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LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man, charged with two armed robberies and a shooting, rejected a plea offer with a maximum seven-year prison term Tuesday.
Instead, Michael D. Agee, 19, of 16th Street, will go to trial Monday in Niagara County Court in the robbery case. He could be sentenced to up to 35 years in prison if he is convicted on all counts, defense attorney Angelo Musitano said.
After that, Agee still faces the shooting case, which could bring him an additional 25 years if he is found guilty. Musitano said in open court that he thought Agee was going to take the plea deal, but the defendant changed his mind after talking with members of his family. Musitano wanted it known that he advised Agee to plead guilty.
Assistant District Attorney Theresa L. Prezioso said Agee had been offered a plea to a reduced charge of attempted first-degree assault, which would have covered all the charges against him.
County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas said she had told the attorneys that she would agree to sentence Agee to no more than seven years in prison if he took the plea. Farkas said she won't let Agee change his mind when the trial starts Monday.
Agee is charged with first-degree robbery, attempted first-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree robbery for allegedly using a handgun while trying to rob Rizzo's Used Furniture on 18th Street in the Falls on Dec. 17, 2010, and for allegedly stealing a delivery man's car at gunpoint two nights later at 16th Street and Cleveland Avenue.
He was out on bail when he allegedly shot a man in the arm while the victim sat in a parked car July 14 on Eighth Street.
In other cases Tuesday, Heather A. Fuller took a plea deal in connection with dumping the body of a man who died of a drug overdose. Fuller, 23, of Seventh Street in the Falls, admitted to attempted tampering with physical evidence and faces up to a year in jail when Farkas sentences her Jan. 25.
David C. Brandl, 22, of Lockport, died from a combination of heroin and cocaine on the night of April 26-27 in the apartment of Miguel E. Febres, 33, of Zimmerman Street, North Tonawanda. Fuller was present at the time, and she and Febres called Alix Devereaux, 27, of Lincoln Avenue, Town of Lockport. The three hauled the body more than a mile to Mayor's Park and left it to be discovered by a National Grid crew the next day.
Devereaux pleaded guilty to attempted tampering with physical evidence in North Tonawanda City Court on Oct. 11. City Judge William R. Lewis is to sentence him Dec. 13. Febres, who shared cocaine with Brandl, pleaded guilty before Farkas Aug. 2 to a felony count of evidence tampering and is to be sentenced Nov. 16.
Also Tuesday, Jesse A. Johnson, 34, of Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, who fired several gunshots out of the second-floor window of his apartment Sept. 5, pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and was set for sentencing by Farkas on Jan. 8. Johnson was arrested after police broke into his apartment following a two-hour standoff and seized four guns.
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ALBANY – To see what state officials want for Buffalo, head 280 miles east, to the sprawling NanoTech Complex on the University at Albany campus.
In six buildings spread over 50 acres, 3,100 people go to work doing cutting-edge research for computer-chip production. Since 1993, New York State has put $1 billion into the complex, a down payment that spurred companies such as IBM and Intel to invest another $13 billion.
"I like to say about Albany, anybody who wants to do anything, anywhere in nano has to be here," says Alain E. Kaloyeros, senior vice president and CEO of SUNY Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Now the state wants to replicate that with biotech in Buffalo.
Starting with the December announcement that New York State will spend $50 million to build a life-sciences innovation center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the state aims to incubate a biotech cluster in Buffalo, fueled by University at Buffalo innovation, local medical expertise and private investment.
Albany Molecular Research Inc., the first tenant, has pledged to create 75 jobs over five years. The state says it has two so-far-unnamed companies lined up to bring in 178 more jobs, with the total private investment topping $200 million. The state will employ 25 people to manage the center.
The question is whether those seeds can grow into something as big as Albany's nanotech industry – and become an economic engine for Western New York.
Observers say it will be tough. Nanotech was more of a pioneering field when Albany jumped in. Life sciences these days is already hot, with cities and universities battling for a piece of the action.
And the first step – bringing in AMRI – has critics. "In my mind, an investment in AMRI is a speculative investment. I'll leave it to others to say whether a speculative investment is good public policy," said George T. Conboy, president of Brighton Securities in Rochester, one of 20 academics, watchdogs, state officials, current and former AMRI employees and development experts interviewed for this article.
Advocates are confident. They say AMRI employees will start moving into temporary space in Buffalo's former Trico complex within six months. During the next two years, the state will construct a new $15 million building and spend $35 million more on lab equipment, says Matthew K. Enstice, president of the Medical Campus.
Kaloyeros, who besides running the Albany nanotech effort is a driving force behind the life-sciences investment in Buffalo, says he will stake his reputation on the project producing 500 jobs within three years and 1,000 jobs within five years.
"I can tell you this," Kaloyeros says. "What I predict, and what the governor wants, is anyone who wants to do anything, anywhere in medical innovation will have to be in Buffalo."
The Albany story
The state's first investment in the NanoTech facility dates to 1993, under the first Gov. Cuomo, and the first building was completed in 1997. The NanoTech Complex had just 70 employees in 2001. Today there is 800,000 square feet of space at the complex and 500,000 square feet more planned or under construction.
