Pirates of Penzance."
For more information or reservations, call 304-263-6766 or visit www.apollo-theatre.org.
Embassy Theatre lineup announced
CUMBERLAND, Md. - The Embassy Theatre, 49 Baltimore St., announces the following:
Friday to May 20: "Steel Magnolias":
May 26: "Pan's Labyrinth":
June 1 to 17: "The Purloined Generals."
For more information, call 301-722-4692 or visit www.newembassy.org.
W.Va. Public season slated
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia Public Theatre's Founder and Executive Producer Ron Iannone has announced the lineup for the 2012 summer season:
June 27 to July 1: "9 to 5: The Musical";
June 29 to July 3: "Godspell";
July 6 to 10: "Anything Goes";
July 13 to 17: "The Marvelous Wonderettes";
July 20 to 24: "All Shook Up";
July 27 to 31: "Ring of Fire."
For more information or tickets, call 304-291-4122 or visit www.wvpublictheatre.org.


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UNIVERSITY PARK - Bill O'Brien said every true freshman hits a wall, but the ones who can climb it are the ones who can put it all aside and focus on football no matter how they feel.
One day later, his prized true freshman quarterback, Christian Hackenberg, said he has hit no such wall.
"You're going to face adversity through the year. It's a long season," Hackenberg said Wednesday. "Just getting adjusted to college football is the key thing for me just to push through and help the team."
However, it is hard to ignore the change in stats and overall efficiency the young quarterback has experienced from the beginning of the season to where he is at in mid-November.
Hackenberg once held the lead for the highest average passing yards per game in the Big Ten - a high honor for a true freshman - but has since relinquished the top spot to Illinois' Nathan Scheelhaase, and he holds a slim lead of less than a yard over Michigan's Devin Gardner and Indiana's Nate Sudfeld.
With the recent struggles, which could possibly be attributed to a shoulder injury Hackenberg suffered on Oct. 26 at Ohio State, O'Brien said his quarterback came out after the Minnesota loss and had a great practice.
"I thought he had one of his best practices [Monday]," O'Brien said Tuesday. "Here's a guy who's 18 years old and I just thought that yesterday in practice there were things that started to click for him."
While O'Brien acknowledged the tough times he and Hackenberg have been through, whether it be play calls or execution errors, he was also quick to point out the highs the two have been experienced, namely the overtime victories in Beaver Stadium over Michigan and Illinois.
"I think he made really great throws there at the end of both games," O'Brien said. "It's an ever-evolving process, and I think one of the things that's great about Christian is that he's very resilient. He's smart, he has a tremendous work ethic and he's 18 years old. That's not an excuse for anything, it just is what it is."
Hackenberg and O'Brien seemingly have a strong relationship, as the second-year coach attempts to mentor his true freshman through the highs and lows every day.
However, O'Brien has not given his young player any special treatment as he has made Hackenberg available to the media all season long, which is an unusual occurrence, and has not shied away from pointing out where he did not perform well.
Hackenberg showed his inexperience against the Golden Gophers when he fumbled the ball at the goal line at a crucial moment in the second half. Instead of putting seven points on the board and cutting into Minnesota's lead, the Gophers came away with the ball deep in their own territory.
As quick as O'Brien was to praise Hackenberg, he was just as quick to point out his mistake.
"Christian and I talk about that [situation] all the time," O'Brien said. "When you're on the goal line and the center has to make a hard reach block to the left or to the right, it's like the golden rule of quarterbacking, you always have to stay with the center a little bit longer."
Despite his error, Hackenberg said O'Brien has been great to him and has been understanding in what the team is asking from him.
It could be difficult for a true freshman quarterback to deal with the intense nature a coach like O'Brien brings to the field, but Hackenberg said he is used to coaches like that as his high school coach, Micky Sullivan at Fork Union Military Academy, was the same way.
"I've been around that my whole life," Hackenberg said. "In high school, my head coach was a lot like coach O'Brien in that sense, a lot of fire, a lot of energy, just a lot of passion for the game."
Hackenberg also said he feels the same way because he is passionate about the game, and at times it is difficult with O'Brien, but at the end of the day, the two complement one another.
Another person on the team Hackenberg has a strong relationship with is tight end Adam Breneman.
Breneman and Hackenberg built their friendship as they were the headliners of the recruiting class of 2013 - the first to commit since the sanctions were levied.
Breneman said one of the most impressive things about Hackenberg is his ability to consistently be the same person.
"When he's on the field playing in front of 100,000 people, he's the same guy as when he's off the field," Breneman said. "He's calm, he's funny and I think that all goes into being a great leader."
The fellow freshman said part of the reason Hackenberg is the leader that he is for the team is because of his poise.
"Being 18 years old and the starting quarterback at Penn State, and how he's able to handle all the pressure he has if he makes a mistake, he just stays so poised and is a great leader for this offense," Breneman said. "I don't know why he would get any criticism from anyone."


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LISBON - Joseph Eltringham, the former Ohio National Guard serviceman who beat and robbed a World War II veteran in his own home, was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison by Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam.
The sentence was two years less than what Assistant County Prosecutor Ryan Weikart asked for, but was not the sentence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment in a veterans clinic sought by defense attorney Richard Hura and the family. Eltringham, 45, had pleaded guilty previously to aggravated robbery, felonious assault and intimidation for his actions toward Robert Kastelic in August 2011.
Washam listened to more than two hours of statements and letters made by both attorneys, family members of both men and those with experience with PTSD. He also was shown a segment from a "60 Minutes" television show earlier this month highlighting the problems veterans have returning from active combat, the special courts recently established for veterans and how veterans are given the option in those courts of going through mandatory, intensive counseling in lieu of conviction.
However, Weikart said Eltringham's problems went back long before any diagnosis of PTSD due to his military service, which included tours in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Weikart said Eltringham admitted to drinking at excess at the age of 14, experimenting with illegal drugs and being drunk every weekend throughout his junior and senior high school years. In 2008 and 2011 Eltringham underwent two knee surgeries and became addicted to pain medications, which Weikart said Eltringham mixed with alcohol. He also had two OVI convictions in 1988 and 1989.
On Aug. 17, 2011, the day of the beating and robbery, Weikart said Eltringham ran out of his pain prescription and could not get more. Instead he chose to consume at least four Xanax, a fifth of vodka, a half-bottle of rum and a 12-pack of beer.
Eltringham then went to the home of the 86-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, who had befriended his family, tutored him and helped him out on several occasions. Over a 30- to 45-minute period, Eltringham struck Kastelic multiple times in the head, face and midsection. Those who investigated found a large amount of blood throughout several rooms, Kastelic's hearing aid knocked out and a broken flashlight with blood on it laying near one of Kastelic's shoes displaced in the struggle. One of Kastelic's belts covered with his own blood and tissue was found in Eltringham's vehicle. He stole $400 from a Kastelic's wallet, the title to his truck and the deed to his home.
Kastelic, who had macular degeneration and his eyes swollen closed, had escaped by crawling out of a bedroom window while Eltringham stole items from the garage. He crawled through the yard and across the road, attempting to follow an electric fence to a neighbor's house. He was found by Sheriff's Chief Deputy Allen Haueter in the field.
It was Eltringham's wife, Denise Eltringham, who called police when her husband returned home and she realized something terrible had happened. For that, Kastelic's son, Paul Schlagel, thanked her in the courtroom while making his statement.
While his father has made a recovery physically, Schlagel said it is the peace of mind and security living on the farm by himself which has been harder to get back. Schlagel said his father bought the farm in 1982. Moving from the suburbs of Cleveland, his father liked the safety and the community of living in a place with old-fashioned American values. He became involved in his church, local veterans groups, gardened and made friends of his neighbors and others.
Schlagel read letters from other family members, including his mother, who despite her divorce from Kastelic after 28 years of marriage has remained friends with him.
"What kind of a monster would thrash nearly to death a World War II veteran," Carolyn Kastelic asked in a letter read by Schlagel.
In a letter read by Weikart from a longtime friend, Eustathea Kavouras said when she was in the hospital with Kastelic he was nearly unrecognizable.