Employees from the world's major computer-chip makers work side by side with SUNY Albany faculty, staff and students. Dozens of vendors have opened offices on site, providing engineering and architectural services or supplying "exact motion" cranes and vacuum pumps – the latter provided by Edwards Vacuum, a British company that has its U.S. headquarters in Sanborn.
"That billion is supporting companies, not just here in Albany or not just here at CNSE, but across the state, including out in Buffalo and companies like Edwards Vacuum," said Stephen R. Janack, the nanocollege's vice president for marketing and communications. (CNSE is SUNY Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.)
Buffalo's prospects
Across the country, biotech is one of the hot business development targets.
"It's right up there with sports stadiums," said Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First and an expert on economic development subsidies. "The caution is there's only a few communities that are true winners in landing big biotech clusters."
Life sciences had been identified as a priority for the region for the governor's "Buffalo Billion" proposal, partly because Buffalo already has several big medical institutions, notably the Gates Vascular Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Last summer, aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo contacted Enstice of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to say they had several companies interested in Buffalo if the campus had space.
One company, AMRI, wanted to expand and initially considered the Albany area, until the governor's office, Empire State Development Corp. and the NanoTech team persuaded the company to look more closely at Buffalo.
"AMRI was picked as the first anchor tenant because of their reputation, the fact that they're an innovation hub, the fact that they could act as a magnet with us to attract all the pharma," Kaloyeros said.
State and NanoTech officials are trying to change the narrative that portrays the state investment as a grant to AMRI. Jennifer Diagostino, executive director of the Coalition for Economic Justice in Buffalo, noted the $50 million spent by the state to generate 250 jobs comes out to $200,000 per job.
"The first gut reaction was, $50 million is a lot of money," Diagostino said.
What is AMRI?
December's announcement likely was the first time many in Buffalo had heard of AMRI.
The company does drug research and manufacturing for customers around the world – 300 companies each year, including Buffalo's Kinex Pharmaceuticals – that don't have the lab equipment or staff expertise.
"We really built a global footprint in an industry that didn't exist when we started," said Thomas E. D'Ambra, chairman, CEO and president of AMRI.
Customers give AMRI a chemical molecule or compound – something that has potential as a new medical drug – and scientists and technicians at AMRI test, analyze and manipulate it, in some cases making thousands of changes to the original version. This drug discovery process lasts until scientists are convinced the molecule or compound is ready for testing in humans, when AMRI produces large batches for use in clinical trials.
After years of drug discovery, drug development and clinical testing – the only step AMRI doesn't perform – AMRI can manufacture the drug's active ingredient once it receives federal approval.
AMRI has 1,300 employees worldwide, with 700 in New York State, as well as large facilities in India and Singapore, where the costs of doing business are considerably lower.
"We don't make our own drugs, we make them for our customers," said Louis Garguilo, AMRI's vice president for business development, showing off rows of patents mounted on a wall in the company's headquarters in Albany.
Lingering questions
AMRI's recent financial performance has raised questions about whether the state is putting its money behind the right company. AMRI had a combined $112 million in losses between 2009 and 2011, and the company will lose the royalties it receives from the production of fexofenadine – the prime ingredient in Allegra – once the last of those patents run out in 2015. AMRI's stock price has fallen from its peak of $63 a share in 2000 to $2.60 last summer. It closed at $7.79 on Friday.
"They haven't turned a full-year profit since before 2008, and I think that's a reasonable concern," Conboy said.
D'Ambra said the losses reflect charges taken on the closing of a facility in Hungary and layoffs in Albany, among other cost-cutting moves. He says AMRI will report a profit for 2012. "We're healthy," he said.
Two former AMRI employees said they saw morale problems. "The turnover was really unbelievable," said Jenny Frontera, who worked as a contracts analyst in AMRI's legal department from 2008 to 2011.
Mark Darey was a senior research scientist for AMRI from 2001 to 2009, when he was laid off. "The way we made our money was by basically doing things cheaper than the competition. But there's only so far you can go with that," he said.
State officials remain bullish about AMRI, and they say the Albany NanoTech Complex is the right public-private model to follow.
Said Howard B. Glaser, director of state operations and the governor's senior policy adviser: "If we wait around for a sure thing, Buffalo is going to be waiting for jobs."
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For the first 11 minutes of Monday night's game between Tiffin University and Ohio State-Mansfield, Dragons' guard Joe Graessle didn't attempt a 3.
Odd for someone who launched 252 shots from deep last year.
"I tried to bring a little more of the arsenal out," said Graessle, who had two slam dunks Monday, something that hasn't been seen in his first two seasons. "I tried to work on this summer, really just trying to expand my game more than the 3-ball. My first first two years, I think teams knew me as a 3-point shooter, and I want to come out and prove I'm more of a player."
But even if Graessle wants to change the perception of his game, the reality is he still has an outstanding long range jumper, and when he starts hitting, look out.
That was the case against the Cougars. After not attempting a trey for 11 minutes, Graessle started shooting, and making. He set a school record with nine 3-pointers, as the Dragons opened their home slate with a 117-56 thrashing over Ohio State-Mansfield.
"It's a very good feeling as a player when you start to get going," Graessle said. "Once the hoop starts looking like an ocean, you can pretty much throw anything in there."
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|OSU-Mansfield (0-3): Ryan Carper 6-5-17; Tevin Brown 2-2-7; Delvonta Cheathem 4-0-8; Trayce Prather 3-2-8; Osikena Okolo 0-0-0; Caleb Lambert 1-0-2; Jovonte Myers 4-1-11; Tevin Rey 1-1-3. Totals: 21-11-56.
|Tiffin (2-2): Eric Roby 5-3-13; Michael Bouley 4-0-8; Mike Boan 5-0-10; Cody Dennison 3-0-9; Joe Graessle 16-2-43; Isaiah Twine 4-1-9; Mike Brown 1-0-2; Sarwan Khan 0-3-3; Brandon Sackey 0-0-0; Mohamed Rage 0-0-0; Andrew Bendolph 4-1-11; Jonathan Sutherlin 0-0-0; Khaleal McCormick 3-2-9. Totals: 45-12-117.
|Halftime: Tiffin University, 57-28.
|Field goals: OSU-Mansfield 21-60; Tiffin 45-82.
|3-point goals: OSU-Mansfield 3-20 (Myers 2-8, Brown 1-3, Cheathem 0-5, Carper 0-1, Prather 0-1, Lambert 0-1, Rey 0-1); Tiffin 15-27 (Graessle 9-12, Dennison 3-7, Bendolph 2-2, McCormick 1-3, Twine 0-2, Brown 0-1).
|Foul shots: OSU-Mansfield 11-19; Tiffin 12-18.
|Rebounds: OSU-Mansfield 31 (Prather 8, Carper 5, Cheathem 4); Tiffin 53 (Roby 8, Boan 6, Brown 6).
|Turnovers: OSU-Mansfield 21; Tiffin 14.
|Assists: OSU-Mansfield 11 (Carper 4, Cheathem 2, Okolo 2); Tiffin 32 (Brown 7, Dennison 6, Boan 5).
Graessle made 9 of 12 3-pointers, and finished with 43 points. For a time in the second half, he was outscoring the entire Cougars' team.
"He needed that; we all needed that," said Dragons coach John Hill after the Dragons improved to 2-2 this season. "We've shot so poorly in two of our first three games."
And it wasn't just Graessle who shot well (16 of 23). The Dragons, playing in front of a boisterous cheering section, shot extremely well, making 45 of 82 shots. Graessle was one of four players to score in double digits.
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It's time to start thinking about Christmas! I love Christmas and I love homemade Christmas Ornaments. Our tree is a hodge-podge of this and that we have collected over many, many years. It will never be featured in a magazine spread, but it is full of memories. Each year I try to do something new.
I am currently having a love affair with Wool and WoolFelt. I just love the stuff!!! It is so easy to work with.
This pattern was inspired by one I saw on the internet. The one above in the center is a snowflake, but if has a few things wrong with it. To begin with a snowflake always has 6 arms. It is a crystal and grows from the center out, so snowflakes can't have a hole in the center. I know this doesn't really matter, but when you live in Vermont, snow matters.
My Snowflake Ornament shared with you.
First download and print the Snowflake Ornament Pattern Sheet here.
Trace Large Circle Front onto Freezer Paper. Include lines for marking.
Cut open slits for marking. Iron freezer paper to felt. Staple through freezer paper and 2 layers of felt. This keeps everything from shifting Using a pen, mark the slits through the freezer paper. (This is the wrong side of the "front.") Cut out circles. Repeat for background smaller circle on contrast fabric. Remove staples and freezer paper. Carefully cut the slit marks on these lines.
Gather edges with embroidery floss where the o's are on the back of the front circle. Fold ribbon in half. Attach the ribbon to the background at one edge. Layer back (face down), background, and top (face up).
Stitch a running stitch all around large circles (through all layers) to hold in place. Do you like to make homemade ornaments? Do you give them for gifts? I would love to hear about them. If you have an interest in snowflakes I would recommend you read about Snowflake Bentley. He was a man who lived in Vermont who was the first person to really photograph and study snowflakes. He is an interesting Vermonter.


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Microsoft reported a 2.7 percent increase in overall revenue thanks to a small boost from Windows 8
Windows 8 didn't hit the ground running
the way Microsoft thought it would after the October 2012 release, but it did offer a small boost in the company's latest financial earnings report.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, Microsoft reported a 2.7 percent boost in revenue to $21.5 billion from $20.9 billion in the year-ago quarter. However, the Windows maker saw a 3.7 percent drop in profit to $6.38 billion (76 cents a share) from $6.62 billion (78 cents a share) one year ago.
Microsoft saw a revenue increase of 24 percent in its Windows division to $5.88 billion (or 11 percent when adjusted for early sales of Windows 8) for the second quarter, which was the first to include Windows 8.
Microsoft didn't offer sales figures for its first homemade tablet,
Surface with Windows RT
. The new version -- Surface with Windows 8 Pro -- is expected to hit store shelves on February 9.
"Our big, bold ambition to reimagine Windows as well as launch Surface and Windows Phone 8 has sparked growing enthusiasm with our customers and unprecedented opportunity and creativity with our partners and developers," said Steve Ballmer, CEO at Microsoft. "With new Windows devices, including Surface Pro, and the new Office on the horizon, we'll continue to drive excitement for the Windows ecosystem and deliver our software through devices and services people love and businesses need."