"It may have been evidence of a truly desperate man, a man suffering from PTSD or a man who could not control himself in the face of hardships," Kavouras wrote. "Whatever the reason, one will never know for sure that he won't repeat his actions if he is given the opportunity, or worse, carry out the death threat he left with Mr. Kastelic."
Family members of Eltringham, his clergy and several associated with the military and PTSD spoke on his behalf prior to sentencing as well.
Chaplain Joshua Stone of the Ohio National Guard counsels soldiers and reported Army suicides are up 15 percent in the past year. He pointed out the rage and anger is a pattern he has seen over and over.
"(PTSD) is not something that is a joke or something Sgt. Eltringham's family has just latched onto," Stone said "I think it is a tragedy that the very country who sent him to war on four separate occasions would now send him to jail."
Lawsin Whitfield, a battle captain of Eltringham's military unit, wrote a letter expressing how much of a calming factor Eltringham had on other members of the group. He wrote about the sometimes unnecessary stress soldiers face and out of the 150 soldiers, 37 have had some readjustment issues such as PTSD.
Eltringham's brother-in-law, Thomas Aquino, and another veteran, Frank Delorenzo, both talked about the horrible things they personally saw in combat and how difficult it can be to adjust to life at home when soldiers return.
"You've been gone for a year. You feel left out and alone," said Aquino adding when he returned and his own family would leave for the day he sat in a rocking chair petting his dog for five hours a day. "Thank God I did not add alcohol to that."
Aquino said he felt guilty he did not talk to Eltringham about him having problems adjusting before it was too late. Eltringham's wife, Denise, also said she saw a different man return following his fourth tour of duty and she wished she had learned more about PTSD before this happened.
"Every deployment took a little bit of Joe away, but it was something he felt he had to do," she said.
She described a husband who did not drink at home, worked three jobs so she could stay home and cared for the children, even those she had from a previous relationship, like they were his own.
"I know the man I came home to that night (Aug. 17) was not my husband," Denise Eltringham said. "All he kept saying was 'he killed our people.'"
Before the beating, Eltringham reportedly talked to Kastelic about his service in World War II, including whether he was involved in killing Italians. Kastelic was on a naval landing ship in the Pacific.
His sister, Patricia Richardson, also said Eltringham's actions showed he needs treatment, not prison time. Others in the family expressed what a good person Eltringham was, how proud they were of him and how out of character his actions were.
"Incarcerating Joe and throwing away the key is neither the smartest or most cost effective way to deal with Joe," Richardson said. "We need to wrap our arms around him."


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KENSINGTON - The pipe is there, waiting to be placed on top of the steel beams that will hold it atop a new innovation in the industry - screw piles. But those are only a small piece of the entire project that is changing the landscape, literally, of the county.
The cylindrical steel screw piles are easier to put into the ground and take less time than pouring concrete, Baron John said Saturday as he walked around the 170-acre site of the roughly $400 million gas collection and processing plant being built south of town.
John is the M3 Midstream LLC construction coordinator of the project, and once completed, the first plant of this kind in the area will serve as a collection and compression site for the natural gas from wells being drilled in eastern Ohio.
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Crane towers pierce the skyline around Kensington as work continues on the M3 Midstream (Momentum) liquid natural gas processing plant. Work taking place Saturday included placing steel screw piles into the ground to support the Utica East Ohio Buckeye cryogenic processing facility. The two massive red Fagen Inc. Cranes shown above will be needed to lift the 160-foot tall cryogenic chamber into place when the framework is completed in January or February.
The independent midstream energy company, also known as Momentum, is a partner with Chesapeake Energy and EnerVest and the plant is located between state Route 644 and Tunnel Hill Road in Hanover Township.
John said the company's entire purpose is liquids extraction and the local operation includes a cryogenic processing facility that will extract natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the shale gas, such as propane, butane and ethane.
Optimistic about the future, he said the liquids are the "bread and butter" that will "turn the industry around." He noted that around the United States, and other countries, more companies are being built to produce plastics, and light composition liquids are the "backbone of plastics."
The plant is targeted to be operational in June and the NGLs will be transported from the plant across Carroll County to a $500 million shale gas storage and transfer hub being built by MarkWest Energy Partners near Scio in Harrison County.