Windows 8, which was released in late October 2012, was met with plenty of criticism for its massive redesign. However, many PC makers (such as Dell) were hoping that it'd be the saving grace for the PC market, where hardware sales had been declining over the years as mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) exploded onto the scene.
But many PC makers
didn't see a huge increase in sales
with Windows 8. And while Microsoft hasn't released sales figures for its Surface tablet yet, reports last month indicated that the new device took a sales hit due to
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Surface with Windows RT also made its way to Australia in mid-December, and will do so in other countries in the following months.
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60 million licenses sold doesn't mean that there are 60 million Windows 8 devices out there.
In today's financial earnings report for Q2, Microsoft also announced declines in its Entertainment and Devices division (including Xbox) of 11 percent to $3.77 billion and its Business division (including Microsoft Office) of 10 percent to $5.69 billion from a year earlier.
Microsoft's shares were down 2.1 percent in after-hours trading today to $27.63.
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RE: Windows 8 sucks
I am taking the wait and see approach. I think it is the market that will tell not opinions voiced in here. I can't predict how everyone other than myself will react to Windows 8.
I've used Win8 for a couple months and never gained a liking for it. I much prefer using Windows 7. I won't go so far as to say Win8 sucks, I only find it less suitable for the things I do with computers than its predecessor.
Others, or even the majority may not share this view. I can only speak for myself in that I prefer an OS that is tailored to the kind of device I am using it on. I'm not a big fan of the "Jack of all Trades, Master of none" approach to operating systems. I much prefer an operating that is specialized and very good at handling my needs without being bloated with things I don't need (i.e Metro). I also like my OS to look good. IMHO Win-7's Aero Glass GUI is far nicer to look at than Win-8's Metroish flat graphic desktop. Sorry Microsoft, but IMO you had a winner with Aero. I really don't like what you used to replace it.
I understand Microsoft's financial dream of getting everyone hooked on their Microsoft App store (to me this is the #1 reason why this whole Metro thing is included in Win8). There is a lot of money to be made from that market -- to the right customers. I just don't expect to see a lot of desktop users making much use of it though tablet and phone users will use it extensively.
What I don't get is this: Microsoft already has a separate tablet/phone oriented OS called Windows RT. Was it really necessary to put the RT features into Win8 just for the possibility of gaining desktop user's custom into the MS App store?
RE: Windows 8 sucks
I agree with this assessment. In an earlier forum discussion I talked about the problems that I was having with Win 8 (For me it was app compatibility, bluetooth, updating issues, and just general bugginess) and I solved some of the problems. Unfortunately Win 8 users aren't as good as Linux users, if you have a problem with Linux you simply start a thread "I hate win 8 because of..." and you will have all of your problems solved, here it was mostly "deal with it" or "I didn't have that problem". I do appreciate the help of a user that mentioned that you can load Win 7 drivers (fixed my bluetooth problem).
Anyways, after playing around with it I managed to make my computer start up in no time flat and made it run smoother and faster, but I still couldn't get my Zune software or Audials to work on it. I realize that I am one of 6 people that use the Zune, but I love the thing and I prefer the software over Xbox Music. As for Audials, I bought version 8 years ago, then I just bought version 9 a couple months ago. Just after Win8 was released they fixed the issue and called it version 10 and their response is to buy the new one...F@%# them.
I decided to add a second hd to my laptop in raid 0 configuration and just for fun loaded Win 7 onto it (by that I mean I initially went to reinstall Win8 but because I created the usb install on my other laptop it wouldn't install due to their antipiracy crap, so I put on 7 first). I did this about a week ago and it has been running so smoothly and without a single issue that I don't think I'm going to upgrade it back. I will wait and see what happens with it though, but I personally prefer 7, the experience is magnitudes better. It takes longer to boot, but since I rarely start it up (maybe once a week or 2) its not really an inconvenience.
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text: Stetson Teammates Enjoy Holiday Safari February 10, 2014 Note: This is one of several stories about Stetson Athletics available in the latest edition of #HootyHoo Magazine. Get your copy at any Stetson Athletics event. Among the many benefits of competing in college athletics is the opportunity for student-athletes to make life-long friends. Often these friends come from vastly different backgrounds and experiences. Such is the case of Claudia Redinger and Ryan Ashburn from the Stetson women's golf team. Both seniors, Ashburn is a Florida girl, from Seminole, while Redinger is from Durban in South Africa. Over the Christmas break from school, Redinger hosted Ashburn in her home country. For Redinger, it was not only a chance to spend time with family, but also a chance to show off all that her homeland has to offer. For Ashburn, it was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. "This was, by far, one of the best Christmas breaks I have had at home since coming to Stetson," Redinger said. "South Africa is a country that is so diverse, not only with the people who live there, but in the plants, landscapes, traditions and history. I am proud to say that I am South African, and it was an honor showing Ryan around my country." For Ashburn, every experience she had while visiting South Africa was new. "When I arrived, Claudia and her younger brother, Wesley, were there to pick me up from the airport," Ashburn said. "I made the mistake of getting in on the wrong side of the car and when Claudia asked me if I wanted to drive, I quickly headed for the other side." Redinger played tour guide for her teammate for two weeks – from December 27 until January 10. During that time she gave Ashburn the kind of views of her country, which is roughly twice the size of Texas, that only a native could provide. "I really enjoyed playing the role of tourist in my own backyard," Redinger said. "I wish that we had more time as there is still so much to see, from the peaceful midlands, to the great Kruger National Park, the Drakensberg to Namaqualand on the western coast." Both players documented their trip with journals and photos. Here are a few of the highlights. For a more complete look at their holiday in South Africa, visit www.GoHatters.com. On Ashburn's first full day, the duo visited the Inanda Dam and spent the morning tubing and water skiing before flying west across the country to Cape Town and Table Mountain for a spectacular sunset. "Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to," Ashburn said. On Dec. 29 the duo visited the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and spent the afternoon touring some of the nation's oldest vineyards in Stellenbosch and Franchoek, east of Cape Town. The day ended with a visit to the Cheetah sanctuary in Somerset West, on the eastern side of the Cape. December 30 started at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a bus tour around the city of Cape Town. Stops included Groot Constantia (the oldest vineyard in South Africa), Hout Bay, Camps Bay Beach and the Mount Nelson Hotel before ending the day with a picnic in the botanical gardens. New Year's Eve was spent at Boulders Beach where they saw some African penguins. A drive along Chapman's Beak Drive, which is cut into the granite cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean, before a late afternoon flight back to Durban. New Year's Day was spent hanging around the pool at the Redinger home. They did a little shopping and Ashburn got some lessons on riding a dirt bike. The next few days were spent at the beach, playing some golf and enjoying the South African summer along the Indian Ocean. One adventure was zip-lining at Oribi Gorge. "I really enjoyed playing the golf courses there," Ashburn said. "Every course is completely different and there is so much elevation change. No matter if it was just a small public course or a nice private one, the views from some of the holes was amazing. Some would look over the ocean, the city or just the valleys, but it was all beautiful." On the morning of January 8th the duo got an early start and headed north to the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve. While there they saw a wide variety of animals, including elephants, giraffes, rhinos, hippos and more. They spent the night at Zulu Nyala in what Redinger called an "upscale tented camp." The next morning included a drive with a park ranger where they saw many more animals and were even charged by an elephant. On January 10 they played golf at Cotswold Downs, which is one of Redinger's favorites. They closed the day with another Bar-B-Q with family and friends before heading for the airport the next morning for their flight back to Florida. Redinger said that getting to show off her home country to her American teammate was something she really enjoyed. "When I came to Stetson, it was quite a big change for me in terms of the food, culture, people and the way that things get done," Redinger said. "I think it was much the same for Ryan, but I think that it was an awesome opportunity for her to learn about other cultures. "South Africa is such a great country and Ryan was immersed in multiple cultures due to our ethnic diversity. I think some of her experiences might have been quite eye-opening." Ashburn said her favorite memories from the trip came from the interaction with the Redinger clan. "I really enjoyed being able to hang out with her family and get to know them," Ashburn said. "Claudia has a lot of great history in her family. Her grandpa was, and still is, a phenomenal athlete, and her grandma was a teacher. I found it so fascinating that they could all speak at least three different languages. "Her mom, grandma and grandpa can speak English, Polish and Afrikaans, and her dad can speak English, Zulu and Afrikaans. I loved being able to hear and learn about all their experiences." The only disappointment Ashburn had from her trip was that is didn't last long enough. "I do miss South Africa and wish I could have stayed longer," Ashburn said. "The views were absolutely breathtaking and you could see so far and so much of the city from wherever you were. I would definitely like to go back very soon because there are more places I would like to visit. "Plus I still have to go cage diving with the great whites!" The two seniors are back in DeLand and are now focused on their final spring of collegiate golf. They will help lead the Hatters into four tournaments before closing the season in the A-Sun Championship at Jekyll Island, Ga., where they hope to take Stetson back to a league title and a berth in NCAA Regional play. The Hatters open the spring season on February 16 when they play in the JU Invitational at Amelia Island Golf Club. 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The recent bitterly cold weather has put the issue of homelessness in the spotlight.
Advocates said there aren't enough places for people to seek shelter in Allentown, and they want elected officials to do something about it.
"The problem is a lot bigger than most of us are willing to admit," said Rev. Richard Baumann, pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, which opens its doors to homeless people at night. "We have more people at Safe Haven than we're able to accommodate."
A group of advocates met Wednesday morning to discuss options for people who don't have a place to go.
"We're looking to get other emergency space opened so that people can be in safety," said Dale Smith, with Allentown's Commission to End Chronic Homelessness.
"We need to look to our public officials and we need to ask them for help," said Diane Teti, one of the advocates at the meeting.
"The lobby of city hall, the lobby of the county administration building, there are other buildings like that that could be opened up to get people out of the cold," Smith added.
"Once the city of Allentown recognizes this is an issue, then we need to turn to solutions, said Allentown Councilwoman Jeanette Eichenwald, adding that she is open to the idea of using city buildings. "City Hall is a huge building. The heat is on 24/7. I think that if good minds, if people willing to solve the problem sit together, we can find a way to use City Hall or other city government buildings in a crisis such as this."
The people who met Wednesday said there needs to be a year-round solution for emergency shelter and they're confident it's a problem the community can solve together.
"It's not acceptable to me that somebody sleeps on the street any night of the year regardless of the temperature," Teti said.