Minnesota-based Fagen Inc. was hired for the construction that began at the site on Nov. 5, although E.S. Wagner moved "hundreds and hundreds of tons of dirt" prior to that, he said.
Roughly 60 specially-trained workers spend about 11 hours five days a week preparing the site for the major equipment that will be arriving later, including the 160-foot-tall tower that will serve as the cryogenic facility.
Inside the tower, temperatures will be dropped to minus 150 degrees. "What we have left at the top (of the tower) is pure gas," John said.
The tower will be tied into gathering systems to collect gas from wells in Carroll County and also to collect gas from connector lines that will be installed for shale gas coming from Columbiana County wells.
"We'll gather all the gas from this area and cut the liquids out," John said.
He estimated the cryogenic equipment will arrive in January or February. Ohio Edison is expected to install a new substation at the site on Jan. 1, he added.
"We're moving along pretty good," he said.
He also said that more gas-processing plants will likely crop up in the future, and in neighboring Mahoning County that is already happening.
This week Hilcorp Energy and NiSource announced they are partnering on an estimated $300 million natural gas-processing plant that is to be constructed somewhere in the eastern Mahoning County. It will be the second cryogenic gas-processing plant in the Mahoning Valley area, according to other news reports.


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A former congressman from Central Oregon who fought unsuccessfully to keep his seat in the mid-1990s after being caught lying about his military record is fighting to stay out of prison 16 years later.
Paul Fattig of the Medford Mail-Tribune reports that Wester "Wes" Shadric Cooley, 78, a Republican from Powell Butte who served one term after being elected in 1994, was indicted by a California grand jury in 2009 on six counts of money laundering.
He also faces one count of filing a false income tax return in 2002 to conceal more than $1.1 million in what Uncle Sam considers illicit income.
Cooley faces up to 38 years in federal prison if convicted.
His attorney maintains that Cooley, who suffered a stroke early in 2004 and has had subsequent heart problems, is incompetent to stand trial because of dementia related to his failing health, according to papers filed Dec. 3 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
However, U.S. Assistant Attorney Stephen Cazares in Los Angeles challenges that claim, saying that after four months of evaluation and treatment in the Federal Medical Center in Bunter, N.C., the defendant was found to be competent.
Moreover, the report found evidence of malingering by Cooley, Cazares said in court papers.
A court-ordered competency hearing for Cooley was scheduled Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles but was continued to Jan. 11. If the defendant is found competent to stand trial, it will begin Feb. 8 in the Los Angeles court.
Prosecutors say Cooley was involved in a scheme associated with the sale of shares of Bidbay.com, a startup Internet auction firm, and several related shell companies.
The indictment alleges that investors were lured by false statements, including a claim that BidBay was about to be acquired by eBay, and lost more than $10 million.
The criminal charges are on top of a 2005 civil case in St. Louis, Mo., in which a U.S. District court jury ordered Cooley and a business associate to pay more than $2.1 million to 11 people.
During that case, Cooley said a series of strokes the year before left him unable to remember anything for the previous 15 years.
Cooley was elected as a state senator in 1992. Two years later, while midway through that term, he was elected to Congress to represent Oregon's 2nd District. In addition to owning a small ranch in the Powell Butte area, he also owned a vitamin supplements company.
In the 104th Congress, he quickly became known for his strong advocacy for private property rights as well as American military superiority.
In the spring of 1996, when he was running for re-election to Congress, the Mail Tribune questioned his statement in the 1994 Voters Pamphlet that he had served in the Army Special Forces in Korea. Lying in an official voters guide is a felony in Oregon.
Army records revealed that Cooley did not finish training at Fort Bragg, N.C., until nearly after the war had ended and that he had never left the states, the Mail Tribune reported.
Cooley continued to insist he had served in the Korean War on a secret mission and named a sergeant he had served with, but said the sergeant was deceased. Unfortunately for Cooley, The Oregonian tracked down the sergeant, who was very much alive in Arizona. The sergeant called Cooley a liar.
Under increased pressure from the GOP, Cooley withdrew from the race. In December 1996, Cooley was indicted for lying about his military service in the 1994 Voters Pamphlet.