"Four years ago, I experienced four people dying out in the cold. I did the memorial service for two of them," Baumann said. This is not acceptable in our community. We can do better than that in Allentown, but we're not."
For people who want to help, Smith said, "Volunteer your time to help mentor and guide and coach the homeless to help them in their need and also donate money so that we can do some further outreach and planning."
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Physical toll of football bothers Obama�s conscience
WASHINGTON � President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he said he�d �have to think long and hard� before letting him play football because of the physical toll the game takes.
�I think that those of us who love the sport are going to have to wrestle with the fact that it will probably change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence,� Obama told The New Republic.
�In some cases, that may make it a little bit less exciting, but it will be a whole lot better for the players, and those of us who are fans maybe won�t have to examine our consciences quite as much.�
In an interview in the magazine�s Feb. 11 issue, Obama said he worries more about college players than he does about those in the NFL.
�The NFL players have a union, they�re grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies,� Obama said. �You read some of these stories about college players who undergo some of these same problems with concussions and so forth and then have nothing to fall back on. That�s something that I�d like to see the NCAA think about.�
Woods in control with 11 holes left to play today
SAN DIEGO � Everything became perfectly clear Sunday at Torrey Pines.
Tiger Woods was on his game and headed to yet another win.
Woods seized control in the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open with a 3-under 69 and a four-shot lead after the third round.
He stretched his lead to six shots through seven holes when the final round was suspended by darkness. He has 11 holes left to play when the tourney resumes today.
�It was a long day ... and I played well,� Woods said. �Overall, I�m very pleased that I was able to build on my lead.�
Thick fog washed out all of Saturday, forcing players to go from sunrise to sunset Sunday. They finished the third round, took about 30 minutes for lunch and went right back onto the golf course.
CBS Sports wants to televise the conclusion � no surprise with Woods in the lead � so the round will not resume until noon MST.
Woods was at 17-under par for the tournament.
Defending champion Brandt Snedeker was 4 under through 13 holes of the final round, and he was not making up much ground on Woods. Snedeker was at 11 under, along with Nick Watney, who was through eight holes.
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Maze thrills home fans with slalom win in Slovenia
MARIBOR, Slovenia � Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss with an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday. The Slovenian now has won in four disciplines this season.
Maze, who lost Saturday�s giant slalom by 0.08 seconds to Lindsey Vonn, led after the opening run and finished her two runs in 1 minute, 33.68 seconds down the Radvanje course.
Frida Hansdotter of Sweden finished second, a distant 0.86 seconds behind. Kathrin Zettel of Austria was third, 1.13 back.
American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin of Vail moved up from 13th after the opening run to finish sixth and maintained a 13-point lead ahead of Maze in the slalom standings.
Hirscher thrills home fans with slalom win in Austria
KITZBUEHEL, Austria � Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup slalom for the 10th time in his career Sunday, drawing roars from a home crowd.
Hirscher became the first Austrian since Klaus Kroell in 2009 to win a race at the Hahnenkamm event, one of the classic stops on the men�s World Cup calendar.
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won the combined, which adds the slalom results to those from Saturday�s downhill. He became the first skier to win that competition four consecutive years.
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LISBON - Derrick Faulkner, the Salem man who did not return to the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center after going to the dentist on Oct. 11, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday.
In addition to stipulating to violating his probation for walking away from the EOCC, Faulkner pleaded guilty to two additional but unrelated charges of drug abuse (heroin) and receiving stolen property.
Following his decision to not return to the EOCC where he was receiving treatment for his drug-related problems, Faulkner was taken into custody when authorities found him about two weeks later in Campbell.
Assistant Prosecutor Ryan Weikart said Faulkner's decision to abscond from the treatment program shows a complete lack of respect. One of Faulkner's defense attorneys, Doug King, said he saw it differently. He felt the pull of Faulkner's drug addiction was enough to make him throw away his the opportunity for treatment.
"He knows he was given a chance," King said, "and he knows he blew it."
Faulkner, 28, West Pershing Street, Salem, concurred, apologizing to Washam and stating "I know I messed up."
Washam said the decision previously to place Faulkner into treatment was based on Washam recognizing the problems Faulkner has been facing. After he violated those terms, Washam said he was sentencing him to 12 months on those previous charges of receiving stolen property, forgery and misuse of credit cards. Along with his parents, Faulkner had been accused of taking about $20,000 from Henry Snell, utilizing his stolen checks and credit card.
For the new charges, Washam sentenced Faulkner to six months on each charge. He was credited with 170 days served, leaving him with a little more than a 18 months to serve.


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LOCKPORT – A woman who sold cocaine Oct. 3 in North Tonawanda was sentenced to a year in Niagara County Jail Wednesday by County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.
Sharee R. Bailey, 20, of Vern Lane, Cheektowaga, had pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. She entered the plea in exchange for prosecutors' agreement to drop charges conencted with two other alleged drug deals.


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Toilet problems are often summed up by comments like "it runs all the time," "it only runs in the middle of the night," "it takes forever to refill my toilet," or "lately I have to flush it at least twice!" In the past it was quite simple to "tune the toilet" and in most instances, it still is! The basic parts have not changed that much over the years. The descriptions provided on the following pages should help to guide you through the basics.
For information on toilet parts see toilet maintenance page.
"It runs all the time"
Leaky flappers and the "dye test"
"It only runs in the middle of the night"
• Water level in the tank
• Fill valve (ballcock) leaking
• Flapper leaking
• Douglas valve replacement
"It takes forever to refill my toilet"
"Lately I have to flush it at least twice"
• Low water level inside the tank
• Clogged waste line
"It runs all the time"
Even a silent toilet leak (that's one you normally can't hear) will waste from 30 to 500 gallons of water per day! The ones you can hear will waste much, much more. Such wastage can normally be attributed to a faulty water level adjustment or to a leaky flapper.
For information on how to adjust the water level see toilet maintenance page.
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Leaky flappers and the "dye test"
Most people will say their toilet does not leak. There is one sure way to find out. Put some food dye in the tank and then leave for 15 minutes. When you return, look into your bowl to see if there is now dye color in the water spot. If there is color, or if you already can hear and or see water running in your bowl, it's time for a new flapper!
Figure 1: A deformed flapper valve can cause serious leaks. Flappers can be damaged by toilet tank cleaning products. (Photo courtesy of John Koeller & Company)
The best bet is to remove your old flapper and take it with you to the hardware store. Removing the old flapper is easy but can be messy if it is partially disintegrated. A pair of cheap latex gloves and a small container to hold the old flapper will make your job less of a hardship.
When removing your old flapper, you will first need to turn the water off at the shut-off/supply valve. Next, disconnect the chain or tail from the trip lever arm and then slip the ears of the flapper off of the trunion ears. You will need to select a new flapper that, as near as possible, matches your old one. If your flapper is one of the hard-to-find ones, you may even need to contact the manufacturer of your toilet for a recommendation, so if you only have one toilet, it's a good idea to keep the old flapper handy until you've found a suitable replacement.
While the flapper is out, take your finger and move it over the seating surface of the Douglas flush valve. If the surface is rough, get some 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper and lightly go over the entire surface. Repeat the process until the surface is smooth. For toilets with a flat seal type of flapper, simply slip it off the piston or other holding device and replace it with a new one.
After installing the new flapper, run the dye test again to assure you have no leak. If the leak persists (and every now and then it will), you are probably going to have to replace the entire flush valve. To do this, you will need to turn your water off and disconnect the supply line. Then loosen the bolts that hold the tank to the bowl, remove the tank to bowl seal and remove the flange nut on the bottom side of the tank which holds the flush valve in place. Next purchase a replacement valve assembly from your hardware store, but be sure that the new assembly has an overflow tube at least as tall as the old one. If the new one is taller, then note the correct height from the old one, mark that height on the new one and, using a hack saw, cut it to the proper length. Using new seals, reassemble in the reverse order as used in removing the old valve.
"It only runs in the middle of the night"
Many toilets really do run only at night; that's because people use much less water during those hours and in many municipal water systems, the water pressure rises considerably during this time. It is not uncommon for system water pressure to rise by 15 to 20 pounds per square inch (psi), and by as much as 30 psi in some situations. This rise in pressure could cause "water creep" inside your gravity-fed tank by one-half of an inch or more. That is why the manufacturers of toilets normally suggest that the water level to be set at approximately one inch below the top of the overflow tube.
Water level in the tank
If you only notice your toilet running in the middle of the night, there is a good chance that the water level in your tank is set too high. Remove your tank lid and observe the water level. If you are doing this in the middle of the night (which, by the way, would be the ideal time to check this out!), and the water is running over the top of the overflow tube, adjust it down using the adjusting screw on the top of the fill valve mechanism (turn clockwise) or the "V" shaped clip on the stiff wire link (slide it down) on the "sliding float" so it's not overflowing. Then, the following day, make another adjustment down to the one-inch level.
You can remove the tank lid to find out if the water level in your tank is set too high. Photo source: Aquacraft, Inc., by permission.
Fill valve (ballcock) leaking
If, after making these adjustments, you find that the water still creeps up the overflow tube, or escapes through the refill tube, then its time to repair or replace your fill valve. If you value your time, you are probably better off to replace the entire mechanism, rather than just replacing the diaphragm inside.
The replacement of the fill valve is relatively simple. Turn the water off at the shut-off/supply valve, re-move the supply line from the ballcock, remove the fill valve flange nut on the underside of the tank, disconnect the refill tube and pull out the old valve. This is another situation that requires taking the old valve to the hardware store to find out which valve will be the best replacement choice. Replacement units are available that are great improvements over the outdated models. Install your new model following the manufacturer's instructions. Remember that a new fill valve is a small investment to pay for the water you will save and for a sound night's sleep!
Flapper leaking
If the water is not creeping up the overflow tube and you continue to hear the toilet cycling, perform the dye test to be sure there is not a flapper leak. If the dye test is positive, then complete the procedure for the replacement of the flapper as described earlier.
Douglas valve replacement
After installing the new flapper, run the dye test again to assure that you don't have a leak. If the leak still exists (and every not and then it will), you probably need to replace the entire Douglas valve. To do this, you will need to turn your water off again. Disconnect your supply line, loosen the bolts that hold the tank to the bowl, remove the tank, and remove the tank to bowl seal. Get a big pair of channel lock pliers and remove the flange nut on the bottom side of the tank that holds the Douglas valve in place.