Although he claimed the documents proving his assertions were destroyed in a fire, Cooley later accepted a plea agreement in Marion County Circuit Court, where he was convicted of lying in an official document. He was sentenced to two years' probation, required to perform 100 hours of community service and fined $5,000.
Questions also were raised about claims that he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa in college and that he had a law degree. He was neither a member of the fraternity nor a law school graduate.


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Little Rock Neighborhood Wins Award at NUSA Conference
(Little Rock – May 29, 2012)
The Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association won 2nd place for its project "Movies on the Boulevard" at the recent Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) conference held in Indianapolis Indiana. This recognition was a part of the larger Neighborhood of the Year Awards.
"We are so proud of team NUSA," said City Director Joan Adcock. "The Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association won in the category of Social Revitatlization/Neighborliness. This can serve as a role model for other neighborhoods in Little Rock and encourage them to take action to make our community a better place."
In August of last year, the Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association held a very successful, free, outdoor movie night that included free concessions.
"The idea was to have an experience that would allow us to bond as a community," said President Sheila Miles. "This free movie night did just that. Everyone felt safe and there was a sense of unity."
Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) is a national non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations. Each year the NUSA Board of Directors recognizes the commitment and work of neighborhoods in awarding the "Neighborhood of the Year" recipients. The "Neighborhood of the Year" award has been presented since 1984 as a collective "thank you" for the hard work by neighborhoods, and is the only national award given on an ongoing basis to neighborhood organizations for their self-help initiatives.
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Statistics show that every 50 minutes, someone is killed in an alcohol-related crash. Capt. Ivan Minsal of the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division explains the top seven signs of intoxication and how to spot a drunk driver on the roadways:
Signs of Intoxication:
1) Bloodshot eyes
2) Not paying attention
3) Disheveled clothes
4) Needs to hold onto something to keep balance
5) Slurred speech
6) Not attentive to conversation
7) Denial
Signs of a Drunk Driver:
1) Tailgating
2) Weaving and zig-zagging
3) Erratic braking
4) Driving 10 mph slower than posted speed limit
5) Turning illegally
6) Driving with headlights off at night
7) Straddling the center lane
8) Quick acceleration followed by sudden deceleration
Capt. Minsal says if you spot a suspected drunk driver, get the vehicle description and license plate number, and pull over to the side of the road before you call police to report them.


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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
It's time to start thinking about football season? It's time to start thinking about football season.
Three East Cooper high schools participated in a 7-on-7 tournament at Fort Dorchester this past Saturday. Palmetto Christian Academy, a SCISA 2A program, nearly took down the largest public high school in the state in the Bracket B finale. The Eagles lost to SCHSL 4A power Wando 13-11.
"A lot of buses had already pulled out and we were still playing," Palmetto Christian coach Jim Daniel told his team after the game. The Eagles beat Stall 30-20, lost to eventual champion Sumter 28-11 and lost to Ashley Ridge 32-30 in the preliminary rounds. Sumter and Ashley Ridge are both SCHSL 4A programs and Stall is SCHSL 3A.
Bracket B seedings were based on points scored in preliminaries, which gave Palmetto Christian a first-round bye. Stall beat Porter-Gaud to earn a rematch with the Mount Pleasant private school but were again defeated – this time 30-23. Palmetto Christian then won against James Island 20-18 to set up a final with Wando.
Wando's path to the final went through Georgetown and Bishop England.
Wando offensive lineman Nolan Kelleher has received 26 Division I football offers and narrowed his preferences to eight schools, according to Warriors coach Jimmy Noonan.
The rising senior picked four ACC and four SEC programs: Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State and N.C. State, and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee, respectively.
Kelleher is 6-feet-6-inches tall and weighs 306 pounds.
Chistopher DeMarco, a rising junior at Palmetto Christian Academy, and his grandfather, James Spach, won the City of Charleston parent/child golf tournament at the Charleston Municipal Course this past Saturday.
The pair shot a 69. Spach frequents the Shadowmoss Plantation course as his primary stomping grounds.
In the June 12 edition, Porter-Gaud track and field coach Larry Salley's name was misspelled.
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