Next, you will need to get a new Douglas valve assembly from your hardware store. Be sure the new assembly has an over-flow tube at least as tall as the old one. If the new one is taller, note the correct height from the old one, mark that height on the new one and using a hacksaw, cut to the proper length. Using new seals, reassemble in the reverse order as used in removing the old valve.
"It takes forever to refill my toilet"
If it is taking a long time for the water in your toilet tank to refill, chances are your supply line or the fill valve is partially blocked. First turn the water off at the shut-off/supply valve. Disconnect the supply line and check it for blockage. If blocked, clean it out or replace it. If the problem is not the line, then it may be the fill valve mechanism.
Some mechanisms have strainers in their inlets and if you are that fortunate, your job is probably simple: remove and clean the strainer. If there is no strainer, then remove the fill valve from the toilet, disassemble and clean it.
If after all this you still have a slow filling problem, then replace your fill valve. See procedure for replacing the fill valve (earlier in this document).
"Lately I have to flush it at least twice"
If, in the past, your toilet has only required double-flushing in rare circumstances, and now you have to double (or triple) flush it quite often, you may be experiencing one of two problems. The first is a low water level inside the tank and the second is a partially clogged waste line.
Low water level inside the tank
If you have a fill valve mechanism with the float on the end of the rod or arm, then get your screwdriver or trusty dime out and turn the adjustment screw located on top of the valve mechanism. Turn counter-clockwise until you raise the water to the manufacturer's water level mark or, alternatively, to a point where the water level is 1-inch from the top of the overflow tube. If your valve has the slide-type float mechanism, the same task is accomplished by moving the stiff wire link upward using the adjusting clip. If this action solves your flushing problem, lady luck is with you. If you still must double flush, then try working a toilet bowl clean-out "snake" through the trapway from the inside of your bowl. If this fails, it's time to break out your work clothes and a few wrenches, or call a plumber.
Clogged waste line
This is a chore that only the more hearty and adventurous souls will want to tackle. First, clear everything that is on the bathroom floor out of your way. Have a few old bath or beach towels handy.
Shut off the water at the shut-off/supply valve. Flush the toilet to remove as much water as possible. Remove the flex line from the fill valve. Remove the caps covering the "T" bolts that secure your toilet to the closet ring. Remove the nuts and washers from the "T" bolts and then remove the toilet from the closet ring. If you are doing this by yourself, you may want to separate the tank from the bowl, as the whole assembly is quite heavy.
Clean the wax off the outlet on the underside of the base of your toilet. Look into the toilet outlet (ugh!) to see if you can observe any blockage that your toilet bowl snake might have missed. If all looks clear in the bowl outlet, it is now time to "snake out" your waste line.
Snaking out your waste line is hard, dirty work. You will now be looking down at your closet ring (the bomb-sight!), the round flange at floor level with the four-inch hole in its center. It will have two "T" bolts, threaded-end up and a bunch more wax all around it. Play it safe and remove the "T" bolts before they drop down the waste line. In fact, chuck them out along with the nuts and washers you removed to free the toilet from the flange. Now use a putty knife and some paper towels to remove all of the remaining old wax.
Now you are ready for the fun part. This is where the towels (or even a sheet of plastic) are handy. Run your snake down the waste line until you clear the obstruction. If your snake is not long enough or, the obstruction won't clear, it's probably time (no, its definitely time) to call out the professionals! Once you, or they, have finished the dirty work, its time to reinstall your toilet.
As the first part of your resetting project, make a trip to your hardware store and buy the best wax ring and solid brass billy bolt set that you can find. The best will only cost slightly more and the trouble you will save yourself is well worth it.
First install the new "T" bolts in the slots on the closet ring and be careful to position them across from each and parallel to your back wall. Next place the oval shaped brass washer with the round hole in the center over the "T" bolts and positioning slots in the flange. Now use the brass "jam" nuts or thin spring steel fastener to secure the "T" bolts and oval washers in place. Take extra care to center the new wax ring over the closet ring flange opening or alternatively, over the outlet on the underside of the bowl.
Next, install the bowl (or the whole toilet, if you have left the bowl and tank assembled together). Be sure to get the bowl relatively level before tightening anything down. Use a two foot long "carpenters" level placed over the center of the bowl to see if it is level. If leveling is required, then pick up some plastic shims from your local hardware or building supply store. Taking care not to disturb the wax ring, insert shim material until you reach the required height. Once this is accomplished place the plastic "cap" washers (lip up!) over the "T" bolts taking care to cover as much of the oblong holes provided in the base of the toilet as possible.
Next, place one round brass washer on top of the plastic washer and then use the "dome" nuts to snug down the bowl. Next, see if your new plastic caps will snap in place over the "T" bolt assemblies. If you hear the "snap," all is well and you are done. If not, take your trusty hack-saw and cut off the excess thread-end of the "T" bolt protruding from the dome nut and now snap your caps in place. The rest of your project will now be simple (and a lot less messy!). In completing the job, remember to caulk around the base of your toilet where it meets the floor. If you are not too tired, take a moment to admire your handiwork and pat yourself on the back! You have just accomplished a big job that would otherwise have cost you big bucks!
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